Walking Tune

Walking Tune

Walking Tune

Track Listings
 
1. Banks of Sullane/Paiste Fionn
2. Maggie Medley: Maggies Lament, Drowsy Maggie Reel, She Moved Through the Fair, Deirdre's Fancy Slip Jig, Skye Boat Song
3. Water Suite: Water is Wide, Beech Spring, Shenandoah
4. Caoineadh Cu Chulainne (Riverdance)
5. Countess Cathleen/Women of the Sidhe (Riverdance)
6. Lift the Wings (Riverdance)
7. Valley Rain
8. Ashgrove
9. Simple Gifts
10. Irlandaise
11. Sentimentale
12. Walking Tune

Editorial Reviews
Station creator of 'Avalon's
The Walking Tune CD has the most lovely melodies I have ever heard. A silver thread runs through their Music.

Product Description
This CD is getting rave reviews from all who hear it. The arrangements of favorite Celtic and American tunes are fresh and lovely, and the familiar themes from Riverdance and "Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano" sound wonderful in this instrumentation.

Walking Tune

Walking Tune,Rosewynde,Sunridge Studios,These are deeply touching arrangements of familiar Celtic and Folk tunes that can transport the listener back to the days of childhood gardens and friends, and the nostalgic feeling of summertime picnics with the family.
A La Carte - Short Works for Winds
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Really Glad I bought this CD
  • Excellent!
 A La Carte - Short Works for Winds
Percy Grainger , Darius Milhaud , Vincent Persichetti , Nino Rota , Gunther Schuller , Joseph Turrin , and Borealis Wind Quintet
Manufacturer: MSR Classics
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0009KBTRY
Release Date: 2005-08-16

Tracks:

  1. Rota: Petite Offrande Musicale
  2. Farkas: Hungarian Dances
  3. Farkas: Hungarian Dances
  4. Farkas: Hungarian Dances
  5. Farkas: Hungarian Dances
  6. Farkas: Hungarian Dances
  7. Beach: Pastorale
  8. Schuller: Suite
  9. Schuller: Suite
  10. Schuller: Suite
  11. Grainger: Walking Tune
  12. Turrin: Three Summer Dances
  13. Turrin: Three Summer Dances
  14. Turrin: Three Summer Dances
  15. Persichetti: Pastoral
  16. Milhaud: La Cheminee du Roi Rene
  17. Milhaud: La Cheminee du Roi Rene
  18. Milhaud: La Cheminee du Roi Rene
  19. Milhaud: La Cheminee du Roi Rene
  20. Milhaud: La Cheminee du Roi Rene
  21. Milhaud: La Cheminee du Roi Rene
  22. Milhaud: La Cheminee du Roi Rene
  23. Briccialdi: Potpourri Fantastico

Product Description

Through our years of touring and performing, one of our biggest challenges has been concert programming-finding, rehearsing & presenting works that we and our audiences will find stimulating, enjoyable and entertaining. While we are always on the lookout for larger, substantial works, we inevitably come across smaller pieces that capture our imagination, little gems we feel deserve exposure. We have included these pieces in our performances to give our listeners a respite, a breather from the more challenging works inherent in the wind repertoire. This CD is a collection of some our most-played, most-requested, most-enjoyed shorter works. It is our hope that you will enjoy these pieces as much as we have over the years.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Really Glad I bought this CD.......2006-03-11

I'm just getting into classical music at the tender age of 41 so I'm far from an expert here. Like another reviewer I heard about this CD (which had been nominated for a grammy) on NPR. It sounded interesting so I decided to buy it. And I'm really glad I did! The music is lively & playful in some parts and gentle & soothing in others. It makes perfect background music when I'm working. And the music sounds simply wonderful coming out of my new iPod Hi-Fi!

5 out of 5 stars Excellent!.......2006-02-22

I discovered this work while listening to NPR and could not wait to own it.

