Songs For Our Saviour

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Carl Story ranks among the pioneers of Bluegrass music. He is even known lovingly by his fans and the industry as the Father of Bluegrass Gospel. Yes, that’s quite a moniker to live up to. But it was most certainly earned by this very talented man.

Carl Story hails from the Blue Ridge Mountains from which he rarely strayed – either physically or musically. He began playing and singing as a 9-year old boy in Lenoir, North Carolina. His voice, fiddle and guitar took him northward to Lynchburg, Virginia where he landed his first live radio gig at age 17.

His travels took him back home to Lenoir for a while, then on to Spartanburg, Hickory and Asheville. He eventually met up with Bill Monroe and became one of Monroe’s Blue Grass Boys until Carl joined the U.S. Navy in 1943.

After the war in Asheville, Carl brought together some old playing buddies and the Rambling Mountaineers were re-born. From their radio job in Asheville, the group moved on to radio stints in Knoxville, Bristol and Charlotte only to return to Asheville where they remained until 1960.

Carl Story began recording with Mercury in 1947, about the same time as Bill Monroe was breaking ground with Columbia. Carl recorded for several companies including Columbia, Starday and CMH.

In 1966, while Carl Story and The Rambling Mountaineers were between major label contracts, he recorded this project for Russell Sims and Sims Records. The group at the time of this recording boasted the strongest line-up of Rambling Mountaineers ever assembled.

The Brewster Brothers, Bud and Willie, played banjo and mandolin respectively. Autry Inman was the bassist and legendary musicians Buddy Spicher and D.J. Fontana signed in as the group’s fiddler and drummer.

Music Mill Entertainment is proud to offer this recording for the first time ever on compact disc. The warmth of this signature performance is captured as evidence of classic Bluegrass Gospel.

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The Essential Leontyne Price: Spirituals, Hymns & Sacred Songs
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • The Price Club
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  • not your daddy's old timey spiritual
  • Immaculate Vocals of Leontyne Price
  • Great Gospel Stuff
The Essential Leontyne Price: Spirituals, Hymns & Sacred Songs

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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:

5 out of 5 stars 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.

5 out of 5 stars 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 "

1 out of 5 stars 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.

5 out of 5 stars 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**

4 out of 5 stars 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.
100 Hymns & Songs of Inspiration
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100 Hymns & Songs of Inspiration

Manufacturer: Castle Music UK
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ASIN: B00008GEKT
Release Date: 2003-04-14

Tracks:

  1. Love Divine All Loves Excelling - Choir Of Gloucester Cathedral
  2. Father Hear the Prayer We Offer - Choir Of Gloucester Cathedral
  3. Now Thank We All Our God - Choir Of Gloucester Cathedral
  4. This Day, The First of Days - Choir Of Gloucester Cathedral
  5. Stars of the Morning So Gloriously Bright - Choir Of Gloucester Cathedral
  6. God Save the Queen - Choir Of Gloucester Cathedral
  7. Day of Resurrection - Choir Of Gloucester Cathedral
  8. God Rest You Merry Gentlemen - Choir Of Gloucester Cathedral
  9. Of the Father's Heart Begotten - Choir Of Gloucester Cathedral
  10. O Come All Ye Faithful - Choir Of Gloucester Cathedral
  11. Awake My Soul and With the Sun - Choir Of Norwich Cathedral
  12. Thine Arm O Lord in Days of Old - Choir Of Norwich Cathedral
  13. All People That on Earth Do Dwell - Choir Of Norwich Cathedral
  14. Good Christian Men Rejoice and Sing - Choir Of Norwich Cathedral
  15. There Is a Green Hill - Choir Of Norwich Cathedral
  16. Lord of Beauty - Choir Of Sheffield Cathedral
  17. Rejoice Today With One Accord - Choir Of Sheffield Cathedral
  18. New Every Morning - Choir Of Sheffield Cathedral
  19. Lead Us Heavenly Father Lead Us - Choir Of Sheffield Cathedral
  20. O God Our Help in Ages Past - Choir Of Sheffield Cathedral

Tracks:

  1. Morning Has Broken - Choir Of Marlborough College Chapel
  2. Happy Are They - Choir Of Marlborough College Chapel
  3. In Christ There Is No East or West - Choir Of Marlborough College Chapel
  4. Silent Night - Choir Of Marlborough College Chapel
  5. Be Thou My Guardian - Choir Of Marlborough College Chapel
  6. Ye Servants of the Lord - Choir Of Marlborough College Chapel
  7. At the Name of Jesus Every Knee Shall Bow - Choir Of Marlborough College Chapel
  8. To Thee O Lord Our Hearts We Raise - Choir Of Marlborough College Chapel
  9. Behold the Great Creator Makes - Choir Of Marlborough College Chapel
  10. Rejoice the Lord Is King - Choir Of Marlborough College Chapel
  11. Creator of the Stars of Night - Ely Cathedral Choir
  12. He Comes With Clouds Descending - Ely Cathedral Choir
  13. O Little Town of Bethlehem - Ely Cathedral Choir
  14. Alleluya Alleyluya Alleyluya - Ely Cathedral Choir
  15. This Is the Day the Lord Hath Made - Ely Cathedral Choir
  16. How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds - Ely Cathedral Choir
  17. Lord Thy Word Abideth - Ely Cathedral Choir
  18. Jesus Lord We Look to Thee - Ely Cathedral Choir
  19. O Lord Our God Arise - Ely Cathedral Choir
  20. Lord of All Hopefulness - Ely Cathedral Choir

