12 X 5

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The best of the Stones' first three albums of hopped-up R&B, 12 x 5 hints at why there was more to this quintet than to blues-reviving brothers like the Yardbirds and the Animals. From the opening version of Chuck Berry's "Around and Around," Mick Jagger sings with a charismatic mixture of sexuality and menace. Even as a teenager--he actually looks alive in the 1964 album sleeve photo--Keith Richards shows a rare bluesman's confidence. It's unclear why covers of "Time Is on My Side" and "It's All Over Now" have become classic hits while the equally great "Susie Q" remains obscure. --Steve Knopper

Tracks:

Andante
Andantino
Lento
Romance De Los Pinos
Madronos
Serenata Burlesca
Variations On A Theme From Mozart's 'The Magic Flute'
Mesto E Calmo
Theme, Variations & Finale
Cancion Mexicana No.X
Sevillana, Op.29
Sarabanda
Capriccio Diabolico, Op.85
Tonadilla For Guitar On The Name Of Andres Segovia
No.1 In E Minor
No.3 In A Minor
Guitarreo
Segovia, Op.29

Tracks:

If My Complaints
Now, O Now I Need Must Part
Sarabande
1. Prelude (Transposed In D Major)
4. Tempo Di Bourree
Courante
3. Gavotte En Rondeau
Aria E Corrente
Moderato
Menuet In G Major
Andantino Variato
No.7 In A Major
2. Canzonetta
2. Quasi Lento (Preludio)
1. Andantino Poco Allegretto (Allegretto)
2. Il Vecchio Castello
Allegretto
Tres Calme Et Doucement Expressif
No.4 In E Flat Minor
5. Asturias. Leyenda - Preludio
7. Zambra Granadina
Estudio Sin Luz
Allegro Con Brio

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DG has put together a fascinating compilation of Segovia's art that reminds us what a protean figure he was. Segovia single-handedly put the instrument on the map by making classical guitar concerts popular events, broadening the instrument's repertory through commissions and transcriptions, and convincing even doubters that it could be a vehicle for serious music. He's heard here in brief pieces recorded between 1952 and 1969. Even in those made when he was well into his 70s, his fingers remain nimble and interpretations lively. Listening straight through, one hears many all-time Segovia favorites as Turina's Sevillana and Albeniz's Asturias and Zambra Granadina and renews appreciation for path-breaking composers like Castelnuovo-Tedesco. He wrote extensively for Segovia and his Capriccio diabolico and Tonadilla are pieces of real substance. Disc two is largely made up transcriptions and it's amazing how well so many of them work on the guitar, at least under Segovia's magic fingers. Thus the transformations of Bach's violin music and even a Chopin Prelude sound idiomatic, and the gorgeous melodies of the Canzonetta from Mendelssohn's Op. 12 String Quartet are irresistible here. An entrancing set. --Dan Davis

Customer Reviews:

A Man and His Art - Magnificently Captured.......2007-04-06

This 2-CD set produced by Deutche Grammmophon and first released in 2002 is one set of the hundreds that could have been or the dozens that actually have been made and sold successfully all over the world. The exceptional feature of this particular collection is not, of course, the performer. Quite to the contrary, the miraculous consistency of stylings and performance are amongst the most remarkable aspects of the man who was, arguably, the 20th Centry's virtuoso supreme of the classical guitar, Andres Segovia (1893-1987.) Rather, it is the collection itself - the pieces chosen to be produced on this one set - this, to steal a German word, gestalt. While his style did not remain constant throughout his long life and career, by the time he had developed his most masterful skills that included doing his own arrangements - the era represented on this particular set (1951-1960) - his playing had become completely his own - unchallenged and unmatched by even other clearly great guitarists with whom he shared this era.

There are a total of 31 pieces played on these CDs and while a playlist would be an unnecessary use of space here, a list of the composers represented is not. More than the specific pieces Segovia gives us here, the range of composers chosen by the compilers and editors - with each piece rearranged by Segovia himself, tells us a great deal about his interests, talents and musical range. These composers include:
Isaac Albeniz, Johann Sebastian Bach, Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Frederic Chopin, Claude Debussy, John Dowland, Manuel de Falla, Cesar Franke, Girolamo Frescobaldi, Edvard Grieg, George Frederic Handel, Felix Mendelsohn, Frederico Moreno Torroba, Modest Mussorgsky, Nicolo Paganini, Felipe Pedrell, Manuel Ponce, Jean-Philippe Rameau, Joaquin Rodrigo, Albert Roussel, Domenico Scarlatti, Alexander Scriabin, Segovia's own composition of Estudio sin luz, Fernando Sor, Francisco Tarrega, Joaquin Turina and Heitor Villa-Lobos. A truly magnificent and broad ranging collection held together by Segovia's unique personal style, approach and sound.

