Kampen

Kampen

Kampen

Track Listings
Disc: 1
1. Kamps Tekn
2. Frana
3. Tronan Yvir Pusand Landskaps Mark
4. Pa Gruvstiigher
5. Minir Natz Fughlir
6. Teufylket. Rapz Ok Os

Disc: 2
1. Pe Heampndlystne Fran Dimban
2. Naer Ok Fiaer
3. Skipu Vidit Dunkel
4. Paer Vindanir Dvaelies
5. Kaos

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Saint-Saens: Carnival of the Animals
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Carnival of the Animals
  • Carnival...
  • This is a Carnival of Fun
  • Musical Playfulness at it's finest
  • Magnificent
 Saint-Saens: Carnival of the Animals

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ASIN: B0000041QC
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

  1. The Carnival Of The Animals: Introduction And Royal March Of The Lion
  2. The Carnival Of The Animals: Hens And Cockerels
  3. The Carnival Of The Animals: Wild Asses
  4. The Carnival Of The Animals: Tortoises
  5. The Carnival Of The Animals: The Elephant
  6. The Carnival Of The Animals: Kangaroos
  7. The Carnival Of The Animals: Aquarium
  8. The Carnival Of The Animals: Persons With Long Ears
  9. The Carnival Of The Animals: The Cuckoo In The Depths Of The Woods
  10. The Carnival Of The Animals: Aviary
  11. The Carnival Of The Animals: Pianists
  12. The Carnival Of The Animals: Fossils
  13. The Carnival Of The Animals: The Swan
  14. The Carnival Of The Animals: Finale
  15. Phaeton, Op.39
  16. Le Rouet d'Omphale, Op.31
  17. Danse macabre, Op.40

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Carnival of the Animals.......2007-01-10

The music is beautiful. I used it for a music lesson for Kindergarten on how to interpret animals using music. It is also very soothing in the background for working.

3 out of 5 stars Carnival..........2005-07-26

I found this disk to be "adequate." Other than The Swan, nothing really moved me. The swan rates five stars, the rest, four! You might like it more than I did...

5 out of 5 stars This is a Carnival of Fun.......2005-06-29

I had been a fan of this recording when it was first released. While looking for the recording for my daughter, I fell upon this release.
Sensational! Who can't love the Romantics?

5 out of 5 stars Musical Playfulness at it's finest.......2005-02-20

This CD is absolutely charming. The Carnival of the Animals is so full of different expressions- the majestic lion, the agonizingly slow tortoise, the free-flying birds, the dancing fossils, and the regal swan. Phaeton is amazing, as is le Rouet d'Omphale and the Danse Macabre. I wasn't into Saint-Saens before this CD, but now I'm hooked. For model romantic era music, buy this CD without delay :)

5 out of 5 stars Magnificent.......2002-01-31

It's humourous, it's simple, it's great. Those three words best describe Carnvial of Animals. From the lovely and beautiful Aquarium and Aviary to the more serious, respectable March of the Royal Lion, this musical composistion goes everywhere and does everything in great strides. A must-have for any classical music fan
Saint-Saens: Symphony No. 3; Carnaval des animaux
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Save your money and get the Levine / Preston recording
  • A Sleeping Tiger Awakens!
  • Grandeur
  • An essential interpretation for lovers of this symphony . .
 Saint-Saens: Symphony No. 3; Carnaval des animaux

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ASIN: B0000041YT
Release Date: 1992-04-14

Tracks:

  1. Symphony No. 3 In C Minor ' Organ': I Adagio - Allegro moderato
  2. Symphony No. 3 In C Minor ' Organ': Poco adagio
  3. Symphony No. 3 In C Minor ' Organ': II Allegro moderato - Presto
  4. Symphony No. 3 In C Minor ' Organ': Maestoso - Allegro
  5. The Carnaval Of The Animals: Introduction et marche royale du Lion
  6. The Carnaval Of The Animals: Poules et coqs
  7. The Carnaval Of The Animals: Hones
  8. The Carnaval Of The Animals: Tortues
  9. The Carnaval Of The Animals: L'Elant
  10. The Carnaval Of The Animals: Kangourous
  11. The Carnaval Of The Animals: Aquarium
  12. The Carnaval Of The Animals: Personnages ongues oreilles
  13. The Carnaval Of The Animals: Le Coucou au fond des bois
  14. The Carnaval Of The Animals: Voli
  15. The Carnaval Of The Animals: Pianistes
  16. The Carnaval Of The Animals: Fossiles
  17. The Carnaval Of The Animals: Le Cygne
  18. The Carnaval Of The Animals: Finale

Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars Save your money and get the Levine / Preston recording.......2004-02-23

This is truly the worst recordings I've ever heard of the Saint-Saens 3rd symphony. It sounds like the orchestra and organ parts were recorded during different studio sessions and matched in post processing. The organ part was clearly recorded on a instrument of German influence and is all wrong for this French Romantic era symphony. Also its obvious that the organ part was boosted during post processing because there's no way that the registrations the organist is using in the recording would carry over a full orchestra in real life.

The Carnival of the animals is ok. Although at times the piano drowns out the other insturments. Again, bad post-processing.

I wonder how the people who produced this recording are able to sleep at night.

5 out of 5 stars A Sleeping Tiger Awakens!.......2003-12-10

This is a a truly remarkable recording of the Saint-Saens 3rd. It has been described that the organ's first appearance in this symphony, is of a quiet, behind the scenes, gently supportive, cat-napping tiger. Only after the increasingly rousing 2nd half, does the tiger fully awaken with a pounce that lands it directly front and center, and snarling! The tiger now leaps, blazing forth in great prominence, headlong into the finale. Man, that is one THUNDEROUS C major chord that opens the Maestoso-Allegro! You better be holding on to your hat! Really, though, I have heard maybe one other recording that tops this for having every bit just perfect--and that was Charles Munch in Boston, recorded in 1959. But Dutoit and Hurford should snag all the praise they can get for this sonically resplendent recording. Saint-Saens did some of his absolute best orchestral writing in this 3rd (his last) symphony. You will be moved by the quiet, poetic strings and soft, sustained organ pedal notes in the first half. You will be launched, with gooseflesh, right out of your chair during the finale, and you will be in love with this Gallic beauty.

