Here Comes the Sun/Let It Be [CD-single] [Import]

Product Description
Exclusive European single features 'Here Comes The Sun' which was previously available only on the limited European edition of the soundtrack to 'I Am Sam'. Also included here is the album version of 'Let It Be' by Nick Cave. 2 tracks. V2/International release.

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Average customer rating: Nice Collection PERFECT! Great singing and excellent value for money More than two hours of beautiful 17th century 'ayres'

Purcell: Songs & Airs / Argenta, North, Boothby, Nicholson, Toll Henry Purcell , Nancy Argenta , and Nigel North Manufacturer: EMI Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Purcell, Henry | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Purcell, Henry | Composers | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Odes | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Essential Purcell Purcell: The Fairy Queen Purcell: Odes for St. Cecilia's Day - Music for Queen Mary / Taverner Consort Gabrieli · Monteverdi · Vivaldi - Venetian Church Music / Taverner Consort, Choir & Players · Andrew Parrott Bach: Cantatas ASIN: B000059LOH Release Date: 2001-06-05

Tracks:

1. O Solitude - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North
2. Ah! How Sweet It Is To Love - Nancy Argenta/Richard Boothby/Paul Nicholson
3. Not All My Torments - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North/Paul Nicholson
4. Stripp'd Of Their Green - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North/Richard Boothby/Paul Nicholson
5. Tell Me, Some Pitying Angel - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North/Richard Boothby/Paul Nicholson
6. If Music Be The Food Of Love - Nancy Argenta/Richard Boothby/Paul Nicholson
7. Hark! Hark! The Echoing Air - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North/Richard Boothby/Paul Nicholson
8. The Fatal Hour Comes On Apace - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North
9. Incassum, Lesbia - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North/Paul Nicholson
10. Sweeter Than Roses - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North/Richard Boothby
11. Cupid, The Slyest Rogue Alive - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North/Richard Boothby/Paul Nicholson
12. From Silent Shades - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North/Richard Boothby/Paul Nicholson
13. Dear Pretty Youth - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North/Richard Boothby
14. From Rosy Bow'rs - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North/Richard Boothby/Paul Nicholson
15. Now That The Sun Hath Veil'd His Light - Nancy Argenta/Paul Nicholson
16. Beneath A Poplar's Shadow - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North/Richard Boothby
17. I Attempt From Love's Sickness To Fly - Nancy Argenta/Paul Nicholson
18. Let Us Dance - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North/Richard Boothby/Paul Nicholson
19. Fairest Isle - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North
20. O Solitude - Nancy Argenta/Richard Boothby

Tracks:

1. Nymphs And Shepherds - Nancy Argenta/Nicholas Robinson/Fiona Huggett/Trevor Jones/Richard Boothby/Nigel North/John Toll
2. Amidst The Shades And Cool Refreshing Streams - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North
3. Love In Their Little Veins Inspires - Nancy Argenta/Rachel Becket/Marion Scott/Richard Boothby/Nigel North
4. Fly Swift, Ye Hours - Nancy Argenta/Richard Boothby/Nigel North/John Toll
5. They Tell Us That Your Mighty Powers - Nancy Argenta/Nicholas Robinson/Fiona Huggett/Trevor Jones/Richard Boothby/Nigel North/John Toll
6. The Plaint: O Let Me Weep - Nancy Argenta/Pauline Nobes/Richard Boothby/Nigel North/John Toll
7. In The Black, Dismal Dungeon Of Despair - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North/John Toll
8. See, Even Night Herself Is Here - Nancy Argenta/Nicholas Robinson/Fiona Huggett/Trevor Jones
9. Why Should Men Quarrel? - Nancy Argenta/Rachel Becket/Marion Scott/Richard Boothby/John Toll
10. Seek Not To Know - Nancy Argenta/Paul Goodwin/Sophia McKenna/Richard Boothby/Nigel North/John Toll
11. Retir'd From Mortals' Sight - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North
12. To Arms, Heoric Prince - Nancy Argenta/Mark Bennett/Richard Boothby/Nigel North/John Toll
13. O Lead Me To Some Peaceful Gloom - Nancy Argenta/Richard Boothby/Nigel North/John Toll
14. Halcyon Days - Nancy Argenta/Paul Goodwin/Pauline Nobes/Richard Boothby/Nigel North/John Toll
15. Bid The Virtues - Nancy Argenta/Paul Goodwin/Richard Boothby/Nigel North/John Toll
16. Lord, What Is Man? (A Divine Hymn) - Nancy Argenta/Richard Boothby/Nigel North/John Toll
17. Music For A While - Nancy Argenta/John Toll
18. If Music Be The Food Of Love (1st Setting) - Nancy Argenta/Richard Boothby/John Toll
19. Sawney Is A Bonny Lad (A Scotch Song) - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North
20. When I Have Often Heard Young Maids Complaining - Nancy Argenta/Nicholas Robinson/Fiona Huggett/Richard Boothby/Nigel North/John Toll
21. Ah! Cruel, Bloody Fate - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North/John Toll
22. Thy Hand, Belinda... When I Am Laid In Earth - Nancy Argenta/Nicholas Robinson/Fiona Huggett/Trevor Jones/Richard Boothby/Nigel North

Customer Reviews:

Nice Collection.......2007-03-05

I have many collections of Purcell's Music. This collection stands up to them at half the price. Solid buy.

PERFECT!.......2006-10-26

There is only a word with which I can describe this set of discs: perfect!
The only flaw there is, is not related to the singing or playing: no text enclosed.

Great singing and excellent value for money.......2004-09-19

This is probably one of the best anthologies of Purcell songs around, and not just because it's two-for-one pricing means it contains twice as much music (CD1:74'24" & CD2: 77'41")! Nancy Argenta has an irrepressible sense of style and crystal clear diction. But unlike Emma Kirby, whose vocal purity can become tiresome, these renditions radiate warmth. She is also, I have found, more consistently involving than any one of the singers in Hyperion's three disc survey of Complete Secular Songs (recently reissued as a single set). One marvels at how she judiciously balances restraint and emotional forthrightness. The accompaniments (archlute, viola da gamba, harpsichord, and organ) are well judged and blend with the voice, all helped by an excellently defined recording acoustic. This is an absolute winner at any price!

More than two hours of beautiful 17th century 'ayres'.......2001-08-02

Two CDs, totaling more than 150 minutes of sparsely-arranged (never more than 3-5 instruments at a time), sweetly-sung, 350 year old 'ayres' (a typically English form of secular music). Nancy Argenta's soprano voice is lovely, silvery indeed as her name implies. The instruments are a discreet but friendly accompaniment to her solo voice. Perhaps the instruments are a little too discreet -- there are times when I wish they were a touch more prominent. But that is a very, very minor complaint. A beautiful collection, and quite well worth the money.

Average customer rating: horrible The best ever symphonic collection of the Fab Four ever!

Symphony for the Stars: The Beatles Manufacturer: Madacy Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Box Sets | Stores | Music ASIN: B000000KZV Release Date: 1995-09-01

Tracks:

1. All You Need Is Love
2. Hey Jude
3. Here Comes The Sun
4. Let It Be
5. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
6. Michelle
7. And I Love Her
8. The Long And Winding Road
9. Can't Buy Me Love
10. Strawberry Fields Forever
11. I Want To Hold Your Hand
12. Penny Lane

Tracks:

1. Norwegian Wood
2. I Feel Fine
3. Something
4. Lady Madonna
5. Don't Let Me Down
6. Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
7. Yes, It Is
8. She Loves You
9. Hello, Good-Bye
10. While My Guitar Gently Weeps
11. Across The Universe
12. I Should Have Known Better

Customer Reviews:

horrible.......1999-05-23

The beatles are bad enough on their own, they dont need an orchestra to make them worse.

