..phenomenal documents and an unqualified contribution to a growing catalog of music that precedes "world music" by decades.
Early Recordings, Vol. 1,Mesut Cemil,Golden Horn,Int'l & World Music,Pop,Turkey
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Before The Blues: The Early American Black Music Scene, Vol. 1
Various Artists Manufacturer: Yazoo ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000000G8R Release Date: 1996-03-19 |
Tracks:
- Bamalong Blues - Andrew And Jim Baxter
- Run Mollie Run - Henry Thomas
- Lonesome Road Blues - Sam Collins
- Jackson Stomp - Missippi Mud Steppers
- On Jordan's Stormy Banks We Stand - Seventh Day Adventist Choir
- Mississippi Jail House Groan - Rube Lacy
- Forked Deer - Taylor's Kentucky Boys
- Bye Bye Baby Blues - Little Hat Jones
- Pretty Polly - B.F. Shelton
- Soft Steel Piston - Weaver & Beasley
- Two White Horses In A Line - Evans & Mcclain
- Jamestown Exhibition - Bayless Rose
- Dupree Blues - Willie Walker
- France Blues - Papa Harvey Hull
- Dying Mother And Her Child - Rev. Gates & Congregation
- John Hardy - Buell Kazee
- Wayward Girl Blues - Lottie Kimbrough
- Newport Blues - Cincinnati Jug Band
- Tom Sherman's Barroom - Dick Devall
- Stack O'Lee Blues - Mississippi John Hurt
- Lawdy Lawdy Worried Blues - Teddy Darby
- I'll Go With Her Blues - Robert Wilkins
- Christian Soldier - Denson Quartet
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Before the blues? If you take Webster's first definition--"Low spirits: melancholy"--well, then we're not talking pre-W.C. Handy. We're going back to Eve and the Apple. But, for Yazoo's three-disc Before the Blues series, it's safe to assume the anthologists worked off of the second definition: "A song of lamentation characterized by 12-bar phrases [and] 3-line stanzas in which the words of the second stanza repeat those of the first, and continual occurrence of blues hones in melody and harmony." That works. The 23-song first set in the series offers up a vastly entertaining assortment of rags, breakdowns, and shuffles. Some names may ring a bell with noncollectors (Henry Thomas, Mississippi John Hurt), and a few tunes have become a part of America's musical landscape (notably the eerie "Pretty Polly"). Most of what's found here, however, is unfamiliar, and fascinating. --Steven StolderCustomer Reviews:
Great music, good but biased liners.......2006-11-07
Only negative comment on the liner notes is the clear aim to present an argument that white music had a bigger influence on early black music than frequently allotted. Not that I disagree with the point, but the way it's brought home made me feel a bit like they were pointing out _every time_ a black performer sounded 'white,' but in the case of the white performers, their race is almost never mentioned.
All in all though made me rethink my ideas on the origins of blues music, on how blues went from being a song form to a genre, on the influence of 'country' on blues, and the co-existence of blues along with various other less celebrated black traditions in the 1920s.
THANKS FOR THE REMINDER!!.......2004-04-20
What we get is a generous, thought-provoking mosaic of our musical heritage. As has been stated before, in the early days, there wasn't much discernible difference between how blacks and whites presented their music. This three-volume set of CD's stuffed near to overflowing with carefully restored songs, takes us back to that time and in doing so reminds us that no matter how richly varied the branches may be our roots are the same. Musical variety is truly a spice of life, which can best be appreciated when the universal foundation of our brother- and sisterhood is kept squarely in sight. A very grateful thank you to Yazoo for tending the flame.