5 out of 5 stars Grandeur.......2001-04-13

Saint-Saens' Symphony #3, especially the first four movements (op. 78), truly resounds the grandeur of France. The fourth piece, Sym No.3 in c, 'Organ' Op.78: Maestoso-Allegro, was played during London's grandest World's Exposition in 1900, complete with cathedral pipe organ and full grand paino. This was written at a time when Europe had not yet lost its wondrous magic to existentialism and the industrial machine. Its a beautiful composition that holds in it the glory and genius of the Fin de Siecle spirit. This recording on the London label is the best I've yet to hear, and its tenor recalls the age of giants- of Hugo, Napoleon, and Europe's great flowering World's Expostitions. So refreshing to hear in our troubling modern time. Ecoutez soigneusement, pour c'est le grandeur!

5 out of 5 stars An essential interpretation for lovers of this symphony . ........1999-08-09

On the whole, Dutoit's is a more satisfying performance than Levine's-- In Dutoit's hands, the slow movement,especially, is overpowering, like a gentle, cool wave of fresh water washing over the body, only this music reels in the spirit as well. Levine's charged approach in the outer movements works well-- the Berlin gets to unleash their brass to full effect-- but the slow movement lacks the magic present in the Dutoit. Dutoit's is a very French performance-- sparkling, smooth as silk, Romantic . . . And what attention to detail--what a glorious acoustic! I reveled in the cymbal crashes and piano flourishes, captured here with great clarity. The "Carnival of the Animals" is played with great charm, but there are better accounts, especially the Previn/ Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (Philips).
Choral Adagios
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ASIN: B0002L2ZV4
Release Date: 2004-09-14

Tracks:

  1. Adagio - London Voices, Terry Edwards
  2. Ave Verum Corpus, K618 - The Choir Of King's College - Oxford, Edward Higginbottom
  3. Ave Maria - Choir Of New College - Oxford, Edward Higginbottom
  4. Pavane, Op.50 - Cheur De L'Orchestre Symphonique De Montreal, Iwan Edwards
  5. Panis Angelicus - James Vivian
  6. Orchestral Suite No.3 In D Major, BWV 1068 - London Voices, Terry Edwards
  7. The Blue Bird - Choir Of New College - Oxford, Edward Higginbottom
  8. Concierto De Aranjuez Adagio - London Voices, Terry Edwards
  9. Easter Hymn - London Opera Chorus, Terry Edwards
  10. Pavane Pour Une Infante Defunte - London Voices, Terry Edwards
  11. O Salutaris Hostia - Choir Of New College - Oxford, Edward Higginbottom
  12. Simple Gifts - Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Jerold Ottley
  13. Song For Athene - The Choir Of King's College - Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury
  14. Humming Chorus - Wiener Staatsopernchor, Norbert Balatsch
  15. Miserere - The Choir Of King's College - Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury

Tracks:

  1. Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring - Peter White
  2. Crux Fidelis (After Ombra Mai Fu) - Choir Of New College - Oxford, Edward Higginbottom
  3. What Sweeter Music - Choir Of New College - Oxford, Edward Higginbottom
  4. Adagio - London Voices, Terry Edwards
  5. Shenandoah - Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Jerold Ottley
  6. In Paradisum - Choeur De L'orchestre Symphonique De Montreal, Iwan Edwards
  7. Notturno: Andante - Christopher van Kampen
  8. Andantino Semplice - London Voices, Terry Edwards
  9. Blessed Is The Man (All Night Vigil, Op. 37) - Choir Of New College - Oxford, Edward Higginbottom
  10. Allegretto - London Voices, Terry Edwards
  11. Andante - London Voices, Terry Edwards
  12. Cantique De Jean Racine - Stephen Cleobury
  13. Te Lucis Ante Terminum - Helen Turnstall
  14. Wir Setzen Uns Mit Tranen Nieder - Hymnus-Chorknaben Stuttgart, Gerald Wilhelm

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Good, not great..........2007-01-03

It is a cut and paste job, and the overall result reflects that. Some of the pieces are rather good. Some are works that are not choral works, and do not lend themselves well to being morphed into a choral piece.

If you are looking for a musical experience, then pass on this one. If you are looking for pleasant music in the background that no one really listens too...then you may want to consider.
The Most Relaxing Flute Album in the World...Ever!
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ASIN: B000AXWGYU
Release Date: 2005-10-04

Tracks:

  1. Flute Concerto No. 1 in G, K.313 - II Adagio - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  2. Concerto in G, Op. 10 No. 4 - II Largo - Antonio Vivaldi
  3. Gymnope No. 1 - Erik Satie
  4. Sonata in C (after Hob.III.72) - Andantino - Franz Joseph Haydn
  5. Sicilienne, Op. 78 - Gabriel Faur
  6. Flute Quartet No. 2 in G, K. 285a - I Andante - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  7. Concerto in F, Op. 10 No. 5 - II Largo e cantabile - Antonio Vivaldi
  8. Romance - Arthur Honegger
  9. Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B Minor, BWV 1067 - III Sarabande - Johann Sebastian Bach
  10. Beau Soir - Claude Debussy
  11. Sonata for Two Flutes in B Minor, Op. 2 No. 4 - I Largo - Georg Philipp Telemann
  12. Sonata for Two Flutes in B Minor, Op. 2 No. 4 - II Grazioso - Georg Philipp Telemann
  13. Flute Concerto No. 2 in D, K.314 - II Andante ma non troppo - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  14. Sonata for Flute & Continuo in E Minor, BWV 1034 - III Andante - Johann Sebastian Bach
  15. Gymnope No. 2 - Erik Satie

