Musicians and Poets of Rajasthan, Vol. 2

1. Jiyo Banjara, Loki Banjara (Long Live the Prosperous Banjaras)

2. Sat Bhayan Ki Ek Behanadly [Seven Brothers and a Sister] - Gazi Khan Barna

3. Gorbandh (Camel Ornament)

4. Savariya Parnaye

5. Barna Karthal

6. Damdam Mast Kalendar

Musicians and Poets of Rajasthan, Vol. 2,Various Artists,Long Distance,Int'l & World Music,Pop,Rajasthan

Average customer rating: Everybody wants to be Jimmy Buffett, but... A MUST ADD TO YOUR STONE COLLECTION!!

Boatsongs Collection Vol. 3 Permanently Temporary Eric Stone Manufacturer: Boatsongs Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music Similar Items: Songs For Sail Boatsongs Collection, Volume 2: The Legend of the Lost Soul Deja View Thongs In The Key Of Life, Vol. 3 The Key West Party CD ASIN: B00009ZWAD Release Date: 2003-04-01

Tracks:

1. Endless Summer
2. Everybody Wants To BE Jimmy Buffett
3. Gary's Island
4. Journey To The Second Star
5. Living It Up Down Under
6. Moon Over Maui
7. Beer Money
8. Permanently Temporary
9. Ensenada Jail Or Bust
10. He Just Lied And Went To Heaven (part 2)
11. The Sandbar
12. Saturday Night Girl

Album Description

The 3rd studio release by tropical singer/songwriter Eric Stone. This is Eric's finest work to date. Every song is a keeper. This is a must add to your collection.

Customer Reviews:

Everybody wants to be Jimmy Buffett, but... .......2004-09-30

ACCEPT NO IMITATIONS! STONE IS THE GUY! Awesome music. Pop in a CD and feel your cares melt away.... takes you into another time zone, let's say CARIBBEAN VACATION?!?! Great vocals, stories, melodies.... no cheese midi music - he records in Nashville with the pros! Visit www.boatsong.com today for more great tunes, fotos and a touring schedule.

A MUST ADD TO YOUR STONE COLLECTION!!.......2003-11-19

More kewl music from the sailor dude himself! If Latitudes and Attitudes Magazine thinks so, and Sunsail Yacht Charters thinks so, and Mt. Gay Rum thinks so, and Parrotheads all over the United States think so and Stricly Sail America thinks so, it must be so! Have you seen this guy perform? What a talent! His stuff is all I listen to in the car or on the boat! Makes you feel like you're on vacation! Cares and worries begone! Our time here on earth isn't a dress rehearsal.... so don't dream your life, live your dream!

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Schubert: Poets of Sensibility, Vol. 5 Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Schubert | Schubert, Franz | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | 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 Similar Items: Schubert: Austrian Contemporaries, Vol. 3 Liszt: Mephisto Waltzes; Two Elegies; Grosses Konzertsolo ASIN: B000IY062U Release Date: 2006-11-21

Tracks:

1. Geist Der Liebe, D233
2. Das Finden, D219
3. Alles Um Liebe, D241
4. Huldigung, D240
5. Die Erscheinung, D229
6. Die Tauschung, D230
7. Der Abend, D221
8. Die Mondnacht, D238
9. Nachtgesang, D314
10. Abends Unter Der Linde, D235
11. Das Sehnen, D231
12. Luisens Antwort, D319
13. Abends Unter Der Linde, D237
14. An Rosa I, D315
15. An Rosa II, D316
16. An Die Untergehende Sonne, D457
17. Die Sterne ('Wie Wohl...'), D313
18. Idens Nachtgesang, D227
19. Von Ida, D228
20. Idens Schwanenlied, D317
21. Schwangesang, D318

Average customer rating: Wonderful assortment of songs set on Western texts.

