The ancient Andalusian poetry that Moroccan singer Amina Alaoui brings to radiant life in Alcantara has been in her family for generations. Her relatives sang the 500-year-old poems at gatherings and her grandmother murmured them while working on embroidery. The CD, whose title means "the bridge," takes listeners over time and land to the Muslim dynasties of medieval Spain and the music created there. This unique, melodious music along with Alaoui's aromatic voice makes Alcantara one of the best CDs of 1998. --Karen Karleski
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Alcantara is a testament to the beauty of simplicity. This CD holds deliciously exotic music spun from the lovely singing of Moroccan vocalist Amina Alaoui and light but expressive guitar and percussive accompaniment from Henri Agnel and Bijan Chemirani. Empty of any sublime pretensions or girlish Western tone, Alaoui sings simply and maturely--with the love for her Anadalusian heritage spilling naturally through. Her style reminds one of Cesaria Evora--not singing to impress but to preserve and celebrate her culture's music. Rooted in a Muslim dynasty of Spain that ruled from the 8th to the 15th century, Andalusian music has a distinctly ancient, Arabic feel that's not particularly melancholy, certainly not solemn--just lyrical and elegant. And Alaoui portrays these qualities with a rare grace and expertise. To mine for more gems of Amina Alaoui's talent, check out her first U.S. release, Gharnati: Arabo-Andalusian Music of Morocco. --Karen Karleski
Alcantara,Amina Alaoui,Ethnic,Int'l & World Music,Pop
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Schubert - Mass in A-flat / York · Bruce Payne · Archer · George · Gardiner
Franz Schubert , John Eliot Gardiner , Deborah York , Sally Bruce Payne , Orchestre Révolutionaire et Romantique , Monteverdi Choir , Neill Archer , Michael George , Mhairi Lawson , Lynette Alcantara , Robert McDonald , Colin Campbell , and Robert Burt Manufacturer: Philips ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00000IX74 Release Date: 1999-05-11 |
Tracks:
- Mass In A Flat (Missa Solemnis), D. 678: Kyrie
- Mass In A Flat (Missa Solemnis), D. 678: Gloria: Gloria In Excelsis Deo
- Mass In A Flat (Missa Solemnis), D. 678: Gloria: Gratias agimus tibi
- Mass In A Flat (Missa Solemnis), D. 678: Gloria: Domine Deus
- Mass In A Flat (Missa Solemnis), D. 678: Gloria: Quoniam tu solus - Cum Sancto Spiritu (First Version)
- Mass In A Flat (Missa Solemnis), D. 678: Credo: Credo in unum Deum
- Mass In A Flat (Missa Solemnis), D. 678: Credo: Et incarnatus est
- Mass In A Flat (Missa Solemnis), D. 678: Credo: Et resurrexit tertia die
- Mass In A Flat (Missa Solemnis), D. 678: Sanctus
- Mass In A Flat (Missa Solemnis), D. 678: Benedictus
- Mass In A Flat (Missa Solemnis), D. 678: Agnus Dei
- Mass In A Flat (Missa Solemnis), D. 678: Hymnus An Den Heiligen Geist, D. 948
- Mass In A Flat (Missa Solemnis), D. 678: Psalm 92, D. 953: Lied fuer den Sabbath
- Mass In A Flat (Missa Solemnis), D. 678: Stabat mater, D. 175
- Mass In A Flat (Missa Solemnis), D. 678: Mass In A Flat (appendix): Credo in unum Deum (Repeat)
- Mass In A Flat (Missa Solemnis), D. 678: Mass In A Flat (appendix): Et incarnatus est (Earliest Version)
- Mass In A Flat (Missa Solemnis), D. 678: Mass In A Flat (appendix): Et resurrexit (Repeat)
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This record illustrates that during his tragically short life, Schubert's style and technique changed and developed dramatically. The Stabat Mater, composed when he was 18, is incredibly beautiful: mournful, deeply expressive, a spontaneous outpouring of lyrical inspiration. The Hymnus and the Psalm, written during his last year, certainly belong among his late masterpieces. Melding devout lyricism with almost operatic drama, Schubert, as he does so often, turns literary dross into musical gold. The Psalm was written for a famous cantor in Vienna and pays homage to his baritone with splendid solos. The Mass dates from Schubert's 20s; it must have been important to him, for he set several movements twice. (Gardiner adds the first version of one at the very end.) The music is somewhat uneven; sections that betray a struggle for technical mastery alternate with magical pages of intimate, devout pleading, ominous drama, and radiant triumph. The opening is simply heavenly: lyrical, serene, and touchingly innocent. The performance is excellent, but the instruments seem overly subdued (in the name of authenticity?) and the dynamic contrasts are extreme. --Edith Eisler
