Quiet Place [CD-single] [Import]

Quiet Place [CD-single] [Import]

Track Listings

1. The Quiet Place

2. My Sweet Shadow (Remix)

3. Vaermlandsvisan (Live At The Queen Street Bar 2004)

4. The Quiet Place (Enhanced Video Clip)

5. Studio Recording Session (Enhanced Clip)

6. Enhanced Screensaver

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Taken from the band's 2004 album 'Soundtrack To Your Escape'. The title track is backed with three non-LP tracks, 'My Sweet Shadow', 'Varmlandsvisan' (recorded live at the Queen Street Bar early 2004), 'The Quiet Place' (enhanced video clip), a 'Studio Re

Tracks:

Trouble In Tahiti: Prelude
Trouble In Tahiti: Scene I (Breakfast In The Little White Dream-House) - 'How Could You Say'
Trouble In Tahiti: Scene II (Sam's Office) - 'Yes? Oh, Mister Patridge'
Trouble In Tahiti: Scene III (Psychiatrist's Office) - Ila (Sam's Office) - 'I Was Standing In A Garden'
Trouble In Tahiti: Scene Illa (Psychiatrist's Office) - 'Then Desire Took Hold Inside Me'
Trouble In Tahiti: Scene IV (Meeting In The Street) - 'Well, Of All People' 'I'm On My Way'
Trouble In Tahiti: Interlude - 'Skid A Lit Day'
Trouble In Tahiti: Scene V (The Gymnasium) - 'There's A Low'
Trouble In Tahiti: Scene VI (The Hat Shop) - 'What A Movie'
Trouble In Tahiti: Scene Vla (Coming Home) - 'There's A Law'
Trouble In Tahiti: Scene VII (After Dinner) 'Evenin' Shadows'
Facsimile: Part I: Motlo Adagio - Piu Andante - Moderate Waltz - Tempo - Sostenuto assai - accelerando - a tempo
Facsimile: Part II: Allegretto - Subito Allegro - Piu mosso - Andante - Meno mosso - rallentando - Adagio - Molto - Et Al

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An abiding ambition of Leonard Bernstein as composer was to write the Great American Opera. Indeed his own recordings of West Side Story and Candide in the last decade of his life, with their rosters of high-caliber singers, were intended in part to display the larger, quasi-operatic scope of these works. And right from the start, Bernstein's savvy instinct was to create a musical language that would integrate lively vernacular American idioms, as his early one-act opera Trouble in Tahiti (1952) demonstrates. This biting satire--to the composer's own libretto--of a marriage falling to pieces against the backdrop of the vacuous suburban life promulgated by '50s advertisements is little more than a series of vignettes. But the compact score is exuberantly inventive and wide ranging, from its parody of AM radio jingles-cum-Greek chorus to its wistfully lyrical depiction of a faded love. In this reissue of a recording made in 1973, Bernstein emphasizes the jazzy, rhythmic swing of the former--with its fascinating anticipations of West Side Story--as well as the poignant oasis of yearning melody in Dinah's scene at the psychiatrist's office, which would serve as the kernel for his later full-length opera on the same characters, A Quiet Place. Nancy Williams brings to life a convincingly vulnerable Dinah, and Julian Patrick's bass-baritone booms with just the right attitude of defensive machismo in Sam's gym scene "There's a law." The disc also includes the short 1946 "choreographic essay" Facsimile. This is the composer in his "age of anxiety" mode; its hauntingly scored depiction of loneliness at the core makes an excellent companion piece. --Thomas May

Customer Reviews:

A great find for anyone who loves Bernstein's musicals.......2005-10-17

By 1952 Leonard Bernstein had already finished a triumphant decade. His Sym. #1 had won the Pulitzer Prize, he had made a spectcular debut with the NY Phil., his ballet Fancy Free and the spin-off musical derived form it, On the Town, were smash hits. So the amazon reviewer isn't on the mark to call Trouble in Tahiti an early piece, nor is he right to say that Bernstein had a lifelong ambition to write the great American opera.

Trouble in Tahiti is jazzy and colloquial, its melodies and rhythms familiar to anyone who knows Bernstein's musc from the Forties, or the musical Wonderful Town that would follow it the next year. The work is operatic only in the sense that the voices of the two leads are more operatic than Broadway, but not by much. The trio that serves as Greek chorus sings in a parodistic pop style, half Andrews Sisters, half Manhattan Transfer.

