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1. Ganapadhysthavaha

2. Dakshinamurthystotram

3. Durgadevi Stuti

4. Sri Mahaganesha Panzharathna Stotram

5. Rajarajeshwari Ashtakam

6. Rudrashstakham

7. Mangalam

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Average customer rating: Great Medieval Plainsong. Not all from Hildegard Approaching perfection... beautiful, meditative music Glorious Music There's something about this one.

11,000 Virgins: Chants for the Feast of St. Ursula Anonymous , Hildegard of Bingen , Gregorian Chant , Italian Anonymous , and Anonymous 4 Manufacturer: Harmonia Mundi Fr. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Hildegard of Bingen | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Requiems Anonymous 4 | ( A ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Hymns | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Origin of Fire: Music and Visions of Hildegard von Bingen 1000: A Mass for the End of Time / Anonymous 4 La Bele Marie: Songs to the Virgin from 13th-Century France The Lily and the Lamb: Chant and Polyphony from Medieval England An English Ladymass: Medieval Chant and Polyphony ASIN: B0000007FU Release Date: 1997-09-09

Tracks:

1. 11,000 Virgins - Chants For The Feast Of St. Ursula: Antiphon - Auctori vite psalmis - Invitatory - Venite exsultemus domino
2. 11,000 Virgins - Chants For The Feast Of St. Ursula: Symphonia virginum - O dulcissime amator
3. 11,000 Virgins - Chants For The Feast Of St. Ursula: Hymn - Jesu corona virginum
4. 11,000 Virgins - Chants For The Feast Of St. Ursula: Responsory - Spiritui sancto
5. 11,000 Virgins - Chants For The Feast Of St. Ursula: Versicle - Specie tua
6. 11,000 Virgins - Chants For The Feast Of St. Ursula: Responsory -Favus distillans
7. 11,000 Virgins - Chants For The Feast Of St. Ursula: Benedicamus domino
8. 11,000 Virgins - Chants For The Feast Of St. Ursula: Antiphon - Studium divinitatis
9. 11,000 Virgins - Chants For The Feast Of St. Ursula: Psalm 92 - Dominus regnavit - Studium divinitatis
10. 11,000 Virgins - Chants For The Feast Of St. Ursula: Sequence - O Ecclesia
11. 11,000 Virgins - Chants For The Feast Of St. Ursula: Benedicamus domino
12. 11,000 Virgins - Chants For The Feast Of St. Ursula: Chapter - Domine deus meus
13. 11,000 Virgins - Chants For The Feast Of St. Ursula: Brief responsory - Mirabilis deus
14. 11,000 Virgins - Chants For The Feast Of St. Ursula: Hymn - Cum vox sanguinis
15. 11,000 Virgins - Chants For The Feast Of St. Ursula: Antiphon - O rubor sanguinis
16. 11,000 Virgins - Chants For The Feast Of St. Ursula: Canticle - Magnificat anima mea - O rubor sanguinis
17. 11,000 Virgins - Chants For The Feast Of St. Ursula: Hymn - Te lucis ante terminum
18. 11,000 Virgins - Chants For The Feast Of St. Ursula: Benidicamus domino

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All the world loves Hildegard--and the four women of Anonymous 4 may be the best interpreters of her music since the 12th century. St. Ursula was the legendary daughter of a British king who, with her army of virgin companions, was martyred in Cologne, perhaps in the fifth century; Hildegard wrote these Chants for the Feast of St. Ursula for use in a highly solemn celebration along with other liturgical chants. It is in this context that Anonymous 4 presents this program, interspersing chants and psalmody with Hildegard's compositions, sometimes employing drones and polyphonic embellishment. The musical effect is a mixture of awesome reverence and earthly sensuousness. The combination of four different women's voices in perfect unison creates a richly colored sound that can lull or console or uplift. --David Vernier

Customer Reviews:

Great Medieval Plainsong. Not all from Hildegard.......2005-11-04

'11,000 Virgins - Chants for the Feast of St. Ursula' performed by the vocal quartet, Anonymous 4' is 72 minutes of music at least as good as any of their other albums. But, over half of the pieces on this record are by medieval composers OTHER than Fraulein Hildegard. So, the emphasis of the album is much more on 'Chants for the Feast of St. Ursula' than on Hildegard.

This does not disappoint, as the performances are superb, regardless of the composer. My only regret is that the notes did not tell more of the story of the 11,000 virgins. When I was visiting the Rhineland, this was a big local story, even though it happened over a 1,000 years ago, even before Hildegard's time.

But that's minor grousing. This is great music. Buy it if you like Medieval liturgical music!

Approaching perfection..........2005-10-13

The music on this CD comes from the great Hildegard of Bingen, one of the towering female figures from the Middle Ages. Hildegard is not only one of the few women whose name has come down to us from the Middle Ages, but one of the few composers of any sort whose name survives together with his or her compositions. Hildegard was a sort of Renaissance woman before the Renaissance, whose fame spread in her lifetime such that she was advisor of monarchs and popes, as well as a significant creative and mystical figure.

