Art of Woman

Track Listings
 
1. The Art of Loving
2. The Art of Kindness
3. The Art of Creativity
4. The Art of Caring
5. The Art of Spirituality
6. The Art of Optimism
7. The Art of Mystery
8. The Art of Giving
9. The Art of Wisdom
10. The Art of Passion
11. The Art of Compassion
12. The Art of Nurturing
13. The Art of Contentment
14. The Art of Tenderness
15. The Art of Empowerment

Editorial Reviews
About the Artist
Shelley Ferro was born in New Orleans and moved to Northern California in the mid 80's where the beauty of the land continues to inspire her artisic endeavors. Shelley Began seriously pursuing her composing career in the early 90's and today her music can be found in bookstores, specialty shops and gift shops. Art of Woman was her first release. Her second release, By The Sea, is due out this fall.

While her compositions were born out of a love of music, her pieces have found their way into hospitals, and classrooms because of their calming effects.

Product Description
The Art of Woman is a musical journey of womanhood. Each song takes a virtue and gieves it a voice through melody and instrumentation. Each song is beautifully composed and are instrumentals except for Art of empowerment; a song about finding your own way in the world and living out your destiny.

Art of Woman

Art of Woman,Shelley Ferro

Art of Woman

Art of Woman
Lauren Wood
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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  • She's back, thank god.
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Manufacturer: Bad Art Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000005BPL
Release Date: 1998-06-23

Tracks:

  1. I Will Wait For You (Electric Eyes - Single Version)
  2. All I Need
  3. Do It Yourself
  4. Evidently
  5. Soul Searchin'
  6. Twisted Reality
  7. Still Not Over You
  8. But You Are
  9. I'm Usually Obsessed
  10. Back In Time
  11. The Big House
  12. 5 Years, 26 Days, and 8 Hours
  13. Fallen
  14. I Will Wait For You (Electric Eyes - Album Version)

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Lauren Wood.......2002-03-08

Bought this CD for a special song and loved hearing all the songs Lauren sings to on this cd. It's great to play during a dinner or when some friends are over.

5 out of 5 stars No duds in the bunch.......2000-05-31

Lauren Wood, best known for her hit "Fallen" has put together an album of a dozen songs that takes this reviewer on a trip back to the Beatles. With at least 4-5 real hits waiting to don the airwaves, there are no duds in the bunch whatsoever. The ballad Back in Time, is so heart wrenching, it almost hurts to listen to the words. The Beatles influence is so strong, it was a little spooky. You can hear McCartney bass lines with that distinct melodic tone as well as Lennon-type vocals and guitar. Her voice is what makes the album complete. At times she's a deep contralto, other times she sings thin wispy BV's that blend with the music perfectly. The levels of musicalnship is very high. When was the last time you heard a cymbal cresando with mallets played this well (in the sure hit "Back in Time")? Look for the hits to be 1)"The Big House" song about subdivisions buring like the Amazon 2)" Back in time" - tear-out-your-heart ballad. 3) "I'm Usually Obsessed" - chicken-picken (dang near Country-Funk) guitar 4) "Twisted Reality" -complete w/ that trademark Hofner Beatle bass. Must listen Bruce

5 out of 5 stars She's back, thank god........2000-04-14

Lauren Wood is one of those rare women, she has both talent and voice, and proves that she can belt with the best. Using reflections of her life, Lauren digs deep into her soul, and comes up with many fabulous tracks. Check out her web site. It's great. Glad to have you back, and hope for many more fantastic CD's from the best singer ever, period!

1 out of 5 stars Lauren Wood.......2000-04-04

If you liked the cool jazzy sound of "Please Don't Go" and "Fallen" from Lauren Wood in the 1980s, you probably won't like the standard rock 'n' roll instrumentals and lyrics of this new album. The bonus track of "Fallen" simply doesn't belong with the twelve new tracks. I'm sad to see such a bendable voice as Wood's get lost in all too familiar rock licks. She can do so much in modulating her voice, that to hear thse songs indicates a loss of direction for her. I hope she'll return to what made her distinctive.

1 out of 5 stars Lauren Wood.......2000-04-04

If you liked the cool jazzy sound of "Please Don't Go" and "Fallen" from Lauren Wood in the 1980s, you probably won't like the standard rock 'n' roll instrumentals and lyrics of this new album. The bonus track of "Fallen" simply doesn't belong with the twelve new tracks. I'm sad to see such a bendable voice as Wood's get lost in all too familiar rock licks. She can do so much in modulating her voice, that to hear thse songs indicates a loss of direction for her. I hope she'll return to what made her distinctive.
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Average customer rating: 1.5 out of 5 stars
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  • This sucks...
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Manufacturer: RCA
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ASIN: B000003GA0
Release Date: 1997-10-14

Tracks:

  1. Antony & Cleopatra: 'Give Me My Robe' - Leontyne Price
  2. Fidelio: 'In des Lebens Fruhlingstagen...' - Ben Heppner
  3. Fidelio: Act II Quartet: 'Ach, du bist gerettet...' - Deborah Voigt
  4. Norma: 'Casta Diva' - Rosa Ponselle
  5. Candide: 'Glitter And Be Gay' - Harolyn Blackwell
  6. Candide: 'Make Our Garden Grow' - Jerry Hadley
  7. Carmen: Flower Song - Placido Domingo
  8. Carmen: Habanera - Rise Stevens
  9. Carmen: Toreador Song - Robert Merrill
  10. Les pecheurs de perles: Duet: 'Oui, c'est elle, c'est la deesse...' - Robert Merrill
  11. Mefistofele: 'Ecco il mondo' - Samuel Ramey
  12. La Wally: 'Eben, ne andro lontana' - ONLY OPERA CD YOU'LL EVER NEED
  13. Lakme: Bell Song - Lily Pons
  14. L'Elisir d'Amore: 'Una furtiva lagrima' - Tito Schipa
  15. Lucia di Lammermoor: 'Chi mi frena in tal momento...' - Carlo Bergonzi
  16. Lucia di Lammermoor: 'Spargi d'amaro pianto' - Anna Moffo
  17. Martha: 'M'appari tutto amor' - Jussi Bjoerling
  18. Porgy & Bess: 'Summertime' - Leontyne Price
  19. Porgy & Bess: 'Bess, You Is My Woman' - William Warfield
  20. Andrea Chenier: 'Come un bel di di maggio' - Ben Heppner
  21. Romeo et Juliette: Juliette's Waltz; 'Je veux vivre' - Ruth Ann Swenson
  22. Salammbo: Aria - Kiri Te Kanawa
  23. Hansel & Gretel: 'Suuse, liebe Susse - Helen Donath
  24. I Pagliacci: 'Vesti la giubba' - Enrico Caruso
  25. Cavalleria Rusticana: 'Viva il vino' - Jussi Bjoerling
  26. Cherubin: 'Lorsque vous n'aurez rien' - Dawn Upshaw
  27. Manon: 'Ah! Fuyez, douce image' - Richard Crooks
  28. Cosi fan tutte: 'Come scoglio immoto resta' - Leontyne Price
  29. Don Giovanni: 'La ci darem la mano' - Edith Mathis
  30. Don Giovanni: 'Deh! vieni alla finestra' - Ezio Pinza
  31. Don Giovanni: 'Non mi dir' - Carol Vaness
  32. Le nozze di Figaro: 'Non piu andrai...' - Alan Titus
  33. Le nozze di Figaro: 'Porgi, amor' - Carol Vaness
  34. Le nozze di Figaro: 'Deh vieni, non tardar' - Bidu Sayao
  35. Die Zauberflote: 'Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schon' - Fritz Wunderlich
  36. Die Zauberflote: Der Holle Rache - Zdislawa Donat
  37. Die Zauberflote: Papageno - Papageno Duet - Christian Boesch
  38. Boris Godunov: 'I v ljutomgore, nisposlannom Bogom...' - Alexander Kipnis
  39. Tales Of Hoffmann: Barcarolle - Montserrat Caballe
  40. La Gioconda: 'Cielo e mar' - Beniamino Gigli
  41. La Boheme: 'Che gelida manina' - Giuseppe Di Stefano
  42. La Boheme: 'Mi piaccion quelle cose...' - Licia Albanese
  43. La Boheme: 'Fremon gia nell'anima' - Luciano Pavarotti
  44. La Boheme: Musetta's Waltz Song - Judith Blegen
  45. Gianni Schicchi: 'O mio babbino caro' - Angela Gheorghiu
  46. Madama Butterfly: 'Ah, ti serro palpitante' - Placido Domingo
  47. Madama Butterfly: 'Un bel di' - Leontyne Price
  48. Manon Lescaut: 'Donna non vidi mai' - Jussi Bjoerling
  49. La rondine: 'Chi il bel sogno di Doretta - Anna Moffo
  50. TOSCA: 'Recondita armonia' - Placido Domingo
  51. TOSCA: 'Vissi d'arte' - Irina Oudalova
  52. TOSCA: 'E avanti a lui...' - Zinka Milanov
  53. TOSCA: 'E lucevan le stelle' - Mario Lanza
  54. Turandot: 'Signore, ascolta' - Renata Tebaldi
  55. Turandot: 'In questa reggia' - Birgit Nilsson
  56. Turandot: 'Nessun dorma' - Jussi Bjoerling
  57. Dido & Aeneas: 'When I Am Laid In Earth' - Leontyne Price
  58. Il Barbiere di Siviglia: 'Largo al factotum' - Robert Merrill
  59. Il Barbiere di Siviglia: 'Una voce poco fa' - Roberta Peters
  60. Samson et Dalila: 'Mon coeur s'ouvre' - Christa Ludwig
  61. The Bartered Bride: 'Wenn ich das einmal erfahre' - Teresa Stratas
  62. Elektra: 'Agamemnon' - Inge Borkh
  63. Der Rosenkavalier: 'Ist ein Traum' - Erna Berger
  64. Salome: 'Nicht in der Welt...' - Inge Borkh
  65. Eugene Onegin: Lenski's Aria - Placido Domingo
  66. Eugene Onegin: Tatiana's Letter Scene - Leontyne Price
  67. Aida: 'Celeste Aida' - Jussi Bjoerling
  68. Aida: 'Ritorna vincitor!' - Leontyne Price
  69. Aida: 'Gloria all'Egitto' - John Alldis Choir
  70. Aida: 'O patria mia' - Leontyne Price
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  72. Don Carlo: 'Dio, che nell'anima infondere' - Placido Domingo
  73. Ernani: 'Emani, involami' - Leontyne Price
  74. La forza del destino: 'Or muoio tranquillo...' - Robert Merrill
  75. La forza del destino: 'Pace, pace mio dio' - Zinka Milanov
  76. Nabucco: 'Va, pensiero' - Oleg Reshetkin
  77. Otello: 'Credo' - Tito Gobbi
  78. Otello: Willow Song - Leonie Rysanek
  79. Otello: 'Niun mi tema' - Jon Vickers
  80. Rigoletto: 'Qesta o quella' - Alfredo Kraus
  81. Rigoletto: 'Caro nome' - Anna Moffo
  82. Rigoletto: 'La donna e mobile' - Jan Peerce
  83. Rigoletto: 'Bella figlia dell'amore' - Alfredo Kraus
  84. La Traviata: Brindisi - Montserrat Caballe
  85. La Traviata: 'Di provenza' - Sherrill Milnes
  86. La Traviata: 'Sempre libera' - Eleanor Steber
  87. La Traviata: 'Addio del passato' - Anna Moffo
  88. Il Trovatore: Anvil Chorus - Moscow Classical Chorus & Ensemble
  89. Il Trovatore: 'Di quella pira' - Placido Domingo
  90. Il Trovatore: 'Tacea la notte placido - Leontyne Price
  91. Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg: 'Morgenlicht leuchtend' - Set Svanholm
  92. Die Walkure: Ride Of The Valkyries - Staatskapelle Dresden
  93. Die Walkure: Wotan's Farewell - Lawrence Tibbett
  94. Siegfried: Song Of The Forest Bird - Norma Sharp
  95. Gotterdammerung: 'Starke Scheite schichtet mir dort' - Kirsten Flagstad
  96. Lohengrin: Bridal Chorus - Robert Shaw Chorale
  97. Lohengrin: 'In fernem Land' - Lauritz Melchior
  98. Tannhauser: 'Dich teure Halle' - Waltraud Meler

Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars Not worth buying!.......2007-05-29

I found this recording basically worthless. It contains only very short excerpts of the song. Not enough to get into and enjoy!

1 out of 5 stars Don't waste your money.......2007-01-18

This is the worst purchase I have ever made. It is a truly dreadful piece of work.I was so disgusted with it that I threw it into the trash can.

5 out of 5 stars Perfect for "drop the needle" style tests.......2006-11-19

If you want to hear full recordings of arias, then this disc is not for you. It plays only tidbits of 99 arias. Contrary to the title, this is definitely not the only opera disc you'll ever need. You shouldn't take it seriously. This disc has next to no value for an opera neophyte. But for opera fanatics, there has never been a better test of your knowledge of operatic repertoire and singers. It's a great challenge for opera buffs. Sit down with your opera loving friends for an hour, play this disc, and try to be the first to identify the singer, composer, opera, and piece. If you're a music professor, this disc would make for an awesome pop quiz. Find out how well your students really know their opera repertoire.

1 out of 5 stars A CD with Attention Deficit Disorder.......2006-10-02

I don't know anyone who would enjoy this CD. It will drive opera fans nuts with a hundred exerpts that run about 30 seconds each, then fade out without the singers even finishing a single verse. It's more like an index of arias, or a volume of teasers that hucksters might use to sell opera CDs.

I never realized how much Bernstein's "Glitter and be gay" sounded like Delibes' "Bell Song" until I heard 35 seconds of one, followed 23 seconds of the other.

Maybe the TV show 'Jeopardy' could use this CD. 'What is "Hush little baby don't you..."??'

What a waste of beautiful voices and great music. 38 seconds of Enrico Caruso, followed by 31 seconds of Jussi Bjoerling, followed by 38 seconds of Dawn Upshaw.

My copy is going to go sailing into the wastebasket as soon as I finish this review.

1 out of 5 stars This sucks..........2006-03-31

I should only blame myself for not checking out more reviews... this is a CD filled with short, little snippets of great operas songs... and I mean SHORT, LITTLE snippets of 30 seconds or so, each. Don't buy this CD... it is a complete rip off... and that is saying ALOT since it is only $4.00... Again, my fault for not reading the reviews but I trusted that something called a "Music CD" would actually have complete songs... What else does this company offer? A "Music CD" that only has the intros or applause tracks to great songs...?

