Irish Lament

1. Gypsy

2. Breakout

3. Celtic Dream

4. Lament

5. Warriors

6. Celtic Dance

7. Cry of the Celts

8. Siamsa

9. Fiery Nights

10. Stolen Kiss

Irish Lament,Various Artists,Direct Source Label,Celtic/Irish,Int'l & World Music,Ireland,Irish,Pop,World Music

Average customer rating: In the Irish tradition Excellent, Excellent The Green Fields Of America An Irish Classic A Superior Celtic Album. Not the best Chieftains or Harp CD

The Celtic Harp: A Tribute to Edward Bunting with the Belfast Harp Orchestra The Chieftains Manufacturer: RCA Victor ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music British Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Irish Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Celtic Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Britain | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music Ireland | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Celtic | International | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Marches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Classical 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: Celtic Wedding: Music of Brittany Celtic Harpestry: A Contemporary Celtic Collection The Mystic Harp The Bells of Dublin Water From the Well ASIN: B000003FE5 Release Date: 1993-02-09

Tracks:

1. Mac Allistrum's March
2. Tribute To Bunting
3. The Parting Of Friends/Kerry Fling
4. Planxty Bunting
5. Madame Cole
6. The Blackbird
7. Taimse Im Chhodladh
8. Sonny Brogan's Mazurleas
9. The Wild Geese
10. The Green Fields of America
11. Cavolan's Concerto
12. The Lament for Limarick

Customer Reviews:

In the Irish tradition.......2007-05-07

An excellent addition to any folk music library. Those with a love of music from Ireland and the Celtic harp will definitely enjoy this CD.

Excellent, Excellent.......2006-12-30

I heard so much about the Chieftans, so I thought I would pick up a cd by them. I'm really glad this was my first Chieftans cd. It's very well done, and it's got some great material on it. I recommend this!

The Green Fields Of America.......2006-08-30

This is a very fine example of Irish music by The Chieftains. The reason for me to buy this CD: it is recorded at the Utility Muffin Research Kitchen (UMRK)of Frank Zappa. And the track The Green Fields Of America was a favorite of Frank. The Chieftains came to visit Frank, but he just died. Kevin Conneff was singing The Green Fields at the grave. Sad but true.

An Irish Classic.......2006-07-28

I do not claim to be an authority on Irish folk music, but if you are a fan of any sort of beautiful, haunting and memorable tunes, this cd will be one you'll play over and over again. The version of the famous "Wild Geese" is very moving and conjures images of ships sailing from the rugged coast of Ireland, perhaps never to return. "The Green Fields of America" was written during the tragic famine of the 19th century, as this ditty describes the story of a young Irishman who has decided to sail for America where a better life awaits him, yet regretting the fact he will never see his parents again. As I had some Irish ancestors who found themselves in this same situation more than 150 years ago, this song is very powerful to me. Other highlights on this album include the harp solo "Madame Cole" and also the last track, "A Lament for Limerick" which is really heartfelt and you can tell the musicians really believed in the notes they were playing. The accoustics on this album are really nice and the reverb adds a lot of atmosphere to each track. The liner notes are also very informative, providing the historical background to each song which is essential to understanding how and why the music was created. Overall, this cd is a wonderful exploration into the rich musical heritage of the Emerald Isle.

A Superior Celtic Album. Not the best Chieftains or Harp CD.......2005-08-16

`The Celtic Harp' by The Chieftains is a very nice means by which this leading Irish music group can avoid simply performing `The Irish Song' over and over again. (While I do not subscribe to the theory that there is but one Irish song, done with different instruments and different beats and different dance steps, there is an undeniable sameness, similar to the sameness in all blues songs. While blues performers escape this sameness with their innovative guitar playing, this improvisational tradition has not reached the Emerald Isle yet).

And yet, this album seems to be a bit less successful than other recent Chieftain diversions such as their `Santiago' album with Basque music, `Irish Heartbeat' with Van Morrison, and `The Long Gray Veil' starring Sting and Mick and Van and a cast of thousands.

The album is subtitled `A Tribute to Edward Bunting' with contributions from the Belfast Harp Orchestra. But, checking the back of the album shows that the Harp Orchestra appears on only four of the twelve cuts, and, to my non-Irish ears, I do not hear the harp as the featured instrument on some of the tracks.

