Four Hands Sweet & Hot

Track Listings

 
1. Hilo E/E Lili'u E [Instrumental]
2. Wai Ulu [Instrumental]
3. Lei 'Ohu [Instrumental]
4. Lihue [Instrumental]
5. E Mama Ea [Instrumental]
6. Hawaiian Cowboy [Instrumental]
7. Inikiniki Malie (Gentle Pinches of the Wind) [Vocal Version]
8. Lei No Ka'iulani [Instrumental]
9. LBC Slack Key [Instrumental]
10. Coquette [Instrumental]
11. E Nihi Ka Hele [Vocal Version]
12. Wai'alae [Instrumental]
13. Kela Mea Whiffa/Hilo March [Instrumental]
14. Hula O Makee [Vocal Version]
15. Hilo Hanakahi [Instrumental]
16. Ku'u Lei (My Wreath of Flowers) [Instrumental]

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com essential recording
Kiho'alu (slack key) guitar is a durable and easy-to-listen-to music, with a lilting phrasing that is curiously offset by an edge created by the unusual tunings. Cyril Pahinui comes from the acknowledged dynasty of Hawaiian slack-key guitarists. His playing is flawless, his style modern yet still folksy. Bob Brozman is one of America's leading slide and resonator guitar proponents, and one who has had a love of Hawaiian music for a long, long time. Brozman has also been a major student of Hawaiian slack-key guitar, working with many of the great island musicians over the last decade, bringing the music to new audiences around the world. Together Pahinui and Brozman have lovingly re-created some classics, emphasizing the melodies of songs that would have normally been heard in ensembles where the guitar might be more lost in the overall sound. Here the melodies and harmonies of the tunes jump right out, whether it's a sweet love song like "Hula O Makee" or a jumping novelty tune like "Hawaiian Cowboy." Two master guitarists take us on a tour of the islands, big and small, with great musicianship and friendly charm. --Louis Gibson

Four Hands Sweet & Hot,Cyril Pahinui & Bob Brozman,Windham Hill Records,Hawaii,Hawaiian Music,Int'l & World Music,Pop,Slack-Key Guitar,World Music
Sweet Sorrow
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Fantastic Album
  • Easy listening Chang
  • total disappointment
  • some ways to go in knowing sorrow...
  • emotionally riveting vitali
Sweet Sorrow
Tommaso Antonio Vitali , Fryderyk Chopin , Niccolo Paganini , Edouard Lalo , Henri Vieuxtemps , Nicolo Paganini , Christoph Willibald Gluck , Johannes Brahms , Franz Liszt , Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky , Camille Saint-Saens , Sir Colin Davis , Sarah Chang , English Chamber Orchestra , Charles Abramovic , Anthony Caronia , Jonathan Feldman , Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam , Charles Dutoit , London Philharmonia Orchestra , Sandra Rivers , Leopold Chalier , and London Symphony Orchestra
Manufacturer: EMI Classics
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ASIN: B00000K4F0
Release Date: 1999-09-14

Tracks:

  1. Chaconne
  2. Me'lodie
  3. Hungarian Dance No.1 In G minor
  4. Symphonie espagnole, Op.21: IV Andante
  5. Violin Concerto No. 5, Op.37 In A minor: II. Adagio
  6. Violin Concerto No. 5, Op.37 In A minor: III. Allegro con fuoco
  7. Sonata No.12, Op.3 In E Minor: I. Canzonetta - Andante innocentemente
  8. Cantabile In D
  9. Belshazzar's Feast: Nocturne, Op.51 No.3
  10. Nocturne No.20, Op.posth. in C sharp minor
  11. Consolation No.3 In D Flat
  12. Violin Concerto, Op.35 In D - II. Canzonetta - Andante
  13. Introuduction And Rondo capriccioso For Violin and Orchestra, Op.28

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Fantastic Album.......2007-03-16

This is a great album that I listen to over and over again. It really makes me feel... Sarah Chang is one of the greatest violin players and she has done a fabulous job on this album.

4 out of 5 stars Easy listening Chang.......2006-03-09

This collection, consisting mostly of reissues, showcases Chang's expressive qualities, with the emphasis being mostly on the slow and dreamy side of her art. One has the feeling that the producers envisioned this disc as background music for a romantic candlelight dinner or some such, and for that purpose it is perfectly sufficient. Chang, of course, is a major violinist and none of the playing here is less than topnotch. As a musical experience for connoisseurs, however, "Sweet Sorrow" has its drawbacks, chief among them being the sameness of mood and tempo. Also, the inclusion of fragments of works such the Vieuxtemps Fifth Concerto and the Tchaikovsky Concerto is musically unsatisfying; the latter is particularly irritating as it leaves the end of the slow movement simply hanging. It may be of some significance that some of the most engaging playing from Chang is heard on the earliest tracks, the Chopin Nocturne and Liszt Consolation, recorded in her child prodigy days; here a genuine love for the music comes through that is somewhat muffled in most of the other selections.

