Against the Night

against the night

Track Listings
1. Against the Night
2. 2 Am
3. Entropy
4. Winter
5. Devil Be Good
6. Jack of Spades
7. Dance While the Sky Crashes Down
8. Ontogeny
9. Again the Night
10. Millennium Bug
11. Constellation Prize
12. Absinthe Makes the Heart Grow Fonder
13. Eleutheria
14. Captain, Where Are We Going Now?
15. Back to the Garden
16. Last Song
17. Lullaby

Against the Night,Jason Webley,Springman,Indie Rock,Pop,Rock,Rock/Pop

Against the Night
Moondog 1 & 2
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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  • happy music
 Moondog 1 & 2
Moondog
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ASIN: B00004YU0K
Release Date: 2000-11-06

Tracks:

  1. Theme
  2. Stamping Ground
  3. Symphonique No. 3 (Ode to Venus)
  4. Symphonique No. 6 (Good for Goodie)
  5. Minisym No. 1
  6. Lament, No. 1
  7. Witch of Endor
  8. Symphonique No. 1 (Portrait of a Monarch)
  9. Bells Are Ringing
  10. Voices of Spring
  11. What's the Most Exciting Thing
  12. All Is Loneliness
  13. My Tiny Butterfly
  14. Why Spend a Dark Night With Me
  15. Coffee Beans
  16. Down Is Up
  17. Be a Hobo
  18. Remember
  19. I Love You
  20. Nero's Expedition
  21. No, The Wheel Was Never Invented
  22. With My Wealth
  23. This Student of Life
  24. Some Trust All
  25. Wine, Women and Song
  26. Sadness
  27. Maybe
  28. Each Today Is Yesterday's Tomorrow
  29. Imagine
  30. You the Vandal
  31. Trees Against the Sky
  32. Behold
  33. Sparrow
  34. Pastoral

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars This needs a more articulate review..........2005-12-10

To tell the truth, the only reason I even listened to this disc in the store is because I spotted the cover, and wondered what the hell a guy who looked like that could sound like. I had a gushing smile on my face as I realized there was real talent and expression behind Moondog's odd facade. The first album on this disc (there are two herein) is made up of more "orchestral" material like none you've ever heard before (one of these tracks "stamping Grounds" is in "The Big Lebowski". The second album is made up of a series of short "rounds"; cyclical songs with naturally repetitive compositions (think row row row your boat, or three blind mice). Due to the familiar nature of such song forms, and the unique compositions employed by Moondog, the second album is quite buoyant and joyful. This is an all around great and very familiar listening experience, and quite a timeless set of albums. Get it while you still can!

5 out of 5 stars happy music.......2002-12-28

Moodog is a realy composer of all time. Is create a new conception of street music and universal sound
Paris, 27/12/02 France
Moondog
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  • 35 unmistakable tracks
  • Wonderful
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ASIN: B0000026QJ
Release Date: 1989-07-20

Tracks:

  1. Madrigals: Rounds And Canons: No. 12-Nero's Expedition
  2. Madrigals: Rounds And Canons: No. 13-No, The Wheel Was Never Invented
  3. Madrigals: Rounds And Canons: No. 14-With My Wealth
  4. Madrigals: Rounds And Canons: No. 15-This Student Of Life
  5. Madrigals: Rounds And Canons: No. 16-Some Trust All
  6. Madrigals: Rounds And Canons: No. 17-Wine, Woman And Song
  7. Madrigals: Rounds And Canons: No. 18-Sadness
  8. Madrigals: Rounds And Canons: No. 19-Maybe
  9. Madrigals: Rounds And Canons: No. 20-Each Today Is Yesterday's Tomorrow
  10. Madrigals: Rounds And Canons: No. 21-Imagine
  11. Madrigals: Rounds And Canons: No. 22-You The Vandal
  12. Madrigals: Rounds And Canons: No. 23-Trees Against The Sky
  13. Madrigals: Rounds And Canons: No. 24-Behold
  14. Madrigals: Rounds And Canons: No. 25-Sparrow
  15. Madrigals: Rounds And Canons: No. 26-Pastoral

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars 35 unmistakable tracks.......2005-02-24

You don't need to buy the double-disc "Moondog 1 & 2" to hear the two albums - all that music can also be heard on this (75 minute) single disc.
Even though the only cover art of this edition is the original front cover of the 1969 "Moondog" (no original back-cover thereof nor any art from the 1971 "Moondog II",) all 35 tracks are nicely crammed in here.
What's listed under "Listen to samples" on the amazon page are only the last 20 tracks of this CD and all titles are linked to the wrong tracks.

