Moon on the Water

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Book Description
What is the sound of the moon on the water? It is the music of utter stillness and complete spaciousness - the perfect reflection of self within the universe, and the universe within the self. With Moon on the Water, Stan Richardson offers two musical experiences. On the first CD, listeners enjoy the pure tones of the solo Shakuhachi, as it has been played for centuries. For the second CD, Richardson combines natural sounds recorded during his travels across the Japanese countryside - the rushing of water, the wind over waves, the singing of cranes - with the beauty of the bamboo flute.

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What is the sound of the moon on the water? It is the music of utter stillness and complete spaciousness - the perfect reflection of self within the universe, and the universe within the self. With Moon on the Water, Stan Richardson offers two musical experiences. On the first CD, listeners enjoy the pure tones of the solo Shakuhachi, as it has been played for centuries. For the second CD, Richardson combines natural sounds recorded during his travels across the Japanese countryside - the rushing of water, the wind over waves, the singing of cranes - with the beauty of the bamboo flute.

Moon on the Water

Moon on the Water,Stan Richardson,Gemini Sun Records,Contemporary Instrumental,New Age,New Age / Meditation,Pop,Relaxation,Solo Instrumental,Spiritual

Moon on the Water

Moon on the Water
Moon on the Water
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • What can be said...
  • A Flute Echoing in the Ether
  • Moon over Sheman
 Moon on the Water
Stan Richardson
Manufacturer: Gemini Sun Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0009YGDEO
Release Date: 2005-09-06

Tracks:

  1. Kumoi Jishi
  2. Banshiki
  3. Akebono Jishi
  4. Esashi Oiwake
  5. Yoru no Uta
  6. Komoro Uta
  7. Tsuru no Sugomori

Tracks:

  1. Daiwa Gaku
  2. Mukaiji
  3. Jinbo Sanya
  4. Mujushin Kyoku
  5. Shingetsu
  6. Renpo-ken Tsuru no Sugomori

Album Description

What is the sound of the moon on the water? It is the music of utter stillness and complete spaciousness--the perfect reflection of self within the universe, and the universe within the self. There is no finer instrument for capturing this music of Zen than the shakuhachi bamboo flute, the instrument which Stan Richardson has dedicated his life to master. With Moon on the Water, Richardson offers two musical experiences. On the first CD, listeners enjoy the pure tones of the solo shakuhachi, as it has been played for centuries. For the second CD, Stan Richardson combines natural sounds recorded during his travels across the Japanese countryside--the rushing of water, the wind over waves, the singing of cranes--with the beauty of the bamboo flute.

Pure and elegant, intricate and subtle--Moon on the Water invokes the Zen mind, and makes for the perfect musical complement to massage and bodywork, yoga, and any moment of peaceful contemplation.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars What can be said..........2007-06-16

...he breathes life into bamboo for our enjoyment. This is, truly, a fine use of breath. thank you, Stan

5 out of 5 stars A Flute Echoing in the Ether.......2006-07-15

As if far above the earth, Stan Richardson plays his flute as if in a dream of the heavens. While based very much in the real world of Japanese bamboo flute and nature sounds from lakes, the music keeps escaping from moon and water and seems to take on ethereal aspects of otherworldly places.

The first CD features solo shakuhachi and on the second CD, natural sounds recorded from Stan Richardson's journeys mingle with his playing.

This music is well suited to quite moments like when you are taking a peaceful bath or you want to escape into a musical fantasy. I like to imagine I am taking a Japanese bath out under the open sky by a lake with birds flying across the water by the light of the moon.

This Zen like meditation music will leave your soul quiet
and comforted.

~The Rebecca Review

4 out of 5 stars Moon over Sheman.......2005-10-02

Lovely; haunting; clear; spirit inducing. Hard to get much better than this. I don't give it a 5 only because my take on my first S. Richardson was pretty magical. This is clear a first rate composition.
Susan Graham - Songs of Ned Rorem
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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  • wonderful perforance of excellent songs
  • Classic Rorem Songs!
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  • Worthy indeed - a gem
 Susan Graham - Songs of Ned Rorem
Susan Graham , Martin Martineau , and Ensemble Oriol
Manufacturer: Erato
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ASIN: B00004R9BK
Release Date: 2000-04-04

Tracks:

