Joanne [CD-single]

Track Listings

1. Joanne [Radio Edit]

2. Joanne [Clean Remix Edit]

3. Joanne [Instrumental]

Joanne,Trina & Tamara,Sony,Pop,R&B

Joanne [CD-single]

Tracks:

Overture
Prologue
Jet Song
Something's Coming
Dance At The Gym
Maria
America
Tonight
Gee, Officer Krupke
Intermission Music
I Feel Pretty
One Hand, One Heart
Quintet
The Rumble
Somewhere
Cool
A Boy Like That/I Have A Love
Finale
End Credits

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Leonard Bernstein's musical update of Romeo and Juliet, with a young Stephen Sondheim's brilliant lyrics, had already galvanized Broadway with its vivid reinvention as a parable of racial intolerance and generational conflict. But director Robert Wise's lavish widescreen presentation broke fresh ground by taking the story to its most impressionable audience, the teenagers who could identify directly with Tony and Maria, and opened up Jerome Robbins's kinetic choreography through bravura camera work. The original soundtrack album was not merely a huge seller but a unique touchstone for an otherwise rock-oriented audience, and its release on CD benefits from an expanded program untenable in its initial LP release, as well as a 20-bit digital transfer. With Richard Beymer, Marni Nixon (Hollywood's vocal doppelgänger of choice, here standing in for Natalie Wood), and Rita Moreno dominating, the show's bounty of terrific songs and exciting instrumental pieces remains an ear-filling treat, mixing operatic passions, tart social commentary, and high comedy. From "Tonight" to "One Hand, One Heart," "America" to "Jet Song," this is a landmark in American musical theatre and film beautifully realized on disc. --Sam Sutherland

Customer Reviews:

WSS Original Sdtrk........2007-06-11

I ordered the West Side Story cd and it came in excellent condition. it was sealed and everything and if i find anything else to buy from this seller, i will.

west side story music.......2007-04-14

C.D. in excellent condition, arrived soon after order. OH! Played at full volume--made me long to see the movie again. May just do that. The other reviewers complimented the movie orchestration and sound track--they were right.Nothing like Leonard Bernstein, Marnie Nixon, et.al.

West Side Story CD.......2007-01-24

Great music. Just like I remembered it... but even better. Very lively, great instrumentals, and wonderful voices.

LOVE it.......2007-01-09

This is my favorite musical and I love being able to rip it and have it on my MP3 for car listening.

Buy it for posterity.......2006-12-30

Yes, this is the movie version and is an important part of 1960s pop culture, but it pales in comparison to the Broadway Cast. The sound quality is sub-par, and the voices are nowhere near as strong as the 1957 Cast. The movie also cuts some important music, or rewoks the score until it is completely different from the original. The order was also changed from the original show, and it is hard to listen to for someone that is familiar with the original. Overall, 1957 cast over this one, but buy it for the memories if you must.

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Mass of the Children
A Brilliant Masterpiece
Britten-lite :(
Outstanding!
Beautiful!

Mass of the Children

Manufacturer: Collegium
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ASIN: B0000BX5K6
Release Date: 2003-09-01

Tracks:

Mass of the Children
Look at the world (1996)
To every thing there is a season (1997)
Wings of the morning(2002)
A Clare Benediction (1998)
I will sing with the spirit (1994)
Musica Dei donum (1998)
I my Best-Beloveds am (2000)
Come down, O Love divine (1998)

Album Description

This is the FIRST ALL NEW RECORDING OF JOHN RUTTER'S MUSIC IN TEN YEARS! "Mass of the Children was written in late 2002 and early 2003. The occasion of its first performance in February 2003 was a concert in New York's Carnegie Hall involving children's choir, adult choir, soprano and baritone soloists, and orchestra. I had always wanted to write a work combining children's choir with adult performers, not only because I find the sound of children's voices irresistible but also because I wanted to repay a debt. As a boy soprano in my school choir I had been thrilled whenever our choir took part in adult works with children's choir parts, such as the Mahler Third Symphony and the Britten War Requiem, and years later I remembered this experience and wanted to write something that would give children a similar opportunity to perform alongside adult professionals". From the notes - John Rutter

Customer Reviews:

Mass of the Children.......2006-03-24

My daughter is performing this work with her high school chorale. She is the main listener, and is totally enamored with this particular recording.

A Brilliant Masterpiece.......2005-12-24

After being able to perform this piece myself, I know that is is just amazing! I reccomend it to anyobdy who likes spiritual, uplifting music.
Nice work, Mr. Rutter!

Britten-lite :(.......2005-03-30

I contemplated on this 3-star rating for a bit, especially after reading all the 4- to 5-star ratings preceding this. John Rutter is a terrific and charismatic choral conductor and writer. His editing on Fauré's Requiem really galvanized the popularity of that work, not to mention his own very heart-felt Requiem setting as well. Speaking of Requiem settings, my bone to pick about the "Mass of the Children" work is such that it emulates (albeit in a heart-felt and sincere fashion) other large-scale works that involve orchestral, treble and mixed choruses, very specifically Benjamin Britten's unforgettable War Requiem. I couldn't help but feel a bit slighted by the last few pages of "Mass of the Children" and its much diluted rendition of the War Requiem's counterpart conclusion. I think those famliar w/ the Britten will know what I mean. It's hard not to draw a comparison because the similarities are striking yet determinedly contrived.

