A Winter's Tale

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Seemingly more upbeat than other Celtic collections--at least with more varied tempos--A Winter's Tale includes such hot groups as Solas, players Liam O'Connor and Lisa Aherne, an unusual paean to a fallen Irish hero, heavyweight boxer Jack Doyle, and a Tom Petty song ("Angel Dream") sung in a stirring voice by one Elmear Quinn. The 13-song survey also includes Susan McKeown and Lindsey Horner's notable "Through the Bitter Frost and Snow." But the highlight track here is the lament "Isle of Hope, Isle of Tears," sung in a moving performance by Dolores and Sean Keane. Proof again that while traditional Irish music (like American blues) is laden with woes and wickedness--even at Christmas--it still somehow manages to elevate the spirit. --Martin Keller

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Songs to Shakespeare
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • One of my Favorite CDs
  • Melodious Shakespeare
Songs to Shakespeare
John Addison , John Addison II , William Aikin , Thomas Arne , Sir Henry Rowley Bishop , Benjamin Britten , Geoffrey Bush , John Clifton , Henry Balfour Gardiner , Franz Joseph Haydn , Mervyn Horder , Herbert Howells , John Ireland , William Linley , John Major , Sir Charles H.H. Parry , Roger Quilter , John Christopher Smith , Charles Villiers Stanford , Michael Tippett , Ralph Vaughan Williams , Graham Johnson , and Anthony Rolfe Johnson
Manufacturer: Hyperion
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ASIN: B000002ZP7
Release Date: 1993-11-19

Tracks:

  1. You Spotted Snakes
  2. No More Dams I'll Make For Fish
  3. On A Day, Alack The Day
  4. She Never Told Her Love
  5. O Mistress Mine
  6. Lawn, As White As Driven Snow
  7. If Love Make Me Forsworn
  8. O Happy Fair!
  9. If Music Be the Food Of Love
  10. Farewell, Thou Art Too Dear For My Posessing
  11. When In Disgrace With Fortune And Men's Eyes
  12. Shall I Compare Thee To A Summer's Day?
  13. The Rain It Raineth Every Day
  14. Orpheus With His Lute
  15. Come Away Death
  16. Fear No More The Heat o' The Sun
  17. Take, O Take Those Lips Away
  18. It Was A Lover And His Lass
  19. Winter
  20. When Daffodils Begin To Peer
  21. Under The Greenwood Tree
  22. Songs For Ariel - I. Come Unto These Yellow Sands
  23. Songs For Ariel - II. Full Fathom Five
  24. Songs For Ariel - III. Where The Bee Sucks
  25. Who Is Silvia?
  26. Francie
  27. Sigh No More Ladies

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars One of my Favorite CDs.......2004-02-19

In this wonderful collection of Shakespeare settings, Mr. Rolfe-Johnson creates a magical atmosphere using his unbelievable musicality and gorgeous, gorgeous voice! The songs themselves range from the sweet and charming "No more Dams!" to the heavenly interpretation of "She Never Told Her Love", but for me the high point of the whole CD is his incredible performance of the early version of Vaughan Willams' "Orpheus with his Lute"...this song alone is worth the price of the album! Mr. Rolfe Johnson is truly one of the worlds most exquisite tenors! A must have for every fan of English Song!

5 out of 5 stars Melodious Shakespeare.......2001-01-24

This CD consists of a collection of settings of Shakespearian lines by composers ranging from the 18th to the mid-20th centuries. It is an ideal vehicle for finding a new way to enjoy these writings of Shakespeare and also experience the work of a number of British composers, some well-known and some not so well-known
Swedish Orchestral Favourites
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • One of the gems of Naxos catalog
Swedish Orchestral Favourites

Manufacturer: Naxos
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  5. Alfvén: Symphony No. 3

ASIN: B00000144M
Release Date: 1995-08-22

Tracks:

  1. Swedish Festival Music
  2. Interlude From The Cantata 'The Song'
  3. Pastoral Suite: Overture
  4. Pastoral Suite: Romance
  5. Pastoral Suite: Scherzo
  6. A Winter's Tale: Epilogue
  7. Frosoblomster: Intag i Sommarhagen (Entry Into Summarhagen)
  8. Frosoblomster: Sommarsang (Song Of Summer)
  9. Frosoblomster: Gratulation (Congradulations)
  10. Frosoblomster: Vid Frkyrka (At The Church Of Froson)
  11. Roslagen: Polka
  12. Marcia From Serenade For Strings
  13. Gustavus Adolphus II Suite: Elegy
  14. Midsummer Vigil

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars One of the gems of Naxos catalog.......1999-01-20

This disc was a bestseller in Sweden and really should be one here too. The music itself is undemanding and light but sincere and tuneful. It will not impress you with epic grandor but will surely make you feel a lot better at the end of bad day. The performance is also idiomatic and distinguished.The sound is warm and spacious.
Fanfare: Shakespearian Music from Stratford
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    Fanfare: Shakespearian Music from Stratford
    Louis Applebaum , Elmer Iseler Singers , and Christopher Plummer
    Manufacturer: Marquis Music
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    ASIN: B00005V8D7
    Release Date: 2005-09-13

    Tracks:

    1. Two Stratford Fanfares
    2. Who is Silvia?
    3. When I Consider
    4. Fortune and Men's Eyes
    5. Expense of Spirit
    6. Dare I Question
    7. He That Is (Finale)
    8. Suite from Richard III
    9. "Love Love" from Troilus and Cressida
    10. Bella Mia
    11. Non Gemete
    12. Grazie Luna
    13. "If Music Be The Food of Love" from Twelfth Night
    14. "Orpheus with his Lute" from Henry VIII
    15. Moth's Song
    16. When Daisies Pied
    17. Suite of Dances from Much Ado About Nothing
    18. Jog On / St. Jamy
    19. Lawn of White
    20. Canakin Clink
    21. Moments from Romeo and Juliet
    Prokofiev's Music for Children
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • Another Aspect of Prokofiev's Talent
    Prokofiev's Music for Children

    Manufacturer: Hyperion UK
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    ASIN: B00030ERWE
    Release Date: 2004-11-09

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Another Aspect of Prokofiev's Talent.......2006-08-03

    Though most devotees of Sergei Prokofiev are committed to the acerbic, gritty, and wondrously dramatic symphonies and ballets, this fine recording - by title - reminds us that Prokofiev had a highly successful side of his composing that was intended for the child in each of us.

    This delightful recording includes not only the very popular 'Peter and the Wolf', Opus 67, for narrator and orchestra - here performed by narrator David Juritz with Ronald Corp conducting the New London Orchestra - but also rarely performed similar diversions such as 'Winter Bonfire', suite for narrator, boy's chorus & orchestra, Op. 122 with the same forces but adding the Finchley Children's Music Group, and 'The Ugly Duckling', a song for voice and orchestra, Op. 18 well performed by Penelope Walmsley-Clark. The latter pieces may be slight in stature in comparison with the major Prokofiev works, but they certainly are an appealing introduction for children to grow into classical music.

    For this listener the genuine surprise is 'Summer Day', suite for orchestra, Op. 65, a work based on children's pieces for the piano and later orchestrated. The series of tunes show hints of the lighter moments in his 'Romeo and Juliet' and 'Cinderella' ballets and the sassier portions of his symphonic works, but in this setting they can be appreciated for the fine manner in which Prokofiev could treat the melodic line. Ronald Corp conducts the New London Orchestra in a polished reading of some very lovely music. This is one of those CDs that may be overlooked as something for children alone, but just listen to the recording and be enchanted with the sophisticated simplicity that was so readily apparent in Prokofiev's facile hands. Grady Harp, August 06
    Suk: A Summer's Tale; A Winter's Tale
    Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    • A fine bargain-basement performance of a Suk work, but...
    Suk: A Summer's Tale; A Winter's Tale

    Manufacturer: Naxos
    ProductGroup: Music
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    ASIN: B00000JMX9
    Release Date: 1999-07-20

    Tracks:

    1. A Summer's Tale, Op.29: Voices Of Life And Consolation
    2. A Summer's Tale, Op.29: Midday
    3. A Summer's Tale, Op.29: Intermezzo - Blind Musicians
    4. A Summer's Tale, Op.29: In The Power Of Phantooms
    5. A Summer's Tale, Op.29: Night
    6. A Winter's Tale, Op.9

