After the Storm

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On "Some Things Never Change," the opening track of Chris LeDoux's first album since battling back from serious illness and a liver transplant, even his buddy and duet partner Garth Brooks sounds looser and less forced than on any of his own records. Still the rodeo veteran, LeDoux relaxes listeners while retaining all of the power and integrity that's marked his music from the jump (more than 23 years ago!). "Millionaire," a celebration of lasting love, the joyous "Don't It Make You Want to Dance," and the rodeo humor of "Cowboy Up" emphasize straightforwardness over predictability. "Scatter the Ashes" transcends its rodeo theme with a message for any world-weary soul ready to move on. And how many major-label artists today sing of the pure joy of farm life as he does on "Simple as Dirt"? Never once do he or his producers lower themselves to worry about pleasing radio's demographic-obsessed, tin-eared demons. In a perfect world, LeDoux would be one of those who set country's gold standard. --Rich Kienzle

After the Storm,Chris LeDoux,Capitol,Country,Country & Western,Pop

Average customer rating: Still The Very Best Of Norman Brown Better Late Than... OH SO SMOOTH A Must Buy AWWEEEEEEEEESOME!!!

After the Storm Norman Brown Manufacturer: Motown ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Smooth Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Soul-Jazz & Boogaloo | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Orchestral Pop | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music $9.99 and Under | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Pop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Jazz | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music $9.99 and Under | Prices | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: West Coast Coolin' Better Days Ahead Just Chillin' Just Between Us Celebration ASIN: B000001EIW Release Date: 1994-05-17

Tracks:

1. Take Me There
2. After The Storm
3. That's The Way Love Goes
4. Any Love
5. Lydian
6. For The Love Of You
7. Trashman
8. It Costs To Love
9. Let's Come Together
10. Acoustic Time
11. El Dulce Sol
12. Family

Customer Reviews:

Still The Very Best Of Norman Brown.......2007-05-25

If I had to recommend just one CD from Norman Brown, "After the Storm" would be it. Still his best effort, the CD that introduced me to his music and the one I introduced my wife to. Gifted guitarist, every bit the caliber of George Benson, though vocally, not in the same league. And that's why I'd recommned this one over later releases. He sticks to what he does best; instrumentals. "After the Storm" is as smooth as contemporary jazz get's.

Better Late Than..........2007-05-22

I only just discovered this CD after buying and loving his album, "Just Chillin'." I love that CD and "After the Storm" is my newest love! I think the entire album is wonderful! But here are a few favorites: "Take Me There," "After The Storm," "Lydian," & "El Dulce Sol." However, the classics such as "For The Love Of You" & "Any Love" are nice too. I think it just flows well like a smooth jazz album should. It's well worth every penny. It's nice to get your money's worth! Listen, see what you think!

OH SO SMOOTH.......2006-11-12

this is a very very nice CD, one of Brown's best. I would own it if just for the track LYDIAN. I absolutely love the groove and feel of that track and Brown's playing is right on. The songs are good and the production is superb. If you like smooth jazz with a bit of an R&B flavor I would recommend this disc. Listen to LYDIAN, crank it up and I dare you not to tap your feet.

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A Must Buy.......2005-10-19

I have been a Norman Brown fan for years. This CD was one of the first Jazz cd's I bought and I've never looked back. I have listened to all his releases and I have to say that this one is my all time favorite. As I go back and listen to this CD it sounds just as good as it did the first time I listened to it. Even though he was beginning his career, I believe that it is some of the most heartfelt, soul driven guitar playing I have ever heard. Every time I listen to Norman play, its as if he was singing through the guitar. You have got to get this.

AWWEEEEEEEEESOME!!!.......2005-06-29

A MUST HAVE. THIS CD IS ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS I AM SO MUCH IN TO JAZZ TODAY!! CAN LISTEN FROM FIRST SONG TO THE LAST. TAKE ME THERE IS MY FAVORITE. MAKES YOU MUST WANNA MOVE SOMETHING.

Average customer rating: La Marseillaise All This Music Is Better Served Elsewhere The production of a music genius Wake up music A middle of the pack offering--nothing magic, nothing tragic

Berlioz: La Marseillaise - Love Scene from Roméo & Juliet - The Damnation of Faust, Three Excerpts, etc... / McNair, Leech, Zinman Hector Berlioz , Baltimore Symphony Orchestra & Chorus , Sylvia McNair , Richard Leech , and David Zinman Manufacturer: Telarc ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Berlioz | Berlioz, Hector | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Overtures | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Baltimore Symphony Orchestra | ( B ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Romances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Choruses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Opera & Vocal | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music $7.99 and Under | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music All Classical Music Blowout | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Berlioz, Hector | ( B ) | Composers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Similar Items: Berlioz: Roméo et Juliette; Le Troyens à Carthage Brahms, Tchaikovsky: Violin Concertos [Hybrid SACD] Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade; Stravinsky: Song of the Nightingale [Hybrid SACD] The Good Shepherd (Widescreen Edition) Syriana (Widescreen Edition) ASIN: B000003CUS Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

1. Benvenuto Cellini: Overture
2. Love Scene
3. Minuet Of The Will-O'-The-Wisps
4. Dance Of The Sylphs
5. Rakoczy March
6. Le Corsaire Overture
7. Les Troyens: Trojan March
8. Royal Hunt & Storm
9. La Marseillaise

Customer Reviews:

La Marseillaise.......2007-07-17

This is a rather boring performance of the Berlioz version of La Marseillaise with poor recording quality. I ended up giving this CD to GoodWill. For the Hector Berlioz version of La Marseillaise, I would recommend the performance by the Chicago Symphony under the direction of Daniel Barenboim. If you are looking for a rousing performance of La Marseillaise (not the Berlioz version), look for the performance by Mireille Mathieu, which you can find on the web.

