New Age Christmas 1

Track Listings

1. Twelve Days of Christmas

2. We Three Kings

3. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

4. Ave Maria

5. Deck the Halls

6. Away in a Manger

7. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!

8. O Christmas Tree

9. Good King Wenceslas

10. Auld Lang Syne

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New Age Christmas 1

Tracks:

Toccata in D Minor
Brandenburg Concerto #3
Rejouissance
Mass in B Minor Gloria
Violin Concerto E Major
Brandenburg Concerto #
Menuet & Baderine
Italian Concerto in F
Art of the Fugue
Christmas Oratorio
Menuet in D Minor
Musical Offering
Oboe Concerto in D Minor
Piano Concerto #5
Air on a G String

Tracks:

Toccata in D Minor
Brandenburg Concerto #3
Rejouissance
Mass in B Minor Gloria
Violin Concerto E Major
Brandenburg Concerto #4
Menuet & Baderine
Italian Concerto in F
Art of the Fugue
Christmas Oratorio
Menuet in D Minor
Musical Offering
Oboe Concerto in D Minor
Piano Concerto #5
Air on a G String

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CD:
1. Toccata in D minor
2. Brandenburg Concerto #3
3. Rejouissance
4. Mass in B minor Gloria
5. Violin Concerto E major
6. Brandenburg Concerto #4
7. Menuet & Baderine
8. Italian Concerto in F
9. Art of the Fugue
10. Christmas Oratorio
11. Menuet in D minor
12. Musical Offering
13. Oboe Concerto in D minor
14. Piano Concerto #5
15. Air on a G string

DVD:
1. Toccata in D minor
2. Brandenburg Concerto #3
3. Rejouissance
4. Mass in B minor Gloria
5. Violin Concerto E major
6. Brandenburg Concerto #4
7. Menuet & Baderine
8. Italian Concerto in F
9. Art of the Fugue
10. Christmas Oratorio
11. Menuet in D minor
12. Musical Offering
13. Oboe Concerto in D minor
14. Piano Concerto #5
15. Air on a G string

Format: CD

Holiday Eclection - A Global Mix of Music Sharing the Tone of Giving - Pier 1
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Holiday Eclection - A Global Mix of Music Sharing the Tone of Giving - Pier 1
David Benoit Featuring Michael Franks , Alex De Grassi , Oystein Sevag , Adiemus , Tracy Silverman and Thea Suits Silverman , The Daou , Toni Childs , Toninho Horta , Mason Williams , and Aine Minogue
Manufacturer: BMG
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B000K676QK

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Pier 1 Holiday Eclection - A Global Mix Of Music Sharing The Tone Of Giving// 1. Christmas time is here - David Benoit Featuring Michael Franks 2. The holly and the ivy - Alex De Grassi 3. Christal palace - Oystein Sevag 4. HTMN - Adiemus 5. The First Noel - Tracy Silverman and Thea Suits Silverman 6. Carol of hte bells - Russ Freeman 7. Walk and talk like the angels - Toni Childs 8. Ave Maria - William Galison and Toninho Horta 9. What tune is this - Mason Williams 10. Never ending winter - The Daou 11. The Dove's return - Aine Minogue 12. Stardust and snow - Once blue

Adagio II - A Special 2 1/2 Hour Collection Of Orchestral Classics

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Adagio II - A Special 2 1/2 Hour Collection Of Orchestral Classics

Manufacturer: Celestial Harmonies
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Adagio I: A Special 2 1/2 Hour Collection Of Orchestral Classics

ASIN: B0000007ZT
Release Date: 1992-11-03

Tracks:

Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770-1827)/Largo from Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor/Op.37/Stefan Vladar, Piano, Capella Istropolitana, Barry Wordsworth,Conductor
Gioacchino Rossini (1792-1868)/Andantino from Sonata for Strings No. 2 in A Major/Rossini Ensemble, Budapest, Andras Kiss, Leader
Gioacchino Rossini (1792-1868)/Andantino from Sonata for Strings No. 4 in B Flat Major/Rossini Ensemble, Budapest, Andras Kiss, Leader
Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)/Largo from Viola Concerto in G Major/Ladislav Kyselak, Viola, Capella Istropolitana, Richard Edlinger,Conductor
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)/Adagio from Cello Concerto in C Minor RV 434/Gyorgy Kertesz, Cello, Hungarian State Opera Chamber Orchestra
Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1713)/Adagio-Allegro-Adagio from Concerto Grosso in G Minor Op. 6 No. 8/(Christmas Concerto) Capella Istropolitana, Jaroslav Krechek, Conductor
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)/Adagio from Clarinet in A Major KV 622/Ernst Ottensamer, Clarinet, Vienna Mozart Academy, Johannes Wildner, Conductor
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)/Larghetto from Concerto No. 8 in A Minor for two violins and basso continuo RV 522 (L'estro armonico Op. 3) Capella Istropolitana, Jozef Kopelman
Edward Elgar (1857-1934)/Adagio from Cello Concerto in E Minor Op. 85/Maria Kleigel, Cello, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Michael Halasz, Conductor
Anatol Lyadov (1855-1914)/The Enchanted Lake Op. 62/Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, Stephen Guzenhauser, Conductor
Richard Wagner (1813-1883)/Siegfried Idyll/Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Katowice)/Johannes Wildner, Conductor

Tracks:

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)/Larghetto from Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor Op. 21/Idil Biret, Piano, Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra (Kosice)/Robert Stankovsky, Conductor
Max Bruch (1838-1920)/Adagio from Violin Concerto in G Minor Op. 26/Takako Nishizaki, Violin, Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, Steven Guzenhauser, Conductor
Sergey Rakhmaninov (1873-1943)/Adagio from Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor Op. 18/Jeno Jando, Piano, Budapest Symphony Orchestra, Gyorgy Lehel, Conductor
Edvard Grieg (1843-1907)/Adagio from Piano Concerto in A Minor Op. 16/Jeno Jando, Piano, Budapest Symphony Orchestra, Andras Legeti, Conductor
Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)/Adagio from Cello Concerto in B Minor Op. 104/Maria Kliegel, Cello, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Michael Halasz, Conductor
Max Bruch (1838-1920)/Koi Nidrei Op. 27/Julia Pantelyat, Cello, Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra (Kosice)/Johannes Wildner, Conductor
Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)/The Lark Ascending/Tibor Kovacs, Violin, Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra (Kosice)/Johannes Wildner, Conductor

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Spiritual Chants
Monsignor Guiseppe Biella , Josef Schabasser , Choir of the Vienna Hofburgkapelle , and Choir of the Polifonica Ambrosiana
Manufacturer: Special Music
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000009KMS
Release Date: 1994-09-27

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Carols of Christmas Past
from Solo Piano Publications
Really Big Shoes
Mystical Christmas Journey
A smooth ride to the holidays with this recording!

Carol: A Christmas Journey

Manufacturer: Really Big Shoes
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Paint the Forest Winter

ASIN: B0000C9ZA8
Release Date: 2003-09-03

Tracks:

A Virgin Most Pure
Coventry Carol: the Holy Innocents
Children's Song of the Nativity
Carol of the Birds
The Wexford Carol
Huron Carol
The Boar's Head Carol
Joyeaux Noel
Bring a Torch Jeanette, Isabella
The Dutch Carol
Ding Dong Merrily on High
Poverty
Silent Night

Customer Reviews:

Carols of Christmas Past.......2003-12-24

If you're tired of Christmas songs after hearing so many of the same ones over and over and are ready for something new here is the solution.
Zola Van's beautiful melodies give the Christmas spirit a new dimension. Carols from past centuries, seemingly lost in time, are brought to the present and surely must sound more beautiful than ever before.
These selectins are calming and soothing to the nerves. Highlights here are "Huron Carol", "The Boar's Head Carol" and "The Dutch Carol". But every song is played with remarkable excellence. For those longing to hear something more familiar, the timeless carol "Silent Night" completes this magnificent set of piano solos.