1 out of 5 stars total disappointment.......2005-08-14

In Chang's performance of the Vitali Chaconne, the feeling and passion initially apparent in her playing was wiped out by her
almost total lack of energy, expressed in a thin sound that often
made it difficult to distinguish the solo violin from the orchestra strings. By the second quarter of the piece, I was shocked to find the sound of her violin fading out in mid melody. It was so terrible, so embarrassing, I had to stop listening.

I think a much better interpretation of the Vitali is the one by Oistrakh, but sadly it is with piano accompaniment while Chang's is with orchestra - one that performs superbly... So that the aesthetic crime that is Chang's anemic, thin playing is doubly terrible.

3 out of 5 stars some ways to go in knowing sorrow..........2004-09-04

Sarah Chang is no doubt technically brilliant on her instrument, however, her playing lacks depth and consistency of style. In the piano piece by Lizt re-arranged for violin for example, she has great difficulties in transitions and is therefore subdued in her musicality. The orchestral interpretation/edition of Saint Saens piece on this album is awful. Similar recordings by Anne Sophie Mutter or Midori Goto show greater maturity and are much more pleasing to the ear.

4 out of 5 stars emotionally riveting vitali.......2004-01-13

The Vitali is worth the price of the cd. The rest is also very good - although obviously all very similar pieces. HOWEVER, this rendition of the Vitali with full orchestra (which is hard to find) is emotionally riveting. I usually stop the cd at that point because it's hard to listen to anything else immediately after that. Kind of like Jacqueline DuPre's Elgar - you need quiet after it to return yourself to everyday life.
Yes
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • An aural journey through diverse cultures
Yes

Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon
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ASIN: B0009HBPCQ
Release Date: 2005-06-21

Tracks:

  1. Glass: Paru River [Aguas da Amazonia] - Ensemble: Uakti
  2. Chopin: Waltz No. 7 in C Sharp Minor, Op. 64, No. 2 - Piano: Dmitri Alexeev
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Album Description

From "Orlando" to "The Tango Lesson" and onward, director Sally Potter has always been closely involved with the soundtracks to her films--with outstanding results. This score for "Yes" is no different, as it weaves diverse music--including Philip Glass, Gustavo Santaolalla, Kronos Quartet, "Fawn" (by Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan), and Eric Clapton with BB King--into both a superb tapestry for this motion picture and as a compelling listening experience on its own.

Further original music by Sally Potter was made with the participation of long-term collaborator, the celebrated guitarist, composer and improviser Fred Frith, who has played on Sally's last four films. Frith has composed for Ensemble Modern and Asko Ensemble amongst others. Best known world-wide as an improvising guitarist, he played on albums ranging from The Residents and Reni Lussier to Brian Eno and Amy Denio.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars An aural journey through diverse cultures.......2005-06-28

Quite an eclectic mix of artists and music. I am not sure this CD is for everyone...

From hypnotic instrumentals to howling blues to middle eastern influenced dances to chill dance grooves to classical piano to latin salsa, the soundtrack takes you on an aural journey through diverse cultures. I'm sure it reflects the culture clash depicted in the movie's storyline.

Listening to the sample tracks (at Barnes & Noble.com) makes me wish that I lived in a more culturally diverse area... This is the type of movie I have to watch on DVD because theaters won't risk showing independent films here.

To find the sample tracks at B&N search for "Yes" as the title, then sort the results by "date released". Since it just came out, it should be near the top of the list. Enjoy.

BTW, my 4-star rating is based only on the sample tracks I was able to hear.
Four Hands Sweet & Hot
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • If you're into this genre, you'll like this recording
  • You've Struck Gold, Hawaiian Gold!
  • Much more than I expected
  • National Resophonic madness
  • Woah!!
Four Hands Sweet & Hot
Cyril Pahinui & Bob Brozman
Manufacturer: Windham Hill Records
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ASIN: B00000GV5X
Release Date: 1999-01-12

Tracks:

  1. Hilo E/E Lili'u E (Instrumental)
  2. Wai Ulu (Instrumental)
  3. Lei 'Ohu (Instrumental)
  4. Lihu'e (Instrumental)
  5. E Mama Ea (Instrumental)
  6. Hawaiian Cowboy (Instrumental)
  7. Inikiniki Malie (Gentle Pinches Of The Wind) (Vocal)
  8. Lai No Ka'iulani (Instrumental)
  9. LBC Slack Key (Instrumental)
  10. Coquette (Instrumental)
  11. E Nihi Ka Hele (Vocal)
  12. Wai'alae (Instrumental)
  13. Kela Mea Whiffa/Hilo March (Instrumental)
  14. Hula O Makee (Vocal)
  15. Hilo Hanakahi (Instrumental)
  16. Ku'u Lei (My Wreath Of Flowers) (Instrumental)

