Track Listings
| 1. My Blue Star |
| 2. Aquamarine |
| 3. Eau de Mer |
| 4. Wednesday's Intermezzo |
| 5. Five Sounding Crystals |
| 6. Bao Lan (Precious Blue) |
| 7. Marambaya Morning |
| 8. Heliodor (The Sun's Gift) |
| 9. In the Court of the Mermaid |
| 10. Percussive Pyromania |
| 11. Man from Caesaria |
Aquamarine,Friedemann,Narada,Adult Alternative,Ethnic Fusion,Jazz Music,New Age / Meditation
Aquamarine
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Aquamarine: Music From The Motion Picture
Original Soundtrack Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD  General
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ASIN: B000E5LF50 Release Date: 2006-02-21 |
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A Mermaid Story.......2007-04-05
Connected to the Other Side.......2007-03-21
Great Buy!.......2006-09-17
Fun girlie music.......2006-08-31
Cover or Remake is just a Copy !.......2006-07-19
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Aquamarine
Various Artists Manufacturer: Unison ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General
| New Age
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CDs $7 - $10
| New Age General
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| Today's Deals in Music
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ASIN: B00002SSPS Release Date: 1999-11-02 |
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In Concert
Friedemann Aquamarine Orchestra Manufacturer: Bibern Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General
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Jazz Fusion
| Jazz
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| New Age
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ASIN: B000006CSD Release Date: 1998-04-07 |
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Stars, stars, stars and more stars!.......2002-03-16
"After recording and releasing two successful and critically-acclaimed CD projects, Friedemann Witecka knew exactly what was to be done next. The prolific composer/guitarist/producer's INDIAN SUMMER and AQUAMARINE albums had been among the most highly recorded New Instrumental releases in the 1980's. AQUAMARINE had, in fact, been voted as 'Best Audiophile Recording Of All Times' by the respected German magazine AUDIO, edging out not only Pink Floyd's 'Dark Side of the Moon' but Dire Straight's 'Brothers in Arms' as well. So, a tour came to life. Along with a band of all-star European players, Friedemann's Aquamarine Orchestra traveled more than 4,000 miles, performing in 15 European cities, including Berlin, Brussels, Zurich and Luxemburg. 'The first night, after the opening song of the program, the audience just went mad. The response was like this in practically every city we played. It was thrilling and very, very gratifying', Friedemann adds.The concerts were a smashing success! In documenting these unique concert events, this CD captures a very special 'frozen moment in time'. Based on incredible musicianship and the superlative sound that Friedemann's BIBER label is noted for. [sic] Audiences from Germany, Switzerland, Belgium and Austria met the players and the playing with rousing response. This CD, which was awarded STEREOPLAY magazine's Album Of The Year provides a 10th-row center seat on this tour. We trust you will enjoy the show! 'Our thanks to all who made this possible especially to those music-lovers who shared the experience of these shows with us. And I hope you - the living room listener - will 'catch' this excitement and enjoy it with us.' - Friedemann" -- Biber Records of VOLLTON MUSIKVERLAG GmbH & Co. KG
Friedemann's Aquamarine Orchestra Members:
Friedemann: acoustic and electric guitars
Roswitha Maier: oboe
Gebhard Ullmann: sprano sax, bass flute, bass clarinet
Johannes Wohlleben: Keyboards
Thomas Heidepriem: electric bass, double bassChristian Dähn: marimba, vibraphone, kettle-drums
Ulrich Mortiz: drums and percussion
My first introduction to the awesome talent of Friedemann was (innocently enough) through Narada's DECADE compilation released in 1993 featuring "In the Court of the Mermaid" and "Man from Caesaria". It was the former that really sold me - a mythical waltz sung by english horn and clarinet amid a perfect arrangement of electric guitar, percussion, piano, vibraphone, bassoon, trumpet and acoustic bass. Spending some time with the Narada label, releasing INDIAN SUMMER (1987), the awe-striking AQUAMARINE (1990), and more subdued LEGENDS OF LIGHT (1995), Friedemann gained exposure in the United States aside from the Biber Records label for a little while. However, I feel that the splendid attention to detail and execution in composition and performance were lost on most "quick-fix" American ears. Biber records still offers the aforementioned recordings [now seemingly (unbelievably!) out of print in the States] as well as PASSION & PRIDE (1999), and a best-of compilation entitled BEAUTY & MYSTERY OF TOUCH.
