This Small Town

About the Artist
The clear soprano and the songwriting of Jennifer Agner are the foundation of the Dilettantes. Jennifer grew up listening to everything from the Carter Family to Joni Mitchell and the Beatles, and brings a strong sense of storytelling to her writing. Her husband, Eric, who plays upright bass on the record, brings a roots and rock sensibility to the ensemble. Guitarist Greg Schlimm has an ear for jazz chord voicings, and balances out the group.

Band Members: Jennifer Agner--Vocals, guitar, banjo Eric Agner--Upright basss, backing vocals Greg Schlimm--Acoustic and electric guitars Jim Brink--percussion on tracks 4 and 10

Product Description:
The Dilettantes are a Baltimore, MD acoustic trio playing the songs of Jennifer Agner. The songs on This Small Town reflect her upbringing in the South and her penchant for first-person narrative.

This Small Town,The Dilettantes

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Tracks:

1. Oh What a Beautiful Mornin'
2. Summertime
3. I Could Write a Book
4. It Never Entered My Mind
5. I Can Cook Too
6. Make It Another Old Fashioned, Please
7. If I Loved You
8. My Heart Belongs to Daddy
9. Thou Swell
10. I Left My Heart at the Stage Door Canteen
11. There's No Business Like Show Business
12. South American Way

Tracks:

1. Shall We Dance
2. Ohio
3. Luck Be a Lady
4. Mack the Knife
5. There's a Small Hotel
6. Once in Love with Amy
7. Yodel Blues
8. Lazy Afternoon
9. There Must Be Somethin' Better Than Love
10. You're Just in Love
11. Now Is the Time

Tracks:

1. Impossible Dream
2. Love Makes the World Go 'Round
3. Try to Remember
4. Put on a Happy Face
5. I Say Hello
6. Happiness
7. She Loves Me
8. What Kind of Fool Am I?
9. Shy
10. Consider Yourself
11. Poor Little Person

Tracks:

1. Magic to Do
2. They're Playing My Song
3. I Don't Know How to Love Him
4. I Won't Send Roses
5. Good Morning Starshine
6. Don't Cry for Me, Argentina
7. Hard Candy Christmas
8. Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend
9. Won't You Charleston with Me?
10. Applause

Tracks:

1. Phantom of the Opera
2. Memory
3. On My Own
4. Muddy Water
5. How Could I Ever Know
6. American Dream
7. I Know Him So Well
8. Dr. Jazz
9. Me and My Girl
10. Suddenly Seymour

Tracks:

1. Mamma Mia!
2. Popular
3. Seasons of Love
4. Oh, the Thinks You Can Think
5. Whatever Lola Wants
6. Crazy
7. How Deep Is Your Love
8. Stars
9. People Like Us
10. I Go to Rio

Average customer rating: Most beautiful music

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Tracks:

1. Fascinatin' Rhythm
2. Soon
3. Summertime
4. Embraceable You
5. Liza
6. A Foggy Day
7. 'S Wonderful
8. The Man I Love
9. I Got Rhythm
10. He Loves And She Loves
11. They Can't Take That Away From Me
12. They All Laughed
13. Funny Face
14. Our Love Is Here To Stay
15. Lady Be Good
16. These Foolish Things
17. Laura
18. April In Paris
19. Autumn Leaves
20. Autumn In New York

Tracks:

1. Cheek To Cheek
2. Isn't This A Lovely Day?
3. Change Partners
4. Top Hat, White Tie And Tails
5. I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm
6. Heat Wave
7. The Way You Look Tonight
8. Pick Yourself Up
9. A Fine Romance
10. All The Things You Are
11. Why Do I Love You?
12. I Get A Kick Out Of You
13. Night And Day
14. Looking At You
15. Just One Of Those Things
16. My Funny Valentine
17. Thou Swell
18. The Lady Is A Tramp
19. Blue Room
20. Jealousy
21. Skylark

Customer Reviews:

Most beautiful music.......2005-08-17

This is happy music.
Just plain happy, instrumental music.
Highly recommend to everyone.

Average customer rating: Christmas Adagios christmas adagios Nice Background for the Holidays One of my very top 5 favorite holiday albums! Wonderful POCOCAT?

