For You Only

For You Only

For You Only

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About the Artist
Daughter of Mennonite missionaries, raised in Zaire and Freeman, S.D., Rachel Ries performs "Prairie Swing & City Folk". Classically trained in voice, piano, violin and viola, Ries marries sophisticated, vintage musicality to smart lyrics. Like Andrew Bird and Erin McKeown, Ries has developed an urban cult following based on a fresh approach to musical forms of the '20s and '30s. Recorded analog on vintage microphones, her vocals recall Billie Holiday and early Maria Muldaur, with a self-taught guitar style reminiscent of Mississippi John Hurt. Songs range from the romantic simplicity of jazz standards to the distilled intensity of poet Anne Sexton. Ries has an adventurous ear for melody and a voice flexible enough to accomplish it. Ms. Ries has performed her music from Denver to Winnipeg, Texas to South Dakota, Chicago to Scotland.

For You Only,Rachel Ries,Waterbug Records,Folk,Folk & Traditional,Pop,Prairie Swing & City Folk - a fresh approach to the musical forms of the '20s & '30s sung with a voice reminiscent of early Maria Muldaur and the finger-style picking of Mississippi John Hurt.
Thoroughly Modern Millie (2002 Original Broadway Cast)
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Excellent Musical, But Product Quality - Eh
  • MODERNIZE your music collection!!!
  • A must to add to your collection
  • Delightful
  • YOU WILL LOVE IT
Thoroughly Modern Millie (2002 Original Broadway Cast)
Jeanine Tesori , Dick Scanlan , and Sutton Foster
Manufacturer: RCA Victor Broadway
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000066B4Y
Release Date: 2002-06-11

Tracks:

  1. Overture (Orchestra)
  2. Not for the Life of Me (Sutton Foster)
  3. Thoroughly Modern Millie (Sutton Foster and Ensemble)
  4. Not for the Life of Me (Sutton Foster, JoAnn M. Hunter, Alisa Klein, Jessica Grove, Megan Sikora, Catherine Brunell and Kate Baldwin)
  5. How the Other Half Lives (Angela Christian and Sutton Foster)
  6. Not for the Life of Me (reprise) (Ken Leung and Francis Jue)
  7. The Speed Test (Marc Kudisch, Sutton Foster, Anne L. Nathan and Ensemble)
  8. They Don't Know (Harriet Harris)
  9. The Nuttycracker Suite (Orchestra)
  10. What Do I Need with Love? (Gavin Creel)
  11. Only in New York (Sheryl Lee Ralph)
  12. Jimmy (Sutton Foster)
  13. Back at Work (Orchestra with Sutton Foster, Anne L. Nathan and Ensemble)
  14. Forget About the Boy (Sutton Foster, Anne L. Nathan and Ensemble)
  15. Ah! Sweet Mystery of Life/I'm Falling in Love with Someone (Marc Kudisch and Angela Christian)
  16. I Turned the Corner/I'm Falling in Love with Someone (quartet/reprise) (Gavin Creel and Sutton Foster, Marc Kudisch and Angela Christian)
  17. Muqin (Harriet Harris, Francis Jue and Ken Leung)
  18. Long as I'm Here with You (Sheryl Lee Ralph and Male Ensemble)
  19. Gimme Gimme (Sutton Foster)
  20. Finale (Thoroughly Modern Millie) (Gavin Creel, Angela Christian and Ensemble with Sheryl Lee Ralph and Sutton Foster)
  21. Final Bows (Entire Company)

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Although it's based on the 1967 movie of the same name, Thoroughly Modern Millie is almost thoroughly new. Composer Jeanine Tesori (Violet) and lyricist Dick Scanlan wrote a whole batch of songs, while retaining a couple from the movie--including the Jimmy van Heusen-Sammy Cahn title tune--and recycling even older material (look for Victor Herbert's "I'm Falling in Love with Someone" and the inventively arranged "Nuttycracker Suite"). Miraculously, the show, set during the jazz age, doesn't feel stitched together, and Tesori does a great job cranking out swinging melodies. Sutton Foster is appropriately brassy as Millie, but she can also tone it down, as in the beginning of "Gimme Gimme" (of course, she then proceeds to project up to the last rafters as the song builds to its climax). Harriet Harris, as nasty Mrs. Meers, steals the show with "They Don't Know." Close your eyes, listen to her, and you'll be back in Broadway's golden age. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Excellent Musical, But Product Quality - Eh.......2007-07-15

I absolutely love the musical so I'm thrilled with the cd.

My problem was not with the quality of the cd, but with the plastic case. The cd cases always come cracked. Although it doesn't affect the quality of the cd itself, it's rather disheartening that Amazon charges customers for its poor shipping.

5 out of 5 stars MODERNIZE your music collection!!!.......2007-07-13

This is an AMAZING musical and great album. It is sure to jazz-up any music collection! BUY THIS ALBUM NOW!

5 out of 5 stars A must to add to your collection.......2007-05-18

I was very fortunate enough to see this on Broadway. It was one of the best shows I've ever seen! The music has just enough jazz and contemporary vive that any musical lover would enjoy! It's also got tapping in it! Sutton is simply awesome in this role and all of the cast can really belt out their songs. Harriet Harris is phenominal in her role as Mrs. Meers. I highly recommend this to all broadway lovers! It's one to add to your collection!

5 out of 5 stars Delightful.......2006-06-12

The music takes a little bit to grow on you, but boy, does it! It's wonderful, charming, romantic, funny--just like the play itself. I loved almost every song and I was really impressed with "Long As I'm Here With You"-- I thought it was an old song written back in the twenties, because it so sounded like one. The cast is absolutely energetic and endearing, and Sutton Foster just *rocks*. Definitely worth the money.

5 out of 5 stars YOU WILL LOVE IT.......2006-02-17

If you like musicals, you will NOT REGRET purchasing this musical soundtrack. JUST DO IT. It's so great, you will be listening to it forever. I also saw the show at the Kennedy Center in D.C. and it's one of the best I've ever seen. (And I've seen A LOT.)

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Jerry Hadley - Golden Days - Tenor hits from the Golden Age of Operetta
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    Dowland - The Collected Works / The Consort of Musicke, Rooley
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    ASIN: B000004CYV
    Release Date: 2007-03-13

    Tracks:

    1. First Booke Of Songes: I. Unquiet Thoughts
    2. First Booke Of Songes: II. Who Ever Thinks Or Hopes Of Love
    3. First Booke Of Songes: III. My Thoughts Are Wing'd With Hopes
    4. First Booke Of Songes: IV. If My Complaints Could Passions Move
    5. First Booke Of Songes: V. Can She Excuse My Wrongs
    6. First Booke Of Songes: VI. Now, O Now, I Needs Must Part
    7. First Booke Of Songes: VII. Dear, If You Change
    8. First Booke Of Songes: VIII. Burst Fourth My Tears
    9. First Booke Of Songes: IX. Go Crystal Tears
    10. First Booke Of Songes: X. Think'st Thou Then By Thy Feigning
    11. First Booke Of Songes: XI. Come Away, Come Sweet Love
    12. First Booke Of Songes: XII. Rest Awhile, You Cruel Cares
    13. First Booke Of Songes: XIII. Sleep, Wayward Thoughts
    14. First Booke Of Songes: XIV. All Ye, Whom Love Or Fortune Hath Betray'd
    15. First Booke Of Songes: XV. Wilt Thou Unkind Thus Reave Me
    16. First Booke Of Songes: XVI. Would My Conceit
    17. First Booke Of Songes: XVII. Come Again: Sweet Love Doth Now Invite
    18. First Booke Of Songes: XVIII. His Golden Locks
    19. First Booke Of Songes: XIX. Awake, Sweet Love
    20. First Booke Of Songes: XX. Come, Heavy Sleep
    21. First Booke Of Songes: XXI. Away With These Self-Loving Lads

    Tracks:

