Chansons a Cappella [Import]

1. Sur Ces Terres Labourees

2. Ce Sont Les Gens de Par Chez Nous

3. Chantons la Chanson des Filles

4. Dans la Ville de Paris

5. Charbonniers

6. Jours d'La Semaine

7. Galant Noyé

8. Filles de Repentigny/La Luette en Colère

9. Pointe du Jour

10. Nicolas Mon Valet

11. Coucous

12. D'Oú Reviens-Tu Alexandre?

13. Garçons de Par Icitte/Yes Very Well

14. Trois Gentilhommes

Chansons a Cappella,Les Charbonniers De L'Enfer,Tribu Label,France,Int'l & World Music,Pop

Average customer rating: A must-have album for trombonists Definitely worth buying. These guys are trombone studs! A must-buy for any trombone or brass enthusiast! Superb! Fantastic! Perfect!

Four of a Kind, Music for Trombone Quartet Manufacturer: Summit(Classical) ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Quartets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Beethoven | Beethoven, Ludwig van | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Franz Joseph Haydn | Haydn, Franz Joseph | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Verdi | Verdi, Giuseppe | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Webern | Webern, Anton von | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Mendelssohn | Mendelssohn, Felix | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Debussy | Debussy, Claude | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Renaissance (c.1450-1600) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Organ | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Brass | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Choruses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music A Cappella | Folk | Styles | Music Similar Items: Trombonastics Four of a Kind 2 The Virtuoso Trombone The London Trombone Sound Cream of the Crop ASIN: B0000038IV Release Date: 1994-01-06

Tracks:

1. Achieved Is The Glorious Work
2. Fugue In D Minor
3. Andante
4. Poco Adagio
5. Poco Sostenuto
6. Intrada
7. Canone
8. Interludium
9. Corale
10. Intermezzo
11. Arietta
12. Toccatina
13. Ave Maria
14. Part I
15. Part II
16. Part III
17. Canzona
18. Dieu! Qu'il La Fait Bon Regarder!
19. Quant J'Ai Ouy Le Tabourin
20. Yver, Vous N'estes Qu'un Villain
21. Die Nachtigall
22. Langsamer Satz
23. Moderato Maestoso
24. Andantino
25. Minuetto
26. Choral
27. Scherzo
28. No More Blues

Customer Reviews:

A must-have album for trombonists.......2002-12-27

No instrument blends as well with one another as the trombone, and these four trombonists are among the best at what they do. Joseph Alessi, Scott Hartman, Mark Lawrence, and Blair Bollinger all exhibit great musicality.

Definitely worth buying........2000-05-05

I too must agree that these four gentlemen have produced a very fine album that covers a wide variety of genres. They had obviously put a lot of work into these particlular pieces and, even though all of them are branching out into solo careers, manage to work well as a group. My favourites are the Haydn, Serocki and No more Blues, even though (dare I say it) I prefer some interpretations by other quartets (eg. Triton Trombone Quartet playing the Serocki). I personally feel that the recording quality lets them down a bit at times. The 2nd & 3rd trombones in particular sound a little 'fuzzy' from time to time; whether that's the recording or perhaps their horn I can't say. Nevertheless I have been inspired once again to practice diligently upon listening to this CD. It's worth the money.

These guys are trombone studs!.......1999-11-21

Other players in my college trombone section kept recommending this CD to me, so I finally ordered it, and I'm very glad I finally listened to them. This is a must-have for the serious trombonist. After all, these are four of the not only best trombonists you'll hear, but best musicians also. "Achieved" is always a good one, along with the beautifully simple "Three Equali" and "Trois Chansons." Who would have thought that such fine soloists would perform so well as one unit, a true ensemble sound. Where else can you hear a guy hold out a high D-flat for about 20 seconds, or a trombonists squeelin high E's and double-high A's at the end? As a trombonist and aspiring performer, I say BUY IT!

A must-buy for any trombone or brass enthusiast!.......1999-09-23

Fantastic ensemble playing coupled with a beautiful selection of music make this CD one of the favorites in my collection. These gentlemen are truly some of the finest artists in their field.