A wonderful CD, a MUST HAVE.....my ipod is smiling;-)
American Masterpieces
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • excellent collection
  • A Classic Performance of Schuman!
  • American Masterpieces - For pleasure or music ed. resource
 American Masterpieces

Manufacturer: Sony
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ASIN: B0000029WJ
Release Date: 1997-07-01

Tracks:

  1. Candide: Overture
  2. Variations On 'America'
  3. New England Triptych: Be Glad Then, America
  4. New England Triptych: When Jesus Wept
  5. New England Triptych: Chester
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  15. Acadian Songs And Dances: Papa's Tune
  16. Acadian Songs And Dances: The Alligator And The 'Coon
  17. Acadian Songs And Dances: Super-Sadness
  18. Acadian Songs And Dances: The Squeeze Box

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars excellent collection.......2002-06-11

i'm just going to write about my favorite piece on here, which has been heard by all who saw Platoon. that is Barber's Adagio. hearing this piece conducted here by Bernstein sends chills down my spine, especially in the well done section using silence after the climactic rise in notes!

3 out of 5 stars A Classic Performance of Schuman!.......2000-09-17

I must agree with the previous reviewer, that "American Masterpieces" comprises a very thoughtful collection yet suffers slightly from poor interpretation of certain pieces. But the presence alone of the classic performance of William Schuman's "New England Triptych" by Andre Kostelanetz and the New York Philharmonic makes this compilation all worth it. I have looked forward for this particular version of Schuman's work to be released on compact disc for several years, in the meantime not being entirely satisfied with other versions that have circulated, i.e. Howard Hanson/the Eastman-Rochester Orchestra on the Mercury Living Presence label, -very poorly executed with an off-key, off-timed horn in the first movement, or the version on the RCA label by Leonard Slatkin and the St.Louis Symph.Orch. which is very well done, yet to my ear still does not compare to the depth and lively energy with which Kostelanetz and the New York Philharmonic presents this work.

I was disappointed with the manner with which the first two pieces by Berstein and Ives were conducted. The "Candide Orchestra" lacked the sensitivity of the performance by Lukas Foss /Milwaukee SO on the Pro Arte label, while Slatkin does a much better job with the Ives piece for RCA.

But the remainder of colorful material following Schuman on this CD - even with the overdone "Adagio for Strings" by Barber - makes for a very rewarding listening experience, with the only disappointing exception of the third piece ( "A Narrative") curiously missing from Virgil Thomson's "Acadian Songs and Dances", yet present on an old scratchy, mono LP that I have on the Decca label (Thomas Scherman /the Little Orchestra Society). Did Thomson later revise this suite? Or did this CD run out of space? If the latter is true, one can only wish that Barber's overplayed "Adagio" would have been bumped to make room for the entirety of Thomson's superb "Acadian Songs".

4 out of 5 stars American Masterpieces - For pleasure or music ed. resource.......2000-07-28

The American Masterpieces CD is an excellent compilation of music that is uniquely American. Much of the material is based on folk sources, and all of it is thoughtfully selected. The only negative is that some of the music is not the best version available, but I'm sure that's due to the limitations of the Sony label. The "Adagio for Strings," for example, is taken at a slightly fast tempo, lessening the dramatic impact of the build-up. The selections are a music educator's delight. Bernstein's "Candide Overture" is perfection. Ives' "Variations on America" is a wonderful study in the use of a familiar theme in an unusual manner. "When Jesus Wept" can be sung by a chorus and then compared with Schuman's treatment. Gould's "American Salute" is an exciting study in theme and variations on the familiar tune, "When Johnny Comes Marching Home." And, of course, Gershwin's "Promenade" is delightful, and an excellent follow-up for the Fantasia 2000 film. The reason I bought the recording was for the Gottschalk "Grand Walkaround" and "Jamaican Rumba" by Benjamin. Both are based on American folk materials (Sweet Potatoes - Louisiana, and Mango Walk, respectively). The original songs can be sung, compared, performed in an Orff arrangement, and then presented in the orchestral interpretations. The folk songs are both found in the McGraw Hill music series, Share the Music, Grade 5. If you like this CD, try the American Salute CD from Musical Heritage Society.
Love Is Spoken Here
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • LOVE IN ANY LANGUAGE
  • A serene peaceful album of children's songs and lullabies
 Love Is Spoken Here

