Solitude

Track Listings

1. Breath

2. The Look In Your Eyes

3. Everest

4. Solitude

5. Gaia

6. Seventh Moon

7. Figures Made From Clay

Editorial Reviews
About the Artist
Fernando James is a multi-instrumentalist with a penchant for creating evocative music. His artistry has been described as being emotive and visual, melodic and deep. While no one can quite agree on what genre best describes this artist, all concur that he might have invented a style and format all his own; Music for the Muse.

Regardless of how one prefers to classify his music, one thing is for certain; Fernando James is a creatively engaged man. Currently, he is focusing on the release of the albums Solitude and Dreamshadows while recording new material for a third as yet untitled album expected in the fall of 2003.

His early influences and ear training were the result of hearing his mother singing popular songs during the day and then hearing his father play classical piano pieces late in the evenings. His mother's involvement in musical theater and his father's perpetual experimentation with musical saws, theramins, and short-wave radio opened the young artist to a broad range of influences.

Showing an aptitude for piano and guitar, he was encouraged to develop sight-reading skills, but it was soon discovered that lessons were being played by ear. He found it much more fun to improvise and create music than it was to study or perform the work of others.

During his high school years an interest in experimental music arose. Any object that would emit a sound stood a good chance of being transformed into a radical musical instrument. The home grand piano was spared no mercy from 'introduced' objects, and the first multi-track recorder was purchased to capture the chaos.

Gradually an interest in lyric compositions emerged, and with writing and performing original songs first and foremost in mind, every coffee house and party within decent driving distance became fair game. By his college years, he paid the rent by playing solo club dates, working as a DJ, and engineering live sound at concerts and special events.

Over the last twenty years he has played supportive roles as a musician, engineer, and producer for other artists while managing his own recording studio and multi-media production house. His creative output has matured with his musical voice being found via instrumentals. Composing and recording the Solitude and Dreamshadows projects has provided the spiritual balance that has equalized the demands of the production world.

A gradual shift away from producing outside projects to concentrating on personal projects has taken shape. A home studio has been built, and the artist has set the stage for realizing his creative outpourings in the future. A new phase of musical and artistic creativity has been unfolding with interests in short-story composition and computer graphics adding further channels of expressive output for this artist.

Product Description
"Instrumental Music for the Muse" describes the evocative compositions found on the Solitude album by Fernando James; his music echoes his versatility as a multi instrumentalist, composer, and producer while revealing an inner vision that weaves its way through your mindscape like a messenger from your soul. The album Solitude delivers positive, spiritually uplifting instrumental music while capturing the elements of an explorer who guides one through landscapes both internally and externally.

Solitude,Fernando James

Solitude

Tracks:

Tom's Diner
Luka
Ironbound/Fancy Poultry
In The Eye
Night Vision
Solitude Standing
Calypso
Language
Gypsy
Wooden Horse (Caspar Hauser's Song)
Tom's Diner (Reprise)

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Suzanne Vega emerged in the mid-'80s, and while her intimate voice and acoustic guitar brought to mind Joni Mitchell, her urbane lyrics suggested a sensibility that was as much reportorial as confessional. Vega's second album, which replaced the delicate acoustic textures of her self-titled debut with more dramatic arrangements, includes Vega's career song, "Luka," surely one of the biggest hits ever written about child abuse. But it was the energetic folk-rock production of "Luka," thick with ringing guitars and pushed by perky drums, that let the listener luxuriate in a song that suggested the darkness that can lurk behind a neighbor's door. The title tune confronts personal loneliness with a similarly powerful performance, while "Ironbound/Fancy Poultry" makes a downtown landscape sound downright homey. Well-turned tunes like "Calypso" and "Gypsy" recall the softer textures of her debut. Ironically, Vega's next big hit would come when the English production duo DNA made a dance hit out of "Tom's Diner," a nursery-rhyme tribute to a coffee shop that opens the album. --John Milward

Customer Reviews:

This CD blew me away..........2007-07-20

When I first heard Tom's Diner it was like I was sitting there next to the artist watching these event unfold as you sat in the window booth. But I was blown away when she sang the whole thing in acapella. Luka I already like from hearing it on the radio. Ironbound and Gypsy stirred up images in my mind of hardship and fleating love. Night Vision took me a few years to figure out...yeah I am a little slow sometimes. But when I got it it was another 'wow' moment. That is what I like about Suzanne Vega's music. It makes me get lost in the lyrics images. Tom's Diner is a prime example. But if you are a person that likes lyrics that don't make you think or imagine then you shouldn't buy this CD.

A firm standing album.......2007-06-05

Despite the hype surrounding Tom's Diner and Luka, the rest of the songs on this album firmly stand on their own. The accoustics and artful poetry via Suzanne Vega stand out in her second album with thought provoking compassion. Don't merely fall into the envelope of Tom's Diner and Luka (which, while great songs, are not her only stars). After 20 years this album still holds strong and brings you to the nostalgia of a bygone era.

Mother of the MP3.......2007-04-10

According to sources on the web, the first song in this collection, Tom's Diner, was used as the model piece in the development of the mp3 compression algorithm. Thus, Suzanne Vega has earned the title, "Mother of the MP3." Somehow appropriately, since it is rendered without music in the first cut, music for Tom's Diner is played without words in the last. It is worth the price of the album if only for Tom's Diner. The rest is pretty good too.

