Graceful Ghost [Enhanced]

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It's always a challenge to create a record that's heavily steeped in antediluvian influences, yet still manages to capture the imagination of listeners in the digital age. But that's what Grey De Lisle has succeeded in doing with this captivating album, her first for Sugar Hill. A San Diego-raised singer-songwriter best known (until now) for her Hollywood cartoon voiceovers, De Lisle used a small, tight-knit group of musicians while recording on analog equipment in her home studio. The minimalist arrangements frame her dulcet voice with old-timey instruments like autoharp, pedal harmonium, celeste, and piano. The result is a collection of gem-like originals (plus one obscure Kitty Wells cover) that capture the stark beauty and spirit of 19th-century love and disaster ballads in a way that has emotional currency and immediacy for contemporary listeners. --Bob Allen

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Average customer rating: Halloween Violin Puzzling choices, and not all that devilish Watch Out Where You Play This CD ... the best music ever recorded! Pretty good

Devil's Dance Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Bolcom, William | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Brahms | Brahms, Johannes | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Grieg, Edvard | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Korngold, Erich Wolfgang | ( K ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Paganini, Niccolò | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Saint-Saëns, Camille | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Sarasate | Sarasate, Pablo de | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Tartini | Tartini, Giuseppe | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Mendelssohn | Mendelssohn, Felix | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Character Pieces | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Tone Poems | 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 General | Korngold, Erich Wolfgang | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Shaham, Gil | ( S ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Deutsche Grammophon: Music | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: Instrument of the Devil Violin Romances Tartini: The Devil's Sonata / Andrew Manze Wieniawski: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 Sibelius/Tchaikovsky: Violinkonzerte ASIN: B00004XRY7 Release Date: 2000-09-12

Tracks:

1. The Witches Of Eastwick: Devil's Dance
2. Young Frankenstein: A Transylvanian Lullaby
3. Puck
4. Danse Macabre
5. Caprice Fantastique
6. Walpurgisnacht
7. Hexenlied
8. La Ronde Des Lutins
9. Graceful Ghost
10. Concert Fantasy On Gounod's Faust
11. Caprice No. 13
12. Sonata In G Minor 'Devil's Trill'
13. Solo Sonata No. 2: Obsession

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Though it's haunted by goblins, ghosts, and monsters, it is hard to find anything very satanic in much of this music, except its fiendishly difficult pyrotechnics. Its sole purpose is to display Gil Shaham's devilishly dazzling virtuosity, glorious tone, elegance, humor, and bewitching charm. The only substantial piece is Tartini's "Devil's Trill Sonata," in Kreisler's edition complete with his long, diabolically strenuous cadenza; Shaham plays it very beautifully, with genuine, moving expressiveness. Elsewhere, his tongue is never far from his cheek, whether he is tossing off Bazzini's "Rondo de Lutins" perfectly at top speed, or having fun with the fireworks of Korngold's "Caprice fantastique," Sarasate's "Faust Fantasie," Grieg's "Puck" arranged by Joseph Achron, Paganini's Caprice No. 13, with a piano part by Robert Schumann, and Saint-Saëns' "Dance macabre," in which the pianist doubles for a whole orchestra. There are also transcriptions of passionately romantic pieces by Brahms and Mendelssohn, and excursions into different styles: William Bolcom's "Graceful Ghost" rag; "Transylvanian Lullaby" from John Morris's soundtrack for "Young Frankenstein" transcribed by Shaham's pianist, Jonathan Feldman; and the title piece, "Devil's Dance" arranged by John Williams from his soundtrack for "The Witches of Eastwick." You can safely invite this devil of a violinist into your home--he is excellent company. --Edith Eisler

Customer Reviews:

