Memories of Home

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Fred Cameron is an author, composer, musician and explorer of new fields of knowledge based on wisdom of the ancients. He discovered the Mesopotamian tunings in 1996 and has been researching the potential of sound and healing ever since.

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Music in special tunings from ancient Mesopotamia. These tunings are different than those used in most Western music. They are more harmonious. The first thing one notices is that it feels different. It feels calmer, more peaceful and more whole. Healing music played in the ancient Mesopotamian tunings enhances physical, emotional and spiritual balance as it evokes new levels of awareness within the listener.

Memories of Home,Fred Cameron


Memories of Home

Memories of Home
Land of My Fathers: 100 Great Welsh Choir Favourites
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    Land of My Fathers: 100 Great Welsh Choir Favourites

    Manufacturer: Castle Pulse
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B0009SOFXG
    Release Date: 2005-08-01

    Tracks:

    1. Guide Me O Thou Great Redeemer (CWM Rhondda) - Caerphilly Make Voice Choir
    2. Land of My Fathers - Caerphilly Make Voice Choir
    3. Dies Irae
    4. Men of Harlech
    5. You'll Never Walk Alone
    6. Cadwyn O Emyn Donau Cymreig: Joanna (Trad./Elfion Wyn)/Crugybar (Trad.
    7. Old Folks at Home
    8. Il Liza Jane
    9. Faust/Soldier's Chorus - Caerphilly Make Voice Choir
    10. Vergine Degli Angeli
    11. Ballard of Rourke's Drift - Cwt-Y-Collen Choir
    12. My Hero
    13. God Bless the Prince of Wales - Caerphilly Make Voice Choir
    14. German Mass/Gloria
    15. German Mass/Sanctus
    16. Misbles/Master of the House/On My Own/Drink with Me/Empty Chairs at
    17. All Through the Night - Caerphilly Make Voice Choir
    18. Arwelfa
    19. Invictus
    20. Softly as I Leave You

    Tracks:

    1. Diolch l'R L
    2. Hine E Hine (Maori Lullaby)
    3. Pererin Wyf (Amazing Grace)
    4. Tribute to the USA: America the Beautiful (Ward/Bates)/God Bless ...
    5. Memories of Martha
    6. I Lombardi/The Crusaders' Chorus - Treorchy Male Choir
    7. Myfanwy - Treorchy Male Choir
    8. Tales of Hoffman/Barcarolle
    9. Creation's Hymn
    10. In the Spirit!
    11. Shall We Gather at the River
    12. Nos a Bore
    13. Very Best Time of Year
    14. Soon Ah Will Be Done
    15. Thanks Be to God
    16. Flower That Shattered the Stone
    17. Rhys - Treorchy Male Choir
    18. Where Shall I Be?
    19. Bywyd y Bugail
    20. Lord's Prayer

    Tracks:

    1. Ave Maria
    2. Pearl Fishers/Divine Brahma
    3. She Was Beautiful (Cavatina) - Treorchy Male Choir
    4. Cymru Fach
    5. Nidaros
    6. Jacob's Ladder - Treorchy Male Choir
    7. Watching the Wheat
    8. Pan Ddaw y Saint (When the Saints Go Marching In)
    9. Misbles/Stars
    10. Rachie
    11. Pirates of Penzance/With Cat-Like Tread - Treorchy Male Choir
    12. There Is a Balm in Gilead
    13. Rise Up Shepherd and Foller
    14. My Lord, What a Mornin'
    15. Bryn Myrddin
    16. Jesus Christ Superstar/Medley: Jesus Christ Superstar/Hosanna/The Last
    17. Finnish Forest (Suomen Salossa)
    18. Nabucco/The Glory of Israel
    19. Ride the Chariot
    20. Tydi a Roddaist - Treorchy Male Choir

    Tracks:

    1. Y Nefoedd
    2. Phantom of the Opera/Think of Me
    3. Morte Christe (When I Survey the Wondrous Cross)
    4. By Babylon's Wave
    5. I'm Gonna Sing
    6. Where Could I Go But to the Lord?
    7. Holy City - Treorchy Male Choir
    8. Mefistofele: Ave Signor, Degli Angeli
    9. Senzenina (Zulu Chant)
    10. That's All I Want from You
    11. Deep Harmony - Treorchy Male Choir
    12. Give Me Jesus
    13. Just a Closer Walk with Thee
    14. My Wish for You
    15. Jeptha/Waft Her Angels
    16. Mose in Egitto/Prayer
    17. Be Still My Soul (Finlandia Hymn)
    18. God's Choir in the Sky
    19. Floral Dance - Treorchy Male Choir
    20. Smilin' Through

    Tracks:

    1. Calon Lan
    2. True Love
    3. Mor Fawr Wyt Ti (How Great Thou Art)
    4. Aberystwyth
    5. Comrades in Arms
    6. Cats/Memory
    7. They Led My Lord Away
    8. State Fair/It's a Grand Night for Singing
    9. When I Fall in Love
    10. Let's Face the Music and Dance
    11. Windmills of Your Mind
    12. How Soon
    13. Non Nobis Domine
    14. Rhythm of Life
    15. Kalinka
    16. Sound an Alarm
    17. Neapolitan Trilogy: It's Now or Never (Di Capua/Schroeder/Gold)/Mo ...
    18. Turandot/Nessun Dorma
    19. Christus Redemptor
    20. Ann Evening's Pastorale

