Reason Why? [Import]

Reason Why? [Import]

Track Listings

1. Woman in Disguise

2. Never Give Up

3. Waiting, Hating

4. Reason Why

5. Nobody Was Saved

6. Geordies Wife

7. Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

8. 42nd Street

9. Burglar

10. Solidarity

11. As the Passion

12. Young Punk

13. Where We Started

Tracks:

Fold Your Wings [From Glamorous Night] - Mary Ellis, Trefor Jones
Glamorous Night [From Glamorous Night] - Mary Ellis
When the Gipsy Played [From Glamorous Night] - Mary Ellis
Far Away in Shanty Town [From Glamorous Night] - Elisabeth Welch
Girl I Knew [From Glamorous Night] - Elisabeth Welch
Shine Through My Dreams [From Glamorous Night] - The Drury Land Theatre Orchestra, Trefor Jones, Charles Prentice
Selection [From Crest of the Wave] - The Drury Land Theatre Orchestra, Charles Prentice
Rose of England [From Crest of the Wave] - Edgar Elmes
If You Only Knew [From Crest of the Wave] - Dorothy Dickson
Why Isn't It You [From Crest of the Wave] - Walter Crisham, Dorothy Dickson
Haven of Your Heart [From Crest of the Wave] - The Drury Land Theatre Orchestra, Oliver Gilbert
Waltz of My Heart [From the Dancing Years] - Mary Ellis, Ivor Novello
Wings of Sleep [From the Dancing Years] - Mary Ellis, Oliver Gilbert, Ivor Novello
My Life Belongs to You [From the Dancing Years] - Mary Ellis, Dunston Hart
I Can Give You the Starlight [From the Dancing Years] - Mary Ellis
My Dearest Dear [From the Dancing Years] - Mary Ellis, Ivor Novello
Primrose [From the Dancing Years] - Roma Beaumont
Leap Year Waltz [From the Dancing Years] - The Drury Land Theatre Orchestra
Three Ballet Tunes [From the Dancing Years] - The Drury Land Theatre Orchestra, Charles Prentice

Tracks:

Selection [From Perchance to Dream] - Harry Acres
We'll Gather Lilacs [From Perchance to Dream] - Muriel Barron, Oliver Gilbert
Woman's Heart [From Perchance to Dream] - Muriel Barron, Ivor Novello
Curtsy to the King [From Perchance to Dream] - Roma Beaumont
Love Is My Reason [From Perchance to Dream] - Muriel Barron
Highwayman Love [From Perchance to Dream] - Olive Gibert, Male Chorus
This Is My Wedding Day [From Perchance to Dream] - Harry Acres, Muriel Barron
Selection: King's Rhapsody [From King's Rhapsody] - Peter Yorke
Someday My Heart Will Awake/Take Your Girl [From King's Rhapsody] - Oliver Gilbert, Vanessa Lee, Chorus
Fly Home Little Heart/The Mayor of Perpignan/The Gates of Paradise ... - Philis Dare, Oliver Gilbert, Vanessa Lee, Dennis Martin
Mountian Dove/If This Were Love/The Violin Began to Play [From ...] - Vanessa Lee, Larry Mandon, Dennis Martin
Violin Began to Play [From King's Rhapsody] - Vanessa Lee
Gates of Paradise [From King's Rhapsody] - Oliver Gilbert, Vanessa Lee, Dennis Martin
Someday My Heart Will Awake [From King's Rhapsody] - Vanessa Lee
Coronation Scene and Finale [From King's Rhapsody] - Harry Acres, , Oliver Gilbert, Vanessa Lee, Chorus
Selection of Ivor Novello Melodies: Glamorous Night (Intro)/Shine ... - Peter Yorke

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Stunning Collection of Unbelievable Material.......2006-07-27

What a great collection of original material.

Shame about the skimpy and sycophantic liner notes.