Move on to something else... Amazon has a great selection... just not this one.
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ASIN: B00004T0FZ
Release Date: 2000-04-25

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  3. Etude Aux Chemins De Fer - Pierre Schaeffer
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  7. Dripsody - Hugh Le Caine
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  9. Elektronische Tanzste: Concertando Rubato - Oskar Sala
  10. Poem Electronique - Edgard Varese
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  12. Apocalypse-Part 2 - Tod Dockstader
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  8. Boat-Woman-Song - Holger Czukay
  9. Music Promenade - Luc Ferrari
  10. Vibrations Composees: Rosace 3 - Francois Bayle
  11. Mutations - Jean-Claude Risset
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  9. Canti Illuminati - Alvin Curran
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  13. Unfamiliar Wind (Leeks Hills) - Brian Eno

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Opening with Clara Rockmore's reworking of Tchaikovsky with the theremin, and finishing with one of Brian Eno's ambient soundscapes, OHM artfully succeeds in its goal of giving a representative (as opposed to the impossible, comprehensive) overview of the first several decades of electronic music. Over 3 discs, 42 compositions, and 96 pages of notes and photos, OHM clearly illustrates the producers' and contributing writers' point that early electronic music is much of the foundation of contemporary music. Herein lies the connective tissue bridging musique concrète, 20th-century classical, electronic experimentation, and the theoretical avant-garde to psychedelia, ambient, dub, techno, electro, and synthpop and the globalization of sound. The groundbreaking uses of loops, sampling, drones, remixes, and cut-and-paste technology are put fully into context. The diversity of music included makes any sort of summation impossible, but that is also the point: electronic music is not really a genre, but an open field of endless possibility. From John Cage's famous "William's Mix" of tape snippets to Karkheinz Stockhausen's electronic orchestral compositions, from David Tudor and Holger Czukay's experiments in unrelated blendings of audio elements to David Behrman's supremely peaceful duet between computers and musicians, the aural renegades on OHM tread where none (save a few of their contemporaries) had gone before. The liner notes convey the incredible amount of hard work and experimentation it took to stitch together many of these pieces in the predigital era. Putting aside the inevitable quibbles about what's missing (much of it due to legal and/or logistical issues), a more complete collection of musical eggheads, eccentrics, and visionaries is hard to imagine. --Carl Hanni

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars excellent but uncomplete.......2006-11-12

Althought most of the music here is an excellent collection of electronic music history, this 3 CDs lack of the important contribution given by the RAI phonology studios of Milan, Italy in the 50s
(which was bigger than Koln's WDR studios) with Bruno Maderna, Luciano Berio and Luigi Nono.
This is a big mistake. Milans studios were the biggest of europe and produced many important electroacoustic pieces.
If the collection aim to describe faithfully electronic music history, it should include this artists too.

4 out of 5 stars To call it music may be a bit limiting. .......2006-10-24

Some of the tracks on here are "music". That is that they contain all the bits we're trained to experience as music -- melody, etc. Some are not, and the composers would be the first people to tell you that. A lot of these works are reactions to ingrained rules, so they're bound to be jarring.

A more successful way to approach such a broad and varied collection of audio experimentation is to think of it as curated sound. This isn't something to wash the dishes to, or to seduce someone to (although if you did manage to seduce someone with the recordings on this anthology, HOLD ON TO THAT PERSON, because they've got to be a keeper). These are unique sound textures that deserve a close, probably solitary listen, and I think if you're in the right frame of mind, it can be a very rewarding listen.

My main complaint is sequencing: each dicrete piece follows it's own internal logic, so there are more than a couple rough gear changes. However, since each piece is so different, and the collection is so varied, I'm not sure that you could totally escape that.

4 out of 5 stars A worthwhile collection.......2006-01-11

The OHM collection contains some of those ground breaking electronic compositions that have shaped today's styles, from the early electronic instruments of Theremin and Martenot, through Pierre Schaeffer's Music Concrete tape music and the electronic music of Stockhausen and Subotnick, to the mainframe computer output of Risset and Chowning.

It is unfair to mark this collection down due to the production quality and 'musicality' of its contents, to do so would be to staggeringly miss the point of the development of electronic music through the 20th Century. What this collection shows is the ideas behind those at the cutting edge of the genre before many could even conceive of such output. That said it is hard going at points, as experimental music can be.

Highlights for me are no doubt Olivier Messiaen's 'Oraison' on CD 1, David Tudor's 'Rainforest Version 1' on CD 2 and on CD 3 David Behrman's 'On the Other Ocean' and Maryanne Amacher's 'Living sound Patent Pending'.

1 out of 5 stars OhMyGodHowDreadful.......2005-08-15

Ok, this collection is supposed to be early works and, thus not expected to be very sophisticated or polished. But the OHM collection sounds like the first attempt of a spastic cat turned-loose on a Moog keyboard. When it is not boreing, this collection of random and dissonant sounds (I can't call it music) is without any redeeming qualities to make it worth while. Don't get me wrong, I am a long-time fan of Wendy (nie Walter) Carlos and some other real pioneers of electronic music. However, I find that the Ohm collection has no similar qualities and is a major disappointment.

5 out of 5 stars Kid Stockhausen.......2003-01-17

This is required listening for anybody interested in the history of electronic music. Although implicitly aiming for the techno music audience, this audio history is overwhelmingly focused on the classical avant-garde of electro-acoustic composers. The closest you'll get to pop electronica is the Brian Eno track at the end of the third disc. No Kraftwerk, no Moroder, etc. Instead "OHM" manages to point to the continuities between, say, John Cage and artists currently working at the experimental edges of electronica (so-called IDM). It seems to be saying, "You think Kid 606 is visionary? Well check out this Stockhausen track from '59!"

Admittedly, some of the songs are much more interesting to think about than they are to listen to. Some of the early pieces that were made through thosuands of hours of pains-taking tape-splicing could be made today in an afternoon with a digital audio editor and a few effects plug-ins.

It is a beautiful package, containing a 90 page booklet of essays, quotations from the featured artists, and photographs. What all music should be: an education in daring.
This Woman's Work Anthology 1978 - 1990
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • LIKE BATHING IN CHOCOLATE?
  • Everyone should be so lucky...
  • Hot Damn!!
  • Some truly amazing music.
  • A treasure for KB fans.
 This Woman's Work Anthology 1978 - 1990
Kate Bush
Manufacturer: EMI Int'l
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ASIN: B000006XC1
Release Date: 1999-11-30

Tracks:

  1. Empty Bullring
  2. Ran Tan Waltz
  3. Passing Through Air
  4. December Will Be Magic Again
  5. Warm and Soothing
  6. Lord of the Reedy River
  7. Ne T'En Fui Pas
  8. Basier d'Enfant
  9. Under the Ivy
  10. Burning Bridge
  11. My Lagan Love
  12. Handsome Cabin Boy
  13. Not This Time
  14. Walk Straight Down the Middle
  15. Be Kind to My Mistakes

Tracks:

  1. Wuthering Heights
  2. James and the Cold Gun
  3. I'm Still Waiting
  4. Ken
  5. One Last Look Around the House Before We Go...
  6. Wuthering Heights
  7. Experiment IV
  8. Them Heavy People - Kate Bush, John Kelly
  9. Don't Push Your Foot on the Heartbreak - Kate Bush, John Kelly
  10. James and the Gold Gun - Kate Bush, John Kelly
  11. Amour Looks Something Like You - Kate Bush, John Kelly
  12. Running up That Hill
  13. Cloudbursting [The Organon Mix]
  14. Hounds of Love [Alternative]
  15. Big Sky [Meteorological Mix]
  16. Experiment IV [12" Mix]