Tracks:

  1. Concerto in D, Op. 10 No. 3 Il Cardellino - II Cantabile - Antonio Vivaldi
  2. Concerto for Flute & Orchestra in D - II Adagio - attr. Franz Joseph Haydn
  3. Flute Quartet No. 3 in C, K. 285b - II Andantino con variazioni: Variation 5 - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  4. Concerto in G for Flute & Strings - II Adagio - Georg Philipp Telemann
  5. Arabesque No. 1 in E - Claude Debussy
  6. Concerto Secondo in D (Paris Quartets) - II Affettuoso - Georg Philipp Telemann
  7. Berceuse (from Dolly Suite) - Gabriel Faur
  8. Mtation (from Tha) - Jules Massenet
  9. Concerto in D, RV 429 - II Largo - Antonio Vivaldi
  10. En bateau (from Petite Suite) - Claude Debussy
  11. Andante in C, K.315 - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  12. Partita in A Minor for Solo Flute, BWV 1013 - III Sarabande - Johann Sebastian Bach
  13. Morceau de concours - Gabriel Faur
  14. Concerto for Flute & Harp in C, K.299 - II Andantino - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  15. Aria - Jacques Ibert
  16. Paris Quartet No. 4 in B Minor - V Triste - Georg Philipp Telemann
  17. Syrinx for Solo Flute - Claude Debussy

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Sweet Lilting Flute Music to Unwind With.......2006-01-10

Crisp and clean and seductively laid back is this nice collection of 31 pieces from the composer likes of Haydn, Mozart, Bach, Debussy, Telemann, et al, performed by the greatest flutists in the world such as Bennett, Galway, and Rampal.

Especially enjoying the Concerto in G by Vivaldi with harpsichord.
The John Adams Earbox: A 10-CD Retrospective
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 The John Adams Earbox: A 10-CD Retrospective

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ASIN: B00001SID1
Release Date: 1999-10-19

Tracks:

  1. Lollapalooza
  2. John's Book Of Alleged Dances: Judah To Ocean
  3. John's Book Of Alleged Dances: Toot Nipple
  4. John's Book Of Alleged Dances: Dogjam
  5. John's Book Of Alleged Dances: Pavane: She's So Fine
  6. John's Book Of Alleged Dances: Rag The Bone
  7. John's Book Of Alleged Dances: Habanera
  8. John's Book Of Alleged Dances: Stubble Crotchet
  9. John's Book Of Alleged Dances: Hammer & Chisel
  10. John's Book Of Alleged Dances: Alligator Escalator
  11. John's Book Of Alleged Dances: Standchen: The Little Serenade
  12. John's Book Of Alleged Dances: Judah To Ocean (Reprise)
  13. Slonimsky's Earbox

Tracks:

  1. Two Fanfares For Orchestra - Tromba Lontana
  2. Two Fanfares For Orchestra - Short Ride In A Fast Machine
  3. Common Tones In Simple Time
  4. El Dorado - Part I. A Dream Of Gold
  5. El Dorado - Part II. Soledades

Tracks:

  1. Harmonielehre - Part I
  2. Harmonielehre - Part II The Anfortas Wound
  3. Harmonielehre - Part III Meister Eckhardt And Quackie
  4. Violin Concerto - Part I
  5. Violin Concerto - Part II Chaconne:
  6. Violin Concerto - Part III Toccare

Tracks:

  1. Chamber Sympony - Mongel Airs
  2. Chamber Sympony - Aria With Walking Bass
  3. Chamber Sympony
  4. Hoodo Zephyr - Tundra
  5. Hoodo Zephyr - Dissappointment Lake
  6. Hoodo Zephyr - Hoodo Zephyr
  7. Gnarly Buttons - The Perilous Shore
  8. Gnarly Buttons - Hoe-Down (Mad Cow)
  9. Gnarly Buttons - Put Your Loving Arms Around Me

Tracks:

  1. Ensemble - I Was Looking At The Ceiling And Then I Saw The Sky
  2. A Sermon On Romance
  3. Consuelo's Dream
  4. Mike's Song About Arresting A Particular Individual
  5. Tiffany's Solo
  6. Song About The On-Site Altercation
  7. Song About The Bad Boys And The News
  8. Your Honor My Client He's A Young Black Man
  9. Leila's Song; Alone (Again Or At Last)
  10. Three Weeks And Still I'm Outta My Mind
  11. Crushed By The Rock I Been Standing On
  12. Dewain's Song Of Liberation And Surprise
  13. !Este Pais! / This Country
  14. One Last Look At The Angel In Your Eyes
  15. Finale

Tracks:

  1. Lollapalooza
  2. John's Book Of Alleged Dances - Judah To Ocean
  3. John's Book Of Alleged Dances - Toot Nipple
  4. John's Book Of Alleged Dances - Dogjam
  5. John's Book Of Alleged Dances - Pavane: She's So Fine
  6. John's Book Of Alleged Dances - Rag The Bone
  7. John's Book Of Alleged Dances - Habenera
  8. John's Book Of Alleged Dances - Stubble Crotchet
  9. John's Book Of Alleged Dances - Hammer & Chisel
  10. John's Book Of Alleged Dances - Alligator Escalator
  11. John's Book Of Alleged Dances - Standchen: The Little Serenade
  12. John's Book Of Alleged Dances - Judah To Ocean (Reprise)
  13. Slonimsky's Earbox

