Iizo! Blue Boy [Import]

Iizo! Blue Boy [Import]

Iizo! Blue Boy [Import]

Track Listings
 
1. Party
2. Kabekun
3. Chiisana Koi
4. Itsumademo
5. Honokana Inochi
6. Bokuno Nakadakeno Kimi

Iizo! Blue Boy,Blue Boy,Kitty,Dance
Volume 1
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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  • Children with a gift
Volume 1
Von Trapp Children
Manufacturer: Rattlesby Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00007MB2E
Release Date: 2003-01-28

Tracks:

  1. Wayfaring Stranger
  2. Father`s Eyes
  3. Cuckoo
  4. Dona Nobis
  5. O Wie Wohl
  6. All the Pretty Little Horses
  7. Ching-a-ring-chaw
  8. Edelweiss
  9. Lonely Goatherd
  10. Come Thou Fount
  11. Scarborough Fair
  12. Children`s Prayer
  13. Amazing Grace
  14. Danny Boy
  15. Blue Cheese
  16. Good News About the Chariot
  17. Homeward bound

Album Description

Meet the von Trapp children: Melanie, Sofia, Justin and Amanda. They are the descendants of the famous singing family whose story captivated the world in "The Sound of Music." As the great grand children of Captain von Trapp they have inherited the family`s unique musical gift. Their beautifully blended voices bring a fresh, pure sound to a diverse variety of music in this debut recording.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Fabulous!.......2004-12-28

The von Trapp Children are terrific singers! Their voices blend together just great. I can't wait to get the other two cds they have out!

5 out of 5 stars Great!.......2004-11-27

These children are really fantastic! I loved every second of them singing. There voices are so clear and they blend together so perfectly. They are such a joy to hear and have added on to their family legacy! Buy this CD, you won't be sorry!

5 out of 5 stars Wow! Magnificient Talent!!!.......2003-02-01

I am currently listening to this remarkable CD with that blissful madrigal talent passed down to these children.

My cat came and sat next to the speakers, which he has never done before, when the lovely voices sang so eloqenntly
and wonderously high.

I am so thankful this is available through Amazon!!!

Val Lee of Meridian, Idaho

5 out of 5 stars Children with a gift.......2002-03-07

The Von Trapp Children Vol I is a great listening experience. Every time I hear it, I am swept away to a world of beauty and innocence. It conjures memories from the past and dreams of the future. I highly recommend this to any listener!
Sony Classical: Great Performances 1903-1998
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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Sony Classical: Great Performances 1903-1998

Manufacturer: Sony
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ASIN: B00000K2EX
Release Date: 1999-10-12

Tracks:

  1. Il Barbiere di Siviglia: 'Largo Al Factotum'
  2. Mazurka In G Major, 'Obertass,' Op.19, No.1
  3. Contrasts For Violin, Clarinet And Piano: II. 'Piheno'
  4. String Quartet In C Minor, Op.18, No.4: IV. Allegro - Prestissimo
  5. Bachiana Brasileira No.5: Aria - Cantilena
  6. Violin Concerto In E Minor, Op. 64: Allegro Molto Vivace
  7. Rigoletto: 'La Donna E Mobile'
  8. String Quartet No.4: II. Prestissimo, Con Sordino
  9. Carnival Of The Animals: 'Fossils'
  10. Concerto For Violin And Orchestra: III. Rondo. Allegro Spirituoso
  11. Le tombeau de Couperin: I. Prelude
  12. Hermit Songs: 'The Desire For Hermitage'
  13. Variation 30 A 1 Clav. Quodlibet
  14. From 'Goldberg' Variations: Aria
  15. The Threepenny Opera: 'Mack The Knife'
  16. Symphony No. 36 In C Major, K. 425 'Linz': III. Menuetto - Trio
  17. Piano Concerto No. 21 In C Major: III. Allegro Vivace Assai
  18. Symphonie espagnole In D Minor, Op. 21: V. Rondo (Allegro)
  19. 'Battle Hymn Of The Republic'
  20. Madama Butterfly: 'Un Bel Di'

Tracks:

