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Track Listings

1. Magic Fly - Aquatic Ghost

2. Apartment - Supersonic

3. Chase - Rey

4. Fasten Seat Belt - Supersonic

5. Just Blue - Rey

6. Final Signal - Joseph

7. Galactic Reaction

8. Love for N.R. -Ecstasy

9. Tango in Space - Aquatic Ghost

10. Midnight Express - Joseph

11. Tangram Set 3 (Outro) - Joseph

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Magic Fly - Aquatic Ghost
Apartment - Supersonic
Chase - Rey
Fasten Seat Belt - Supersonic
Just Blue - Rey
Final Signal - Joseph
Galactic Reaction
Love for N.R. -Ecstasy
Tango in Space - Aquatic Ghost
Midnight Express - Joseph
Tangram Set 3 (Outro) - Joseph

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the concept is stronger than the music
GUBAIDULINA'S GOSPEL
Superlative art, piety, insight, and praise

Johannes Passion
Gennady Bezzubenkov , Sofia Gubaidulina , Valery Gergiev , St. Petersburg Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra , Natalia Kornewa , and Viktor Lutsuk
Manufacturer: Hanssler Classics
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005QE11
Release Date: 2001-10-16

Tracks:

Das Wort / The Word
Fusswaschung / The Washing Of Feet
Das Gebot Des Glaubens / The Commandment Of Faith
Das Gebot Der Liebe / The Commandment Of Love
Hoffnung / Hope
Liturgie Im Himmel / Liturgy In Heaven
Verrat, Verleugnung, Geisselung, Verurteilung / Betrayal, Denial, Flagellation, Condemnation

Tracks:

No. 8 Gang Nach Golgatha / The Way To Golgotha
No. 9 Eine Frau, Mit Der Sonne Bekleidet / A Woman Clothed With The Sun
No. 10 Grablegung / Entombment
No. 11 Die Sieben Schalen Des Zorns / The Seven Bowls Of Wrath

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The pealing bells that open Sofia Gubaidulina's St. John Passion immediately announce not only its importance, but also its place firmly in the Russian musical tradition. The work is full of declamatory, hieratic solo passages and rich choral contributions, along with references to Russian Orthodox chants. Gubaidulina's text combines the Passion story with the Last Judgment, using excerpts from the Gospel According to Saint John interspersed with selections from other Books, including Revelations. It's a grim work, brilliantly inventive throughout, with original touches, such as a dialogue between baritone and timpani, and a Day of Wrath featuring menacing percussion and truly terrifying brass yowls and rumblings. Along with these and many other personal visions are echoes of Mussorgsky, as well as the Stravinsky of Les Noces. Gergiev leads a deeply moving performance, intensely dramatic, never flagging in interest or tension, and his soloists are all outstanding. This must be heard by anyone interested in modern music that's both accessible and challenging. Part of a series of commissioned oratorios on the Passion story for the Bach Year, it's a worthy tribute to the Bach Passions that inspired it. --Dan Davis

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the concept is stronger than the music.......2005-05-31

I certainly hoped that this major work would prove to be Sofia Gubaidulina's masterpiece, but I was apprehensive, particularly since it didn't seem to have attracted much attention since its 2001 release. This is a live recording of the premiere performance on September 1, 2000 in Stuttgart, and I finally heard it this year, just after Easter. I have to say in all honesty that it just doesn't have enough music in it. As a work of devotion, it may be powerful, but in musical terms it falls well short of Gubaidulina's best works, STIMMEN ... VERSTUMMEN for orchestra, for instance (see my review), THE CANTICLE OF THE SUN (see my review of the original recording with Rostropovich on cello), or OFFERTORIUM, featuring Gidon Kremer (see my review).

There is always religious symbolism in Gubaidulina's works, and what she has achieved with this JOHANNES PASSION is amazing in that regard. Not content to merely tell the tale of the Passion from the Gospel of St. John, she interweaves it with the Apocalypse of the Last Judgement from the Book of Revelation (traditionally attributed to the same St. John, though that is not supported by recent scholarship). The booklet includes Gubaidulina's philosophical/theological explanation for this juxtoposition. Here is Gubaidulina:

"My piece, which I now place before the court of the audience, is an attempt at revealing the Word of God, which has come to us, and is living within us, such that His flesh (the temporal, event-laden *horizontal*, i.e., the Passion) and His spirit (the timeless, mental *vertical*, i.e., the Last Judgement) are reunited, refer back to one another and balance each other out."

What this means musically is that the somber story of the Passion, mainly narrated by the bass singer Genady Bezzubenko, is periodically interrupted by stunning choral passages representing the timeless spirit of God and the final victory of good over evil. But the large-scale forces of chorus and orchestra are used only sporadically, and the Orthodox-style chanting narrative, with sparse accompaniment, does not sustain my interest over the 90 minutes of the work.

