Baghdad [Import]

1. Tufah (Apple)

2. Chathab (Liar)

3. Mohamad Bouya Mohamad (Dear Beloved)

4. Laila Wala Youm (No Day No Night)

5. Masaal (Honey Tobacco)

6. Ana Blayak

7. Shlonak (How Are You)

8. Win Ya Galob (Oh Weep My Heart)

9. Abu Noonah (Abu Noona)

10. Mo Hiya (This Is the One)

11. Eidi Ya Mahbobi (It's Fiesta Habibi)

12. Maghribiah (Sunset)

13. Baghdad

Baghdad,Ilham Al Madfai,EMI Int'l,Arabic,Int'l & World Music,Middle Eastern Pop,Pop,World Fusion,World Music

Average customer rating: One of the great virtuosos of our time EXCELLENT ALBUM--exquisite musical heritage of Iraq Not Munir Bashir, but close The Epitome of Iraqi Sadness is Nassir's Music... correction of information

Baghdad Lute Naseer Shamma Manufacturer: Inst. Du Monde Afr. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music General | Middle East | International | Styles | Music Iraq | Middle East | International | Styles | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Art of the Ud Barzakh JADAL (Oud Duo) Conte de L'incroyable Amour Astrakan Cafe ASIN: B000034D5H Release Date: 1999-11-16

Tracks:

1. Min Adh-Dhra/Mires
2. Qissat Hubb Sharkiyya/Une Histoire d'Amour Orientale
3. Nasamat 'Adhba/Douces Brises
4. Suk-Layl Faghdad/Nuit Calme aghdad
5. Min Ashur Ila Ishbiliya [From Assur to Seville]
6. SalBliyya/Pri Babulonienne
7. Ughniya'iryya/Chanson Irakienne
8. HiwBayn Al-Mutanabbi Was -SayyDialoque Entre Deux Pos
9. Al-Amiriyya/L'Abri d'Al-Amiriyya

Customer Reviews:

One of the great virtuosos of our time.......2006-01-05

And here I thought this CD was my personal discovery! What a surprise to find 20 reviews...but, OK...I'm glad.
I can't understand any comparison to Munir Bashir - Shamma's virtuosity is of a whole different order. Each note seems to have its own attack and dynamic. And his collection of "extended techniques" places him solidly in the late '20th century. Bashir is much more humble and unassuming. Sometimes I feel that Shamma approaches the overelaborated. But even if it's a bit calculated, the calculations are on a genius level. And the orphanage piece touches the heart AND the mind, on so many levels.

EXCELLENT ALBUM--exquisite musical heritage of Iraq.......2005-07-09

What wonderful music comes from Baghdad and Iraq in general. It truly was the seat of artistic and musical sophistication. Just listen to these esquisite sounds to see what I mean.

Not Munir Bashir, but close.......2005-05-04

Naseer has come a long way.... his talent seems to get better with time...

The Epitome of Iraqi Sadness is Nassir's Music..........2004-08-20

I had met Nassir a long time ago during the first Iraq War and listened to him play. He cries with his oud; or it cries for him. This collection is an embodiment of what we as a people have suffered under wars, sanctions and more wars...
Nassir traces his steps into the depth of Iraqi culture. He brings up characters in Iraqi history and makes them talk to each other, and if you knew the names, you heard the talk, and you understood.
In the piece on Ameria -called Ameria, a shelter which was hit by a US missile causing the tragic death by 'boiling' to some 400 Iraqi women and children, you can hear the children play. It's peaceful and quiet and then the air-raid sirens kick in, and it is painful...I cry when this piece approaches that part...You can then hear the swirling missile, the rush and panic of humans that seems endless, and then the lamentation...That is slow and agonizing. Peace dawns again, and you hear the Muezzin (the call for prayer), and it seems to drag you into calm, and finally, the joyful march of the martyrs to heaven...You can hear them as they ascend.
The music is rare and beautiful...What more can I say...

correction of information.......2003-09-21

Hi there all , i regret that i did not listen to the CD mentioned above for it is not available in the place i live in , but there is a comment i would like to add about al-amiryiah , it is not an orphanage as one of the reviewer said , actually it was a nuclear shultter in al amiriya block in Baghdad , and it has been bombed by the Americans during the 1991 war and since it was a nuclear sheltter then the Americans had to get it's plans at that time to manufacture a special drilling bomb to be able to reach to the core and explode , the incidence killed more than 400 Iraqies most of them were women and children and the excuse was that they had information that Saddam Hussein was their at that time ... !!!!!!

