Like A Star

About the Artist
Like A Star with Jim RuleParents Choice Award winning recording artist, teacher, songwriter, husband of one, and father of three offers fun for all. He has performed across North America and Europe. His songs are heard widely on radio and television. Featuring songs and stories in a variety of styles ranging from toe tapping tunes to inspirational anthems, his lyrical voice and warm sense of humor will make children and grown-ups alike smile and sing along. Whether joined by his own children or special guest stars from the audience, Mr. Rule demonstrates the value of family, friends, faith, and fun. Even his album titles spell it out clearly SHARE THIS WORLD / LET IT SHINE / LIKE A STAR / TOO MUCH FUN!

With song and dance, sign language, a little Spanish, some special monkey business, and lots of laughs. Come and enjoy The Golden Rule and celebrate what we share with all Gods creatures great and small.

Product Description
Fourteen new songs celebrating family, friends, faith, and fun. Award-winning singer/songwriter, Jim Rule, offers up yet another diverse collection ranging from powerful songs of inspiration to toe-tapping tunes and general funny business for children and parents of all ages to enjoy. His lyrical voice and warm sense of humor will make the whole family smile and sing along.

Like A Star,Jim Rule

Average customer rating: Another masterpiece by Kristin DIZZY MISS KRISTI Kristin Hersh Sings Like a Star A carefully crafted yet compulsively delivered gem. I am in love!

Learn to Sing Like a Star Kristin Hersh Manufacturer: Yep Roc Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: This Hungry Life The Good, the Bad & the Queen Volta We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank Free Music ASIN: B000JJRXGG Release Date: 2007-01-23

Tracks:

1. In Shock
2. Nerve Endings
3. Day Glow
4. Christian Hearse
5. Ice
6. Under The Gun
7. Piano 1
8. Sugar Baby
9. Peggy Lee
10. Piano 2
11. Vertigo
12. Winter
13. Wild Vanilla
14. The Thin Man

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Her seventh solo album in the books, Kristin Hersh now has a body of work stretching back two decades to when her band Throwing Muses tossed the angst-ridden teenager directly into the indie-rock spotlight. Hersh has made great personal strides since branching off on her own, each record of engaging pop music serving as a reflective document of her impulsive lifestyle, each song allowing her voice to grow from young and girlish to broadly mature. She plays most of the instruments on all 14 songs, several of which deal with the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina (Hersh once lived in New Orleans) and a personal misfortune in her own home. Heartbreak practically drips from Hersh's voice when she vows that "getting up is what hurts" in the commanding rocker "Day Glow" or admits that "nervous energy keeps us busy" in the pensive "Ice." As usual, the turbulently talented musician picks herself off the mat with the self-deprecating instrumental "Christian Hearse," the Nirvana-like "Under the Gun," and "Winter," complete with tubular bells, strings, and an Irish-tinged chorus that is as triumphant as the artist herself. --Scott Holter

Customer Reviews:

Another masterpiece by Kristin.......2007-04-26

I was fortunate to see her playing this album last night at the Bowery Ballroom in NYC with The McCarricks. Full of energy and with a voice that will chill your soul.

DIZZY MISS KRISTI.......2007-04-20

Being a junkie for Kristin Hersh can be a tricky business. Inevitably rewarding but at times it's a bit of a chore. Reading some of the reviews posted here I feel a bit cheated. Like I got a different album altogether.

"Learn To Sing..." has proven to be the most difficult listening in Hersh's canon, for me. It's bleak & depressing. That's nothing new for her, I realize...but it was always bathed in a radiant swirl before. The emotions conjured here end up feeling like a noxious hangover.

I don't expect her to regurgitate "The Real Ramona" time & again, but the gentle beauty of "Hips & Makers" has turned into a dizzying stream of mournful dirges. There is a very ugly sound here that even the exquisite strings on the first track cannot cover-up. Her voice, also seems immersed in muck.

After several listenings I've found only "Vertigo" to be bearable. It would've been a perfect title for this disc. It's disorienting, and not in a good way.

