Last Tango [Import]

last tango [import]

Track Listings

1. Eleanor Rigby
2. Still Life
3. Painted Lady
4. Obsession
5. Rape
6. Last Tango

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
24-bit remastered Japanese reissue of the UK progressive rock act's 1975 album, that's unavailable domestically, packaged in a limited edition miniature LP paper sleeve. Six tracks. Universal. 2003.

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All the Pretty Horses (2001 Film)
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Great western soundtrack
  • a very memorable cd
  • a very memorable cd
  • a very memorable cd
  • Truly Incredible
All the Pretty Horses (2001 Film)

Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000056KYJ
Release Date: 2001-01-16

Tracks:

  1. Cowboy's Dream
  2. Canyon Sonata
  3. All the Pretty Horses
  4. Purty Dad Gum Good
  5. After the Rain
  6. Mild Cello Blues
  7. Malarki Opus in D Major
  8. John Grady's Angel
  9. Edge of the World
  10. Get My Boots
  11. Strawberry Tango, Pt. 1-2
  12. King of Horses
  13. Far Away (Alejandra's Phone Call)
  14. Porque
  15. Love Montage
  16. Ain't That a Drag
  17. My Last Days on Earth/What's It Like to Be Dead?
  18. Long Journey Home
  19. Candles and Lies
  20. Rainy Room
  21. Far Away
  22. Far Away (Reprise)
  23. Cowboy's Dream/All the Pretty Horses [Medley]

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Novelist Cormac McCarthy's literary vision of the wild west is given wide-screen treatment by maverick director Billy Bob Thornton and a cast that includes Matt Damon, Penelope Cruz, and Bruce Dern. Professional country music journeyman Marty Stuart has performed with father-in-law Johnny Cash, Earl Scruggs, and Doc Watson, in addition to a successful solo career. In his soundtrack scoring debut, he provides short, meditative instrumental pieces that are subtly explosive--rife as they are with strains of old-school country and bluegrass. Cinematic strings and orchestral percussion add a welcome menacing edge, augmenting the rustic approach without crossing over into a compromised "countrypolitan" sound. If anything, it might be nice to hear these themes extended. As it stands, the 23 listed tracks are covered in a little under 50 minutes, with many of the cuts barely lasting more than a minute or two. They stand as a new genre of cinematic country minimalism. --Rob O'Connor

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Great western soundtrack.......2004-02-28

This is a must buy for fans of western soundtracks.It mixes beautifully symphonic music with Guitar music and spices it up all together with a south of the border flavor. Haunting music that will make you want to never take it out of your cd changer. It also
Features two vocal pieces, the first a spanish song sung by the very talented Raul Malo of the country group the mavericks, the second song is a beautiful ballad sung by Marty Stuart. Though I never owned any cd's of Marty Stuart he earns my respect with composing this film score.(cowboy hats off to you Mr.Stuart)

5 out of 5 stars a very memorable cd.......2003-07-04

I thoroughly enjoyed this soundtrack cd. It soars high on ambiance, romance, and easy listening.

5 out of 5 stars a very memorable cd.......2003-07-04

I thoroughly enjoyed this soundtrack cd. It soars high on ambiance, romance, and easy listening.

5 out of 5 stars a very memorable cd.......2003-07-04

I thoroughly enjoyed this soundtrack cd. It soars high on ambiance, romance, and easy listening.

5 out of 5 stars Truly Incredible.......2003-03-12

This album is a masterpiece. Within the first strums of the guitar, you feel as though you are among the southwestern hills. It has immediately become one of my favorites of all-time. The songs are filled with beautiful imagery, enchanting tunes, and haunting melodies. The shortness of the songs in unnoticable, as each song blends into the next, and the album itself serves as one epic journey. It is not meant to be listened to a song at a time, but as a whole. As I said, it is truly incredible. I would recommend it to absolutely anyone.
Last Tango in Paris
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Gato Barbieri - LAST TANGO IN PARIS [Soundtrack]
  • A BEAUTIFUL CD you will never tire of listening to...
Last Tango in Paris
Gato Barbieri
Manufacturer: Varese Sarabande
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00022FX1C
Release Date: 2004-05-11

Tracks:

  1. Last Tango In Paris
  2. Jeanne
  3. Girl In Black - Tango (Para Mi Negra)
  4. Last Tango In Paris - Ballad
  5. Fake Ophelia
  6. Picture In The Rain
  7. Return - Tango (La Vuelta)
  8. It's Over
  9. Goodbye (Un Largo Adios)
  10. Why Did She Choose You?
  11. Last Tango In Paris - Jazz
  12. The Last Tango In Paris Suite
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Despite a famously raving review by American film critic grand dame Pauline Kael (who dubbed it "the most powerfully erotic movie ever made") Bernardo Bertolucci's often unfocused 1973 meditation on sexuality, existential angst and inventive uses of butter can now seem as quaintly compelling as wide collared blazers and velveteen trousers. Indeed, Argentine jazz saxophonist Gato Barbieri's evocative score has aged better than much of the film. Bertolucci's conceit to structure the film loosely around the erotic duel that's at the heart of the Tango led him to seek a non-traditional musician to score it (Tango legend Astor Piazzolla was rumored to have been an early consideration). Once selected, the then-largely obscure Barbieri originally produced a series of brief, Tango-jazz fusion cues that functioned more as emotional punctuation than traditional underscore. Those musical snippets were later re-arranged and re-recorded by Oliver Nelson for the wildly successful soundtrack album; it would be another quarter century before Barbieri's own recordings were issued, albeit briefly. Both Barbieri's and Nelson's work are reunited here in a comprehensive edition, emotive fusion-jazz that--for better or worse--virtually opened the door to mainstream jazz successes like Kenny G and the so-called Wave radio format. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Gato Barbieri - LAST TANGO IN PARIS [Soundtrack].......2006-08-18

