Here's the Answer [Import] [Original recording remastered]

Product Description:
Remastered reissue of her second 1960 release.

Here's the Answer,Skeeter Davis,Bmg Int'l,Country,Nashville Sound/Countrypolitan,Pop

Average customer rating: Great sounding accompaniment piece to Pet Sounds

The String Quartet Tribute to the Beach Boys' Pet Sounds Manufacturer: Vitamin Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Rock | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Tributes | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Pickin' on the Beach Boys: A Bluegrass Tribute A Tribute to Brian Wilson On The Beach Good Vibrations: 40th Anniversary Edition EP What I Really Want for Christmas ASIN: B0007GP6R4 Release Date: 2005-02-15

Tracks:

1. Wouldn't It Be Nice
2. You Still Believe In Me
3. That's Not Me
4. Don't Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder)
5. I'm Waiting For The Day
6. Let's Go Away For Awhile
7. Sloop John B
8. God Only Knows
9. I Know There's An Answer
10. Here Today
11. I Just Wasn't Made For These Times
12. Pet Sounds
13. Caroline No
14. Hang On To Your Ego

Product Description

1. Wouldn't It Be Nice
2. You Still Believe In Me
3. That's Not Me
4. Don't Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder)
5. I'm Waiting For The Day
6. Let's Go Away For Awhile
7. Sloop John B
8. God Only Knows
9. I Know There's An Answer
10. Here Today
11. I Just Wasn't Made For These Times
12. Pet Sounds
13. Caroline No
14. Hang On To Your Ego

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

Great sounding accompaniment piece to Pet Sounds.......2005-07-17

This album is great to listen to if you, like me, have listened to Pet Sounds millions of times and want a new variation on it. The Angry String Quartet does a great job recreating this amazing work of art, and brings to light the orchestral genius of Brian Wilson's musical and vocal arrangements. The Quartet extend most of the songs, and it is a bit awkward getting used to at first ( having listened to the original songs so many times), but in the end, it is a pleasant change.


"The String Quartet Tribute to the Beach Boys' Pet Sounds" is an interesting, and ultimately, satisfying listen. I'd recommend this to anyone who wants to hear Pet Sounds in a different light or would like to understand why so many people have found Brian Wilson's music to be utter genius...and just about anyone else.

Average customer rating: good but not ass good as the last ones Shine Bright These guys are so cool!!!! Best album of the year

Glow Unjust Manufacturer: Koolarrow Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Makeshift Grey ASIN: B0001FGBG6 Release Date: 2004-03-23

Tracks:

1. Paper Planets
2. Throwin' Pennies
3. Way Out
4. Fired
5. Facepaint
6. Falling
7. Meantime
8. Closure
9. Knuckles
10. Naming The Monster
11. Notes From A Sunday Morning
12. Capital
13. Myron
14. Room 5

Customer Reviews:

good but not ass good as the last ones.......2006-04-07

this is a good album, personally i listen to this a lot but dont enjoy as much as makeshift grey. this band has gone from dark nu-metal to emo core. i guess it has to do with them changing guitar players. i enjoy this album but if you are into their old stuff dont buy it unless you like bands like team sleep or incubus. if you like heavier stuff or mike patton stuff check out makeshift grey and you wont regret it.

Shine Bright.......2006-03-02

I've had this album for over 3 years now (Before they signed to Koolarrow Records). Not once has it gotten old or worn thin. Each track is memorable and brilliant, even the segues. It is one of the best hard rock CD's out there and is definatley worth a purchase. When they signed over to Koolarrow, I bought it again. If you like the Deftones, Strata, 10 Years, Muse, or Faith No More then you will appreciate this band. Also be sure to check out their past releases titled Makeshift Grey and Thin Line Emotions.

These guys are so cool!!!!.......2004-11-25

Very smooth and hip sounding. A little on the light side(I was expecting something hard). But awesome catchy stuff. Are you a fan of Faith No More or Incubus or 5.0 YOU WILL LOVE THESE GUYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Best album of the year.......2004-03-13

This album has been out for about a year. It is being re-released by Kool Arrow in 03/04. This Album is super good. Paul Mendoza is a brilliant vocalist and he shines bright on this 3rd Unjust album. Also, Mikey Merino, is the new guitar guy. He's really good as is the whole band.