Halloween Violin.......2005-10-17

While not always frightening as much as classical music with a Halloween theme, this is a fine recording to play at parties if the guests fancy this kind of music. The title refers to the Devil's Dance, for violin & piano from the film Witches of Eastwick, a work composed by John Williams. It is followed by A Transylvanian Rhapsody from the comic film Young Frankeinstein. The most famous piece of all "Danse Macabre" was Saint Saens' ghoulish work that nearly caused his mother a heart attack at the premire. Using stage effects like smoke and mist, Saint Saens had dancing skeletons waltzing on stage. The Devil Trill Sonata by Tartini has a frightening story behind it. It was rumored that the composer dreamt that the Devil gave him the score to this violin piece. It is played at an impossible speed and is one of the most difficult violin pieces ever composed. Only few violinists take on this piece. The music on this album is however not as scary as some other classical Halloween CD's out there but violin afficionados will be quite delighted.

Puzzling choices, and not all that devilish.......2004-10-21

I'll say right off that Shaham's technique is top-notch, which is what one expects from such an album. And this is fine playing, with the violin and piano generally blending well.

But while this was clearly intended to be a "concept album," the artists/producers made several puzzling (and frustrating) choices that left me wondering just what the concept was supposed to be. The music is "devilishly difficult" at some times (the Tartini, for example), "creepy and eerie" at others (the "Danse macabre", others). However, several of the pieces are neither dazzingly difficult nor all that creepy - the Brahms and the Mendelssohn, for example, fail both definitions and, frankly, just don't seem to fit on this album. And then, there's the Paganini B-flat caprice - a solo violin piece transcribed for violin and piano, weakening the focus on violin virtuosity - while the Ysaye is left as a solo piece . . . well, a **piece** of a piece - we're given only a part of one movement of a four-movement work that is both very difficult AND built around that ultimate "creepy" theme, the "Dies Irae." Why only part of a single movement?

The net effect of all this is an album that doesn't seem to know what it wants to be. It's almost as if someone committed to an album concept without making sure there was enough material to fill the album. Further quibbles: the violin is placed somewhat too far back, for my taste; on a virtuoso album, I want to be "up close" to catch all the nuances of the performance. And the balance between violin and piano is less than ideal at times, at least to my ear.

As I said, the playing is fine; it's the concept execution that falls short of "as advertised."

Watch Out Where You Play This CD.......2002-05-17

As everyone says this is an extremely enjoyable disc. While it played fine in my ordinary CD player, the one in my computer couldn't handle it. Not only wouldn't it play, but it crashed the whole machine. Real deviltry at work!

... the best music ever recorded!.......2002-05-07

Sometimes I forget to breathe-this CD is so mind-blowing! This is the type of CD that you can't help but wave your hands around pretending to conduct the song!........ Ok.... Deep breathes.......o-o...I have to calm down! Now this CD features not just the best musicians but the best composers. They are John Williams (simply the best), Camille Saint-Saens (who composed one of the most famous "spooky" songs: Danse macabre!) ,and John Morris, you know.... Composed the music for YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN, the funniest movie EVER! And guess what the theme song is on the CD!.. The charming yet spooky.........'Young Frankenstein': A Transylvania Lullaby. Hexenlied, one of my favorites, is by MR. Felix Mendelssohn (no he's not Felix the cat!)..........So...many....good.....songs....so.....Little--t-t-time. OK. It's time to wrap things up.....BUY THIS CD, YOU WON'T REGRET IT! :)

Pretty good.......2002-01-23

This CD has pretty interesting selection. My only qualm about it is sometimes it seems that the piano is competing for volume with the soloist, especially in Dans Macabre. This rendition is definitely not my favourite version. But some other gems make up for this, like Devils Dance, and La Ronde des Lutins. Devils dance is really well arranged and performed, and thats my favourite track on this album.