    Customer Reviews:

    3 out of 5 stars A fine bargain-basement performance of a Suk work, but..........1999-10-20

    This is the first that Naxos seems to have ventured into the work of the Czech composer Josef Suk, and I must say that they deserve praise for filling in the budget side of the catalogue when it comes to his works. Unfortunately, not everything is perfect with this recording. The op. 29 fares much better -- but I can't decide if that's because it's a bit more tightly organized than Suk's much earlier work, the Winter's Tale. In any case, Mogrelia's op. 29 has some wonderful moments, but many times he seems to let Suk's fragile masterpiece fall apart, lingering too long in spots. Libor Pesek's version on Virgin is probably the one to have of the Summer's Tale, unless you don't wish to pay more, in which case this performance will be good enough. I am not as familiar with the op. 9 work, and I think this is the first modern recording of it. Unfortunately, the music itself is a curious let-down, especially if you're expecting the melodic richness of, say, the Asrael Symphony (a must-listen, incidentally). Apparently Suk's usually burgeoning creativity was burning a little lower when he wrote this one. The recording itself is wonderful, rich and full, with no overload at the heavily scored climaxes of the Summer's Tale and clarity in the finely scored opening lines of the op. 9.
    Winter: Music of Eric Ewazen and David Snow
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • Ewazen is great; Snow's "Winter" is better
    • Great composers
    • Elegant Trumpet Music Elegantly Played
    Winter: Music of Eric Ewazen and David Snow

    Manufacturer: Albany Records
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    ASIN: B00029LN5A
    Release Date: 2004-06-29

    Tracks:

    1. Three Lyrics for Trumpet and Piano
    2. Winter
    3. Elegia
    4. An Elizabethan Songbook
    5. A Baker's Tale
    6. Aftershock
    7. A Hymn for the Lost and the Living

    Album Description

    Chris Gekker is Professor of Trumpet at the University of Maryland. As a soloist he has been featured at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and throughout the United States, Asia, and Europe. For 18 years Chris was a member of the American Brass Quintet. He was principal trumpet of the Orchestra of St. Luke's and frequently performed and recorded as principal of the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra. He writes: "Eric Ewazen, David Snow, and I all entered the Eastman School of Music as freshmen in 1972, and in fact David and I were roommates that first year. We all became friends quickly, and I frequently prepared and performed their music during those student years. In the more than 30 years since then, rarely has a year gone by that I have not been involved in their works, and in some years there have been many performances. When I joined the American Brass Quintet in 1981, it was with great pleasure that I introduced pieces by David and Eric to the group, works that immediately became standards on the Quintet's recital programs and recordings. As far as our friendships have gone, well, some things do get better with age, and it is with a deep sense of gratitude that I look back upon all our years as colleagues. Both Eric and David write music that is important to me, music that I hear when I am away from my instrument, music that continues to challenge me to strive for improvement as a musician and trumpet player". David Snow holds degrees in music from Eastman and Yale University. He studied with Joseph Schwantner, Warren Benson, Samuel Adler, and Jacob Druckman. Eric Ewazen was born in 1954 in Cleveland, Ohio. He studied at Eastman and Juilliard. He has been Vice-President of the League-ISCM, Composer-in-Residence with the St. Luke's Chamber Ensemble. Lecturer for the New York Philharmonic's Musical Encounters Series, and he has been on the faculty of the Juilliard School since 1980.

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Ewazen is great; Snow's "Winter" is better.......2006-11-27

    This is not your typical trumpet showcase album. The music is beautiful and moving. Eric Ewazen is a great composer because, among other things, he knows how to write melodies and set them to music. No forearms to the piano keyboard. No pyrotechnics. Everything starts with his melodies. Of course his craftsmanship is found in the wonderful ways he sets these musical ideas. He has four pieces on this CD, and I cannot pick a favorite. The duo with Milt Stephens on trombone is somewhat lighter music, but by no means inferior.