Tracks:

  1. Soldiers of Christ Arise - Choir Of Wakefield Cathedral
  2. Lift Up Your Hearts - Choir Of Wakefield Cathedral
  3. Holy Father, Cheer Our Way - Choir Of Wakefield Cathedral
  4. Maker of the Sun - Choir Of Wakefield Cathedral
  5. O King Most High - Choir Of Wakefield Cathedral
  6. O Praise Our Great and Glorious Lord - Choir Of Wakefield Cathedral
  7. Forgive Our Sins as We Forgive - Choir Of Wakefield Cathedral
  8. We Love the Place O God - Choir Of Wakefield Cathedral
  9. Let Us With a Gladsome Mind - Choir Of Wakefield Cathedral
  10. Give Rest O Christ - Choir Of Wakefield Cathedral
  11. Come Holy Ghost Our Hearts Inspire - Choir Of Truro Cathedral
  12. O Thou in All Thy Might So Far - Choir Of Truro Cathedral
  13. O Christ, Who Art the Light and Day - Choir Of Truro Cathedral
  14. O God Thy Soldiers' Crown and Guard - Choir Of Truro Cathedral
  15. Strife Is O'er the Battle Done - Choir Of Truro Cathedral
  16. O Christ Our Hope, Our Hearts' Desire - Choir Of Truro Cathedral
  17. Jesus Shall Reign - Choir Of Truro Cathedral
  18. God of Love My Shepherd Is - Choir Of Truro Cathedral
  19. O Jesu Saviour of Mankind - Choir Of Truro Cathedral
  20. Immortal Invisible God Only Wise - Choir Of Truro Cathedral

Tracks:

  1. Ride on Ride on in Majesty - Choir Of All Saints - Margaret Street, London
  2. All Glory Laud and Honour - Choir Of All Saints - Margaret Street, London
  3. Come Rejoicing - Choir Of All Saints - Margaret Street, London
  4. God Is Love and Where True Love Is - Choir Of All Saints - Margaret Street, London
  5. Magnificat: The Great Advent Antiphons - Choir Of All Saints - Margaret Street, London
  6. Come, Christ's Beloved - Choir Of All Saints - Margaret Street, London
  7. Children of the Hebrews (Palm Procession) - Choir Of All Saints - Margaret Street, London
  8. Veneration of the Cross/The Reproaches (Veneratum and Reproaches) - Choir Of All Saints - Margaret Street, London
  9. Once in Royal David's City - Choir Of Keble College
  10. God Be in My Head - Choir Of Keble College
  11. O Thou Who Camest from Above - Choir Of Keble College
  12. Judge Eternal Throned in Splendour - Choir Of St Edmunsbury Cathedral
  13. Christ the Lord Is Risen Again - Choir Of St Edmunsbury Cathedral
  14. For All the Saints - Choir Of St Edmunsbury Cathedral
  15. Thy Hand O God Has Guided - Choir Of St Edmunsbury Cathedral
  16. Christ the Dawn of Our Salvation - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel
  17. I Was Glad - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel
  18. Dear Lord and Father of Mankind - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel
  19. Locus Iste - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel
  20. Praise My Soul the King of Heaven - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel

Tracks:

  1. Stand Up! Stand Up for Jesus! - The Choir of the Abbey School, Tewkesbury
  2. While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks - The Choir of the Abbey School, Tewkesbury
  3. O Worship the King - The Choir of the Abbey School, Tewkesbury
  4. O Heavenly Word of God on High - Choir Of The Collegiate Church Of St Mary
  5. Praise to the Lord, The Almighty - Choir Of The Collegiate Church Of St Mary
  6. Jesus Christ Is Risen Today - The Choir of York Minister
  7. First Nowell - The Choir of York Minister
  8. Abide with Me - The Choir of York Minister
  9. Breathe on Me Breath of God - Choir Of Keble College
  10. Rock of Ages - Choir Of Keble College
  11. On This Day, The First of Days - Choir Of Keble College
  12. Jesu Sweet and Mary - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel
  13. O Quam Gloriosum - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel
  14. Ye Holy Angels Bright - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel
  15. O for a Closer Walk With God - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel
  16. Prayer of St Patrick - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel
  17. Lord's Prayer - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel
  18. Blessed Be the God and Father - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel
  19. Day Thou Gavest Lord Is Ended - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel
  20. Jerusalem (And Did Those Feet in Ancient Times) - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel

Album Description

Full Title - 100 Hymns & Songs Of Inspiration. UK box-set featuring 100 tracks performed by Britain's finest Cathedral Choirs including, Gloucester Cathedral, Norwich Cathedral, Sheffield Cathedral, & many more. Five standard jewel cases housed in a slipbox. Castle Pulse. 2003.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars The picture.......2006-12-11