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Some Excellent Songs; Performances That Try One's Patience

New American Song Cycles

Manufacturer: Albany Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0001XAQBO
Release Date: 2004-04-27

Tracks:

My Antonia: Landscape-From the Train - Margo Garrett
My Antonia: Antonia - Margo Garrett
My Antonia: Landscape II-Winter - Margo Garrett
My Antonia: The Hired Girls - Margo Garrett
My Antonia: Landscape III-Prairie Spring - Margo Garrett
My Antonia: Antonia in the Field - Margo Garrett
My Antonia: Landscape IV-Sunset - Margo Garrett
Figments: Gravity - Daron Hagen
Figments: Why We Have Cats - Daron Hagen
Figments: The End of Daylignt Savings Time - Daron Hagen
Figments: Zoo Prepares to Adopt Metric System - Daron Hagen
Figments: Lines After Marianne Moore - Daron Hagen
Figments: Deer in Mist and Almonds - Daron Hagen
Figments: The Poetry of Sausages: Morcilla - Daron Hagen
Vita Brevis: Lullaby - Paul Morvec
Vita Brevis: My Heart Leaps - Paul Morvec
Vita Brevis: Mezzo Cammin - Paul Morvec
Vita Brevis: The Coming of Wisdom With Time - Paul Morvec
Vita Brevis: In Remembrance - Paul Morvec
Another Reason Why I Don't Keep a Gun in the House: Desire - Tom Cipullo
Another Reason Why I Don't Keep a Gun in the House: Embrace - Tom Cipullo
Another Reason Why I Don't Keep a Gun in the House: Cancer - Tom Cipullo
Another Reason Why I Don't Keep a Gun in the House: Flames - Tom Cipullo
Another Reason Why I Don't Keep a Gun in the House: Putting Down ... - Tom Cipullo
Another Reason Why I Don't Keep a Gun in the House: Another Reason Why - Tom Cipullo

Customer Reviews:

Some Excellent Songs; Performances That Try One's Patience.......2004-07-16

I yield to no one in my respect and admiration for tenor Paul Sperry's service to contemporary American song-writing. I have heard him in live recitals more times that I can count because of this dedication to the furtherance of songs by American composers. He has commissioned and premièred innumerable songs from upwards of thirty American composers. Further, he has such excellent diction that he has served American poets as well, since one can understand almost everything he sings without reference to a printed text. Never blessed with a beautiful voice, he has managed his meager vocal endowment with brains, guts and art. The songs on this CD deserve to heard and one expects they might not have been heard at all if it weren't for Sperry's efforts. Still, the time has come for him to stop singing. The voice has of late become too much of a chore to listen to; he too often sings well under pitch especially in his upper range, and when singing above a mezzo-forte the voice too often becomes a squawl.

As to the music recorded here, some of the songs are really quite enjoyable and one can only hope that others will take them up. I'm sure that is Sperry's hope, too; he certainly has given his time, effort and money to promote this kind of music, including several recordings on the Albany label. On this disc I'd single out the witty songs of Daron Hagen, set to laugh-out-loud funny poems by Alice Wirth Gray. Sample text from 'Why We Have Cats': "That bitch, the woman/who lived next door,/took it on the lam/to Arizona and left/five cats...What did she think life was: a Learning Experience?" Hagen's music underlines the humor in tonal but unexpected harmonies. Libby Larsen's song cycle 'My Antonía,' gently set to words from the Willa Cather novel, traces changes in the landscape over a year's time. Sample: from 'Prairie Spring' - "The larks...singing straight at the sun." Paul Moravec's 'Vita Brevis,' set to lyrics of Wordsworth, James Agee, Yeats, Anonymous and Mr Moravec himself, illustrates the cycle's envoi by Carlyle, 'One life: a gleam of time between two eternities.' The music, to my ears, is a generic and unmemorable. Paul Cipullo's 'Another Reason Why I Don't Keep a Gun in the House,' to poems by the current U.S. poet laureate, Billy Collins, is set to delectable post-impressionist Rorem-esque music. Sperry underlines Collins's felicitous turns of phrase [e.g. in 'Flames,' about Smokey the Bear: 'He is sick of dispensing/warnings to the careless,/the half-wit camper,/the dumbbell hiker.'] which are mirrored slyly in Cipullo's accompaniment. In the cycle's title song, Cipullo unexpectedly and wittily quotes the Scherzo of Beethoven's First Symphony. Sperry is accompanied expertly at the piano in each song cycle by its composer, except for the Larsen cycle where the pianist is Margo Garrett.