Average customer rating: The Fantasy Album nice release from Silva Outstanding Fantasy Scores from Hit Fantasy Movies "successful formula from Silva spells Classic all the way"

The Fantasy Album Jerry Goldsmith , Kenneth Alwyn , Nic Raine , Paul Bateman , Randy Edelman , Danny Elfman , Bernard Herrmann , and James Horner Manufacturer: Silva America ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Elfman, Danny | ( E ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Herrmann | Herrmann, Bernard | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Orff | Orff, Carl | ( O ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Kamen | Kamen, Michael | ( K ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Cantatas | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Cantatas | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Ennio Morricone: Film Music Masterworks The Science Fiction Album Great Film Fantasies Way Out West: The Essential Western Film Music Collection, Vol. 2 Day the Earth Stood Still (Score) ASIN: B00006GOEG Release Date: 2002-09-24

Tracks:

1. Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone - 'Hedwig's Theme'
2. Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring - 'The Fellowship'
3. The Mummy - 'Sand Volcano/Love Theme'
4. The Mummy Returns - 'Main Themes'
5. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon - 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon/The Eternal Vow'
6. Conan: The Barbarian - 'Suite: Prologue/Anvil Of Cron/Riddle Of Steel/Riders Of Doom'
7. Dragonheart - 'Main Themes'
8. The Seventh Voyage Of Sinbad - 'Overture'
9. Mysterious Island - 'Prelude/The Balloon'
10. Mysterious Island - 'Giant Bees/The Giant Crab'
11. Jason And The Argonauts - 'Prelude'
12. The Valley Of Gwangi - 'The Forbidden Valley/Pterodactyl Attack/Death Of Gwangi'
13. The Three Worlds Of Gulliver - 'Overture'
14. The Golden Voyage Of Sinbad - 'Prelude/Sinbad Fights Kali/Finale'
15. The Witches Of Eastwick - 'The Dance Of The Witches'

Tracks:

1. Gladiator - 'Suite'
2. Fleash And Blood - 'End Titles'
3. Willow - 'Willow's Theme'
4. Beetlejuice - 'Main Theme'
5. Edward Scissorhands - 'Main Title/Ice Dance'
6. Batman - 'Suite'
7. Highlander - 'Training Montage'
8. Mad Max - 'Suite'
9. Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome - 'Thunderdome Fanfare/I Am Captian Walker'
10. Excalibur - 'O Fortina From Carmina Burana'
11. The Thief Of Bagdad - 'Overture/The Market At Basra'
12. Legend - 'Faerie Dance/Re-united'
13. Raiders Of The Lost Ark - 'The Radiers March'

Customer Reviews:

The Fantasy Album.......2007-05-09

You can't have too many Sci-Fi albums. This is a good addition to anyone's collection. A good crosssection of SF music. It even has music from The Thief of Bagdad from the 30s(?)

nice release from Silva.......2005-08-15

As with most of the recent Silva America releases, Silva Screen has compiled older recordings from previous CDs and added some new material exclusively for this release. In this case, Silva has recorded music from The first Harry Potter and Lord of The Rings films, both Mummy films and Gladiator. I'm not sure what else is new, but combine these excellent tracks with golden age material from Hermann and Rozsa, and some Elfman (Batman, Edward Scissorhands) and Williams (Raiders of the Lost Ark, Witches of Eastwick) for good measure, you have a heckuva compilation.

The performance is first rate with only the Raiders March being a subpar track.

Outstanding Fantasy Scores from Hit Fantasy Movies.......2003-04-05

If you're looking for some fantasy role-playing game backround music to play or just like mostly classical fantasy-esque music, this double CD contains excellent scores wrapped in whopping total of 140+ minutes worth of music.

Classic music from your favorite hit fantasy and action movies are found all over this huge, quality collection. You'll hear suites and sounds from outstanding films like Lord of the Rings, Gladiator, Willow, The Mummy, Harry Potter, Excalibur, Conan, Highlander, Batman, Edward Scissorhands and more.