"Moondog I" (tracks 1-9) opens with "Theme" and "Stomping Ground" - two somewhat coherent pieces which a few years ago were made quite famous through the soundtrack of Coen Brothers' wonderful movie "The Big Lebowski." The album features a 50+ piece orchestra, which, among other greats, includes jazz veterans Don Butterfield (tuba) and Ron Carter (double bass.) In the list of personnel, Moondog is not credited for playing percussion, but the bass, which I assume is a misprint.
The beautiful Charlie Parker homage "Lament I: Bird's Lament" is here performed in its original form, but can also be found on the 1994 Moondog recording "Sax Pax For a Sax" on only saxes and percussion.
The orchestral performances on "Moondog I" aren't flawless, but should not be judged harshly because of the very personal, highly individual, and wonderfully eccentric form of compositions that they are. Budget, which is a very common issue when it comes to orchestral recordings, is another element that probably has not allowed much rehersing or many (if any) re-takes.

Before ordering this disc I knew that I'd love "Moondog I" since I'd heard most of it previously, but I was skeptical towards "Moondog II" because of some reviews I'd read of it. I was however curious, and listening to it when it had arrived was a very nice surprise.
Aside from performances by Louis "Moondog" Hardin (percussion, piano, vocals) and his daughter June (vocals,) "Moondog II" features 6 other musicians who, at different points throughout the album, play virginals, recorders, harpsichords, ancient organs, guitars, schom, viola de gamba, and troubadour harp. These instruments alone make a very individual sound, but the compositions (many of which are in 5/4 and 5/8) and the poetry make this the most wonderful group of rounds (short vocal canons) you've ever heard.

In my 600+ CD collection, this is among my favorites.

4 out of 5 stars Wonderful.......2004-01-26

Beautiful, quirky, fascinating. A combination of classical, jazz, and improv, this collection made me close my eyes and just feel the music. Interspersed with several of Hardin's two-line poems as punctuation, the musical pieces are truly a wonder.

5 out of 5 stars The Different Drummer We Once Were.......2004-01-05

I bought this album because of a memory, but the music stands up remarkably well to a more objective listening.

It was my first trip to New York City, and my father approached the wildly-dressed, tall and intiimidating figure standing on the corner of 56th St. and 7th Ave. They conversed in Norwegian long enough for me to draw nearer and realize the stranger represented no threat. In fact, I left with a book of hs canons, which remains in my collection of piano literature to this day.

I met Moondog once again--serendipitously, on Milwaukee's Wisconsin Avenue one day in the seventies. I have no idea how he got there or how he left, but this time I wanted to protect him from the insensitive pedestrians swirling around us and threatening our shared moment.

Moondog's music is as singular as he is, and offers a glimpse into his creative spirit. It begins with an idea and a form, not with an emotion or sentiment. Each piece is simple and brief, but not simplistic or fragmentary. He avoids any form of dissonance, even seventh chords and "blue" notes (flatted thirds). Music, like life, he seems to be saying, can be a straightforward, delighting adventure, providing one cherishes the quest itself above its so-called object and maintains a focused attention on the wonders of the present moment.

My only slight disappointment with this recording is that the madrigals, sung by Moondog and his daughter, are subjected to some studio effects that make them sound more artificial and commercial than they deserve to be.