  1. Sonnet [Bynner]
  2. Clouds [Goodman]
  3. Early In The Morning [Hillyer]
  4. The Serpent [Roethke]
  5. Now Sleeps The Crimson Petal [Tennyson]
  6. Opus 101 [Bynner]
  7. I Strolled Across An Open Field [Roethke]
  8. To A Young Girl [Yeats]
  9. Jeanie With The Light Brown Hair [after Foster]
  10. Ode [de Ronsard]
  11. For Poulenc [O'Hara]
  12. Littlle elegy [Wylie]
  13. Alleluia
  14. Look Down, Fair Moon [Whitman]
  15. O You Whom I Often And Silently Come [Whitman]
  16. I Will Always Love You [O'Hara]
  17. The Tulip Tree [Goodman]
  18. The Wintry Mind [Bynner]
  19. I Am Rose [Stein]
  20. The Lordly Hudson [Goodman]
  21. O Do Not Love Too Long [Goodman]
  22. Far - Far - Away [Tennyson]
  23. For Susan [Goodman]
  24. A Journey [Glaze]
  25. Sometimes With One I Love [Goodman]
  26. Love [Lodge]
  27. Orchids [Roethke]
  28. Stopping By The Woods On A Snowy Evening [Frost]
  29. Do I Love You More Than A Day [Larson]
  30. Ferry Me Across The Water [Rossetti]
  31. The Sowers [Bynner]
  32. That Shadow, My Likeness [Whitman]

Amazon.com

Contemporary composer Ned Rorem is typically likened to an American Schubert (living in Paris) for the fecundity, emotional range, and quality of his songs (though this represents only one facet of a prolific career). And Rorem's masterful 1998 cycle Evidence of Things Not Seen would seem to justify that reputation, as does this marvelous anthology from the Rorem songbook of the past half-century. The composer is fond of dividing musicians into the "German" and the "French," clearly identifying himself with the latter for the elusive sparkle and subtle play of shadows that characterize his art. What other kind of sensibility could "through-compose" Gertrude Stein's "I Am Rose" in a deftly perfect 27 seconds? Fortunately, American lyric mezzo Susan Graham intuitively understands this expressive aspect, as does pianist-partner Malcolm Martineau. Graham is constantly attentive to the marriage of music and text in the 32 songs here and phrases their little worlds into being with grace and wit. She can shade to a sweet vanishing point or allow her voice to blossom, orchidlike, into a dazzling profusion of colors. Few of these songs, which draw on the poetry of Walt Whitman, Theodore Roethke, Frank O'Hara, and many others, last more than two minutes. But their resonance lingers, whether in the haunting "Opus 101"--with its lean but potent string trio scoring--or the enigmatic "That Shadow, My Likeness" from Whitman. --Thomas May

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars One last touch of Paris (but oversold by the critics).......2005-10-11

Ned Rorem is the last survivor, since the death of Virgil Thompson, of the long reach that Paris exerted over a generation of American expatriate composers, many of whom drifted overseas between the wars to study with the legendary Nadia Boulanger. Rorem's songs sometimes have American folk roots, but mostly he writes chansons, and like their French counterparts, his are crystalline, spare, sophisticated, and precisely defined emotionally.

If he were more tlaneted he might have wirtten masterpieces, but mostly this sounds like Samuel Barber on skim milk. Rorem often sets minor, if not trivial poetry. His lyrical gift is modest. But there's no doubt that he has been neglected, largely because of his stubbornly tonal conservatism, and now that tonality is repsectable again, he is being accorded last-minute honors. I'm glad for him, and his best work, which consists of his multi-volume memoirs, has added much to American culture. But even when skillfully sung by an artist of the caliber of Susan Graham, a hour's worth of Rorem's tiny jewel-like chansons is about twice too much at one sitting.

5 out of 5 stars wonderful perforance of excellent songs.......2005-01-20

I'm a neophyte to Ned Rorem's work. To be honest I purchased this CD because I really enjoy listening to Susan Graham. Although I really love hearing Ms. Graham's opera performances, I find it refreshing to hear her singing something in English. I also appreciate how she's taken time to perform something other than opera. Susan Graham's performance of Ned Rorem's songs has me seeking out other performances of his work.

5 out of 5 stars Classic Rorem Songs!.......2004-05-18

Susan Graham has a remarkable mezzo voice and sings Rorem as though she really is a sounding board for the composer. Kudos to her and this CD comes highly recommended to newbies to Rorem songs and those many die-hard fans!

3 out of 5 stars Come To Pop, Baby!.......2004-03-12

Recently, I heard Susan Graham on Garrison Keillor's "Prarie Home Companion" show. Wow! I didn't know who she was, but she had so much humour, verve and style while singing some show tunes, and that incredible voice. I rushed to amazon but all the English language songs I could find seemed to be on this album of Ned Rorem music. Well, whatever the weight lieder songs carry for the Germans, it seems that art songs in English mean songs you can't snap your fingers to, can't slap out a beat to and would never, ever, sing with your friends. I know, I know, I'm a Philistine, but please, Ms. Graham, give us an album of American popular classics, show tunes and the like. When I listened to you on Mr. Keillor's show, if I had been a bell, I'd have been ringing too! You are simply great. Don't let the classical music fans have all the fun. Throw a little our way too. Pretty please.

