I Go to Pieces

1. Reasons for Leaving

2. Lee's in Love

3. Just Dance

4. Free Ride & The Fat Lady

5. Texas Moon

6. Caress Me Baby

7. Heart Full of Ashes

8. I Go to Pieces

9. You Won't Call

10. Crazy

11. Built for Comfort

12. River Run

13. I Want You

14. Love Me

15. Listen to the Radio

16. Gone So Far

17. Key to the Highway

I Go to Pieces,Ann Armstrong,Steve Hughes,Heads Up,Adult Contemporary,Blues,Contemporary Folk,Contemporary Singer/Songwriter,Folk & Traditional,Popular Music

Average customer rating: Wonderful! Simple and sweet songs Marvellous cd, enchanting music Good if you want to sing from the book but can't read music Didn't like the voice.

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Tracks:

1. All Through The Night
2. All The Pretty Little Horses
3. All Night, All Day
4. Armenian Lullaby
5. Baby's Bed's A Silver Moon
6. Baloo, Baleerie
7. Brahms' Lullaby
8. Brezairola
9. Traumerei, Op. 15, No. 1
10. Can Ye Sew Cushions
11. By'm Bye
12. Bye, Baby Bunting - Golden Slumbers
13. Dance To Your Daddy - Dance, Little Baby
14. Fais Dodo
15. Good Night To You All
16. Jocelyn: Berceuse
17. Hush, Little Baby
18. Kumbayah
19. Little Boy Blue
20. Suo Gan
21. Matthew, Mark, Luke, And John
22. Mozart's Lullaby
23. Chanson de Nuit, Op. 15, No. 1
24. Now The Day Is Over - Raindrops
25. Raisins And Almonds
26. Rock-A-Bye, Baby
27. Rocking - The Sandman
28. Tales Of Hoffman: O Bell Nuit - Bacarolle
29. Skidamarink
30. Sleep, Baby, Sleep
31. Sweet And Low
32. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
33. Toora, Loora, Loora
34. Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star: Twinkel, Twinkel, Little Star
35. When At Night I Go To Sleep

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Released as a companion piece to the award-winning book Lullabies: An Illustrated Songbook, this hour-plus of music is a wonderful mix of stately classical themes and child-friendly vocals. The selections range from "All the Pretty Little Horses" to a global spread of lullabies drawn from classical and folk traditions. The music is spare, with Kapp on piano, Julianne Baird and Kapp's daughter Madeline on vocals, and Mela Tenenbaum on violin, viola, and occasional vocals. Most of the classical selections (from Robert Schumann, Johannes Brahms, Edmund Elgar, W.A. Mozart, et al.) get a straight-ahead, accomplished treatment. Lest you think the project stuffy, each of the melodies is in the one- to two-minute range, which effectively mandates a stronger sense of flow than most children's collections. Kapp, who managed to create a visual and poetic flow in the Lullabies book, keeps things nicely in a groove here, knowing enough to segue into silly tracks about halfway through the CD to provide a wider emotional range. This album every bit as accomplished as the book. --Andrew Bartlett

Customer Reviews:

Wonderful!.......2007-02-14

I love this CD. It's very well-done, and the approach is different than most children's CDs - very refined, yet soothing. I don't get tired of listening to it the way I do others -- which is important when trying to get a little one to sleep! I highly recommend it and the companion book.

Simple and sweet songs.......2006-04-02

With just piano, violin and vocals, this is a simple and heartfelt album. Ms. Baird's voice conveys the full emotions that a mother feels for her new baby with clean and open singing. The first track in particular, "All Through The Night," still makes me teary. I played this in the hospital when my son was born, and we use it as part of our wind-down ritual. I do agree that some of the songs are a little upbeat for bedtime. We just skip those in the evening (using iTunes).

Marvellous cd, enchanting music.......2005-10-18

Our whole family loves this cd. I am continually charmed and refreshed by the subtlety, taste and musicianship that has gone into these arrangements of well- and lesser-known gems. Apart from the joy of the simple yet perfect chordal progressions, listen to the warm, caressing tone imparted by the low bass notes in the piano in many of the tracks. The pace is so wonderfully leisurely, there is time to savour each song or piece, and yet each lasts only two or three minutes. The three diverse yet complementary singers, each with a tender and gentle presence suiting the subject matter, give a sense of a 19th century family musical evening. Magical.

Good if you want to sing from the book but can't read music.......2004-02-10

I bought this solely because I have the book and wanted to sing the lullabies to my kids, but I can't read music. For this purpose it is fine. The songs are not in the same order as in the book but I can deal. As a stand-alone lullaby CD I wouldn't really recommend it--the songs are not sung in a soothing manner, there's lots of variety in tempo and volume, some are even sung up-beat. The voices are not pitched high enough for babies either. That being said, I am back on Amazon today to buy it for my sister who is due any day now with her 3rd kid--we both like to sing and have the book, and songs (in book or music form) are a great present that the baby won't grow out of for a long time, and helps you bond with your little one too.

Didn't like the voice........2002-12-11

I bought this cd to go with the book and it is very frustrating because the songs on this cd are not even in the same order as the book. The singing voice fluctuates too much, it will be really soft and then it gets really high pitch. And if you have the volume set at a lower level for some songs then you can't hear other songs. I think there are better cds to buy than this one.

Average customer rating: Never mind the gay, just enjoy the music 20th Century Composers OUT on the Town Art at its best!!