5 out of 5 stars For those who love the music.......2003-11-29

It is simple, it is clear, it is wonderful! I don`t know what style is this. Some people call it `jazz`, but second disc is strongly attached to european madrigal canons. I think, if we listen really good music, we never asked about styles. I heard familiar tunes from Tchaikovsky to Resident`s Duck Stab. You must have this if you`re music lover. If you`re musician (who plays music, dont `have a job`) you must have it too. Listen once or twise, if you don`t like it, simply put it on the shelf. Properly time will come.
P.S. My favorite `I love you` and `Nero`s Expedition`

5 out of 5 stars Moondog.......2002-05-16

I was in the St. Thomas Boys Choir in the early 70's. We would walk to church for rehearsal, and pass Moondog, standing on the corner, usually by the ABC building. A couple of us would talk to him in our free time...he knew our names by our voices. We would listen to his poetry, and he seemed intigued by our choir, although he never heard us, I think. I got his album around this time, and have had it ever since. Fascinating pieces, very intricate, but also with "a hook"...that you find yourself humming along with. I heard he moved to Germany, where he wrote a nine hour canon. Overall, an amazing life story, and an incredible talent.
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    Release Date: 1995-06-27

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    1. 'Solomon': Arrival Of The Queen Of Sheba
    2. 'The Four Seasons': The Spring: Allegro
    3. Canon In D
    4. Orchestra Suite No.2: Minuet And Badinerie
    5. Bach: Allegro
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    12. 'The Hebrides' ('Fingla's Cave'): Overture
    13. 'The Valkyrie': Ride Of The Valkyries

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    2. Slavonic Dances: No. 3: Poco Allegro
    3. Slavonic Dances: No. 7: Allegro Assai
    4. Slavonic Dances: No. 8: Presto
    5. Coronation March
    6. Entry Of The Gladiators
    7. Serenade For Strings: Waltz
    8. Samson And Delilah: Bacchanale
    9. Piano Concerto No. 2: Adagio sostenuto
    10. Russian And Ludmilla: Overture
    11. Also sprach Zarathustra: Introduction
    12. Symphonie Fantastique: March To The Scaffold
    13. On The Beautiful, Blue Danube
    14. The Firebird: The Palace Of Kashchei And His Enchantments Vanish - Dallas Symphony Orchestra

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    2. 'Pictures at an Exhibition': Gnomes
    3. 'Pictures at an Exhibition': The Hut On Fowl's Legs (Baba Yaga)
    4. 'Pictures at an Exhibition': The Great Gate Of Kiev
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    6. 'The Planets': Mars: The Bringer Of War
    7. 'The Pines Of Rome': The Pines Of The Appian Way
    8. Pavan For A Dead Princess
    9. The Sorcerer's Apprentice
    10. 'The Three-Cornered Hat': Dance Of The Miller's Wife
    11. Scheherazade: Festival At Baghda; The Sea; The Ship Goes To Pieces Against A Rock Surmounted By A Bronze Warrior

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    2. 'Appalachian Spring': Variations On A Shaker Melody
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    5. Rhapsody In Blue
    6. Adagio For Strings
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    8. 'Rodeo': Hoe-down
    9. Pomp And Circumstance: March No. 1
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    12. 'The Love Of Three Oranges': March
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    The Pearl
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • Brilliant impressions of sound
    • Agreed, a 20+ year album that still is incredible
    • The greatest ambient recording ever
    • Probably the best Budd/Eno team-up album of all time
    • If you are going to buy one Budd cd
    		 The Pearl

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    ASIN: B000003S2V
    Release Date: 1990-08-31

    Tracks:

    1. Late October
    2. A Stream With Bright Fish
    3. The Silver Ball
    4. Against The Sky
    5. Lost In The Humming Air
    6. Dark-Eyed Sister
    7. Their Memories
    8. The Pearl
    9. Foreshadowed
    10. An Echo Of Night
    11. Still Return

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    This sublime, tranquil recording features 11 haunting ambient tone poems for treated piano. They are crafted from simple chords, arpeggios, or melodies that are frequently trailed by delicate electronic whispers to produce dreamy results. Even though Budd and Eno chose to compose and record in a minimalist style, their gorgeous, moody music evokes so much more, for the reverberating spaces between the notes are just as important as the notes themselves. In an interesting experiment, both "Against the Sky" and "An Echo of Night" explore the same melancholic musical theme in different settings--the former is a sparse piano piece with gentle electronic treatments, the latter is a murky synth work set against a nocturnal outdoor backdrop. (Budd later explored the theme again as the ethereal elegy "Olancha Farewell" on his 1986 solo album, Lovely Thunder.) Beautifully understated, the slow-motion ballet of The Pearl is a piece of striking ambient impressionism that was highly original in its day, well before the myriads of New Age imitators its composers spawned, and it remains fresh and vital two decades later. --Bryan Reesman

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    5 out of 5 stars Brilliant impressions of sound.......2007-05-11

    Without a doubt, the ambient label originated with Brian Eno. In this classic collaboration with Harold Budd, sounds from seemingly random spheres of life are distilled in connected pieces. These tracks are like a good walk in the woods on an autumn morning. Blurred textures, softly colored tones and a meditative pacing all give this album the impression of Nature itself, only more vibrant and well-defined.

