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Average customer rating: Allure of Sanctuary Allure of Sanctuary A Brilliant Piano Album (reviewed by Stephen Cairns at [...]) Allure of Sanctuary from Solo Piano Publications

Allure of Sanctuary Karen Marie Garrett Manufacturer: Karen Marie Garrett Publishing, Waterstreet Records and Publishing Inc. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Satie | Satie, Erik | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music Meditation | New Age | Styles | Music General | New Age | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: It's About the Rose Timeless Pensare Piano Sacred My Secret Heart: Romantic Meditations for Ambient Piano ASIN: B000BGQXKE Release Date: 2005-09-20

Tracks:

1. Tip Toe Dancer (Kathryn's Song)
2. Lake EWOK Muse (Piano & Cello)
3. Simple Things
4. Allure of Sanctuary
5. Welcome B.
6. The Green Hills
7. Gnossienne No 1
8. Gnossienne No 2
9. Gnossienne No 3
10. Will's Song
11. Toll of War
12. Lake EWOK Muse Reprise (Piano Solo)

Album Description

A STUNNING CD RELEASE BY KAREN MARIE GARRETT AND LEGENDARY PRODUCER WILL ACKERMAN, creator of Windham Hill Records, gold and platinum record producer, and Grammy Award-Winning recording artist.

Recorded between George Lucas' Skywalker Sound Studios in Marin County, California and Mr. Ackerman's Imaginary Road Studio in Windham County, Vermont.

VICTORY REVIEW; ACOUSTIC MUSIC RESOURCE OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST; TOM PETERSEN
"Karen Marie Garrett is a top-drawer pianist headed for bigger things. Allure of Sanctuary is the Olympia artist's third release, following a straight classical disc and another in this New Age vein. This new release is as soothing as it's intended, but it's also energizing. Where a lot of New Age is so light it begins to drift and grow unidentifiable, Garrett's compositions are distinct, with melodies for the listener to hook into. It's billed as New Age, but several cuts qualify as Light Jazz - very mellow Vince Guaraldi, perhaps. Thus, Garrett is a distinctive new artist in this field and could, with the right promotion, see herself at the top of the New Age charts (Allure is already getting significant airplay on Easy Listening stations). It won't hurt a bit that she is a pupil of the founder of the New Age genre, Will Ackerman; nor do dead-enders get invited to record their albums at Skywalker ranch, using Lucas's Bluthner grand! Get this album, neighbors - you can say you "knew her when."

Reaches #8 on Top 100 New Age Radio Charts in just FIVE weeks!

TOP 20 ALBUM LIST OF THE YEAR FOR 2005
Kathy Parsons, Solo Piano Publications, New York

Recipient of ENGLAND'S PIANO HEAVEN "GOLD AWARD"
Stephen Cairns, Piano Heaven, England

Customer Reviews:

Allure of Sanctuary.......2007-06-13

Allure of Sanctuary is an outstanding album. The music seems to draw you in and want to play it over again

Allure of Sanctuary.......2007-05-13

I received this as an Easter present and it is one of the best CD's I have heard in a long time. The music is wonderful.

A Brilliant Piano Album (reviewed by Stephen Cairns at [...]).......2006-12-09

What an amazing album! This is Karen Marie Garrett's third album, and it is a real find. I am immensely impressed with the delightful melodies which run consistently throughout this album. Tip-Toe Dancer has to be heard to be believed. It is such a beautiful piece of music, and makes the listener want to stand up and start dancing. This track is just one of an album full of highlights. Welcome B and Simple Things are so delicate. This album is produced by Windham Hill founder Will Ackerman. Consequently, the production is first-class. A joy from beginning to end. Bravo!!