Between 1150 and 1160, she composed and collected poetry and musical works under the title 'Symphony of the Harmony of Celestial Revelations'. Much of her music was monophonic in nature, and tied to the liturgy. The Anonymous 4 in their performance sometimes add polyphonic embellishments and vocal drones to chants and psalmody.

Hildegard's abbey possessed relics of St. Ursula, and Hildegard wrote many pieces in honour of the saint to be performed by the women of her abbey. This particular recording of women's voices doing these pieces is therefore quite natural and back to the original intent of Hildegard's compositions.

Hildegard's style is unique, as are the vocal talents of the Anonymous 4 - the combination here is something that approaches perfection.

-- Liner Notes --
This text accompaniment to this disc is very full, so much so that the booklet is not contained within the jewel case, but rather within a slipcover in which both the CD/jewel case and the booklet reside. The liner notes include a description of the work, a brief piece about the quartet, and the lyrics of the songs both in original language and in translation - all repeated in English, German, and French sections.

-- Anonymous 4 --
Contrary to the implication of their name, the Anonymous 4 are not anonymous. This is a vocal quartet made up of Ruth Cunningham, Marsha Genensky, Susan Hellauer, and Johanna Rose at the time of this recording (Ruth Cunningham will later go on to a solo career early, and another member will join - Jacqueline Horner). They came together as a formal group in 1986, and have been ensemble-in-residence at St. Michael's Church in New York City, giving concert series in New York as well as throughout North America. They have been featured a number of times on national media in North America as well as Germany. They then went on to yet more success, eventually performing more that 1000 concerts worldwide.

Their specialty is working with chant, monophonic and polyphonic music, and working with medieval texts. According to one source, 'The group takes its name from an anonymous music theorist of the late 13th century, Anonymous IV, who is the principal source on the two famous composers of the Notre Dame school, Léonin and Pérotin.'

The group ended a touring career of nearly two decades in 2004.

beautiful, meditative music.......2001-10-28

This is beautiful music. The four women's voices are so soothing. This is an ideal CD to listen to if for relaxation, meditation, or prayer. I listen to it while I practice yoga. The music is also very important historically, as Hildegard von Bingen is one of the few women composers in the history of Western music. Many of these insipiring tracks were written by her.

Glorious Music.......2000-11-30

Another superb CD by "Annonymous 4", these women are some of the best at creating music for the soul. Quite meditative in nature it is truly amazing that this music was written so long ago and continues to inspire. The accompanying booklet gives you plenty of background information on Hildegard von Bingen and why these songs were written. The included artwork is an additional bonus if you're inclined to like the works of Hildegard von Bingen. The music is just sheer beauty, angelic voices in a world of chaos. The music is relaxing and perfect for creative and contemplative moods. The perfect reading music or for that matter anytime the pace needs to be slowed down . It is best listened to to free one's mind of all earthly concerns and to focus on more spiritual matters. An excellent choice for those moments of connecting to the meaning and purpose of our existences.

There's something about this one........2000-03-31

Meditative, haunting, stirring- an archetypical mastery of the female voice in Christian chant. 73 minutes.

Average customer rating: Beautiful Music! Compilation of 4 existing CDs

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Tracks:

1. Intonent Hodie
2. Exultemus Et Letemur
3. Gaudens In Domino
4. Seint Nicholas Was Borne In The Citee Of Patras
5. Confessor Dei Nicholaus
6. Cantu Mirro, Summa Laude
7. Sainte Nicholaes
8. Whanne The Bisshop Of The Citee Of My Deied
9. Nicholai Presulis
10. Cum Quidam Fluctuantia
11. Novus Presul Prodiit
12. Sainte Nicholaes
13. All The Province Of Seint Nicholas Suffered Gret Peyne For Hunger
14. Plaudat Letitia
15. Salve Cleri Speculum/Salve Iubar Presulum/(Sospitati)/(Sospitati)
16. Sainte Nicholaes
17. A Worschipfull Man Hadde Thre Doughtres Virgines
18. Fulget Nicolaus
19. Ex Eius Tumba/Prosa Sospitati Dedit Egros
20. Gaudens In Domino
21. And Whanne Our Lorde Lust To Take Seint Nicholas Oute Of This Worlde
22. Psallat Chorus/Eximie Pater/(Aptatur)
23. Nicholae Presulum
24. Nicholaus Pontifex

Tracks:

1. Awake, And Join The Cheerful Choir
2. Good People All
3. The Seven Rejoices Of Mary
4. The Lamb
5. A Scots Lilt
6. Balulalow
7. Balulalow
8. The Holly And The Ivy
9. The Reel Of Tullochgorum
10. I Saw Three Ships
11. A Calendar Of Kings
12. Air: La Fuar Geimhreadh
13. An Teicheadh Go Heigipt (Flight Into Egypt)
14. A God, And Yet A Man?
15. Grene Growith The Holy
16. Wel, Dyma'r Borau Gorau (Behold, Here Is The Best Morning)
17. The Cherry Tree Carol
18. Can Wassel (Wassail Song)
19. A New Year Carol

Tracks:

1. Hodie Christus Natus Est
2. O Nobilis Nativitas/O Mira Dei/O Decus Virgineum/Apparuit
3. Lux De Luce (Chant)
4. Alleluya: A Nywe Werke
5. Verbum Supernum Prodiens (Chant)
6. Balaam De Quo Vaticinans/(Ballam)
7. Ave Maria
8. Gabriel, Fram Heven-King
9. Lulla: I Saw A Swete Semly Syght
10. Prolis Eterne Genitor/Psallat Mater Gracie/(Pes)
11. Vox Claral, ,Ecce, Intonat (Chant)
12. De Supernis Sedibus
13. Omnes De Saba
14. Puellare Gremium/Purissima Mater/(Pes)
15. Lullay, Lullay: As I Lay On Yoolis Night
16. Tria Sunt Munera (Chant)
17. Orto Sole Serene/Origo Viri/Virga Iesse/(Tenor)
18. Peperit Virgo
19. Ecce Quod Natura
20. A Solis Ortus Cardine (Chant)
21. Ther Is No Rose Of Swych Vertu
22. Videntes Stellam (Chant)
23. Nowel: Owt Of Your Slepe Aryse

Tracks:

1. Ave Spes Nostra
2. Mi Atyank Atya Isten
3. Veni Domine
4. O Mundi Domina
5. Fuit Virgo
6. Vox Clara, Ecce, Intonat
7. Omnes Unanimter
8. Dum Medium Silentium
9. Primo Tempora Alleviata
10. Speciosus Forma
11. Novum Decus Oritur
12. Letentur Celi
13. Salvator Noster
14. Az Idvozitot Regenten
15. Novus Annus Adiit
16. Exulta Filia Syon
17. Liber Generationis
18. Gaude Et Letare
19. Exordium Quadruplate/Nate Dei/Concrepet Infanti/ Verbum Caro
20. Isten, Teged

Customer Reviews:

Beautiful Music!.......2006-12-20

The previous reviewer is correct - this isn't new music, so if you already have these albums, do not buy this set.

However, if you don't have these albums (or have never heard of the Anonymous 4), this is a BEAUTIFUL collection of their Christmas music. These women have amazing voices and, on top of that, a wonderful way of bringing to life music that had been thought dead since the Middle Ages. I am particularly fond of their music about St. Nicholas, being deeply interested in medieval hagiography. You simply must add this collection to your personal stash of music!

Compilation of 4 existing CDs.......2006-12-15

This is a great compilation of Anonymous 4 Christmas music - but it is NOT new. It simply boxes 4 existing CDs together. The CDs are Legends of St. Nicholas, Wolcum Yule, On Yoolis Night, and A Star in the East. If you already have those CDs, there is nothing new here.

Average customer rating: Shiveringly beautiful... outstanding! Magnificat!

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Tracks:

1. Mass In B minor: Sanctus
2. Noie, Noie est Venue - Nous Sommes En Voye
3. Noe, Noe! Pastores, Cantate Domino
4. Tous Les Bourgeois De Chastre
5. 'In Nativitatem Domini Nostri Jesu Christe Canticum': Salve Puerule
6. 'Lauda Spirituale Natalizia a Due Voci': Ecco Il Messia
7. Magnificat a14
8. Christe, Redemptor Ominum
9. Concerto Grosso, Op. 6, No. 8: Fatto per la notte di Natale
10. Quando Nascette Ninno
11. The Messiah: Pastoral Symphony: There Were Shepards - And Lo, The Angel Of The Lord Came Upon Them - And The Angel Said Unto Them - And Suddenly There Was With The Angel - Glory To God
12. Thus Angels Sung: Song 34
13. Christmas Oratorio: Wie Soll Ich Dich Empfangen
14. Hodie Christus Natus Est
15. In Dulci Jubilo
16. Ehre Sei Gott
17. In Dulci Jubilo
18. Christmas Oratorio: Ach Mein Herzliebes Jesulein

Customer Reviews:

Shiveringly beautiful..........2006-10-23

Having sung most of the works on this album, I already knew they were moving and beautiful, but the crystalline voices of this ensemble, their blend and precision makes this a must-have for an lover of the genre.

outstanding!.......2002-12-27

This CD contains some of the most beautiful sacred christmas music ever written. The performances are exellent, and each piece follows the next in a perfectly balanced flow. One thing worth noticing is that in addition to the the most commonly heard version of In Dulci Jubilo by Scheidt it also includes the rarer and even more beautiful version by Buxtehude. That version is followed by the last cut, my own favorite Bach choral Ach mein herzliebes Jesulein. If you can't make it to church this christmas, listening to this record might be the next best thing.

Magnificat!.......2000-10-28

This is the most beautiful CD that I have ever heard. It has very religious overtones -- after all, it is "Music of the Nativity". Thus, it makes a delicious Christmas CD. The songs stir the deepest parts of my soul. The sound mix is prime and the performances, especailly the vocal and string renditions, are exceptional. The stand out songs are "Magnificat" and the two songs that follow it. This is like on a moonset/sunrise run on a big empty beach with the bright stars slowly fading in the violet hues of the gaining light. That is what this CD means to me. Check it!

Average customer rating: A gateway drug, nothing more, nothing less. Decent Selection, But... A must-have classical music set!