While I am not an expert on Celtic music, I am very fond of Robin Williamson's songs and music, and I find his Irish Harp work as good or better, or at least more interesting than what I find on this album. This may have a lot to do with Williamson's more interesting lyrics and stories, but the end result is the same. This may not be the best Irish harp album on the block.

The significance of Edward Bunting is that he was an Irish composer born in 1792, so this album is done on the bicentennary of his birth.

If you are a Chieftains fan, you must have this album. If you are a harp fan, this just may not be the best exemplar of Irish harp music, in spite of the fact that it is an enjoyable `Irish' album with excellent vocals on `The Green Hills of America' by Kevin Conneff.

Average customer rating: Fine and little known british music A Soulful Bliss

Finzi, Parry and Bridge: An English Suite Gerald Finzi , Frank Bridge , Hubert Parry , William Boughton , English String Orchestra , and Martin Jones Manufacturer: Nimbus Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Dances | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Quartets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Finzi, Gerald | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Romantic | Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Similar Items: Shropshire Lad/Banks of Green Finzi: Clarinet Concerto Finzi: Cello Concerto; Grand Fantasia & Toccata; Eclogue Finzi: A Centenary Collection English String Miniatures Vol. 2 ASIN: B0000037EZ Release Date: 1993-11-04

Tracks:

1. A Christmas Dance - Eclogue For Piano And Strings
2. Sir Roger de Coverly: Allegro con spirito
3. An Irish Melody: Allegro moderato
4. An English Suite: Prelude
5. An English Suite: In Minuet style
6. An English Suite: Saraband
7. An English Suite: Pastoral
8. An English Suite: Air
9. An English Suite: Frolic
10. There Is A Willow Grows Aslant A Brook: Adagio e tranquillo
11. Two Entr'actes: Rosemary - Andante espressivo e molto rubato
12. Two Entr'actes: Canzonetta - Allegretto molto moderato e rubato
13. Two Old English Songs: Sally In Our Alley - Allegretto con moto
14. Two Old English Songs: Cherry Ripe - Allegro con moto
15. Two Old English Songs: Lament - Adagio, con molto espressione

Customer Reviews:

Fine and little known british music.......2000-06-26

As a fan of british music, I just had to acquire this CD. Gerald Finzi's Eclogue for piano and string orchestra is truly a gem and deserves a wider exposure. It is a work full of sadness and longing for happier times, long gone by. Bittersweet and haunting. The other selections are extremely pleasing and will undoubtedly appeal to devotees of British string music. Frank Bridge's "There is a willow grows aslant the brook" is worth mentioning for it is a seductive and harmonically forward-looking tone poem, inspired by Shakespeare's retelling of Ophelia's death in Hamlet (Act V). Its moody and brooding lyricism needs several listenings to fully seduce the listener, but it is worth the effort. As in most Nimbus Records releases the engineering is quite good but sounds a bit compressed by digital encoding or distant miking: you will need to crank up your stereo a little. This explains why I only give 4 stars to this disc. Nonetheless, a wonderful sampler of overlooked British composers.

A Soulful Bliss.......1999-12-04

I have performed the Eclogue for Piano and String Orchestra on occasions, once as the pianist and once as the concertmaster and once as a principal. Both times, I discovered something new each time and it drew me to think about sadness and beauty of Finzi's life that he was experiencing as he wrote this piece. This piece was meant to be the slow movement of his never-finished piano concert, but he died shortly after the last measure of the music was completed. This recording is the only professional recording ever made of the piece. Since it is rarely played I cannot judge with a comparison, but I know the message that the music itself is trying to communicate, and it really touches me when I ever hear it. I will say that this orchestra made a very tasteful record of the eclogue, and that this soulful bliss of music grabbed my heart and squeezed tears out. It's such a beautiful song to my ears. When the ensemble goes into the time signature or 12/8, the emotion is provokingly string - not a heavy tone, but you can feel the pulse trying to say the hard times of a lifetime, the let-down, all the sorrows. Listen for the moving second violin part, or the warmth that the first violins project despite the fact that they are way up there on the E string and the darkness of the cellos. It should get the messege more clearly across. The most important things - not techniques (making the sound that your teachers told you not to make as a soloist) but emotion and the feeling, the focus, everything difficult yet essential are required in playing this kind of piece. Like setting the scene for a sunny afternoon... or rain... or depression... something language and visual arts could have only expressed until real music came along. I conclude that the English string Orchestra has well done the job.