In summary, buy this CD for the mostly worthwhile songs, and try to ignore the difficulties with Sperry's vocal estate.

TT=59:37

Scott Morrison

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English is an asset and a drawback
You Will Love Opera After Hearing Carmen In English
A wholly credible "Carmen" -- finally!
I love Carmen!

Carmen (Sung in English)
Bizet , Bardon , Gavin , Plazas , Magee , and Parry
Manufacturer: Chandos
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ASIN: B00007JGRN
Release Date: 2003-03-11

Tracks:

Prelude
In The Plaza
Just Look At That Delicious Morsel
Here Come Our New Soldier Boys
Jose! There Was A Girl Here Looking For You Just Now
Off With You Old Soldier Boys
Corporal! Sir!
We Have Heard The Bell Summon Us To Meet Here
Ah, Just Look!
But Why Hasn't She Come, Our Carmencita?
Love's A Bird Wild As Any Rebel
Carmen! We Will Follow You High And Low!
The Cheek Of It!
Give Me News Of My Mother!
Your Dear Mother And I Were Leaving Church This Morning
I See My Mother's Face!
Wait A Moment - I'm Going To Read The Letter
Come And Help
So, Corporal: Tell Me What Happened
Well, Carmencita: What Do You Have To Say For Yourself?
Where Are You Taking Me?
There's An Old Bar In The City
Careful - It's Lieutenant!
Entr'acte
From Far Away Mysterious Sounds
Bravo, Bravo! More! Keep Dancing!
Hurrah! Hurrah! The Torero!
Who's That? It's Escamillo, The Bullfighter From Granada
Hurrah! Hurrah! The Torero!
You're Most Kind
We'll Come With You, Senor Torero
Toreador, Be Ready!
At Last! We Got Rid Of Them As Quickly As We Could
There's A Little Job That We're Starting!
Being In Love Is Not A Reason

Tracks:

To Bid You Welcome To Our Bar
La La La La La La La La...
Back To Camp!... Go At Once!
That Flow'r You Threw To Me I Treasured
No, It's Not Love At All!
Hello! Carmen!
Lieutenant Fair, It's True
The Sky Above The Open Road
Entr'acte
Keep Going, Dear Old Friend, Kep Going!
Right! Let's Stop For A While
Shuffle! Cut Them!
In Vain You Would Avoid The Bitter Things They're Saying
You're Back!
As For That Man, It Should Be Easy!
Is This The Place?
I Say That There's Nothing To Fear
It's Him! I'm Sure It's Him Over There!
Escamillo Is My Name, And I Come From Granada
She Had A Lover Here
Hola! Hola! Jose!
You Should Take Care, Carmen
Alas! Jose, Your Mother Is Ill
Entr'acte
A Few Cuartos! A Few Cuartos!
Here They Come! Here They Come!
If You Love Me, Carmen
It's You! It's Me!
Viva! Viva! What A Corrida!

Customer Reviews:

English is an asset and a drawback.......2004-07-20

The best thing about this recording of Carmen is the libretto. Conductor David Parry penned this facile and dramatic English translation. He avoids the pitfalls of literal translation to achieve an idiomatic flow that matches the rhythm of the original lyrics. I use this as a reference libretto for any of the French Carmens.

Unfortunately, the performance suffers from being sung in English. The singers declaim their parts with such proper British diction that Carmen comes across as a school marm. The spoken dialog is delivered beat for deliberate beat and is dripping with reverb. It makes the plaza, tavern and mountain pass all sound like a sewer pipe.

This is a good first Carmen for someone trying to understand the work. The libretto itself is a good investment for further listening. For an enjoyable performance with an emphasis on character and action, I recommend Regina Resnik on the London Double Decker set.