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Stealing the Show
Boston Brass , Mikhail Glinka , Leonard Bernstein , Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , Georges Bizet , Henry Purcell , Julius Eichberg , Alessandro Scarlatti , Franz Lehar , and Richard Wagner Manufacturer: Summit(Classical) ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00004TVAT Release Date: 2000-07-11 |
Tracks:
- Overture
- Glitter And Be Gay
- Overture
- Queen Of The Night Vengeance Aria
- Aragonaise
- Seguidilla
- La Garde Montante
- March Of The Toreadors
- Danse Boheme
- Thy Hand Belinda
- Dido's Lament
- Overture
- Allegro
- Largo
- Allegro
- There Once Were Two Royal Children
- The Grisettes Of Paris Greet You
- Look Where A Leafy Bower Lies
- I'm Off To Chez Maxime
- Come Away To The Ball
- Oh These Women, Dreadful Women
- Entry Of The Guests
Customer Reviews:
Amazing!.......2001-07-07
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Jésus Guridi: Sinfónica pirenaica
Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0007XHL16 Release Date: 2005-04-19 |
Tracks:
- I. Andante Sostenuto/Allegro Molto Moderato/Poco Meno Mosso/Allegro Moderato
- II. Prest Non Troppo/Andante Sostenuto
- III. Allegro Brioso
- Espatadantza (Sword Dance)
Customer Reviews:
GREAT WORKS INDEED.......2007-06-28
the works recorded here are great
pieces, wonderfully written, and the
performances are glorious, and Guridi
is by no means a third class or "lesser"
composer, the are three other recordings
under the Naxos label that feature the
music of this great master of musical emotion.
The Sinfonia Pirenaica bring to mind
some of the technicalities of Strauss, in
his "Alpine Symphony". The other work recorded
here is the "Sword Dance" from his opera "Amaya".
Disappointing, ephemeral.......2007-03-19
Aural champagne.......2005-08-18
More than anything, Jesus Guridi's Sinfonia pirenaica reminds me of his Iberian neighbor Joly Braga-Santos's Third and Fourth symphonies. Pure joy infused with brilliant orchestration, inspired by folk music, and transformed into wondrous works for the full (ne, augmented) symphony orchestra.
I can only echo the words of the preceding reviewer. Buy this absurdly low-priced disc and play it whenever you might be feeling down. It's not only guaranteed to cheer you up and lift your spirits, it will remind you yet again of the service labels like Naxos do in bringing unjustly neglected work to a wider audience. Buy the aforementioned other disc of Guridi's music as well. And ask for more.
Shove this in the face of your local symphony coordinator when they insist there's nothing new to play.
Glorious orchestral music almost unknown outside Spain.......2005-04-26
In three movements, this 50-minute work describes in non-programmatic way the composer's response to his own native country, the Basque Pyrenees. There is much use of Basque folk music coupled with quite sophisticated but always tonal harmonic features and brilliant orchestration. The latter is particularly obvious in the Presto second movement and the apotheosis of the third movement. The performance by Juan Jose Mena and the Bilbao Symphony Orchestra is all one could ask for.
The CD is rounded out by a brief selection from Guridi's opera, 'Amaya,' the 'Espadadantza' ('Sword Dance'), which ends with a choral celebration.
This CD is a keeper. I hope there will be more music by Guridi in this increasingly valuable series of recordings.
Scott Morrison
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Beethoven Diabelli Variations
Manufacturer: Sui Generis ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000MM1J74 Release Date: 2007-05-07 |
Tracks:
- Diabelli Variations Op 120 - Theme
- Diabelli Variations Op 120 - Var 1
- Diabelli Variations Op 120 - Var 2
- Diabelli Variations Op 120 - Var 3
- Diabelli Variations Op 120 - Var 4
- Diabelli Variations Op 120 - Var 5
- Diabelli Variations Op 120 - Var 6
- Diabelli Variations Op 120 - Var 7
- Diabelli Variations Op 120 - Var 8
- Diabelli Variations Op 120 - Var 9
- Diabelli Variations Op 120 - Var 10
- Diabelli Variations Op 120 - Var 11
- Diabelli Variations Op 120 - Var 12
- Diabelli Variations Op 120 - Var 13
- Diabelli Variations Op 120 - Var 14
- Diabelli Variations Op 120 - Var 15
- Diabelli Variations Op 120 - Var 16
- Diabelli Variations Op 120 - Var 17
- Diabelli Variations Op 120 - Var 18
- Diabelli Variations Op 120 - Var 19
- Diabelli Variations Op 120 - Var 20
- Diabelli Variations Op 120 - Var 21
- Diabelli Variations Op 120 - Var 22
- Diabelli Variations Op 120 - Var 23