Amazon.com essential recording

Kiho'alu (slack key) guitar is a durable and easy-to-listen-to music, with a lilting phrasing that is curiously offset by an edge created by the unusual tunings. Cyril Pahinui comes from the acknowledged dynasty of Hawaiian slack-key guitarists. His playing is flawless, his style modern yet still folksy. Bob Brozman is one of America's leading slide and resonator guitar proponents, and one who has had a love of Hawaiian music for a long, long time. Brozman has also been a major student of Hawaiian slack-key guitar, working with many of the great island musicians over the last decade, bringing the music to new audiences around the world. Together Pahinui and Brozman have lovingly re-created some classics, emphasizing the melodies of songs that would have normally been heard in ensembles where the guitar might be more lost in the overall sound. Here the melodies and harmonies of the tunes jump right out, whether it's a sweet love song like "Hula O Makee" or a jumping novelty tune like "Hawaiian Cowboy." Two master guitarists take us on a tour of the islands, big and small, with great musicianship and friendly charm. --Louis Gibson

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars If you're into this genre, you'll like this recording.......2006-05-23

I heard Brozman comment on hhis musical interests and explorations on an NPR program. It sounded very cool. I explored his catalog and decided this was a 'must have.' I was right. Play this for friends who don't know about slack key. They will be in awe, intoxicated, and in debt to you for showing them what (two) acoustic guitar can sound like.

5 out of 5 stars You've Struck Gold, Hawaiian Gold!.......2006-02-04

If this is your first time ever listening to Cyril Pahihui, you have a LOT of catching-up to do. You've definitely struck Hawaiian Gold, Slack Key Gold with this album along with the wonderful guitar of Bob Brozman, and almost any other album by Cyril.

Recently, I was lucky enough to catch his show at the PALMS in Winters, CA. There was a full-house in the intimate playhouse, and they blew us all away! Cyril and his guitar were superb. He was accompanied by a host of Hawaii's great slack key guitar masters such as, Patrick Landeza and the most prolific Hawaiian song writer/performer today, Dennis Kamakahi.

"Four Hands" is NOT just "easy listening", it strikes every string of your heart and fills your soul and mind with the most beautiful feelings. Gushing, yes I am, and goose pimples too (chicken skin as they say on the islands) because this is where slack key guitar is at it's best.

I also recommend "Black Sands" with Ledward Kaapana, and "The Gift of Music-From Father to Son" album by Dennis Kamakahi & his son David. If you want to get a really good slack key guitar education, also check-out Chet Atkins' more recent albums and some of the not-so-recent ones like, "Neck & Neck" with Mark Knopfler. Cyril Pahinui credits "Uncle Chet (Atkins)" with teaching him a few things, and vise-versa. For a nostagic look back, check-out Cyril's late-father Gabby Pahinui, from whom he learned his craft.

4 out of 5 stars Much more than I expected.......2001-05-05

As a person who listens to the traditional musics of many different cultures, I must preface my review by saying that this is my first cd of Hawaiian slack-key guitar music. It won't be my last. The reason I gave it 4 stars is because I think it's a great cd, but then again I don't have any other Hawaiian cd's to compare it to so I need to leave the door open in case I find myself reviewing even better ones in the future.

I've been on the verge of trying Hawaiian guitar music for several years but I just could never get myself to lose the image of that god-awful tourist music that we see on tv every time someone steps off of a plane onto Hawaiian soil. I am glad I decided to just bite the bullet, buy this cd, and hope that it's different than that music. It is! The Hawaiian tracks on TONE POEMS III really helped in pushing me to explore the style further.

What continues to strike me most about this cd is the variety of moods. Hawaiian music is much more stylistically, rhythmically, and emotionally diverse than I had thought it would be. Some of this cd is very upbeat and really makes you wish there were a beach around, but then other tracks are heart-wrenchingly moving. There is almost a "joyful sadness" to some of this music. And then some of it just flat-out smokes!

I also need to comment on the great sonic quality of the recording. There is a real tonal richness to slide playing on National and Bear Creek Kona guitars. If the recording quality is mediocre the guitars really sound flat and sorta cheezy. On this cd all that richness is revealed and you can really hear the notes reverberating out of these amazing instruments. Just going by this one cd, I think Dancing Cat Records has done a real service to the pure and rich tones of acoustic, stringed instruments.

5 out of 5 stars National Resophonic madness.......2000-02-01

Who does not love Bob Brozman ? You can grab any of Bob's CDs (and there are many!) and you will be pleased and 100% satisfied. It doesn't matter if he works on his own or if he collaborates with greats like Cyril Pahinui, Ledward Kaapana, Woody Mann, his band 'Thieves of Sleep' or anybody else. Don't hesitate to buy this CD and go for the rest of Bob's stuff.