Largely self-taught, Andres Segovia did things with a guitar that others only imagined. He didn't just play Bach, for example - music written for an entirely different type of instrument (keyboards.) He went a step further, and recorder Bach's keyboard lessons written for his students (the Two and Three Part Inventions) and made them sound as if they had been written for the guitar! His artistry is evident to even the casual listener and in this collection, any devote of classical guitar and/or of Segovia as an individual artist, will not be disappointed.
Perfect listening for anytime. Hypnotic and, simply, unsurpassed. A necessary addition to any serious classical guitar collection.

What can you say - it's Segovia!.......2007-02-10

I saw Segovia perform live in my youth. What a treat! Anyone who loves Classical Guitar should love this collection.

EVERYBODY KNOWS.......2007-01-13

EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT ANDRES SEGOVIA WAS/IS THE WORLD'S GREATEST CLASSICAL GUITAR PLAYER. THIS CD IS A COMPILATION OF HIS RECORDINGS FROM THE THE EARLY 50'S TO THE LATE 60'S. HIS GUITAR MASTERY IS UNQUESTIONED AND HE IS AN INSPIRATION. I WISH I COULD PLAY GUITAR LIKE ANDRES SEGOVIA (BUT I CAN'T AND I NEVER WILL!).

Immortal guitar.......2006-08-02

Two CD's with Segovia's immortal music - an incredible treat at a great price!

WOW.......2006-02-23

Even though there is hiss from the original analog recordings this one is a must. Segovia! What more can you say. Anyone who likes classical guitar will love this.

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One of the Stones' best!
12x5 (least creative review title ever?)
Solid follow up, but...
Time was on their side
rockin' stones

12 X 5
The Rolling Stones , and Rolling Stones
Manufacturer: Abkco
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ASIN: B00006AW2O
Release Date: 2002-09-03

Tracks:

Around and Around
Confessin' the Blues
Empty Heart
Time Is on My Side
Good Times Bad Times
It's All over Now
2120 South Michigan Avenue
Under the Boardwalk
Congratulations
Grown up Wrong
If You Need Me
Susie-Q

Album Description

This Super Audio Compact Disc (SACD) recording offers high-resolution sound and is playable on both standard CD players and SACD-compatible devices.

Album Description

Remastered reissue of 1964 album, suitable for standard & 'Super Audio' CD players. Digipak. Abkco. 2002.

Customer Reviews:

One of the Stones' best!.......2007-07-15

Don't pass this up regardless of what kind of a review you read. "Good Times, Bad Times" (Jaggers/Richards) is a formidable blues tribute (worth the price of the CD itself). Classic covers of "Around and Around" and "It's All Over Now." The Stones reveal their blues roots on this CD more than they do on any other and the material is more cohesive than that found on their first release. I count this as the fourth best of the Rolling Stones releases--Jagger is in his prime and Brian Jones makes his most significant contribution as a Stone on this CD. If you enjoy blues/rock, be sure to add 12 X 5 to your collection.

12x5 (least creative review title ever?).......2007-03-22

Clever moniker aside (12 songs by 5 guys. Get it?), this is probably the weakest of the Rolling Stones' first five discs. The lack of a strong a-side hurts - the highlights of the early Stones' discs were ALWAYS the a-sides, and of course this one, their second, is no exception. Okay, so It's All Over Now was their first UK #1, and it's got a cool dramatic opening riff and catchy, singalong chorus. That said, I don't really listen to it that often. Time is On My Side is a classic, but it's the only one here, at least to me. And the organ-and-harmonica driven instrumental 2120 South Michigan Avenue is bluesy fun. Now for the rest...
I'm sorry, but their cover of the Drifters' Under the Boardwalk is REALLY BAD. Nauseating, even. Ever hear their doo-wap haromines? No? Spare yourself. It's an absolute decable. The resident Chuck Berry cover, Around and Around, is on the boring side, as are the slew of other absolutely useless covers (Confessin' the Blues, If You Need Me, Suzie Q). And while some of the originals (Good Times, Bad Times, Congradulations) are unexpectedly folky, they're also quite dull. Others are more of the blues-rock that's the Stones' calling card (Empty Heart, Grown Up All Wrong). They too are quite dull.
I can't really see why anybody but an obsessive collector would see in 12x5 - Time is on My Side and It's All Over Now can both be found on numerous compilations. I guess you CAN find the all-too-rare 2120 South Michigan Avenue. But the rest is useless.

Solid follow up, but..........2007-03-15

...not nearly as good as the debut or the following album. But there are some gems, like Around and Around, Confessin' the Blues, Time Is on My Side, Good Times Bad Times and It's All over Now. But there's too much filler in the second half, like Under the Boardwalk, Grown up Wrong, If You Need Me and Susie-Q, as well as Empty Heart from early on. For the hardcore Rolling Stone fan only.

Time was on their side.......2007-02-02

Strong 2nd album in the U.S. and proof that they were not just another British invasion flash in the pan. The Stones are the Beatles ugly cousin and proud of it. Around and Around is their best rockin Chuck Berry cover only to be found here.

rockin' stones.......2007-01-09

for anyone that thinks they know the music of the stones, but do not have this cd, you are in for a history lesson!.....the stones started out as a blues band and this album was the early stones at their best! be prepared for the experience......

