King of the Nordic Twilight [Enhanced]

King of the Nordic Twilight [Enhanced]

Track Listings

1. To Magic Horizons

2. Black Dragon

3. Legend of Steel

4. Lord of the Winter Snow

5. Princess Aurora

6. Ancient Forest of Elves

7. Throne of Ice

8. Where Heroes Lie

9. Warrior's Pride

10. Kings of the Nordic Twilight

11. untitled

King of the Nordic Twilight,Luca Turilli,Lmp [Spv],Heavy Metal,Pop,Progressive Metal,Rock

Average customer rating:

Whining 80's sounding vocals and decent music

Better than Rhapsody

Rhapsody on Ice

Very good indeed

hail the king!

King of the Nordic Twilight
Luca Turilli
Manufacturer: Lmp
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
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Prophet of the Last Eclipse

Rain of a Thousand Flames

Legendary Tales

Symphony of Enchanted Lands

The Infinite Wonders of Creation

ASIN: B00002S849
Release Date: 1999-11-23

Tracks:

To Magic Horizons
Black Dragon
Legend of Steel
Lord of the Winter Snow
Princess Aurora
Ancient Forest of Elves
Throne of Ice
Where Heroes Lie
Warrior's Pride
Kings of the Nordic Twilight
untitled

Customer Reviews:

Whining 80's sounding vocals and decent music.......2005-06-01

Don't get this cd if you are looking for some nice traditional sounding music with a new edge. I am so glad I sampled some on Limewire first. The songs sound great until you get that whining cry baby in there yelling about things only 80's songs could accept. Tough lyrics for no reason just reminded me of what is now called arena rock. Its a shame because the music is pretty catchy with it's traditional feel, then it changes. If you aren't into songs like "The Final Countdown" for reasons other than it's novelty, don't grab this!

Better than Rhapsody.......2004-10-27

This album is a triumph from start to finish. Using Rhapsody's groundbreaking debut "Legendary Tales" as a template, earlier ideas such as these are expanded upon and given much further scope here. In this way, the song structures are kept simple, thus avoiding the dangers of over experimentation, from which some of Rhapsody's later compositions tend to suffer.

Another important factor to consider is that this material has an altogether much lighter and less oppressive atmosphere than the 2nd Rhapsody album which preceeded it. Even the music itself bridges the gap between what can be generally termed as Hard Rock and true Heavy Metal. The sound production on this album is also much clearer than on the two previous efforts.

Most of the melodies and hooks used here are of the happy singalong variety, as opposed to the main group, whose epic choruses tend inspire the listener into undertaking acts of great heroism! There is also much more emphasis placed on the interplay between individual musicians, such as the dueling lead guitar and violin solos which feature throughout.

Unfortunately not everything on here is quite up to scratch. It seems that Luca is unwilling to allow his rhythm section to experiment a little. This becomes most evident when the second full length track follows with almost exactly the same drum sequence as used by the first! Even some of the later ones are hardly much different, which really detracts from the genuine quality of the songs themselves.

Both male and female vocals are performed to a high standard, and really do provide the icing on the cake. However the foundations of this material without doubt are built upon the wealth of truly unforgettable choruses, which seem to welcome the listener with open arms when returning for another visit. I would strongly recommend this to anyone who appreciates powerful, yet uplifting music which enriches the very soul.

Rhapsody on Ice.......2004-07-28

I have a rule about solo albums. If the band member is the "band leader" and/or the major songwriter, he or she shouldn't release a solo album unless the material is significantly different from what their main band is doing. Bruce Dickinson's decidedly un-Maiden-ish solo albums are the best example of this. So when Rhapsody founder Luca Turilli comes out with fantasy-themed solo album, I have to be a bit skeptical since there really wasn't any need for this album.
That being said, I sure am glad Luca released King of the Nordic Twilight. It may not be that original (aside from the logo, it's essentially a Rhapsody album), but it is as good as or better than anything Rhapsody has released. All of the Rhapsody trademarks are here - symphonic arrangements, Helloween-inspired guitars and keyboards, catchy vocal melodies, and of course those Dungeons & Dragons lyrics - but they just seem to sound better on this album. Much of the credit goes to vocalist Olaf Hayer (Dionysus), whose style and performance just seems more dynamic than Rhapsody vocalist Fabio Leone. Of course it doesn't hurt that the uber-cheesy narrator from the Rhapsody albums does not appear on this album. Songs like Ancient Forest of Elves and Legend of Steel are among the album's highlights, and the epic title track alone is worth the price of the album. The operatic Princess Aurora is the album's weak point, sounding out of place and just a bit too cheesy, even for a power metal album.
Overall, King of the Nordic Twilight is perhaps a perfect example of what a power metal album should sound like. It should easily appeal to fans of Rhapsody (obviously), Blind Guardian, Gamma Ray, Helloween, Freedom Call, and other similar bands. Fans of traditional metal bands like Iron Maiden and Judas Priest should also find it quite enjoyable. If you're a die-hard death/black metal fan, then you should probably skip this one in favor of something more aggressive.