All This Music Is Better Served Elsewhere.......2006-05-04

On paper at least, this seems like an attractive sampler. And it is, as far as the music is concerned. These bits and pieces are some of the most inspired music from Berlioz's long masterworks for voices and orchestra such as Damnation de Faust, Romeo et Juliette, Les Troyens, and Benvenuto Cellini. In sterling performances, they're really enlivening music. Here, for a variety of reasons, they don't make the impact they usually do. First of all, Zinman, whom I usually admire, doesn't seem to warm up to the music. Maybe it's not his cup of tea--more of a Beethoven-and-contemporary music man, based on the stuff I've heard that he does really well. Also, as recorded here, the Baltimore Symphony doesn't seem to have the heft for Berlioz's dazzling orchestral display. Next to, say, the Montreal Symphony, which has done a lot of this music very successfully on disc, the Baltimore is lacking.

Then, as I suggest, a large part of the problem is the recording. Telarc's legendary recording technique don't seem to translate well to the Meyerhoff Hall, at least not in this recording; there's even some distortion in thickly scored passages. Argo/Decca got the measure of the hall better in their later and far more successful recordings from Baltimore.

So I say, shop around. You'll do far better with Dutoit, Davis, Nagano, Plasson, Nelson, et al.

The production of a music genius.......2005-08-06

Really really terrific!
I prefer to do not say more... terrific!

Wake up music.......2001-03-18

This is a good CD but not a great one. Mr. Zinman gives a decent rendition of some of the French "classics" and the Baltimore symphony is up to the task. In the defense of Mr. Zinman one must recognize that there is probably no real good way to play Berlioz. But the real value of this CD is to introduce one to Berlioz who still today does not rate as high as one would like; not to mention its status of "only one opus composer" that the Symphonie Fantastique seems to give him sometimes. The inclusion of Berlioz transcription of the Marseillaise is a curious touch. Berlioz tried to dignify what was after all a soldiers motivational anthem to go and kill into a more respectable piece suitable for a serious country. Nice try. However it is still an interesting and hyperactive piece and if we must listen to it on occasion we might as well do it here. In sum, here we have a nice mix that can be played as background music when we need to be energized.

A middle of the pack offering--nothing magic, nothing tragic.......2001-02-17

If you've heard Toscanini's snappy Rakozcy March, then the lumbering version on this disc will just leave you frustrated. The Marseillaise here is pretty turgid, too. Not much else leaves even that much of a lasting impression. Okay if you can get it budget-priced.

Average customer rating: JUST WONDERFUL!!! Great resource for finding hard to locate songs very smooth!!!! A fine anthology of the songs that helped define the "Quiet Storm" sound. Essential Smooth Grooves

Smooth Grooves: After Hours Various Artists Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Disco | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Compilations | R&B | Styles | Music Soul | Compilations | R&B | Styles | Music General | Funk | R&B | Styles | Music Quiet Storm | R&B | Styles | Music Rhino Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Romantics | Warner Brothers Records | Stores | Music Similar Items: Smooth Grooves: New Jack Ballads, Vol. 3 Smooth Grooves: New Jack Ballads, Vol. 2 Smooth Grooves: A Sensual Collection, Vol. 9 Smooth Grooves: New Jack Ballads, Vol. 1 Smooth Grooves: A Sensual Collection, Vol. 8 ASIN: B00003OT6J Release Date: 2000-01-18

Tracks:

1. Risin' To The Top - Keni Burke
2. Sugar Free - Juicy
3. Firestarter - Tease
4. Silver Shadow - Atlantic Starr
5. Slow Down (12'' Version) - Loose Ends
6. Curious - Midnight Star
7. Who Do You Love - Bernard Wright
8. Come Into My Life - Joyce Sims
9. Gotta Get You Home Tonight - Eugene Wilde
10. Don't Look Any Further - Dennis Edwards
11. Inside Out (12'' Version) - Odyssey
12. Don't Say No (Tonight) - Eugene Wilde
13. Can You Treat Me Like She Does? - Real To Reel
14. Lollipop Luv - Bryan Loren
15. I Want To Be Your Man - Roger

Customer Reviews:

JUST WONDERFUL!!!.......2004-05-17

THIS IS GREAT! WORDS JUST CAN'T EXPRESS MY EXCITMENT WHEN I FOUND THIS ALBUM. MOST OF THESE SONGS ARE ONES I'VE BEEN SEARCHING FOR SINCE FOREVER! I'D HEAR IT ON THE RADIO AND WONDER HOW I CAN FIND IT, NOW I HAVE

Great resource for finding hard to locate songs.......2004-02-20

I am a fan of this series as it often is the only place to find old school classics. Songs that were popular back in the day, but by either one-hit-wonders, or artists with out of print recordings. This CD is the only place I could find "Firestarter" by Tease, and "Sugar Free" by Juicy. I also enjoyed "Who Do You Love" by Bernard Wright and "Come into My Life" by Joyce Sims. This collection is from a day when slow jams were more than just the whining you hear on the radio today. There was rhythm, there was funk, there was soul.

very smooth!!!!.......2003-07-31

A very nice selcetion of songs that are nice there is a song by Eugene Wilde who was popular in the 80's but he didn't get a lot of exposure who is a good singer he has a song on here called don't say no tonight and firestarter, I'm curious, Silver Shadow, Slow down and many other great songs and I would recommend anyone to buy this album I am almost finish with completing the whole collection of smooth grooves but this is a nice cd to add to your romance cds!!!

A fine anthology of the songs that helped define the "Quiet Storm" sound........2003-06-11

Most of the songs included on this great compilation deservedly became Quiet Storm classics. "Firestarter" (Tease), "Gotta Get You Home Tonight" (Eugene Wilde), "Silver Shadow" (Atlantic Starr), "Come Into My Life" (Joyce Sims) and "Sugar Free" (Juicy) still sound great after all these years. I did NOT give these otherwise-superb CD a 5-star rating because the songs by Oddysey and Reel To Real do not belong on a Quiet Storm-oriented anthology. If you are a fan of 1980s R&B, however, you shouldn't pass this CD up. I also like the front and back inserts' photos also.

