Scenes from My Life

From Jazziz
This gets my vote for debut jazz album of last year. This, despite the fact that it comes off - if you're not really listening - so sweetly as an Afro-Cuban-spiced song collection by a pleasant-enough vocalist who happens to be a bassist, too. Well, wake up, fellow listeners. "Scenes From My Life" is a deceptively smooth introduction to a substantial artist who might simultaneously satisfy populist and elite elements of the jazz crowd. A prodigiously self-taught youth from a remote village in West African Cameroon, Bona came to the country's capital, then to Paris, New York, and the world through the bands of proto-globo stars Harry Belafonte and Joe Zawinul. He can really write tunes, play, lead a band, and sing with the appealing soft-pedaled lyricism of the best Senegambian griots and Brazilian tropicalistas. On electric bass, Bona gives graceful lilt to a variety of funky chants and vamps, also applying the pure tone he's derived from his hero Jaco (at his healthiest) to aching ballads and in-the-pocket riffs. Even more gratifying, Bona's original songs (12 of them here) are superior - brimming with refreshing, singable melodies that trade on reggae, Latin jazz, and Afro-Diaspora music, but never less than musically. Each tune is distinctly set and memorable; highlights include the sharply fusionesque "Djonbwe," the driving Cuban-styled "Te Dikalo," the audibly seductive "One Minute" (the lone track Bona sings in English), and the string- quartet introduction on "Muna Nyuwe." Bona's titles may be obscure, but his message translates into real pleasure. The music is sunny, buoyant, mysterious, and up-to-date, perfect for sophisticated radio. In performance, he's unforced and charismatic, in a league with a very boyish Gilberto Gil if not quite King Sunny Ade. And there's jazz in the mix, melody that can be transmuted in multiple ways, rhythm that makes a difference, performance imbued with vitality and the belief that music matters. Bona's authenticity shines through the slightest bit of gloss. As he grows into his personal but unabashedly accessible idiom, he's already well worth hearing.

--- Howard Mandel, JAZZIZ Magazine Copyright © 2000, Milor Entertainment, Inc.

Scenes from My Life,Richard Bona,Sony,Contemporary Jazz,Int'l & World Music,Jazz,Jazz Music,Pop,World Fusion

Average customer rating: Age breeds a shining moment Nice but dismissable. Disappointing by Quartet West standards If you breathe and have ears, buy this record! A Night and a Lonely Town

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Tracks:

1. Lonely Town
2. Why Did I Choose You
3. Moment Musical Opus 16 No.3 In B Minor
4. In Love In Vain
5. Ruth's Waltz
6. Scenes From A Silver Screen
7. I'm Gonna Laugh you Right Out Of My Life
8. You My Love
9. Prelude En La Mineur
10. The Folks Who Live On The Hill
11. Easy On The Heart
12. Theme For Charlie
13. Wayfaring Stranger

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Bassist Charlie Haden was an integral part of Ornette Coleman's pioneering avant-garde groups in the '50s and '60s and led his own equally forward-thinking Liberation Music Orchestra. His ensemble Quartet West, with tenor saxophonist Ernie Watts, drummer Larance Marable, and pianist Alan Broadbent, revealed a sentimental side of his musical personality that surprised many. This recording, with string arrangements by Broadbent, sounds like a soundtrack to a Raymond Chandler film as Haden's sturdy bass tones make him a worthy supporting actor. But although Shirley Horn's ethereal voice sparkles on "Lonely Town," "In Love in Vain," and "I'm Gonna Laugh You Right Out of My Life," and crooner Bill Henderson's towering pipes are radiant on "Why Did I Choose You," "Ruth's Waltz," "You My Love," and "Easy on the Heart," all of the material is in pretty much the same ballad tempo, which, compounded by the time length of the CD, robs it of the romantic resonance it could truly shine on the listener. --Eugene Holley Jr.

Customer Reviews:

Age breeds a shining moment.......2003-11-20

The criticisms miss the point. This is an effort that does a rare thing - it brings together men and women who can put the experience of life to judicious use in their art. Unlike listening to the deterioration other performers have faced, in later years, at the hands of studio production teams that no longer know what to do with them, Charlie Haden has found a way to create a beautiful volume of space in which to let the years of these venerated performers shine through. It is in this space you shall hear the notes of lives lived and savored.

Nice but dismissable........2001-08-09

Haden's pleasant miscellany of neglected but deserving ballads is indeed a mixed bag, but somehow his focus, purpose, and method elude this listener. Neophyte writers are frequently enjoined to compose with a sharp, definitive, unified "thesis." Haden could have used a bit of coaching along these lines before producing this collection. Even drawing upon a common composer (as opposed to ranging from Kern to Rachmaninoff to public domain) might have provided the needed coherence to the project.

In any case, it's always a welcome experience to hear Shirley Horn; the revival of a touching ballad like "In Love in Vain" merits our appreciation; and though I was never a big fan of Bill Henderson (an acquired taste), he deserves to be recorded based on the evidence of this recording.

In sum, this album is more than anything else a "sampler" and should have been priced accordingly.

Disappointing by Quartet West standards.......2001-05-09

The outstanding Quartet West album is 'Always Say Goodbye'. On that CD, Broadbent demonstrates his skills at orchestral arrangement, and Haden deftly selects great oldies to intermingle with some of his own superb compositions. Haden also takes some historic performances -- such as Jo Stafford on vocals -- to bring a resonance to the new covers. The experiment was very successful.

You can see the logic behind this subsequent album: instead of using dusty old recordings, why don't we use today's state-of-the-art production to capture the voices of several current artists? And why don't we let Alan orchestrate the whole album?

The trouble is that the orchestration, beautiful though it is throughout, constrains the band terribly. And the vocals swamp the album. (Actually the Jo Stafford track on 'Always Say Goodbye' is one of the weakest on the album.) They say that the saxophone is the instrument closest to the human voice, and it is Ernie Watts who suffers most on this album, The sax is simply crowded out by all the singing. It is only on the stand-out track, 'Prelude en la mineur', an instrumental re-working of a Ravel piece, that Watts finally gets a chance to let rip.

Shirley Horn's vocals are fine, particularly on 'Lonely Town'. But I simply cannot listen to any of the tracks containing Bill Henderson's voice, and sadly, there are four of them.

The most touching song is the last one, where Haden himself bravely takes the vocal lead. It's a song his mother used to sing on the radio, back in the early 1940s, when the entire Haden family would appear on KWTO Springfield. It is a farewell to the dead, and also a reassurance that one day they will meet again.

If you want a quick survey of this CD, check out tracks #1, #9 and #13. It's a long way from the days of Haden's playing with Ornette Coleman and the Liberation Orchestra, and it's very mellow.

If you breathe and have ears, buy this record!.......2001-04-15

I first heard of Charlie Haden on Dublin's best radio music show - The Mystery Train presented by John Kelly on RTE Radio 1. I bought this CD and it has never been off my current play list. This is beautiful music that touches the heart. Listen to Wayfaring Stranger, Lonely Town, I'm Gonna Laugh You Right Out Of My Life, or Ruth's Walz after a tough day at the office or jammed in traffic and you will be back in touch with the good things in life. As someone who has evolved though Thin Lizzy, The Eagles, Eric Clapton, Queen, U2, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, BB King, Grant Green etc, Charlie Haden is proof of my graduation. After since buying other and even better Haden CD's, I am looking forward to seeing him in concert with Quartet West here in Dublin on April 29. BUY IT NOW!

