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The Glow of Love
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • The best of the best
  • Quite The Classic!
  • The start of a brilliant career for Luther Vandross!!
  • Before the Labels, Pure Soul
  • Good and strong concept album but the best came later.
 The Glow of Love
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Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000002KLE
Release Date: 1992-09-01

Tracks:

  1. A Lover's Holiday (A Jim Burgess Mix)
  2. It's A Girl's Affair
  3. Angel In My Pocket
  4. The Glow Of Love
  5. Searching
  6. The End
  7. Searching (Parkside Remix)

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars The best of the best.......2006-11-02

If you like funk/disco this is the best you can get.
Luther Vandross has the greatest voice, and the remix of "Searching" is really great.
By it..........

5 out of 5 stars Quite The Classic!.......2006-10-03

This album has always brought a smile to my place. The first track is "A Lover's Holiday", one of my top ten favourite songs of all time. Jocelyn Brown sings the lead (credited as Jocelyn Shaw on this particular album) and it's a perfect fit of music and voice. The production on this song is fascinating. The vocals, especially, are hard to describe. At times, it sounds like there's more than two Jocelyns in the leading role, but maybe not. There's a certain echo to the vocals, but not like from a mountain or inside a tunnel. Just very different. The lesbian party track "It's A Girl's Affair" is fun and innocently naughty. "Angel In My Pocket" has a lead vocal by, again, Ms. Brown that is, not suprisingly, a tour-de-force performance. Just gorgeous.
Then there's the tracks "The Glow Of Love" and "Searching." Luther Vandross handles the lead vocals beautifully on these two lovely tracks. "Searching" was a rather unique sound for the dancefloors of 1980. It's beat is not the typical four-on-the-floor beat of many dance hits of the era. But many DJ's of the time were more than happy to invest the time to mix this tune into their club playlist.
The last track of the album was the techno precursor instrumental "The End", which is one of those fun sounding songs that demands to be heard with the headphones on. Sure, it was the end of the album, but not for great music to come from these musicians. (The stunning "Miracles" would be released the following year.)
This cd belongs in the collection of any serious dance music fan.
Simply wonderful!

5 out of 5 stars The start of a brilliant career for Luther Vandross!!.......2004-12-29

I remember this album from my high school days. The dance floor filled up once the DJ played the track, "Love's Holiday". I loved that song so much, I wound up buying the LP. The album will remind you of the group, "Chic" minus the signature Nile Rodgers' guitar. But clearly the best thing about this album is the vocal power of Luther Vandross!! The songs "Searching" & "The Glow of Love" were the best songs I've ever heard up to that point in my life. This is really a great CD and the start of a brilliant solo career for Vandross.

5 out of 5 stars Before the Labels, Pure Soul.......2003-07-29

If your looking to replace your vinyl vers. This is the one to buy. Same as the LP .It don't get better then this.

4 out of 5 stars Good and strong concept album but the best came later........2003-07-03

This was among 1980's most well-received disco albums and "A Lover's Holiday" shall forever remain one of the decade's best dance hits. Luther Vandross did lead vocals on the hit title track and "Searching". A nice album but 1981's "Miracles" was much better.
(Not) Your Standard Spike Jones Collection
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Great set of wartime rarities
  • Cure for the Blues
  • Standard Transcription Collection
 (Not) Your Standard Spike Jones Collection
Spike Jones
Manufacturer: Collector's Choice
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00007JR3K
Release Date: 2003-04-08

Album Description

Holiday blues comin' on? Well, put a spike in `em! Here's the zaniest, wildest and just plain sickest Collectors' Choice Music exclusive yet—79 tracks from Spike Jones and his City Slickers! These represent Spike's complete Standard Transcription sides, but these tunes are anything but standard; Mr. Jones brought his full bag of tricks for these non-commercial recordings (made in Hollywood during the early `40s). Add to that the fact that most of these have never been on CD or even LP, and any lover of Spike's mayhem-filled mixture of laughs and hot licks is going to flip over this set! Notes and great pictures accompany this 3-CD walk on the wacky side from the greatest novelty band of all time.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Great set of wartime rarities.......2003-05-14

