Duemila a Oltre [Import]

Duemila a Oltre [Import]

Track Listings

1. 21st Century Blues

2. Angle

3. Sacre Abitudini (Instrume

4. Dolce Oscurita (Bassociat

5. Turning Back

6. Vision

7. Subterranean Modern

8. L'equilibrio (Bedroom Roc

9. L'altra Faccia Della Luna

10. Some Kind Of Nostalgia

11. Lake Michigan

12. Computer Love

13. Suoni Nella Notte (Take 2

14. Rolling

15. Satiesfaction

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
'duemila E Oltre' is a Collection Compiled with Unreleased Tracks Collected Between 1998 and 1999. These Tracks Contribute Greatly to the Expansion and Consolidation of this Growing Scene Beyond Our Territorial Boundaries. It Adds New Dimension and Depth to the Emerging Musical Scene of Milan.

Duemila a Oltre,Various Artists,Milano,Dance

One Day Remains
Average customer rating:

Not the same version that Edge uses

Better than Creed. Really.

WOW!!

Great Album!

Bridge to Success

One Day Remains
Alter Bridge
Manufacturer: Wind-Up
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0002IU988
Release Date: 2004-08-10

Tracks:

Find The Real
One Day Remains
Open your Eyes
Burn It Down
Metalingus
Broken Wings
In Loving Memory
Down To My Last
Watch Your Words
Shed My Skin
The End Is Here

Album Description

Creed's Mark Tremonti, Scott Phillips, and Brian Marshall re-emerge as ALTER BRIDGE with new singer Myles Kennedy.

Customer Reviews:

Not the same version that Edge uses.......2007-06-20

I'll be honest, I bought this CD because one of the songs, "Metalingus", is the theme song for WWE Wrestler Edge and it was not available on any WWE albums.

The song on the CD is not exactly the same as Edge uses for his entrance. The drum riff used before Edge comes out is at the end of the song here, and the part of the song you hear as he proceeds to the ring is actually over halfway through this version. So, wrestling fans be forewarned.

However it was good to find that I enjoyed the rest of the album. My opinion varies from most in that I did not enjoy Scott Stapp's voice when listening to Creed. To me it kept interfering with what I thought was a really good band playing.

Exit Stapp, enter Miles Kennedy and Creed's former instrumentalists have found a voice that finally compliments their playing in my ears. His voice is more akin to Chris Connell than Stapp and together the new band Alter Bridge shows a lot of potential to me. I say potential because this first album, while great, lacks an indefinable cohesiveness that comes with a band playing together for a while. All this leads me to wait for their sophomore album with much anticipation.

Better than Creed. Really........2007-06-06

This is really a simple album to review. I loved all 3 of Creed's albums, but this album is far, far better than those. Rougher, louder, heavier, Tremonti is absolutely out of his mind on this album. Metalingus might be one of the best songs from this gang, Stapp or no Stapp, and it doesn't even have a guitar solo! Buy it, buy it, you will not be disappointed.

WOW!!.......2007-04-22

This is defiently a DAMN good band!! This singer fits as well as stapp did in my own opinion, has his own feel like stapp does as well. When comparing Stapps new record to this one i say this one beats stapp buy a star and a half.

Great Album!.......2007-03-15

The number one question in most people's minds when they hear of Alter Bridge is; Do they sound like Creed? The answer is no, not really. The song that sounds most like Creed is Open Your Eyes and none of the other songs on the cd sound like Open Your Eyes. Creed had an alternative streak (Say I, Wrong Way, etc) where as Alter Bridge sounds like straight up rock n' roll. The guitar work on this album is VERY VERY good! Myles Kennedy has a great voice. He'll shock you with some of his work, for instance, his last notes on Find the Real. Myles is a tenor and sounds very different compared to Scott Stapp. He's actually quite a better singer than Stapp too. Maybe a little less feel (for some people) but much better singing. The highlights here and when I mean highlights I mean you have to hear these songs at least once in your life are;
Find the Real--Great intro with double bass and solos thrown throughout each and every chorus and solo in the bridge! Blew me away when I first heard it. Hard and heavy but not fast.
One Day Remains--More modern rock than hard rock with an alternative feel. Very and I mean very fast verse riff with a huge flurry of notes. Cool little sweep solo in the bridge. It's a little repetitive but the amazing verse and anthemic chorus will have you singing along.
Metallingus--Very hard and heavy and fast. The closest thing to metal on this cd. The bridge has a very cool start/stop heavy riff with some amazing runs thrown in. Closes out with double bass and heavy guitars that remind me of the bridge.
Broken Wings--Tremonti writes beautiful ballads and here's a darker more bleak sounding ballad than anything he's ever written. Great bluesy fingerpicked intro with a simple verse and chorus that make you feel the MELODY sung by Myles Kennedy. Oh, and even though the guitar work is "simple" it's actually quite complex with some weird sounding chords and octave chord slides that spice up the chorus without making the guitar the highlight.
Shed My Skin--Softer ballad type song. The lyrics are what really get you on this one.
The End is Here--Epic and awesome. Explodes from the verse to the chorus. Middle Eastern sounding with again great runs and riffs. Heavy like Find the Real in the verse (but in the chorus) and with a darker feel than Find the Real. This is THE track on the cd.
The rest of the cd is not as impressive but these tracks are amazing! Alter Bridge definitely has a harder and heavier vibe to them then Creed did. The cd is a mix of hard rock and a softer (but not soft) rock. The guitar work (again) NEEDS to be heard. This cd had me mesmerized for a couple months. The only complaint would be that they need to follow in the vein of Find the Real and The End is Here more than Shed My Skin and a couple other tracks if they really want to do something distinctive from the TYPE of music they've made in the past. Again every song on here is great but it sounds like Alter Bridge tried to move in one direction and then had to compromise a little (with their record label). Their next cd should be all them and I can't wait to hear it.