Allure of Sanctuary.......2006-07-19

Soothing, relaxing music to release tension and smooth out those tight muscles.

from Solo Piano Publications.......2005-11-14

"Allure of Sanctuary" is the second CD released by Karen Marie Garrett. It is astounding how much this artist has grown since her 2002 debut, "Pensare Piano." Will Ackerman's gifts as producer certainly helped to make this CD as breathtaking as it is, but if the quality of music isn't there, no producer in the world can give it soul and depth - and this CD has mega-doses of both. A classically-trained pianist from the age of five, Ms. Garrett plays with the strength and emotional clarity that come from years of expressing oneself at the piano, sharing the joys and sorrows of life with the beloved 88's. The twelve pieces include eight original compositions, a lovely arrangement of "The Green Hills" by Brian Gibson, and Erik Satie's "Trois Gnossiennes," performed as originally composed. Most of the pieces are piano solo, but Garrett is joined on two by award-winning cellist Eugene Friesen (I LOVE cello and piano together!). Some of the other tracks have English horn, light percussion, and wordless vocals, but this is truly an incredible piano album.

The CD begins with "Tip-Toe Dancer (Kathryn's Song)," one of the lighter pieces in this collection. It was inspired by a story told by a close friend about a childhood dance performed for friends and family. Graceful yet playful, it is easy to imagine the seriousness of the young dancer and the warm reception of the adults. "Lake EWOK Muse" is an improvisational duet for piano and cello that followed a sunrise meditation beside Lake EWOK at Skywalker Ranch, where the album was recorded. The feeling of serenity envelops you as you listen to the two artists interact seamlessly, creating a perfect sense of peace. "Simple Things" is a celebration that begins in a classical style reminiscent of a children's piano study and evolves, retaining the sweet melody and simplicity of the message but becoming a full and graceful solo. The title track is fascinating. It begins with a mournful piano prelude and becomes a rhythmic dance with a seductive Spanish flavor. Susan Whittle's vocals and percussion provided by Will Ackerman and Derrick Jordan add to the enchantment. "Will's Song" is an improvisational piece that is so deeply felt that it almost sends a chill - what a beauty! "Toll of War (Adagio)" is a wrenching duet for piano and cello. A profound statement of humanity rather than of politics, the sense of loss and pain reach to the depths of the soul. This is a piece that needs to be heard. The gentle, pensive closing track is a solo piano reprise of "Lake EWOK Muse."

"Allure of Sanctuary" is a must-have CD!

Average customer rating: Relaxing and wonderful music Excellent CD for bedtime

Classical Music Manufacturer: Twin Sisters Prod. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Dances | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Waltzes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Quartets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( 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 All Works by Handel | Handel, George Frideric | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Franz Joseph Haydn | Haydn, Franz Joseph | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by MacDowell | MacDowell, Edward | ( M ) | 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 All Works by Pachelbel | Pachelbel, Johann | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Domenico Scarlatti | Scarlatti, Domenico | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Schubert | Schubert, Franz | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Strauss Jr., Johann | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Weber | Weber, Carl Maria von | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Bagatelles | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Sonatinas | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Organ | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Children's Music | Styles | Music Compilations | Children's Music | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Orchestral Pop | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Children's Music | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Traditional Lullabies Nature Sounds Hymns & Bible Songs Softly We Sing Baby's Best: Lullabies ASIN: B000006MZI Release Date: 1998-04-21

Tracks:

1. Canon In D
2. Fur Elise / Ode To Joy
3. Sonata In C Major - (Mozart's Lullaby)
4. On The Beautiful Blue Danube
5. Andante Con Variazioni
6. Two German Dances
7. Rondino
8. Sonata In C Minor
9. Largo
10. Minuet / Organ Fugue In G Minor
11. Waltz (Opus 39-No. 15)
12. Serenade
13. To A Wild Rose
14. Spring Song

Product Description

Studies prove that playing music to children at a young age will set them up for a lifetime of learning achievement. Play music to: Increase IQ Performance Enhance Spatial Reasoning Inspire Creative Development Watch Minds Grow Listen to original artistic arrangements of the renowned music of Bach, Mozart, Pachelbel, Beethoven, Strauss, Haydn, Brahms and other famous composers. Simple melody lines coupled with creative instrumentation provide children with a refreshing classical music introduction and experience. Perfect for playtime, dinnertime, travel time or bed time! Canon in D (Johann Pachelbel) Fur Elise/Ode to Joy (Ludwig Van Beethoven) Sonata in C Major/Mozart's Lullaby (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart) On the Beautiful Blue Danube (Johann Strauss) Andante con Variazioni (Karl Maria von Weber) Two German Dances (Franz Joseph Haydn) Rondino (Antonio Diabelli) Sonata in C Minor (Domenico Scarlatti) Large (George Frederick Handel) Minuet/Organ Fugue in G Minor (Little Fugue) (Johann Sebastian Bach) Waltz (Opus 39-No.15) (Johannes Brahms) Serenade (Franz Schubert) To a Wild Rose (Edward MacDowell) Spring Song (Felix Mendelssohn) Approximate running time: 60 minutes

