For the Sake of Love

1. Paradise

2. NightBeach

3. Keeping the Dream Alive

4. Free Tibet

5. For the Sake of Love

6. Dancing Cranes

7. Song of Hope

8. Forgotten Child

9. Look Inside You

10. Future Song

11. Dancing

Editorial Reviews

About the Artist
DreamSinger is the ethereal voice of singer/songwriter and activist, Demian Elaine' Yumei, supported by the musical artistry of Stacey Young.

Demian has been a soloist since 12, but didn't write her first song until she was in her 30's, "Future Song", which was the culmination of an intense two year journey of healing from childhood abuse, and a life-time journey of trying to find her voice silenced from that abuse. This song set the tone and created a vision of purpose for all her subsequent songs.

Stacey Young is a multi-instrumentalist and composer and has been writing songs and performing in various bands since his early teen years. Stacey records and produces in his digital and analog recording studio, Axis Studios, in Wrightsville PA, with over 25 years experience.

DreamSinger has performed at various events for issues that range from victim's rights and concern for the environment to writing and performing a musical monologue on behalf of the female Chinese detainees of the "Golden Venture", as well as, performances of "Keeping the Dream Alive", in front of the Chinese embassy in Washington, D.C. to honor the students of Tiananmen Square.

Demian has been interviewed by Radio Free Asia and written up in various Asian publications.

DreamSinger is committed to using their music to uplift the human spirit and to support others on their own healing journeys.

Product Description
"For the Sake of Love" is a tribute in song to the healing journey. Centered on personal and global healing with a Celtic feel to some music and Asian flavor to others, the songs range from a single ethereal voice and exquisite piano to full harmonies and orchestration, driving rhythms and percussive expression. The lyrics are inspiring and intimate, written from Demian's personal experience in overcoming childhood abuse.

"Keeping the Dream Alive" written for the Tiananmen Square Students and performed in front of the Chinese Embassy in Washington, D.C., as well as "Free Tibet" are on this CD.

Tracks:

Music Of The Latin Rite: Ave Maria
Music Of The Latin Rite: Loquebantur variis linguis
Music Of The Latin Rite: Miserere mei
Haec dies
Music Of The Latin Rite: Ave verum corpus
Music Of The Reformation: If Ye Love Me
Music Of The Reformation: Hide Not Thou Thy Face
Music Of The Reformation: Lord, For Thy Tender Mercy's Sake
Music Of The Reformation: O Clap Your Hands
Music Of The Reformation: Bow Thine Ear
Music Of The Reformation: Hosanna To The Son Of David
Music Of The Restoration: Lord, How Long Wilt Thou Be Angry
Music Of The Restoration: Thou Knowest, Lord
Music Of The Restoration: Hear My Prayer, O Lord
The Anglican Revival And The Twentieth Century: Beati quorum via
The Anglican Revival And The Twentieth Century: This Joyful Eastertide
The Anglican Revival And The Twentieth Century: Sing Lullaby
The Anglican Revival And The Twentieth Century: A Spotless Rose
The Anglican Revival And The Twentieth Century: What Cheer?
The Anglican Revival And The Twentieth Century: O Taste And See
The Anglican Revival And The Twentieth Century: A Hymn To The Virgin
The Anglican Revival And The Twentieth Century: Jesus Christ The Apple Tree
The Anglican Revival And The Twentieth Century: Faire Is The Heaven
Anthems And Introits: Rejoice In The Lord
Anthems And Introits: Remember Not, Lord, Our Offences
Anthems And Introits: Come, Let's Rejoice
Anthems And Introits: When David Heard
Anthems And Introits: I Sat Down Under His Shadow
Anthems And Introits: These Are They That Follow The Lamb
Latin Motets: Christe Jesu, pastor bone
Latin Motets: O beatum et sacrosanctum diem
Latin Motets: Nunc dimittis
Latin Motets: O vos omnes
Latin Motets: Factum est silentium
Latin Motets: Justorum animae
Settings Of Hymns And Other Poetry: Hail, Gladdening Light
Settings Of Hymns And Other Poetry: A Hymn To The Mother Of God
Settings Of Hymns And Other Poetry: Hymn For The Dormition Of The Mother Of God
Settings Of Hymns And Other Poetry: They Are At Rest
Settings Of Hymns And Other Poetry: A Litany
Settings Of Hymns And Other Poetry: Nolo mortem peccatoris
Settings Of Hymns And Other Poetry: O nata lux
Settings Of Hymns And Other Poetry: Loving Shepherd Of Thy Sheep
Prayer Settings: The Lord's Prayer
Prayer Settings: In manus tuas
Prayer Settings: Bring Us, O Lord God

