Joy Is Free [Import]

Joy Is Free [Import]

Joy Is Free [Import]

Track Listings
 
1. Got To Keep Moving
2. Heaven In Your Eyes
3. Trust In You
4. Don't Blame Me
5. Joy Is Free
6. Love Forever
7. Waiting For You
8. Love Don't Let Me Down
9. On My Own
10. Staten Island Groove
11. Don't Blame Me
12. Waiting For You

Joy Is Free,Think Twice,SPV,Dance
The Incredible Film Music Box
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Six Decades of Film Music
  • Excellent collection with fine performances
  • "essential film scores from 1939 to 2004 ~ Incredible Music"
The Incredible Film Music Box

Manufacturer: Silva America
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

All Works by HerrmannAll Works by Herrmann | Herrmann, Bernard | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
All Works by MascagniAll Works by Mascagni | Mascagni, Pietro | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
Morricone, EnnioMorricone, Ennio | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
All Works by ManciniAll Works by Mancini | Mancini, Henry | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
All Works by NymanAll Works by Nyman | Nyman, Michael | ( N ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
Rota, NinoRota, Nino | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
All Works by StraussAll Works by Strauss | Strauss, Richard | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
VangelisVangelis | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
Film ScoresFilm Scores | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
Tone PoemsTone Poems | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
Romantic (c.1820-1910)Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
ItalianItalian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
Movie SoundtracksMovie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music
Star WarsStar Wars | Soundtracks | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Soundtracks | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music
Classic Big BandClassic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music
Similar Items:
  1. Paramount 90th Anniversary Collection: Scores
  2. The Essential Elmer Bernstein Film Music Collection
  3. Epics: The History of the World According to Hollywood
  4. The Ultimate Movie Music Collection
  5. Jerry Goldsmith: 40 Years of Film Music

ASIN: B0007S687Y
Release Date: 2005-05-10

Tracks:

  1. Gone With The Wind: Overture
  2. Citizen Kane: Overture
  3. Casablanca: As Time Goes By
  4. It's A Wonderful Life: It's A Wonderful Life
  5. The Third Man: The Harry Lime Theme
  6. The Searchers: Suite
  7. The Bridge On The River Kwai: Colonel Bogey March
  8. Vertigo: Prelude
  9. Touch Of Evil: Main Title
  10. Ben-Hur: Parade Of The Charioteers
  11. North By Northwest: Prelude
  12. Psycho: Suite
  13. The Magnificent Seven: The Magnificent Seven
  14. Lawrence Of Arabia: Overture

Tracks:

  1. To Kill A Mockingbird: Suite
  2. The Great Escape: Main Title
  3. Doctor Zhivago: Main Title & Lara's Theme
  4. The Good, The Bad And The Ugly: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly
  5. Once Upon A Time In The West: Jill's Theme
  6. 2001: A Space Odyssey: Also Sprach Zarathustra
  7. Midnight Cowboy: Midnight Cowboy
  8. Get Carter: Main Title
  9. A Clockwork Orange: Ode To Joy
  10. The Godfather: Waltz & Love Theme
  11. Jaws: Jaws
  12. Rocky: Gonna Fly Now
  13. Taxi Driver: Suite
  14. Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope

Tracks:

  1. Superman: Main Theme
  2. Alien: End Title
  3. Raging Bull: Intermezzo From Cavalleria Rusticana
  4. Raiders Of The Lost Ark: Raiders March
  5. Blade Runner: End Titles
  6. E.T.: The Extraterrestrial: Adventures On Earth
  7. Once Upon A Time In America: Deborah's Theme
  8. Back To The Future: Main Theme
  9. Witness: Building The Barn
  10. Aliens: Main Title
  11. Cinema Paradiso: Cinema Paradiso
  12. Glory: Charging Frot Wagner
  13. Dances With Wolves: The John Dunbar Theme
  14. Unforgiven: Claudia's Theme

Tracks:

  1. The Piano: The Heart Asks Pleasure First
  2. Schindler's List: Main Theme
  3. Braveheart: End Credits
  4. Titanic: My Heart Will Go On
  5. Saving Private Ryan: Hymn To The Fallen
  6. American Beauty: Any Other Name
  7. Gladiator: Now We Are Free
  8. Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring: The Fellowship
  9. The Girl With The Pearl Earring: Griet's Theme
  10. Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl: Suite
  11. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban: Suite
  12. Lemony Snicket's A Series Of Unfortunate Events: The Letter That Never Came
  13. Finding Neverland: Impossible Opening
  14. The Incredibles: Overture

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Six Decades of Film Music.......2007-05-13

This is film music for the classical music lover. The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra presents excellent arrangements of a number of classic film themes (although several pieces of the 56 film classics selected for this 4 CD set are not orchestral arrangements, but rather specialty arrangements). Besides great film composers such as John Williams, Elmer Bernstein, Ennio Morricone, and James Horner, classical composers such as Richard Strauss and Pietro Mascagni make an appearance. On several of the numbers the Crouch End Festival Chorus adds the human voice to the power of the full symphonic orchestra to create true movie magic. If you like the sound of a full symphony orchestra playing some of the most recognized themes ever written, you'll love these CDs.

