Ultimate Yanni [Original recording remastered]

Editorial Reviews
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Fact: Yanni released just eight original recordings while under contract to record conglomerate BMG between 1986 and 1994. Ultimate Yanni is, incredibly, the 12th compilation/best-of project BMG has issued since Yanni switched to another label. Yet Ultimate Yanni manages to elevate itself as one of the best of the bunch: a value-priced two-CD package of pre-Tribute material (126 minutes' worth) that, remarkably, includes eight tracks (out of 24) that appear on no previous sampler. Most selections (compiled by radio host and Amazon.com contributor John Diliberto) emphasize Yanni's bolder colors and more muscular instincts, a reminder of his early-career talent for blending progressive-rock drama with a Renaissance man's romantic flair. Three tracks ("Santorini," "Nostalgia" and "The Rain Must Fall") are lifted from Live at the Acropolis and only the latter bogs down under the weight of excessive soloing. "Marching Season" is presented as a piano solo, taken from a long-extinct Private Music sampler. Combine this with Reflections of Passion, his first best-of release (only three tracks overlap), and newcomers to Yanni essentially have his early years covered. --Terry Wood

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Ultimate Yanni [Original recording remastered]

Ultimate Yanni [Original recording remastered]
Ultimate Yanni
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • The Ultimate of Yaani
  • For the "reviewer" below....!
  • How did this guy get a record contract
  • Best Yanni collection yet!
  • A New Yanni Fan
 Ultimate Yanni
Yanni
Manufacturer: RCA Victor
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

GeneralGeneral | New Age | Styles | Music
MeditationMeditation | New Age | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music
Adult AlternativeAdult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music
ElectronicElectronic | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music
Similar Items:
  1. The Very Best of Yanni
  2. Reflections of Passion
  3. Ethnicity
  4. Love Songs
  5. Dare to Dream

ASIN: B00007L9N1
Release Date: 2003-01-21

Tracks:

  1. You Only Live Once
  2. Flight Of Fantasy
  3. To the One Who Knows
  4. Keys To Imagination
  5. Butterfly Dance
  6. Nice To Meet You
  7. Santorini
  8. Nostalgia
  9. Aria
  10. Point Of Origin
  11. Nightbird
  12. Chasing Shadows
  13. Paths On Water
  14. Marching Season
  15. Reflections Of Passion
  16. Looking Glass
  17. A Word In Private
  18. One Mans Dream
  19. Felitsa
  20. In The Mirror
  21. Desire
  22. The Rain Must Fall
  23. Running Time
  24. Forbidden Dreams

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Fact: Yanni released just eight original recordings while under contract to record conglomerate BMG between 1986 and 1994. Ultimate Yanni is, incredibly, the 12th compilation/best-of project BMG has issued since Yanni switched to another label. Yet Ultimate Yanni manages to elevate itself as one of the best of the bunch: a value-priced two-CD package of pre-Tribute material (126 minutes' worth) that, remarkably, includes eight tracks (out of 24) that appear on no previous sampler. Most selections (compiled by radio host and Amazon.com contributor John Diliberto) emphasize Yanni's bolder colors and more muscular instincts, a reminder of his early-career talent for blending progressive-rock drama with a Renaissance man's romantic flair. Three tracks ("Santorini," "Nostalgia" and "The Rain Must Fall") are lifted from Live at the Acropolis and only the latter bogs down under the weight of excessive soloing. "Marching Season" is presented as a piano solo, taken from a long-extinct Private Music sampler. Combine this with Reflections of Passion, his first best-of release (only three tracks overlap), and newcomers to Yanni essentially have his early years covered. --Terry Wood

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars The Ultimate of Yaani.......2007-05-19

This Dual CD package is simply fantastic. Good Quality and all in all a great deal. Will not hesitate in buying from this seller.

5 out of 5 stars For the "reviewer" below....!.......2006-09-30

Yes....how did this guy get a record contract....and how come he was the FIRST artist ever to perform at the Taj Mahal...and why was he the FIRST Western artist to perform at the Forbidden City in Beijing? and how come he is a regular, and best, contributor to PBS stations (ie, non-profit) for fund-raising....facts speak for themselves!

1 out of 5 stars How did this guy get a record contract.......2006-03-10

Yanni is the reason New Age died out. If you listen to his music, it is difficult to find any well defined melody; his use of chords is lame, and the changes are very uninteresting. After Linda Evans bankrolled him, she finally realized he had no talent. Yes, Yanni is a joke to REAL musicians

5 out of 5 stars Best Yanni collection yet!.......2005-08-22

I don't have every Yanni CD that's been released. I think I have only 3 of his CD's. But this one I've been listening to at least three times a week for the past year. I don't watch TV. This music goes with just about everything I happen to be doing: reading, drawing/painting, scenic driving.

Added 9/22/2006:
Well... it's been over a year now since my review of this CD. It is still one of my all-time favorites and I still listen to it a couple times a week. It gets me through whatever I'm dealing with.

4 out of 5 stars A New Yanni Fan.......2004-02-01

This CD set is a wonderful overview of Yanni's work and I love the fact that it is from all types of his music. There is something here for everyone from classical music lovers to jazz buffs. It is perfect for those like myself who are just discovering this artist. I particularly wanted this collection because it included "Aria" which was not on the Live at the Acropolis CD. I had seen the DVD of that concert and I am rather disappointed to discover that the "Aria" track on this album was obviously not performed by the same women who performed the piece at the concert. While Mona Lisa has an interesting voice, this recording seems vey strained and tired compared to the pure and effortless perfomance at the Acropolis.
A New Age Christmas: The Ultimate Experience - Christmas Moods
Average customer rating: Not rated
    		A New Age Christmas: The Ultimate Experience - Christmas Moods
    Roland Hanneman
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD
    ASIN: B000UNGVUK

    Product Description

    18 new age instrumental renditions of traditional holiday songs, by St. John. Combination of piano, synthesizer, jazz percussion, & other new twists to old songs. Tracks include: White Christmas, Joy to the World, Merry Gentlemen, Rudolph, O' Tannenbaum, Jesus Joy, O Come Emmanuel, Silent Night, Here We Come O' Caroling, It Came Upon a Midnight Clear, O Holy Night, 12 Days of Christmas, Virgin Unspotted, Noel, Away in a Manger, Deck the Halls, I Saw 3 Kings, Good King Wenceslas.

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