    Album Details

    Choirs Include the Morriston Orpheus Choir, the Pontadrddulais Male Voice Choir, the Caerphilly Male Voice Choir, the Cwrt-y-gollen Choir, the Treorchy Male Choir and the Lucknow Male Voice Choir.
    Léhar: The Land of Smiles; The Merry Widow; The Count of Luxembourg (Highlights)
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    • Arguably "The Best" English "Merry Widow "
    Léhar: The Land of Smiles; The Merry Widow; The Count of Luxembourg (Highlights)

    Manufacturer: Class. for Pleas. Us
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    5. The Merry Widow

    ASIN: B00009KHY2
    Release Date: 2003-09-02

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Arguably "The Best" English "Merry Widow ".......2006-09-12

    This is the "Merry Widow" with English translation by Christopher Hassel sung by June Bronhill. I loved this rendition ever since I first heard it in about 1960. What's to love? First the translation is the best I've heard. The language doesn't sound "stilted" as some others. And, you can understand almost every word sung. Plus, the famous song, "Vilja" has some wording that moves me every time I hear it: The soprano sings, "Love me and I'll DIE for you!" with the word "die" somewhat emphasized. I don't know, there's just something "powerful" about someone saying they'd "die" for love! AND, at the end of "Vilja" the chorus and soprano raise to a crescendo hitting a high note together. In many renditions the chorus is heard but not the soprano on the final high note. In THIS version, the soprano, June Bronhill, can be heard rising to the final high note with an incressing crescendo and fortissimo louder than the chorus and holding the final high note---which gives a very thrilling effect as she holds that final note, I assure you!

    The "problem" is that this June Bronhill, Reid, and Hassel version is hard to find on CD. For example, this CD is made in Holland and "there is one left" so it says on Amazon. But, if you can find it, I think it would be very much worth a listen. Then, after hearing it, if you think there's a "better" Merry Widow, please let ME know! Thanks. Email:boland7214@aol.
    Essential Gold
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      Essential Gold

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      ASIN: B000274TFS
      Release Date: 2004-05-25

      Tracks:

      1. Be My Love
      2. Loveliest Night of the Year
      3. Che Gelida Manina [From LA Boh]
      4. Serenade
      5. You Do Something to Me
      6. Deep in My Heart, Dear
      7. Core 'ngrato
      8. Without a Song
      9. Vesti la Giubba [From Pagliacci]
      10. Golden Days
      11. They Didn't Believe Me
      12. Danny Boy
      13. Cielo E Mar (La Gioconda)
      14. M'Appari [From Martha]
      15. Kiss
      16. Parlami d'Amore Mariu
      17. None But the Lonely Heart
      18. E Lucevan le Stelle [From Tosca]
      19. Song of India
      20. Danza
      21. Hills of Home
      22. Trees

      Tracks:

      1. Because You're Mine
      2. Drink, Drink, Drink
      3. Questa O Quella [From Rigoletto]
      4. Toselli's Serenade
      5. Temptation
      6. Mattinata
      7. Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise
      8. If
      9. Marechiare
      10. You Are Love
      11. Fleur Que Tu M'Avais Jetee [From Carmen]
      12. Thine Alone
      13. FuniculFunicul
      14. Because
      15. Lolita
      16. 'A Vucchella
      17. For You Alone
      18. Una Furtiva Lagrima [From l'Elisir d'Amore]
      19. I'll Never Love You
      20. Drigo Serenade
      21. You'll Never Walk Alone
      22. Ave Maria

      Tracks:

      1. O Sole Mio
      2. Granada
      3. I'm Falling in Love With Someone
      4. Mamma Mia, Che Vo' Sap
      5. Donkey Serenade
      6. Diane
      7. Memories
      8. Donna E Mobile [From Rigoleto]
      9. Recondita Armonia (Tosca)
      10. O Holy Night
      11. More Than You Know
      12. Valnecia
      13. Celeste Aida [From Aida]
      14. Santa Lucia
      15. O Paradiso (L'Africaine) [From Because You're Mine]
      16. I Love Thee
      17. Cosi Cosa
      18. Torna a Surriento
      19. Addio Alla Madre (Cavalleria Rusticana)
      20. My Song, My Love
      21. Song Angels Sing
      22. I'll Walk With God
      23. Lord's Prayer
      Rawsthorne: Film Music
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        Rawsthorne: Film Music

        Manufacturer: Chandos
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

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        ASIN: B00004RDVO
        Release Date: 2000-04-25
        Bretan: My Lieder-Land
        Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
        • A Surprise from Transylvania
        Bretan: My Lieder-Land

        Manufacturer: Nimbus Records
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

        GeneralGeneral | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
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        ASIN: B00004SDTW
        Release Date: 2000-06-13

        Tracks:

        1. The Heart - Ludovic Konya/Ferdinand Weiss
        2. I Will Return Home To My Village - Ludovic Konya/Ferdinand Weiss
        3. Cuckoo, Why Don't You Return? - Ludovic Konya/Ferdinand Weiss
        4. At The Window On The Sea - Ludovic Konya/Ferdinand Weiss
        5. Lament Of The Plow - Ludovic Konya/Ferdinand Weiss
        6. On The Hill Of Feleac - Ludovic Konya/Ferdinand Weiss
        7. Forget Your World - Ludovic Konya/Martin Berkofsky
        8. Above The Trees - Ludovic Konya/Martin Berkofsky
        9. At My Son's Cradle - Ludovic Konya/Martin Berkofsky
        10. The Reluctant Debt Prayer - Ludovic Konya/Martin Berkofsky
        11. Unsung Hungarian Summers - Ludovic Konya/Martin Berkofsky
        12. A Young Man's Outcry - Ludovic Konya/Martin Berkofsky
        13. In Luxemburg Gardens - Ludovic Konya/Martin Berkofsky
        14. Night Passage For Carts - Ludovic Konya/Martin Berkofsky
        15. After Twenty Years - Ludovic Konya/Ferdinand Weiss
        16. Childhood - Ludovic Konya/Ferdinand Weiss
        17. Small-Town Autumn Sundays - Ludovic Konya/Ferdinand Weiss
        18. Silence - Ludovic Konya/Ferdinand Weiss
        19. When Memories... - Ludovic Konya/Ferdinand Weiss
        20. Autumn Slipped Into Paris - Ludovic Konya/Ferdinand Weiss
        21. Sleepy Little Birds - Ludovic Konya/Ferdinand Weiss
        22. And If Branches Beat Against The Window - Ludovic Konya/Ferdinand Weiss

        Customer Reviews:

        5 out of 5 stars A Surprise from Transylvania.......2000-06-30

        Nimbus Records are rumored to headquarter in the stones of an ancient castle: our curiosity leads us to wonder whether those historic blocks and their inhabitants are related in some most unnatural way to the Transylvanian treasures on this disc.

        We have Nicolae Bretan-the Transylvanian composer of heart-rendingly beautiful melodies; the lyrics of the Old World's most soulful-Goga, Ady, Eminescu, Cosbuc, Eftimiu, Rilke; the superb singing and playing of Transylvania's baritone Ludovic Konya and pianist Ferdinand Weiss.

        The cover and tray card tell us about the baritone and pianist, but the real surprise is within: once one looses the nails from the shrink-wrapped jewel-case/coffin, and crow-bars out the gothic-proportioned booklet from its crypt, one discovers that Nimbus have kept another pianist-Martin Berkofsky-prisoner in its dungeon.

        Perhaps this Berkofsky is not allowed into the daylight, or worse, perhaps Nimbus have already dosed him with the requisite stake in the heart. Neverthess be Berkofsky one of the living or one of the living dead, his partnership (eight of the 22 tracks on this disc,) with Konya reaches those rare and sublime heights of truth to the composer.

        Nimbus' crypt yields no biographical information of any of the performers and we wonder if they all are cursed to perpetual darkness.

        Or perhaps this is all a clever advertising ploy like the soft-drinks' purveyors "open to see if you have won a prize." We have opened and we have definitely won a grand prize.
        Strauss: Waltzes, Polkas & Marches
        Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
        • Superb collection
        • Boskovsky and the Strauss Family of Vienna.
        • Strauss's Lover Must Own!!!!!
        Strauss: Waltzes, Polkas & Marches

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        ASIN: B0000042GN
        Release Date: 1997-11-11

        Tracks:

        1. Walzer, Op. 314: An der schonen, blauen Donau
        2. Polka schnell, Op. 373: Auf der Jagd
        3. Walzer, Op. 410: Fuhlingsstimmen
        4. Pizzicato-polka
        5. Op. 335: Egyptischer Marsch
        6. Op. 214: Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka
        7. Op. 173: Dynamiden-Waltzer
        8. Polka-Mazurka, Op. 144: Die Schwatzerin
        9. Walzer, Op. 270: Carnavals Botschafter
        10. Op. 117: Annen-Polka
        11. Walzer, Op. 75: Fesche Geister
        12. Polka schnell, Op. 278: Jokey Polka
        13. Walzer, Op. 235: Spharenklange
        14. Polka francaise, Op. 269: Feuerfest
        15. Op. 29a: Wettrennen-Galop

        Tracks:

        1. Walzer, Op. 325: Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald
        2. Polka schnell, Op. 240: Eingesendet
        3. Op. 228: Radetzky-Marsch
        4. Op. 269: Demolirer-Polka
        5. Walzer, Op. 367: Du und Du
        6. Polka-Mazurka, Op.129: Brennende Liebe
        7. Op. 433: Spanischer Marsch
        8. Polka schnell, op.45: Bahn frei!
        9. Walzer, Op.258: Aquarellen
        10. Polka schnell, Op.393: St|rmisch in Lieb' und Tanz
        11. Polka-Mazurka, Op.166: Frauenherz
        12. Op. 411: Lagunen-Walzer
        13. Polka francaise, Op. 235: Piefke un Pufke
        14. Freuet euch des Lebens Walzer, op.340
        15. Musikalischer Scherz, Op.257: Perpetuum mobile

        Tracks:

        1. Walzer, Op. 333: Wien, Weiss und Gesang
        2. Polka francaise, Op. 336: Im Krapfenwaldl
        3. Walzer, Op. 346: Tausend und ein Nacht
        4. Op. 156: Napoleon Marsch
        5. Walzer, Op. 364: Wo die Citronen blueh'n!
        6. Polka-Mazurka, Op. 204: Die Libelle
        7. Polka francaise, Op. 57: Moulinet
        8. Walzer, Op. 443: Seid umschlungen, Millionen
        9. Polka schnell, Op. 413: So angstlich sind wir nicht
        10. Polka-Mazurka, Op. 315: Lob der frauen
        11. Op. 43: Explosions Polka
        12. Walzer, Op. 184: Transactionen
        13. Polka francaise, Op. 281: Heiterer Mut
        14. Op. 42: Sperl Galopp

