Sea of Desire [Import]
Sea of Desire [Import]
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1999 & fourth studio album by rockers who've received rave reviews in Metal Hammer and Kerrang! for their brand of power metal, and are also very big in Japan. Melodic metal from New Jersey. 10 tracks. Standard jewel case.
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- a voice teacher and early music fan
- An American Voice of the Century
- An Essential Barber Disc
- Price sings songs and arias written for her!!!
- Fab voice, OK music
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Leontyne Price Sings Barber
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ASIN: B000003FNF
Release Date: 1994-05-10 |
Tracks:
- Hermit Songs, Op.29: At Saint Patrick's Purgatory
- Hermit Songs, Op.29: Church Bell At Night
- Hermit Songs, Op.29: Saint Ita's Vision
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Early in her career, Leontyne Price formed an artistic liaison with Samuel Barber that resulted in his composing the female lead in Antony and Cleopatra for her. The disastrous premiere of that opera prevented Price from making a complete recording--a tragic loss in my opinion. She did record excerpts, however, and we at least have this disc to document these and the many other Barber works that she performed with incomparable artistry. Opera singing being what it is, Price didn't often have the chance to sing in English, so these performances are not only historically important, they are uniquely communicative as well. --David Hurwitz
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a voice teacher and early music fan.......2007-02-28
Samuel Barber(1910-1981), an American composer who studied piano, composition and singing at the prestigious Curtis Institute in Philadelphia, Pa. His works adhered largely to a lyrical, Romantic style within a loosely Classical framework. He left a rich legacy of more than 100 songs(only 37 published) and 3 operas in addition to many instrumental works...
Only a few of Barber's song texts come from American sources; more often he chose the work of Irish or English writers. He was drawn to 'Knoxville: Summer of 1915', a reflection of the American poet James Agee, because for him it vividly evoked his own childhood. With hints of blues and gently shifting rhythms, "Knoxville" is a mature expression of Barber's artistry as a musical poet and a master of orchestral color.
"The Hermit Songs" were first performed by Leontyne Price, soprano, with the composer at the piano at the Library of Congress, Washington,D.C..pn October 30, 1953. They are a setting of anonymous Irish texts of the eighth to thirteenth centuries written by monks and scholars. They are small poems,thoughts or observations, some very short, and speak in straightforward, droll, and often surprisingly modern terms of the simple life these men led, close to nature, to animals and to God.
I think a brief quote from one of my favorite of these Hermit songs sums up the kind of prose contained in most all of them: from 'The Monk and his Cat' :Pangur, white Pangur, How happy we are Alone together, Scholar and cat. Each has his own work to do daily; for you it is hunting, for me study......'
The music on this disc is well executed, and if you are a Barber advocate, it's a great collection of his song material. I happen to like MOST of his music, but it's for me a 'mood ' thing. He was born very close to where I live, so I guess I feel a kinship of sorts. I do think that he is one of the 'greats' in contemporary music!
An American Voice of the Century.......2005-10-09
While there is no question that Leontyne's opulent voice - here young and lustrous in the "Hermit Songs" recital (1953!) would have been a magnet for any composer, her affinity for Barber is clear, and his for her. The studio recording of the "Hermit Songs" has a better acoustic, but this one is just as thrilling in interpretation, and a bit less studied - and it has the two James Joyce settings, as well.
The "Knoxville" is beautifully judged - soft and swinging to start, then opening up into the drama and poetry of the middle and late sections. The Eleanor Steber original commission will always set the standard, but Price expands it that much farther, with longer phrases, and an ineffable langour that both she and Steber identified as the "Southern" stamp on this music. It's universal, as far as I am concerned, but it exalts and breaks the heart at the same time. Agee and Barber drink from the same fountain here.
I have never heard the entire "Anthony & Cleopatra", again written for Price, so I can't judge the work as a whole, just these two numbers. I have a special affection for the first scene, however - "Give Me Some Music" shows Price, in her absolute vocal prime, complete mistress of color and mood, and the motive, "My man of men" reappears in her final, regal, death scene. When she sings "O happy horse/ who bears the weight of Antony!" - I swear, my hair curls, no matter how many times I hear it.
In short, gotta have it.
An Essential Barber Disc.......2002-03-13
What a fabulous collection of music by Samuel Barber. Leontyne Price is at her absolute best in the songs. The entire Hermit Songs are here with four others. These recordings are of particular interest since Ms. Price performs with Samuel Barber at the piano. It is interesting to compare these recordings to the latter ones sung by Cheyrl Studer with John Browning at the piano for tempo changes.