Gato Barbieri's soundtrack for Bernardo Bertolucci's criminally underappreciated masterpiece is an equally impressive album that is as wonderful a solo work as it is a film soundtrack. It's a magical fusing of Latin, tango, and above all else, jazz, filled with beautiful symphonic arrangements and powerful saxophone solos performed by Barbieri himself. The 2004 reissue includes all the Grammy-winning album's original tracks as well as a 29-minute suite containing 28 cues personally selected by Barbieri. The real accomplishment here is that the music is just as emotional if you haven't seen the film as it is if you have. Certainly one of the finest soundtracks of all time. Highly recommended.

5 out of 5 stars A BEAUTIFUL CD you will never tire of listening to..........2006-07-22

This is one of the best CD's I have ever listened to. For lovers of Jazz, Tango, and romantic music, this CD is STRONGLY RECOMMENDED. Listening to this CD conjures up so many memories of the past, the hurt, the happy times, the romantic love with an old flame which has been lost forever, nostalgia. An excellent CD to listen to when one is driving alone lost in thought. Please check out tracks 13,14,15. You will NOT be disappointed.
Menuhin and Grappelli Play "Jealousy" and Other Great Standards
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    Menuhin and Grappelli Play "Jealousy" and Other Great Standards
    Yehudi Menuhin & Stephane Grappelli
    Manufacturer: Angel Records
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    Release Date: 1990-10-25

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    Last Tango In Paris: Original MGM Motion Picture Soundtrack
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • A rare and great jazz soundtrack
    • Here you can listen to your favorite scenes.
    • Perfect Reminder Of My #1 Film
    • A CLASSIC REPACKAGED...FINALLY!
    • erotic, passionate, intoxicating, enveloping
    Last Tango In Paris: Original MGM Motion Picture Soundtrack

    Manufacturer: Rykodisc
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    ASIN: B000007O7A
    Release Date: 1998-06-09

    Tracks:

    1. Last Tango In Paris-Tango
    2. Jeanne
    3. Girl In Black (Tango (Para Mi Negra)
    4. Last Tango In Paris-Ballad
    5. Fake Ophelia
    6. Picture In The Rain
    7. Return-Tango (La Vuelta)
    8. It's Over
    9. Goodbye (Un Largo Adios)
    10. Why Did She Choose You?
    11. Last Tango In Paris-Jazz Waltz
    12. The Last Tango In Paris Suite
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    Steeped in controversy upon its release in 1973, director Bernardo Bertolucci's Last Tango in Paris has since been called everything from nonutilitarian pornography to a cinematic masterpiece. Two key elements that Bertolucci utilized to breath life into Tango's nihilistic themes and the dark, obsessive relationship at its core were Marlon Brando's harrowing, largely improvised performance and the erotically charged jazz score of self-taught Latin sax virtuoso Gato Barbieri. While the musician's main theme has become a much-covered jazz standard, it's but a tantalizingly sexy sample of the cross-cultural stylings at work in this masterful score. While Barbieri rerecorded the core of his Tango music in lush, fleshier arrangements for the soundtrack album's initial release, this Ryko edition (nearly twice the length of the original) augments those tracks with a compelling half-hour suite of cues culled directly from the film's scoring sessions. By turns stark and sentimental, erotic and experimental, these previously unreleased cues form a revelatory new "second movement" to Barbieri's hauntingly familiar score. --Jerry McCulley

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars A rare and great jazz soundtrack.......2003-10-19

    The movie was shocking enough,but the music from the soundtrack blew me away, just listening to the music can recall every graphic and tragic image of the film. Its the frist time I every appreatiated that gerne of music its as classic as any music score every created, Brennie Herman would be proud or was if he had the chance to hear this wonderful movie score.

    5 out of 5 stars Here you can listen to your favorite scenes........2002-03-04

    I first felt in love in Last Tango In Paris by listening to Marlena Shaw singing "Last Tango In Paris," just the tunes captured me. Later I bought the film, and one step further I bought this CD. Here I can listen to my favorite scene, i.e., the dancing scene from the "The Last Tango in Paris Suite 2-4", and other extra songs, e.g., "Why Did She Choose You?," "Goodbye." And it does not stop here, the CD inlay gives you memorable photos from behind the scenes, the motion picture itself, and two ca. A 4 posters (not separated, one on each side).