        Tracks:

        1. Walzer, Op. 354: Wiener Blut
        2. Op. 211: Champagner-Polka
        3. Walzer, Op. 307: Wiener Bonbons
        4. Op. 449: Neue Pizzicato-Polka
        5. Walzer, Op. 114: Liebeslieder
        6. Ungarische Polka schnell, Op. 332: Eljen a Magyar
        7. Walzer, Op. 316: Krleben
        8. Op. 378: Banditen-Galopp
        9. Op. 426: Russischer Marsch
        10. Polka schnell, Op. 324: Unter Donner und Blitz
        11. Walzer, Op. 279: Morgenbler
        12. Polka schnell, Op. 133: Auf Ferienreisen
        13. Walzer, Op. 164: Dorfschwalben aus terreich
        14. Op. 126: Kaiser Franz Joseph I. Rettungs-Jubel-Marsch

        Tracks:

        1. Walzer, Op. 388: Rosen aus dem S
        2. Polka schnell, Op. 281: Vergnzug
        3. Op. 437: Kaiserwalzer
        4. Polka schnell, Op. 319: Leichtes Blut
        5. Walzer, Op. 154: Loreley-Rhein-Kle
        6. Polka, Op. 291: 'S gibt nur a Kaiserstadt, 's gibt nur a Wien !
        7. Walzer, Op. 143: Schneeglhen
        8. Polka-Mazurka, Op. 282: Die Emancipirte
        9. Polka schnell, Op. 259: Mit Extrapost
        10. Walzer, Op. 234: Accelerationen
        11. Polka Francaise, Op. 372: Bitte Sch
        12. Op. 289: Persischer Marsch
        13. Walzer, Op. 212: Delirien
        14. Op. 365: Tik-Tak-Polka

        Tracks:

        1. Op. 363: Fledermaus-Quadrille - Various Artists
        2. Polka, Op. 271: Ohne Sorgen - Various Artists
        3. Walzer, Op. 263: Mein Lebenslauf ist Lieb und Lust - Various Artists
        4. Op. 236: Orpheus-Quadrille - Various Artists
        5. Polka, Op. 230: Im Fluge - Various Artists
        6. Walzer, Op. 361: Bei uns z'Haus - Various Artists
        7. Schutzen-Quadrille - Various Artists
        8. Polka, Op. 241: Extempore - Various Artists
        9. Walzer, Op. 390: Nordseebilder - Various Artists
        10. Polka, Op. 241: Freikugeln - Various Artists
        11. Walzer, Op. 101: Mephistos Hollenrufe - Various Artists
        12. Marsch, Op. 478: Aufs Korn - Various Artists
        13. Walzer, Op. 329: Erinnerung an Covent-Garden - Various Artists
        14. Op. 152: Rudolfsheimer-Polka - Various Artists

        Amazon.com

        Boskovsky's encyclopedic collection with the Vienna Philharmonic, recorded between 1957 and 1976, is as close to definitive as one is likely to get. There was a special camaraderie between Boskovsky and the Philharmonic--he was a member of the orchestra's violin section for 37 years and conducted their New Year's Day concerts from 1955 until 1979. There was also a special empathy that these performers, as custodians of a tradition going back to its origins, felt for the music of the Strauss family. It comes across quite wonderfully on these mid-price CDs, which have been painstakingly remastered for an edition every collector should have. --Ted Libbey

        Customer Reviews:

        5 out of 5 stars Superb collection.......2006-03-07

        If you love or are just curious about the music of Vienna's Strauss family, this is the box set for you. You need look no further. Willi Boskovsky and the Vienna Philharmonic set the standards for the performance of these sublime waltzes, polkas and marches. The sound is fine, too, even though the recordings are not new. This is, quite simply, a magnificent set. I cannot recommend it highly enough.

        5 out of 5 stars Boskovsky and the Strauss Family of Vienna........2003-06-12

        A long series of Strauss music recordings conducted by Willi Boskovsky provides the contents of this slender, super-compact box of 6 CDs. Those who collected the original issues should check the contents before jettisoning them, because not everything has been reissued here. I especially regret that the vocal version of "An der schönen blauen Donau" has been omitted.

        No combination has ever excelled Willi Boskovsky and the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra in performing this repertoire. Although the waltzes, polkas, quadrilles, marches and overtures were performed over and over again by these musicians, there is never a hint of workaday routine or staleness to be heard here. Everything seems to unfold naturally. Each item's inherent character is displayed. Tiny nuances and felicities of phrasing and a balance that favors the melody and reduces the accompaniment make these performances inimitable. The performance of "Morgenblätter" seems to provide a tad more excitement and impact than the other 85 items.

        The recordings were made between 1960 and 1976. They are studio recordings, not deriving from the famous New Year concerts, and all but the few items from the very earliest year provide excellent sound.

