City of the Sun

Track Listings

1. City of the Sun

2. Mountain Palace

3. Illuminata

4. Moongate

5. Mirror Avenue

6. Shadows in Time

7. Crown

8. Faces in Stone

9. Riddle

10. Inside the Circle

11. Children of the Dawn

City of the Sun,Siavash,Alladin,Jazz Music,New Age / Meditation,Pop

City of the Sun

City of the Sun

The Music of John Williams: 40 Years of Film Music
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Very disappointing, considering what it could have been

Always a pleaser

JOHN WILLIAMS 40 Years of Film Music

Movie Music Magic & Memorabilia

John Williams: 40 Years of Outstanding Film Music

The Music of John Williams: 40 Years of Film Music

Manufacturer: Silva America
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000C6K09
Release Date: 2003-10-07

Tracks:

The Sugarland Express-Main Theme
Jaws-Main Theme
Close Encounters Of The Third Kind-Suite
Raiders Of The Lost Ark-March
Raiders Of The Lost Arc-The Map Room:Dawn
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrail-Adventures On Earth
Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom-Mine Car Chase
Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom-End Credits
Empire Of The Sun-Exsultate Justi
Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade-Indy's First Adventure

Tracks:

Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade-End Credits
Always-Follow Me/Dorinda's Solo Flight
Hook-Main Themes
Jurassic Park-Main Themes
Schindler's List-Main Theme
Amistad-Dry Your Tears, Afrika
Saving Private Ryan-Hymn To The Fallen
A.I. Artificial Intelligence-Where Dreams Are Made
Minority Report
Catch Me If You Can

Tracks:

The Rare Breed-Suite (Universal Emblem/Hilary's Plight/Scottish Romeo/The Hunt)
Jane Eyre-Suite: The Jane Eyre Theme
Jane Eyre-Suite: To Thornfield
Jane Eyre-Suite: Restoration
The Cowboys-Overture
The Poseidon Adventure-Prelude
The Towering Inferno-Main Titles
Family Plot-End Titles
The Fury-Main Titles
Superman-Main Theme
Dracula-Main Titles & Storm
The River-Main Theme & Love Theme
The Witches Of Eastwick- Dance Of The Witches

Tracks:

Born On The Fourth Of July-End Credits
Presumed Innocent-End Titles
JFK-Arlington/End Titles
Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone-Hedwig's Theme
Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets-Fawkes The Phoenix
Star Wars: A New Hope- Main Theme
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back-Hans Solo And The Princess
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back-The Imperial March
Star Wars: The Phantom Menace- Anakin's Theme
Star Wars: The Phantom Menace-The Flag Parade
Star Wars: Attack Of The Clones-Across The Stars
Star Wars: The Phantom Menace-Duel Of The Fates

Customer Reviews:

Very disappointing, considering what it could have been.......2007-04-20

Take a look at the running times:

Disc 1: 60 minutes
Disc 2: 50 minutes
Disc 3: 61 minutes
Disc 4: 58 minutes

What gives Silva? There is *MUCH* more John Williams in the silva screen back catalogue by the Prague Philharmonic than what is in this set, and thats not including their entire discs devoted to Star Wars Films, Indiana Jones Trilogy etc. Why isn't Hook "When You're Alone" included on Disc 2? There's room. Why isn't 1941 on Disc 1? There's room. Why isn't Earthquake on Disc 3? There's room. Why isn't Far and Away on disc 4? There's room. Where's the other ten minutes of the Rare Breed suite on disc 3? Why isn't Midway on disc 1? Where are the Land of the Giants, Time Tunnel and Lots In Space tv themes? Etc. Etc. Etc.

C'mon Silva, most of these 4 disc mega boxes released in the past few years are packed to the brim, but not this one, and with new recordings made after this was released (the terminal, munich, geisha, war of the worlds, star wars ep 3, harry potter 3), it only makes sense for a "re-do" in the next couple of years.

Further, with Silva releasing the 100 Greatest Film Themes on six discs in a couple of months, it's only a matter of time before we see the ultimate six disc john williams set.

This isn't a BAD set to own, but it could have been much better and when compared to the Jerry Goldsmith and John Barry sets in this same series, this one is a major letdown.

Always a pleaser.......2007-03-31

I listen to music all day with patients in my dental chair. This one is a winner with everyone. Patients always comment on how they recognize a song. Who doesn't love John Williams? His music transcends time.

JOHN WILLIAMS 40 Years of Film Music.......2007-01-10

This 4 cd pack is an anthology of all John Williams works. From his earlier works "The Poseidon Adventure" and "Jaws" right through "Indiana Jones" and the most recent"Star Wars" prequel movies are included. Williams work in thriller and horror are also included. If you are into soundtracks and love movie music this is an essential buy. The quality of the music is excellent. With ten or more tracks on each cd it's well worth the money.

