I Love Scotland [Import]

1. Loch Lomond (Live)

2. Letter From America (Band Version)

3. Amazing Grace

4. Braveheart Theme

5. Wild Mountain Thyme

6. Highland Cathedral

7. Caledonia

8. Scotland The Brave

9. Westering Home (Song Of The Isles)

10. Scottish Soldier

11. Local Hero Theme

12. Sailing

13. Ye Jacobites By Name

14. Hearthammer (Live)

15. Celtic Mantra

16. Scots Wha Hae

17. With A Hundred Pipers

18. Scottish... And Proud Of It!

19. Man's A Man For A' That

20. I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)

See all 75 tracks on this disc

I Love Scotland,Various Artists,EMI/Virgin TV,World Music

Average customer rating: Stay Away Edinburgh Military Tattoo Not like being there, but a good appetizer Pipes and Drums: Amazing Grace

The Edinburgh Military Tattoo: Bagpipe Marches of Scotland Manufacturer: Legacy ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Britain | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music Scotland | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music British Isles | Europe | Compilations | International | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Marches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | International General | International | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | International General | International | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | British Isles | Europe | International | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | British Isles | Europe | International | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 International | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Jazz | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Highland Pipes & Drums (Bagpipe Music of Scotland) The Bagpipes & Drums of Scotland Bagpipe Marches and Music of Scotland Regimental Marches of British Army, Vol. 1 Highland Cathedral ASIN: B000002NQ9 Release Date: 1994-07-18

Tracks:

1. Pipes And Drums: Amazing Grace/Fanfare Trumpets: Fanfare Militaire
2. Pipes And Drums: The Rock And Wee Pickle Tow/I Lo'ed A Laddie But Ane/The Drummer's Call...
3. Massed Military Bands: The Band Strikes-Mexican Hat Dance
4. 4/4 Marches And 3/4 Retreats: Hills Of Alva/Far O' Er Struy/Torosay Castle/Lord Byron...
5. Waltzes: Hearken My Love/The Herding Song/My Lodging's On The Cold Cold Ground/Westering Home
6. 2/4 Marches: Kitchener's Army/Balkan Hills/The Rhodesian Regiment
7. 2/4 March, Strathspey And Reel: Miss Elspeth Campbell/The Shepherd's Crock/Smith O' Chilliechassie
8. 4/4 And 2/4 Marches: Scotland The Brave/Highland Laddie/The Earl Of Mansfield...
9. 6/8 Marches: 10th H.L.I. Crossing The Rhine/Mrs. Lily Christie/Dovecote Park
10. Waltzes: Loch Broom Bay/My Home
11. 4/4 March, Strathspeys, Reels, Hornpipes And Jigs: Peter McKenzie Warren/Sporting Jamie...

Customer Reviews:

Stay Away.......2006-01-05

While the piping is excellent, the audio, particularly in the first half of the cd is terrible. Nearly 15 minutes are almost indecipherable. I think the recording was made with a hand held mike at the edge of a field.

Edinburgh Military Tattoo.......2001-05-19

The Edinburgh Military Tattoo first started in 1947 with some spirited displays of army piping and dancing. Since that time the show has grown to become a world class act, unfortunately losing some of its traditional elements along the way. The word "Tattoo" is a corruption of the Dutch "Doe den Taptoe" which literary means "turn off the taps", a reference to when a lone drummer would play a "tattoo" or drum roll to signal the inkeeprs to stop serving beer and to summon the troops back to barracks. This ceremony was performed by the British while they were in the low countries during the early 18th century, but it is a custom common to many armies of that time, in particular the various German princeapalities of the day. Over time the Tattoo evolved into a more elaborate affair as more bands and musicians were drawn into its fare. What we have here is the modern development of the form started in previous centuries. The Edinburgh Tattoo is justly famed for its display of massed pipes and bands, and while the recording quality here is not the best, the listener can still get a good idea of the spectacle produced. The original recording of this 1972 show was recorded by EMI, but this version is a knock-off cut that was done by a small American record firm, and which since has been sold about in various forms as a popular item. It is unfortunate that we don't have a better version of the show for listeners than this. The Tattoo produces a recording every year, as well as a video which can be obtained by contacting the Edinburgh Military Tattoo via their website which can be found using any search engine. The good thing about this recording is that it does provide a glimpse of the show in its heyday, where modern fluff and show biz influences had not crept in as much as they have today. For this reason this CD is worth having, and serves as an introduction to this great pageant of the Scottish regiments and the British army. Even though the show is watered down today with pop elements, the grandeur is still there when the massed pipes and drums march out onto the castle esplanade playing the grand old tunes. Even the politically correct producers can't ruin this grand sight, and its hoped they never will!