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symphony of a thousand (pianos)
piano revelations.
Dizzying experiments by a brilliant maverick
Intriguing Ideas, Experiment upon Experiment
Expand your thinking about music construction

Nancarrow: Studies for Player Piano

Manufacturer: Wergo Germany
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000031W5A
Release Date: 2000-01-11

Tracks:

Vol. I: Study For Player Piano No. 3a
Vol. I: Study For Player Piano No. 3b
Vol. I: Study For Player Piano No. 3c
Vol. I: Study For Player Piano No. 3d
Vol. I: Study For Player Piano No. 3e
Vol. I: Study For Player Piano No. 20
Vol. I: Study For Player Piano No. 44
Vol. I: Study For Player Piano No. 41a
Vol. I: Study For Player Piano No. 41b
Vol. I: Study For Player Piano No. 41c

Tracks:

Vol. II: Study For Player Piano No. 4
Vol. II: Study For Player Piano No. 5
Vol. II: Study For Player Piano No. 6
Vol. II: Study For Player Piano No. 14
Vol. II: Study For Player Piano No. 22
Vol. II: Study For Player Piano No. 26
Vol. II: Study For Player Piano No. 31
Vol. II: Study For Player Piano No. 35
Vol. II: Study For Player Piano No. 32
Vol. II: Study For Player Piano No. 37
Vol. II: Study For Player Piano Tango?
Vol. II: Study For Player Piano No. 40a
Vol. II: Study For Player Piano No. 40b

Tracks:

Vol. III: Study For Player Piano No. 1
Vol. III: Study For Player Piano No. 2a
Vol. III: Study For Player Piano No. 2b
Vol. III: Study For Player Piano No. 7
Vol. III: Study For Player Piano No. 8
Vol. III: Study For Player Piano No. 10
Vol. III: Study For Player Piano No. 15
Vol. III: Study For Player Piano No. 21
Vol. III: Study For Player Piano No. 23
Vol. III: Study For Player Piano No. 24
Vol. III: Study For Player Piano No. 25
Vol. III: Study For Player Piano No. 33
Vol. III: Study For Player Piano No. 43
Vol. III: Study For Player Piano No. 50

Tracks:

Vol. IV: Study For Player Piano No. 9
Vol. IV: Study For Player Piano No. 11
Vol. IV: Study For Player Piano No. 12
Vol. IV: Study For Player Piano No. 13
Vol. IV: Study For Player Piano No. 16
Vol. IV: Study For Player Piano No. 17
Vol. IV: Study For Player Piano No. 18
Vol. IV: Study For Player Piano No. 19
Vol. IV: Study For Player Piano No. 27
Vol. IV: Study For Player Piano No. 28
Vol. IV: Study For Player Piano No. 29
Vol. IV: Study For Player Piano No. 34
Vol. IV: Study For Player Piano No. 36
Vol. IV: Study For Player Piano No. 46
Vol. IV: Study For Player Piano No. 47

Tracks:

Vol. V: Study For Player Piano No. 42
Vol. V: Study For Player Piano No. 45a
Vol. V: Study For Player Piano No. 45b
Vol. V: Study For Player Piano No. 45c
Vol. V: Study For Player Piano No. 48a
Vol. V: Study For Player Piano No. 48b
Vol. V: Study For Player Piano No. 48c
Vol. V: Study For Player Piano No. 49a
Vol. V: Study For Player Piano No. 49b
Vol. V: Study For Player Piano No. 49c

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To speak of Conlon Nancarrow's music for player piano shouldn't be mistaken to suggest some still broader range of musical output of which the composer's piano rolls are but a subset. Quite the contrary: Nancarrow's meticulous scores--generally unplayable, at least by most primates--are the body of his life's work. This five-CD set contains dozens upon dozens of his studies, each a fairly self-contained exploration of tempo, pitch, rhythm, counterpoint--and the interaction between pairings of those core musical categories. Certainly, this is "difficult" music, hard on the ears, off-kilter in a manner that both demands attention and may repulse listeners unfamiliar with experimental composition. After initial exposure, this collection is the sort of thing that sits on the shelf for some time, before your imagination breaks its internal code. Once that code is broken, though, the vast life inherent in this "mechanical" music becomes almost intoxicating. On some of the quieter pieces, the piano's tone is similar to that of a harpsichord. On others, the palimpsest of ragtime is undeniable. Yes, some pieces seem overly chaotic, but spend some time with them and you'll see, in your mind's eye, dozens of hands working the keys. --Marc Weidenbaum

Customer Reviews:

symphony of a thousand (pianos).......2004-11-15

Imagine for a moment that you have entered a room full of slightly beat-up upright pianos. These pianos begin to come to life by sputtering out unusual, irregular melodies. The melodies don't fit together exactly, but somehow they seem right sounding together. Before you know it, there are so many pianos playing that you can't keep track of them all and they begin to accrue into an impossibly dense spray of sound. Even if you had a roomful of humans playing these pianos they wouldn't get the overwhelming, unswerving independence of each individual line in each piano. The pianos stop playing and you wonder what just happened....

