Love Alive 3

Track Listings
1. Wait on the Lord    
2. Jesus Is My Friend    
3. When the Battle Is Over    
4. Return, O Backslider    
5. He'll Bring You Out    
6. He Is Lord    
7. I Love You, Lord    
8. There's a War Going On    
9. Is There Any Way?    

Love Alive 3, Music, Walter Hawkins, Black Gospel, Contemporary Gospel, Gospel, Traditional Gospel
Purcell: Songs & Airs / Argenta, North, Boothby, Nicholson, Toll
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Nice Collection
  • PERFECT!
  • Great singing and excellent value for money
  • More than two hours of beautiful 17th century 'ayres'
 Purcell: Songs & Airs / Argenta, North, Boothby, Nicholson, Toll
Henry Purcell , Nancy Argenta , and Nigel North
Manufacturer: EMI Classics
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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  5. Gabrieli · Monteverdi · Vivaldi - Venetian Church Music / Taverner Consort, Choir & Players · Andrew Parrott

ASIN: B000059LOH
Release Date: 2001-06-05

Tracks:

  1. O Solitude - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North
  2. Ah! How Sweet It Is To Love - Nancy Argenta/Richard Boothby/Paul Nicholson
  3. Not All My Torments - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North/Paul Nicholson
  4. Stripp'd Of Their Green - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North/Richard Boothby/Paul Nicholson
  5. Tell Me, Some Pitying Angel - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North/Richard Boothby/Paul Nicholson
  6. If Music Be The Food Of Love - Nancy Argenta/Richard Boothby/Paul Nicholson
  7. Hark! Hark! The Echoing Air - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North/Richard Boothby/Paul Nicholson
  8. The Fatal Hour Comes On Apace - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North
  9. Incassum, Lesbia - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North/Paul Nicholson
  10. Sweeter Than Roses - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North/Richard Boothby
  11. Cupid, The Slyest Rogue Alive - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North/Richard Boothby/Paul Nicholson
  12. From Silent Shades - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North/Richard Boothby/Paul Nicholson
  13. Dear Pretty Youth - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North/Richard Boothby
  14. From Rosy Bow'rs - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North/Richard Boothby/Paul Nicholson
  15. Now That The Sun Hath Veil'd His Light - Nancy Argenta/Paul Nicholson
  16. Beneath A Poplar's Shadow - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North/Richard Boothby
  17. I Attempt From Love's Sickness To Fly - Nancy Argenta/Paul Nicholson
  18. Let Us Dance - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North/Richard Boothby/Paul Nicholson
  19. Fairest Isle - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North
  20. O Solitude - Nancy Argenta/Richard Boothby

Tracks:

  1. Nymphs And Shepherds - Nancy Argenta/Nicholas Robinson/Fiona Huggett/Trevor Jones/Richard Boothby/Nigel North/John Toll
  2. Amidst The Shades And Cool Refreshing Streams - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North
  3. Love In Their Little Veins Inspires - Nancy Argenta/Rachel Becket/Marion Scott/Richard Boothby/Nigel North
  4. Fly Swift, Ye Hours - Nancy Argenta/Richard Boothby/Nigel North/John Toll
  5. They Tell Us That Your Mighty Powers - Nancy Argenta/Nicholas Robinson/Fiona Huggett/Trevor Jones/Richard Boothby/Nigel North/John Toll
  6. The Plaint: O Let Me Weep - Nancy Argenta/Pauline Nobes/Richard Boothby/Nigel North/John Toll
  7. In The Black, Dismal Dungeon Of Despair - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North/John Toll
  8. See, Even Night Herself Is Here - Nancy Argenta/Nicholas Robinson/Fiona Huggett/Trevor Jones
  9. Why Should Men Quarrel? - Nancy Argenta/Rachel Becket/Marion Scott/Richard Boothby/John Toll
  10. Seek Not To Know - Nancy Argenta/Paul Goodwin/Sophia McKenna/Richard Boothby/Nigel North/John Toll
  11. Retir'd From Mortals' Sight - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North
  12. To Arms, Heoric Prince - Nancy Argenta/Mark Bennett/Richard Boothby/Nigel North/John Toll
  13. O Lead Me To Some Peaceful Gloom - Nancy Argenta/Richard Boothby/Nigel North/John Toll
  14. Halcyon Days - Nancy Argenta/Paul Goodwin/Pauline Nobes/Richard Boothby/Nigel North/John Toll
  15. Bid The Virtues - Nancy Argenta/Paul Goodwin/Richard Boothby/Nigel North/John Toll
  16. Lord, What Is Man? (A Divine Hymn) - Nancy Argenta/Richard Boothby/Nigel North/John Toll
  17. Music For A While - Nancy Argenta/John Toll
  18. If Music Be The Food Of Love (1st Setting) - Nancy Argenta/Richard Boothby/John Toll
  19. Sawney Is A Bonny Lad (A Scotch Song) - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North
  20. When I Have Often Heard Young Maids Complaining - Nancy Argenta/Nicholas Robinson/Fiona Huggett/Richard Boothby/Nigel North/John Toll
  21. Ah! Cruel, Bloody Fate - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North/John Toll
  22. Thy Hand, Belinda... When I Am Laid In Earth - Nancy Argenta/Nicholas Robinson/Fiona Huggett/Trevor Jones/Richard Boothby/Nigel North

