Pieces of the Sky

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Emmylou Harris's 1975 major-label debut unveiled the formula that she would revisit numerous times throughout the decade: a melding of traditional country's honesty, folk music's heart, and country-rock's punch. Her choice of material followed a similar curve--everything from Merle Haggard, Tammy Wynette, and the Louvin Brothers to the Beatles and Shel Silverstein. Former Elvis sidemen James Burton, Glen D. Hardin, and Ron Tutt along with guests like Ricky Skaggs, fiddler Richard Greene, and pianist Bill Payne of Little Feat form a formidable supporting cast. What's most impressive is Harris's versatility--she moves from delicate acoustic ballads to buoyant two-steppers to lavish string arrangements without ever sounding overmatched. She even takes a very personal tale like Dolly Parton's wonderful "Coat of Many Colors" and makes it her story. She may have inherited the band and the vision from her late mentor Gram Parsons, but the shimmering soprano voice is all her own. --Marc Greilsamer

Tracks:

Bluebird Wine
Too Far Gone
If I Could Only Win Your Love
Boulder To Birmingham
Before Believing
Bottle Let Me Down
Sleepless Nights
Coat Of Many Colors
For No One
Queen Of The Silver Dollar
Hank And Lefty
California Cottonfields

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Emmylou Harris's 1975 major-label debut unveiled the formula that she would revisit numerous times throughout the decade: a melding of traditional country's honesty, folk music's heart, and country-rock's punch. Her choice of material followed a similar curve--everything from Merle Haggard, Tammy Wynette, and the Louvin Brothers to the Beatles and Shel Silverstein. Former Elvis sidemen James Burton, Glen D. Hardin, and Ron Tutt along with guests like Ricky Skaggs, fiddler Richard Greene, and pianist Bill Payne of Little Feat form a formidable supporting cast. What's most impressive is Harris's versatility--she moves from delicate acoustic ballads to buoyant two-steppers to lavish string arrangements without ever sounding overmatched. She even takes a very personal tale like Dolly Parton's wonderful "Coat of Many Colors" and makes it her story. She may have inherited the band and the vision from her late mentor Gram Parsons, but the shimmering soprano voice is all her own. --Marc Greilsamer

Customer Reviews:

Where It All Started.......2005-06-25

December 7, 1974 my friend Early and I went to see Leo Kottke at Minnesota Orchestra Hall. The opening act that night was an unknown girl singer named Emmylou Harris. We had no idea what to expect and little interest - we'd come to see Kottke. As soon as we saw Emmylou, we began to get interested and when she opened her mouth and started singing, we were completely and totally mesmerized. A voice like nothing we'd ever heard before. And, a voice that is still instantly identifiable.

Pieces Of The Sky came out early in 1975 and I was almost afraid to play it, afraid that it could never match what I remembered from that cold December night. But as soon as the needle hit the record, I knew that it was everything I remembered and more. "Bluebird Wine", "The Bottle Let Me Down", songs that really show that she can make a song move. "If I Could Only Win Your Love", the first of many Louvin Brothers songs that she exposed to a whole new audience. And my favorite, "Too Far Gone." Everything about the way "Too Far" is produced says that it should be a disaster. I mean, heavy strings, for Pete's sake? Instead, Emmylou makes both the song and the arrangement a masterpiece.

Since "Pieces", I've bought nearly all of Emmylou's works and have rarely been disappointed. I would urge anyone who doesn't own this disc, to get it immediately. It's a timeless piece of work that stands as well today as it did when it was released 30 years ago.

Thanks for all you've done for country music, Emmylou. I just wish that today's Nashville suits would go back and listen to this CD and and understand how beautiful three chords and the truth can sound. They - and we - need you more than ever.