    1. Second Booke Of Songs: I. I Saw My Lady Weep
    2. Second Booke Of Songs: II. Flow My Tears
    3. Second Booke Of Songs: III. Sorrow, Stay
    4. Second Booke Of Songs: IV. Die Not Before Thy Day
    5. Second Booke Of Songs: V. Mourn, Mourn, Day Is With Darkness Fled
    6. Second Booke Of Songs: VI. Time's Eldest Son
    7. Second Booke Of Songs: VII. Then Sit Thee Down
    8. Second Booke Of Songs: VIII. When Others Sing Venite
    9. Second Booke Of Songs: IX. Praise Blindness Eyes
    10. Second Booke Of Songs: X. O Sweet Woods
    11. Second Booke Of Songs: XI. If Floods Of Tears
    12. Second Booke Of Songs: XII. Fine Knacks For Ladies
    13. Second Booke Of Songs: XIII. Now Cease My Wand'ring Eyes
    14. Second Booke Of Songs: XIV. Come Ye Heavy States Of Night
    15. Second Booke Of Songs: XV. White As Lilies Was Her Face
    16. Second Booke Of Songs: XVI. Woeful Heart
    17. Second Booke Of Songs: XVII. A Shepherd In A Shade
    18. Second Booke Of Songs: XVIII. Faction That Ever Dwells
    19. Second Booke Of Songs: XIX. Shall I Sue
    20. Second Booke Of Songs: XX. Toss Not My Soul
    21. Second Booke Of Songs: XXI. Clear Or Cloudy
    22. Second Booke Of Songs: XXII. Humour Say What Mak'st Thou Here

    Tracks:

    1. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: I. Farewell, Too Fair
    2. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: II. Time Stands Still
    3. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: III. Behold A Wonder Here
    4. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: IV. Daphne Was Not So Chaste
    5. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: V. Me, Me, And None But Me
    6. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: VI. When Phoebus First Did Daphne Love
    7. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: VII. Say, Love, If Ever Thou Didst Find
    8. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: VIII. Flow Not So Fast, Ye Fountains
    9. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: IX. What If I Never Speed?
    10. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: X. Love Stood Amazed
    11. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: XI. Lend Your Ears To My Sorrow
    12. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: XII. By A Fountain Where I Lay
    13. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: XIII. O What Hath Overwrought
    14. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: XIV. Farewell, Unkind
    15. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: XV. Weep You No More, Sad Fountains
    16. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: XVI. Fie On This Feigning!
    17. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: XVII. I Must Complain
    18. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: XVIII. It Was A Time When Silly Bees
    19. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: XIX. The Lowest Trees Have Tops
    20. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: XX. What Poor Astronomers Are They
    21. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: XXI. Come When I Call

    Tracks:

    1. A Pilgrimes Solace: I. Disdain Me Still
    2. A Pilgrimes Solace: II. Sweet Stay Awhile
    3. A Pilgrimes Solace: III. To Ask For All Thy Love
    4. A Pilgrimes Solace: IV. Love, Those Beams That Breed
    5. A Pilgrimes Solace: V. Shall I Strive Wih Words To Move?
    6. A Pilgrimes Solace: VI. Were Every Thought An Eye
    7. A Pilgrimes Solace: VII. Stay, Time, Awhile Thy Flying
    8. A Pilgrimes Solace: VIII. Tell Me, True Love
    9. A Pilgrimes Solace: IX. Go Nightly Cares
    10. A Pilgrimes Solace: X. From Silent Night
    11. A Pilgrimes Solace: XI. Lasso vita mia
    12. A Pilgrimes Solace: XII. In This Trembling Shadow Cast
    13. A Pilgrimes Solace: XIII. If That A Sinner's Sights
    14. A Pilgrimes Solace: XIV. Thou Mighty God
    15. A Pilgrimes Solace: XV. When David's Life
    16. A Pilgrimes Solace: XVI. When The Poor Cripple

    Tracks:

    1. A Pilgrimes Solace: XVII. Where Sin Sore Wounding
    2. A Pilgrimes Solace: XVIII. My Heart And Tongue Were Twins
    3. A Pilgrimes Solace: XIX. Up Merry Mates
    4. A Pilgrimes Solace: XX. Welcome Black Night
    5. A Pilgrimes Solace: XXI. Cease, Cease These False Sports
    6. Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: Lachrimae Pavane
    7. Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: Can Shee
    8. Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: Paduana
    9. Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: The Frogge
    10. Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: Frog's Galliard
    11. Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: Pavana And Galiarda
    12. Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: Paduana Lachrymae
    13. Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: Can She Excuse
    14. Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: Pavion Solus cum sola
    15. Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: Dowland's Almayne
    16. Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: Piper's Paven And Galliard
    17. Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: Pavan Lachrymae

    Tracks:

    1. Mr. Henry Noell Lamentations: I. The Lamentation Of A Sinner
    2. Mr. Henry Noell Lamentations: II. Domine ne in furore
    3. Mr. Henry Noell Lamentations: III. Miserere mei Deus
    4. Mr. Henry Noell Lamentations: IV. The Humble Suit Of A Sinner
    5. Mr. Henry Noell Lamentations: V. The Humble Complaint Of A Sinner
    6. Mr. Henry Noell Lamentations: VI. De profundis
    7. Mr. Henry Noell Lamentations: VII. Domine exaudi
    8. Lachrimae: Lachrimae Antiquae
    9. Lachrimae: Lachrimae Antiquae Novae
    10. Lachrimae: Lachrimae Gementes
    11. Lachrimae: Lachrimae Tristes
    12. Lachrimae: Lachrimae Coactae
    13. Lachrimae: Lachrimae Amantis
    14. Lachrimae: Lachrimae Verae
    15. Lachrimae: Mr. John Langton's Pavan
    16. Lachrimae: Mr. Nicholas Gryffith His Galiard
    17. Lachrimae: Sir John Souch His Galiard
    18. Lachrimae: Semper Dowland Semper Dolens
    19. Lachrimae: Mr. Giles Hobies Galiard
    20. Lachrimae: The King Of Denmark's Galiard
    21. Lachrimae: Sir Henry Umpton's Funerall
    22. Lachrimae: Mr. Henry Noell His Galiard
    23. Lachrimae: The Earl Of Essex Galiard
    24. Lachrimae: Mr. Bucton His Galiard
    25. Lachrimae: Mr. George Whitehead His Almand
    26. Lachrimae: Captain Digorie Piper His Galiard
    27. Lachrimae: Mr. Thomas Collier His Galiard
    28. Lachrimae: Mrs. Nichols Almand

    Tracks:

    1. Sacred Songs: Sorrow, Come!
    2. Sacred Songs: I Shame At Mine Unworthiness
    3. Sacred Songs: An Heart That's Broken And Contrite
    4. Psalms: Psalm 100: All People That On Earth Do Dwell
    5. Psalms: Psalm 38: Put Me Not To Rebuke O Lord
    6. Psalms: Psalm 130: Lord To Thee I Make My Moan
    7. Psalms: Psalm 104: My Soul Praise The Lord
    8. Psalms: Psalm 100: All People That On Earth Do Dwell
    9. Psalms: Psalm 134: Behold And Have Regard
    10. A Prayer For The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty
    11. Instrumental Music: Solus cum sola pavan
    12. Instrumental Music: Lachrimae
    13. Instrumental Music: Galliard
    14. Instrumental Music: Pipers Pavan
    15. Instrumental Music: Lachrimae
    16. Instrumental Music: Lady Rich Galliard
    17. Instrumental Music: Earl Of Essex Galliard
    18. Instrumental Music: If My Complaints
    19. Instrumental Music: Lachrimae Doolande
    20. Instrumental Music: Lord Willoughbie's Welcome Home
    21. Instrumental Music: My Lord Chamberlaine His Galliard
    22. Instrumental Music: Comagain
    23. Instrumental Music: Pavan Lachrymae
    24. Instrumental Music: Sorrow Stay

    Tracks:

    1. Lute Music: Preludium
    2. Lute Music: Lachrimae
    3. Lute Music: Can She Excuse
    4. Lute Music: Dr. Case's Pavan
    5. Lute Music: Melancholy Galliard
    6. Lute Music: Sir John Smith, His Almain
    7. Lute Music: Fantasia
    8. Lute Music: A Dream
    9. Lute Music: Almain
    10. Lute Music: The Queen's Galliard
    11. Lute Music: Coranto
    12. Lute Music: Resolution
    13. Lute Music: Mrs. Vaux Galliard
    14. Lute Music: Almain
    15. Lute Music: Mr. Dowland's MIdnight
    16. Lute Music: Fantasia
    17. Lute Music: Loth To Depart
    18. Lute Music: The Most Sacred Queen Elizabeth, Her Galliard
    19. Lute Music: The Earl Of Essex, His Galliard
    20. Lute Music: Pavan
    21. Lute Music: John Dowland's Galliard
    22. Lute Music: Aloe
    23. Lute Music: The Lady Clifton's Spirit
    24. Lute Music: What If A Day
    25. Lute Music: Mr. Giles Hobie's Galliard
    26. Lute Music: Come Away (Song arrangement)
    27. Lute Music: Galliard
    28. Lute Music: Fancy (Fantasia)

    Tracks:

    1. Lute Music: Lachrimae (Basic Version)
    2. Lute Music: Galliard To Lachrimae
    3. Lute Music: [Jig]
    4. Lute Music: Galliard On 'Wasingham'
    5. Lute Music: Complaint (Ballad Setting)
    6. Lute Music: Mignarda (Galliard)
    7. Lute Music: Semper Dowland Semper Dolens (Pavan)
    8. Lute Music: The Frog Galliard
    9. Lute Music: A Fancy (Fantasia)
    10. Lute Music: Fancy (Fantasia)
    11. Lute Music: Piper's Pavan
    12. Lute Music: Captain Digorie Piper's Galliard
    13. Lute Music: Lady Laiton's Almain
    14. Lute Music: Dowland's Galliard
    15. Lute Music: Dowland's First Galliard
    16. Lute Music: Tarleton's Jig
    17. Lute Music: Walsingham (ballad Setting)
    18. Lute Music: Lord Willoughbie's Welcome Home (Ballad Setting)
    19. Lute Music: Sir Henry Guilforde, His Almain
    20. Lute Music: Pavan (Related To 'Lachrimae')
    21. Lute Music: Mr. Langton's Galliard
    22. Lute Music: Mrs. Clifton's Almain
    23. Lute Music: Galliard
    24. Lute Music: Lady Hunsdon's Puffe (Almain)
    25. Lute Music: Galliard
    26. Lute Music: Go From My Window (Ballad Setting)
    27. Lute Music: Fancy (Fantasia)

    Tracks:

    1. Lute Music: Pavana Johan Douland
    2. Lute Music: Mrs. Brigide Fleetwood's Pavan (Solus sine sola)
    3. Lute Music: La mia Barbara
    4. Lute Music: Sir Henry Umpton's Funeral (Pavan)
    5. Lute Music: Lachrimae
    6. Lute Music: Farewell Fancy (Chromatic Fantasia)
    7. Lute Music: Farewell (On The 'In Nomine' Theme)
    8. Lute Music: The King of Denmark's Galliard
    9. Lute Music: Mrs. Vaux's Jig
    10. Lute Music: Mrs. Nichol's Almain
    11. Lute Music: Galliard
    12. Lute Music: Lord Strang's March
    13. Lute Music: Mrs. Winter's Jump
    14. Lute Music: Can She Excuse (Galliard)
    15. Lute Music: The Shoemaker's Wife, A Toy
    16. Lute Music: Mrs. Norrish's Delight
    17. Lute Music: Galliard
    18. Lute Music: Mrs. White's Thing (Almain)
    19. Lute Music: Mrs. White's Nothing
    20. Lute Music: The Frog Galliard
    21. Lute Music: Solus cum sola
    22. Lute Music: The Lord Viscount Lisle, His Galliard
    23. Lute Music: Orlando Sleepeth (Ballad Setting)
    24. Lute Music: Robin (Ballad Setting)
    25. Lute Music: Galliard (On A Galliard By Daniel Bacheler)
    26. Lute Music: Forlorn Hope Fancy (Chromatic Fantasia)

    Tracks:

    1. Lute Music: The Lady Russell's Pavan
    2. Lute Music: Fancy (Fantasia)
    3. Lute Music: Sir John Langton's Pavan
    4. Lute Music: Earl Of Derby, His Galliard
    5. Lute Music: A Coy Toy
    6. Lute Music: Fortune My Foe
    7. Lute Music: [Almain]
    8. Lute Music: Mr. Knight's Galliard
    9. Lute Music: Sir John Souch His Galliard
    10. Lute Music: Tarletone's Riserrectione
    11. Lute Music: The Lady Rich, Her Galliard
    12. Consort Music: Lachrimae Pavan
    13. Consort Music: Can She Excuse Galliard
    14. Consort Music: Captain Piper's Pavan And Galliard
    15. Consort Music: The Frog Galliard
    16. Consort Music: Round Battell Galliard
    17. Consort Music: Fortune My Foe
    18. Consort Music: Dowland's First Galliard
    19. Consort Music: Katherine Darcie's Galliard
    20. Consort Music: Tarleton's Jigge
    21. Consort Music: Almain a 2
    22. Consort Music: Mistress Nichols Almain a 2
    23. Fullsack And Hildebrandt: Auserlesener Paduanen und Galliarden: Susanna Fair (Galliard)
    24. Haussmann: Rest von polnischen und andern Tanzen: Mistress Nichols Alman a 5
    25. Opusculum: Mr. John Langton Pavan And Galliard
    26. Opusculum: La mia Barbara Pavan and Galliard
    27. Opusculum: Lachrimae Antiquae Novae Pavan and Galliard

    Tracks:

    1. Consort Music: Mistress NIchols Almain
    2. Consort Music: Volta a 4 ('Ioh. Douland')
    3. Consort Music: Were Every Thought an Eye
    4. Consort Music: Lady If You So Spite Me
    5. Consort Music: Pavan a 4
    6. A Musicall Banquet: I. My Heavy Sprite (Anthony Holborne)
    7. A Musicall Banquet: II. Change Thy Mind Since She Doth Change (Richard Martin)
    8. A Musicall Banquet: III. O Eyes, Leave Off Your Weeping (Robert Hales)
    9. A Musicall Banquet: IV. Go, My Flock, Go Get You Hence (Anon.)
    10. A Musicall Banquet: V. O Dear Life, When Shall It Be? (Anon.)
    11. A Musicall Banquet: VI. To Plead My Faith (Daniel Bacheler)
    12. A Musicall Banquet: VII. In A Grove Most Rich Of Shade (Guillaume Tessier)
    13. A Musicall Banquet: VIII. Far From Triumphing Court
    14. A Musicall Banquet: IX. Lady, If You So Spite Me
    15. A Musicall Banquet: X. In Darkness Let Me Dwell
    16. A Musicall Banquet: XI. Si le parler et le silence (Pierre Guedron)
    17. A Musicall Banquet: XII. Ce penser qui sans fin tirannise ma vie (Pierre Guedron)
    18. A Musicall Banquet: XIII. Vous que le Bonheur rappelle (Pierre Guedron)
    19. A Musicall Banquet: XIV. Passava Amor su arco desarmado (Anon. Spanish)
    20. A Musicall Banquet: XV. Sta notte mi sognava (Anon. Italian)
    21. A Musicall Banquet: XVI. Vuestros ojos tienen d'Amor (Anon. Spanish)
    22. A Musicall Banquet: XVII. Se di farmi morire (Domenico Maria Megli)
    23. A Musicall Banquet: XVIII. Dovro dunque morire? (Giulio Caccini)
    24. A Musicall Banquet: XIX. Amarilli mia bella (Giulio Caccini)
    25. A Musicall Banquet: XX. O bella piu (Anon, Italian)

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars The greatest songs ever?.......2007-07-26

    I heard 'clear or cloudy', from this recording, on the radio recently and had to purchase it. It is strange but it is the sort of song that makes life prior to listening to it different from life after. I find it sad that so many people haven't heard it. There are also many other wonderful works in this collection. Given you get twelve well recorded CDs with top quality performances, this has to be one of the bargains of the age.