    As much as I admire Ewazen's music here, Snow's "Winter" surpasses it. A more noble principal theme I have not heard. In three movements, the last two without interruption, it is a twenty-minute masterpiece. Episodic in character, it it the anti-sonata. This is music where form follows function. Despite the fact that the trumpet plays the eleven-bar theme only three times in roughly twenty minutes, the entire piece hangs on those three statements. Snow's craftsmanship consists in the success with which he sets and resets this theme. The result is hugely enjoyable. One cannot help but feel ennobled when listening to this music, a salutary benefit of good music if ever there was one. (Of course, one hesitates to say it in a day when cynicism and skepticism cast "ennoblement" in an unfavorable light. But I will say it anyway, because one of the things this CD does is make a case for "ennoblement" as something good, something that needs to be revived, and not merely a myth to be regularly exploded by "civilization" and "the arts." It does this, not in word, but in melody. The other extreme--the annihilation of "ennoblement"--is found in "rap music," which has no melody but instead vulgarity. End of pertinent tangent.)

    Which brings us to Gekker's playing. The best trumpet players are first of all lyrical; everything else is secondary to an ability to play a melody without resorting to musical cliches or schmaltz. Gekker's playing is first and foremost lyrical. Indeed, with this CD he elevates the trumpet as a lyrical vehicle. His style highlights the music and not his own capabilities. He eschews flashy displays. His technical command is a means to an end and not an end in itself. There is a quality of understatement in his playing I find unique. He seems to always hold something in reserve, which I suppose all the great players do. It says everything about Gekker's playing that the music is paramount, the performer secondary. When in the history of brass music have people talked more about the music than the brass player?

    5 out of 5 stars Great composers.......2006-03-27

    I loved most all the pieces. Two great American composers. Great trumpet performances. The music cathes a light jazz flavor with a classic Romatic feel. Mr. Snow and Mr. Ewazen keep up the good work. We're listening
    Steve Ward

    5 out of 5 stars Elegant Trumpet Music Elegantly Played.......2004-06-30

    I love everything about this CD. It is primarily a solo album by Chris Gekker, one of the finest trumpet players around. I've known his playing since he arrived in Kansas City more than twenty-five years ago, a kid just out of school, to assume the second trumpet chair in our local symphony. He went on to become a long-time member of the American Brass Quintet, to play in the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra and the Orchestra of St. Luke's. He is now professor of trumpet at the University of Maryland. His playing just gets better and better.

    This CD consists of pieces by Eric Ewazen (one of my favorite composers for brass whose neo-romantic music has been commissioned repeatedly by the ABQ and whose concerto disc on Albany featuring the International Sejong Soloists rated a rave from me and others) and David Snow, a composer new to me. It turns out that Gekker, Ewazen and Snow have known each other since they were students together at Eastman in the 1970s; in fact, Gekker and Snow were roommates. Ewazen is represented by 'Three Lyrics for Trumpet and Piano,' 'Elegia,' 'An Elizabethan Songbook' (which also features trombonist Milt Stevens; his and Gekker's duets are delectable in this music), 'Aftershock,' and 'A Hymn for the Lost and the Living.' Snow's contributions are the four-movement 'Winter' for trumpet and piano (which gives this album its title) and 'A Baker's Tale.' The fine assisting pianists are Ted Guerrant and an old acquaintance from the Aspen Music Festival, Rita Sloan. All of the players are in one way or another associated with the strong school of music at the University of Maryland.

    Ewazen's music is notable for its unfailingly beautiful melodies (and here Gekker is in his element; his lyrical playing is very nearly in a class of its own) and piquant harmonies. Snow's is rather more jazz-inflected (and indeed he has recorded his own jazz CD entitled, I'm not kidding, 'Larry, the Stooge in the Middle'). The overall tone of the entire 70:12 minute CD is gently songful, although there are some occasional dramatic and rollicking moments. If you have the idea that trumpet music is always martial, you need this CD as an antidote: this is lovely and contemplative music-making.

    Highly recommended.