Beautiful debut!.......2004-10-13

This is one of the best debut albums I've heard. It would establish a style that would continue to evolve over the course of her career. The album is eclectic and achingly beautiful. The emotion is so raw and captivating. She does a great cover of The Beatles "For No One", the Louvin Brothers' "If I Could Only Win Your Love" (a hit for her), and of course one of the most stirring pieces of music she's ever recorded, the song "Bolder to Birmingham", a tribute to her mentor Gram Parsons (she puts her stamp on a lot of his songs throughout her career). A must have!

reflections.......2004-09-26

Back in the early seventies when my friends and I were sorta hippie, sorta bluesy, sorta blue-grass...all long-haired and raggamuffinish...we chanced to attend a Merle Haggard concert
(imagine, if you will, 4 california not-quite-post-hippie teenagers, rockin out to the strains of "We don't smoke marijuana in...")...the opening act was a tiny little woman with a HUGE voice...thus we were introduced to Emmylou Harris.

After that, every time she came out with an album (umm-hmm, vinyl) we got it. The harmonies alone are priceless.

On the morning of 9-11, as i sat watching to horror show that was the news, and calling friends just to touch base with fellow humans...the words to Pieces of the Sky kept filling my ears:

"what if pieces of the sky were falling
in your neighbors yard
but not on you?"

Timeless Music from the master.......2004-03-01

Although this wasn't my first introduction to Emmylou (first hearing her harmonize with Linda Ronstadt on her HEART LIKE A WHEEL album) it was my first time I heard her singing solo. It was because of this album that Emmylou has remained my favorite musical artist for over 25 years now. Listening to it after all this time gives me the same thrill as it did in 1975 when I first heard it and knew I had to see this singer in concert ASAP, which I did that same year.

My favorite cut, is without a doubt, BOULDER TO BIRMINGHAM since it's also my all-time favorite Emmylou song. My least favorite is probably FOR NO ONE and perhaps for no particular reason other than I never was a big Beatles fan and this always reminds me of the Beatles. I do like THE BOTTLE LET ME DOWN but then I'm a big Merle Haggard fan so there you go.

I love Herb Pedersen's harmonies on IF I CAN ONLY WIN YOUR LOVE, making it another favorite cut. BEFORE BELIEVING is also a favorite as is SLEEPLESS NIGHTS. The others, BLUEBIRD WINE, COAT OF MANY COLORS, QUEEN OF THE SILVER DOLLAR although enjoyable fit somewhere in the middle. TOO FAR GONE fits somewhere between the favorites and the middle.

What strikes me most on this early album is the way her voice hasn't changed that much. Her voice is so pristine in this album and although I do note a grittiness in her voice not there previously, her voice is still strong and so distinctive.

Ranking of this on my favorite Emmylou CDs? Probably #1. Probably because of BOULDER TO BIRMINGHAM and IF I CAN ONLY WIN YOUR LOVE but because it struck me so emotionally the first time I ever heard it. And also likely because the first two of three times I saw Emmylou in concert this was the only album she had out so these songs are indelibly etched in my brain. Anyway, this album is a MUST if you're a true Emmylou fan

One of the best debut albums ever.......2004-02-29

Emmylou Harris is one of my all-time favorite (female) artists. I loved her when she was with Gram Parsons, and this debut album (on Reprise label) is fantastic.

The one complaint I have is the way WEA re-masters these classic albums by Emmylou (Quarter Moon, Luxury Liner, Pieces of the Sky, Elite Hotel, Blue Kentucky Girl and Roses in the Snow). They add 2 un-released track on each album. To a fan like me, who has everything Emmylou has released up to this point, in order for me to get these unreleased tracks I must double up on all these albums. I think this is unfair. I wish WEA would make one album with these 12 un-released tracks, and I would pay a premium for this one album.

Tracks:

Marche Indienne - Hannaford Street Silver Band
Fiesta: Vif Et Bien Rythme - Neil Chotem
The Contented House - Mario Bernardi
Carnival Overture - Kazuhiro Koizumi
Fall Fair - Uri Mayer
Harbours - Nimmons 'N' Nine Plus Six
Andante Allegro - Orford Quartet
Fast And Frenzied - Robert Aitken
Mont-aux-Sources - Mario Bernardi
Allegro - Robert Silverman
Allegro Vivace - Lento - Franco Mannino
Giocoso (With A Touch Of The Absurd) - Janina Fialkowska
Thunder Dragon - Espirit Orchestra
Romance For Brass Band - Steven Chenette
Akasha (Sky) - Bramwell Tovey
Elan - Walter Boudreau

