12 Songs of Christmas

1. Jingle Bells

2. Blue Christmas

3. Señor Santa Claus

4. Old Christmas Card

5. Merry Christmas Polka

6. White Christmas

7. Silver Bells

8. C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S

9. O Little Town of Bethlehem

10. Mary's Boy Child

11. Oh Come All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fideles)

12. Silent Night

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Average customer rating: The Very Best of Janet Baker is simply the very best! Grace Incarnate A Rare & Glorious Singer

The Very Best of Janet Baker Manufacturer: EMI Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Brahms | Brahms, Johannes | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Britten | Britten, Sir Benjamin | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Duruflé, Maurice | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Elgar | Elgar, Sir Edward | ( E ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Fauré, Gabriel | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Handel | Handel, George Frideric | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Mahler | Mahler, Gustav | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Mendelssohn | Mendelssohn, Felix | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Schubert | Schubert, Franz | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Robert Schumann | Schumann, Robert | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Strauss | Strauss, Richard | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Vaughan Williams, Ralph | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Warlock | Warlock, Peter | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Requiems | Forms & Genres | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Vaughan Williams, Ralph | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | 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 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 London Philharmonic Orchestra | ( L ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Requiems | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Great Recordings Of The Century - Janet Baker Sings Mahler / Barbirolli, et al Philips and Decca Recordings, 1961-1979 (Limited Edition) Very Best of The Very Best of Lucia Popp The Very Best of Victoria de los Angeles ASIN: B00005UUOW Release Date: 2002-04-09

Tracks:

1. Christmas Oratorio: Bereite Dich, Zion
2. Messiah: He Was Despised
3. Elijah: O Rest In The Lord
4. Alto Rhapsody
5. Ich Bin Der Welt Abhanden Gekommen
6. L'Invitation Au Voyage
7. Pie Jesu (From The Requieum Op.9)
8. Sea Pictures Op.37: I. Sea Slumber-Song
9. Sea Pictures Op.37: II. In Haven
10. Sea Pictures Op.37: III. Sabbath Morning At Sea
11. Sea Pictures Op.37: IV. Where Corals Lie
12. Sea Pictures Op.37: V. The Swimmer
13. The Angel's Farewell - Ambrosian Singers

Tracks:

1. Linden Lea
2. A Boy Was Born, Op.3: Corpus Christi Carol
3. Pretty Ring Time
4. Prison
5. Soir
6. Clair De Lune
7. Ave Maria (Ellens Gesang III)
8. Gretchen Am Spinnrade
9. Wiegenlied (Schlafe, Schlafe)
10. Die Forelle
11. Auf Dem Wasser Zu Singen
12. An Die Musik
13. An Sylvia
14. Nacht Und Traume
15. Heidenroslein
16. Du Bist Die Ruh'
17. Auf Flugeln Des Gesanges
18. Liederkreis, Op.39: Mondnacht
19. Frauenliebe Und -Leben Op.42: Du Ring An Meinem Finger
20. Geistliches Wiegenlied
21. Befreit
22. Morgen!

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While it is impossible to really squeeze The Very Best of Janet Baker onto just two CDs, this two and a half hour anthology is a fine portrait of the British mezzo-soprano. Central to CD 1 is Elgar's Sea Pictures, a definitive account with the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir John Barbirolli. While other British music is represented by Vaughan Williams's "Linden Lea," Britten's "Corpus Christie Carol," and Warlock's "Pretty Ring Time," CD 2 balances the program with 10 Schubert songs accompanied at the piano by either Gerald Moore or Geoffrey Parsons, which range from "Ave Maria" to Shakespeare. The set lends equal weight to orchestral and more intimate song, as well as to works in English--a very moving reading of Handel's "He was despised" from Messiah--and European landmarks, including Mendelssohn's On Wings of Song and Brahms's Alto Rhapsody, the latter with a superlative London Philharmonic Orchestra under Sir Adrian Boult. In an age of technically dazzling but sometimes bland singers, this release is a reminder of emotionally intense musicianship that retains vocal clarity and commitment to the composer's intentions over superstar ego. The word great is often used all too easily, but it could not be more appropriate for this outstanding collection of a great singer. --Gary S. Dalkin

Customer Reviews:

The Very Best of Janet Baker is simply the very best!.......2005-02-09

This cd and this amazing musician are an absolute must have for any music lover or music snob alike! Her voice is amazing!

Grace Incarnate.......2002-09-02

If there is one singer who has ever truly been able to master the singer's art of interpretation, this is her. She is a gift to music, I truly believe this. A few words, or glowing adjectives could not accurately describe the singing of a woman who epitomizes art. And music. Grace and beauty.
Each track on this cd is a perfect union of poetry, melody and technicality. Dame Janet Baker fully immerses herself into each piece, and delivers highly commited, intelligent & emotional performances.

A Rare & Glorious Singer.......2002-06-10

This is a pretty good cross-section of Dame Janet's output from the prime of her career. There are few if any singers like her around today. There are many mezzos who can sing beautifully, with great articulation and finesse, but they lack the moral and musical integrity Dame Janet always brought to her singing. The voice is ardent, seeking, yearning, finding, exulting. Listen to the excerpt from "Dream of Gerontius" or the third of the "Sea Pictures" to see what I mean.
She does not sing to show off. She sings to enlighten, to illuminate, to reveal, to enter into. Her voice carries us off, near to Heaven.
Dame Janet has been neglected of late. This recording shows us why, in these perilous times, we need her more than ever.