The recording of Knoxville: Summer of 1915 is arguable the best of those available. Ms. Price sings with great sensitivity and Thomas Schippers and the New Philharmonia provide excellent support. Ms. Price said that Knoxville reminded her of her own childhood, and her commitment to the music comes through. I have the recording of Knoxville sung by Eleanor Steber, who commissioned this work, but I have always regarded the Price recording as the one to have.
The two excerpts from Antony and Cleopatra are of great interest since Ms. Price sang the role of Cleopatra at the premiere in 1966. Her performance here, also conducted by Schippers, is wonderful. The transfer to CD of these recordings is excellent. Perhaps the only down side is that the Hermit Songs were performed before an audience so there is applause between each song. After a while, this becomes monotonous. This disc is a must for anyone interested in Barber's music, and in particular for Knoxville.
Price sings songs and arias written for her!!!.......2001-12-05
This CD on which Leontyne Price memorializes many of the songs and arias composed by Sam Barber with her in mind should be in every collection of those who appreciate Barber's vocal music and the magnificent voice of one of the world's greatest singers of the 20th century. The collaboration of Barber and Price on the "Hermit Songs" and others reveals the composer's affection for the singer and the singer's understanding of the dramatic intent of the word and music. Alone, Price's interpretation of "Knoxville: Summer of 1915" is worth the price of the CD; it is singularly exquisite and cannot be matched! Price brings unmatched beauty, power, and understanding to the arias from "Anthony and Cleopatra" -- an opera composed with her voice in mind. It is indeed sad that Price never recorded "Vanessa," nor the song cycle "Despite and Still," nor the hauntingly beautiful "Sure on this Shining Night." You will not be disappointed if you buy this CD.
Fab voice, OK music.......2001-08-07
What is it that everyone seems to adore about Samuel Barber's music for voice. The man clearly wrote some absolutely divine orchestral pieces, there's no disputing that. But his vocal work seems to be lackluster. Hermit Songs is an example of modern classical music at it's worst. Disjointed, unmelodic, and difficult to follow. Price who's diction is fabulous on the later Knoxville piece is mushy durin the Hermit Songs, her voice is young and fresh, but not particularly glorious. She does deserve praise however for her promotion of American Music
Knoxville 1915 is a much better piece than Hermit songs and has more lyrical moments, but it still sounds so modern. If it has just been an orchestral piece it might've been fabulous but that is unfortunately not the case. It's almost as if Barber wrote a piece for orchestra and wrote a seperate piece for voice and just joined them, whether they made sense together or not. Unlike Hermit Songs, Price's performance more than makes up for the lack of brilliance in the music. Her diction is amazingly clear, even Callas would be jealous and her voice soars, where the music allows her to at least.
The selections from A+C are worty enough, another unreal performance by Price, one wonders if there was a better interpretor of American Music ever, maybe Steber. These works are more traditional sounding and thus go over better, but they seem a bit bland, without Price infusing them with energy this listener would have lost interest
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- These are not the same arrangements as the original movie soundtracks
- An outstanding compilation
- The really good ones are missing.
- "many were winners by the Academy for best scores"
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The Longest Day: The Ultimate World War Movie Theme Collection
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ASIN: B00020R02O
Release Date: 2004-05-25 |
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- Fear And Desire
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- Lawrence Of Arabia
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- Sink The Bismarck!
- 633 Squadron
- Where Eagles Dare
- The World At War
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These are not the same arrangements as the original movie soundtracks.......2007-01-21
I was disappointed that these are not the same arrangements as the original movie soundtracks. For example, in Colonel Bogey, the countermarch from the movie soundtrack is not included in the arrangement on this CD. Don't get me wrong, the songs are good, but I would have preferred the same arrangements as the original movies.
An outstanding compilation.......2006-08-25
This compilation is superb and a real must-buy. From Band of Brothers to A Bridge Too Far: every war movie theme is represented here. An all time classic.
The really good ones are missing........2005-07-18
While this compilation has some masterpieces such as the theme from The Great Escape and Is Paris Burning, it's missing some of the finest tracts ever written. Where is the theme from Victory and Ernest Gold's stirring epic from Cross of Iron? The closing theme from Inchon was also a feast for the ears, but it's not here. It was written by Jerry Goldsmith, one of the foremost soundtrack composers of our time. Instead we're subjected to the likes of Hanover Street and The English Patient. I'll admit Inchon and Victory weren't Academy Award winning movies, but their soundtracks were second to none. As John Stossel would say," Give me a break"!!!