Hopefully this description will give you some indication of what you're in for with these wonderful studies for player piano. Because Nancarrow was working with these mechanical instruments, he could combine complex ratios of rhythms against each other. Some are so subtle that no human could replicate them exactly. This is not to say that the music is dehumanized. It has a great deal of warmth and humor. What Nancarrow gains from the very mechanical nature of these instruments is part of the appeal.

These studies are as rugged and individual as the composer and, as mentioned earlier, Ligeti's Etudes would never have been possible without Nancarrow's wonderful music.

piano revelations........2004-02-22

This stuff influenced Ligeti's "Etudes" for solo piano. The music is mind-blowing.

Dizzying experiments by a brilliant maverick.......2004-01-09

A true compositional original, Conlon Nancarrow is best known for these mind-blowing pieces for player piano. Why this particular instrument? Because most of these short works are utterly unplayable by human beings, unless you are capable of say, depressing all 88 keys at the same time. While later in life Nancarrow also wrote a few small pieces for chamber ensembles, his work here is the core of his output and where his imagination truly took flight.

You may not be quite lucid after hearing something like Study No. 25, which has 1,028 notes in its final 12 seconds, or one of my favorites, the so-called "Canon X" (No. 21). It begins with two musical lines at opposite ends of the keyboard: the bass starts slowly and gradually accelerates, the treble begins in a super-fast blur of notes at the highest end and gradually descends, becoming ever-slower. In the middle of the piece, these two lines cross each other before they continue on their separate ways.

In study after study, Nancarrow explores complex relationships between meter and pitch, most of the time with absolutely astounding results. Some of these pieces are a bit more relaxed, with blues and jazz elements giving them an almost homespun quality. But soon the blizzard of notes returns, as the composer makes full use of the player piano's capabilities. You almost can't believe what you are hearing.

A word of caution: You probably don't want to program all five discs straight through. Well recorded as it is, the timbre of the instrument becomes wearing on the ear after awhile. Give your ears a break and to listen to something completely different, like Debussy, Copland -- or maybe Bob Dylan.

An essential collection for some -- I'm not sure whom! -- but something every listener should hear at least once.

Intriguing Ideas, Experiment upon Experiment.......2000-12-30

Conlon Nancarrow is one of those composers who could exist only in real life, as he would be too implausible for fiction. Nancarrow was a composer for player piano, who spent much of his life an expatriate in Mexico, composing music steeped in both early 20th C. jazz and "modernist" classical traditions, and yet music that is entirely individual.

For me, Nancarrow's work functions best when he illustrates the sheer possibility of the keyboard freed from the limitations of a human player or players. The player piano in Nancarrow's work is an acrobat, ready to twirl on wires from which human piano players are unable to dangle. I find least satisfying the experimental works which are centered less on the possibility of the player piano, and more on the synthesis of 30s jazz into a unique classical aesthetic. I freely confess to being a listener rather than a musician in my own right, and some of the experiments just don't keep me hooked.

Still, if you're longing for something quite different and of high quality, Nancarrow may be what you are seeking.

Expand your thinking about music construction.......2000-07-27

Re-open any closed ideas you had about musical structure, architecture, harmony, rhythm, melody -- and what brings pleasure to your brain. Listening to these pieces inspires whole new forms of composition.

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Raw Power
Great Blues
Plenty of Good Stuff Here
One of the all time best
Cementing The Early Legend

12 X 5
The Rolling Stones
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ASIN: B000003BDY
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

Around And Around
Confessin' The Blues
Empty Heart
Time Is On My Side
Good Times, Bad Times
It's All Over Now
2120 South Michigan Avenue
Under The Boardwalk
Congratulations
Grown Up Wrong
If You Need Me
Susie Q

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The best of the Stones' first three albums of hopped-up R&B, 12 x 5 hints at why there was more to this quintet than to blues-reviving brothers like the Yardbirds and the Animals. From the opening version of Chuck Berry's "Around and Around," Mick Jagger sings with a charismatic mixture of sexuality and menace. Even as a teenager--he actually looks alive in the 1964 album sleeve photo--Keith Richards shows a rare bluesman's confidence. It's unclear why covers of "Time Is on My Side" and "It's All Over Now" have become classic hits while the equally great "Susie Q" remains obscure. --Steve Knopper

Customer Reviews:

Raw Power.......2007-05-13

The raw power of the early Rolling Stones albums are awesome. Have been a fan of the Stones since the beginning.

Great Blues.......2007-04-28

Great from start to finish. Really revealing their brilliant, young talent.

The instrumental 2120 South Michigan Avenue is terrific. Every song is an eye and ear opener.

The album was great,then bought the 8 track, then the cassette, and again just had to buy the CD as it's an unforgettable collection of thier work.

