Garden Of Dreams

About the Artist
Adrian Antonescu and Anthony Petosa teamed up over twenty years ago after a chance meeting at a music conference. They hit it off from the beginning, sharing a commonality in their musical tastes and pursuits. Mr. Antonescu was no newcomer to the scene, having had already achieved acclaim in Europe as a singer/songwriter. While a solo artist, he also traveled extensively with many top bands, and he achieved critical acclaim for his compositions on many occasions. A mainstay of television and radio, Mr. Antonescu became one his country’s most beloved and respected artists. At the time of their encounter, Anthony Petosa had been involved in numerous recording projects, both as performer and arranger. He honed his arranging skills while working toward his degree in composition/arranging.

During their long-time collaboration, they wrote and produced several top ten hits in Europe, all of which achieved the number one position. On two different occasions they appeared in the Global Music Pulse section of the industry giant, Billboard Magazine. In 1994 they were awarded the "Producer of the Year" award for the album "Un Pod Peste Ocean" ("A Bridge Over The Ocean") by the legendary Romanian singer/composer/actress & UNICEF humanitarian Margareta Paslaru.

Currently they have focused their efforts in the area of children’s music. More specifically, they recently produced a series of lullabies on several compact disks. In keeping with their high musical standards, the pair committed themselves to reinventing the lullaby into an exceptionally unique, musical soundscape that can be enjoyed by both child and adult. The pair continues to work in this and other genres.

Product Description
A garden is a flower's paradise. Each selection on this disk is an important part of a collectively rich audio bouquet. Enjoy the many scents as they serenely lull your child into a harmoniously peaceful sleep. We also kept adults in mind when creating this compact disk. Relax and release the day’s tensions with these beautiful arrangements.

Garden Of Dreams,Adrian & Anthony,Gondwana Inc.,International,Miscellaneous

Average customer rating: Great disappointment on amazon's shipping method The Greek Music- Great flick but bad cd The Greek Music is Great Amazingly Relaxing CD!

My Big Fat Greek Wedding Various Artists Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Soundtracks General | Soundtracks | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Soundtracks General | Soundtracks | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | 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 Sony | Computers Brands | Computers Features | Electronics | Desktops | Monitors | Networking | Notebooks Similar Items: Greek Songs Dances and Rembetiko Zorba's Dance: Memories of Greece Magic of the Greek Bouzouki: Near the Sea Zorba the Greek Authentic Greek Folk Songs & Dances ASIN: B00006AAUC Release Date: 2002-07-16

Tracks:

1. Stalia, Stalia
2. Xekina Mia Psaroboulla
3. Orea Pou Ine I Nifi Mas
4. Moose Caca
5. Kefi In Katavia
6. Secret Garden
7. Yasoo
8. Istanbul Coffee House (Kafe Neio)
9. Time With You
10. Yiayia
11. Generations
12. Toula And Ian
13. Apples N' Oranges
14. All My Only Dremas
15. First Date

Amazon.com

Ask anyone who's attended one and they'll tell you: there's nothing quite as colorful--and emotionally melodramatic--as a Greek wedding. Based on Winnipeg actress-comedian Nia Vardalos's one-woman show and brought to the screen by Rita Wilson and husband Tom Hanks, the film tells (with some parallels to Moonstruck) the story of a thirtysomething Greek spinster for whom falling in love with a "Xeno" (non-Greek) is surely the easiest part of a wedding that more than lives up to its billing. The film's soundtrack perfectly captures those swirling clouds of ethnic and romantic tension. Its first half largely sets up the rich cultural atmosphere with a lively sampling of traditional Greek folk music (featuring selections by Alexandros Xenofontos, John Tsifliklis, Eman, Nick Kutsukos, Daghan Baydur, and Richard Thomas), while the score proper from Alexander Janko (with help from Chris Wilson) slyly segues from similar fare ("Moose Caca," "Yasoo," "Yiayia") to more traditional orchestral film music. That sometimes electro-pastoral, compelling music has parallels with Rachel Portman's and offers the collection a sense of emotional completion. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

Great disappointment on amazon's shipping method.......2007-07-07

I had ordered this particular CD. However, After the second tried. i am yet to receive the CD. And i was really hoping the second CD could appear in my doorstep on the expected arrival date or 1 week later.