Spike Jones was the king of the novelty song performers, with hits like "Der Fuehrer's Face" and the parody version of "Sheik of Araby" becoming huge hits during World War II. This is a swell 3-CD set, gathering a full eighty-one of Jones' best tracks from his 1940s heyday, drawn from an extensive archive of radio broadcasts made for the Standard Transcription service. The tightness of his City Slickers band is amply demonstrated in these manic, kookily orchestrated performances. Toots, squonks, blatts and bleats whiz by at lightning speed, as one daffy song after another will delight devoted fans. Amazingly, Jones had the unusual, almost unique ability to perform a repertoire almost entirely made up of comedic material, and yet still be quite listenable and engaging. His jazz chops were hardly in question, and from time to time Jones would dash off a non-novelty ballad or two, just to give the rubes something to think about. Of course, just as often he would perform a song that *sounded* like a straight ballad, but would turn out to be another goof. (One great example of this is the sultry "Serenade To A Jerk," sung in slinky, burlesque tones by Myrtle Horwin.) This collection may seem a little overwhelming, but like his studio recordings, these radio performances have a certain brilliance and joie de vivre about them that will leave you enchanted. Definitely worth checking out!

5 out of 5 stars Cure for the Blues.......2003-04-25

Here's the zaniest, wildest and just plain sickest Collectors' Choice Music exclusive yet-79 tracks from Spike Jones and his City Slickers! These represent Spike's complete Standard Transcription sides, but these tunes are anything but standard; Mr. Jones brought his full bag of tricks for these non-commercial recordings (made in Hollywood during the early `40s). Add to that the fact that most of these have never been on CD or even LP, and any lover of Spike's mayhem-filled mixture of laughs and hot licks is going to flip over this set! Notes and great pictures accompany this 3-CD walk on the wacky side from the greatest novelty band of all time.

4 out of 5 stars Standard Transcription Collection.......2003-04-12

This collection has remastered material from the large stack of Standard Transcription discs from the early 1940's. There are many songs not recorded on RCA, many on the theme of wartime ("48 Reasons Why"), and the quality is excellent. The packaging is threadbare but this is an essential CD package for true music lovers.
Jalousie and Other Favorites in the Latin Flavor/Star Dust
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • JALOUSIE/ STAR DUST- Arthur Fiedler & The Boston Pops
 Jalousie and Other Favorites in the Latin Flavor/Star Dust

Manufacturer: Collectables
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000JWRO
Release Date: 1999-08-24

Tracks:

  1. Jalousie
  2. Jalousie: Il Guarany: Overture
  3. Jalousie: La Sorella, March
  4. Jalousie: Espana Cani
  5. Jalousie: Brazillian Dance (Danse Brasileira)
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  8. Stardust
  9. Stardust: Stairway to the Stars
  10. Stardust: Wunderbar
  11. Stardust: When You Wish Upon A Star
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  13. Stardust: Clair De Lune
  14. Stardust: Blue Moon
  15. Stardust: Tonight
  16. Stardust: Reverie
  17. Stardust: The Night Was Made for Love
  18. Stardust: Deep Purple
  19. Stardust: The Glow Worm

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars JALOUSIE/ STAR DUST- Arthur Fiedler & The Boston Pops.......2007-02-22

If you're a classical music lover, you can't go wrong with this great combination of two nostalgic gems, originally recorded on Lp format by Arthur Fiedler, conducting the Boston Pops Orchestra.
"Jalousie" was definitely one of Fiedler's finest works. The album theme "Jalousie" or "Jealousie" based on a tango composed by Gade, is a work of art. I first heard Fiedler's version of this great music master piece watching the old "B.F.Goodrich" musical program on television back during the early 60's and I immediately realized Fiedler's Boston Pops version of this great classic was absolutely the very best I have ever heard. This great album is complemented by other gorgeous classics, like "Il Guarany", "Jamaican Rhumba" "Danze Piemontese" and others. The second album included on this CD "Stardust" is another recorded milestone by Fiedler, "Stardust", "Clair de Lune" and other beautiful classics will simply delight you. Maestro Arthur Fiedler will always be remembered by music fans as Mr.Boston Pops. Fortunately a portion of his musical works with the Pops have been re-issued for us to enjoy and reminisce. I very highly recommend it. Do not miss this one.
The Man From U.N.C.L.E., Vol. 2
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Another great trip down the MFU memory lane
  • The best of the three Double CDs ORIGINAL soundtrack release
 The Man From U.N.C.L.E., Vol. 2

