From the Heights

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10. Mama India

11. Wara

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Average customer rating: Do songs get any better than How Do You Talk To An Angel? 14 Tracks

The Heights "Music From the Television Show" Manufacturer: capital ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items: Jamie Walters Ride Sheriff Paintings in My Mind Beverly Hills 90210: The Soundtrack ASIN: B00064X926

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-----14 TRACKS-------1. 3:59 Barnes, Cain, Vallance/ I'm Still On Your Side 2. 4:29 Diesal, D. Tate/ Rear View Mirror 3. 3:43 James Walters/ So Hot 4. 3:47 Coffing, Tyrell, Tyrell/ How Do You Talk To An Angel 5. 4:08 D. Palmer, S. Tyrell/ Children of the Night 6. 3:22 Tyrell, Coffing, Tyrell/ Common Ground 7. 2:55 Tyrell, Coffing, Tyrell/ Battleground 8. 3:56 Dave Mason/ Feelin' Alright 9. 4:31 Ken Garito/ Natalie 10. 2:38 Bristol, Fuqua, Bullock/ What Does It Take (To Win Your Love) 11. 3:54 Shawn Thompson/ The Man You Used To Be (A Song For Dad) 12. 3:10 Zachary Throne/ Joanne 13. 2:44 Shawn Thompson/ Strongest Man Alive 14. 3:52 Calnan, Finnigan, Gruska/ Friendship

Customer Reviews:

Do songs get any better than How Do You Talk To An Angel?.......2004-12-11

No, they most certainly do not!

I think this band would have been more succesful if instead of calling themselves The Heights, they had called themselves The Widths. It's much catchier sounding.

14 Tracks.......2004-09-28

-----14 TRACKS-------1. 3:59 Barnes, Cain, Vallance/ I'm Still On Your Side 2. 4:29 Diesal, D. Tate/ Rear View Mirror 3. 3:43 James Walters/ So Hot 4. 3:47 Coffing, Tyrell, Tyrell/ How Do You Talk To An Angel 5. 4:08 D. Palmer, S. Tyrell/ Children of the Night 6. 3:22 Tyrell, Coffing, Tyrell/ Common Ground 7. 2:55 Tyrell, Coffing, Tyrell/ Battleground 8. 3:56 Dave Mason/ Feelin' Alright 9. 4:31 Ken Garito/ Natalie 10. 2:38 Bristol, Fuqua, Bullock/ What Does It Take (To Win Your Love) 11. 3:54 Shawn Thompson/ The Man You Used To Be (A Song For Dad) 12. 3:10 Zachary Throne/ Joanne 13. 2:44 Shawn Thompson/ Strongest Man Alive 14. 3:52 Calnan, Finnigan, Gruska/ Friendship

Average customer rating: All-American Fun A great listening pleasure. Better than some other selections I wish I could give more than 5 stars This music needs a lot less diva Bringing American opera to the forefront

Renée Fleming - I Want Magic! ~ American Opera Arias George Gershwin , Carlisle Floyd , Leonard Bernstein , Douglas S. Moore , Bernard Herrmann , Gian Carlo Menotti , Igor Stravinsky , Samuel Barber , André Previn , Metropolitan Opera Orchestra , James Levine , and Renée Fleming Manufacturer: Decca 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 Gershwin | Gershwin, George | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Herrmann | Herrmann, Bernard | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Menotti | Menotti, Gian Carlo | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Previn, André | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Stravinsky | Stravinsky, Igor | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Arias | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music English | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Fleming, Renee | C to G | Featured Performers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music The Decca Records Store | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: Renée Fleming Renee Fleming - The Beautiful Voice ~ Gounod, Lehaair, Orff, Puccini, Rachmaninov, Strauss Reneé Fleming & Jean-Yves Thibaudet - Night Songs (Fauré, Debussy, Marx, Strauss, Rachmaninov) Renée Fleming: Bel Canto Renée Fleming - Signatures ~ Great Opera Scenes / Sir Georg Solti ASIN: B00000AFR4 Release Date: 1998-09-15

Tracks:

1. Wuthering Heights: I Have Dreamt
2. The Ballad Of Baby Doe: The Letter Song
3. The Medium: Monica's Waltz
4. Porgy And Bess: Summertime
5. Porgy And Bess: My Man's Gone Now
6. Candide: Glitter And Be Gay
7. Susannah: Ain't It A Pretty Night
8. Susannah: The Trees on the Mountains
9. The Rake's Progress: No Word From Tom ... I Go, I Go To Him
10. VANESSA: He Has Come, He Has Come
11. A Streetcar Named Desire: I Want Magic!

