Little Heart's Ease

little heart's ease

Track Listings

1. Bring My Father a Gift
2. Jerusalem
3. She Will Come
4. Count the Days
5. Can't You
6. Cabbage Rolls
7. My Body Is Numbered
8. O Beauty
9. Ain't That the Way
10. That My Head Were a Spring of Water
11. Enemy
12. Take Me Down to Yonder River

Little Heart's Ease,Royal City,Rough Trade Us,Alternative Country-Rock,Indie Rock,Pop,Rock,Rock/Pop
Broadway - The American Musical (PBS Series)
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Fabulous for any Broadway-lover
  • Top Shelf
  • TERRIFIC CD'S
  • Great Collection of Broadways greatest Songs
  • Great Compilation!
Broadway - The American Musical (PBS Series)

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ASIN: B00064ADMK
Release Date: 2004-10-19

Tracks:

  1. Give My Regards To Broadway- Joel Grey
  2. Swanee- Al Jolson
  3. When The Moon Shines On The Moonshine- Bert Williams
  4. A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody- John Steel
  5. My Man- Fanny Brice
  6. Fascinating Rhythm- Fred Astaire, Adele Astaire
  7. If You Knew Susie (Like I Know Susie)- 78rpm Version Eddie Cantor
  8. Someone To Watch Over Me- Gertrude Lawrence
  9. Bill- 78 rpm Version Helen Morgan
  10. Ol' Man River- Paul Robeson
  11. Ain't Misbehavin'- Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra
  12. Ten Cents A Dance- Ruth Etting
  13. Body And Soul- Libby Holman
  14. Brother, Can You Spare A Dime- Bing Crosby
  15. Night And Day- Fred Astaire
  16. Heat Wave- Ethel Waters
  17. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes- Tamara
  18. You're The Top- Ethel Merman
  19. Summertime- Anne Brown
  20. September Song- Walter Huston
  21. My Heart Belongs To Daddy- Mary Martin
  22. It Never Entered My Mind- Shirley Ross
  23. Bewitched, Bothered, Bewildered- Vivienne Segal
  24. Oh, How I Hate To Get Up In The Morning- Irving Berlin
  25. Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'- Alfred Drake

Tracks:

  1. New York, New York- Cris Alexander,Adolph Green,John Reardon
  2. If I Loved You- John Raitt,Jan Clayton
  3. Come Rain Or Come Shine- Ruby Hill,Harold Nicholas
  4. There's No Business Like Show Business- Ensemble
  5. How Are Things In Glocca Morra? From "Finian's Rainbow"- Ella Logan
  6. Once In Love With Amy- Ray Bolger
  7. Wunderbar- Alfred Drake,Patricia Morison
  8. Some Enchanted Evening- Ezio Pinza
  9. Lost In The Stars- Todd Duncan
  10. Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend- Carol Channing
  11. Luck Be A Lady- Robert Alda,Guys
  12. Getting To Know You- Gertrude Lawrence
  13. Who Cares?- Jack Carson,Betty Oakes
  14. Stranger In Paradise- from " Kismet" Doretta Morrow,Richard Kiley
  15. Ballad Of Mack The Knife- Gerald Price
  16. Hey There- from "The Pajama Game" John Raitt
  17. Whatever Lola Wants- Gwen Verdon
  18. I Could Have Danced All Night- Julie Andrews
  19. Standing On The Corner- from "The Most Happy Fella, 1956" Shorty Long,John Henson,Alan Gilbert
  20. The Party's Over- Judy Holliday
  21. Glitter And Be Gay- Barbara Cook
  22. Tonight- Larry Kert, Carol Lawrence

Tracks:

  1. Seventy-Six Trombones- Robert Preston
  2. I Enjoy Being A Girl- from "Flower Drum Song, 1958" Pat Suzuki
  3. Everything's Coming Up Roses- Ethel Merman
  4. My Favorite Things- from "The Sound Of Music" Mary Martin
  5. Put On A Happy Face- from "Bye Bye Birdie" Dick Van Dyke
  6. Try To Remember- Jerry Orbach
  7. Camelot- from "Camelot" Richard Burton
  8. Love Makes The World Go 'Round- Anna Maria Alberghetti
  9. I Believe In You- Robert Morse And Co.
  10. The Sweetest Sounds- Diahann Carroll,Richard Kiley
  11. Comedy Tonight- Zero Mostel
  12. What Kind Of Fool Am I?- Anthony Newley
  13. As Long As He Needs Me- Georgia Brown
  14. Hello, Dolly!- Carol Channing,Cast
  15. People- Barbra Streisand
  16. Anyone Can Whistle- from "Anyone Can Whistle" Lee Remick
  17. If I Were A Rich Man- Zero Mostel
  18. Night Song- Sammy Davis, Jr.
  19. The Impossible Dream- Richard Kiley
  20. If My Friends Could See Me Now- Gwen Verdon
  21. Open a New Window- from Mame Voice

Tracks:

  1. Willkommen- from "Cabaret" Joel Grey
  2. Let The Sunshine In- James Rado,Lynn Kellogg,Melba Moore,Cast
  3. I'll Never Fall In Love Again- Jill O'Hara,Jerry Orbach
  4. The Ladies Who Lunch- from "Company" Elaine Stritch
  5. Tea For Two- Roger Rathburn,Susan Watson
  6. I'm Still Here- Yvonne De Carlo
  7. I Don't Know How To Love Him- Yvonne Elliman
  8. We Go Together- Adrienne Barbeau,Barry Bostwick,Walter Bobbie,Cast
  9. Corner Of The Sky- John Rubinstein
  10. Send In The Clowns- Glynis Johns
  11. Ease On Down The Road- Stephanie Mills,Tiger Haynes,Ted Ross,Hinton
  12. One- from "A Chorus Line" Cast
  13. All That Jazz- Chita Rivera,Ensemble
  14. Tomorrow- Andrea Mcardle
  15. Don't Cry For Me Argentina- Patti Lupone
  16. Come Follow The Band
  17. Lullaby Of Broadway- Jerry Orbach
  18. And I'm Telling You I'm Not Going- Jennifer Holliday
  19. The Bells Of St. Sebastian- Raul Julia

Tracks:

  1. Memory- Betty Buckley
  2. I Am What I Am- George Hearn
  3. Move On- Bernadette Peters,Mandy Patinkin
  4. Do You Hear The People Sing?- Michael Maguire,Cast
  5. The Music Of The Night- Michael Crawford
  6. You're Nothing Without Me- James Naughton,Gregg Edelman
  7. The American Dream- Jonathan Pryce,Cast
  8. Doctor Jazz- Gregory Hines,Company
  9. With One Look- Glenn Close
  10. On Broadway- Adrian Bailey,Frederick B. Owens,Ken Ard,Victor Trent Cook
  11. Le Jazz Hot- Julie Andrews,Ensemble
  12. Seasons Of Love-
  13. Hakuna Matata- Max Casella,Tom Alan Robbins,Scott Irby-Ranniar,Jason Raize
  14. I Wanna Be A Producer- Matthew Broderick,Ensemble
  15. Dancing Queen- Louise Plowright,Jenny Galloway
  16. Good Morning Baltimore- Marissa Jaret Winokur
  17. Movin' Out- Michael Cavanaugh,Band
  18. I Go To Rio- Hugh Jackman,Company
  19. Defying Gravity- Kristin Chenoweth,Idina Menzel

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Fabulous for any Broadway-lover.......2007-01-30

Packs into 5 CD's a sampling of Broadway tunes from the 20's thru (almost) today, mostly from original cast recordings. Includes not just well-known hits, but also some lesser-known gems. Sound quality is first rate, booklet is informative too. Have given this as a gift to several friends with rave reviews.

5 out of 5 stars Top Shelf.......2007-01-04

This is THE definitive collection of Broadway hits. I have other collections, and none of them measure up. A great deal of care was obviously taken in compiling and presenting this box set. It covers a lot of ground, starting with some long-forgotten but still very enjoyable hits from the days of yore, and finishing with present-day favorites. To the best of my knowledge, the recordings are by those who made them famous. You won't be disappointed.