Tracks:

  1. Harmonium - Negative Love
  2. Harmonium - Becuase I Could Not Stop For Death
  3. Harmonium - Wild Nights
  4. Shaker Loops - Shaking and Trambling
  5. Shaker Loops - Hymning Slews
  6. Shaker Loops - Loops and Verses
  7. Shaker Loops - A Final Shaking

Tracks:

  1. The Chairman Dances - Foxtrot For Orchestra
  2. Grand Pianola Music - First Movement
  3. Grand Pianola Music - Second Movement
  4. Grand Pianola Music - Third Movement: On The Dominant Divide
  5. Fearful Symmetries

Tracks:

  1. Nixon In China - Opening
  2. Nixon In China -
  3. Nixon In China -
  4. Nixon In China - Landing Of The Spirit Of '76
  5. Nixon In China -
  6. Nixon In China -
  7. Nixon In China -
  8. Nixon In China -
  9. Nixon In China - Cheers
  10. Nixon In China -
  11. Nixon In China - Opening
  12. Nixon In China -
  13. Nixon In China -
  14. Nixon In China -
  15. Nixon In China -
  16. Nixon In China -
  17. Nixon In China -
  18. Nixon In China -
  19. Nixon In China -
  20. Nixon In China -
  21. Nixon In China -
  22. Nixon In China -

Tracks:

  1. The Wound-Dresser
  2. Christian Zeal And Activity
  3. Five Songs - Thoreau
  4. Five Songs - Down East
  5. Five Songs - Cradle Song
  6. Five Songs - At The River
  7. Five Songs - Serenity
  8. Eros Piano

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Having earned his composing stripes after the 1960s, John Adams had the pioneering work of Steve Reich, Philip Glass, and Terry Riley close at hand as he ventured into his trade. And, while minimalism's historical continuum helps place Adams, he used Reich, Glass, and Riley (among others) only as a starting point. And here's proof: a 10-CD retrospective of nearly all Adams's recorded compositions on Nonesuch Records, the label that also issued Steve Reich 1965-1995 and Kronos Quartet: 25 Years. Adams's Harmonium, a choral work of startling energy and effervescence, appears here in a new recording, as do distillations of both The Death of Klinghoffer and Nixon in China, two path-clearing operas. Over the span of a career covered by Earbox, Adams has returned minimalism to traditional instrumental ensembles as well as to projects that at once advanced a political commentary and took that commentary back to orchestral audiences. And so, in far less time than his predecessors, Adams created works that now play like standard repertoire pieces: The Wound Dresser and Shaker Loops and the Violin Concerto--all of them are here. What these works demonstrate is a fierce creativity on the one hand and perhaps a hunger for commercial advances on the other. Adams may at times be a bustling free thinker, but he sounds ever conscious of what audiences are listening to. As for the works themselves, they remain every bit as daunting as when written.

Some may object to particular selections. I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky, for example, hardly ranks with Adams's best work. But this box isn't a mere best-of; it's an almost-all-of. At times terrifically American--especially in the news-aware operas and their narrative pragmatism--Adams well deserves a major box set, and its coverage is appropriate to his varied, stylistically diverse output. As with any large-scale retrospective, Earbox--which fairly bristles with Adams's new composition, Slonimsky's Earbox--has spots where fans might balk at the quality of the composer's writing. But it's got a fantastic accompanying booklet along with its many hours of inarguably modern and thoroughly listener-friendly music. --Andrew Bartlett

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Moved to tears.......2004-03-18

Never before in my life was i moved so intensely and directly by classical music. I put the first cd in my player and a few minutes later tears are flowing. I find myself dancing and moving to a rythm i already seem to know. Wow, i just have to share that.

5 out of 5 stars Nonesuch delivers.Again.......2002-11-27

John adams is one of the most popular living composers of"modern" classical music[I believe the cutoff point, though arbitrary is usually WWII}.I came to him late, through my husband. Modersn classical music , I said? What the hell is that?My husband kept playing bits and pieces of adams for me, and more and more i found myself amazed. and swayed. His operas have been groundbreaking{Nixon in China} controversial{Death Of klinghoffer},his compostions sublimely beautiful{shaker Loops or harmonium].HIS STATURE IS WORTHY THEN OF SUCH A MONUMENTAL CAREER SPANNING BOX SET.This 10 disc set[great value, again from NONESUCH}encompasses Adams' entire career,and though there are some misses here{I was looking at the ceiling and then i saw the sky doesnt quite fit},it is still magnificent. the Highlights are ,{for me} the Wound Dresser, Chamber symphony,Violin Concerto, of course, Shaker Loops and Harmonuim are wonderful. The true jewels here are Nixon in China,the Chairman dances and the Death of Klinghoffer,which is simply a masterpiece. The set comes with a wonderful book, which contains essay's by Robert Hurwitz {An Uncommon Man}renaud Machart[John adams as seen from europe} and Essays before an earbox by Adams himself.A Chronology and dicography are included. A wonderful study of an American original,worth the investment, Highly highly recommended

4 out of 5 stars harmonia in excelsis.......2001-11-12

I must agree with Mr. Bartlett, particularly with regard to "Ceiling." It may well be because his Violin Concerto and Harmonielehre are so powerful. 4.5 stars.
Interesting, and likely intentional, is that two names in the extensive liner book fail to mention two great and glaringly obvious precursors: Carl Orff and Raymond Scott. Without "Carmina Burana," there would be no "Harmonium." Orff has his mark all over Adams's gifted and epic compositions. Similarly, though there are glib references to "cartoon music," the polymath engineer/musician Scott is a seminal figure in American music, and casts a large shadow over the witty juxtapositions and sense of play one loves in Adams's work. In all, an excellent career overview.