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Like Dawn Upshaw's The World So Wide on Nonesuch, this program is such an inviting cross section of American opera of the last 50 years, you wonder why more of it hasn't been recorded. Composers include Carlisle Floyd, Douglas Moore, Samuel Barber, and Gian Carlo Menotti, whose childlike "Monica's Waltz" from the otherwise lurid opera The Medium is a highlight. Old favorites are here, such as Gershwin's "Summertime." And new favorites, too: Andre Previn's forthcoming "A Streetcar Named Desire" graciously offers Straussian lushness and bitonal wind-instrument details suggesting Blanche DuBois's mind departing from reality, all sounding remarkably true to Previn's pre-World War II upbringing in Berlin. This dramatically alert arioso isn't so melodically memorable but makes all necessary dramatic points eloquently. Though she performs vividly throughout, Fleming often lets her vocal tone overwhelm articulation of the words--a middling drawback. And comedy is not her thing: Bernstein's "Glitter and Be Gay" is way too hammy. --David Patrick Stearns

Customer Reviews:

All-American Fun.......2007-01-01

I love this CD. It's so incredibly American. It features American lyric soprano Renee Fleming singing American opera arias. Ms. Fleming is capably accompanied by the Met orchestra, America's best opera orchestra, conducted by another distinguished American, Maestro James Levine. The only way this CD could be more American is if it were released on July 4th, with two baseball tickets included. I'm grateful that Decca made this release.

This CD starts out very strong with a gorgeous aria "I have dreamt" from "Wuthering Heights". I've never seen this opera nor heard of this opera. If the opera is half as good as the aria, I would love to see it. Renee cruises through "The Letter Song" from "The Ballad of Baby Doe" with heartfelt interpretation. "Monica's Waltz" is not one of my favorite arias in the world, but Ms. Fleming sings it beautifully.

Here's where we depart, and the reason I gave this CD only 4 stars. First, Renee sings two arias from "Porgy and Bess": "Summertime" and "My Man's Gone Now". Renee's voice is way too rich and lush for these arias. Listen to Renee sing it, then listen to the gold standard, Leontyne Price. You'll see what I mean. Renee's rendition of "My Man's Gone Now" was just way too pretty. The score calls for some extended glissandos, which are supposed to be wails of grief. Renee sang the glissandos beautifully, but no grief was in sight. Her next choice "Glitter and Be Gay" from "Candide" is just not a good choice for her. I think even Renee would tell you that a voice like hers is just not right for Cunegonde. This aria (and role) calls for a smaller voice. [...].

Then Renee reminds me of why I love her in the first place, by returning to two arias from "Susannah", a signature role for her. Her performances of "Ain't it a pretty night!" and "The trees on the mountains" are too good for words. She completely understands this role, and communicates the mood in these arias right through your speakers. Just imagine how good it must be live!

Renee closes with "No word from Tom" (The Rake's Progress), "He has come, he has come!" (Vanessa), and "I want magic! (A Streetcar Named Desire). I wish more opera companies would produce "The Rake's Progress". This is a wonderful opera by an "adopted" American composer, Igor Stravinsky. The aria from "Streetcar" is kind of an odd choice to close this CD, but Renee did premiere the role of Blanche in this Previn piece with the SF Opera. So maybe it's not so strange after all.

Highly recommended for fans of Renee Fleming, and those who need to add some good old American opera to round out their Puccini collections. This is a nice performance record by a woman surely destined to be one of the greatest lyric sopranos in history.

A great listening pleasure. Better than some other selections.......2006-04-05

'I Want Magic' sung by superstar mezzo Renee Fleming, backed by James Levine and his Metropolitan Opera Orchestra follows the same pattern of severa of Fleming's other releases, in that there is one widely known and very familiar piece (Gershwin's 'Summertime' from 'Porgy and Bess') plus many less familiar pieces.

The theme of all the pieces is that they are arias from American operas, all in English. And, I get a lot more from this selection than I do from, for example, her recording of Shubert Lieder. One thing I learn is how totally typical is Leonard Bernstein's piece from 'Candide', which sounds like it stepped right out of a production of 'The Fantasticks'. Gershwin's two great songs, on the other hand, are icons of American music and even Herrmann's movie song from Wuthering Heights makes Bernstein's song sound ordinary.

But, the album is really all about Fleming's realization of these songs, which is simply nothing less than spectacular. While I tend to prefer hearing works 'in situ', Fleming's talent is so great that hearing her do eleven pieces out of context is worth it. The album is also more interesting than the average collection of Lieder in that it has the backing of a major American dramatic orchestra.

Better than average Fleming choice.