I wish I could feel as positive about this as some of the other reviewers here, but this one will be collecting dust on my shelf.

Kristin Hersh Sings Like a Star.......2007-03-16

This is by far the best KH album since Hips and Makers. It's amazing to see her journey over the years, experimenting with each album. Every song on this record is catchy and I feel reflects a certain serenity and happiness/calmness in her life. Thank you Kristin for some great new tunes. I HIGHLY recommend this album, and everyone I've exposed it to has had nothing but good things to say about it.

A carefully crafted yet compulsively delivered gem........2007-03-10

The emo kids should lend an ear to Kristin Hersh if they want their music with dollops of misery.

It is never more eloquently done than on "Nerve Endings", the agonised lyrics set against uncomfortable chord changes, with only the elegant string arrangement to provide any balm.

"Getting up is what hurts," she wails on "Day Glo", and sings of being "twisted in slo-mo by angry water". (Having had the misfortune to name her last band 50 Foot Wave just before the Asian tsunami, and then mourning the flood disaster in New Orleans, Hersh's own home suffered a burst pipe so destructive that it used up the family savings and forced her to sell up.)
As Hersh's spiky work goes, this is less fraught, the sourness of that cracked voice balanced by the sweetness off the strings.
Still, it's never exactly easy listening.

I am in love!.......2007-03-10

I think this is some of her best work yet, although that is hard to say about such a talented singer/songwriter. I have been playing it over and over since it arrived.

Average customer rating: Delightful Disney Music Uncle Walt would be quite honored! Fabulous CD sleeping to Disney this is a treasure

Heigh-Ho! Mozart Manufacturer: Delos Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Wedding Music | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Children's Music | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music Similar Items: Bibbidi Bobbidi Bach: More Favorite Disney Tunes Beauty and the Beat: Favorite Disney Tunes in Steelband Style Ragtime at the Magical Kingdoms Simply Mad About the Mouse Heigh Ho Banjo Bluegrass Salutes Favorite Disney Songs ASIN: B000000709 Release Date: 1995-06-16

Tracks:

1. Colors of the Wind in the Style Of - English Chamber Orchestra
2. Heigh-Ho! In the Style Of - Shanghai Quartet
3. Beauty and the Beast in the Style Of - English Chamber Orchestra
4. Second Star to the Right in the Style Of - Voices of Ascension
5. Under the Sea in the Style Of - Millar Brass Ensemble
6. I Wanna Be Like You in the Style Of - Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
7. Can You Feel the Love Tonight? - English Chamber Orchestra
8. With a Smile and a Song in the Style Of - Carol Rosenberger
9. Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? [In the Style Of] [In the Style Of... - English Chamber Orchestra
10. Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes in the Style Of - English Chamber Orchestra
11. Main Street Electrical Parade [in the Style Of Mozart] [In the Style of - Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
12. Feed the Birds [In the Style Of...] - Shanghai Quartet
13. Little April Shower in the Style Of - Anthony Newman
14. Winnie the Pooh in the Style Of - Shanghai Quartet
15. Prince Ali in the Style Of - Millar Brass Ensemble
16. When You Wish upon a Star in the Style Of - English Chamber Orchestra

Customer Reviews:

Delightful Disney Music.......2007-03-28

These Disney tunes done in the style of classic composers are so much fun. Children and adults alike will enjoy these songs over and over.

Uncle Walt would be quite honored!.......2006-12-20

For many a baby boomer, Walt Disney meant animation. But, besides that, music played an important part in the telling of the story. So interested in music was the animator that he fashioned one of his greatest triumphs ("Fantasia") on the works of the great masters.

Well, Donald Frasier and a bevy of musicians have compiled a wonderful collection of interpretations of familiar Disney tunes, many from Walt's time, along with a few latter day compositions.

Every selection is a winner, destined to make the listener reflect and recall the films from which they came. And if one is familiar with composer whose musical style is "copied" here, the album is a treasure.

