Mountain Stream

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1. Morning Flow/The Tranquil Brook/Dancing on Water/Gently Down the Stream

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Mountain Stream

Mountain Stream

György Ligeti Edition 2: A Cappella Choral Works - London Sinfonietta Voices
Average customer rating:

Surprising Variety in Modern A Capepella Choral works

Mostly unlistenable....

a handful of great Ligeti works.

brilliant choral music

Exquisite use of the voice

György Ligeti Edition 2: A Cappella Choral Works - London Sinfonietta Voices

Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Ligeti: Mechanical Music

ASIN: B0000029OX
Release Date: 1997-01-21

Tracks:

A Cappella Choral Works: Night
A Cappella Choral Works: Morning
A Cappella Choral Works: Far from home 1
A Cappella Choral Works: Far from home 2
A Cappella Choral Works: Far from home 3
A Cappella Choral Works: Far from home 4
A Cappella Choral Works: Solitude
A Cappella Choral Works: Two Canons 1
A Cappella Choral Works: Two Canons 2
A Cappella Choral Works: Kings of Bethlehem
A Cappella Choral Works: The Fugitive
A Cappella Choral Works: Lux aeterna
A Cappella Choral Works: Wedding Song
A Cappella Choral Works: Songs from Inaktelke 1
A Cappella Choral Works: Songs from Inaktelke 2
A Cappella Choral Works: Songs from Inaktelke 3
A Cappella Choral Works: Songs from Inaktelke 4
A Cappella Choral Works: Songs from Matraszentimre 1
A Cappella Choral Works: Songs from Matraszentimre 2
A Cappella Choral Works: Songs from Matraszentimre 3
A Cappella Choral Works: Songs from Matraszentimre 4
A Cappella Choral Works: Widow Papai
A Cappella Choral Works: Three phantasies after Hrlin 1
A Cappella Choral Works: Three phantasies after Hrlin 2
A Cappella Choral Works: Three phantasies after Hrlin 3
A Cappella Choral Works: Hungarian Etudes 1
A Cappella Choral Works: Hungarian Etudes 2
A Cappella Choral Works: Hungarian Etudes 3
A Cappella Choral Works: Heigh, Youth! 1
A Cappella Choral Works: Heigh, Youth! 2
A Cappella Choral Works: Easter
A Cappella Choral Works: Hortobagy 1
A Cappella Choral Works: Hortobagy 2
A Cappella Choral Works: Hortobagy 3
A Cappella Choral Works: From a high mountain rock
A Cappella Choral Works: Double-Dance from Kallo 1
A Cappella Choral Works: Double-Dance from Kallo 2

Amazon.com essential recording

A vast audience received its first exposure to the music of György Ligeti through Stanley Kubrick's use of his haunting "Lux Aeterna" (despite the composer's lack of consent) in the film 2001: A Space Odyssey. This collection--part of Sony's invaluable Ligeti edition--places "Lux aeterna" in the context of Ligeti's other a cappella choral works, which together provide an overview of the evolving phases of one of the 20th century's most intriguing composers. In his booklet notes to the disc, Ligeti recalls the influence of Bartók and Kodály on his early folkloric compositions, from arrangements of traditional material to free, polyrhythmically inflected inventions on Hungarian folk texts, a format that allowed him some degree of experimental freedom from the strictures of "socialist realism" before he fled the Hungarian Communist regime. The breakthrough "Lux aeterna" is a classic example of Ligeti's trademark technique of "micropolyphony," enveloping the listener in mesmerizingly dense textures of cloudlike harmonies. From Ligeti's late period comes a triptych of "Hölderlin Phantasies." Their 16-voice polyphony transcends the simplistic distinction between tonality and atonality to explore "new kinds of half diatonic, half chromatic harmonies." The resulting sound world of fragmentary, dislocated epiphanies mirrors the unfathomable richness of the great visionary poet to uncanny effect. Throughout, the acoustical balance and conviction of the London Sinfonietta Voices give vivid shape to Ligeti's genius. -Thomas May

Customer Reviews:

Surprising Variety in Modern A Capepella Choral works.......2006-08-24

This 'A Cappella Choral Works', the second volume in a collection of Gyorgy Ligeti compositions contains one of the pieces of music which contributed to making '2001, A Space Odyessy' such a profoundly interesting film. This piece, 'Lux aeterna' which is the textbook example of 'SciFi' music, is very different from many of the other pieces on this recording. In fact, one is really impressed by the wide variety of styles, where you have some peasant songs which sound a lot like sea chantys and other pieces which are definitely liturgical. One can certainly thank Stanley Kubrick for bringing Ligeti to our attention.