Manufacturer: Mormon Tabernacle
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000AE8G5M
Release Date: 2005-09-13

Tracks:

  1. Love is Spoken Here
  2. For the Beauty of the Earth
  3. I Feel My Savior's Love
  4. Our Savior's Love
  5. All through the Night
  6. Homeward Bound
  7. Home Is a Special Kind of Feeling
  8. I Am a Child of God
  9. A Child's Prayer
  10. Suo-gan
  11. Oh, What Songs of the Heart
  12. I Often Go Walking
  13. Simple Gifts
  14. I'm Trying to Be Like Jesus
  15. My Heavenly Father Loves Me
  16. Turn Around
  17. Where Love Is
  18. Love at Home
  19. May the Good Lord Bless and Keep You

Product Description

Songs of heart and home set the tone for the newest album by the world-famous Mormon Tabernacle Choir. The album features beloved Primary songs such as "I Feel My Savior's Love," "I Am a Child of God," "Where Love Is," and "My Heavenly Father Loves Me." Favorite hymns such as "Love at Home," "Our Savior's Love," and "O What Songs of the Heart" are also included, along with familiar classics such as "May the Good Lord Bless and Keep You" and "Turn Around (Where Are You Going, My Little One?)" With many new arrangements by associate director Mack Wilberg, Love Is Spoken Here is destined to become another bestseller.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars LOVE IN ANY LANGUAGE.......2006-12-26

I bought this CD for the song "Love Is Spoken Here" which was sung at my father's funeral, to celebrate his life and love of music, especially Church music. Our soloist was a friend whose voice warmed our breaking hearts. But when I saw that I could also get the Mormon Tabernacle Choir version along with many other beautiful American songs, I ordered this. I highly recommend MTC if you are seeking choir music to lift your spirit.

5 out of 5 stars A serene peaceful album of children's songs and lullabies.......2005-09-13

"Love is Spoken Here" is the newest released by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square. Featuring children's primary songs, well-known lullabies, and popular favorites, this is a unique entry in the Choir's repetoire, and the albums breathes serenity and peace. The track listing is as follows:

1 Love is Spoken Here
Music: Janice Kapp Perry, 1938-
Text: Janice Kapp Perry, 1938-
Arrangement: Sam Cardon 3:25

2 For the Beauty of the Earth
Music: Conrad Kocher, 1786-1872
Text: Folliott S. Pierpoint, 1835-1917
Arrangement: Mack Wilberg 3:03

3 I Feel My Savior's Love
Music: K. Newell Dayley, 1939-
Text: Ralph Rodgers Jr, K. Newell Dayley, Laurie Huffman
Arrangement: Sam Cardon 3:30

4 Our Savior's Love
Music: Crawford Gates, 1921-
Text: Edward L. Hart, 1916-
Pacific Publications 4:37

5 All through the Night
Music: Welsh Folk Song
Text: Welsh Traditional
Arrangement: Mack Wilberg 4:57

6 Homeward Bound
Music: Marta Keen Thompson
Text: Marta Keen Thompson
Arrangement: Mack Wilberg 5:46

7 Home Is a Special Kind of Feeling
Music: John Rutter
Text: David Grant
Arrangement: From "The Wind in the Willows"
Hinshaw Music (ASCAP) 3:11

8 I Am a Child of God
Music: Mildred Tanner Pettit, 1895-1977
Text: Naomi Ward Randall, 1908-
Arrangement: Nathan Hofheins 3:36

9 A Child's Prayer
Music: Janice Kapp Perry, 1938-
Text: Janice Kapp Perry, 1938-
Arrangement: Barlow Bradford 3:46

10 Suo-Gân
Music: Welsh lullaby
Text: David Warner
Arrangement: Mack Wilberg 5:07

11 Oh, What Songs of the Heart
Music: William Clayson, 1840-1887
Text: Joseph L. Townsend, 1849-1942
Arrangement: Mack Wilberg
Jackman Music Corporation 4:45

