Angel Beauty

Track Listings

1. Shining Ones

2. Blue Lotus

3. Angel Beauty

4. Seraphic Host

5. Soaring Wings

6. Angels of Mercy

7. Angel Light

8. Cherubim

9. Lord Come and Heal the World

Angel Beauty,Erik Berglund,Helios Music,New Age / Meditation,Solo Instrumental

Angel Beauty

Tracks:

Rrie - Claude Debussy
Gymnope No. 3 - Erik Satie
Sonata in A, K.208 (Andante e cantabile) - Domenico Scarlatti
Siciliana - Ottorino Respighi
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat, Op. 73 Emperor - II Adagio - Ludwig Van Beethoven
Sonatine, Op. 30 - II Calme et expressif - Marcel Tournier
Allemande & Courante (from French Suite No. 6 in E, BWV 817) - Johann Sebastian Bach
Arabesque No. 1 in E - Claude Debussy
Pavane of the Sleeping Beauty (from Ma M lOye) - Maurice Ravel
Lute Concerto in D, RV 93 - II. Largo - Antonio Vivaldi
Sarabanda - Nino Rota
Siciliano (BWV 1031) - Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto for Harp & Orchestra in G Minor, Op. 81 - II Romanza (Andante) - Elias Parish-Alvars
Andante (from Violin Sonata in A, BWV 1015) - Johann Sebastian Bach
In a Landscape - John Cage

Tracks:

Concerto for Harp & Strings in B-Flat, Op. 4 No. 6 - George Frideric Handel
Concerto for Harp & Strings in B-Flat, Op. 4 No. 6 - George Frideric Handel
Concerto for Harp & Strings in B-Flat, Op. 4 No. 6 - George Frideric Handel
The Girl with the Flaxen Hair (from Preludes, Book I) - Claude Debussy
Sonata for Harp - III Lied - Paul Hindemith
Pavane - Antoine Francisque
Concerto for Flute & Harp in C, K.299 - II Andantino - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Clair de lune (from Suite bergamasque) - Claude Debussy
The Sunken Cathedral (from Preludes, Book I) - Claude Debussy
Andantino (from Sonata in C Minor) - Giovanni Pescetti
La Source, Op. 44 (ude) - Alphonse Hasselmans
Jesu, Joy of Mans Desiring (from Cantata, BWV 147) - Johann Sebastian Bach
Gymnope No. 1 - Erik Satie
Danses sacret profane - Claude Debussy

Customer Reviews:

The Most Relaxing Harp Alblum in the World...Ever!.......2007-01-08

Very soothing. Allows you peace of mind

The Movie Album Classical Pictures; John Bayless

Average customer rating:

Wonderful, sensitive playing....
John Bayless is awesome
The One CD in My Collection I Never Tire of Listening To
Gorgeous arrangements. Very dramatic and melodic.

The Movie Album Classical Pictures; John Bayless
John Bayless , Luis Enrique Bacalov , Giacomo Puccini , Michel Legrand , Joaquin Rodrigo , Nino Rota , John Williams , James Horner , Sergey Rachmaninov , and Harold Arlen
Manufacturer: Angel Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000002SLY
Release Date: 1996-11-19

Tracks:

Il Postino, From The Postman - Visi d'Arte, From Tosca
El Canto de Ensarria - The Summer Knows, From Summer Of '42 - Concierto de Aranjuez, 2nd Movement
A Time For Us, Love Theme From Romeo And Juliet- Adagio In G Minor
Theme From Schindler's List - Prelude In C-Sharp Minor - Hatikva (Interlude)
Somewhere Out There, From An American Tail - Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini Variations No.18
When I fall In Love, From Sleepless In Seattle - Liebestraume
Moon River, From Breakfast At Tiffany's - Piano Concerto No.2, 1st Movement
Beauty And The Beast, From Beauty And The Beast - Prayer From Hansel And Gretel
Over The Rainbow, From The Wizard Of Oz - Legends

Customer Reviews:

Wonderful, sensitive playing...........2003-11-02

Ah, reader, consider this album. I have been listening to Bayless music for years, from Bach Meets the Beatles to his crazy happy birthday album in a dozen styles (Stravinsky's Rite of Birthday, a favorite), but this one has something special going on. The playing is so beautifully, and sensitively played that one is really swept away by the original movie tune, interwound with a classical piece, so seamless and amazing. One of my all-time favorite albums.