Average customer rating: Awesome guitar work Have been loving this for over ten years!! sonic rapture... Not just a tribute Wonderful, relaxing music

Christopher Parkening - A Tribute to Segovia Manufacturer: EMI Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Granados, Enrique | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Segovia, Andrés | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Guitar | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Parkening, Christopher | ( P ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Folk Songs | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: In the Spanish Style / Christopher Parkening Christopher Parkening plays Bach Artistry of Christopher Parkening Christopher Parkening Plays Vivaldi Guitar Concertos & Warlock Capriol Suite Christopher Parkening - The Great Recordings ~ By America's Preeminent Guitar Virtuoso ASIN: B000002RQ8 Release Date: 1991-11-08

Tracks:

1. Castles Of Spain: Rumor de copla
2. Castles Of Spain: Siguenza
3. Castles Of Spain: Manzanares del real
4. Castles Of Spain: Romance de los pinos
5. Castles Of Spain: Turegano
6. Variations On A Theme Of Mozart
7. Tonadilla
8. Suite espanola: Espanoletas
9. Suite espanola: Rujero y paradetas
10. Suite espanola: La Minona de Cataluna
11. Suite espanola: Folias
12. Suite espanola: Passacalle de la cavalleria de Napoles
13. Suite espanola: Canarios
14. Villanesca
15. Torre bermeja
16. Estudio sin luz
17. Remembranza
18. Suite In D Minor: Preludio
19. Suite In D Minor: Allegro
20. Suite In D Minor: Zarabanda
21. Suite In D Minor: Gabota
22. Suite In D Minor: Despacio
23. Suite In D Minor: Giga
24. Suite catalan: La Filadora
25. Suite catalan: La Filla del marxant
26. Suite catalan: La Nit de nadal
27. Suite catalan: El Noi de la mare

Customer Reviews:

Awesome guitar work.......2007-01-12

Parkening sets the standard for others to compare to. Enjoyable tribute to Segovia. The type of guitar mastery that one can relax to after a hard days work. Enough said.

Have been loving this for over ten years!!.......2003-09-26

I bought this cassette over ten years ago (1992) when I started taking classical guitar lessons. Would listen to it on the way home from work, then had a baby nine years ago and have used it for lullaby music (works like a charm) for afternoon naps and nighttime. Still listen to it in the car when the kids fight and they mellow out instantly.

Finally buying it on CD because I think I wore a spot out on the cassette! I have listened to this masterpiece at least a thousand times and have never, ever tired of this most excellent work of art.

If you are a classical guitar fan, you will absolutely adore every single note played on this album/CD. I promise!! :)

sonic rapture..........2003-06-03

If anyone knows of a better sonically intoxicating cd than this please let me know. Possibly only Julian Bream's unreal 1982 Granados and Albeniz cd would top this one for me. Anyway just thought I would pass this thought along to anyone who may visit here. The tone is absolutely magical on this cd. This is the cd to listen to at night to chill out and get mellow while being enchanted to the max. Peace. I must go on... the tone, the tone. My god the tone.

Not just a tribute.......2001-07-31

Parkening shows how much he learned from Segovia. I have many of these pieces played by the Master. Parkening plays with a similar timbre, simlar dynamics and with a musicality just as deep as Segovia's. IF you like classical guitar you should own this one.

Wonderful, relaxing music.......2001-01-27

This cd will spend much time on my player. It is so lively, yet comforting music to listen to.

Parkening provides wonderful tribute to Segovia with Spanish compositions especially loved by the master, even some of them performed on one his Segovia's guitars.

For the classical guitar enthusiast, or just someone looking for that refreshing guitar music we here on the FM, this is a fine selection.

Average customer rating: 12 Songs of Christmas Old School Holiday Classic Priceless memories The Only Christmas Album It Ain't Christmas Without Jim

12 Songs of Christmas Jim Reeves Manufacturer: Bmg Special Product ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music Nashville Sound | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Opera & Vocal | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | Country General | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Country General | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs Under $7 | Traditional Country | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Traditional Country | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music General Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music 4-for-3 Country | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: We Thank Thee All Time Gospel Favorites: The Encore Collection Jim Reeves - Greatest Hits [2001] Christmas Songbook Christmas With Marty Robbins ASIN: B00000IGH2 Release Date: 2000-03-07

Tracks:

1. Jingle Bells
2. Blue Christmas
3. Senor Santa Claus
4. Old Christmas Card
5. Merry Christmas Polka
6. White Christmas
7. Silver Bells
8. C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S
9. O Little Town of Bethlehem
10. Mary's Little Boy Child
11. Oh Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fideles)
12. Silent Night

Customer Reviews:

12 Songs of Christmas.......2007-01-15

This is my favorite Chriatmas Cd. I grew up on it and its a must have to continue on our Chriatmas traditions!

Old School Holiday Classic.......2006-11-19

It was the early 60's when i got my first "record player" & the holiday selections Santa provided included Elvis....Johnny Cash...Chubby Checker/Bobby Rydell...& stuck somewhere in the middle was this much loved balladeer i had never heard of. The standard holiday tunes are here along with a very entertaining southwestern number (Senior Santa Claus). "An Old Christmas Card" will remind you to cherish what you have now for it will be gone sooner than you realize. I'm glad to say i can remember when country music was more than cry in your beer or MTV grade tecno videos. If you know & appreciate Jim Reeves you will enjoy this music. If you don't but want to remember a simpler time & the joy of Christmas i highly recommend it. His voice has & will continue to withstand the test of time.

