Caravan of Love

Track Listings

1. Dancin' Around the World

2. Insatiable Woman

3. I Can Hardly Wait

4. Liberation

5. Caravan of Love

6. If You Believe in Love

7. High Heel Syndrome

Caravan of Love,Isley,Jasper,Sony,Pop,R&B,Soul,Soul/Reggae/Rhythm & Blues

Caravan of Love

Caravan of Love

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Be a Marco Polo of music

Northern Exposure

Sparse Great Songs

The Silk Road: A Musical Caravan

Like an Exotic Journey

The Silk Road: A Musical Caravan
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Smithsonian Folkways
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ASIN: B000063NDQ
Release Date: 2002-04-23

Tracks:

Mahur (Iranian) - Bruno Caillat
Fakhri Havasi (Azeri) - Edalat Nasibov
Balbyraun (Kazakh) - Aygul Ulkenbaeva
Dance Of Tamir Agha (Armenian) - evorg Dabaghian
Dilkash (Azeri) - Elshan Mansurov
Uchun Dur (Uzbek/Tajik) - Jurabek Nabiev
Choban Bayati (Azeri) - Mailik Mansurov
Mokhalef (Iranian) - Hoseyn Qavami
Shushtari (Iranian) - Hasan Kasa'i
Lullaby From Itsuki (Japanese) - Kojiro Umezaki
Ker-Tolgoo (Kyrgyz) - Samara Tokhtakunova
Xiao Yue Er Gao ('High Little Moon') (Chinese) - Wu Man
Jiu Kuaang ('Wine Mad') (Chinese) - Yao Bingyan
Kharagay ('The Pine Tree') (Khakas) - Svetlana Chebodaev
Ilme ('Hook') (Kazakh) - Aygul Ulkenbaeva
The Gallop Of Jonon Khar (Mongolian) - Baterdene
The Nightingale (Kyrgyz) - Ruslan Jumabaev
The River Herlen (Mongolian) - Baterdene
Nava (Uzbek) - Turgun Alimatov
Woy Bala ('Hey, Kid') (Uyghur) - Nur Mahammat Tursun
Meskin II (Uzbek) - Abdurahim Hamidov
Ufar-e Bayat (Tajik/Uzbek/Bukharan Jewish) - Barno Is'hakova
Chabbiyat Tazi Marghul (Uyghur) - Uyghur Muquam Ensemble
Shawm And Percussion Band (Chinese) - Gongxiao Dasha Ensemble

Tracks:

The Nomadic Sound: Jew's Harp Melody (Kazakh) - Edil Huseinov
The Nomadic Sound: Khai (Khakas) - Evgeni Ulugbashev
The Nomadic Sound: Tepen Kok (Kazakh From Mongolia) - Kelek Kumaqay
The Nomadic Sound: Kogmen (Khakas) - Slava Kuchenov
The Nomadic Sound: Excerpt From Alpamish Epic (Uzbek) - Jaule Bakhshi
The Nomadic Sound: Beyish Namasi ('Meoldy Of Paradise') (Qaraqalpak) - Qalbeke Uzaqbergenova
The Nomadic Sound: Terme (Kazakh) - Almas Almatov
The Nomadic Sound: Lament (Turkmen From Iran) - Dordi Torik
The Nomadic Sound: Mashq-e Javanan (Tajik/Uzbek) - Sirajoddin Juraev
The Nomadic Sound: Kuu (Kyrgyz) - Nurlanbek Nishanov
Traditions Of Festivity: Sanam (Uyghur) - Abdurashid Nadirev
Traditions Of Festivity: Charzarb (Tajik) - Abdullah Nariev
Traditions Of Festivity: Mizghan-i Siyah ('Black Eyelashes') (Afghan/Tajik) - Muhammud Rahim Takhary
Traditions Of Festivity: Love Song (Azeri From Iran) - Ibrahim
Traditions Of Festivity: Qara Olu (Kazakh) - Edil Huseinov
Spiritual Music: Kertolghau (Kazakh) - Sayan Aqmoldaev
Spiritual Music: Dargilik (Tajik) - Khodapanah Berdov
Spiritual Music: Madh (Tajik) - T. Soltan Qalbov
Spiritual Music: Zikr (Uyghur) - Naqshbandi Afaqi Brotherhood
Spiritual Music: Kyrgyz Wisdom Song (Kyrgyz) - Akli Sekebaev
Spiritual Music: Allah Madad (Iranian/Afghan) - Abdollah Sarvar Ahmandi
Spiritual Music: Alevi Song (Turkish) - Ashiq Faizullah Chinar
Spiritual Music: Sufi Hymn (Turkish) - Jarrahi Dervishes And Others

