Angel's Cry [Import]

Angel's Cry [Import]

Angel's Cry [Import]

Track Listings
 
1. Unfinished Allegro
2. Carry On
3. Time
4. Angels Cry
5. Stand Away
6. Never Understand
7. Wuthering Heights
8. Streets of Tomorrow
9. Evil Warning
10. Last Child: I the Parting Words/II Renaissance

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Japanese edition of the power metal quintet's 1993 album includes one bonus track, 'Angel's Cry' (1994 version). 11 tracks.

Angels Cry,Angra,Jvc Japan,Heavy Metal,Neo-Classical Metal,Pop,Progressive Metal,Rock
Erich Kunzel - Andrew Lloyd Webber (Phantom of the Opera, Cats, Evita, Sunset Boulevard, Jesus Christ Superstar, Starlight Express, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat) / Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Kunzel's different perspective on ALW's musicals
 Erich Kunzel - Andrew Lloyd Webber (Phantom of the Opera, Cats, Evita, Sunset Boulevard, Jesus Christ Superstar, Starlight Express, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat) / Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Andrew Lloyd Webber , Erich Kunzel , Ernest [organ] Hoffman , Randolph Bowman , Timothy Berens , and Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Manufacturer: Telarc
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ASIN: B000003D18
Release Date: 1996-01-23

Tracks:

  1. The Phantom Of The Opera
  2. The Music Of The Night
  3. Think Of Me
  4. Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again
  5. All I Ask Of You
  6. Angel Of Music
  7. As If We Never Said Goodbye
  8. The Greatest Star of All
  9. With One Look
  10. Memory
  11. I Don't Know How To Love Him
  12. Gethsemane (I Only Want To Say)
  13. King Herod's Song
  14. Don't Cry For Me, Argentina
  15. Starlight Express
  16. Any Dream Will Do

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Kunzel's different perspective on ALW's musicals.......2005-11-06

Kunzel's offering of Andrew Lloyd Webber suites is a worthwhile tribute to this modern-day titan of globalised musicals. Although this album has a different feel from the original cast albums, Kunzel and the Cincinnati Pops still perform these affectionate arrangements of Lord Lloyd Webber's musicals expertly, superbly and voluptiously. The creative arrangements by Crafton Beck and Steven Reineke are tastefully and, for the most part, faithfully done, and allow Kunzel to offer a fresh perspective to these musicals in their orchestral settings. And as always Telarc provides its trademark audiophile-quality recording - surround sound quality with a sumptuous spatialiser such that you might be overwhelmed by the Phantom's laughter in the Phantom suite.

Kunzel contrasts the dramatic and lyrical sides of the PHANTOM and SUNSET BOULEVARD suites as if they were written for the Pops. The Phantom suite gains from a breathtaking organ introduction of the Phantom's theme, and from the contrasts in Music of the Night that match the lyrics perfectly, even without the cast album. The tender arrangement of Think of Me cleverly weaves the Angel of Music melody as a counterpoint, while All I Ask of You, complete with some of the details of the original orchestrations, makes a calming answer to Christine's Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again. The JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR suite depicts the contrasting and conflicting moods of this groundbreaking rock opera, from the contrasts in I Don't Know How to Love Him to the sheer anguish in Gethsemene (I Only Want to Say).

There are some interesting arrangements on this ALW offering, especially the arrangement of Don't Cry for Me Argentina from EVITA. Although some listeners might be offended when it transmorphs itself into the Ravel Bolero after doing an about-turn from its lush, Spanish feel, it still depicts Evita's rise to power and her manipulative trait in her character, well-suiting an orchestral concert arrangement of the tune and fitting in with the spirit of the musical. Another interesting arrangement is the rousing theme-and-variation finale of Any Dream Will Do from JOSEPH, which incorporates many different musical styles throughout the variations, from ballroom waltzing to jazz, movie music (Magnificent Seven) and circus-style music. I know some listeners might be offended, but in their own inimitable and creative way, Kunzel and the Pops still pay tribute to this early ALW musical by evoking the myriad of colours on the coat and the diversity of musical styles in the original JOSEPH musical. This arrangement certainly fits the trademark style of the Pops perfectly.

The only fault with this collection is in the arrangement of Memory from CATS. Here, this song is treated as a flat-out romantic ballad, rather than as the haunting anthem for respect that Grizabella sings. Nevertheless, the arrangement by Tommy Newsom (who wrote this arrangement for a Doc Severinson album) is innofensive to this well-loved ALW melody (this is the only arrangement that Crafton Beck or Steven Reineke didn't write for this album). Also, I wish that Kunzel had included Love Changes Everything and Whistle Down the Wind, but given the fact that this was a 1996 recording, ALW hadn't written Whistle down the Wind as yet. But these are minor caveats, since Kunzel offers much to savour in these infectuous and spirited performances.