Superb! Fantastic! Perfect!.......1999-03-12

I'm a trombone player, and I know what I'm talking about. These guys have been to schools such as Juliard in New York and have studied to become professional musicains most of there lives. In this CD they are right on top of things and don't miss a beat. My personal favorite is No More Blues, the last track on this particular CD. I tell ya, I couldn't be more extatic about four trombone players. These guys are top notch, and are way beyong the Canadian Brass if you ask me, and seeing as how I play the trombone, you might want to. These guys are perfect players, and almost couldn't be better. WOW about sums it up!

Average customer rating: I Will Nevertheless Give It Another Go

Poulenc: Sacred & Secular Choral Works Manufacturer: EMI Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Poulenc | Poulenc, Francis | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Cantatas | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Cantatas | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Choruses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Motets | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music A Cappella | Folk | Styles | Music ASIN: B0001RVQLE Release Date: 2004-08-10

Tracks:

1. Exultate Deo, Motet pour Les Fetes Solennelles
2. Litanies A La Vierge Noire - Marie-Claire Alain
3. No.1 Timor Et Tremor
4. No.2 Vinea Mea Electa
5. No.3 Tenebrae Factae Sunt
6. No.4 Tristis Est Anima Mea
7. Salve Regina
8. O Jesu
9. O Proles
10. Laus Regi
11. Si Quaeris
12. Ave Verum Corpus, Motet A 3 Voix De Femmes
13. No.1 O Magnum Mysterium
14. No.2 Quem Vidistis
15. No.3 Videntes Stellam
16. No.4 Hodie Christus natus Est

Tracks:

1. No.1 La Blance Neige
2. No.2 A Peine Defiguree
3. No.3 Par Une Nuit Nouvelle
4. No.4 Tous Les Droits
5. No.5 Belle Et Ressemblante
6. No.6 Marie
7. No.7 Luire
8. De Tous Les Printemps Du Monde
9. En Chantant Les Servantes S'Elancent
10. Aussi Bas Que Le Silence
11. Toi Ma Patience
12. Du Ciel Et Des Planetes
13. Le Jour M'etone Et La Nuit Me Fait Peur
14. La Menace Sous Le Ciel Rouge
15. Liberte
16. No.1 Margoton Va-T-A L'eau
17. No.2 La Belle Se Sied Au Pied De La Tour
18. No.3 Pilons L'orge
19. No.4 Clic, Clac, Dansez Sabots
20. No.5 C'est La P'tit Fill' Du Prince
21. No.6 La Belle Si Nous Etions
22. No.7 Ah! Mon Beau Laboureur
23. No.8 Les Tisserands
24. Des Grandes Cuillers De Neige
25. La Bonne Neige
26. Bois Meurtri
27. La Nuit, Le Froid, La Solitude
28. Chanson A Boire

Customer Reviews:

I Will Nevertheless Give It Another Go.......2005-07-04

Needless to say, I haven't given this album enough time. Actually, I haven't given Poulenc or even French music as a whole enough time. The first time I heard these two CDs, I thought I must have the two mixed up as the secular sounds more sacred to my ears whereas the secular is sacred enough! Didn't Tortelier, one of the century's greatest cellists, advised his students to stay away from French music albeit the reason given was the audience like Mozart and Beethoven more? Perhaps I also fall within this category...

There is nothing wrong with the recording it is actually quite nice. But the voices are all quite outstanding from the rest! I have heard some foreigners singing Poulenc quite differently. Perhaps the latter was not exactly a French reading, for I have heard some French Baroque music by Couperin and some French organ music that sound like them. Or, perhaps I have been listening to too much Brahms' chorales lately getting too serious in terms of taste. And in any event, despite my love for Debussy, Ravel, Faure... I don't know what to make out of this album-- at least not as yet. Perhaps I just need to give them some more time: this is a French choir singing their own music after all!

Average customer rating: Shaw all by Himself

A Cappella Manufacturer: Telarc ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Brahms | Brahms, Johannes | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Britten | Britten, Sir Benjamin | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Kopïlov, Alexander | ( K ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Martin | Martin, Frank | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Poulenc | Poulenc, Francis | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Part | Part, Arvo | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Tallis | Tallis, Thomas | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Verdi | Verdi, Giuseppe | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Debussy | Debussy, Claude | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rachmaninov | Rachmaninov, Sergei | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Robert Shaw Festival Singers | ( R ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Anthems | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Choruses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Hymns | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Magnificats | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Motets | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music A Cappella | Folk | Styles | Music Similar Items: Choral Masterpieces A Festival Of Carols / Robert Shaw Chorale The Power & The Majesty: Essential Choral Classics Gloria: Music of Praise & Inspiration O Magnum Mysterium ASIN: B000A0GOKK Release Date: 2005-07-26