John Bayless is awesome.......2003-10-13

He's such a great talent, I was lucky enough to meet him almost 2 years ago. I got this CD autographed! :) He was such a nice person and performed so well on the stage. Buy this album, it's really awesome!

The One CD in My Collection I Never Tire of Listening To.......2001-03-24

John Bayless had a vision for this album---to combine the most beautiful classical pieces along with the most romantic and engaging movie themes of all time. The arrangements and the way in which he weaves the varous pieces together, sometimes playing both themes simultaneously, are incredible. They lift you up and carry you away. The various instrumental additions (such as the guitar in track 2, drums in track 6, strings in track 5, the sound of the wind in track 4) add just the right touch---lightly sprinkled in when needed. As a professional pianist myself, I also appreciate his considerable technique and the emotion with which he infuses his music. Anyone who likes classical music and movies should own this CD. Anyone who has friends who like classical music and movies should purchase this CD for them. They will love you for it. It is my favorite CD. I never tire of listening to it.

Gorgeous arrangements. Very dramatic and melodic........1999-11-16

Don't be scared off by the "clown-like" picture on the cover. This album, by a true piano virtuoso/arranger, blends familiar movie and light classical melodies together into unique arrangements. Every time it's been on while I have guests, someone always asks "What's that beautiful music?"

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More than just a good listen... it stir the soul!
I Loved this Show and this Album
Of Love And Hope
Lushly Romantic!
Moves me to tears...

Beauty and the Beast: Of Love and Hope

Manufacturer: Capitol
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Beauty & the Beast
Beauty and the Beast - The Complete First Season
Beauty and the Beast - The Second Season

ASIN: B000008DBI
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

Theme from "Beauty and the Beast"
Acquainted With the Night
Laura's Theme
Margaret's Theme: Longing
On Her Own/She Walks in Beauty
Night of Beauty
Single Night/Love Song
Angel's Theme
Devil's Theme/I Arise from the Dreams of Thee
Promise Remembered
Journey's End/Sonnet #Cxvi
Dancing Light/Sonnet #Xxix
Quest/Letters to a Young Poet [Excerpt]
Fear
Father Remembers/Composed on Westminster Bridge
Return
Broken Dreams/Ode: Intimations of Immortality from Recollections ...
To Cast All Else Aside
Riches, Not Gold
Catherine's Lullaby
Voice of Her Eyes/Somewhere I Have Never Traveled
Voice of Her Eyes Somewhere I Have Never Travelled/The First Time ... - Lisa Angelle
Happy Life
This Is the Creature

Customer Reviews:

More than just a good listen... it stir the soul! .......2007-05-31

Soon as you put the CD on, you are transported to another time... another place. The music sooths, as the words spoken by the beast penetrate to the deepest part of your soul. You're emotionally spent, yet feel more alive than ever after your journey.

I bought this years ago when it first came out on Cassette (gives you an idea how long ago that was) I listened to it so many times the tape wore out. I just ordered the CD.... I can't wait for the journey to begin again...thank you Vincent!

I Loved this Show and this Album.......2006-06-09

I bought the CD today as a backup in case my original signed by Ron Perlman CD wears out. I keep waiting for the owners of this series to release at least the first 2 season on DVD. I have no interest in owning the 3rd season when the show broke my heart. I wish someone would redo this show in it's original conception as a movie or a TV series. I loved the show and was a great fan of the Love and Hope shown by Catherine and Vincent.

Of Love And Hope.......2006-04-07

Hi! I bought "Of Love & Hope" last November, through Amazon.com, and I must say, I enjoy it! However; the producers of this album, which I love, should have used another introduction instead of just the MUSIC. Why not use the main theme, where Vincent and Catherine introduce each other? THAT would have been great!! After all, Cathy was also a great character on the show!

I hereby recommend this album to all Beauty and the Beast fans out there. I have listened to it so often, that now, I can recite more poems by heart! BATB FOREVER!

Lushly Romantic!.......2005-09-04

I was a great fan of the TV series, "Beauty and the Beast" and owned the cassette version of "Of Love and Hope" in which Ron Purlman as Vincent reads poetry by Shakespeare, Lord Byron, Shelly, Rilke and other greats, interspersed with beautiful music, mostly from the soundtrack of the series. As I love beautiful music and beautiful words, I counted this tape among my treasures. When the tape eventually became damaged, I truly was distraught. I am delighted to now own the CD, which brought me instant pleasure which can only continue for the rest of my life.