Yet I still feel that Kunzel's ALW offering is a winner in its lush orchestral suite arrangements of his well-loved and great musicals, far superior to any shopping-mall synthesised arrangement. This would surely count towards another feather in Kunzel's cap and stand pride of place with his rousing offering of Rodgers & Hammerstein. I'm sure Lord Lloyd Webber would have been proud.
The Essential Songs of Andrew Lloyd Webber
Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
  • Okay, but kind of disappointing
  • Not quite what I expected...
  • Some great performances, some not so great...
  • Disappointed
  • Musical Talent at Its Best
 The Essential Songs of Andrew Lloyd Webber

Manufacturer: Metro Music
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ASIN: B00005Y47E
Release Date: 2002-02-22

Tracks:

  1. Any Dream Will Do
  2. Close Every Door
  3. Heaven On Their Minds
  4. Everything's Alright
  5. Gethsemane
  6. I Don't Know How To Love Him
  7. Jesus Christ Superstar
  8. Could We Start Again Please?
  9. Don't Cry For Me Argentina
  10. Another Suitcase In Another Hall
  11. Buenos Aires
  12. Rainbow High
  13. High Flying Adored
  14. Memory
  15. Jellicle Cats
  16. Mister Mistofeles
  17. Unexpected Song
  18. Last Man In My Life
  19. Rolling Stock
  20. U-N-C-O-U-P-L-E-D

Tracks:

  1. Only You
  2. Starlight Express
  3. There's Me
  4. Pie Jesu
  5. Angel Of Music
  6. Masquerade
  7. Wishing Somehow You Were Here Again
  8. All I Ask Of You
  9. The Phantom Of The Opera
  10. Music Of The Night
  11. Love Changes Everything
  12. The First Man You Remember
  13. Seeing Is Believing
  14. As If We Never Said Goodbye
  15. Sunset Boulevard
  16. With One Look
  17. Too Much In Love To Care
  18. Half A Moment
  19. Whistle Down The Wind
  20. Our Kind Of Love

Album Description

Full title, 'Essential Songs Of Andrew Lloyd Webber'. UK budget-price compilation. 40 superlative performances featuring songs from every one of Andrew Lloyd Webber's hit musicals. Guest artists include John Barrymore, Issy Van Randwyck, Dave Willetts, Maria Friedman, Kim Criswell, Graham Bickley and the National Symphony Orchestra. Housed in a slipcase. 2002.

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Okay, but kind of disappointing.......2006-04-17

This isn't a bad recording, but the tracks are not the actual performances off of any cast recording of any of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musicals. The reditions of the songs on the disc are of varying quality. Some are pretty good. Some are borderline awful.
It is a good collection for inexpensively getting a lot of Andrew Lloyd Webber's most popular songs in one place and having them there to be able to listen to get the idea of what a certain song sounds like and is about. It isn't the collection of definitive recordings for certain roles. In fact in a couple examples, I wonder if the performer fully understood the context of the song he or she was singing &/or what it was about. Overall, the album is good, for the most part, if not excellent.

However, the liner notes for "The Essential Songs of Andrew Lloyd Webber" is another matter. I don't mean to be unkind, but the author of the comments on the different tracks (one Rexton S. Bunnett) is blatantly WRONG in multiple instances. I don't mean just in nit-picky details, but in major plot details/context of songs, like the fact that Bunnett identifies "Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again" as being sung by "our heroine" (who he does not even identify by name as Christine Daae) as she thinks about her lover, not as being sung about Christine's dead father. He also says that the Phantom has found his perfect love and "Angel of Music" in Christine... because HE is the Angel of Music who Christine believes has been sent to her by her dead father, and because although the Phantom is obsessed with Christine, that relationship is far from "loving" (even if Christine shows him compassion. I feel like these (and a couple other mistakes) are major plot points to get wrong. A good amount of the commentary reads as if Bunnett might have written it at the last minute, fudging his way through entries on musicals of which he had little knowledge; like what an essay I might write on a book I never read for my college class but had quickly looked up on Cliff's Notes would sound like. In terms of sheer editing, there are spelling mistakes, run-on sentences and spacing errors ("Any DreamWill Do")in the liner notes. Where was the copy editor?
And the most frightening fact of all, under Bunnett's credentials, it says "Harper Collins has just published his revision and updating of the Collins Book of the Musical."
I am being very critical, but I think that for a widely-released CD it is reasonable to expect the liner notes to be at a professional level, as they were most likely supposed to be.