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"What if Marco Polo had owned tape recorder?" This intriguing concept is raised in the liner notes to this impressive two-CD set, which wanders along ancient Asian trade routes known as the Silk Road. The first disc, Masters & Traditions, deals with formal styles performed by and for sophisticated connoisseurs. Meanwhile, the music on Minstrels and Lovers is played by amateurs who are part of daily life and thus reach a wider audience. The imaginary caravan passes through Iran, Kazakhstan, China, Uzbekistan, Mongolia, and Afghanistan, encountering nomads, mystics, and bards along the way. The instruments are scratchy, pungent, and/or serene, while the singers weave a potent spell out of a millennium's worth of slow-changing rural and urban vistas. In the opening essay, cellist Yo-Yo Ma, the project's artistic director, pleads for intercultural communication and empathy. This compilation provides an exotic, brave, entertaining first step in that direction. --Christina Roden

Album Description

What if Marco Polo had owned a tape recorder? And what if his epic travels along the Silk Road had taken place not at the end of the 13th century, but at the beginning of the 21st? Far-fetched conjectures to be sure, but our compilation The Silk Road: A Musical Caravan offers a glimpse of the rich musical life that an intrepid and curious traveler like Marco Polo might find in the lands of the Silk Road today.

Customer Reviews:

Be a Marco Polo of music.......2007-05-06

Its rather difficult to review this in the regular like it/don't like it way. This is the endemic music of the people along the silk road the runs across Asia. Some of it sounds very strange compared to Western music, like study for an Anthropology course, while some of it very enjoyable.

Northern Exposure.......2007-03-30

This anthology is an outstanding survey of the northern section of the so-called Silk Road, taking us from Turkey, Azerbaijan,and Iran, through Uzbekistan, southern Siberia, China, and finally to Japan, but not in order, as the CD set is organized instead by category of musical function and the localities seem random. Although there are significant gaps in the styles, and I particularly miss the sweet lyric songs of Kyrgyz women, the powerful mugham voice of Qasimov of Azerbaijan, and more examples of the kylkobyz fiddle of Kzakhstan, the set provides a fine introduction of the musics of inner Asia and particularly the instruments. A glossary of instruments is provided, but unfortunately their images are often lacking. All the examples are short by necessity, when many traditional pieces are far longer in duration. For the uninitiated, it will take repeated listening to distinguish the uniqueness of timbre and rhythm from one land to the other; but this similarity of sounds helps demonstrate the role of the trade routes in sharing instruments and styles, such that the Japanese biwa, the Chinese pipa, and the Arabic oud all are related. If you want to attain some feel for the musics of inner Asia, then certainly these disks will meet the requirement.

Sparse Great Songs.......2007-03-29

Some of the pieces on the first cd are "take away" great.
The secound cd is ...
I enjoy "world culture" music and sound however, the secound cd in this double collection was a monotonous let down.

The Silk Road: A Musical Caravan.......2007-01-03

Thank you for this part of my research on Central Asia.

Like an Exotic Journey.......2005-08-06

This is the ultimate World Music collection. It features authentic sounds from vastly diverse cultures, assembled in such a way that they don't clash, they flow along like a caravan journey. If you're looking for familiar tunes, this isn't for you. But if you'd like to expand your musical horizons, I highly recommend it.

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"Concerto" says everything
The Vietnam Concerto
Interesting music - haunting and beautiful
Sorry...
Beautiful, Smart

Riders on the Storm: The Doors Concerto

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Love him or hate him, Nigel Kennedy can play a mean fiddle. And on Riders on the Storm: The Doors Concerto, the violinist, arranger Jaz Coleman, and the Prague Symphony Orchestra pay energetic tribute to--who else?--the Doors. These instrumental string arrangements try their damnedest to avoid becoming elevator-music covers, but they only vaguely resemble the Doors' originals. The violinist loves a jam, and these arrangements thankfully give him plenty of room to solo. The longer tracks--"Light My Fire" and "The End"--work best, with Kennedy offering inspired playing and plenty of drama. Doors fans may be interested in hearing fresh takes on their favorite tunes ("Riders on the Storm," "Light My Fire," "The Unknown Soldier," and more), but those accustomed to Kennedy's more classical endeavors may be disappointed. Oddly enough, the living members of the Doors have nothing but great things to say about this disc. Strange days, indeed. --Jason Verlinde

Customer Reviews:

"Concerto" says everything.......2006-12-19

This is a very well executed adaptation of Doors music into classic. I also own the fantastic George Winston's "Night Divides the Day", and I could say both CDs, even though different in it's category, perform a fantastic tribute to The Doors. But this is not a CD for "The Doors" fans, as it is more directed to Classical lovers. You will find very interesting versions of: Spanish Caravan & The Crystal Ship

The Vietnam Concerto.......2006-11-05

I really love this album. To me, it evokes all the tragedy and sadness of the Vietnam war. Every time I listen to it, I feel very moved. Kennedy is an inspired violinist, and his instrument fairly weeps at times. So, if you are a baby-boomer like me, you may really respond to music that captures the times in which the Doors wrote and sang.

Interesting music - haunting and beautiful.......2006-01-07

As a music guy, I can listen to classical and then go to rap and appreciate both.

As I really like the Doors, I saw this CD and recognizing what Jaz Coleman did with Led Zeppelin, I bought this CD.

It is not much like the LeZeppelin effort. However, both are equally beautiful. The LZ disc sounded like a movie soundtrack. Here the music sounds like a sad concerto.

