Ring of Fire [Import]

Ring of Fire [Import]

Track Listings

1. Atlantis

2. Ring Of Fire

3. Betrayer

4. Dreamer

5. Hunted

6. Keeper Of The Flame

7. Bringer Of Pain

8. Death Row

9. Alone

10. Quest

11. Battle Of The Titans

12. Nessun Dorma

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Japanese version featuring a bonus track: Nessun Dorma.

Tracks:

The Imperial March: The Empire Strikes Back
Main Theme: Jurassic Park
Main Title: Shakespeare In Love
Themes: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Main Title: The Last Of The Mohicans
Theme: The Godfather
Unchained Melody: Ghost
Theme: Goldfinger
We're Losing Him: Somewhere In Time
Space Camp
Opening And Closing Titles: Henry V
Theme: The Thorn Birds
Suite: Moonwalker
The Time Of Your Life: A Bugs Life

Tracks:

Batman Theme: Batman
Bicycle Chase: E.T. The Extra Terrestrial
Suite: Independance Day
Love Theme: Romeo & Juliet
Theme: Back To The Future
End Credits: Contact
Theme: Breakfast At Tiffany's
Main Theme: Star Trek
May It Be And Themes: Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Ring
Love Theme: Cousins
Sean's Theme: Minority Report
I Will Wait From You: The Umbrellas Of Cherbourg
Theme: Rocky
The Sand Volcano: The Mummy
The Raider's March: Raiders Of The Lost Ark

Tracks:

Theme: Mission Impossible
Casablanca Suite
Book Of Days: Far And Away
Love Theme: Superman
Tara's Theme: Gone With The Wind
Don't Mess With: Z
Main Title: The Mask Of Zorro
Finale: Victor / Victoria
Carol Ann's Theme: Poltergeist
Love Theme: Star Wars: Episode ll: Attack Of The Clones
Main Theme: Willow
Main Title: Star Trek ll: The Wrath Of Kahn
MAin Theme: On Golden Pond
Theme: A Summer Place
Theme: Chariots Of Fire

Tracks:

Iceberg!
Back To Titanic
Main Themes: Hook
Theme: Pink Panther
Lara's: Doctor Zhivago
Theme: Love Story
Right Stuff
Theme: Jaws
When You Believe: The Prince Of Egypt
Smile: Modern Times
The Apollo 13 Mission
Re-Entry And Splashdown: Apollo 13
Main Title: Beetlejuice
War: Pearl Harbor
Cavatina: The Deer Hunter
Throne Room And End Title: Star Wars: Episode lV: A New Hope

Customer Reviews:

Relive you movie experiences.......2006-01-24

This collection of movie themes, will allow you to relive the chilling experiences from practically all (4 CDs)of the great movies. Great movies would not be great without great music. The Cincinnati Pop with Eric Kunzel are unbeatable recordings. Every minute is more beautiful and inspiring to the next. If you love Pops music, this is the begin all, end all.

Ring of Fire: The Best of June Carter Cash

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The talents of June Carter Cash still lives on.
Ring of Fire: The best of June Carter Cash
Great CD
Moving

Ring of Fire: The Best of June Carter Cash
June Carter Cash
Manufacturer: Dualtone Music Group
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ASIN: B000AR9YLY
Release Date: 2005-11-01

Tracks:

Ring Of Fire
Keep On The Sunnyside
Will The Circle Be Unbroken
Far Side Banks Of Jordan
Wildwood Flower
Hold Fast To The Right
Will You Miss Me When I'm Gone?
Jackson
If I Were A Carpenter
Don't Forget This Song (Previously Unreleased)
Cuban Soldier (Previously Unreleased)
The Heel (Previously Unreleased)

Product Description

1. Ring Of Fire
2. Keep On The Sunnyside
3. Will The Circle Be Unbroken
4. Far Side Banks Of Jordan
5. Wildwood Flower
6. Hold Fast To The Right
7. Will You Miss Me When I’m Gone
8. Jackson
9. If I We're A Carpenter
10. Don’t Forget This Song*
11. Cuban Soldier*
12. The Heel*

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

The talents of June Carter Cash still lives on........2007-07-28

It doesn't sound like her younger voice, however, it was June singing and I enjoyed it very much. I play it a lot. I never thought she got the raves she so deserved for her talent. When one starts singing on stage at the age she did, and sang for as long as she did, she deserves a lot of credit. She didn't blow it like some of these young singers today. She was a true, blue singer and deserves all the compliments her son, John Carter Cash, gave in his latest book on his mother. "The Legend of Love"

Ring of Fire: The best of June Carter Cash.......2006-06-26

This was a fantastic find. I discovered June Carter Cash when I saw the film "Walk the Line". Reese and Joaquin do an admirable job at singing in the film but, to really hear the "heart" of June (and Johnny) listen to this CD. It was mostly recorded when June was older so it has an "older" voice to it but, it is so REAL. Highly recommend.

