Dear Friends & Gentle Hearts

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Suzanne Thomas's voice is remarkable within bluegrass, where for 30 years she's been central to bands like the Dry Branch Fire Squad and the Hotmud Family. She possesses no crystalline soprano or pretty soaring tone nor belting power exactly. Thomas has something else: an ache all around the edges, a tactile sense of emotion, the warmth and tremble marking depth of human feeling. Backing by contemporary bluegrassers IIIrd Tyme Out, the Lonesome River Band, the Seldom Scene, and the Dry Branch Fire Squad never overwhelms Thomas's delivery, which is most moving on the melancholy title track--an ode to Stephen Foster--and Robin and Linda Williams's "Leaving This Land." Her torchy take on "Miss the Mississippi and You" closes Thomas's solo debut, easily one of the year's best bluegrass offerings. --Roy Francis Kasten

Dear Friends & Gentle Hearts,Suzanne Thomas,Rounder Select,Bluegrass,Country,Pop

Average customer rating: Beautiful Awesome Excellent Music tracks from Movie Complete? Great Collection, Poor Packaging

The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring - The Complete Recordings Howard Shore Manufacturer: Reprise / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Film Scores | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Box Sets at 30% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Pop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Soundtracks | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Classical | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - The Complete Recordings The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Ringers - Lord of the Fans The Lord of the Rings Sketchbook The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (Theatrical and Extended Limited Edition) ASIN: B000BNI90O Release Date: 2005-12-13

Tracks:

1. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/Prologue: One Ring ...
2. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/The Shire
3. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/Bag End (Featuring ...)
4. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/Very Old Friends
5. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/Flaming Red Hair
6. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/Farewell Dear Bilbo
7. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/Keep It Secret, Keep ...
8. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/A Conspiracy Unmasked
9. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/Three Is Company
10. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/The Passing of the Elves
11. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/Saruman the White
12. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/A Shortcut to Mushrooms
13. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/Strider
14. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/The Nazgul ...

Tracks:

1. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/Weathertop
2. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/The Caverns of Isengard
3. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/Give Up the Halfling
4. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/Orthanc
5. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/Rivendell
6. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/The Sword That Was ...
7. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/The Council of ...
8. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/The Great Eye
9. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/Gilraen's Memorial
10. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/The Pass of Caradhras
11. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/The Doors of Durin
12. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/Moria
13. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/Gollum
14. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/Balin's Tomb

Tracks:

1. Khazad-Dum
2. Caras Galadhon (featuring Lament for Gandalf, performed by Elizabeth Fraser)
3. The Mirror of Galadriel
4. The Fighting Uruk-hai
5. Parth Galen
6. The Departure of Boromir
7. The Road Goes Ever On (part 1)
8. May It Be (composed and performed by Enya)
9. The Road Goes Ever On (part 2. featuring In Dreams, perfomed by Edward Ross)
10. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/Khazad-D
11. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/Caras Galadhon ...
12. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/The Mirror of Galadriel
13. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/The Fighting Uruk-Hai
14. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/Parth Galen
15. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/The Departure of Boromir
16. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/The Road Goes Ever ...
17. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/May It Be
18. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/The Road Goes Ever ...

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As fans of Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy know, each film exists in two versions: the theatrical one and the extended one that appeared on DVD. This luxurious box set--which also comes with a detailed essay on the movie's musical themes--features the full extended score, so many cues not on the CDs of the individual movies are included. Granted, the majority of listeners will be perfectly happy with the shorter versions of the scores--it's a safe bet that most people can live without hearing, say, Ian McKellen's 35-second-long ditty "The Road Goes Ever On" at the beginning of "Bag End," or Viggo Mortensen's performance of his own composition, "The Song of Lúthien," within the track "The Nazgûl." But if you're a completist and/or a devotee of Howard Shore's pounding tympani and overwhelming choral compositions (featured particularly prominently on disc 3, a large chunk of which is devoted to a battle scene), then this set is a dream come true. Audiophiles should note that the fourth disc, a DVD, offers the score in Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound. Fire up those speakers so the whole shire can hear. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Album Description

An epic film score receives epic treatment with The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring/Complete Recordings. Released for the first time on CD, the complete score for the first film in the Lord of the Rings trilogy contains more than 180 minutes of music on three CDs plus a DVD-Audio disc of the entire score in Surround Sound. Breathtaking and majestic, the 2001 Oscar and Grammy winning score compsted by Howard Shore also includes Enya's Oscar nominated "May It Be." For fans of any of The Lord of the Rings films, the Fellowship of the Ring/Complete Recordings is an essential experience.