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Tracks:

1. Homage A Rachmaninoff
2. Five Songs On Poems Of Walt Whitman: I Was There
3. Variations
4. Estampe
5. Incitation To Desire: Tango
6. The Nantucket Songs: The Dance
7. The Nantucket Songs: Nantucket
8. The Nantucket Songs: Go, Lovely Rose
9. The Nantucket Songs: The Dancer
10. Fantasy Pieces: I. Adagio
11. Fantasy Pieces: II. Poco Allegretto
12. Fantasy Pieces: III. Allegro Minacciando (...Diabolique)
13. Fantasy Pieces: IV. Largo
14. Two Quartets: Desire-Movement
15. In The Department Of Love
16. Bass Trombone, Bass Clarinet, Harp
17. Transform (Stream): Transform (Stream) (Excerpt)
18. Serenade For Betty Freeman & Franco Assetto
19. Walt Whitman In 1989
20. Hommage a Faure

Customer Reviews:

Never mind the gay, just enjoy the music.......2005-01-18

If you are dubious about the "gayness" of this music, no worries! So are most of the composers on this disc. Strangely, despite the premise of the collection, in the liner notes most deny their music is "gay," even if their lives are. Aside from the Whitman texts and a few other hints, you would be hard pressed to hear anything here but beautiful 20th cen. American music. And it is a beautiful selection, nice especially for the inclusion of lesser known young composers along with Rorem and Harrison.

20th Century Composers OUT on the Town.......2002-09-26

...Of the composers of note during the last 100 years or so (here in America) the vast majority of them are/were gay. This disc, with it's companion Volume 2 are a way to step into the gay sensibility a bit...

Well, I defy anyone to listen to Walt Whitman in 1989, by the late Chris De Blasio and have them tell me that isn't the heart-rendering cry of a gay man for his dying generation.

I don't want to give the impression that this disc is a downer. It isn't. But it is defiantly gay. Painfully beautiful, and at times downright challenging. Buy it. Stick it in you drive, and luxuriate in the fabulousness (and I don't use the "F" word lightly).

Art at its best!!.......2001-06-06

Absolutely wonderful music! I recommend this recording highly! The most moving works represented were provided by Philadelphia composer Robert Maggio and New Yorker Lee Hoiby.

Average customer rating: The real Peter & Gordon 4.5 stars - Two more excellent albums Third and fourth albums on one CD

I Go to Pieces/True Love Ways Peter & Gordon Manufacturer: Collectables ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Britain | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music British Invasion | Classic Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: A World Without Love/I Don't Want To See You Again Woman/Lady Godiva How Do You Like It?/Ferry Cross the Mersey Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying/Second Album The Ultimate Peter & Gordon ASIN: B0000008BR Release Date: 1998-03-10

Tracks:

1. I Go To Pieces
2. Sleepless Nights
3. Tears Don't Stop
4. If You Wish
5. All Shook Up
6. Whatcha Gonna Do 'Bout It
7. Good Morning Blues
8. Someone Ain't Right
9. A Mess Of Blues
10. I Still Love You
11. I Don't Care What They Say
12. Don't Pity Me
13. Cry To Me
14. To Know You Is To Love You
15. I Told You So
16. Who's Lovin' You
17. Any Day Now (My Wild Beautiful Bird)
18. Crying In The Rain
19. Hurtin' Is Lovin'
20. Broken Promises
21. When The Black Of Your Eyes Turn To Grey
22. True Love Ways
23. Sunday For Tea

Customer Reviews:

The real Peter & Gordon.......2007-04-01

First off, I really do love Peter & Gordon. I just think it's a shame that they never had a hit with one of their own songs. As I was listening to this cd, whenever a track sounded extra good I'd look to see what the title was and saw it was one they wrote themselves. Peter & Gordon never needed to sing anyone elses songs because it was their own that really shined in my opinion. That bothers me, mainly because there are so few. On this cd out of 23 songs, 7 were theirs. Pay attention to "Don't Pity Me" and "Hurtin' Is Lovin'" and you'll see what I mean. The harmonies and string arrangment on Hurtin' are so haunting, I've been hearing it for days.

Overall this is still a great album.

4.5 stars - Two more excellent albums.......2004-06-05

I Go To Pieces (1965.) Peter And Gordon's third album.
True Love Ways (1965.) Peter And Gordon's fourth album.

Although they have been all but forgotten in the modern day, Peter And Gordon were one of the greatest British pop acts of the sixties. Sadly though, they never made the same impact that many of their contemporaries in this era did. That's a real shame, because Peter Asher and Gordon Waller really were musical geniuses. Fortunately though, Peter had friends in high places - and one of those friends was Beatle Paul McCartney. McCartney provided the title tracks to the band's first two albums, A World Without Love and I Don't Want To See You Again. This greatly helped their popularity. And in 1965, the duo released their third and fourth albums, I Go To Pieces and True Love Ways. Read on for my review.

The first LP that the band released in 1965 was I Go To Pieces. The title track on this album was written by Del Shannon, best known for his early sixties pop hit Runaway. Although Shannon himself also recorded this song, the Peter And Gordon version puts his own version to shame. This is the way a sixties pop ballad should sound - no questions asked. One of the reasons I quite like the I Go To Pieces LP is because it is a bit more diverse than some of the band's other LPs. While most of the tracks are the melodic ballads that you've come to expect from Peter And Gordon, many of the tracks come close to being pop-rockers, and pretty good ones too. The band even covers two Elvis Presley songs, All Shook Up and A Mess Of Blues. It's not easy to cover songs originally performed by Elvis, but the boys fare pretty well on these covers - they don't top the originals though. Through and through, I can honestly say that this is one of the duo's finest LPs. I give this one a perfect five out of five.

