| 1. Mentiroso |
| 2. Beso |
| 3. Mexico Lindo |
| 4. No Matter The Space and Time |
| 5. Buscando Paz |
| 6. Murgano Viejo |
| 7. Pablo Nuevo |
| 8. Nothing Less Than Freedon |
| 9. Beat Box |
| 10. Lagrima De Risa |
| 11. Despiertate Paloma |
| 12. The Global Interlude |
| 13. Descarga Para Sto |
Editorial Reviews
O-Maya fuses Latin music with Hip Hop and other related styles from around the globe. Hip Hop and Son do mix and the similarities between Reggae and Cumbia are real. Bridging these sounds and cultures in a way that will keep you dancing is what O-Maya's Debut CD is all about. Feature the vocals of Rico Pabon of "Prophets of Rage" , Destani Wolf and Jorge Martinez. A true musical Journey ala Ozomatli, Sergent Garcia and Orishas.
O-Maya,O-Maya,Random Cubes Music,A potent blend of Latin, Hip Hop and Soul with surprising variety from traditional music to Latin hip hop and each one, brimming with vitality.
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Gabriela Montero plays Chopin, Falla, Ginestera, etc. [Includes Bonus CD]
Manufacturer: EMI Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0009VK0LO Release Date: 2005-09-13 |
Tracks:
- Moment Musical In E Mino Op. 12 No. 4
- Prelude In G Op.32 No.5
- Etude-Tableau In D Op.39 No.9
- Prelude in D Flat Op.17 No.3
- Prelude In E Flat Minor Op.16 No.4
- Prelude In G Op.13 No.3
- Etude in C Sharp Minor Op.42 No.5
- La Vida Breve: First Spanish Dance - Manuel De Falla
- Goyescas: Quejas O La Maya Y El Ruisenor
- Danza Del Viejo Boyero
- Danza De La Moza Donosa
- Danza Del Gaucho Matrero
- Nocturne In D Flat Op.27 No.2
- Fantaisie-Impromptu In C Sharp Minor Op.66
- Mephisto Waltz No.1
Tracks:
- On Rachmaniov: Vocalise
- On The Theme From Bach 'Goldberg Variations'
- On Chopin: Nocturne In D Flat
- On Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No.2
- Inspired By Scriabin
- On Duermete Mi Nino
- In The Style Of Tango
- On Granados: 'Quejas O La Maya El Ruisenor'
- In The Style Of Bach
- On Chopin: Prelude In A
- 'Improvisation in Blue (Gabriela Montero)'
- 'Song for Natalia and Isabella (Gabriela Montero)'
Customer Reviews:
Gabriela Montero CDs.......2007-06-12
Non-professional Review.......2007-03-27
Absolutely Magnificent!.......2007-03-09
Improvisations Unbelievable!.......2007-01-26
A beautiful breath of fresh air!.......2007-01-20
It's interesting hearing the negative response coming from some classical musicians and fans. At times it can seem to roughly follow the stages of grief as proposed by Kubler-Ross. I'm a professional guitarist, and it's funny because it's almost identical to how guitarists react to hearing another guitarist, but with an big class-conscious overlay (all very civilized, of course). Think of the "guitarist screwing in a lightbulb" joke. To paraphrase and extrapolate on what someone might say upon hearing her improvisation:
1. Shock: Wow, he's good. Oh, and it's a woman!? And you say it's improvisation??
2. Denial: That can't possibly be improvisation. Classical musicians don't engage in that untidy process. What she's playing must be written out, and I can tell! Don't ask, I just know it.
3. Anger: This stuff is no good. Only permanent music is of value through the ages, and that's why classical music (and only the European kind) is better than any other music. Besides, I can't improvise, so I reject it - and only THOSE people engage in improvisation.
4. Depression: She can play all the classical music, and seemingly can improvise, or at least pass her stuff off as such. Not only that, she's getting attention and money, and we're not. Why is the world unfair?
5. Acceptance: (sort of) Well, I guess she's selling CD's, and is becoming successful. She is, I hate to admit it, a great player. Even if she is a faker. Of course, they're begging my Muffy to become artist-in-residence in Spoleto....
The other reviewer has a point when he says that she may be viewed as a curiosity. Because she's crossing genres, people may not know what to make of it, and this often causes reflexive hostility. As an improvisor, I would agree that it's hard to say that something is 100% improvised - players tend to have pet phrases and favorite general ideas they return to. But to me, Gabriela's playing is at the highest level of skill, beauty, and feeling, whether improvising or playing written pieces.