5 out of 5 stars Our greatest living composer.......2001-07-22

As a composer, I'm staggered that anyone could fail to be gripped by this music.

That anyone can use the words "spoiled, overrated" amazes me. I emphatically disagree with "A music fan"'s review.

I don't think it's "mind-numbing"; I think it's spiritual and exciting. To me it's the most substantial music being created in our times.

I'm really sorry that anyone could fail to enjoy it, and really recommend others to listen for themselves.

5 out of 5 stars Wonderful CD.......2000-04-02

This compilation should turn even the most curmudgeonly listerner into a fan. Beautifully recorded, great notes -- and it's a heck of a bargain!
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    ASIN: B000GPIPRE
    Release Date: 2006-08-29

    Tracks:

    1. I. Molto Allegro - Berliner Philharmoniker
    2. II. Adagio - Jack Brymer
    3. I. Allegro (Opening) - Sir Neville Marriner
    4. II. Andante - Christian Zacharias
    5. IV. Finale: Presto - English Chamber Orchestra
    6. II. Adagio - Frank Peter Zimmermann
    7. III. Menuetto-Trio - Stockholm Chamber Orchestra
    8. IV. Allegro - Berliner Philharmoniker
    9. II. Adagio - English Chamber Orchestra
    10. III. Rondo: Allegro Vivace - Barry Tuckwell
    11. II. Andantino - James Galway
    12. III. Presto - Anne-Sophie Mutter

    Tracks:

    1. Overture - Wiener Philharmoniker
    2. Non Piu Andrai - Thomas Allen
    3. Porgi Amor - Margaret Price
    4. Voi Che Sapete - Ann Murray
    5. Hai Gia Vinta La Causa!... Vedro Mentr'io Sospiro - Jorma Hynninen
    6. Dove Sono - Margaret Price
    7. Canzonetta Sull'Aria... Che Soave Zefiretto - Kathleen Battle
    8. Deh Vieni, Non Tardar - Kathleen Battle
    9. Bella Vita Militar - Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor
    10. Soave Sia Il Vento - Margaret Marshall
    11. Smanie Implacabili - Agnes Baltsa
    12. L'Intatta Fede... Come Scoglio - Margaret Marshall
    13. Un'Aura Amorosa - Francisco Araiza
    14. Madamina, Il Catalogo E Questo - Susanne Mentzer
    15. La Ci Darem La Mano - Susanne Mentzer
    16. Or Sai Chi L'Onore - Susanne Mentzer
    17. Dalla Sua Pace - Susanne Mentzer
    18. Finch'han Dal Vino - Susanne Mentzer
    19. Deh, Vieni Alla Finestra - Susanne Mentzer
    20. Vedrai, Carino - Susanne Mentzer
    21. In Quali Eccessi, O Numi... Mi Tradi, Quell'alma Ingrata - Susanne Mentzer
    22. Questo E Il Fin - Susanne Mentzer

    Tracks:

    1. Overture - Sir Neville Marriner
    2. Fuor Del Mar Ho Un Mar In Seno - Ian Bostridge
    3. Zeffiretti Lusinghieri - Lisa Milne
    4. Konstanze, Dich Wieder Zu Sehen, Dich! - Lucia Popp
    5. Martern Aller Arten - Lucia Popp
    6. Welche Wonne, Welche Lust - Lucia Popp
    7. Vivat Bacchus - Lucia Popp
    8. O, Wie Will Ich Triumphieren - Lucia Popp
    9. Overture - Chor Des Bayerischen Rundfunks
    10. Der Vogelfanger Bin Ich Ja - Edita Gruberova
    11. Dies Bildnis Ist Bezaubernd Schon - Edita Gruberova
    12. Bei Mannern - Edita Gruberova
    13. Schnelle Fusse - Edita Gruberova
    14. O Isis Und Osiris - Edita Gruberova
    15. Der Holle Rache - Edita Gruberova
    16. Ach, Ich Fuhl's - Edita Gruberova
    17. Ein Madchen Oder Weibchen - Edita Gruberova
    18. Pa-Pa-Pa-Pa-Papagena! - Edita Gruberova
    19. O Du Eselhafter Martin K560 - Convivium Musicum Munchen
    20. Bona Nox, Bist A Rechta Ox K561 - Convivium Musicum Munchen
    21. Essen Und Trinken K234 - Convivium Musicum Munchen

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    2. III. Adagio - Blaserensemble Sabine Meyer
    3. Das Butterbrot - Emile Naoumoff
    4. I. Allegro - Frank Peter Zimmermann
    5. 'Ah! Vous Dirais-Je Maman' - Aldo Ciccolini
    6. I. Allegro - Sir Neville Marriner
    7. II. Romanza: Andante - Sir Neville Marriner
    8. III. Menuetto-Trio - Sir Neville Marriner
    9. IV. Rondo: Allegro - Sir Neville Marriner
    10. Die Schlittenfahrt K605 No.3 - Sir Neville Marriner
    11. Fantasia In D Minor K397 - Alexander Lonquich
    12. VI. Finale: Allegro - Gary Hoffman
    13. Masonic Funeral Music K477 - Sir Neville Marriner
    14. I. Allegro - Jean-Bernard Pommier
    15. II. Andante - Jean-Bernard Pommier
    16. III. Allegro - Jean-Bernard Pommier