Tracks:

  1. Symphony in Blue
  2. In Search of Peter Pan
  3. Wow
  4. Don't Push Your Foot on the Heartbreak
  5. Oh England My Lionheart
  6. Fullhouse
  7. In the Warm Room
  8. Kashka from Baghdad
  9. Coffee Homeground
  10. Hammer Horror

Tracks:

  1. Sat in Your Lap
  2. There Goes a Tenner
  3. Pull Out the Pin
  4. Suspended in Gaffa
  5. Leave It Open
  6. Dreaming
  7. Night of the Swallow
  8. All the Love
  9. Houdini
  10. Get Out of My House

Tracks:

  1. Wuthering Heights
  2. James and the Cold Gun
  3. Moving
  4. Saxophone Song
  5. Strange Phenomena
  6. Kite
  7. Man With the Child in His Eyes
  8. Wuthering Heights
  9. James and the Gold Gun
  10. Feel It
  11. Oh to Be in Love
  12. Amour Looks Something Like You
  13. Them Heavy People
  14. Room for the Life
  15. Kick Inside

Tracks:

  1. Sensual World
  2. Love and Anger
  3. Fog
  4. Reaching Out
  5. Heads We're Dancing
  6. Deeper Understanding
  7. Between a Man and a Woman
  8. Never Be Mine
  9. Rocket's Tail
  10. This Woman's Work
  11. Walk Straight Down the Middle

Tracks:

  1. Running up That Hill (A Deal With God)
  2. Hounds of Love
  3. Big Sky
  4. Mother Stands for Comfort
  5. Cloudbusting
  6. And Dream of Sleep
  7. Under Ice
  8. Waking the Witch
  9. Watching You Without Me
  10. Jig of Life
  11. Hello Earth
  12. Morning Fog

Tracks:

  1. Babooshka
  2. Delius (Song of Summer)
  3. Blow Away (For Bill)
  4. All We Ever Look For
  5. Egypt
  6. Wedding List
  7. Violin
  8. Infant Kiss
  9. Night Scented Stock
  10. Army Dreamers
  11. Breathing

Album Description

All six studio albums she cut for EMI and two CDs with 29 rarities from this time period, including mixes, B-sides & live tracks. 96 tracks total. Also contains a 28 page full color CD sized photo booklet. Each disc comes in a standard jewel case & each stores nicely in an individual slot within the sturdy 5 x 6 x 8in black cardboard box. Includes the CD albums 'The Kick Inside', 'Lionheart', 'Never For Ever', 'The Dreaming', 'Hounds Of Love' & 'The Sensual World' (released on Columbia in the U.S.). The rarities comps are titled 'This Woman's Work I & II'. 1990 EMI release.

Album Description

All six studio albums she cut for EMI and two CDs with 29 rarities from this time period, including mixes, B-sides & live tracks. 96 tracks total. Also contains a 28 page full color CD sized photo booklet. Each disc comes in a standard jewel case & each stores nicely in an individual slot within the sturdy 5 x 6 x 8in black cardboard box. Includes the CD albums 'The Kick Inside', 'Lionheart', 'Never For Ever', 'The Dreaming', 'Hounds Of Love' & 'The Sensual World' (released on Columbia in the U.S.). The rarities comps are titled 'This Woman's Work I & II'. 1990 EMI release.

Album Details

Gorgeous Eight CD Box Set. Contains her Complete EMI Recordings Including 12" Mixes and Other Rarities.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars LIKE BATHING IN CHOCOLATE?.......2006-10-06

Well, whatever clots your pudding. For those interested in the music beyond the personality and its fetishes, this is certainly exhaustive. The good thing is it's Kate and not Tori Amos. This is as fully realized and inclusive a collection you'd have from anybody. Somebody send Neil Young a copy.
The music herein is what earned Bush her reputation as one of the most sonically and theatrically adventurous songwriters working in England in the 80's. From the outset, she had to deal with her face being plastered all over buses in London, her career catapulted by David Gilmour, the attention paid to her body as body instead of her body of music, the attendant silliness of Wicca-types who see mysticism in their idol's burps and farts. It's a miracle she turned in the works that she did. Some of it, most notably "Wuthering Heights" and "Babboshka" are way overwrought, but that excess only underscores the absolute gems she has crafted as well. By the time she got to HOUNDS OF LOVE, she was hitting on all her creative burners and the results were phenomenal.
that said, it's getting 5 stars for the way it presents the course of her ascension. Each tune is something you'lle either like or hate. That there are so many interesting alternates and out-takes (usually a HUGE mistake for any artist taken too seriously by both the punters and themselves), that the live tracks near justify purchasing the whole set (well, at least from a bargain house as I have), enhances the value and appreciation you'll get for how this woman's work was assembled. She would switch record comapnies after this and generate what I believe is truly inspired music, but this is how and where it began, how it hit the point of liftoff. Next up after these recordings was THE SENSUAL WORLD, categorically the best disc of the 90's. In no uncertain terms, by the time these sessions were ending she was as influential on Gilmour, Peter Gabriel, David Sylvian, as they had been on her. She would quickly eclipse them. The sad part is that she also inspired a dreadful wake of imitators, all of whose CDs should be relegated to the role of cocktail coasters. But that's another story.
If you can afford this and have a passion for Kate, this will satisfy repeatedly. Now, on to the important stuff....

5 out of 5 stars Everyone should be so lucky..........2006-03-14

I majorly lucked out when opening my Mother's Day gifts last year to find this gem. This is beautiful, moving, intelligent work by a woman of the same qualities. Masterful...

5 out of 5 stars Hot Damn!!.......2006-01-05

This is all the Kate you need ...

A bit pricey, but damned well worth every penny! The two rarities discs are actually worth the skyward price alone! Have always been a fan of "Cloudbusting (The Organon Mix)" and here it is on "This Woman's Work I" in all its glory right next to an extended mix of "Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)." Excellent!!

Do yourselves a favor ... RUN over to your nearest bank and take out a loan to get this collection! You will NOT be disappointed, I promise you this.

Cheers, Kate! You still got it, girl ......

5 out of 5 stars Some truly amazing music........2005-05-24

"This Woman's Work" is a fantastic investment-- containing virtually all of Kate Bush's available recorded output up until 1990, it allows an artist of extraordinary importance and talent to be appreciated in a historical context.

Bush's growth over her first six studio albums is nothing short of stunning. I'll avoid writing full reviews of each album here (I've written them under each album), but take a moment to discuss each.

Her debut, "The Kick Inside", extremely strong and moving, while it shows a bit of insecurity in performance (her voice is somewhat immature and has a tendency, in its upper register, to get a bit harsh) and lyrics that would later be drastically improved upon, Bush is fully realized as an artist-- from her hit "Wuthering Heights", an intriguing and amazing swirling pop song to the albums powerful opener "Moving" to its standout track, the beautiful "The Man With the Child In His Eyes", its amazing that she was as young as she was (some of the material was recorded when she was 16 or 17). The followup, "Lionheart", shows clear signs of being rushed, and isn't the leap one would hope it to be above its predecessor. Still, Bush has grown in confidence as a lyricist exploring a number of different moods and thoughts, including a bold for 1978 song about closeted homosexuality (the stunning "Kashka from Baghdad").

