River Water

Track Listings

1. River Water

2. Parting At Yangguan

3. The Autumn Moon Over the Han Palace

4. The Wronged Douer

5. Seasonal Rain In the Spring Night

6. The Pouring Molten Iron

7. Ballad of the Mountain Liang

8. Moonlight Over the Dai Area

9. The Moon Mirrored On the Er Stream

Editorial Reviews
From Rhythm Magazine
River Water is a series of powerful tone poems, some based literally on poetry, most dealing with subjects of loss and despair-widowhood, hard partings, executions, abandonment. No culture can lay tonal claim to desolation, but China comes close. On the title track, Yang Rui's erhu (Chinese fiddle) is the quintessential sound of heartbreak, evoking the image of a woman alone on a riverbank, staring into the darkness for her lost husband. The yangquin (hammered dulcimer) provides a rare joyful voice on the epic-sounding "Seasonal Rain in Spring Twilight" (based on a Du Fu poem), while yunluo (gongs) power "The Pouring of Molten Iron."

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River Water

Tracks:

A Meeting By The River
Longing
Ganges Delta Blues
Isa Lei

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Ry Cooder has long had an interest in other people's music, from the blues and gospel of black America through classic jazz and the music of Cuba. Even by this standard, his meeting with Mohan Vishwa Bhatt is certainly a departure. He is neither a serious student of Indian music nor in any way a master of its intricacies. Yet on his improvised session (this album was recorded without rehearsal in one evening), he and Bhatt truly collided musically and created moments worthy of the world-music Grammy they received for it. Bhatt is an iconoclastic character himself. He plays a modified box he calls the mohan vina that is a hybrid of a classical Indian instrument and slide guitar. He is long trained in the arduous classical style, yet his work has always demanded a lot of freedom. His duets here with Cooder are completely unique, liberating both artists from the usual constraints and creating a new musical style that is unlikely to be repeated or imitated. --Louis Gibson

Customer Reviews:

As Good As It Gets.......2007-07-17

If I had to choose one CD to take with me on a desert island this would be it. Sublime!

Forget the Stylistic Analysis... It's Awesome........2006-11-18

God help me, I just keep listening to this. Gentle... Lyrical... Rhythmic... Gives you that feeling you get when exposed to any paradigm of the form: "Yeah, so _this_ is what good music is! I forgot!"

Chillingly good.

Do your ears a favor! Get this one! .......2005-12-28

if you;re anyway involved with slide guitar playing, then get this one. cos it's one of the most outstanding slide-blues-fusion albums ever made. even if you have never heard indian music, it'll still grown on you, pretty soon. VM Bhatt is a master at his music & his instrument. And Ry Cooder is no less. i love both these guys' playing. But be warned that this is a VM Bhatt album featuring Ry cooder and not the otherway round. So apart from the fact that Ry's playing is always minimalistic, there's pretty little of Ry's sound on this album. But it still manages to keep me riveted for some reason. but his blues licks are so well timed and phrased, there's no words to describe what he does. and the chords he uses to accompany VM Bhatts passages, are so colorful. and for the real hardcore blues fans theres atleast one tune ' ganges delta blues' . man it's just awesome, with all the precussion and stuff. it amazing. i got more than i expected.

In the true spirit of confluence.......2004-11-02

The album truly encompasses the spirit of the confluence, of different worlds, different music, different thoughts, united in harmony, in the cool shade of the banks of the ganges.

Vishwa Mohan Bhatt is as effortlessly beautiful as ever. The flowing quality of his music, with delightful legatos splashes as his solos meet the solid boulders and branches of Ry Cooder's slide guitar. If anything I feel Ry Cooder was too quiet on this album, though, the blues/jazz influence was underplayed a little.

The title piece is one of my favourites, though Isa Lie is equally wonderful.

Magical music from another place and time.

Cooder aint up to par..........2004-11-01

Its a good cd, if you like the music. It may not be what you are used to. Listen to the audio clips. Nice slide guitar playing. Personally, i think Ry Cooder gets killed on this one, the blues licks just seem a little crude and basic compared to V.M. Bhatts licks...granted, he's more used to the style of music.

Songs of Free Men/ A Paul Robeson Recital

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Robeson on wax
The voice, the sound quality and the interpretation
A Voice from the 40s, often dated, often moving
Robeson at his best
some of the greatest songs of the last century

Songs of Free Men/ A Paul Robeson Recital

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ASIN: B0000029YJ
Release Date: 1997-12-09

Tracks:

Balm in Gilead
Chassidic Chant
Quiet Flows The Don: From Border To Border
Quiet Flows The Don: Oh, How Proud Our Quiet Don
Elijah, Op. 70: The Lord God Of Abraham
The Purest Kind Of Guy
Joe Hill
The Peat-Bog Soldiers
The Four Insurgent Generals
Native Land
Song Of The Plains
Cradle Song
Within Four Walls
By An' By
Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child
John Henry
Water Boy
My Curly Headed Baby
Mah Lindy Lou
Wagon Wheels
The House I Live In
Showboat: I Still Suits Me
Sylvia
Showboat: Ol' Man River
Porgy And Bess: It Ain't Necessarily So

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There was nothing like the Robeson sound, ever. To describe his deep, rich, perfectly equalized instrument is futile. Go instead to "Balm in Gilead," the opening track, and see if you can listen to the last pianissimo phrase without falling to pieces. Robeson was at his best when the music was slow and the words contained spiritual or social messages. Faster, lighter fare like Kern's "I Still Suits Me" or Gershwin's "It Ain't Necessarily So" find the serious-minded singer out of his element, lacking irony and swing. "Old Man River," though, gets a simple, dignified treatment. It's Songs of Free Men, though, that will just keep Robeson's artistry rolling along, especially in Sony's astonishing transfers. --Jed Distler

Customer Reviews:

Robeson on wax.......2007-06-19

I found this album in a thrift store last week, for a couple of dollars. It's the original pressing on four 78 RPM records, in a gatefold format. It's in pristine condition. I really bought it for the incredible cover art, although I hope to be able to listen to it in this format at some point.