Next comes the band's second LP from 1965, True Love Ways. The title track, of course, was written and originally performed by fifties pop rock legend Buddy Holly. Although the Peter And Gordon cover of the song doesn't top the original, it's still a solid cover. Like every Peter And Gordon album, there is really no shortage of cover songs on this one. The band covers a number of artists from a number of genres, including a few Everly Brothers tunes. This, like all of Peter And Gordon's LP's is a very good one, but it doesn't really expand the band's horizons the way that the previous LP contained on this disc does. My final grade for this LP is a four out of five.

In addition to remastering the Peter And Gordon catalogue and combining multiple albums onto a single disc, the record company has done us one better and included a single-only bonus track entitled Sunday For Tea. The two albums featured on this CD are great, and this bonus track is the icing on the cake.

There is no such thing as a bad Peter And Gordon album, and the two LPs that have been combined onto this single compact disc have proven to be no exception to that rule. It's a shame Peter And Gordon don't get the proper recognition, because they were one of the finest pop acts to emerge from the sixties. If you're a fan of British pop music from the sixties, these Peter And Gordon reissues are highly recommended.

Third and fourth albums on one CD.......2002-07-07

Peter and Gordon recorded six albums together in the mid-sixties. Collectables have released them all on three CD's, including as bonus tracks some singles that didn't appear on any of those original albums. This is the middle pairing, containing the third and fourth of the six albums, with one bonus track (Sunday for tea). The songs are mainly soft, mid-tempo ballads. The major hits here are I go to pieces, To know you is to love you and True love ways, but if those songs are what you're thinking of buying this for, you might be better with a greatest hits instead.

Apart from the above hits, this CD includes two minor hits (Don't pity me and Sunday for tea), a few interesting but unexceptional original songs and plenty of covers, including two Everly Brothers (Sleepless nights and Crying in the rain) and two Elvis (All shook up and A mess of blues).

This is a wonderful, relaxing CD, which contrasts nicely with a lot of the other pop music of the time, which was generally more upbeat.

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Average customer rating: Another fine addition to the series

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Tracks:

1. Gypsy: Mama's Talkin' Soft - Lindsay Ridgeway/Sarah Chapman
2. Guys & Dolls: Travelin' Light - Malcolm Gets
3. Meet Me In St. Louis: A Bell Will Ring - Patricia Ben Peterson
4. Seesaw: Big Fat Heart - Debbie Shapiro Gravitte
5. Sweet Charity: Pink Taffeta Sample Size 10 - Lynne Wintersteller
6. The Music Man: You Don't Have To Kiss Me Goodnight - Lynnette Perry/Sal Viviano
7. 110 In The Shade: Inside My Head - Ton Raines
8. She Loves Me: Tell Me I Look Nice - Rebecca Luker
9. Where's Charley?: The Bee - Guy Haines
10. Bye, Bye, Birdie: Older And WIser - Michelle Pawk/Tammy Minoff
11. Flower Drum Song: My Best Love - Dennis Kelley
12. Where's Charley?: Your Own College Band - Walter Willison/Paul Blankenship/Tim Ewing/Gannon McHale/Dan Shaheen
13. Merrily We Roll Along: Honey - Liz Callaway/Jason Graae
14. Oklahoma!: When I Go Out Walkin' With My Baby - Liz Larsen/Harry Groener
15. Once On This Island: When Daniel Marries - La Chanze
16. Seesaw: Pick Up The Pieces - Michelle Nicastro

Customer Reviews:

Another fine addition to the series.......2001-02-13

After a bit of a slip with the second, this series was back on track with this third CD of songs cut from well-known musicals. As I mentioned in a previous review, just about any successful musical has had songs cut from it, not always because the song wasn't good, but because it no longer fit the show as updated, or a character or scene was cut (the booklet explains why each song was removed from its show). Once again, the songs are all good and the performances are wonderful. My favorites are "Mama's Talking Soft" (cut from Gypsy), "Big Fat Heart" (Seesaw), "Your Own College Band" (Where's Charley?), "When I Go Out Walkin' with my Baby" (Oklahoma!), and "Pick Up the Pieces" (also Seesaw). Bruce Kimmel was smart in using show singers instead of pop singers. I recommend the entire series. This CD features some fine songs that deserve renewed appreciation.

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Tracks:

1. Suzuki: Twinkle, Twinkle
2. Traditional: Lightly Row
3. Traditional: Song Of The Wind
4. Traditional: Go Tell Aunt Rhody
5. Traditional: O Come, Little Children
6. Suzuki: May Song
7. Suzuki: Allegro
8. Bach: Etude
9. Bach: Minuet No.3
10. Traditional: Happy Farmer
11. Rouget De L'Isle: La Marseillaise (French National Anthem)
12. Brahms: Finale
13. Mendelssohn: On Wings Of Song
14. Traditional: Home Sweet Home
15. Steffe: Battle Hymn Of The Republic
16. Traditional: Dixieland
17. Traditional: Turkey In The Straw
18. Brahms: Cradle Song
19. Traditional: Songs My Mother Taught Me
20. Nazareth: Tango
21. Brahms: Ser
22. Paganini: Withches' Dance
23. Boccherini: Minuet
24. Rimsky-Korsakoff: Scheherazade
25. Laoreux: Study No.8
26. Kabalevsky: Clown
27. Chopin: Mazurka
28. Brahms: Con
29. Bach: Gigue
30. Dancla: Air No.6

Average customer rating: Goodall's Siegfried "Do you know what Wotan wills?" Slow and steady wins the race Absolutely better than you think, the best of Goodal's Ring! Better than you might think....

