Sleepers

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7. Exorcising Demons

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Average customer rating: Lives Up To The Title, Fine Variety Of Genre's. Good for relaxing pregnant women Too much opera Does what it set out to do, very well TRULY The most relaxing and beautiful music ever written.

The Most Relaxing Classical Album in the World...Ever! Johann Sebastian Bach , Léo Delibes , Gabriel Fauré , Erik Satie , Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , Edvard Grieg , Johann Pachelbel , Claude Debussy , Felix Mendelssohn , Camille Saint-Saens , Henryk Gorecki , Antonio Vivaldi , Edward Elgar , Jocelyn Pook , Sergey Rachmaninov , Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni , Luigi Boccherini , Jules Massenet , Ludwig van Beethoven , Jacques Offenbach , Pietro Mascagni , Antonin Dvorak , Giacomo Puccini , Ralph Vaughan Williams , Alexander Borodin , Joaquin Rodrigo , and Samuel Barber Manufacturer: Angel Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Quartets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Quintets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Albinoni | Albinoni, Tomaso | ( A ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by J.S. 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Tracks:

1. Air 'On the G String' - Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields
2. Morning - Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields
3. Canon In D - Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields
4. Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring - Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields
5. Gymnopedie No.1 - City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
6. II. Andante - Stephen Hough
7. Viens, Mallika - Mady Mesple
8. In Paradisum - Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
9. Clair De Lune - Dame Moura Lympany
10. II. Andate - Yehudi Menuhin
11. The Swan - Osian Ellis
12. II. Lento E Largo - Tranquillissimo - Zofia Kilanowicz
13. II. Andantino - James Galway
14. II. Largo - Yehudi Menuhin
15. Nimrod - London Symphony Orchestra
16. Blow the Wind - Pie Jesu - Jocelyn Pook
17. Variation 18 - Cecile Ousset
18. Pavane Op.50 - Gareth Morris

Tracks:

1. Zion Hort Die Wachter Singen - South German Madrigal Choir
2. Adagio In G Minor - Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields
3. Minuet - Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields
4. II. Largo - Andrei Gavrilov
5. Meditation - Hans Kalafusz
6. I. Adagio Sostenuto - Dame Moura Lympany
7. Belle Nuit, O Nuit D'amour (Barcarolle) - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
8. II. Andante - Nigel North
9. II. Adagio - Jack Brymer
10. Intermezzo - Philharmonia Orchestra
11. I. Moderato - London Chamber Orchestra
12. O Mio Babbino Caro - Montserrat Caballe
13. Fantasia On 'Greensleeves' - Sinfonia Of London
14. II. Adagio Sostenuto (Opening) - Cecile Ousset
15. Nocturne - Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields
16. II. Adagio (Opening) - Julian Bream
17. Adagio For Strings Op.11a - The Philadelphia Orchestra
18. Entr'acte To Act III - Orchestre National De France

Amazon.com

You want relaxing classical music that'll soothe your soul but won't lull you into sleep? Here's a double CD for you. The Most Relaxing Classical Album in the World ... Ever! does its best to cover both well-worn classical favorites (Bach's "Air on the G String," Pachelbel's "Cannon," Debussy's "Clair de Lune") and some eclectic left-field choices (an excerpt from Górecki's Symphony No. 3, Jocelyn Pook's "Blow the Wind," and Samuel Barber's Adagio for Strings. The performances of most of these excerpts are top-notch--artists include Sir Neville Marriner, James Galway, Jacqueline du Pré and the Philadelphia Orchestra--and there's enough variety here for everyone. --Edward Garabedian

Customer Reviews:

Lives Up To The Title, Fine Variety Of Genre's........2007-02-04

This CD is a great way to enjoy a large variety of Classical Composers & many of their best known pieces. Vivaldi's "Four Seasons," is an all time favorite. There are vocals, Piano pieces, & some fine Violins. I found the latter the most enjoyable. Here you can find Rodrigo & Pachelbell. Samuel Barber's haunting Adagio will make your skin tingle. This may not be to everyones taste, but if you wish to relax? Give this a couple of listens.

Good for relaxing pregnant women.......2007-01-17

I stumbled onto this album whilst searching bit torrent websites for classical music. I don't normally listen to classical music but thought it might be relaxing for my pregnant wife. After hearing the quality of the performances, the arrangement, and the recording I decided to buy the album from amazon. All the songs you would expect from a "best album in the world" are there and they are not boring to listen to like a lot of other classical albums. I now play this album in the car constantly and the wife requested it be played at the hospital during the birth.

Too much opera.......2007-01-10

If it wasn't for the opera this would be a great CD.

Does what it set out to do, very well.......2006-11-15

So i'm a classical music veteran, someone who prefers to collect a complete work, rather than classical compilations. I probably would not have listened to this album at all if my dad didnt buy it for me as a gift. By now, i own the complete works that over half of the excepts on this disc come from. I am a purist if ever there was one.

That said, i totally adore this set because i have learned to take it on its own terms. These discs weren't meant for expert classical listeners, so a review from that sort of mindset is useless. This set was meant for pure, easy listening, and for a basic starters kit for classical newbies. Most of all, it was just meant to do what the title says, to relax the average human being. classical expert or not.