The voice, the sound quality and the interpretation.......2004-09-24

Put this on your stereo and if it is good enough the depth and richness of Robeson's voice will make your fillings rattle and your chest rumble. The power of his voice is awesome. This CD is superbly recorded with no audible noise at normal listening levels.

A Voice from the 40s, often dated, often moving.......2002-09-01

"Red diaper babies" have greeted this disc with nostalgic joy, and it captures a time and an aesthetic and a political belief with precision. Anyone interested in the emotional life of the pro-Soviet left of the 1940s should buy this disc. It's something like Henry Wallace set to music. There is much more to Robeson than that, however, and Sony has given us Robeson whole: there are songs by American masters of the musical, there are labor songs, religious songs, as well as the kind of faux-folk songs which the butcher supreme Josef Stalin encouraged and which were not taken seriously inside the USSR (except at gunpoint!!) but which were taken up by dupes around the world. This is Robeson at his least savory - willing propagandist for a vile mass murderer. Songs such as "Native Land" (fittingly, Robeson is referring to the Soviet Union) and the Red Army song are the equivalent of the "Horst Wessel Song", anthems of murder, and it is difficult to listen to the worst of them without retching. On the other hand, Robeson's commitment to American folk culture was real. "Balm in Gilead" is deeply beautiful; "John Henry" is heroic; "By an' By" is both resigned yet hopeful. "Joe Hill" captures an era in labor history. Anyone interested in American popular song should hear these. Turning to Broadway, his "Old Man River" is very fine, though Robeson changed the lyrics for political reasons and Leonard Warren has done the song better. I disagree with the editorial reviewer: "I Still Suits Me" is wonderfully playful and shows Robeson using his gorgeously rich voice to tease and poke fun. However, Marc Blitzstein's "Purest Kind of a Guy" is beyond saving - another example of Robeson recording an unworthy song by a political fellow-traveller. Ugh. But for every miss there are two hits. Robeson performs Mendelssohn's Elijah with nobility, and sings his favorite song, "Water Boy", with joyous pride: "There ain't no hammer that's on these mountains that rings like mine, boys, that rings like mine."
No one need have any fears about the mono sound quality. The orchestra in the second half of the program is at times a little dwarfed by Robeson's voice, but it generally sounds clean and colorful, and the great artist's voice rings like no other.

Robeson at his best.......2000-05-12

It's hard to believe that most of these recordings pre-date the advent of magnetic tape: the CD transfer is superlative. The songs and performance are beyond reproach. Notable is the imaginative packaging in miniature 'record album' format, complete with the original cover art, and a replica of the original Columbia record label applied to the CD.

In response to a previous question: Robeson's performance of Danny Boy (Londonderry Air) can be found on the Vanguard LP entitled "Robeson" (VRS-9037).

some of the greatest songs of the last century.......2000-05-05

In the 1940s, before rabid McCarthyism and racism had taken its toll on him, Robeson made these wonderful recordings of spirituals, classics and pop tunes. Accompanied by the solo piano of the incomparable Lawrence Brown, or by an orchestra, the songs ring out with pride, dignity, skill and unmatched integrity. The shameful treatment that Robeson was subject to from American authorities certainly seem grotesquely absurd to a modern listener. The wonderful version of "The House I Live In" included on this cd should forever kill off any suspicion that Robeson did not love his country deeply. This album ought to be heard by millions of people, world wide. Robeson's voice is nothing less than a glorious high point in 20th century music, and it's hard to think of any recording capturing it to greater advantage.

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LOVE THIS CD
Great for yoga practice

Water Down the Ganges
Joshua Prem , and Manish Vyas
Manufacturer: White Swan
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Release Date: 2002-09-03

Tracks:

Water Down the Ganges
Habibi
Sawari
Trust
Ferryman's Tale
Moon Song
Ganga Pooja
Nisha

Album Description

The River Ganges plays an integral role in India's everyday culture and spirituality. This watery ribbon feeds the land and cleanses the souls of millions on its winding journey from the Himalayas to the sea. Inspired by the legendary river's mythic power, world travelers and long-time collaborators Prem Joshua and Manish Vyas, east-west alchemists of the highest order, invite you to take a trip down your "inner Ganges". Imbued with rich images of the East, Water Down the Ganges flows languidly from lush meditative ambience into rhythmic celebration of the great river of life.

Disciples of some of India's most respected master musicians, Joshua and Manish present this masterfully crafted recording, a perfect balance between acoustic clarity and electronic boldness. Just as one never stands in the same river twice, Water Down the Ganges offers a refreshingly new experience with each listen.

Album Description

2002 release from two extraordinary multi-instrumentalists features 8 tracks. White Swan.

Customer Reviews:

LOVE THIS CD.......2007-05-16

excellent work! this is a great loungey/mellow/trancey cd. it was given to me as a gift ~5 years ago and we still love it! highly recommend it, great fusion of indian & jazz.

