Sacred World Chants

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"Dean Evenson...espouses a peaceful, serene approach...a tremendous source of inspiration."

Product Description
"Sacred World Chants," the long-awaited follow-up to the extremely popular "Prayer, A Multicultural Journey of Spirit, is a rich cross-cultural musical journey featuring mantras from the world's major spiritual paths - Jewish, Islamic, Christian, Hindu, Tibetan Buddhist, Native American and African.

This stunning collection includes chants from around the world, performed by today's leading chant masters and backed by Dean Evenson's soaring flutes and resonant keyboards.

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Sacred World Chants

Sacred World Chants
Sacred Spirit: Chants and Dances of the Native Americans
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • back in time
  • Great CD
  • Very interesting. Worth buying.
  • THE best CD i've bought in a long long time!!!!
  • Soothing Native Music
 Sacred Spirit: Chants and Dances of the Native Americans
Sacred Spirit
Manufacturer: Virgin Records Us
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000009CIO
Release Date: 1998-07-28

Tracks:

  1. How The West Was Lost (Yeha-Noha)
  2. Winter Ceremony (Tor-Cheney-Haha)
  3. Counterclockwise Circle Dance, The (Lay-O-Lay Ale Loya)
  4. Celebrate Wild Rice (Ya-Na-Haha)
  5. Cradlesong, The (Dawa)
  6. Advice For The Young (Gitci-Manidoo)
  7. Wishes Of Happiness & Prosperity (Yeha-Hoha)
  8. Elevation (Te-Was-Ne)
  9. Intertribal Song To Stop The Rain (Heya-Hee)
  10. Heal The Soul (Shamanic Chant No 5)
  11. Brandishing The Tomahawk (Yo-Hey-Omee)

Amazon.com

Sacred Spirit: Chants and Dances of the Native Americans is an 11-song journey bridging the gap between ancient and contemporary history, tradition and modern instrumentation. While it is impossible to fully realize such scope on a single disc, Sacred Spirit makes the choice to represent all indigenous Americans rather than become mired in the potentially divisive bog of politics and tribal allegiance. All but two melodies are entirely traditional, bringing together flute, drums, and vocals with a cello and keyboard wash. This marriage is most effective on the lovely bowing of "The Cradlesong," and the looping electro-acoustic beauty of "Wishes of Happiness & Prosperity." Elsewhere, synthetic elements are overwhelming, detracting from a song's essence, as with the spongy nervosity of "Elevation." An uneven offering, Sacred Spirit doesn't quite live up to its promise. A better choice is Earthbeat's Tribal Waters. --Paige La Grone

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars back in time.......2007-05-12

This Cd actually makes my mind wander back in time and wonder what it was like living as and indian. The CD is a must for any music lover!

5 out of 5 stars Great CD.......2007-05-08

I had heard mixed reviews of this CD, but I found it to be amazing.

3 out of 5 stars Very interesting. Worth buying........2007-04-12

There are a few tracks that are really great on this CD. I expected more Native America chanting/singing and less electronic music. That being said, I really like the CD. It does strike a spiritual chord during some of the tracks. There are reviews here that look like they belong in a magazine. I will just say that if you like World Music or New Age music (and they ARE different), I suspect this is a very worthwhile CD to add to your collection.

5 out of 5 stars THE best CD i've bought in a long long time!!!!.......2007-04-09

I was watching one of Youtube's clip of the Grand Canyon's Skywalk that opened up last year on an Indian reservation. The clip has this most beautiful trance-like mellow groove song on it and i HAD to find out what or who it was by. Thanks to the helpful people who posted a reply, i was able to find and obtain this CD. The song on that Youtube clip was called [ Ly-O-Lay Ale Loya (Circle Dance)]. As the title of this comment says, it IS the best CD i've bought in a VERY a long time. In fact i'm listening to it now as i'm writing this.
The combination of Trance, Newage, Lounge and tranquil music is enough to take you away. I wanna say it's like a combination of Deep Forest meets Jam and Spoon meets Enigma. I just can't put it into better words than the other people who has posted the same comments about this CD. I HIGHLY recommend buying this and enjoying it! I just can't seem to get tire of it!

