His & Her Circumstances: Act 1.0 [Soundtrack]

his & her circumstances: act 1.0 [soundtrack]

Track Listings
1. Avan Title
2. Angel's Promise [Full Version]
3. Summary of the Story Until Now (Shotarou's March)
4. Yukino Miyazawa I [Concerto]
5. Yukino Miyazawa II [March]
6. Everyday Peace
7. Peace and Quiet
8. Work Hard Together
9. Peace Reigns in the Land
10. We Meet Only to Part - Atsuko Enomoto, Chihiro Suzuki
11. Souichiro Arima II
12. Souichiro Arima I
13. Into a Dream
14. Miyazawa Family
15. Putting the Cart Before the Horse
16. Yukino Miyazawa III [Jazz Rock]
17. Coexistence and Co-Prosperity
18. Yukino Miyazawa IV [Kanon]
19. Yukino Miyazwa V [Nocturne]
20. Undaunted
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His & Her Circumstances: Act 1.0 [Soundtrack]
Essential Mozart: 32 Of His Greatest Masterpieces
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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 Essential Mozart: 32 Of His Greatest Masterpieces

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ASIN: B00005A8JZ
Release Date: 2001-03-13

Tracks:

  1. Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K525: Allegro - Academy Of St Martin-In-The-Fields
  2. Piano Concerto No.21 In C Major, K467: Andante - Radu Lupu
  3. Le nozze di Figaro: Voi che sapete - Cecilia Bartoli
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  6. Vesperae solennes de confessore in C major: Laudate Dominum - Emma Kirkby
  7. Concerto For Flute And Harp In C Major: Andantino - Lisa Beznosiuk
  8. Le nozze di Figaro: Overture - London Philharmonic Orchestra
  9. Cosi fan tutte: Trio: Soava sia il vento - Renee Fleming
  10. Symphony No.39 in E-flat Major, K495: Andante con moto - Chicago Symphony
  11. Horn Concerto: Rondo - Barry Tuckwell
  12. Don Giovanni: Serenade Deh, vieni alla finestra - Bryn Terfel
  13. Contredanse In C Major, K609 No.1 'Non piu andrai' - Vienna Mozart Ensemble
  14. German Dance, K605 No.3 'Sleigh Ride' - Vienna Mozart Ensemble
  15. Piano Concerto No.23 In A Major, K488: Adagio - Vladimir Ashkenazy
  16. A Musical Joke, K522: Presto - Vienna Mozart Ensemble

Tracks:

  1. Symphony No.40 In G Minor, K550: Molto allegro - Vienna Philharmonic
  2. Piano Sonata No.16 In C Major: Allegro - Andras Schiff
  3. The Magic Flute: Queen Of The Night: Der Holle Rache - Sumi Jo
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  5. Don Giovanni: La ci darem la mano - Cecilia Bartoli
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  7. Der Vogelfanger bin ich ja - Hermann Prey
  8. Le nozze di Figaro: Dove sono - Kiri Te Kanawa
  9. Violin Concerto No.3 in G Major, K216: Adagio - Joshua Bell
  10. Requiem, K626: Lacrimosa - Vienna Philharmonic
  11. Litaniae de venerabili altaris sacramento: Dulcissimum convivium - Margaret Marshall
  12. Piano Sonata No.11 In A Major, K331: Rondo alla turca - Andras Schiff
  13. Don Giovanni: Champagne aria: Fin ch'chan dal vino - Bryn Terfel
  14. Divertimento No.17 in D Major, K334: Minuet & trio - Vienna Mozart Ensemble
  15. Exsultate, jubilat, K165: Alleluja - Leontyne Price
  16. Symphony No.41 In C Major, K551 'Jupiter': Finale: Molto allegro - Vienna Philharmonic

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Gorgeous music, bad quality cd........2007-04-13

The music is Mozart's and is fantastic. The last piece on the first disc
stutters halfway through, and seizes up my system. I don't have time to return items to Amazon. On the positive side, most of the time Amazon provides quality products and service. I gave 3 stars because I love the music.

3 out of 5 stars Great music, low quality reproduction.......2007-01-30

this is a great collection of his work... the only problem i have found so far is that my copy has irritating "clicks" over the recording.

5 out of 5 stars A nice introduction.......2006-02-22

This is a good well rounded collection to dip you into the classical world of Mozart.

5 out of 5 stars Mozart is the reference point for good classical music........2005-10-20

A good collection of his best work and I find it helps me focus when I'm writing or contempating life.

"We exposed these animals [rats] in utero and then sixty days after birth to different types of auditory stimulation and then we ran them in a spatial maze. And sure enough, the animals that were exposed to the Mozart completed the maze faster and with fewer errors. And now what we're doing is we're removing their brains so we can slice them and see neuro-anatomically precisely what has changed as a function of this exposure. So it may be that this intense exposure to the music is a type of enrichment that has similar effects on the spatial areas of the hippocampus of the brain." --Dr. Frances Rauscher

Dr. Frances Rausher sums up what I feel happening when I expose myself to this incredible composer (Mozart).

I have yet to grow tired of any of the tracks yet, but I will invest in more of his work soon.

4 out of 5 stars Mozart's music.......2005-10-17

This is a review of Mozart's music, not the cd. Mozart is praised to the skies by all and sundry, including most musicians, including my father, who no doubt has his reasons. But my feeling about Mozart has always been that there is nothing in Mozart's music that is other than music. There is no logical impressionism, there are no events that seem to be transpiring as in, for example, Beethoven. Mozart is just music. Mozart is to music as pure mathematics is to science. It hints of nothing else and has no application. I find some of his music irritatingly trivial, for example, Eine Kleine Nachtmuzic. This is mechanical music that one can imagine being piped in by a totalitarian government that insists everyone be cheerful. If Disneyland was an eighteenth century totalitarian state, Mozart would be its Muzak. The populace would be awakened, like Chinese train passengers, at 6AM by the strains of some allegro. They would arise and busy themselves with their ablutions in a state of thoughtless cheer, never for one moment leaving the surface of things. That being said, the second movement of Mozart's clarinette concerto is the music that one will hear on going into heaven.
King Of The Surf Guitar: The Best Of Dick Dale & His Del-Tones
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Dick Dale was the Pioneer...
  • Surf mandolin
  • A Great Album but not easy listening music . . . .
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 King Of The Surf Guitar: The Best Of Dick Dale & His Del-Tones
Dick Dale & the Del-Tones
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ASIN: B00000348H
Release Date: 1989-08-04

