Powder River

1. Sons of the Pioneers

2. Johnson County War

3. Homegrown Western Saturday Night

4. Rainbow Rider

5. Hard Times

6. Lady Is Dancing With Me

7. Song of the Yukon Rose

8. Blue Bonnet Blues

9. I've Got to Be a Rodeo Man

10. Lone Ranger (William Tell Overture)

Tracks:

Sons of the Pioneers
Johnson County War
Homegrown Western Saturday Night
Rainbow Rider
Hard Times
Lady Is Dancing With Me
Song of the Yukon Rose
Blue Bonnet Blues
I've Got to Be a Rodeo Man
Lone Ranger (William Tell Overture)

Customer Reviews:

Powder River.......2000-03-08

This has to be one of the best Chris has ever done! That "Wyoming Western" feel runs deep in this recording. If you ever get the chance for LeDoux in Concert......by all means go . Be prepared you'll never forget it.

Chris LeDoux's best.......1999-08-12

I think this CD is one of the best I've heard from Chris LeDoux. I came into contact with it through a local library while researching the Johnson County War, but I keep checking it out from the library to hear it just for fun! It's upbeat and smooth and very Wyoming!

Rachmaninov: Complete Works for chorus & orchestra - The Bells Op. 35; Three Russian Folk Songs, Op. 41; Spring (Cantata), Op. 20

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Rachmaninov Rarities

Rachmaninov: Complete Works for chorus & orchestra - The Bells Op. 35; Three Russian Folk Songs, Op. 41; Spring (Cantata), Op. 20
A. Gauk , Mikhail Lanskoi , Yevgeny Kibkalo , State Symphony Orchestra of the Ministry of Culture , and Grand Symphony Orchestra and Grand Chorus of All-Union Radio (U.S.S.R.)
Manufacturer: Russian Revelation
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Cantatas | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Choruses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music

Tracks:

The Bells - Choral Symphony, Op. 35 - Poem For Soprano, Tenor, And Baritone, Chorus And Orchestra: I The Bells (Allegro ma non tanto)
The Bells - Choral Symphony, Op. 35 - Poem For Soprano, Tenor, And Baritone, Chorus And Orchestra: II Golden Bells (Lento)
The Bells - Choral Symphony, Op. 35 - Poem For Soprano, Tenor, And Baritone, Chorus And Orchestra: III Bronze Bells (Presto)
The Bells - Choral Symphony, Op. 35 - Poem For Soprano, Tenor, And Baritone, Chorus And Orchestra: IV Iron Bells (Lento)
Three Russian Folk Songs, Op. 41: Over the River (Moderato: allegro assai)
Three Russian Folk Songs, Op. 41: O Vanka, You Bold Fellow (Largo)
Three Russian Folk Songs, Op. 41: Powder And Paint (Allegro moderato: alla marcia)
Spring - Cantata For Baritone, Chorus And Orchestra, Op. 20

Customer Reviews:

Rachmaninov Rarities.......2007-06-18

This disc contains all of the music Sergei Rachmaninov composed for chorus and orchestra. The foremost piece (and the composer's favorite) is The Bells, which receives a magnificent performance conducted by Gennady Rozhdestvensky (from 1991) and played by the State Symphony Orchestra of the Ministry of Culture. The soloists are excellent with tenor Igor Slutskovsky singing the first movement with the brightness and cheerfulness associated with birth; Natalia Mihailova sings with nice control and sensitivity in the marriage section but is a little thin on her high notes. Bass Mikail Lanskoy is fabulous in the final movement in conveying the desolation of death.

The Three Russian Folk Songs was written in 1927 and was first performed by the Philadelphia Orchestra under Leopold Stokowski on the same program with the premiere of the Fourth Piano Concerto. The first two songs were suggested to the composer by Chaliapin and the third was performed by a popular Russian singer at a small social gathering. The songs, perhaps not surprisingly have to do with dislocation - in the first a duck and drake are crossing a bridge when the duck is frightened away and in the second a wife is abandoned by her husband for the winter and the third has to do with a faithless wife. The cantata Spring was Rachmaninov's first large work for chorus. One is reminded of liturgical chants with the chorus singing and the music is dramatic, a precursor to The Bells.

The performances of the Folk Songs and Spring, conducted by Alexander Gauk, come from 1958 and 1968, and are well recorded. The performances are spirited and with the chorus doing a splendid job. The recording of The Bells has much clearer sound with better engineering but, altogether, the recordings on this disc are beautifully performed and should not be missed by anyone interested in Rachmaninov.

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Miles of Memories The Powder River Band

Manufacturer: Vision Records, Inc.
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B000ARGVBA

Product Description

16 tracks; photographic insert; Kansas Cowboys

Music Album:

Music Album