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Tracks:

1. Handel: The Arrival Of The Queen Of Sheba
2. Vivaldi: Spring (The Four Seasons)
3. J.S. Bach: Toccata in D Minor
4. Mozart: Horn Concerto No. 4 in E Flat
5. Beethoven: Symphony No. 5
6. Tchaikovsky: '1812' Overture
7. Beethoven: Ode To Joy (Symphony #9)
8. Grieg: Piano Concerto in A Minor
9. Sibelius: Alla Marcia (Karelia Suite)
10. Holst: Jupiter, The Bringer Of Jollity
11. Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No.1
12. Sibelius: Finlandia
13. Verdi: Gloria All'egitto (Aida)
14. Prokofiev: Montagues And Capulets (Romeo & Juliet)
15. J. Strauss I: Radetzky March
16. Elgar: Pomp And Circumstance March No.1
17. Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 3
18. Saint-Saens: Symphony No. 3 'Organ'

Tracks:

1. J. S. Bach: Air 'On The G String'
2. Gluck: Dance Of The Blessed Spirits
3. Pachelbel: Canon
4. Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A
5. J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations
6. Albinoni: Adagio
7. Beethoven: Piano Sonata 'Moonlight'
8. Mozart: Flute & Harp Concerto in C
9. Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E Minor
10. Mozart: Piano Concerto 'Elivira Madigan'
11. Dvorak: Symphony No. 9
12. Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1
13. Elgar: Nimrod
14. Rodrigo: Concierto De Aranjuez
15. Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending
16. Mahler: Symphony No. 5
17. Rachmaninov: Rhapsody On A Theme of Paganini

Tracks:

1. Bizet: Au fond du temple saint (Les Pjcheurs de perles)
2. Dvorak: Song to the Moon (Rusalka)
3. Delibes: Dtme Epais (Lakmi)
4. Bizet: La Fleur Que Tu M'avais Jetie (Carmen)
5. Gluck: Che Farr Senza Euridice? (Orfeo & Euridice)
6. Bellini: Casta Diva (Norma)
7. Puccini: Che Gelida Manina (La Bohhme)
8. Puccini: O Mio Babbino Caro (Gianno Schicchi)
9. Trad: Baolhro
10. Puccini: Vogliatemi Bene (Madama Butterfly)
11. Verdi: Va, Pensiero (Nabucco)
12. Lehar: Es Lebt' Eine Vilja (Die Lustige Witwe)
13. Handel: Ombra Mai Fy (Serse)
14. Schubert: Ave Maria
15. Adam: Minuit, Chritiens (O Holy Night)
16. Puccini: Nessun Dorma (Turandot)

Tracks:

1. Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro
2. J.S. Bach: Jesus bleibet meine Freud
3. Beethoven: Piano Concerto 'Emperor'
4. Clarke: Trumpet Voluntary
5. Gounod: Judex
6. Rossini: La scala di Seta
7. Handel: Sarabande
8. Tchaikovsky: Waltz of the Flowers
9. Prokofiev: Troika
10. Williams: Fantasia on 'Greensleeves'
11. Debussy: Clair de lune
12. Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake
13. Myers: Cavatina
14. Chopin: Piano Concerto No.1
15. Horner: My Heart Will Go On
16. Quarantotto: Time to Say Goodbye
17. J. Strauss II: The Blue Danube

Tracks:

1. Mascagni: Intermezzo
2. Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No.2
3. Grieg: Morning (Peer Gynt)
4. Shostakovich: Romance
5. Barber: Adagio For Strings
6. Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade
7. Massenet: Miditation
8. Borodin: Polovtsian Dances
9. Khachaturian: Adagio Of Spartacus And Phrygia
10. Tchaikovsky: Romeo And Juliet Overture
11. Beethoven: Symphony No.7
12. J. S. Bach: Double Violin Concerto
13. Williams: Schindler's List Theme
14. Tchaikovsky: Dance Of The Reed Flutes
15. Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 'Pastoral'

Tracks:

1. Handel: Zadok The Priest
2. J. S. Bach: Zion Hvrt Die Wdchter
3. Allegri: Miserere Mei, Deus
4. Schubert: German Mass
5. Franck: Panis Angelicus
6. Berlioz: L'adieu Des Bergers
7. Gounod: St Cecilia Mass
8. Faure: In Paradisum
9. Mozart: Laudate Dominum
10. Faure: Cantique De Jean Racine
11. Verdi: Ingemisco
12. Mozart: Ave Verum Corpus
13. Handel: I Know That My Redeemer Liveth
14. Haydn: The Heavens Are Telling
15. Faure: Pie Jesu
16. Mozart: Lacrimosa (Requiem)
17. Handel: Hallelujah Chorus

Customer Reviews:

A gateway drug, nothing more, nothing less. .......2007-03-11

To say that this album constitutes a necessity for the classical music enthusiast would be a great big unarguable lie. It has nothing innovative to offer you as a listener, except for maybe the labelling of melodies such as "My Heart Will Go On" (that god-awful Love Theme from the gruesome film Titanic) as a worthy member of "Best Classics 100". But than again, every collection of things that does not naturally belong together, is bound to have at least one outcast where the connection clearly isn't based on anything but cost and sale-ability.

