SUMMER IN PARADISE

SUMMER IN PARADISE

Track Listings

1. Girls! Girls! Girls!

2. I Want You, I Need You, I Love You, Selena

3. Love Me Tender, Angelina

4. Let Me Be Your Teddy Bear, Sophia

5. Help Me Make It Thru The Night, Yasmeen

6. I Can't Help Falling In Love With You, Kiki

7. Are You Lonesome Tonight, Violeta

8. Sabine In The Morning

9. I'll Never Let You Go, Lillian

10. If You Talk In Your Sleep, Aliya

11. I Beg Of You Constanza

12. Don't Be Cruel, Anastasia

13. Bonus Track

Editorial Reviews
From the Artist
Dearest Audience, I want you I want you I want you. Prince Charming is back on his medication and feeling miserable about his lapse in correspondance with his loyal comrades. I want to tell you that I love you you. As "The Premiere Warlord of the Barbarian Hordes," Prince Charming suffers from a tremendous amount of work related stress; blackouts; out of body experiences, grand mal levitation. I do not sleep do not sleep do not sleep that I sleep I sleep I sleep. I want to tell you that I am asleep but I am not asleep. I wish you not harm I wish you no harm. I love your native country. Prince Charming would like you to interpret this CD/telepathic death threat as a cry for help. And he humbly requests your assistance in crushing the Earth people with love peace and unity. Please use your secret network of Earthling assasins to strike without warning. Warmest regards, Prince Charming

Product Description
At Prince Charming's Palace of the Senses, Paradise is varied according to the day of the week:

On Mondays, Paradise is Prince Charming's Palace of Sight, where the dancers are covered with flakes of silver, gold and platinum and the dust of emeralds, sapphire and other precious stones. In the evening, under the light of stars, and the reflected moon on the lake, Prince Charming is known to weep with Passion. Alas, Prince Charming is not allowed to touch his dancers in Monday's Heaven.

On Tuesdays, Paradise is Prince Charming's Palace of Sound. No light is permitted in the Palace, but the darkness is filled with soft sighing, and the sound of bows being drawn across the naked flesh of Maidens. In Tuesday's Heaven, Prince Charming is hung upside down by his feet from a long silken ribbon. He can feel the sound waves strike him and he swings back and forth almost imperceptibly in the darkness.

On Wednesdays, Paradise is Prince Charming's Palace of Scent. Prince Charming is not entirely certain what lies beyond those doors, for he is struck insensible the moment he crosses the threshold. All he can say for certain is that it is not very pleasant.

On Thursdays, Paradise is Prince Charming's Palace of Touch. Long feathers of the bird of Paradise cover the walls of this dimly lit palace, and the carpeting is deep and soft. Inside, maidens with all 28 qualities of flesh, from silken smooth to coarse as bark, wander about utterly nude. [...]

On Fridays, Heaven is Prince Charming's Palace of Taste. Here, Prince Charming breaks his six-day-long fast with some of the most rare and delightful delicacies known to man. Servants carry diamond decanters filled with molten lead, and bowls of rubies and gold ingots are beside every throw pillow. There are no tables in the Palace, all food being laid out upon the persons of his esteemed and lovely dancers. Again, due to unionization, he is not permitted to use his hands while eating, and can only eat such food as he can acquire by means of feet, mouth etc... The revelry lasts from sun-up till sundown Friday evening, at which point Prince Charming takes a powerful sleeping draught that he may not be forced to endure the common and vulgar weekend where leisure is shared with the rest of the populace.

SUMMER IN PARADISE

Tracks:

Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: Introduction (Slow. Pastoral)
Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: I. Theme & Variations 1-6 -
Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: II. Interlude (Slow And Very Quietly)
Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: III. Variations 7-12
Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: IV. Variations 13-17 -
Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: Coda (Very Quietly)
In A Summer Garden
Eventyr (Once Upon A Time)
A Song Of Summer
Summer Night On The River - London Philharmonic Orchestra
A Song Before Sunrise - London Philharmonic Orchestra
A Village Romeo And Juliet: The Walk To The Paradise Garden - London Philharmonic Orchestra

Customer Reviews:

Superb Music.......2005-03-20

This Classics For Pleasure CD is a new release of older material from two previous albums. Unlike previous releases this contains nearly 80 minutes of music so it is excellent value.