I haven't purchased the CD but the picture of the inside of a church on the cover is not of a British church, like one would assume since it says its a recording of British choirs. This picture is of Notre Dame Basilica in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Just thought i'd let you know. I'll be honest; I'm one to judge things by it's cover and if the company took such care to choose a 'British' church for their British choir CD, I'm willing to bet the music is equally well selected... I'm being sarcastic. But I gave the product 5 stars because I didn't want to hurt its ratings just because i'm cynical. But check out the church if you're ever in Montreal, it's truly beautiful... here I'm not being sarcastic.
The Essential Leontyne Price
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • A Long Time Coming...
  • Her Best Album
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The Essential Leontyne Price

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ASIN: B000003FWD
Release Date: 1996-08-13

Tracks:

  1. Aida: Act I: Ritorna vincitor!
  2. Aida: Act I: E l'amor mio?
  3. Aida: Act I: I sacri nomi di padre, d'amante
  4. Aida: Act III: Qui Radames verra!
  5. Aida: Act III: O patria mia
  6. Un Ballo in Maschera: Act II: (Prelude)
  7. Un Ballo in Maschera: Act II: Ecco l'orrido campo
  8. Un Ballo in Maschera: Act II: Ma dall'arido stelo divulsa
  9. Un Ballo in Maschera: Act III: A tal colpa e nulla il pianto
  10. Un Ballo in Maschera: Act III: Morro, ma prima in grazia
  11. Il Trovatore: Act I: Che piu t'arresti?
  12. Il Trovatore: Act I: Tacea la notte placida
  13. Il Trovatore: Act I: Di tale amor che dirsi
  14. Il Trovatore: Act IV: Siam giunti
  15. Il Trovatore: Act IV: D'amor sull'ali rosee
  16. Ernani: Act I: Surta e la notte
  17. Ernani: Act I: Ernani! Ernani, involami
  18. Ernani: Act I: Tutto sprezzo che d'Ernani
  19. La forza del destino: Act II: Son giunta! Grazie, o Dio!
  20. La forza del destino: Act II: Madre, madre, pietosa Vergine
  21. La forza del destino: Act II: La Vergine degli angeli
  22. La forza del destino: Act IV: Pace, pace, mio Dio

Tracks:

  1. Cosi fan tutte: Act I: Come scoglio immoto resta
  2. Madama Butterfly: Act II: Piangi? Perche?; Un bel di vedremo
  3. Madama Butterfly: Act III: Tu? tu? piccolo Iddio!
  4. TOSCA: Act II: Vissi d'arte
  5. Manon Lescaut: Act II: In quelle trine morbide
  6. Manon Lescaut: Act IV: Sola, perduta, abbandonata
  7. Dialogues des Carmelites: Act III: Mes filles, voila que s'acheve
  8. Don Giovanni: Act I: Don Ottavio, son morta!
  9. Don Giovanni: Act I: Or sai chi l'onore
  10. Don Giovanni: Act II: Crudele? Ah, no, mio bene!
  11. Don Giovanni: Act II: Non mi dir
  12. Turandot: Act I: Signore, ascolta!
  13. Turandot: Act III: Tu che di gel sei cinta
  14. Ariadne auf Naxos: Es gibt ein Reich
  15. Antony And Cleopatra: Act III: Give me my robe

Tracks:

  1. Otello: Era piu calmo?
  2. Otello: Mia madre aveva una povera ancella (Willow Song)
  3. Otello: Ave Maria
  4. Fidelio: Act I: Abscheulicher! Wo eilst du hin?
  5. Suor Angelica: Senza mamma, o bimbo, tu sei morto!
  6. Carmen: L'amour est un oiseau rebelle (Habanera)
  7. La Traviata: Act I: E strano, e strano !
  8. La Traviata: Act I: Ah, fors' e lui
  9. La Traviata: Act I: Sempre libera
  10. Le nozze di Figaro: Act III: E Susanna non vien!
  11. Le nozze di Figaro: Act III: Dove sono
  12. Die Agyptische Helena: Act II: Awakening Scene
  13. La rondine: Ore dolci e divine
  14. Salome: Finale

Tracks:

  1. Eugene Onegin: Act II: Puskai pogibnu ya
  2. Eugene Onegin: Act II: Ya k vam pishu
  3. Eugene Onegin: Act II: Net, nikomu na svete
  4. Eugene Onegin: Act II: No tak i byt'!
  5. La rondine: Act I: Chi il bel sogno di Doretta
  6. VANESSA: Act I: He Has Come, He Has Come!
  7. VANESSA: Act I: Do Not Utter A Word
  8. Carmen: Act I: Pres des remparts de Seville (Seguidilla)
  9. Manon: Act II: Allons! il le faut!
  10. Manon: Act II: Adieu, notre petite table
  11. Macbeth: Act IV: Sleepwalking Scene: Vegliammo invan due notti
  12. Macbeth: Act IV: Sleepwalking Scene: Una macchia e qui tuttora
  13. La Boheme: Act IIII: Addio. Donde lieta usci (Mimi's Addio)
  14. Die Frau ohne Schatten: Act II: Empress's Awakening Scene
  15. Dido and Aeneas: Act III: Thy Hand, Belinda!
  16. Dido and Aeneas: Act III: When I Am Laid In Earth
  17. Don Carlo: Act V: Tu che le vanita conoscesti del mondo

Tracks:

  1. Otello: Act I: Gia nella notte
  2. Otello: Act I: Quando narravi
  3. Otello: Act I: Venga la morte!
  4. Cosi fan tutte: Act I: Ah, guarda, sorella
  5. Madama Butterfly: Act I: Bimba, bimba, non piangere
  6. Madama Butterfly: Act I: Bimba dagli occhi
  7. Madama Butterfly: Act I: Vogliatemi bene
  8. Requiem: Recordare
  9. Porgy And Bess: Act II: Bess, You Is My Woman
  10. Norma: Act III: Me chiami, o Norma
  11. Norma: Act III: Mira, o Norma
  12. Ernani: Act II: Tu, perfida!
  13. Ernani: Act II: Ah, morir, potessi adesso
  14. Cosi fan tutte: Act II: Sorella, cosa dici?
  15. Cosi fan tutte: Act II: Prendero quel brunettino
  16. Aida: Act IV: La fatal pietra sovra me si chiuse
  17. Aida: Act IV: Presago il core della tua condanna
  18. Aida: Act IV: Vedi? Di morte l'angelo
  19. Aida: Act IV: O terra, addio

Tracks:

  1. Un Ballo in Maschera: Act II: Teco io sto!
  2. Aida: Act III: Ciel! mio padre!
  3. Aida: Act III: Rivedrai le forest imbalsamate
  4. Aida: Act III: In armi ora si desta il popol nostro
  5. Aida: Act III: Padre! a costoro schiava non sono
  6. Requiem: Angus Dei
  7. Manon Lescaut: Act I: Oh, saro la piu bella!; Tu, tu, amore?
  8. Cosi fan tutte: Act I: Soave sia il vento
  9. Porgy And Bess: Act II: I Loves You, Porgy
  10. Aida: Act II: Silenzio! Aida verso noi s'avanza
  11. Aida: Act II: Fu la sorte dell'armi
  12. Aida: Act II: Pieta ti prenda del mio dolor
  13. Aida: Act II: Alla prompa che s'appresta
  14. Il Trovatore: Act IV: Udiste?
  15. Il Trovatore: Act IV: Mira, di acerbe lagrime
  16. Il Trovatore: Act IV: Vivra! Contende il giubilo
  17. Madama Butterfly: Act II: Scuoti quella fronda di ciliegio (Flower Duet)
  18. Carmen: Act IV: C'est toi! - C'est moi!
  19. Carmen: Act IV: Ou vas-tu? - Laisse-moi!

Tracks:

  1. Les nuits d'ete, Op.7: Villanelle
  2. Les nuits d'ete, Op.7: Le spectre de la rose
  3. Les nuits d'ete, Op.7: Sur les lagunes
  4. Les nuits d'ete, Op.7: Absence
  5. Les nuits d'ete, Op.7: Au cimetiere (Clair de lune)
  6. Les nuits d'ete, Op.7: L'ile inconnue
  7. Four Last Songs: Fruhling
  8. Four Last Songs: September
  9. Four Last Songs: Beim Schlafengehen
  10. Four Last Songs: Im Abendrot
  11. Clair de lune, Op.46, No.2: Clair de lune
  12. Notre amour, Op.23, No.2: Notre amour
  13. Au cimetiere, Op.51, No.2: Au cimetiere
  14. Au bord de l'eau, Op.8, No.1: Au bord de l'eau
  15. No.1, Cinq melodies de Venise, Op.58: Mandoline
  16. Main dominee par le coeur
  17. Miroirs brulants No.2: Je nommerai ton front
  18. Miroirs brulants No.1: Tu vois le feu du soir
  19. Ce doux petit visage

Tracks:

  1. Knoxville: Summer Of 1915, Op.24: Knoxville: Summer Of 1915
  2. Frauenliebe und -leben, op.42: Seit ich ihn gesehen
  3. Frauenliebe und -leben, op.42: Er, der Herrlichste von allen
  4. Frauenliebe und -leben, op.42: Ich kann's nicht fassen
  5. Frauenliebe und -leben, op.42: Du Ring an meinem Finger
  6. Frauenliebe und -leben, op.42: Helft mir, ihr Schwestern
  7. Frauenliebe und -leben, op.42: Susser Freund, du blickest
  8. Frauenliebe und -leben, op.42: An meinem Herzen, an meiner Brust
  9. Frauenliebe und -leben, op.42: Nun hast du mir den ersten Schmerz getan
  10. Widmung (No.1, Myrthen, Op.25): Widmung
  11. Mignon (No.28, Liederalbum fur die Jugend, Op.79): Mignon
  12. Volksliedchen, Op.51, No.2: Volksliedchen
  13. Schone Wiege meiner Leiden (No.5, Liederkreis, Op.24): Schone Wiege meiner Leiden
  14. Er ist's (No.23, Liederalbum fur die Jugend, Op.79): Er ist's
  15. Heiss mich nicht reden (No.5, Lieder und Gesand aus Wilhelm Meister)
  16. Lust der Sturmnacht, Op.35, No.1: Lust der Sturmnacht
  17. Allerseelen, Op.10, No.8: Allerseelen
  18. Schlagende Herzen
  19. Freundliche Vision, Op.48, No.1: Freundliche Vision
  20. Wie sollten wir geheim, Op.19, No.4: Wie sollten wir geheim
  21. Der Gartner (Morike-Lieder No.17)
  22. Lebe wohl (Morike-Lieder No.36)
  23. Morgentau (From An Old Songbook)
  24. Geh, Geliebter, geh jetzt (Spanisches Liederbuch No.34)