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Tracks:

1. O Holy Night - Leontyne Price
2. Ave Maria - Luciano Pavarotti
3. In The Bleak Midwinter - Rosemary Joshua/Ian Bostridge
4. Coventry Carol - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge/David Willcocks
5. Away In A Manger - Mark Tinkler
6. Gabriel's Message - The Choir And Orchestra Of Clare College, Cambridge
7. Pastoral Sinfonia - Academy Of St Martin In The Fields/Neville Marriner
8. Il S'en Va Loin De La Terre - Acadamy And Chorus Of St Martin In The Fields/Neville Marriner
9. Panis Angelicus - Kiri Te Kanawa
10. Schlafe, Mein Liebster - Marilyn Horne
11. Wiegenlied - Renata Tabaldi
12. O Jesu So Meek - Simon Preston
13. While Shepherds Watched - Stephen Cleobury
14. Susser Trost, Mein Jesus Kommt - Agnes Giebel
15. Lute Concerto, RV 93: Largo - Eduardo Fernandez
16. Alma Redemptoris Mater - Julian Podger
17. O Magnum Mysterium - John Angelo Messana
18. Zastupnitse Userdnaya - St Petersburgh Chamber Choir/Nikolai Korniev
19. Iubi-Te-voi (I Will Love Thee, O Lord) - Angela Gheorghiu/Romanian National CHamber Choir 'Madrigal'/Constantin Marin
20. Once In Royal David's City - Robin Barter/David Briggs
21. O Tannenbaum - Vienna Boys Choir/Uwe Christian Harrer
22. O Little Town Of Bethlehem - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge/David Willcocks

Tracks:

1. Stille Nacht - The Bach Choir/David Willcockes
2. Gloria In Excelsis Deo - Katherine Fuge/Nicola Jenkin/Elinor Carter/Julian Podger
3. Winter, RV 297: Largo - Alan Loveday
4. The First Nowell - The Choir Of Kings College, Cambridge/David Willcocks
5. In Dulci Jubilo - The Bach Choir/David Willcocks
6. The Three Kings - Gerald Finley
7. Es Ist Ein Ros Entsprungen - Monteverdi Choir
8. Still, Still, Still - Ian Bostridge
9. The Crown Of Roses - The Choir Of Clare College, Cambridge/John Rutter
10. Christmas Concerto, Op.6 No.8: Largo Pastorale - Academy Of Saint Martin In The Fields/Neville Marriner
11. The Lamb - Monteverdi Choir/John Eliot Gardiner
12. Balulalow - Anthony Way/Lucy Wakeford/St Paul's Cathedral Choir/John Scott
13. Ave Maria - Leontyne Price
14. Mille Cherubini In Coro - Luciano Pavarotti
15. Vesperae Solennes De Confessore, K.339: Laudate Dominum - Kiri Te Kanawa
16. The Infant King - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge/David Willcocks
17. Lullaby My Jesus - The Choir Of Winchester Cathedral/David Hill
18. What Child Is This? - Anthony Way/Tom Finucane
19. The Tales Of Hoffmann: Barcarolle - L'Orchestra De La Suisse Romande/Richard Bonynge
20. See Amid The Winter's Snow - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge/David Willcocks
21. The Blessed Son Of God - The Choir Of Winchester Cathedral/David Hill
22. It Came Upon The Midnight Clear - Leontyne Price
23. White Christmas - Kiri Te Kanawa/London Voices

Customer Reviews:

Christmas Adagios.......2007-03-03

This is the BEST Christmas collection that I have ever heard. I would like
to purchase 15 more to give as gifts this year; however, it appears that
Decca is out of stock or no longer releasing it. HELP!!

christmas adagios.......2007-01-14

this was one of the best assortment of classical holiday songs that i have ever heard. it contains a marvelous array of the best composers and performers that the world has to offer. if you are a fan of classical music, i think this cd will be a positive addition to your music collection

Nice Background for the Holidays.......2007-01-11

Beautiful Adagios and a rich selection for the price. Audio travels to Vienna, London, Cambridge etc

One of my very top 5 favorite holiday albums!.......2005-11-19

What a delightful surprise this 2 disc album was and I'm not a big fan of Christmas music. I loved all the selections and felt they were well performed. This is a true "must have" for any Christmas collection. Superior to many other compliations on the market. This one is a keeper! It is the one album I'll pick first to listen to after Thanksgiving.

Wonderful POCOCAT?.......2005-07-16

Great CD. The reviewer who calls him/herself POCOCAT says he/she is an opera singer. Wonder how much work an uninformed singer gets?
A "fast spinning" vibrato,as you describe Ms. Price, is not the same as a wide vibrato. The former is a speed issue, the latter a width issue. Therefore, 4 variables exist: fast, slow, wide, slim. Thus, 4 types of voice exist: fast/wide, fast/slim, slow/wide, and slow/slim. Most often a singer leans toward fast/slim or slow/wide, in varying degrees. A matter of taste, yes, but learn more about the voice before you expound.