Bridge to Success.......2007-03-12

After purchasing this cd used a couple of years ago because I didn't want to get burned on another cd that was suppossed to be great with a new lead singer. I was very surprised with this cd and after repeated listens it just got better and better. It usually gets added to my mix when I do a MP3 mix for my car audio. It's just one of those cd's that doesn't get tiring after a couple of listens like so many others do today. It will intersting to see what their sophmore release will be like if they ever work through whatever problems that they've encountered since this release. Time will tell. If you haven't picked this up because Scott Stapp isn't singing lead on it then you're sorely missing out on some great music.

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Tyrese- Alter Ego
Good stuff
'Ghetto Love'
Miracle Ear customers have got it good right now
Absolute Garbage

Alter Ego
Tyrese
Manufacturer: J-Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000J20D4C
Release Date: 2006-12-12

Tracks:

One
Lights On
Turn Ya Out featuring Lil' Jon
Come Back To Me Shawty
Better To Know
Gotta Get You
Morning After
Hurry Up
Signs Of Love Makin' Part II featuring R. Kelly
Better Than Sex

Tracks:

Intro
I Salute
Roses
Get It In featuring Method Man
Get Low featuring Too $hort, Snoop Dogg & Kurupt
U Scared featuring David Banner & Lil Scrappy
What It Is featuring Manny Fresh
Roll The Dice featuring Snoop Dogg and Kurupt
Ghetto Dayz featuring The Game & Kurupt
Fly Away featuring Kurupt
Broke A** N****s
Alter Ego (outro)

Customer Reviews:

Tyrese- Alter Ego.......2007-06-20

I really dont know why so many people ragged on this album. There is alot to be said about it thats for sure. But in my opinion i think it was almost as good as 2000 Watts. I mean the R&B album on Alter Ego alone could win a grammy. Even though it only lasts ten tracks. But it is still his best R&B music to date, but thats only if you grade the R&B disc by itself. Because even though i do think that Tyrese can flow with his rapping game, i dont think he did this album right. I think it would have been smarter to do a whole R&B album with a few rap tracks scattered in the mix. Cause like i said, his R&B songs this time around are flawless. But with the Rap disc, i believe he should have tried to stick with tracks similar to the Kanye West type of beat on "Roses", which could have easily been a Kanye track. I mean "Roses" is a really good rap track, along with the smooth melodic Game assisted "Ghetto Dayz" which will be that summer jam being blasted out of car windows. On "Ghetto Dayz" you can really tell that Black Ty is speaking from expieriences. You can really feel his flow on that track and he did a good job with the writing. And Game really killed that track to. But those are really the only two standouts on the rap disc. And the thing about the rap disc is i think he went a bit far with the whole "Black Ty" thing. I mean, Tyrese is one of my favorite artists of all time, but i think that the whole Black Ty thing was overboard just a little bit. The man can flow, i wont deny that, but just try to not be so gangsta with it next time around, and give us more R&B. Speaking of R&B though, that disc is flawless. The single "One" could possibly be his best single ever, its one of those songs that just makes you wanna sing. And then there is the heart wrenching "Come Back To Me Shawty" which he really lets his vocals ring on this track which is a good thing. And then there is the Johnta' Austin written "Gotta Get You" which is that story of man putting everything into a relationship but she still manages to push him away, which everyone can relate to in some way. And then there is the R.Kelly produced "Hurry Up" which is one of the many baby making tracks on this disc, and it has that R.Kelly signature raindrop beat. I mean like i said the R&B disc is Tyreses best work to date, and you can play the disc all the way through. Overall the album as a whole is good, but if he would have choosen a few other rap tracks instead of the hardcore gangsta one and made some more mellow beats that would have been good, or if he would have made a whole R&B album with some rap tracks mixed in that would haven been cool to. Buy it if not for the rap, you have to get the R&B disc because it is truly flawless. BUY IT!

Grade:
B

Good stuff.......2007-05-09

I really liked disc one. It's worth the price alone and I wish he had more than 10 tracks on it. I agree his rapping isn't great, but it's not horrible either. Disk 1 alone is one of the best R&B on a single album i've heard in a while. Keep it up Tyrese. Black Ty can make a few cameos in the future but no full albums!

'Ghetto Love'.......2007-04-27

I love tyrese's cd alter ego. the 1st cd (the slow jams) is all that. I just dont understand the negative feedback. i bought this cd in feb. and havent taken it out of the cd player in my truck yet. I listen to it everyday. Tyrese is 'ghetto' as hell but it works for him and he really puts it down on these songs. He has a beautiful voice. Now i havent listened to the rap cd yet but i never saw tyrese as a rapper anyway and to be honest i dont care to listen to it. A few of the songs could be a little bit better but im a 'die hard' lover of his voice so it does it for me. I rate this cd a 4, for the first cd alone.

