No Stranger To The Skies

Product Description
Back in the Seventies, the brothers Greg & Jeff SHERMAN had a musical project called GLASS. Unfortunately, nobody wanted to sign them, even when they decided to leave for the homeland of Progressive rock: Great-Britain ! Which is amazing of itself: the talent in this American band is quite obvious ! Not only are they great musicians, but they are also great songwriters. Twenty-five years later, our two partners in crime decided to repatriate long recorded musical pieces and release them as a double-CD called "No Stranger To The Skies", partly recorded live and partly in the studio. The result is one superb album, reissued in the year 2004 by the Musea label. A mix of orchestral Progressive rock and jazz-rock fusion, this unique piece of work is a real delight for the fans of Mellotron and Fender Rhodes electric piano ! The whole sounds as fresh as it had been recorded today...

No Stranger To The Skies,Glass,Musea

Average customer rating: A Spectrum of Romance in American Musical Composition a rare gem of a CD

Sure on This Shining Night: 20th-Century Romantic Songs of America Manufacturer: Hyperion UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Barber | Barber, Samuel | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Beach | Beach, Amy Marcy Cheney | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Bolcom, William | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Copland | Copland, Aaron | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Corigliano | Corigliano, John | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Griffes | Griffes, Charles T. | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Herbert | Herbert, Victor | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Hindemith | Hindemith, Paul | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Ives, Charles | ( I ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Korngold, Erich Wolfgang | ( K ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Romberg, Sigmund | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Schuman | Schuman, William | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Thomson | Thomson, Virgil | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Ives, Charles | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Korngold, Erich Wolfgang | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Songs from the Labyrinth (Music by John Dowland) ASIN: B000002ZYW Release Date: 1997-04-10

Tracks:

1. The Children
2. The Year's At The Spring
3. When Stars Are In The Quiet Skies
4. Orpheus With His Lute
5. Rose Marie
6. Ives
7. Song To The Witch Of The Cloisters
8. Sure On This Shining Night
9. Sigh No More, Ladies
10. Come Away, Death
11. On Hearing 'The Last Rose Of Summer'
12. Echo
13. If I Could Tell You
14. The Collection
15. The Lord's Prayer
16. Nature, The Gentlest Mother
17. The Tiger
18. Never More Will The Wind
19. Little Elegy
20. One Alone
21. Do Not Go, My Love
22. To A Stranger
23. When I Have Sung My Songs
24. These, My Ophelia
25. An Old Song Re-sung
26. Ah! Sweet Mystery Of Life
27. June Night
28. Triolet

Customer Reviews:

A Spectrum of Romance in American Musical Composition.......2006-01-15

Often American music is thought to be jaunty, combative, or tragic in content, especially when it comes to songs/lieder for the classical repertoire. This engaging CD takes umbrage with that misconception and in presenting some twenty-eight songs by various composers clearly identifies the romantic side of American composers.

Here are songs well known and not so well known by familiar and not so familiar composers, and in the hands of tenor Robert White and pianist Samuel Sanders they all come across as important. Included are rarities by composers such as Amy Beach, Theodor Chanler, Isabelle Firestone, Eric Ewazen, Albert Hay Malotte, Marc Marder, John Musto and Richard Hageman, with popular composers Rudolf Friml and Sigmund Romberg, along with the greats: Ives, Schuman, Hindemith, Barber, Thomson, Korngold, Copland. Rorem, Bolcom, Corigliano, and Griffes. It is a huge spectrum of work and while some are less successful than other, they all are given respectful and loving renditions by White and Sanders. It is great fun to hear Firestone's famous 'If I could tell you' that opened the Voice of Firestone for so many years along side Samuel Barber's gorgeous 'Sure on this shining night' and Aaron Copland's settings of Emily Dickinson's poems.

This a rare treat for connoisseurs of lieder and for lovers of beautiful songs. Recommended. Grady Harp, January 06

a rare gem of a CD.......2002-07-08

Sure On This Shining Night is not my usual musical cup of tea...yet, it has become one of my favorite CDs. This collection of American Romantic songs has burrowed its way into my heart.

There is a universality to the longing involved in Romanticism. These songs capture this feeling perfectly. From the first song to the last, these songs do one thing perfectly: evoke an emotional response.

This is due in no short measure to the wonderful performance Robert White gives. Rather than being merely technically accurate, White actually gives each of these songs a life of their own. He achieves this effect by getting inside not only the words, but the feelings involved.

