Discovery!/Discovery, Vol. 2 [Import]

Editorial Reviews
Album Description
UK twofer combines 'Discovery!' (1964) & 'Discovery 2', both are unavailable domestically. 25 digitally remastered tracks. EMI. 2003.

Tracks:

Fourteen Bagatelles, Op.6: Bagatelle, Op. 6 No. 1 - Piotr Anderszewski
Fourteen Bagatelles, Op.6: Bagatelle, Op. 6 No. 2 - Piotr Anderszewski
Fourteen Bagatelles, Op.6: Bagatelle, Op. 6 No. 3 - Piotr Anderszewski
Fourteen Bagatelles, Op.6: Bagatelle, Op. 6 No. 4 - Piotr Anderszewski
Fourteen Bagatelles, Op.6: Bagatelle, Op. 6 No. 5 - Piotr Anderszewski
Fourteen Bagatelles, Op.6: Bagatelle, Op. 6 No. 6 - Piotr Anderszewski
Fourteen Bagatelles, Op.6: Bagatelle, Op. 6 No. 7 - Piotr Anderszewski
Fourteen Bagatelles, Op.6: Bagatelle, Op. 6 No. 8 - Piotr Anderszewski
Fourteen Bagatelles, Op.6: Bagatelle, Op. 6 No. 9 - Piotr Anderszewski
Fourteen Bagatelles, Op.6: Bagatelle, Op. 6 No. 10 - Piotr Anderszewski
Fourteen Bagatelles, Op.6: Bagatelle, Op. 6 No. 11 - Piotr Anderszewski
Fourteen Bagatelles, Op.6: Bagatelle, Op. 6 No. 10 - Piotr Anderszewski
Fourteen Bagatelles, Op.6: Bagatelle, Op. 6 No. 13 - Piotr Anderszewski
Fourteen Bagatelles, Op.6: Bagatelle, Op. 6 No. 14 - Piotr Anderszewski
Prelude And Fugue In G-sharp Minor - Denis Burstein
Prelude And Fugue In G-sharp Minor - Denis Burstein
, Op.20 No.1 In B-Flat Minor: Fairy Tale, Op. 20 No. 1 In B-Flat Minor - Denis Burstein
Fairy Tale, Op.20 No.2 In B Minor: Fairy Tale, Op. 20 No. 2 In B Minor - Denis Burstein
Fairy Tale, Op.26 No.3 In F Minor: Fairy Tale, Op. 26 No. 3 In F Minor - Denis Burstein
Prelude Op.27 No.1 - Denis Burstein
Prelude Op.27 No.2 - Denis Burstein
Etude Op.42 No.4: Etude Op. 42 No. 4 - Denis Burstein
Liebesfreud - Denis Burstein

Tracks:

Sonata In G Minor K. 8, L. 488 - Kemal Gekic
Sonata In F Minor, K 519, L. 475 - Kemal Gekic
Etude No.2 In E-flat Major - Kemal Gekic
Sonata No.1 in D Minor Op. 28: Sonata No.1 in D Minor Op. 28: Allegro Moderato - Kemal Gekic
Vocalise - Ilya Itin
Polka - Ilya Itin
Prelude Op. 23 No. 1 In F-sharp Minor - Ilya Itin
Prelude Op. 32 No. 6 In F Minor - Ilya Itin
Prelude Op. 32 No.7 In F Major - Ilya Itin
Prelude Op.23 No. 10 In G-flat Major - Ilya Itin
Prelude Op. 23 No. 7 In C Minor - Ilya Itin
Prelude Op. 32 No. 13 In D-flat Major - Ilya Itin
Studies On Etudes Of F. Chopin: Etude Op. 10 No. 2 'Ignis Fautuus' - Francesco Libetta
Studies On Etudes Of F. Chopin: Etude Op. 25 No. 2 - Francesco Libetta
Studies On Etudes Of F. Chopin: Etude Op. 25 No. 9 'Badinage' - Francesco Libetta
La Soiree Dans Grenade - Francesco Libetta
Etude In Form Of A Waltz - Francesco Libetta
Grande Sonate Op. 33: Grande Sonate Op. 33: First Movement - Francesco Libetta

Customer Reviews:

Five Excellent Pianists and a Feast of Musical Delights!.......2005-12-29

The Miami International Piano Festival of Discovery is well named: this two CD set offers fresh young talent in a variety of music played with all the drama of a competition. It is very well recorded and contains some truly magical moments.