I wish I could give more than 5 stars.......2005-09-30

This recording is truly wonderful! I really feel that American composers have written some incredible things. I think that American opera is much better than British opera, with the exception of Benjamin Britten. My favorites on this track are actually all of them, but if I had to choose, I would pick: "No word from Tom" (The Rakes Progress, Stravinsky), "Ain't it a pretty night" (Sussanah, Floyd), "Glitter and be Gay" (Candide, Bernstein), and my absolute favorite "Monica's Waltz" (The Medium, Menotti). This is such a great album. Some of Renee's diction isn't completely clear, but that's opera. In order to acheive a beautiful sound, especially in English, certain vowels need to be altered. ESPECIALLY for the soprano voice. When singing so high, certain vowels and consonants need to be altered a bit. Anyway, it's an incredible album!!

This music needs a lot less diva.......2005-09-18

Renee Fleming has a glorious voice, and there's not a note here that isn't ravishing. Decca's engineers have caught the voice very well, and Levine's conducting is all it could be. The problem? Well, having her sing Summertime and My Man's Gone NOw was a bad idea, not only because both are cliches. Felming has a hard time sounding emotionally natural. She tends to apply her incredible voice with diva-like self-consciousness and play-acted emotion far too often.

Which means that her CD recitals are hit-and-miss. Glitter and Be Gay is a disaster here because she tries to be funny and winds up being self-conscious and embarrassing. But the big aria form Susannah, a role Fleming sings at the Met, is perfect. I expected a lot more adventurousness from this American collection, since Felming is, after all, an American singer. But it's mostly overplayed, like Puccini in English, sobs and all. I enjoyed the voice, but after a while the mannerisms became tiresome.

Bringing American opera to the forefront.......2005-01-20

American opera is not as well-known to many people because it can be complex, both musically and dramatically, and requires amazing vocal technique to sing things that sound simple. Fleming's recording highlights some familiar arias (the Susannah arias, for example) as well as some that are almost unknown. If you are an opera fan, and especially if you want to learn more about American opera, this CD is a great place to start. My favorite: Glitter and Be Gay, from Bernstein's Candide. Wow.

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A Fascination with Heights Half String Manufacturer: Independent Project ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Dream Pop | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B000001YQ5 Release Date: 1996-10-28

Tracks:

1. Shell Life
2. Backstroke
3. Hurrah?
4. (...)
5. Departures
6. Fascination With Heights
7. Momentum
8. Lolligag
9. Apathy Parade
10. Numbers and Fingers

Average customer rating: Another example of great playing Elegie with a trumpet Poetic

Elegie Manufacturer: Teldec ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Brahms | Brahms, Johannes | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gershwin | Gershwin, George | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Gliere, Reinhold | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Leoncavallo | Leoncavallo, Ruggiero | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Liszt | Liszt, Franz | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Mascagni | Mascagni, Pietro | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Massenet | Massenet, Jules | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Ravel, Maurice | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rachmaninov | Rachmaninov, Sergei | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Schubert | Schubert, Franz | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Robert Schumann | Schumann, Robert | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Tchaikovsky | Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | 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 Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music English | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Sergei Nakariakov - No Limit From Moscow With Love Sergei Nakariakov - Carmen Fantasy Trumpet Concertos Sergei Nakariakov ~ Ravel · Gershwin · Bernstein · Glazunov - Trumpet Works ASIN: B000000S9P Release Date: 1997-07-29

Tracks:

1. Widmung - Myrthen Op. 25, No. 1
2. Standchen - Schwanengesang D 957, No. 4
3. How Fair Is This Spot - Twelve Songs Op. 21, No. 7
4. Oh No, I Beg You, Forsake Me Not - Six Songs Op. 4, No. 1
5. Oh! quand je dors
6. Habanera - Rapsodie espagnole
7. In An Outburst Of Tenderness - Op. 6, No. 3
8. How Long, My Friend? - Six Songs Op. 4, No. 6
9. Wie Melodien zieht es mir - Five Songs Op. 105, No. 1
10. That My Grief Were With You - Op. 28, No. 3
11. Not The Wind, Blowing From The Heights - In Spring Op. 43, No. 2
12. Elegie
13. Does The Day Reign? - Seven Songs Op. 47, No. 6
14. Entreaty
15. Sapphische Ode - Five Songs Op. 94, No. 4
16. Oh, Do Not Grieve - Twelve Songs Op. 14, No. 8
17. Vocalise
18. Iris
19. Kaddisch - Deux melodies hebraiques (No. 1)
20. Ave Maria
21. Mattinata
22. Non ti scordar di me
23. Bess, You Is My Woman Now - Porgy And Bess

Customer Reviews:

Another example of great playing.......2007-01-10

This CD of Sergei's playing is very nice. Him and his sister are a fine duo that can make very beautiful music with just the Piano and Trumpet/Flugelhorn. This CD shows Sergei's expressive and lyrical side rather than his great technical ability. The music on this CD is something you would want to sit in front of a fire and really relax. I would recommend this CD to anyone who enjoys Classical music, not just to trumpet players.

Elegie with a trumpet.......2007-01-09

Looking for Elegie. It was the correct piece, but I would have preferred it done with violins etc. Elegie was my mother's favorite piece.