Fabulous CD.......2006-10-04

Being a classical music connoisseur, I often listen to my local public classical radio station to hear the works of the great composers of old and of today. One day the station played "Colors of the Wind" and announced it was from this CD. I fell in love with it. I am a huge Disney fan who has over 350 Disney songs on my iPod. Pretty much the only music I listen to is either classical or Disney. And having them combined makes this CD euphoria for the ears.

Each song is in the style of a different classical composer, and usually in the style of one of their more specific songs. One with a trained ear will hear chords and melodies in almost perfect similitude of the original.

I can listen to this CD over and over and never get bored. How could you be bored when you're hearing all of your favorite old Disney songs in a new exciting way?

sleeping to Disney.......2006-07-30

I am really pleased that there is a classical music cd that has only Disney classics so that I can play them for my infant daughter while she sleeps. We are big Disney fans and it's fun to play these instead of the regular classical music. They sound just like the original songs. I would have given 5 stars but I wish they would have had all instrumental music, one of the songs has a choir singing, but it still sound good.

this is a treasure.......2003-05-11

Disney music is always uplifting. Classical music is beautiful. Combine the two - and you get THIS! "Colors of the Wind" is glorious, followed by the enchanting title track. "Beauty and the Beast" is true to the romance of the original. "The Second Star to the Right" is magical. Everything is awesome - and flawless. I initially bought this because I love The Main Street Electrical Parade music, and that is definiely a highlight here - but so are ALL the other songs! This is GOOD STUFF! It is so excellent that it can be a very beneficial introduction to classical music - for kids AND adults.

Average customer rating: THIS CD IS SO AMAZING Kids and I all love it

Songs For Kids Like Us Manufacturer: Rocket Pop Records/Little Star Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Children's Music | Styles | Music Similar Items: This Is Me Snowdance Celebrate the Difference Meltdown! My Best Day ASIN: B000FTJ5OI Release Date: 2006-05-20

Tracks:

1. No! No! No!
2. Cowboy Bob
3. There's A Carp In The Tub
4. Chicken Lips
5. There Ain't No Bugs On Me
6. Professor Schnoodle
7. There's A Hole In The Bucket
8. Ferdinand
9. Sally, Can I Walk You Home?
10. Down On The Corner
11. Resolution Song
12. Chicken Lips (Second Helping)

Product Description

"Songs For Kids Like Us" is the first children's/family album from Robbie Schaefer, guitarist and songwriter for folk-pop band Eddie From Ohio. Released on Rocket Pop Records in May, 2006, the recording features songs that are by turns wry, funny, sweet, and downright ridiculous. From a song about a fish swimming in a bathtub to a ditty about a cowboy who only speaks backward, "Songs For Kids Like Us" will strike a chord with kids and adults who prefer not to take life too seriously.

Customer Reviews:

THIS CD IS SO AMAZING.......2007-02-07

I got hooked on Robbie Schaefer from listening on satellite radio kids station and not only do both my kids love these tunes, but I love them too. Robbie Schaefer is an amazing children's performer! I highly recommend this.

Kids and I all love it.......2007-01-10

I'm an Eddie from Ohio fan and had always wished they'd do a children's CD. Robbie's does not disappoint. Very funny, of course, and the EFOesque sound makes it a pleasure for mom & dad -- while still appealing to the kids. Love it!

Average customer rating: A Real Treat! I LOVE IT!!!

Movie Love Themes Manufacturer: Telarc ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Schifrin | Schifrin, Lalo | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Orchestral Pop | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Solo Instrumental | New Age | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Easy Listening | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music $7.99 and Under | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Pop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Soundtracks | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Classical | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Jazz | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music $7.99 and Under | Prices | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Indie Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Classical | 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 Soundtracks | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Beautiful Hollywood Hollywood's Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 Classics of the Silver Screen Better Together: The Duet Album Bond and Beyond ASIN: B000003CWT Release Date: 1991-05-10

Tracks:

1. Main Theme From On Golden Pond
2. Unchained Melody From Ghost
3. Sooner Or Later From Dick Tracy
4. We're Losing Him From Somewhere In Time
5. Love Theme From Flashdance
6. Marion's Theme From Raiders Of The Lost Ark
7. Evergreen From A Star Is Born
8. Flashdance....What A Feeling
9. People Alone From The Competition
10. End Title From Shirley Valentine
11. Arthur's Theme From Arthur
12. The Last Time I Felt Like This From Same Time Next Year
13. Love Theme From Cousins
14. Waltz From Cousins
15. Through The Eyes Of Love From Ice Castles
16. End Title From Ghost
17. Cavatina From The Deer Hunter
18. The Way We Were

Customer Reviews:

A Real Treat!.......2007-02-16

As someone who works from home, this is a wonderful collection to put on during the day. The beautiful arrangements of some of film's most memorable music is a treat to listen to day in and day out. I was one of those looking for music from the "Cousins" soundtrack. I'm so much happier to have found this CD with more great music than I could've bargained for. I'm very glad to have this in my collection!

I LOVE IT!!!.......2005-09-11

I HAVE BEEN SEARCHING FOR THE SOUNDTRACK OF COUSINS... I KNOW BUT HEY I LOVED THE MOVIE AND WHEN I REALIZE THAT THE SOUNDTRACK WAS BEEN ASK $120 I JUST WENT NUTS LOL LOL BUT I WENT ON MY SEARCH AND FOUND THIS GREAT GREAT GREAT CD, THAT HAS THE SONGS I WAS SEARCHING FOR AND MORE.

FOR EXAMPLE, CAVATINA FROM THE DEER HUNTER, HMM GREAT MOVIE AND GREAT SONG. AND LETS NOT FORGET THE WAY WE WERE, COME ON THAT IS A CLASSIC. AND ITS HAS THE THEME FROM THE MOVIE ON GOLDEN POND, ALSO UNCHAINED MELODY FROM THE MOVIE GHOST.

BUT WHAT TOOK MY OFF MY SIT WAS THE SONG *WE ARE LOOSING HIM, FROM THE MOVIE SOMEWHERE IN TIME. LOOK THIS IS A GREAT CD, AND IT IS WORTH ALL.

I HAVE ALL THE SONGS I EVER WANTED AND MORE. BELIEVE ME YOU ME, IT IS A GREAT BARGAIN. WONT BE DISSAPOINTED.

Average customer rating: Pops Stoppers

Pops Stoppers: Greatest Hits of the Boston Pops Orchestra Manufacturer: Philips ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Ellington | Ellington, Edward Duke | ( E ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gershwin | Gershwin, George | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Porter | Porter, Cole | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Boston Pops | ( B ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Marches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Orchestral Pop | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: Music of the Night: Pops on Broadway 1990 The Very Best Of The Boston Pops That's Entertainment: Pops on Broadway Swing Swing Swing Unforgettable ASIN: B0000041CP Release Date: 1995-05-16

Tracks:

1. Sophisticated Ladies (Medley) - A Tribute to Duke Ellington:: Sophiscated Lady - Take the 'A' Train - Mood Indigo - It Don't Mean A Thing
2. When The Saints Go Marchin' In

Customer Reviews:

Pops Stoppers.......2007-05-06

Thank you for sending this--excellent recording. Great music, and enjoyed by all generations in our family...from 19 yrs.....to 90 yrs....We all have enjoyed it so much.....Thank you...

Average customer rating: Not impressed Inexorable wonder!

Magical Musicals / Kunzel, Cincinnati Pops Orchestra Manufacturer: Telarc ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Elfman, Danny | ( E ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Cincinnati Pops | ( C ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Orchestral Pop | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Magical Music of Disney The Big Picture Fiesta! Ragtime at the Magical Kingdoms Masters and Commanders ASIN: B00001QGKF Release Date: 1999-09-28

Tracks:

1. Hercules: Introduction
2. Hercules: The Gospel Truth
3. Hercules: One Last Hope
4. Hercules: I Won't Say
5. Hercules: Zero To Hero
6. Hercules: A Star Is Born
7. Hercules: Go The Distance
8. Aladdin And the King Of Thieves: Party In Agrabah
9. Pocahontas: Just Around The River Bend
10. The Return Of Jafar: You're Only Second Rate
11. The Return Of Jafar: Forget About Love
12. The Return Of Jafar: I'm Looking Out For Me
13. The Return Of Jafar: Nothing In The World
14. Toy Story: You've Got A Friend In Me
15. 101 Dalmations: Cruella De Vil
16. Pocahontas: Colors Of The Wind
17. Oliver And Company: Once Upon A Time In New York City
18. Oliver And Company: Why Should I Worry?
19. The Nightmare Before Christmas: What's This?
20. James And The Giant Peach: Good News
21. Mulan: Orchestral Suite
22. The Hunchback Of Notre Dame: The Bells Of Notre Dame
23. The Hunchback Of Notre Dame: Someday
24. The Hunchback Of Notre Dame: God Help The Outcasts
25. The Hunchback Of Notre Dame: Topsy Turvy
26. The Hunchback Of Notre Dame: Court Of Miracles
27. The Hunchback Of Notre Dame: A Guy Like You
28. The Hunchback Of Notre Dame: Heaven's Light

Customer Reviews:

Not impressed.......2003-11-25

I was not terribly impressed with this CD. Fortunately, I decided to get it from the library to see if it was good before deciding whether or not to buy it.

Although the orchestration of the songs is well done, most of them simply were not meant to be performed by a chorus; and they sound terrible in that form. If you want some of the songs on this CD, I suggest you look at one of Disney's compilation CDs in the Classic Disney Vol. 1-5 series or the actual soundtracks of the movies.

Inexorable wonder!.......2001-06-23

Where to start?! Erich Kunzel and the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra have had a track record for recording some of the most stupendous movie music ever. Magical Musicals is just another example of how audaciously bold, yet beautiful Kunzel and the Cincinnati Pops have taken the original scores, molded them into the same pieces, yet at the same time, creating life of their own in each and every note. If you are looking for ANY soundtrack containing Disney music, this should be the first CD you listen to. There are others out there, and yes, they may sound beautiful and enchanting, but you won't find such a unique and compelling score anywhere else other than this CD. Check it out!!

Average customer rating: Lerner & Loewe Songbook Wouldn't it be lovely? A Successful Sequel Delightful Listening

Lerner & Loewe Songbook for Orchestra Frederick Loewe , and Erich Kunzel Manufacturer: Telarc ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Classical | Styles | Music Orchestral Pop | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Rodgers & Hammerstein: Songbook for Orchestra (Orchestral Suites) Rodgers & Hammerstein - The Complete Overtures ~ Opening Night / Hollywood Bowl Orchestra · Mauceri Puttin' on the Ritz: The Great Hollywood Musicals Classics of the Silver Screen The Sound Of Music (1987 Studio Cast) ASIN: B000003D0E Release Date: 1994-01-25

Tracks:

1. I Wonder What The King Is Doing Tonight - The March To Welcome Guenevere - Et Al.
2. Wouldn't It Be Loverly - With A Little Bit Of Luck - Et Al.
3. The Night They Invented Champagne - Waltz At Maxim's - Et Al.
4. They Call The Wind Mariah - I Still See Elisa - Et Al.
5. Sword Dance - Down On MacConnachy Square - Et Al.

Customer Reviews:

Lerner & Loewe Songbook.......2006-02-24

If you like Percy Faith's music, you'll like this one. He quit recording and died much too young. But while he lived, he recorded some great music.

Wouldn't it be lovely?.......2005-09-26

This CD represents some of the best of Broadway done in a great pops style. There are five orchestral suites, one each for the following: 'Camelot', 'My Fair Lady', 'Gigi', 'Paint Your Wagon', and 'Bridgadoon'. They are all arranged for orchestra by Robert Russell Bennett, save that for 'Paint Your Wagon', which was arranged by Cincinnati Pops Orchestra director Erich Kunzel.