3 out of 5 stars Not quite what I expected..........2005-04-23

I was looking for a CD of the original performances and this CD doesn't have them. I suppose it was my fault for not looking closer, but the songs just weren't the same. Personally, I was not impressed. If you don't care that they aren't the originals then it is nice to listen to.

4 out of 5 stars Some great performances, some not so great..........2005-04-18

This CD is actually pretty good, considering you get 40 songs for less than $16. Let's evaluate the pros and cons.

Pros:

Two classic songs that are performed excellently are Phantom of the Opera and I Don't Know How to Love Him.

Of course you want to compare Phantom to the classic Michael Crawford/ Sarah Brightman version. Well, guess what? This version is BETTER. The woman has a deeper voice than Brightman, and her singing style is just awesome. The ending of this version (you know, the "Sing, my angel of music, sing for me!") is different, but in a good way... I think.)

And of course, the standard for I Don't Know How to Love Him is Yvonne's version. This version is different, but it grew on me quickly. This version has a country feel to it, almost. Somehow it works and sounds great.

There are a lot of great performances in this collection. My favorites include: Heaven on Their Minds, Everything's Alright, Could We Start Again Please, Another Suitcase in Another Hall, Buenos Aires, Rainbow High, Only You, Starlight Express, Angel of Music, Masquerade, All I Ask of You, Half a Moment, and Whistle Down the Wind. I think they're all great versions of their more famous counterparts.

Cons:

First of all, there are some technical problems that are kind of disappointing. A few of the songs have a very echoey sound. Any Dream Will Do, Another Suitcase in Another Hall, Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again, and There's Me are the songs that come to mind that are the worst in this regard. It isn't really bad, just enough to be slightly annoying, more so when the volume is turned way up on your CD player.

A few songs are worthy of skipping over when listening to this collection. In my opinion, Superstar, Sunset Boulevard, and Gethesmane are the biggest disappointments.

Superstar just doesn't cut it for me. The singer really overdoes it, making it overstylized... really makes you yearn for Murray Head. I can't stand listening to it. Just my opinion.

Sunset Boulevard is one of my very favorite musicals, so I was really hoping that the singer would do justice to its title song. Unfortunately I don't think he did. You can't help but compare it to Alan Campbell's fantastic version. This guy has a very choppy way of singing, when I'm used to it being sung so smoothly. Maybe it would grow on me, but I don't think I'll give it a chance to. However, that last note is much stronger than Alan Campbell's. It doesn't make up for the rest of the song, though.

Finally, Gethsemane. The inevitable fact is that NO ONE can sing this song like Michael Ball. This guy tries, he really does. But he doesn't have the right voice or the right style. So please listen to Michael Ball's performance of Gethsemane if you want to know how breathtaking of a song it can be. It's on the Royal Albert Hall DVD, and I'm sure he's got it on one of his CDs.

Anyway, overall, this is a good CD if you like quantity over quality. Don't buy it for the classics, you'll probably end up disappointed with many of them. Buy it for the lesser known songs. You probably won't like every song, especially if you're a big ALW fan, but for the price, it's worth it.

If you want classic versions of classic ALW songs, you might prefer something like "The Very Best of Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Broadway Collection".

1 out of 5 stars Disappointed.......2005-03-11

The singer(s)does not do justice for the lyrics. It was grating to the ears. Save your money for the originals.

5 out of 5 stars Musical Talent at Its Best.......2003-01-03

What a pleasure to hear a collection of Andrew Lloyd Webber's beautiful music from such wonderful voices accompanied by an outstanding symphony. This sensational CD is a treasure to own.
Webber: The Greatest Hits
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    		Webber: The Greatest Hits

    Manufacturer: Compendia
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B00000J83O
    Release Date: 1999-06-08

    Tracks:

    1. Phantom Of The Opera: The Phantom Of The Opera
    2. Phantom Of The Opera: All I Ask Of You
    3. Phantom Of The Opera: The Music Of The Night
    4. Phantom Of The Opera: Masquerade
    5. Evita: Don't Cry For Me, Argentina
    6. Evita: High Flying, Adored
    7. Evita: Another Suitcase In Another Hall
    8. Evita: On This NIght Of A Thousand Stars
    9. Evita: Buenos Aires
    10. Evita: Oh What A Circus
    11. Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat: Any Dream Will Do
    12. Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat: Close Every Door
    13. Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat: Go, Go, Go, Joseph
    14. Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat: Song Of The King
    15. Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat: Benjamin Calypso
    16. Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat: One More Angel In Heaven

    Tracks:

    1. Cats: The Rum Tum Tugger
    2. Cats: Mr. Mistoffelees
    3. Cats: Memory
    4. Cats: Mungojerrie & Rumpelteazer
    5. Cats: Macavity: The Mystery Cat
    6. Cats: Skimbleshanks: The Railway Cat
    7. Starlight Express: Pumping Iron
    8. Starlight Express: Rolling Stock
    9. Starlight Express: Starlight Express
    10. Starlight Express: Next Time You Fall In Love
    11. Starlight Express: Uncoupled
    12. Starlight Express: Make Up My Heart
    13. Starlight Express: One Rock n' Roll Too Many
    14. Jesus Christ Superstar: Everything's All Right
    15. Jesus Christ Superstar: I Don't Know How To Love Him
    16. Jesus Christ Superstar: King Herod's Song
    17. Jesus Christ Superstar: Jesus Christ Superstar
    18. Jesus Christ Superstar: Heaven On Their Minds
    19. Jesus Christ Superstar: Hosanna
    Great Musicals
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      		Great Musicals

      Manufacturer: Rajon
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

      All Works by BernsteinAll Works by Bernstein | Bernstein, Leonard | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
      All Works by GershwinAll Works by Gershwin | Gershwin, George | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
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      ASIN: B000682FF4
      Release Date: 2004-11-15

      Tracks:

      1. Oklahoma Suite: Oklahoma!/Oh, What a Beautiful Morning/The Surrey With
      2. My Fair Lady Suite: Ascot Gavotte/Wouldn't It Be Loverly?/With a ...
      3. Annie Get Your Gun Suite: Doin' What Comes Natur'lly/You Can't Get ...
      4. King and I Suite: The March of Siamese Children/I Whistle a Happy Tune
      5. Sound of Music Suite: The Sound of Music/My Favourite Things/Do-Re-Mi
      6. West Side Story: The Jet Song/America/Tonight/Something's Coming/Maria

      Tracks:

      1. Porgy and Bess Suite: Summertime/I Got Plenty O' Nuttin'/I Loves ...
      2. South Pacific Suite: Bali Ha'i/A Cockeyed Optimist/Some Enchanted ...
      3. Guys and Dolls Suite: Luck Be a Lady/Fugue for Tinhorns/Follow the ...
      4. Carousel Suite: The Carousel Waltz/Mister Snow/June Is Bustin' Out All

      Tracks:

      1. Joseph & The Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat: Any Dream Will ...
      2. Evita: Don't Cry for Me Argentina/Another Suitcase in Another Hall
      3. Jesus Christ Superstar: Jesus Christ Superstar/I Don't Know How to ...
      4. Cats: Memory/Macavity the Mystery Cat/Mister Misoffeles
      5. Phantom of the Opera: Phantom of the Opera/All I Ask of You/Angel ...

      Album Description

      Australian exclusive 3-CD set from the Rajon label's 'Great Series'. 2004.
      The Essential Songs of Andrew Lloyd Webber
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        		The Essential Songs of Andrew Lloyd Webber

        Manufacturer: Metro Music
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        ASIN: B000B9G6O4
        Release Date: 2005-10-03

        Tracks:

        1. Phantom of the Opera/All I Ask of You
        2. By Jeeves/Half a Moment
        3. Beautiful Game/All the Love I Have
        4. Jesus Christ Superstar/I Don't Know How to Love Him
        5. Phantom of the Opera/Think of Me
        6. Aspects of Love/The First Man You Remember
        7. Starlight Express B'way/Starlight Express
        8. Starlight Express/Only You
        9. Tell Me on a Sunday/Unexpected Song
        10. Aspects of Love/Seeing Is Believing
        11. Beautiful Game/Our Kind of Love
        12. Tell Me on a Sunday/The Last Man in My Life
        13. Phantom of the Opera/Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again
        14. Sunset Boulevard/Too Much in Love to Care
        15. Tell Me on a Sunday/Tell Me on a Sunday
        16. Aspects of Love/There Is More to Love
        17. Evita/Don't Cry for Me Argentina
        18. Aspects of Love/Love Changes Everything

        Tracks:

        1. Sunset Boulevard/With One Look
        2. Evita/Another Suitcase in Another Hall
        3. Cats/Memory
        4. Jesus Christ Superstar/Could We Start Again Please?
        5. Requiem/Pie Jesu
        6. Phantom of the Opera/Angel of Music
        7. Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat)/Close Every Door
        8. Jesus Christ Superstar/Gethsemane
        9. Whistle Down the Wind/Whistle Down the Wind
        10. Sunset Boulevard/As If We Had Never Said Goodbye
        11. Starlight Express/U-N-C-O-U-P-L-E-D
        12. Phantom of the Opera/The Point of No Return
        13. Aspects of Love/Anything But Lonely
        14. Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat/Any Dream Will Do
        15. Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat/There's Me
        16. Jesus Christ Superstar/Pilate's Dream
        17. Evita/High Flying Adored
        18. Phantom of the Opera/Music of the Night