5 out of 5 stars Soothing Native Music.......2007-03-30

I am a fan of infusion between tribal beat and modern music. This collection is wonderful infusion between tribal beat and enchanting vocal blended with modern instrumental sound. If you like Deep Forest you will definitely love this. It is not like Enigma or Magna Canta but it has it's own charm. I am going to buy all Sacred Spirit volumes after hearing this.
Sacred Spirit, Vol. 2: More Chants and Dances of the Native Americans
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Amazing!
  • Relaxing With Sacred Spirits II
  • Yet another excellent CD from the same producers
  • Good but not excellent as Vol 1
  • FABULOUS!
 Sacred Spirit, Vol. 2: More Chants and Dances of the Native Americans
Sacred Spirit
Manufacturer: Higher Octave
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005176Y
Release Date: 2000-11-21

Tracks:

  1. Intro: Gods & Heroes
  2. Looking Far North
  3. Dela Dela
  4. Land Of Promise
  5. The State Of Grace
  6. Yane - Heja - Hee
  7. A - La - Ke
  8. May You Walk In Sunshine
  9. The Spirit
  10. O - Loa - Ki - Lee
  11. That Noble Dream
  12. The Sad Eyed Chief

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Given the multi-million-copy selling success of Sacred Spirit: Chants and Dances of the Native Americans, its follow-up, Sacred Spirit II is bound to have a built-in audience. Like its predecessor, the collection mixes chant and song with dance beats and electronic instrumentation. While tracks such as "Dela Dela" and "Yane-Heja-Hee" meld these elements most effectively, the overall effect of the synthesized sound is heavily over the top and distracting from the gentle melodies and heartfelt cries of Native music at its best. A prime example is the tender and lovely female vocal on "May You Walk in Sunshine," obscured by overly aggressive accompaniment. A more solid and aesthetically pleasing choice for the genre is Prophecy: A Native American Collection, which achieves a finer balance of modern and ancient. --Paige La Grone

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Amazing!.......2007-06-13

If you enjoyed Sacred Spirit I, you will love this one too! I can't stop listening to it.

5 out of 5 stars Relaxing With Sacred Spirits II.......2007-05-07

A new type of music for the soul. It's wonderful. It's beautiful. It's exciting. And worth listening to. It's Native American chants and dances
done with some of the most amazing music I've ever heard.

The music has a rhythmic beat that's very catchy, but very soothing. I enjoyed it immensely.

5 out of 5 stars Yet another excellent CD from the same producers.......2007-04-22

Continuing from the first great CD, Sacred Spirit II brings you more of the great mix of Native American music with modern grooves and beats.
I highly recommend this CD as well !!!

4 out of 5 stars Good but not excellent as Vol 1.......2007-01-26

I expected more of this volume since the first one is real extraordinary, and seems to be hard to beat. However is good enough to have it. Good production and most of the tracks are in the same mood of the first volume.

5 out of 5 stars FABULOUS!.......2007-01-15

We bought this CD while visiting Arizona last summer. We loved it so much that we have purchased this copy through Amazon for a friend as a Christmas Gift. He loves it too! This is a great combination of spiritual, Native music and chants along with "pop" melodies. I normally play inspirational CD's....lots of Native flute music, and meditation CD's but this one (and also Sacred Spirit Vol. 1) I can play when I have guests over and they do not fall asleep!
Love it!
Best of Both Worlds; Yoga Chant Kirtan Music
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Chant to Travel
  • Best of Both Worlds truly is a fine blend of traditional Indian chants and modern recording
  • Amazingly beautiful. Nice change of pace from other kirtan
  • GREAT CD!!!
  • Exquisitely Beautiful
 Best of Both Worlds; Yoga Chant Kirtan Music
Ragani
Manufacturer: Prosperity Matters, LLC
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00022W3XI
Release Date: 2003-05-01

Tracks:

  1. Akhanda Prayer
  2. Ganapati
  3. Om Mata
  4. Shiva Hara
  5. Sita Ram
  6. Rama Rama

Album Description

A classic kirtan (yoga chant) music CD, featuring world instruments in rhythm and sound and a large chorus from Milwaukee's ongoing Kirtan with Ragani event. Based upon the sacred kirtan (yoga chant) music of India, this CD was released as a tribute to Sri Swami Rama of the Himalayas. Proceeds from CD sales will support the charitable hospital in the foothills of northern India and nonprofit organizations established by Swami Rama.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Chant to Travel.......2007-03-09

I first heard this CD when my friend Wendy brought it during a visit to Oregon. We chanted the whole way to the Bonneville Spa and Hotsprings. I liked it so much I borrowed it for a week and finally got my own. Ragani has the most lovely voice and the instrumentals are fulland luscious.
Thank you Ragani!