Average customer rating: Whatta Voice ... Glorious Forgery the nineteenth century, yes, but not our nineteenth century A moody, challenging Americana album Dolly Parton meets Ken Burns at the Civil War

Graceful Ghost Grey DeLisle Manufacturer: Sugarhill [Country] ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Alt-Country & Americana | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Alt-Country & Americana | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Iron Flowers Homewrecker Paradise Hotel The Boxing Mirror Blacklisted ASIN: B0001ENYAS Release Date: 2004-03-16

Tracks:

1. The Jewel Of Abilene
2. Sweet Savior's Arms
3. Sharecroppin' Man
4. Walkin In A Line
5. The Maple Tree
6. Tell Me True
7. Turtle Dove
8. Black Haired Boy
9. Katy Allen
10. This White Circle On My Finger
11. Sawyer
12. Pretty Little Dreamer

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It's always a challenge to create a record that's heavily steeped in antediluvian influences, yet still manages to capture the imagination of listeners in the digital age. But that's what Grey De Lisle has succeeded in doing with this captivating album, her first for Sugar Hill. A San Diego-raised singer-songwriter best known (until now) for her Hollywood cartoon voiceovers, De Lisle used a small, tight-knit group of musicians while recording on analog equipment in her home studio. The minimalist arrangements frame her dulcet voice with old-timey instruments like autoharp, pedal harmonium, celeste, and piano. The result is a collection of gem-like originals (plus one obscure Kitty Wells cover) that capture the stark beauty and spirit of 19th-century love and disaster ballads in a way that has emotional currency and immediacy for contemporary listeners. --Bob Allen

Customer Reviews:

Whatta Voice ... .......2004-12-09

You wouldn't know it if you didn't read her bio or visit her web site, but Grey's done a whole lot of voice overs for cartoons. Real bigtime Hollywood type characters you'd recognize in a heartbeat. But that's nothing compared to her considerable talents as a singer and interpreter of American songs. She's got a true musical instrument that reaches you by telling a story through song. She's just wonderful.

Glorious Forgery.......2004-05-24

The Graceful Ghost is the most gorgeous album from the 1800s you'll hear this year. DeLisle comes on like the ghost of Mother Maybelle or Kitty Wells (although sexier and more polished than either), and her songwriting shows ample hours studying at the feet of Dolly Parton (insert jokes about "the shade" here). A little research shows that DeLisle is an ultra-slick Hollywood voiceover queen and has released two homegrown retro-country albums prior to taking the big leap into spooky folk aimed straight for the O Brother! market. Yeah, I'm a bit jaded, but this album is clearly a fake and not afraid to admit it. (I love how the added ambient crackles and hiss on some songs fade out before the music does!) And yet, it's stunningly beautiful and DeLisle's talent as a singer and a songwriter cannot be denied. But she seems very market savvy/driven and going after a niche, I think; too often from head and not from the heart as it were. Still, it's far, far, far superior to the icky yuppie "country" slopped out on Norah Jones version 2.0. I wouldn't recommend The Graceful Ghost to anyone in place of authentic rural American field recordings, however I do think it stands a good chance to make my list for the best of '04 -- 2004 and not 1804, that is.

the nineteenth century, yes, but not our nineteenth century.......2004-04-21

Grey De Lisle has beauty -- physical and esthetic -- and an exotic, mysterious name and sound. She is also a brilliant mimic. Reread the previous sentence, and see where the emphasis falls. Was it on "brilliant" or "mimic"? If it was the latter, you'll hear the best imitation that will ever be of Dolly Parton at her most traditional-sounding. If your eye fell on "brilliant," you will probably, on hearing the appropriately titled Graceful Ghost (which you can read on two levels; see "brilliant" and "mimic" above), hear something that amounts to a smart, subtle, deeply understood approximation of the old mountain songs and urban parlor ballads that inspired, and comprised the repertoire of, the Carter Family. Even the titles (though in prosaic fact denoting De Lisle originals) -- "The Maple Tree," "Tell Me True," "Turtle Dove," "Black Haired Boy" -- sound like the titles of Carter Family songs from a parallel universe. Actually, "Katy Allen" brings to the astonished senses the notion of an extraordinarily improbable collaboration between the Carter Family and Donovan. All of the songs here are very good for what they are, if you can accept what they are, but long after you've turned off the stereo -- no matter who you are, whatever you think of what's going on here -- it is unlikely that "Katy Allen" will let you be.