Average customer rating: Virtuoso Players Gild the Lilly Keep looking - there is much better stuff than this Diasppointed This album is an absolute disaster Take My Advice, I'm Only Tryin' to School Ya -

Bagpipes & Brass Manufacturer: Klavier ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Grainger | Grainger, Percy Aldridge | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Holst | Holst, Gustav | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Vaughan Williams, Ralph | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Film Scores | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Marches | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Vaughan Williams, Ralph | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Choruses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Marches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music A Cappella | Folk | Styles | Music Classical | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Highland Cathedral Amazing Grace Canadian Bagpipes American Brass Highland Christmas Scotland the Brave: Bagpipes Greatest Hits ASIN: B00005AAZ6 Release Date: 2000-10-01

Tracks:

1. Highland Cathedral
2. Scotland the Brave
3. Girl I Left Behind Me
4. Hector the Hero
5. Far and Away
6. Green Hills of Tyrol/When the Battle Is Over
7. Lament for Jef AR Oenven/An Dro
8. Murray's Fancy
9. I Love My Love
10. Cabar Feidh/Farewell to Nigg
11. Ye Banks and Braes O' Bonnie Doon
12. Henry the Fifth Overture
13. Amazing Grace

Customer Reviews:

Virtuoso Players Gild the Lilly.......2007-04-19

Reviewers who write that these are fine musicians playing lousy arrangements are correct. That's it exactly. The slower cuts are better than the up-tempo ones. Apparently this CD is a big hit with bagpipe tooters. So be it. The rest of us should pass it by or purchase it used.

Keep looking - there is much better stuff than this.......2005-10-05

This album is a perfect example of how a bad arrangement can ruin great music despite the best efforts of great musicians. Everything about this recording is right; selection, performers, sound engineering. Except that the tracks are horribly over-arranged with all sorts of distracting, subtracting variations and trite bridging passages.

Diasppointed.......2005-07-12

I am not saying the music is bad or the quality is lacking, because it is not. If you are looking for traditional music played in the traditional way, then this CD is not for you. It is like listening to everyone's interpretation when they sing the "Star Spangled Banner". There is no need to jazz things up that were not written to be. The titles are old but the variations on the score have a lot to be desired if you wanted to hear these songs played the way they were meant to be played.

This album is an absolute disaster.......2005-06-08

It's said that music soothes the savage beast, but bagpipes will do just the opposite. They will make the hair on your neck stand on end, your blood pressure go through the roof and prepare you to go to war. This album does neither.

The one piece which should most strongly produce the desired result is Scotland the Brave. In this album it is three minutes and twenty seven seconds, the first minute an ten of which are dedicated to fanfare. After that an orchestra plays some stylized version and, I think, I can detect a hint of bagpipes in there somewhere. When one has heard it done "correctly", one can recognize this as a total disaster.

Amazing Grace by the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards has a version that is just about right. (And that selection gives one the ability to listen to a sample. I can see why this one doesn't!)

Take My Advice, I'm Only Tryin' to School Ya -.......2004-07-07

I bought this album based on the rave reports of the other reviewers, and could NOT be more pleased with the result. Although not Scottish, I am a long-time bagpipe lover, and this album evokes visions of the Black Watch and other highland pipers moving through their intricate paces. The music is an aural feast, and the sound quality is excellent. I keep it in the CD player in the car and find that a quick drive or a long commute both become pleasures when I'm listening to it. Take my advice - if you have even a slight interest in pipes, drums or brass, you're going to love this album. (This is the first time I have ever written a review; it's a very compelling album!)

Average customer rating: Gilding the Lilly Excellent!