5 out of 5 stars Best of Both Worlds truly is a fine blend of traditional Indian chants and modern recording .......2006-06-25

What immediately strikes me about this recording is Ragani's sincere devotion to her guru and to the divine. This is evidenced in the opening mantra, the Akhanda Prayer, a beautiful prayer to the Guru. Though I am not a musician, each chant on this CD seems to me to be well recorded and more importantly these chants are infused with Ragani's sincerity as a bhakta. I feel as though I am listening to a seasoned yogini when I listen to this fine collection of chants.
Especially appealing to me about these chants is the shift from a slow repetition of the Name to an accelerated and ecstatic repetition. The gradual acceleration has the effect of locking my mind's attention onto the mantra so that by the time the chant ends, my mind is subdued and I experience the peace brought about by the chant. In other words, when the chant is moving very quickly, there is less room for thoughts (other than the Name) to creep in. By the time the chant speeds up the Name takes hold and my mind begins to settle down. My particular favorites are Sita Ram and Shiva Hara. Whereas Sita Ram is intense, by contrast Shiva Hara is light and uplifting. In addition, the chants on this CD are all in call in response style which makes participation in the chants very easy.

5 out of 5 stars Amazingly beautiful. Nice change of pace from other kirtan .......2005-02-01

I thought no other kirtan style music could even compare to Krishna Das (whom I love dearly), but Ragani's voice is so beautiful. This CD is enchanting so much so that I cannot seem to tire of listening.

5 out of 5 stars GREAT CD!!!.......2005-01-10

Great CD!!! I play it everyday commute to work. Would highly recommend it to anyone looking for Kirtan music.

5 out of 5 stars Exquisitely Beautiful.......2004-11-28

This is one of the best New Age/Kirtan CDs of recent years. The final track, "Rama Rama" is one of the most achingly beautiful songs I've ever heard. It's as if you're listening to Sita, the legendary heroine of the epic Ramayana, actually calling for her husband Rama, who's half a world away. Ragani is one of the most inspired artists in the new genre of Western kirtan music. I play this CD often.
Sacred Tibetan Chants from the Great Prayer Festival
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • MESMERIZING
  • WOW!!!
  • peaceful mind
 Sacred Tibetan Chants from the Great Prayer Festival
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Music & Arts Program
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000001OFJ
Release Date: 1993-11-01

Tracks:

  1. Tibet Sacred Chants

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars MESMERIZING.......2005-05-20

An amazing CD....A wonderful tool for meditation. It transforms you into complete relaxation!

5 out of 5 stars WOW!!!.......2003-11-07

this is a very powerful little cd. i've noticed that playing it will raise the vibrations of the space its played in. also, my reiki friends and i discovered (for reasons we do not yet understand) that using this as background music while sending reiki distantly, strengthens the energy and the channel. something synergistic happens........and its quite profound.

4 out of 5 stars peaceful mind.......2000-06-17

This is a wonderful start to the world of tibet chanting.If you are new to this or not it will grab you.Done with all its traditions in tact.If you like to meditate this will be perfect to listen to while meditation or before you begin.If you want to hear deep throat chanting the GYUTO monks will be perfect.That is the most intense chanting you can hear.Enjoy and open your mind.Peace and happiness to all sentient beings.
Sacred World Chants
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • My current favorite CD
 Sacred World Chants
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Soundings of Planet
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000255L5M
Release Date: 2004-06-08

Tracks:

  1. Ide Were Were
  2. Gobinda Gobinda Hari Hari
  3. Nali
  4. Third Chakra: The Orbit
  5. Shema
  6. Allaho Akbar
  7. Dudley's Song
  8. Kyrie Eleison
  9. Twameva Sarvam

Album Description

"Sacred World Chants," the long-awaited follow-up to the extremely popular "Prayer, A Multicultural Journey of Spirit, is a rich cross-cultural musical journey featuring mantras from the world's major spiritual paths - Jewish, Islamic, Christian, Hindu, Tibetan Buddhist, Native American and African.

This stunning collection includes chants from around the world, performed by today's leading chant masters and backed by Dean Evenson's soaring flutes and resonant keyboards.