    Scott Morrison
    A Winter's Tale
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • If you love celtic music you should own this CD
    • "A Winter's Tale" will take you back to times of old
    A Winter's Tale
    Various Artists
    Manufacturer: Umvd Labels
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    ASIN: B00000DD08
    Release Date: 1998-10-06

    Tracks:

    1. Realtai - Liam O'Connor & Lisa Aherne
    2. Sliabh Sneachta (The Snowy Mountain) - Altan
    3. The Contender - Jimmy MacCarthy
    4. The Snows Fall Away - Solas
    5. Endless Winter - Briege Murphy
    6. Ceol Na Samhna (November Night Of Music) - Lunasa
    7. Isle Of Hope, Isle Of Tears - Dolores Keane & Sean Keane
    8. Elegiac - Spirit Of Eden
    9. Angel Dream - Eimear Quinn
    10. Stormy Night Slumber - Brian Dunning
    11. Through The Bitter Frost & Snow - Susan McKeown & Lindsey Horner
    12. Hunting The Wren - Aine Minogue
    13. The Emigrants Farewell, The Bison Polska - Dervish/Vassen

    Amazon.com

    Seemingly more upbeat than other Celtic collections--at least with more varied tempos--A Winter's Tale includes such hot groups as Solas, players Liam O'Connor and Lisa Aherne, an unusual paean to a fallen Irish hero, heavyweight boxer Jack Doyle, and a Tom Petty song ("Angel Dream") sung in a stirring voice by one Elmear Quinn. The 13-song survey also includes Susan McKeown and Lindsey Horner's notable "Through the Bitter Frost and Snow." But the highlight track here is the lament "Isle of Hope, Isle of Tears," sung in a moving performance by Dolores and Sean Keane. Proof again that while traditional Irish music (like American blues) is laden with woes and wickedness--even at Christmas--it still somehow manages to elevate the spirit. --Martin Keller

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars If you love celtic music you should own this CD.......2000-12-15

    Every time that I listen to this CD I enjoy it more and more. It's not just a Christmas CD-I listen to it year round. Isle of hope, Isle of Tears is a wonderfully sung and very moving ballad-one that will stay in your head all day. A perfectly put together CD with many different emotions. VERY highly recommended.A rare album in that every song on the CD is good.

    5 out of 5 stars "A Winter's Tale" will take you back to times of old.......2000-11-23

    This cd is wonderful mixture of songs of old and the more contemperary irish music. "Winter's Tale" will satisfy folk lovers and celtic lovers alike. I reccomend this beautiful CD, give it a chance you won't regret it.
    Singers of Imperial Russia, Vol. 4
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      ASIN: B000000WMO
      Release Date: 1993-11-15

      Tracks:

      1. Queen of Spades/Act 3. What Is Our Life? - Aleksandr Mikhajlovich Davydov
      2. Juive/Act 4. Rachel, Quand du Seigneur - Aleksandr Mikhajlovich Davydov
      3. Segreto - Aleksandr Mikhajlovich Davydov
      4. Donkey and the Nightingale - Fable - Aleksandr Mikhajlovich Davydov
      5. Africana/Act 4. O Paradis - Aleksandr Mikhajlovich Davydov
      6. Night ("Why Do I Love Thee, Night?"), Op. 6 No. 9 - Aleksandr Mikhajlovich Davydov
      7. A: Celeste A (Act 1) - Aleksandr Mikhajlovich Davydov
      8. Peurs de Perles/Act 1. Je Crois Entendre Encore - Aleksandr Mikhajlovich Davydov
      9. Cavalleria Rusticana/O Lola, Tu Ch'hai di Latti (Siciliana) - Aleksandr Mikhajlovich Davydov
      10. Leave Me! (Gypsy Song) - Aleksandr Mikhajlovich Davydov
      11. Dubrovsky: O Give Me Oblivion - Aleksandr Mikhajlovich Davydov
      12. Queen of Spades/Act 1. Forgive Me, Bright Celestial Vision - Aleksandr Mikhajlovich Davydov
      13. Carmen/Act 4. C'est Toi? C'est Moi! - Aleksandr Mikhajlovich Davydov, Evgenija Ivanovna Zbrueva
      14. In the Wild North - Aleksandr Mikhajlovich Davydov, Vladimir Kastorsky, Maria Michailova
      15. She Was Yours - Aleksandr Vladimirovich Bogdanovich
      16. Far off, Far Off - Aleksandr Vladimirovich Bogdanovich
      17. Demon: On Desire's Soft Fleeting Wing - Aleksandr Vladimirovich Bogdanovich
      18. Rusalka: Unwillingly to These Sad Shores, Prince's Cavatina (Act 1) - Aleksandr Vladimirovich Bogdanovich
      19. Eugene Onegin: Whither, Whither (Act 2) - Aleksandr Vladimirovich Bogdanovich
      20. Ruslan and Ljudmila/Act 1. There Is a Distant Country - Aleksandr Vladimirovich Bogdanovich
      21. Princesse Lointaine: Love Is a Delightful Dream - Aleksandr Vladimirovich Bogdanovich
      22. Little Slippers/Does the Maiden Hear? - Aleksandr Vladimirovich Bogdanovich
      23. What Happiness! - Aleksandr Vladimirovich Bogdanovich