Great CD.......2006-03-16

I love this CD. JCC and Johnny Cash are my latest and favorite artist since I saw the movie WALK THE LINE. I couldn't wait to start collecting their cds and this was a great pic!

Moving.......2006-01-22

It is though you are transported through June's life in listening to this cd. Her voice is much older, wise. This took me back to listening to June and Johnny as a child with my dad. I thoroughly enjoyed this cd.

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Country music's hidden angel
Anita Carter has a beautiful voice!

Ring of Fire
Anita Carter
Manufacturer: Bear Family
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000282ZK
Release Date: 2003-09-01

Tracks:

(Love's) Ring Of Fire
Fair And Tender Ladies
Satan's Child
Fly Pretty Swallow
As The Sparrow Goes
All My Trials
Voice Of The Bayou
Sour Grapes
Johnny, I Hardley Know You
My Love
A Few Short Years Ago
The Kentuckian Song
Brian
Running Back
Take Me Home
No, My Love, No
Farewell
This Life I'm Living
My Love Loves Me
John, John, John
John Hardy Was A Desparate Little Man
I Never Will Marry
In The Highways
Bury Me Beneath The Willow
Beautiful Isle O'er The Sea
The Wildwood Flower

Customer Reviews:

Country music's hidden angel.......2004-06-09

I just received this CD in the mail today, and I absolutely love it. Anita's clear soprano vocals seem to pierce through the emotions of the listener. I would seriously reccomend this to anyone, and I believe that Anita does not get the recognition she deserves as the amazing vocalist that she was. This album is just Anita, in all her glory. Also, if you're a Helen Carter fan like me, she's on here too helping Anita out on some of the songs. Buy it, it's great!

Anita Carter has a beautiful voice!.......2003-10-03

I was totally unfamiliar with Anita Carter, although being a fan of folk music I had certainly heard of the Carter Family (Anita's sister was married to Johnny Cash).

Tracks:

Ring Of Fire
I'd Still Be There
What Do I Care
I Still Miss Someone
Forty Shades Of Green
Were You There (When They Crucified My Lord)
The Rebel - Johnny Yuma
Bonanza!
The Big Battle
Remember The Alamo
Tennessee Flat-Top Box
(There'll Be) Peace In The Valley (For Me)

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This 1963 release is not a greatest-hits package, as the subtitle would have you believe, although the title cut did top the country charts. Instead, it offers a worthy sampling of Cash's far-ranging moods--dramatic saga songs, gospel hymns, love songs, honky-tonk weepers, folk ballads. The steady Tennessee Two churn forms the musical foundation, but is at times embellished by everything from banjo to mariachi horns to string section to background chorus to the Carter Family. Cash's august vocal tone and torpid phrasing command attention regardless of song or surroundings. --Marc Greilsamer

Customer Reviews:

New Johnny Cash Fan.......2007-02-22

I bought this album because I loved the movie "Walk the Line". Except for the first song, "Hey Porter", which was one of his earliest, and "A Boy Named Sue", this is my new favortie album. His deep, soulful voice tells you that his heart is in everything he sings. He wrote most of the songs himself, but even with the ones he didn't you can tell that he understood completely what the composer was trying to say, (i.e."Ring of Fire" and "Sunday Morning Coming Down"). The instrumentation is brilliant (i.e. the Mexican horns in "Ring of Fire"). Johnny Cash was REAL. Had I paid attention many years ago I would have been a fan of his all along. This is Country and Western Soul.

