Catfish for Supper [Import]

catfish for supper [import]

Track Listings
1. Mississippi Gal
2. Plum Cake
3. Sweet Kind Of Love
4. Eba
5. Bully Samba
6. Catfish For Supper
7. Bugle Call Rag
8. Triangle
9. Railroad Blues
10. Oahu Blues
11. You're There
12. I Don't Love Nobody
13. Peach Tree Shuffle

Catfish for Supper,John Scholle,Vivid Sound,Rock

Catfish for Supper [Import]
Mamma Mia! The Musical Based on the Songs of ABBA: A Decca Broadway Original Cast Recording (1999 London Cast)
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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 Mamma Mia! The Musical Based on the Songs of ABBA: A Decca Broadway Original Cast Recording (1999 London Cast)
Benny Andersson , Julian Poole , Jenny Galloway , Nicolas Colicos , Paul Clarkson , Bjorn Ulvaeus , Lisa Stokke , Eliza Lumley , Melissa Gibson , Siobhan McCarthy , Louise Plowright , Jenny Galloway , Bjorn Ulvaeus , and Stig Anderson
Manufacturer: Decca Broadway
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ASIN: B000031WEN
Release Date: 2000-10-17

Tracks:

  1. Overture/Prologue
  2. Honey, Honey
  3. Money, Money, Money
  4. Thank You For The Music
  5. Mamma Mia
  6. Chiquitita
  7. Dancing Queen
  8. Lay All Your Love On Me
  9. Super Trouper
  10. Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!
  11. The Name Of The Game
  12. Voulez-Vous
  13. Entr'acte
  14. Under Attack
  15. One Of Us
  16. S.O.S.
  17. Does Your Mother Know
  18. Knowing Me, Knowing You
  19. Our Last Summer
  20. Slipping Through My Fingers
  21. The Winner Takes It All
  22. Take A Chance On Me
  23. I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do
  24. I Have A Dream

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Put together by Abba's own Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, Mamma Mia! manages to cram over 20 of the Swedish supergroup's songs into a threadbare plot. It goes a little like this: Young Sophie is getting married and she's trying to identify which of three men is her father. That's about it. Wisely, the musical doesn't mess around with the songs, save for the insertion of some dialogue or for having some of them performed by a man (it works amazingly well). Abba fans will jump on this import of the London production, but traditional fans of musical theater should consider it as well. After all, Andersson and Ulvaeus's songs have always felt as if they were more than isolated pop gems and actually belonged to a longer narrative. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Mamma Mia.......2007-03-22

I have not stopped playing this cd. It is just great! It makes any trip in my car most enjoyable Happy I bought it!

5 out of 5 stars Mamma Mia Musical CD.......2007-03-21

This is a grand list of songs from the original musical when it was first introduced in England. The songs from ABBA are very recognizable even if you haven't seen the show. But, making a trip to NY to see the Broadway production is a plus. ENJOY!

4 out of 5 stars JUST GREAT MUSIC.......2007-03-08

I RECENTLY SAW THE SHOW MAMMA MIA IN LAS VEGAS. ALWAYS LIKES THE MUSIC OF ABBA, AND THOUGH THE PLOT WAS THIN, THE MUSIC WAS WELL PERFORMED. IN THIS PARTICULAR ALBUM, THE ENGLISH ACCENTS WERE A BIT MUCH, BUT THE SONGS WERE GREAT. ALL I CAN SAY IS THANK YOU FOR THE MUSIC, ABBA.

5 out of 5 stars Mamma Mia.......2007-01-29

Every time I hear the music and songs it brings back memories of seeing the Broadway Show

1 out of 5 stars Not good at all.......2007-01-09

This is not what we wanted. The British accents throw it was off. We just saw it in NY and this is not what we were looking for.
Chant: The Anniversary Edition
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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  • It sounds like all the other chant cd's out there
 Chant: The Anniversary Edition
Benedictine Monks of Santo Domingo de Silos
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ASIN: B0001XAP1A
Release Date: 2004-05-04

Tracks:

  1. Alleluia Beatus Vir Qui Suffert (Modo I)
  2. Mandatum Novum Do Vobis
  3. Media Vita In Morte Sumus
  4. Laetatus Sum
  5. Veni Creator Spiritus
  6. Genuit Puerpera Regem
  7. Kyrie Fons Bonitatis
  8. Nos Autem
  9. Super Flumina
  10. Qui Manducat
  11. Salve Regina
  12. Salve, Festa Dies
  13. Rorate Saeli De Super
  14. Jacta Cogitatum Tuum
  15. Jucundare
  16. Veni Sancte Spiritus
  17. Respice, Domine
  18. Alleluia, Oportebat

Tracks:

  1. Christus Factus Est Pro Nobis
  2. Puer Natus Est Nobis
  3. Ave Mundi Specs Maria
  4. Spiritus Domini
  5. Os Iusti
  6. A Solis Ortus Cardine
  7. Oculi Omnium
  8. Alleluia, Dies Santificatus
  9. Viderunt Omnes
  10. Puer Natus In Bethlehem
  11. Verbum Caro
  12. Tui Sunt
  13. Pueri Herbraeorum Portantes
  14. Improperium
  15. Tristis Est
  16. Una Hora
  17. Traditor Autem-Benedictus
  18. Ubi Caritas