Manufacturer: Film Score Monthly
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0006SSQ7U
Release Date: 2005-01-04

Tracks:

  1. First Season End Title
  2. Vulcan Affair (Suite No. 2)
  3. Iowa-Scuba Affair
  4. Shark Affair
  5. Deadly Games Affair (Suite No. 2)
  6. Meet Mr. Solo
  7. Giuoco Piano Affair
  8. King of Knaves Affair: Suite No. 2
  9. First Season Main Title [Revised]
  10. Deadly Decoy Affair
  11. Spy With My Face
  12. Second Season Main Title
  13. Alexander the Greater Affair
  14. Ultimate Computer Affair
  15. Very Important Zombie Affair
  16. Dippy Blonde Affair
  17. Seadly Goddess Afair
  18. Moonglow Affair

Tracks:

  1. One of Our Spies Is Missing
  2. Third Season Main Title
  3. Sort of Do-It-Youself Dreadful Affair
  4. Galatea Affair
  5. Pop Art Affair
  6. Come With Me to the Casbah Affair
  7. Off-Broadway Affair
  8. Concrete Overcoat Affair
  9. Napoleon's Tomb Affair
  10. Alternate Fourth Season Main Title
  11. Fourth Season (End Title)
  12. Test Tube Killer Affair
  13. Prince of Darkness Affair
  14. Seven Wonders of the World Affair

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Another great trip down the MFU memory lane.......2005-10-19

Volume 2 (comprised of 2 CDs) is another first rate compilation of the series' original music and not to be missed by U.N.C.L.E. fans. The liner notes are wonderful and add a lot to ones appreciation of the music.

My only problem is that THE CDs ARE COPY PROTECTED! Considerable work is needed to get the music onto your iPod, if you really want the music in your mp3 collection. This is a major hassle and a surprise, since the first set in the series was not copy protected.

5 out of 5 stars The best of the three Double CDs ORIGINAL soundtrack release.......2005-07-12

Many of us have always thought The Man From UNCLE had the best music for a TV series ever, and this three double CD release confirms this. Wow! I'd be just happy with one CD, but having SIX (three double CDs packages) is absolutely out of this world, I mean, a lifetime wait come true.

Indeed, this is an unbelievable collection of three double CDs packages with the complete series soundtrack, and I mean the complete music, not a tune is missing.

And this is the ORIGINAL Man From Uncle music. Let me stress the point: this is the four years ORIGINAL soundtrack with the original recordings as they were heard throughout the series, not a no-name orchestra doing personal versions of the stuff. The audio transfer is very, very good, the music from late episodes is even in stereo.

Each individual CD carries over 70 minutes of music. All in all there you have the four TV seasons main titles and all, absolutely all of TMFU unforgetable music.

This is not a chronological release, meaning, all CDs have a mix of music from all four TV seasons. Volume 1 is heavier on early TV seasons stuff, fans of Jerry Goldsmith will love it. Those of us who prefer what Gerald Fried and later Richard Shores did with TMFU music, then volume 2 is mandatory. If you are a fan, you can't miss any of these six CDs. However if buying all three double packages is too much for you, you must go with Volume 2, no questions asked. Volume three is the weakest of them as it brings "suites" and a whole CD with "The Girl From Uncle" soundtrack, but you have a bonus "Open Channel D" beeper.

Each package is gorgeous, each with a glossy color booklet with extensive liner notes with details on how each tune was written to a specific TV series episode and how it was used onwards. You have bios on the composers, on how the recordings were made, even an overview on how many instruments were available in each of the years the music was recorded.