Tracks:

Magnus Dominus - Patrick Wedd
Hodie, Christus Natus Est - Elmer Iseler Singers
Feller From Fortune - Elmer Iseler
Soleils Couchants - Patrick Wedd
Ave, Verum Corpus - Vancouver Chamber Choir
Notre Seigneur En Pauvre - Saint John String Quartet
Pemoengkah - Robert Aitken
Quarks - Judy Loman
Toccata For Flute And Soprano - Robert Aitken
No.2 - Valerie Tryon
African Funeral Song - Nexus
Chanson Du Matin - David Kent
Six Themes-Solaires - No.1 - Piano Soleil - Richard Raymond
Le Jeu De Telephone - Ensemble Koln
Alma Chillin - Mark Duggan
Dripsody - Hugh Le Caine
Big Bang II - Marcelle Deschenes
Nadir - Douglas Perry

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Best Comprehensive Survey of Canadian Music Available.......1999-01-19

This anthology of three Centuries(!) of Canadian music was assembled by a former producer from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation who now works for Naxos Canada. This producer is also active in the Canadian music world, so he knows whereof he speaks (or selects, as in this case). Liscensing the best performances available from major Canadian and International labels, this is the best collection of, and introudction to, the entire Canadian music scene that I have ever come across. The booklet is informative and is as enjoyable a read as is the 2 CD set is to listen. I doubt there will ever be anything quite like it again. If only NAXOS would now start recording Canadian music on top of the Canadian artists they already record, than they will truly have one of the finest and most comprehensive classical catalogues in the world. As for now, don't pass this one up.

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A Great Intro to American Classical Music - Almost a Short Course!

The Story of American Classical Music

Manufacturer: Naxos
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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American Classics Sampler
Virgil Thomson: Symphony No 1-3
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Voice of the Violin

ASIN: B0009JMELK
Release Date: 2005-06-21

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A Great Intro to American Classical Music - Almost a Short Course!.......2005-07-12

Many reasonably sophisticated American and European musiclovers still think there are really no American classical music composers of note other than perhaps Gershwin and Copland. It is to the credit of the Naxos label, via their 'American Classics' series, that the lie is put to that notion. Each month there are new issues from Naxos containing music by American composers. And it was a brilliant idea for them to take selections from their dozens of releases of this music to put together this sampler of such music to illustrate a 100+ page essay on the subject by an eminent writer on music, Barrymore Laurence Scherer. The combination of 2 CDs of music tracks, Scherer's essay, a chronological outline, suggestions for further listening, even a map showing where various composers were born helps the 'student' learn much about our nation's musical heritage.

There are selections by twenty-eight composers stretching from the amazing Wagnerian 'Macbeth' Overture by William Henry Fry (1813-1864) to the very recent 'Rapture,' a percussion concerto by Michael Torke (b. 1961). Some selections are complete movements, others are shorter passages from larger works. Included are such gems as the first movement of Arthur Foote's Piano Quartet, the third movement of Henry Hadley's Fourth Symphony, Charles Ives's 'The Unanswered Question,' 'King Cotton' by John Philip Sousa, 'Maple Leaf Rag' by Scott Joplin, a passage (the exciting Spanish Waltz) from Walter Piston's 'The Incredible Flutist,' the finale of Copland's 'Billy the Kid,' the opening of Samuel Barber's luminous 'Knoxville - Summer of 1915,' 'Tonight' from Bernstein's 'West Side Story,' the opening of George Rochberg's masterful Violin Concerto, and John Adams's incredibly popular 'Short Ride in a Fast Machine.' Plus selections by Louis Moreau Gottschalk, Edward MacDowell, George Whitefield Chadwick, Amy Beach, Charles Tomlinson Griffes, Charles Wakefield Cadman, George Gershwin, George Antheil, Zez Confrey, William Schuman, John Cage, Gunther Schuller, Alan Hovhaness, Elliott Carter and Philip Glass. The performances are more than acceptable and in some instances ('Knoxville,' Rochberg's Violin Concerto) definitive.