"This collection of chants culled from previous releases on different labels is wide in scope, embracing spiritual and cultural traditions from all over the world, including Hindu, Zulu, Buddhist, Judaic, Yoruban, Christian, Islamic, and American Indian influences. "Nali," a field recording by John St. John, is a heart-thumping example of the African tribal connection with nature and harvest time. The Zulu women's voices are deeply passionate and inspiring. The Sufi "Allaho Akbar" is a sparse yet riveting plea to the divine. "Dudley's Song," named for executive producer Dudley Evenson, brings to life a chant "caught" by Lummi tribal elder Cha-das-ska-dum. The variety of traditions captured here will make Sacred World Chants a special treasure for world-music fans. The purpose of these chants is clearly stated in the liner notes: "A few years ago when we were entertaining Tibetan monks, we asked the chant master what it is about their chanting that makes it healing. His unwavering reply was, 'Intention.'" The intention Soundings of the Planet brings to this album, as the label has all its albums for 25 years, is world peace." - NEW AGE RETAILER "Sounds From the Ground Up" by Mara Applebaum - October 2004

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars My current favorite CD.......2005-02-18

After Soundings released "Prayer", I was waiting for a follow-up and this is it. I play this almost every night before bed because the chants are soothing and inspiring. It helps me sleep and wake-up in a good mood. This CD is a rich cross-cultural musical journey featuring mantras from the world's major spiritual paths and some of today's top "chant" artists. I love the selections by Deva Premal, Snatam Kaur, Manish Vyas & Dina Awwad, and Gina Sala. If you like chant/kirtan music, you will not be disappointed with this CD.
Tuning The Soul: Worlds of Jewish Sacred Music
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • What a find!
 Tuning The Soul: Worlds of Jewish Sacred Music
Richard Kaplan , and Michael Ziegler
Manufacturer: Four Gates Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000172L7C
Release Date: 1999-08-04

Tracks:

  1. Bar'chu - Yemen
  2. Hallelu Adonai - South Asia
  3. Ki Eshmerah Shabbat - Jerusalem
  4. Eli Yah Eli - Syria
  5. Rav's Niggun - Belarus
  6. Yah Ribon - Jerusalem
  7. El Adon - Jerusalem
  8. Kinah - Eastern Europe
  9. Zochreynu l'Chaim - South Asia
  10. Hosha Na - Eastern Europe
  11. Niggun of the Besht - Galicia
  12. Tiskabeyl - Poland
  13. Lecha Dodi - Morocco
  14. Hallelu Avdey Adonai - Iraq
  15. Psalm 150 - Jerusalem
  16. Ana b'Koreynu - Turkey
  17. Yigdal - Morocco
  18. Bar'chu Reprise

Album Description

Vocal performances of a host of under-exposed gems from around the Jewish world - Middle Eastern songs, Andalusian melodies, Chassidic nigguns, and original Hebrew chants, accompanied by a full ensemble of instrumentalists.

"Tuning The Soul" has sold over 5000 copies since its birth in late 1999, and many of its songs are used in spiritual gatherings and services around the globe.

The CD contains 18 songs, a 20-page booklet, and is 58 minutes in length.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars What a find!.......2006-08-31

I found this CD by accident and am glad I did. It has become one of my top favorite CDs. We play it every week on Shabbat now. Anyone that knows and understands the Siddur should really appreciate this wonderful music. Some things are timeless and this music is one of them.
Sacred Drum Visions: 20th Anniversary Collection
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Great listening music
  • 20 Years of Sacred Musical Vision
 Sacred Drum Visions: 20th Anniversary Collection
David and Steve Gordon
Manufacturer: Sequoia Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000062Y9N
Release Date: 2002-03-05

Tracks:

  1. Faithkeeper (Part 1 - New)
  2. Sunrise Ritual (Deep Earth Mix)
  3. Empowered
  4. Path With A Heart
  5. Light Of The Canyon (New)
  6. Flowering Tree
  7. Guardian Spirit
  8. Spiritwalk
  9. Return Journey
  10. Faithkeeper (Part 2 - New)

Album Description

Feel the peaceful power of Tribal Drums and the serene beauty of Native Flutes, as they join with Incan Pan Pipes, acoustic guitars, Lakota and Sanskrit chants, world-trance grooves, and sounds of nature. This 20th anniversary collection from award-winning artists David and Steve Gordon includes tracks from their #1 selling releases including tracks from Sacred Earth Drums, Sacred Spirit Drums and Drum Medicine, plus three completely new and inspiring songs. Healing Shaman rhythms and ancient sounds center your body and mind, connecting you with the Earth's wisdom.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Great listening music.......2006-07-11

The Gordons know how to relax you. Great listening pleasure with a light Native American touch. This particular CD spans their music career from there previous CD's plus 3 new ones.