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Nice Collection.......2007-03-05

I have many collections of Purcell's Music. This collection stands up to them at half the price. Solid buy.

5 out of 5 stars PERFECT!.......2006-10-26

There is only a word with which I can describe this set of discs: perfect!
The only flaw there is, is not related to the singing or playing: no text enclosed.

5 out of 5 stars Great singing and excellent value for money.......2004-09-19

This is probably one of the best anthologies of Purcell songs around, and not just because it's two-for-one pricing means it contains twice as much music (CD1:74'24" & CD2: 77'41")! Nancy Argenta has an irrepressible sense of style and crystal clear diction. But unlike Emma Kirby, whose vocal purity can become tiresome, these renditions radiate warmth. She is also, I have found, more consistently involving than any one of the singers in Hyperion's three disc survey of Complete Secular Songs (recently reissued as a single set). One marvels at how she judiciously balances restraint and emotional forthrightness. The accompaniments (archlute, viola da gamba, harpsichord, and organ) are well judged and blend with the voice, all helped by an excellently defined recording acoustic. This is an absolute winner at any price!

5 out of 5 stars More than two hours of beautiful 17th century 'ayres'.......2001-08-02

Two CDs, totaling more than 150 minutes of sparsely-arranged (never more than 3-5 instruments at a time), sweetly-sung, 350 year old 'ayres' (a typically English form of secular music). Nancy Argenta's soprano voice is lovely, silvery indeed as her name implies. The instruments are a discreet but friendly accompaniment to her solo voice. Perhaps the instruments are a little too discreet -- there are times when I wish they were a touch more prominent. But that is a very, very minor complaint. A beautiful collection, and quite well worth the money.
Love Alive 3
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • A fine piece of work.
  • I Love This CD
 Love Alive 3
Walter Hawkins
Manufacturer: Light Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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  1. Love Alive 2
  2. Love Alive 1
  3. Love Alive IV
  4. Love Alive, Vol. 5: 25th Anniversary Reunion 1
  5. A Song in My Heart

ASIN: B0000047Z7
Release Date: 1993-09-28

Tracks:

  1. Wait On The Lord
  2. Jesus (Is My Friend)
  3. When The Battle Is Over
  4. Return, Oh Backslider
  5. He'll Bring You Out
  6. He Is Lord
  7. I Love You, Lord - Walter Hawkins/E. Hawkins
  8. There's A War Going On
  9. Is There Any Way?