  1. Le Sacre du printemps: 'Danse Sacrale'
  2. El Amor Brujo: 'Ritual Fire Dance'
  3. Rodeo (Four Hour Dance): 'Hoe-Down'
  4. Fugue In G Minor, BWV 578 'Little'
  5. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude No. 1 In C Major, BWV 846
  6. Syphony No. 8 In F Major, Op. 93: II. Allegretto Scherzando
  7. Slavonic Dance No. 8 In G Minor, Op. 46
  8. Symphony No.2 In C Minor 'Resurrection': IV. 'Urlicht'
  9. Chichester Psalms: I. Psalm 108
  10. Octet In E-Flat Major, Op.20: III. Scherzo: Allegro Ieggierissimo
  11. Etude In C-Sharp Minor, Op. 2, No.1
  12. Etude In A-Flat Major, Op. 72, No.11
  13. Concierto de Aranjuez: I. Allegro Con Spirito
  14. Karelia Suite, Op.11: III. Alla Marcia. Moderato
  15. Canzon Septimi Toni No.2
  16. Fanfare For The Common Man
  17. 'Beau Soir'
  18. Suite For Flute And Jazz Piano: 'Baroque And Blue'
  19. Piano Concerto No. 20 In D Minor, K. 466: III. Rondo. Allegro Assai
  20. Daphnis et Chloe: 'Danse Generale'

Tracks:

  1. Eubie's Classical Rag
  2. Intermezzo In B Minor, Op. 119, No. 1
  3. III. Alegro
  4. Behind The Gardens - Behind The Wall - Under The Tree
  5. Perhaps Love
  6. Facades
  7. O mio babbino caro
  8. Passo pel prat
  9. III. Finale. Allegro
  10. I. Allegro
  11. Promenade (Walking The Dog)
  12. Sonata No.5 In D Major For Cello And Piano: III. Alegro fugato
  13. Turangalila II
  14. IV. Rondo alla Zingarese. Presto
  15. Mazurka In C Minor , Op. 56, No.3
  16. String Quartet In D Minor, Op. 56 'Voces intimae': II. Vivace
  17. Ch'ella mi creda libero e lontano

Tracks:

  1. Main Theme From Star Wars
  2. Andante
  3. Salut d'amour, Op. 12
  4. Minuet
  5. Appalachia Waltz
  6. Appalachia Waltz
  7. Gershwin,
  8. All The Delights Of The Season
  9. Steam Engine
  10. Summon The Heros
  11. Prelude To Suite No. 1 In G Major
  12. Brunnhilde's Battle Cry
  13. Sonata In A Major
  14. A Suite For Strings: The Murder
  15. Flight Of The Bumblebee
  16. Prelude To Suite No. 3 IN E
  17. Libertango
  18. Angel (Lust)
  19. Theme From Schindler's List
  20. I. Allegro ben ritmato e deciso
  21. La donna e mobile
  22. Gymnopedie No. 3
  23. Song Of Peace

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars What I Bought From Sony Companies.......2005-08-20

Bach, Goldberg Variations, Gould, Haydn, L. Mozart, Hummel, Wynton Marsalis, Leppard, Joseph Haydn, Walter (Japanese), Mozart Piano Concertos & Rondos, Murray Perahia, Mozart Quartets by Ax, Stern, Laredo, and Ma, Mozart Concerto Violin, Zukerman, Chopin, Concertos Piano, Gilels, Ormandy, Watts, Schippers, Bruckner, L'Archibudelli, Johannes Brahms, Gould, Brahms, Stern, Trios and Quartets, Brahms, Ax, Ma, Bizet, Carmen and L'Arlesienne suites, Bernstein, Dvorak, Herbert, Ma, Masur, Faure, Quartets, Ax, Stern, Laredo, Ma, Janacek, String Quartets, Alban Berg, Lyric Suite, Juilliard String Quartet, Copland Collection, Debussy, nocturnes, Upshaw, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Canteloube, John Williams Plays Barrios, Ligeti Edition, Claude Bolling, suites and such Jazz, 4 CDs, Joshua Bell, Bernstein, West Side Story. Albert, Bartok, Bloch, Ma, Zinman, John McLaughlin, Concerto for Guitar, and with Katia Labeque, Kathleen Battle.Wynton Marsalis, Baroque Duet,Kathleen Battle Jean-Pierre Rampal in Concert, Bobby McFerrin paper music, with Yo-Yo Ma in Hush, Katia & Marielle Labeque, Love of Colours, Wynton Marsalis, Baroque Music for Trumpets, and Elliot Goldenthal, Fire Water Paper, A Vietnam Oratorio.
I list these because I am trying to figure out what of value is in the Columbia, CBS, and Sony sound legacy in case they come back to the U.S. and revive classical music recording in this country.
Duane Crawford