5 out of 5 stars Excellent collection with fine performances.......2007-03-28

Silva Screen Records, based in England, has been issuing some fine collections of film scores, more in one box than we have the right to expect. This four-CD box contains scores by many of the best writers, including Max Steiner, Bernard Herrmann, Dimitri Tomkin, Kenneth J. Alford (The Bridge on the River Kwai), Elmer Bernstein, Maurice Jarre, Ennio Marricone, John Barry, Nino Rota, John Williams, James Horner, and more. We can all think of additional film scores we wished were included, but then there's no way this collection could be all-inclusive. The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, supplemented by Crouch End Festival Chorus on some numbers, does a very competent job...The liner notes give the basic information without any commentary, and as far as I can see, contain only one error. Am I wrong or are tracks 9 and 10 on the fourth CD mislabeled? Track 9, which runs 7:33, seems to have the excitement of "Pirates of the Caribbean" (which I did not see) and track 10, which runs 4:22, the more sedate "The Girl with the Pearl Earring (which I also did not see). Listings seem to have them reversed.

5 out of 5 stars "essential film scores from 1939 to 2004 ~ Incredible Music".......2005-05-16

When I think of the "Golden Age" of Hollywood, many composers come to mind...you gave the usher your ticket in the theater and sat down, knowingly you were going to get your moneys worth...when the curtain opened and you heard those first few notes...you sat back, watched and listened as the film score and orchestra worked their magic...now we have the ultimate from Silva Screen Classics "The Incredible Film Music Box", featuring a four disc set of the essential film scores of the past 60 years...covering several decades from 1939 through and up to the present 2004

There are compilations and then there are "Compilations" beginning with a classic that even the youngsters today recognize "GONE WITH THE WIND" (1939) (Max Steiner), sweeping score that captures the tragic history of the South during the Civil War, one great cue after another, it doesn't get any better than this, nominated by the Academy for Best Original Score...and closing on Disc 4 with "THE INCREDIBLES" (2004) (Michael Giacchino), the big hit in computer animation from Walt Disney & Pixar that once again pit Super-Heroes against the forces of evil...our family of five Supers prove crime doesn't pay, but box-office receipts do...gotta love it!

Silva Screen Classics as usual, has put quality into this 4-CD-Set featuring The City Of Prague Philarmonic Orchestra and the Crouch End Festival Chorus conducted by Kenneth Alwyn, Bill Ashton, Paul Bateman, James Fitzpatrick, Mario Klemens, Derek Wadsworth, and Nic Raine. Recorded in "Dolby Surround" with the new technology of "HDCD", this is a "film-score-buffs" dream, one to treasure now and years to come.

Some selections are missing, but when you think of what Silva has included, it is impossible to please everyone...was happy to see "TOUCH OF EVIL" (1958) from composer Henry Mancini, as I feel this composer deserves all the recognition that has been overlooked recently in the music world...This collection is aimed directly at the "Serious Film Score" music fans and collectors...Silva is as always, perfect in every way...just the way we like 'em!

Total Time: 4-CD-Set ~ Silva America 1181 ~ (5/10/2005)
Classical Hits
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Very Nice
  • Eh... it's okay for the young.
  • Almost perfect...
  • okay
  • Almost Perfect!!!!
Classical Hits

Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

All Works by J.S. BachAll Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Fauré, Gabriel | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
Morricone, EnnioMorricone, Ennio | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
All Works by OrffAll Works by Orff | Orff, Carl | ( O ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
All Works by O'ConnorAll Works by O'Connor | O'Connor, Mark | ( O ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
All Works by PucciniAll Works by Puccini | Puccini, Giacomo | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
All Works by VivaldiAll Works by Vivaldi | Vivaldi, Antonio | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
All Works by ShostakovichAll Works by Shostakovich | Shostakovich, Dmitri | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
SuitesSuites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
Film ScoresFilm Scores | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
RequiemsRequiems | Forms & Genres | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
TrumpetTrumpet | Brass | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music
ViolinViolin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music
Brightman, SarahBrightman, Sarah | ( B ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music
CompilationsCompilations | Classical | Styles | Music
Puccini, GiacomoPuccini, Giacomo | M to P | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
Orff, CarlOrff, Carl | M to P | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
Shostakovich, DmitriShostakovich, Dmitri | Q to T | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
Vivaldi, AntonioVivaldi, Antonio | U to Z | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
Vocal Works by J.S. BachVocal Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | A to B | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
Faure, GabrielFaure, Gabriel | C to G | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
Capua, Eduardo diCapua, Eduardo di | C to G | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
Modern & 20th CenturyModern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
Romantic (c.1820-1910)Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
ItalianItalian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
CantatasCantatas | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
ChorusesChoruses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
Musical TheaterMusical Theater | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
RequiemsRequiems | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
Movie SoundtracksMovie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music
Star WarsStar Wars | Soundtracks | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Soundtracks | Styles | Music
Classical MusicClassical Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music
Classical Instrumental MusicClassical Instrumental Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music
Opera & VocalOpera & Vocal | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music
Similar Items:
  1. Pure Classics
  2. Best of the Millennium: Top 40 Classical Hits
  3. Russell Watson · The Voice
  4. The Andrew Lloyd Webber Collection
  5. Josh Groban

ASIN: B00005NNNC
Release Date: 2001-09-11

Tracks:

  1. Pie Jesu from Requiem
  2. Ave Maria, "Ellens Gesang III"
  3. Duel Of The Fates from Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace
  4. Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again from Phantom of the Opera
  5. Rose
  6. Nella fantasia
  7. Pavane for Guitar and String Orchestra
  8. 'O mio babbino caro (from Gianni Schicchi)
  9. Jesus, bleibet meine Freude (Jesus, Joy of Man's Desiring)
  10. 'O sole mio
  11. Maria from West Side Story Suite
  12. The Second Waltz (Music from the motion picture Eyes Wide Shut)
  13. Now We Are Free (from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack of Gladiator)
  14. The Eternal Vow from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
  15. 'O Fortuna from Carmina Burana
  16. Theme From Braveheart (from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
  17. The Prince of Denmark's March
  18. Spring - I. Allegro
  19. Appalachia Waltz
  20. Nessun dorma! (from Turandot)