A recent (2002) and impressive collection of musical scores, and by far the best CDs I've personally bought for fantasy themed music.

"successful formula from Silva spells Classic all the way".......2002-09-24

History repeats itself with this latest compilation from Silva Screen "Fantasy Album:Adventure & Fantasy at the Movies", a heap of music to digest within the twenty-eight tracks. All beautifully arranged and conducted by Paul Bateman and Nic Raine with the City Of Prague Orchestra in full force...with the helping hand of David Temple (choir master) of the Crouch End Festival Chorus. A perfect blend from brew master James Fitzpatrick(producer) who has impeccable foresight and taste in film music.

What I most enjoy about Silva, is the fact they always have the lesser recorded selections within the big picture...take for instance "THE SEVENTH VOYAGE OF SINBAD"(1958), "THE THREE WORLDS OF GULLIVER" (1960), "MYSTERIOUS ISLAND" (1961) and "JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS" (1963), all four composed by Bernard Herrmann who is in a class by himself, they'll never be another.

But for my money the highlight picks are "GLADITOR"(2000), Hans Zimmer's recreation of the spectacle that was Romes, with man against man, man against beast and the armies that clashed and fell under the powerful story that unfolds within this suite from the film ~ "BEETLEJUICE", "EDWARD SCISSORHANDS" and "BATMAN", each from the films of Tim Burton still ring true within the realm of great direction and storytelling, this can only be topped by composer Danny Elfman who adds the frosting to an appetizing treat ~ "LEGEND" (1985), can faeries, goblins, woodland spirits mix well with the Lord of Darkness...only the legendary Jerry Goldsmith can conjure up a tune to drive the entire cast into a frenzy with "FARIE DANCE/REUNITED", this is the stuff nightmares are made of with a happy ending of course.

With composers like Tan Dun, Randy Edelman, Danny Elfman, Jerry Goldsmith, Bernard Herrmann, James Horner, Maurice Jarre, Michael Kamen, Brian May, Jerome Moross, Carl Orff, Basil Poledouris, Miklos Rozsa, Howard Shore, Alan Silvestri, John Williams and Hans Zimmer...one can only hope this will last forever. Silva, I don't know how you do it, but keep them coming...gotta love it!

Total Time: Disc One 71:43 on 15 Tracks & Disc Two 73:48 on 13 Tracks ~ Silva
SSD-1142 ~ (2002)

Average customer rating: Excellent format with story followed by music

1001 Nights: Sinbad the Sailor and Other Stories Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Poetry, Spoken Word & Interviews | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Children's Music | 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: Peter and the Wolf Carnival of The Animals ASIN: B00005QISR Release Date: 2001-11-20

Tracks:

1. Sinbad The Sailor
2. Sinbad the Sailor
3. The Story Of A Dervish
4. The Story Of A Dervish
5. The Prince And The Princess
6. The Prince And The Princess
7. The Story Of The Second Dervish
8. The Story Of The Second Dervish
9. conclusion

Customer Reviews:

Excellent format with story followed by music.......2004-05-24

We have really enjoyed this CD. The stories are well told, and the music following without voice over is wonderful.

Average customer rating: The other essential Herrmann CD

Great Film Music Manufacturer: Polygram Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Herrmann | Herrmann, Bernard | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | 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 Similar Items: Music from the Great Hitchcock Movie Thrillers Bernard Herrmann: Music From Great Film Classics Psycho Sunset Boulevard: The Classic Film Scores of Franz Waxman The Three Worlds of Gulliver ASIN: B000004265 Release Date: 1996-05-14

Tracks:

1. Journey To The Center Of The Earth: Mountain Top And Sunrise
2. Journey To The Center Of The Earth: Prelude
3. Journey To The Center Of The Earth: The Grotto
4. Journey To The Center Of The Earth: Salt Slides
5. Journey To The Center Of The Earth: Atlantis
6. Journey To The Center Of The Earth: The Giant Chameleon And The Fight
7. Journey To The Center Of The Earth: The Shaft And Finale
8. The Seventh Voyage Of Sinbad: Overture
9. The Seventh Voyage Of Sinbad: The Duel With The Skeleton
10. The Seventh Voyage Of Sinbad: Baghdad
11. The Day The Earth Stood Still: Outer Space
12. The Day The Earth Stood Still: Radar
13. The Day The Earth Stood Still: Gort
14. The Day The Earth Stood Still: The Robot
15. The Day The Earth Stood Still: Space Control
16. The Day The Earth Stood Still: Terror
17. The Day The Earth Stood Still: Farewell And Finale
18. Fahrenheit 451: Prelude
19. Fahrenheit 451: Fire Engine
20. Fahrenheit 451: The Bedroom
21. Fahrenheit 451: Flowers Of Fire
22. Fahrenheit 451: The Road And Finale
23. Gulliver's Travels: Overture
24. Gulliver's Travels: Minuetto-Wapping
25. Gulliver's Travels: Hornpipe
26. Gulliver's Travels: Lilliputians 1&2
27. Gulliver's Travels: Victory 1&2
28. Gulliver's Travels: Escape
29. Gulliver's Travels: The King's March
30. Gulliver's Travels: Trees
31. Gulliver's Travels: The Tightrope
32. Gulliver's Travels: Lovers
33. Gulliver's Travels: The Chess Game
34. Gulliver's Travels: Pursuit
35. Gulliver's Travels: Finale

Amazon.com

Captured on this one disc are the great film scores Bernard Herrmann did for several classic science fiction films of the '50s and '60s. Herrmann did not go in for simple atmospherics and cheap orchestral tricks with his music. He knew that the music would have to conjure a mental world all its own. This is especially true in "The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad". It's a tone poem Rimsky-Korsakov could have written. The best here is "The Day the Earth Stood Still" with its use of the (then) revolutionary theremin. It's a clear masterpiece, all on its own. --Paul Cook

Customer Reviews:

The other essential Herrmann CD.......2004-08-25

I like to think of this CD as being the "Forbidden Planet" of film scores CDs -- technically marvelous, consistently enthralling on an emotional and mental level, and way ahead of its time.

Unfortunately it is not available as I write this. Last time I visited this Amazon site, there was one CD for sale for almost $60. You'll have to make up your own mind if this music is worth that much to you. I made my choice long ago to own this and keep it in my library, conceivably forever.

With five film scores, 35 tracks and 72 minutes of the most high grade science fiction music, this CD should be considered the definitive source for Bernard Herrmann's non-Hitchcock film scores. Not only did he conduct the National Philharmonic Orchestra in these recordings, the composer approved of the Phase 4 recording and mixing. It is, as the notes say, a unique listening experience.

I have found this CD to be a constant source of imagination, vision and scope in film music that still has no peer 30 years after its production. The opening sequence to "Journey To The Center of the Earth" is better than it ever was in the theater, where the music was a hackneyed backdrop to an incredilbe film. In this CD, the music dwarfs the film action.

My favorite sequence in this issue is Herrmann's work for the Ray Bradbury novella "Fahrenheit 451", which was recast in some minds recently when "Fahrenheit 911" appeared in theaters throughout the country.

Every bit of the miracle of that little film is projected through this eerily wonderful music, which seems to comprise a world of its own. The sections help recall Sontag's first trip on the fire engine, the bedroom fire and the finale.

The lengthiest tract on this disk is the near 27 minute set from the film "Gulliver's Travels". I've never seen the movie but will attest that the music is out of this world in a very British way. This section seems closer to following the musical rules for a suite than any other on this disk.

Decca had the good sense to return the Bernard Herrmann-conducted Hitchcock scores to circulation, so maybe they will do the same with this miraculous disk. Again, the notes are nothing to write home about, but even with that considered no lover of film music or the music of Bernard Herrmann can consider their library complete without this disk.

Average customer rating: Patti Austin and Gregory Hines Are Brilliant

Greatest Hits Manufacturer: Philips ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Waltzes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Ellington | Ellington, Edward Duke | ( E ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gershwin | Gershwin, George | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Grieg, Edvard | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Puccini | Puccini, Giacomo | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Waxman | Waxman, Franz | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Romantic | Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Incidental Music | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Tone Poems | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Star Wars | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Marches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Orchestral Pop | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Rodgers & Hammerstein - The Complete Overtures ~ Opening Night / Hollywood Bowl Orchestra · Mauceri Hollywood Dreams Betcha Bottom Dollar ASIN: B00005J712 Release Date: 2001-05-22

Tracks:

1. Let Yourself Go - Steppin' Out With My Baby - Patti LuPone
2. Slap That Bass - Gregory Hines
3. Love Is Here To Stay - Patti Austin
4. Mood Indigo - Dee Dee Bridgewater
5. A Foggy Day - Gregory Hines
6. Let's Call The Whole Thing Off - Patti Austin/Gregory Hines
7. Heatwave - Patti LuPone
8. Something Wonderful - Marilyn Horne
9. O Mio Babbino Caro - Puccini's Gianni Schicchi
10. Prelude To A Kiss - Dee Dee Bridgewater
11. I'm Beginning To See The Light - Dee Dee Bridgewater
12. Nice Work If You Can Get It - Gregory Hines
13. The All Laughed - Patti Austin
14. I've Got Beginner's Luck - Gregory Hines/Patti Austin
15. Doin' What Comes Natur-lly - Patti LuPone
16. I Have Dreamed - Peabo Bryson/Lea Salonga
17. For You, For Me, For Evermore - Patti Austin/Gregory Hines

Tracks:

1. Gone With The Wind: Main Title - John Mauceri/Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
2. An American In Paris - John Mauceri/Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
3. Carousel: Heaven Effect And Carousel Waltz - John Mauceri/Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
4. Peyton Place - John Mauceri/Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
5. The Wizard Of Oz Concert Suite - John Mauceri/Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
6. Morning Mood - John Mauceri/Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
7. Cinema Paradiso - John Mauceri/Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
8. Somewhere In Time - John Mauceri/Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
9. Eternal Love - John Mauceri/Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
10. John Dunbar Theme - John Mauceri/Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
11. Throne Room And Finale - John Mauceri/Hollywood Bowl Orchestra

Customer Reviews:

Patti Austin and Gregory Hines Are Brilliant.......2007-07-07

I own the Hollywood Bowl Gershwin CD and I love it. I was surprised by it. Play the samples if you can but the singing and sound are clear and crisp and you can understand every word.

Average customer rating: One Soldier knows Great! Gritty and Enthralling Buy this album now! Good first album

Live from Iraq Manufacturer: 4th25 ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Voices From the Frontline Gunner Palace Revolutionary, Vol. 2 Revolutionary, Vol. 1 Love My Rifle More Than You: Young and Female in the U.S. Army ASIN: B000A7ZJVS Release Date: 2005-03-29

Customer Reviews:

One Soldier knows.......2007-07-20

I may have not been on the front lines, but I have my share of emotional scars caused by the war. When I first heard this album about a year ago, I immediately drifted back off to Iraq. I could see the sand, feel the heat and smell the air (the air has a very distinctive smell, of dirt, feeces and blood). At least thats the way it smells to me. This is truly a accurate depiction of what happens down range (Iraq). The song titled "holding my breath" is extrodinary...hand claps and bows to the artist.

Great!.......2007-07-07

These guys were in country after I was so I never saw them live. Honestly I really don't like Hip-Hop, rap or any of that stuff, but this CD is great! I listened to ever word and for a Iraqi Vet this thing really hits home. I would like to say thanks to these guys for telling people out there our story, when the media won't and the US citizen doesn't support us either.

Gritty and Enthralling.......2007-01-12

This album is stunning. Although the beats could be more imaginative by studio standards, the fact that 4th25 wrote and recorded this in theater is astonishing. The story that they have to tell is also amazing and one that I love hearing over and over again. Not only is the music great, the group also uses most of their revenue to help out fellow soldiers. I love this group and highly anticipate their next album, because this one was a excellent piece of work.

Buy this album now!.......2006-06-28

This album is dope and really tells a story about war you never hear in the media or from the mouths of the administration. These guys are the hardest American rappers ever. They make Tupac(RIP) sound like Tweety Bird.

Good first album.......2006-06-05

Hey I was with these guys when they did this album. It sounds pretty good with the equipment they had and where they made it at. Everything they talk about is true and straight from the heart. Anyone that wants to hear someone rap about real and not petty "my block" beef pick this album up.