        5 out of 5 stars Strauss's Lover Must Own!!!!!.......2001-10-09

        Budget Price..... Recording and sound are good to excellence .... Let's enjoy and touch the spirits of Vienna now.....
        Celtic Music for Guitar
        Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
        • For the Aspiring Celtic Guitarist...
        • Excellent.
        Celtic Music for Guitar

        Manufacturer: ADG
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

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        1. Message of the Sea: Celtic Music for Guitar

        ASIN: B00000FDG1
        Release Date: 1998-11-24

        Tracks:

        1. Road to Listonvarna - The Morris Dance - Traditional
        2. Wo Betyd Thy Waerie Bodie - Lute Piece
        3. Nynth Gwcw - Traditional
        4. Heartland Air - Allan Alexander
        5. Variations on an Untitled Lute Dance - Lute Piece
        6. Separation of Soul and Body - Turough Carolan
        7. Corne Yards - Lute Piece
        8. Thomase Burke - Turlough Carolan
        9. Rug Muire Mac De Dhia - Traditional
        10. Morgan Megan - Turlough Carolan
        11. Castles in the Sky - Traditional
        12. Carolan's Welcome Home - Turlough Carolan
        13. Sheebag Sheemore - Turlough Carolan
        14. Carolan's Ramble to Cashel - Turlough Carolan
        15. The Queen's Dream - Turlough Carolan
        16. Comben Market - Ellen O'Grady - Traditional
        17. A Lilt - Rori Dall
        18. Carolan's Quarrel With the Landlady - Turough Carolan
        19. I Never Knew I Loved Thee - Lute Piece
        20. Mrs. Farrel - Turlough Carolan
        21. Linda's Love - Allan Alexander
        22. I Serve A Worthy Ladie - Skene Manuscrip
        23. Dermott O'Doud - Turlough Carolan
        24. Cremonea - Turlough Carolan
        25. The Butterfly - Traditional
        26. The Clergy's Lamentation - Turlough Carolan
        27. A Port - Rori Dall
        28. Cary Jane - Allan Alexander
        29. Mrs. O'Neil of Carlane - Turlough Carolan
        30. Blackthorn Stick - Traditional
        31. Carolan's Memories - Allan Alexander

        Album Description

        Celtic Music for Guitar by Allan Alexander contains 31 songs transcribed for guitar mostly originating from Ireland and Scotland as well as three charming original pieces written in the Celtic style by Allan. Listen to the haunting melodies of the Irish Harper O'Carolan, take a musical journey with dances that were written more than 400 years ago and experience Celtic traditional music in a solo guitar setting by one of the masters of this musical genre.

        Customer Reviews:

        5 out of 5 stars For the Aspiring Celtic Guitarist..........2005-08-07

        I must admit,this review is of both the CD and the accompanying book of transcriptions. The selection is quite unique, ranging from the renaissance lute manuscripts of Scotland purely traditional (and much more recent-most of the jigs, reels, and airs of today's Celtic music might sound primal, but they date from the late 1700's-early 1800's)tunes such as 'The Butterfly'. Most of the work-about three quarters-is taken from the work of 17th century blind Irish harpist Turlough O'Carolan. O'Carolan's work has a distinctive sound for the most part, equal parts baroque and Irish folk, with a few songs leaning strongly one way or the other. So be warned, this is NOT the Celtic music you would hear from traditional groups such as the Cheiftains or Altan, nor is it classical or baroque in the style prefered by Bream or Williams. It is instead a blend of, to me, the best of both genres, combining the sophistication and delicacy of early classical music with the haunting soulfulness of Celtic music. It is also a glimpse at the earliest known examples of music from Scotland and Ireland, predating the dance numbers that are recorded more today.

        As a guitarist, I thoroughly enjoyed working through the book. The selections are all beautiful and impressive to hear, yet many are very, very easy to perform. Most of my playing has been acoustic rock and folk with a flatpick, so I was very pleasantly suprised to find that some of my favorite pieces from the recording were not only within my grasp (after a reasonable amount of practice!) but even primer-like, the notes by the author making each song learned a lesson in technique. The transcriptions are also in tab, which is a big plus for me and I'm sure many others. It IS good to be able to read music, I suppose (I can decipher, myself, but not sight read), but standard notation was not designed for fretted instruments, and anyway, tab was always traditionally used lutes by composers such as J S Bach, anyway, so can even be considered more 'correct' for the guitar. Just be aware that the tunes here are more archaic than what is normally heard. Tony McManus wannabes will have to go elsewhere, I'm afraid.

        5 out of 5 stars Excellent........1999-04-04

        An incredible recording. The music is rhythmic and driving. The arrangements and original compositions are exciting. This is something for lovers of Celtic music who want some originality while still enjoying the classic celtic melodies.
        Johann Strauss Jr.: 100 of His Best Compositions (Box Set)
        Average customer rating: Not rated
          Johann Strauss Jr.: 100 of His Best Compositions (Box Set)

          Manufacturer: Naxos
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

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          ASIN: B000026C0T
          Release Date: 1999-10-26

          Tracks:

          1. Overture - Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra
          2. Waltzer, Op. 1 - Orf Symphony Orchestra
          3. Polka Schnell, Op. 348 - Johannes Wildner
          4. Walzer, Op. 395 - Johannes Wildner
          5. Kunstlerquadrille, Op. 201 - Johannes Wildner
          6. Kunstlerleben, Walzer, Op. 316 - Orf Symphony Orchestra
          7. Polka, Op. 43 - Johannes Wildner
          8. Kaiserwalzer, Op. 437 - Johannes Wildner
          9. L' Enfantillage (Zepperl-Polka), Op. 202 - Orf Symphony Orchestra
          10. Kaiser-Franz-Josef-Rettungs-Jubel-Marsch, Op. 126 - Alfred Walter