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This set contains the two CDs that, it must be acknowledged, just about started the Chant craze in 1994. The music was actually recorded in the 1970s and 1980s (this new set has been remastered and sounds better than the 1994-95 releases did) and was on sale in Spain and offered at the Monastery of Santo Domingo de Silos for some time before it became "hot." Since then, hundreds of CDs of chant and similar music have appeared, many more polished then these, but perhaps these were so special because they weren't performances: they caught actual Monks in the act of praying, and the meditative quality is undeniably real. Whatever the case, this is music for reflection, calming down, re-fueling and getting away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life--which may be even more needed now than they were 10 years ago. Texts are not supplied and you won't need them; it's all about reverence and mood. Doing nothing but listening to this in 25-minute chunks will allow your breathing to slow and re-energize you. Each 55-minute CD will probably put you to sleep--and this isn't meant as a criticism. --Robert Levine

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Superb relaxation.......2007-04-01

This is a wonderful compilation. I greatly enjoy listening to it when I'm working on painting or another activity where lower blood pressure is a must. Having two albums in one makes the deal even sweeter. If you alreaddy own Chant I and II, then there's no real value added, but with mine lost in a move, it was a great return of music I enjoy.

5 out of 5 stars What a recording.......2006-12-01

Mystic,eternal, and meditative is how I would
describe these chants, a most perfect gift
for Christmas. This reissue sounds even better
than the ones released in the mid 90's.
I would highly recommend this recording to anyone.
The only rule is sit down, or lay back and enjoy.

5 out of 5 stars FANTASTIC!!.......2006-01-25

BUYERS BE WARNED - this set should not purchased in lieu of the two original Chant CDs but rather as a supplement to them. Because although both the Amazon.com editorial review and one of the two reviews available for the Anniversary Edition both indicate it is nothing more than a remastered version of the original two Chant releases from 1994, a thorough check of the track listings at Amazon.com (and at angelrecords.com) demonstrates that this is not the case. The sequence of tracks is completely different and there are numerous tracks that appear on one of the original Chant CDs but not on the Anniversary Edition and vice versa. The most complete is the first of the two original discs as all but two of its nineteen tracks appear on the Anniversary Edition. Chant II has less than half a dozen of its tracks appearing on the Anniversary Edition.

However, this complaint aside, I love the Anniversary Edition. Although the track sequence is different from the original Chant CD and I find myself expecting certain chants to follow others, I will in time get used to the differences.

Moving on, this is not complicated material. There is no polyphonic, raucous, symphonic accompaniment. There are no rowdy, raging guitar riffs from the likes of Pepper Keenan or Jeff Loomis. There are no ultra-funky looped drum beats, booming bass, or rapped socio-political venom from the likes of the Ice Cube or Public Enemy. There is neither a Cecilia Bartoli nor a BB King to sustain things by sheer virtuosity. There are only the exquisitely simple, melodic sounds of monks singing/chanting in Latin in a great, grand hall with nary a trace of echo to be heard. This is gorgeous, sublime, invigorating music to soothe the sores of the soul and heal the hardened heart. The raw honesty and utter conviction of the `performers' on these two discs drive these pieces home with a power that more practiced and polished performers dare not dream of. Even with no transcription or translation of the chants inside the booklet, this is music to be enjoyed by everyone.

My recommendation is to procure Chant: The Anniversary Edition immediately and be thankful that such simple and supremely powerful music exists to bring some light into our seemingly ever-darkening world.

Thanks for reading.

5 out of 5 stars Please ignore the other review on this product!.......2005-07-21

The other reviewer obviously does not realize that this is a re-release of both Chant I and Chant II. They have also been remastered. I highly recommend purchasing this 2-CD set because the quality is better than the originals, and the price is usually better than buying the first two separately. I wouldn't be without this in my music collection. Please do no let the ignorance of others keep you from experiencing this beautiful, ethereal music.

1 out of 5 stars It sounds like all the other chant cd's out there.......2005-03-16

There is nothing special about this CD - buy Chant 1, save 5 bucks, and call it good
1000: A Mass for the End of Time / Anonymous 4
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 1000: A Mass for the End of Time / Anonymous 4
Gregorian Chant , and Anonymous 4
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ASIN: B00004UFGW
Release Date: 2000-09-12

Tracks:

  1. Processional Hymn: Judicii Signum
  2. Troped Introit: Quem Creditis Super Astra/Viri Galilei
  3. Kyrie: Celestis Terrestrisque
  4. Gloria: Prudentia Prudentium
  5. Alleluia I: Dominus In Sina
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  8. Troped Offertory: Elevatus Est Rex Fortis/Viri Galilei
  9. Sanctus: Ante Secula
  10. Agnus Dei: Omnipotens Eterne
  11. Troped Communion: Corpus Quod Nunc/Psallite Domino
  12. Lection: Apocalypse 21:1-5
  13. Prose: Regnantem Sempiterna
  14. Hymn: Cives Celestis Patrie

