Composed by Sorcha Ni Ghuairim
with Noirin Ni Riain
2. Gol na dTrí Muire (The Weeping of the three Marys)
Composed by Irish Traditional
with Noirin Ni Riain
3. The Darkest midnight in December
Composed by Christmas Traditional
with Noirin Ni Riain
4. Seacht nDólás na Maighdine Muire - Uíbh Ráthach (The seven sorrows of the Virgin Mary 1)
Composed by Pilib O Laoghaire
with Noirin Ni Riain
5. An Bhainis Phósta a Bhí I gCána (The Wedding feast at Cana)
Composed by Irish Traditional
with Noirin Ni Riain
6. Seacht nDólás na Maighdine Muire (County Connacht) (The seven sorrows of the Virgin Mary 2)
Composed by Sorcha Ni Ghuairim
with Noirin Ni Riain
7. An Caoineadh (The Keen)
Composed by Cait Ni Ghallchobhair
with Noirin Ni Riain
8. Caoineadh na hAoine (Friday Lament)
Composed by Irish Traditional
with Noirin Ni Riain
9. Pósadh Naofa Cána (The Holy Wedding at Cana)
Composed by Irish Traditional
with Noirin Ni Riain
10. Dextera Domini, offeratory, Mode 5
Composed by Gregorian Chant
with Noirin Ni Riain
11. Caoineadh na Maighdine (The Blessed Virgin's Keening)
Composed by Irish Traditional
with Noirin Ni Riain
Editorial Reviews
The union between the well-respected Irish singer Nóirín Ní Riain and the monks of Glenstal is a perfect one. Ní Riain's lovely soprano tenderly chimes over the monks' deeper vocal blanket as they sing medieval Celtic religious songs in the sean nos or "old style" tradition--subtly varying enunciation and tempo. Singing in Gaelic and Latin Gregorian plainchant, Ní Riain delicately wavers and flies throughout Limerick's Glenstal Abbey, creating an angelic and purely holy atmosphere. On closer listen, it's actually the Glenstal monks who occasionally have trouble keeping up with Ní Riain's vocal mastery--though their lower, male voices provide a refreshing, grounding counterpart to her delicate, high tone. The last track, "The Blessed Virgin's Keening," offers a particular highlight of the extraordinary call-and-response littered throughout this album. One of the Glenstal monks takes the solo male vocal and the result is a lovely, repetitive, masslike conclusion to the CD. Ní Riain has also authored books on Celtic culture and Gregorian chant. --Karen Karleski
The Virgin's Lament (Caoineadhi Na Maighdine),Noirin Ni Riain,Cait Ni Ghallchobhair,Sorcha Ni Ghuairim,Pilib O Laoghaire,Christmas Traditional,Irish Traditional,Nóirín Ní Riain,Sounds True Direct,Celtic,Celtic/Irish,Choral,Christmas Music,Int'l & World Music,Ireland,Miscellaneous,Pop,Vocal,Vocal Music,Western European Chant,World Music
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Grieg: Peer Gynt
Manufacturer: Virgin Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0007Z47JI Release Date: 2005-06-07 |
Tracks:
- No. 1 At The Wedding (Prelude To Act I)
- No. 2 Halling
- No. 4 The Abduction Of The Bride
- No. 6 Peer Gynt And The Woman In Green
- No. 7 Peer Gynt: 'You Can Tell Great Men By The Style Of Their Mounts!'
- No. 3 Springar
- No. 8 In The Hall Of The Mountain King
- No. 9 Dance Of The Mountain King's Daughter
- No. 12 The Death Of Ase (Prelude To Act III)
- No. 13 Morning Mood (Prelude To Act IV)
- No. 15 Arabian Dance
- No. 16 Anitra's Dance
- No.17 Peer Gynt's Serenade
- No. 19 Solveig's Song
- No. 20 Peer Gynt At The Statue Of Memnon
- No. 21 Peer Gynt's Homecoming. Stormy Evening On The Sea (Prelude To Act V)
- No. 22 The Shipwreck
- No. 23 Solveig Sings In The Hut
- No. 25 Whitsun Hymn: 'O Blessed Morning'
- No. 26 Solveig's Cradle Song
Customer Reviews:
The Whole Thing.......2007-05-10
Jarvi's reading is smooth and incisive and the choral parts are wonderful. I've never heard a scarier version of HOTMK. I never even knew that there was a solo vocal part for Peer himself, but here it is.
My only complaint-and it's a tiny one-is that the selections are not in the order that they would appear in Ibsen's play. But that's picking a very small nit indeed.