The best ever symphonic collection of the Fab Four ever!.......1999-03-21

The fact you are reading this probably means you are a fan of the Beatles. If you sometimes wish for a collection of orchestral Beatles songs but are unsure of some of the cheap numbers you have heard, well! This set is amazing, the music is rich and full of feeling, a best buy without a doubt. If it were possible I would give it six stars!

Average customer rating: BEATLES GO BAROQUE Great treatment of Beatles songs

Let It Be...J.S. Bach Various Artists Manufacturer: Intersound Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B000000C9N Release Date: 1996-01-09

Tracks:

1. The Beatles' Concerto Grosso No. 1 (After HAndels Concerto Grosso No. 1, Op.6: She Loves You (A Tempo Giusto)
2. The Beatles' Concerto Grosso No. 1 (After HAndels Concerto Grosso No. 1, Op.6: Lady Madonna (Allegro)
3. The Beatles' Concerto Grosso No. 1 (After HAndels Concerto Grosso No. 1, Op.6: Fool On The Hill (Adagio)
4. The Beatles' Concerto Grosso No. 1 (After HAndels Concerto Grosso No. 1, Op.6: Honey Pie (Allegro)
5. The Beatles' Concerto Grosso No. 1 (After HAndels Concerto Grosso No. 1, Op.6: Penny Lane (Allegro)
6. The Beatles' Concero Grosso No.2 (After Vivaldi's 'The Four Seasons'): A Hard Day's Night
7. The Beatles' Concero Grosso No.2 (After Vivaldi's 'The Four Seasons'): Girl
8. The Beatles' Concero Grosso No.2 (After Vivaldi's 'The Four Seasons'): And I Love Her
9. The Beatles' Concero Grosso No.2 (After Vivaldi's 'The Four Seasons'): Paperback Writer
10. The Beatles' Concero Grosso No.2 (After Vivaldi's 'The Four Seasons'): Help
11. The Beatles' Concerto Grosso No.3 (After Bach's Orchestral Suite No.2): The Long And Winding Road
12. The Beatles' Concerto Grosso No.3 (After Bach's Orchestral Suite No.2): Eight Days A Week
13. The Beatles' Concerto Grosso No.3 (After Bach's Orchestral Suite No.2): She's leaving home
14. The Beatles' Concerto Grosso No.3 (After Bach's Orchestral Suite No.2): We Can Work It Out
15. The Beatles' Concerto Grosso No.3 (After Bach's Orchestral Suite No.2): Hey Jude
16. The Beatles' Concerto Grosso No.3 (After Bach's Orchestral Suite No.2): Yellow Submarine
17. The Beatles' Concerto Grosso No.4: Here Comes The Sun
18. The Beatles' Concerto Grosso No.4: Michelle
19. The Beatles' Concerto Grosso No.4: Goodnight
20. The Beatles' Concerto Grosso No.4: Carry That Weight

Customer Reviews:

BEATLES GO BAROQUE.......2001-06-01

ME GUSTAN LOS BEATLES Y ESTE C.D. ES DE COLECCION, LO QUIERO TENER.

Great treatment of Beatles songs.......1999-12-19

Presenting Beatles tunes in a Baroque treatment is not new (Back in 1965, Joshua Rifkin released an album tailored this way). The album presents the songs gathered on a concerto grosso form in a particular composer style (Haendel, Vivaldi, Bach). The main problem however is that being such so well known tunes, the tendence is to think them as separate pieces instead of being part of a whole. This does not prevent the effect to be great. The selection of the songs is good. In some cases the theme is merely a quotation to start a variation in the best baroque tradition, not only related to the melody line but to the harmonic structure. Some themes due to their rich chord progresion work better under a baroque treatment. Curiosly those on a minor key such as "Girl" and "Michelle", the latter adopting a fugue structure. Echoes of the composers can be heard on a few themes. "Lady Madonna" resembles the first bars of Haendel's "Hallelujah Chorus" and Vivaldi's "The Spring" can be heard on "Paperback writer"

Average customer rating: Beatles through the voice of Nick Cave Hell freezes over As the song says, "It's alright."