Tracks:

  1. Let's Go Trippin
  2. Shake 'N' Stomp
  3. Misirlou
  4. Mr. Peppermint Man
  5. Surf Beat
  6. Take It Off
  7. King Of The Surf Guitar
  8. Hava Nagila
  9. Riders In The Sky
  10. The Wedge
  11. Night Rider
  12. Mr. Eliminator
  13. The Victor
  14. Taco Wagon
  15. Tidal Wave
  16. Banzi Washout
  17. One Double One Oh!
  18. Pipeline - Dick Dale And His Del Tones w/ Stevie Ray Vaughan

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This collection rightly concentrates on Dale's instrumental exploits as the Jimi Hendrix of surf music. Nineteen sixty-one's "Let's Go Trippin'" was the first real surf instrumental, although the pyrotechnic fretwork of later Dale records is largely absent. Those divebomb runs, reverb drenchings, and impossibly quick picking displays materialize on the next single, "Shake & Stomp," then bloom on the revved-up Middle-Eastern standard "Misirlou." Dale's instrumentals generally fell into two camps: standard-progression frat blasts ("Take It Off," "Night Rider," "Mr. Eliminator") and minor-key Middle-Eastern excursions ("The Wedge," the "Pipeline"-esque "Banzai Wipeout," "The Victor," even "Hava Nagila"--which Jewish purists must have regarded as a hora of Babylon), on which his blistering technique was more likely to find its spotlight Some of his best work is found on "King of the Surf Guitar," a Duane Eddy knockoff with great vocals by the Blossoms garnished by lightning flashes of boss guitar. With all the dazzling axe-work on display (also including a beautiful 1987 duet with Stevie Ray Vaughan on the Chantays' unearthly "Pipeline"), the coolest cut here may be the sole vocal, "Mr. Peppermint Man," on which Dale's rasp oozes a concupiscent slime over the murky tale of a lollipop Lothario who "carries a little sign that says, Have some dessert." Frat rock godhead. --Ken Barnes

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Dick Dale was the Pioneer..........2007-05-31

I knew of Dick Dale's more well known tunes, his first "Let's go tripping" & "Misirlou", but the lesser known tracks are quite good. It demonstrates Dale's growth from his first to the "Pipeline" remake. The tracks are pretty much layed out on chronological order, and that's good.

His style is all over this cd, no mistaking it. He's described as "High Energy", and I'm not a fan of harsh surf - some of that here, but all good.

I recommend this cd for surf tune lovers and how surf all started with Dick Dale.

3 out of 5 stars Surf mandolin.......2007-03-05

Dick Dale was left-handed, yet didn't reverse the strings on his guitar. His technique is most accurately described as electrified mandolin that was augmented in 1962 with a portable Fender reverb unit. He is widely considered the father of surf music and there's no denying that those who came after Dale used his music as a starting point.

The Del-Tones never had a hit record in their time; not even "Misrilou" made much of a splash (forgive the pun). That song and Dale enjoyed a sort of notoriety 30 years after the track's release thanks to the film PULP FICTION. It was featured in the movie's opening credits.

In comparison to the surf music that followed in Dick Dale's wake (pun again), his stuff had more energy perhaps, but it just wasn't as good. Dale had a penchant for reworking tunes to his style that probably should have been left alone-- "The Wedge," "Riders In The Sky" and "Hava Nagila" are good examples of this.

The last selection, "Pipeline," features Stevie Ray Vaughan, and was recorded in 1987. RHINO did a fine job of remastering the older sides, and their liner notes are informative. THE BEST OF DICK DALE & HIS DEL-TONES is a collection that will appeal most to surf music completists, and historians of the "California Sound."

TOTAL RUNNING TIME -- 41:54

5 out of 5 stars A Great Album but not easy listening music . . . ........2007-02-17

I am more partial to metal and hard rock, but Dick Dale is great! The first man to blow up amps and melt guitar picks. He used to start with a handful and flick them off into to audience.

Most of the tracks are a good cross section of the times; has artist as well as studio written and produced tracks. If you are interested in pre-Beach Boys 'surf guitar', this is one to get.

Most people will recognize Banzai Wipeout, but there are some 'studio produced' tracks as well that Dale was forced to record. They are insipid, but a good contrast to the artist's material. Dale wanted to see what he could do with a traditional melody, Hava Nagila has to be experienced . . . .its a great revenge track for all the boring whiny gangsta rap you hear in the summer.

2 out of 5 stars DickDale-King of the Surf Guitar.......2007-01-21

Don't think Dale can play a song the same way twice. Didn't like the selection of songs nor the way they produced.
J

5 out of 5 stars You Don't Know Dick.......2006-12-31

I've owned this particular CD for years, but I have been kind of reluctant to review it. Y'see, to me, Dick Dale is kind of like the Tao; "the Tao that is spoken about, is not the Tao..." The Dick dale that I speak about is not really Dick Dale.

Dick Dale needs to be experienced in order to be appreciated. I can't explain his music. It's kind of primal, kind of tribal, it's kind of raw and will gnaw at your gut for hours after listening to it. It takes a "different kind" of soul to not only listen to Dick Dale, but appreciate him. This isn't said out of arrogance, it's just said out of a knowing that not everybody will like him just like not everyone likes the Mills Brothers...

Shine little glow worm...

He is truly amazing. I saw him in concert a few times, but I remember one time he was playing so fast and so furious that he broke a guitar string in the middle of a jam session. Big deal you say? What would you say if I told you he changed that guitar string while he was playing it? He had a stage hand hold the guitar, while he changed the string with his left hand and played with his right. You wouldn't even believe how thunderous the applause was after that happened.

Every time I've seen him, I've been "deaf" for days. I've never left a Dick Dale concert without somehow changing in some way. He's like a Shaman, a wizard, an alchemist. He can transform the ordinary into something pure and golden. He is truly one of the world's greatest (and most overlooked) musicians.

He is the King.

So, buy this album. It's a great little starter and after you learn to appreciate this album, go to another, and another, until you'll finally be able to say, "Wow, I really do know Dick..."