Better than ever.......2006-03-19

I originally purchased this as an LP in the early 60's. To finally re-obtain it as a CD is wonderful. The quality is superior to the original in every way, and the songs themselves are timeless. Having seen Mr. Cash many times in person during the 60's, he's one of the few country/rock pioneers who's songs retained that original essence that modern country lacks through to the end of his life. The influence of the Carter Family is very present in many of the songs, and their background vocals, especially June's, can still bring a lump to your throat and a tear to your eye. My personal favorite on the album is Tennessee Flat-top Box. As a young guitarist, it was one of the first country pieces I learned. If you like old style country with bits of original rock-a-billy mixed in, you'll like this album

ANY Johnny Cash is at LEAST 5 stars.......2005-08-21

It is SO good to hear these beautiful songs. My favorite is FORTY SHADES OF GREEN. You can just picture yourself in Ireland. I do want to clarify something regarding an earlier post though...I agree that Johnny should have done more Irish songs because they would have been brilliant but to refer to this as an Irish song is not entirely correct. It is a song ABOUT Ireland. Johnny Cash WROTE the song. However, now it has pretty much become synonymous with Ireland and I think that is wonderful. His body of work can't be held to one country! I also love TENNESSEE FLAT TOP BOX (his daughter's version was just as good...love them both.)

This is not the BEST compilation but as I said above, any Johnny is GREAT.

Love is a burning thing........2005-08-03

This is not a Johnny Cash "Greatest Hits" album. Rather, it's a collection of singles (a-sides and b-sides), that had not already been on an album. So, some big hits like "Don't Take Your Guns to Town" were not included, because they had already been on an album. But, it is still a solid collection of songs. Johnny Cash's fans should enjoy it.

Great collection of songs from the early 1960s.......2004-12-01

This is a great collection of 12 songs from the early 1960s, and there isn't a weak track on the album. The songs run the gamut from gospel to Irish ballads to TV themes ("The Rebel - Johnny Yuma" and "Bonanza") all in the unique Cash style. I never tire of listening to this one.

Great Orchestral Highlights from The Ring of the Nibelungs / Szell, Cleveland Orchestra (SACD)

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Not to be missed
Greatly improved sound, excellent performances
Szell and Karajan were freinds!!!
A classic Szell recording beautifully restored

Great Orchestral Highlights from The Ring of the Nibelungs / Szell, Cleveland Orchestra (SACD)
Wagner , Cleveland Orchestra , and George Szell
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ASIN: B000044U19
Release Date: 2000-01-11

Customer Reviews:

Conversion .......2005-03-07

This is a very good recording of these works - all from Wagner's Nibelungen operas. Prior to purchasing this SACD, I did not totally agree with Szell's approach to Wagner. His approach, I thought, was too clear, too lacking on the bass line, and the accoustic at Severance Hall didn't help much. This SACD clarifies Szell in a very favorable way. Severance Hall doesn't sound nearly as bad of a place to record as I previously thought (though it's still debatable whether Szell's modifications to the hall in the late 50's were an improvement...) and the listener hears a much more balanced orchestral sonority, one which is without any congestion, clear as a bell, so to speak.

The performances themselves are top-flight - no question, by the late 1960's, the Cleveland Orchestra was the best orchestra in the U.S., outgunning everyone else. Szell lets the music speak for itself - no indulging in one's own self-centered interpretations here. Tempi are as specified and there are no orchestral rearrangements as there were in his Schumann recordings.

Now, if only Sony would release the rest of Szell's Wagner recordings on SACD, I'd be really happy to buy it.

Not to be missed.......2004-12-02

Hard to believe that these old Columbia/Epic LPs had this kind of sound in them. The sound stage is deep and wide and the string sound truly analogue. I find some of the ring excerpts not particularly to my liking musically, but the Tristan Prelude? A great recording by any measure. I was mesmerized by Szell's performance and have listened many, many times. SACD is so phenomenal. No ear fatigue and musically so involving. I haven't enjoyed listening so much since my LP days. This is the full measure of digital sound.

Greatly improved sound, excellent performances.......2004-09-17

I have been comparing this (non-hybrid, stereo-only) Sony SACD with the old Sony/CBS CD set - the 2 discs Maestro series from 1990, I've never heard a more recent Essential Classics CD incarnation coupled with some Ormandy Wagner. I suspect that was the same remastering.

The SACD replicates the second CD from that set (Ring excerpts plus the Tristan Prelude and Liebestod) and adds the Meistersinger Prelude, giving a total timing of 76'47.