Average customer rating: A Christmas celebration for Classical Music Lovers only This may be a good album; the marketing ploy is shameless Touch of angle, touch of heart

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Tracks:

1. Adeste Fideles (O Come All Ye Faithful) - Luciano Pavarotti/London Voices
2. Silent Night (Stille Nacht) - The Bach Choir/Sir David Willcocks
3. Ave Maria - Leontyne Price
4. Once In Royal David's City - Robin Barter/David Briggs/The Choir Of Kings College, Cambridge/Stephen Cleobury
5. Ding Dong! Merrily On High - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge/Stephen Cleobury
6. Joy To The World - Joan Sutherland
7. Good King Wenceslas - Simon Keenlyside/Richard Suart/Stephen Cleobury/The Choir Of St John's College, Cambridge...
8. Wiegenlied (Brahms' Lullaby) - Renata Tebaldi
9. In Dulce Jubilo - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge/Sir David Willcocks
10. Christmas Oratorio: Pastoral Sinfonia - Stuttgarter Kammerorchester/Karl Munchinger
11. Messiah: For Unto Us A Child Is Born - Chicago Symphony Chorus And Orchestra/Sir Georg Solti
12. Ave Maria - Kiri Te Kanawa
13. L'Enfance Du Christ: Shepherds' Farewell - St Anthony Singers
14. Mille Cherubini In Coro - Luciano Pavarotti
15. See Amid The Winter's Snow - Simon Preston/The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge/Sir David Willcocks
16. What Child Is This? - Anthony Way/Tom Finucane/John Scott
17. The First Nowell - David Briggs/The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge/Stephen Cleobury
18. O Tannenbaum - Leontyne Price
19. While Shepherds Watched - Simon Preston/The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge/Sir David Willcocks
20. Away In A Manger - Anthony Way/The Choir Of St Paul's Cathedral/John Scott
21. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing - John Scott/James Blades/David Corkhill

Tracks:

1. Deck The Hall - Joan Sutherland/The Ambrosian Singers
2. The Holly And The Ivy - Jonathan Lamb/Christopher Hughes/Simon Haynes/Roland Robertson/The Choir Of King's College...
3. Panis Angelicus - Luciano Pavarotti/Wandsworth Boys Choir
4. In The Bleak Midwinter - Anthony Way/The Choir Of St Paul's Cathedral
5. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - John Scott/James Blades/David Corkhill
6. German Dance No.3, K.605: Sleigh Ride - Wiener Mozart Ensemble/Willi Boskovsky
7. The Twelve Days Of Christmas - Joan Sutherland/The Ambrosian Singers
8. Shepherds In The Fields Abiding - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge/Sir David Willcocks
9. Tu Scendi Dalle Stelle - Renata Tebaldi
10. I Saw Three Ships - Mark Tinkler/William Kendall/The Choir Of St. John's College, Cambridge/George Guest
11. O Holy Night - Leontyne Price
12. O Little Town Of Bethlehem - David Briggs/The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge/Stephen Cleobury
13. Gesu Bambino - Luciano Pavarotti/Wandsworth Boys' Choir
14. Rocking - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge/Sir David Willcocks
15. The Virgin's Slumber Song - Joan Sutherland
16. Child In A Manger - The Choir And Orchestra Of Clare College, Cambridge/John Rutter
17. Hosanna In Excelsis - Placido Domingo/James Lancelot/Winchester Cathedral Choir
18. The Nutcracker: Waltz Of The Snowflakes - Members Of The Finchley Children's Music Group
19. White Christmas - Kiri Te Kanawa/London Voices
20. The Skaters' Waltz - National Philharmonic Orchestra/Douglas Gamley
21. Mary's Boy Child - Kiri Te Kanawa/London Voices

Customer Reviews:

A Christmas celebration for Classical Music Lovers only.......2002-11-06

The cover of this 2 disc set features half a dozen of the great voices of our time: Pavarotti, Domingo, Joan Sutherland, Renata Tebaldi, Kiri Te Kanawa, and Leontyne Price. However, selections by these soloists comprise only 2/5 of the set, the rest being choral and orchestral works.

Nor are these fabulous voices given equal representation. Pavarotti and my personal favorite, Joan Sutherland, have four songs apiece; Price and Kanawa have three apiece; Renata Tebaldi two and only one for Placido Domingo.

However, this is basically a very good collection. The first disc is a bit on the solemn side, while the second is brighter. Pavarotti leads off the entire collection with "Adeste Fideles" and returns later on the first disc with "Mille Cherubini in Coro". His renditions of "Panis Angelicus" and "Gesu Bambino" help grace the second CD.