Essential Smooth Grooves.......2003-03-27

This is without doubt one of the finest in the Smooth Grooves series. A good mix of laid back soul (Juicy, Tease, Keni Burke) and smooth dancers (Bernard Wright, Odyssey, Atlantic Starr). Lots of the tracks here have had a hammering on my soul radio show, and feedback has been excellent. Do yourselves a favour, if you've not purchased this yet, don't waste time putting it on your wants list, get it now.

Average customer rating: A very nice follow-up to "Soul Embrace". Saxxy and Sensuous Smooth Jazz atits best! Sax lover Sax lover

After Dark Richard Elliot Manufacturer: Blue Note Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz Fusion | Jazz | Styles | Music Smooth Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Orchestral Pop | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music Quiet Storm | R&B | Styles | Music Blue Note Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Smooth Jazz | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | R&B | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Soul Embrace Chill Factor Jumpin' Off Crush City Speak ASIN: B000005GWH Release Date: 1994-10-18

Tracks:

1. Streetbeat
2. Song for Her
3. As I Sleep
4. After Dark
5. El Anio
6. Tonight
7. On the Run
8. If Tomorrow Never Comes
9. Hold Me Tight
10. Bridge Over Troubled Waters
11. The Boys from the Bay
12. Candlelight
13. So Special
14. Slow it Down

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Richard Elliot, a former member of Tower of Power, Kittyhawk, and the Yellowjackets, is a tenor saxophonist with a creamy tone and a penchant for pretty background melodies played over steady but uninspired rhythm tracks. After Dark, includes a heavy-breathing Jeffrey Osborne vocal on "If Tomorrow Never Comes," a synth-drenched remake of "Bridge over Troubled Water," and two house-influenced dance tracks produced by Tony Terry and a reunion with Tower of Power on "The Boys from the Bay." Like a number of smooth jazz contenders, Elliot is a pop instrumentalist rather than a jazz musician, but even as a popster he has trouble finding a strong personality for his recordings. --Geoffrey Himes

Customer Reviews:

A very nice follow-up to "Soul Embrace"........2007-07-08

Elliot's 1993 album "Soul Embrace" is my favorite album by saxophonists pop instrumentalist Richard Elliot and looking back on it, it was tough to follow up on that one but he accomplishes that with his 1994 gem entitled "After Dark". While not quite as strong or consistant as it's predecessor, this CD still features some very strong cuts like "As I Sleep", the confident and haunting "Candlelight" to the final atmospheric classic "Slow It Down". Many years and albums have come and gone since this album came out but both this and "Soul Embrace" and maybe "Chill Factor" are the one's that have as of writing this held up over the years. Highly recommended for pop instrumental lovers.

Saxxy and Sensuous.......2006-01-15

Build a fire, pour a glass of wine and revel in the sensuous tones of Richard Elliot's Sax.
This was my first, and it won't be my last by this terrific musician.
If you love smooth, easy, tones of jazz you'll love this CD.

Smooth Jazz atits best!.......2004-09-30

An awesome display of music! This CD is worth more than you will pay. Satisfaction guaranteed!

Sax lover.......2000-08-24

This was the first CD by Richard Elliot that I had the privilege to Listen to. Needless to say I have several of his CD's in my collection now. Without going into a lot of detail it is still my favorite(maybe because it was my first). There is not a bad song on it. Richard is melodic, soulful, and smooth. At the same time he is funky, brash, and bold. The man can play any style and play it well. Just one warning! If you buy one of his CD's you will want them all! Happy Listening.

Sax lover.......2000-08-24

This was the first CD by Richard Elliot that I had the privilege to Listen to. Needless to say I have several of his CD's in my collection now. Without going into a lot of detail it is still my favorite(maybe because it was my first). There is not a bad song on it. Richard is melodic, soulful, and smooth. At the same time he is funky, brash, and bold. The man can play any style and play it well. Just one warning! If you buy one of his CD's you will want them all! Happy Listening.

Average customer rating: It's really good MY SECOND FAVORITE ALBUM BY MONICA After the Storm Monica Shines with Missy's Help... BEST YET!

After the Storm Monica Manufacturer: J-Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Boy Is Mine Miss Thang The Makings Of Me Never Say Never Full Moon ASIN: B00006BSW3 Release Date: 2003-06-17

Tracks:

1. After The Storm (intro)
2. Set It Off
3. So Gone
4. U Should've Known Betta
5. Don't Gotta Go Home (featuring DMX)
6. Knock, Knock
7. U Deserve
8. Breaks My Heart
9. I Wrote This Song
10. Ain't Gonna Cry No More
11. After The Storm (outro)

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"New Monica!" shouts Missy Elliott on the single "So Gone," one of five cuts she co-wrote and produced for After the Storm, the singer's first domestic album since 1998. (An earlier, much different version of the record is available as the import All Eyez on Me.) Drama is the key word here, from the disc's title on down. Miss E, of course, brings much spark and grit, but even some of the non-Elliott cuts are virtual arias of romance and self-fulfillment, with Monica Arnold pledging her devotion on one track, demanding her key back on another. The album's success puts her career and artistry back on track, while encouraging hope for more collaboration along the lines of the exciting Missy stuff here. --Rickey Wright

Customer Reviews:

It's really good.......2007-01-06

I like this Monica album sooo much but the version I got has 13 songs total (it doesn't have U Deserve in it). All i can say is daaammmn! Monica did her thang! I would have to say my favorite song is a duet with Tyrese called Go To Bed Mad. This should've been a single. I also like Don't Gotta Go Home, I Wrote This Song, Breaks My Heart, Knock Knock, U Should've Known Betta, So Gone, & Get It Off.....basically I really like this album and at first I wasn't sure I was gonna like it but it was worth it. Don't sleep on this album!