5 out of 5 stars 20 Years of Sacred Musical Vision.......2002-12-27

What a gift ! I feel incredibly fortunate to have been given the gift of the Gordon's 20th anniversary compilation album Sacred Drum Visions from my wife for the holidays. It is trully an exceptional collection and likely my favorite of the all the Gordon's releases thus far, as it contains many of the best tracks from their incredible highly-acclaimed native music series including Sacred Earth Drums, Sacred Spirit Drums and Drum Medicine as well as 3 magnificent new tracks. The Gordon brothers music has really evolved in a number of unique ways over the years. And though their music stems from a native American influence it artfully combines sounds and instumentation from many indigenous cultures from around the world, making their sound trully universal; and this clearly shines through in this compilation. Perhaps the best thing about this particular release is the perfectly sequenced flow of each track into the next creating a sonic journey that reaches back in time and trancends the mundane world taking the listener on a journey of the Spirit and the Imagination. The 3 new tracks are really exceptional gems. I particularly like Faithkeeper Part I, which opens the CD and Light of the Canyon, the jewel within the center of these tracks. This CD is far more than a retrospective of the Gordon's amazing body of work, it is a powerful, transformative and healing musical journey of the heart. I highly recommend it.
Sura
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • A sweeping experience!
  • astonishing
  • Sura--a great CD for meditation
  • Spiritually inspirational
  • Gorgeous and evocative
 Sura
Chloe Goodchild
Manufacturer: Raven
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000000CM
Release Date: 1998-01-27

Tracks:

  1. Om Shiva!
  2. Self Inside Self
  3. O Viridissima Virga
  4. Gayatri Mantra
  5. Ave Generosa
  6. Everywhere Longing
  7. Hodie
  8. Silent Laughter
  9. Remember Me
  10. Alilo

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A sweeping experience!.......2002-08-04

My favorite of her albums so far, Sura adds addictive rhythms to Chloe Goodchild's spiritually evocative voice. The main theme of this album is Hinduism, though other relgious traditions are touched upon as well. Her voice is low, open and expansive. The lyrics are repetitive, addictive, and often (not always) in foreign language. The songs vary from exciting invocations of Hindu spiritual beings to gentler, sleepier, more haunting almost "lament-style" songs influenced by other parts of the world. The sound quality is strong and professional.

This is definitely "experiencial music" - music that makes you feel transported to a dessert with the hot winds whipping through your hair, and ancient temples crumbling in the sand. It's very powerful in that way. But it's definitely not for people who prefer "songs" - as in, clear lyrics and clear melodies.

I recommend it highly for people who like to be swept away in sound and spirit!

5 out of 5 stars astonishing.......2001-10-24

Having been alternately entranced and disappointed by Chloe's previous CD 'Devi' I was not prepare for the loveliness of every track on this recording. The strength of her voice is astounding, as is its purity. 'Om Shiva'is powerful, and the exquisite, indian-ornamented settings of Hildegarde are wonderful - how well Hildegarde's compositions stand up to a melismatic eastern treatment. In particular 'Alilo' is hauntingly beautiful, and defies pinning down to one mood, apart from a shifting ecstasy.

Particularly effective is the use of instrumentation - do I detect the influence of John Tavener in the handbell like tones of 'Alilo'? I originally bought this remarkable lady's CD because of her performance in Tavener's Mary of Egypt - in the time since then, her skills have sharpened (in the Tavener piece, she sounds exhausted by the end)but her voice is still as earthy and ethereal, as deep and as pure as ever.
Truly amazing.

5 out of 5 stars Sura--a great CD for meditation.......2001-03-25

When I first reviewed this CD, I was not fond of many of the tracks--the only one I like was Shiva Om. But now, as I go back to listen to the other tracks, I find myself more and more drawn to it. Self Inside Self is simple, but haunting. Gayatri Mantra is also an excellent song for meditation. I would highly recommend this CD for anyone getting into meditation...

5 out of 5 stars Spiritually inspirational.......2000-08-09

Chloe has gathered spiritual chants and songs from all religions and performs them really nicely. She has a very good voice and had taken the time to put together some nice arrangements, musically.

My favorite cut is the first, Om Shiva, a Hindu chant performed as leader/response. I chant along with the response as part of my spiritual practice and find it very satisfying. It's also nicer sounding than the rough, untrained chanters on other "chant" CDs, and since I'm a singer, I guess I prefer her more trained, sweeter voice.

The other cuts I like are Self Inside Self which everyone maybe ought to chant in front of the mirror each day. Very uplifting. And Remember Me, which is set to the aria music of "When I Am Laid..." by Henri Purcell (Dido and Aeneas). There is also a Hildegard de Bingen chant, an Eastern European lullaby chant, and a medieval chant. Whatever you want is here. Enjoy.

And yes, it is great as accompanyment to yoga and dance. I use it for these as well. In fact, my introduction to this CD was in a Movement Therapy Group.