Joan Sutherland brightens the first disc with her "Joy To The World" and then sets the lighter mood of the second disc with "Deck The Halls" and later returns with a sprightly "Twelve Days of Christmas". She also gives us the beautiful and tender "Virgin Slumber Song". Leontyne Price gives us Schubert's "Ave Maria", "O Tannenbaum" and "O Holy Night". Kiri Te Kanawa gives us Bach/Gounod's "Ave Maria", surprises us with "White Christmas" (a very beautiful & unique interpretation), and winds up the entire set with "Mary's Boy Child". Renata Tebaldi's contributions are Brahms' "Lullaby" and "Tu Scendi Dalle Stelle". Placido Domingo's sole appearance is with the dynamic "Hosanna in Excelsis" from Lloyd Weber's Requiem.

It is a splendid feast of vocal performances. However, the choral and orchestral selections have weak spots. I was especially disappointed in the Chicago Symphony & Chorus rendition of "For Unto Us a Child Is Born", and also thought that a good rendition of the Hallelujah Chorus would've worked better. The orchestral selections did have bright spots such as "Sleigh Ride" (Mozart's, not Leroy Anderson's), Tchaikovsky's "Waltz of the Snowflakes" from the Nutcracker, and the "Skater's Waltz".

All in all, this is a collection which belongs in your Christmas Classical collection, but can't be considered an absolute essential.

This may be a good album; the marketing ploy is shameless.......2001-11-15

I have not listened specifically to this edition, but I can tell you with near absolute certainty that this is a classic example of marketing at its most shameless. This is nothing more than a reissue of "The Greatest Christmas Show on Earth", but with a different title! (Something similar was done back in 1963, when the Harry Simeone Chorale's ever-popular 1958 LP, "Sing We Now of Christmas", was retitled and re-released as "The Little Drummer Boy"--its current CD title--, but at least the advertising there seemed slightly more honest.)

Everything on "The #1 Christmas Album" is exactly the same as on "The Greatest Christmas Show on Earth", right down to the order of the musical selections on the album. Only the cover design is different. Decca/London apparently believes that it can fool its customers into thinking that they are buying another album if they simply change the title. Of course, the album itself is reasonably good, though not on the level of most of my favorite Christmas albums, not even the now-deleted RCA Victor "Christmas Treasures", a collection culled from RCA Victor's Living Stereo series. The offense lies in the marketing gimmick,something I have never seen in all my years of avid CD buying. This is worse than all those "collections" which just rehash old material--at least each collection is a newly organized album.

Touch of angle, touch of heart.......2001-11-14

If you enjoy opera or choir, this is a must collection. The Choir of King's College probably knows the secret how to make the listener flying among thousands of Christmas candles. Pavarotti's opening is so mighty that remind people, this year, to be courageous and to believe (not limited from religious sense but the humanity perspective.) And his Mill Cherubini and Panis Angelicus can vibrate one's tear from the heart, reflecting to the tragedy and the war in 2001. As for the sopranos, this collection is a Jewel. Joan Sutherland's Deck The Hall and The Twelve Days of Christmas bring out the merry atmosphere of the season and cheer one's mood to celebrate. Also her Virgin's Slumber Song has so much beauty and grace . Kanawa's Ave Maria is so dramatic performed that perfectly drawn out the human's longing for love and protection. All the orchestra also have done a splendid job. The arrangement is perfect there is no dull moment from the beginning to the end.

Average customer rating: Amazing skills, yet too busy for listening enjoyment John Bayless Christmas Rhapsody best concert pianist in the world My favorite of the season Best Piano Christmas CD ever!

Christmas Rhapsody Manufacturer: Koch Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Gounod | Gounod, Charles | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Noels | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Opera & Vocal | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music All Bargain Titles | Holiday Music | Miscellaneous | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Easy Listening | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music General Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music 4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Soundtracks | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Opera & Vocal | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Movie Album Classical Pictures; John Bayless Romantica Bach Meets the Beatles: Revisited The Puccini Album: Arias for Piano John Rutter: Music for Christmas ASIN: B0002VEQ5C Release Date: 2004-10-05

Tracks:

1. O COME ALL YE FAITHFUL / ANGELS WE HAVE HEARD ON HIGH / HARK! THE HERALD ANGELS SING
2. I'LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS / "GOING HOME" NEW WORLD SYMPHONY
3. SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN / DANCE OF THE SUGAR PLUM FAIRY
4. THE CHRISTMAS SONG
5. RUDOLPH THE RED NOSED REINDEER / LET IT SNOW
6. AVE MARIA
7. O COME O COME EMANUEL / O LITTLE TOWN OF BETHLEHEM / THE FIRST NOEL
8. WINTER WONDERLAND / JINGLE BELLS
9. SILENT NIGHT / O HOLY NIGHT
10. SWEET LITTLE JESUS BOY / AWAY IN A MANGER / WHAT CHILD IS THIS?
11. JESU JOY OF MAN'S DESIRING / AMAZING GRACE
12. HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS
13. WHITE CHRISTMAS