5 out of 5 stars Worthy indeed - a gem.......2002-08-27

I cannot disagree with "A Music Fan"'s panning of this CD. Having first purchased the Hearing CD which he/she references, I reached the conclusion that Rorem's music was too knotty and "20th century" for repeated listenings and enjoyment. This CD with Susan Graham completely reversed my opinion. The songs are indeed chosen to be accessible, but they are much more than that. They are, simply stated, lovely. This is a disc I will play again and again, and has caused me to investigate many other Rorem CDs. I just came on line to buy it as a gift for a friend. Rorem deserves his due, and this disc gives it to him.
An American Composer in Concert
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • December Morning
  • Splendid Live Performance from Modern Composer Tim Janis
  • Very good but not excellent
  • An outstanding CD that leaves you wanting more
  • Incredible music from an incredible evening...
 An American Composer in Concert

Manufacturer: Tim Janis Ensemble
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ASIN: B00005Q6P0
Release Date: 2001-10-23

Tracks:

  1. Cape Elizabeth
  2. The Fallen Leaves of Autumn
  3. Ocean Mist
  4. Half Moon Bay
  5. The Edge of September
  6. Pacific Wind
  7. Menemsha Harbor
  8. Light on the Moon
  9. Sea Rose
  10. Music of Hope
  11. Twin Lights
  12. White Mountains
  13. Blue Hill Bay
  14. Seascape
  15. Cry of the Blue Whale
  16. Water's Edge
  17. Ocean Heights
  18. Flowers in October
  19. Amazing Grace

Amazon.com

Composer Tim Janis has long straddled the line between contemporary instrumental and classical music. With An American Composer in Concert, he further blurs that line. The first nine tracks of this disc were recorded by the Tim Janis Ensemble in the composer's studio. They're short, majestic, and relaxing instrumentals named after nature themes ("Cape Elizabeth," "The Fallen Leaves of Autumn," "Pacific Wind"). Things pick up slightly during the 10 live tracks that make up the second half of this disc. Recorded at Alice Tully Hall in Lincoln Center with the American Symphony Orchestra, these tracks feature luxuriant strings, the occasional pennywhistle solo, and one vocal track (a take on "Amazing Grace" with sweeping orchestrations). As with most Janis efforts, there's nothing groundbreaking here, just soothing music and pleasant melodies. --Jason Verlinde

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars December Morning.......2004-10-17

It is just so soothing. I've had the opporturnity to see him in person (sort of) on QVC shopping channel. I can just see his face as he places along with the rest of the group. He looks so peaceful and serene. And that is how I feel listening to his music.

5 out of 5 stars Splendid Live Performance from Modern Composer Tim Janis.......2003-04-24

Tim Janis's latest CD is split into two sections; the first 9 tracks feature new works, and the latter 10 tracks are taken from his live performance at the Lincoln Centre (USA) earlier in 2001.

The new tracks are a little repetitive in sound, but there is some quality music within them. Where the CD really takes off, however, is in the live section, which features renditions of his favourite pieces ably supported by the American Symphony Orchestra. Stand-out tracks include "Twin Lights", "Water's Edge" and my favourite of all, "Amazing Grace", featuring the powerful voice of Gwendolyn Leathers supported by some fabulous orchestration.

"White Mountain" deserves a mention of its own for its sheer excellence and beauty. Stunning penny-whistle playing!

These live tracks are taken from Janis's previous releases, including the excellent "Water's Edge" and the now unavailable "Flowers in October".

At over 70 minutes in length, you get a lot of music for your money.

If you enjoy melodic, soothing instrumental music played by a symphony orchestra, this CD may well be the one for you.

Highly recommended.

4 out of 5 stars Very good but not excellent.......2002-11-22

When I first heard Tim Janis on our local PBS station, I was memerized by his music so I had to get the CD. I'm glad I did but I have to admit when a friend pointed out that all his songs pretty much sounded the same, I had to agree. Maybe as he gets older there will be some more variety, I hope so. He's a very talented young man.