5 out of 5 stars TERRIFIC CD'S.......2006-03-23

THESE BROADWAY MUSICALS CD'S ARE A BROADWAY LOVERS DREAM. WITH EACH SONG, MEMORIES COME FLOODING BACK. BOTH THE FAMILIAR AND THE FORGOTTEN SONGS ARE A TRUE LISTENING PLEASURE. IF YOU LIKE BROADWAY, YOU'LL LOVE THIS SET.

5 out of 5 stars Great Collection of Broadways greatest Songs .......2005-06-14

This Collection was perfectly made it has almost all the most famous Broadway songs on this 5 cd set. The Music is great and has Broadways greatest treasures like "Memory""People""With One Look""Give my regards Too Broadway" just to name a few of this numerous cd set with over 100 songs. This is a great buy if you like musicals or The music of Broadway

5 out of 5 stars Great Compilation!.......2005-01-17

If you are a fan of the Broadway Musicals, this is a collection that you should purchase. Since I got the 5 disc set I've enjoyed listening to it. The majority of the songs are done by the original singers. The collection is priceless considering that you will have over 100 songs from popular musicals since the beginning of Broadway
The King's Noyse, dir. David Douglass: Royal Delight: 17th Century Ballads & Dances
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    The King's Noyse, dir. David Douglass: Royal Delight: 17th Century Ballads & Dances

    Manufacturer: Harmonia Mundi Fr.
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    ASIN: B00099FVD8
    Release Date: 2005-09-13

    Tracks:

    1. The King's Delight
    2. All In A Garden Green
    3. Gathering Peascods
    4. Blew-Cap For Me
    5. Fortune My Foe
    6. Browning
    7. Jog On
    8. Courante - Packington's Pound
    9. Daphne
    10. Huntsuppe
    11. The Lovely Northerne Lasse
    12. Tantz
    13. O Nachbar Roland
    14. Dulcina
    15. As Att Noone Dulcina Rested
    16. Grimstock
    17. Robin Is To The Greenwood Gone
    18. Ricercar - Bonny Sweet Robin
    19. A Light Hearts A Jewell
    20. Child Grove
    21. Easter Thursday
    22. The Beggar Boy
    23. Mr. Isacc's Maggot
    24. The Little Barley-Corne

    Tracks:

    1. The Happy Meeting
    2. Boatman
    3. Trip And Go
    4. Barbara Allen's Cruelty
    5. Preludium
    6. Browning My Dear
    7. Hollis Berrie
    8. New Castle
    9. Newmarket
    10. Now, O Now, I Need Must Part
    11. Coockow As I Me Walked
    12. Sing Care Away
    13. Souches Marche
    14. Emperor Of The Moon
    15. Tickle My Toe
    16. I Smell A Rat
    17. Wilson's Wilde
    18. Walsingham
    19. Begone, Sweit Night
    20. Strawberries And Cream
    21. The Queen's Delight
    22. Half Hanniken
    23. Nottingham Ale
    Shakespeare's Songbook, Vols. 1 & 2
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      Shakespeare's Songbook, Vols. 1 & 2

      Manufacturer: Azica
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

      GeneralGeneral | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
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      ASIN: B0002IQL08
      Release Date: 2004-07-06

      Tracks:

      1. Ah Robin (Round)
      2. And Let Me The Cannikin Clink
      3. And Will He Not Come Again
      4. Be Merry, Be Merry
      5. Black Spirits
      6. Blow, Blow Thou Winter Wind
      7. Bonny Sweet Robin
      8. But Shall I Go Mourn
      9. Can'st Thou Not Hit It
      10. Come Away
      11. Come Away, Hecate
      12. Come Live With Me
      13. Come O'er The Burn
      14. Come Thou Monarch (Version 2)(Round)
      15. Come Unto These Yellow Sands
      16. A Cup Of Wine
      17. Farewell, Dear Heart
      18. Fathers That Wear Rags
      19. Fear No More
      20. Fie On Sinful Fantasy
      21. Fill The Cup (Round)
      22. Flout 'Em And Cout 'Em (Round)
      23. Fools Had Ne'er Less Grace
      24. For I'll Cut My Green Coat
      25. The Friar And The Nun
      26. Full Fathom Five
      27. The George Alow (Version 1)
      28. Get You Hence
      29. The God Of Love
      30. Hark, Hark The Lark
      31. Have I Caught My Heavenly Jewel
      32. Heart's Ease
      33. Hold Thy Peace (Version 2)(Round)
      34. Honor, Riches
      35. I Am Gone Sir
      36. I Loathe The I Did Love
      37. It Was A Lover And His Lass
      38. Jepha
      39. Jog On
      40. Jolly Shepherd (Round)
      41. King Stephen Was A Worthy Peer
      42. Lawn As White
      43. Love, Love, Nothing But Love (Version 2)
      44. The Master, The Swabber (Version 2)
      45. No More Dams
      46. An Old Hare Hoar (Version 1)
      47. O Mistress Mine (Version 1)
      48. Orpheus With His Lute
      49. O Sweet Oliver
      50. Pardon Goddess Of The Night
      51. Roses Their Sharp Spines
      52. Sigh No More, Ladies
      53. Some Men For Sudden Joy (Version 1)
      54. Take, O Take Those Lips
      55. Tell Me, Where Is Fancy Bred
      56. That Sir Which Serves
      57. There Dwelt A Man In Babylon (Version 1)
      58. There Was Three Fools
      59. Three Merry Men (Round)
      60. Tomorrow Is St. Valentine's Day
      61. Under The Greenwood Tree
      62. Up And Down (Round)
      63. Urns And Odours Bring Away
      64. Walsingham
      65. Was This Fair Face
      66. Wedding Is Great Juno's Crown
      67. What Shall He Have (Round)
      68. When Arthur First In Court
      69. When Daffodils Begin To Peer
      70. When Daisies Pied
      71. When Griping Grief
      72. When Icicles Hang By The Wall
      73. When That I Was And A Little Tyne Boy
      74. Where The Bee Sucks
      75. While You Here Do Snoring Lie
      76. Who Is Silvia
      77. Why Let The Strucken Deer
      78. Willow, Willow (Version 1)
      79. Will You Buy Any Tape
      80. The Woosel Cock
      81. You Spotted Snakes

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      2. Battle Of Agincourt
      3. Bride's Goodmorrow
      4. Broom
      5. Callino
      6. Carmen's Whitle
      7. Chi Passa
      8. Come Kiss Me, Kate (Round)
      9. Come Thou Monarch (Version 1)
      10. Cup Of Wine (Version 1)
      11. Damon
      12. Daphne
      13. Diana (2 Versions)
      14. Dulcina
      15. Eglamore
      16. Eighty-Eight
      17. Fortune My Foe
      18. George Alow (Version 2)
      19. Glass Doth Run
      20. Goddesses
      21. Go From My Window
      22. Greensleeves (2 Versions)
      23. Guy Of Warwick
      24. Hem Boys (2 Versions)
      25. Hey Ho for A Husband (2 Versions)
      26. Hobbyhorse
      27. Hold Thy Peace (Versions 1 & 3)
      28. Hunt's Up
      29. I Cannot Come Every Day (2 Versions)
      30. In Crete
      31. In Peascod Time
      32. Jack Boy (Round)
      33. King Cophetua
      34. King Lear
      35. King Solomon
      36. Light O Love
      37. Loath To Depart (2 Versions)
      38. Love, Love (Version 1)
      39. Master, Swabber (Version 1)
      40. Mounsier Mingo
      41. Mounsieur's Almaine
      42. My Mind To Me
      43. Nutmegs (Of All The Birds)
      44. Nutmegs (Wooing Of The Baker's Daughter)
      45. O Death (2 Versions)
      46. Old Hare Hoar (Version 2)
      47. O Mistress Mine (Version 2)
      48. O' The Twelfth Day Of December
      49. Oyster Pie
      50. Peg A Ramsey (2 Versions)
      51. Phillida (3 Versions)
      52. Please One
      53. Pyramus
      54. Queen Dido (2 Versions)
      55. Ratcatcher
      56. Rich Jew
      57. Robin Goodfellow
      58. Robin Hood
      59. Rogero
      60. Rowland
      61. Sellenger's Round
      62. Shore's Wife (2 Versions)
      63. Sick, Sick (3 Vesions)
      64. Some Men For Sudden Joy (Round)
      65. There Dwelt A Man (Version 2)
      66. Titus Andronicus
      67. Tom A Bedlam (2 Versions)
      68. Troilus
      69. Troy Town
      70. Wellady
      71. Whenas We Sat In Babylon
      72. Where Is The Life
      73. Whoop
      74. Why Let The Strucken (If Care Do Cause)
      75. Willow, Willow (Version 2)
      76. Will Ye Buy A Fine Dog
      77. With A Fading
      Little Heart's Ease
      Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
      • Beautiful
      • Royal City, the Soundtrack for Lazy Days
      • A strong third album
      • Worthy but less edgy follow-up
      • Polished Rock and Pleasant Roll
      Little Heart's Ease
      Royal City
      Manufacturer: Sanctuary Records
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