I compared the tracks I know very well: the two Gotterdammerung excerpts. Unlike the other Szell SACD I have compared (Schumann Symphonies No 2 & 4, where the difference was discernible but slight), here the new disc sounds clearly different, and I think better.

On CD I always felt it was perhaps the slight aural 'edge' and hint of constriction that made these performances so thrilling (even though the sounds was rather flat in terms of front to back perspective), but this SACD removes that acerbity to some extent, to advantage I feel. There is much more depth to the sound and it is richer - and the orchestra sounds closer (perhaps even a tad smaller?) with greater detail. Strings sound more in focus. Maybe some of the ambience has changed, but perhaps this more realistically conveys the true acoustic of Severance Hall. Hearing the brief fanfare at 5'13ff in the Rhine Journey, here it is more rounded and realistic.

Tape hiss is absent from the SACD. In the Funeral March the advantage is clearer: the detail is much finer (the timpani strokes sound clearly at 2'55ff, whereas on CD they were blurred and the lighter ones inaudible).

For Wagnerians and Szell fans I think this SACD is worth getting as a supplement to the normal CD - I will of course retain the CDs as the SACD cannot be played elsewhere like the car changer.

Szell and Karajan were freinds!!!.......2004-06-07

In a recent bio on Karajan I was surprised to read the two were very good freinds and shared a alot in common. They also had similar approaches to orchestral sonority...

Suprisingly enough the approach to the Wagner here is very alike Herbert in some regards...I like the way Szell approaches the music in a more intense approach.

Karajan did get to do the Ring...but alas we may get to hear Szell with the Met from the 40s which some believe does exist in archive. As to the playing this is the finest Wagner record of exerpts out there.

It surpasses Herbert's any day!!!

The wonderful thing is how Cleveland is so transparent in it's textures...not as unlike Klemperer as one would think!!!

A classic Szell recording beautifully restored.......2002-01-25

There is very little to add to the excellent preceding review on this recording. I would just add an observation that the DSD transfer onto SACD brings a far greater level of realism and transparency as compared to the original LP or any subsequent CD transfer. We get as close as we likely ever will to hearing Szell's original intentions in the studio, which were obscured by Columbia's notoriously poor transfers of the original reel-to-reel master tape onto LP. In those days Columbia would artificially boost the mid-range on a recording to make it sound better on mediocre equipment -- not exactly an audiophile technique! This DSD transfer, by contrast, is untampered electronically, not even by noise reduction, which is also notorious for robbing analogue recordings from this vintage of their ambience and warmth. The result is a small amount of tape hiss, which I will gladly accept to be given the chance to hear what Szell and his fabulous Clevelanders actually recorded.

Reel Chill: The Cinematic Chillout Album

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"cinema's main stay themes prevail ~ City of Prague"

Reel Chill: The Cinematic Chillout Album

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Release Date: 2004-08-10

Tracks:

Sarabande [From Barry Lyndon]
Main Theme [From Midnight Cowboy]
Promenade Sentimentale [From Dive] - Mark Ayres
May It Be [From the Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the]
Women of Ireland [From Barry Lyndon]
Adagio for Strings & Organ [From Gallipoli [
Romeo/Love Theme [From Romeo & Juliet)
Balcony Scene [From Romeo + Juliet]
Main Theme [From Chariots of Fire] - Mark Ayres
Main Theme [From Bilitis] - Mark Ayres
Main Theme [From Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence] - Mark Ayres
Main Theme [From Cinema Paradiso]
Main Theme [From Once Upon A Time in the West]
Deborah's Theme [From Once Upon A Time in America]
Suite: The Mission/Gabriel's Oboe/On Earth as It Is in Heaven ... - City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Crouch End Festival Chorus

Tracks:

Suite: Mountains and Sunsets/The Wedding/You Only Live Twice [From You
Heart Asks Pleasure First [From The Piano]
Agnus Dei [From Platoon] - Crouch End Festival Chorus
Vide Cor Meum [From Hannibal]
Adagietto from Symphony No. 5 [From DeAth in Venice]
Any Other Name/Dead Already [from American Beauty] - Rick Clark,
Into the West [From the Lord of the Rings: Return of the King]
Where Dreams Are Made [From Artificial Intelligence]
Main Theme [From Somewhere in Time]
We Have All the Time in the World [From on Her Majesty's Secret ...]
Electronic Battlefield [From Patriot Games]
Now We Are Free [From Gladiator]
Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana [From Raging Bull]
Cavatina [From the DeErhunter]
Main Theme [From Out of Africa]