Bush began her real growth as an artist with "Never For Ever", as she began fusing her old sound with a more confident delivery and better arrangements. The result is a far more varied and interesting album, from the tense chaos of "Babooshka" to the psychotic pulsings of "The Wedding List" to the delicate sensuality of "The Infant Kiss". This exposition in mood continued on "The Dreaming", an album of experimentation and mood, largely a dark effort, it is difficult to digest at first, but moments such as the horrific "Pull Out the Pin" and the delicate "Houdini" stand out.

Bush's masterpiece, "Hounds of Love" is next, a two sided album-- the first an exposition in mid-tempo pop, clever arrangements, and fantastic, self-assured vocals-- "Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)", the title track, and "Cloudbusting" all stand out with their fantastic arrangement. The second side, a story of a woman drowning and experiencing her life suffers from occasional over-reliance on production techniques and samples, but shines on the pretty "And Dream of Sheep", the haunted "Under Ice" and the simply amazing "Jig of Life". Its followup, "The Sensual world", probably never could have lived up to its level, and suffers from sloppy sound, but it does have what may be Kate Bush's most beautiful piece, the truly breathtaking "This Woman's Work", and other standouts like "Rocket's Tail" and the funky "Heads we're Dancing" make this uneven effort worth a listen.

The bonus discs contain most of the rarities from Bush's back catalog-- b-sides (around a dozen of them), soundtrack pieces (several), two French sung songs, a couple a-sides and re-recordings, four live tracks from the "Onstage" EP, and a handful of remixes. The material is of mixed quality, some of it is pleasant enough but was wisely kept off the albums ("The Empty Bullring", "Under the Ivy", "Burning Bridge"), some of it stands up with Bush's best material (the quirky "Ran Tan Waltz", the lovely "Warm and Soothing", the a capella "My Lagan Love"). The live tracks are interesting to have, and I'm glad to have the remixes, although I really could care less about remixes as a rule. Unlike many folks, I actually prefer the original vocal on "Wuthering Heights", I think the youthful sound in her voice fits the piece better.

If there's a complaint to make, its that this needs a reissue with some remastering (the sound is good but could be better in light of modern remastering) and the material that was recorded after its release. But aside from that, this set is a fantastic value, its worth paying a bit extra for it-- I dug up an Australian copy which was quite a bit cheaper. But regardless of price, the material on here is essential.

5 out of 5 stars A treasure for KB fans........2005-04-10

Of course, we have all of the commercial LP releases. We even have most of the singles. Rarely, is such a definitive package compiled on such an important artist. Here is a package that an Air Force technical school mate spent most of a paycheck on and let me borrow for some overnight taping. That was 1990.....I have finally got my own copy. There's no DRM, as such things were unknown in 1990, and the disks fully conform to RedBook standards. It'll be no trouble to make a car copy and tuck the originals away for safe keeping.

That's A Buy.

Gotta get the re-mastered Hounds of Love at some point....

Purcell: Theatre Music
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Fine reissue of a classic set
 Purcell: Theatre Music

Manufacturer: Decca
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0001Y4JHA
Release Date: 2004-10-12

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Fine reissue of a classic set.......2006-05-24

Think about the stupidest, most formulaic Hollywood movies you can think of: cheesy action pictures, fluffy, unfunny comedies, big but stiff epics. Now imagine that one of the greatest living composers was working in Hollywood, turning out astonishing, hauntingly beautiful and stirring musical scores for these throwaway movies. That's what you get with this set: music Henry Purcell composed for some two dozen often utterly forgettable plays (trust me--I've read a number of them!) Occasionally, when he teams up with a playwright worthy of his stature, such as John Dryden, Aphra Behn, or William Congreve, the results are even better, but for the most part you can enjoy the music here without knowing anything about the original plays.

This set originally appeared as separate LPs in the 70s and 80s, and has been long out of print. That's a pity, since Purcell spent a good deal of his short professional life in the theatre, either writing the incidental music contained on these CDs, or the music for his larger works, the semi-operas (King Arthur, The Fairy Queen, and the like). Almost all of these works are enjoyable gems; certainly, they represent a pinnacle of English 17th century music. Purcell had a genius for spinning musical gold out of the most leaden lyrics (check out his Odes and Welcome Songs on Hyperion if you don't believe me), and he does the same with the song texts in these plays.

Hogwood and the AAM offer clean, listenable performances, and the sound on these old analog discs has been cleaned up and brightened--although they were pretty good, even in the late 70s. As with most Hogwood, emotional extremes are kept to a minimum, so the "otherworldly" nature of late 17th century music, so often emphasised in more recent Baroque performances, doesn't come across here. It would be interesting to see what a group like The King's Consort would do with this music, but this set fills the major gap in the Purcell canon quite nicely.

My only beef with the reissue, as with many reissues, is that the liner notes are rather thin for a 6-cd set--the lyrics to the songs, for example, are especially missed. Still, it's a worthwhile set, and a must for fans of Purcell, English Baroque music, or anyone who just wants to experience a taste of the last days of the Restoration stage.
New Year's Concert 2005
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Yet Another Excellent New Year's Day VPO Concert
  • Another Beautiful Concert
 New Year's Concert 2005

Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon
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ASIN: B0006L7M7C
Release Date: 2005-01-25

Tracks:

  1. Indigo March, Op.349
  2. Haute-Volee-Polka, Op.155
  3. Pleasure Seekers, Op.91
  4. Winter Pleasure, Op.121
  5. The Emancipated Woman, Op.282
  6. A Thousand And One Nights, Op.346
  7. The Bayadere, Op.351

Tracks:

  1. Beautiful Galatea
  2. Speech Dr. Clemens Hellsberg
  3. Klipp-Klapp, Galopp, Op.466
  4. Pictures Of The North Sea
  5. Peasants' Polka, Op.276
  6. Fata Morgana, Op.330
  7. Pleasure Train, Op.281
  8. In The Viennese Manner
  9. Russian March Fantasy, Op.353
  10. One Heart, One Mind, Op.323
  11. Pizzicato-Polka
  12. Tales From The Vienna, Op.325
  13. Electrisch, Polka Schnell
  14. At The Hunt, Op.373
  15. New Year's Address
  16. The Blue Danube, Op.314

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Yet Another Excellent New Year's Day VPO Concert.......2005-04-27

This year's concert was devoted almost exclusively to music by Johann Strauss II. Without question, it is among the Vienna Philharmonic's best New Year's Concerts, led by a long-time collaborator at the podium, American conductor Lorin Maazel, who has conducted the orchestra since the early 1960s. The orchestra responded enthusiastically to him, following his tempi even when he wasn't conducting (In two works he plays violin solos, most notably the "Tales from the Vienna Woods" waltz.). On a somber note, the traditional final piece of the concert, Johann Strauss' Radetzky March was not played, a silent tribute offered to the victims of the December 26th earthquake and tsunami in the Indian Ocean (However, the other traditional encore, the "Blue Danube" waltz was played.). Fans of both the Vienna Philharmonic and Lorin Maazel will be interested in acquiring this CD.