A Night and a Lonely Town.......2000-05-24

Despite its problems, I think this album still deserves a five-star rating. Seemingly inspired by the music of moody classic cinema, a listener might well envision a seedy nightclub in a fog-swept black & white San Francisco of the 1940s or a tearful Ingrid Bergman about to board a twin-propellor leaving Rick and Casablanca behind her forever.

Regardless of which side of the Atlantic you envision on your moody musical journey, this is definitely a lounging type of music, perfect for lazy Sunday afternoons, after-theatre drives around town on warm summer evenings, warm candle-lit baths, or romantic dinners for two. The beautifully romantic ballads range from the longing "Lonely Town" to the mostly-resolute "I'm Going to Laugh You Right Out of My Life" to the quietly complacent "The Folks Who Live on the Hill." Interspersed with these great standards, however, are wonderful instrumental pieces which frame the remaining vocals with stunningly dramatic moods.

The only flaw is the rather unappealing voice of Bill Henderson, who seems to be suffering from a weak set of lungs, if not from lack of enthusiasm. Henderson seems to strive for the vocal capabilities of Shirley Horn, who sings on 1, 4, 7 and 10, but is incapable of achieving those same dramatic pitches of his fellow artist. Nevertheless, he does an adequate job on "Ruth's Waltz" and "Easy on the Heart" even if "Why Did I Choose You" is downright painful to listen to. Haden, who sings on 13, seems similarly incapable of reaching Horn's heights, but "Wayfaring Stranger," the traditional song he chose to render, is capable of carrying itself with the slow somber tone it evokes in the listener.

Regardless of its faults, this remains a beautiful album. I definitely recommend it to anyone who loves the kind of sit-at-home music it captures so very well in its beautifully jazzy tunes that are, at the very least, easy on the ears.

Average customer rating: Awesome Solid debut from the best bassist in a long time. what a surprise! Great talent but "no one" is "Jaco" Real maestro of african music

Scenes from My Life Richard Bona Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz Fusion | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: Reverence Munia: The Tale Tiki Toto Bona Lokua C'est la Vie ASIN: B00000K29M Release Date: 1999-08-24

Tracks:

1. Dipita
2. New Bell
3. Souwedi Na Wegue
4. Eyala
5. Djombwe
6. Te Dikalo
7. One Minute
8. Muna Nyuwe
9. Na Mala Nde
10. Konda Djanea
11. Eyando
12. Messanga

Customer Reviews:

Awesome.......2005-12-27

This is probably one of the best album of its kind. A fantastic blend of styles. This is the future of music

Solid debut from the best bassist in a long time........2005-09-02

Every so often an artist arrives of such unnerving talent that he deserves to be noticed, usually more often than he is. Such is the case with Richard Bona, bassist, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist, one-time music director for Harry Belafonte and Joe Zawinul sideman. "Scenes from My Life" is his debut album, stepping out of the shadow of those fine artists he's worked with.

Being an electric bass player in jazz means the inevitable comparisons to Jaco Pastorius need to be dealt with-- while many great bass players have been considered the heir-apparent to Jaco's legacy, I'd argue that Bona is in many ways the best bassist since Jaco. His playing is fluid, smooth, and subtle-- what made Jaco great to me, beyond his stunning talent was his ability to play subtlely. More importantly, he's his own man as a bassist-- Jaco's influence is clear, but there's no mistaking Bona's playing. Granted, Jaco always had the bass mixed way in front, and if there's a complaint to be made about "Scenes From My Life", it's that the bass is not mixed up front. His playing is sublime and really should be heard more clearly (this is a problem that is not replicated on later albums where the mix is much more bass-centric).

Sung largely in Bona's native tongue (I don't have the liner notes in front of me, but I believe the language is called duala, native to people of the Camaroon), with one exception sung in English, the songs cover a number of jazz, rock, pop and funk moods. As a vocalist, Bona's high tenor is agile enough to carry a ballad with delicacy and sensitivity and move on a funk piece. One problem though is that the mix makes few adjustments for different moods of pieces, this causes parts of the album to sort of blend together into a "background music" mode, and sometimes midtempo seems to rule.

Even in this environment, there's quite a few standout cuts here-- the gentle, groove based opener "Dipita", lovely piano-and-bass ballad "Eyala" (where Bona's bass playing, while terribly low in the mix is as Jaco-ish as it gets), funk number "Djombwe" (betraying a Stanley Clarke influence in the slap-and-pop bassline) English sung pop piece "One Minute", filled with arrangement subtleties and a fantastic bassline and strings-and-vocals "Muna Nyuwe", where Bona's vocal is filled with mournfulness and remorse without ever sounding pathetic.

All criticisms aside (and really most of them have to do with the mix more than anything else), it's a solid debut by Bona, and it's clear that there's big things to expect from him in the future-- I'd recommend starting with "Reverence" for an introduction to him-- its a bit less accessible I think, but a vastly superior record. But this is a good one and worth having.

what a surprise!.......2005-05-04

Despues de muchos años como "buscador" de buena musica, no es sencillo sorprenderme.
Bien... Bona lo hizo.
Si bien pongo mi reseña en su primer disco. los dos siguientes lo superan!
Lo cautivante es encontrar un musico que no ha perdido la frescura y la pureza de su tierra, y ha incorporado, gracias a su talento, una tecnica y un refinamiento poco comun. O sea, todo degustador de buena musica tiene un plato bien servido, con todos los ingredientes necesarios...
Debo decir ademas que su musica se escucha con una sonrisa en los labios, esto no tiene precio...
Ademas de recomendar sus tres discos como solista, traten de conseguir el de Mino Cilenu, casi agotado. este percusionista se acompaña con Bona, siendo este en realidad el artifice principal de los mejores temas.
No importa mucho que musica les guste, Bona no los va a defraudar!

Great talent but "no one" is "Jaco".......2005-02-14

It never ceases to amaze me how carelessly people make comparisons between talented artists and true groundbreaking phenomenons.

Richard Bona is a truly gifted artist and a phenomenally good bassist. But enough of this silliness about being better than Jaco Pastorius. For one thing, without Jaco there is no Richard Bona, at least not playing the way he does now. Jaco completely changed the musical landscape for bassists and for that matter all musicians. His genius goes so far beyond just being a great player and twenty years from now they won't be talking about all of the bass players that Richard influenced, rather that he was a standout amongst the thousands who were influenced and shaped by Jaco.
Not to mention Jaco as a composer of classic compositions that will live on forever. He's just one of those once in a lifetime musical phenomenons, which is taking nothing away from Richard.

Richard has accomplished a lot and has much more to accomplish in his career, but reaching Jaco's place in musical history, with all due respect, is a completely different thing.

Real maestro of african music.......2003-01-16

Richard Bona's music has made us, cameroonians, proud of our country. His music relates to and represents all regions of cameroon. i love especially 'Muntula Moto' in the 'Reverence' album.