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

Tracks:

  1. Chants tziganes, Op. 103: He Zigeuner
  2. Chants tziganes, Op. 103: Hochgeturmte Rimaflut
  3. Chants tziganes, Op. 103: Wisst ihr, wann mein Kindchen
  4. Chants tziganes, Op. 103: Lieber Gott, du weisst
  5. Chants tziganes, Op. 103: Brauner Bursche
  6. Chants tziganes, Op. 103: Roselein dreie in der Reihe
  7. Chants tziganes, Op. 103: Kommt dir manchmal in den Sinn
  8. Chants tziganes, Op. 103: Rote Abendwolken
  9. Adriana Lecouvreur: Act I: Io son l'umile ancella
  10. This Little Light O'Mine
  11. Interview With Leontyne Price By John Pfeiffer

Amazon.com

This 11-CD set, one might say jokingly, contains all the music ever written for the soprano voice and a bit for mezzo as well. And indeed, it's a staggering collection: In addition to her great Verdi heroines (the two Leonoras, Aida, Amelia, and Elvira in Ernani), Price is heard in her Puccini roles--Manon Lescaut, Butterfly, Tosca--and at least two dozen other roles, most of which she never sang on stage. Here are her heroic, secure Leonore in Fidelio, Strauss's high-flying Egyptian Helen, Purcell's Dido, Barber's Cleopatra, Bellini's Norma, Ariadne, Verdi's Violetta and Desdemona, Bizet's Carmen, Mozart's Countess, and Fiordiligi. Some are, naturally, more successful than others; almost none are embarrassing (Carmen comes close). In addition, she sings songs by Schubert, Schumann, and Strauss--none of them as well as say, Janet Baker or Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, and Barber's Knoxville, etc.--quite beautifully. Berlioz's Les Nuits d'été is not very good, but a group of spirituals is. In all, however, this is an amazing display by one of the century's greatest sopranos. There may be no new depths plumbed here, but the singing is a knockout. --Robert Levine

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A Long Time Coming..........2006-03-30

This compilation of Ms. Price's career is almost as complete as anything I've ever come across!!
An American Icon....I will forever be a loyal fan and admirer!!

5 out of 5 stars Her Best Album.......2006-01-01

Along with the equally extensive "Prima Donna Collection" this is Leontyne Price's best album. Anyone who wants to become familiarized with her vocal technique and her art on record should own this album. It features her best work ever recorded. A lot of these arias and their respective soprano roles were not roles she sang on stage. Leontyne Price was not only a consummate artist, but a cautious one. The reason these arias, Lieder, Gospel and spirituals sound so beautiful and technically brilliant is because Leontyne was smart enough to sing them infrequently and in concert form. She did not take on new roles other than her repetitive Aidas, Leonoras, Butterfly, Toscas and Madame Lidoins, etc, because she was afraid of ruining her glorious voice too soon as many of her contemporary sopranos. Like soprano Zinka Milanov, Leontyne Price preserved the freshness and vitality of her voice through "operatic abstinence". Thus, the Norma, Salome, Manon, Lady Macbeth and even Traviata we hear on this album are well-rendered because she did NOT sing them on stage. She would have worn out her beautiful voice if she sung so many roles.

This collection is overwhelming. Leontyne Price proves herself to be a masterful artist of diverse repertoire. Pity she didn't really sing these on stage because she would have put Maria Callas and all the reigning divas before and after her to shame. Listen to her remarkable, unsurpassed Mozart repertoire. This she did sing in opera houses, probably because Mozart does not require a true lyrico-spinto heavyness and smaller opera houses can accomodate Mozartian voices that do not often rise above the staff/orchestra. She sang exquisite Fiordiligis at the Met. The arias from Cosi Fan Tutte here - Soave sia il vento, O Guarda Sorelle and the fiendishly difficult vocal showcase "Come Scoglio" with its vertiginious scales are all fine samples of Miss Price's artistry. She sang Susanna and Donna Anna with beauty and bravura. The Salome excerpt is quite thrilling. She would have made a terrific Salome but the role is quite difficult and it would have surely killed her voice. Leontyne Price was the number one Verdi soprano. Every opera cognoscente will tell you that. When you hear the excerpts from Verdi operas here - Lady Macbeth's Sleepwalking Scene, Aida's arias, Leonora's arias from Trovatore and Leonora's arias from Forza Del Destino, particularly La Virgine Del Angeli and the ravishing Pace Pace Mio Dio- are the best renditions of Verdi soprano singing. Anyone who wants to study how to sing in the letter-to-letter Verdi lyrico spinto style should hear these arias. A voice like Leontyne cannot be easily imitated. Maria Callas's own voice can be imitated as Romanian diva Angela Gheorghiu has proven. Leontyne was in a class of her own, a voice that is both dramatic and beautiful to hear. However, most people find fault in her lack of dramatic interpretation. I say they're not hearing hard enough. Yes, there is excessive beauty in her singing but she understood that the opera heroines should sound beautiful because they are beautiful and though I never saw her on stage, from the recordings I hear she sounds dramatic and character-driven enough for me to be satisfied. For a devoted fan of Leontyne Price, this album is the Holy Grail. She sings the most beautiful Norma, Madame Butterfly, Tosca, Aida, Violetta, Madame Lidoin, Suor Angelica, Susanna, Dona Ana, Gilda, Fiordiligi, Desdemona and countless other heroines. The last cd is a collection of Gospel, spirituals and patriotic songs. These "American", non-opera selections find her in beautiful voice and she is actually paying tribute to her roots. She was not only African-American, but a Southerner from Mississippi. Her voice must have been heavenly to hear in Church! This is the album that made me love Leontyne.