Musically, the songs are tight and well written. It fills the gaps between bay area metal, emo-alternative, and progressive rock. Think of it like this. Take a little bit of Muse, throw in some Faith no More, a pinch of Bjork, and add something you never heard before.

If you want something a little heavier, check out Unjust's previous albums. Especially Makeshift Grey. It is pretty exceptional as well.

Average customer rating: Fantastic

Songs My Grandmother Taught Me Manufacturer: Albany Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Nostalgia | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B00005ABNR Release Date: 2001-03-27

Tracks:

1. A Hundred Years From Now
2. Good Night
3. Answer The First Rap
4. Birds
5. When Church Is Out
6. When My Ships Come Home
7. To Understand
8. Her Greatest Charm
9. A Perfect Day
10. A Present From Yourself
11. Shadows
12. A Little Pink Rose
13. The Pleasure Of Giving
14. June And December
15. Your Song
16. Keep Awake
17. Just A-Wearyin' For You
18. God Remembers When The World Forgets
19. A Good Exercise
20. Because Of The Light
21. Have You Seen My Kittie?
22. First Ask Yourself
23. Until God's Day
24. Were I
25. Still Unexprest
26. Roses Are In Bloom
27. When They Say The Unkind Things
28. I Love You Truly
29. At Morning, Noon, And Night
30. A Song Of The Hills
31. Making The Best Of It
32. Nothin' But Love

Customer Reviews:

Fantastic.......2007-04-25

Pardon me if I'm a bit biased, but William Hughes and Peggy Balensuela are fantastic people and amazing teachers. Who knew that I would find recordings of my professors on here?

Average customer rating: I've got it at last Original and Fresh A mighty L.P heres the answer I love this CD it is my favorite Oldies album

Here's the Answer Skeeter Davis Manufacturer: Bmg Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music Nashville Sound | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music Country | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Essential Skeeter Davis Pop Hits Collection Blueberry Hill/The End of the World RCA Country Legends The Pop Hits Collection, Vol. 2 ASIN: B000006Y1D Release Date: 1999-12-28

Tracks:

1. He'll Have to Go - Skeeter Davis, Jim Reeves, Jim Reeves
2. He'll Have to Stay - Skeeter Davis
3. Last Date - Floyd Cramer, Skeeter Davis
4. My Last Date (With You) - Skeeter Davis
5. Tell Laura I Love Her - Skeeter Davis, Hugo Peretti, Ray Peterson
6. Tell Tommy I Miss Him - Skeeter Davis
7. Please Help Me, I'm Falling - Skeeter Davis, Hank Locklin
8. (I Can't Help You) I'm Falling Too - Skeeter Davis
9. I Really Don't Want to Know - Eddy Arnold, Skeeter Davis
10. I Really Want You to Know - Skeeter Davis
11. Just One Time - Skeeter Davis, Don Gibson
12. I Want to See You Too (Just One Time) - Skeeter Davis
13. Litty Bitty Tear [*] - Skeeter Davis, Porter Wagoner
14. Have I Told You Lately That I Love You [*] - Skeeter Davis, Porter Wagoner
15. Dear John Letter [*] - Bobby Bare, Skeeter Davis
16. We'll Sing in the Sunshine - Bobby Bare, , Skeeter Davis

Album Details

Remastered reissue of her second 1960 release.

Customer Reviews:

I've got it at last.......2003-04-26

First heard this album in Malaya 1966. But was not able to purchase it,,
Now at long last i do possess this great music superb in all aspects I can listen to it over and over again.
What a great voice what a great singer SUPERB

Original and Fresh.......2002-06-13

Skeeter Davis offers an interesting twist of this his-her album. With great vocals, this album offers some old favorites and original Skeeter songs. Excellent.

