World Service

Editorial Reviews
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Delirious' studio releases are getting to be like Star Trek movies: every other release is the good one. While Mezzamorphis and Touch had their bright moments, it was the subsequent releases of Glo and World Service that truly testify to the musical and songwriting brilliance of these faith-based Brit rockers. Lead man Martin Smith, well known within Christian music circles for his songwriting prowess (such as "I Can Sing of Your Love Forever"), combines with guitarist Stu Garrard for 12 tracks filled with melody, catchy hooks, and enough crunch to satisfy anyone's cutting-edge tastes. The irresistible chorus lines in "Rain Down," "Majesty," and "Everyone Knows" show that the Smith-Garrard tandem knows a good pop song. But the more subtle and substantial element in World Service is the clear comfort the band has with each other. Drummer Stew Smith and bassist Jon Thatcher lay down rock-steady rhythms throughout while keyboardist Tim Jupp adds just enough spice to make it interesting. "Inside Outside" is a great example of this with plenty of space between each musician's moments. Delirious is clearly more confident and mature in their craft. Music fans in the Christian world and beyond will be all the better for it. --Michael Lyttle

Tracks:

Zulu
From Russia With Love
From Russia With Love - 007
Goldfinger
The Ipcress File
The Knack
Mister Moses
Thunderball
The Wrong Box
Born Free
The Quiller Memorandum
You Only Live Twice
The Girl With The Sun In Her Hair
Deadfall

Tracks:

The Lion In Winter
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Midnight Cowboy
Midnight Cowboy
The Appointment
The Last Valley
Walkabout
Monte Walsh
Diamonds Are Forever
The Persuaders
Mary Queen Of Scots
The Man With The Golden Gun
The Dove

Tracks:

The Tamarind Seed
King Kong
Eleanor And Franklin
Robin And Marian
The Deep
Hanover Street
The Black Hole
Moonraker
Somewhere In Time
Raise The Titanic
Body Heat
Frances
Octopussy
The Cotton Club

Tracks:

High Road To China
A View To A Kill
Out Of Africa
The Living Daylights
Dances With Wolves
Dances With Wolves
Chaplin
Moviola
Indecent Proposal
The Specialist
The Scarlet Letter
Cry The Beloved Country
Mercury Rising
The James Bond Theme

Customer Reviews:

The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra needs a guitar player!.......2006-11-09

Granted, they only need it for one composition (the last one, "The James Bond Theme") but still, without the guitar it's just not the same. Barry didn't compose this one so I suppose it was a bonus and I shouldn't complain, really. The rest of the music on all the CDs is fantastic. Some of the stuff I had heard before without realizing who had composed it. Very enjoyable, to say the least.

Persuaders Theme!.......2006-03-02

Buy it for the Persuaders theme, probably the best TV theme song ever written.

A Variety Of Classics!.......2005-12-06

John Barry has been composing film scores for over forty years and this is only scratching the surface of his productions. Never mind that the entire set is recorded by the Prague Philharmonic; it's pure to Barry's themes. While John Williams compositions ("Star Wars", etc.) are wild and flamboyant and Jerry Goldsmith's (Hoosier's, etc.) are mood pieces, John Barry crosses over all barriers and is amazingly diverse. Barry has recorded most of the exciting James Bond themes, melodramatic classics like "The Lion In Winter' and moody theme hits like "Midnight Cowboy". He also tugs at the heartstrings with compositions from, "Somewhere In Time", "Frances" and "Out Of Africa". He varies his themes for all types of films and few composers capture it so well.

There is over four hours of music in this set with a colorful and informative booklet.

Incredible Barry Collection.......2004-03-11

Any fan of movies will absolutley love this collection. Being a movie buff I couldn't wait to get this boxed set. Knowing Barry from all the James Bond movies, I did not realize his involvement with so many others. The orchestra is magnificent in all these themes. I'm listening to "High Road to China" right now and I'm drifting in the clouds in a Tiger Moth with Tom Selleck and Bess Armstrong. If you are familiar with a movie it will definitely have you seeing it again, if not the scores are still beautiful. Any fan of classical music will be pleased as well. Travellers will defintitely enjoy it for a long drive. I know from when I use to travel that music like this made the miles float by faster. I highly recommend these four CDs even if you just know a handful of the songs.

" one of cinema's greatest composers...John Barry".......2001-07-06

This collection of four compact discs...are worth their weight in GOLD! Barry creates visual moods for each film he scores...romantic, sentimental, action, adventure, suspense and mystery...the list could go on. Strings, brass and lush-velvet arrangements overlay each cue in his distinctive style of legendary scoring...we have ~ "John Barry:The Collection", Silva Screen's release traces 40 years of film music, featuring "The City Of Prague Philarmonic Orchestra" ~ conducted by Mr. Nic Raine (outstanding)..."Crouch End Festival Chorus" ~ David Temple, Choir Master...perform 56 selections, over four hours of symphonic suites with a full orchestra sound...all individually wrapped-up into one neat package...just the way "film-score-buffs" like 'em!