Truly, I was struck by the sadness in the music. It is powerful though, and the arrangements strike the right chord (terrible pun - sorry) between being exactly similar to the Doors music, and a fresh interpretation.

Should you buy this disc? Well, if you enjoy classical music and you are not a snob - then yes. This disc may get you to enjoy some contemporary music in a vital interpretation. If you are a Doors fan, I would think you would enjoy hearing your favorite songs being played in a new way.

Overall, I believe this is an interesting disc to own. Well worth it. It is and does stand within my classical collection. It ain't Horowitz, but it sure is sweet!!

Sorry..........2005-09-08

Sorry this review is short, but this album was terrible. The members have talent, but the songs bare no resemblance to Doors songs what-so-ever. I have found this at every library in the city of Kootenai County in Idaho, so you should try your local library. Really bad CD. For more details, e-mail me at moviefreak144@hotmail.com

Beautiful, Smart.......2005-08-22

If any rock group deserved to be recorded in classical arrangements it would be The Doors. This could have been thrown together haphazardly to make a quick buck like some classical rock recordings but thankfully it hasn't. A lot of work was put into this. The Doors were much more musical and clever than many rocks bands. Jim Morrison was an extremely dynamic and sensitive vocalist and Nigel Kennedy pays complete homage to him. There is nothing but utter respect for The Doors music here. They chose some of the best musical Doors songs but I wish they would have included The Crystal Ship with maybe a soft piano solo. I think "Crystal Ship" was Ray Manzarek's most creative work. These are very, very deep orchestrations and the feelings of the original songs are preserved throughout (although I had trouble with "Unknown Soldier" and "People are Strange"). You will hear new things every time you listen to it. The diversions in each piece are true to the original songs. Jim Morrison's melodies are eerily mimicked on many instruments and you can hear Jim's beauty and wonderful phrasing. "Spanish Caravan" features a very competent classical guitarist and the melody played by an extremely sensitive violinist. My favorite song on this recording "Love Street" (allegedly written for the street which Jim and Pamela Courson lived in Lauryl Canyon) is double the length of the original song, a very, very emotional, very beautiful and haunting composition. If one song could summarize Jim and Pam's relationship and their sad and tragic lives it would be this song. During "Love Street" one can envision Jim and Pam in an eternal embrace. The spirit of "Light my Fire" comes shining through, if not maybe a little too bouncy and campy and not soft enough. The violas play the left-hand organ accompanyment and there is plenty of counterpoint. I didn't quite understand "People are Strange". It is turned into a romantic and galloping song whereas the original song was quite odd and spacey with shifting vocal effects. I had the most trouble with "Unkown Soldier", it's highly romanticized and I didn't recognize it. Likewise, "Strange Days" is drawn out and romanticized with harps, etc. The End is extremely well done, the eastern modality gives you the sense of a caravan on an endless trek through the Sahara desert. The recording mix is perfect: the lead violinist or any of the other soloists are not sharp or favored in the least. I only wish this was a double CD and included other emotional songs like Queen of the Highway, Hyacinth House, Wild Child, Love Her Madly, LA Woman, Blue Sunday, Wishful Sinful, Unhappy Girl, The Soft Parade and definitely Moonlight Drive and The Crystal Ship. Ray Manzarek (and Robby/John) should be very proud of what Nigel Kennedy has done. I think Jim would be proud, too. You do not have to be a classical music lover to enjoy this recording, you will understand most of these songs. This is an absolutely wonderful CD to sit down and relax to. Thank you very much Nigel and Ray, please record more Doors!

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Elly Ameling now more available
Delight in every note
While they last...
Treasures From a Treasure
More than fully earned praise for an exceptional singer.

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Elly Ameling now more available .......2007-03-07

I had a 33 rpm album of Elly Ameling singing Schubert lieder accompanied by piano and clarinet at times. It was one of my all time favorite albums so I have been disappointed that I have not been able to find it anywhere on CD.

Now I can just buy this excellent collection. So much music in one place! Since I confess that I am far from an expert on the rest of her records, I look forward to hearing her sing many other styles and composers.

I think it is silly to criticize her for not singing Wagner, for example, since her version of many songs, especially lieder, are nothing short of sublime. I would like to hear how many Wagnerians sing Schubert or Mozart.

I doubt if they could approach the skill and soul with which Elly Ameling sings lieder.

Delight in every note.......2006-03-10

To speak as briefly as possible about this superb collection from an equally superb singer, what can I say but that Ms Ameling possessed a voice that shone with radiant warmth and star-like shimmer? And unlike many another light lyric soprano, Elly Ameling was possessed of a very high standard of musicianship, considerable intelligence, and a sort of immediate charm that captivates the listener.

So many of her recordings have still to be released on CD, but this 5CD-set goes some way towards remedying the situation. The repertoire spans a wide variety - French mèlodies, Lieder, light-hearted "sentimental" songs, Bach, etc. - and in each piece, Ms Ameling shows that quality of pearl-like beauty. It is a beauty which is also extremely pretty - a beauty of voice that is never overbearing and over-ripe, but perfectly blossoming upon the tree of inspiration.

