Henry Fool

1. Friday Brown

2. Bass Pig

3. Poppy Q

4. Lateshow: A/Midnight Days

5. Lateshow: B/Blindman One

6. Lateshow: C/Poppy Z

7. Lateshow: D/Blindman Two

8. Lateshow: E/Grounded

9. Laughter That Turned to Ice

10. Jazz Monkey

11. Judy on the Brink

12. David Warner Wish List

13. Heartattack

14. Mellow Moods of Malcolm McDowell

15. Dreamer's Song

16. Tuesday Weld

Tracks:

Be My Love
I'll Never Love You
Because You're Mine
The Song Angels Sing
Drink, Drink, Drink
Serenade
The Loveliest Night of the Year
La Donna E Mobile
Because
For You Alone
Golden Days
Deep In My Heart, Dear
If I Loved You
Yours Is My Heart Alone
One Night Of Love
Beloved
Beautiful Love
With A Song In My Heart
You Are My Love
Call Me Fool

Tracks:

All The Things You Are
My Song,My Love
Love Is The Sweetest Thing
Will You Remember
Granada
Lolita
Serenade
Temptation
Lygia
Lady of Spain
This Land
Lee-Ah-Loo
Tina-Lina
Boom Biddy Boom Boom
The Bayou Lullaby
The Lord's Prayer
And Here You Are
Song of Songs
Somewhere A Voice Is Calling
I Never Knew

Tracks:

Ciribiribin
Wonder Why
Come Dance With Me
O Sole Mio
Younger Than Springtime
For the First Time (Come Prima)
Never Till Now
Arrivederci, Roma
If You Were Mine
Behold!
A Night to Remember
Love in a Home
Do You Wonder
Softly as in a Morning Sunrise
One Alone
Aida:Celeste Aida
Carmen: Flower Song
La Traviata: Brindisi
Rigoletto:Questa O Quella
Pagliacci:Vesti La Giubba
Cavalleria Rusticana: Addio Alla Madre

Customer Reviews:

Selections from the Greatest Voice of the Last Hundred Years.......2007-03-13

Mario Lanza was, arguably, the greatest tenor and greatest singer of this and the last century. It is difficult to appreciate him without listening to a variety of selections. This collection has some of his best recordings and exhibits the versatility and variety that he possessed that permitted him to "crossover" from opera to popular music with a ease.

I recommend this for those who already know Lanza to some extent but want to go into more depth and understand his marvelous skills.

A Must Have .......2006-12-12

I had forgotten what a beautiful voice Mario Lanza had. This collection contains opera and pop selections that exhibit the power yet sweetness of his voice. Fortunately, we have his CD's and videos so we can remember and listen to his gorgeous, vibrant voice and personality. I highly recommend this collection along with his wonderful movies, especially The Great Caruso.

The Mario Lanza Collection.......2006-11-10

I had forgotten just how beautiful a voice from the past was. It is a wonderful collection

The MARIO LANZA Collection.......2006-08-19

extract from most important LPs. Brilliant sound quality from RCA. Also included are soundtrack recordings from some of his movies. The are several reissues from Mario Lanza but this one is a collection you should have.

WONDERFUL!!!!!.......2005-10-19

The Mario Lanza Collection is a three CD set and it has 61 songs and they all sound great. The mastering on this set is excellent and the song choice is very very good. It would have been perfect if they added a forth CD with more Arias, Italian songs and Sacred Arias. BUT still this set is a great introduction to Lanza. Lanza's voice was powerful and beautiful; if you are a fan of great singing, you will love Lanza. Highlights on this CD set are; Be my Love, Because your Mine, Serenade, With a Song in My Heart, Temptation, The Lord's Prayer, Ciribirbin, O Solo Mio, Ariverducci Roma, and on and on. They are many many great songs on this set, and I highly recommend it.

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Put on a Happy Face: Broadway 1959-1967

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ASIN: B0007ZEO1Y
Release Date: 2005-04-26

Tracks:

The Impossible Dream
Love Makes The World Go 'Round
Try To Remember
Put On A Happy Face
I Say Hello
Happiness
She Loves Me
What Kind Of Fool Am I?
Shy
Consider Yourself
Poor Little Person

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Broadway: America's Music 1935-2005

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Broadway - The American Musical (PBS Series)
Grey Gardens - A New Musical (2006 Original Broadway Cast)
The Warmth of the Sun
White Nights
Spring Awakening (2006 Original Broadway Cast)

ASIN: B000B8I93Q
Release Date: 2005-10-18

Tracks:

Oh What a Beautiful Mornin'
Summertime
I Could Write a Book
It Never Entered My Mind
I Can Cook Too
Make It Another Old Fashioned, Please
If I Loved You
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
Thou Swell
I Left My Heart at the Stage Door Canteen
There's No Business Like Show Business
South American Way

Tracks:

Shall We Dance
Ohio
Luck Be a Lady
Mack the Knife
There's a Small Hotel
Once in Love with Amy
Yodel Blues
Lazy Afternoon
There Must Be Somethin' Better Than Love
You're Just in Love
Now Is the Time

Tracks:

Impossible Dream
Love Makes the World Go 'Round
Try to Remember
Put on a Happy Face
I Say Hello
Happiness
She Loves Me
What Kind of Fool Am I?
Shy
Consider Yourself
Poor Little Person

Tracks:

Magic to Do
They're Playing My Song
I Don't Know How to Love Him
I Won't Send Roses
Good Morning Starshine
Don't Cry for Me, Argentina
Hard Candy Christmas
Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend
Won't You Charleston with Me?
Applause

Tracks:

Phantom of the Opera
Memory
On My Own
Muddy Water
How Could I Ever Know
American Dream
I Know Him So Well
Dr. Jazz
Me and My Girl
Suddenly Seymour

Tracks:

Mamma Mia!
Popular
Seasons of Love
Oh, the Thinks You Can Think
Whatever Lola Wants
Crazy
How Deep Is Your Love
Stars
People Like Us
I Go to Rio

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Outstandingly beautiful- a great legend in our time
Follow the Leider...For He Is David Daniels
Countertenors: They're not just for Baroque Anymore!
Beyond Gimmick

David Daniels - Serenade
Christoph Willibald Gluck , Antonio Caldara , Antonio Cesti , Franz Schubert , Ludwig van Beethoven , Antonio Lotti , Charles Gounod , Ralph Vaughan Williams , Francis Poulenc , Henry Purcell , David Daniels , and Martin Katz
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Handel: Opera Arias; David Daniels
Sento Amor; David Daniels;
A Quiet Thing; David Daniels & Craig Ogden
Berlioz: Les Nuits d'Été
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ASIN: B00004SRG1
Release Date: 2000-06-06

Tracks:

Adelaide Op.46
Der Tod Und Das Madchen D531
Auf Dem Wasser Zu Singen D774
Nacht Und Traume D827
Adelaide D95
Selve Amiche, Ombrose Piante
O Del Mio Dolce Ardor
Intorno All'idol Mio
Pur Dicesti, O Bocca Bella
L'Absent
Ou Voulez-Vous Aller?
Absence
Ser
Orpheus With His Lute
Linden Lea
Hands, Eyes And Heart
C'est Ainsi Que Tu Es FP 121 (Metamorphoses No.2)
Priez Pour Paix FP 95
La Belle Jeunesse FP 42 (Chansons Gaillardes No.7)
Sweeter Than Roses
I'll Sail Upon The Dog Star
Evening Hymn

Amazon.com's Best of 2000

It's a truism by now that countertenors have made a notable comeback in our time, but David Daniels--Amazon.com's Opera & Vocal Artist of 2000--isn't about to rest on his laurels. As if his recent successes weren't enough to set him apart, on this recital album Daniels forays beyond the countertenor's stereotypical domain of the baroque to interpret lieder of Beethoven and Schubert, as well as French mélodies and Vaughan Williams. A stunningly beautiful disc. --Thomas May

Customer Reviews:

a voice teacher and early music fan.......2006-05-30

The German and French art-song developed in parallel,but although they shared the same creative process based on the two key elements of words and music, they are distinct one from the other in their aim. Beethoven was one of the first to usher in the 'Leid'. Between 1795 and 1796 he drew inspiration from Friedich von Matthisson for his cantata 'Adelaide'. In 1814 Schubert set the same poem for his own 'Adelaide'. More than three-quarters of Schubert's songs are nature pictures as is 'Auf dem Wasser zu singen' on this disc. Other composers included on this recording are:Caldara-Gluck-Cesti-Lotte-Gounod-VaughanWilliams-Poulenc and Purcell.This disc absolutely delighted me. I can think of only one other countertenor who could have "pulled off" the variety of songs Daniels performs on this album. Most of them are quite well-known at least to singers and actually could be considered trite but not the way David Daniels sings them. He is so skillful with strong tone production when needed and always perfect diction. I marvel at the way he can implement the highly dramatic Italian aria and then sing the light "wispy" French songs. My personal favorites are "Adelaide" by Schubert. "Ou voulez-vous aller?" by Gounod and "I'll Sail Upon the DogStar by Purcell. In fact, if you are a Daniel's fan you MUST hear the Dog Star!!!!!

Outstandingly beautiful- a great legend in our time.......2005-06-22

This is a truly unique voice. David Daniels has an opulent timbre which he uses here to achieve sheer excellence. As much as I hate for his career to be upstaged by anything, knowing that he was tutored by Marilyn Horne seems to establish her vocal qualities as a suitable metaphor. It's that rich, opulent tone and secure vibrato that you don't get with some mezzos, let alone countertenors. No thin-ness here; no `hoot' and nothing shrill. He still has control though, and produces clean, even tones where appropriate. Think of the dramatic requirements of `Der Tod und das Madchen' and the celestial purity of `Absence' or `Ser'- he more than merely achieves the standards, he surpassed them and has set his own seal of distinction.

