Meditation [Import]
Meditation [Import]
Track Listings
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1. Dancing Nature
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2. Golden Sun
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3. Dream of Venice
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4. Amazona
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5. Mountain in a Deep Land
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6. Ocean of Sweetness
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7. Oasis in the Evening Sun
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8. Queen of Dreams
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9. Hawaii Fever
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10. Sky Groove
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Meditation,Various Artists,Healing Spirits De,Dance,Dance Music,Pop,V/a Compilations
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- Some of the best minimalistic music ever written, not a great production though
- Some of the best piano compositions
- GREAT
- A superb introduction to the minimalism of Branca & Mertens
- Love the life
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The Belly of an Architect
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ASIN: B0000089CW
Release Date: 2006-06-19 |
Tracks:
- Augustus
- Birds for the Mind/The Victor Emanuel
- Aural Trick/Foro Italico
- Struggle for Pleasure/Stourley Kracklite
- 4 Mains/Etienne-Louis Boullee
- Close Cover/The Villa Adriana
- Time Passing/The Pantheon Meal
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- And With Them/Caspian
- Andrea Doria/Galba/Caracalla/Hadrian
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Customer Reviews:
Some of the best minimalistic music ever written, not a great production though.......2006-01-29
Wim Mertens is my favourite minimalist along with Philip Glass. This soundtrack has it all. Great themes - probably the most memorable themes of any other soundtrack and intense atmospheric playing. The production of this CD though is very 'minimal', more so than any CD you'll ever buy for $20. I can not think of any other CD of that price range lacking all the essentials. A pitty.... 5+ * for the music, 1 - * for the package.
Some of the best piano compositions.......2001-11-16
I have not seen the Peter Greenways'film.. and maybe
I won't do that.. I am afraid to get dissapointed because
for me this CD reflects so much creativity and passion.
Three tracks are for me some of the best piano compositions ever:
1.Struggle for plaeasure
the piano, like Life,
begins slowly, softly,
marking the rhythm gently
then it becomes
sharp needles spining and falling from the sky
The wind instruments
are the vital fast breathing to survive Life
2. 4 mains
the piano marchs
the piano spins
the piano climbs
the piano falls
3. Close cover
If I have to choose the soundtrack for my life
it would be this piece
GREAT.......2001-09-18
If you like nice orchestral music, often stirring emotions of love and heartbreak, but still uplifting, go buy this album. It's that easy. I first heard a song from Wim on a Cafe Del Mar album and had to buy his entire album. It was obviously worth it and I think you'll agree when you listen to it. So go buy it.
A superb introduction to the minimalism of Branca & Mertens.......2001-06-24
This soundtrack for the Peter Greenaway film of the same name almost steals the film with it's careening, cyclical piano pieces perfectly matching architect Stourley Cracklite's world slowly collapsing amidst the Roman ruins of contemporary Rome. The soundtrack to the film is one of the few by Peter Greenaway that does not feature his usual partner in crime Michael Nyman. The soundtrack was initially developed by New York based minimalist composer Glenn Branca, but was largely rejected by Greenaway. An earlier release of this soundtrack did feature a few dramatic Brancian orchestral swells, but unfortunately this release (given the track listing) seems to have left these pieces off, which is a shame.
This release features the brilliant work of Belgian minimalist piano composer Wim Mertens, and is utterly stunning in it's emotional intensity, power and beauty, with cyclical piano motifs spinning the listener around in an intense but gorgeous emotional journey. Some of the work covered on this soundtrack can be found on Mertens' career highlight release 'Close Cover' (sadly out of print at the time of this writing). Those interested in work by Glenn Branca should also look to explore his early 80's orchestrated guitar recordings (some of which are not for the fainthearted), as well as 1992's sublime 'The World Upside Down'.
This is one of the best soundtrack recordings I have ever heard, and still sends chills through me almost ten years after seeing the film. It also represents an excellent introduction to the works of two very under-rated yet important modern composers.