Average customer rating: Delightful collection

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Tracks:

1. Sicilienne
2. Rondo, K. 250
3. Mdie
4. Danza espanola No. 5: Danza espanola No. 5 'Andaluza'
5. Schosmarin
6. Liebesleid
7. Liebesfreud
8. Allegro
9. Siciliano, Op. 3, No. 11: Siciliano, Op. 3, No. 11, RV 565
10. Tambourin
11. Minuet In G, WoO 10 No. 2
12. Ava Maria, Op. 52, No. 6
13. Humoresque In G Flat, Op. 101 No. 7
14. Mtation de Tha
15. Valse sentimentale, Op. 51 No. 6
16. Largo
17. Rondino On A Theme Of Beethoven
18. Andantino In The Style Of Padre Martini
19. La Capricieuse
20. Apres un reve, Op. 7 No. 1
21. Tango, Op. 165 No. 2
22. Valse triste
23. Estrellita
24. Nocturne, Op. 51 No. 3

Tracks:

1. Andantino
2. Standchen, D. 957, No. 4: Serenade
3. Divertimento In D, K. 334: Menuet
4. Kinderszenen, Op. 15: Scenes d'enfants, No. 7 Traumerei
5. Sonatine In G, Op. 100: Larghetto
6. Ave Maria: Meditation sur le 1er prelude de J.S. Bach
7. Sonata No. 12 In E Minor: Sonata No. 12 In E Minor, Op. 3, No. 6
8. Songs My Mother Taught Me: Songs My Mother Taught Me, Op. 3, No. 6
9. Souvenir de Moscou: Souvenir de Moscou, Op. 6
10. Piece en forme de habanera
11. Zigeunerseisen, Op. 20, No. 1: Airs bohemiens
12. Allegro
13. Les berceaux: Les berceaux, Op. 23, No. 1
14. Tzigane
15. Baal shem: Nigun
16. Adagio

Customer Reviews:

Delightful collection.......2001-03-25

A delightful collection of shorter works for violin with piano accompaniment, some of them extremely familiar, others less so, but with Grumiaux's lyrical style (not flamboyant like Perlman's, but graceful and beautiful in an understated way), and fine accompaniment, the music on these 2 CDs is consistently excellent and can be listened to either consecutively or just a few pieces at a time. Well worth having.

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Tracks:

1. Anchors Aweigh-(All Of A Sudden) My Heart Sings - Kathryn Grayson
2. Let's Fall In Love-Bread And Butter Woman - Danny Kaye/The Andrews Sisters
3. Big City-Ok'l Baby Dok'l - Betty Garrett
4. Golden Earrings-Golden Earring - Jack Fina
5. If Winter Comes-If Winter Comes - Johnnie Johnston
6. Road To Rio-You Don't Have To Know The Language - Bing Crosby/The Andrews Sisters
7. Casbah-It Was Written In The Stars - Art Lund
8. Anchors Aweigh-The King Who Couldn't Dance/The Worry Song - Gene Kelly
9. The Kissing Bandit-What's Wrong With Me - Kathryn Grayson
10. Fun And Fancy Free-Lazy Countryside - Johnnie Johnston
11. Easter Parade-It Only Happens When I Dance With You - Art Lund
12. The Kissing Bandit-Love Is Where You Find It - Kathryn Grayson
13. Hit The Deck-Sometimes I'm Happy - Lena Horne
14. Going My Way-Swinging On A Star - Bing Crosby
15. Can't Help Singing-Any Moment Now - Deanna Durbin
16. Secret Life Of Walter Mitty-Anatole Of Paris - Danny Kaye
17. Strike Up The Band-Our Love Affair - Judy Garland
18. Voice Of The Stars - Gracie Fields/Charles Laughton/Leslie Henson/Albert Burdon/Evelyn Laye/Stanley Lupino...
19. British Film Festival Of 1946-Scene From Notable British Pictures Of The War - Leslie Mitchell/Stanley Holloway/Raymond Huntley/Hugh Burdon/Michael Redgrave/Roasamund John....

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Average customer rating: Piano Fan Incorporeal pianism! Buy this CD ! 17 Lieder ohne Worte (17 Songs Without Words) 17 Lieder ohne Worte (17 Songs Without Words)

Mendelssohn: Songs Without Words / Grieg: Lyric Pieces Manufacturer: EMI Records [All429] ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Grieg, Edvard | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Mendelssohn | Mendelssohn, Felix | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Character Pieces | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Gieseking, Walter | ( G ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B000007TKJ Release Date: 2001-04-03

Tracks:

1. Songs Without Words: Book 1, Op.19: No. 1 in E - Andante con moto
2. Songs Without Words: Book 1, Op.19: No. 6 in G minor - Andante sostenuto (Venetian Gondola Song)
3. Songs Without Words: Book 2, Op.30: No. 6 in F sharp minor Allegretto (Venetian Gondola Song)
4. Songs Without Words: Book 2, Op.38: No. 4 in A - Andante
5. Songs Without Words: Book 3, Op.38: No. 6 in A flat - Andante con moto (Duetto)
6. Songs Without Words: Book 4, Op.53: No. 2 in E flat - Allegro non troppo
7. Songs Without Word: Book 4, Op.53: No. 3 in G minor - Presto agitato
8. Songs Without Words: Book 4, Op.53: No. 4 in F - Adagio
9. Songs Without Words: No. 1 in G - Andante espressivo
10. Songs Without Words: Book 5, Op.62: No. 5 in A minor - Andante (Venetian Gondola Song)
11. Songs Without Words: Book 6, Op.67: No. 6 in A - Andante grazioso (Spring Song)
12. Songs Without Words: Book 6, Op.67: No. 3 in B flat - Andante tranquillo
13. Songs Without Words: Book 6, Op.67: No. 4 in C - Presto (Spinning Song -The Bee's Wedding)
14. Songs Without Words: Book 7, Op.85: No. 4 in D - Andante sostenuto
15. Songs Without Words: Book 7, Op.85: No. 6 in B flat - Allegretto con moto
16. Book 8, Op.102: No. 3 in C - Presto
17. Songs Without Words: Book 8, Op.102: No. 5 in A major - Allegro vivace (Piece for Children)
18. Lyric Pieces: Book 1, Op.12: No. 2 Waltz
19. Lyric Pieces: Book 1, Op12: No. 7 Album - leaf
20. Lyric Pieces: Book 2, Op.38: No. 1 Cradle Song
21. Lyric Pieces: Book 2, Op.38: No. 3 Melody
22. Lyric Pieces: Book 3, Op.43: No. 1 Butterfly
23. Lyric Pieces: Book 3, Op.43: No. 2 Lonely Wanderer
24. Lyric Pieces: Book 3, Op.43: No. 3 In My Native Land
25. Lyric Pieces: Book 3, Op.43: No. 4 Little Bird
26. Lyric Pieces: Book 3, Op.43: No. 5 Erotic
27. Lyric Pieces: Book 3, Op.43: No. 6 To the Spring
28. Lyric Pieces: Book 4, Op.47: No. 2 Album-leaf
29. Lyric Pieces: Book 4, Op.47: No. 3 Melody
30. Lyric Pieces: Book 4, Op.47: No. 4 Norwegian Dance (Halling)

Tracks:

1. Lyric Pieces: Book 5, Op.54: No. 1 Shepherd Boy
2. Lyric Pieces: Book 5, Op.54: No. 3 March Of TheDwarfs
3. Lyric Pieces: Book 5, Op.54: No. 4 Notturno
4. Lyric Pieces: Book 5, Op.54: No. 6 Bellringing
5. Lyric Pieces: Book 6, Op.57: No. 6 Homesickness
6. Lyric Pieces: Book 7, Op.62: No. 3 French Serenade
7. Lyric Pieces: Book 7, Op.62: No. 5 Phantom
8. Lyric Pieces: Book 7, Op.62: No. 6 Homeward
9. Lyric Pieces: Book 8, Op.65: No. 1 From Days Of Youth
10. Lyric Pieces: Book 8, Op.65: No. 2 Peasant's
11. Lyric Pieces: Book 8, Op.65: No. 6 Wedding Day At Troldhaugen
12. Lyric Pieces: Book 9, Op.68: No. 2 Grandmother's Minuet
13. Lyric Pieces: Book 9, Op.68: No. 3 At Your Feet
14. Lyric Pieces: Book 9, Op.68: No. 5 At The Cradle
15. Lyric Pieces: Book 10, Op.71: No. 2 Summer Evening
16. Book 10, Op.71: No. 3 Puck
17. Lyric Pieces: Book 10, Op.71: No. 4 Peace Of The Woods
18. Book 10, Op.71: No. 7 Remembrances
19. Pictures From Life In The Country: No. 2 The Bridal Procession Passes
20. Lyric Pieces: Book 3, Op.43: No. 1 Butterfly
21. Lyric Pieces: Book 3, Op.43: No. 2 Lonely Wanderer
22. Lyric Pieces: Book 3, Op.43: No. 4 Little Bird
23. Lyric Pieces: Book 3, Op.43: No. 6 To the Spring
24. Lyric Pieces: Book 9, Op.65: No. 6 Wedding Day at Troldaugen