Movie Music Magic & Memorabilia.......2006-12-13

This four CD set expands on the previously released John Williams Greatest Hits. It's a grand collection of nearly four hours of famous music scores from over forty years. There are many songs never before available in any collection. The short liner notes tell a great tale of musical movie history and include all of his numerous award nominations and wins. Each song (oddly enough) mentions the actors and the director, so fond are John Williams's memories of his work with these people. All of the conductors are mentioned along with specific orchestras, choirs, arrangement and orchestration specialists and even the publishers (contractual, I am sure). The only things missing are his early television scores, such as those for "Lost In Space" (by Johnny Williams back then). But with four discs, one has nothing to complain about and everything to enjoy!

John Williams: 40 Years of Outstanding Film Music.......2006-11-28

I have been a huge fan of John Williams and I have known about his music for years. However, I never actually bought any of his music on CD. I was rather skeptical about purchasing this CD but when it arrived I knew I had made the right choice. The sound quality of the compilation is outstanding. The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra do a great job under the direction of Paul Bateman. The original London Symphony Orchestra CDs of John Williams' Star Wars Trilogy CDs are marginally better but this is still a great CD compilation. If you love ET, Star Wars, Indiana Jones and Harry Potter, you will love this compilation soundtrack. Buy it, listen to these CDs in the car and enjoy every minute of the collection!!!

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The picture

100 Hymns & Songs of Inspiration

Manufacturer: Castle Music UK
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00008GEKT
Release Date: 2003-04-14

Tracks:

Love Divine All Loves Excelling - Choir Of Gloucester Cathedral
Father Hear the Prayer We Offer - Choir Of Gloucester Cathedral
Now Thank We All Our God - Choir Of Gloucester Cathedral
This Day, The First of Days - Choir Of Gloucester Cathedral
Stars of the Morning So Gloriously Bright - Choir Of Gloucester Cathedral
God Save the Queen - Choir Of Gloucester Cathedral
Day of Resurrection - Choir Of Gloucester Cathedral
God Rest You Merry Gentlemen - Choir Of Gloucester Cathedral
Of the Father's Heart Begotten - Choir Of Gloucester Cathedral
O Come All Ye Faithful - Choir Of Gloucester Cathedral
Awake My Soul and With the Sun - Choir Of Norwich Cathedral
Thine Arm O Lord in Days of Old - Choir Of Norwich Cathedral
All People That on Earth Do Dwell - Choir Of Norwich Cathedral
Good Christian Men Rejoice and Sing - Choir Of Norwich Cathedral
There Is a Green Hill - Choir Of Norwich Cathedral
Lord of Beauty - Choir Of Sheffield Cathedral
Rejoice Today With One Accord - Choir Of Sheffield Cathedral
New Every Morning - Choir Of Sheffield Cathedral
Lead Us Heavenly Father Lead Us - Choir Of Sheffield Cathedral
O God Our Help in Ages Past - Choir Of Sheffield Cathedral

Tracks:

Morning Has Broken - Choir Of Marlborough College Chapel
Happy Are They - Choir Of Marlborough College Chapel
In Christ There Is No East or West - Choir Of Marlborough College Chapel
Silent Night - Choir Of Marlborough College Chapel
Be Thou My Guardian - Choir Of Marlborough College Chapel
Ye Servants of the Lord - Choir Of Marlborough College Chapel
At the Name of Jesus Every Knee Shall Bow - Choir Of Marlborough College Chapel
To Thee O Lord Our Hearts We Raise - Choir Of Marlborough College Chapel
Behold the Great Creator Makes - Choir Of Marlborough College Chapel
Rejoice the Lord Is King - Choir Of Marlborough College Chapel
Creator of the Stars of Night - Ely Cathedral Choir
He Comes With Clouds Descending - Ely Cathedral Choir
O Little Town of Bethlehem - Ely Cathedral Choir
Alleluya Alleyluya Alleyluya - Ely Cathedral Choir
This Is the Day the Lord Hath Made - Ely Cathedral Choir
How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds - Ely Cathedral Choir
Lord Thy Word Abideth - Ely Cathedral Choir
Jesus Lord We Look to Thee - Ely Cathedral Choir
O Lord Our God Arise - Ely Cathedral Choir
Lord of All Hopefulness - Ely Cathedral Choir

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Soldiers of Christ Arise - Choir Of Wakefield Cathedral
Lift Up Your Hearts - Choir Of Wakefield Cathedral
Holy Father, Cheer Our Way - Choir Of Wakefield Cathedral
Maker of the Sun - Choir Of Wakefield Cathedral
O King Most High - Choir Of Wakefield Cathedral
O Praise Our Great and Glorious Lord - Choir Of Wakefield Cathedral
Forgive Our Sins as We Forgive - Choir Of Wakefield Cathedral
We Love the Place O God - Choir Of Wakefield Cathedral
Let Us With a Gladsome Mind - Choir Of Wakefield Cathedral
Give Rest O Christ - Choir Of Wakefield Cathedral
Come Holy Ghost Our Hearts Inspire - Choir Of Truro Cathedral
O Thou in All Thy Might So Far - Choir Of Truro Cathedral
O Christ, Who Art the Light and Day - Choir Of Truro Cathedral
O God Thy Soldiers' Crown and Guard - Choir Of Truro Cathedral
Strife Is O'er the Battle Done - Choir Of Truro Cathedral
O Christ Our Hope, Our Hearts' Desire - Choir Of Truro Cathedral
Jesus Shall Reign - Choir Of Truro Cathedral
God of Love My Shepherd Is - Choir Of Truro Cathedral
O Jesu Saviour of Mankind - Choir Of Truro Cathedral
Immortal Invisible God Only Wise - Choir Of Truro Cathedral