MY SECOND FAVORITE ALBUM BY MONICA.......2006-09-30

I LOVE THIS ALBUM MONICA DID HER THANG ON THIS ALBUM
EVERY SONG ON HERE IS REALLY GOOD "EXCEPT THAT'S MY MAN"
OTHER THAN THAT THE ALBUM IS REALLY REALLY GOOD
AND HER NEW ALBUM "THE MAKINGS OF ME" IS COMING OUT ON TUESDAY
AND I CAN'T WAIT I ALREADY HEARD IT AND IT IS "HOT", BUT DOES ANYBODY KNOW WHY THEY CHANGED IT FROM 14 SONGS TO NOW ONLY 10?
I THINK MONICA IS PULLING A BEYONCE ON US.
BUT IN MY OPINION THE "MAKINGS OF ME" SOUNDS LIKE ALBUM OF THE YEAR.

After the Storm.......2006-09-09

I highly anticipated getting this disc and couldn't wait to hear how Monica could or would top her previous album.

Her huge hit single, SO GONE was the perfect choice for a lead-off single - it's a hypnotically addictive track that features a strong vocal performance from Monica. I enjoyed this entire album, although not as much as 'THE BOY IS MINE', but it's certainly a strong, well produced album that any Monica fan should enjoy.

My standout tracks are:

U SHOULD'VE KNOWN BETTER - again, excellent choice as a 2nd single, this was a huge r&b hit that again showcases Monica's beautiful voice

KNOCK KNOCK - love the sample used

BREAKS MY HEART - really pretty mid-tempo ballad

HURTS THE MOST - excellent overall production

GO TO BED MAD - I'm not a Tyrese fan but this is a really nice duet between the two singers

As for the bonus disc:

TOO HOOD - I didn't like the lyrics but the music got my head bopping to the beat

DOWN 4 WHATEVER - her vocals are really airy and pretty sounding

SEARCHIN - inspirational track

I would highly recommend this disc to any Monica fan and although I didn't like it as much as I loved her previous album, this is still one of the better 2003 r&b album releases.

Monica Shines with Missy's Help..........2006-08-31

I never have been a fan of Monica. I like R&B but I am more of a hardcore R&B fan, not a smooth R&B slow-jam fan. On this album Monica does not in any way go hard-core but rather adds a edge to her old formula of sultry and relaxing ballads. She spits out rhymes along side Dirt Bag and Busta Rhymes. She is no natural talent at that sort of thing, but she does show some potential. So Gone and Knock Knock sound a bit alike but both have different tones. Monica also has some classic ballads on here with tracks like Breaks My Heart and U Should've Known Better. Both songs will please those fans who liked her from the start. Get It Off is the only song that speeds it up party style. The reason this album is so different is because Missy Elliot influences most of the songs. Missy is featured in the intro, Get It Off, So Gone, Knock Knock, and the So Gone remix. Although you hear a lot of Missy, she never raps but only says things like "This That New Monica!" and "So Sick!" and "This That Hot New Ish!" Other than that you never hear from her. The album has a lot of attitude as well. Monica's theme is 'boy-you-done-this-girl-wrong' and when she actually raps, she talks about 'smackin ya chic' and 'bustin down doors'. She feels independent it seems this time around. Its a big change from her The Boy Is Mine days. The Album is not perfect and at the end of the CD it goes into slow drive mode. Other than those few last songs the CD keeps a strong theme. In all I would say that this album is some of the best R&B I have heard in a long while.

BEST YET!.......2006-08-08

This is my absoblute fav Monica CD. Its good from start till end...theres is no need to skip any song. Well worth the money. I purchased it twice because my first copy was damaged as a result of being played so much! She reveals true feelings with "I wrote this song" (a dedication to her ex boyfriend that committed suicide)...This is a must own

Average customer rating: Mostly good Look at the List of Performers First this "masterworks" series is available much more cheaply from Amazon France You heard guy below: Beethoven needs the royality checks! Buy my box Set!

Beethoven: The Masterworks (Box Set) Manufacturer: Brilliant Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ballets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Quartets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Quintets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Trios | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Beethoven | Beethoven, Ludwig van | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Sonatinas | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Romantic | Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Incidental Music | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Overtures | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Ballets & Dances | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Cello | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra | ( B ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Masses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Blowout Box Sets | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 20% Off | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music All Classical Music Blowout | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Beethoven, Ludwig van | ( B ) | Composers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra | ( B ) | Performers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Brilliant Classics | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Complete Works (170 CD Box Set) Bach: Complete Works - 155 CD Box Set Vivaldi: The Masterworks (Box Set) Mendelssohn: The Masterworks [Box Set] Brahms: The Masterworks (Box Set) ASIN: B00062FLHE Release Date: 2004-11-30

Customer Reviews:

Mostly good.......2007-05-26

A bit of a mixed bag. The symphonies are superb. This is one of the great symphony cycles. The piano sonatas are good, very good (analog) sound. The quartets are well recorded indeed, but there are better cycles out there. The rest is OK, and the sound is genrally good.

Look at the List of Performers First.......2006-11-17

If you want most of Beethoven sitting on one bookshelf, this is a great bargain (especially if you shop for it on amazon.de). But few if any of the performances represent the pinnacles of interpretation that most listeners demand when Beethoven is the composer. The symphonies for instance: can Blomstedt be compared to Furtwangler or (if you lean toward historically informed instrumentation) Gardiner? Most amazingly, the artists who perform the quartets -- the heart of Beethoven's music -- are not even named in the listing.
On the other hand: Vivaldi: The Masterworks is a collection including the very best interpreters, such as Fabio Biondi! Bach Edition (complete Bach) is a fabulous selection of recordings made over 20 years, and almost the same praise can be given the Complete Mozart.

this "masterworks" series is available much more cheaply from Amazon France.......2006-05-28

there are several sets in this series and it's much cheaper to buy these from Amazon France.

included are bach, beethoven, vivaldi, brahms, dvorak, schubert, handel, hayden, and mendelssohn.

they're even cheaper than the list price once u go through the checkout (VAT is removed for overseas (out-of-france) purchases).