The libretto is a bit embarrassing in its soap-opera simplicity, but in this case "dated" is a synonym for nostalgic--the score is full of tunes that evoke the immediate post-war period. The jazzy ballet filler, Facsimile, is just as winning. There was a classic performance in mono with Beverly Wolff in the lead that collectors prize, but this later stereo remake is almost as good. I've loved this minor work since I saw a college production in 1965 and return to it whenever I want to rekindle fond memories.

Wow! That's good!.......2000-05-08

The title should speak for itself. I don't just give out 4s and 5s to most any CD. I expect much and I got much from this CD. This is one of the most passionate and moving pieces of music I have ever allowed to try the test of my ear and emotions. The vocalists are wonderful. The climax is a work of art. The finale to the first half of this work is tear jerking. The opera deals with a married couple who are in the pits of their marriage. And unlike many people today, this couple wants to fix the marriage. It was very clever how Bernstein had them go through the entire opera with just the two of them as characters. The jazz trio adds a lot to the mood, beginning, and 'intermission'. The opera was so great I spent so long on the internet trying to find the sequel, Quiet Place, which is on here but is sold out. I wrote the internet address of the company who has it in my review of the CD here since I just know you will love this music. I'm so attached to Trouble in Tahiti I have not even really listened to the other work on the CD.

A fantastic recording of an unfortunately overlooked piece.......2000-01-27

Leonard Bernstein was far more prolific than most people know; many think of him only in connection with West Side Story and On the Waterfront. Trouble in Tahiti, one of his earliest works, deserves a place among his better-known work. Although an opera, it never leans on recitative or pretentious bellowing. There is an amazing diversity in the score; one number is a swingy, scat-filled trio, another an aria of haunting beauty, another a hilarious evocation of escapist cinema. The liner notes excellently compare it with a Mahler symphony in the way it juxtaposes such different moods to such great effect. The libretto may seem to some a bit naive, but it is amazing to see the way Bernstein destroyed 1950's cliches of happy family life before they were even cliches! The cast is perfect: Julian Parick has the perfect resonant voice and arrogance; Nancy Williams switches from anger to wistful despair to high comedy with remarkable facility; and the trio is wonderful, especially the ethereal-voiced Antonia Butler. Facsimile, a "choreographic essay" on virtually the same subject (isolation and broken relationships) is truly an excellent companion. A great CD.

One Hand, One Heart - Bernstein's Greatest Love Songs / Carreras, et al

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Not such a great sampling....
nice but operatic

One Hand, One Heart - Bernstein's Greatest Love Songs / Carreras, et al

Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00003XAGP
Release Date: 2000-01-11

Tracks:

West Side Story: Something's Coming
West Side Story: Maria
West Side Story: Tonight (Balcony Scene)
West Side Story: One Hand, One Heart
West Side Story: I Feel Pretty
West Side Story: Somewhere
West Side Story: I Have A Love
Wonderful Town: A Quiet Girl
Wonderful Town: A Little Bit in Love
Wonderful Town: It's Love
On The Town: Gabey's Coming - Pickup Song
On The Town: Taxi Number : Come Up To My Place
On The Town: Lonely Town
On The Town: I Can Cook Too
On The Town: Lucky To Be Me
On The Town: Ya Got Me
On The Town: Some Other Time
Candide: Oh, Happy We
Candide: Candide's Lament
Candide: You Were Dead, You Know
Candide: My Love (Governor's Serenade)
Candide: Make Our Garden Grow (Finale)

Customer Reviews:

Not such a great sampling...........2001-01-21

Some of these songs are really stretching for a romantic mood. Especially some of the On the Town songs. It's not that they're not good though....All of this music is from other CDs that have been already been released. Don't limit yourself to just these songs. Go ahead and buy the other recordings. Deutsche Grammophon did the On the Town recording along with West Side Story and Candide. I'd recommend a different recording of West Side Story though. The one of Wonderful Town is the kinda newly released complete version of the musical. It's a good but expensive one. Also, this recording left out some of THE greatest love songs from Peter Pan (Dream of Me, Peter Peter), Trouble in Tahiti (Well of all people, There is A Garden, Finale), 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue (Seena, Lud's Wedding), and Quiet Place (There is so much, too much). I think this recording, though okay, is a stumbling block to finding out about the real Bernstein saga of musicals. And if you are still getting this recording, the sound quality is really good. West Side Story is done by the masters of the opera so they sing it that way. Candide is operetic too, but then again it is an operetta. That's about all I have to say on this recording.