Plenty of Good Stuff Here.......2006-06-12

This America only release isn't quite the stunner that their first record was (in my opinion), but there is certainly plenty of good stuff here. The lead song, Chuck Berry's "Around and Around" is one I just love. I also like the Stones version of Wilson Picket's "If You Need Me," and their version of Bobby Womack's "It's All Over Now." It is curious that I like these better than the ones written by Mick and Keith themselves, but I suppose that's because they were just starting out as song writers. They hadn't come into their own yet. The version of "Time on My Side," is the organ version, which I like better than the guitar version. This album taken in total sort of reminds me of Chicago Blues. I like it a lot, though I don't play it all that much any more.

One of the all time best.......2005-10-29

This is a great example of why I became such a big fan of the Stones. This was the best album of the British invasion period. I submit that the first five Stones US albums were the best work they ever did, this was Brian Jones' Rolling Stones at their best.
Brian was the heart and soul of the Stones and as good as they were/are they have never been better.
2120 South Michigan Ave.(the address of Chess Records) was thier only instrumental and it sizzles. Way to go Nanker Phelge. Where have you gone?

Cementing The Early Legend.......2002-07-25

The Stones 2nd US album, released Oct 23, 1964. It cemented the early blues band legend with tracks from their famous Chess Studios session in Chicago during the 1st American tour (Muddy Waters helped carry their gear into the studio) and tracks recorded at Regent Sound in London. Essentially, this is the album that finalized their status with Chicago blues forever.

The album starts with Check Berry's Around And Around, which the Stones had been doing as a show stopper in the UK, the big hits Time Is On My Side and It's All Over Now, and the great slow blues numbers Confessin' The Blues & Good Times Bad Times. Although they used to do a lot of instrumentals, 2120 S. Michigan seems to have survived as the only memory of this part of the early Stones familiar to most fans. Personally I always liked Congratulations, but never cared for their version of Susie Q, although it was very popular at the time.

The tracks recorded June 10-11, 1964 at Chess Studios in Chicago were (Around And Around, Confessin' The Blues, Empty Heart, Good Times Bad Times, It's All Over Now, 2120 S. Michigan version 2, If You Need Me). Tracks recorded at Regent Sound in London were done on Feb 25, 1964 (Susie Q), June 24-26, 1964 (Time Is On My Side version 1, Congratulations), and Sep 28-29, 1964 (Under The Boardwalk, Grown Up Wrong).

This album was never released in the UK, however the tracks were released in the UK as follows:

6-26-64 It's All Over Now, Good Times Bad Times

8-14-64 Five by Five EP - If You Need Me, Empty Heart, 2120 S. Michigan version 1, Confessin' the Blues, Around and Around

1-16-65 The Rolling Stones No. 2 - Time Is On My Side version 1, Grown Up Wrong, Under The Boardwalk, Susie Q

Tracks:

Chaconne
Theme
Variations I-VIII
Variations X-XII
Variations I & II
Variations V-VIII
Variations X-XIII
Variations III & IV
Variations XIII & XIV
No.38: Wintertime
No.37: Sailors' Song
1. Preambule
2. Pierrot
3. Ariequin
4. Valse Noble
5. Eusebius
6. Florestan
7. Coquette
8. Replique
9. Papillons
10. A.S.C.H. - S.C.H.A. (Lettres Dansantes)
11. Chiarina
12. Chopin
13. Estrella
14. Reconnaissance
15. Pantalon Et Colombine
16. Valse Allemande
17. Paganini (Intermezzo)
18. Aveu
19. Promenade
20. Pause
21. Marche Des 'Davidsbundler' Contre Les Philistins
No.39: Wintertime

Customer Reviews:

One of the one hundred recordings in any age.......2005-04-26

Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli felt an obssesive fascination by these three piano works.
This Chaconne performing maintains the perfect balance between the mistery and the elusiveness, in fact Benedetti gradually increases the tension level to unexpected heights. I got the Busoni version with this piece and Michelangeli gets very very close in idiomatic expresiveness.
The Carnaval was his glorious triumph in the famous London Recital in 1957. He recorded it several times. And recently I got a new perfomance recorded in Lugano where he makes with this work an absolute journey to the purest romatic tradition and far beyond.
Finally the Paganini Variations was another battlehorse for this legendary pianist. Benedetti remarks the dark side of the score with notable wisdom, and accents as anyone else the charming and rapture lyrical mood that Brahms knew to use so well. It's very difficult to play any Brahms variation due you must be inmersed in the real intention of every variation.
This Remastered album is a reference must for any serious collector item of refined taste and sensibility.
An authentic file tresure!