Priceless memories.......2006-04-22

It is with tears I write this, I have been searching for this CD for 9 years. Its unbelievable, It brings back memories of I and my family in Nigeria on countless of christmas days.
I will definately have my own Family listen to it. The ultimate christmas CD. Thanks for the memories Jim, You really brought Joy to my Life as a Kid some 22 years ago.

The Only Christmas Album.......2006-01-01

I had this album when my oldest was only 1, she is now 33. over the years I have lost it , replaced it. broken it, replaced it and now finally I have it on cd , which thanks to you, was the only place I could find it. I love it more each time I hear it, the songs are beautiful and simple, each with a lovely message.
It would not be Christmas if I could not listen to it.I highly recommend it to anyone who wants to hear wonderful soft Christmas music.

It Ain't Christmas Without Jim.......2005-11-12

I grew up listening to this album. Every year this was one of the main holiday albums that my parents played. Now, everytime I play it, Christmas memories are everywhere. My very young kids are now enjoying this album, and I hope that when they have their own children, they will have great Chrismtas memories too.

Average customer rating: Wolcum Yule lovely and unusual Yule album Goose Flesh!

Wolcum Yule: Celtic and British Songs and Carols - Anonymous 4 with Andrew Lawrence-King John Tavener , Richard Rodney Bennett , Peter Maxwell Davies , Geoffrey Burgon , Henry VIII , Benjamin Britten , Anonymous 4 , and Andrew Lawrence-King Manufacturer: Harmonia Mundi Fr. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Britten | Britten, Sir Benjamin | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Maxwell Davies, Peter | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Tavener | Tavener, John Kenneth | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Concertinos | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Concerto Grossi | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Fugues | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Anonymous 4 | ( A ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Noels | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music | General Christmas | Today's Deals | Box Sets | Children's Music | Classical Instrumental | Halloween | Hanukkah | Kwanzaa | Opera & Vocal | Pop Instrumental & Easy Listening | Pop Vocal Classical | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: American Angels On Yoolis Night: Medieval Carols & Motets - Anonymous 4 Gloryland Legends of St. Nicholas: Medieval Chant & Polyphony The Origin of Fire: Music and Visions of Hildegard von Bingen ASIN: B0000AZKK4 Release Date: 2003-10-14

Tracks:

1. Awake, And Join The Cheerful Choir
2. Good People All
3. The Seven Rejoices Of Mary
4. The Lamb
5. A Scots Lilt
6. Balulalow
7. Balulalow
8. The Holly And The Ivy
9. The Reel Of Tullochgorum
10. I Saw Three Ships
11. A Calendar Of Kings
12. Air: La Fuar Geimhreadh
13. An Teicheadh Go Heigipt
14. A God, And Yet A Man?
15. Grene Growith The Holy
16. Wel, Dyma'r Borau Gorau
17. The Cherry Tree Carol
18. Can Wassel
19. A New Year Carol

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This offbeat disc of seasonal songs and carols by the Anonymous 4 will delight their fans and please everyone else. The 19 selections include traditional folk melodies and texts, some of which date back to the Middle Ages, interspersed with fitting selections by contemporary composers including John Taverner, Benjamin Britten, and Peter Maxwell Davies, whose ethereal a cappella A Calender of Kings gets its first recording. Andrew Lawrence-King, playing Irish harp, Baroque harp, and psaltery with his accustomed finesse, is a major reason for the disc's success, accompanying most of the vocals and contributing three lovely solos. The disc is crammed with highlight tracks, like the lilting Cornish Wassail song and the Irish Good people all, and haunting numbers like "Flight into Egypt," sung in Gaelic, and "Behold, here is the best morning," sung in Welsh. Excellent sonics and Harmonia Mundi's typically fine production values also help make this a Christmas disc that will give joy in July. --Dan Davis

Customer Reviews:

Wolcum Yule.......2006-01-17

The recording is fine . . . it just didn't appeal to me personally

lovely and unusual Yule album.......2004-01-06

Anonymous 4 has brought us a beautiful selection of 19 traditional songs from England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland. These include a lesser known work by Henry VIII as well as more contemporary songs by John Tavener, Richard Bennett, Geoffrey Burgon and Benjamin Britten, and a piece commissioned for the group from Peter Davies. Andrew Lawrence-King accompanies on Irish harp, Baroque harp and psaltery. There is a short essay on the traditions and legacy of the concept of Yule, a Cetic midwinter celebration, and this and the informative liner notes are given in English, French and German, accompanied by Celtic drawings.

The songs are pure, simple and very beautiful -- a welcome addition to your holiday listening.

Goose Flesh!.......2003-12-09

This is a remarkable quartet, singing with purity and style, from the haunting to the merry, medieval chant to modern settings of Celtic religious texts. Where there are arrangements, they are lovely and the instrumental pieces are simple and beautiful. This is the first time I have heard this group of women, and I am enchanted. It's a cappella at its very best: look to your laurels, King's Singers and Chanticleer, here come the ladies!