The works of Lerner and Loewe were a mainstay of Broadway for decades in the 1950s, 60s, and 70s, but it was during the late 50s and early 60s that their true glory days took hold. The presidential term of John F. Kennedy gained the nickname 'Camelot' in part because of the influence of the Lerner and Loewe production going on at the start. The songs contained in these suites are instantly recognisable by many, as the Lerner and Loewe songs have become so well known that many know the songs better than the musicals or the composers from which they come. 'I Could Have Danced All Night' and 'Wouldn't It Be Lovely' come from 'My Fair Lady', 'Thank Heaven for Little Girls' from 'Gigi' - these are but the most of famous of the familiar tunes.

There are a lot of pieces here that the listener will appreciate, both in remembering old pieces or in learning new nuances to the tunes.

This particular disc by Telarc has a feature called 'Spatializer', which gives a three-dimensional quality to the sterophonic sound, enhancing regular players and working well with surround-sound systems, too. The Cincinnati Pops are expert at this kind of music, having produced dozens of CDs of popular music and modern composers of musicals, film music, and pops-oriented major compositions.

This is a fun disc to have.

A Successful Sequel.......2005-08-03

This CD is a follow-up to the Rodgers & Hammerstein Songbook for Orchestra (1991) from the same team. It is a thoroughly successful sequel: I believe anyone who enjoyed the R&H will enjoy this one as well. If I am very slightly less enthusiastic about this one than the R&H, it's not because of any shortcoming of Kunzel, the Cincinnati Pops, or Telarc, all of whom are at the top of their form. Rather it's because Frederick Loewe, for all his undoubted expertise, is not quite in the same class as a composer with Richard Rodgers. But that's asking a lot, since Rodgers was the American musical theater's leading light. Lerner & Loewe's musicals were second only to R&H's during the golden age of the American musical, and their My Fair Lady is by any standard one of the best musicals ever staged. If Loewe did not create as many unforgettable numbers as Rodgers, he nevertheless wrote many delightful songs and much enjoyable music. This CD features five orchestral suites, ranging in length from 9 to 18 minutes (total playing time 68:06), from Brigadoon (1947), Paint Your Wagon (1951), My Fair Lady (1956), Gigi (film 1958; staged 1973), and Camelot (1960). The arrangements (all but one by Robert Russell Bennett) are expert. The performances are masterly (if perhaps lacking in just a tad of the infectious brio that the same team brought to R&H). And Telarc's robust sound (recorded 1993) would be hard to improve on. Warmly recommended.

Delightful Listening.......1998-12-05

Some of the nicest and nearly forgotten music (Paint your Wagon & Brigadoon) is nicely compiled here. It will make you want to listen to the full soundtracks again, but for a quick tour of Lerner & Lowe, it is very nice.

Average customer rating: This will be "The Recording" of Frostiana for many years Gorgeous, shimmering rendition of Frostiana A sublime recording A Must for American Choral Music Fans Heartfelt tribute to a great American composer

Choose Something Like a Star Orchestra at Temple Square , and Mormon Tabernacle Choir Manufacturer: Mormon Tabernacle ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Thompson | Thompson, Randall | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Mormon Tabernacle Choir | ( M ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Masses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Peace Like a River Consider the Lilies Love Is Spoken Here Choral Music of Amy Beach and Randall Thompso Thompson: Frostiana; Testament of Freedom ASIN: B0007GP62E Release Date: 2005-02-15

Tracks:

1. Prologue: The Last Words Of David
2. Frostiana: The Road Not Taken
3. Frostiana: The Pasture
4. Frostiana: Come In
5. Frostiana: The Telephone
6. Frostiana: A Girl's Garden
7. Frostiana: Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening
8. Frostiana: Choose Something Like A Star
9. The Peaceable Kingdom: Say Ye To The Righteous
10. The Peaceable Kingdom: The Paper Reeds By The Brooks
11. The Peaceable Kingdom: Have Ye Not Known?
12. The Peaceable Kingdom: Ye Shall Have A Song
13. Epilogue: Alleluia, Amen
14. Epilogue: Alleluia

Customer Reviews:

This will be "The Recording" of Frostiana for many years.......2005-08-06

I'm a recently born again fan of the MTC, so I had to pick this one up when it came out. I'm familiar with many of the pieces on the CD, so I was rather surprised with the orchestral arrangements that were included. (Frostiana was originally written for piano!) My surprise quickly turned into a wonderful listening experience as Craig Jessop sensitively led the choir through these beautiful standards of choral literature.