Not like being there, but a good appetizer.......2000-11-23

The producers and engineers for this CD are to be commended for the remarkable quality they obtained on this outdoor recording! While not quite like being there, it does convey the spirit and energy of the Tattoo.

Pipes and Drums: Amazing Grace.......2000-06-11

I love the sound of the pipes for this one song, and is my favorite.

Average customer rating: A beautiful voice and beautiful music that grows on you breath-taking Evocative, enthralling Love Connie Dover's voice... Unsurpassed

If Ever I Return Connie Dover Manufacturer: Taylor Park ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Celtic | International | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Border of Heaven Wishing Well Somebody Heart Of The Celts: Songs Of Love Daughter Of Lir ASIN: B0000017L1 Release Date: 1997-02-11

Tracks:

1. Fear An Bhata (The Boatman)
2. Lady Keith's Lament
3. Peggy And The Soldier
4. Ned Of The Hill
5. The Holland Handkercheif
6. La Fontaine (The Fountain)
7. Mally Leigh
8. Who Will Comfort Me?
9. Shady Grove
10. Miss Lillian Williams
11. How Can I Live At The Top Of The Mountain?

Customer Reviews:

A beautiful voice and beautiful music that grows on you .......2006-11-10

This is my first Connie Dover purchase and I can't wait to buy all the rest of her CDs. How could this artist's beautiful voice and delivery not be in the mainstream. Thank you again Accuradio/Radiocelt! I love Connie's story telling--her voice is so clear that you can understand every word she sings! The Holland Handkerchief, Shady Grove and Fear An Bhata all impress in different ways. Ned of the Hill is a special song that may not be your favorite at first but gets better and better each time you hear it. La Fontaine is sung in french and is emotional and touching--the harmonics are haunting. Connie's supporting musical cast compliment her vocal presentation perfectly.

This is the kind of music that grows on you and just gets better and better with each listen. Connie, when is your next CD coming out?

breath-taking.......2006-07-04

Connie Dover is one of the best celtic singers I have had the pleasure to listen to. I loved the album. I was soothing as well as uplifting.

Evocative, enthralling.......2005-12-07

Here is a wonderful voice, full of purity and presence, singing 11 traditional Irish, Scottish and American songs on 60 minutes of music. This means the songs are longer than the usual 3-minutes-and-out you find on the radio. But frankly I didn't even notice, they are as long as they need to be (except the sweet traditional country tune "Shady Grove", which could be longer).

Connie Dover has a full, clear, rich voice that lets the song shine through even as she lets her voice shape it as it passes. You could not find a greater contrast to a voice like Eva Cassidy's. With Eva, I am sometimes overwhelmed at the stunning power and personality she weaves into her songs, indeed, many have commented that she makes a song her own. Connie Dover makes a song everyone's.

Her voice alone merits 5 stars. But the high quality of the (sometimes melancholy) material and the solid instrumentation are not just bonuses. This is effortless music with lots of musical effort beind it. The song selection is basically from Irish, Scottish and American folk music, with instruments appropriate to the genre. You'll hear some Gaelic and French in the vocals. And always with that pure clear voice.

If you're looking for something away from the rushing waters of American pop music, give her a try. There is a great deal of talent to be found off the main road, here in the backroads of folk music, at its best. "I took the road less traveled by and that has made all the difference." (Robert Frost) Take this road, and see where it takes you.