Average customer rating: Brilliant music, excellent performances Dvorak A little cold Music to get your blood flowing! The finest readings I have heard of these quartets

Dvorák: The String Quartets Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Quartets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Dvorák, Antonín | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Classical | Box Sets | Stores | Music Deutsche Grammophon: Music | Specialty Stores | Music General Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music Similar Items: Schubert: The String Quartets Brahms: Complete String Quartets, Quintets & Sextets Antonín Dvorák: Complete Piano Trios Dvorák: The Symphonies Haydn: Complete Piano Trios ASIN: B00002DEH4 Release Date: 2000-10-10

Tracks:

1. String Quartet No. 1 In A Major, Op. 2 B. 2: Andante - Allegro
2. String Quartet No. 1 In A Major, Op. 2 B. 2: Adagio affettuoso ed appassionato
3. String Quartet No. 1 In A Major, Op. 2 B. 2: Allegro schezando - trio
4. Finale - Allegro animato
5. In A minor: Quartet Movement: Andante appassionato

Tracks:

1. String Quartet No. 2 In B Flat Major, B. 17: Allegro ma non troppo
2. String Quartet No. 2 In B Flat Major, B. 17: Largo
3. String Quartet No. 2 In B Flat Major, B. 17: Allegro con brio
4. String Quartet No. 2 In B Flat Major, B. 17: Finale: Andante
5. 2 Waltzes, Op. 54 B. 105: Moderato
6. 2 Waltzes, Op. 54 B. 105: Allegro vivace
7. String Quartet In F Major, B. 120 (Fragment): Allegro vivace

Tracks:

1. String Quartet No. 3 In D Major, B. 18: Allegro con brio
2. String Quartet No. 3 In D Major, B. 18: Andantino
3. String Quartet No. 3 In D Major, B. 18: Allegro energico - Trio
4. String Quartet No. 3 In D Major, B. 18: Finale: Allegretto

Tracks:

1. String Quartet No. 4 In E Minor, B. 19: Velmi pohyblive a razne (Assai con moto ed energico)
2. String Quartet No. 4 In E Minor, B. 19: Andante religioso - attacca
3. String Quartet No. 4 In E Minor, B. 19: Allegro con brio
4. String Quartet No. 5 In F Minor, Op. 9 B. 37: Moderato
5. String Quartet No. 5 In F Minor, Op. 9 B. 37: Andante con moto quasi allegretto
6. String Quartet No. 5 In F Minor, Op. 9 B. 37: Tempo di valse
7. String Quartet No. 5 In F Minor, Op. 9 B. 37: Finale - Allegro molto

Tracks:

1. String Quartet No. 6 In A Minor, Op. 12 B. 40: Allegro ma non troppo
2. String Quartet No. 6 In A Minor, Op. 12 B. 40: Poco allegro
3. String Quartet No. 6 In A Minor, Op. 12 B. 40: Poco adagio
4. String Quartet No. 6 In A Minor, Op. 12 B. 40: Finale - allegro molto
5. String Quartet No. 7 In A Minor, OP. 16 B. 45: Allegro ma non troppo
6. String Quartet No. 7 In A Minor, OP. 16 B. 45: Andante cantabile
7. String Quartet No. 7 In A Minor, OP. 16 B. 45: Allegro scherzando - Trio
8. String Quartet No. 7 In A Minor, OP. 16 B. 45: Allegro ma non troppo

Tracks:

1. String Quartet No. 8 In E Major, Op. 80 B. 57: Allegro
2. String Quartet No. 8 In E Major, Op. 80 B. 57: Andante con moto
3. String Quartet No. 8 In E Major, Op. 80 B. 57: Allegro scherzando
4. String Quartet No. 8 In E Major, Op. 80 B. 57: Finale - Allegro con brio
5. String Quartet No. 9 In D Minor, Op. 34 B.75: Allegro
6. String Quartet No. 9 In D Minor, Op. 34 B.75: Alla polka: Allgretto scherzando - Trio: quasi l'istesso temo
7. String Quartet No. 9 In D Minor, Op. 34 B.75: Adagio
8. String Quartet No. 9 In D Minor, Op. 34 B.75: Finale - Poco allegro

Tracks:

1. String Quartet No. 10 In E Flat Major, Op. 51 B. 92: Allegro ma non troppo
2. String Quartet No. 10 In E Flat Major, Op. 51 B. 92: Dumka (Elegia): Andante con moto - Vivace
3. String Quartet No. 10 In E Flat Major, Op. 51 B. 92: Romanza: Andante con moto
4. String Quartet No. 10 In E Flat Major, Op. 51 B. 92: Finale - Allegro assai
5. String Quartet No. 11 In C Major, Op. 61 B. 121: Allegro
6. String Quartet No. 11 In C Major, Op. 61 B. 121: Poco adagio e molto cantabile
7. String Quartet No. 11 In C Major, Op. 61 B. 121: Scherzo: Allegro vivo - Trio: L'istess tempo
8. String Quartet No. 11 In C Major, Op. 61 B. 121: Finale - Vivace

Tracks:

1. String Quartet No. 12 In F Major, Op. 96 B. 179: Allegro ma non troppo
2. String Quartet No. 12 In F Major, Op. 96 B. 179: Lento
3. String Quartet No. 12 In F Major, Op. 96 B. 179: Molto vivace
4. String Quartet No. 12 In F Major, Op. 96 B. 179: Finale: Vivace ma non troppo
5. String Quartet No. 13 In G Major, Op.106 B. 192: Allegro moderato
6. String Quartet No. 13 In G Major, Op.106 B. 192: Adagio ma non troppo
7. String Quartet No. 13 In G Major, Op.106 B. 192: Molto vivace
8. String Quartet No. 13 In G Major, Op.106 B. 192: Finale: Andante sostenuto - Allegro con fuoco