nice but operatic.......2000-02-23

This is a nice collection of Bernstein miscellany. Note however that the West Side Story, On the Town, and Candide are the "operatic" versions, with Te Kanawa and Carreras, Von Stade and Hampson, and Jerry Hadley, respectively. Bernstein conducts WSS and Candide and Tilson Thomas OTT. The surprise is the bits from Wonderful Town, which was recorded on JAY, not DG like the others. Featuring Ron Raines and Rebecca Luker, it's probably the most authentically "Broadway" of this set.

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Disappointing
The Feel of New York
The next stop once you've heard the originals
Bernstein's New York, it's a wonderful town!
Great CD BUT...

Leonard Bernstein's New York
Leonard Bernstein , Dawn Upshaw , Judy Blazer , Mandy Patinkin , Audra McDonald , Donna Murphy , Richard Muenz , Eric Stern , and Orchestra Of St. Luke's
Manufacturer: Nonesuch
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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How Glory Goes
Happy Songs
Leonard Bernstein's New York / Mandy Patinkin, Dawn Upshaw, Donna Murphy
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Sings Sondheim

ASIN: B000005J40
Release Date: 1996-08-20

Tracks:

Lonely Town
Come Up To My Place
What A Waste
A Little Bit In Love
Fancy Free: Danzon Variation
Ain't Got No Tears Left
Ballet At The Village Vortex
Wrong Note Rag
Story Of My Life
Cab And Bedroom
One Hand, One Heart
Ya Got Me
A Quiet Girl
Balcony Scene (Tonight)
Lonely Town Pas De Deux
Somewhere
West Side Story: Ballet Sequence From West Side Story
Some Other Time
New York, New York (Finale, Act II)

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Leonard Bernstein's New York is a cornucopia of tongue-in-cheek wit, unabashed romanticism, big-city loneliness, and intellectual irony. His well-known orchestral brilliance is beautifully represented under the stellar conducting of Eric Stern, but his underappreciated talents as a songwriter are what shine, elevating this recording to magic. The cast of American theater's best includes Mandy Patinkin wonderfully indulging his comic side; Judy Blazer and Donna Murphy, the shiniest lights on Broadway, demonstrating their extensive range as singing actresses; Audra McDonald making the difficult sound easy; and Richard Muenz and Dawn Upshaw singing elegantly. Most unforgettably pleasing are the trios "Ya Got Me" and "What A Waste." A great tribute to Bernstein's theater works. --Barbara Eisner Bayer

Customer Reviews:

Disappointing.......2007-03-13

I agree that this is a great collection. But I have to wonder: Am I the only one who got a bum copy of the CD? The songs are all mixed up on my copy, as in, most of the tracks are mislabeled: "A Quiet Girl" is really "Tonight", The Balcony Scene, printed as "Tonight" is really "Somewhere". The list goes on.

So, who do I kvetch to? I'd like a copy that isn't a complete mishmash.

The Feel of New York.......2007-01-09

Having spent most of my working years in NYC, I felt this CD brought the city to me. Bernstein has allways been a favorite.

The next stop once you've heard the originals.......2007-01-09

As a tribute to Bernstein on Broadway, this CD is hard to beat. All the singers are stars but of a generation, ro two, beyond the originals. Naturally here's been a change of style, and these renditions are more knowing, sophisticated, and at times ironic than the originals. On their own, Donna Murphy, Dawn Upshaw, and Mandy Patinkin, among others, are masters of their craft, but I hope anyone who loves LB will also seek out the original cast albums for all of his musicals, or the clesest one can get (On the Town was remade in the Fifties). Those recordings cast a unique spel, but the next stop is this marvelous CD.