Customer Reviews:

Relaxing and wonderful music.......2002-12-11

I bought this cd when I was pregnant with my baby and listened to it frequently and I also used it during and after labor to help relax. It was the perfect thing. And I have played it for my baby ever since at naptime and bedtime. She is a year old now and it still relaxes her.

Excellent CD for bedtime.......2001-09-03

My daughter and I have listened to this CD hundreds of times since she was born. It is very soothing and great for bedtime and naptimes. The songs just flow along and put her (and sometimes me) right to sleep.

Average customer rating: Magnificient, Crowning Conclusion to Haitink's LSO Live Cycle in Hybrid SACD Format

Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 'Choral' [Hybrid SACD] Manufacturer: Lso Live UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Beethoven | Beethoven, Ludwig van | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Romantic | Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 'Eroica'; Leonore Overture No. 2 [Hybrid SACD] Beethoven: Symphony No 7: Triple Concerto Beethoven Symphony No. 6 "Pastorale" / Walter, Columbia Symphony (SACD) Beethoven: Symphony No. 1 & 5 [Hybrid SACD] Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 6 "Pastoral" & 2 [Hybrid SACD] ASIN: B000HDR7GK Release Date: 2006-11-14

Customer Reviews:

Magnificient, Crowning Conclusion to Haitink's LSO Live Cycle in Hybrid SACD Format.......2007-02-13

Distinguished Dutch conductor Bernard Haitink's latest, truly relevatory, traversal of the Beethoven symphonies ends with this triumphant, enthralling interpretation of the 9th "Choral" Symphony in D minor. His magnificient interpretation is unquestionably one of the finest accounts of this symphony ever recorded, and definitely the best I have heard since Claudio Abbado's two distinguished recordings on Sony and Deutsche Grammophon with the Berliner Philharmoniker, using the same Jonathan Del Mar-edited Barenreiter Edition. Although strongly influenced by period instrument practice, Haitink strikes a fine balance between that and more traditional accounts of this symphony, without ignoring the swift tempi required of it from the relatively new Barenreiter Edition, and yet, yielding an awe inspiring, truly magisteral performance (Personally, I've fallen in love with Haitink's interpretation, finding it somewhat more engrossing than either of Abbado's.). Indeed, this latest recording of the Beethoven 9th Symphony may be the most dramatic, most exciting account that I've heard, and one that's worthy of all the critical and popular acclaim it has earned so far. Moreover, the sound quality is exemplary thanks to the superb job in recording this performance live during two concerts in late April 2006 by producer James Mallinson and his team of engineers on behalf of the LSO Live label.

Haitink's interpretation is a no-nonsense, technically brilliant, yet still most mesmerizing, account of this symphony. He opens with a vividly intense first movement (Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso) dominated by exquisite playing from the winds and strings. His treatment of the second movement (Scherzo; molto vivace) is neither as ponderous as any I've heard from the likes of Giulini and Karajan, nor is it as swift as Zinman's or Abbado's, but instead, sounds just right, showcasing once more the exemplary playing from the London Symphony Orchestra's winds and strings. Haitink's interpretation of the third (Adagio molto e cantible) and fourth (Presto - Allego ma non troppo - Vivace - Adagio cantible) movements are the most electrifying accounts I have heard, replete with excellent performances too from both the soloists and the London Symphony Orchestra Chorus in the memorable "Ode to Joy" which encompasses virtually the entire fourth movement (I haven't heard of the soloists before, but their singing is comparable to the finest I have heard in Abbado's and Karajan's recordings.).