Miracle Ear customers have got it good right now.......2007-04-23

My brother told me that Tyrese had a new album long before I knew about it. He went on to tell me that the album is called Alter Ego and that it's a double-disc: the first disc is Tyrese singing normally, while the second disc is him RAPPING as his alter-ego, Black-Ty. THEN my brother told me that Black-Ty's rapping is so bad that he'd rather listen to Kevin Federline. If that sounds harsh, it's actually pretty accurate.

But the sad thing is, the singing disc really isn't all that. It's a slim ten tracks, but there still really are no standouts. It's the same story with Tyrese: he's got one hell of a voice, but his lyrics are just terrible (Ruben Studdard would later follow in his footsteps, but I digress). I mean, "One" and the Lil Jon-assisted "Turn Ya Out" are okay, but they're no classics. "Better to Know" is a ridiculous song about having a lady as a F buddy rather than a girlfriend, and "Signs of Love Makin' Part 2" isn't much more interesting than its predecessor. Finally, "Hurry Up" doesn't rank as one of R. Kelly's best compositions.

As far as Black-Ty's disc, well, there are so many weak bars here that XXL could publish an entire Step Your Rap Game Up ISSUE with them (for example: "I ain't changed; I just changed my name and added a hyphen" from "What It Is"). I mean, honestly; one listen to Tyrese's rap during the third verse of "Nobody Else" told me point blank that he was clearly not a rapper, and this disc further proves that. Songs are wack enough when he's by himself, as evidenced by the tepid "Broke A** N's", but matters get even worse when guest stars come aboard. On "Get It In", a good Scott Storch beat is wasted by below-average rapping by both Ty and Method Man. And "U Scared" (with David Banner and Lil' Scrappy) has all sorts of problems. First, it has the non-threatening chorus: "You scared/You scared/You scared, MF/You scared". Then, Banner appears to be having trouble rapping over his own beat, and the beat itself sounds like a low-key version of Dr. Dre's beat from Eve's "Let Me Blow Ya Mind".

It gets worse from there. For some strange reason, Kurupt (who hasn't been dope since "Doggy Dogg World") shows up on four tracks, and he sounds like he doesn't even want this. "Fly Away" is a dumb track that showcases Ty and Kurupt giving encouraging words about their respective rap careers over a conference call. And "Get Low" is downright disgusting, but that's probably because the song also features Too $hort (as well as Kurupt and Snoop Dogg). Snoop and Kurupt also appear on "Roll the Dice", which sounds like a throwaway 213 song.

I don't know if there's really anything else to say about Tyrese, other than he STILL needs to get some serious writers. Rap ain't looking too bright for him, and although he's a good actor, no one ever sees the movies he's in. But he'd better get his mind right soon because Alter Ego isn't worth picking up.

Anthony Rupert

Absolute Garbage.......2007-04-02

when i heard "how you gonna act like that" and "signs of love making" i really thought tyrese was a great singer and really knew how to put it down in the R&B level, also i had never heard of him before these songs besides "baby boy" which was alright. but this album is terrible. the first CD may be alright, songs such as "one" and "lights on" are really the only decent songs, if you could even use the word decent. he says 'shawty' way too much, and his 2nd disk which is all rap, is absolutely terrible, he shouldn't rap at all. if you liked "pullin me back" by chingy and have heard "one" already, don't think that this CD will make you like tyrese more, because it's a terrible CD.

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Pitiful,Mtv,Hip Hop,Clubb'in SHITE
some great songs- overall good
Three stars for Ten out of Twenty Tracks that were pleasing
Eh....it's so-so.
hi

Fantastic Four - The Album
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Wind-Up
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B0009OPO12
Release Date: 2005-07-05

Tracks:

Come In, Come On- Velvet Revolver
Error Operator- Taking Back Sunday
Relax- Chingy
Whatever Happened To The Heroes- Joss Stone
Waiting (Save Your Life)- Omnisoul
Always Come Back To You- Ryan Cabrera
Everything Burns- Anastacia; Ben Moody
New World Symphony- Miri Ben-Ari featuring Pharoahe Monch
Die For You- Megan McCauley
Noots- Sum 41
Surrender- Simple Plan
I'll Take You Down- T.F.F. featuring Chris Cestor (from JET), Brody Dalle (from The Distillers), Dolf de Datsun (from The Datsuns) & Nick Zinner (from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs)
On Fire- Lloyd Banks
Reverie- Megan McCauley
Goodbye To You- Breaking Point
Shed My Skin- Alter Bridge
In Due Time- Submersed
Disposable Sunshine- Loser
Now You Know- Miss Eighty 6 featuring Classic
Kirikirimai- Orange Range