Yes, some of these pieces have been altered or shortened, like Mozart's Flute and Harp Concerto Andantino, but they have been edited for a good enough reason: the full versions would have been too long to flow with the rest of the album. And also, the full versions contain so much development that they don't become easy listening anymore. The shortened versions work in the context of the album. Most essentially, the shortened versions on the discs still convey the main flavor the composers were going for. The melodies and themes remain unchanged.

To sum up, it is true that when i want to actually listen deeply to classical music, this album would never be a choice. I would want to hear the complete works like the composers intended. But at certain times when i simply don't mind about that stuff, when i just need to loosen up and free my mind of stress with some nice melodies, this set does the job well enough.

Last but not least: being a purist and a classical buff, i am very particular about performance quality. I was very glad to find that EMI did not get lazy about this. All the artists are world-class, and all the performances are at least exceptional. Some performances are even quite excellent, like the Clair De Lune, which is one of the best i've heard. (Credit to Dame Lympany, the pianist.)

So once again, recommended for its stated purpose, to relax. I am a purist, a classical buff, and i still enjoy this disc. That says something.

TRULY The most relaxing and beautiful music ever written........2006-11-10

This album along with Volume 2 are now the two most valued albums in my music collection. I have all of the songs contained on these two albums but they are scattered through at least a dozen different albums and several are not performed by artists such as those that recorded this album and Volume 2.
SIMPLY BEAUTIFUL !!!!!!!!!!

Average customer rating: so amazing Essential Bach is OK Excellent collection of mostly recognizeable music Exquisite Essential Bach Good

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Tracks:

1. Toccata And Fugue In D Minor: Toccata in D minor
2. Orchestral Suite No. 3 In D Major: Air
3. Prelude in C major
4. Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 In G Major: Allegro
5. Goldberg Variations: Aria
6. Sleepers Awake: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme
7. Violin Concerto No.1 In A Minor: I Allegro moderato
8. Jesu, joy of man's desiring
9. Keyboard Concerto No.4: Allegro: I Allegro
10. Cello Suite No.3: Bourees I & II: Bourrees I And II
11. Concerto for Oboe & Violin In C Minor: Adagio
12. Mass In B minor: Crucifixus
13. Cello Suite No.1 in G Major: Praeludium
14. French Suite No.5 in G major: Gigue
15. Prelude in D Minor
16. Brandenburg Concerto No.5 In D Major: III Allegro
17. Matthaus-Passion: St Matthew Passion

Tracks:

1. Brandenberg Concerto No.2 In F Major: I Allegro
2. Concerto For 2 Violins In D Minor: II Largo, ma non tanto
3. Lute Suite In E Major: Prelude
4. Cantata: Sheep may safely graze
5. Cello Sonata In G Minor: II Adagio (excerpt)
6. Italian Concerto In F Major: II Allegro
7. Weihnachtsoratorium: Pastoral sinfonia
8. Violin Concerto No.1 In A Minor: II Andante
9. Partita No.1 In B Flat Major: Gigue
10. Orchestral Suite No.2 In B Minor: Menuet
11. Orchestral Suite No.2 In B Minor: Badinerie
12. Oboe Concerto In F Major: Siciliano
13. Brandenberg Concerto No.3 In G Major: I Allegro
14. Violin Partita No.2 In D Minor: Allemande
15. Violin Partita No.2 In D Minor: Gigue
16. Keyboard Concerto No.2 In E Major: I Allegro (excerpt)
17. Cantata: Sanctify us by thy goodness
18. Keyboard Concerto No.5 In F Minor: II Largo
19. Concerto In A Minor: I Allegro

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It is not possible to fit 36 Bach masterpieces on two CDs, so what Essential Bach does is present individual movements from across a range of the composer's work. The anthology is clearly aimed at the newcomer, and the absence of booklet notes to put the music in context is disappointing. We are only given titles, performers, and what films the extracts have been featured in, from Rollerball to The English Patient.

On the plus side, most if not all of the music is instantly recognizable, by melody if not by name. Everything from the Brandenburg Concertos to "Air on a G String" to the B Minor Mass and St. Matthew Passion is represented. Performances range from 1960 to 1993, encompassing both early instrument and modern orchestra interpretations by a wide variety of forces, including Sir Neville Marriner with the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields and Raymond Leppard leading the English Chamber Orchestra. Given such diversity the result is unavoidably a patchwork, albeit one made from the finest materials, and as such is perhaps best treated as a sampler to aid exploration of the vast legacy of one of the very greatest composers who ever lived. --Gary S. Dalkin, Amazon.co.uk

Customer Reviews:

so amazing .......2006-06-14

I love this kind of playing. this is my favorite classical cd.

Essential Bach is OK.......2005-09-29

This is a good basic primer. A true Bach lover might find a better selection/orchestra.

Excellent collection of mostly recognizeable music.......2005-03-18

LOVE LOVE LOVE this 2-CD set. I bought I a awhile back and have enjoyed it very much. My toddler likes it too. I think it's a great value for the money and may have to get another copy if this one wears out.