Hauntingly Beautiful.......2007-03-11
The soloists on this album are outstanding. I consider baritone Peter Mattei to be the most talented baritone of his type today and his rendition of Peer Gynt's Serenade is nothing short of incredible. Soprano Camilla Tilling as Soveig has a lovely ethereal sound to her voice which is used to great effect in her songs. Tilling has the loveliest female voice I have ever heard. Mezzo Charlotte Hellekant has also grown on me as Anitra. Many of these vocal songs are not included on other versions of Peer Gynt, which is a great shame. The choir, something I don't usually enjoy, is very impressive.
I would rate this CD as by far the best version of Peer Gynt and perhaps my favorite CD of all time. The sound quality of the recording should also be mentioned because it is absolutely stunning.
Good-enough readings but outstanding sound.......2007-02-21
Secondly, there's the sound. The engineers have achieved quite exceptinally clear, open sonics that I've never heard the like of in Peer Gynt. Even when Jarvi's conducting is ordinary and his Estonian musician ae playing at far less than virtuosic level, the gorgeous sounds coming out of one's speakers remain alluring. As far as completeness goes, the Ruud 2-CD set from Bis is unchallenged.
Passionate.......2006-08-18
Maybe this is THE (one disc-) Peer Gynt album to own ..........2006-02-15
Together with the recordings by Neeme Jarvi (27 cues; DGG), Marriner (only 12 cues; EMI), Tate (17 cues; EMI), Blomstedt (19 cues; Decca), Dreier (the first truly complete recording of all of the original music (1978); 32 cues, including 'Bridal Procession', 'Solveig's Song' and three 'Norwegian Dances' all of them n o t originally written for the play; Unicorn UKCD + NKFCD) and Ruud (the first complete recording with 29 cues plus all of the dialogue, making a total of 51 cues, coming up on 113 minutes; BIS), these two (1-CD) albums by Paavo Jarvi and Esa-Pekka Salonen are as complete as can get concerning this so called 'incidental' music for the Henrik Ibsen play of Peer Gynt. Nowadays, Peer Gynt is Norway's No. 1 national epic, thereby giving this music extra significance and poignancy. Originally, there are in all some twenty-six numbers of incidental music for the play: almost ninety minutes of music, as can be learned from the booklet-essay. And according to the booklet, twenty of those are on this album; No. 5, 10, 11, 14, 18 and 24 are left out of this recording. 'Solveig's Song' wasn't originally written for the stage play but nonetheless included as such on this CD, so actually 19 original pieces from Peer Gynt, op. 23 are on this album, and not 20. But anyhow, such 'criticism' would amount to nitpicking ;-)
Here I would like to warn the reader that this will be a somewhat one-sided review, as I have only ever heard the Peer Gynt-recordings of Esa-Pekka Salonen, Per Dreier (freshly inspired, very natural performances) and this newest one of Paavo Jarvi. So this review is, for what it is worth, a personal and somewhat subjective approach, leaving out many other alternatives ...
Anyhow, as for the one-CD albums of Peer Gynt, op. 23, the merits of the Salonen/Oslo Philharmonic album (aside from the artistic ones, which are huge, as well as spot on as far as the 'Nordic' atmosphere of the music is concerned) lie in the fact that - up to now - it has been as near 'complete' a rendering of the music for Peer Gynt - as much as fits on one CD - as one might wish, covering the whole dramatic arc of the play from beginning to end (but without any of the spoken dialogue). I believe that this new recording with Paavo Jarvi is even more complete - as could be fitted on one disc - and gives the listener an even better feel of the drama of the play, if only because there is more singing here, namely by Peer Gynt (in the delightful 'Peer Gynt's Serenade'). Also, one hears here seldomly recorded, but wonderfully evocative pieces, such as 'Peer Gynt and the Woman in Green', 'Peer gynt: you can tell great men by the style of their mounts', 'Peer Gynt at the Statue of Memnon' (similar to 'Prelude Act III: Deep in the Coniferous Forest' on the Salonen/Oslo Philharmonic album. Actually it is the same piece, but it was never intended as the prelude to act III) and 'The Shipwreck'. Simply delightful, all this! As are all the soloists - truly, the best one could wish for! - singing in this recording. If I may steal a quote from Tim Ashley, The Guardian, May 13, 2005: "Peter Mattei is the swollen-headed Peer, Camilla Tilling a dignified, unsentimental Solveig and the incomparable Charlotte Hellekant a camp but lethally seductive Anitra." But although Camilla Tilling's Solveig is superb, IMHO she is not as completely involved-sounding or as convincing in the projecting of the troubled mind and heart of (especially the elderly) Solveig as does Barbara Hendricks for Esa-Pekka Salonen.