The choice of songs/arias is itself brilliant and Mr. Daniels' technique needs high praise. As a very minor observation, his diction, though good, doesn't come across as completely idiomatic. This is a VERY minor issue though. The pianist, Martin Katz is very responsive to the style of singing. Mr. Daniels' ability to sustain a phrase with grace and beauty is matched by Mr. Katz's sensitive touch and timing.

In parting, I recommend the ethereal experience of `Orpheus with his lute' (my favourite). The words, a Shakespearean sonnet, are of a straightforward beauty and the melody is from another realm but the singing? Mr. Daniels vocal control and phrasing are exquisite and his tone is sublime. Close your eyes and listen to this one quiet evening. "In sweet music is such art, killing care and grief of heart. Fall asleep, or hearing die." A lute and a song- a simple combination; yet profoundly moving beyond the raging elements. Thank you David.

Follow the Leider...For He Is David Daniels.......2004-08-18

Countertenor David Daniels takes a breather from his beloved Handel arias this time around for a recording of sheer beauty and most often tranquility, all the more surprising given the wide variety of tempos and international breadth of the program spanning five centuries. German leider from Beethoven and Schubert sits alongside Italian baroque songs followed by alternating French and English art songs. The 22 selections, once again reflecting his consummate musical taste, require him to sing in four different languages, and this South Carolina-born and -bred singer handles the daunting task with complete ease.

The result is a seamless recital, and the disc flows like an unfolding dream starting with Beethoven's enchanting "Adelaide". Schubert's "Naucht and Traume" highlights the purity of his tone and is as perfectly performed as any of his most moving opera arias. The Gounod pieces, especially "L'Absent" and the title track, have a sonorous quality that feel very much like lullabies, the sole exception being the lively "Ou voulez-vous aller?". Poulenc's "La belle Jeunesse" continues along this vein, a whirling dervish of a number referred in the accompanying booklet as an "invitation to debauchery". But these tracks are more the exception as Daniels achieves a lovely sense of vocal beatitude throughout.

The standout tracks have to be the three beautiful and somewhat more contemporary-sounding Vaughan Williams songs capped off by "Hands, eyes and heart", short and poignant, it is my favorite moment on this recording. The Renaissance-era Purcell selections provide the appropriate ending though, in particular, "Evening Hymn" sparked by the growing melismas on the hallelujahs. Whether he exhibits an astounding vibrato or the purest of tones, the man knows how to use his incredibly flexible voice and apply it intelligently to each song. Martin Katz accompanies with great precision and completely recognizes the individual style each song requires. It makes for a perfect pairing between singer and piano. This is a recording to treasure.

Countertenors: They're not just for Baroque Anymore!.......2004-03-23

OK, so it's a bad pun. Shoot me.

But get this wonderful disc! Daniels talent is well-served by this varied program.. he goes beyond Handel to sing Beethoven, Gounoud, Vaughan-Williams.

Don't just buy this for the novelty of countertenor singing: the singing would be 5 star had any mezzo (Bartoli, van Otter) sung with this sensitivity. It's superb in every regard.

Beyond Gimmick.......2002-08-01

At first it seems odd...countertenors are supposed to stay within certain boundaries. We let them have Baroque music, and even Gluck, and of course we let them have 20th century things written specifically for them, especially Britten. But to hear a countertenor singing Schubert, Beethoven or French melodies goes against our expectations. So we think, this must be a gimmick. But then Daniels voice takes over and such questions disappear.

Daniels sings this music as if it was inteneded for the countertenor. His sensitivity to the intimate marriage of text and music is phenomenal and his tone is always light and lyrical. I prefer this to many overblown sopranos that I've heard. Daniels weaves a spell that few singers of any voice type can match.

The Gounod is particularly beautiful. I had not been familiar with Gounod's art song before, and I've been missing something. L'Absent brought tears to my eyes just as the best Melodie of Duparc or Faure. And he sings Schubert as if he was born to it.

Tracks:

Henry Fool
Fay's Wedding
Not Me
The Local Thugs
The Proposal
Lazy
Gigolo
The First World Of Donuts
The Mother's Death
Vicky's Deeper Feelings
Often
The Confession
The Second World Of Donuts
Topless Bar
A Lost Song
If I Could
Run
Henry Fool Reprise

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In Hal Hartley's films (Flirt, Amateur, The Unbelievable Truth), the characters rarely speak to each other. That's not to say that they don't speak; rather, they tend to speak at--and sometimes in spite of--one another. It can be quite disconcerting at first, but the effect only serves to highlight the greater truths of the scene. On the soundtrack to Henry Fool, Hartley--performing for the first time under his own name, rather than the pseudonym Ned Rifle--works in much the same way. Samples and loops form the basis for the instrumental tracks that make up bulk of the album; the sound shares a kinship with Yo La Tengo but ultimately expands in other directions. The balance of the soundtrack comes in the form of four songs performed by Ryful (Hartley, ex-Golden Palomino Lydia Kavanaugh, Hub Moore, Jim Coleman, and Bill Dobrow) and sounds like equal parts Grant Lee Buffalo and Michael Penn. Henry Fool is a wonderful, challenging film; the soundtrack is easily its equal. --Randy Silver