Very good indeed.......2004-06-29

This allbum does indeed remind you a lot about rhapsody, but the symphonic elements aren't as apparent in the mix as in Rhapsody's. This album has the usual sing along choruses and all that. All in all, this album does partly sound like Rhapsody with hints of Nightwish (when Rannveig sings Princess Aurora), elsewise like Helloween, (Olaf Hayer being german explains that) but most of all it is Rhapsodyish (there's only one blues-style solo - Sascha Paeth plays in the intro of Where Heroes Lie).

My favourite epic track is on this CD. Kings of the Nordic Twilight starts with soft piano , then goes into this choir accompanied with guitars, before moving into this cheerful folkish theme. And that's before Olaf has sung one note....
This epic is so much better than Prophet of the last eclipse which gets a little messy I think.

Other good tracks are Legend of Steel (infectious main theme...) , Black Dragon, Princess Aurora. All songs are good, though I tend to skip the intro(1)/interlude(7)

Also look out for the unlisted track 11 .. Rannveig singing an traditional nordic lullaby in Icelandic.

hail the king!.......2004-02-23

How very appropriate that this great man Luca Turilli should emerge from Italy, the source of so much that is fundamental to the western world and a place where the barbarity of modernism has been, on occasion, so stoutly opposed. The atmosphere of holy empire, king, blood, and soil permeates all Luca's works, as they do those of his countryman Julius Evola, that great Tolkienesque philosopher of empire and tradition that Turilli so marvelously upholds. The soaring, triumphant, mystical metal music of Luca Turilli and Rhapsody is god made flesh, god made steel, god with a vengenance against those who would work against Nature! As western civilization breathes its last, a new culture emerges from the ruins, and it seems, greatest of ironies, that it is in Italy that a new renaissance might begin, with great thinkers like Evola and great artists like Turilli to lead the way. For Turilli is the most traditional of musicians, and yet at the same time, the most cutting edge. In this album he praises the Nordic peoples, who happen to be my own forefathers. Know this! The hammers of Thor march behind the swords of Italy! Even here in the evil empire, the wolrd nerve center of mob rule, anti-spirituality and the rape of the natural environment, there are still those who keep the flame of our great Tradition alive. Doughty men stand with you against the tide of all those polluters, egalitarianists and money-worshippers who seek to overrun us with their base, callow and false ideals! Hail the Empire! Hail the King! Hail Rhapsody! And Hail Luca Turilli! (Oh, and by the way, this album is pretty much just a Rhapsody album, only the vocals are more typically pedestrian metal-style, and you can feel the loss of Starpoli's great classical compositions at times. Not that Turilli's aren't great, too).

Percy Grainger: The Complete Piano Music

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Every last note...

Percy Grainger: The Complete Piano Music

Manufacturer: Nimbus Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Dances | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music

Waltzes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music

Fantasies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

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Boccherini: Clavier Quintets (Complete)
Couperin: 4 Livres de pièces de clavecin [Box Set]
Bach: Complete Works - 155 CD Box Set

ASIN: B0000037AX
Release Date: 1997-11-18

Tracks:

Handel In The Strand
Bridal Lullaby
English Waltz
Mock Morris
To A Nordic Princess
In A Nutshell-Ste: I. Arrival Platform Humlet
In A Nutshell-Ste: II. Gay But Wistful
In A Nutshell-Ste: III. Pastoral
In A Nutshell-Ste: IV. 'The Gum-Suckers' March
Peace
Saxon Twi-Play
Andante Con Moto
Children's March
The Immovable Do
Sailor's Song
Colonial Song
Walking Tune
Harvest Hymn
In Dahomey