Great for yoga practice.......2003-06-05

Namas te Prem and Manish!!

These two have created another great cd to practice yoga to. It has a modern upbeat that meshes great with vinyasa flow, then mellows to beautiful instrmental for seated poses and savasana.

It flows as a yogic journey like the title of the album implies.

I highly recommend this if you have a modern ear and a classical practice.

Tracks:

Oh, Shenandoah (Traditional)
He's Goin' Away (Traditional)
Skip To My Lou (Traditional)
Steal Away (Spiritual)
Wayfarin' Stranger (Traditional)
Soldier, Soldier Won't You Marry Me? (Traditional)
Pretty Saro (Traditional)
Johnny Has Gone For A Soldier
Black Is The Color (Traditional)
Red River Valley 9 (Traditional)
Nelly Bly (Stephen Foster)
My Lord, What A Mornin' (Spiritual)
Jeanie With The Light Brown Hair (Stephen Foster)
Hard Times Come Again No More (Stephen Foster)
Single Girl (Traditional)
Deep River (Spiritual)
Buffalo Gals (Cool White [John Hodges])
The Water is Wide (Traditional)
Black Sheep (African-American lullaby)

Customer Reviews:

Outstanding.......2007-06-06

Robert De Cormier's remarkable arrangement and Marie Spar Dymit's and Lynette Johnson's pure vocals of "Johnny Has Gone for a Soldier" are well worth the price of the entire CD.

Incredible..Worth 30 stars.......2007-05-16

The Dale Warland Singers are my benchmark by which I judge all other choirs. The uniformity of sound, blend, and precise entrances, uniformity are incredible - almost inhuman. Excluding the all male Chanticleer from the roster, this was the finest choir in America. Now that they have broken up, buy all of their CD's you won't be disappointed!

Superb singing matched with superb arrangements.......2004-07-03

A project like this one inevitably highlights the skill of arrangers, and Dale Warland has selected some of the most talented anywhere. Most of these selections will be familiar to listeners, but I doubt most people have heard, for example, "Red River Valley" in Carol Barnett's haunting version here, and ditto for her magnificent "Deep River."

The disc opens with a spectacular, panoramic "Shenandoah" that takes maximum advantage of the Dale Warland Singers' refined sound, and things only get better (if that's possible). Other favorites are a cheery, fizzing "Nelly Bly" and Mark Keller's strong reworking of Stephen Foster's "Hard Times Come Again No More."

Throughout the recording, the freshness of the arrangements is matched by the irresistible singing. This group is known for its outstanding performances and recordings, but this must be counted as one of their all-time best. The sound quality is terrific, capturing the gorgeous blend and precision of the group in a natural-sounding acoustic. Just stunning.

Beautiful music.......2003-07-03

I bought this CD after hearing a few of the recordings on our local NPR radio station. I was not disappointed in any of the selections. Very beautiful.

Beautiful Music, Yet There Is No There Here.......2003-01-13

The Dale Warland Singers (DWS) are among the relatively few musical professionals, who by their aesthetic standards and demonstrated artistry, have taken the less traveled and narrow road to exemplary artistic excellence.

The sound quality and acoustics are excellently engineered in this 20-bit original recording. The most delicately blend and inflection of the singers' voice can be heard. This sheaf of choral works has once existed in real space and time in the kaleidoscopic folklife of past generations. In recording the "Blue Wheat", the 40-member DWS, the creme de la creme of professional choral ensembles, has elevated the common oral tradition of American folk music into a rarified choral art form a capella "in the style of the chapel."

If the soul of the DWS is a capella singing, then Warland and the arrangers are the wings of the same soul. Among the kapellmeisters whose arrangements have graced this folksong anthology are the late Norman Luboff and Roger Wagner. Also included in this album are contemporary arrangements by other esteemed composers: John Rutter (conductor of The Cambridge Singers), Carol Barnett (the DWS resident composer from 1992 to 2001), and Stephen Paulus.

Gertrude Stein is famous for saying of her childhood home, Oakland, California, "When you get there, there's no there there." Purportedly, Stein opined this city by the San Francisco Bay lacked a defining sense of place. Bel canto notwithstanding, the folk melodies of "Blue Wheat" invoke a longing for something no longer possible. The abyss between the America today and the its past is impossible to bridge. Already, we have yielded to the abstractness of political correctness. Our past is either neglected, actively destroyed, or selectively museumed. We do not live in an understood land and culture. There is no there here in the presence of this music. It is only the poignancy of the moment that these beautifully rendered tunes live in our mind. We have to accept this reality as part and parcel of our rootlessness.

If the Oakland Raiders do make it to and win the Superbowl in 2003, there is a there there for some in the football community, albeit fleeting.

River
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Not Just A Great Rock Album But A Work Of Art

For the groove and Terry's voice , not the 'songs'

"A true, timeless master-piece"!!!!

groovy reid

Terry Reid - River (retrospective review by Dave Horn, Newc)

River
Terry Reid
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ASIN: B00006LSMD
Release Date: 2006-03-16

Tracks:

Dean
Avenue
Things to Try
Live Life
River
Dream
Milestones

Album Description

2002 reissue of 1973 album by this British blues/ soul/ rock singer who turned down what eventually turned out to be Robert Plant's position in Led Zeppelin. 'River' was Reid's fourth record overall & the only LP he cut for Atlantic. Seven tracks. Water Records.