In any case, I do understand that the participants and "target audience" are perhaps less lofty than that of the Britten. According to the score inscription, this was "written at the inviation of Peter Tiboris and MidAmerica Productions."

There are other anthems on this CD that offer a nice addition. I think the Clare Benediction is a stand-out as a great latter-Rutter anthem, with a characteristically satisfying, fluent and "inevitable" cadences towards the end.

Outstanding!.......2004-12-27

As an avid choral enthusiast, and having performed The Mass of the Children, I can say that this is one of Rutter's finest works. Without a doubt, Rutter truly allows his soul to shine through in this masterpiece. The children's choir is fabulous, and the music gives me chill bumps whenever I hear it. I highly recommend this album!

Beautiful!.......2004-09-11

I sing with my school choir, and was blessed to be able to perform the Mass of the Children with the school. It is a beautiful mass-- the lightness of the childrens voices with the power of the adult choirs make a moving and powerful mass. The orchestra is stunning, just enough to add beauty to the piece. Rutter's Mass of the Children is a must-have for any person who enjoys this type of music.

Average customer rating:

Wonderful music, poor quality control.
So, I bought this one...
Forget Suzuki and Koopman, Gardiner is the man!
Two exquisite CDs!!!
A Pinnacle Achievement

Bach Cantatas, Vol. 1: City of London

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ASIN: B0006OR17K
Release Date: 2005-05-10

Tracks:

I. Aria: Ihr Menschen, Ruhmet Gottes Liebe
II. Recitativo: Gelobet Sei Der Herr Gott Israel
III. Aria (Duetto): Gottes Wort, Das Truget Nicht
IV. Recitativo: Des Weibes Samen Kam
V. Choral: Sei Lob Und Preis Mit Ehren
I. Coro: Christ Unser Herr Zum Jordan Kam
II. Aria: Merkt Und Hort, Ihr Menschenkinder
III. Recitativo: Dies Hat Gott Klar
IV. Aria: Des Vaters Stimme Liess Sich Horen
V. Recitativo: Als Jesus Dort Nach Seinen Leiden
VI. Aria: Alto Menschen, Glaubt Doch Dieser Gnade
VII. Choral: Das Aug Allein Das Wasser Sieht
I. Coro: Freue Dich, Erloste Schar
II. Recitativo: Wir Haben Rast
III. Aria: Gelobet Sei Gott, Gelobet Sein Name
IV. Recitativo: Der Herold Kommt Und Meldt Den Konig An
V. Aria: Kommt, Ihr Angefochtnen Sunder
VI. Choral: Eine Stimme Lasst Sich Horen
VII. Recitativo: So Bist Du Denn, Mein Heil, Bedacht
VIII. Aria: Ich Will Nun Hassen
IX. Recitativo: Und Obwohl Sonst Der Unbestand
X. Aria: Eilt, Ihr Stunden, Kommt Herbei
XI. Recitativo: Geduld, Der Angenehme Tag
XII. Coro: Freue Dich, Geheil'gte Schar

Tracks:

Coro: Die Elenden Sollen Essen
II. Recitativo: Was Hilft Des Purpurs Majestat
III. Aria: Mein Jesus Soll Mein Alles Sein!
IV. Recitativo: Gott Sturzet Und Erhohet
V. Aria: Ich Nehme Mein Leiden Mit Freuden Auf Mich
VI. Recitativo: Indes Schenkt Gott Ein Gut' Geweissen
VII. Choral: Was Gott Tut, Das Ist Wohlgetan
VIII. Sinfonia
IX. Recitativo: Nur Eines Krankt
X. Aria: Jesus Macht Mich Geistlich Reich
XI. Recitativo: Wer Nur In Jesu Bleibt
XII. Aria Mein Herze Glaubt Und Liebt
XIII. Recitativo: O Armut, Der Kein Reichtum Gleicht!
XIV. Choral: Was Gott Tut, Das Ist Wohlgetan
I. Coro: Brich Dem Hungrigen Dein Brot
II. Recitativo: Der Reiche Gott Wirft Seinen Uberfluss
III. Aria: Seinem Schopfer Noch Auf Erden
IV. Aria: Wohlzutun Und Mitzuteilen Vergesset Nicht
V. Aria: Hochster, Was Ich Habe
VI. Recitativo: Wie Soll Ich Dir, O Herr
VII. Choral Selig Sind, Die Aus Erbarmen
I. Coro: O Ewigkeit, Du Donnerwort
II. Recitativo: Tenor Kein Ungluck Ist In Aller Welt Zu Finden
III. Aria: Ewigkeit, Du Machst Mir Bange
IV. Recitativo: Gesetzt, Es Dau'rte Der Verdammten Qual
V. Aria: Gott Ist Gerecht In Seinen Werken
VI. Aria: O Mensch, Errette Deine Seele
VII. Choral: Solang Ein Gott Im Himmel Lebt
VIII. Aria: Wacht Auf, Wacht Auf, Verloren Schafe
IX. Recitativo: Verlass, O Mensch, Die Wollust Dieser Welt
X. Aria (Duetto): O Menschenkind
XI. Choral: O Ewigkeit, Du Donnerwort