Moves me to tears..........2005-07-06

I actually have this on cassette, bought years ago before television network executives butchered this incredibly beautiful show, and dug it out of storage recently. Interestingly enough, I found that I had forgotten none of it. Never has music spoken so eloquently to my heart, nor represented a television show so clearly and wonderfully. Ron Perlman's "Vincent" voice, interpreting the classical literary selections in this, is sensual, articulate, undeniably romantic. It's one of the most unusual collections of music and poetry I've ever come across, a fitting and fine representation of the show.
My favorite is the opening theme of the series, with lyrics sung and "Vincent's" "No one, not even the rain, has such small hands" intonation.
The television show and it's tragic, other-worldly love story was too perfect to last long on tv. I'm glad that fans such as myself have been able to hold onto rememberances of the show such as this marvelous, sweeping score. I only wish that it could be re-released on Cd, along with dvds of the series. Fans have been keeping the magic alive all these years; it's time we were recognized.

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Handel: The Masterworks (Box Set)

Manufacturer: Brilliant Classics
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Baroque for Beauty Sleep: Sweet Dreams for Beautiful Dreamers

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beauty sleep
Baroque Music: A Prelude To Sleep
Baroque to Comfort and Sleep By
Guys! Don't be put-off by the cover art!
Mellow, but not sleepy

Baroque for Beauty Sleep: Sweet Dreams for Beautiful Dreamers

Manufacturer: Philips
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Bach at Bedtime: Lullabies for the Still of the Night
Tchaikovsky At Tea Time: A Refreshing Blend For Body And Spirit
Beethoven for Book Lovers: An Intimate Companion for Reading
Bach for Breakfast

ASIN: B00000DBVH
Release Date: 1998-10-20

Tracks:

Ancient Airs And Dances For Lute, Suite III: Italiana
The Four Seasons: Winter (Largo)
Oboe d'amore Concerto In A: Affettuoso
Sonata No. 2 In E-flat For Flute & Harp, BWV 1031: Siciliano
Concerto In D, RV 93 For Four Guitars: Largo
Ancient Airs And Dances For Lute, Suite III: Siciliana
Giazotto: Adagio
L'estro armonico - Op. 3, Concerto No. 5 in A, RV 519: Largo
Suite In A minor For Recorder, Strings & Continuo: Air a l'Italien
Concerto In D: Andante
Sonata In E
Concerto Grosso No. 12 In B Minor, Op. 6: Larghetto e piano
Oboe Concerto In D Minor: Adagio
Flute Concerto No. 2 In G Minor, Op. 10 ('La notte'), RV 439: Largo
Oboe Concerto No. 2 In B-Flat: Andante
Concerto Grosso No. 8 In G Minor, Op. 6 ('Christmas'): Pastorale: Largo
Flute Concerto No. 2 In G Minor, RV 439, Op. 10 ('La notte'): Il sonno, Largo
L'estro armonico, Op. 3 - Concerto No. 11 In D Minor, RV 565: Largo e spiccato
Concerto In E ('L'amoroso', RV 271): Allegro
Nulla in mundo pax, RV 630

Customer Reviews:

beauty sleep.......2007-05-30

This music is perfect for bed time.
Beautiful classic music that lulls you to sleep.

Baroque Music: A Prelude To Sleep.......2004-05-30

This album is from the popular series "Set Your Life To Music"
series. The theme for this one is "Baroque For Beauty Sleep" which seems to be a companion to "Baroque For Bathtime". Baroque music, especially the slower movements in many concertos, are exquisite nocturnal pieces that ease the transition from being awake to falling asleep. The beautiful, elegant, slow, graceful music of many of these pieces will definately relax you and even help you fall asleep. It's therapeutic. There are so many reasons one can buy this album. It can help you relax and soothe you, as already mentioned, and it can be played in the background of a message therapy session. It can serve as music for a romantic evening or dinner. And lastly, it hits the spot after a long day and you're ready to visit the world of dreams.

