Heart of Darkness [Import]

Heart of Darkness [Import]

Heart of Darkness [Import]

Track Listings
 
1. Tears of Madness
2. Shadowmaker
3. Grave Dancer
4. Demon's Day
5. Warchild
6. Heart of Darkness
7. Hate
8. Circle of Witches
9. Black Death

Heart of Darkness,Grave Digger,Gun,Heavy Metal
Tears of the Sun
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • A Great Addition to My Hans Zimmer Collection
  • Not as good as i thought it would be
  • Tears of the Sun - lacking
  • Not easily enjoyed, but remarkable
  • Hans Zimmer's brilliance coupled African Poetry of LEBO M
 Tears of the Sun

Manufacturer: Varese Sarabande
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00008NRJT
Release Date: 2003-03-18

Tracks:

  1. Yekeleni Part 1/Mia's Lullabye
  2. Heart Of Darkness
  3. Small Piece For Doumbek And Strings/Kopano Part 1
  4. Under The Forest Calm
  5. Yekeleni Part II/Carnage
  6. Kopano Part II
  7. Night
  8. Cry In Silence
  9. The Jablonsky Variations On A Theme By HZ/Cameroon Border Post
  10. The Journey/Kopano Part III

Amazon.com

If the basic thematic elements of this Bruce Willis star vehicle--American military unit gets cut off behind enemy lines in a guerilla-besieged African backwater--have parallels with Ridley Scott's fierce, unrelenting Black Hawk Down, composer Hans Zimmer (who scored both films) has conjured an entirely different musical soul for this adventure. Where his Black Hawk score turned on a gritty, often violent clash of musical cultures, his work here is richly introspective and tinged with a mature sense of melancholy. African rhythms and melodic elements bubble to the surface throughout, but in subtly powerful ways that often recall the best of Peter Gabriel's world music ventures. Zimmer has again impressively expanded his repertory company approach to scoring as well, with veteran collaborators Lisa Gerrard and Heitor Pereira joined here by Steve Jablonsky, Andreas Vollenweider and Lebo M. (who's written and performed the score's passages of African poetry). The result is a moody, evocative score whose quiet grace recalls the composer's masterful work for The Thin Red Line; another satisfying tribute to the power of musical understatement. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars A Great Addition to My Hans Zimmer Collection.......2006-07-24

I am a HUGE fan of Hans Zimmer so this review may be slightly skewered but I feel this is a wonderful edition to my collection. Strange as this sounds, Mr. Zimmer and war go together like butter and toast, so picking this soundtrack up was a no-brainer.
I would have to say that his work on Tears of the Sun does not dig very deep into the well. These tracks could very easily be confused for missing tracks from The Lion King but given how that wonderful score was never released in its entirety, it is still a wonderful listening experience. As the old saying goes, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it."
The music is very reminiscent of his work on Black Hawk Down and Gladiator. If you enjoyed both of those scores, I would definately recommend this one as well. It is a very good CD and worth my hard-earned money. I hope you agree...

2 out of 5 stars Not as good as i thought it would be.......2006-02-01

I expected more african vocals in it.. thats the main reason i brought the cd, i recently became a fan of that kind of music.. it had like 3 songs on there that i liked, besides that this album is garbage

2 out of 5 stars Tears of the Sun - lacking.......2005-08-03

Harsh words but I suppose I expected the music to be stronger than it was....

4 out of 5 stars Not easily enjoyed, but remarkable.......2005-04-06

I have to say, I didn't know what to expect from this score. Had it been released in the mid-to-late 90's, I would have expected a blustering action score with several Media Ventures-style anthems. But then Zimmer did something different than usual with "Gladiator", and did something WAY different with "Black Hawk Down", not to mention his somber work on "The Thin Red Line." In the past few years, it's been hard to figure out what to expect from Mr. Z. WHat he gives us a here is a blend of many of his trademark sounds. The African influence from "Power of One" and "Lion King", Lisa Gerards's vocals from "Gladiator", the sad strings of "The Thin Red Line", the harsh electronics of "Black Hawk Down", and even one of Zimmer's famous action anthems. Zimmer is listed as the primary composer, but there are many contributions to the album from Lebo M, Steve Jablonsky, Jeff Rona, and others. The aspect of "Tears of the Sun" that impresses me the most is the production work. Just listen to track four and marvel at the array of ethnic and unique sounds Zimmer thrusts into his massive soundscape. To date, this is one of the best-produced albums I've heard. Like "The Thin Red Line", it's more about atmosphere than themes, but there are themes here. The main theme is inspirational, and is heard best in tracks three (on strings), six (with a male choir and Lisa Gerard), and especially track ten (as a joyous song celebration led by Lebo M with an African choir). Also impressive is the action piece heard in track nine, a relentlessly agressive epic that's preceded by a lovely and (much as I hate to use this cliched word) haunting orchestral prelude accompanied by Gerard's voice. There are parts of "Tears of the Sun" that may sound harsh to the ears on a first listen, but this is an album that you can't help but appreciate and admire, whether or not you like it. Zimmer fans all ready have it by now, but everyone else may want to listen to the avaliable sound clips before deciding to purchase it, as this sort of score is an acquired taste.

5 out of 5 stars Hans Zimmer's brilliance coupled African Poetry of LEBO M.......2004-10-26

I have always been a Bruce Willis fan. So where on God's earth was I when this film was made and showing in the theatres? It must, surely, be one of the best movies he's made. I had no idea it even existed. I bought the DVD from a small Gameforce in Saint Louis, Missouri. And that only because it starred Bruce Willis.
I am a South African living in America and have been starved of good African music for a while. As a Lebo M fan, I was totally surprised to hear, what I was sure was his wonderfully passionate voice coming through the theme music at the end of the movie. WHAT A DELIGHT!. I sat glued, watching the credits as they rolled, being so sure that was Lebo M's voice. The last I heard from Lebo M was his CD "Deeper Meaning". It brought back wonderful memories. I have read through most of the reviews and was amused at Lee from San Fransico's review. However, I suppose if I didn't have the African heritage, I would, most probably felt the same as Lee did. But Lee, his voice BELONGED in that song. Lebo M is at his most passionate best at the end of the film with the African Poetry theme. You don't have to have been born and raised in Africa to appreciate passion in anyone's voice, but it was that passion that drew me to Lebo M in the first place a few years ago. He is highly underated, as far as I am concerned, in the African music field. The movie gripped me to the core and Hans Zimmer's spectacular score was riveting. It finished the film wonderfully for me. But it was Lebo M that polished it. I hope this artist, who is also well known for his disco type style of music, which I don't like, goes a long way in the world of movie soundtrack for this type of movie. I think it's time I listened to "The Lion King" soundtrack too. I think I'm getting old. I have missed some good music and some good films since I came to live in this wonderful country called America. But, I hope it's OK that I get homesick....just every once in a while.
The story line in this film has prompted me to recommend a book written by a black American journalist, Keith B. Richburg, called "Out of America". Anyone who doubts the veracity of the violence portrayed in this movie should read this book. One of the last things he says in the book is "Thank God my ancestor got out".
Dowland - The Collected Works / The Consort of Musicke, Rooley
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • The greatest songs ever?
  • A musical treasure-box
  • a beautiful journey into melancholy
 Dowland - The Collected Works / The Consort of Musicke, Rooley
John Dowland , Anthony Rooley , Emma Kirkby , Christopher Wilson , The Consort of Musicke , Colin Tilney , Anthony Bailes , Jakob Lindberg , Nigel North , Glenda Simpson , Peter Holman , and John Donne
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ASIN: B000004CYV
Release Date: 2007-03-13

Tracks:

  1. First Booke Of Songes: I. Unquiet Thoughts
  2. First Booke Of Songes: II. Who Ever Thinks Or Hopes Of Love
  3. First Booke Of Songes: III. My Thoughts Are Wing'd With Hopes
  4. First Booke Of Songes: IV. If My Complaints Could Passions Move
  5. First Booke Of Songes: V. Can She Excuse My Wrongs
  6. First Booke Of Songes: VI. Now, O Now, I Needs Must Part
  7. First Booke Of Songes: VII. Dear, If You Change
  8. First Booke Of Songes: VIII. Burst Fourth My Tears
  9. First Booke Of Songes: IX. Go Crystal Tears
  10. First Booke Of Songes: X. Think'st Thou Then By Thy Feigning
  11. First Booke Of Songes: XI. Come Away, Come Sweet Love
  12. First Booke Of Songes: XII. Rest Awhile, You Cruel Cares
  13. First Booke Of Songes: XIII. Sleep, Wayward Thoughts
  14. First Booke Of Songes: XIV. All Ye, Whom Love Or Fortune Hath Betray'd
  15. First Booke Of Songes: XV. Wilt Thou Unkind Thus Reave Me
  16. First Booke Of Songes: XVI. Would My Conceit
  17. First Booke Of Songes: XVII. Come Again: Sweet Love Doth Now Invite
  18. First Booke Of Songes: XVIII. His Golden Locks
  19. First Booke Of Songes: XIX. Awake, Sweet Love
  20. First Booke Of Songes: XX. Come, Heavy Sleep
  21. First Booke Of Songes: XXI. Away With These Self-Loving Lads