I recommend this set unequivocally. It truly is sheer delight.

While they last..........2005-05-17

Elly Ameling held the quiet stage for recitals of great artistry and dignity for several decades and sadly most of the enormously successful CDs of her long career output are now unavailable. For those who have little access to the documentation of this very special artist, this box set is a must. It is a compilation of many of her recordings with differing accompanists, conductors, orchestras and composers. And while not all of the choices for inclusion here would be considered her greatest moments, there are enough works that sustain the warm memories of the little Dutch hausfrau who quietly and simply paid homage to composers with her clear and intelligent musicianship and radiant voice.

Ameling was known to schedule recitals of Schubert cycles and songs and in the afterglow of her performance answer the demand for curtain calls with additional Schubert melodies: she gifted her audience with the dignity of honoring a composer's works by maintaining the focus on that composer rather than milk the audience with the usual encore applause-getting favorites. And special moments such as quietly and pensively strolling through the orchestra during the Mahler 4th symphony to arrive at front stage, unapplauded, just in time for the opening line of her singing - those simple homage to composers and collaborators made her selfless manner endearing to audiences.

Despite the fact that Ameling's voice was on the small side she was always able to muster the projection to carry her message solidly in context with an orchestra. Yes, other more famous singers have recorded Ravel's quintessentially French SHEHERAZADE, but few have the perfection of diction and aura of mystery that Ameling maintained. Whether singing with piano or orchestra, or interpreting Bach, Mozart, Handel, and Vivaldi with the same degree of involvement as Brahms and Schumann and Schubert, Elly Ameling spanned a career that engendered passionate commitment from her fans. And this boxed set is a pocket full of memories to be treasured. Buy it before this too becomes unavailable. Grady Harp, May 05

Treasures From a Treasure.......2004-09-25

Treasures from a Treasure.

Ameling, one of the world's most beloved recitalists is captured here in a 5 CD collection offering some of her most beautiful recordings of song. While we are used to her perfection in songs of Bach, Mozart, Schubert, Schumann, Faure and Hahn, an added joy is her "pop" side, tackling - without a whiff of pretension, Porter, Kern, Gershwin, Ellington, et al.

What an absolute joy it is listening to this amazing artist sing these songs with an almost uncanny natural ease. There is no resorting to a "pop" voice and yet most of these pop standards songs sound as though they could have been written for her. Clean attacks, sometimes a bit of the pop technique of hanging on to a consonant longer than a classical artist normally would shows an appreciation and understanding of the style. Still, there is never once a compromise of her vocal beauty.

I like the way the songs have been arranged for her voice in that she sort of sings them clean, unaffected in the first half and then lets loose and kinda "swings" with it adding embellishments but never really changing her voice (Price, von Stade and other favorite singers of mine seem to have always added a breathy quality to much of their crossover material.)

Ameling doesn't resort to trying to "let her hair down" or get down and dirty, but rather the honest with which she approaches every one of these songs shows how much she enjoys singing them and her style is as refreshing as stumbling onto a cool spring on a sweltering summer's afternoon. A wonderful surprise.

More than fully earned praise for an exceptional singer........2003-07-15

As I had the privilige of hearing this outstanding Lied-singer during her long career in Holland and being the proud possessor of almost all her recordings, I cannot but fully agree with the professional and joyful review of Mr. Robert Holliston from Victoria, B.C. Canada.
Yes, it is unbelievable that of about the 150 recordings Mrs. Ameling made during her long career (for the greater part of course on the 'oldfashioned' LP's, as well as the innumerable Dutch live-recorded radio-concerts), so few CD's have been released.
Speaking of tradition: it was the page-turner of the Wigmore Hall in London who told Mrs. Ameling after her first recital in this hall, that she reminded him of Elisabeth Schumann. (And he certainly didn't mean her looks only!)
For those who are eager to hear her singing Ravel's Shéhérazade (just one example of stirring imagination combined with her Art of Singing) I can tell you that Philips released a 2-box CD of this work in 1999, combined with Debussy's La Damoiselle élue and a compilation of French mélodies, i.e. Debussy, Fauré, Duparc, Satie. One of the gems is Caplet's Le Corbeau et le Renard which even make children, who know the fables of La Fontaine, revel in the singing of the quarrelsome birds....
Her brilliant accompanyist is Rudolf Jansen. Let us cherish great artists in their art!

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Good Previn Great Korngold
MAGIC FORMULA
Suffocated in marzipan?
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Erich Wolfgang Korngold , London Symphony Orchestra , and Andre Previn
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Customer Reviews:

Good Previn Great Korngold.......2006-12-23

I was never too enamored with Andre Previn as a film composer or a conductor. However, I found this recording to be rather exhilarating. Previn gives Charles Gerhardt a run for his money with the performances here of Korngold's music. If you have seen the films the recordings take on a new life. I recently viewed "The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex" and I enjoy those selections even more.