Love the life.......2001-01-12
I'm sorry for my english, I'm spanish. I only want to say that Wim Vertens changed my life. Please , why this person is not a famous compositor? I am not an old person that hate pop music. I'm 22 and a electronic music composer in Spain, I talk about Wim Vertens discography not only this cd. His music go inside my mind and the time stop, When I finish I don't know where I am, who I am, I only know that my life has one way, be happy. Five stars for this person that love the life.
Average customer rating:
- Wim at his best
- piano and voice
- Very good!
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A Man of No Fortune and with a Name to Come
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ASIN: B0000B3DR9
Release Date: 2003-07-14 |
Tracks:
- Casting No Shadow
- Tiels Leis
- Hirose
- You See
- Multiple 12
- Naviamente
- Noli Me Tangere
Album Description
Full Title - A Man Of No Fortune & With A Name To Come. 2003 reissue of the Belgian minimalist classical composer's 1986 album. 7 tracks. Les Disques Du Crepuscule.
Album Details
Digitally remastered re-release.
Customer Reviews:
Wim at his best.......2005-08-15
I have been a big fan of Wim for many years.
I bought the box set featuring his 13 first CDs, and this is my favorite by a good margin. While Wim's music can be amazing, consistency has never been his strong point in my book.
The quality of his music varies from track to track, and album to album, but this one is very good throughout, in slow and more lively songs.
I highly recommend it for anyone who wants to experience Wim at his best, especially if you never bought any of his many albums.
piano and voice.......2004-08-24
the first number is giving you a real trance, it makes you rest and you want to play it over and over...I like to work on it.. casting no shadow...
a GREAT cd. I know his music for a LONG time. This is one of the best. If you like this piano, buy jerimiades....
Very good!.......2004-05-19
Another fine CD of piano-voice music by Wim Mertens(Years Without History Vol.2 is exellent!).Released in 1986 and dedicated to Wim's father it contains 7 compositions,of which Casting No Shadow and A Tiels Leis are among his finest melodies.Other compositions are very good as well and I strongly recommend this CD to all Mertens' music lovers
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Rapsodies
Vangelis , and Irene Papas
Manufacturer: Umvd Import
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ASIN: B000RGH4G0
Release Date: 2007-07-19 |
Tracks:
- To My Champion And Commander (Instrumental)
- Oh, My Sweet Springtime
- I See Your Bridal Chamber All Bedecked
- Rhapsody (Instrumental)
- The Beauty Of Your Virginity And The Splendor Of Your Purity
- Resurrection
- Song Of Songs
Album Description
Originally recorded at Vangelis' Nemo Studios in London in 1982, Rapsodies would take another four years to gain a commercial release and only in his home country, Greece. Rapsodies once again unites Vangelis with the actress and singer Irene Papas on an album of music and songs which were inspired by traditional Byzantine music. Vangelis arranged, wrote and produced all of the music on the album. This digitally remastered version of the album was also remastered by the maestro himself at his home studio in Greece. Universal. 2007.
Album Details
Originally Recorded at Vangelis' Nemo Studios in London in 1982, Rapsodies Would Take Another Four Years to Gain a Commercial Release and Only in his Home Country, Greece. Rapsodies Once Again Unites Vangelis with the Actress and Singer Irene Papas on an Album of Music and Songs which were Inspired by Traditional Byzantine Music. Vangelis Arranged, Wrote and Produced all of the Music on the Album. This Digitally Remastered Version of the Album was also Remastered by the Maestro Himself at his Home Studio in Greece.
Average customer rating:
- Mertens above the rest
- Awesome Wim Mertens
- Best of one of the best
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Best of Wim Mertens
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Release Date: 1997-05-05 |
Tracks:
- Struggle for Pleasure
- Birds for the Mind
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- Their Duet
- Humility
- Often a Bird
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- Iris
- Hors-Nature [#]
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- Scene
Album Details
Features a Previously Unreleased Track: Hors-Nature.