Must ask the following to take a bow ~ James Fitzpatrick (compilation producer), always in their pitching, Reynold da Silva (executive producer), Nic Raine (conductor, arranger, orchestrator & associate producer), a tremen!dous asset to every project he undertakes...and the man who made it all possible...a legendary icon always leading the way in film scoring ~ JOHN BARRY!

Total Time: 258:76 on 56 Tracks ~ SSD-1128 ~ (2001)

You might try other albums from Silva Screen, all worthy of a good listen ~ "The Essential James Bond" (SSD-1034)..."Bond:Back In Action" (SSD-1100)..."Bond:Back In Action 2" (SSD-1119)..."Zulu" (SSD-1095)..."Raise The Titanic" (SSD-1102)..."Walkabout" (SSD-1120)...check out my reviews on amazon.com/music.

Reel Chill: The Cinematic Chillout Album

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"cinema's main stay themes prevail ~ City of Prague"

Reel Chill: The Cinematic Chillout Album

Manufacturer: Silva America
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Release Date: 2004-08-10

Tracks:

Sarabande [From Barry Lyndon]
Main Theme [From Midnight Cowboy]
Promenade Sentimentale [From Dive] - Mark Ayres
May It Be [From the Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the]
Women of Ireland [From Barry Lyndon]
Adagio for Strings & Organ [From Gallipoli [
Romeo/Love Theme [From Romeo & Juliet)
Balcony Scene [From Romeo + Juliet]
Main Theme [From Chariots of Fire] - Mark Ayres
Main Theme [From Bilitis] - Mark Ayres
Main Theme [From Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence] - Mark Ayres
Main Theme [From Cinema Paradiso]
Main Theme [From Once Upon A Time in the West]
Deborah's Theme [From Once Upon A Time in America]
Suite: The Mission/Gabriel's Oboe/On Earth as It Is in Heaven ... - City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Crouch End Festival Chorus

Tracks:

Suite: Mountains and Sunsets/The Wedding/You Only Live Twice [From You
Heart Asks Pleasure First [From The Piano]
Agnus Dei [From Platoon] - Crouch End Festival Chorus
Vide Cor Meum [From Hannibal]
Adagietto from Symphony No. 5 [From DeAth in Venice]
Any Other Name/Dead Already [from American Beauty] - Rick Clark,
Into the West [From the Lord of the Rings: Return of the King]
Where Dreams Are Made [From Artificial Intelligence]
Main Theme [From Somewhere in Time]
We Have All the Time in the World [From on Her Majesty's Secret ...]
Electronic Battlefield [From Patriot Games]
Now We Are Free [From Gladiator]
Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana [From Raging Bull]
Cavatina [From the DeErhunter]
Main Theme [From Out of Africa]

Customer Reviews:

"cinema's main stay themes prevail ~ City of Prague".......2004-08-15

What a crowning achievement to bring "Reel Chill:Cinematic Chillout Album", released by Silva America and featuring The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra and the Crouch End Festival Chorus ~ conductors are Mark Ayres, Paul Bateman, Rick Clark, James Fitzpatrick, Nic Raine and David Temple director of the chorus ~ one can only expect the highest quality of performances and quench the thirst of all "film-score-buffs".

Sit back and unleash the first disc with composers ~ Albinoni, Craig Armstrong, John Barry, Vladimir Cosma, Enya & Nicky Ryan, Handel, Francis Lai, Ennio Morricone, Sean O'Riorda, Nino Rota, Ryvichi Sakamoto and Vangelis ~ taking each film score cue "BILITIS", "CHARIOTS OF FIRE", "CINEMA PARADISO", "DIVA", "GALLIPOLI", "THE LORD OF THE RINGS:THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING", "BARRY LYNDON", "MERRY CHRISTMAS MR. LAWRENCE", "MIDNIGHT COWBOY", "THE MISSION", "ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA", "ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST", "ROMEO & JULIET" and "ROMEO + JULIET", with arrangements that soar and then simmer into pure meditation of grandeur ~ classic film music prevails, as orchestration comes to the surface with pure originality ~ one masterpiece after another is long last presented as it should have been, is cause for celebration ~ each cue is a distinctive gift for striking modernism, touching on the transition of the period in this planets history.

Second disc is waiting in the wings are composers ~ Samuel Barber, John Barry, Patrick Cassidy, James Horner, Mahler, Mascagni, Stanley Myers, Thomas Newman, Michael Nyman, Howard Shore, John Williams and Hans Zimmer/Lisa Gerrard ~ take a musical ride with "AMERICAN BEAUTY", "A.I. ARTIFICAL INTELLIGENCE", "DEATH IN VENICE", "DEER HUNTER", "GLADIATOR", "HANNIBAL", "THE LORD OF THE RINGS:RETURN OF THE KING", "ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE", "OUT OF AFRICA", "PATRIOT GAMES", "THE PIANO", "PLATOON", "RAGING BULL", "SOMEWHERE IN TIME" and "YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE" ~ our composers with passion and skill for exploring human emotions, coupled with a unique gift for striking exotic orchestral colors, make this with all it's splendor unforgettable ~ themes that ring with familiarity as each film comes to mind through music.