Exquisite Essential Bach.......2005-02-01

Value and exquisite sampler of Bach on two CD's at an affordable price. Recorded by the likes primarily of Academy of the St. Martin-in-the-fields, Chicago Sympony, Boston Symphony, English Chamber Orchestra and with virtuoso performers as William Bennett, Heinz Hollinger, Pepe Romero, and Wolfgang Rubsam, one gets treated to wonderful Bach exerpts of all his fantastic breath and depth of chamber, symphony and choral works.

One will have to go to other places to find background on these marvelous compositions as the liner notes only list perfomer and date recorded.

Good.......2004-07-13

This is a good album but for information on real choral music visit www.freewebs.com/bachster67/

Average customer rating: Excellent recording Highly Recommended! Amazing A gentleman musical agreement! Extreme virtuosity

Christopher Parkening - The Great Recordings ~ By America's Preeminent Guitar Virtuoso Johann Sebastian Bach , François Couperin , Gabriel Fauré , Isaac Albeniz , Anonymous , Francisco Tarrega (y Eixea) , Silvius Leopold Weiss , Claude Debussy , Maurice Ravel , Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , Gordon Young , Georg Philipp Telemann , Heitor Villa-Lobos , Manuel de Falla , Manuel Ponce , Enrique Granados , Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco , Andrew York , Fernando Sor , Gaspar Sanz , Joaquin Rodrigo , and Christopher Parkening Manufacturer: EMI Classics 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 General | Couperin, François | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Falla | Falla, Manuel de | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Fauré, Gabriel | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Granados, Enrique | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Ravel, Maurice | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Satie | Satie, Erik | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Tarrega | Tarrega, Francisco | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Telemann, Georg Philipp | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Villa-Lobos, Heitor | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Debussy | Debussy, Claude | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Fugues | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Preludes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Character Pieces | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Telemann, Georg Philipp | Composers | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Villa-Lobos, Heitor | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Guitar | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Lute | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Parkening, Christopher | ( P ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Cantatas | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Christopher Parkening plays Bach Simple Gifts: Christopher Parkening In the Spanish Style / Christopher Parkening The Christopher Parkening Guitar Method - Volume 2: Guitar Technique Christopher Parkening - A Tribute to Segovia ASIN: B000002RTR Release Date: 1993-09-14

Tracks:

1. Fugue From Violin Sonata No. 1, BWV 1001 - J S Bach
2. Estudio brillante
3. Etude No. 1 In E Minor
4. Recuerdos de la Alhambra
5. Leyenda
6. Romance
7. Rumores de la Caleta
8. Capricho Arabe
9. Cantata 147: Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring
10. Well-Tempered Clavier: Prelude No. 1
11. Well-Tempered Clavier: Prelude No. 6
12. Cantata 140: Sleepers Awake
13. Prelude, Fugue, And Allegro: Allegro
14. Cantata 208: Sheep May Safely Graze
15. Les Barricades mysterieuses
16. Preambulo & Allegro vivo: Preambulo And Allegro vivo
17. Passacaglia
18. The Girl With The Flaxen Hair
19. Gymnopedie No. 1
20. Empress Of The Pagodas
21. Afro-Cuban Lullaby

Tracks:

1. Fourth Lute Suite: Praludium
2. Fairest Lord Jesus
3. Praise Ye The Lord, K. 339
4. Simple Gifts
5. Hymn Of Christian Joy
6. Cantata 29: We Thank Thee, Lord
7. Cantata 156: Arioso
8. Cantata 99: What God Hath Done
9. Canon
10. Dolly Suite: Berceuse
11. La Vida breve: Spanish Dance No. 1
12. Terezinha De Jesus
13. Prelude (In The Baroque Style)
14. Goyescas: Intermezzo
15. Prelude & Fugue No. 4 In E: Fugue
16. Evening Dance
17. Variations On A Theme Of Mozart
18. Canarlos
19. La Maja de Goya
20. El Noi de la Mare
21. Concierto de Aranjuez: Adagio - J. Rodrigo

Customer Reviews:

Excellent recording.......2007-05-12

If you are a fan of classical guitar than this is a must own set. I enjoy every moment.

Highly Recommended!.......2006-12-23

I would recommend this CD to anyone who loves music--period! Christopher Parkening is unquestionably one of the greatest classical guitarists of all-time. He embodies personal excellence like no other and is a brilliant artist. This CD is a must-have for any classical enthusiast. My favorite pieces include: Tárrega's "Recuerdos de la Alhambra," "Romance," Bach's "Prelude No. 6," and Rodrigo's "Concierto de Aranjuez." There are other versions of these pieces as well, but I always prefer Parkening's renditions, as they are oh so extraordinary--especially the recording of Aranjuez!! Other guitarists never seem to capture the essence of Rodrigo's musical masterpiece (e.g., Göran Söllescher in "Mad About Guitars"). But Parkening did! And the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra was a perfect accompaniment.

This CD is definitely worth buying. Included is a CD booklet, which illustrates the history of Parkening's illustrious career, interesting tidbits about all 25 recorded pieces, and several photos of his early life to his "breathtaking performance" at Rodrigo's 90th birthday celebration at the Royal Festival Hall in London, 1992.

