Christmas Guitar

Christmas Guitar

Christmas Guitar

Editorial Reviews
Fingerstyle Guitar Magazine
It is Smiths remarkable ability on beautiful emotion-packed ballads that puts Smith on a short list of guitarists whose music is enjoyed equally by guitarists and non-guitarists as well.

Product Description
Fingerstyle guitarist Doug Smith turns his arranging skills on Holiday favorites with Christmas Guitar. A playful blend of classical "Jesu Joy" by Bach and traditional "Deck the Halls"intertwined with a frolicking version of "Winter Wonderland" and followed by a very "danceable" version of "Christmas in Killarney". All this makes for a collection destined to be a Holiday classic.

Christmas Guitar

Christmas Guitar,Doug Smith,Solid Air,Christmas,Christmas / Chanukkah,Christmas Music,Holiday,Pop,Xmas Vocal
The Hits--Chapter One
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • good greatest hits collection
  • LOVE IT
  • The Hits Chapter One
  • This really Brings Back Memories
  • Pump it Up!!
 The Hits--Chapter One
Backstreet Boys
Manufacturer: Jive
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005QD4I
Release Date: 2001-10-30

Tracks:

  1. I Want It That Way
  2. Everybody (Backstreet's Back)
  3. As Long As You Love Me
  4. Show Me The Meaning of Being Lonely
  5. Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)
  6. All I Have To Give
  7. Larger Than Life
  8. I'll Never Break Your Heart
  9. The Call
  10. Shape Of My Heart
  11. The One
  12. More Than That
  13. Drowning

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OhmygodtheBackstreetBoysrule!!!!!! OK, with that out of the way, let's review The Hits--Chapter One, which is one-stop shopping for the hunky pop group's three American albums--their 1997 self-titled debut, 1999's Millennium, and 2000's Black & Blue. The first disc really shines with "As Long as You Love Me," "Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)," and "All I Have to Give," capturing the Backstreet Boys' essence: sunny pop under the influence of blue-eyed soul. "I Want It That Way," from the second album, is an undeniable classic, while "The Call" has a deliciously frenzied sexual urgency and a strong, danceable beat. But the other tracks are uneven with the oddball fan-appreciation anthem "Larger Than Life" surrounded by somber, predictable ballads. The new single, "Drowning," is same-old same-old: lazy moaning over a drum machine. The Hits--Chapter One might be an optimistic name for this '90s retrospective. The future is cloudy for chapter two. --Courtney Kemp

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars good greatest hits collection.......2007-07-23

Backstreet Boys was one of the few "boy bands" that I enjoyed during the 90s. I enjoyed their ballads the best. This is a good collection of their greatest hits.

5 out of 5 stars LOVE IT.......2007-05-06

BSB RULES!!!!!!! I LOVED NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK (STILL DO). BSB PICKED UP WHERE THEY LEFT OFF. ALL THE SONGS ON THIS CD WERE A HUGE HIT. HOWEVER, THE SONG THAT GOT THEM "STARTED" "WEVE GOT IT GOING ON" ISNT ON HERE. SOMETIMES GREATEST HITS ALBUMS TEND TO LEAVE OUT A HIT OR 2. I USED TO HAVE BSB PAJAMAS AND EVERYONE MADE FUN OF ME. OH WELL JUST GET THE CD. GREAT FOR PARTIES.

5 out of 5 stars The Hits Chapter One.......2007-01-11

Nicely selected tunes for this greatest hits CD by Backstreet boys.

5 out of 5 stars This really Brings Back Memories.......2006-11-23

I am so glad I got this CD, it has many of the old songs from the early days of Backstreet Boys, plus a song called "Drowning" which is a really good song. I happen to like all the songs on this CD. Keep an eye out for the Backstreet Boys' newest CD coming out this spring... and remember: KTBSPA or Keep The Backstreet Pride Alive, as they say in other reviews.

5 out of 5 stars Pump it Up!!.......2006-09-19

This CD rocks! Great for working out, listening around the house or pumping it up on the dancefloor! You'll love it!
Greatest Hits ~ Baroque
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • The Best Of Baroque Collection
  • Outstanding sampler
 Greatest Hits ~ Baroque
George Frideric Handel , Jean-Philippe Rameau , Antonio Vivaldi , Johann Sebastian Bach , Jean-Joseph Mouret , Marc-Antoine Charpentier , Johann Pachelbel , Henry Purcell , Tomaso Albinoni , Alessandro Marcello , Jeremiah Clarke , New York Sinfonietta , Philadelphia Orchestra , Columbia Symphony Orchestra , Hartmut Haenchen , Jean-Claude Malgoire , Raymond Leppard , Richard Kapp , Max Goberman , Eugene Ormandy , Vladimir Goischmann , Glenn Gould , Carolyn Watkinson , Teiko Maehashi , La Grande Ecurie et la Chambre du Roy , and William Bennett
Manufacturer: Sony
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ASIN: B000002AVS
Release Date: 1995-06-13

Tracks:

  1. Water Music Suite No. 2: Alla Hornpipe
  2. Violin Concerto In E Major, RV269 'Spring': I. Allegro
  3. Adagio
  4. Orchestral Suite In B Minor, BWV 1067: Badinerie
  5. Concerto For Guitar, 2 Violins & Basso Continuo In D Major, RV 93: II. Largo
  6. First Symphonic Suite: Rondeau
  7. Orchestral Suite In D Major, BWV 1068: Air (Excerpt)
  8. Mandolin Concerto In C Major, RV 425: I. Allegro
  9. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria
  10. Te Deum In D Major: Introduction
  11. The Anna Magdelana Notebook: Minuet
  12. Canon For 3 Trumpets And Strings
  13. Xerxes: Largo ('Ombra mai fu')
  14. Abdelazer: Rondeau
  15. Le Tambourin
  16. Oboe Concerto In D Minor: II. Adagio
  17. Solomon: Arrival Of The Queen Of Sheba
  18. Canata No. 147: Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring
  19. Piano Concerto In F Minor, BWV 1056: II. Largo
  20. Lute Suite In E Major, BWV 1006a: I. Prelude
  21. Prince Of Denmark's March
  22. Concerto Grosso In G Minor, Op. 6 No. 8 'Christmas Concerto': II. Largo. Pastoral ad libitum
  23. Messiah: Hallelujah Chorus

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars The Best Of Baroque Collection.......2004-02-22

This compilation album features some well-known Baroque Era musical works and serves as a perfect introduction to classical music. The great Baroque composers are showcased here - Bach, considered the greatest of them all, Handel, Vivaldi, Corelli and others. The Baroque period (from 1600 to 1750) was a time of great development and change in music. Before the Baroque Era, music was single-melody and primitive, in much the same way it had been since the Old World of the Greeks and Romans. Plaintive chorus was the only new invention of the medieval days- the Gregorian monk chant and Hildegard Bingen's nuns' chant. But during the Baroque Era, instruments were created and with them a new sound. Flutes, oboes, clarinets, drums, violins, violas and most significantly the trumpet, was played in a new medium called the orchestra. This music was played before royalty, kings of England, Germany and France, and often elitist aristocratic crowds. The same applied to Baroque Opera, which re-told Greek legends and classical heroes through music and the human singing voice of opera. Finally, music broke out from the old and into the new.

Johann Sebastian Bach is regarded as the best of the Baroque composers. He wrote prolifically for orchestra, for harpsichord (the earliest piano or keyboard instrument), as well as the organ. Among Bach's popular pieces are the Toccata and Fugue in D Minor (which is the theme for "Dracula" and was made into an orchestra version by conductor Leopold Stokowski as seen in the Disney film Fantasia of 1940), his Brandenburg Concertos- a total of six concertos that showcase the tone color of several instruments of the orchestra and are considered the height of the Baroque musical style. The Brandenburg Concerti that are most famous are th 3rd and 5th. Bach's Golberg Variations for keyboard are also very virtuosic as well as his Organ Preludes. Bach's Orchestral Suites are the skeletons of the first symphonies, even if it it's not exactly a symphony form, and Bach's cantatas and Mass In B have long been hailed as the best works of chorus.

George Frederic Handel, a German-born composer, adapted the Italian musical technique, especially the new invention of opera, but performed publically in England, even writing the famous "Messiah" oratorio in English. Handel's skills were most keen in the orchestra. His "Concerti Grossi" which total a number of 12, are virtuoso and expressive of instrumental color. The Water Music and the Royal Fireworks music are also very famous and written in a grandiose style that was quintessentially Baroque. Vivaldi, a former priest, became a composer who specialized in small-scale chamber music. He created the "tone poem" long before it was even called that in the 19th century. His "Four Seasons" are his most acclaimed. The music expresses the four seasons of fall, winter, spring and summer. The violins, the woodwinds, the trumpets, each deliver a picture of pastoral scenes. Vivaldi also wrote numerous other concerti, including some for mandolin, an early guitar.

This collection is a must have for music lovers.

5 out of 5 stars Outstanding sampler.......2001-02-25

It is impossible of course to capture Baroque music on a single CD, but if you want just one it doesn't get any better than this. Outstanding and generous selection of many of the best known excerpts of the period, excellent performances throughout, and superior sound quality. Even the casual listener will recognize many of these great works, such as the theme from Masterpiece Theater, Pachelbel's Canon, Handel's Water Music, and so on.
L.A. Guitar Quartet: Dances from Renaissance to Nutcracker
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • A great CD for your collection
  • wonderful music
  • From Renaissance to Nutcracker is brilliant.
 L.A. Guitar Quartet: Dances from Renaissance to Nutcracker
William Byrd , John Dowland , Giovanni Gabrieli , Thomas Morley , Michael Praetorius , Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky , Peter Warlock , Los Angeles Guitar Quartet (LAGQ) , Andrew York , John Dearman , Scott Tennant , William Kanengiser , and LA Guitar Quartet
Manufacturer: Delos Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000006YH
Release Date: 1993-10-27

Tracks:

  1. Nutcracker Suite Op.71a: Arr for Guitar Quartet
  2. Nutcracker Suite Op.71a: Arr for Guitar Quartet
  3. Nutcracker Suite Op.71a: Arr for Guitar Quartet
  4. Nutcracker Suite Op.71a: Arr for Guitar Quartet
  5. Nutcracker Suite Op.71a: Arr for Guitar Quartet
  6. Nutcracker Suite Op.71a: Arr for Guitar Quartet
  7. Nutcracker Suite Op.71a: Arr for Guitar Quartet
  8. Nutcracker Suite Op.71a: Arr for Guitar Quartet
  9. Dance Suite: Bransle, Arr in Dance Suite for Guitar Quartet
  10. Dance Suite: Volte I, Arr in Dance Suite for Guitar Quartet
  11. Dance Suite: Bouree 1 & 2, Arr in Dance Suite for Guitar Quartet
  12. Dance Suite: Courante 1, Arr in Dance Suite for Guitar Quartet
  13. Dance Suite: Courante, Arr in Dance Suite for Guitar Quartet
  14. Dance Suite: Ballet, Arr in Dance Suite for Guitar Quartet
  15. Dance Suite: Gavottes 1, 2, 3 & 6, Arr in Dance Suite for Guitar Quarte
  16. Dance Suite: Volte II, Arr in Dance Suite for Guitar Quartet
  17. Capriol Suite for String Orchestra: Arr for Guitar Quartet
  18. Capriol Suite for String Orchestra: Arr for Guitar Quartet
  19. Capriol Suite for String Orchestra: Arr for Guitar Quartet
  20. Capriol Suite for String Orchestra: Arr for Guitar Quartet
  21. Capriol Suite for String Orchestra: Arr for Guitar Quartet
  22. Capriol Suite for String Orchestra: Arr for Guitar Quartet
  23. My Lord of Oxenfordes Maske: Arr for Guitar Quartet
  24. Galliard "Can She Excuse": Arr for Guitar Quartet
  25. Response Pavin: Arr for Guitar Quartet
  26. Joyne Hands: Arr for Guitar Quartet
  27. Canzon Per Sonar Primi Toni: Arr for Guitar Quartet
  28. Sonata XIII: Arr for Guitar Quartet
  29. Canzon XI: Arr for Guitar Quartet
  30. Canzon VI: Arr for Guitar Quartet

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars A great CD for your collection.......2002-09-15

If you are a music teacher this CD is a must. If you aren't, it STILL is a must. This CD is full of light but amazing classical guitar. I can hardly wait to pop it in at Christmas. Even if you aren't a huge fan of classical guitar I bet this will amaze you so much you'll want to keep listening. LAGQ flawlessly performs countless dances you'll wonder how they do it. The music classroom can use the Renaissance music for medieval topics and dances. A great CD to have for some high quality back ground music - relaxing music.

5 out of 5 stars wonderful music.......2002-03-04

It just doesn't get better than this. If you want to hear Tchaikovsky played by super classical guitarists, this is the CD for you. Its the BEST!

4 out of 5 stars From Renaissance to Nutcracker is brilliant........1999-11-28

The Los Angeles Guitar Quartet's Nutcracker Suite is a triumph for guitar arrangement. This selection is an excellent choice for one's holiday listening enjoyment. In the Renaissance dance suites included here, the L.A.G.Q. masterfully utilize a number of the percussive timbres available on the body of the classical guitar to complete the instrumentation and invoke the spirit of the pieces. Though the recording is not as loud as most of the other L.A.G.Q. recordings, the quality of the performances more than makes up for it.
Angelic Voices: The Best of the Vienna Boys' Choir
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • It is a great CD
  • Found it to lack real depth
  • John P. Cutler
 Angelic Voices: The Best of the Vienna Boys' Choir

Manufacturer: Philips
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000HY8N
Release Date: 1999-01-12

Tracks:

  1. Jesu Joy Of Man's Desiring
  2. Ave verum corpus - K. 618
  3. Hear My Prayer: O, For The Wings Of A Dove
  4. Messiah: Hallelujah
  5. Requiem: Pie Jesu
  6. Exsultate, jubilate - K. 165 (Excerpt)
  7. Silent Night, Holy Night
  8. Samson: Let The Bright Seraphim
  9. Rinaldo: Lascia ch'io pianga
  10. Zadok The Priest
  11. Fruhlingsstimmen - Op. 410
  12. The Keeper Would A-Hunting Go
  13. Scarborough Fair
  14. Loch Lomond
  15. Shenandoah
  16. Now Is The Hour
  17. The Girl From Ipanema
  18. El condor pasa
  19. La Guantanamera
  20. Cielito lindo
  21. Heidenroslein
  22. Kuckuck, Kuckuck, ruft's aus dem Wald

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars It is a great CD.......2001-03-22

I get this item and I can say is great, if you really want to get an idea about the vienna boys choir's work, you have to get this, you can admire the soloist voice, Emanuel Cencic, he has an outstanding voice, principally the track "let the bright querubin" but in general is a great compilation, you can stop listening.

3 out of 5 stars Found it to lack real depth.......2000-01-12

The songs are nice and the music pleasant to listen to, but the titles are fairly short and there is something missing. I just didn't find it to be very moving, perhaps it's just the recording.