**also, the 'complete works of mozart' set is much cheaper there (or at Amazon Germany), too. the 'complete works of bach' is due out later this year.

You heard guy below: Beethoven needs the royality checks! .......2006-04-07

There is quality beyond the Austrian green cardboard (which is lovely to look at, to say the least). In fact, the performance of the symphonies (Dresden Staatskapelle and Herbert Blomstedt) is alone worth the price. The Staatskapelle is a solid group, and Blomstedt, although less wellknown, holds his own. It should be mentioned that Blomstedt recorded many of the most celebrated 20th composition CDs on the market, and definitely knows his stuff. Peter Wohlert recorded mostly for compiliation lables, but to be selected by the Berlin Phil shows that he is a formdiable conductor in rank as well.

Should you buy this collection then? Given the fact that each CD cost $1.75, there is definitely the bargin factor. However, Beethoven's music desveres the top interpreters and musicians of our time - and this applies for all of his music, not just the symphonic. If you are into bargins, then proceed to buy this collection. However, if you save up a bit more, you can buy Karajan's 1963 Beethovens symphonies along with Kempff's 1956 sonata cycles for just a bit more than 70 bucks. Shop around for the string quartets, and the complete overtures should range anywhere from 15 to 30 bucks depending on the conductor/ensemble.

Overall, this is certainly an exceptional bargin. However, quality matter more than money. Besides, chicks dig people with sophisticated tastes.

Buy my box Set!.......2006-03-21

Awesome deal, 40 CD box set of me, Beethoven! There are 3 principle reasons you should buy this box set:

This box is QUALITY my friend, made of the finest, Austrian cardboard with a lovely green finish, it is made to last! You can just set it on your dresser and whenever you need a Beethoven fix you can just pull a CD out. But don't you hate getting your CDs out of order so you can't find what the hell you're looking for?! Not with this set! They are well organized into symphonies, concerti, sonatas and such, so you can find EXACTLY what your looking for, and they have big numbers on them so you can put them right back where they belong.

And the music! Need we go into this, composed through the inspiration of God himself and penned by the greatest composer who ever walked the streets of Vienna, me, Beethoven! Top notch, all done by top performers and recorded at high, clear, digital quality, stick one in your stereo and rock out man! All of my great and mighty works are here, absolutely sublime!

Lastly, you'll be supporting me, I need those royalty checks to keep rolling in!

Buy it if you love me or just buy it if you want people to think that you're sophisticated (the chicks also dig it, I should know: Antonie Brentano, giggity!), you can't go wrong!

Average customer rating: Beautiful Music, Beautiful Renditions Soothing Music for Baby

Baby Needs Beethoven Manufacturer: Delos Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Quartets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Septets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Beethoven | Beethoven, Ludwig van | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Bagatelles | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Romantic | Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Reeds & Winds | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Children's Music | Styles | Music Similar Items: Baby Needs Mozart Baby Needs Bach Baby Needs Brahms Baby Needs Guitar Baby Needs Baroque ASIN: B00000IKJR Release Date: 1999-03-23

Tracks:

1. Bagatelle In A Minor, WoO 59, 'Fur Elise'
2. Symphony No. 6 In F Major, 'Pastorale' Scene By The Brook
3. Septet For Strings And Winds In E Flat, Op. 20, Tempo Di Menuetto
4. Batatelles, Op. 119: No. 1 In G Minor
5. Batatelles, Op. 119: No. 2 In C Major
6. Batatelles, Op. 119: No. 3 In D Major
7. Quintet For Piano And Winds In E-Flat Major, Op. 16, Rondo: Allegro, ma non troppo
8. Symphony No. 1 In C Major, Op. 21: Symphony No. 1 In C Major, Op. 21, Andante cantabile con moto
9. Septet For Strings And Winds In E-Flat, Op. 20: Septet For Strings And Winds In E-Flat, Op. 20, Scherzo
10. Bagatelles, Op. 119: No. 4 In A Major
11. Bagatelles, Op. 119: No. 9 In A Minor
12. Bagatelles, Op. 119: No. 11 In B-Flat Major
13. Symphony No. 6 In F Major: Symphony No. 6 In F Major, 'Pastorale,' Shepherd's Song: Happy And Thankful Feelings After The Storm
14. Quintet For Piano And Winds In E-Flat Major, Op. 16: Quintet For Piano And Winds In E-Flat Major, Op. 16, Andante cantabile
15. String Quartet In D Major, Op. 18, No. 3: String Quartet In D Major, Op. 18, No. 3, Andante con moto

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Classical music for children has become a genre unto itself, founded on the premise of brain-power building and all too often steering parental buyers away from the full-blown versions of particular compositions toward reorchestrated renditions. It's frequently the case that a brain-tickling classical set will be played on digital keyboards, with softened tonal colors and shapes. Not so with this excellent Beethoven set. Recognized ensembles take up the music, from the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center to the New York Chamber Symphony to the Oxford String Quartet and the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra. The emphasis is on Beethoven's gentler side, from the poetic "Für Elise" for solo piano to the bucolic settings portrayed in the two selections from Beethoven's Symphony No. 6. This is neither a synapse-popping set of virtuoso performances nor an altered look at Beethoven, but it is a well-selected, well-programmed set of works that will ease a child's brain into the works at hand. --Andrew Bartlett

Customer Reviews:

Beautiful Music, Beautiful Renditions.......2003-12-14

This is lovely, soothing music suitable for babies or tired adults! I began listening to it and other "Baby Needs" CD's (the Guitar compilation is wonderful too) before my daughter was born, and have continued to play it for her ever since. Even Classical music purists shouldn't object to hearing just portions of major works-- the compensation is having a complete collection of calm, peaceful music. Highly recommended.