MAGIC FORMULA.......2005-12-17

This disc provides four sets of selections from Korngold's legendary film scores. That suits me for one better than the scores in their entirety, and I like the way the production has been done, with each set of extracts played without intermissions (although there are separate tracks for the individual episodes). Korngold's film music is all about effect so far as I'm concerned, and enough of a good thing is enough, especially when the transitions between the separate extracts are arranged as skilfully and smoothly as they are here. Korngold's style fitted the epics of the 30's and 40's to perfection - it was his natural style, he didn't adapt that as William Alwyn did, and he didn't follow models but was the model himself, starting with Captain Blood in 1935. It was as if someone had invented a glove because he liked the shape of it, and found out that it was perfectly suited to being worn on the hand.

The liner-notes that come with the disc are admirable. Previn contributes a short and lucid introduction giving us his general view of Korngold and of film music. The majority of the material is from the authoritative source of Brendan G. Carroll, providing a more detailed commentary on the four film scores separately. These are given in the chronological order of the films, whereas the scores are not, in case anyone needs to know that. Previn suits me down to the ground as an interpreter of music like this. He had an exceptionally adept touch with scores that are thick-textured and lyrical, something I found many years ago in his Brahms readings, and which you will find in his recording of the German Requiem from 2000, one year prior to the present disc. The way he does it is just right for me, with plenty of body and fullness to it, but showing real mastery in keeping the texture clear at the same time. He and the LSO are long acquainted of course. Their relationship had its stormy episodes, but in my own opinion it was one of the most successful such partnerships in the entire 20th century. There is a sense of consistency here, which might seem unsurprising given that this is Korngold whose idiom is not exactly varied, but it does great credit to the various orchestrators, of whom I count five. Korngold simply was not given time to go through the hard slog of writing out his scores in full, but he knew the kind of sound he wanted and I would guess he supervised his assistants pretty closely.

The recording seems exemplary to me as well. It suits Korngold, it suits the LSO, it suits Previn's special approach. The packaging is a new kind that I was also given by DG for a set of Lutoslawski concertos. It is in soft board, with a fold-over cover forming an envelope containing the liner. Extracting the latter can be like coaxing an unwilling dog out of its kennel sometimes, but I have no objection to this new format. In my filing system this disc will be separated by only one other from my disc of Ketelbey, another composer for the masses during the same era. The two make an interesting contrast. Ketelbey wrote for the radio, specifically for the BBC Light Programme and was listened to by an audience of impoverished British housewives in pinnies as in the film Vera Drake, and by the husbands and sons of these in flat caps. Korngold sang of romantic adventure and - more to the point - of romantic opulence. Where I come from, and for my age-bracket, this is the music of escapism, and it is a pleasure to escape down memory lane again.

Suffocated in marzipan?.......2005-11-05

For anyone too young to remember, Charles Gerhardt single-handedly revived the movie scores of Korngold in the late Sixties with swashbuckling performances on RCA. Korngold wasn't just forgotten--he had been crushed by a famous review that said his serious music needed "less corn and more gold." Gerhardt worked dilligently to bring both serious and popcorn scores back into circulation.

This 2001 CD from Previn and the LSO is about ten shades less luxurious and shmaltzy than those earlier sets. Here Previn aims to keep the sweetness below the saccharine level. Is that even possible? I think he succeeds a lot of hte time, despite the loss of visceral excitement that goes along with it. One big dose of Korngold per lifetime is a great thrill; too much leads to insulin shock.

So, at this stage of life I welcome these less excitable readings (in gorgeous sound) and can enjoy them without feeling that someone is suffocating me in marzipan.

Great Music, but a Mediocre Performance.......2005-11-05

Korngold was indubitably one of the greatest film-score composers in the history of cinema if not the singularly greatest one. Both his innovations in the syntactical procedures involved in the production of film music and his highly individual expressiveness have seeped into the work of nearly all the composers in the genre in the generations since. What Korngold did for the art for which he is best remembered may be likened to what Monteverdi did for the opera or what Haydn did for the symphony. It was thus with great enthusiasm that I greeted the release of this album from the preeminent Andre Previn and the equally illustrious LSO.

While it is already granted that what is being played is both brilliantly constructed and enjoyable to listen to, I was disappointed in the playing itself, especially given the reputations of the players. In this recording, the LSO is uncharacteristically lethargic, and their sound is a bit on the bellowing, turgid side, lacking in an articulation adequate enough to highlight the many breathtaking orchestral details which are typical of Korngold's intricate style. I also find it disconcerting that this recording continues the trend of committing to disc only truncated suites of the scores. If we are ever to appreciate these great pieces of music, one must first play them in their entirety. Two-hour tone poems operatic in their scope cannot be done justice when they are turned into fleeting musical interludes.

Film Scores By Korngold.......2003-05-03

I have been collecting film scores for over fifty years. One
of Erich Wolfgang Korngold's great film scores is for the film
that made President Ronald Regan a major film star "King's Row"
with Claude Rains, Robert Cummings, Ann Sheridan, Charles Coburn
and a host of very fine film actors of the period - 1942. I have
often though that the film could be remade for a new, younger
audience, but no one could duplicate the outstanding film music
composed by Korngold, along with Max Steiner,and Sir Malcom
Arnold, a favourite of mine.