Amazon.com

There are four good reasons to pick up the Fantastic Four soundtrack. The first three are kinda buried in the middle of the CD--and they all happen to be new songs. First, there's "I'll Take You Down," a nifty rocker by a combo called T.F.F. Never heard of them? They're an ad hoc supergroup featuring the Distillers' banshee Brody Dalle, Yeah Yeah Yeahs' guitarist Nick Zinner, the Datsuns' singer-bassist Dolf de Datsun, and Jet's drummer Chris Cester. Second, Joss Stone's "Whatever Happened to the Heroes" is a lot better than its obvious title suggests; it's a rollicking, old-school rock-soul track namedropping Joe DiMaggio (a hero in Stone's native Devon?) and Marilyn Monroe. Finally, there's "Everything Burns," which sees former Evanescence guitarist Ben Moody collaborating with Anastacia on his first solo outing. It looks like an odd-couple combination but somehow it works--probably because Moody knows how to write bombastic power ballads. (It's certainly less icky than "Hero" from Spiderman.) The fourth good reason is the very last track: "Kirikirimai" is a hyperactive rock/hip-hop hybrid that introduces Japanese band Orange Range to the American market. The rest of the CD, which mixes new tunes and recycled ones, is surprisingly solid with muscular but melodic contributions from Velvet Revolver, Sum 41, Simple Plan, and Lloyd Banks's infectious "On Fire." Just try to get its organ riff out of your head. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Album Description

Featuring new music from Platinum and Gold recording artists Velvet Revolver, Joss Stone, Ben Moody featuring Anastacia, Sum 41, Taking Back Sunday, Chingy, and much more.

Customer Reviews:

Pitiful,Mtv,Hip Hop,Clubb'in SHITE.......2006-09-25

This is one of those thrown together soundtracks.All the cookie cutter,whoever is on the "popular music chart" crap music.There was only one cool song in the entire film and it's not even on the soundtrack.I hope the band sues.Don't waste your money on this garbage.There is nothing remotely interesting about anything on this soundtrack,but if you are a gullable sheep who doesn't mind being led to the slaughter,by all means buy the C.D,we need stupid consumers like you out there,you help the economy.

some great songs- overall good.......2006-05-17

not all of the songs are great, but the 1 by simple plan is pretty good & Error Operator was sweet (in my oppinion error operator gave ths ablum 2 of its 4 stars!)

Three stars for Ten out of Twenty Tracks that were pleasing.......2006-03-13

As many have said before more this is not the "greatest Superhero themed soundtrack" to indeed purchase and their words could not speak a louder truth. But as long as your Radio has PROGRAM installed within its system then your days should be a whole lot better when listening to this SOUNDTRACK for the 2005 "Fantastic Four" film. MARVEL and WIND-UP RECORDS have probably released some decent soundtracks for the MARVEL movies that didn't make that big-buck in the theaters that made up for it in DVD sales. The following being, DAREDEVIL, ELEKTRA, THE PUNISHER, and now this one. While the two before the latter do not stand up to the original SPIDER-MAN soundtrack (2002) which also had its fair share of hits and misses, The Punisher soundtrack should've been able to please any hard rock/metal fan with the presence of Drowning Pool's "Stand Up" and Seether's "Broken" featuring Amy Lee (shudders) of Evanescence (glare). Getting back on track, the FANTASTIC FOUR soundtrack indeed reflects the mixed feeling and light atmosphere your most likely to receive when watching the film itself. However, unlike the movie, this soundtrack (or wind-up for that matter) feels as though it doesn't try hard enough to select some actual music worth listening to all the way through. Instead they throw a lot tone-deaf artists that probably have the lesser of the PR and reviews from the masses and attempts to advertise them on the soundtracks for films. A good example would be the little piece of paper that comes fluttering out of the CD case of the soundtrack egging you to buy Megan McCauley's "new" CD, a shameless advertising trick to blunt.

Seriously, I picked up on this long ago and while I knew this was just the case with this soundtrack, there are some redeeming points with this soundtrack. There's a little bit of something for everyone on "FF," the case being that the music genres span from Hard Rock --- the main reason I purchased this CD--, POP/POP-ROCK, SOFT ROCK, and HIP-HOP of the edited kind. You won't find any explicit lyrics on the four tracks featured on the CD. I'm not fan of HIP-HOP in general, but the tracks here like Chingy's "Relax" (here I thought movie/tv theme songs were limited children's television and movies!) ---which isn't a bad theme song for the film, the rapping is bearable---, and Miri Ben-Ari's "New World Symphony," which is also easy listen to, but at the same time corny to the point where you don't want anyone know your even listening to it. Other HIP-HOP songs like Loyd Banks' "On Fire" - had potential to be catchy like "Relax," but fails miserably with droll lyrics, delivery of vocal performance and musical overall. Missy Eight's "Now You Know," reminded me why I don't like HIP-HOP to begin with.

The POP-ROCK and HARD ROCK is a mixed bag to frank. Some of its good, the good spanning from Velvet Revolver's "Come on, Come In" to Submerged's "In Due Time," in truth isn't as good compelling as "Hollow" on the Elektra soundtrack but just as good. Megan McCauley's two tracks, "Die for you" and "Reverie" don't show off her vocal talents like "Wonder" had (also on the Elektra soundtrack). Nonetheless, "Die for you" is indeed the better of the two. Breaking Point's "Good-bye to you" is a bit lame and isn't as good as their first slow songs from COMING OF AGE, "Live for today" or "Phoenix," it isn't horrible, but lacks the convincing lyrics of their earlier CD. The bad spanning from Taking back Sunday to the Japanese Rock band Orange Range, which sounds like something that would've been stuck on the APPLESEED soundtrack if it were the better band. Boom Boom Satellites is the better of the invading J-Rock bands anyhow.