from Solo Piano Publications.......2003-11-08

When I slipped "Carol: A Christmas Journey" into my CD player, I expected to hear a collection of the usual Christmas pieces and carols with Zola Van's inspired solo piano interpretation. She had told me that this album was going to be different, and different it is! What sets "Carol" apart from other collections is the darkness and moodiness of the album. At first, it seemed almost bleak, but the more I listen, the more I hear the hope and anticipation in the music. Most of the carols are extremely old, going as far back as the twelfth century, and come from various European countries and traditions (one is Indian/Canadian). Van really did her homework on this album, researching the origins of the music as she collected the songs, and writing a short history of each piece in the liner notes. With all of the Christmas music I listen to and teach, I was amazed that I was familiar with only a small number of the carols, and because the collection is so unusual, I would think it would be easy to listen to it year-round without feeling silly about playing a Christmas album in, say, April while you're preparing your taxes!

The three familiar carols are "Coventry Carol," "Bring a Torch Jeanette, Isabella," and "Silent Night," all played lovingly true to the originals, but with fresh interpretations. "A Virgin Most Pure," is a hauntingly beautiful carol that tells of the prophecy and of three journeys to Bethlehem. Van's use of heavy chords in the deep bass of the piano accentuates the mystery and darkness of many of the pieces, this one included. "Children's Song of the Nativity" is a bit lighter, full of innocence and questions about traveling to Bethlehem - how far is it? what will we do when we get there? - a very sweet vignette. My favorite track is probably the darkest one of all, "Huron Carol". The words come from Huron droning, and were set to an Indian/Canadian tune by a Jesuit missionary who taught the Huron and Wendot in a wilderness outpost in Quebec. Van does an exquisite job with this piece - to the point that you can almost feel the chilling winds blowing through it. "The Boar's Head Carol" is a bit lighter and more festive. "The Dutch Carol" comes from about 1599, and is delicate, melancholy,and very beautiful. "Ding Dong Merrily on High" is probably the most upbeat piece - a dance that servants and peasants would perform for their employers' entertainment.

A very unusual collection of holiday music, "Carol" is certainly an antidote for too much Santa Claus. It makes you realize how far back our holiday traditions go, and the vastly different ways in which Christ's birth has been celebrated over the centuries. Historically, this is a fascinating collection - I learned so much from the liner notes. Musically, it is a spiritual and introspective journey to hear these haunting melodies played with such care and emotion. Zola Van has done an outstanding job with this album. Just be aware that this is not a happy-go-lucky album of "Jingle Bells" and "Santa Claus is Coming to Town."

Really Big Shoes.......2003-11-01

What I liked most was the powerful, suspenseful style of play, swirling with emotion, her embellishing style radiating a natural grandeur. I also liked the way her arrangements seemed to get to the heart of these Christmas melodies without being too precious. Her realization seemed to be much more about integrating Christmas into her musical vision than about trying to be a part of the sweet, tinkling chorus we'll be hearing soon enough. And it should be noted that she applied her style to a relatively unusual selection of carols, so there were significant segments where I could enjoy Christmas music without it being something I've heard over and over.

I found her treatments to be both relaxing and moving. And mind you, this--with the stereo on the fritz and my boombox at Lost Pines with my wife on a training mission--was first heard on the tinkly little computer speakers. I soon had to graduate it to the DVD player in the den to get the full surround, but its power is evident whatever the volume or acoustics.

I like this one a lot.

--Richard Banks, Christmasreviews.com

Mystical Christmas Journey.......2003-10-19

"I am a simple traveler. I am transported adrift a gentle, melodic seduction across hundreds of years to this place. Here in a shroud of feudal protection is common man, with reasoning and conduct conforming to his day, desperately seeking beauty, purity, and gentleness in an otherwise brutal world. Beyond dark stone walls of medieval thought, the allure of the beautiful virgin and the child-king's humble birth is the cherished focus of desire and intrigue." ~Zola Van

I first heard Zola Van's radiant music on a CD titled "The HeartAid Project." Her music captures hope, wonder, kindness and beauty. The fluidity of the fragile notes are balanced by the strength and depth of the message. Crisp, delicate and heart-felt notes mingle with images of Christmas memories and dreams.