A moody, challenging Americana album.......2004-04-08

Wow... talk about a shift of direction! After self-releasing a pair of semi-dismal rockabilly-retro albums, LA-based singer-songwriter Grey DeLisle has apparently found her metier, slowing things down and penning a bunch of spooky-sounding Carter Family/Dolly Parton-styled acoustic, old-timey ballads, material that fits her somewhat shaky voice much better than the uptempo bluesiness of the rockabilly scene. Before this disc came out, she was firmly planted on my "danger sign" list -- now I'm really curious to see where she goes from here. Admittedly, this disc is still gimmicky and bandwagonesque in an entirely different kind of way, but it has an atmospheric feel that works for me. Definitely worth checking out... Fans of Be Good Tanyas and Jolie Holland will probably like this as well.

Dolly Parton meets Ken Burns at the Civil War.......2004-03-18

This stunning CD is like a cross between the simple and infectious porch music of an early Dolly Parton record and a smart and evocative soundtrack of a Civil War movie. These aren't so much songs as little portraits whose characters ache-with both lust and sorrow. The CD is almost whimsical in the light touch it gives these deep lyrics. Grey De Lisle first caught my ear with her gorgeous voice and sometimes hilarious, always woeful lyrics about man problems on her self-produced Homewrecker CD (most memorable line: "I shoved 19 years of nerve into this dress, and I'm only 22"). This new CD uses her lyrical cleverness to tell stories of whole, desperate lives. I was so awestruck on first listen that I wondered if it would wear well: it does. It has that easygoing charm of Dolly's early records. I listen over and over as if the songs are old classics that keep the memories alive of lost stories and lost loves. They sound so genuine that even the one cover of a country classic seems like De Lisle's own. It's the simplicity that brings me back; it sounds like it was recorded on vintage sound equipment with no more in it than a few great musicians, their instruments, and their whole hearts. My favorite CD of this year.

Average customer rating: wonderful collection

World's Greatest Piano Rags Eubie Blake , William Bolcom , Zez Confrey , George Gershwin , Robert Hampton , Scott Joplin , Joseph Lamb , Artie Matthews , Joseph C. Northrup , Jay Roberts , James Scott , Richard Dowling , and Bruce Leek Manufacturer: Klavier ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Waltzes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music General | Bolcom, William | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gershwin | Gershwin, George | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Serenades & Divertimentos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music | Divertimentos General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Sweet and Low-Down - Richard Dowling plays George Gershwin James Scott: The Complete Works 1903-1922 Memories of You Bolcom - Piano Rags Rhapsody in Ragtime ASIN: B0001JXOM6 Release Date: 2004-02-24

Tracks:

1. Cannon Ball
2. Pastime Rag No. 3
3. American Beauty Rag
4. Hilarity Rag
5. Ragtime Oriole
6. Ragtime Nightingale
7. Entertainer's Rag
8. Bethena: A Concert Waltz
9. Pastime Rag No. 4
10. Solace: A Mexican Serenade
11. Pastime Rag No. 2
12. Graceful Ghost Rag
13. Cataract Rag
14. Maple Leaf Rag
15. Poor Katie Redd
16. Coaxing the Piano
17. Baltimore Toledo
18. Rialto Ripples Rag
19. Merry Andrew
20. Dizzy Fingers
21. Kitten on the Keys
22. Brittwood Rag

Customer Reviews:

wonderful collection.......2005-08-24

This is a great collection of rags of various styles. The Graceful Ghost is just a wonderful flowing rag bordering on classical, and at the other end is the very fun Entertainer's Rag. Richard Bowling plays them all well. The three Zez Confrey cuts are not to my liking so much, but the rest is a set of play over and over things.