Average customer rating: My own life is behind these recordings Don't go for broke unless you're a die-hard Stokowski fan More Sensational Stokowski

Original Masters: Leopold Stokowski: Decca Recordings 1964-1975 [BOX SET] Manufacturer: Decca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Beethoven | Beethoven, Ludwig van | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Borodin | Borodin, Alexander | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Brahms | Brahms, Johannes | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Mussorgsky | Mussorgsky, Modest | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Schubert | Schubert, Franz | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Tchaikovsky | Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wagner | Wagner, Richard | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Romantic | Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Incidental Music | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Marches | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Overtures | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Tone Poems | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music London Philharmonic Orchestra | ( L ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Romances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Russian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music The Decca Records Store | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: Decca Recordings, 1965-1972 (Limited Edition) CARL SCHURICHT Decca Recordings 1949-1956 Pierre Monteux Decca & Philips Recordings, 1956-1964 Clara Haskil: Philips Recordings, 1951-1960 Ernest Ansermet: Decca Recordings 1953-1967 ASIN: B00067R3BQ Release Date: 2005-02-08

Customer Reviews:

My own life is behind these recordings.......2007-06-10

I can assure that one of the reason I love music is due to these recordings of Mr. Stokowsky. My father had the record of Scherezade and, though my father was an ignorant about cultivated music, he knew very well what to appreciate. We never argued when I played Beethoven's first symphony so loud, however, he always did when I played Rolling Stones so loud. I adore that he taught me to appreciate Rimsky-korsakov's music as well as Tchaikovsky's Capriccio Spagnolo so young. He was wise, on his way. I can't help to cry for him, listening to Borodin's Palatsovian dances, because, it is great music, and, having into account that I used to love it by Mr. Stokowsky's work, it doubles my crying and my remembrance. He loved the record so much. I love you, daddy.

Don't go for broke unless you're a die-hard Stokowski fan.......2006-09-22

When Stokowski began to make Phase 4 recordings for Decca in 1964, he was already 82, but he hadn't lost his energy or his tendency to shape music in outlandish ways. I mostly love him, but this box set duplicates recordings that can be found on the Cala label, which has been releasing everything Stokowski in the world, and on Decca single CDs if you go to the used market.

I mention this because the whole box set, Vol. 2 in the Original Masters series, continas some forgettable performances, in particular the rhythmically slack Beethoven Sym. 5 and 7, the over-highlighted Schubert 'Unfinished,' and a live Brahms First that seems manic and forced too much of the time. However, if you think of Stokowski having little to offer in the German classics, here is an exceptional Beethoven Ninth, one of the best things from his late career and wonderful in every way.

Decca knows that the crowd-pleasers are the gaudy, multi-miked Phase 4 versions of Scheherazade, as bombastic as you could imagine, and lots of Russian fare, including Stoki's signature synthesis from Boris Godunov. The 1812 Over., by the way, isn't over the top and yet needed to be. Finally, this German-Russian collection contains a thrilling disc of Wagner excerpts, much of it grossly over-miked, but at its core containing very impressive, vital interpretations.

In all, I'd select the Wagner, the Beethoven Ninth, and the legendary Scheherazade as the best things here. Buy them separately or take the plunge for this whole box, your choice.

More Sensational Stokowski.......2005-06-08

It took me a while to purchase this six-disc set in UNI's "Original Masters" series, but I finally did this past weekend. Classical music fans seem to either love or hate Leopold Stokowski (I, of course, love him), and unfortunately much of "Decca Recordings 1964-75, Volume 2" will be old news to serious devotees of the conductor. While I'm not familiar with the complete Decca back-catalog, at least three full discs worth of material have been previously available in the old "Weekend Classics" series -- Beethoven's 5th & 7th, Beethoven's 9th, and the Wagner selections. (I'm pretty sure the Rimsky-Korsakov material on disc five, and the Tchaikovsky and Mussorgsky pieces on disc six have been issued prior too.) This is good news for those who came to collecting classical CDs late (like me) because while the Wagner is still available individually, the Beethovens have been fetching absurd prices in the Amazon Marketplace. The only material receiving its first international release is contained on disc 3 -- a Schubert "Unfinished" with the London Philharmonic from 1969 and a rousing live performance of the Brahms 1st with the London Symphony on the occasion of the conductor's 60th anniversary leading that body. The original instruments crowd will surely turn up their noses at these legendary performances, but me, I'll just sit back and listen to some more sensational sounding Stokowski.

Average customer rating: Very nicely crafted baghdad blues rules!!