Even more than Esa-Pekka Salonen's performance with the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, this recording offers the listener a more 'true to the letter-performance', as the music is here performed as heard during the play, as witnessed by 'Solveigs vuggevise' ('Solveig's Cradle Song'), where her singing is interlaced with the 'Whitsun Hymn', which, to the ears of this listener, only heigtening the sense of drama and storytelling.
All in all a fantastic album, I believe, and one that brings into focus the drama even more than other recordings of this music. Even though the orchestral playing of the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra is maybe a (slight) nodge below that of the Oslo Philharmonic under Salonen and missing out on the deepest or finer layers of melancholy and dramatic tension (which are indeed touched upon by Salonen, I think), it is warmly sympathetic and more lush (as is the acoustics of the recording venue).
The really adventurous or Peer Gynt-completists (and once taken this step, the all too brief Suites will never be an option again!) should really go for Dreier or Ruud - this last one is said to be simply magnificent (music as well as acting) - but this generous one disc album, with some of the most gorgeous playing and singing, is warmly recommended (at least, in my opinion) to anyone who loves this wonderfully evocative music. Delightful!
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The Virgin's Lament (Caoineadhi Na Maighdine)
Manufacturer: Sounds True Direct ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00000BIB4 Release Date: 1998-09-29 |
Tracks:
- Caoineadh Mhuire (Mary's Keen)
- Gol Na DTri Muire (The Weeping Of The Three Marys)
- The Darkest Midnight
- Seacht NDolas Na Maighdine Muire Uibh Rathach (The Seven Sarrows Of The Virgin Mary I)
- An Bhainis Phosta A Bhi I GCana (The Wedding Feast At Cana)
- Seacht NDolas Na Maighdine Muire (The Seven Sorrows Of The Virgin Mary II)
- An Caoineadh (The Keen)
- Caoineadh Na HAoine (Friday Lament)
- Posadh Naofa Cana (The Holy Wedding At Cana)
- Destera Domini (The Lord's Right Hand)
- Caoneadhi Na Maighdine (The Blessed Virgin's Keening)
Amazon.com
The union between the well-respected Irish singer Nóirín Ní Riain and the monks of Glenstal is a perfect one. Ní Riain's lovely soprano tenderly chimes over the monks' deeper vocal blanket as they sing medieval Celtic religious songs in the sean nos or "old style" tradition--subtly varying enunciation and tempo. Singing in Gaelic and Latin Gregorian plainchant, Ní Riain delicately wavers and flies throughout Limerick's Glenstal Abbey, creating an angelic and purely holy atmosphere. On closer listen, it's actually the Glenstal monks who occasionally have trouble keeping up with Ní Riain's vocal mastery--though their lower, male voices provide a refreshing, grounding counterpart to her delicate, high tone. The last track, "The Blessed Virgin's Keening," offers a particular highlight of the extraordinary call-and-response littered throughout this album. One of the Glenstal monks takes the solo male vocal and the result is a lovely, repetitive, masslike conclusion to the CD. Ní Riain has also authored books on Celtic culture and Gregorian chant. --Karen KarleskiCustomer Reviews:
Gaelic Treasure!.......2004-09-15
Least liked of three.......2001-10-27
A Cool Waterfall Melting the Knots of the Mind.......2001-05-20
Exquisite Gaelic plainsong.......2000-06-08
Wonderful.......1999-07-31
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John Tavener: Thunder Entered Her
Manufacturer: Virgin Records Us ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00000DNF7 Release Date: 1994-10-11 |
Tracks:
- Angels
- Annunciation
- The Lament Of The Mother Of God
- Thunder Entered Her
- Hymns Of Paradise
- God Is With Us
Customer Reviews:
One of the best Tavener CDs ever.......2004-04-10
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La Guitarra Romantica
Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000003F0G Release Date: 1991-07-05 |
Tracks:
- Mazurka In G
- Study In A
- Marietta
- Capricho Arabe
- Prld in a
- Recuerdos de la Alhambra
- Serenata
- Tango espagnol
- Guajira
- Popular Catalan Songs: The Night Of Christmas
- Popular Catalan Songs: The Nightingale
- Popular Catalan Songs: The Master
- Popular Catalan Songs: The Girl at the Spinning Wheel
- Popular Catalan Songs: Amelia's Will
- Popular Catalan Songs: The Thief's Song
- Popular Catalan Songs: Lament
- Popular Catalan Songs: The Son of the Virgin
- Popular Catalan Songs: Riera's Heir
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Lights in the Dark
Hector Zazou , Traditional , Breda Mayock , and Katie McMahon Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000009PT5 Release Date: 1998-08-18 |
Tracks:
- Ralt (The Star)
- Seacht Sauilcena Maighdine Muire (Seven...