This album got me through high school.......2006-12-30

Every song tells a story. I bought a tape of this CD when it came out and it had nothing to do with Luka. The best song in my opinion is Night Vision. Wow...

Suzanne Vega is a writer. In fact check out the book Solitude Standing and you'll see that her life is her lyrics.

They used to list her as folk music and I do believe it's because they can't "slot" her anywhere. Her music had too much soft guitar to be rock/pop so she got the folk label but now that there are more categories she could be considered alternative. That's what they call you when they don't know what you are.

If you like to be entertained by storytelling and good, well-written songs then you won't be disappointed with this purchase.

Whenever I hear anything from this album I'm taken back to those strong teenage emotions felt on rain soaked afternoons that I walked home listening to this in my walkman.

I have never seen another album on Amazon receive so many fives. The only one who didn't give five was actually rating a so-called live performance.

_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:**:-.FIVE STARS*:-._,.-:*'``'*:-._,.-

One of the few REAL Class acts .......2006-10-13

Suzanne is by far one of the most prolific female (or any other kind) singer songwriter in the world.I was skeptical when I first heard Luka on the radio on Suzannes debut.While that was and still a very good glimpse into her abilities...it wasn't her best. Fortunately for me I heard Solitude Standing on a progressive radio station and the "honeymoon" has never ended. In concert she is totally captivating with her non pretentious and humble musical masterpieces.Her use of linguistics, melody,and diverse subject matter never fail to transport one to a lush garden of imagination. Accents of meticulous placements of bass, and percussive spices that only one woman in the world can cook up. Truly one of a kind and the classiest acts ever to grace a stage.

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Dude...what were you thinking?
sappy love songs
Glory of Cetera.
quality music
There are only two songs worth listening to over and over again

Solitude/Solitaire
Peter Cetera
Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000002L9Z
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

Big Mistake
They Don't Make 'Em Like They Used To
Glory Of Love
Queen Of The Masquerade Ball
Daddy's Girl
The Next Time I Fall
Wake To Love
Solitude/Solitaire
Only Love Knows Why

Customer Reviews:

Dude...what were you thinking?.......2006-12-17

Just what was wrong with being the bass player for one of the greatest classic rock bands? Was it Cher? Dude, snap out of it! What would your mother say?

sappy love songs.......2006-09-14

The compositions, Rhythms and singin-style of Peter Cetera sound always the same. He is a typical sappy love song - singer who prefers the love ballads and cheesy love adventures.
it might have been a bit tedious and boring.

The problem is everywhere: If you are a Hardrock fan like bands Uriah Heep, Stevie Ray Vaughan, AC/DC, Rory Gallagher, Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, your ears can't be familar with all these silly love songs. My ears cannot work like that.

there are two alternatives:
- if you are a hardrock fan. You like a mythological lyrics, you won't like Peter Cetera or Chicago. Keep your fingers away from this !!!
- if you are a sappy love song fan then please buy this cd !!!

Glory of Cetera........2006-06-19

I recently went through another Chicago phase, and picked-up their "Very Best Of". As I listened to that I realized how much more I liked the Cetera-sung songs, and that two of my favorites were missing. Those were of course "Glory Of Love" and "Next Time I Fall", and not Chicago songs. Hence I got this and got my full Peter Cetera fix. Those are the best songs I'd say, but others do hold up also. I really like "Queen Of The Masquerade Ball", the title track, and the great ballad "Only Love Knows Why". Overall this might not be as great as his former band, but it is good enough for me to own on vinyl, cassette, and CD.

quality music.......2006-02-23

My dad has all of the Peter Cetera cd's and I grew up listening to them in the car- now that I am 18 I really love this music. It has a certain nostalgia to it and reminds me of the good ole 80's and 90's (which is a nice change from current music). Every song is unique, with a different pace and feel. Peter sings great ballads but also has great energetic songs. My favorites include Daddy's girl, They don't make em like they used to, queen of the masquerade ball, and Next time I fall. Honestly I cannot think of a musician to compare Peter Cetera to because his unique voice and style put him in a category of his own.

There are only two songs worth listening to over and over again.......2006-01-05

What's the 4-1-1?
Peter Cetera joined the Chicago Transit Authority (later named Chicago) in 1967 as a bass player. He soon became one of the major songwriters and vocalist for the group, penning a majority of their hits throughout the seventies and eighties. Chicago hit a low point in the late seventies which prompted Cetera to consider a solo career. It was the video music-era that kept Chicago together (for a few more albums at least). Cetera was getting more and more exposure due to the music videos and was becoming a break out star. He released his first solo album in 1981, but stayed with Chicago in 1985. It was the following year that he released the highly successful Solitude/Solitaire.

"Big Mistake" pretty much sums up the pop-rock musical landscape at the time with its bouncing keyboard tones, melodic vocals, and powerful choruses. The guitars have that liquid sound that everyone was looking for to compliment their synths. "They Don't Make `Em Like They Used To" compares a special woman to a one-of-a-kind automobile. I can see Cetera's point here, but the sentiment seems a little corny. The addition of synthesized brass adds great texture to the track. It's more likely than not that you bought this album for "Glory of Love." Who can deny this touching and emotional ballad that was the theme for The Karate Kid: Part II? It fit the movie perfectly, and probably every wedding and prom that occurred that year.

