Music From the Elder

Editorial Reviews
Album Description
Digitally remastered Japanese reissue of their 1981soundtrack album in a miniaturized gatefold LP sleevelimited to the initial pressing only. Contains 11 tracks,including the chart hit 'A World Without Heroes'. 1998Mercury release. --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

Tracks:

The Magnificent Seven
To Kill A Mockingbird (Suite)
The Buccaneer (Overture)
Walk On The Wild Side
An American Werewolf In London (Metamorphosis)
The Age Of Innocence (End Titles)
The Comancheros
Ghostbusters
Heavy Metal (Taarna's Theme)
Johnny Staccato
True Grit (Rooster Cogburn/A Warm Wrap-Up)
Hollywood And The Stars
Zulu Dawn (River Crossing)

Tracks:

The Great Escape
The Man With The Golden Arm
Far From Heaven
The Sons Of Katie Elder
Airplane (Suite)
The Shootist (Main Title)
Hawaii (Overture)
The Birdman Of Alcatraz (Finale)
The Hallelujah Trail (Overture)
The Bridge At Remagen
Thoroughly Modern Millie (Sky-Hi)
The Scalphunters
The Ten Commandments (Overture)

Album Description

*A specially priced 2CD set with over 110 minutes of some of the greatest film music in the history of cinema.

*New digital recordings in spectacular and sound performed by the acclaimed City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra and National Youth Jazz Band.

*Includes world premiere recordings from "The Birdman Of Alcatraz," "Thoroughly Modern Millie," "Airplane!" and "An American Werewolf In London."

*In 2004 the world of cinema lost one of the most iconic figures in film composing. In a career that spanned half-a-century and over 250 films, Elmer Bernstein was responsible for writing the music to many of the greatest and most loved movies of all time ranging from "The Ten Commandments," "The Magnificent Seven" and "The Great Escape," through to "True Grit" and "Airplane!" This collection has been lovingly created and compiled as a tribute to a genius and true master of the art of film scoring.

Customer Reviews:

Sad Really Sad.......2007-05-13

These CDs don't meet the standards I would have expected from Elmer Bernstein's wonderful film music.
*Boring*
It just didn't have the energy one would expect from "The Magnificent Seven" and "The Man with the Golden Arm". I think the City of Prague and National Youth Jazz Orchestras were bargain orchestras used to make an inexpensive CD set of one of my favorite film composers. The conducting and arrangements were what made this an obviously bad album.

An excellent movie themes antology by ELMER BERNSTEIN.......2007-05-10

Silva Screen Records, presents this antology of the music from the late great composer/conductor ELMER BERNSTEIN, who supervised this recording just before die.
Played the The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, and conducted by his one time assistant James Fitzpatrick
Recorded in HDCD and Dolby Surround

Excellent.......2007-04-22

it's unfortunate that more tracks weren't able to be recorded as theree was a good 15-20 minutes of space remaining on both discs. Regardless, this is an excellent sampler, especially in conjunction with Varese's Bernstein sampler including rare stuff like the Black Cualdron.

With regards to this silva set, these recordings range back to 1994, with Sons of Katie Elder and True Grit being recorded for a John Wayne CD and Bridge At Remagen for a CD of classic War themes. The Great Escape was also recorded for that CD, but producer James Fitzpatrick opted to record a new arrangement (same with Magnificent Seven). In '97, The Buccaneer for included on a Swashbucklers disc, while Heavy Metal was on the popular 'Space and Beyond' compilation. In '98, the world premiere recording of Airplane first appeared on a DISASTERS film disc. So while it may technically be the world premiere RECORDING it certainly is not the world premiere CD RELEASE of that recording. Ghostbusters was included on Space 3: Beyond the Final Frontier, the second followup to the popular 'Space and Beyond'. Fast forward to 2002 and 4 recordings first appeared on WAY OUT WEST: ESSENTIAL WESTERN FILM MUSIC COLLECTION VOLUME TWO, those being The Comancheros, The Hallelujah Trail, The Scalphunters and The Shootist. Man With the Golden Arm and Walk on the Wild are from Silva's JAZZ IN FILM cd.

The remaining tracks were all newly recorded for this release. They are of course the strongest tracks, seeing as the City of Prague Philharmonic has improved over time. I do wonder though why they did not include the older arrangements of Great Escape and Mag. Seven as bonus tracks.

I also recommend the simultaneously released '40 years of Film Music: Jerry Goldsmith' for another great set honoring a late great film composer.

Great Film Music.......2007-03-09

This is a great recording of some of the best film music ever. From the
great westerns to the Theme from Airplane to music he did for television,
Bernstein was one of the greatest.

Fun, Powerfull music.......2007-02-17

It's great! It brings back memories of my dad. He loved John Wayne and the old cowboys of the Magnificent Seven. But it's nice just to listen and relax (it's not all cowboy music).

