Glass Bead Game [Import]

Product Description
1986 debut album by group led by Dominic Appleton, who provided vocals to some of the tracks on the second & third albums by 4AD's supergroup project This Mortal Coil, 1986's 'Filigree & Shadow' and 1991's 'Blood'. Nine tracks. Incorrectly listed on the back is 1985 as the year of release.

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Average customer rating: Chamber music with attitude Violin for audiophiles Worth every cent Classic and Modern Duos for Violin and Cello.

Music for a Glass Bead Game Manufacturer: John Marks Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Duets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Handel | Handel, George Frideric | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Kodály, Zoltán | ( K ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Martinu | Martinu, Bohuslav | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Inventions | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Glass Bead Game: (Magister Ludi) A Novel Reverie: Romantic Music for Quiet Times Delmoni: Sonatas Of Brahms And Beach Ysaye, Kreisler, Bach: Solo Violin Works The Illusionist (Widescreen Edition) ASIN: B000003Y9F Release Date: 1997-10-07

Tracks:

1. Two-Part Inventions 1,3,6,7,9,10 and 13: Invention No. 1 in C, BWV 772
2. Duo for Violin and Violoncello, Op. 7: Duo, Op. 7: I. Allegro serioso, non troppo
3. Duo for Violin and Violoncello, Op. 7: Duo, Op. 7: II. Adagio
4. Duo for Violin and Violoncello, Op. 7: Duo, Op. 7: III. Maestoso e largamenete ma non troppo lento-Presto
5. Two-Part Inventions 1,3,6,7,9,10 and 13: Invention No. 7 in e, BWV 778
6. Two-Part Inventions 1,3,6,7,9,10 and 13: Invention No. 13 in a, BWV 784
7. Duetto II: Duetto II: I. Allegro moderato
8. Duetto II: Duetto II: II. Tempo di Menuetto
9. Two-Part Inventions 1,3,6,7,9,10 and 13: Invention No. 9 in F, BWV 780
10. Two-Part Inventions 1,3,6,7,9,10 and 13: Invention No. 10 in G, BWV 781
11. Duo for Violin and Violoncello (Theodore Presser Company): Duo: I. Preludium: Andante moderato
12. Duo for Violin and Violoncello (Theodore Presser Company): Duo: II. Rondo: Allegro con brio
13. Two-Part Inventions 1,3,6,7,9,10 and 13: Invention No. 6 in E, BWV 777
14. Two-Part Inventions 1,3,6,7,9,10 and 13: Invention No. 3 in D, BWV 774
15. Arr. Johan Halvorsen: Passacaglia, from Suite No. 7 in minor

Amazon.com

The novels of Hermann Hesse have always been contemplative, coming-of-age affairs, but in his post-apocalyptic novel, The Glass Bead Game, the arts, philosophy, and science collide head-on to create an enthralling, thought-provoking read. From this enlightened springboard, we have Music for a Glass Bead Game, a collection of music that is a fitting synthesis of the game described in the book (an intellectual exercise in which one idea elaborates off another). Bach's Inventions--mentioned in the book--are spread throughout the disc, but they hardly steal the show. Instead, they provide an interesting contrast with lesser-heard works for violin and cello. Kodály's Duo for Violin and Cello, Op. 7, is gorgeous, expressive, and filled with folksy touches. Cellist Nathaniel Rosen and violinist Arturo Delmoni deliver stirring performances with plenty of grace and delicacy, working as equal and sympathetic partners. On Martinu's Duo for Violin and Cello and Handel's Passacaglia, they similarly shine. Special nods go to John Marks Records for their impeccable recording of this pair. A disc featuring some of these works performed by Nigel Kennedy and Lynn Harrell is available, but--sonically and musically--it can't compete with this sensitive and unique recording. --Jason Verlinde

Customer Reviews:

Chamber music with attitude.......2002-09-20

I've owned this cd for almost 2 years and return to it regularly when I'm in the mood for a bit of attitude from a couple of string players... The playing is top notch and the recording quality is excellent. (For the audiophile, the instruments are very "real sounding"). The selections are inspired, I love the spaning of era's and all the pieces "work" in sequence (a tough task to accomplish with music from various composers). This disc has also introduced me to a new favorite composer; Kodaly.

This is simply a wonderful disc musically, artisticly and in terms of sound quality. A rare treat.

Violin for audiophiles.......2002-09-06

I am not a violin lover, but I asked John Marks to recommend a CD or two to use for equipment reviewing purposes. Glass Bead Game was one of them. The recording is not only excellent in audio quality, but the music itself in incredibly intriguing.
A compilation of short works, the CD is not your typical violin concerto, but a series of unpredictable pieces that hang together in a very involving way. I find myself listening to it over and over again during breakfast as well as after dinner.