Customer Reviews:

My favorite album. English church music at its finest........2005-10-06

Whether you have a couple dozen albums of English choral music or whether you're looking for an introduction to English choral music, this two CD collection is a must. Here you will find a wide selection of sacred favorites, from Gregorian chant to Ralph Vaughan Williams. It's a misnomer to call it "Anglican," since this would exclude (in addition to, of course, the pre-Reformation Latin hymns) the likes of Thomas Tallis and William Byrd -- both Catholics that kept to the ancient faith despite Elizabeth's (albeit relatively mild) persecutions. Tallis and Byrd set the standard in the 16th century for the distinctive "Englishness" (as opposed to Continental European) style of English choral music, with its soaring majesty yet somehow coupled with a subtle and sustained beauty (as opposed to the Continental ups and downs and often tiresome exaggerations). For those of us in the English-speaking world, this is our heritage. Let's treasure it. As for the recording itself, the mixing is superb. While listening, it's quite easy to imagine yourself in the beautiful King's College Chapel or perhaps heaven itself.

The grand tradition of English music.......2005-09-23

Recorded in the Lady Chapel of Ely Cathedral, the Cambridge Singers under the direction of John Rutter produced a duo of discs dedicated to Music of the English Church previously issued as two separate discs, 'Hail, Gladdening Light', and its companion piece, 'Faire is the Heaven'. The discs here are straight copies of those discs; hence, if you have those already, there is no need to purchase this - on the other hand, if you do not have the other discs, this is a bargain.

--Music--
This is all unaccompanied music, sung in a cathedral chapel acoustically suited for such music. The first disc has four primary sections: Music of the Latin Rite; Music of the Reformation; Music of the Restoration; and Anglican Revival and the twentieth century. The most famous composers in English music history -- Tallis, Byrd, Gibbons -- combine with later masters such as Purcell, Stanford, Howells, Walton, Britten and Vaughan Williams to form a truly masterful collection. These are anthems, hymns and other liturgical pieces that have remained important in Anglican worship, and can be often heard in situ on Sundays around the world. However, the Cambridge Singers bring their special music talent to the task, producing a good standard bearer for music of the English Church.

On the second disc, there are six Latin motets, set by composers such as Taverner, Howells, Stanford, Vaughan Williams, Philips and Dering. Anthens and Introits include notables Tomkins and Purcell, and lesser-known composers such as Amner, Bairstow and Goss. Hymns span the range from old to modern, including a hymn by John Rutter himself. The disc ends with three prayer settings, including one by the underappreciated John Sheppard, and another from William Harris, whose hymn serves as the title to the companion disc. These anthems and hymns show a powerful range of music, yet show a consistent tone also that makes it rather distinctive of the music of the English church.

The group's power and grace is second to none, particularly when singing this kind of music in a place such as Ely Cathedral, arguably the most natural of settings possible.

--Liner Notes--
The notes for this recording include the titles and words of each anthem or hymn. The notes for each piece also includes brief biographical information of the composer, and unique information about each work, when particular composers are represented more than once. One thing conspicuously missing is much biographical information about John Rutter, or any descriptive information about the Cambridge Singers apart from the most basic of information.

--John Rutter--
Rutter was born in London and educated at Clare College, Cambridge. This was where his career as a composer, arranger and conductor began. His early work was with groups at King's College Chapel at Cambridge as well as the Bath Choir and Philharmonic Orchestra. He has worked for the BBC providing music for educational series such as 'The Archaeology of the Bible Lands', until in 1979 he began forming the Cambridge Singers, and has continued a remarkable career of performance and recording as their director ever since.