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100 Hymns & Songs of Inspiration

Manufacturer: Castle Music UK
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Come Rejoicing - Choir Of All Saints - Margaret Street, London
God Is Love and Where True Love Is - Choir Of All Saints - Margaret Street, London
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Come, Christ's Beloved - Choir Of All Saints - Margaret Street, London
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Once in Royal David's City - Choir Of Keble College
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Judge Eternal Throned in Splendour - Choir Of St Edmunsbury Cathedral
Christ the Lord Is Risen Again - Choir Of St Edmunsbury Cathedral
For All the Saints - Choir Of St Edmunsbury Cathedral
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Christ the Dawn of Our Salvation - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel
I Was Glad - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel
Dear Lord and Father of Mankind - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel
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While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks - The Choir of the Abbey School, Tewkesbury
O Worship the King - The Choir of the Abbey School, Tewkesbury
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Album Description

Full Title - 100 Hymns & Songs Of Inspiration. UK box-set featuring 100 tracks performed by Britain's finest Cathedral Choirs including, Gloucester Cathedral, Norwich Cathedral, Sheffield Cathedral, & many more. Five standard jewel cases housed in a slipbox. Castle Pulse. 2003.

Customer Reviews:

The picture.......2006-12-11

I haven't purchased the CD but the picture of the inside of a church on the cover is not of a British church, like one would assume since it says its a recording of British choirs. This picture is of Notre Dame Basilica in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Just thought i'd let you know. I'll be honest; I'm one to judge things by it's cover and if the company took such care to choose a 'British' church for their British choir CD, I'm willing to bet the music is equally well selected... I'm being sarcastic. But I gave the product 5 stars because I didn't want to hurt its ratings just because i'm cynical. But check out the church if you're ever in Montreal, it's truly beautiful... here I'm not being sarcastic.

Average customer rating:

A bullseye on the wrong dartboard
Finally found it.
The Best KISS Album, Hands Down...
Way Ahead of It's Time
Only For The Musically Inclined....

Music from "The Elder"
Kiss
Manufacturer: Island / Mercury
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000001ELP
Release Date: 1997-10-07

Tracks:

Fanfare
Just A Boy
Odyssey
Only You
Under The Rose
Dark Light
A World Without Heroes
The Oath
Mr. Blackwell
Escape From The Island
I

Album Description

Digitally remastered Japanese reissue of their 1981soundtrack album in a miniaturized gatefold LP sleevelimited to the initial pressing only. Contains 11 tracks,including the chart hit 'A World Without Heroes'. 1998Mercury release.

Album Details

Same as USA Release.

Customer Reviews:

A bullseye on the wrong dartboard.......2007-06-28

As a fan from Alive I on, I'm glad to see this album getting some affection. I always liked it and was kinda let down by the band's abandonment of it.

I think they bash it because it was an act of desperation at a desperate time, and it reminds them of that. They gambled as if they were running out of chances. I think that drove them to make a much better album than they like to admit to.
It's only failure is that they didn't get the boost that they were after. If it had been a hit, they wouldn't have any complaints. If I have any gripes about that period, it was Gene's and Paul's costumes :)(and that those SOBs never came back to Hawaii). Paul looked like he was going to an aerobics class and Gene liked liked he forgot to get dressed...demon longjohns.

Finally found it........2007-06-12

This CD sounds really great and when they stopped making it I never thought that I would be able to find it.

The Best KISS Album, Hands Down..........2007-06-09

By the time Music from the Elder was released, my younger brother and I had been avid KISS fans for several years after initially getting hooked on Destroyer. We bought the older albums and played them until the needle on our record player had worn them out. When we heard the letdown that was Dynasty, we figured that was it for our favorite band. Then we saw and heard some of the new material from "Music from The Elder" on Solid Gold (if I recall correctly, the band played "I" and "A World Without Heroes"). It was so different, we figured we'd give it a chance. The next day we went to K-mart and picked up the album. To this day, it has been the only KISS album I go back and listen to on a regular basis. Sure, I love the occasional tracks off Alive II, and I do give Destroyer a spin every now and then, but the Elder is an album I'll listen to from start to finish time and again.

Why? The majesty of it all. The uniqueness. People can say it's the poor man's Floyd (I'm a big Floyd fan myself) or Who or whatever, but it's not. It's KISS, mostly Paul and Gene, trying to do something different. The two of them can claim all they want that they hate the album now. Anyone who has met them knows their egos are the size of houses. My guess is that the commercial failure of The Elder was too big a blow to their egos and they just had to disown it, and still do to this day. The band tried to show some vulnerability and craft something artistic instead of the usual throwaway drugs-rock-sex rockers and they got nailed for it. "OK fans, sorry... Um, we hate the album too. It was Ezrin's idea, not ours."

But the bottom line here is that you do NOT spend this much time and effort building up tracks and tracks of harmonies and orchestrating horns and tailoring your vocals precisely for each track (listen to Paul on Odyssey vs. The Oath, and Gene on Mr. Blackwell vs. World Without Heroes) because you hated doing it. The tape doesn't lie. There is love and attention paid to each track. These aren't straight ahead rockers for the most part -- each song has its special intricacies and well-thought flourishes.

Music from the Elder was like a child that you can hear the band really wanted to be received into the world with love. When that didn't happen, they disowned it. OK, maybe that sounds a bit silly, but I really believe that's what happened. And Gene and Paul will probably go to their grave claiming they are still embarrassed by this album.