Average customer rating:

The Complete Songs of Charles Ives, Vol. 2 Manufacturer: Albany Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ives, Charles | ( I ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Ives, Charles | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Complete Songs of Charles Ives, Vol. 1 The Complete Songs of Charles Ives, Vol. 3 The Complete Songs, Vol. 4 114 Songs by Charles Ives Susan Graham - Songs of Ned Rorem ASIN: B0000049ML Release Date: 1995-04-16

Tracks:

1. The Complete Songs Of Charles Ives: I Travelled Among Unknow Men
2. The Complete Songs Of Charles Ives: Allegro
3. The Complete Songs Of Charles Ives: Feldeinsamkeit
4. The Complete Songs Of Charles Ives: Harpalus
5. The Complete Songs Of Charles Ives: The Light That Is Felt
6. The Complete Songs Of Charles Ives: Du Alte Mutter
7. The Complete Songs Of Charles Ives: God Bless And Keep Thee
8. The Complete Songs Of Charles Ives: Du Alte Mutter
9. The Complete Songs Of Charles Ives: Slugging A Vampire
10. The Complete Songs Of Charles Ives: Tarrant Mass
11. The Complete Songs Of Charles Ives: Karen
12. The Complete Songs Of Charles Ives: Dreams
13. The Complete Songs Of Charles Ives: The World's Highway
14. The Complete Songs Of Charles Ives: Because Of You
15. The Complete Songs Of Charles Ives: Romanzo Di Central Park
16. The Complete Songs Of Charles Ives: Because Thou Art
17. The Complete Songs Of Charles Ives: I Knew And Loved A Maid
18. The Complete Songs Of Charles Ives: Her Gown Was Of Vermilion Silk
19. The Complete Songs Of Charles Ives: Flag Song
20. The Complete Songs Of Charles Ives: Spring Song
21. The Complete Songs Of Charles Ives: Ich Grolle Nicht
22. The Complete Songs Of Charles Ives: Widmung
23. The Complete Songs Of Charles Ives: We Melodien
24. The Complete Songs Of Charles Ives: There Is A Lane
25. The Complete Songs Of Charles Ives: Elegie
26. The Complete Songs Of Charles Ives: Evidence
27. The Complete Songs Of Charles Ives: Berceuse
28. The Complete Songs Of Charles Ives: Rough Wind
29. The Complete Songs Of Charles Ives: South Wind
30. The Complete Songs Of Charles Ives: No More
31. The Complete Songs Of Charles Ives: On Judge's Walk
32. The Complete Songs Of Charles Ives: A Night Thought
33. The Complete Songs Of Charles Ives: Song Of The Dead
34. The Complete Songs Of Charles Ives: Where The Eagle
35. The Complete Songs Of Charles Ives: Tolerance
36. The Complete Songs Of Charles Ives: The Love Song Of Har Dyal
37. The Complete Songs Of Charles Ives: Omens And Oracles
38. The Complete Songs Of Charles Ives: Those Evening Bells
39. The Complete Songs Of Charles Ives: Fruhlingslied

Average customer rating:

French and Viennese Masterpieces Manufacturer: Juston Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Brahms | Brahms, Johannes | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Enescu, Georges | ( E ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Fauré, Gabriel | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Poulenc | Poulenc, Francis | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Clarinet | Reeds & Winds | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Flute | Reeds & Winds | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Cello | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Classical | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B00004TH5B Release Date: 2000-05-23

Tracks:

1. Son: Allegro Malinconico
2. Son: Cantilena
3. Son: Presto Giocoso
4. Son, Op.120: Allegro Appassionato
5. Son, Op.120: Andante Un Poco Adagio
6. Son, Op.120: Allegretto Grazioso
7. Son, Op.120: Vivace
8. Cantabile And Presto
9. Sicilienne, Op.78
10. Concertino, Op.107

Album Description

Flutist,John Herrick-Littlefield and Pianist,Karen Littlefield show their virtuosity in the performance of this recording. Selections include: Francis Poulenc's Sonata, Johannes Brahms's Sonata, OP 120 (Claude Monteux), George Enensco's 8 Cantabile and Presto, Gabriel Faure's 9 Sicilienne, Op. 78 and Cecile Chaminade's 10 Concertino, Op. 107