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This is the first of many volumes recording a Pilgrimage made in 2000, when John Eliot Gardiner, his remarkable instrumentalists and chorus and a team of outstanding soloists performed each Bach Cantata on the feast day for which it was originally composed. Each box will contain 2 CDs, copious notes, and full texts and translations. The fact of the Pilgrimage aside, these performances are simply stunning. Gardiner treats each cantata like a little drama, and his players and singers make certain to dramatize the music and text vividly. When, in Cantata No. 20, the tenor sings of "flames that burn forever," for example, the wildly difficult coloratura and accompanying strings slash with heat. Elsewhere, the listener will bask in Cantata 30's oddly rhythmic alto solo with flute and muted violins. The chorus is excellent throughout, but they dazzle in the 8-minute opening to Cantata 7. The soloists are well-known Bach singers, lieder singers, and performers from the world of opera. Bass Dietrich Henschel and tenor Paul Agnew are, perhaps, the finest of the five, and they have the most to do as well. This is a glorious set of six cantatas, a splendid 2.5 hours of great music-making. --Robert Levine

Customer Reviews:

Wonderful music, poor quality control........2006-11-29

I have ordered and received two copies of this set, and in both sets the second CD refused to play. I wonder, are others are having this problem?

So, I bought this one..........2006-10-12

(Sorry! I goofed! That should have been FIVE stars!)

..and promptly put down my order for the lot. I already have two sets of cantatas, those by Rilling (the first complete cantatas ever recorded) and the Brilliant label set by Leusink, the former recorded over many years, the latter recorded in a breakneck 15 months. I also have many of the excellent Bach Collegium Japan/Suzuki set for BIS. As you may have gathered, I like the cantatas! However, this promises to be something special. It seems to me that Gardiner's Bach now is fully rounded, as good in the reflective material as in the bright, festive stuff, capturing the soul of Bach's work. In addition, these are the most beautifuly packaged CDs I've seen - little hardback books with the CDs in sleeves at either end and the texts in the middle, along with excerpts from a journal kept by Gardiner on the pilgrimage, with his thoughts on the particular cantatas. And of course Steve McCurry's gorgeous cover photos. Subsequent volumes have lived up to the promise of this one, so I'm making room on the shelves for a lot more. In my opinion, the only serious competition that this set has is Suzuki. If only I had enough money... Highly recommended.

Forget Suzuki and Koopman, Gardiner is the man!.......2006-04-28

There are currently three Bach Cantata series underway. Sir John Elliott Gardiner is the most recent additon to a field that already contains Suzuki/Bach Collegium Japan on BIS and Koopman/Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra on Challenge. Gardiner undertook recording the complete Catata's on the Sunday's for which they were composed in 2000. The first results released is this Grammophone Award Winner. This is the most spiritual Bach on record.

Two exquisite CDs!!!.......2006-03-18

Listen the Coro of BWV39 (Brich dem Hungrigen dein Brot), it is the most beautiful and delicated interpretation I ever heard!!! Or the aria duet and first bass aria in bwv20 Or the entire cantatas 167, 7, 30 or .... well. Listen all!! All the interpretations in these two CDs are perfect and lovely made!!!
Long life to Bach!!!!

A Pinnacle Achievement.......2006-02-16

John Eliot Gardner's Project - performing all of the myriad Bach cantatas on the Feast Days for which they were composed - is a daunting effort and one that may seem a bit on the Hollywood side of commercialism were it not for the quality of the finished concept.

These performances of Cantatas No. 7, 20, 30, 39, 75 and 167 are beautifully performed by the English Baroque Soloists (instrumentalists and chorus) with Wilke te Brummelstroete , Dietrich Henschel , Gillian Keith , Paul Agnew, and Joann Lund as the extraordinary soloists.

Gardiner finds the right tempi, flavor, and drama of each of these cantatas, emphasizing the style of performance from Bach's time. The results are top-notch, technically superb, elegantly performed works that stand with the best of the recorded versions. The Sonics of the recordings are excellent and the 'packaging' includes translations and informative, if somewhat exhaustive, notes on the derivation and history of each of the cantatas. This is Volume 1 and to be sure it will encourage the listener to purchase the entire set. Recommended. Grady Harp, February 06

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Hilliard on Bach

J.S. Bach: Motetten

Manufacturer: Ecm Records
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ASIN: B000NJKYKY
Release Date: 2007-05-22

Tracks:

Singet Dem Herrn Ein Neues Lied
Wie Sich Ein Vater Erbarmet - Gott, Nimm Dich Ferner Unser An
Lobet Den Herrn In Seinen Taten - Alles, Was Odem Hat
Der Geist Hilft Unser Schwachheit Auf
Der Aber Die Herzen Forschet
Du Heilige Brunst, Susser Trost
Jesu, Meine Freude
Es Ist Nun Nichts Verdammliches
Unter Deinem Schirmen
Denn Das Gesetz Des Geistes
Trotz Dem Alten Drachen
Ihr Aber Seid Nicht Fleischlich
Weg Mit Allen Schatzen
So Aber Christus In Euch Ist
Gute Nacht, O Wesen
So Nun Der Geist
Weicht, Ihr Trauergeister
Furchte Dich Nicht, Ich Bin Bei Dir
Ich Starke Dich, Ich Helfe Dir Auch
Furchte Dich Nicht, Denn Ich Habe Dich Erloset - Herr, Mein Hirt, Brunn Aller Freuden
Komm, Jesu, Komm, Mein Leib Ist Mude
Der Saure Weg Wird Mir Zu Schwer
Du Bist Der Rechte Weg
Drum Schliess Ich Mich In Deine Hande
Lobet Den Herrn, Alle Heiden
Denn Seine Gnade
Alleluja
Ich Lasse Dich Nicht, Du Segnest Mich Denn
Ich Lasse Dich Nicht - Weil Du Mein Gott Und Vater Bist

Customer Reviews:

Hilliard on Bach.......2007-06-09

I enjoyed the Hilliard's contribution on an earlier album with Bach's BWV 4, and have many of their albums of earlier material. Expectations were set high.

If I had any issues with the interpretation it's with the women singers... in my favorite Motet, BWV 227, the phrasing isn't as smooth and flawless in intonation as the men; I compare this too with my recording with my Harmonia Mundi recording by Herreweghe.

I also get the sense that no one is directing the ensemble... this is not important, unless you hear it... I think with Bach, you have to bring out the lines... and what I do like is the one/part setting. Some double the voices with instruments; only an organ is used here, for one motet.

The recording is beautiful, and well-recorded in a resonant space. By any account it is well done, but I wish certain singers had more wisdom/guile/foresight to sing "out" from the ensemble.

There is some shaping of the dynamics in some numbers, but sometimes the texture becomes dominated with the soprano line.

The sound is easy to beomce addicted to, as is the sound with other Hilliard recordings. Clean, sonorous, and pure. Much to enjoy despite a few reservations.

The Musical of Musicals (2003 Original Off-Broadway Cast)

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Parody of Parodies
Hilarious
Hillarious fluff :D
Very clever
Fresh and Funny Spoof

The Musical of Musicals (2003 Original Off-Broadway Cast)
Eric Rockwell , Joanne Bogart , Craig Fols , and Lovette George
Manufacturer: Jay Records
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ASIN: B0001EFV6S
Release Date: 2004-03-02

Tracks:

Introduction/Melodrame
Oh, What Beautiful Corn
Scene From 'Corn!'
I Couldn't Keer Less About You
I Don't Love You
Scene From 'Corn'
Follow Your Dream
Dream Ballet
Sowillyquey
Clam Dip
Scene From 'Corn'
Daylight Savings Time
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The Ballad Of Jitter
Jitter's Oath
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Birds
Getting Away With Murder
Billy-Baby/A Melody?
Stay With Me
Jeune's Patter
We're All Gonna Die
Complex Finale
Dear Abby
Take My Advice And Live
Scene From 'Dear Abby!'
Show Tune
Scene From 'Dear Abby!'
Did I Put Out Enough?
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I've Heard That Song Before
Opera Scena
Sing A Song
Junita's Recitative
Go Go Go Go Junita
We Never Talk Anymore
A Sense Of Entitlement/Second Opera Scena
Over The Top
Chandelier Scena
Aspects Finale
Hola, Aloha, Hello
Juny With A 'J'
Color Me Gay
Just Don't Pay
Easy Mark
Round And Round
Done

Customer Reviews:

Parody of Parodies.......2007-07-25

I've seen "The Musical of Musicals" twice (third time will be this weekend.) I've played the CD several times. The CD has all the songs and dialogue -- it's missing only the visual action. The cast on the CD is wonderful and the show, simply brilliant.
The plot is necessarily trite but the script is witty and does a suberb job parodying the musical styles of five Broadway writers/composers: Rodgers and Hammerstein, Steven Sondheim, Jerry Herman, Andrew Lloyd Webber, and Kander and Ebb, with a bit of Marvin Hamlisch thrown in at the end.
People who are very familiar with musical theater will have a thousand laughs. Those less familiar, a couple hundred.

Hilarious.......2007-01-30

I recently saw a local professional production of this show and was laughing so hard that I felt I needed to purchase the cast recording in order to catch the parts I missed while doubled over. I f you love the American musical then you will enjoy this show. The Sondheim and Kander & Ebb segments I found the most dead-on and entertaining.

Hillarious fluff :D.......2006-11-02

I'm not sure if it is necessary to know ever musical there is by heart to enjoy this, but it probably helps a little.

This show consist of one very basic plot line consisting of a young ingenue owing rent to the villain, whereupon the hero offers a solution. It is retold five times, each in the style of some of the most prominent creative teams of musical theatre.