"many were winners by the Academy for best scores".......2004-05-26
Silva America presents the essential in film music during the period of World Wars ~ "Longest Day:Ultimate World War Movie Theme", featuring some long forgotten cues, 53 to be exact that sent chills and thrills into the pulses of world events ~ selections from a limited collectors edition that would make any "film-score-buff" green with envy.
Released to commemorate the sixth Anniversary of D-Day, never has there ever been such a tribute compilation package from any other label and Silva comes to the forefront ~ featuring The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra (Paul Bateman, Nic Raine Tony Bremner and Carl Davis as conductors), The Philharmonia (Kenneth Alwyn, Jerry Goldsmith, Mario Klemens and Paul Bateman as conductors) and also the world renown Crouch End Festival Chorus (David Temple as choir master) ~ what a gathering of talented musicians and singers fill this collection supreme.
The lineup of composers is a Who's Who in the world of film music ~ John Addison, Tomaso Albinoni, Kenneth J. Alford, Paul Anka, John Barry, Arnold Bax, Elmer Bernstein, Eric Coates, Carl Davis, Klaus Doldinger, Antonin Dvorak, Benjamin Frankel, Gerald Fried, Hugo Friedhofer, Jerry Goldsmith, Ron Goodwin, Bernard Herrmann, Maurice Jarre, Michael Kamen, Jerome Moross, Alfred Newman, Clifton Parker, Alan Rawsthorne, Ryvichi Sakamoto, Lalo Schifrin, Gerard Schurmann, David Shire, Max Steiner, Dimitri Tiomkin, Ralph Vaughan Williams, John Williams, Gabriel Yared and Hans Zimmer ~ set the stage for compositional human drama while exploring the deepest troves of musical emotion ~ one masterpiece after another, each cue manages to display both a convincing authenticity of the times and places ~ experience every tracks passion and skill for striking the exotic orchestral colors, explosive power and spectacular works of full large scale orchestral arrangements previal at every turn.
We are grateful to James Fitzpatrick (producer), Reybnold da Silva (executive producer), Rick Clark (associate producer/album sequence), Marion Garden (associate producer) and the whole gang at Silva America who have resurrected many of the soundtracks for the "film-score-buffs" in all of us.
Total Time: 4-CD-Set ~ Silva America 812 ~ (5/25/2004)
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- Elegance in sound
- Scottish Songs for a Lifetime
- Simply exquisite!
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The Songs of Robert Burns / Songs of the Hebrides
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ASIN: B0006840KC
Release Date: 2005-05-10 |
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Elegance in sound.......2007-05-13
McKellar has one of the finest tenor voices I have heard. There is a range that is broad, while keeping a very masculine sound. I learned that he was trained classically and gave up opera after a season or two to do concert singing. These songs have lush or spare orchestral arrangements as the occasion demands. They are dramatic, even Hollywood-like, arrangements verging on schmalt, but a second hearing convinced me that he was among the finest tenors of the 20th century and the arrangements are "just right."
Scottish Songs for a Lifetime.......2007-05-12
If I was to be only able to carry one CD with me to a desert island, this one might be my choice. The poetry of Robert Burns is entirely inspiring. The vocal performance of McKellar is adequate to Burns' work. The orchestration is rich and appropriately simple. These songs will "stick to your ribs" and leave you longing for a visit to the old sod to personaly perceive the beloved ambiance they evoke.
Simply exquisite!.......2007-05-06
Who can sing like this today? Vocalion has done it again -- two of Kenneth McKellar's wonderful Decca recordings from 1961 and 1962 brought together for a wonderful vocal treat. There are things the lover of the English art song and ballad cannot be without -- Jennifer Vyvyan's lovely renditions of Michael Head's Foxgloves and Roger Quilter's Love's philosophy; Eileen Farrell's stentorian Sing to me by Sydney Homer; John Mark Ainsley's rhapsodic performance of Quilter's Go, Lovely Rose, and Kenneth McKellar singing Land of Heart's Desire, Sleeps the Noon in the Deep Blue Sky and Robert Burns' My love is like a red, red rose. Happily, these songs are preserved on this terrific release. McKellar had a wonderful, powerful and lyric tenor voice. His operatic and oratorio singing is moving on top of being very musical -- dynamics, portamento, etc., scrupulously observed and artistic; however, his sining of art songs, folk songs and ballads is exemplary and always, underscored ALWAYS moving and right on the mark. McKellar had a real affinity for this music and it simply erupts from the grooves (oops, I'm dating myself)!