Not only is Arturo's playing flawless...as best my untrained ear can tell...but the texture of the notes is extremely involving on my high resolution system. I didn't expect to be so delighted with it, but I am. Thank you very much, Mr. Marks.
Excellent recommendation!!

Worth every cent.......2002-09-03

Nicely judged program of music for violin and cello, with modern pieces by Kodaly and Martinu balancing Bach and Handel. Sounds especially good if you happen to have a CD player that does HDCD decoding (there'll be an "HDCD" logo on the front if it does). But it's excellent on a standard player too. See glassbead website for more details about the disc.

Classic and Modern Duos for Violin and Cello........1999-02-12

This recording brings together two important twentieth-century duos for violin and cello. For variety and contrast, they are presented with shorter baroque and classical works arranged for violin and cello. The result is a fascinating and delightful program.

Kodaly is neither Romantic not Modern; he is sui generis, in a class by himself. His roots run deep into the Hungarian folk tradition, which he studied and championed and then distilled into a very refined personal style. His sound is sometimes similar to that of his countryman Bartok, but I find it more lyrical, introspective, and subtle. It's deceptively simple on the surface, but this economy transmits musical expression of great depth.

Delmoni and Rosen play the Kodaly Duo passionately and with a rich, resonant tone. The Adagio is searching, mysterious and dark, and it is given a sympathetic reading here. Overall, this performance is very smooth and polished, with moderate tempos and very clean intonation and articulation. This is in contrast to the more astringent tone adopted by Josef Suk in his live performance with Andre Navarra on Praga, a more typical East European sound. Delmoni and Rosen sound restrained by comparison, but they are just as expressive in a different and less direct way.

The Martinu Duo is a short and powerful piece with some very effective contrasts between the two movements. The first is eerie, spooky, even creepy, but with counterpoint as precise as that of Bach. It is dissonant and tightly organized to great effect. The second movement shares the sense of precision but has a very different feeling; made up mostly of fast runs, it is lighter, even amusing. And the time signature keeps changing. In the middle of this mad Rondo is a short passage where the mood of the Prelude returns, briefly, while the rest of the movement runs rings around it. (My interpretation of the work is as a quasi-religious dyptich of ominous death balanced by exuberant life. And always in the midst of life, the spectre is with us.)

Delmoni's brilliant passagework and Rosen's earthy tones are well suited to putting across the various moods of this piece.

Tommaso Giordani wrote operas and songs and was based in London and Dublin for the better part of his career. His Duetto is a pleasant, if somewhat predictable, collection of early Classical figures and gestures.

No transcription is credited for the Bach Inventions, and I have no doubt they are played straight from the keyboard score. Alongside the bright, inventive pieces described above, the Bach seems somehow dull, and perhaps they are played this way deliberately. The Inventions are included to provide contrast to the Kodaly and Martinu works. After hearing Bach we are more aware of the freedoms these later masters enjoy. The Bach pieces are taken very seriously indeed.

The recital ends with a Handel passacaglia, a brilliant set of variations taken from one of the Suites for keyboard. All the contrasts presented in the rest of the program are summed up here, all the colors and moods are repeated in miniature, bringing the hour to a suitable close.

The recording and production are excellent, as always from this label. The sound of the performance is captured in a natural ambience, somewhat reverberant, with a very lifelike presence.

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Gregory Hustis With the Dallas Philharmonia Manufacturer: Crystal Records CD773 ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Classical | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Perspectives ASIN: B000B9EY98 Release Date: 2005-09-02

Tracks:

1. Eric Ewazen: Concerto for horn and String Orchestra: Allegro risoluto
2. Eric Ewazen: Concerto for horn and String Orchestra: Adagio sostenuto
3. Eric Ewazen: Concerto for horn and String Orchestra: Allegro molto
4. James A. Beckel, Jr: The Glass Bead Game, Concerto for Horn and Orchestra: The Call and Awakening
5. James A. Beckel, Jr: The Glass Bead Game, Concerto for Horn and Orchestra: Father Jacobus
6. James A. Beckel, Jr: The Glass Bead Game, Concerto for Horn and Orchestra: Magister Ludi Coronation and Death
7. Simon A. Sargon: Questings, Concerto for Horn and Chamber Orchestra: Concertato
8. Simon A. Sargon: Questings, Concerto for Horn and Chamber Orchestra: Pastorale
9. Simon A. Sargon: Questings, Concerto for Horn and Chamber Orchestra: Burlesque/Finale

Product Description

Gregory Hustis has been principal horn with the Dallas Symphony for 40 years.  He also has been featured guest artist with many other orchestras and music festivals, including the Sarasota Music Festival, Round Top, Orford, Breckenridge, the Mainly Mozart Festival, and Music in the Mountains where he is the artistic director in Durango, Colorado.  One of his previous CDs was called "one of the finest recitals I have ever heard" by Robert McColley in Fanfare Magazine.