5 out of 5 stars John P. Cutler.......1999-12-29

This CD covers a wide range of music.The Vienna Boys Choir have done another great job. I believe this CD is a great choice, one that You will be happy with.
The Ultimate Recorder Collection
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • More than the sum of the parts.
  • A Great First CD
  • The sublime collection
  • Ultimate Collection is Gross Understatement
 The Ultimate Recorder Collection

Manufacturer: RCA
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000J916
Release Date: 1999-06-15

Tracks:

  1. Concerto In E, Op. 8 No. 1, RV 269 - Spring: Allegro
  2. Concerto In E, Op. 8 No. 1, RV 269 - Spring: Largo e pianissimo
  3. Concerto In E, Op. 8 No. 1, RV 269 - Spring: Allegro - Danza pastorale
  4. Gymnopedie No. 1
  5. Op. 55 No. 4: Solveig's Song
  6. Op. 46 No. 3: Anitra's Dance
  7. Sonata In G Minor, Op. No. 2, HWV 360: Larghetto
  8. Sonata In G Minor, Op. No. 2, HWV 360: Andante
  9. Sonata In G Minor, Op. No. 2, HWV 360: Adagio
  10. Sonata In G Minor, Op. No. 2, HWV 360: Presto
  11. Moonchild's Dream (Conlusion)
  12. Sonata No. 3 In F Minor: Triste
  13. Sonata No. 3 In F Minor: Allegro
  14. Sonata No. 3 In F Minor: Andante
  15. Sonata No. 3 In F Minor: Vivace
  16. Conerto Grosso Op. 6 No. 8 - 4th Movement: Vivace - Allegro - Pastorale ad libitum
  17. Melody And Dance Of The Blessed Spirits
  18. Op. 43, No. 4: Little Bird
  19. Op. 43 No. 1: Butterfly
  20. Sonata No. 5 In D Minor - For Treble Recorders: Largo
  21. Sonata No. 5 In D Minor - For Treble Recorders: Vivace
  22. Sonata No. 5 In D Minor - For Treble Recorders: Grazioso
  23. Sonata No. 5 In D Minor - For Treble Recorders: Allegro
  24. Concerto For Recorder And Orchestra, Op. 133: Lento
  25. Concerto Op. 10 No. 3 In D: II Gardellino - III. Allegro

Tracks:

  1. Two Norwegian Dances, Op. 35: No. 1
  2. Two Norwegian Dances, Op. 35: No. 2
  3. Air From Suite In D
  4. Concerto In F For Soprano Recorder: Allegro
  5. Concerto In F For Soprano Recorder: Andante
  6. Concerto In F For Soprano Recorder: Allegro assai
  7. Variations
  8. Sonata In E Flat, BWV 1031: Allegro moderato
  9. Sonata In E Flat, BWV 1031: Siciliano
  10. Sonata In E Flat, BWV 1031: Allegro
  11. Nele's Dances: No. 15
  12. Nele's Dances: No. 16
  13. Nele's Dances: No. 17
  14. Nele's Dances: No. 18
  15. Dance Suite, Op. 29 - V -: Molto Vivace
  16. Sonata In G Minor - Devil's Trill: II. Allegro
  17. Zion Hears The Watchmen's Voices
  18. Concerto No. 2 In G Minor: Largo
  19. Concerto No. 2 In G Minor: Presto 'Fantasmi'
  20. Concerto No. 2 In G Minor: Largo
  21. Concerto No. 2 In G Minor: Presto
  22. Concerto No. 2 In G Minor: Largo 'Il sonno'
  23. Concerto No. 2 In G Minor: Allegro
  24. Op. 54, No. 3: March Of The Trolls
  25. Op. 71, No. 1: Once Upon A Time
  26. Souvenir: An Encore For Michala

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars More than the sum of the parts........2001-02-04

I bought this as wallpaper music - and got a very pleasant surprise!

Several of the pieces stopped me in my tracks, made me sit down and forced me to listen.

Michala Petri demonstrates a masterly control of her instrument and a high level of musicianship in a wide ranging selection of material - from reconstituted Bach to specially composed 20th Century pieces.

Outstanding for me was the Sammartini Concerto: Ms Petri shows a lightness of touch combined with serious enthusiasm and an obvious delight that literally stopped me from working and made me listen. The support given by the Moscow Virtuosi also deserves mention.

Koppel's pieces are fun, as are the arrangements from Grieg and Satie.

Overall, although this could be taken as a glorified sampler... it is much more - there are complete works played intelligently and lighter, throw away pieces you'll want to chase after and listen to again.

5 out of 5 stars A Great First CD.......2000-06-22

After falling in love with the recorder, I started searching for CDs and this was the first I bought. It quickly became a favorite CD. I like the fact that it ranges over a wide period--Baroque to Modern, and showcases the instrument in different settings. The liner notes are quite comprehensive as well. In a word--enchanting.

5 out of 5 stars The sublime collection.......2000-06-18

I must confess up front to being a Michala Petri fanatic. I also play the recorder, although after listening to this album, I feel like throwing my instruments into the nearest dumpster.

Michala Petri is a national hero in Denmark, and a recognized name among classical music fans in Europe, Asia, and Canada. If you listen to this album, you will ask yourself how the music business in the USA can frantically promote "The Three Tenors" while mostly ignoring the genius of this amazing young woman.

This is not your kid's recorder. Ms Petri's complete technical and musical mastery of her instrument transforms the recorder into the equal of other familiar solo instruments, but with its own peculiar sound, penetrating but sweet, that sets it apart.

This album is made up mostly of tracks from her many earlier recordings. Some are transcriptions of well-loved piano miniatures (the Grieg numbers are perhaps more charming here than on the piano, if that is possible); of baroque works for flute, recorder, or strings; of modern recorder music written for Ms Petri by contemporary masters. Some are accompanied by small orchestra and others by Ms Petri's husband, the excellent guitarist and lutist Lars Hannibal. The combination of recorder and guitar is an intimate match made in heaven, and I recommend also this duo's complete album, 'Air'.