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I have had quiet ears running down my cheeks on my way to
Stirring songs of Rumi
Gypsy Jazz
Powerful, soulful music
A Divine Note

This Love
Mirabai
Manufacturer: Singing Heart
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005UDIS
Release Date: 2001-10-15

Tracks:

Don't Go Back To Sleep
The Dark One
I Went Everywhere
Your Spring
The Clear Bead
This Love
Walk To The Well
Turning Night of Stars
Melting Snow
This We are Now
Entering The River

Album Description

An East/West caravan of interwoven melodies and exotic rhythms carries the timeless and ecstatic words of the Mystic poets, Rumi, Lalla, Ghalib, and the artist's namesake, 15th century Hindu poetess, Mirabai. In the company of world-class musicians, including Glen Velez, Steve Gorn, Eddie Daniels, and Bruce Dunlap; Mirabai's compositions are unique, yet familiar, blending the complexity of Western harmony with the lean melodic and rhythmic beauty of the Indian and Middle Eastern traditions.

Customer Reviews:

I have had quiet ears running down my cheeks on my way to.......2004-05-05

work listening to "this we are now". What a wonderful feeling this is. Melt down and openning of the heart.
A dear friend taught us this song on our pilgrimage in the Sahara desert but listening to it in all its glory with the womens' multilayered voices, strong and ecstatic, brought tears to my eyes. I do not exaggerate, I was ready to die that moment. It was perfect.
All the songs are truly inspired and I'd like to meet the creator of such emotions. Thank you Mirabai!

Stirring songs of Rumi.......2004-01-07

I recieved this CD as a gift and I have given it as a gift to several friends....all of whom have thanked me repeatedly. I am always inspired and uplifted when I listen to this CD. Mirabai's voice has a quality of depth and heart that I haven't heard in a while. Usually I am disappointed when I have heard people singing the words of Rumi...not so here..."This Love" truly captures the quality of the Sufi master in a very stunning combination of eastern music with elements of folk and jazz. I highly recommend it.

Gypsy Jazz.......2003-05-27

I have loved being awakened by Mirabai's music. With just the right mix of world music, jazz and folk, this CD has all the ingredients to make me dance, soothe my heart, and inspire my spirit. Mirabai has a unique and stirring voice, and her musical settings of some of the world's most beautiful mystical poetry deepen and enhance this poetry like no others I have heard. Many of my friends have thanked me for gifting them with this exciting and healing music. I whole-heartedly encourage people to listen to this CD.

Powerful, soulful music.......2002-08-27

This inspired and beautiful CD has a mesmerizing and trascendent quality, consistent with Rumi's writings. There is an immediacy to Mirabai's singing that is both palpable and stirring. She digs way down deep to draw out what she does. I find myself playing it over and over, hearing new elements each time in her delivery and in the jazzy, percussive music played by outstanding artists.

A Divine Note.......2002-08-04

If I want to start my day on a divine note, I cue up Santa Fe singer Mirabai's This Love.

Her renditions of the mystic poets tune me up and propell me between the crack of the daily and into the territory of Rumi,Ghalib, Lalla, and Mirabai, this singer's namesake. Her musical lineage, trained in both eastern and western tradtition, brings us the intimacy of a jazz club, the mystery of inside the tend, and the professionalism of the large stage, creating a genre all her own.

Tracks:

Three Preludes: Allegro Ben Ritmato E Deciso
Three Preludes: Andante Con Moto E Poco Rubato
Three Preludes: Allegro Ben Ritmato E Deciso
Eight Waltzes, Op. 39: I (Tempo Giusto)
Eight Waltzes, Op. 39: II
Eight Waltzes, Op. 39: III
Eight Waltzes, Op. 39: IV
Eight Waltzes, Op. 39: V
Eight Waltzes, Op. 39: VI (Vivace)
Eight Waltzes, Op. 39: VII
Eight Waltzes, Op. 39: VIII
Little Suite From The Tempest, Op.109: I - Prospero
Little Suite From The Tempest, Op.109: II - Ariel
Little Suite From The Tempest, Op.109: III - Miranda
Little Suite From The Tempest, Op.109: IV - Caliban's Song
Three Postcards: L'ange Verrier
Three Postcards: Faunesse Dansante
Three Postcards: Les Noces Du Duc De Joyeuse
Madrigal
Sonatine No. 1, Op. 67: I - Allegro
Sonatine No. 1, Op. 67: II - Largo
Sonatine No. 1, Op. 67: III - Allegro Moderato
Gigue, K574
Bassoonists' Holiday
I Got Rhythm
I'm In The Mood For Love
Caravan
Oh! Darling
Tango (1940)
Tango (1995)
Youkali
Tango (1984)
Azure

Customer Reviews:

Even my kid likes this!.......2005-11-07

This is an amazing collection of songs, all performed with such skill that even my 8-year-old son likes this CD. Brahms and Beatles, Mozart and Ellington, there is something here for everyone. And thank you, thank you, thank you for "Bassoonist's Holiday."