Love Connie Dover's voice..........2005-07-19

...but haven't gotten into the album yet- in part due to not listening to it enough. I was hoping for a more atmospheric sound as on "Cantus" or "Ubi Caritas" so I think it may take me a while to get used to her more traditional stylings on this album. The country number is neat- a different touch. "Fear an Bhata" is a great opener to the album.

Unsurpassed.......2003-12-30

I still haven't found a Celtic artist I like as much as Connie Dover. Her voice is beautiful, and she never has weak moments. Her diction is perfect, as is her intonation. The instrumental accompaniment always enhances the mood of the song- from piano to fiddle to uillean pipes. Her songs are a nice variety of the older and newer, some with lyrics or melodies she has written herself. The harmonies are beautiful, particularly in La Fontaine. I can't say which of her albums is my favorite, but it might be this one. I listen to all of them frequently.

Average customer rating: My heart is in the Highlands... Awww, wow (^_^) I love this thing! The BEST This CD stays in rotation all the time Like the Music of Scotland? You'll LOVE This!

On the Banks of Helicon: Early Music of Scotland Manufacturer: © 1990 Dorian Recordings ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Vocal & Song | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Requiems Baltimore Consort | ( B ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Mad Buckgoat - Ancient Music of Ireland Watkins Ale: Music of the English Renaissance La Rocque 'n' Roll - Popular Music of Renaissance France / The Baltimore Consort The Ladyes Delight Tunes From the Attic ASIN: B000001Q8M Release Date: 1992-12-01

Tracks:

1. Over The Hills
2. Kathren Oggie
3. In A Garden So Green
4. My Heartly Service
5. Scotch Cap
6. The Flowers Of The Forest
7. Kilt Thy Coat, Magge
8. Canareis
9. I Will Not Go To Bed Till I Suld Die
10. Jockey Loves His Moggy Dearly
11. Our Father God Celestial
12. Come My Children Dere
13. On The Banks Of Helicon
14. Prince Edward's Paven
15. Lyk As The Dum Solsequim
16. The Scots Marche
17. Support Your Servand
18. My Lord Of March Paven
19. O Lustie May
20. Doun In Yon Bank
21. Branles d'Ecosse
22. Joy To The Person Of My Love

Amazon.com

There are no more proficient or imaginative practitioners of early music than the members of the Baltimore Consort. Their programs are invariably intelligent and involving, and the performances--well, you just have to hear them. Faultless musicianship and a real sense of style characterize every interpretation and arrangement. This disc features music of Renaissance Scotland--songs, dances, airs--both lively and lyrical, serious and humorous, performed by a colorful variety of period instruments and, often, the beautiful soprano of Custer LaRue. The nice thing is, you don't have to know anything about this music to thoroughly enjoy it. And considering its origins as folk music, that's just as it should be. --David Vernier

Customer Reviews:

My heart is in the Highlands..........2005-09-27

The Baltimore Consort, an ensemble of six players, was founded in 1980 with the purpose of performing 'broken consort' pieces of Elizabethan origin. 'Broken' here refers to the instrumentation - treble viol/violin, flue/recorder, lute, cittern, bandore and bass viol. Their repertoire expanded beyond these beginnings to include broader British fare, as well as French and Italian music of the time. This is a happy expansion, as it made this disc of Scottish music possible.

The Baltimore Consort play with life and vigour, with a good deal of improvisational flair, not being bound to texts and going through the production of notes as if mechanically. This is true to the spirit and nature of the early music, in which performers often had to 'play by ear', neither being able to read music nor having printed music even if they could.

The music here has a definite Celtic flavour to it. This disc represents 'music fyne', traditional native songs, and English imitations. Scottish courtly music was influenced both by England and France, but put its own unique accent to it. Indeed, most of the words to the songs performed here are in Scots, a dialect of English that had a strong literary flowering in the sixteenth century.