Poetic.......2000-06-07

Sergei Nakariakov is one of the greatest trumpet players alive today. His repertoire is enormous and keeps growing. He is featured here on a disc of songs and lieder from the vocal repertoire. Who needs words? His trumpet speaks as clear as any voice, and is as touching as any words could be. The music is brilliant anyway. He someone makes it all a little more special.

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Tracks:

1. Manon: The Dream
2. I Pagliacci: Harlequin's Serenade
3. Lohengrin: Lohengrin's Narrative
4. Songs And Dances Of Death: Field-Marshal Death
5. Sadko: Indian Guest's Song
6. Boris Godunov: The Simpleton Upbraids Boris
7. Romeo et Juliette: Ange Adorable
8. La Traviata: Parigi, o cara
9. Oh, Do Not Tempt Me With Nezhdanova
10. Oh, The Wind Blows Across The Fields
11. It Is Not The Wind Howling
12. Sorotchintsy Fair: Gritzko's aria
13. Eugene Onegin: Lensky's aria
14. In The Forest By The Front Line

Tracks:

1. Prince Igor: Vladimir's cavatina
2. Russian And Ludmilla: The Bayan's Song
3. Sadko: Indian Guest's Song
4. Dubrovsky: Dubrovsky's aria
5. Eugene Onegin: Lensky's arioso
6. Eugene Onegin: 'Quarrel' Scene
7. Eugene Onegin: Lensky's aria
8. Dunya The Weaver
9. The Queen Of Spades Entry Of Hermann...I Do Not Even Know Her Name
10. 'Storm' aria
11. Forgive Me, Bright, Celestial Vision
12. Death Of The Countess
13. Hermann At The Barracks
14. Final Scene And Death Of Hermann

Average customer rating: It's a bad CD! Finally! A very complete summary of Alfred Newman's film music "Man of Many Melodies...Alfred Newman!"

Man of Galilee Manufacturer: Silva America ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Newman | Newman, Alfred | ( N ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Orchestral Pop | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Indie Music | Stores | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Essential Elmer Bernstein Film Music Collection Captain from Castile: Music from Alfred Newman Film Scores Alfred Newman: Captain from Castile Flags of Our Fathers (Widescreen Edition) ASIN: B00005NGXS Release Date: 2001-08-28

Tracks:

1. 20th Century Fox Fanfare
2. How To Marry A Millionaire: Street Scene
3. The Diary Of Anne Frank - Suite: Ov
4. The Diary Of Anne Frank - Suite: Live In Hope
5. The Diary Of Anne Frank - Suite: The First Kiss
6. The Diary Of Anne Frank - Suite: Persecution/Finale
7. The Mark Of Zorro: Overture
8. Anastasia: Main Theme
9. The Song Of Bernadette: Overture
10. How The West Was Won - Suite: Prld/The Land
11. How The West Was Won - Suite: Cleve And His Mule
12. How The West Was Won - Suite: Intermezzo
13. How The West Was Won - Suite: Cheyenne Attack And Aftermath/Finale
14. How The West Was Won - Suite: How The West Was Won

Tracks:

1. Captain From Castile: Conquest
2. The Keys Of The Kingdom: Overture
3. Nevada Smith: Main Title
4. The Razor's Edge - Suite: Main Title
5. The Razor's Edge - Suite: Seduction
6. The Razor's Edge - Suite: India
7. Wuthering Heights: Cathy's Theme
8. Man Of Galilee: Prologue
9. Man Of Galilee: The Promise Of The Holy Spirit
10. Man Of Galilee: Rejoice
11. Man Of Galilee: The Great Journey
12. Man Of Galilee: Miriam's Song
13. Man Of Galilee: Sunrise Of The Third Day

Customer Reviews:

It's a bad CD!.......2002-06-06

It's a bad CD! It isn't Alfred Newman!...The choir is the worst choir I ever hear! The singers have horrible voices....
If you want hear the true Newman , buy the available originals in SAE, Rhino and Tsunamy labels

Finally!.......2002-04-17

I cant tell you how pleased I am that this collection is coming out! I have been trying for several years to replace my vinyl copy of just "The Diary of Anne Frank" with no success. I found the original in a cut out bin at a camera store when the own stopped carrying records back in the 60's. It has a flaw on the first band of the "b" side, but it is still quite valuable(yes I still have it, and have no intention of parting with it. Thank you for releasing even this portion of a great film score. Any chance that the full score will be reissued on CD??