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Not Just A Great Rock Album But A Work Of Art .......2006-03-12

No list of the greatest '70s rock albums can ever be complete without Terry Reid's "The River" & "Seeds Of Memory." I don't care how little they sold, these 2 albums are stone-cold classics, the best of their kind. "The River" is as good if not better than "Seeds." In the production department (by Eddie Offord of Yes & ELP fame) it sounds significantly crisper & warmer than "Seeds." The song "Dean" sounds absolutely incredible blasted out of even a stock 2005 Volvo S40 T5 sound system (keep the surround sound very low, put some mapleshade micro-smooth polish on the disc and you'll get even more LP-style warmth out of it). Reid's vocals are so powerful and soulful over that perfect bluesy groove and understated slide guitar, it will almost convince you that you're in an alternate universe listening to one of the biggest rock stars ever because the power of the music is so undeniable that it just floors everyone who hears it. It truly is an incredible testament to "the power of rock," whatever that was at its best, in the original model, taken to heights never dreamed of, following the famous example of "The Beatles" in the 1960s & early 70s. It destroys everything mediocre in its path & raises all who listen, with much love, mind you, to its own rarified stratosphere. It is mind-blowing without being arrogant, it is masculine without macho posturing, it achieves that balance perfectly. Lack of airplay and promotion is the only reason these albums didn't sell because they have rock-legend written all over them. Led Zeppelin with Reid would have been amazing. Very different for sure and maybe not as flamboyant and popular as Zep with Plant but the quality of the music would not have suffered (don't picture the famous LZ songs with Reid & try to compare it to Plant but imagine a completely different beast with legendary songs not yet written that were never to be). I have no problem whatsoever in comparing "The River" & "Seeds of Memory" to all the classic Led Zep albums. Just because Zep songs have been played a zillion times on the radio and Terry Reid songs from these 2 albums practially never, does not automatically mean Reid's songs have less staying power. For the perfect demonstration, listen to the track "Dream" which Reid sings in a mellow, quiet vocal over a spare samba-style acoustic guitar backing, giving new meaning to how deep & sensitive a perfect union of lyrics, music and performance skill can get without sounding overly soft or spiritually out of the rock aura in some James-Taylor-La-La-Land. Play that song ten times in a row and see if doesn't just keep getting better and better and better the more you play it. It is just pop-rock and yet even so, it is inexhaustibly, unfathomably deep, it is real emotion not some weak, lightweight counterfeit. Like "Fooling You" on "Seeds Of Memory," you literally cannot get sick of such perfect expressions of emotional complexity if you tried.

For the groove and Terry's voice , not the 'songs' .......2005-09-04

I was lucky to pick this up cheap - I say that because I already had Terry's LP called SEED OF MEMORY , which has a lot more form to it and which I had enjoyed .
RIVER sounded formless and very much like it was being made up on the spot . I couldn't really make out what the lyrics were , which is important for me .

I suppose some rock music made in LA in the 70's was the product of over indulgence - in a number of different things .

I would recommend buying SEED OF MEMORY instead of this album as it is ( or seems to me ) more structured .
Listen to it first , as your tastes may be different .
I will be trading my copy of RIVER .

"A true, timeless master-piece"!!!!.......2005-08-30

Well, i must say, i've been a most ardent Terry Reid afficianado, ooh, since first i heard this (on vinyl, then) masterwork!!Both this album, & "Seed of Memory", must be 2 of my most favourite albums ..EVER!!!Made in 1973, (a grreat year for music!!!), &featuring the amazing slide-guitar of David Lindley, no less, & Alan White's drumkit(YES), ..THIS , ESPECIALLY NOW, ON C.D. ,at last, is surely one of the most unusual & talented set of songs/tunes of the whole 70's music-scene!What an amazing voice Terry had, still has!!Great, great lyrics, altho' it takes some time to work out what Terry's singing !Doesn't matter , ofcourse, ..in the end , just his absolutely unique voice carries everything to an amazing crescendo!!Even now , some 30 odd years on, ..i STILL adore this album!!!!BUY!!!

groovy reid.......2004-05-18

Meandering at times, but very funky... and of course his voice is superb... mellow soul ... a must for fans.

Terry Reid - River (retrospective review by Dave Horn, Newc).......2004-02-10

This album is simply the bast that Terry Reid has made, even though some tracks were salvaged from an earlier abandoned session. Bearing in mind how good his other albums are, it deserves five stars in the book of anyone who likes his music. New or potential fans should start with this one. All his trademarks are there - scratchy guitar and vocals to match. One side electric and powerful whilst the other side is more acoustic and gentle.

I saw him live at Newcastle Upon Tyne Polytechnic (1973 I think when he was touring the then-new album - a superb performance - I'm now looking forward to the live DVD on Castle) and rushed out to buy it the following day. A VHS tape of him live at Gladstonbury Festival around 1970/1 from TV was recorded over in error and regretted ever since.

A couple of "River" tracks sneaked out on CD on the CD singles from "The Driver". I'd looked for the album on CD for years and bought the Japenese release as soon as it came out. The cover artwork is excellent too - one of the best uses of a gate-fold cover of all time.

