E Ala E

About the Artist
Born in Honolulu in 1959, this son of a Ni'ihau mother returned to Ni'ihau to spend the first five years of his life with his Tutu Kane, his Grandfather. In 1964 he returned to Oahu to join his immediate family then on to Makaha on the Waianae Coast where Israel was to learn the importance of his Hawaiian heritage and discover the richness and mystique in the music and culture of his islands.

With an ukulele, his constant companion, Israel would sing and play for anyone who listened.

The texture of his voice, the songs and the sound of his resonant ukulele constantly create the feeling that a new, musical Hawaii is emerging. Yet, the basics of his musical inventions remain embedded in the rich, warm, musical soil of his Ni'ihau and Makaha Kapunas.

Band-Members: Israel Kamakawiwo'ole-ukulele, lead vocals Mel Amina-bass Mike Muldoon-percussion Gaylord Holomalia-keyboards Del Beazley-guitar

Product Description
Released in 1995, the popularity of IZ's "E Ala E" album continues to grow till this very day. The album speaks of IZ's love for his Hawaiian people, along with the undying love he has for the human race. Messages of peace and love are carried throughout each cut on this album. "E Ala E" proves that IZ's voice, music and message will live on through the lives of his fans.

E Ala E,Israel Kamakawiwo'ole,Mountain Apple Company,Hawaii,Hawaiian,Hawaiian Music,Int'l & World Music,Pop,World Music

Average customer rating: It's IZ, what more needs to be said? So long, Beethoven! Hit or Miss Relaxing Enjoyment Incredible music

E Ala E Israel Kamakawiwo'ole , and IZ Manufacturer: Mountain Apple Company ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music Hawaii | Pacific Islands | International | Styles | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music Pacific Islands | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: In Dis Life Facing Future Ka 'Ano'i Alone in IZ World IZ in Concert: The Man and His Music ASIN: B000008PHM Release Date: 1995-10-01

Tracks:

1. E Ala E
2. 'Ulili E
3. Kaleohano
4. Wind Beneath My Wings/He Hawai'i Au
5. Tengoku Kara Kaminari (Thunder From Heaven)
6. Kamalani
7. Aloha Ka Manini
8. Maui Medley
9. Hele On To Kauai
10. Kauai Beauty
11. Theme From Gilligan's Island
12. I Ke Alo O Iesu
13. A Hawaiian Like Me

Album Description

Released in 1995, the popularity of IZ's "E Ala E" album continues to grow till this very day. The album speaks of IZ's love for his Hawaiian people, along with the undying love he has for the human race. Messages of peace and love are carried throughout each cut on this album. "E Ala E" proves that IZ's voice, music and message will live on through the lives of his fans.

Customer Reviews:

It's IZ, what more needs to be said?.......2007-05-12

Since I am not from Hawaii I don't profess to identify with the political and cultural aspects of IZ's music, so all I can really say is that I find IZ's music just plain nice to listen to, especially when its just him and his uke. Need to relax, need to kick back and drift away to the Islands then this will do it for you. Get rid of the pills and pick up a dose of IZ to calm the tensions of the day. Of course you'll have to resist to go out and purchase a one way ticket to Hawaii.....or will you?

So long, Beethoven!.......2006-10-24

A classical music buff, & up until August had never heard of IZ. In an airport in Botswana, awaiting a plane to Johannesburg (delayed for several hours), I observed a distinguished-looking man, sitting completely relaxed, with a smile on his face, listing to his iPod. Finally, out of boredom I commented about how un-stressed he seemed to be; he promptly passed over his earphones. WOW! It was Iz singing "Over the Rainbow" (a song I am completely and thoroughly sick of!) Of course, his version was familiar and for the first time in years, I loved the song. Unfortunately, I then forgot the artist's name. Thank goodness it came back to me.

Bought this CD at probably the last Tower Music Store in the nation, along with 15 others (all classical) and can't stop playing it. Right now I'm in the process of buying this album for a friend, along with all the rest of his collection.

So long, Beethoven! (Not really, but this is a whole new wonderful addition to my listening life.) I think IZ belongs in every top-notch music portfolio.

Hit or Miss.......2006-05-07

Odd that Israel Kamakawiwo'ole (formerly a member of Hawaiian Renaissance band, the Makaha Sons of Niihau, and outspoken vocalist in the Hawaiian Sovereignty movement) would hook up with John DeMello, the son of Hawaiian music's whitest bandleader -- Jack DeMello (the latter of whom orchestrated ultra easy listening records in the '60s). Putting that aside, this album is really hit or miss for me.

