Light as a Feather

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Featuring the same band as the first Return to Forever album--vocalist Flora Purim, saxophonist-flutist Joe Farrell, bassist Stanley Clarke, and drummer Airto-- 1973's Light As a Feather was the result of a conscious effort on Chick Corea's part to communicate with a broader audience. Although Corea's electric piano and Purim's spacey-samba vocals might sound dated, the album includes a couple of Corea's most beloved compositions, "500 Miles High" and "Spain." Subsequent Return to Forever albums turned to conceptual bombast and silly fantasies. Here, Corea strikes an appealing balance between art and accessibility. --Rick Mitchell

Light as a Feather,Return to Forever,Polygram Records,Fusion,Jazz,Jazz Music,Pop,United States of America

Average customer rating: Repackaged New Year's Concert 1984 with VPO, etc. I am glad I bought this one Great Music as usual A gem! Amazing truly Amazing

Strauss: The Best of Vienna Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Dances | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Polkas | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Waltzes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Strauss Jr., Johann | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Johann Strauss Sr. | Strauss Sr., Johann | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Romantic | Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Marches | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Overtures | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra | ( V ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Deutsche Grammophon: Music | Specialty Stores | Music More Titles at Least 20% Off | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music All Classical Music Blowout | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Strauss Jr., Johann | ( S ) | Composers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Strauss Sr., Johann | ( S ) | Composers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra | ( V ) | Performers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Instrumental | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Similar Items: Strauss Waltzes Favorite Waltzes Johann Strauss: Waltzes Chopin: Waltzes Nos. 1-14 Chopin: Favorite Piano Works ASIN: B00000HY9K Release Date: 1999-01-12

Tracks:

1. The Blue Danube - (Waltz) - J. STRAUS SR./STRAUSS*J. JR.
2. Anna Polka - (French Polka) - J. STRAUS SR./STRAUSS*J. JR.
3. Morning Papers - (Waltz) - J. STRAUS SR./STRAUSS*J. JR.
4. At The Hunt - (Polka) - J. STRAUS SR./STRAUSS*J. JR.
5. Light of Heart - (Fast Polka) - J. STRAUS SR./STRAUSS*J. JR.
6. Wine, Women And Song - (Waltz) - J. STRAUS SR./STRAUSS*J. JR.
7. Pleasure - Train - (Fast Polka) - J. STRAUS SR./STRAUSS*J. JR.
8. Vienna Bonbons - (Waltz) - J. STRAUS SR./STRAUSS*J. JR.
9. Perpetual Motion - J. STRAUS SR./STRAUSS*J. JR.
10. Accelarations - (Waltz) - J. STRAUS SR./STRAUSS*J. JR.
11. Pizzicato - Polka - (Johann And Josef Strauss) - J. STRAUS SR./STRAUSS*J. JR.
12. Tales From The Vienna Woods - (Waltz) - J. STRAUS SR./STRAUSS*J. JR.

Tracks:

1. The Emperor Waltz - Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
2. Thunder and Lightning - (Fast Polka) - Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
3. Die Fledermaus: Overture - Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
4. Voices of Spring - (Waltz) - Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
5. Prince Methusalem: Bandit Gallop - (From 'Prince Methusalem') - Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
6. Artist's Life - (Waltz) - Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
7. Persian March - Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
8. Roses from the South - (Waltz) - Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
9. Eljen a Magyar! - (Fast Hungarian Polka) - Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
10. Chit-Chat Polka - Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
11. Vienna Blood - Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
12. Radetzky-March - (Johann Strauss, Father) - Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Customer Reviews:

Repackaged New Year's Concert 1984 with VPO, etc........2005-02-23

If I'm not mistaken, most of the pieces were recorded originally live during a 1984 New Year's Concert conducted by Lorin Maazel with the Vienna Philharmonic playing in its grand concert hall, the Musikverein. Maazel and the Vienna Philharmonic have had a longstanding relationship dating from the 1960's, and without question, this CD does rank among my favorite New Year's Concert performances (However, the most mesmerizing ones I've heard have been those with the late Carlos Kleiber and Nikolaus Harnoncourt conducting.) for the superb quality of the Vienna Philharmonic's playing. Maazel leads the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra in some of the most popular works composed by the Strauss family, most notably Johann II Strauss' Tales from the Vienna Woods Waltz, Emperor Waltz, Pizzicato Polka, Blue Danube Waltz and his father's Radetzky March, which traditionally closes out the annual New Year's Concert. Fans of the Strauss family, Vienna Philharmonic and Lorin Maazel, will not be disappointed with this excellent two CD compilation.