Tracks:

  1. Second Booke Of Songs: I. I Saw My Lady Weep
  2. Second Booke Of Songs: II. Flow My Tears
  3. Second Booke Of Songs: III. Sorrow, Stay
  4. Second Booke Of Songs: IV. Die Not Before Thy Day
  5. Second Booke Of Songs: V. Mourn, Mourn, Day Is With Darkness Fled
  6. Second Booke Of Songs: VI. Time's Eldest Son
  7. Second Booke Of Songs: VII. Then Sit Thee Down
  8. Second Booke Of Songs: VIII. When Others Sing Venite
  9. Second Booke Of Songs: IX. Praise Blindness Eyes
  10. Second Booke Of Songs: X. O Sweet Woods
  11. Second Booke Of Songs: XI. If Floods Of Tears
  12. Second Booke Of Songs: XII. Fine Knacks For Ladies
  13. Second Booke Of Songs: XIII. Now Cease My Wand'ring Eyes
  14. Second Booke Of Songs: XIV. Come Ye Heavy States Of Night
  15. Second Booke Of Songs: XV. White As Lilies Was Her Face
  16. Second Booke Of Songs: XVI. Woeful Heart
  17. Second Booke Of Songs: XVII. A Shepherd In A Shade
  18. Second Booke Of Songs: XVIII. Faction That Ever Dwells
  19. Second Booke Of Songs: XIX. Shall I Sue
  20. Second Booke Of Songs: XX. Toss Not My Soul
  21. Second Booke Of Songs: XXI. Clear Or Cloudy
  22. Second Booke Of Songs: XXII. Humour Say What Mak'st Thou Here

Tracks:

  1. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: I. Farewell, Too Fair
  2. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: II. Time Stands Still
  3. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: III. Behold A Wonder Here
  4. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: IV. Daphne Was Not So Chaste
  5. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: V. Me, Me, And None But Me
  6. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: VI. When Phoebus First Did Daphne Love
  7. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: VII. Say, Love, If Ever Thou Didst Find
  8. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: VIII. Flow Not So Fast, Ye Fountains
  9. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: IX. What If I Never Speed?
  10. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: X. Love Stood Amazed
  11. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: XI. Lend Your Ears To My Sorrow
  12. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: XII. By A Fountain Where I Lay
  13. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: XIII. O What Hath Overwrought
  14. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: XIV. Farewell, Unkind
  15. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: XV. Weep You No More, Sad Fountains
  16. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: XVI. Fie On This Feigning!
  17. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: XVII. I Must Complain
  18. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: XVIII. It Was A Time When Silly Bees
  19. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: XIX. The Lowest Trees Have Tops
  20. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: XX. What Poor Astronomers Are They
  21. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: XXI. Come When I Call

Tracks:

  1. A Pilgrimes Solace: I. Disdain Me Still
  2. A Pilgrimes Solace: II. Sweet Stay Awhile
  3. A Pilgrimes Solace: III. To Ask For All Thy Love
  4. A Pilgrimes Solace: IV. Love, Those Beams That Breed
  5. A Pilgrimes Solace: V. Shall I Strive Wih Words To Move?
  6. A Pilgrimes Solace: VI. Were Every Thought An Eye
  7. A Pilgrimes Solace: VII. Stay, Time, Awhile Thy Flying
  8. A Pilgrimes Solace: VIII. Tell Me, True Love
  9. A Pilgrimes Solace: IX. Go Nightly Cares
  10. A Pilgrimes Solace: X. From Silent Night
  11. A Pilgrimes Solace: XI. Lasso vita mia
  12. A Pilgrimes Solace: XII. In This Trembling Shadow Cast
  13. A Pilgrimes Solace: XIII. If That A Sinner's Sights
  14. A Pilgrimes Solace: XIV. Thou Mighty God
  15. A Pilgrimes Solace: XV. When David's Life
  16. A Pilgrimes Solace: XVI. When The Poor Cripple

Tracks:

  1. A Pilgrimes Solace: XVII. Where Sin Sore Wounding
  2. A Pilgrimes Solace: XVIII. My Heart And Tongue Were Twins
  3. A Pilgrimes Solace: XIX. Up Merry Mates
  4. A Pilgrimes Solace: XX. Welcome Black Night
  5. A Pilgrimes Solace: XXI. Cease, Cease These False Sports
  6. Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: Lachrimae Pavane
  7. Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: Can Shee
  8. Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: Paduana
  9. Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: The Frogge
  10. Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: Frog's Galliard
  11. Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: Pavana And Galiarda
  12. Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: Paduana Lachrymae
  13. Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: Can She Excuse
  14. Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: Pavion Solus cum sola
  15. Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: Dowland's Almayne
  16. Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: Piper's Paven And Galliard
  17. Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: Pavan Lachrymae

Tracks:

  1. Mr. Henry Noell Lamentations: I. The Lamentation Of A Sinner
  2. Mr. Henry Noell Lamentations: II. Domine ne in furore
  3. Mr. Henry Noell Lamentations: III. Miserere mei Deus
  4. Mr. Henry Noell Lamentations: IV. The Humble Suit Of A Sinner
  5. Mr. Henry Noell Lamentations: V. The Humble Complaint Of A Sinner
  6. Mr. Henry Noell Lamentations: VI. De profundis
  7. Mr. Henry Noell Lamentations: VII. Domine exaudi
  8. Lachrimae: Lachrimae Antiquae
  9. Lachrimae: Lachrimae Antiquae Novae
  10. Lachrimae: Lachrimae Gementes
  11. Lachrimae: Lachrimae Tristes
  12. Lachrimae: Lachrimae Coactae
  13. Lachrimae: Lachrimae Amantis
  14. Lachrimae: Lachrimae Verae
  15. Lachrimae: Mr. John Langton's Pavan
  16. Lachrimae: Mr. Nicholas Gryffith His Galiard
  17. Lachrimae: Sir John Souch His Galiard
  18. Lachrimae: Semper Dowland Semper Dolens
  19. Lachrimae: Mr. Giles Hobies Galiard
  20. Lachrimae: The King Of Denmark's Galiard
  21. Lachrimae: Sir Henry Umpton's Funerall
  22. Lachrimae: Mr. Henry Noell His Galiard
  23. Lachrimae: The Earl Of Essex Galiard
  24. Lachrimae: Mr. Bucton His Galiard
  25. Lachrimae: Mr. George Whitehead His Almand
  26. Lachrimae: Captain Digorie Piper His Galiard
  27. Lachrimae: Mr. Thomas Collier His Galiard
  28. Lachrimae: Mrs. Nichols Almand

Tracks:

  1. Sacred Songs: Sorrow, Come!
  2. Sacred Songs: I Shame At Mine Unworthiness
  3. Sacred Songs: An Heart That's Broken And Contrite
  4. Psalms: Psalm 100: All People That On Earth Do Dwell
  5. Psalms: Psalm 38: Put Me Not To Rebuke O Lord
  6. Psalms: Psalm 130: Lord To Thee I Make My Moan
  7. Psalms: Psalm 104: My Soul Praise The Lord
  8. Psalms: Psalm 100: All People That On Earth Do Dwell
  9. Psalms: Psalm 134: Behold And Have Regard
  10. A Prayer For The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty
  11. Instrumental Music: Solus cum sola pavan
  12. Instrumental Music: Lachrimae
  13. Instrumental Music: Galliard
  14. Instrumental Music: Pipers Pavan
  15. Instrumental Music: Lachrimae
  16. Instrumental Music: Lady Rich Galliard
  17. Instrumental Music: Earl Of Essex Galliard
  18. Instrumental Music: If My Complaints
  19. Instrumental Music: Lachrimae Doolande
  20. Instrumental Music: Lord Willoughbie's Welcome Home
  21. Instrumental Music: My Lord Chamberlaine His Galliard
  22. Instrumental Music: Comagain
  23. Instrumental Music: Pavan Lachrymae
  24. Instrumental Music: Sorrow Stay

Tracks:

  1. Lute Music: Preludium
  2. Lute Music: Lachrimae
  3. Lute Music: Can She Excuse
  4. Lute Music: Dr. Case's Pavan
  5. Lute Music: Melancholy Galliard
  6. Lute Music: Sir John Smith, His Almain
  7. Lute Music: Fantasia
  8. Lute Music: A Dream
  9. Lute Music: Almain
  10. Lute Music: The Queen's Galliard
  11. Lute Music: Coranto
  12. Lute Music: Resolution
  13. Lute Music: Mrs. Vaux Galliard
  14. Lute Music: Almain
  15. Lute Music: Mr. Dowland's MIdnight
  16. Lute Music: Fantasia
  17. Lute Music: Loth To Depart
  18. Lute Music: The Most Sacred Queen Elizabeth, Her Galliard
  19. Lute Music: The Earl Of Essex, His Galliard
  20. Lute Music: Pavan
  21. Lute Music: John Dowland's Galliard
  22. Lute Music: Aloe
  23. Lute Music: The Lady Clifton's Spirit
  24. Lute Music: What If A Day
  25. Lute Music: Mr. Giles Hobie's Galliard
  26. Lute Music: Come Away (Song arrangement)
  27. Lute Music: Galliard
  28. Lute Music: Fancy (Fantasia)