When Israel is doing his beachboy-style songs (loose, comedic, played solo on the ukulele or with minimal overdubs) he provides a glimpse of the old Hawaiian spirit so lacking in contemporary Hawaiian music. Which is to say that most present-day Hawaiian music is so serious, that it almost sounds like Contemporary Christian Music. Israel's versions of "Kamalani" and "I Ke Alo O Iesu" are slick, sappy and overwrought with sentimentality. In other words, they are the opposite of the loose, mellow and cool sound inherent to beachcomber cuts like "Tengoku Kara Kaminari" and "Theme from Gilligan's Island."

Yeah, that's right... this strong native Hawaiian voice tackles the theme from Sherwood Schwartz's tacky, '60s go-go, beachcomber television show (starring TV beatnik Bob Denver). But in doing so, Kamakawiwo'ole puts his own spin on the song, first bringing an oceanside humor that was not on the original theme recording for the show's credits. But halfway through "Theme from Gilligan's Island," Israel turns the song into a loose politcal statement, as he reminds the listener that he has no need to come back from THIS island... back to a place where there are cars, pollution and government corruption. In that sense, the song connects on many levels, even though it seems like a silly idea at first glance.

"E Ala E" -- the opening track on this album -- is a fiercly political cry that works as a personal plead for Hawaiian civil rights and sovereignty over their own land. The field recordings of Hawaiian demonstrators marching and chanting in the background gives the song another layer of depth.

All in all, there's enough goodness going on here to get you past the sappy material. But there are better Kamakawiwo'ole albums out there, including his entire back catalogue with the Makaha Sons of Niihau, plus IZ's first two solo albums.

Relaxing Enjoyment.......2006-04-17

This is a beautiful combination of traditional Hawaiian and contemporary tunes, both tender and upbeat. I purchased this CD when visiting Hawaii for the first time, and have loved Iz's music ever since. This CD should be in anyone's collection who loves contemporary Hawaiian music and the versatile sound of Israel Kamakawiwo'ole.

Incredible music.......2006-02-28

Music for the soul. Buy it, listen to it, and have a wonderful uplifting experience. Iz's music makes me smile, laugh and cry. What a wonderful gift to the world!

Average customer rating: thanks naxos Superb album Heavenly Simply WONDERFUL!!!! just amazing. A Journey Back In Time!

Early Venetian Lute Music Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Ballets & Dances | Renaissance (c.1450-1600) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music $6.99 and Under | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music All Classical Music Blowout | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Instrumental | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Similar Items: Baroque Lute Music, Vol. 1 Codex Faenza: Instrumental Music of the Early 15th Century Weiss: Sonatas for Lute, Volume 1 The Black Madonna Sinners & Saints: The Ultimate Medieval and Renaissance Music Collection ASIN: B00004GLLX Release Date: 2000-02-22

Tracks:

1. Calata Ala Spagnola
2. Tastar De Corde, Rececar Dietro
3. Pavana Alla Venetiana
4. Rececar
5. Jay Pris Amours (Duet)
6. Recercar
7. La Bernardina De Josquin (Duet)
8. Recercar Quinto
9. Canto Bello
10. La Villanella
11. O Mia Cieca E Dura Sorte (After Marchetto Cara)
12. Che Farala Che Dirala (After Don Michele Vicentino)
13. Non Mi Negar Signora (After Serafino Dall'Aquila)
14. Recercar
15. Pavana
16. Calata
17. Recercar
18. Je Ne Fay (Duet)
19. Recercar
20. De Tous Biens (Duet)
21. Tastar De Corde, Recercar Dietro
22. Calata Ala Spagnola
23. Poi Che Colse La Mia Stella (After Bartolomeo Tromboncino)
24. Laudato Dio
25. Saltarello & Piva (Duet)

Customer Reviews:

thanks naxos.......2007-03-18

first i want to thank the folks at naxos for all the great music they have provided over the years at a budget price. i have about 30 albums released by naxos, and they are all wonderful. this album of lute music is a classic listening experience for late nights or lazy sunday afternoons. it is a beautiful quiet trip back into the sounds of another time and place. recorded in a church in england, the acoustics of that building come through clearly, giving the overall sound a haunting tone. the lute playing is itself is gorgeous. nobody looking for a recording of lute playing could go wrong here. naxos also has released a series of solo lute albums featuring the works of sylvius leopold weiss, with robert barto performing, which i recommend heartily, as well. thanks again, naxos.

Superb album.......2007-01-12

This is an excellent album. It's currently my favorite lute album. It's beautiful, relaxing, and enjoyable to listen to. This album is highly recommended to anyone who enjoys lute music.

Heavenly.......2006-10-11

Perfect. Timeless, gentle music. I have given many massages to this music (can't stand most new age stuff). Has the ancient sound that is exactly what I was looking for. Strong recommendation: Glenn Gould, consort of Musicke by William Byrd and Orlando Gibbons. One of my favorite albums EVER. Incredibly powerful, primal, simple.