Amazing.......2006-05-08

I am not going to go into great detail. I am working on a degree in classical guitar and I can say this is something to strive for. His musical interpretation of the peices represented here are some of the best I've heard. His tone,color, and phrasing is incredible.

A gentleman musical agreement! .......2006-03-16

In guitar ` s playing there have been many renowned performers, gifted of exuberant technique. But curiously the Apollonian playing is not by itself strictly enough. The guitar is the instrument which is closer to heart as any other one. It demands from you passion and sentiment. There have been three well known guitarists, one of them from England and the other one from Spain and the third one from Japan whose sensibility was totally absent in their performances.

But fortunately for us, there have been notable interpreters that have been maintained a desired balance and contrast between brain and heart, achieving great distinction and total acknowledgement around the world. I would name seven primordial names along the instrument `s story. First of all: the mythic soloist Andres Segovia, Regino Sainz de la Maza, John Williams, Alirio Diaz, Manuel Berrueco, Siegfried Behrend and Christopher Parkening, among the most representative ones of a great list.

Christopher Parkening `s career has made a brilliant colorist, an impeccable and sensitive interpreter of this well reduced repertoire. His profound artistic conviction and convincing phrasing has been a perpetual motive of constant invitations and presentations around the world.

Extreme virtuosity.......2005-09-25

CP has become my chief inspiration to improve as a classical guitarist. His performances here are, without exception, phenomenal. He makes the most difficult pieces sound effortless. I prefer CP over John Williams because, while Williams is also unquestionably a master, he sounds a bit robotic to me at times. CP, on the other hand, never sacrifices musicality to precision. He sublimely maintains both.

Average customer rating: Bach and Handel Treats Fine recording, but doesn't work for me. rock on!!!!! This song is the best I have ever heard. It rocks!!!!!

Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring / Mormon Tabernacle Choir Johann Sebastian Bach , George Frideric Handel , Dr. Jerold D. Ottley , Eugene Ormandy , Richard P. Condie , Columbia Symphony Orchestra , Philadelphia Orchestra , Royal Philharmonic Orchestra , and Mormon Tabernacle Choir Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD 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 | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Mormon Tabernacle Choir | ( M ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Cantatas | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Anthems | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Cantatas | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Magnificats | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Masses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music $6.99 and Under | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music All Classical Music Blowout | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Composers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Handel, George Frideric | ( H ) | Composers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Mormon Tabernacle Choir | ( M ) | Performers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Classical Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Make A Joyful Noise Rock of Ages: 30 Favorite Hymns The Mormon Tabernacle Choir's Greatest Hits: 22 Best-Loved Favorites The Essential Mormon Tabernacle Choir More Greatest Hits: 18 Best Loved Favorites ASIN: B0000027YR Release Date: 1992-07-14

Tracks:

1. Cantata No. 80: A Mighty Fortress Is Our God
2. Cantata No. 140: Zion Hears The Watchmen's Voices
3. Magnificant In D Major, BWV 243: My Soul Doth Magnify The Lord
4. Cantata No.147: Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring
5. Cantata No. 4: Now Keep We All This Holy Feast
6. Cantata No. 208: Sheep May Safely Graze
7. Mass In B Minor, BWV 232: Et Resurrexit
8. Cantata No. 79: Now Thank We All Our God
9. Cantata No. 140: Sleepers Awake
10. Samson: Awake The Trumpet's Lofty Sound
11. Samson: Let Their Celestial Concerts All Unite
12. Judas Maccabaeus: See, The Conqu'ring Hero Comes!
13. Judas Maccabaeus: Sing Unto God
14. Judas Maccabaeus: Hallelujah, Amen
15. Saul: Welcome, Welcome Mighty King
16. Saul: David, His Ten Thousands Slew
17. Israel In Egypt: But As For His People
18. Israel In Egypt: Sing Ye To The Lord
19. Coronation Anthem: Zadok The Priest
20. Messiah: Hallelujah

Customer Reviews:

Bach and Handel Treats.......2000-08-04

The unfortunate thingÑif anything can be said to the contrary about this collectionÑis that is an older recording. As far as authenticity, what was available in the days of Bach and Handel to perform their music, and what they may have had in mind as the formidable way of presenting it to the publicÑas well as to the heavensÑmay be quite different things. Viewed in this way, authenticity may be an abstraction we are not here priviledged to comment on.

I have marveled for years, even when these were two separate LP's, of the power and dimensionality conveyed by the way these works are performed. I still switch from one to another piece as which is my favorite. In this respect, the experience is a hermenutic delight. Any lover or respecter of Bach or Handel would not go wrong by including this collection in their musical library.

When I use the word "treats" in the title, I mean just that: it is a collection of works that one would be hard pressed to find performed together on any available recording. And so I use the metaphor "treat," as if I were given a morsel and then devoured it; and another, and devoured that one, each with a fullness of pleasure and delight, and with soul filling satisfaction.

These indivdual recordings are for the most part masterpieces in and of themselves, and to be able to listen to them as they are performed flawlessly, and in a manner that invites the Spirit of GodÑby saying they are a "treat"Ñis to merely to treat them minimally.