You Will Love Opera After Hearing Carmen In English.......2004-02-09

What a perfect introduction to opera. This newly released recording will surely get you hooked into opera. Carmen, a French opera by Georges Bizet, is the most recognizable and most popular in the opera world. It's famous melodies- the overture, the Habanera, The Toreador Song have all been featured in everything from cellular phone ring tones to Superbowl Commercial (last year's Superbowl with The "Opera In English" label has been making Italian operas into English for a number of years now. Also on the market are Verdi's La Traviata in English (with soprano Valerie Masterson as Violetta) Handel's Julius Caesar with Janet Baker and even Wagner's epic Ring Of The Nibeling sung in English. This is a terrific recording and I highly recommend it if you want to get into opera. Listen to this version first and then try the real, original French version Bizet had written. Patricia Bardon is sensational, sexy and dramatic as Carmen.

The real strength of this version is the dynamic drama. With the advantage of being sung in English, we get better insight on characters' emotions and motives, and we understand the drama a lot better. Carmen is all about great drama. Bizet drew the plot from the French writer Prosper Merimee's dark short story. Carmen is the ultimate femme fatale- a devil-may-care, sexy Gypsy living in Spain, seduces the conservatively raised soldier Don Jose, stealing him away from his fiancee, the passive Micaela, living a life of underground smuggling and rowdy taverns. "Habanera" and "The Gypsy Song and Dance" are very expressive of Carmen's extraordinarily liberal lifestyle. Don Jose, however, has fallen deeply in love- as he shows us in his song/aria "The Flower Song". But Carmen soon becomes tired of his constancy. Don Jose wants a committed, monogamous relationship with Carmen. But Carmen will not submit to love, since she is first and foremost a carnal creature. Eventually, she falls for the handsome Toreador Escamillo. Don Jose, consumed by jealousy, stabs Carmen at a bullfight after Carmen declares her love for Escamillo and rejects Don Jose's love. Don Jose's crazed, obscessive personality shines through in the English version as well. This tragedy has been done in English before so don't think this is the first time. Back in the 50's, there was a film, starring black actors "Carmen Jones" which was treated the same way as this opera- more like an English Broadway musical and with the dubbed singing voice of Marilyn Horne as Carmen. All in all, this recording is excellent.

A wholly credible "Carmen" -- finally!.......2003-09-17

This recording really sells "Carmen" as a drama. Although I have two other recordings of this opera and have seen it performed several times, it never quite worked for me dramatically. But thanks to the fine performances, conducting, and translation here, I've become a "Carmen" convert. Producing a good English-language performance of a foreign opera, especially a warhorse like "Carmen," is much more difficult than it might appear. You need performers who not only can sing the parts (of course) but also can sing *English* and make it halfway intelligible and make it sound like English and make it dramatically convincing to English-speakers. The singers on this recording do an excellent job all around. Don't be put off if you don't recognize their names -- they are up to the task musically and (especially) in their acting. Admittedly, as with *all* English-language recordings, some passages are very hard to understand without reading along, but most of the time the words are clear and effective. I would recommend this recording to any opera beginner or opera lover, even those who normally turn up their noses at performances in translation.

I love Carmen!.......2003-08-15

I do. I can think of no other opera with more melodic inventiveness, and few others with so sure a dramatic pulse. Carmen is popular and it thrills me to say that it is also a very good opera - not always true of popular things.

And what of this recording? Carmen sits well in English, so it is good to hear in translation, although some of the detais in the text jar. Escamillo refers to Jose as "my dear", which sounds rather peculiar, and the guide's line to Micaela: "it's not exactly inviting, is it?" sounds distinctly Middle England rather than Rural Spain. Some of the performers, not least Carmen herself, make the words work, although there are long tracts, especially with the chorus, where the language is distinctly indistinct.