The Songs of Robert Burns is lovely -- I defy anyone to listen to McKellar's rendition of My love is like a red, red rose, and come away without a tear in the eye. In my opinion, however, the true gem is the release of McKellar's Songs of the Hebrides. Vocalion includes McKellar's spoken introductions to these songs and it is incredible. One might think that it would sound trite, but McKellar is right on the mark and the introductions make the songs that much more memorable. Marjory Kennedy-Fraser is surely smiling down from heaven as this is the most beautiful and atmospheric recording of her Songs of the Hebrides. McKellar scales down his powerful voice for Land of Heart's Desire and it is ravishing. No one comes away unmoved. Again, who can sing like this today? I tried to think of any tenor or baritone singing today that could come close to this kind of a performance -- I could not think of one. Thank you Vocalion for bringing these performances back to light. Speaking of the recording, it is lush, with that beautiful early stereophonic sound preserved. For the lover's of the art song, ballad or folk song, you MUST have these performances.
Love and frustration.......2007-03-08
This recording has some wonderful Scottish songs by a super Scottish tenor. The difficult part for me is that I need the sheet music to go with one of the songs, but I had no luck locating it anywhere. There are other versions of the song ("My heart's in the highlands") available but none like this one. Is there any chance you could help me find it??
Sincerely,
Lyndall
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Songs of Desire
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dangerously addictive.......2007-06-26
This CD contains an excellent selection of songs from the Russian 5. I was atrracted immediately by the Borodin songs which open this CD, and was suprise to find that the quality of the songs are just as good for the less well known Balakirev and Cui. And maybe because of their lack of formal music training, they tend to excel in this short genre. Borodina does justice to all the songs. Her voice is dark and seductive and her interpretation tends to understate (when comparing to Gorchakova), which is perfectly fine. Once I know the songs, I find myself hard to stop listening to them, it seems like each repeated listening reveals something new.
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- A Celebration of the American Art Song
- American classical that blooms from the soul of the earth.
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Release Date: 1992-12-08 |
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A Celebration of the American Art Song.......2000-12-30
What a line up of great American Composers. John Musto is personally my favorite New American Composer. "Recuerdo" is an excellent example of his amazing music. His music has so many different influences (Blues, Jazz, Ragtime, and Classical) all blended together to make one rich sound, William Sharp sings them with such sensitivity and grace. Paul Bowles' "Blue Mountian Ballads" are a perfect example of his great choice of text (Tennesse Williams)and his perfect setting of deep southern Music that the text requires. I just get so excited when I hear an album like this, celebrating the American Art Song and it's great and promising future with Young Composers like John Musto and Eric Klein. William Sharp and Stephen Blier are a dynamic duo and pick great repertoire that shows this off exsquisitely.
American classical that blooms from the soul of the earth........2000-09-10
Virgil Thompson's compositions are a refreshing slice of pure amaricana. His works are uplifting, captureing the american soul in much the same way Aron Copland did. Paul Bowles (author of ' The Sheltering Sky')is also featured. He actually studied under Virgil Thompson and their light, airy music compliments each other well, each painting a familiar pastoral lanscape. One can almost feel a cool breeze on a vibrant spring day. The melodies glide like butterflys, conjuring up the smells of flowers or the light-blue of a summer sky. Though not a work of genious, Thompson and Bowles nevertheless manage to create some magical, unforgettable sounds.
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Poems for Piano
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- Poems for Piano, Vol. 1, Op. 4: Ravished lute, sing to her virgin ears
- Poems for Piano, Vol. 1, Op. 4: Whose thin fraud I wink at privily
- Poems for Piano, Vol. 2, Op. 5: And warms winds spilled fragrance into her solitudes
- Poems for Piano, Vol. 2, Op. 5: To whose more clear than crystal voice the frost had joined a crystal spell
- Poems for Piano, Vol. 2, Op. 5: Sleep, weary mind; dream, heart's desire
- Poems for Piano, Vol. 2, Op. 5: Dust in sunlight, and memory in corners
- Poems for Piano, Vol. 2, Op. 5: Make me drunken with deep red torrents of joy
- Poems for Piano, Vol. 3, Op 14: Rear its frondings sighing in aetherial folds
- Poems for Piano, Vol. 3, Op 14: Listen! Can you hear the antic melody of fear those two anxious feet are playing?