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Very Nice.......2006-08-12

I must say I enjoyed pretty much all of the songs on this album. "Victory" by Bond was the only thing they shouldn't have included, since it doesn't quite qualify as "classical" and wasn't what I would call a hit, anyway. True, it was instrumental, but real classical music is of a higher caliber. ("Now We Are Free" isn't quite classical either but it's not 'commercialized' like "Victory.") I really liked "Duel of the Fates," "Maria," "Now We Are Free," and "O Fortuna." Those were my favorites out of a great selection of songs. I would recommend this to anyone who doesn't really care for full-blown classical.

3 out of 5 stars Eh... it's okay for the young........2006-02-03

I bought this cd when it first came out, as my first real taste of anything even remotely classical. And for that purpose, it works. For someone getting into classical seriously though, I'd start somewhere else.

4 out of 5 stars Almost perfect..........2005-09-17

aside from the second track (Bond-Victory) and the title track from the movie Braveheart, this is a decent classical album. The Bond-Victory selection is embarrassing commercial crap.

3 out of 5 stars okay.......2002-11-08

This is a perfect album for someone who doesn't like classical music. It's almost like classical crib notes. The mix is great for dinner or party music but I was left wanting more. I'm not sure of it, but it felt like each song was shortened some how.

4 out of 5 stars Almost Perfect!!!!.......2002-01-17

This album contains many of contemporary classic music's finest songs sung by many of the finest singers in the world. Bocelli, Brightman, Fleming, Watson, just to name a few. The problem here is with the opener, where the song is sung by the execrable Charlotte Church. Its a mystery to everyone I know who has heard this CD why this song is not sung by Sarah Brightman who did the original and defining version. The rendition by Church simply demonstrates her lack of vocal control and emotion. Even a cover by Renee Fleming is far superior to that of Church's. The only thing I can think of here is that since the album is put out by Sony, and Charlotte is owned by Sony, they had to find some place for her songs after paying her so much money.
If not for Church poisoning the well on track 1, this album is an absolute 5-star
Strauss: Waltzes, Polkas & Marches
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Superb collection
  • Boskovsky and the Strauss Family of Vienna.
  • Strauss's Lover Must Own!!!!!
Strauss: Waltzes, Polkas & Marches

Manufacturer: Decca
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

DancesDances | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music
PolkasPolkas | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music
WaltzesWaltzes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music
Strauss Jr., JohannStrauss Jr., Johann | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
All Works by Johann Strauss Sr.All Works by Johann Strauss Sr. | Strauss Sr., Johann | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
All Works by Josef StraussAll Works by Josef Strauss | Strauss, Josef | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
RomanticRomantic | Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
MarchesMarches | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
Vienna Philharmonic OrchestraVienna Philharmonic Orchestra | ( V ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
Bargain Box SetsBargain Box Sets | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music
All Bargain TitlesAll Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music
The Decca Records StoreThe Decca Records Store | Specialty Stores | Music
Similar Items:
  1. Grieg: Complete Music with Orchestra
  2. Schubert: The String Quartets
  3. Lehár: Waltzes
  4. Liszt: Piano Works
  5. Wagner: Lohengrin

ASIN: B0000042GN
Release Date: 1997-11-11

Tracks:

  1. Walzer, Op. 314: An der schonen, blauen Donau
  2. Polka schnell, Op. 373: Auf der Jagd
  3. Walzer, Op. 410: Fuhlingsstimmen
  4. Pizzicato-polka
  5. Op. 335: Egyptischer Marsch
  6. Op. 214: Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka
  7. Op. 173: Dynamiden-Waltzer
  8. Polka-Mazurka, Op. 144: Die Schwatzerin
  9. Walzer, Op. 270: Carnavals Botschafter
  10. Op. 117: Annen-Polka
  11. Walzer, Op. 75: Fesche Geister
  12. Polka schnell, Op. 278: Jokey Polka
  13. Walzer, Op. 235: Spharenklange
  14. Polka francaise, Op. 269: Feuerfest
  15. Op. 29a: Wettrennen-Galop

Tracks:

  1. Walzer, Op. 325: Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald
  2. Polka schnell, Op. 240: Eingesendet
  3. Op. 228: Radetzky-Marsch
  4. Op. 269: Demolirer-Polka
  5. Walzer, Op. 367: Du und Du
  6. Polka-Mazurka, Op.129: Brennende Liebe
  7. Op. 433: Spanischer Marsch
  8. Polka schnell, op.45: Bahn frei!
  9. Walzer, Op.258: Aquarellen
  10. Polka schnell, Op.393: St|rmisch in Lieb' und Tanz
  11. Polka-Mazurka, Op.166: Frauenherz
  12. Op. 411: Lagunen-Walzer
  13. Polka francaise, Op. 235: Piefke un Pufke
  14. Freuet euch des Lebens Walzer, op.340
  15. Musikalischer Scherz, Op.257: Perpetuum mobile

Tracks:

  1. Walzer, Op. 333: Wien, Weiss und Gesang
  2. Polka francaise, Op. 336: Im Krapfenwaldl
  3. Walzer, Op. 346: Tausend und ein Nacht
  4. Op. 156: Napoleon Marsch
  5. Walzer, Op. 364: Wo die Citronen blueh'n!
  6. Polka-Mazurka, Op. 204: Die Libelle
  7. Polka francaise, Op. 57: Moulinet
  8. Walzer, Op. 443: Seid umschlungen, Millionen
  9. Polka schnell, Op. 413: So angstlich sind wir nicht
  10. Polka-Mazurka, Op. 315: Lob der frauen
  11. Op. 43: Explosions Polka
  12. Walzer, Op. 184: Transactionen
  13. Polka francaise, Op. 281: Heiterer Mut
  14. Op. 42: Sperl Galopp

Tracks:

  1. Walzer, Op. 354: Wiener Blut
  2. Op. 211: Champagner-Polka
  3. Walzer, Op. 307: Wiener Bonbons
  4. Op. 449: Neue Pizzicato-Polka
  5. Walzer, Op. 114: Liebeslieder
  6. Ungarische Polka schnell, Op. 332: Eljen a Magyar
  7. Walzer, Op. 316: Krleben
  8. Op. 378: Banditen-Galopp
  9. Op. 426: Russischer Marsch
  10. Polka schnell, Op. 324: Unter Donner und Blitz
  11. Walzer, Op. 279: Morgenbler
  12. Polka schnell, Op. 133: Auf Ferienreisen
  13. Walzer, Op. 164: Dorfschwalben aus terreich
  14. Op. 126: Kaiser Franz Joseph I. Rettungs-Jubel-Marsch

Tracks:

  1. Walzer, Op. 388: Rosen aus dem S
  2. Polka schnell, Op. 281: Vergnzug
  3. Op. 437: Kaiserwalzer
  4. Polka schnell, Op. 319: Leichtes Blut
  5. Walzer, Op. 154: Loreley-Rhein-Kle
  6. Polka, Op. 291: 'S gibt nur a Kaiserstadt, 's gibt nur a Wien !
  7. Walzer, Op. 143: Schneeglhen
  8. Polka-Mazurka, Op. 282: Die Emancipirte
  9. Polka schnell, Op. 259: Mit Extrapost
  10. Walzer, Op. 234: Accelerationen
  11. Polka Francaise, Op. 372: Bitte Sch
  12. Op. 289: Persischer Marsch
  13. Walzer, Op. 212: Delirien
  14. Op. 365: Tik-Tak-Polka

Tracks:

  1. Op. 363: Fledermaus-Quadrille - Various Artists
  2. Polka, Op. 271: Ohne Sorgen - Various Artists
  3. Walzer, Op. 263: Mein Lebenslauf ist Lieb und Lust - Various Artists
  4. Op. 236: Orpheus-Quadrille - Various Artists
  5. Polka, Op. 230: Im Fluge - Various Artists
  6. Walzer, Op. 361: Bei uns z'Haus - Various Artists
  7. Schutzen-Quadrille - Various Artists
  8. Polka, Op. 241: Extempore - Various Artists
  9. Walzer, Op. 390: Nordseebilder - Various Artists
  10. Polka, Op. 241: Freikugeln - Various Artists
  11. Walzer, Op. 101: Mephistos Hollenrufe - Various Artists
  12. Marsch, Op. 478: Aufs Korn - Various Artists
  13. Walzer, Op. 329: Erinnerung an Covent-Garden - Various Artists
  14. Op. 152: Rudolfsheimer-Polka - Various Artists

Amazon.com

Boskovsky's encyclopedic collection with the Vienna Philharmonic, recorded between 1957 and 1976, is as close to definitive as one is likely to get. There was a special camaraderie between Boskovsky and the Philharmonic--he was a member of the orchestra's violin section for 37 years and conducted their New Year's Day concerts from 1955 until 1979. There was also a special empathy that these performers, as custodians of a tradition going back to its origins, felt for the music of the Strauss family. It comes across quite wonderfully on these mid-price CDs, which have been painstakingly remastered for an edition every collector should have. --Ted Libbey

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Superb collection.......2006-03-07

If you love or are just curious about the music of Vienna's Strauss family, this is the box set for you. You need look no further. Willi Boskovsky and the Vienna Philharmonic set the standards for the performance of these sublime waltzes, polkas and marches. The sound is fine, too, even though the recordings are not new. This is, quite simply, a magnificent set. I cannot recommend it highly enough.

5 out of 5 stars Boskovsky and the Strauss Family of Vienna........2003-06-12

A long series of Strauss music recordings conducted by Willi Boskovsky provides the contents of this slender, super-compact box of 6 CDs. Those who collected the original issues should check the contents before jettisoning them, because not everything has been reissued here. I especially regret that the vocal version of "An der schönen blauen Donau" has been omitted.

No combination has ever excelled Willi Boskovsky and the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra in performing this repertoire. Although the waltzes, polkas, quadrilles, marches and overtures were performed over and over again by these musicians, there is never a hint of workaday routine or staleness to be heard here. Everything seems to unfold naturally. Each item's inherent character is displayed. Tiny nuances and felicities of phrasing and a balance that favors the melody and reduces the accompaniment make these performances inimitable. The performance of "Morgenblätter" seems to provide a tad more excitement and impact than the other 85 items.

The recordings were made between 1960 and 1976. They are studio recordings, not deriving from the famous New Year concerts, and all but the few items from the very earliest year provide excellent sound.