Average customer rating: Gimme the names! Excellent Chamber Music, Expertly Performed

Frank Martin: 4 Sonnets à Cassandre; Piano Quintet; Violin Sonata Manufacturer: Asv Living Era ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Quintets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Martin | Martin, Frank | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Flute | Reeds & Winds | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Cello | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Martin: Ballades Frank Martin: Complete Music for Piano & Orchestra Martin: Petite symphonie concertante; In Terra Pax Frank Martin: Symphonie, for Large Orchestra / Symphonie Concertante, for Large Orchestra / Passacaglia, for Large Orchestra - Matthias Bamert Frank Martin: Les Quatre Elements (The Four Elements)/In Terra Pax ASIN: B0000030XJ Release Date: 1998-01-20

Tracks:

1. Qnt: First Movt: Andante Con Moto
2. Qnt: Second Movt: Tempo Di Minuetto
3. Qnt: Third Movt: Adagio Ma Non Troppo
4. Qnt: Fourth Movt: Presto
5. Ballade
6. Son: First Movt: Tres Vif
7. Son: Second Movt: Chaconne
8. Son: Third Movt: Finale-Bien Modere
9. Ballade
10. Quatre Sonnets Cassandre: Qui Voudra Voir...: Avec Mouvement
11. Quatre Sonnets Cassandre: Nature Ormant La Dame: Lent Et Rhthme Comme Une Sarabande
12. Quatre Sonnets Cassandre: Avant Le Tempos: Vif Et Leger
13. Quatre Sonnets Cassandre: Quand Je Te Vois: Lent Et Tres Intime

Customer Reviews:

Gimme the names!.......2001-07-27

With the narrow mind of a FLUTIST, it isn't easy to find something you like in the jungle of recordings. But it happened today! Who is the flutist? The Ballade is a fantastic piece, finally are we allowed to escape the Cute-girl-in-pink-dress-image that flutists and flute music are stuck with very often! This recording has guts, stitch, beauty and naughtiness, and it's brilliantly portioned.And an amen to the pianist,too!!

Excellent Chamber Music, Expertly Performed.......2000-06-04

This is one of the best collections of Frank Martin's chamber music I know, for programming, performances & sound (plus value: over 75' of music). Two works in his mature style -- the flute & cello Ballades (1939 & 1949) -- alternate with "early" works (1919, 1921 & 1932 respectively for Quintet, Sonata & Sonnets). They are all worthwhile & enjoyable pieces. This is the only recording of the Sonata, & the preferable one of the beautiful Ronsard songs. (Mezzo-soprano Barbara Rearick sings the latter so well that's it's a pity no one was on hand to correct a handful of mispronunciations of the French text.) Excellent notes, French text & English prose versions of the songs. A very desirable CD.

Average customer rating: Almost angelic Great choir, but mostly recycled material Glittering Chrismas Music The Spirit of Christmas On CD Superb voices!

Cambridge Singers Christmas Album Manufacturer: Collegium ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Berlioz | Berlioz, Hector | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Britten | Britten, Sir Benjamin | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Handel | Handel, George Frideric | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Sweelinck | Sweelinck, JanPieterszoon | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Tavener | Tavener, John Kenneth | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Vaughan Williams, Ralph | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Warlock | Warlock, Peter | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Vaughan Williams, Ralph | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Motets | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Noels | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Classical | Indie Music | Stores | Music General Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music Similar Items: The John Rutter Christmas Album Christmas Star Christmas Night: Carols of the Nativity The Holly and the Ivy: Carols from Clare College John Rutter Collection ASIN: B0000DJEOL Release Date: 2003-10-07

Tracks:

1. The holly and the ivy (arr. H. Walford Davies)*
2. Blessed be that maid Mary (arr. David Willcocks)
3. Somerset Wassail (arr. John Rutter)
4. Shepherds, in the fields abiding (French, arr. Willcocks)*
5. The Infant King (Basque, arr. Willcocks)
6. What is this lovely fragrance? (French, arr. Healey Willan)
7. Gabriel's message (Basque, arr. Willcocks)*
8. Still, still, still (German, arr. Rutter)
9. Quittez, pasteurs (French, arr. Rutter)
10. Un flambeau, Jeannette, Isabelle (French, arr. Rutter)
11. Personent hodie (German, arr. Rutter)
12. The shepherds' farewell (Hector Berlioz)
13. O holy night (Adolphe Adam)
14. O magnum mysterium (T. L. de Victoria)
15. Hodie Christus natus est (J. P. Sweelinck)
16. For unto us a child is born (G. F. Handel)
17. In dulci jubilo (Samuel Scheidt)
18. Lully, lulla, thou little tiny child (Kenneth Leighton)*
19. A New Year Carol (Benjamin Britten)
20. Balulalow (Peter Warlock)
21. I saw a fair maiden (Peter Warlock)
22. The Lamb (John Tavener)
23. Fantasia on Christmas Carols (Ralph Vaughan Williams)

Album Description

Christmas Never Sounded So Good!

For more than a decade, John Rutter and the Cambridge Singers have shared the Joy of Christmas with the world. The ethereal sound of perfectly blended voices, singing the most beautiful seasonal music ever composed never fails to touch the heart or lift the spirit. This year, John Rutter and the Cambridge Singers have assembled a NEW collection - compiled from the archives, including FOUR NEVER BEFORE RELEASED TRACKS! This is a holiday feast you will NOT want to miss!

Customer Reviews:

Almost angelic.......2007-01-18

Choral music by the Cambridge Singers is always top-notch. An older album that might have sounded better with newer technology but no complaints. Has great vocals and orchestral support.

Great choir, but mostly recycled material.......2005-12-16

I have the utmost respect for John Rutter and his Cambridge Singers, probably the best choir in the world (at least, the English-speaking world). I have almost all their CDs. Two of their Christmas CDs are "desert-island" class for this listener.

Unfortunately, I cannot give this otherwise excellent CD the same high marks. If they wanted to release a "best of Cambridge Christmas" CD, this would not be it. It does a few of the absolute best Christmas selections, including Sweelinck's "Hodie", Willcocks's breathtaking arrangement of "The Infant King", and Rutter's own quirky reading of "Personent Hodie". And it does contain a few tracks not previously released.

However, if you want the best of Cambridge and Christmas, start with "Christmas Night", which is always the first CD I pull out the day after Thanksgiving. The sound of the famliar Persall setting of "In Dulci Jubilo" sets my holiday in motion. And that CD also has Rutter's own magical "There is a flower". After that CD, get "Christmas with the Cambridge Singers", which has "The Infant King" and some other treasures.

So, you can't really go wrong with this CD, especially if you just want an introduction to how this fine ensemble addresses the most choir-friendly holiday of all. But if you're serious about getting all the good stuff, start with the other two mentioned above, then add "Christmas Day in the Morning" and the early "Christmas Star".

Glittering Chrismas Music.......2005-11-15

I own virtually all of the CD's of John Rutter (whom I greatly admire) and the Cambridge Singers, and I am a fan of English Choral music in general. If I were asked to recommend only one of the many Cambridge Singers Christmas albums, or indeed one of any English Christmas album, a hard choice, this would be it. As others have noted, this CD is a compilation of songs from previous cds with four new releases. It is, I believe, longer playing than the other Cambridge albums. In style, it is a mostly quiet sounding collection--in fact several carols are sung a cappella-- with pieces ranging from carols such as "The Holly and the Ivy" to the more robust "Fantasia on Christmas Carols". In sum, this is a sensitively arranged and performed collection of beautiful Christmas music.

The Spirit of Christmas On CD.......2005-06-02

I have never been disappointed by any Cambridge Singers release, so it isnt surprising that I thoroughly enjoyed this offering as well. This CD is a compilation of songs from previous cds with one or two new tracks, so check your library to make sure you arent duplicating your collection in the order to complete your collection. I purchased this disk to obtain a copy of the Fantasia On Christmas Carols by Ralph Vaughn Williams which was originally released on Christmas Day In The Morning. As usual, every song is performed in a precise yet heartfelt manner. If you dont own any cds by the Cambridge singers I would personally recommend Christmas Night as the first disk to own, but if you know and love the Cambridge Singers as I do, then you will enjoy having this wonderful addition to your library.