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Remember all of the year-2000 nervousness in the latter part of 1999? That was nothing. As the year 1000 approached, people all over the Christian world were convinced that the Apocalypse--as depicted in the biblical Book of Revelation--and the end of the world were at hand. In one of the more interesting musical program ideas to be inspired by the turn of the calendrical odometer, Anonymous 4 revisits the original "millennium madness" with a disc of chant from around the year 1000--specifically, a Mass for the Feast of the Ascension, one of the few occasions on which the liturgy included readings from the Book of Revelation. This is the oldest written Western music to have survived, and it's difficult even to decipher (the original notation has no staff lines or clear indications of rhythm), let alone perform. Yet, the challenges involved seem to have done these ladies good: not only is their performance both assured and confident, but one can hear new facets in their vocal sound--a sound that, however beautiful it might be, some listeners find monotonous. (One new facet is Jacqueline Horner, the quartet's newest member, for whom this is the first recording.) The singers experiment with interpretation of ornaments that are indicated in the manuscript sources (there's a fascinating little trill that sounds rather like a cooing dove); in some of the chants, they add an additional line in accordance with the principles of improvising polyphony that were laid out in 10th- and 11th-century treatises. The entire program seems thoroughly considered, as well as immaculately executed. If you count on the consistently pure, silky tone and meditative quality that has made Anonymous 4 world-famous, you'll definitely find it here; if you've gotten bored with them, you might find this disc a fascinating surprise. --Matthew Westphal

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Want to hear something spectacular?.......2007-05-23

For most folks, Gregorian Chants are probably a little off the beaten track. This is a stellar recording that's hard to beat, and the best of my Gregorian Chant collection. You won't be disappointed.

4 out of 5 stars Lovely.......2006-03-03

A lovely performance of music from the beginning of the western musical tradition. The vocal quality of the performance is first rate and the music itself is very interesting. Recommended strongly.

4 out of 5 stars Perfectly lovely - wrong, but still perfectly lovely........2004-06-28

For those of you who - like me - have had a couple experiences with Gregorian Chant that moved you deeply - and now you need some Gregorian Chant for those moods when nothing else is right - this is it. "A Mass For The End Of Time" is beautiful, and rich, and the selections intense and moving. This is exactly what most people reading this are looking for. Furthermore the performers seem to have captured the spirit of the music - which is critical because this is spiritual music. So why do I give it 4 stars?

Gregorian Chant is not music that can be removed from its place and time well. It is site specific - it should be heard live in a cathedral whose walls are stone or at least in a place that reflects sound - setting up resonance inside the head. Gregorian Chant is a form of meditation that is distinctly medieval European. The group that performs "A Mass For The End Of Time" is 4 women called Anonymous. But Gregorian Chant was written for men - it has different feel when men do it. Anonymous is very good - but the music would work even better with 4 equally good male voices.

5 out of 5 stars Year 1000--A Mass for the End of Time.......2004-01-04

The year AD 1000 appeared to be an apocalyptic harbringer of destruction to the devout Catholics of Western Europe. This collection of medieval chants based on themes of God's impending wrath and the judgement of the world are excellent primary sources for understanding the mystical religious mindset of the days of yore. Gregorian Chant, while different from Byzantine (Greek) and Russian chanting, is a very methodological and otherworldly form of music. It's monotone is radically opposed to the harsh discord of "rock n' roll" and "rap" music which sound like broken machinery that are so popular among all aspects of society, even the so-called "Christian rock." Although the music itself is sung in Latin, the disc is accompanied by a booklet which gives the lyrics in English translation (along with a few other languages).

5 out of 5 stars A Peace Beyond All Understanding.......2002-04-30

I have always been highly suspicious of "spiritual people". Why them and not me? I was only looking for pretty music when I, a rock n roller by upbringing, purchased this CD. What followed during the listening of this CD, was a deeply meditative state as I let the music, so beautiful words cannot describe, transport me into a deeper consciousness. There I was able to pray from the deepest part of my soul. A first. It has immediately replaced my incremental valium use. I am not a meditator, not into Yoga, don't even like people who are, but this music sounds like the holy ghost if it can be personified, who pleads with such compassion for each and every one of us in a world gone mad. The gregorian chant music on this particular cd seems to be telling the story of time and man to God. It is a sad and compassionate tale that doesn't miss a detail as its heavenly and soulful sound tells in words beyond my understanding a long story filled with strife, sin, pain and sorrow, yet with such love and feeling that it catches its listener up as though it were part of the communication to God and lifts the listener to a serene place where all of the cement jungle, and hostile traffic, and hate among people seem to become the other dimension and not the dimension you find yourself in when listening to this CD. Maybe it is something different for every listener. This was my experience.
Waking Life - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
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ASIN: B00005RDDB
Release Date: 2001-10-23

Tracks:

  1. Ballade 4 part 1
  2. Mi Otra Mitad de Naranja
  3. Pelo Negro
  4. La Cosa Pequena
  5. Lastima Grande
  6. Nocturne in E-flat Opus 9 #2
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  10. Super Sport
  11. Ballade 4 part 2

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Vivacious.......2006-12-20

I do think that possessing a fondness for the film helps (of which so many here have expressed), but by no means is it necessary. If anything, I find the seldom, more reflective, somber moments ("Mi Otra Mitad de Naranja") to capture the film's oft-haunting imagery to beautiful effect. The rest of the score, in my case, doesn't work as an album because of what it guts out of the film; it works because it's fabulous music.

Very distinct, too; I've never heard a film's score sound quite like 'Waking Life'. Really, that's where most my admiration comes from; it's not only an enthusiastically charming score, but it's uncommonly unique. That always earns points, whether or not the music is appealing; 'Waking Life' is effortlessly both.