5 out of 5 stars Strauss's Lover Must Own!!!!!.......2001-10-09

Budget Price..... Recording and sound are good to excellence .... Let's enjoy and touch the spirits of Vienna now.....
Wiener Musik
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • A waltz lovers delight:
Wiener Musik

Manufacturer: RCA
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

DancesDances | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music
PolkasPolkas | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music
WaltzesWaltzes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Lehár, Franz | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
Strauss Jr., JohannStrauss Jr., Johann | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
All Works by Johann Strauss Sr.All Works by Johann Strauss Sr. | Strauss Sr., Johann | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
All Works by Josef StraussAll Works by Josef Strauss | Strauss, Josef | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
RomanticRomantic | Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
MarchesMarches | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
General ModernGeneral Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
General ContemporaryGeneral Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
Vocal & SongVocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
Berlin Philharmonic OrchestraBerlin Philharmonic Orchestra | ( B ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
Vienna Philharmonic OrchestraVienna Philharmonic Orchestra | ( V ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
Romantic (c.1820-1910)Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
OperettasOperettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
Blowout Box SetsBlowout Box Sets | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music
More Titles at Least 20% OffMore Titles at Least 20% Off | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music
All Classical Music BlowoutAll Classical Music Blowout | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music
Lehár, FranzLehár, Franz | ( L ) | Composers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music
Strauss Jr., JohannStrauss Jr., Johann | ( S ) | Composers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music
Strauss Sr., JohannStrauss Sr., Johann | ( S ) | Composers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music
Strauss, JosefStrauss, Josef | ( S ) | Composers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music
Berlin Philharmonic OrchestraBerlin Philharmonic Orchestra | ( B ) | Performers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music
Vienna Philharmonic OrchestraVienna Philharmonic Orchestra | ( V ) | Performers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music
Opera & VocalOpera & Vocal | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music
Classical MusicClassical Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music
Opera & VocalOpera & Vocal | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music
Similar Items:
  1. Dvorák: Symphonies Nos. 1-9; In Nature; Serenade for Winds; Serenade for Strings, etc.
  2. Vivaldi: Complete Cello Concertos
  3. Music of Spain
  4. Pierre Monteux Decca & Philips Recordings, 1956-1964
  5. Beethoven: The String Quartets/ Grosse Fuge

ASIN: B0009U55QK
Release Date: 2005-09-06

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A waltz lovers delight:.......2007-02-11

If you love to listen to Viennese waltz music, you'll find this 12 disc set a wonderful experience. Highly recommended.
Live At The 6th Tokyo Music Joy
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Lester Bowie fans take note
Live At The 6th Tokyo Music Joy
The Art Ensemble of Chicago
Manufacturer: Disk Union Japan
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Avant Garde & Free JazzAvant Garde & Free Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Jazz | Styles | Music
Avant Garde & Free JazzAvant Garde & Free Jazz | Live Albums | Jazz | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Live Albums | Jazz | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music
Avant-GardeAvant-Garde | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music
JazzJazz | Imports | Stores | Music
ASIN: B000001C34
Release Date: 1994-07-21

Tracks:

  1. Yobu-Sun - Art Ensemble Of Chicago
  2. Ride The Line - Art Ensemble Of Chicago
  3. Song For Atala - Art Ensemble Of Chicago
  4. Night Time (Is The Right Time) - Lester Bowie's Brass Fantasy
  5. Good Morning Heartache - Lester Bowie's Brass Fantasy
  6. Music Of The Night - Lester Bowie's Brass Fantasy
  7. The Emperor - Art Ensemble Of Chicago/Lester Bowie's Brass Fantasy
  8. Variations - Art Ensemble Of Chicago/Lester Bowie's Brass Fantasy
  9. Jackson In Your House - Art Ensemble Of Chicago/Lester Bowie's Brass Fantasy
  10. Great Pretender - Art Ensemble Of Chicago/Lester Bowie's Brass Fantasy

Album Details

Features Guests: Lester Bowie's Brass Fantasy.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Lester Bowie fans take note.......2000-10-21

This CD is a document of a concert, primarily by the Art Ensemble of Chicago, but featuring a few cuts by Lester Bowie's Brass Fantasy, and a few cuts of the combined Brass Fantasy and Art Ensemble playing together. (Of course, the late Mr. Bowie was one of the founding members of the Art Ensemble and known as their trumpeter and snappiest dresser long before he formed Brass Fantasy, so it makes sense to think of this as "primarily" an Art Ensemble release). The material is wonderful, playful, and varied, with the highest point probably being a truly New-Orleansy workout by the combined bands on "A Jackson in your House," a really goofy song from one of AECO's early BYGs. There are also some freeish moments, but Brass Fantasy were more about PoMo pastiche and twisted traditionalism than improvisation, so they tend to transform things a bit, bringing Jarman and Mitchell and Favors and Moye "in" from the "outside"... Fans know that one of the most magical things about Lester Bowie's Brass Fantasy was their ability to transform a pop song you'd never be caught dead listening to into something really magical and acceptable as music. On this disk, the unexpected bit of cultural salvage is Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Music of the Night." It's really wonderful, even if you hate Webber. This is a pleasant and relatively accessible release by both bands. It has nowhere near the spiritual beauty or power that AECO show on NICE GUYS or FANFARE FOR THE WARRIORS, but it's still nice to have around.
Sound of Joy
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • The Ideal "Sun Song" Companion
  • Pretty Session
Sound of Joy
Sun Ra Arkestra
Manufacturer: Delmark
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Avant Garde & Free JazzAvant Garde & Free Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music
Bebop GeneralBebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Jazz | Styles | Music
Modern PostbebopModern Postbebop | Jazz | Styles | Music
Contemporary Big BandContemporary Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music
Avant-GardeAvant-Garde | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music
Similar Items:
  1. Sun Song
  2. Angels & Demons at Play/The Nubians of Plutonia
  3. Lanquidity
  4. Atlantis
  5. The Magic City