Fine recording, but doesn't work for me........1999-05-07

I love several of J.S. Bach's cantatas, and enjoy hearing them in a variety of ways--period performances, orchestral arrangements, etc. Therefore I'm not one to insist on authenticity. Nevertheless, the chorus here sounds too big for the Bach. Also, the program needs more variety for straight through listening. Chorus after (massive) chorus doesn't work for me.

rock on!!!!!.......1999-02-09

Jesu joy of man's desiring, holy wisdom love most bright

This song is the best I have ever heard. It rocks!!!!!.......1999-02-09

Jesu joy of man's desiring, holy wisdom love most bright

Average customer rating: 4.5 stars for The Rapper known As Big Pooh Don't Sleep on this album Hip-hop for the soul. Oh my... The Most Slepted on LP in the last 10 years, easily Great album

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Tracks:

1. Wake Up
2. I Don't Care
3. The Strongest Man
4. Heart Of The City
5. Every Block
6. Just Friends
7. Live Life
8. My Mind
9. Dash's Interlude
10. Scars
11. Between The Lines
12. The Jungle
13. Now
14. The Fever

Customer Reviews:

4.5 stars for The Rapper known As Big Pooh.......2007-07-07

This CD is one for the collection....although the production is from the producers in the league it does lack at times during the album. For example i thought the beat and song "Just Friends" was a little weak but still made me bob my head. Thats really about the only song that i can say that lacked in lyrics and in production. Murs and Phonte are among the featured artist on this album and suprising Phonte is pretty equal with Pooh on their track together (Phonte tends to outshine pooh on some songs and vise versa). Murs still the show with his regular lazy flow on the last verse. Pooh responds back with the last song of the album with a tight beat and crazy lyrics. Over all this album is a great album to sit back and ride and or chill too. If you are a fan of the J league, you will love this album!



Outstanding songs:
All of them

Songs that Lack:
Just Friends-Lacks in Production, lyrics, and hook

overall rating:
4.5-The next one will be classic!

Don't Sleep on this album.......2007-06-30

Pretty much anything Little Brother does is phat, so I had to check out this album. I'm being very honest when I say that some of 9ths best production is on this CD. Not to mention that Big Pooh is, shale I say, a little bit hungrier on this LP. It's pretty much Little Brother at it's best without Phonte in the picture, which is good I guess. But I must say I also enjoy listening to the album Connected by The Forign Exchange, which is Phonte and Nicoley. And I can also listen to Phonte by himself. So these guys have both shown that they have talent on their own. This could be considered my favorite album of all time because of the way it makes me feel when I listen to it.

Hip-hop for the soul........2007-02-23

This is the best album, by 9th yet, I thought Pooh was o.k. when I first heard him on (the Listening), but the production is the best and I can not picture 9th without Pooh or Ta just a perfect fit. I love LB and I think 9th is the best producer that isnt a musician.

Oh my... The Most Slepted on LP in the last 10 years, easily.......2006-12-22

Big Pooh dropped a beautiful LP here. And like that proverbial tree in the forest, nobody seems to know about it. If you're new to Little Brother, my advice for you is to listen to this LP, and compare it to the mainstream efforts out right now. I'm betting you'll be kicking yourself afterwards. Don't worry, there's more folk out there that had no idea either. So do them a favor and wake them up before it's too late.

Looking for weak songs? Look elsewhere, 9th's prodcution is already legendary. Weak lyrics? You won't find them here either. Pooh does more than give you that hot ish, he makes sense as well. If there is an equal to any of Little Brother's projects ("The Listening" and "The Minstrel Show") It's this one.

The only problem with this LP, is.... it's over too quick, or so it seems. The "quickiest 45 mins you'll ever have in your life", no doubt.

Great album.......2006-06-29

Big Pooh definitely shines in his solo debut. A great addition to any rap library.

Average customer rating: Two and a half hours of divine music...what more can I say?

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Tracks:

1. Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring - Karl Munchinger
2. Meditation - Nigel Kennedy
3. In Paradisum - Iwan Edwards
4. Gymnopedie No. 1 - Charles Dutoit
5. Flower Duet - Joan Sutherland
6. The Swan - Jascha Silberstein
7. Sleepers Awake - Raymond Agoult
8. Humming Chorus - Vienna State Opera Chorus
9. Nimrod - Sir Georg Solti
10. Walk To The Paradise Garden - Sir Charles Mackerras
11. Pavane, Op. 50 - Iwan Edwards
12. Panis Angelicus - Julian Lloyd Webber
13. Ombra Mai Fu (Largo) - Anthony Way
14. The Lark Ascending - Iona Brown

Tracks:

1. Clair De Lune - Pascal Roge
2. Sheep May Safely Graze - Karl Munchinger
3. Symphony No. 3 - Second Movement (Excerpt) - Joanna Kozlowska
4. Stabat Mater - Judith Raskin
5. Ave Maria - Julian Lloyd Weber
6. Adagio - Miklos Perenyi
7. Ave Verum Corpus, K618 - Peter White
8. Andante Molto Mosso: Scene By The Brook - Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt
9. Dance Of The Blessed Spirits - Karl Munchinger
10. Largo - Colin Davis
11. Wiegenlied (Lullaby), Op. 49 No. 4 - Marisa Robles
12. Adagio - Valery Gergiev
13. Air On A G string - Sir Neville Marriner

Customer Reviews:

Two and a half hours of divine music...what more can I say?.......2006-02-27

Well, a lot! And since no one else has taken the trouble to review my favorite Adagios collection, I'm just gonna hafta go an' do it myself, won't I?