Customer Reviews:

The best CD i have in my shelf.......2001-07-28

I haven't seen the film, but i look forward to see it, and i am a fan of some H.H. films, the first one i saw was "The Book of Life" and i have both the DVD and the CD, so then i decided to buy this one, and believe me you won't regret it, is just great all the songs are powerful and beautiful, Ryful and Hal do here such a great and wondeful job, you won't regret buying this CD,and i have my favourite songs, and they are "Henry Fool", "Fay's Wedding", "Gigolo", "Vicky's Deeper Feelings", "he Confession", well i loved the whole soundtrack and i strongly recommend you to buy it. TWO BIG THUMBS WAY UP!

Borrow some money and buy it.......1999-03-27

Hartley's soundtracks, much like his films, just keep getting better. The score is weirder and darker than previous stuff, but it still has that characteristic feel of his--simple and complex at the same time. And the songs by Ryful are great.

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Surpassingly beautiful
Magnificent selection of British music--light and serious

Spirit of England II

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The Spirit of England
A Portrait of Vaughan Williams

ASIN: B0000037GB
Release Date: 1995-10-03

Tracks:

Ste: The Planets, Op.32: Mars, The Bringer Of War - Philharmonia Orch/William Boughton
Ste: The Planets, Op.32: Venus, The Bringer Of Peace - Philharmonia Orch/William Boughton
Ste: The Planets, Op.32: Mercury, The Winged Messenger - Philharmonia Orch/William Boughton
Ste: The Planets, Op.32: Jupiter, The Bringer Of Jollity - Philharmonia Orch/William Boughton
Ste: The Planets, Op.32: Saturn, The Bringer Of Old Age - Philharmonia Orch/William Boughton
Ste: The Planets, Op.32: Uranus, The Magician - Philharmonia Orch/William Boughton
Ste: The Planets, Op.32: Neptune, The Mystic - Philharmonia Orch/William Boughton
The Perfect Fool, Op.39: Ballet Music - Philharmonia Orch/William Boughton

Tracks:

Vars On An Original Theme, Enigma, Op.36: Enigma - English SO/William Boughton
Vars On An Original Theme, Enigma, Op.36: I. C.A.E. - English SO/William Boughton
Vars On An Original Theme, Enigma, Op.36: II. H.D.S.P. - English SO/William Boughton
Vars On An Original Theme, Enigma, Op.36: III. R.B.T. - English SO/William Boughton
Vars On An Original Theme, Enigma, Op.36: IV. W.M.B. - English SO/William Boughton
Vars On An Original Theme, Enigma, Op.36: V. R.P.A. - English SO/William Boughton
Vars On An Original Theme, Enigma, Op.36: VI. Ysobel - English SO/William Boughton
Vars On An Original Theme, Enigma, Op.36: VII. Troyte - English SO/William Boughton
Vars On An Original Theme, Enigma, Op.36: VIII. W.N. - English SO/William Boughton
Vars On An Original Theme, Enigma, Op.36: IX. Nimrod - English SO/William Boughton
Vars On An Original Theme, Enigma, Op.36: X. Dorabella - English SO/William Boughton E
Vars On An Original Theme, Enigma, Op.36: XI. G.R.S. - English SO/William Boughton
Vars On An Original Theme, Enigma, Op.36: XII. B.G.N. - English SO/William Boughton
Vars On An Original Theme, Enigma, Op.36: XIII. *** (Romanza) - English SO/William Boughton
Vars On An Original Theme, Enigma, Op.36: XIV. E.D.U. (Finale) - English SO/William Boughton
The Wand Of Youth Ste No.2, Op.1b: I. March - English Str Orch/William Boughton
The Wand Of Youth Ste No.2, Op.1b: II. The Little Bells, Scherzino - English Str Orch/William Boughton
The Wand Of Youth Ste No.2, Op.1b: III. Moths And Butterflies, Dance - English Str Orch/William Boughton
The Wand Of Youth Ste No.2, Op.1b: IV. Fountain Dance - English Str Orch/William Boughton
The Wand Of Youth Ste No.2, Op.1b: V. The Tame Bear - English Str Orch/William Boughton
The Wand Of Youth Ste No.2, Op.1b: VI. The Wild Bears - English Str Orch/William Boughton
An English Ste: I. Prld - English Str Orch/William Boughton
An English Ste: II. In Minuet Style - English Str Orch/William Boughton
An English Ste: III. Saraband - English Str Orch/William Boughton
An English Ste: IV. Pastoral - English Str Orch/William Boughton
An English Ste: V. Air - English Str Orch/William Boughton
An English Ste: VI. Frolic - English Str Orch/William Boughton