There were several places when the sheer size of the choir got in the way of me understanding the text, and there were balance issues with the orchestra and men/women in a few places. I imagine it's to be expected with a group this size, but it was distracting at times.

However, I was delighted to hear some pieces on this CD that I've never heard before. Craig Jessop and the MTC provide us with a wonderful 'greatest hits' of Randall Thompson with this recording. Bravo to the MTC for having the guts to take on such well-loved music. It's sad to me how little it is performed these days. I hope this CD brings all of these works back into high school and college performances.

Gorgeous, shimmering rendition of Frostiana.......2005-06-29

I bought this CD because I wanted a decent recording of Randall Thompson's Frostiana. It surpassed all my hopes. I was somewhat suspicious about whether the MTC could carry off the mystical, secular music of "Choose Something Like a Star," "Come In" and "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening." I shouldn't have worried. The MTC is staffed, directed and conducted by true musicians, and its use of orchestration added even more to the performance. Initially, I was bothered by the flautist's rhythmic interpretation of the wood thrush in "Come In" -- it seemed like the flute wasn't coming in on cue -- but then I realized that this was probably a deliberate artistic interpretation. Of course one wouldn't expect a bird to sing on cue. Sheer genius.

A sublime recording.......2005-06-25

In the past, I have often been critical of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. It seemed to me that, regardless what type of music they performed, it all sounded the same. When Craig Jessop took over the podium five or six years ago, it was obvious that the choir's musicality and technique began to change for the better.

In my opinion, this recording is the culmination of that change. The choir's transformation to a Robert Shaw-like sound is marvelous. The soprano section has shed its vibrato and is now capable of proucing that elusive "white" sound that all modern choir directors seek to emulate from Robert Shaw. And the tenor section is now all that it can be. Wow!

With a superb collection of Randall Thompson's mystical and melodic choral music, this recording has become my all-time favorite. Along with The Los Angeles Master Chorale's "Lux Aeterna, this music is other-worldly. It is a huge landmark in choral singing and you should run, not walk, to get this recording.

It is simply fabulous!

A Must for American Choral Music Fans.......2005-04-30

There have been a number of recordings of Randall Thompson's beautiful choral music of late, but this one is really sublime.
Beautiful, refined choral singing from one of the nation's premiere choirs.

Perhaps the most important thing, however, is as far as I know, this is the only recording of Thompson's orchestral version of The Last Words of David. For a work less than 4 minutes long, it packs an incredible wallop in this version. The performance here is worth the price of ten CDs!!!

Grab this before it disappears!

Heartfelt tribute to a great American composer.......2005-02-17

This brand-new recording by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square, under the direction of Dr. Craig Jessop is a labor of love.

A heart-felt tribute to renowned American composer Randall Thompson, "Choose Something Like A Star" gathers together some of his most beloved works, including "Frostiana" "The Peaceable Kingdom" "Alleluia" and "The Last Words Of David" and gives them richly sympathetic readings. Dr. Jessop was priviledged to meet Mr. Thompson many years ago, and has maintained a profound respect and admiration for the composer's music throughout his career.

If you are not familiar with Randall Thompson's works, you are in for a treat - his music is both subtle and profound, from the grand declamatory opening "The Last Words Of David" to the cool, peaceful "The Paper Reeds by the brooks;" from the idiomatic Americana of the "Frostiana" song cycle, to the shimmering eloquence of "Alleluia," Mr. Thompson was a master at matching musical phrases with the lyrics he was writing for. Listen to the playful give-and-take of "The Telephone" or the slow walking rhythm of "The Road Not Taken" and you'll understand. The more you listen to this CD, the more it grows on the listener.