Silva America gives the collector a treasure of thirty film cues that any "film-score-buff" would die for ~ in the past James Fitzpatrick (producer), Reynold da Silva (executive producer), mastered by Rick Clark and David Stoner (release co-ordinator) have given us compilation with such expertise and this one is no exception ~ keep up the outstanding limited editions and deluxe package releases, with your signature tidbits for all film music fans that's in all of us...gotta love it!

Total Time: 2-CD-Set ~ Silva America 1161 ~ (8/10/2004)

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The best Christian Album of all time.
World Service is Awesome!
Fantastic. Fantastic. Fantastic. Fantastic. Fantastic.
The Christian Rock album I've been waiting for....
Superb

World Service
Delirious?
Manufacturer: Sparrow
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ASIN: B0001AP0OA
Release Date: 2004-02-10

Tracks:

Grace Like A River
Rain Down
To God In Heaven
Majesty (Here I Am)
Inside Outside
Free
Everyone Knows
I'm With You
Mountain's High
I Was Blind
Feels Like Heaven
Every Little Thing

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Delirious' studio releases are getting to be like Star Trek movies: every other release is the good one. While Mezzamorphis and Touch had their bright moments, it was the subsequent releases of Glo and World Service that truly testify to the musical and songwriting brilliance of these faith-based Brit rockers. Lead man Martin Smith, well known within Christian music circles for his songwriting prowess (such as "I Can Sing of Your Love Forever"), combines with guitarist Stu Garrard for 12 tracks filled with melody, catchy hooks, and enough crunch to satisfy anyone's cutting-edge tastes. The irresistible chorus lines in "Rain Down," "Majesty," and "Everyone Knows" show that the Smith-Garrard tandem knows a good pop song. But the more subtle and substantial element in World Service is the clear comfort the band has with each other. Drummer Stew Smith and bassist Jon Thatcher lay down rock-steady rhythms throughout while keyboardist Tim Jupp adds just enough spice to make it interesting. "Inside Outside" is a great example of this with plenty of space between each musician's moments. Delirious is clearly more confident and mature in their craft. Music fans in the Christian world and beyond will be all the better for it. --Michael Lyttle

Customer Reviews:

The best Christian Album of all time........2006-04-06

"World Service" is easily the greatest Christian Album of all time. "Inside Outside" and "Rain Down" are my favorite songs of all time. Enough said.

World Service is Awesome!.......2005-08-31

Delirious continues to grow musically. They are truly blessed by the Lord. I think this is their best album yet.

Fantastic. Fantastic. Fantastic. Fantastic. Fantastic........2005-08-06

After going for their concert, with Hillsongs, during the Festival of Praise in Singapore, it was one of the most fantasic experiences ever. Their songs are Power House! Loads of energy and loads of stage presence. Their album is just as good as their perfomance, and is a great album to buy even if your not a christian. A must buy!

The Christian Rock album I've been waiting for...........2005-06-08

Delirious? are a band whose songs you knew before you knew them. I was introduced to them through their Accessed album where songs such as "The Happy Song" and "Did You Feel the Mountains Tremble" caught my attention.

I heard three songs from this album, "Majesty" "Rain Down" and "Every Little Thing" before I heard this album and they were a brilliant taster of what was to come. This album puts Delirious? in the rank of the top Christian Band around and Martin Smith must be hailed as one of the best song writers out there. His lyrics are both personal but open and inviting, making songs as accessible as possible but allowing the band to pour out their hearts on a CD that is fresh and plays like a live concert.

Stand out songs are "Rain Down", "Majesty" and "Feel It Coming On" as for me they go that bit further, taking Delirious' music to a new place. The chorus of "Majesty" has become a well known theme for churches across the country and after seeing the band live was, for me, one of the most powerful songs that I have experienced. "Rain Down" has a strong chorus that is uplifting but honest and the line "all around the world is singing" makes you truly believe that all around the world people would be singing this song.

This album is a very strong witness as well as an album of worship and honesty. Martin Smith's vocals have got even better and more powerful. My only complaint with this album is its structure, as I felt that some songs were placed in the wrong order, making it a little bit difficult to listen all the way through without shuffling it around a bit.

Definitely one of the best albums I own and very exciting for Christian music.

Superb.......2005-01-31

I can make no secret of the fact that Delirious? have always had a place in my heart. If nothing else, they are probably my favourite band- they are always an inspiration and the music is somehow already part of me before I hear it. Their last album, Audio Lessonover was met with a little confusion by many people. Delirious? didn't seem quite themselves. Having said that, I certainly won't dismiss it, because it had some great songs on that have more than proved themselves live. I, and a few others, have decided that prouction on AL? squeezed some of the life out of the Delirious? sound. While that may be the case, it was a very inventive step that opened-up some new sonic avenues, especially in terms of experimenting with timbre and texture.