This might sound like the beginning of a CD-slaughter, or a snobbish review where only the Deutche Grammophone's recordings are meting my standards, but although I am fairly picky when it comes to musical collections, best of albums, and such horrifying destructions of the universality of the works and the intentions of the artist behind it, I am willing to give this collection another chance, since classical music is somewhere between Arabic and wine in degree of unmanageability. It also helps that all the tunes are familiar to almost every one of us, and the fact that the artists' intentions probably got killed by the hundreds of different conductors trying to convey their personal interpretation of the works.

What I am saying is that this CD can be to classical music enthusiast what 'absolute rock' can be to a rock enthusiast, or to someone slightly interested, with no conceptual frames of where to start the search for knowledge. "Best Classics 100" offers nothing except a selection of melodies where there's bound to be one for every taste, but where the album feeling, the entirety or completeness intended by the composer, or conductor, or performer is completely lost in a trade-off made with variety.

The collection is attempted organised by giving each CD a different theme, supposedly to describe the mood of the music, and the labeller succeeds only to a limited extent as we move from themes such as 'uplifting' and 'relaxing' towards 'golden'. I wonder what that golden feeling constitutes. It apparently is to be found in, amongst others, "Jesus Bleibet Meine Freunde", and in "My Heart Will Go On"?

But no matter how I try to describe this CD it will sound worse than it actually is. This because to me it works as a great reference to which I can always turn with my classical music questions. Was it Schumann or Schubert who were the sad one? Of all the -inis, which where which again? Who composed "O Mio Babbino Caro"? The starting point for finding out if you belong to the romantic or the renascence wing, lies within this assemblage, if you look with your ears.

If you feel that classical music is something you like, and you'd like to learn more about it, this is a way to get started. If used together with a book on classical music, or wikipedia, it can be a gateway drug, leading you towards the great different experiences to be found within the different genres of classical music, and within the different periods ranging from the 12th century, maybe even earlier, towards yesterdays and tomorrows spectacular compositions of melodies that conveys a feeling, a state of mind with much more precision than any other musical genre. Expect a fairly alright collection of classical prunes, and you won't be disappointed.

Decent Selection, But..........2005-04-21

...The Audio Quality is really not great. I bought this CD because I am new to classical, and the price was great! 100 songs for 25 bucks, thats like 25 cents a song, most songs are 1 dollar or more. Now I know why it's cheaper. The audio quality isn't that good. I imported the entire collection to my computer using Apple Lossless, and it sounded fuzzy, not crisp, with background noise, and sounded like compressed music, cutting off the frequency response.
I then played the CD's through my home stereo, with the same results. I plugged in my SHURE E5c headphones and the sound was soft, uninviting, lacking punch, with significant backgound noise (not just from the headphones), which was especially distracting when the music would get softer. I have heard much of the music before, and it was much more dynamic, entertaining, this recording seems too flat.
The music selection is ok, but I was hoping for some more interesting selections from the vast classical genre.
Overall, not that great of a recording, but many might not notice the difference, so if you are new to classical or aren't like an audiophile, get this album because it's a great overview of pop-culture classical, and it's pretty inexpensive.

A must-have classical music set!.......2005-01-06

Classical music is, by far, my favorite type of music. It can make you happy or sad, it can make you laugh or cry, and it can make you want to fall asleep or get up and dance. This 6-disc set is a must-have for and classical music-lover! It has all the great composers like Handel, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Mozart, Bach, and Pachelbel. Some great songs include: Canon In D(Pachelbel), Morning: Peergynt(Grieg), Adagio For Strings(Barber), Cavatina(Myers), and much, much more. Every classical song you can think of is on here and the sound quality is great. So if you're looking for a good classical music CD, this set is all you need. Be prepared to be blown away!

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Spiritual Chants Monsignor Guiseppe Biella , Josef Schabasser , Choir of the Vienna Hofburgkapelle , and Choir of the Polifonica Ambrosiana Manufacturer: Special Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Sacred & Religious | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Requiems Vocal & Song | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Requiems General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music Relaxation | New Age | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Chants | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B000009KMS Release Date: 1994-09-27

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The Complete Piano Music of Georges I. Gurdjieff and Thomas de Hartmann (6 CD Boxed Set) Manufacturer: Celestial Harmonies ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | New Age | Styles | Music Meditation | New Age | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | New Age | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Gurdjieff's Music for the Movements Gurdjieff, Tsabropoulos: Chants, Hymns and Dances Gurdjieff unveiled: an overview and introduction to the teaching (Gurdjieff Related Books) The Fourth Way Meetings with Remarkable Men (All and Everything) ASIN: B000025FU1 Release Date: 1997-07-02

Tracks:

1. Seekers Of The Truth: Part 1
2. Seekers Of The Truth: Part 2
3. Seekers Of The Truth: Part 3
4. Seekers Of The Truth: Part 4
5. Seekers Of The Truth: Part 5
6. Seekers Of The Truth: Part 6
7. Seekers Of The Truth: Part 7
8. Seekers Of The Truth: Part 8
9. Seekers Of The Truth: Part 9
10. Seekers Of The Truth: Part 10
11. Seekers Of The Truth: Part 11
12. Seekers Of The Truth: Part 12
13. Seekers Of The Truth: Part 13
14. Seekers Of The Truth: Part 14
15. Seekers Of The Truth: Part 15
16. Seekers Of The Truth: Part 16
17. Seekers Of The Truth: Part 17
18. Seekers Of The Truth: Part 18
19. Seekers Of The Truth: Part 19