A large part of the fun is allusions to the music, lyrics and overall style of said creative teams. Yet it is also possible to enjoy the show as pure parody of styles most people are at least a little familiar with.

Buy this regardless of which musical style you prefer, or which composer you are familiar with. You're guaranteed a heckuvalot of fun.

Very clever.......2005-09-06

This is a thoroughly enjoyable show if you get it. The musical references throughout the show are a great joy to discover. If you know this stuff it is fun deciphering the passages as you go! Not sure how the average show goer would feel about it. But I highly recommend it.

Fresh and Funny Spoof .......2005-01-17

"The Musical of Musicals: The Musical" is a catchy, kitschy, lovingly ripped-off show; it's not the first, it won't be the last, but-thus far-it is the funniest!

The show tells one story five times over: a girl cannot pay her rent. She faces eviction, unless she does something for her landlord. In the end, her hero comes and pays the rent. Tale as old as time, huh? What makes it so great is that it is told in the style of 5 different composers: Rodgers and Hammerstein, Stephen Sondheim, Jerry Herman, Andrew Lloyd Webber, and Kander and Ebb.

The best by far is "A Little Complex", the Sondheim version. The Jerry Herman songs, "Dear Abby", are also very funny.

A little note: if you are not a musical theatre fan, skip this album. It makes a lot of references that will likely go right over your head.

If you are a fan, however, immediately add this witty score to your cart!

Bach Cantatas, Vol. 10: Potsdam/Wittenberg

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There's really no point in reviewing these cantatas...
GARDINER AND I CONTINUE OUR BACH PILGRIMAGE MOST SPLENDIDLY
Cantatas by BWV # and name

Bach Cantatas, Vol. 10: Potsdam/Wittenberg

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ASIN: B000ANPXDG
Release Date: 2005-11-08

Tracks:

Coro Con Choral
Recitativo
Choral
Aria
Recitativo
Aria
Choral
Cora
Recitativo
Aria
Recitativo
Aria
Recitativo
Choral
Aria
Recitativo
Aria
Recitativo
Choral
Aria
Rectativo
Aria
Recitativo
Choral

Tracks:

Coro
Aria
Choral
Recitativo
Aria
Choral
Coro
Aria
Coro Lob
Coro
Aria
recitatvio
Aria
Choral
Recitativo
Aria
Choral

Customer Reviews:

There's really no point in reviewing these cantatas..........2007-03-19

...'cos they're all going to be good (in addition to being the most gorgeously packaged CDs you'll ever see).

This issue has a stunning version of one of the giants, BWV80 "Ein feste Burg". Gardiner has thankfully dispensed with the trumpets and drums shoved in by eldest son Wilhelm Friedmann to tart it up (after the old man died). It doesn't really need them. The rest are marvellous. I'm going to go broke and love it...

GARDINER AND I CONTINUE OUR BACH PILGRIMAGE MOST SPLENDIDLY .......2006-02-24

By the purchase of this fourth installment of Gardiner's Bach pilgrimage, (actually it's numbered Volume 10 of the series) obviously, I'm still, very much, enjoying my Bach journey with Gardiner! Gardiner and his forces are unbelievably good performing these Cantatas masterfully. Everything about this whole enterprise is stupendous-the singing from the Monteverdi Choir, the orchestra (comprising of "original" instruments) play and sing unbelievably well; most of all, Gardiner's leadership reeks of his intellectual and meticulous study of these works. All of the aforesaid attributes translate (for the musical amateur like me) into just simply a beautiful rendering of Bach's glorious cantatas. The works contained in Volume 10 find Johann at his very best! Just listen to the cantata "WO soll ich fliehen hin, BWV 5-it's GORGEOUS!! (The soloists in this volume are superb singing Bach's wonderful melodies and the ornamentations therein wonderfully.

O.k. you (what I call) "Authenticity Police" can "call off" the dogs-I provisionally acquiesce to the use of the countertenor voice. (At least in these recordings!) This is in contrast to my previous held opinion. I am actually enjoying the Countertenors in Gardiner's Bach pilgrimage. I especially enjoyed the Countertenor, in this Volume 10. William Towers sings most beautifully and accurately and most of all his singing is very pleasing to my ear-no hoots are to be heard; there's even a hint of "chest" voice used by him when it is required. More importantly he does sing Bach's beautiful vocal lines splendidly! Once again, tenor James Gilchrist is overwhelmingly good. He has a sweet tenor voice that can turn heroic when required plus his runs are awe inspiring. (Just listen to track 15 of the first disc--fabulous!)Peter Harvey the bass has a rock solid voice well able to do justice to Bach's vocal demands. The soprano (Joanne Lunn) is very good also. (I am on record on this board of preferring the use of the female soprano voice in these works as opposed to the use of the pubescent unchanged little boy's voices trying to negotiate the vocal writing for sopranos in Bach's works.)

Obviously, I'm still thrilled with this Cantata series and intend to purchase additional releases as they become available.

In closing, for a complete magnificent overview of the contents of Volume 10, see the first review herein. I truly admire that reviewer's thoroughness!