"Daddy's Girl" has one of those keyboard and bass build-ups that lead into a driving chorus section. It was another ballad that helped catapult this album up the charts; "The Next Time I Fall." Amy Grant's (virtually unknown in the pop circle at the time) soft tones complimented Cetera's high-pitched melodic delivery perfectly. On "Solitude/Solitaire," Peter struggles with thoughts of running away from the world where he could never be found. The track is commanded by a strong synthesizer presence.

Cetera went on to release a handful of solo albums, but eventually fell off the face of the Earth. Cetera's vocal talent and musicianship certainly could not be to blame for his trip into obscurity. You can't deny the guy's good. I think it boiled down to two things; his sound had gotten old and dated, and people would rather see him back with Chicago. Cetera wouldn't even talk about the group or allow for his songs to be played during VH1's Behind the Music special on Chicago a few years ago, so I don't think there's a chance of a reunion there.

The Verdict
I've always enjoyed Peter's work in Chicago, but Solitude/Solitaire is a far cry from that (except for the ballads). It's a different sound, a different feel, and not as polished as his later work with Chicago. I'm sure that's what he was going for, but I don't think it was a good choice. Although the album's nine songs are decent, they're only two songs worth listening to over and over again; "Glory of Love" and "The Next Time I Fall."

Superman - The Movie: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

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Original 1978 Recording?
AWESOME! John Williams shows again why he's the master of movie scores
Is John Williams Superman???
Excellent!
Hector, about the liner notes...

Superman - The Movie: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000046PVN
Release Date: 2000-02-15

Tracks:

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Destruction of Krypton
Star Ship Escapes
Trip to Earth, The
Growing Up
Death of Jonathan Kent
Leaving Home
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Welcome to Metropolis
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Tracks:

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Theme from Superman (Concert Version)

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Released during the era of leisure suits and pet rocks, the film Superman: The Movie has aged about as well. But the often-clumsy charms of Richard Donner's cartoonish, hit-and-miss take on the Man of Steel was blessed with at least one superlative artistic effort: John Williams's epic score. The composer's Oscar-nominated music (coming on the heels of Star Wars and Close Encounters) was a wall-to-wall heroic symphony, rife with memorable melodies and ominous arrangements. Almost every original cut on this soundtrack appears in an expanded version, supplemented by nearly a dozen previously unreleased cues and alternate takes. Featuring a deluxe slipcase and extensive, new liner notes, this is the definitive release of one of Maestro Williams's greatest scores. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

Original 1978 Recording?.......2007-04-04

FIVE STAR FOR MUSIC. 1 STAR FOR AUDIO. Ok I've wanted this recording for almost 4 years. Now I got it. I am a discerning listener. This soundtrack is not the best quality. Tape hiss is very pronounced. You can tell it's taken directly from a cassette recording. I have other digital recordings of this music. They are miles ahead of this cd. Soundtrack is on the Rhino label. What? Rhino is not known for high fidelity. So it is very deceiving for one to buy a cd thinking it's John Williams conducting on a new recording in 1998 or whenever. It's the actual 1978 recording. Now let me unleash my rage. This thing sounds as if it's recorded with a single microphone in a bathroom, at a truck stop. Yes the music is phenomenal. My favorite track is #2 Krypton. I was hoping to discover some new hidden melodies that I've never heard in previous recording (original 1978). Nope. This IS the 1978 recording. So I will be getting the Debney recording just so I can hear what I'm missing. Love the music. Just can't hear it. ALL OF IT! But cool booklet. I can't listen to a booklet. But I got it. Whoopee.

AWESOME! John Williams shows again why he's the master of movie scores.......2006-08-31

After over a year of trying to find a seller of this fine soundtrack, I finally found it! It is high time that the full score was released on CD.
The original soundtrack release from 1978, while still an excellent collection, was sadly lacking in several of the best cues from the film. Most important of these was Track 12 (Disc 1) in which the helicopter crashes on the Daily Planet's roof and dangles precariously above the street. Williams builds on it, introducing Superman's theme into it as Clark Kent runs across the street, then rips open his shirt to reveal the 'S' - the symbol of the House of El - then enters the revolving door & exits as Superman. At the end of this is one of my favorite cues; the Superman theme is played as the Man of Steel appears above Metropolis, flying over the city on the hunt for criminals. 'Crime of the Century' (Track 6, Disc 2) was one of my favorite cues; this one portrayed the missile convoy as it made its way along the freeway, where Luthor staged the accident to get his cronies close enough to sabotage the missiles. There are too many new tracks to list here that should have been included the first time around, just a lack of space precluded this from happening.

Is John Williams Superman???.......2006-08-20

After listening to the CD, John Williams must be Superman. By far, the greatest movie score ever written.

Excellent!.......2006-08-10

Other than the over kill of "Can you read my mind", an excellent collection.

Hector, about the liner notes..........2006-07-14

I have the previous edition, and the notes that came with it were nestled next to the CD in a thick booklet (with a cover of Reeve in front of an American flag) that was large enough for the slipcase cover, but too big to fit into the CD case front. Otherwise, the one-sheet cover that came with your soundtrack is identical to the slipcase version.