A very complete summary of Alfred Newman's film music.......2001-11-23

This is a very good two-CD edition of the best of Alfred Newman's film music. Moreover, it includes several suites not available before, such as "The Razor's Edge", "The Keys of the Kingdom", "How the West was won", "The Diary of Anne Frank", plus the magnificent new Cantata "Man of Galilee", adapted from music of "The Robe" and "The Greatest story ever told". It includes also the overture of "The Mark of Zorro", that well deserved to be included in a Newman-Anthology (though it had been previosly relesed by the same label in a separate CD). Regarding other tracks, for instance "Cathy's Theme" from "Wuthering Heights" or "Conquest" from "Captain from Castile", in my opinion the tempos are very slow, though the versions are also good. In the particular case of "Conquest" I prefer other recordings, with more strength, such as Newman's symphonic suite, Korngold-Gerhard's recording, and Naxos'recording by Richard Hyman in "Majestic Marches", which includes not only the famous march but also the prelude of "Captain from Castile".
The only single contrary comment deals with the information booklet. I detected some "inventions" in the text. For instance the author speaks of Mexico as being part of South America, while most of Mexico (especially today's Mexico City) is in North America (only the Yucatan peninsula is in Central America), and says the Spanish conquerors cross the "pampas", while the "pampas" are not in Mexico, but thousands of kilometers to the South. They are huge and completely plain land extensions, without mountains, located in the South Cone of South America, especially in Patagonia. Obviously this mistake is not important, but it is convenient to avoid geographic confusions.

"Man of Many Melodies...Alfred Newman!".......2001-10-18

Alfred Newman (3/17/1901 - 2/17/1970), brother to Lionel Newman, uncle to Randy Newman, and father of two well known sons Thomas and David Newman, both accomplished composers in their own right...but the man who composed early in the '30s such great scores as ~ "Street Scene"(1931)..."I Cover The Waterfront"(1933)..."The Call Of The Wild"(1935)..."Stella Dallas"..."The Prisoner Of Zenda"(1937)...then came 1939, when he composed not one, or two or three, but nine great scores "Beau Geste", "Drums Along The Mohawk", "GUNGA DIN" (one of my all-time favorites, from any composer that lived or living today), "The Hunchback Of Notre Dame", "The Rains Came", "The Real Glory", "They Shall Have Music", "Wuthering Heights", "Young Mr. Lincoln"(another high on the list, starring Henry Fonda)..."Grapes Of Wrath"(1940)..."Blood & Sand"(1941)..."How Green Was My Valley"(1941)..."The Black Swan"(1942)..."Heaven Can Wait"(1943)..."My Friend Flicka"..."A Tree Grows In Brooklyn"(1945)..."Gentlemen's Agreement"(1947)..."A Letter To Three Wives"(1949)..."Down To The Sea In Ships"(1949)..."Prince Of Foxes"(1949)..."Twelve O'Clock High"(1949)..."All About Eve"(1950)(classic film, great cast)..."David & Bathsheba"(1951)..."With A Song In My Heart"(1952)(the Jane Froman Story, with Susan Hayward)..."The Robe"(1953)..."The Egyptian"(1954)..."A Man Called Peter"(1955)..."Love Is A Many Splendored Thing"(1955)..."The Seven Year Itch"(1955)..."Anatasia"(1956)..."The Diary Of Anne Frank"(1959)..."How The West Was Won"(1962)(then came CINERAMA, three cameras and sound that put you in the picture)..."The Greatest Story Ever Told"(1965)..."Airport"(1970)(this was Newman's last film), I've touched only the surface of his composing career, which involved arranging all the music for 20th Century-Fox studios, where Mr. Newman was music director.

Newman's scores gave the audience what they wanted ~ warmth, sensual, inspiring, haunting melodies...a gift of telling a story without words, best to hear the music through tempo and rhythms, which produce peaks and valleys, thus this is life, and our favorite composer was obviously successful and a master of "International Melodies", many of which appeared in his filmscores.

Silva America's 2-CD-Set, featuring The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Kenneth Alwyn, Paul Bateman and Nic Raine and the Crouch End Festival Chorus(Choir Master-David Temple). Recorded in "Dolby Surround" with the new technology of "HDCD", "film-score-buffs" with flip their wigs on this compilation...composing over 150 film scores and countless arrangements for other composers, this legacy of such dedication will always be with us through CD's, such as this one ~ ALFRED NEWMAN!

You might try other Silva America releases, all worthy of a good listen ~ "The Godfather Trilogy"(SSD-1121)..."The Lion in Winter"(SSD-1131)..."Gone With The Wind:The Essential Max Steiner Film Music Collection"(2-CD-Set)(SSD-1132)..."John Barry:The Collection"(4-CD-Set)(SSD-1128)...please check out my reviews on amazon.com/music.