Soothing Music for Baby.......2000-11-05

This is a delightful collection of Beethoven's most soothing, melodic pieces. It is good for background music or for quieting a fussy or tired baby. I highly recommend it.

Average customer rating: Don't Remeber THIS "Alamo" Defending the Alamo Excellent CD Enjoyable a-typical score None Better

The Alamo Manufacturer: Hollywood Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Film Scores | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Alamo (Widescreen Edition) Three Roads to the Alamo: The Lives and Fortunes of David Crockett, James Bowie, and William Barret Travis The History Channel Presents The Alamo The Patriot: Original Motion Picture Score (2000 Film) Remembers the Alamo ASIN: B0001NBN6G Release Date: 2004-04-06

Tracks:

1. Flesh And Honor
2. 300 Miles Of Snow
3. What We're Defending
4. El Bexareno
5. La Zandunga
6. Who Took Their Loved Ones
7. Listen To The Mockingbird Sing
8. The Evacuation Of Bexar
9. The Calm After The Storm
10. The Visitation Of Saint Ursula
11. Quiet Mountain
12. They Ain't Bear
13. Bonham's Ride
14. Sell Our Lives Dearly
15. Night Falls On The Alamo
16. Deguello De Crockett
17. The Last Night
18. The Battle Of The Alamo, Part 1
19. The Battle Of The Alamo, Part 2
20. The Battle Of The Alamo, Part 3
21. The Battle Of The Alamo, Part 4
22. The Battle Of The Alamo, Part 5
23. The Battle Of The Alamo, Part 6
24. The Death Of Crockett
25. Runaway Scrape
26. Blood, Or Texas

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Carter Burwell cut his film scoring teeth on many a Coen brothers movie, quickly gaining a reputation for a quirky, human-scaled inventiveness that informed everything from jazz and folk to orchestral music and even the well-timed nod to Morricone. That often introspective sensibility is well paired to director John Lee Hancock's revisionist take on the legend of San Antonio's fabled doomed fortress, which focuses more on the conflicted human dimensions of its characters than familiar cardboard, pop culture heroics. Burwell's use of orchestral pomp is deliberate and decidedly restrained; more often the composer leans on spare, evocative passages of simple, though ever-inventive folk-based music (like the elegiac "Quiet Mountain") played by various combinations of guitar, banjo, and violin. Vintage traditional Mexican and American tunes are also given their atmospheric due via Jennifer Hammond's and Craig Eastman's arrangements of "La Zandunga" and "Listen to the Mockingbird Sing," respectively. But its Burwell's own peculiarly modernist instincts that inform both tradition ("Crockett's DeGuello") and his own masterfully understated cues, particularly the bleak, almost gothic emotional landscape of his six-part "Battle of the Alamo Suite" and its bittersweet coda, "Blood or Texas." --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

Don't Remeber THIS "Alamo".......2006-07-21

When making another version of a film that has already been made producers,directors,performers,and score composers are too often tempted to "do it differently",as if by twisting and turning a basic premise they will succeed..The classic film version of"The Alamo"is and remains the John Wyane version,which was nominated for several academy awards.Granted,the John Wyane version had little to do with actual history,but,then again,the purpose of the film industry has always been to entertain,not to teach..John Wyane,who produced and directed,as well as being the star of that film chose Dimitri Tiomkin to score his film.
Tiomkin,and old-line symphonic genius,provided a magnificent score,at once adventurous and poingnant..
The people responsible for this version of"The Alamo"decided to teach,rather than entertain,and,at the same time attempted to be politically correct as well.Thus,the mythic aspects inherent in the John Wyane version were replaced by morally ambiguous nonsense,and heroics were more or less eliminated in favor of a rather desperate survival theme,coupled with some added imperialistic touches with the addition of the Sam Houston charecter as a major player along with Bowie,Crockett,and Travis.
The people responsible for this film ,having many fine symphonic-oriented composers to choose from instead opted for minalmism by Carter Burwell..One can hardly imagine,for instance,a five-star gourmet meal served on a foam plate,with plastic knife and fork.Likewise one can hardly imagine a would-be epic western (even if it is very revisionist)bearing a score that plays like a new-age snoozer...But this is exactly what Burwell has given us...There are no epic themes here...There is an enormous orchestra credited as having participated in this project however when one listens to the finished product one is hard-pressed to HEAR any evidence of this participation.
John Wyane's script called for a lot of action on-screen,and Tiomkin obligingly provided very suitable musical themes..
The script for this new film does not call for very much action,even short-changing the audience during the final battle scene by shooting it in near-darkness,and underscoring it with a dirge-like monotone.
This new film was"troubled"from the very start.Ron Howard was supposed to direct but he didn't.The cast was shuffled around several times.Some "Main"charecters were eliminated entirely ,although thier traces continued to show up in the trailers released for this movie..While on the subject of the trailers for this film,the music used in them was 110% better than the Burwell claptrap..Scenes featured in the trailers were actually NOT in the finished film.The film was scheduled for a christmas opening,a slot usually reserved for top-of-the-line oscar contenders,and was then,suddenly yanked,and later released in April,where it died a much-deserved death after about a week in theatres,a colossal flop.
The film was terrible,and part of this is due to the Burwell score which is terrible-plus.