Anastacia's "Everything Burns" still isn't my favorite song, it doesn't utilize her vocals that well, but after listening a couple times more it isn't horrible. It could do without Ben Moody's vocals though. Its no "Hero" killer, I can tell you that; Quite far from it. By far the best song on the FF soundtrack is probably Sum 41's "Noots" which a good time, high energy rock ballad worthy of the repeat button. I honestly hadn't liked a song from them since "Rock (is what we're all about)." But all in all Its pretty clear to anyone that not this soundtrack isn't bad. The problem it suffers from clearly is that WIND-UP Records doesn't choose wisely in terms of entertaining and talented tracks from various artists. They just wanted to make a quick buck off an over hyped movie.

[THE GOOD]

(HARD ROCK):

15. Good-bye To You - Breaking Point - 3/5

9. Die For You - Megan McCauley - 3/5

1. Come In, Come On - Velvet Revolver - 4/5

10. Noots - Sum 41 - 5/5

18. Disposable Sunshine - Loser - 5/5

17. In Due Time - Submersed - 5/5

(SOFT ROCK)

7. Everything Burns - Anastacia/Ben Moody - 4/5

(HIP-HOP):

3. Relax - Chingy - 4/5

8. New World Symphony - Miri Ben-Ari featuring Pharoahe Monch - 3/5

[THE BAD]

(POP-ROCK)

2. Error Operator - Taking Back Sunday - 1/5

11. Surrender - Simple Plan - 1/5

12. I'll Take You Down - T.F.F - 1/5

(POP)

4. Whatever Happened To The Heroes - Joss Stone - 2/5

5. Waiting (Save Your Life) - Omnisoul - 2/5

6. Always Come Back To You - Ryan Cabrera - 1/5

(HIP-HOP)

19. Now You Know - Miss Eighty 6 featuring Classic - 1/5

13. On Fire - Lloyd Banks - 2/5

(HARD ROCK)

14. Reverie - Megan McCauley - 2/5

16. Shed My Skin - Alter Bridge - 1/5

(JAPANESE-ROCK)

20. Kirikirimai - Orange Range - 1/5 -------- [a 3 out of 5]

Eh....it's so-so........2006-02-17

I am not gonna say but the album, but again, it actually doesn't suck. If you compare it to the queen of the damned album, then it comes nowhere near it. It does have some pretty good voice talent in the way of ben moody, anastacia, lloyd banks, chingy, and others. You aren't doing yourself a favor by buying it, but it isn't worth skipping over. Look into it only if you liked the movie OR you like the artists. 'Nuff said.

hi.......2006-01-23

hi, I'm billy and i'm 8.
thid aoundtrsck is swesome!!!
i loove it!
my moom won't lemme wattxh FF...y not?
Grrr

Itzhak Perlman - A la carte / Lawrence Foster

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An Outstanding Collection
Gorgeous playing, beautiful pieces.

Itzhak Perlman - A la carte / Lawrence Foster
Jules Massenet , Sergey Rachmaninov , Pablo de Sarasate , Alexander Glazunov , Fritz Kreisler , Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky , Henryk Wieniawski , Lawrence Foster , Itzhak Perlman , and The Abbey Road Ensemble
Manufacturer: EMI Classics
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ASIN: B000002RVH
Release Date: 1996-03-12

Tracks:

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Mazurka-Obereque: Mazurka - Obereque
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Fantasy On Russian Themes
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Scherzo, Op. 42 No. 2
Legende, Op.17
The Old Refrain
Introduction & Tarantelle, Op. 43
Schon Rosmarin

Customer Reviews:

An Outstanding Collection.......2002-02-12

Here is Perlman at the top of his game- performing short Romantic and turn-of-the-century gems. Perlman has always seemed to revel in this specific era in classical music. From Glazunov's fiery Mazurka, to Pablo de Sarasate's virtuosic jaunt, to the simple, romatic charm of Kreisler's "Schon Rosmarin", Itzhak Perlman and the Abbey Road Ensemble deliver with graceful mastery. I've never heard Massenet's Meditations from "Thais" performed with more passion and elegance.
A lot of violinists, myself included, feel that Perlman has had a rather inconsistent recording career, and A La Carte should be impressive and refreshing for his critics. The exceptional sound quality of this recording makes it a very involving experience and great addition to any audiophile's collection. I never tire of this album, and it is a mainstay and a favorite in my collection. I recommend it 100%.

Gorgeous playing, beautiful pieces........1998-10-29

This collection of rarely performed pieces is a fantastic record. Perlman's playing, as usual, is a feast for the ears. The lush accompaniment is equally beautiful. The pieces are accessible to the classical connoisseur as well as the novice. This is the perfect album for a winter afternoon around the house.