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    1. I. Allegro Con Spirito - Christian Zacharias
    2. II. Larghetto - Sabine Meyer
    3. III. Menuetto In Canone - Blaserensemble Sabine Meyer
    4. I. Andante - Christopher van Kampen
    5. III. Rondo: Allegretto - Melos Ensemble
    6. II. Adagio - Augustin Dumay
    7. III. Presto - Daniel Barenboim
    8. IV. Allegro Assai - Alban Berg Quartett
    9. III. Rondo: Allegro - Nash Ensemble
    10. II. Adagio - Christian Zacharias
    11. III. Rondeau: Tempo Di Minuetto - Christian Tetzlaff
    12. Menuet In D Major K355 - Alexander Lonquich
    13. V. Finale: Allegro - Consortium Classicum
    14. I. Allegro - Members Of Sinnhoffer Kammerorchester Munchen
    15. IV. Presto - Members Of Sinnhoffer Kammerorchester Munchen

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    1. Introit: Requiem Aeternam - Della Jones
    2. Kyrie - Della Jones
    3. Lacrimosa - Della Jones
    4. Laudate Dominum - Barbara Hendricks
    5. Ave Verum Corpus K618 - Swedish Radio Chorus
    6. Agnus Dei - Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields Chorus
    7. Et Incarnatus Est - Kiri Te Kanawa
    8. Benedictus - Chor Des Bayerischen Rundfunks
    9. Exsultate, Jubilate K165 - Lucia Popp
    10. I. Regina Coeli - Patrizia Kwella
    11. Sancta Maria, Mater Dei K273 - Kolner Kammerchor
    12. Betracht Dies Herz K42 - Barbara Hendricks
    13. An Die Freundschaft K125h - Daniel Barenboim
    14. 'Die Strahlen Der Sonne Vertreiben Die Nacht - Kurt Moll
    CHRISTMAS at King's College
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    		 CHRISTMAS at King's College

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    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B000009RSR
    Release Date: 1998-09-15

    Tracks:

    1. Once In Royal David's City - King's College Choir, Cambridge
    2. O Little Town Of Bethlehem - Palestrina
    3. The First Nowell - King's College Choir, Cambridge
    4. I Saw Three Ships - King's College Choir, Cambridge
    5. Personent hodie - Byrd
    6. Myn Lyking - Byrd
    7. A Spotless Rose - Gibbons
    8. Away In A Manger - Weelkes
    9. I Sing Of A Maiden - Weelkes
    10. O Come, O Come Emmanuel - King's College Choir, Cambridge
    11. While Shepherds Watched - King's College Choir, Cambridge
    12. Up! Good Christian Folk And Listen - King's College Choir, Cambridge
    13. In The Bleak Midwinter - King's College Choir, Cambridge
    14. Silent Night - King's College Choir, Cambridge
    15. The Holly And The Ivy - King's College Choir, Cambridge
    16. It Came Upon A Midnight Clear - Taylor
    17. The Three Kings - King's College Choir, Cambridge
    18. On Christmas Night - King's College Choir, Cambridge
    19. A Child Is Born In Bethlehem - King's College Choir, Cambridge
    20. In dulci jubilo - King's College Choir, Cambridge
    21. O Come, All Ye Faithful - King's College Choir, Cambridge
    22. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing - Warlock

    Tracks:

    1. Once In Royal David's City - King's College Choir, Cambridge
    2. Bidding Prayer - King's College Choir, Cambridge
    3. Resonet in laudibus - King's College Choir, Cambridge
    4. Genesis 3 - King's College Choir, Cambridge
    5. Adam lay ybounden - King's College Choir, Cambridge
    6. Sussex Carol - King's College Choir, Cambridge
    7. Isaiah 9 - King's College Choir, Cambridge
    8. Joseph And Mary - King's College Choir, Cambridge
    9. St Luke 1 - King's College Choir, Cambridge
    10. A Maiden Most Gentle - King's College Choir, Cambridge
    11. St Luke 2 - King's College Choir, Cambridge
    12. Stille Nacht! - King's College Choir, Cambridge
    13. Chester Carol - King's College Choir, Cambridge
    14. St Luke 2 - King's College Choir, Cambridge
    15. Angels, From The Realms Of Glory - King's College Choir, Cambridge
    16. St Matthew 2 - King's College Choir, Cambridge
    17. A Babe Is Born - King's College Choir, Cambridge
    18. St John 1 - King's College Choir, Cambridge
    19. O Come, All Ye Faithful - King's College Choir, Cambridge
    20. Collect For Christmas Eve And The Blessing - King's College Choir, Cambridge
    21. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing - King's College Choir, Cambridge
    22. In dulci jubilo - King's College Choir, Cambridge

    Tracks:

    1. Hodie Christus natus est - King's College Choir - Philip Ledger
    2. Hodie Christus natus est - King's College Choir - Philip Ledger
    3. O magnum mysterium - King's College Choir - Philip Ledger
    4. Senex puerum portabat - King's College Choir - Philip Ledger
    5. Senex puerum portabat - King's College Choir - Philip Ledger
    6. Hodie beata virgo - King's College Choir - Philip Ledger
    7. Hosanna To The Son Of David - King's College Choir - Philip Ledger
    8. Hosanna To The Sun Of DAvid - King's College Choir - Philip Ledger
    9. Gloria in excelsis Deo - King's College Choir - Philip Ledger
    10. When To The Temple Mary Went - King's College Choir - Philip Ledger
    11. Nowell! Nowell! Nowell! - King's College Choir - Philip Ledger
    12. The Holly And The Ivy - King's College Choir - Philip Ledger
    13. Angelus ad virginem - King's College Choir - Philip Ledger
    14. Angelus ad virginem - King's College Choir - Philip Ledger
    15. I Sing Of A Maiden - King's College Choir - Philip Ledger
    16. Watt's Cradle Song - King's College Choir - Philip Ledger
    17. My Dancing Day - King's College Choir - Philip Ledger
    18. Sing A Song Of Joy - King's College Choir - Philip Ledger
    19. Jesus Christ The Apple Tree - King's College Choir - Philip Ledger
    20. Most Glorious Lord Of Life - King's College Choir - Philip Ledger
    21. That Lord That Lay In Asse Stall - King's College Choir - Philip Ledger
    22. Where Riches Is Everlastingly - King's College Choir - Philip Ledger