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Tracks:

1. The Blaydon Races
2. Drink To Me Only
3. The British Grenadiers
4. Jerusalem
5. Greensleeves
6. Fantasy On British Sea Songs
7. Charlie Is My Darlin'
8. My Love Is Like A Red, Red Rose
9. Loch Lomond/Comin' Thro' The Rye
10. The Girl I Left Behind Me
11. The Minstrel Boy
12. The Gentle Maiden
13. The Ash Grove
14. All Through The Night
15. Men Of Harlech

Customer Reviews:

Gilding the Lilly.......2007-02-05

The selection of songs for this cd is excellent, however unable to leave well enough along they include overblown intros, restarts, embellishments etc making the original tune almost unrecognizable. The arranger should be shot.

Excellent!.......2006-03-23

Beautifully patriotic. Even if your not British.
This is music that makes your upper lip stiff.

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Stanford: Six Irish Rhapsodies; Piano Concerto No. 2; Down among the Dead Men Manufacturer: Chandos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Similar Items: Sir Charles Villiers Stanford: Symphonies 1-7 Stanford: Violin Concerto in D & Suite for Violin and Orchestra Edward Rubbra - Complete Symphonies / Hickox Symphonies 5 & 6 Howells: Orchestral Works ASIN: B0000VM3XQ Release Date: 2004-01-20

Tracks:

1. Allegro Molto - Adagio Non Troppo - Tempo I - Allegro - Piu Lento
2. Adagio - Allegro Moderato - Adagio - Lento E Solenne (Alla Marcia)
3. Andante - Tranquillandosi - Piu Lento - Piu Mosso - Allegro Vivace - Poco Meno Mosso - Tempo I
4. Larghetto - Maestoso - Allegro (Alla Marcia) - Con Fuoco - Andante Moderato Ed Espressivo - Molto Maestoso - Molto Adagio - Molto Maestoso E Largamente
5. Allegro Moderato Alla Marcia - Larghetto - Piu Lento - A Tempo Animato - Tranquillando - Andante - Moderato Maestoso - Piu Mosso - Tempo I - Andante Largamente - Moderato Alla Marcia

Tracks:

1. Andante - Piu Mosso - Rallentando Al Tempo I - Allegro - Animandosi Al Fine
2. I. Allegro Moderato
3. II. Adagio Molto - Piu Mosso (Quasi Andante)
4. III. Allegro Molto - Largamente E Sostenuto
5. Introduction. Lento - Allegro Moderato - Lento - Allegro Moderato - Thema. Allegro Vivace
6. I. Tranquillo
7. II. Poco Piu Moto
8. III. Poco Meno Mosso
9. IV. Presto
10. V.
11. VI. Poco A Poco Piu Sostenuto
12. VII. Intermezzo
13. VIII. Andante Tranquillo
14. IX.
15. X.
16. XI. Lento
17. XII. Finale. Allegro Moderato E Deciso

Average customer rating: Gaelic Treasure! Least liked of three A Cool Waterfall Melting the Knots of the Mind Exquisite Gaelic plainsong Wonderful

The Virgin's Lament (Caoineadhi Na Maighdine) Manufacturer: Sounds True Direct ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Sacred & Religious | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Requiems Vocal & Song | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Requiems General | Classical | Styles | Music Irish Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Britain | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music Ireland | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Celtic | International | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Chants | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music Celtic | Europe | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Vox de Nube Stor Amhran (A Wealth of Songs) Soundings The Darkest Midnight Rosa Mystica ASIN: B00000BIB4 Release Date: 1998-09-29

Tracks:

1. Caoineadh Mhuire (Mary's Keen)
2. Gol Na DTri Muire (The Weeping Of The Three Marys)
3. The Darkest Midnight
4. Seacht NDolas Na Maighdine Muire Uibh Rathach (The Seven Sarrows Of The Virgin Mary I)
5. An Bhainis Phosta A Bhi I GCana (The Wedding Feast At Cana)
6. Seacht NDolas Na Maighdine Muire (The Seven Sorrows Of The Virgin Mary II)
7. An Caoineadh (The Keen)
8. Caoineadh Na HAoine (Friday Lament)
9. Posadh Naofa Cana (The Holy Wedding At Cana)
10. Destera Domini (The Lord's Right Hand)
11. Caoneadhi Na Maighdine (The Blessed Virgin's Keening)