5 out of 5 stars Ultimate Collection is Gross Understatement.......2000-03-28

This is by far the best "sampler" I have ever heard. The playing is so superb and the recorder so perfect a vehicle that I found myself listing to too often played pieces like Satie's Gymopedie No.1 as if for the first time. Same for the Grieg. It is very hard to believe these renderings aren't the original intention of the composers. This is a guaranteed winner.
Essential Baroque
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Great Collection
  • A remarkable anthology
  • High-quality, marvelously varied intro to baroque music
 Essential Baroque

Manufacturer: Decca
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ASIN: B00006L3IL
Release Date: 2002-10-08

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Great Collection.......2007-01-19

Essential Baroque is a great collection, especially for the price. It has two CDs packd full of the best Baroque music. Like most Baroque collections, it has the best of some of the better known artists like Handel, Bach, and Vivaldi. However, unlike most other collections, it excels in adding some good pieces from lesser known artists from the period.

4 out of 5 stars A remarkable anthology.......2005-09-08

A fine selection of pieces excerpted from the chamber ensemble, solo and opera repertory. Some recordings, though from paramount artists, are elderly; yet, performers are anyway flawless. It may be objected that a few of Vivaldi's masterpieces were disregarded.

5 out of 5 stars High-quality, marvelously varied intro to baroque music.......2003-12-13

I am buying this as the perfect gift for Russian and Chinese scientist friends. They have knowledge of classical music but perhaps not much about baroque music, which achieved special popularity in the U.S. during the 1970's and 1980's. Russians seem to have more familiarity with romantic classical music, while the more recently arrived Asian classical buffs have special affinity to the "Classical" classical period and the great 19th Century romantics. How can a baroque sampler be better than with a span of music ranging from solo harpsichord to full orchestra and chorus, and from the very familiar (Pachelbel Canon and Hallelujah Chorus from Handel's Messiah) to a trio sonata by Zelenka and the Dardanus Overture by Rameau. Not only that, but both the period instrument and living tradition baroque styles are represented by noted performers (e.g. Trevor Pinnock and Christopher Hogwood; and Henryk Szeryng, Andras Schiff, Pepe Romero, and Alicia de Larrocha, respectively). The producers were careful enough to state that the "Albinoni Adagio in g minor" was actually composed by Remo Giazotto - though in fact Giazotto did use a fragment of Albinoni. This is definitely not a supermarket special, but a box of choice musical bonbons.
Baroque for Beauty Sleep: Sweet Dreams for Beautiful Dreamers
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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 Baroque for Beauty Sleep: Sweet Dreams for Beautiful Dreamers

Manufacturer: Philips
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000DBVH
Release Date: 1998-10-20

Tracks:

  1. Ancient Airs And Dances For Lute, Suite III: Italiana
  2. The Four Seasons: Winter (Largo)
  3. Oboe d'amore Concerto In A: Affettuoso
  4. Sonata No. 2 In E-flat For Flute & Harp, BWV 1031: Siciliano
  5. Concerto In D, RV 93 For Four Guitars: Largo
  6. Ancient Airs And Dances For Lute, Suite III: Siciliana
  7. Giazotto: Adagio
  8. L'estro armonico - Op. 3, Concerto No. 5 in A, RV 519: Largo
  9. Suite In A minor For Recorder, Strings & Continuo: Air a l'Italien
  10. Concerto In D: Andante
  11. Sonata In E
  12. Concerto Grosso No. 12 In B Minor, Op. 6: Larghetto e piano
  13. Oboe Concerto In D Minor: Adagio
  14. Flute Concerto No. 2 In G Minor, Op. 10 ('La notte'), RV 439: Largo
  15. Oboe Concerto No. 2 In B-Flat: Andante
  16. Concerto Grosso No. 8 In G Minor, Op. 6 ('Christmas'): Pastorale: Largo
  17. Flute Concerto No. 2 In G Minor, RV 439, Op. 10 ('La notte'): Il sonno, Largo
  18. L'estro armonico, Op. 3 - Concerto No. 11 In D Minor, RV 565: Largo e spiccato
  19. Concerto In E ('L'amoroso', RV 271): Allegro
  20. Nulla in mundo pax, RV 630

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars beauty sleep.......2007-05-30

This music is perfect for bed time.
Beautiful classic music that lulls you to sleep.

5 out of 5 stars Baroque Music: A Prelude To Sleep.......2004-05-30

This album is from the popular series "Set Your Life To Music"
series. The theme for this one is "Baroque For Beauty Sleep" which seems to be a companion to "Baroque For Bathtime". Baroque music, especially the slower movements in many concertos, are exquisite nocturnal pieces that ease the transition from being awake to falling asleep. The beautiful, elegant, slow, graceful music of many of these pieces will definately relax you and even help you fall asleep. It's therapeutic. There are so many reasons one can buy this album. It can help you relax and soothe you, as already mentioned, and it can be played in the background of a message therapy session. It can serve as music for a romantic evening or dinner. And lastly, it hits the spot after a long day and you're ready to visit the world of dreams.