A Great Introduction to VERY Old-School Blues.......2000-06-22
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Early Concerto Recordings, Vol. 2
Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000002716 Release Date: 1991-07-01 |
Tracks:
- Symphonie espagnole In D Minor, Op. 21: I. Allegro non tropo
- Symphonie espagnole In D Minor, Op. 21: II. Scherzando: Allegro molto
- Symphonie espagnole In D Minor, Op. 21: III. Intermezzo: Allegretto non troppo
- Symphonie espagnole In D Minor, Op. 21: IV. Andante
- Symphonie espagnole In D Minor, Op. 21: V. Rondo: Allegro
- Concerto No. 1 For Violin Op. 26: I. Prelude: Allegro Moderato
- Concerto No. 1 For Violin Op. 26: II. Adagio
- Concerto No. 1 For Violin Op. 26: III. Finale: Allegro energico
- Zigeunerweisen, Op. 20
Tracks:
- Concerto For Violin, Op. 47: I. Allegro moderato
- Concerto For Violin, Op. 47: II. Adagio di motto
- Concerto For Violin, Op. 47: III. Allegro, ma non tanto
- Serenade After Plato's 'Symposium' For Solo Violin, String Orchestra, Harp And Percussion: I Phaedrus: Pausanias
- Serenade After Plato's 'Symposium' For Solo Violin, String Orchestra, Harp And Percussion: II Aristophanes
- Serenade After Plato's 'Symposium' For Solo Violin, String Orchestra, Harp And Percussion: III Erixymathus
- Serenade After Plato's 'Symposium' For Solo Violin, String Orchestra, Harp And Percussion: IV Agathon
- Serenade After Plato's 'Symposium' For Solo Violin, String Orchestra, Harp And Percussion: V Socrates: Alcibiades
- Introduction & Rondo Capriccioso, Op 28
Tracks:
- Concerto No. 1 For Violin, Op. 19: I Andantino
- Concerto No. 1 For Violin, Op. 19: II Scherzo: Vivacissimo
- Concerto No. 1 For Violin, Op. 19: III Moderato
- Concerto No. 2 For Violin, Op. 63: I Allegro moderato
- Concerto No. 2 For Violin, Op. 63: II Andante assai
- Concerto No. 2 For Violin, Op. 63: III Allegro, ben marcato
- Concerto No. 2 For Violin, Op. 22: I Allegro moderato
- Concerto No. 2 For Violin, Op. 22: II Romance: Andante non troppo
- Concerto No. 2 For Violin, Op. 22: III Finale: Allegro moderato, a la Zingara
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Classic Concerto Collections.......2003-06-18
The concertos, recorded in the mid-to-late 1940s and early-to-mid 1950s, are either in high quality mono or early golden age stereo. On Volume Two the recording dates are as follows: Lalo 1956, Bruch 1956, Saraste 1946, Sibelius 1951, Bernstein 1956, Saint-Saens 1957, Prokofiev No. 1 1958, Prokofiev No. 2 1957, and Wienawski 1946. (Please note that a few of these very same performances appear in the "Isaac Stern-A Life in Music" series.) Though Stern later re-recorded many of these concertos, it is delightful to hear these earlier versions when he was still establishing himself as one of the world's great violinists. Those looking for a definitive disc of a given concerto may want to start with titles in his "A Life in Music" series, but for Stern-lovers out there (like me), these discs are pure gold.
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The Early Recordings, Vol. 1
Udi Hrant Manufacturer: Trad. Crossroads ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0000031FX Release Date: 1995-07-05 |
Tracks:
- Sirdus Vera Kar Mu Ga
- Siroon Aghcheek
- Haygagan Bar
- Kalbimde Yaran
- Sana Olan Askimi
- Huseyni Saz Semai
- Setaraban Taksim
- Suzinak Taksim
- Egin Havasi
- Huzzam Violin Taksim
- Urfa Havasi
- Hicaz Violin Taksim
- Ne Capkin Dudagin
- Saba Taksim
- Mehtaba Sordum
- Hicaz Taksim Cifte Kiris
- Gecmis Guzel Gunleri
- Huzzam Taksim
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Hrant Kenkulian, nicknamed "Udi" for the instrument he had mastered, is a legendary figure among players and listeners of Middle Eastern music. Born as the Ottoman Empire was collapsing, this Armenian musician was not only an acknowledged master of the instrument, but a man who took it to new places. His playing is compared (roughly) to the work of Robert Johnson, in that he took a known form and made it so personal as to create almost a new entity. These old recordings, remastered from the original discs, reveal a depth of passion that explains why he was also known as Hrant Emre ("Hrant of the soul"). They include original compositions, some rare moments of Hrant playing fiddle, and a number of improvisations called taksims. The detailed booklet gives an excellent history and musical notes. Volume 2 offers more of these recordings. --Louis GibsonCustomer Reviews:
Exceptional!!.......2003-04-30
I'm just a boring guy from Indiana and this is seriously high music, the likes of which is technically (musically speaking) beyond most of the worlds inhabitants, myself included. I'll be honest, I don't know all the ins and outs of taksim's rules and modes and regulations, but that doesn't matter. The bottomline is that these songs and improvisations blow my mind! I remember sitting on my bed listening to this disc in headphones the very first time I ever heard it. Udi Hrant does stuff during track #6 that is absolutely breathtaking. I sat there on my bed just feeling my heart-rate quicken as his level of intensity heightened. That, among many other things, was what hooked me for life. He has phenomenally perfect tone.