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The union between the well-respected Irish singer Nóirín Ní Riain and the monks of Glenstal is a perfect one. Ní Riain's lovely soprano tenderly chimes over the monks' deeper vocal blanket as they sing medieval Celtic religious songs in the sean nos or "old style" tradition--subtly varying enunciation and tempo. Singing in Gaelic and Latin Gregorian plainchant, Ní Riain delicately wavers and flies throughout Limerick's Glenstal Abbey, creating an angelic and purely holy atmosphere. On closer listen, it's actually the Glenstal monks who occasionally have trouble keeping up with Ní Riain's vocal mastery--though their lower, male voices provide a refreshing, grounding counterpart to her delicate, high tone. The last track, "The Blessed Virgin's Keening," offers a particular highlight of the extraordinary call-and-response littered throughout this album. One of the Glenstal monks takes the solo male vocal and the result is a lovely, repetitive, masslike conclusion to the CD. Ní Riain has also authored books on Celtic culture and Gregorian chant. --Karen Karleski

Customer Reviews:

Gaelic Treasure!.......2004-09-15

A wonderful work: a unique blend of traditional spiritual Gaelic songs against a backdrop of Gregorian chant(also in Gaelic!)....a truly unique work. It is a feast for the ears as well as the mind. Close your eyes and you will see the beauty and mystery of the Emerald isle.Pity that its only 41 minutes.........

Least liked of three.......2001-10-27

I bought this cd after listening and loving Noirin's other music. Enya eat your heart out.... Noirin's voice and her ability to portray her emotions thru the Gaelic is sheer heaven.

A Cool Waterfall Melting the Knots of the Mind.......2001-05-20

This exqusite CD is a threshold into a finer level of existance. As a yoga teacher I have found it to be a lovely adjunct to practice as the melodies pour through the brain and liquify any tensions as they soak and gracefully melt through the spine, through the whole nervous system. With even a shred of attention on this profound music your whole awareness will settle into that sacred space of your own being, Being Itself. This CD is a masterpiece.

Exquisite Gaelic plainsong.......2000-06-08

The 11 1/2 minute final track - "The Blessed Virgin's Keening" - is sufficient justification for this album. The monks of Glenstal are superb in this antiphonal (call & response) plainsong sung in Gaelic. It is repetitive but never boring as there are constantly subtle changes keeping the listener's interest. "Mary's Keening" which begins the album is a perfect counterpoint to the final piece. "The Seven Sorrows of the Virgin Mary" is probably the most recognized piece on the album - and again an excellent rendition. There are no poor tracks - give this a listen and I'm sure you'll want an encore.

Wonderful.......1999-07-31

The music is beautiful and lulling, and her voice is pure and feminine in a hauntingly lovely way. I found this music to be spiritually inspirational and utterly peaceful. I would highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys Celtic music, Gregogorian chants, spiritual music, or a pure soprano voice.

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Average customer rating: ASTLEYAN AS ANYTHING Sheer brilliance in the dark Music to make moss grow, whisky flow and tired skin prickle. Distinto ? Un regreso a casa. Hypnotically beautiful

Lights in the Dark Hector Zazou , Traditional , Breda Mayock , and Katie McMahon Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music | Vinyl Records | American Punk | British Punk | Emo | Garage Punk | Hardcore | Post Hardcore | Proto Punk | Punk | Punk Revival | Punk-Pop | Riot Grrl | Ska Punk | Straight Edge Post-Punk | New Wave & Post-Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Experimental Rock | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Celtic | International | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Experimental Music | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music ASIN: B000009PT5 Release Date: 1998-08-18

Tracks:

1. Ralt (The Star)
2. Seacht Sauilcena Maighdine Muire (Seven...
3. Dn Nar Marbh (Song of the Dead)
4. Caoineadh Na Dtr Muire (Keening Joys of...
5. Seacht Sauilcena Maighdine Muire (Seven...
6. Gol Na Dtr Muire (Lament of the Three...
7. Amhrn Na Pise (Song of the Passion)
8. In Ainm an Athar le Bua (In the Name of...
9. Seacht Ndlas Na Maighdine Muire (Seven... -
10. Duan Chro osa (Little Song to the Heart...
11. Caoine Mhuire (Mary's Lament)
12. Achain an Ghra (Requests of Love)
13. Amergin (Tomb of Every Hope)