Customer Reviews:

Amazing skills, yet too busy for listening enjoyment.......2006-12-13

I can't believe how well John Bayless has mastered the piano. This is very obvious from the first song that you ever hear him play. I'd really like to watch him play in concert. However, the songs on this album are too much work for me to listen to. The music is so busy that I can hardly concentrate on the melody and it hardly gives me the peace I expect from traditional Christmas music. Some of my favorites for this category are Jim Brickman, David Huntsinger, and Tim Janis.

John Bayless Christmas Rhapsody.......2006-02-13

Christmas Rhapsody has quickly become one of our all time favorite Chistmas CDs. We love it so much that it is February 10th and we are still listening to it.

best concert pianist in the world.......2005-08-18

John Bayless is the best concert pianist in the world. This album shows his genuis. Perfect music to listen to any time of the year.
This is the best Christmas album on the market.

My favorite of the season.......2004-12-31

This is the holiday music I have listened to throughout the season, and it is so beautiful I cannot bear to put it away yet. I love Bayless's work at any time, and these arrangements simply take my breath away. His blending of "I'll Be Home for Christmas" with "Going Home" from the New World Symphony is particulary poignant. And his signature "Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring/Amazing Grace" is seasonless and timeless. Christmas is over, but get this anyway; it's wonderful.

Best Piano Christmas CD ever!.......2004-12-15

David Lanz? Jim Brickman? John Tesh? Move over guys... John Bayless has done what no others could... Taken the xmas classics to a new level of musical enjoyment! By combining the songs together, and making them so rich and full of life, this will be my favorite Christmas CD for a looooooooooong time.

Average customer rating: Essential Christmas Music

Christmas Goes Baroque, Vol. 2 Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Noels | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Mendelssohn | Mendelssohn, Felix | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Holiday Music | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Classical Instrumental | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Solo Instrumental | New Age | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | Holiday Music | Miscellaneous | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Holiday Music | Miscellaneous | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Holiday Music | Miscellaneous | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music General Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music Classical Instrumental | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music $7 - $10 | Today's Deals | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music Under $7 | Today's Deals | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music 4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Christmas Goes Baroque A Festival of Carols in Brass Three Harps for Christmas, Volume 1 - Tonmeister Three Harps for Christmas, Vol. 2 The Baroque Christmas Album ASIN: B0000013W2 Release Date: 1994-02-15

Tracks:

1. The Virgin Mary Had a Baby Boy
2. Away in a Manger
3. White Christmas
4. Carol of the Bells
5. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
6. Deck the Halls
7. O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
8. Angels We Have Heard on High
9. What Child is This
10. Carol of the Birds
11. While Shepherds Watched
12. Santa Claus is Coming to Town
13. How Far Is It to Bethlehem
14. The Virgin Mary Had a Baby Boy

Customer Reviews:

Essential Christmas Music.......1999-12-08

This album is wonderful. The blending of classical baroque pieces with original Christmas carols is a wonderful idea. My favorite is track number 3, "White Christmas." Take a listen!

Average customer rating:

Broadway Sings the Blues: Party's Over Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Bernstein | Bernstein, Leonard | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Rodgers, Richard | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Sondheim, Stephen | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Musical Theater | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Classical Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Musicals | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Curtains (2007 Original Broadway Cast) Hallelujah, Baby! (1967 Original Broadway Cast) A Little Night Music Live from Radio City Music Hall Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall / Liza Minnelli, Patti LuPone, Bernadette Peters, Glenn Close ASIN: B000002921 Release Date: 1993-09-21

Tracks:

1. Bewitched, Bothered And Bewildered (Mono) - Vivienne Segal
2. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (Mono) - Joan Roberts
3. I Never Know When - Elaine Stritch
4. Lonely Town - John Reardon
5. Where Am I Going? - Gwen Verdon
6. If He Walked Into My Life - Angela Lansbury
7. Anyone Can Whistle - Lee Remick
8. This Nearly Was Mine - Giorgio Tozzi
9. My Own Morning - Leslie Uggams
10. Send In The Clowns - Glynis Johns
11. Be On Your Own - Karen Akers
12. Being Alive - Dean Jones
13. Fifty Percent - Dorothy Loudon
14. What I Did For Love - Priscilla Lopez/Company
15. Bill - Anita Darian
16. The Party's Over - Judy Holliday