But the highlights are clear. "Escape From The Island" is a pure showcase for Eric Carr. "Just A Boy" is beautifully crafted and built. Take "Mr. Blackwell" and put it on any other KISS album and it would be another awesome Gene track, right up there with God of Thunder (OK, I know that's a Paul track, but you know what I mean). The guitar solo on "A World Without Heroes" is melodic brilliance. "Under the Rose" is rich, dark, and imposing. "Dark Light" is a fantastic Ace tune, and his extended solo is a classic.

I'm pretty psyched that this album is finally getting the recognition it deserves from a decent number of KISS fans... Now if only Paul and Gene could find the courage to reconcile themselves with it.

Way Ahead of It's Time.......2007-06-01

The problem everyone has with this is that it's not made of more "Shout It Out Loud"s or "Rock and Roll All Night"s. With the state of Kiss in 1981, I'm not so sure they could have done anything right from a commerical standpoint. They were critiqued as a kiddie band, lost a member, and accused of selling out due to Dynasty. This album - if it had been a commerical success - would be their biggest album to date. There are great melodies, hooks, riffs, drums...and the songwriting is inspirational and it goes places that Kiss never went before as far as content. "Just a Boy" "Under the Rose" "I" and "A World Without Heroes" are awesome melodic tunes. Ace's "Dark Light" and "Escape from the Island" are cool. To prove my point - in college I put this CD on for my roommate who knew almost nothing about Kiss. And he thought "Under the Rose" was one of the coolest songs he ever heard. At this point in 1981, in many eyes, Kiss could do nothing right. This is truly a musical work of art. Even Bob Ezrin has since claimed that the problem with this record is that it's too good, and too shocking because it turned out exactly the way they intended. But Kiss couldn't get away with conceptual music like The Who or the Beatles. And as far as Gene, Paul and Ace bashing this record since it came out...I don't buy it. They can't claim in hindsight that it was the wrong thing to do. They really believed in it at the time. If it had sold, they'd be playing half of these songs live.

Only For The Musically Inclined...........2007-05-14

I just finished reading most of the 127 reviews on this album. Here are some quick retorts to some of the detractors.

1)The groundwork for Kiss's declining fan base was already set in motion: Dynasty (Die nasty); Unmasked; Peter Criss Solo Album; and the Bonus Tracks on Alive 2 (Anyway You Want It; All American Man; Larger Than Life)
Some even say that The Elder and Unmasked were the 1,2 punch. Not true. The bonus tracks on Smashes, Thrashes...was like a kick to the groin, and while I was bent over gasping for air, Hot In The Shade came along and clubbed me over the head.

2)They're not atempting Progressive rock (ala. Yes, King Crimson) but creating a conceptual album in the vein of a BASIC rock n' roll band (The Who,The Rolling Stones). Both bands used orchestral music and such, with SIMPLE guitars.

3)I remember reading a 1983 Hit Parader magazine where Gene says "I love Music From The Elder." However, since the advent of grunge, negativity sells. Especially when it comes to selling anything Kiss. So they diss The Elder,and still do today.

And why would anti drugs and alcohol Gene let a producer "on drugs" (self admitted) take control of their careers at Kiss's most vulnerable time?

Well enough of that...on with the review.

Music From The Elder has many great moments and is in my top 3 Kiss albums. Strong tracks include "The Oath";"Under The Rose";"Just A Boy"; and "The Odyssey".

It's true however, that you should listen to all 11 songs as an entire piece of music. I'm also curious to find out the real truth to what Ace is playing on. I have a hard time believing it's just one song. Several solo's have a Dave Gilmour-esque quality to them. Especially "The Odyssey" which has a very magnanimous feel to it.

"The Oath" is one of Kiss's heaviest songs ever. Right up there with "Parasite" or "Almost Human". Paul's singing is spot on, and complements this giant sounding rocker. After seeing Ace play this on the late night show "Fridays", I just can't believe he didn't see the potential. All he had to do was wait a little longer for his opportunity. Eric Carr is also winding out on ***double bass drum on this tune, a first for Kiss up to that point. Let me also state that Eric Carr's drumming is once again superb, from the percussion filled "Dark Light" to a great tasty little fill at the beginning of "The Odyssey".

Let me finish the review with perhaps Kiss's crowning moment..."Under The Rose". If your not taken back by this superior sounding track you are probably suffering from A.D.D.. It's pretty much jaw dropping and should leave you with goose bumps. To have seen this played live on a an epic scale would have been.....oh well....

It's too bad this album flopped for them. If "Creatures" pre-empted this, it could have been alot different.

If your a true Kiss fan, and can exercise a little patience, you should find this album at least musically impressive. It's a shame that fans are so close minded when it comes to The Elder.

Though I do admit, it's not a common trait of a typical Kiss fan to be musically diverse. Songs like "Love Gun" and "Nothin To Lose" are revered as great.

So remember Kiss Army before listening to "Music From The Elder "...You GOT GOT nothin to lose..." now that's embarassing.................