- Poems for Piano, Vol. 3, Op 14: Puffed out and marching upon a blue sky
- Poems for Piano, Vol. 3, Op 14: And hunged like those top jewels of the night
- Poems for Piano, Vol. 3, Op 14: Each gay dunce shall lend a hand
- Sonatina No. 1: Largo assai
- Sonatina No. 1: Allegretto
- Sonatina No. 1: Allegro vivace
- Sonatina No. 2: Andante quasi Allegretto
- Sonatina No. 2: Allegro moderato
- Poems of the Sea: Waves
- Poems of the Sea: Chanty
- Poems of the Sea: At sea
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- Barber's wonderful, beautiful music
- A broad survey of Barber's wonderful music
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Capricorn-The Samuel Barber Collection
Manufacturer: Koch Int'l Classics
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
Quintets
| Chamber Music
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
General
| Chamber Music
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
All Works by Barber
| Barber, Samuel
| ( B )
| Featured Composers, A-Z
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
Concertinos
| Concertos
| Forms & Genres
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
General
| Concertos
| Forms & Genres
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
Chamber Music
| Forms & Genres
| Modern, 20th, & 21st Century
| Historical Periods
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
Symphonies
| Forms & Genres
| Modern, 20th, & 21st Century
| Historical Periods
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
Vocal & Song
| Modern, 20th, & 21st Century
| Historical Periods
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
Flute
| Reeds & Winds
| Instruments
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
General
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
General
| Opera & Vocal
| Styles
| Music
Choruses
| Vocal Non-Opera
| Opera & Vocal
| Styles
| Music
A Cappella
| Folk
| Styles
| Music
ASIN: B000001SJA
Release Date: 1996-02-20 |
Tracks:
- Capricorn Concerto For Flute, Oboe, Trumpet & Orchestra: Allegro Ma Non Troppo
- Capricorn Concerto For Flute, Oboe, Trumpet & Orchestra: Allegretto
- Capricorn Concerto For Flute, Oboe, Trumpet & Orchestra: Allegro Con Brio
- Canzone
- Fadograph Of A Yestern Scene
- Cave Of The Heart: Media's Dance Of Vengeance
- Adagio For Strings
- Souvenirs: Hesitation Waltz
- Hermit Songs: St. Ita's Vision
- Hermit Songs: The Heavenly Banquet
- Hermit Songs: The Crucifixion
- Hermit Songs: Sea-Snatch
- Hermit Songs: Promiscuity
- Hermit Songs: The Monk And His Cat
- Hermit Songs: The Praises Of God
- Hermit Songs: The Desire For Hermitage
- To Be Sung On Water
- The Lovers: Tonight I Can Write
- Summer Music
Customer Reviews:
Barber's wonderful, beautiful music.......2001-11-21
This is a collection of 19 works by Samuel Barber. It contains some very popular Barber works (Adagio for Strings, Medea's Meditation), some lesser known (Summer Music, The Lovers) and many I'd never heard before. All are beautiful.
This album's version of Medea's Meditation and Dance of Vengeance is surprisingly slow tempoed. It caught me off balance for a bit but it was a nice change of pace. The Hermit Songs were all instrumental only -- also nice for a change of pace. One song, "To Be Sung on Water" performed by the Oregon Repertory Singers, was absolutely glorious. "Hesitation Waltz", a piano duet, is an unusual work with emotional undercurrents that I didn't notice at first listen.
It's almost impossible these days to find an album which contains something other than the four or five most popular Barber works. This one showcases 17 of those hard-to-find pieces. What a great album!
A broad survey of Barber's wonderful music.......2001-04-05
In the history of 20th century classical music, Samuel Barber is a well-loved, if not "revolutionary", figure. His skill with the craft of melody is justly famous, and his work reflects elegance and craft; however, he was also a master of contrapuntal composition ("Adagio for Strings", aka the second movement of his String Quartet, could be used in advanced composition classes as a masterpiece of counterpoint) and a great orchestrator. His Capricorn Concerto is a jewel-like triple concerto (trumpet, flute and oboe with strings), full of rhythm, movement and light-- the second movement is especially brilliant, with delightful interplay among the solo instruments and a lovely slow section (soft strings and an exquisitely melancholy short oboe solo). The rest of the selections are also well-done and welcome (if the "Adagio" is overplayed, the "Hermit Songs" are just not performed enough!). A nice collection of Barber's high-quality oeuvre.