Siegfried (Goodall Ring Cycle/Chandos Opera in English) English National Opera Manufacturer: Chandos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Wagner | Wagner, Richard | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | 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 Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Opera & Vocal | Box Sets | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Twilight of the Gods (Goodall Ring Cycle/Chandos Opera in English) Wagner: The Rhinegold Wagner: The Valkyrie Wagner: Siegfried Wagner: Die Walküre ASIN: B000056KNC Release Date: 2001-02-27

Tracks:

1. Act I.: Prld - Barry Tuckwell
2. Act I., Scene 1: Wearisome Labour! - Gregory Dempsey
3. Act I., Scene 1: Hoiho! Hoiho! - Alberto Remedios/Gregory Dempsey
4. Act I., Scene 1: Well, There Are The Pieces - Alberto Remedios/Gregory Dempsey
5. Act I., Scene 1: A Whimpering Babe - Gregory Dempsey
6. Act I., Scene 1: Much You've Taught To Me, Mime - Alberto Remedios/Gregory Dempsey
7. Act I., Scene 1: I Found Once in The Wood - Gregory Dempsey/Alberto Remedios
8. Act I., Scene 1: And Now These Fragments - Alberto Remedios/Gregory Dempsey
9. Act I., Scene 1: He Storms Away! - Gregory Dempsey
10. Act I., Scene 2: Hail There, Worthy Smith! - Norman Bailey/Gregory Dempsey
11. Act I., Scene 2: I Sit By Your Hearth - Norman Bailey/Gregory Dempsey
12. Act I., Scene 2: What You Needed To Know - Norman Bailey/Gregory Dempsey
13. Act I., Scene 2: The Fragments! The Sword! - Gregory Dempsey/Norman Bailey

Tracks:

1. Act I., Scene 3: Accursed Light! - Gregory Dempsey
2. Act I., Scene 3: Hey There! You Idler! - Alberto Remedios/Gregory Dempsey
3. Act I., Scene 3: Have You Not Felt Within The Woods - Gregory Dempsey/Alberto Remedios
4. Act I., Scene 3: Give Me These Pieces - Alberto Remedios/Gregory Dempsey
5. Act I., Scene 3: Notung! Notung! Sword Of My Need! - Alberto Remedios/Gregory Dempsey
6. Act I., Scene 3: Hoho! Hoho! Hohi! - Alberto Remedios/Gregory Dempsey
7. Act II.: Prld - Barry Tuckwell
8. Act II., Scene 1: In Gloomy Night By Fafner's Cave I Wait - Derek Hammond-Stroud
9. Act II., Scene 1: To Neidhohl By Night I Have Come - Norman Bailey/Derek Hammond-Stroud
10. Act II., Scene 1: Not My Plan! - Norman Bailey/Derek Hammond-Stroud
11. Act II., Scene 1: Fafner! Fafner! You Dragon, Wake! - Norman Bailey/Derek Hammond-Stroud/Clifford Grant
12. Act II., Scene 1: Now, Alberich! That Plan Failed! - Norman Bailey/Derek Hammond-Stroud
13. Act II., Scene 2: We Go No Further! - Gregory Dempsey/Alberto Remedios
14. Act II., Scene 2: So He's No Father Of Mine - Alberto Remedios

Tracks:

1. Act II., Scene 2: Could I But Know - Alberto Remedios
2. Act II., Scene 2: See My Mother - Alberto Remedios
3. Act II., Scene 2: Ha Ha! At Last With My Call - Alberto Remedios/Clifford Grant
4. Act II., Scene 2: Who Are You, Youthful Hero - Clifford Grant/Alberto Remedios
5. Act II., Scene 2: The Dead Can Tell No Tidings - Alberto Remedios/Maurine London
6. Act II., Scene 3: Hehe! Sly And Slippery Knave - Derek Hammond-Stroud/Gregory Dempsey
7. Act II., Scene 3: Tarnhelm And Ring, Here They Are - Alberto Remedios/Maurine London/Gregory Dempsey
8. Act II., Scene 3: Be Welcome, Siegfried! - Gregory Dempsey/Alberto Remedios/Derek Hammond-Stroud
9. Act II., Scene 3: You Lie There Too, Mighty Dragon - Alberto Remedios/Maurine London
10. Act III.: Prld - Barry Tuckwell
11. Act III., Scene 1: Waken, Wala! Wala! Awake! - Norman Bailey
12. Act III., Scene 1: Strong Is Your Call - Anne Collins/Norman Bailey
13. Act III., Scene 1: You Unwise One, Learn What I Will - Norman Bailey
14. Act III., Scene 2: I See That Siegfried's Near - Norman Bailey

Tracks:

1. Act III., Scene 2: My Woodbird Fluttered Away - Alberto Remedios
2. Act III., Scene 2: Young Man, Hear Me - Norman Bailey/Alberto Remedios
3. Act III., Scene 2: Child, If You Knew Who I Am - Norman Bailey/Alberto Remedios
4. Act III., Scene 2: With His Spear in Splinters - Alberto Remedios
5. Act III., Scene 3: Here in The Sunlight - Alberto Remedios
6. Act III., Scene 3: Come, My Sword! - Alberto Remedios
7. Act III., Scene 3: Hail, Bright Sunlight! - Rita Hunter/Alberto Remedios
8. Act III., Scene 3: Siegfried! Siegfried! Glorious Hero! - Rita Hunter/Alberto Remedios
9. Act III., Scene 3: And There Is Grane, My Sacred Horse - Rita Hunter/Alberto Remedios
10. Act III., Scene 3: Oh! I Cared Always - Rita Hunter/Alberto Remedios

Customer Reviews:

Goodall's Siegfried.......2007-06-22

This is completely worth it. Other reviews aptly pointed out everything good, and this *is* good--brilliant. Alberto Remedios is the best Siegfried I've ever heard, and Rita Hunter is a stunning and convincing Brunnhilde. If I could give this more than five stars, I would.