Customer Reviews:

Beautiful.......2007-06-15

I picked up this set because I am both a LOTR fan, movies and books and I need music to help me work. There are some tracks that I skipped over, like the short little ditties in the bar, but many of the songs, such as the Elvish chants are easy to get lost in - its just too bad they don't last longer. The packaging really is well done, though the DVD disc was loose when I received it in the mail, but unharmed. I will have to wait until the price on the second set comes down a little more, but I can't wait for ROTK.

Awesome.......2007-06-12

This is by far the editon to get if you loved the lord of the rings soundtrack. It has every song on it from the extended edition. and the DVD-A version is very nice.

Excellent Music tracks from Movie.......2007-05-03

Brings the movie back as you listen to the full version of the track.

Complete?.......2007-04-07

This CD collection is wonderful; it has much of the material from the movie that was only included in the extended edition DVD, but it is far from complete. While it does have the complete version of "The Passing of the Elves" and two versions of "The Road Goes Ever On", many of the songs are highly incomplete and inferior to the originals. "Aniron," the theme for Aragorn and Arwen performed by Enya, is incomplete and the lyrics are hard to match to what is being sung. The sound quality for this song is even worse on the accompanying DVD, which is supposed to have all of the music in "superior sound". The song "Prophecy" is reduced to two barely-audible lines and "May It Be" is shortened and different than the original. $60 for this when there are more complete songs on the original soundtrack is ridiculous.

Great Collection, Poor Packaging.......2007-04-03

I realy can't add to what others have said about this set, the music is simply the best LOTR soundtrack collection out there! It is all here, and the contents of this set will make any LOTR fan happy and the music DVD is a great one disc addition if you want to hear the entire score in one sitting (to which I have done a number of times already).
My only complaint is the somewhat flimsy cardboard box that houses the contents of this musical treasure. Mine came damaged, and considering the price, I expected better packaging. This is a minor quabble on my part and NO, I havent returned it due to the fact that the music itself Is what I truly treasure, It just would have been nicer to have recieved it undamaged.

Music-5
Packaging-3

*for the record I had rated this Item 5 stars not the 3 stars that is showing at the top of my review*

Average customer rating: They Would Think You Were Crazy!!!! The best Firesign Theatre album.

Dear Friends Firesign Theatre Manufacturer: Mobile Fidelity ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Spoken Word | Poetry, Spoken Word & Interviews | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Similar Items: Everything You Know Is Wrong I Think We're All Bozos on this Bus How Can You Be In Two Places At Once When You're Not Anywhere At All? Don't Crush That Dwarf, Hand Me the Pliers! Tale of the Giantrat of Sumatra ASIN: B000008FMD Release Date: 1992-05-05

Tracks:

1. Toad Away
2. Sodom and Jubilee
3. Freezing Mr. Foster
4. I Was a Cock-Teaser for Roosterama!
5. Deputy Dan Has No Friends
6. Someday Funnies
7. Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Inquisition
8. T.B. Guide
9. 40 Great Unclaimed Melodies!
10. Chinchilla Show
11. Live from the Senate Bar (If You Call That Living!)
12. Minority Street
13. Dr. Whiplash
14. Echo Poem
15. Small Animal Administration
16. Giant Toad
17. T.V. Glide
18. Balliol Bros.
19. Poop's Principles
20. International Youth-Sex on Parade
21. Brickbreaking
22. Coal!
23. Duke of Madness Motors
24. Mark Time
25. Driving for Dopers
26. Praise the Hoove!
27. Bob's Brazerko Lounge
28. $100. 00 Ben
29. Sleep...

Customer Reviews:

They Would Think You Were Crazy!!!!.......2006-06-21

If you really want to know what ails you the only person to ask is Dr. Whiplash. You see you may have shortness of pants, high stool, seat cramps or even "Delayed Borgarigmys"....The only cure for which is Death!!!! Then again maybe all you need is the complete collectors set of memorable music....You know melodies like In a Pershin Mellon, Waltz For Three People and The Hawaiian Halautation Song...Yes folks if you were to go to a store and ask for these....They Would Think You Were Crazy!!!!!