Tracks:

1. O Vos Omnes
2. A New Commandment
3. My Chosen Vine
4. Seeing The Star
5. Lord, You Made Her Lovely
6. Night In The Forest Op.62, No.3
7. Evening Serenade Op.42, No.1
8. Heavenly Light
9. O Serene Light
10. Thanksgiving To The Mother Of God
11. Ride On, King Jesus
12. Sometimes I Fell Like A Moanin' Dove
13. Same Train
14. In A Garden Shady
15. Ave Maria
16. Magnificat
17. Kyrie

Customer Reviews:

Shaw all by Himself.......2006-07-05

Robert Shaw is still considered on of the finest choral conductors this country has ever produced. When he took over the podium of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra some felt his talents were being wasted on orchestral influence: a few seasons into the role as an orchestral conductor erased the doubts of his ability in that realm. One of the aspects of his tenure programming was always to include the major works for orchestra and chorus and fortunately most of those works were recorded before his death.

In this superb CD Robert Shaw returns to his roots as choral conductor, presenting a group of a cappella works that demonstrates just how wide-ranging was his repertoire and a renewed appreciation for this gifts in drawing the very finest of choral singing from his musicians. Included here are near perfect performances of a wide variety of works: de Victoria's 'O vos omnes, qui transitis per viam', Thomas Tallis' 'A new commandment', Poulenc's 'Quatre motets pour un temps de pénitence' and 'Quatre motets pour le temps de Noël', Debussy's 'Chansons de Charles d'Orléans', Brahms' 'Waldesnacht' and 'Abendständchen', Aleksandr Kopylov's 'Heavenly Light', excerpts form the Rachmaninov 'Vespers', Verdi's 'Sacred Pieces', Britten's 'Hymn to St. Cecilia', Arvo Part's 'Magnificat', Frank Martin's 'Mass', and three spirituals.

Some may argue this is too wide a selection for a CD, that while this made make for a brilliant evening's performance in the concert hall, it is too much variation to digest on a CD format. But those who feel that way can parcel out the treasures here recorded according to their needs. For a sampling of the genius of Robert Shaw conducting a cappella works, this CD is as fine as they come. Highly Recommended. Grady Harp, July 06

Average customer rating: Superb! Quebecois Celtic Music Will Never Let You Down! Incroyable

Chansons a Cappella Charbonniers De L'Enfer Manufacturer: La Tribu Canada ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD France | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music Canada | North America | International | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Les Charbonniers de l'Enfer: Wo Les Amants du Saint-Laurent Maudite Moisson ! ASIN: B00006L5OM Release Date: 2007-01-08

Tracks:

1. Sur C'es Terres Labourees
2. C'e Sont Les Gens De Par Chez Nous
3. Chantons La Chanson Des Filles
4. Dans La Ville De Paris
5. Charbonnier
6. Jourd D'la Semaine
7. Galant Noye
8. Filles De Repentigny
9. Luette En Colere
10. Pointe Du Jour
11. Nicolas Mon Valet
12. Coucous
13. Reviens- Tu Alexander
14. Garcons De Par Icitte
15. Yes Very Well
16. Les Trois Gentilhommes

Customer Reviews:

Superb! Quebecois Celtic Music Will Never Let You Down!.......2005-04-02

French-Canadian or Quebecois Celtic music needs no translation. These five men sing the chansons of old Quebec, some are round songs, some are heartfelt ballads, some are jolly tunes livened by exquisite footwork -- the only instrument the old fur trappers had to keep their spirits up during the long Canadian winter nights under the bright borealis. The album has a couple of arrangements of their own, but wholly in keeping with their heritage.

Quebecois celtic music is different from Irish whose mood is either very sorrowful and reflective or totally in a whirl. The songs sung by Les Chbonniers de L'Enfer are deep, vital and when love may go unrequited, the pace picks up again and like men of the woods, they push on.

I have been collecting Quebecois folk music for 6 years and this group and La Volee D'Castors (the Flying Beavers) are truly the best. The President of the Tadoussac Folk Festival -- a town that just celebrated its 400th year in 2004 -- told me about them when I was up visiting there last summer. The a capella singing on this album is rich, hearty, and, yes, ethereal.