So, throw away your Hugo Montenegro Man From Uncle CD, this is the REAL thing.
Love from Judy
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • vintage Hugh Martin score a complete delight
 Love from Judy
Original London Cast
Manufacturer: Sepia Recordings
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0001BRQ96
Release Date: 2005-08-09

Tracks:

  1. Introduction/Mardi Gras/I Never Dream When I'm Asleep/A Touch Of Voodoo - Adelaide Hall
  2. Love From Judy/Daddy Longlegs/What Do I See In You/Here We Are - Johnny Brandon
  3. Go And Get Your Old Banjo/Kind To Animals/I Ain't Gonna Marry - Adelaide Hall
  4. My True Love/Dum-Dum-Dum/Love From Judy - Jean Carson
  5. Bonus Track: A Kiss To Build A Dream On - Bill Lowe
  6. Bonus Track: Hug Me A Hug - Bill Lowe
  7. Bonus Track: Barrels And Barrels Of Roses - Jean Carson
  8. Bonus Track: Slow Coach - Johnny Brandon & Orchestra
  9. Bonus Track: Oodles Of Noodles - Johnny Brandon & Orchestra
  10. Bonus Track: Painting The Clouds With Sunshine - Johnny Brandon & Orchestra
  11. Bonus Track: One For The Wonder - Johnny Brandon & Orchestra
  12. Bonus Track: The Glow Worm - Johnny Brandon & Orchestra
  13. Bonus Track: I'll Be Hangin' Around - Johnny Brandon
  14. Bonus Track: Vanity - Adelaide Hall
  15. Bonus Track: How Many Times - Adelaide Hall
  16. Bonus Track: 'Hans Christian Andersen' - Part 1 - David Hughes
  17. Bonus Track: 'Hans Christian Andersen' - Part 2 - Gary Miller
  18. Bonus Track: 'Peter Pan' - Part 1 - Gilbert Harding
  19. Bonus Track: 'Peter Pan' - Part 2 - Hermione Gingold
  20. Bonus Track: Dancing With Someone - June Whitfield
  21. Bonus Track: Seven Lonely Days - June Whitfield
  22. Bonus Track: Bye Bye Baby - June Whitfield
  23. Bonus Track: Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend - June Whitfield
  24. Bonus Track: I Ain't Gonna Marry - Eve Boswell & Orchestra

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars vintage Hugh Martin score a complete delight.......2004-12-23

LOVE FROM JUDY, based on Jean Webster's novel 'Daddy Long Legs', is pure vintage Hugh Martin. The show never made it to Broadway, instead enjoying a sold-out London season and an extensive provincial tour.

Jean Carson played Jerusha Abbott, an orphan at the John Grier Home who is mysteriously supported by a never-named benefactor. June Whitfield, Johnny Brandon, Adelaide Hall and Bill O'Connor round out the strong leading cast. Barbara Windsor played one of the orphans (for some interesting backstage reminisces about LOVE FROM JUDY check out Barbara Windsor's autobiography 'All of Me').

The Hugh Martin-Jack Gray score is quite lovely from what is featured on this disc (the recordings were originally designed to fit 4 sides of a set of 78's). LOVE FROM JUDY runs a scant 20 minutes, so the disc has been filled out with extensive bonus material.

We get Jean Carson singing "A Kiss to Build a Dream On", "Hug Me a Hug" and "Barrels and Barrels of Roses" (on the 2 former tracks she's joined by her then-husband Bill Lowe); Johnny Brandon singing 5 numbers including his mega-hit "Glow Worm"; and Adelaide Hall singing 2 great numbers. June Whitfield sings 5 numbers including two songs from GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES!

There are also selections from the Frank Loesser score of HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN; and a full-cast presentation of numbers from Disney's PETER PAN (both feature Jean Carson and Johnny Brandon).
The Teddy Bears Picnic
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Must for your collection ~ and your childrens collection
  • Teddy Bears a Must-Listen!
  • The cat's meow!
 The Teddy Bears Picnic

Manufacturer: Dorian Recordings
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00004STPU
Release Date: 2000-06-13

Tracks:

  1. The Teddy Bears Picnic
  2. A Morning In Noah's Ark
  3. The Two Little Bulfinches
  4. The Magpie And The Parrot
  5. The Whistler And His Dog
  6. Chicken Reel
  7. Elephantine Polka
  8. In Bugdom
  9. The Glow-Worm
  10. Porcupine Rag
  11. Turkey In The Straw
  12. Parade Of The Doodle-Bugs
  13. Somewhere A Cow Is Bawling
  14. Kitten On The Keys
  15. Tiger Rag

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Must for your collection ~ and your childrens collection.......2003-09-23

What a wonderful introduction to classical music for your children this CD is. My children love it and I do too. We use it as bedtime music now (ages 4 & 7). However, if your children really tune in to the music it can be a bit unnerving in parts so we used to only listen to it at home or in the car......they had to gain a few years to become comfortable with it in the darkness of their rooms at night. Buy this!