Simply WONDERFUL!!!! just amazing........2006-02-01

One of the best-buy i have made since long time ago. A high quality CD that can be enjoyed in every moment. Beautiful melodies, you can feel the ancient times with those, and you can try to imagine how could it be medieval life.

A Journey Back In Time!.......2003-12-11

This is a wonderful CD! Beautifully recorded in St. Andrews Church in Toddington, England! The quiet melodies of each piece are different enough that you will never get bored playing it over and over again!The next time you have a bad day, or come home from work some night with frayed nerves, try this!Turn out all of the lights, light a candle in a jar, preferably a scented one (sounds awfully 60's doesn't it!) put this CD on the stereo, get comfortable, let your mind drift back to the 16th century, watch the candle light flicker on the walls and ceiling and feel yourself relax!!!This CD is a lot cheaper than a bottle of tranquilizers or a visit to the shrink!BEWARE: Don't substitute Lute music played on an acoustic guitar! A Lute has different dynamics, nuances and colours!Good Listening To You!!!

Average customer rating: have been searching for this for years Been looking for years An Excellent Introduction to Renaissance Dance renaissance dance music Wonderful reissue from early days of early music recordings

Panorama: Dances of the Renaissance Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ballets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Baroque Dance Suites | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music | Allemandes | Courantes | Gigue | Sarabande Galliardes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Dowland | Dowland, John | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gesualdo | Gesualdo, Carlo | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Gibbons, Orlando | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Holborne, Anthony | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Michael Praetorius | Praetorius, Michael | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Ballets & Dances | Renaissance (c.1450-1600) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Deutsche Grammophon: Music | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: Sinners & Saints: The Ultimate Medieval and Renaissance Music Collection English Renaissance Music Praetorius: Dances from Terpsichore Music for a Medieval Banquet Medieval Dance Music ASIN: B00004YMTN Release Date: 2001-02-27

Tracks:

1. Terpsichore: 1. Entree - Courante - Collegium Terpsichore
2. Terpsichore: 2. Gavotte - Collegium Terpsichore
3. Terpsichore: 3. Spagnoletta - Collegium Terpsichore
4. Terpsichore: 4. La Bouree - Collegium Terpsichore
5. Terpsichore: 5. Ballet - Collegium Terpsichore
6. Terpsichore: 6. Volte - Collegium Terpsichore
7. Musikalischer Tugenspiegel: Sophia (no.13) - Anna (no.4) - Collegium Terpsichore
8. Musikalischer Tugenspiegel: Clara (no.6) - Collegium Terpsichore
9. Musikalischer Tugenspiegel: Magdalena (no.3) - Collegium Terpsichore
10. Musikalischer Tugenspiegel: Agatha (no.15) - Collegium Terpsichore
11. Musikalischer Tugenspiegel: Regina (no.12) - Collegium Terpsichore
12. Banchetto musicale: Suite No.4 - 1. Pavane - Collegium Terpsichore
13. Banchetto musicale: Suite No.4 - 2. Gaillarde - Collegium Terpsichore
14. Banchetto musicale: Suite No.4 - 3. Courante - Collegium Terpsichore
15. Banchetto musicale: Suite No.4 - 4. Allemande - Tripla - Collegium Terpsichore
16. Banchetto musicale: Suite No.5 - 1. Pavane - Collegium Terpsichore
17. Banchetto musicale: Suite No.5 - 2. Gaillarde - Collegium Terpsichore
18. Banchetto musicale: Suite No.5 - 3. Courante - Collegium Terpsichore
19. Banchetto musicale: Suite No.5 - 4. Allemande - Tripla - Collegium Terpsichore
20. Banchetto musicale: Suite No.3 - 1. Pavane - Collegium Terpsichore
21. Banchetto musicale: Suite No.3 - 2. Gaillarde - Collegium Terpsichore
22. Banchetto musicale: Suite No.3 - 3. Courante - Collegium Terpsichore
23. Banchetto musicale: Suite No.3 - 4. Allemande - Tripla - Collegium Terpsichore
24. Lamento di Tristano - Rotta - Ulsamer Collegium
25. Trotto - Ulsamer Collegium
26. Istampita Ghaetta - Ulsamer Collegium
27. Istampita Cominciamento di gioia - Ulsamer Collegium
28. Saltarello - Ulsamer Collegium
29. Bassa danza a 2 - Ulsamer Collegium
30. Alta danza a 3 - Ulsamer Collegium
31. Bassa danza a 2 - Ulsamer Collegium
32. Bassa danza a 3 - Ulsamer Collegium
33. Basse danse La brosse - Tripla - Tourdion - Ulsamer Collegium
34. Bassa danse La gratta - Ulsamer Collegium
35. Basse danse La Magdalena - Ulsamer Collegium