The album comes with excellent liner notes and all the words to the songs. They are all in French, but consider that a treasure. The rhythms, moods and harmonies will tell you all you need to know. Enjoy!

Incroyable.......2003-09-03

Pour nous les Australians qui habitte Melbourne de l'Australie, c'est un meilleur introduction à la musique Qébecoise.

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Poulenc: Figure humaine Manufacturer: Harmonia Mundi Fr. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Poulenc | Poulenc, Francis | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Cantatas | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Cantatas | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Choruses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music A Cappella | Folk | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Poulenc - La Voix humaine · La Dame de Monte-Carlo / Felicity Lott · Suisse Romande · Jordan Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane at Carnegie Hall Good Night, and Good Luck (Widescreen Edition) ASIN: B000852GFE Release Date: 2005-07-12

Tracks:

1. La blance neige
2. A peine defiguree
3. Par une nuit nouvelle
4. Tous les droits
5. Belle et ressemblante
6. Marie
7. Luire
8. La fue
9. Un loup
10. Derniers Instants
11. Du dehors
12. Bientot
13. Le role des femmes
14. Aussi bas que le silence
15. Patience
16. Premiere marche/La voix d'un autre
17. Un Loup Le jour metonne et la nuiter me fait
18. Un fue sans tache
19. Liberte
20. Salut, Dame Sainte
21. Tout puissant, tres saint
22. Seigneur je vous en prie
23. O mes tres chers freres
24. Canson a boire

Amazon.com

This CD of choral music by Poulenc is a stunning study of textures; every so often you may think you hear an instrument, so flavorful are the timbres of the voices and the manner in which Poulenc uses them. This is serious music--"Un soir de neige" and "Figure humaine" were composed during World War II--and the subjects of the poems can be bleak, but they are endlessly inventive in their harmonies and rhythms. The St. Francis prayers are for male voices only and their dark hue offers moments of peace and solitude. And the CD ends with a drinking song asking the male voice to descend to great depths in a thoroughly jolly fashion. The Sept Chansons, from 1936, have Debussy-like moments, and the alternation of soli and chorus just adds to the colors. The performances are perfect, with the German RIAS-Kammerchor singing with impeccable French diction under Daniel Reuss. An unusual, valuable, enchanting disc. --Robert Levine

Album Description

TITLE: Poulenc: Figure Humaine

Average customer rating: Gardiner Does Faure Very sensitive and beautiful period instrument recording Gardnier Does Faure Gardiner surprises again The Best rendition of this work... HAND'S DOWN!!!

Faure: Requiem / Bott, Cachemaille; Gardiner Gabriel Fauré , Camille Saint-Saëns , Claude Debussy , Maurice Ravel , John Eliot Gardiner , Catherine Bott , Gilles Cachemaille , Gerard Causse , Salisbury Cathedral Choristers , Monteverdi Choir , and Sabine Vatin Manufacturer: Philips ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Fauré, Gabriel | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Ravel, Maurice | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Saint-Saëns, Camille | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Debussy | Debussy, Claude | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Requiems | Forms & Genres | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Orchestre Rivolutionnaire et Romantique | ( O ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Choruses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Requiems | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music A Cappella | Folk | Styles | Music Similar Items: Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem Op.45 Bach: Motets BWV 225-231, Cantatas Verdi - Requiem · Quattro pezzi sacri / Orgonasova · von Otter · Canonici . A. Miles · Gardiner Fauré: Requiem; Messe basse; Cantique de Jean Racine Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto Op35; Brahms: Violin Concerto in D Op77 ASIN: B00000415Y Release Date: 1994-06-14

Tracks:

1. Requiem, Op. 48: 1. Introit et Kyrie
2. Requiem, Op. 48: 2. Offertoire
3. Requiem, Op. 48: 3. Sanctus
4. Requiem, Op. 48: 4. Pie Jesu
5. Requiem, Op. 48: 5. Agnus Dei
6. Requiem, Op. 48: 6. Libera me
7. Requiem, Op. 48: 7. In paradisum
8. Calme de nuits, Op. 68 No. 1
9. Les fleurs et les arbres, Op. 68 No. 2
10. Madrigal, Op. 35
11. Des pas dans l'allee, Op. 141 No. 1
12. Trois chansons de Charles d'Orleans: Dieu! qu'il la fait bon regarder!
13. Trois chansons de Charles d'Orleans: Quant j'ai ouy le tabourin
14. Trois chansons de Charles d'Orleans: Yver, vous n'estes qu'un villain
15. Trois chansons: Nicolette
16. Trois chansons: Trois beaux oiseaux du Paradis
17. Trois chansons: Ronde
18. Les djinns, Op. 12

