Songs of the American Spirit

1. Fighting Side of Me

2. Be Quiet When Willie Walks By

3. Between Fire and Water

4. Crying in the Chapel

5. Joe

6. Miner's Life - The Country Gentlemen, Charlie Waller, Charlie Waller

7. Black Berry Blossom [Instrumental]

8. There's a Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere

9. My Heart Is On the Mend

10. River of Tears

11. Stay in the Wagon Yard

12. Vision

13. Let Me Fly Low

Songs of the American Spirit,Charlie Waller & the Country Gentlemen,Pinecastle,Bluegrass,Country,Pop,Traditional Bluegrass

Average customer rating: The Price Club A living legend not your daddy's old timey spiritual Immaculate Vocals of Leontyne Price Great Gospel Stuff

The Essential Leontyne Price: Spirituals, Hymns & Sacred Songs Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Gershwin | Gershwin, George | ( 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 Schubert | Schubert, Franz | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | 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 Price, Leontyne | ( P ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music Gershwin, George | C to G | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Gounod, Charles | C to G | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Schubert, Franz | Q to T | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Anonymous | A to B | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Folk Songs | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Noels | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Price, Leontyne | Divas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music Classical Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Leontyne Price: The Ultimate Collection Leontyne Price Christmas Songs Chants de Noel.Weihnachtslieden Wiener Philharmoniker Herbert Von Karajan Amazing Grace: Jessye Norman Spirituals in Concert Spirituals ASIN: B000003FWE Release Date: 1997-01-14

Tracks:

1. Ev'ry Time I Feel The Spirit - Various Artists
2. Let Us Break Bread Together On Our Knees - Various Artists
3. His Name So Sweet - Various Artists
4. 'Roun' About The Mountain - Various Artists
5. Swing Low , Sweet Chariot - Various Artists
6. Sit Down, Servant - Various Artists
7. Were You There - Various Artists
8. He's Got The Whole World In His Hands - Various Artists
9. Deep River - Various Artists
10. Honor! Honor! - Various Artists
11. My Soul's Been Anchored In De Lord - Various Artists
12. On Ma Journey - Various Artists
13. A City Called Heaven - Various Artists
14. Ride On, King Jesus - Various Artists
15. I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free - Various Artists
16. Sinner, Please Don't Let This Harvest Pass - Various Artists
17. Sweet Little Jesus Boy - Various Artists
18. There Is A Balm In Gilead - Various Artists
19. Let Us Cheer The Weary Traveler - Various Artists
20. Ev'ry Time I Feel The Spirit - Various Artists
21. My Way Is Cloudy - Various Artists
22. Nobody Knows The Touble I've Seen - Various Artists
23. I Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray - Various Artists

Tracks:

1. Holy, Holy, Holy - Leontyne Price
2. Lead, Kindly Light - Leontyne Price
3. Blessed Assurance - Leontyne Price
4. Ave Maria - Leontyne Price
5. What A Friend We Have In Jesus - Leontyne Price
6. Amazing Grace - Leontyne Price
7. The Lord's Prayer - Leontyne Price
8. Pass Me Not, O Gentle Savior - Leontyne Price
9. The Church's One Foundation - Leontyne Price
10. Bless This House - Leontyne Price
11. I Need Thee Every Hour - Leontyne Price
12. Schlesische Volkslieder: Fairest Lord Jesus - Leontyne Price
13. I Wonder As I Wander - Leontyne Price
14. Ave Maria - Leontyne Price
15. Porgy And Bess: Summertime - Leontyne Price
16. America The Beautiful - Leontyne Price
17. Lift Ev'ry Voice And Sing - Leontyne Price
18. A Mighty Fortress Is Our God - Leontyne Price
19. Battle Hymn Of The Republic - Leontyne Price

Customer Reviews:

The Price Club.......2005-04-28

"I am here," said Leontyne Price when interviewed as she opened the new Metropolitan Opera with Samuel Barber's underrated ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA, "and you will know that I am the best and will hear me. The color of my skin or the kink of my hair or the spread of my mouth has nothing to do with what you are listening to." Back in the 1960s Price was one of the greatest divas in all of opera, and it wasn't just her voice but her magnificent stage presence, combined with her social activism. All of the above come into play in this collection of secular songs and ditties, some of them traditional plantation chanties and others, art songs and a scattering of pop music. And some of them, like Gershwin's "Summertime," cross the ever-permeable boundaries between Broadway and classical. These recordings were made at different times in Price's career, and her voice, while always angelic, has different shadings and reaches a different range of timbre in each separate recording date, but there is no question that, as time goes by, she is able to impart a richness of life experience noticeably absent from some of her earlier work.

"Ave Maria" sounds heavenly no matter which way you slice it, and as for "I Wonder As I Wander," it brings tears to your eyes. If you have a heart that's beating you will be moved by this rendition. "Ein feste Burg" is pretty strong, but Price seems more comfortable with the traditional spirituals, though perhaps it is the slightly off-kilter sounds of the Ambrosian Singers (what a name) who back her up on many of these tracks, that detract slightly from the experience. Compare "Lead Kindly Light" for a clear sense of what constitutes authority vs. what is a wee bit overproduced. If you had this compilation, and perhaps one of Leontyne Price's Christmas albums, you could attain nirvana any time you wanted to, just flip a switch and close your eyes, let her lift you up on wings of song.

A living legend.......2005-03-10

Leontyne Price (still alive) and already passing into immortality amongst vocal artists, both classical and popular. Leontyne Price stands at the pinnacle of her classical art, but those who only know her work in La Forza del destino or the Verdi Requiem are in for a heart rending treat with this album where Leontyne Price goes home to her roots in Mississippi and gives an unabashed account of the classic spirituals she sang as a young woman. Like John Mc Cormacks rendering of Irish songs there is a personal longing and devotion expressed here that reveals a side of the artist not known in the bulk of their "classical" repetoire. A sense of going home like Citizen Kane's rosebud, or as Dorothy Gale observes at the end of the Wizard of Oz "everything I could ever have wanted was right in my own backyard "

not your daddy's old timey spiritual.......2004-06-23

Agreed this is a good cd for a beautiful voice, but this is not, repeat not, for someone who wants to hear that old-timey religious fervor that you think of when you've been to a Black Baptist hand-clapping, standing, swaying, and singing service.

Immaculate Vocals of Leontyne Price.......2003-12-31

IMMACULATE, SUPERB vocal range and style! There's no other words that can complement Miss Leontyne Price's vocal arrangements. Miss Price's voice is strong, and shrills very nicely to the instruments played on many songs listed on this double CD which is a joy to treasure; every song listed are songs I was raised to hearing and singing. Miss Price is the reason why many of these songs remain in popularity and presently used. Miss Leontyne Price has been incredible in many of her past performances. This is my fourth CD of Miss Price and I am glad to own this particular CD forever and ever. Many thanks to the executors who found this remarkable album and upgraded it to a CD format! **Angi**

Great Gospel Stuff.......2001-04-12

This is a great CD. The only problem I have with it is that on some of the selections there is a boy's choir screaming in the background, and this takes away (a bit) from her performance. That said, her best selections are those that are either unaccompanied or those where her voice is not buried. Songs that strike me are - His Name So Sweet, He's Got The Whole World, Were You There, I Wonder as I Wander, Lift Every Voice and Sing, and my all time favourite Summertime. Enough said.

Average customer rating: not to great Not so bad, 100 tunes for 4$ You get what you pay for. Now I know why there were no song samples to listen to ...