The Tabernacle Choir sounds grand here, and no one else would be able to fully convey the power of "The Last Words Of David" or sustain the shimmering, smooth "Ye Shall Have A Song" like they can. Recorded in the Tabernacle (before it closed for extensive renovation) the sound is rich and full, matched note for note with the Orchestra at Temple Square.

I gave this CD to a friend who sang for years with the Utah Symphony Chorus, and he absolutely loves it. I recommend it for those who have sung or otherwise enjoyed the music of Randall Thompson, and for those who haven't, what are you waiting for?

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Tracks:

1. Star Wars - Main Theme
2. Star Wars - Princess Leia's Theme
3. E.T. - Flying Theme
4. Superman - March
5. Superman - Love Theme
6. Raiders Of The Lost Ark - March
7. Chariots Of Fire - Main Theme
8. Gone With The Wind - Tara's Theme
9. A Summer Place - Love Theme
10. The Pink Panther - Main Theme
11. Never On Sunday
12. The Trolley Song
13. Singin' In The Rain
14. Pops Salutes The Oscars
15. Close Encounters Of The Third Kind - Suite

Tracks:

1. Candide - Overture
2. New York, New York - Main Theme
3. Night Waltz/Send In The Clowns
4. Memory
5. There's No Business Like Show Business
6. Gigi - Selection
7. By The Sleepy Lagoon
8. Moonlight Serenade
9. Satin Doll
10. In The Mood
11. Sing, Sing, Sing
12. A Chorus Line - Overture
13. 76 Trombones
14. Unchained Melody
15. America Medley

Average customer rating: Pretty Good Album This is Great! The Killers have a tribute album...already?

String Quartet Tribute to the Killers John Krovoza , Noah Agruss , Flowers , Flowers / Keuning , Flowers / Stoermer , J'Anna Jacoby , Tom Tally , and Tom Vos Manufacturer: Vitamin Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Rock | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Tributes | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Strung out on Panic! At the Disco: A String Quartet Tribute String Quartet Tribute to Coldplay The String Quartet Tribute to Queen In the Chamber: The String Quartet Tribute to Linkin Park String Quartet Tribute to Fall out Boy ASIN: B0007ZSH30 Release Date: 2005-04-19

Tracks:

1. Jenny Was A Friend Of Mine
2. Mr. Brightside
3. Smile Like You Mean It
4. Somebody Told Me
5. All These Things I've Done
6. Andy, You're A Star
7. On Top
8. Change Your Mind
9. Believe Me Natalie
10. Midnight Show
11. Everything Will Be All Right
12. Big Rig

Customer Reviews:

Pretty Good Album.......2005-11-28

Regardless of whether or not you like the Killers, this CD is pretty good. I love classical music, and this CD is not a disappointment.

The songs are a little shorter than the originals, but still manage to be pretty good. It's amazing what they've done with just a few classic instruments and no synthesizer. The mood of the songs are a little different from the album, it's not so much "night" music, as it is... classic. You can picture yourself eating in a brightly lit, fancy French cafe with this music in the background, rather than being at a club or on the streets at night.

The only problem is that the music lacks a certain amount of energy, which was present on the original album.

I would still reccomend this CD to anyone who likes classical music and the Killers.

This is Great!.......2005-06-14

If you like The Killers this Cd rocks! I love the Hot Fuss Cd and this one is just as good. I highly recommend this Cd for all Killer fans!

The Killers have a tribute album...already?.......2005-04-26

Okay, "Hot Fuss" came out about 10 months ago and now The Killers are one of the most popular bands of the 'indie' genre. Is it too soon for The String Quartet to turn songs like "Mr. Brightside" and "Somebody Told Me" into Muzak pieces? The answer is yes but...they did a pretty good job of it. I am not recommending this cd unless you love The Killers AND you don't mind listening to the songs turned around 180 degrees into 'chamber music'. Try to preview it first.

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