Respighi's Ancient Airs and Dances, scored for lute and other Baroque period instruments, is the newest piece on the album. Respighi, a modern composer, was delving into neoclassic music and deliberately evoking the Baroque Era. It works wonderfully.
Naturally, no Baroque album is complete without Vivaldi's Four Seasons. Here is the Largo from "Winter" only it is played on panpipes by the New Age artist Zamfir. The sound is hauntingly beautiful. There is a sonata for flute and harp by Bach, the biggest name in the period and Vivaldi's "L'Estro Armonico" as well as Telemann's Suite in A for Recorder. One particular piece I enjoy and think you will too is the melodic and elegant Concerto Grosso No. 12 by Handel, the slow movement Larghetto E Piano. It is sheer tonal beauty. There is more concertos by Vivaldi, whose use of the flute is always very reflective and dreamy and even a solo aria from a motet of his, the soprano Elly Ameling sings "Nulla In Mundo Pax", a lyrical-coloratura showcase which crowns and concludes this gorgeous album.

Baroque to Comfort and Sleep By.......2004-02-16

Baroque is such a wide and wonderful musical discovery for us modern types. It is soothing and quieting to the soul, and in this case for the body as well.

Whether used as lullaby inducing or just listening pleasure and relaxation, this is nice collection. Including wide array of instruments: strings, flute, panpipes, oboe, flute, harp, guitar, recorder, piano, and voice --- this is truly enjoyable.

There is wide array of baroque composers as well --- Rephighi, Vivaldi, Bach, Albinoini, Telemann, and more.

Great price, great variety, great addition to your CD collection.

Guys! Don't be put-off by the cover art!.......2002-03-20

I commend the compilers for creating such a wonderful CD. The music is quite mellow, especially the pieces that are preformed by Zamfir, the famous panpipist. That whimsical woodwind gives a rustic, almost mythical feel the piece of music. You almost feel like you are in Arcadia awaiting a lecture by Chiron!

There is a good cross sampling of various Baroque pieces and Baroque artists. The variety is the spice that makes this CD worth buying and listening to over and over again. This CD also works well on shuffle, which remakes it into a brand new album.

There are a lot of oboes and string on this disc, and being a former oboist, I am electrified as I hear that instruments mellow honk!

Guys! Don't be put off by the cover-this is a good disc. Good for the mind, heart, and soul!

Mellow, but not sleepy.......2002-02-02

I don't know how to sum this one up. It is mellow, but you can't meditate to it. It's more upbeat than I would normally prefer to sleep to, but it works all the same. The music is performed so beautifully that I almost want to stay up and listen.

This CD is also good for reading to, because it is easy on the ears but won't put you to sleep.

Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition; Tchaikovsky: The Seasons, Sleeping Beauty
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Pletnev at his best (and Virgin too, for such a price); indispensable

Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition; Tchaikovsky: The Seasons, Sleeping Beauty

Manufacturer: Angel
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Chopin - Pletnev

ASIN: B0007DHQ48
Release Date: 2005-04-05

Tracks:

Promenade
Gnomus
Promenade
Il Vecchio Castello
Promenade
Tuileries
Bydlo
Promenade
Ballet Of The Unhatched Chicks
Samuel Goldenberg And Schmuyle
The Market PLace At Limoges
Catacombae
Con Mortuis In Lingua Mortua
The Hut On Hen's Legs
The Great Gate At Kiev
Introduction
Danse Des Pages
Vision D'Aurore
Andante
La Fee-Argent
Le Chat Botte Et La Chatte Blanche
Gavotte
Canari Qui Chante
Chaperon Rouge Et Le Loup
Adagio
Finale

Tracks:

I. Prelude
II. Fugue A 4 Voix
III. Impromptu
IV. Marche Funebre
V. Mazurque
VI. Scherzo
I. Janvier (Au Coin Du Feu)
II. Fevrier (Carnaval)
III. Mars (Chant De L'alouette)
IV. Avril (Perce-Neige)
V. Mai (Les Nuits De Mai)
VI. Juin (Barcarolle)
VII. Juillet (Chant Des Moissonneurs)
VIII. Aout (La Moisson)
IX. Septembre (La Chasse)
X. Octobre (Chant D'automne)
XI. Novembre (Course En Troika)
XII. Decembre (Noel)

Customer Reviews:

Pletnev at his best (and Virgin too, for such a price); indispensable.......2006-11-29

This is quite the bargain: two discs of piano music for the cost of one mid-priced disc! Please excuse the poor cover, a sticky note fixes it quite well.