"Do you know what Wotan wills?".......2007-06-12

Okay, so we have the Solti, Bohm, Karajan, Levine, Janowski, Goodall, and Sawallisch Rings on the market (I haven't listened to the other Ring recordings yet, sorry to say). And all of these leave me to one conclusion: the many differences lead me to believe that all of these ring sets have their own authenticities and setbacks. And here they are:

TIMING (Estimate):
Solti's Ring: 14 hours, 30 minutes
Bohm's Ring: 13 hours, 30 minutes
Karajan's Ring: 14 hours, 50 minutes
Goodall's Ring: 16 hours, 50 minutes
Janowski's Ring: 14 hours, 0 minutes
Levine's Ring: 15 hours, 20 minutes
Sawallisch's Ring: 14 hours, 0 minutes

CONDUCTING:
Solti: Solti's conducting is driven with sheer muscle, but sometimes he makes the Ring overemotional. His Walkure & Gotterdammerung Preludes are clear examples: they're annoyingly bombastic. Nonetheless he almost seldom loses control with anything. His clear focus on the drama is astonishing.

Bohm: I must say his live Bayreuth recording brings out some of the best. He puts more faith in the orchestral score, but he also gives it more intensity. His tempi are some of the quickest, but they still don't seem rushed at all (except maybe "Wohin schleich'st du eilig und schlau"). I especially like his "Forging Scene" & "Hagen Summons the Vassals"; both are the most energetic on disc.

Karajan: Karajan's chamber approach is very interesting. Instead of going for the drama or the energy, the conductor goes for the beauty. Almost everything in his Ring sounds very ethereal because of his excessive use of lyricism. His orchestral preludes (except Walkure Act 1) sound more beautiful than others, and much of the soft parts (such as Siegfried Act Three Scene Three) are controlled nicely. His "Funeral March" and "Immolation" are recommendable. Siegfried Act Three Scene Two could have improved with more tension.

Goodall: Oh, boy. While I do praise Goodall with his amazing attention to detail, his ridiculously sluggish tempi will tick some Wagnerites off: everything is slower than adagio moderato. But I did enjoy listening to the slow beauty of his "Wotan's Farewell/Magic Fire Music". This was recorded live and sung in English.

Janowski: This is a very classical Ring. Instead of bombast, spacious, or lyrical passion, maestro Janowski gives us the straightforward approach. He goes straight for Wagner's original intentions (precise tempi, dynamics, flow of leitmotivs, etc.), which makes this another exquisite Ring. "Hagen Summons the Vassals" is probably the fastest I've ever heard (along with Sawallisch's). Rheingold Scene Four can be best described as "sensational".

Levine: While he does stay true to the score like Bohm, this conductor makes for a somewhat dull Ring. His handling of the orchestra is nice, but the moderately slow tempi he chooses is flawed. It should be more animated. His beautiful "Funeral March" and "Erda's Warning" are two of the few flawless features.

Sawallisch: I guess you can say that Sawallisch is half-Karajan, half-Janowski. While he does stay true to the orchestral score like Janowski, he also puts in a little Karajan-like lyricism. At some points he loses track with orchestra and singers (as does every live recording) but Bohm has more control. This was also recorded live.

ORCHESTRA:
Solti's Vienna Philharmonic: The woodwinds are the most beautiful in Solti's Ring (the "Forest Murmurs" is clear evidence of that). French horns and Wagner tubas make this a recommended listening. The strings in "Heda Heda Hedo" could've added a bit more work, but they are strikingly spectacular everywhere else. The orchestra gives it their all in Siegfried Act Two & Three, but they are at their weakest in Walkure Act One & Three (Bohm's Bayreuth does it better). Overall, it's the loudest and certainly most bombastic out of all the Ring orchestras combined.

Bohm's Bayreuth Festival: The ultimate Wagnerian orchestra gives it their all. The brass both high and low are the most powerful, while the woodwinds are the most delicate. The strings are muffled only a few times, otherwise the eighteen anvils are perfectly loud and clear. Erda's scenes aren't as effective as Janowski's, but the entire Walkure is more successful than Janowski's when it comes to tone & technique. Overall, this orchestra is the most dramatic.

Karajan's Berlin Philharmonic: The entire orchestra sounds polished, not to say that it is bad. Indeed the drama is still there, but much of the suspense is lacking (the scenes with Fasolt and Fafner come to mind). The brass sometimes overpowers the strings, which can be a serious problem. Gotterdammerung "Three Norns" Scene sounds very mysterious, very eerie.

Goodall's English National Opera: This orchestra sounds nice, even if the sluggishness can bring them down at times. The Flight of the Valkyries doesn't sound too good in a slow tempo, but the entire orchestra does sound lucid here. Siegfried Act One Prelude is the creepiest. All of the leitmotivs are heard loud and clear, just like in Janowski's version.

Janowski's Staatskapelle Dresden: This orchestra has the same force & flair as does Bohm's Bayreuth Festival, only Dresden sounds much clearer due to the fantastic digital sound. Even minor details are found in this Ring. I can hear harps in Flight of the Valkyries! The strings imitate the Siegfried forest very well, while the woodwinds representing the songbird are wonderful (but not as wonderful as Solti's songbird). Dresden's "Magic Fire Music" (along with Berlin's) is the most extravagant.

Levine's Metropolitan Opera: The brass and woodwinds are the true stars. The strings sound too tired to continue on in Siegfried & Gotterdammerung. The Finale to Rheingold is absolutely stunning (the trumpets and trombones will not disappoint), and the Second Act of Walkure is the most impressive, the most refined.

Sawallisch's Bavarian State: Wrong notes in this live recording won't matter, as the entire orchestra gets everything going in all four nights at the opera. The strings never surrender to imperfection, and the winds are marvelously aligned. I just wish that some of the singers would keep up with the orchestra.