5 out of 5 stars Woah!!.......1999-10-07

This one blew me away instantly. Top-notch performances by two masters. The sound quality is so good you'd swear these two guys were sitting in your living room. This is my third CD featuring Cyril. Now it's time to catch up on Brozman.
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          1. Aida: Act I: Ritorna vincitor!
          2. Aida: Act I: E l'amor mio?
          3. Aida: Act I: I sacri nomi di padre, d'amante
          4. Aida: Act III: Qui Radames verra!
          5. Aida: Act III: O patria mia
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          7. Un Ballo in Maschera: Act II: Ecco l'orrido campo
          8. Un Ballo in Maschera: Act II: Ma dall'arido stelo divulsa
          9. Un Ballo in Maschera: Act III: A tal colpa e nulla il pianto
          10. Un Ballo in Maschera: Act III: Morro, ma prima in grazia
          11. Il Trovatore: Act I: Che piu t'arresti?
          12. Il Trovatore: Act I: Tacea la notte placida
          13. Il Trovatore: Act I: Di tale amor che dirsi
          14. Il Trovatore: Act IV: Siam giunti
          15. Il Trovatore: Act IV: D'amor sull'ali rosee
          16. Ernani: Act I: Surta e la notte
          17. Ernani: Act I: Ernani! Ernani, involami
          18. Ernani: Act I: Tutto sprezzo che d'Ernani
          19. La forza del destino: Act II: Son giunta! Grazie, o Dio!
          20. La forza del destino: Act II: Madre, madre, pietosa Vergine
          21. La forza del destino: Act II: La Vergine degli angeli
          22. La forza del destino: Act IV: Pace, pace, mio Dio

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          2. Madama Butterfly: Act II: Piangi? Perche?; Un bel di vedremo
          3. Madama Butterfly: Act III: Tu? tu? piccolo Iddio!
          4. TOSCA: Act II: Vissi d'arte
          5. Manon Lescaut: Act II: In quelle trine morbide
          6. Manon Lescaut: Act IV: Sola, perduta, abbandonata
          7. Dialogues des Carmelites: Act III: Mes filles, voila que s'acheve
          8. Don Giovanni: Act I: Don Ottavio, son morta!
          9. Don Giovanni: Act I: Or sai chi l'onore
          10. Don Giovanni: Act II: Crudele? Ah, no, mio bene!
          11. Don Giovanni: Act II: Non mi dir
          12. Turandot: Act I: Signore, ascolta!
          13. Turandot: Act III: Tu che di gel sei cinta
          14. Ariadne auf Naxos: Es gibt ein Reich
          15. Antony And Cleopatra: Act III: Give me my robe

          Tracks:

          1. Otello: Era piu calmo?
          2. Otello: Mia madre aveva una povera ancella (Willow Song)
          3. Otello: Ave Maria
          4. Fidelio: Act I: Abscheulicher! Wo eilst du hin?
          5. Suor Angelica: Senza mamma, o bimbo, tu sei morto!
          6. Carmen: L'amour est un oiseau rebelle (Habanera)
          7. La Traviata: Act I: E strano, e strano !
          8. La Traviata: Act I: Ah, fors' e lui
          9. La Traviata: Act I: Sempre libera
          10. Le nozze di Figaro: Act III: E Susanna non vien!
          11. Le nozze di Figaro: Act III: Dove sono
          12. Die Agyptische Helena: Act II: Awakening Scene
          13. La rondine: Ore dolci e divine
          14. Salome: Finale

          Tracks:

          1. Eugene Onegin: Act II: Puskai pogibnu ya
          2. Eugene Onegin: Act II: Ya k vam pishu
          3. Eugene Onegin: Act II: Net, nikomu na svete
          4. Eugene Onegin: Act II: No tak i byt'!
          5. La rondine: Act I: Chi il bel sogno di Doretta
          6. VANESSA: Act I: He Has Come, He Has Come!
          7. VANESSA: Act I: Do Not Utter A Word
          8. Carmen: Act I: Pres des remparts de Seville (Seguidilla)
          9. Manon: Act II: Allons! il le faut!
          10. Manon: Act II: Adieu, notre petite table
          11. Macbeth: Act IV: Sleepwalking Scene: Vegliammo invan due notti
          12. Macbeth: Act IV: Sleepwalking Scene: Una macchia e qui tuttora
          13. La Boheme: Act IIII: Addio. Donde lieta usci (Mimi's Addio)
          14. Die Frau ohne Schatten: Act II: Empress's Awakening Scene
          15. Dido and Aeneas: Act III: Thy Hand, Belinda!
          16. Dido and Aeneas: Act III: When I Am Laid In Earth
          17. Don Carlo: Act V: Tu che le vanita conoscesti del mondo

          Tracks:

          1. Otello: Act I: Gia nella notte
          2. Otello: Act I: Quando narravi
          3. Otello: Act I: Venga la morte!
          4. Cosi fan tutte: Act I: Ah, guarda, sorella
          5. Madama Butterfly: Act I: Bimba, bimba, non piangere
          6. Madama Butterfly: Act I: Bimba dagli occhi
          7. Madama Butterfly: Act I: Vogliatemi bene
          8. Requiem: Recordare
          9. Porgy And Bess: Act II: Bess, You Is My Woman
          10. Norma: Act III: Me chiami, o Norma
          11. Norma: Act III: Mira, o Norma
          12. Ernani: Act II: Tu, perfida!
          13. Ernani: Act II: Ah, morir, potessi adesso
          14. Cosi fan tutte: Act II: Sorella, cosa dici?
          15. Cosi fan tutte: Act II: Prendero quel brunettino
          16. Aida: Act IV: La fatal pietra sovra me si chiuse
          17. Aida: Act IV: Presago il core della tua condanna
          18. Aida: Act IV: Vedi? Di morte l'angelo
          19. Aida: Act IV: O terra, addio