A mighty L.P.......2002-01-01

I first heard The Answers when my mum brought it back from
Guyana about 20 years ago. It is a truly stunning album and is part of my history.
I was shocked to see this available as i've been seraching for my own copy for many a year.
Once you've experienced these tunes you'll not be able to deny what a great album this is.
I've played this to many people of all ages and all have sat there in awe at the the greatness of this album.
Nice one Skeeter!

heres the answer.......2001-12-04

had this album in 1962 ,lost it and could not find it until now awesome tunes

I love this CD it is my favorite Oldies album.......1999-02-11

This is an excellent album I have been looking for it for about six years since I lent the cassette to a friend and never got it back. This is my absolute favorite Oldies album. Thank you guys for finding it for me

Average customer rating: One of the better Chandos recordings Uninvolving performance A Bit Too British for Me Awesome find Jane Eaglen is the perfect Tosca!

Puccini: Tosca Manufacturer: Chandos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Puccini | Puccini, Giacomo | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Eaglen, Jane | ( E ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Puccini, Giacomo | M to P | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Eaglen, Jane | Divas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Puccini - La bohème / Haymon · O'Neill · Opie · McLaughlin · A. Miles · Dazeley · Shore · PO · Parry Turandot (Chandos Opera in English) Tchaikovsky - Eugene Onegin / Te Kanawa · Hampson · Rosenshein · Gedda · Sir Charles Mackerras [in English] Verdi: Rigoletto Mozart - Don Giovanni / Garry Magee · Cullagh · Banks · Plazas · Shore · Tierny · PO · David Parry ASIN: B000000A6Q Release Date: 1996-05-21

Tracks:

1. TOSCA: Act I: Opening-Ah! Here In Safety
2. TOSCA: Act I: I Don't Believe It...
3. TOSCA: Act I: Give Me My Palette!
4. TOSCA: Act I: Mario! Mario! Mario!
5. TOSCA: Act I: Our Little House In The Country
6. TOSCA: Act I: What Eyes In All The Wide World
7. TOSCA: Act I: All The Choir In Here At Once!
8. TOSCA: Act I: You Make The Church A Fairground
9. TOSCA: Act I: Mario?! Mario?!
10. TOSCA: Act I: Three Agents, Go In A Carriage...

Tracks:

1. TOSCA: Act II: Tosca, My Falcon
2. TOSCA: Act II: Richer Far Is The Flavour
3. TOSCA: Act II: It Seemed Wise To Arrest Him...
4. TOSCA: Act II: Now You And I Can Talk
5. TOSCA: Act II: Enough. Tosca, Your Answer
6. TOSCA: Act II: Floria!
7. TOSCA: Act II: How Much?
8. TOSCA: Act II: Life Has Taught Me Singing And Loving
9. TOSCA: Act II: Which Route Have You Chosen?
10. TOSCA: Act III: No Words Can Cheer Me
11. TOSCA: Act III: All The Stars Shone In Heaven
12. TOSCA: Act III: Oh, Hands Of Mercy
13. TOSCA: Act III: What A Time They Are Taking!

Amazon.com

Do we really need another Tosca in English? Forget the question, because if you think we do, you'll want this set regardless of its qualities or flaws. But if you're skeptical, you should give this a listen anyway. Jane Eaglen's Tosca is wonderfully sung (and surprisingly well enunciated). While she certainly doesn't move us the way Callas does, she's far better than Dame Kiri (but then again, so are most of my great-aunts). Eaglen won't vulgarize by pushing dramatic moments into her chest voice, although sometimes you wish that she would. Dennis O'Neill is such a dedicated artist that I wish I liked his voice better. He offers a nuanced Cavaradossi that turns somewhat unpleasant at forte above the staff, but one could mistake that for drama. Gregory Yurisich's Scarpia is nicely snarling--just about every nasty word he sings can be understood. Conductor David Parry seems a bit out of his element--he leads a sleepy performance, even if it is a well-played sleepy performance. This is for Eaglen fans and those who prefer "All the stars shone in heaven" to "E lucevan le stelle." And you know who you are. --Robert Levine

Customer Reviews:

One of the better Chandos recordings.......2005-10-17

Again opera in English. Most of it has left me cold, but not because of uninvolved singers or orchestra or chorus, just because the diction is usually simply horrible. This recording, however, is much better. It could be because the published translation is used (what is known as a "singable translation" rather than a literal translation). Because of this fact, vowels that are much too hard to sing on higher notes in English are not sung. Rather, words are used so that vowels more workable to high notes are sung.