    Please buy it.

    5 out of 5 stars A musical treasure-box.......2006-09-10

    Both the music and this actual product are masterpieces. John Dowland's collected works here - covering 12 compact discs - exhibit the depth and power of this composer, a composer who many now regard as suffering from clinical depression. I doubt that the issue of the diagnosis of Dowland's depression can ever be settled, however, it is certainly obvious from his music, so completely on display here, that he was a man with very dark depths and corners in his mind. Dowland's various manifestations and "takes" on his own tune, "Flow my tears"/"Lachrimae" are here. This tune has haunted me ever since I first heard it when I was a child. It seems to sum up Dowland's feelings - at least Dowland seems to have thought so.

    The First, Second, Third and Fourth Bookes of Songes, A Musicall Banquet, the keyboard transcriptions, all the lute music, consort music are here and virtually everything else written or supposedly written by John Dowland. Anthony Rooley and The Consort of Musicke perform this music with style and feeling throughout. This 12 CD set is something of a monument to the ensemble - I only wish they'd finished their collection of Monteverdi madrigals, which was equally good (La Venexiana are currently doing a magnificent job of recording all Monteverdi's books of madrigals for the GLOSSA label).

    This is an expensive set, however, you will probably never need to buy another John Dowland CD again after buying and listening to this collection.

    I bought this CD set on a mild Summer evening of 1998 and listened to it while sitting in my sun room - which a glorious orange sunset in progress, and a glass of wine. It brought back so many memories.

    5 out of 5 stars a beautiful journey into melancholy.......2001-06-15

    I'm amazed at how many people tend to associate John Dowland's music with a tragic sense of drama. While no doubt this is art highly based on sadness, the "tragic" sense of it is more a legacy from the Romantic period. During the Renaissance, however, sadness was undestood as a very aesthetic way of approaching life. That is also the reason why Shakespeare's tragedies appear more sophisticated than his comedies.

    Dowland, a contemporary of Shakespeare, discovered that meditating on a sad theme is, at the same time, a way of discovering a special beauty that we tend to avoid (maybe because of the "tragic" heritage of the Romantics). So, in the end, meditating on sadness is an uplifting experience! This box set is a journey into melancholy that includes songs, chamber music, pieces for lute, some rare sacred music and -as a highlight- Dowland's beautiful collection of seven pieces for viola which he called "Lachrimae" (Tears).
    Music for Lovers Only/Music to Make You Misty
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    • favorite music
    • Memories of Jackie
    • Irresistible mood!
    • SETS THE RECORD STRAIGHT
    • Watch Out For Mono Tracks
    Music for Lovers Only/Music to Make You Misty
    Jackie Gleason
    Manufacturer: Collector's Choice
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B00000I9FK
    Release Date: 1999-03-23

    Tracks:

    1. Alone Together
    2. My Funny Valentine
    3. But Not For Me
    4. Love (Your Spell Is Everywhere)
    5. I'm In The Mood For Love
    6. Our Love Is Here To Stay
    7. I Only Have Eyes For You
    8. Body And Soul
    9. It All Depends On You
    10. The Man I Love
    11. I Hadn't Anyone Till You
    12. When Your Lover Has Gone
    13. I'm Thru With Love
    14. Dark Is The Night (C'Est Fini)
    15. Say It Isn't So
    16. I Guess I'll Have To Change My Plan
    17. You Were Meant For Me
    18. Prelude To A Kiss
    19. Jealous
    20. Thinking Of You

    Product Description

    1. Alone Together
    2. My Funny Valentine
    3. But Not For Me
    4. Love (Your Spell Is Everywhere)
    5. I'm In The Mood For Love
    6. Our Love Is Here To Stay
    7. I Only Have Eyes For You
    8. Body And Soul
    9. It All Depends On You
    10. Man I Love, The
    11. I Hadn't Anyone Till You
    12. When Your Lover Has Gone
    13. I'm Thru With Love
    14. Dark Is The Night (C'est Finis)
    15. Say It Isn't So
    16. I Guess I'll Have To Change My Plan
    17. You Were Meant For Me
    18. Prelude To A Kiss
    19. Jealous
    20. Thinking Of You


    Format: CD

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars favorite music.......2007-01-10

    Excellent CD--brought back memories of my childhood as my Dad played it all the time.

    5 out of 5 stars Memories of Jackie.......2006-07-17

    I remember this album Music For Lovers Only. But the version my parents had was the two 45-RPM records in the mini double jacket. Easy listening music expanded through the 1960s like 101 Strings and other orchestras plus more and more FM radio stations played the music in stereo through the 1970s. They were slowly replaced with rock and roll stations in stereo. Its sad to see things change but people will keep up with the times regardless. Some of this music may be found on AM radio stations today where rock and roll was once before. At least I'm happy to know that such music is being released on CD.

    5 out of 5 stars Irresistible mood!.......2005-09-11

    Jackie Gleason was more than simple name to become a status reference. Somehow this ensemble was the American response in the 60's to Frank Pourcel, and Paul Mauriat in France, Norrie Paramor and Acker Bilk in U.K or Bert Kaempfert from Germany.
    The musical legacy of this fabulous ensemble will be a milestone in the music. The magnificent arrangements and the exquisite good taste will endure as long there is passion for the light music in some corner of the planet.

    5 out of 5 stars SETS THE RECORD STRAIGHT.......2003-11-05

    AS I WAS READING SOME OF THE REVIEWS FOR THIS WONDERFUL JACKIE GLEASON ALBUM, I WAS APPALLED AT SOME REVIEWERS TOTAL LACK OF KNOWLEDGE OF THE RECORDINGS OF THIS PERIOD. I WILL TRY TO OFFSET THAT CONFUSION.

    FIRST OF ALL, ALL POPULAR ALBUMS PRIOR TO 1955 WERE OF THE 10 INCH VARIETY....SO THE MOST ANY ALBUM COULD HAVE WERE 8 TUNES.

    THE JAZZ ALBUMS OF THE TIME, HAD EVEN LESS BECAUSE OF THE LENGHT OF THE TRACKS. ONLY THE CLASSICAL ALBUMS WERE OF THE 12 INCH VARIETY, AND THAT WAS BECAUSE OF THE OBVIOUS EXTENDED LENGHT OF THE COMPOSITIONS. I WILL EXPAND MORE ON THIS LATER AS FAR AS THIS CD IS CONCERNED.

    NO 2, I AM SICK AND TIRED OF LISTENERS WHO BY ALBUMS OF THIS PERIOD OR EARLIER AND COMMENT THEY WERE DISSAPOINTED IT WAS IN MONORAUL AND NOT STEREO.
    WELL, STEREO WAS NOT PUT IN POP ALBUMS UNTIL 1956 AT THE EARLIEST AND THEY WERE MOSTLY EXPERIMENTAL(SOME OF THE EARLY STAN KENTON TRACKS OF THE MID 50'S WERE IN STEREO BUT NEVER RELEASED UNTIL ONLY A FEW YEARS AGO). STEREO WAS NOT REALLY UNLEASHED TO THE MASSES UNTIL 1958. SO PLEASE DON'T TAKE STARS OFF BECAUSE YOUR EARS CAN NOT TAKE MONO. DEAL WITH THE TECHNOLOGY OF THE TIME PEOPLE.