Bassoon Me!.......2004-08-09

I delight in the bassoon! What a unique and great sound, throaty and thrillingly coarse, yet soaring to sound at times like sax, like oboe, like cello, like a bunch of bassoonatics!

This is delightful collection of musical styles played by this innovative and talented quartet. Choosing to select pieces that are not typically of the bassoon repertoire, we go from Waltz to Gershwin to Broadway to Motzart to Lennon/McCartnye to Sibelius to most of us unknowns such as Mitchell Clarke to Duke Ellington.

All played with passion and gusto and excellent tonality, phrasing and tempo.

Bassoon Me again!

Brilliant Bassoonastics.......2003-09-27

This would have to be the best bassoon ensemble cd on the market. The arrangements are stylish and clever, and the performances brilliant! Fraser Jackson must be the most accomplished contrabassoonist I have ever head. This cd is a must for any bassoonists collection be you amateur or proffessional.

OUTSTANDING QUARTET.......2002-04-14

This disc is really superb!!! Not only is the playing at an extremely high level by the group, the arrangements are also outstanding. The Brahms is abolutely beautiful. The group goes from lightning fingers bravura to sweet soulful singing. It is a joy to listen to again and again.

Simply fantastic!.......2001-10-26

I simply love the Caliban Quartet! They breath new life into bassoons! The way they bring out the music is simply magical. Not only do they sound good, their technical abilities are simply amazing!

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Dyanamic!!!!
Cool Set
ring with harmony

Caravan of Love
Isley , and Jasper
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Different Drummer
Smooth Sailin'
Tracks of Life
Alfie

ASIN: B00000264U
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

Dancin' Around The World
Insatiable Woman
I Can Hardly Wait
Liberation
Caravan Of Love
If You Believe In Love
High Heel Syndrome

Customer Reviews:

Dyanamic!!!!.......2004-09-02

THIS IS A GREAT ALBUM AND I LIKE IT. CHRIS JASPER SHOWED HIS VOCAL SIDE ON THIS ALBUM I ENJOY IT. I THINK THAT IT IS A GREAT ALBUM AND I DEFINITELY DO ENJOY IT. THERE ARE SOME NICE SONGS ON HERE. INSATIABLE WOMAN, AND CARAVAN OF LOVE. MY FAVORITE SONG IS INSATIABLE WOMAN IT IS A VERY PLEASING SONG I LOVE IT. WAY TO GO CHRIS SINGS THIS SONG VERY WELL AND SHOWS HIS VOCAL ABILITY . HE CAN DEFINITELY SING THIS SONG VERY WELL I LIKE IT A WHOLE LOT AND IT IS A VERY NICE SONG TO LISTEN TO WHEN YOU ARE WITH THAT SPECIAL PERSON. (ALSO IT IS A VERY NICE MUSIC VIDEO.) I WOULD RECOMMEND THIS ALBUM TO ANYONE WHO ENJOYS THEISLEYS THIS IS A NICE ALBUM!!!!

Cool Set.......2003-04-20

Having grew up on the Isley Brothers I can never stop saying how much there music has meant to me over the years&this Album of them splitting up from the Original unit is a must.the title track alone is one of the most Up-lifting tracks that I have heard in the past 20 years easily.these Guys are so Musically Versatile&can go into so many directions on a drop of a dime it's amazing.

ring with harmony.......2000-06-25

the greatest selection ever. the brothers did a wonderful job with this one. just do more like it.

Pipes of the Mighty Wurlitzer - Tom Hazleton at the console of the San Sylmar Wurlitzer

Average customer rating:

Excellent, just excellent
All i can say is "WOW!"

Pipes of the Mighty Wurlitzer - Tom Hazleton at the console of the San Sylmar Wurlitzer

Manufacturer: Klavier
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000003M6O
Release Date: 1995-09-22

Tracks:

Mountain Greenery
Medley: Easter Parade/It's Only A Paper Moon/Smoke Gets In Your Eyes...
On A Spring Note
Caravan
The Lost Chord
Show Boat Medley
The Boy Next Door
Once In A While
The Stripper
God Bless America

Customer Reviews:

Excellent, just excellent.......2007-02-06

3 Reasons why this CD is awesome:

1. The back cover blurb says "Hazleton is at home as both a church and theater organist." TRUE. Just when you're getting tired of the standard theater organ sound (overly vibrato, skating rink kind of shimmer) he throws in a piece like "The Lost Chord," which builds and builds and BUILDS, sounding like a monster church organ at the National Cathedral.

2. I always thought it would be cool to have a piece where every possible organ sound effect gets used. "The Stripper" has it all! It starts out with the tambourine and and shake bells, moves into the opening melody on a grand piano - which is linked to this Wurlitzer's keyboard [!], and before you're done he's thrown every sound effect you can think of -- even a siren! And IT WORKS! Amazing!

3. If you've ever been to an organ concert, you know half the fun is hearing the low frequency sonics of the really low pipes. The fidelity of this recording captures it! Turn it up and feel the rumble!

Really glad I got this. Highly recommended.