As for the singers themselves, unlike some think, I think Jane Eaglen is wonderful. I really enjoy how Chandos captures the voices of their singers. They do such a masterful job, and we are able to really enjoy the sound, and it is a more natural sound. Eaglen now has the incredible sound one hears in the theatre, filled with warmth, and with just the correct amount of ring to it. That hollow empty sound one gets in her Sony recordings is gone (and we are all the more thankful for that, but then, I am not that impressed with Sony and their recording balance anyway). As to her interpretation, I find it stunning. No, she is not Maria Callas, and I am glad she is not trying to be. I love Callas in the role (in both her studio recordings and in a few live performances I have -- though in life, her voice is much smaller than it appears in studio recordings). Yet, I love to hear what other singers bring to this role when they are not trying to copy Callas. Eaglen is very vital in the role. We are hearing an "opera singer" and she is very believable. Her jealousy is very touching in the first act, not raving as some portray it (and which is actually overdoing it), but poignant. We feel a woman, a woman who is very lacking in confidence, not in her talent, but in her ability to capture the heart of the man she loves. Tosca's jealousy is not because her lover has strayed or been unfaithful in any way, it is because she fears she cannot keep him interested in herself. That aspect of her character is seldom captured, yet, Eaglen does capture that vulnerability. Scarpia uses that vulnerability to plant seeds of ever-growing doubt in her (so she leads him to Cavaradossi).

Her desperate plea to God in Visi d'arte (sung in English, obviously) is tender and subdued, as it is supposed to be. It is a prayer, not something for Scarpia to hear. Her heart-break at being "so poorly treated after such devotion" is deeply felt.

Sadly, her Cavaradossi is not so well served. O'Neil is a good tenor, and he must have had a super voice at one time. He certainly feels the drama of the music. He is just past his prime and the voice wobbles annoyingly too often. I find that takes a great deal from this performance. It often abscures what he is trying to do (and which he often does achieve), and I had to repeatedly listen to parts of the recording to discover what it was he was offering me. He is a great interpretor of music and of drama, he just is not as steady in production as he once was.

The singer who sang Scarpia didn't do a thing for me. He sang serviceably enough, but he just lacked that "je ne sais quoi" that Scarpia so desperately needs. He is a super evil man, but he has style, he has pinache, he has class. He is the type of man who could torture someone to death while prunning in front of the mirrow, calmly assessing his appearance. He is a clever manipulating man, and he knows how to get what he wants (and he manipulates Tosca as much as he can, until she can take no more and kills him).

All that seemed lacking to me. The man was evil, yes, he was powerful and dangerous, yes, but the subtleties of the character seemed to be totally missing. However, this said, I did still enjoy the performance and I could understand his words.

The rest of the characters just fade away to me, and not just in this recording, in most of them. They are there to move things forward, to announce some event, and that is about all. The shepherd boy didn't impress me at all, but since I really care less about that part of the actual drama, it really didn't both me that much.

Now to the conducting. I really love the conductors that conduct the works Chandos records in English. I really find their skills in working the orchestra amazing. I see where they are going with a work and they hold it together incredibly well. The details are all there, but nothing is forced to stand out too much. They know how to support the singers, and they do it extremely well, like they really like singers (something one is forced to wonder about many conductors).

The choral work in this opera is simply the finale of Act one, and the off stage cantata of Act 2. The Te Deum of act one is superb. Truly one must admit that English choirs are incredibly good and very accurate in what they do. However, what really impressed me was the off stage cantata. Usually it can sound like a lot of yells and squeeks (with Tosca sort of yelling above it). In this recording it is actually extremely musical and Eaglen's voice rides along with the chorus, not the usual fighting against it. This little touch is wonderful.

The real drama does not really develop until the second act, but then, that is when the real drama does develop. All things before that are nothing more than "prelude" to the real meat of the opera.

The end of the opera was great, but could have been a bit more intense for me. I really think this is the other place (the murder of Scarpia being the other) where this "shabby little shocker" is meant to really shock us. I just wasn't shocked quite enough.