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poor recording
Travel to the Old Vienna
Only Kreisler Can Play Kreisler *****
Perfection
disappointing technical quality

Fritz Kreisler Plays Kreisler

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The Kreisler Album
Tchaikovsky & Mendelssohn: Violin Concertos
The Kreisler Album

ASIN: B000003G1K
Release Date: 1997-01-14

Tracks:

Liebesfreud
Liebesleid
Tambourin chinois, Op.3
Caprice viennois, Op.2
Chanson Louis XIII And Pavane
Variations On A Theme Of Corelli
Rondino On A Theme By Beethoven
Schon Rosmarin
The Old Refrain - Wiener Volkslied - Le vieux refrain
Andantino
Berceuse romantique, Op.9
Aubade provencale (In The Style Of Couperin)
Apple Blossoms: Who Can Tell?
Toy Soldiers' March
Aucassin And Nicolette (Medieval Canzonetta)
Shepherd's Madrigal - Altdeutsches Schafermadrigal - Madrigal du berger
Gypsy Caprice - Zigeuner Capriccio
Polichinelle
La precieuse (In The Style Of Couperin)
La gitana
Marche miniature viennoise
The King Steps Out: Stars In My Eyes
Viennese Rhapsodic Fantasietta

Customer Reviews:

poor recording.......2007-04-30

Besides the bacground hiss, I found I had to turn the volume up to max just to hear it. So when you play more than one CD the others will be normal volume but when Kreisler starts you hear nothing and have to turn the volume all the way up to have it at low normal levels. So I recommend passing on this one.

Travel to the Old Vienna.......2006-01-26

Sometimes the author isn`t the best performer of his own works. That`s not the case. I completely agree with the previous reviewer: yes, only Kreisler can play Kreisler.
While listening to this music you so wounderfully feel the spirit of the old Vienna, that most technically perfect record couldn`t compare with this impressions. Treat surface noise of the records made in 1912-1946 as the scent of that distant time (by the way, nearly the age gone) - and you would be completely satisfied, because the playing by Kreisler is so scincere and soulful. So if you like Kreisler - don`t think twice. This is CD for you.

Only Kreisler Can Play Kreisler *****.......2005-05-08

What can I say? Only Kreisler can play Kreisler. Get a discography of Fritz Kreisler and start hunting down everything you can find by this man. You can compare violinists; Heifetz has astounding technique, Milstein's always wonderful, Oistrakh is a favorite of many, Kogan can play anything, etc., etc., etc.. But Kreisler... is a unique personality of the violin. Yehudi Menuhin said of him in his autobiography, there are many great violinists with perhaps greater technique in this area or that; but "Kreisler mystifies me." Bruno Walter, the great conductor, said of Kreisler, "He did not play the violin; he BECAME the violin." and this is true. There is something special about Kreisler that transcends violin playing itself. Something heavenly is communicated by him with his instrument. Transfers from old disks are always of varying quality. Kreisler lived a long time ago and recording techniques were very primitive; but Kreisler even seems to rise above the pops and the clicks. Other artists are drowned out by them but Kreisler soars above them and makes one forget they are there. You're focused on the beauty and the background noise seems to disappear entirely. Other violinists have tried
to play Kreisler and perhaps get the notes right, most notably among them, Zino Francescatti (who plays Kreisler better than any other man except Kreisler), but only Kreisler can play Kreisler.
If you want to hear it best, put up with the background hiss. It's worth it. If you want a modern recording, see if you can find Francescatti's tribute album to Fritz Kreisler. it's OOP, but an LP in mint condition sometimes appears on an online auction service. Why the Francescatti album ever went OOP I do not know. He is the only modern violinist that ever really tapped into the soul of 'Fritz' when he plays Kreisler. If the disk is ever again released, snap it up before it goes OOP again. In the final analysis, modern violinists, at most, will give you a representative selection of only about 16 tracks and usually you get the worn chestnuts over and over again. Enough of Kreislers own recordings are still available that you can still get the whole gamut of his discography if you just look. Do so!

Perfection.......2004-03-08

No crap...really? OF COURSE THIS RECORDING IS A TRANSFER! YOU THINK THEY HAVE DIGITAL RECORDING TECHNOLOGY BACK THEN???? Man, that review from Delaware annoys me.

Go with the first review. This recording is a must. It is one of the great violin recordings. Even my old violin teacher advise me to play some of Kreisler stuff to improve techniques. Kreisler is a legend. Lesson and appreciate the beauties of the violin.

disappointing technical quality.......2000-08-29

I realize that this cd was a transfer, but I have other music that was transferred from old recordings, and they sound much better than this. The disappointing technical quality of the sound on this CD disturbs me. In fact, it sounds worse than the vinyl I already own. Very loud hissing, some popping. The music doesn't actually sound like it's been recorded in a tunnel, but the sound is not as full as I had hoped.

Tracks:

15 Variations With Fugue On A Theme From 'Prometheus', Op. 35 'Eroica'
Allegro Ma Non Troppo
Tempo Di Menuetto
5 Variations On 'Rule Britannia' In D Major, Wo0 79
7 Variations On 'God Save The King' In D Major, G. 189
12 Variations On A Russian Dance From Wranitsky's Ballet 'Das Waldmadchen' In A Major, G. 182
6 Variations On An Original Theme In G Major, Op. 34
6 Variations On A Theme From 'The Ruins Of Athens' In D Major, Op. 76

Tracks:

32 Variations On An Original Theme In C Minor, Wo0 80
7 Variations From Winter's Opera 'Das Unterbrochene Opferfest' In F Major, G. 186
24 Variations On Righini's Air 'Venni Amore' In D Major, Wo0 65
6 Variations On The Duet From Paisiello's 'La Molinara' In G Major, Wo0 70
8 Variations On Sussmayr's Theme 'Tandeln Und Scherzen' In F Major, G. 187
13 Variations On Dittersdorf's Air 'Es War Einmal Ein Alter Mann' In A Major, G. 178
10 Variations On Salieri's Air 'La Stessa La Stessissima' In B Major, Wo0 73