          Tracks:

          1. Overture - Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra
          2. Walzer, Op. 210 - Michael Dittrich
          3. Polka Schnell, Op. 324 - Johannes Wildner
          4. Wiener Blut, Walzer, Op. 354 - Johann Strauss Jr
          5. Polka, Op. 320 - Johann Strauss Jr
          6. Walzer, Op. 410 - Johann Strauss Jr
          7. Polka, Op. 269 - Johannes Wildner
          8. Walzer, Op. 307 - Alfred Walter
          9. Polka Francaise, Op. 389 - Alfred Walter
          10. Marsch, Op. 349 - Johannes Wildner

          Tracks:

          1. Overture - Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra
          2. Waltzer, Op. 270 - Polish State Philharmonic Orchestra
          3. Polka Mazurka, Op. 323 - Alfred Walter
          4. Waltzer, Op. 342 - Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra
          5. Quadrille - Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra
          6. Waltzer, Op. 463 - Johannes Wildner
          7. Polka, Op. 211 - Alfred Walter
          8. Waltzer, Op. 321 - Alfred Walter
          9. Polka Francaise, Op. 328 - Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra
          10. Marsch, Op. 428 - Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra

          Tracks:

          1. Overture - Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra
          2. Waltzer, Op. 101 - Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra
          3. Polka Francaise, Op. 301 - Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra
          4. Du Und Du (Fledermaus - Waltzer), Op. 367 - Alfred Walter
          5. Tausend Und Eine Nacht, Intermezzo - Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra
          6. Waltzer, Op. 400 - Oliver Dohnanyi
          7. Polka, Op. 72 - Johannes Wildner
          8. Walzer, Op. 314 - Johannes Wildner
          9. Russiche Marschfantasie, Op. 353 - Oliver Dohnanyi

          Tracks:

          1. Overture - Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra
          2. Waltzer, Op. 234 - Johannes Wildner
          3. Polka schnell, Op. 319 - Oliver Dohnanyi
          4. Waltzer, Op. 340 - Alfred Walter
          5. Polka Schnell, Op. 373 - Johannes Wildner
          6. Waltzer, Op. 427 - Alfred Walter
          7. Polka Francaise, Op. 372 - Peter Guth
          8. Waltzer, Op. 333 - Orf Symphony Orchestra
          9. Polka Mazurka, Op. 315 - Johannes Wildner
          10. Marsch, Op. 156 - Alfred Walter

          Tracks:

          1. Overture - Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra
          2. Walzer, Op. 114 - Alfred Walter
          3. Polka Schnell, Op. 356 - Alfred Walter
          4. Walzer, Op. 370 - Oliver Dohnanyi
          5. Galopp, Op. 466 - Johannes Wildner
          6. Walzer, Op. 329 - Alfred Walter
          7. Musikalischer Scherz, Op. 257 - Alfred Walter
          8. Walzer, Op. 440 - Alfred Walter
          9. Polka, Op. 214 - Johannes Wildner
          10. Walzer, Op. 388 - Alfred Walter
          11. Marsch, Op. 371 - Alfred Walter

          Tracks:

          1. Overture - Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra
          2. Polka Mazurka, Op. 322 - Alfred Walter
          3. Waltzer, Op. 235 - Johannes Wildner
          4. Polka Schnell, Op. 393 - Alfred Walter
          5. Waltzer, Op. 346 - Alfred Walter
          6. Quadrille, Op. 363 - Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra
          7. Waltzer, Op. 423 - Alfred Walter
          8. Polka - Alfred Walter
          9. Waltzer, Op. 298 - Alfred Walter
          10. Polka, Polka Francaise, Op. 276 - Johannes Wildner
          11. Perisscher Marsch, Op. 289 - Johannes Wildner

          Tracks:

          1. Overture - Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra
          2. Polka, Op. 291 - Czecho-Slovak RSO
          3. Waltzer, Op. 157 - Oliver Dohnanyi
          4. Polka Schnell, Op. 365 - Alfred Walter
          5. Waltzer, Op. 390 - Oliver Dohnanyi
          6. Polka Schnell, Op. 326 - Johannes Wildner
          7. Waltzer, Op. 433 - Alfred Walter
          8. Polka, Op. 117 - Johannes Wildner
          9. Waltzer, Op. 279 - Johannes Wildner
          10. Polka Francaise, Op. 317 - Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra
          11. Russischer Marsch, Op. 426 - Michael Dittrich

          Tracks:

          1. Overture - Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra
          2. Motoren Waltzer, Op. 265 - Alfred Walter
          3. Polka schnell, Op. 332 - Alfred Walter
          4. Waltzer, Op. 364 - Alfred Walter
          5. Polka Schnell, Op. 378 - Oliver Dohnanyi
          6. Schatzwaltzer, Op. 418 - Alfred Walter
          7. Polka, Op. 362 - Alfred Walter
          8. Waltzer, Op. 300 - Alfred Walter
          9. Egyptischer Marsch, Op. 335 - Alfred Walter