4 out of 5 stars Strange interpretation of "classical".......2005-01-17

I bought this CD because it contained some songs I was having a hard time finding elsewhere, such as Passo pel prat, Chants d'Auvergne sung by Fredrica Von Stade. However, some of the songs on this CD do not seem to belong e.g. all three songs by John Williams, Mack the Knife, Barbra Streisand, and the Psycho Murder Theme for starters, and many more.

I gave the CD 4 stars only because I was happy that I was able to find a few somewhat rare tracks.

3 out of 5 stars An interesting mix..........2002-05-18

This is a sampler in the truest meaning of the word. I bought this 4 CD work primarly for two tracks, but also because I was interested to see what else was out there without investing a fortune in CD's I wouldn't like! I was surprised by the wide diversity of music ranging from true classical and jazz to contemporary compositions and interpretations.

While I find some tracks divine (Williams's _Schindler's List_), I find other tracks unsettling (_Beau Soir_ performed by Barbra Streisand). But when you are trying to span 100 years of music, you will (and should) encounter all tastes and styles. Overall, I really enjoy listening to this set. My only regret is that I don't have a CD changer...

5 out of 5 stars A touch of history...........2002-01-28

An exceptional set. The history of music making of the 20th century in 4 CDs. Even from the first track with Giuseppe Campanari and Charles Adams Prince you can see that people put much time in collecting the best interpretations and putting together an amazing collection. Other highlights include the "Mack The Knife" with Lotte Lenya, the Bachiana Brasileiras, The Fanfare For The Common Man with LSO conducted by the composer and so many more. An undespiuted *****

5 out of 5 stars A touch of history...........2002-01-28

An exceptional set. The history of music making of the 20th century in 4 CDs. Even from the first track with Giuseppe Campanari and Charles Adams Prince you can see that people put much time in collecting the best interpretations and putting together an amazing collection. Other highlights include the "Mack The Knife" with Lotte Lenya, the Bachiana Brasileiras, The Fanfare For The Common Man with LSO conducted by the composer and so many more. An undespiuted FIVE STARS
Gershwin: Porgy And Bess/Blue Monday
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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Gershwin: Porgy And Bess/Blue Monday

Manufacturer: Telarc
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000007OMA
Release Date: 1998-05-26

Tracks:

  1. Introduction
  2. 'Summertime'
  3. 'A Woman Is A Sometime Thing'
  4. 'Gone, Gone, Gone'
  5. Overflow
  6. 'My Man's Gone Now'
  7. Leavin' For The Promise Lan'
  8. 'I Got Plenty O' Nuttin'
  9. 'Bess, You Is My Woman Now'
  10. 'Oh, I Can't Sit Down'
  11. 'I Ain't Got No Shame'
  12. 'It Ain't Necessarily So'
  13. 'I Loves You, Porgy'
  14. Opening Scene
  15. Lonely Boy
  16. 'Oh Bess, O Where's My Bess'
  17. 'Oh, Lawd, I'm On My Way'
  18. Blue Monday - CENTRAL STATE UNIVERSITY CHORUS

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Magnificent.......2002-02-21

If you have ever been, or think you might ever be, a fan of the music of George Gershwin, opera, musical theatre, jazz, powerful, triumphant singing by trained African-American voices, orchestral music, historical/cultural documents layered in innovative artistry, hearing the next generation of Opera Grand Dammes and Divos before the sun also rises on their already international careers...all of this and more is to be found on this CD. One might say I'm a little biased, as my ex-fiancee/best friend (Angela Brown, Soprano) and a number of friends of mine in the business are on this CD. But you don't have to know them to love them when they sound like this.