All i can say is "WOW!".......2002-09-12

I received my CD today. I have a THX system and the mighty organ kicks and kicks hard. You will feel like your at Radio City Music Hall even though this isn't the Music Halls organ except for the organ name. The stereo separation is great and if you have a subwoofer you'll get that great rumbling sound that you can only get from the mighty Wurlitzer but it isn't overpowering. I was really impressed with this CD and if your into theatre organ music,,,,this is the one to get. Trust me,,,,you won't be disappointed. IT KICKS.

The String Quartet Tribute to Van Morrison

Average customer rating:

Brilliant
Relax and enjoy

The String Quartet Tribute to Van Morrison

Manufacturer: Vitamin Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Moondance

ASIN: B000089J0T
Release Date: 2003-02-25

Tracks:

And It Stoned Me
Into The Mystic
Brown Eyed Girl
Caravan
Have I Told You Lately
Tupelo Honey
Sweet Thing
Jackie Wilson Said (I'm In Heaven When You Smile)
Crazy Love
Queen Of The Slipstream
Thanks Van (Original Composition)
Tower Of Ivory (Original Composition)

Product Description

1. And It Stoned Me
2. Into The Mystic
3. Brown Eyed Girl
4. Caravan
5. Have I Told You Lately
6. Tupelo Honey
7. Sweet Thing
8. Jackie Wilson Said (I'm In Heaven When You Smile)
9. Crazy Love
10. Queen Of The Slipstream
11. Thanks Van (Original Composition)
12. Tower Of Ivory (Original Composition)

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

Brilliant.......2006-08-21

If you love Van Morrison's music, it will be impossible for you not to enjoy this CD.

Relax and enjoy.......2005-07-02

Being a hardcore Van's fan, I took it as a duty to buy this album. Not that I'm against this cross-over idea nor I dislike String Quartet music in general. Only when you like a musician so much, you're always a bit wary towards reinterpretation of his music. Of course many have covered Van's songs so far and some have done a pretty good job (Bobby McFerrin's Moondance being an apt example), but this is an altogether different affair. The result, if not extraordinary as one would hope, is highly listenable and consistent. It demonstrates that Van's forte is not only is other-worldy voice, but also all the other aspects of his music. When a song of any genre is "classically" treated, the result may be double-edged, embellish it on one side with clever orchestration but also ruthlessly reveal the compositional shortcomings. I'm therefore happy to note that Van's songs come out as good as possible after the "washing", at times attaining a true symphonic value and what is someway surprising is that the uptempo numbers work as good as the ballads which were easier targets and in some cases already included strings in the original arrangement. Good on whoever selected the tracks that managed to go a bit ahead of the first albums, including at least two tracks which are more recent and well-suited for teh project. Moondance (the album) gets the lion's share, personally I would have ravaged more Astral Weeks or Veedon Fleece, but I'm not complaining, I enjoyed the album pretty much and would recommend it to Van's lovers who also like instrumental music.

Swing Time (Mystic Music - As Seen on TV)

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Swing Time (Mystic Music - As Seen on TV)
Enoch Light and The Light Brigade
Manufacturer: Mystic Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B000O5LVTA

Product Description

MYSTIC MUSIC Presents SWING TIME (2-disc CD set) AS SEEN ON T.V. Recorded by Enoch Light and The Light Brigade. Disc 1 01. MOONLIGHT SERENADE 3:42 02. BUGLE CALL RAG 2:46 03. STARDUST 2:44 04. YOU MADE ME LOVE YOU 3:19 05. DON'T GET AROUND MUCH ANYMORE 3:23 06. A STRING OF PEARLS 3:23 07. SUGAR BLUES 2:42 08. I'LL NEVER SMILE AGAIN 3:19 09. DON'T BE THAT WAY 3:23 10. SNOWFALL 2:55 11. JERSEY BOUNCE 2:59 12. WOODCHOPPER'S BALL 3:06 13. CARAVAN 2:52 14. TAKE THE "A" TRAIN 3:13 15. SING SING SING PART 1 4:10 16. FLYING HOME 3:10 17. SATIN DOLL 2:23 18. AMERICAN PATROL 3:07 19. BOOGIE-WOOGIE 3:24 20. SONG OF INDIA 3:13 Disc 2 01. BEGIN THE BEGUINE 3:12 02. APRIL IN PARIS 3:48 03. IN THE MOOD 3:27 04. CHEROKEE 3:04 05. MARIE 3:17 06. CHATTANOOGA CHOO CHOO 3:30 07. SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY 3:42 08. FOUR BROTHERS 3:25 09. TUXEDO JUNCTION 3:27 10. WHAT IS THIS THING CALLED LOVE 3:02 11. ONE O'CLOCK JUMP 6:01 12. I'M GETTING SENTIMENTAL OVER YOU 3:33 13. LITTLE BROWN JUG 2:49 14. SOFTLY AS IN A MORNING SUNRISE 3:09 15. PENNSYLVANIA 6-5000 3:10 16. SOUTH STREET RAMPART STREET RAG 2:59 17. ON A SLOW BOAT TO CHINA 3:15 18. CIRIBIRIBIN 2:41 19. HEARTACHES 2:55 20. STOMPIN' AT THE SAVOY 3:22

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