    THE FIRST LP "MUSIC FOR LOVERS ONLY" WAS THE 10 INCH LP. WITH 8 SONGS ONLY. THE LADY FROM GA WHO SAYS SHE HAS THE FULL 16 SONGS ON HER ALBUM, HAS A CAPITOL RE-ISSUE. IT'S NOT THE ALBUM AS ORIGINALLY CONCEIVED. SO WHEN YOU GET THIS LP , YOU WILL GET THE EXACT 10 INCH VERSION. THE REMAINDER OF THE CD IS THE "MUSIC TO MAKE YOU MISTY" AND THAT IS THE ORIGINAL 12 INCH RECORDING. NOW THAT LP MAY HAVE HAD 16 SONGS ON IT. IF SO, CC SHOULD HAVE ADDED THE EXTRA 4 TRACKS, HOWEVER, BEING THAT THE LP WAS ORIGINALLY RELEASED IN 1959, I AM PRETTY SURE THAT THE LP HAD ONLY 12 SONGS ON IT(WHICH WAS THE STANDARD BY THAT TIME). SO , IF INDEED THAT WAS THE CASE,CC WAS FAITHFUL TO BOTH ORIGINAL LPS.

    THE MUSIC OF COURSE IS TOP NOTCH, IT IS NOT MUSZAC OF ELEVATOR MUSIC. UNFORTUNATELY, NO ONE UNDER 40 WOULD EVEN KNOW ALBUMS LIKE THESE EXIST ...IT'S TO THEIR DETRIMENT AND OF COURSE, I BLAME THE RADIO PROGRAMERS....BUT THAT'S ANOTHER STORY.

    2 out of 5 stars Watch Out For Mono Tracks.......2003-11-04

    Unless you're especially enamoured of the 1952 monaural edition of Music For Lovers Only, you'll find the first album disappointing. Neither Amazon, Collectors' Choice, nor EMI Music make it clear that Music For Lovers Only (the more desirable of the two album set) is completely monaural, in spite of the fact that Capitol actually released the same album in stereo in 1959.
    Haunted Heart
    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    • Sublime and ridiculous
    • Eeeeeeeeeeewwwwwww
    • Better than I thought it would be
    • Brava Renee
    • Art is always new.
    Haunted Heart
    Paul McCartney , Gustav Mahler , Joni Mitchell , Emile Paladilhe , Arthur Schwartz , James ("Jimmy") Van Heusen , Various Composers , Heitor Villa-Lobos , Jimmy Webb , Richard A. Whiting , Stevie Wonder , Guy Wood , Bill Frisell , Fred Hersch , and Renée Fleming
    Manufacturer: Decca
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B0007Z9QUS
    Release Date: 2005-05-10

    Tracks:

    1. Haunted Heart
    2. River
    3. When Did You Leave Heaven?
    4. You've Changed
    5. Answer Me
    6. My Cherie Amour
    7. In My Life
    8. The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress
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    10. Liebst du um Schit
    11. My One And Only Love/This Is Always
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    13. Psych
    14. Hard Times Come Again No More

    Amazon.com

    While countless fans flock to see soprano Renee Fleming's performances of the Countess in The Marriage of Figaro because she's got the voice and the dramatic ability to handle such meaty roles, the versatile singer throws her fans a curveball on Haunted Heart, singing popular standards and ballads as well as a few altered classical pieces. In her liner notes, Fleming calls this album a "look back at the road not taken" -- she played a weekly gig in a jazz club while in school. Nonetheless, her feel for the material here is undeniable. Interestingly, she drops her voice a full octave from her usual tessitura, and the change reveals a robust gospel-oriented approach filled with dramatic breaths and moans. The lyrical Fred Hersch (piano) and the idiosyncratic Bill Frisell (guitar) provide support, and both are adventurous jazz players who create subtle and uniquely haunting backdrops. It adds up to an interesting cross-section of ideas well carried off by the generous talents of all involved. --Tad Hendrickson

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    Customer Reviews:

    2 out of 5 stars Sublime and ridiculous.......2007-06-13

    The sublime: much of the artistry of this recording is about sound, and the subtle blending/responding of voice with guitar sounds and / or piano sounds. It is in the sensitive musical interplay between the artists where this effort shines. Definitely not recommended for road trips!

    The ridiculous: Fleming ended the majority of most phrases in most of the songs with a guttural of some sort which for me becomes irritating to the point of distraction. These punctuations are mostly quite awful: really tasteless, clumsy, and overused big time and I'm amazed at how this ever got released. Without these ersatz testifyin' noises this CD would be stunning.

    So, if you have the ability and inclination to edit out this garbage from your perception as you listen I think you'll be glad you experienced these artists at work together. (Unfortunately I'm not up to it).

    2 out of 5 stars Eeeeeeeeeeewwwwwww.......2007-06-06

    Ugh. Like a manufactured home vs. a stick-built house, Fleming's manufactured (aka "training and technique") blues voice compares unfavorably to other jazz/blues singers/lounge acts. Would not, COULD not, listen to this recording straight through--one big long, breathy, minor key train wreck in the making. Took the CD on a road trip and had to pull over and remove from queue--either that or drive into a wall.

    3 out of 5 stars Better than I thought it would be.......2007-04-10

    I have to admit, Haunted Heart was a lot better than I thought it would be,especially her recordings of "River", "The Moon's a Harsh Mistress, "My Cherie Amour" and "In my life".
    I think this is the most artistically successful recording of Pop/Jazz by a classical singer. I enjoyed it even better than the Anna Sophie Von Otter'/ Elvis Costello CD.
    The perspective I am coming from is that of a classical singer who started out as a pop singer/songwriter. I perform and teach cross-genre but love a world class instrument such as Flemming's
    I wanted to get the perspective of a friend who used to sing jingles and is also a trained singer but is usually critical of any attempts that opera singers make at crossing -over.
    My friend is very familiar with Flemming's voice, but did not recognise it in this context when I played the CD for her. Her reaction was very complimentary, although she did comment that the diction was a bit strange.
    She then played it for her brother a well known jazz singer and arranger who had a somewhat negative reaction.He found the singing to be overly dark and round. He prefers a cleaner more 'spoken' approach to this style of singing. I understand this perspective and therefore personally prefer Ella to Sarah as well, but let's not get too picky. Obviously, Rene Flemming is of the Sarah Vaghan School of jazz singing, which is not too shabby.

    I will continue to enjoy this CD and will wait for another opera diva to top this one. But, somehow I think the next really good CD of Pop/ jazz from an opera star will also come from Rene.

    To those who have been unreasonably mean and negative towards her, I can only say you are not fit to polish her shoes!

    5 out of 5 stars Brava Renee.......2007-04-09

    This talented woman can sing anything. I really enjoyed this cd with the lights turned down and a glass of wine to relax after a very stressful day at work. Renee could definitely have another singing career outside of opera should she choose. Hearing her drop that gorgeous voice down one octave rivals the best chanteuses in the business - Cassandra Wilson, Nancy Wilson, Regina Belle, Sarah Vaughan, etc. This cd of different musical styles reminds me of Nina Simone and Cassandra Wilson, two great singers whom could interpret any song genre and make their versions special. I loved all the songs and the standouts here are "Haunted Heart", "River", "My One and Only Love", "My Cherie Amour", "Cancao do Amor", and Beatles "In My Life", and "Hard Times Come Again No More".
    I hope Renee keeps recording whatever catches her fancy because I'll certainly always listen.

    5 out of 5 stars Art is always new. .......2007-03-10

    Renee Fleming is an artist bringing us something new, and beautiful. The poor will always be with us as manifest in those who resent other's movement from their established zones. Renee Fleming is a great female voice with accomplishments her detractors will never have, but in their dreams.