Unfortunately and unfairly, it seems that AL? lost the band a few fans. The previous albums: the epic prog-rock praise of Glo and the now classic Mezzamorphis had given d: a lot to live up to. For many people's money, World Service was going to be an album whose responsibility it was was put things straight again.

Grace Like A River begins with feedback and drums before launching into a furious riff; the 6/8 immediately hinting at past favourite album opener Sanctify. The chorus is classic d:, soaring and anthemic. (Adverbs that seem to crop up a great deal when people review Delirious?). This song also boasts a great Jon Thatcher bassline that never sits still- while everyone else is playing major sevenths, Jon is wandering around in some other key. After the bridge, an atmospheric few seconds of backing vocals and reverb break back into the chorus and into Martin borrowing bits of the hymn Amazing Grace. Quite a start...

Rain Down realeased as the second MP3 single is, probably the epitome of the Delirious? sound. A great intro with "do do" bv's, followed by another funky bassline. In sweeps the chorus "Rain Down / All around the world we're singing / Rain Down"- it could be no other band on earth. Strangely, while it's instantly recognisable, it's still comepletely fresh and exciting. This is a great song with everything that you'd want in a song from the d: boys; wah guitar, a great crowd singalong section and a bridge that is impossible to sing for the average human being. It's a hybrid in the line of Deeper, See The Star and Love Is The Compass- pure 'powerpop'. It started as a soundcheck, found its way onto Access:d, the live album and will shortly be an absolute killing live. Their best single for ages.

The next track is God In Heaven rumours spread about this song a while ago- that Martin had done some daring new stuff with the vocals. When I heard it, my first thought was that I liked it and that the raucous vocals were indeed very cool. As I listen to it more, the more I like it. The chorus of this song is certainly nothing to argue with, "To God in heav'n be the glory". Syncopated drums and an almost arpegiated melody make it a lot of fun to sing along to when no one else is around. The middle section features those rumoured vocals- Mart shouting "yeah yeah yeah" is pretty spine tingling. Again, this one is going to be seriously popular in a live setting; the guitars will scream and the crowd will gladly take up singing the chorus!

Proceedings shift into more contemplative mode next with Majesty (Here I Am), which was the first MP3 single from this album. As a single, it was squarely aimed at churches with the sheet music being published and the song was pushed at festivals during the Summer. There was good reason for it- Majesty is a beautiful song. Gentle acoustics and Jesus Blood style scratching and synth noises accompany a string section and the Hillsongs choir to produce a quite enchanting effect. Majesty will be a classic for years to come, whether in stadia with lighters aloft or in churches around the world.

Inside Outside follows, possibly the standout track for me (I have yet to decide). Stu G sings the verses, reminding us of Fire and A Little Love from AL?. The song has the same, slighty Radiohead-style muted feel. Stew churns out a driving beat as the song progresses, guitars weave in an out with great restraint in a slow build that will remind you of Obsession or Investigate. Suddenly, the bridge erupts, "You're all over me". The eruption finishes as suddenly as it begins, and we return to the pounding of before. The guitar tones are beautiful and I will never get bored of the melody of the chorus. The songs ends after an intense spontaneous-sounding section, and Martin sings "You celebrate me". It's a fantastic song- perhaps one of the best they have ever made. Perfectly produced and exquisitly played. The final product is a brooding reverie, mature and complex. A key song on the album.

Free is next. Guitars that sound like U2's Elevation, jazzy keyboard inflections and lazy vocals. The pre-chorus goes "I've got wings, so watch me fly", following a chromatic melody. The chorus soars with the best of them; "I'm free to be the man you want me to be". Jon's bass playing is, again, very inventive. Stu G's minature space guitar break leads back into the song's central riff that that will have you tapping away with biros on your imaginary drum kit. The song is fairly straightforward, but not suffering for it by any means. Think Fire with a laid back groove, a classic style chorus and glissando 'aaaaah' backing vocals.

Everyone Knows is a little gem. Acoustically based, it skips along with a great melody and, you guessed it, another groove bassline. When you least expect it, it breaks into a completely bizarre chorus. Pizzacato strings and synth noises, a Penny Lane music hall melody and odd out of tune sounds somehow make it sound like a narcotic baroque orchestra crossed with a fairground organ. Comepletly random- apparently compiled from bits of songs that Stu G has accumulated over the years- this song has already been berrated by some already, but I'd like to pin my colours to the mast now and say that I think it's brilliant. It's catchy and charming and quite new territory for the band.

The desperate strains of With You are next. Unusually for an up-tempo number, it is piano led. This is a real nice touch and it adds some spice to the relentless surge of drums and bass. The C, D, Em riff builds and builds until it spills into the chorus and back again until with a sudden release, the bridge arrives. Martin's vocals go through a guitar amp sim or a megaphone and the guiatrs are unleased at last. You think the song has finished, when the drums come back, shortly joined again by the bass and that piano. Backing vocals join as Martin sings (now more realxed) "I'm alive 'cos you're alive", then he changes register and the song changes gear again- Stew opens his hi-hat and the rock begins again, layers of guitars chime and when the song finishes, there is harly any time before the reverse guitar effects fade into the piano of Mountains High.