Tracks:

1. Hymn From A Great Temple: Hymn 1
2. Hymn From A Great Temple: Hymn 2
3. Hymn From A Great Temple: Hymn 3
4. Hymn From A Great Temple: Hymn 4
5. Hymn From A Great Temple: Hymn 5
6. Hymn From A Great Temple: Hymn 6
7. Hymn From A Great Temple: Hymn 7
8. Hymn From A Great Temple: Hymn 8
9. Hymn From A Great Temple: Hymn 9
10. Rituals Of A Sufi Order: Part 1
11. Rituals Of A Sufi Order: Part 2
12. Rituals Of A Sufi Order: Part 3
13. Rituals Of A Sufi Order: Part 4
14. Rituals Of A Sufi Order: Part 5
15. Rituals Of A Sufi Order: Part 6
16. Rituals Of A Sufi Order: Part 7
17. Rituals Of A Sufi Order: Part 8
18. Enneagram

Tracks:

1. Sacred Hymns: Reading From Sacred Books
2. Sacred Hymns: Prayer & Despair
3. Sacred Hymns: Religous Ceremony
4. Sacred Hymns: Religous Hymn
5. Sacred Hymns: Orthodox Hymn From Asia
6. Sacred Hymns: Hymn of Good Friday
7. Sacred Hymns: Religious Hymn
8. Sacred Hymns: Prayer Ad Procession
9. Sacred Hymns: Hymn Of Easter Wednesday
10. Sacred Hymns: Hymn For Easter Thursday
11. Sacred Hymns: Hymn To The Creator
12. Sacred Hymns: Hymn For A Great Temple
13. Sacred Hymns: Meditation
14. Sacred Hymns: Holy Affirming Holy Denying. Holy Reconciling
15. Sacred Hymns: The Story Of The Resurrection Of Christ
16. Sacred Hymns: Easter Night Procession
17. Sacred Hymns: Easter Hymn

Tracks:

1. Journey To Inaccessible Places: Part 1
2. Journey To Inaccessible Places: Part 2
3. Journey To Inaccessible Places: Part 3
4. Journey To Inaccessible Places: Part 4
5. Journey To Inaccessible Places: Part 5
6. Journey To Inaccessible Places: Part 6
7. Journey To Inaccessible Places: Part 7
8. Journey To Inaccessible Places: Part 8
9. Journey To Inaccessible Places: Part 9
10. Reading Of A Sacred Book
11. Dances And Chants Of The Seids: Part 1
12. Dances And Chants Of The Seids: Part 2
13. Dances And Chants Of The Seids: Part 3
14. Dances And Chants Of The Seids: Part 4
15. Dances And Chants Of The Seids: Part 5
16. Dances And Chants Of The Seids: Part 6
17. Dances And Chants Of The Seids: Part 7
18. Dances And Chants Of The Seids: Part 8
19. Dances And Chants Of The Seids: Part 9
20. Dances And Chants Of The Seids: Part 10
21. Dances And Chants Of The Seids: Part 11
22. Dances And Chants Of The Seids: Part 12
23. Dances And Chants Of The Seids: Part 13
24. Dances And Chants Of The Seids: Part 14

Tracks:

1. Movements: 1
2. Movements: 2
3. Movements: 3
4. Movements: 4
5. Movements: 5
6. Movements: 6
7. Movements: 7
8. Movements: 8
9. Movements: 9
10. Movements: 10
11. Movements: 11
12. Movements: 12
13. Movements: 13
14. Movements: 14
15. Movements: 15
16. Movements: 16
17. Movements: 17
18. Movements: 18
19. Movements: 19
20. Movements: 20
21. Movements: 21
22. Movements: 22
23. Movements: 23
24. Movements: 24
25. Movements: 25
26. Movements: 26
27. Movements: 27
28. Movements: 28
29. Movements: 29
30. Movements: 30
31. Movements: 31
32. Movements: 32
33. Movements: 33
34. Movements: 34
35. Movements: 35
36. Movements: 36
37. Movements: 37

Tracks:

1. Songs And Rhythms From Asia: Song Of The Aisors
2. Songs And Rhythms From Asia: Kurdish Shepherd's Dance
3. Songs And Rhythms From Asia: Song Of The Fisher Woman
4. Songs And Rhythms From Asia: Oriental Song
5. Songs And Rhythms From Asia: Armenian Song
6. Songs And Rhythms From Asia: Greek Melody
7. Songs And Rhythms From Asia: Armenian Melody
8. Songs And Rhythms From Asia: Hindu Melody
9. Songs And Rhythms From Asia: Song Of The Molokans
10. Songs And Rhythms From Asia: Kurdish Song For Two Flutes
11. Songs And Rhythms From Asia: Allegretto
12. Songs And Rhythms From Asia: Tibetan Melody
13. Songs And Rhythms From Asia: Bagpipe Music
14. Songs And Rhythms From Asia: Persian Song
15. Songs And Rhythms From Asia: Oriental Melody
16. Songs And Rhythms From Asia: Kurdish Melody
17. Songs And Rhythms From Asia: Afghan Melody
18. Songs And Rhythms From Asia: Assyrian Women Mourners
19. Songs And Rhythms From Asia: Tibetan Masked Dance