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      ASIN: B000267JPG
      Release Date: 2004-06-08

      Tracks:

      1. Bring My Father a Gift
      2. Jerusalem
      3. She Will Come
      4. Count the Days
      5. Can't You
      6. Cabbage Rolls
      7. My Body Is Numbered
      8. O Beauty
      9. Ain't That the Way
      10. That My Head Were a Spring of Water
      11. Enemy
      12. Take Me Down to Yonder River

      Customer Reviews:

      4 out of 5 stars Beautiful.......2007-05-12

      The first half didn't impress me much, but I love the beautiful second half.

      5 out of 5 stars Royal City, the Soundtrack for Lazy Days.......2005-10-17

      It's a travesty how unrecognized Royal City is. The indie-folk-twang-rock quartet out of Toronto has a sound that captures the listener. Whereas "At Rush Hour The Cars" has a shy and reclusive sound, and the bluesy "Alone At the Microphone" mellifluously howls and begs for forgiveness, "Little Heart's Ease" has a different tone. One could not say it's a brighter tone, but the music has a greater deal of momentum and a more complex harmony, departing from its lo-fi, banjo-strumming days. Now taking a more deliberate and composed stance on the music, these twelve tracks capture Royal City's rock identity. These songs blend together deliciously. A truly wonderful album by a band that deserves a greater level of appreciation, and a must-buy for any folk-rock fan.

      4 out of 5 stars A strong third album.......2004-12-18

      Recently I took out RC's first album, a relatively unknown title called, "At Rush Hour the Cars" (Three Gut Records), and realized anew what a dang good album it is. This country-indie-rock band, originally from Toronto, received lots of praise for their second album, a down-in-the-dirt-with-arms-toward-heaven rock piece called "Alone at the Microphone." With this album, "Little Heart's Ease" -- folks are left with a beautiful little piece of work on their hands, and no one knows what to do with it. Is it because the songs are generally about healing, softer questions, and coming home? Or that "Little Hearts' Ease" doesn't howl like a wolf and careen down the highway the way it did on "Alone..."? Or that the half-dazed, half-dropped lyricism of "At Rush Hour..." (which I've realized I love)is exchanged for a tighter, spared down set of songs? I don't know, but I have to say, I think "Little Heart's Ease" is really quite good. The guitar work on "Jerusalem" makes the song rock..."Count the Days" is an incredible song..."Enemy" is a slower stunner..."O Beauty" is barely there and strange. And yes, OK, I may miss the yowls of "Alone...", and the slow drone of "At Rush Hour...", but I happily sip my coffee and read my New Yorker to the tight depth and brevity of "Little Heart's Ease."