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Zazou specializes in ambient soundtracks for nonexistent movies that take their cues from various world music genres. This time out it's Irish sacred music, and Zazou, with the help of a small army of international stars including Egyptian percussionist Hossam Ramzy, trumpet wiz Mark Isham, and French picker extraordinaire Thierry Robin, has fashioned 13 moody settings for ancient and modern texts that feature mournful vocals by Brede Mayock and Lasairfhiona ni Chonaola. The result is new agey, but the passion of the singers and some disturbing instrumental touches keep the music from getting too predictable. The misleading ads for this album say that it features Brendan Perry from Dead Can Dance, and Katie McMahon from "Riverdance." Perry does play percussion on two tracks, and McMahon sings lead on three, but if you're looking for the Gothic pop of DCD or the exuberant Irish jigs of "Riverdance," you're going to be disappointed. --j. poet

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ASTLEYAN AS ANYTHING.......2002-01-10

If you like Virginia Astley you are bound to love this album as its possibly the greatest one she never made.Theres a link of sorts with Virginia as the entire album is dedicated to Caroline Lavelle who takes part.
This is an album I play a lot.I've had it on a Walkman,ringing through my ears.I've LIVED with it.
Maybe at some future stage this Algerian expatraite will coax Virginia out of retirement to put in an appearance on some future album,the ame way he apparantly did with the ex Passion Barbara Gogan.
Zazou is a Cult Artiste who will never find commercial fame yet will continue to make great music. You just have to be grateful for stuff like this,for record companies who will spend a fortune and know there will be little return
This is Forever Music that makes you feel good and I would say this is the Zazou you should hear first before exploring the other albums

Sheer brilliance in the dark.......1999-06-29

Hector and the ladies go way beyond the traditional ethereal old and modern Irish religious Sean Nos of the likes of Noirin Ni Riain, who is justly thanked on this album "for paving the way". Nowhere the same, nowhere boring, nowhere conventional, but refreshing, surprising and renewing a very old tradition. Like a genuine Celtic tradition to mould an amalgam of the very best of foreign elements (Japanese!) with the strong potential of indigenous traditions to create a unique and succesful blend. A perfect album as such, in its sheer musical brilliancy but even with consideration to the tradition of numerical esoterism when putting its strongest track Amhran na Paise on position seven (!) out of a total of thirteen (!) Columcille himself would have approved! He who has ears, may he hear...

Music to make moss grow, whisky flow and tired skin prickle........1999-02-06

This should surprise nobody. The man needed to set straight the dangerous Riverdance tendency which should not be the world's window on Irish culture. Lights in the Dark follows naturally the even more ethereal -- but perhaps more feral -- Les Nouvelles Polyphonies Corse (Philips 848515-2), a set of Corsican choral works with a little touch of John Cale. How can I find out what's happening next? Do I wait 'til Cale comes to Australia again, and ask him? Hector, talk to me!

Distinto ? Un regreso a casa........1998-11-17

Después de leer algunos de los comentarios de otros oyentes de la más reciente producción de Hector Zazou no es dificil inferir que las obras "Sahara Blue" y "Songs form the cold seas" son las más seguidas (compradas) de este autor. Sin embargo, esas obras representan una excepción en la "corriente" de Zazou donde por más de 10 trabajos su -al parecer- búsqueda ha sido la interdisciplinariedad. Claro está que esa más-que-esdrújula palabra le queda corta por que Zazou traduce una intención de unir en la música las etnias. Desde 1983 con sus trabajos al lado de Bony Bikaye o aún antes Zazou transcribe si se quiere el deseo de encontrar un lenguaje primario. Y por lo visto su brújula apunta ahora a las culturas gaélicas. Si llega a este texto para encontrar un reducto de ánimo que lo conduzca a comprar, no lo dude. Hágalo. Descubra así una mente inquieta que nos habla de una época donde la aparente velocidad nos reduce las distancias para descubrir que el camino hacia el interior apenas comienza.