Tracks:

b flat Pno Con (Opening)
Cradle-Song
Love Walked In
Second Pno Con (3rd Movt)
Now, O Now, I Needs Must Part
Nimrod
Ramble On The Last Love-Duet
Chinese Melody-Beautiful Fresh Flower
Paraphrase On The Flower Waltz
Lullaby From 'Tribute To Foster'
American Song-The Rag-Time Girl
'Blithe Bells'
Fugue In a
The Man I Love

Tracks:

Country Gardens
The Merry King
Molly On The Shore
Irish Tune From County Derry
Knight And Shepard's Daughter
The Nightingale And The Two Sisters
Jutish Medley
Sussex Mummers' Christmas Carol
The Rival Brothers
Near Woodstock Town
Will Ye Gang To The Hielands, Lizzie Lindsay
The Brisk Young Sailor
One More Day My John (Easy Version)
Rimmer And Goldcastle
Spoon River
The Widow's Party
The Hunter In His Career
My Robin Is To The Greenwood Gone
Died For Love
Scotch Strathspey
One More Day My John (Complex Version)
Bristol Town
Hard-Hearted Barb'ra Helen
Mo Ninghean Dhu
Lisbon (Dublin Bay)
Stalt Vesselil
O Gin I Were Where Gowrie Rins
Shepard's Hey

Tracks:

Four Irish Dances: I. A March-Jig
Four Irish Dances: II. A Slow Dance
Four Irish Dances: III. The Leprechaun's Dance
Four Irish Dances: IV. A Reel
Nell
Apres Un Reve
Pno Con, First Movt
Tiger-Tiger
Air And Dance
Hornpipe
Toccata And Fugue in d
Lullaby From 'Tribute To Foster' (Easy Grainger)
Angelus Ad Virginem
Klavierstuck in E
Eastern Intermezzo
The Bigelow March
Pno Con, First Movt
At Twilight
Klavierstuck in a
Klavierstuck in B Flat
Klavierstuck in D

Tracks:

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

Customer Reviews:

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.

Average customer rating:

Fabulous medieval fantasy metal
Epic!!
a great fantasy metal album

King of the Nordic Twilight (Ltd)
Luca Turilli
Manufacturer: Insid
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Rock | Styles | Music

Progressive Metal | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music
ASIN: B00002DE90
Release Date: 1999-10-01

Customer Reviews:

Fabulous medieval fantasy metal.......2000-11-12

An incredible mix of heavy metal, classical, and renaissance, creating a fantasy type music. Luca Turrili's guitar and composer abilities are masterful. I can't stop playing this album. Just amazing!

Epic!!.......2000-10-18

Luca turilli the founder of Rhapsody delivers this brilliant epical music cd,it's very good,great background orchestra and choirs give it power and an all medieval adventure feel. the cd like in Rhapsody develops a storyline in a fantastic medieval scenario that has elves,warriors and magic amidst it's universe. the music just like Rhapsody is powerfull with beautifull classical interludes and awesome violins,guitars,drums,and vocals that are perfectly supported by amazing keyboards and a very complete orchestra. this import version has a hidden video clip (ancient forest of elves) that you can see on your pc.

a great fantasy metal album.......1999-10-22

Rhapsody's guitarists solo album is comparable to the 2 Rhapsody albums, bombastic metal with classical instuments, orchestras and operasingers. It's like a journey through fairytaleland with heavy guitar.I like this one very much.

Average customer rating:

Better than Rhapsody
Probably Turilli's best creation ever
King of the Nordic Twilight
Great Album

King of the Nordic Twilight
Luca Turilli
Manufacturer: Jvc Victor
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music

Progressive Metal | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music

Hard Rock & Metal | Imports | Stores | Music
ASIN: B00003IQON
Release Date: 1999-09-22

Tracks:

To Magic Horizons
Black Dragon
Legend of Steel
Lord of the Winter Snow
Princess Aurora
Ancient Forest of Elves
Throne of Ice
Where Heroes Lie
Warrior's Pride
Kings of the Nordic Twilight

Album Details

Japanese Version featuring a Bonus Track: Nite of Immortal Fire.