The names of many of the composers of these pieces have been lost to history, particularly the more folk-song oriented ones. Music represented here is as early as 1538 and as late as 1719, nearly 200 years of Scottish musical history.

Added to the regular consort players are Edwin George (playing bagpipe and recorder), and Alice Kosloski as a vocalist (alto). The regular players include Mary Anne Ballard (viols), Howard Bass (bandora), Mark Cudek (cittern and bass viol), Custer LaRue (vocalist/soprano), Larry Lipkis (viols), Ronn McFarlane (lute) and Chris Norman (flutes). Some artists are known from other Dorian productions, such as Ronn McFarlane on the lute in the collection 'Greensleeves'.

This is music that is interesting, flawlessly performed, entertaining and has a quality about it that makes it both ancient and current at the same time. A wonderful recording, this is a real treat to the listener interested in Celtic music, Renaissance music, and folk music.

Awww, wow (^_^) I love this thing!.......2003-01-22

This cd is so pretty! I love scottish music, and there isn't a single song on this alphum i don't like. And that's coming from a 14 year old girl who dresses in black and listens to Marilyn Manson...@_@....eh, I always had weird tastes. I think i'm the only one my age who listens to Malice Mizer, Dir en Grey, Gackt,Morning Musume, Enya, and Bach....AHHH! what have my parents spawned!?!? . .oh, well...
I think that only a closed minded person wouldn't like this alphum (you know, people who only like modern music and only ever wear the -latest fashions' . . .[cough] . . ) But then again, every one's entitled to their own opinion....

The BEST.......2001-11-27

The Baltimore Consort knows that Renaissance music is not only for the people interested in scholarly music that are studying for their finals. Of course, they are using period instruments and techniques in a very informed manner. However,they realized that the most important thing about music is find.

This CD stays in rotation all the time.......2001-08-08

I'm a Baltimore Consort junkie, and this album is entirely at fault. It's the first one I ever bought, and I got hooked. The first track starts off with pipes breaking into a lively song. Who needs to understand the words? The period instruments on this album give it a different sound; it's not classical music in the way you grow up thinking (Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, etc.). It's popular music-- of a different time. Really, really oldies. It's very hard to explain, but if you're thinking about getting a Baltimore Consort album, I'd say to start with this one. It's a great example of their style, and lots of fun to listen to.

Like the Music of Scotland? You'll LOVE This!.......2000-12-21

If you enjoy the musical sounds of Scotland, this album is a must-have. Custer LaRue's vocals, Chris Norman's flutes, Ronn McFarlane's lutes and Edwin George's bagpipes will transport you to Renaissance Scotland. And if you've heard these tunes before by other performers, give the Baltimore Consort a chance to show you what quality Renaissance music is all about! While this album is more vocally driven than some of the Baltimore Consort's other albums, it is an enjoyable offering that will only add spice to your music shelf. The songs here are grand examples of the fine Scottish music of the 16th-18th centuries, and will be enjoyed with perhaps as much zeal as the instrumentals. There is a fine musical rendering of the Lord's Prayer in "Our Father God Celestial" on this album, a favorite of mine. There are two bagpipe tunes, which no Scottish album could be without. Lovers of Celtic music (like me) will no doubt enjoy this album, as it is yet another by the Consort that has been played and replayed in my household.

Average customer rating: Virtuoso Players Gild the Lilly Keep looking - there is much better stuff than this Diasppointed This album is an absolute disaster Take My Advice, I'm Only Tryin' to School Ya -

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Tracks:

1. Highland Cathedral
2. Scotland the Brave
3. Girl I Left Behind Me
4. Hector the Hero
5. Far and Away
6. Green Hills of Tyrol/When the Battle Is Over
7. Lament for Jef AR Oenven/An Dro
8. Murray's Fancy
9. I Love My Love
10. Cabar Feidh/Farewell to Nigg
11. Ye Banks and Braes O' Bonnie Doon
12. Henry the Fifth Overture
13. Amazing Grace

Customer Reviews:

Virtuoso Players Gild the Lilly.......2007-04-19

Reviewers who write that these are fine musicians playing lousy arrangements are correct. That's it exactly. The slower cuts are better than the up-tempo ones. Apparently this CD is a big hit with bagpipe tooters. So be it. The rest of us should pass it by or purchase it used.

