Gentle Romance

Track Listings

1. You Raise Me Up

2. Somewhere

3. My Heart Will Go On

4. Theme From Forrest Gump

5. All I Ask Of You

6. Memory

7. Can You Feel the Love Tonight

8. You'll Be In My Heart

9. Unchained Melody

10. Somewhere In Time

Editorial Reviews
About the Artist
For over 15 years, Steve Banks has performed in auditoriums, hotels, and conference centers throughout major cities in the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. His popular piano stylings have thrilled many thousands of people who have heard his breathtaking arrangements of popular contemporary and classic standards. Steve is the 2nd place winner in the 1986 Christian Artist Piano Competition and has performed on national television. The recent release of "Gentle Romance" will soon be followed by Steve's first piano recording of original compositions later in 2005.

Product Description
"Gentle Romance" follows the ever popular style of Steve Banks, "Winter Peace" and features soft, beautiful instrumental piano renditions of familiar love songs and movie themes.

These fresh, new arrangements combine solo piano and lush strings with the distinctive emotional touch that is unique to Steve Banks.

Gentle Romance,Steve Banks,Independent,Soft, beautiful piano with a distinctive, emotional touch.

Gentle Romance

Tracks:

A Gentle Prelude to Sleep: Symphony No. 2 In D - Larghetto
A Gentle Prelude to Sleep: Romance No. 2 In F
A Gentle Prelude to Sleep: 'Emperor' Concerto - Adagio un poco mosso
A Gentle Prelude to Sleep: 'Pastoral' Symphony - Scene By The Brook
A Gentle Prelude to Sleep: 'Pathetique' Sonata - Adagio cantabile
A Gentle Prelude to Sleep: String Quartet No. 13 In B-Flat - Cavatina
A Gentle Prelude to Sleep: Fur Elise
A Gentle Prelude to Sleep: Violin Concerto In D - Larghetto
A Gentle Prelude to Sleep: 'Moonlight' Sonata - Adagio sostenuto

Customer Reviews:

Great but not for massage.......2007-03-10

TRY, just TRY to do a massage to Fur Elise. It just can't be done! It wasn't very relaxing. I felt like I should be doing tapotement or something. Threw my rhythm way off.

BUT as a CD, it's lovely. :)

Works on my kids.......2006-12-26

I'm purchasing my second copy of the CD. My kids listen to it every night to lull them to sleep - they usually don't make it through the first piece. It is true that some of the music doesn't seem very conducive to sleep, but by the time one hears those selections, one is fast asleep.

Wakes you up instead.......2006-03-09

This CD was supposed to be soft, easy music that would help you go to sleep. I did go to sleep almost immediately but not because of the music--I was just very tired. However, the music actually woke me up a couple of times when it got just a little louder. Maybe it's me, but I didn't find this product to do as promised.

Music for Life.......2006-03-09

Thanks to the Philips Set Your Life to Music series, we don't have to set aside a concert hour to experience great music. Beethoven at Bedtime gives us the music when we need it to enrich our quiet moments. As with the other titles in this series, the performance is pure and sensitive enough to satisfy the most intellectual listener. One has only to read the list of artists and listen to the clips. What a treasure!

musical morphine.......2005-08-18

this album will definately put you out unless youre manic or all cranked up or something.but why go to sleep? youd miss out on a bunch of beethovens most beautiful music ever written.and being as how hes only the second of 7 musical geniuses ever,no true music lover can be without this many spleandored collection.its got all the great slow songs beethoven did on it like the "moonlight sonata" used on the beatles song "because" and the video game "shadow man".im sure youve heard it somewhere."for elise" is another easily recognizable song.it was on the movie "bill and teds excellent adventure".theres some more musical bliss with his violin piece and even the all important "pathetique sonata".thats the real clencher.if youre not pretty drowsy after that beautiful but utterly sedating ditty perhaps you should seek out a drs prescription before you play it because youre an isomniac.it will put most anybody out though and is plum full of a number of the most beautiful songs ever!

Average customer rating:

Instruments of the Orchestra - Great Reference Material!
Beginner or Expert
Very Informative and Enjoyable
Frank's view
Excellent Intro for Those Not Familiar with the Orchestra

Instruments of the Orchestra
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Tracks:

Overture To 'Tannhauser'
Domna, Pos Vos Ay Chausida
We Don't Merely Use Instruments, We Play On Them. And They Play On Us.
Hungarian Dance No.7
The Violin Is One Of The Most Tender And Beautiful Instruments Ever Invented.
Violin Concerto In D Major (Adagio)
But For A Long Time It Was Seen As The Instrument Of The Devil.
The Soldier's Tale: Triumphal March Of The Devil
The Manipulative Seductiveness Of The Gypsy Violin.
Csardas Music
The Violin And The Initiation Of Nature
The Four Seasons (Spring, Mvt 1)
Birds Are Again Evoked In The Second Concerto, Especially Music's Natural Favourite.
The Four Seasons (Summer, Mvt 1)
Like The Devil, The Violin Is A Master Of Disguise.
Old Viennese Dance No.3 'Schon Rosmarin'
The Menacing Sensuality Of Ravel's Tzigane: A Very Different Side Of The Violin:
Tzigane
Do We Now Have The True Measure Of This Instrument? Not Just Yet.
Caprice No.24
The Many Effects Of The String Tremolando: Brandenburg Concerto No.4 (Last Mvt)/From Joy To Fright/Quartettsatz In C Minor/The String Tremolo Practically Spells The World Agitato.
Variations On A Theme Of Frank Bridge (No.7)
Prokofiev's Tremolo In Romeo And Juliet Should Not Be Heard Just Before Bedtime.
Romeo And Juliet: Act IV
Vivaldi Use It To Illustrate The Shivering Of Travellers Crossing The Ice.
The Four Seasons (Winter, Mvt 1)
The Violin Muted
Clair De Lune
The Gentleness Of Muted Strings Persists Even When A Whole Orchestra Plays.
Piano Concerto No.21 In C Major, K.467 (Slow Mvt)
The Pizzicato Violin
Pizzicato Polka
In Prokofiev's Second Violin Concerto, The Accompaniment Is Pizzicato.
Violin Concerto No.2 In G Minor (Slow Mvt)
Varieties Of Pizzicato: Colas Breugnon (The People's Feast)/Now A Drier, Leaner, Hungrier Pizzicato. There's Not A Lot Of Comfort Here./Capriol Suite (Tordion)/The Use Of Pizzicato As 'Percussion'/Romeo And Juliet (Act I)/Mahler Used Pizzicato...
The Planets (Mars - The Bringer Of War)
The Technique Of Double-Stopping Enables The Violin To Play Duets With Itself./Sonata No.3 In C Major For Unaccompanied Violin (Fugue)/Now A Later Example Of The Same Technique
Hungarian Dance No.4
Double-Stopping Is A Standard Feature Of A Lot Of Folk Music.
The Four Seasons (Autumn, Mvt 1)
Now The Same Technique, But The Sound Might Have Come From Another World.
Bolero
Double-Stopping Can Only Approximate The Sound Of A Real Violin Duet.
Cadenza To The Violin Concerto By Brahms
Now Compare That With A Real Violin Duet.
Forty-Four Duos (No. 1: Teasing Song)
Another Duo By Bartok, Demonstrating The Violin's Rich Lower Register
Forty-Four Duos (No.2: Maypole Dance)
And Now What May Be The Most Beautiful Accompanied Violin Duet In History
Concerto In D Minor For Two Violins (Largo)
The Soul Of The Violin Is In Song; But What About This Weird Passage?
Violin Concerto No.1 In D Major (Mvt 2)
The Use Of Harmonies In The Orchestra Can Be Both Magical And Unsettling.
Symphony No.1 'Titan' (Mvt 1, Opening)
Tchaikovsky's Use Of Harmonics In The Sleeping Beauty Is Both Strange And Darling.
The Sleeping Beauty (Act II, No.15: Entr'Acte)
Ravel's Harmonics In Mother Goose Effect A Magical Transformation.
Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Beauty And The Beast)
Stravinsky's Harmonics In The Firebird Transport Us Almost Into Another World./The Firebird (Introduction)
The Natural Upper Notes Of The Violins Have A Unique Emotional 'Grab'.
Also Sprach Zarathustra (Of The Afterworldsmen)
Still In Their Upper Register, The Violins Unleash The Energy Of A Young Colt.
Variations On A Theme Of Frank Bridge (No. 4)
Elsewhere, Britten Uses The Same High Register To Create A Very Different Mood.
Four Sea Interludes (Dawn) From 'Peter Grimes'
To End This Outing With The Violins, A Charming Little Elfin Dance
Elfenreigen