Written after the death of John Thatcher- a relative of the band, this song is an almost hopeless sigh. Adam Mills (DJ A Skillz), who you may remember from the band Sabio (neé Fruit), adds some spooky-sounding loops and scratching effects, and as the song builds, electronica guitars and bass fade in and the build-up of emotion is palpable as Martin is right at the top of his range, frantically calling, "Pull me, drag me, hold me, keep me...". The song finishes abruptly and a single violin begins the next track. It's a beautiful, intense song- a stark insight into bereavement. It is not at all sugar coated, but has faith enough to admit "Your ways are too high for us".

Some may complain that there is a lack of hope in Mountains High, but significantly, the gentle start of I Was Blind sets out imediately to say "I love your ways / they are beautiful, so beautiful to me.". Clean guitars and an oriental sounding piano ostinato soon give way to a quietly fuzzing guitar. The drums join, soaked in a gate reverb and the backing vocals bring a similar feel to Intimate Stranger. The slow burn fades and there is a great left-field guitar sound, joined presently by more layed sounds and the song progresses into "Let is shine on me"- reminiscent of Blindfold and also the middle-8 of It's OK. What started off as a quiet song is now somehow in complete dissonant chaos, which ends up sounding like a film soundtrack. A brilliant mood piece.

Penultimate songs are always important, and Feel It Coming On does a great job. Chugging bass, guitars that sound like Ash's Burn, Baby, Burn along with some cool syncopated drums create a background for some very understated vocals. The chorus arrives with a great guitar riff in a minor key that sounds like 1990's U2. As Martin sings "When you call my name / It feels like heaven", the song breaks into a run, "Will you hold me tonight". Raging guitars, fizzing drums Bond flim soundtrack strings enter, and then give way to a breakdown- piano raindrops, flange guitar, and some now trademark walking bass. The song goes into an almost half-time feel and gradually builds back up to the strength it was before. Suddenly, the wall of guitars is back and Martin is pleading "Hold me tight". Again, another step in a very new direction for d:, and what a result it is! Quite frenetic in places, it's a muscular rock n roll mosnter of a song.

Every Little Thing showcases some great lyrics "If your world is without colour / I will carry you if you'll carry me". The lilting chorus sees Martin joined by none other than Mr Daniel Bedingfield, who is a friend of Jon Thatcher. After a verse and chorus of rhodes piano-led pastoral tectures, The second verse holds its breath and takes the plunge. More great lyrics here: "I've built my house where the ocean meets the land / It's time to live again, pull my dreams out of the sand". The bridge is powerful in addressing the listener "There is someone who can carry you", a cool-as-ice Stew Smee roll brings us into some strings and the chorus comes around again, triumphant and assured. A neat little run finishes the song and the album is over. It feels too soon!

So... what can I say? Some noticably praise-centred lyrics are great to see, sitting alongside some songs that would be quite at home on the radio. To see songs like "Majesty" and "Every Little Thing" on the same record seems like a bringing together of loose ends in a sense. Delirious? have made an album that is comepletely true to themselves because it's both a rock album and an album of praise songs. They have said about this project that they simply followed what they felt God was calling them to do- as they say in Feel It's Coming On they've 'come without a plan'. There are no chart singles for the moment (except Inside Outside in Germany, released by BMG) and perhaps not the same marketing push that Mezzamorphis or Audio Lessonover? got in the mainstream press. It shows that they have simply come and put what they have on the table without needing to worry if it's "too rock n roll for the church, or too Christian for the mainstream".

I think that in taking this approach, they've done themselves a big favour. It seems to me that the boys have been under a lot of pressure to perform to certain standards ("I hope there's an album with as good production as Mezzamorphis" / "Why aren't the lyrics as straight as Cutting Edge?"). It can't have been easy to be in this place of having to try and please eveyone, but they did as they were told by the only Voice worth listening to. And now, with World Service, I think that they could probably silence their critics from both camps. It may well be their best album yet. It's mature, it's more than sure of itself, it rocks, it floats and like every Delirious? release, it's full of passion and honesty.

It gets full marks in my book, with only one question to ask: Where are all the guitar solos?

The Best Baroque Album in the World ... Ever!

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The Best Baroque Album in the World ... Ever!

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The Arrival Of The Queen Of Sheba - Sir Neville Marriner
Adagio In G Minor - Sir Neville Marriner
Toccata In D Minor - Wayne Marshall
Canon In D - Sir Neville Marriner
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Air On The G-String - Sir Neville Marriner
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II. Largo - Yehudi Menuhin
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Miserere Mei, Deus - Stephen Cleobury
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Zadok The Priest - Ambrosian Singers
III. Allegro Assai - George Malcolm
Minuet - Sir Neville Marriner
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Thou Knowest, Lord - Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
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Rejouissance - Christopher Hogwood
Prelude No.1 In C - Bob Van Asperen
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Honest.......2007-07-08

To title the album "The Best..." is arrogant and boastfull, however, this is the best fuggin' Baroque ALBUM EVER!!!