Starting with the stunningly gorgeous 'Jesu, joy of man's desiring' by Bach, this tape reels you in instantly. I'm not much of a fan of 'slow' and 'peaceful' music; I like the beautiful, sublime type that just makes you tingle all over whenever you hear it. (If only Canon in D was in this tape my cup of joy would overflow) Anyway, don't stop listening because Delibes' 'Flower Duet' comes soon after and it is the very meaning of divine. I listen to the taoe just to hear that one song over and over--but not too much, or it'll loose it's touch. This is a Opera duet (sorry, don't know technical terms, my passion is music, not the science of) sung by two women, for those of you out there like me who know practically nothing!! Gorgeous! Sugoi!! (That's Japanese)

Ahem.
The lovely 'Ombra mai fu' (which, I believe Elizabeth Bennet's sister horribly sings in the BBC Pride and Prejudice miniseries) is another memorable piece (hear the previews of these titles, please) and finally, William Vaughan's 'The Lark Ascending' a sixteen minute piece of violin heaven played so expertly you will see larks flying in circles about your head--or is that because your noggen got whacked?

Well, as for the second CD, it wasn't quite as memorable, but it's up against perfection, ok? Brahms' 'lullaby' (yes, THAT lullaby) is really sweet and of course there's 'Claire de Lune', a favorite of the Adagios collection, besides 'Sheep may safely graze' and 'Air on a G string'. (Honestly, does EVERY Adagios collection have that one? It's not even that wonderful.)

But what am I going on and on for?
BUY IT!!!!

NOW!!!!

STOP THINKING ALREADY AND BUY IT!!!
=^-^=
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• Teeming with classics
• Excellent Introductory CD!
• Good Introduction to Bach.
• Bach For Dummies?
• A super introduction to Bach

Bach: Greatest Hits

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ASIN: B000002A1B
Release Date: 1994-08-09

Tracks:

1. Cantata No.147, Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben: Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
2. The Anna Magdalena Notebook, Ang. 114: Minuet
3. Toccata And Fugue In D Minor, BWV 565: Toccata
4. Toccata And Fugue In D Minor, BWV 565: Fugue
5. Orchestra Suite In D Major, BWV 1068: Air
6. Orchestral Suite In B Imonr BWV 1067: Badinerie
7. Cantata No.208: Sheep May Safely Graze
8. Invention No. 1 In C Major, BWV 772
9. Magnigicat In D Major, BWV 243: Magnificat
10. Sleepers, Awake (Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme)
11. Invention No.4 In D Minor, BWV 775
12. Invention No.8 In F Major, BWV 779
13. Concerto For Two Violins, Strings And Basso Continuo In D Minor, BWV 1043: I. Allegro
14. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I, BWV 846: Prelude In C Major
15. 'Brandenburg' Concerto No.2 IN F Major, BWV 1047: III. Allegro assai
16. A Mighty Fortress Is Our God, BWV 302
17. 'Brandenburg' Concerto No.3 In G Major, BWV 1048: II. Allegro
18. Fugue In G Minor, BWV 578, 'Little'
19. Suite For Lute In E Major, BWV 1006a: Gavotte en Rondeau
20. Concerto For Harpsichord, Strings And Basso Continuo No.5 In F Minor, BWV 1056: II. Largo
21. 'In dulci jubilo,' BWV 751
22. 'Bist du bei mir' (If Thou Be Near): Aria
23. Italian Concerto In F Major, BWV 971: III. Presto
24. Sinfonia
25. 'Goldberg' Variations, BWV 988: Aria da capo

Customer Reviews:

Teeming with classics.......2007-03-01

I purchased this for track #10, which I'd happened to hear on the radio...it stayed in my head until I tracked down the CD. I have a relatively basic working knowledge of classical music, so this long playing collection was an excellent and surprising introduction to several of Bach's diverse works...both well known and more obscure. Certainly a worthwhile addition to your classical collection.

Excellent Introductory CD!.......2006-06-29

This CD is an excellent introduction to the works of Johann Sebastian Bach. It's certainly not exhaustive, but it's a start. It also includes pieces from Johann Michael Bach, as well as another composer (whose name escapes me at the moment) whose work was once mistakenly attributed to JSB. This entire series of CDs is perfect for those who wish to learn more about the Classical Masters. Start with this series, and then by all means, delve deeper into their respective repetoires. You won't be disappointed.

Good Introduction to Bach........2006-02-27

I don't want to repeat what has been said already but this is a great indroduction to Bach. The variety on this release is good, but like has been said numerous times before, the amount of variety fails to set a single mood. But with a low price and a great deal of variety this is a great CD for those who want to start getting into Bach. Recommended.