Tracks:

1. Calata ala Spagnola
2. Der Judentanz
3. Welscher Tanz - Wascha mesa - Hupfauff
4. Pavana I - II
5. Romanesca Guarda me las vacas
6. Passamezzo - Saltarello
7. Branle de Bourgogne
8. Englischer Tanz
9. Tanz Du hast mich wollen nemmem
10. Schiarazula
11. Ungaresca - Saltarello
12. Ronde
13. Branle de Bourgogne
14. Branle de Champagne
15. Passamezzo d'Italye - Reprise - Gaillarde
16. Schiarazula Marazula
17. Tedesca - Saltarello
18. Ungaresca - Saltarello
19. Branle - Branle gau
20. Mascherade
21. Saltarello
22. Ballo detto 'Il Conte Orlando' - Saltarello
23. Gagliarda del Principle di Venosa
24. Barriera
25. Celeste Giglio
26. Pavana de Spaigne
27. Courante
28. Courante
29. Volte
30. Volte
31. Pavan: The Funerals
32. Noel's Galliard
33. Coranto: High Ho Holiday
34. Kemp's Jig
35. Queen Elizabeth her Galliard
36. Mrs. Winter's Jump
37. Alman
38. Galliard
39. Galliarde de Monsieur Wustron
40. Galliarde de la guerre
41. Reprinse
42. Tantz
43. Paduan
44. Galliard
45. Catkanei

Customer Reviews:

have been searching for this for years.......2007-06-11

Happy to see the Collegium Terpsichore CD out again (disc 1), though hiding in this bargain set, wasn't immediately obvious. But one listen to the Praetorius samples and knew I found it. This album was played continuously on the air on KKHI when I was in college (circa late-hippie_, and I never tired of it. I wore out my LPs. Now I've misplaced that single CD so might have to buy it again if I can't locate it soon. Phooey. At least it's available. It's the most refreshing CD you'll ever put on your player.

Been looking for years.......2007-02-13

I have been looking for the Deutsche Grammophon "Dances from Terpsicore" from the 60's but to no avail till now. The entire album is included in this two disc set...

Yippee

An Excellent Introduction to Renaissance Dance.......2005-06-23

This is my first disc of Renaissance dance music, for which I have been searching for quite a while. I thought ir was very excellent. I have heard some before when I was in a few Shakespeare plays, and ever since, I have been looking. These selections provide a broad range of the music of the courts during the 15th and 16th centuries. There is music from all over Europe, including what sounds like Southeastern Europe. The interpretations are also very good, and they put me, at least, back into that time period. The only problem I found was the glockenspiel like instrument, which was sometimes a little annoying. Otherwise, wonderful.

renaissance dance music.......2004-10-24

This CD is a compilation of three recordings which are From The Vault: Dance Music of the High Renaissance by Fritz Neumeyer, Dance Music of the Renaissance by Josef Ulsamer, and Early Baroque Music by Konrad Ragossnig.

Wonderful reissue from early days of early music recordings.......2004-01-28

This cd is a reissue of material from several albums in the 60s. The Fritz Neumeyer recordings of Praetorius are from an old Archiv LP that was one of my first introductions to "early music", and it can be charged that it was more enthusiastic than historically informed. A recorder consort will take up one section of a tune, and then a group of viols will swirl in, maybe followed by crumhorns playing another brief phrase, and then a solo harpsichord finishing off the tune. Different instruments provide a variety of textures of sound, keeping things interesting even though most of the tunes are played fairly "straight", without a lot of improvisation. There's been quite a bit of research and rediscovery of Renaissance techniques since this record was first out, and I appreciate those, but these old recordings really get my toe tapping and remind me why I fell in love with early music in the first place.

Average customer rating: Apollo's Lyre come to life

Early Sixteenth Century Venetian Lute Music Manufacturer: Harmonia Mundi Fr. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Baroque Dance Suites | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music | Allemandes | Courantes | Gigue | Sarabande Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Ballets & Dances | Renaissance (c.1450-1600) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Chansons | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Royal Lewters: Music of Henry VIII & Elizabeth I's Baroque Lute Music, Vol. 1 Lusty Gallant: England's Golden Age Early Venetian Lute Music Lute Music, Vol. 2 ASIN: B00000I9GI Release Date: 1999-03-09

Tracks:

1. Pavana alla venetiana
2. Saltarello
3. Piva
4. Recercar primo
5. De tous bien playne
6. De tu biens plaene: De tu biens plaene - nel ton del primo recercar
7. Padoana belissima
8. Spagna seconda
9. Recercar II:XIII: Recercar II:XIII - che sono mi solo. bello. che altri che mi on la
10. O mia ciecha e dura sorte
11. Che farala, che dirala
12. Recercare
13. Malor me bat
14. Piva
15. Laudato Dio
16. Recercar
17. Calata ala spagnola ditto terzetti
18. Recercar quinto: Recercar quinto - belissimo
19. Non ti spiaqua l'ascoltar - motetto bello
20. La vilanela
21. Recercare
22. Adiu mes amours
23. Recercare
24. Tientalora, Balletto da ballare
25. Et interra pax: Et interra pax - niun non la solum mi
26. Qui tolis pechata mondi: Qui tolis pechata mondi - chosa belisima
27. Tastar de corde - Recercar dietro
28. Pavana alla ferrarese
29. Saltarello
30. Piva

Customer Reviews:

Apollo's Lyre come to life.......2005-05-03

Five hundred years ago, a humble lute student by the name of Vidal recorded his master's compositions in a hand-drawn tabulature book. Well aware of the ill-fate befalling musical masterpieces with the passage of time and generations, he decided to embellish the book's pages with fantastic hand-painted scenes - "so that even the unlearned man, seduced by its visual beauty, may preserve it and pass it on intact."

It is thanks to Vidal's foresight that today this precious manuscript survives, along with the sublime music it contains. And this CD is one of the absolute best performances of it I have heard.

Paul O'Dette chose three composers to represent early Northern Italian lute output: along with Vidal's master (Vincenzo Capirola, dated around 1517), there is the music from the two earliest surviving printed lute tabulature books - Francesco Spinacino and Joanambrosio Dalza (1508).

This early lute music is extremely diverse and fascinating, and O'Dette does it full justice in both piece-selection and interpretation. Dalza is best known for his bold dances, which show a strong influence of when the lute was played with a plectrum rather than picked with the fingers. Spinacino stands out for his fiery ricercari, with alternating fast single-note runs and brief counterpointal meditations. But it is Capirola and his vast tapestry of colors that gets the lion's share in this CD (dances, ricercari, vocal pieces set for lute).

Words cannot describe how expressive and varied this music is. Listen to tracks 4 (Ricercare primo), 7 (Padoana bellissima) and 8 (Spagna seconda) to get a sense of the confidence and the maturity that this style had achieved by the early 16th Century.
The lute was rigtfully considered the most versatile musical medium, second only to the human voice - and O'Dette's performance of this incredible music makes you understand why.

Even among O'Dette's excellent CD lineup, this selection stands out as an extraordinary achievement. I could not recommend it more enthusiastically.

Average customer rating:

Lute Music from the Renaissance Manufacturer: Entree ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Similar Items: Early Venetian Lute Music Baroque Lute Music, Vol. 1 Codex Faenza: Instrumental Music of the Early 15th Century Harp Music of the Italian Renaissance Lute Music, Vol. 2 ASIN: B0000044M3 Release Date: 1995-05-23

Tracks:

1. Ain hoff dantz mit zway stimen
2. Mag ich ungluck nit widersten
3. Rossina ain weischer dantz
4. Mein hertzigs
5. Kalata ata spagnola
6. Ellend bringt peyn
7. Recercar segondo
8. Passe mezo - La sua Padoana - El suo Saltarello
9. Ein sehr guter organistischer Preambel
10. Recercar X
11. Balletto
12. Recercar II
13. O mia cieca e dura sorte
14. Che farala che dirala
15. Ricercare
16. Padovana e Saltarello
17. Recercare (Nr. 4, 1.Buch)
18. Recercare (Nr. 9, 2.Buch)
19. Malor me bat
20. Recercare (Nr. 15, 1.Buch)
21. Ricercar 51
22. Ricercar 16
23. Fantasie 28
24. Chi voleno dir le may
25. Laura Gentile
26. So ben mi ha buon tempo
27. Cortesia Amorosa
28. Il Bianco fiore

Average customer rating:

Dall'Aquila, Da Crema: Lute Music, Ricercars, Instabulations, Dances Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Francesco Canova da Milano: Lute Music Milán, Narváez: Music for Vihuela John Johnson: Lute Music Early Venetian Lute Music La Serenissima 2 ASIN: B0000014CC Release Date: 1997-02-04

Tracks:

1. Ricercar (No.24)
2. Ricercar (No.16)
3. La traditora (No.38)
4. Priambolo (No.71)
5. Ricercar (No.33)
6. Amy souffrez (Pierre Moulu) (No.62)
7. Ricercar (No.19)
8. Ricercar (No.101)
9. Ricercar/Fantasia (No.26/GAC, fol.57)
10. Ricercar tredecimo
11. Ricercar duodecimo
12. Saltarello ditto Bel fior
13. Saltarello ditto El Giorgio
14. Saltarello ditto El Maton
15. Con lacrime e sospiri (Philippe Verdelot)
16. Lasciar il velo (Jacques Arcadelt)
17. Ricercar sexto
18. Ricercar quinto
19. De vous servir (Claudin de Sermisy)
20. Ricercar decimoquarto
21. O felici occhi miei (Arcadelt)
22. Pass'e mezo ala bolognesa
23. Saltarello ala bolognesa
24. Ricercar decimoquinto
25. Ricercar/Fantasia (GAC, fol.7)
26. Ricercar (No.28)
27. La cara cosa (No.36f)
28. Ricercar (No.70)
29. Ricercar (No.22)
30. Ricercar (No.18)
31. Ricercar (No.15)
32. Ricercar/Fantasia (GAC, fol.29)