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An American Piano Odyssey Manufacturer: Americus Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Galops | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Barber | Barber, Samuel | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Bolcom, William | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Dello Joio, Norman | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gottschalk | Gottschalk, Louis Moreau | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Nocturnes | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Caprices | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B000009MAH Release Date: 1997-06-24

Tracks:

1. Nocturne
2. Son No.3: Vars
3. Son No.3: Scherzo
4. Son No.3: Adagio
5. Son No.3: Allegro
6. O Ma Charmante
7. Pas De Deux
8. Odyssey No.2
9. Graceful Ghost Rag
10. Tournament Galop
11. La Savane
12. Odyssey No.1

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Whiplash Manufacturer: Klavier ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Bolcom, William | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Debussy | Debussy, Claude | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Fugues | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Preludes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Classical | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: La Bamba - The O-Zone Percussion Group ASIN: B00005JA7R Release Date: 2001-05-01

Tracks:

1. Marimba Conc: Song Of The Termite People - Patrick Mulgrew
2. Marimba Conc: Passacaglia And Solilquy - Chad Heiny
3. Marimba Conc: Round Dance - Mark Surovchak
4. Bourree - The O-Zone Percussion Group/Gary Olmstead
5. Daybreak - The O-Zone Percussion Group/Gary Olmstead
6. La Fille Aux Cheveux De Lin - The O-Zone Percussion Group/Gary Olmstead
7. Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Prld No.22 in b-flat - The O-Zone Percussion Group/Gary Olmstead
8. Rainbow Ripples - Brian Tychinski
9. The Graceful Ghost - The O-Zone Percussion Group/Gary Olmstead
10. Log Cabin Blues - Marc Nelson
11. The Whislter - Greg Alico
12. Root Beer Rag - Jeff Senley
13. Whiplash - The O-Zone Percussion Group/Gary Olmstead
14. Con - The O-Zone Percussion Group/Gary Olmstead/IUP Wind Ens/Jack Stamp

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A Portrait Manufacturer: Nonesuch ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Bolcom, William | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Busoni | Busoni, Ferruccio | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Carter | Carter, Elliott | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by George Crumb | Crumb, George | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Foster, Stephen | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Franz Joseph Haydn | Haydn, Franz Joseph | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Ives, Charles | ( I ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Liszt | Liszt, Franz | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Schoenberg | Schoenberg, Arnold | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Schubert | Schubert, Franz | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Debussy | Debussy, Claude | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rachmaninov | Rachmaninov, Sergei | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Etudes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Preludes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | 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 General | Ives, Charles | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Percussion | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B00004Y6RG Release Date: 2000-10-24

Tracks:

1. Italian Con, BWV 971: I. Allegro - Columbia Conc Orch/Howard Barlow
2. Pno Con No.20 in d, K 466: I. Allegro - Columbia Conc Orch/Howard Barlow
3. Pno Con No.20 in d, K 466: II. Romanze - Columbia Conc Orch/Howard Barlow
4. Pno Con No.20 in d, K 466: III. Allegro Assai - Columbia Conc Orch/Howard Barlow
5. Hungarian Rhap No.13 - New York Phil/Efrem Kurtz
6. Pno Con No.2 in c, Op.18: II. Adagio Sostenuto - New York Phil/Efrem Kurtz
7. Pno Son: I. Allegro Con Moto - Teresa Sterne
8. Pno Son: II. Adagietto - Teresa Sterne
9. Pno Son: III. Allegro Vivo - Teresa Sterne
10. Pno Son: IV. Allegro - Teresa Sterne

Tracks:

1. Ov To An English Opr, Hob 1A-3 - The Little Orch Of London/Leslie Jones
2. Nun Freut Euch, Lieben Christen - Paul Jacobs
3. Herzlich Thut Mich Verlangen - Paul Jacobs
4. Etude, Book II - Paul Jacobs
5. Five Pno Pieces, Op.23: II Sehr Rasch - Paul Jacobs
6. Ionisation - The New Jersey Perc Ens/Raymond DesRoches
7. The Ragtime Dance - Joshua Rifkin
8. Jeanie With The Light Brown Hair - Jan DeGaetani/Gilbert Kalish
9. Blondel Zu Marien, D 626 - Jan DeGaetani/Gilbert Kalish
10. Double Con: Intro - Paul Jacobs/Gilbert Kalish
11. Pno Son No.2, 'Concord, Mass': III. The Alcotts - Gilbert Kalish
12. Wait 'Till The Sun Shines, Nellie - Joan Morris/William Bolcom
13. Graceful Ghost - William Bolcom
14. Ancient Voices Of Children: III. De Donde Vienes, Amor, Mi Nino?/IV. Todas Las Tardes En Granada... - Jan DeGaetani/Michael Dash
15. Nyamamusango (Meat In The Forest) - Hakurotwi Mude/Cosmas Magaya/Ephat Mujuri
16. Vetar Vee - Vasilka Andonova/Kremena Stancheva
17. Ta Shto Mi E Miloj, Mamo - Nadezhda Georgieva Klicherova/Gena Ivanova Bodenova/Nadezhda Georgieva Paleastova
18. Ketjak Dance - Teresa Sterne
19. I Big You Goodnight - Edith Pinder/Geneva Pinder/Raymond Pinder/Joseph Spence
20. Oyun Havasi - Teresa Sterne
21. Ketawang Puspawarna - Teresa Sterne

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The life of Teresa Sterne is as noteworthy as the label she once presided over (Nonesuch). As a child prodigy, she successfully filled world-class auditoriums in the 1940s with audiences eager to hear her piano playing. Then, inexplicably, Sterne abandoned her concert career only to resurface as the leader behind Nonesuch Records in the late 1960s, turning the budget classical label into one of the more adventurous and consistently rewarding labels around (and generally keeping quiet about her earlier fame). Half of this double-CD tribute collects recordings of a teenage Sterne at the keyboard; the second disc is devoted to some of the finest recordings from her Nonesuch tenure (1965-1979)--both are engrossing.

Ignore the surface noise on Sterne's disc (no small task on the Mozart Piano Concerto No. 20), and you'll hear a young pianist in fine form--she is expressive, and boasts crisp articulation and fine technique. She dances through Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody No. 13 with riveting intensity; on Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2 (with the New York Philharmonic), she shows a sensitive but no less virtuosic side. On the second disc, we get a virtual best-of for Nonesuch Records, including tracks by Joshua Rifkin, Paul Jacobs, and William Bolcom. Hard to imagine anyone doing it these days, but in one five-year period (1970-1975), Nonesuch released albums featuring the music of Stephen Foster, Edgar Varese, George Crumb, and a platter of Bulgarian folk tunes. They're all here. Now battling Lou Gehrig's disease, Sterne herself may be unable to celebrate this release, but for anyone who has treasured a release from Nonesuch's glory days, it's a moving tribute. --Jason Verlinde

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American Sketches Manufacturer: Sonora Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Bolcom, William | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gershwin | Gershwin, George | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Preludes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Guitar | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Musical Theater | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B00002694R Release Date: 2000-01-01

Tracks:

1. American Sketches: Coyote
2. American Sketches: Spiritual
3. American Sketches: Blues
4. Two Pieces: Rayo
5. Two Pieces: Homage To Scarlatti
6. Four Spirituals: 'Alas Did My Savior Blood'
7. Four Spirituals: 'I Danced In The Morning'
8. Four Spirituals: 'There Is A Balm In Gilead'
9. Four Spirituals: 'Somebody's Knockin' '
10. Var And Fugue On A Theme Of Handel: Theme
11. Var And Fugue On A Theme Of Handel: Var I. Allegro
12. Var And Fugue On A Theme Of Handel: Var II. Siciliana
13. Var And Fugue On A Theme Of Handel: Var III. Minuet
14. Var And Fugue On A Theme Of Handel: Var IV. Andante Tranquillo
15. Var And Fugue On A Theme Of Handel: Var V. Allegro Scherzando
16. Var And Fugue On A Theme Of Handel: Var VI. Barcarole
17. Var And Fugue On A Theme Of Handel: Fugue
18. Son: Allegro
19. Son: Aria
20. Son: Rondo
21. Prld 1
22. Prld 2 (For Bill Daly)
23. 'The Man I Love'
24. 'I Got Rythm'
25. 'Somebody Loves Me'
26. 'I'll Build A Stairway To Paradise'
27. Graceful Ghost Rag
28. Ragbag
29. The Skeleton Rag