5 out of 5 stars Price At Her Peak.......2005-05-02

Originally a Gospel singer, Leontyne Price rose to the heights of operatic superstardom in the 60's and 70's. She enjoyed the same success Maria Callas did in the 50's. Although Callas will forever be most people's idea of the greatest soprano of the 20th century, Leontyne Price was not a force to be reckoned with. In my opinion, and this is just me, she outshone Callas and was the greater singer as far as techinicality and musicianship. Leontyne Price's best work is recorded in this album. It is her best album, together with the Prima Donna Collection. The price is expensive but it's worth every penny. Prepare to be riveted and blown away by the dynamic strength and passion of her voice as it blasts through yours stereo. While many often point out that Leontyne Price was not much of an actress, from a purely operatic/vocal level, her voice was faultless and virtuosic, powerful, passionate, beautiful, lyrical, soulful. Never have I heard a soprano so richly endowed with strong chest register- she could sing the low octaves that are found in the roles of mezzo-soprano voices or contralto voices. But she was a dramatic soprano and that's dramatic with a capital D- all the high C's were there, perfectly in place, and she was a thrilling singer when reaching for the stratosphere with her voice.

This album contains arias from operas that I didn't even know she performed- La Traviata (yes, Leontyne Price as Violetta is a moving and powerful interpretation, executed with sublime beauty. She finds herself the equal to Callas in the role- for Callas had a big voice for a role that calls for the "dying" effect. Thus, Price, like Callas, could sing roles that call for beauty and not just dramatic vigor. It's unfortunate that unlike the stars that were rising in her time- Joan Sutherland, Beverly Sills and Montserrat Caballe- Price never mastered the bel canto repertoire - Rossini, Donizetti, Bellini (although she sang a sensational Norma, excerpts are found in this recording). But her strongest suit was Verdi. She had the voice Verdi was looking for in a soprano- rich, dramatic, beautiful, able to fill up the lines with smoky and velvety hues and a gleaming high top. Check out her Amelia in Un Ballo In Maschera, her Leonora in Trovatore, her Leonora in La Forza Del Destino. Of course, her greatest role, her signature role, and one which she connected with on a personal/ancestral level was that of Aida. The first selections in this recording are from that masterpiece. As Aida, she was at her best. It was easy for her somehow, when most other sopranos tackle the role with difficulty. She conveys grace, nobility, passion and spirituality in the role of the tragic Ethiopian princess.

Further roles she excelled in that are on this recording is Desdemona in Otello, which she sung opposite Placido Domingo. Their masterful voices blend together harmonically and gloriously in the Act 1 Love Duet. She's quite the ground-breaking artist. Most Violettas in Traviata or Desdemona in Otello are Caucasian lyric soprano (Desdemona was white, Otello was black, that was Shakespeare's intention) but in opera, race does not matter and Leontyne Price's voice made her a star in a time when it was incredibly difficult for a black woman to sing opera. From the start of the century, opera was always associated with white Europeans and later on Americans. But Leontyne Price followed the inspirational example of the gutsy contralto Marian Anderson, who suffered a lot of rejection in opera due to skin color in pre-Civil Rights Movement 30's, 40's and 50's. Finally in the late 50's, Anderson, after a lifetime of singing only in private concerts and recitals, debuted at the Met as Ulrica in Un Ballo. Leontyne Price immediately picked up where she left- singing all the soprano diva roles typically associated with white singers - especially Tosca. Her Tosca is second to her Aida. As Tosca, she encompasses the diva who dies for love in the most thrilling way.

Other than Tosca, Puccini heroines were just as magnificent vehicles for her voice. She sang Madame Butterfly to great acclaim. I dont know how she did it but she suddenly ceased to be herself and became the frail, naive, lovesick Japanese Geisha. Softness and fragility is also mixed with the maturity of a woman in love, with passion and dramatic vocal color. She sang La Rondine with equal success, though this role is more along the lines of Violetta/Traviata. She sang Suor Angelica, she sang in modern works such as Barber's Antony and Cleopatra- in that infamous Zefferelli production- she sang Gershwin's Porgy and Bess, she sang in Dialoge of the Carmelites. All these are on here, along with her Baroque specialties- Dido in Dido and Aeneas. Her Mozart voice is also the best I've heard, really, even with a more dramatic and beautiful charm than other singers I've heard. She sang the acrobatic role of Fiordiligi in Cosi Fan Tutte, both Dona Ana and Donva Elvira in Don Giovanni. I prefer her as Dona Ana, she is all fire, despair, intensity and repressed desire, but she sings a hysterical and lovesick Elvira with a passion as well. She even sang the Countess in Le Nozze Di Figaro. But the sky was the limit to Price. She even sang, in a Jessie Norman way, the Wagner role of Isolde. Her "Liebestod" is the greatest I've heard since Birgit Nilsson, with a passion that stemmed from her religious Gospel heart.
This is a great album and I recommend it to any fan of Price and any fan of opera in general. If you have never heard Price and want to start somewhere, start with this one. This one or the Prima Donna Collection.