Hypnotically beautiful.......1998-10-13

An ethereal, dreamy collection of sacred Irish hymns - very different from Hector Zazou's other CDs, but equally mesmerising. The vocalists and arrangements are haunting. Not to be missed!

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Music for My Little Friends Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Fauré, Gabriel | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Gaubert, Philippe | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gluck | Gluck, Christoph W. | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Ibert, Jacques | ( I ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Ravel, Maurice | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Rota, Nino | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Saint-Saëns, Camille | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Debussy | Debussy, Claude | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Sonatinas | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Incidental Music | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Flute | Reeds & Winds | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Galway, James | ( G ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Choruses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Folk Songs | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | Children's Music | Styles | Music General | Celtic | International | 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: The Wind Beneath My Wings Mary Poppins (40th Anniversary Edition) ASIN: B000066689 Release Date: 2002-05-20

Tracks:

1. Rondo alla Turca
2. Lament for the Wild Geese
3. The Little White Donkey
4. The Swan
5. Pavane, Op. 50
6. Sicilienne
7. Berceuse
8. Clinque Pezzi Facili / Five Easy Pieces
9. Madrigal
10. Piece en forme de Habanera
11. Danny Boy
12. Dance of the Blessed Spirits
13. Mandoline
14. Romance, Op. 37

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Music for My Little Friends is a CD for kids in the same way that non-sugary cereal becomes food for kids--if the box promises a prize inside. That is, aside from the title and whimsical cover art, there's not much kidlike about this release. Sir James, the virtuoso Irish flutist who's piped his way into gigs with the world's foremost orchestras and pop stars, is too sophisticated a musician to tone it down for small fries, so instead he gives them a gorgeous, accessible-to-all bundle of classical numbers. A few--Rota's "Five Easy Pieces," Gluck's "Dance of the Blessed Spirits," Debussy's "Mandoline," and Faure's "Berceuse"--positively flutter. Others, like Saint-Saëns's "The Swan" and Coulter's "Lament for the Wild Geese," snap hearts with their sad beauty. If Galway tips his cap to recorder-tooting tikes, it's with "Danny Boy" and Ibert's "The Little White Donkey"; still, the depth and distinguished interpretations of Galway, with backup by the London Mozart Players and pianist Phillip Moll, makes pulling off pure kid stuff impossible. No doubt Galway assembled Little Friends with the likely futile intention of chiseling away at every 4- to 12-year-old's resistance to classical music. What will grab hold, age or inclination aside, is a sense of the passion a single instrument can stir. --Tammy La Gorce

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Thomas Moore's Irish Melodies Manufacturer: Hyperion UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Moore | Moore, Thomas | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music 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 | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B000002ZVM Release Date: 1995-10-17

Tracks:

1. Dear Harp Of My Country (The Farewell To My Harp)
2. Erin! The Smile And The Tear In Thine Eyes
3. How Sweet The Answer Echo Makes
4. Silent, Oh Moyle! Be The Roar Of Thy Water (The Song Of Fionnuala)
5. Rich And Rare Were The Gems She Wore
6. The Twisting Of The Rope
7. Joice's Tune
8. The Summer Is Comming
9. Carolan's Concert
10. The Harp That Once, Thro' Tara's Halls
11. Nanny McDermotroe
12. The Valley Lay Smiling Before Me (The Song Of O'Ruark, Prince Of Breffni)
13. Abigail Judge
14. Avenging And Bright
15. The Minstrel-Boy
16. Lament For Owen O'Neill
17. 'Tis Believed That This Harp (The Origin Of The Harp)
18. Come Rest In This Bosom
19. She Is Far From The Land
20. Come O'er The Sea
21. 'Tis The Last Rose Of Summer
22. Girls, Have You Seen George?
23. The Pretty Girl Milking The Cows
24. John, Heir Of The Glen
25. Love In Secret
26. The Jointure
27. How Dear To Me The Hour
28. Fly Not Yet
29. At The Mid Hour Of Night
30. What The Bee Is To The Floweret
31. Fill The Bumper Fair!

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Good Straightforward Music.......2003-10-15

Music is performed in its original settings. Beautiful choral work; four singers, two of each gender. Lacks the histrionical egotism found in so many Irish ballad recordings. Very much worth it.

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