Bernstein's New York, it's a wonderful town!.......2002-01-15

And speaking of "Wonderful Town," it's so nice to hear music from this least appreciated of Bernstein's musicals. "What a Waste," "A Quiet Girl" and Audra McDonald's enchanting "A Little Bit in Love" have never sounded better. Donna Murphy burns the house down with the torchy "Ain't Got No Tears Left," and has fun with Patinkin and Blazer on the raucous "Ya Got Me." "One Hand, One Heart" sung by Dawn Upshaw and Richard Muenz is movingly rendered, as is Patinkin's wonderful delivery of an all-time Bernstein favorite, "Some Other Time." My only comlaint? Where is "I Can Cook Too?" A terrific recording.

Great CD BUT..........2000-07-02

I loved this CD, but there was some things that kept it fromgetting four stars. First Mandy Patkin, I loved him in Sunday in The Park With George, also I have a CD of him singing yiddish songs all good, but in this CD I just don't like him. Like in the song "Come Up To My Place" I didn't like his voice and I never could quite see him as the character for that song. Also I would have liked to see (well actually "hear") some more of the dance numbers or overtures, I realize the main point of the CD was all the singers they put together, but the real highlight of the CD for me was the sections from Fancy Free, and Ballet At The Village Vortex from Wonderful Town. Also I liked "One Hand One Heart" a lot. Overall I would get this CD if you like Bernstein or any of these musicals, it is good listen, just not outstanding.

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A great "first step" to the magic of "The Great White Way"

The Bernstein Songbook

Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000026OU
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

On The Town: New York, New York
On The Town: Lonely Town
On The Town: Carried Away
PETER PAN: Build My House
PETER PAN: Plank Song
Trouble In Tahiti: I Was Standing In A Garden
Trouble In Tahiti: What A Movie!
Wonderful Town: Conga
Wonderful Town: Ohio
Wonderful Town: Wrong Note Rag
Candide: Best Of All Possible Worlds
Candide: Oh, Happy We
Candide: Glitter And Be Gay
Candide: Make Our Garden Grow
West Side Story: America
West Side Story: Maria
West Side Story: Tonight Quintet
West Side Story: Somewhere
Mass: Hymn And Psalm: A Simple Song
FINALE: ON THE TOWN: Some Other Time
ENCORE: 1600 HUNDRED PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE: Take Care Of This House

Customer Reviews:

A great "first step" to the magic of "The Great White Way".......2006-11-26

With the Thanksgiving passing of songwriter Betty Comden, I recalled that I had, in my album collection, this album, not just featuring her songs but Comden singing on "Carried Away" and "Some Other Time" from the Tony-award-winning "New York." Two other songs from the play are featured, culled from a 1960 recording.

This compilation has some of the best of Broadway, not just the songs but the performers as well. Familiar names like Boris Karloff, the legendary Rosalind Russell, Nancy Walker, Chita Rivera, and Carol Lawrence are showcased in various selections from the likes of "Peter Pan," "Trouble in Tahiti," "Wonderful Town," "Candide," "1600 Pennsylvania Avenue," and, in this writer's opinion, the best musical in the history of the stage, "West Side Story."

The liner notes provide brief but insightful descriptions of the various plays, including an introduction from Comden and her longtime collaborator Adolph Green, also heard on the album.

The music is definitely Bernstein with his uniquely American style, coupled with Old World influences.

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Smoothjazz.com Review
sax & sex

Some Quiet Place
Andy Snitzer
Manufacturer: Native Language
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000EWBN00
Release Date: 2006-05-16

Tracks:

As I Was Before
Only With You
A Few Wild Nights
Passion Play
Loving You
Boundless
Some Quiet Place
On Extended Wing
Losing Summer
For Joel
Testimony

Product Description

1. In The Moment
2. As I Was Before
3. Only With You
4. A Few Wild Nights
5. Losing Summer
6. On Extended Wing
7. For Joel
8. Boundless
9. Loving You
10. Against The Crowd
11. Some Quiet Place

