Primo

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Track Listings
1. Heart Of The City
2. My Sugar Turns To Alcohol
3. Going Down
4. No Time
5. World In A Jug
6. If My Baby Quit Me
7. Primo Blues
8. Standing At The Crossroads Again
9. Been Down So Long
10. Don't Worry Baby
11. Down By The Jetty Blues
12. Two Times Nine

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Primo
Greatest Hits
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Supreme guitar, sublime vocals
 Greatest Hits
Les Paul & Mary Ford
Manufacturer: Primo
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ASIN: B000IB0DPI
Release Date: 2007-01-08

Tracks:

  1. Back Rider
  2. I Just Want Your Stingaree
  3. Begin The Beguine
  4. Blue Skies
  5. It's Been A Long, Long Time
  6. Whose Dream Are You?
  7. Baby, What You Do To Me
  8. Everybody Knew But Me
  9. Song Of The Islands
  10. Aloha Oe
  11. Rumours Are Flying
  12. Steel Guitar Rag
  13. Guitar Boogie
  14. Lover
  15. Brazil
  16. Hip-Billy Boogie
  17. What Is This Thing Called Love?
  18. Goofus
  19. Nola
  20. Tennessee Waltz
  21. Mocking Bird Hill
  22. How High The Moon?
  23. Just One More Chance
  24. I Wish I'd Never Seen Sunshine
  25. Whispering
  26. Meet Mr. Callaghan
  27. Lady Of Spain
  28. My Baby's Coming Home
  29. Smoke Rings
  30. I'm Confessin'
  31. Tiger Rag
  32. Vaya Con Dios
  33. Johnny (Is The Boy For Me)
  34. Kangaroo
  35. I'm Sitting On Top Of The World
  36. Bye Bye Blues
  37. I'm A Fool To Care
  38. Whither Thou Goest
  39. Mandolino
  40. I Really Don't Want To Know

Album Details

Japanese Limited Edition Issue of the Album Classic in a Deluxe, Miniaturized LP Sleeve Replica of the Original Vinyl Album Artwork.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Supreme guitar, sublime vocals.......2007-07-04

I thought this was a great collection of music by Les Paul, first as a player and then as an arranger and finally as a recording engineer.Mary Ford's vocals just sweeten the pot-nicely complimenting Paul's arrangements. Hard to believe that they were knocked off radio by rock and roll-talent of this caliber comes by only once in a lifetime. CD was laid out in chronological fashion so you can follow Paul's talents as they progressed.
Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas / Daniel Barenboim
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Barenboim's Beethvoen
  • One of the very best ever
  • dead in the water
  • Sublime expression nourished by a colossal vision!
  • Performed with great enthusiasm
 Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas / Daniel Barenboim

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ASIN: B00000C2KP
Release Date: 1998-10-20

Tracks:

  1. Sonata No.1 In F Minor, Op.2 No.1: Allegro
  2. Sonata No.1 In F Minor, Op.2 No.1: Adagio
  3. Sonata No.1 In F Minor, Op.2 No.1: Menuetto: Allegretto
  4. Sonata No.1 In F Minor, Op.2 No.1: Prestissimo
  5. Sonata No.2 In A Major, Op.2 No.2: Allegro vivace
  6. Sonata No.2 In A Major, Op.2 No.2: Largo appassionato
  7. Sonata No.2 In A Major, Op.2 No.2: Scherzo: Allegretto
  8. Sonata No.2 In A Major, Op.2 No.2: Rondo: Grazioso
  9. Sonata No.3 In C Major, Op.2 No.3: Allegro con brio
  10. Sonata No.3 In C Major, Op.2 No.3: Adagio
  11. Sonata No.3 In C Major, Op.2 No.3: Scherzo: Allegro
  12. Sonata No.3 In C Major, Op.2 No.3: Allegro assai

Tracks:

  1. Sonata No.5 In C Minor, Op.10 No.1: Allegro molto e con brio
  2. Sonata No.5 In C Minor, Op.10 No.1: Adagio molto
  3. Sonata No.5 In C Minor, Op.10 No.1: Finale: Prestissimo
  4. Sonata No.6 In F Major, Op.10 No.2: Allegro
  5. Sonata No.6 In F Major, Op.10 No.2: Allegretto
  6. Sonata No.6 In F Major, Op.10 No.2: Presto
  7. Sonata No.7 In D Major, Op.10 No.3: Presto
  8. Sonata No.7 In D Major, Op.10 No.3: Largo e mesto
  9. Sonata No.7 In D Major, Op.10 No.3: Menuetto: Allegro
  10. Sonata No.7 In D Major, Op.10 No.3: Rondo: Allegro
  11. Sonata No.22 In F Major, Op.54: In tempo di Menuetto
  12. Sonata No.22 In F Major, Op.54: Allegretto - Piu allegro

Tracks:

  1. Sonata No.4 In E Flat Major, Op7: Allegro molto e con brio
  2. Sonata No.4 In E Flat Major, Op7: Largo con gran espressione
  3. Sonata No.4 In E Flat Major, Op7: Allegro
  4. Sonata No.4 In E Flat Major, Op7: Rondo: Poco allegretto e grazioso
  5. Sonata No.9 In E Major, Op.14 No.1: Allegro
  6. Sonata No.9 In E Major, Op.14 No.1: Allegretto
  7. Sonata No.9 In E Major, Op.14 No.1: Rondo: Allegro comodo
  8. Sonata No.10 In G Major, Op.14 No.2: Allegro
  9. Sonata No.10 In G Major, Op.14 No.2: Andante
  10. Sonata No.10 In G Major, Op.14 No.2: Scherzo: Allegro assai

Tracks:

  1. Sonata No.11 In B Flat Major, Op.22: Allegro con brio
  2. Sonata No.11 In B Flat Major, Op.22: Adagio con molta espressione
  3. Sonata No.11 In B Flat Major, Op.22: Menuetto
  4. Sonata No.11 In B Flat Major, Op.22: Rondo: Allegretto
  5. Sonata No.12 In A Flat Major, Op.26: Andante von variazioni
  6. Sonata No.12 In A Flat Major, Op.26: Scherzo: Allegro molto
  7. Sonata No.12 In A Flat Major, Op.26: Marcia funebre sulla morte d'un Eroe: Maestoso andante
  8. Sonata No.12 In A Flat Major, Op.26: Allegro
  9. Sonata No.13 In E Flat Major, Op.27 No.1: Andante - Allegro
  10. Sonata No.13 In E Flat Major, Op.27 No.1: Allegro molto e vivace
  11. Sonata No.13 In E Flat Major, Op.27 No.1: Adagio con espressione - Allegro vivace

Tracks:

  1. SONATA NO.8 IN C MINOR, OP.13 'PATHETIQUE': Grave - Allegro molto e con brio
  2. SONATA NO.8 IN C MINOR, OP.13 'PATHETIQUE': Adagio cantabile
  3. SONATA NO.8 IN C MINOR, OP.13 'PATHETIQUE': Rondo: Allegro
  4. Sonata No.14 InC Sharp Minor, Op.27 No.2 'Moonlight': Adagio sostenuto
  5. Sonata No.14 InC Sharp Minor, Op.27 No.2 'Moonlight': Allegretto
  6. Sonata No.14 InC Sharp Minor, Op.27 No.2 'Moonlight': Presto agitato - Adagio - Presto agitato
  7. SONATA NO.23 IN F MINOR, OP.57 'APPASSIONATA': Allegro assai - Piu allegro
  8. SONATA NO.23 IN F MINOR, OP.57 'APPASSIONATA': Andante con moto
  9. SONATA NO.23 IN F MINOR, OP.57 'APPASSIONATA': Allegro ma non troppo - Presto

Tracks:

  1. Sonata No.15 In D Major, Op.28 'Pastoral': Allegro
  2. Sonata No.15 In D Major, Op.28 'Pastoral': Andante
  3. Sonata No.15 In D Major, Op.28 'Pastoral': Scherzo: Allegro vivace
  4. Sonata No.15 In D Major, Op.28 'Pastoral': Rondo: Allegro ma non troppo
  5. Sonata No.21 In C Major, Op.53 'Waldstein': Allegro con brio
  6. Sonata No.21 In C Major, Op.53 'Waldstein': Introduzione (Adagio molto) - Rondo (Allegretto moderato - Prestissimo)
  7. Sonata No.19 In G Minor, Op.49 No.1: Andante
  8. Sonata No.19 In G Minor, Op.49 No.1: Rondo: Allegro
  9. Sonata No.20 In G Major, Op.49 No.2: Allegro ma non troppo
  10. Sonata No.20 In G Major, Op.49 No.2: Tempo di menuetto

Tracks:

  1. Sonata No. 16 In G Major, Op. 31 No. 1: Allegro vivace
  2. Sonata No. 16 In G Major, Op. 31 No. 1: Adagio grazioso
  3. Sonata No. 16 In G Major, Op. 31 No. 1: Rondo: Allegretto - Adagio - Presto
  4. Sonata No. 17 In D Minor, Op. 31 No. 2 'The Tempest': Largo - Allegro
  5. Sonata No. 17 In D Minor, Op. 31 No. 2 'The Tempest': Adagio
  6. Sonata No. 17 In D Minor, Op. 31 No. 2 'The Tempest': Allegretto
  7. Sonata No.18 In E Flat Major, Op.31 No.3: Allegro
  8. Sonata No.18 In E Flat Major, Op.31 No.3: Scherzo: Allegretto vivace
  9. Sonata No.18 In E Flat Major, Op.31 No.3: Menuetto: Moderato grazioso
  10. Sonata No.18 In E Flat Major, Op.31 No.3: Presto con fuoco

Tracks:

  1. Sonata No.24 In F Sharp Major, Op.78: Adagio cantabile - Allegro ma non troppo
  2. Sonata No.24 In F Sharp Major, Op.78: Allegro vivace
  3. Sonata No.25 in G major, Op.79: Presto alla tedesca
  4. Sonata No.25 in G major, Op.79: Andante
  5. Sonata No.25 in G major, Op.79: Vivace
  6. Sonata No.26 In E Flat Major, Op.81a 'Les Adieux': Das Lebewohl (Les Adieux): Adagio - Allegro
  7. Sonata No.26 In E Flat Major, Op.81a 'Les Adieux': Abwesenheit (L'Absence): Andante espressivo
  8. Sonata No.26 In E Flat Major, Op.81a 'Les Adieux': Wiedersehn (Le Retour): Vivacissimamente - Poco andante - Tempo 1
  9. Sonata No.27 In E Minor, Op.90: Mit Lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit Empfindung und Ausdruck
  10. Sonata No.27 In E Minor, Op.90: Nicht zu geschwind und sehr singbar vorzutragen

Tracks:

  1. Sonata No.28 In A Major, Op.101: Allegretto ma non troppo
  2. Sonata No.28 In A Major, Op.101: Vivace alla Marcia
  3. Sonata No.28 In A Major, Op.101: Adagio, ma non troppo, con affetto - Tempo del primo pezzo - Allegro
  4. Sonata No.29 In B Flat Major, Op.106 'Hammerklavier': Allegro
  5. Sonata No.29 In B Flat Major, Op.106 'Hammerklavier': Scherzo: Assai vivace - Presto - Tempo 1
  6. Sonata No.29 In B Flat Major, Op.106 'Hammerklavier': Adagio sostenuto
  7. Sonata No.29 In B Flat Major, Op.106 'Hammerklavier': Largo - Allegro - Prestissimo - Allegro risoluto (Fuga a tre voci, con alcune licenze)

Tracks:

  1. Sonata No.30 In E Major, Op.109: Vivace, ma non troppo - Adagio espressivo - Tempo 1
  2. Sonata No.30 In E Major, Op.109: Prestissimo
  3. Sonata No.30 In E Major, Op.109: Tema: Andante molto cantabile e espressivo - Variazioni 1-6
  4. Sonata No.31 In A Flat Major, Op.110: Moderato cantabile, molto espressivo
  5. Sonata No.31 In A Flat Major, Op.110: Allegro molto
  6. Sonata No.31 In A Flat Major, Op.110: Adagio ma non troppo
  7. Sonata No.31 In A Flat Major, Op.110: Fuga: Allegro ma non troppo - L'istesso tempo di arioso - L'istesso tempo della Fuga - Meno allegro
  8. Sonata No.32 in C minor, op.111: Maestoso - Allegro con brio ed appassionato
  9. Sonata No.32 in C minor, op.111: Arietta: Adagio molto semplice e cantabile - Variazioni

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Barenboim's Beethvoen.......2007-06-27

I heard Bachaus play all Beethoven recitals at Carnegie Hall, in NYC. At that time he was the acknowledged master of the Beethvoen Sonata. With Barenboim, the old order changeth, yielding place to new. These recordings have fire, tempestuousness and passion, all emotions that belong in Beethoven.

5 out of 5 stars One of the very best ever.......2007-02-15

This set has to be experienced. The clarity of these performances is beyond belief. If it's not the best set of Beethoven Sonatas, it is certainly among the very best. Take for example the first movement of Sonata number 21. It is so easy to have a performer play all the notes just as Beethoven wrote them and yet leave the listener in a morass of confusion without the slightest idea of what he had in mind. Not here. The ideas pour forth in a white light that has to be experienced. It really has to be experienced!! I love these performances. I will play them until I die. Oh...and the recordings are technically excellent. At least when played through Levinson electronics and Maggies....superb!

2 out of 5 stars dead in the water.......2007-01-12

Sorry, I just don't like Barenboim's renditions. Beethoven is my favourite composer, depending on my mood that is, and nothing moves me as his music can. But I just don't get Barenboim's renditions... doesn't do a thing for me. Something of Beethoven's depth and richness gets totally "lost in translation".

Better off finding a better performance of these if you really want to be "blown away". My favorite "Beethoven" conductor would have to be Herbert von Karajan; and as for individual pianists my all time favorite is Maurizio Pollini, whose performances are exquisite, in both technique and expression! If you are a music lover you should really check his work out if you haven't already. My favorite Beethoven CD by him is "Die Spaten Klaviersonaten" (Beethoven) by Deutsche Grammophon in their "legendary recordings" series. It is a real gem! (the sound quality is excellent also)

5 out of 5 stars Sublime expression nourished by a colossal vision!.......2006-03-23

Thanks to this immense and untiring activity in the field of the orchestral direction, his vision as pianist has enriched himself quite a lot: Barenboim performs these well known Sonatas with a splendid architectural construction; according Schnabel `s tradition.

And that is a very remarkable good point in this musical moment where the pianist technique is eclipsing and even annulling the personal approach in the most of pianists all over the world. Honesty, conviction, vision and commitment dress those interpretations loaded of expression and personality.

In the great tradition of the great Beethovenian keyboard giants of the past, Daniel explores and plays every little bar with that well felt intensity of someone who in Beethoven `s there is much more than simple music. In Beethoven the music is not a goal by itself; but a revelation superior to any philosophy; all his musical legacy possess values that are placed of the standards. There is not art without second intention and that is precisely what Barenboim has made with this fabulous cycle of Beethoven Sonatas.

If you really want to listen remarkable performances far beyond of the trivial conventionalisms, go for this record.


5 out of 5 stars Performed with great enthusiasm.......2004-05-16

This is classic early Barenboim (he was just 24 when he started recording this set in 1966). He is very enthusiastic and expressive (if you don't like him, he "takes liberties" and "shows off"). The slow movements are veerrry slow, and the fast ones really rip. Pianissimo is extremely soft, and fortissimo rattles the windows! [My wife insists that I wear headphones for late-night listening.]