- Dn Nar Marbh (Song of the Dead)
- Caoineadh Na Dtr Muire (Keening Joys of...
- Seacht Sauilcena Maighdine Muire (Seven...
- Gol Na Dtr Muire (Lament of the Three...
- Amhrn Na Pise (Song of the Passion)
- In Ainm an Athar le Bua (In the Name of...
- Seacht Ndlas Na Maighdine Muire (Seven... -
- Duan Chro osa (Little Song to the Heart...
- Caoine Mhuire (Mary's Lament)
- Achain an Ghra (Requests of Love)
- Amergin (Tomb of Every Hope)
Amazon.com
Zazou specializes in ambient soundtracks for nonexistent movies that take their cues from various world music genres. This time out it's Irish sacred music, and Zazou, with the help of a small army of international stars including Egyptian percussionist Hossam Ramzy, trumpet wiz Mark Isham, and French picker extraordinaire Thierry Robin, has fashioned 13 moody settings for ancient and modern texts that feature mournful vocals by Brede Mayock and Lasairfhiona ni Chonaola. The result is new agey, but the passion of the singers and some disturbing instrumental touches keep the music from getting too predictable. The misleading ads for this album say that it features Brendan Perry from Dead Can Dance, and Katie McMahon from "Riverdance." Perry does play percussion on two tracks, and McMahon sings lead on three, but if you're looking for the Gothic pop of DCD or the exuberant Irish jigs of "Riverdance," you're going to be disappointed. --j. poetCustomer Reviews:
ASTLEYAN AS ANYTHING.......2002-01-10
This is an album I play a lot.I've had it on a Walkman,ringing through my ears.I've LIVED with it.
Maybe at some future stage this Algerian expatraite will coax Virginia out of retirement to put in an appearance on some future album,the ame way he apparantly did with the ex Passion Barbara Gogan.
Zazou is a Cult Artiste who will never find commercial fame yet will continue to make great music. You just have to be grateful for stuff like this,for record companies who will spend a fortune and know there will be little return
This is Forever Music that makes you feel good and I would say this is the Zazou you should hear first before exploring the other albums
Sheer brilliance in the dark.......1999-06-29
Music to make moss grow, whisky flow and tired skin prickle........1999-02-06
Distinto ? Un regreso a casa........1998-11-17
Hypnotically beautiful.......1998-10-13
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Cór: Traditional Irish Songs for Chorus
Manufacturer: Arsis Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B0006SSOXQ Release Date: 2004-12-28 |
Tracks:
- She Moved Through the Fair - Celtic Ayres, Marlowe Morris Trio
- Beidh Aonach Amar (Tomorrow There'll Be a Fair) - Celtic Ayres, Marlowe Morris Trio
- Si Do Mhaimeo (She's Your Granny) - Celtic Ayres, Marlowe Morris Trio
- Rakes of Mallow - Celtic Ayres, Marlowe Morris Trio
- Phil the Fluther's Ball
- Down by the Salley Gardens
- Thugamar F an Samradh Linn (We Brought the Summer With Us)
- Lark in the Clear Air
- Don Od I Mbeithil (Once Upon a Night in Bethlehem)
- Suantraa Maighdine (The Virgin Mary's Lullaby)
- Wexford Carol
- s Do Bheatha 'Bhaile (You Are Welcome Home)
- Famine Lament
- Dn (Seaweed)
- Coulin
- Ardagh Cuain
- Silent, O Moyle
- Derry Air (Danny Boy)
- Cat's Ramble to the Child's Saucer (A Medley of Irish Melodies): Rakes
- Lord of the Dancing Day
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Nancy Armstrong: What Magic Has Victorious Love
Purcell , Handel , and Armstrong/ Boston Museum Trio Manufacturer: Video Artists Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00007MB7V Release Date: 2003-01-28 |
Rock Music:
- Toute La Musique [Live] [Import]
- Venezia 2000 [Import]
- Very Best of Alabina [Import]
- Voices of Life
- Water Down the Ganges
- Ya-Rayi [Original recording remastered]
- Yemenite Songs
- Yoshida Brothers
- Zucchero & Co. [Import]
- Absolute Rai [Box set] [Import]
Recommended Music:
George Jones Sings the Great Songs of Leon Payne
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre [Soundtrack]
Vocal Music from One Earth, Vol. 1: Eastern Europe and Southern Siberia
Universal Masters Collection [Import] [Original recording remastered]
Tchaikovsky/Dvorak Violin Concertos
Universally Speaking [CD-single] [Enhanced] [Import]