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

Smoothjazz.com Review.......2006-06-16

I'm delighted to be the bearer of great news! Sax man Andy Snitzer, whose impeccable musical credentials are literally awe inspiring (currently a member of Paul Simon's touring band, and has toured with the Rolling Stones, released three important Smooth Jazz discs in the late 90's...and that's just a quick overview) is back in the Smooth jazz arena with his just-released, remixed, re-mastered gem from 1999, SOME QUIET PLACE. It was a great album then, and it's even better now, with the first radio single, "Passion Play" added as a new track. It's a collaboration with guitarist Chuck Loeb, who's also featured. Andy's also got Bob James, Chris Botti and Philippe Saisse guesting on this album, so it's definitely star-studded. Since he's been touring in a support capacity and working as a much-sought-after and skillful music editor of late, you might have forgotten about his Smooth Jazz sax work. Let me remind you that his classic hit "You've Changed" is still in virtually every Smooth Jazz station's library to this day, along with several others, including "Restless," his great duet with Bob James. The tunes on SOME QUIET PLACE sound fresh and new and every bit as captivating as we remember Andy's work from the mid to late 90's. I, for one, am excited about the new release, and highly recommend it to you. It's going to be another of Andy's Smooth Jazz staples! ~SCOTT O'BRIEN

sax & sex.......2006-05-26

puts you in good mood for hooker & dude he wasaxman of glenn medeiros in 1993 cd itsalrighto love greatrack ill try written by antoninarmato

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No, No is my song!
All Star Rerview
About Time
Smooth Jazz before its time

A Nice Place to Be
George Howard
Manufacturer: Mca
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ASIN: B000008BAW
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

No No
Jade's World
Sweetest Taboo
Nice Place to Be
Let's Live in Harmony
Pretty Face
Spenser for Hire
Stanley's Groove

Customer Reviews:

No, No is my song!.......2006-11-10

This was the first record that introduced me to the sax playing of George Howard, 'No No' was the jam!, George was one of the early 'smooth jazz' artists to get airplay on main R&B stations with this cd, sounded good then and now!

All Star Rerview.......2006-01-10

The First Time I Saw George Howard In Concert {1989, Las Vegas} I Was Hooked!!! From That Time On, I Have Been A Fan.A Nice Place To Be Was One Of His Smoothest Albums.I Still Enjoy Listing To It From Time To Time. It Is Not For Us To Know Why He was Called Home At The Penical Of His Career. His Music However Is Ours To Cherish For A Lifetime. I Hope Eveyone Appreciates What A Great Phenom George Haward Really Was.

About Time.......2005-01-06

I FINALLY FOUND this album on CD. I have played the cassette so much that it barely puts out anything at all. I have all of the collection from George, may he rest in peace. This was the last to have on CD. I have been looking for several years to no avail, and finally I have one. Thanks AMAZON.

Smooth Jazz before its time.......2003-03-23

This cd was very smooth before Smooth Jazz became a definition for today's smoother sounds. Some of the sweeter sounds are "Jade's World, "Sweetest Taboo", "Spenser For Hire" from the television show of the same title. I vote for "Stanley's Groove" as the funkiet on this cd.

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Good song overall
ughh, what is this?

Quiet Place
In Flames
Manufacturer: Nuclear Blast
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Reroute to Remain

ASIN: B0001ELY46
Release Date: 2004-03-08

Tracks:

The Quiet Place
My Sweet Shadow (Remix)
Vaermlandsvisan (Live At The Queen Street Bar 2004)
The Quiet Place (Enhanced Video Clip)
Studio Recording Session (Enhanced Clip)
Enhanced Screensaver

Album Description

Taken from the band's 2004 album 'Soundtrack To Your Escape'. The title track is backed with three non-LP tracks, 'My Sweet Shadow', 'Varmlandsvisan' (recorded live at the Queen Street Bar early 2004), 'The Quiet Place' (enhanced video clip), a 'Studio Re

Customer Reviews:

Good song overall.......2007-01-15

But not for In Flames. Reccomended instead:
Lunar Strain - Reroute to Remain, Come Clarity.

ughh, what is this?.......2006-12-21

When people whine and moan about In Flames new stuff, this song instantly comes to mind.

Not only does it sound popish, with keyboards and whatnots, but it is absolutely unlike anything In Flames have done. People who like Taproot and other *hitty bands will like this garbage, while fans of melodeath should check out Lunar Strain, Jester Race, or even the new album Come Clarity.

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A Great Mix.....