Tracks:

1. String Quartet No. 14 In A Flat Major, Op. 105 No. 193: Adagio ma non troppo - Allegro appassionato
2. String Quartet No. 14 In A Flat Major, Op. 105 No. 193: Molto vivance
3. String Quartet No. 14 In A Flat Major, Op. 105 No. 193: Lento e molto cantabile
4. String Quartet No. 14 In A Flat Major, Op. 105 No. 193: Allegro non tanto
5. Cypresses, B. 152: Moderato
6. Cypresses, B. 152: Allegro ma non troppo
7. Cypresses, B. 152: Andante con moto
8. Cypresses, B. 152: Poco Adagio
9. Cypresses, B. 152: Andante
10. Cypresses, B. 152: Andante moderato
11. Cypresses, B. 152: Andante con moto
12. Cypresses, B. 152: Lento
13. Cypresses, B. 152: Moderato
14. Cypresses, B. 152: Andante maestoso
15. Cypresses, B. 152: Allegro scherzando
16. Cypresses, B. 152: Allegro animato

Customer Reviews:

Brilliant music, excellent performances.......2006-10-11

I must admit up front that when it comes to classic music, I prefer chamber music (any era or style). If you like chamber music, buy this set. If you are are curious about chamber music and Dvorak's work, buy a budget single CD of any Dvorak string quartets. When you've fallen in love with Dvorak's work --- and you will --- then buy this set.

These are simply some of the finest string quartets ever written. Lyrical and inventive, they will make you understand why Brahms and Dvorak were such good friends and admired each other's work so much. There are other recordings out there of various quartets, particularly the late ones. But the value in having a complete set is that you get to hear the composer's development, and you get to hear infrequently played yet brilliant works. A good example is the Quartet No. 5, which is intense --- as full of bite as, say, "Death and the Maiden," yet as richly melodic as anything Dvorak ever wrote. The recording is clean and warm, the playing precise yet soulful. The set is now selling for about $12 more than I paid for it, but it's still a bargain. You will never regret having bought it.

Dvorak.......2006-05-16

One of the best composers for chamber music together with Joseph Haydyn, I think. Thank you.

A little cold.......2006-01-16

Compaired to the Vlach on Naxos, this exelent recording left me a little cold. Where is all the emotion that these quartet's should have.

Music to get your blood flowing!.......2005-11-24

Wow! Great quartets played with real gusto and dynamism by the Prager String Quartet. The sound is incredibly crisp and clear. The performances are impeccable. You won't be disappointed!

The finest readings I have heard of these quartets.......2005-11-04

I have heard multiple recordings of these quartets, including the Chiligirian quartet, and selections by the Amadeus quartet, Hagen quartet, Melos quartet, Vlach quartet and Cleveland quartet. However, these renditions are (in my opinion) the most adherent to the Czech folk roots. I'm sure it helps that the ensemble is in fact Czech-for that reason they seem to have an edge over some of the other notable groups which have made recordings. Everyone has obviously heard the American quartet, but just as fine are quartets 10,11, 13 and 14 (as well as 7-9). I am less entranced by the early works, but they are not without their merit as well.
Overall, the sound seems a bit better in this re-release than in the previous version available on CD. Not much better, but better. And at this price, it is an absolute steal. Highly recommended for lovers of chamber music, or Dvorak in general.

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Tracks:

1. Handel In The Strand
2. Bridal Lullaby
3. English Waltz
4. Mock Morris
5. To A Nordic Princess
6. In A Nutshell-Ste: I. Arrival Platform Humlet
7. In A Nutshell-Ste: II. Gay But Wistful
8. In A Nutshell-Ste: III. Pastoral
9. In A Nutshell-Ste: IV. 'The Gum-Suckers' March
10. Peace
11. Saxon Twi-Play
12. Andante Con Moto
13. Children's March
14. The Immovable Do
15. Sailor's Song
16. Colonial Song
17. Walking Tune
18. Harvest Hymn
19. In Dahomey

Tracks:

1. b flat Pno Con (Opening)
2. Cradle-Song
3. Love Walked In
4. Second Pno Con (3rd Movt)
5. Now, O Now, I Needs Must Part
6. Nimrod
7. Ramble On The Last Love-Duet
8. Chinese Melody-Beautiful Fresh Flower
9. Paraphrase On The Flower Waltz
10. Lullaby From 'Tribute To Foster'
11. American Song-The Rag-Time Girl
12. 'Blithe Bells'
13. Fugue In a
14. The Man I Love

Tracks:

1. Country Gardens
2. The Merry King
3. Molly On The Shore
4. Irish Tune From County Derry
5. Knight And Shepard's Daughter
6. The Nightingale And The Two Sisters
7. Jutish Medley
8. Sussex Mummers' Christmas Carol
9. The Rival Brothers
10. Near Woodstock Town
11. Will Ye Gang To The Hielands, Lizzie Lindsay
12. The Brisk Young Sailor
13. One More Day My John (Easy Version)
14. Rimmer And Goldcastle
15. Spoon River
16. The Widow's Party
17. The Hunter In His Career
18. My Robin Is To The Greenwood Gone
19. Died For Love
20. Scotch Strathspey
21. One More Day My John (Complex Version)
22. Bristol Town
23. Hard-Hearted Barb'ra Helen
24. Mo Ninghean Dhu
25. Lisbon (Dublin Bay)
26. Stalt Vesselil
27. O Gin I Were Where Gowrie Rins
28. Shepard's Hey