The best Firesign Theatre album........2004-12-29

This is an album of clips from their live radio shows. Most of it is screamingly funny. When I make a CD or tape of my favorite music, I always find myself adding at least one track from 'Dear Friends' to end the collection on a funny note. My friends always ask 'what was that??!!!!' as they laugh themselves silly. This is a 'must have' for anyone who grew-up in the late 60s--early 70s----or anyone who loves bizarre humor.

Average customer rating: Interesting bluegrass album full of quality silver toungue and gold plated lies Addictive IN MY TOP TEN OF 1998

Dear Friends & Gentle Hearts Suzanne Thomas Manufacturer: Rounder Select ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Blues | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music General | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Rounder Records | Specialty Stores | Music General | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music Bluegrass | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Hand Hewn Dreaming Long Journey Draw Closer Together ASIN: B000007S7U Release Date: 1998-07-14

Tracks:

1. Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man
2. Leaving This Land
3. Faded Coat Of Blue
4. Silver Tongue And Gold Plated Lies
5. Dear Friends & Gentle Hearts
6. I Have No Mother Now
7. Just A Few More Days
8. We Must Have Been Out Of Our Minds
9. From The Point Of View Of Ruby Jayne
10. You're Doin' Me Wrong Jim Beam
11. Sweet Sunny South
12. Miss The Mississippi And You

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Suzanne Thomas's voice is remarkable within bluegrass, where for 30 years she's been central to bands like the Dry Branch Fire Squad and the Hotmud Family. She possesses no crystalline soprano or pretty soaring tone nor belting power exactly. Thomas has something else: an ache all around the edges, a tactile sense of emotion, the warmth and tremble marking depth of human feeling. Backing by contemporary bluegrassers IIIrd Tyme Out, the Lonesome River Band, the Seldom Scene, and the Dry Branch Fire Squad never overwhelms Thomas's delivery, which is most moving on the melancholy title track--an ode to Stephen Foster--and Robin and Linda Williams's "Leaving This Land." Her torchy take on "Miss the Mississippi and You" closes Thomas's solo debut, easily one of the year's best bluegrass offerings. --Roy Francis Kasten

Customer Reviews:

Interesting bluegrass album full of quality.......2003-05-10

By the time Suzanne recorded this album, she was a veteran of the bluegrass and old-time country music scene, having previously sung with the Hotmud family and the Dry branch fire squad.

Sweet sunny south, Just a few more days, Faded coat of blue, I have no mother now and are all over fifty years old and you don't them very often these days. Another song of comparable vintage, Miss the Mississippi and you, is better known, having been covered by Emmylou Harris, Crystal Gayle and others down the years.

We must have been out of our minds was a sixties country hit duet for George Jones and Melba Montgomery, while Louisiana woman Mississippi man was a seventies country hit duet for Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn.

The remaining songs are contemporary, including some co-written by Suzanne. Overall, this album has a variety of songs of different tempos, all performed to a high standard. If you enjoy traditional bluegrass, you should enjoy this.

silver toungue and gold plated lies.......2002-12-09

I heard this particular song by Suzanne Thomas on the recently released O SISTER CD. Absolutely enjoyed the vocal and music. I have yet to hear the balance of the album, however based on this single cut, I'm sure I'm not going to be disappointed.

Addictive.......2000-04-17

I have had this CD for a couple of weeks and can't stop listening to it. The selection of music on this CD was obviously given a great deal of thought - excellent choices. Suzanne sings with a great deal of feeling in these songs and she and Ron Thomason together are hard to beat in this type of music. Highly recommended.

IN MY TOP TEN OF 1998.......1999-02-04

This is a delicate and poetic CD that is often in my rotation. It's one of those CD's that can take repeated listens from start to finish. "Leaving This Land", the title track and "Faded Coat of Blue" are just a few of the songs that force me to stop what I'm doing and sit down to listen until they're finished. Thomas's voice can evoke such a sense of worn-out tiredness, such bittersweet sadness, yet on other songs, such as "Louisiana Man", she'll have you tapping your foot and dancing along with the joyous vocals. It's bluegrass, yes, but it's also folk, country-and wonderfully timeless in it's conveyance of emotion. I must confess to not having tremendous patience with a steady diet of bluegrass music, although I certainly own my share, but this CD rises above whatever label one would put upon it. If Iris Dement, Emmylou Harris and Alison Krauss are in your collection, you definitely need this. If they aren't, and you're looking to explore, buy this slice of Americana. You won't be disappointed.