Personally, I think his style is just right for Beethoven (but perhaps just a bit much when he plays Mozart). I'm very glad that I bought this set, but some might prefer Brendell's (Phillips) or Kempff's (DG) more sedate versions.
The Antiphonal Music of Gabrieli
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Antiphonal Masterpiece
  • All-star brass
  • Instant playing
  • A VERY special album
  • I think Gabrieli would like this album
 The Antiphonal Music of Gabrieli

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ASIN: B0000029PE
Release Date: 1996-10-01

Tracks:

  1. Giovanni Gabrieli: Canzon Septimi Toni No. 2
  2. Giovanni Gabrieli: Canzon Duodecimi Toni
  3. Giovanni Gabrieli: Canzon A 12
  4. Giovanni Gabrieli: Sonata Octavi Toni
  5. Giovanni Gabrieli: Canzon Per Sonare No. 27
  6. Giovanni Gabrieli: Canzon Quarti Toni
  7. Giovanni Gabrieli: Canzon A 12
  8. Giovanni Gabrieli: Canzon Per Sonare No. 28
  9. Giovanni Gabrieli: Sonate Pian'e Forte
  10. Giovanni Gabrieli: Canzon Primi Toni
  11. Giovanni Gabrieli: Canzon Septimi Toni No. 1
  12. Giovanni Gabrieli: Canzon Noni Toni
  13. Giovanni Gabrieli: Canzon Per Sonare No. 2
  14. Giovanni Gabrieli: Primo Tono
  15. Giovanni Gabrieli: Secondo Tono
  16. Giovanni Gabrieli: Terzo E Quarto Tono
  17. Giovanni Gabrieli: Canzon Per Sonare No. 1 La Spiritata
  18. Giovanni Gabrieli: Ottavo Tono
  19. Giovanni Gabrieli: Nono Tono
  20. Giovanni Gabrieli: Decimo Tono
  21. Giovanni Gabrieli: Canzon Per Sonare No. 3 Intonazioni D'organo
  22. Giovanni Gabrieli: Undicesimo Tono
  23. Giovanni Gabrieli: Duodecimo Tono
  24. Giovanni Gabrieli: Canzon Per Sonare No. 4
  25. Giovanni Gabrieli: Fantasia In The Sixth Tone
  26. Giovanni Gabrieli: Tocata In D Minor
  27. Giovanni Gabrieli: Canzon Prima In G Major
  28. Giovanni Gabrieli: Canzon Seconda In C Major
  29. Giovanni Gabrieli: Canzon Terza In A Minor
  30. Giovanni Gabrieli: Canzon Quarta In G Minor
  31. Giovanni Gabrieli: Canzon Quinta In G Minor
  32. Giovanni Gabrieli: Toccata In G Major

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Venice was a good place to be in the 17th century if you liked to hang out in church--not that you had much choice in those days. Gabrieli's reputation rests on his "polychoral" compositions: works for several choirs, a choir being any size group of voices or instruments. For example, a sacred composition for three choirs might have two brass groups and one chorus, or two choruses and one brass ensemble. The idea was to keep things flexible to allow for changing local conditions. The result, in any case, was a magnificent "question and answer" style of writing, in which great blocks of harmony challenged each other from opposite sides of San Marco Cathedral. If this sort of thing intrigues you, then you owe it to yourself to hear this terrific collection. It's a cosmic experience. --David Hurwitz

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Antiphonal Masterpiece.......2007-05-16

This recording unifies arguably the 3 best brass sections from American Brass orchestras in a performance of the antiphonal music of Giovanni Gabrieli. The Chicago, Philadelphia, and Cleveland brass sections are used here and they work together as groups as well as they ever did with their corresponding orchestras. This was recorded without conductor, rehearsal, or even a tuning note, however, this is irrelevant when looking at the result. Given performers of the caliber of Adolph "Bud" Herseth, Arnold Jacobs, and Gilbert Johnson it is little wonder that this fine quality could be achieved with minimum preparation. I have looked at a number of other examples of this music including recordings by the Empire Brass and the Canadian Brass (and friends) and neither comes close to the emotion and beauty of this performance.

The different groups played directed off the vocal and instrumental parts written by Gabrieli making any adjustment for transposition in their head on sight, thus allowing them all to be as much focused on the music as possible as they were not looking at 3rd generation arrangements which always tend to leave out markings. These possibly were the best brass performers in America at the time and their interpretations are unified through exceptional listening across the ensemble for intonation, style, and tempo. A slightly non-justifiable reason that I hold for this album's excellence is the raw energy and beauty of this unprepared collaboration. In the time of Gabrieli, rehearsals were rare, and musicians would, on a daily basis, sit down and perform music that they hadn't studied, and while these are not the original instruments for which Gabrieli wrote, the quick pacing of this production (one weekend) to me lends more on the positive side for the enjoyment of the listener.

In short, this is a remarkable collaboration of some of the best performers on fantastic Renaissance literature and worthy of owning merely for that fact, and when combined with live and engaging performances where the music is played expertly from one section to the next off of each individual, this album becomes a gem for anyone with an interest in the brass ensemble sound.

5 out of 5 stars All-star brass.......2007-01-17

If you like antiphonal music or even just music, it doesn't get any better! With the best brass players in the world playing Gabrieli, you couldn't want more musically!

3 out of 5 stars Instant playing.......2006-07-11

I very like the diversity of instruments used in this recording, and it is shure something special to have all the first brass of so many US orchestras together. But they play on first sight, without preparation, and this results in lack of precision, it is just not the right kind of music to do "ad-hoc". They would do very well with Jazz, but not with Gabrieli. Nevertheless the performance is by far better then the one of Empire Brass. Overall I would recommend the complete Gabrieli Works on Naxos played by London Brass. They lack diversity of instruments because they play on Trumpets and Trombones only, but there is the precision adn musicality.

5 out of 5 stars A VERY special album.......2005-08-03

If you've been into brass for 40 years, you probably already know that this is a very unusual gathering of the top of the top!
My only complaint is with the web site sound samples being MONO !
This album is in STEREO and really portrays the placement of the 3 major antiphonal quintets! You won't be disapointed.

5 out of 5 stars I think Gabrieli would like this album.......2005-04-28

The purists have a good point - this recording is not historically accurate. In Gabrieli's time most written music was for sacred events. I'm sure the church officials would have objected to the volume level and intensity of this recording. Composers in the Renaissance and Baroque periods were pretty much slaves to their employers. I think that if Gabrieli had present day instruments and full performance control he would have performed his works differently.
If you love quality brass music read the five star reviews and buy this album!
Panorama: Dances of the Renaissance
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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  • An Excellent Introduction to Renaissance Dance
  • renaissance dance music
  • Wonderful reissue from early days of early music recordings
 Panorama: Dances of the Renaissance

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ASIN: B00004YMTN
Release Date: 2001-02-27

Tracks:

  1. Terpsichore: 1. Entree - Courante - Collegium Terpsichore
  2. Terpsichore: 2. Gavotte - Collegium Terpsichore
  3. Terpsichore: 3. Spagnoletta - Collegium Terpsichore
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  6. Terpsichore: 6. Volte - Collegium Terpsichore
  7. Musikalischer Tugenspiegel: Sophia (no.13) - Anna (no.4) - Collegium Terpsichore
  8. Musikalischer Tugenspiegel: Clara (no.6) - Collegium Terpsichore
  9. Musikalischer Tugenspiegel: Magdalena (no.3) - Collegium Terpsichore
  10. Musikalischer Tugenspiegel: Agatha (no.15) - Collegium Terpsichore
  11. Musikalischer Tugenspiegel: Regina (no.12) - Collegium Terpsichore
  12. Banchetto musicale: Suite No.4 - 1. Pavane - Collegium Terpsichore
  13. Banchetto musicale: Suite No.4 - 2. Gaillarde - Collegium Terpsichore
  14. Banchetto musicale: Suite No.4 - 3. Courante - Collegium Terpsichore
  15. Banchetto musicale: Suite No.4 - 4. Allemande - Tripla - Collegium Terpsichore
  16. Banchetto musicale: Suite No.5 - 1. Pavane - Collegium Terpsichore
  17. Banchetto musicale: Suite No.5 - 2. Gaillarde - Collegium Terpsichore
  18. Banchetto musicale: Suite No.5 - 3. Courante - Collegium Terpsichore
  19. Banchetto musicale: Suite No.5 - 4. Allemande - Tripla - Collegium Terpsichore
  20. Banchetto musicale: Suite No.3 - 1. Pavane - Collegium Terpsichore
  21. Banchetto musicale: Suite No.3 - 2. Gaillarde - Collegium Terpsichore
  22. Banchetto musicale: Suite No.3 - 3. Courante - Collegium Terpsichore
  23. Banchetto musicale: Suite No.3 - 4. Allemande - Tripla - Collegium Terpsichore
  24. Lamento di Tristano - Rotta - Ulsamer Collegium
  25. Trotto - Ulsamer Collegium
  26. Istampita Ghaetta - Ulsamer Collegium
  27. Istampita Cominciamento di gioia - Ulsamer Collegium
  28. Saltarello - Ulsamer Collegium
  29. Bassa danza a 2 - Ulsamer Collegium
  30. Alta danza a 3 - Ulsamer Collegium
  31. Bassa danza a 2 - Ulsamer Collegium
  32. Bassa danza a 3 - Ulsamer Collegium
  33. Basse danse La brosse - Tripla - Tourdion - Ulsamer Collegium
  34. Bassa danse La gratta - Ulsamer Collegium
  35. Basse danse La Magdalena - Ulsamer Collegium

Tracks:

  1. Calata ala Spagnola
  2. Der Judentanz
  3. Welscher Tanz - Wascha mesa - Hupfauff
  4. Pavana I - II
  5. Romanesca Guarda me las vacas
  6. Passamezzo - Saltarello
  7. Branle de Bourgogne
  8. Englischer Tanz
  9. Tanz Du hast mich wollen nemmem
  10. Schiarazula
  11. Ungaresca - Saltarello
  12. Ronde
  13. Branle de Bourgogne
  14. Branle de Champagne
  15. Passamezzo d'Italye - Reprise - Gaillarde
  16. Schiarazula Marazula
  17. Tedesca - Saltarello
  18. Ungaresca - Saltarello
  19. Branle - Branle gau
  20. Mascherade
  21. Saltarello
  22. Ballo detto 'Il Conte Orlando' - Saltarello
  23. Gagliarda del Principle di Venosa
  24. Barriera
  25. Celeste Giglio
  26. Pavana de Spaigne
  27. Courante
  28. Courante
  29. Volte
  30. Volte
  31. Pavan: The Funerals
  32. Noel's Galliard
  33. Coranto: High Ho Holiday
  34. Kemp's Jig
  35. Queen Elizabeth her Galliard
  36. Mrs. Winter's Jump
  37. Alman
  38. Galliard
  39. Galliarde de Monsieur Wustron
  40. Galliarde de la guerre
  41. Reprinse
  42. Tantz
  43. Paduan
  44. Galliard
  45. Catkanei

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars have been searching for this for years.......2007-06-11

Happy to see the Collegium Terpsichore CD out again (disc 1), though hiding in this bargain set, wasn't immediately obvious. But one listen to the Praetorius samples and knew I found it. This album was played continuously on the air on KKHI when I was in college (circa late-hippie_, and I never tired of it. I wore out my LPs. Now I've misplaced that single CD so might have to buy it again if I can't locate it soon. Phooey. At least it's available. It's the most refreshing CD you'll ever put on your player.

5 out of 5 stars Been looking for years.......2007-02-13

I have been looking for the Deutsche Grammophon "Dances from Terpsicore" from the 60's but to no avail till now. The entire album is included in this two disc set...

Yippee

4 out of 5 stars An Excellent Introduction to Renaissance Dance.......2005-06-23

This is my first disc of Renaissance dance music, for which I have been searching for quite a while. I thought ir was very excellent. I have heard some before when I was in a few Shakespeare plays, and ever since, I have been looking. These selections provide a broad range of the music of the courts during the 15th and 16th centuries. There is music from all over Europe, including what sounds like Southeastern Europe. The interpretations are also very good, and they put me, at least, back into that time period. The only problem I found was the glockenspiel like instrument, which was sometimes a little annoying. Otherwise, wonderful.

5 out of 5 stars renaissance dance music.......2004-10-24

This CD is a compilation of three recordings which are From The Vault: Dance Music of the High Renaissance by Fritz Neumeyer, Dance Music of the Renaissance by Josef Ulsamer, and Early Baroque Music by Konrad Ragossnig.

4 out of 5 stars Wonderful reissue from early days of early music recordings.......2004-01-28

This cd is a reissue of material from several albums in the 60s. The Fritz Neumeyer recordings of Praetorius are from an old Archiv LP that was one of my first introductions to "early music", and it can be charged that it was more enthusiastic than historically informed. A recorder consort will take up one section of a tune, and then a group of viols will swirl in, maybe followed by crumhorns playing another brief phrase, and then a solo harpsichord finishing off the tune. Different instruments provide a variety of textures of sound, keeping things interesting even though most of the tunes are played fairly "straight", without a lot of improvisation. There's been quite a bit of research and rediscovery of Renaissance techniques since this record was first out, and I appreciate those, but these old recordings really get my toe tapping and remind me why I fell in love with early music in the first place.
A Portrait Of Anonymous 4
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  • Anonymous, but in no way generic
 A Portrait Of Anonymous 4
Anonymous , Hildegard of Bingen , and Anonymous 4
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ASIN: B0000007HW
Release Date: 1997-04-10

Tracks:

  1. Miracles Of Sant'Iago: Music From The Codex Calixtinus: Venite omnes cristicole
  2. Miracles Of Sant'Iago: Music From The Codex Calixtinus: Ad superni regis decus
  3. Miracles Of Sant'Iago: Music From The Codex Calixtinus: Portum in ultimo
  4. The Lily & The Lamb: Chant & Polyphony From Medieval England: O Maria stella maris
  5. The Lily & The Lamb: Chant & Polyphony From Medieval England: Stabat iuxta Christi crucem
  6. The Lily & The Lamb: Chant & Polyphony From Medieval England: Stillat in stellam radium
  7. A Star In The East: Medieval Hungarian Christmas Music: Primo tempore alleviata
  8. A Star In The East: Medieval Hungarian Christmas Music: Speciosus forma
  9. A Star In The East: Medieval Hungarian Christmas Music: Mi Atyank Atya Isten
  10. Love's Illusion: Music From The Montpellier Codex: Puisque bele dame m'eime - Flos Filius
  11. Love's Illusion: Music From The Montpellier Codex: Ne sai, que je die - Iohanne
  12. Love's Illusion: Music From The Montpellier Codex: Amor potest conqueri - Ad amorem sequitur
  13. Love's Illusion: Music From The Montpellier Codex: Quant yver la bise ameine - In Seculum
  14. Love's Illusion: Music From The Montpellier Codex: On doit fin(e) Amor - La Biaute - In Seculum
  15. An English Ladymass: Medieval Chant & Polyphony: Edi beo thu hevene quene
  16. An English Ladymass: Medieval Chant & Polyphony: Ave maris stella
  17. An English Ladymass: Medieval Chant & Polyphony: Salve virgo virginum
  18. On Yoolis Night: Medieval Carols & Motets: Ther Is No Rose Of swych vertu
  19. On Yoolis Night: Medieval Carols & Motets: Prolis eterne genitor - psallat mater gracie
  20. On Yoolis Night: Medieval Carols & Motets: Ecce quod natura
  21. Spiritui sancto

Amazon.com

This sampler album of excerpts from seven other Anonymous 4 releases is a good introduction for anyone who is unacquainted with the A4's startlingly pure singing and virtually celestial blend. But if you fall under the spell of this outstanding a capella quartet, the present disc will become extraneous because you'll want to own the complete recordings from which it's drawn. If you prefer complete works to samplers, try taking the plunge with "An English Ladymass" or "On Yoolis Night." --Sarah Bryan Miller

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars An aural treat for lovers of vocal music.......2007-04-14

If you love vocal music these gals are fabulous! This is a best of album, which is always good as an introduction to a new artist. It gives you a taste of their various albums, so you can go ahead and pursue the ones you like. Enjoy!