Tracks:

Allegro Molto E Con Brio
Largo Con Gran Expressione
Allegro
Rondo: Poco Allegretto E Grazioso
6 Easy Variations On A Swiss Air In F Major, G. 183
9 Variations On Paisiello's Air 'Quarrt' E Piu Bello' In A Major, Wo0 69
6 Variations On An Original Theme In G Major, Wo0 77
8 Variations On Gretry's Air 'Une Fievre Brulante' In C Major, G. 184
Rondo In G Major, Op. 51, No. 2
Allegretto In C Minor, Wo0 53
6 Ecossaises, Wo0 83
Fur Elise, Wo0 59
Polonaise In C Major, Op. 89

Customer Reviews:

Brendel, Beethoven, and Vox can't be beat.......2004-11-06

These VoxBox series of Brendel playing Beethoven are wonderful: beautiful playing and a great price! This set is very impressive, particularly the 32 Variations On An Original Theme In C Minor. Brendel's playing is very expressive, and the sound quality is excellent.

Fine job, Mr. Brendel!.......2003-04-12

This collection of piano variations and smaller pieces by Beethoven shows Alfred Brendel in excellent form as an interpreter of that composer's work. However, four sets of variations are missing! The Variations on a March by Dressler (Beethoven's first extant composition published in 1783) is only mentioned in the liner notes. The Twelve Variations on Haibl's "Minuet a la Vigano" SHOULD have been given the characteristic Brendel stamp. They deserve to be heard more often. Also absent are the now considered spurious set on "Ich Hab Ein Kleines Huttchen Nur" (published 1832). The "Diabelli" Variations have been recorded by Mr. Brendel in a separate recording on the Philips label. Also, some of the piano sonatas and little pieces (excepting the C Minor Allegro and the Op. 89 Polonaise) were better left off.

A treasure! Buy it!.......2001-05-24

I can't believe no one has reviewed this album. These discs are a complete and continual joy! The sound is brilliant beyond compare, and what Brendel gets out of the piano is amazing--an incredible range of moods and dynamics. I also own the variations in a (much more expensive) set by Buchbinder, and they seem cold and stiff compared to these. The longer I live the more I admire Beethoven, and these discs add immensely to my awe at his genius.

A treasure! Buy it!.......2001-05-24

Kreisler: Original Compositions & Arrangements

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Kreisler: Original Compositions & Arrangements

Manufacturer: EMI Classics
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000AQACW0
Release Date: 2005-09-13

Tracks:

Caprice Viennois
Tambourin Chinois
Schon Rosmarin
La Gitana
Liebesleid
Liebesfreud
Polichinelle
Rondino
La Precieuse
Chanson Louis XIII & Pavane
Scherzo
Gavotte
The Londonderry Air
Ballet No.2
The Old Refrain
Poupee Valsante
Andante Cantabile
Humoresque
Serenade Espagnole
Larghetto
Midnight Bells
Chanson Hindoue
Lotus Land
Danza Espagnola

Ellstein: Great Songs of the Yiddish Stage 1 [Milken Archive of American Jewish Music]

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Great collection, nice orchestrations
A Great New Addition to the Milken Archive!

Ellstein: Great Songs of the Yiddish Stage 1 [Milken Archive of American Jewish Music]

Manufacturer: Milken Archive
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000C508K
Release Date: 2003-09-23

Tracks:

Der Nayer Sher - Simon Spiro
Oygn - Elizabeth Shammash
Ikh Vil Es Hern Nokh Amol - Simon Spiro
Ikh Zing - Robert Bloch
Abi Gezunt - Amy Goldstein
Zog Es Mir Nokh Amol - Bruce Adler
Di Grine Kuzine - Joanne Borts
Vos Geven Iz Geven Un Nito - Simon Spiro
Oy Mame, Bin Ikh Farlibt - Elizabeth Shammash
Zog, Zog, Zog Es Mir - Nell Snaidas
Der Dishvasher - Robert Abelson
Du Shaynst Vi Di Zun - Nell Snaidas
Vos Iz Gevorn Fun Mayn Shtetele? - Benzion Miller
Mazl - Elizabeth Shammash
Ikh Bin A 'Boarder' Bay Mayn Vayb (Doctor) - Bruce Adler
Der Alter Tzigayner - Simon Spiro

Album Description

The American Yiddish musical theater, a vibrant expression of the immigrant experience, became famous during its heyday in the 1920s-1940s. Combining the musical flavors of Viennese operetta, Tin Pan Alley, and eastern European nostalgia, these songs and duets are quintessential American popular music—with a Yiddish voice. Volume 1 spotlights the hit songs of Abe Ellstein, one of the genre's premier songwriters. New, historically accurate orchestrations re-create the unforgettable glory days of Yiddish radio and film, the uproarious vaudeville houses, and the thrill of a night at the theater on old New York's fabled "Second Avenue."