Angela, who has one of the most powerful voices in the industry (she recently covered AIDA at the Met for an all of a sudden slightly nervous and miraculously recovered from illness [upon hearing Angela warm up on stage] Debra Voigt), sings PORGY's "My Man's Gone Now" about as well as I've ever heard her--which is by definition (trust me) better than most of the sopranos of the last century, BAR NONE...the master Greg Baker, who has done Amonasaro and John The Baptist at the Met to incredibly deserved acclaim, performs excerpts from his signatue role Crown and Porgy at the top of his game...the rich tones of Marquita Lister, whose debut as Bess in the Goetz Friedrich production of PORGY in the Theatre Des Westens of Berlin in 1993 was a shot to all established divas heard 'round the world (now singing with her on that stage at that time was FUN, let me tell you), sounds like a ringy, milk chocolate/black velvet version of the milky, white velvet Rene Fleming...Diva Harolyn Blackwell, not to be outdone, rings and soars in everything she does...

This CD would be a treat even without the introduction of BLUE MONDAY, the DNA of PORGY AND BESS work that gives us a window into the creative mind of George Gershwin, and the embryonic existence of PORGY AND BESS itself. BLUE MONDAY gives us much of the thematic material and revolutionary artistic ideas that led to Gershwin triumphantly blurring the lines separating grand Musical Theatre in the tradition of Jerome Kern (think SHOWBOAT) from the high art of Wagnerian/Verdian/Russian Opera with PORGY; influencing everyone from Richard Rogers to Leonard Bernstein to Stephen Sondheim in American composition thereafter. BLUE MONDAY, in its simple, deceptive beauty (with parts sung immaculately by Angela and Marquita) gives you the clue to just how powerfully Gershwin planned to shake up the world with the debut of PORGY and BESS in 1935--and did.

And can you even imagine how it feels to hear the voice of Cab Calloway, linking every conceivable strand of High African-American music, American musical theatre, American opera and Jazz of the 20th century together with every word he says? Could there have been a better Sportin' Life? (Gershwin actually wrote the part of Sportin' Life in PORGY both for and based on the personality and artistry of Calloway--the friend of Ellington and biggest influence on the music and personality of Dizzy Gillespie--while he played in Harlem's Cotton Club in the 1930's.)

But this CD is not a Museum piece made for music academics or an excuse for me and others in the business to party with singer friends (I don't need this good an excuse for that!). This is absolutely beautiful music that will sweeten your home and soul on the first hearing.

This could easily be like Miles Davis' KIND OF BLUE for all enthusiasts of good music who (smartly) don't lay claim to liking, being an "expert" of or sticking to one particular style. Just as anyone who kind of likes any of the jazz they've heard loves KIND OF BLUE, if you have ever heard strong American music sung with powerful American voices over a tight orchestra, but had too much fun listening to it to call it "opera", you will love this CD.
The Last Rose of Summer: Best-Loved Songs of Ireland
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    The Last Rose of Summer: Best-Loved Songs of Ireland

    Manufacturer: Hyperion UK
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    Classical Jukebox, Vol.II
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    ASIN: B0000026Z0
    Release Date: 1991-07-01

    Tracks:

    1. Air On The G String
    2. Blue Danube Waltz
    3. Minuet
    4. Nocturne
    5. Clair De Lune
    6. Colonel Bogey March
    7. Flight Of The Bumblebee
    8. Greensleeves
    9. Hora Staccato
    10. Jalousie
    11. Londonderry Air
    12. The Threepenny Opera: Mack The Knife
    13. Malaguena
    14. La Boheme: Musetta's Waltz
    15. The Tales Of Hoffmann: Barcarolle
    16. Gaite Parisienne: Cancan
    17. Paganini Variations: 18th Variation
    18. Reverie
    19. Rhapsody In Blue: Andante
    20. El Amor Brujo: Ritual Fire Dance
    21. Sleeping Beauty: Waltz
    22. Gayne: Sabre Dance
    23. Swan Lake: Waltz
    24. The Nutcracker: Waltz Of The Flowers

    Customer Reviews:

    3 out of 5 stars HE HAS DONE BETTER, MUCH BETTER.......2000-07-10

    This is the companion volume to CLASSICAL JUKEBOX Vol. 1 with Eugene Ormandy (see my review). Here we have André Kostelanetz leading his orchestra or the New York Philharmonic. The program is quite varied, going from Bach (AIR ON THE G STRING) to Weill (MACK THE KNIFE). Generally, the sound of this compilation is quite good and the recording technique superior. But this suffers in the fact that some items such as the BLUE DANUBE WALTZ by Strauss seem to be played at a pops tempo, not the real unhurried symphonic tempo. Other pieces such as the Alford COLONEL BOGEY MARCH are played with such over-bearing forces that one is left without any sense of musicality. Kostelanetz has done much better, I remember an LP of the 60's presenting 24 of the world's greatest waltzes. It had everything in the right places. This CD has little to say musically, though many could find it enjoyable.
    Classical Chill
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      ASIN: B00005Y0MS
      Release Date: 2002-05-21

      Tracks:

      1. Suo (The Marsh) - Royal Scottish National Orchestra
      2. Approach Of Autumn - English Northern Philharmonia
      3. Adagio - Maggini String Quartet
      4. Violin Concerto: II - Adele Anthony
      5. Romance: Andante Tranquillo - Robert Plane
      6. Valse Triste, Op.44 No.1 - Turku Philharmonic Orchestra
      7. Om Manga Ar - Niklas Sivelov
      8. Andantino - Andrew Penny
      9. Des Pas Sur La Neige - Francois-Joel Thiollier
      10. The Night - Petri Alanko
      11. Mazurka, Op.50 No.3 - Martin Roscoe
      12. Ludus - Rebecca Hirsch
      13. Landscape: Lento - Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
      14. Song For Athene - Choir Of St. John's College, Cambridge
      15. Sancta Maria - Thomas Bloch

      Tracks:

      1. Adagio Assai - Francois-Joel Thiollier
      2. Prelude For Strings - David Lloyd-Jones
      3. Sospiri, Op.70 - English Northern Philharmonia
      4. The Blue Bird, Op.119 No.3 - Oxford Camerata
      5. Kyrie - Noel Edison
      6. Chelsea Reach - John Lenehan
      7. Des Abends - Benjamin Frith
      8. Felicissima Quest'Alma - Olga Pasichnyk
      9. Adagio - Capella Istropolitana
      10. Adagio - German Wind Soloists
      11. Romance - Okko Kamu
      12. Sheperd's Boy - Richard Edlinger
      13. Andante Assai - Tedi Papavrami
      14. The Lord's Prayer - Choir Of St. John's College, Cambridge
      Authentic George Gershwin, Vol. 1-4
      Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
      • Excellent performer
      • A unique project
      • Gershwin historical, manic, perfect, archival
      • Definative
      Authentic George Gershwin, Vol. 1-4

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      ASIN: B0001Z2RSC
      Release Date: 2004-08-24

      Tracks:

      1. Swanee
      2. Come To the Moon
      3. I Was So Young (You Were So Beautiful)
      4. Tee-Oodle-Um-bum-Bo
      5. Nobody But You
      6. Limehouse Nights
      7. Drifting Along With The Tide
      8. Rhapsody In Blue
      9. Oh Lady Be Good!
      10. Fascinating Rhythm
      11. Hang On To Me
      12. I'd Rather Charleston
      13. The Man I Love
      14. The Half Of It, Dearie, Blues
      15. So Am I
      16. Kickin' The Clouds Away
      17. Concerto In F

      Tracks:

      1. Sweet And Low-Down (I)
      2. That Certain Feeling (I)
      3. Looking For A Boy
      4. When Do We Dance?
      5. Sweet And Low-Down (II)
      6. That Certain Feeling (II)
      7. Irish Waltz
      8. Do, Do, Do
      9. Someone To Watch Over Me
      10. Clap Yo' Hands
      11. Maybe
      12. Three Preludes: I. No.1: Allegro Ben Ritmato E Deciso / II. No.2: Andante Con Moto / III No.3: Allegro Ben Ritmato E Deciso
      13. Meadow Serenade
      14. My One And Only
      15. 'S Wonderful/Funny Face
      16. He Loves And She Loves
      17. An American In Paris
      18. Liza
      19. Strike Up The Band
      20. Embraceable You
      21. I Got Rhythm (I)
      22. I Got Rhythm (II)