Keep looking - there is much better stuff than this.......2005-10-05

This album is a perfect example of how a bad arrangement can ruin great music despite the best efforts of great musicians. Everything about this recording is right; selection, performers, sound engineering. Except that the tracks are horribly over-arranged with all sorts of distracting, subtracting variations and trite bridging passages.

Diasppointed.......2005-07-12

I am not saying the music is bad or the quality is lacking, because it is not. If you are looking for traditional music played in the traditional way, then this CD is not for you. It is like listening to everyone's interpretation when they sing the "Star Spangled Banner". There is no need to jazz things up that were not written to be. The titles are old but the variations on the score have a lot to be desired if you wanted to hear these songs played the way they were meant to be played.

This album is an absolute disaster.......2005-06-08

It's said that music soothes the savage beast, but bagpipes will do just the opposite. They will make the hair on your neck stand on end, your blood pressure go through the roof and prepare you to go to war. This album does neither.

The one piece which should most strongly produce the desired result is Scotland the Brave. In this album it is three minutes and twenty seven seconds, the first minute an ten of which are dedicated to fanfare. After that an orchestra plays some stylized version and, I think, I can detect a hint of bagpipes in there somewhere. When one has heard it done "correctly", one can recognize this as a total disaster.

Amazing Grace by the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards has a version that is just about right. (And that selection gives one the ability to listen to a sample. I can see why this one doesn't!)

Take My Advice, I'm Only Tryin' to School Ya -.......2004-07-07

I bought this album based on the rave reports of the other reviewers, and could NOT be more pleased with the result. Although not Scottish, I am a long-time bagpipe lover, and this album evokes visions of the Black Watch and other highland pipers moving through their intricate paces. The music is an aural feast, and the sound quality is excellent. I keep it in the CD player in the car and find that a quick drive or a long commute both become pleasures when I'm listening to it. Take my advice - if you have even a slight interest in pipes, drums or brass, you're going to love this album. (This is the first time I have ever written a review; it's a very compelling album!)

Average customer rating: Your search for good Burns songs has ended

The Songs Of Robert Burns, Volumes 1 & 2 Manufacturer: Philo Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Folk | Styles | Music Scottish Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Britain | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music Scotland | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | Celtic | International | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | Folk | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Songs of Robert Burns, Vol 3 & 4 Songs of Robert Burns, Vol. 5 & 6 The Songs of Robert Burns, Vol. 7 The Complete Songs of Robert Burns: Volume 1 The Songs of Robert Burns / Songs of the Hebrides ASIN: B0000003VY Release Date: 1996-02-20

Tracks:

1. Could Kail In Aberdeen
2. To The Weaver's Gin Ye Go
3. Wantonness
4. My Tocher's The Jewel
5. Charlie He's My Darling
6. Landy Mary Ann
7. Amang The Trees
8. Country Lassie
9. The De'il's Awa Wi' Th' Exciseman
10. Johnie Blunt
11. The Winter It Is Past
12. A Red, Red Rose
13. Logan Water
14. Corn Rigs
15. Had I The Wyte
16. Nine Inch Will Please A Lady
17. Beware O'Bonie Ann
18. The Cooper O'Cuddy
19. Sweetest May
20. A Parcel Of Rouges In A Nation
21. Auld Lang Syne
22. Hey How Johnie Lad
23. Mary Morison
24. The Dusty Miller
25. It Was A' For Our Rightfu' King
26. Sae Flaxen Were Her Ringlets

Customer Reviews:

Your search for good Burns songs has ended.......2000-01-29

Jean Redpath sings the "inimitable songs of Burns" as if Rabbie himself is hovering over her shoulder. You're not likely to find too many singers more suited to her material than Redpath. Also, I needs must mention the first-rate musical accompaniments by Serge Hovey. All in all, the seven volume Redpath-Burns series is indispensible for lovers of song everywhere. Way to go, folks.