Mostly unlistenable...........2006-08-23

Not even good for background music/noise as the voices get really loud in certain parts and almost silent.

I bought this CD and am returning it. It's just more & more of the sameness throughout the whole CD.

I realize that Ligeti is avant garde but I heard that if you like Gregorian chant (which I do) this CD is similar. I don't think it is. It's very disquieting and full of tension (great, if that's the mood you're looking for).

a handful of great Ligeti works........2004-09-06

As a compilation, musically speaking, Edition 2 is probably my least favorite of the Sony Ligeti Edition collection. Many of the pieces come from traditional Hungarian sources, conceived while Ligeti was still in his early years. They are pretty, but also pretty straightforward and conventional, and other than their simple pleasantness and occasionally yummy dissonances, they aren't really mindblowing like the best Ligeti. They are often very beautiful though. However, Edition 2 DOES feature one of the most harrowing, apocalyptic compositions of 20th century Western music, _Lux aeterna_. The profound tension in the quiet web of micropolyphonic voices is just devastating. Also great are the other later pieces, _Drei Phantasien nach Friedrich Holderlin_, three wild polyphony pieces from German literature, and _Magyar Etudok_, three very complex Hungarian etudes for 16 voices. Those pieces are all outstanding but honestly I think everything I've heard by Ligeti is worth hearing. Check out Ligeti edition 4 for more vocal works, some of which are the best of Ligeti's works.

brilliant choral music.......2003-07-21

This cd is beautiful to listen to.From Ejszaka to Kallai Ketto
is brilliant. Ligeti choral works is the first cd have got choral music on it and i love it.Now im going to get the other two cds in the ligeti edition.
(the vocal works & le grand marabre)

Exquisite use of the voice.......2002-07-11

Bringing Ligeti's works to a wider public was one of the great services Stanley Kubrick performed for the world when Lux aeterna was included in the soundtrack for 2001: a Space Odyssey.

This album is a collection of a cappella choral works and which highlights Ligeti's great talent and skill in the use of the voice as a musical instrument. He, together with Yoko Ono, have excelled in this field though from different, sometimes conflicting directions.

When I listen to this I revel in it's glory. The sounds are ethereal and atmospheric, ghostly and angelic in a way that no-one but the composer can make them sound. I never want those sounds to end and in a way it is like having a sort of dependence.

I could go on and on and on about this but I had better stop. This is one essentila component of anyone's classical music collection yet it really defies categorisation. This is timeless, awesome music, not just for a generation but for a world. Lest Zeus strike me with a thunderbolt, these voices are sweeter and more angelic than the voices of the angels themselves.

Tracks:

Chinese Folk Songs: Lan Hua Hua
Chinese Folk Songs: Driving The Mule Team
Chinese Folk Songs: The Flowing Stream
Chinese Folk Songs: Jasmin Flower
Chinese Folk Songs: A Horseherd's Mountain Song
Chinese Folk Songs: When Will the Aacia Bloom?
Chinese Folk Songs: A Single Bamboo Can Easily Bend
Chinese Folk Songs: Leaving Home
Poems from Tang: I. Hut Among The Bamboo
Poems from Tang: II. Old Fisherman
Poems from Tang: III. Hearing The Monk Xun Play The Qin
Poems from Tang: IV. Song Of Eight Unruly Tipsy Poets
Soul for String Quartet And Pipa

Customer Reviews:

Excellent renditions and arrangements of chinese folk tunes.......1998-11-03

I was skeptical at first of this particular CD, but the initial listening converted me. The Shanghai String does an excellent job of representing the feel and emotional content of these chinese folk tunes. Zhou Long arranged the traditional tunes for the quartet, and he did a magnificent job.