Tracks:

  1. Lute Music: Lachrimae (Basic Version)
  2. Lute Music: Galliard To Lachrimae
  3. Lute Music: [Jig]
  4. Lute Music: Galliard On 'Wasingham'
  5. Lute Music: Complaint (Ballad Setting)
  6. Lute Music: Mignarda (Galliard)
  7. Lute Music: Semper Dowland Semper Dolens (Pavan)
  8. Lute Music: The Frog Galliard
  9. Lute Music: A Fancy (Fantasia)
  10. Lute Music: Fancy (Fantasia)
  11. Lute Music: Piper's Pavan
  12. Lute Music: Captain Digorie Piper's Galliard
  13. Lute Music: Lady Laiton's Almain
  14. Lute Music: Dowland's Galliard
  15. Lute Music: Dowland's First Galliard
  16. Lute Music: Tarleton's Jig
  17. Lute Music: Walsingham (ballad Setting)
  18. Lute Music: Lord Willoughbie's Welcome Home (Ballad Setting)
  19. Lute Music: Sir Henry Guilforde, His Almain
  20. Lute Music: Pavan (Related To 'Lachrimae')
  21. Lute Music: Mr. Langton's Galliard
  22. Lute Music: Mrs. Clifton's Almain
  23. Lute Music: Galliard
  24. Lute Music: Lady Hunsdon's Puffe (Almain)
  25. Lute Music: Galliard
  26. Lute Music: Go From My Window (Ballad Setting)
  27. Lute Music: Fancy (Fantasia)

Tracks:

  1. Lute Music: Pavana Johan Douland
  2. Lute Music: Mrs. Brigide Fleetwood's Pavan (Solus sine sola)
  3. Lute Music: La mia Barbara
  4. Lute Music: Sir Henry Umpton's Funeral (Pavan)
  5. Lute Music: Lachrimae
  6. Lute Music: Farewell Fancy (Chromatic Fantasia)
  7. Lute Music: Farewell (On The 'In Nomine' Theme)
  8. Lute Music: The King of Denmark's Galliard
  9. Lute Music: Mrs. Vaux's Jig
  10. Lute Music: Mrs. Nichol's Almain
  11. Lute Music: Galliard
  12. Lute Music: Lord Strang's March
  13. Lute Music: Mrs. Winter's Jump
  14. Lute Music: Can She Excuse (Galliard)
  15. Lute Music: The Shoemaker's Wife, A Toy
  16. Lute Music: Mrs. Norrish's Delight
  17. Lute Music: Galliard
  18. Lute Music: Mrs. White's Thing (Almain)
  19. Lute Music: Mrs. White's Nothing
  20. Lute Music: The Frog Galliard
  21. Lute Music: Solus cum sola
  22. Lute Music: The Lord Viscount Lisle, His Galliard
  23. Lute Music: Orlando Sleepeth (Ballad Setting)
  24. Lute Music: Robin (Ballad Setting)
  25. Lute Music: Galliard (On A Galliard By Daniel Bacheler)
  26. Lute Music: Forlorn Hope Fancy (Chromatic Fantasia)

Tracks:

  1. Lute Music: The Lady Russell's Pavan
  2. Lute Music: Fancy (Fantasia)
  3. Lute Music: Sir John Langton's Pavan
  4. Lute Music: Earl Of Derby, His Galliard
  5. Lute Music: A Coy Toy
  6. Lute Music: Fortune My Foe
  7. Lute Music: [Almain]
  8. Lute Music: Mr. Knight's Galliard
  9. Lute Music: Sir John Souch His Galliard
  10. Lute Music: Tarletone's Riserrectione
  11. Lute Music: The Lady Rich, Her Galliard
  12. Consort Music: Lachrimae Pavan
  13. Consort Music: Can She Excuse Galliard
  14. Consort Music: Captain Piper's Pavan And Galliard
  15. Consort Music: The Frog Galliard
  16. Consort Music: Round Battell Galliard
  17. Consort Music: Fortune My Foe
  18. Consort Music: Dowland's First Galliard
  19. Consort Music: Katherine Darcie's Galliard
  20. Consort Music: Tarleton's Jigge
  21. Consort Music: Almain a 2
  22. Consort Music: Mistress Nichols Almain a 2
  23. Fullsack And Hildebrandt: Auserlesener Paduanen und Galliarden: Susanna Fair (Galliard)
  24. Haussmann: Rest von polnischen und andern Tanzen: Mistress Nichols Alman a 5
  25. Opusculum: Mr. John Langton Pavan And Galliard
  26. Opusculum: La mia Barbara Pavan and Galliard
  27. Opusculum: Lachrimae Antiquae Novae Pavan and Galliard

Tracks:

  1. Consort Music: Mistress NIchols Almain
  2. Consort Music: Volta a 4 ('Ioh. Douland')
  3. Consort Music: Were Every Thought an Eye
  4. Consort Music: Lady If You So Spite Me
  5. Consort Music: Pavan a 4
  6. A Musicall Banquet: I. My Heavy Sprite (Anthony Holborne)
  7. A Musicall Banquet: II. Change Thy Mind Since She Doth Change (Richard Martin)
  8. A Musicall Banquet: III. O Eyes, Leave Off Your Weeping (Robert Hales)
  9. A Musicall Banquet: IV. Go, My Flock, Go Get You Hence (Anon.)
  10. A Musicall Banquet: V. O Dear Life, When Shall It Be? (Anon.)
  11. A Musicall Banquet: VI. To Plead My Faith (Daniel Bacheler)
  12. A Musicall Banquet: VII. In A Grove Most Rich Of Shade (Guillaume Tessier)
  13. A Musicall Banquet: VIII. Far From Triumphing Court
  14. A Musicall Banquet: IX. Lady, If You So Spite Me
  15. A Musicall Banquet: X. In Darkness Let Me Dwell
  16. A Musicall Banquet: XI. Si le parler et le silence (Pierre Guedron)
  17. A Musicall Banquet: XII. Ce penser qui sans fin tirannise ma vie (Pierre Guedron)
  18. A Musicall Banquet: XIII. Vous que le Bonheur rappelle (Pierre Guedron)
  19. A Musicall Banquet: XIV. Passava Amor su arco desarmado (Anon. Spanish)
  20. A Musicall Banquet: XV. Sta notte mi sognava (Anon. Italian)
  21. A Musicall Banquet: XVI. Vuestros ojos tienen d'Amor (Anon. Spanish)
  22. A Musicall Banquet: XVII. Se di farmi morire (Domenico Maria Megli)
  23. A Musicall Banquet: XVIII. Dovro dunque morire? (Giulio Caccini)
  24. A Musicall Banquet: XIX. Amarilli mia bella (Giulio Caccini)
  25. A Musicall Banquet: XX. O bella piu (Anon, Italian)

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars The greatest songs ever?.......2007-07-26

I heard 'clear or cloudy', from this recording, on the radio recently and had to purchase it. It is strange but it is the sort of song that makes life prior to listening to it different from life after. I find it sad that so many people haven't heard it. There are also many other wonderful works in this collection. Given you get twelve well recorded CDs with top quality performances, this has to be one of the bargains of the age.

Please buy it.

5 out of 5 stars A musical treasure-box.......2006-09-10

Both the music and this actual product are masterpieces. John Dowland's collected works here - covering 12 compact discs - exhibit the depth and power of this composer, a composer who many now regard as suffering from clinical depression. I doubt that the issue of the diagnosis of Dowland's depression can ever be settled, however, it is certainly obvious from his music, so completely on display here, that he was a man with very dark depths and corners in his mind. Dowland's various manifestations and "takes" on his own tune, "Flow my tears"/"Lachrimae" are here. This tune has haunted me ever since I first heard it when I was a child. It seems to sum up Dowland's feelings - at least Dowland seems to have thought so.

The First, Second, Third and Fourth Bookes of Songes, A Musicall Banquet, the keyboard transcriptions, all the lute music, consort music are here and virtually everything else written or supposedly written by John Dowland. Anthony Rooley and The Consort of Musicke perform this music with style and feeling throughout. This 12 CD set is something of a monument to the ensemble - I only wish they'd finished their collection of Monteverdi madrigals, which was equally good (La Venexiana are currently doing a magnificent job of recording all Monteverdi's books of madrigals for the GLOSSA label).