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You're Sensational - Cole Porter in the '20s, '40s, and '50s, Vol. 1 - Wake Up & Dream (1916-1929) Cole Porter Manufacturer: Koch Int'l Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Broadway & Vocalists | Indie Music | Stores | Music Traditional & Vocal Pop | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: You're Sensational - Cole Porter in the '20s, '40s, and '50s, Vol. 2 - Kiss Me Kate (1940-1948) You're Sensational - Cole Porter in the '20s, '40s, and '50s, Vol. 3 - High Society (1948-1956) Cole Sings Porter Frank Sinatra Sings the Select Cole Porter Sinatra Sings Cole Porter ASIN: B00006JTE4 Release Date: 2002-10-22

Average customer rating: Remembering Past Enchantments And Past Ills Delightful scores from Ennio Morricone

An Ennio Morricone Anthology: All Music Composed & Conducted By Ennio Morricone - From The EMI General Music Vaults Manufacturer: Drg ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Soundtracks | Box Sets | Stores | Music General | Soundtracks | Indie Music | Stores | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Ennio Morricone - Film Music, Vol.1 Film Music, Vol. 2 Very Best of Ennio Morricone Ennio Morricone, Vol.3: Main Titles With Love: Music Composed & Conducted By ASIN: B000000PIZ Release Date: 1995-09-19

Tracks:

1. The Lady Caliph
2. Women at the River
3. Without Apparent Motive
4. Night Search
5. A Friend
6. The Ballad of Hank McCain
7. Rosemary
8. God With Us
9. What Am I Doing?
10. Like Maddalena
11. Moscow Farewell
12. Amusing Diversion
13. End Credits
14. A Neighborhood Song
15. The Wind, The Shout
16. My Name Is Nobody
17. March in F
18. The Unholy Three
19. Dedication
20. Belinda May
21. Lullaby in Blue
22. Companeros

Tracks:

1. Slalom
2. Sestriere
3. Viva la revolucion
4. Chi mai
5. A Far Away Italy
6. To Forget Palermo
7. Three Columns on Front Page
8. The Lamb is Going to Die?
9. Song of Nostalgia
10. This Kind of Love
11. To the People of Parma
12. A Little Bitter Irony
13. Place of Spain
14. Reason, Heart, Love
15. Veruschka
16. The Cousin
17. The Hellbenders
18. To Serenity
19. The Venetian Woman
20. Western?
21. Theme for a Woman Alone
22. Castles in Scotland
23. The Outsider

Customer Reviews:

Remembering Past Enchantments And Past Ills.......2004-06-07

Few composers outside of the classical canon have expressed the ineffable as beautifully as Ennio Morricone. The Italian Morricone, who has written scores of wildly varying quality for over 400 films, came to international prominence with and is still best - known in America for his "Spaghetti Western" scores of several classic Sergio Leone films of the Sixties, such as A Fistful of Dollars (1964), The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly (1966), and Once Upon A Time In The West (1969).

With the Leone scores, Morricone created musical pieces structured like complex mathematical equations, many of which were suffused with a driving, hypnotic, and archetypal power. In fact, the soundtrack for The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly was so dramatically dynamic that it thoroughly outstripped the finished film in terms of imaginative potential. Only with Once Upon A Time In The West did Leone create a film well crafted and realized enough to match Morricone's entrancing, playful, and occasionally perditious score. Similarly, Dario Argento's The Bird With The Crystal Plumage (1969) almost completely failed to utilize Morricone's contribution, the best portions of which were heard only dimly and sporadically in the finished film. Leone's late masterpiece, Once Upon A Time In America (1984), two - thirds a perfect film, also failed to fully rise to the occasion of Morricone's simultaneously poignant, wistful, and wonderfully exuberant score.

Today, Morricone's work is available on literally hundreds of soundtracks and soundtrack compilations dedicated to the composer, very few of which are entirely satisfying. An Ennio Morricone Anthology (1995), which contains 45 tracks from 39 films produced in Italy from 1965 onward, perpetuates this frustrating tradition.