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John Dowland: In Darkness Let Me Dwell
Stephen Stubbs , and John Surman Manufacturer: Ecm Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00002DEH6 Release Date: 2000-02-01 |
Tracks:
- In Darkness Let Me Dwell: Weep You No More, Sad Fountains
- In Darkness Let Me Dwell: In Darkness Let Me Dwell
- In Darkness Let Me Dwell: Lachrimae Verae
- In Darkness Let Me Dwell: From Silent Night
- In Darkness Let Me Dwell: Come Again
- In Darkness Let Me Dwell: The Lowest Trees Have Tops
- In Darkness Let Me Dwell: Flow My Tears
- In Darkness Let Me Dwell: Come Heavy Sleep
- In Darkness Let Me Dwell: Fine Knacks For Ladies
- In Darkness Let Me Dwell: Flow My Tears
- In Darkness Let Me Dwell: Now, O Now I Needs Must Part
- In Darkness Let Me Dwell: Lachrimae Tristes
- In Darkness Let Me Dwell: Go Crystal Tears
- In Darkness Let Me Dwell: Lachrimae Amantis
Amazon.com's Best of 2000
Centuries before Lennon and McCartney, English Renaissance composer John Dowland was a master of song craft who penned the most popular tune of his time. His music, steeped in melancholy even deeper than was the fashion of the time, has inspired the Hilliard Ensemble's John Potter and colleagues to perform a visionary collaboration for In Darkness Let Me Dwell, a collection that imparts the power and profundity of Dowland's music. --Thomas MayAmazon.com
The past cross-fertilizes with the present on this album, and the result is music-making of profound beauty. Tenor John Potter, a core member of the Hilliard Ensemble, here sets out to "reclaim" for today's audience the music of John Dowland. Even considering the Elizabethan penchant for melancholy, the saturnine Dowland stands out as an artist preoccupied with death and intimate with despair in all its varieties. Music--as against our postmodern antidepressants--was the perfect anodyne, to which Dowland devoted himself both as performer (he was a famous lutenist) and composer; with his collection Lachrimae ("Tears"), he produced one of the single greatest landmarks of Western instrumental music predating the high baroque, centering around the famous melody Dowland gave to his malady (also heard in the two versions here of the song "Flow My Tears"). In Darkness Let Me Dwell juxtaposes numbers from Lachrimae with some of Dowland's songs, in which Potter becomes so steeped in each mood that it tells in wonderfully plaintive phrasing. Dowland originally wrote for lute and a consort of viols, but it's typical of this disc's innovatory spirit to hybridize baroque violin and lute with a quasi-"jazzy" double bass, saxophone, and bass clarinet, inspiring a high order of improvisatory gestures. Sometimes the whole ensemble takes on a gritty, darkly reedy cast, while it can change to sunnier colors in the more radiant moments of "Lachrimae Amantis." These performances highlight the songs' directness and universality, drawing you in deeper with each hearing, and replaying the eternal paradox of sadness turning to solace. --Thomas MayCustomer Reviews:
Neither fatal nor glorious.......2007-02-14
However, on some songs, the sound just grates, and I'm not sure John Potter's voice is strong enough to hold the show alone. Several of these annoy to the point of exasperation. So though I have no inherent objection to a sax and baroque violin pairing off, this is not a perfect CD. Sound is very good (the buzzing mentioned elsewhere does not bother me, nor the rasping of bow on string.) Musicians are excellent, especially the versatile Stephen Stubbs on the not-very-versatile lute. He fills and surrounds and enhances with the gentlest plucks, supporting and amplifying all the others. The six star stuff shines, but for the rest, the material offers too little modulation. Eventually it starts to sound like whining, and the ear (or at least this ear) tunes it out.
Atmosphere and drama reign........2002-07-31
I am not altogether sure why there are two versions of Flow My Tears included. Both are outstanding interpretations (one mysterious, the other almost menacing), but I would have prefered one version of this, leaving room on the disc for another of Dowland's wonderful songs.
Potter sings beautifully throughout and each instrumentalist is on top form, adding fantastic, surreal tonal colors to the whole.
I could imagine these treatments as dramatic interpretations for a movie on the life of Dowland. Drama and atmosphere are aplenty in these fine performances. Well done to all concerned.
Dowland with saxophone: interesting at first, wears down.......2002-07-28
This Dowland recording is interesting: vocals are classic but some instruments, like saxophone, are not. I like it.
I am now rewriting this review. After listening to this CD 10 times, this peculiar blending of old(er) and new becomes less fresh, not to say annoying. I am now not sure if I am at all happy with this CD. Dowland in its original does not raise such doubts.
Dowland Lover.......2001-02-09
Surprising, delightful mix of the old and the new.......2000-08-15
I think the period performance purists will give this one a miss, but anyone with eclectic musical tastes should find plenty to like. Makes me grin every time I put it on, which is quite something for a disc subtitled 'In Darkness Let Me Dwell'.
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Shostakovich: Piano Quintet; Ustvolskaya: Octet; Composition No. 3; Symphony No. 5
Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00069I6RY Release Date: 2005-02-22 |
Customer Reviews:
Haunting.......2007-07-13
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For the Fallen
Manufacturer: Koch Int'l Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000062TBI Release Date: 2002-03-26 |
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Song of the Volga Boatmen
Manufacturer: Dorian Recordings ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00004X0NP Release Date: 2000-10-10 |
Tracks:
- Live Long
- The Battle Of Borodino
- Hey, Soldiers!
