8 1/2 Avenue

Track Listings
1. Down the Shore    
2. The Long Walk Home    
3. Someday    
4. Guidebooks To Love    
5. Out Of the Blue    
6. Shaking Hands With the Sky    
7. When I Close My Eyes    
8. Somewhere Green And Peaceful    
9. Women Date Jerks    
10. If I Could Say It Like Shakespeare    
11. The Window (Angel In the Snow)    
12. All the World's a Stage    
13. Laundry Room Blues    
14. The Storm Across the Bay    

8 1/2 Avenue, Music, Jake Donze
American Masterpieces
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • excellent collection
  • A Classic Performance of Schuman!
  • American Masterpieces - For pleasure or music ed. resource
 American Masterpieces

Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
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  2. Samuel Barber / Thomas Schippers
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  4. Schumann: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 4 (The Mahler Arrangements)
  5. Tchaikovsky, Wienawski, Brahms, Schumann: Violin Concertos

ASIN: B0000029WJ
Release Date: 1997-07-01

Tracks:

  1. Candide: Overture
  2. Variations On 'America'
  3. New England Triptych: Be Glad Then, America
  4. New England Triptych: When Jesus Wept
  5. New England Triptych: Chester
  6. Adagio For Strings, Op. 11
  7. American Salute ('When Johnny Comes Marching Home')
  8. The Pleasure Dome Of Kubla Khan
  9. Woodland Sketches, Op. 51: To A Wild Rose
  10. Promenade
  11. Cakewalk: Grand Walkaround
  12. Jamaican Rumba
  13. On Your Toes: Slaughter On Tenth Avenue
  14. Acadian Songs And Dances: Sadness
  15. Acadian Songs And Dances: Papa's Tune
  16. Acadian Songs And Dances: The Alligator And The 'Coon
  17. Acadian Songs And Dances: Super-Sadness
  18. Acadian Songs And Dances: The Squeeze Box

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars excellent collection.......2002-06-11

i'm just going to write about my favorite piece on here, which has been heard by all who saw Platoon. that is Barber's Adagio. hearing this piece conducted here by Bernstein sends chills down my spine, especially in the well done section using silence after the climactic rise in notes!

3 out of 5 stars A Classic Performance of Schuman!.......2000-09-17

I must agree with the previous reviewer, that "American Masterpieces" comprises a very thoughtful collection yet suffers slightly from poor interpretation of certain pieces. But the presence alone of the classic performance of William Schuman's "New England Triptych" by Andre Kostelanetz and the New York Philharmonic makes this compilation all worth it. I have looked forward for this particular version of Schuman's work to be released on compact disc for several years, in the meantime not being entirely satisfied with other versions that have circulated, i.e. Howard Hanson/the Eastman-Rochester Orchestra on the Mercury Living Presence label, -very poorly executed with an off-key, off-timed horn in the first movement, or the version on the RCA label by Leonard Slatkin and the St.Louis Symph.Orch. which is very well done, yet to my ear still does not compare to the depth and lively energy with which Kostelanetz and the New York Philharmonic presents this work.

I was disappointed with the manner with which the first two pieces by Berstein and Ives were conducted. The "Candide Orchestra" lacked the sensitivity of the performance by Lukas Foss /Milwaukee SO on the Pro Arte label, while Slatkin does a much better job with the Ives piece for RCA.

But the remainder of colorful material following Schuman on this CD - even with the overdone "Adagio for Strings" by Barber - makes for a very rewarding listening experience, with the only disappointing exception of the third piece ( "A Narrative") curiously missing from Virgil Thomson's "Acadian Songs and Dances", yet present on an old scratchy, mono LP that I have on the Decca label (Thomas Scherman /the Little Orchestra Society). Did Thomson later revise this suite? Or did this CD run out of space? If the latter is true, one can only wish that Barber's overplayed "Adagio" would have been bumped to make room for the entirety of Thomson's superb "Acadian Songs".

4 out of 5 stars American Masterpieces - For pleasure or music ed. resource.......2000-07-28

The American Masterpieces CD is an excellent compilation of music that is uniquely American. Much of the material is based on folk sources, and all of it is thoughtfully selected. The only negative is that some of the music is not the best version available, but I'm sure that's due to the limitations of the Sony label. The "Adagio for Strings," for example, is taken at a slightly fast tempo, lessening the dramatic impact of the build-up. The selections are a music educator's delight. Bernstein's "Candide Overture" is perfection. Ives' "Variations on America" is a wonderful study in the use of a familiar theme in an unusual manner. "When Jesus Wept" can be sung by a chorus and then compared with Schuman's treatment. Gould's "American Salute" is an exciting study in theme and variations on the familiar tune, "When Johnny Comes Marching Home." And, of course, Gershwin's "Promenade" is delightful, and an excellent follow-up for the Fantasia 2000 film. The reason I bought the recording was for the Gottschalk "Grand Walkaround" and "Jamaican Rumba" by Benjamin. Both are based on American folk materials (Sweet Potatoes - Louisiana, and Mango Walk, respectively). The original songs can be sung, compared, performed in an Orff arrangement, and then presented in the orchestral interpretations. The folk songs are both found in the McGraw Hill music series, Share the Music, Grade 5. If you like this CD, try the American Salute CD from Musical Heritage Society.
8 1/2 Avenue
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Donze Does It Again
 8 1/2 Avenue
Jake Donze
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

GeneralGeneral | Folk | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B000065SPL
Release Date: 2002-04-02

Tracks:

  1. Down the Shore
  2. The Long Walk Home
  3. Someday
  4. Guidebooks To Love
  5. Out Of the Blue
  6. Shaking Hands With the Sky
  7. When I Close My Eyes
  8. Somewhere Green And Peaceful
  9. Women Date Jerks
  10. If I Could Say It Like Shakespeare
  11. The Window (Angel In the Snow)
  12. All the World's a Stage
  13. Laundry Room Blues
  14. The Storm Across the Bay

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Donze Does It Again.......2003-01-11

Jake Donze's second release is a treasure trove of music. Constantly evolving and improving his sound, 8 1/2 is more than worth its price. Jake's folk sound, reminiscent of John Denver, ranges from sweet sentimentalism (Someday and When I close my eyes) to driving rhythm (Down the Shore), to witty humor (Guidebooks to love, Women Date Jerks). Wonderful guitar playing and rich vocals round out this disc. It's one of my favorites and stays in my rotation of CDs. Definately give him a try.

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  1. A One Time Only Kid
  2. A Postcard From the Road
  3. A Rose in the Desert
  4. A Tribute to Jimmy Shand MBE
  5. Acting on Impulse [Import]
  6. Ain't Comin' Back (this year) [Explicit Lyrics]
  7. Along the Pilgrim's Way [Import]
  8. Anuna 2002
  9. Back To Camp
  10. Becoming

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