4 out of 5 stars dreamy but refreshing.......2006-03-09

I bought this because I loved the movie, both visually and philosophically. The soundtrack goes very well with the movie and is responsible for much of the surreal feel of it. But even listened to independently it's great.
The recording is kind of raw, there is little processing, and it may even be considered careless, but that's part of its charm.
The sound itself is pretty original (to me anyway). It's strings (one violin, one cello and one double bass, I think), piano and accordeon. The result is refreshing. That's probably the best word to describe this: refreshing, and of course, dreamy.

4 out of 5 stars Quirky, Fun, Fantastic.......2004-01-14

I know nothing about tango; I got this soundtrack because I like the movie so much, and the music is such an important part of the movie's wandering, convoluted and dreamy feeling. I don't think I'll probably buy other Glover Gill albums, but this one is wonderful -- I often put it on while I'm working; it's great background music but it somehow manages to stay in the front of your mind.

Some reviewers have lamented the inclusion of Chopin's Nocturne on the album, but this CD was my first experience of the piece, and I love it. It has a totally different flavor from the rest of the tracks, so it provides a nice break.

The only bad thing about this album is that it gets a little repetitive. That's part of the nature of the music, which makes sense in the movie, but because many of the tracks have these climbing melodies that repeat and spiral ever upward, I find that after one listen to the whole thing I've had enough, and I'll stay away from the CD for a while. But that doesn't diminish its value in my opinion -- certainly one of the more interesting soundtracks I own, and I recommend it especially to people who've seen the movie, but also to the more adventurous of those who haven't.

5 out of 5 stars Fascinating!!!.......2003-09-12

Recently, an Austin friend turned me on to a Glover Gill CD called Solo Tango. I liked it a lot and so looked him up on this site to see what else of his I could find. After reading the reviews of this one, I sort of half-heartedly ordered it.
Mistake!!! This is a fascinating piece of work. No, its not warmed-over Piazzolla as some have insinuated. The mere fact that it displays the characteristics of "new tango" doesn't automatically mean that the music will be a Piazzolla clone.
I've listened to and enjoyed lots of tango in my life, from the Guardia Vieja all the way through El Troesma to the present, and I can hear plainly that Glover Gill knows tango. The brooding melancholy jumps out and if you close your eyes, you can imagine being in the arrabal. Guess I'll have to see the movie, too!
Those familiar with tango of the 20s-40s will recognize snippets of some of the most famous tangos expertly worked into Gill's compositions. This is a great CD to kick back to and just enjoy. I've had it on all day soaking up its many pleasures. If I had to chose a favorite piece, Nocturna and Super Sport would vie for that honor.
If you have an open mind about tango and the possibilities of the genre, you should find as much to enjoy here as I do. I look ahead with eager anticipation to the next offering of Glover Gill and his Tosca Tango Orchestra.

5 out of 5 stars Fabulous entertainment in itself.......2003-01-01

This soundtrack is actually quite incredible, an excellent achievement despite what some others say. The music has a distinctive quality that makes it entertainment all on its own; it hardly needs a film to go along with it (although the film was fantastic).

One of my favorite aspects of the music is that it doesn't remind me of certain parts of the film-- I do like being reminded of parts of films in some soundtracks, but this is great.
An exception is track 8, El Cholulo, which brought to my head images of the group of people just tangoeing, and it was actually a good thing to have a familiar image for part of the film. I also love the opening and finishing tracks, which are quite haunting and beautiful.
Simply listening to the samples in the record store, my face broke into an involuntary smile as I listened to it...
Enough said. This is great music. Get it.
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    ASIN: B0000E39NF
    Release Date: 2003-11-25
    The Greatest Choral Music of Palestrina: Prince of Music
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    • Palestrina Ascends
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    • A Beautiful and Inspiring Performance
    		 The Greatest Choral Music of Palestrina: Prince of Music

    Manufacturer: Delos Records
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    ASIN: B00000J86H
    Release Date: 1999-05-25

    Tracks:

    1. Missa Papae Marcelli: Kyrie eleison
    2. Missa Papae Marcelli: Gloria
    3. Missa Papae Marcelli: Credo
    4. Missa Papae Marcelli: Sanctus
    5. Missa Papae Marcelli: Benedictus
    6. Missa Papae Marcelli (6-Part): Agnus Dei
    7. Motets And Offertories: Secundum multitudinem
    8. Motets And Offertories: Tu es Petrus
    9. Motets And Offertories: Dum complerentur
    10. Motets And Offertories: O Domine Jesu Christe
    11. Motets And Offertories: Super flumina Babilonis
    12. Motets And Offertories: Canite tuba
    13. Motets And Offertories: Rorate Coeli
    14. Motets And Offertories: Peccantem me quotidie
    15. Missa Papae Marcelli: Agnus Dei 2
    16. Alma Redemptoris Mater
    17. Sicut cervus
    18. Sitivit anima mea