Customer Reviews:

Piano Fan.......2007-01-20

I'm no musician, but I love this music. Although, I may not be able to put it into words as eloquently and as knowledgably as others, I am a painter and believe this music to be of the best quality of art. I would suggest it to anyone, especially someone beginning to appreciate classical piano music. It's given me so much satisfaction to hear something so acceptable to my ears. I feel Walter Gieseking illuminates this music in subtle ways I cannot fully understand but sincerely appreciate.

Incorporeal pianism!.......2006-01-20

Walter Gieseking was gifted of this particular feature. His pianissimos were simply enviable; the slender approach to Mendelssohn works out as ring to finger. All of us know about his supreme eloquence around Debussy performances, but Gieseking underlines the admirable lyricism provided with an enraptured approach, sounding much more eloquent respect the most of pianists who tend to remark glissandos and arpeggios forgetting many times the absolute chamber work character, where elegance, panache and nuance shake hands.

This is one of the most successful records ever performed, but if you have besides Rena Kyriakou, Guiomar Novaes and Anna Dorffman, you should not have to worry about it, because you would have the cream of the cream versions about this work.

Buy this CD !.......2004-05-11

I own two other recordings of the lyric pieces: one by Gilels on Deutsche Grammophon and one by Sviatoslav Richter on Live Classics. Although I am a huge Richter fan, I actually prefer Gieseking's account. He truly was a brilliant pianist. His account of the Lieder ohne Worte is also quite good. All in all, if you can find this set (I think it may be out of print), buy it immediately. It is well worth the purchase price.

17 Lieder ohne Worte (17 Songs Without Words).......2000-06-13

Gieseking's brilliant and soulful interpretation of these pieces depict the reason for their title(s) - they are songs that do not need words - the music itself tells the story. Included on this CD are songs about passion, beauty, love, tragedy, triumph and bittersweet melancholy. Other artists who have performed these pieces on published CD's, such as Ilse von Alpenheim, play them fairly well from a purely technical standpoint, but they haven't captured the emotion needed to evolve the music into story telling 'songs'.

17 Lieder ohne Worte (17 Songs Without Words).......2000-06-13

Grieg's brilliant and soulful interpretation of these pieces depict the reason for their title(s) - they are songs that do not need words - the music itself tells the story. Included on this CD are songs about passion, beauty, love, tragedy, triumph and bittersweet melancholy. Other artists who have performed these pieces on published CD's, such as Ilse von Alpenheim, play them fairly well from a purely technical standpoint, but they haven't captured the emotion needed to evolve the music into story telling 'songs'.

Average customer rating: follow up diamond in rough An occasional Haendel.

Handel - Joshua / Aler · Baird · Fortunato · Ostendorf · Brewer Chamber Orchestra · Palmer Manufacturer: Newport Classic ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Handel | Handel, George Frideric | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B000003W2B Release Date: 1993-10-01

Tracks:

1. Act One: Ov - Brewer CO/Rudolph Palmer
2. Act One: Chor: Ye Sons Of Israel, Ev'ry Tribe Attend - The Palmer Sgrs/Cynthia Richards-Hewes
3. Act One: Recitative: Behold, My Friends, What Vast Rewards Are Giv'n - John Aler/John Ostendorf
4. Act One: Recitative: Matrons And Virgins, With Unweary'd Pray'r - Julianne Baird
5. Act One: Recitative: Caleb, Attend To All I Now Prescribe - John Aler/The Palmer Sgrs/Cynthia Richards-Hewes
6. Act One: Accompanied Recitative: So Long The Memory Shall Last - John Aler
7. Act One: Recitative: But Who Is He? - Tremendous To Behold! - D'Anna Fortunato
8. Act One: Recitative: Joshua, I Come Commission'd From On High - The Palmer Sgrs/Cynthia Richards-Hewes/John Aler
9. Act One: Recitative: To Give Command, Prerogative Is Thine - John Aler
10. Act One: Chor: The Lord Commands, And Joshua Leads - The Palmer Sgrs/Cynthia Richards-Hewes
11. Act One: Accompanied Recitative: In These Blest Scenes - D'Anna Fortunato/Julianne Baird
12. Act One: Aria Da Capo: Hark! 'Tis The Linnet And The Thrush - Julianne Baird
13. Act One: Recitative: Oh Achsah! Form'd For Ev'ry Chaste Delight - D'Anna Fortunato/Julianne Baird
14. Act One: Fanfare/Recitative: The Trumpet Calls: Now Jericho Shall Know - D'Anna Fortunato/The Palmer Sgrs/Cynthia Richards-Hewes
15. Act Two: Recitative: 'Tis Well! Six Times The Lord Hath Been Obey'd - John Aler
16. Act Two: March Of The Ark: Glory To God - John Aler/The Palmer Sgrs/Cynthia Richards-Hewes
17. Act Two: Recitative: The Walls Are Levell'd! Pour The Chosen Bands - John Ostendorf

Tracks:

1. Act Two: Aria: To Vanity And Earthly Pride - Julianne Baird
2. Act Two: Recitative: Let All The Seed Of Abrah'm Now Prepare - John Aler/The Palmer Sgrs/Cynthia Richards-Hewes
3. Act Two: Recitative: Joshua, The Men, Dispatch'd By Thee To Learn - John Ostendorf/The Palmer Sgrs/Cynthia Richards-Hewes
4. Act Two: Recitative: Whence This Dejection? - John Aler/The Palmer Sgrs/Cynthia Richards-Hewes
5. Act Two: Recitative: Now Give The Army Breath - D'Anna Fortunato
6. Act Two: Recitative: Indulgent Heav'n Hath Heard My Virgin Pray'r - Julianne Baird
7. Act Two: Recitative: Surely I'm Deceiv'd! With Sorow I Behold- - John Ostendorf/D'Anna Fortunato
8. Act Two: Recitative: Brethren And Friends, What Joy This Scene Imparts - John Aler/John Ostendorf
9. Act Two: Solo And Chor: Oh! Thou, Bright Orb, Great Ruler Of The Day - John Aler/The Palmer Sgrs/Cynthia Richards-Hewes
10. Act Three: Chor: Hail! Mighty Joshua, Hail! - The Palmer Sgrs/Cynthia Richards-Hewes
11. Act Three: Aria Da Capo: Happy, Oh Thrice Happy We - Julianne Baird
12. Act Three: Recitative: Caleb, For Holy Eleazar Send - John Aler/John Ostendorf/The Palmer Sgrs/Cynthia Richards-Hewes
13. Act Three: Recitative: Oh Caleb, Fear'd By Foes, By Friends Ador'd! - D'Anna Fortunato/John Ostendorf
14. Act Three: Chor: Father Of Mercy, Hear The Prayer We Make - The Palmer Sgrs/Cynthia Richards-Hewes
15. Act Three: Recitative: In Bloom Of Youth, This Stripling Has Acheiv'd - John Aler/The Palmer Sgrs/Cynthia Richards-Hewes
16. Act Three: Recitative: Welcome, My Son! My Othniel Good And Great! - John Ostendorf/D'Anna Fortunato/Julianne Baird
17. Act Three: Recitative: While Life Shall Last, Each Moment Will Improve - D'Anna Fortunato/Julianne Baird
18. Act Three: Recitative: While Lawless Tyrants, With Ambition Blind - John Ostendorf/The Palmer Sgrs/Cynthia Richards-Hewes