12 I Often Go Walking
Music: Jeanne P. Lawler, 1924-
Text: Phyllis Luch, 1937-
Arrangement: Nathan Hofheins 2:58

13 Simple Gifts
Music: Shaker song
Text: Traditional Shaker, additional text: David Warne
Arrangement: Mack Wilberg
Oxford University Press (ASCAP) 3:04

14 I'm Trying to be Like Jesus
Music: Janice Kapp Perry, 1938-
Text: Janice Kapp Perry, 1938-
Arrangement: Barlow Bradford
Nature Sings Publishing 4:38

15 My Heavenly Father Loves Me
Music: Clara W. McMaster, 1904-
Text: Clara W. McMaster, 1904-
Arrangement: Nathan Hofheins 2:48

16 Turn Around
Music: Harry Belafonte, Malvina Reynolds, Alan Greene
Text: Harry Belafonte, Malvina Reynolds, Alan Greene
Arrangement: Michael Davis 3:24

17 Where Love Is
Music: Joanne Bushman Doxey and Marjorie Castleton Kjar
Text: Joanne Bushman Doxey and Norma B. Smith
Arrangement: Sam Cardon 4:23

18 Love at Home
Music: John Hugh McNaughton, 1829-1891
Text: John Hugh McNaughton, 1829-1891
Arrangement: Mack Wilberg 3:36

19 May the Good Lord Bless and Keep You
Music: Meredith Willson, 1902-1984
Text: Meredith Willson, 1902-1984
Arrangement: Mack Wilberg 5:59

This album follows on the heels of the #1 charting album "Choose Something Like A Star" and shows the choir hewing closely to their signature sound and style, while adding a new dimension to their repetoire. This album is perfect for families and is especially suited for young children.
Come, Gentle Night: Music of Shakespeare's World
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Ensemble Galilei's music is lilting, elegant and unexpected!
  • beautiful
  • Excellent!
  • It will bring about many gentle nights
  • Visualizing Beauty
 Come, Gentle Night: Music of Shakespeare's World

Manufacturer: Telarc
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ASIN: B0000478S3
Release Date: 2000-01-25

Tracks:

  1. Mister Issac's Maggot, Chestnut (Dove's Vagary)
  2. Woodycock
  3. Death's Second Self
  4. Jack's Health, Vale Of Years, Jack's Health Reel
  5. Come, Gentile Night
  6. Departe, Departe, The Cobbler's Hornpipe, Third Act Tune
  7. But Let Them Go, Ladies, Sight No More
  8. In A Garden So Green, Childgrove
  9. Fire, Burn, and Cauldron Bubble
  10. The Asp
  11. Rumble Thy Bellyful
  12. Pastime With Good Company, O Lusty May
  13. Irish Lament
  14. Joy To THe Person Of My Love
  15. The Winter's Tale Set: Love's Winter Light, Apples In Winter, Drive The Cold Winter Away, Jenny Pluck Pears
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  18. Heart's Ease, Now That The Spring, Gathering Peascods
  19. No Longer Mourn For Me

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Ensemble Galilei's music is lilting, elegant and unexpected!.......2002-11-29

With their soulful playing and artful, sometimes even ephemeral arrangements, the six women of Ensemble Galilei convey a rare depth of emotion. In the insert notes, gamba player Carolyn Ann Surrick describes their creative process: "[In making this recording, we engaged in]...a kind of work that is so focused and intense that years can go by in one afternoon... Extraordinary music-making requires trust... [We] live for the times when the only thing that exists right then is the music--when the instruments are speaking as if we don't exist, and they are having their own conversation." Thank you, Ensemble Galilei, for allowing the rest of us the privilege of coming along for the ride! It's simply delectable. This chamber ensemble, featuring fiddle, harp, gamba, oboe, pipes and percussion, can also be heard on their other Telarc release, "From the Isles to the Courts", and "The Mystic and the Muse: Celebrating 600 Years of Women in Music", on the Dorian label.