Customer Reviews:
Mertens above the rest.......2005-04-17
It is funny to see when you are trying to find music from Wim Mertens in Amazon.com that the head line contains three related suggestions: Wim Mertens, Michael Nyman and Philip Glass. It is a well-known connection. But, are those three artists so similar? I'm afraid not.
I have written reviews for the other two artists and now I am completing this "trilogy". But I find so many different things in their music. Nyman has been too subject to his "band": he has developed a very recognizable sound, unique and inimitable; only when he composed the Original Soundtrack for "The Piano" he abandoned a bit his style. Glass has been devoted to large orchestras and operas, spotting his discography with solo piano recordings.
Mertens is, for me, more versatile and, at the same time, the closest to the minimalism spirit. Piano solos (and duets) like "Close Cover", "Quatre Mains" and "Humility", piano and ensemble pieces like "Struggle for Pleasure" and the touchstone "Maximizing the Audience" and compositions for other instruments like "No Testament", "Educes Me" and "Birds for the Mind". All of them are full of the minimalist spirit and all of them are totally different.
I find Mertens' music really exciting and interesting. Even he makes some vocal parts in his pieces with his strange tenor voice closest to a female contralto.
I especially recommend this compliation from his first recordings. The quality of his music has mantained the level and I have not heard some of his new music. But, as it is usual, first recordings have more passion, anxiety and variety of feelings.
Awesome Wim Mertens.......2002-02-03
The Wim Mertens CD is a nice form of modern classical music that attracts even the youth with his inspiring and virtual form of artistic expression. Amazing stuff! Refer to Vivaldi's "The Four Seasons" Everyone in Europe knows it now they need to know it in the US. Great stuff with a soft technical synthesized feel. Technically wonderful music that is a treat to the ears.
Best of one of the best.......2000-08-06
Question : How can a "Best of" of an artist that is among the finest contemporary classical composers of our era be a let-off? Answer : it can't. As the pieces that were collected were chosen from his most "accessible" work, this is in fact a must for everybody. The only disadvantage I get with Wim Mertens is I keep thinking "what ad was this piece in?", as the classy music has been recycled so many times over the years by advertising agencies all over the world.
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Morning song - enter a serene meditation on this relaxing and evocative place
Average customer rating:
- Still stands the test of time
- Landmark record in landmark remastering?
- A vintage album
- Wish I was there to witness it......
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China Concert
Jean-Michel Jarre
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ASIN: B00000ILPU
Release Date: 1999-10-05 |
Tracks:
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- Fishing Junks at Sunset - Jean Michel Jarre,
- Band in the Rain
- Equinoxe, Pt. 7
- Orient Express
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- Laser Harp
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- Souvenir de Chine
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Still stands the test of time.......2003-08-19
firstly i have to make a correction to Ola Obrant from Swedens review. Mr jarre was actaully the 1st western musician EVER to play in china. Mao let him in because he liked the colour of his eyes of all things (info from the jarre biography).
this cd has always been good, I initially owned it on tape and played it to death. it was a good album to go running to as the tracks vary in speed and allowed good endurance training.
there are no bad tracks on this album, night in shanghai and fishing junks at sunset stand out as tracks that just create excellent images in your mind. arpegiator (i'm bound to have spelt that wrong) is an excellent upbeat track. this album brought together traditional chinese music and western synth technology for the 1st time.
jarre caused heart attacks for the red guard at his concerts when he stepped off stage with a portable keyboard to let the crowd play the new instruments.
jarre debuted his laser harp at these concerts, a yamaha dx21 converted to play notes when a laser beam is broken. people think this is a gimmick! Far from it, it does work! why do they think he's wearing asbestos gloves and glasses. It is very real.
jarre in concert is always excellent but merging east and west created the best concert album I've ever heard, and I was at docklands.
to conclude, if you like synth - buy this!