5 out of 5 stars Enchanting.......2007-01-10

If you enjoy music that takes you to a different time and place, you will get lost in time with this beautiful work.

5 out of 5 stars If Angels Ever Recorded A CD.......2006-03-16

Four female voices have never blended together so perfectly and beautifully as do those of the 'Anonymous 4.' Their CD titled, 'Portrait' contains a selection of tracks from seven other previous CD's, kind of a "Best Of" you might say.

If angels ever came down from heaven to record a CD this is what they would sound like.

Harmonious, Celestial, Purifying and Eternal.

5 out of 5 stars another exquisite performance.......2006-02-27

This amazing quartette is so talented. The Christmas cd reminds me of Christmas 50 years ago in rural England where I grew up. It contains the only rendition of The Holly and the Ivy I have heard that actually does the carol justice.

5 out of 5 stars Anonymous, but in no way generic.......2001-02-04

I learned about this quartet though a review in Stereophile magazine. Although they don't publish a lot of reviews, I've had exceptionally good luck with their past picks and have been able to branch out successfully in new musical directions as a result.

These four women are virtuoso female vocalists, hauntingly pure of voice. They perform music from centuries ago in the same type of setting that it was originally performed in, with stunning results. I'm generally not one for "religious" material (this is the first recording of this nature I've ever bought), but this music goes so far back in time that it sounds more primal than Christian overall.

A refreshing change when you're in the right mood, and something that can relax even you type A personalities out there (and you *know* who you are :) , I can suggest this one without reserve. You'll be adding a nice, quiet corner to your collection, and you'll probably wind up visiting it more than you ever imagined.
Orff: Carmina Burana
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Orff: Carmina Burana

Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon
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ASIN: B000001G5X
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

  1. Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi: O Fortuna
  2. Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi: Fortune plango vulnera
  3. I Primo Vere: Veris leta facies
  4. I Primo Vere: Omnia Sol temperat
  5. I Primo Vere: Ecce gratum
  6. Uf dem Anger: Tanz
  7. Uf dem Anger: Floret silva
  8. Uf dem Anger: Chramer, gip die varwe mir
  9. Uf dem Anger: Reie Swaz hie gat umbe Chume, chum, geselle min! Swaz hie gat umbe
  10. Uf dem Anger: Were diu werlt alle min
  11. II In Taberna: Estuans interius
  12. II In Taberna: Olim lacus colueram
  13. II In Taberna: Ego sum abbas
  14. II In Taberna: In taberna quando sumus
  15. III Cour d'amours: Amor volat undique
  16. III Cour d'amours: Dies, nox et omnia
  17. III Cour d'amours: Stetit puella
  18. III Cour d'amours: Circa mea pectora
  19. III Cour d'amours: Si puer cum puellula
  20. III Cour d'amours: Veni, veni, venias
  21. III Cour d'amours: In trutina
  22. III Cour d'amours: Tempus est iocundum
  23. III Cour d'amours: Dulcissime
  24. Blanziflor et Helena: Ave formosissima
  25. Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi: O Fortuna

Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars Not my cup of tea.......2007-02-18

Maybe I am not ready to appreciate this, but for the moment, this cd is just awful to my ears. Sorry for the die hard fans.

5 out of 5 stars Brilliant.......2007-01-12

Joseph's Levine's production of Carmina Burana is brilliant. Although most everyone will recognize O Fortuna from "Excalibur" or other Hollywood fare, there is a tremendous depth and power in all of this masterpiece.

5 out of 5 stars Medieval and modern bash heads beautifully ..........2006-01-09

Carl Orff may not have attained "household name" status, but the dazzling "Carmina Burana" has become a staple in the modern classical music repertory. The work has appeared in so many concert halls, recordings, movies, television spots, rock concerts, and presentations that it may rank as one of the twentieth century's most famous classical pieces. And this CD presents a great recording of Orff's most famous work.

But "Carmina Burana" doesn't always sound like twentieth century music. "O Fortuna", the blaring ominous opener, sounds like a blend of classical, medieval, and modern. And the themes of fortune, Spring, Love (and lust), and drinking sound anything but modern. The latin text doubtless lends a large part of the medieval flavor, but German also appears throughout the song cycle.

The text comes from a now famous 11th-13th century collection of some 1,000 poems and songs. Historians believe that the "goliards" (wandering freethinking poets) composed these poems, which laid undiscovered until 1803. In the 1930s these secular and sometimes bawdy songs caught the attention of the very Roman Catholic Orff. "Carmina Burana" premiered in Nazi Germany in 1937 to great acclaim (though some found it "degenerate"). Initially written as accompaniment for elaborate theater stagings, the work usually gets performed in concert halls without the visuals. The music definitely warrants such a performance. It stands completely on its own; ranging from the inexorably powerful to the delicate and lovely. Orff pulled out all the stops when he composed this incredible music.

"O Fortuna" remains justifiably famous with its riveting rhythms and staccato chorus. This tune bookends the entire song collection, suggesting that the work as a whole deals with the ineffable viscissitudes of life. Next, Spring arrives and brings with it dancing (track 6 will get any feet moving), drinking, and the pursuit of sensual pleasures. Though some gain from this happiness, some wallow in misery. "Olim lacus colueram" ("Once I Lived On Lakes") tells a ghastly story from the point of view of a swan roasting on a spit. The tenor solo sings with the perfect amount of agony as the music provides appropriately horrifying accompaniment. "Floret silva nobilis" ("The Noble Woods are Burgeoning") finds a lover bemoaning the parting of her lover. The music punctuates her woe with horse hoof beats fading into the distance. Woes of Fortune and the changes brought with springtime provide the thematic structure for the songs. In the end, the refrain of "O Fortuna" provides a reminder that our pleasures and our misery remain fleeting and subject to the wiles of fortune. Thematically, the piece is timeless.

James Levine and the Chicago Symphony Chorus and Orchestra pull off quite a performance on this CD. Anyone looking for a solid straight through recording of this famous work will find it here. The CD booklet doesn't give much information on Orff or on the work, but it does contain all of the lyrics in Latin/German and English. Regardless, the music prevails and this recording will not disappoint.

5 out of 5 stars The best alternative to Jochum.......2005-08-08

While Eugen Jochum's definitive recording of Carl Orff's Carmina Burana concentrated on a rustic, unrefined presentation of the miraculous choral hodgepodge, James Levine's modern, Grammy Award-winning 1984 recording gives the hypnotic work a smooth, meticulous treatment. Levine, a notoriously "glossy" conductor, is in excellent form here, taking the twenty-five mini-masterpieces that comprise the work somewhat slower than Jochum with three of the best soloists ever to be recorded.

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus are in terrific order. The choral selections (the primitive "Fortune plango vulnera," the jovial "Ecce gratum," the appropriately flowery "Floret silva," and, of course, the calamitous "O Fortuna!") are presented with almost perfect accuracy and calculation. The pacing is only occasionally disappointing; the Tanz, which contains excellently elaborate percussive sections, is taken too quickly and most of the rich subtleties are lost.