Customer Reviews:

follow up.......2003-12-14

Oops, sorry, forgot about the soloists. John Aler has a brighter tenor sound, not as dark as Robert Tear, but the way he handles the recitative text is very similar. Both he an John Ostendorf are a little heavy on the vibrato for my taste, but their diction is not that much skewed by it. J. Ostendorf is a heavy, rich bass, which is striking when you first hear it against Aler's brighter lyric voice. It almost seems wooly, but he steers it away from any Wagnerian tendancies to create a striking bu handsome compliment. Baird is gorgeous- it's that simple. She is not my favorite, but she comes real close. With a voice reminiscent of Emma Kirkby and expression along the lines of Janet Baker, it's a refreshing treat among all these increasing Helden-Sopranos who think that baroque music gives them an excuse to through all delicacy out the window. Over all, this recording is more of a 4 1/2, and I think the most well balanced one may come across.

diamond in rough.......2003-12-14

The conductor may be no Raymond Leppard, but he's preferable by a great stretch than some of these other "new baroque" recordings out there where everything is a forte marcato allegretto. He maintains the baroque atmosphere, much like Harnoncourt's sound (is this he? I don't know who the conductor is). The chorus also has the baroque sound, but my goodness! Thank God for a chorus with proper vowels and a nice sound! Much better than some Deutsche Grammaphon choruses I've heard. If you like the Monteverdi Choir with Gardiner, you'd probably like this chorus as well (I myself am a choister and soloist specializing in oratorio and other such sacred music).

An occasional Haendel........1999-10-26

The enclosed booklet is too poor. The singers are only good (the best is the soprano). Only good also the conductor . In this way this Haendel's work seems a minor one. Is really so?

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Tracks:

1. Two Almaines
2. Fant
3. Walsingham
4. Mignarda
5. Almaine
6. Galliard
7. Greensleeves
8. Galliard Upon A Galliard Of Daniel Bachelar
9. Pavan
10. Carman's Whistle
11. Pavan
12. Monsieur's Almaine
13. Pavan
14. Batell Galliard
15. Galliard
16. Pavana Bray
17. Galliard
18. Pavan
19. My Lord Willoughby's Welcome Home
20. Captain Piper's Galliard
21. Queen Elizabeth's Galliard
22. Sir John Langton's Pavan
23. Tarleton's Ressurection
24. Lady Clifton's Spirit

Tracks:

1. Landgrave Of Hesse: Pavan
2. Saltarello
3. Ballo Detto Il Conte Orlando
4. Saltarello
5. Fant
6. Chromatic Pavan And Galliard: Pavan
7. Chromatic Pavan And Galliard: Galliard
8. Fant
9. Queen Elizabeth's Galliard
10. Fant
11. Fant
12. Finale
13. Villanella No.1
14. Villanella No.2
15. Finale 2
16. Pavan
17. Mein Herz Hat Sich Mit Lieb' Verpflicht
18. Hie' Folget Ein Welscher Tanz
19. Ich Klag' Den Tag
20. Der Juden Tanz
21. Fant
22. Air De Cour
23. Branle
24. Guillemette
25. Volte
26. Forlorn Hope Fancy
27. My Lord Willoughby's Welcome Home (For Two Lts)

Tracks:

1. The Earl Of Essex Galliard
2. Lachrimae Antiquae
3. Galliard To Lachrimae
4. My Lady Hunsdon's Puffe
5. Lord De L'Isle's Galliard
6. The Frog Galliard
7. Lachrimae Verae
8. The Shoemaker's Wife
9. Lady Rich, Her Galliard
10. Unnamed Piece (Almaine)
11. Sir John Smith's Almaine
12. Melancholy Galliard
13. Sir Henry Gifford's Almaine
14. Dowland's First Galliard
15. Mrs Vaux's Gigge
16. The Earl Of Derby, His Galliard
17. Semper Dowland, Semper Dolens
18. Captain Digorie Piper's Galliard
19. My Lord Chamberlain, His Galliard
20. Mr Langton's Galliard
21. Sir John Souche's Galliard
22. Piper's Pavan
23. Resolution

Tracks:

1. The Woods So Wild
2. Fant I in c
3. Packington's Pound
4. Fant II in F
5. Walsingham
6. Fant III in g
7. The Fairy Round
8. Heigh Ho Holiday
9. Fant IV (La Campagna)
10. Go From My Window
11. Fant V in C
12. Greensleeves
13. Fant VI in F
14. Bonny Sweet Robin
15. Fant VII in F
16. Heart's Ease
17. Fant VIII in G
18. Loth To Depart
19. A Fancy
20. A Fancy
21. Farewell

Tracks:

1. Con in D, RV 93: Allegro Giusto - Juliam Bream
2. Con in D, RV 93: Largo - Juliam Bream
3. Con in D, RV 93: Allegro - Juliam Bream
4. Con in F: Allegro - Juliam Bream
5. Con in F: Adagio - Juliam Bream
6. Con in F: Tempo Di Menuetto - Juliam Bream
7. Con in B flat, Op.4 No.6: Allegro - Juliam Bream
8. Con in B flat, Op.4 No.6: Larghetto - Juliam Bream
9. Con in B flat, Op.4 No.6: Allegro Moderato - Juliam Bream
10. Con in G, RV 532: Allegro - Juliam Bream
11. Con in G, RV 532: Andante - Juliam Bream
12. Con in G, RV 532: Allegro - Juliam Bream
13. Son in C, RV 82: Allegro Non Molto - Julian Bream/George Malcom
14. Son in C, RV 82: Larghetto - Julian Bream/George Malcom
15. Son in C, RV 82: Allegro - Julian Bream/George Malcom
16. Son in g, RV 85: Andante Molto - Julian Bream/George Malcom
17. Son in g, RV 85: Larghetto - Julian Bream/George Malcom
18. Son in g, RV 85: Allegro - Julian Bream/George Malcom

Tracks:

1. Monsieur's Almaine - The Julian Bream Consort
2. Pavin - The Julian Bream Consort
3. My Lord Of Oxenford's Maske - The Julian Bream Consort
4. The Flatt Pavin - The Julian Bream Consort
5. The Bachelar's Delight - The Julian Bream Consort
6. Kemp's Jig - The Julian Bream Consort
7. Phillips Pavin - The Julian Bream Consort
8. O Mistress Mine - The Julian Bream Consort
9. Fant: La Rondinella - The Julian Bream Consort
10. Joyne Hands - The Julian Bream Consort
11. Lachrimae Pavin - The Julian Bream Consort
12. Fant - The Julian Bream Consort
13. De La Tromba Pavin - The Julian Bream Consort
14. It Fell On A Summer's Day - The Julian Bream Consort
15. Dowland's Adew - The Julian Bream Consort
16. The Frog Galliard - The Julian Bream Consort
17. La Rosignol - The Julian Bream Consort
18. Tarleton's Resurrection - The Julian Bream Consort
19. Galliard-Can She Excuse - The Julian Bream Consort
20. Gloriana-Courtly Dances: March - The Julian Bream Consort
21. Gloriana-Courtly Dances: Corante - The Julian Bream Consort
22. Gloriana-Courtly Dances: Pavan - The Julian Bream Consort
23. Gloriana-Courtly Dances: Morris Dance - The Julian Bream Consort
24. Gloriana-Courtly Dances: Galliard - The Julian Bream Consort
25. Gloriana-Courtly Dances: La Volta - The Julian Bream Consort
26. Gloriana-Courtly Dances: March (Finale) - The Julian Bream Consort
27. Con in D, RV 93: Allegro - The Julian Bream Consort
28. Con in D, RV 93: Largo - The Julian Bream Consort
29. Con in D, RV 93: Allegro - The Julian Bream Consort