For more from one of the best composers of our time, see my list SOFIA GUBAIDULINA'S SACRED SOUNDWORLD. I strongly recommend the works mentioned above to anyone interested in Gubaidulina's music.

GUBAIDULINA'S GOSPEL.......2004-12-06

As a Christ-follower, it is always a great joy to find a piece of contemporary art that springs from within the Church and is not just an academic comment on the "mythology" of the Christian revelation. Sofia Gubaidulina's Johannes Passion is just that--a living breathing piece of Worship, not an artistic exercise. In order to keep perspective on it, my review will be two-fold: first, as a Theological/Worship piece, and secondly, as a work of art (though the two cannot really be separated).

As a piece of Christian worship, and as a Passion play in particular, this work is quite interesting. Gubaidulina does not limit herself to John's Gospel. She gives us the span of John's writing--from the Gospel to The Revelation. We are shown the Word that became flesh and dwelt among us in all his human frailty. We are shown (in staggering terms) the glory of the Risen One: the Lamb that was slain. I find this the most humanly engaging of the four 2000 Passions (the others being by Golijov-a show piece of the universality of Christ, Rihm-a powerful correlation between the sufferings of the world-in the 20th century in particular-and those of the Christ, and by Tan Dun-a masterful work in its own right that plumbed the depth of the Baptism's meaning in the Passion story). This Passion is a harrowing tale; especially the Last Judgement. At the same time it points to the weight of glory and the joy set before those who find their lives by losing it to the way of Christ.

The music of this story is a perfect match for its subject. This is music that blazes with the fire, intensity, glory and hope of its themes. It is emotionally taxing and yet somehow revitalizing to listen to this work in its entirety. I have only done so in one sitting a handful of times. Bernstein once made a statement along the lines that Mahler captures the whole world in his symphonies. Here Gubaidulina one-ups the master. She captures the whole Creation: the Cosmos from beginning to end. In it, in Him--all things hold together.

I give this work my full recommendation.

Superlative art, piety, insight, and praise.......2004-06-14

Sofia Gubaidulina's JOHANNES-PASSION is the composer's masterpiece, a moving choral and orchestral work, and one of the greatest works of Christian piety of our time.

In 2000 Gubaidulina was one of four composers from different parts of the world brought together by the International Bachakademie Stuttgart to each write a Passion. (The others were Tan Dun, Wolfgang Rihm, and Osvaldo Golijov). Gubaidulina rooted hers in the liturgical tradition of the Russian Orthodox Church, and because that tradition eschews use of instruments, her work is often mainly choral, with brief orchestral pomp such as in the enchanting "Liturgie in himmel", though percussion such as bells and drums is noticible more often. In the beginning of the second disc the two choruses battle against each together like prosecution and defense about the divinity of Jesus, mixing beautifully sung and spoken word.

JOHANNES-PASSION begins with the first couple of verses from St John's gospel, the explanation of the eternity of the Word, and for much of the first disc it explores the foot-washing and commandments to faith and love, as well as some glorious theological matters before reaching the beginnings of Christ's suffering. What makes Gubaidulina's Passion so fascinating and original from a textual point of view is her use of a *second* book, the Revelation to St John the Divine. While the Gospel according to St John speaks of what has passed, the Revelation tells of what is to come. In this way Gubaidulina covers the whole of Christian experience, from the founding of the Church to the end of time.

This recording is a live one of the work's premiere, and there are clearly portions where the work could have been heard better. In some of the quiet moments the shifting in chairs, etc. can be heard. However, the performances given are nearly flawless. Gergiev is a calm and composed conductor of Gubaidulina's work (a performance of her "Viola Concerto" by this orchestra with him conducting is also available on DG). The ensembles of the Mariinsky Theatre show a deep understanding of the work, and the choir is brilliantly motivated. Especially praiseworthy is bass Genady Bezzubenkov, who carries the foundation of the work and who pulled it off unfailingly.

The booklet is rather unsatisfying because it does not give the text of the Passion in the original Russian, providing only German, English, French, and Spanish translations instead. The text in Russian must be obtained from the label's website. The booklet is also somewhat unsatisfactorily edited. However, there is an insightful essay by the composer on how her work came to be, as well as an interesting chronology of her career.

This unfortunately might be one of the more difficult to find of Gubaidulina's works, but it is certainly worth getting for fans of the composer, for it is her most grandiose work to date. But even if you have never heard Gubaidulina's work before, the JOHANNES-PASSION is a great piece of liturgical music, essential for the passionate believer and certainly interesting for others.