Dream: Western Poets in Russian Music, Vol. 1 Sergey Rachmaninov , Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky , Nikolay Medtner , Alexander Konstantinovich Glazunov , Anton Rubinstein , Anatol Alexandrov , Alexander Borodin , Alexander Sergeyevich Dargomizhsky , Cesar Cui , Sergey Taneyev , Mikhail Glinka , Dimitry Stepanovich Bortnyansky , Alexander Tikhonovich Grechaninov , Sergej Larin , and Eleonora Bekova Manufacturer: Chandos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Borodin | Borodin, Alexander | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Cui, César | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Glinka | Glinka, Mikhail | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Medtner | Medtner, Nikolai | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rubinstein | Rubinstein, Anton | ( 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 Tchaikovsky | Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | 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 General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Sergej Larin - Romance ~ Western Poets in Russian Music, Vol. 2 ASIN: B00004GOWX Release Date: 2000-03-28

Customer Reviews:

Wonderful assortment of songs set on Western texts........2000-07-24

This is a wonderful assortment of songs set on Western poetic texts by a whole variety of Russian composers (13 in all), most of whom are familiar (or famous) while others are rather little known (like Alexandrov & Bortnyansky). Much of the songs on this CD, namely of Rubinstein, Taneyev, Glazunov, Grechaninov, & Medtner are set to Germanic poetry (naturally for Rubinstein & Medtner, since they had German ancestry). The song "Gefunden", after Goethe's "Ich ging im Walde" was set to music by Medtner & Taneyev & it's interesting to see their different treatment to it: Taneyev's with the delicacy & innocence, Medtner's the more serious & piquant yet dignified. Glazunov's Romance, after Goethe's "Dichterliebe" is beautiful & ultimately sentamental while Grechaninov's "Widmung" is sincere & somewhat mournful & agitated, especially in the latter part of the text "Oh, may all you sighs & tears, Fly away to her as songs." The selections of Rubinstein's ten songs to German, French, and Italian texts op. 83 (1868) as well as Waldeinsamkeit (from Six German Songs op. 76) are memorable although Glinka was more at home with Italian texts than Rubinstein.

The other songs are set to French text (though Borodin's "Fleurs d' amour" is a french translation to Heine's "Buch der Lieder") while Glinka's "Pur nel sonno" & "Piangendo ancora rinascer suole" are set to Italian. Glinka's songs are especially fresh & lively while Dargomyzhsky's songs are serene, especially "Dieu, qui sourit" & Romance du beau Tirsis (among my particular favorites). The songs of Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov, Bortnyansky, Borodin, & Alexandrov are especially lighthearted & warm. Rachmaninov's "C'etait en avril" has the beauty & the nobleness to be found in his later scores while Tchaikovsky's Rondel has that Mozartian innocence & charm that's immediately compelling. His Deception is more serious & saddened, however, as one looks for his beloved (does this remind you of his Manfred Symphony?).

This is an excellent recital, sang by Sergei Larin (tenor) accompanied by pianist Eleonora Bekova. The warmth & joy of Larin's singing immediately captured by mind, and ultimately my heart as I continue to listen to this CD. Bekova's piano accompliment is wholly euphonious & humane throughout. I eagerly await Volume II.

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Schubert: Poets of Sensibility, Vol. 4 Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Schubert | Schubert, Franz | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | 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 Similar Items: Schubert: Poets of Sensibility Finzi: Intimations of Immortality; For St. Cecilia ASIN: B000EBEGVY Release Date: 2006-03-21

Tracks:

1. Ziufriedenheit (2nd Setting) (Claudius) D501
2. Das Lied Vom Reifen (Claudius) D501
3. An Die Natur (Stolberg) D372
4. Morgenlied ('Willkommen Rotes Morgenlicht') (Stolberg) D266
5. Blumenlied (Holty) D431
6. Pflicht Und Liebe (Fragment) (Gotter) D467
7. Erntelied (Holty) D434
8. Zufriedenheit (1st Setting) (Claudius) D362
9. Mailied (Holty) D503
10. Die Mainacht (Holty) D503
11. Am Ersten Maimorgen (Claudius) D344
12. An Die Nachtigall ('Er Liegt Und Schlaft') (Claudius) D497
13. Daphne Am Bach (Stolberg) D411
14. Fruhlingslied (Holty) D398
15. Phidile (Claudius) D500
16. Die Knebenzeit (Holty) D398
17. An Den Mond ('Was Schauest Du So Hell') (Holty) D468
18. An Die Nachtigall (Geuss Nicht So Laut') (Holty) D196
19. Klage Um Ali Bey (Claudius) D496A
20. Abendlied (Stolberg) D276
21. Winterlied (Holty) D401
22. Am Grabe Anselmos (Claudius) D504
23. Die Laube (Holty) D214
24. Wiegenlied ('Schlafe, Susser Holder Knabe') (Anon.) D498

