Mixed Colors

1. Socoroma

2. Camba Cusa

3. Otro Buchipluma

4. Moliendo Cafe

5. Dust in the Wind

6. Amistad

7. El Arrullo

8. Sur Del Bronx

9. Camino Real

10. El Condor Pasa

11. Sairiri del Ande

12. Encuentros

Mixed Colors,Eco Del Sur

Average customer rating: Transcendent Vocalism Beautifully delivered as always, but not my material. Lives up to their reputation One of the best I've picked up in ages Fantastic recording of contemporary choral works

Colors of Love Steven Stucky , John Tavener , Bernard Rands , Long Zhou , Chen Yi , Augusta Read Thomas , Steven Sametz , Marianne Kach , and Chanticleer Manufacturer: Teldec ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Tavener | Tavener, John Kenneth | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chanticleer | ( C ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Choruses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music A Cappella | Folk | Styles | Music Similar Items: Our American Journey Tavener: Lamentations & Praises Lost in the Stars Chanticleer: Magnificat (A Capella Works by Josquin, Palestrina, Titov, Victoria, and Others) Wondrous Love: A World Folk Song Collection ASIN: B00000IWR3 Release Date: 1999-05-18

Tracks:

1. Cradle Songs: Rouxinol do pico preto (Brazil)
2. Cradle Songs: Lilajze, Jezuniu (Poland)
3. Cradle Songs: Buy Baby Ribbon (Tobago)
4. Village Wedding
5. Canti d'Amor: 'Winds of May, that dance on the sea'
6. Canti d'Amor: 'O cool is the valley'
7. Canti d'Amor: 'This heart that flutters near my heart'
8. Canti d'Amor: 'Silently she's combing her long hair'
9. Canti d'Amor: 'Gentle lady, do not sing sad songs'
10. Canti d'Amor: 'Sleep now, O you unquiet heart'
11. Canti d'Amor: 'All day I hear the noise of waters'
12. Words of the Sun
13. Tang Poems: Written on a Rainy Night
14. Tang Poems: Wild Grass
15. The Rub of Love
16. in time of
17. Love Songs: 'Look out upon the stars, my love'
18. Love Songs: 'Love is a beautiful dream'
19. Love Songs: 'Alas, the love of women!'
20. Love Songs: 'For stony limits cannot hold love out'
21. Love Songs: 'All mankind love a lover'

Amazon.com

This compilation of modern-day madrigals, the latest in a fascinating series of discs from the San Francisco-based all-male vocal group Chanticleer, won the Grammy for Best Small Ensemble Performance of 1999. The selections range over a variety of styles and aesthetics, from the haunting, hypnotic sounds of Steven Stucky's Cradle Songs to the archaic, ethereal beauty and Eastern inflections of John Tavener's "Village Wedding." There are the soft (and somewhat affected) asperities of Bernard Rands' Canti d'Amor as well as the gentle, almost English pastoralism of Zhou Long's "Words of the Sun" (beautiful!) and the colorfully exotic Orientalism of Chen Yi's Tang Poems. Other examples of the wide range here are the self-conscious busywork of Augusta Read Thomas's Love Songs to the darkly lush, 12-part weave of Steven Sametz's "In Time Of," with its radiant climax and pulsating chordal sonorites like the tolling of bells. All of this Chanticleer sings with striking freshness and commitment, virtuosic to a fare-thee-well, always sensitive to the emotional cues of the texts. The recording, made at Skywalker Ranch in January of 1999, is vivid and warm, and so is much of the music. Truly a winning disc. --Ted Libbey

Customer Reviews:

Transcendent Vocalism.......2005-01-31

This compilation is essential listening, especially (but not exclusively) for those already introduced to the marvels of Chanticleer. It features a wide variety of contemporary madrigals all dedicated to the theme of love. Gorgeous polyphony, entrancing dissonance; the music is very difficult, but Chanticleer's vocalism is exemplary, as always. The whole feel of the album takes some getting used to for the uninitiated. After a few listenings, though, one can fully perceive its unique and sublime beauty.