Respighi's Ancient Airs and Dances, scored for lute and other Baroque period instruments, is the newest piece on the album. Respighi, a modern composer, was delving into neoclassic music and deliberately evoking the Baroque Era. It works wonderfully.
Naturally, no Baroque album is complete without Vivaldi's Four Seasons. Here is the Largo from "Winter" only it is played on panpipes by the New Age artist Zamfir. The sound is hauntingly beautiful. There is a sonata for flute and harp by Bach, the biggest name in the period and Vivaldi's "L'Estro Armonico" as well as Telemann's Suite in A for Recorder. One particular piece I enjoy and think you will too is the melodic and elegant Concerto Grosso No. 12 by Handel, the slow movement Larghetto E Piano. It is sheer tonal beauty. There is more concertos by Vivaldi, whose use of the flute is always very reflective and dreamy and even a solo aria from a motet of his, the soprano Elly Ameling sings "Nulla In Mundo Pax", a lyrical-coloratura showcase which crowns and concludes this gorgeous album.

5 out of 5 stars Baroque to Comfort and Sleep By.......2004-02-16

Baroque is such a wide and wonderful musical discovery for us modern types. It is soothing and quieting to the soul, and in this case for the body as well.

Whether used as lullaby inducing or just listening pleasure and relaxation, this is nice collection. Including wide array of instruments: strings, flute, panpipes, oboe, flute, harp, guitar, recorder, piano, and voice --- this is truly enjoyable.

There is wide array of baroque composers as well --- Rephighi, Vivaldi, Bach, Albinoini, Telemann, and more.

Great price, great variety, great addition to your CD collection.

4 out of 5 stars Guys! Don't be put-off by the cover art!.......2002-03-20

I commend the compilers for creating such a wonderful CD. The music is quite mellow, especially the pieces that are preformed by Zamfir, the famous panpipist. That whimsical woodwind gives a rustic, almost mythical feel the piece of music. You almost feel like you are in Arcadia awaiting a lecture by Chiron!

There is a good cross sampling of various Baroque pieces and Baroque artists. The variety is the spice that makes this CD worth buying and listening to over and over again. This CD also works well on shuffle, which remakes it into a brand new album.

There are a lot of oboes and string on this disc, and being a former oboist, I am electrified as I hear that instruments mellow honk!

Guys! Don't be put off by the cover-this is a good disc. Good for the mind, heart, and soul!

4 out of 5 stars Mellow, but not sleepy.......2002-02-02

I don't know how to sum this one up. It is mellow, but you can't meditate to it. It's more upbeat than I would normally prefer to sleep to, but it works all the same. The music is performed so beautifully that I almost want to stay up and listen.

This CD is also good for reading to, because it is easy on the ears but won't put you to sleep.
Christopher Parkening - A Tribute to Segovia
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Awesome guitar work
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ASIN: B000002RQ8
Release Date: 1991-11-08

Tracks:

  1. Castles Of Spain: Rumor de copla
  2. Castles Of Spain: Siguenza
  3. Castles Of Spain: Manzanares del real
  4. Castles Of Spain: Romance de los pinos
  5. Castles Of Spain: Turegano
  6. Variations On A Theme Of Mozart
  7. Tonadilla
  8. Suite espanola: Espanoletas
  9. Suite espanola: Rujero y paradetas
  10. Suite espanola: La Minona de Cataluna
  11. Suite espanola: Folias
  12. Suite espanola: Passacalle de la cavalleria de Napoles
  13. Suite espanola: Canarios
  14. Villanesca
  15. Torre bermeja
  16. Estudio sin luz
  17. Remembranza
  18. Suite In D Minor: Preludio
  19. Suite In D Minor: Allegro
  20. Suite In D Minor: Zarabanda
  21. Suite In D Minor: Gabota
  22. Suite In D Minor: Despacio
  23. Suite In D Minor: Giga
  24. Suite catalan: La Filadora
  25. Suite catalan: La Filla del marxant
  26. Suite catalan: La Nit de nadal
  27. Suite catalan: El Noi de la mare

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Awesome guitar work.......2007-01-12

Parkening sets the standard for others to compare to. Enjoyable tribute to Segovia. The type of guitar mastery that one can relax to after a hard days work. Enough said.

5 out of 5 stars Have been loving this for over ten years!!.......2003-09-26

I bought this cassette over ten years ago (1992) when I started taking classical guitar lessons. Would listen to it on the way home from work, then had a baby nine years ago and have used it for lullaby music (works like a charm) for afternoon naps and nighttime. Still listen to it in the car when the kids fight and they mellow out instantly.

Finally buying it on CD because I think I wore a spot out on the cassette! I have listened to this masterpiece at least a thousand times and have never, ever tired of this most excellent work of art.

If you are a classical guitar fan, you will absolutely adore every single note played on this album/CD. I promise!! :)

5 out of 5 stars sonic rapture..........2003-06-03

If anyone knows of a better sonically intoxicating cd than this please let me know. Possibly only Julian Bream's unreal 1982 Granados and Albeniz cd would top this one for me. Anyway just thought I would pass this thought along to anyone who may visit here. The tone is absolutely magical on this cd. This is the cd to listen to at night to chill out and get mellow while being enchanted to the max. Peace. I must go on... the tone, the tone. My god the tone.

5 out of 5 stars Not just a tribute.......2001-07-31

Parkening shows how much he learned from Segovia. I have many of these pieces played by the Master. Parkening plays with a similar timbre, simlar dynamics and with a musicality just as deep as Segovia's. IF you like classical guitar you should own this one.