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A fine piece of work........2007-05-07

I'd say this is the finest work ever done by the Walter Hawkins

5 out of 5 stars I Love This CD.......2005-07-15

I recently purchased this CD from Amazon along with Love Alive 2. I had a cassette tape with most of the songs from this CD on it, but the tape was destroyed. The song, that I love the most is, I Love You Lord. I would get up every morning and listen to it, just to remind myself why I should love the Lord. I had been searching for this CD, and was very happy when I found it at Amazon. I love Walter Hawkins, The Love Center Choir, and the rest of the Hawkins singers.
Sylvia McNair - The Echoing Air ~ The Music of Henry Purcell / AAM, Hogwood
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Wonderful Surprise
  • One of my favorite CDs
 Sylvia McNair - The Echoing Air ~ The Music of Henry Purcell / AAM, Hogwood
Henry Purcell , The Academy of Ancient Music , Sylvia McNair , Christopher Hogwood , Laurence Dreyfus , and Paul O'Dette
Manufacturer: Polygram Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000041BF
Release Date: 1995-03-14

Tracks:

  1. Part I: Staircase: Overture
  2. Part I: If Music Be The Food Of Love
  3. Part I: Cebell
  4. Part I: To Arms, To Arms, Heroic Prince
  5. Part I: To Arms
  6. Part I: Tell Me, Some Pitying Angel
  7. Part I: Slow Air
  8. Part II: We Come To Sing
  9. Part II: Oh! Lead Me To Some Peaceful Gloom
  10. Part II: O Solitude
  11. Part II: Hark! Hark! The Echoing Air
  12. Part II: Trumpet Tune
  13. Part III: Sweeter Than Roses
  14. Part III: Fairest Isle
  15. Part III: She That Would Gain A Faithful Lover
  16. Part III: Cupid, The Slyest Rogue Alive
  17. Part III: I Attempt From Love's Sickness To Fly
  18. Part III: Jig
  19. Part IV: Music For A While
  20. Part IV: The Fatal Hour Comes On Apace
  21. Part IV: Hear, Mighty Love
  22. Part IV: Plainte: O, Let Me Weep
  23. Part IV: Chacony In G Minor

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The stars of this recording are Christopher Hogwood and the Academy of Ancient Music, entertaining us with rarely-heard instrumental pieces receiving their first modern performances with the endearing poignancy inherent in Purcell's music. McNair's gracile voice and accurate, easy-going coloratura capture the lyricism of Purcell's songs, but none of the subtext's vibrant passion. Emotional variety and vocal color are lacking when she repeatedly calls for Gabriel in "Tell Me, Some Pitying Angel." Still, McNair's light and pure soprano is enjoyable in small doses. When three or four plaintiff songs are programmed back to back, however, the monotony presents a fabulous opportunity to lull insomniacs back to sleep. --Barbara Eisner Bayer

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Wonderful Surprise.......2006-01-01

Normally I run in the opposite direction of any baroque music - thought I had heard it all and had enough, but I love Slyvia McNair and I wanted to hear more of her recordings. This recording was such a wonderful surprise, not only interms of McNair's performance but interms of the overall presentation (organization of the pieces) and the energy of the performances by the AAM. I have new-found appreciation of Purcell's music!

5 out of 5 stars One of my favorite CDs.......2003-01-12

When I listened to this CD, I fell in love with Sylvia McNair's artistic and beautiful voice along with Henry Purcell's music. This CD offers a style of music that I love to listen to and sing with. There is a mixture of instrumental only and vocal pieces. When I listen to this CD I feel like I have been transported to the late 1600s. The title "The Echoing Air" appropriately describes the beauty of this music.
Mega 3 Collection: Love Alive
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Love Alive- Best in Gospel Music
  • Great
 Mega 3 Collection: Love Alive
Walter Hawkins
Manufacturer: Compendia
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00006877I
Release Date: 2002-06-04

Tracks:

  1. Follow Me
  2. Dear Jesus, I Love You
  3. I Love the Lord
  4. Changed
  5. Changed (Reprise)
  6. I Won't Be Satisfied
  7. God Is Standing By
  8. I'm Not the Wame
  9. Goin' Up Yonder

Tracks:

  1. Come by Here, Good Lord
  2. He's That Kind of Friend
  3. Never Alone
  4. Until I Found the Lord
  5. Be Grateful
  6. I'm Going Away
  7. God Will Open Doors
  8. Right On

Tracks:

  1. Wait on the Lord
  2. Jesus Is My Friend
  3. When the Battle Is Over
  4. Return, Oh Backslider
  5. He'll Bring You Out
  6. He Is Lord
  7. I Love You, Lord
  8. There's a War Going On
  9. Is There Any Way?