    Strongly recommended for Last Tango fans.

    5 out of 5 stars Perfect Reminder Of My #1 Film.......2000-12-04

    If you don't love the movie as much as I do, this might not be a 5 star album for you. Since it recalls the film perfectly for me, it makes that grade. Normally, I do not listen to tango music but again, it fits with the film. It is a very lush and beautiful score and, like all soundtracks, it has many repetitive elements. It is all instrumental. It can be very bold and strident at some points so be ready for that facet if you are trying it out over a candlelit dinner! If you are not a fan of the film, I would advise you to listen to selections from it first.

    5 out of 5 stars A CLASSIC REPACKAGED...FINALLY!.......2000-11-07

    Well, it's about time! This wonderful soundtrack has been out-of-print for about 15 years since UA folded, so imagine my elation when I glimpsed that it not only included all the standard cuts from the 72 release, but the long-awaited original cues from the film itself (Gato and Oliver Nelson re-recorded the themes for the 72 soundtrack)!

    Granted, I've listened to these songs so many times in the passing decades that at moments they teeter into parodies of tango, but that's not Gato's fault; it's just cognitive dissonance. Aside from the great "Ballad" treatment of the raw main theme, there's the rapturous "La Vuelta", "Return" and, best of all, "Why Did She Choose You?", which will knock over anyone who spent a rainy day in Europe loving or lamenting love with a cigarette and a cup of espresso.

    Special mention must be made of the original sound cues included herein for the first time on disc. I was always peeved they were missing from the 72 release. The killer cut is the first of the suite of 28 cues which was used over the Francis Bacon paintings for the Main Title sequence. Oh, this is so low and raw and beautiful, and Bacon's paintings of distorted men and women are forever wedded in my mind with these mournful strains.

    Jazz Maestro Oliver Nelson has done an excellent job of draping Gato's gutter-cry sax with lush strings, and the orchestrations get even more interesting on the "Suite" of cues to follow. In the decades since this film arrived, I've yet to hear another score with these peculiar colors, which for lack of a more appropriate word, can only be described as "uterine" in the best sense.

    Praise to Rykodisc for going the extra mile here. I do wish the cover art was a booklet instead of a fold out, and an enhanced trailer clip would have been swell, but, nah, small complaint.

    5 out of 5 stars erotic, passionate, intoxicating, enveloping.......1999-07-10

    I have searched for close to 25 years for "Last Tango" CD. The music is absolutely breathtaking and haunting. It's one of those albums that will stay a rare classic for years to come...
    Last Tango in Rio
    Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
    • last tango in rio
    • There's been some thieving going on
    • The Claudine Longet of Bossa Jazz Has Arrived!
    • The album Norah Jones can only dream of making....
    • Less smooth jazz, more tango ... works for me!
    Last Tango in Rio
    Gabriela Anders
    Manufacturer: Narada
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    ASIN: B0002Y4T8S
    Release Date: 2004-10-05

    Tracks:

    1. You Go To My Head
    2. Abracadabra
    3. Love Is Here To Stay
    4. God Bless The Child
    5. Embrace Me
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    7. Body And Soul
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    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars last tango in rio.......2007-05-25

    There are a least two songs on this CD that are totally outstanding.Some of the most romantic melodies that I have ever heard. I play these songs over and over... When are you going to make another CD Gabriella ?

    3 out of 5 stars There's been some thieving going on.......2007-04-11

    I don't know who stole from who first, but at least four of Gabriela Anders songs have arrangements and music lifted directly from Bebel Gilberto's Tanto Tempo and Tanto Tempo remixed CDs. One song sounding alike is a coincidence, but four? Either they share a lazy producer, or...

    3 out of 5 stars The Claudine Longet of Bossa Jazz Has Arrived!.......2006-09-28

    Anders'first album was a DNA match for Sade, but much more for the songs, band and arrangements than for her just barely on-key voice. I must give props for taste here, as the the players on this and the last Anders CDs are first-rate, and they groove wonderfully. However, if Gabriella Anders didn't look like she does (she's gorgeous!), she'd be playing a Holiday Inn in Yonkers. I gave the CD 3 stars, 1 for Anders and 5 for her Way-Out-Of-Her-League band.

    5 out of 5 stars The album Norah Jones can only dream of making...........2005-06-27

    The very attractive album is the first I have ever heard from Gabriela Anders. It makes for very enjoyable listening on two levels - quietly and at a much louder volume.

    Ms Anders has a very pleasant Jazz styled voice and her singing is relentlessly sensuous! (whatever THAT means! ;-))
    Gabriela Anders' instrumental ensemble adopts a very suave and low key Latin approach. There is some very tasteful acoustic guitar, keyboard and accordion playing on this album. Some nice random ambient elements also keep the instrumental aspect of this album agreeably and tastefully "left of centre".

    Needless to say, this the sort of thing that Robot-of-Romance, Norah Jones, was probably trying to do on her hapless first album. Gabriela Anders is the real thing and a 'class act' unlike her aforementioned peer. Last Tango in Rio is ideal late night listening - with a glass of wine, candle light and someone you fancy!