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Shostakovich: Complete Songs, Vol. 3 (1922-1942) Manufacturer: Delos Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Incidental Music | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Shostakovich | Shostakovich, Dmitri | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Shostakovich: Complete Songs, Vol. 4 Shostakovich: Complete Songs, Vol. 5, Famous Song Cycles Shostakovich: Complete Songs, Volume 1 Shostakovich: Complete Songs 2 - The Last Years Shostakovich Symphonies and Concertos - An Owner's Manual: Unlocking the Masters Series (Unlocking the Masters) ASIN: B00009Y3SV Release Date: 2003-07-08

Tracks:

1. The Dragon-Fly And The Ant - Liudmila Shkirtil
2. The Donkey And The Nightingale - Liudmila Shkirtil
3. Love - Victoria Evtodieva
4. Before The Suicide - Victoria Evtodieva
5. An Immodest Glance - Victoria Evtodieva
6. The First And The Last Time - Victoria Evtodieva
7. Hopeless Love - Victoria Evtodieva
8. Death - Victoria Evtodieva
9. Renaissance - Mikhail Lukonin
10. Weeping Bitterly, A Jealous Maid Reproached A Young Man - Mikhail Lukonin
11. Anticipation - Mikhail Lukonin
12. Stanzas - Mikhail Lukonin
13. Ophelia's Song - Liudmila Shkirtil
14. Cordelia's Ballad - Liudmila Shkirtil
15. The Fool's Songs - Mikhail Lukonin
16. Sir Walter Raleigh To His Sonne - Fyodor Kuzetsov
17. Oh Wert Thou In The Cauld Blast - Fyodor Kuzetsov
18. Macpherson's Farewell - Fyodor Kuzetsov
19. Jenny - Fyodor Kuzetsov
20. Sonnet LXVI By William Shakespeare - Fyodor Kuzetsov
21. The King's Campaign - Fyodor Kuzetsov

Average customer rating: Poetry is music--music is poetry A surprising gem of an album; you will fall in love with it A Comforting Way to Bring Closure to the Day So lovely it hurts! Gorgeous Music for Children and Aduts alike

The Days Gone By: Songs of the American Poets, Vol. 1 Ted Jacobs Manufacturer: Music Little People ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Children's Music | Styles | Music Folk Music | Children's Music | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: A Child's Garden of Songs: The Poetry of Robert Louis Stevenson in Song Cajun for Kids Seal Maiden: A Celtic Musical Mozart's Magnificent Voyage Beethoven's Wig: Sing Along Symphonies ASIN: B00004UDDH Release Date: 2000-08-01

Tracks:

1. The Days Gone By
2. Eldorado
3. The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls
4. Will There Really Be A Morning?
5. The Arrow And The Song
6. When The Frost Is On The Punkin
7. Alone
8. The Sugar-plum Tree
9. Hope Is The Thing With Feathers
10. Wynken, Blynken, And Nod
11. Some Time

Amazon.com

It couldn't have been an easy assignment, to marry a smattering of much-loved poems by classic American authors to music. That Ted Jacobs tackled the task so handily on The Days Gone By, a country- and bluegrass-leaning collection that expertly evokes the image-rich landscapes and fanciful musings of five great American poets, is one more reason to appreciate this project. Six solo vocalists of widely varied inclinations interpret the child-friendly works by Emily Dickinson, Eugene Field, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Edgar Allan Poe, and James Whitcomb Riley. Michael Sherwood performs the sentiment-stirring opening and closing tracks (Riley's "The Days Gone By" and Field's "Some Time"); he could pass for Peter Gabriel with a paternal bent. Tahkus Ekedal, singer of both Dickinson selections ("Will There Really Be a Morning?" and "Hope Is the Thing with Feathers"), besets her songs with an appropriate sense of wonderment in an unadorned child's voice. And David Vidal takes listeners deep into the American heartland of days gone by on Riley's "When the Frost Is on the Punkin" and Poe's "Eldorado," his Dobro-accented, harp-heavy numbers. Besides the poetry, whose every last syllable could easily be committed to memory by careful repeat listeners, what's really worth celebrating here is the music. Jacobs didn't skimp on instruments, throwing in everything from congas to clay shakers to djembe to bodhran, all the while keeping each track uncluttered. It's a shame to say so, but American poetry enthusiasts with a sure distaste for even the occasional twang ought to pass on The Days Gone By. On the other hand, those whose love of Americana extends beyond poetry to bluegrass, with its plucky, apple-pure, down-homey punch, are apt to be doubly delighted. --Tammy La Gorce