5 out of 5 stars An outstanding CD that leaves you wanting more.......2002-03-15

"An American Composer in Concert" is another outstanding CD from Tim Janis. The lush mixture of ensemble and orchestral songs truly transport you to a better place emotionally and mentally. Tim Janis composes the music I've been waiting my whole life to hear, though I didn't know it until I heard it. I'm much more at peace with nature and myself after listening to his music. On this CD, "Blue Hill Bay" is probably my favorite of all Tim Janis' songs, but all the songs on this CD (with the possible exception of a vocal rendition of "Amazing Grace" that doesn't seem to belong) are great. If you haven't heard Tim Janis' music, you owe it to yourself to get this one and listen to it. Since I've found his music grows on people, I guarantee if you listen to your CD 5 times, you'll be hooked like I am and explore his other CD's as well. Enjoy!!

5 out of 5 stars Incredible music from an incredible evening..........2001-11-23

I LOVE the music of Tim Janis and this CD is a truly wonderful CD. This CD has georgeous live tracks and extra bonus tracks to make it completely full of breathtaking melodies...I would truly recommend it to anyone who wants to have some beautiful music around the house!
Tenors on Tour
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Great classic!
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ASIN: B0000029VG
Release Date: 1997-03-04

Tracks:

  1. Blue Moon - Moon River
  2. Besame Mucho
  3. Climb Ev'ry Mountain
  4. Love is a Many Splendored-Thing
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  20. Mamma
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  23. Nessun Dorma

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5 out of 5 stars Great classic!.......2003-03-25

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5 out of 5 stars Tenors on Tour - Versatile and Beautiful.......2001-06-20

Tenors on Tour is a CD which will live forever. The opening songs by Placido Domingo, His arrangement of Blue Moon and Moon River, set the tone for the CD. To hear Richard Tucker do "Climb every Mountain" was a wonderful trip down memory lane. Who will ever forget him? Placido continues with Broadway..Maria from West Side Story and a Beatles song "Yesterday". Mandy Patinkin's "Over the Rainbow" is classic and wonderful! But in my opinion Jose Carreras has the most "goose bumping" production on the entire CD. His Ave (Maria) is so beautifully done it may just bring tears to your eyes. The "King" Pavarotti is the "clean-up Hitter with selections from LaBoheme,and he does "O Sole Mio" as only He can do it. This CD is a treat for anyone who enjoys fine music. You will play it over and over again.
Chinese Traditional Zheng Music
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    		Chinese Traditional Zheng Music
    Hong Ting , Zhuo Nan Jin , Chinese Traditional , and Yan Zhang
    Manufacturer: Oliver Sudden Prod
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    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B0002IQKQS
    Release Date: 2004-08-10

    Tracks:

    1. Lotus Out of Water / Traditional Kejia
    2. Ah-Do-Qing Ah-Si-Er / Mongolian Folk Song
    3. The Fisherman's Song at Dusk / Jin Zhuo Nan
    4. Milking Song / Mongolian Folk Song
    5. Flowers on the Brocade / Traditional Chaozhou
    6. The Warbling Birds / Traditional Shandong
    7. Song of the Flying Phoenix / Traditional Shandong
    8. The Sorrow of Lady Zhaojun / Traditional Kejia
    9. The Hang-Down Curtain / Traditional Cantonese
    10. Autumn Moon Over Still Lake / Traditional Cantonese
    11. The Wind Sways The Green Bamboos / Traditional Shandong
    12. Liu Yang River / Hunan Folk Song / Zhang Yan
    13. A Bit of Gold / Traditional Chaozhou
    14. Winter Ducks Play on Water / Traditional Chaozhou
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    Hong Ting performs 16 traditional musical pieces on the zheng, an ancient Chinese stringed instrument. This digital recording captures the soothing ethereal sound of the zheng.
    The Essential Wedding Collection
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      To Be Sung upon the Water: Song Cycles by Dominick Argento
      Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
      • Finally someone sings Argento!
      		 To Be Sung upon the Water: Song Cycles by Dominick Argento
      Dominick Argento , Ralph Vaughan Williams , Patrice Michaels , Larry Combs , and Elliott Golub
      Manufacturer: Cedille
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

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      ASIN: B0000018ZJ
      Release Date: 1996-10-30

      Tracks:

      1. Frédéric Chopin (3:55)
      2. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (3:07)
      3. Franz Schubert (4:51)
      4. Johann Sebastian Bach (3:39)
      5. Claude Debussy (3:28)
      6. Giacomo Puccini (2:29)
      7. Robert Schumann (4:36)Songs About Spring (10:45) - DOMINICK ARGENTO
      8. I. who knows if the moon's a balloon (2:11)
      9. II. Spring is like a perhaps hand (2:50)
      10. III. in Just-spring (1:31)
      11. IV. in Spring comes (1:34)
      12. V. when faces called flowers (2:26)To Be Sung Upon the Water (27:22) - DOMINICK ARGENTO
      13. I. Prologue: Shadow and Substance (3:33)
      14. II. The Lake at Evening (3:08)
      15. III. Music on the Water (3:15)
      16. IV. Fair is the Swan (1:38)
      17. V. In Remembrance of Schubert (3:43)
      18. VI. Hymn Near the Rapids (2:43)
      19. VII. The Lake at Night (3:59)
      20. VIII. Epilogue: De profundis (5:00)Three Vocalises for Soprano and Clarinet (4:02) - RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
      21. I. Prelude (1:52)
      22. II. Scherzo (0:40)
      23. III. Quasi menuetto (1:25)selections from Along the Field (10:36) - RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
      24. II. Along the Field (2:49)
      25. VI. Good-Bye (2:24)
      26. VII. Fancy's Knell (3:41)
      27. VIII. With Rue My Heart is Laden (1:33)TOTAL TIME (79:34)

      Album Description

      The disc includes the world premiere recording of Argento's Songs about Spring for voice and piano, based on poems by e.e. cummings. "This first recording . . . should serve as a model for all future performances," the composer says. Argento composed this song cycle (his first) while still an undergraduate at Baltimore's Peabody Institute of Music. Here, too, is the only available CD recording of Letters from Composers for voice and guitar. Based on letters and fragments of letters written by Chopin, Mozart, Schubert, Bach, Debussy, Puccini, and Schumann, they illustrate a wide range of personal problems having almost no relevance to their compositional careers. The musical settings show Argento's understanding of each composer's expressive style. To Be Sung Upon the Water (Wordsworth settings scored for high voice, clarinet, and piano) is available in only one other version -- a reissue from the 1970s. The cycle is noteworthy for the subtle and sensitive use of clarinet and bass clarinet (performed here by Chicago Symphony Orchestra principal clarinetist Larry Combs). The clarinet reappears in Vaughan Williams' Three Vocalises for Soprano and Clarinet, one of the composer's last works. Vaughan Williams' love of early English folk music is evident in the song selections from Along the Field, his settings of A.E. Housman poems for the unusual combination of voice and violin. These are the only available CD versions of these songs and vocalises. Miss Michaels studied composition with Argento at the University of Minnesota. They share a fondness for intimate vocal forms and a distinct literary sensibility. "Argento's works impress on the listeners a strong musical personality, a result of his being drawn perpetually to the human voice" (New Grove Dictionary of American Music). For her part, Miss Michaels told Fanfare magazine (September / October 1996) in an interview: "I've always been attracted to the literary impulse behind the music." Besides producing musical sounds, she wants to tell stories.

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars Finally someone sings Argento!.......2001-05-07

      Well, I'm sure you recognize me as the serial Patrice reviewer (I promise-I'll branch out a little bit sooner or later!). Oh, but Argento! How fun his works are! I've seen recitalists perform these pieces. The obvious highlight for me is the Mozart letter, especially when sung this well, and with such humor. It is rare to hear such warmth so consistently in interpretation of such contemporary (yet distinctly historical in style) vocal works. Brava to Patrice for continuing to champion the talented underdogs (herself included, I suppose) of the music world.
      Arias
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        Manufacturer: Supraphon
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

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        Release Date: 2005-09-27
        Water on the Moon
        Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
        • Impressive work overall
        • Simply Stunning!!!
        		 Water on the Moon

        ProductGroup: Music
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        Release Date: 1998-05-01

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        1. Water on the Moon

        Album Description

        A live one-hour non-stop Chapman Stick improvisation.

        Customer Reviews:

        4 out of 5 stars Impressive work overall.......2003-04-05

        This is an intensely-played sequence of ideas and I don't really know what to compare it to except Windham Hill guitar music. You can tell it's improvised but there are few directionless moments and it maintains the same atmosphere throughout. That someone could play for a full hour at that level is impressive.

        My only complaint is a noticeable background buzz in tracks 3, 4 and 5 and intermittently elsewhere. The fidelity isn't perfect but the music content shines above it.

        5 out of 5 stars Simply Stunning!!!.......2001-02-14

        Good Lord, where do I start??? This cd is beyond amazing, it is a one-hour improv with just Greg playing the stick. The cd consists of one non-stop track. His use of pedals and effects is very similar to that of fellow callaborator Tim Reynolds. When you sit down and listen to this (especially with headphones) it boggles your mind that Greg just sat down for an hour and improved this cd. Do yourself a favor and check this cd out, I doubt you will be disappointed.
        Denon Classics 24/7 1
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          		Denon Classics 24/7 1

          Manufacturer: Denon Records
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

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          Release Date: 2002-08-27

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