The soloists are, by and large, strong. Patricia Bardon's deep, Handel-friendly voice adapts well to Carmen and she colours the music with phenomenal detail, sounding sexy and provocative from the start with an edge of pride and anger that emerges as the show goes on. She is out of her depth above the stave, though, and some extra top notes in the second act don't show her off to her best advantage. I have previously said that Julian Gavin is poorly served by recordings, though here he sounds much more even and gives a thrilling and musical performance (but his wooden spoken lines let him down). Mary Plazas is a lovely Micaela, rich-voiced and sincere (and word-perfect), but Garry Magee sounds miscast as Escamillo, lacking the ballast at the bottom of the voice to do justice to this tricky role.

The supporting cast is good (Mary Hegarty seems to do nothing but Frasquita these days!) but the really treasurable thing is the conducting. Stepping out of Italian Ottocento, David Parry turns his hand to this French Comedie with an appropriate lightness of touch. His pacing and handling of the set pieces is exemplary and the enrtractes go with a real swing.

Tracks:

Woman in Disguise
Never Give Up
Waiting, Hating
Reason Why
Nobody Was Saved
Geordies Wife
Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
42nd Street
Burglar
Solidarity
As the Passion
Young Punk
Where We Started

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Limited edition digipak reissue of the UK punk's fifth studio album, recorded in 1984. 22 tracks including live versions of 'Leave Me Alone', 'Liddle Towers' and 'White Riot'. 1992 release.

Come on Down!/The Reason Why I'm Talking S--t

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Come on Down!/The Reason Why I'm Talking S--t
Eddie Harris
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ASIN: B000BPPVQW
Release Date: 2006-01-17

Tracks:

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Live Right Now
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Fooltish
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Eddie Atlantic

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Ennio Morricone or Alain Silvestri
A complement to the movie which does not stand alone so well
soundtrack , the mexcian
Great Soundtrack for a good movie
Hot Fun

The Mexican

Manufacturer: Decca U.S.
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The Mexican
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ASIN: B000059T84
Release Date: 2001-02-27

Tracks:

Main Title
Blame Shifting
Oye
These Boots are Made for Walkin' - Nancy Sinatra
10% Clint
Leroy's Morning
Why Can't We Be Friends
Want Our Life Back
Frank's Dead
You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You - Dean Martin
Jerry & Ted To Pawn
The Mexican
Airport
The Safety Dance - Men Without Hats
El Cable
Margolese Compound
Where's My Stuff
Thieves
A Good F'ing Reason
It's Cursed, that Gun
Oye, Oye
A Miracle
The Mexican - End Credits Medley

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Having pulled often-stellar duty in both genres for many a year, film-scoring vet Alan Silvestri should know if the show-biz adage that drama is easy, it's comedy that's hard is true. For the Brad Pitt/Julia Roberts comic-romantic adventure The Mexican (the title refers to an antique pistol that must be smuggled back across the border), Silvestri taps a little of his recent history--and some sage genre insight--to conjure up a breezy, playful score that evokes everything from Leone's Dollars trilogy and traditional Mexican folk music to pastoral jazz flourishes and club kitsch. But a decidedly Morricone-meets-Bacharach sensibility prevails throughout, with the composer often lovingly tweaking the familiar banjo, harmonica, and choral clichés of the spaghetti Western into music that is refreshing even as it is strangely familiar. A handful of pop songs adds another layer of loopiness to the proceedings--especially the remix of Men Without Hats' chestnut from the early 1980s, "The Safety Dance," and the sprightly "El Cable" by Mexican exotica master Esquivel. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

Ennio Morricone or Alain Silvestri.......2004-06-11

Alain Silvestri did a great job. He choose the songs' melodies sounds like the Spagetti Western Movies' great composer Ennio Morricone's unforgettable Spagetti Western movie themes. The Main Title and The Mexican songs are the great example ones. Also "Where is my staff" too. "Thieves" is another one of the greatest. And list goes on.. I love Ennio's songs that's why i love this soundtrack. If you love Ennio's stuffs too this soundtrack give you all you need.
Many of the soundtracks don't have every songs. So you have to find the other songs anywhere. For God's shake The Mexican is not an example oof this. This is not just a Soundtrack. IT'S a SCORE and a SOUNDTRACK. You can find the MOVIE SONGS and THE OTHER lyrical songs in this soundtrack. This is it's other plus too.