Tracks:

Ride on Ride on in Majesty - Choir Of All Saints - Margaret Street, London
All Glory Laud and Honour - Choir Of All Saints - Margaret Street, London
Come Rejoicing - Choir Of All Saints - Margaret Street, London
God Is Love and Where True Love Is - Choir Of All Saints - Margaret Street, London
Magnificat: The Great Advent Antiphons - Choir Of All Saints - Margaret Street, London
Come, Christ's Beloved - Choir Of All Saints - Margaret Street, London
Children of the Hebrews (Palm Procession) - Choir Of All Saints - Margaret Street, London
Veneration of the Cross/The Reproaches (Veneratum and Reproaches) - Choir Of All Saints - Margaret Street, London
Once in Royal David's City - Choir Of Keble College
God Be in My Head - Choir Of Keble College
O Thou Who Camest from Above - Choir Of Keble College
Judge Eternal Throned in Splendour - Choir Of St Edmunsbury Cathedral
Christ the Lord Is Risen Again - Choir Of St Edmunsbury Cathedral
For All the Saints - Choir Of St Edmunsbury Cathedral
Thy Hand O God Has Guided - Choir Of St Edmunsbury Cathedral
Christ the Dawn of Our Salvation - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel
I Was Glad - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel
Dear Lord and Father of Mankind - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel
Locus Iste - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel
Praise My Soul the King of Heaven - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel

Tracks:

Stand Up! Stand Up for Jesus! - The Choir of the Abbey School, Tewkesbury
While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks - The Choir of the Abbey School, Tewkesbury
O Worship the King - The Choir of the Abbey School, Tewkesbury
O Heavenly Word of God on High - Choir Of The Collegiate Church Of St Mary
Praise to the Lord, The Almighty - Choir Of The Collegiate Church Of St Mary
Jesus Christ Is Risen Today - The Choir of York Minister
First Nowell - The Choir of York Minister
Abide with Me - The Choir of York Minister
Breathe on Me Breath of God - Choir Of Keble College
Rock of Ages - Choir Of Keble College
On This Day, The First of Days - Choir Of Keble College
Jesu Sweet and Mary - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel
O Quam Gloriosum - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel
Ye Holy Angels Bright - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel
O for a Closer Walk With God - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel
Prayer of St Patrick - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel
Lord's Prayer - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel
Blessed Be the God and Father - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel
Day Thou Gavest Lord Is Ended - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel
Jerusalem (And Did Those Feet in Ancient Times) - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel

Album Description

Full Title - 100 Hymns & Songs Of Inspiration. UK box-set featuring 100 tracks performed by Britain's finest Cathedral Choirs including, Gloucester Cathedral, Norwich Cathedral, Sheffield Cathedral, & many more. Five standard jewel cases housed in a slipbox. Castle Pulse. 2003.

Customer Reviews:

The picture.......2006-12-11

I haven't purchased the CD but the picture of the inside of a church on the cover is not of a British church, like one would assume since it says its a recording of British choirs. This picture is of Notre Dame Basilica in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Just thought i'd let you know. I'll be honest; I'm one to judge things by it's cover and if the company took such care to choose a 'British' church for their British choir CD, I'm willing to bet the music is equally well selected... I'm being sarcastic. But I gave the product 5 stars because I didn't want to hurt its ratings just because i'm cynical. But check out the church if you're ever in Montreal, it's truly beautiful... here I'm not being sarcastic.

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ESSENTIAL Sun Ra
Some Truly Great 20th Century Music: Too Good To Ignore
Otherworldly
I can't believe nobody's reviewed this CD before!

The Magic City
Sun Ra
Manufacturer: Evidence
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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The Magic City
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Abstract 'I'

Amazon.com

By the mid-1960s, bandleader and composer Sun Ra was delving deeply into extended, improvisation-heavy suites like The Magic City. Reckoned to be a tribute to his hometown of Birmingham, Alabama, this long, circuitous piece comes in two different takes on the CD reissue, and both takes are rambunctiously keeled on Ra's core band members, tenor saxophonist John Gilmore and alto saxophonist Marshall Allen, who each offer scouring, ear-pinning interludes. Even so, the music here is huge, with sprawling collective improvisatons that burst with wholehearted high energy, suggesting a latent power that Sun Ra often channeled through both his own intricate scores and reams of cover tunes elsewhere in his several decades as jazz's chief outer-space renegade. --Andrew Bartlett

Customer Reviews:

ESSENTIAL Sun Ra.......2003-01-19

This (IMHO) is one of the finest releases from Sun Ra and the Arkestra. Accessable to the neophyte and satisfying to those familiar with Ra's music. Strong composition and execution. RECOMMENDED!