Highlights abound. The first three tracks, all lullabies by Steven Stucky, are brilliantly executed, but it is track four, Village Wedding by John Taverner, that first knocked my socks off. It seems to represent the absolutely ideal match between composer and performer, between written and sung text. It consists of a wonderful poem by Greek poet Angelos Sikelianos, with a recurring excerpt from the Eastern Orthodox wedding ceremony interspersed throughout. Taverner is himself a member of the Eastern Orthodox church, and the song is as much a spiritual experience as a musical one.

Another fantastic piece is Words of the Sun, by Chinese composer Zhou Long. It is probably the most accessible song on the CD, with numerous lovely subtleties and nuances that can be fully appreciated after multiple exposures.

Lastly, I'd like to express my sincere conviction that In Time Of (by Steven Sametz, set to a poem by E.E. Cummings) is the single most gorgeous piece of music I have ever had the great fortune to hear. The sonority is perfectly balanced, each arching phrase better than the one before. Please, for the sake of pure unadulterated beauty, purchase this CD. You will not regret it.

Beautifully delivered as always, but not my material........2002-07-30

I came to this album as a fan of Chanticleer more than of contemporary art music, though I like to think I do have a certain ear for the stuff. I haven't been educated in it, but I've sung some in my time in choruses, and I learned to appreciate those pieces the way that I learned to appreciate the more classical stuff as a child--by feeling it and hearing it come out of my own body, the ways that it worked, what was exciting, ect. That said, there is a point where I don't get it, and I reached that point all over this album. I thought I'd pass it on because it is hard for most of us to pick this kind of music off the shelf--there will be pieces that skewer us and some that make us fidget. For my part, I am grateful to have the album for the sake of three (long) songs. The Tavner Wedding song itself is probably worth it. But the album will never be put on leisurely.

Lives up to their reputation.......2001-03-07

Just recently had the opportunity to hear Chanticleer in concert...this CD certainly gives a cross section of their range...especially liked the "Tang Poems" and "Words of the Sun", which they performed live...very esoteric mix of musical styles...well worth the purchase for Chanticleer lovers!

One of the best I've picked up in ages.......2000-11-25

First of all let me state that the 4 stars isn't for the performance...which is truly outstanding...it is for a few pieces that are a tad sub-par. I also want to mention that its not that the pieces are modern either, I happen to be extremely sympathetic to modern music.

I usually don't like to do reviews this way, but I'm going to make a few comments piece by piece:

1) CRADLE SONGS - The first two of this trio of lullabies are great...the ones from Brazil & Poland are hauntingly beautiful...I'm not so crazy about the one from Tobago. A fairly strong piece, its certainly interesting.

2) VILLAGE WEDDING - This is one of the best three pieces on the album, and probably the best. Hearing John Tavener's work next to his contemporaries is an easy indicator of why he is considered one of this century's greatest and certainly one of the greatest living composers. Simultaneously it is joyous, austere, reverent & spiritual. Simply beautiful & amazing.

3) CANTI D'AMOUR - This is an up & down work. I'm not sure what the composer had in mind, but I find the first part to be amusing. It reminds me of barbershop quartet. It has more somber moments too that are quite moving. Overall though, its okay.

4) WORDS OF THE SUN - After the Tavener piece, this is my favorite one. I would like to hear some of Zhou Long's other works. It is a very subtle piece. Very Chinese too, yet simultaneously western. This is one of my favorite pieces by eastern composers of western music. Lyrically, it is amazing. Its borrowed from a 20th century Chinese poem that is gorgeous in English, I'm sure its even more so in Chinese. Musically, it is very stirring.

5) TANG POEMS - This piece too is written by a Chinese composer (Chen Yi) and it is distinctly Chinese. I am intrigued at some of the techniques used by the composer. I am really pleased with the piece, although I'm sure some find it a little "too eastern." It is extremely pretty if one is accustomed to eastern melodies. The 2nd part is a bit sharper and probably less accessible than the first part.