A complement to the movie which does not stand alone so well.......2002-05-27

I thought the sound track to the movie was a great complement to it but after I bought it I felt that it did not stand up by itself very well. Its themes seemed too short and disjointed. But, I plan to play it on my CD player in random mode along with other CD's. Then I think it can complement the music it is interspersed with - depending on the music.

soundtrack , the mexcian.......2001-04-22

the starting theme song, is the my all time favourite, watch the movie, and u'll know y.

Great Soundtrack for a good movie.......2001-03-06

The Soundtrack for "The Mexican" is not necessarily one of the greatest soundtracks ever made, but it does capture the essence of the movie. The distinguishable guitar plucks and the internitten catchy songs are great. Overall...if you liked the movie, you should like the soundtrack.

Hot Fun.......2001-03-06

Hot Fun is the best way to describe the soundtrack to The Mexican. It's fast paced, boisterous, and makes for great listening on any type of trip. Be prepared for drives to the grocery store to become a lot more exciting! The mix of vocal and instrumental selections add to the versatility of the disk and give it a unique flavor. Even if you haven't seen the movie, this CD would be a great addition to any CD collection!

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English Operetta, Beautifully Sung

Ivor Novello Songs

Manufacturer: Chandos
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ASIN: B0001CNRAW
Release Date: 2002-03-23

Tracks:

Some Day My Heart Will Awake [From King's Rhapsody]
Primrose [From the Dancing Years]
Love Is My Reason [From Perchance to Dream]
Dark Music [From Arc de Triomphe]
Little Damozel
When the Gypsy Played [From Glamorous Night]
On Such a Night as This [From Gay's the Word]
Fly Home, Little Heart [From King's Rhapsody]
Keep the Home Fires Burning ('Till the Boys Come Home)
Music in May [From "Careless Rapture"]
Violin Began to Play [From King's Rhapsody]
Spring of the Year
My Dearest Dear [From the Dancing Years]
Finder, Please Return [From Gay's the Word]
Look in My Heart [From "Valley of Song"]
When I Curtsied to the King [From Perchance to Dream]
We'll Gather Lilacs [From Perchance to Dream]
Fairy Laughter
Glamorous Night [From Glamorous Night]
Why Is There Ever Goodbye? [From Careless Rapture]

Customer Reviews:

English Operetta, Beautifully Sung.......2006-10-25

For those that love operetta, most think of Vienese operettas of Johann Strauss Sr and Jr, Lehar, etc and the American Operettas of Romberg and Victor Herbert, etc. Just a bit later there was an English exponent of the form, one Ivor Novello, who was a contemporary of Noel Coward, who wrote the most glorious Romantic songs. This CD, absolutely gloriously sung is a wonderful place to start an exploration of this remarkable composer who also performed in all his shows, in non singing roles. England has through the years produced a number of wonderful sopranos who have specialized in the light opera genre. June Bronhill dominated the 1960s and 70s. Marilyn Hill Smith is her heir aparant, blessed with the most ravishing soprano, full and rich across the range, with a radiant top that rivals Joan Sutherland. Her performance of Bernstein's Glitter and Be Gay on Jay records version of Candide is one of my favorites. This CD is my favorite Marilyn Hill Smith recording. I haul it out when I have been very good and deserving of a special treat. If you are not familiar with the glorious melodies of Ivor Novello, start here, you won't be sorry.