--The Cambridge Singers--
The Cambridge Singers are a mixed choir of voices, many of whom were members of choir of Rutter's college, Clare College, Cambridge. While they specialise in English and Latin liturgical pieces, they have a wide range of recordings that span from modern compositions (including a remarkable requiem by Rutter) to English folk songs of the Middle Ages. Many are former members of the choir of Clare College and other Cambridge collegiate choirs (hence the name, Cambridge Singers). In the quarter-century since the founding, the Cambridge Singers have produced an impressive body of recordings.

music of great beauty.......2005-04-24

Pop one of these CDs into your car stero, turn up the volume and feel yourself drift into a sublime peace. Can music manifest the existence of God?

Excellent Selection, Excellent Performance.......2004-07-28

This two-CD compilation by the Cambridge Singers is truly very good. The repertoire is very diverse and only the best representations of composers and time periods are performed. ALthough most of the pieces were not written with a mixed choir in mind, the Cambridge Singers sing it so well you would not have had any idea. Their performances are careful and exquisite.

Best all-in-one English music CD ever.......2004-04-20

This is a re-release, as one set, of two of my favorite CDs ever: "Faire is the Heaven" and "Hail Gladdening Light" by the Cambridge singers. This is a fabulous compilation of everyone's favorite works from the English Cathedral tradition, all the way from Taverner (16th century) to Tavener (21st century). The selection of works is great and touches all the most important genres. The performance is exquisite, elegant, faultless. The Cambridge Singers have a softer, less edgy sound than the Tallis Scholars, and are more expressive, which may make them easier for some people to listen to, especially for the more recent works. They are no less musical. The Parsons Ave Maria alone brings one to tears. If you want an introduction to English church music, this is the CD to start with. Also makes a great gift, if you already love this music and want to introduce someone else to it.

Faire is the Heaven: Music of the English Church

Average customer rating:

The best!!!!!!!!!!
Far more than faire...
"Treasures of English Church Music": same music, better buy
Beautiful
John Rutter Presents English Chruch Music Through the Ages

Faire is the Heaven: Music of the English Church

Manufacturer: Collegium
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000031H7
Release Date: 1993-09-11

Tracks:

Ave Maria
Loquebantur variis linguis
Miserere mei
Haec dies
Ave verum corpus
If Ye Love Me
Hide Not Thou Thy Face
Lord, For Thy Tender Mercy's Sake
O Clap Your Hands
Bow Thine Ear
Hosanna To The Son Of David
Lord, How Long Wilt Thou Be Angry
Thou Knowest, Lord
Hear My Prayer, O Lord
Beati Quorum Via
This Joyful Eastertide
Sing Lullaby
A Spotless Rose
What Cheer?
O Taste And See
A Hymn To The Virgin
Jesus Christ The Apple Tree
Faire Is The Heaven

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There's no choir better than the Cambridge Singers for thoughtful, imaginative, cohesive programming, and for an ability to excel in performing music of various styles and periods. Here is a splendid example of this group's mastery of repertoire and choral technique, featuring some of the finest choral music ever written, from Tallis, Byrd, and Gibbons to Stanford, Howells, and Britten. --David Vernier

Customer Reviews:

The best!!!!!!!!!!.......2006-06-02

I am fond of sacred choral music, and I have listened to several groups and CDs. But I have yet to find any group with the superb quality of the Cambridge Singers! Under the direction of John Rutter their smooth, flawless music flows so seemingly effortlessly (though we know that much effort must be made for such angelic quality). The acoustics are awesome as the recording was recorded in an ancient cathedral. They say a whisper will resonate 5 seonds after the whisperer stops. And the selection of music as well is wonderful! There is a progression from the 1500s to the 1900s, and though all the music is nice the first portion is especially melodic, enchanting, relaxing, and inspiring!!! Therefore as the chorus, the recording sound, and the song selections are all EXCELLENT I would definitely recommend this CD to anyone! :)

Far more than faire..........2003-09-08

Recorded in the Lady Chapel of Ely Cathedral (the largest Lady Chapel in England), the Cambridge Singers under the direction of John Rutter produced a great work in this album. Originally produced as a vinyl album in 1982, it was remastered as a CD in 1988. The title derives from a hymn lyric, and the music consists of a sampling of the greatest English church music from the Middle Ages to the twentieth century. The music is meditative, uplifting, and elegant in simplicity and stunning vocal quality.