Customer Reviews:

Poetry is music--music is poetry.......2006-07-19

This CD is amazing---I don't know if I can express the range of emotions that I experienced listening to it. Poetry has a rhythm, and these poems are wonderfully intrepreted through the music and melodies on this album.
I hope I can find Vol.2 soon. My children and I listened to each piece, and then tried to guess which poet wrote it. They were inspired to memorize some of the poems, and they will have no trouble doing just that because we'll be listening to this album often.
The cd is for children, but the music is definitely inspiring for moms and dads too.

A surprising gem of an album; you will fall in love with it.......2002-04-05

Have you ever stumbled on an album where you just want to check it out and end up being blown away when you discover you have a real gem on your hands? I noticed "The Days Gone By" set poems by American Poets to music. Ever since "Hair" set Shakespeare's "What a Piece of Work Is Man" to music I have been entrigued by turning poems into songs, especially since I have a serious problem with my poetic soul. Chances are you will recognize a few of the poems that serve as lyrics on this album, with "The Arrow and the Song" by Longfellow the prime choice for the poem some teacher made you read once upon a time; I remember Poe's "Eldorado" from the John Wayne western where the James Caan character would periodically favor us with a relevant verse at various times during the action.

Most of the music on this album is written by Ted Jacobs, who has has co-writers on a few songs, with "Wynken, Blynken and Nod" by Eugene Field featuring music by Lucy Simon. What impresses me the most are all the varied styles Jacobs employs on this album (think Lloyd Webber doing Eliot's poems for "Cats"--only better). "Eldorado" is done in western style while Riley's "When the Frost is on the Punkin" is pure country; both of these songs feature some guitar playing with serious attitude, which is important because it shows these are legitimate songs, not just incidental music to accompany poetic recitations. Some of the best songs on this album feature beautiful harmonies, such as Laura Dallvo on Field's "The Sugar-Plum Tree" as well as Tahkus Ekedal and Amy Deegan on Dickinson's "Hope is the Thing with Feathers."

Teachers of poetry should absolutely love this album, unless they are absolute purists who turned off their radios at the start of the British invasion. If these songs do not help students make the connection between lyrical poetry and song lyrics, nothing ever will. Of course, you do not have to have students to enjoy this album, because it stands up just fine on its own. Actually, I would dearly love to hear "Eldorado" played on some C&W radio stations so the DJ can tell everybody, "Time for a little Edgar Allen Poe." You have to admit, Ted Jacobs has a most impressive array of lyricists.

I actually had listened to this album a couple of times before I noticed it was a Music for Little People production. Of course, this does not surprise me because I have found the CDs they put out for children to be absolutely wonderful. The only thing is that this clearly says "Volume One," which implies more of the same should be coming down the road one day...

A Comforting Way to Bring Closure to the Day.......2001-04-01

It was with great anticipation our family awaited this CD. Ted Jacobs first CD was such a delight--uplifting, refreshing, and infectious. We wondered aloud if he could meet the high standard he had set for himself. We were not to be disappointed.

The rich warm music is filled with just the right instruments and vocals. The voices and rhythms so beautifully suited to the original poetry. The warm, rich, gravelly voice that sings of "the days gone by" compels me to reach out and hold my child's hand and feel the pleasure that has passed between us--indeed, "my happy heart brimmed over" as I considered the days gone by.

What a treasure this work is, what a lovely way to bring the images of these poets into our families. I can only imagine that emily, eugene, henry, edgar and james are smiling happily as they tap their toes to the musical interpretation of their timeless prose. May Ted Jacobs live long and continue to share his gift of translating poetry into music for children of all ages.