Peace and Blessings, children
Lyle Lovett and His Large Band
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 Lyle Lovett and His Large Band
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ASIN: B000002PIF
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

  1. The Blues Walk
  2. Here I Am
  3. Cryin' Shame
  4. Good Intentions
  5. I Know You Know
  6. What Do You Do/The Glory Of Love
  7. I Married Her Just Because She Looks Like You
  8. Stand By Your Man
  9. Which Way Does That Old Pony Run
  10. Nobody Knows Me
  11. If You Were To Wake Up
  12. Once Is Enough

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Lyle Lovett and His Large Band remains the big man's most ambitious album in many ways. A smart split is effected, and not only between styles--the horn-driven swing of the first half backs the record's wittiest, slyest songs, while the country-folk numbers are among Lovett's most pensive. He's not so mournful that he can't raise an eyebrow at heartache, though: try "I Married Her Just Because She Looks Like You." --Rickey Wright

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars LOVETT IN TOP FORM WITH GREAT TEXAS SWING BAND.......2006-12-05

Lovett shows the wide scope of his musical talent. Equally at home doing Country Music or Jazz, in the tradition of Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys.

4 out of 5 stars It's not the words........2006-11-06

This was Lyle Lovett's third album. There were three singles released from the album; "I Married Her Because She Looks Like You", "Stand By Your Man" and "Nobody Knows Me". None of them were hits, even though they are of high quality. The album overall is good. It is, of course, a country album, but some of the songs are closer to jazz than country. Lovett's fans will dig it.

5 out of 5 stars BUY THIS ALBUM!!!.......2006-10-10

This was the first Lovett album I purchased back in the early 90's...I love it....you NEVER tire of this album, and EVERY song is wonderfully done...my favorite is the earthy, soulful: "What do you do/the glory of love"...listen to the dialogue between the singers...so funny, yet so true. If you enjoy the "big band sound" with that horn section...buy this...you will NOT be disappointed.

5 out of 5 stars Totally refreshing and a true original..........2006-04-20

I worked in country radio for a few years down in northern Florida about the time Lyle's first album was released. We jumped on every single that was released from that debut album because he was just so distinctive and original sounding. A few years later I was at a station in New England and the "Large Band" album came out. So different from the first couple of albums yet still unmistakably Lyle Lovett. This man has the ability to evoke memories from all walks of life as well as make you smile, laugh, think, want to get up and dance and more. After hearing this album, I don't think there's a style of music the man cannot do well. Another reviewer spoke of Mr. Lovett as having no measurable talent or good looks. On the contrary...Mr. Lovett's talents are immeasurable. There's some amazing stuff going on here both musically and lyrically, and if someone's basing their opinion of his talent on just ONE album, that's just not the whole story on him at all. Artists as talented and diverse as Lyle Lovett are criminally few and far between, and he's proven that with each and every release.

5 out of 5 stars Lovett's Best.......2005-07-15

This, in my opinion, is Lyle Lovett's best album. It's the one I lend out when I introduce people to his music, and it's the one I'm the most anxious to get back so I can listen to it again. The album has a perfect mix of his styles. Don't like country? Listen to the first half. Not into blues? Listen to the second. The lyrics on this album are about as clever as they ever get, and the music is even more addictive. Also, this is the first album with Francine Reed as a featured soloist. Buy it and be careful who you let borrow it.
Man of La Mancha: A Decca Broadway Original Cast Album (Original 1965 Broadway Cast)
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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  • beautiful music for a haunting story.....
  • Man of LaMancha As Good As Ever
  • Don Quixote
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 Man of La Mancha: A Decca Broadway Original Cast Album (Original 1965 Broadway Cast)
Mitch Leigh , Joe Darion , Richard Kiley , and Joan Diener
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ASIN: B00005A8KE
Release Date: 2001-03-06

Tracks:

  1. Overture
  2. Man Of La Mancha (I, Don Quixote)
  3. It's All The Same
  4. Dulcinea
  5. I'm Only Thinking Of Him
  6. I Really Like Him - Joan Diener
  7. What Do You Want of Me - Joan Diener
  8. Little Bird, Little Bird
  9. Barber's Song/Golden Helmet
  10. To Each His Dulcinea (To Every Man His Dulcinea)
  11. The Impossible Dream
  12. The Combat (Previously Unreleased Reissue Track)
  13. Dubbing (Knight of the Woeful Countenance) - Joan Diener
  14. The Abduction
  15. Aldonza - Joan Diener
  16. A Little Gossip
  17. Dulcinea (Reprise) /The Impossible Dream (Reprise) /Man of Mancha (Repr - Joan Diener
  18. Finale (The Impossible Dream) - Joan Diener

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Man of La Mancha, the show that introduced "The Impossible Dream" to the world (and lounge singers everywhere), was the hit of the 1965 Broadway season. Richard Kiley is magnificent in his career-defining performance as the deluded wannabe knight Don Quixote. His leading lad Joan Diener sings the role of the kitchen wench Aldonza with just the right balance of dignity and vulgarity. Irving Jacobson turns in a fine comic performance as the Don's faithful squire, Sancho Panza. The score, with music by Mitch Leigh and lyrics by Joe Darion, was revolutionary in its time. The orchestra had no violins--just brass, woodwinds, percussion, and flamenco guitars. Man of La Mancha is one of Broadway's most inspiring musicals and it well deserves its high reputation. --Michael Simmons

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Check out Other Versions. Don't be swayed by Others' Reviews........2007-06-09

I've never seen this show on stage and my first exposure to the music was the Sony CD Man of La Mancha featuring Placido Domingo, Pandy Patankin, and Julia Migenes-Johnson. Despite lackluster reviews of the disk, I enjoy it, and when I saw this version at a second hand book/music store, I decided check it out too. My initial impression was that the Sony version was the better disk but decided to compare both versions by setting up a playlist in Media Player, playing tracks from both version back-to-back.

After that test, I have to agree with the reviews here that Richard Kiley is the superior Don Quixote. Domingo's voice is, of course wonderful, but Kiley acts the role better on the CD and Domingo's accent is a major distraction.