--Music--
This is all vocal music, unaccompanied by instruments. The disc has four primary sections: Music of the Latin Rite; Music of the Reformation; Music of the Restoration; and Anglican Revival and the twentieth century. The most famous composers in English music history -- Tallis, Byrd, Gibbons -- combine with later masters such as Purcell, Stanford, Howells, Walton, Britten and Vaughan Williams to form a truly masterful collection. These are anthems, hymns and other liturgical pieces that have remained important in Anglican worship, and can be often heard in situ on Sundays around the world. However, the Cambridge Singers bring their special music talent to the task, producing a good standard bearer for music of the English Church.

--Liner Notes--
The notes for this recording include the titles and words, in both Latin and English, for each of the pieces recorded here. It has a brief paragraph of introduction to each piece of music, relating it to its historic and musical contexts. One thing conspicuously missing is any significant biographical information about John Rutter, or any descriptive information about the Cambridge Singers apart from the basic, one-sentence description.

--John Rutter--
Rutter was born in London and educated at Clare College, Cambridge. This was where his career as a composer, arranger and conductor began. His early work was with groups at King's College Chapel at Cambridge as well as the Bath Choir and Philharmonic Orchestra. He has worked for the BBC providing music for educational series such as 'The Archaeology of the Bible Lands', until in 1979 he began forming the Cambridge Singers, and has continued a remarkable career of performance and recording as their director ever since.

--The Cambridge Singers--
The Cambridge Singers are a mixed choir of voices (about 28 voices for this recording), many of whom were members of choir of Rutter's college, Clare College, Cambridge. While they specialise in English and Latin liturgical pieces, they have a wide range of recordings that span from modern compositions (including a remarkable requiem by Rutter) to English folk songs of the Middle Ages.

"Treasures of English Church Music": same music, better buy.......2002-02-01

Thinking of purchasing the "Faire" and "Hail" CDs together? You will save money if you buy them in another guise: "Treasures of English Church Music." This 2-disk set is a reissue that combines Rutter's "Faire" and "Hail" CDs into a single package. You get the same disks for $12-$15 less.

Whatever the package, the music is gorgeous. Highly recommended.

Beautiful.......2001-08-22

Gorgeous sounding church music from early to 20th cent. A CD I play a lot - what more praise does it need?

John Rutter Presents English Chruch Music Through the Ages.......2000-08-19

In this atypical, that is, non-Christmas collection, John Rutter presents English church music from the 16th through the 20th centuries. While one may miss the absence of one or two compositions by Rutter himself, his capacity to achieve a unique sound with a choir is certainly here.

Tracks:

Just The Way You Are
Believe In Me
If We Ever Need Peace
Shaft II
Zeke The Freak
Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight
Don't Let Go
What Does It Take
A Few More Kisses To Go
Fever
Someone Will Take The Place Of You

Album Description

Full title - For The Sake Of Love/Don't Let Go. To one whole generation of music lovers, Isaac Hayes is the composer of 'Theme from Shaft' (the archetypal 'blaxploitation' film score), the Black Moses of Cool, the Hot Buttered Soul Man and, quite simply, a musical genius. To another generation (30 years removed) he's the voice of Chef, king of the school cafeteria, from animated television show South Park. Following his adventurous early 1970s commercial peak, Hayes made a comeback at the end of the decade with For the Sake of Love & Don't Let Go. Featuring two US R&B Top 40 hits 'Zeke the Freak' & 'Don't Let Go', the albums featured an impeccably produced blend of soul, disco & funk. One minute hitting hard with thumping dance beats (the two hits), the next captivating with prime, slow burning Ike fare ('Few More Kisses to Go', the heartfelt 'Don't Let Me Be Lonely'), the music displays

Album Details

Two Classic 70s Albums from the Master of Soul/Funk on One Digitally Remastered CD, for the First Time. Includes the Us R&B Top 40 Hits "Zeke the Freak" and "Don't Let Go". Impeccably Produced Soul, Disco and Funk - from Ornate, Sensual Grooves (The Slow Burning "Few More Kisses to Go") to Thumping Dance Beats (The Funky "Zeke the Freak").