Glory of Gabrieli: Antiphonal Music Brass Choirs

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Astonishing
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Simply marvelous! A Must Have!
The Glory of Sloppy Ensemble

Glory of Gabrieli: Antiphonal Music Brass Choirs
Empire Brass & Gusts , and Smedvig
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Release Date: 2002-11-26

Tracks:

Canzon Duo Decimi Toni - Chester Schmitz
Canzon Septimi Toni No. 2 - Chester Schmitz
Canzon VII - Thomas Rolfs
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Gloria - Empire Brass Quintet
Pavane Di Angleterre - Empire Brass Quintet
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Lauda Jerusalem - Empire Brass Quintet
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Canzon XVI - Empire Brass Quintet
Concerto Primo: La Battaglia - Chester Schmitz
Credidi (Tertii Toni) - Empire Brass Quintet
Ola, O Che Bon Eccho - Chester Schmitz
Sonate XIII From Canzone E Sonate - Empire Brass Quintet
Canzon XI - Chester Schmitz
Veni Redemptor I - Empire Brass Quintet
Non Vos Relinguam - Empire Brass Quintet
Canzon A 12 - Empire Brass Quintet
Canzon A 12 Echo - Ronald Barron

Customer Reviews:

Astonishing.......2003-02-11

Absolutely the most breathtaking recording yet of Gabrielli, in a very crowded field of superb choices. Telarc's engineers no doubt are deserving of praise, but the playing by the Empire Brass is just stunning & your speakers will shake on deep notes at times. This fine ensemble has surpassed the already World-Class recordings of these same works of Gabrielli by the Phillip Jones Brass Ensemble, the London Brass, and even the fine recordings by the Canadian Brass. Again, I simply cannot say enough about Empire Brass' performances & Telarc's recording methods. Don't hesitate; this is the one Gabrielli disc to buy.

Togetherness? What band camp did you just roll out of?.......2003-02-05

This is, quite simply, the finest brass ensemble recording to be released in the last decade. In addition to several radiant choir pieces by Gabrieli, this CD also features the handsome Renaissance polyphony of such English masters as Thomas Tallis and William Byrd. But the finest piece, perhaps appropriately, is an anonymous Gloria from 1500, which evokes that ageless celebration of the divine with a solemn religious grandeur that has seldom been equalled.

Simply marvelous! A Must Have!.......2003-01-08

This CD is a must have for anybody who likes late Renaissance or Early Baroque music, or just enjoys the sound of brass! The Gabrieli pieces sing with such power and beauty, one can only wonder what Gabrieli or Palestrina might think of now if they heard such a wonderful recording! Equal balance among all voices allows the feeling of a small chamber group, instead of a double (or sometimes triple) brass choir. What a great CD for listening to for relaxation or for just pleasure! This CD, in my opinion, rivals the Canadian Brass CD of Antiphonal music for brass that came out about ten or so years ago. Both are must haves!

The Glory of Sloppy Ensemble.......2003-01-04

In short, this CD is abysmal. Ensemble precision and togetherness is extraordinarily sloppy, the playing styles from choir to choir do not match at all, balance is abominable (Choir 1 is 'in your face' while Choirs 2 & 3 sound like they're a football fields away), and the most reverberant space in the universe could not hide the fact that Rolf's chops sound fried from the very first note of the CD!! What is Telarc thinking anyways??? Don't they know that it's over???

Tracks:

Aria from Goldberg Variations BMV 988 - Chen Pi-Hsien
Adagio cantabile from Son No.8 in c, Op.13 (Pathetique)
Impromptu No.2 in A flat, Op.142
Consolation No.3 in D flat
Andante cantabile con espressione from Son in a, KV 310
Intermezzo in a, from Fantasias Op.116 - Idil Biret
Nuages gris
Andante from Son No.25 in G, Op.79
Die Friedeker Muttergottes from On the Overgrown Path
Lob der Tranen
Impromptu No.3 in G flat, Op.90
Etude in E, Op.10 No.3 (Tristesse) - Idil Biret
La lugubre gondola (First version)
Et la lune descend sur le temple qui fut from Images Vol.2 - Klara Kormendi
On Wings of Song Op.34 No.2 - Peter Nagy

Tracks:

Andante cantabile from Poeme No.1 Op.32
Pajaro triste from Impresiones Intimas
In Tranen from On the Overgrown Path
Clair de lune from Ste bergamasque - Klara Komendi
Un sospiro from Etude de Con No.3 in D flat
Nocturne in c, Op.48 No.1 - Sandor Falvay
Les Larmes from Fantasie tableaux Ste No.1, Op.5 - Jeno Jando/Ilona Prunyi
Pagodes from Estampes
Prelude in c sharp from Morceaux de fantasie Op.3 - Idil Biret
Adagio from Son for Pn (From the Street)
Andante sognando
Traumerei from Kinderszenen Op.15
Modere from Scaramouche Op.165b - Ilona Prunyi/Jeno Jando
Oiseaux tristes from Miroirs
Voiles Preludes Vol.1
Regard du silence from Vingt regards sur l'enfant Jesus

Customer Reviews:

great compilation to relax to.......2005-04-18

good relaxing compilations of classical piano music abound, but eckart rahn has upped the ante with this one. you not only get excellent performances of such standards as claire de lune, but a whole second disk with pieces from scriabin, messaien, milhaud and others who have been sorely neglected. this is one well-done job of selection, and there's nothing else out there quite like it. you won't be dissapointed if you're a piano music buff!