To be honest, This is the first time i didn't manage to receive my good from E-commerce Portal. I totally didnt expect this happen from reputable Amazon.

Nonetheless. I must admit your friendly customer service, they are always willing to assist me to reprocess or the refund the marchant.

Please kindly review your shipping method. or perhaps let me know what had happened to my shipping address or my goods. so i could still have confident to make purchase on your website again.

The Greek Music-.......2006-02-10

The cd is so phenomenal. The music is so traditional and it show so much of the greek culture. The bouzoki that they use which is a greek instrument was such a musical sound. In my school we are doing a GREEK PRESENTAION and we are going to use this music. We will dance to it and are going to be a success. So overall this is a superlative cd after all!!!!!!!!!!

-MICHAELA

Great flick but bad cd.......2004-04-29

Check out my big phat cd cuz I'm a greek musician

http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/taki76

The Greek Music is Great.......2003-05-05

I loved the strong rhythms and colorful harmonies of the traditional Greek numbers. The film score is lyrical but bland. This truly is a combination of "apples and oranges!"

Amazingly Relaxing CD!.......2003-03-08

This is a great instrumental CD! Not only great greek music that you can get up and dance to, but also the soft contemporary songs that you can just relax with. I enjoy it very much!

Average customer rating: WOW!!!!!!!!

Garden of Dreams Manufacturer: Reference Recordings ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Marches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: Urban Concertos Shostakovich: The Golden Age Bells for Stokowski Yerba Buena Bounce World Keys ASIN: B000J3FBMA Release Date: 2006-11-14

Album Description

"Conductor Jerry Junkin brings just the right touch of levity and concentration from the performers. You'll find yourself tapping your toes or conducting your own imaginary musicians ... or maybe not so imaginary--once again, Reference Recordings' `Prof. Johnson' has worked his magic on this HDCD. The instruments are true to tone ... the transient attacks are sharp and clear, and the hall ambience is excellent." - THE AUDIO ADVENTURE

The Dallas Wind Symphony is America's premier professional wind band, and Jerry Junkin is the worthy successor of Frederick Fennell, the "godfather of wind bands". David Maslanka is the most important living composer for wind band. A Child's Garden of Dreams is his greatest hit, and In Memoriam is a world-premiere recording. Symphony No. 4 and A Child's Garden of Dreams receive their first professional recordings.

Customer Reviews:

WOW!!!!!!!!.......2007-07-30

This recording is the most powerful example of wind band writing at its finest! Maslanka knows how to write well for this medium and the Symphony is so energized! As a student of three of the musicians who performed on this disc (Horn, Trombone, and Clarinet), I witnessed the excitement that went into this recording! The performance is simply amazing!

Average customer rating: Interesting music, great singing

Dreams in the Pleasure Garden Guillaume de Machaut , and Orlando Consort Manufacturer: Polygram Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Machaut | Machaut, Guillaume de | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Ballads | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Rondos | Forms & Genres | 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 | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Orlando Consort | ( O ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Virelais | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B00000HY9J Release Date: 1999-01-12

Tracks:

1. Chansons: Tant doucement
2. Chansons: Comment puet on
3. Chansons: De Fortune
4. Chansons: Mors sui
5. Chansons: Se quanque amours
6. Chansons: Je ne cuit pas
7. Chansons: Liement me deport
8. Chansons: Je puis trop bien
9. Chansons: Certes mon oueil
10. Chansons: En amer a douce vie
11. Chansons: He! Dame de valour
12. Chansons: Une Vipere
13. Chansons: Ma fin est mon commencement
14. Chansons: De toutes flours