          Tracks:

          1. Un Ballo in Maschera: Act II: Teco io sto!
          2. Aida: Act III: Ciel! mio padre!
          3. Aida: Act III: Rivedrai le forest imbalsamate
          4. Aida: Act III: In armi ora si desta il popol nostro
          5. Aida: Act III: Padre! a costoro schiava non sono
          6. Requiem: Angus Dei
          7. Manon Lescaut: Act I: Oh, saro la piu bella!; Tu, tu, amore?
          8. Cosi fan tutte: Act I: Soave sia il vento
          9. Porgy And Bess: Act II: I Loves You, Porgy
          10. Aida: Act II: Silenzio! Aida verso noi s'avanza
          11. Aida: Act II: Fu la sorte dell'armi
          12. Aida: Act II: Pieta ti prenda del mio dolor
          13. Aida: Act II: Alla prompa che s'appresta
          14. Il Trovatore: Act IV: Udiste?
          15. Il Trovatore: Act IV: Mira, di acerbe lagrime
          16. Il Trovatore: Act IV: Vivra! Contende il giubilo
          17. Madama Butterfly: Act II: Scuoti quella fronda di ciliegio (Flower Duet)
          18. Carmen: Act IV: C'est toi! - C'est moi!
          19. Carmen: Act IV: Ou vas-tu? - Laisse-moi!

          Tracks:

          1. Les nuits d'ete, Op.7: Villanelle
          2. Les nuits d'ete, Op.7: Le spectre de la rose
          3. Les nuits d'ete, Op.7: Sur les lagunes
          4. Les nuits d'ete, Op.7: Absence
          5. Les nuits d'ete, Op.7: Au cimetiere (Clair de lune)
          6. Les nuits d'ete, Op.7: L'ile inconnue
          7. Four Last Songs: Fruhling
          8. Four Last Songs: September
          9. Four Last Songs: Beim Schlafengehen
          10. Four Last Songs: Im Abendrot
          11. Clair de lune, Op.46, No.2: Clair de lune
          12. Notre amour, Op.23, No.2: Notre amour
          13. Au cimetiere, Op.51, No.2: Au cimetiere
          14. Au bord de l'eau, Op.8, No.1: Au bord de l'eau
          15. No.1, Cinq melodies de Venise, Op.58: Mandoline
          16. Main dominee par le coeur
          17. Miroirs brulants No.2: Je nommerai ton front
          18. Miroirs brulants No.1: Tu vois le feu du soir
          19. Ce doux petit visage

          Tracks:

          1. Knoxville: Summer Of 1915, Op.24: Knoxville: Summer Of 1915
          2. Frauenliebe und -leben, op.42: Seit ich ihn gesehen
          3. Frauenliebe und -leben, op.42: Er, der Herrlichste von allen
          4. Frauenliebe und -leben, op.42: Ich kann's nicht fassen
          5. Frauenliebe und -leben, op.42: Du Ring an meinem Finger
          6. Frauenliebe und -leben, op.42: Helft mir, ihr Schwestern
          7. Frauenliebe und -leben, op.42: Susser Freund, du blickest
          8. Frauenliebe und -leben, op.42: An meinem Herzen, an meiner Brust
          9. Frauenliebe und -leben, op.42: Nun hast du mir den ersten Schmerz getan
          10. Widmung (No.1, Myrthen, Op.25): Widmung
          11. Mignon (No.28, Liederalbum fur die Jugend, Op.79): Mignon
          12. Volksliedchen, Op.51, No.2: Volksliedchen
          13. Schone Wiege meiner Leiden (No.5, Liederkreis, Op.24): Schone Wiege meiner Leiden
          14. Er ist's (No.23, Liederalbum fur die Jugend, Op.79): Er ist's
          15. Heiss mich nicht reden (No.5, Lieder und Gesand aus Wilhelm Meister)
          16. Lust der Sturmnacht, Op.35, No.1: Lust der Sturmnacht
          17. Allerseelen, Op.10, No.8: Allerseelen
          18. Schlagende Herzen
          19. Freundliche Vision, Op.48, No.1: Freundliche Vision
          20. Wie sollten wir geheim, Op.19, No.4: Wie sollten wir geheim
          21. Der Gartner (Morike-Lieder No.17)
          22. Lebe wohl (Morike-Lieder No.36)
          23. Morgentau (From An Old Songbook)
          24. Geh, Geliebter, geh jetzt (Spanisches Liederbuch No.34)

          Tracks:

          1. Ev'ry Time I Feel The Spirit - Various Artists
          2. Let Us Break Bread Together On Our Knees - Various Artists
          3. His Name So Sweet - Various Artists
          4. 'Roun' About De Mountain - Various Artists
          5. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot - Various Artists
          6. Sit Down, Servant - Various Artists
          7. Were You There - Various Artists
          8. He's Got The Whole World In His Hands - Various Artists
          9. Deep River - Various Artists
          10. Honor! Honor! - Various Artists
          11. My Soul's Been Anchored In De Lord - Various Artists
          12. On Ma Journey - Various Artists
          13. A City Called Heaven - Various Artists
          14. Ride On, King Jesus - Various Artists
          15. I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free - Various Artists
          16. Sinner, Please Don't Let This Harvest Pass - Various Artists
          17. Sweet Little Jesus Boy - Various Artists
          18. There Is A Balm In Gilead - Various Artists
          19. Let Us Cheer The Weary Traveler - Various Artists
          20. Ev'ry Time I Feel The Spirit - Various Artists
          21. My Way Is Cloudy - Various Artists
          22. Nobody Knows The Touble I've Seen - Various Artists
          23. I Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray - Various Artists

          Tracks:

          1. Holy, Holy, Holy
          2. Lead, Kindly Light
          3. Blessed Assurance
          4. Ave Maria
          5. What A Friend We Have In Jesus
          6. Amazing Grace
          7. The Lord's Prayer
          8. Pass Me Not, O Gentle Saviour
          9. The Church's One Foundation
          10. Bless This House
          11. I Need Thee Every Hour
          12. Fairest Lord Jesus
          13. I Wonder As I Wander
          14. Ave Maria
          15. Porgy And Bess: Summertime
          16. America The Beautiful
          17. Lift Ev'ry Voice And Sing
          18. A Mighty Fortress Is Our God
          19. Battle Hymn Of The Republic

          Tracks:

          1. Chants tziganes, Op. 103: He Zigeuner
          2. Chants tziganes, Op. 103: Hochgeturmte Rimaflut
          3. Chants tziganes, Op. 103: Wisst ihr, wann mein Kindchen
          4. Chants tziganes, Op. 103: Lieber Gott, du weisst
          5. Chants tziganes, Op. 103: Brauner Bursche
          6. Chants tziganes, Op. 103: Roselein dreie in der Reihe
          7. Chants tziganes, Op. 103: Kommt dir manchmal in den Sinn
          8. Chants tziganes, Op. 103: Rote Abendwolken
          9. Adriana Lecouvreur: Act I: Io son l'umile ancella
          10. This Little Light O'Mine
          11. Interview With Leontyne Price By John Pfeiffer

          Amazon.com

          This 11-CD set, one might say jokingly, contains all the music ever written for the soprano voice and a bit for mezzo as well. And indeed, it's a staggering collection: In addition to her great Verdi heroines (the two Leonoras, Aida, Amelia, and Elvira in Ernani), Price is heard in her Puccini roles--Manon Lescaut, Butterfly, Tosca--and at least two dozen other roles, most of which she never sang on stage. Here are her heroic, secure Leonore in Fidelio, Strauss's high-flying Egyptian Helen, Purcell's Dido, Barber's Cleopatra, Bellini's Norma, Ariadne, Verdi's Violetta and Desdemona, Bizet's Carmen, Mozart's Countess, and Fiordiligi. Some are, naturally, more successful than others; almost none are embarrassing (Carmen comes close). In addition, she sings songs by Schubert, Schumann, and Strauss--none of them as well as say, Janet Baker or Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, and Barber's Knoxville, etc.--quite beautifully. Berlioz's Les Nuits d'été is not very good, but a group of spirituals is. In all, however, this is an amazing display by one of the century's greatest sopranos. There may be no new depths plumbed here, but the singing is a knockout. --Robert Levine

          Customer Reviews:

          5 out of 5 stars A Long Time Coming..........2006-03-30

          This compilation of Ms. Price's career is almost as complete as anything I've ever come across!!
          An American Icon....I will forever be a loyal fan and admirer!!

          5 out of 5 stars Her Best Album.......2006-01-01

          Along with the equally extensive "Prima Donna Collection" this is Leontyne Price's best album. Anyone who wants to become familiarized with her vocal technique and her art on record should own this album. It features her best work ever recorded. A lot of these arias and their respective soprano roles were not roles she sang on stage. Leontyne Price was not only a consummate artist, but a cautious one. The reason these arias, Lieder, Gospel and spirituals sound so beautiful and technically brilliant is because Leontyne was smart enough to sing them infrequently and in concert form. She did not take on new roles other than her repetitive Aidas, Leonoras, Butterfly, Toscas and Madame Lidoins, etc, because she was afraid of ruining her glorious voice too soon as many of her contemporary sopranos. Like soprano Zinka Milanov, Leontyne Price preserved the freshness and vitality of her voice through "operatic abstinence". Thus, the Norma, Salome, Manon, Lady Macbeth and even Traviata we hear on this album are well-rendered because she did NOT sing them on stage. She would have worn out her beautiful voice if she sung so many roles.