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Singers of Imperial Russia, Vol. 4 Manufacturer: Pearl ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ballets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Bellini, Vincenzo | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Cui, César | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Glinka | Glinka, Mikhail | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gounod | Gounod, Charles | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Mascagni | Mascagni, Pietro | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Meyerbeer | Meyerbeer, Giacomo | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Mussorgsky | Mussorgsky, Modest | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rubinstein | Rubinstein, Anton | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rossini | Rossini, Gioacchino | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rachmaninov | Rachmaninov, Sergei | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Tchaikovsky | Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Verdi | Verdi, Giuseppe | ( V ) | 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 Contemporary | 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 Romances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Russian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Russia | Far East & Asia | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B000000WMO Release Date: 1993-11-15

Tracks:

1. Queen of Spades/Act 3. What Is Our Life? - Aleksandr Mikhajlovich Davydov
2. Juive/Act 4. Rachel, Quand du Seigneur - Aleksandr Mikhajlovich Davydov
3. Segreto - Aleksandr Mikhajlovich Davydov
4. Donkey and the Nightingale - Fable - Aleksandr Mikhajlovich Davydov
5. Africana/Act 4. O Paradis - Aleksandr Mikhajlovich Davydov
6. Night ("Why Do I Love Thee, Night?"), Op. 6 No. 9 - Aleksandr Mikhajlovich Davydov
7. A: Celeste A (Act 1) - Aleksandr Mikhajlovich Davydov
8. Peurs de Perles/Act 1. Je Crois Entendre Encore - Aleksandr Mikhajlovich Davydov
9. Cavalleria Rusticana/O Lola, Tu Ch'hai di Latti (Siciliana) - Aleksandr Mikhajlovich Davydov
10. Leave Me! (Gypsy Song) - Aleksandr Mikhajlovich Davydov
11. Dubrovsky: O Give Me Oblivion - Aleksandr Mikhajlovich Davydov
12. Queen of Spades/Act 1. Forgive Me, Bright Celestial Vision - Aleksandr Mikhajlovich Davydov
13. Carmen/Act 4. C'est Toi? C'est Moi! - Aleksandr Mikhajlovich Davydov, Evgenija Ivanovna Zbrueva
14. In the Wild North - Aleksandr Mikhajlovich Davydov, Vladimir Kastorsky, Maria Michailova
15. She Was Yours - Aleksandr Vladimirovich Bogdanovich
16. Far off, Far Off - Aleksandr Vladimirovich Bogdanovich
17. Demon: On Desire's Soft Fleeting Wing - Aleksandr Vladimirovich Bogdanovich
18. Rusalka: Unwillingly to These Sad Shores, Prince's Cavatina (Act 1) - Aleksandr Vladimirovich Bogdanovich
19. Eugene Onegin: Whither, Whither (Act 2) - Aleksandr Vladimirovich Bogdanovich
20. Ruslan and Ljudmila/Act 1. There Is a Distant Country - Aleksandr Vladimirovich Bogdanovich
21. Princesse Lointaine: Love Is a Delightful Dream - Aleksandr Vladimirovich Bogdanovich
22. Little Slippers/Does the Maiden Hear? - Aleksandr Vladimirovich Bogdanovich
23. What Happiness! - Aleksandr Vladimirovich Bogdanovich

Tracks:

1. Faust: Ah! Je Ris de Me Voir Si Belle en Ce Miroir (Jewel Song) - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
2. Traviata: Ah, Fors' Lui.../Follie, Follie...Sempre Libera (Pt. 2) - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
3. Peurs de Perles: Comme Autrefois - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
4. Dobrynja Nikitich: Zabava's Aria - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
5. Romet Juliette: Je Veux Vivre Dans Ce R - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
6. Perle du Brl: Charmant Oiseau - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
7. Harold: Hush Thee, Dear One, Slumber Well (Adele's Cradle Song) - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
8. Ruslan and Ljudmila: Ah, Thou My Fate - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
9. Snade ("Sing, Smile, Slumber") - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
10. Sadko: Sleep Went Along the River (Cradle Song) - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
11. Life for the Tsar: It Is Not for That That I Grieve - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
12. Peurs de Perles: Brahma, Grand Dieu - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
13. Bolero ("O My Dear, Charming One") - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
14. Snow Maiden/With Friends to Gather Berries - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
15. Huguenots: O Beau Pays de la Touraine - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
16. Mireille/O Lre Hirondell
17. Fra Diavolo/Quel Bonheur! - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
18. Golden Cockerel/Hail to Thee, Sun! - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
19. Tsar's Bride/Act 4. Mad Scene. Look There, Above Your Head - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
20. Barbiere Di Siviglia: Una Voce Poco Fa - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
21. Serenata ("Vola, O Serenata") - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
22. I Vespri Siciliani: MercDilette Amiche - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
23. How Fair This Spot, Op. 21 No. 7 (Rachmaninov); the Rose and the ... - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova

Tracks:

1. Life for the Tsar/Act 3. Quartet. The Rose That Blooms - Andrej Labinsky, Maria Michailova, Galina Ivanovna Nikitina, Lev Sibirjakov
2. Night (Folksong) - Lev Sibirjakov
3. Boris Godunov/Act 1. In the Town of Kazan - Lev Sibirjakov
4. Life for the Tsar: What About a Wedding? (Act 1) - Lev Sibirjakov
5. Oh, If Mother Volga - Lev Sibirjakov
6. Why Was I Born? (Convict's Song) - Lev Sibirjakov
7. Askold's Tomb: In Olden Days Our Forefathers Lived - Lev Sibirjakov
8. Sonnambula/Act 1. VI Ravviso, O Luoghi Ameni - Lev Sibirjakov
9. Midnight Review - Lev Sibirjakov
10. Demon/Prologue. Accurs World - Lev Sibirjakov
11. Seafarers - Lev Sibirjakov, Eugene Witting
12. Elegy ("When, My Soul") - Aleksandr Dormidontovich Aleksandrovich, Lev Sibirjakov
13. lian Harps - Nikolaj Artem'evich Shevelev
14. Merchant Kalashnikov/The Merchant's Aria - Nikolaj Artem'evich Shevelev
15. Halka: Aria of Janusz - Nikolaj Artem'evich Shevelev
16. Enchantress/Act 2. Aria. Ah, The Image of That Enchantress! - Nikolaj Artem'evich Shevelev
17. Tear Trembles, Op. 6 No. 4 - Nikolaj Artem'evich Shevelev
18. Queen of Spades: I Love You, Dear (Eletsky's Aria, Act 2) - Nikolaj Artem'evich Shevelev
19. Louder Than the Song of the Lark, Op. 43 No. 1 - Nikolaj Artem'evich Shevelev
20. Demon/Act 2. O'er the Airy Ocean - Nikolaj Artem'evich Shevelev
21. Askold's Tomb: In Olden Days Our Forefathers Lived - Nikolaj Artem'evich Shevelev
22. Song of Triumphant Love/Arioso. O Pure Creature - Nikolaj Artem'evich Shevelev
23. Eugene Onegin: Should I Decide on Domesticity (Act 1) - Nikolaj Artem'evich Shevelev
24. Demon/Act 2. Do Not Weep, Child - Nikolaj Artem'evich Shevelev
25. Festival During the Plague/Hymn. When Powerful Winter, Like a Vigilant
26. Captive in the Caucasus/Aria - Nikolaj Artem'evich Shevelev

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Dear Friends, Vol. 3 Hiromi Iwasaki Manufacturer: Teichiku ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Japan | Far East & Asia | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B000H30HLM Release Date: 2006-10-09

Average customer rating: Better than most all the ordinary FF soundtracks I love this CD. For those who wanna get their FF orchestra groove on... The Fantasy Continues... One of the Best (non OST) Final Fantasy works

20020220: Music From Final Fantasy Nobuo Uematsu , and Shiro Hamaguchi Manufacturer: Japanese Import ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Final Fantasy: Symphonic Suite Final Fantasy IX: Piano Collections Final Fantasy VII - Advent Children (Limited Edition Collector's Set) Final Fantasy VIII: Piano Collections Final Fantasy VII Piano Collections ASIN: B000063VTH Release Date: 2003-07-08

Tracks:

1. Tuning
2. Liberi Fatali (FF VIII)
3. (FF IV)
4. MC-1
5. Final Fantasy I-III
6. MC-2
7. (FF VII)
8. Don't Be Afraid (FF VIII)
9. (FF VI)
10. MC-3
11. (FF V)
12. Vamo' Alla Flamenco (FF IX)
13. MC-1
14. (FF X)
15. (FF X)
16. MC-2
17. Love Grows (FF VIII)
18. (FF X)
19. MC-3
20. Melodies Of Life (FF IX)
21. MC-4
22. (FF VII)
23. MC-5
24. The Man With The Machine Gun (FF VIII)
25. Final Fantasy

Album Description

Music From Final Fantasy recorded live at Tokyo's International Forum on February 20, 2002. The show was the first 'Final Fantasy' full orchestra concert (the Tokyo Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra). Guest performers include Emiko Shiratori and Rikki who performed the theme songs. The CD includes enhanced material with a comment from Nobuo Uematsu and backstage footage.