      3 out of 5 stars Worthy but less edgy follow-up.......2004-11-21

      After the beautifully bleak alt-country of 'Alone At The Microphone' comes follow-up 'Little Heart's Ease'. The lyrics here are far more Christian than the debut - in fact, I didn't know they were Christian on the first album, but it seems pretty obvious here. The imagery is totally different here to the much blacker, secular words of the first album (titles like 'Dank Is The Air Of Death and Loathing' and 'Blood And Faeces' are replaced with 'O Beauty' and 'Take Me Down To Yonder River'). 'Bring My Father A Gift' is a simple but effective stoic opener, 'She Will Come' evokes NYC and, surprisingly, Lou Reed, before transforming into a clapping, country-ish singalong, and 'Enemy' is a beautiful ballad, and 'Jerusalem' is the rockiest thing here. Yet the album seems, as it is lyrically, also musically safer than the first album, never quite descending into the haunting bluesiness of something like ' Bad Luck' and occasionally drifting into the MOR. Nevertheless, a worthy follow-up.

      4 out of 5 stars Polished Rock and Pleasant Roll.......2004-10-21

      I just came upon this CD -- it was a recommendation from my friend in NYC, who apparently used to see them play quite a lot in NYC -- where are you now Royal City? He talks of quite a devoted NYC crowd, even though they're Canadian, and folks getting up and chanting the words to songs. I haven't heard "Alone at the Microphone", which my friend also recommended, but "Little Heart's Ease" is one of the strangest records I've ever heard. Its not that this album is perfect, but there are some really wonderful musical moments. I'm thinking of the second track, "Jerusalem," which is as close to a perfect rock song as I've heard since Black Sabbath, Fairies Wear Boots. Count the Days is also pretty incredible -- I mean, I'm not sure if he's singing about Jesus or what, but this song runs from almost a lullaby into an exploding rock song. I also like Bring My Father a Gift, Cabbage Rolls, and Ain't That the Way. Enemy and O Beauty are OK. All in all these songs seem important for this band, and they definitely hold their own together or one by one.
      Little Heart's Ease
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        Little Heart's Ease
        Royal City
        Manufacturer: Rough Trade Us
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

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        ASIN: B0007MSU8U
        Release Date: 2005-01-25

        Tracks:

        1. Bring My Father a Gift
        2. Jerusalem
        3. She Will Come
        4. Count the Days
        5. Can't You
        6. Cabbage Rolls
        7. My Body Is Numbered
        8. O Beauty
        9. Ain't That the Way
        10. That My Head Were a Spring of Water
        11. Enemy
        12. Take Me Down to Yonder River
        Parry's English Lyrics
        Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
        • Delightful light baroque; a great find
        Parry's English Lyrics

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        Release Date: 1998-11-24

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        Locatelli is, of course, an exceptionally tasty sheep's milk cheese related to Romano, but he was also a very important and talented composer of violin music. Later generations looked back at him as the "Baroque Paganini," and his music abounds in technical difficulties and flashy writing for the soloist. Of course, instrumental virtuosity alone doesn't make a great composer, but in this collection of concertos and orchestra suites we see that the challenge of writing other types of music didn't faze Locatelli composer one bit. The so-called "Theatrical Introductions" are what we now call "overtures" or "suites," consisting largely of dance movements arranged in a pleasing sequence. The whole collection is expertly performed by this excellent "authentic" instrument group. --David Hurwitz

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        5 out of 5 stars Delightful light baroque; a great find.......2007-01-31

        I stumbled on these pieces by hearing one on the radio, loving it, and buying this CD. These are bright, inventive, concerto-style compositions in a style very reminiscent of Vivaldi. From the first bars of the first track, you know you're in for a treat. The first CD contains six "Introduttioni Teatrali", or theater introductions, which were apparently played before theater productions. They are in typical baroque concerto style and might better be called concerti for orchestra. The second CD contains six concerti with varying numbers of movements.

        The playing is excellent, full of life and energy. The recording quality is fine, and the hall has a full, rich sound. After listening to this CD a few times, the pieces feel like old friends I've known all my life. If you like Vivaldi concerti, I'm sure you'll enjoy these.

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