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Amazing, Simply Amazing

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Release Date: 2006-03-27

Tracks:

Around and Around
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Japanese Limited Edition Issue of the Dsd Mastered Album Classic in a Deluxe, Miniaturized LP Sleeve Replica of the Original Vinyl Album Artwork.

Customer Reviews:

Amazing, Simply Amazing.......2006-06-13

The guitar work, the way Brian and Keith weave their way through this record, is a joy to listen to and reason enough to own it, never mind the fine songs. I really like that they've included the long version of "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love" rather than the much shorter single version, because it's a song I really like. Rolling Stone Magazine lists this record as number 181 on their list of the best five hundred records ever made. I'd probably put it in my top hundred. This is the third Stones album to come out in the States and once again they rock down the house with a Chuck Berry number "You Can't Catch Me," but the real gem on this record is their cover version of Willie Dixon's "Little Red Rooster." The numbers written by Mick and Keith are pretty darned good too. Brian Jones is amazing, simply amazing, as is this must own masterpiece.

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Beautiful, romantic music
I love this group and would like to find more CD's by them.

Lasso: Chansons And Madrigals

Manufacturer: Dorian Recordings
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Tracks:

Un jour l'amant
Gallans qui par terrre
Ardant amour a 4
Ardant amour a 5
J'ay de vous voir
Toutes les nuis
Puisque vivre
Susana
Susanne ung jour
Susanne un jour
Bon jour mon coeur
La nuict froide et sombre
Que dis-tu
Ove sei, vita mia
No giorno
Tu traditora
Come pianta
Poi che'l mio largo pianto
Madonna mia, pieta
Appariran per me
Chi chilichi

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For more than 25 years, the Toronto Consort has been researching and presenting innovative performances of early music. The seven-member ensemble specializes in music of the Middle Ages and Renaissance, and often combines with other musicians, dancers, and occasionally actors to bring centuries-old music to life for modern audiences. This wonderful collection of pieces by the great Franco-Flemish master Orlando di Lasso primarily features solo and ensemble vocal works, all of them secular songs and madrigals whose sole subject is love. While most have a certain refinement in both music and text, the disc's final selection depicts a wild, somewhat bawdy street scene "complete with squawking roosters and quarreling lovers." One of the disc's highlights is a gorgeous duet with recorder and organ. --David Vernier

Customer Reviews:

Beautiful, romantic music.......2003-11-21

This album is simply phenomenal, whether you are a fan of early music or not. It is relaxing, romantic, and ethereal at times. Worth every penny!

I love this group and would like to find more CD's by them........1998-09-30

This is a beautiful recording. The voices are just right for the music with very fine technique and tone. Lassus offers a wonderful choice of music of which they have taken full advantage. For the most part the sequence and recording quality is good with the exception of Bon Jour Mon Coeur which is simply different and comes out of nowhere. Thank you for a CD of repeated enjoyment.

Janácek: Instrumental & Orchestral Works

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Stunning
Lesser known Janacek at bargain price
Great addition to the library

Janácek: Instrumental & Orchestral Works

Manufacturer: EMI Classics
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005QHW4
Release Date: 2002-02-12

Tracks:

Pohadka: I. Con Moto - Mikhail Rudy/Gary Hoffman
Pohadka: II. Con Moto - Mikhail Rudy/Gary Hoffman
Pohadka: III. Allegro - Mikhail Rudy/Gary Hoffman
Presto in e - Mikhail Rudy/Gary Hoffman
Vn Son: I. Con Moto - Mikhail Rudy/Pierre Amoyal
Vn Son: II. Ballada - Con Moto - Mikhail Rudy/Pierre Amoyal
Vn Son: III. Allegretto - Mikhail Rudy/Pierre Amoyal
Vn Son: IV. Adagio - Mikhail Rudy/Pierre Amoyal
Capriccio: I. Allegro - Mikahil Rudy
Capriccio: II. Adagio - Mikahil Rudy
Capriccio: III. Allegretto - Mikahil Rudy
Capriccio: IV. Andante - Mikahil Rudy
Concertino: I. Moderato - Mikahil Rudy
Concertino: II. Piu Mosso - Mikahil Rudy
Concertino: III. Con Moto - Mikahil Rudy
Concertino: IV. Allegro - Mikahil Rudy

Tracks:

Street Scene - Son: I. Foreboding
Street Scene - Son: II. Death
In The Mists: I. Andante
In The Mists: II. Molto Adagio
In The Mists: III. Andantino
In The Mists: IV. Presto
Reminiscence
On The Overgrown Path: Series 1/1: I. Our Evenings
On The Overgrown Path: Series 1/1: II. A Blown-Away Leaf
On The Overgrown Path: Series 1/1: III. Come With Us!
On The Overgrown Path: Series 1/1: IV. The Madonna Of Frydek
On The Overgrown Path: Series 1/1: V. They Chattered Like Swallows
On The Overgrown Path: Series 1/1: VI. Words Fail!
On The Overgrown Path: Series 1/1: VII. Good Night!
On The Overgrown Path: Series 1/1: VIII. Unutterable Anguish
On The Overgrown Path: Series 1/1: IX. In Tears
On The Overgrown Path: Series 1/1: X. The Barn Owl Has Not Flown Away
Po Zarostlem Chodnicku: Series 2/2: I. Andante
Po Zarostlem Chodnicku: Series 2/2: II. Allegretto
Po Zarostlem Chodnicku: Series 3/3, Paralipomena: I. Piu Mosso
Po Zarostlem Chodnicku: Series 3/3, Paralipomena: II. Allegro - Vivace
Po Zarostlem Chodnicku: Series 3/3, Paralipomena: III. Vivo
Three Moravian Dances: I. Ej, Danaj!
Three Moravian Dances: II. Celadensky
Three Moravian Dances: III. Pilky

Customer Reviews:

Stunning.......2004-01-16

Leos Janacek (1854- 1928)was one of classical music's true mavericks. His music ranges has a wide emotional spectrum and endless rhythmic interest. This 2 CD selection of his lesser-known chamber and instrumental works is exemplary. All artists have a strong feel for the motif style development and the quirky nature of the music. Mikhail Rudy gives very fine renditions of the beautiful Z Ulice Sonata and V Mlach, both of which deserve to be much better known. He mixes an innate feel for the music with seemingly limitless virtuosity. The first disk contains Janacek's important cello work Pohadka (Fairy Tale), here performed admirably by Gary Hoffman. The account of the beautiful 1922 Violin Sonata by Pierre Amoyal and Rudy is simply the best on record. These two artists capture the folksy and rhapsodic nature of the work and convey it with great flair. The two piano concertos are also vintage Janacek, written late in his career. The 1925 Concertino is a highly enjoyable piece, again played with warmth and sincerity by Rudy and accompanied very well by Sir Charles Mackerras (one of the world's leading Janacek specialists) and soloists from the National Opera Orchestra of Paris. Finally, the Capriccio for left handed pianist and a very eccentric ensemble of piccolo/flute, two trumpets, three trombones and a tenor tuba (1926). Rudy is exemplary as usual and the brass playing is very fine indeed. Particular mention should go to the Tenor Tuba player in the third movement. This is a very difficult and exposed solo for the instrument and it's played extremely well here. The only qualms I have with this performance is that the flautist has a rather thin sound. Otherwise this is a thoroughly enjoyable piece played with great feeling. This is one of the best collections of Janacek's music around, get it while you can!

Lesser known Janacek at bargain price.......2002-08-24

This is a must have for all who love Janacek's unusual music. You get to hear rarities in truly competent and moving performances. Pianist Mikhail Rudy is ideal. Sir Charles Mackerras' immense affinity for Janacek's oeuvre is almost legendary by now and quite rightly so. Cellist Gary Hoffman and violinist Pierre Amoyal nicely complement these high level renditions. Now available on EMI's Double Forte, i.e. 2 CD's for the price of one. All DDD.

Great addition to the library.......2002-06-13

For the purposes of my review, I'll stick to my specialty - the piano music. Rudolf Firkusny's readings of this music have long been the standards; he studied piano with Janacek (an odd choice - he wasn't much of a pianist), and his style for Janacek reflects the peculiar style of his teacher, as well as having a magnificent sweep of color. No one else could play the Sonata 1.X.1905 with such an incredible swath of colors. Since then, though, Janacek has become one of the best-played composers today; it is very difficult to find a bad recording of his music, and particularly the music for piano. Between the readings of Andsnes, Goode, and Schiff, there are several fantastic recordings to choose from.

Enter Mikhail Rudy, who continues this happy tradition, not without some issues. The Sonata 1.X.1905 is first up on the CD dedicated to the solo piano works; the tempi are in a good midrange for projecting the scope and meaning of this intense music, the range of dynamics is superb, and his phrasing is glorious. This is technically very awkward music, by the way. The only complaint I have is that he does not observe some of the microscopic, but crucial rests that Janacek notated in the second movement. (To be fair, Firkusny doesn't either.)

Next up is V Mlhách (In the Mist), which the writer of this review played during his time at Oberlin Conservatory. In Rudy's hands, the first movmeent flows beautifully, with a little bit of physical resistance felt in the rubato; the second movement could, again, benefit from a closer look at Janacek's rests; the third movement is glorious, mournful and sentimental without going over the edge; unfortunately, it does not end well, as the fourth movement is very loud, brittle and harsh, and the melodic line is often broken to the point that it is unrecognizable. Even when played smoothly, it is still the hardest of the four to hold together, and it really does not help that Rudy bangs through it.

One failed movement does not ruin the album, though. This is major addition to the Janacek library.

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