Average customer rating: Elegant tight jazz that should not be missed! If you find it, buy it!

Glass Bead Game, Vol. 2 Clifford Jordan Manufacturer: Charly UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Hard Bop | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Modern Postbebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00000JQKV Release Date: 1999-07-01

Tracks:

1. Shoulders
2. Bridge Work
3. Maimoun
4. Alias Buster Henry
5. One for Amos

Customer Reviews:

Elegant tight jazz that should not be missed!.......2005-11-19

Excellent album (i have the Lp version which unites vol 1 & vol 2 in one package) that brings together the elegant and impecable writting of Jordan, Cowell, Walton and Higgins. The solos are of the highest order and the tightness of the arrangements puts to shame many young cats that should listen to these master elders.
Hard to find in any media you should get this at any cost if you have been amazed by Coltrane, Arthur blythe and the likes.

If you find it, buy it!.......2001-06-21

Don't let the 3-star rating throw you off. This cd has some amazing music on it; I give it three stars because about half is just very good soul-bop. This cd was one of the amazing Strata-East releases of the early 70's. There are two quartets, both led by Jordan with Bill Lee and Billy Higgins or Sam Jones and Louis Hayes as the bass/drums and long time Jordan foils Cowell or Walton on piano. This album contained the first recording of "John Coltrane" Bill Lee's homage. Both rhythm sections were regular working bands for Jordan, and their closeness and comfort with each other is apparent. Their ease is perhaps what keeps me from giving this a 5-star rating, but it is consistently very good and occasionally brilliant. The recording has not been re-released because the beauty of Strata was also it's downfall. As an artist-owned label, they licensed works from the musicians and the rights reverted after the contracted run. The rights to this one are with the Jordan estate, and or whatever reason, they have not made this one available. Charly Records had no such compunctions and released this non-sanctioned version in Europe. Jordan blows cool and crazed on the whole disc, and it remains one of the best of his ouvre, second only to _In The World_, his other Strata-East release that also remains lamentably dormant.

Average customer rating: A delightful mix of fantasy and fun

The Glass Bead Game Kent Leslie; horn Manufacturer: Hard Cor Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00003Q0CB Release Date: 1998-11-10

Tracks:

1. James Beckel: The Glass Bead Game, 1st movement
2. James Beckel: The Glass Bead Game, 2nd movement
3. James Beckel: The Glass Bead Game, 3rd movement
4. Susan Salminen: Fanfare for Horn and Timpani
5. Richard Cioffari: Festive Rondo
6. David Amram: Blues and Variations for Monk
7. Jody Nagel: As You Like It
8. Mark Schultz: Dragons in the Sky

Customer Reviews:

A delightful mix of fantasy and fun.......2001-07-20

Horn aficionados will be thrilled to discover The Glass Bead Game, a delightful collection for horn, colorful accompaniments, and vivid percussion. But you don't have to be a horn fan to love this CD.

Of the myriad of moods explored in this fine CD, two works especially drew me into their imagery and sense of fantasy. "The Glass Bead Game" is a musical depiction of Herman Hesse's novel. Its haunting opening horn call captures the sense of the hero's search for truth, and by its last movement, the piece has worked itself into a fine frenzy. Percussionist Tom Harvey brings to life the battle "with thunder, lightning and a storm of fire."

"Dragons in the Sky" is packed with drama and, again, percussion excitement. Its middle section made the hair stand up on the back of my neck.

Want an added bonus? David Amram's "Blues and Variations" is pure fun.

Kent Leslie's tone is steady and pure throughout. But it is his insight into the compositions' nuances which makes this recording extraordinary.

Average customer rating: Elegant tight jazz that should not be missed! If you find it, buy it!

Glass Bead Game, Vol. 2 Clifford Jordan Manufacturer: Strata East ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Hard Bop | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Modern Postbebop | Jazz | Styles | Music ASIN: B000025XMY Release Date: 2000-04-16

Tracks:

1. Shoulders
2. Bridge Work
3. Maimoun
4. Alias Buster Henry
5. One for Amos

Customer Reviews:

Elegant tight jazz that should not be missed!.......2005-11-19

Excellent album (i have the Lp version which unites vol 1 & vol 2 in one package) that brings together the elegant and impecable writting of Jordan, Cowell, Walton and Higgins. The solos are of the highest order and the tightness of the arrangements puts to shame many young cats that should listen to these master elders.
Hard to find in any media you should get this at any cost if you have been amazed by Coltrane, Arthur blythe and the likes.