Customer Reviews:

"cinema's main stay themes prevail ~ City of Prague".......2004-08-15

What a crowning achievement to bring "Reel Chill:Cinematic Chillout Album", released by Silva America and featuring The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra and the Crouch End Festival Chorus ~ conductors are Mark Ayres, Paul Bateman, Rick Clark, James Fitzpatrick, Nic Raine and David Temple director of the chorus ~ one can only expect the highest quality of performances and quench the thirst of all "film-score-buffs".

Sit back and unleash the first disc with composers ~ Albinoni, Craig Armstrong, John Barry, Vladimir Cosma, Enya & Nicky Ryan, Handel, Francis Lai, Ennio Morricone, Sean O'Riorda, Nino Rota, Ryvichi Sakamoto and Vangelis ~ taking each film score cue "BILITIS", "CHARIOTS OF FIRE", "CINEMA PARADISO", "DIVA", "GALLIPOLI", "THE LORD OF THE RINGS:THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING", "BARRY LYNDON", "MERRY CHRISTMAS MR. LAWRENCE", "MIDNIGHT COWBOY", "THE MISSION", "ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA", "ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST", "ROMEO & JULIET" and "ROMEO + JULIET", with arrangements that soar and then simmer into pure meditation of grandeur ~ classic film music prevails, as orchestration comes to the surface with pure originality ~ one masterpiece after another is long last presented as it should have been, is cause for celebration ~ each cue is a distinctive gift for striking modernism, touching on the transition of the period in this planets history.

Second disc is waiting in the wings are composers ~ Samuel Barber, John Barry, Patrick Cassidy, James Horner, Mahler, Mascagni, Stanley Myers, Thomas Newman, Michael Nyman, Howard Shore, John Williams and Hans Zimmer/Lisa Gerrard ~ take a musical ride with "AMERICAN BEAUTY", "A.I. ARTIFICAL INTELLIGENCE", "DEATH IN VENICE", "DEER HUNTER", "GLADIATOR", "HANNIBAL", "THE LORD OF THE RINGS:RETURN OF THE KING", "ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE", "OUT OF AFRICA", "PATRIOT GAMES", "THE PIANO", "PLATOON", "RAGING BULL", "SOMEWHERE IN TIME" and "YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE" ~ our composers with passion and skill for exploring human emotions, coupled with a unique gift for striking exotic orchestral colors, make this with all it's splendor unforgettable ~ themes that ring with familiarity as each film comes to mind through music.

Silva America gives the collector a treasure of thirty film cues that any "film-score-buff" would die for ~ in the past James Fitzpatrick (producer), Reynold da Silva (executive producer), mastered by Rick Clark and David Stoner (release co-ordinator) have given us compilation with such expertise and this one is no exception ~ keep up the outstanding limited editions and deluxe package releases, with your signature tidbits for all film music fans that's in all of us...gotta love it!

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Wagner: Orchestral Music from 'The Ring'

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An off day for a great conductor
Minor League Wagner
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Wagner, Tennstedt, "Tannhauser", And "The Ring"
Fairly decent, but lacking greatness.

Wagner: Orchestral Music from 'The Ring'

Manufacturer: EMI Classics
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Release Date: 2002-08-13

Tracks:

Overture
Die Walkure: Ride Of The Valkyries
Gotterdammerung: Dawn & Siegfried's Rhine Journey
Gotterdammerung: Siegfried's Death & Funeral Music
Das Rheingold: Entry Of The Gods Into Valhalla
Siegfried: Forest Murmurs
Die Walkure: Wotan's Farewell & Magic Fire Music

Customer Reviews:

An off day for a great conductor.......2006-08-29

Klaus Tennstedt was famously insecure and erratic, a condcutor who could be incandescent in live performance but who could badly disappoint on CD--luckily, not very often. He had two outings with the Berlin Phil. in Wagner, but this is the inferior one. The brass section blats, the timpani crashes, the tempos waver, and there's a lack of depth in almost every excerpt.