- Diabelli Variations Op 120 - Var 24
- Diabelli Variations Op 120 - Var 25
- Diabelli Variations Op 120 - Var 26
- Diabelli Variations Op 120 - Var 27
- Diabelli Variations Op 120 - Var 28
- Diabelli Variations Op 120 - Var 29
- Diabelli Variations Op 120 - Var 30
- Diabelli Variations Op 120 - Var 31
- Diabelli Variations Op 120 - Var 32
- Diabelli Variations Op 120 - Var 33
- Diabelli Variations Op 120 - SketchIntroduction
- Diabelli Variations Op 120 - SketchVar 3
- Diabelli Variations Op 120 - SketchVar 4
- Diabelli Variations Op 120 - SketchVar 8
- Diabelli Variations Op 120 - SketchVar 9
- Diabelli Variations Op 120 - SketchVar 9
- Diabelli Variations Op 120 - SketchVar 10
- Diabelli Variations Op 120 - SketchVar 10
- Diabelli Variations Op 120 - SketchVar 11
- Diabelli Variations Op 120 - SketchVar 12
- Diabelli Variations Op 120 - SketchVar 13
- Diabelli Variations Op 120 - SketchVar 16
- Diabelli Variations Op 120 - SketchVars 19-20
- Diabelli Variations Op 120 - SketchVar 30
- Diabel
Product Description
CD + SACD + book! Beethoven's most inportant piece for the piano treated with the care it deserves: - 1st World recording using historical tuning; - 1st World recording of Beethoven's Sketches for the work; - Amazing booklet with 173 pages covering the history of Diabelli Variations and explaning tuning and historical tuning. You can even try to read the notes in Beethoven's sketches printed with high quality and augmented. There are many recordings of Diabelli Variations, but this one pretend to be one-stop reference for anyone interested in Beethoven's masterpiece. Text in English and Portuguese.
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Samuel Barber: Choral and Organ Works
Manufacturer: Guild ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00002698D Release Date: 2000-08-18 |
Tracks:
- Reincarnations: Mary Hynes
- Reincarnations: Anthony O Daly
- Reincarnations: The Coolin
- Under The Willow Tree
- The Virgin Martyrs
- A Stopwatch And An Ordnance Map
- Reincarnations: Agnus Dei
- Two Choruses From Antony And Cleopatra: On The Death Of Antony
- Two Choruses From Antony And Cleopatra: On The Death Of Cleopatra
- Twelfth Night
- The Monk And His Cat
- Sure On This Shining Night
- Heaven-Haven
- Let Down The Bars, O Death
- To Be Sung On The Water
- Choral Prelude On Silent Night
- Wondrous Love
- Happy Birthday
Customer Reviews:
Bliss.......2002-11-29
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Alcantara Cafe
Various Artists Manufacturer: Musica Alternativa ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000068QVA Release Date: 2005-03-28 |
Tracks:
- Jazzion
- K Dance - Deise Mikhail, Ultimate Kaos
- So Fine - 2 Minds
- Mandol
- Oh Yeah!
- Syrenus Odyssey
- Rave Vox
- Binkerin
- Yebo
- Coffee Shop
Tracks:
- Spanish Rain
- Natural Events
- Arrakis
- Driviera - Soziedad Alkoholika
- When I Feel Alive
- Love Is U - Derek Avari,
- Deep Throat - Malik
- After Jaz
- Laissez Moi Me Griser
- Free Whistle
Customer Reviews:
Great lounge trance CD.......2002-10-21
This music is pure sex.......2002-09-25
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Alcantara
Amina Alaoui Manufacturer: Naive ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B0006U6Q1G Release Date: 2007-06-04 |
Tracks:
- Ode d'Ibn Arabi
- Ya 'Ouchaq
- Amours Our Trop Tard Me Suis Pris
- Lamento de Tristan
- Istikhbar Zidane
- Ya Racha Fattan
- Maravillosos
- Baha Stibari
- Ya Man Lahou
- Batahouvat el Qama Bachahar
- Hija M
- Ya 'Adili Billah
- Ya Mouqabil/Amchi Ya Rassoul
- Hourm Ya Rassoul Allah
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En un saló català
Manufacturer: La Ma De Guido ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B0007MSUY4 Release Date: 2005-02-22 |
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Horns of Elfland
Manufacturer: Bayer ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00008DVBF Release Date: 2003-02-25 |
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No Puedo Sacarala de Mi Mente
Danilo Alcantara Manufacturer: RCA Intl ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00001O2UR Release Date: 1999-09-07 |
Tracks:
- Perdoname
- Tengo Una Mujercita
- Para Decir Adios
- No Puedo Sacarla De Mi Mente
- Pariguallo
- Vestida De Blanco
- Amor De Dos
- Dime Que Me Amas
- Pintadita
- Cosa De La Vida
- Vamos A Bailar
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- Baby Alone in Babylone [Original recording remastered] [Import]
- Balamouk
- Best of Marion Lush
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