I am glad I bought this one.......2003-04-25

I listen to this cd to relax and it is so soothing. It starts with The blue Danube, which is my favorite. But the rest of the songs do not disapoint.

Great Music as usual.......2002-10-08

This is great recording,
I enjoy listening to it
veru much. This is a
compilation of all the
favorite waltzes by
the Strauss family, that
one might hear at a
New Year's eve concert
of the Vienna Philharmonic...
All waltzes and Polkas are
favorites of audiences everywhere
in the world...

A gem!.......2001-10-29

Who else knows Strauss better than Viennese? I attest that no other orchestra in the world plays Strauss better than the Vienna Philharmonic. Their light sound is exactly what the composer wanted, and it really makes other clumsy, heavy attempts by some other orchestras like Berlin and Chicago seem pathetic.

As far as the content of these CDs go, they are fantastic. They have every waltz, march, and polko of Strauss II that you could possibly want, as well as a nice addition of "Radetzky March" by the composer's father. If you are looking for a Johann Strauss Jr. CD, get this one!

Amazing truly Amazing.......2000-05-09

This 2 CD is amazing. It is great for plane rides and other things. I always listen to it at work. Allmost every song on this CD is beautiful and graceful. The blue danube is a classic and my personal favorite song on this album. Some of the songs are okay but none are bad. Overall this is an amazing 2 CD collection and it is worth every cent of your money . . .

Average customer rating: The playing is good, but the vocals . . . Classic one of the BEST albums ever made better every time I listen to it Among the best of Chick

Light as a Feather Return to Forever Manufacturer: Polygram Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz Fusion | Jazz | Styles | Music Modern Postbebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: Return to Forever Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy No Mystery Where Have I Known You Before Romantic Warrior ASIN: B0000046YK Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

1. You're Everything
2. Light As A Feather
3. Captain Marvel
4. 500 Miles High
5. Children's Song
6. Spain

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Featuring the same band as the first Return to Forever album--vocalist Flora Purim, saxophonist-flutist Joe Farrell, bassist Stanley Clarke, and drummer Airto-- 1973's Light As a Feather was the result of a conscious effort on Chick Corea's part to communicate with a broader audience. Although Corea's electric piano and Purim's spacey-samba vocals might sound dated, the album includes a couple of Corea's most beloved compositions, "500 Miles High" and "Spain." Subsequent Return to Forever albums turned to conceptual bombast and silly fantasies. Here, Corea strikes an appealing balance between art and accessibility. --Rick Mitchell

Customer Reviews:

The playing is good, but the vocals . . . .......2007-04-15

Chick delivers a fine album musically, with some terrific solos on the electric piano, but I must agree with some of the reviewers on here that Flora Purim's vocals can be downright awful on all the pieces she sings. Her voice sounds flat and off key, and you can really hear her struggle with her accent and her English throughout the album. It sounds as if she is struggling to hit the note and sustain it in all the songs. This is truly disappointing and I cringe because the music is so good and tightly composed. I think the later Return To Forever is better and I'm going to have to sell this one back.

Classic.......2006-03-24

As fresh today as when released. Creative, tasteful improv that avoids some of the excess of later work.

one of the BEST albums ever made.......2005-10-15

This album is in a class by itself. I don't hand out the "Best" judgement lightly. The musicians have to be spectacular, the music has to be exciting, and there are NO weak parts to the album. NONE. Every song is a gem, every musician is clear and articulate. I have to tell you that "Musicmagic" also fits into the "BEST" catagory too.