          Tracks:

          1. Overture - Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra
          2. Waltzer, Op. 125 - Alfred Walter
          3. Polka Francaise, Op. 336 - Richard Edlinger
          4. Waltzer, Op. 411 - Oliver Dohnanyi
          5. Ritter Pasman Csardas, Op. 441 - Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra
          6. Waltzer, Op. 361 - Alfred Walter
          7. Polka Schnell, Op. 281 - Alfred Walter
          8. Geschichten Aus Dem Wiener Wald, Walzer, Op. 325 - Johannes Wildner
          9. Polka, Op. 449 - Alfred Walter
          10. Radetzky Marsch, Johann Strauss I - Ondrej Lenard
          This Is the Army / Call Me Mister / Winged Victory
          Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
          • Fine music, tone-deaf pricing from Vivendi
          • At long last and timely to boot
          This Is the Army / Call Me Mister / Winged Victory
          Irving Berlin , Harold Rome , and Moss Hart
          Manufacturer: Decca Broadway
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

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          3. Those Were Our Songs: Music of World War II

          ASIN: B0000A9D1N
          Release Date: 2003-07-29

          Tracks:

          1. Overture - Irving Berlin
          2. I'm Getting Tired So I Can Sleep - Irving Berlin
          3. I Left My Heart At The Stage Door Canteen - Irving Berlin
          4. Ihe Army's Made A Man Out Of Me - Irving Berlin
          5. The Army's Made A Man Out Of Me - Irving Berlin
          6. What The Well Dressed Man In Harlem Will Wear - Irving Berlin
          7. How Bout A Cheer For The Navy - Irving Berlin
          8. American Eagles - Irving Berlin
          9. Oh, How I Hate To Get Up In The Morning - Irving Berlin
          10. Going Home Train - Harold Rome
          11. Along With Me - Harold Rome
          12. Little Surplus Me - Harold Rome
          13. The Red Ball Express - Harold Rome
          14. Military Life - Harold Rome
          15. Yuletied, Park Avenue - Harold Rome
          16. When We Meet Again - Harold Rome
          17. The Face On The Dime - Harold Rome
          18. South America, Take It Away - Harold Rome
          19. Call Me Mister - Harold Rome
          20. Winged Victory - Sgt. David Rose/ Winged Victory Chorus And Orchestra
          21. My Dream Book Of Memories - Sgt. David Rose/ Winged Victory Chorus And Orchestra
          22. The Whiffenpoof Song - Sgt. David Rose/ Winged Victory Chorus And Orchestra
          23. The Army Air Corps - Sgt. David Rose/ Winged Victory Chorus And Orchestra

          Customer Reviews:

          5 out of 5 stars Fine music, tone-deaf pricing from Vivendi.......2007-05-09

          "This is the Army" is the first, and by far the greatest. When the word historic has lost all meaning this revue truly was -- perhaps the biggest show-biz charity fundraiser ever (for the Army Emergency Relief, which exists to this day), an incalculable morale booster on two fronts, a show whose too-small number of black players nonetheless helped break down the military's color barrier. It also sired the first major-label musical cast album; Decca rushed it into production at the end of July, 1942 to beat the AFM's notorious recording ban. That (and perhaps some reticence with an untested genre) may explain why the public only got four 10" 78s, shorter than they should have been. (Victor rushed its own studio recording into print as well, with mediocre arrangements and Fats Waller.) The following year Decca atoned for its mistake when it declared peace with the musician's union to record "Oklahoma!", making the cast album a permanent part of our musical lives. If we got only a fraction of what must have been it must have been tremendous. On the evidence this was Irving Berlin's finest score to date, and after the slog through multiple continents with a war hardened company he dug deep and wrote "Annie Get Your Gun." The tragedy is that no one tried to revive this show when enough of the boys were still alive, say in the eighties; perhaps Berlin, by then a hopeless recluse, turned it down. As touching and as stirring as these songs are it is preposterous that this score has remained all but buried since the last production in 1945. That this show is inextricably tied to a war is no excuse; the memory of a brave generation deserves better.

          We go inevitably downhill from there, starting with the first track of "Call Me Mister", a postwar show with a lighter touch, and a lighter songwriter in several ways. Harold Rome could write a mean lyric, and he was good at the sort of situational humor that worked with topical shows, but despite his ambitions -- at the end of his career he foolishly adapted "Gone with the Wind" -- he just could not write the fine ballad that would have put him in the first rank. So where "This is the Army" can move the soul "Mister" just sits there, despite a haunting tribute to the "Face on the Dime." Its comic relief saves the day and it's pretty good as a recording too, as it's from 1946, and gives us a flavor of the old-time Broadway sound that makes these early albums so appealing. The four concluding sides of incidental music from Moss Hart's play "Winged Victory" are negligible. These are from David Rose, author of "Holiday for Strings" and patron saint of easy listening (until he wrote "The Stripper" and no doubt caused Red Skelton to swallow his kaddidlehopper). As might be expected from a man Spike Jones parodied he writes the most self-important music with the most showoffy grandiose charts, undercutting whatever patriotic feeling it had. His orchestral yelling even makes "The Army Air Corps" ("Off we go into the wild blue yonder") tiresome, a true negative achievement. It's easy to see why this has never been revived -- and never could be.