Customer Reviews:

Isaac's second and third Polydor LPs finally on CD........2007-04-10

This long-overdue and much-anticipated CD reissue of two of Isaac Hayes' albums from the late-'70s is much welcome indeed. Granted, some of the uptempo disco tracks sound dated, trite and overproduced but the gorgeous slow-burn ballads are vintage Isaac Hayes on all counts. Despite changing trends, Isaac Hayes' music remained fresh and relevant and the two LPs reissued on this CD are (mostly) very fine and soulful.

Awesome!!!.......2004-02-28

Great 2 LP on 1 CD set!!! Re-mastered and on CD for the first time. Great songs!!! A must for fans of Isaac Hayes.

Average customer rating:

Beautiful melody but lacks variety

Being Julia
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Varese Sarabande
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00065U0NG
Release Date: 2004-11-16

Tracks:

Curtain Up
Real World - The Mills Brothers
Lift
Bei Mir Bist du Sch
Farewell My Love
Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries
Never Seen Them Shine Like That Before
Birthday Presents
It Will Only End in Tears
They Didn't Believe Me
Charades
I Saw the Light On
Am I Late
Not That Sort of Girl
Take a Break
Yes, Yes - Alison Jiear
Avice Gets the Part
Reunion - The Andrews Sisters
Play for the Other Side
Mad About the Boy
Jimmy's Magic
Avice Takes a Bow
For Old Times' Sake
Laird O'Drumblair
Stage Is Set
Curtain Call
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
Quite Alone

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Based on Somerset Maugham's middling novel Theater, Annette Bening stars as the title character, an aging star of the London stage whose life and the melodramas she performs have come to mirror each other. Composer Mychael Danna sets those conflicts to a score that emphasizes theatrical surfaces and rigid role-playing, utilizing a finely honed classical pastiche approach with parallels to his previous period-evoking work on Vanity Fair. His cues here are rooted in the light romantic chamber music of the 19th century, though they frequently bristle with a more contemporary energy and aplomb. Offering counterpoint to Danna's dignified, oft-precious classical confections and mining the story's more sensual human dimensions are pop chestnuts from the era (The Andrews Sisters' saucy "Bei Mir Bist Du Schon" and Mills Brothers' jaunty "Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries"), as well as fine contemporary takes of "They Didn't Believe Me" and Noel Coward's "Mad About the Boy" by Denzel Sinclair and Alison Jicar's elegant read of "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes." --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

Beautiful melody but lacks variety.......2005-04-11

Being Julia OST has a beautiful main melody which occurs over and over again throughout the tracks. I especially like "Curtain Up" and "Quite Alone". However, Being Julia OST doesn't have other strong melody to show along side with the main melody which seems a little too simple for a complete album. The movie is great too. Annette Bening's performance is outstanding.

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For the Sake of Love
Tashan
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Release Date: 1994-01-11

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Tempted
Been a Long Time
Ecstatic
For the Sake of Love
Single and Lonely
Still in Love
Love Is Forever
Romatnically Inspired
Control of Me
Insane
All I Ever Do
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American Classics - MacDowell: Complete Songs / Tharp, Barbagallo

Average customer rating:

Good performance of good music
Tepid music, tepid performances

American Classics - MacDowell: Complete Songs / Tharp, Barbagallo
Edward MacDowell , James Barbagallo , and Steven Tharp
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MacDowell: Piano Music, Vol. 1
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ASIN: B00000IXIX
Release Date: 1999-06-01

Tracks:

Two Songs, Op.34: Menie
Two Songs, Op.34: My Jean
Drei Lieder, Op.33: Bitte (A Request)
Drei Lieder, Op.33: Geistliches Wiegenlied (Cradle Hymn)
Drei Lieder, Op.33: Idylle (Idyll)
Three Songs, Op.60: Tyrant Love
Three Songs, Op.60: Fair Springtide
Three Songs, Op.60: To The Golden Rod
Six Love Songs, Op.40: Sweet Blue-Eyed Maid
Six Love Songs, Op.40: Sweetheart, Tell Me
Six Love Songs, Op.40: Thy Beaming Eyes
Six Love Songs, Op.40: For Sweet Love's Sake
Six Love Songs, Op.40: O, Lovely Rose
Six Love Songs, Op.40: I Ask But This
Drei Lieder, Op.11: My Love And I Sat Close Together
Drei Lieder, Op.11: You Love Me Not
Drei Lieder, Op.11: The Skies, Where The Stars Are Glowing
Zwei Lieder, Op.12: Night Song
Zwei Lieder, Op.12: The Band Of Roses
From An Old Garden, Op.26: The Pansy
From An Old Garden, Op.26: The Myrtle
From An Old Garden, Op.26: The Clover
From An Old Garden, Op.26: The Yellow Daisy
From An Old Garden, Op.26: The Bluebell
From An Old Garden, Op.26: The Mignonette
Eight Songs, Op.47: The Robin Sings In The Apple Tree
Eight Songs, Op.47: Midsummer Lullaby
Eight Songs, Op.47: Folksong
Eight Songs, Op.47: Confidence
Eight Songs, Op.47: The West Wind Croons In The Cedar Trees
Eight Songs, Op.47: In The Woods
Eight Songs, Op.47: The Sea
Eight Songs, Op.47: Through The Meadow
Two Old Songs, Op.9: Deserted
Two Old Songs, Op.9: Slumber Song
Four Songs, Op.56: Long Ago, Sweetheart Mine
Four Songs, Op.56: The Swan Bent Low To The Lily
Four Songs, Op.56: A Maid Sings Light
Four Songs, Op.56: As The Gloaming Shadows Creep
Three Songs, Op.58: Constancy
Three Songs, Op.58: Sunrise
Three Songs, Op.58: Merry Maiden Spring

Customer Reviews:

Good performance of good music.......2002-04-05

I find less to criticize than others in this music and performance. If you know MacDowell, you know the kinds of things to expect from these songs. Not great music, but still beautiful genteel songs. MacDowell lets the lyricism flow smoothly. Most of the songs float along in the 6/8 rhythm MacDowell used so often. Concentrating on the melodic line, some of the occasional awkwardly thorny harmonies you can find in his miniatures fade into the background. Indeed, some may think the piano is too far in the background here. Too bad, because the late James Barbagallo obviously had quite a gift for MacDowell interpretation. Check out his recordings of MacDowell's solo piano works. What of tenor Tharp? Some may find his voice a little too thin, with a bit too much vibrato. But I say the songs are well sung regardless. Maybe the problem is that the songs really required a woman's voice. But what's done is done. These complete songs needed to be recorded, and this performance quite adequate, reservations notwithstanding. Over all, I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this recording.

Tepid music, tepid performances.......2000-03-26

I'm sorry to have to say it, but this recording contains music that is undistinguished in performances that are competent only. The music is Grieg-and-water. The American tenor's voice is light-weight and charmless. The pianist is excellent. You can't beat the price, though, if you really want to hear this repertoire.

Average customer rating:

Buy it for Rysanek

Cherubini: Medea [Highlights]

Manufacturer: Gala
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ASIN: B00000FXLA
Release Date: 2000-06-06

Tracks:

Act I: 'O Love, Come To Me!' - Lucia Popp
Act I: 'Sire! A Woman' - Nicolai Ghiuselev/Leonie Rysanek/Lucia Popp/Bruno Prevedi...
Act I: 'Here You Must Tremble' - Nicolai Ghiuselev/Lucia Popp/VPO
Act I: 'You Are Silent, Jason' - Leonie Rysanek/Bruno Prevedi
Act I: 'The Mother Of Your Children' - Leonie Rysanek
Act I: 'Threats, Prayers, Grief Are Fruitless Here!' - Bruno Prevedi
Act I: 'Heartless Enemies' - Leonie Rysanek/Bruno Prevedi
Act II: 'For Pity's Sake At Least' - Leonie Rysanek/Nicolai Ghiuselev/Margarita Lilowa
Act II: 'Medea, O Medea!' - Margarita Lilowa
Act II: 'Only To Shed A Tear With You' - Margarita Lilowa
Act III: Intro - Horst Stein/VPO
Act III: 'Gods, Come To Me' - Leonie Rysanek/Margarita Lilowa
Act III: 'Nothing Will Ever Overcome The Horror' - Leonie Rysanek
Act III: 'Neris, What Did You Do' - Leonie Rysanek/Margarita Lilowa
Act III: 'What Then? I Am Medea!' - Leonie Rysanek/Bruno Prevedi/Margarita Lilowa

Customer Reviews:

Buy it for Rysanek.......2000-11-19

This disc preserves the choicest moments from the premiere of an August Everding production at the Vienna State Opera in 1972. The sound is good, and the well-filled disc includes most of the opera, omitting only some of the longer instrumental and choral scenes. This should be no one's first version, but as a supplement it's essential in order to experience Rysanek's Medea. Rysanek adds important nuances to this character unavailable in other recordings.

