The Sweet Sadness: Songs of Melancholy

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From the Artist
Jonathan Peters is an award winning composer whose compositions have been performed both in the United States and internationally.Hi first album is a tribute to the melancholic.

The Melancholic temperament is perhaps themost interesting of the four temperaments and the inspiration for this CD. This collection of songs depicts the melancholic soul in its entirety. I say "in its entirety" because most people are only familiar with one aspect of the melancholic temperament, namely his somewhat sad and depressed nature.

Although it is true that melancholics aren't usually the most bubbly of people, there are many other aspects which go into making up this temperament, such as an inclination to reflection, deep thoughts, and love of solitude. The melancholic does not permit his excitement to be noticed outwardly. He is not superficial, shunning shallow things. He is always seeking for the reasons and principles behind things. Most artists and philosophers have been melancholic in nature. The melancholic soul has a great love of beauty and is usually of a romantic nature. Melancholics are very emotional and feel things more deeply than most people of other temperaments. I have tried to capture all of the above characteristics in my music, the most important of which (and the drive behind this CD) is the certain sadness possessed by the melancholic soul. This sadness is always at the core of his being. It is not because he is morbid and depressed like most people believe, but because he has a very serious conception of life. The melancholic is dissatisfied with the things of this earth and has a very strong belief in, and a great longing to find and possess some "ultimate good". This then is the sweet sadness of the Melancholic.

Album Description
Neo Romantic (classical) compositions by award winning composer Jonathan Peters, Hauntingly beautiful. Instrumental and vocal pieces.

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The Sweet Sadness: Songs of Melancholy
Average customer rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars
  • This is not DJ Jonathan Peters from NYC
  • Delightful Music!
 The Sweet Sadness: Songs of Melancholy
Jonathan Peters
Manufacturer: The Orchard
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005REW0
Release Date: 2001-10-30

Tracks:

  1. Unrequited Love
  2. The Thread of a Setting Star
  3. Lament
  4. Infinite Sorrow
  5. You
  6. Vision of a Soul
  7. Contentment
  8. Despair
  9. Deep Emotions
  10. Winter

Album Description

Neo Romantic (classical) compositions by award winning composer Jonathan Peters, Hauntingly beautiful. Instrumental and vocal pieces.

Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars This is not DJ Jonathan Peters from NYC.......2002-04-23

I bought this thinking it was DJ Jonathan Peters from NYC. Very disappointed when I got the CD. It's all Oprah/Classical music made in California.

4 out of 5 stars Delightful Music!.......2001-11-22

This CD is an excellent addition to anyone's collection. Mr. Peters' music offers amazing insight into our human emotions. His music presents an opportunity to contemplate on those very emotions that make us human. This CD's repertoire provides several delightful tracks. My favorite is Track 1: Unrequited Love, Op. 13. The union of Mr. Peter's composition and Ms. Grimm's voice is truly magical. Ms. Grimm's mezzo-soprano voice offers that ethereal, yet warm tone which this song requires. I would buy the CD for this track alone! Purchase this CD - you will not regret it!
The Sweet Sadness - songs of melancholy
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    		The Sweet Sadness - songs of melancholy

    Manufacturer: Jonathan Peters
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    ClassicalClassical | Indie Music | Stores | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
    ASIN: B00005QZ49
    Release Date: 2001-09-27

    Tracks:

    1. Unrequited Love
    2. The Thread of a Setting Star
    3. Lament
    4. Infinite Sorrow
    5. You
    6. Vision of a Soul
    7. Contentment
    8. Despair
    9. Deep Emotions
    10. Winter

    Album Description

    Neo Romantic (Classical). Richly colored melodies, deep heart felt emotions - hauntingly beautiful! Instruments include: piano, violin, viola, cello, tenor, and soprano.

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    1. Tokuhide Niimi: Violin Song Book
    2. Toti Dal Monte
    3. Wagner, Verdi and Leoncavallo
    4. Wallach: Shadow, Sighs and Songs of Longing
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    6. Alexander Lokshin: Symphony No. 4; Three Scenes from Goethe's Faust
    7. Allegro Symphonique
    8. Alleluia
    9. Assumption Mass
    10. Attacca

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