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leFanu: A Penny For A Song/Kinsella: Last Songs/Wilson: Upon Silence/Buckley: Abendlied/Barber: Hermit Songs
Manufacturer: Altarus
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
All Works by Barber
| Barber, Samuel
| ( B )
| Featured Composers, A-Z
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
Chamber Music
| Forms & Genres
| Modern, 20th, & 21st Century
| Historical Periods
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
General Modern
| Modern, 20th, & 21st Century
| Historical Periods
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
Vocal & Song
| Modern, 20th, & 21st Century
| Historical Periods
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
General
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
General
| Opera & Vocal
| Styles
| Music
General
| Songs & Lieder
| Vocal Non-Opera
| Opera & Vocal
| Styles
| Music
ASIN: B000003IXO
Release Date: 1997-02-18 |
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Maggio: Seven Mad Gods
Manufacturer: Composers Recordings
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
Quartets
| Chamber Music
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
General
| Chamber Music
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
General
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
ASIN: B000005TXZ
Release Date: 1996-06-18 |
Tracks:
- Winter Toccata (I Can't Believe You Want To Die): I Lamenting and Raging
- Winter Toccata (I Can't Believe You Want To Die): II Dancing and Singing
- Two Quartets (Desire, Movement, Love, Stillness): I Desire, Movement
- Two Quartets (Desire, Movement, Love, Stillness): II Love, Stillness
- Barcarole (Seven Mad Gods Who Rule The Sea): I Calm
- Barcarole (Seven Mad Gods Who Rule The Sea): II Sea
- Barcarole (Seven Mad Gods Who Rule The Sea): III Storm - Barcarole
Customer Reviews:
Beautiful, lyrical.......1999-07-08
This music is lyrical, lovely, transporting. Wonderfully performed. Dim the lights, lie back on the couch, and turn up the volume: it's a great journey.
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Hermit Songs
Manufacturer: Koch Int'l Classics
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
All Works by Barber
| Barber, Samuel
| ( B )
| Featured Composers, A-Z
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
All Works by Bernstein
| Bernstein, Leonard
| ( B )
| Featured Composers, A-Z
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
All Works by Copland
| Copland, Aaron
| ( C )
| Featured Composers, A-Z
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
All Works by Gershwin
| Gershwin, George
| ( G )
| Featured Composers, A-Z
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
Ives, Charles
| ( I )
| Featured Composers, A-Z
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
Preludes
| Forms & Genres
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
General
| Ives, Charles
| Composers
| Modern, 20th, & 21st Century
| Historical Periods
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
Chamber Music
| Forms & Genres
| Modern, 20th, & 21st Century
| Historical Periods
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
Vocal & Song
| Modern, 20th, & 21st Century
| Historical Periods
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
Clarinet
| Reeds & Winds
| Instruments
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
Violin
| Strings
| Instruments
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
General
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
General
| Chamber Music
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
ASIN: B000001SFH
Release Date: 1995-02-28 |
Tracks:
- Sonata For Clarinet And Piano (1942): Grazioso - Un poco piu mosso
- Sonata For Clarinet And Piano (1942): Andantino - Vivace e leggiero
- The Hermit Songs, Op. 29: St. Ita's Vision
- The Hermit Songs, Op. 29: The Heavenly Banquet
- The Hermit Songs, Op. 29: The Crucifixion
- The Hermit Songs, Op. 29: Sea-Snatch
- The Hermit Songs, Op. 29: Promiscuity
- The Hermit Songs, Op. 29: The Monk And His Cat
- The Hermit Songs, Op. 29: The Praises Of God
- The Hermit Songs, Op. 29: The Desire For Hermitage
- Sonata For Clarinet And Piano (1943): Andante semplice - Allegro
- Sonata For Clarinet And Piano (1943): Lento
- Sonata For Clarinet And Piano (1943): Allegretto giusto
- Sonata No. 3 - I: Adagio - I
- Sonata No. 3 - I: Andante - II
- Sonata No. 3 - I: Allegretto - III
- Sonata No. 3 - I: Adagio - IV
- Three Preludes: Allegro ben ritmato e deciso
- Three Preludes: Andante con moto
- Three Preludes: Allegro ben ritmato e deciso
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