Tracks:

Eclogue - Martin Jones
There Is A Willow Grows Aslant A Brook - English Str Orch/William Boughton
Florida Ste: Daybreak - English SO/William Boughton
Florida Ste: By The River - English SO/William Boughton
Florida Ste: Sunset - English SO/William Boughton
Florida Ste: At Night - English SO/William Boughton

Tracks:

Ov: The Wasps - English SO/William Boughton
A Downland Ste: Minuet - English Str Orch/William Boughton
Henry V: Two Pieces: Passacaglia: Death Of Falstaff - English Str Orch/William Boughton
Henry V: Two Pieces: Touch Her Soft Lips And Part - English Str Orch/William Boughton
Ser: I. Vivace - English Str Orch/William Boughton
Ser: II. Andantino - English Str Orch/William Boughton
Ser: III. Allegro Moderato - English Str Orch/William Boughton
Ser: IV. Lento - English Str Orch/William Boughton
Four Sea Interludes: Dawn - English SO/William Boughton
Four Sea Interludes: Sunday Morning - English SO/William Boughton
Four Sea Interludes: Moonlight - English SO/William Boughton
Four Sea Interludes: Storm - English SO/William Boughton
The Young Person's Guide To The Orch - English SO/William Boughton

Customer Reviews:

Surpassingly beautiful.......2001-08-02

This is a terrific anthology of classical orchestral pieces by twentieth-century British composers. This spectacular set includes the hauntingly beautiful Eclogue by Gerald Finzi, Death of Falstaff by William Walton and other fine works by such greats as Benjamin Britten, Ralph Vaughn Williams and Frederick Delius. I bought this collection for one particular piece (Eclogue) and found the entire set well worth the price.

Just one final note about Eclogue: composer Gerald Finzi worked on this piece for piano and orchestra for decades (l920s - 1956) and died before it was named or performed. It was first performed in a memorial concert dedicated to Finzi. This piece is truly a passionate and fitting elegy for a supremely-talented composer. There is a brief section in the work which is performed in triple time. Without fail, whenever I listen to it, my heart starts to beat in triple time, my throat tightens and I have to take a moment to recover. It is a rare work that can evoke such a strong response.

Magnificent selection of British music--light and serious.......2000-06-14

Ah, the rarity of the following statement: This second edition outdoes the first by, well, a good kilometer--and that is no easy feat. Spirit of England II is a beautifully crafted, four-disc compliation of the finest in British neo-classical and light music (circa 1880-1980). There is the familiar (The Planets, Enigma Variations) and the less-so (Finzi's Ecologue, Elgar's The Wand of Youth). Add in the delightful (Ireland's Downland Suite minuet) and the achingly beautiful (Walton's "Touch Her Soft Lips and Part" string instrumental from his Henry V score) and you have over four hours of aural bliss.

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Fine reissue of a classic set

Purcell: Theatre Music

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Lute Music, Vol. 2

ASIN: B0001Y4JHA
Release Date: 2004-10-12

Customer Reviews:

Fine reissue of a classic set.......2006-05-24

Think about the stupidest, most formulaic Hollywood movies you can think of: cheesy action pictures, fluffy, unfunny comedies, big but stiff epics. Now imagine that one of the greatest living composers was working in Hollywood, turning out astonishing, hauntingly beautiful and stirring musical scores for these throwaway movies. That's what you get with this set: music Henry Purcell composed for some two dozen often utterly forgettable plays (trust me--I've read a number of them!) Occasionally, when he teams up with a playwright worthy of his stature, such as John Dryden, Aphra Behn, or William Congreve, the results are even better, but for the most part you can enjoy the music here without knowing anything about the original plays.

This set originally appeared as separate LPs in the 70s and 80s, and has been long out of print. That's a pity, since Purcell spent a good deal of his short professional life in the theatre, either writing the incidental music contained on these CDs, or the music for his larger works, the semi-operas (King Arthur, The Fairy Queen, and the like). Almost all of these works are enjoyable gems; certainly, they represent a pinnacle of English 17th century music. Purcell had a genius for spinning musical gold out of the most leaden lyrics (check out his Odes and Welcome Songs on Hyperion if you don't believe me), and he does the same with the song texts in these plays.

Hogwood and the AAM offer clean, listenable performances, and the sound on these old analog discs has been cleaned up and brightened--although they were pretty good, even in the late 70s. As with most Hogwood, emotional extremes are kept to a minimum, so the "otherworldly" nature of late 17th century music, so often emphasised in more recent Baroque performances, doesn't come across here. It would be interesting to see what a group like The King's Consort would do with this music, but this set fills the major gap in the Purcell canon quite nicely.

My only beef with the reissue, as with many reissues, is that the liner notes are rather thin for a 6-cd set--the lyrics to the songs, for example, are especially missed. Still, it's a worthwhile set, and a must for fans of Purcell, English Baroque music, or anyone who just wants to experience a taste of the last days of the Restoration stage.