          Despite its shortcomings of production (and in the last two works of inspiration), this is a fine and valuable recording. Which brings us to Vivendi. When the company revamped its cast-album catalog it decided to price these completely amortized albums at full-line-plus. It's especially galling here as all the selections from "This is the Army" and "Winged Victory" and at least one from "Call Me Mister" have enough surface noise and distortion to indicate they're likely from commercial pressings. Maybe Mr. Bronfman Junior needed the money for his ultimately failed investment; but such gouging underscores the contempt the record business has for its customers, whom it sees as saps whose pockets will empty endlessly when it grabs them face down by the ankles. The public is now richly returning the favor by tuning itself out to the majors and its endless parade of tunelessness. For all the gold-chained clan's howls of denial it isn't good for the record trade -- and in the end, by eviscerating the one stable source for new music, it isn't good for us.

          5 out of 5 stars At long last and timely to boot.......2003-09-01

          Having scored a triumph during World War I with his "Yip Yip Yaphank," Irving Berlin was a natural to be asked to create a similar revue for World War II, and the all-male "This Is the Army" did very well. An original cast recording came out in 1942. The very next year, the Air Force got its chance with Moss Hart's "Winged Victory." Four of the songs appeared in boxed set of 78 rpm discs. When it was all over, the returning GI was saluted in yet another revue called "Call Me Mister." That original cast album appeared in 1946. Now you can hear them ALL on a single Decca CD (BOOOO831-02).

          There is a soundtrack recording from the film "This Is the Army" that is extremely fuzzy, making this Decca release far preferable, all the more so because it does give us the original all-soldier cast that included Irving Berlin himself singing (more or less) his immortal "Oh, How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning." Other songs include "I Left My Heart at the Stage Door Canteen," "How About a Cheer For the Navy," and "American Eagles."

          The focus here is how men made the transition from civilian to military life, and most of the problems they faced are mentioned in the opening number, "This Is the Army, Mr. Jones." We must also note with some sadness that the real problems of joining an army are never explicit, but the purpose of the show was to reassure and not to look at the "dark side of the force."

          "Winged Victory" originally contained only two discs holding four songs: "Winged Victory," "My Dream Book of Memories," "The Whiffenpoof Song," and "The Army Air Corps." That last one thrilled my generation whenever it was played over the radio and especially during the wartime films; and it has lost none of its potency over the years. (The line about going "down in flame" still chills.) This was also the first military revue that included women, a fact which makes it even more of an historical document.

          In 1946, Harold Rome lent his talents to putting together a revue for those returning to civilian life. Early in the war, Dinah Shore was able to praise "A Boy in Khaki," but Vaughn Monroe later in the war sang about looking forward to wearing "Just a Blue Serge Suit." I have a particular fondness for this set, because I owned a copy as a boy, played it to death, and eventually lost track of it. I never knew there was a 1950 LP version which included "This Is the Army," and I spent years trying to find the company that held the copyright that would get it onto a tape or (later on) a CD. So 57 years after the album first was released, my prayer has been answered!

          The first number, sung by Lawrence Winters (a great portrayer of Porgy, by the way), takes place aboard a "Going Home Train" and is replete with optimism. A sketch in which a group of men are waiting to be assigned work for the day included Winter's rendition of "The Red Ball Express" on which the Black GIs carried supplies to the troops. He is the only one denied work at the end of the scene. We had an even older enemy than the Nazis to face.

          A young newcomer named Betty Garrett delighted audiences with "Little Surplus Me" and "Yuletide, Park Avenue" in which many of the New York shops are mentioned in Christmas carol style. But it was her rendition of "South America, Take It Away" that brought down the house and raised her to stardom.

          You get the expected comic number, "Military Life," sung by Jules Munshin (remember him from the film "On the Town"?) and two other men, while Winters sings "A Face on a Dime," a song that needs some explaining to those who were born after the minting of the "Roosevelt Dime." "Along With Me" and the full version of "When We Meet Again" are the ballads, while the title song acts as a finale number.

          The press release announces, "Decca Broadway Salutes the Troops With the CD Release of Three World War II Musical Revues." The current situation, I am sure, helped prompt the release of this set; but whatever the reason, I am absolutely delighted it is finally available. The songs are mostly excellent examples of their kind, the lyrics for the most part clever and powerful, the historical value great. I really suggest that History Departments take notice and get a copy. All the textbook accounts of the war never give the human side of things, and this CD will go a long way to letting the present young generation know how we faced all-too-familiar problems back then.
          Memories of Days Gone By
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            Memories of Days Gone By
            The 5 Satins , and Fred Parris
            ProductGroup: Music
            Binding: Audio CD
            ASIN: B000LZEA50

            Product Description

            25 later sides from the 60s and 70s by the Five Satins featuring the lead vocals of Fred Parris - Can I Come Over Tonight?/ Remember Me/ No One Knows/ Your Memory/ Downtown/ On A Lover's Island/ Raining In My Heart/ Lonely Hearts/ You Can Count On Me/ Bring It On Home To daddy/ Dark At The Top Of My Heart/ I'll Be Hanging On, etc.

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            1. Moods
            2. Moon Cycles
            3. More Desire for Love
            4. Music Meditation: Awaken
            5. Musical Massage, Vol. 2
            6. My Solitude
            7. Native Passions: Sacred Moon
            8. New Beginnings
            9. Once Is Not Enough
            10. One World of Music

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