    The best element for me is "A Stream with Bright Fish," which opens with a coolly evocative synthesizer tone and beautifully sparse piano notes. You can practically hear the small currents and splashes of water, dappled sunlight and refracted images of silvery fish. Messers Eno and Budd haven't synthesized so much as tuned in to the atmosphere of the world just outside our everyday world. It's worth every shimmery moment.

    5 out of 5 stars Agreed, a 20+ year album that still is incredible.......2007-05-05

    I remember first hearing "Late October" in the summer of 1984 on a local radio program. I went out immediately and purchased the cassette and basically wore it out. When ever i was in a stressed mood or needed to go for a long drive and have some good alone time.., this was the music. Now, almost 24 years later it brings back the best of memories and still is a pleasure to listen to any time. This is a must. You will not be disappointed!!!!!

    5 out of 5 stars The greatest ambient recording ever.......2007-01-20

    Though it's over 20 years old, this still remains one the best recordings in the ambient genre. In my opinion, it is THE greatest. Period.

    If you're new to the genre, this is the place to start.

    If you already own this disc, I suggest listening to Budd's collaboration with John Foxx ("Translucence/Drift Music"), as it comes very close to approximating the sound of "The Pearl".

    5 out of 5 stars Probably the best Budd/Eno team-up album of all time.......2006-07-06

    Even more than "Music for Airports" and "Plateaux of Mirror", this album is the definitive collaboration album from the Budd & Eno archives. A groundbreaking classic of the ambient genre, this disc just gets better with time, especially in an era when the New Age and ambient genres have been overrun with imitators and dilettantes.

    Subtle, gorgeous piano and synthesizer work features throughout, with a richness and emotion that is hard to find on other ambient albums. When it comes to "relaxation" tunes, this one has the field beat, and I've spent many an evening, in bed, under the stars, with my wife or alone, letting the quiet, spare beauty of this disc spirit me away from the troubles of the everyday world.

    Anyone seeking to find the roots of true ambient should look no further. Budd & Eno were doing it long, long before most others, and they were doing it with a style and a gentle grace that has come to typify their collaborative efforts.

    5 out of 5 stars If you are going to buy one Budd cd.......2006-04-14

    this is the one. His other ones are great, but this one of restrained paino and Eno's light effects of slight warbles that may make you feel like you are on a quiet beach or perhaps looking in a goldfish pond leave one in a trance. This is the cd that inspired me to start playing the piano. This is the Erik Satie cd of ambient.
    Against the Night
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      		Against the Night
      Jason Webley
      Manufacturer: Springman
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

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      ASIN: B0006VFB3Y
      Release Date: 2003-08-05

      Tracks:

      1. Against the Night
      2. 2 Am
      3. Entropy
      4. Winter
      5. Devil Be Good
      6. Jack of Spades
      7. Dance While the Sky Crashes Down
      8. Ontogeny
      9. Again the Night
      10. Millennium Bug
      11. Constellation Prize
      12. Absinthe Makes the Heart Grow Fonder
      13. Eleutheria
      14. Captain, Where Are We Going Now?
      15. Back to the Garden
      16. Last Song
      17. Lullaby
      Leif Ove Andsnes - The long, long winter night ~ Grieg · Tveitt · Johansen · Valen · Saeverud
      Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
      • Music for Long Winter Nights and any time of day or season!
      • Gorgeous
      • Engaging listening
      • for a long long winternight
      • LEIF OVE ANDSNES : A PARAGON OF CULTURAL VIRTUE
      		 Leif Ove Andsnes - The long, long winter night ~ Grieg · Tveitt · Johansen · Valen · Saeverud

      Manufacturer: Angel Records
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