I rated it only a four star because of the small flaws that sort of ruined some parts of the whole, but have to say, I truly enjoyed this recording (and that for me is extremely rare when listening to opera in English; the other Chandos recording that really blows my mind is Mozarts Idomeneo; this recording is incredible!). I would recommend it to anyone, even those who think opera must be sung only in the original language. This shows that sometimes it can be sung very effectively in the language of the people.

Uninvolving performance.......2003-10-23

This is a mediocre recording. The title role, in particular, is poorly serviced by Jane Eaglen, whose performance is dramatically uninvoling and vocally forgettable. There're much better versions of this popular opera in the catalogues.

A Bit Too British for Me.......2002-09-27

I'm intrigued by opera in English because when done well, the immediacy of the words really hit me with more impact than in the original language. But most operas seem to work better in the vernacular they were written in. Eaglen sings an excellent Tosca. She's more at home in the role than I expected. But I really had to give this recording * for Eaglen. It's well recorded, conducted effectively but the general effect seems to lack power. The other soloists do an adequate job. This is not recording I would go back to very often and even sold off my copy.

Awesome find.......2000-10-29

Being a fan of Jane Eaglen, I must admit that I was swept away with her in this recording. This is probably the best performance one can find of her, at this point. Part of a series of Operas sung in English, Tosca is a good recording. All were understandble most of the time, but when it comes to opera, I'm finding it's not whether or not one can understand what one is singing, but how well they sing it. Did not expect it to be as well done. Many people would turn their nose to the language change. Who care! Ms. Eaglen is marvelous here as she is in other venures. Particularly in the second half. Highly recommended!!

Jane Eaglen is the perfect Tosca!.......2000-04-28

Vocally Eaglen is the perfect Tosca. She matches beatiful tone with dramatic power. O'Neil is ok, the role seems to be to dramatic for him, and his voice often wobbles under strain. The Scarpia is not impressive either, but is better than the O'Neil. I hope that one day soon I will be able to buy a Tosca sung in Italian, which features Eaglen, with a comperable Scarpia, and Mario Cavaradossi. Until then, this recording will do nicely. I also much prefer the new cover featuring a great picture of the diva, to the old which feautered a painting of a young woman (presumably Tosca.)

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Symphony 9: Introduction to Dvorak Dvorak Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Instructional | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Similar Items: An Introduction to Brahms' Piano Concerto No. 2 Classics Explained: Pastoral Symphony An Introduction to Vivaldi's "The Four Seasons" Classics Explained: Rite of Spring Classics Explained: Brandenburg Concertos 4 & 5 ASIN: B000069HGK Release Date: 2002-09-17

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An Introduction to Schubert's Piano Quintet "Trout" Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Music | Entertainment | Subjects | Books Quintets | 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 | Saint-Saëns, Camille | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Schubert | Schubert, Franz | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Romantic | Symphonies | 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 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 | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Instructional | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Spoken Word | Poetry, Spoken Word & Interviews | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Similar Items: Classics Explained: Pastoral Symphony An Introduction to Brahms' Piano Concerto No. 2 Classics Explained: Rite of Spring Classics Explained: Brandenburg Concertos 4 & 5 Symphony 9: Introduction to Dvorak ASIN: B000076FX6 Release Date: 2003-01-21

Average customer rating: A Pretty Darn Good Lohengrin

Wagner: Lohengrin Manufacturer: Sony 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 Classical Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music ASIN: B0000025UN Release Date: 1990-05-17

Customer Reviews:

A Pretty Darn Good Lohengrin.......2005-04-14

I got this Lohengrin from the local library, and I tried to get a taste of what I was in for by looking it up here on Amazon.com. But to my dismay there were no reviews. And later, to even greater dismay on my part, I found that there is no reason for such a lack of reviews! For this is a solid Lohengrin. While Peter Hofmann is not the most vocally resplendent Lohengrin (he isn't a Konya or a Domingo), he turns is a good performance, and Karen Armstrong is a passionate Elsa who plays the part admirably. The rest of the cast is strong on the whole. But the real splendors of this set spring from the pit - Woldemar Nelsson (of whom I had never heard until I discovered this recording) leads the Beyreuth Festival orchestra in a burning account. They are a truly Wagnerian orchestra (it would be a shame if they weren't), and Nelsson brings out all the Master's colors. The energy of a live performance just pours out. Never have I heard the preludes and prominent sections played with such an intense timbre. It's amazing to hear.