    Tracks:

    1. I Look From Afar - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
    2. Come, Thou Redeemer Of The Earth - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
    3. Isaiah 40: 1 - 8 - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
    4. Drop Down, Ye Heavens, From Above - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
    5. Jeremiah 23: 5 - 6 - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
    6. O Come, O Come Emmanuel! - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
    7. Haggai 2: 6 - 9 - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
    8. Up, Awake And Away! - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
    9. All And Some - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
    10. Isaiah 35: 1 - 6 - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
    11. 'Twas In The Year - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
    12. The Cherry Tree Carol - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
    13. King Jesus Has A Garden - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
    14. On Jordan's Bank The Baptist's Cry - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
    15. St. Luke 1: 26 - 35 And 38 - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
    16. Gabriel's Message - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
    17. Wake, O Wake! With Tidings Thrilling - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
    18. St. Mark 1: 1 - 4a And 7 -15 - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
    19. I Wonder As I Wander - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
    20. My Dancing Day - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
    21. Judah And Jerusalem, Fear Not - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
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    24. Nun komm', der Heiden Heiland - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars 4 Disc tour de' force of "high church" Christmas music.......2003-04-19

    It's in there.. this is a great collection of Anglican Cathedral Christmas music. Highly recommended.
    Britten: Folk Song Arrangements
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    • Enchanting folk songs (taken a few at a time)
    • A Must For All Britten Admirers
    		 Britten: Folk Song Arrangements
    Felicity Lott , Philip Langridge , Christopher van Kampen , Benjamin Britten , Carlos Bonell , and Graham Johnson
    Manufacturer: Naxos
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    ASIN: B0007ORDUE
    Release Date: 2005-03-22

    Tracks:

    1. The Salley Gardens
    2. Little Sir William
    3. The Bonny Earl O' Moray
    4. O Can Y Sew Cushions?
    5. The Trees They Grow So High
    6. The Ash Grove
    7. Oliver Cromwell
    8. Greensleeves - Philip Langridge
    9. I Wonder As I Wander - Philip Langridge
    10. The Crocodile - Philip Langridge
    11. The Plough Boy
    12. There's One To Soothe
    13. Sweet Polly Oliver
    14. The Miller Of Dee
    15. The Foggy, Foggy Dew
    16. O Waly, Waly
    17. Come You Not From Newcastle?
    18. Pray Goody - Philip Langridge
    19. The Brisk Young Widow
    20. Sally In Our Alley
    21. The Lincolnshire Poacher
    22. Early One Morning
    23. Ca' The Yowes
    24. The Holly And The Ivy
    25. Soldier, Won't You Marry Me?
    26. The Deaf Woman's Courtship

    Tracks:

    1. Avengin And Bright
    2. Sail On, Sail On
    3. How Sweet The Answer
    4. The Minstrel Boy
    5. At The Mid Hour Of Night
    6. Rich And Rare
    7. Dear Harp Of My Country!
    8. Oft In The Stilly Night
    9. The Last Rose Of Summer
    10. O The Sight Entrancing
    11. La Noel Passee
    12. Voici Le Printemps
    13. Fileuse
    14. Le Roi S'en Va-T'en Chasse
    15. La Belle Est Au Jardin D'amour
    16. Il Est Quelqu'un Sur Terre
    17. Eho! Eho!
    18. Quand J'etais Chez Mon Pere
    19. I Will Give My Love An Apple - Carlos Bonell
    20. Sailor-Boy - Carlos Bonell
    21. Master Kilby - Carlos Bonell
    22. The Soldier And The Sailor - Carlos Bonell
    23. Bonny At Morn - Carlos Bonell
    24. The Shooting Of His Dear - Carlos Bonell
    25. German Folk Song: The Stream In The Valley - Christopher van Kampen
    26. Unidentified Folk Song Setting - Christopher van Kampen

    Customer Reviews:

    4 out of 5 stars Enchanting folk songs (taken a few at a time).......2006-06-24

    Britten made numerous folksong arrangements over the years--the reviewer below summarizes them very well. Here are 52 for tenor voice accompanied by paino, harp, or guitar--there's also a Vol. 2 in addition to this double CD. Only a few items, like The Minstrel Boy and Greensleeves, are likely to sound familiar to American listeners unless they already know Britten's arrangements. He adds subversive harmonies that can be dissonant and distrubing; at other times the arrangements are a bit twee. Philip Langridge has a more mellifluous tone than Peter Pears, for whom almost all the songs were set. This makes the recital easy listening, but the simple tunes quickly become too much of a good thing--it's better to listen to a handful at a time.

    Persoally, I like the Irish and Scottish folksongs the best, because of their haunting modal harmonies, and the harpist Ossian Ellis is a marvelous accompanist for several of them, but there's lots to choose form here. The chief drawbacks are two: Langridge was a bit too old by 1995 to keep an unpleasant wobble out of his tone at loud volume, not to mention that he is peculiarly humorless in the comic songs. Second, Graham Johnson is an unimginative accompanist without rhythmic vigor, which compares unfavorably to Britten's own classic recordings, in both mono and stereo, with Pears. Yet for all that, there are many lovely songs here, and they are now available, transferred from the Collins Classics label to Naxos at bargain price.