      Grieg, EdvardGrieg, Edvard | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
      Character PiecesCharacter Pieces | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
      PianoPiano | Keyboard | Instruments | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music
      PianoPiano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music
      Andsnes, Leif OveAndsnes, Leif Ove | ( A ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
      Lullabies & BerceuseLullabies & Berceuse | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
      ASIN: B00000630G
      Release Date: 1998-05-05

      Tracks:

      1. Calling The Cows, Op.66 No.1
      2. Myllarguten's Gangar, Op.72 No.6
      3. Kurt Lurasen's Halling I, Op.72 No.10
      4. I Wander Deep In Thought, Op.66 No.18
      5. Tomorrow You'll Marry Her, Op.66 No.10
      6. Halling From The Fairy Hill, Op.72 No.4
      7. Prillar From Os Parish. Leaping Dance, Op.72 No.5
      8. Lullaby, Op. 66 No.17
      9. Goblin's Bridal Procession At Vossevangen. Gangar, Op.72 No.14
      10. 1. Welcome With Honour
      11. 33. Tears And Laughter For A Boat
      12. 3. A-Wooing
      13. 9. The Most Beautiful Song On Earth
      14. 27. Langeleik Tune
      15. 38. The Father Of The Child
      16. 37. The Long, Long Winter Night
      17. 1. Portrait Of A Woman
      18. 2. The Little Stone God
      19. 3. Reindeer
      20. 4. Towards The Mountains Of My Forefathers
      21. Tema - Variasjoner I-XII - Coda
      22. V Ballad Of Revolt, Op. 22 (Book)
      23. IV The Cotton Grass Plays On A Moonbeam Fiddle, Op.24 (Book III)
      24. V Thor And His Hammer, Op.24 (Book III)
      25. IV Tone's Cradle Song, Op.25 (Book 4)
      26. Hymn Against The Boyg, Op.28

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars Music for Long Winter Nights and any time of day or season!.......2004-11-21

      Leif Ove Andsnes is a fine musician who feels an affinity to his Scandinavian roots as he so ably demonstrates in this exquisite recording of Norwegian piano music. Yes, we all know the Grieg pieces and Andsnes plays them with shimmering intensity and flair. But it is the piano works of David Monrad Johansen, Geirr Tveitt, Fartein Valen, and Harald Saeverud that come as special surprises. Each of these composers lived well into the 20th Century and yet their music, while embracing forms of modern idiom, simply 'feels' Nordic. Here are some of the more ethereal melodies and folksong-inspired rhythms in the literature for the solo piano and Andsnes plays them to perfection.Another fine aspect of this generous recording is the engineering choices of allowing enough silence between pieces to allow the air to breathe around the one last performed and inhale, ready for the next. This is a very special album of new music that should encourage other pianists (and audiences) to pay closer attention to Norwegian composers. Recommended. Grady Harp, November 2004

      5 out of 5 stars Gorgeous.......2003-12-04

      I read an article about Leif Ove Andsnes in "The Economist", of all places, which called him one of the "most interesting" pianists today. Now I know why. His performance of the nine pieces by Grieg on this CD is totally liquid, effortless, MORE perfect than snowfall. I've heard some fantastic Grieg performances, but this is the best by far.

      The most interesting tracks on the disc, though, are actually Geirr Tveitt's "Fifty Folktunes from Hardanger". Tveitt based these songs on folk melodies he collected up in northern Norway (his native region) around the time of the German occupation, and they're full of some of the melancholy he must have felt during the war. They're also, as you would expect, full of snow-cloaked mountains, love, stars, dreams, the electric northern sky and, yes, "long, long winter nights". While Tveitt's distinctive idiom is avant-garde enough to be unique (unlike in a lot of settings of folktunes by other composers), it's a lot more accessible than some of Johansen, Valen, and Saeverud's pieces on this disc. I just heard an orchestrated version of the "Hardanger Tunes" on one of Naxos' CDs -- pretty impressive, but even more overpowering in the hands of Andsnes.

      5 out of 5 stars Engaging listening.......2002-02-19

      A collection of works by Norwegian composers, including several worthy lesser-known works, performed with superlative musicianship by Leif Ove Andsnes. Rhythmic passages churn, fast passages sparkle, lyrical passages sing, to great emotional effect. Andsnes makes his technical proficiency a servant to the compositions. Every composer should be so lucky to have an artist such as this play his works.