Average customer rating:

Too many birds
Very nice!

Sounds of the Earth: Mountain Stream
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Oreade Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Environmental | New Age | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B00000IXI6
Release Date: 1999-05-04

Tracks:

The Lowlands
The Highlands

Customer Reviews:

Too many birds.......2006-08-30

While the sound of the stream is relaxing and well recorded, there are way too many birds around. The CD describes their sound as distant and faint, but that's far from accurate. The parts of the CD where all you hear is the stream alone don't add up to more than 10 minutes, and never last more than a minute. For the most part you will hear the stream and plenty of birds, rather close and sometimes very loud.

Buyer beware: the 30 second samples you get here are precisely from the parts with no birds at all! Very misleading.

Very nice!.......2001-05-23

This CD has the very relaxing sound of a mountain stream. In the first half, it's a calm sound of flowing water with the soft sound of birds in the distance. In the second half, the rushing water gets more powerful, and the sound of birds gets more faint. It's a great CD to relax and unwind with. The sounds are so realistic, you actually feel like you're sitting by the mountain stream!

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Ave Maria

Manufacturer: Sain
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B0000261X5
Release Date: 2005-09-20

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Ave Maria (After Gounod)
Tosturi Duw (God's Mercy)
Ombra Mai Fu
O Holy Night
Breuddwyd Glyndwr (The Dream of Glyndwr)
Amarilli, Mia Bella
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K Ich Fliegen Wie Tauben Dahin (O for the Wings of a Dove)
HWN Yw y Sanctaidd Ddydd (Plaisir d'Amour)
Nunc Dimittis
To Sylvia
Coronation Mass, K. 317/Agnus Dei
Bugeilio'r Gwenith Gwy
Bethlehem
Ar Adain Yr Alawon (Upon the Wings of Song)
Nant y Mynydd (The Mountain Stream)
Yr Ehedydd (The Skylark)
Lausanne
Caneuon y Tri Aderyn (Songs of the Three Birds)/Mae Hiraeth Yn y M
Caneuon y Tri Aderyn (Songs of the Three Birds)/Y Gylfinir
Caneuon y Tri Aderyn (Songs of the Three Birds)/Tylluanod

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Grieg: Peer Gynt; Piano Concerto; Songs

Manufacturer: EMI Classics
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music

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Bartok: Violin Concertos, Viola Concerto, 6 Duo for 2 Violins, Violin Rhapsodies; Yehudi Menuhin

ASIN: B0002XV2XY
Release Date: 2005-02-15

Tracks:

Prelude: In The Wedding Garden - Joachim Ulbricht
The Bridal Procession Passes - Staatskapelle Dresden
Prelude: Abduction, Ingrid's Lament - Leipzig Radio Chorus
In The Hall Of The Mountain King - Leipzig Radio Chorus
Dance Of The Mountain King's Daughter - Staatskapelle Dresden
Aase's Death - Staatskapelle Dresden
Introduction: Morning - Leipzig Radio Chorus
Arabian Dance - Leipzig Radio Chorus
Anitras Dance - Taru Valijakka
Solveig's Song - Taru Valijakka
Prelude: Peer Gynt's Journey Home - Taru Valijakka
Solveig's Cradle Song - Taru Valijakka
I. Allegro Molto Moderato - John Ogdon
II. Adagio - John Ogdon
III. Allegro Moderato Molto E Marcato - John Ogdon

Tracks:

Enticement - Geoffrey Parsons
Mountain Girl - Geoffrey Parsons
Bilberry Slopes - Geoffrey Parsons
Tryst - Geoffrey Parsons
Love - Geoffrey Parsons
Kids' Dance - Geoffrey Parsons
Evil Day - Geoffrey Parsons
At The Mountain Stream - Geoffrey Parsons
Hor' Ich Das Liedchen Klingen Op.39 No.6
Der Fichtenbaum Op.59 No.2
Wo Sind Sie Hin? Op.4 No.6
Das Alte Lied Op.4 No.5
Gruss Op.48 No.1
Ich Stand In Dunklen Traumen Op.2 No.3
Abschied Op.4 No.3
Eingehullt In Graue Wolken Op.2 No.2
Mein Sinn Ist Wie Der Macht'ge Fels Op.5 No.4
Des Dichters Letztes Lied Op.18 No.3
Des Dichters Herz Op.5 No.2
Sie Ist So Weiss Op.18 No.2
Morgenthau Op.4 No.2
Jagerlied Op.4 No.4
Lauf Der Welt Op.48 No.3
Zur Rosenzeit Op.48 No.5
Ein Traum Op.48 No.6
Dereinst, Gedanke Mein Op.48 No.2
Dein Rat Ist Wohl Gut Op.21 No.4
Herbststimmung Op.26 No.5
An Sie II Op.59 No.4
An Sie I Op.59 No.3
Der Jager (1905)

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Nature Recordings: Mountain Stream
Nature Recordings
Manufacturer: World Disc
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Environmental | New Age | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B00008G24G
Release Date: 1995-03-28

Tracks:

Sunny Afternoon
Night in the Forest

MOUNTAIN RIVER STREAM NATURE SOUND RELAXATION CD

Average customer rating:

Don't buy this CD
Not as good as I'd thought

MOUNTAIN RIVER STREAM NATURE SOUND RELAXATION CD

ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000648CG
Release Date: 2001-06-01

Album Description

Indulge in the natural soothing nature sounds of the mountain stream. Relaxing water sounds make the perfect background for stress reduction, quiet times, meditation and nature mood setting. These nature sound recordings are also great water sounds for home gardens and frog ponds.

These recordings from Natures Music are full stereo digital field recordings. The next best thing to being there!

Customer Reviews:

Don't buy this CD.......2003-01-16

The jewel case inserts are printed using color inkjet printer. The CD itself is a normal CDR, same as those you burn using a normal CDRW drive, not professionally manufactured. The CD is probably home-made. Worst still, it doesn't play in all computers. I could play it in my wife's computer, but not my own. CDRs are known to have compatibility problems when used in a different computer from the one used to create them.

The CD consists of two tracks, one with frog sound, the other supposedly does not. However, I heard frog sound in the second track as well, although it is not as frequent as the first. It is very annoying especially if you listen to it at night while trying to sleep.

The recordings are clear, with no static hissing sound. But I am very disappointed that the editorial review does not reveal that it contains frog sound. Also, I wish the CD were professionally made.

Not as good as I'd thought.......2003-01-09

When I've received the CD, I was kind of surprised because the CD label on the jewel case was printed using an inkjet printer, instead of being professionally printed. Upon opening the jewel case, I was even more disappointed because it appears to be a home-made CD. It was made using a normal CDR, and the CD label on the CDR was printed using an inkjet printer as well. Now I'm not sure whether what I'd received is a genuine CD, or is it some pirated CD. The fact is that I've ordered it from Amazon, so I doubt it is pirated. But I think it will be a bad idea if you intend to give it to someone as a gift, as the recipient would probably think that you'd pirated the CD.

Anyway, the CD comes with 2 tracks - one with frog sound, while the other supposedly does not. However, upon listening to both tracks, I hear frog sound in both tracks! Well, perhaps they have difficulty getting the frogs to cooperate with them during the recording session.

Tracks:

Four Pieces: Waltz
Four Pieces: Pizzicato perpetuo
Four Pieces: Pastoral
Four Pieces: Scherzetto
Divertimento: Deciso-Allegro
Divertimento: Lento ma non troppo
Divertimento: Allegro molto
Two Pieces for Strings and Harp: Summer Stream
Two Pieces for Strings and Harp: Cock-a-Doodle Dandy
A Mountain Tune
Intermezzo
Divertimento: Allegro moderato
Divertimento: Lento ma non troppo
Divertimento: Alla valse Allegro cantabile e grazioso
Divertimento: Prestissimo e molto vivace

Customer Reviews:

English Light Music--Bravo.......2006-04-18

This is a fine sampler of English light classical music. Six composers contribute offerings, and the Royal Ballet Sinfonia produces a clean, lilting sound. Oddly enough, the theme of the third track is very close to the television theme for the Flintstones.