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Love Alive- Best in Gospel Music.......2004-05-05

My mother bought the 8 track tape of Love Alive when I was a kid and I fell in love with it. I was very sad when she gave it away because it was like losing a friend. Some 20 years later, the songs still are some of the finest gospel music has to offer. I have come full circle now. It just doesn't get any better than this.

4 out of 5 stars Great.......2003-06-11

I think that it was one of best recordings that was ever made by them.
'70s Preservation Society Presents Disco Fever: 40 Top Hits
Average customer rating: Not rated
    		'70s Preservation Society Presents Disco Fever: 40 Top Hits
    Various Artists , The Hustle (Van McCoy) 2. Turn The Beat Around (Vicki Sue Robinson) 3. If I Can't Have You (Yvonne Elliman , Wind & Fire/Emotions) 5. In The Bush (Musique) 6. Never Knew Love Like This Before (Stephanie Mills Boogie Wonderland (Earth , Kool & the Gang) 8. Ring My Bell (Anita Ward) 9. Bad Luck (Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes) 10. Car Wash (Rose Royce , Another Love Like Mine (Lou Rawls) 15. Boogie Oogie Oogie (A Taste Of Honey) 16. Born To Be Alive (Patrick Hernandez , Inc.) Rock Freak) (G.Q.) 18. Shame (Evelyn "Champagne" King) 19. Boogie Fever (The Sylvers) 20. Funkytown (Lipps , Bee Gees) 2. Got To Be Real (Cheryl Lynn) 3. I'm Your Boogie Man (KC & The Sunshine Band) 4. Love Hangover (Diana Ross , More, More (Pt. 1) (Andrea True Connection) 7. Fly Robin Fly (Silver Convention The Nightlife (Disco 'Round) (Alicia Bridges) 6. More , Let Me Be Misunderstood (Santa Esmerelda) 9. More Than A Woman (Tavares) 10. Heart Of Glass (Blondie) 11. Disco Inferno (The Trammps) , and A Fifth Of Beethoven (Walter Murphy) 19. Right Back Where We Started From (Maxine Nightingale) 20. I Will Survive (Gloria Gaynor
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    DiscoDisco | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
    ASIN: B000MZ6ROQ

    Product Description

    Includes: DISC ONE: 1. The Hustle (Van McCoy) 2. Turn The Beat Around (Vicki Sue Robinson) 3. If I Can't Have You (Yvonne Elliman) 4. Boogie Wonderland (Earth, Wind & Fire/Emotions) 5. In The Bush (Musique) 6. Never Knew Love Like This Before (Stephanie Mills) 7. Ladies Night (Kool & the Gang) 8. Ring My Bell (Anita Ward) 9. Bad Luck (Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes) 10. Car Wash (Rose Royce) 11. Don't Leave Me This Way (Thelma Houston) 12. Y.M.C.A (Village People) 13. Take Your Time (Do It Right) (S.O.S. Band) 14. You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine (Lou Rawls) 15. Boogie Oogie Oogie (A Taste Of Honey) 16. Born To Be Alive (Patrick Hernandez) 17. Disco Nights (Rock Freak) (G.Q.) 18. Shame (Evelyn "Champagne" King) 19. Boogie Fever (The Sylvers) 20. Funkytown (Lipps, Inc.) DISC TWO: 1. Night Fever (Bee Gees) 2. Got To Be Real (Cheryl Lynn) 3. I'm Your Boogie Man (KC & The Sunshine Band) 4. Love Hangover (Diana Ross) 5. I Love The Nightlife (Disco 'Round) (Alicia Bridges) 6. More, More, More (Pt. 1) (Andrea True Connection) 7. Fly Robin Fly (Silver Convention) 8. Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood (Santa Esmerelda) 9. More Than A Woman (Tavares) 10. Heart Of Glass (Blondie) 11. Disco Inferno (The Trammps) 12. Knock On Wood (Amii Stewart) 13. Boogie Nights (Heatwave) 14. Disco Lady (Johnnie Taylor) 15. Got To Give It Up (Pt. 1) (Marvin Gaye) 16. Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now (McFadden & Whitehead) 17. T.S.O.P. (The Sound Of Philadelphia) (M.F.S.B. Featuring The Three Degrees) 18. A Fifth Of Beethoven (Walter Murphy) 19. Right Back Where We Started From (Maxine Nightingale) 20. I Will Survive (Gloria Gaynor)
    Complete Secular Songs (3cd)
    Average customer rating: Not rated
      		Complete Secular Songs (3cd)