The great Austrian soprano was not a natural fit for Medea. She has problems with the coloratura, simplifying some of Cherubini's more awkward phrases. Her intonation is chancy, too, and this is the only recording of her's I've ever heard in which she sounds tired at the end. (Not surprisingly, since this is one of the most strenuous roles in all of opera.) Yet I know of no more moving rendition of the final scene than Rysanek's. Here Medea is less a crazed beast than a deeply hurt, wronged woman, and she emerges as a much more sympathetic figure than Callas's Medea ever did. For all of Callas's skill, I find her Medea unlikeable, even a bit of a caricature: hysterical, monstrous, harpie-like. I'm not surprised in the least when she kills her children to avenge Jason. Rysanek's Medea, in contrast, is a needy, deeply emotional, very feminine figure who sounds rather like Sieglinde gone wrong. She is driven to her horrible deeds by profound psychological pain, which Rysanek conveys magnificently. "Numi, venite a me" is heartbreaking in its sadness. One senses that this Medea has not convinced herself that her actions are right, but performs them out of fear and hurt. Her final phrase is as much a self-indictment as an accusation of Jason--it must have been chilling to experience live. As always with this singer, she doesn't just act the role well, she *lives* it.

Tracks:

Ave Maria
Let Thy Merciful Ears
This Day Christ Was Born
Call To Remembrance
O Lord, In Thy Wrath
Lord, For Thy Tender Mercy's Sake
Salvator Mundi
Hosanna To The Son Of David
Give Almes Of Thy Goods
Hosanna To The Son Of David
When David Heard
Ave Verum Corpus
When David Heard
Haec Dies
O Lord, Arise
Ascendit Deus
Factum Est Silentium
O Lord, The Maker
If Ye Love Me
O Nata Lux
Sing Joyfully

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Music at its best - English Church Music.......2003-11-21

If you only had these to sing, one surely wouldn't miss those very difficult ones with foreign words. Makes one very homesick for the old country

Silence & Beyond: Giora Feidman Plays Ora Bat Chaim

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An intense source of joy and pleasure

Silence & Beyond: Giora Feidman Plays Ora Bat Chaim
Alan Cox , Giora Feidman , Melanie Feld , Gil Goldstein , Joe Basar , and Antony Falanga
Manufacturer: Koch Schwann (Germ.)
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000001SXS
Release Date: 1997-08-19

Tracks:

Skipping-Dilugim (Improv. No. 19)
Im Waltz Spirit (Improv. No. 13)
The Grain Of Sand-Garger Chol
Not For Our Sake-Lo Lano (Bass clarinet)
Beyond The Now (Improv. No. 8)
In The Self-B'tochi (Improv. No. 15)
In Silence And Joy-Bidmama Daka V'kol Simcha (Basset Horn)
Love and Joy-Ahava V'hasimcha
Elokim Eli Ata
A Prayer (Improv. No. 11)
Psalm Of Thanks-Mizmor L'toda (Bass Clarinet)
The Golem (Improv. No. 20)
At Dawn-Im Shachar
In Freilach Spirit (Improv. No. 9)

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An intense source of joy and pleasure.......2001-02-04

It was through total coincidence that i discovered this album on my way back home after a tiring workday, in my friend's car. As the clarinet started sounding through a perfect sound system I was suddenly drawn into a mystic, light atmosphere surrounded with pastel colors where figures were dancing to and fro. The whole day's stress disappeared instantly, I felt light and part of this dreamworld. It was many minutes later that I realised I had stopped talking to my friend, and my eyes were closed. When I opened my eyes, there she was smiling. She had been watching me. She said "I new this would happen". Next day I was hunting for this album all over the city, not just for myself but also to use in my emotional intelligence workshops for professionals.