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If You Love Classical Music, This CD Is For You
Probably Decca's best "Adagios" set
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Movie Adagios

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ASIN: B00005OC0D
Release Date: 2001-10-09

Tracks:

Platoon: Adagio For Strings - Baltimore Symphony Orchestra/David Zinman
Elvira Madigan: Piano Concerto No.21 In C Major, K.467 - Radu Lupu/English Chamber Orchestra/Uri Segal
A Room With A View: O Mio Babbino Caro (Gianni Schicchi) - Renata Tebaldi/Orch Del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino/Lamberto Gardelli
Dangerous Moonlight: Warsaw Concerto - Cristina Ortiz/Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Moshe Atzmon
Dances With Wolves: John Dunbar Theme - Hollywood Bowl Orchestra/John Mauceri
Raging Bull/Godfather III: Intermezzo (Cavalleria Rusticana) - National Philharmonic Orchestra/Gianandrea Gavazzeni
Brief Encounter: Piano Concerto No.2 In C Minor: Adagio Sostenuto (Excerpt) - Jean-Yves Thibaudet/The Cleveland Orchestra/Vladimir Ashkenazy
The Mission: Gabriel's Oboe - Prague Philharmonia/Nick Ingman
The Piano: The Heart Asks Pleasure First - Jean-Yves Thibaudet
The Gadfly: Romance - Alexander Kerr/Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra/Riccardo Chailly
Amadeus: Serenade In B Flat Major, K.361 'Gran Partita': Adagio - Members Of The Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields/Neville Marriner
Sunday, Bloody Sunday: Soave Sia Il Vento (Trio) (Cosi Fan Tutte) - Lucia Popp/Brgitte Fassbaender/Tom Krause/Vienna Haydn Orchestra/Istvan Kertesz
Diva: Ebben?...Ne Andro Lontana (La Wally) - Renee Fleming/London Philharmonic Orchestra/Charles Mackerras
Hannah And Her Sisters: Keyboard Concerto No.5 In F Minor, BWV 1056: Largo - Andras Schiff/Chamber Orchestra Of Europe
Immortal Beloved: Piano Sonata No.14 In C Sharp Minor 'Moonlight': Adagio Sostenuto - Vladimir Ashkenazy
Carrington: String Quintet In C Major, D956: Adagio (Excerpt) - Weller Quartet
Amadeus: Lacrimosa (Requiem) - John Alldis Choir/BBC Symphony Orchestra/Colin Davis

Tracks:

Billy Elliot: Scene (Opening Of Act 2) (Swan Lake) - Orchestre Symphonique De Montreal/Charles Dutoit
Life Is Beautiful (La Vita E Bella): Barcarolle (The Tales Of Hoffmann) - L'Orchestra De La Suisse Romande/Richard Bonynge
Dead Poets Society/Picnic At Hanging Rock: Piano Concerto No.5 In E Flat Major, Op.73 'Emperor'... - Vladimir Ashkenazy/The Cleveland Orchestra
Hilary And Jackie: Cello Concerto, Op.85: Adagio - Moderato (Excerpt) - Julian Lloyd Webber/Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Yehudi Menuhin
Out Of Africa: Clarinet Concerto In A Major, K.622: Adagio - Jack Brymer/London Symphony Orchestra/Colin Davis
Children Of A Lesser God: Concerto In D Minor For 2 Violins, BWV 1043: Largo, Ma Non Tanto - Henryk Szeryng/Maurice Hasson/Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields/Neville Marriner
Frankie And Johnny: Clair De Lune - Eastman-Rochester Pops Orchestra/Frederick Fennell
Cinema Paradiso: Nuovo Cinema Paradiso - Prague Philharmonia/Nick Ingman
Death In Venice: Symphony No.5: Adagietto - Chicago Symphony Orchestra/Sir Georg Solti
Seven: Suite No.3 In D Major, BWV 1068: Air - Stuttgarter Kammerorchestra/Karl Munchinger
The Shawshank Redemption: Che Soave Seffiretto (Letter Duet) (The Marriage Of Figaro) - Kiri Te Kanawa/Lucia Popp/London Philharmonic Orchestra/Sir Georg Solti
Fatal Attraction: Un Bel Di (Madama Butterfly) - Renee Fleming/London Philharmonic Orchestra/Charles Mackerras
Ordinary People: Canon In D Major - Stuttgarter Kammerorchester/Karl Munchinger
Truly, Madly, Deeply: Cello Sonata In G Minor, BWV 1029: Adagio (Excerpt) - Janos Starker/Gyorgy Sebok
Shine: Prelude In C Sharp Minor, Op.3 No.2 - Vladimir Ashkenazy
On Her Majesty's Secret Service: We Have All The Time In The World - Prague Philharmonia/Nick Ingman

Customer Reviews:

If You Love Classical Music, This CD Is For You .......2007-01-10

This compilation of movie themes is one of the most pleasurable CD's you'll ever own.