There are five pianists represented here and their choices of competition entries in many ways helps define their abilities and musicality. Piotr Anderszewski offers the Bartok Opus 6 Bagatelles, electing to explore all 14 of these little pieces to keep with the unity of Bartok's conception. They are models of clean definitive performances. Denis Burstein on the other hand selects various works by Scriabin, Rachmaninov, Medtner, and Taneyev showing his penchant for the obscure as well as the well known. Kemal Gekic programs Scarlatti with Liszt and Rachmaninov and offers valid stances on each. Ilya Itin opts of an all Rachmaninov collection from the lovely 'Vocalize' through six of the Preludes. Francesco Libetta closes with paraphrases on Chopin by Godowsky and works by Debussy, Saint-Saens and Alkan.

Of interest the pianist who has become most popular with the public since this 2000 year competition is Piotr Anderszewski, but from the experience of listening to the entire group, one would expect more will come from the other four, too! A delightful set of recordings. Grady Harp, December 05

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Average customer rating:

An Evening in December, Vol. 2

Manufacturer: Discovery House Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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An Evening in December
An Evening in December
Beyond December

ASIN: B000CP5DRS

Product Description

Songs on this CD are: 1. Caroling, Caroling, 2. Jesu Parvulé, 3. Carol Medley: It Came Upon A Midnight Clear, Angels We Have Heard On High, Away In A Manger, While Shepherds Watch Their Flocks Solo: Cynthia Clawson, 4. Tennessee Christmas Solos: Melodie Tunney and Bonnie Keen, 5. Silent Night, 6. Carol Of The Bells, 7. White Christmas Solo: Russ Taff with Bonnie Keen, 8. I'll Be Home For Christmas, 9. It All Began In Bethlehem Solo: Tanya Goodman, 10. I Heard The Bells Solo: Wayne Watson

Average customer rating:

don't be duped into buying this

Fantasy Dreams, Vol. 2

Manufacturer: Zyx Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music

Star Wars | Soundtracks | Styles | Music

General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music

Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music

Rock | Imports | Stores | Music
ASIN: B00067GKJM
Release Date: 2004-12-20

Tracks:

Also Sprach Zarathustra [2001 - A Space Odyssey]
Theme from Alien
Theme from Cape Fear
Distant Discovery [Deep Impact]
Theme from E.T.
Theme from the House of the Spirits
Independence Day (Main Theme)
Lost World [Jurassic Park II]
Breaking of the Fellowship [Lord of the Rings [The Return of the King]
Theme from Planet of the Apes
Theme from Poltergeist
Psycho Prelude/The Murder [Psycho Drama, Mafia, & Thorough Freestyle]
Raiders of the Lost Ark [From Raiders of the Lost Ark]
Theme from the Silence of the Lambs
Duel of the Fates [Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom]
Empire Strikes Back [Star Wars Episode II: The Empire Strikes Back]
Luke and Leia [Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Yedi]
Theme from Superman I
Theme from Twin Peaks
X-Files

Customer Reviews:

don't be duped into buying this.......2005-08-24

While this was released by the same company as Fantasy Dreams (Vol. 1.) this is not performed by the same band/person. While Fantasy Dreams (Vol. 1) included wonderful re-arranged renditions on classic film themes performed by Metasonica, this CD is simply compiled by cheezy synthesized tracks from various budget compilations.