          This collection is overwhelming. Leontyne Price proves herself to be a masterful artist of diverse repertoire. Pity she didn't really sing these on stage because she would have put Maria Callas and all the reigning divas before and after her to shame. Listen to her remarkable, unsurpassed Mozart repertoire. This she did sing in opera houses, probably because Mozart does not require a true lyrico-spinto heavyness and smaller opera houses can accomodate Mozartian voices that do not often rise above the staff/orchestra. She sang exquisite Fiordiligis at the Met. The arias from Cosi Fan Tutte here - Soave sia il vento, O Guarda Sorelle and the fiendishly difficult vocal showcase "Come Scoglio" with its vertiginious scales are all fine samples of Miss Price's artistry. She sang Susanna and Donna Anna with beauty and bravura. The Salome excerpt is quite thrilling. She would have made a terrific Salome but the role is quite difficult and it would have surely killed her voice. Leontyne Price was the number one Verdi soprano. Every opera cognoscente will tell you that. When you hear the excerpts from Verdi operas here - Lady Macbeth's Sleepwalking Scene, Aida's arias, Leonora's arias from Trovatore and Leonora's arias from Forza Del Destino, particularly La Virgine Del Angeli and the ravishing Pace Pace Mio Dio- are the best renditions of Verdi soprano singing. Anyone who wants to study how to sing in the letter-to-letter Verdi lyrico spinto style should hear these arias. A voice like Leontyne cannot be easily imitated. Maria Callas's own voice can be imitated as Romanian diva Angela Gheorghiu has proven. Leontyne was in a class of her own, a voice that is both dramatic and beautiful to hear. However, most people find fault in her lack of dramatic interpretation. I say they're not hearing hard enough. Yes, there is excessive beauty in her singing but she understood that the opera heroines should sound beautiful because they are beautiful and though I never saw her on stage, from the recordings I hear she sounds dramatic and character-driven enough for me to be satisfied. For a devoted fan of Leontyne Price, this album is the Holy Grail. She sings the most beautiful Norma, Madame Butterfly, Tosca, Aida, Violetta, Madame Lidoin, Suor Angelica, Susanna, Dona Ana, Gilda, Fiordiligi, Desdemona and countless other heroines. The last cd is a collection of Gospel, spirituals and patriotic songs. These "American", non-opera selections find her in beautiful voice and she is actually paying tribute to her roots. She was not only African-American, but a Southerner from Mississippi. Her voice must have been heavenly to hear in Church! This is the album that made me love Leontyne.

          5 out of 5 stars Price At Her Peak.......2005-05-02

          Originally a Gospel singer, Leontyne Price rose to the heights of operatic superstardom in the 60's and 70's. She enjoyed the same success Maria Callas did in the 50's. Although Callas will forever be most people's idea of the greatest soprano of the 20th century, Leontyne Price was not a force to be reckoned with. In my opinion, and this is just me, she outshone Callas and was the greater singer as far as techinicality and musicianship. Leontyne Price's best work is recorded in this album. It is her best album, together with the Prima Donna Collection. The price is expensive but it's worth every penny. Prepare to be riveted and blown away by the dynamic strength and passion of her voice as it blasts through yours stereo. While many often point out that Leontyne Price was not much of an actress, from a purely operatic/vocal level, her voice was faultless and virtuosic, powerful, passionate, beautiful, lyrical, soulful. Never have I heard a soprano so richly endowed with strong chest register- she could sing the low octaves that are found in the roles of mezzo-soprano voices or contralto voices. But she was a dramatic soprano and that's dramatic with a capital D- all the high C's were there, perfectly in place, and she was a thrilling singer when reaching for the stratosphere with her voice.

          This album contains arias from operas that I didn't even know she performed- La Traviata (yes, Leontyne Price as Violetta is a moving and powerful interpretation, executed with sublime beauty. She finds herself the equal to Callas in the role- for Callas had a big voice for a role that calls for the "dying" effect. Thus, Price, like Callas, could sing roles that call for beauty and not just dramatic vigor. It's unfortunate that unlike the stars that were rising in her time- Joan Sutherland, Beverly Sills and Montserrat Caballe- Price never mastered the bel canto repertoire - Rossini, Donizetti, Bellini (although she sang a sensational Norma, excerpts are found in this recording). But her strongest suit was Verdi. She had the voice Verdi was looking for in a soprano- rich, dramatic, beautiful, able to fill up the lines with smoky and velvety hues and a gleaming high top. Check out her Amelia in Un Ballo In Maschera, her Leonora in Trovatore, her Leonora in La Forza Del Destino. Of course, her greatest role, her signature role, and one which she connected with on a personal/ancestral level was that of Aida. The first selections in this recording are from that masterpiece. As Aida, she was at her best. It was easy for her somehow, when most other sopranos tackle the role with difficulty. She conveys grace, nobility, passion and spirituality in the role of the tragic Ethiopian princess.