Probably Decca's best "Adagios" set.......2006-07-26

I say "probably," since it's hard to outdo its "Beethoven Adagios" set. I've only bought a few of these "Adagios" sets because, looking over the track listings of so many, there's just so much overlap. Here, you get the best single collection of the bunch. Here, I was introduced to Addinsell's "Warsaw Concerto," and for that alone it was worth the price. But let's not forget a significant number of other gorgeous classic adagios: Beethoven's "Emperor" concerto (used in a gorgeous film, "Picnic at Hanging Rock"), Bach's "Air on a G String," Mahler's Adaghietto from Symphony no. 5, some obligatory Mozart, the Barber adagio, Debussy's Claire de lune, and - oh lovely! - Schubert's String Quintet in C. Then there are much-appreciated entries (Cinema Paradiso, Gabriel's Oboe) from a personal favorite composer, Ennio Morricone, one of the actual official film composers (as distinct from long-dead composers whose music was used in film) used for this collection, along with a couple from another personal favorite, John Barry. (You'd really need to get Barry's own set of "adagios," titled "Moviola," to get his best, e.g., the title theme to "Out of Africa" and to "Somewhere in Time." For Morricone, the master of the romantic adagio in the past century, go with "Itinerary of a Genius" or individual soundtracks like "Legend of 1900," "Lolita," "Once Upon a Time in America," "Once Upon a Time in the West," and others.)

A couple drawbacks to this set: (1) The adagio from Rachmaninov's 2nd is truncated to a mere 4 minutes. For this, one is well advised to purchase a CD with the entire concerto, or get a full version of just the adagio elsewhere (Decca does include a full version on its "Romantic Adagios" collection). (2) So much from so many composers is included, that there is too little room for more Beethoven. I'd prefer the adagio from the "Pathetique" sonata to the "Moonlight" one which was included here. For Beethoven adagios, you need the "Beethoven Adagios" set as an accompaniment (where you get, among other things, adagios for the op. 130 string quartet, the 6th symphony, the violin concerto, piano concerto no. 3, the 7th symphony, and the romance for violin no. 2, op. 50). If you're a fan of Mozart music often used in the movies, there's the "Mozart Adagios" set and/or the "Amadeus" soundtrack.

I'm a "purist" as to a few works; I'd rather hear the entirety of the "Emperor" concerto than merely the adagio, for instance. In plenty of other cases, an adagio movement is heard just fine as a stand-alone work; plenty of the most beautiful music is used for adagio movements, as these sets make clear enough.

One of the best CDs you'll ever own.......2003-03-23

This is an excellent selection of music. I listen to it every chance I get. It is great just to put in your CD player on "repeat" and allow it to soothe and inspire you for a few hours, for an evening, or an for entire day.

One reason I chose it was that I was looking for music that could simply be a nice background noise for when I'm working on things that require reading and concentration. I wanted music that would not be a distraction, and this does a good job. It is also great to listen to when doing almost anything, like even cleaning the house or doing laundry. I will admit though, that listening to the selection from Swan Lake might make you want to dance around the living room.

Also, besides the obvious ones that everybody knows (Beethoven's 5th, or Canon in D, etc.) I do not know enough to distinguish specific songs from their composers, which is why I was hesitant to buy a classical CD soley of one artist because once I got it I may not have liked it or been familiar with any of the songs. That is why I picked Movie Adagios because I knew it would be a selection of some of the best classical music from the movies, which it is.

Sublime!.......2002-09-08

Of course, I'm nuts for classical music and classic movies, so this compilation of music featured in some of the most famous movies ever made is an absolutely ideal CD.

Filmmakers have been raiding the classical music files since the days of the silents in order to heighten the mood of a scene and provide a greater emotional impact. Barber's Adagio for Strings has been used not only in "Platoon", as this CD lists, but also in "The Elephant Man". While there's only a small snippet of Rachmininoff's Piano Concerto No. 2 here, it's worth remembering that the entire piece is used throughout the magnificent "Brief Encounter" to heighten the impact of the romance. Mozart's Trio (Cosi fan tutte) was brilliantly used in "Sunday, Bloody Sunday" to comment on a complex romantic triangle.

There are also 5 pieces written directly for the screen, two by Ennio Morricone (the haunting Gabriel's Oboe from "The Mission" and the exquisite Nuovo Cinema Paradiso from "Cinema Paradiso"), two by John Barry (a lovely version of We Have All the Time in the World from the James Bond classic "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" and the elegiac John Dunbar Theme from "Dances With Wolves") and one by Michael Nyman (The heart asks pleasure first from "The Piano").

I love this CD, to relax with, to read with, and just immerse myself in the spectacular sounds of genius.