Landmark record in landmark remastering?.......2000-09-24
In 1997, Sony rereleased the full "The Concerts in China" on a single compact disc on the Epic label. Beforehand, this album had been available in Europe as a double CD, and from time-to-time, in the Europe and the U.S. as two individual CDs sold separately. For the 1997 rerelease, Sony had Masterdisk remaster the record using 24/96 technology. The result of Masterdisk's work is utterly spectacular and totally superior to any previous form of the album on CD. This is one of the best sounding CDs I have ever heard. Assuming that this product (Sony; ASIN: B00000ILPU) is the same as what I have (Sony/Epic 01-488139-10), then this is absolutely the product to buy. If you already own this album in one of the earlier CD releases, then you may want to consider upgrading. The fact that it all fits on a single disc is nice too.
A vintage album.......2000-08-16
Concerts in China is, I feel, the best Jarre concert album to date. Pieces like Arpegiator, Orient Express, and Nights in Shanghai exemplify Jarre's ability to compose aggressive, stirring electronic music. The album also features pieces whose arrangements have been localized, such as Magnetic Fields II and Fishing Junks at Sunset, which makes for some interesting listening.
Wish I was there to witness it.............2000-03-15
I reckon this CD has got something special. I have got 16 of Jarre's albums, and This is the best Live album by far(Oxygene , Oxygene 7-13, Equinox are the best albums). Jarre was the first western popular musician to have a concert in China, and he was also the first one to be broadcasted in Chinese radio. The recording is very good and it sports the quality of a studio recording. This CD has got a streangth that grips me every time I put it on. If you are new to Jarre, "Images" might be your best buy though, but this record is like a "best of" from 1981.
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Best of Solitudes: 20th Anniversary Collection
Various Artists
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ASIN: B00005J8XK
Release Date: 2001-03-09 |
Tracks:
- Path to Solitude
- Still Waters
- Voices of Peace
- Arrival
- Wings at Rest
- Angel's Embrace
- When Day Is Done
- Land of the Loon
- Retreat to Calm
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- May Morning Dew
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- Amazing Grace
- Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
- Intermezzo [From Cavalleria Rusticana]
- Breton Children's Song
- Serenade
- Nocturne in B Flat Minor
- Canon
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Nuit des Gitans
Raphael Fays
Manufacturer: Sbme Import
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ASIN: B00004S793
Release Date: 2001-03-27 |
Tracks:
- Nuages
- Spain
- Yeux Noirs
- Swingtime in Springtime
- Ami Luko
- Swing Guitar
- Don't Worry About Me
- Chez Jaquet
- Sweet Georgia Brown
- Green Dolphin Street
- 'Round About Midnight
- Improvisation
- Wave
Customer Reviews:
Raphael Fays is a GOD!.......2001-07-31
This is certainly one of the finest recordings available of one of the world's premier gypsy guitarists (although his classical guitar skills are no less amazing).
From his soloin the middle of Nuages using only harmonics to his blazing yet still melodically comprehensible phrases in Sweet Georgia Brown, Raphael offers a glimpse as to what one of his early heroes, Django Reinhardt, could have done with a few extra fingers.
Some CD's in the gypsy jazz genre have stellar music only to suffer from sub-par production, but I am happy to say that this CD is everything one could hope for. There is also the added benefit of the songs having been recorded live- the excitement of the audience is tangible and contagious.
Find out why Raphael is considered one of the finest guitarists in a genre loaded with incredible talents, many of whom start playing guitar instead of attending formal schooling. But beware - I was ready to go burn my guitar after hearing this!
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Best of Catherine Lara
Catherine Lara
Manufacturer: Umvd Import
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ASIN: B000A1CSFO
Release Date: 2006-11-01 |
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- Rockeuse de Diamants
- Genoux orch
- Johan
- Sales Gosses
- T'Es Pas Dr
- Famque
- Espionne
- Flamenrock
- Nuit Magique
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- Requiem Pour un Amor - Catherine Lara, The London Symphony Orchestra
- Maldonne - Catherine Lara, The London Symphony Orchestra
- C'ait Pas Nous Deux - Catherine Lara, The London Symphony Orchestra
- Craie dans l'Encrier [Live] - Catherine Lara, The London Symphony Orchestra
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