    4 out of 5 stars Less smooth jazz, more tango ... works for me!.......2005-03-13

    Gabriela boldly steps away from the more smoooth-jazz style that marked her 1998 WANTING CD. While the earlier album is unlikely to appeal to those who are looking for more progressive sounds (e.g., contemporary Brazilian, acid/jazz groove, etc.). LAST TANGO IN RIO gives Anders' softly emotive voice a more intriguing context. One could argue whether or not she was previously miscast as a smooth jazz singer, but in my opinion if she wants to distinguish herself as an artist, it is going to be via a musical approach such as what is heard here. The presence of such instruments as the bandoneon may win over fans of the likes of contemporary tango group GOTAN PROJECT, while the mixture of acoustic and electric instrumentation -- even with subtle electronica effects at times -- bridges the past with the present effectively. Throughout, RIO has a considerably more homegrown feel than the studio-polished WANTING.

    In reading previous reviews I noticed one reviewer who first heard of this album in the L.A. TIMES as I did, but was not happy with the results. While I'm a satisfied customer, this disc may not be for those who are looking for a more traditional jazz vocal approach. Granted, there is a perhaps-confusing "FILE UNDER: JAZZ" reminder on the back cover. Yet Anders' style is much more in line with the current generation of Brazilian singers (Bebel Gilberto, etc.) than with most so-called jazz singers. RIO is nothing like Diana Krall's albums of pop standards, for one. While Anders does interpret a number of pop classics that jazz vocalists have frequently turned to ("Love Is Here To Stay," "Body And Soul"), they are reconfigured to fit Anders' style. The difference is particularly striking on "God Bless The Child," which in my opinion is one of the album's highlights but may be too big of a change for some. To each their own, and in my case RIO is much more in line with what I want to hear than the other Anders album I mentioned.
    Bolcom - Piano Rags
    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    • "Salon" (not "Saloon") Ragtime
    • Bolcom - Piano Rags
    • Comprehensive collection of modern Americana
    • Still Raggin'
    Bolcom - Piano Rags

    Manufacturer: Albany Records
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    ASIN: B00000IMH2
    Release Date: 1999-04-20

    Tracks:

    1. Eubie's Lucky Day (Rag Obsession)
    2. Three Ghost Rags: Graceful Ghost Rag
    3. Three Ghost Rags: The Poltergeist (Rag Fantasy)
    4. Three Ghost Rags: Dream Shadows
    5. Raggin' Rudi
    6. The Gardenia (Slow Drag)
    7. Tabby Cat Walk (Slow Two-step)
    8. California Porcupine Rag
    9. Rag-Tango
    10. Last Rag

    Tracks:

    1. Knight Hubert
    2. Three Classic Rags - Glad Rag
    3. - Eiptaph for Louis Chauvin (Slow Rag)
    4. - Incineratorag
    5. Seabiscuits (from three popular rags)
    6. Fields of Flowers
    7. The Garden of Eden - Old Adam (Two Step)
    8. - The Eternal Feminine (Slow Drag)
    9. - The Serpent's Kiss (Rag Fantasy)
    10. - Through Eden's Gate (Cakewalk)
    11. Lost Lady Rag
    12. Epithalamium

    Customer Reviews:

    3 out of 5 stars "Salon" (not "Saloon") Ragtime.......2007-06-06

    It's a matter of taste whether one likes ragtime in its "saloon" or "salon" form. Personally I prefer the former, because ragtime was originally performed in saloons and brothels in two of the main centers of early 20th Century popular music -- New Orleans and Sedalia, Missouri. In other words, it was popular entertainment for a popular audience. Admittedly, Scott Joplin, James Scott, and Joseph Lamb (among others) had higher aspirations --- nevertheless, the music's main appeal was the sheer, high-energy "charge" of the music. That's what I find largely missing in more classically-oriented pianists like John Murphy, who, like Joshua Rifkin and John Arpin before him, seem intent on turning the music into something appropriate for a staid Carnegie Hall audience. Not that there aren't fine rags here that occasionally capture the flavor of raw Bohemianism --- pieces like "Eubie's Lucky Day," "Raggin' Rudi," "California Porcupine Rag," and "The Serpent's Kiss" all have their moments. But even on these, the dead weight of Murphy's genteel hand takes a lot of the "dance" out of the music. The concert-hall "echo" effect contributes even more to the annoyingly sanitized quality. Paradoxically, from my point of view, the best piece on the entire set is the slow drag called "The Eternal Feminine," since it's a deliberately laid-back composition to begin with, much like the famous "Heliotrope Bouquet" of Louis Chauvin. For those, however, who want Rags to Really Dance To, I'd recommend Richard Zimmerman's Complete Joplin Rags, some of "Perfessor" Bill Edwards's solo ragtime discs, or, best of all, almost any of the piano rag discs performed by Scott Kirby or David Thomas Roberts. Best single "saloon" disc ever? Track down Roberts's compilation of "The Collected Brun Campbell." Now THERE'S real ragtime!!!"