Average customer rating:

Incredible Christmas Album Manufacturer: Decca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Handel | Handel, George Frideric | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rutter | Rutter, John | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Schubert | Schubert, Franz | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Mendelssohn | Mendelssohn, Felix | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Cantatas | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Cantatas | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Hymns | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Noels | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Christian Contemporary Music | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Solo Instrumental | New Age | Styles | Music The Decca Records Store | Specialty Stores | Music General Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music Similar Items: Christmas Classics Ultimate Classical Christmas Album of All Time Romantic Christmas Traditional Christmas Classics A Family Christmas ASIN: B0000D1FKB Release Date: 2003-10-14

Tracks:

1. What Child Is This? - Vanessa Williams
2. Winter Wonderland - Ella Fitzgerald
3. White Christmas - Bing Crosby
4. The Christmas Song - Mel Torme
5. Silver And Gold - Burl Ives
6. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - Perry Como
7. Silver Bells - The Ames Brothers
8. Mary's Boy Child - Harry Belafonte
9. The White Snows Of Christmas - The Kingston Trio
10. Koppangen - Anne Sophie Von Otter
11. Mary Did You Know - Hayley Westenra
12. We Three Kings Of Orient Are - Anadian Brass
13. The Homecoming - John Tesh
14. Shepherd's Pipe Carol Choir - Shoir Of St John's College
15. Carol Of The Drum - John Williams
16. Once In Royal David - Academy Of St Martin-In-The-Fields
17. Les Anges Dans Nos Campagne - Gheorghe Zamfir
18. Carol Of The Bells - Musica Sacra
19. I Saw Three Ships - Mantovani & His Orchestra
20. Sleigh Ride - Arthur Fiedler
21. The Christmas Waltz - THE LIVING STRINGS
22. Christmas Bells - Mantovani & His Orchestra
23. Patapan - London Symphony Orchestra
24. We Wish You A Merry Christmas - The Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
25. Jingle Bell Rock - Bond

Tracks:

1. Adeste Fidelis (O Come All Ye Faithful) - Academy Of St Martin-In-The-Fields
2. O Holy Night - Luciano Pavarotti
3. O Tannebaum - Vienna Boys' Choir
4. Ave Maria - Luciano Pavarotti
5. Joy To The World - Joan Sutherland
6. Ding Dong! Merrily On High - John Rutter
7. Do You Hear What I Hear? - Anthony Way
8. O Little Town Of Bethlehem - The Choir Of King's College
9. Coventry Carol - London Symphony Orchestra
10. Away In The Manger - The Choir Of King's College
11. It Came Upon A Midnight Clear - Leontyne Price
12. Hark! The Hearld Angels Sing - Academy Of St Martin-In-The-Fields
13. Deck The Halls - London Symphony
14. Gesu Bambino - Luciano Pavarotti
15. The First Nowell - The Choir Of King's College
16. Still, Still, Still - Vienna Boys' Choir
17. King Jesus Hath A Garden - John Rutter
18. Child In The Manger - John Rutter
19. The Holly And The Ivy - The Choir Of King's College
20. In Dulci Jubilo - The Choir Of Kings College
21. God Rest Ye Merr yGentlemen - The Choir Of King's College
22. Jesu, Joy Of Mans Desiring - Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
23. Good King Wencelas - John Tesh
24. Twelve Days Of Christmas - Anthony Way
25. Silent Night - David Willcocks

Average customer rating:

Singers of Imperial Russia, Vol. 4 Manufacturer: Pearl ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ballets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Bellini, Vincenzo | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Cui, César | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Glinka | Glinka, Mikhail | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gounod | Gounod, Charles | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Mascagni | Mascagni, Pietro | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Meyerbeer | Meyerbeer, Giacomo | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Mussorgsky | Mussorgsky, Modest | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rubinstein | Rubinstein, Anton | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rossini | Rossini, Gioacchino | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rachmaninov | Rachmaninov, Sergei | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Tchaikovsky | Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Verdi | Verdi, Giuseppe | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Romances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Russian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Russia | Far East & Asia | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B000000WMO Release Date: 1993-11-15

Tracks:

1. Queen of Spades/Act 3. What Is Our Life? - Aleksandr Mikhajlovich Davydov
2. Juive/Act 4. Rachel, Quand du Seigneur - Aleksandr Mikhajlovich Davydov
3. Segreto - Aleksandr Mikhajlovich Davydov
4. Donkey and the Nightingale - Fable - Aleksandr Mikhajlovich Davydov
5. Africana/Act 4. O Paradis - Aleksandr Mikhajlovich Davydov
6. Night ("Why Do I Love Thee, Night?"), Op. 6 No. 9 - Aleksandr Mikhajlovich Davydov
7. A: Celeste A (Act 1) - Aleksandr Mikhajlovich Davydov
8. Peurs de Perles/Act 1. Je Crois Entendre Encore - Aleksandr Mikhajlovich Davydov
9. Cavalleria Rusticana/O Lola, Tu Ch'hai di Latti (Siciliana) - Aleksandr Mikhajlovich Davydov
10. Leave Me! (Gypsy Song) - Aleksandr Mikhajlovich Davydov
11. Dubrovsky: O Give Me Oblivion - Aleksandr Mikhajlovich Davydov
12. Queen of Spades/Act 1. Forgive Me, Bright Celestial Vision - Aleksandr Mikhajlovich Davydov
13. Carmen/Act 4. C'est Toi? C'est Moi! - Aleksandr Mikhajlovich Davydov, Evgenija Ivanovna Zbrueva
14. In the Wild North - Aleksandr Mikhajlovich Davydov, Vladimir Kastorsky, Maria Michailova
15. She Was Yours - Aleksandr Vladimirovich Bogdanovich
16. Far off, Far Off - Aleksandr Vladimirovich Bogdanovich
17. Demon: On Desire's Soft Fleeting Wing - Aleksandr Vladimirovich Bogdanovich
18. Rusalka: Unwillingly to These Sad Shores, Prince's Cavatina (Act 1) - Aleksandr Vladimirovich Bogdanovich
19. Eugene Onegin: Whither, Whither (Act 2) - Aleksandr Vladimirovich Bogdanovich
20. Ruslan and Ljudmila/Act 1. There Is a Distant Country - Aleksandr Vladimirovich Bogdanovich
21. Princesse Lointaine: Love Is a Delightful Dream - Aleksandr Vladimirovich Bogdanovich
22. Little Slippers/Does the Maiden Hear? - Aleksandr Vladimirovich Bogdanovich
23. What Happiness! - Aleksandr Vladimirovich Bogdanovich

Tracks:

1. Faust: Ah! Je Ris de Me Voir Si Belle en Ce Miroir (Jewel Song) - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
2. Traviata: Ah, Fors' Lui.../Follie, Follie...Sempre Libera (Pt. 2) - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
3. Peurs de Perles: Comme Autrefois - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
4. Dobrynja Nikitich: Zabava's Aria - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
5. Romet Juliette: Je Veux Vivre Dans Ce R - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
6. Perle du Brl: Charmant Oiseau - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
7. Harold: Hush Thee, Dear One, Slumber Well (Adele's Cradle Song) - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
8. Ruslan and Ljudmila: Ah, Thou My Fate - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
9. Snade ("Sing, Smile, Slumber") - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
10. Sadko: Sleep Went Along the River (Cradle Song) - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
11. Life for the Tsar: It Is Not for That That I Grieve - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
12. Peurs de Perles: Brahma, Grand Dieu - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
13. Bolero ("O My Dear, Charming One") - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
14. Snow Maiden/With Friends to Gather Berries - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
15. Huguenots: O Beau Pays de la Touraine - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
16. Mireille/O Lre Hirondell
17. Fra Diavolo/Quel Bonheur! - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
18. Golden Cockerel/Hail to Thee, Sun! - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
19. Tsar's Bride/Act 4. Mad Scene. Look There, Above Your Head - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
20. Barbiere Di Siviglia: Una Voce Poco Fa - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
21. Serenata ("Vola, O Serenata") - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
22. I Vespri Siciliani: MercDilette Amiche - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
23. How Fair This Spot, Op. 21 No. 7 (Rachmaninov); the Rose and the ... - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova

Tracks:

1. Life for the Tsar/Act 3. Quartet. The Rose That Blooms - Andrej Labinsky, Maria Michailova, Galina Ivanovna Nikitina, Lev Sibirjakov
2. Night (Folksong) - Lev Sibirjakov
3. Boris Godunov/Act 1. In the Town of Kazan - Lev Sibirjakov
4. Life for the Tsar: What About a Wedding? (Act 1) - Lev Sibirjakov
5. Oh, If Mother Volga - Lev Sibirjakov
6. Why Was I Born? (Convict's Song) - Lev Sibirjakov
7. Askold's Tomb: In Olden Days Our Forefathers Lived - Lev Sibirjakov
8. Sonnambula/Act 1. VI Ravviso, O Luoghi Ameni - Lev Sibirjakov
9. Midnight Review - Lev Sibirjakov
10. Demon/Prologue. Accurs World - Lev Sibirjakov
11. Seafarers - Lev Sibirjakov, Eugene Witting
12. Elegy ("When, My Soul") - Aleksandr Dormidontovich Aleksandrovich, Lev Sibirjakov
13. lian Harps - Nikolaj Artem'evich Shevelev
14. Merchant Kalashnikov/The Merchant's Aria - Nikolaj Artem'evich Shevelev
15. Halka: Aria of Janusz - Nikolaj Artem'evich Shevelev
16. Enchantress/Act 2. Aria. Ah, The Image of That Enchantress! - Nikolaj Artem'evich Shevelev
17. Tear Trembles, Op. 6 No. 4 - Nikolaj Artem'evich Shevelev
18. Queen of Spades: I Love You, Dear (Eletsky's Aria, Act 2) - Nikolaj Artem'evich Shevelev
19. Louder Than the Song of the Lark, Op. 43 No. 1 - Nikolaj Artem'evich Shevelev
20. Demon/Act 2. O'er the Airy Ocean - Nikolaj Artem'evich Shevelev
21. Askold's Tomb: In Olden Days Our Forefathers Lived - Nikolaj Artem'evich Shevelev
22. Song of Triumphant Love/Arioso. O Pure Creature - Nikolaj Artem'evich Shevelev
23. Eugene Onegin: Should I Decide on Domesticity (Act 1) - Nikolaj Artem'evich Shevelev
24. Demon/Act 2. Do Not Weep, Child - Nikolaj Artem'evich Shevelev
25. Festival During the Plague/Hymn. When Powerful Winter, Like a Vigilant
26. Captive in the Caucasus/Aria - Nikolaj Artem'evich Shevelev

Average customer rating: Excellent Music Collection Very Nice and Intimate

Martha Stewart Living Music: Classical Favorites for the Holidays Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Dances | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gounod | Gounod, Charles | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Handel | Handel, George Frideric | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Humperdinck, Engelbert | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Tchaikovsky | Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Noels | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Solo Instrumental | New Age | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music Classical Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Martha Stewart Living Music: Jazz for the Holidays Martha Stewart Living Music: Traditional Songs for the Holidays Living Music: The Holiday Collection Deluxe Box Set The Christmas Collection Christmas Songs ASIN: B000B8GTDS Release Date: 2005-10-18

Tracks:

1. O Holy Night- II Divo
2. March (from The Nutcracker)- The Philadelphia Orchestra
3. III. Valse des Fleurs. Tempo di valse
4. Christmas Time Is Here (from the TV special A Charlie Brown Christmas)-
5. Sleigh Ride Instrumental- The Boston Pops Orchestra
6. Fantasia On "I Saw Three Ships"- James Galway,James Galway
7. The Coventry Carol Vocal
8. Messiah,Pastoral Symphony
9. O Little Town of Bethlehem
10. O Tannenbaum Instrumental- Rita Ford'S Music Boxes 11.
11. O Sanctissima Instrumental
12. German Dance, K. 605, No. 3 "The Sleigh Ride" Instrumental- The New York Philharmonic
13. The Gift of Love
14. Ding Dong! Merrily On High Vocal
15. What Child Is This? (Greensleeves)- The London Promenade Orchestra
16. Ave Maria- Charlotte Church
17. White Christmas- Pldo Domingo
18. Silent Night

Customer Reviews:

Excellent Music Collection.......2005-12-05

I purchased this CD on iTunes and I love it. Martha's CD collection is very tasteful and the music is great background music. I'm not a big fan of Christmas music sung by pop stars, and so I avoid most modern releases, but this CD is all classical. Particularly love the song sung by II Divo and Placido Domingo. This is a classical album sure to please everyone.

When I played it in my car my I got compliments on it. Way to go Martha!!!

Very Nice and Intimate.......2005-11-14

This is a wonderful CD. I agree with Martha Stewart's notes that this music will be great at a social gathering like a dinner party. I feel this music would work well in an intimate shop or restaurant, but would not work well in a larger retail establishment or a busy restaurant. In my opinion, the softer music would be drowned by the surrounding noise. For those people who like their music "traditional" and "straight forward" this album is beautiful. She has put together a perfect holiday CD. If you this collection and the presentation of the music, I highly suggest looking at John Tesh's Christmas CDs. His music follows a similar style.

Music Album:

1. Traditional Folk Songs, Vol.2
2. True Light
3. Under The Winter Moon
4. Upbeat!
5. Vivid [Import]
6. Volume 2
7. We The People
8. What America Means To Me
9. You Are My Home
10. 13 or So People Who Need Chances

Music Album