Customer Reviews:

Better than Rhapsody.......2004-10-28

Probably Turilli's best creation ever.......2003-09-18

Turilli's first solo is truly a masterpiece of symphony and mood. Since this he hasn't been able to keep balance between art and the cheesy pop metal he later concentrated on with Rhapsody. Note that Rhapsody's "Symphony of Enchanted Lands" Luca composed before this solo album is also a masterpiece, though a fairly different one.
"King of the Nordic Twilight" sounds fresh and airy, containing an amazing atmosphere suiting the album's theme and really enhancing the listener's experience of literally frozen castles, frosty winds, mountains, darkness, starlight and all the other fancy things Luca likes putting into his lyrics. It all just works excellently. This experience grows stronger song after song, you can almost feel the winds and the frost and see the smooth shift of colors like aurora borealis.
Luca Turilli is no doubt a master musician, making even the most clicheic of his songs sound somehow interesting. Actually, all his bad songs are far better than most band's average or even good songs.
This has been the case for now.

King of the Nordic Twilight.......2001-07-07

Luca Turilli is a guitar god.

Great Album.......2000-11-24

Lucca Turilli is the guitar player of Rhapsody and this is his solo album/project. This is Epic Metal and it sounds like a story that you never want to stop listening to. it sounds like a baroque and classical music with heavy metal with hymn-like melodies. i love it and i think you should buy this CD !

Dream Melodies: Handel; Boccherini; Vivaldi & More

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YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR

Dream Melodies: Handel; Boccherini; Vivaldi & More

Manufacturer: Delta
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Octets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

Quartets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

Quintets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

Etudes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

Rondos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music

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German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

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Oratorios | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

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Tracks:

'Xerxes': Largo
Minuet
Concerto grosso, Op. 3 No. 2: Largo
The Four Seasons: 'Spring': Largo
'Christmas Oratorio': Sinfonia In G
Flute Concerto In C: Grave
'Water Music' - Suite No. 1: Air
Mandoline Concerto In C: Largo
Brandenburg Concerto No. 2: Andante
Concerto Grosso: Pastorale & Andante
Oboe Concerto In D Minor: Adagio
Aria
Concerto For Two Violins In D Minor: Largo ma non tanto
Trumpet Concerto In D: Adagio
Organ Concerto In D Minor: Adagio
Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 In F: Adagio

Tracks:

Symphony No.40 In G Minor: Molto allegro
Symphony No.94 In G, 'Surprise': Andante
Symphony No.3 In E Flat, 'Eroica': Marcia funebre
Symphony No.35 In D, 'Haffner': Andante
Symphony No.7 In A: Allegretto
Symphony No.31 In D, 'Paris': Allegro
Symphony No.100 In G, 'Military': Allegretto

Tracks:

Piano Concerto No.21 In C, 'Elvira Madigan': Andante
Violin Concerto In D: Larghetto
Oboe Concerto In C: Rondo Allegretto
Clarinet Concerto In A: Adagio
Trumpet Concerto In E Flat: Allegro
Piano Concerto No. 3 In C Minor: Largo
Violin Concerto No. 5 In A: Adagio
Romance For Violin And Orchestra No. 1 In G
Horn Concerto No. 3 In E Flat: Romance Larghetto

Tracks:

Symphony No.8 In B Minor, 'Unfinished': Allegro moderato - Dream Melodies
Symphony No.9 In E Minor, 'From the New World': Largo - Dream Melodies
Symphony No. 5 In E Minor: Valse - Dream Melodies
Symphony No.4 In A, 'Italian': Allegro vivace - Dream Melodies
Symphony No.1: Third Movement - Dream Melodies
Symphony No.1 In G Minor, 'Winter Daydreams': Adagio cantabile - Dream Melodies
Symphony No.3 In A Minor, 'Scottish': Allegro maestoso - Dream Melodies

Tracks:

Piano Concerto No. 1 In B Flat Minor: Allegro non troppo
Andante
Piano Concerto In A Minor: Allegro molto
Oboe Concerto: Romance
Piano Concerto No. 2 In F Minor: Larghetto
Violin Concerto In D: Andante
Polonaise Brillante
Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor: Adagio

Tracks:

'Moonlight' Sonata: Adagio sostenuto
'Kinderscenen': Traumerei
Liebestraum No.3
Fur Elise
Impromptu In A Flat, D 935 No.2
The Merry Peasant
Intermezzo In E flat
Nocturne In C Sharp Minor
Romance In F Sharp
Paganini Study No.3, 'La Campanella'
Clair de Lune
Waltz In A Flat
Sonetto 123 del Petrarca
Invitation To The Dance

Tracks:

Eine kleine Nachtmusik: Allegro
Serenade In C: Elegia
Serenade In E: Moderato
Wind Serenade In C Minor: Andante
Serenade In D: Aria. Andante
Serenade in D, 'Serenata Notturna': Rondeau. Allegretto
Serenade No.1 In D: Adagio non troppo
Serenade In C: Waltz
Serenade In E: Larghetto
Eine kleine Nachtmusik: Romance. Andante
Serenade From Op.3 No.5

Tracks:

'Swan Lake': Scene - Dream Melodies
'A Midsummer Night's Dream': Wedding March - Dream Melodies
'Nutcracker': Waltz Of The Flowers - Dream Melodies
'Peer Gynt': Anitra's Dance - Dream Melodies
'Rosamunde': Ballet Music In G - Dream Melodies
'Tsar And Carpenter': Clog Dance - Dream Melodies
'Coppelia': Czardas - Dream Melodies
'Eugene Onegin': Waltz - Dream Melodies
'L'Arlesienne': Farandole - Dream Melodies
'La Gioconda': Dance Of The Hours - Dream Melodies
'The Sleeping Beauty': Pas d'action. Adagio - Dream Melodies
'Sylvia': Cortege de Bacchus - Dream Melodies

Tracks:

Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo
The Tales Of Hoffmann: Barcarolle
Thais: Meditation
Carmen: Intermezzo
Madame Butterfly: Humming Chorus
Prelude
The Valkyrie: Fire Magic
Eugene Onegin: Polonaise
The Marriage Of Figaro: Overture
Twilight Of The Gods: Siegfried's Rhine Journey
The Force Of Destiny: Overture
Lohengrin: Prelude

Tracks:

Humoresque
Melody In F
Ave Maria
Norwegian Dance No.2
Caro mio ben
Chanson triste
Spring Song
Nocturne In E Flat
German Dance No.1
Cradle Song
Zigeunerweisen
Minuet
Romance
Standchen
Waltz
Octet In E Flat: Scherzo

Customer Reviews:

YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR.......2000-07-24

10 CD's of beautiful pieces of classical music, digitally recorded for only 20 bucks sounds very good. I decided to buy this CD set because of very good price. But, what you will get for your money? Noting special, believe me! I was very disappointed with some performances, but sound quality of some tracks is even worst. Disc No. 6 is one of the most poorly recorded and engineered CD's I have ever heard. I can't believe that this CD is digitally recorded. So, forgot price and look somewhere else. I can recommend this CD box set to absolutely beginners only.

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King Of The Nordic Twilight
Turilli , and Luca
Manufacturer: Limb
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B000LX7IA6

Average customer rating:

Better than Rhapsody
A great one

King of the Nordic Twilight
Luca Turilli
Manufacturer: Lmp
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Rock | Styles | Music

Progressive Metal | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music

General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music

Progressive | Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music
ASIN: B00002S86L
Release Date: 1999-11-23

Tracks:

To Magic Horizons
Black Dragon
Legend of Steel
Lord of the Winter Snow
Princess Aurora
Ancient Forest of Elves
Throne of Ice
Where Heroes Lie
Warrior's Pride
Kings of the Nordic Twilight
untitled

Customer Reviews:

Better than Rhapsody.......2004-10-28

A great one.......1999-12-28

This album is one of the best metal album that I ever heard. When I first listen it, I tough it would be like Rhapsody, but I found out that is more than that. This album is better than any Rhapsody album, when I heard "to magic horizons"(the overture) I knew this was a more powerfull and more epic album. With this album Luca Turilli proof to be one of the great guitar players and one of the most creative contemporary composers that I ever heard.

His orchestral arrangements are amazing, with that epic feling that only Wagner could make me feel. The song "The Ancient forest of elves" is a great powerfull song and the video is good too.

For those who doesn't like Rhapsody even if you hate the group, but you love metal as I do, this is an album that you have, need to buy, this album soon will become a metal classic.

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