Therefore, though this set doesn't match Kempe, Solti, or Leinsdorf overall, it is a strong alternate set that should not be ignored.

Average customer rating: An AntiWar Masterpiece Visceral power & beauty coupled with stunning performances!! One of the best and most easily grasped of modern operas

Tippett: King Priam Manufacturer: Chandos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Tippett | Tippett, Michael | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Allen, Thomas | ( A ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music English | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B000000AXV Release Date: 1995-11-14

Tracks:

1. King Priam: Prelude
2. King Priam: Hecuba: What Is It, Nurse?
3. King Priam: Priam: Old Man Of Troy, You're Welcome
4. King Priam: Hecuba: Then Am I No Longer Mother To This Child
5. King Priam: Priam: A Father And A King
6. King Priam: Priam: The Queen Is Right
7. King Priam: First Interlude - Nurse, Old Man: Thus Shall A Story Begin
8. King Priam: 1st Huntsman: The Bull Is Away Over There
9. King Priam: Paris: They Have Taken My Bull
10. King Priam: Hector: Father, He's A Shepherd Boy
11. King Priam: Priam: So I'd Hoped It Might Be
12. King Priam: Second Interlude - Nurse, Young Guard, Old Man: Ah, But Life, Life Is A Bitter Charade
13. King Priam: Helen, Paris: Ah, Ah ...
14. King Priam: Hermes: Divine Go-between, That's Who I Am
15. King Priam: Paris: Lady Athene, If I Honor You ...
16. King Priam: Paris: Lady Hera, If I Honor You ...
17. King Priam: Paris: Aphrodite, If I Honor You ...
18. King Priam: Hector: So You've Given Up Fighting!
19. King Priam: Priam: So Trojans Honor Menelaus ...
20. King Priam: First Interlude - Old Man: Hermes, Hermes, With The Winged Feet Come Quick!
21. King Priam: Achilles: O Rich-soiled Land
22. King Priam: Achilles: Why Are You Weeping, Patroclus?
23. King Priam: Second Interlude - Old Man: O, O, What A Threat To Troy
24. King Priam: Hermes: A Hero In Achilles Armour ...
25. King Priam: Hector: All Trojans, All Fought Bravely

Tracks:

1. King Priam: Serving Woman: Lady Andromache, Should We Not Light The Fire?
2. King Priam: Hecuba: Daughter Andromache, You Must Go Out ...
3. King Priam: Andromache: Did You Hear?
4. King Priam: Helen: Let Her Rave
5. King Priam: Hecuba: O That My Ears Should Hear Impiety So Gross!
6. King Priam: Andromache: Now You Shall Go
7. King Priam: First Interlude - Serving Women: No ... No ... No ... We Have It From The Runner
8. King Priam: Priam: What Is Happening?
9. King Priam: Young Guard: A Crime
10. King Priam: Nurse: The Soul Will Answer From Where The Pain Is Quickest
11. King Priam: Second Interlude
12. King Priam: Achilles: Priam! Here! What Is This?
13. King Priam: Priam: I Clasp Your Knees, Achilles
14. King Priam: Achilles: Old Man, I Am Touched
15. King Priam: Third Interlude -
16. King Priam: Paris: Where Is My Father, Where Is Priam?
17. King Priam: Chorus: Ah, Ah! Ah, Ah!
18. King Priam: Chorus: Ah, Ha, Ha, Ha
19. King Priam: Chorus: Ah, Ah!

Customer Reviews:

An AntiWar Masterpiece.......2002-08-26

Tippett and Britten were composers who, though very different in temperment and style, had many interests in common. One of the overiding concerns with both composers was the moral response to war and it's horrors. For Britten, the War Requiem and Owen Wingrave are his very clear moral response to war. Tippet, in his fashion is much more psychological in this work, which must rank as one of Tippett's best and most powerful operatic statements.