    5 out of 5 stars Bolcom - Piano Rags.......2005-09-02

    Better to buy the sheet music to go along with this to realize how complicated these are to play. Murphy has that special 'bent' to play the details - there are no shortcuts in this set..

    3 out of 5 stars Comprehensive collection of modern Americana.......2001-10-13

    William Bolcom is undoubtedly one of America's most important living composers and musicians. Without sacrificing one iota of his stylistic integrity or musical personality, he has done much to bridge the gap between so-called serious music and the popular idioms that most people think of when the phrase "American music" is uttered: ragtime, jazz and music-hall styles. His albums of popular music from the turn of the 20th century with his wife, mezzo-soprano Joan Morris, remain classics of their kind.

    John Murphy, who plays all of Bolcom's piano rags on this collection, is a personal friend of the composer and presumably has his seal of approval. It's good to have all of this enjoyable music in one place; still, I can't muster as much enthusiasm for this album as I would like. Murphy's technique, though serviceable, seems taxed by the more demanding moments in these frequently virtuosic pieces, and the resulting lack of rhythmic precision, in particular, frequently robs the music of its full effect. He also applies the pedal more liberally than I personally like. Nevertheless, the chances of anyone else recording all of Bolcom's 29 rags (including seven unpublished pieces) in the near future is remote, so this is an album fans of this composer ought to have.

    4 out of 5 stars Still Raggin'.......2000-04-13

    Despite the origins of ragtime being a century ago, ragtime still thrives today. It is considered a legitimate classical music form. It is even more delightful to have contemporary rags get published and performed - especially when the performance captures the nuance of the composer's intentions. William Bolcom's finely crafted rags come to life under pianist John Murphy's hands. From the delicate, thoughtful Ghost Rags to the slammin' variations in the Garden of Eden, Bolcom combines the energy of turn-of-the-century ragtime with refined classical sensibility. This CD set should be a part of any and every ragtime anthology - from casual listeners to classroom teachers.
    Music for an Awful Lot of Winds and Percussion
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    • The consummate Schicekle
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    Music for an Awful Lot of Winds and Percussion

    Manufacturer: Telarc
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    ASIN: B000003CYJ
    Release Date: 1992-09-29

    Tracks:

    1. Introduction
    2. I. Grand Entrance
    3. II. Simply Grand Minuet
    4. III. Romance In The Grand Manner
    5. IV. Rondo Mucho Grando
    6. Introduction
    7. I. Mr. Minuit's Minuet - David McGill
    8. II. Panther Dance - David McGill
    9. III. Dance Of The Grand Dams - David McGill
    10. IV. The Lowland Fling - David McGill
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    23. Introduction
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    25. Closing

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars The consummate Schicekle.......2004-01-07

    This isn't the old PDQ Bach, e.g., Concerto for Horn and Hardart--which was also good. It's "evolved," insofar as PDQ Bach is capable of evolution...

    When my wife gave this to me for Christmas, I turned it on and thought it was a live performance, like the first albums--and like the Schickele performances we've happily attended. It took a few seconds to realize that it was a mock performance, of the Turtle Mountain Naval Base Tactical Wind Ensemble (who are also, as announced by Professor Schickele, busy protecting North Dakota from naval attack, a clever comment making the CD all the more worth it!) at a convenient North Dakota location.

    As a Wagnerian, I was attracted to "Last Tango in Beyreuth," the last musical number on the CD. If I may paraphrase Schickele's statement of a long time ago, when you listen to it, be prepared to hear things you've heard before (PDQ's real talent having been in plagiarism, after all.)

    And, since Schickele was a bassoon major, it's amusing that he picks on that instrument--for perhaps the best piece ever composed for bassoon and tuba. Then there are the pieces by the Tennessee Bassoon Quartet, an ensemble for which there are surely limited venues...

    I heard one of PDQ's other numbers, Concerto for Two Piano's vs. Orchestra a few years ago. Schickele gave an hysterical historical presentation on that piece. I talked with him about it afterwards and suggested that too be put onto a CD. He said in essence that the market may not have room for it these days; renouned violinists and pianists are not sellable these days. That's distressing as Schickele's comedy form is beyond genius, and unique. So, while you can, listen to what's available. This is a gem!

    5 out of 5 stars Hysterical and not at all Esoterical.......2001-01-06

    P.D.Q. Bach brings a funny irreverance to his subject material that is charming. He is at times on NPR (National Public Radio) and if you've ever heard him, you know what I mean. He obviously is an expert in his field, but he is outrageously funny in his parodies of famous music. Who would have thought one could bring a sense of humour to Wagner? Get this cd - or anything by PDQ - and I guarantee you're in for some laughs. You may even learn something!

    4 out of 5 stars Not to be taken seriously..........2000-10-08

    "P. D. Q. Bach. The last and least of J. S. Bach's twenty-odd children (and by far the oddest), this composer would have passed into the mists of oblivion were it not for the determined efforts of the Music Department at the University of Southern North Dakota at Hoople, directed by Professor Peter Schickele.