Average customer rating: Pifarro's Best Album! Fun, syncopated music from Piffaro, the Renaissance Band. Renaissance Music is Anything but Boring! Fun music

Los Ministriles: Spanish Renaissance Wind Music Manufacturer: Archiv Produktion ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Motets | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Similar Items: Canzoni e Danze: Wind Music from Renaissance Italy Chansons et Danceries (French Renaissance Wind Music) Codex Faenza: Instrumental Music of the Early 15th Century Medieval Dance Music ASIN: B000001GYR Release Date: 1997-09-16

Tracks:

1. La guerra
2. Calata ala spagnola
3. Fantasia del cuarto tono
4. Chacona ytaliana: 'Sencilla pastora'
5. Chacona: 'Un sarao de la chacona'
6. Espanyoleta - Gayta
7. Adoramoste, Senor
8. Si habra en este baldres?
9. [Untitled motet]
10. Crux Fidelis - Panis Angelicus - Crux fidelis
11. Puesque me tienes, Miguel
12. De la piel de sus ovejas
13. Parce mihi
14. Alli in Midbar - Canario
15. Sospiros, pues que descansa
16. Recuerde el alma dormida
17. Huyd, huyd, o ciegos amadores
18. Propinan de Meylor
19. Ay Jhesual frayle!
20. Ojos claros y serenos
21. Yntolerable rrayo!
22. Pois con tanta graca
23. Villano
24. Paradetas
25. Baile a finale

Customer Reviews:

Pifarro's Best Album!.......2003-07-08

Although Pifarro has released some wonderful stuff in the past couple of years, "Los Ministriles" is still, in my opinion, their best offering to date. Simply, this recording is a delight, and although I've heard it dozens of times, it always remains fresh and enjoyable upon each re-aquaintance. There is something about music from the Spanish renaissance that sets it apart from almost anything being written in Europe at the time, and Pifarro captures the fun, spontanaity and pure beauty that this music exudes from note one. Highly recommended.

Fun, syncopated music from Piffaro, the Renaissance Band........2002-11-25

The full title of this album is "Los Ministriles: Spanish Renaissance Wind Music", and it features a wide variety of genteel and folksy tunes that would have been played by multi-instrumentalist minstrels employed by the nobles and clergy of the time. Originally founded in 1980 as the Philadelphia Renaissance Wind Band, Piffaro took its current name from the Italian version of "Pfeifer", or piper. And indeed, this group boasts a wide variety of wind instruments: entire families of shawms, recorders and crumhorns; along with sackbuts, a bass dulcian and various bagpipes; accompanied by Spanish essentials such as harp, vihuela, guitar and percussion. The lively and intricate syncopation of Renaissance Spanish compositions lends a distinctive character to this CD in comparison with the group's other releases, which are also very good. Try their Flemish and German recordings too--"A Flemish Feast: Flemish Renaissance Wind Music" and "Stadtpfeiffer: Music of Renaissance Germany".

Renaissance Music is Anything but Boring!.......2000-03-20

I will admit an immediate bias for this recording, as my Renaissance Music instructor's husband is one of the players. However, leaving that fact out entirely, this disc, like all of Piffaro's recordings, is a joy. I listen to them everywhere, especially when I need to stay awake on long drives. To hear such difficult ensemble instruments as shawms, krumhorns and recorders in a resonant environment, played perfectly in tune is rare. This particular disc ranges from organ-like works for recorder consort to rousing dances like ¡Si abrá in este baldres! Unlike CDs that contain lengthy masses with no lighter interludes (although these are equally gorgeous, especially the Gabrielli Consort's Moralès Mass for the Feast of St. Isidore), Piffaro's CDs are widely varied in terms of instrumentation, style, tempo and inflection. I have played this for many people who claim to not like early music and have had much favorable response, not to mention the personal enjoyment and sheer fun!

Fun music.......1998-11-21

Much of this CD is typical Renaissance music with period instruments: a delight to listen to, but sounding a lot like other Renaissance delights. What I found really unique is that this is the first selection of Renaissance music which I'm familiar with that includes bagpipes among the instuments. Crumhorns and sackbuts are nice but familiar; the bagpipe selections blew me away.