Delius is often described as a British composer, which is slightly inaccurate. He had German parents, he lived in the United States, travelled to France and Germany as well as other parts of Europe before settling in France. He was in many ways an International Composer. His music may seem curiously eclectic. Think of Debussy with a bit of a Grieg melody and Wagnerian drama thrown in. Yet his music seems all the more distinctive because of it.

Vernon Handley's interpretation of these pieces have often been regarded as a bit too emotional, much like other British Conductors like Barbarolli and Beecham who recordings are yardsticks which others are measured. Yet Brigg Fair has an incredible lyricism and the rare Eventyr combines the Debussian impressionism with drama. The use of percussion and the shouting voices, presumably from the orchestra itself, in the hands of Handley come across so vividly. This piece alone with Handley's direction brought Delius to my attention. I now enjoy Delius' music more than I do say Elgar, Holst and Vaughan Williams.

This is a great introduction to Delius' music and can be recommended with enthusiasm.

Vaughan Williams: Fantasia On Greensleeves, Etc.

Average customer rating:

A Most Beautiful Classical Recording!

Vaughan Williams: Fantasia On Greensleeves, Etc.

Manufacturer: Decca
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

English | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

The Decca Records Store | Specialty Stores | Music
Similar Items:

Shropshire Lad/Banks of Green
English Rhapsody
Debussy: Orchestral Music
Appassionato
This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession

ASIN: B0000041LB
Release Date: 1997-08-26

Tracks:

Fantasia On Greensleaves (Arr. Ralph Greaves): Fantasia On Greensleeves
The Lark Ascending
Engllish Folk Song Suite: I March: Seventeen Come Sunday
English Folk Song Suite: II Intermezzo: My Bonny Boy
English Folk Song Suite: III March: Folk Songs From Somerset
Serenade For Strings
Capriol Suite: I Basse-danse
Capriol Suite: II Pavane
Capriol Suite: III Tordion
Capriol Suite: IV Bransles
Capriol Suite: V Pieds-en-l'air
Capriol Suite: VI Mattachins (Sword Dance)
A Shropshire Lad
Two English Idylls
The Banks Of Green Willow

Tracks:

The Walk To The Paradise Garden
The Opera 'Hassan': Intermezzo and Serenade
A Song before Sunrise
On Hearing The First Cuckoo In Spring
Summer Night On The River
The Opera Koanga: La Calinda
Serenade For Strings, Op. 20: Allegro piacevole
Serenade For Strings, Op. 20: Larghetto
Serenade For Strings, Op. 20: Allegretto
Sospiri For Strings, Harp And Organ, Op.70
Elegy For Strings, Op.58
The Spanish Lady - Suite
Introduction And Allegro For String Orchestra And Quartet, Op.47

Customer Reviews:

A Most Beautiful Classical Recording!.......2000-02-22

This is one of my favorite classical albums. I find myself listening to it very frequently. Of particular enjoyment is disc two featuring beautiful and stirring works by Delius and Elgar. This is a most relaxing and refreshing recording that will wonderfully and continually soothe the mind and soul!

Average customer rating:

A Fun Album, and NOT Carl's Last Recordings
This is Paradise?
All that was missing was Brian - as usual
ESSENTIAL BEACH BOYS. LAST TIME FOR CARL.
Summer In Paradise

Summer in Paradise
The Beach Boys , and John Stamos
Manufacturer: Brother Records/Ka
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Pop | Styles | Music

Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music

General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music

General | Rock | Styles | Music

General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music
Similar Items:

Still Cruisin'
Keepin' The Summer Alive / The Beach Boys
M.I.U. Album/L.A. (Light Album)
Stars and Stripes, Vol. 1
Beach Boys' Party!/Stack-O-Tracks

ASIN: B000001YJH
Release Date: 1992-08-03

Tracks:

Hot Fun in the Summertime
Surfin'
Summer of Love
Island Fever
Still Surfin'
Slow Summer Dancin' (One Summer Night)
Strange Things Happen
Remember (Walking in the Sand)
Lahaina Aloha
Under the Boardwalk
Summer in Paradise
Forever

Customer Reviews:

A Fun Album, and NOT Carl's Last Recordings.......2007-05-26

I'm a die-hard Beach Boys and Brian Wilson fanatic - and nothing after 1977 is close to 5 stars (unless you count Brian's solo work) - BUT as a lover of tropical music and Beach Boys sounds, I enjoyed their late 70's early 80's work, and the 1985 album, and Kokomo, and Still Cruisin, so when this hit stores I bought it and was immediately impressed with the sounds and harmonies. It's a fun record, OK? Some nice new songs like Lahaina Aloha, Island Fever, and Still Surfin. A great cover of Hot Fun In The Summertime. (but I never listen to the John Stamos thing at the end..) Do the recent albums by Chicago or America or Neil Diamond or Paul McCartney sound like or equal the ones from the 60's and 70's? No, but many are still great. Hey, it's Carl Wilson and Mike Love singing about summer!

NOTE: Carl Wilson made another album after this, a great one with Robert Lamm of Chicago and Gerry Beckley of America called BECKLEY LAMM WILSON - "Like A Brother". It was recently reissued with 3 bonus tracks (see Robert Lamm's website).

This is Paradise?.......2007-03-12

To prove my point that this is one of the worst Beach Boys albums ever (along with the truly dreadful "M.I.U."), just look at these insipid lyrics:

Surfers recycle now dont you know
Like everyone from california down to kokomo
We're gonna keep on rockin
And raising world consciousness
We gotta fix this mess

The only mess they need to fix is this album. Sadly, it's the last one that included the incredible voice of Carl Wilson. Try not to remember this as his swan song, please.

All that was missing was Brian - as usual.......2007-02-18

This is nowhere near as bad an album as some of it's reviews, although the Surfin' remake is just as bad as you've heard, if not worse.

There are several track here worth having if you're a BB fan looking for more stuff you havent heard. Strange Things Happen/Still Surfin'/Lahaina Aloha/Under the Boardwalk are all must haves, Summer in Paradise is good here but sounds MUCH MUCH better on the live version in circulation, and there are several mediocre tracks(Hot Fun in the Summertime, Island Fever) along with some typical Mike Love throwaway tracks("Sum-Sum" Summer of Love).

During the early stages of recording, Al Jardine was "suspended" from the band for a supposedly "severe attitude problem", returning only during the final weeks of production. Historically speaking, it was the only Beach Boys album of new material NOT to chart. A source close to the band once reported the album sold only 1,000 copies when first released(although the band reported it at 145,000 which was possibly the number of albums actually shipped to record stores). As a result of the poor sales, several tracks were remixed for a subsequent overseas release, with lesser results.

What really holds this album back more than anything is the electronic drum machine used on almost every track. This gives nearly every song an over-processed, 80's, demo-type sound and cheapens the proceedings, but not enough to make tha album unlistenable by any means. Comparatively speaking, in my opinion, Summer in Paradise is no worse than Brian's recent Gettin' In Over My Head solo effort.

You might notice while listening that nearly every song on the album has lifted a previous BB/Brian Wilson harmony. This goes right along with Love's lyric on Summer in Paradise "Surfer's recycle, now don't ya know, all the way from California, down to Ko-ko-mo."

But despite the issues described above, Summer in Paradise is a must-have for any real fan or those who just to hear some of Carl's last work. We all love the Beach Boys most for their vocals & harmonies and both are in EXCELLENT form here - even if some of the lyrics are stale.

For Carl fans, don't miss his later CD collabration with Beckley and Lamm titled Like A Brother - Carl's lead on the track I Wish For You is simply magnificent!!

ESSENTIAL BEACH BOYS. LAST TIME FOR CARL........2006-07-04

If you have read Paul Williams' book, "Outlaw Blues" then you can write a negative review (less than 4 stars). If not, don't bother. For those of us who truly appreciate the individual genius of each member of the BB's, this is the last chance we have to hear Carl before he died. Thanks Carl, we miss you. So listen with both ears and don't complain.

Summer In Paradise.......2006-01-20

Mostly a good album, some things could have been skipped. It is the one Beach Boys album that features Full House cast member John Stamos as a soloist (he also appeared on Kokomo, plus some Jan & Dean albums as well). He first played drums for the group in 1972, after a hand injury prevented Dennis Wilson from playing drums on stage. This recording of Forever was used on a Full House episode. It features a 90's version of Surfing (a song dating back to the Morgan sessions in 1961), a family-friendly take of The Drifter's Under The Boardwalk, plus great classic rock hits such as Hot Fun In The Summertime, Remember Walking In The Sand, and One Summer Night. The rest is Mike Love/Terry Melcher penned tunes.