      Tracks:

      1. Of Thee I Sing
      2. Jilted
      3. Second Rhapsody
      4. For You, For Me, For Evermore
      5. Cuban Overture
      6. Isn't It A Pity?
      7. Variations On 'I Got Rhythm'
      8. I. Catfish Row: Introduction - Jazzbo Brown - First Chorus, 'Summertime'
      9. II. Porgy Sings: 'I got Plenty O' Nuthin' - 'Bess, You Is My Woman Now'
      10. III. Fugue: Murder Of Crown, Act III Scene 1
      11. IV. Hurricane: Introduction, Act II Scene 3 - Hurricane, Act II Scene 3
      12. V. Good Morning, Brother: Occupational Humoresque, Act III Scene 3 - 'Good Morning, Brother' - Children's Song 'Sure To Go To Heaven' - 'I'm On My Way' (Finale)
      13. They Can't Take That Away From Me
      14. Let's Call The Whole Thing Off
      15. Our Love Is Here To Stay

      Tracks:

      1. Girl Crazy Overture
      2. French Ballet Class
      3. Dance Of The Waves
      4. Slap That Bass
      5. Walking The Dog
      6. I've Got Beginner's Luck
      7. They All Laughed
      8. They Can't Take That Away From Me
      9. Shall We Dance
      10. By Strauss
      11. I Can't Be Bothered Now
      12. The Jolly Tar And The Milkmaid (1st Version)
      13. Put Me To The Test
      14. The Jolly Tar And The Milkmaid (2nd Version)
      15. Stiff Upper Lip
      16. A Foggy day (In London Town)
      17. Nice Work If You Can Get It
      18. Things Are Looking Up
      19. I Was Doing All Right
      20. Love Walked In

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars Excellent performer.......2007-03-09

      This plates are wonderful. I was charmed, and when I close my eyes now, I see scenes with American in Paris or Porgy and Bess but my favorite piece of music is Rhapsody in Blue. It's more than excellent is fantastic. Jack Gibbons perfectly feels the unique tone Gershwin's music, the mixture rythms of jazz with influences of impressionists and clear and beauty melodies.
      I'm fascinating.

      5 out of 5 stars A unique project.......2006-11-23

      Gibbons' undertaking is unique: to reconstruct and then execute and record the note-for-note playing of Gershwin as documented on the composers' piano rolls, sound recordings and certain published arrangements. I agree with the reviewer who points out that the result is like a library and not a recital you sit back and listen to (or get up and dance to). In fact Gibbons does some editing of his "library" now and then, and clearly documents it in his liner notes: in some reconstructions he augments accompaniment effects and even the melodic line itself. I don't mind that at all, especially as Gibbons scrupulously accounts for such tampering in his liner notes; but it seems to me that it is in this area of "tampering" that Gibbons the artist is asserting himself...which of course undermines the "library", the "historical archive": you have to search and read a bit to find out when you're hearing only Gershwin and when you're hearing some added Gibbons. I don't mind; Gibbons is a remarkable artist in his own right, not merely an impeccable documentarian. For sheer generosity of production Gibbons' Gershwin must also be unique: 4 cd's, scholar-level liner notes (yes, you need a magnifying glass to read them), and rock-bottom bargain price.