5 out of 5 stars Another Beautiful Concert.......2005-02-24

Tremendous in the Dobly 5.1 surround sound. Great ballet to the Blue Danube waltz. Maazel does some violin solos on the Tales from the Vienna Woods
Ritorna vincitor! - The Legendary Birgit Nilsson (2 CDs)
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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  • RIP BIRGIT NILSSON - 5/17/1918 - 12/25/2005
 Ritorna vincitor! - The Legendary Birgit Nilsson (2 CDs)

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ASIN: B00008MLU4
Release Date: 2003-05-13

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  2. O Don Fatale - Aregeo Quadri
  3. Pace, Pace, Mio Dio! - Argeo Quadri
  4. Nel Di Della Vittoria Io Le Incontrai... Ambizioso Spirto... Vieni T'affretta! - VIRGILIO CARBONARI
  5. Vissi D'arte - Lorin Maazel
  6. Einsam In Truben Tagen - Edward Downes
  7. Starke Scheite Schichtet Mir Dort - Sir Georg Solti
  8. Allein! Weh, Ganz Allein - Sir Georg Solti
  9. Ein Handwerk Verstehst Du Sicher Nicht - Walter Berry
  10. Ah! Du Wolltest Mich Nicht Deinen Mund Kussen Lassen, Jokanaan!... Sie Ist Ein Ungeheuer, Deine Tochter... Ah! Ich Habe Deinen Mund Gekusst - Gerhard Stolze

Tracks:

  1. Dich, Teure Halle - Edward Downes
  2. Mild Und Leise Wie Er Lachelt - Hans Knappertsbusch
  3. I Der Engel - 'In Der Kindheit Fruhen Tagen' - Sir Colin Davis
  4. II Stehe Still! - 'Sausendes, Brausendes Rad Der Zeit' - Sir Colin Davis
  5. III Im Treibhaus - 'Hochgewolbte Blatterkronen' - Sir Colin Davis
  6. IV Schmerzen - 'Sonne, Weinsest Jeden Abend Dir Die Schonen Augen Rot' - Sir Colin Davis
  7. V Traume - 'Sag', Welch Wunderbare Traume' - Sir Colin Davis
  8. Var Det En Drom? (Was It A Dream?) - Bertil Bokstedt
  9. Flickan Kom Ifran Sin Alsklings Mote (The Tryst) - Bertil Bokstedt
  10. Svarta Rosor (Black Roses) - Bertil Bokstedt
  11. Sav, Sav, Susa (Sigh, Rushes, Sigh) - Bertil Bokstedt
  12. Diamanten Pa Marssnon (The Diamond On The March Snow) - Bertil Bokstedt
  13. Hostkvall (Autumn Evening) - Bertil Bokstedt
  14. Varen Flyktar Hastigt (Spring Flies Fast) - Bertil Bokstedt
  15. En Svane (A Swan) - Bertil Bokstedt
  16. Fra Monte Pincio - Bertil Bokstedt
  17. Varen (Spring) - Bertil Bokstedt
  18. Melodi (Melody) - Bertil Bokstedt
  19. Bon Till Natten (Prayer To Night) - Bertil Bokstedt
  20. Skoldmon (Valkyrie) - Bertil Bokstedt
  21. En Gammal Dansrytm (An Old Dance Rhythm) - Bertil Bokstedt
  22. I Could Have Danced All Night - Herbert Von Karajan

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Return to Valhalla OhValhalla Goddess.......2006-03-11

Birgit Nilsson was without a doubt the most powerful soprano of the 20th century, even a greater singer than Maria Callas, despite the fact that audiences loved Callas a lot more. Since her death on December 25th, 2005, I've listened to many of her recordings (and there are plenty, she was well-documented on recording). Nilsson was a versatile singer, and not just a Wagnerian specialist. This recording album of various arias represent her versatility and flexibility and even with all these arias of diverse repertoire, it's still not enough to capture her vast prowess. Not featured on here are her accounts of the Baker's Wife in Strauss' Die Frau Ohne Schatten and Minnie in Puccini's La Fanciulla Del West, or Agathe from Weber's Die Freischutz, not to mention her interpretation of Beethoven's heroine Leonore in Fidelio and Venus from Tannhauser. She was known for her ability to sing both Elisabeth (soprano) and Venus (mezzo-soprano) in Tannhauser!!

What we have here are wonderful accounts of arias from diverse operas. Let's analyze some of them, in hopes you can get hooked on Nilsson and check out her full-length opera recordings.

Wagner: Ring Des Nibelungen: Every opera connoisseur knows that Birgit Nilsson was the heir to Kirsten Flagstad's throne when it came to singing Brunhilde. Possessing a superhuman and radiant voice, she found a bit of her Swedish self in the mythic character of the Valkyrie Brunhilde. To me, there is no greater Brunhilde. She had a heroic voice so that the Immolation Scene in Gotterdammerung (featured here) is by far the best account. She appears in the Karl Bohm recordings of the Ring and the studio engineered Ring under the baton of George Solti. TRISTAN UND ISOLDE: Her debut role at the Metropolitan Opera was as Isolde. She masters the role, which is possibly the most difficult in Wagner opera, and essays the high tessitura with great aplomb. Not featured here is the great Curse Aria. The Liebestod was a piece of cake for Isolde, and it is featured here. She sings this well, no doubt, but her only fault is that she could never quiet her voice the way some sopranos could. If anyone had trouble hearing Nilssons' mega voice, something was wrong with their hearing! TANNHAUSER: She was able to sing Elisabeth and Venus, and she got into the character's romantic nature. The Hall Aria is on here and it's great.

STRAUSS: As excting as her Wagner heroines were, her Strauss heroines were just as impressive. She understood the intensity of the music and delved into the character's psyches, even more so than the Wagner roles. As such, her SALOME is largely regarded as the best on record. While she could not physically convince us as a teenage nubile princess who inflammes the passions of her pagan father, she was able to sing the role with electrifying power and frightening madness. If you listen to the Solti recording, you will note how she could get into Salome's twisted mentality starting from the scene in which she asks for Jochanaan's head and the finale in which she kisses the severed head. This final scene is on here, thank God. Her interpretation of ELEKTRA set the bar high for all subsequent sopranos. She once again got into the character's depravity and lunacy. The intensity of the role never took its toll on her and she tirelessly sings the part in a combo of dramatic power and beautiful singing. Please check out her Elektra recording under Solti again, where she is paired with Regina Resnik.

PUCCINI: Yes, Birgit Nilsson sang Puccini and she did a damn good job of it too. Very few critics gave her credit for her superb Puccini heroines. At the Met in the 60's, audiences saw her stage performances of Tosca, Turandot and Minnie from La Fanciulla Del West. Her TOSCA is powerful, unsubtle but dramatically compelling. In the Lorin Maazel recoding opposite Franco Corelli, she was able to make her voice sound more round, warmer and more "Italian". Here we have her "Vissi D'Arte" but she could really deliver in such moments as the Death of Scarpia, the Torture/Interrogation Scene and the Finale. In fact her cry "O Scarpia Avanti Addio!" is possibly the best on record. She sang TURANDOT at the Met opposite Franco Corelli in riveting performances, rivaling any other soprano who sang Turandot at the time. The size of her voice, her regal presence (fashion designer Cecil Beaton made a Chinese Empress costume, complete with a decorative crown, especially for her) and her command of the music made for a stunning Turandot. Check out the EMI recording with Corelli and Scotto.