Bach For Dummies?.......2002-07-18

A smattering of short excerpts -- many not on their native instruments -- to introduce the great literature left to us by J.S. Bach. Some of the versions are truly inspired, a few are not.

If you like what you hear here, by all means seek out the full-length, original instrument versions!

A super introduction to Bach.......2002-03-04

For someone who knows little about Bach and wants to learn something, you couldn't do better than to give them this CD. Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orchestra give their signature warm, plush sound to the work of the great Johann Sebastian Bach, making him sound very nearly like a Romantic rather than a baroque or classical composer. This is not a bad thing--some complain that Bach, with his mathematical leanings, leaves them cold. That isn't possible with the inviting material on this CD.

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Tracks:

1. Wedding Bells - The #1 Wedding Album
2. Bridal Chorus - Wagner
3. Allegro - Peter Hurford
4. Trumpet Tune And Air - Philip Jones
5. Prelude - Pierre Cochereau
6. Air - J.S. Bach
7. Largo In F - Randall Wolfgang
8. Sheep May Safely Graze - J.S. Bach
9. Largo Ma Non Tanto - Regis Pasquier
10. My Heart Will Go On - Patricia Spero
11. Panis Angelicus - Luciano Pavarotti
12. Ave Maria - Lisa Otto
13. One Hand, One Heart - Jose Carreras
14. Alleluja (Allegro) - Arleen Auger
15. See The Conquering Hero Comes - Simon Preston
16. Let The Bright Seraphim - Joan Sutherland
17. Alla Hornpipe - Handel
18. Wedding March - Stephen Cleobury

Tracks:

1. Bridal Chorus - Stephen Cleobury
2. Trumpet Voluntary - John Wilbraham
3. Trumpet Tune In C - Purcell
4. Allegro - Maurice Andre
5. Sonata - The Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
6. Canon In D - Pachelbel
7. The Heart Asks Pleasure First - Jean-Yves Thibaudet
8. Sleepers Awake - Peter Hurford
9. Greensleeves - Goran Sollscher
10. Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring - J.S. Bach
11. Ave Maria - Leontyne Price
12. O Mio Babbino Caro - Ranata Tebaldi
13. How Lovely Is Thy Dwelling Place - John Scott
14. Be My Love - Jose Carreras
15. Because - Placido Domingo
16. Rondeau - Simon Preston
17. Wedding Day At Troldhaugen - Wolfgang Marschner
18. Canzon In Imitation Of An English Bergamask - The Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
19. La Rejouissance - Handel
20. Wedding March - Mendelssohn

Average customer rating: Truly a Festival for the Ears, Hearts, and Soul! So You Thought Bach Couldn't Dance!

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Tracks:

1. Jauchzet, frohlocket! (Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248)
2. Wie will ich mich freuen (Cantata BWV 146, Wir mussen durch viel Trubasal)
3. Sleepers, Awake! (Cantata BWV 140, Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme)
4. Concerto and Alleluja (Cantata BWV 142, Uns ist ein Kind geboren)
5. Three Chorales: Nun lob', mein Seel', den Herrn; Wie schon leuchtet der Morgenstern; In dulci jubilo (Brass only)
6. In dulci julibo, BWV 129 (Organ solo)
7. Nun danket Alle Gott (Cantata BWV 79, Gott, der Herr is Sonn' und Schild)
8. Sinfonia (Cantata BWV 29 Wir danken, dir, Gott, wir danken dir)
9. Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (Cantata BWV 147, Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben)
10. Sinfonia (Easter Oratorio, BWV 249)
11. Allein Gott in der Hoh' sei Ehr', BWV 664 (Organ solo)
12. Three Chorales: Allein Gott in der Hoh' sei Ehr', Christ lag in Todesbanden, O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden (Brass only)
13. Wir eilen mit schwachen, doch emsigen Schritten (Cantata BWV 78, Jesu, der du meine Seele)
14. Shee May Safely Graze (Cantata BWV 208, Was mir behagt)
15. Wir glauben all' in einem Gott, BWV 680 (Organ solo)
16. A Mighty Fortress is Our God (Cantata BWV 80, Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott)

Customer Reviews:

Truly a Festival for the Ears, Hearts, and Soul!.......2007-01-04

I spent a looooooooong time hunting the "perfect" recordings of "Jesu..." and "Sinfonia" for our wedding. I knew just what I wanted but I had NO IDEA there were so many different (and substandard!) versions of these songs available. THIS one was EXACTLY it. The horns are simply fantastic. If you're a musician, you'll love it.

So You Thought Bach Couldn't Dance!.......2005-12-20

This recording is almost certainly the same as the one listed as Angel 47395, with the same title. Along with several others, I reviewed that CD, and for your convenience I echo my remarks below:

If you think of Bach as a dry-as-dust, longhair composer you should stay away from this album, for it will prove you wrong, time and time and time again. On the contrary, this is one of the most exciting recordings around, featuring matchless performances by the superlative Empire Brass (my favorite brass group) and the talented Douglas Major playing the great Aeolian-Skinner organ of the Washington Cathedral (in D.C.) in some of the best-loved works of the old master, Johann Sebastian Bach.