      Tracks:

      1. Faust: Ah! Je Ris de Me Voir Si Belle en Ce Miroir (Jewel Song) - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
      2. Traviata: Ah, Fors' Lui.../Follie, Follie...Sempre Libera (Pt. 2) - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
      3. Peurs de Perles: Comme Autrefois - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
      4. Dobrynja Nikitich: Zabava's Aria - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
      5. Romet Juliette: Je Veux Vivre Dans Ce R - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
      6. Perle du Brl: Charmant Oiseau - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
      7. Harold: Hush Thee, Dear One, Slumber Well (Adele's Cradle Song) - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
      8. Ruslan and Ljudmila: Ah, Thou My Fate - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
      9. Snade ("Sing, Smile, Slumber") - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
      10. Sadko: Sleep Went Along the River (Cradle Song) - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
      11. Life for the Tsar: It Is Not for That That I Grieve - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
      12. Peurs de Perles: Brahma, Grand Dieu - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
      13. Bolero ("O My Dear, Charming One") - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
      14. Snow Maiden/With Friends to Gather Berries - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
      15. Huguenots: O Beau Pays de la Touraine - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
      16. Mireille/O Lre Hirondell
      17. Fra Diavolo/Quel Bonheur! - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
      18. Golden Cockerel/Hail to Thee, Sun! - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
      19. Tsar's Bride/Act 4. Mad Scene. Look There, Above Your Head - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
      20. Barbiere Di Siviglia: Una Voce Poco Fa - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
      21. Serenata ("Vola, O Serenata") - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
      22. I Vespri Siciliani: MercDilette Amiche - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
      23. How Fair This Spot, Op. 21 No. 7 (Rachmaninov); the Rose and the ... - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova

      Tracks:

      1. Life for the Tsar/Act 3. Quartet. The Rose That Blooms - Andrej Labinsky, Maria Michailova, Galina Ivanovna Nikitina, Lev Sibirjakov
      2. Night (Folksong) - Lev Sibirjakov
      3. Boris Godunov/Act 1. In the Town of Kazan - Lev Sibirjakov
      4. Life for the Tsar: What About a Wedding? (Act 1) - Lev Sibirjakov
      5. Oh, If Mother Volga - Lev Sibirjakov
      6. Why Was I Born? (Convict's Song) - Lev Sibirjakov
      7. Askold's Tomb: In Olden Days Our Forefathers Lived - Lev Sibirjakov
      8. Sonnambula/Act 1. VI Ravviso, O Luoghi Ameni - Lev Sibirjakov
      9. Midnight Review - Lev Sibirjakov
      10. Demon/Prologue. Accurs World - Lev Sibirjakov
      11. Seafarers - Lev Sibirjakov, Eugene Witting
      12. Elegy ("When, My Soul") - Aleksandr Dormidontovich Aleksandrovich, Lev Sibirjakov
      13. lian Harps - Nikolaj Artem'evich Shevelev
      14. Merchant Kalashnikov/The Merchant's Aria - Nikolaj Artem'evich Shevelev
      15. Halka: Aria of Janusz - Nikolaj Artem'evich Shevelev
      16. Enchantress/Act 2. Aria. Ah, The Image of That Enchantress! - Nikolaj Artem'evich Shevelev
      17. Tear Trembles, Op. 6 No. 4 - Nikolaj Artem'evich Shevelev
      18. Queen of Spades: I Love You, Dear (Eletsky's Aria, Act 2) - Nikolaj Artem'evich Shevelev
      19. Louder Than the Song of the Lark, Op. 43 No. 1 - Nikolaj Artem'evich Shevelev
      20. Demon/Act 2. O'er the Airy Ocean - Nikolaj Artem'evich Shevelev
      21. Askold's Tomb: In Olden Days Our Forefathers Lived - Nikolaj Artem'evich Shevelev
      22. Song of Triumphant Love/Arioso. O Pure Creature - Nikolaj Artem'evich Shevelev
      23. Eugene Onegin: Should I Decide on Domesticity (Act 1) - Nikolaj Artem'evich Shevelev
      24. Demon/Act 2. Do Not Weep, Child - Nikolaj Artem'evich Shevelev
      25. Festival During the Plague/Hymn. When Powerful Winter, Like a Vigilant
      26. Captive in the Caucasus/Aria - Nikolaj Artem'evich Shevelev
      Blackout in the Square Root of Soul
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        Blackout in the Square Root of Soul
        Craig Harris & Tailgators Tale
        Manufacturer: Winter & Winter
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