****Footnote: "Torpedo Girl" is actually the 1st double bass song. But who knew?

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A worthwhile investment
Excelent compilation!
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Good for help to know up-to-date contemporaly music

25 Years: Retrospective
Suzanne Elder , Paul Hillier , David Krakauer , John Adams , Franguiz Ali-Zadeh , Ken Benshoof , George Crumb , Morton Feldman , Philip Glass , Osvaldo Golijov , Henryk Gorecki , Sofiya Gubaydulina , Arvo Part , P. Q. Phan , Astor Piazzolla , Steve Reich , Terry Riley , Alfred Schnittke , Peter Sculthorpe , Kevin Volans , Aki Takahashi , Ellen L. Hargis , Neal Rogers , and Kronos Quartet
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Salome Dances for Peace (1985-86) - III. The Gift: Mongolian Winds
V. Good Medicine: Good Medicine Dance

Tracks:

Quartet No. 2 (1981): I. Moderato
Quartet No. 2 (1981): II. Agitato
Quartet No. 2 (1981): III. Mesto
Quartet No. 2 (1981): IV. Moderato
Quartet No. 4 (1989): I. Lento
Quartet No. 4 (1989): II. Allegro
Quartet No. 4 (1989): III. Lento
Quartet No. 4 (1989): IV. Vivace
Quartet No. 4 (1989): V. Lento
Collected Songs Where Every Verse Is Filled With Grief (1984-85)

Tracks:

Jabiru Dreaming, Quartet #11 (1990): I. Deciso
Jabiru Dreaming, Quartet #11 (1990): II. Amoroso
Quartet #8 (1969): I. Con dolore
Quartet #8 (1969): II. Risoluto; calmo
Quartet #8 (1969): III. Con dolore
Quartet #8 (1969): IV. Con precisione
Quartet #8 (1969): V. Con dolore
From Ubirr (1994)
Tragedy at the Opera (1995)
White Man Sleeps Quartet #1: First Dance
White Man Sleeps Quartet #1: Second Dance
White Man Sleeps Quartet #1: Third Dance
White Man Sleeps Quartet #1: Fourth Dance
White Man Sleeps Quartet #1: Fifth Dance

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Seems like only yesterday the Kronos Quartet stepped up their career as musical mavericks with a coveted, wide-open contract with Nonesuch Records. Now it's Nonesuch's turn to give Kronos the big-package nod, gathering key works recorded by the group--from younger composers and time-tested veterans alike--into this 10-CD box set. As one might expect, the set is stuffed with contrasts, from the first CD, with its 11-part, upstepping John Adams suite and then the far more solemn Missa Syllabica from Arvo Pärt. Nearly 20 of these pieces here were composed expressly for Kronos, pitched and sculpted for their easily-racked mixture of straightforward string quartet roles and intelligently restructured approaches to the even the simplest gestures. Perhaps most key here is George Crumb's Black Angels, in large part due to Crumb's role in inspiring David Harrington to form Kronos 25 years ago. Crumb's music spirals and chases through the air, engaging high pitches and fast pacings as if they were ends in themselves. Gone from this set are most of the short snippets that have filled some of Kronos's other fine single CD recordings. In abundance instead are some of the legendary works: Morton Feldman's long, endlessly patient Piano and String Quartet (with Aki Takahashi), Steve Reich's unnerving Different Trains, and Henryk Górecki's String Quartets Nos. 1 and 2. There are also some of the astounding Eastern European works from Night Prayers as well, including the stunning Quartet No. 4 from Sofia Gubaidulina. And of course there are the Kronos biggie pieces: Philip Glass's works fill one CD, and so do Terry Riley's. What's more, Riley's Cadenza on the Night Plain and "G Song" are presented here in entirely fresh, new recordings. What the listener gets is a huge block of music, full of shifting colors and textures but perfectly apt in giving a wide-angle vantage on what Kronos has done for contemporary music. --Andrew Bartlett

Customer Reviews:

A worthwhile investment.......2003-10-06

It would be an understatement to say that this is a fabulous box set. All 10 CDs are packed with some fabulous music that beautifull highlights the first 25 years of the Kronos Quartet, and the booklet included provides a great history of the group as well as nice blurbs on the composers and their pieces.

Equally nice about the box set is the inclusion of multiple new recordings, thus making this a worthwhile investment for fans. The Peter Sculthorpe Quartets are a particularly nice addition, as are the added Piazzolla, Part, and Riley compositions.

Along with this, the "classic" Kronos recordings are all here: "Black Angels" "Different Trains" "Salome Dances for Peace" (well, exceprts), and Feldman's Piano and String Quartet. Of particular note, I think is the inclusion of Gubaidulina's Quartet No 4, a fabulous recording that is otherwise hidden in Kronos' recording "Night Prayers."

Yes, this is quite an investment, but I firmly believe that it's worth it - longtime fans and newcomers alike have a lot to gain from this collection.

Excelent compilation!.......2001-09-09

I like more classic period, like Hayden, but Cronos does it very well, technicaly excelent. The ten sets are wonderful recordings and the selection is unique. It deserves the investment, If you buy it, youre going to have more than ten hours of joy.

