Terpsichore Polyhymnia [Import]

Terpsichore Polyhymnia [Import]

Terpsichore Polyhymnia [Import]

Track Listings
 
1. My Son John
2. La Roulante
3. Japs & English
4. Postmans Polka
5. Let The Bullgine Run/Johnny Come
6. Down To Hilo
7. Speed The Plough
8. Model
9. Davy Lowston
10. Regatta
11. Apathy
12. Soldier'S Joy

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Radio 2 Folk Award nominees for Best Live Band of 2005. The second album from Tickled Pink is a mixture of traditional folk music hurled into the 21st century with modern sampling and bass. Talking Elephant. 2005.

Terpsichore Polyhymnia,Tickled Pink,Talking Elephant,Folk,Pop
Praetorius: Dances from Terpsichore; Motets
Average customer rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars
  • Embarrassing Error
  • There's a better Terpsichore recording available!
  • Rubbish
 Praetorius: Dances from Terpsichore; Motets

Manufacturer: EMI Classics
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000002SSD
Release Date: 1996-07-16

Tracks:

  1. Dances From Terpsichore: Passameze
  2. Dances From Terpsichore: Spagnoletta
  3. Dances From Terpsichore: La Bourree
  4. Dances From Terpsichore: Pavane de Spaigne
  5. Dances From Terpsichore: Courante M.M. Wustrow
  6. Dances From Terpsichore: Suite de ballets
  7. Dances From Terpsichore: [Galliard]- Reprinse secundam inferiorum
  8. Dances From Terpsichore: La Sarabande
  9. Dances From Terpsichore: Suite de voltes
  10. Motets: Resonet in laudibus
  11. Motets: Erhalt uns Herr bei deinem Wort
  12. Motets: Got der Vater wohn uns bei
  13. Motets: Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir
  14. Motets: Allein Gott in der Hoh sei Ehr
  15. Motets: Christus der uns selig macht

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Embarrassing Error.......2005-01-21

Before commenting on the music on this disc, I should probably point out an embarrassing error of translation in the accompanying notes that causes booklet author Jerome Roche completely to misunderstand and misinterpret one of Praetorius's spiritual motets. The German text of the first verse of Track 11 is, "Erhalt uns Herr bei deinem Wort /und steur des Babsts und Türken Mord,/die Jesum Christum, deinen Sohn,/stürzen wollen von seinem Thron." Whoever translated this into English made a complete hash of it with following rendering: "Uphold us Lord in Your Word, and let the Pope and Turks be murdered for casting down Jesus Christ, Your Son, from His throne." But anyone familiar with both seventeenth-century German and Lutheran Church history will see that the correct translation should be, "Uphold us Lord in Your Word, and thwart the murderous plans [or, Stop the murderous attacks] of the Pope and the Turks who are attempting to cast down Jesus Christ, Your Son, from His throne." The German verb "steuern" used to mean to thwart or to hinder; and the noun Mord is still today not used with a genitive of the person to be murdered but of the person committing the murder.

All that need only worry the expert, but such are the prospective buyers of this disc, which was recorded in December 1973 and certainly does not reflect the way most people in today's early music scene would play Praetorius. But David Munrow was a pioneer, and this disc is a wonderful document of his enterprising spirit and musicality. He is here accompanied by a large team including such well-respected names as James Bowman, Charles Brett, David James, Martyn Hill, Michael Laird, Iaan Wilson, Alan Lumsden, Andrew van der Beek, Simon Standage, Trevor Jones, Christopher Hogwood and Peter Hurford, the instrumentalists among them playing all kinds of historical instruments of the kind that have only become known through the efforts of Munrow, Philip Pickett and others of the early music ilk. Munrow plays the excerpts from Terpsichore Musarum (1612) just a little too slowly for my way of thinking, because this is French-style dance music which should really set one's foot tapping. Philip Pickett's classic Decca version is certainly more in line with this, as also is the excellent version by the Ricercar Consort and La Fenice on the Belgian specialist label Ricercar.

Where Munrow comes into his own is with his selection of Praetorius's motets. Using multiple choirs, including boy trebles, Munrow illustrates quite fortuitously how German Lutheran church music, despite its virulent Protestantism, was dependent on the example of Giovanni Gabrieli and the music of St. Mark's, Venice. Listen to these tracks in front of your loudspeakers, not via headphones, and you will hear how transparently and spaciously they have been recorded (at London's Abbey Road studios, always a recommendation). The digital remastering has been done excellently, and I could not detect any but the faintest background noise; the instruments stand out clearly, and the voices are captured with wonderful warmth and depth.