      Manufacturer: Hyperion UK
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

      Purcell, HenryPurcell, Henry | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Purcell, Henry | Composers | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
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      5. Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs, and Chanteys

      ASIN: B0000DJENT
      Release Date: 2004-01-13
      O Solitude: Songs & Airs
      Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
      • May be High Point of English Song
      		 O Solitude: Songs & Airs

      Manufacturer: EMI Records [All429]
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

      Purcell, HenryPurcell, Henry | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
      Incidental MusicIncidental Music | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
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      GeneralGeneral | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
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      GeneralGeneral | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
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      ASIN: B000025FZD
      Release Date: 2001-01-09

      Tracks:

      1. O Solitude - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North
      2. Ah! How Sweet It Is To Love - Nancy Argenta/Richard Boothby/Paul Nicholson
      3. Not All My Torments - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North/Paul Nicholson
      4. Stripp'd Of Their Green - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North/Richard Boothby/Paul Nicholson
      5. Tell Me, Some Pitying Angel - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North/Richard Boothby/Paul Nicholson
      6. If Music Be The Food Of Love - Nancy Argenta/Richard Boothby/Paul Nicholson
      7. Hark! Hark! The Echoing Air - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North/Richard Boothby/Paul Nicholson
      8. The Fatal Hour Comes On Apace - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North
      9. Incassum, Lesbia - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North/Paul Nicholson
      10. Sweeter Than Roses - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North/Richard Boothby
      11. Cupid, The Slyest Rogue Alive - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North/Richard Boothby/Paul Nicholson
      12. From Silent Shades - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North/Richard Boothby/Paul Nicholson
      13. Dear Pretty Youth - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North/Richard Boothby
      14. From Rosy Bow'rs - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North/Richard Boothby/Paul Nicholson
      15. Now That The Sun Hath Veil'd His Light - Nancy Argenta/Paul Nicholson
      16. Beneath A Poplar's Shadow - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North/Richard Boothby
      17. I Attempt From Love's Sickness To Fly - Nancy Argenta/Paul Nicholson
      18. Let Us Dance - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North/Richard Boothby/Paul Nicholson
      19. Fairest Isle - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North
      20. O Solitude - Nancy Argenta/Richard Boothby

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars May be High Point of English Song.......2007-06-04

      Whenever I listen to any renditions of English art songs, going from Elizabethan times to the modern, as by Percy Grainger, I always dispair at how uninteresting they are when compared to the great German, French, and Italian art song repetoires. It seems as if the English can never quite wrest their genre from its folk roots and become a 'classic' music realization. I cringe at the Shakspearean 'hey nonny nonnies' and the 19th century compositions, none of which are as good even as Stephen Foster at his best.

      But here is Purcell, and I believe I've found an author of English song I can really enjoy. To be sure, he has not entirely kicked the straw from all of the lyrics, but out of this 74 minutes of performance, I can easily listen to it many times over. And, as it stands at the moment, the prices for these CD's are a real bargain, if you like English song.
      Vaughan Williams: The Poisoned Kiss [Hybrid SACD]
      Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
      • Urgently recommended despite some production missteps
      		 Vaughan Williams: The Poisoned Kiss [Hybrid SACD]

      Manufacturer: Chandos
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

      Vaughan Williams, RalphVaughan Williams, Ralph | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Vaughan Williams, Ralph | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
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      OperettasOperettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
      ASIN: B0000DIGLL
      Release Date: 2003-11-25

      Tracks:

      1. Overture
      2. No. 2. Opening Chorus: 'Secret Are The Sounds...'
      3. No. 3. Scena. Gallanthus: 'What's That?'
      4. No. 4. Scena. Angelica: 'Day Is Dawning'
      5. No. 5. Duet. Gallanthus: 'It's Really Time...'
      6. No. 6. Ensemble. Hob, Lob And Gob: 'Here We Come...'
      7. No. 7. Duet And Chorus. Dipsacus: 'I'm A Sorcerer Bold'
      8. No. 8. Duet. Amaryllus: 'It's True I'm Inclined...'
      9. No. 9. Ensemble. Tormentilla: 'Hush, Lovely Cobra'
      10. Amaryllus: 'Desist, Lest You Die!'
      11. No. 10. Duet. Amaryllus: 'I Know We See...'
      12. Amaryllus: 'Blue Larkspur In A Garden'
      13. No. 11. Ensemble. Dipsacus: 'Who's In My Forest?'
      14. Dipsacus: 'North Wind, South Wind'
      15. Tormentilla: Angelica?
      16. Amaryllus And Gallanthus: 'O, Come To Our Arms'
      17. No. 12. Song. Tormentilla: 'O, Who Would Be...'
      18. No. 13. Finale. Dipsacus: 'All Is Ready!'
      19. No. 14. Introduction
      20. No. 15. Chorus: 'Here We Come'
      21. No. 16. Song And Chorus. Angelica And Flower Girls: 'By All The Powers...'
      22. No. 17. Trio. Lob: 'Ho There!'
      23. No. 18. Duet. Angelica: 'It Does Not Apear...'
      24. No. 19. Trio. Third Medium: 'If You Want To Escape'

      Tracks:

      1. No. 20. Chorus: 'Tormentilla! Tormentilla!'
      2. No. 21. Song And Duet. Tormentilla: 'There Was...'
      3. No. 22. Ensemble. Amaryllus: 'Twas Here It Bade...'
      4. No. 23. Serenade. Amaryllus: 'Dear Love, Behold...'
      5. No. 24. Duet. Tormentilla: 'Sleeping Or Waking'
      6. Tormentilla: 'You Must Not Kiss Me'
      7. No. 26. Finale. Tomentilla: 'Too Dark For Me...'
      8. No. 27. Introduction
      9. No. 28. Trio. Mediums: 'Behold Our Mystic...'
      10. No. 29. Ensemble. Empress: 'Monstrous Vision!'
      11. No. 30. Ballad. Empress: ' When I Was Young...'
      12. No. 31. Ensemble. Empress: 'You Can Leave Us'
      13. No. 32. Duet. Tormentilla: 'Is My Love Alive?'
      14. Empress: 'Love Breaks All The Rules...'
      15. No. 33. Invocation. Empress: 'Imps And Demons'
      16. No. 34. Ensemble. Empress: 'Come, O Gentle Powers'
      17. No. 35. Duet. Empress: 'Can You, Can You Remember'
      18. No. 36. Quartet. All: 'Love In A Hut...'
      19. No. 37. Sextet. First Medium: 'Horrid Monster!'
      20. No. 38. Duet. Gallanthus: 'It's The Proper Thing To Do'
      21. No. 39. Finale. Chorus: 'Love Has Conquered!'

      Customer Reviews:

      4 out of 5 stars Urgently recommended despite some production missteps.......2007-01-07

      This premiere recording makes some very beautiful music available for the first time. The opera was first performed in 1936, and Vaughan Williams continued to make revisions into the mid 1950s. The music is representative of the composer's mature style. In the opera's later version given here, Evelyn Sharp's original book was revised by Ursula Vaughan Williams.

      The Poisoned Kiss is a romantic comedy, a fairy tale about the triumph of true love over revenge. The opera is not through-sung; rather, the dramatic action is carried forward by dialogue in a manner reminiscent of Gilbert and Sullivan or the West End. At times, the witty, good-naturedly sarcastic text and playful rhyme schemes are reminiscent of Noel Coward.

      The musicians are just about ideal. Hickox leads a luscious performance, capturing by turn the music's pastoral beauty and (not very threatening) irony. The singers are of uniformly high quality, with the characterization and fresh voices of James Gilchrist and Janice Watson as the young lovers deserving special mention. Anne Collins's fruity, wide-vibratoed contralto at times seems to be a musical caricature, but it works nicely in the role.