Defending the Alamo.......2005-09-09

I enjoyed the film and, in particular, the intelligent and sensitive portrayal of David Crockett but...so much had been cut by the time it was released as a DVD in England. The soundtrack is pleasant enough so if you liked it on the screen you will enjoy the CD but we do not have the Deguello on its own, (but have the haunting duo with David Crockett's fiddle), and we do not have the saucy little tune played at San Jacinto. On balance, worth buying.

Excellent CD.......2005-06-22

This is an excellent CD. If you are interested in this CD you will love "Audio Tour of the Alamo and Old San Antonio of the Wild West". This CD will gudie you around the Alamo Battlefield in present day San Antonio sshowing yu the actual locations of events of the battle. To hear a sample of this audio tour go to
http:www.alamoaudiotours.com you can also purchase this CD here on Amazon.com

Enjoyable a-typical score.......2005-03-05

Most war movies have underscore's that pulse with energy and power of battle. Carter Burwell takes another course. His music is melancholy and some people have taken the celtic sounding music and complained out it but I found the music to be powerful and perfectly fitting with the movie. The Alamo is also enjoyable as a single listening experience although it does help to have seen the movie. I particularly enjoyed the track where Crockets fiddle is combined with the Mexican "Slit Throat" band. Overall, I found this cd to be enjoyable and it gets better every time i listen to it.

None Better.......2004-12-01

A few comments about the movie The Alamo, if you would indulge me for a moment. It is pertinent. I didn't have high expectations for this film, the trailers I saw made it out to be another larger-than-life, ain't-afraid-of-nothing, cliché-filled motion picture. We lived in San Antonio for several years, it is a great town filled with wonderful people. We visited the Alamo on several occasions. It is a holy place for Texans, sacred, and being "non-Texans" I am sure most of the locals felt we really couldn't appreciate or even grasp the significance of the place, the honor of those who fought and died there. I must admit it was all somewhat lost on me. Thus, I was fully expecting this movie to be overdone and nauseating, especially considering I am not the biggest fan of two of the lead actors (Billy Bob Thorton and Dennis Quaid).

OK, please bear with me, I will get to my point in a second. We ended up renting the film as I had heard the cinematography was sensational (it was). But my biggest surprise was the film itself. Not the script, not the actors, but the entire film. I can't really put into words how good it was, not perfect, but an excellent motion picture and probably an accurate depiction of the individuals and events as they occurred. And both Thornton and Quaid were exceptional...they deserve Oscars come January, and it will be a shame if they don't get them.

Now, concerning this soundtrack. To put it simply, if this CD isn't the best soundtrack winner for 2004, then there is a conspiracy going on. It isn't on Amazon's editors picks, nor the customer's favorites list, I chalk that up to being it was just recently released. However, it should be on both, and highly competitive for the top honors this year. It is simply that good. Carter Burwell set a new standard with the soundtrack for O Brother, Where Art Thou? and may have exceeded it with this one. The music here just puts the visualizations of the movie back into my head...the music retells the story as well as the images.

The bottom like is fairly straightforward, if you liked the movie than you owe it to yourself to get this soundtrack. There is absolutely no way you will be anything other than engrossed in it.

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ASIN: B0009S4WK2 Release Date: 2005-06-13

Tracks:

1. Sheep May Safely Graze From Cantata No.208 (Arr. Marriner)
2. Clarinet Concerto In A K622 Ii. Adagio Sabine Meyer
3. Concerto For Two Mandolins In G Rv532 Ii. Andante Europa Galante
4. Fantasia On A Theme By Thomas Tallis (Opening)
5. Piano Concerto No.2 In C Minor Op.18 Ii. Adagio Sostenuto (Opening)
6. Memories Of The Alhambra
7. Cello Concerto In E Minor Op.85 Iii. Adagio
8. Fellowship From The Film The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring
9. Lark Ascending (Opening)
10. Agnus Dei From The Armed Man: A Mass For Peace
11. Emperor Concerto Op.73 Ii. Adagio (Trans. Craig Leon)
12. Violin Concerto No.1 In G Minor Op.26 Ii. Adagio (Opening)
13. Voca Me
14. Nimrod From Enigma Variations
15. Symphony No.6 In F Pastoral Op.68 V. Allegretto (Shepherds Hymn)
16. Four Seasons Concerto No.4 In F Minor Winter (Ii. Largo)
17. Serenade In G Eine Kleine Nachtmusik K525 Ii. Romanza (Andante)
18. Double Violin Concerto In D Minor Bwv1043 Ii. Largo Ma Non Tanto (Opening)
19. Miserere Mei, Deus (Extract)
20. Violin Concerto In E Minor Op.64 Ii. Andante (Extract)
21. Jesu, Joy Of ManS Desiring From Cantata No.147
22. Pavane
23. Dome Epais (Flower Duet) From Lakme
24. Flute & Harp Concerto In C K299 Ii. Andantino (Extract)
25. Lascia ChIo Pianga From Rinaldo (Arr. Craig Leon & Isobel Cooper)
26. Guitar Concerto In D (Arr. Emilio Pujol; Ed. Isbin) Ii. Largo
27. Piano Concerto No.21 In C Elvira Madigan K467 Ii. Andante (Extract)
28. Pie Jesu From Requiem
29. EntrActe To Act Iii From Carmen
30. Ii. Romance: Larghetto (Opening)
31. 16 In Paradisum From Requiem Op.48
32. Pathetique Sonata Op.13 Ii. Adagio Cantabile
33. Intermezzo From Cavalleria Rusticana
34. GabrielS Oboe From The Film The Mission
35. Air On The G String From Suite No.3 In D, Bwv1068
36. Morning From Peer Gynt Incidental Music Op.23
37. Balcony Scene From The Film William ShakespeareS Romeo & Juliet
38. Canon In D
39. Gymnopedie No.1 (Lent Et Douloureux)
40. Clair De Lune From Suite Bergamasque (Orch. Stokowski)
41. SchindlerS List Theme From The Film SchindlerS List
42. Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini - Variation 18
43. 10 Adagio For Strings Op.11a
44. Piano Sonata No.14 In C Sharp Minor Moonlight Op.27 No.2
45. Symphony No.9 From The New World Ii. Largo (Opening)
46. Romance From The Film The Gadfly
47. Piano Concerto In A Minor Ii. Adagio
48. Cavatina From The Film The Deer Hunter
49. O Mio Babbino Caro From Gianni Schicchi
50. Venus From The Planets (Conclusion)
51. Ion Hort Die Whter Singen From Cantata No.140
52. Adagio In G Minor (Realised Giazotto)
53. Keyboard Concerto No. 5 In F Minor Bwv1056 Ii. Largo
54. Confutatis From Requiem
55. Dance Of The Blessed Spirits From Orpheus & Eurydice
56. Water Music Air From Suite No.1 In F
57. Fantasia On Greensleeves From Sir John In Love (Arr. Greaves)
58. Gnossienne No.1
59. Swan From The Carnival Of The Animals (Arr. Chris Hazell)
60. Ashokan Farewell
61. Cantique De Jean Racine
62. Nocturne In C Sharp Minor Op. Posth
63. Ombra Mai Fu (Largo) From Serse
64. Concierto De Aranjuez Ii. Adagio (Opening)
65. Pie Jesu From Requiem
66. Meditation From Thais
67. Piano Concerto No. 2 In F Op.102 Ii. Andante
68. Symphony No.5 In C Sharp Minor Iv. Adagietto (Conclusion)
69. My Heart Will Go On (Arr. Shearman) From The Film Titanic