5 out of 5 stars Teddy Bears a Must-Listen!.......2000-09-06

This is the first CD by the New Columbian Brass Band I have ever purchased, and I can't wait to own them all. This virtuoso group is a joy to listen to. Owning this CD is a must for lovers of brass band/turn-of-the-century music. It's a delight!

5 out of 5 stars The cat's meow!.......2000-05-16

Dorian Recordings should be given some kind of award for the most imaginative releases of not only great historical but great musical value. (DOR-93201) features the New Columbian Brass Band under George Foreman playing 15 pieces written from 1900 to 1921 and inspired by animals.

So we have "The Teddy Bears Picnic," "A Morning in Noah's Ark," "The Two Little Bullfinches," "Turkey in the Straw," and even "Tiger Rag." The Noah's Ark number is replete with animal sounds by a guest expert and links up with an earlier Dorian release called "A Trip to Coney Island: Descriptive Overtures from America's Golden Age" (DOR-80153), which introduced me to a form of musical tone poem very popular around the turn of the century.

This is one of those rare recordings that will appeal to all age levels; and scholars will be delighted to note that "Turkey in the Straw" is actually a Humoresque for Clarinet. Also anyone who has ever seen barnyard chickens in any old Warner Brothers cartoon will have already heard "Chicken Reel." A very definite 5 star Grabbit.

Jones Laughing Record
Average customer rating: Not rated
    		Jones Laughing Record
    Spike Jones
    Manufacturer: Asv Living Era
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B00006FX1Y
    Release Date: 2002-09-24
    George Frideric Handel: Esther
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • THE SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME
    • a voice teacher and early music fan
    		 George Frideric Handel: Esther

    Manufacturer: CORO
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    ASIN: B0001B0A94
    Release Date: 2004-06-01

    Tracks:

    1. Overture Andante - Larghetito - Allegro
    2. Recitative Habdonah/Haman: " 'Tis greater far to spare"
    3. Aria Haman: " Pluck root and branch from out the land"
    4. Recitative Persian Officer: "Our souls with ardour glow"
    5. Chorus: "Shall we the God of Israel fear?"
    6. Recitative First Israelite: " Now persecution shall lay by her iron rod"
    7. Aria: " Tune your harps to cheerfull strains"
    8. Chorus: " Shall we of servitude complain"
    9. Aria Israelite Woman: " Praise the Lord with cheerful noise"
    10. Recitative Israelite Woman: " 0 God, who from the suckling's mouth"
    11. Aria Second Israelite: " Sing songs of praise, bow down the knee"
    12. Chorus: " Shall we of servitude complain"
    13. Recitative Priest of the Israelites: " How have our sins provoked the Lord!"
    14. Chorus: "Ye sons of Israel mourn"
    15. Aria Priest ofc The Israelites: "0 Jordan, Jordan, sacred tide"
    16. Chorus: "Ye sons of Israel mourn"
    17. Andante
    18. Allegro
    19. Adagio
    20. Allegro

    Tracks:

    1. Recitative Esther/Mordecai: " Why sits that sorrow on thy brow?"
    2. Aria Mordecai: " Dread not, righteous Queen, the danger"
    3. Recitative Esther: "I go before the King to stand"
    4. Aria Esther: " Tears assist me, pity moving"
    5. Chorus: " Save us, O Lord"
    6. Recitative Ahasuerus/Esther: "Who dares intrude into our presence"
    7. Duet Esther/Ahasuerus: " Who calls my parting soul from death?"
    8. Aria Ahasuerus: "0 beauteous Queen, unclose those eyes!"
    9. Recitative Esther: " If I find favour in thy sight"
    10. Aria Ahasuerus: " How can I stay when love invites?"
    11. Recitative Third Israelite/Fourth Israelite: " With inward joy his visage glows"
    12. Chorus: " Virtue, truth and innocence"
    13. Arioso Priest of the Israelites: " Jehovah, Crown'd with glory bright"
    14. Chorus: " He comes, he comes to end our woes"
    15. Recitative Ahasuerus/Esther: " Now, a Queen, thy suit declare"
    16. Arioso Haman: " Turn not, a Queen, thy face away"
    17. Aria Esther: " Flatt' ring tongue, no more I hear thee!"
    18. Recitative Ahasuerus: "Guards, seize the traitor, bear him hence!"
    19. Aria Haman: " How art thou fall'n from thy height!"
    20. Chorus: "The Lord Our enemy has slain"