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Some of his best work
Angels in America - Always Great!
GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The Celestial Xpression of Thomas Newman
Amazing work

Angels in America
Thomas Newman
Manufacturer: Nonesuch
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Release Date: 2003-12-02

Tracks:

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Tropopause - Thomas Newman
I'm His Child - Zella Jackson-Price

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Playwright Tony Kushner adapted his sprawling meditation on the AIDS epidemic of the 80's into an equally epic, Mike Nichols-directed HBO miniseries. But while Thomas Newman's score spans that dramatic landscape with rich stylistic diversity, the young champion of the daunting Newman family musical tradition (his father was Fox legend Alfred; his brother fellow film scorer David; his cousin songwriter/composer Randy) never lets musical bombast get in the way of compelling emotional introspection. Anchored by a delicate wind and string-driven main theme that's as mature as it is bittersweet, Newman proceeds to explore some of the same adventurous, rhythmically restless soundscapes that characterized his work on Erin Brockovich and American Beauty. But that typically moody experimentalism is leavened elsewhere by moments of neo-baroque choral exultation, smokey 30's jazz (courtesy of George Lewis and his Ragtime Band and Duke Ellington) and even flashes of gospel and orchestral post-modernism, all of it served up with a masterful sense of irony-free restraint that's become one of the composer's most refreshing hallmarks. It's easily one of Newman's -- and 2003's -- most accomplished and satisfying film scores. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

Some of his best work.......2007-06-12

Most of us know Thomas Newman for his work on his more famous films like American Beauty, Shawshank Redemption, Scent of a Woman and Meet Joe Black, but this soundtrack to the HBO film is right up there with his best pieces of work. The whole album goes through various feelings, shades and emotions, the best tracks for me being Mauve Antarctica and Tropopause. If you're a Thomas Newman fan then you need this in your collection.

Angels in America - Always Great!.......2007-01-03

Love the film, the play and the soundtrack. If you find the topics of Angels in America interesting, thought-provoking and warm to your heart, you will LOVE this. As a man battling HIV, I find it outstanding. Thanks Amazon, for offering all the Angels in America products.

GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.......2005-11-01

There are not enough stars on the selection for me to say how good this CD is! It is so beautiful and like classical music. I listen to it all the time!

The Celestial Xpression of Thomas Newman.......2005-08-31

...well, to only write a review is not enough to describe the impressive sound in this record. it is necessary to listen to it. Thomas do not scrimp in efforts to assemble this wonderful musical work. in fact, each one of the melodys, agreed, and instruments (mainly those of wind and strings) even are perfectly connected and performed in litle some more of 70 minutes of music. Transitions from the quietness of a melody to the loudest human chorus, may be hear is this soundtrack (tipically from the original Serie, that I have too in DVD). But everything is not perfect. Must be had included the Henry Mancini song: "Moon River" contained in one of the most sentimental scenes in the film/serie (that i think at least). In a plus, if you are an lover of this kind of productions, it does not have to lack in its collection the "Angels in America Soundtrack". Buy and enjoy it..!

Amazing work.......2004-11-28

After working in film scoring for the past decade, Thomas Newman has finally achieved his masterwork with the soundtrack to "Angels in America." It is a culmination of the different techniques and themes he has worked on in the past, along with a completely new orchestral sound that perfectly underlies the depth and scope of the film. It is a very rare score in that it conveys all the happiness, pain, pessimism and hope that Kushner's work is all about, simply through the nuanced way Newman has written and arranged it. It is an incredibly entertaining score that stands well on its own. A must for any fans of Newman or the film.

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Ethereal LIszt in Superb Sound
A great collection of Liszt treasures
An excellent collection of Liszt interpretations.
Liszt for the ages.

Liszt: Piano Works

Manufacturer: Decca
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Hungarian Rhapsody No. 12 In C-Sharp Minor
Liebestraum No.3
Mephisto Waltz No.1
Funerailles (No.7 Of Harmonies Poetiques Et Religieuses)
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La Campanella

Tracks:

Die Forelle
Der Muller Und Der Bach
Wohin?
Lebe Wohl!
Das Wandern
Der Lindenbaum
Horch, Horch, Die Lerch
Auf Dem Wasser Zu Singen
Die Post
Aufenthalt
Lob Der Tranen
Erlkonig
I. Allegro Con Fuoco
II. Adagio
III. Presto
IV. Allegro

Tracks:

Lento Assai - Allegro Energico -
Andante Sostenuto
Allegro Energico - Andante Sostenuto - Lento Assai
Valse Impromptu
I. 'Hohe Liebe' In A flat
II. 'Selinger Tod' In E Flat
III. 'O Lieb' In A Flat
Grand Galop Chromatique

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I. Sposalizio
II Penseroso
III. Canzonetta Del Salvator Rosa
IV. Sonetto 47 Del Petrarca
V. Sonetto 104 Del Patrarca
VI. Sonetto 123: Del Petrarca
VII. Apres Une Lecture De Dance (Fant Quasi Son)

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I. La Chapelle De Guillaume Tell
II. Au Lac De Wallenstadt
III. Pastorale
IV. Au Bord D'une Source
V. Orage
VI. Vallee D'Obermann
VII. Eglogue (Hirtengesang)
VIII. Le Mal Du Pays
IX. Les Cloches De Geneve

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I Gondoliera
II. Canzone
III. Tarantella
Les Jeux D'eau A La Villa D'Este (No.4 Of Annees De Pelerinage, Troisieme Annee)
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I. Preludio: Presto
II. Molto Vivace
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V. Feux Follets: Allegretto
VI. Vision: Lento
VII. Eroica: Allegro
VIII. Wilde Jagd: Presto Furioso
IX. Ricordanza: Andantino
X. Allegro Agitato Molto
XI. Harmonies Du Soir: Andantino
XII. Chasse-Neige: Andante Con Moto

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II. Un Poco Piu Mosso
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IV. Quasi Adagio
V. Andantino
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Reminiscences De Don Juan

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Customer Reviews:

Ethereal LIszt in Superb Sound.......2006-09-29

Piano playing of extraordinary romantic depth and breadth. Bolet is inside Liszt's mind, as Liszt's romantic self unfolds on the keyboard. It is as if Bolet is the master himself. Superlative recordings to boot!