        Avant Garde & Free JazzAvant Garde & Free Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music
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        GeneralGeneral | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music
        ASIN: B00005S013
        Release Date: 2002-03-05

        Tracks:

        1. Blackout In The Square Root Of Soul
        2. Generations
        3. Free I
        4. Love Joy
        5. Blues Dues
        6. Dingo
        7. Awakening Ancestors
        Northern Landscapes
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          Northern Landscapes

          Manufacturer: Cbc
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

          Grieg, EdvardGrieg, Edvard | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          Larsson, Lars-ErikLarsson, Lars-Erik | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
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          GeneralGeneral | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
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          OverturesOvertures | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
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          ASIN: B000003WU6
          Release Date: 2001-07-01

          Tracks:

          1. Little Overture
          2. Rakastava - The Lover, Op. 14: I - The Lover
          3. Rakastava - The Lover, Op. 14: II - The Path Of His Beloved
          4. Rakastava - The Lover, Op. 14: III - Good Evening! ... Farewell!
          5. Pastoral Suite, Op. 19: I - Overture
          6. Pastoral Suite, Op. 19: II - Romance
          7. Pastoral Suite, Op. 19: III - Scherzo
          8. Seranade For Strings, Op. 11: Marcia
          9. Two Lyric Pieces: Evening In The Mountains
          10. Two Lyric Pieces: At The Cradle
          11. A Winter's Tale, Op. 18: I - Siciliana
          12. A Winter's Tale, Op. 18: II - Intermezzo
          13. A Winter's Tale, Op. 18: III - Pastorale
          14. A Winter's Tale, Op. 18: IV - Epilogue
          15. Pastoral Suite, Op. 13B: I - Praeludium
          16. Pastoral Suite, Op. 13B: II - Gavotte
          17. Pastoral Suite, Op. 13B: III - Sarabande
          18. Pastoral Suite, Op. 13B: IV - Siciliano
          19. Pastoral Suite, Op. 13B: V - Finale

          World Music:

          1. Aber Lustig Mub Er Sein [Import]
          2. Abrakadabra [Import]
          3. Ah! Les Femmes [Import]
          4. Ai Mouraria
          5. At the Rio Jazz Club [Live]
          6. Barbara [Import]
          7. C'est Beau La Vie [Import]
          8. Cajun Spirit
          9. Cerisier Rose Et Pommier Blanc [Import]
          10. Chatelet 93 [Live] [Import]

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          Sun Records Collection

          Petrouchka and other Prophecies

          Passing Through

          83 and Still Playing With the Boys

          Meditative Reisen: Harmoniesierung and Wohlbefindung [Import]

          Me, Myself and I/Krazy in Luv [CD-single]

          La Voix du Vaurien [Import]

          Love Collection

          Kings of Rock 'n' Roll [Import]

          Martinu: Complete Symphonies

          Presents Jackie Cane [Import]

          Más Allá Del Mar

          Latin Tropical Rhythms

          The Final Tour

          Come Again