I would heartily recommend this set (especially at its superbudget price) to anyone wanting to know more about the history of American classical music -- Scherer is a master of cogent, clear prose -- and wishing to hear examples of the broad range it has taken over the past couple of centuries. I can easily imagine this set being used in a music appreciation course. And I am sure it will spark interest in the newcomer to this branch of classical music.

2 CDs TT=ca. 160 mins.

Scott Morrison

The Sky's The Limit: A Celebration Of 20th Century American Music For Flute

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The Sky's The Limit: A Celebration Of 20th Century American Music For Flute

Manufacturer: Crystal
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ASIN: B00000DSSJ
Release Date: 1993-01-01

Tracks:

Toccata
Lyric Moments
Scherzo-Intermezzo
The Sky's The Limit
Variations On A Swedish Folk Tune
Lament For Michele For Solo Flute
Idle Conversation For Two Flutes
The Flicker For Solo Flute
A Spider Sewed At Night
A Clock Stopped - Not The Mantel's
Exultation Is The Going
The Robin Is A Gabriel
After Great Pain, A Formal Feeling Comes
The Leaves Like Women Interchange
A Day! Help! Help! Another Day!
Twelve Bagatelles For Solo Flute
Allegro Giocoso
Andante Cantabile
Grave Adagio
Canzone For Flute And Piano

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I've heard better
The Mother Lode

Sacred Songs of Russia

Manufacturer: Gloriae Dei Cantores
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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

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

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

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

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Russian Medieval Chant
Russian Divine Liturgy
Russian Christmas
Russian Church Music
Chants de la Liturgie Slavonne

ASIN: B00000IK8Q
Release Date: 1999-04-06

Tracks:

Christ Is Risen
Bless the Lord, O My Soul (Psalm 120)
Bogorodice Djevo, For Chorus
Choral Pieces (3) On Tolstoy's "Tsar Fyodor Ioanov: Bogorse ..."
Choral Pieces (3) On Tolstoy's "Tsar Fyodor Ioanov
Choral Pieces (3) On Tolstoy's "Tsar Fyodor Ioanov: PokayStih (A
Ghospodi Vozzvah/Tsar' Nebesniy
Beznevestnaya Devo
Sacred Concerto No. 6 ("Glory to God in the Highes
Cherubims' Song in C Major for Chorus
Liturgy of St John Chrysostom, For Chorus, Op. 41: Milost' Mira (A ...)
Angel Crying, For Chorus
Hymn in Honor of St. Cyril & St. Methodius, For CH
O Tebe Raduyestia (All of Creation Rejoices in You
Svete Tihiy (Radiant Light), For Chorus No. 1
Hvalite Imia Ghospdne
O Mother of God Vigilantly Praying (Sacred Concert
Litany of Supplication
Our Father (Otche Nach)

Album Description

Over the past thousand years, Russian composers have created an immensely rich and varied body of choral music and chant to express the sacred texts of the liturgy. Sacred Songs of Russia portrays the musical legacy of the Russian people, which comes as a response to the depth of their faith.

Among the noteworthy works on this recording, which contains previously released material, are two stirring works by Rachmaninoff including Bogoroditse Devo (Rejoice, O Virgin) from his All Night Vigil, opus 37, and V molitvah (The Mother of God, ever-vigilant in prayer). Perhaps most significant are the Three Choruses of Georgy Sviridov (1915-1998), composed during a time when sacred music was still actively suppressed by the Soviet regime. The three works by Peter Tchaikovsky, Milost' mira (A Mercy of Peace), Angel Vopiyashe (The Angel cried), and Hymn in Honor of SS. Cyril and Methodius, are also strong statements of the Russian faith and expression through music.

| Gloriæ Dei Cantores first toured Russia (then part of the U.S.S.R.) in the spring of 1990 to re-introduce Russian sacred choral music to their concert halls for the first time since the Russian Revolution of 1917, and participated in several liturgies of the Russian Orthodox Church. At the request of Metropolitan Alexy of Leningrad, now Patriarch of Moscow and all the Russias, Gloriæ Dei Cantores toured Russia a total of three times, returning in 1992 and 1998 to sing in Moscow, St. Petersburg, and throughout the Golden Ring. Gloriæ Dei Cantores were also among the first Western artistic groups to tour Siberia.