Amazingly Now Retrospective.......2001-06-26

Since their youthful start in the NW back in the 70's, Kronos has collaborated with, commissioned, or just played such a breadth of musicians it almost seems that breadth - and especially non western world culture - is their mission. But, while this conservatively and esthetically designed 25-yr-retrospective box (with its increasingly sophisticated photo-portraits) belies the pulsation of social angst and conscience that underlies the bulk of the inclusions, the latter concern, its vitality and relevance - and not some stylish chasing after cultural breadth - is what overtakes the listener/reader, rather soon. I say reader, since the booklet is very helpful, especially to the relative novice, and well balanced in its coverage of composers, historical contexts, performers, individual texts, etc.

There are probably more non contemporaries performed by the Quartet over the years than this selection would indicate. That undercuts their ties with the sense of revolution in music throughout the ages, but it leaves more time for the present: and that is where one expects the group wishes to be, is most contributory and challenged, and is best and most fairly judged. Highly recommended, both for those who know Kronos's work well and wish a handsome tribute on their shelf, and for those who do not but are open and ready to be affected, whether impacted esthetically, reminded socio-morally, or whatever combination of both befits.

How Could You Not Listen?.......1998-12-19

My opinion pales when compared to this CD. Indeed the group's ingeniousness, its knowing and its balls are in full display here, hopefully to put to rest any lingering contention that there is little more to Kronos than form. To any person who accepts the merits of 20th-century music, this CD presents the genius of our culture and teaches that daring and ingenuity do not have to be sacrificed on the road to technical brilliance. My only regret is that the CD does not include Kronos's interpretation of Bartok. But, so what? Górecki's here, as are Part and Benshoof. Listen to this CD -- soar and struggle with it.

Good for help to know up-to-date contemporaly music.......1998-11-28

The Kronos Quartet has released many albums. There let us see what the quartet has tried new titles and arrenges in each period. But this is the best set for understand the quartet as summary of thier works. The CDs are distributed by each composers and we can see thier identities easily.Unfortunately this dose not include all but be enough to see what the quartet has been.I hope that every classical music fans(not only contemporaly music fans) listen this CDs.

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A bullseye on the wrong dartboard
Finally found it.
The Best KISS Album, Hands Down...
Way Ahead of It's Time
Only For The Musically Inclined....

Music from "The Elder"
Kiss
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Asylum

ASIN: B000001FBS
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

Oath
Fanfare
Just a Boy
Dark Light
Only You
Under the Rose
World Without Heroes
Mr. Blackwell
Escape from the Island
Odyssey
I

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Same as USA Release.

Customer Reviews:

A bullseye on the wrong dartboard.......2007-06-28

Finally found it........2007-06-12

This CD sounds really great and when they stopped making it I never thought that I would be able to find it.

The Best KISS Album, Hands Down..........2007-06-09

Way Ahead of It's Time.......2007-06-01

Only For The Musically Inclined...........2007-05-14

Elgar: Falstaff; Cello Concerto; Romance for Bassoon; Smoking Cantata

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A very different and rewarding Elgar concerto

Elgar: Falstaff; Cello Concerto; Romance for Bassoon; Smoking Cantata

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Elgar the Music Maker

ASIN: B0001EMM3S
Release Date: 2004-04-27

Tracks:

The First Movement
The Second Movement
Falstaff And The Prince In The Boar's Head, Eastcheap, Jesting With The Landlady And Carrying Out A Robbery At Gadshill
Falstaff Falls Asleep
The First Interlude
Part 3
West Country
The Second Interlude
Part 4
Falstaff Hurries To London For The Pomp and Circumstance Of The Coronation, But The New King Brutally Rejects His Old Friend
Romance For Bassoon And Orchestra, Op. 62 - Halle
I. Adagio - Moderato - Heinrich Schiff
II. Lento - Allegro Molto - Heinrich Schiff
III. Adagio - Heinrich Schiff
IV. Allegro Ma Non Troppo - Heinrich Schiff
Smoking Cantata - Andrew Shore

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A very different and rewarding Elgar concerto.......2006-02-17

Here the German Heinrich Schiff is one of the few cellists to erase the memory of Jacqueline Du Pre in this work. He does it by not competing with her deeply soulful, big-boned tone; instead Schiff often soudns spiky and edgy, with fantastically fast skittering notes in the second movement. He finds a neurotic intensity in the Edwardian swell of the third movement. The finale is very alert and alive inside.

Schiff's avoidance of lushness helps this work, which so often sounds dated and rhetorical. He reveals what a masterpiece it is for modern ears. Mark Elder's accompaniment follows the cellist's strong expressive gestures, and the sonics are spectacular, which seems to be the norm for Halle recordings nowadays. The "filler" is actually longer than the concerto: the overlong tone poem, Falstaff, much beloved by Elgarians.