This is an expensive set, however, you will probably never need to buy another John Dowland CD again after buying and listening to this collection.

I bought this CD set on a mild Summer evening of 1998 and listened to it while sitting in my sun room - which a glorious orange sunset in progress, and a glass of wine. It brought back so many memories.

5 out of 5 stars a beautiful journey into melancholy.......2001-06-15

I'm amazed at how many people tend to associate John Dowland's music with a tragic sense of drama. While no doubt this is art highly based on sadness, the "tragic" sense of it is more a legacy from the Romantic period. During the Renaissance, however, sadness was undestood as a very aesthetic way of approaching life. That is also the reason why Shakespeare's tragedies appear more sophisticated than his comedies.

Dowland, a contemporary of Shakespeare, discovered that meditating on a sad theme is, at the same time, a way of discovering a special beauty that we tend to avoid (maybe because of the "tragic" heritage of the Romantics). So, in the end, meditating on sadness is an uplifting experience! This box set is a journey into melancholy that includes songs, chamber music, pieces for lute, some rare sacred music and -as a highlight- Dowland's beautiful collection of seven pieces for viola which he called "Lachrimae" (Tears).
Handel: The Masterworks (Box Set)
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    ASIN: B00062FLI8
    Release Date: 2004-11-30
    Handel - Messiah / Augér, von Otter, Chance, Crook, Tomlinson, English Concert, Pinnock
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    • Ladies & gentleman: The Lord'n Savior, God Almighty
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    		 Handel - Messiah / Augér, von Otter, Chance, Crook, Tomlinson, English Concert, Pinnock
    George Frideric Handel , Arleen Auger , Anne Sofie von Otter , Trevor Pinnock , The English Concert & Choir , Michael Chance , Howard Crook , and John Tomlinson
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    ASIN: B0000057DB
    Release Date: 1990-10-25

    Tracks:

    1. Messiah: Part One - 1. Sinfony (Grave - Allegro moderato)
    2. Messiah: Part One - 2. Accompagnato : Comfort Ye My People
    3. Messiah: Part One - 3. Air : Ev'ry Valley Shall Be Exalted
    4. Messiah: Part One - 4. Chorus : And The Glory Of The Lord Shall Be Revealed
    5. Messiah: Part One - 5. Accompagnato : Thus Saith The Lord Of Hosts
    6. Messiah: Part One - 6. Air : But Who May Abide The Day Of His Coming
    7. Messiah: Part One - 7. Chorus : And He Shall Purify
    8. Messiah: Part One - 8. Recitative : Behold, A Virgin Shall Conceive
    9. Messiah: Part One - 9. Air and Chorus : O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings
    10. Messiah: Part One - 10. Accompagnato : For Behold, Darkness Shall Cover
    11. Messiah: Part One - 11. Air : The People That Walked In Darkness
    12. Messiah: Part One - 12. Chorus : For Unto Us A Child Is Born
    13. Messiah: Part One - 13. Pifa (Pastoral Symphony)
    14. Messiah: Part One - 14. Recitative: There Were Shepherds Abiding In The Field - Accompagnato: And Lo, The Angel Of The Lord - 15. Recitative: And The Angel Said Unto Them - 16. Accompagnato: And Suddenly There Was With The Angel
    15. Messiah: Part One - 17. Chorus : Glory To God In The Highest
    16. Messiah: Part One - 18. Air : Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter Of Zion
    17. Messiah: Part One - 19. Recitative : Then Shall The Eyes Of The Blind
    18. Messiah: Part One - 20. Air : He Shall Feed His Flock
    19. Messiah: Part One - 21. Chorus : His Yoke Is Easy, His Burthen Is Light
    20. Messiah: Part Two - 22. Chorus : Behold The Lamb Of God
    21. Messiah: Part Two - Air : 23. He Was Despised

    Tracks:

    1. Messiah: Part Two - 24. Chorus : Surely He Hath Borne Our Griefs
    2. Messiah: Part Two - 25. Chorus : And With His Stripes We Are Healed
    3. Messiah: Part Two - 26. Chorus : All We Like Sheep Have Gone Astray
    4. Messiah: Part Two - 27. Accompagnato : All They That See Him
    5. Messiah: Part Two - 28. Chorus : He Trusted In God
    6. Messiah: Part Two - 29. Accompagnato : Thy Rebuke Hath Broken His Heart
    7. Messiah: Part Two - 30. Arioso : Behold, And See If There Be Any Sorrow
    8. Messiah: Part Two - 31. Accompagnato : He Was Cut Off Out Of The Land
    9. Messiah: Part Two - 32. Air : But Thou Didst Not Leave His Soul
    10. Messiah: Part Two - 33. Chorus : Lift Up Your Heads, O Ye Gates
    11. Messiah: Part Two - 34. Recitative : Unto Which Of The Angels
    12. Messiah: Part Two - 35. Chorus : Let All The Angels Of God Worship Him
    13. Messiah: Part Two - 36. Air : Thou Art Gone Up On High
    14. Messiah: Part Two - 37. Chorus : The Lord Gave The Word
    15. Messiah: Part Two - 38. Air : How Beautiful Are The Feet
    16. Messiah: Part Two - 39. Chorus : Their Sound Is Gone Out
    17. Messiah: Part Two - 40. Air : Why Do The Nations So Furiously Rage
    18. Messiah: Part Two - 41. Chorus : Let Us Break Their Bonds Asunder
    19. Messiah: Part Two - 42. Recitative : He That Dwelleth In Heaven
    20. Messiah: Part Two - 43. Air : Thou Shalt Break Them
    21. Messiah: Part Two - 44. Chorus : Hallelujah
    22. Messiah: Part Three - 45. Air : I Know That My Redeemer Liveth
    23. Messiah: Part Three - 46. Chorus : Since By Man Came Death
    24. Messiah: Part Three - 47. Recitative : Behold, I Tell You A Mystery
    25. Messiah: Part Three - 48. Air : The Trumpet Shall Sound
    26. Messiah: Part Three - 49. Recitative : Then Shall Be Brought To Pass
    27. Messiah: Part Three - 50. Duet : O Death, Where Is Thy Sting?
    28. Messiah: Part Three - 51. Chorus : But Thanks Be To God
    29. Messiah: Part Three - 52. Air : If God Be For Us
    30. Messiah: Part Three - 53. Chorus : Worthy Is The Lamb That Was Slain --- Amen

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    This is a terrific performance of Messiah. Not only are the soloists all superb, but Trevor Pinnock completely contradicts the image of many period instrument performances as small-scale, scrappy affairs. Indeed, he invests the choruses with as much genuine Handelian pomp as Beecham at his most extravagant. The trumpets really blaze, and the timpani thunder, and everyone simply has a great time. A joyous performance, just right for the holiday season. --David Hurwitz

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    Trevor Pinnock meets with mixed success in this account of the Messiah with the English Concert & Choir and soloists Arleen Auger, Anne Sofie von Otter, Michael Chance, Howard Crook, and John Tomlinson, recorded and released in 1988. Its strengths are the strengths of the early-music movement in general. The size and distribution of the instrumental and vocal forces are optimal, which means that textures are clear and balances apt. Rhythms are nicely pointed, though often, in Pinnock's case, not quite well enough sprung. Tempos are well chosen; for example, "All we like sheep"--which turns out to be one of the set's best numbers--is a real bourré, and Pinnock animates it in just the right way. But the performance often seems workmanlike and unemotional, weighed down in too many instances by the humdrum work of the chorus. The alto section in particular, which is half male and half female, sings timidly and is constantly swallowing its entrances. Bass soloist John Tomlinson is a further drag on the effort. He has the right idea--that there's an Italian opera hiding behind all this biblical imagery--but his cottony sound is out of place, a misguided attempt to mimic Nicolai Ghiaurov. His usable range is less than a tenth (he croaks the low G's and F-sharps), and his diction is horrible. "Thus spake the Lord" is strangled, and when, in "The trumpet shall sound" Tomlinson gets to the words "we shall be changed," one can't help wishing that he had been changed too, right before the sessions started. --Ted Libbey

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Ladies & gentleman: The Lord'n Savior, God Almighty.......2007-06-13

    Handel's Messiah is my favorite piece of classical music. Of the two versions that I had I only have left this one, and it is not the best (the other had been a cheap recording whose author's name I forgot too). This version seems to lack a little enthusiasm from the voices; too melancholic. Anyway, this is the first review of any music that I write, and probably will be the last too, so I just want to leave my impression of how I feel when I hear these solemn and heavenly sounds. One feels so raised to the heavenlies... I can almost sense the presence of the Lord Almighty up yonder among the clouds, and me being carried in solemnity to meet Him. Far away are the buzzing sounds of earthly chores. The air is fresh and clean as we are raised above the valleys, and we come to meet God's elected amid the singing, stronger and stronger. Jubilant, bathed in the glorious rays of the Savior's Light, we come together and sing: Glory to God, glory to God, praise and glory for He is coming...