        Tracks:

        1. Cats/Macavity
        2. Jesus Christ Superstar/Heaven on Their Minds
        3. Evita/Rainbow High
        4. Starlight Express/Rolling Stock
        5. Phantom of the Opera/The Phantom of the Opera
        6. Jesus Christ Superstar/Hosanna
        7. Evita/Oh What a Circus
        8. Phantom of the Opera/Masquarade
        9. Starlight Express/Starlight Express
        10. Jesus Christ Superstar/King Herod's Song
        11. Evita/Buenos Aires
        12. Cats/Jellicle Cats
        13. Sunset Boulevard/Sunset Boulevard
        14. Jesus Christ Superstar/Everything's Alright
        15. Cats/Mr. Mistoffelees
        16. Phantom of the Opera/Prima Donna
        17. Cats/The Jellicle Ball
        18. Jesus Christ Superstar/Jesus Christ Superstar

        Album Details

        Lovesongs, Ballads and Show Stoppers. 54 Tracks, Including Some Brand New Titles Released Here for the First Time.
        Sony Classical: Great Performances 1903-1998
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        • A touch of history....
        		 Sony Classical: Great Performances 1903-1998

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        ASIN: B00000K2EX
        Release Date: 1999-10-12

        Tracks:

        1. Il Barbiere di Siviglia: 'Largo Al Factotum'
        2. Mazurka In G Major, 'Obertass,' Op.19, No.1
        3. Contrasts For Violin, Clarinet And Piano: II. 'Piheno'
        4. String Quartet In C Minor, Op.18, No.4: IV. Allegro - Prestissimo
        5. Bachiana Brasileira No.5: Aria - Cantilena
        6. Violin Concerto In E Minor, Op. 64: Allegro Molto Vivace
        7. Rigoletto: 'La Donna E Mobile'
        8. String Quartet No.4: II. Prestissimo, Con Sordino
        9. Carnival Of The Animals: 'Fossils'
        10. Concerto For Violin And Orchestra: III. Rondo. Allegro Spirituoso
        11. Le tombeau de Couperin: I. Prelude
        12. Hermit Songs: 'The Desire For Hermitage'
        13. Variation 30 A 1 Clav. Quodlibet
        14. From 'Goldberg' Variations: Aria
        15. The Threepenny Opera: 'Mack The Knife'
        16. Symphony No. 36 In C Major, K. 425 'Linz': III. Menuetto - Trio
        17. Piano Concerto No. 21 In C Major: III. Allegro Vivace Assai
        18. Symphonie espagnole In D Minor, Op. 21: V. Rondo (Allegro)
        19. 'Battle Hymn Of The Republic'
        20. Madama Butterfly: 'Un Bel Di'

        Tracks:

        1. Le Sacre du printemps: 'Danse Sacrale'
        2. El Amor Brujo: 'Ritual Fire Dance'
        3. Rodeo (Four Hour Dance): 'Hoe-Down'
        4. Fugue In G Minor, BWV 578 'Little'
        5. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude No. 1 In C Major, BWV 846
        6. Syphony No. 8 In F Major, Op. 93: II. Allegretto Scherzando
        7. Slavonic Dance No. 8 In G Minor, Op. 46
        8. Symphony No.2 In C Minor 'Resurrection': IV. 'Urlicht'
        9. Chichester Psalms: I. Psalm 108
        10. Octet In E-Flat Major, Op.20: III. Scherzo: Allegro Ieggierissimo
        11. Etude In C-Sharp Minor, Op. 2, No.1
        12. Etude In A-Flat Major, Op. 72, No.11
        13. Concierto de Aranjuez: I. Allegro Con Spirito
        14. Karelia Suite, Op.11: III. Alla Marcia. Moderato
        15. Canzon Septimi Toni No.2
        16. Fanfare For The Common Man
        17. 'Beau Soir'
        18. Suite For Flute And Jazz Piano: 'Baroque And Blue'
        19. Piano Concerto No. 20 In D Minor, K. 466: III. Rondo. Allegro Assai
        20. Daphnis et Chloe: 'Danse Generale'

        Tracks:

        1. Eubie's Classical Rag
        2. Intermezzo In B Minor, Op. 119, No. 1
        3. III. Alegro
        4. Behind The Gardens - Behind The Wall - Under The Tree
        5. Perhaps Love
        6. Facades
        7. O mio babbino caro
        8. Passo pel prat
        9. III. Finale. Allegro
        10. I. Allegro
        11. Promenade (Walking The Dog)
        12. Sonata No.5 In D Major For Cello And Piano: III. Alegro fugato
        13. Turangalila II
        14. IV. Rondo alla Zingarese. Presto
        15. Mazurka In C Minor , Op. 56, No.3
        16. String Quartet In D Minor, Op. 56 'Voces intimae': II. Vivace
        17. Ch'ella mi creda libero e lontano

        Tracks:

        1. Main Theme From Star Wars
        2. Andante
        3. Salut d'amour, Op. 12
        4. Minuet
        5. Appalachia Waltz
        6. Appalachia Waltz
        7. Gershwin,
        8. All The Delights Of The Season
        9. Steam Engine
        10. Summon The Heros
        11. Prelude To Suite No. 1 In G Major
        12. Brunnhilde's Battle Cry
        13. Sonata In A Major
        14. A Suite For Strings: The Murder
        15. Flight Of The Bumblebee
        16. Prelude To Suite No. 3 IN E
        17. Libertango
        18. Angel (Lust)
        19. Theme From Schindler's List
        20. I. Allegro ben ritmato e deciso
        21. La donna e mobile
        22. Gymnopedie No. 3
        23. Song Of Peace

        Customer Reviews:

        5 out of 5 stars What I Bought From Sony Companies.......2005-08-20

        Bach, Goldberg Variations, Gould, Haydn, L. Mozart, Hummel, Wynton Marsalis, Leppard, Joseph Haydn, Walter (Japanese), Mozart Piano Concertos & Rondos, Murray Perahia, Mozart Quartets by Ax, Stern, Laredo, and Ma, Mozart Concerto Violin, Zukerman, Chopin, Concertos Piano, Gilels, Ormandy, Watts, Schippers, Bruckner, L'Archibudelli, Johannes Brahms, Gould, Brahms, Stern, Trios and Quartets, Brahms, Ax, Ma, Bizet, Carmen and L'Arlesienne suites, Bernstein, Dvorak, Herbert, Ma, Masur, Faure, Quartets, Ax, Stern, Laredo, Ma, Janacek, String Quartets, Alban Berg, Lyric Suite, Juilliard String Quartet, Copland Collection, Debussy, nocturnes, Upshaw, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Canteloube, John Williams Plays Barrios, Ligeti Edition, Claude Bolling, suites and such Jazz, 4 CDs, Joshua Bell, Bernstein, West Side Story. Albert, Bartok, Bloch, Ma, Zinman, John McLaughlin, Concerto for Guitar, and with Katia Labeque, Kathleen Battle.Wynton Marsalis, Baroque Duet,Kathleen Battle Jean-Pierre Rampal in Concert, Bobby McFerrin paper music, with Yo-Yo Ma in Hush, Katia & Marielle Labeque, Love of Colours, Wynton Marsalis, Baroque Music for Trumpets, and Elliot Goldenthal, Fire Water Paper, A Vietnam Oratorio.
        I list these because I am trying to figure out what of value is in the Columbia, CBS, and Sony sound legacy in case they come back to the U.S. and revive classical music recording in this country.
        Duane Crawford

        4 out of 5 stars Strange interpretation of "classical".......2005-01-17

        I bought this CD because it contained some songs I was having a hard time finding elsewhere, such as Passo pel prat, Chants d'Auvergne sung by Fredrica Von Stade. However, some of the songs on this CD do not seem to belong e.g. all three songs by John Williams, Mack the Knife, Barbra Streisand, and the Psycho Murder Theme for starters, and many more.

        I gave the CD 4 stars only because I was happy that I was able to find a few somewhat rare tracks.

        3 out of 5 stars An interesting mix..........2002-05-18

        This is a sampler in the truest meaning of the word. I bought this 4 CD work primarly for two tracks, but also because I was interested to see what else was out there without investing a fortune in CD's I wouldn't like! I was surprised by the wide diversity of music ranging from true classical and jazz to contemporary compositions and interpretations.

        While I find some tracks divine (Williams's _Schindler's List_), I find other tracks unsettling (_Beau Soir_ performed by Barbra Streisand). But when you are trying to span 100 years of music, you will (and should) encounter all tastes and styles. Overall, I really enjoy listening to this set. My only regret is that I don't have a CD changer...