Superb voices!.......2003-12-22

This CD was beautifully sung by the Cambridge Singers, a boys/mens choir, mostly a' capela. It's the first Christmas CD I've bought that really tempts me to crank up the volume so I can revel in every note.

Average customer rating:

Classics for a New Century Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Chopin | Chopin, Frédéric | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Delibes, Léo | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Donizetti | Donizetti, Gaetano | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Debussy | Debussy, Claude | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Massenet | Massenet, Jules | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Morricone, Ennio | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Etudes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Nocturnes | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Film Scores | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Romances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Rock | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Star Wars | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Classical Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Classical Instrumental Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Different Mozart Perpetual Motion Summer Heartland: An Appalachian Anthology Beyond Imagination ASIN: B00009N1VZ Release Date: 2003-06-10

Tracks:

1. Oltre La Tempesta From 'Duetto' - Marcelo Alvarez
2. Chega De Saudade From 'Obrigado Brazil' - Yo-Yo Ma
3. Vincero, Perdero From 'Sometimes I Dream' - Mario Frangoulis
4. Massenet: Meditation From 'Paris La Belle Epoque' - Yo-Yo Ma
5. Donizetti: Una Furtiva Lagrima From 'The Other Side Of Time' - May Fahl
6. Debussy: Doctor Gradus Ad Parnassum From 'Perpetual Motion' - Bela Fleck
7. Lakme H20 From 'Beyond Imagination' - Operababes
8. Williams: Across The Stars From 'Attack Of The Clones' - Star Wars Episode II
9. Morricone: Nella Fantasia From 'Summer' - Summer
10. Chopin: Nocturne In C-Sharp Minor From 'The Pianist: Music From The Motion Picture' - The Pianist
11. Chopin: Etude Opus 10, No. 1 From 'Chopin Etudes' - Murray Perahia
12. Opus No. 9, Waltz No. 3 From 'Fantasies And Delusions' - Billy Joel
13. Just Wave Hello From 'Charlotte Church' - Charlotte Church

Average customer rating: Great showcase of handbell music A ground-breaking handbell recording

Meredith Sonos Handbell Ensemble Manufacturer: Well-Tempered Produc ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ballets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( 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 Khachaturian | Khachaturian, Aram | ( K ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Tchaikovsky | Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Debussy | Debussy, Claude | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Toccatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Ballets & Dances | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Renaissance (c.1450-1600) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Ballets & Dances | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Folk Songs | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music Similar Items: Christmas with Sonos Handbell Ensemble Classical Sonos The Raleigh Ringers Christmas Bells Impressions of the Season ASIN: B000003Y2T Release Date: 1994-10-18

Tracks:

1. Trepak
2. Rustic Dance
3. Nocturne In A Minor
4. Leyenda (Legend) - Leyenda
5. Toccata In G, BWV 916: Adagio
6. Aka Tonbo (Red Dragonfly)
7. Hava Nageela
8. Le P'ing
9. Sabre Dance
10. Shenandoah
11. Greensleeves - Greensleeves
12. Arabesque
13. Joshua Fit The Battle Of Jericho
14. Shall We Gather At The River?
15. Alexander's Ragtime Band
16. Rodeo: Saturday Night Waltz
17. Rodeo: Hoe-Down

Album Description

The debut album, with an incredible variety of works, folk songs, classical favorites and spirituals, all performed by the incomparable Sonos Handbell Ensemble and recorded at the amazing sounding Scoring Stage at Skywalker Sound.

Customer Reviews:

Great showcase of handbell music.......1999-06-02

If you think handbells can only play Christmas music, think again.

This CD has such a variety of material that both the newcomer to handbells and experienced ringers will enjoy it. It also will intrigue any classical music lover. Some selections are arrangements for handbells, and some are original works for handbells. Familiar works take on a fresh new face when played on handbells, and the original works showcase the unique tonal qualities of the bells. It's amazing to think that only a handful of people are juggling 55 or so bells to make the music happen. It's also remarkable the range of color and voice that can come from what is essentially one large instrument.