SINGERS:
-Wotan
Solti: Hans Hotter is the superior Wotan. He sounds powerful throughout the Ring (except Rheingold, in which a less stellar George London performs).

Bohm and Janowski: Theo Adam in Bohm's live recording is another treat. While he is not as equally impressive as Hotter, he can certainly conjure up everlasting emotions. Adam sounds weaker in Janowski's studio recording, but he still doesn't disappoint.

Karajan: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau plays Wotan in "Rheingold," while Thomas Stewart replaces Fischer-Dieskau in "Walkure" and "Siegfried". I don't think Fischer-Dieskau was a good choice; he sounds too humane and too light. Stewart makes an astounding improvement in both "Walkure" and "Siegfried".

Goodall: Norman Bailey has that divine spark that Hotter used to cherish. He's heavy and unblemished, and he handles the English text with flair and sheen.

Levine: James Morris is a notch below Hotter, Adam, and Bailey, but he overpowers Fischer-Dieskau pretty much throughout the Levine's Ring.

Sawallisch: I may be biased, but Robert Hale just didn't do it for me. He sounded dull and tedious, and his Wotan's Farewell wasn't enough to sadden me.

-Brunnhilde
Solti and Bohm: Birgit Nilsson is the best Brunnhilde on the market. Her Valkyrie cry is delightful, and her final scene in Gotterdammerung is brilliant beyond belief.

Karajan: Regine Crespin is without a doubt one of the finest Brunnhildes after Nilsson. She's fantastic in Walkure Act Three. I just wish she stayed on as the Valkyrie later on in the Ring (Helga Dernesch is no good in Gotterdammerung, sorry to say).

Goodall: Rita Hunter is at her strongest in Walkure and Siegfried. She is at her weakest in Gotterdammerung. What may have caused her downfall in the fourth installment? "The world may never know."

Janowski: Jeannine Altmeyer is basically the most controversial Brunnhilde on CD. Some people say that she's too light and weak, while others say she sounds young and very enchanting. I'm with those who think Altmeyer was a good choice, but you yourself (the shopper) are going to have to decide whether she's good or not.

Levine and Sawallisch: Hildegard Behrens is just like Nilsson and Crespin: while she's not the best, she is definitely another perfect Brunnhilde of choice. She's at her most dazzling when she performs Walkure (Levine) and Siegfried (Sawallisch).

-Siegmund & Sieglinde
Let's see. For the Siegmunds, we have James King for Solti and Bohm. Jon Vickers for Karajan, Alberto Remedios for Goodall, Siegfried Jerusalem for Janowski, Gary Lakes for Levine, and Robert Schunk for Sawallisch. For the Sieglindes, we have Regine Crespin for Solti, Leonie Rysanek for Bohm, Gundula Janowitz for Karajan, Margaret Curphy for Goodall, Jessye Norman for both Janowski and Levine, and Julia Varady for Sawallisch. Hmm . . . Jerusalem is good . . . and so is Vickers . . . Janowitz is charming, and so is . . . Oh, what the heck? All the singers for Siegmund and Sieglinde are fantastic. Two exceptions, though: Robert Schunk doesn't sound heroic enough, and Jessye Norman for Levine's Ring doesn't sound young and innocent enough.

-Siegfried
Solti and Bohm: Wolfgang Windgassen may very well be the best Siegfried for the ages. His `Forging Scene" in both renditions are defiantly inspiring. His last scene in Gotterdammerung is celestial and overwhelming.

Karajan: Jess Thomas (Siegfried) and Helge Brilioth (Gotterdammerung) may not be as ideal as Windgassen, but they do know how to be a magnificent heldentenor. Thomas pulls it off with Act One and Three.

Goodall: Wow! What a singer that Alberto Remedios! He never drags in either of the last two installments, and he uses the correct emotions in every scene that he is in.

Janowski and Sawallisch: Rene Kollo's Siegfried is a poetically expressive one. In Janowski's version he sounds playful when he's in Mime's home, and he sounds willed when he's in the Gibich Hall. He is not good enough in Sawallisch's version, however. His tiresome "Forging Scene" is obvious evidence of that.

Levine: Oh, Reiner Goldberg. At least you tried. Seriously, he sounds too tedious (especially in Gotterdammerung Act Three Scene Two) and too old. I don't know Levine should've chose Kollo when he recorded his Ring.

-Alberich
Solti and Bohm: Gustav Niedlinger has a heaviness that overwhelms a few other baritones. When he sings his only sequence in Gotterdammerung Act Two Scene One, his emotion is so pure that his son Hagen would've drowned himself in tears (Too melodramatic? Sorry about that.). The only problem is that his character sounds too one-dimensional. Alberich isn't just some cardboard-cutout bad guy. He has a very good reason why he wants to take revenge on the world. Overall, Niedlinger is amazing throughout Wagner's Ring (He deserves many awards for "Bin ich nun frei?").

Karajan: I guess you can say that Zoltan Kelemen tries his best throughout. He is not good in Rheingold, but he gets better in Siegfried and Gotterdammerung.

Goodall: Derek Hammond-Stroud is three-dimensional, but not that much. Still, he can sound very demanding in Rheingold Scene One and Siegfried Act Two Scene One.

Janowski: Siegmund Nimsgern may be the most humane Alberich yet, but it's all good. He sings with more passion than Kelemen and more robustness than Hammond-Stroud. Niedlinger's ferociousness puts him below, however. "Schaf'st du, Hagen, mein sohn?" is noteworthy.

Levine and Sawallisch: Ekkehard Wlaschiha is one hell of a vigorous Alberich. I praise him in Rheingold Scene One and Three. His performance in Siegfried (both versions) could've improved with more distrustfulness towards Mime and the Wanderer.