Verdi: She sang Verdi, though it was not a repertoire she followed up on extensively. Audiences saw her as Lady Macbeth, Princess Eboli, Elisabeth Di Valois (from Don Carlos) and Leonora from Forza del Destino. And of course as AIDA. Her Aida is not the most beautifully sung or the warmest, but in sheer volume and grandness she takes the crown. There is a studio recording she sang opposite Franco Corelli and Grace Bumbry. At the Met, audiences saw her paired with Jon Vickers' Radames. Ritorna Vincitor! Aida's first great aria in Act 1 is on here and it's the title of the album. Her LADY MACBETH is by far her greatest Verdi role. The cold, icy, unfeeling way she sings the part makes her Lady Macbeth by far the most wicked and dramatically convincing. Even without the Italian fire in the belly, she could get into character as good as the rest of them.

SWEDISH SONGS, BROADWAY AND MOZART: Her account of her native Swedish folk songs are lovely, and in her time, legendary, and even in her heyday as an opera singer she would sing Swedish songs on Swedish radio. As a girl growing up in her father's farm, she sung these folk songs which eventually drew the attention of Conservatory instructors and operatic voice coaches. Broadway ? I'm sorry. This is cute and experimental of her to sing "I Could Have Danced All Night" from My Fair Lady but this is not her forte. Her voice is too big for the role of Liza Doolittle and the waltz-like/operetta song is way out of her league. On a final note, Nilsson sang Mozart, namely the part of Dona Ana in Don Giovanni, which is found on at least two studio recordings, the famous one being the one with Cesare Siepi as Don Giovanni and Leontyne Price as Elvira under the baton of Erich Leinsdorf. Her Dona Ana is neither beautiful nor mannered, she sings with the usual Nilsson bravura and attempts to soften her voice but she shows no real command for the Mozart reperotire and again this was purely experimental for her.

LONG LIVE BIRGIT NILSSON! I WILL FOREVER REMEMBER HER AS BRUNHILDE, SINGING WITH SUPERHUMAN POWER AND PASSION IN THAT CLIMATIC IMMOLATION SCENE AT THE END OF GOTTERDAMMERUNG. NO ONE CAN MASTER THAT GRAND SCENE "Fleight Hom, Ih Rabens (Fly home you Ravens!) .."GRANE..MEIN ROSS (Grane My Horse!) HER VOICE GETS STRONGER, HIGHER AND MORE INTENSE, FLYING, FLYING EVER UPWARD TO VALHALLA.

5 out of 5 stars Birgit Nilsson Now Sings In Heaven.......2006-01-22

On December 25th, 2005, the great soprano Birgit Nilsson passed away, and an era went with her. She was singing at a time in the mid 20th century just after World War II when other golden-age singers had made it big at the Met- among them Maria Callas, Renata Tebaldi and Victoria De Los Angeles, the latter two which also died only recently. Nilsson will forever be remembered for her Wagnerian heroines- the Valkyrie Brunhilde, Isolde, and for her outstanding Turandot. But Nilsson sang a variety of repertoire, though critics snubbed her in such terrific roles as Beethoven's Leonore in Fidelio, Verdi's Lady Macbeth and Puccini's Tosca, roles which I think suited her well and she sang wonderfully. She also sang Mozart's Dona Anna, though this role for me was not suited to her voice. This album is a tribute to her supreme artistry. Here we have Aida's great aria Ritorna Vincitor! - an aria which is more stentorian and heroic sounding than the lush, lyrico-spinto renditions of such fine Aidas as Renata Tebaldi and Leontyne Price. The aria " O Don Fatale" belongs to Princess Eboli in Verdi's Don Carlo and should rightly be sung by a dramatic mezzo soprano. Nilsson handles the music to this quite well, however. Although she never performed Leonora in Forza Del Destino, the "Pace Pace Mio Dio" in this album is sublime. The rest of the arias include arias from Strauss' Salome, Elektra and Wagner's Gotterdammerung and Tristan And Isolde. Her distinctive voice is well captured on this album and any true fan of the late diva will want to buy this.

5 out of 5 stars Ave Atque Vale, Birgit Nilsson.......2006-01-13

Every opera lover in the world met the news today of the December 25, 2005 passing of Birgit Nilsson with sadness. She was surely one of the greatest opera singers of the 20th century, and in Wagnerian roles alone she was the equal of the great Kirsten Flagstadt. From her beginnings as a simple farm girl in Sweden she rose to the top of all of the international opera houses in the three decades when her voice was in full bloom. Her last public performance was in 1984 but she continued her legend in her masterclasses. She was a phenomenon whose glorious voice and presence will be much missed, but at least she has a huge recorded legacy that adds to her immortality.

This 2 CD set is a gathering of excerpts form many recordings and while it does not have the impact of, say, a full performance as Isolde or Brunnhilde or Turandot or Salome, it does offer a generous sampling of the many roles she mastered. Included on this set are arias form 'Macbeth', 'Aida', 'La Forza del Destino', 'Don Carlo', 'Tosca', 'Lohengrin', 'Die Götterdämmerung', 'Elektra', 'Salome', 'Die Frau ohne Schatten', 'Tannhäuser', 'Tristan und Isolde' and songs by Wagner ('Wesendonk Lieder'), Sibelius, Grieg, and Ture Rangström, and yes, even Frederick Lowe! She performs with various orchestras and conductors and pianists.

Not usually one for these 'best of' albums, this one is special, especially with the news that this extraordinary artist whose voice could reach the heavens is gone. An aptly titled memento -Highly Recommended. Grady Harp, January 06


4 out of 5 stars RIP BIRGIT NILSSON - 5/17/1918 - 12/25/2005.......2006-01-12

The opera world mourns the passing of the great dramatic soprano. I never had the fortune to experience her performances live, but her many complete opera recordings and recitals are part of my CD library. This set is a perfect introduction to this diva's art and versatility.

Thank you for the music, Madame Nilsson.
Woman Thou Art Loosed Worship 2002
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • THE BEST!!!
  • Get yo Praise On!!!
  • LET'S HAVE CHURCH!
  • Good stuff!
  • True Worship- Clearly!
 Woman Thou Art Loosed Worship 2002
Bishop T.D. Jakes
Manufacturer: Chordant
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005V5PP
Release Date: 2002-01-29

Tracks:

  1. Praise The Lord With Me (Bless The Lord With Me)
  2. Holy, Holy, Holy
  3. Your Majesty
  4. Sermonette 1 "God Loves A Worshiper"
  5. Lord, I Lift Your Name On High
  6. I Honor You
  7. Sermonette 2 "Real Worship"
  8. Be Glorified
  9. Oh Thou Most High (I Will Sing Praises)
  10. Release The Power
  11. Sermonette 3 "The Mind Is The Battleground"
  12. Oh Give Thanks
  13. Blessing Glory And Honor
  14. Amazing Grace

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars THE BEST!!!.......2003-09-25

I haven't recieved this CD yet, I ordered it yesterday! I ALREADY KNOW that it is the best along with Yolanda "The Experience"! I used to listen to these 2 CD's in school EVERYDAY! I couldn't figure out what the name of this CD was because it's one of the unusual releases that the bishop made! It's not very publicised and very hard to find at stores!!! Thank-you amazon for giving me the chance to get this AWESOME CD, which praises the AWESOME GOD!

5 out of 5 stars Get yo Praise On!!!.......2002-10-05

Bishop TDJakes album's all of them are off the hook!
I have been so blessed by the Bishop and the Potter's House Mass Chior they can sang!!! :) God bless em.

5 out of 5 stars LET'S HAVE CHURCH!.......2002-08-14

You can have church and worship wherever you play this cd, you won't be able to help yourself. It is so uplifting and alive and the sermonettes are such a bonus. This is a must buy!