Foortunately, Tennstedt made a second Wagner CD of overtures and preludes with the same orchestra that's much better. If you like everything he does, however, EMI has packaged both recordings in a bargain two-fer, now out of print but easily found on the used market.

Minor League Wagner.......2006-08-20

Despite having both superstar conductor and orchestra, this CD simply fails to excite. The performances are bland and the orchestral playing flat as a pancake. This reissue was made simply to make a few bucks for EMI. I can guarantee you will never see it in EMI's "Great Recordings" series. A good price but you can do so much better for the same money. The Szell recording is a perfect example.

A Bargain Introduction to Wagner for Friends who Think They Don't Like Wagner!.......2006-07-22

Klaus Tennstedt and the Berlin Philharmonic make a powerful team in this recording dating back to the 1980s. Yes, the re-mastering is evident on excellent equipment, but that is a small compromise for this extremely affordable and well-performed series of excerpts.

Though there are many 'mini-Rings' for orchestra available (and many of those pack more dramatic, stage-like energy than does this one), this CD serves as a terrific introduction for friends who think they don't like Wagner's big music. Oddly, despite the title of the recording, Wagner: Orchestral Music from 'The Ring', the most successful reading is the Tannhauser Overture which under Tennstedt's baton draws truly eloquent playing from the orchestra. It seems an odd opening for a CD focusing on the Ring of the Niebelungen cycle, but it is a moving performance.

Tennstedt's overall concept of Wagner's Ring is sound, solid, and gives amazing attention to details. The excerpts he has elected to include are not plyed chronologically and for some experienced Wagnerites that decision may feel disturbing. He opens with Die Walkure's 'Ride of the Valkyries', progresses to
Die Gotterdammerung's 'Dawn & Siegfried's Rhine Journey' followed by 'Siegfried's Death & Funeral Music', and then comes the usual beginning of Das Rheingold's 'Entry of the Gods into Valhalla'. 'Forest Murmurs' from Siegfried receives an especially poignant reading and the excerpts close with 'Wotan's Farewell and the Fire Music' from Die Walkure. The 'suite' may seem odd at first hearing, but Tennstedt makes it work.

For those who prefer the Solti approach, this recording may sound a bit cerebral, but finding any new insights to Wagner's masterpiece is always a joy. And for the price this CD is a perfect introduction gift! Grady Harp, July 06

Wagner, Tennstedt, "Tannhauser", And "The Ring".......2004-11-27

Denied the opportunity of taking over the Berlin Philharmonic at the end of the 1980s from Karajan because of poor health, the late Klaus Tennstedt nevertheless made a number of fine recordings with this world powerhouse during the decade, including the orchestral music from the operas of Richard Wagner.

This EMI "Encore" re-release of recordings Tennstedt and the Berlin Philharmonic made in the early 1980s focuses primarily on six orchestra excerpts from Wagner's immortal "Ring" cycle, and the overture to the composer's 1845 breakthrough opera "Tannhauser." Not surprisingly, given the Berliners' familiarity with Wagner under Karajan and Furtwangler, they perform the "Ring" excerpts, particularly the explosive "Ride Of The Valkyries" (which had its popularity with audiences boosted by its use in Coppola's APOCALYPSE NOW), with incredible power under Tennstedt's direction.

Equally remarkable, however, is how they and Tennstedt also handle the "Tannhauser" overture, certainly one of Wagner's most touching and popular single orchestral pieces, with the "Pilgrims Chorus" music from the opera bookending it. This ability to be romantic and restrained is also reflected in the Magic Fire Music from "Die Walkure" that concludes this recording. This is a remarkable introduction to the music of one of the most (if not THE most) provocative and controversial composers of classical music that ever lived.

Fairly decent, but lacking greatness........2004-05-27

Tennstedt's Wagner has some nicely detailed and impressive moments, though overall, I don't find myself carried away or terribly satisfied by his interpretations. There happens to be another conductor whose orchestral Wagner (not complete operas) I cut my classical teeth on, and who to this day still stands for me as a giant when it comes to revealing this music in all its glory---Otto Klemperer, whom Tennstedt cannot quite match in terms of commanding strength and grandeur. Even in many of his quieter passages, Klemperer conveys a vision of epic breadth. As climaxes build and pinnacle, there is a sweeping presence, a sense of immense power and weight. This, I feel, is the kind of music that absolutely needs Klemperer's more massive and majestic approach. His performances of various works by Wagner with the great Philharmonia Orchestra are readily available.

Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen (1982 Orchestral Excerpts)

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The Best Orchestral Ring Of the Nibelung
Where's the rest of the music?
An exciting CD but . . . .
spectacular

Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen (1982 Orchestral Excerpts)

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Wagner: Der Ring Des Nibelungen
Wagner: The Compact Ring (Highlights from Der Ring des Nibelungen) / Levine; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Wagner: The Ring of the Nibelungen (Highlights)
Great Orchestral Highlights from The Ring of the Nibelungs / Szell, Cleveland Orchestra (SACD)
Wagner's Ring: Turning the Sky Round

ASIN: B0000041OS
Release Date: 1990-10-25

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Der Ring des Nibelungen - Orchestral Excerpts: The Ride Of The Valkyries (Die Walkure)
Der Ring des Nibelungen - Orchestral Excerpts: Entry Of The Gods Into Valhalla (Das Rheingold)
Der Ring des Nibelungen - Orchestral Excerpts: Wotan's Farewell And Magic Fire Music (Die Walkure)
Der Ring des Nibelungen - Orchestral Excerpts: Forest Murmers (Siegfried)
Der Ring des Nibelungen - Orchestral Excerpts: Siegfried's Funeral March (Gotterdammerung)
Der Ring des Nibelungen - Orchestral Excerpts: 'Immolation Of The Gods' (Gotterdammerung)

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The Best Orchestral Ring Of the Nibelung.......2006-03-14

This 1982 recording is a "symphonic/orchestral" alternative to Ring of the Nibelungen by Wagner, as played by the sumptuous and grand Vienna Philharmonic conducted by the one and only George Solti. I find it to be the most satisfying, and it surpasses the other recordings out there in the market - George Szell and the Cleveland Orchestra and Lorin Maazel. Why ? Solti understood the score to the Ring Des Nibelungen with much more intelligence and sensitivity and subtlety than either Szell or Maazel. Furthermore, the sound quality is better than the other recordings and the feel is far more epic and grand. Szell was out of his element conducting Wagner (too much for him, his forte was Beethoven, Mozart and Romantic Era classics) Maazel is a fine conductor of operatic scores but the Ring too is out of his league. Solti is the champion conductor of Wagner. This orchestral sample of the music to the four operas that make up the Ring are a nice intro to the critically acclaimed and renowed Solti studio recording of the Ring, which was the first modern recording of the Ring and surrounded by hype in the late 60's when it was released. Though not in order, we hear the Music To the Gods Entrance Into Valhalla from Rheingold, The Ride of the Valkyries, Forest Murmurs, Siegfried's Funeral March and Brunhilde's climatic Immolation Scene which finishes with the end of the world. This is a superb recording and I highly recommend it. Don't pay attention to the negative commentary by other critics.

Where's the rest of the music?.......2002-10-25

I was disappointed by this CD. I expected the entire Ring cycle, and it's only selected music, the highlights. You could call this album a "best of Wagner" collection. Too bad, because sometimes Wagner's most compelling and lyrical music is the incidental stuff. If you like Solti and want only the bits & pieces, buy this CD. Otherwise, keep surfing, my friend.

An exciting CD but . . . ........2001-09-24

As Wagnerites know, Solti recorded a famous, landmark complete Ring cycle ... with the Vienna Philharmonic and a stellar cast of singers, including Flagstad and Nilsson, in 1958-1965. This CD, however, is not drawn from that distinguished set. It consists of six orchestral excerpts from the Ring, recorded much later, digitally, in the Sofiensaal in Vienna in 1982, and was originally released by Decca/London in 1983. It has much to recommend it. The sound is excellent and the readings are fiery, dynamic, dramatic, exciting, as one has come to expect from Solti. There are two caveats, however, which I think should be pointed out to prospective buyers. First, careful listeners will note that the orchestral playing is occasionally surprisingly ragged from this renowned ensemble, especially in the brass (and the brass choir, as Wagnerites know, is all-important in Wagner, having a prominence and carrying a weight of primary thematic material unknown in the music of earlier composers). You will hear some clinkers here, suggesting a hasty, not very carefully produced recording session. Second, this disc has 45.5 minutes of music, and is offered at full price, so it is not a good value. Caveat emptor.