Some Quiet Place
Andy Snitzer
Manufacturer: Countdown
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B00000JWRN
Release Date: 1999-08-24

Tracks:

As I Was Before
Only With You
A Few Wild Nights
Losing Summer
On Extended Wing
For Joel
Boundless
Loving You
Against The Crowd
Some Quiet Place
Testimony

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A Great Mix............2002-01-17

This latest work is a gentle blend of melodic intrigue, thoughtful orchestration, and the genuine natural Snitzer sound that defines 21st century saxophone. In "Some Quiet Place" you hear the quiet force of his melodies tempered by the sweetness of his effortless reach into the altissimo (high register on the sax) hovering over a pillow of well-mannered harmony. Andy has an easy time modulating from the Melancholy to the Hip from tune to tune, a quality seen only in a real composer.
I find this production excellent and finely manicured - the mix, the composition, and the tight ensemble performance. Any one of these tracks may emerge high on the charts and your music library will be the richer when you acquire this one for your listening pleasure!

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Another adventurous collection from the wonderful Ms. Upshaw
World So Wide
Dawn, why?
A Wonderful Selection of Arias from American Operas
"All velvet and diamonds."

The World So Wide

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ASIN: B000006E4F
Release Date: 1998-05-26

Tracks:

Laurie's Song
This is Prophetic
What a Movie
Oh Yemanja (Mother's Prayer)
Willow Song
Lonely House
Give Me Some Music
Ain't it a Pretty Night

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This refreshing jewel of 20th-century opera arias allows Upshaw to put her personal stamp on music written for a variety of voice types. While some are more successful than others, they're all performed with intelligence and musciality--an Upshaw trademark. Her consistently even tone along with her commitment to sensitive interpretation and precise diction is impressive. The most beautiful of these arias (Copland's "The World So Wide," Floyd's "Ain't It a Pretty Night") capture the brilliance of American homegrown musical lyricism, as the cornucopia of musical sounds flows like a waterfall from magical orchestral mountains. Upshaw's jubilance inspires joy for the listener as well. --Barbara Eisner Bayer

Customer Reviews:

Another adventurous collection from the wonderful Ms. Upshaw.......2006-08-24

On reflection, it's amazing that Dawn Upshaw has made a major career for herself without recording a note of Verdi, Wagner, Puccini, or Strauss. She's far from being a bread-and-butter soprano, as this marvelous colleciton of mostly obscure arias from mostly obscure American operas displays. The title aria form copland's The Tender Land sets the overall tone of rapt, romatnic charm. Her voice is too light to sing Barber's Celopatra onstage, but it works well in the studio, and the more popsy numbers, such as Delilah's big song from Bernstein's Trouble in Tahiti, call on Upshaw's excellent crossover skills. Another revelation is how good Joh Adams's Nixon in China music sounds when performed expressively by a major artist.

Renee Fleming released a similar collection on Decca ("I Want Magic"), but the two CDs couldn't be more different. Upshaw is touching, informal, spontaneous, and charming. Fleming tires for the big effects, boosting the music (not too successfully) into the ralms of grand opera.

In all, I'm deeply grateful for every unusual program Upshaw delivers. Now that there are more than a dozen of them, we can see how beautifully she has managed a career devoted to music that few other major stars come close to trying.

World So Wide.......2001-08-26

This is not one of my favorite Dawn Upshaw albums, mainly because of the choice of music. The selections, generally, are quite dark and often lack lyrical continuity, which certainly has nothing to do with Upshaw. However, as a lost art form, they are still quite worth recording, but don't expect an easy-listening experience or to be humming the tunes around the house as is the case with Upshaw's broadway albums. That being said, Upshaw does a fantastic job with this selection of music, though she is a bit bright at times. The album is worth buying simply for the recording of the "Willow Song" from the Ballad of Baby Doe. Upshaw's interpretation is wonderful and the voice is obviously well-suited to the piece. In fact, I'm tempted to prefer her version over Beverly Sills' original. Bernstein's "What a Movie" shows Upshaw at her funniest-a great piece. And, as usual, one is amazed by her fantastic technique, which makes up for the brightness in the voice.