Philip Creech's rendition of the song of the roasting swan, "Olim lacus colueram," is a hilarious and slightly disturbing instance of petrified and bizarre caterwauling. Bernd Weikl, a rather rough-hewn baritone-bass, is a somewhat unsteady but altogether satisfying choice for the baritone soloist. "Ego sum abbas" is definitely his best moment; it is presented accusingly and voraciously, easily juxtaposed to the supercilious ravings and fire-and-brimstone-preaching of a Biblical prophet. June Anderson is simply a treasure as the soprano soloist. Gundula Janowitz, the Jochum soprano, has a less dense, more ethereal voice, which was more fitting for the orgiastic "Stetit puella." However, due to one of Levine's more inspired (and slow) moments, Anderson is able to uncover some of the solo's most invigorating and atmospheric subtleties. She also survives "Dulcissime," a brief but extraordinarily tiring piece that causes most sopranos to languish.

5 out of 5 stars Simply the best Carmina .......2005-05-03

When I bought this CD, I expected a beautiful, powerful, austere, haunting, loud piece all rolled into one CD. The CSO, bless their hearts, obliged me here. The brass, as usual are painstakingly precise( as is the chorus when the score calls for staccato passages such as the pianissiomo section on the first track)as seen in tracks such as track 10, the last part of Uf dem Anger. Of course I cannot diminish the other parts of the orchestra but my mind often freezes up when doing these reviews because I have so much I want to say and don't want you to think I'm a babbling idiot. Anyway, really, the only detraction to this recording is the tenor, Creech I believe it is. I find his sqawking irritating( I am speaking specifically of the Roasted Swan Song). I cannot attest to whether that's what Orff actually wanted as another critic here suggests. If that is what Orff wanted, then shame on him. Regardless of that minor flaw, the disc is a proud testament to what happens when Levine meets the CSO.
Shostakovich: The String Quartets
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 Shostakovich: The String Quartets

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ASIN: B0000042HV
Release Date: 1998-02-10

Tracks:

  1. String Quartet No. 3 In F Major, Op. 73: I. Allegretto - D. Shostakovich
  2. String Quartet No. 3 In F Major, Op. 73: II. Moderato con moto - D. Shostakovich
  3. String Quartet No. 3 In F Major, Op. 73: III. Allegro non troppo - D. Shostakovich
  4. String Quartet No. 3 In F Major, Op. 73: IV. Adagio - D. Shostakovich
  5. String Quartet No. 3 In F Major, Op. 73: V. Moderato - Adagio - D. Shostakovich
  6. String Quartet No. 4 In D Major, Op. 83: I. Allegretto - D. Shostakovich
  7. String Quartet No. 4 In D Major, Op. 83: II. Andantino - D. Shostakovich
  8. String Quartet No. 4 In D Major, Op. 83: III. Allegretto - D. Shostakovich

Tracks:

  1. String Quartet No .5 In B flat Major, Op. 92: I. Allegro non troppo - D. Shostakovich
  2. String Quartet No. 5 In B Flat Major, Op. 92: II. Andante - D. Shostakovich
  3. String Quartet No. 5 In B Flat Major, Op. 92: III. Moderato - Allegretto - Andante - D. Shostakovich
  4. String Quartet No. 6 In G Major, Op. 101: I. Allegretto - D. Shostakovich
  5. String Quartet No. 6 In G Major, Op. 101: II. Moderato con moto - D. Shostakovich
  6. String Quartet No. 6 In G Major, Op. 101: III. Lento - D. Shostakovich
  7. String Quartet No.6 in G Major, Op. 101: IV. Allegretto - D. Shostakovich
  8. String Quartet No. 7 In F Sharp Minor, Op. 108: I. Allegretto - D. Shostakovich
  9. String Quartet No. 7 zIn F Sharp Minor, Op. 108: II. Lento - D. Shostakovich
  10. String Quartet No. 7 In F Sharp Minor, Op. 108: III. Allegro - Allegretto - D. Shostakovich

Tracks:

  1. String Quartet No. 8 In C Minor, Op. 110: I. Largo - D. Shostakovich
  2. String Quartet No. 8 In C Minor, Op. 110: II. Allegro molto - D. Shostakovich
  3. String Quartet No. 8 In C Minor, Op. 110: III. Allegretto - D. Shostakovich
  4. String Quartet No. 8 In C Minor, Op. 110: IV. Largo - D. Shostakovich
  5. String Quartet No. 8 In C Minor, Op. 110: V. Largo - D. Shostakovich
  6. String Quartet No. 9 In E Flat Major, Op. 117: I. Moderato con moto - D. Shostakovich
  7. String Quartet No. 9 In E Flat Major, Op. 117: II. Adagio - D. Shostakovich
  8. String Quartet No. 9 In E Flat Major, Op. 117: III. Allegretto - D. Shostakovich
  9. String Quartet No. 9 In E Flat Major, Op. 117: IV. Adagio - D. Shostakovich
  10. String Quartet No. 9 In E Flat Major, Op. 117: V. Allegro - D. Shostakovich
  11. String Quartet No. 10 In A Flat Major, Op. 118: I. Andante - D. Shostakovich
  12. String Quartet No. 10 In A Flat Major, Op. 118: II. Allegretto furioso - D. Shostakovich
  13. String Quartet No. 10 In A Flat Major, Op. 118: III. Adagio - - D. Shostakovich
  14. String Quartet No. 10 In A Flat Major, Op. 118: IV. Allegretto - Andante - D. Shostakovich

Tracks:

  1. String Quartet No. 11 In F Minor, Op. 122: I. Introduction: Andantino - Dmitri Shostakovich
  2. String Quartet No. 11 In F Minor, Op. 122: II. Scherzo: Allegretto - Dmitri Shostakovich
  3. String Quartet No. 11 In F Minor, Op. 122: III. Recitative: Adagio - Dmitri Shostakovich
  4. String Quartet No. 11 In F Minor, Op. 122: IV. Etude: Allegro - Dmitri Shostakovich
  5. String Quartet No. 11 In F Minor, Op. 122: V. Humoresque: Allegro - Dmitri Shostakovich
  6. String Quartet No. 11 In F Minor, Op. 122: VI. Elegy: Adagio - Dmitri Shostakovich
  7. String Quartet No. 11 In F Minor, Op. 122: I. Finale: Moderato - Dmitri Shostakovich
  8. String Quartet No. 12 In D Flat Major, Op. 133: II. Moderato - Allegreto - Dmitri Shostakovich
  9. Allegretto - Adagio - Moderato - Allegreto - Dmitri Shostakovich
  10. String Quartet No. 13 In B Flat Minor, Op. 138: Adagio - Doppio movimento - Tempo primo - Dmitri Shostakovich

Tracks:

  1. String Quartet No. 14 In F Major, Op. 142: I. Allegretto - Dmitri Shostakovich
  2. String Quartet No. 14 In F Major, Op. 142: II. Adagio - Dmitri Shostakovich
  3. String Quartet No. 14 In F Major, Op. 142: III. Allegretto - Adagio - Dmitri Shostakovich
  4. String Quartet No. 15 E-Flat Minor, Op. 144: I. Elegy. Adagio - Dmitri Shostakovich
  5. String Quartet No. 15 E-Flat Minor, Op. 144: II. Serenade. Adagio - Dmitri Shostakovich
  6. String Quartet No. 15 E-Flat Minor, Op. 144: III. Intermezzo. Adagio - Dmitri Shostakovich
  7. String Quartet No. 15 E-Flat Minor, Op. 144: IV. Nocturne. Adagio - Dmitri Shostakovich
  8. String Quartet No. 15 E-Flat Minor, Op. 144: V. Funeral March. Adagio molto - Dmitri Shostakovich
  9. String Quartet No. 15 E-Flat Minor, Op. 144: VI. Epilogue. Adagio - Dmitri Shostakovich