In the role of Aldonza - no contest. Julia Mingenes-Johnson's singing and performance on the Sony version is far superior to Joan Diener's. I didn't have to hear the tracks back-to-back to realize that. Ms. Diener's performance just grated on my ears from the beginning.

Bucking the crowd, I prefer Mandy Patankin's Sancho (Sony version) to Irving Jacobson's. I may be biased, having had more exposure to the Sony version, but Patankin seemed to be trying to inject a bit more feeling into the character. Jacobson, singing in an annoying, scratchy voice, came across almost like a cartoon trying to fit in among live characters. It seems like most people either like Patankin or hate him. Guess I'm one of the former.

The Orchestration does seem brighter/clearer in this version compared to the Sony version, but, in general, the tempo on most tracks seems slower than the same tracks on the Sony version. I preferred the up-tempo, Sony versions of "The Barber Song", "Little Bird, Little Bird", "The Dubbing" and "A Little Gossip".

In Summary: For Kiley's Don Quixote, you'll probably want this version, but for tracks featuring Aldonza (and maybe Sancho) you'll want to check out the Sony version. Since I have both disks, I will probably come up with a mix of my favorite tracks, in general, favoring the Sony disk but substituting the tracks that feature Richard Kiley's Don Quixote where I can.

5 out of 5 stars beautiful music for a haunting story............2007-06-07

I remember reading excerpts from Cervantes' DON QUIXOTE, as a Spanish student, way back in junior high school. The saga of the madman fighting windmills and pursuing his illusions [and delusions] was very sad, but very romantic at the same time. When the musical adaptation, MAN OF LA MANCHA, was brought to the stage in 1965, Richard Kiley (as the title character, Don Quixote) absolutely transfixed the audience with his sensitively heartfelt portrayal of the tragic madman. The plight of Don Quixote, who travels on horseback, with his faithful companion, Sancho Panza (Irving Jacobson), and absolutely lovestruck by kitched wench Aldonza (Joan Denier), is alternately pathetic and profound. Perhaps one of the best known (and most remade) songs in the repertoire from LA MANCHA, is "The Impossible Dream." Richard Kiley really make it his own, here, and after you hear his version, it's hard to listen to others' versions of it. It's just not the same. Though, this story is anything but joyful, the music will glide through your ears and carry you on a surrealistic journey through attempted triumph and (ultimately) tragedy.

5 out of 5 stars Man of LaMancha As Good As Ever.......2007-05-07

Very pleased with ourchase of this item. Quality is great as was the price. Delivery was timely. Easy transaction! A++++++++

5 out of 5 stars Don Quixote.......2006-09-14

Back in High School my band leader, Mr. DeYoung, decided (agianst much opposition from those of us in the band let me tell you) to have us perform select pieces from this musical

I hated the idea. But when we began to play, he even had us watch the musical, I fell in love with the melody. The many songs of a man who believes the best in the world. YOu find that in Dulcinea, The Impossible Dream, etc.

From one maginificently rendered song to another, you can be lost in its melodic elegance.

My favorite song is the initial rendition of 'Little Bird, Little Bird'. It's a soft song, sung as a love ballad. In the musical you discover it's being sung to a local whore by a bunch of randy men. Despite that, I still like it.

This along with others are among the great works of the stage!

5 out of 5 stars Magnificent voices.......2006-07-05

Voices and music make a revival of this beautiful play. Full of passion.
Jim Croce Photographs & Memories: His Greatest Hits
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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 Jim Croce Photographs & Memories: His Greatest Hits
Jim Croce
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ASIN: B000002JUC
Release Date: 1995-09-19

Tracks:

  1. Bad, Bad Leroy Brown
  2. Operator (That's Not The Way It Feels)
  3. Photographs & Memories
  4. Rapid Roy (The Stock Car Boy)
  5. Time In A Bottle
  6. New York's Not My Home
  7. Workin' At The Car Wash Blues
  8. I Got A Name
  9. I'll Have To Say I Love You In A Song
  10. You Don't Mess Around With Jim
  11. Lover's Cross
  12. One Less Set Of Footsteps
  13. These Dreams
  14. Roller Derby Queen

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Until his untimely death, Jim Croce was a force to be reckoned with on radio playlists. Photographs & Memories repackages some of his best work. Romantic acoustic-oriented songs were his hallmark, and songs like "Time in a Bottle," were huge hits because of their easy sentimentality. "I Got a Name" was the singer as well-worn folk traveler, while "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" and even "You Don't Mess Around with Jim" followed standard boogie chord progressions, albeit with Croce's softer rock feel. There wasn't much really separating the overt emotions of "I'll Have to Say I Love You in a Song" and "Operator" from his sap-dripping contemporaries, but there was just enough of an edge in Croce's warm voice to elevate his love songs to another level. Like a, oh, moderately priced wine, Croce remains a classic--accessible, affordable, and easy to enjoy. -- Steve Gdula

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Croce's best.......2007-01-12

This CD has all of what I consider to be Croce's best known songs on it and is really worth buying. The sound quiality is great and if you're a Croce fan or just want to check him out, this is the CD to buy. The only bad thing is that he's not around to put out more great tunes like those on this CD.

5 out of 5 stars A man lost in time........2006-05-10

Right after he died, he was everywhere on the radio. Since then he have disappear from the musical face of the earth. "Time in a Bottle", "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown","Don't Mess around with Jim" and "I got a name" are just the tip of this musical iceberg. His songs range from the touching "Photograph and Memories" to the fun hearthed "Car Wash Blues" and "Roller Derby Queen".

This album hits everything that you need from one of the Great Singer/Songwriter of the 70s. There are a lot of imposters out there, this is really the top of the chart and the only Croce ablum you need. The tragic is that his career was cut so short by his untimely death.

5 out of 5 stars You Don't Mess Around With Jim.......2006-05-09

As with any greatest hits album you get someone else's idea of greatest hits. Yet if you only intend to buy one Jim Croce album you can not go wrong with this one. At least it has my favorites. In case you have not heard Jim before, the album is a mixture of fast and slow paced songs; yet all of them have his signature voice and style. These are his later recordings and were released just before he was killed in a plane crash. You may also want to pick up am album of his earlier recordings to see how he progresses through the years.