Stan Getz was so impressed by this and the "Return to Forever" album that his Captain Marvel album contains 3 cuts from the 2 albums, and features Chick Corea on electric piano, Stanley Clarke on electric bass, Airto Moreira on percussion. Quite honestly, I've listened to this album so much that I am sick of it. (I have it in vinyl from the 70's.)

Nowdays I am returning to my roots and have found other musicians good enough to play this stuff, and I am in hog heaven!

I think I can safely say that non-musicians will really enjoy this album, musicians will be blown away!

better every time I listen to it.......2005-01-13

I've had this album on vinyl (2x), tape (1x), and CD (2x). Every time I re-listen to it I discover something else I love about it. The pure tones of the electric piano, the clarity and trueness of Flora Purim's vocals, the bass lines, the drums and percussion. Just an outstanding album, one that gets better over time. I first listened to at 16, and I still love it 30 years later. The quick and dancing piano work from Chick on 500 miles high just shouts out, "This day is absolutely beautiful, I am so glad to be alive and experiencing it."

Among the best of Chick.......2004-08-18

The first time I ever heard this album was in 1976 or so, when I listened to it in a college library listening room in Cortland, NY. The first cut on the album (yes, it was vinyl) was, of course, "You're Everything", and I was beside myself. I think I must have listened to that song about 10 times in a row. I was instantly a major Chick Corea fan, and saw him with Return to Forever in a small on-campus concert. A lot of his other stuff was very appealing to me at the time (late teens early twenties), along with Stanley Clark and Al and Lenny. I will say that I have since fallen a little out of love with much of his music, with the exception of "Inner Space" which has some true straight-ahead jazz in the best tradition of the late sixties, long before we ever dreamed of an abomination like Kenny G. These two albums are as different as night and day, with "Inner Space" being an edgier, exploratory cascade of brass, (some gorgeous flute with Hubert Laws in "Windows"), drums and piano, and "Light as a Feather" being a much more accessible and lighter jazz celebration with the smooth airy tones of Flora Purim, and some fun songs like "Spain" and "Children's Song". If you like Charles Mingus and Bilham Cobly (Billy Cobham) you'll like "Inner Space", but I recommend both albums.

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The Strauss Family: Waltzes, Polkas & Overtures - Willi Boskovsky/Johann Strauss Orchestra of Vienna (6 CD's) Johann Strauss , Johann Strauss II , Josef Strauss , Eduard Strauss , Willi Boskovsky , Johann Strauss Orchestra of Vienna , and Vienna Symphony Manufacturer: EMI Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Dances | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Polkas | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Waltzes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Strauss Jr., Johann | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Johann Strauss Sr. | Strauss Sr., Johann | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Josef Strauss | Strauss, Josef | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Romantic | Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Marches | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Overtures | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Lehár: Waltzes Strauss: Waltzes, Polkas & Marches Waldteufel: Famous Waltzes Brahms: Hungarian Dances Nos. 1-21 Strauss: The Best of Vienna ASIN: B0002RUAFG Release Date: 2004-11-02

Tracks:

1. Radetzky-Marsch, Op. 228
2. Sigh Galop, Op. 9
3. Blue Danube, Op. 314
4. Artist's Life, Op. 316
5. Tales From The Vienna Woods, Op. 325
6. Wine, Woman And Song, Op. 333
7. Vienna Blood, Op. 354
8. Roses From The South, Op. 388
9. Voices Of Spring, Op. 410
10. Emperor Waltz, Op. 437

Tracks:

1. Features Section Waltz, Op. 293
2. Flight Of Fancy, Op. 215
3. Accelerations, Op. 234
4. Ever More Cheerful, Op. 235
5. Carnival's Ambassador, Op. 270
6. Leading Article, Op. 273
7. Morning Papers, Op. 279
8. Pamphlets, Op. 300
9. New Vienna, Op. 342

Tracks:

1. Carnival Pictures, Op. 357
2. Where The Lemon Trees Blossom, Op. 364
3. Du Und Du, Op. 367
4. Kiss Waltz, Op. 400
5. Lagoon Waltz, Op. 411
6. Treasure Waltz, Op. 418
7. Viennese Women, Op. 427
8. Danube Maidens, Op. 427
9. Explosions-Polka, Op. 43
10. Champagner-Polka, Op. 211
11. Fancy-Dress Parade, Op. 240
12. Episode, Op. 296

Tracks:

1. Pleased As Punch, Op. 301
2. Express, Op. 311
3. Light As A Feather, Op. 319
4. Thunder And Lightning, Op. 324
5. Long Live Hungary, Op. 332
6. Im Krapfenwald'l, Op. 336
7. At The Double, Op. 348
8. From The Banks Of The Danube, Op. 356
9. Greetings From Austria, Op. 359
10. At The Hunt, Op. 373
11. I-Tipferl, Op. 377
12. Bandits' Galop, Op. 378
13. New Pizzicato Polka, Op. 449
14. The Carnival In Rome
15. The Bat
16. Cagliostro In Vienna
17. Blindman's Bluff

Tracks:

1. The Queen's Lace Handkerchief
2. A Night In Venice
3. The Gypsy Baron
4. Pearls Of Love, Op. 39
5. Village Swallows From Austria, Op. 164
6. Secret Powers Of Attraction, Op. 173
7. Delirious, Op. 212
8. Watercolours, Op. 258
9. My Life's Course Is Love And Joy, Op. 263

Tracks:

1. Masks, Op. 33
2. Forward!, Op. 127
3. Off On Holiday, Op. 133
4. The Gossip, Op. 144
5. Woman's Heart, Op. 166
6. Sport, Op. 170
7. All Sorts, Op. 219
8. In Flight, Op. 230
9. Chatterboxes, Op. 245
10. Typographical Letters, Op. 252
11. Fireproof!, Op. 269
12. Without A Care!, Op. 271
13. Artists Greeting, Op. 274
14. Jockey, Op. 278
15. Line Clear!, Op. 45
16. Where One Laughs And Lives, Op. 108
17. Non-Stop, Op. 112
18. Below The Enns, Op. 121
19. Alpine Rose, Op. 127
20. Delight In Travel, Op. 166
21. Out Of Hand, Op. 168
22. Carnival Letter, Op. 203
23. With Pleasure, Op. 228
24. With The Breakes Off, Op. 238

Average customer rating: Superb collection Boskovsky and the Strauss Family of Vienna. Strauss's Lover Must Own!!!!!

Strauss: Waltzes, Polkas & Marches Manufacturer: Decca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Dances | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Polkas | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Waltzes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Strauss Jr., Johann | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Johann Strauss Sr. | Strauss Sr., Johann | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Josef Strauss | Strauss, Josef | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Romantic | Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Marches | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra | ( V ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Bargain Box Sets | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music The Decca Records Store | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: Grieg: Complete Music with Orchestra Schubert: The String Quartets Lehár: Waltzes Liszt: Piano Works Wagner: Lohengrin ASIN: B0000042GN Release Date: 1997-11-11

Tracks:

1. Walzer, Op. 314: An der schonen, blauen Donau
2. Polka schnell, Op. 373: Auf der Jagd
3. Walzer, Op. 410: Fuhlingsstimmen
4. Pizzicato-polka
5. Op. 335: Egyptischer Marsch
6. Op. 214: Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka
7. Op. 173: Dynamiden-Waltzer
8. Polka-Mazurka, Op. 144: Die Schwatzerin
9. Walzer, Op. 270: Carnavals Botschafter
10. Op. 117: Annen-Polka
11. Walzer, Op. 75: Fesche Geister
12. Polka schnell, Op. 278: Jokey Polka
13. Walzer, Op. 235: Spharenklange
14. Polka francaise, Op. 269: Feuerfest
15. Op. 29a: Wettrennen-Galop

Tracks:

1. Walzer, Op. 325: Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald
2. Polka schnell, Op. 240: Eingesendet
3. Op. 228: Radetzky-Marsch
4. Op. 269: Demolirer-Polka
5. Walzer, Op. 367: Du und Du
6. Polka-Mazurka, Op.129: Brennende Liebe
7. Op. 433: Spanischer Marsch
8. Polka schnell, op.45: Bahn frei!
9. Walzer, Op.258: Aquarellen
10. Polka schnell, Op.393: St|rmisch in Lieb' und Tanz
11. Polka-Mazurka, Op.166: Frauenherz
12. Op. 411: Lagunen-Walzer
13. Polka francaise, Op. 235: Piefke un Pufke
14. Freuet euch des Lebens Walzer, op.340
15. Musikalischer Scherz, Op.257: Perpetuum mobile

Tracks:

1. Walzer, Op. 333: Wien, Weiss und Gesang
2. Polka francaise, Op. 336: Im Krapfenwaldl
3. Walzer, Op. 346: Tausend und ein Nacht
4. Op. 156: Napoleon Marsch
5. Walzer, Op. 364: Wo die Citronen blueh'n!
6. Polka-Mazurka, Op. 204: Die Libelle
7. Polka francaise, Op. 57: Moulinet
8. Walzer, Op. 443: Seid umschlungen, Millionen
9. Polka schnell, Op. 413: So angstlich sind wir nicht
10. Polka-Mazurka, Op. 315: Lob der frauen
11. Op. 43: Explosions Polka
12. Walzer, Op. 184: Transactionen
13. Polka francaise, Op. 281: Heiterer Mut
14. Op. 42: Sperl Galopp

Tracks:

1. Walzer, Op. 354: Wiener Blut
2. Op. 211: Champagner-Polka
3. Walzer, Op. 307: Wiener Bonbons
4. Op. 449: Neue Pizzicato-Polka
5. Walzer, Op. 114: Liebeslieder
6. Ungarische Polka schnell, Op. 332: Eljen a Magyar
7. Walzer, Op. 316: Krleben
8. Op. 378: Banditen-Galopp
9. Op. 426: Russischer Marsch
10. Polka schnell, Op. 324: Unter Donner und Blitz
11. Walzer, Op. 279: Morgenbler
12. Polka schnell, Op. 133: Auf Ferienreisen
13. Walzer, Op. 164: Dorfschwalben aus terreich
14. Op. 126: Kaiser Franz Joseph I. Rettungs-Jubel-Marsch

Tracks:

1. Walzer, Op. 388: Rosen aus dem S
2. Polka schnell, Op. 281: Vergnzug
3. Op. 437: Kaiserwalzer
4. Polka schnell, Op. 319: Leichtes Blut
5. Walzer, Op. 154: Loreley-Rhein-Kle
6. Polka, Op. 291: 'S gibt nur a Kaiserstadt, 's gibt nur a Wien !
7. Walzer, Op. 143: Schneeglhen
8. Polka-Mazurka, Op. 282: Die Emancipirte
9. Polka schnell, Op. 259: Mit Extrapost
10. Walzer, Op. 234: Accelerationen
11. Polka Francaise, Op. 372: Bitte Sch
12. Op. 289: Persischer Marsch
13. Walzer, Op. 212: Delirien
14. Op. 365: Tik-Tak-Polka

Tracks:

1. Op. 363: Fledermaus-Quadrille - Various Artists
2. Polka, Op. 271: Ohne Sorgen - Various Artists
3. Walzer, Op. 263: Mein Lebenslauf ist Lieb und Lust - Various Artists
4. Op. 236: Orpheus-Quadrille - Various Artists
5. Polka, Op. 230: Im Fluge - Various Artists
6. Walzer, Op. 361: Bei uns z'Haus - Various Artists
7. Schutzen-Quadrille - Various Artists
8. Polka, Op. 241: Extempore - Various Artists
9. Walzer, Op. 390: Nordseebilder - Various Artists
10. Polka, Op. 241: Freikugeln - Various Artists
11. Walzer, Op. 101: Mephistos Hollenrufe - Various Artists
12. Marsch, Op. 478: Aufs Korn - Various Artists
13. Walzer, Op. 329: Erinnerung an Covent-Garden - Various Artists
14. Op. 152: Rudolfsheimer-Polka - Various Artists