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Tracks:

1. America the Beautiful
2. All Quiet on the Potomac Tonight
3. Ballad of the Green Berets
4. On Top of Old Smokey
5. Coyote Warrior
6. Semper Fidelis
7. Breeze from Alabama
8. Onward Christian Soldiers
9. Come Where My Love Lies Dreaming
10. Patriot
11. Sweet Betsy from Pike
12. Marines' Hymn
13. America Is
14. When Johnny Comes Marchin' Home
15. Happy the Soldier
16. American Trilogy
17. Home Sweet Home
18. Washington Post March
19. Enraptured I Gaze
20. Jeannie With the Light Brown Hair
21. Yellow Rose of Texas
22. Over There
23. Simple Gifts
24. Liberty Bell
25. Star Spangled Banner

Tracks:

1. God Bless the USA
2. Yankee Doodle Dandy
3. Katy Cruel
4. I Vow to Thee My Country
5. King Cotton
6. Beautiful Dreamer
7. America
8. American Patrol
9. Mine Eyes Have Seen the Beauty
10. Mohican Dream
11. Red, White and Blue
12. Some Folks
13. Liberty Song
14. Pomp and Circumstance
15. Hail to the Chief
16. Bennington Rifles
17. Peace on the Battlefield
18. I've Been Working on the Railroad
19. Under the Double Eagle
20. Red River Valley
21. My Country 'Tis of Thee
22. Camptown Races
23. Wild Blue Yonder
24. Hands Across the Sea
25. Fanfare for the Common Man

Tracks:

1. Stars and Stripes Forever
2. Living in America
3. Home on the Range
4. Old Colony Times
5. Clementine
6. Invincible Eagle
7. Ring Ring de Banjo
8. Yankee Doodle
9. Largo from "The New World"
10. To a Wild Rose
11. Hail Columbia
12. Alexander's Ragtime Band
13. Gettysburg
14. Carry Me Back to Old Virginny
15. Capitan
16. Prairie Daughter
17. Little Brown Jug
18. Marching Through Georgia
19. Entertainer
20. Steamboat Around the Bend
21. Revolutionary Tea
22. Cassions Keep Rollin' Along
23. Johnny Has Gone for a Soldier
24. Amazing Grace
25. Grand Old Flag

Tracks:

1. God Bless America
2. National Emblem
3. Soldier, Soldier Won't You Marry Me
4. Anchors Away
5. Oh, Susannah
6. Tramp, Tramp, Tramp
7. Toast
8. Dixie
9. St. Louis Blues
10. Appalachian Spring
11. Bonnie Blue Flag
12. Old Hundreth
13. Swanee River
14. Battle Cry of Freedom
15. U. S Field Artillery
16. Sidewalks of New York
17. Chester
18. Auld Lang Syne
19. Kingdom Come
20. My Old Kentucky Home
21. Hail to the Spirit of Liberty
22. Battle Hymn of the Republic
23. Shenandoah
24. Abraham's Daughter
25. This Land Is Your Land

Customer Reviews:

not to great.......2007-04-04

We were disappointed with this CD, but for the price I guess we can't expect much. I didn't care for the new style presentation of the songs. I like a more traditional rendering.

Not so bad, 100 tunes for 4$.......2005-06-22

I red the comments of two other people who have bought this 4 CD BOX SET and it is not really so bad. I will even add that there are some excellent tunes. However, I must agree with the fact that few tunes seem to have been recorded 40 or 50 years ago, mainly when you hear the scratches of an old turntable but it is just 2 or 3 tunes. Furthermore, if you do not know American music, it is a good BOX SET to buy if you consider that you received 4 CD for 4$ including 100 tunes. On these 4 CD, I have heard some orchestration that I have never heard before and I consider that they are different but interesting. Any way, after hearing these 100 tunes, you will say to yourself that you like this tune, this other tune, this other tune and so on and you will be able to buy a more expensive CD with the tunes that you like. However, I have bought many CDs in the last few weeks and as you know, there are always some tunes that you like and some tunes that you do not like on every CD that you will buy. So, don't buy it at 25$ but at 4 or 5$ dollars, it is a very good choice for 100 tunes.

You get what you pay for........2004-07-04

You get what you pay for. The singers put their own spin on the singing of each song. If you didn't hear the words you would not recognize some of them. Even some of the music sounds like a bad recording of music played on a turntable. Definitely not worth the price.