    I welcome Renee's elan demonstrated with her recent recordings, Love sublime with Brad Mehldau, and Haunted Heart with Fred Hersch and Bill Frissell. Bravery, fun, and talent combined by artists and for people who are listening. Hearing long time favorites Mehldau, Hersch, and Frissell is all the more sublime.
    John Barry: The Collection
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra needs a guitar player!
    • Persuaders Theme!
    • A Variety Of Classics!
    • Incredible Barry Collection
    • " one of cinema's greatest composers...John Barry"
    John Barry: The Collection

    Manufacturer: Silva America
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B00005BADD
    Release Date: 2001-05-22

    Tracks:

    1. Zulu
    2. From Russia With Love
    3. From Russia With Love - 007
    4. Goldfinger
    5. The Ipcress File
    6. The Knack
    7. Mister Moses
    8. Thunderball
    9. The Wrong Box
    10. Born Free
    11. The Quiller Memorandum
    12. You Only Live Twice
    13. The Girl With The Sun In Her Hair
    14. Deadfall

    Tracks:

    1. The Lion In Winter
    2. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    3. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    4. Midnight Cowboy
    5. Midnight Cowboy
    6. The Appointment
    7. The Last Valley
    8. Walkabout
    9. Monte Walsh
    10. Diamonds Are Forever
    11. The Persuaders
    12. Mary Queen Of Scots
    13. The Man With The Golden Gun
    14. The Dove

    Tracks:

    1. The Tamarind Seed
    2. King Kong
    3. Eleanor And Franklin
    4. Robin And Marian
    5. The Deep
    6. Hanover Street
    7. The Black Hole
    8. Moonraker
    9. Somewhere In Time
    10. Raise The Titanic
    11. Body Heat
    12. Frances
    13. Octopussy
    14. The Cotton Club

    Tracks:

    1. High Road To China
    2. A View To A Kill
    3. Out Of Africa
    4. The Living Daylights
    5. Dances With Wolves
    6. Dances With Wolves
    7. Chaplin
    8. Moviola
    9. Indecent Proposal
    10. The Specialist
    11. The Scarlet Letter
    12. Cry The Beloved Country
    13. Mercury Rising
    14. The James Bond Theme

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra needs a guitar player!.......2006-11-09

    Granted, they only need it for one composition (the last one, "The James Bond Theme") but still, without the guitar it's just not the same. Barry didn't compose this one so I suppose it was a bonus and I shouldn't complain, really. The rest of the music on all the CDs is fantastic. Some of the stuff I had heard before without realizing who had composed it. Very enjoyable, to say the least.

    5 out of 5 stars Persuaders Theme!.......2006-03-02

    Buy it for the Persuaders theme, probably the best TV theme song ever written.

    5 out of 5 stars A Variety Of Classics!.......2005-12-06

    John Barry has been composing film scores for over forty years and this is only scratching the surface of his productions. Never mind that the entire set is recorded by the Prague Philharmonic; it's pure to Barry's themes. While John Williams compositions ("Star Wars", etc.) are wild and flamboyant and Jerry Goldsmith's (Hoosier's, etc.) are mood pieces, John Barry crosses over all barriers and is amazingly diverse. Barry has recorded most of the exciting James Bond themes, melodramatic classics like "The Lion In Winter' and moody theme hits like "Midnight Cowboy". He also tugs at the heartstrings with compositions from, "Somewhere In Time", "Frances" and "Out Of Africa". He varies his themes for all types of films and few composers capture it so well.

    There is over four hours of music in this set with a colorful and informative booklet.

    5 out of 5 stars Incredible Barry Collection.......2004-03-11

    Any fan of movies will absolutley love this collection. Being a movie buff I couldn't wait to get this boxed set. Knowing Barry from all the James Bond movies, I did not realize his involvement with so many others. The orchestra is magnificent in all these themes. I'm listening to "High Road to China" right now and I'm drifting in the clouds in a Tiger Moth with Tom Selleck and Bess Armstrong. If you are familiar with a movie it will definitely have you seeing it again, if not the scores are still beautiful. Any fan of classical music will be pleased as well. Travellers will defintitely enjoy it for a long drive. I know from when I use to travel that music like this made the miles float by faster. I highly recommend these four CDs even if you just know a handful of the songs.

    5 out of 5 stars " one of cinema's greatest composers...John Barry".......2001-07-06

    This collection of four compact discs...are worth their weight in GOLD! Barry creates visual moods for each film he scores...romantic, sentimental, action, adventure, suspense and mystery...the list could go on. Strings, brass and lush-velvet arrangements overlay each cue in his distinctive style of legendary scoring...we have ~ "John Barry:The Collection", Silva Screen's release traces 40 years of film music, featuring "The City Of Prague Philarmonic Orchestra" ~ conducted by Mr. Nic Raine (outstanding)..."Crouch End Festival Chorus" ~ David Temple, Choir Master...perform 56 selections, over four hours of symphonic suites with a full orchestra sound...all individually wrapped-up into one neat package...just the way "film-score-buffs" like 'em!

    Must ask the following to take a bow ~ James Fitzpatrick (compilation producer), always in their pitching, Reynold da Silva (executive producer), Nic Raine (conductor, arranger, orchestrator & associate producer), a tremen!dous asset to every project he undertakes...and the man who made it all possible...a legendary icon always leading the way in film scoring ~ JOHN BARRY!

    Total Time: 258:76 on 56 Tracks ~ SSD-1128 ~ (2001)

    You might try other albums from Silva Screen, all worthy of a good listen ~ "The Essential James Bond" (SSD-1034)..."Bond:Back In Action" (SSD-1100)..."Bond:Back In Action 2" (SSD-1119)..."Zulu" (SSD-1095)..."Raise The Titanic" (SSD-1102)..."Walkabout" (SSD-1120)...check out my reviews on amazon.com/music.
    The Ultimate Movie Music Collection
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • Relive you movie experiences
    The Ultimate Movie Music Collection
    Erich Kunzel
    Manufacturer: Telarc
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    ASIN: B000BFH26Y
    Release Date: 2005-10-25

    Tracks:

    1. The Imperial March: The Empire Strikes Back
    2. Main Theme: Jurassic Park
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    11. Opening And Closing Titles: Henry V
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    3. Suite: Independance Day
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    8. Main Theme: Star Trek
    9. May It Be And Themes: Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Ring
    10. Love Theme: Cousins
    11. Sean's Theme: Minority Report
    12. I Will Wait From You: The Umbrellas Of Cherbourg
    13. Theme: Rocky
    14. The Sand Volcano: The Mummy
    15. The Raider's March: Raiders Of The Lost Ark

    Tracks:

    1. Theme: Mission Impossible
    2. Casablanca Suite
    3. Book Of Days: Far And Away
    4. Love Theme: Superman
    5. Tara's Theme: Gone With The Wind
    6. Don't Mess With: Z
    7. Main Title: The Mask Of Zorro
    8. Finale: Victor / Victoria
    9. Carol Ann's Theme: Poltergeist
    10. Love Theme: Star Wars: Episode ll: Attack Of The Clones
    11. Main Theme: Willow
    12. Main Title: Star Trek ll: The Wrath Of Kahn
    13. MAin Theme: On Golden Pond
    14. Theme: A Summer Place
    15. Theme: Chariots Of Fire

    Tracks:

    1. Iceberg!
    2. Back To Titanic
    3. Main Themes: Hook
    4. Theme: Pink Panther
    5. Lara's: Doctor Zhivago
    6. Theme: Love Story
    7. Right Stuff
    8. Theme: Jaws
    9. When You Believe: The Prince Of Egypt
    10. Smile: Modern Times
    11. The Apollo 13 Mission
    12. Re-Entry And Splashdown: Apollo 13
    13. Main Title: Beetlejuice
    14. War: Pearl Harbor
    15. Cavatina: The Deer Hunter
    16. Throne Room And End Title: Star Wars: Episode lV: A New Hope

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Relive you movie experiences.......2006-01-24

    This collection of movie themes, will allow you to relive the chilling experiences from practically all (4 CDs)of the great movies. Great movies would not be great without great music. The Cincinnati Pop with Eric Kunzel are unbeatable recordings. Every minute is more beautiful and inspiring to the next. If you love Pops music, this is the begin all, end all.
    Varese Sarabande 25th Anniversary Celebration
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    • A good value
    • The Sound Track Since Bernard Hermann
    • Good mix of film music
    • A mixed collection of movie music
    • Uplifts your soul, takes your mind into the heavens
    Varese Sarabande 25th Anniversary Celebration