Amazon.com

Just when you think you know somebody, some uncharacteristic behavior shows itself and you instantly realize that you have more to learn. Such an enlightening occurrence is bound to happen for listeners to this disc accustomed to hearing the "memorable tunes, regular phrasing, and clear harmony" of Machaut's most commonly performed works. Here, the four-member Orlando Consort--alto, two tenors, and baritone--happily and with masterful ease introduce us to the "other" Machaut, one of irregular phrases, lively syncopated rhythms, and long flowing melodies that interact contrapuntally with two or three other vocal lines. The melodic structure often consists of cleverly intertwined strings of suspensions followed by quick resolutions, giving a jumpy impetus to many lengthy passages and entire songs. Among these 14 secular songs are many beautiful poetic texts and some notable melodies, but, interestingly, Machaut didn't attempt to fit music with textual meaning. For us, it remains just to listen--and perhaps to read the words separately--and we are rewarded with some of the 14th century's most sensuous, intriguing, and exotic music. --David Vernier

Customer Reviews:

Interesting music, great singing.......1999-12-20

The music on this CD represents the style of composition prevalent in the mid-14th century, the so called ars nova. This style was notable for "hocketing" (i.e. oscillation between short notes and short rests in the upper voices), and even syncopation, but it also included a technique quite different from the ones just mentioned - the so called isorhythm (i.e. regularly repeating rhythmic and harmonic structures). Machaut was a great master of both of these facets of ars nova, but he was by no means the only one, as was demonstrated by a recent Clerks' recording of music from the Ivrea Codex (and if you ask me, the greatest master of isorhythm was John Dunstable). As the in-house reviewer mentions, the music on this disc is more idiosyncratic, less regular, more syncopated than the typical 14-th century musical output. Breaking the rules while perfecting the style has always been a sign of genius, in any age. The Orlando Consort give this music the recording it deserves (I must commend this group for carving out a niche for themselves despite the fact that the idea of having an all-male quartet sing early music so smacks of the Hilliard that it would seem to be a difficult act to follow). The voices blend exquisitely, combining the beauty of tone with an expert technique - even Robert Jones, whose voice I normally find rather harsh, sounds relatively mellow and seductive in this recording. Charles Daniels is great, as always: his solo piece, Liement me deport, is utterly delightful. gkolomietz@yahoo.com

Average customer rating: Great Hits from Sigmund Romberg

Great Hits from Sigmund Romberg Manufacturer: Pearl ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Romberg, Sigmund | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Similar Items: Music of Sigmund Romberg Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life: The Songs of Victor Herbert A Victor Herbert Showcase: The Greatest Hits of the Father of American Popular Song Deep in My Heart The Desert Song / The New Moon ASIN: B000000X26 Release Date: 1992-06-12

Tracks:

1. The Desert Song: It
2. Maytime: Waltz Medley
3. Girl Of The Golden West: Who Are We To Say?
4. The New Moon: Introduction - Stout Hearted Men - Lover Come Back To Me - Girl On The Prow - Try Her Out At Dances - Wanting You - Softly As In A Morning Sunrise - One Kiss - Finale
5. Nina Rosa: The Gaucho March
6. The Desert Song: Waltz
7. Viennese Nights: Introduction - I Bring You A Love Song - Here We Are - You Will Remember Vienna - Regimental March
8. Blossom Time: Song Of Love
9. My Maryland: Introduction - Dixie - Boys In Grey - Mother - Silver Moon - Your Land Is My Land
10. Bimbo: In Old Granada
11. The Desert Song: Introduction - Riff Song - One Flower In Your Garden - Waltz - The Foreign Legion - Romance - One Alone
12. Maytime: Farewell To Dreams
13. Nina Rosa: Your Smiles, Your Tears
14. The New Moon: Marienne
15. The New Moon: Softly As In A Morning Sunrise
16. Nina Rosa: My First Love, My Last Love
17. Viennese Nights: I Bring A Love Song
18. The Night Is Young: When I Grow Too Old To Dream
19. The Student Prince: Intorduction - Arrival Of The Prince - Serenade - Deep In My Heart, Dear - Drinking Song - Just We Two - Students' March Song

Customer Reviews:

Great Hits from Sigmund Romberg.......2007-01-04

Excellent audio product, especially considering its age and the state of technology.