Tracks:

1. Joyne Hands - The Julian Bream Consort
2. Phillips Pavin - The Julian Bream Consort
3. The Frog Galliard - The Julian Bream Consort
4. The Jew's Dance - The Julian Bream Consort
5. Fant - The Julian Bream Consort
6. The Bachelar's Delight - The Julian Bream Consort
7. The Sacred End Pavin And Galliard: Pavin - The Julian Bream Consort
8. The Sacred End Pavin And Galliard: Galliard - The Julian Bream Consort
9. De La Tromba Pavin - The Julian Bream Consort
10. Thirsis And Milla - The Julian Bream Consort
11. Alison's Knell - The Julian Bream Consort
12. Grimstock - The Julian Bream Consort
13. Go From My Window - The Julian Bream Consort
14. Go Nightly Cares - The Julian Bream Consort
15. Daniel's Almain - The Julian Bream Consort
16. In Nomine Pavin - The Julian Bream Consort
17. Come Again - The Julian Bream Consort
18. Lachrimae Pavin - The Julian Bream Consort
19. Can She Excuse - The Julian Bream Consort

Tracks:

1. Chor No.1 - Juilian Bream
2. Etude in e - Juilian Bream
3. Etude in c# - Juilian Bream
4. Prld in e - Juilian Bream
5. Schottische-Choro (From Ste Popolar Brasileira) - Juilian Bream
6. Madronos - Juilian Bream
7. Homenaje, Pour Le Tombeau De Debussy - Juilian Bream J
8. The Miller's Dance (From The Three-Cornered Hat) - Juilian Bream
9. Fandanguillo - Juilian Bream J
10. El Testament D'Amelia - Juilian Bream
11. Canarios - Juilian Bream
12. Son - Juilian Bream
13. En Los Trigales - Juilian Bream
14. Larghetto - Juilian Bream
15. Allegro, K.Anh.229 - Juilian Bream
16. Son in C, Op.15, Allegro - Juilian Bream
17. Rossiniana No.1, Op.119 - Juilian Bream

Tracks:

1. Pavanas
2. Galliardas
3. Passacalles
4. Canarios
5. Villano
6. Canario
7. Prld in d, BWV 999
8. Fugue in a, BWV 1000
9. Passacaille
10. Fant
11. Tombeau Sur La Mort De M. Comte De Logy
12. Ste in d: Prld
13. Ste in d: Allemande
14. Ste in d: Courante
15. Ste in d: Sarabande
16. Ste in d: Gavotte
17. Ste in d: Menuets I And II
18. Ste in d: Bourree
19. Ste in d: Gigue
20. Aria Con Var Detta La Frescobalda
21. Son in e, K.11
22. Son in e, K.87
23. Son in c#
24. Son in A

Tracks:

1. Grand Ov, Op.61
2. Grand Solo, Op.14: Intro
3. Grand Solo, Op.14: Allegro
4. Son in A: Allegro Moderato
5. Son in A: Andante Sostenuto
6. Son in A: Menuet-Scherzo
7. Son in A: Rondo (Allegretto)
8. Rossiniana No.3, Op.121
9. Son in C, Op.25: Andante Largo; Allegro Non Troppo
10. Son in C, Op.25: Andantino Grazioso
11. Son in C, Op.25: Minuetto & Trio/Allegro

Tracks:

1. Grand Son in A: Allegro Risoluto
2. Grand Son in A: Romanze
3. Grand Son in A: Andantino Variato
4. Son in G, Op.78, D.894, Menuetto
5. Song Without Words, Op.19, No.6 ('Venetian Boating Song')
6. Str Qt, Op.12: Conzanetta
7. Homenaje, Pour Le Tombeau De Debussy
8. Pavane Pour Une Infante Defunte
9. Ste Espanola, Op.47: Granada
10. Ste Espanola, Op.47: Leyenda (Asturias)
11. Lagrima (Prld)
12. Three Mazurkas: Adelita
13. Three Mazurkas: Mazurka in G
14. Three Mazurkas: Marieta

Tracks:

1. Sonatina, Op. 52, No.1: Allegretto
2. Sonatina, Op. 52, No.1: Lento
3. Sonatina, Op. 52, No.1: Rondo
4. Segovia, Op.29
5. El Polifemo De Oro (Four Fragments): Ben Adagio
6. El Polifemo De Oro (Four Fragments): Allegretto
7. El Polifemo De Oro (Four Fragments): Largo
8. El Polifemo De Oro (Four Fragments): Ritmico E Vivo
9. Quatre Pieces Breves: Prld
10. Quatre Pieces Breves: Air
11. Quatre Pieces Breves: Plainte
12. Quatre Pieces Breves: Comme Une Gigue
13. Drei Tentos (From 'Kammermusik'): 'Du Schones Bachlein' (Tranquilmente)
14. Drei Tentos (From 'Kammermusik'): 'Es Findet Das Aug' Oft' (Allegro Rubato)
15. Drei Tentos (From 'Kammermusik'): 'Sohn Laios' (Lento)
16. Elegy
17. Five Bagatelles: Allegro
18. Five Bagatelles: Lento/Tempo Di Valse
19. Five Bagatelles: Alla Cubana
20. Five Bagatelles: Sempre Espressivo
21. Five Bagatelles: Con Slancio
22. Theme And Vars, Op.77

Tracks:

1. Ste Compostellana: Prd
2. Ste Compostellana: Coral
3. Ste Compostellana: Cuna
4. Ste Compostellana: Recitativo
5. Ste Compostellana: Cancion
6. Ste Compostellana: Muneira
7. Tiento
8. Son: Allegretto
9. Son: Andante
10. Son: Allegro
11. Fant
12. Ste Populaire Bresilienne: Mazurka-Choro
13. Ste Populaire Bresilienne: Schottisch-Choro
14. Ste Populaire Bresilienne: Valse-Choro
15. Ste Populaire Bresilienne: Gavotte-Choro
16. Etude No.5 in C
17. Etude No.7 in E

Tracks:

1. Five Impromptus: Recitative
2. Five Impromptus: Agitato
3. Five Impromptus: Elegiaco
4. Five Impromptus: Con Fuoco
5. Five Impromptus: Arioso
6. Five Bagetelles: Allegro
7. Five Bagetelles: Lento
8. Five Bagetelles: Alla Cubana
9. Five Bagetelles: Sempre Espressivo
10. Five Bagetelles: Con Slancio
11. Hill Runes
12. Son No.1, Royal Winter Music: Gloucester (Majestically)
13. Son No.1, Royal Winter Music: Romeo And Juliet (Singing Slowly, With Tenderness)
14. Son No.1, Royal Winter Music: Ariel (Swiftly, Gently, Mysteriously)
15. Son No.1, Royal Winter Music: Ophelia (Slowly)
16. Son No.1, Royal Winter Music: Touchstone, Audrey And William (With Humor)
17. Son No.1, Royal Winter Music: Oberon (Majestically)