    This disc, played by the Turtle Mountain Naval Base Tactical Wind Ensemble with some help from the astounding Tennessee Bassoon Quartet, was made during a concert at the University and is introduced by Professor Schickele. The event was clearly organised as an attempt at making the music of P. D. Q. Bach accessible to regular concert goers. It did not succeed: as the intermittent speech between items shows, the programme of P. D. Q. Bach's various works for wind orchestra and percussion managed to drive away not only most of the audience but even the orchestra. Furthermore, the music itself is shambolic: a complete waste of time that makes one wonder how Professor Schickele ever managed to get it published."

    Actually, I only half-meant what I said above. This really is the ultimate in what is known as the letting down of hair amongst musicians: every so often, even the most serious of concert performers love to play something that is light-hearted and to be taken simply at face-value, without stuffy programme notes or flambuoyant virtuosity. And P. D. Q. Bach's music, faithfully "edited" by Peter Schickele, is not just light-hearted: it's downright flippant! This disc is a superb pick-me-up in cheerless moments, an entertaining fifty-odd minutes of musical mayhem pushed to interesting and comical limits, and an excellent gift for any musical members of the family who want to add a bit of zest to any classical music collection. Purists may scoff at the fact that this whole thing pokes fun at the music of Bach and other great composers, but it's good clean fun that still retains an element of musicality. Bravo! I just hope they invent a cure for split sides soon....

    5 out of 5 stars Great Music.......2000-06-18

    This is a very intertaining album. From the Grand Serenade to Mr. Minute's Minuet to the cute little Wood Sprites. It's all very funny--even the booklet is funny. All in all it's very good.

    5 out of 5 stars Music at its best!.......2000-06-03

    As a high school musician, I have played the piece Grand Serenade for an Awful Lot of Winds and Percussion. Playing it was so much fun and listening to it was too. I'm sure everyone else who listens to this music will enjoy it just as I have. Just imagine a large wind ensemble, serious as can be, playing Grand Serenade!
    Last Balkan Tango
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • a personal experience..
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    Last Balkan Tango
    Boris Kovac & Ladaaba Orchestra
    Manufacturer: Piranha Germany
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B00005OW6X
    Release Date: 2001-09-11

    Tracks:

    1. Last Balkan Tango
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    13. Orient Express

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars a personal experience.........2007-03-04

    i saw this band live in progue a few years ago.. the first time i heard this album it had an effect on me.. i borrowed from a friend to copy but instead i just listened to it repeatadly knowing that i would have to buy it.. i went to europe a year or so later and ended up in progue.. knowing the ladaaba was from the baltic region i googled them and found they were playing in a venue only a few miles away from where i was staying in the coming days..
    i will never forget the performance.. it brought tears to my eyes.. the beauty of it.. this is the last night of your life.. what will you do? try to take your riches with you or dance!?

    5 out of 5 stars Moving........2002-03-17

    Boris Kovac & Ladaaba Orchest are from Yugoslavia. Ladaaba stands for La Danza Apocalypsa Balcanica.

    The songs, as a whole, have a feeling of last moment, a feeling of something important terminating. This is the music of the last party. On "Begin-ing", we are asked "to imagine there is only one starry night left till the end of the world... What would we do?" Really, I don't know. What would I do? What would you do? Something did terminate but not everything. The last song takes us on a new journey to a vague destination. Maybe for the better, maybe for the worse, but all is not terminated.

    These Balkan tangos are, I don't know how to say it otherwise, they are important. They got here just in time. They have tastes of tango, gypsy music, avant-garde jazz and rumba. There is a good measure of energy and hope, along with the bittersweet sadness.

    It has been a long time since I bought a CD with that much integrity and sense of completness.
    Nancarrow: Studies for Player Piano
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    ASIN: B000031W5A
    Release Date: 2000-01-11

    Tracks:

    1. Vol. I: Study For Player Piano No. 3a
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    4. Vol. I: Study For Player Piano No. 3d
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    7. Vol. I: Study For Player Piano No. 44
    8. Vol. I: Study For Player Piano No. 41a
    9. Vol. I: Study For Player Piano No. 41b
    10. Vol. I: Study For Player Piano No. 41c

    Tracks:

    1. Vol. II: Study For Player Piano No. 4
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    6. Vol. II: Study For Player Piano No. 26
    7. Vol. II: Study For Player Piano No. 31
    8. Vol. II: Study For Player Piano No. 35
    9. Vol. II: Study For Player Piano No. 32
    10. Vol. II: Study For Player Piano No. 37
    11. Vol. II: Study For Player Piano Tango?
    12. Vol. II: Study For Player Piano No. 40a
    13. Vol. II: Study For Player Piano No. 40b

    Tracks:

    1. Vol. III: Study For Player Piano No. 1
    2. Vol. III: Study For Player Piano No. 2a
    3. Vol. III: Study For Player Piano No. 2b
    4. Vol. III: Study For Player Piano No. 7
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    12. Vol. III: Study For Player Piano No. 33
    13. Vol. III: Study For Player Piano No. 43
    14. Vol. III: Study For Player Piano No. 50