If I'm going to get nitpicky, I can only say that I wish each track had the date of recording next to it. The liner-notes are somewhat vague about the specifics but from what I've gathered, this stuff was all recorded from the 1930s through the '50s. I think. That lack of information isn't a huge deal to me though. I mean it's not like I am going to be at an auction somewhere bidding on his 78s. Besides, aside from this, volume 2, and the self-titled disc (all also on the Traditional Crossroads label) there is nowhere else to get this music, and that is really what it's about... The Music.
Get this and Volume 2 and you are well on your way to a stunning collection of music to immerse yourself in. I don't have the self-titled collection yet. To the best of my knowledge it is an amateur recording made by a student of Hrant's during some oud lessons. I've just always felt iffy as to whether or not that would be interesting. In the end, I am sure I will buy it, but I just haven't yet.
If you stumbled upon this disc, you should buy it.
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Andres Segovia: The Early Recordings, Vol. 1&2
Manufacturer: Classica D'oro ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00005A8CA Release Date: 2001-04-03 |
Tracks:
- Vc Ste No.3 in C, BWV 1009: Courante
- Prld in c, BWV 999
- Lt Ste in e, BWV 996: Allemande
- Vn Son No.1 in g, BWV 1001: Fuga
- Partita No.3 in E, BWV 1006: Gavotte En Rondeau
- Vc Ste No.1 in G, BWV 1007: Prld
- Gigue
- Var On A Theme Of Mozart, Op.9
- Sarabande
- Bourree
- Menuet
- Str Qt No.1: Canzonetta
- Sonatina in A: Allegretto
- Ste Castellana: Fandanguillo
- Prld
- Nocturno
- Recuerdos De La Alhambra
- Etude in a
- Danza Espanola No.10 'Melancolica'
- Danza Espanola No.5 'Andaluza'
Tracks:
- Ste Espanola No.1, Op.47: Granada
- Ste Espanola No.1, Op.47: Sevilla
- Son Boccherini, Op.77: Vivo
- Ser Espanola
- Fandanguillo, Op.36
- Vars & Fugue On 'Folias De Espana'
- Ste in a: Prld: Allemande
- Ste in a: Gavotte
- Ste in a: Sarabande
- Ste in a: Gigue
- Son No.3: Movt No.1
- Son No.3: Movt No.2 'Cancion'
- Mazurka
- Valse
- Postlude
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Salamone Rossi: The Songs of Solomon, vol. 1
Salomone Rossi , and New York Baroque Manufacturer: Dorian Recordings ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00004UDEW Release Date: 2000-08-15 |
Tracks:
- Haleluyah Haleli Nafshi Et Adonai
- Yigdal
- Kaddish
- Barchu
- Hashkiveinu
- Keter (Kedushah)
- Halleluyah, Ode Ladonai
- Elohim Hashiveinu
- Mizmor L'David
- Mizmor L'Asaf
- Shir Lamma'alot, Essa Einai
- Haleluyah, Ashrei Ish Yare Et Adonai
- Kaddish
- Adon Olam
- Lamnatseach Binginot Mizmor Shir
- Mizmor Shir L'Yom Hashabat
- Ein Kehloheinu
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A Masterpiece!.......2004-04-23
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Iberian Garden, Vol. 1
Manufacturer: Dorian Recordings ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000001O9W Release Date: 1997-11-18 |
Tracks:
- R'shut: Lababi ya ireni kaso el lasaharah
- Cantio: Dum pater familias
- Muwashshah: Rase 'am 'et bitassef
- Cantiga #10: Rosa das Rosas
- Muwashshah: Ma li-l-muwallah
- Canso: Dona si totz temps vivia
- Cantiga de amigo: Eno sagrado en Vigo
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Thanks to recordings like this--and to accomplished performers with a commitment to exploring uncommon musical territory--we can discover endless worlds of fascinating music. This program features "Jewish, Christian, and Muslim music in medieval Spain." In the 12th and 13th centuries Spain was a vital center for arts, learning, and religion--many different religious faiths and cultures interacted there. This recording and its follow-up volume give us a small but tantalizing taste of a part of that rich and fruitful period. --David VernierCustomer Reviews:
Brilliant glimpse into a lost world.......2004-06-05
Authenticity is the key: these are accomplished scholars as well as musicians, piecing together fragments of foreign manuscript codices with the appropriate modern Moroccan prototypes, and creating period instruments. As another reviewer mentioned, most of the vocal stylings, particularly in the Jewish and Arab pieces, are not operatic, but rather, flat and nasal (but complex and fluid), and thus believable. The Christian interpretations are more 'classical', and utterly exquisite. Pronounciation in each represented language (Hebrew, Arabic, Latin, Gallo-Portuguese, Spanish) is comprehensible and historically accurate.
I also appreciated the scholarly liner notes, which broadened my understanding of the music. I've spent much time comparing the Arabic, Jewish, and Latin to the English translations and transliterations.
This period of Jewish/Muslim/Christian relations was perhaps one of the most fruitful eras in history, and one of rare co-operation. Scientific, religious, philosophical and cultural achievements reached an all to brief apex of harmony. Rarely does one find such an extraordinary portrait of a Golden Age as represented here in the blend of musical styles.
you never want it to stop..........2002-04-05
Transporting.......2000-09-24
There are gems in this recording.......1999-06-15
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Elly Ameling: The Early Recordings, Vol. 1
Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000001TVT Release Date: 1996-10-15 |
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Bruno Walter:The Early Studio Recordings, Vol.1
Manufacturer: Iron Needle Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00004X0SP Release Date: 2000-09-12 |
Tracks:
- Violin Concerto In D Major, Op. 61: I. Allegro Ma Non Troppo
- Violin Concerto In D Major, Op. 61: II. Larghetto
- Violin Concerto In D Major, Op. 61: III. Rondo (Allegro)
- Violin Concerto In D Major, Op. 61: Die Geschopfe Des Prometheus, Overture
- Violin Concerto In D Major, Op. 61: Fidelio, Overture
- Violin Concerto In D Major, Op. 61: Overture Coriolan
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The Early Recordings of 1952-1953 Volume One
Manufacturer: Crosscut Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000FKF21M |
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Sonny Osborne The Early Recordings 1952-1953 Volume One.......2006-05-03
1. Sunny Mountain Chimes
2. Baby Blues Eyes
3. Silver Rainbow
4. Rose Of Old Kentucky
5. Hand Me Down My Walking Cane
6. Molly And Ten Brook
7. Jesse James
8. I Cried Again
9. When The Golden Leaves Begin To Fall
10. Gun Powder
11. Sugar Coated Love
12. Uncle Pen
13. Blue Waves
14. Swanee River
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Early Recordings, Vol. 1
Mesut Cemil Manufacturer: Golden Horn ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00004ZDYO Release Date: 2000-10-17 |
Tracks:
- Sehnaz Taksim on Tanbur - Cemil Bey, Mesut
- Sehnaz Sirto on Tanbur
- Mahur Beste
- SegYemai
- Hisarbuselik Sarki
- KhicazkPesrev
- HicazkSaz Semai
- Nikriz Taksim and Zeybek
- Hicaz Taksim and Mandira
- Acemkuit: Opening Taksim/Acemkemel Beste/Acemkuhammes - Karaca, K
- S Taksim
- Mahur Saz Semai
- Tahir Taksim and Sarki [The Only Known Vocal Recording of Mesut Cemil B
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