Now I know why there were no song samples to listen to ..........2004-07-04

I wish this review had been here when I was thinking of purchasing it. I guess you get what you pay for. If you are thinking of buying this, you are better off recording your own CDs (or at least buying one that you can listen to a sampling of the songs). This album includes songs that were mere recordings of the songs playing on an old record player. It's almost so unbelievable that it is funny.

Average customer rating: Don't miss it! An excellent introduction.

Spirit Songs: The Best of Bill Miller Bill Miller Manufacturer: Vanguard Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Alt-Country & Americana | Country | Styles | Music General | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music Native American | North America | International | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Cedar Dream Songs The Red Road Raven in the Snow Ghostdance Spirit Rain ASIN: B0001ENYB2 Release Date: 2004-03-16

Tracks:

1. Dreams Of Wounded Knee
2. Praises
3. Faith Of Child
4. Listen To Me
5. Ghostdance
6. The Sun Is Gonna Rise
7. Every Mountain I Climb
8. Reservation Road
9. Tumbleweed
10. Geronimo's Cadillac
11. The Art Of Survival
12. Wind Spirit
13. Never Too Far
14. You Are The Rain
15. Love Sustained
16. Underneath The Blue Sky

Customer Reviews:

Don't miss it!.......2004-04-25

I had never heard of Bill Miller until recently attending several of his performances at a local Indian Market. I kept going back to hear and absorb more, and afterwards, ordered several cd's, including this one. I wonder how and why I could have avoided hearing of him and missing out on his fantastic music for so long. Mr. Miller is a consummate musician and his lyrics and music evoke unimaginable heartfelt emotion and imagery. He is a master of a broad range of genres, keeping his style fresh and unique. His voice, guitar, and flute are instruments of great beauty and power. His music is a treasure. I found nothing long-winded about this cd, in fact, it left me wanting to hear more.

An excellent introduction........2004-04-07

Vanguard took up the difficult task of summarizing Bill Miller's amazing career in 16 songs and did it wonderfully. This is an excellent introduction to the career of this deeply spiritual folk-country-blues-rocking singer/songwriter/guitarist/flutist of Mohican heritage. While a long-winded description of the man and his music, it is very accurate. Whether you're looking for some sort of spiritual enlightenment or just good music, "Spirit Songs" is a must-own.

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Tracks:

1. Sanctus
2. Ave Maria, Op.52/6
3. Panis Angelicus
4. O Divine Redeemer
5. The Holy City
6. Amazon Grace
7. Greensleeves (What Child Is This)
8. Let Us Break Bread Together
9. I Wonder As I Wander
10. Sweet Little Jesus Boy
11. Gesu Bambino (When Blossoms Flowered)

Tracks:

1. I Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray
2. My Lord, What A Morning
3. Do Lawd, Oh Do Lawd
4. There's A Man Going Round - Jessye Norman
5. Ev'ry Time I Feel De Spirit - Dalton Baldwin
6. There Is A Balm In Gilead - Dalton Baldwin
7. Gospel Train - Dalton Baldwin
8. Great Day - Dalton Baldwin
9. Mary Had A Baby
10. Live A-Humble
11. Walk Together Children
12. Were You There - Jessye Norman
13. Hush! Somebody's Callin' My Name
14. Soon Ah Will Be Done
15. Give Me Jesus

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Willard White Sings: Copland; American Spirituals; Folk Songs Manufacturer: Chandos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Copland | Copland, Aaron | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Ives, Charles | ( I ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Ives, Charles | 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 General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Folk Songs | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: WILLARD WHITE: In Concert - RLPO - Carl Davis Wade In The Water, Vol.1:African American Spirituals:The Concert Tradition ASIN: B000000AMX Release Date: 1992-10-28

Tracks:

1. American Spirituals: Go Down, Moses
2. American Spirituals: I Couldn' Hear Nobody Pray
3. American Spirituals: Were You There When They Crucified My Lord?
4. American Spirituals: When I Lay My Burden Down
5. American Spirituals: Steal Away To Jesus
6. American Spirituals: In The Mornin'
7. American Spirituals: Gospel Train
8. American Spirituals: Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
9. American Spirituals: Deep River
10. American Spirituals: Ev'ry Time I Feel De Spirit
11. Old American Songs: The Boatmen's Dance
12. Old American Songs: The Dodger
13. Old American Songs: Long Time Ago
14. Old American Songs: Simple Gifts
15. Old American Songs: I Bought Me A Cat
16. Old American Songs: The Little Hourses
17. Zion's Walls
18. Old American Songs: The Golden Willow Tree
19. Old American Songs: At The River
20. Old American Songs: Ching-a-ring Chaw
21. Folk-songs From Barbados And Jamaica: Linstead Market
22. Folk-songs From Barbados And Jamaica: Cordelia Brown
23. Folk-songs From Barbados And Jamaica: Murder In The Market

Average customer rating: Superb! Beatiful singing - but where are the Swedish texts? if you like bjorling this is the best thing you can get! The ULTIMATE Collection Definitive survey of one of the finest singers on record

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Classical | Box Sets | Stores | Music Similar Items: Jussi Björling Rediscovered Artists Of The Century - Jussi Bjorling, The Ultimate Collection The "Pearl Fishers" Duet Jussi Björling: Opera Arias Voices of Firestone: Jussi Bjorling ASIN: B000002S9L Release Date: 1998-01-20

Tracks:

1. Aida: Se quel guerrier...Celeste Aida
2. Rigoletto: La donna e mobile
3. La Boheme: Che gelida manina
4. Tosca: Recondita armonia
5. TOSCA: E lucevan le stelle
6. La fanciulla del West: Ch'ella mi creda
7. La Gioconda: Cielo e mar!
8. L'africaine: Mi batte Il cor...O paradiso
9. Ideale
10. O sole mio
11. The Vagabond King: Only A Rose
12. For You Alone
13. Manon: Instant Carmant ... En ferman les yeux
14. Carmen: La fleur que tu m'avais jetee
15. Faust: Salut! demeure chaste et pure
16. Martha: M'appari tutt'amor
17. Martha: Cujus animam
18. Messa da requiem: Ingemisco
19. Il Trovatore: Ah si ben mio
20. Il Trovatore: Di quella pira
21. Il Trovatore: Ah si, ben mio
22. Il Trovatore: Di quella pira
23. Rigoletto: Questa o quella

Tracks:

1. La Boheme: O soave faniculla
2. Rigoletto: E il sol dell'anima
3. Rigoletto: Questa o quella
4. Un Ballo in Maschera: Di' tu se fedele
5. Turnadot: Nessun dorma!
6. Andrea Chenier: Come un bel di di maggio
7. Fedora: Amor ti vieta
8. Cavalleria Rusticana: Mamma!...Quel vino
9. Pagliacci: Recita! ... Vesti la giubba
10. Mattinata
11. L'Elisir D'Amore: Una furtiva lagrima
12. Les Pecheurs De Perles: Je crois entendre encore
13. Romeo et Juliette: Ah! leve-tol, soleil!
14. Manon: Je suis seul! ... Ah! fuyez, douce image
15. L'arlesiana: E la solita storia
16. Cavalleria Rusticana: O Lola
17. Manon Lescaut: Donna non vidi mai
18. Tosca: Recondita armonia
19. Tosca: E lucevan le stelle
20. La Boheme: O soave fanciulla
21. Romeo et Juliette: Ange adorable
22. Jocelyn: Concealed In This Retreat
23. L'albe separa dalla luve l'ombra

Tracks:

1. Romeo et Juliette: Hoj dig, du klara sol
2. Rigoletto: O, I kvinnor: Questa o quella
3. L'illustre Fregona: Fylld av vemod sanker sig natten: Melancolque tombe le soir
4. Knyaz (Prince) Igor: Dagen gick langsamt till ro: Vladimir's Cavatina: Medlenno den' ugasal
5. Tosca: Det skona star att finna: Ricondita armonia
6. Tosca: Ja minns stjarnorna lyste: E lucevan le stelle
7. Rigoletto: Ack, som ett fjun sa latt: La donna e mobile
8. Il Trovatore: Skyhogt mot himlen
9. Pagliacci: Spela komedi! ... Pudra ditt anlet: Recitar! ... Vesti la giubba
10. Cavalleria Rusticana: O Lola
11. La fanciulla del West: Lat henne tro: Ch'ella mi creda
12. Fanal: I manner over lag och ratt
13. Sadko: I sonderns hav
14. La Belle Helene: Uti en skog pa berget Ida
15. Der Zigeunerbaron: Vem har oss vigt?
16. Der Bettelstudent: Skall jag tala ... Antag det fall
17. Der Bettelstudent: Ny ar jag pank och fagelgri: Ich hab keion Geld, bin vogelfrei
18. Nar hag for mig shalv i morka skogen gar
19. Bland skogens hoga furustammar
20. Ack Varmeland, du skona
21. Allt under himmelens faste
22. Tonerna
23. Sommarnatt: I de lyse naetter
24. Ett Folk: Sverige
25. Land, du valsignade
26. Namner du Sverige

Tracks:

1. Adelaide
2. Morgen
3. Cacilie
4. Bon i ofredstid
5. Bisp Thomas frihetssang
6. In The Silence Of Night
7. Siren: Lilacs
8. Jeanie With The Light Brown Hair
9. Because
10. Sylvia
11. A Spirit Flower
12. Ah, Love But A Day
13. Tonerna: I Bless Ev'ry Hour
14. Till havs
15. Sangen till havest
16. Visa king slandblom och manskara
17. Jungfrun under lind
18. Kung Helmer och Aslog
19. Trollsjon
20. Sa tag mit hjerte
21. Demanten pa marssnon
22. Cantique de Noel: Julsang (O helga natt) : Cantique de Noel

Amazon.com

This set tells you why Jussi Bjorling is a perennial entrant in the "Tenor of the Century" sweepstakes. Even as the voice darkens from the light lyric to the full, darker instrument of the later recordings, we hear a singer whose elegant style, lovely timbre and innate musicality touch the heart. Many of the selections are sung in Swedish, less of a liability than you might suppose. In whatever language, Bjorling's molten gold flows lavishly. He eschews the sobs and sentimentality that disfigure so much verismo repertory, making his points with stylish vocalism. He's been called a "cool" singer, but try his Puccini and Verdi arias on Disc One and you'll find more than enough vocal and emotional heat. The selections include many neglected Scandinavian songs, sung, like the arias, with a naturalness that disarms criticism. -- Dan Davis

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Swedish tenor Jussi Björling gets many votes for the distinction of greatest all-time tenor. Up to the end, the voice projected a boyish vulnerability, though he also had enough stentorian power to sing the heavy Puccini roles and was ready to take on Lohengrin when he died. He was so deeply musical he eschewed the usual tenor vulgarity without ever slighting the music's theatricality. Even these four well-filled discs of arias and songs can't fully encompass the vocal riches he left behind, but there's a lot here, much of it from his earliest years and (hope you don't mind) sung in a Swedish translation. --David Patrick Stearns

Customer Reviews:

Superb!.......2001-07-29

This is an wonderful compilation of one of the most incredible voices on record. Whether you are a new or old Bjorling fan -- and who could hear that voice and not be enthralled by it -- this is a fine CD to have. The quality of the recording is excellent, and the range in years, from 1930 to 1959, gives a splendid overview of his dazzling talent. In addition to many of the arias one might expect, there are also lieder and songs in Swedish, as well as some charming duets with Jussi's wife, Anna-Lisa. I have quite a few other Bjorling CDs, and this is one of the best in terms of quality and scope. It is a most worthy addition to any Bjorling collection, regardless of its size.

Beatiful singing - but where are the Swedish texts?.......2001-06-22

This is an excellent collection, the best available overview of a great tenor.