      5 out of 5 stars Gershwin historical, manic, perfect, archival.......2006-06-12

      First: this is 4 high-end produced cd's (in low-end jewel cases) for the price of 2. The liner notes of all 4 cd's are condensed in a booklet of microscopic print, so you may need to spend the savings on a magnifying glass. MONEY WELL SPENT.
      Second: Jack Gibbons plays (and has recorded) the Alkan op 39 etudes (he probably plays a lot more Alkan than that). For those of you not in the know, this is to say he has world-class chops, indeed history-class (Liszt, who never played his friend Alkan, at least in public). But it's also to say that Gibbons knows how to interpret and personalize fantastically difficult piano music. For me, his Alkan op 39 is personal and passionate and real (contrast the facile and over-pedalled Hamelin and the just-the-notes-ma'me Ringeissen). An appreciation of Gibbons' Alkan is important here because while his Alkan is uniquely personal (as such music must be, no matter how hard it is to play) his Gershwin is deliberately impersonal...which is to say: no pianist, no singer would want to reproduce what Gibbons has given us in these 4 cd's, and in fact few listeners will be able to listen for long to these 4 cd's without a respite, a break , some silence, some minimal styling from somebody (anybody) else...which brings me to
      Third: This is an archive, not a recital. This is a library, not a program. There is no track-by-track contrast of moods here, no track-by-track concession to easy listening, varied delight, any more than a library shelf of novels is alphabetized by authors' last names as a concession to mood or fancy or taste of the searching patron. This is the documented Gershwin in his recording mode: manic, notey, clever, "on", and never, as generations of stylists found in him, ravishing, tender, longing, sweet, glad, hopeful...person-to-person, in a word. I can listen to these cd's about half an hour at a time, max. This is Gerwhsin, not Gibbons. And this is just one side of Gershwin. He died at 38, in the summer. Brain tumor. A lot of pain.
      Finally, Jack Gibbons has given the world a uniquely valuable and easily available resource. Gibbons could now do us a service by playing us some Gershwin as he feels it, as it hits him and makes him sing (as Gershwin, our American Schubert, does to all of us, and as I think Alkan has done to Gibbons). I would love to see a Gershwin stylings by Gibbons now that Gibbons himself has made sure Gershwin in his authenticity is safe and sound.

      5 out of 5 stars Definative.......2005-07-23

      Here's the whole Gershwin catalog at a great price... Five plus hours of bliss. Definately five stars!

      Gibbons, according to a family friend and biographer Edward jablonski "recreates Gershwin's style." I'll never know. I can say this is a lively recording and has the perfect balance. It's neither stuffy and plodding or cute.
      Leonard Bernstein: A Tribute
      Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
      • A fitting 'Tribute'
      Leonard Bernstein: A Tribute

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      ASIN: B0000027CE
      Release Date: 1990-12-27

      Tracks:

      1. Chichester Psalms: I. Psalm 108, Verse 2 - Psalm 100, Entire - Maestoso ma energico - Allegro molto
      2. Chichester Psalms: II. Psalm 23, Entire - Psalm 2, Verses 1-4* - Andante con moto, ma tranquillo - Allegro feroce
      3. Chichester Psalms: III. Psalm 131, Entire - Psalm 133, Verse 1 - Prelude - Sostenuto molto - Peacefully flowing
      4. Symphonic Dances From 'West Side Story': Prologue. Allegro moderato
      5. Symphonic Dances From 'West Side Story': 'Somewhere'. Adagio
      6. Symphonic Dances From 'West Side Story': Scherzo. Vivace leggiero
      7. Symphonic Dances From 'West Side Story': Mambo. Presto
      8. Symphonic Dances From 'West Side Story': Cha-Cha ('Maria'). Andantino con grazia
      9. Symphonic Dances From 'West Side Story': Meeting Scene. Meno mosso
      10. Symphonic Dances From 'West Side Story': 'Cool'. Fugue: Allegretto
      11. Symphonic Dances From 'West Side Story': Rumble. Molto allegro
      12. Symphonic Dances From 'West Side Story': Finale. Adagio
      13. Rhapsody In Blue
      14. Symphony No. 5: IV. Adagietto. Sehr langsam
      15. The Unanswered Question

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars A fitting 'Tribute'.......1999-11-10

      This is a beautiful memorial to a great musician, containing some of his greatest, most inspired performances. The "Symphonic Dances" never sounded better, and his "Chichester Psalms" is as energetic as ever. Gershwin's "Rhapsody" is taken at a fine speed (even though they cut one section of the orchestral playing) and Bernstein's playing represents him extremely honorably as a performer. But he is best known as a conductor and particularly as a champion of Mahler and Ives, which makes the final two tracks the most touching. The Adagietto from Mahler 5 was the piece he owned; he conducted it at RFK's televised funeral (Solti led the CSO in it at the concert immediately proceeding LB's death) and it's quite fitting that his first recording of it with the NYPO is given hear. It's such a beautiful reading. And Ives' "Unanswered Question" was the great American piece Bernstein adopted, even conducting it on his tour of the Soviet Union in 1959. A haunting piece to close out the disc with, but a very appropriate one no less.
      Greatest Hits - Bernstein, Copland, Gershwin, Stravinsky
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        Greatest Hits - Bernstein, Copland, Gershwin, Stravinsky