    Amazon.com essential recording

    Voices of Ascension's Palestrina disc is something of a "greatest hits" collection: a dozen of the prolific composer's best-known motets--including several, such as Super flumina Babilonis, Tu es Petrus, and Sicut cervus, that many listeners will have sung in church or college choirs--and the legendary "Pope Marcellus" Mass. Yet the performance is not the slowly flowing honey usually served up by, say, the Tallis Scholars (as good as that is). Particularly in the Gloria and Credo of the Mass, Dennis Keene deliberately de-emphasizes the rise and fall of the different voices' lines in favor of a more naturally speech-like declamation of the long Latin texts. This means a surprisingly fast tempo--and some rhythmic spring and syncopation one might not expect in Palestrina. Some (not all) of the motets get a similar treatment: it works well in joyous pieces like the Pentecost motet Dum complerentur, but listeners might miss that melodic rise and fall in some of the slower works. The singers of Voices of Ascension are quite skillful, and the slight edge in their tone helps make the different melodies unusually audible. Very worthwhile, but not your father's Palestrina. --Matthew Westphal

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Palestrina Ascends.......2007-03-14

    I am an active choral singer. I have been in countless ensembles, this interpretation of Palestrina (the greatest word painter of all time) is truly breathetaking. It's worth every penny and I also recommend the beyond chant albums.

    5 out of 5 stars Palestrina unequalled.......2005-10-14

    Beautifully sung CD with amazing selections. Palestrina was the real master of medieval/renaissance counterpoint and everyone else who came after him tried their best to imitate him. The way he writes for voices is surreal...you will see why he is known as The Prince of Music.

    5 out of 5 stars Truly Inspiring.......2004-04-23

    The music itself is truly awsome and the lyrics are soo deep. It's not just absolutely great to listen to, but a real trip to meditate on the meaning of the songs. Palestrina had a real reverence for God and his music just creates a sense of awe. Palestrina was a genius at creating varied vocal parts that are each interesting and beautiful to listen to. The different parts (bases, tenors, altos, and sopranos) have their own little melody and each part has its glory moment. Finaly when Palestrina wants to make and important statement he puts the parts into usison to spell out the most musically satisfying chords I've ever heard. And the voices themselves....ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!! They are absolutely beautiful! Denis Keene is an amazing director; he never lets the beautiful chanting drag to much so that it keeps moving. However, on the slow meditative songs, Keene takes his time and lets the beauty of the voices create this mood of solemnity. Let me give you a sample of the lyrics of track #14. In Latin: "Peccantem me quotidie et non me poenitentem, timor mortis conturbat me, quia in inferno nulla est redemptio. Miserere mei Deus, et salva me." Which translates to: "I have been sinning every day, without repentence. [And Now] the fear of death torments me, because in the underworld there is no redemption. Have mercy on me, Lord, and save me." This music is some of the most powerful music that I have heard as a Christian and really inspires me.

    5 out of 5 stars Palestrina Resurrected.......2001-07-09

    Folks, I'm a long-time fan of the Ascension Choir, but Palestrina has always been at the top of my list of "Most Overrated Composers of All Time" (along with the 20th-Century's greatest ..., Igor Stravinsky) - until I broke down & bought Dennis Keene's exquisitely prepared "Prince of Music" CD. By restoring the pulse to the music and banishing that ponderous, thick choral sound traditionally associated with it, Keene brings Palestrina's art to life again and makes it sound completely NEW. It's like seeing rays of light suddenly streaming through an old stained-glass window. It's enough to restore one's faith, in the power of art, if nothing else. The choral sound is gorgeously balanced, strangely light and varied, always moving forward, a truly mystical euphony. I'm not an habitual writer of fan letters, but after several weeks of living with these performances, I just had to write this review. Mr. Keene, if by some chance you're reading this, thanks for a rare and wonderful pleasure: true musical grace captured on CD, there whenever my heart & mind long for it...

    5 out of 5 stars A Beautiful and Inspiring Performance.......1999-12-22

    This is another great performance by Voices of Ascension, conducted by Dennis Keene. It has to be difficult to give a fresh interpretation to the MISSA PAPAE MARCELLI, a famous work that had been recorded many times, with excellent results. Dennis Keene chooses to use faster tempi, giving a different approach from the traditional solemnity that is typical in the interpretation of this repertoire. This change in tempo works very well, especially in the Gloria and Credo. The album also has other motets and offertories from Palestrina. TU ES PETRUS, DUM COMPLEMENTUR and CANITE TUBA are particularly notable, they sound positively joyful and exultant. The voices has a fresh and integrated sound. And it is a pleasure to have three bonus tracks from previous CDs, specially ALMA REDEMPTORIS MATER that is performed with great tenderness. It is obvious that they love the piece very much. The Renaissance repertoire fits the group like a glove. The performances of Voices of Ascension combine technical virtousity with deep interiority.
    A Bach Festival for Brass & Organ
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • Truly a Festival for the Ears, Hearts, and Soul!
    • So You Thought Bach Couldn't Dance!
    		 A Bach Festival for Brass & Organ
    Johann Sebastian Bach , and Empire Brass
    Manufacturer: Angel Records
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    ASIN: B000A9QLB8
    Release Date: 2005-08-16

    Tracks:

    1. Jauchzet, frohlocket! (Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248)
    2. Wie will ich mich freuen (Cantata BWV 146, Wir mussen durch viel Trubasal)
    3. Sleepers, Awake! (Cantata BWV 140, Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme)
    4. Concerto and Alleluja (Cantata BWV 142, Uns ist ein Kind geboren)
    5. Three Chorales: Nun lob', mein Seel', den Herrn; Wie schon leuchtet der Morgenstern; In dulci jubilo (Brass only)
    6. In dulci julibo, BWV 129 (Organ solo)
    7. Nun danket Alle Gott (Cantata BWV 79, Gott, der Herr is Sonn' und Schild)
    8. Sinfonia (Cantata BWV 29 Wir danken, dir, Gott, wir danken dir)
    9. Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (Cantata BWV 147, Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben)
    10. Sinfonia (Easter Oratorio, BWV 249)
    11. Allein Gott in der Hoh' sei Ehr', BWV 664 (Organ solo)
    12. Three Chorales: Allein Gott in der Hoh' sei Ehr', Christ lag in Todesbanden, O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden (Brass only)
    13. Wir eilen mit schwachen, doch emsigen Schritten (Cantata BWV 78, Jesu, der du meine Seele)
    14. Shee May Safely Graze (Cantata BWV 208, Was mir behagt)
    15. Wir glauben all' in einem Gott, BWV 680 (Organ solo)
    16. A Mighty Fortress is Our God (Cantata BWV 80, Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott)

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Truly a Festival for the Ears, Hearts, and Soul!.......2007-01-04

    I spent a looooooooong time hunting the "perfect" recordings of "Jesu..." and "Sinfonia" for our wedding. I knew just what I wanted but I had NO IDEA there were so many different (and substandard!) versions of these songs available. THIS one was EXACTLY it. The horns are simply fantastic. If you're a musician, you'll love it.

    5 out of 5 stars So You Thought Bach Couldn't Dance!.......2005-12-20

    This recording is almost certainly the same as the one listed as Angel 47395, with the same title. Along with several others, I reviewed that CD, and for your convenience I echo my remarks below:

    If you think of Bach as a dry-as-dust, longhair composer you should stay away from this album, for it will prove you wrong, time and time and time again. On the contrary, this is one of the most exciting recordings around, featuring matchless performances by the superlative Empire Brass (my favorite brass group) and the talented Douglas Major playing the great Aeolian-Skinner organ of the Washington Cathedral (in D.C.) in some of the best-loved works of the old master, Johann Sebastian Bach.

    But unfortunately this disk seems not to be in EMI's (Angel's) current catalog, so if you want to enjoy it, you'll probably have to try to track down a used copy. If you like Bach and brass and organ as much as I, you'll find it worth the effort. And we may hope that it will be reissued again soon.

    In general, the music here is lively, tuneful, and joyous in character, starting from the very first selection, a fully satisfying transcription of the well-known "Jauchzet, frohlocket" (Exult, rejoice) from the Christmas Oratorio. But there are a few more somber pieces, such as the chorales "Christ lag in Todesbanden," (Christ lay in the bonds of death) and "O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden," (O bloody and wounded head).

    The music features basically three kind of excerpts from Bach's cantatas: choral preludes, chorales, and sinfonia. The choral preludes were written as organ introductions to the sung chorales (here "sung" by the brass quintet alone); the sinfonias were instrumental interludes in the cantatas. Most of the choral preludes here are played by the brass with the organ, though there are a few played by the organ alone. This combination of performances by the brass alone, the organ alone, and the two together offers delicious variety.

    As a glance at the program will show, most of the big favorites in this genre are included, the best known being titled in English, as "Sleepers, Wake," "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring," and "Sheep May Safely Graze." The others are titled in Latin ("In Dulci Jubilo") or, mostly, German ("Nun danket Alle Gott," [Now let all thank God], "Wie schn leuchtet der Morgenstern," [How beautifully the morning star shines], and "Wir eilen mit schwachen, doch emsigen Schritten" [We hasten with feeble, but eager footsteps].

    It is the last-mentioned piece that suggested the title of this review, for in interpreting the text Bach and the performing artists give us such a rhythmic and lively bit of music that I find it hard to sit still while listening. This piece rocks!

    The recording is excellent in all respects: the balance between organ and brass is right, the sound quality is all you could want, and the acoustics of the Washington Cathedral provide about the right amount of reverberation. (You will, by the way, hear the brass players taking breaths at several points, especially in the chorales.

    The sound of the Empire Brass seems uniquely fine to me; though there are several other excellent brass groups around, this one I can usually recognize almost immediately because of the quality of their sound. And the 10,650-pipe cathedral organ presents under Douglas Major's fingers all you could wish for.
    Josquin: Missa L'homme armé; Ave Maria; Absalom fili mi
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    • Fabulous music, Fine performance, Great price. Get it now!
    • EXQUISITE
    • A Serene Beauty, Nice Sound, Great Price
    • Not great, not bad - worth having at this price!
    		 Josquin: Missa L'homme armé; Ave Maria; Absalom fili mi
    Josquin Desprez , Jeremy Summerly , and Oxford Camerata
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    ASIN: B000007N5U
    Release Date: 1998-05-26

    Tracks:

    1. Ave Maria
    2. Mode 6: L'homme arm
    3. Missa L'homme arme: Kyrie
    4. Missa L'homme arme: Gloria
    5. Missa L'homme arme: Credo
    6. Mode 6: Laeta Dies
    7. Missa L'homme arme: Sanctus
    8. Missa L'homme arme: Agnus Dei
    9. Absalon, fili mi
    10. Vinders: Lament On The Death Of Josquin