ASIN: B000004BF2
Release Date: 1994-10-31

Tracks:

  1. El Is A Sound Of Joy
  2. Overtones Of China
  3. Two Tones
  4. Paradise
  5. Planet Earth
  6. Ankh
  7. Saturn
  8. Reflections In Blue
  9. El Viktor
  10. As You Once Were
  11. Dreams Come True

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars The Ideal "Sun Song" Companion.......2001-08-18

This collection of previously unreleased material makes an ideal companion with the now-famed "Sun Song." Both recordings boast strong, catchy compositions and show Sun Ra blending traditional big-band arrangements with bold voicings and pioneering musicianship. My personal favorite is "Paradise," where Sun Ra (who alternates between acoustic and electric pianos) plays over a brilliant conga track, thereby creating an effect which prefigures the Latin music craze of the early sixties. In all ways, this session deserves as much recognition as any great jazz recording of its time.

4 out of 5 stars Pretty Session.......2000-10-28

The history of the record - Ra recorded it in 1957 for Transition, but they went out of business and it didn't come out until 1968. Transition did release a Ra album in 1956, "Sun Song", before they went under. So Ra had practically no visibility in the consumer market until the late 60's, while making incredible music. He released two albums on his own Saturn label (small-scale)in 1956 and 57, "SuperSonic Jazz" and "Jazz in Silhouette", and later released many sessions from the late 50's on his Saturn label; these are now available on CDs on the Evidence labels. One Saturn that he put out in 1967 (before this material had been issued by anyone) contained 4 of the tracks recorded here ("Sun Ra Visits Planet Earth", Side B of the Saturn LP and tracks 1 - 4 of the must-have Evidence CD).

The session here is a good one though I feel the mastering is not as good as on the louder Evidence releases (the 4 tracks lifted from here sound stronger on "Visits Planet Earth", with all frequencies boosted). Had this been released in 1957, it could have and should have been well acclaimed and might have thrust Ra into the limelight. The tracks are lovely orchestrated big-band jazz.
Brahms: Life & Works
Average customer rating: Not rated
    Brahms: Life & Works
    Brahms
    Manufacturer: Naxos
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    Chamber MusicChamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Instructional | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music
    Spoken WordSpoken Word | Poetry, Spoken Word & Interviews | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music
    Similar Items:
    1. The Life and Works of Franz Schubert
    2. The Life and Works of Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
    3. Life & Works of Bach
    4. The Life and Works of Franz Liszt
    5. Life & Works of Verdi

    ASIN: B00006RHPY
    Release Date: 2003-01-21

    Tracks:

    1. Destiny, Birth And Childhood
    2. From Brothel To Beethoven
    3. Hungarian Dance No. 1
    4. A Life-Changing Tour
    5. The Meeting With Joachim
    6. Piano Sonata No. 3
    7. Joachim Weighs In
    8. Enter The Schumanns
    9. Piano Sonata No. 3
    10. Prophecy And Tragedy: A Double Yoke
    11. Piano Trio No. 2
    12. Brahms And Clara
    13. Piano Sonata No. 1
    14. A Triangular Bond
    15. The Death Of Schumann - A Fateful Decision

    Tracks:

    1. The Young Messiah
    2. Piano Concerto No. 1
    3. The Virtuoso Takes Flight
    4. Variations On A Theme By Paganini
    5. Detmold And Distraction
    6. Serenade No. 1
    7. Birth Of The D Minor Concerto
    8. Piano Concerto No. 1
    9. The Taste Of Failure - And Of New Love
    10. String Sextet
    11. Love, Folly And A New Calling
    12. Motet 'Ich Aber Bin Elend'
    13. Brahms And Wagner
    14. Variations And Fugue On A Theme By Handel
    15. Frustrated Hopes And A Mother's Death
    16. Trio For Horn, Violin And Piano

    Tracks:

    1. The Road To The Requiem
    2. A German Requeim ('Denn Alles Fleisch Es Ist Wie Gras')
    3. The Wanderer
    4. Waltz In E
    5. The Consummate Performer
    6. Five Studies For Piano
    7. Paradox Personified: The Tender Savage
    8. Piano Concerto No. 2
    9. A Demanding Friend
    10. Variations On A Theme By Haydn (Or Variations On The St Antony Chorale
    11. The Eternal Child
    12. The Ghost Exorcised / Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 (Finale: 'Ode To Joy') / Symphony No. 1 (Finale: Opening)
    13. Symphony No. 1

    Tracks:

    1. A Watershed In Brahm's Career
    2. Symphony No. 2
    3. The External Brahms
    4. A Free Man At Last / Piano Sonata No. 1
    5. Violin Concerto / The Rift With Joachim
    6. The Composer At Work
    7. Academic Festival Overture
    8. Celebrity And Scholar
    9. Motet 'Wenn Ein Starker Gewappneter'
    10. Love, Loss And Reconciliation
    11. Concerto For Violin And Cello
    12. The Greatest Living Composer - But A Difficult Friend
    13. The Philanthropist
    14. Decline And Death
    15. Piano Concerto No. 2
    Enduring Light: 60 Inspirational Favorites
    Average customer rating: Not rated
      Enduring Light: 60 Inspirational Favorites

      Manufacturer: Sound Exchange
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