Album Details

Music from 'final Fantasy' at the Tokyo International Forum.

Customer Reviews:

Better than most all the ordinary FF soundtracks.......2007-01-24

First of all, people seem to be overly critical of the choir. They say that it sounds out of tune or whatever, but this is only because they were recorded live. In Advent: One-Winged Angel, the same choir sounds totally incredible. The choir itself isn't bad, it's the recording environment that was not so hot.
That said, I can say that this is a very impressive two CD set, even though several of the songs I don't recognize. The music is professionally composed and arranged, and just goes to show that Final Fantasy music is proffesional level. The only cons are the lesser sound quality of being recorded live and the MC tracks, which can get to be a bit long. The way they keep talking makes me really want to know what they're saying. My favorite pieces are:
1. One-Winged Angel: I do admit that the FFVII Reunion Tracks arrangement is better, but only because of the recording environment. This arrangement has a lot of cool new elements and an awesome sound. The only problems I see with this arrangement is the absent-minded microphone placement and a bit of background shuffling that is heard at one part. The shuffling is very quiet and you get used to it, but I'm just picky about these things. As for the microphone placement; whoever put one right next to the #%@$in' snare drum deproved the quality of the piece a bit much. The snare drum during the chorus is louder than any of the other parts, and the choir is already being a bit overpowered by the orchestra. This makes for a choral section that isn't heard well enough. Despite all these slight cons, however, this arrangement of the classic piece remains superb and awesome-sounding.
2. Liberi Fatali: Same choir rant as before. This arrangement doesn't sound quite as good as the original, but it's not really that different, it's still an incredible piece.
3. Melodies of Life: This arrangement is better, I think, than the original except for the singing. She sounded a lot more confident in the original. But aside from that, this song is a great classic.
4. Suteki Da Ne: The original was quite a bit better, both in sound quality and in the singing. Rikki was nervous during the performance, it is shown by her incessant breath-taking in the middle of phrases and low confidence in her voice. However, the instrumentation does sound nicely different in some spots, and Rikki's singing is still beautiful.
This album is a must-have for any FF freak, and is better than most all the ordinary FF soundtracks. Don't miss it.

I love this CD........2004-02-23

Firstly, Mr. Gibbs -- why would anybody buy this if they haven't played Final Fantasy games?

Secondly, this is an amazing CD. With the exception of One-Winged Angel, every track on this CD is (in my opinion) the best orchestral version of these songs ever done. And this is coming from somebody who owns Celtic Moon, Grand Finale, Fithos Lusec, and a smattering of Orchestral Game Concert CDs.

Do yourself a favor and buy this CD. It really is excellent.

For those who wanna get their FF orchestra groove on..........2004-02-20

Final Fantasy 20020220 is worth buying. It is a great CD to listen to if you want to hear orchestrated versions performed live, mistakes and all. That said, let me point out everything that is wrong with the performances, and why I did not give 20020220 a 5/5. As partial as I am to Final Fantasy music, I must criticize the singing in this performance. In both tracks that featured a choir (Liberi Fatali and One Winged Angel) it seemed like everyone was trying to outsing each other, the tenors in particular would sing awfully loud, while everyone else was drowned out. The soloists RIKKI and Emiko Shiratori did a fabulous job, in my opinon. Others said that they sounded nervous, I do not agree. The actual performance by the orchestra was brilliant. I especially liked Liberi Fatali, One Winged Angel, and Vamo' Alla Flamenco. I wish I could speak Japanese, because 8 of the 25 tracks on the 2 disc set are nothing but the concert MCs talking about stuff. All in all I would like to restate that FF20020220 is worth buying, but maybe you should play some of the FF games to hear these songs before you listen to the orchestra version, all the more to appreciate this masterpiece.