    Tracks:

    1. Vol. IV: Study For Player Piano No. 9
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    10. Vol. IV: Study For Player Piano No. 28
    11. Vol. IV: Study For Player Piano No. 29
    12. Vol. IV: Study For Player Piano No. 34
    13. Vol. IV: Study For Player Piano No. 36
    14. Vol. IV: Study For Player Piano No. 46
    15. Vol. IV: Study For Player Piano No. 47

    Tracks:

    1. Vol. V: Study For Player Piano No. 42
    2. Vol. V: Study For Player Piano No. 45a
    3. Vol. V: Study For Player Piano No. 45b
    4. Vol. V: Study For Player Piano No. 45c
    5. Vol. V: Study For Player Piano No. 48a
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    To speak of Conlon Nancarrow's music for player piano shouldn't be mistaken to suggest some still broader range of musical output of which the composer's piano rolls are but a subset. Quite the contrary: Nancarrow's meticulous scores--generally unplayable, at least by most primates--are the body of his life's work. This five-CD set contains dozens upon dozens of his studies, each a fairly self-contained exploration of tempo, pitch, rhythm, counterpoint--and the interaction between pairings of those core musical categories. Certainly, this is "difficult" music, hard on the ears, off-kilter in a manner that both demands attention and may repulse listeners unfamiliar with experimental composition. After initial exposure, this collection is the sort of thing that sits on the shelf for some time, before your imagination breaks its internal code. Once that code is broken, though, the vast life inherent in this "mechanical" music becomes almost intoxicating. On some of the quieter pieces, the piano's tone is similar to that of a harpsichord. On others, the palimpsest of ragtime is undeniable. Yes, some pieces seem overly chaotic, but spend some time with them and you'll see, in your mind's eye, dozens of hands working the keys. --Marc Weidenbaum

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars symphony of a thousand (pianos).......2004-11-15

    Imagine for a moment that you have entered a room full of slightly beat-up upright pianos. These pianos begin to come to life by sputtering out unusual, irregular melodies. The melodies don't fit together exactly, but somehow they seem right sounding together. Before you know it, there are so many pianos playing that you can't keep track of them all and they begin to accrue into an impossibly dense spray of sound. Even if you had a roomful of humans playing these pianos they wouldn't get the overwhelming, unswerving independence of each individual line in each piano. The pianos stop playing and you wonder what just happened....

    Hopefully this description will give you some indication of what you're in for with these wonderful studies for player piano. Because Nancarrow was working with these mechanical instruments, he could combine complex ratios of rhythms against each other. Some are so subtle that no human could replicate them exactly. This is not to say that the music is dehumanized. It has a great deal of warmth and humor. What Nancarrow gains from the very mechanical nature of these instruments is part of the appeal.

    These studies are as rugged and individual as the composer and, as mentioned earlier, Ligeti's Etudes would never have been possible without Nancarrow's wonderful music.

    5 out of 5 stars piano revelations........2004-02-22

    This stuff influenced Ligeti's "Etudes" for solo piano. The music is mind-blowing.

    5 out of 5 stars Dizzying experiments by a brilliant maverick.......2004-01-09

    A true compositional original, Conlon Nancarrow is best known for these mind-blowing pieces for player piano. Why this particular instrument? Because most of these short works are utterly unplayable by human beings, unless you are capable of say, depressing all 88 keys at the same time. While later in life Nancarrow also wrote a few small pieces for chamber ensembles, his work here is the core of his output and where his imagination truly took flight.

    You may not be quite lucid after hearing something like Study No. 25, which has 1,028 notes in its final 12 seconds, or one of my favorites, the so-called "Canon X" (No. 21). It begins with two musical lines at opposite ends of the keyboard: the bass starts slowly and gradually accelerates, the treble begins in a super-fast blur of notes at the highest end and gradually descends, becoming ever-slower. In the middle of the piece, these two lines cross each other before they continue on their separate ways.

    In study after study, Nancarrow explores complex relationships between meter and pitch, most of the time with absolutely astounding results. Some of these pieces are a bit more relaxed, with blues and jazz elements giving them an almost homespun quality. But soon the blizzard of notes returns, as the composer makes full use of the player piano's capabilities. You almost can't believe what you are hearing.

    A word of caution: You probably don't want to program all five discs straight through. Well recorded as it is, the timbre of the instrument becomes wearing on the ear after awhile. Give your ears a break and to listen to something completely different, like Debussy, Copland -- or maybe Bob Dylan.

    An essential collection for some -- I'm not sure whom! -- but something every listener should hear at least once.

    4 out of 5 stars Intriguing Ideas, Experiment upon Experiment.......2000-12-30

    Conlon Nancarrow is one of those composers who could exist only in real life, as he would be too implausible for fiction. Nancarrow was a composer for player piano, who spent much of his life an expatriate in Mexico, composing music steeped in both early 20th C. jazz and "modernist" classical traditions, and yet music that is entirely individual.