      The production has two major flaws. First, the sound image is placed rather distant from the listener. I felt as if I were sitting towards the back of the auditorium and wanted to move up closer to the stage. The SACD's surround mode did add compensatory perspective and body to the sound, as well as a little extra punch to the thunder, cat shrieks, and other fairy-tale sound effects. The two-channel version sounded significantly flatter and more distant. Second, almost all of the dialogue has been omitted. It would have been enjoyable to hear the music in its dramatic context. Indeed, the abrupt juxtaposition of musical numbers that in performance would be separated by dialogue and a shift of dramatic tone is sometimes jarring. With less than an hour on each disc (and with singers who display such fine diction and acting skills), this is a major missed opportunity. Fortunately, the dialogue is printed in the libretto.

      Despite these quibbles, this set is still urgently recommended!
      Love Alive 3
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        		Love Alive 3
        Walter Hawkins
        Manufacturer: Light
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

        GeneralGeneral | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music
        GospelGospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music
        ASIN: B00008FB7H
        Release Date: 1993-04-27

        Tracks:

        1. Wait on the Lord
        2. Jesus Is My Friend
        3. When the Battle Is Over
        4. Return, O Backslider
        5. He'll Bring You Out
        6. He Is Lord
        7. I Love You, Lord
        8. There's a War Going On
        9. Is There Any Way?
        The Song Recital - Alive In America
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          		The Song Recital - Alive In America

          Manufacturer: Town Hall
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

          All Works by BernsteinAll Works by Bernstein | Bernstein, Leonard | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          Ibert, JacquesIbert, Jacques | ( I ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          Morricone, EnnioMorricone, Ennio | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          All Works by SchubertAll Works by Schubert | Schubert, Franz | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          All Works by RossiniAll Works by Rossini | Rossini, Gioacchino | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          Film ScoresFilm Scores | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
          Chamber MusicChamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
          Vocal & SongVocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
          Chamber MusicChamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
          Vocal & SongVocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Arias | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
          Modern & 20th CenturyModern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
          Romantic (c.1820-1910)Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
          ItalianItalian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
          Musical TheaterMusical Theater | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
          Movie SoundtracksMovie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Soundtracks | Styles | Music
          ASIN: B000054OWE
          Release Date: 1999-11-01

          Tracks:

          1. Chanson du Depart de Don Quichotte (IBERT)
          2. Chanson a Dulcinee (IBERT)
          3. Chanson du Duc (IBERT)
          4. Chanson de la Mort de Don Quichotte (IBERT)
          5. Liebesbotschaft (SCHUBERT )
          6. Moment Musicale #4 in C# minor (D780) (SCHUBERT )
          7. Nacht und Traume (SCHUBERT )
          8. Moment Musicale #3 in F minor (D780) (SCHUBERT )
          9. Standchen (SCHUBERT )
          10. Rastlose Liebe (SCHUBERT )
          11. Chanson Triste (DUPARC)
          12. Extase (DUPARC)
          13. Phidyle (DUPARC)
          14. THEMES FROM CINEMA PARADISO Love Theme (Morricone), CinemaParadiso, Maturity, Cinema Paradiso
          15. Ideale (TOSTI)
          16. Largo al factotum from II Barbiere di Seviglia (ROSSINI)
          17. Little Smary (BERNSTEIN)
          18. Greeting (BERNSTEIN)
          19. Scherzo from West Side Story (BERNSTEIN)
          20. Maria from West Side Story (BERNSTEIN)
          21. Wrong Note Rag (Wonderful Town)
          22. Bring Him Home from Les Miserables (SCHONBERG )

          Album Description

          Having been booked in over one hundred cities for the 1999-2000 and 2000-2001 seasons, Douglas Webster and Lincoln Mayorga are proving that the song recital is alive and well in America. The diverse collection in this recording includes German Lieder, French Chansons, Italian opera, songs from French and Italian motion pictures and Broadway.

          Music Review:

          1. Love Can Carry
          2. Meditations
          3. Mirth and Matter
          4. Mom & Pop Winans
          5. Music & Arts Seminar Chicago Mass Choir [Live]
          6. On the Mainline
          7. Passafist
          8. Phil Keaggy
          9. Praise Him
          10. Pray for Rain

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