Tracks:

1. Four Irish Dances: I. A March-Jig
2. Four Irish Dances: II. A Slow Dance
3. Four Irish Dances: III. The Leprechaun's Dance
4. Four Irish Dances: IV. A Reel
5. Nell
6. Apres Un Reve
7. Pno Con, First Movt
8. Tiger-Tiger
9. Air And Dance
10. Hornpipe
11. Toccata And Fugue in d
12. Lullaby From 'Tribute To Foster' (Easy Grainger)
13. Angelus Ad Virginem
14. Klavierstuck in E
15. Eastern Intermezzo
16. The Bigelow March
17. Pno Con, First Movt
18. At Twilight
19. Klavierstuck in a
20. Klavierstuck in B Flat
21. Klavierstuck in D

Tracks:

1. Children's March: 'Over The Hills And Far Away'
2. Up-Country Song (Colonial Song)
3. English Dance
4. Ye Banks And Braes O' Bonnie Doon
5. 'Spoon River'-American Folk Dance
6. Train Music
7. Zanzibar Boat-Song
8. Paganini Varations, No.12
9. Green Bushes-Passacaglia On An English Folksong
10. William Byrd's Air And Variations For The Virginals 'The Carman's Whistle'
11. 'A Dance Rhapsody'
12. Girl Crazy: Embraceable You
13. The Warriors-Music To An Imaginary Ballet

Customer Reviews:

Every last note..........2006-06-14

A super budget 5 CD collection of all of Grainger's Piano music.
Every last note!
The shipping alone would be $17.00+ for the 5 individual Cds.
Englishman Martin Jones plays these as if he wrote them. He is thoroughly inside this music.
I think his best work to date.
He is joined on CD #5 by Richard Mcmahon and Phillip Martin. Where they rollick in various combos and trios on 1, 2 and 3 pianos. This is exhilerating. Especially on an truly uplifting version of Green Bushes.
The entire set is strongly idiomatic and given a clear, crisp, warm and spacious recording. FIRST CLASS sound.
There are too many highlights to single out, but the In A Nutshell Suite and Green Bushes are especially GOOD!
There is not a bad note or "vibe" on any of these CDs.
Highly recommended for Granger fans and fans of English Piano Music.

Average customer rating: Setting the mood.

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Tracks:

1. Praise My Soul - Halifax Choral Society/John Pryce-Jones
2. Immortal Invisible - Halifax Choral Society/John Pryce-Jones
3. Canzon Septimi Toni - London Symphony Orchestra Brass/Eric Crees
4. Concerto Grosso, Op.3 No.12: Allegro - Capella Istropolitana/Jaroslav Krecek
5. Christmas Concerto: Adagio - Capella Istropolitana/Jaroslav Krecek
6. Christmas Concerto: Pastorale - Capella Istropolitana/Jaroslav Krecek
7. Ave Verum Corpus - Halifax Choral Society/John Pryce-Jones
8. Hymn Prelude On Rhosymedre - Gareth Green
9. My Soul Doth Magnify The Lord - Oxford Camerata/Jeremy Summerly
10. Dear Lord And Father Of Mankind - Halifax Choral Society/John Pryce-Jones
11. Come Down O Love Divine - Halifax Choral Society/John Pryce-Jones
12. Concerto No.5, Op.5: Allegro - Johann Aratore
13. An English Suite: Prelude - Capella Istropolitana/Adrian Leaper
14. St. Paul's Suite: The Dargason - Bournemouth Sinfonietta/Richard Studt
15. Let All The World In Every Corner Sing - Halifax Choral Society/John Pryce-Jones
16. Fugue In D Major - Wolfgang Rubsam
17. Praise To The Holiest - Halifax Choral Society/John Pryce-Jones
18. Symphony No.5: A Mighty Fortress Is Our God - National Symphony Orchestra Of Ireland/Reinhard Seifried

Customer Reviews:

Setting the mood........2007-02-20

This is a great collection of fall/harvest/thanksgiving hymnes. I enjoyed listening to it and getting in the Thanksgiving mood.

Average customer rating: Decent Quality, But a Little Rushed Decent, but not exciting Decent, but not exciting Sounds good to me. Wonderful Selection

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Tracks:

1. Toccata In D Minor: Toccata In D Minor (1709) - 100 Masterpieces Vol. 1 (1685-1730)
2. Canon In D: Canon in D (1698) - 100 Masterpieces Vol. 1 (1685-1730)
3. Brandenburg Concerto No. 3, 1st Movement: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3, 1st Movement (1721) - 100 Masterpieces Vol. 1 (1685-1730)
4. Water Music, Suite No. 2 In D: 4.1 1st Movement - 4.2 Alla Hornpipe - 4.3 Minuet - 4.4 Lentement - 4.5 Bourree - 100 Masterpieces Vol. 1 (1685-1730)
5. Trumpet Tune And Air: Trumpet Tune And Air (1685) - 100 Masterpieces Vol. 1 (1685-1730)
6. Orchestral Suite No. 3 In D: Air - 100 Masterpieces Vol. 1 (1685-1730)
7. The Four Seasons - Spring: The Four Seasons - Spring (1725): 7.1 Allegro - 7.2 Largo e painissimo - 7.3 Allegro Bela Banfalvi - 100 Masterpieces Vol. 1 (1685-1730)
8. Adagio: Adagio (1730) - 100 Masterpieces Vol. 1 (1685-1730)
9. Mandoline Concerto In C, RV 425: 9.1 Allegro - 9.2 Largo - 9.3 Allegro - 100 Masterpieces Vol. 1 (1685-1730)
10. Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B Minor: Minuet and Badinerie (1721) : - 10.1 Minuet - 10.2 Badinerie - 100 Masterpieces Vol. 1 (1685-1730)