5 out of 5 stars Gorgeous and evocative.......1999-06-14

In this beautiful follow-up to her previous CD ("Devi"), Goodchild delivers once again with her amazing and powerful voice artistry. The selection "Gayatri Mantra" alone is worth the price of this CD. I sincerely hope Goodchild is already working on her NEXT CD even as I write this! She's phenomenal.
The Music of Armenia, Volume 1: Sacred Choral Music
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • I WISH I WAS RELIGIOUS...AND ARMENIAN!
  • Absolutely wonderful and a source of delight
 The Music of Armenia, Volume 1: Sacred Choral Music
Various Artists
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ASIN: B0000007YD
Release Date: 1995-10-03

Tracks:

  1. Ascending Light
  2. Hymm For The Blessing Of The Water
  3. Open For Us - Haissmavourk Choir/Mihran Ghazelian, Karineh Avetissian
  4. Prayer To The Patriarch
  5. We Are Gathered
  6. The Lord's Prayer
  7. About The Bird - Haissmavourk Choir/Mihran Ghazelian, Artsvik Demourchian
  8. My Heart Is Trembling
  9. Hymn For The Washing Of The Feet (1)
  10. What A Miracle
  11. Hagiological Hymn - Haissmavourk Choir/Mihran Ghazelian, Naira Abrahamian
  12. Synaxical Chant
  13. Hymn For The Washing Of The Feet (2)
  14. Hymn For Feast Of The Apostles
  15. Where Are You, My Mother - Haissmavourk Choir/Mihran Ghazelian, Artsvik Demourchian
  16. To Christ's Cross
  17. The Armenian Church
  18. The Lord's Body (1)
  19. The Way
  20. Echmiadzin
  21. Melody For The Feast Of Assumption
  22. The Lord' Body (2)
  23. Chant Of Communion
  24. God Forgive Us - Haissmavourk Choir/Mihran Ghazelian, Karineh Avetissian

Album Description

The Music of Armenia focuses much of its six volumes on the sacred and folk music traditions of the Eastern Armenians. It was recorded mostly within the modern republic. The only exception was the folk music of the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region, which was recorded inside that strife-torn area in Azerbaijan. The Music of Armenia, as substantial as it is, in fact began as a musical detour. The intrepid New Zealand composer, David Parsons, who has previously produced The Music of Cambodia and The Music of Vietnam was working on another project for Celestial Harmonies entitled, The Music of Islam, when Celestial Harmonies' president, Eckart Rahn, asked if he had heard the monastic choirs of Armenia. Parsons set off to investigate: once there, he says, "I was struck by the extremely high level of development in all the music I was hearing. For me, personally, this was the most outstanding traditional music I had heard."

The recent explosion of interest in Gregorian Chant and in the mystical music of various, mostly Eastern European composers, suggests that there is something in modern Western life that has listeners searching for the ancient, or, perhaps timeless sounds, of sacred music. The sacred choral music heard on The Music of Armenia, Volume One: Sacred Choral Music certainly fits the bill.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars I WISH I WAS RELIGIOUS...AND ARMENIAN!.......2003-02-25

This is an amazing CD. Totally totally amazing. It's as though Palestrina took a vacation in Iran. I listen to this CD whenever I need spine-tingling artistic inspiration. My very favorite selection is #8, Sirt im Sasani, or "My Heart is Trembling." Prepare for a full kundalini awakening of the musical variety. Highly recommended. Buy it today. The other CDs in this series are top-notch too, but nothing compares to this one. Spread the word...

5 out of 5 stars Absolutely wonderful and a source of delight.......1998-09-15

If you like choral music this album will blow your mind out. If you thought that Palastrina or Tallis were good,just wait until you hear Komitas (esp. #1) or Petrosian's the Armenian Church.

This album takes you through 1700 years of music, from the start of the church as official in 301 (or 312 if you're an historian)through to very recent works. This is a living tradition which is unfortunately not well knowm in the west. I hope this album - and its companions - will generate interest in this musical tradition.