This would get 4 stars but has been marked down for only supplying token texts and translations in the large booklet. It is understandable (sort of) that the Italian opera excerpts don't merit texts and translations as (apart from the Callas recitals series) EMI generally doesn't provide texts with historical issues. However the tempting inclusion of a dozen or so texts to the Italian and Swedish songs makes one all the more aware of the miserliness of not providing all the texts.

if you like bjorling this is the best thing you can get!.......2000-06-26

this is so awesome, i love his voice, this is good for anyone, the professional or just someone who wants to hear the greatest tenor of all times! this is so great

The ULTIMATE Collection.......1999-11-02

When starting my Bjorling collection, I saw MANY CDs, with his early recordings. I was in a quandry as to what to buy, UNTIL I found this set. TRULY remarkable in many levels.FIRST and foremost, the voice. Captured in all levels, from the earliest to the latest. Truly wonderful, and the Swedish versions are a real treat to hear, don't worry, the Italian versions are here too!!Secondly, the remastering process. This set was remastered at Abbey Studios in London. For the first time I've heard, they actually pressed NEW 78s from the metal plates, and THEN remastered the new discs!!! Inspired, and the results--incredible.I find myself listening to Disc 3 the most. Very interesting, as it is the Swedish one. When the songs are terrific, along with the "standard" tenor arias, and it all comes together, it is PURE MAGIC!! I will admit that due to time limitations of recordings of this era, the opera house Bjorling is not fully conveyed. There are other CDs for that. Most notably "Romeo and Juliet", and for a REAL thrill, his ATLANTA concert, in STEREO, so much so, that the piano is even divided; left hand left, right hand right. Wait a minute, am I playing TWISTER??:-)) But if you want to skip all those unknown labels, you couldn't have a MORE complete set. ALL wit the great remastering I spoke of. Bjorling--His voice will NEVER die, at least in MY house!!!

Definitive survey of one of the finest singers on record.......1998-09-25

Jussi Bjoerling was one of the greatest singers of the century. His voice is pure, effortless and yet thrilling. Even better than the quality of the voice is his style. He never scoops up to a note nor does he ever whoop down from one, instead, he uses perfect legato and faultless intonation to deliver the cleanest sound you'll ever hear from a tenor.

This collection, from the large set of EMI recordings, provides a wonderful survey of Bjoerling's career. He was a straight 'spinto' tenor, that is, between a lyrical tenor (like Pavarotti) and a dramatic tenor (like Domingo). Most of the Puccini roles demand a spinto and those are the roles that Bjoerling was unbeatable in (particularly Des Grieux in Manon Lescaut). However, I think I most prize this collection for the songs sung in English on the last disc. I had some of them on a cassette I wore out in the car and others on a vinyl disc I wore out at home. For shear beauty of voice, the Berceuse by Jocelyn is stunning. For perfect diction, intonation and style, Love but a Day is breathtaking. Buy this set and I guarantee you'll fall in love with what many think is the finest voice on record.

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Songs of the American Spirit Charlie Waller & the Country Gentlemen Manufacturer: Pinecastle ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Traditional | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Similar Items: New Horizon ASIN: B000778JWM Release Date: 2004-08-24

Tracks:

1. Fighting Side of Me
2. Be Quiet When Willie Walks By
3. Between Fire and Water
4. Crying in the Chapel
5. Joe
6. Miner's Life - The Country Gentlemen, Charlie Waller, Charlie Waller
7. Black Berry Blossom [Instrumental]
8. There's a Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere
9. My Heart Is On the Mend
10. River of Tears
11. Stay in the Wagon Yard
12. Vision
13. Let Me Fly Low

Average customer rating: Sousa Authenticity

John Philip Sousa: Music for Wind Band, Vols. 1-5 (Box Set) Manufacturer: Naxos American ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Sousa | Sousa, John Philip | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Marches | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Marches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: John Philip Sousa: Music for Wind Band, Vol. 6 ASIN: B0002TNI8A Release Date: 2004-09-21

Album Description

This five CD box set to commemorate Sousa's sesquicentennial includes Volumes 1-5 in this ongoing American Classics series. Highlights include: Looking Upward Suite, King Cotton, The Fairest of the Fair, The National Game, The Glory of the Yankee Navy, The Atlantic City Pageant, Cubaland, Semper Fidelis and The Stars and Stripes Forever.