GREAT MUSIC.......2001-12-03

This is a great classical piece for the lovers of classical, as well as the ones who may hate it. These Adagios CDs get beter and better each time there is a new release. I must warn you there some good as well as some bad ones. There is a certain Adagio flavor for everyones. At the present I have others, but the ones I truly enjoy are Violin Adagios, The Piano Adagios and this one. This compilation is great for reading. Furthermore this CD can be great evening music... for sleeping.

Those of you who have not got on board with the ADAGIOS, please get on board the next time you go to your favorite music store. You may be surprised at how you have enriched yourselves with great music for your listening pleasure.

You may want to check other reviews here at Amazon under my section in the customers reviews.

Thanks

TRIPP

Columbia-Princeton Electronic Music Center 1961-1973
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Columbia-Princeton Electronic Music Center 1961-1973

Manufacturer: New World Records
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ASIN: B000006OIB
Release Date: 1998-05-26

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Postlude From 'Music For A Sacred Service'
Earth's Magnetic Field
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Study For Voice And Tape

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glad I listened.......2002-02-02

OK, first off, these folks are writing art music, not pop. In fact, they're the folks who brought you "Who Cares If You Listen?" So it's their job not to sound dated, quaint, or collectible, even 30 years (and thousands of Dr. Sample units) later. How well did they do?

Well, the effect on a dance music-drenched listener like me is kinda like sensory deprivation but more fun. The reptile in my hindbrain hears the electronic tones and expects prominent beat, lots of repetition, and a climactic hook or two. When it fails to get what it expects it zones out, and lets me concentrate on more abstruse things like musical structure, drama, emotion, you know, all the edifying stuff.

All the tracks (sorry, compositions) have that Columbia-Princeton "sound" - sort of a silky, bubbly deluge of myriads of hand-spliced tape snippets and oscillator callibrations. You get the feeling there's a lot of complexity behind the scenes. Despite risk of extra-musical contamination, it's hard to resist looking in the back of the book to find out how they made these pieces.

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Introducing World of American Jewish Music [Milken Archive of American Jewish Music]

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Wonderful introduction to a distinguished new series

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ASIN: B0000C508H
Release Date: 2003-09-23

Tracks:

Open The Gates (Excerpt) - Cantor Alberto Mizrahi
Hashkiveinu - Hans Peter Blochwitz
Hudi Mitn Shtrudl - David Krakauer
III. Modere - Juilliard String Quartet
Old Jerusalem - Ana Maria Martinez
III. King David Dancing Before The Ark - Robert Vernon
Sheyibbaneh Beit Hamikdash - Cantor Benzion Miller
IV. Dance Of The Phantom Spirits - Gerard Schwarz
VII. Hinei Ma Tov - Vienna Boys Choir
VII. Psalm 126 - Prague Philharmonic Chorus
El Melekh Yoshev - New London Children's Choir
I. Demon's Welcome - Richard Stoltzman
Service Sacre L'Kha Dodi - Prague Philharmonic Chorus
The Flood, Part I - Fritz Weaver
Adon Olam - Academy Of St. Martin-In-The-Fields
IV. Camini Por Altas Torres - Lucy Shelton
Sheva B'Rakhot (Excerpt) - Cantor Simon Spiro
Mayn Goldele - Nell Snaidas
The Heavenly Host Delivers The Commandments To Moses/The People Dance Around The Golden Calf - Ian Denolfo

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The Milken Archive of American Jewish Music is a vast recorded panorama of the rich body of Jewish music, both sacred and secular, that has developed over the course of American history. This recording features nineteen tracks representing the broad scope of the Archive recordings.

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Wonderful introduction to a distinguished new series.......2003-09-29

I can't express how excited I am about this new series from Naxos and the Milken Archive! There is some absolutely stunning music on this sampler, and I can't wait until the full recordings are released. Especially notable are Ernst Toch's "Cantata of the Bitter Herbs" (what gorgeous choral & orchestral writing), Paul Schoenfield's Viola Concerto (utterly fantastic excerpt "King David Dancing Before the Ark"), the excerpt from Joseph Achron's suite from The Golem, "Open the Gates" from Dave Brubeck's Gates of Justice, and the lovely duet from Joseph Rumshinsky's Yiddish operetta "Di goldene kale." Also, if you're not familiar with Jewish liturgical music or with klezmer, there are wonderful examples on this disc. My only disappointment is that, because of economic reasons, most of the recordings had to be made with European ensembles. Although the performances are excellent (under directors Gerard Schwarz, Neville Marriner, Yoel Levi and others), it's just a shame that this music, which, in addition to being Jewish, is also very AMERICAN, cannot be preserved on CD by American ensembles. At any rate, I'm pretty certain that within the next couple of years, I'll have collected all the 50 discs in this project. You don't have to be Jewish to appreciate this great music. And at around $7.00 a disc, they're an incredible value. This marvelous sampler will get you hooked on some fabulous music.

The Soul of Eternal Russia: Russian Orthodox Hymns and Chants

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