If you want to take a risk and buy something you're not quite sure of (and we all do it - and make the odd mistake) - BUY this and you will never regret it. It is Wonderful.
Best Classics 100
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • A gateway drug, nothing more, nothing less.
  • Decent Selection, But...
  • A must-have classical music set!
 Best Classics 100

Manufacturer: Capitol
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0001M65HE
Release Date: 2004-08-10

Tracks:

  1. Handel: The Arrival Of The Queen Of Sheba
  2. Vivaldi: Spring (The Four Seasons)
  3. J.S. Bach: Toccata in D Minor
  4. Mozart: Horn Concerto No. 4 in E Flat
  5. Beethoven: Symphony No. 5
  6. Tchaikovsky: '1812' Overture
  7. Beethoven: Ode To Joy (Symphony #9)
  8. Grieg: Piano Concerto in A Minor
  9. Sibelius: Alla Marcia (Karelia Suite)
  10. Holst: Jupiter, The Bringer Of Jollity
  11. Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No.1
  12. Sibelius: Finlandia
  13. Verdi: Gloria All'egitto (Aida)
  14. Prokofiev: Montagues And Capulets (Romeo & Juliet)
  15. J. Strauss I: Radetzky March
  16. Elgar: Pomp And Circumstance March No.1
  17. Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 3
  18. Saint-Saens: Symphony No. 3 'Organ'

Tracks:

  1. J. S. Bach: Air 'On The G String'
  2. Gluck: Dance Of The Blessed Spirits
  3. Pachelbel: Canon
  4. Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A
  5. J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations
  6. Albinoni: Adagio
  7. Beethoven: Piano Sonata 'Moonlight'
  8. Mozart: Flute & Harp Concerto in C
  9. Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E Minor
  10. Mozart: Piano Concerto 'Elivira Madigan'
  11. Dvorak: Symphony No. 9
  12. Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1
  13. Elgar: Nimrod
  14. Rodrigo: Concierto De Aranjuez
  15. Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending
  16. Mahler: Symphony No. 5
  17. Rachmaninov: Rhapsody On A Theme of Paganini

Tracks:

  1. Bizet: Au fond du temple saint (Les Pjcheurs de perles)
  2. Dvorak: Song to the Moon (Rusalka)
  3. Delibes: Dtme Epais (Lakmi)
  4. Bizet: La Fleur Que Tu M'avais Jetie (Carmen)
  5. Gluck: Che Farr Senza Euridice? (Orfeo & Euridice)
  6. Bellini: Casta Diva (Norma)
  7. Puccini: Che Gelida Manina (La Bohhme)
  8. Puccini: O Mio Babbino Caro (Gianno Schicchi)
  9. Trad: Baolhro
  10. Puccini: Vogliatemi Bene (Madama Butterfly)
  11. Verdi: Va, Pensiero (Nabucco)
  12. Lehar: Es Lebt' Eine Vilja (Die Lustige Witwe)
  13. Handel: Ombra Mai Fy (Serse)
  14. Schubert: Ave Maria
  15. Adam: Minuit, Chritiens (O Holy Night)
  16. Puccini: Nessun Dorma (Turandot)

Tracks:

  1. Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro
  2. J.S. Bach: Jesus bleibet meine Freud
  3. Beethoven: Piano Concerto 'Emperor'
  4. Clarke: Trumpet Voluntary
  5. Gounod: Judex
  6. Rossini: La scala di Seta
  7. Handel: Sarabande
  8. Tchaikovsky: Waltz of the Flowers
  9. Prokofiev: Troika
  10. Williams: Fantasia on 'Greensleeves'
  11. Debussy: Clair de lune
  12. Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake
  13. Myers: Cavatina
  14. Chopin: Piano Concerto No.1
  15. Horner: My Heart Will Go On
  16. Quarantotto: Time to Say Goodbye
  17. J. Strauss II: The Blue Danube

Tracks:

  1. Mascagni: Intermezzo
  2. Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No.2
  3. Grieg: Morning (Peer Gynt)
  4. Shostakovich: Romance
  5. Barber: Adagio For Strings
  6. Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade
  7. Massenet: Miditation
  8. Borodin: Polovtsian Dances
  9. Khachaturian: Adagio Of Spartacus And Phrygia
  10. Tchaikovsky: Romeo And Juliet Overture
  11. Beethoven: Symphony No.7
  12. J. S. Bach: Double Violin Concerto
  13. Williams: Schindler's List Theme
  14. Tchaikovsky: Dance Of The Reed Flutes
  15. Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 'Pastoral'

Tracks:

  1. Handel: Zadok The Priest
  2. J. S. Bach: Zion Hvrt Die Wdchter
  3. Allegri: Miserere Mei, Deus
  4. Schubert: German Mass
  5. Franck: Panis Angelicus
  6. Berlioz: L'adieu Des Bergers
  7. Gounod: St Cecilia Mass
  8. Faure: In Paradisum
  9. Mozart: Laudate Dominum
  10. Faure: Cantique De Jean Racine
  11. Verdi: Ingemisco
  12. Mozart: Ave Verum Corpus
  13. Handel: I Know That My Redeemer Liveth
  14. Haydn: The Heavens Are Telling
  15. Faure: Pie Jesu
  16. Mozart: Lacrimosa (Requiem)
  17. Handel: Hallelujah Chorus