Tracks:

Beautiful River (Shall We Gather At The River)
Simple Gifts
She'll Be Comin' Round The Mountain
Peace
McKay
A La Claire Fontaine
Deep River
We Gather Together
Not One Sparrow Is Forgotten
Cindy
Gentle Annie
We Shall Walk Through The Valley In Peace
The Water Is Wide
By And By
The Old Church
Lay Me Low
The Road Home

Album Description

This CD is the second of the final CDs to be issued by The Dale Warland Singers, who disbanded in 2004. The program is a "harvest" of popular songs, hymns and spirituals, including "Simple Gifts," "Deep River," and "We Gather Together". The Grammy-nominated Dale Warland Singers were specialists in performing American works. Includes 16-page booklet with full texts and notes on the works! The Dale Warland Singers CDs are among the best selling American choral CDs in recent history. This CD is a "volume 2" of their best seller, Blue Wheat, issued previously on ACC. Based in Minneapolis/St. Paul, the Dale Warland Singers were recognized as one of the world's foremost a cappella choral ensembles. This 40-voice professional choir recently celebrated its 31st and final season of concerts, tours, radio broadcasts, and critically acclaimed recordings, following the retirement of founder and director Dale Warland.

Customer Reviews:

"Harvest Home" Serves Up a Feast.......2006-03-10

Most CD recordings of choral music do not attract the attention of the population at large, and "Harvest Home" is clearly an exception. Word came to me about this remarkable album through a fellow faculty member at the Boston Conservatory. He was rightly proud of having written two of the arrangements, but prouder still of the fact that it had become a red-hot bestseller through the word-of-mouth network of choristers all over the country. Needless to say, I was curious but a bit skeptical. Generally, things that become that popular have an aesthetic downside. I ordered my copy from Amazon and got it just before I left to go to a concert with a couple of musician friends. We were frankly thrilled with the quality of the singing, the beautifully shaped nuances, and the richness of the several of the arrangements. It is clear that its popularity among choral singers has to do with the musical material, as with its execution. The arrangements are based on mostly religious American folk songs and show off the delicate intonational skills of Dale Warland's legendary group. It's just the kind of thing that church choir members can really appreciate, but unfortunately cannot stand up to repeated listing -- it has to be the work of great composers for me to hear recordings over and over again. Nevertheless, I played it for my choral group, and they jumped all over it. That's the market audience. Bravo, Mr. Warland.

Amazing.......2005-12-26

I've been a fan of the Dale Warland Singers for a long time, and attended many of their concerts. This recording displays perfectly what the choir was capable of. I listen to it constantly. Many of these arrangements are the best I've heard of these songs. "Deep River" is better than that of Chanticleer or Cantus. "She'll be Comin Round the Mountain" is really fun. I got the chance to sing it a few years ago and will never forget it. You NEED to buy this CD. It's well worth the money.

Exquisite.......2005-12-18

Buy this album! This is the finest recording I have purchased this year. The exquisite tonality and the arrangements have kept me listening every day. The audio quality is outstanding - balanced, finely nuanced, lovely soundstage. If you enjoy choral music, purchase this album - NOW.

Exquisite.......2005-11-16

I purchased this on a whim and it is been in my 5-disc player ever since. I have always loved choral settings of folk songs and hymns (with one exception - "The Water is Wide" should never ever ever be sung by a chorus - it doesn't work, but it is the only track I skip on this disc). The selections are all old favorites in often harmonically lush arrangements. Hawley's arrangement of "Not One Sparrow" is transcendent and has become my morning prayer, "Lay Me Low" my evening meditation. The singing is as near perfect as can be, musicality is stunning, and technical merits are high. I cannot recommend this disc enough.

Emotional and poignant.......2005-11-07

On Harvest Home, the Dale Warland Singers delve into the rich legacy of mostly American sacred and folk music. With the lush vocal orchestrations and thoughtful arrangements, many of these familiar songs take on new life and emotional depth.

As a boy, I grew up in the Mennonite church tradition and one of the distinctive things about our church services was the a cappella 4-part harmony. As I got older, I thought this was a bit odd and wished we used instruments in church like most people. In looking back now, I am thankful for that tradition and what it taught me about music and harmony.

Throughout high school I was involved with choral groups, doing several programs each year. The first year after high school I spent a few months at a religious school that had a long-standing tradition of chorale music. I well remember the hours of rehearsal to get the song just right, practicing enunciation and dynamics and expression.

So when I hear a group like the Dale Warland Singers, I have a small insight into the dedication it takes to do choral music at the level of this recording. These are singers and a director at the top of their game, with attention to detail everywhere, creativity in the arrangements and technical brilliance. And what a vocal range, with "how low can they go" bass and sopranos that my normal laptop headphones have trouble reproducing without distortion.

I've long been a fan of spirituals; they are at times moving to hear, at times playful and fun (and can be even more fun to sing). This album features a couple of my favorites: "Shall We Gather At The River" and "Deep River". Upon first hearing this rendition of the latter, I was nearly moved to tears by the stark beauty and emotional depth of this arrangement. It's a prime example of the power of music to take us places emotionally and connect us with the deeper feelings and longings of the soul.

In addition to several spirituals, there is a unique variety of other religious pieces pulled from the traditions of Quakers and Baptists among others. The album also mines some rich treasures from the Shaker tradition, including the comforting "Not One Sparrow Is Forgotten" and the poignant tenderness of "Lay Me Low', with the simple text of

Lay me low where the Lord can find me, where the Lord can own me, where the Lord can bless me

Not everything leans towards the serious or sacred though. A fun, light-hearted arrangement of "She'll Be Comin' Round The Mountain" (arr. by Emma Lou Diemer) features bouncing bass lines and lots of syncopation and sibilance to keep things interesting. And the traditional Dixie folk song "Cindy" tells the story of a heartsick man with tongue-in-cheek lyrics that playfully bounce from part to part.