A great collection of Liszt treasures.......2004-01-12

The booklet of this set has an interesting explanation of why Jorge Bolet stayed out of the spotlights for so long before taking up his -glorious- career. It was his devotion to Liszt. By then, in the 1950s, Liszt was still regarded as a B-composer (There are still people who tend to think so: I read someone who called Liszt `the father of all bar pianists'. Now, if you know a worse offence...). Only after Liszt's reputation had increased, Bolet could enter his `Indian summer', which lasted from about 1975 until his passing away in 1990. During this period, he was finally able to perform his favourite music as much as possible. This fine 9-disc set may indeed be Bolet's most important testament. Additionally, it's one of the most important Liszt collections on the market. But beware: there's much more than just Bolet, considering Liszt's piano works. I can't say this is the perfect set or near it. Still five stars, for some astonishing piano playing that we don't come across very often nowadays.

Bolet won a Gramophone Award for his 1st book of Années de Pelerinage, which is not strange when listening to the recordings. This is a portrait of a man who's entirely on his own, looking for his soul while wandering trough the beautiful Switzerland - I can't say it better than B. Johnson already did. It's Romantic nonsense, of course, but in Liszt's days it was a common idea, and it can still sweep me away. Bolet's superior tonal colouring - beautiful, but not too far-driven, for the risk it would almost be too intimidating - and his peaceful nature lift this music to the greatest heights. My only complaint would be the `Orage' piece: Bolet's technique can't quite handle it, and its aggressive nature is much less overwhelming as a result. Nevertheless, the rest of the pieces show him at his very best. So does the second year of the Années (that is oddly placed in the set before the first year by Decca). The Dante Sonata, one of Liszt's greatest pieces, fares very well under Bolet's hands.

Equally excellent were the Schubert Song Transcriptions. The transcriptions aren't very different from the original songs, but they are definitely interesting. Especially when someone like Bolet takes them under his hands! All songs are terrifically played, with real standouts like `Auf dem Wasser zu singen', `Der Mueller und der Bach' and `Erlkoenig'. Bolet's romantic touch (he may have been the last of his kind) lets the music unendingly flow. Brilliant!

These comments also apply to Liszt's Consolations, which are placed on another disc. Liszt shows here how much he's in debt to Schubert, and wrote music of a disarmingly lyrical nature. Bolet gives almost naively innocent readings of these pieces. Talking about singing music, why not include the Liebesträume, `Venezia e Napoli' and many, many other pieces as well. Although some people still regard Liszt as a bombastic composer, he was in fact much more active on the spiritual and lyrical area. It is largely this nature of Liszt that is put into the spotlights by Bolet. He is really terrific whenever music ought to sound peaceful and meditative.

But Liszt was also a stunning virtuoso. People may eschew him for that, but that's often without any good ground. The B minor Sonata and the Transcendental Etudes, to give some names, are not only pianistically but also musically amazing works. It takes to be both a good technician and a musician to play them well, and this is where Bolet occasionally fails. He was over 65 when he made these recordings, and I can't help but say that his technique was not anymore what it used to be. In many pieces you can hear him struggle.

In what may be the most difficult music Liszt wrote, the Transcendental Etudes, Bolet takes tempi that are almost too easy (e.g. no.10 should be `Allegro molto agitato' but Bolet plays it very moderately), perhaps because his technique was by then too limited to give the pieces a really impressive treatment. Even then, I do feel a ertain nobility in Bolet's slow approach that gives every study a dignified stature (and that's something you won't find with Kissin or Cziffra!). The sonata is similarly noble and yet tremendously powerful in its scope, even though Bolet may lack some technial control at isolated spots.

Anoter treacherous piece is the `Reminiscences de Don Juan', which is a transcription of no less an opera than -of course- Don Giovanni! Bolet plays this 20-minute piece with a lot of humour and swing: it's a great way to clean up your mind! Also recommendable are the Etudes de Concert (e.g. Waldesrauschen), whose light spirit is very well captured.

A treasure trove set overall, I can recommend it without any limitations. There's no other composer that suited Bolet as well as Liszt, and the vice versa may be true as well. But the pianist also has his weaker points, particularly regarding his technique, that wasn't what it used to be. Oh, and the piano sound is not always equally convincing: the instrument sounds a little shrill at times. But there's an amazing amount of colour in the instrument, and it allows Bolet to reachfor the deepest, darkest sonorities you've heard. This collection is therefore not just THE best Liszt: there are many more pianists who made supreme recordings of him (e.g. Arrau, Brendel, Richter) and I definitely recommend searching them out as well. After you've heard this!

An excellent collection of Liszt interpretations........2003-12-03

I was very impressed with Bolet's playing. His rendition of La Campanella is the best I've ever heard.

Liszt for the ages........2001-12-05

Both for those that would like to find out for the first time what Liszt is all about, and for those few that are very familiar with the Paganini of the 88: LOOK NO FURTHER!

It doesn't get any better than this.