Amazon.com

Boskovsky's encyclopedic collection with the Vienna Philharmonic, recorded between 1957 and 1976, is as close to definitive as one is likely to get. There was a special camaraderie between Boskovsky and the Philharmonic--he was a member of the orchestra's violin section for 37 years and conducted their New Year's Day concerts from 1955 until 1979. There was also a special empathy that these performers, as custodians of a tradition going back to its origins, felt for the music of the Strauss family. It comes across quite wonderfully on these mid-price CDs, which have been painstakingly remastered for an edition every collector should have. --Ted Libbey

Customer Reviews:

Superb collection.......2006-03-07

If you love or are just curious about the music of Vienna's Strauss family, this is the box set for you. You need look no further. Willi Boskovsky and the Vienna Philharmonic set the standards for the performance of these sublime waltzes, polkas and marches. The sound is fine, too, even though the recordings are not new. This is, quite simply, a magnificent set. I cannot recommend it highly enough.

Boskovsky and the Strauss Family of Vienna........2003-06-12

A long series of Strauss music recordings conducted by Willi Boskovsky provides the contents of this slender, super-compact box of 6 CDs. Those who collected the original issues should check the contents before jettisoning them, because not everything has been reissued here. I especially regret that the vocal version of "An der schönen blauen Donau" has been omitted.

No combination has ever excelled Willi Boskovsky and the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra in performing this repertoire. Although the waltzes, polkas, quadrilles, marches and overtures were performed over and over again by these musicians, there is never a hint of workaday routine or staleness to be heard here. Everything seems to unfold naturally. Each item's inherent character is displayed. Tiny nuances and felicities of phrasing and a balance that favors the melody and reduces the accompaniment make these performances inimitable. The performance of "Morgenblätter" seems to provide a tad more excitement and impact than the other 85 items.

The recordings were made between 1960 and 1976. They are studio recordings, not deriving from the famous New Year concerts, and all but the few items from the very earliest year provide excellent sound.

Strauss's Lover Must Own!!!!!.......2001-10-09

Budget Price..... Recording and sound are good to excellence .... Let's enjoy and touch the spirits of Vienna now.....

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Tracks:

1. Enjoy Your Life, Waltz Op.340 - Norbert Neukamp, Andrieu, ,
2. Pleasure Train, Polka, Op.281 - Joseph Francek, Andrieu, ,
3. Emperor Waltz, Op.437 - Andrieu,
4. Eljen a Magyar, Polka, Op. 332 - Joseph Francek, Andrieu, ,
5. Wine, Women & Song, Waltz, Op.333 - Andrieu,
6. Egyptian March, Op. 335 - Norbert Neukamp, Andrieu, ,
7. Tales from the Vienna Woods, Waltz, Op.325 - Andrieu,
8. Bitte SchFrench Polka, Op.372 - Norbert Neukamp, Andrieu, ,
9. Morning Papers, Waltz, Op.271 - Joseph Francek, Andrieu, ,
10. Carefree, Polka, Op.114 - Andrieu,
11. Love Songs, Waltz, Op.114 - Joseph Francek, Andrieu, ,
12. Light Hearted, Polka, Op.319 - Joseph Francek, Andrieu, ,

Average customer rating: Perhaps best compilation so far Actually comes close to being the best

Best of New Year's Concert Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Dances | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Polkas | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Waltzes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Strauss Jr., Johann | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Johann Strauss Sr. | Strauss Sr., Johann | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Josef Strauss | Strauss, Josef | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Romantic | Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Marches | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra | ( V ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Deutsche Grammophon: Music | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: Best of New Year's Concert Vol. 2 New Year's Concert 2005 1992 New Year's Concert 2007 New Year's Concert 2006 Neujahrskonzert - New Year's Concert ASIN: B0000E4N55 Release Date: 2003-12-09