2 out of 5 stars There's a better Terpsichore recording available!.......2001-03-05

If you're buying this CD for the motets, go ahead. But the Dances from Terpsichore are MUCH more fun on the New London Consort recording, directed by Philip Pickett (Decca). They actually make you feel like dancing - imagine that! Plus there are fifteen tracks totaling over 45 minutes on that record, as compared to only 9 tracks totaling 22-1/2 minutes on this one (a selection of Praetorius motets makes up the difference). This version of the dances is muddy, pale, and ponderous by comparison - New London Consort ROCKS!!!

2 out of 5 stars Rubbish.......2001-01-12

Listening to this CD release is not unlike listening to the original vinyl ..IF YOU STICK COTTON WOOL IN YOUR EARS...I vote this as the worst reissue I have heard...yes folks even worse than the Virgin reissues of Van der graaf ..(and that's saying something..) I have given this 2 stars..but only because the music is so good...don't be conned by David Munrows name appearing in bold letters ..I am sure he would have been devastated by the poor treatment handed out to this music and the wonderful musicians playing it....Shame ..Shame..Shame...find the vinyl instead ..It is a warm,well balanced recording of the wonderful music of Praetorius being played by musicians with a passion.
M Praetorius: Christmas Music /Westminster Cathederal Choir * Parley of Instruments * Hill
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas ...
  • This is my favorite Christmas CD!
  • A bit too "accurate" for my taste
 M Praetorius: Christmas Music /Westminster Cathederal Choir * Parley of Instruments * Hill
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Manufacturer: Hyperion
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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  3. Mass for Christmas Morning
  4. Michael Praetorius: Christmas Motets & Chorale Concertos - Hassler Consort
  5. Praetorius: Dances from Terpsichore

ASIN: B000002ZIZ
Release Date: 1993-07-12

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas ..........2005-01-11

... or, as the Germans say, "Es weihnachtet sehr." Praetorius was quite the serious religious musician and some of his works are heavy going. The selections here are of the sing-along variety, and I have been known to do so in the car when the mood struck me. It helps to know the German lyrics, too, and I've heard these selections so often, I've memorized them! I don't know, however, why the dances from "Terpsichore" are included on this CD. "Terpsichore" has nothing to do with Christmas, especially not the earnest type of Christmas the Germans of that time celebrated. What the heck, the "Terpsichore" melodies have a good beat, and you can dance to them. All in all, a nice CD, and I have several copies.

5 out of 5 stars This is my favorite Christmas CD!.......2001-09-26

I came across this CD by chance, and it has become my all-time favorite Christmas CD. When I bought it, the only song I recognized was "Es ist en Ros' entsprunger", but all the songs are wonderful, some being choral, some by the "Parley of Instruments", some both. Wonderful!

4 out of 5 stars A bit too "accurate" for my taste.......2000-09-17

The selections on the CD can't be beat and the music in itself is incomparable. However, I prefer a more melodic singing style in this type of thing (in comparison to the focus on period accuracy that is "in" in Baroque recordings right now); the sound is more percussive and so the music is not as relaxing as it could be.
Terpsichore Polyhymnia
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Need to be much better known!
 Terpsichore Polyhymnia
Tickled Pink
Manufacturer: Talking Elephant
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0007MYKMK
Release Date: 2005-03-07

Tracks:

  1. My Son John
  2. Roulante
  3. Japs and English
  4. Postman's Polka
  5. Let the Bullgine Run/Johnny Come Down to Hilo
  6. Need for Speed - Speed the Plough, Tickled Pink
  7. Model
  8. Davy Lowston
  9. Regatta
  10. Apathy
  11. Soldier's Joy

Album Description

Radio 2 Folk Award nominees for Best Live Band of 2005. The second album from Tickled Pink is a mixture of traditional folk music hurled into the 21st century with modern sampling and bass. Talking Elephant. 2005.

Album Details

The Band's Second Album is a Mixture of Traditional Folk Music Hurled Into the 21st Century with Modern Sampling and Bass. In 2005, They Made the Rounds of all the UK Folk Festivals and were Nominated by BBC Radio Three for the Best Live Band Award.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Need to be much better known!.......2005-05-21

If you like English folk rock, you really couldn't do better than this album. Like a more contemporary Fairport Convention, with many seriously beautfiul songs (especially the wonderfully sung and arranged "David Lowston") and others that work on both a humorous and serious level at the same time (always a difficult feat to achieve) such as the opening track, which really rocks whilst retaining its folk-roots character. And it is true that they are very good live too. Highly recommended.

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