Tracks:

1. Gtr Con, Op.67: Allegro
2. Gtr Con, Op.67: Lento
3. Gtr Con, Op.67: Con Brio
4. Con: Lento E Rubato/Vivo
5. Con: Andante Lento
6. Con: Con Brio
7. Concierto De Aranjuez: Allegro Con Spirito
8. Concierto De Aranjuez: Adagio
9. Concierto De Aranjuez: Allegro Gentile

Tracks:

1. Gtr Qnt in e, G.451: Allegro Moderato
2. Gtr Qnt in e, G.451: Adagio
3. Gtr Qnt in e, G.451: Menuetto
4. Gtr Qnt in e, G.451: Allegretto
5. Gtr Qnt in D, G.448: Intro And Fandango - Julian Bream/George Malcolm
6. Qt in E, Op.2 No.2: Allegro
7. Qt in E, Op.2 No.2: Adagio
8. Qt in E, Op.2 No.2: Menuetteo E Trio
9. Qt in E, Op.2 No.2: Finale: Presto
10. Gtr Con in A, Op.30: Allegro Maestoso
11. Gtr Con in A, Op.30: Andantino Siciliano
12. Gtr Con in A, Op.30: Alla Polacca

Tracks:

1. My Lady Hundson's Puffe - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
2. 'If Music And Sweey Poetry Agree' (Sonnet From The Passionate Pilgrim) - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
3. The King Of Denmark's Galliard - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
4. Envoi To The Phoenix And The Turtle - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
5. Mignarda - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
6. 'The Courser And The Genet' (From Venus And Adonis) - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
7. Queen Elizabeth's Galliard - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
8. Loth To Depart - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
9. 'She Looks Upon His Lips' (Death of Adaonis From Venus And Adonis) - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
10. The Earl Of Derby's Galliard - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
11. 'Orpheous With His Lute' (From King Henry VIII, Act III, Scene 1) - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
12. Lachrimae Pavin - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
13. 'Weary With Toil' (Sonnet No.27) - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
14. 'Is It Thy Will?' (Sonnet No.61) - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
15. 'O, Never Say That I Was False Of Heart' (Sonnet No.109) - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
16. Tarleton's Resurrection - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
17. 'My Mother Had A Maid Call'd Barbara' (From Othello, Act IV, Scene 3) - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
18. Tarleton's Resurrection - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
19. 'Come Away, Come Away, Death' (From Twelfth Night, Act II, Scene 4) - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
20. A Fancy - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
21. 'Two Loves I Have' (Sonnet No.144) - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
22. 'The Expense Of Spirit' (Sonnet No.129) - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
23. Melancholy Galliard - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
24. 'But She Hath Lost A Dearer Thing Than Life' (From The Rape Of Lucrece) - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
25. 'Ev'n In This Thought' (From The Rape Of Lucrece) - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
26. Semper Dowland, Semper Dolens - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
27. 'What Potions Have I Drunk' (Sonnet No.119) - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
28. 'When To The Sessions' (Sonnet No.30) - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
29. Orlando Sleepeth - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
30. 'Fear No More' (Dirge For Fidele From Cymbeline, Act IV, Scene 2) - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream

Tracks:

1. Songs From The Chinese, Op.58: The Big Chariot - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
2. Songs From The Chinese, Op.58: The Old Lute - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
3. Songs From The Chinese, Op.58: The Autumn Wind - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
4. Songs From The Chinese, Op.58: The Herd-Boy - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
5. Songs From The Chinese, Op.58: Depression - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
6. Songs From The Chinese, Op.58: Dance Song - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
7. Folk Song Arrangements: Master Kilby - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
8. Folk Song Arrangements: The Shooting Of His Dear - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
9. Folk Song Arrangements: Sailor-Boy - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
10. Folk Song Arrangements: I Will Give My Love An Apple - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
11. Folk Song Arrangements: The Soldier And The Sailor - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
12. Gloriana: The Second Lt Song Of The Earl Of Essex - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
13. Anon In Love: Fain Would I Change That Note - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
14. Anon In Love: O Stay, Sweet Love - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
15. Anon In Love: Lady, When I Behold The Roses - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
16. Anon In Love: My Love In Her Attire - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
17. Anon In Love: I Gave Her Cakes And I Gave Her Ale - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
18. Anon In Love: To Couple Is A Custom - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
19. Four French Folk Songs: Reveillez-Vous - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
20. Four French Folk Songs: J'Ai Descendu - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
21. Four French Folk Songs: Le Rossignol - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
22. Four French Folk Songs: Marguerite, Elle Est Malade - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
23. O Mistress Mine - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
24. Nocturnal, Op.70 - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears

Tracks:

1. Absence - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
2. What Then Is Love? - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
3. I Saw My Lady Weep - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
4. If She Forsake Me - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
5. Dear, If You Change - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
6. Come, Phyllis - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
7. Stay, Time - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
8. It Was A Lover And His Lass - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
9. Weep You No More - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
10. When Laura Smiles - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
11. Fair, Sweet, Cruel - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
12. Shall I Sue? - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
13. Sweet, Stay Awhile - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
14. Who Is It? - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
15. Can She Excuse? - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
16. Come, Heavy Sleep - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
17. Wilt Thou Unkind, Thus Leave Me? - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
18. Sorrow, Stay - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
19. The Lowest Trees Have Tops - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
20. Time's Eldest Son, Old Age - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
21. In Darkness Let Me Dwell - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
22. Say, Love, If Ever Thou Did'st Find - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears

Tracks:

1. Lt Ste No.1, BWV 996: Prld
2. Lt Ste No.1, BWV 996: Allemande
3. Lt Ste No.1, BWV 996: Courante
4. Lt Ste No.1, BWV 996: Sarabande
5. Lt Ste No.1, BWV 996: Bourree
6. Lt Ste No.1, BWV 996: Gigue
7. Lt Ste No.2, BWV 997: Prld
8. Lt Ste No.2, BWV 997: Fugue
9. Lt Ste No.2, BWV 997: Sarabande
10. Lt Ste No.2, BWV 997: Gigue
11. Trio Son No.1 in E flat, BWV 525: Allegro Moderato - Julian Bream/George Malcolm
12. Trio Son No.1 in E flat, BWV 525: Adagio - Julian Bream/George Malcolm
13. Trio Son No.1 in E flat, BWV 525: Allegro - Julian Bream/George Malcolm
14. Trio Son No.5 in C, BWV 529: Allegro - Julian Bream/George Malcolm
15. Trio Son No.5 in C, BWV 529: Largo - Julian Bream/George Malcolm
16. Trio Son No.5 in C, BWV 529: Allegro - Julian Bream/George Malcolm

Tracks:

1. Con: Allegro Preciso
2. Con: Andantino E Andante/Cadenza
3. Con: Allegretto Non Troppo
4. Five Prlds: No.1 in e: Andantino Espressivo
5. Five Prlds: No.5 in E: Andantino
6. Five Prlds:No.3 in a: Andante/Molto Adagio/Andante
7. Five Prlds: No.4 in e: Lento/Animato/Moderato/Lento
8. Five Prlds: No.2 in D: Poco Animato
9. Twelve Etudes: No.1: Allegro Non Troppo/Lento
10. Twelve Etudes: No.2: Allegro
11. Twelve Etudes: No.3: Allegro Moderato
12. Twelve Etudes: No.4: Poco Moderato/A Tempo/Grandioso
13. Twelve Etudes: No.5: Andantino
14. Twelve Etudes: No.6: Poco Allegro
15. Twelve Etudes: No.7: Tres Anime/Piu Mosso
16. Twelve Etudes: No.8: Moderato
17. Twelve Etudes: No.9: Tres Peu Anime
18. Twelve Etudes: No.10: Tres Anime/Vif/Un Peu Anime/Vif
19. Twelve Etudes: No.11: Lent/Anime
20. Twelve Etudes: No.12: Anime