The liner notes are exceptional, with lots of helpful historic and musical notes on the various selections. This is one of the final albums from The Dale Warland Singers after 31 years. The group disbanded in May 2004 so that the founder Dale Warland could focus more on teaching, consulting and guest conducting. He certainly has left his mark on the choral landscape and this recording is no exception. Highly recommended if you appreciate choral music, especially traditional folk and sacred selections.

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Paganiniesque (is that a word?)
Brilliance at work
Arguably One of the Best Violin / Fiddle Recordings Ever
The solo hero
Midnight on the Water

Midnight on the Water
Mark O'Connor
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ASIN: B0000062E2
Release Date: 1998-04-28

Tracks:

The Cricket Dance (Violin)
Caprice No. 1 in A Major: Caprice No. 1 In A Major (Violin)
Improvisation #1: Improvisation #1 (Violin)
Caprice No. 2 in G Minor: Caprice No. 2 In G Minor (Violin)
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Caprice No. 3 in A Major: Caprice No. 3 In A Major (Violin)
Improvisation #2: Improvisation #2 (Violin)
Caprice No. 4 in D Major: Caprice No. 4 In D Major (Violin)
Fancy Stops And Goes (Guitar)
Improvisation #3: Improvisation #3 (Violin)
Caprice No. 5 in F Major: Caprice No. 5 In F Major (Violin)
River Out Back (Mandocello)
Improvisation #4: Improvisation #4 (Violin)
Caprice No. 6 in G Major: Caprice No. 6 In G Major (Violin)
Flailing (Guitar)
The Star-Spangled Banner (Violin)
Midnight On The Water / Bonaparte's Retreat (Violin)
Amazing Grace

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Paganiniesque (is that a word?).......2003-10-21

O'Connor's virtuoso fiddling on this album is truly remarkable. I've followed his career for nearly twenty years now, and his playing was never better than what is presented here. The caprices are pure genius, combining classical styled arpeggios with rock/jazz/blues based riffs with a little fiddling thrown in for good measure. He even uses the bouncing bow technique (spicatto) in a similar fashion to Paganini's first caprice.

The improvised pieces further display O'Connor's musical brilliance and creativity. Improvisation #4 showcases his mastery of harmonics (no, it's not an electric violin you're hearing) and exagerrated vibrato (fiddlers might call it a shake). The liner notes say that this piece was recorded in one take in a moment of inspiration. Unbelievable!

The weakest cuts on this album in my opinion are the guitar and mandolin/mandocello pieces. When I first saw O'Connor he was playing guitar for the David Grisman Quintet on Austin City Limits. I was dazzled by his ability as a flatpicking virtuoso. It was only after I began collecting DGQ albums and reading up on the members that I discovered that he was known more for his world class fiddling than his picking. Later he came out with the False Dawn album where he composed and performed all of the pieces from a selection of over a dozen instruments. The picking on Midnight On The Water fails to live up to the first class playing he did in the 80s, however. (If you ever get a chance to hear the DGQ album Quintet '80 which is out of publication, or the live DGQ album with Stephane Grappelli you'll hear O'Connor at his best on a Somogyi acoustic guitar). It seems to me that as his focus on pushing the envelope for the violin has increased his focus on the plucked instruments has diminished. It's just as well, I suppose, since he reportedly has had to abandon the guitar and mandolin due to a case of bursitis. Still, the caprices alone are well worth the cost of this CD. We may very well not see the likes of this genius again in our lifetime.

Brilliance at work.......2003-01-26

Mark O'Connor has long proved himself to be one the greatest and most talented violinists out there, but this affirms that even more. He is an honest virtuoso - when I hear these recordings I am torn between giving up playing (I play the viola - mostly classical though) because I feel I will never have the technical capabilities he has, or running to unpack my instrument and start practicing. He is amazing, and has shown himself again and again as an extremely talented violinist, guitarist, and composer. If you like fiddle music in the least, or never experienced any, then I would definitely recommend this! It is amazing what he showcases on this album.

Arguably One of the Best Violin / Fiddle Recordings Ever.......2001-06-15

I've followed Mark O'Connor's career since his 1976 "A Texas Jam Session" LP and have watched him evolve into one of the best violinists / fiddlers in the business. This album, which represents the kinds of live one-man shows Mark has been performing for over a decade, is probably my favorite of everything he has ever recorded, and it has squarely established his reputation as a performer, improviser, and composer. Mark sounds better than ever, and these are some of his finest compositions, improvisations, and interpretations.

O'Connor's performance of his musically inventive caprices is absolutely hair-raising. His improvised tracks range from pyrotechnic displays to forays into the blues to ghostly explorations of violin timbres. Additionally there is some beautiful guitar playing on this album. Star-Spangled Banner is incredible; Amazing Grace is stirring, and the traditional Midnight on the Water paired with Bonaparte's Retreat makes for a satisfying high point of the album.

The album was nicely produced; the recording sounds as though Mark is standing right in the room with you- Sony Classical obviously put a lot of money into producing this one. The liners are extensive, informative, and even artistic (a Vanderbilt University poet has contributed a poem for each improvisation).

If you like any kind of violin music, fiddle music, or just sheerly virtuosic music, this album's for you. Even people who say they don't usually like fiddle music have fallen in love with this album.

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The solo hero.......2000-02-29

Is there anything this man can't do?