5 out of 5 stars of course world class.......2000-08-14

Price is amazing. I will have to also mention that Joan Sutherland in the 1960 is even more incredible, if that's possible. Check Dame Joan out, you will not be sorry. But Price is a D flawless diamond set by Cartier, in my opinion.

5 out of 5 stars the greatest american soprano of the 20th century.......1999-12-12

This collection of arias, art songs, and spirituals is truly amazing for the sheer breadth and depth of this soprano's artistry. It is hard to imagine any Verdi soprano after Ms. Price who could offer us the smoky richness of her vocal color, and there are so many wonderful selections, many of them being roles she did not perform on stage. Among my personal favorites are her scene from Dialogues of the Carmelites, the Letter Scene from Eugene Onegin, and the drama of her Lady Macbeth. For those of us who heard Ms. Price over the years in opera and concert, this collection brings back wonderful memories...It is truly a must-have for any serious opera lover.
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    Release Date: 1999-01-12

    Tracks:

    1. Ludwig Van Beethoven: The Hev'ns Are Telling
    2. Ludwig Van Beethoven: Spiritual Deep River
    3. George Frideric Handel: Largo
    4. ENGLEBERT HUMPERDINCK: Evening Prayer
    5. Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring
    6. Sergei Rachmaninoff: Vocalise
    7. Doxology - Hundreth: Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow
    8. Richard Wagner: Pilgrim's Chorus, Pilgerchor, Choeur des pelerins
    9. Sheep May Safely Graze - Bach
    10. Piotr llich Tchaikovsky: Pater Noster
    11. Walter Scott, Leopold Stokowski: O Saviour, Hear Me - Norman Luboff Choir
    12. Minuet For Horn
    13. Andante
    14. Allegro
    15. Adagio e staccato
    16. Bourree
    17. Hornpipe
    18. Air
    19. Alla hornpipe
    Russian Calvary: Triptych of Spiritual Songs, Pt. 3
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      Russian Calvary: Triptych of Spiritual Songs, Pt. 3

      Manufacturer: Russian Compact Disc
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

      Sacred & ReligiousSacred & Religious | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Requiems
      Vocal & SongVocal & Song | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Requiems
      General ContemporaryGeneral Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
      RussiaRussia | Far East & Asia | International | Styles | Music
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      ChantsChants | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
      HymnsHymns | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
      ASIN: B000028274
      Release Date: 1995-01-01

      Tracks:

      1. Our Father
      2. I Sacrifice the Voice of the Prodigal Son to You, God
      3. Get Rid of Existing Shortcomings of Fatherly Estate
      4. On the Jordan
      5. As in the Ancient Times
      6. Be Prior to the Divines in Great Daring
      7. Thou Has Vouchsafed the Good Thief the Paradise
      8. Thy Coffin, Thou the Saviour
      9. Oh, Mother of God, Thy Sweet Voice
      10. He Throve Like Phoenix
      11. Oh, Exceeding Glorious Wonder
      12. Be Glad, Life-Giving Cross
      13. He Intricately Prophesied a Lot
      14. Upholder of the Orthodox Faith
      15. Today the Pastor of Kronshtadt
      16. He Has Taken the Divine Grace from Heaven
      17. Thy Last Supper
      18. Come the Lawful Canopy
      19. Under Thy Shelter, Sovereign
      20. House of Ephrathah
      21. May Every Man Begin
      22. Be Glad, Russian Land
      23. Having Fallen Asleep With Flesh
      24. You, Christ, Was the Luminary, Set Before the Sun in the Coffin
      25. Telling Before the Morning, Earlier Than Maria
      26. Angel Cried
      27. From Rising of the Sun Till Its Setting the Name of Lord Is to Be ...
      28. Arise, God
      Songs For Our Saviour
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        Songs For Our Saviour
        Carl Story
        Manufacturer: Music Mill
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

        GeneralGeneral | Country | Styles | Music
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        BluegrassBluegrass | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music
        Country GospelCountry Gospel | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music
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        1. The Bluegrass Gospel Collection
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        3. Somebody Touched Me

        ASIN: B00005MOGC
        Release Date: 2001-07-01

        Tracks:

        1. JUST ONE ROSE
        2. GOD PUT A RAINBOW IN THE CLOUDS
        3. I WOULDN'T MISS IT, WOULD YOU
        4. I'M READY TO GO
        5. FROM THE CROSS TO A LONELY DARK GRAVE
        6. ANGEL BAND
        7. WHAT A WONDERFUL SAVIOUR IS HE
        8. GONE HOME
        9. HALLELUJAH TO HIS NAME
        10. ONE STEP FROM HEAVEN'S DOOR
        11. I DRINK FROM THE FOUNTAIN
        12. MOSES PRAYED ON THE MOUNTAIN

        Album Description

        Carl Story ranks among the pioneers of Bluegrass music. He is even known lovingly by his fans and the industry as the Father of Bluegrass Gospel. Yes, that's quite a moniker to live up to. But it was most certainly earned by this very talented man.