4 out of 5 stars I wouldn't listen to the fact that he was genius.......2006-01-29

I'm probably like most guys who weren't around when Croce made his music. I know a handful of hits and thought the rest of this would be pleasant but bland folkish pop. (The disc is actually my wife's.) Once I found the time to sample this, I was pleasantly surprised for the most part. Croce seems able to both write convincing uptempo pop-rockers as well as melancholy balladry with an eye for the telling detail that marks the best lyricists.

HIGHLIGHTS:
"Bad,Bad Leroy Brown" was a man 'meaner than a junkyard dog' who meets his comeuppance when he dallies with the wrong man's wife. "Operator" is told stream of consciousness style..Croce trying to call and make amends with the woman who ran off with his best friend and faltering again and again ("Operator/oh could you help me place this call/'cause i can't read the number that you just gave me/There's something in my eyes/You know it happens every time/I think about the love that I thought would save me..") "Rapid Roy" combines Croce's musical attempt at an acoustic rendering of the classic Chuck Berry riff with a character study of an ex moonshine runner turned racer. Croce's wit is apparent here. ("He got a tattoo on his arm that says "Baby"/He got another one that just say "Hey") "Time in a Bottle" is a transcendent expression of love that deserves every bit of the airplay it gets. Anyone who argues this is "sappy" is devoid of heart. "Workin' at the Car Wash Blues" is rapid fire wordplay with a fantastic opening line. ("Well, i had just got out from the county prison/Doin' 90 days for non-support..") It's a shaggy dog tale of a man trying to pick up the pieces at a thankless job. "I Got a Name" is a classic plea for recoginition of self-worth amid the sea of people that is our world. "You Don't Mess Around with Jim" is another catchy tale of a tough guy being done in. Despite repeating the theme of "Leroy Brown" more or less, it's still a keeper. "Lover's Cross" is Croce's refusal to become a martyr for the sake of a woman.

LOWS:
"These Dreams" is a great lyric about breaking up ("Once we were lovers/But that was long ago/We lived together then/And now we do not even say hello..") but the melody comes off like an attempt to re-write "Time in a Bottle". "Roller Derby Queen" suffers from the same fate, sounding like a carbon copy of "You Don't Mess Around with Jim" musically. The lyric's also not terribly memorable.

BOTTOM LINE:
I've underestimated Croce. "Rapid Roy" and "Lover's Cross" are likely to become favourites of mine with more play, and I already knew I loved the "radio stuff" (Operator,You Don't Mess Around with Jim,Bad Bad Leroy Brown, Time in a Bottle) A nice collection from an underrated singer-songwriter.

5 out of 5 stars Super Singer/Songwriter!.......2005-12-24

When Billy Joel wrote "Only the Good Die Young" Jim Croce could have easily made the list of the greats called back to God's house in the prime of their careers. Photographs and Memories Jim Croce's Greatest Hits is still to this date a big seller. This was his first Hit's CD. Jim was just scratching the surface of being a star. By producing 8 top 40 hits and released 3 #1 albums in a 2 year span, TV appearances, radio talk shows and a cartoon version of Bad Bad Leroy Brown (which can be seen on his DVD "Have You Heard Jim Croce Live" a very likeable artist. Could you imagine what this guy could have done if his career was able to continue? Great collection of hits.
Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (1982 Original Broadway Cast)
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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  • Joseph and the Techicolor Dreamcoat
 Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (1982 Original Broadway Cast)
Andrew Lloyd Webber & Tim Rice , David Friedman , Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Pit Orchestr , Barry Tarallo , Bill Hutton , Charlie Serrano , David Ardao , David Asher , Doug Voet , and Gordon Stanley
Manufacturer: Capitol
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ASIN: B000003JAN
Release Date: 1991-02-01

Tracks:

  1. Prologue-You Are What You Feel/Jacob And Sons
  2. Joseph's Coat (The Coat Of Many Colors)
  3. Joseph's Dreams
  4. Poor Poor Joseph
  5. One More Angel
  6. Potiphar
  7. Close Every Door
  8. Go Go Joseph
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  12. Stone The Crows
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  16. Jacob In Egypt/Any Dream Will Do

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It's well known that Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice cut their teeth on Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat before shifting to the New Testament and hitting the big time with Jesus Christ Superstar. And thanks to the box-office clout of Lloyd Webber, as well as the rather sparse supply of new tuneful musicals, this charming little show has reached audiences far beyond the schoolchildren it was intended for. The score shows off Rice's clever lyrics and Lloyd Webber's wide eclectic tastes, with his takes on country, calypso, French café music, Rudy Vallee, and Elvis. The show also includes some simply very fine songs, including "You Are What You Feel/Jacob and Sons," "Close Every Door," and the peppy "Go Go Joseph." Leading the 1982 Broadway cast is the enormously appealing Laurie Beechman in the role of the narrator. Joseph has been subsequently revived in bigger, bolder incarnations starring Donny Osmond and then Sam Harris, presumably to justify a big ticket price for what at heart remains a small-scale show--proof that you don't always get what you pay for. --David Horiuchi

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Webber's First Work Becomes a Star.......2007-06-27

When I was 16 years old, a friend overheard me saying how popular "Joseph" was among my peers. She sent me a cassette tape of the 1982 Broadway cast and I was quickly hooked over the summer.

A silly campy bit of fun? No doubt. But for a short easy musical, "Joseph" has gone far with the fans. With quick catchy lyrics and a comical score, the show still remains a favorite to schools and community centers performing it around the world. The Biblical story has appealed to the spiritually interested too. ("Joseph" was originally scripted and performed in the early 70's of renewed interest in religion.)

Here is the renowned tale of Joseph, Jacob's favorite son, who is sold down to Egypt by his jealous brothers and ends up rising to great power. Notwithstanding the (minor) biblical inaccuracies, the addictive soundtrack is told in a multicolored tapestry of vibrant song and dance including ragtime, Western, rock, and calypso.

The Canadian version of "Joseph" with its techno-pop soundtrack and starring Donny Osmond is the most popular one and perhaps the most likeable with kids. But this 1982 version hits closer to home. For example, the prologue tune is soft and sweet with flute music that plays carefully into "Jacob and Sons" and then quickly picks up with the percussion and a lively chorus. This folk-reminiscent version of "Joseph" might be easier on the ears than the louder candied Canadian version.