Pletnev does fabulously in Pictures at an Exhibition, as one would expect. He does not hesitate to fill in the blanks were Mussorgsky left them (and a few places were he didn't; but generally only as far as tremolo notes goes. His dynamics are wonderful). This is not, as it may seem, a disadvantage to this recording. The result of any "changes" is wholly convincing; Pletnev moves closer to the spirit of the music. His playing is of the virtuoso caliber without being ostentatious, even in The Great Gate of Kiev. Indispensable.

Pletnev's own arrangement of The Sleeping Beauty is very sensible, symphonic, and, at times, simply breathtaking. This album includes Pletnev's second, finer recording of Tchaikovsky's piano suite, the Seasons. His first on RCA was a bit slow, but the present, Virgin/EMI account surpasses all. His poetic insight is not to the replaced. The Six Pieces, Op. 21 are neglected music that should me heard more often. They do take a few listens to fully appreciate.

This album is piano music at its best.

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Tchaikovsky: Ballet Highlights

Manufacturer: Angel Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000002S3G
Release Date: 1993-02-16

Tracks:

Swan Lake, Op. 20 (Highlights): Scene (Act II - No.10)
Swan Lake, Op. 20 (Highlights): Waltz (Act I - No. 2)
Dance Of The Swans (Act II - No. 13): (d) Allegro moderato
Swan Lake, Op. 20 (Highlights): Dance Of The Swans (Act II - No. 13): (e) Andante non troppo - Allegro
Swan Lake, Op. 20 (Highlights): Hungarian Dance (Act III - No. 20)
Swan Lake, Op. 20 (Highlights): Spanish Dance (Act III - No. 21)
Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66 (Highlights): Pas d'action (Act I - No. 8a)
Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66 (Highlights): Pas de caractere (Act III - No. 24) - (Puss In Boots)
Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66 (Highlights): Panorama (Act II - No.17)
Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66 (Highlights): Waltz (Act II - No. 6)
Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66 (Highlights): Pas de deux (Act III - No. 28)
Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66 (Highlights): Coda (Act III - No. 28)
Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66 (Highlights): Finale (Act III - No. 30)
The Nutcracker, Op. 71 (Highlights): Ouverture
The Nutcracker, Op. 71 (Highlights): March (Act I - No.2)
The Nutcracker, Op. 71 (Highlights): Divetissement (Act II - No. 12): (b) Arabian Dance
The Nutcracker, Op. 71 (Highlights): Divertissement (Act II - No. 12): (c) Chinese Dance
The Nutcracker, Op. 71 (Highlights): Divertissement (Act II - No. 12): (d) Trepak (Russian Dance)
The Nutcracker, Op. 71 (Highlights): Divertissement (Act II - No. 12): (e) Dance Of The Reed Pipes
The Nutcracker, Op. 71 (Highlights): Dance Of The Suguar Plum Fairy
The Nutcracker, Op. 71 (Highlights): Waltz Of The Flowers (Act II - No. 13)

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What a wonderful CD!
The triumphs of I Fagiolini

The Triumphs of Oriana

Manufacturer: Chandos
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005YUGY
Release Date: 2002-03-26

Tracks:

The Triumphs Of Oriana: The Lady Oriana - Matthew Brook
The Triumphs Of Oriana: Sing, Shepherds All - Robert Hollingworth
The Triumphs Of Oriana: Lightly She Whipped O'er The Dales - Robert Hollingworth
The Triumphs Of Oriana: Calm Was The Air And Clear The Sky - Robert Hollingworth
The Triumphs Of Oriana: Fantasia No.2 (Hirsch No.46) - David Miller
The Triumphs Of Oriana: Hence Stars Too Dim Of Light - Robert Hollingworth
The Triumphs Of Oriana: Come, Gentle Swains And Shephards' Dainty Daughters - William Purefoy
The Triumphs Of Oriana: With Angel's Face And Brightness - Matthew Brook
The Triumphs Of Oriana: The Nymphs And Shepherds Danced - Robert Hollingworth
The Triumphs Of Oriana: Galliard - David Miller
The Triumphs Of Oriana: All Creatures Now Are Merry Merry-Minded - William Purefoy
The Triumphs Of Oriana: Fair Nymphs, I Heard One Telling - Matthew Brook
The Triumphs Of Oriana: Fair Oriana, Seeming To Wink At Folly - Robert Hollingworth
The Triumphs Of Oriana: The Fauns And Satyrs Tripping - William Purefoy
The Triumphs Of Oriana: Galliard No.8 'Jest' Or 'Clark's Galliard' (Hirsch No.15) - David Miller
The Triumphs Of Oriana: Round About Her Charret, With All-admiring Strains - Matthew Brook
The Triumphs Of Oriana: With Wreaths Of Rose And Laurel - William Purefoy
The Triumphs Of Oriana: Thus Bonny-boots The Birthday Celebrated - Anna Crookes
The Triumphs Of Oriana: Long Live Fair Oriana - William Purefoy
The Triumphs Of Oriana: Fantasia No.3 (Hirsch No.49) - David Miller
The Triumphs Of Oriana: Arise, Awake, Awake - Matthew Brook
The Triumphs Of Oriana: Hark! Did Ye Ever Hear So Sweet A Singing? - William Purefoy
The Triumphs Of Oriana: Fair Orian In The Morn - William Purefoy
The Triumphs Of Oriana: With Angel's Face And Brightness - Matthew Brook
The Triumphs Of Oriana: Come, Blessed Bird - Robert Hollingworth
The Triumphs Of Oriana: Galliard (Hirsch No.2) - David Miller
The Triumphs Of Oriana: Hard By A Crystal Fountain - Anna Crookes
The Triumphs Of Oriana: Fair Oriana, Beauty's Queen - Robert Hollingworth
The Triumphs Of Oriana: Fair Cytherea Presents Her Doves - William Purefoy
The Triumphs Of Oriana: As Vesta Was From Latmos Hill Descending - Matthew Brook

Customer Reviews:

What a wonderful CD!.......2003-07-15

This really is a beautiful collection of music. "The Triumphs of Oriana" was published in 1601 by famous English composer Thomas Morley as a collection of songs honoring Queen Elizabeth (Oriana). 25 major English composers' songs are in here, except for William Byrd. The vocals are beautiful and really take the listener back to the golden age of European civilization. There are also several lute pieces inserted into the CD to add to the Renaissance feeling. This is an excellent CD!

The triumphs of I Fagiolini.......2002-08-25

The Triumphs of Oriana are a collection of polyphonic songs of the Elisabethian period published by Morley to honour Oriana (poetic nickname of Queen Elisabeth I). Therefore he collected songs composed by 25 wellknown English composers of his time (only William Byrd is missing) which all end with the words "Long life fair Oriana".
I already heard the Triumphs of Oriana sung by the King's Singers. This version by I Fagiolini sounds differently, as they are 7 men and 3 women instead of 6 men, but the result is very interesting: the female voices give indeed more brilliant to the sound.
Because this series was famous in its time among the amateurs, for private concerts, this CD includes various lute pieces in order to sound like an Elisabethian private concert.
Today, the listener has other standards and I don't find this idea is really good: it deforces the a cappella songs by a kind of intermezzo.
Anyway, the listener has yet the possibility to skip the lute pieces if he likes thanks to the miracle of the CD player.
In that case, the CD is really very good.

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Nancy Allen...

Nancy Allen Plays Ravel & Debussy

Manufacturer: Angel Records
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A Celebration For Harp
Distant Melody
The Most Relaxing Harp Album in the World... Ever!
Music for Solo Harp
Respighi: Pines of Rome; Fountains of Rome; Debussy: La mer [Hybrid SACD]

ASIN: B0009YA43K
Release Date: 2005-07-19

Tracks:

Introduction And Allegro
Prelude
Minuet
Clair De Lune
Passepied
Pavone Of The Sleeping Beauty/Laideronnette, Empress Of The Pagodas
Reverie
In E, Andantino Con Moto
In G, Allegretto Scherzando
Danses Sacree Et Profane

Customer Reviews:

Nancy Allen..........2005-07-26

I first heard Nancy Allen's performance in 2001 on the station known in the Los Angeles/Orange County area as K-MoZarT (KMZT). I just managed to get the young lady's name and went searching on CDNOW to find a copy. I bought one used, and haven't regretted it! I find Ms. Allen's playing wonderful. Her pacing and dexterity are both on-par. I recommend the disk for the discerning listener!