Telephone Sketch

Track Listings
1. Swept    
2. Wishing Away    
3. Forever Lay    
4. L    
5. What Have I Done    
6. Chicken in a Fence    
7. Piano Song    
8. Strange Bridge    

Telephone Sketch, Music, Natalie Farr, Contemporary Folk, Eclectic sometimes electric folk. Sparse, beautiful., Folk & Traditional, Pop, Singer/Songwriter
Happy Endings: Comic Chamber Operas
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Great for opera lovers -- even better for opera haters
 Happy Endings: Comic Chamber Operas

Manufacturer: Albany Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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  1. Menotti: The Consul
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  4. The Telephone: Vocal Score
  5. The Mother of Us All

ASIN: B0000049P4
Release Date: 1995-12-01

Tracks:

  1. Gallantry: 'Gallantry' - A Soap Opera
  2. Gallantry: 'Gallantry' - A Soap Opera
  3. Gallantry: 'Gallantry' - A Soap Opera
  4. Gallantry: 'Gallantry' - A Soap Opera
  5. Gallantry: 'Gallantry' - A Soap Opera
  6. Gallantry: 'Gallantry' - A Soap Opera
  7. Gallantry: 'Gallantry' - A Soap Opera
  8. Gallantry: 'Gallantry' - A Soap Opera
  9. Gallantry: 'Gallantry' - A Soap Opera
  10. Gallantry: 'Gallantry' - A Soap Opera
  11. Gallantry: 'Gallantry' - A Soap Opera
  12. 'Hin und Zuruck', Op. 45a: 'Hin und Zuruck' (There And Back )
  13. 'Hin und Zuruck', Op. 45a: 'Hin und Zuruck' (There And Back )
  14. 'Hin und Zuruck', Op. 45a: 'Hin und Zuruck' (There And Back )
  15. 'Hin und Zuruck', Op. 45a: 'Hin und Zuruck' (There And Back )
  16. 'Hin und Zuruck', Op. 45a: 'Hin und Zuruck' (There And Back )
  17. 'Hin und Zuruck', Op. 45a: 'Hin und Zuruck' (There And Back )
  18. 'Hin und Zuruck', Op. 45a: 'Hin und Zuruck' (There And Back )
  19. 'Hin und Zuruck', Op. 45a: 'Hin und Zuruck' (There And Back )
  20. The Telephone: 'The Telephone' Or L'Amour a Trois
  21. The Telephone: 'The Telephone' Or L'Amour a Trois
  22. The Telephone: 'The Telephone' Or L'Amour a Trois
  23. The Telephone: 'The Telephone' Or L'Amour a Trois
  24. The Telephone: 'The Telephone' Or L'Amour a Trois
  25. The Telephone: 'The Telephone' Or L'Amour a Trois
  26. The Telephone: 'The Telephone' Or L'Amour a Trois
  27. The Telephone: 'The Telephone' Or L'Amour a Trois
  28. The Telephone: 'The Telephone' Or L'Amour a Trois
  29. The Telephone: 'The Telephone' Or L'Amour a Trois
  30. The Telephone: 'The Telephone' Or L'Amour a Trois
  31. The Telephone: 'The Telephone' Or L'Amour a Trois

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Great for opera lovers -- even better for opera haters.......2001-09-10