Customer Reviews:

I've heard better.......2006-10-04

This is not a recording that you must buy. If you really enjoy russian liturgical music, you won't hate it, but there are a lot of recordings that you would be better served with. It is true that for an american choir, they do a fine job with the language especially. Their general tone and vocal quality was a little bit lacking for me. Their basses were "ok". I thought the singing was just a little too "shouty", even for russian music. I would recommend getting a copy of the vespers as sung by the Dale Warland Singers. Another american group. . . This is the most accurate recording I have heard, and it was done live which impresses me even more!

The Mother Lode.......2005-12-13

If you are looking for a comprehensive survey of the best of the Russian Orthodox liturgical tradition, your search is over. This is the mother lode. First point: I must admit to being something of a purist, and I was at first skeptical that an American choir could perform music of this genre so convincingly; but hearing is believing. Yes, they clearly have included a few honest-to-God Russian basso ringers (and maybe one or two altos); but this is an American choir performing Russian Orthodox liturgical music the way it's supposed to sound - only better. Second point: The selection of pieces is fabulous. This choir's artistic director, Elizabeth C. Patterson, consulted with Vladimir Morosan, the Last Word on the Russian Orthodox choral tradition. The results of this collaboration are reflected in both the breadth and quality of pieces selected. This is literally a millennium of music, beginning with a sample of ancient znamenny chant and ending with three stunning meditations by the late Georgiy Sviridov. Each selection is both accessible and interesting, and a prime example of its composer and/or period. Third point: The individual pieces, with very few exceptions (such as No. 3, Rakhmaninov's `Ave Maria'), are NOT the most well-known and frequently performed warhorses of the Russian Orthodox liturgy. This is not a `Top Ten' recording. That makes this collection all the more interesting. In at least one instance (No. 15, the other Rakhmaninov offering) this may be the only recording available if you're not prepared to dig deep in the discography archives of several dozen universities and conservatories. Fourth point: This is not a new recording, but it marks a standard of quality that few performers in this genre - including native Russian choral ensembles - have since met or surpassed. Elizabeth Patterson has an innate feel for this music. In her previous life, she must have been a Russian monk. Final point: For serious musicians, musicologists and aficionados, this is a perfect gateway to a deeper understanding of this tradition. Buy it!

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I Hear America Singing

Manufacturer: Vox (Classical)
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music

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General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

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

A Cappella | Folk | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000001K6V
Release Date: 1996-05-21

Tracks:

Prelude For Voices
Carols Of Death: The Last Invocation
Carols Of Death: The Unknown Region
Carols Of Death: To All, To Each
Perceptions: Thought
Perceptions: Beautiful Women & Old Age
Perceptions: Each Of Us
Perceptions: To The States
Perceptions: A Farm Picture
Perceptions: Whoever You Are
Perceptions: To You
Five Rounds On Famous Words: Health
Thrift
Five Rounds On Famous Words: Caution
Five Rounds On Famous Words: Beauty
Five Rounds On Famous Words: Haste
Mail Order Madrigals: Attention, Ladies!
Mail Order Madrigals: Superfluous Hair
Mail Order Madrigals: Sweet Refreshing Sleep
Mail Order Madrigals: Dr. Worden's Pills
Esses: Suggestions
Esses: Serenata
Esses: Stillness
Esses: Sing-A-Ling
Orpheus With His Lute

Tracks:

Letters From Paris: Spring
Letters From Paris: The French Telephone
Letters From Paris: Summer
Letters From Paris: Colette
Letters From Paris: a. Interlude; b. Autumn
Letters From Paris: The Sex Of The Automobile
Letters From Paris: Winter
Letters From Paris: Mistenguett
Letters From Paris: Spring Again
In Time Of Pestilence: Adieu, Farewell Earth's Bliss
In Time Of Pestilence: Rich Men Trust Not In Wealth
In Time Of Pestilence: Beauty IS But A Flower
In Time Of Pestilence: Strenth Stoops Unto The Grave
In Time Of Pestilence: Wit With His Wantoness
In Time Of Pestilence: Haste Therefoe Each Degree
Give All to Love
Missa Brevis: Kyrie
Missa Brevis: Gloria
Missa Brevis: Sanctus
Missa Brevis: Benedictus; Agnus Dei

Tracks:

A Wreath Of Blessings: A House Blessing
A Wreath Of Blessings: Irish Blessing
A Wreath Of Blessings: Augustine's World
A Wreath Of Blessings: A Glasse Of Blessings
A Wreath Of Blessings: Chester Cathedral Blessing
Voices Of Peace: Agnus Dei
Voices Of Peace: Prayer Of St. Francis Of Assisi
Voices Of Peace: Pray For The Peace Of Jerusalem
Voices Of Peace: Peace
Voices Of Peace: Shalom! Pax Et Bonum
The Leaden Echo And The Golden Echo
Holy Sonnets - La Corona: La Corona
Holy Sonnets - La Corona: Annunciation
Holy Sonnets - La Corona: Nativitie
Holy Sonnets - La Corona: Temple
Holy Sonnets - La Corona: Crucifying
Holy Sonnets - La Corona: Resurrection
Holy Sonnets - La Corona: Ascention
Let's Touch The Sky: Anyone Lived In A Pretty How Town
Let's Touch The Sky: Love IS Thicker Than Forget
Let's Touch The Sky: If Ups The Word

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Where It All Started
Beautiful debut!
reflections
Timeless Music from the master
One of the best debut albums ever

Pieces of the Sky
Emmylou Harris
Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000002KDB
Release Date: 1990-01-05

Tracks:

Bluebird Wine
Too Far Gone
If I Could Only Win Your Love
Boulder To Birmingham
Before Believing
Bottle Let Me Down
Sleepless Nights
Coat Of Many Colors
For No One
Queen Of The Silver Dollar

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Where It All Started.......2005-06-25

Beautiful debut!.......2004-10-13

reflections.......2004-09-26

Timeless Music from the master.......2004-03-01

One of the best debut albums ever.......2004-02-29

Emmylou Harris is one of my all-time favorite (female) artists. I loved her when she was with Gram Parsons, and this debut album (on Reprise label) is fantastic.

Tracks:

"Weigenlied" (Lullaby), Op. 48, No. 4 / Brahms 1:51
Berceuse in Db, Op. 57 / Chopin 2:33
"O mio babbino caro" from Gianni Schicchi / Puccini 2:27
Gymnopedie No.1 / Satie 2:56
Fais dodo, Cola, mon p'tit fr / Traditional, French 1:43
"Serenade" from Schwanengesang, D.957/ Schubert 2:26
Negrito / Benitez 1:22
Berceuse from Dolly Suite, Op. 56 / Faure 2:13
Piece of the Sky / August 2:10
"The Swan" from Carnival of the Animals / Saint-Sa 2:16
A la nanita nana / Traditional, Spanish 2:30
Rrie, Op. 39 / Tchaikovsky 1:39
Little Dreamer / Kaganovitch 2:04
"Traumeri" from Scenes from Childhood, Op.15 / Schumann 2:00
"Sheep May Safely Graze" from CANTA TA #208 / Bach 2:02

Product Description

Baby Concerts is a new approach to the classics. It's music to grow on that the whole family can enjoy - a gift that can last a lifetime. The bedtime concert is inspired by the music of thirteen composers and lullabies from French and Spanish traditions. The orchestrations are soft and slow in tempo, with lush strings and repeating themes. The music coaxes your baby to sleep and dream, whether in the car, in the cradle or safe in your arms.

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This was for my new cousin........2007-05-13

His Mother says the CD is wonderful. She doesn't know about the baby, but she liked it very much.

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Awesome CD!!!!