Average customer rating:

Delius: Orchestral Works

Manufacturer: Decca
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music

The Decca Records Store | Specialty Stores | Music
Similar Items:

Delius: Orchestral Works
Delius: On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring
Frederick Delius: Orchestral Works
Delius: Paris, the Song of a Great City; Double Concerto; Cello Concerto
Vaughan Williams: Orchestral Works

ASIN: B00000IX80
Release Date: 1999-05-11

Tracks:

Brigg Fair
In A Summer Garden
The Walk To The Paradise Garden - (A Village Romeo And Juliet)
North Country Sketches: I. Autumn
North Country Sketches: II. Winter Landscape
North Country Sketches: III. Dance
North Country Sketches: IV. The March Of Spring

Tracks:

Florida Suite: I. Daybreak
Florida Suite: II. By The River
Florida Suite: III. Sunset
Florida Suite: IV. At Night
Two Aquarelles (arr. Fenby): I. Lento, ma non troppo
Two Aquarelles (arr. Fenby): II. Gaily, But Not Quick
On Hearing The First Cuckoo In Spring
Summer Night On The River
Dance Rhapsody No.2
Dance Rhapsody No.1

Average customer rating:

Rapturous !

Delius: Orchestral Works

Manufacturer: EMI Classics
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
Similar Items:

Frederick Delius: Orchestral Works
Delius: A Village Romeo and Juliet
Delius: On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring
Delius: Koanga; The Song of the High Hills
Delius: Orchestral Works

ASIN: B000002S5L
Release Date: 1995-02-14

Tracks:

Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: Brigg Fair:I. Introduction (Slow. Pastoral)
Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: Brigg Fair:I. Theme (With Easy Movement)
Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: I. Variation 1
Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: I. Var. 2
Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: I. Var. 3
Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: I. Var 4
Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: I. Var. 5
Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: I. Var. 6
Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: II. Interlude (Slow And Very Quietly)
Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: III. Var. 7 (Rather quicker but not hurried)
Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: III. Var. 8
Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: III. Var. 9 (With easy movement)
Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: III. Var 10
Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: III. Var. 11 (Slow. With Solemnity)
Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: III. Var. 12 (Maestoso)
Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: III. Transition
Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: IV. Var 13 (Gaily)
Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: IV. Var. 14
Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: IV. Var. 15
Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: IV. Var 16
Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: IV. Transition (Rather quicker)
Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: IV.Var.17 (Rather Slower. Very Broadly)
Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: IV. Coda(Very Quietly)
In A Summer Garden
Rehearsing Appalachia
Apalachia - Variations On An Old Slave Song With Final Chorus: Appalachia:Introduction (Molto moderato - Tranquillo - Poco piu)
Apalachia - Variations On An Old Slave Song With Final Chorus: Theme (Andante)
Apalachia - Variations On An Old Slave Song With Final Chorus: Variation 1
Apalachia - Variations On An Old Slave Song With Final Chorus: Var. 2 (Moderato)
Apalachia - Variations On An Old Slave Song With Final Chorus: Var. 3 (Piu vivo)
Apalachia - Variations On An Old Slave Song With Final Chorus: Var. 4 (Molto moderato)
Apalachia - Variations On An Old Slave Song With Final Chorus: Var. 5 (Con moto)
Apalachia - Variations On An Old Slave Song With Final Chorus: Var. 6 (Giocoso. Allegro moderato)
Apalachia - Variations On An Old Slave Song With Final Chorus: Var. 7 (Lento e molto tranquillo)
Apalachia - Variations On An Old Slave Song With Final Chorus: Var. 8 (Misterioso)
Apalachia - Variations On An Old Slave Song With Final Chorus: Var. 9 (Andante con grazia)
Apalachia - Variations On An Old Slave Song With Final Chorus: Var. 10 (Lento sostenuto e tranquillo)
Apalachia - Variations On An Old Slave Song With Final Chorus: Var. 11 (Allegro alla marcia)
Apalachia - Variations On An Old Slave Song With Final Chorus: Var. 12 (Marcia. MOlto lento maestoso)
Apalachia - Variations On An Old Slave Song With Final Chorus: Var. 13 (L'istesso tempo)
Apalachia - Variations On An Old Slave Song With Final Chorus: Var. 14 (Misterioso lento)
Apalachia - Variations On An Old Slave Song With Final Chorus: Finale (Lento - Piu mosso)