Great Arias & Ensembles from Your Favorite Operas, Vol. 2

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Great Arias & Ensembles from Your Favorite Operas

ASIN: B00005O6DA
Release Date: 2001-09-25

Tracks:

Tosca: Act II: Life Has Taught Me Singing And Loving - Jane Eaglen/Gregory Yurisich
Julius Caesar: Act I, Scene I: Tyrant, Avoid My Sight - Janet Baker
Rigoletto: Act I, Scene 2: The Old Man Laid His Curse On Me! - John Rawnsley/John Tomlinson
Pagliacci: Act I. Finale: Go On Stage - Dennis O'Neill
Pagliacci: Act I. Finale: Put On Your Costume - Dennis O'Neill
Ernani: Part I: Ernani! Ernani, Rescue Me - Susan Patterson/Helen Williams
Ernani: Part III: Charlemagne Inspire Me - Alan Opie
The Barber Of Seville: Act I, Scene 4: My Poor Heart Is So Full Of Emotion - Bruce Ford/Della Jones/Alan Opie
Eugene Onegin: Act I, Scene 2. Letter Scene: Are You An Angel Sent To Guard Me...? - Kiri Te Kanawa
Eugene Onegin: Act I, Scene 2. Letter Scene: No, Come What May, I'm Now Resolved - Kiri Te Kanawa
Eugene Onegin: Act I, Scene 3: You Wrote A Letter - Thomas Hampson/Kiri Te Kanawa
Eugene Onegin: Act I, Scene 3: Were I The Sort Who Had Intended - Thomas Hampson/Kiri Te Kanawa
Il Trovatore: Part IV, Scene 1. Miserere: Lord, Have Mercy Upon A Soul Departing - Sharon Sweet/Dennis O'Neill/Geoffrey Mitchell Chor
Mary Stuart: Act II: You Murmuring Breezes - Janet Baker/Angela Bostock/ENO Chor
Mary Stuart: Act II: What Tumult! Those Voices! - Janet Baker/Angela Bostock/ENO Chor
Mary Stuart: Act II: In The Peace Of My Gloomy Seclusion - Janet Baker/Angela Bostock/ENO Chor
La Traviata: Act III: Forever I Must Leave Thee - Valerie Masterson
La Boheme: Act I: Lovely Maid In The Moonlight - Dennis O'Neill/Cynthia Haymon
Der Rosenkavalier: Act I: Ah, There He Goes - Yvonne Kenny
Der Rosenkavalier: Act II. Waltz Song: Look For My Glasses There In My Jacket - John Tomlinson/Elizabeth Vaughan
Turandot: Act III: None May Sleep! - Dennis O'Neill
Gianni Schicchi: Oh, My Beloved Father - Yvonne Kenny

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Great Operatic Arias 8
Tomlinson , Parry , and London Philharmonia Orchestra
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The Abduction From The Seraglio: 'When They Lead You To The Scaffold
The Magic Flute: 'O Isis And Osiris, Listen'
Fidelio: 'Now, Now For My Victory!'
Fidelio: 'If You Don't Have Any Money'
Der Freischutz (The Freeshooter): 'On This Earth We Could Not Bear'
Der Freischutz (The Freeshooter): 'Go! Go! The Fatal Die Is Cast!'
The Rhinegold: 'The Bridge Leads You Homeward'/'Evening Rays Flood The Sky With Splendor'
The Flying Dutchman: 'The Time Comes Around'
The Flying Dutchman: 'Senta, My Child, Please Make This Stranger Warmly Welcome'
The Mastersingers Of Nutemberg: 'Now Hear And Attend Me Well, The Feast Of John, Midsummer Day'
The Mastersingers Of Nutemberg: Flieder Monologue: 'My Elder Tree In Flower'
The Mastersingers Of Nutemberg: Wahn Monologue: 'Mad, Mad, All The World's Mad'
Der Rosenkavalier (The Knight Of The Rose): 'Look For My Glasses There In My Jacket'
The Armourer (Der Waffenschmied): 'I Used To Be Young With A Fine Head Of Hair'

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Classical Christmas

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ASIN: B00008MH9T
Release Date: 2003-02-13

Tracks:

O Come All Ye Faithful - Mormon Tabernacle Choir
O Little Town of Bethlehem - Janos Balint, Deborah Sipkai
Joy to the World - Andrea Vigh
Carol of the Birds - Benedictine Monks of St. Michael's
Angels We Have Heard on High - Benedictine Monks of St. Michael's
O Holy Night - David Hicken
O Tannenbaum - Berlin Symphony Orchestra
First Nowell - Dresden Kreuzchor, Michael Christfried Winkler
Lippai/Upon the Mountain
Jingle Bells - Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Silent Night - Ludwig Guttler, Friedrich Kircheis
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing - Leipzig Capella Fidicinia, Rostock Motet Choir

Tracks:

Symphony (Grave - Allegro Moderato) - Thomanerchor Leipzig, New Leipzig Bach Collegium Musicum
Accompagnato: Comfort Ye My People
Aria: Ev'ry Valley Shall Be Exalted - Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Chorus: And the Glory of the Lord Shall Be Revealed
Accompagnato: Thus Saith the Lord of Hosts - Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Aria: But Who May Abide the Day of His Coming
Chorus: And He Shall Purify - Andrea Vigh
Recitative: Behold, A Virgin Shall Conceive - Andrea Vigh
Aria: O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings - Janos Balint, Deborah Sipkai
Chorus: O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings - Andrea Vigh
Accompagnato: For Behold, Darkness Shall Cover - Andrea Vigh
Aria: The People That Walked in Darkness - Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Chorus: For Unto Us a Child Is Born - Janos Balint, Deborah Sipkai
Pifa (Pastoral Symphony) - Marion Hofmann
Recitative: There Were Shepherds Abiding in the Fields - Marion Hofmann
Chorus: Glory to God in the Highest - Andrea Vigh
Aria: Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter of Zion - Janos Balint, Deborah Sipkai
Recitative: Then Shall the Eyes of the Blind - Janos Balint, Deborah Sipkai
Aria: He Shall Fed His Flock - Andrea Vigh
Chorus: His Yoke Is Easy, His Burden Is Light - Janos Balint, Deborah Sipkai
Chorus: Hallelujah! - Benedictine Monks of St. Michael's