    Album Description

    Handel's oratorios vary greatly in their presentation. In many ways, Esther is a rarity;it is by far the most intimate, not surprisingly as it was composed for the Duke of Chandos. The Duke's Palladian palace near the village ofEdgware had not been completed in time for the first performance so this may have taken place (as did Acis and Galatea) in the intimate surroundings of a small church, St Lawrence, Whitchurch.

    We decided, therefore, that we should attempt to convey that intimacy of performance on disc; so we performed in the round with microphones in the middle, the orchestra in front of me, the choir behind and the soloists alongside. The result is everything that chamber music should be where players and singers can enjoy every aspect of Handel's masterpiece.

    "The 'sound' of Esther, superbly communicated in the recorded performance here, is pure enchantment... The choral singing has an exceptional grandure, and the instrumental playing a shimmering beauty. Among the soloists, none of whom is less than accomplished, Nancy Argenta and Michael Chance dominate... Both singers affirm a new golden age of Handel interpretation".

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars THE SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME.......2007-01-26

    Esther is the first of Handel's oratorios by a good many years, written when he was 33 and enjoying the patronage of the Duke of Chandos. When he later became his own impresario and was running into trouble as a composer and producer of Italian operas he turned to oratorio as a strategic alternative, but at this early date his concern was to deliver staged entertainments for the Duke, and Esther, contemporary with the work that later gained the title Acis and Galatea, seems to have been just an unusually serious specimen of its type.

    As often with Handel, there is no fully official version of the score, and this particular score may not even be fully complete from any point of view. The libretto seems to have been the work of someone in the frivolously named association of big literary figures called the Scriblerus Club, perhaps Dr John Arbuthnot, dedicatee of Pope's great poetic Epistle, but Pope himself may have had a hand in it too. As we have it here, the work breaks into two very asymmetrical parts. Scenes 1 and 2 start with a recitative lasting only seconds from Habdonah followed by a longer one in which Haman announces his onslaught on the Israelites, and from there on feature only anonymous participants. Esther herself and the other named characters make their appearance first in scene 4, but the change of tone occurs in scene 3. At this point the music gains gravity first in the chorus Ye sons of Israel with its extraordinary modulations and then in the striking aria O Jordan, Jordan. I myself feel that this weightier tone is maintained to the end, whether or not the writer of the liner note is correct in saying that the long final chorus with solos is out of proportion to its context.

    Throughout - in the first part as well as in scenes 3-6 - the instrumental writing is vivid and varied, with an extraordinary pizzicato accompaniment to Tune your harps and then an even more extraordinary obbligato from the harp itself at Praise the Lord. The harpist is no less than Jan Walters, but sometime I would like to see the score and check out what seem some odd rhythmic interactions here between her and the soloist Nancy Argenta. There are no fewer than ten vocal soloists in a work lasting a little over an hour and a quarter, and a very distinguished bunch they are. I was particularly pleased to find Michael Chance in the countertenor role of the Priest of the Israelites as I admire the strength of his tone, but there is no real weakness among them, unless Lynda Russell as Esther has a couple of very slightly awkward high notes in Flatt'ring tongue, which must be a little nerve-wracking to sing as she has to find her note for herself unaccompanied at the start and later at the reprise. You will see some big names among the instrumentalists too, with Crispian Steele-Perkins on the trumpet making a predictably fine contribution towards the end, and of course with Jan Walters in that marvellous harp part early on. The chorus gets some wonderful work to do, and rises to it fully. I really am unable to worry about the proportionateness of the final chorus when I hear that incomparable Handelian build of tone, sung by 18 singers and sounding as if there were 100.