5 out of 5 stars Wonderful, relaxing music.......2001-01-27

This cd will spend much time on my player. It is so lively, yet comforting music to listen to.

Parkening provides wonderful tribute to Segovia with Spanish compositions especially loved by the master, even some of them performed on one his Segovia's guitars.

For the classical guitar enthusiast, or just someone looking for that refreshing guitar music we here on the FM, this is a fine selection.
Heigh-Ho! Mozart
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Delightful Disney Music
  • Uncle Walt would be quite honored!
  • Fabulous CD
  • sleeping to Disney
  • this is a treasure
 Heigh-Ho! Mozart

Manufacturer: Delos Records
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ASIN: B000000709
Release Date: 1995-06-16

Tracks:

  1. Colors of the Wind in the Style Of - English Chamber Orchestra
  2. Heigh-Ho! In the Style Of - Shanghai Quartet
  3. Beauty and the Beast in the Style Of - English Chamber Orchestra
  4. Second Star to the Right in the Style Of - Voices of Ascension
  5. Under the Sea in the Style Of - Millar Brass Ensemble
  6. I Wanna Be Like You in the Style Of - Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
  7. Can You Feel the Love Tonight? - English Chamber Orchestra
  8. With a Smile and a Song in the Style Of - Carol Rosenberger
  9. Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? [In the Style Of] [In the Style Of... - English Chamber Orchestra
  10. Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes in the Style Of - English Chamber Orchestra
  11. Main Street Electrical Parade [in the Style Of Mozart] [In the Style of - Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
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  15. Prince Ali in the Style Of - Millar Brass Ensemble
  16. When You Wish upon a Star in the Style Of - English Chamber Orchestra

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Delightful Disney Music.......2007-03-28

These Disney tunes done in the style of classic composers are so much fun. Children and adults alike will enjoy these songs over and over.

5 out of 5 stars Uncle Walt would be quite honored!.......2006-12-20

For many a baby boomer, Walt Disney meant animation. But, besides that, music played an important part in the telling of the story. So interested in music was the animator that he fashioned one of his greatest triumphs ("Fantasia") on the works of the great masters.

Well, Donald Frasier and a bevy of musicians have compiled a wonderful collection of interpretations of familiar Disney tunes, many from Walt's time, along with a few latter day compositions.

Every selection is a winner, destined to make the listener reflect and recall the films from which they came. And if one is familiar with composer whose musical style is "copied" here, the album is a treasure.

5 out of 5 stars Fabulous CD.......2006-10-04

Being a classical music connoisseur, I often listen to my local public classical radio station to hear the works of the great composers of old and of today. One day the station played "Colors of the Wind" and announced it was from this CD. I fell in love with it. I am a huge Disney fan who has over 350 Disney songs on my iPod. Pretty much the only music I listen to is either classical or Disney. And having them combined makes this CD euphoria for the ears.

Each song is in the style of a different classical composer, and usually in the style of one of their more specific songs. One with a trained ear will hear chords and melodies in almost perfect similitude of the original.

I can listen to this CD over and over and never get bored. How could you be bored when you're hearing all of your favorite old Disney songs in a new exciting way?

4 out of 5 stars sleeping to Disney.......2006-07-30

I am really pleased that there is a classical music cd that has only Disney classics so that I can play them for my infant daughter while she sleeps. We are big Disney fans and it's fun to play these instead of the regular classical music. They sound just like the original songs. I would have given 5 stars but I wish they would have had all instrumental music, one of the songs has a choir singing, but it still sound good.

5 out of 5 stars this is a treasure.......2003-05-11

Disney music is always uplifting. Classical music is beautiful. Combine the two - and you get THIS! "Colors of the Wind" is glorious, followed by the enchanting title track. "Beauty and the Beast" is true to the romance of the original. "The Second Star to the Right" is magical. Everything is awesome - and flawless. I initially bought this because I love The Main Street Electrical Parade music, and that is definiely a highlight here - but so are ALL the other songs! This is GOOD STUFF! It is so excellent that it can be a very beneficial introduction to classical music - for kids AND adults.
Merry Axemas
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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ASIN: B000002BP3
Release Date: 1997-10-14

Tracks:

  1. Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer - Kenny Wayne Shepherd
  2. The First Nowell - Eric Johnson
  3. Amazing Grace - Jeff Beck
  4. Jingle Bells - Brian Setzer Orchestra
  5. Silent Night/Holy Night Jam - Joe Satriani
  6. Joy To The World - Steve Morse
  7. Christmas Time Is Here - Steve Vai
  8. Blue Christmas - Joe Perry
  9. The Little Drummer Boy - Alex Lifeson
  10. Cantique De Noel (O' Holy Night) - Richie Sambora
  11. Happy X-mas (War Is Over) - Hotei

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A tour de force of guitar players Steve Vai has known rock around the Christmas tree in this must-have Yuletide album. Vai, who began his career as a member of Frank Zappa's band and in more recent years has been David Lee Roth's partner in crime, transcends both roles by playing matchmaker between a few of our more inventive (albeit overlooked) guitar slingers and some of the best-loved Christmas carols. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer's proboscis has never glowed quite so brightly as when Kenny Wayne Shepherd cranks up his guitar and takes us down an edgy blues journey. Eric Johnson's clear-as-a-Christmas-bell tones are a joy to listen to in his rendition of "The First Nowell." The standout, however, is Jeff Beck's haunting and emotional "Amazing Grace." --Jaan Uhelszki