        5 out of 5 stars A touch of history...........2002-01-28

        An exceptional set. The history of music making of the 20th century in 4 CDs. Even from the first track with Giuseppe Campanari and Charles Adams Prince you can see that people put much time in collecting the best interpretations and putting together an amazing collection. Other highlights include the "Mack The Knife" with Lotte Lenya, the Bachiana Brasileiras, The Fanfare For The Common Man with LSO conducted by the composer and so many more. An undespiuted *****

        5 out of 5 stars A touch of history...........2002-01-28

        An exceptional set. The history of music making of the 20th century in 4 CDs. Even from the first track with Giuseppe Campanari and Charles Adams Prince you can see that people put much time in collecting the best interpretations and putting together an amazing collection. Other highlights include the "Mack The Knife" with Lotte Lenya, the Bachiana Brasileiras, The Fanfare For The Common Man with LSO conducted by the composer and so many more. An undespiuted FIVE STARS
        Sacred Music Complete
        Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
        • great, great!!!
        • ALL THE MUSIC YOU EVER NEED!!
        		 Sacred Music Complete
        Purcell , King , and Kings Consort
        Manufacturer: Hyperion UK
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

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        ASIN: B00006RHQJ
        Release Date: 2002-12-10

        Customer Reviews:

        5 out of 5 stars great, great!!!.......2006-12-05

        This is the way ,I think, Purcell should sound. No pomp and surcomstance but only great music.

        5 out of 5 stars ALL THE MUSIC YOU EVER NEED!!.......2003-05-23

        This boxed set is by far one of the best purchases I have ever made. As a Purcell freak, this hits every button I have. The cast of characters include the inequitable Robert King, New College Choir, Bowman, and a host of other venerable persons. Likewise the attention to period performance of these works makes it an essential addition to the library of any serious anglophile/Musicologist etc. Now if only the Britten Realizations of all Purcell's songs could be recorded alongside the originals! You will Love this set!
        Great American Piano I, Volume VII
        Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
        • KEYBOARD FIREWORKS BUT FUZZY SOUND
        • KEYBOARD FIREWORKS BUT FUZZY SOUND
        		 Great American Piano I, Volume VII

        Manufacturer: Angel Records
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

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        All Works by GottschalkAll Works by Gottschalk | Gottschalk, Louis Moreau | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
        FantasiesFantasies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
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        ASIN: B000002SNQ
        Release Date: 1992-11-03

        Tracks:

        1. The Union
        2. Danza
        3. Pasquinade
        4. The Last Hope
        5. Le Bananier
        6. Bamboula
        7. The Banjo
        8. Souvenir of Puerto Rico
        9. Creole Eyes
        10. Midnight in Seville
        11. Tournament Galop
        12. Polka in B Flat
        13. Grand Scherzo
        14. Mazurk in f#
        15. Bercuese-Cradle Song
        16. Battle Cry of Freedom-Grand Caprice de Concert

        Customer Reviews:

        4 out of 5 stars KEYBOARD FIREWORKS BUT FUZZY SOUND.......2000-03-29

        LEONARD PENNARIO IS A VIRTUOSO AT THE KEYBOARD BUT NOT VERY WELL KNOWN IN THE GENERAL CLASSICAL SCENE. HIS NAME DOES NOT CARRY THE SAME RECOGNITION AS WATTS, ASHKENAZY, RICHTER OR AX BUT HIS PLAYING IS AS FLUID AND EXPRESSIVE. I GIVE HIM A LOT OF CREDIT FOR FOCUSING HIS TALENTS ON THIS LESSER KNOWN AMERICAN COMPOSER (HE HAS 2 ALBUMS ON THE ANGEL LABEL WITH THE MUSIC OF GOTTSCHALK) AND I'VE YET TO HEAR THE COMPOSER PLAYED WITH MORE FIRE AND BRILLIANCE. THE BOMBAST OF "THE UNION", "BAMBULA" AND "THE BANJO" ARE NICELY BALANCED BY THE TENDERNESS OF "THE DYING POET", "CRADLE SONG" AND "DANZA". THE PIANISM IS FLAWLESS YET THE RECORDING CAN SOUND FUZZY AND EVEN HARSH AT TIMES. DESPITE THE ACOUSTIC SHORTCOMINGS, THE 2 DISCS IN THE SERIES ARE A GREAT INTRODUCTION TO "AMERICA'S FIRST MUSICAL SUPERSTAR" AND THE LINER NOTES OFFER A FINE SYNOPSIS OF THE COMPOSER'S FASCINATING LIFE AND WORK.