    Amazon.com

    Naxos continues its L'homme armé series with Josquin's four-voice Mass composed around the 15th-century popular tune. This appealing work features an extraordinary triple canon in the final Agnus Dei--with a sound often compared to Philip Glass. The ever-inconsistent Oxford Camerata performs underwhelmingly--Summerly's slow tempos render some portions of the Mass tender, many others just sluggish. For example, at the end of the Credo, when the music goes from serene double-time into joyful triple-time, the change barely registers. The ubiquitous "Ave Maria" comes off better, if only because the singers must know it inside-out, but their performance of Vinders's beautiful lament sounds like sight-reading. For the Mass, the Tallis Scholars are worth the extra money; for well-performed-but-budget-priced polyphony, choose Summerly's superb Obrecht CD. --Matthew Westphal

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Fabulous music, Fine performance, Great price. Get it now!.......2005-12-09

    This is glorious music sung wonderfully by the Oxford Camerata under the skilled direction of Jeremy Summerly. I am a huge fan of Josquin's music and consider him one of the great composers of all time. The group singing this has only a dozen voices and they sing with great clarity both in tone and in word. That, along with their intelligent shaping of the music, makes for a great experience when listening to contrapuntal music (music with multiple melodies in different voices).

    When a mass is given a name like "Missa L'homme armé" it refers to an extant song that is used in the mass as a cantus firmus (an organizing principle before the advent of harmonic progressions). There is more than one version of the song "The Armed Man is to be feared" in different musical modes (too technical to discuss here), and Josquin set two of them that we know of. This is the version in Mode 6.

    Also with this glorious mass we get a Josquin setting of Ave Maria, the fabulous Absalon, fili mi, and a Vinders motet on the death of Josquin. The Absalon we think was set at the request of Josquin's patron for Pope Alexander VI whose son (!), Juan Borgia had been murdered. This is a perfect text for such a family and contains a first in music. The text describing the descent into hell contains a harmonic progressing in a descending circle of fifths (into the flat keys).

    All pretty wonderful stuff and at a fabulous price. Snap up this disk!

    5 out of 5 stars EXQUISITE.......2004-11-09

    As well as the mass and the chanson it is based on this disc provides a motet 'Absalom my son' thought to have been possibly composed to commemorate the death of the son of the Borgia pope Alexander VI, plus an Ave Maria in which I was overjoyed to find the lovely melody that I have known all my life to the words of the Marian hymn 'Ave coelorum domina'. On top of that there is one absolutely brilliant extra, not by Josquin at all -- another motet, by Jheronimus Vinders little of whose work survives, and likely a posthumous tribute to Josquin himself. This is a quite outstandingly beautiful thing, strong and rich in tone, perhaps the jewel of the entire recital. Josquin's own music here is of a 'continuous' type, like that of Palestrina and without the antiphonal effects that I have come across in other works by Josquin and after him his Flemish compatriot Lassus.

    The text of the mass is in the usual sections, with the Agnus Dei given the full three times and not just two, making a grand and solemn finale. In addition there is a mediaeval Latin poem in rhyming tercets following the credo, which I take to be the 'Sequence', like the Dies Irae familiar from most settings of the mass for the dead. However the translation provided is quite inexcusably bad, containing so many errors that I am including an accurate version in this review (* below).The study of the classics has of course declined, but I should have thought that at Oxford if anywhere there must still be plenty of folk around competent to vet and correct a piece of Latin construe. In other respects the production is admirable, with a short but informative liner-note largely concerned with current theories regarding Josquin's year of birth but also containing material on the music and the performers. The recording is beyond complaint, and the performance is at least within striking distance of the best standard of the Oxford Camerata. There are 12 singers, 5 women and 7 men, which I take to show that there is one female alto and one male.

    *
    . The joyful day of the great leader, bringing the gift of new light, is celebrated today.
    . Grace is given to the believing mind, and let whatever is brought forth from the doors ring in the ardent heart.
    . Along this path from the east let us wonder at the face of the rising patriarch.
    . The mighty seed of a great race has made him as the sun, most like Abraham.
    . You see the attendant raven, and on the other side behold Elias inconspicuous in the little cave.
    . When the axe is brought back from the belly of the torrent let it be recognised as that of Elias.
    . The shining virtue of Joseph and the mind of Jacob that knows future generations have gone into making him.
    . Let him, mindful of his own people, lead us ever into the joys of Christ everlasting.

    4 out of 5 stars A Serene Beauty, Nice Sound, Great Price.......2002-03-08

    This disc is a little mixed. For me, the 'Ave Maria' is kind of slow, and the final motet uninspired, but I love the mass. It's in a different mode than Dufay's setting, (the sexti toni referred to in the other review), which makes the tune more warm than manly, and this translates into the entire mass setting as well as Summerly's interpretation. At its best, this recording immerses me in what seems like a celestial ocean of polyphony, and I wouldn't get rid of it for anything.

    4 out of 5 stars Not great, not bad - worth having at this price!.......2000-02-25

    A quick note to Amazon - your listing is mislabelled, as this is the Sexti toni version of this Mass, not the Super voces musicales.