Baghdad Blues Various Artists Manufacturer: EMI Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Blues | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music Arabic | Middle East | International | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B0006H2X4S Release Date: 2004-10-25

Tracks:

1. Mesopotamia [Babylon Is Burning Mix] - Omar Bashir, Mesopotamix
2. "Cradle" Sound of Civilization - Omar Bashir
3. Baghdad (Kathura Al Hadeeth) ... [Transglobal Underground Mixes] - Kadim Al Sahir
4. Baghdad (Kathura Al Hadeeth) [Main Mix] - Kadim Al Sahir
5. Mohamed Bouya Mohamed - Ilham Al Madfai
6. Milih Wil Zaad (Baghdad)
7. Khaleeha Ala Allah
8. Ghahwitak Azawi
9. Poetic Justice - Kareem AlIraqi
10. Baghdad (& Poets) - Fairuz

Customer Reviews:

Very nicely crafted.......2006-10-26

This compilation presents a series of classic cuts, some remixed suitable for the lounge, car or living room.

baghdad blues rules!!.......2005-05-21

I love this cd!!!!!
if you like Khalejji music,,,,,,then you know exactly what I am talking about,,belly trance to baghdad blues...smoke hookah,,drink turkish coffee, you will cry joyful tears... kick ass music for serious arabian blues......Get it...and enjoy life!

Average customer rating: Love, love, love this disk!

Papa's Got a Brand New Baghdad Capitol Steps Manufacturer: Capitol Steps ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Comedic Music | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Similar Items: Four More Years in the Bush Leagues Between Iraq and a Hard Place I'm So Indicted One Bush, Two Bush, Old Bush New Bush When Bush Comes to Shove ASIN: B000267J9C Release Date: 2004-06-08

Tracks:

1. Green Green Grass At Home
2. Help Rwanda
3. Ain't No Surplus, Now It's Gone
4. Democratic Hit Parade
5. I Wish I Was On Oxycontin
6. Hilary's Way
7. Cameroon
8. Papa's Got A Brand New Baghdad
9. Spider Hole
10. I Want A Guy Just Like the Guy Who Married Dear Old Dad
11. Kobe Bryant
12. Frogs At War
13. Goodbye Uday, Qusay
14. Cows Gone Mand
15. SuperCaliforniaRecallFreakShowWasAtrociou
16. The Fondler
17. Lirty Dies

Album Description

The Capitol Steps, the only group in America that attempts to be funnier than Congress, is a troupe of current and former Congressional staffers who monitor events and personalities on Capitol Hill, in the Oval Office, and in other centers of power and prestige around the world - then take a humorous look at serious issues while providing a nationwide laugh for millions...

This group puts the "mock" in democracy, always topical to the news of the day!

Customer Reviews:

Love, love, love this disk!.......2005-01-31

I got this CD for my birthday and I just love it to death! I particularly enjoyed Green Green Grass at Home, Help Rwanda, Ain't No Surplus, Now It's Gone, I Want A Guy, Cows Gone Mad, and Lirdy Dies. The best part is, this isn't a bunch of liberals makeing fun of Republicans, or vice versa. They take shots at both sides. All they need is Lewis Black for the comedy bits. Buy this today!!!!!

Average customer rating:

Baghdad Ilham Al Madfai Manufacturer: EMI ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music General | Middle East | International | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B0000A96SY Release Date: 2003-05-28

Tracks:

1. Tufah (Apple)
2. Chathab (Liar)
3. Mohamad Bouya Mohamad [Dear Beloved]
4. Laila Wala Youm (No Day No Night)
5. Masaal (Honey Tobacco)
6. Ana Blayak
7. Shlonak (How Are You)
8. Win Ya Galob (Oh Weep My Heart)
9. Abu Noonah (Abu Noona)
10. Mo Hiya (This Is the One)
11. Eidi Ya Mahbobi (It's Fiesta Habibi)
12. Maghribiah (Sunset)
13. Baghdad

Rock Music:

1. Baka Beyond Presents Ete
2. Ballads [Import]
3. Best of [Import]
4. Bilbao Oo:Oh
5. Buckwheat Zydeco Story: A 20 Year Party
6. Bula Bula [Import]
7. Buon Compleanno Elvis [Import]
8. Burning Desires
9. Celtic Fingerstyle Guitar Vol. 1: Ramble To Cashel
10. Clones & False Prophets

Rock Music

rock music

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