Bill Hutton is an adequate Joseph and I enjoyed his version of "Close Every Door" very much. But it is Laurie Beechman, the narrator, who carries the show with her voice and her heart. She does not strain herself with a high pitched squeal. We hear her voice loud and clear: deep, throaty, strong, and soulful. It is her talent that made me enjoy the music of Andrew Lloyd Webber so much. While some might call "Joseph" his trial-and-error piece before Webber created the smash hits of "Phantom", "Cats", and "Evita", the die-hard fans know that it all began with one cleverly told story "about a boy whose dreams came true...and he could be you".

5 out of 5 stars Who knew the Bible was so much fun?.......2007-05-24

I was introduced to this musical years before the original Broadway production, through a frantic (but remarkably good) production put on by my high school, featuring the inimitable Katie Puckrik, later the host of TV's "Pajama Party", among other gigs-- so I have always had a soft spot for it. It is a lightweight but thoroughly enjoyable show, full of clever, memorable songs.

As for this version, I just bought it, after having previously listened only to the original 1973 London studio cast recording, which was not from a stage production. A few tweaks were made to the show after that first recording. (I have not heard any of the other versions from stage productions.) This one has a bigger, fuller, rather more professional sound. Laurie Beechman has a juggernaut voice, although she comes in so far behind the beat so many times that I found myself wishing she had a few other interpretive tricks in her bag. I would describe the studio recording as somewhat looser, more relaxed, less ambitious and more intimate. There are certain aspects to the arrangements and performances of the songs on the studio recording that I prefer right now, but I must say that this Broadway version is still new to me, and I carry the baggage of years of the studio recording being crystalized in my mind. So I like it, although that recording seems to get scant support these days.

In any case, if you have no recording of "Joseph", it is sure to bring a smile to your face, and I can recommend this Broadway version.

5 out of 5 stars Great!.......2007-05-07

This is a great soundtrack. Probably my favorite musical ever. I would highly recommend it for any music lover. And if you haven't seen the play you really must. The great thing about the soundtrack is that you can follow the whole story because nearly 100% of the play is song. There is virtually no dialogue.

5 out of 5 stars the best version there is!.......2007-02-11

i have listened to every cast recording of this show that is available, and by far this is the only one that DOESN'T suck.. if you are thinking of buying this musical.. this is the version you should choose!

4 out of 5 stars Joseph and the Techicolor Dreamcoat.......2007-01-11

It was just what we needed. The CD was in perfect condition. My daughter needed to learn the songs for a production of Joseph that she was in. She still loves to listen to it.

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IZ in Concert: The Man and His Music
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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 IZ in Concert: The Man and His Music
Israel Kamakawiwo'ole
Manufacturer: Mountain Apple Company
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ASIN: B00000JFG2
Release Date: 1999-05-20

Tracks:

  1. Ahi Wela
  2. E Ku'u Morning Dew
  3. Kamalani
  4. Kaleohano
  5. Margarita
  6. "This Hawaiian Man" Intro
  7. Chant
  8. E Ala E
  9. Hene Hene Kou Aka
  10. Lover of Mine
  11. White Sandy Beach
  12. 'Opae E
  13. n Dis Life
  14. Maui Hawaiian Sup'pa Man
  15. Hawai'i '78
  16. Hawai'i Aloha

Album Description

This compact disc is being released on IZ's birthday, as a gift to his fans from his 'ohana. The aloha he felt for all of his audiences was passionate-whether they were seeing him in concert or just listening to one of his albums. IZ's life is in his music.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Excellent.......2007-07-09

Having just visited Hawaii this is a wonderful cd to enjoy to keep the Aloha spirit alive.

5 out of 5 stars A sound and soul unique.......2006-08-07

IZ's voice is well known to many from his background music on a television commercial for a toy company. He makes everything he sings his own, no matter the genre, the era. He sings traditional (pre-statehood) Hawaiian music with a vibrance that reflects his love of the islands and the early way of island life which he worked to promote. He sings popular standards adding his own soaring improvisations, his own interpretations, revealing music we never knew was there. Buy this recording. Buy all his recordings, as I have. Listen to them all by yourself, then listen to them with your closest friends. They are deeply-felt, deeply-personal works of music that have touched me and broadened my vision of what good music can be.

3 out of 5 stars Magical.......2006-03-11

I love this man's music and spirit, however, this was not my very favorite of all his albums. I loved "Facing Future" the very most. But there is not a time or an album that you cannot be extremely moved by Iz's music and soul and love of his Hawaii.

5 out of 5 stars Best Music On The Planet.......2005-10-27

In the beginning of the movie Contact, our planet earth is shown wildly spinning through space, expelling out transmissions of television and radio. The feeling is that we are representing ourselves to possible listeners from beyond. It's a fascinating thought, and more than a little embarrassing if you think about it.

This live cd by Bruddah Iz is something very special. It's something that would make me proud to broadcast into space, traveling until it's received and pondered by an intelligent lifeform. It's powerful, beautiful music, presented by a kind-hearted man. This is absolutely how I would like our planet to be represented. Perhaps this is why I frequently listen to Iz after I've overdosed on the complexities and harshness of living, or the bad vibes seen on the news.

Someone below stated that there is too much talking, and not enough music. I don't get it. I have everything that Iz ever created, including cds, dvds and videos, and treasure every single one. The fact that he does talk is what is special here. Iz is a generous window into an indigenous culture, and he shares this like no other. But, the cd is mostly about the music, and I never gained a sense that this is chatty or unmusical. I love hearing him talk, especially since he has moved on and the talking has stopped. At the end of Alone In IZ World there is a secret track, where he is talking about having trouble breathing, shortly before he moved on. This is powerful, and very moving.

Facing Future is a great place to start, and this cd is a great second ... or perhaps E Ala E. But, I've nearly worn this one out. Iz was musical down to his bones, but more than that his music is healing and represents the highest nature of us.