Some of the highlights for me are: the lovely and memorable "Rose Marie," Ewazen's setting of Blake's "The Tiger," a moving version of "The Lord's Prayer" and the haunting "Never More Will the Wind."

Samuel Sanders is a worthy musical companion to White. His playing is reciprocally lovely and introspective. The notes are extensive and informative as well.

Even though it may be an acquired taste in our postmodern age, I give Sure On This Shining Night my full recommendation.

Average customer rating: Better Late Than Never!!

No Stranger To The Skies Manufacturer: Musea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B0002CKCSG Release Date: 2004-06-01

Tracks:

1. No Stranger To The Skies
2. Give The Man A Hand
3. Domino
4. The Myopic Stream
5. For Ursula Major And Sirius The Dog Star

Tracks:

1. Broken Oars (I. Awakening - Main Theme)
2. Broken Oars (II. Realization)
3. Broken Oars (III. Fear)
4. Broken Oars (IV. Childhood's Reflection)
5. Broken Oars (V. Final Realization)
6. Broken Oars (VI. Acceptance - Reprise Of Main Theme)
7. Changer
8. Home
9. Patrice Mersault's Dream

Album Description

Back in the Seventies, the brothers Greg & Jeff SHERMAN had a musical project called GLASS. Unfortunately, nobody wanted to sign them, even when they decided to leave for the homeland of Progressive rock: Great-Britain ! Which is amazing of itself: the talent in this American band is quite obvious ! Not only are they great musicians, but they are also great songwriters. Twenty-five years later, our two partners in crime decided to repatriate long recorded musical pieces and release them as a double-CD called "No Stranger To The Skies", partly recorded live and partly in the studio. The result is one superb album, reissued in the year 2004 by the Musea label. A mix of orchestral Progressive rock and jazz-rock fusion, this unique piece of work is a real delight for the fans of Mellotron and Fender Rhodes electric piano ! The whole sounds as fresh as it had been recorded today...

Customer Reviews:

Better Late Than Never!!.......2004-06-06

Progressive Rock was never a big moneymaker, and in the late seventies it dropped off the musical charts altogether as cheaper and easier music became the vogue. What a shame then that this long-running trio from the Pacific Northwest was just hitting their stride as the bottom dropped out of their market.

Luckily good music never dies, and thirty years later Glass is back together again with all of the original members: Jeff Sherman (bass, guitar & Rhodes), Greg Sherman (Mellotron, synthesizers, vibes, organ & sound effects), Jerry Cook (massive drumset, tuned percussion, electronic percussion & gong) and let's not forget the vital 4th member of the trio, soundman and recordist Erik Poulsen. Vintage tapes from the old days -- both live and in studio -- have been resurrected, digitally polished and presented in stunning fidelity.

This music is complex enough for even jaded Prog Rock fans, yet surprisingly catchy and melodic. It has the drama of a group like Yes, the sweetness of Genesis, and the tension of VDGG -- while sounding totally original and fresh. It's also, to be frank, extremely funky and dancable -- assuming you're limber of mind & body!

Long, LONG overdue. Watch out for their new material too, which proves that Glass can still kick your ass into next Tuesday.

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No Stranger to the Skies Glass Manufacturer: Musea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music ASIN: B0002D9EHK Release Date: 2006-06-01

Album Details

Back in the Seventies, the Brothers Greg and Jeff Sherman Had a Musical Project Called Glass. Unfortunately, Nobody Wanted to Sign Them, Even When They Decided to Leave for the Homeland of Progressive Rock: Great-britain ! which is Amazing of Itself: The Talent in this American Band is Quite Obvious ! Not Only Are They Great Musicians, but They Are also Great Songwriters. Twenty-five Years Later, Our Two Partners in Crime Decided to Repatriate Long Recorded Musical Pieces and Release them as a DOUBLE-CD Called "no Stranger to the Skies", Partly Recorded Live and Partly in the Studio. The Result is One Superb Album, Reissued in the Year 2004 by the Musea Label. A Mix of Orchestral Progressive Rock and Jazz-rock Fusion, this Unique Piece of Work is a Real Delight for the Fans of Mellotron and Fender Rhodes Electric Piano ! the Whole Sounds as Fresh as it Had Been Recorded Today... "Illuminations" (2005) is a Real Studio Album Indeed, Showcasing a Different Side of Glass. If the Music is S

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