So lovely it hurts!.......2000-09-24

These songs have a haunting, gentle beauty that makes my heart ache. The title song has a voice that reveres its own words. And all the songs sweep over me like the soothing sound of rain on the roof. All the artists who contributed can know that what they have created is a gift to the world that is truly appreciated.

Gorgeous Music for Children and Aduts alike.......2000-09-08

The Days Gone By: SOngs of The.....by Ted Jacobs is in a class all by itself, ( excepting Ted's first album A Childs Garden of Song). The poetry and music are equally beautiful. Mr. Jacobs and his group of muscians have captured the innocence and magic of childhood. I particularly admired the instrumentation: harmonica, violin, recorder and percussion. There is nothing simplistic here, nothing innane. Just pure beauty. Adults and children will find themselves listening over and over again to Mr. Jacobs haunting and charming melodies.

Average customer rating: Highly recommended!

Groovin' High, Vol. 1 Kruder & Dorfmeister , Silent Poets feat. Menelik , and Deep Freeze Productions Manufacturer: Sonic Images ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Acid Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Trip-Hop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Similar Items: Conversions: A K&D Selection G-Stoned The K&D Sessions DJ-Kicks: Kruder & Dorfmeister: !K7046cd ASIN: B000008QAD Release Date: 1995-10-24

Tracks:

1. Hi Jack - Marden Hill
2. In The Meantime - UTE
3. Fresh In My Mind - A Forest Mighty Black
4. Definition - Kruder & Dorfmeister
5. La Vie - Silent Poets
6. Sometimes - Deep Freeze Productions
7. Stop It - Solar System
8. Make A Stand - Vibrazioni Productions
9. Heavy Knowledge - Mighty Truth
10. Wicked Funk - Kwanzaa Posse
11. Crescent - Nobukazu Takemura

Customer Reviews:

Highly recommended!.......2005-07-29

It is difficult for me to find that this cd is litle known and nobody has recommended it. If you appreciate grooves and modern jazz don't hesitate to buy it. And with that little price it will be one of your best ever-buys!

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To Come (Remix, Vol. 1) Silent Poets Manufacturer: Import [Generic] ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Trip-Hop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Acid Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00004W9UQ Release Date: 2001-09-25

Tracks:

1. Someday [Nova Nova Remix]
2. Save the Day [Weschel Garland Remix]
3. Sugar Man [Chari Chari Remix]
4. Someday [Lewis Parker Remix]
5. I Will Miss This Holy Garden [Nitin Sawhney Remix]
6. Prisons [DJ Vadim Remix]
7. Where the Sidewalk Ends [A Reminiscient Drive Remix]
8. Prisons [Mark Stewart Remix]
9. Sugar Man [Indopepsychics Remix]
10. I Will Miss This Holy Garden [Doc Scott Remix]
11. Where the Sidewalk Ends [Baby Naboos Remix]
12. Save the Day [Seven Dub Remix]

Album Description

Japanese 12 track version of this title previously issued in France only includes two of the remixes found on that pressing. Tracks, 'Someday (Remixed By Nova Nova)', 'Save The Day (Remixed By Wechsel Garland)', 'Sugar Man (Remixed By Chari Chari)', 'Someday (Remixed By Lewis Parker)', 'I Will Miss This Holy Garden (Remixed By Nitin Sawheney)', 'Prisons (Remixed By DJ Vadim)', 'Where The Sidewalk Ends (Remixed By A Reminiscent Drive)', 'Prisons (Remixed By Mark Stewart)', 'Sugar Man (Remixed By Indopepsychics)', 'I Will Miss This Holy Garden (Remixed By Doc Scott)', 'Where The Sidewalk Ends (Remixed By Baby Nambos) & 'Save The Day (Remixed By Seven Dub)'. 2001 Toy's Factory/Japan release.