-Mime
Solti and Karajan: Gerhard Stolze is the creepiest Mime ever known to humankind. This dwarf outsings other Mimes on the market. When he sings "Die stucken! Das Schwert!" his anger and fear is the most effective to almost all Ring listeners.

Bohm: Erwin Wohlfahrt wins second place. He gives a first-rate performance in Siegfried Act One, but loses some of his edge in Act Two. He is an exceptional Mime nonetheless. Look for him in Karajan's Rheingold, also.

Goodall: Gregory Dempsey isn't emotional enough. He doesn't sound fearful or depressed at all, which makes him the dullest Mime for the Ring.

Janowski: Peter Schreier is for Siegfried, while Christian Vogel is for Rheingold. Vogel is less than perfect, while Schreier is way beyond outstanding. Schreier is less ghoulish and more benevolent, more three-dimensional than Stolze and Wohlfahrt. The only flaw I can find is his handling of "Die stucken! Das Schwert!" He could've added a bit more fear in that sequence.

Levine: Heinz Zednik is yet another excellent mime. He is equal to Schreier when it comes to humaneness and lyricism. His performance in Rheingold Scene Three is pure gold, while his performance in Siegfried (particularly "Willkommen, Siegfried!") is a stunning achievement.

Sawallisch: Helmut Pampuch is just like Schreier and Zednik: he's very VERY good. Nuff said.

-Loge
Solti: Set Svanholm may be the weakest Loge. He is not very ominous throughout all of his scenes, and his lack of a sinister atmosphere is greatly affects the entire Rheingold. But he'll soon be forgotten later on in the Ring.

Bohm: Why the heck would the conductor have Wolfgang Windgassen play both Siegfried AND Loge? The demi-god needs to sound different from a son of a Walsung. Still, it's satisfactory, and his "Ihrem ende eilen sie zu" gives great foreshadowing.

Karajan: Gerhard Stolze is easily the most entertaining Loge to listen to. His scenes in Scene Three are delightful.

Goodall: Emile Belcourt isn't as good as Stolze, but he certainly can make some of the best of an English-speaking Loge.

Janowski: Peter Schreier is the most eccentric out of all of them, and that's a fact. Much of his singing involves imagination, peril, vengeance, and deviousness. Belcourt depends only on imagination and deviousness, Stolze only vengeance and deviousness, and Windgassen only peril. His odd conversations with Alberich and the gods/goddesses are classic.

Levine: Siegfried Jerusalem doesn't seem like a good choice for Loge. He's better off playing Siegmund or Siegfried, but not a demi-god.

Sawallisch: Robert Tear is on par with Stolze and Schreier. Sometimes he takes things too low, but all is forgiven with his management of character development.

-Everyone Else
Uh-huh, what can I say? Everyone else does a good job in all Ring recordings (maybe not in Swarowsky's version). Matti Salminen is the perfect Hagen (Janowski, Levine, and Sawallisch), while Kirsten Flagstad is the most brilliant Fricka (Solti). The Norns and Rheinmaidens do a splendid job in Solti, Janowski, and Levine. The Vassals (male choir) are at their unsurpassed in Bohm and Goodall. The only flawed Erda is Anne Collins (Goodall), maybe too light and too heavy at times. All in all, no one here is graded C or lower.

CONCLUSION: I have yet to listen to Barenboim's Bayreuth presentation and the essential mono recordings (Furtwangler, Krauss), but I'm pretty sure that have their advantages and disadvantages. So there you have it. We have the histrionic Solti, the energetic Bohm, the otherworldly Karajan, the spacious Goodall, the calculated Janowski, the relaxed Levine, and the serious Sawallisch Rings. They have their own authenticities and setbacks, and they certainly have their own significances for Ring listeners everywhere.


Sir Georg Solti: Wagner - Der Ring des Nibelungen (Ring Cycle) / Sir Georg Solti

Karl Bohm: Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen

Herbert von Karajan: Der Ring des Nibelungen / Karajan / Berlin Philharmonic

Goodall: Wagner: The Ring Cycle (Box Set)
-The Rhinegold (Part 1): Wagner: The Rhinegold
-The Valkyrie (Part 2): Wagner: The Valkyrie
-Twilight of the Gods (Part 4): The Twilight of the Gods (Goodall Ring Cycle/Chandos Opera in English)

Marek Janowski: Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen

James Levine: Der Ring Des Nibelungen

-Wolfgang Sawllisch: Wagner - Der Ring des Nibelungen (Ring Cycle) / Sawallisch, Bayerischer Staatsoper

Slow and steady wins the race.......2007-02-07

Yes, we all know that Reginal Goodall's Wagner is VERY deliberate (read slow) at times. When I heard the late Rita Hunter singing in Sydney in the 80s, I asked her about working with Maestro Goodall, she said he was one of the most thorough and demanding conductor's you could wish to work with.

For me, this whole cycle is desert island material because the English translation is just superb. Fine singing and marvellous playing from the ENO orchestra.

Absolutely better than you think, the best of Goodal's Ring!.......2005-05-03

As good as his die Walkure is, Goodall's Siegfried is even better. For me this is the most difficult opera of the entire Ring and Goodall pulls it off with honors indeed. Remedios is a wonder! Wish we had had him in the Met Ring Cycles of the past decade. Hunter again is a wonder with beauty and strength of tone. Once more I enjoy Bailey. I found That Alan Blyth in Gramophone 5/01 and I seem to appreciate him. It would seem that Goodall gives this opera all the wonderful performance it needs. Not an easy show to pull off. This recording absolutely belongs in any Wagnerian's collection. Had I been at this live performance, I definitely would not have fallen asleep and would have regretted its coming to its inevitable end. And the orchestra rises to the occasion splendidly. From Siegfried's climb to Brunhilde's rock until the end of the duet, the orchestral playing is rich, very moving bordering on the monumental just because it is live and thus more of a risk than a studio recording. Hunter is nothing short of stunning. The duet alone makes the recording a must have. Too bad artists are not fully appreciated until we no longer have them around to enjoy. Thank God this is on CD to be enjoyed at the listener's command.