Cantatas by BWV # and name.......2005-12-11

This is not really a review but a helpful tool for potential buyers. Listed below are the BWV numbers as well as names of the cantatas contained on this set (since amazon.com only lists by name and not the necessary BWV#).

Gardiner's interpretations bring clarity and distinctness amongst other Cantata recordings. His work is always meticulous.

Cantatas on this set:

Wo soll ich fliehen hin?, BWV 5 (A wonderful cantata by Bach done in the unusual key of Bb - one of 3 in the cantata cycles).

Ich elender Mensch, wer wird mich erlösen vom Leibe dieses Todes, BWV 48

Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen, BWV 56

Gott, der Herr, ist Sonn und Schild, BWV 79

Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott, BWV 80

Es reisset euch ein schrecklich Ende, ihr sündlichen verächter, hin, BWV 90 (Another cantata in Bb - the Aria with Bass and trumpet is superb - and difficult to play!)

Nun danket alle Gott, BWV 192

Enjoy!!

Scrooge: The Musical (1992 Birmingham Cast)

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But we WANT the soundtrack from the MOVIE!!!
If You've Seen The Albert Finney Film, Don't Buy This
Not as good as the film soundtrack
Interesting
Just OK.

Scrooge: The Musical (1992 Birmingham Cast)

Manufacturer: Jay Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000009QV5
Release Date: 1997-10-14

Tracks:

Scrooge: A Christmas Carol
Scrooge: I Hate Christmas
Scrooge: No Better Life
Scrooge: Christmas Children
Scrooge: I Hate Christmas (Reprise)
Scrooge: Father Christmas
Scrooge: Make The Most Of This World
Scrooge: It's Not My Fault
Scrooge: December The Twenty Fifth
Scrooge: Happiness
Scrooge: You... You
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Scrooge: I Like Life
Scrooge: Entr'acte
Scrooge: Good Times
Scrooge: The Beautiful Day
Scrooge: The Minister's Cat
Scrooge: A Better Life
Scrooge: Thank You Very Much
Scrooge: I'll Begin Again
Scrooge: Finale
Scrooge: A Better Life
Scrooge: I'll Begin Again

Album Description

This wonderful score brilliantly supplements the heartwarming story of how the miserly Scrooge is shown the error of this ways! Features Anthony Newley, Stratford Johns, Tom Watt and Jon Pertwee.

Customer Reviews:

But we WANT the soundtrack from the MOVIE!!!.......2006-12-03

The reason for all the negative reviews isn't necessarilly a reflection on the Birmingham cast. It's because the FILM was so wonderful and the songs were spectacular and memorable as done by THAT cast, and everyone is looking for a recording from THAT!!!

Unfortunately, unless you get the DVD and hook it up to make your own bootleg recording, there isn't any soundtrack from the film available.

This version isn't misleading - it clearly identifies itself as the STAGE soundtrack. But most likely, it isn't what you were looking for.

Let us all know when the Albert Finney film cast version is ready! It's long overdue for release.

If You've Seen The Albert Finney Film, Don't Buy This.......2006-11-26

For all of you who carry the memories and the magic from the 1970 original musical film of Scrooge, this "production" will destroy that magic. Anthony Newly is indeed, wrongly cast, and is an absolutely horrendous, egotistical and overdone [his style] obscenity to the gorgeous songs of Leslie Bricusse and to Albert Finney's characterization of such.

Not as good as the film soundtrack.......2006-03-04

This is rather a labored effort. Anthony Newley is not well-cast. The extra songs are nothing else but extra and take away from the story.

Interesting.......2005-12-05

I have to agree with my collegues above...this is but a poor reflection of what the movie film conveys. I personally didn't like the "I hate Christmas" track either as compared to the "I hate people" track from the movie. It definately softened his hatred, which misses the mark completely. Alberty Finney plays an awesome role going from the most bitter and angry scrooge on film to the most jovial and friendly scrooge on film which is what makes the movie so great. As for the music, this disc lacks a passion that the movie disc has.

Apparently the CD of the movie musical does exist...there was someone selling it on Ebay and they claim it's not dubbed from an LP or taken from the movie. So who knows ;)

Just OK........2004-01-27

Anthony Newly is a disapointing "musical Scrooge", and is really misses the mark here. Where's the "Scroogy-ness" here? And Newly's singing isn't able to give us the transition
of cranky old miser to being filled with the Christmas Spirit. Overall, this version of "Scrooge" is OK, but I feel it pales in comparison to the movie soundtrack featuring Albert Finney.
Unfortunately, the movie soundtrack is only available on LP I believe, but it's worth it!