    5 out of 5 stars A Must For All Britten Admirers.......2005-04-09

    Many lovers of Benjamin Britten's music have no idea that he made extraordinary arrangements of many folksongs. And although this 2CD set is part of Naxos's 'English Song Series' and although it mainly contains songs from the Britain (and Ireland), Britten also set French and American folksongs and they are included here as this issue comprises all his voice-and-piano folksong settings. (He also made voice-and-orchestra versions of some of the songs here but they are not included.) His interest in poetry was intense, and as a friend has commented, 'Britten's knowledge of the obscure corners of English poetry would have put many a professor of English to shame.' His interest in making these settings lasted his entire composing life. Over the years he made six numbered collections: Vols 1, 3, 5 & 6 are primarily British (and some American) folksongs; Vol. 2 French; Vol. 4 Moore's Irish Songs. Also included here are several scattered single songs and songs published posthumously for a total of 52 songs in all. They are parceled out between two of the greatest English singers of the day: soprano Dame Felicity Lott and tenor Philip Langridge. They are mostly accompanied by the best English accompanist since Gerald Moore, pianist Graham Johnson. (One group are accompanied by guitarist Carlos Bonell, and a couple feature cellist Christopher van Kampen.)

    The piano accompaniments are generally rather spare, tending not to call attention to themselves, but on closer listening one realizes that Britten has used his own easily identifiable harmonic and structural sense (not surprisingly, one of Britten's favorite devices, the canon, occurs repeatedly), always in pursuit of bringing out the literal meaning and, even more so, the psychology of the song at hand. For instance, he mimics the harp in 'Dear Harp of our Country' and 'The Last Rose of Summer' and the spinning of the mill-wheel in 'The Miller of Dee' or of the spinning wheel in 'Fileuse.' There is the yearning upward interval used to accompany the girl's name in 'Sally in Our Alley.' There is the sad tolling of the bell in 'At the mid hour of the night,' the indecisive alternating chords in 'O Waly, Waly.' Many of these songs are familiar, but many are obscure, at least to this writer. Each is so aptly set that one discovers new things on each listening. Some old favorites, like 'Sail On, Sail On' and 'The Ash Grove' are given fresh colorings. I was amused to realize that that silly Monty Python send-up, 'The Lumberjack Song,' uses (approximately) the tune of 'The Foggy, Foggy Dew' (set here to a melody different than the one I know from my youth).

    The performances, not surprisingly, are about as good as they get. I cannot forget the sound of Janet Baker's voice in 'O Waly, Waly,' but this is no criticism of Lott's version, which is also touchingly effective. Langridge, whose diction is a marvel, is similarly effective in such favorites as 'The Plough Boy,' 'The Foggy, Foggy Dew,' and 'The Minstrel Boy.' Is there a more sensitive accompanist than Graham Johnson? I don't think so. I will admit that am not fond of the guitar (clearly my own idiosyncratic taste) but Carlos Bonell is effective in his accompaniment of Vol. 6, which includes 'I will give my love an apple' and 'Bonny at Morn' among others. At the end of CD2 is a song with cello obbligato played by Christopher van Kampen, and an unknown folksong that, in the absence of text, is given to the cello. The texts, too, are worth studying for their folk-wisdom. I was particularly struck by this line from 'Pray Goody': "Remember when the judgement's weak, the prejudice is strong." ('Pray Goody' also has an especially effective piano accompaniment that requires virtuosic control by the pianist.)

    Anyone interested in the music of Britten really ought to own this set. It is an aspect of his art that should not be missed.

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    The Chamber Music of Malcolm Arnold, Vol. 1
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      		The Chamber Music of Malcolm Arnold, Vol. 1

      Manufacturer: Hyperion UK
      ProductGroup: Music
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      ASIN: B0000542GR
      Release Date: 2001-02-13
      Bax: Nonet; Oboe Quintet; Elegiac Trio
      Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
      • the gentle side of Arnold Bax
      		 Bax: Nonet; Oboe Quintet; Elegiac Trio

      Manufacturer: Hyperion UK
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      ASIN: B000002ZWF
      Release Date: 1996-03-11

      Tracks:

      1. Nonet: Molto Moderato - Lento
      2. Nonet: Allegro - Lento Espressivo
      3. Ob Qnt: Tempo Molto Moderato-Allegro Moderato-Tempo Primo
      4. Obh Qnt: Lento Espressivo
      5. Oboe Quintet: Allegro Giocoso - Piu Lento - Vivace
      6. Elegiac Trio: Moderate Tempo-Much Slower
      7. Cl Son: Molto Moderato
      8. Cl Son: vivace - Pochettino Meno Posso (Lento)
      9. Hp Qnt: Tempo Moderato

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      This is a very generous collection of the chamber works of Arnold Bax (1883-1953), one of the 20th century favorites of Anglophile music lovers. If you like Bax's late-impressionist style, it's a very attractive collection indeed. The performances are all extremely well played, and the musicians sound as though they had been playing these pieces for years instead of having learned them for a recording session. Hyperion's recording is typically vivid as well. In sum, presuming the music appeals, this is a flawless disc. --Leslie Gerber

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars the gentle side of Arnold Bax.......2007-01-16

      The lyrical intimacy of these chamber works of Arnold Bax are quite a contrast from his massive symphonies & tone poems. In fact, if I'd listened to this disc in a blindfold test I'm not sure I would have guessed who the composer was. Despite the fact that most of the music has an elegiac quality to it - from the haunting opening of the Nonet, to the Harp Quintet - the writing & instrumentation results in a disc of refreshing variety & inspiration. In short, there is plenty of substance to these pieces; & while things never get too relaxed, the overall atmosphere is one of peace & contentment. The programming is exceptional as the compositions work very well together; their order of placement was also well thought out as each flows very well with the next.

      The Nash Ensemble is a first rate group that has made many recordings & Hyperion has provided excellent sound. It's hard to believe that this is the first Amazon review of this exceptional release, which Grammophone's reviewer considered nominating for a "Critic's Choice" award in 1995. I put this at the top of my English chamber music cd's.

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