Tracks:

1. Concierto De Aranjuez: Allegro Con Spirito
2. Concierto De Aranjuez: Adagio
3. Concierto De Aranjuez: Allegro Gentile
4. Gtr Con: Andantino; Allegretto
5. Gtr Con: Lento
6. Gtr Con: Allegro Con Brio
7. Gtr Con No.3, Con Elegiaco: Tranquillo
8. Gtr Con No.3, Con Elegiaco: Interlude
9. Gtr Con No.3, Con Elegiaco: Finale: Toccata

Tracks:

1. El Maestro: Pavana I
2. El Maestro: Pavana V
3. El Maestro: Pavana VI
4. El Maestro: Fant XII
5. El Maestro: Fant VIII
6. El Maestro: Fant IX
7. El Maestro: Tento I
8. El Maestro: Pavana IV
9. El Maestro: Fant XVI
10. Los Seys Libros Del Delphin De Musica: Book I: Fant V
11. Los Seys Libros Del Delphin De Musica: Book II: Fant V
12. Los Seys Libros Del Delphin De Musica: Book III: La Cancion Del Emperador
13. Los Seys Libros Del Delphin De Musica: Fant VI
14. Los Seys Libros Del Delphin De Musica: Book V: Arde Coracon Arde
15. Los Seys Libros Del Delphin De Musica: Book V: Ya Se Asiente El Rey Ramiro
16. Los Seys Libros Del Delphin De Musica: Book IV: O Gloriosa Domina (Seys Diferencias)
17. Los Seys Libros Del Delphin De Musica: Book VI: Conde Claros
18. Los Seys Libros Del Delphin De Musica: Book VI: Guardame Las Vacas
19. Los Seys Libros Del Delphin De Musica: Book VI: Tres Diferencias Por Otra Parte
20. Los Seys Libros Del Delphin De Musica: Book VI: Baxa De Contrapunto
21. Fant

Tracks:

1. Fant, Op.30: Intro: Lentemente
2. Fant, Op.30: Theme: Allegretto
3. Fant, Op.30: Vars 1 To 5
4. Fant, Op.7: Largo Non Tanto
5. Fant, Op.7: Theme: Andante
6. Fant, Op.7: Vars 1 To 7
7. Vars On A Theme By Mozart, Op.9: Intro: Andante Largo
8. Vars On A Theme By Mozart, Op.9: Theme: Andante Moderato
9. Vars On A Theme By Mozart, Op.9: Vars 1 To 5
10. Adagio, Op.2, No.1
11. Polonaise, Op.2, No.2
12. Intro And Rondo, Op.2, No.3: Andante/Allegro Moderato

Tracks:

1. Cuentos Para La Juventud: Dedicatoria
2. La Maja De Goya (Tonadilla)
3. Danza Espanola No.4 (Villanesca)
4. Valses Poeticos
5. Danza Espanola No.5
6. Mallorca, Op.202
7. Ste Espanola, Op.47: Cataluna
8. Ste Espanola, Op.47: Granada
9. Ste Espanola, Op.47: Sevilla
10. Ste Espanola, Op.47: Cadiz
11. Cantos De Espana, Op.232 No.4: Cordoba

Tracks:

1. Mazurka in G
2. Etude in A
3. Marieta
4. Capricho Arabe
5. Prld in a
6. Recuerdos De La Alhambra
7. Serenata
8. Tango Espagnol
9. Guajira
10. Popular Catalan Songs: The Night Of Christmas
11. Popular Catalan Songs: The Nightingale
12. Popular Catalan Songs: The Master
13. Popular Catalan Songs: The Girl At The Spinning Wheel
14. Popular Catalan Songs: Amelia's Will
15. Popular Catalan Songs: The Thief's Song
16. Popular Catalan Songs: Lament
17. Popular Catalan Songs: The Son Of The Virgin
18. Popular Catalan Songs: Riera's Heir
19. Fandanguillo, Op.36
20. Sevillana, Op.29
21. Homenaje A Tarrega, Op.69: Soleares
22. Homenaje A Tarrega, Op.69: Garrotin

Tracks:

1. Fant XIV
2. Fant XXII
3. La Cancion Del Emperador
4. Conde Claros
5. Fant X
6. Prld And Allegro
7. Gtr Qnt in D, G.448: Fandango
8. Grand Solo, Op.14: Fernando Sor
9. Rondo in a, Op.2 No.3

Customer Reviews:

Too beautiful for words.......2004-05-25

If Julian Bream's recordings were letters, his would all be hand written rather than typed.

Guitar History.......2004-02-15

Julian Bream not only plays the guitar, and the lute
(although purists and I suspect Bream himself would say rather unconventionally), but most of all, Bream plays MUSIC. This is very, very important. There are many fine guitarists around today, but I doubt any could match Bream's sheer musicality when these recordings were made.
This 28 CD box set is a lesson in music making, regardless of what instrument is being played. The recordings are the complete RCA Bream catalogue from 1959 to 1989. If you can find the complete box set or even any of the individual volumes, I suggest you make the purchase. (Shame on RCA and BMG for not keeping this box set and "all" the individual volumes in print.)
Some of the higlights of Breams remarkable talent are his
interpretations of Britten's "Nocturnal", Walton's "Five Bagatelles", the instrumental and vocal works (with tenor Peter Pears) of Dowland, the "first" complete guitar works of Villa-Lobos, a thorough history of the guitar in Spain from the Renaissance to the Present on period instruments, plus all the works that have become classical guitar standards by Bach, Sor, Giuliani, Albeniz, Rodrigo, plus the "new" standards by Brouwer, Arnold, Berkeley, Britten, Walton, etc.
Music making of this caliber is rare indeed. Buy it if you can find it. Good Luck !

Best deal there is!.......2002-05-06

If you can find this set buy it fast. There are not to many of these left out there. This has it all. Plus Julian Bream is the greatest guitarist of all time.

Most excellent.......2001-08-18

This a an wonderful collection of Julian Bream. He is the master of master . I always admire his talent as a genius of this centure.

Julian Bream, The Genius.......1999-01-09

Who don't want to have a wonderful classical guitar collection? Well, this pack consists in 28 CDs, more than 1.000 minutes of music, distribuited by different titles as Baroque Guitar, Spanish Guitar, etc. Some highlights are here, like Asturias, Fernando Sor variations on Mozart's Magic Flute, Paganini Grand Sonata, all Preludes and Etudes of Villa-Lobos, and, well, lots of really good things. Also, there are some cds Julian Bream plays Guitar with Orchestra, or with Harpsichords. Ah, he plays lute in some too. Unfortunately, there are 2 or 3 cds where a tenor sings and another which a woman says some poems, and those, in my opinion, are not very nice. So, it's a good collection, and if you can, buy it!!

Rock Music:

1. Serie Estreia [Import]
2. Seul [Import]
3. Seventh & Trade
4. Sincerely Hot [Enhanced]
5. Some Call It Aloha...Don't Tell
6. Songs of My Heart
7. Sunnyroad [CD-single] [Enhanced] [Import]
8. Temporal
9. The Rough Guide to the Music of Brazil: Rio de Janiero
10. The Rough Guide to the Music of Russia

Rock Music

rock music

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