          Further roles she excelled in that are on this recording is Desdemona in Otello, which she sung opposite Placido Domingo. Their masterful voices blend together harmonically and gloriously in the Act 1 Love Duet. She's quite the ground-breaking artist. Most Violettas in Traviata or Desdemona in Otello are Caucasian lyric soprano (Desdemona was white, Otello was black, that was Shakespeare's intention) but in opera, race does not matter and Leontyne Price's voice made her a star in a time when it was incredibly difficult for a black woman to sing opera. From the start of the century, opera was always associated with white Europeans and later on Americans. But Leontyne Price followed the inspirational example of the gutsy contralto Marian Anderson, who suffered a lot of rejection in opera due to skin color in pre-Civil Rights Movement 30's, 40's and 50's. Finally in the late 50's, Anderson, after a lifetime of singing only in private concerts and recitals, debuted at the Met as Ulrica in Un Ballo. Leontyne Price immediately picked up where she left- singing all the soprano diva roles typically associated with white singers - especially Tosca. Her Tosca is second to her Aida. As Tosca, she encompasses the diva who dies for love in the most thrilling way.

          Other than Tosca, Puccini heroines were just as magnificent vehicles for her voice. She sang Madame Butterfly to great acclaim. I dont know how she did it but she suddenly ceased to be herself and became the frail, naive, lovesick Japanese Geisha. Softness and fragility is also mixed with the maturity of a woman in love, with passion and dramatic vocal color. She sang La Rondine with equal success, though this role is more along the lines of Violetta/Traviata. She sang Suor Angelica, she sang in modern works such as Barber's Antony and Cleopatra- in that infamous Zefferelli production- she sang Gershwin's Porgy and Bess, she sang in Dialoge of the Carmelites. All these are on here, along with her Baroque specialties- Dido in Dido and Aeneas. Her Mozart voice is also the best I've heard, really, even with a more dramatic and beautiful charm than other singers I've heard. She sang the acrobatic role of Fiordiligi in Cosi Fan Tutte, both Dona Ana and Donva Elvira in Don Giovanni. I prefer her as Dona Ana, she is all fire, despair, intensity and repressed desire, but she sings a hysterical and lovesick Elvira with a passion as well. She even sang the Countess in Le Nozze Di Figaro. But the sky was the limit to Price. She even sang, in a Jessie Norman way, the Wagner role of Isolde. Her "Liebestod" is the greatest I've heard since Birgit Nilsson, with a passion that stemmed from her religious Gospel heart.
          This is a great album and I recommend it to any fan of Price and any fan of opera in general. If you have never heard Price and want to start somewhere, start with this one. This one or the Prima Donna Collection.

          5 out of 5 stars of course world class.......2000-08-14

          Price is amazing. I will have to also mention that Joan Sutherland in the 1960 is even more incredible, if that's possible. Check Dame Joan out, you will not be sorry. But Price is a D flawless diamond set by Cartier, in my opinion.

          5 out of 5 stars the greatest american soprano of the 20th century.......1999-12-12

          This collection of arias, art songs, and spirituals is truly amazing for the sheer breadth and depth of this soprano's artistry. It is hard to imagine any Verdi soprano after Ms. Price who could offer us the smoky richness of her vocal color, and there are so many wonderful selections, many of them being roles she did not perform on stage. Among my personal favorites are her scene from Dialogues of the Carmelites, the Letter Scene from Eugene Onegin, and the drama of her Lady Macbeth. For those of us who heard Ms. Price over the years in opera and concert, this collection brings back wonderful memories...It is truly a must-have for any serious opera lover.
          Classical Lullabies
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            1. Grieg - Piano Concerto In A Minor Op.16, Adagio
            2. Tchaikovsky - Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy (Nutcracker Suite)
            3. Mozart - Ave Verum Corpus
            4. Pilkington - Rest, Sweet Nymphe
            5. Grieg - 'Slatter' Op.72 Bridal March To Myllarguten
            6. Tchaikovsky - Prelude To Act II (Swan Lake)
            7. Haydn - Quartet Op.3/5 Serenade
            8. Chopin - Waltz No.1, E Flat Major
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            The Rembrandt Trio
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              ASIN: B000001QB0
              Release Date: 1995-11-20

              Tracks:

              1. Hungarian Dance No. 1 in g
              2. Hungarian Dance No. 6 in D
              3. Hungarian Dance No. 5 in g
              4. Traumerei, Op. 15 (From Kinderscenen)
              5. Humoresque, Op. 101, No. 7
              6. Slovonic Dance Op. 72, No. 1
              7. Elegie, Op. 23
              8. Marche Miniature Viennoise
              9. Solveig's Song (From Peer Gynt Ste No. 1)
              10. Anitra's Dance (From Peer Gynt No. 1)
              11. Liebestraume
              12. March Of The Toys
              13. My Heart At Thy Sweet Voice (From Samson And Dalila)
              14. Golliwogg's Cake-Walk (From Children's Corner)
              15. Clair De Lune (From Ste Bergamasque)
              16. Berceuse De Jocelyn
              17. Espana

              International Music:

              1. Francesc Sadurni
              2. Gipsy Swing
              3. Gli Anni Settanta [Import]
              4. Grobe Erfolge [Import]
              5. Ha Quanto Tempo! [Import]
              6. In London [Import]
              7. Ireland in Song
              8. Irish Hit Parade [Import]
              9. Italia Brasile Solo Andata [Import]
              10. Khedjia

              International Music

              International Music