I highly recommend this recording for any listener.

A ground-breaking handbell recording.......1999-02-25

Maybe the first handbell recording to combine exquisite sonic fidelity, incredible repertoire, solid technical playing, and amazing unity of ensemble. If you've only heard Segovia, Bream, or Williams play "Leyenda," you're in for a treat! The overall program is varied, featuring spirituals and folksongs; highlights are the haunting "Nocturne," two final two scenes from Copland's "Rodeo," and of course "Leyenda." The readings on this disc give justification to the rising wave of handbell ringing sweeping the country.

Average customer rating: Patchy, with some fine moments Brilliant and alive!

Dowland: Farewell, Unkind John Dowland , Christopher Tye , Rene Clausen , Anne Azema , Karen Clark , Olav Chris Henriksen , Joel Frederiksen , William Hite , and Robert Mealy Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Dowland | Dowland, John | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Lute | Instruments | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Ballets & Dances | Renaissance (c.1450-1600) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Renaissance (c.1450-1600) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Lute | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Boston Camerata | ( B ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Magnificats | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Solo Instrumental | New Age | Styles | Music ASIN: B000005E3V Release Date: 1996-04-09

Tracks:

1. I Invocation: Psalm 100
2. II In The Presence Of A Queen: Lady Laiton's Almain
3. II In The Presence Of A Queen: Humour, Say: A Dialogue
4. II In The Presence Of A Queen: The Most Sacred Queen Elizabeth, Her Galliard
5. II In The Presence Of A Queen: Say, Love, If Ever Thou Didst Find
6. III My Love Doth Wake: Galliard On 'Awake, Sweet Love'
7. III My Love Doth Wake: Come Away, Come Sweet Love
8. III My Love Doth Wake: III Sleep, Wayward Thoughts
9. III My Love Doth Wake: Come Heavy Sleep
10. IV To Die With Thee: Captain Digorie Piper's Galliard 'If My Complaints'
11. IV To Die With Thee: Pavan A 4
12. IV To Die With Thee: Can She Excuse My Wrongs
13. IV To Die With Thee: Lady, If You So Spite Me
14. IV To Die With Thee: Come Again, Sweet Love Doth Now Invite
15. V Go, Crystal Tears: Go, Crystal Tears
16. V Go, Crystal Tears: Stay, Time, Awhile Thy Flying
17. V Go, Crystal Tears: If That A Sinner's Sighs
18. V Go, Crystal Tears: Weep You No More, Sad Fountains
19. VI Then Farewell, O Farewell: Mr George Whitehead His Almand
20. VI Then Farewell, O Farewell: Wilt Thou, Unkind, Thus Reave Me
21. VI Then Farewell, O Farewell: Tarleton's Riserrectione
22. VI Then Farewell, O Farewell: Far From Triumphing Court
23. VI Then Farewell, O Farewell: Lasso Vita Mia
24. VI Then Farewell, O Farewell: The Frog Galliard
25. VI Then Farewell, O Farewell: Now, Oh Now I Needs Must Part
26. VI Then Farewell, O Farewell: Farewell, Unkind

Customer Reviews:

Patchy, with some fine moments.......2003-06-14

The lively tracks fare best here. There is a lot to like about those particular tracks and the period tongue (loov instead of love, coom instead of come, etc) is not nearly as cumbersome as it might have been, due to the convincing performances of the singers.
However, the slower numbers are often, in my opinion, rather sour.
Having heard this disc several times, it strikes me that it becomes less attractive over time, with the novelty of the approach soon wearing thin.
Still, some tracks are very lively and the artists are obviously having fun bringing a rather unique angle to these pieces, so it might well appeal to those who like something unusual.
Recording quality is fine, though the final fade-out is clumsily managed.

Brilliant and alive!.......2002-10-07

This is a fresh, vibrant recording of a cross-section of Dowland's music, and will quickly dispel any myth of Dowland always being a composer of melancholy!
The singers use Elizabethan pronunciation, which can be quite revelatory.

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