There are lesser-known carols you might be hearing for the first time and a few beloved favorites that have survived in the hearts and minds of people across the centuries.

1. A Virgin Most Pure - Poignant and delicate rendition of an Old English carol.

2. Coventry Carol: the Holy Innocents - A 16th Century English carol with familiar strains and has grief and love intertwined.

3. Children's Song of the Nativity - A piece filled with questions and expectation. "How far is it to Bethlehem? Not very far. Shall we find the stable room lit by a star?" Zola plays this piece with precision and deep understanding. It is pure and beautiful.

4. Carol of the Birds is from Bas-Quercy, France. The peasants of the time told legends of enchanted animals who could speak on Christmas Eve. I can see birds swooping and soaring and following the "noel star."

5. The Wexford Carol is an Irish Carol known as the "Enniscorthy Carol."

6. Huron Carol is an Indian/Canadian tune - One of my favorites because it almost foretells sadness. Zola shows the full force of her interpretation as she alternates between spectacular lightness of hand and rich intensity. Zola has truly captured a moment in time with exquisite detail.

7. The Boar's Head Carol - A piece to take your breath away. The notes almost seem to be floating through the air like an invigorating breeze.

8. Joyeaux Noel - A French Carol sung at New Year's in the 1400s. Zola captures mystery and magic. You will recognize this sweet dream of new beginnings and hope for the future. This piece might delve into your memory and remind you of your most beautiful Christmas memories. I love how Zola tantalizes the listener with tiny raindrop notes and then just sends a downpour of notes to refresh your spirit.

9. Bring a Torch Jeanette, Isabella - A 15th Century French Provincial Carol with a playful twist. In the depth of night I can see little torches swirling in circles as Jeanette playfully dances instead of hurrying with the torches. There is a touch of humor here. It is as if time stops and this song could play forever.

10. The Dutch Carol - The beauty here is a solitary angel flying high above the earth. In the stillness of the night you can here "How sweet is love." The most comforting carol on this CD. It wraps you in warmth and you almost feel protected from all harm. Zola's playing dissolves all stress, this is a piece you could easily fall asleep to. As beautiful as a lullaby with a depth of caring that speaks of love and sweet dreams.

11. Ding Dong Merrily on High - A lighthearted piece. The emphasis here seems to be a joyous celebration.

12. Poverty - Spectacular depth and understanding. Zola shows her sensitivity in this interpretation. I hear a message so subtle it almost begs not to be explained but only to be felt with the heart. Perhaps this piece mostly evokes a sense of awe. We gaze at the tiny gift sleeping in the straw and are amazed at how a small child could be the hope of the world.

13. Silent Night - Instantly recognizable and a combination of all we love at Christmas Time. Zola plays this carol with an intricate beauty befitting this captivating story of heavenly peace.

Truly, I've never heard a collection of piano solos so delicate in magical beauty. Zola Van's music will quickly capture your heart. The universal messages of hope, peace and love have been captured in her interpretations of each carol. I highly recommend "Carol: A Christmas Journey" for the Holiday Season or anytime when you need a musical escape. It is timeless in its appeal and is a much needed escape from the harried pace of the holiday season or everyday life.

You may also enjoy "Paint the Forest Winter," and "River to River Trail: The Hike."

~TheRebeccaReview.com

A smooth ride to the holidays with this recording!.......2003-10-14

I have had the pleasure and priviledge of listening and reviewing Zola Van's 2 previuos releases. I am proud to say the the third release is just a entertaining as the other 2. Zola Van's talent seems with out limits in this release.

There are 13 tracks, totaling over 50 minutes of some of the best piano music out there today. The complete collection of Christamas music has you listening to all time favorites like Silent Night, which is my personal faovrite on this album.

You have some lesser known releases such as Carol of the Birds and the Wexford Carol. Even though the music is lsated for the holiday season, and it would make a perfect holiday gift, this cd could and should be listened to almost any timeof the year.

Having been given the rare oppurtunity to hear music that not only calms the situation but also relaxes you at the same is one of life simple pleasures. This recording is gentle in sound but large in volume as the music will resonante for more that just the Winter season.