Dido and Aeneas / de Los Angeles, Glossop, Harper, ECO, Barbirolli

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Dido and Aeneas / de Los Angeles, Glossop, Harper, ECO, Barbirolli
Henry Purcell , Sir John Barbirolli , John McCarthy , Victoria de Los Angeles , Peter Glossop , English Chamber Orchestra , Heather Harper , Patricia Johnson , Raymond Leppard , Ambrosian Singers , Sibyl Michelow , and Elizabeth Robson
Manufacturer: EMI Records [All429]
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00002585D
Release Date: 2000-10-24

Tracks:

Ov - ECO/Sir John Barbirolli
Act One, Scene One: Shake The Cloud From Off Your Brow - Heather Harper
Act One, Scene One: Banish Sorrow, Banish Care - Ambrosian Singers/John McCarthy
Act One, Scene One: Ah! Belinda, I Am Prest With Torment - Victoria De Los Angeles
Act One, Scene One: Grief Increases By Concealing - Heather Harper/Victoria De Los Angeles
Act One, Scene One: When Monarchs Unite - Ambrosian Singers/John McCarthy
Act One, Scene One: Whence Could So Much Virute Spring? - Victoria De Los Angeles
Act One, Scene One: Fear No Danger To Ensure - Heather Harper/Elizabeth Robson/Ambrosian Singers/John McCarthy
Act One, Scene One: See, Your Royal Guest Appears - Heather Harper/Peter Glossop/Victoria De Los Angeles
Act One, Scene One: Cupid Only Throws The Dart - Ambrosian Singers/John McCarthy
Act One, Scene One: If Not For Mine, For Empire's Sake - Peter Glossop
Act One, Scene One: Pursue Thy Conquest, Love - Heather Harper
Act One, Scene One: To The Hills And The Vales - Ambrosian Singers/John McCarthy
Act One, Scene One: The Triumphing Dance - ECO/Sir John Barbirolli
Act One, Scene Two: Wayward Sisters - Patricia Johnson/Clare Walmesley
Act One, Scene Two: Harms's Our Delight And Mischief All Our Skill - Ambrosian Singers/John McCarthy
Act One, Scene Two: The Queen Of Carthage, Whom We Hate - Patricia Johnson/Ambrosian Singers/John McCarthy
Act One, Scene Two: Ruin'd Ere The Set Of Sun? - Clare Walmesley/Sybil Michelow/Patricia Johnson/Ambrosian Singers/John McCarthy
Act One, Scene Two: But, Ere We This Perform - Clare Walmesley/Sybil Michelow
Act One, Scene Two: In Our Deep Vaulted Cell - Ambrosian Singers/John McCarthy
Act One, Scene Two: Echo Dance Of Furies - ECO/Sir John Barbirolli
Act Two: Ritornelle - ECO/Sir John Barbirolli
Act Two: Thanks To These Lonesome Vales - Heather Harper/Ambrosian Singers/John McCarthy
Act Two: Oft She Visits This Lov'd Mountain - Elizabeth Robson
Act Two: Behold, Upon My Bending Spear - Peter Glossop/Victoria De Los Angeles
Act Two: Haste, Haste To Town - Heather Harper/Ambrosian Singers/John McCarthy
Act Two: Stay, Prince! And Hear Great Jove's Command - Sybil Michelow/Peter Glossop
Act Three: Come Away, Fellow Sailors - Robert Tear/Ambrosian Singers/John McCarthy
Act Three: Sailors' Dance - ECO/Sir John Barbirolli
Act Three: See The Flags And Streamers Curling - Patricia Johnson/Clare Walmesley/Sybil Michelow
Act Three: Our Next Motion Must Be To Storm Her Lover - Patricia Johnson
Act Three: Destruction's Our Delight - Ambrosian Singers/John McCarthy
Act Three: Witches' Dance - ECO/Sir John Barbirolli
Act Three: Your Counsel All Is Urg'd In Vain - Victoria De Los Angeles/Heather Harper/Peter Glossop
Act Three: Great Minds Against Themselves Conspire - Ambrosian Singers/John McCarthy
Act Three: Thy Hand, Belinda - Victoria De Los Angeles
Act Three: When I Am Laid In Earth - Victoria De Los Angeles
Act Three: With Drooping Wings - Ambrosian Singers/John McCarthy

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