Of the 45 tracks, about a third represent Morricone realizing or approaching the height of his talent, another third are fairly interesting but ultimately repetitious and self-cannibalizing, and the final third, which may have worked reasonably well within the context of the films they were written for, never rise above the status of shrill, discordant, and bellowing kitsch (several attempt a Henry Mancini - like levity and fall flat). In fact, there is a great deal of healthy, raw, and leveling vulgarity even in some of Morricone's most famous compositions, such as "Le Vent, Le Cri" from 1981's The Professional and "Chi Mai" from 1971's Maddalena, both of which are included.

Those seeking haunting compositions on the scale of "L'Estasi Dell 'Oro" or "Il Triello" from The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly or "Poverty" from Once Upon A Time In America will be disappointed to find very few pieces approaching their caliber here, especially if already familiar with such well - known pieces such as "Moscow Farewell" from the 1987 film of the same name or the otherworldly "Il Gatto A Nove Code" from The Cat O' Nine Tails (1971).

As compositions of vastly different quality are interspersed amongst one another in dizzying array, many may find An Ennio Morricone Anthology virtually impossible to listen to from beginning to end without skipping tracks repeatedly. As a genius whose greatest compositions address both the immanent and the transcendent, both perdition and salvation, both the archaic and the modern, Morricone and his admirers deserve a more carefully selected and thoughtfully produced anthology than this haphazard collection offers.

Delightful scores from Ennio Morricone.......1998-12-19

Few composers in film music today are as greatly admired as Ennio Morricone whose scores for a wide range of screen fares and many Oscar nominations and wins have attracted the attention of fans all over the world. This compilation is one of the best and contains very fine original musics and rare tracks of this Italian composer.

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I Love Scottish and Irish Sea Songs Carl Peterson Manufacturer: Kado ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Celtic Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Britain | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music Scotland | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Celtic | International | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | British Isles | Europe | International | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | British Isles | Europe | International | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 International | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: I Love Sing-A-Long Scottish Favorites ASIN: B000BB19AI Release Date: 2003-03-04

Tracks:

1. What Shall We Do With the Drunken Sailor
2. I'se the B'y
3. Shenandoah
4. E-R-I-E Canal
5. New York Gals
6. Farewell to Tarwathie
7. Maggie May
8. Nova Scotia Farewell
9. Ballad of Captain Kidd
10. Rolling Home (To Dear Old Scotland)
11. Molly Malone
12. Sally Racket

Average customer rating: Gorgeous CD a disappointment from Hyperion

Songs of Scotland / Marie McLaughlin · Malcolm Martineau Scottish Traditional , Percy Grainger , Alice Chambers Bunten , Robert Burns , English Traditional , Anonymous , Marie McLaughlin , Malcolm Martineau , and Isobel Frayling-Cork Manufacturer: Hyperion UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Grainger | Grainger, Percy Aldridge | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music Scottish Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Britain | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music Scotland | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Celtic | International | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Choruses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Folk Songs | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Songs of Scotland Annie Laurie ~ Folksongs of the British Isles / Barrueco · The King's Singers The Songs Of Robert Burns, Volumes 1 & 2 Celtic Treasure Braveheart ASIN: B00004S3BD Release Date: 2000-04-11

Tracks:

1. Loch Lomond
2. O, Whistle and I'll Come to You, My Lad
3. Jock O' Hazeldean
4. Comin' Thro' the Rye
5. Ye Banks and Braes O' Bonnie Doon
6. Dance to Your Daddy
7. Flowers O' the Forest
8. Skye Boat Song
9. Cockle Gatherer
10. Fairy's Love Song
11. Gallant Weaver
12. Fidgety Bairn
13. Keel Row
14. There's Nae Luck About the House
15. Island Sheiling Song
16. White Cockade
17. Bonnie Wee Thing
18. Air Falalalo
19. Rosebud by My Early Walk
20. Hush-A-Ba, Birdie, Croon, Croon
21. Eriskay Love Lilt
22. My Love's in Germany
23. Winter It Is Past
24. Tocherless Lass
25. Laird O' Cockpen
26. Kind Robin Lo'es Me
27. Ca' the Yowes
28. Queen's Maries
29. Rowan Tree
30. Bonnie Earl O'Moray
31. O Willie's Gane Tae Melville Castle
32. Scots Wha Hae
33. Wee Cooper O' Fife