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The Uncovered Ruggles Manufacturer: New World Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Unknown Ives, Volume 2 Charles Ives: Three Quarter-Tone Pieces; Five Take-offs; Hallowe'en; Sunrise The Unknown Ives American Ultramodernists 1920-1950 Carl Ruggles: Composer, Painter, and Storyteller (Music in American Life) ASIN: B0009IORXO Release Date: 2005-05-10

Tracks:

1. Evocation No. 1: Largo
2. Evocation No. 2: Andante con fantasia
3. Evocation No. 3: Moderato appassionato
4. Evocation No. 4: Adagio sostenuto
5. Visions
6. March
7. Parvum Organum
8. Valse Lente
9. Mood
10. Organum
11. Toys
12. Ich fuhle deinen Odem
13. Windy Nights
14. Prayer
15. Exaltation
16. Angels

Product Description

“Creation is soul-searching. Nothing is ever finished.” —Carl Ruggles Carl Ruggles (1876–1971) was a maverick American composer of short works that project a sense of infiniteness. His musical vision was majestic. However, like rare precious stones, his inimitable works were cast in print only a handful of times. To get to the essence of Ruggles, one can dig through piles of unpublished drafts and near-complete works that he left behind after his death in 1971. The circumstances around these works tell much about the creative process of his music and the philosophies that guided his craft. The incomplete works reveal triumphant music that swells the Ruggles canon, and deepens appreciation of his accomplishments. This recording offers a glimpse at Ruggles’s grander transcendent art. The story of the unpublished sketches, transcriptions, and eventual realizations spans the twentieth century. The scores for the unknown works on this recording began as posthumous realizations by John Kirkpatrick from the disparate Ruggles sketches. With Kirkpatrick as trusted editor, Ruggles had showed preliminary sketch ideas to him over the years, some via letters. He left remaining drafts and miscellaneous fragments toward these acknowledged works at his death. Counting the material marked for Affirmations (or Evocation #5, or in one place, Visions—the title Kirkpatrick favored) there are more than a thousand potential contributions to this piece alone. Considering the mountain of viable sketches, his past collaborations with the composer, and a thirst to hear more music of the reticent Ruggles, Kirkpatrick assembled various sketches into performable editions. They are remarkably tight in construction. Kirkpatrick described his approach to pulling Ruggles's works together “like stringing pearls.” This CD offers the first recordings of four substantial piano works, two songs, and a work for violin and piano realized by John Kirkpatrick.

Average customer rating: More wonderful music!

Reading of a Sacred Book: The Complete Piano Music of Georges I. Gurdjieff and Thomas de Hartmann, Volume Two Manufacturer: Celestial Harmonies ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ambient | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music Meditation | New Age | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | New Age | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Seekers of the Truth: The Complete Piano Music of Georges I. Gurdjieff and Thomas de Hartmann, Volume One Words for a Hymn to the Sun: The Complete Piano Music of Georges I. Gurdjieff and Thomas de Hartmann, Volume Three Gurdjieff, Tsabropoulos: Chants, Hymns and Dances Gurdjieff's Music for the Movements Sacred Hymns ASIN: B0000007ZL Release Date: 1992-01-23

Tracks:

1. Sacred Hymns: Reading From Sacred Books
2. Sacred Hymns: Prayer and Despair
3. Sacred Hymns: Religious Ceremony
4. Sacred Hymns: Religious Hymn
5. Sacred Hymns: Orthodox Hymn From Asia Minor
6. Sacred Hymns: Hymn Of Good Friday
7. Sacred Hymns: Religious Hymn
8. Sacred Hymns: Prayer And Procession
9. Sacred Hymns: Hymn Of Easter Wednesday
10. Sacred Hymns: Hymn For Easter Thursday
11. Sacred Hymns: Hymn To The Creator
12. Sacred Hymns: Hymn For A Great Temple
13. Sacred Hymns: Meditation
14. Sacred Hymns: Holy Affirming. Holy Denying. Holy Reconciling
15. Sacred Hymns: The Story of the Resurrection Of Christ
16. Sacred Hymns: Easter Night Procession
17. Sacred Hymns: Easter Hymn

Tracks:

1. Journey To Inaccessible Places: Part 1
2. Journey To Inaccessible Places: Part 2
3. Journey To Inaccessible Places: Part 3
4. Journey To Inaccessible Places: Part 4
5. Journey To Inaccessible Places: Part 5
6. Journey To Inaccessible Places: Part 6
7. Journey To Inaccessible Places: Part 7
8. Journey To Inaccessible Places: Part 8
9. Journey To Inaccessible Places: Part 9
10. Reading Of A Sacred Book
11. Dances And Chants Of The Seids: Part 1
12. Dances And Chants Of The Seids: Part 2
13. Dances And Chants Of The Seids: Part 3
14. Dances And Chants Of The Seids: Part 4
15. Dances And Chants Of The Seids: Part 5
16. Dances And Chants Of The Seids: Part 6
17. Dances And Chants Of The Seids: Part 7
18. Dances And Chants Of The Seids: Part 8
19. Dances And Chants Of The Seids: Part 9
20. Dances And Chants Of The Seids: Part 10
21. Dances And Chants Of The Seids: Part 11
22. Dances And Chants Of The Seids: Part 12
23. Dances And Chants Of The Seids: Part 13
24. Dances And Chants Of The Seids: Part 14