Average customer rating: Great Historic Recording Very nice historical document. Antique Civil War era instruments sparkle in this recording. History come alive

Grafulla's Favorites Manufacturer: New World Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Marches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Music of Kenneth Alford Strike Up the Band! ASIN: B00000JKQ9 Release Date: 1999-07-06

Tracks:

1. Freischutz Quick Step
2. Empress Quick Step
3. Nabucca Quick Step
4. Friendship Quick Step
5. George Hart's Quick Step
6. Ben Bolt Quick Step
7. Quick March Criterion
8. Grafulla's Favorite Waltz
9. Grand March 'The Sultan'
10. Washington Grey's March
11. Delavau's Quick Step
12. Captain Shepherd's Quick Step
13. Un Ballo in Maschera Quick Step
14. Hurrah Storm Galop

Customer Reviews:

Great Historic Recording.......2003-03-01

20th century march composers all owe a debt of gratitude to Claudio Grafulla, whose outstanding composing, arranging and directing helped to bring bands into the modern era. He not only transformed "quicksteps" into modern marches, but also was one of the first to include woodwinds in brass bands. And the selections on this album are an outstanding example of Civil War music, in general.
The Dodworth Saxhorn Band is named for the outstanding band of the same name, which was the premier brass band in the United States from the 1840s to the 1880s, and which featured saxhorns, which were a variety of brass instrument with a backward-facing bell which produces a very mellow sound. Of course, the modern Dodworth Band uses authentic recreations of these instruments, expertly played.
One of the cornet soloists in the original Dodworth band during the Civil War was David Wallis Reeves, composer of the popular early march "2nd Regiment Connecticut National Guard", and whom Sousa called "The father of band music in America".
The notes accompanying this CD are very extensive and make this worth getting by themselves.

Very nice historical document........2002-02-09

For the people who love the music of the U.S.civil war era, it's a very good recording. The arrangements are very well done and played. It is a good CD to have in a collection of that kind of music. For me it's a good deal.

Antique Civil War era instruments sparkle in this recording........1999-08-23

I have listened to this CD and love it. Yes, I got my copy as a birthday present from my brother who plays bass in the Dodworth Saxhorn Band. But don't think that colored my impressions of it. I knew they were playing antique instruments from the Civil War era so I was not expecting the intonation and accuracy of modern brass instruments. I was stunned by the richness of the sound and the precision of the playing. That they could produce such a delightful recording is a testimony to the quality of musicians who performed as well as the painstaking attention to detail of their director. Very well done!

History come alive.......1999-06-26

As always with a New World recording, the scholarly notes and bibliography that accompany the CD are worth the purchase price alone. Therefore their brand new (80556-2) is no exception. Having so many band concerts in my collection, I was afraid this would be superfluous; but thanks to the authenticity of the recreation by the Dodworth Saxhorn Band (even the name conjures up the middle of the 19th century) conducted by Paul Eachus, I found this program to be a complete delight. As an opera-lover, I found the arrangements from "Der Freischutz," "Ballo in Maschera" and "Nabucca" [as it is misspelled on the manuscripts New World used to prepare its notes] especially welcome. So is the Stephen Foster tune that provides another excellent example of how all sorts of music was grist for the brass band mill. The other selections are perhaps less melodic and from the same mold, but it is all a welcome relief from the supercharged recordings of Sousa that are so common (in both senses of the adjective). Claudio Grafulla, you see, was not just a hack arranger. He led the 7th Regiment Band of New York for 27 years and conducted his own arrangements of both classical and popular music. Lovers of the march will love this CD. And as always I urge teachers of history to play selections from it (and most of the other New World recordings) when they want to give their students the feel for what life was like during all those dates and events they are forced to memorize for quizzes. And I am not forgetting the gym teachers who are always looking for new music to exercise by!

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1. Alabama Christmas
2. Almost Alone
3. Ancient Tones
4. Anniversary: 20 Years of Hits
5. Baby Don't Get Hooked on Me/Stop and Smell the Roses: A Golden Classics Edition
6. Bandwagon
7. Bluegrass Mandolin Extravaganza
8. Borderline
9. Bryan White - Greatest Hits
10. Cigareets, Whusky...And Cool, Cool Water

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