Average customer rating: My FAVORITE of Many Relaxation CDs! "One clear harp in diverse tones"

Soothing Harp Manufacturer: Madacy Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Dowland | Dowland, John | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Lute | Instruments | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Lute | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Folk Songs | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | 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 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Opera & Vocal | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Music for Glass Harmonica ASIN: B000056CEV Release Date: 2005-01-04

Tracks:

1. Air
2. Tender Wishes
3. Down by the Sally Gardens
4. Eleanor Plunkett
5. Scarborough Fair
6. Mysitc Waters
7. Saltarello
8. Lament
9. Dance
10. Foggy Dew
11. Reminiscent
12. Lord Willoughby's Welcome Home
13. Rondo
14. Alll in a Garden Green
15. Whisper Dreams
16. Piacere d'Amore
17. Greensleeves

Customer Reviews:

My FAVORITE of Many Relaxation CDs!.......2006-01-26

There is absolutely no vocals on this beautiful harp music CD, although if you don't like the sound of rain or a bit of nature behind some of the music, you may not agree with my admiration of this particular album. I LOVE IT! I have bought numerous "Soothing" music CDs that either throw in unappealing vocals that interrupt the flowing instrumentals or else inject a random fast-paced, spiced up, thundering piece that makes you jump right out of your skin! Not so here, that's why I LOVE IT!
Just a nice "Soothing" CD & I wish I could find more like it.

"One clear harp in diverse tones".......2003-04-12

The Floridian harpist, Victoria Lynn Schultz has three solo albums to her credit: "Harp Dreams;" "Harp Favorites;" and the 2000 album "Soothing Harp" which was originally marketed with aromatherapy products for "Treatment of the Mind, Body & Spirit."

The latter album features four of her own compositions: 'Tender Wishes;' 'Mystic Waters;' 'Reminiscent;' and 'Whisper Dreams.' There are also traditional favorites such as 'Greensleeves' and 'Scarborough Fair,' and a couple of dance tunes from the Renaissance. Close your eyes and let your thoughts resonate to the clear, beautifully-played strings of Schultz's harp and you'll be soothed without the need for essential oils, scented candles, or any of that other New Age clutter.

This harpist also had a chance to tour with the traditional Irish band, The Chieftains when their group's longtime harpist Derek Bell died suddenly last October. Schultz joined them for their "Down the Old Plank Road: The Nashville Sessions" tour. Since she had been a Chieftains fan and a Celtic music buff for years, it was the opportunity of a lifetime.

She has also written the book, "You Can Play the Harp."

Speaking of New Age clutter, my only problem with this album is the inclusion of occasional water sounds that seem less like rain than like someone left a faucet running in the recording studio. There are also occasional bird songs, but these are minor distractions in what is essentially an album of harp music for meditation and relaxation.

Average customer rating: LOVELY MELODIOUS MEDITATIVE MUSIC Moving fusion Seeking a peaceful space?

Garden of Dreams Ali Akbar Khan Manufacturer: Triloka ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD India | India & Pakistan | International | Styles | Music General | India & Pakistan | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Reggae | International | Styles | Music General | Far East & Asia | International | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music Similar Items: Journey Traditional Music of India Signature Series, Vol. 2 Then And Now: The Music Of The Great Master Continues Signature Series, Vol. 1 ASIN: B00005YUFM Release Date: 2002-05-21

Tracks:

1. Two Lovers
2. Garden Of Dreams
3. The Emperor
4. Power Of Joy
5. Water Lady
6. India Blue
7. Blessings Of The Heart (Part 1)
8. Blessings Of The Heart (Part 2)
9. Mother Goddess

Customer Reviews:

LOVELY MELODIOUS MEDITATIVE MUSIC.......2005-07-09

This is really nice sitar music. I also purchased "Journey" by Khan and that is just as nice. Sometimes sitar music can get a bit too frenetic for a peaceful mood. Not for those in India, for they are used to it--but rather older people from the west who may not be able to appreciate ragas for their own sake. But I love all of Khans albums.