Amazon.com

This generously programmed disc provides excellent value and outstanding performances of both major and lesser-known masterpieces of French choral music. The Fauré Requiem has been recorded many times, and several excellent versions of the original orchestration are available on disc. This one is among them, owing to John Eliot Gardiner's experience and perfectionist mastery of details overlooked by less-successful choral conductors. The real bonus here is the inclusion of the popular but very difficult Debussy and Ravel chansons, and the rarely heard but eminently worthy little part songs by Saint-Saëns. These pieces are a lesson in how to achieve maximum effect with the simplest materials. -- David Vernier

Customer Reviews:

Gardiner Does Faure.......2006-03-11

Faure's Grecian, pastel-shaded Requiem works well with the Gardiner steamlined treatment, and Faure's unconventional original scoring - with violins omitted except for a solo violin - is different and refreshing. It makes one wonder if perhaps Faure was beginning to see a way out of the obligatory gray, massed orchestral sound of the 19th century, just as he found modal chord progressions as a way out of the exhaustion of the functional tonal system.

Very sensitive and beautiful period instrument recording.......2006-02-01

This is an exquisite performance of Fauré's great Requiem and it is one of my favourite recordings by Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique - even though their numbers are low in this recording. Gardiner uses the original chamber version of the work by the composer. The Monteverdi Choir is very good, as always, and it is nice to hear countertenors in the choir in this work. Childrens voices augment the Monteverdi Choir.

Catherine Bott sings with great feeling and purity. Listen to her Pie Jesu and you will buy this recording. Gilles Cachemaille is very good French baritone and I always enjoy his contributions to recordings.

Along with the Gardiner / Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique recordings of the Requiems of Verdi and Brahms, this is a fine recording to own. You'll probably never need to consider another recording after you've heard this one. Lovers of HIP will be enthralled and those who aren't normally attracted to that approach will be very pleasantly surprised.

Gardnier Does Faure.......2005-09-13

Faure's Grecian, pastel-shaded Requiem works well with the Gardiner steamlined treatment, and Faure's unconventional original scoring - with violins omitted except for a solo violin - is different and refreshing. It makes one wonder if perhaps Faure was beginning to see a way out of the 19th century penchant for gray, massed orchestral sound, just as he found modal chord progressions as a way out of the exhaustion of the functional tonal system.

Gardiner surprises again.......2005-02-28

Perhaps we should just stop being surprised by John Eliot Gardiner, and begin to consider that perhaps there is no music, of any period, forces, or nationality, that cannot benefit from his transparent, lucid approach.

The Best rendition of this work... HAND'S DOWN!!!.......2003-04-15

This recording by Sir John Eliot Gardiner, is by far the best recording of this work available, and for various reasons.
1) The original orchestration of the Requiem, with full sections of Violas Cellos and Basses, but with only 1 solo violin; making the strings maintain an extra dark sound that is really invegorating.
2) The practically perfect performance of the Montiverdi Choir - arguably one of THE finest choirs in the world. Perfect balance, blend in all senses of the work.
3) Magnificent soloists capturing the very essence of what Faure was trying to accomplish - Notably the performance of Cathrine Bott in the Pie Jesu. Sweet, angelic, with NOT A LOT OF VIBRATO - which for some sopranos it is almost insulting for them to tone down the vibrato, as if to interfear with their virtuosity... Bott sings this with extreme delicacy, and in perfect context with the rest of the work, encapsulating the Requiem as it was ment to be.

These 3 qualities in the same recording is first of all extremely rare, and secondly it brings forth Faure in a completely new context.

This is truely a magnificent recording of Faure's Requiem, with all the velvety textures presented as smooth as milk choclate! A true model to our artform.