Tracks:

On Hearing The First Cuckoo In Spring - F. DELIUS
Summer Night On The River - F. DELIUS
A Song Before Sunrise - F. DELIUS
Intermezzo And Serenade From 'Hassan': Intermezzo - F. DELIUS
Intermezzo And Serenade From 'Hassan': Serenade - F. DELIUS
La Calinda - F. DELIUS
Late Swallows - F. DELIUS
Fennimore And Gerda: Intermezzo from 'Fennimore and Gerda' - F. DELIUS
The Walk To The Paradise Garden: The Walk To The Paradise Garden from A Village Romeo and Juliet - F. DELIUS
Irmelin Prelude - F. DELIUS
A Song Of Summer - F. DELIUS

Customer Reviews:

Rapturous !.......2003-01-15

I find these renditions by Sir John Barbirolli totally beguiling. He brings warmth and deep sincerity to everything he portrays here. One surely senses the great love he had for Delius' music. Much of the charm wrought by the conductor has to do with the turn of various phrases. Time and again he caresses melodies. Simultaneously, he conveys a feeling of simple joyousness. Hear the Intermezzo from Fennimore and Gerda; The Walk to the Paradise Garden; the Irmelin Prelude, with its pastoral beauty; La Calinda, where one feels serenaded in a happy, carefree manner. A Song Before Sunrise weaves a similar pattern. In addition, there's that wonderful exotic quality that here and there echoes in Delius' music. Brigg Fair seems to have both this at some moments and yet a pleasing, homespun British character during other moments. Sometimes too there is a nostalgic yearning. In this vein, one can only relax and drink in the expressive portrait of Late Swallows. And what about the playful, carefree In a Summer Garden or the imposing, spiritual folk picture, Appalachia ? In so many ways, both this sensitive composer and conductor reach out to touch the life-affirming soul. How can one not be soothed and refreshed by what is offered here ? If there's anything missing, perhaps it's the composer's Summer Evening, another of his memorable pieces. A wonderful collection, and a source of inspiration. By the way, I find Barbirolli's Delius more enjoyable than Beecham's.

Average customer rating:

Delius: The Walk to the Paradise Garden

Manufacturer: Chandos
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
Similar Items:

Menotti: Fantasia for Cello and Orchestra, Apocalisse, et al
Menotti: Violin Concerto, The Death of Orpheus

ASIN: B000000AWJ
Release Date: 1995-04-18

Tracks:

The Walk To The Paradise Garden: Lento
A Dance Rhapsody (No. 1)
A Dance Rhapsody (No. 2)
In A Summer Garden: Andante - Animato
North Country Sketches: I Autumn - The Wind Soughs in the Trees, Slow, with even flowing movement
North Country Sketches: II Winter Landscape - Slow
North Country Sketches: III Dance - Mazurka tempo
North Country Sketches: IV The March of Spring - Woodlands, Meadows and Silent Moors. With a light, lively and throbbing movement, never dragging

Amazon.com

For years, the only champion of the music of Frederic Delius (1862-1934) was Sir Thomas Beecham. His music was too moody--sometimes even flabby--for the British public. But his tone poems, which constitutes the bulk of his compositions, made way for Arnold Bax and countless others. Richard Hickox's take on these works is a moderate one, exercising restrain where Beecham let go ... or wallowed. Excellent here are the two Dance Rhapsodies and the killer "North Country Sketches," perhaps Delius's best-known work. If the Beecham recordings are hard to find, then the Chandos series is probably your best bet. --Paul Cook

Average customer rating:

Along the Road of Dreams

Manufacturer: Asv Living Era
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Folk | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Musical Theater | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music

General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music

General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music

General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music

Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music

General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music

Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music

Traditional & Vocal Pop | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music
Similar Items:

Music of Sigmund Romberg
Love Walked In

ASIN: B000058TI2
Release Date: 2001-02-27

Tracks:

The Vagabond King: Only A Rose - Webster Booth/Anne Ziegler
Along The Road Of Dreams - Webster Booth
Heavenly Night - Webster Booth
The Maid Of The Mountains: A Paradise For Two - Webster Booth/Anne Ziegler
In Old Madrid - Webster Booth
A Brown Bird Singing - Webster Booth
The Bing Boys Are Here: If You Were The Only Girl In The World - Webster Booth/Anne Ziegler
Pale Moon - Webster Booth
Robber Symphony: Serenata - Webster Booth
The Second Minuet - Webster Booth/Anne Ziegler
Strange Harmony Of Contrasts (Recondita Armonia) - Webster Booth
Love's Old Sweet Song - Webster Booth/Anne Ziegler
Merrie England: The English Rose - Webster Booth
Ideale (My Life's Ideal) - Webster Booth
Bitter Sweet: I'll See You Again - Webster Booth/Anne Ziegler
Indian Summer - Webster Booth
The Geisha: Star Of My Soul - Webster Booth/Anne Ziegler
The New Moon: Lover, Come Back To Me - Webster Booth
Song Of Songs - Webster Booth
Drink To Me Only With Thine Eyes - Webster Booth
Naughty Marietta: Ah, Sweet Mystery Of Life - Webster Booth/Anne Ziegler
The Bells Of St. Mary's - Webster Booth
Break Of Day - Webster Booth
Perchance To Dream: We'll Gather Lilacs - Webster Booth/Anne Ziegler

Average customer rating:

Magnificent performances of a singular composer.

Delius: Orchestral Works

Manufacturer: Teldec
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music

4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music
Similar Items:

Frederick Delius: Orchestral Works
Delius: Orchestral Works
In a Summer Garden: The Music of Delius
Delius: Florida Suite RTvi/1; Pieces RTvi/19
Delius: On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring

ASIN: B00005MO9Y
Release Date: 2002-02-19

Tracks:

Paris: The Song Of A Great City
In A Summer Garden
Brigg Fair: An English Rhapsody
The Walk To The Paradise Garden
Two Pieces For Small Orchestra: On Hearing From The First Cuckoo In Spring
Two Pieces For Small Orchestra: Summer Night On The River

Customer Reviews:

Magnificent performances of a singular composer........2004-05-04

Frederick Delius (1862-1934) is often called an "English impressionist," a term which implies that he can be lumped together with Debussy or Ravel. But just as Debussy isn't Ravel and Ravel isn't Debussy, Delius is an artist unlike any other.

He has never been a world-renowned figure, and his music doesn't have the power or universality of Beethoven or Mozart, but for those who love Delius, he is one of the sublime creators in the history of music. I, for one, love his music, and these exemplary performances of some of his best-known works present this singular creative mind at his very best.

Delius has some superficial similarities to Debussy and Ravel, but his highly personal harmonic thinking and his penchant for subtle but pronounced melodies make his music among the most accessible and rewarding of any in the classical repertory. The titles of his pieces, from "In a Summer Garden" to "On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring," demonstrate his preoccupation with beauty and the evocation of nature. His work is subdued, quietly passionate, and immediate in its rewards. In Delius, refinement rather than hysteria is the defining element.

Tracks:

Prelude
La Calinda (Dance)
The Walk To The Paradise Garden (Intermezzo)
Intermezzo
With Moderate Tempo - Philippe Djokic
Maestoso - Philippe Djokic
Allegretto - Philippe Djokic
On Hearing The First Cuckoo In Spring
Summer Night On The River
Sleigh Ride

Customer Reviews:

Another very favorable report.......2006-01-15

If you don't know Delius's music, this would be a great place to start. Several of the most popular miniatures are here (Walk to Paradise Garden, On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring, etc.), along with the lesser-known Violin Concerto. Tintner's approach is generally more leisurely than Beecham and Barbirolli (both of whom were great Delius interpreters). I would be inclined to say that Tintner doesn't mind a bit of "wallowing in impressionistic haze," but agree that we don't lose any clarity here, and to the extent Tintner "wallows," it sure is nice. The violin concerto does not come across in a forceful or aggressive manner, either, which, again, I rather like. And the sound is very good, certainly competitive with most other Delius discs I've heard.

If you like this, you might enjoy Beecham's early recordings of Delius (20's and 30's) on Naxos. Very fresh, and in surprisingly decent sound.

Music Review:

Music Review

music review