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Choral music lovers may love this CD
Choral music lovers may love this CD

Blue In Blue

Manufacturer: Black Box Classics
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000CE0W4
Release Date: 2004-01-20

Tracks:

Qanta Qualia
Swan
Italian Song
O, Waly Waly
Dressed In Blue
Pavane (Theme From The Incredible Mrs Ritchie)
The Waters Of Love From The Wedding At Cana
Blue In Blue
Rain/The Blue Bird Variations
Theme
Lake
Bird
Sky
Moment
Image

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Choral music lovers may love this CD.......2004-02-08

I ordered this CD after listening to one song on Britain's ClassicFM radio station thru my Internet radio tuner. Although the US Amazon currently offers no music samples, I found that song so compelling I HAD TO GET IT immediately. I have no regrets, it is beautiful, enchanting, and passionate music. If you are a choral music lover, you may enjoy this. I was particularly interested because most of the songs are written by Patrick Hawes, a British modern-day composer with long exposure to the English choral tradition. Hawe's music seems to have impressions from the Classical and Romantic master-composers like Verdi, Mozart, and Brahms. If you want to hear samples and you have RealAudio, you can visit www.amazon.co.uk .

Choral music lovers may love this CD.......2004-02-08

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Unconvincing retro junk
Great stuff to groove to!
digest it
digest it!

Mad Dogs and San Franciscans
Mushroom With Gary Floyd
Manufacturer: Black Beauty
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00008AY62
Release Date: 2006-03-16

Tracks:

Introduction: Learning To Live Together
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised But It Will Be Auctioned Off On Ebay
Pusherman
Delta Lady
Keep On Running
I Got A Line On You
Even The Beatles Had Beards
Water
Slip Away
The Pusher
Space Captain

Album Description

The Fillmore West meets Superfly when psychedelic jazz-rock groovers Mushroom join blues/punk powerhouse vocalist Gary Floyd (Sister Double Happiness) to explore twisted soulful space-rock songs by Curtis Mayfield, Leon Russell, The Who, Steppenwolf, Clarence Carter, Joe Cocker, Spencer Davis Group & Spirit. Black Beauty. Digipak. 2003.

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Unconvincing retro junk.......2004-04-10

Soul music is great. Funk is great. This, however, is neither soulful or funky and by no means great. This is lousy wannabe music made for lazy losers. I tried to like it. I really did.

Mark

Great stuff to groove to!.......2003-05-06

Loved this album. Gary Floyd's voice recreates that 70's Super Fly vibe and Mushroom funky grooves fit right in.

digest it.......2003-05-04

it does to 'classic radio' what classic radio would never touch!
rg

digest it!.......2003-05-03

well all it takes is an open mind AND an appreciation for the real classics. first off let me note that you have to forget about the ramitdownthethroat classics that you've been force fed all these years on so called classic radio. these remakes go beyond what you are soooo used to over the years. slip away &
the pusher are just simply to 'out there' to actually compare them to the originals, and for me that makes them so enjoyable!
and for your listening enjoyment they take a journey on some lengthy orginal jams. ok some of this cd falls flat on its
[behind], keep on running the old spencer davis classic and leon russell's delta lady simply could of been left off this
otherwise trippy and jamming masterpiece. so get it if your adventurous otherwise leave it alone and buy some boston. btw
any one remember the cd the beautiful people's if 60's were 90's?
this cd is a whole lot in that vein but a whole lot more fun!
the funky honky

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Synthesizer Classics
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Imc
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Synthesizer Classics
Nino Ricci
Manufacturer: Chance
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B00003J6GZ
Release Date: 1991-03-11

Tracks:

Also Sprach Zarathustra (Intro)
Schwanensee
Kleine Nachtmsik
Air On A G-String
Der Morgen
In Der Halle Des Bergkonigs
Solveigs Lied
Rhapsody In Blue
Salome
Largo For Lovers
Die Moldau
Requiem (Lacrimosa)
Pavane For A Dead Princess

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Synthesizer Classics
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Mci
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000B2BE
Release Date: 1996-10-13

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On Fire

Manufacturer: Black Box Classics
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00004UAYJ
Release Date: 1997-01-01

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An Evening with the Classics 1
Jeffrey Lynn Stoddard
Manufacturer: Jeffrey Lynn Stoddard
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000CAJIEW
Release Date: 2004-11-02

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Interplay

Manufacturer: D'note Classics
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00001QGLT
Release Date: 1999-09-14

Tracks:

Interplay: Shoka
Interplay: Interplay - Inner Voices
Interplay: Rishi's Dance
Interplay: Thyaga
Elements: Fire
Elements: Earth
Elements: Air
Elements: Water
G- Song

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