6) THE RUB OF LOVE - One of the duller pieces on the album.

7) IN TIME OF - Sublime. The opening few bars are unearthly. Definately one of the three best pieces. They definately need to keep this one in their concert repetoire (along with the Tavener and the two pieces by Chinese composers.) This is one of those works you have to hear to believe.

8) LOVE SONGS - This is a quirky collection of tunes by Augusta Read Thomas. It runs the gamut of serious to extremely silly. There are some strong points here, but some of it is too silly to stand the test of time ("Alas, The Love of Women"). Eventhough it is extremely unconventional, the part entitled "For Stony Limits Cannot Hold Love Out" is powerful. It is piercing & strange, but it really works with the text.

There are times when I love everything on this CD, and times when some of it gets on my nerves. It is, however, never boring and the performances are superb. I highly congratulate Chanticleer for not sitting on their laurels. This is adventursome stuff and it works 90% of the time, which is more than I can say for 99% of the ensembles out there.

I highly recommend this disc for "Village Wedding," "Words of the Sun," "In Time of," and "Tang Poems."

Pick it up, be adventuresome. Enjoy.

Fantastic recording of contemporary choral works.......2000-09-21

Chanticleer is one of the USA's finest choral ensembles, and they have picked a marvelous and diverse program for this recording -- with something that would appeal to absolutely everybody. The inclusion of two "husband-wife" pairs in the choice of music also makes for a special connection to the theme of the disc. Of special note to this reviewer are the "delicious" sonorities of Bernard Rands's "Canti d'Amor" and Augusta Read Thomas's "Love Songs" -- Chanticleer is a group who is able to pull off this difficult music beautifully. This recording was absolutely deserving of the Grammy that is received -- one of the finest discs of modern choral music in the past few years.

Average customer rating:

Tan Dun: Snow in June Manufacturer: Composers Recordings ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Quartets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Quintets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B000005TW7 Release Date: 1994-06-13

Tracks:

1. Circle With Four Trios, Conductor And Audience
2. Eight Colors For String Quartet: Peking Opera
3. Eight Colors For String Quartet: Shadows
4. Eight Colors For String Quartet: Pink Actress
5. Eight Colors For String Quartet: Black Dance
6. Eight Colors For String Quartet: Zen
7. Eight Colors For String Quartet: Drum and Gong
8. Eight Colors For String Quartet: Cloudiness
9. Eight Colors For String Quartet: Red Sona
10. Silk Road
11. In Distance
12. Elegy: Snow In June

Average customer rating: Fundamental

Gongs and Bamboos Manufacturer: Tzadik ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Avant Garde & Free Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B00005LN54 Release Date: 2001-07-24

Tracks:

1. Pagsamba: Kyrie
2. Pagsamba: Gloria
3. Pagsamba: Credo
4. Pagsamba: Sanctus
5. Pagsamba: Agnus
6. Suling-Suling
7. Colors Without Rhythm

Customer Reviews:

Fundamental.......2001-12-10

José Maceda (Manila, 1917) is one of the fundamental personalities of the second half of the 20th century. His research work has established a very serious basis for his innovative music in Philippines, and a model of ethics and aesthetics for all Asian art music composers - and, why not, for all Third World composers. Maceda knows very well the Western game, and can create different rules for his proposals, with different syntactic logics and even a different behaviour in the roles of performers and listeners. His music is really fascinating. A second and a third CD should be available soon.

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Mixed Colors ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music South & Central America | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B00005TQLG Release Date: 2001-10-14

Tracks:

1. Socoroma
2. Camba Cusa
3. Otro Buchipluma
4. Moliendo Cafe
5. Dust in the Wind
6. Amistad
7. El Arrullo
8. Sur Del Bronx
9. Camino Real
10. El Condor Pasa
11. Sairiri del Ande
12. Encuentros

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Colors Mixed in Love Shines Blackness Youngblood Productions Manufacturer: Youngblood Productions ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music ASIN: B000CAE81A Release Date: 2000-07-18

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