After paying tribute to his various sources of inspiration on Heroes - by playing duets with them - O'Connor began a journey into "serious" music. As a composer and performer, Mark O'Connor disappointed me on those early outings, even while I admired and respected his courage to stray from his roots.

It all pays off here. For not only are the master (Paganini) and mentor (Benny Thomasson) here, but all the other heroes as well: Stephane Grappelli, Russ Barenboim, Sam Bush, Vasser Clements, Pinchas Zukerman, to name a few. They've all become Mark O'Connor.

This recording demonstrates maturity in every aspect of O'Connor's craft - as composer, as classical violinist, and as pure fireworks fiddle player. The tone that defines O'Connor (for me) is here, but it shines through the other styles he's absorbed.

The album's title piece is simply the finest O'Connor recorded performance - so far. It pays tribute to Benny Thomasson - a man who felt it was unnecessary to compose new pieces because there were so many undiscovered, unplayed variations on the old ones.

This one's good enough to make you forget to ask "What's next?"

Midnight on the Water.......2000-01-05

Listening to Mark O'Connor playing Midnight on the Water, I was certain I heard the Beloved. And, when it was over and I wasn't sure, I knew it to be so when Amazing Grace captured me. Mark O'Connor understandably speaks of Nicolo Paganini as his inspiration. I would suggest that Sir Paganini is dancing with the angels at this very moment listening to these *amazing O'Connor caprices.*

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What ??
Nice Voice, but not a nice person...(read on, pls.)
A let down
The definitive Paul Robeson compilation

The Essential Paul Robeson

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Release Date: 2001-05-22

Tracks:

Ol' Man River
Steal Away
Joshua Fit De Battle Ob Jericho
Water Boy
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
Deep River
Lonesome Road
Mighty Lak' A Rose
Rockin' Chair
When It's Sleepy-time Down South
Mah Lindy Lou
My Curly Headed Baby
Carry Me Back To Green Pastures
Lazy Bones
St. Louis Blues
Congo Lullaby
Canoe Song
Shenandoah
I Still Suits Me
Summertime
It Ain't Necessarily So
Just A-Wearyin' For you
Song Of The Volga Boatmen
Little Man, You've Had A Busy Day

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Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child/Minstrel Man
Git On Board, Li'l Children/Dere's No Hidin' Place
Go Down, Moses
Bear De Burden/All God's Chillun Got Wings
Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen
Got The South In My Soul
Blue Prelude
Fat Li'l Feller Wid His Mammy's Eyes/Shortnin' Bread
Wagon Wheels
The Banjo Song
Love Song
Climbing Up (Mountain Song)
All Through The Night
Mood Indigo
At Dawning
An Eriskay Love Lilt
Trees
Jerusalem
The Cobbler's Song
A Perfect Day
Sylvia
Sea Fever
King Joe (The Joe Louis Blues)
The Old Folks At Home (Swanee River)
My Old Kentucky Home

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What ??.......2006-12-10

The idiot from Virginia thought it a bit strange that an American black man would give the communists a chance. Looking back from modern perspective is easier than what he had to go on in the thirtes. Gee, I wonder why a black man would do that after all that southern hospitality, segregation, and steady work you gave the "black folk". Not to mention all those nighttime campfires you had going in their honor.
While I might be from New York I certainly would not be called a bleeding heart liberal but I can certainly understand why the poor soul was looking elsewhere. You are either ignorant of history and its influences on people or you are a totally unsympathetic jackass!!

Nice Voice, but not a nice person...(read on, pls.).......2006-01-07

Paul Robeson, who was brainwashed into
beleiving Communist rhetoric (which is
strange as hell for an Amer-I-can black
man). A good singing voice but all cover
songs! Come on, Paul!

A let down.......2004-09-24

I own several Robeson recordings and purchased this one with high hopes as it has a great selection of tracks. Unfortunately given the excellent recording quality of "Songs for Free Men" and "The Paul Robeson Oddyssey", the remasters from what I assume are 78's and possibly radio are a let down and mar what could have been an excellent album.

The definitive Paul Robeson compilation.......2003-09-19

This 2 CD set of Paul Robeson is the definitive collection providing a decent overview of his work in 50 tracks all wonderfully restored from 78s as usual for ASV, with spirituals, show tunes, Shakespeare-like readings, and more done with a trademark bass voice and orchestration that backs up Paul perfectly and he would later be one of the first civil rights activists. The first disc is a reissue of the single disc "Ol' Man River-His 25 Greatest" on ASV containing "Ol' Man River," "Mighty Like a Rose," "Joshua Fit De Battle Ob Jericho," "Carry Me Back To Green Pastures," "Lazy Bones," and many more classics which is also available here at Amazon for those who only want a single disc of Paul's work and the 2nd disc contains 25 more classics including "Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen," "The Old Folks At Home," "My Old Kentucky Home," "Wagon Wheels," "Git On Board, Little Children," and many more. In other words, all 50 of these tracks are essential to any early pop, folk, gospel, blues, etc. music fan and this is the set to introduce yourself to his work in a convenient 2 CD package with the usual great liner notes and details on the original 78s ASV provides with each CD released in their Living Era series.