Tracks:

Introduction To The Viola
Viola Concerto (Mvt 1)
Khatchaturian Gets A Very Different Sound From It: Fuller, Fruitier, More Exotic.
Gayane Suite No.1 (Armen's Solo)
Very Nearly The Whole Of The Violin's Upper Register Is Also Available To The Viola.
Passacaglia, Op.33b From 'Peter Grimes'
The Viola Can Bring A Special, Rich Twanginess To Pizzicato That The Violins Lack./Don Quixote/Berlioz Drew Sounds From It That Retain Their Metallic Strangeness Even Today.
Harold In Italy (Mvt 4)
The Muted Viola: Intimate, Gentle, Poignant In Dvork
Cypresses (No.9)
The Massed Violas Of The Modern Symphony Orchestra In Mahler
Symphony No.4 (Mvt 3)
The 'Period' Viola In Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No.6 (Last Mvt)
The Cello: A Voice Of Unique Nobility
Suite No.1 For Unaccompanied Cello (Prelude)
Brahms And The 'Soul' Of The Cello
Piano Concerto No.2 In B Flat Major (Mvt 3)
Most Orchestral Composers Tend To Emphasize The Cello's Lower Register.
Cantata 'Herz Und Mund Und Tat Und Leben', BWV 147 (Soprana Aria: Bereite Dir, Jesu)
In The Time Of Beethoven The Cello Remained As Fundamental As Ever.
Symphony No.3 'Eroica' (Finale)
But The Cello Is Not Condemned To Spend Its Life In The Basement.
Elfentanz, Op.39
Not Only In Recital Showpieces Like That Is The Cello Is Used In Its Highest Register.
The Protecting Veil (Opening)
A Cello With An Identity-Crisis: The Pizzicato Flamencan
Flamenco
Double-Stopping In The Lower Reaches Of The Cello's Range
Solo Suiet For Cello And Piano (Sardana)
It's In The Middle Register That The Cello Really Comes Into Its Own.
Oriental Dance, Op.2 No.2
It Was To The Cellos That Beethoven Gave Two Of His Most Famous Themes./Symphony No.5 (Mvt 2)/Still More Famous Than That Theme Is This One From The Ninth Symphony.
Symphony No.9 (Finale)
Introduction To The Double-Bass
The Carnival Of The Animals (The Elephant)
But The Double-Bass Can Be Intensely Expressive And Graceful.
Elegy No.1 In D Major
The Range Of The Double-Bass Is The Greatest Of All The String Instruments/Allegro Di Concerto, 'Alla Mendelssohn'/And It's Also Capable Of Very Considerable Virtuosity.
Capriccio Di Bravura
Double-Bass Solos In Orchestral Scores Are Rare But Often Memorable./Symphony No.1 'Titan' (Mvt 3)/In His Third Symphony Mahler Makes A Very Different Use Of The Instrument./Symphony No.3 (Mvt 1)
The Double-Bass Muted In Prokofiev/Lieutenant Kije Suite (Kije's Wedding)/In Another Work Prokofiev Uses The Double-Bass To Enhance The Winds./Romeo And Juliet (Act III)/And He Combines The Bass Clarinet With A Shivering Tremolo From The Double-Basses....
Symphony No.5 (Mvt 3)/So Much For The Strings/On Now To The Winds

Tracks:

The Antiquity And Magic Of The Flute
Prelude A L'Apres-Midi D'Un Faune
The Versatility And Agility Of The Flute
Orchestral Suite No.2 In B Minor (Badinerie)
The Flute In Fifteenth-Century Spain
Sa'Dawi
Other Flutes: The Bass And Alto
Chamber Music No.II
The Piccolo - Aptly Named
La Naissance D'Osiris (Mvt 6)
From A Piccolo Of The Eighteenth Century To One Of Its Descendants In The Twentieth
Suite No.1 For Small Orchestra (Valse)
A Variety Of Techniques
Chamber Music No.II
Flutter-Tonguing. But Tchaikovsky Got There Eighty Years Before.
The Nutcracker (Act II, No.2: Scene)
From The Transverse To The Vertical: The Baroque Recorder
Recorded Suite In A Minor (Menuet II)
An Unfamiliar, Early Vision Of The Instrument
Naelden, Naelden
The Bachian Oboe
Cantata 'Ein Feste Burg Ist Unser Gott', BWV 80 (No.7: Duetto)
Introduction To The Cor Anglais Or 'English Born'
Symphony No.9 'From The New World' (Mvt 2)
The Loneliness Of The Cor Anglais
The Swan Of Tuonela
The Cor Anglais Joins The French Horn In Haydn.
Symphony No.22 'The Philosopher' (Opening)
Introduction To The Oboe D'Amore, Beloved Of Bach - But Also Of Ravel
Bolero
The Clarinet Family: Boxing The Compass, From The Depths Of The Bass Clarinet.../The Egyptian (Violence)/...To The Raucous And Squealy.../Taras Bulba (The Death Of Ostap)/...To The Shrill And Complaining...
Petrushka (No.8: Peasant With Bear)/...To The High Sprits Of A Playful Puppy./Symphonie Fantastique (Last Mvt)/And To The Downright Jazzy/Romeo And Juliet (Act II)
As The High Clarinets Tend To Be Loud, So The Bass Tends To Be Soft:
Gayane Suite No. 1 (Mvt 5)
The Bass Clarinet Is Used By Most Composers Mainly As A Colouring Agent.../Petrushka (No.4: The Blackamoor)/...But It Does Occasionally Get A Whole Tune To Itself./Iberia (Almeria).
The Range Of The Normal Clarinet Parts Goes Quite High...
The Snow Maiden (Scene 5: Melodrama)
...And Quite Low.
Peter And The Wolf (The Cat)
The Clarinet As Concerto Soloist
Clarinet Concerto In A Major (Rondo)
But That's Not The Instrument Mozart Wrote It For; This Is:
Clarinet Concerto In A Major (Rondo)
Introduction To The Saxophone
Hary Janos Suite (Mvt 4)
The Soprano Saxophone Has Quite A Different Feel To It.
L'Arlesienne Suite No.1 (Minuet)
The Little Sopranino Sax Goes Even Higher.
Bolero
The Most Famous Use Of The Saxophone Is In An Orchestration By Ravel.
Pictures At An Exhibition (The Old Castle)
The Saxophone Can Be Quite Contagiously Good-Humoured.
Sax-O-Phun
The Puffa-Puffa Image Of The Bassoon
Peter And The Wolf (Grandfather)
The Bachian Bassoon, In Accompanimental Mode
Cantata 'Weichet Nur, Betrubte Schatten' ('Wedding Cantata'), BWV 202 (Aria No.1)
Bizet Leaves The Puffa-Puffa Image Out, Allowing The Bassoon To Sing./Carmen Suite No.1 (Les Dragons D'Alcala)
And Ravel, Also In Spanish Mode, Does Likewise.
Bolero
The Bassoon As A Voice Of High Seriousness, Indeed Desolate Loneliness
Symphony No.3 (Opening)
The Eerie Bassoon In Its Highest Register
The Rite Of Spring (Opening)
Stravinsky Now Draws On Its Lowest Register, Lonely And Melancholy.
The Firebird Suite (1919, Berceuse)
The Bassoon As Concerto Soloist, Avoiding All Exaggeration
Bassoon Concerto In G Minor (Finale)
The Deep-Voiced Contra-Bassoon, As A Fairy-Tale Beast
Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Beauty And The Beast)
The French Horn Under Its Woodwind Hat
Wind Quintet, Op.43 (Last Mvt)
Now A More Prominent Role, In A Woodwind Quintet From An Earlier Era
Wind Quintet In A Minor, Op.100 No.5 (Mvt 2)
The Horn In Harmonious Blend With Strings In Another Quintet
Horn Quintet, K.407 (Finale)

Tracks:

The Trumpet As Virtuoso Soloist
Brandenburg Concerto No.2 (Last Mvt)
The Special Brillance Of Paired Trumpets
Concerto In C For Two Trumpets, RV537 (Mvt 1)
The Ceremonial Trumpet
Fanfare For The Common Man
Trumpets And Drums - An Incomparable Alliance
Messiah (The Trumpet Shall Sound)
The Versatility Of The Trumpet, From The Most Public To The Most Lonely
Piano Concerto In F (Slow Mvt)
The Trumpet As The Voice Of The City/An American In Paris/The Trumpet As Recruitment Officer/The Soldier's Tale (The March)/The Trumpet As Swaggerer
Carmen Suite No.2 (Habanera)
The Trumpet As The Voice Of Strength And Courage
Carmet Suite No.2 (Toreador's Song)
The Trumpet Muted/Petrushka (No.4: The Blackamoor)/Lieutenant Kije Suite (Opening)/The Trumpet As The Voice Of Weariness
Billy The Kid
The Trumpet As Character Actor
Pictures At An Exhibition (No.6)
The Trumpet As The Voice Of God
Mass In B Minor ('Et Exspecto')
The Birth Of The Trombone
Aenmerckt Nu Hier
The Birth Of The Brass As A Family
Canzon 12 In Double Echo
The Trombone In The Eighteenth Century
Trombone Concerto In B Flat Major (Finale)
The Tone Of The Tenor Trombone/Romance For Trombone And Organ/The Memorable Voice Of The Bass Trombone/Requiem (Mvt 2)/But The Bass Trombone Is More Than An Instrumental Bullfrog.
Hosannah
The Trombones Become Part Of The Orchestra.
Symphony No.5 (Finale)
The Wagnerian Trombone:/Overture To 'Tannhauser'
The Trombone As Caricaturist
Pulcinella (No.19: Vivo)
The Trombone As Raspberry/Concerto For Orchestra (Intermezzo)
The Horn And The Hunt
Horn Concerto No.4 In E Flat, K.495 (Finale)
The Challenging Horn Of The Baroque
Abaris Ou Les Boreades (Menuet)
The Scarcity Of First-Rate Players In Handel's Time
Walter Music (Minuet 1)
The Horn As Magician/The Firebird Suite (1919, Finale)
Horns And The Sound Of Nobility
Overture To 'Tannhauser' (Opening)
The Special Sound Of The Horn In Its Higher Register
Mass In B Minor ('Quoniam Tu Solus Sanctus')
The Trumpet-Like Sound Of Massed Horns
Symphony No.3 (Mvt 1, Opening)
The Tuba - Unfairly Maligned?
Symphony No.6 (Mvt 3)
The Tuba Perfectly Cast By Ravel
Pictures At An Exhibition (Bydlo)

Tracks:

Introduction. And We Begin With A Bang.
Fanfare For The Common Man/The Bass Drum On The Battlefields/Wellington's Victory, Op.91 (Opening)
At The Opposite Extreme Is The Triangle.
Piano Concerto No.1 In E Flat (Scherzo)
Categories Of Percussion: Tuned And Untuned. The Side Drum
Overture To 'La Gazza Ladra' - The Thieving Magpie (Opening)
The Side Drum In An Effective But Unexpected Role/Clarinet Concerto (Mvt 1)
The Tambourine. One Of The Oldest Instruments In The World
Den Hoboecken Dans
Even Older Is The Originally Oriental Gong.
Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Laideronette)
No Single Instrument Can Match The Gong In Evoking The Breaking Of Waves./Passacaglia, Op.33b From 'Peter Grimes'/But Gongs Don't Have To Be Struck To Be Effective.
Gymnopedie No.2
The Cymbals Are Generally Discovered Early In Life./The Sanguine Fan/And They Do More Than Clash Together Loudly. They Can Be Clashed Together Softly./Studio Example: But They Needn't Be Clashed Together At All/Studio Example: They Can Be Lightly...
Other Untuned Percussion Instruments Include The Whip.: Piano Concerto In G Major (Opening)/And Here Are No Fewer Than Twenty, Cracked By Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (Act I, Scene 5)
More Versatile Than The Whip Are The Wood Blocks.../Studio Example/...Which Crop Up All Over The Place In Twentieth-Century American Music.
Rodeo (Hoe-Down)
Related To The Wood Blocks, By Sound, Are The Castanets./Jota Aragonesa/But The Castanets Were Also Used By Monteverdi Back In The Seventeenth Century.
Scherzi Musicali (Damigella Tutta Belle)
A Still Earlier Example From Fifteenth-Century Spain
Yo M'Enamori D'Un Aire
The Birth Of The Bongo
Symphonic Dances From 'West Side Story'
From The Streets Of New York To The Blacksmith's Shop/Il Trovatore ('Anvil Chorus')
Desert-Island Decibels: Grand Canyon Suite (On The Trail)/Arcana
From One Vegetable To Another: The Humble Squash, Or Marrow/Huapango
Onwards To The Tuned Percussion. First, The Timpani
Also Sprach Zarathustra (Introduction)
But The Drum Roll Can Be More Effectively Frightening Than The Big Bang.: Symphony No.2 'Resurrection' (Mvt 3)
Not One Drum Roll, But Many/Grand Canyon Suite (Sunrise)/Symphonie Fantastique (Last Mvt)
Taking Advantage Of Tunability
Music For Strings, Percussion And Celeste (Mvt 2)
The Russian Composer Rodion Shchedrin Takes A Downward Turn./Carmen Suite (Changing Of The Guard)/Tuned, Yes; But For The Truly Melodic We Must Look Elsewhere.
Introducing The Glockenspiel/Carmen Suite (Carmen's Entrance And Habanera)
Saint-Saens And The Xylophone
The Carnival Of The Animals (Fossils)
Ravel And The Xylophone
Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Laideronette)
Introducing The Marimba/Carmen Suite (First Intermezzo)
Introducing The Vibraphone
The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre (Narange Dolce)
The Vibraphone Goes Russian.../Carmen Suite (Carmen's Entrance And Habanera)/...And Is Joined By The Marimba./Carmen Suite (Carmen's Entrance And Habanera)
Introducing The Hungarian Cimbalom
Folk Dances
The Cimbalom And The Symphony Orchestra
Hary Janos Suite (Mvt 3)
Introducing The Tubular Bells
Hary Janos Suite (Viennese Musical Clock)
A More 'Up-Front' Approach From Rodion Shchedrin
Carmen Suite (Introduction)
But The Bells Can Also Make The Sinister Even More Sinister./Symphony No.7 'Sinfonia Antartica' (Mvt 1)
Introducing The Celeste
The Nutcracker (Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy)
Magic, In The Use Of Collective Percussion
Miroirs (La Vallee Des Cloches)
Plucked Instruments: The 'Undercover Percussion'/Carmen Suite (Scene)
A Prime Case In Point Is The Harp, Irresistible To The Romantics./The Nutcracker (Act II, No.1: Scene)/The Non-Solo Harp As An Integral Part Of The Orchestra/Hungarian Rhapsody No.1
The Traditionally Subservient Role Of The Harpsichord In The Baroque Orchestra
Brandenburg Concerto No.2 (Slow Mvt)
The Piano: King Of The Tuned Percussion/Symphony No.3 'Organ' (Mvt 3)/And A Quarter Of A Century After That:
Petrushka (Russian Dance)
The Anti-Romantic Piano As An Integral Part Of The Orchestra
Music For Strings, Percussion And Celeste (Last Mvt)

Tracks:

Keyboard Instruments In The Orchestra - The Most Powerful Of Them All:
Symphony No.3 'Organ' (Finale)
But Things In Handel's Day Were Very Different.
Organ Concerto In B Flat, Op.4 No.3 (Last Mvt)
The Organ Is Difficult To Classify.
An Unexpected, Organ-related Guest
Concerto Pour Zampogna (Last Mvt)
Peasant-Fancying... And A Touch Of The Roaming Cowboy
Les Miserables (Drink With Me)
Outside Artefacts And The Power Of Association
Mahler's Sleighbells
Symphony No.4 (Opening)
A Roll-Call Of Some Unusual Guests/The Typewriter/Parade
Chains, And More/Integrales/An American In Paris/Sandpaper Ballet
Purpose-Built Oddities: Wind Machines/Symphony No.7 'Sinfonia Antartica' (Opening)
Don Quixote (Variation VIII)
National Calling Cards: The Guitar For Spain/Concierto De Aranjuez (Finale)
And The Guitar's Poor American Relative, The Banjo/Washington Breakdown
And Poorer Still, The Mouth Organ/The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre (Packing Up)
The Balalaika For Russia/Romeo And Juliet (Act II: No.14)
The Maracas For Mexico/The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre (El Desayuno)
The Bongos And Congas And A Whole Wealth Of Other Drums For Africa And Central America/Studio Example
The Sitar Of India/Evening Raga: Bhapoli
The Accordion For France (Especially Paris)/Paris Canaille
The Zither For Vienna/The Third Man (Theme)
The Cimbalom For Hungary/Folk Dances
The Guitar As An Integral Part Of The Orchestra/Rondena
There Are Whole Orchestras Of Balalaikas./Sveit Mesiats
The Effect Of The Wordless Human Voice, Used Purely As An Instrument/Symphony No.7 'Sinfonia Antartica' (Mvt 1)
Nocturnes
Instruments And the Imitation Of Nature. The Clarinet As Cuckoo
The Carnival Of The Animals (The Cuckoo)
The Flute As An All-purpose Aviary
The Carnival Of The Animals (The Aviary)
The Oboe As Duck
Peter And The Wolf (The Duck)
The Recording Of Reality. Does It Work As Well?
The Pines Of Rome (The Pines Of The Janiculum)
The Recording Of Reality Electronically Reborn In New Guises
Cantus Articus - Concerto For Birds And Orchesra (Mvt 2)
Beethoven Turns Avian: Cuckoo, Nightingale, And Quail
Symphony No.6 'Pastoral' (Andante Molto Mosso)
Some Improbable Casting: The Violin As Braying Donkey
The Carnival Of The Animals (Persons With Long Ears)
A Truly Orchestral Hee-haw To Be Reckoned With
Overture To 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'
A Thunderstorm In A Million
Symphony No.6 'Pastoral (Allegro-Allegretto)
the Instrumental Depiction Of A Silent World
The Carnival Of The Animals (The Aquarium)
Saint-Saens' Menagerie Takes A Curtain Call.
The Carnival Of The Animals (Finale)

Tracks:

The Grouping Of Instrumental Families. An Additive Approach. First, Two Violins
Forty-Four Duos (No.4)
A Great Contrast, Of Both Pitch And Character: Violin And Viola
Duo For Violin And Viola In B Flat Major, K.424 (Finale, Vars 1 & 2)/Studio Example
Arrival Of The Standard String Trio: Violin, Viola, And Cello
String Trio In B Flat (Menuetto)
The String Quartet: Two Violins, Viola, And Cello
String Quartet In F, Op.18 No.1 (Mvt 3)
The String Quintet - When The Extra Instrument Is A Second Viola
String Quartet No.5 In D, K.593 (Adagio)
The String Quintet - When The Extra Instrument Is A Second Cello
String Quintet In C (Mvt 3)
The String Sextet: Two Violins, Two Violas, And Two Cellos
String Sextet In B Flat (Mvt 2)
The String Octet: The Standard String Quaret Times Two
Octet In E Flat, Op.20 (Mvt 1)
Double The String Octet: A Fully Fledged String Orchestra
String Symphony No.2 (Finale)
The Massed Strings Of A Symphony Orchestra
Fantasia On A Theme Of Thomas Tallis
Contrasts Of Pitch And Instrumental 'Colour' In The Woodwind Section
Wind Quintet In A Minor, Op.100 No.5 (Theme)
In The First Variation It's The Horn That Gets The Lion's Share.
Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 1
In Variation Two The Torch Is Handed To The Bassoon.
Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 2
In Variation Three The Oboe Leads.
Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 3
Variation Four: Conversation Before Returning To A Solo-dominated Texture
Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 4
And Variation Five is Dominated By The Clarinet.
Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 5
The Next To Be Featured Is The Virtuoso Flute.
Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 6
Individual Farewells And A Closing Chorus
Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 7
A Mixed Group: Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, String Quartet, And Double-Bass
Octet In F (Mvt 3)
The Early Classical Symphony Orchestra Of Haydn And Mozart
Symphony No.29 In A, K.201 (Finale)
Strings, Wind, But No Brass. What Haydn And Mozart Never Knew
Canzon 28
Beethoven's Fifth: Two Horns, Two Trumpets, And Three Trombones Join The Team.
Symphony No.5 (Finale)
From Beethoven To The Massive Orchestras Of Berlioz, Wagner, And Mahler
Beethoven Changed The Face Of The Symphony And The Orchestra Forever
Symphoy No.6 'Tragic' (Mvt 1)
The Cult Of Orchestral Elephantiasis Reaches Its Peak.
Symphony No.1 'Gothic' (VI: Te Ergo Quaesumus)
When Large Doesn't Necessarily Mean Loud: Debussy
Images (Gigues)
A Crisis Of Confidence; The Orchestra's Survival Hangs In The Balance, But It Still Develops. The Ondes Martenot:
Turangalila Symphony (Chant D'amour 1)
The Advent Of The 'Early Music' Movement Brings A New Vitality And Freshness.
Balle De Xerxes (Gavotte En Rondeau)
Computer And Synthesiser: Friends Or Foes?
Concerto In D Minor For Two Violins (Largo)
A Speculative Look Ahead/Mass In B Minor ('Dona Nobis Pacem')

Customer Reviews:

Instruments of the Orchestra - Great Reference Material!.......2007-04-04

This set lends itself to greatly enhancing one's knowledge of the orchestra, instruments in it, and their usage. I am a huge music buff, and I still picked up a great deal I previously did not know. I highly recommend this for all who wish to understand the origin of music, as well as the processes that are employed to create music!

Beginner or Expert.......2007-03-12

This CD is excellent for the beginner or expert! To be able to haear the instrumets separately and then together really provides a good education. and/or refresher. The book thaty comes with the CD is alomost worth the price by itself!

Very Informative and Enjoyable.......2006-11-20

Whether you're a music novice or pro, "The instruments of the Orchestra" is a very worthwhile purchase. The 7 CDs, with a total of 8 hours, are expertly narrated by Jeremy Siepmann. He's a great speaker, very much like the late Leonard Bernstein was. Mr. Siepmann takes you on an unforgetable musical journey covering the origins and use of the various orchestral instruments throughout musical history. The balance between his narration and a wealth of musical examples, which range from snippets to entire movements, is superb. The comprehensive enclosed booklet is excellent and faithfully follows the 7 CDs in content. Even with my 40+ years of music training I still learned new things from this wonderful collection. Considering the excellence of the content, and a cost that translates to about $5 per disc, this collection is a great value. Grab it, you won't regret that you did. Five solid stars!

Frank's view.......2006-08-19

This boxed set of CD's with booklet achieved all I had hoped that it would. There are good samples of individual instruments and well done commentary on each. The only drawback was that some of the samples were too brief and could have been longer, hoiwever I guess this fits in with time constraints of the medium. It has given me a lot of clues as to future purchases of CD's for listening to individual instruments. Altogeth a satisfactory purchase and a welcome addition to my collection.

Excellent Intro for Those Not Familiar with the Orchestra.......2003-11-08

I've listened to classical music for years and am interested in composition. I bought this CD set to learn how an orchestra and its instruments work. I thought the CDs would be a nice but boring lecture. They aren't! Not only are they FUN but they are informative as well. I learned a huge amount from each CD and couldn't wait to listen to the next one.

The narrator and writer is a great speaker and holds your attention well. He is definitely knowledgeable. He provides musical examples for each point he makes, so you get to "hear" what he just talked about. I'd say the CDs are about 65% music and 35% narration. You'll learn about the range of instruments, some history, different ways to play them, how they sound, and how they are used in the orchestra. This CD set was a great learning experience and is sold at such a low price!

I recommend this CD for those who want to learn about classical music and those who know about it but are interested in learning more about the inner workings of an orchestra. You'll learn much useful information. For instance, the Rite of Spring (with that eerie start) is written for bassoon! I never knew a bassoon could sound like that but now I do.

Tracks:

Eine Kleine Nachtmusik: Romance (Andante)
Divertimento In D, K. 136: Andante
String Quartet No. 21 In D: Andante
String Quartet No. 22 In B-flat: Larghetto
String Quartet No. 4 In C Minor: Andante
S tring Quartet No. 6 In E-flat: Andante
Divertimento In F , K. 138: Andante
Duo For Violin And Viola B-flat: Andante cantabile
String Quartet No. 16 In E-flat: Andante con moto
String Quartet No. 2 In C: Andante
String Quartet No. 17 In B-flat: Adagio

Customer Reviews:

Very relaxing and therapeutic!.......2000-10-31

I'm a professional massage therapist, and I use this disc in many of my sessions. My clients love it! It lets me concentrate with no unwelcome interruptions, and my clients can relax and focus on their bodies without any surprises (or wierd nature-y new-age noises). Length-wise, it's perfect for an hour-long session. I have other discs from this series as well, and they're all great!

Not bad, but REALLY light........1999-09-17

This music is so light, I forget that it's on. It's not a bad compilation of Mozart, but definately not one of his best. However, just right for a quiet time in the evening.

Absolutly the most pleasent CD.......1999-09-13

My clients love it! I need not say more.... Julius Daniels, LM

Absolutly the most pleasent CD.......1999-09-13

My clients love it! I need not say more.... Julius Daniels, LM

Relaxing!.......1999-03-23

If you would like a CD to relax to (I use it for Biofeedback), this is delightful! I highly recommend it to those who give Massages and are in need of background music to soothe your clients. If you're stressed and are just looking for something to help calm you down and you know nothing about classical music, this is an excellent choice - the pieces will not jump out at you. Enjoy!!