        4 out of 5 stars KEYBOARD FIREWORKS BUT FUZZY SOUND.......2000-03-29

        LEONARD PENNARIO IS A VIRTUOSO AT THE KEYBOARD BUT NOT VERY WELL KNOWN IN THE GENERAL CLASSICAL SCENE. HIS NAME DOES NOT CARRY THE SAME RECOGNITION AS WATTS, ASHKENAZY, RICHTER OR AX BUT HIS PLAYING IS AS FLUID AND EXPRESSIVE. I GIVE HIM A LOT OF CREDIT FOR FOCUSING HIS TALENTS ON THIS LESSER KNOWN AMERICAN COMPOSER (HE HAS 2 ALBUMS ON THE ANGEL LABEL WITH THE MUSIC OF GOTTSCHALK) AND I'VE YET TO HEAR THE COMPOSER PLAYED WITH MORE FIRE AND BRILLIANCE. THE BOMBAST OF "THE UNION", "BAMBULA" AND "THE BANJO" ARE NICELY BALANCED BY THE TENDERNESS OF "THE DYING POET", "CRADLE SONG" AND "DANZA". THE PIANISM IS FLAWLESS YET THE RECORDING CAN SOUND FUZZY AND EVEN HARSH AT TIMES. DESPITE THE ACOUSTIC SHORTCOMINGS, THE 2 DISCS IN THE SERIES ARE A GREAT INTRODUCTION TO "AMERICA'S FIRST MUSICAL SUPERSTAR" AND THE LINER NOTES OFFER A FINE SYNOPSIS OF THE COMPOSER'S FASCINATING LIFE AND WORK.
        Warren M. Swenson: Battle Pieces
        Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
        • A Creative Programming Idea Gone Awry
        		 Warren M. Swenson: Battle Pieces

        Manufacturer: Albany Records
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

        Foster, StephenFoster, Stephen | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
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        ASIN: B0000C7PTD
        Release Date: 2003-09-30

        Customer Reviews:

        3 out of 5 stars A Creative Programming Idea Gone Awry.......2003-10-01

        The notion behind the program on this CD was a wonderful one. As a pendant to a new song cycle by Warren M. Swenson set to Civil War poems by Walt Whitmen, George Shirley, tenor, and William Bolcom, pianist, record eleven popular songs from the period surrounding the Civil War including familiar favorites as 'Oh, Dem Golden Slippers,' 'My Old Kentucky Home,' and some rare songs like the Creole folk song 'Michieu Banjo' and Henry Russell's 'The Maniac.' But there are two things wrong with the final product. First, the song cycle of twelve songs, although set to stirring, evocative poetry, is pedestrian and in a pale faux-Ives style. Second, and sad to hear, is the deterioration of the nearly 70-year-old Shirley's once glorious voice. He was, in his day, an intelligent singer with a beautiful voice that he could use to do just about anything he wished. I remember a riveting 'Salome' Herod only ten years or so ago. He still sings with immaculate musicianship and intelligence and his accompanist, the redoubtable composer/pianist William Bolcom gives him formidable support, but the voice splays and wobbles under pressure and it becomes painful to listen to it.

        The booklet notes and recorded sound are exemplary.

        But my advice is to avoid this issue unless you really want to hear Swenson's songs; this is likely to be their only recording.
        The Magic of Andrew Lloyd Webber, Vol. 1
        Average customer rating: Not rated
          		The Magic of Andrew Lloyd Webber, Vol. 1

          Manufacturer: Madacy
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

          GeneralGeneral | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music
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          GeneralGeneral | Soundtracks | Styles | Music
          ASIN: B0002DAKLO
          Release Date: 1994-01-01

          Tracks:

          1. Phantom Of The Opera: Main Theme
          2. Phantom Of The Opera: Music Of The Night
          3. Evita: Don't Cry For Me Argentina
          4. Evita: Another Suitcase
          5. Barcelona 1992 Olympic Theme: Amigos Para Siempre
          6. Jesus Christ Superstar: Everything's All Right
          7. Jesus Christ Superstar: I Don't Know How To Love Him
          8. Jesus Christ Superstar: Main Theme
          9. Cats: Gus The Theater Cat
          10. Cats: Macavity The Mystery Cat
          11. Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat: Any Dream Will Do
          12. Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat: One More Angel In Heaven

          Product Description

          Lloyd Webber: Phantom of the Opera; Cats

          Music Info:

          1. Animal (F**k like a Beast)
          2. Askengris
          3. Back 2 Back Hits
          4. Beyond the Graves
          5. Black Daze
          6. Blind Sink [Import]
          7. Chant de l'Exile [Import]
          8. Coup de Grace [Import]
          9. Damage [Explicit Lyrics] [Import]
          10. Death Shall Rise

          Music Info

          music info

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