Tracks:

Carol Of The Bells
O Come O Come Emmanuel
Angels We Have Heard On High
What Child Is This
It Came Upon A Midnight Clear
Good King Wenceslas
Silent Night
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Coventry Carol
Il Est Ne Le Divin Enfant

Album Description

The first in a series of highly popular albums, Kurt Bestor Christmas Volume One is a fully orchestrated album which has delighted listeners for season after season. From the bold sound of Carol Of The Bells, to the sweetly calm Silent Night, this is one album you will never tire of.

Customer Reviews:

Great Christmas music - but not "fully orchestrated".......2006-04-26

I love Bestor's music - it is solid, usually relaxing new age music that only occasionlly slips into becoming elevator music. However, I wish he'd stop using the terms "fully orchestrated" to describe his albums. It seems that for him that term means 1 or 2 pianos, 2 or 3 keyboards/synth, 2 or 3 percussionists and an occasional brass or string instrument thrown in. That, my friends, is not an orchestra!

Oh, and the other reviewers are right, Christmas wouldn't be Christmas without this CD.

Excellent.......2005-12-05

I really enjoy listening to Kurt Bestor and this CD in particular. It's one of my favorites. I noticed someone had a different opinion. I guess we're all entitled to our own opinion. Punk rockers for example - probably not going to like this one...

Somehow my stars showed up as 2. Ooops. I'd rate it a 10+

Hey Amazon, How about posting a few clips.

Kurt Bestor Christmas.......2002-10-23

Ok, someone is very negative...Kurt Bestor is a excellent performer, I grew up with his music, and it is NOT Christmas without it! If there is only one bad review, and several good ones, then we can obvously tell who doesn't know good music when they hear it

Il Est Ne.......2001-12-01

I love the last song on here. The entire CD is full of wonderful Christmas memories. When you think of Christmas you will hear this album playing in the back ground. This will put you in the Christmas spirit.

Awful!.......2001-05-24

I'm sorry to have to disagree with the other reviewers here, but this CD is really pretty bad. To call it "insipid" would be kind.

These arrangements are trite, bland, and boring -- they sound a lot like the background music in stores and elevators that you try to block out from your awareness, because if you really paid attention to them it would actually depress you to hear how far our culture has stooped, culturally.

If you enjoy hearing uninteresting, new-age-y, rock versions of carols, then go for it. But, if you're like me, and you want to hear arrangements of carols that are tasteful, creative, and have musical integrity, then go for something else. I would personally recommend "The Many Moods of Christmas" with Robert Shaw, or any of the Christmas albums put out by people like Kiri Te Kanawa, James Galway, John Rutter, etc.

Tracks:

Coventry Carol
Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring
Greensleeves
O Come All Ye Faithful
Pachelbel's Canon
Overture
Carol Of The Bells
Hark The Herald Angels Sing
Ave Maria
We Three Kings
Away In A Manger
March Of The Wooden Soldiers
Angels We Have Heard On High
Ave Maria
The Little Drummer Boy
O Holy Night
The Swan
Pas de Deux

Customer Reviews:

Love it!.......2002-10-05

I was thrilled to find this CD on Amazon (I've already have one--very well-worn). To me, this captures everything that is magical and spiritual about the Christmas season. I only wish Amazon would carry the other volumes as well!

My Favorite.......2000-01-10

This is definately my favorite musical Christmas CD. I was so happy to find it at Amazon, as my original CD is so scratched it barely plays, and I found it in a little gift shop. The music is soothing and beautiful, and could be listened to year-round.