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Cantatas, Vol. 7

Manufacturer: Soli Deo Gloria
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000ICLTZK
Release Date: 2006-10-10

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Coro Con Choral Es Ist Nichts Gesundes An Meinem Leibe
Recitativo: Tenor Die Ganze Welt Ist Nur Ein Hospital
Aria: Bass Ach, Wo Hol Ich Armer Rat?
Recitativo: Sopran O Jesu, Lieber Meister
Aria: Sopran Offne Meinem Schlechten Liedern
Choral Ich Will Alle Meine Tage
Coro (Choral) Jesu, Der Du Meine Seele
Aria (Duetto): Sopran, Alt Wir Eilen Mit Schwachen
Recitativo: Tenor Ach! Ich Bin Ein Kind Der Sunden
Aria: Tenor Dein Blut, So Meine Schuld Durchstreicht
Recitativo: Bass Die Wunden, Nagel, Kron Und Grab
Aria: Bass Nun Du Wirst Mein Gewissen Stillen
Choral Herr, Ich Glaube, Hilf Mir Schwachem
Coro Wer Dank Opfert, Der Preiset Mich
Recitativo: Alt Es Muss Die Ganze Welt Ein Stummer Zeuge Werden
Aria: Sopran Herr, Deine Gute Reicht
Recitativo: Tenor Einer Aber Unter Ihnen
Aria: Tenor Welch Ubermass Der Gute
Recitativo: Bass Sieh Meinen Willen An
Choral Wie Sich Ein Vat'r Erbarmet

Tracks:

Coro Nun Ist Das Heil Und Die Kraft
Coro (Choral) Herr Gott, Dich Loben Alle Wir
Recitativo: Alt Ihr Heller Glanz Und Hohe Weisheit Zeigt
Aria: Bass Der Alte Drache Brennt Vor Neid
Recitativo (Duetto): Sopran, Tenor Wohl Aber Uns, Daas Tag Und Nacht
Aria: Tenor Lass, O Furst Der Cherubinen
Choral Darum Wir Billig Loben Dich
Coro Es Erhub Sich Ein Streit
Recitativo: Bass Gottlob! Der Drache Liegt
Aria: Sopran Gott Schickt Uns Mahanaim Zu
Recitativo: Tenor Was Ist Der Schnode Mensch, Das Erdenkind?
Aria Con Choral: Tenor Bleibt, Ihr Engel, Bleibt Bei Mir!
Recitativo: Sopran Lasst Uns Das Angesicht
Choral Lass Dein' Engel Mit Mir Fahren
Coro Man Singet Mit Freuden Vom Sieg
Aria: Bass Kraft Und Starke Sei Gesungen
Recitativo: Alt Ich Furchte Mich Vor Tausend Feinden Nicht
Aria: Sopran Gottes Engel Weichen Nie
Recitativo: Tenor Ich Danke Dir
Aria (Duetto): Alt, Tenor Seid Wachsam, Ihr Heiligen Wachter
Choral Ach Herr, Lass Dein Lieb Engelein

Customer Reviews:

PER USUAL .......2006-11-27

This ninth release (volume 7) of JS Bach's Cantatas performed by the Monteverdi Choir, the English Baroque Soloist and directed by John Eliot Gardiner is filled with Cantatas that are supplicant (especially on the first disc) and filled with praise and adoration (especially on the second disc). These cantatas are filled with Trumpet fanfares and drums and they are very uplifting especially as performed by the aforesaid forces.

Per usual, the works in Volume Seven are performed by Gardiner and his forces magnificently! Listen to the opening chorus of BWV 78 on the first disc and the Choral "Ach Herr, lass deir lieb" on the second disc--glorious! The orchestra and chorus are wonderful. Again, I was very much impressed with the soloist too.

Malin Hartelius, soprano, posses a sweet clear and very flexible voice. Listen to her aria on the second disc, tract 18. She is also great in the rather familiar duet with alto "Wir elin mit schwachen" tract 8, first disc. Tenor, James Gilchrist, once again is most impressive. He displays a wonderful legato in his aria in the first disc tract 10 and his virtuosity is astounding in tract 6 of the second disc. Bass Peter Harvey sings with a full, rich and flexible voice. His aria on tract 16 of the second disc is most impressive.

In conclusion, Volume Seven is a most impressive release. I continue my adoration of Gardiner's "Bach Pilgrimage" and I DO look forward to future releases.

Peace & Power: Best of Joanne Shenandoah

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A great blessed voice
New to Joanne Shenandoah
She takes your breath away!
Mesmerizing...
Peace and Power

Peace & Power: Best of Joanne Shenandoah
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Manufacturer: Silver Wave
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Release Date: 2002-10-29

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Mother Of Nations
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When Eyes Meet
Kaluhyanu:Wes
I Am Your Friend
Kahalu'nyuhe
Aiionwatha Forgives
Dance Of The North
Katsitsi:Yos
The Four Legged Ones
Deer Dance
Path Of Beauty
Kahawi'tha
Peace And Power

Amazon.com

Sung in her native Iroquois tongue, Joanne Shenandoah's music is like a lullaby with a touch of pain and longing lingering beneath the surface. Sometimes called the Native American Enya, Shenandoah actually has a deeper, more powerful voice than the Irish thrush. Her songs are like Native haiku, short fragments that build in their own poetic arc, sharing an innate musicality not unlike Irish Gaelic. Although Shenandoah has several recordings in a more conventional folk-singer vein, Peace & Power draws from her four most evocative, atmospheric albums: Matriarch, Orenda, Peacemaker's Journey and Lifeblood. Both pianist Peter Kater, who produced Lifeblood, and Tom Wasinger, producer of the other three, successfully frame Shenandoah's simple songs in detailed arrangements. Wasinger, in particular, creates an ethereal chamber music ensemble, with guitars, Middle Eastern zithers, Armenian duduks, citterns, and African kalimbas. The CD comes with an extensive autobiographical booklet detailing Shenandoah's life journey and her pride in her Native heritage, though there's not much information about the music itself. And it would be interesting, in this retrospective context, to hear how she has taken her tradition and extended it into new musical terrain. But at least the aural evidence is on the CD. --John Diliberto

Customer Reviews:

A great blessed voice.......2007-01-26

This is the first CD that I buy of Joanne Shenandoah. It was I great surprise not just for the quality of the production but for the unique sweet voice Joanne has to sing this king of songs. To those who are looking for new experience into this kind of music it is high recommended.