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The Absolute Pinnacle of Smooth jazz/pop.rock music
Tied Up Over Palms Springs
Trying To Be A Sharpshooter While Using A Shotgun!
SMCMYERS

Rit, Vol. 2
Lee Ritenour
Manufacturer: Discovery / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Jazz | Styles | Music

Smooth Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music

General | Pop | Styles | Music

Orchestral Pop | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000003MTM
Release Date: 1994-08-02

Tracks:

Cross My Heart
Promises, Promises
Dreamwalkin' (Along With Me)
Keep It Alive
A Fantasy
Tied Up (In Promises)
Voices
On The Boardwalk
Roadrunner
Malibu

Customer Reviews:

The Absolute Pinnacle of Smooth jazz/pop.rock music.......2006-05-29

I am a 53 year disabled professional musician, specializing in electric guitar and vocals. My mother was an accomplished church pianist and I began singing solo gospel concerts in local churches when I was only 9 years old. In the last 42 years since then, I have been involved in all forms of the music industry...guitar, vocals, songwriting, arranging, recording, and selling, covering all types of music...rock, blues, country, southern gospel, black gospel, R@B, disco, and funk. I am listing my experience and credentials here for the sole purpose of giving the most amount of credibiliby to what I am about to write here.
Of all the music and albums I have ever owned, this CD, "Rit2" by Lee Rutenour, is my #1 all-time favorite over all areas of music. if it wasn't for the contributions of vocalist Eric Tagg, I wouldn't be saying this in such an emphatic way. As a musician I am very sensitive to taste, style and arrangement, and Lee Ritenour and Eric Tagg had a unique chemistry that helped complement each others already wonderful creative tastes in this type of music. Eric's performances on "Cross My Heart", "Promises, Promises", and "Tied Up" rival anything that Gino Vannelli has ever done, and I regard Gino with the utmost respect. (Please disregard the snobbish reference to Tied Up by Mr. McDowell in a previous review.) To me, these songs are the best recorded examples of good taste in vocal jazz/pop in recorded history.if this style of music appeals to you, then you need to buy these 3 Cds...."Rit", "Rit2", and "Portrait", all featuring Eric Tagg. As a producer and musical arranger, Lee Ritenour has proven to be a tasteful genius, and it never shows more strongly than on here. Before i forget it, the vocal contributions of Bill Champlin (current keyboardist for Chicago), really round this album off and push it over the top. He's my second favorite all-time singer, and he shines on here.

I just wish that there was video footage of this great partnership available on video or DVD. I found one MTV clip of Ritenout/Tagg of "Briefcase" (off the CD "Rit) on Youtube.com, and have found nothing else.
I hope this review has been helpful to you.

Tied Up Over Palms Springs.......2006-05-11

My fellow reviewer says that the song "Tied Up" was a wasted effort. I beg to differ. This is one album that I purchased while serving my country as a Marine. On a weekend from 29 Palms Marine Corps Base, I spent it in Palms Spring. While walking through downtown Palms Springs, "Tied Up" was the song that was playing on my boom box. This song seem to fit the atomosphere. Every time I play it, I go back to my mini vacation in Palms Springs. It had a California feel to me at least. Give it a try and see if it dosen't give you the feel that at least the Beach Boys would have made it. Lee's second effort wasn't as good as his first, but it was still a good album. "Promises, Promises" was another song on this album that was pretty good and worth a listening to. Overall this is not an album to pass up. Get it.
And to think, Lee was once a part of Barry Whites Love Unlimited Orchestra. No wonder he took off like he did.

Trying To Be A Sharpshooter While Using A Shotgun!.......2001-11-11

"Is It You," (From 1980's "Rit") was one of the most refreshing pop singles of 1980. Having spent a year in Rio de Janiero recording "Rio" Electra was chomping at the bit to have Lee cash in on his top 10 success. And so, "Rit 2."

Two tracks , "Keep It Alive," and "Malibu," keep this release from being a less than 1-star recording! Lee Ritenour is a musical genius - he should NOT be wasting his time on drivel like "Tied Up"! (To give you a sense of the song's credibility, Olivia Newton-John recorded it shortly therafter!) But "Keep It Alive works, somehow. The combination of soaring melody and sad, fated lyrics has always always reminded me of the irony that laces most relationships. "Malibu" works on another level entirely: a haunting ballad that evokes a vision of the sea as the sun goes down somewhere - anywhere - that you'd like to be. Anyone with an interest in studying the history of pop-jazz fusion should listen to this recording!

SMCMYERS.......2000-06-29

This Album is better than Rit. I've enjoyed listening to it for more than 17 years now. Whenever I'd comb through my old albums, I'd pull it out. Very "Funk" oriented on some of the tracks and as usual for Mr. Rit, very good players on the tracks.