American Collection: Max Lifchitz

Manufacturer: North / South Record
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Classical | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B000004AHF
Release Date: 1998-02-03

Tracks:

Colors From A Changing Sky
Elaborations: I. Fast
Elaborations: II. Slow
Elaborations: III. Quiet
Elaborations: IV. Brilliant
The Ideal Self
Variations And Interludes
Gypsy Ballads: I. Ballad Of The Black Pain
Gypsy Ballads: II. The Unfaithful Wife
Gypsy Ballads: III. Ballad Of The Moon, Moon
Gypsy Ballads: IV. Saint Rafael At Cordoba
Gypsy Ballads: V. Preciosa And The Wind
Gypsy Ballads: VI. Brawl
Gypsy Ballads: VII. Ballad Of One Who Is Doomed To Die
Gypsy Ballads: VIII. Sleepwalk Ballad
Gypsy Ballads: IX. Saint Gabriel At Sevilla

Tracks:

Stehende Musik
Tre Espressioni: I. Free
Tre Espressioni: II. = 60
Tre Espressioni: III. = 54
Romanza
Piano Sonata: I. Adagio-Allegretto
Piano Sonata: I. Adagio-Allegretto
Piano Sonata: II. Andantino Grazioso
Piano Sonata: III. Allegro vivace
Seven Piano Pieces: I. Prelude
Seven Piano Pieces: II. Fantasy
Seven Piano Pieces: III. Little Waltz
Seven Piano Pieces: IV. Elegy
Seven Piano Pieces: V. Capriccio
Seven Piano Pieces: VI. Song Without Words
Seven Piano Pieces: VII. Postlude
Images Of Wood And Fire

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Awesome CD!!!!.......2001-03-09

I think Timothy Kramer's piece is outstanding! A must to own. The other works on the CD are also great. This is one of my favorite CDs.

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AWESOME
Calming and Soothing for your little love

Guess How Much I Love You

Manufacturer: Baby Genius
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Binding: Audio CD

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Guess How Much I Love You

ASIN: B0000A1OFI
Release Date: 2000-04-08

Tracks:

"Guess How Much I Love You" (A Special Reading by Sam McBratney)
Brahms Lullaby
Twinkle
Simple Gifts
Silver Is The Moonlight
The Better Part of Me
Over The Moon
Hush Little Baby
The Water Is Wide
Gaelic Lullaby
Little Angel
Day Is Done

Tracks:

Moon Song
Mother Nature Sings
Gentle Rain
By The River
Meadowland Melodies
Clouds
Beyond The Sky
Attunement
A Warm Breeze
Streams
Starry Nights
Nurture and Nature

Tracks:

In Minuet Style - Hubert Parry
Variation No. 9 (Nimrod)Edward Elgar
Intermezzo from Momentum Suite - Peter Hope
Of Foreign Lands And People
Child Falling Asleep
Dreaming
Sunrise from Daphine et Chloe - Ravel
Prelude in G Flat Major, op 7 - Heino Kaski
Evening Prayer from Hansel and Gretel - Humperdinck
Lyric Pieces - No. 5 Cradle Song - Grieg
Venus, The Bringer of Peace - Holst
Largo from the New WOrld - Dvorak

Album Description

3CD music collection inspired by the best selling book. "Guess How Much I Love You" is a story - a tale of the reassuring bond of love between a parent and a child.

3CD Vinyl Packaging

Customer Reviews:

AWESOME.......2006-11-11

I got this for my grand daughter and decided to open it un and listen it to it before I sent it to her. I loved it so much that I kept this copy for myself and bought another one for her. I also bought one to give as a baby shower gift! The songs and music on these CD's are just so nice! I find them VERY relaxing and peaceful. I think this should be a must for every baby. My grand daughter loves it. It immediately calms down a fussy baby. You can't put a price on that!

Calming and Soothing for your little love.......2005-05-19

I love this CD collection. My son loves to cuddle and listen to soothing and dulcet tones of the author reading the story. By the second track he is getting drowsy and by 5th one, the eyes are closed. It's the only CD that keeps him entertained till he falls asleep in the crib. The other CD's are great at stopping cranky moods. I don't know what it is about this collection but it's just made for little ears!

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