Tracks:

1. The Blue Danube Op. 314 (Waltz)
2. Thunder And Lightning Op. 324
3. Morning Papers Op. 279
4. Bandits' Galop Op. 378
5. Emperor Waltz Op. 437
6. Hunting Op. 373
7. Viennese Bonbons Op. 307
8. Beloved Anna Polka Op. 137
9. Accelerations Op. 234
10. Burning Love Op. 129
11. The Dragonfly Op. 210
12. Overture

Tracks:

1. Vienna Blood Op. 354
2. Celebration March For The Recovery Of Emperor Franz Joseph I Op. 126
3. Light Of Heart Op. 319 - Hans Knappertsbusch
4. Without Brake Op. 238
5. Music Of The Spheres Op. 235
6. Pizzicato-Polka Op. 449
7. Watercolours Op. 258
8. On The Wing Op. 230
9. Voices Of Spring Op. 410 - Johann Strauss II
10. Egyptian March Op. 335
11. Anna Polka Op. 117
12. Tales From The Vienna Woods Op. 325 - Karl Swoboda
13. On Holiday Op. 133
14. Carefree Op. 271
15. Radetzky March Op. 228

Customer Reviews:

Perhaps best compilation so far.......2006-06-07

For many years I have rejected the "lesser" music of Strauss family. But since New Year's concert is an institution in Classical music I have to admit that sometime I was to buy something. And since tradition is what matters most, far more important than the particular conducting or programme of every year, why not having a look at a sample of this history line of performances? I usually hate samples of works or concerts, but in this case I make an exception: here the whole is far greater than its parts. Here you have many conductors from Krauss to Ozawa (lacking Mehta and the more recent Harnoncourt and Janssons)plus Knapperstbusch (?) who was closely associated with WP albeit without conducting a NY concert. In all of them the orchestra plays splendidly. If I have to single out a conductor, it is Karajan but I should listen to all his recording to make a judgement. What is important here is that you have a sample of what tradition truly is, far outweighting a particular programme or conductor. And the reperoire: almost all favourite pieces are here. Almost: I think it is a valse,very well known, I think, featuring in other CD under Maazel, that is absent here. But the vast majority of famous walzes and polkas are here, and adding track durations it makes clear that they need 2 cds. Given that it is very probable not to have all of them in a single concert, so I commend you not to let pass this oportunity and grab this compilation, unless you want a complete concert in particular. There is another more recent but less complete, I think. 4 of 27 tracks are not taken in a NY concert, but in Sofiensalle, in another time, but all are alive, with the WP. The local edition of the CD has a brief but appropiate history of the concert series by the President of WP, Clemens Hellsberg. Besides, the double CD ends with Radevsky(?) March, with public clapping, as it should. In summary, a must.

Actually comes close to being the best.......2005-10-28

Over the years DG has recorded more of the traditional New Year's concerts from Vienna than any other company, and they've mined their stock fairly often. Here is one of the very best collections, not a haphazard potpourri but a select cross-section of the best conducting from 1957 (Josef Krips) to 2002 (Seiji Ozawa). As it happens those are two conductors I wouldn't necessarily turn to for Strauss waltzes, but their contributions are buoyant and lovely. The same is true for eveyr cut on both CDs--one really gets into the spirit of a live concert and a festive occasion. Very nice.

Average customer rating: For those who enjoy RTF's 'Musicmagic'

Light as a Feather Chick Corea , and Return to Forever Manufacturer: Polygram Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz Fusion | Jazz | Styles | Music Modern Postbebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: Return to Forever Romantic Warrior Birds of Fire A Love Supreme Light as a Feather ASIN: B00000AFES Release Date: 1998-09-22

Tracks:

1. You're Everything
2. Light As A Feather
3. Capain Marvel
4. 500 Miles High
5. Children's Song
6. Spain

Tracks:

1. Matrix
2. Light As A Feather
3. 500 Miles High
4. Children's Song
5. Spain
6. Spain
7. What Games Shall We Play Today?
8. What Games Shall We Play Today?
9. What Games Shall We Play Today?
10. What Games Shall We Play Today?