Average customer rating:

The Graceful Ghost: Contemporary Piano Rags Manufacturer: Capstone ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Bolcom, William | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B000PHW1FU Release Date: 2007-05-08

Average customer rating:

Made in the USA Manufacturer: Ocean ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ballets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Barber | Barber, Samuel | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Bolcom, William | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Copland | Copland, Aaron | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Herbert | Herbert, Victor | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Previn, André | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Ballets & Dances | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Flute | Reeds & Winds | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B000003MZ5 Release Date: 1997-01-14

Tracks:

1. Hoedown
2. Jazzetto, Op. 24
3. Coquetterie, Op. 26
4. From The Canebrake, Op. 5, No. 1
5. Valse Burlesque, Op.21, No. 1
6. Summer Idyl, Op. 21, No. 2
7. Ghost Dance, Op. 21, No. 3
8. Valse Brillante, Op.19. No 3
9. Canzone, Op. 38
10. Canzonetta
11. Pale Moon
12. Levee Dance, Op. 26, No. 2
13. Graceful Ghost
14. Two Little Sers: Noah 1
15. Two Little Sers: Naava
16. Santa Fe Salsa

Average customer rating: A MASTERPIECE! JOAN MORRIS AT HER PEAK!

Let's Do It: Bolcom & Morris at Aspen Manufacturer: Omega Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Tangos | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music General | Bolcom, William | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Porter | Porter, Cole | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Rodgers, Richard | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Traditional Jazz General | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music Ragtime | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Musical Theater | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: After The Ball plus Highlights from Vaudeville ASIN: B00000239K Release Date: 1993-04-07

Tracks:

1. A Bird In A Gilded Cage
2. Ida, Sweet As Apple Cider
3. On The Banks Of The Wabash, Far Away
4. Yankee Doodle Blues
5. I Didn't Know What Time It Was
6. Glad to be Unhappy
7. Let's Put Out the Lights
8. My Heart Belongs to Daddy
9. Let's Do It, Let's Fall in Love
10. Graceful Ghost
11. Odeon
12. Jeepers Creepers
13. Bill
14. I'm Old Fashioned
15. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
16. You're Lucky To Me
17. Lazy Afternoon
18. I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
19. Wait 'til the Sun Shines, Nellie
20. Always

Customer Reviews:

A MASTERPIECE! JOAN MORRIS AT HER PEAK!.......2000-04-30

I have been a Joan Morris fan for over 20 years and own many of her superb albums. More than any others, "Let's Do It: Live in Aspen" is a dazzling tour de force for Ms. Morris and her accompanist/husband, William Bolcom.

No singer can match Joan Morris's vocal and interpretive skills. Her phrasing and timing are impeccable! She can take a song you've heard a million times (by others) and make it breathtakingly unforgettable. Examples on this disc include "Always," "Bill," "Let's Do It" and - my favorite - "On the Banks of the Wabash." And William Bolcom's lilting piano composition, "Graceful Ghost," written in his father's memory, will knock your socks off!

In short, treat yourself to this CD!

Music Album:

1. Green Eyed Soul
2. Hank Williams Sr - 24 Greatest Hits [Import]
3. Help Me Make It Through the Night
4. High Lonesome Sound
5. How the Hell Do You Spell Rhythum? [Original recording remastered]
6. I've Got a Right to Cry
7. If You See Him [Enhanced]
8. Inspirational Journey
9. Into the Cauldron
10. Iron Flowers [Enhanced]

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