Customer Reviews:

Gorgeous CD.......2003-09-16

I actually haven't taken this CD out of the player since I got it. In my humble opinion. Hyperion is the classiest label going; in fact, I'll buy Hyperion CDs even without being familiar with the singers, because I trust the producers. I saw this CD classified in the folk section at the library--but I knew better. Marie McLaughlin is a real singer, not a folk singer, and she does justice to these beautiful songs. I'd rather hear a classically trained singer sing folk songs than a folk singer sing anything.

a disappointment from Hyperion.......2001-06-21

I do not wish to be too harsh on this album...there is nothing glaringly wrong with it. My main quibble is with the title: "Songs of Scotland." These songs may well be "from" Scotland...but they are not "of Scotland."

The music on "Songs of Scotland" is great--as long as you are looking for very English, semi-operatic readings of these Scottish songs.

Mrs. McLaughlin (an opera singer) sings beautifully; but in the style she is most accustomed too. Mr. Martineau certainly knows his way around a piano and as with Mrs. McLaughlin's singing, I find no fault in his playing here.

My quibble, which may well be minor to some...was that I expected much more "Scottish" sounding renditions of these songs; in this regard, I was disappointed.

This disc is OK in and of itself...recommendable even...but consider yourself warned. Now you know what you'll be getting.

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I Love Sing-A-Long Scottish Favorites Carl Peterson & Bobby Murray Manufacturer: Nesak International ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Scottish Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Britain | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music Ireland | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music Scotland | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Celtic | International | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Scottish Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Scottish Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | British Isles | Europe | International | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | British Isles | Europe | International | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | International General | International | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Folk | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: I Love Scottish and Irish Sea Songs ASIN: B00000DD5N Release Date: 1998-11-10

Tracks:

1. Come in, Come in/Take Me Back/Barren Rocks of Aden/The Tartan
2. Atholl Highlanders/Jeannie McCall/Pibroch of Donald Dan/Ye Canna Shove
3. Northern Lights/Dancing in Kyle/The Green Oak Tree/Westering ...
4. Rose of Alalndale
5. Roamin' in the Gloamin'/I Love a Lassie/Wee Deoch and Dorus/Stop ...
6. Scotland the Brave/Come Along, Come Along/Marie's Wedding
7. Old Scotch Mother Mine
8. Gallant Forty TWA
9. Skye Boat Song/Massacre of Glencoe/Come by This Hills
10. Wild Mountain Thyme/Will Ye No Come Back Again/We're No Awa' Tae ...

World Music:

1. In Aquascape [Import]
2. Induku Zethu
3. Kaleta Jaa
4. Ko Sira
5. L'alphabet Du Plaisir [Import]
6. L' Efant du Pays [Enhanced] [Import]
7. La Vie Marron
8. Le Origini Di Adriano Celentano, Vols. 1 & 2 [Import]
9. Lettere a F Fellini [Import]
10. Live at Blue Note Milan [Import]

World Music

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World Music

Beautiful Sinking Ship [Import]

Benno Moiseiwitsch, Vol. 1

Brasilianischre Klaviermusik, Vol.2

Rare Requests, Vol. 4

Can't Get Enough [Import]

Another Non-Stop Sister [Import]

Come Un Cartone Animato

Child of the Ghetto [Clean]

Amore Italiano - Romantic Italian Love Songs

Celtic Mass for the Sea

Bewitched [Import]

Best of the Best [CD-single]

Boyz to Soljas [Explicit Lyrics]

Pure and Holy Passion

Mandara Blossoms