Album Description

This three volume compilation is tribute to the genius of three uniquely talented men--a philosopher, a composer, and a pianist-musicologist. These works began with the philosophical searchings of Georges Ivanovich Gurdjieff, an Armenian intellectual at the turn of the 20th century. His homeland was the crossroad for the diverse cultures that ringed the Black, Caspian and Mediterranean Seas. His fascination with the human spirit and his searching for the truth took him on vast journeys through India, Tibet and China. A keen observer, Gurdjieff, began to accumulate bits and pieces of musical traditions. These he combined with his provocatively inspired visions as a universal symbol of his philosophical beliefs. Gurdjieff, however, did not have the musical ability to transform his abstractions into reality. Fortunately, one of his disciples was a gifted and successful composer in St. Petersburg, Thomas Alexandrovich de Hartmann, whom he met in 1917. As a fellow searcher for the truth, de Hartmann was eager to transform the raw musical utterances of Gurdjieff into sophisticated piano compositions. Those scores, sadly, were left in a state of disarray in the estate of de Hartmann. Decades later, musicologist, professor, and pianist Cecil Lytle, became the final element of the equation. In the mid 1980s, he and a team of researchers began a three year quest, scrupulously studying the scattered files of de Hartmann's scores, assembling the first truly accurate arrangements of the Gurdjieff/de Hartmann legacy. A man in touch with the philosophical, as well, as the musical nature of the works, Lytle performs them with deep emotion and unsurpassed skill. The three volumes vary in their nature. Seekers of the Truth presents the reflective, ceremonial music of Gurdjieff/de Hartmann's majestic suites. Reading of a Sacred Book contains some of their dance and character pieces of a more lively nature. Words for a Hymn to the Sun completes the trilogy with the final works of the great spiritual teacher, Georges Gurdjieff. Truly, these dramatic piano performances serve as the highest praise to three remarkable individuals.

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More wonderful music!.......1999-12-08

This album set differs from the first set. It is more lively at times.My personal favorites on this set are "Prayer and Despair" and "Holy Affirming, Holy Denying, and Holy Reconciling". These selections never fail to move me deeply. I highly reccomend this recording as well as the other two volumes in this set.

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Masterpieces for Guitar [Exclusive Free Sampler Included] Manufacturer: Vanguard Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ballets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Polonaises | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Canteloube, Joseph | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Chopin | Chopin, Frédéric | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Falla | Falla, Manuel de | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Fauré, Gabriel | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Granados, Enrique | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Handel | Handel, George Frideric | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Domenico Scarlatti | Scarlatti, Domenico | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Tarrega | Tarrega, Francisco | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Telemann, Georg Philipp | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Villa-Lobos, Heitor | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Vivaldi | Vivaldi, Antonio | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Concerto Grossi | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Sonatinas | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Telemann, Georg Philipp | Composers | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Variations | Forms & Genres | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Ballets & Dances | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Villa-Lobos, Heitor | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music French Horn | Brass | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Cello | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Guitar | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Compilations | Classical | 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 Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music 4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B0009NCPYM Release Date: 2005-06-07

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Carmina Latina: Sacred Chants of Colonial Latin America Manufacturer: Jade / Bmg ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Cello | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Magnificats | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Masses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Noels | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music ASIN: B0000009E0 Release Date: 1997-10-14

Tracks:

1. Music From Colonial Latin America: Hanacpachap
2. Music From Colonial Latin America: Quatro Plumages Ayrosos
3. Music From Colonial Latin America: Salve Regina
4. Music From The Cathedral Of Lima: Solo Cantata To Christ's Birth: 'Nino Mio Ya Se Ve'
5. Music From The Cathedral Of Lima: Contrapunto A 4 On 'Ut Re Mi Fa Sol La'...
6. Music From The Cathedral Of Lima: Cuatro Al Santisimo 'Cefiros Alegres'
7. Sacred Music Of The Missions: Mass In F: Credo
8. Sacred Music From Cuba: 'Un Musiquito Nuevo'
9. Sacred Music From Cuba: 'Que Nino Tan Bello'
10. Sacred Music From Brazil: Matinas Do Natal (4th Responsory: O Magnum Mysterium)
11. Sacred Music From Brazil: Magnificat

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south american baroque.......2007-01-05

Until recently I had never heard of the South American music greats; people writing at the same time as Mozart, Beethoven and the European Masters, but their music is every bit as great as the Europeans. Stunning arrangements, original approaches, vast choirs and orchestras, the music of baroque South America is infused with a reverence and devotion to Catholic liturgy equal to or greater than that of Europe. One of the surprising, delightfully so, aspects is the influence of indigenous music from the Andes,the jungles, and the pampas upon these composers. Sublime!

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