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Stone cold masterpiece.......2006-12-12

Let's face it; a lot of Christmas music is overfamiliar, if not outright boring. Whenever Jose Feliciano's "I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas" vomits out of the radio, I "wanna" run screaming from the room. "Merry Axemas" comes to the rescue, shredding the cobwebs with hurricane force. Familiar music is completely deconstructed and reimagined in a thrilling way, as world-class rock guitarists reinterpret songs we've all heard a million times. The passion and virtuosity takes my breath away; it's like hearing the melodies for the first time. I believe the apex of the disc is Joe Satriani's "Silent Night/Holy Night Jam." I rate this disc in the same category as the Charlie Brown Christmas Soundtrack, Phil Spector's "A Christmas Gift For You," and "Rockin' Little Christmas." This is timeless music; no "1001 strings" or Fairlight synthesizers to date it. Highly, highly recommended.

5 out of 5 stars Rocking Stocking Stuffer.......2006-02-25

This (along with vol. 2) has become my favorite Christmas music. Some of it is just fun, some of it serious, all of it great! My favorites are "Joy To The World" and "Happy Xmas War Is Over). Combining Christmas with great guitar work is Heaven on earth.

5 out of 5 stars Perfect for anyone who loves guitarists.......2004-11-11

What an absolutely fantastic album. It's so good that I have had to buy it three times, as the other two CDs mysteriously "vanished". Oh well, if I had low morals, I'd steal this, too. The mood of this album vascillates, as it starts off full swing in the holiday spirit, with a pretty literal version of Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. But my favourite track is Eric Johnson's "First Nowell". I'm a wee bit biased, as I think he is the greatest modern guitarist. But it truly is an extraordinary composition. It is in fact quite intricate, and he manages to incorporate his own flavour into the melody without destroying the structure of the piece. Which cannot be said for Joe Satriani's "Silent Night", which goes on a tangent of accousitcally illegible meanderings. Joe Perry does a fantastic job with "Blue Christmas". It is almost two songs, the first an homage to the classic version, with almost an Hawaiian tiki feel, and then he rips off the leis and the hawaiian shirt, and shows that underneath he has black leather pants and a ripped t-shirt and absolutely shreds it. I knew my 90 year old grandmother would like the first part of the song, and then the second part came on, and she said "Oh, my". Hilarious. Alot of the songs take you by surprise that these heavy metal guitarists can be so expressive. Kind of gives you a new insight. Who knew that Ritchie Sambora could be so eloquent? It ends perfectly, with Hotei's version of "So This Is Christmas". Like alot of the other reviewers, I listen to this year round, and this album is my absolute favourite "holiday" compilation. Buy it, if you don't like it, sell it to me, as someone will invariably steal my third CD of this album.

4 out of 5 stars Guitar Heroes Do Christmas.......2003-09-14

Eleven guitar heroes join together to cover Christmas tunes in their own personal way. This gives a rockin' twist to the standards. From the first few notes from Kenny Wayne Shepherd's "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer" you'll now that you're in for melodic delight. Everyone is here from Steve Vai, Satch, Beck, EJ and the BSO.

Highlights include "The First Nowell" from Eric Johnson. He starts us off with an acoustic rendition before stepping over to his electric guitar and wowing us with his fancy finger work, but nothing so flashy as to take away from the original work. As always, EJ's tone is right on and after a couple of his patented licks and runs he turns the tune into his own. The Brian Setzer Orchestra rocks Christmas with a swinging version of "Jingle Bells". The horns blare, and Brian gives us that Rockabilly fell on his Gretch. After checking out this upbeat tune you'll never know how it could have been any other way. Hotei comes in with a good rendition of Lennon's "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)". Jeff Beck gives a haunting performance on "Amazing Grace" pulling out his trademark bends, dives and swells. His take is very beautiful and fitting to more than just Christmas.

For anyone looking for a little less traditional take on Christmas music, or if you're a guitar junky, don't miss celebrating Christmas without this axe-ful album. You may even have to spin this disc in July.

4 out of 5 stars Well-rounded Guitar Rock Christmas Collection.......2003-08-15

You can listen to this CD is August... you just might feel a little silly at a stop light with the windows down and "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" cranked up to 11. Just take a look at the line-up of guitarists on this CD. You won't find anything like that anywhere else.

There is a lot of great stuff, but Steve Morse has the real stand-out track on this collection. "Joy to the World" indeed!
The Kenny Wayne Shepherd and Brian Setzer tracks are fun to listen to, and you can even sing along if you're into that kind of thing. Eric Johnson and Steve Vai each slow it down and do some great work on their songs.

A couple of interesting excursions away from Christmas come from Jeff Beck and Joe Satriani. Beck does an inspiring rendition of "Amazing Grace", but as far as I remember, that's not a Christmas song. And Satriani's "Silent Night/Holy Night Jam" begins and ends with the "Silent Night" melody, but there is a whole other trademark Satch jam in the middle that doesn't sound much like Christmas.

The disc kind of grinds to a close with a few clunkers. I liked Joe Perry's sloppy blues-y "Blue Christmas", but I could do without the last 3 songs. Alex Lifeson goes with too much synth and, of all things, a drum machine on "Little Drummer Boy". Hey Alex, don't you know a pretty good drummer who could have helped you out a bit?

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