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Too Much of a Good Thing?
Outstanding collection of orginal piano work
Great CD for easy listening

Piano Portraits

Manufacturer: Sugo Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Somewhere In Time

ASIN: B0000005YW
Release Date: 1993-03-15

Tracks:

Gentle Images - Jim Bajor
Rapture - Jim Bajor
Nancita - Stephen Jacob
The Journey - Stephen Jacob
Inner Peace - Tom Barabas
Moon Dust - Tom Barabas
Yasawa Blue - Christine Brown
Silent Tears - Christine Brown
Eykes - Jim Bajor
Friends - Jim Bajor
Magic In December - Tom Barabas
Pure Light - Tom Barabas
Romanza - Stephen Jacob
Your LIght - Stephen Jacob
Hiding Places - Christine Brown
The Secret Garden - Christine Brown

Product Description

Sugo Records is proud to present this collection of sixteen heart warming inpired solo piano works from four of the most gifted pianist in the United States, who have rendered their musical portraits of friends, family, lovers and life's precious moments.

Customer Reviews:

Too Much of a Good Thing?.......2003-10-24

I'm fairly familiar with two of the pianists in this collection - Jim Bajor, who is local, and Tom Barabas, to whom I have listened for several years. Until this album I haven't had the opportunity to listen to Stephen Jacob and Christine Brown. They all do their work in the styling of light jazz and easy listening that is often labeled incorrectly as New Age. Sometimes I feel that that phrase is used as a euphemism for anything that is pleasant, rather than its original definition, which had more to do with the meditative nature of the composition. In any case they are all accomplished at their art and worth listening to.

It is fair to report that all four musicians produce work that is melodic, technically interesting, and, yes, pleasant to here. None of the pieces demonstrate what I would call the technical brilliance of someone like Jordan Rudess, who drifts in and out of this genre but has a tendency towards keyboeard pyrotechnics. But neither is any of their work plodding or monotonic. 'Very listenable' may not be the highest compliment one can pay a musician, but it is way ahead of whatever is in third place.

If I have a complaint to make, it is that, despite different recording studios and instruments, the tonalities are so close that the entire album could have been the product of a single person. Barabas is slightly more adept, Bajor slightly more melodic, Jacob more controlled, etc., but there are no glaring contrasts. I'm not sure if this is a fault or not, since the result is certainly more than acceptable. Given all the overloads that life throws at us, I'm not sure complaining about too much goodness is entirely fair.

Outstanding collection of orginal piano work.......1998-10-22

This collection of original piano pieces is simply excellent. This instrumental is melodic, sweet, romantic, soothing and timeless. I find myself leaving this CD in my car day after day without tiring of the melodies. Beautiful!

Great CD for easy listening.......1998-08-24

I really find this music conducive to relaxation - I use it in my Shiatsu clinic.

Set Your Life To Music: A Gentle Prelude To Sleep

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CLASSICS LOVERS
Outstanding Classical Source for Meditation

Set Your Life To Music: A Gentle Prelude To Sleep

Manufacturer: Philips
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Quiet Music For Quiet Times: Set Your Life To Music
Beethoven at Bedtime: A Gentle Prelude to Sleep
Liszt for Lovers: Piano Dreams of Love and Passion
Bach at Bedtime: Lullabies for the Still of the Night

ASIN: B0000041O2
Release Date: 1997-09-16

Tracks:

Symphony No.2 In D: Larghetto - Beethoven
Romance No. 2 In F - Beethoven
Emperor Concerto: Adagio un poco mosso - Beethoven
Pastoral Symphony: Scene By The Brook - Beethoven
Pathetique Sonata: Adagio cantabile - Beethoven
String Quartet No. 13 In B-Flat: Cavatina (Adagio molto espressivo) - Beethoven
Fur Elise - Beethoven
Violin Concerto In D: Larghetto - Beethoven
Moonlight Sonata: Adagio sostenuto - Beethoven

Tracks:

Sheep May Safely Graze - Various Artists
Violin Concerto No.1 In A Minor: Adante - Various Artists
Concerto In A For Oboe d'amore: Larghetto - Various Artists
Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B Minor: Sarabande - Various Artists
Christmas Oratorio: Sinfonia - Various Artists
Violin Concerto No.2 In E: Adagio - Various Artists
Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 In G: Adante - Various Artists
Largo, ma non tanto - Various Artists
Siciliano - Various Artists
Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 In D: Affetuoso - Various Artists
Sonata No.1 In F For Cello & Piano: Adante - Various Artists
Adagio (Sinfonia, Part II) - Various Artists
Partita In D Minor: Sarabande - Various Artists
Suite in D: Sarabande - Various Artists

Tracks:

Lullaby - Set Your Life To Music
Paino Concerto In B-Flat: Piu adagio - Set Your Life To Music
Violin Concerto In D: Adagio - Set Your Life To Music
Andante - Set Your Life To Music
Clarinet Quintet In B Minor: Adagio - Set Your Life To Music
Piano Quartet In C Minor: Andante - Set Your Life To Music
As Melodies Were Passing By - Set Your Life To Music
Sonata In D minor: Adagio - Set Your Life To Music
Piano Trio In C Minor: Andante grazioso (excerpt) - Set Your Life To Music
Intermezzo No. 1 In E - Flat - Set Your Life To Music
Fantasy No. 4 in E - Set Your Life To Music
Variations & Fugue On A Theme By Handel - Variation V - Set Your Life To Music
Waltz No. 15 in A-flat - Set Your Life To Music
Lullaby (Reprise) - Set Your Life To Music

Customer Reviews:

CLASSICS LOVERS.......2006-08-01

I love this set, it's among my favorites. Anyone who appreciates Beethoven, Bach, and Brahms, will certainly fall in love with this extraordinary collection. I recommend!

Outstanding Classical Source for Meditation.......2006-07-31

This is the most amazing collection of classical music, specifically composed for relaxation and meditation. This box set includes 3 CDs: (1) Beethoven at Bedtime: A Gentle Prelude to Sleep, (2) Bach at Bedtime: Lullabies for the Still of the Night, and (3) Brahms at Bedtime: A Sleepytime Serenade. MUST HAVE for a stress relief, as well as just to create a positive energy around a home. Enjoy it!

The Heifetz Collection - The Acoustic Recordings 1917-1924

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The Heifetz Collection - The Acoustic Recordings 1917-1924

Manufacturer: RCA
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000E678
Release Date: 1990-12-10

Tracks:

Ave Maria, D. 839
Valse Bluette (Air De Ballet No. 2)
Chorus Of Dervishes (No. 3, The Ruins Of Athens, Op. 113)
La Capricieuse, Op. 17
Scherzo-Tarantelle, Op. 17
Hebrew Melody, Op. 33
La Ronde Des Lutins (Scherzo Fantastique, Op. 25)
Turkish March (No. 4, The Ruins Of Athens, Op. 113)
Meditation, Op. 32
Malaguena, Op. 21, No. 1 (Danza Espanola No. 1)
Concerto No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 22: II. Romance
Moto Perpetuo, Op. 11
Sicilienne Et Rigaudon (In The Style Of Francoeur)
Introduction And Tarantelle, Op. 43
Guitarre, Op. 45, No. 2
Nocturne In E Flat, Op. 9, No. 2
Minuet (In The Style Of Porpora)

Tracks:

Caprice No. 20 In D
On Wings Of Song, Op. 34, No. 2
Zapateado, Op. 23, No. 2 (Danza Espanola No. 6)
Scherzo (No. 2, Souvenir D'un Lieu Cher, Op.42)
Valse (No. 2, Serenade, Op. 48)
Slavonic Dance, Op. 46, No. 2 (Arr. In G Minor)
Widmung (No. 1, Myrthen, Op. 25)
Zigeunerweisen, Op. 20, No. 1
Symphonie Espagnole, Op. 21: IV. Andante
Minuet (Divertimento No. 17, K. 334)
Serenade, Op. 4
Rondo ('Haffner' Serenade, K. 250)
Caprice No. 13 in B Flat
Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64: Finale-Allegro Molto Vivace
Slavonic Dance, Op. 72, No. 8 (Arr. in G)
Berceuse, Op. 28, No. 3
Valse (No. 6, Raymonda, Op. 57)
Concerto, Op. 35: II. Canzonetta

Tracks:

Concerto In A Minor, Op. 28: II. Andante
Waltz In D (Impression No. 8)
Hungarian Dance No. 1 In G Minor
Serenade Melancolique, Op. 26
Vivace (Quartet, Op. 64, No. 5 'The Lark')
Hebrew Lullaby, Op. 35, No. 2
Andaluza (No. 5, Danzas Espanolas, Op. 37)
Grand Adagio (No. 4, Raymonda, Op. 57)
Slavonic Dance In E Minor, Op. 72, No. 2
Nocturne, Op. 27, No. 2 (Arr. In D)
Hebrew Dance, Op. 35, No. 1
Stimmung, Op. 32, No. 1
Nocturne In F
The Gentle Maiden
Cortege
Habanera, Op. 21, No. 2 (Danza Espanola No. 2)
Havanaise, Op. 83
'Carmen' Fantasy, Op. 25

The Heifetz Collection Volume 1 - The Acoustic Recordings 1917-1924

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a milestone in violin history, in a splendid reissue

The Heifetz Collection Volume 1 - The Acoustic Recordings 1917-1924

Manufacturer: RCA
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000003FIE
Release Date: 1997-06-17

Tracks:

Ave Maria, D.839
Valse bluette (Air de ballet No. 2)
Chorus of Dervishes (No. 3, The Ruins of Athens, Op. 113)
La Capricieuse, Op. 17
Scherzo-Tarantelle, Op. 16
Hebrew Melody, Op. 33
La ronde des lutins (Scherzo fantastique, Op. 25)
Turkish March (No. 4, The Ruins of Athens, Op. 113)
Mtation, Op. 32
MalagueOp. 21, No. 1 (Danza Espa No. 1)
Concerto No. 2, Op. 22 In D Minor, II: Romance
Moto perpetuo, Op. 11
Sicilienne et Rigaudon (In The Style Of Francoeur)
Introduction and Tarantelle, Op. 43
Guitarre, Op. 45, No. 2
Nocturne, Op. 9, No. 2 In E-Flat
Minuet (In the style of Porpora)

Tracks:

Caprice No. 20 In D - Paganini
On Wings Of Song, Op 34, No. 2 - Mendelssohn
Zapateado, Op 23, No. 2
Scherzo (No.2, Souvenir d'un lieu cher, Op. 42) - Tchaikovsky
Valse (No. 2, Serenade, Op. 48) - Tchaikovsky
Slavonic Dance, Op. 46, No. 2 -- Danse slave
Widmung (No. 1, Myrthen, Op. 25) - Schumann
Zigeunerweisen, Op. 20 -- Airs bohemiens
Symphonie espagnole, Op. 21: IV. Andante
Minuet (Divertimento No. 17, K.334) - Mozart
Serenade, Op. 4
Rondo ('Haffner' Serenade, K250) - Mozart
Caprice No. 13 In B-Flat
Concerto, Op. 64, In E Minor - Finale. Allegro molto vivace
Slavonic dance, Op. 72, No. 8 - Danse slave Arr. in G - Dvorak
Berceuse, Op. 28, No. 3
Valse (No.6, Raymonda, Op. 57) - Glazunov
Concerto, Op. 35, In D - II: Canzonetta

Tracks:

Concerto, Op. 28, In A Minor - II. Andante
Waltz In D (Impression No. 8)
Hungarian Dance No. 1 In G Minor
Snade mncolique, Op. 26
Vivace (Quartet, Op. 64, No. 5 'The Lark')
Hebrew Lullaby, Op. 35, No. 2
Andaluza (No. 5, Danzas Espas, Op. 37)
Grand Adagio (No. 4, Raymonda, Op. 57)
Slavonic Dance, Op. 72, No. 2 In E Minor
Nocturne, Op. 27, No. 2 (Arr. In D)
Hebrew Dance, Op. 35, No. 1
Stimmung, Op. 32, No. 1
Nocturne In F
The Gentle Maiden
Cort
Habanera, Op. 21, No. 2 (Danza Espa No. 2)
Hananaise, Op. 83
'Carmen' Fantasy, Op. 25

Customer Reviews:

a milestone in violin history, in a splendid reissue.......1999-09-30

pops and hisses abound on these reissues of Heifetz's first performances put to vinyl, but don't let the insufficiency in recording technology distract you from the glorious fiddling in this collection. at sixteen, heifetz commanded a technical facility that equals (some might argue that it betters) the best playing today. more significantly, this is highly intelligent playing, guided by a rare expressive spirit and a fully mature musical mind. this is the recording that put several pieces firmly out of the violin repertory out of doubts of ever being equalled, and is required listening for those who refuse to succumb to the temptation of mistaking production value for true musical content.

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Bolero: A Spanish Songbook

Manufacturer: Polygram Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Tracks:

Spanish Songs, Op. 100: Farewell, Granada!
Spanish Songs, Op. 100: Little Stars
Spanish Songs, Op. 100: The First Time We Met
Spanish Songs, Op. 100: Ronda
Spanish Songs, Op. 100: Eyes Of Ebony
Spanish Songs, Op. 100: The Dream
I'm Here, Inesilla
Bolero
Granada Lies Enveloped In The Mist
The Night Sky Sends A Gentle Breeze
Bolero
Pandero
7 Canciones Populares Espanolas: No. 1 El Pano Moruno
7 Canciones Populares Espanolas: No. 2 Sequidilla From Murcia
7 Canciones Populares Espanolas: No. 3 Asturiana
7 Canciones Populares Espanolas: No. 4 Jota
7 Canciones Populares Espanolas: No. 5 Nana
7 Canciones Populares Espanolas: Cancion
7 Canciones Populares Espanolas: No.7 Polo
Landscape
Seven Popular Songs: Spanish Song
The Grieving Maja

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Gratitude

Manufacturer: Charles C. Hammer
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000066874
Release Date: 1996-08-12

Tracks:

Bossa Pop (C. Hammer)
Minuet/Lovers Concerto (J.S.Bach)
Andantino (F. Carulli)
Classical Gas (M. Williams)
Gentle Rain (L.Bonfa)
Tremolito (C. Hammer)
Here Comes the Sun (G. Harrison)
Country Dance (C. Hammer)
Sahara (C. Hammer)
Mood For A Day (S. Howe)
One Note Samba (A.C. Jobim)
Where Water Falls (C.Hammer)
Andantino (J.Sagreras)
Persian Mist/Wind and Rain (C.Hammer)
Asturias (Leyenda) (I.Albeniz)
Julia Florida (barcarola) (A. Barrios)
Waltz Op.8 No.4 (A.Barrios)
Gratitude (C. Hammer)

Album Description

"Gratitude" is a soothing and relaxing CD of classical guitar music.. It features a delightful mix of original material, pieces from the standard guitar repertoire and some light Brazilian music. Mr. Hammer was awarded a Music Composition Fellowship from the Arkansas Arts Council for his music on this CD: "Gratitude". "Sir Charles'" pieces such as: "Where Water Falls", "Persian Mist" and "Tremolito" are excellent for relaxing, meditating and exercising. This healing music is also great for background music in shops of all varieties.Running time: just over 60 minutes.