    For me, Nancarrow's work functions best when he illustrates the sheer possibility of the keyboard freed from the limitations of a human player or players. The player piano in Nancarrow's work is an acrobat, ready to twirl on wires from which human piano players are unable to dangle. I find least satisfying the experimental works which are centered less on the possibility of the player piano, and more on the synthesis of 30s jazz into a unique classical aesthetic. I freely confess to being a listener rather than a musician in my own right, and some of the experiments just don't keep me hooked.

    Still, if you're longing for something quite different and of high quality, Nancarrow may be what you are seeking.

    5 out of 5 stars Expand your thinking about music construction.......2000-07-27

    Re-open any closed ideas you had about musical structure, architecture, harmony, rhythm, melody -- and what brings pleasure to your brain. Listening to these pieces inspires whole new forms of composition.
    Reel Love: The Cinematic Romance Album
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • "themes & cues savor the romantic that dwells in all of us"
    Reel Love: The Cinematic Romance Album

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    ASIN: B0007R8ESQ
    Release Date: 2005-04-12

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    4. The Summer Of '42: The Summer Knows
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    12. Titanic: My Heart Will Go On
    13. Edward Scissorhands: Main Title/Ice Dance
    14. The English Patient: As Far As Florence
    15. Finding Neverland: Impossible Opening

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars "themes & cues savor the romantic that dwells in all of us".......2005-04-12

    What a crowning achievement to bring "Reel Love: The Cinematic Romance Album", released by Silva America and featuring The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra and the Crouch End Festival Chorus ~ conductors are Kenneth Alwyn, Paul Bateman, James Fitzpatrick, Nic Raine and David Temple director of the chorus ~ one can only expect the highest quality of performances and quench the thirst of all "film-score-buffs".

    Sit back and unleash the first disc with composers taking each film score cue in alphabeltical order:

    "CASABLANCA (AS TIME GOES BY)" (Herman Hupfeld)
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    "GONE WITH THE WIND (TARA'S THEME)" (Max Steiner)
    "IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE" (Dimitri Tiomkin)
    "LOVE STORY (WHERE DO I BEGIN)" (Francis Lai)
    "PLAY MISTY FOR ME (MISTY)" (Errol Garner)
    "PRIDE & PREJUDICE (MAIN THEME)" (Carl Davis)
    "RYAN'S DAUGHTER (ROSY'S THEME)" (Maurice Jarre)
    "SENSE AND SENSIBILITY (THROW THE COINS)" (Patrick Doyle)
    "SOMEWHERE IN TIME (MAIN THEME)" (John Barry)
    "THEME FROM A SUMMER PLACE" (Max Steiner)
    "VERTIGO (SCENE D'AMOUR)" (Bernard Herrmann)
    "YOUNG & THE RESTLESS (NADIA'S THEME)" (Barry DeVorzon/Perry Botkin Jr)

    Arrangements that soar and then simmer into pure meditation of grandeur ~ classic film music prevails, as orchestration comes to the surface with pure originality ~ one masterpiece after another is long last presented as it should have been, is cause for celebration ~ each cue is a distinctive gift for striking modernism, touching on the transition of the period in this planets history.

    Second disc is waiting in the wings are the composers and selections also in alphabeltical order:

    "A MAN AND A WOMAN (UN HOMME ET UNE FEMME)" (Francis Lai)
    "BRAVEHEART (END TITLES)" (James Horner)
    "CINEMA PARADISO (LOVE THEME)" (Ennio Morricone)
    "EDWARD SCISSORHANDS (MAIN TITLE/ICE DANCE)" (Danny Elfman)
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    "ENGLISH PATIENT (AS FAR AS FLORENCE)" (Gabriel Yared)
    "FINDING NEVERLAND (IMPOSSIBLE OPENING)" (Jan A. P. Kaczmarek)
    "GHOST (UNCHAINED MELODY)" (Alex North)
    "IL POSTINO (MAIN THEME)" (Luis Bacalov)
    "INDECENT PROPOSAL (MAIN THEME)" (John Barry)
    "JEAN DE FLORETTE (MAIN TITLE)" (Jean Claude Petit)
    "LAST TANGO IN PARIS" (Gato Barbier)
    "ROMEO AND JULIET (LOVE THEME)" (Nino Rota)
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    "TITANIC (MY HEART WILL GO ON)" (James Horner)

    Each composer has the passion and skill for exploring human emotions, coupled with a unique gift for striking exotic orchestral colors, make this with all it's splendor unforgettable ~ themes that ring with familiarity as each film comes to mind through music.
    Silva America gives the collector a treasure of thirty film cues that any "film-score-buff" would die for ~ in the past James Fitzpatrick (producer), Reynold da Silva (executive producer), mastered by Rick Clark and David Stoner (release co-ordinator) have given us compilation with such expertise and this one is no exception ~ keep up the outstanding limited editions and deluxe package releases, with your signature tidbits for all film music fans that's in all of us...gotta love it!

    Total Time: 2-CD-Set ~ Silva America 1177 ~ (4/12/2005)

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