After I heard throughout the seventies about this "unknown" great of the romantic repertoire, I was fortunate enough to see him for the first time about a month after he recorded the first issue of this now legendary Liszt series. While his technique may not have exactly been what it used to be before (e.g. Orage in Suisse of Les Annees), all the performances benefit from the wisdom of many, many years. While all the performances are of a uniform Olympic level, two issue stand out in my mind.

First, there is the cd of Schubert Liszt transcriptions. Bolet really sets the standards for "singing" on the piano. His version of "Der Muller und der Bach" has to be believed to be heard.

Most importantly though, there is "Suisse" the first year of Liszt's years of pilgrimage. I own this disc from the day it appeared on the shelves and still listen to it every month. Surely, there are more technically brilliant versions. For the true "Liszt Nuts", I would certainly advise Leslie Howard's version of "L'Album d'un voyageur", that contains the first version of many of the "Suisse" pieces, and some additional pieces that Frenz (for reasons that escape me completely) excluded from the later Suisse. Yet, nobody, not even Brendel or Berman, have come close to Bolet on delivering on the central theme of Suisse, man finding himself back in an exploration of nature.

While they stem from the earlier days of digital recording the recordings are still more than respectable and benefit greatly from Bolet's attention for color, aided by his favorite Bechstein.

Tracks:

Afternoon Stream
Evening Sunset

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Great for Yoga or massage.......2001-04-01

I have used this CD for months in the Yoga classes that I teach. People always come to me afterwards to ask about the music. They remark how soothing and inducive to relaxation it is. I do recomend it for anyone looking for a smooth and relaxing background music.

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Elly Ameling now more available
Delight in every note
While they last...
Treasures From a Treasure
More than fully earned praise for an exceptional singer.

Artistry of Elly Ameling (Coll)
Elly Ameling
Manufacturer: Philips
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Elly Ameling now more available .......2007-03-07

I had a 33 rpm album of Elly Ameling singing Schubert lieder accompanied by piano and clarinet at times. It was one of my all time favorite albums so I have been disappointed that I have not been able to find it anywhere on CD.

Now I can just buy this excellent collection. So much music in one place! Since I confess that I am far from an expert on the rest of her records, I look forward to hearing her sing many other styles and composers.

I think it is silly to criticize her for not singing Wagner, for example, since her version of many songs, especially lieder, are nothing short of sublime. I would like to hear how many Wagnerians sing Schubert or Mozart.

I doubt if they could approach the skill and soul with which Elly Ameling sings lieder.

Delight in every note.......2006-03-10

To speak as briefly as possible about this superb collection from an equally superb singer, what can I say but that Ms Ameling possessed a voice that shone with radiant warmth and star-like shimmer? And unlike many another light lyric soprano, Elly Ameling was possessed of a very high standard of musicianship, considerable intelligence, and a sort of immediate charm that captivates the listener.

So many of her recordings have still to be released on CD, but this 5CD-set goes some way towards remedying the situation. The repertoire spans a wide variety - French mèlodies, Lieder, light-hearted "sentimental" songs, Bach, etc. - and in each piece, Ms Ameling shows that quality of pearl-like beauty. It is a beauty which is also extremely pretty - a beauty of voice that is never overbearing and over-ripe, but perfectly blossoming upon the tree of inspiration.

I recommend this set unequivocally. It truly is sheer delight.

While they last..........2005-05-17

Elly Ameling held the quiet stage for recitals of great artistry and dignity for several decades and sadly most of the enormously successful CDs of her long career output are now unavailable. For those who have little access to the documentation of this very special artist, this box set is a must. It is a compilation of many of her recordings with differing accompanists, conductors, orchestras and composers. And while not all of the choices for inclusion here would be considered her greatest moments, there are enough works that sustain the warm memories of the little Dutch hausfrau who quietly and simply paid homage to composers with her clear and intelligent musicianship and radiant voice.

Ameling was known to schedule recitals of Schubert cycles and songs and in the afterglow of her performance answer the demand for curtain calls with additional Schubert melodies: she gifted her audience with the dignity of honoring a composer's works by maintaining the focus on that composer rather than milk the audience with the usual encore applause-getting favorites. And special moments such as quietly and pensively strolling through the orchestra during the Mahler 4th symphony to arrive at front stage, unapplauded, just in time for the opening line of her singing - those simple homage to composers and collaborators made her selfless manner endearing to audiences.

Despite the fact that Ameling's voice was on the small side she was always able to muster the projection to carry her message solidly in context with an orchestra. Yes, other more famous singers have recorded Ravel's quintessentially French SHEHERAZADE, but few have the perfection of diction and aura of mystery that Ameling maintained. Whether singing with piano or orchestra, or interpreting Bach, Mozart, Handel, and Vivaldi with the same degree of involvement as Brahms and Schumann and Schubert, Elly Ameling spanned a career that engendered passionate commitment from her fans. And this boxed set is a pocket full of memories to be treasured. Buy it before this too becomes unavailable. Grady Harp, May 05

Treasures From a Treasure.......2004-09-25

Treasures from a Treasure.

Ameling, one of the world's most beloved recitalists is captured here in a 5 CD collection offering some of her most beautiful recordings of song. While we are used to her perfection in songs of Bach, Mozart, Schubert, Schumann, Faure and Hahn, an added joy is her "pop" side, tackling - without a whiff of pretension, Porter, Kern, Gershwin, Ellington, et al.