Magnum Mysterium I - A Special 2 1/2 Hour Collection Of Sacred Music Classics

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Magnum Mysterium I - A Special 2 1/2 Hour Collection Of Sacred Music Classics
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Celestial Harmonies
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B0000007ZX
Release Date: 1994-08-31

Tracks:

Lectio I: Jeremiae For Holy Saturday
Lamentation For Maundy Thursday - Thomas Tallis
Lamentation for Maundy Thursday
Lamentation for Good Friday
Kyrie from Missa Papae Marcelli
Gloria From Missa Papae Marcelli
Creado From Missa Papae Marcelli
Sanctus From Missa Papae Marcelli
Agnus Dei from Missa Papae Marcelli
Motet O Magnum Mysterium
Motet Sancte Spiritus Domine

Tracks:

Motet Infelix Ego
Motet Versa Est
Introit from Requiem Mass
Kyrie From Requiem Mass
Gradual From Requiem Mass
Offertory from Requiem Mass
Sanctus From Requiem Mass
Agnus Dei From Requiem Mass
Communion From Requiem Mass
Introit From Requiem Mass
Kyrie From Requiem Mass
Gradual From Requiem Mass
Offertory From Requiem Mass
Sanctus From Requiem Mass
Agnus Dei From Requiem Mass
Communion From Requiem Mass
Motet In Manus Tuas

Celestial Christmas 3: A Special Collection of Seasonal Works

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Celestial Christmas 3: A Special Collection of Seasonal Works

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Christmas Concerti

ASIN: B0000007X3
Release Date: 1992-11-03

Tracks:

Con Grosso Op.6 No.8 in g Christmas Con: Vivace-Grave
Con Grosso Op.6 No.8 in g Christmas Con: Allegro
Con Grosso Op.6 No.8 in g Christmas Con: Adagio-Allegro-Adagio
Con Grosso Op.6 No.8 in g Christmas Con: Vivace
Con Grosso Op.6 No.8 in g Christmas Con: Allegro
Con Grosso Op.6 No.8 in g Christmas Con: Pastorale
Sinf from Christmas Oratorio BWV 248
Con Grosso Op.3 No.12 in C Christmas Con: Largo
Con Grosso Op.3 No.12 in C Christmas Con: Largo
Con Grosso Op.3 No.12 in C Christmas Con: Allegro
Pastoral Symphony Pifa from The Messiah
Con Grosso Op.8 No.12 in d Christmas Con: Grave-Vivace
Con Grosso Op.8 No.12 in C Christmas Con: Largo
Con Grosso Op.8 No.12 in C Christmas Con: Vivace
Canon
Con Grosso Op.1 No.8 in f Christmas Con: Largo-Grave-Vivace
Con Grosso Op.1 No.8 in f Christmas Con: Grave
Con Grosso Op.1 No.8 in f Christmas Con: Largo-Andante
Con Grosso Op.1 No.8 in f Christmas Con: Andante
Con Grosso Op.1 No.8 in f Christmas Con: Pastorale
Winter from The Four Seasons Op.8 No.4: Allgro non molto
Winter from The Four Seasons Op.8 No.4: Largo
Winter from The Four Seasons Op.8 No.4: Allegro

Album Description

This special collection of seasonal works includes over an hour of the most moving and beautiful Christmas compositions of Europe's Baroque era. The instrumental music of Celestial Christmas 3 is a fabulous addition to any listener's compilation of Christmas recordings. Baroque instrumental music is distinguished by the all-pervasive basso continuo: an instrumental bass line played on a low melody instrument, with expressive harmonies created on keyboard, strings, or plucked instruments. Baroque music came to its pinnacle with the Italian and German composers of the seventeenth to mid-eighteenth centuries. Celestial Christmas 3 includes eight of those pre-eminent composers. Four Italian composers, Arcangelo Corelli, Francesco Maria Manfredini, Giuseppe Torelli and Pietro Locatelli, each provide a glorious Christmas Concerto. These are interspersed with three shorter pieces from German composers Johann Sebastian Bach, Georg Friedrich Handel and Johann Pachelbel. The spectacular montage comes to a grand conclusion with Antonio Vivaldi's stunning Winter from The Four Seasons. Each of the pieces is tremendously emotional; together, they are powerfully stirring. Even though the composers intended them as Christmas music, most listeners would not want to limit Celestial Christmas 3 to that season alone. Not only is the music itself gloriously gratifying, but the European orchestra and its conductor perform each piece with remarkable virtuosity.