Average customer rating: Large collection for the price, but not perfect excellent selection & quality sound

National Anthems of the World: Swarovski Orchestra Manufacturer: Koch Int'l Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Beethoven | Beethoven, Ludwig van | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Glinka | Glinka, Mikhail | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Franz Joseph Haydn | Haydn, Franz Joseph | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Kuhlau | Kuhlau, Friedrich | ( K ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Smith, John Stafford | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Choruses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music World Dance | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Similar Items: Collections of National Anthems, Vol. 1 World Anthems The World of National Anthems The Complete National Anthems of the World National Anthems of the World ASIN: B00029J1XQ Release Date: 2004-07-27

Tracks:

1. Algeria
2. Arab Emirates
3. Argentina
4. Armenia
5. Australia
6. Egypt
7. Barbados
8. Belgium
9. Bolivia
10. Brazil
11. Germany
12. Bulgaria
13. Denmark
14. Ecuador
15. England
16. Estland
17. Europe
18. Finland
19. France
20. Georgia
21. Greece
22. Iraq
23. Iran
24. Ireland
25. Iceland
26. Israel
27. Italy
28. Japan
29. Cameroon
30. Canada
31. Colombia
32. Cuba
33. Latvia
34. Luxembourg

Tracks:

1. Lithuania
2. Malta
3. Morocco
4. Mexico
5. Mozambique
6. Moldova
7. Monaco
8. Mongolia
9. New Zealand
10. The Netherlands
11. Norway
12. Oman
13. Austria
14. Peru
15. The Philippines
16. Poland
17. Portugal
18. Romania
19. Russia
20. San Marino
21. Saudi Arabia
22. Sweden
23. Switzerland
24. Singapore
25. Slovakia
26. Slovenia
27. Spain
28. South Africa
29. Syria
30. Thailand
31. Czech Republic
32. Tunisia
33. Turkey
34. Hungary
35. Uruquay
36. United States
37. Venezuela
38. Vietnam
39. Zimbabwe

Customer Reviews:

Large collection for the price, but not perfect.......2006-07-30

As with these sorts of all-inclusive collections, there are issues to be had with 'National Anthems of the World' as performed by the Swarovski Orchestra. Primary--to me--is that these performances and arrangements come off as being rather sterile and bland, though it's perhaps not surprising since I doubt very much that most of the nationalities of the nations represented here have citizens actually in the Swarovski Orchestra. There's little of the passion that a national band or orchestra would have in playing their own nation's anthem, much like listening to a generic studio band play play a collection of college fight songs (and there ARE CDs of those out for sale as well).

That said, this 2-disc CD set does offer a wide spectrum of national anthems, though it does a far better job of covering European nations more so than any other region. For instance, Central America is poorly represented in this collection as is Africa which, aside from Cameroon, the heart of that continent is conspicuously ill-depicted. But the biggest omission is China; neither the mainland or Taiwanese anthems are included in this set. Considering that The People's Republic of China is the most populous nation on earth, as well as a global political and economic force to be reckoned with, even in 1996 (this CD set dates from 2004, but at least one online database list the contents from the mid-1990s), this is a glaring oversight in my opinion.

The final gripe deals with the included documentation. Each of these anthems DO have titles to them, none of which the producers of this collection ever bother to mention and provide. One has to go to Wikipedia or some other resource to look up the actual name of the anthems included here. This is information that is relatively cheap to research and out of courtesy to the consumer should've been provided for this set, especially since this collection has been around in some form for over a decade already.

For the money, it's a fairly good buy for those who want a collection of national anthems. But the producers could've done a better job of compiling the contents of this collection, and what music there is would've certainly benefitted from a bit more impassioned play.

excellent selection & quality sound.......2005-08-27

Swarovski Orchestra did an excellent job in this compilation. I work in Foreign Service & I use this CD to play US anthem & the host country anthem during events. Unlike other compilations which shorten the pieces, this offers full-length pieces saving me from embarrassment.

Average customer rating: Get A Passport Between Songs Hello, Adieu!

Adieu, Shinjuku Zulu Manufacturer: Neuphoria ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B00006L4ZE Release Date: 2002-09-17

Tracks:

1. Losing My Mind Like
2. A.E.M.
3. Almighty Beat
4. Allelujah
5. Mrs. Tom
6. Box the Gnat
7. Feel It
8. Operafrica
9. E-yeah!
10. Happiness Like Motion
11. Sayasaya
12. Shopping
13. Bedouin Engine
14. Adieu, Shinjuku Zulu

Album Description

Electronica with dance, dub, tribal, choral, breakbeat, chain-gang, folk and square dance elements.