The Fantasy Continues..........2003-06-10

Nobuo Uematsu truly holds true to the Final Fantasy music legacy he himself set down beginning with the Final Fantasy Symphonic Suite CDs. Although I do have a few complaints, my overall take on this album is extremely positive. I'd say my favourite renditions on this CD are "Vamo' Alla Flamenco", lush, rich arrangement for orchestra (which truly is the greatest symphonic rendering I've seen from almost any game composer [thanks to Shiro Hamaguchi]) and the brass-graced Final Fantasy VI's "Terra" / "Tina" (which almost lives up to the Grand Finale version). Basically, every single song on these two CDs were mind-blowing with the exceptions of the two most crucial ones, "Liberi Fatali" and "One-Winged Angel". Okay, fine... I've got to give credit where credit is due, Liberi Fatali isn't THAT bad. It falters near the end though, but the primary complaint isn't the symphonic elements (or even the annoying snare [?] drum... *grrr*), but rather the supposed choir they assigned. Not very harmonic or in-tune, but I still give it 4-stars.
To sum it all up, all very nice arrangements with those little differences which make it all the more enjoyable. Cons? The choir voices and the MC segments (I don't speak Japanese, so my apologies if you do and find them entertaining).

One of the Best (non OST) Final Fantasy works.......2003-02-19

There hasn't been a live CD since the ill-fated "Symphonic Suite" many years ago and now there is this - quite simply put a live version of some of the best Final Fantasy songs. The Tokyo Philharmonic is on every beat and adds alittle more to the Final Fantasy melodies. The MC's get annoying and their Japanese is very hard to understand. The choice of songs was superb yet there is no "live feel" as most of the songs are played just as you would have heard them on another Final Fantasy CD. All in all, this is one of the best and one can easily see by some of its few flaws to its real beauty - the epitome of Nobuo Uematsu's Final Fantasy work.

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Dear Friends Conga Fury Manufacturer: Six Weeks Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music ASIN: B000CCBBO0 Release Date: 2006-01-10

Tracks:

1. King
2. Hysteria Japan
3. Love Me
4. Freedom of Existence
5. Koroshi No Theme
6. How to Thank
7. Warning
8. One by One
9. Worldly Desires
10. Don't Give Up
11. Delusion Philosophy
12. Seek for Love
13. Through All Eternity
14. Rose of Versailles
15. Moving
16. Long Vacation
17. Money Makes the More Go
18. Help
19. Humane
20. Emotion
21. G.O.D.
22. Love Power
23. Empty Heart
24. Think About Death
25. Dear Friends

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By the Old Pine Tree Manufacturer: Arabesque Recordings ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Foster, Stephen | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | 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 General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Folk | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B000000T9D Release Date: 1996-07-01

Tracks:

1. Village Festival-Quadrille No.1
2. Village Festival-Quadrille No.2
3. Village Festival-Quadrille No.3
4. Village Festival-Quadrille No.4
5. Village Festival-Jig
6. Anadolia
7. Byerly's Waltz
8. Rainbow Schottisch - Paula Robinson/Krista Bennion Feeney/Calvin Wiersma/John Feeney/Samuel Sanders P
9. Jennie's Own Schottisch
10. I Dream of Jeanie With the Light Brown Hair
11. Oh! Susanna
12. Blackbirds
13. Wald einsamkeit I
14. Wald einsamkeit II - Paula Robinson/Krista Bennion Feeney/Calvin Wiersma/John Feeney/Samuel Sanders P
15. A Melody From Lanier's Flute
16. Cradle Song
17. Wind Song
18. The Old Pine Tree
19. Beautiful Dreamer - Paula Robinson/Krista Bennion Feeney/Calvin Wiersma/John Feeney/Samuel Sanders P
20. Maggie By My Side
21. Gentle Annie
22. Where Are the Friends of My Youth
23. Old Folks' Quadriles-No.1, Old Folks at Home
24. Old Folks' Quadriles-No.2, Oh Boys, Carry Me 'Long - Paula Robinson/Krista Bennion Feeney/Calvin Wiersma/John Feeney/Samuel Sanders P
25. Old Folks' Quadriles-No.3, Nelly Bly
26. Old Folks' Quadriles-No.4, Farewell, My Lilly Dear
27. Old Folks' Quadriles-No.5, Plantation Jig
28. My Old Kentucky Home, Good Night

Average customer rating: Religious music from the 19th century A wonderful listening treat

I Am Filled With Heavenly Treasures Manufacturer: New World Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Folk | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Classical | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B0002NY90W Release Date: 2004-08-31

Tracks:

1. Today, today is my own time
2. The Coming Day
3. Rose of Sharon
4. In this pleasant place I will go
5. The Earth Is Renewed
6. I've a spiritual garden to weed
7. Lord give me of Thy living bread
8. Redeeming Love
9. Good Brethren will you receive my love
10. Round Dance
11. Compassion
12. Toil On, Pray On
13. As Stars and Diamonds
14. Receive a Father's love
15. Pearl of Great Price
16. In love and peace we will increase
17. Simple Gift
18. With the lamb on Mt. Zion
19. The Charms of My Mother
20. "Great I" Medley: Dismission of Great I
21. Love Is Little
22. Harmony of Angels
23. I Am Filled With Heavenly Treasures
24. Mother's Chair
25. Let us grow up strength in Zion
26. My Mother's way's the way for me
27. Let us sow to the spirit of love
28. May I see as I am seen
29. Wake Up
30. I love to sing and worship God
31. Move on with the gift
32. How pretty 'tis to see
33. Good Elder, dear Brethren and Sisters, I love you
34. Grateful Remembrance
35. Learned of Angel
36. God Is Infinitely Able
37. God's Blessing
38. Farewell, farewell our dear gospel friends
39. Prayer for the Nations

Album Description

Shaker music is a unique body of American sacred folk music, created by eighteen American Shaker communities over a period of one hundred and forty years (1780-1920). This rich tradition of song continues to serve the Shaker community in the twenty-first century because it embodies their history, records the testimony of Shakers "who have gone before," articulates the religious principles on which Shakerism is founded, and reflects the faith of the contemporary community. Shaker music was created and nurtured in communities that prized isolation from worldly ways. Shaker melodies, although related to the larger tradition of Anglo-American folk songs, are not bound by their form, tonality, melodic or rhythmic structure.

The Enfield Shaker singers are a vocal ensemble of adults and children devoted to the study and performance of Shaker music. The group is open to all without audition, and is made up of both trained musicians and amateur singers. We draw heavily on the repertoire received or composed in the two societies that were the New Hampshire Bishopric—Canterbury and Enfield. Since the New Hampshire societies enriched their repertoire with songs from all the other Shaker communities, they also sing songs of the New York, Maine, Massachusetts, Ohio and Kentucky Shakers.

The Enfield Shaker Singers are drawn to Shaker spirituals that illuminate Shaker communal values and broaden our definitions of the sacred. The songs included on this recording illustrate some of the many ways music served Shaker communities. Most Shaker song texts are theologically direct, emotionally honest, and expressive of our shared humanity.

On this recording we offer thirty-nine songs we have come to love. Some have special meaning for individuals. We associate others with a particular singer in the group, or an occasion when it was sung. Each song offers us slightly different insights into Shaker aspiration, and Shaker faith. We hope that, through this recording, others will also come to love and sing them too. —Mary Ann Haagen, from the liner notes

Customer Reviews:

Religious music from the 19th century.......2007-07-07

If one likes the songs of the Shakers written in the late 18th and early 19 century that were without musical instruments, then you may like this CD. I found 8 songs out of the 30 or more on the CD that I liked, the others I did not care for much. This is no fault of the creators of the Cd, it is simply the style of the Shakers of the past.

A wonderful listening treat.......2005-01-11

This CD is a delight! The simple melodies, surprising harmonies, and clarity of the voices makes you want to sing along. Listening makes one smile, regardless of one's religious persuasion. Thank you for giving us these songs and preserving the tradition of this music.

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The Great Russian Mezzo-Soprano Manufacturer: Pearl ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Borodin | Borodin, Alexander | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Mussorgsky | Mussorgsky, Modest | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Tchaikovsky | Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | 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 Romances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Russian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B000000WQH Release Date: 1996-10-15

Tracks:

1. It Is Evening - Dear Friends
2. Konchakovna's Aria
3. Is It You, Vladimir?
4. Marfa's Divination
5. Elegy: When, My Soul?
6. In The Dawn Of Youth
7. The Maiden's Grief
8. Serenade: Child Beneath Your Window
9. No Word My Friend
10. Reconciliation
11. Stars In The Sky
12. We Went Out In To The Garden
13. The Quiet Summer Night
14. Again, I Stand Enchanted
15. An Old Waltz
16. Vorrei Morire
17. Departed Joys
18. Why does this heart
19. Kalinushka Malinushka

Music Album:

1. Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers [Box set]
2. Elite Hotel
3. Enjoy the Ride [Enhanced]
4. Every Man I Love Is Either Married Gay Or Dead...Live [Live]
5. Fast Girl
6. Flowers and Liquor
7. Great Gonzos
8. Guitar Jump 1947-48 [Import]
9. Hand Hewn
10. Honeysuckle Rose: Music From The Original Soundtrack [Soundtrack]

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