Moving fusion.......2003-01-29

This is an evocative blend of classical Indian music and western harmonies. Ali Akbar Khan creates magic with the liquid sound of the sarod, and his fellow musicians do a great job rounding out his ideas with western-style violin and wind accompaniments. The general effect is relaxed, not excited. The pieces are rhythmic and emotional, and range from playful north Indian folksong to classical "khayaal" to blues. As east-west fusions go, this is definitely among the most successful.

Seeking a peaceful space?.......2002-11-17

This CD will transform your surroundings into a calm resting place. Enhances almost any activity I can think of. Helps you to return to the present moment, leaving worries behind.If you know of any comparable cd's, please leave a note here. Thanks.

Average customer rating: If stranded on an island and had one disc... Truly inspired collection Encore! Encore! Encore! Encore! Surprised and ... inspired

Classical Dreams: Music to Inspire Manufacturer: EMI Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ballets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Pavanes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Barber | Barber, Samuel | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Elgar | Elgar, Sir Edward | ( E ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Fauré, Gabriel | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Grieg, Edvard | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Holst | Holst, Gustav | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Honegger | Honegger, Arthur | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Mahler | Mahler, Gustav | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Massenet | Massenet, Jules | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Mussorgsky | Mussorgsky, Modest | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Part | Part, Arvo | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Ravel, Maurice | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rachmaninov | Rachmaninov, Sergei | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Satie | Satie, Erik | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Sibelius | Sibelius, Jean | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Stravinsky | Stravinsky, Igor | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Vaughan Williams, Ralph | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Debussy | Debussy, Claude | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Divertimentos | Serenades & Divertimentos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Romantic | Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Incidental Music | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Tone Poems | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Ballets & Dances | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Vaughan Williams, Ralph | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Houston Symphony Orchestra | ( H ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music London Philharmonic Orchestra | ( L ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Royal Liverpool Philharmonic | ( R ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Choruses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Cathedral Dreams: Music to Inspire Williams: The Five Sacred Trees (Bassoon Concerto) / Takemitsu: Tree Line / Hovhaness: Symphony No. s, Op. 132 "Mysterious Mountain" / Picker: Old and Lost Rivers The Most Relaxing Classical Album in the World...Ever! Modern Times ASIN: B00005Q467 Release Date: 2001-10-09

Tracks:

1. Antiphon: Ecce Annuntio Vobis - Dominique Vellard
2. Symphony No. 5: Adagietto - Jukka-Pekka Saraste
3. Gymnopedie No. 1 - Paul Tortelier
4. Pavane - Paul Tortelier
5. The Planets: Venus - Sir Charles Mackerras
6. Old And Lost Rivers - Christoph Eschenbach
7. Prld To The Afternoon Of A Faun - Dmitri Kitaenko
8. Summer Pastorale - Jesus Lopez-Cobos
9. Masques Et Bergamasques: Pastorale - Jean-Bernard Pommier
10. Summa - Bournemouth Sinfonietta
11. Pictures At An Exhibition: The Old Castle - Sir Charles Mackerras
12. The Wounded Heart - Jonathan Rees
13. Ser in e: Larghetto - Andrew Litton

Tracks:

1. Apollon Musagete: The Birth Of Apollo - Jukka-Pekka Saraste
2. Adagio for Strings - City Of London Sinfonia
3. The Swan Of Tuonela - Paavo Jarvi
4. Enigma Vars: Nimrod - RPO/Andrew Litton
5. Petite Ste: En Bateau (Orch. Busser) - Jean-Bernard Pommier
6. Holberg Ste: Air - Jonathan Rees
7. Fantasia On 'Greensleeves' - Christopher Warren-Green
8. Gymnopedie No. 3 - Paul Tortelier
9. Pavane Pour Une Infante Defunte - Jukka-Pekka Saraste
10. The Last Spring - Jonathan Rees
11. Thais: Meditation (From Thais) - Paul Tortelier
12. Vocalise - Andrew Litton
13. Mother Goose: The Fairy Garden - Dmitri Kitaenko
14. Antiphon: Ecce Annuntio Vobis - Dominique Vellard

Customer Reviews:

If stranded on an island and had one disc..........2006-01-23

I'd be tempted to make this the one, and I own over 2,000. I agree with what has been said above, but have a few thoughts of my own. I live near a major city with a known orchestra. Why are classical audienced declining? Maybe they're overplaying hackneyed works, and not playing some neglected masterpieces. In this double album there are some well known works, but some exquisite finds, like Picker's Old and Lost Rivers, Honegger's Pastorale, Arvo Part's Summa (!!!). Most highly recommended, with a good bottle of red wine.