        Manufacturer: Sony
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        Binding: Audio CD

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        ASIN: B0000029NQ
        Release Date: 1995-12-05
        The Authentic George Gershwin, Vol. 1-3
        Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
        • 'Swonderful and Fascinatin'
        The Authentic George Gershwin, Vol. 1-3

        Manufacturer: White Line
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

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        ASIN: B00000I85Q
        Release Date: 1995-10-17

        Tracks:

        1. Swanee
        2. Come To The Moon
        3. I Was So Young (You Were So Beautiful)
        4. Tee-Oodle-Um-Bum-Bo
        5. Nobody But You
        6. Limehouse Night
        7. Drifting Alone With The Tide
        8. Rhapsody In Blue
        9. Oh Lady Be Good!
        10. Fascinating Rhythm
        11. Hang On To Me
        12. I'd Rather Charleston
        13. The Man I Love
        14. The Half Of It, Dearie, Blues
        15. So Am I
        16. Kickin' The Clouds Away
        17. Con in F

        Tracks:

        1. Tip-Toes: Sweet And Low-Down (I)
        2. Tip-Toes: That Certain Feeling (I)
        3. Tip-Toes: Looking For A Boy (I)
        4. Tip-Toes: When Do We Dance? (II)
        5. Tip-Toes: Sweet Low-Down (II)
        6. Tip-Toes: That Certain Feeling (II)
        7. Irish Waltz (Three-Quarter Blues)
        8. Oh, Kay!: Do,Do,Do
        9. Oh, Kay!: Someone To Watch Over Me
        10. Oh, Kay!: Clap Yo' Hands
        11. Oh, Kay!: Maybe
        12. Three Prlds: No. 1, Allegro Ben Ritmato E Deciso/No. 2, Andante Con Moto/No. 3, Allegro Ben Ritmato
        13. Strike Up The Band: Meadow Serenade
        14. Funny Face: My One And Only
        15. Funny Face: 'S Wonderful/Funny Face
        16. Funny Face: He Loves And She Loves
        17. An American In Paris
        18. Show Girl: Liza
        19. Strike Up The Band: Strike Up The Band
        20. Crazy Girl: Embraceable You
        21. Crazy Girl: I Got Rhythm (I)
        22. Crazy Girl: I Got Rhythm (II)

        Tracks:

        1. Of Thee I Sing Ov
        2. Jilted
        3. Second Rhapsody
        4. For You, For Me, For Evermore
        5. Cuban Ov
        6. Isn't It A Pity?
        7. Vars On 'I Got Rhythm'
        8. Porgy And Bess Ste (Catfish Row): I. Catfish Row: Intro-Jasbo Brown (Complete)...
        9. Porgy And Bess Ste (Catfish Row): II. 'I Got Plenty O' Nuthin''...
        10. Porgy And Bess Ste (Catfish Row): III. Fugue: Murder Of Crown, Act III Scene I
        11. Porgy And Bess Ste (Catfish Row): IV. Hurricane: Intro, Act II Scene 3...
        12. Porgy And Bess Ste (Catfish Row): V. Good Morning, Brother...
        13. They Can't Take That Away From Me
        14. Let's Call The Whole Thing Off
        15. Our Love Is Here To Stay

        Customer Reviews:

        5 out of 5 stars 'Swonderful and Fascinatin'.......2001-09-24

        A slim volume of Gershwin's own arrangements of his popular songs exists, and has been recorded by many pianists. Unfortunately, these arrangements exist for only a scant few of Gershwin's songs, and they are rather abbreviated and dare I say it? Unsatisfying. Enter Jack Gibbons. Mr. Gibbons has meticulously researched George Gershwin's own playing of these pieces, from old radio shows, movie soundtracks, and other archival sources and he plays them exactly the way the composer did. He kids you not about "authentic". This is about as close as you can get to the source, and the recorded sound is spectacular. Bravo!

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