        Carl Story hails from the Blue Ridge Mountains from which he rarely strayed - either physically or musically. He began playing and singing as a 9-year old boy in Lenoir, North Carolina. His voice, fiddle and guitar took him northward to Lynchburg, Virginia where he landed his first live radio gig at age 17.

        His travels took him back home to Lenoir for a while, then on to Spartanburg, Hickory and Asheville. He eventually met up with Bill Monroe and became one of Monroe's Blue Grass Boys until Carl joined the U.S. Navy in 1943.

        After the war in Asheville, Carl brought together some old playing buddies and the Rambling Mountaineers were re-born. From their radio job in Asheville, the group moved on to radio stints in Knoxville, Bristol and Charlotte only to return to Asheville where they remained until 1960.

        Carl Story began recording with Mercury in 1947, about the same time as Bill Monroe was breaking ground with Columbia. Carl recorded for several companies including Columbia, Starday and CMH.

        In 1966, while Carl Story and The Rambling Mountaineers were between major label contracts, he recorded this project for Russell Sims and Sims Records. The group at the time of this recording boasted the strongest line-up of Rambling Mountaineers ever assembled.

        The Brewster Brothers, Bud and Willie, played banjo and mandolin respectively. Autry Inman was the bassist and legendary musicians Buddy Spicher and D.J. Fontana signed in as the group's fiddler and drummer.

        Music Mill Entertainment is proud to offer this recording for the first time ever on compact disc. The warmth of this signature performance is captured as evidence of classic Bluegrass Gospel.
        Anton Webern: The Complete Vocal Chamber Works - Dorothy Dorow / Schönberg Ensemble / Reinbert de Leeuw
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          Anton Webern: The Complete Vocal Chamber Works - Dorothy Dorow / Schönberg Ensemble / Reinbert de Leeuw
          Netherlands Chamber Choir
          Manufacturer: Koch Schwann (Germ.)
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

          QuartetsQuartets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music
          All Works by WebernAll Works by Webern | Webern, Anton von | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          Chamber MusicChamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
          General ModernGeneral Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
          Vocal & SongVocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
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          Modern & 20th CenturyModern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
          ASIN: B000001STW
          Release Date: 1994-04-20

          Tracks:

          1. Entflieht auf leichten Kahnen, Op.2
          2. Two Songs, Op.8: I. Du, der ich's nicht sage
          3. Two Songs, Op.8: II. Du machst mich allein
          4. Three Pieces for Str Qt: I. Mag (=Op.9, No.1)
          5. Three Pieces for Str Qt: II. Schmerz, immer blick nach oben
          6. Three Pieces for Str Qt: III. Fliend (=Op.90, No.6)
          7. Three Songs for Voc & Orch: I. Leise Dufte
          8. Three Songs for Voc & Orch: II. Kunfttag III
          9. Three Songs for Voc & Orch: III. O sanftes Gluhn
          10. Four Songs, Op.13: I. Wiese im Park
          11. Four Songs, Op.13: II. Die Einsame
          12. Four Songs, Op.13: III. In der Fremde
          13. Four Songs, Op.13: IV. Ein Winterabend
          14. Six Songs, Op.14: I. Die Sonne
          15. Six Songs, Op.14: II. Abendland I
          16. Six Songs, Op.14: III. Abendland II
          17. Six Songs, Op.14: IV. Abendland III
          18. Six Songs, Op.14: V. Nachts
          19. Six Songs, Op.14: VI. Gesang einer gefangenen Amsel
          20. Five Sacred Songs, Op.15: I. Das Kreuz, das mu' er tragen
          21. Five Sacred Songs, Op.15: II. Morgenlied
          22. Five Sacred Songs, Op.15: III. In Gettes Namen aufstehn
          23. Five Sacred Songs, Op.15: IV. Mein Weg geht jetzt voruber
          24. Five Sacred Songs, Op.15: V. Fahr hin, o Seel'
          25. Five Canons, Op.16: I. Christus factus est
          26. Five Canons, Op.16: II. Dormi Jesu
          27. Five Canons, Op.16: III. Crux fidelis
          28. Five Canons, Op.16: IV. Asperges me, Domine
          29. Five Canons, Op.16: V. Crucem tuam adoramus
          30. Five Canons, Op.16: I. Armer Sunder
          31. Five Canons, Op.16: II. Leibste Jungfrau
          32. Five Canons, Op.16: III. Heiland, unsre Missetaten
          33. Three Songs, Op.18: I. Schatzerl klein
          34. Three Songs, Op.18: II. Erlosung
          35. Three Songs, Op.18: III. Ave, Regina coelorum
          36. Two Songs, Op.19: I. Weiwie Lillien
          37. Two Songs, Op.19: II. Ziehn die Schafe
          38. Entflieht auf leichten Kahnen, Op.2

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          2. The Best of Chet Atkins & Friends
          3. The Cowboy & the Lady [Extra tracks]
          4. The Essential Randy Travis [Original recording remastered]
          5. The Fastest Harp in the South
          6. The Melroys
          7. The Names Behind the Artists
          8. The Perfect Country and Western Song
          9. The Reasons Why
          10. The Secret to Life

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