Some Truly Great 20th Century Music: Too Good To Ignore.......2001-11-15

I'm not going to compare "Magic City" to other jazz albums of the 60's, because it deserves a wider audience than only Sun Ra fans or free jazz afficionados. This album is distinct and amazing even in Sun Ra's eccentric ouevre, and it is without peer. If you appreciate the myriad attempts of 20th Century composers to reach the musical outer limits, such as those of Webern, Berg, Stravinsky, Varese, Bartok, Messiaen, Boulez, Zappa, etc., this is an album you will want to hear. Its textures, sonorities, and extremes of mood, from humor to terror and dread, put it in the august company of every musician who has put a soundtrack to consciousness and creation, to science and synthesis, to form generating itself in pure music. Get it!

Otherworldly.......1999-12-28

This is not the place to start in avant garde jazz. In fact, I suspect that plenty of perfectly reasonable, open-minded jazz fans will never get into this album. Unlike more accessible albums in the genre (Eric Dolphy's _Out to Lunch_, Ornette Coleman's early albums, John Coltrane's recordings between '61-'65) there's not much for most listeners to touch base with here. Harmony, rhythm, and melody are fleeting; the second half of the epic title track, which features extremely discordant horn blowing, will scare off 99% of the reasonable people.

If you're not completely scared off by this, I strongly recommend buying this album; the title suite is an incredibly intense collective improvisation: Sun Ra plays his eerie clavioline while Marshall Allen manically toots his piccolo and Ronnie Boykins does some killer bowing. Finally the rest of the band joins in to what may be some of the most intense and challenging fifteen minutes ever recorded. It truly is from outer space. The second half of the CD is full of shorter pieces that aren't quite as mind blowing but are still remarkable.

Get it if you dare.

I can't believe nobody's reviewed this CD before!.......1999-12-18

This CD is amazing and while I see 13 reviews for Eric Dolphy's "Out to Lunch," I see no reviews for this cd. This seems to show that people just buy those other albums because they're considered so good (and controversial), but never bothered to delve deep into the vein of free jazz, and this album is one of the greatest in that vein. Sounding harsh at times, this album ebbs and flows like no other. The continuously playing clavioline gives the album a constant theme of eerie unknown, like space, or another world. Yet it always manages to come back to sounding earthly. While Eric Dolphy was amazing and monumental in the same area, he never seemed to have the drive that Sun Ra did, who constantly made his musicians rehearse. This album is amazing and I highly recommend buying it for anyone who seriously listens to jazz, or any kind of music (if you want to have a better life, listen to a wide variety of music, that way you find out what you like.) The Magic City engulfs you and causes you to see things you wouldn't normally see. The songs not only are monumental in their sound, but monumental in their ability to represent visual themes, such as outer space and "the Magic City" itself, Birmingham Alabama. Listen to this CD at your local store, then buy it if you like it.

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The forest will echo with laughter
i am reverie: slack of jaw
Six Organs Of Admittance - 'Sun Awakes' (Drag City)
A grand album. Six Organs' finest moment.

Sun Awakens
Six Organs of Admittance
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Binding: Audio CD

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The forest will echo with laughter.......2006-10-12

This music conjures images of misty mountains, smoke rings, and sojourning hobbits. Non-hippie listeners: approach with caution.

i am reverie: slack of jaw.......2006-10-10

I discovered Devendra Banhart a while back, and looked into other bands that amazon had linked. Not so much luck. This cd, however, is great, I spun it twice in a row from the first listen. I give it the full 5 stars, it is transporting as true art should be. Fully produced, it retains the campy contact high of the acid folk genre, with song and vocal structure in some tracks, others purely instrumental, hearty east/west string instruments, atmospheric electric guitar, enveloping noise, and a western drum set giving the sense of journey. Uplifted, we walk from the dark night of the soul to awakening.

Six Organs Of Admittance - 'Sun Awakes' (Drag City).......2006-08-28

Before a friend talked me into borrowing this CD,I've never even heard of this part space rock,part experimental artist.Turns out it's actually a solo work by Comets Of Fire member guitarist/vocalist Ben Chasney.It's good,if you like this sort of music.Better tracks were "Torn By Wolves",the rhythmic "Black Wall" and the 23-minute "River Of Transfiguration"(perhaps the CD's best cut).Certain listeners MAY get even MORE out of this CD than I did.May appeal to fans of John Fahey,Sun City Girls,Davis Redford Triad and possibly Red Krayola.