    2 out of 5 stars So Fashionable, and So Disappointing.......2007-02-01

    This would be a great 21st Century Reader's Digest version of Messiah, if such a thing existed any more. Handel did as much as he could, but really, the performers still have to do something besides posture, which, by the way, seems to me to characterize many performances these days. Fashionable, but musically deficient.

    Specifically: John Tomlinson sings like he thinks he IS God, instead of singing about Him. Heavy, cumbersome, and overblown. May I add boorish?

    Arleen Auger has a very sweet voice. And??

    Despite the program notes insisting that certain segments of this Messiah are given to "the contralto", Anne Sofie von Otter is NOT a contralto. Not even close.

    The male alto can barely sustain a legato line - why he insists upon throwing in those complicated, badly-performed embellishments I can't figure. Well, I can, but I'd really rather not say.

    Wake up, choristers!! It's 'For Unto Us A Child Is Born," not "Oy, I have to go to the grocery store today."

    Boy do I regret having spent almost $40 on this one. Thank goodness I have the Colin Davis to console me.

    4 out of 5 stars A nice combination of period nad tradiitonal.......2006-12-17



    This 1988 recording sits between the euqally English, euqally period-ifnluenced Hogwood and Garidner. Of the three, Hogwood sounds more 'authentic' because it uses boys in the chorus and singers schooled period practice. By comparison, Pinnock's soprano, Arleen Auger, and mozeeo, Von Otter, are essentially modern singers--gorgeous ones, of course, Gardiner is far more anemic in his conducting and uses a scrwny-sounding orchestra, so if that's more authentic, so be it. Of the three, Pinnock gives us more traditional music values in his emotional expression and instrumental timbres.

    The competiiton is mushc stiffer now than in 1988, but Pinnock's reading has survived the test of time. He is not a genuinely inspired conductor--sadly, Messiah has become a cottage industry that excludes most big-name talents--but neither are Gardiner and Hogwood. (For sheer musicality, I tend to put my money on Andrew Parrott, Robert King, Marc Minkowski, Niklaus Harnoncourt, and Rene Jacobs.) But he's certainly good eough. The reason I haven't given five stars is that the male soloists aren't first-rate, and in particular the Wotan voice of John Tomlinson sounds cavernous in the bass arias. Add to that Pinnock's tendency toward tepidness, and what you end up with is a very good but not great performance.

    5 out of 5 stars Wait! Before you buy..........2006-05-28

    ... This Messiah has recently been re-released at a much cheaper price. Go back and look for the DG "The Originals" release, which is being sold new for under $12.

    5 out of 5 stars La mas bella y fidedigna interpretacion que se pueda obtener.......2004-12-29

    Soy uno de los mas fanaticos seguidores de Handel y de su obra El Mesias... He escuchado muchas versiones de esta genial e impresionante obra del maestro Handel y, sencillamente no me queda mas que recomendar esta interpretacion, bajo la batuta del maestro Trevor Pinnock. Se nota la exigencia con que esta version se interpreto, dentro el contexto del arte barroco y la magnificencia de la pronunciacion del ingles de la epoca. La orquesta se luce impresionantemente desde la obertura... y le da a cada movimiento, toda aquella fuerza y a la vez delicadeza requerida en el sentimiento que aplica en cada uno de los textos biblicos escogidos por el guionista Jennens. El Coro del English Concert es arrebatador y demuestra maestria en la interpretacion de cada una de las arias que le corresponde. La soprano Arleen Auger, la puedo definir como un angel cantando y resulta ser una caricia a los oidos, a la vez que es capaz de arrancarle a uno las lagrimas por lo excelso de su magia interpretativa. El tenor Crook, aunque no es un tenor con tesitura para canto barroco, es realmente habil y agil al momento de interpretar los melismas caracteristicos de este brillante periodo musical. El contratenor Michael Chance, es fenomenal y quiera Dios que yo tenga el honor de conocer a este genio del canto: "But who may abide..." interpretado por Chance en esta version, es como para caer en extasis. La contralto Anne Sophie von Otter..., tiene una voz oscura y redondeada..., tambien resulta una caricia a los oidos y su "If God be for us..." es desbordante, capaz tambien de hacerle a uno derramar lagrimas por su belleza interpretativa. El bajo Tomlinson..., es barbaro!!! (Soy bajo-baritono en el Coro de la Orquesta Sinfonica Nacional de Costa Rica...) A pesar de su voz tan oscura, es tremendamente agil cuando le toca cantar los melismas y es genial al alcanzar la tonalidad brillante en las partes de notas altas y agudas...; por ejemplo: "The people that walked in darkness..." y "Why do the nations..." Tengo seis años de experiencia, interpretando musica coral y tengo que decir que espere esos seis años, desde 1999, para felizmente cantar esta obra "El Mesias". Ha sido fantastico finalmente lograr este objetivo..., la espera valio la pena y debo admitir que mi inspiracion ha sido sin duda alguna, la version que puede usted encontrar en este disco compacto. Doy gracias a todos los que intervinieron en esta grabacion (al maestro Trevor Pinnock, al English Concert and Choir y a los solistas ya mencionados), en nombre mio y en nombre del maestro Handel.
    Dowland: Flow My Tears and Other Lute Songs
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    		 Dowland: Flow My Tears and Other Lute Songs

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    ASIN: B0000014DL
    Release Date: 2000-10-05

    Tracks:

    1. Lute Songs: Come Again: Sweet Love Doth Now Invite
    2. Lute Songs: Flow My Tears
    3. Lute Songs: Lady, If You So Spite Me
    4. Lute Songs: In Darkness Let Me Dwell
    5. Lute Songs: Melancholy Galliard
    6. Lute Songs: Say Love If Ever Thou Did'st Find
    7. Lute Songs: His Golden Locks
    8. Lute Songs: Greensleeves Divisions
    9. Lute Songs: If My Complaints Could Passions Move
    10. Lute Songs: Time Stands Still
    11. Lute Songs: Can She Excuse My Wrongs?
    12. Lute Songs: Fortune My Foe
    13. Lute Songs: I Saw My Lady Weep
    14. Lute Songs: Wilt Thou Unkind Thus Reave Me?
    15. Lute Songs: Stay Time Awhile Thy Flying
    16. Lute Songs: Bonny Sweet Robin
    17. Lute Songs: Me, Me, And None But Me
    18. Lute Songs: Sorrow, Stay
    19. Lute Songs: Fine Knacks For Ladies
    20. Lute Songs: Kemp's Jig
    21. Lute Songs: Callino
    22. Lute Songs: When Phoebus First Did Daphne Love
    23. Lute Songs: Think'st Thou Then By Thy Feigning?
    24. Lute Songs: Galliards by Mary, Queen of Scots
    25. Lute Songs: Now, O Now I Needs Must Part
    26. Lute Songs: Come, Heavy Sleep

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars exellent.......1999-02-03

    Rickards beautiful, pure voice comes out so well in this cd. along with the wonderful sounds of the lute. I highly recommend this cd
    Handel - Messiah / McNair · von Otter · Chance · Hadley · Lloyd · Marriner
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    • I really love this recording
    • Some very good parts
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    • And He Shall Reign Forever and Ever, Amen.
    		 Handel - Messiah / McNair · von Otter · Chance · Hadley · Lloyd · Marriner
    George Frideric Handel , Neville Marriner , Anne Sofie von Otter , Michael Chance , Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields , Sylvia McNair , Jerry Hadley , and Robert Lloyd
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    ASIN: B00000414Y
    Release Date: 1992-11-17

    Tracks:

    1. Messiah: Part I: Symphony
    2. Messiah: Part I - No. 1 Accompagnato: Comfort Ye, Comfort Ye, My People
    3. Messiah: Part I - No. 2: Air Ev'ry Valley Shall Be Exalted
    4. Messiah: Part I - No. 3 Chorus: And The Glory Of The Lord
    5. Messiah: Part I - No. 4 Accompagnato: Thus Saith The Lord
    6. Messiah: Part I - No. 5 Air: But Who May Abide The Day Of His Coming
    7. Messiah: Part I - No. 6 Chorus: And He Shall Purify The Sons Of Levi
    8. Messiah: Part I - No. 7 Recitative: Behold, A Virgin Shall Conceive
    9. Messiah: Part I - Nos. 8-9 Air And Chorus: O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings
    10. Messiah: Part I - No. 10 Accompagnato: For Behold, Darkness Shall Cover The Earth
    11. Messiah: Part I - No. 11 Air: The People That Walked In Darkness
    12. Messiah: Part I No. 12 Chorus: For Unto Us A Child Is Born
    13. Messiah: Part I No. 13 Pifa: Pastoral Symphony
    14. Messiah: Part I No. 14 Recitative: There Were Shepherds - And Lo, The Angel Of The Lord - And The Angel Said Unto Them - And Suddenly There Was
    15. Messiah: Part I No. 15 Chorus: Glory To God In The Highest
    16. Messiah: Part I No. 16 Air: Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter Of Zion
    17. Messiah: Part I No. 17a Recitative:Then Shall The Eyes Of The Blind
    18. Messiah: Part I No. 18a Duet: He Shall Feed His Flock
    19. Messiah: Part I No. 19 Chorus: His Yoke Is Easy
    20. Messiah: Part II No. 20 Chorus: Behold The Lamb Of God
    21. Messiah: Part II No. 21 Air: He Was Despised
    22. Messiah: Part II No. 22 Chorus: Surely He Hath Borne Our Griefs
    23. Messiah: Part II No. 23 Chorus: And With His Stripes We Are Healed
    24. Messiah: Part II No. 24 Chorus: All We Like Sheep