- Meadowslands
- Song Of The Volga Boatmen
- Deep In The Forest
- Evening Bells
- Coachbells
- Rise, Fair Sun
- At My Father's Gate
- O, My Freedom
- Along The River
- Twelve Bandits
- Sacred Love
- Soft Ukrainian Night
- Lullaby
- Thou Art A Vineyard
- Kviria
- Don't Lie Around, Djemo
- Birch Switches
- Come Savior, Today
- Many Years
Customer Reviews:
Slavyanka Has Done It Again!.......2001-07-31
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Songs Of The World
Manufacturer: Opus 111 ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000005W4U Release Date: 1996-10-15 |
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Schubert: European Poets, Vol. 2
Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B0000BX5KH Release Date: 2003-10-21 |
Tracks:
- Edward (Eine Altschottische Ballade), D923
- Die Nacht, D534
- Lorma (Fragment), D376
- Verklarung, D59
- Der Blinde Knabe, D833
- Der Weiberfreund, D271
- An Silvia, D891
- Trinklied, D888
- Standchen, D889
- Der Tod Oscars, D375
Tracks:
- La Pastorella, D528
- Son Fra L'onde, D78
- pensa Che Questo Istante (1st Version), D76
- Pensa Che Questo Istante (2nd Version), D76
- Misero Pargoletto, D42
- Vedi Quanto Adoro, D51
- Drei Gesange Fur Bassstimme, Op.83
- Il Traditor Deluso, D902/2
- Il Modo Di Prender Moglie, D902/3
- Non T'accostar All'urna, D688/1
- Guard, Che Bianca Luna, D688/2
- Da Quel Sembiante, D688/3
- Mio Ben Ricordati, D688/4
- Leiden Der Trennung (L'onda Dal Mar Divisa), D509
- Sonett I (Apollo, Lebet Noch Dein Hold Verlangen), D628
- Sonett II (Allein, Nachdenklich), D629
- Sonett III (Nunmehr, Da Himmel, Erde Schweigt), D630
- Abendstandchen, D265
- Die Sternenwelten, D307
- Der 13. Psalm
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Medieval & Renaissance Music
Manufacturer: Simax ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000004543 Release Date: 1996-01-08 |
Tracks:
- Cantigas De Santa Maria No.103: Quena Virgen Ben Sevira A Parayso Ira
- De Moi Deleros Vos Chant
- El Rey De Francia
- La Rotta
- Cancionero De Palacio No.12: Rodrigo Martines
- Cantigas De Santa Maria No.166: Como Poden Per Sas Calupas
- Mayenzeit One Neidt
- Cancionero De Upsala: Riu, Riu, Chiu
- Lavava Y Suspirava
- Christ Is Erstanden
- Cantigas De Santa Maria No.194: Como O Nome Da Virgen
- Saltarello
- Yo Me Soy La Morenica
- Mariam Matrem
- Cantigas De Santa Maria No.139: Maravillosos E Piadosos
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O-Maya
O-Maya Manufacturer: Random Cubes Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B0000WZY1S Release Date: 2003-11-01 |
Tracks:
- Mentiroso
- Beso
- Mexico Lindo
- No Matter The Space and Time
- Buscando Paz
- Murgano Viejo
- Pablo Nuevo
- Nothing Less Than Freedon
- Beat Box
- Lagrima De Risa
- Despiertate Paloma
- The Global Interlude
- Descarga Para Sto
Album Description
O-Maya fuses Latin music with Hip Hop and other related styles from around the globe. Hip Hop and Son do mix and the similarities between Reggae and Cumbia are real. Bridging these sounds and cultures in a way that will keep you dancing is what O-Maya's Debut CD is all about. Feature the vocals of Rico Pabon of "Prophets of Rage" , Destani Wolf and Jorge Martinez. A true musical Journey ala Ozomatli, Sergent Garcia and Orishas.
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O Fim Do Mundo
Paulinho Moska , Alceu Valenca , Mauricio Mattar , Vanessa Barum , Adriana Calcanhoto , Balada Do Louco , Selma Reis , Ze Ramalho , Simone Moreno , and Tania Maya Manufacturer: Som Livre - Brazil ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000MALPCA |
Product Description
13 TracksCustomer Reviews:
Track Info on This Item.......2006-12-30
1. Paulinho Moska / O Último Dia
2. Alceu Valença / Solidão
3. Maurício Mattar / Teu Cafuné
4. Vanessa Barum / Belissíma ( Sei Belissima )
5. Adriana Calcanhoto / O Mundo Não Se Acabou
6. Balada Do Louco / Arnaldo Baptista
7. Nossa Paixão -- Selma Reis
8. Profetas -- Zé Ramalho
9. Simone Moreno / Matando A Pau
10. Tânia Maya / Lenda Pessoal
11. Patrícia França / Só Louco Não Tem Solução Nem Eu
12. Jorge Vercilo / Raios Da Manhã
13. Leste ( Tema De Tião Bocó ) -- Guilherme Dias Gomes
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