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Broadway: America's Music 1935-2005

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ASIN: B000B8I93Q
Release Date: 2005-10-18

Tracks:

Oh What a Beautiful Mornin'
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I Could Write a Book
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I Can Cook Too
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Love Makes the World Go 'Round
Try to Remember
Put on a Happy Face
I Say Hello
Happiness
She Loves Me
What Kind of Fool Am I?
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A warm Spring in Norway

Anne Sofie von Otter - Grieg Songs
Edvard Grieg , Anne Sofie von Otter , and Bengt Forsberg
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Tracks:

Haugtussa Op. 67: 1. Det syng
Haugtussa Op. 67: 2. Veslem
Haugtussa Op. 67: 3. Blr-Li
Haugtussa Op. 67: 4. M
Haugtussa Op. 67: 5. Elsk
Haugtussa Op. 67: 6. Killingdans
Haugtussa Op. 67: 7. Vond Dag
Haugtussa Op. 67: 8. Ved Gje-Bekken
Seks Sange op. 48: 1. Gruss
Seks Sange op. 48: 2. Dereinst, Gedanke mein
Seks Sange op. 48: 3. Lauf der Welt
Seks Sange op. 48: 4. Die verschwiegene Nachtigall
Seks Sange op. 48: 5. Zur Rosenzeit
Seks Sange op. 48: 6. Ein Traum
Seks Digte af henrik Ibsen op. 25: 2. En svane
Seks Digte af henrik Ibsen op. 25: 4. Med en vandlilje
Fem Digte af John Paulsen op 26: 1. Et h
Tolv Melodier til Digte af Aasmund Olavsson Vinje op. 33: 2. Vn
Digte af Vilhelm Krag op. 60: 3. Mens jeg venter
Barnlige sange op. 61: 3. Lok
Tolv Melodier til Digte af Aasmund Olavsson Vinje op. 33: 5 Langs ei
Romancer op. 39: 1. Fra Monte Pincio
Hjertets Melodier af H. C.Andersen op. 5: 1. To brune ne
Hjertets Melodier af H. C.Andersen op. 5: 3. Jeg elsker Dig
Seks Digte af Holger Drachmann op. 49: 6. Forregn

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Grieg's song's were almost all composed for his wife Nina. She was a singing actress with a considerable stage presence, if not a particularly impressive voice. In fact, Nina and Edvard Grieg were very much the Kurt Weill and Lotte Lenya of the 19th century, though the style and substance of Grieg's songs' is as different from 1920s Berlin as can be imagined. Haugtussa is Grieg's most important song cycle. It's tells the story of a goat shephard abandoned by her lover. Each of the songs is in simple strophic (verse and refrain) form, but the music has a tremendous range and variety, particularly in the folk-tinged harmony. Anne Sofie von Otter's performance is the outstanding Grieg song recital of our time, period. --David Hurwitz

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GRIEG APPASSIONATO.......2005-07-18

A good deal of care and sensitivity has gone into just making the selection of these 25 songs, before we even reach the performances. Some of the songs are fairly light in sentiment and expression, and none is to full German-Lied weight or portentousness, but there is real passion in most of them. What is blessedly absent throughout is the sentimental trifling that Grieg can sometimes be guilty of.

Von Otter is not one to do things by halves either. As usual she gives the songs everything she's got, which is of course a great deal. Thought has obviously gone into the way she has been recorded too. The acoustic is just faintly suggestive of a cathedral, but a voice like this needs space around it, and I myself support this way of doing things. I simply can't comment on any national or Scandinavian aspects to these readings. In any case I suspect the personal tone of this high-powered singer is a lot more to the point. The song `Spring' on the 18th track of this disc is well known from its orchestral version, but never in the innumerable orchestral renditions, many by Scandinavian orchestras, that I've heard has the climactic phrase of the melody been put over with such power and intensity as it is here. Obviously, the music has to be able to stand up to such an approach, and I find that it comes through with flying colours. The songs are mainly love-lyrics with some associated folk-pastoral numbers in a familiar way. There are some sad moments, particularly when the poor shepherdess loses her love in the 7th song, and the text of the following and final poem in this cycle about the brook must surely recall Schubert's Baches Wiegenlied to everyone, but even it stops short of what happens in that. In general however the tone is one of longing with intermittent joy, and every song seemed to me perfectly well suited to its singer.

Von Otter's partnership with Forsberg is well and truly established by now and there is a sense of complete understanding between them as we would expect. Forsberg isn't afraid to let his concert grand rip on occasion either, nor would I have wanted him to be. What I would have liked all the same is a little more refinement in his touch. He provides that very nicely indeed in the very last item in the recital. If he had done this more consistently throughout my mind would have been veering off less into tangential thoughts about how Gould might have handled such piano-writing.

The liner-note is brief but helpful, and full texts of the lyrics (some German, mostly in alternative forms of Norwegian) are provided with English translation.

A warm Spring in Norway.......2004-06-20

This is one delicious album. Von Otter has made a wonderful selection of love songs from Grieg. You very seldom hear the Nordic iciness that can be found so often in Grieg's instrumental chamber works. There is beautiful lyrical warmth in these songs written for his wife, springing out of the nature of the lyrics. Flowers explode from the piano accompaniment. The theme of Springtime appears again and again throughout these songs. Von Otter's warm, full voice brings the songs to wonderful life. The recording acoustics have the sound of recital hall instead of a recording studio. But I'm grateful for this. Von Otter's powerful voice singing directly into your ear could be overwhelming. Although the acoustics make Forsberg's piano sound a bit flat. Von Otter and Forsberg sink their teeth into every emotion projected from the lyrics and music, so be prepared for an often unsubtle emotional assault on your sensibilities. The beauty of these neglected songs is brought to life in a vivid way. This album is a treat you can't afford to pass up.

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