      5 out of 5 stars for a long long winternight.......2000-11-27

      This album shows that Scandinavien music is not only Grieg. Compositions in different styles are performed in a wonderful way by Leif Ove Andsnes. The atmosphere is the same in all pieces: as in a long, long winter night.

      5 out of 5 stars LEIF OVE ANDSNES : A PARAGON OF CULTURAL VIRTUE.......2000-01-28

      To explore the culture of your homeland with the sophistication and dedication that Andsnes expresses on the album deserves a Nobel Prize. This dynamic young Norwegian pianist escews cultural imperialism and exploitation and gives pride to those who recognise the depth and value of the music that has evolved over time in this seemingly far far land. This collection of Norwegian music, echoing so often the dynamics of the landscape and psychological interrogation of the nature of time ~ long long winter nights, and by implication long long summer days. Andsnes bears witness to the craft and creativity of his forebearers with style beautifully expressing their ideas and ambitions. A wonderfully powerful cd. Enjoy!
      Bretan: My Lieder-Land
      Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
      • A Surprise from Transylvania
      		 Bretan: My Lieder-Land

      Manufacturer: Nimbus Records
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

      GeneralGeneral | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
      ASIN: B00004SDTW
      Release Date: 2000-06-13

      Tracks:

      1. The Heart - Ludovic Konya/Ferdinand Weiss
      2. I Will Return Home To My Village - Ludovic Konya/Ferdinand Weiss
      3. Cuckoo, Why Don't You Return? - Ludovic Konya/Ferdinand Weiss
      4. At The Window On The Sea - Ludovic Konya/Ferdinand Weiss
      5. Lament Of The Plow - Ludovic Konya/Ferdinand Weiss
      6. On The Hill Of Feleac - Ludovic Konya/Ferdinand Weiss
      7. Forget Your World - Ludovic Konya/Martin Berkofsky
      8. Above The Trees - Ludovic Konya/Martin Berkofsky
      9. At My Son's Cradle - Ludovic Konya/Martin Berkofsky
      10. The Reluctant Debt Prayer - Ludovic Konya/Martin Berkofsky
      11. Unsung Hungarian Summers - Ludovic Konya/Martin Berkofsky
      12. A Young Man's Outcry - Ludovic Konya/Martin Berkofsky
      13. In Luxemburg Gardens - Ludovic Konya/Martin Berkofsky
      14. Night Passage For Carts - Ludovic Konya/Martin Berkofsky
      15. After Twenty Years - Ludovic Konya/Ferdinand Weiss
      16. Childhood - Ludovic Konya/Ferdinand Weiss
      17. Small-Town Autumn Sundays - Ludovic Konya/Ferdinand Weiss
      18. Silence - Ludovic Konya/Ferdinand Weiss
      19. When Memories... - Ludovic Konya/Ferdinand Weiss
      20. Autumn Slipped Into Paris - Ludovic Konya/Ferdinand Weiss
      21. Sleepy Little Birds - Ludovic Konya/Ferdinand Weiss
      22. And If Branches Beat Against The Window - Ludovic Konya/Ferdinand Weiss

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars A Surprise from Transylvania.......2000-06-30

      Nimbus Records are rumored to headquarter in the stones of an ancient castle: our curiosity leads us to wonder whether those historic blocks and their inhabitants are related in some most unnatural way to the Transylvanian treasures on this disc.

      We have Nicolae Bretan-the Transylvanian composer of heart-rendingly beautiful melodies; the lyrics of the Old World's most soulful-Goga, Ady, Eminescu, Cosbuc, Eftimiu, Rilke; the superb singing and playing of Transylvania's baritone Ludovic Konya and pianist Ferdinand Weiss.

      The cover and tray card tell us about the baritone and pianist, but the real surprise is within: once one looses the nails from the shrink-wrapped jewel-case/coffin, and crow-bars out the gothic-proportioned booklet from its crypt, one discovers that Nimbus have kept another pianist-Martin Berkofsky-prisoner in its dungeon.

      Perhaps this Berkofsky is not allowed into the daylight, or worse, perhaps Nimbus have already dosed him with the requisite stake in the heart. Neverthess be Berkofsky one of the living or one of the living dead, his partnership (eight of the 22 tracks on this disc,) with Konya reaches those rare and sublime heights of truth to the composer.