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The Fitzwilliam Quartet is English by birth but shows a lot of Russian soul in these works, which were recorded in consultation with the composer. Their technique is flawless, their immersion in the music total, their interaction with one another and with the music spontaneous and intense. Priced competitively with the Borodin Quartet, they do not have any added attraction to match the Piano Quintet in that set, but this close-up stereo recording is significantly better. Highlights of the set include the relaxed, folk-flavored No. 1; the tense, autobiographical No. 8, which recalls the terrors of World War II, quotes a lot of Shostakovich's earlier works, and mourns for the "victims of fascism and war"; the contrasts of quiet beauty and fierce intensity in No. 10; and the bold structure of No. 15, Shostakovich's last quartet, in which he looks at death, steadily and without blinking. --Joe McLellan

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Hum a little Shostakovich.......2007-02-19

I enjoyed these performances and would have purchased this album, but there is a persistent hum on some of these CDs and, once noticed, it became impossible for me not to notice it.

5 out of 5 stars Not just a bargain--a must-have.......2007-02-05

There are perhaps several complete Shostakovich cycles one would like to own for these amazing pieces, and this is one of them. Not every single quartet is perfect, but that is to be expected. What these players excel in is an emotional depth that is perhaps left behind in the sheer brilliance of the Emerson SQ's playing.

Their tempi are excellent: fast when necessary, and painfully slow where Shostakovich asks for it. Perhaps my favorite point of their playing is the articulation, which is broader than most recordings I hear. Typically, they only play short when asked to in the score, and I think this sounds better than, for instance, if the opening of the Fifth Quartet, a work of enormous gravity and passion, is taken lightly.

Get this one. Highly recommended.

3 out of 5 stars lusterless.......2006-11-05

The only qualm I have with this set is that the String Quartet No. 9 is a lusterless endeavor when compared to other renditions. The intensity and suffering just isnt there.

4 out of 5 stars Rating this bargain set against the Emersons at full price.......2006-03-09

For many buyers the choice for a complete cycle of the Shostakovich quartets will come down to three: the Borodin, Emerson, and Fitzwilliam quartets. I own the latter two and can offer a comparison.

Fitzwilliam: This set, made between 1975-77 in a church in Surrey, has the advantage of price. Although the 15 quartets are spread out over 6 CDs as compared to 5 for the Emersons, Decca offers this cycle at roughly half the cost of the DG cycle (it's much cheaper than that, even, on the used market). The performances eschew Russian soul, grit, and emotional extremes such as one hears from the Borodin Quartet. The Fitzwilliam Quartet sounds soulful but stops short of impassioned. As much as it is possible, they make this music friendly and easy to listen to without sacrificing all of its bite and sarcasm. They are not a virtuoso group (English critics actually praise them for this lack, as if the Emersons' technical mastery was a sign of glibness), so individual solo lines, of which there are many in these quartets, sound medium well played, not dazzling. Decca's sound as transferred to CD can be a bit shrill and congested but is certainly good enough. One large missing ingredient is tonal variation--the Fitzwilliam doesn't search out the peculiar tonalities that are implied in Shostakovich's string writing, which can be eerie, ghostly, brutal, and caustic by turns.

Emerson: Recorded in Aspen at intervals between 1994 and 1999, these are live performances from the music festival and are thus not ideal sonically. What's most lacking is solidity and body. Even so, the recorded sound is considerably more detailed than in the Fitzwilliam set, or any other of the four I listened to. When this cycle was first issued in 1999 it swept the field for good reason. The Emersons are head and shoulders above any other quartet for sheer virtuosity in this music. Not that virtuosity is required very often, but the many solo lines are rendered with exquisite technique, and the Emersons pay very close attention to changes in tonality. As a result, these performances are more varied and interesting to listen to than any competitor that I sampled (including the Fitzwilliam, Brodsky, Borodin, St. Petersburg, and Shostakovich quartets on various labels).

The drawbacks are price (it's hard to find even a used set for under $70) and the prevalent accusation, from some quarters, that the Emersons lack Russian soul--they are supposedly too cool, detached, and efficient. Yet this charge can be turned around to say that the Emersons make Shostakovich sound more modern by removing a layer of sentiment. It's really up to the listener to decide, yet I found that cool detachment is not prevalent here--not by any means--and the reviewer below who thinks that the tempos are uniformly too fast is not aware of the field; the Emersons are not extreme in their allegros, at least not very often, and when they play a movement for virtuosic speed, it's almost alwaays to good effect.

I bbught this set because I heard the Emersons play Shostakovich in concert on two occasions, and I was deeply struck by how much better these quartets sound when they are given superlative musicianship. I am not one to believe that Shostakovich was a great master of quartet writing compared to Bartok, Schoenberg, and Janacek among moderns. But he found an idiom, often spare and therefore one-dimenisonal, that is easy to absorb. The Emersons go a step further and give that spare idiom all kinds of shading and colors that often make it sound better than it is.

In sum, I did what many collectors befoe me have done. I gave away the Fitzwilliam set, which was a good stop gap for many years, and relish the Emerson set as a great achievement, especially for a non-Russian ensemble.

5 out of 5 stars A triumph of creativity over censorship.......2006-01-22

It is extremely difficult for a westerner, living in today's modern democracies, to have the full grasp of the extent of censorship and control of the Stalinist regime. During most of his creative life, Shostakovich was under surveillance, and some of his works were publicly censored by the self-intitled followers of the "Socialist Realism". The tension of censorship is reflected in his body of symphonies. The uneveness and limitations of some of his symphonies are a reflection of his limitations under Stalin. His string quartets, however, are mostly free from these limitations. For one, it is extremely difficult to establish what is "socialist realism" in a string quartet. Since Shostakovich was not a follower of serialism, he could afford to translate into the string quartet medium most of his tortured inner self. These quartets are filled with humanism. They are not easy listening in the sense of Hadyn and Mozart. They are rather deep, touching pieces, like the late Beethoven, Schummann, or Bartok. These recordings by the Fitzwilliam Quartet have an immense authority at a reasonable price. Lovers of string quartet cannot afford to be without the entire Shostakovich set, and anynone buying this collection will enjoy a lifetime of rewarding listening.
Feels Like '67 Again
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • Are we "Cleared For Takeoff" because it "Feels Like 67 Again"
  • Same as other release
 Feels Like '67 Again
Jefferson Airplane
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4 out of 5 stars Are we "Cleared For Takeoff" because it "Feels Like 67 Again".......2007-07-04

Hi Airplaners:

As the author of the Jefferson Airplane book "Take Me To A Circus Tent" I put together this information for you and hope it gives you the best source of making a judgement about the recording. If you don't already have the music, please don't be turned off by the change of sound quality. Many times in order to acquire previously unreleased music you can't always have it sound like George Martin was part of the project.