A grand album. Six Organs' finest moment........2006-06-19

In case you are not familiar with Six Organs of Admittance, it is the solo project of Ben Chasny (Actually, this was his first musical project, it's just that he's now in bands such as Current 93, Comets on Fire, and August Born). He's released his own material under the name Six Organs Of Admittance for 8 years now, and while very talented, he hasn't made a name for himself outside of the West Coast area. That is, until his album School of the Flower came out, Six Organs' most accesible album to date. Keeping the spirit of the last album alive, The Sun Awakens was recorded in a studio (unlike his earlier albums where he borrowed an 8-track recorder), and by doing so, has expanded his sound even further. This is where Ben Chasny absolutly shines, both musically and spiritually. This is music for the soul.

The first thing you'll notice is how clear the production is. Every instrument stands out, whether it's acoustic guitar, reverbed electric guitar, or persian ney. Chasny's vocals have also improved quite well, helping the songs' emotional peaks. Songs such as "Bless Your Blood" and "Black Wall" both have a psychadelic/Middle-Eastern tinge to them, both backed by incredible percussion by Noel Jon Harmonson. "The Desert Is A Circle" is a very relaxing number, showcasing' Ben's incredible overdubbing skills. "Attar" is another shining moment, sounding much like music for a dark ritual.

However, it is the 23-minute epic "River of Transfiguration" where Ben has truely allowed to spread his wings. Beginning with a 6 minute ambient drone full of persian ney, gongs, and tone generators, a snare drum breaks the spell, and thus the song begins. When it all kicks in, you get this feeling of being cleasned and washed away. Visions came to me when I heard this song, such as endless flowing water, sheets of flame, and snow-capped mountains. It truly is a visionary piece of work.

I reccomend this album to anyone who enjoys music of any kind. It is the best album of 2006, and one of the best albums I have heard in a long time.

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1964: Shakin' All Over (Time Life Music Classic Rock)
Major Lance , Brenda Holloway , The Hondells , Jumpin' Gene Simmons , The Velvelettes , Jimmy Hughes , Bobby Bland , The Impressions , The Searchers , and Gerry and the Pacemakers
Manufacturer: Time-Life Music
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Song listing: 1 Roy Orbison Oh, Pretty Woman (2:58) 2 Major Lance Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um (2:22) 3 Peter & Gordon I Don't Want To See You Again (2:01) 4 Chuck Berry Nadine (Is It You?) (2:34) 5 Brenda Holloway Every Little Bit Hurts (2:53) 6 Beach Boys, The Don't Worry Baby (2:49) 7 Hondells, The Little Honda (2:05) 8 Jumpin' Gene Simmons Haunted House (2:35) 9 Velvelettes, The Needle In A Haystack (2:26) 10 Dionne Warwick Walk On By (2:53) 11 Gerry & The Pacemakers Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying (2:37) 12 Diana Ross & The Supremes Baby Love (2:39) 13 Searchers, The Don't Throw Your Love Away (2:17) 14 Ventures, The Walk, Don't Run '64 (2:25) 15 Marvelettes, The Too Many Fish In The Sea (2:30) 16 Little Anthony & The Imperials I'm On The Outside (Looking In) (3:09) 17 Jimmy Hughes Steal Away (2:28) 18 Bobby Bland Ain't Nothing You Can Do (2:31) 19 Jan & Dean Drag City (2:17) 20 Martha Reeves & The Vandellas Quicksand (2:36) 21 Impressions, The Talking About My Baby (2:32) 22 Bobby Vinton Mr. Lonely (2:39)

Leonard Bernstein - The Early Years III (Marc Blitzstein: Symphony: "The Airborne", Dusty Sun)

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Leonard Bernstein - The Early Years III (Marc Blitzstein: Symphony: "The Airborne", Dusty Sun)

Manufacturer: RCA
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000003FPF
Release Date: 1994-10-11

Tracks:

Sym 'The Airborne', Movt I: 1. Theory of Flight
Sym 'The Airborne', Movt I: 2. Ballad of History and Mythology
Sym 'The Airborne', Movt I: 3. Kittyhawk
Sym 'The Airborne', Movt I: 4. The Airborne
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Sym 'The Airborne', Movt II: 7. Ballad of the Cities
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Sym 'The Airborne', Movt III: 9. Ballad of Hurry-up
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Sym 'The Airborne', Movt III: 11B. Chorus of the Rendezvous
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Dusty Sun - Walter Scheff/Leonard Bernstein

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Magical blast to the 60s past
Nothing Short of Magical Genius..
excellent ep from mira b. of quix*o*tic
Mira the Enchantress
after this...

Through the Sun Door
White Magic
Manufacturer: Drag City
ProductGroup: Music
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Customer Reviews:

Magical blast to the 60s past.......2006-02-13

The trio that comprises White Magic bring an ecclectic indie-folk mix of music that either you will like a lot or not care for. My 16 yr. old daughter 'discovered' them in our household, and she's got mixed emotions about this. Me, I looove it. This is their debut EP.