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Eclectric Chicago a cappella , and Conductor: Jonathan Miller Manufacturer: Centaur ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Lauridsen | Lauridsen, Morten | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Folk Songs | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B000AYYTSK Release Date: 2005-09-27

Tracks:

1. Nilsen, arr. Gunnar Eriksson: Danse, ikke gr n
2. Jaakko Myji: El Hambo
3. Jerry J. Troxell: Prayers of Steel
4. Malcolm Dalglish: Pleasure
5. Chen Yi: The West Lake (World premiere recording)
6. Bill Evans/Gene Lees, arr. Peder Karlsson: Waltz for Debby
7. Jan SandstrSanctus
8. Bob Chilcott: "Grace/The Clean Platter" from Fragments from his Dish
9. : Chilcott: "The Pie" from Fragments from his Dish
10. : Chilcott: "Harvest in my Croft" from Fragments from his Dish
11. Chilcott: "Christmas Day 1666" from Fragments from his Dish
12. Chilcott: "Whines from the Wood" from Fragments from his Dish
13. : Chilcott: "Grace (reprise)" from Fragments from his Dish
14. Morten Lauridsen: Contre qui, rose
15. Carmichael/Washington, arr. Barnes: The Nearness of You
16. Jonathan Miller: The Fall
17. k.d. lang/Ben Mink, arr. Jonathan Miller: Constant Craving
18. arr. James Erb: Shenandoah

Album Description

This sparkling studio recording from the nine-member Chicago a cappella features an exciting collection of beloved music from the ensemble's first decade. Recorded at Chicago's WFMT Studios by Grammy-nominated engineer Christopher Willis, "Eclectric" includes brilliant new choral works, familiar favorites, and vocal jazz -- a typically diverse collection from this acclaimed group of singers.

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Poulenc: Choral Music Manufacturer: Asv Living Era ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Poulenc | Poulenc, Francis | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Requiems General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Cantatas | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Cantatas | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Choruses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Motets | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music A Cappella | Folk | Styles | Music Similar Items: Poulenc: Mass in G major; Motets Poulenc: Gloria; Stabat Mater ASIN: B00001W08B Release Date: 1999-10-19

Tracks:

1. Sept Chansons: La Blanche Neige
2. Sept Chansons: A Peine Defiguree
3. Sept Chansons: Par Une Nuit Nouvelle
4. Sept Chansons: Tous Les Droits
5. Sept Chansons: Belle Et Ressemblante
6. Sept Chansons: Marie
7. Sept Chansons: Luire
8. Ave Verum Corpus
9. Salve Regina
10. Exultate Deo
11. Figure Humaine: De Tous Les Printemps Du Monde
12. Figure Humaine: En Chantant Les Servants S'Elancent
13. Figure Humaine: Aussi Bas Que Le Silence
14. Figure Humaine: Toi Ma Patiente
15. Figure Humaine: Riante Du Ciel Et Des Planetes
16. Figure Humaine: Le Jour M'Etonne Et La Nuit Me Fait Peur
17. Figure Humaine: La Menace Sous Le Ciel Rouge
18. Figure Humaine: Liberte
19. Quatre Petites Prieres De Saint Francois D'Assise: Salut, Dame Sainte
20. Quatre Petites Prieres De Saint Francois D'Assise: Tout Puissant Dieu
21. Quatre Petites Prieres De Saint Francois D'Assise: Seigneur, Je Vous En Prie
22. Quatre Petites Prieres De Saint Francois D'Assise: O Mes Tres Chers Freres
23. Un Soir De Neige: La Blanche Neige (De Grandes Cuillers De Neige)
24. Un Soir De Neige: La Bonne Neige
25. Un Soir De Neige: Bois Meurtri
26. Un Soir De Neige: La Nuit, Le Froid, La Solitude
27. Quatre Motets Pour Le Temps De Noel: O Magnum Mysterium - Joyful Company Of Sgrs/Peter Broadbent J
28. Quatre Motets Pour Le Temps De Noel: Quem Vidistis Pastores
29. Quatre Motets Pour Le Temps De Noel: Videntes Stellam
30. Quatre Motets Pour Le Temps De Noel: Hodie Christus Natus Est