New to Joanne Shenandoah.......2006-03-19

I am new to Joanne Shanandoah. So I wanted to get a good "example" of her music. By reading other reviews on Amazon I decided to buy this specific CD. I loved it. The songs are very powerful and her voice is divine. I wanted to start my collection of Joanne with music on her native tongue. And that is one of the reasons I purchased this CD. Now I want to buy a CD where she sings in English.

She takes your breath away!.......2005-05-03

I was lucky enough to see Joanne Shenandoah at the Indian Summerfest in Milwaukee, WI last year. She took my breath away. My friend bought this CD and we just took a trip up to the North Woods this weekend and listened to it. WOW! It is so beautiful! Each and every song is a beautiful melody to your ears and soul. I loved listening to it so much I'm buying my own copy (along with a couple of other CD's by Joanne) from Amazon today.

If you ever get a chance to see this beautiful woman sing in person-GO AND SEE HER! She shares her tradition and family on stage along with her lovely music.

Mesmerizing..........2005-01-29

Buy it -- you need it! This is music flows through the mind in powerfully smooth waves, evocative of the same quiet power I found in Timecode's 'Indigo.' In America, where achieving perverted levels of noise is a sacred goal, artists like Shenandoah take us away and set us in the chasmal spaces of peace.

Peace and Power.......2003-01-04

After listening to this newest CD I now realize why I love Joanne's music. From the first time I heard her music and how it compelled me to talk the storeowner into selling me the demonstration CD, the only one he had, convincing him that I had to have it now. Then I went to search out and find all of her existing music to add to my collection. It is not hard to understand why she has won so many accolades and awards. This newest album is a weaving of her past magic into a new medicine bundle of music. Listening to the healing that comes forth only makes me yearn for what comes next.

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Let your mind flow free
Hope and Peace
Beautiful & Peaceful
Haunting...
This is just gorgeous

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Amazon.com

With Peacemaker's Journey, Native American artist Joanne Shenandoah may well have made a recording that will appeal even to those who've previously been dismissive of the genre. Voted Best Female Artist in both 1998 and '99 at the Native American Music Awards, Shenandoah has even topped herself with this concept album that chronicles the Iroquois legend of the Peacemaker. Elements of the story, as written in the fine liner notes, correspond with Biblical tales of the Christ Child, Lazarus, and even Moses. Understated, graceful, and universal in appeal, the artist's magnificent vocals are married with a warm array of both Native American and classical instruments. Peacemaker's Journey is pure magic. --Paige La Grone

Customer Reviews:

Let your mind flow free.......2007-01-23

The melodic content of this CD is quite good, and Joanne's singing is superb, as usual. To fully appreciate this CD, one must follow the story she is singing...the creation of the Oneida world. One should read the story in the jacket, and keep it handy as the singing unfolds, so as to follow the moods.

Hope and Peace.......2006-01-11

This legend of the peacemaker shares so many ideals of the greatest traditions of religion, democracy and society. Joanne Shenendoah honors her Iroquois traditions and enlightens our own.Her voice reaches a very sacred place.
This CD is a satisfying friend to accompany you on your own spiritual journey.

Beautiful & Peaceful.......2005-04-02

I agree with everyone else's reviews of this music, with one correction. The liner notes do include english translations of the lyrics. (One reviewer suggested they were missing). The booklet provides a beautiful rendition of the legend of the Peacemaker (written in English). Then, in the center of the booklet, the songs are listed individually & include both the Iroquois words and their English translations. There are just a few lyrics for each song, sung slowly & repetitively, like a mantra. Truly relaxing & gorgeous music.

Haunting..........2001-11-02

Joanne Shenandoah was named Best Female Artist for both 98 and 99 by the Native American Music Awards. And, you can see why!

Shenandoah's voice is smooth and silken and almost haunting. This album was inspired by the legend of the Peacemaker who helped bring peace to the Haudenosaunee, known also as the Iroquois.

You will be drawn into this music. It is very relaxing and is perfect for the holiday season.

This is just gorgeous.......2001-05-17

I picked this up while on vacation in Arizona recently. The whole CD is really beautiful, she writes great melodies and her voice is very pleasant. It's also very tastefully produced, using live instruments; I have bought other albums of Native American music and was disappointed to find them very heavy on the new-agey synthesizers -- don't worry about that with this one. All in all, a truly relaxing CD.

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