Total Time: Disc One 57:27 on 14 Tracks &
Disc Two 57:00 on 13 Tracks ~
Silva America SSD-1122 ~ (2001)

Average customer rating: Brilliant, pure brilliance. big improvement Great power(ful) metal with folk influences Better Than The Previous Two Albums A Celtic version of Rhapsody

Far from the Madding Crowd Wuthering Heights Manufacturer: Sensory Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: To Travel for Evermore Shadow Cabinet Melancholy Beast Legend of the Bone CARVER A Twist in the Myth ASIN: B0001AVYCW Release Date: 2004-02-03

Tracks:

1. Gather Ye Wild [Instrumental]
2. Road Goes Ever On
3. Tree
4. Longing for the Woods, Pt. 1: The Wild Children
5. Highland Winds
6. Longing for the Woods, Pt. 2: The Ring of Fire
7. Bollard
8. Bad Hobbits Die Hard
9. Longing for the Woods, Pt. 3: Herne's Prophecy
10. Land of Olden Glory
11. Lament for Ln
12. Tapdancer: Gather Ye Wild (Reprise)

Album Description

Third album from this Danish neoclassical band features 12 tracks including 1 bonus track, 'The Tapdancer/Gather Ye Wild (Reprise)'. New singer Nils Patrik Johansson has a voice that will instantly remind all metal fans of Ronnie James Dio. Produced by Tommy Hansen (Helloween, Pretty Things, TNT). Sensory/Laser's Edge. 2004.

Customer Reviews:

Brilliant, pure brilliance........2005-09-30

There are few words to describe just how much I enjoyed this CD. Most of all, I ask: why aren't more bands this good?

big improvement.......2004-08-28

this cd is far better than thier first two by far. the new vocalist always is a big plus. could be used as sort of a heavy metal soundtrack for lord of the rings. a must have for fans of symphony x and blind guardian

Great power(ful) metal with folk influences.......2004-05-22

Far from the Madding Crowd is the third album of Danish band Wuthering Heights. This band has evolved from album to album; while their first one Within was a lot more proggier, the second one To Travel for Evermore signalled the band's shift towards a more power metal-oriented style. And now with their new one, they have become a more straightforward power metal act, but quite different from the typical Euro power bands out there. A very subtle Celtic influence abounds the songs throughout the entire album with a rather aggressive new vocalist: Nils Patrik Johansson. Former Tad Morose, Memento Mori and Fifth Reason singer Kristian Andren is gone and replaced with a more suitable frontman for the band's current musical ambitions.

Wuthering Heights is guitarist Erik Ravn's band. Ravn not only composes all songs, but he also writes the lyrics. It's been this way since their debut Within (1999) and seems unlikely to change any time soon. He does let his new bandmates add their own flavour but after listening to this band for a few times the Erik Ravn touch is easily recognised.

The new singer Nils Johansson has a voice that draws comparisons to vocal idols such as Ronnie James Dio and Russel Allen from Symphony X. It may just be me, because of the folk themes of the songs, but I am also reminded of Martin Walkyier from Skyclad. Harry Conklin of Jag Panzer also comes to mind during the more aggressive parts of his vocal delivery. Since all these singers I mentioned are big favourites of mine, it is difficult to ignore such a talented vocalist. As much as I like former singer Kristian Andren's unique style more, I think Nils is a better fit considering the type of metal they have chosen to play on Far from the Madding Crowd. Then again, Nils wouldn't work on the band's first album Within, which is a very prog-laden disc with slight neoclassical interludes and more complex songwriting approach.

The inclusion of flute and symphonic strings that introduce us to the first song "Gather Ye Wild" ties in seamlessly with one of the strongest and catchiest tunes of the album: "The Road Goes Ever On". These Celtic ingredients are available on each and every track but they never take away from the songcraft. The music on this disc borrows a lot of speed metal riffs and combines them with catchy melodies displaying galloping power metal riffs and some neoclassical lead guitar work which was also present on the previous discs. The folk theme runs through all the compositions adding its flavour and defining the sound of this record.

The centrepiece of the album is without question the "Longing for the Woods" trilogy but the tracks are independent of each other. One of them is used in the beginning, the other one is in the middle and the last one is towards the end of the CD. They all contain the same chorus and this is a central motive anchoring the three parts together into a single epic. It could be argued that the choruses being identical in all three songs is a deterrent factor but I personally like it a lot cause it gives the album a sense of unity.

Producer Tommy Hansen (Helloween, Pretty Maids) has done an outstanding job here and this may be the best Wuthering Heights disc production-wise. While I still like their obscure debut Within the best, I think Far from the Madding Crowd has a more appealing value to power metal fans that look for something different. This is particularly recommended to fans of Skyclad, Symphony X, Blind Guardian and Falconer.