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Britten the Performer [Box Set]

Manufacturer: BBC Legends
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ASIN: B000042NZG
Release Date: 2000-09-26

Tracks:

Liebeslieder, Op.52: Rede, Madchen, Allzu Liebes - Heather Harper/Janet Baker/Peter Pears/Thomas Hemsley/Benjamin Britten/Claudio Arrau
Liebeslieder, Op.52: Am Gesteine Rauscht Die Flut - Heather Harper/Janet Baker/Peter Pears/Thomas Hemsley/Benjamin Britten/Claudio Arrau
Liebeslieder, Op.52: O Die Frauen - Heather Harper/Janet Baker/Peter Pears/Thomas Hemsley/Benjamin Britten/Claudio Arrau
Liebeslieder, Op.52: Wie Des Abends Schone Rote - Heather Harper/Janet Baker/Peter Pears/Thomas Hemsley/Benjamin Britten/Claudio Arrau
Liebeslieder, Op.52: Die Grune Hopfenranke - Heather Harper/Janet Baker/Peter Pears/Thomas Hemsley/Benjamin Britten/Claudio Arrau
Liebeslieder, Op.52: Ein Kleiner, Hubscher Vogel - Heather Harper/Janet Baker/Peter Pears/Thomas Hemsley/Benjamin Britten/Claudio Arrau
Liebeslieder, Op.52: Wohl Schon Bewandt - Heather Harper/Janet Baker/Peter Pears/Thomas Hemsley/Benjamin Britten/Claudio Arrau
Liebeslieder, Op.52: Wenn So Lind Dein Auge - Heather Harper/Janet Baker/Peter Pears/Thomas Hemsley/Benjamin Britten/Claudio Arrau
Liebeslieder, Op.52: Am Donaustrande, Da Steht Ein Haus - Heather Harper/Janet Baker/Peter Pears/Thomas Hemsley/Benjamin Britten/Claudio Arrau
Liebeslieder, Op.52: O Wie Sanft Die Quelle - Heather Harper/Janet Baker/Peter Pears/Thomas Hemsley/Benjamin Britten/Claudio Arrau
Liebeslieder, Op.52: Nein, Es Ist Die Welle Klar - Heather Harper/Janet Baker/Peter Pears/Thomas Hemsley/Benjamin Britten/Claudio Arrau
Liebeslieder, Op.52: Schlosser Auf! Und Mache Schlosser - Heather Harper/Janet Baker/Peter Pears/Thomas Hemsley/Benjamin Britten/Claudio Arrau
Liebeslieder, Op.52: Vogelein Durchrauscht Die Luft - Heather Harper/Janet Baker/Peter Pears/Thomas Hemsley/Benjamin Britten/Claudio Arrau
Liebeslieder, Op.52: Sieh, Wie Ist Die Welle Klar - Heather Harper/Janet Baker/Peter Pears/Thomas Hemsley/Benjamin Britten/Claudio Arrau
Liebeslieder, Op.52: Nachtigall, Sie Singt So Schon - Heather Harper/Janet Baker/Peter Pears/Thomas Hemsley/Benjamin Britten/Claudio Arrau
Liebeslieder, Op.52: Ein Dunkeler Schacht Ist Liebe - Heather Harper/Janet Baker/Peter Pears/Thomas Hemsley/Benjamin Britten/Claudio Arrau
Liebeslieder, Op.52: Nicht Wandle, Mein Licht - Heather Harper/Janet Baker/Peter Pears/Thomas Hemsley/Benjamin Britten/Claudio Arrau
Liebeslieder, Op.52: Es Bebet Das Gestrauche - Heather Harper/Janet Baker/Peter Pears/Thomas Hemsley/Benjamin Britten/Claudio Arrau
Four Duets: In The Garden By The River, Op.46 No.4 - Heather Harper/Janet Baker/Benjamin Britten
Four Duets: Evening, Op.46 No.1 - Heather Harper/Janet Baker/Benjamin Britten
Four Duets: Tears, Op.46 No.3 - Heather Harper/Janet Baker/Benjamin Britten
Four Duets: Dawn, Op.46 No.6 - Heather Harper/Janet Baker/Benjamin Britten
Les Soirees Musicales: Songs And Duets: La Pesca - Heather Harper/Janet Baker/Benjamin Britten
Les Soirees Musicales: Songs And Duets: La Partenza - Heather Harper/Janet Baker/Benjamin Britten
Les Soirees Musicales: Songs And Duets: La Promessa - Heather Harper/Janet Baker/Benjamin Britten
Les Soirees Musicales: Songs And Duets: La Regata Veneziana - Heather Harper/Janet Baker/Benjamin Britten

Tracks:

I Attempt From Love's Sickness To Fly - Peter Pears/Benjamin Britten
Not All My Torments - Peter Pears/Benjamin Britten
I'll Sail Upon The Dog-star - Peter Pears/Benjamin Britten
There's Not A Swain Of The Plain - Peter Pears/Benjamin Britten
Man Is For The Woman Made - Peter Pears/Benjamin Britten
Die Sterne, D939 (Op.96 No.1) - Peter Pears/Benjamin Britten
Nachtviolen, D752 - Peter Pears/Benjamin Britten
Auflosung, D807 - Peter Pears/Benjamin Britten
Liederkreis, Op.39: I. In Der Fremde - Peter Pears/Benjamin Britten
Liederkreis, Op.39: II. Intermezzo - Peter Pears/Benjamin Britten
Liederkreis, Op.39: III. Waldesgesprach - Peter Pears/Benjamin Britten
Liederkreis, Op.39: IV. Die Stille - Peter Pears/Benjamin Britten
Liederkreis, Op.39: V. Mondnacht - Peter Pears/Benjamin Britten
Liederkreis, Op.39: VI. Schone Fremde - Peter Pears/Benjamin Britten
Liederkreis, Op.39: VII. Auf Einer Burg - Peter Pears/Benjamin Britten
Liederkreis, Op.39: VIII. In Der Fremde - Peter Pears/Benjamin Britten
Liederkreis, Op.39: IX. Wehmut - Peter Pears/Benjamin Britten
Liederkreis, Op.39: X. Zwielicht - Peter Pears/Benjamin Britten
Liederkreis, Op.39: XI. Im Walde - Peter Pears/Benjamin Britten
Liederkreis, Op.39: XII. Fruhlingsnacht - Peter Pears/Benjamin Britten
La Bonne Chanson, Op.61: I. Une Sainte En Son Aureole - Peter Pears/Benjamin Britten
La Bonne Chanson, Op.61: II. Puisqui L'aube Grandit - Peter Pears/Benjamin Britten
La Bonne Chanson, Op.61: III. La Lune Blanche Luit Dans Les Bois - Peter Pears/Benjamin Britten
La Bonne Chanson, Op.61: IV. J'allais Par Des Chemins Perfides - Peter Pears/Benjamin Britten
La Bonne Chanson, Op.61: V. J'ai Presque Peur, En Verite - Peter Pears/Benjamin Britten
La Bonne Chanson, Op.61: VI. Avant Que Tu Ne T'en Ailles - Peter Pears/Benjamin Britten
La Bonne Chanson, Op.61: VII. Donc, Ce Sera Par Un Clair Jour D'ete - Peter Pears/Benjamin Britten
La Bonne Chanson, Op.61: VIII. N'est-ce Pas? - Peter Pears/Benjamin Britten
La Bonne Chanson, Op.61: IX. L'hiver A Cesse - Peter Pears/Benjamin Britten
Sally In Our Alley - Peter Pears/Benjamin Britten
The Plough Boy - Peter Pears/Benjamin Britten
Tom Bowling - Peter Pears/Benjamin Britten
The Lincolnshire Poacher - Peter Pears/Benjamin Britten

Average customer rating:

Britten

Manufacturer: Angel Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000059QFS
Release Date: 2001-05-01

Tracks:

The Heart Of The Matter: Prologue: Where Are The Seeds Of The Universal Fire - Barry Tuckwell/Neil Mackie/Roger Vignoles
The Heart Of The Matter: Reading: The Earth Of My Heart Was Broken-Fanfare-Reading: In The Hour... - Barry Tuckwell/Sir Peter Pears/Neil Mackie/Roger Vignoles
The Heart Of The Matter: Song: We Are The Darkness In The Heat Of The Day - Neil Mackie/Roger Vignoles
The Heart Of The Matter: Reading: In Such A Heat Of The Earth - Sir Peter Pears/Neil Mackie/Roger Vignoles
The Heart Of The Matter: Canticle III: Still Falls The Rain, Op.55 - Barry Tuckwell/Neil Mackie/Roger Vignoles
The Heart Of The Matter: Reading: I See Christ's Wounds Weep In The Rose On The Wall - Sir Peter Pears/Neil Mackie/Roger Vignoles
The Heart Of The Matter: Epilogue: So, Out Of The Dark - Barry Tuckwell/Neil Mackie/Roger Vignoles
Two Songs By Thomas Hardy: The Children And Sir Nameless - Neil Mackie/Roger Vignoles
Two Songs By Thomas Hardy: If It's Ever Spring Again - Neil Mackie/Roger Vignoles
Beware!-Three Early Songs: 1. Beware! - Neil Mackie/Roger Vignoles
Beware!-Three Early Songs: 2. O That I Had Ne'er Been Married - Neil Mackie/Roger Vignoles
Beware!-Three Early Songs: 3. Epitaph: The Clerk - Neil Mackie/Roger Vignoles
Not Even Summer Yet - Neil Mackie/Roger Vignoles
Two Songs By W.H. Auden: To Like Flat On The Back - Neil Mackie/Roger Vignoles
Two Songs By W.H. Auden: Night Covers Up The Rigid Land - Neil Mackie/Roger Vignoles
The Oxen (Christmas Eve, And Twelve Of The Clock) - Neil Mackie/Roger Vignoles
Three Rhymes By William Purcell: Dawtie's Devotion - Neil Mackie/Roger Vignoles
Three Rhymes By William Purcell: Tradition - Neil Mackie/Roger Vignoles
Three Rhymes By William Purcell: The Gully - Neil Mackie/Roger Vignoles
Three Realizations Of Henry Purcell: I'll Sail Upon The Dog-Star, Z571.6 - Neil Mackie/Roger Vignoles
Three Realizations Of Henry Purcell: The Knotting Song, Z371 - Neil Mackie/Roger Vignoles
Three Realizations Of Henry Purcell: Man Is For The Woman Made, Z605.3 - Neil Mackie/Roger Vignoles