Nellie Melba: The Complete Victor Recordings (1907-1916)

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Just one omission
Prima Donna Assoluta
In a class by herself
Only One Melba

Nellie Melba: The Complete Victor Recordings (1907-1916)

Manufacturer: Romophone
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000001S3E
Release Date: 1994-01-01

Tracks:

Rigoletto: Caro Name
La Boheme: Si. Mi Chiamano Mimi
La Boheme: O Soave Fanciulla - Nellie Melba/Enrico Caruso
Tosca: Vissi D'arte
Faust: Air Des Bijoux: Ah! Je Ris De Me Voir Si Belle
La Traviata: Ah! Fors' E Lui... Sempre Libera
La Boheme: Donde Lieta Usci Al Tuo Grido D'amore
Good-Bye
La Serenata - Nellie Melba/Ada Sassoli
Per Valli, Per Boschi - Nellie Melba/Charles Gilibert
Un Ange Est Venu - Nellie Melba/Charles Gilibert
Si Mes Vers Avaient Des Ailes - Nellie Melba/Ada Sassoli
Le Nozze Di Figaro: Voi Che Sapete
Hamlet: Mad Scene, Part 1: A Vos Jeux, Mes Amis, Permettez-Moi De Grace
Hamlet: Mad Scene, Part 2: Pale Et Blonde, Dort Sous L'eau Profonde
Se Seran Rose
Lucia De Lammermoor: Mad Scene: Alfin Son Tua - Nellie Melba/Charles K. North
Lo! Here The Gentle Lark - Nellie Melba/Charles K. North
Il Pensieroso: Sweet Bird - Nellie Melba/Charles K. North
Mattinata

Tracks:

En Sourdine
Down In The Forest
The White Sea Mist
D'une Prison
Believe Me, If All Those Endearing Young Charms
Otello: Willow Song: Piangea Cantando Nell'Erma Landa
Otello: Ave Maria, Piena Di Grazia
La Boheme: Donde Lieta Usci Al Tuo Grido D'amore
O Lovely Night
Ye Banks And Braes O' Bonnie Doon
La Boheme: Mi Chiamano Mimi
La Boheme: Donde Lieta Usci Al Tuo Grido D'amore
La Traviata: Ah! Fors' E Lui...Follie, Follie!...Sempre Libera
Lo! Here The Gentle Lark - Nellie Melba/John Lemmone
Le Nozze Figaro: Voi Che Sapete
Se Saran Rose
Faust: Air Des Bijoux: Ah! Je Ris De Me Voir Si Belle
Il Piensieroso: Sweet Bird - Nellie Melba/John Lemmone
Lucia De Lammermoor: Mad Scene: Ardon Gl'incensi - Nellie Melba/John Lemmone
Don Cesar De Bazan: Sevillana: A Seville, Belles Senoras
Hamlet: Mad Scene: Des Larmes De La Nuit

Tracks:

Le Roi D'ys: Aubade: Puisqu' On Ne Peut Flechir... Vainement, Ma Bien Aimee
Tosca: Vissi D'arte
Otello: Willow Song: Piangea Cantando Nell'Erma Landa
Otello: Ave Maria, Piena Di Grazia
Good-Bye
O Lovely Night
By The Brook-Idyll - Nellie Melba/John Lemmone
Il Re Pastore: L'amero, Saro Costante - Nellie Melba/Jan Kubelik
Ave Maria 'Medtation On J.S. Bach's Prld in C' - Nellie Melba/Jan Kubelik
Magdalen At Michael's Gate
Mandoline
Romance
Louise: Depuis Le Jour
Louise: Depuis Le Jour
Old Folks At Home
John Anderson, My Jo
Comin' Thro' The Rye
Les Anges Pleurent
Chant Venetien
Annie Laurie
Songs My Mother Taught Me
Songs My Mother Taught Me

Customer Reviews:

Just one omission.......2001-02-02

There is another recording of "Goodbye" by N.Melba on Victor 95012,released in the US in 1905.I wonder why it is not included in this "complete" Romophone release?

Prima Donna Assoluta.......1999-11-29

Just how much Nellie Melba can one take at one sitting? Judging by this set an awful lot and that is no mean achievement given the unflattering recording, and Melba's maddening habit of recording an aria again and again. Melba's singing lacks charm - judging from contemporary reports the lady could boast little of this anyway. But it has an astonishing technique, a limpid and glorious tone, and at times some indefinable but terribly moving quality. A great, great singer - in fact for my money marginally the best on record.

In a class by herself.......1999-11-23

Melba achieves perfection more often than any other singer (with the exception of Pol Plancon). Her phrases, her high notes, her ritardandi are beyond conventional emotion and beauty. There is something almost otherworldly in her best moments. In the grand Puccini arias, she seems at first too cool, too controlled. But you soon notice her supreme artistry as well as the fire, the sheer physical force just beneath the utterly smooth surface. In fact, she is sometimes more explosive, more dramatic, than the great Callas herself. And she gives so much of herself! In the Boheme arias, her generosity is perhaps most apparent. In marveling at one perfect top note after another, one almost does not realize how cohesive she can make the pieces seem, how architectural and intelligent her approach is.

Only One Melba.......1999-02-12

That was certainly Dame Nellie's assessment of herself, and she must have been something. Yes, both Peach Melba and Melba toast are named after her, and yes, she was worshipped. Even such a curmudgeon as Bernard Shaw could appreciate her greatness. Puccini praised the fact that she sang HIS music, not "Melba-Puccini." So why, then, do her recordings not reveal to us the scope of her artistry? Granted, we can marvel at the technical accomplishments (listen, for example, to the "Hamlet" mad scene, or "Sweet Bird") and occasionally catch a phrase that makes us understand what she was about, but she lacks the grandeur and opulence of Ponselle, or the tender vulnerability of Galli-Curci. It may be that Melba was, after all, an artist of the theatre, and that the cramped, primitive conditions of early recording studios simply did not inspire her to her greatest work. However, for devotees of Golden Age voices, this Romophone set is indispensible. The transfers are masterfully done, so that even those allergic to the acoustic sound of early recordings will not be bothered.

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