Customer Reviews:

Sousa Authenticity.......2006-11-01

My review as stated separately for Volume V in this series goes for this boxed set even more emphatically!

Average customer rating: Wonderful CD

Spirit of America Manufacturer: Altissimo Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Film Scores | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Marches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Classical | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Music of the AMERICAN REVOLUTION - The Sounds of Ancient Fifes and Drums Music of the American Revolution: The Birth of Liberty ASIN: B000056QG9 Release Date: 2001-01-02

Tracks:

1. Panda Bear
2. Drowsy Maggie
3. Royal American Medley
4. Captain O'Kain/Rover Reform'd
5. O'Farrell's
6. Two Sided Show
7. Songs of War
8. Paddy O'Rafferty
9. Baroquasaurus
10. The boys of Bluehill
11. Spirit of America 1995
12. Yankee Doodle

Album Description

The Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps is the only musical unit of its kind in the United States military. Because it is charged to represent the musical history of the Army, the Corps extensively researches all of its music, and much of what it performs is arranged from original sources dating as far back as the 17th century. The Corps uses arranging techniques and styles of the 18th century to promote the maost authentic performance possible. The uniforms worn by the Corps are designed from regulations of the Continental Army and represent what fifers, drummers and buglers would have worn during the 18th century. The Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps is a special ceremonial unit in The Old Guard, the ceremonial escort to the President. In addition to ceremonies, the Corps performs traditional fife and drum music throughout the National Capital Region, including performances for visiting heads of state at the White House.

Customer Reviews:

Wonderful CD.......2003-04-29

The Spirit of America is a great CD. It is made by the Old Guard's Fife and Drum Corps which is considered one of the best in the country. The CD has music with the Bugle, fife, snare drum, and base drum. I highly recommend this CD.

Average customer rating: Nice Selection

On Wings of Lightning Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Waltzes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Sousa | Sousa, John Philip | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Romantic | Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Marches | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Marches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Classical | 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: John Philip Sousa: On Stage Sousa: At the Symphony, Vol. 2 John Philip Sousa: Music for Wind Band, Vol. 2 John Philip Sousa: Music for Wind Band, Vol. 4 Sousa: Music for Wind Band, Vol. 1 ASIN: B00000JYSS Release Date: 1999-08-31

Tracks:

1. March: The Gladiator
2. Tango: The Gliding Girl
3. March: The Federal
4. The Presidential Polonaise
5. The Irish Dragon: Circus Galop
6. Sandalphon Waltzes
7. March: The Belle Of Chicago
8. Silver Spray Schottische
9. Foxtrot: Peaches And Cream
10. Myrrha Gavotte
11. March: The Fairest Of The Fair
12. Caprice: The Coquette
13. Galop: On Wings Of Lightning
14. Three Quotations. Grand March: The King Of France
15. Three Quotations. Reverie: I, Too, Was Born In Arcadia
16. Three Quotations. Cakewalk: In Africa
17. March: Venus
18. March: Hail To The Spirit Of Liberty

Customer Reviews:

Nice Selection.......2004-11-28

This is a nice selection of Sousa music. While I much prefer a military band to play these works, this orchestra does a spirited job. Under Keith Brian the interpretations are inspired. There is also a lot of material not often played, including many overtures, dances, novelties, etc. Sousa should be remembered for far more besides his many excellent marches. His works spanned the entire globe of music, and he was a far more versatile composer than posterity has given him credit for. This excellent budget series by Naxos deserves a lot of credit for putting on these many fine CDs of of his works.

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1. Straw into Gold
2. Tanya Tucker [Box set]
3. The Collection: Stardust/One for the Road/Honeysuckle Rose [Box set]
4. The Heart of It All
5. The Highway Kind
6. The Minstrel Man from Georgia
7. The Morning Glory Ramblers
8. The Singing Cowboy
9. The Songs Of Hank Williams Jr. (A Bocephus Celebration)
10. The Spectacular Johnny Horton [Original recording remastered]

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