Better Than The Previous Two Albums.......2004-04-17

This third album in their trilogy is lightyears ahead of its predecessors. The songs are less prog oriented and more straight ahead with catchy choruses and more overtones of celtic influence. More AOL friendly (that is, if celtic sounding metal was in vogue). The lead singers voice is a reminder of Ronnie James Dio when hitting high notes and reminds me of Masters of Reality on the low key softer (spoken) parts. The album has moments of intense speed oriented metal and has moments of a Falconer/Finntroll celtic riffs. The alternation of speed and mellow breaks up and makes a more interesting album out of what could've been a rather mediocre album such as the previous release which was, in my mind, lackluster and ....well....average. In two words this album is "more focused". Hope this helped make your decision to buy it. If you don't, its your loss.

A Celtic version of Rhapsody.......2004-03-18

With the amount of cd's in my collection over the years it's hard to get an album that blows me away. I always loved the Scorpions and then Talisman, those guys rock. Then along the way I stumbled on the Progressive-Power metal of Rhapsody which was so fresh and good. Finally we get to Wuthering Heights. WOW!
Especially if you are a fan of Rhapsody this should appeal to you. Not the same voice of Fabio Leone but more along the lines of a harsher Ronnie James Dio but it works very well. To me some of these songs would have fit right into a Rhapsody cd. More of a Celt twist to it though. (Think Village of the Dwarves from the Dawn of Victory cd). Sample the tracks on amazon.de (German site)

Average customer rating:

Jon Vickers in Recital: My Song Resounds Manufacturer: Cbc ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Beethoven | Beethoven, Ludwig van | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Britten | Britten, Sir Benjamin | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Dvorák, Antonín | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Handel | Handel, George Frideric | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Alessandro Scarlatti | Scarlatti, Alessandro | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Vaughan Williams, Ralph | ( V ) | 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 | Vaughan Williams, Ralph | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | 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 Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vickers, Jon | ( V ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Britten, Sir Benjamin | A to B | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Vocal Works by Beethoven | Beethoven, Ludwig van | A to B | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Handel, George Frideric | H to L | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Scarlatti, Alessandro | Q to T | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Dvorak, Antonin | C to G | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music English | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B00005JI4J Release Date: 2001-07-03

Average customer rating: Solid deep house

A View from the Heights Neon Heights Manufacturer: Glasgow Underground ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music House | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00004DJKN Release Date: 2000-04-25

Tracks:

1. 3rd Grade Education
2. Are We Thru
3. Freeman
4. Don't Need Nobody
5. Blow Me Down
6. 16 Again
7. Gotta Heart It Natural
8. Cherry Trees [Musical Weapon Mix]
9. Sweet Bird

Album Description

Debut full length from UK house act, their follow up to the 'Positive Vibes EP'. 9 tracks including the first single 'Cherry Trees' (Musical Weapon Mix). Standard jewel case.

Customer Reviews:

Solid deep house.......2000-06-26

When I first heard this CD, I became very happy. I ordered it right away. It's the best deep house CD in a long time... well, since Kevin Yost's. Love it!

Average customer rating: Brecht sings! Some good, some bad, all Weill.

Weill: From Berlin to Broadway Manufacturer: Pearl ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Weill | Weill, Kurt | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: From Berlin to Broadway, Vol. 2 The Threepenny Opera (1954 New York Cast) (Blitzstein Adaptation) Lotte Lenya sings Kurt Weill's The Seven Deadly Sins & Berlin Theatre Songs The Collector's The Threepenny Opera Anne Sofie von Otter - Speak Low ~ Songs by Kurt Weill / Gardiner ASIN: B000000WQ7 Release Date: 1996-01-23

Tracks:

1. Die Dreigroschenoper: Ballade von angenehmen Legen - K. Weill
2. Die Dreigroschenoper: Zweiter Dreigroschenfinale: Ballade uber die Frage, 'wovon lebt der Mensch?' - K. Weill
3. Die Dreigroschenoper: Die Songs der Dreigroschenoper: Seerauber - Jenny - Kanonensong - Liebeslied - Barbarasong - Tango-Ballade - Ballade von angenehmen Leben - Lied von der Unzulanglichikeit menslichen Strebens - Moritat von Mackie Messer - K. Weill
4. Die Dreigroschenoper: Overture - K. Weill
5. Die Dreigroschenoper: Moritat von Mackie Messer - K. Weill
6. Die Dreigroschenoper: Ballade von angenehmen Leben - K. Weill
7. Die Dreigroschenoper: Liebeslied - K. Weill
8. Die Dreigroschenoper: Kanonensong - K. Weill
9. Die Dreigroschenoper: Seerauber - Jenny - K. Weill
10. Die Dreigroschenoper: Ernster Dreigroschenfinale - K. Weill
11. Die Dreigroschenoper: Barbarasong - K. Weill
12. Die Dreigroschenoper: Eifersuchtsduett - K. Weill
13. Die Dreigroschenoper: Abschied ... Zweiter Dreigroshenfinale - K. Weill
14. Die Dreigroschenoper: Zuhalterballade - K. Weill
15. Die Dreigroschenoper: Lied von der Unzullichkeit menschlichen Strebens - K. Weill
16. Die Dreigroschenoper: Moritat - K. Weill
17. Die Dreigroschenoper: Schlusschoral - K. Weill
18. Die Dreigroschenoper: Moritat von Mackie Messer - K. Weill
19. Die Dreigroschenoper: Lied von der Unzulanglichkeit menslichen Strebens - K. Weill
20. Kleine Dreigroschenmusik: Moritat von Mackie Messer - K. Weill
21. Kleine Dreigroschenmusik: Die Ballade von angenehmen Leben - K. Weill
22. Kleine Dreigroschenmusik: Tango - Ballade - K. Weill
23. Kleine Dreigroschenmusik: Kanonensong - K. Weill
24. Happy End: Bilbao Song - K. Weill
25. Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny: Alabama Song - K. Weill
26. Mahagonny - Excerpts: Auf nach Mahagonny - Alabama Song - Ach, bedenken Sie, Herr Jakob Schmidt...Havana Song - Wunderbar ist das Heraufkommen des Abends - Ihr habt gelernt das Cocktail-Abc - Erstens, vergesst nicht, kommt das Fressen - Meine Herren, m... - K. Weill
27. Der Silbersee: Das Lied von Schlaraffenland - K. Weill
28. Der Silbersee: Der Backer backt ums Morgenrot - K. Weill
29. Knickerbocker Holiday: September Song - K. Weill