But unfortunately this disk seems not to be in EMI's (Angel's) current catalog, so if you want to enjoy it, you'll probably have to try to track down a used copy. If you like Bach and brass and organ as much as I, you'll find it worth the effort. And we may hope that it will be reissued again soon.

In general, the music here is lively, tuneful, and joyous in character, starting from the very first selection, a fully satisfying transcription of the well-known "Jauchzet, frohlocket" (Exult, rejoice) from the Christmas Oratorio. But there are a few more somber pieces, such as the chorales "Christ lag in Todesbanden," (Christ lay in the bonds of death) and "O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden," (O bloody and wounded head).

The music features basically three kind of excerpts from Bach's cantatas: choral preludes, chorales, and sinfonia. The choral preludes were written as organ introductions to the sung chorales (here "sung" by the brass quintet alone); the sinfonias were instrumental interludes in the cantatas. Most of the choral preludes here are played by the brass with the organ, though there are a few played by the organ alone. This combination of performances by the brass alone, the organ alone, and the two together offers delicious variety.

As a glance at the program will show, most of the big favorites in this genre are included, the best known being titled in English, as "Sleepers, Wake," "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring," and "Sheep May Safely Graze." The others are titled in Latin ("In Dulci Jubilo") or, mostly, German ("Nun danket Alle Gott," [Now let all thank God], "Wie schn leuchtet der Morgenstern," [How beautifully the morning star shines], and "Wir eilen mit schwachen, doch emsigen Schritten" [We hasten with feeble, but eager footsteps].

It is the last-mentioned piece that suggested the title of this review, for in interpreting the text Bach and the performing artists give us such a rhythmic and lively bit of music that I find it hard to sit still while listening. This piece rocks!

The recording is excellent in all respects: the balance between organ and brass is right, the sound quality is all you could want, and the acoustics of the Washington Cathedral provide about the right amount of reverberation. (You will, by the way, hear the brass players taking breaths at several points, especially in the chorales.

The sound of the Empire Brass seems uniquely fine to me; though there are several other excellent brass groups around, this one I can usually recognize almost immediately because of the quality of their sound. And the 10,650-pipe cathedral organ presents under Douglas Major's fingers all you could wish for.

Average customer rating: Great Reference CD! Interesting musical selections, but ... A Nice Wedding Compilation

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Tracks:

1. Messiah: Pastoral Symphony
2. Love's Ole Sweet Song
3. In dulci jobilo
4. A Dream
5. The Prince Of Denmark's March: Trumpet Voluntary
6. Wedding March From Lohengrin: Bridal Chorus
7. Variations on a Theme by Haydn: St. Anthony's Chorale
8. Cantata No.140: Sleepers, Awake!
9. Guitar Concerto in D: Largo
10. Cantata No. 99: What God Hath Done, Is Rightly Done
11. Tempo di Minuetto
12. Cantata No. 85: See What His Love Can Do
13. Orchestral Suite No.3 In D: Air On The G String
14. Ave verum corpus
15. Serse: Largo
16. Suite No.3: Siciliana
17. Water Music - Suite No.2: Andante - Allegro
18. Trumpet Concerto In A-Flat: Allegro
19. Premiere Suite: Rondeau
20. Cantata No.129: Praise Be To God
21. Water Music - Suite No.2: Alla hornpipe

Customer Reviews:

Great Reference CD!.......2006-01-09

This is a great compilation, CD, along with Bride's Guide to Wedding Music Volume I, to use as a reference for some of the more popular wedding songs, such as Trumpet Voluntary, Vivaldi's Spring from the Four Seasons, Trumpet Tune and Canon, i.e. Pachelbel's Canon. All of the musicians are generally superb, and the sound quality is very good. However, this is most useful if you are playing the CD at your wedding, or using it as a reference CD to talk over with an organist, a string quartet, etc. I only gave it four stars based on practicality, not on quality. If it were just quality, I would give it five stars. I purchased this CD since I am in the process of making my own wedding CD (I am a professional, freelance violinist), and this was nice to listen to, even just as background music for dinner.

Interesting musical selections, but ..........2005-01-06

As the other reviewer noted, one doesn't have to be getting married to enjoy this CD...and the musical selections are certainly interesting, even eclectic. I have to wonder, however, who picked these out with what criteria since at least a couple of these melodies are not traditional wedding tunes. By this I mean the lovely arrangement of Michael Praetorius' "In Dulci Jubilo." In his home country of Germany, where I used to live until a couple of years ago, this is a Christmas carol, sung at Christmas Eve services throughout the land. The lyrics aren't especially suited to any sort of wedding, really. Unless you're marrying in December, I personally would steer clear of this song. And if the wedding's in June and you have European guests, don't be surprised if eyebrows are raised when this melody is played!

A Nice Wedding Compilation.......2001-07-24

This album provides you with some good reference materials on planning the music for your wedding. Many of us may sit around wondering what on earth "Tempo di Mineutto" is. Well, with this album you will wonder no more. This is a pretty good compilation of some wedding favorites set in order that they would appear in your ceremony (prelude, processional, ceremony and recessional). Even if you aren't planning a wedding, this album provides you with some really good classical music to relax by. At a good discount, this CD is a nice addition to any collection. I would recommend this disc.

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