    Tracks:

    1. Messiah: Part II No. 25 Accompagnato: All They That See Him
    2. Messiah: Part II No. 26 Chorus: He Trusted In God
    3. Messiah: Part II No. 27 Accompagnato: Thy Rebuke Hath Broken His Heart
    4. Messiah: Part II No. 28 Arioso: Behold, And See
    5. Messiah: Part II No. 29 Accompagnato: He Was Cut Off
    6. Messiah: Part II No. 30 Aria: But Thou Didst Not Leave
    7. Messiah: Part II No. 31 Chorus: Lift Up Your Heads
    8. Messiah: Part II No. 32 Recitative: Unto Which Of The Angels
    9. Messiah: Part II No. 33 Chorus: Let All The Angels Of God
    10. Messiah: Part II No. 34a Air: Thou Art Gone Up On High
    11. Messiah: Part II No. 35 Chorus The Lord Gave The Word
    12. Messiah: Part II No. 36 Air: How Beautiful Are The Feet
    13. Messiah: Part II No. 37a Arioso: Their Sound Is Gone Out
    14. Messiah: Part II No. 38 Air: Why Do The Nations
    15. Messiah: Part II No. 39 Chorus: Let Us Break Their Bonds Asunder Let us break their bonds asunder
    16. Messiah: Part II No. 40 Recitative: He That Dwelleth In Heaven
    17. Messiah: Part II No. 41 Air: Thou Shalt Break Them
    18. Messiah: Part II No. 42 Chorus: Hallelujah
    19. Messiah: Part III No. 43 Air: I Know That My Redeemer Liveth
    20. Messiah: Part III No. 44 Chorus: Since By Man Came Death
    21. Messiah: Part III No. Accompagnato: Behold, I Tell You A Mystery
    22. Messiah: Part III No. 46 Air: The Trumpet Shall Sound
    23. Messiah: Part III No. 47 Recitative: Then Shall Be Brought To Pass
    24. Messiah: Part III No. 48 Duet: O Death, Where Is Thy Sting?
    25. Messiah: Part III No. 49 Chorus: But Thanks Be To God
    26. Messiah: Part III No. 50 Air: If God Be For Us
    27. Messiah: Part III No. 51 Chorus: Worthy Is The Lamb - Blessing And Honour
    28. Messiah: Part III: Amen

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars a voice teacher and early music fan.......2006-10-21

    The "Messiah" was composed by Handel at his London home in the late summer of 1741..Charles Jennens described his libretto for the 'Messiah' as a "Scripture Collection", because it consists of a cleverly-arranged selection of biblical texts. Musically speaking, the recitatives and arias are definately in a style derived from opera, supplemented by choruses of the type Handel has developed in his English odes and oratorios-the presentation of the story was unconventional. The work is divided into three acts or parts, but the narrative is largely confined to Part Two: Part One is mainly concerned with prophecy and its fullfilment and Part Three with commentary on the importance of the previous story. This recording of the famous 1992 performance at Dublin took place at the Point Theatre on the 250th anniversary of the work's premeire which took place in Dublin on April 13th 1742. It is an outstanding performance, especially chorally and instrumentally. The soloists: Sylvia McNair(soprano)-Anne Sofie von Otter(mezzo)-Michael Chance (alto) were superb!!! Personally I was not pleased by Jerry Hadley's interpretation of Handel; I have a recording of him singing show tunes, and I think he does that best! Robert Lloyd's (bass) diction was most peculiar and annoyed me. However, the last 2 comments may not be universally accepted. All in all, it's one of the best 'Messiahs' I have heard, and is actually my favorite of many that I own.

    5 out of 5 stars I really love this recording.......2005-03-26

    While I haven't sampled that many different recordings of the Messiah, I really like this version. I sometimes find myself singing it, and this is the version I hear. One thing I don't like about it is that it is a 2-disc set, but the Messiah has three parts. Part II is divided -- the first half on disc 1 and the second part on disc 2. It would be nice if the parts weren't divided in the middle.

    3 out of 5 stars Some very good parts.......2002-12-14

    This is my fifth Messiah disk and I had hoped my last. Von Otter is a real draw and she is truly great. Marriner's pacing is still good. But many aspects of this CD pull it down. I have a theory that the tenor (Jerry Hadley) was mad at Marriner and sang technically perfect with zero emotion. I don't how he was allowed to get away with this. I also did not like the baritone. While I think varying the size of the chorus in this piece has merit, this choir is generally on the small side and does not have the punch when needed. Messiah choirs carry a two edged burden, either the choir is large and it gets muddy in the delicate sections or it is small and can't punch the big sections. This disk errs on the small side. The recording quality is very good, something that dodges many Messiahs. The violins are too close to the soloist microphone (or poorly mixed) and come in much too loud. So whenever there is an sprite from the violins it jumps out at you and drowns the soloists.

    The best Messiah for me is still Marriner's 1976 disk, much better overall rendition.

    4 out of 5 stars Great mezzo and trumpet.......2002-05-17

    This is one of the better Messiahs, although not quite up to Westenberg's level.

    Its world-beater aspects include mezzo Anne-Sophie von Otter, whose "He was despised" is well north of magnificent: Warmly mournful in the slow sections, snarling and spitting in the center section.

    Trumpeter Mark Bennett does by far the best trumpeting on any of my 30 complete Messiahs. "Glory to God" and "Hallelujah" are as good as it gets -- no, better than any other recording gets.

    Countertenor Michael Chance is quite good in "If God be for us" -- I say that as someone who doesn't like countertenors.

    Some of the other choruses are also well done. But tenor Jerry Hadley seems to have thought he had more lucrative things to do with his time than to think about Messiah.

    5 out of 5 stars And He Shall Reign Forever and Ever, Amen........2002-01-01

    This recording ranks itself on the top of the greatest recordings of Handel's Messiah. Being a live recording, it surpasses every other studio recordings of this piece in terms of interpretation and drama. The soloists are superb, the chorus are crisp and vital, and the ensemble plays with great virtuoso. My special remark goes to Miss McNair, I simply cannot grow tired of her! Her lyrical voice is simply destined for this work, especially in aria no 16 `Rejoice greatly, o daughter of Zion' - rejoice indeed! It is to Marriner we should all be grateful for producing this remarkable recording in the first place. Known mainly for his stupendous recordings of Mozart, it is not surprising that he's able to interpret in a true Handelian way. It's a pity that he seldom records works by Handel - I don't know if he performs them unrecorded.
    There are actually two versions of this live performance, the one here and the other is available on LaserDisc. I believe that they were recorded on two different performance time, for on some arias the soloists have different style in singing the cadenza. Whichever you prefer, this is a recording you must simply own - even when your music library boasts a dozen or so of Handel's Messiah!!
    Handel - Messiah / Vyvyan · Sinclair · Vickers · Tozzi · Royal PO · Beecham
    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    • Beecham's noisy Messiah
    • The Big Victorian Handel 'Messiah': Indulge Yourself!
    • Comfort Ye!
    • Familiarity hasn't bred much affection
    • Thanks to Jon!
    		 Handel - Messiah / Vyvyan · Sinclair · Vickers · Tozzi · Royal PO · Beecham
    George Frideric Handel , Sir Thomas Beecham , Jennifer Vyvyan , Monica Sinclair , Royal Philharmonic Orchestra , Jon Vickers , and Giorgio Tozzi
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    ASIN: B000003FB8
    Release Date: 1992-07-14

    Tracks:

    1. Messiah: Overture - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
    2. Messiah: Recit: Comfort Ye, My People (Tenor) - Jon Vickers
    3. Messiah: Air: Every Valley Shall Be Exalted (Tenor) - Jon Vickers
    4. Messiah: Chorus: And The Glory Of The Lord - John McCarthy
    5. Messiah: Recit: Thus Saith The Lord Of Hosts (Bass) - Giorgio Tozzi
    6. Messiah: Air: But Who May Abide (Bass) - Giorgio Tozzi
    7. Messiah: Chorus: And He Shall Purify - John McCarthy
    8. Messiah: Recit: Behold, A Virgin Shall Conceive (Contralto) - Monica Sinclair
    9. Messiah: Air & Chorus: O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings (Contralto) - John McCarthy
    10. Messiah: Recit: For, Behold, Darkness Shall Cover (Bass) - Giorgio Tozzi
    11. Messiah: Air: The People That Walked In Darkness (Bass) - Giorgio Tozzi
    12. Messiah: Chorus: For Unto Us A Child Is Born - John McCarthy
    13. Messiah: Pastoral Symphony - Royal Philharmonic Chorus
    14. Messiah: Recit: There Were Shepherds Abiding (Soprano) - Jennifer Vyvyan
    15. Messiah: Recit: And The Angel Said Unto Them (Soprano) - Jennifer Vyvyan
    16. Messiah: Recit: And Suddenly There Was (Soprano) - Jennifer Vyvyan
    17. Messiah: Chorus: Glory To God In The Highest - John McCarthy
    18. Messiah: Air: Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter (Soprano) - Jennifer Vyvyan
    19. Messiah: Recit: Then Shall The Eyes (Contralto) - Monica Sinclair
    20. Messiah: Air: He Shall Feed His Flock; Come Unto Him (Contralto & Soprano) - Monica Sinclair
    21. Messiah: Chorus: His Yoke Is Easy - John McCarthy

    Tracks:

    1. Messiah: Chorus: Behold The Lamb Of God - John McCarthy
    2. Messiah: Air: He Was Despised (Contralto) - Monica Sinclair
    3. Messiah: Chorus: Surely He Hath Borne Our Griefs - John McCarthy
    4. Messiah: Chorus: And With His Stripes We Are Healed - John McCarthy
    5. Messiah: Chorus: All We Like Sheep Have Gone Astray - John McCarthy
    6. Messiah: Recit: All They That See Him (Tenor) - Jon Vickers
    7. Messiah: Chorus: He Trusted In God - John McCarthy
    8. Messiah: Recit: Thy Rebuke Hath Broken His Heart (Tenor) - Jon Vickers
    9. Messiah: Air: Behold, And See If There Be (Tenor) - Jon Vickers
    10. Messiah: Recit: He Was Cut Off Out Of The Land (Tenor) - Jon Vickers
    11. Messiah: Air: But Thou Didst Not Leave (Tenor) - Jon Vickers
    12. Messiah: Chorus: Lift Up Your Heads - John McCarthy
    13. Messiah: Air: How Beautiful Are The Feet (Soprano) - Jennifer Vyvyan
    14. Messiah: Chorus: Their Sound Is Gone Out Into All Lands - John McCarthy
    15. Messiah: Air: Why Do The Nations So Furious Rage (Bass) - Giorgio Tozzi
    16. Messiah: Chorus: Lets Us Break Their Bonds Asunder - John McCarthy
    17. Messiah: Recit: He That Dwelleth In Heaven (Tenor) - Jon Vickers
    18. Messiah: Air: Thou Shalt Break Them (Tenor) - Jon Vickers
    19. Messiah: Chorus: Hallelujah! - John McCarthy
    20. Messiah: Part III - Air: I Know That My Redeemer Liveth (Soprano) - Jennifer Vyvyan
    21. Messiah: Chorus: Since By Man Came Death - John McCarthy
    22. Messiah: Recit: Behold, I Tell You A Mystery (Bass) - Giorgio Tozzi
    23. Messiah: Air: The Trumpet Shall Sound (Bass) - Giorgio Tozzi
    24. Messiah: Chorus: Worthy Is The Lamb - John McCarthy

    Tracks:

    1. Messiah: Recit: Unto Which Of The Angels (Tenor) - Jon Vickers
    2. Messiah: Chorus: Let All The Angels Of God Worship Him - John McCarthy
    3. Messiah: Air: Thou Art Gone Up On High (Bass) - Giorgio Tozzi
    4. Messiah: Chorus: The Lord Gave The Word - John McCarthy
    5. Messiah: Recit: Then Shall Be Brought To Pass (Contralto) - Monica Sinclair
    6. Messiah: Duet: O Death, Where Is Thy Sting? (Contralto & Tenor) - Monica Sinclair
    7. Messiah: Chorus: But Thanks Be To God - John McCarthy
    8. Messiah: Air: If God Be For Us (Soprano) - Jennifer Vyvyan

    Amazon.com essential recording

    Sir Thomas Beecham's Messiah has become notorious among baroque purists (like this writer) for embodying the worst excesses of pre-1960 Handel performance: ponderous tempos, stentorian opera singers, huge lumbering choruses and orchestras, crashing cymbals, clanging triangles.... Well, we'll need a new straw man: this performance is WONDERFUL. Jon Vickers and Giorgio Tozzi negotiate Handel's writing surprisingly well; Jennifer Vyvyan takes to it naturally. The chorus and orchestra (yes, including trombones, tuba, triangle, and cymbals) may obscure the part-writing, but they fill the music with power, grandeur, and faith. If Mozart could re-orchestrate Messiah, why not Beecham? This may not be Handel's Messiah as such, it may even be a period piece itself--but it's magnificent. --Matthew Westphal

    Customer Reviews:

    3 out of 5 stars Beecham's noisy Messiah.......2006-12-23

    Here's the famous Messiah from Thomas Beecham and forces that uses crashing cymbals, enhanced timpani and brass to make it sound like a collusion between classical forces, a rock band and Canadian Brass. Listen to second CD excerpt from "Hallelujah!" for the opening cymbal crash to get an idea of what's going on.

    This performance has been debated for 40 years as to whether it is musically adept, musically correct, an exemplar of the English choral tradition, or just a big old batch of fun at Handel's expense. I first owned this during a time when I also owned a recording Handel's "Royal Fireworks Music" featuring 40 woodwinds. The two made roughly an equal amount of noise.

    There isn't much question this performance is completely out of step with the way Handel is performed in most venues today. Check out the wonderful Jon Vickers' highly operatic opening aria, "Comfort ye", then compare that to any leaned-out period group you've heard. You'll get another idea of the dimension of Beecham's project.

    While not on the agenda of the Flat Earth Society, the only real interest in a performance like this -- especially having to endure it on three CDs when just about everyone else puts it on two -- is nostalgia or history, whichever happens to be the case for you.

    My personal favorite version is in the 4-CD box of "Messiah" and "Israel In Egypt" where Andrew Parrott leads his Taverner Choir & Players and some of the best early music singers including Emma Kirkby, Emily van Evera, Margaret Cable, David Thomas, and Joseph Cornwall. HIs Messiah isn't perfect -- it uses a countertenor for a bass in one aria -- but it is more moderate than most PPP recordings and has a wonderful romantic edge to most of the score. It comes with a top notch recording of "Israel in Egypt" and still costs less than the Beehcham.

    5 out of 5 stars The Big Victorian Handel 'Messiah': Indulge Yourself!.......2006-12-16

    We live in an era when purity of intent and respect for composers' works is at an all time high. Not only are we blessed with superb 'authentic' performances on period instruments and with small choruses and countertenors and state of the art bel canto singers for Handel's evergreen "Messiah", there are many superlative recordings that are as polished as any one work on current recordings. Supposedly we are hearing Messiah the way Handel envisioned it. Perhaps so, but who is to say that had Handel the resources available today he wouldn't have jumped for joy at the drama of the old British Choral Societies version that Sir Thomas Beecham conducts on this anything but dusty recording from many years ago. The 'Old School' had its good points.

    Beecham goes all out with an orchestration, while attributed to Sir Eugene Goosens is also probably some of Beecham's own inimitable tinkering, that adds instruments not only in numbers but also in color and depth of sound. Winds double strings, percussion includes the full battery instead of just tympani, the big cello and viola sound stand equally with the big violin sound, etc. The chorus is huge, and while this allows the big dramatic moments to be intense, the fine diction Beecham demanded remains solidly intact.

    The soloists are in an operatic class of their own. Jennifer Vyvyan and Monica Sinclair were major singers when this recording was made and their singing is big and well ornamented. Jon Vickers and Giorgio Tozzi bring Verdi into the room and he is a welcome visitor to Beecham's vision of this work.

    For this listener, who prefers the 'correct, authentic' performance, this recording and others even older that celebrate the BIG Messiah are a delight. And that just proves that performance standards, no matter the interpretation of the conductor, are paramount: Beecham gives a solid, convincing interpretation to the operatic Messiah. It is lush, and huge, and absolutely wonderful to hear again! Grady Harp, December 06

    5 out of 5 stars Comfort Ye!.......2006-10-30

    If your not familiar with "Messiah" don't let the reviews scare you - this is certainly a great choice for your first or only recording. There is a lot of feeling in the playing and singing, and i feel it is quite respectful not only of the composer, but the subject matter. It includes a booklet with all the lyrics, and an essay by Beecham himself about the piece. It is a complete recording, with a "bonus cd" of extra verses not usually performed (as explained in the essay). The audio quality is great for the time it was recorded. Its much more worthy to be listened to and contemplated than to be put on as backround music at Christmastime. The price is certainly reasonable in light of the quality of the performance.