      GeneralGeneral | Franck, César | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
      All Works by GounodAll Works by Gounod | Gounod, Charles | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
      All Works by HandelAll Works by Handel | Handel, George Frideric | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
      Monk, William HenryMonk, William Henry | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
      Rodgers, RichardRodgers, Richard | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
      All Works by SullivanAll Works by Sullivan | Sullivan, Arthur | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
      Vaughan Williams, RalphVaughan Williams, Ralph | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
      Film ScoresFilm Scores | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Vaughan Williams, Ralph | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
      ViolinViolin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
      OratoriosOratorios | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
      HymnsHymns | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
      Musical TheaterMusical Theater | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
      NoelsNoels | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
      OratoriosOratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
      PsalmsPsalms | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Pop | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music
      Orchestral PopOrchestral Pop | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music
      Movie SoundtracksMovie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Soundtracks | Styles | Music
      Solo InstrumentalSolo Instrumental | New Age | Styles | Music
      Easy Listening & LoungeEasy Listening & Lounge | Box Sets | Stores | Music
      Bargain Box SetsBargain Box Sets | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music
      All Bargain TitlesAll Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music
      Bargain Box SetsBargain Box Sets | Opera & Vocal General | Opera & Vocal | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music
      All Bargain TitlesAll Bargain Titles | Opera & Vocal General | Opera & Vocal | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music
      Bargain Box SetsBargain Box Sets | Pop General | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music
      All Bargain TitlesAll Bargain Titles | Pop General | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music
      Bargain Box SetsBargain Box Sets | Easy Listening | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music
      All Bargain TitlesAll Bargain Titles | Easy Listening | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music
      ASIN: B00004T0N0
      Release Date: 2000-05-09

      Tracks:

      1. Handel's 'Messiah': Overture - The London Philharmonic Orchestra/Walter Susskind
      2. Handel's 'Messiah': And The Glory Of The Lord - The London Philharmonic Choir/Frederick Jackson
      3. Handel's 'Messiah': Behold A Virgin Shall Conceive - The London Philharmonic Choir/Frederick Jackson
      4. Handel's 'Messiah': For Unto Us A Child Is Born - The London Philharmonic Choir/Frederick Jackson
      5. Handel's 'Messiah': There Were Shepherds Abiding In The Field - The London Philharmonic Choir/Frederick Jackson
      6. Handel's 'Messiah': He Shall Feed His Flock Like A Shepherd - The London Philharmonic Choir/Frederick Jackson
      7. Handel's 'Messiah': Behold The Lamb Of God - The London Philharmonic Choir/Frederick Jackson
      8. Handel's 'Messiah': He Was Despised And Rejected Of Men - The London Philharmonic Choir/Frederick Jackson
      9. Handel's 'Messiah': Lift Up Your Heads, O Ye Gates - The London Philharmonic Choir/Frederick Jackson
      10. Handel's 'Messiah': Why Do The Nations So Furiously Rage - The London Philharmonic Choir/Frederick Jackson
      11. Handel's 'Messiah': Hallelujah - The London Philharmonic Choir/Frederick Jackson
      12. Handel's 'Messiah': Since By Man Came Death - The London Philharmonic Choir/Frederick Jackson
      13. Handel's 'Messiah': Worthy Is The Lamb That Was Slain/Amen - The London Philharmonic Choir/Frederick Jackson

      Tracks:

      1. The Lord's Prayer
      2. Old Rugged Cross
      3. Onward Christian Soldiers
      4. Rock Of Ages
      5. How Great Thou Art
      6. Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow
      7. I Believe
      8. Lord Hear Our Prayer
      9. Now The Day Is Over
      10. Amazing Grace
      11. Ave Maria
      12. Let Us Humbly Sing Our Praises
      13. O Holy Night
      14. Praise, Praise The Lord
      15. Praise My Soul The King Of Heaven
      16. Oh Lord Most Holy
      17. Unfold Your Portals
      18. Jesu Joy Of Man's Desiring
      19. The Lord Is My Shepherd
      20. All The People That On Earth Do Dwell
      21. A Mighty Fortress Is Our God
      22. Oh God Our Help In Ages Past
      23. Holy, Holy, Holy
      24. Battle Hymn Of The Republic
      25. Keeping Faith

      Tracks:

      1. A Dream Of Peace
      2. All In This April Evening
      3. Our Wedding
      4. Bless This House
      5. Bridge Over Troubled Waters
      6. Climb Every Mountain
      7. Day By Day (Theme From Godspell)
      8. Down By The Riverside
      9. The Impossible Dream
      10. Swing Low Sweet Chariot
      11. The Day Is Gently Sinking To Close
      12. Jesus Christ Superstar
      13. Abide With Me
      14. March On
      15. Peace In The Valley
      16. Go Tell It On The Mountain
      17. Born Free
      18. American Trilogy
      19. Sunrise, Sunset
      20. I Don't Know How To Love Him
      21. Blessed Be The Tie That Binds
      22. Enduring Light
      Morning Joy: Live at Sunset Paris
      Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
      • Morning Joy....
      • Lacy ( Hot ! )
      • Superb, evocative modern jazz
      Morning Joy: Live at Sunset Paris
      Steve Lacy Four
      Manufacturer: Hat Hut
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

      Avant Garde & Free JazzAvant Garde & Free Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music
      Bebop GeneralBebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Jazz | Styles | Music
      Modern PostbebopModern Postbebop | Jazz | Styles | Music
      Modern PostbebopModern Postbebop | Live Albums | Jazz | Styles | Music
      Avant Garde & Free JazzAvant Garde & Free Jazz | Live Albums | Jazz | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Live Albums | Jazz | Styles | Music
      Avant-GardeAvant-Garde | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music
      Modern Post BopModern Post Bop | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music
      ASIN: B000001YQK
      Release Date: 1994-04-11

      Tracks:

      1. Epistrophy
      2. Prospectus
      3. Wickets
      4. Morning Joy
      5. In Walked Bud
      6. As Usual

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars Morning Joy...........2005-07-15



      Afternoon joy, evening joy, night joy, all the joy is right here. The stripped down Lacy band would play gigs and make records which appealed to saxophone freaks. Lacy would provide titles for the recordings that alluded to having to make money to pay the rent...fewer players..more money to spread around...less notated music...more solo space. That works for me.