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from Solo Piano Publications

Phillip Schroeder: Music for Piano

Manufacturer: Capstone
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ASIN: B0009HLCWY
Release Date: 2005-05-31

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from Solo Piano Publications.......2006-05-05

Phillip Schroeder's "Music for Piano" is a contemporary classical album of original piano solos that are played to perfection on a Bosendorfer Imperial Grand by Jeri-Mae G. Astolfi. Minimalistic, atmospheric, and evocative, these pieces are sonic paintings that invite the listener to sit back and listen with eyes closed, letting the imagination go where it may. There is so much open space in the music, that the sounds between the notes become as important as the notes that are actually played. A music professor at Henderson State University in Arkansas, Schroeder has a rich and varied musical background that includes composing for orchestra and wind ensembles, experimental improvisation, and piano performance. Ms Astolfi is a piano and music theory teacher, also at Henderson State University, and has worked with Schroeder on previous projects; she obviously really understands his music.

Of the nineteen tracks, the first twelve are from a collection appropriately titled "Twelve Pieces for Piano." These pieces are mostly quite short, ranging from 35 seconds to 3 1/2 minutes. Without subtitles, the listener is free to imagine what these nuggets are about or to simply savor the meditative sounds for what they are. Most of the pieces are very spare, somewhat dark, and quiet. #4 is a 35 second romp up and down the keyboard - light and fun. #5 has a bell-like quality, and #8 is darkly mysterious. #9 is very agitated while #10 is more of a whisper. The twelve pieces are varied and intricate, and always interesting. "No Reason Why" is much longer and more developed, maintaining the quiet, meditative feeling - very tranquil! "Floating" is one of the most open of the pieces with sustained chords that really do float, along with atmospheric glissandos on the piano strings that suggest distant thunder - very effective. "From The Shadows of Angels" is even more open, and at almost eight minutes in length, it becomes like a cozy dream that weaves in and out of consciousness. The last four pieces are a collection called "Moons," with one piece for each phase of the moon. "New" suggests twinkling stars against a very dark sky with lots of space between the stars; "First" also sparkles, but is more complex; "Full" is graceful and more melodic; and "Last" suggests that something may be fading away or ending.

"Music For Piano" is an outstanding collection of experimental piano works. Much of the music is abstract and discordant, but it is never jarring or difficult to listen to. Both cerebral and expressive, I'm sure this CD won't collect dust on my shelf!

Dargomyzhsky & Cui: Romances (Art Songs - Lieder)

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Dargomyzhsky & Cui: Romances (Art Songs - Lieder)

Manufacturer: Russian Disc
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ASIN: B000001LNN
Release Date: 1994-09-08

Tracks:

I'm Sad
His Hair Is Light Brown
Estrangement
I Still Love Him
Without Thinking, Without Reason
The Garden
I'll Tell Nobody
The Sierra-Nevada Is Covered With Fog
I'm In Love, My Belle
I Loved You
Lilyeta
Christ Has Risen
The Night Is Still
Tu And Vous
The Burnt Letter
The Tsarskoy Selo's Statue
Yearning
If Life Decieves You
I Loved You
I Touched A Flower
The Cloud
I Remember One Evening
It Was Getting To Dark
Why Is It So, My Darling
The Lilacs Wither Here
My Mischievous Girl
A Dream

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The Reason Why
David Feder
Manufacturer: Saltwaterblue Productions
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Blues | Styles | Music

General | Jazz | Styles | Music

General | Blues | Indie Music | Stores | Music

General | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music
ASIN: B0000E6GPW
Release Date: 1998-11-11

Tracks:

Baby
Saltwater
Captain Captain
The Railway
Swing Out Momma
Go with what you Got
Poison Pillow
Love Games
Blues for Cosmo
The Reason Why
My Every Love

Album Description

"If you don't want to hit the dance floor, something's wrong!" Someone once said that writing about music is comparable to dancing about architecture. There's no way to convey through the written word just how good the performances on "The Reason Why" are; I can only suggest that you get the CD and find out for your self. If you like cool jazz, hot blues, rock, swing, Michael Franks, Stevie Ray, or Steely Dan, you will love this CD. When you get the disc, turn off the phone and TV, turn the lights down low, pour yourself a glass of fine wine or other suitable spirits, perhaps light up a cigar, sit back, pop in the CD, and get ready for some great music. "The Reason Why" ...? Well... Why Not?

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