Tracks:

Ser, Op.31: Prologue - Neil Mackie/Barry Tuckwell
Ser, Op.31: 1. Pastoral - Neil Mackie/Barry Tuckwell
Ser, Op.31: 2. Nocturne - Neil Mackie/Barry Tuckwell
Ser, Op.31: 3. Elegy - Neil Mackie/Barry Tuckwell
Ser, Op.31: 4. Dirge - Neil Mackie/Barry Tuckwell
Ser, Op.31: 5. Hymn - Neil Mackie/Barry Tuckwell
Ser, Op.31: 6. Sonnet - Neil Mackie/Barry Tuckwell
Ser, Op.31: Epilogue - Neil Mackie/Barry Tuckwell
Now Sleeps The Crimson Petal - Neil Mackie/Barry Tuckwell
Orpheus Brittannicus: Ste Of Songs: 1. Let Sullen Discord Smile, Z321.6 - Neil Mackie
Orpheus Brittannicus: Ste Of Songs: 2. Why should Men Quarrel?, Z630.4d - Neil Mackie
Orpheus Brittannicus: Ste Of Songs: 3. So When The Glittering Queen Of Night, Z333.11 - Neil Mackie
Orpheus Brittannicus: Ste Of Songs: 4. Thou Tun'st This World, Z328.6 - Neil Mackie
Orpheus Brittannicus: Ste Of Songs: 5a. 'Tis Holiday, Z.321.5, Z627.22 - Neil Mackie
Die Forelle, D550 - Neil Mackie
Fruhlingsnacht (No.12 Of Liederkreis, Op.39) - Neil Mackie
Rossini Ste: I. Allegro Brillante - - Neil Mackie/Stuart Bedford/Boys Of The Chor Of Paisley Abbey/George McPhee
Rossini Ste: II. Allegretto - Neil Mackie/Stuart Bedford/Boys Of The Chor Of Paisley Abbey/George McPhee
Rossini Ste: III. Allegretto - - Neil Mackie/Stuart Bedford/Boys Of The Chor Of Paisley Abbey/George McPhee
Rossini Ste: IV. Bolero (Allegro Moderato) - - Neil Mackie/Stuart Bedford/Boys Of The Chor Of Paisley Abbey/George McPhee
Rossini Ste: V. Allegro Con Brio - Neil Mackie/Stuart Bedford/Boys Of The Chor Of Paisley Abbey/George McPhee
The Bonny Earl O'Moray - Neil Mackie/Boys Of The Chor Of Paisley Abbey/George McPhee
Oliver Cromwell - Neil Mackie/Boys Of The Chor Of Paisley Abbey/George McPhee

Average customer rating:

Here's One

Manufacturer: 4-Tay Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Ballets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B000009M7F
Release Date: 1997-01-14

Tracks:

William Grant Still - Here's One
William Grant Still - Carmela
William Grant Still - Bambelele E Espin Garda
William Grant Still - Summerland
William Grant Still - Blues (from "Lenox Avenue"
William Grant Still - Quit Dat Fool'nish
Lee Hoiby - Sonata for Violin & Piano - Mvmnt. 1
Lee Hoiby - Sonata for Violin & Piano - Mvmnt. 2
Lee Hoiby - Sonata for Violin & Piano - Mvmnt. 3
Lee Hoiby - Sonata for Violin & Piano - Mvmnt. 4
Florence Price - The Deserted Garden
Henry Cowell - Sonata for Violin & Piano - Hymn
Henry Cowell - Sonata for Violin & Piano -In Fuguing Style
Henry Cowell - Sonata for Violin & Piano - Ballad
Henry Cowell - Sonata for Violin & Piano - Jig
Henry Cowell - Sonata for Violin & Piano - Finale
Aaron Copland - Nocturne
Aaron Copland - Ukulele Serenade
Aaron Copland - Hoe-Down (from Rodeo)

Album Description

AMERICAN MUSIC FOR VIOLIN AND PIANO CRITIC'S CHOICE, BEST OF 1997, AMERICAN RECORD GUIDE Selected by WGBH radio for its international Art of the States program.

Rock Music:

Rock Music