Here Comes the Sun / Let It Be Nick Cave Manufacturer: Import [Generic] ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Firstborn Is Dead Abattoir Blues Tour (2CD+2DVD) ASIN: B0000676TT Release Date: 2003-07-22

Tracks:

1. Here Comes The Sun
2. Let It Be

Album Description

Exclusive European single features 'Here Comes The Sun' which was previously available only on the limited European edition of the soundtrack to 'I Am Sam'. Also included here is the album version of 'Let It Be' by Nick Cave. 2 tracks. V2/International release.

Album Details

Special Two Song CD Single with Cave's Beatle Covers of 'here Comes the Sun' (From the Soundtrack of 'i Am Sam')

Customer Reviews:

Beatles through the voice of Nick Cave.......2003-04-17

As far as two songs go, this CD is a good buy. Nick sings two of the Beatles more well known songs, 'Let it Be' and 'Here comes the sun'. In mu opinion, the latter is the weaker track here. Cave manages to sling in some of his patented aggression, but the song is pretty much unchanged from the original. Although the same can be said for 'Let it be', I found this track to be incredibly beautiful. Nick Cave, alone with his piano, truly recrafts this song as a thing of beauty. It is a lovely cover, and I heartily suggest this CD simply for that one song.

Hell freezes over.......2003-03-28

Though most casual Beatles fans will probably faint upon hearing these renditions -- one compared Nick covering Let It Be to Karl Marx reading the Declaration of Independence -- and many long-time Cave fans might be somewhat surprised by them, this is a worthy and artistically commendable couplet of songs from Nick Cave. Though Here Comes The Sun gets top billing, the reason to buy this single is its inclusion of what is, in my view, an absolutely fantastic version of Let It Be. I have always loved the classic Beatles version for its pure beauty and message of hope; Cave, as one might expect and probably hopes, does not simply "let it be." He turns this gloriously beautiful song of hope and optimism into a truly inspired dark and bitter dirge along the likes of something which one might play at a funeral. As he does on several of his own songs, he sing-speaks it, making for a truly emotional performance and a top-notch cover. Too often, with Beatles covers especially, the artist records a new version of a classic track that is in no way significantly different than the original -- and inherently inferior. I do not suggest that Nick's performance is better than Paul's, but that he makes it his own. Here Comes The Sun is more of a mixed bag. Cave gives an adequate, though not entirely convincing, reading of the song that lacks the empathy of the disc's other track. The song's original melody, always its highlight for me, is hardly in evidence on Cave's version -- and, while he radically re-invents the track, it is not as much of a success as Let It Be. Even still, the chance to hear Nick singing these two songs is just too good to pass up. An essential item for Cave completists.

As the song says, "It's alright.".......2002-07-31

I think some Nick Cave fans raised their eyebrows over this. "Nick Cave covering The Beatles?!" But I guess I saw this coming. When I first heard "Good, Good Day" (B-side of "As I Sat Sadly By Her Side"), I thought that it sounded a lot like the Fab Four's style. However, I find it ironic that, during the days of The Birthday Party, the last straw that caused the band to kick out drummer Phill Calvert was supposedly his suggestion that they cover a Beatles song. Now, about twenty years later, that is exactly what Nick does...twice. It works well with what he's doing now, although it understandably would not have fit The Birthday Party's motif. He pulls off these two Beatles classics with grace and emotion and just a hint of humor. His backing band, which apparently is not the Bad Seeds as they are not mentioned anywhere in the liner notes, is up to the task of re-crafting these songs in a way that remains true to their original forms (however, I could have done without the backing female vocalists on "Let It Be").

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