Customer Reviews:

For those who enjoy RTF's 'Musicmagic'.......2004-08-23

Whether you love this album probably depends on how early you joined the Corea fan-wagon. I joined in 1976, and found all of 'Romantic Warrior', 'No Mystery' and 'Where Have I Known You Before' to be superb ***** recordings. Working my way back, I wasn't so convinced by 'Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy'. Working forward, I felt totally let down by 'Musicmagic'. Maybe it was the loss of DiMeola's guitar or the disappearance of the hard, gutsy style that I believed was at the core of RTF. Unfortunately the re-branding of RTF as a latin sax-and-female-vocalist seemed a betrayal of the somewhat masculine values of the previous RTF.

But hearing 'Light as a Feather', it's now clear to me that the Musicmagic style wasn't totally new for Corea and RTF. Substitute Flora Purim for Gayle Moran and you have pretty much the 'LaaF line-up of five years earlier. The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide gives this four stars out of five, saying 'Essential for its joyousness, flawed for its lengthy noodling'. I'm not so convinced about its indispensability. Stanley Clarke's bass, mostly low down in the re-mastered mix, seems undistinguished when you compare it with it subsequently became.

The second disc is no worse than the first, although the idea of giving us no fewer than four versions of a track that wasn't even released on the original LP seems excessive. It's revealing to hear Corea giving instructions at the start of each recording -- he clearly worked his band hard, but they were demonstrably capable of responding to his requirements.

For me, 'No Mystery' is one of the best albums ever recorded, although I'll grant that it's an acquired taste. (Whenever I move to a new music format -- such as minidisc or MP3 -- I'll always try out 'Flight of the Newborn' first.) This album falls somewhat short of that, and I can only describe it as 'pleasant enough'.

Average customer rating: A waltz lovers delight:

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Customer Reviews:

A waltz lovers delight:.......2007-02-11

If you love to listen to Viennese waltz music, you'll find this 12 disc set a wonderful experience. Highly recommended.

Average customer rating:

The Very Best of Strauss Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Polkas | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Waltzes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Strauss Jr., Johann | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Romantic | Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Marches | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Overtures | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music $9.99 and Under | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music All Classical Music Blowout | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Strauss Jr., Johann | ( S ) | Composers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Very Best of Chopin The Very Best of Beethoven The Very Best of Bach The Very Best of Mozart The Very Best of Vivaldi ASIN: B000B6N65O Release Date: 2005-10-18

Tracks:

1. Overture
2. Pizzicato Polka
3. Roses From The South
4. Komm In Die Gondel
5. Champagner-Polka
6. Emperor Waltz
7. Eljen A Magyar Polka
8. Wiener Bonbons, Waltz
9. Persian March
10. Csardas
11. Artists' Life
12. Tik-Tak Polka
13. Blue Danube, Waltz

Tracks:

1. Voices Of Spring
2. Tritsch-Tratsch Polka
3. Overture
4. Ach, Meine Herrn Und Damen
5. Wine, Women And Song
6. Annen-Polka
7. Tales From The Vienna Woods
8. Leichtes Blut Polka
9. Wer Uns Getraut
10. A Musical Joke
11. Thunder And Lightning Polka
12. Wiener Blut, Waltz

Average customer rating:

Light as a Feather Azymuth Manufacturer: Jvc Victor ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Brazil | South & Central America | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music Brazilian Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz Fusion | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz Funk | Funk | R&B | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B0000677SP Release Date: 2002-07-24

Tracks:

1. Jazz Carnival
2. Partido Alto
3. Avenida das Mangueiras
4. Light as a Feather
5. Fly over the Horizon (Vobre O Horizonte)
6. Amazonia
7. Young Embrace (Um Avraco da Mocidade)
8. Dona Olimpia
9. This Exists (Existe Isto)
10. Montreux [Live][*]

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