    Manufacturer: Varese Sarabande
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B00008WI90
    Release Date: 2003-04-22

    Tracks:

    1. The Man from Snowy River (Bruce Rowland)
    2. The Winds of War (Bob Cobert)
    3. Blue Velvet (Angelo Badalamenti)
    4. Witness (Maurice Jarre)
    5. Raising Arizona (Carter Burwell)
    6. Pee Wees Big Adventure (Danny Elfman)
    7. Halloween (John Carpenter)
    8. A Nightmare On Elm Street (Charles Bernstein)
    9. The Fly (Howard Shore)
    10. RoboCop (Basil Poledouris)
    11. The Empire Strikes Back (John Williams)
    12. The Right Stuff (Bill Conti)
    13. The Final Conflict (Jerry Goldsmith)
    14. The Abyss (Alan Silvestri)
    15. Brainstorm (James Horner)
    16. Peggy Sue Got Married (John Barry)
    17. My Left Foot (Elmer Bernstein)
    18. The Dead (Alex North)
    19. Stanley & Iris (John Williams)
    20. The Milagro Beanfield War (Dave Grusin)
    21. Driving Miss Daisy (Hans Zimmer)

    Tracks:

    1. Steel Magnolias (Georges Delerue)
    2. Unforgiven (Lennie Niehaus and Clint Eastwood)
    3. Raggedy Man (Jerry Goldsmith)
    4. The Grifters (Elmer Bernstein)
    5. Green Card (Hans Zimmer)
    6. City Slickers (Marc Shaiman)
    7. Father Of The Bride (Alan Silvestri)
    8. While You Were Sleeping (Randy Edelman)
    9. Babe (Nigel Westlake)
    10. The Adventures Of The Great Mouse Detective (Henry Mancini)
    11. The Adventures of Robin Hood (Erich Wolfgang Korngold)
    12. The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (Laurence Rosenthal)
    13. The Secret Garden (Zbigniew Preisner)
    14. A Little Princess (Patrick Doyle)
    15. Rudy (Jerry Goldsmith)
    16. Iron Will (Joel McNeely)
    17. Memphis Belle (George Fenton)
    18. Eye Of The Needle (Mikl)
    19. Total Recall (Jerry Goldsmith)
    20. Back To The Future Part III (Alan Silvestri)

    Tracks:

    1. To Die For (Danny Elfman)
    2. The Player (Thomas Newman)
    3. Black Robe (Georges Delerue)
    4. Medicine Man (Jerry Goldsmith)
    5. 2001 (Alex North)
    6. Star Wars: Shadows Of The Empire (Joel McNeely)
    7. The Crow (Graeme Revell)
    8. Blade (Mark Isham)
    9. The Omen (Jerry Goldsmith)
    10. Vertigo (Bernard Herrmann)
    11. Scream (Marco Beltrami)
    12. The Sixth Sense (James Newton Howard)
    13. Xena: Warrior Princess (Joseph LoDuca)
    14. Air Force One (Jerry Goldsmith)
    15. Starship Troopers (Basil Poledouris)
    16. The Matrix (Don Davis)
    17. The Iron Giant (Michael Kamen)
    18. Youve Got Mail (George Fenton)
    19. A Little Romance (Georges Delerue)
    20. Pleasantville (Randy Newman)

    Tracks:

    1. Sunset Boulevard (Franz Waxman)
    2. L.A. Confidential (Jerry Goldsmith)
    3. Rounders (Christopher Young)
    4. The Score (Howard Shore)
    5. The Replacements (John Debney)
    6. Gone In 60 Seconds (Trevor Rabin)
    7. The Bourne Identity (John Powell)
    8. Rush Hour 2 (Lalo Schifrin)
    9. XXX (Randy Edelman)
    10. Die Hard (Michael Kamen)
    11. The Last of the Mohicans (Trevor Jones)
    12. Moby Dick (Christopher Gordon)
    13. The Mists Of Avalon (Lee Holdridge)
    14. Cleopatra (Alex North)
    15. Life As A House (Mark Isham)
    16. Emma (Rachel Portman)
    17. In The Bedroom (Thomas Newman)
    18. Cast Away (Alan Silvestri)
    19. One True Thing (Cliff Eidelman)
    20. Unfaithful (Jan A.P. Kaczmarek)
    21. Far From Heaven (Elmer Bernstein)
    22. Ice Age (David Newman)
    23. Shrek (Harry Gregson-Williams and John Powell)

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars A good value.......2007-05-17

    I wasn't expecting to have 4 discs for this price, and the music is a quality selection of film music, giving a good scope of the genre, and a very listenable transfer.

    4 out of 5 stars The Sound Track Since Bernard Hermann.......2006-07-25

    This collection is bound to capture your heart and evoke a tin ear on successive tracks. I found much to like and some duds - easy to skip over.
    Very good value.

    4 out of 5 stars Good mix of film music.......2006-07-02

    Good mix of films!
    I'm a big fan of this soundtrack music and will be looking for more CD's like this.

    4 out of 5 stars A mixed collection of movie music.......2006-02-23

    For the price, this CD is a great bargain. The musical selections, as you might expect, are mixed in quality ranging from extraordinary to so so, the balance being worthwhile and interesting. Sonically the CD is excellent.

    5 out of 5 stars Uplifts your soul, takes your mind into the heavens.......2006-01-06

    I have been listening to great scores for many years and this collection is truly inspirational in so far as the choice of different scores takes you on a journey of listening pleasure matched by only a few collections.The price is incredibly reasonable for hours of listening pleasure. Don't pass this one up
    Isabel Bayrakdarian ~ Joyous Light
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    • Wondrous gentle music
    • hauntingly beautiful
    • The voice of the soul
    • Divinely Joyous
    • Breathtaking!!!
    Isabel Bayrakdarian ~ Joyous Light
    Armenian Anonymous , Sahag Bartev , Khacadour Vartabed of Daron , Mekhitar Vartabed of Ayrivank , St. Gregory of Nareg , Gomidas Vartabed , Raffi Armenian , Isabel Bayrakdarian , and Elmer Iseler Chamber Orchestra
    Manufacturer: Cbc
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B00005S6VZ
    Release Date: 2002-04-16

    Tracks:

    1. Where Are You, O Mother
    2. You Are A Profound Mystery
    3. Trisagion - Isabel Bayrakdarian
    4. We Celebrate
    5. Chosen Of God
    6. Joyous Light - Isabel Bayrakdarian
    7. My Heart Trembles
    8. Lord Have Mercy - Isabel Bayrakdarian
    9. Entrance To The Tabernacle
    10. The Fowl
    11. The Mother Of The Lord
    12. Open For Us, Lord - Isabel Bayrakdarian
    13. Be Delighted, O Holy Church
    14. Rejoice, O Holy Church - Isabel Bayrakdarian
    15. You Are The Only Holy One
    16. Doxology
    17. O Gardener
    18. The Lord's Prayer

    Customer Reviews:

    4 out of 5 stars Wondrous gentle music.......2007-01-10

    I first saw Isabel on an SBS programme and was amazed at the glorious sounds she was producing. This album is great, relaxing, full of strength and beauty. My only word of caution would be that unless you are in the right mood it can sound a bit repetitive by the time you get to the end of the album. However, I am very glad that I bought it.

    4 out of 5 stars hauntingly beautiful.......2006-08-22

    Very beautiful melodies and a gorgeous voice - doesn't vary as much though as a whole cd -
    can get monotonous after a few songs

    5 out of 5 stars The voice of the soul.......2006-01-01

    Growing up in the Armenian church, it was impossible not to be powerfully moved by the music. Isabel Bayrakdarian was clearly also moved in the same way. Her singing is so flawless, yet it conveys the depths of her spiritual feelings. It is wonderful that people who have not been exposed to this music will have a chance to experience its power and beauty.