Customer Reviews:

Get A Passport Between Songs.......2005-08-31

This CD takes you on a trip--emotionally and sonically. It starts of with a dance track but is followed by a percussive tribal chant song; a track or two later it slows down for "Yedayed" a mysterious but uplifting downtempo number, and "Mrs. Major Tom", a heartbreaking ballad for the character from David Bowie's "Ground Control" song. Later it gets a little avant-garde with a club cut composed completely from the human voice and chants... you'll need a passport for this CD. (This artist also has a double CD out as K.I.A. called "Sonorous Susurrus" --which I heard about from another review, and got on iTunes-- which is a double CD, one disc all uptempo, the other all downtempo. He also makes similar music under the name Shinjuku Zulu.)

Hello, Adieu!.......2004-12-20

This second release by K.I.A. (the first was under the nom-de-tune Shinjuku Zulu) continues the fusion of pop, electronic and world musics to brilliant effect. It ranges from the bluestronica of "Almighty Beat" (heard on MTV's "Making the Band) to the beautiful and sad ballad "Mrs.Tom"--which continues the story of David Bowie's Major Tom character from "Space Oddity" and "Ashes to Ashes"--to "Box the Gnat" which combines minimal electronic beats with handclaps and backwards banjos... if you want to spend an hour-plus transported to other worlds, get this CD. (And also check out K.I.A.'s third release, "Sonorous Susurrus")

Average customer rating: Haunting Renaissance music Excellent, as usual. Absolutely gorgeous!

Los Ministriles: Spanish Renaissance Wind Music Manufacturer: Archiv Produktion ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Motets | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Canzoni e Danze: Wind Music from Renaissance Italy Pleasures of the Royal Courts Music for the Spanish Kings Panorama: Dances of the Renaissance Isabel I: Reina de Castilla ASIN: B00008AD9Z Release Date: 2003-06-10

Tracks:

1. La Guerra
2. Calata Ala Spagnola
3. Fantasia Del Cuarto Tono
4. Chacona Ytaliana: 'Sencilla Pastora'
5. Chacona: 'Una Sarao De La Chacona'
6. Espanyoleta - Gayta
7. Adoramoste, Senor
8. Si Habra En Este Baldres?
9. (Untitled Motet)
10. Crux Fidelis - Panis Angelicus
11. Puesque Me Tienes, Miguel
12. De La Piel De Sus Ovejas
13. Parce Mihi
14. Alli In Midbar - Canario
15. Sospiros, Pues Que Descansa
16. Recuerde El Alma Dormida
17. Huyd, Huyd, O Ciegos Amadores
18. Propinan De Melyor
19. Ay Jhesus, Que Mal Frayle!
20. Ojos Claros Y Serenos
21. Yntolerable Rrayo!
22. Pois Con Tanta Graca
23. Villano
24. Paradetas
25. Baile A Finale

Customer Reviews:

Haunting Renaissance music.......2006-07-03

I saw a performance by the Globe Theatre that included a wonderful 5-piece English Renaissance musical ensemble. I went looking for some music like that --- music that included viols, lute, wind, reed, and percussion instruments. The particular sound wasn't easy to find, despite a plethora of English Renaissance CDs. This album of Spanish music from the 15th and 16th centuries actually came closer to the sound I was looking for. It alternates between haunting minor key melodies --- pavanes and the like --- and faster, livlier dance tunes. They're a wind ensemble, but there's actually a tune for solo lute. A lot of variety in a memorable and reasonably priced CD. I highly recommend it. (Although I hope Piffaro will consider recording a CD of English Renaissance music!)

Excellent, as usual........2005-11-16

'Los Ministriles, Spanish Renaissance Wind Music' is, I believe, the Philadelphia band, Piffaro's second or third album and I really find it more enjoyable than their parallel album on Italian Rennaissance music. The instruments are virtually identical, with a fair mix of stringed instruments added to round out the sound, but I really enjoyed the overall listening experience more. So, if you are unfamiliar with this band, get this album before the Italian or French albums.

This is an interesting contrast to the works of Begona Olavide and the Eduardo Paniagua Group' of which Olavide is a member. This Spanish group specializes in Medieval and Renaissance stringed instruments. And, from a purely subjective reaction, I prefer their work to Piffaro. I also think their scholarship is more interesting, but then, they are all Spanish, and Spanish specialists, so that is to be expected.

The visceral preference may be the only one worth banking on.

Worth the money, Olavide and Paniagua may be greater value.

Absolutely gorgeous!.......2005-03-21

A magnificent recording with enthralling melodies that will lift up your spirits. The bagpipes and flute pieces are simply wonderful. In quality, variety and every other aspect, Los Ministriles is certainly comparable to "Sinners and Saints", the great amazon.com Renaissance dance music favorite, the only difference being that this CD only contains instrumental music (no songs).

It is just too bad very few people are aware of it.

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