    3 out of 5 stars Familiarity hasn't bred much affection.......2005-11-02

    I first became acquainted with this recording at the tender age of 12 when I received the original Soria edition as a Christmas gift. I remember being intensely disappointed at what seemed to me then as more circus than music. Time has mellowed that negative reaction and gives a more balanced assessment of Beecham's achievement - I bought the CD reissue after all. It still doesn't inspire much affection in yours truly although I can appreciate the soloists' contributions, particularly Tozzi. The lamented Vyvyan was in better voice with Boult. Here she has a rapid vibrato and a curious way of articulating the high notes. The orchestrations seem to maintain more of the clarity of the writing by concentrating on the bass and the top without clogging up the middle voices in the manner of the Victorians. There are three pieces where it just doesn't work at all to these ears: the brassy "All we like sheep," "Hallelujah" (which summons visions of Fucik's 'Entry of the Gladiators' every time I hear it), and the disintegration of the obbligato trumpet into flute noodlings in "The trumpet shall sound," in a lightweight performance that is at odds with the grandeur of the text. I'll also admit that the splashy brilliance of "For unto us a Child is born" and the surging drama of "Surely, He hath borne our griefs" are very satisfying.

    In the forty some recordings I own (and the many performances I've attended) there's no best and no definitive. This is one I respect but don't care to hear very often.

    3 out of 5 stars Thanks to Jon!.......2005-03-08

    This recording is worth having first of all beacause of the credible singing of Jon Vickers! Yes, he really sings on the words. The "Comfort Ye" and "Every valley..." have a knew dimension after Jons reading of the score. Of course I know that in tradition we want a very much more lyrical voice to this masterpiece. But he's not alone here, and now we are already into the problem; the choir! It's just terrible, yes terrible!
    I'm just ending up with "Thanks to Jon!"




    Heart of Darkness
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • a darker more aggressive side of the digger. probably their most under rated album,this one is a pure power metal pulverizer
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    5 out of 5 stars a darker more aggressive side of the digger. probably their most under rated album,this one is a pure power metal pulverizer.......2007-06-12

    hello metallians. oh how i love grave digger. one of my favorite bands of all time. when it comes to dark mellodic power metal with bone crushing riffs and timeless choruses no one does it better than these guys. chris boltendal is a unique vocalist and his vocals practically make this band what they are, no one has the wicked harsh clean vocal straining ability that this guy does. also what makes or made them so killer was the godly guitar style of master axeman uwe lullis. when he left the band after the killer excalibur album i thought they were history but to my surprise they found a guitar god with all the ingredients of uwe lullis and then some in the form of manny schmidt, check out the newer albums like rheingold and liberty or death and see for yourself. this album has more of a dark style like you can find on their self titled album that was manny's guitar debut. i for one prefer albums like knights of the cross and tunes of war, but then again i love every album the digger has ever made. there are some killer heavy hitting songs on this album that any fan should hear. and some killer riffs courtsey of uwe lullis. give this album a try and just try to keep that head from banging,your friend in metal, brandon whitson, 25 of north carolina
    Heart Of Darkness: Original Soundtrack Recording
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    • HOD review ;o)
    • A real pleasure!!
    • Great orchestrated soundtrack.
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    Bruce Broughton
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    Release Date: 1999-06-29

    Tracks:

    1. Main Title
    2. Andy's Mission
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    4. Andy's Friend
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    5 out of 5 stars HOD review ;o).......2001-10-01

    first , the Score is amazing ! harmonics, rythms etc...
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    4 out of 5 stars A real pleasure!!.......2001-08-14

    After a waiting for years, Intrada does it. Heart Of Darkness is a sensationnal symphonic score for a videogame. Bruce Broughton (composer of Silverado, Tombstone, Lost In Space, etc...) composed a magical music which combined talent and genius. You can follow the adventures of Andy because the music shows you the way. You can buy it now.

    4 out of 5 stars Great orchestrated soundtrack........2001-08-11

    Just a forewarning - as Bruce Broughton said himself, and as is true with most any video game or film score, the soundtrack losses some of its magic without having played the game first. With that out of the way, it shouldn't be surprising that this is a very good score, even without the game. Broughton uses a number of unique themes, from the ominous Master of Darkness theme that opens the score to the lighthearted and sometimes comical themes representing Andy and his exploits. The game itself jumps between more lighthearted moments and conversely dark and dramatic moments, and the various moods in the game are excellently reflected on the score.

    Anyone reading this should already know that the soundtrack comes from the computer game Heart of Darkness, but it should also be noted that it was perhaps the first fully orchestrated soundtrack produced for the CD-ROM format in the United States. There are only a couple minor reasons that this doesn't get a 5 - first, the soundtrack does lose a little something outside the context of the game. It's gripping music to be sure, but the visuals help immeasurably. Secondly, the Master of Darkness theme, while appropriately dark and memorable, is just a couple steps away from being one of the most gripping themes of its kind. Still, this is an excellent soundtrack that anyone who loved the game should enjoy.
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    ASIN: B00013ND8M
    Release Date: 2004-02-10

    Tracks:

    1. Overture
    2. Comfort Ye My People
    3. Ev'ry Valley Shall Be Exalted
    4. And the Glory of the Lord
    5. Thus Saith the Lord of Hosts
    6. But Who May Abide the Day of His Coming?
    7. And He Shall Purify the Sons of Levi
    8. Behold a Virgin Shall Conceive
    9. O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings to Zion
    10. For Behold, Darkness Shall Cover the Earth
    11. People That Walked in Darkness
    12. For Unto Us a Child Is Born
    13. Pastorale Symphony
    14. There Were Shepherds Abiding in the Field
    15. Glory to God in the Highest
    16. Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter of Zion
    17. Then Shall the Eyes of the Blind Be Open'd
    18. He Shall Feed His Flock Like a Shepherd
    19. His Yoke Is Easy, His Burden Is Light
    20. Behold the Lamb of God

    Tracks:

    1. He Was Despised and Rejected of Men
    2. Surely, He Hath Borne Our Griefs
    3. And With His Stripes We Are Healed
    4. All We Like Sheep Have Gone Astray
    5. All They That See Him, Laugh Him to Scorn
    6. He Trusted in God That He Would Deliver Him
    7. Thy Rebuke Hath Broken His Heart
    8. Behold, And See If There Be Any Sorrow
    9. He Was Cut Off Out of the Land of the Living
    10. But Thou Didst Not Leave His Soul in Hell
    11. Lift Up Your Heads, O Ye Gates
    12. How Beautiful Are the Feet of Them
    13. Why Do the Nations So Furiously Rage
    14. Let Us Break Their Bonds Asunder
    15. He That Dwelleth in Heaven
    16. Thou Shalt Break Them With a Rod of Iron
    17. Hallelujah - London Philharmonic Chorus
    18. I Know That My Redeemer Liveth
    19. Since by Man Came Death - For as in Adam, Even So in Christ
    20. Behold, I Tell You a Mystery
    21. Trumpet Shall Sound
    22. Worthy Is the Lamb That Was Slain
    23. Amen

    Customer Reviews:

    4 out of 5 stars Old Fashioned Sincerity.......2006-12-30

    This is not the best recording of Messiah but it is by no means a disaster. Susskind was an able conductor with a valid view of this great piece. The recording from the 1950s is more than adequate (there is some roughness in the treble but it is full and clear - though some edits are very obvious indeed). The orchestra is excellent and the choir sing well. The soloists - all of them - are superb, among the very best in any version of Messiah! Susskind's tempos are slow by modern standards but there is good rhythmical bounce and a genuine sense of the greatness of the piece. If you can adjust to the broad tempos and the big scale conception then you will discover important aspects of this masterpiece in this performance - and the set costs next to nothing!

    1 out of 5 stars One of the worst recordings ever made.......2006-05-10

    This is only my second one star review. And I am rather generous with stars. But this recording is just horrible, especially considering that all of the participants are legendary musicians. First of all, this is extremely old fashioned Handel. The textures are way too heavy for music of the baroque. But worst of all, the performance just sits there like mud on your tires that won't come off. Yes, the price is very low, but whatever you do, do not buy this recording.

    2 out of 5 stars Pete's Dad.......2005-12-11

    I have had a CD of the London Philharmonic version of the Messiah conducted by Fredrick Jackson for several years and enjoyed listening to it. However, the quality of the recording leaves something to be desired.

    Music Track:

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    2. If You Want Blood You've Got It [Live] [Original recording remastered]
    3. Invasion of Your Privacy
    4. It All Ends Here.... [Import]
    5. Jagd
    6. La Sexorcisto: Devil Music, Vol. 1 [Explicit Lyrics]
    7. Little Miss Dangerous
    8. Live: Right Here, Right Now [Live]
    9. Lock up the Wolves
    10. Man of Sorrows [CD-single] [Import]

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