Tracks:

1. Messiah: 'Hallelujah' (1742)
2. 'Orpheus and Eurydice': Dance Of The Blessed Spirits (1762)
3. 'Christmas Oratorio': Sinfonia In G (1734)
4. Violin Concerto No.3 in G: Violin Concerto No.3 In G, 1st Movement (1775)
5. 'Xerxes': Largo (1734)
6. Flute Concerto In G 'La Notte': VI. Allegro (1731)
7. 'Solomon': Arrival Of The Queen Of Sheba (1749)
8. Oboe Concerto In D Minor: Oboe Concerto In D Minor, 2nd Movement (1731)
9. Concerto grosso In A Minor Op.6 No.4: 9.1 Larghetto affettuoso - 9.2 Allegro - 9.3 Largo Piano - 9.4 Allegro
10. Violin Concerto No.5 In A, 2nd Movement: Violin Concerto No.5 In A, 2nd Movement (1775)

Tracks:

1. Eine kleine Nachtmusik: 1st movement (1787)
2. Piano Concerto No. 21 in C: 2nd Movement (Elvira Madigan)
3. The Marriage Of Figaro: Overture (1786)
4. Flute Concerto No. 2 In D: 2nd Movement (1778)
5. Piano Sonata In A (1778): Rondo Alla Turca
6. Don Giovanni: Overture (1787)
7. Horn Concerto No. 3 In E Flat: 2nd Movement
8. Piano Concerto No. 23 in A: 1st Movement (1786)
9. The Marriage Of Figaro: March (1786)
10. Serenata Notturna: 10.1 Marcia. Maestoso - 10.2 Menuetto - 10.3 Rondeau. Allegretto

Tracks:

1. Symphony No. 40: 1st Movement (1788) - 100 Masterpieces Vol. 4 (1788-1810)
2. 'Moonlight' Sonata: 1st Movement (1801) - 100 Masterpieces Vol. 4 (1788-1810)
3. Symphony No. 94: 'Surprise' ,2nd Movement (1791) - 100 Masterpieces Vol. 4 (1788-1810)
4. The Magic Flute: Overture (1791) - 100 Masterpieces Vol. 4 (1788-1810)
5. Fur Elise: Fur Elise (1810) - 100 Masterpieces Vol. 4 (1788-1810)
6. String Quartet In C: Emporor's Hymn - 100 Masterpieces Vol. 4 (1788-1810)
7. Symphony No. 5: 1st Movement (1808) - 100 Masterpieces Vol. 4 (1788-1810)
8. Clarinet Concerto In A: 2nd Movement (1791) - 100 Masterpieces Vol. 4 (1788-1810)
9. Minuet In G: Minuet in G (1796) - 100 Masterpieces Vol. 4 (1788-1810)
10. Trumpet Concerto In E Flat: 3rd Movement - 100 Masterpieces Vol. 4 (1788-1810)

Tracks:

1. The Barber Of Seville: Overture (1821)
2. Symphiny No.8 In B Minor: 'Unfinished' 2nd Movement (1822)
3. Spring Song: Spring Song (1841)
4. Polonaise In A, Op.40 No.3: 'Military'
5. Rosamunde: Ballet Music In G
6. Der Freischutz: Overture (1820)
7. Ave Maria: Ave Maria (1825)
8. Symphony No.4 In A: 'Italian', 1st Movement (1833)
9. Traumerei: Traumerei (1838)
10. German Dance No. 1: German Dance No. 1 (1811)

Tracks:

1. A Midsummer Night's Dream: Wedding March (1843) - 100 Masterpieces
2. Liebestraum No. 3 In A flat: Liebestraum No. 3 In A Flat (1847) - 100 Masterpieces
3. Nabucco: Overture (1842) - 100 Masterpieces
4. The Merry Peasant: The Merry Peasant (1848) - 100 Masterpieces
5. Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 (1847) - 100 Masterpieces
6. Lohengin: Prelude to Act 3 (1850) - 100 Masterpieces
7. La Traviata: Prelude to Act 1(1853) - 100 Masterpieces
8. Tannhauser: Arrival Of The Guests At Wartburg (1845) - 100 Masterpieces
9. Violin Concerto In E Minor: Violin Concerto In E Minor, 2nd Movement (1845) - 100 Masterpieces
10. Poet And Peasant: Overture (1846) - 100 Masterpieces

Tracks:

1. Orpheus In The Underworld: Overture (1858)
2. Melody In F: Melody In F (1858)
3. Les Preludes: Les Preludes (1854)
4. Waltz In A Flat: Waltz In A Flat (1865)
5. The Force Of Destiny: Overture (1862)
6. I Love You: I Love You (1864)
7. The Bartered Bride: Overture (1866)
8. The Tales Of Hoffmann: Barcarolle (1864)
9. Tritsch Tratsch Polka: Tritsch Tratsch Polka (1858)
10. Light Cavalry: Overture (1866)

Tracks:

1. Piano Concerto No. 1 In B Flat Minor: 1st Movement (excerpt) (1875) - 100 Masterpieces
2. Cradle Song: Cradle Song (1868) - 100 Masterpieces
3. The Moldau: The Moldau (1875) - 100 Masterpieces
4. The Valkyrie: Ride Of The Valkyries (1870) - 100 Masterpieces
5. Peer Gynt: Morning (1876) - 100 Masterpieces
6. Carmen: Les Toreadors (1875) - 100 Masterpieces
7. Coppelia: Notturno (1870) - 100 Masterpieces
8. Marche Slave, Op. 31: Marche Slave, Op. 31 (1876) - 100 Masterpieces
9. L'Arlesienne: Intermezzo (1872) - 100 Masterpieces
10. The Blue Danube: Waltz (1867) - 100 Masterpieces

Tracks:

1. Eugene Onegin: Polonaise (1878) - 100 Masterpieces Vol. 9
2. Symphony No.9 'From The New World': 2nd Movement (1893) - 100 Masterpieces Vol. 9
3. The Nutcracker: Waltz of the Flowers (1892) - 100 Masterpieces Vol. 9
4. Capriccio espagnol: Alborado (1887) - 100 Masterpieces Vol. 9
5. The Last Spring - 100 Masterpieces Vol. 9
6. Slavonic Dance No. 2: Slavonic Dance No. 2 (1886) - 100 Masterpieces Vol. 9
7. The Sleeping Beauty: Introduction (1889) - 100 Masterpieces Vol. 9
8. Twilight Of The Gods: Siegfred's Death And Funeral March (1877) - 100 Masterpieces Vol. 9
9. Songs My Mother Taught Me: Songs My Mother Taught Me (1880) - 100 Masterpieces Vol. 9
10. Emperor Waltz - 100 Masterpieces Vol. 9

Tracks:

1. Also sprach Zarathustra: Fanfare (1896)
2. Symphony No.5: Adagietto (1902)
3. Finlandia: Finlandia (1899)
4. Dance Of The Bumble Bee: Dance Of The Bumble Bee (1900)
5. 'Thais': Meditation
6. Pomp amd Circumstance: March No.1 (1901)
7. Humoresque: Humoresque (1894)
8. Valse Triste: Valse Triste (1903)
9. Vienna Blood: Vienna Blood - Waltz (1899)
10. Bolero: Bolero (1928)

Customer Reviews:

Decent Quality, But a Little Rushed.......2002-09-20

I have to agree that this is a good collection of music for the money, especially if you are a novice at the Classics like me. Each disc covers a 40 year period with an hour of music and a little bit of history in the cover slip. However, there were some oddities that made me question the quality of this product. First, a few of the songs seemed like the conductor was hurrying them along so the songs on a disc would add up to exactly one hour -- where's the love? I know I'm a novice, but there are just some songs that are so famous that you can pretty easily tell when they are being butchered or compressed. Second, the quality of the product was suspect. Some of the discs looked like they were manufactured in 1990 and some in 1994. The older ones just had the titles on the discs and the newer ones had a screen-printed color change with no information. They couldn't even use the same type of Jewel Case throughout the collection. In total, it's good for beginners and the money, but not much else.

Decent, but not exciting.......2002-09-01

Not bad, but not a perfect as well. The music selection is very questionable for my taste. The performers are not always very suitable for specific masterpieces. It is inherently, just because such mix of names cannot be bad ;). If I will compose such set a lot of forgotten things should take their place.

Decent, but not exciting.......2002-09-01

Not bad, but not a perfect as well. The music selection is very questionable for my taste. The performers are not always very suitable for specific masterpieces. It is inherently, just because such mix of names cannot be bad ;). If I will compose such set a lot of forgotten things should take their place.

Sounds good to me........2002-07-25

Bought this CD to calm and relax myself after a hard days work. CD seems like a great collection to me. It's got a lot of songs that I recognize and some that I don't. It does sooth me a bit after the the many stresses of everyday life.

I'm not really a classical music nut like "Frasier Crane" so I'm not sure how much merit I can bring to the table with this review. But I think it's great..!!!

Wonderful Selection.......2001-05-13

Some of the world's truly finest musicians perform some of the all time greatest and most loved musical masterpieces. The CD makes for easy and peaceful listening of an evening.

Average customer rating:

Christmas Echoes, Vol. 2 Manufacturer: Gothic Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Britten | Britten, Sir Benjamin | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Holst | Holst, Gustav | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Walton | Walton, Sir William | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Warlock | Warlock, Peter | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Mendelssohn | Mendelssohn, Felix | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Noels | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Opera & Vocal | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music Opera & Vocal | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music Similar Items: Christmas Echoes, Vol. 1 Christmas With the Dale Warland Singers Harvest Home December Stillness Blue Wheat ASIN: B000ARFPZ8 Release Date: 2005-09-13

Album Description

2003 Grammy nominee for Best Choral Performance! An assortment of carols from traditional to modern, in familiar and new arrangements, featuring America's preeminent choral ensemble, which retired in 2004 after a legendary 31 seasons. This album includes a cappella tunes as well as accompaniment for harp, guitar, organ, handbells, and other instruments.

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1. 18 Greatest Hits
2. 30 Dobro Classics
3. 60 Greatest: Country Dude Classics & Country Diva Classics
4. A Gentle Evening with Townes Van Zandt [Live]
5. A Proper Introduction to Gene Autry: Don't Fence Me In
6. Acoustic [Original recording remastered]
7. Actin' Naturally
8. American Originals
9. Any Way the Wind Blows
10. At My Window

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