This is the same as "Cleared For Take Off " Acrobat (U.K.) ACMCD 4001 CD released 11/6/03 (Taken from the Winterland, San Francisco, California performances of 3/10-3/12/67) but puts the tracks in a different order and on two CD's. The sound quality changes throughout the CD and the pops come at no extra charge. Although the CD wasn't put together with the greatest respect to the band or fan (Some songs fade-out and have wrong titles), those that don't own the material will be interested. There should have been one version of everything played during the three nights. The CD doesn't include "And I Like It", "Let Me In", "Fat Angel", or the jam. No information was given in the liner notes about the dates used for the songs so I have included that for you. "3/5 Of A Mile In To Seconds" 3/11/67, "Don't Let Me Down" 3/10/67, "Don't Slip Away" 3/10/67, "She Has Funny Cars" 3/12/67, "Let's Get Together" (Fades-out) 3/11/67, "High Flying Bird" 3/12/67, "It's No Secret" 3/12/67, "Come Back Baby" (Listed as "Jorma's Blues") 3/12/67, "Plastic Fantastic Lover"(Intro cut) 3/11/67, "Runnin' Round This World"(Listed as "Running Round The World") 3/11/67, "Somebody To Love" (W/"Leave You Alone" which was not listed) 3/10/67, "The Other Side Of This Life" 3/11/67, "Thing" (Fades-out) 3/11/67, "Tobacco Road" 3/10/67, "Today" 3/11/67, "White Rabbit" 3/12/67, "Bringing Me Down" (Listed as "You're Bring Me Down") 3/11/67, and "My Best Friend" (Listed as "You're My Best Friend").

Thanks and be well,
Craig Fenton
Author "Take Me To A Circus Tent"

3 out of 5 stars Same as other release.......2007-06-10

Just purchased this item and was disappointed to find that it contains the same tracks as a previious release
Cleared for Take Off. Same tracks spread over 2 discs instead of 1 and in a different order. If you don't own Cleared for Take Off, this is a worthy purchase with pretty decent sound of a great band coming into it's own with songs recorded live in 1966 - 67,
English and Italian Renaissance Madrigals
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • A "Regular People" Review
  • Not stilted but powerfully alive
  • Better at Italian than English
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Manufacturer: EMI Classics
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ASIN: B000031WJ8
Release Date: 2000-04-11

Tracks:

  1. Cantiam Lieti Cantiamo
  2. E D'Un Bel Matin D'Amore
  3. Quella Bella E Biancha Mano
  4. Una Leggiadra Nimpha
  5. Venite Amanti Insieme
  6. Divini Occhi Sereni
  7. Con L'Angelico Riso
  8. Madonna, Il Tuo Bel Viso
  9. Fuggi, Fuggi, Cor Mio
  10. Si Liet' E Grata Morte
  11. Se La Dura Durezza
  12. Ahime, Ahime, Dov'E 'L Bel Viso
  13. Madonna, S'Io V'Offendo
  14. II Bianco E Dolce Cigno
  15. Donne, Venete Al Ballo
  16. Morir Non Puo Il Mio Cuore
  17. Se La Mia Vita
  18. Mia Benigna Fortuna
  19. Ancor Che Col Partire
  20. O Sonno
  21. Chi La Gagliarda
  22. Madonna Mia Fa
  23. Medici Noi Siamo
  24. Quando Sara Mai Quel Zorno
  25. Matona, Mia Cara
  26. Tre Ciechi Siamo

Tracks:

  1. O Grief Even On The Bud
  2. When Lo By Break Of Morning
  3. April Is In My Mistress' Face
  4. The First Part
  5. The Second Part
  6. Sweet Nymph Come To Thy Lover
  7. The First Part
  8. The Second Part
  9. Miraculous Love's Wounding
  10. Adieu Sweet Amarillis
  11. Weep O Mine Eyes
  12. The Silver Swan
  13. The First Part
  14. The Second Part
  15. Since Robin Hood
  16. Fire And Lightning
  17. Strike It Up Tabor
  18. See, See, The Shepherds' Queen
  19. Come Sable Night
  20. Sweet Suffolk Owl
  21. In Nets Of Golden Wires
  22. Draw On Sweet Night

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars A "Regular People" Review.......2007-03-20

So I was on a Renaissance kick for a while and picked this up, first of all, great value. I enjoy listening to a few of these every now and then but can't take too much at once, check out the previews and if you interested, go for it!

5 out of 5 stars Not stilted but powerfully alive.......2005-02-24

My idea of stilted is to sing these madrigals in the phony, glee-club RP style endured for so many years, that made precious, quaint curiosities of them. The Elizabethan pronunciation on this CD is an eye and ear-opener. We may appreciate how much of that speech actually endures in regional accents in both the US and UK. More importantly, this CD brings us the sounds of the long-forgotten English human beings of the Renaissance, people who drank, fought and screwed, who brought us Shakespeare and the King James Bible. I love this recording.

3 out of 5 stars Better at Italian than English.......2003-07-25

A stilted style and even more stilted attempts at Renaissance-English pronunciation make the English Madrigal disk a terrible disappointment. All emotional content -- the mellow, lumimous melancholy with flashes of fire that characterizes English music at its best -- has been drained in this attempt to kill, skin, and stuff these madrigals in order to present them as museum pieces. The pronunciation problem is particularly galling -- if these songs are going to be made incomprehensible to modern English speakers, where, then, is their cultural home?

The Italian pieces are presentable, enjoyable, and sung with delicacy and a fine sense of the artifice of the Italian madrigal. Although this recording can be moving, these pieces are performed more with reverence than with love. These are well worth hearing, but the French ensembles sing these with a bit more feeling. Try, say, Ensemble Clément Janequin.
Early Music Festival / David Munrow, Early Music Consort
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Ahh, Florence!!
  • Best Italian Renaissance disc available.
  • Munrow is magnificent
  • boccacio would be proud
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  2. Lamento di Tristano
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  14. Donna 'l tuo partimento
  15. Chon bracchi assai
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  17. Da, da, a chi avaregia
  18. Fenice fu' e vissi
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  1. Music For Ferdinando de' Medici: Toccata ('Orfeo')
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  3. Secondo intermedio: Belle ne fe' natura
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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Ahh, Florence!!.......2002-10-14

Italian culture during the period from the 14th to the 16th centuries was a whirlwind of developing literature and art, and during this period of history Florence was a political and cultural center to rival Milan or Verona.
I love medieval and renaissance music. They are the "roots" of the great classics centuries later. One does not cultivate a complete education of art by studying only such Masters as Van Gogh, Renoir, Picasso, Dali etc. So it is with fine music.
These CD's contain examples of Florentine musical composition from the 1300's and 1500's. The first CD, performed by David Munrow and the Early Music Consort, covers compositions from the 1300's, with many of the works of Francesco Landini, the most prolific Florentine composer of this period. The second covers music from the 1500's and is performed by John Beckett and the Musica Reservata. Here we can see the early development of both symphonic structure and opera.
Both discs are wonderful examples of different periods in the history of musical development, and performed by different conductors and artists. Therefore a comparison between the two is unfair and misplaced. David Munrow and the Early Music Consort are superb, as I have always found them to be, and John Beckett and the Musica Reservata are equally enjoyable.
If you appreciate early music you will find this recording to be a fantastic addition to your collection, and perhaps the definitive collection of early Italian music. If you are unfamiliar with early music or with Italian Renaissance music then these CD's would be a wonderful introduction.

5 out of 5 stars Best Italian Renaissance disc available........2002-06-28

This re-issue of recordings from the early 70's by the Early Music Consort Of London is,in my opinion,the best recordings of Italian Renaissance works.It is the favorite of my eary music discs,and includes music treasures from 14th and 16th century Florence. Great listening on both discs,and worth the money!

4 out of 5 stars Munrow is magnificent.......2001-11-20

The first disc in this collection is delightful. David Munrow's recorder is a genuine treat. The vocal parts blend well and create a festive atmosphere. The Early Music Consort of London offer a splendid performance. By contrast, the second disc, which features Musica Reservata, is a bit disappointing. Two of the solo voices on disc two are harsh, detracting from an otherwise pleasant recording. They may fairly represent the performing style of sixteenth century Florence, but that is small consolation for the twentieth century ear. Nonetheless, the virtues of the first disc are sufficient to warrant purchasing this collection. Munrow is magnificent.

5 out of 5 stars boccacio would be proud.......2000-04-23

this is a superb recording of early music it is well performed and played. the first cd is all music from the 1300,s and the second is from the 1500,s if you like the kind of music this is the cd to get well worth it.

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