What an absolute joy it is listening to this amazing artist sing these songs with an almost uncanny natural ease. There is no resorting to a "pop" voice and yet most of these pop standards songs sound as though they could have been written for her. Clean attacks, sometimes a bit of the pop technique of hanging on to a consonant longer than a classical artist normally would shows an appreciation and understanding of the style. Still, there is never once a compromise of her vocal beauty.

I like the way the songs have been arranged for her voice in that she sort of sings them clean, unaffected in the first half and then lets loose and kinda "swings" with it adding embellishments but never really changing her voice (Price, von Stade and other favorite singers of mine seem to have always added a breathy quality to much of their crossover material.)

Ameling doesn't resort to trying to "let her hair down" or get down and dirty, but rather the honest with which she approaches every one of these songs shows how much she enjoys singing them and her style is as refreshing as stumbling onto a cool spring on a sweltering summer's afternoon. A wonderful surprise.

More than fully earned praise for an exceptional singer........2003-07-15

As I had the privilige of hearing this outstanding Lied-singer during her long career in Holland and being the proud possessor of almost all her recordings, I cannot but fully agree with the professional and joyful review of Mr. Robert Holliston from Victoria, B.C. Canada.
Yes, it is unbelievable that of about the 150 recordings Mrs. Ameling made during her long career (for the greater part of course on the 'oldfashioned' LP's, as well as the innumerable Dutch live-recorded radio-concerts), so few CD's have been released.
Speaking of tradition: it was the page-turner of the Wigmore Hall in London who told Mrs. Ameling after her first recital in this hall, that she reminded him of Elisabeth Schumann. (And he certainly didn't mean her looks only!)
For those who are eager to hear her singing Ravel's Shéhérazade (just one example of stirring imagination combined with her Art of Singing) I can tell you that Philips released a 2-box CD of this work in 1999, combined with Debussy's La Damoiselle élue and a compilation of French mélodies, i.e. Debussy, Fauré, Duparc, Satie. One of the gems is Caplet's Le Corbeau et le Renard which even make children, who know the fables of La Fontaine, revel in the singing of the quarrelsome birds....
Her brilliant accompanyist is Rudolf Jansen. Let us cherish great artists in their art!

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Not weird, not dark, not ridicuous... Not Remarkable
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Blue Bob
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ASIN: B000085U0F
Release Date: 2003-04-01

Tracks:

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Album Description

BlueBob is a music idea based on the pounding machinery of the smokestack industry & the raw amplified birth of rock & roll. The music is inspired by machines, fire, smoke & electricity. By submerging itself in the ever reverberating golden past, Blue Bob is trying to poke forward. Three videos are planned from the album. Solitude. 2002.

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Not weird, not dark, not ridicuous... Not Remarkable.......2007-05-18

I was quite disappointed with this album. I'm a pretty big fan of David Lynch's films, especially his stranger, darker ones. And I'm fascinated by the soundscapes that he creates. So when I read that this album is "based on the pounding machinery of the smokestack industry...inspired by machines, fire, smoke & electricity..." I thought that this could be my album of the year. Others here call it "dark, weird," and so on, so I took a chance. But this album is hardly remarkable; it's just 2- or 3-chord guitar music with some heavily reverb'd lyrics groaned over it. If it was played in the background during 'The Bronze' scenes in "Buffy," I'd never even think to question it. There are dozens of bands that sound like this, and I dismiss them, so why cut Lynch any slack? I think I was hoping for Eraserhead and instead got something far more mainstream and boring than I'd ever imagined. If you, like me, thought that this might be industrial, or perhaps even as off-beat as, say, 'The Residents,' you're in for a disappointment. This isn't nearly weird enough to be interesting or memorable. Sorry, Mr. L.

The sexy side of the Steal Mill..........2006-03-16

If like me you are a fan of "Twin Peaks" and films of David Lynch, then I'm sure you have noticed a recurring theme in some of his work, that of "the mill". This album is like an ode to the rhythmic, industrial sounds one would find in a place like the Packard Saw Mill, or if you were out with Frank one night and drove past the mill in Lumberton, layered over with good old fashioned Americana sex appeal wrapped inside of one of Lynch's dream sequences...

If you have seen Mulholland Dr. then you have heard some of this music before (mostly towards the end). Also if you have seen Fire Walk With Me then you have heard this type of sound (the scenes in Canada with Jeac).

Over all a very fun trip into Lynch's world, and a great album to have sex to!

Uh, not quite..........2005-01-19

'Good Wood' is an album recorded by a different David Lynch altogether, not the film director who is also part of Blue Bob. That was almost as bad as the time I was reading a review of The Elephant Man on Amazon and someone thought that the actor John Hurt and bluesman Mississippi John Hurt were one in the same. Some people are just so stupid.

David Lynch seduces again.......2004-12-22

That Mr. Lynch is capable of making some of the most striking and original films of recent past may be acknolledged. That he is also a celebrated photographer and art painter is known by many.
But less known is the fact that that the man likes to play a little tune on the guitar once in a while: acoustic (which can be heard on the 'Good wood' album) and electric: which resulted in this 'Blue Bob'.

David likes to toy with both of them. He writes the lyrics (as he did for the two first Julee Cruise albums), plays the percussion and does the singing. With all this, he is accompanied by one John Neff, so in a way we could talk about a two-man-formation.
But David really has his moments here. The sound is all too familiar for his die hard fans who know David's film feature debut 'Eraserhead'. Soundscapes filled with machinery, bouncing steele, hydraulic pumps, hissing steam.... The album has become a nihilistic, brooding and almost industrial sounding record with which David just seems to have fun with. Tongue-in-cheek-fun that is. You never quite know when he is taking himself seriously or just jamming with a good sense of black humor behind it.