Tracks:

1. Knickerbocker Holiday: The Scars - Kurt Weill
2. Lady In The Dark: Glamour Music Medley Including: Oh Fabulous One - Huxley - Girl Of The Moment - Kurt Weill
3. Lady In The Dark: One Life To Live - Kurt Weill
4. Lady In The Dark: This Is New - Kurt Weill
5. Lady In The Dark: The Princess Of Pure Delight - Kurt Weill
6. Lady In The Dark: It's Never Too Late To Mendelssohn - Kurt Weill
7. Lady In The Dark: Tchaikovsky (And Other Russians) - Kurt Weill
8. Lady In The Dark: The Saga Of Jenny - Kurt Weill
9. Lady In The Dark: My Ship - Kurt Weill
10. One Touch of Venus: I'm A Stranger Here Myself - Kurt Weill
11. One Touch of Venus: Ballet: Forty Minutes For Lunch - Kurt Weill
12. One Touch of Venus: Westwind - Kurt Weill
13. One Touch of Venus: Foolish Heart - Kurt Weill
14. One Touch of Venus: The Trouble With Women - Kurt Weill
15. One Touch of Venus: Speak Low - Kurt Weill
16. One Touch of Venus: That's Him - Kurt Weill
17. One Touch of Venus: Wooden Wedding - Kurt Weill
18. One Touch of Venus: Ballet: Venus In Ozone Heights - Kurt Weill
19. One Touch of Venus: Finaletto: Speak Low - Kurt Weill
20. Six Songs By Kurt Weill Interpreted By Lotte Lenya: Ulysses Africanus: Lost In The Stars - Kurt Weill
21. Six Songs By Kurt Weill Interpreted By Lotte Lenya: Ulysses Africanus: Lover Man - Kurt Weill
22. Six Songs By Kurt Weill Interpreted By Lotte Lenya: Marie Galante: J'attends un navire - Kurt Weill
23. Six Songs By Kurt Weill Interpreted By Lotte Lenya: Complainte del a Seine - Kurt Weill
24. Six Songs By Kurt Weill Interpreted By Lotte Lenya: Happy End: Surabaya Johnny - Kurt Weill
25. Six Songs By Kurt Weill Interpreted By Lotte Lenya: Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny: Den wie man sich bettet - Kurt Weill

Customer Reviews:

Brecht sings!.......2003-02-02

Come on! A chance to hear Bertolt Brecht sing his own Mack the Knife before Bobby Darrin messed it up! How many CDs are going to have that?!

Some good, some bad, all Weill........2003-01-02

Kurt Weill and Broadway fans will probably feel an intense need to have this album, and I'm not sure I'd be able to dissuade them. There's some good stuff on this recording, to be sure, but a great deal of it is in German, and much of it might not interest even someone with just a casual interest in the material chronicled. While there's a strong representation of The Threepenny Opera (all in German), the selections from Lady in the Dark featuring Gertrude Lawrence and Danny Kaye are vital, as are the tracks of Mary Martin and Kenny Baker performing selected numbers from One Touch of Venus. (You can also hear Walter Huston performing a song from Knickerbocker Holiday, though it is, for some strange reason, "The Scars." It's an interesting historical record, but not a great song.) Lotte Lenya also sings some as well, which is a treat, but overall, this is a highly variable recording. Make sure you know exactly what you're getting beforehand, or you may be likely to find yourself--as I do--listening to only half the album.

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