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars A gateway drug, nothing more, nothing less. .......2007-03-11

To say that this album constitutes a necessity for the classical music enthusiast would be a great big unarguable lie. It has nothing innovative to offer you as a listener, except for maybe the labelling of melodies such as "My Heart Will Go On" (that god-awful Love Theme from the gruesome film Titanic) as a worthy member of "Best Classics 100". But than again, every collection of things that does not naturally belong together, is bound to have at least one outcast where the connection clearly isn't based on anything but cost and sale-ability.

This might sound like the beginning of a CD-slaughter, or a snobbish review where only the Deutche Grammophone's recordings are meting my standards, but although I am fairly picky when it comes to musical collections, best of albums, and such horrifying destructions of the universality of the works and the intentions of the artist behind it, I am willing to give this collection another chance, since classical music is somewhere between Arabic and wine in degree of unmanageability. It also helps that all the tunes are familiar to almost every one of us, and the fact that the artists' intentions probably got killed by the hundreds of different conductors trying to convey their personal interpretation of the works.

What I am saying is that this CD can be to classical music enthusiast what 'absolute rock' can be to a rock enthusiast, or to someone slightly interested, with no conceptual frames of where to start the search for knowledge. "Best Classics 100" offers nothing except a selection of melodies where there's bound to be one for every taste, but where the album feeling, the entirety or completeness intended by the composer, or conductor, or performer is completely lost in a trade-off made with variety.

The collection is attempted organised by giving each CD a different theme, supposedly to describe the mood of the music, and the labeller succeeds only to a limited extent as we move from themes such as 'uplifting' and 'relaxing' towards 'golden'. I wonder what that golden feeling constitutes. It apparently is to be found in, amongst others, "Jesus Bleibet Meine Freunde", and in "My Heart Will Go On"?

But no matter how I try to describe this CD it will sound worse than it actually is. This because to me it works as a great reference to which I can always turn with my classical music questions. Was it Schumann or Schubert who were the sad one? Of all the -inis, which where which again? Who composed "O Mio Babbino Caro"? The starting point for finding out if you belong to the romantic or the renascence wing, lies within this assemblage, if you look with your ears.

If you feel that classical music is something you like, and you'd like to learn more about it, this is a way to get started. If used together with a book on classical music, or wikipedia, it can be a gateway drug, leading you towards the great different experiences to be found within the different genres of classical music, and within the different periods ranging from the 12th century, maybe even earlier, towards yesterdays and tomorrows spectacular compositions of melodies that conveys a feeling, a state of mind with much more precision than any other musical genre. Expect a fairly alright collection of classical prunes, and you won't be disappointed.

3 out of 5 stars Decent Selection, But..........2005-04-21

...The Audio Quality is really not great. I bought this CD because I am new to classical, and the price was great! 100 songs for 25 bucks, thats like 25 cents a song, most songs are 1 dollar or more. Now I know why it's cheaper. The audio quality isn't that good. I imported the entire collection to my computer using Apple Lossless, and it sounded fuzzy, not crisp, with background noise, and sounded like compressed music, cutting off the frequency response.
I then played the CD's through my home stereo, with the same results. I plugged in my SHURE E5c headphones and the sound was soft, uninviting, lacking punch, with significant backgound noise (not just from the headphones), which was especially distracting when the music would get softer. I have heard much of the music before, and it was much more dynamic, entertaining, this recording seems too flat.
The music selection is ok, but I was hoping for some more interesting selections from the vast classical genre.
Overall, not that great of a recording, but many might not notice the difference, so if you are new to classical or aren't like an audiophile, get this album because it's a great overview of pop-culture classical, and it's pretty inexpensive.

5 out of 5 stars A must-have classical music set!.......2005-01-06

Classical music is, by far, my favorite type of music. It can make you happy or sad, it can make you laugh or cry, and it can make you want to fall asleep or get up and dance. This 6-disc set is a must-have for and classical music-lover! It has all the great composers like Handel, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Mozart, Bach, and Pachelbel. Some great songs include: Canon In D(Pachelbel), Morning: Peergynt(Grieg), Adagio For Strings(Barber), Cavatina(Myers), and much, much more. Every classical song you can think of is on here and the sound quality is great. So if you're looking for a good classical music CD, this set is all you need. Be prepared to be blown away!

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