Truly inspired collection.......2004-12-07

I came upon this compilation while researching a somewhat obscure piece called "Summer Pastorale", which is contained in the collection. One look at the play list and I was sold - here were most of my favorite tone poems, adagios, and assorted short works, all on one CD (OK, two CD's...)

Another gem here that I had never heard before is Pick's "Old and Lost Rivers". Ravel's final movement from Mother Goose is one of his best orchestrations and at the top of my 'A' list.

About the only pieces I missed here were Debussy's Engulfed Cathedral and Respighi's fourth church window, St. Gregory the Great. Perhaps they would be a bit too dramatic for this collection, though.

The only shortcoming of this collection is the lack of liner notes, but this is a minor issue. The music is superb.

Encore! Encore!.......2004-06-17

Like a few other reviewers here, I purchased this disc for Tobias Picker's "Old and Lost Rivers." But from the Gregorian chants that open this two-CD set to the closing strains of Ravel's "Mother Goose: The Fairy Garden," I was absolutely captivated by the beauty and cohesiveness of this compilation. Producer Robert Laporta has created a disc that passes muster with neophytes and long time classical music lovers alike. I humbly suggest -- make that BEG -- that Virgin Classics turn "Classical Dreams" into a series. I would love to hear a second volume featuring such favorites as the BBC Symphony Orchestra's interpretation of Delius' "On Hearing the 1st Cuckoo In Spring," the Royal Philharmonic's version of Vaughan Williams' "Fantastia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis" and the London Symphony's recording of Vaughan Williams' "Symphony No. 3 Pastoral" (Andre Previn conducting both Vaughan Williams' selections). By far, this is the finest classical collection I have yet heard. Encore!

Encore! Encore!.......2004-06-17

Like a few other reviewers here, I purchased this disc for Tobias Picker's miraculous (and criminally underrated) "Old and Lost Rivers." But from the Gregorian chants that open this two-CD set to the closing strains of Ravel's "Mother Goose: The Fairy Garden," I was absolutely captivated by the beauty and cohesiveness of this compilation. Producer Robert Laporta has created a disc both neophytes and long time classical music lovers can approve of. I humbly suggest that Virgin Classics turn Classical Dreams into a series. I would love to hear a second volume featuring such favorites as the BBC Symphony Orchestra's interpretation of Delius' "On Hearing the 1st Cuckoo In Spring," the Royal Philharmonic's version of Vaughan Williams' "Fantastia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis" and the London Symphony's recording of Vaughan Williams' "Symphony No. 3 Pastoral" (Andre Previn conducting both Vaughan Williams' selections). By far, this is the finest classical compilation I have yet heard. Encore!

Surprised and ... inspired.......2002-05-10

What a pleasant surprise this double CD turned out to be. I bought it used just for Picker's gorgeous and poetic "Old and Lost Rivers" but fell in love with the whole thing. I'm not usully one for "Best Of ---" or themed classical collections, but this one's in a class by itself. The selections are unusual and achingly lovely in themselves and as a whole. This is my new favorite disk. It's a relaxation or concentration tool... hell, it's a companion - it goes wherever my laptop and headphones go. You get over two hours of gorgeous and lyrical - never mushy, sentimental or tired - classical music, the perfect backdrop for everything from dinner dates to writing code. This CD has added sustained moments of beauty and poise to a busy life - which is more than I could have asked for!