Dawn, why?.......2001-05-12

I used to be a huge Dawn Upshaw fan back when she put out her first few recordings. But, now she is one of my very least favorite singers. Why? The excessive nasality, the ridiculous swooping, and the overdone ...mannerisms. On top of that, she has lost the roundness in her upper register (as evidenced by places in Ain't it a Pretty Night). This music doesn't need someone to treat it like a cabaret showtune to be effective, it just needs to be beautifully sung. Once upon a time, I thought Ms. Upshaw was just the person to do this kind of performance...

I realize that there are diehard Upshaw fans out there that will completely disagree with me. This is just a warning to those that dislike this sort of approach to singing.

A Wonderful Selection of Arias from American Operas.......2001-04-27

The music on this CD is very beautiful and represents a wide variety of American opera. Dawn Upshaw does tend to scoop every now and then, but overall she does a good job. I would recommend this CD to anyone who enjoys opera.

"All velvet and diamonds.".......1999-10-08

"Beautiful" has pretty much gone out of fashion as a much abused and now empty word. And yet, I can't think of a word that would more accurately describe Dawn Upshaw's "The World so Wide." It is just that: sheer beauty. The incredible dynamic range of Upshaw's voice is a perfect match for this thoughtful selection of stylistically very different, and demanding contemporary pieces. Going from ironic, witty grit of Bernstein's "What a movie," to poignant restraint of "Mother's Prayer," and softly romantic exuberance of Moore's "Willow Song," this brilliant this CD doesn't disappoint for even a moment. In its last piece, Floyd's "Ain't it a Pretty Night," where Upshaw sings, literally, to the stars, she seems to effortlessly soar just as high. A great CD, it is indeed "all velvet and diamonds."

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ASIN: B0000AQS3U
Release Date: 2003-09-09

Tracks:

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Concert Works: II. Psalm 23 (Complete) & Psalm 2 (Verses 1-4) - Camerata Singers
Concert Works: III. Psalm 131 (Complete) & Psalm 133 (Verse 1) - Camerata Singers
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Concert Works: IV. Agathon (Adagio) - Isaac Stern
Concert Works: B. The Masque: Extremely Fast - Philippe Entremont
Concert Works: C. The Epilogue: Adagio; Andante; Con Moto - Philippe Entremont
Concert Works: IV. ' A Big Indian And A Little Indian' Con Brio - Leonard Bernstein
Concert Works: IV. 'Civet A Toute Vitesse (Rabbit At Top Speed)' - Leonard Bernstein
Concert Works: I. Prelude For The Brass - Benny Goodman
Concert Works: II. Fugue For The Saxes - Benny Goodman
Concert Works: III. Riffs For Everyone - Benny Goodman
Concert Works: I. Invocation. Kaddish 1 - Camerata Singers
Concert Works: Film: Love Theme - New York Philharmonic

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Theater Works: Opening: 'New York, New York' - Adolph Green
Theater Works: 'Lonely Town'/Dance: Lonely Town - John Reardon
Theater Works: Dance: Times Square - Leonard Bernstein
Theater Works: 'Some Other Time' - Betty Comden
Theater Works: Dance: The Real Coney Island - Ensemble
Theater Works: I. Enter Three Sailors - Leonard Bernstein
Theater Works: IV. Pas De Deux - Leonard Bernstein
Theater Works: VII. Finale - Leonard Bernstein
Theater Works: 'The Pirate Songs' - Boris Karloff And The Pirates
Theater Works: 'Ohio' - Rosalind Russell
Theater Works: 'A Little Bit In Love (Never Felt This Way Before)' - Jacquelyn
Theater Works: 'A Quiet Girl' - Sydney Chaplin
Theater Works: 'Conga!' - Ensemble
Theater Works: 'Wrong Note Rag' - Ensemble
Theater Works: Overture - Original Broadway Cast
Theater Works: 'Best Of All Possible Worlds' - Chorus
Theater Works: Mazurka - Barbara Cook
Theater Works: 'Glitter And Be Gay' - Barbara Cook
Theater Works: 'Make Our Garden Grow' - Ensemble

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Theater Works: 'Tonight' - Larry Kert
Theater Works: 'America' - Marilyn Cooper
Theater Works: 'Cool' - The Jets
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Theater Works: 'The Community' - David Johnson
Theater Works: 'Part II: Allegretto' - Leonard Bernstein
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