These three one-act chamber operas are rare birds indeed, and it's marvelous to have them all on a single compact disc.
The first, "Gallantry: A Soap Opera," is an excellent introduction to the American opera composer Douglas Moore (whose _Ballad of Baby Doe_ is always on the short list of best American operas). This affectionate satire is presented as if it were a television program, complete with fake commercials. The whole enterprise is reminiscent of a middling "Saturday Night Live" sketch, but it's funny enough to withstand any comparison.
Paul Hindemith's "Hin und Zuruck" is probably the most caustic of the operas here, as befits a work dating from the tumultuous Weimar Republic. It depicts a domestic tragedy, then replays the same scene backwards for an improbable comic ending. This could all be delightful in live performance. But on a recording, the visual jokes that stem from running a scene forwards and backwards simply don't register. That said, Hindemith's musical balancing act between highbrow opera and lowbrow cabaret is consistently entertaining, and worth close attention.
The flat-out funniest of the three operas is Gian Carlo Menotti's "The Telephone, or L'Amour a Trois." In this piece a young man finds himself with a problem: His attempts to propose to his fiancee are always interrupted by her telephone. The young man's solution is perfectly ingenious, as is the entire opera. It should be noted that Menotti is one of the few opera composers who writes his own libretti -- and the gently mocking libretto of "The Telephone" is every bit as much fun as the music. (If you only know Menotti from the mawkish Christmas chestnut "Amahl and the Night Visitors," this little masterpiece will be a positive revelation.)
The New York Chamber Ensemble, bravely led by Stephen Rogers Radcliffe, performs with consistent precision and sensitivity. The voices, while clearly opera caliber, do not attempt to overpower the delicate, frequently unconventional instrumentation.
On the whole, the recording is just the ticket for those who believe that all operas are necessarily pretentious and overblown. But it's also a terrific gift for opera lovers, who have most likely never heard these little gems before.
Heifetz: Never-Released & Rare Live Recordings, Vol. 1
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • Incredible treasure!
  • content vs. sound quality
 Heifetz: Never-Released & Rare Live Recordings, Vol. 1

Manufacturer: Cembal D'amour
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005BI60
Release Date: 2001-04-24

Tracks:

  1. Introducing Mr. Heifetz and his "Dolphin" Strad.
  2. Dvorak: Slovanic Dance Op. 72, No. 3
  3. Sarasate: Habanera, Op. 21, No. 2
  4. Votali: Chaconne in G minor
  5. Sinding: Suite in A minor, Op. 10: Presto
  6. Sinding: Suite in A minor, Op. 10: Adagio
  7. Sinding: Suite in A minor, Op. 10: Temp giusto
  8. Wienawski: Capriccio-Valse, Op. 7
  9. Khachaturian: Sabre Dance
  10. Elgar: La Capricieuse, Op. 17
  11. Paganini: Caprice No. 24 in A minor
  12. Zephyr: Hubay
  13. Massanet: Meditation from "Thais"
  14. Rachmaninoff: Oreintal Sketch
  15. Achron: Stimmung
  16. Wieniawski: Scherzo Tarantelle
  17. Wieniawski: Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 22: Second Movement; Romance, Andante non troppo
  18. Wieniawski: Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 22: Third Movement; Allegro moderato
  19. Kreisler: Tambourin Chinois

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Incredible treasure!.......2007-05-07

As a lifelong fan of Heifetz, I was thrilled to discover this newly released recording of
live performances. Many selections have clear, beautiful recorded sound, and the playing is
truly unbelievable. There is a certain special electricity in these live performances that is
astounding, and any lover of violin playing, string playing,
instrumental playing, or music making should check out this treasure. A few of the tracks have a muted, muffled quality,
but there are enough well-recorded tracks to make the CD well worth the purchase price. Even the muffled tracks are worthwhile because
Heifetz's extraordinary sound and playing comes through even with some inferior fidelity in a few of the tracks.

2 out of 5 stars content vs. sound quality.......2004-09-25

the recording has a representative collection of Heifitz's concert standards, as well as some more obscure works. even after digital remastering, the poor sound quality detracts from the enjoyment of the pieces. apparently the original performances were for broadcast in the 1940's and early 50's. it sounds like someone had a recorder in front of the radio.

should be of interest to collectors and music students, not audiophiles. the more popular pieces are available on other recordings; the others seem pretty rare.
Telephone Sketch
Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
  • not exactly music
  • amazing
 Telephone Sketch
Natalie Farr
Manufacturer: Bloomshen
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000K0NJ
Release Date: 1999-08-17

Tracks:

  1. Swept
  2. Wishing Away
  3. Forever Lay
  4. L
  5. What Have I Done
  6. Chicken in a Fence
  7. Piano Song
  8. Strange Bridge

Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars not exactly music.......2006-01-02

This is not exactly music--more like whining with some instrumentation in the background. A major letdown compared to her album, "Wondering." I will throw this one away.

5 out of 5 stars amazing.......2000-10-30

so i'm given a max of 1000 words - i'll use less: i've seen natalie play sinead (now closed) in the east village a couple years ago and bought her home made tape. i played it over and over until it, as tapes do, died. by chance i checked if she had a cd out yet and lucky for me she does. if you like patti, pj, katell keineg...strong vocals, guitar, intense lyrics, emotional buildup, you'll love natalie farr.

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