Better than you might think...........2002-03-17

I had to think more than twice before purchasing this recording, especially since it isnt at a budget price, but I dont regret having done so. Wagner's original German language opera sung in English might seem more like a novelty recording (or a horrifying experience to hardcore Wagner fans) than a serious approach to the music, but surprisingly it works (for the most part). For the listener who doesn't speak and understand German this is a great way to understand Wagner's opera, as the connection between text and drama is made clearer--though I sometimes wish the singers diction and pronunciation were a bit clearer--but hey, its still opera and a complete English only libretto is included (along with a scene by scene summary of the drama, a summary of the preceding two operas, and an essay and photos of this particular project). Overall the orchestra and conducting is up to par and the sound is clear, balanced, and spacious, the only annoying thing being the audience clapping after the end of each act--its a live 1975 recording. While this is no substitute for the original in German, think of it as a great resource ... to understanding Wagner's opera cycle for listeners without the time or inclination to learn German.

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Tracks:

1. Also sprach Zarathustra Opening Fanfare: '2001 - A Space Odyssey': Also sprach Zarathustra Opening Fanfare - Classics Go To The Movies
2. TALES FROM THE VIENNA WOODS WALTZ: 'Heat And Dust': Tales From The Vienna Woods Waltz - Classics Go To The Movies
3. Fantasiestucke, Op. 12: 'Heat And Dust': Aufschwung - Classics Go To The Movies
4. Symphony No. 9: 'Clockwork Orange': 'Choral', 2nd Movement - Classics Go To The Movies
5. William Tell: 'Clockwork Orange': Overture - Classics Go To The Movies
6. POMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE MARCH NO. 1: 'Clockwork Orange': Pomp And Circumstance March No. 1 - Classics Go To The Movies
7. Canon In D: 'Ordinary People': Canon In D - Classics Go To The Movies
8. Ride of the Valkyries: 'Apocalypse Now': Ride Of The Valkyries - Classics Go To The Movies

Tracks:

1. Adagio: 'Gallipoli': Adagio - Various Artists
2. Symphony No. 5: 'Death In Venice': Adagietto - Various Artists
3. Twilight Of The Gods: 'Excalibur': Funeral March - Various Artists
4. Clarinet Concerto: 'Out Of America': Adagio - Various Artists
5. Au fond du temple saint: 'Gallipoli': The Pearlfishers - Duet - Various Artists
6. Bolero: '10': Bolero - Various Artists

Tracks:

1. Mandoline Concerto: 'Kramer Vs. Kramer': Mandoline Concerto - Classics Go To The Movies
2. Gayaneh: 'Punchline': Sabre Dance - Classics Go To The Movies
3. '1812': 'The Music Lovers': Overture - Classics Go To The Movies
4. Piano Concerto No. 21: 'Elvira Madigan': Andante - Classics Go To The Movies
5. Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2: 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit?': Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 - Classics Go To The Movies
6. Symphony No. 6: 'The Music Lovers': 'Pathetique' Adagio lamentoso - Classics Go To The Movies

Tracks:

1. Rhapsody In Blue: 'Manhattan': Rhapsody In Blue - Various Artists
2. Carmen: 'Carmen Jones': Habanera - Various Artists
3. Cavalleria Rusticana: 'Raging Bull': Intermezzo sinfonico - Various Artists
4. Idomeneo: 'Barry Lyndon': March - Various Artists
5. Prelude a l'apres-midi d'um faune: 'Nijinsky': Prelude a l'apres-midi d'um faune - Various Artists
6. Concerto for 2 violins: 'Children Of A Lesser God': Largo ma non tanto - Various Artists
7. Madame Butterfly: 'Fatal Attraction': Un bel di vedremo - Various Artists
8. Madame Butterfly: 'Fatal Attraction': Con onor muore - Various Artists

Tracks:

1. Toccata In D Minor: 'Rollerball': Toccata In D Minor - Various Artists
2. Symphony No. 25: 'Amadeus': Allegro con brio - Various Artists
3. The Sleeping Beauty: 'Rollerball': Waltz - Various Artists
4. Turandot: 'The Witches Of Eastwick': Nessun dorma - Various Artists
5. The Force Of Destiny: 'E La Nave Va': Overture - Various Artists
6. Lohengrin: 'Ludwig': Prelude, Act One - Various Artists
7. Manon Lescaut: 'Hannah And Her Sisters': Sola, perduta, abbandonata - Various Artists
8. Symphony No. 4, 'Italian': 'Breaking Away': Presto - Various Artists
9. La Boheme: 'Moonstruck': Che gelida manina - Various Artists
10. La Boheme: 'Moonstruck': Addio . . . D'onde lieta usci - Various Artists

Customer Reviews:

10.......2000-09-09

Nothing like the original soundtracks, excellent! Wouldn't you know it, contains all my husband's favorites.

Average customer rating:

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Music Album:

1. I'm Already There
2. Identity Crisis
3. If You Saw Thro My Eyes [Import]
4. Into The Cool Blue
5. Jagged Time Lapse (Bonus Rare Material) [Import]
6. Lang a-Comin'
7. Lead Free/B.W. Stevenson [Import]
8. Live Close by, Visit Often
9. Live, Laugh, Love
10. Live [Live]

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