Friedemann was part of Narada's Equinox series of acoustic/world/jazz/fusion. However, this music lives among those few recordings in which your favorite genres are swiftly superceded due to the sheer excellence of this work. ***** I am not exaggerating when I say the AQUAMARINE and IN CONCERT discs are filled with brilliance. This is not "fluff". These are acoustic, jazz-influenced musicians exemplifying the best in musical composition, arrangement and performance on the planet! ***** The music is completely engaging and uplifting... AQUAMARINE... it remains one of the best CDs I've ever heard.
Owning the first three CDs as well as IN CONCERT, I most heartily recommend finding the soaring AQUAMARINE first and foremost, with a good recommendation for IN CONCERT as well. IN CONCERT might be slightly less "accessible" to the average listener than AQUAMARINE, but all critical listening, serious lovers of music should hear these, if not own them.
I can't begin to imagine how wonderful it would have been to attend one of his concerts. What an awesome, stunning and memorable experience! Fortunately, part of that performance has been handed down to us with FRIEDEMANN'S AQUAMARINE ORCHESTRA IN CONCERT. And one last thing: Dear Music Lover, once you purchase these discs it is important that you empty yourself of all expectations before you listen. Then the music will stir in you an overflowing joy of life!
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Aquamarine
Danny Gottlieb Manufacturer: Atlantic / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bebop General
| Bebop
| Jazz
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ASIN: B000008B1O Release Date: 1990-10-25 |
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Aquamarine a Classic of Jazz Fusion.......2004-11-20
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Voices from Elysium
Manufacturer: New World Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Copland
| Copland, Aaron
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Gideon, Miriam
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ASIN: B00000AGK9 Release Date: 1998-09-29 |
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Aquamarine
Friedemann Manufacturer: Narada ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General
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ASIN: B000005P39 Release Date: 1990-09-14 |
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Pearl Harbor
Alpha Cat Manufacturer: Aquamarine ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General
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ASIN: B00005QZ45 Release Date: 2001-10-02 |
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"Pearl Harbor" alludes to a wide assortment of early influences. Artists such as Neil Young and Joni Mitchell's songwriting made an impact for their ability to portray raw emotions through straighforward, though sometimes extensive imagery. Soul tunes from early Motown (Smokey, Marvin, Aretha, Gladys) to Prince made a big impact, as did pure popsters from Dionne Warwick's Burt Bacharach songs, to the Hollies and Tom Petty. Others, like Squeeze, the Cure, early REM, the Replacementts, and Elvis Costello were impressive for their combination of pop simplicity with a darker mood and sound. Beck is a more recent influence, for his success at densely packing mixed metaphors into a playful, accessible form which invites, rather than demands, deeper examination.In this latest release, songs such as the title track examine the experiences many of us have had when false comfort and feelings of safety are suddenly interrupted and shattered by a shocking event. Thatched Roof Glass House looks at relationships where we convince ourselves we are connected, only to later find that the others' (invisible) walls are our own. Straw Hat continues the theme with what McCullough describes as "an almost verbatim narrative which became something of a fable on the page. You meet someone and are instantly sucked in by their charm, only for them to disappear as quickly as they came. Leaving you with nothing but a memory, and forcing you to examine that part of yourself that they've mirrored back to you."
Sometimes When I Wake, with it's introductory portrayal of a lonely dinner drinking, smoking and channel-surfing, delves into the darkest territory of all, where you don't care to answer the phone, "everything you do is wrong" and yet you still somehow find hope in the light of day. They say that the harshest cynics are the truest optimists.
The sojourn through Pearl Harbor ends on a most hopeful note, with the song Cling, inspired by the I Ching. A testament to the old cheese-pop adage "hold on loosely, but don't let go..." Desire for love vs. a need for Independence, the eternal challenge.
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Aquamarine Scene
Kingfly Manufacturer: The Orchard ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General
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ASIN: B00002SWRX Release Date: 2000-03-25 |
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Aquamarine
RON STEEN ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000R5NRNA |
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Robert Starer: Solo Piano Music, 1946-1996
Manufacturer: Albany Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Etudes
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ASIN: B0000049QK Release Date: 1997-03-18 |
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Robert Starer, who was born in Vienna and raised in Palestine, now lives in upstate New York. He worked for a time as an accompanist, and he writes extremely well for the piano. I don't think Starer has the kind of musical imagination that creates great miniatures, so the little pieces, of which we have one set and part of another, don't show him at his best. But his larger works have real substance, and although they are thoroughly contemporary they are still quite listener-friendly. I particularly enjoyed the meditative Twilight Fantasies on this disc, but the other larger works are also engrossing. All are played well by a friend of the composer. --Leslie GerberPop Music:
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