      It's a hot recording from beginning to end and would have been amazing to see. Avenel and Betsch(or is it Oliver Johnson)are a big reason why the music sounds so good. They swing like crazy, providing that essential pulse for Lacy and Potts to solo on top of. Lacy plays calculated and cerebral with heat...Potts, as usual, plays hot and blue. It was a wonderful partnership that is captured here at a creative peak. Their playing is absolutely brilliant from beginning to end. This recording has been a favourite of mine for some time now and it still provides fresh moments of glee when played.

      Lacy and Potts at their best, captured live at the Morning Joy in Paris. Great tunes, unreal solos, beautiful rhythm section and the recording quality is excellent. Get this one.

      4 out of 5 stars Lacy ( Hot ! ).......2003-09-22

      For people who were waiting for Steve Lacy to play with a little more fire than his usual bag, this is the CD you have been waiting for! Monk and Lacy, two tunes by Monk, and the rest by the sax Maestro performed Live. Lacy, Steve Potts- soprano & alto saxes, Jean-Jeacques Avenel - bass, Oliver Johnson- drums.

      4 out of 5 stars Superb, evocative modern jazz.......2001-11-30

      Until recently, Steve Lacy was one of these undiscovered jazz-treasures (for me, that is!). I'd heard of him of course, but I'd never listened to his music. Morning Joy is my Lacy debut and, boy, what an introduction! Glorious music, be it the Monk interpretations or the other selections on the album. This is the type of album that gives jazz a good name. Fantastically talented musicians, yes!, but not only in terms of their individual achievements, the group interaction is absolutely spot-on also (since I've bought this album it has hardly been out the CD player).

      In short, Morning Joy will be the first of a large number of Lacy CDs that will find its way to my collection. Please note that the only reason why I did not rate this music with 5 stars, is because I can't compare with other Lacy material. If this would be his only one, I would have definitely rated it with 5 however.
      The Joy Of Bernstein
      Average customer rating: Not rated
        The Joy Of Bernstein

        Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

        BalletsBallets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music
        All Works by BeethovenAll Works by Beethoven | Beethoven, Ludwig van | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
        All Works by BernsteinAll Works by Bernstein | Bernstein, Leonard | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
        All Works by CoplandAll Works by Copland | Copland, Aaron | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
        All Works by GershwinAll Works by Gershwin | Gershwin, George | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
        All Works by Franz Joseph HaydnAll Works by Franz Joseph Haydn | Haydn, Franz Joseph | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
        All Works by MahlerAll Works by Mahler | Mahler, Gustav | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
        All Works by StravinskyAll Works by Stravinsky | Stravinsky, Igor | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
        SuitesSuites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
        ClassicalClassical | Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
        RomanticRomantic | Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
        Film ScoresFilm Scores | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
        MarchesMarches | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
        Ballets & DancesBallets & Dances | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
        Chamber MusicChamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
        SymphoniesSymphonies | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
        VariationsVariations | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
        PianoPiano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music
        ClarinetClarinet | Reeds & Winds | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
        Paris Symphony OrchestraParis Symphony Orchestra | ( P ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
        Musical TheaterMusical Theater | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
        PsalmsPsalms | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
        Movie SoundtracksMovie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Soundtracks | Styles | Music
        MarchesMarches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music
        Deutsche Grammophon: MusicDeutsche Grammophon: Music | Specialty Stores | Music
        ASIN: B000001GN0
        Release Date: 1994-05-03

        Tracks:

        1. Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man
        2. Bernstein: Fancy Free (Danzon: Variation III)
        3. Bernstein: On The Town (Times Square)
        4. Gerswin: Rhapsody In Blue (Andante And Finale)
        5. Bernstein: Prelude, Fugue And Riffs
        6. Copland: Simple Gifts
        7. Bernstein: On The Water Front (Love Theme)
        8. Bernstein: West Side Story Symphonic Dances ('Cool', Fugue)
        9. Stravinsky: The Rite Of Spring (Danse sacrale)
        10. Bernstein: Chicester Psalms (Psalms 108 And 100)
        11. Haydn: Symphony No. 88 (Finale)
        12. Mahler: Symphony No. 5 (Adagietto)
        13. Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 (Final Chorus: 'Ode to Joy - Freedom' - Berlin 12-25-89)
        14. Bernstein: Divertimento (Waltz)

        Music Review:

        1. Jungle Warfare
        2. La Collection Chapter 2 [Import]
        3. Light the Black Flame [Import]
        4. Meiguiweiheng Xiang [Import]
        5. Minimal Funk
        6. Mix Unlimited, Vol. 5
        7. Mix Unlimited, Vol. 6
        8. Mix Unlimited, Vol. 7
        9. Mix Unlimited, Vol. 8
        10. Monolithic Minds [Import]

        Music Review

        music review