King Priam is a dramatic tour de force. Based on the Illiad as seen through the eyes of the Trojans, the work is a meditation on the inevitability of fate in mass movements like war. Priam, though illdisposed to the war, is unable to stop or control it as it takes both of his sons, his kingdom and then finally his own life. He emerges as a figure of moral power and grandeur, but ultimately as impotent and tragic. This libretto is one of Tippett's best and most clear statements.

Musically, Priam is a powerhouse, inaugurating Tippett's second major style. Priam is constructed in a mosaic style. Small chamber groups of instruments with defined musical content are assigned to characters. As the work develops, these small groups combine and recombine in a shifting maze of patterns that seems to endlessly reinvent itself. The music starts out as largely tonal, but the tonality breaks down as Fate takes over and dooms the Trojans. The work is never serial, but it takes an almost Bergian view of tonality, sometimes more and sometimes less tonal as the dramatic situation warrants. The vocal lines are mostly declaimed, but with moments of lyricism that are unfogettable, such as Priam's first aria, A Father and a King, or the beautiful scene between Priam and Achilles in the third act. And Achilles war cry at the end of act two is bone chilling!

This is a great performance of this piece. Many of the singers originated the roles and sing them with power and authority. Phillip Langridge is terrific as Paris. Robert Tear is a marvelous Achilles. David Aetherton conducts this difficult score with precision and a fine ear for balances.

This is a profound opera by a major 20th century composer. If you like Britten, you should own this as well. It is increasingly looking like Tippett's masterpiece.

Visceral power & beauty coupled with stunning performances!!.......2001-06-13

I bought this on a whim, having heard only the slightest bit of Tippett's orchestral music and none of his operas. I expected the music to be "difficult," and the performances stilted, but I was oh so wrong! Yes, this is definitely late 20th century music -- often dissonant and atonal, but it is utterly beautiful, emotionally moving music. I'm a huge fan of Britten's operas, and judge all modern opera composers by his standards, and (pardon my gushing) Sir Michael is more than up to the challenge. First of all, he takes on the daunting task of adapting the Iliad into a opera libretto and manages to compress the drama beautifully into 3 acts that tell the story imaginatively, comprehensively and in a wholly theatrical manner. Second, he uses the music to heighten the sense of character by giving each persona a unique style of vocal line and orchestration (yes, this is what all composers do, or try to do, but Tippett succeeds in a way few others do). Several of the characters are accompanied by solo instruments (bravura parts of concerto-like difficulty performed brilliantly) -- Achilles by solo guitar, Helen by solo cello, King Priam by violin, etc. Three characters form a sort of Greek chorus who comment on the action and bring a sense of questioning morality to the whole.

All of the solo singers are astutely cast and sing with amazing power. Standouts (difficult to single out any of them, they're all so brilliant): Phillip Langridge is first-rate as Paris, Priam's second son -- he sings with enormous power and pathos at the same time. Felicity Palmer is velvety sex personified as Helen. Norman Bailey as Priam has a raw edginess to his sound, which lends such a sense of reality to a man pushed to the edge by fate and his warring sons. The London Philharmonia gives a virtuoso performance, led sensitively and intelligently by David Atherton. The digital sound is crystal clear and beautifully engineered: the sound couldn't be better live at the Met! Take a chance on this one, and enter into an operatic world you will never forget.

One of the best and most easily grasped of modern operas.......1999-02-27

Contemporary opera was never the same after King Priam, a suitable irony given that the Opera is perhaps the most easily grasped by the listening public of the 5 Tippett Operas. Even so, the "crisis of King Prian" stylistically and emotionally is the germ-seed for the eccentrism yet to come in "The Knot Garden", "The Ice Break", and "New Year". Tippett's theme is the futility of choice and the nature of the impact of choice on humanity in the micro-sphere of the individual and the macro-sphere of the community and history. Tippett's unusual yet perfectly conceived recasting of the Iliad from the Trojan persepctive does more than summarize plot, but pauses to comment on the universal human potential implicit therein. A must-buy for Tippett fans and for anyone who likes opera, Greek Mythology, classical music, or a good story.

--Justin Laird Weaver

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Here Am I Isaiah's Answer Manufacturer: Isaiah's Answer ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B000CAFOZY Release Date: 2005-09-13

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6. If Only
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9. Dear Father
10. Come Down
11. Satisfied
12. Call to Worship

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