5 out of 5 stars beautiful.......2001-01-22

Sheer beauty, as a lover of English music I found this to be one of the most beautiful of all Shakespearean albums. Such harmony, such subtlety, one wishes that the gentle night will never stop.

4 out of 5 stars Excellent!.......2001-01-04

Ensemble Galilei provide some excellent arrangements of English renaissance compositions. I believe that John Playford (English Dancing Master) fans will be particularly satisfied with the renditions presented here. It is very unfortunate that E.G. did not provide more arrangements from such early music sources. Some of E.G.'s own compositions seem very weak and not in the renaissance spirit of the rest of the CD. Nonetheless, this CD is highly recommmended.

5 out of 5 stars It will bring about many gentle nights.......2000-11-22

I found this album to be solid. Very sweet, but not afraid to use percussion which makes it livelier and more fun. I adore the quiet, peacefulness of the music and the flawless execution of these renaissance songs.

5 out of 5 stars Visualizing Beauty.......2000-08-20

I recently had the good fortune to direct a performance of King Lear--the ENTIRE five acts, in a community theatre, non-profit setting. I used twenty-four fully committed non-actors, who for the love of the ideas, participated in this performance. The first and main challenge that I faced was, how do I go "behind" the words, and invoke the right emotions, etc., to give these actors the range and tools needed for an effective, powerful performance? Critical to this performance was the beauty and brilliance of this recording, which I used throughout the various scenes of the play. This helped the performers tremendously, creating the different tapestries in the mind of the Bard. In short, this work is real genius, that I was so happy that I stumbled across. I am now putting in our performance programs, along with our most heart-felt thanks to E.G., the name of the recording and I have copies from Telarc to sell at each performance!
Encore!
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    		Encore!

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    ASIN: B000003G3G
    Release Date: 1996-10-15

    Tracks:

    1. Stars And Stripes Forever
    2. Russian Sailor's Dance
    3. A Musical Snuffbox
    4. Dance Of The Tumblers
    5. Polonaise
    6. Ov To Russlan And Ludmilla
    7. Salvonic Dance, Op.46 No.8
    8. Dance Of The Comedians (From The Bartered Bride)
    9. Pavane
    10. Espana
    11. Ritual Fire Dance
    12. Moto Perpetuo
    13. Adagio, Op.11
    14. Unter Dnnoer Und Blitz
    15. Promenade
    16. Hoedown
    17. Irish Tune From County Derry
    Grainger: Works for Solo Piano, Vol. 3
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      		Grainger: Works for Solo Piano, Vol. 3

      Manufacturer: Chandos
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

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      ASIN: B00022M48C
      Release Date: 2004-06-29

      Tracks:

      1. Lullaby From 'Tribute Ro Foster'
      2. One More Day, My John
      3. A Bridal Lullaby
      4. Knight And Shepherd's Daughter
      5. Children's March 'Over The Hills And Far Away'
      6. Bridal Lullaby Ramble
      7. Spoon River
      8. Ramble On The Last Love-Duet From Strauss's 'Der Rosenkavalier'
      9. The Power Of Love
      10. The Nightingale And The Two Sisters
      11. Jutish Medley
      12. To A Nordic Princess
      13. Blithe Bells
      14. Walking Tune
      15. Lullaby From 'Tribute To Foster'
      16. Proud Vesselil
      17. Rimmer And Goldcastle
      18. Irish Tune From Country Derry
      19. Country Gardens
      20. The Immovable Do
      21. Beautiful Fresh Flower
      22. Now, Oh Now I Needs Must Part
      Percy Grainger: The Complete Piano Music
      Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
      • Every last note...
      		 Percy Grainger: The Complete Piano Music

      Manufacturer: Nimbus Records
      ProductGroup: Music
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      ASIN: B0000037AX
      Release Date: 1997-11-18

      Tracks:

      1. Handel In The Strand
      2. Bridal Lullaby
      3. English Waltz
      4. Mock Morris
      5. To A Nordic Princess
      6. In A Nutshell-Ste: I. Arrival Platform Humlet
      7. In A Nutshell-Ste: II. Gay But Wistful
      8. In A Nutshell-Ste: III. Pastoral
      9. In A Nutshell-Ste: IV. 'The Gum-Suckers' March
      10. Peace
      11. Saxon Twi-Play
      12. Andante Con Moto
      13. Children's March
      14. The Immovable Do
      15. Sailor's Song
      16. Colonial Song
      17. Walking Tune
      18. Harvest Hymn
      19. In Dahomey

      Tracks:

      1. b flat Pno Con (Opening)
      2. Cradle-Song
      3. Love Walked In
      4. Second Pno Con (3rd Movt)
      5. Now, O Now, I Needs Must Part
      6. Nimrod
      7. Ramble On The Last Love-Duet
      8. Chinese Melody-Beautiful Fresh Flower
      9. Paraphrase On The Flower Waltz
      10. Lullaby From 'Tribute To Foster'
      11. American Song-The Rag-Time Girl
      12. 'Blithe Bells'
      13. Fugue In a
      14. The Man I Love

      Tracks:

      1. Country Gardens
      2. The Merry King
      3. Molly On The Shore
      4. Irish Tune From County Derry
      5. Knight And Shepard's Daughter
      6. The Nightingale And The Two Sisters
      7. Jutish Medley
      8. Sussex Mummers' Christmas Carol
      9. The Rival Brothers
      10. Near Woodstock Town
      11. Will Ye Gang To The Hielands, Lizzie Lindsay
      12. The Brisk Young Sailor
      13. One More Day My John (Easy Version)
      14. Rimmer And Goldcastle
      15. Spoon River
      16. The Widow's Party
      17. The Hunter In His Career
      18. My Robin Is To The Greenwood Gone
      19. Died For Love
      20. Scotch Strathspey
      21. One More Day My John (Complex Version)
      22. Bristol Town
      23. Hard-Hearted Barb'ra Helen
      24. Mo Ninghean Dhu
      25. Lisbon (Dublin Bay)
      26. Stalt Vesselil
      27. O Gin I Were Where Gowrie Rins
      28. Shepard's Hey

      Tracks:

      1. Four Irish Dances: I. A March-Jig
      2. Four Irish Dances: II. A Slow Dance
      3. Four Irish Dances: III. The Leprechaun's Dance
      4. Four Irish Dances: IV. A Reel
      5. Nell
      6. Apres Un Reve
      7. Pno Con, First Movt
      8. Tiger-Tiger
      9. Air And Dance
      10. Hornpipe
      11. Toccata And Fugue in d
      12. Lullaby From 'Tribute To Foster' (Easy Grainger)
      13. Angelus Ad Virginem
      14. Klavierstuck in E
      15. Eastern Intermezzo
      16. The Bigelow March
      17. Pno Con, First Movt
      18. At Twilight
      19. Klavierstuck in a
      20. Klavierstuck in B Flat
      21. Klavierstuck in D

      Tracks:

      1. Children's March: 'Over The Hills And Far Away'
      2. Up-Country Song (Colonial Song)
      3. English Dance
      4. Ye Banks And Braes O' Bonnie Doon
      5. 'Spoon River'-American Folk Dance
      6. Train Music
      7. Zanzibar Boat-Song
      8. Paganini Varations, No.12
      9. Green Bushes-Passacaglia On An English Folksong
      10. William Byrd's Air And Variations For The Virginals 'The Carman's Whistle'
      11. 'A Dance Rhapsody'
      12. Girl Crazy: Embraceable You
      13. The Warriors-Music To An Imaginary Ballet

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars Every last note..........2006-06-14