Tracks:

Prelude in C - Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Largo - Benedictine Monks of St. Michael's
Pastorale (Andantino Dolce E Scorrevole) - Benedictine Monks of St. Michael's
Largo (From Concerto BWV 1056) - Benedictine Monks of St. Michael's
Andantino Espressivo (From Sonata in C Minor) - Benedictine Monks of St. Michael's
Prelude in C Minor - Benedictine Monks of St. Michael's
Adagio in B Major - Benedictine Monks of St. Michael's
Passacaglia in G Minor - Benedictine Monks of St. Michael's
Tic-Toc Choc in F Major - Benedictine Monks of St. Michael's
Nocturne in E Flat Major - Benedictine Monks of St. Michael's
Dream - Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Variations in E Flat Major - Benedictine Monks of St. Michael's
Apres un R - Benedictine Monks of St. Michael's
Impromptu in D Flat Major - Benedictine Monks of St. Michael's
Clair de Lune - Benedictine Monks of St. Michael's

Tracks:

Dominus Dixet Dominus - Benedictine Monks of St. Michael's
Christus Natus - Benedictine Monks of St. Michael's
Christie Redemptor - Benedictine Monks of St. Michael's
Angelus Ad Pastores - David Hicken
Organ Voluntary: So That We'll Remember - David Hicken
Allelilia Dies Sanctificatus - Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Ave Regina - David Hicken
Ave Maria Stella - David Hicken
Dominus Jesu Christie - David Hicken
Organ Voluntary & Chorale: Variations on a Theme, IV - David Hicken
In Paradisum Angeli - David Hicken
Alleluia - David Hicken
Kyrie - David Hicken
Office de Noel - David Hicken
Organ Voluntary: So That We'll Remember Reprise - David Hicken
Salve/Gloria - Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Alleluia Domino Benedicamos - Berlin Symphony Orchestra
Ave Maria - Berlin Symphony Orchestra
Church Windows - Berlin Symphony Orchestra

Tracks:

Chorale Prelude "In Dulci Jubilo" - Berlin Symphony Orchestra
Fantasy on Two Well-Known Christmas Carols: The First Nowell/Good King - Berlin Symphony Orchestra
Christmas Pastorale: Hodie Christus Natus Est/Corde Natus/Adeste ... - Berlin Symphony Orchestra
Angels We Have Heard on High - Berlin Symphony Orchestra
Quem Vidistis, Pastores - Berlin Symphony Orchestra
Away in a Manger - Berlin Symphony Orchestra
Fantasia on Old Christmas Carols: What Child Is This?/The Man ... - Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Silent Night - Dresden Kreuzchor, Dresden Philharmonic
Chorus of Shepherds - Radio Symphony Orchestra of Stuttgart
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing - RIAS Knabenchor, Rias Sinfonietta
Venite in Bethlehem - Gisela Fetting, Astrid Pilzecher, Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester, East Berlin Rundfunk Choir And Orchestra, Karl Heinz Schmieder, Ekkehard Wagner
Adeste Fideles - Budapest Strings

Tracks:

No. 2 March - New Leipzig Bach Collegium Musicum, Neues Bachisches Collegium, Thomanerchor Leipzig
No. 4 Dance Scene - Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra, Chor "Jeunesses Musicales", Maria Zadori
No. 5 Scene and the Grandfather Dance - Frank Berger, Hans Dieter Weber
No. 6 Scene - Dresden Kreuzchor
No. 7 Scene
No. 8 Scene
No. 12 Divertissement: Chocolate (Spanish Dance)/Coffee (Arabian Dance)
No. 13 Waltz of the Flowers
No. 14 Pas de Deux
No. 15 Closing Waltz and Grand Finale

Tracks:

Vom Himmel Hoch (Christmas Cantata) Coro: Vom Himmel Hoch da Komm ...
Ave Verum (From Mozartiana-Suite)
Messiah Coro: And the Glory of the Lord
Tantum Ergo in E Flat Major D. 962
Ave Maria
Laudate Pueri Op. 39, 2
Bringet Dem Herrn Ehre Seines Namens
Laudate Dominum KV 339
Ave Maria
Virga Jesse
Salve Regina Op. 47 D. 223 - Magdalena Hajosyova, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin
Wachet Auf Ruft Uns Die Stimme BWV 645 - Frank Berger, Hans Dieter Weber
Largo (From Xerxes) - Werner Hollweg, Wiener Symphoniker
Gloria (From Magnificat) - Berliner Singakademie, Stattskapelle Berlin

Tracks:

Sleepers, Wake, The Voice Is Calling - Felix Friedrich
Wie Scheucht' Der Morgenstern - Ludwig Guttler, Friedrich Kircheis
Jesus Christus, Gottes Sohn - Hans-Jurgen Scholze
Sleppers, Wake, The Voice Is Calling - Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Kommst du Nun, Jesu, Vom Himmel Herunter - Felix Friedrich
In Dulci Jubilo - Friedrich Kircheis
Wie Scheuchtet Der Morgenstern - Friedrich Kircheis
Voluntary - Felix Friedrich
Allein Gott in Der HSei Ehr - Friedrich Kircheis
Herzlich Lieb Hab Ich Dich - Holm Vogel
Vom Himmel Hoch, Da Komm' Ich Her - Friedrich Kircheis, Kurt Sandau
Concerto NoAllemand - Leipzig University Chorus, New Leipzig Bach Collegium Musicum

Tracks:

T, Ihr Pauken (From Cantata No. 214) - Virtuosi Saxoniae
Sinfonia (From Christmas Oratorio) - Mormon Tabernacle Choir
In Dulci Jubilo - Siegfried Lorenz, New Leipzig Bach Collegium Musicum
Gror Herr, O Starker K (From Christmas Oratorio) - Leipzig Capella Fidicinia, Rostock Motet Choir
Vom Himmel Hoch, Da Komm Ich Her - Thomanerchor Leipzig, New Leipzig Bach Collegium Musicum
Hallelujah (From Cantata No. 143) - Leipzig Capella Fidicinia, Rostock Motet Choir
Jesu Mein Herzens Freud - Matthias Eisenberg
Herr Jesu Christ, Dich Zu Uns Wend - Leipzig Capella Fidicinia, Rostock Motet Choir
Gloria in Excelsis Deo - Walter Heinz Bernstein, Gisela Burkhardt, Siegfried Pank
Wie Wohl Ist Mir, O Freund Der Seelen - Leipzig Capella Fidicinia, Rostock Motet Choir
Lobet Den Herrn Alle Heiden - Matthias Eisenberg
Prelude and Fugue in G, BWV 541
FriedefHerr Jesu Christ (From Cantata No. 143) - German Bach Soloists
Air (From Orchestral Suite No. 3) - German Bach Soloists, Edita Gruberova
Sei Lob und Preis Mit Ehren (From Cantata No. 51) - Leipzig Capella Fidicinia, Rostock Motet Choir
Freut Euch und Jubilieret

Tracks:

In Dulci Jubilo - Virtuosi Saxoniae
Pastorale Per la Notte Di Natale - The Berlin Chamber Orchestra,
Sonata Per Chiesa et Camera
Jubilate Domino - Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra
Concerto Fatto Per la Notte Di Natale - Virtuosi Saxoniae
Sonata Natalis
Vom Himmel Hoch - Budapest Strings
Air (From Water Music) - Virtuosi Saxoniae
Concerto Per il Natale, RV 270
Tochter Zion - Virtuosi Saxoniae
Concerto in G Minor, Op. 8 No. 6
Trumpet Tune and Air

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Music from the Elder

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ASIN: B000H5TXZQ
Release Date: 2006-10-03

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I like this cd dispite what the critics say.......2007-04-14

Then we go into The Elder,This cd is an attempt by Kiss for a creative masterpeice.But it never reached that status,in fact it was a failure.Everyone seemed to hate it except people like me....Kiss crazies.
Most people seemed to like the first song "The Oath".I always found the vocals hard to understand.The vocals sound a bit distorted and unclear and i can only understand certain bits without the aid of the lyrics.But this song has an awsome tune.And i think it has been treated poorly by Kiss themselves.I think it would fit in well in a live concert.But i think the members themselves would like to forget this album at times,because it was not the success they would have liked it to be.But this is one hell of a good song.The next song "Fanfare" is a short and boring instrumental.Next comes "Just A Boy",this song is a very good song but the whole album takes a while to get used to.It certainly is a far cry from the hard rocking Kiss we all knew and loved.And that disappointed alot of fans.
Also Eric Carr made his debut on this album.Some fans were disappointed that Peter had left,and then this unusual album,it was all a bit to much for some people to swallow.
Next song is "Only You",this song is an excellent song,and is another song that has been poorly treated in my opinion.
"Dark Light" is Ace's final contribution till Psycho Circus.
This is not a bad song and i like it,sorta slow and not Ace's finest work,but quite a good tune.
"Under The Rose" is next and Eric Carr wrote this song,but they messed around with it too much and,while i like the tune, i dont think it came out the way they wanted it to.
Then comes the slow and a bit boring "A World Without Heroes".
I can sit through the song sometimes but other times i skip through it cause it bores me.
"Mr. Blackwell",hmmm not bad i like it but i can see how some people could be bored with it.
"Escape From The Island" is an instrumental only song,and its hard rocking and a very good tune.
"Odyssey" is a very slow song and they did not write it.Paul sounds slightly stoned while singing it.Upon saying that i do like it especially the lead guitar part in it,perhaps a little boring though,but if you like this Cd i think you are a definite Kiss fan.The final song "I" is a song i dont like much.
There was nothing on this album that could have been top of the charts.But its still a good cd in my opinion.

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