"Through the Sun Door" (6 tracks; 23 min.) is a mood piece from beginning to end. Some of the songs are piano based, others are guitar based, but all of them are rather sparse musically speaking, not that it matters, as the vibe is great all along. The best songs are actually the second half of the EP, starting with a rolling "The Gypsies Come Walking After". "Plain Gold Ringer" starts with singer Mira Billotte singing a-cappella, then joined by bass and drums, and ultimately the occasional piano. Vocally, Billotte brings to mind Grace Slick, and she sounds outstanding. The best track of all is the closer "Apocalypse", which sounds like the 60s never went away.

While this 2004 EP was well received critically, to my knowledge White Magic have not released anything since then, which begs the question why... "Through the Sun Door" is an outstanding collection of music, however short it is, and I highly recommend it. Now let's hope that White Magic will bring us more! BUY THIS!

Nothing Short of Magical Genius.........2005-01-26

Chillingly beautiful vocals, dreamy pianos, steady beats, and a perfect strings assortment, this record has it all. This steady record keeps you hooked from the beginning piano loop of "One Note," till the equally haunting "Apocalypse." Each and every song holds its weight, bringing the eerie magic around gypsies to music. I strongly recomend this record, whose only fault is being six songs long, too anyone and everyone. After hearing Mira Billotte's voice, you won't regret it!

excellent ep from mira b. of quix*o*tic.......2004-07-15

this is a wonderful debut, and I hope very much that it will be followed with a full length album. i've always especially enjoyed mira's songs from her former band quix*o*tic, so i was very excited to see that she is now fronting her own band. her songs are so mysterious and intriguing; i'd even say transcendental. mira's songs convey a natural talent that must run in her family, and she is a hell of a songwritter. i almost want to say that some of it reminds me of joni mitchell, but mira has a style that is more interesting and original. my favorite track from the album was "keeping the wolves from the door," but every song on this record is totally worth while.

Mira the Enchantress.......2004-06-08

Inhale deeply the slow simmering psychedelic voodoo vibe of White Magic's Through the Sun Door. If Grace Slick were a Wiccan Witch, this is what it might sound like. The music is intoxicating, hypnotic and haunting in a Jim Morrison-esque "The End" sort of way. Mira Billotte (Quixotic), Miggy Littleton (Ida), and Andy MacLeod (California Speedway) have created a truly "magical" EP that only serves to whet the appetite of anyone lucky enough to fall under their aural spell. A truly remarkable mini-album that demands full-length treatment. I have not been this captivated by any album since hearing Darling Kandie's dark masterpiece, "People Next Door". Succumb to Mira's enchanting voice and feel the Magic...

after this..........2004-05-27

'The Gypsies Came Marching After' and 'Apocalypse' alone make this worth buying, but the rest of the cd is solid. Encouraging signs for music in general. Kudos to Drag City for picking them up.

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A century of British art songs to delight those who love them

English Song

Manufacturer: Naxos
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Classical | Styles | Music

Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

A Treasury of English Song
Favorite English Songs
Silent Noon
Songs by Roger Quilter
Bryn Terfel - The Vagabond & other songs by Vaughan Williams, Butterworth, Finzi & Ireland

ASIN: B0002JEG6I
Release Date: 2005-03-22

Tracks:

A Soft Day - Bernadette Greevy
Irish Skies - Bernadette Greevy
Cherry Ripe - Janice Watson
Mustard And Cress - Neal Davies
The Lily Of A Day - Janice Watson
Henry King - Neal Davies
Fain Would I Change That Note - Graham Johnson
In Summer-Time On Bredon - Christopher Maltman
The Lads In Their Hundreds - Christopher Maltman
Among The Rocks - Graham Johnson
It Was A Lover And His Lass - Anthony Rolfe Johnson
The Water Mill - Anthony Rolfe Johnson
On Wenlock Edge - Anthony Rolfe Johnson
The Call - Graham Johnson
Silent Noon - Graham Johnson
Now In These Fairylands - Philip Langridge
The Dream-City - Philip Langridge
Margrete's Cradle Song - Susan Gritton
The Heart Worships - Christopher Maltman
Take, O Those Lips Away - Anthony Rolfe Johnson
Now Sleeps The Crimson Petal - Graham Johnson
Love Calls Through The Summer Night - Anthony Rolfe Johnson
I Will Go With My Father A-Ploughing - Graham Johnson
The Rio Grande (Capstan Shanty) - Ian Partridge
Theodore, Or The Pirate King - Ian Partridge
A Long Time Ago (Hilliard's Shanty) - Ian Partridge
Oh Dear, What Can The Matter Be? - Bernadette Greevy

Tracks:

The Grenadier - Richard Edgar-Wilson
The Young Lover - Richard Edgar-Wilson
Betty And Johnny - Richard Edgar-Wilson
Rise Up And Reach The Stars - Richard Edgar-Wilson
The Bells - Nik Hancock-Child
Ann's Cradle Song - Nik Hancock-Child
As I Lay In The Early Sun - Nik Hancock-Child
The Cherry Tree - Nik Hancock-Child
Dusk - Nik Hancock-Child
Peter Warlock's Fancy - John Constable
The Frostbound Wood - John Constable
Chopcherry - John Constable
A Sad Song - John Constable
Rutterkin - John Constable
Bethlehem Down - John Constable
Wapping Old Stairs - Felicity Lott
Long Steel Grass - Martyn Hill
Tango-Pasodoble - Martyn Hill
Popular Song - Martyn Hill
Beatriz's Song - Felicity Lott
Lay Your Sleeping Head, My Love - Philip Langridge
Early One Morning - Felicity Lott
The Foggy, Foggy View - Philip Langridge
Now The Leaves Are Falling Fast - Philip Langridge
Tell Me The Truth About Love - Della Jones
The Choirmaster's Burial - Philip Langridge

Customer Reviews:

A century of British art songs to delight those who love them.......2006-06-26

These 53 songs have been collected by Naxos from their extensive acquisitions from Collins Classics, and perhaps other British sources now out of business. There's a steady cottage industry, year after year, producing the typical English art song, which is usually based on folk songs, but even in more modern idioms is profuondly conservative and nostaligic. Half these songs, not to mention half the composers, are totally unknown to American audiences, but the familiar names of Vaughan Williams and Britten represent high quality, and the lesser lights, such as Warlock and Quilter, are mainstays in this repertoire.

I'd challenge all but the most addicted listener to make it through more than ten songs at a sitting, and many of these pieces are tepid, offering comfort rather than inspiration. The singers are among the best, but Graham Johnson and Steuart Beford, who do most of the accompaniments, are lackluster. I know that won't be a popular comment, yet if you compare any of these songs with rendiitons done by Janet Baker, John Shirley-quirk, and most recently Bryn Terfel and Ian Bostridge, you immediately notice how much more intensity and drama is pesent than htis colleciton reveals.

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Dante's Disneyland Inferno
Sun City Girls
Manufacturer: Abduction Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music

Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music

General | Rock | Styles | Music
ASIN: B00005Y8XD
Release Date: 1996-05-06

Tracks:

Sexy Graveyard
Hector and Chino
Soft Fragile Eggshell Minds
Bad Dream
Geography of the Swastika
Flesh Balloons of Tibet
Pay the Fiddler
Brothers Unconnected
Hippie Conglomerate
Five Minutes
Charles Gocher SR.
Man Is an Insect Is a Flame
Jack the Ripper
Persistence of Vision
Dear Anybody
Secret Revealed Unwittingly
Helen Waite
Jessup's Diary

Tracks:

Ballad of (D) Anger
Bitter Cold Countryside
Ruby on the Ferris Wheel
Ballad of Co-Dependency
Joan of Arc
Holiday for Shakespeare
Harley of Horror
Let's Pretend
Floppy Pus
Bloddy Zipper
Family of Nails
Fourteen
Sal Manilla
Six Kids of Mine
Dan and Ross
Book of Reveleations
Bird of Prey

Marc Blitzstein: Musical Theatre Premières

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Mixed offerings
Good historical document, not an exciting perf. or recording

Marc Blitzstein: Musical Theatre Premières

Manufacturer: Pearl
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

English | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
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The Cradle Will Rock: Original 1985 Cast Recording
Cradle Will Rock

ASIN: B000009QC2
Release Date: 1998-08-18

Tracks:

The Cradle Will Rock: Scene 1: Streetcar
The Cradle Will Rock: Scene 2: Nightcourt
The Cradle Will Rock: Scene 3: Mission
The Cradle Will Rock: Scene 4: Lawn Of Mr. Mister's Home
The Cradle Will Rock: Scene 5: Drugstore
The Cradle Will Rock: Scene 6: Hotel Lobby
The Cradle Will Rock: Scene 7: Nightcourt
The Cradle Will Rock: Scene 8: Faculty Room
The Cradle Will Rock: Scene 9: Dr. Specialist's Office
The Cradle Will Rock: Scene 10: Nightcourt
NO FOR AN ANSWER: Act 1 - Scene 1: Opening Chorus
NO FOR AN ANSWER: Act 1 Scene 4: Secret Singing
NO FOR AN ANSWER: Act 1 Scene 6: Dimples-Fraught
NO FOR AN ANSWER: Act 1 Scene 8: Francle
NO FOR AN ANSWER: Act 1 Scene 10: No For An Answer

Tracks:

NO FOR AN ANSWER: Act 2 Scene 1: Penny Candy
NO FOR AN ANSWER: Act 2 Scene 4: Mike
NO FOR AN ANSWER: Act 1 Scene 3: Gina
NO FOR AN ANSWER: Act 2 Scene 7: Nick
NO FOR AN ANSWER: Act 2 Scene 7: Purest Kind Of A Guy
NO FOR AN ANSWER: Act 2 Scene 9: Make The Heart Be Stone
NO FOR AN ANSWER: Dusty Sun
The Airborne Symphony - 1st Movement: I. Theory Of Flight
The Airborne Symphony - 1st Movement: ii. Ballad Of HIstory And Mythology
The Airborne Symphony - 1st Movement: iii. Kittyhawk
The Airborne Symphony - 1st Movement: iv. The Airborne
The Airborne Symophony - 2nd Movement: v. The Enemy
vi. Threat And Approach
The Airborne Symphony - 2nd Movement: vii. Ballad Of The Cities
The Airborne Symphony - 2nd Movement: viii Morning Poem
The Airborne Symphony - 3rd Movement: ix. Ballad Of Hurr-Up
The Airborne Symphony - 3rd Movement: x. NIght Music: Ballad Of THe Bombarder
The Airborne Symphony - 3rd Movement: xi-a. Recitative
The Airborne Symphony - 3rd Movement: xi-b. Chorus OF The Redezvous
The Airborne Symphony - 3rd Movement: xii. The Open Sky

Customer Reviews:

Mixed offerings.......2007-03-31

The CD was ordered for the Airborn Symphony. That piece was exactly what we had been looking for and quite outstanding. The rest of the music on the CD has however been somewhat of a disappointment.

Good historical document, not an exciting perf. or recording.......2000-06-02

This recording of The Cradle Will Rock is an important historical recording of the oiginal 1938 Broadway cast. The document presents 56 minutes from the show, leaving something more than half of the performance unknown to today's public. Marc Blitzstein performs at the piano. The recording also presents 37 minutes exerpted from No For An Answer, also performed by its 1940 original cast, and the 3-movement, 13-section Airborne Symphony for orchestra, male chorus, tenor & baritone soli, and narrator.

The format of the recording of The Cradle Will Rock is of scenes introduced by a narrator, musical numbers accompanied by piano, and acted portions of the spoken roles. The liner notes claim that most important revivals of the work use these and other no-budget restrictions imposed by the original opening night. In this recording, the performances are played very close to the microphone, and the piano is always relegated to the background. Some performances are shrill or overly arch, especially in the spoken portions.

The performances captured on this recording attest to its importance as a pace-setting feat. Unfortunately, the renowned director Orson Welles failed to appreciate a need for rethinking the performances for an audio recording. Some casting seems misguided in matching the voices to the characters they portray, especially in which some older characters are played by voices that seem surprisingly young. The reduction of the book to linking narration matches what one might expect had occurred at the alternate theatre to which cast and audience marched after finding themselves locked out of the WPA Theatre on opening night, 1937. However, the reductions of staging and motivations leave some bits of incongruity that might work well on stage but provide comical images while listening. For example, "Scene 4. The lawn of of Mr. Mister's home. Enter Junior Mister and Sister Mister, each reclining in a hammock." or "The Moll sits quietly on the railing in the half light. She begins to speak, and then she sings." followed by-what else?-the Moll actually speaking, and then actually singing. Scene 2 consists only of the narrative precis of what might be an exciting melange of chorus and soloists.

Judging solely from the exerpted product, the book to The Cradle Will Rock expresses everything exactly on the nose, providing little nuance in its polemic. From our perspective more than 60 years distant, the result is a one-dimensional cartoon rather than a persuasive challenge to the status quo. With the lack of revised direction and revulsion toward modifying the stage performance, the music comes across as dated and safe, despite the subject matter. The music and the mileau have some afinity to the music of Dreigroschenoper (Weill/Brecht, 1928), particularly in the incorporation of chorale-inspired melodies for the Mission, scene 3, in the free mixture of popular music genres, and in the occasional love duet. Finally, in addition, nearly every track suffers from an ever-present rain of surface noise from the original disks.

The recorded performance of No For An Answer (1940, recorded 1941) retains some of the audience-distancing quirks that Cradle has: accompaniment is still the solo piano, the voices are still placed on top of the microphone, and the document consists of portions of incomplete scenes. At least the narrative precis of action has been discarded. Weirdly, one scene is shuffled from act one to act two, simply to place so-called character sketches together. The performances are uninspired-with one exception being Carol Channing at a less-ripe age and at a nice juxtaposition to most other singers in this recording-and leave little doubt that one may never see a revival of this work. However, the sound quality is much improved from the recording of Cradle, made only 4 years earlier.

The Airborne Symphony (1946, and recorded in the same year) is more a cantata than symphony, given the vocal forces and the obvious choice to eschew the forms associated with the symphony. The music and its mixture with theme and speaker (Robert Shaw) are reminiscent of A Lincoln Portrait (Copland, 1942) and, at some points, Richard Rodgers and Roger Sessions. The miking of the performance is again heavily weighted in favor of the speaker and solo voices (Charles Holland, tenor, and Walter Scheff, baritone). The work by conductor Leonard Bernstein is gentle, perhaps too deferential to the soloists and slighted to a great extent because of the miking decisions. The text moves from an opening paean to the flights of Icarus and the Wright brothers (first movement), to a tone painting of flight used to advance war and malefaction (second movement), to a glorification of the British and American forces who were victorious against the mid-20th-Century threats (third movement). One section, "Night Music: Ballad of the Bombardier" is a very nice love song to the flyer's "Emily" back home.

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