2 out of 5 stars Too much talk - not enough music.......2005-05-12

I buy albums for the music, and this one does not deliver. Because of all of the chat it is not an album I could play more than twice without getting bored by it.
Personally, I have taken some tracks to mp3 so that I just get the music, and even some of those needed editting to remove more superfluous chat.
Not, in my opinion, an album for those just wanting to listen to music.
Eric Whitacre: The Complete A Cappella Works, 1991-2001
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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  • My Favorite Choral Composer
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  • Spine tingling
 Eric Whitacre: The Complete A Cappella Works, 1991-2001

Manufacturer: Arsis Records
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B00008YJET
Release Date: 2003-04-29

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Good Blend.......2007-05-17

If you are trying to decide between this recording and "Cloudburst," pick this one. The female voices do not have that shrieking quality that they do on "Cloudburst" and the soprano soloist from the BYU Singers is fantastic.

I do prefer the faster pacing of some of the pieces on the "Cludburst" recording, but this one is better all around.

5 out of 5 stars My Favorite Choral Composer.......2007-03-09

Taken as a whole, Eric Whitacre is my favorite choral composer. I have to listen to his music at least once a week. As far as student choirs go, BYU does a stunning job for the most part. The few minor mistakes do not detract from the music. This is an essential album in my book.

3 out of 5 stars whitacre.......2007-01-25

I bought this CD because it included the piece "Lux aurumque", which I feel must have been inspired because it transforms the listener into another realm. The other pieces are well done, too, but none reach me in the same way as "Lux aurumque". I love the tight overlapping harmonies and suspensions.

5 out of 5 stars Choral excellence.......2007-01-07

I asked for, and received, this recording for Christmas based on the excellence of prior BYU performances and having really enjoyed performing Cloudburst in the past. This recording does not disappoint. It excels on every level. The choral writing is compelling and the performance of the BYU Singers is simply amazing. I've been around choral singing for many, many, years and the level of achievement here is stunning. Based solely on hearing recordings and seeing their recorded concerts on PBS, I would recommend anything from the BYU choral department.

5 out of 5 stars Spine tingling.......2006-12-29

I was VERY suprised to hear this kind of sound from a college choir! The blend of the choir and the emotion behind the music is enough to give anyone goosebumps. From the soaring harmonies of "Water Night" to the subdued tenderness of "Sleep" to the playfulness of "Leonardo" this disc has something for everyone. A guaranteed Best Buy!
His Best
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Great harmonica work and a great blues voice
  • Great Rice Miller Compilation
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 His Best
Sonny Boy Williamson
Manufacturer: Chess
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ASIN: B000005KQN
Release Date: 1997-05-20

Tracks:

  1. Good Evening Everybody
  2. Don't Start Me To Talkin'
  3. All My Love In Vain
  4. Keep It To Yourself
  5. Fattening Frogs For Snakes
  6. I Don't Know
  7. Cross My Heart
  8. Born Blind
  9. Ninety Nine
  10. Your Funeral And My Trial
  11. Keep Your Hands Out Of My Pocket
  12. Sad To Be Alone
  13. Checkin' Up On My Baby
  14. Down Child
  15. Nine Below Zero
  16. Bye Bye Bird
  17. Help Me
  18. Bring It On Home
  19. My Younger Days
  20. One Way Out

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This is Sonny Boy Williamson II, whose 1940s Mississippi Delta radio broadcasts for King Biscuit Time made him one of the most influential of all blues musicians. A master harmonica player, he created relaxed songs, often humorous, that reminded urban listeners of their country roots. These tracks are from his years at Chess, beginning in the mid-1950s until his death in 1965. His recording bands feature Muddy Waters, Otis Spann, and Robert Lockwood Jr., among others. Perhaps his best-known track here is "Don't Start Me to Talkin' (I'll Tell You Everything I Know)," but his signature sound is evident on every high trill he played. --Robert Gordon

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Great harmonica work and a great blues voice.......2007-05-04

He was probably born Aleck or Alex Ford, took the name "Rice" Miller later on, and adopted the name of another fine blues player, Sonny Boy Williamson still later. His harmonica playing is wondrous to listen to; he was a mentor to such luminaries as Howlin' Wolf, Junior Wells, Little Walter, and so on. This CD features work from 1955 to 1964.

A few selections well illustrate his art.

"Good evening Everybody" begins the CD with typical riveting harmonica work. The instrument wails. What a backing group: Otis Spann, Muddy Waters, Jimmy Rogers, Willie Dixon, and Fred Below. The song has an up tempo beat (as liner notes mention, the tempo slows over the 10 year period covered by this CD). He finishes the song by singing of being in a studio in Chicago playing the blues. And play the blues he does.

"Don't Start Me to Talkin'" is a nice tune, with more exquisite harmonica work.

"All My Love in Vain" should not be confused with the similarly named song by the legendary Robert Johnson. Again, terrific harmonica playing. And some good lines:

"Heart's been broken,
And all my love in vain."

The backing group (same as the previous two cuts) plays well.

One of his most well known songs, "Nine Below Zero" features good lines, such as:

"It was 9 below zero
And she put me down for another man.
I gave her all my love and all my money,
Everything."

His voice suggests a hard living life (and liner notes indicate that that was the truth)! The harmonica work embellishes the singing nicely.

All in all, a good introduction to the work of Sonny Boy Williamson. For blues' enthusiasts, this is a work well worth considering.

5 out of 5 stars Great Rice Miller Compilation.......2007-04-02

This is a wonderful collection of blues harmonica music. The Sonny Boy Williamson who was also known as Rice Miller was a masterful player, and a talented songwriter. His voice aged with him to produce that fine bluesy-gravelly sound that endears a blues performer to his audience.

Some of his classic songs like Don't Start Me To Talking, Your Funeral and My Trial, Fattening Frogs For Snakes, and Nine Below Zero are on this retrospective. This is a blues music collectors must have if you love harmonica music.

5 out of 5 stars S.B Williamson (review).......2007-03-11

Chess 50th Anniversary CD for Sonny Boy Williamson is a very good CD. Especially for the avid Blues fan, I recommend it as a "must have".