Album Details

13 Tracks Remixed by Seven Dub, Nitin Sawhney, DJ Vadim, and More.

Average customer rating: Exploring the Schubert Songs -- Ossian and Scott

Schubert: European Poets, Vol. 1 Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Schubert | Schubert, Franz | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | 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 | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music 4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B00005Y0MI Release Date: 2002-07-16

Tracks:

1. Ossians Lied Nach Dem Falle Nathos, D278
2. Shilrik Und Vinvela, D293
3. Cronnan, D282
4. Lodas Gepenst, D150
5. Kolmas Klage, D217
6. Das Madchen Von Inistore, D281
7. Ellens Gesang I, D837
8. Ellens Gesang II, D838
9. Normans Gesang, D846
10. Ellens Gesang III: Hymne An Die Jungrau, D839
11. Lied Des Gefangenen Jagers, D843
12. Lied Der Anne Lyle, D830
13. Romanze Des Richard Lowenherz, D907
14. Gesang Der Norna, D831

Customer Reviews:

Exploring the Schubert Songs -- Ossian and Scott.......2005-01-04

One of the joys of exploring the Schubert songs in detail results from the intermingling of the familiar with the new. Thus, this CD, part of the Naxos project of recording the complete Schubert lieder, features one of Schubert's most familiar songs together with many songs that are little-known but worth hearing. The album is titled "Schubert: European Poets, Vol. 1" and the performers are Ruth Ziesak, soprano, Roman Trekel, baritone, and Ulrich Eisenlohr, piano. Ms. Ziesak has a particularly lovely voice. The CD consists of 14 songs, six by James McPherson (1736-1796) in his "Ossian" poems and eight by Sir Walter Scott (1771 -- 1832).

The familiar song on this CD is from a group that Schubert set late in his life to poetry by Sir Walter Scott: Ellen's Song III, Hymn to the Virgin, D. 839, from "The Lady of the Lake." This song is more commonly known as "Ave Maria.", Ms. Ziesak sings it with beauty and simplicity accompanied by the ringing triplets of Mr Eisenlohr on the piano. Schubert was not conventionally religious but was able to capture the simplicity and beauty of faith in this beautiful lied.

In contrast to the "Ave Maria", many of the songs on this CD will probably be unfamiliar. These settings show the importance to Schubert of the romantic imagination -- of the unfamiliar, the old, kings, castles, medieval combat, courtly love, and the broken heart. The Ossian poems kindled a romantic revival in Europe, as a reaction to the Enlightenment, and Scott's popular writings contributed greatly to the growth of romanticism. They deeply influenced Schubert.

It is valuable to hear how Schubert's style changes between the early "Ossian" songs and the Scott songs. The former songs are in the form of ballads. They are diffuse, thorough-composed and offer a mixture of operatic and folk-elements. Most of them are lengthy. There is beautiful music in these songs, but the lengthier ones, for me, sometimes fail to hang together.

The Scott songs, in contrast, show Schubert at his best. These songs are tightly composed with music that amplfies for the listener the message of the poetry. In particular Schubert has developed the use of the piano as a partner in his songs. In many of the Scott songs, the piano plays a short repeated figure which sets the tone for the flowing vocal line. "Ave Maria" does this with its rising triplet figures, but each of the other Scott songs does so as well.

In addition to "Ave Maria", I particularly enjoyed the first "Ellen's Song", D837, with its lyrical, rocking, lilting theme, the romantic song of lost love, the "song of Anne Lyle, D. 830, and the "Norna's Song" D. 831, with its mysterious, brooding accompaniment in the piano.

This CD presents a mix of familiar and unfamiliar Schubert, and of young Schubert and mature Schubert. It shows the importance the romantic movement had to Schubert's songs. This CD will help the lover of Schubert explore his beautiful songs.

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The Prime Time Rhyme of the Last Poets, Vol. 2 The Last Poets Manufacturer: On the One ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz Fusion | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music East Coast | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Old School | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Poetry | Poetry, Spoken Word & Interviews | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music ASIN: B000003SZH Release Date: 1996-06-04

Tracks:

1. E Pluribus Unum
2. Tranquility
3. African Slave
4. Beyonder
5. Oh My People
6. What Will You Do?
7. Tough Enough
8. Unholy Alliance

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2. Najpiekniejsza Jest Nasza Ojczyzna [Import]
3. Nankuru [Import]
4. Nostalgia Italiana: 1969 [Import]
5. Nuestras Canciones
6. Nuestras Canciones, Vol. 2
7. Omo Wunmi
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9. Oro T'Onlo
10. Poly-Rythmo

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