Your best bet if you want this music is the George Szell, Cleveland Orchestra CD of Wagner Orchestral Music on Sony. It virtually duplicates the six Ring excerpts on the Solti disc, and adds two more substantial excerpts (from non-Ring Wagner operas Die Meistersinger and Tristan und Isolde) for almost 77 minutes of music. Although the sound is not as good as that on the Solti disc, the performances are superb, as fine as any in the catalog (the level of the playing and precision of ensemble are certainly superior to the Solti disc; no clinkers here!), and the CD is budget priced. Talk about a good deal!

spectacular.......1999-09-12

This would have to be the showiest, most exciting recording by Solti of Wagner's Ring. The excerpts are all the famous bits, the sound is thrilling, and despite its fragmentary nature it pays repeated listens. I first heard it on its initial release in 87 and was knocked out: nothing's changed.

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The Danish Song Treasury, Vol.4

Manufacturer: Kontrapunkt
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Danish Christmas
Danske julesalmer og sange - Musica Ficta

ASIN: B000003VB8
Release Date: 1996-08-01

Tracks:

I Danmark Er Jeg Fodt
Vi Sletternes Sonner
Vor Sol Er Bleven Kold
Lysfyldt Morgen
Den Gronne, Sode Var
Han Kommer Med Sommer
Du Kaere Blide Danske Baek
Jeg Ved En Laerkerede
Alle Mine Laengsler
I Skyggen Vi Vanke
Laer Mig, Nattens Stjerne
Snart Er Natten Svunden
Morgendug, Der Sagte Baever
Nu Er Det Laenge Siden
Frihed Er Det Bedste Guld
Pa Det Jaevne
Danmark, I Tusind Ar
Det, Som Lysner Over Vangen
Som Dybest Brond
Solen Er Sa Rod, Mor
Sig Naermer Tiden, Da Jeg Ma Vaek

Customer Reviews:

Get the Tissues.......2004-11-28

I don't know how well this CD and the rest of this series sells in Denmark, but I really cannot imagine any Danish immigrant household without it. I am born in the US, but "I Danmark er Jeg Født" still brings tears to my eyes. Danes love their choral music, and this truly is a treasury of national songs. Even if you don't understand Danish you will love this CD if you appreciate world class choral music. This one is even a favorite among many of my non-Danish speaking friends.

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A mix of old favorites and covers
All the Cash You Need

Ring of Fire: The Legend of Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash
Manufacturer: Universal
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Fallen

ASIN: B000BW9UJY
Release Date: 2006-02-27

Tracks:

Ring of Fire
I Walk the Line
Jackson
Folsom Prison Blues
Boy Name Sue [Live]
Big River
Get Rhythm
Cry! Cry! Cry!
Hey Porter
Thing Called Love
Guess Things Happen That Way
San Quentin [Live]
Man in Black
Highwayman
Wanderer - Johnny Cash, U2,
I've Been Everywhere
Rusty Cage
Personal Jesus
Give My Love to Rose
One
Hurt

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2005 Issued Digitally Remastered Cooperative Effort by Both Universal and Sony-bmg to Present a Concise Single Disc Collection of the Late, Great Country and Western Star's Very Best Recordings Shortly Following his Passing. While There was a Us Equivalent, this Version Includes his Cover of Depeche Mode's "Personal Jesus", "a Thing Called Love", "San Quentin (Live)" and his Rendition of U2's "One".

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A mix of old favorites and covers.......2007-03-25

I totally enjoy listening to some of the collections that have been put together around Cash's career. These albums not only give a variety of the many different types of music he recorded, but they seem to a flavor about them that separates him from any other artist. Three tracks on the disc that caught my attention were Rusty Cage, and his covers of Hurt and One. Both covers are without question phenomenal. Hands down; they are the best cuts on this disc and probably my two favorites from all of his work.

All the Cash You Need.......2007-03-05

A great collection of the 50's and 60's classics that spawned the career of the man in black. You will find most of your favourite, the well known and most impressively, some of his terrific late career covers and originals from the American Label. "Rusty Cage" "Hurt" and "One" which I personally rate 200 times better than the U2 original. Everyone should own a JC CD and this one is the one to get for a casual fan.

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