The most stand out song must be 'Mountains falling'; never sounded an electric guitar that grimm, lustful, steamy, erotic and haunting like on this song, an 8-minute-plus ode to an unidentifiable 'you' Mr. Lynch sees in a dream.

Lynch uses this song partly in his genious magnum opus 'Mulholland Dr.', as also the song 'Go get some', the latter used as backing music for a steamy lesbian scene with Naomi Watts.
David Lynch has proven to be that flamboyant artist again, untouchable, childlike, and surreal at times, although this one is not so much for the eye as it is for the ear.

Perfect Pool Hall Tunes.......2004-11-21

Brian Eno made an album called THE DROP. He described it as (paraphrasing): "Jazz played by a space alien who's never heard jazz, but has had it described to him."

There's nothing "alien" or space-like in the sounds in BLUE BOB. The album is down to earth, raw, and gritty. But it reminds me of early rock/rhythm and blues as you might imagine it, not how it actually sounds.

This is one of my favorite albums. Yep--I checked it out because I'm a Lynch fan. But after a year, BLUE BOB more than stands on its own.

I play the thing relentlessly, especially when I'm in the game room shooting pool and enjoying beverages. It's an excellent album, and it holds up to repeated listenings better than most music. It's unusual stuff, full of the humor and darkness you'd expect, but most tunes are *very* accessible.

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EXCELLENT PERFORMANCES AT BUDGET PRICE

Waldteufel: Famous Waltzes

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EXCELLENT PERFORMANCES AT BUDGET PRICE.......2000-07-19

Until now, Waldteufel's music has been largely understated, probably because it is not considered serious music and also that there's no one to keep alive the tradition of performing his music (which is probably also due to the first reason) as the Vienna Philharmonic have been doing with Johann Strauss' waltzes. This recording by the Slovak State Philharmonic (Kosice), with Alfred Walter conducting, brings together some of the most popular of Waldteufel's compositions, the most famous being the "Skater's Waltz"; the tempo, on the whole, is well paced, however I prefer Anton Paulik's rendition with the Vienna State Opera Orchestra on the Vanguard label. Two other well know pieces are on here, Estudiantina and the Espana Waltz (after Chabrier). For a relatively, young orchestra, the Kosice play extremely well. And Alfred Walter has the appropriate skills to bring out the right rhythm. What's more exciting (a little mysterious, even) about this recording is that every track on this CD is directly transferred from Marco Polo's Waldteufel series. But this CD costs half as much as the ones under the name, Marco Polo; I know that Naxos and Marco Polo are affiliated, but that still doesn't help me explain the price difference. Hence, this should be an extra incentive for you to go and get this CD!

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"We stepped into that swallowing void"

Beyond the Crimson Horizon
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Solitude Aeternus was Formed in 1987 by Guitarist John Perez. It was Influenced by Power Metal Bands (Metallica, Jag Panzer, Metal Church, Fates Warning), the Early Crop of Doom Metal Bands (Candlemass, St. Vitus, Trouble, Pentagram), as also Psychedelic and 70's Hard Rock. The Debut Proved to Be Worthy of Patience - the Heavy, Yet Strangely Sublime Sound Followed by Brilliant Technique and a Gloomy Atmosphere Proved that Speed is Not What Counts the Most in Metal. In March of 1992 the Band Begun the Sessions for their Second Full-length Album, Beyond the Crimson Horizon. The Second LP was Released in July of 1992 and Surpassed the Debut in Every Aspect, Bringing an Intelligent, Carefully Measured Doom Metal Feast. The Release of 'beyond the Crimson Horizon' was Followed by a Tour with Paul Di'anno's Killers. Unfortunately, their Cooperation with Roadrunner Ended in 1993. The Group Singed a New Deal in December with Pavement Records.

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"We stepped into that swallowing void".......2007-01-05

In the Doom Metal wake of Candlemass came two flagbearers of the genre: My Dying Bride and Solitude Aeturnus. The latter of which sounded more like their forefathers with epic soundscapes and soaring vocalizations, grooving riffs and excellent guitar solos. Doom Metal enthusiasts owe it to themselves to fork out the cash to pick up this release. This is Solitude Aeturnus at their most inspired, before they seemed to run out of steam. Thankfully, after a long hiatus, they returned refreshed with their most recent album "Alone" which clearly sounds as if it was modeled after this early masterwork. "Beyond the Crimson Horizon" is a superb addition to any Doom Metal collection. There is a problem with a couple of the tracks on the CD I received. At the beginning and end of "Beneath the Fading Sun" the sound is slightly static, while at the end of "Plague of Procreation" this happens. It is hard to believe this was intentionally produced for this effect, like a dusty old long-playing record. It may only be my CD that does this, and it is completely unnoticeable throughout the rest of these two songs. So this is really only a minor complaint, and it may not even be justifiable. There are two demo tracks added on of "It Came Upon One Night" and a horrible sounding "City of Armageddon." Both are completely unnecessary to listen to, as one is already polished and part of the album proper and the other is simply trash. Ignore these final negatives as the actual album is a fantastic Doom Metal excursion worthy of the highest praise. The minor flaws are incredibly minor, and I always just skip the final two added tracks anyway. Fans of the genre rejoice at this remastered re-release. Highly recommended.

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