Average customer rating: Joy (Poem) Nakai is a gift words can never fully describe Music and that's why I generally can't review Music... Bold, ambitious attempt that hits some marks, misses others Music to Contemplate By

Fourth World R. Carlos Nakai Manufacturer: Canyon Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music Native American | North America | International | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Mythic Dreamer: Music For Native American Flute Inner Voices Emergence Earth Spirit Desert Dance ASIN: B00006BXHV Release Date: 2002-08-13

Tracks:

1. Fourth World, Rainbow World
2. Whippoorwill
3. Comes The Dawn
4. Sonoran Nights
5. Shaman's Call
6. Eye Of The Eagle
7. Garden Of Dreams
8. Into The Twilight
9. Under The Beautiful Sky
10. Little Dog
11. Meditations On Dinetah

Product Description

1. Fourth World, Rainbow World
2. Whippoorwill
3. Comes The Dawn
4. Sonoran Nights
5. Shaman's Call
6. Eye Of The Eagle
7. Garden of Dreams
8. Into The Twilight
9. Under The Beautiful Sky
10. Little Dog
11. Meditations On Dinetah

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

Joy (Poem).......2007-06-02

Joy is all to hear.
A journey to the centre of Creation.
Sharing pleasure of the heart.

Nakai is a gift.......2007-04-17

This wonderful man and his
music will reach into you
and set you soaring.
I highly recommend any
of his music. What a gift
R. Carlos Nakai is to all.

words can never fully describe Music and that's why I generally can't review Music..........2006-07-24

Strings tie up the wind
to tame the accompaniment
of the lone flute's breadth.

7-22-06 (a musical haiku)

Bold, ambitious attempt that hits some marks, misses others.......2002-12-06

This is an engaging and unusual integration of Nakai's flute-playing talent with an orchestral accompaniment, creating a romantic, sweeping, and contemplative score that sounds like a motion picture soundtrack in many instances. Nakai's command of the flute never wavers, but sometimes competes, rather than synchronizes with the full-bodied strings that interject themselves almost randomly throughout every piece. When the two mediums cooperate the result is moving and lyrical. One can almost visualize scenes of beauty, mourning, and determination that are the embodiment of Native American existence. But in some places, the music meanders between the two forms creating a neutral, unfocused, and occasionally dispassionate mood.

I applaud Nakai's innovation and experimentation, but I think his strongest work with Western classical music forms is still best demonstrated in his collaborations with pianist Peter Kater, such as "Migrations". Oddly enough, Kater's work with Nakai is not mentioned in the liner notes.

Music to Contemplate By.......2002-12-01

I had never heard any of Nakai's work before buying this CD, so I came to it with no idea of what to expect. The first word that comes to my mind when I play it is "soothing." That describes the first three tracks without need of another word. With the fourth, soft sweeping strings join Nakai's plaintive flute for a feel best described as "floating" or "drifting." The fifth is sweetly mournful. The sixth brings muted brass into play. In the seventh there are moments both majestic and plaintive. And so it goes. This is quiet, thoughtful music, the kind you might play while reading some favorite old "gentle" book or practising your deep breathing. Although I generally prefer more powerful sounds from my stereo, this one is an enjoyable change of pace, and full of Native mysticism.

Average customer rating: Load of sweet melody but poor recording

Such Stuff As Dreams Manufacturer: Delos Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Bartók, Béla | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Beethoven | Beethoven, Ludwig van | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Brahms | Brahms, Johannes | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Grieg, Edvard | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Kabalevsky | Kabalevsky, Dmitri | ( K ) | 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 Mendelssohn | Mendelssohn, Felix | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Ravel, Maurice | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Satie | Satie, Erik | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Schubert | Schubert, Franz | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Robert Schumann | Schumann, Robert | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Character Pieces | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Impromptus | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Sonatinas | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | 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 Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Similar Items: Perchance to Dream Reverie: Carol Rosenberger ASIN: B000000718 Release Date: 1997-09-30

Tracks:

1. Scenes From Childhood: About Faraway Lands And People
2. Dance On The Lawn, Op. 27, Book I No. 15
3. Impromptu In B Flat, Op. 142 No. 3: Andante
4. For Children: Rose Garden, Op. 42 No. 26
5. For Children: Lost Loves, Op. 42 No. 3
6. Sonata in A, K. 331: Andante grazioso
7. Cradle Song, Op. 27, Book II No. 5
8. A Little Tale, Op. 27, Book I No. 1
9. Sonata In E, Op. 109: Andante molto cantabile ed espressivo
10. In My Homeland, Op. 43 No. 3
11. Sonatine: Menuet
12. The Girl With The Flaxen Hair (La fille aux cheveux de lin)
13. Sonata In F, K. 332: Adagio
14. Waltz In A Flat, Op. 39 No. 15
15. Waltz In E Major, Op. 39 No. 2
16. Intermezzo In A, Op. 18 No. 2
17. Gymnope No. 1
18. Song Without Words In D, Op. 85 No. 4
19. Song Without Words In A, Op. 19 No. 4
20. Song Without Words In D, Op. 102 No. 2
21. Song Without Words In E Flat, Op. 67 No. 1
22. Impromptu In A Flat, Op. 142 No. 2
23. Impromptu In B Flat, Op. 142 No. 3
24. Sonata in A, K. 331: Andante grazioso
25. Sonata in A, K. 331: Menuetto
26. Sonata in A, K. 331: Alla Turca
27. Sonata In E, Op. 109: Vivace, ma non troppo
28. Sonata In E, Op. 109: Prestissimo
29. Sonata In E, Op. 109: Andante molto cantabile ed espressivo

Amazon.com

This recording is a sequel to pianist Carol Rosenberger's "Perchance to Dream," a compilation of lullabies and other restful, tranquil music. It's nice to have a follow-up on such a warm and professionally presented album, and this does not disappoint. On the first disc of this two-CD set there are a number of simple tunes including themes by Mozart, Schubert, and Beethoven; on the second disc we hear their variations. Once again Rosenberger's playing seems suited to the primary goal at hand: putting children to sleep. Her execution is without edges or unpleasant texture of any kind. While it would possibly come across as slightly bland in a concert hall, this approach is perfectly suited here. -- Gwendolyn Freed

Product Description

Carol Rosenberger

Customer Reviews:

Load of sweet melody but poor recording.......2001-08-19

The collections itself well deserve the title - lots of sweet, dreaming and classic melodies. However, the bad recording sound has taken away all the goodies created in the album.

Average customer rating:

Emblems Manufacturer: Klavier ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Bernstein | Bernstein, Leonard | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Copland | Copland, Aaron | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Piston | Piston, Walter | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Marches | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Overtures | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Marches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Classical | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: American Dreams American Variations Sojourns Postcards Luminaries ASIN: B000009J2H Release Date: 1993-05-17

Tracks:

1. Piston: Turnbridge Fair
2. -4. Dahl: Sinfonietta
3. Copland: Emblems
4. -10. Maslanka: A Child's Garden of Dreams
5. Bernstein-Grundman: Slava

Album Description

The first of a now legendary series. Besides the title work by Copland, this CD features the music of Piston, Dahl, Maslanka, and Bernstein.

World Music:

1. Gli Altri Siamo Noi [Import]
2. Gosto Tanto [Import]
3. Groovemaster Compilation [Import]
4. Guitar Bizarre, Vol. 1 [Import]
5. Hiromi Go No Hanzai [Import]
6. Independencia
7. Jaune 35 Ans [Import]
8. Javanese Classical Music & Songs
9. Je T'aime V.4 [Import]
10. Journey Begun

World Music

world music

World Music

Romantic Depressive

Tchaikovsky: The Symphonies [Box set]

The Art of Janos Ferencsik Vol. 1

Hip Jazz Bop: Batteries Not Included

Switch, Vol. 5 [Import]

The Soul of Gene Chandler

the Collection

The Least We Can Do Is Wave to Each Other [Original recording remastered]

The Sun Years, Vol. 3

Sonos Handbell Ensemble

Under the Radar

World Music France [Import]

Tangos Del Sur V.1 [Import]

Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 15: Wild Cool & Swingin' Too

Christmas with the Chipmunks, Vol. 2