    As Matthew rightly points out, this is not one of the Oxford Camerata's best performances. In their defence, it also is not one of Josquin's more exciting works. However, at the price, this is a very nice CD to have in your library - if only to compare this reading with the arguably better one by the Tallis Scholars. If you are looking for a better example of the Oxford Camerata's skill, try their offering of Thomas Tallis' Mass for Four Voices and Motets. All things considered, still worth 4 stars, but it's a CD that needs to be listened to without distractions.
    Cuba! / Manuel Barrueco
    Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    • Cuban Landscapes for the Guitar
    • boring!
    • New and Interesting
    • Pleasant ambient listening
    • Excellent
    		 Cuba! / Manuel Barrueco
    Hector Angulo , and Carlos Farinas
    Manufacturer: EMI Classics
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    ASIN: B00000IG2V
    Release Date: 1999-04-06

    Tracks:

    1. La Comparsa
    2. Danza Lecumi
    3. A la Antigua
    4. Preludio
    5. Cancion Triste
    6. Preludio
    7. New York Rush
    8. Cantos Yoruba de Cuba: I. Asokere I
    9. Cantos Yoruba de Cuba: II. Suayo
    10. Cantos Yoruba de Cuba: III. Iya mi ile
    11. Cantos Yoruba de Cuba: IV. Borotiti
    12. Cantos Yoruba de Cuba: V. Asokere II
    13. Cantos Yoruba de Cuba: VI. lya mo dupe
    14. Cantos Yoruba de Cuba: VII. Yeye bi obi tosuo
    15. Cantos Yoruba de Cuba: VIII. E Iekua
    16. Cantos Yoruba de Cuba: IX. Asokere III
    17. Sonata For Guitar: I. Preludio
    18. Sonata For Guitar: II. Variaciones
    19. Sonata For Guitar: III. Danza
    20. Rito de los Orishas: I. Exordium-conjuro
    21. Rito de loc Orishas: II. Danza de las diosas negras

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Cuban Landscapes for the Guitar.......2004-01-14

    Manuel Barrueco is without a doubt one of the top 3 classical guitar players in the world. (I have been to several performances by the man and outside of fellow guitarist David Russell who would make the top 3, many times I have felt that Barrueco is #1 for our times) On this album, one can find many different sides to Cuban art music, most of them neglected for so long. Highlights of this great album are Ernesto Lecuona's
    "Danza Lucumi", a beautiful prelude by Leo Brouwer, a most mesmerizing and memorable rumba-based composition in Enrique Ubieta's "New York Rush"; Leo Brouwer's "Rito de los Orishas" will send shivers down your spine in its first section and in the section one will find many beautiful Afro-Cuban melodies and rhythms. Like most of Brouwer's music and with all good music in fact, one must listen to it with complete focus and attention or else one will miss the boat completely. An elegant and powerful album from possibly the best classical guitarist of our times. 5 stars

    1 out of 5 stars boring!.......2002-03-19

    this is the dullest recording i have ever heard--not to mention boring.

    5 out of 5 stars New and Interesting.......2000-06-30

    This delightful album is a wonderful introduction to a body of overlooked compositions and composers. These works are engaging, melodic, and atmospheric. The recording again demonstrates why Barueco is the most interesting classical guitarist performing today. He consistently animates works to a level seldom achieved. Anyone weary of the usual classical guitar repertoire is well advised to seek out this recording.

    3 out of 5 stars Pleasant ambient listening.......1999-06-11

    None of the music here seems to come out of Cuba as a necessity, if you catch my meaning. Any Latin American composer could have turned out most of what is on this disc. On the other hand, the fact that all the composers are Cuban is reason enough, I suppose, to justify the title of this CD. Yet all this is beside the point. It is the music that should concern us. While none of it is strikingly original or even tuneful, there are moments of beauty, now brooding, now not quite as melancholy. But I cannot see myself wanting to give any of it close second hearings; although I will play it as ambient music and as a contrast to the more "popular" Giuliani, De Falla, Sor, et alia that usually are represented on collections such as this.

    5 out of 5 stars Excellent.......1999-06-09

    At last a maestro of the guitar releases a music CD expressing the other side of Cuban music that we seldom see. He brings to light the wonderfully expressive music of otherwise little heard contemporary composers. We constantly hear "salsa" and jazz influences in Cuban music, but seldom the serious, more elaborate side that also exists. This CD bridges that gap and gives a feel for the other side.
    J.S. Bach: Musikalisches Opfer
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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    		 J.S. Bach: Musikalisches Opfer

    Manufacturer: Alia Vox Spain
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B00005B84O
    Release Date: 2001-10-09

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Colourful!.......2005-06-16

    This interpretation is a perfect match to Savall's equally beautiful Art of the Fugue. Here you find even more variety in the blend of instruments. I am not going to have only one version of this music and my first recommendation is Münchinger's more emotional recording on Decca. When it comes to colourful instrumentation, however, Savall is the winner, and the direction & playing needs no justification, it is simply wonderful, even if I doubt this folk music style reflects the spirit of the baroque era. The king's theme must have been very popular during the 18th century; you find it even in the song "Gråt Fader Berg" by the Swedish minstrel Carl Michael Bellman (1740-95).

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    1. Checking Out of London [Import]
    2. Chemical Fire: Live in Concert 1978 [Import]
    3. Chocolate: Canadian Brass Selection [Import]
    4. Confessing My Love To The Firing Squad
    5. Der Sheriff [CD-single] [Import]
    6. Down to One
    7. Dress Me Slowly [Import]
    8. Dual Fuel [Import]
    9. Fingerpops [Import]
    10. Flesh Wounds [Import]

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