Tracks:

Amor [From Broadway Rhythm]
Negra Consentida
Embraceable You
Baia (Ne Baixe de Sapateiro) [from The Three Caballeros)
If There Is Someone Lovelier Than You
Tico-Tico [From Bathing Beauty]
Spring Will Be a Little Late This Year [From Christmas Holiday]
Bem Te VI Atrevido
I Love You
Capullito de Aleli
Long Ago (And Far Away) [From Cover Girl]
Cumparsita
Stardust
Stars in Your Eyes
Bim Bam Boom
I'll Close My Eyes - Percy Faith & His Orchestra, Hildegarde
There's No Holding Me - Percy Faith & His Orchestra, Hildegarde
Dancing in the Dark
That Old Black Magic [from Star-Spangled Rhythm)
All Through the Night
Begin the Beguine
Touch of Your Hand
Tia Juana
Temptation [From Going Hollywood]
Noche Caribe (Caribbean Night) [From Starlift]

Tracks:

Swedish Rhapsody No. 1, Op. 19: Midsummer Vigil
Body and Soul
Du - Ray Charles Singers, Percy Faith & His Orchestra
Deep Purple
Fiddle Derby
My Dream Concerto - Ray Charles, , Percy Faith & His Orchestra, Chorus
Dizzy Fingers - Percy Faith & His Orchestra, Magic Voices
I Got Rhythm
Flight 33 1/3
Solitude
Nervous Gavotte - Percy Faith & His Orchestra, Lou Stein
Mosquitoes' Parade - Percy Faith & His Orchestra, Chorus
Mer (Beyond the Sea)
Kitten on the Keys - Percy Faith & His Orchestra, Stan Freeman, Bernie Leighton, Chorus
Whirlwind
Cumbanchero [From Cuban Pete]
Goodbye John - Ray Charles Singers, Percy Faith & His Orchestra
Perpetual Notion
They Can't Take That Away from Me [From Shall We Dance?] - Percy Faith & His Orchestra, Chorus
Soft Lights and Sweet Music
Oodles of Noodles
Would You?
Cumana
Delicado
Song from Moulin Rouge (Where Is Your Heart?)

Customer Reviews:

"early beginnings from the vaults ~ Percy Faith".......2005-02-15

Living Era presents "Delicado", fifty original mono recordings from 1944 to 1955 featuring Maestro Percy Faith who was churning out some of the best releases with top notch arrangements...each song had an upbeat and faraway tone to it...beautiful ballads from composers Harold Arlen, Waldir Azevedo, Irving Berlin, Nacio Herb Brown, Hoagy Carmichael, Zez Confrey, Peter De Rose, Jimmy Dorsey, Duke Ellington, George Gershwin, Rafael Hernandez, Johnny Green, Jerome Kern, Frank Loesser, Cole Porter, Arthur Schwartz ...beautifully recorded representing Faith's limitless talent at crafting musical arrangements to fit an evolving music scene.

Now for the real treat...songs composed by Percy Faith with his unmistakable arranging "NOCHE CARIBE " (Caribbean Night), recorded in New York 1947..."DA DU", with Ray Charles Singers recorded 3/04/1952..."FIDDLE DERBY", recorded in New York 1951..."FLIGHT 33 1/3", after Rimsky-Korsakov: Flight of the Bumble-Bee, recorded New York 5/11/1950..."NERVOUS GAVOTTE", with Lou Stein on piano recorded New York 5/22/1951..."PERPETUAL NOTION", recorded New York 6/02/1949...Percy's arrangements comes from the heart and weaving a magic spell over the listener...compilation goodies on two compact discs for all the Faith Fans!

Sweeping and gliding strings, beautiful renditions of all time favorite Faith arrangements, such a statement of string counter melodies within the orchestration...many were favorites of my parents when they were dating...these songs represent some of the best arrangements in my Faith collection...when you put this collection on, you're in for a magic carpet ride sprinkled with the "Percy Faith Touch"...every arrangement has the signature of his pen and baton, two totally different tempos and rhythms surface within the boundaries of his genius...no doubt he was a master at his craft, they'll never be another like 'em, they only pass this way once...thank you Living Era for sharing these rare gems with the fans that encountered Maestro Percy Faith!

Total Time: 2-CD-Set ~ Living Era 278 ~ (6/29/2004)

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