5 out of 5 stars Good stuff!.......2002-06-14

An inspiring and thought provoking CD that will put you in the mind of Christ. The music is awesome and the sermonettes will encourage you no matter how many times you listen!!!

5 out of 5 stars True Worship- Clearly!.......2002-05-11

This album invites the true presence of God where ever it is played. It will help develope a greater appreciation for God, not for what he does or has done but for who and what he is. To sum up the album- true worship with a bonus of the word of God mixed in. Awesome!!!
Marilyn Horne - I Will Breathe A Mountain ~ Songs of Barber, Bernstein & Bolcom / Martin Katz, Tokyo String Quartet
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Exceptionally moving
  • Horne brings these wonderful masterpieces to life!
 Marilyn Horne - I Will Breathe A Mountain ~ Songs of Barber, Bernstein & Bolcom / Martin Katz, Tokyo String Quartet
Samuel Barber , William Bolcom , Leonard Bernstein , Marilyn Horne , Martin Katz , Tokyo String Quartet , Kikuei Ikeda , Kazuhide Isomura , Peter Oundijian , and Sadao Harada
Manufacturer: RCA
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000064Y9
Release Date: 1998-03-10

Tracks:

  1. The Daisies, Op. 2 No. 1
  2. A Nun Takes The Veil, Op. 13 No. 1
  3. Bessie Bobtail, Op. 2 No. 3
  4. The Secrets Of The Old, Op. 13 No. 2
  5. Sure On This Shining Night, Op. 13 No. 3
  6. Barber: I Hear An Army, Op. 10 No. 3
  7. Dover Beach, Op. 3
  8. I Will Breathe A Mountain: Pity Me Not Because The Light Of Day
  9. I Will Breathe A Mountain: How To Swing Those Obbligatos Around
  10. I Will Breathe A Mountain: The Crazy Woman
  11. I Will Breathe A Mountain: Just Once
  12. I Will Breathe A Mountain: Never More Will The Wind
  13. I Will Breathe A Mountain: The Sage
  14. I Will Breathe A Mountain: O To Be A Dragon
  15. I Will Breathe A Mountain: The Bustle In A House
  16. I Will Breathe A Mountain: I Saw Eternity
  17. I Will Breathe A Mountain: Night Practice
  18. I Will Breathe A Mountain: The Fish
  19. My House
  20. So Pretty
  21. Greeting
  22. Take Care Of This House
  23. Rabbit At Top Speed
  24. Sonnet: What Lips My Lips Have Kissed
  25. Nachspiel
  26. Dream With Me

Amazon.com

Though Horne is audibly at the end of her long and rich career, she did a good deed for American music with this disc, which consists of songs by Samuel Barber, Leonard Bernstein, and a new song cycle by William Bolcom, from which the disc takes its title. Horne's voice has a quiver, a lack of center, almost as if it refuses to stop singing Rossini (Horne's lifelong specialty). However, it's worth buying for the Bolcom cycle, which is one of his best vocal works, typically an eclectic, natural outgrowth of Bernstein's style with Horne gamely employing a wide range of vocal techniques with more eloquence than one could hope for. --David Patrick Stearns

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Exceptionally moving.......2003-10-16

This is AMERICAN SONGS at their most moving and emotional best, not to mention with great melody. Unlike a lot of American song literature (not broadway type, but "serious classical art songs"), these songs are actually quite beautiful, melodic, and can touch the heart of the listener easily. There is no strain to enjoy them. There is a bit of "sameness" between them, which is my only complaint about this recording; one piece starts to sound like another, especially if you are not listening carefully while listening. Even then, it is still very lovely.

It has been mentioned that Horne is now far past her prime, and that may be, but even far past her prime she is far better than most singers half her age. There is still vibrancy, life, and depth to her voice. It communicates on a very deep level. Martin Katz, her life long accompanist, is, as usual, a revelation as an accompanist. Unlike people think, the accompanist just doesn't play in the background, he is a very vital part of making a performance work. Accompaning singers is a very new art form, and many performers of earlier ages simply had very bad accompanist. With Gerald Moore we started to have people who knew how to support the singer, actually adding to the performance giving it depth and helping the singer shine. Now we are so used to good accompanist, and are so accustomed to their high level of performance, it is very easy to forget what they add.

Katz knows Horne well, and is fully aware of when she is having troubles supporting a phrase, or when she is in best voice. He gives so much to her awesome performance through his very sensitive way of playing this music.

I would recommend this for anyone to buy: fans of modern art songs, fans of Marilyn Horne, and simply fans of good singing.

5 out of 5 stars Horne brings these wonderful masterpieces to life!.......1999-07-17

Throughout the Barber, Bolcom and Bernstein, Marilyn Horne uses her ability to combine technical definition with artistic movement and expansion. Having had the opportunity to see her perform this literature live was an emotionally elevating experience. The way Horne and Katz have reworked a few of the Berstein pieces brings new life and perspectuve to these already wonderful pieces. I highly recommend this recording for the casual classical listener, as well as, for the student that enjoys learning from a master through their art.
Henry Purcell: The Complete Anthems and Services, Vol. 7
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Excellent performance (not everybody will like this music)
 Henry Purcell: The Complete Anthems and Services, Vol. 7

Manufacturer: Hyperion UK
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000002ZTB
Release Date: 1994-03-01

Tracks:

  1. The Complete Anthems And Services - 7: I Was Glad When They Said Unto Me
  2. The Complete Anthems And Services - 7: O Consider My adversity
  3. The Complete Anthems And Services - 7: Beati omnes qui timent Dominum
  4. The Complete Anthems And Services - 7: I was Glad When They Said Unto Me
  5. The Complete Anthems And Services - 7: In The Black Dismal Dungeon Of Despair
  6. The Complete Anthems And Services - 7: Save Me, O God
  7. The Complete Anthems And Services - 7: Te Deum In B Flat
  8. The Complete Anthems And Services - 7: Julibilate In B Flat
  9. The Complete Anthems And Services - 7: Thy Way, O God, Is Holy
  10. The Music For The Funeral Of Queen Mary 1695: Drum Prosessional
  11. The Music For The Funeral Of Queen Mary 1695: March
  12. The Music For The Funeral Of Queen Mary 1695: Man That Is Born Of A Woman
  13. The Music For The Funeral Of Queen Mary 1695: In The Midst Of Life
  14. The Music For The Funeral Of Queen Mary 1695: Thou Knowest, Lord, The Secrete Of Our Hearts
  15. The Music For The Funeral Of Queen Mary 1695: Thou Knowest, Lord, The Secrete Of Our Hearts
  16. The Music For The Funeral Of Queen Mary 1695: Canzona
  17. The Music For The Funeral Of Queen Mary 1695: Drum Recessional

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Excellent performance (not everybody will like this music).......2000-06-13

Henry Purcell is regarded as the most gifted of England composers of all times. His genius reveals in all his music - ceremonial, operas, semi-operas, secular songs, religious and instrumental. This series of King conducting Purcell's anthems and services follows up the success of King's odes and welcome songs recordings. While all the performances in this series are excellent it's the quality of the music that counts and number 7 of this series arguably includes the best music. The booklet enclosed with King's notes is also very illuminating. The rating of four stars and not five is because not all admirers of purcell will enjoy this music as much as they enjoy his operas, semi-operas and wellcome songs as it's more on the melancholic side.

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