      Nimbus' crypt yields no biographical information of any of the performers and we wonder if they all are cursed to perpetual darkness.

      Or perhaps this is all a clever advertising ploy like the soft-drinks' purveyors "open to see if you have won a prize." We have opened and we have definitely won a grand prize.
      Stars of English Oratorio, Vol.1
      Average customer rating: Not rated
        		Stars of English Oratorio, Vol.1

        Manufacturer: Dutton Laboratories
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

        All Works by ElgarAll Works by Elgar | Elgar, Sir Edward | ( E ) | 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
        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 SullivanAll Works by Sullivan | Sullivan, Arthur | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
        All Works by MendelssohnAll Works by Mendelssohn | Mendelssohn, Felix | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
        All Works by RossiniAll Works by Rossini | Rossini, Gioacchino | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
        General ModernGeneral Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
        CompilationsCompilations | Classical | Styles | Music
        CantatasCantatas | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
        OratoriosOratorios | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
        CantatasCantatas | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
        OratoriosOratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
        ASIN: B000005D0T
        Release Date: 1998-01-13

        Tracks:

        1. Judas Maccabaeus: 'O Let Eternal Honours Crown His Name...From Mighty Kings He Took The Spoil' - Isobel Baillie
        2. Judas Maccabaeus: How Vain Is Man - Heddle Nash
        3. Judas Maccabaeus: My Arms! Against This Georgias Will I Go...Sound An Alarm - Heddle Nash
        4. Joshua: Oh! Had I Jubal's Lyre - Gwen Catley
        5. Samson: Honour And Arms - Oscar Natzka
        6. Solomon: When Thou Art Absent From My Sight...With Thee Th'Unsheltered Moor I'd Tread - Isobel Baillie
        7. Messiah: Comfort Ye, My People - Heddle Nash
        8. Messiah: Ev'ry Valley Shall Be Exalted - Heddle Nash
        9. The Creation: On Mighty Pens - Isobel Baillie
        10. The Creation: And God Created Man...In Native Worth - Webster Booth
        11. Elijah: Woe Unto Them - Kathleen Ferrier
        12. Elijah: O Rest In The Lord - Kathleen Ferrier
        13. St. Paul: O God, Have Mercy On Me - Keith Falkner
        14. Stabat Mater: Inflammatus - Florence Austral
        15. The Golden Legend: The Night Is Calm - Florence Austral
        16. The Kingdom: The Sun Goeth Down - Isobel Baillie
        Rage Against the Night
        Average customer rating: Not rated
          		Rage Against the Night

          Manufacturer: Nervous Wreckards
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

          All Works by Wolfgang Amadeus MozartAll Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
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          ASIN: B000CAA71K
          Release Date: 1999-08-17
          Bartók: Mikrokosmos, Sz.107/44 Duos for 2 Violins, Sz.98
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            		Bartók: Mikrokosmos, Sz.107/44 Duos for 2 Violins, Sz.98

            Manufacturer: Hungaroton
            ProductGroup: Music
            Binding: Audio CD

            DuetsDuets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music
            GeneralGeneral | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music
            GeneralGeneral | Bartók, Béla | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
            ImprovisationImprovisation | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
            GeneralGeneral | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music
            GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
            ClassicalClassical | Box Sets | Stores | Music
            ASIN: B00000308I
            Release Date: 1994-04-18

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            Complete recordings of Mikrokosmos are relatively common these days, but aside from guiding students I wonder what purpose they serve. This is a series of piano study pieces starting at the most basic level, and the music with genuine listening interest really begins only with Book 3 (of 6). Similarly the duets are mostly teaching pieces, and though they make for good listening in small groups, the entire series becomes tiresome. Bartók wrote magnificent music, and the later books of Mikrokosmos are filled with superb little pieces. But though the performances in this set are all excellent, not much of the music is basic Bartók. --Leslie Gerber

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            3. A History of Epidemics
            4. Aided & Abetted [Enhanced]
            5. Ain't No Life for the Faint Hearted [Import]
            6. Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now
            7. Ain't Nothin' to Get Excited About
            8. Albion Pt.1 [CD-single] [Import]
            9. Albion Pt.2 [CD-single] [Import]
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