      A super budget 5 CD collection of all of Grainger's Piano music.
      Every last note!
      The shipping alone would be $17.00+ for the 5 individual Cds.
      Englishman Martin Jones plays these as if he wrote them. He is thoroughly inside this music.
      I think his best work to date.
      He is joined on CD #5 by Richard Mcmahon and Phillip Martin. Where they rollick in various combos and trios on 1, 2 and 3 pianos. This is exhilerating. Especially on an truly uplifting version of Green Bushes.
      The entire set is strongly idiomatic and given a clear, crisp, warm and spacious recording. FIRST CLASS sound.
      There are too many highlights to single out, but the In A Nutshell Suite and Green Bushes are especially GOOD!
      There is not a bad note or "vibe" on any of these CDs.
      Highly recommended for Granger fans and fans of English Piano Music.
      Walking Tune
      Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
      • A gift for my mother.
      • Breathtaking
      • Beautifully inspiring music!
      • Uplifting and joyus music!
      		 Walking Tune
      Rosewynde
      Manufacturer: Sunridge Studios
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

      GeneralGeneral | Folk | Styles | Music
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      ASIN: B000055XJQ
      Release Date: 2000-10-15

      Tracks:

      1. Banks of Sullane/Paiste Fionn
      2. Maggie Medley: Maggies Lament, Drowsy Maggie Reel, She Moved Through the Fair, Deirdre's Fancy Slip Jig, Skye Boat Song
      3. Water Suite: Water is Wide, Beech Spring, Shenandoah
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      6. Lift the Wings (Riverdance)
      7. Valley Rain
      8. Ashgrove
      9. Simple Gifts
      10. Irlandaise
      11. Sentimentale
      12. Walking Tune

      Album Description

      This CD is getting rave reviews from all who hear it. The arrangements of favorite Celtic and American tunes are fresh and lovely, and the familiar themes from Riverdance and "Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano" sound wonderful in this instrumentation.

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars A gift for my mother........2002-02-26

      I got this as a gift for my mother and she really liked it a lot. It's good medieval type music. A great gift idea.

      5 out of 5 stars Breathtaking.......2001-08-07

      I have been listening to the CD and wondering how I had never heard of them before. Their fresh, pure musical tone and lilting harmonies are perfection, leaving a person feeling clean and refreshed. A big five-star salute to Celtic glory!

      5 out of 5 stars Beautifully inspiring music!.......2001-05-19

      "Walking Tune" is a beautiful work of art. The lovely tunes are perfect for background music in the office or relaxing around home. I particularly enjoy the flute and harp combination. The Celtic sound is delightfully performed and should inspire anyone with Irish roots. "Walking Tune" is a regular on my play list because the music is always so refreshing.

      5 out of 5 stars Uplifting and joyus music!.......2001-04-15

      Once in awhile you'll find music that stays fresh and fun to listen to long after the CD is scratched and the case is cracked. Rosewynde's "Walking Tune" is such a CD.

      They have chosen their pieces wisely. It has a wonderful blend of Celtic music but also some Folk and Traditional Jazz. Each song has been thoughtfully arranged for flute and harp by the duo. Though I've heard many of these pieces before, Rosewynde's arrangements were fresh and held many touches of creativity that just make your heart sing! This CD can be played as relaxing background music but should also be listened to closely for its beauty and musicianship.

      If you've never heard the sound of the harp and flute together, this CD is the one you should get.
      Tempered Steel
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        		Tempered Steel

        Manufacturer: Mark Custom
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

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        ASIN: B0000365MW
        Release Date: 2002-01-01

        Tracks:

        1. Gavorkna Fanfare
        2. Die Regimentskinder, Marsch Op. 169
        3. Blue Shades
        4. Walking Tune
        5. Gumsucker's March
        6. Tempered Steel
        7. Dance of the Jesters
        8. Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes by Carl Maria Von Weber: Allegro
        9. Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes by Carl Maria Von Weber: ...
        10. Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes by Carl Maria Von Weber: Andantino
        11. Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes by Carl Maria Von Weber: March
        12. Tico Tico
        13. Honey Boys on Parade [March]
        Grainger: Piano Music
        Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
        • (No title)
        • Clarity,simplicity and refinement is what Grianger craves
        • Fantastic Grainger Recital!
        		 Grainger: Piano Music