    There is a good liner note by Graydon Beeks Jr, not perhaps the last word in lucidity (neither is the plot of the libretto come to that) but worth re-reading. Harry Christophers himself contributes a short foreword largely concerned with the recording process and highlighting the contributions of Mark Brown and Mike Hatch, his long-time technical collaborators. I was interested to see also the name of Geoff Miles in a role described as `editor'. What responsibilities this involved is not stated and perhaps I ought to know without being told, but I know the work of Geoff Miles as recording engineer from elsewhere and it gave me confidence just to see that he is involved in the proceedings, and the technical work is predictably excellent.

    My collection of Handel oratorios is now almost complete, and what a wonderful musical experience they are. Each is unique in its own way, but Esther is unique in some very special ways, and I suggest that you do not wait until you are my age to get to know it.

    5 out of 5 stars a voice teacher and early music fan.......2006-04-04

    Handel began composing the oratorio 'Esther' in 1718. There is some confusion as to who actually worte the libretto for it, but the story follows very closely the biblical story of Esther in the Book of Esther in the old testament. The story tells of a plot of Haman, the Agagite (Michael George-bass) jealous and powerful vizier of King Xerses (Ahasuerus-Tom Randle-tenor) of Persia(485-464), to destroy in a single day all the Jews living in the Roman Empire. He is moved to this out of hatred for the Jewish servant Mordecai (Mark Padmore-tenor),who for religious motives refuses to render him homage. The day of the proposed massacre is determined by lot. Meanwhile, Esther,niece and adopted daughter of Mordecai, is chosen Queen by King Xerses. She averts the pogrom planned against her people and has the royal decree of extermination reversed against Haman and the enemies of the Jews. Mordecai replaces Haman, and together with Esther, works for the welfare of their people. As you can see this makes for an interesting Oratorio, which it truly is!
    This is a "small" contribution compared to many of Handel's other works. However, it is not "small" in a musical sense. There is much creativity on the part of Handel as to orchestral scoring; he exploits his small orchestra and chorus in surprising ways, introducing new vocal and instrumental colours throughout the score, adding and subtracting instruments and voices in many and varied ways. This is a listening surprise as it moves along. And what a great performance on the part of the Christophers as well as some outstanding vocal soloists. Mark Padmore's (Mordecai) aria "Tune Your Harps to Cheerful Strains" was superb as was the Duet between Lynda Russell (Esther) and Tom Randle (Ahasuerus).But the aria that really drew me into the entire drama was sung by Michael Chance (Priest) "O Jordan, Jordan, sacred Tide." It was perfection itself!!!!The Chorus was extremely good and dictionally perfect. It is a great listening experience.
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      1. Das ist Berlin
      2. Zwei rote Rosen, ein zarter Kuss
      3. In der kleinen Jonny Bar
      4. Folies bergere (instr.)
      5. Schenk mir doch ein kleines bisschen Liebe
      6. Mit dem Kuss vor de Haustur (instr.)
      7. Heimlich still und leise
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      12. Gluhwurmchen
      13. Das war in Schoneberg
      14. Pauline, ich glaube (instr.)
      15. Heimatland
      16. Lass den Kopf nicht hangen
      17. Medley
      18. Wien, du bleibst das verwohnteste Kind der Welt
      19. Rose von Worthersee (instr.)
      20. Was kann so schon sein wie deine Liebe
      21. Medley (instr.)
      22. Mariandl
      23. The White Horse Inn (instr.)
      24. Das gibt's nur einmal
      25. Nur ein kleines bissr'l Liebe macht mich selig
      26. Wieder ist Wien wie es einmal war
      27. Medley
      28. Lehar Medley (instr.)
      29. Liebe war es nie
      30. Regentropfen
      31. Es muss was Wunderbares sein
      32. Medley (instr.)
      33. In einem kleinen Cafe In Hernals
      34. Meldey (instr.)
      35. Erzahl mir keine Marchen
      36. Sie trafen sich wieder in Wien
      37. Sag' beim Abschied leise 'Servus'

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