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Voices 1900/2000 Manufacturer: Delos Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Barber | Barber, Samuel | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Bernstein | Bernstein, Leonard | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Copland | Copland, Aaron | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Kernis | Kernis, Aaron Jay | ( K ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Lauridsen | Lauridsen, Morten | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Ligeti, György | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Poulenc | Poulenc, Francis | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Tavener | Tavener, John Kenneth | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Thompson | Thompson, Randall | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Debussy | Debussy, Claude | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Cantatas | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Cantatas | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Choruses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Folk Songs | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Masses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music A Cappella | Folk | Styles | Music Similar Items: Make His Praise Glorious Eric Whitacre: The Complete A Cappella Works, 1991-2001 Eric Whitacre: Cloudburst and other choral works Blue Wheat Morten Lauridsen: Nocturnes ASIN: B00005B16W Release Date: 2001-04-03

Tracks:

1. Song For Athene (Alleluia)
2. Reggel (Morning)
3. Dieu! Qu'il La Fait Bon Regarder
4. La Nuit En Mer
5. Bois Meurtri...
6. Ite Missa Est
7. Alleluia
8. Simple Gifts
9. How The Soul Speaks To God
10. Winds Of May
11. O Love, Be Fed With Apples While You May
12. The Coolin (The Fair Haired One)
13. Earth Seen From Above
14. Other Worlds Revealed
15. Hark, I Hear The Harps Eternal
16. Shenandoah - Steven Rogino
17. All The Things You Are
18. Make Our Garden Grow

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"Come with me, under my coat".......2002-12-31

"And we will drink our fill..."

These are the first two strophes of Samuel Barber's "The Coolin," one of the three songs in his choral song cycle "Reincarnations." A friend recommended that I listen to this song, someone who had fond memories of singing it but who had yet to hear a satisfactory recording of the work. Given the enthusiasm, even exuberence, that she displayed regarding the singing, I thought it important enough - and only fair - that I seek out the best possible performance of the work. So I ended up acquiring three CD's, all containing "The Coolin" (and two containing the full set of "Reincarnations" songs). Having listened now to all three, it is easy for me to state that this CD contains the hands-down winner. And to further add that the other two Barber songs in the cycle really don't measure up to this one, so the absence of them on this release is no great loss to me.

Set to a love poem by the early-20th century Irish poet James Stephens, "coolin" is a lock of hair (or "curleen") that grows on a young girl's neck, an expression seemingly equivalent to "sweetheart." Stephens goes on to say, "I sought to represent that state which is almost entirely a condition of dream wherein the passion of love has almost overreached itself and is sinking to a motionless languor." Barber's beautiful setting of the poem reflects that aim totally, and the singing of the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra Chorus captures the passionate languor perfectly.

The album - billed as "a choral journey through the twentieth century" and meant to spotlight the excellence of the chorus - is interesting both in terms of what it includes and what it overlooks, in terms of choral classics. The opening track contains a truly fine performance of John Tavener's "Song for Athene" (made famous as the recessional at Princess Diana's funeral although written some years earlier upon the death of a friend of Tavener). If you want a fine performance of this particular Tavener work but are not sure whether you want an album full of his works, look no further.

There are three songs in French (by Debussy, Badings - actually a Dutchman - and Poulenc). For me, the Badings song ("La nuit en Mer," from his "Three Breton Songs" of 1948) is one of the true "sleepers" in this album, a work I'd hardly expect to run across under normal circumstances and a beautful one at that.

Needless to say, there is a lot of "Americana" here as well, including an arrangement of Aaron Copland's harmonization of the Shaker hymn "Simple Gifts" for chorus and piano, an Alice Parker setting of "Hark, I Hear the Harps Eternal" and a simply drop-dead-gorgeous setting of "Shenandoah" by J. Erb (no first name provided in the notes). Two fine inclusions are a wonderful setting of Jerome Kern's "All the Things You Are" (breathtaking in its harmonic daring) and the evergreen "Make Our Garden Grow" from Bernstein's "Candide" (the album "closer").

In addition to the Tavener work, the century's end is well-represented by Allen Jay Kernis ("How the Soul Speaks to God"), Morten Lauridsen ("O Love, Be Fed With Apples While You May" from his "Mid-Winter Songs") and Conrad Susa ("Winds of May" from his "Six Joyce Songs").

This is an eclectic collection, as individual for what it does NOT include as for what it does. For example, there is not a single song by Charles Ives (who wrote well over 150 of them, many of them beautiful), or by William Schuman (another prolific songwriter). England is represented only by Tavener, and therefore there are none of the fine songs written by John Rutter and Benjamin Britten. And there is nothing to represent 20th-century Scandanavia. (For example, though Einojuhani Rautavaara is mentioned in the booklet notes and has written many fine songs, none are included here.) Nevertheless, I hardly think that choral fans will be disappointed with the selection provided (chosen, I would guess, by both the chorus itself and by its conductor, Vance George).