5 out of 5 stars Fast Shipment.......2007-01-19

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A State of Wonder: The Complete Goldberg Variations (1955 & 1981)
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Absolutely maddening
  • "Oddly ferocious attacks"
  • One for the ages.
  • A Life-Affirming Adventure
  • A wonder indeed
 A State of Wonder: The Complete Goldberg Variations (1955 & 1981)
Johann Sebastian Bach , Glenn Gould , and Tim Page
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00006FI7C
Release Date: 2002-09-03

Tracks:

  1. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria
  2. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 1
  3. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 2
  4. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 3. Canon On The Unison
  5. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 4
  6. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 5
  7. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 6. Canon On The Second
  8. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 7
  9. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 8
  10. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 9. Canon On The Third
  11. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 10. Fughetta
  12. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 11
  13. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 12. Canon On The Fourth
  14. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 13
  15. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 14
  16. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 15. Canon On The Fifth
  17. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 16. Overture
  18. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 17
  19. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 18. Canon On The Sixth
  20. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 19
  21. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 20
  22. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 21. Canon On The Seventh
  23. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 22. Alla Breve
  24. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 23
  25. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 24. Canon On The Octave
  26. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 25
  27. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 26
  28. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 27. Canon On The Ninth
  29. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 28
  30. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 29
  31. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 30. Quodlibet
  32. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria Da Capo

Tracks:

  1. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria
  2. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 1
  3. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 2
  4. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 3. Canon On The Unison
  5. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 4
  6. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 5
  7. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 6. Canon On The Second
  8. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 7
  9. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 8
  10. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 9. Canon On The Third
  11. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 10. Fughetta
  12. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 11
  13. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 12. Canon On The Fourth
  14. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 13
  15. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 14
  16. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 15. Canon On The Fifth
  17. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 16. Overture
  18. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 17
  19. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 18. Canon On The Sixth
  20. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 19
  21. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 20
  22. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 21. Canon On The Seventh
  23. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 22. Alla Breve
  24. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 23
  25. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 24. Canon On The Octave
  26. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 25
  27. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 26
  28. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 27. Canon On The Ninth
  29. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 28
  30. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 29
  31. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 30. Quodlibet
  32. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria Da Capo

Tracks:

  1. Glen Gould Discusses His Peformances Of The Goldberg Variations With Time Page, August 22, 1982, Toronto, Canada
  2. Studio Outtakes From The 1955 Goldberg Variations Recording Session

Amazon.com

Glenn Gould's recording debut in 1955 of Bach's Goldberg Variations took the world by storm. His decidedly un-Romantic view, absolute technical skill, startling lucidity, and right-on rhythmic changes, combined with his eccentricities--audible humming, sometimes outrageously fast tempi--made him an instantly legendary pianist and elucidated Bach's music in a whole new way. Gould's final recording, 26 years later, was also of the Goldbergs. It's a more relaxed, sometimes much slower, more inward reading (although still very much his own, complete with oddly ferocious attacks and accents), in which he offers repeats of the first half of 15 of the Variations. Both performances are glorious, each in its own way, and this luxurious new set of three CDs is entertaining, a joy to hear, and revelatory; it belongs in any music lover's collection. The third CD is devoted to outtakes and chatter from recording sessions. At one point, Gould improvises "God Save the King" and exhibits how it turns into "The Star-Spangled Banner." And a long interview with critic Tim Page offers great insight into Gould's weird humor and unique outlook. A must-have collection. --Robert Levine

Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars Absolutely maddening.......2007-07-10

Imagine going to live piano recital. The music is gorgeous, you're really getting into it - and the person next to you starts humming along. You try to block it out, but the more you do, the more conscious of it you become. It becomes all you can hear, and suddenly the performance is just background noise to the humming. That's my experience with these CDs, the 1981 version more so than the 1955. Perhaps the humming's not so prominent when played on a proper stereo system, but listening on my PC with a pair of headphones, the humming is all I hear, and it's absolutely maddening. I can deal with the hiss, but the infernal humming is just too much for my mere mortal concentration. It may be the most amazing performance of anything ever, but if you can't listen to it, does it matter?

1 out of 5 stars "Oddly ferocious attacks".......2007-05-08

My title comes from the editorial review above. Why such attacks? Bach wrote the Goldberg Variations for a harpsichord with two registers (two keyboards). Until Wanda Ladowska revived them in the 1930s, on a "pian-arpsichord" built specially for her, they were considered unplayable on piano. That opinion was correct, like it or not. The contrasts of register, intrinsic to the music, CANNOT be rendered intelligently merely by hammering ornaments and dancing on the pedals. Some pianists, however, come closer to making decent music of the Goldbergs by subduing their egos and letting the delicacy of the counterpoint be heard. There may be a case for playing Bach's other harpsichord solo works on piano -- Richard Goode does a decent job, for instance -- but the Goldberg Variations belong on harpsichord only forevermore.

5 out of 5 stars One for the ages........2007-02-14

To be a sonic witness to this music is a real treat. Gould's approach both times is so personal and probing. What is really satisfying is how the 1981 recording is not just a rehash of 1955. Each era has it's own unique and distinct personality. This is a "must" in your musical collection.

5 out of 5 stars A Life-Affirming Adventure.......2007-01-06

If you are new to Bach and Gould, "A State of Wonder" offers you a life-affirming adventure. This 3-disc package includes Glenn Gould's 1955 recording of the Goldberg Variations, with raw exuberance and breakneck speed. Disc 2 contains his 1981 reinterpretation, and this music has never sounded more divinely beautiful to this perpetual Bach student. Disc 3 is icing on the cake, featuring Gould's professorial zeal and musical logic (also lame but endearing humor). If you love the Goldberg--and I passionately hope you will--then curiosity will lead you to superb piano versions by Andras Schiff and Murray Perahia, and Wanda Landowska on the harpsichord. For further Bachian "wonder," Artur Schnabel's recording of the Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue is awesome. Gould's Bach, however, remains my favorite. As for the brouhaha about his sometimes audible humming, I love it: Glenn lives!

5 out of 5 stars A wonder indeed.......2006-08-29

When I first bought this CD I was a bit disappointed with Gould's humming (it mainly affects the 1981 version). I was irritated by it especially knowing that Gould was a kind of a music purist. Whether you like it or not, this "singing along" is really a blunder.

Nevertheless, after listening to both the 1955 and the 1981 versions quite a number of times I think that they both are masterpieces.

Gould's music always makes sense and, especially the 1981 version, sounds like a complete, cohesive piece. Other pianists do not seem to understand Bach's music as Gould did. Everyone of the tracks in these CDs is the product of pure genious.

I think sooner or later someone will release a 1981 version without the humming and then it will be truly a 6 star performance.

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