        Manufacturer: Hyperion UK
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        Binding: Audio CD

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        ASIN: B000002ZY3
        Release Date: 1996-11-08

        Tracks:

        1. Jutish Medley
        2. Colonial Song
        3. Molly On The Shore
        4. Harvest Hymn
        5. A Reel
        6. Spoon River
        7. Country Gardens
        8. Walking Tune
        9. Mock Morris
        10. Ramble On Love (From Der Rosenkavalier)
        11. Shepherd's Hey
        12. Irish Tune From County Derry
        13. Handel In The Strand
        14. A March-Jig
        15. The Hunter In His Career
        16. Scotch Strathspey And Reel
        17. 'The Gum-Suckers' March (From 'In a Nutshell' Ste)
        18. The Merry King
        19. In Dahomey (Cakewalk Smasher)

        Customer Reviews:

        5 out of 5 stars (No title).......2000-12-07

        Hamelin's Percy Grainger, presenting not only old favorites but should-be favorites (absolutely delightful discoveries for many of us), played with breathtakingly deceptive and natural sound ease, in its superb control and subtle artistry, is perhaps one of the most riveting and satisfying to date -- a real delight. What marvellous melodic voicings, and such a gorgeous mastery of the pedals! Don't be hesitant in acquiring this; you should do so by any means necessary!

        5 out of 5 stars Clarity,simplicity and refinement is what Grianger craves.......2000-10-03

        Grainger is soulfully direct engaging music. You cannot toss it off as simple,playful disarming bits of snap and pop for the musical imagination. Grainger was a deadly serious musician,and scoured countless musical genres,the piano,our fortune was his most cherished and sought after timbral center. Ample degrees of pure refined,tailored piano timbre you'll discover in this music,fine bits of grace notes to help colour a downbeat,or a flourish.Fine voicings of chords,and it is the ultimate mark of genius when you cannot imagine another realization of these finely wrought piano solos,even though their source was the voice. I think Hamelin needs this music to help deepen his own musucianship.Picasso said this of art, the problem is not becoming an artist,but remaining one,and,his fan club claims he sometimes plays a bit robotically passive,all furioso technique without an engaged soul,or emotive mannered bombast like Horowitz I suppose. Yet Horowitz knew how to create excitement without sacrificing deep musical committment,as the Carmen Variations.

        Hamelin has been scouring the neglected piano repertoire,for quite some time, Alkan,Sorabji,Catoire,Medtner,Busoni,late Listz,Roslavets, Villa-Lobos,and quite recently Frederic Rzewski's political/mural ,the Variations on the powerful Chilean folk tune.I wish other pianists had this vision. The Jutish melody here did have a reference to a political situation, the Jute Mill was the site of rebellion in 19th century agrarian British culture.

        Whether Hamelin puts off the overtly emotional is a matter of taste and judgement. I tend to get excited about clarity first,and Grainger's music begs for clarity,for if you ever heard excessive rubatos,and durational liberties, the content of the wonderfully simple melodies, their charm and reverie would have escaped into mediocrity and sacrificed at the head-block of performative indulgence. I think Hamelin treads a fine line,between what should emote and what should remain within the refinement of pianistic timbral clarity.

        5 out of 5 stars Fantastic Grainger Recital!.......2000-01-08

        Strangely enough, there have not been too many recordings of Grainger's piano music. Martin Jones did a four disc set on Nimbus. But this set is good because it has his famous arrangements (Country Gardens, Irish Tune From County Derry, Shepherd's Hey) which makes this disc irresistible for someone looking for a one-disc survey. I was utterly surprised when this disc came out-Hamelin keeps on surprising me with his choice of repertoire! He is on his toes throughout, and in the lyrical music he is superb! My favorites are In Dahomey, which is Granger's version of Scott Joplin (he puts two tunes together) and the "MacGuire's Kick" from the Stanford Irish Dances (a transcription of a transcription!)Utterly fascinating, and beautifully recorded.

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