Vance George certainly has the proper bona fides (mentoring under both Robert Shaw and Margaret Hillis, herself a Shaw acolyte), and he has developed the San Francisco Symphony Chorus to an enviable level (as can be demonstrated by the fine support they provide for a number of orchestral/choral works conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas). Clearly, this chorus must number among the top half-dozen currently supporting major orchestras in the U.S.

The recorded sound quality is mostly excellent, although a few of the tracks don't seem to be representative of the usual Delos mastery of capturing sound in difficult acoustical environments. But, then, Davies Hall (the home of the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra) is quite well-known for its tricky acoustics.

The booklet notes - by Laura Stanfield Prichard - are good for what they are. The organization of the notes follows neither the strict chronology of the works nor the actual playing order. But the notes do a reasonable job of describing the works themselves, save for any mention whatsoever of Jerome Kern or of the arranger who provided the drop-dead-gorgeous setting of "All the Things You Are."

But, despite these nitpicking minor criticisms of mine, if you are - like me - a choral junkie, you'll want this album in your collecction. For all the good reasons I've highlighted above. And most especially for Sam Barber's "The Coolin."

Bob Zeidler

Exceptional tone and quality.......2001-06-05

Symphony choruses don't often get to shine outside the spotlight of the orchestras they're associated with, but this collection shows off the high level of quality that the SF Symphony Chorus brings to all their performances. I've never heard a better recording of the Alleluia, which many choruses attempt -- but few can pull off.

Exceptional tone and quality.......2001-06-05

Symphony choruses don't often get to shine outside the spotlight of the orchestras they're associated with, but this collection shows off the high level of quality that the SF Symphony Chorus brings to all their performances. I've never heard a better recording of the Alleluia, which many choruses attempt -- but few can pull off.

Exceptional tone and quality.......2001-06-05

Symphony choruses don't often get to shine outside the spotlight of the orchestras they're associated with, but this collection shows off the high level of quality that the SF Symphony Chorus brings to all their performances. I've never heard a better recording of the Alleluia, which many choruses attempt -- but few can pull off.

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Preludes to Passion Manufacturer: Music for a G'day Pro ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Bartók, Béla | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Copland | Copland, Aaron | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Hindemith | Hindemith, Paul | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Martinu | Martinu, Bohuslav | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Poulenc | Poulenc, Francis | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Schickele | Schickele, Peter | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Character Pieces | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Choruses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Bolero | Latin Music | Styles | Music A Cappella | Folk | Styles | Music Classical | Indie Music | Stores | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Bolero | Latin Music | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Bolero | Latin Music | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music ASIN: B00005OBD8 Release Date: 2001-08-20

Tracks:

1. Peter Schickele: Michael Praetorius
2. Steven Rosenhaus: The Kiss
3. Bohuslav Martinu: The Fifth Day of the Fifth Moon
4. Francis Poulenc: Sicilienne from 'Suite Francaise'
5. Eric Ewazen: The Resplendent Quetzel
6. Sting: The Secret Marriage
7. Bela Bartok: Wedding Song from Poniky
8. Leo Kraft: Arietta from Partita for Piano
9. Aaron Copland: In Evening Air
10. J.S. Bach: Allemande from French Suite No. IV
11. Paul Hindemith: The Swan from 'Six Chansons'
12. Steven Rosenhaus: The Kiss-Reprise

Album Description

"Preludes to Passion:" is an invitation to beautiful and intimate piano works. Each composition--though brief and evanescent--resonates with emotion, enveloping the listener.

Several works are vocal in origin and evolved into stunning keyboard works. Bartok's "Wedding Song" was composed for mixed chorus and accompaniment. The choral parts "sing" beautifully from the piano and joined with the original accompaniment, transform the song into a dramatic two-piano expression of love and regret. Hindemith's "The Swan," written for four-part a cappella chorus is passionately re-expressed at the keyboard, with Rilke's poem recited alongside. And, the heartbeat and emotion of Sting's "The Secret Marriage" joined with cello, touches the listener.

"Preludes to Passion" beckons the listener to experience timeless, passionate gestures from the intimate realm of the keyboard.

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