If you find it, buy it!.......2001-06-21

Don't let the 3-star rating throw you off. This cd has some amazing music on it; I give it three stars because about half is just very good soul-bop. This cd was one of the amazing Strata-East releases of the early 70's. There are two quartets, both led by Jordan with Bill Lee and Billy Higgins or Sam Jones and Louis Hayes as the bass/drums and long time Jordan foils Cowell or Walton on piano. This album contained the first recording of "John Coltrane" Bill Lee's homage. Both rhythm sections were regular working bands for Jordan, and their closeness and comfort with each other is apparent. Their ease is perhaps what keeps me from giving this a 5-star rating, but it is consistently very good and occasionally brilliant. The recording has not been re-released because the beauty of Strata was also it's downfall. As an artist-owned label, they licensed works from the musicians and the rights reverted after the contracted run. The rights to this one are with the Jordan estate, and or whatever reason, they have not made this one available. Charly Records had no such compunctions and released this non-sanctioned version in Europe. Jordan blows cool and crazed on the whole disc, and it remains one of the best of his ouvre, second only to _In The World_, his other Strata-East release that also remains lamentably dormant.

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THE GLASS BEAD GAME SMASHING ORANGE Manufacturer: American Native ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000A3FYA8

Product Description

Includes: Remember Kendra, Wired, Flower Kisses, All Girls Are Mine, Something Comes Down, Indians Say, Look Behind You, How Did You Feel, Highway, Below and Beyond

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Olav Anton Thommessen: A Glass Bead Game (Part One) / From Above, A Concerto for Synthesizer & Orchestra - Budapest Radio Symphony Orchestra / Karsten Andersen / Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra / Arturo Tamayo Olav Anton Thommessen (Composer) , Karsten Andersen & Arturo Tamayo (Conductors) , Budapest Radio Symphony Orchestra , and Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra Manufacturer: Norway Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B00008FHPK Release Date: 1995-11-01

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Glass Bead Game Breathless ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Blue Moon ASIN: B000025A9H Release Date: 2001-03-07

Tracks:

1. Across the Water
2. All My Eye and Betty Martin
3. Count on Angels
4. Monkey Talk
5. Every Road Leads Home
6. Touchstone
7. Sense of Purpose
8. See How the Land Lies
9. Stone Harvest

Album Description

1986 debut album by group led by Dominic Appleton, who provided vocals to some of the tracks on the second & third albums by 4AD's supergroup project This Mortal Coil, 1986's 'Filigree & Shadow' and 1991's 'Blood'. Nine tracks. Incorrectly listed on the back is 1985 as the year of release.

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Breathless: The Glass Bead Game Manufacturer: Tenor Vossa ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music ASIN: B00093GVYM

Product Description

We recorded The Glass Bead Game in two separate sessions about six months apart from each other, a pattern we followed with all our albums up until Blue Moon. In the first session we recorded, All My Eye And Betty Martin, Count On Angels and Monkey Talk, and on the second, Every Road Leads Home, Touchstone, Sense Of Purpose and See How The Land Lies. Our usual method of recording with John Fryer was for us all to play together to capture the vibe, but to have partitions strategically placed around the live room and have the microphones placed close to the amps so the sound from the instruments wouldnt spill onto each other. The idea behind this was to get a really good drum performance over which we could over dub the other instruments. With the bass the original performance was kept with a few drop ins to patch up any mistakes or distortion, but the guitars, keyboards and vocals were all recorded again from scratch Taken from interview with Ari on recording of Glass Bead Game

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Glass Bead Game Breathless Manufacturer: Import [Generic] ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B0000YTP7U Release Date: 2003-12-09

Tracks:

1. Across the Water
2. All My Eye and Betty Martin
3. Count on Angels
4. Monkey Talk
5. Every Road Leads Home
6. Touchstone
7. Sense of Purpose
8. See How the Land Lies
9. Stone Harvest

Rock Music:

1. Goodbye
2. Greetings From New York City
3. Hot Fur
4. If I Should Fall from Grace With God
5. Il Tempo Della Gioia [Import]
6. Incesticide [Import]
7. Instruments of Action
8. In Utero [Import]
9. Jetliner
10. June 20, 2004 North Plains, Or: On the Road [Live]

Rock Music