    5 out of 5 stars Divinely Joyous.......2005-09-28

    Isabel Bayrakdarian is a certified classical music diva today, an excellent Mozartian, Handelian, songs and lieder recitalist and overall a very bright star in the current line-up of young sopranos. And this is how she started her recorded career- with a disc of Armenian liturgical music.
    For me it is actually very refreshing to listen to songs in language that I don't understand at all- and a nice break from the usual Latin, German, and my native ones- but at the same time, knowing that they are sung by someone who understands the texts and has a spiritual connection to them is a nice bonus. (And if you want to explore the meaning behind the sounds, the original Armenian texts and translations are included in the CD booklet...) It's also a new musical experience to my ears- I am used to certain melismatic forms of Indian music, and Soeur Marie Keyrouz records of Byzantine chants, yet this music still sounds quite exotic to me. And, at all times, very beautiful.
    Like Gregorian chant in its pure form, it would get somewhat monotonous, if it wasn't for Bayrakdarian's heartfelt delivery. I find that the opening song is my favourite and often end up listening to it over and over again, but the whole album is very addictive. Not all the songs have the same joyous rapture feel- some are melancholy tinged, some are both at the same time. You need to listen to this music to appreciate its strange charms. It's beautiful and deeply spiritual, all in one. It is certainly Sacred Joy for my ears.

    5 out of 5 stars Breathtaking!!!.......2002-08-14

    This is a stunning recording. Isabel Bayrakdarian's voice is a wonderful clear soprano, rich and warm throughout its range and free of any roughness. Her long familiarity with this repertoire lets her shape each phrase beautifully and, apparently, effortlessly.

    The disk derives from a concert that took place in Toronto in September, 2001 commemorating 1700 years of Christianity in Armenia. It consists of 18 pieces of liturgical music. In some Bayrakdarian sings a capella, but in most she is supported by a chamber orchestra. One is aware that this is not western music, but the modes in which it is written are just unusual enough to European ears to be a little exotic while remaining entirely accessible. It's not quite melodic, but not quite chant either. Bayrakdarian's melismas are always sensitive and subtle. The whole effect is soaring, haunting, ethereal, transporting, utterly wonderful.

    This is a desert island disk for sure.
    Gosford Park (2001 film)
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    • Gosford Park Sound Track
    • Better than the movie
    • I don't mind the repeating themes, but the CD is too short!
    • Excellent Mix
    • One the best soundtracks out there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Gosford Park (2001 film)
    Patrick Doyle
    Manufacturer: Decca
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B00005UNCB
    Release Date: 2002-01-15

    Tracks:

    1. Waltz Of My Heart
    2. Mr. Parks
    3. Gosford Park
    4. Bored To Sobs
    5. The Shirt
    6. And Her Mother Came Too
    7. Walking To Shoot
    8. No Smoke Without Fire
    9. Scherzo In G
    10. I Can Give You The Starlight
    11. What A Duke Should Be
    12. Inspector Thompson
    13. Pull Yourself Together
    14. Life Goes On
    15. Secrets To Hide
    16. Only For A While
    17. Rather A Pasting
    18. Love Jam
    19. Why Isn't It You?
    20. The Way It's Meant To Be
    21. Carpe Diem
    22. Good Luck
    23. Your Boy's Alive
    24. The Land That Might-Have-Been

    Amazon.com

    Thematically, director Robert Altman's career sometimes seems an endless series of left turns into the unexpected; the one constant has been a rich and rewarding attention to the intricacies of character development and interaction. Composer Patrick Doyle underscores Gosford Park's Merchant-Ivory/Agatha Christie/Altman-wit fusion and '30s British upper-class setting with a score that's period spot-on, character-rich, and often sadly evocative. Doyle's restraint is masterful, often leaning on piano, accordion, and small string arrangements that emphasize the characters' intimacies and the film's drawing room settings. Key to the story are a handful of prewar songs by Ivor Novello (who's also a character in the film), ranging from the sprightly humor of "And Her Mother Came Too" and "What a Duke Should Be" to the romantic schmaltz of "I Can Give You the Starlight" and "Why Isn't It You?" The latter is performed here at the piano (and, remarkably, live before the cameras) by Jeremy Northam. Leavened by a small jazz ensemble and a few darkly ominous cues, Doyle's score is an understated gem. --Jerry McCulley

    Customer Reviews:

    4 out of 5 stars Gosford Park Sound Track.......2007-03-30

    The original music is creative and very listenable. It is typical of popular music of the 1930s. This CD is highly recommended to those people who enjoy music from the 1920s and 1930s.

    5 out of 5 stars Better than the movie.......2004-12-08

    Many people, I believe, buy a soundtrack because they are mesmerized by the movie and want to extend the experience by listening to something that reminds them of it. But "Gosford Park" is hardly that kind of movie. It is brilliant and atmospheric as it analyzes the British class system, but that's hardly the kind of thing that wins the heart. The soundtrack of this movie was my favorite CD from last year, and the reasons I liked it had nothing to do with the movie.

    Why is this music so compelling and winning?

    First, it is fun to discover the marvellous talent of Ivor Norvello. His music is half of the charm of the soundtrack. Some songs are funny ("Her mother came too"), some beautiful ("I can give you the starlight") and some poignant ("The land of might have been"). I had not encountered Norvello before this film. Jeremy Northam's perfect delivery of Norvello's songs would not leave me after I'd seen the film. Days later, I found the songs had taken up residence in the back of my head, insisting that I go back to the soundtrack to make them a permanent part of my musical life.

    Second, there is the charm of the orchestral music composed by Patrick Doyle. Sometimes people wonder "why aren't they writing beautiful classical music any more?" Well, they are. It goes into soundtracks, however, rather than being commissioned by orchestras. The test for the quality of Doyle's compositions is that you don't need to refer to the film to appreciate this music. It simply charms and intrigues us with its own merits.

    My third reason for loving this CD is too personal to mention here.

    I give this CD my highest personal recommendation.

    4 out of 5 stars I don't mind the repeating themes, but the CD is too short!.......2004-06-08

    Unlike many reviewers here, I didn't buy the CD to hear the Ivor Novello songs or Jeremy Northam's voice. I actually liked the instrumental tracks, and never actually thought I'd like to listen to something played on an accordion.

    However, Mr. Doyle's music portrays the lethargy of the snobby Upstairs very well to the contrast of the relative energy of Novello's songs, which the Downstairs servants enjoy, but the Upstairs people can't stand.

    My dislikes about the CD include the female singer who can't really sing and the length of the CD. Some of these cues are only about a minute long. WHY pay so much money for such a short CD??? Why not add more music??

    Overall though, if you liked either Doyle's music or Novello's songs (hopefully the listener will like both), it's a CD worth getting.

    4 out of 5 stars Excellent Mix.......2003-04-23

    I fell in love with this soundtrack when I watched Gosford Park in the cinemas.

    Sometimes period music, sometimes mystery music, sometime personal music. Jeremy Northam's songs are simply delicious and I love hearing them.

    I liken the style (not type) of mix to You've Got Mail.

    Heaps of fun and lovely to listen to.

    5 out of 5 stars One the best soundtracks out there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.......2003-03-06

    When I saw the movie at the theater I kept thinking I've got to have the soundtrack to this movie because it is so beautiful. I also really enjoyed the sung songs 6.And Her Mother Came Too, 10.I Can Give You The Starlight, 11.What A Duke Should Be, 16. Only For A While, 20. The Way It's Meant To Be, 24. The Land That Might-Have-Been!! I think that Patrick Doyle did a wonderful job of scoring this movie the just fits right in with it all, I only wish there was more to listen to!! I highly recommend this album to everyone who liked the movie and people who love great soundtracks, you will not be sorry if you buy this!!!!

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