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Nordic Vocal Music

Manufacturer: Bis
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Tracks:

I. Voglein Schwermut - Rolf Leanderson
II. Auf Einem Verfallenen Kirchhof - Rolf Leanderson
III. Der Tod Und Der Einsame Trinker - Rolf Leanderson
IV. Winternacht - Rolf Leanderson
V. Der Saemann - Rolf Leanderson
VI. Unverlierbare Gewahr - Rolf Leanderson
I. Mein Herz Ist Leer - Rolf Leanderson
II. Es Ist Nacht - Rolf Leanderson
III. Unsere Liebe - Rolf Leanderson
IV. Wir Sitzen Im Dunkeln - Rolf Leanderson
V. Schicksal Der Liebe - Rolf Leanderson
I. Heimat - Rolf Leanderson
II. Kleines Lied - Rolf Leanderson
III. Diene Rosen An Der Brust - Rolf Leanderson
IV. Uber Die Tausend Berge - Rolf Leanderson
V. Anmutiger Vertrag - Rolf Leanderson
Ragnhild - Eva Knardahl
Ragna - Eva Knardahl
Langs Ei A - Eva Knardahl
En Svane - Eva Knardahl
Min Tanke Er Et Maegtigt Fjeld - Eva Knardahl
Den Bergtekne - Eva Knardahl
I. En Visa Om Nar Jag Var Lustig Med Welam Welamsson Pa Upsala Hus Och... - Walton Gronroos
II. En Visa Om Mig Och Narren Herkules - Walton Gronroos
III. En Visa Till Karin Nar Hon Hade Dansat - Walton Gronroos
IV. En Visa Till Karin Ur Fangelset - Walton Gronroos
V. Kung Eriks Sista Visa - Walton Gronroos
Demanten Pa Marssnon, Opus 36, No.6 - Walton Gronroos
Jagargossen, Opus 13 No.7 - Walton Gronroos
Vilse, Opus 17 No.4 - Walton Gronroos
Soluppgang, Opus 37 No.3 - Walton Gronroos
Romeo, Opus 61 No.4 - Walton Gronroos

Average customer rating:

Enjoyable... but poor quality.
Great CD!!!
Fun fun fun CD!

Car Seat Baby

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ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Release Date: 2005-02-22

Tracks:

Wheels on the Bus
She'll Be Driving Round the Mountain
Ride in the Car
Magic Carpet Ride
Row, Row, Row Your Boat
Country Roads
Where Are You Going To
Great Big World
Yankee Doodle
Down by the Old Mill Stream
Over the River and Through the Wood
Girls and Boys Come out and Play
Horn Concerto No. 3 in E
Four Seasons - Spring: Largo E Pianissimo
Sonata No. 3 for Piano in B Minor, Op.
Waltze No. 3 Op. 34/2 in a Minor
Fur Elise
Wiegenlied
Canon in D Major

Customer Reviews:

Enjoyable... but poor quality........2007-01-07

Got this, and a few others by the same producers, and LOVE it! -- except for the poor recording quality. The songs are upbeat, fun and perfect for an afternoon ride in the car. My little one likes to sing along! It also ends with classical music, that seems to coincide with my little one dosing off in his carseat. The only real problem... and, it's a real problem - as I have this CD and a few others by the same company... the volume greatly fluctuates between songs. I'm always having to turn the volume down or up to make the CD enjoyable. Very unfortunate... because I do enjoy the music.

Great CD!!!.......2006-05-23

My husband purchased this cd when our daughter was about 7 months old and she now is 13 months old. She absolutely loves the music!!! My 3 year-old niece loves the songs and playing sing-along! We play it for our daughter her all the time in the car when we run errands. She really enjoys the songs..we love the songs too!! I find it that playing this cd helps sooth her, specially during those times that she is being fussy. I'll definitely recommend it to any parent of infants and toddlers.

Fun fun fun CD!.......2005-10-13

This is a great ride-in-the-car CD. It's not really childish, but takes a few modern adult songs and makes them child-level. It also takes the classic child songs and spices them up a bit for even adults to enjoy. It ends the CD with a few classical songs to settle kids down for (hopefully) a short siesta. Definitely one we'll be listening to often.

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