Customer Reviews:

Great collection, nice orchestrations.......2005-01-19

Great collection of yiddish musical theatre favorites. Unfortunately the singers were told to sing the songs in a supposedly "authentic" galician accent which in certain instances is completely incomprehensible to any yiddish speaker.The singers are quite good and the orchestrations are lush and well done.

A Great New Addition to the Milken Archive!.......2004-03-10

This CD is perfect for fans of Yiddish folk music and newcomers to the genre alike. It is a great introduction to some of the treasures of the Yiddish stage. Especially worth noting are the four tracks sung by Elizabeth Shammash, whose rich Mezzo-Soprano voice brings a great sensitivity and tone to her pieces.

Life of the Worlds: Journeys in Jewish Sacred Music

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Life of the Worlds: Journeys in Jewish Sacred Music

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Release Date: 2003-12-03

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Le'El Adir Neranenah - Afghanistan
Bati Legani - Eastern Europe
Kinah Lekhurban Gan Eden - Eastern Europe
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Amazon.com

The modern-day traditional Jewish music revival is filled with artists exploring klezmer's Eastern-European roots, but you'll hear no clarinet and little violin on cantor/educator Richard Kaplan's Life Of The Worlds. Although these are traditional songs, there is a broad range of the Diaspora represented on his second album, including Afghani, Spanish, Moroccan, and Algerian traditions. Kaplan dives into the sacred and the secular, the prophetic and the exultant, finding commonalities amongst different tribes and fusing them together. Musical accompaniment comes in the form of an occasional flute, piano, and violin as well as Moroccan clay drums, oud, dumbek, and other pre-modern-era instruments, but the instrument at the center of each song is Kaplan's voice--his high baritone majestically soars, quavers with sensitivity, and rings out with joy. To hear him sing solo versions of traditional Niggiun is to hear a world-class master savor the multifaceted nuance of each note and transcend the concept of song, turning it into religion and high art. --Tad Hendrickson

Album Description

A remarkable collection of vocal performances of Jewish sacred music from the Middle East, Andalusia, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia - songs of exultation, longing, love, and Divine immanence - accompanied by an ensemble of masterful musicians.

Instruments include: oud, ney, kanun, Egyptian accordian, violin, mandolin, dumbek, doira, riqq, Yemenite can, tar, saz, clarinet, mey (Turkish duduk), tilinca (Rumanian shepherd's flute), piano, string bass, balaban (Klezmer drum set), cimbalom, and a chorus of voices.

Among many special songs, the CD features an 'eco-lament' (ecological lament) based on lament melodies for the First and Second Temples in Jerusalem. It is called "Lament on the Destruction of the Garden of Eden" (Kinah Lekhurban Gan Eden), and updates the use of these tunes to mourn the wounding of our larger temple, Gaia - Mother Earth.

LIFE OF THE WORLDS contains 18 songs, 77 minutes of music, and contains a 32-page booklet which includes informative song descriptions; all texts are provided in transliteration, English translation, and in Hebrew or Yiddish.

Tracks:

Music in Similar Motion
Strung Out
Piece in the Shape of a Square
Gradus
Music in Contrary Motion
600 Lines
How Now

Product Description

During the 1960s and 70s Philip Glass established himself as a leading artistic voice of a new musical language in the downtown loft spaces of New York's Soho District. Forty years later, Glass' early revolutionary music continues to appeal to youger generations as evidenced by Orange Mountain Music's latest release, Alter Ego performs Philip Glass. 2006 marks the Italian new music ensemble's 15th anniversary as a group. Across Europe they are widely recognized as pioneers of new and experimental music. On this 2-disc set, the group performs seminal Glass works including 4 world-premiere recordings. Featured pieces include: How Now, 600 Lines, Music in the Shape of a Square, Gradus, Music in Similar Motion, Strung Out and Music in Contrary Motion with a total length of over 135 minutes music.

Customer Reviews:

Key Early Works By Glass, Unplugged.......2007-03-18

First, the performances: Alter Ego has changed the instrumentation of such early Glass masterpieces as "Contrary Motion" from analogue keyboards and amplified winds, to a more traditional, unplugged acoustic arrangment. In addition, the ensemble plays the pieces with a softer, less angular rhythmic attack than on the classic recordings. These two factors make the pieces warmer and more accessible; but purists will probably still prefer the electric and more bracing sound of the classic recordings. The playing on all the works is superb, but it must be noted that the sonic texture of these performances is quite different in feel from the classic recordings. (Compare the almost lilting, classical violin performance of "Strung Out" on this recording to the hard-edged, much longer, amplified electric violin recording on CP2 records.) So cheers to Alter Ego for bringing some new works to the public in their first performances ever ("Music in the Shape of a Square", "How Now", and "600 Lines"); but by all means seek out the original recordings of the other works to compare and contrast with the presentation here.

Second, a comment on the Orange Mountain label: the works on this disc are reissues of two CDs originally put out on the Italian Stradivarius label, so the Orange Mountain Label deserves credit for re-releasing them so they can find a wider audience. Still, while the label has made public several critical Glass works, it continues to release too many minor Glass works (like the "Undertow" soundtrack, "Orion") to the detriment of much more important unreleased works like Glass's Doris Lessing-based operas,Robert Wilson collaborations like "Monsters of Grace" and "White Raven"; and many more of his still unreleased early works (most prominently, the music he wrote over a ten year period for the Mabou Mines.)

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