Musing

Track Listings
1. Christian McLeer, "Musing"    
2. Charles Griffes, "Poem"    
3. James Romig, "Oiseau Miro"    
4. Gary Schocker, "Xynoglyko"    
5. Jean Rivier, "Oiseaux Tendres"    
6. Andre Jolivet, "Chant de Linos"    
7. Toru Takemitsu, "Voice"    
8. Aaron Copland, "Duo for Flute and Piano"    

Editorial Reviews
Album Description
Flutist Sophia Anastasia performs a variety of twentieth century solos for the flute. Three commissions for Ms. Anastasia are featured on this debut album, which are McLeer's "Musing", Romig's "Oiseau Miro", and Schocker's "Xynoglyko" Ms. Anastasia is a concert flutist and performed her New York debut recital at Carnegie Hall in 1999. Colette Valentine performs piano on the album.

Musing, Music, Griffes, Romig, Schocker, Rivier, Jolivet, Takemitsu, Copland McLeer, Piano, Flute, Sophia Anastasia"
So Quick, So Hot, So Mad
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    		So Quick, So Hot, So Mad

    Manufacturer: Music Masters Jazz
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    ASIN: B000000FS5
    Release Date: 1994-04-12

    Tracks:

    1. Whither Runneth My Sweetheart
    2. Will you Buy A Fine Dog?
    3. Think'st Thou To Seduce Me Then
    4. Can She Excuse My Wrongs
    5. Cease Mine (Thine) Eyes
    6. Giles Farnaby's Dream; His Rest
    7. Go to Bed, Sweet Muse
    8. Musing My Own Self All Alone
    9. A Toy: The Dark Is My Delight
    10. Of All The Birds That I Do Know
    11. I Pray You, Good Mother
    12. Fantasia
    13. I Go Before My Darling
    14. The Satyr's Masque
    15. Pined I Am And Like To Die
    16. Peter's Pleasure-The Second Part Of Peter
    17. If Thou Long'st So Much To Learn
    18. Away, Call Back What You Have Said
    19. The Carman's Whistle
    20. A Bellman's Song (Maids To Bed, And Cover Coal)
    21. So Quick, So Hot, So Mad
    22. Sweet Kate
    Pride (Import)
    Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
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    • Not his usual fare, but not to be dismissed.
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    Ashley MacIsaac
    Manufacturer: Linus Entertainment
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B000B41K54
    Release Date: 2005-09-27

    Tracks:

    1. Bitch
    2. Just Because
    3. Love 'Em
    4. Because You Love Me
    5. High Times Living
    6. Hey Alright
    7. Revolution
    8. Nights Wasted Away
    9. A Man Like You
    10. Becasue I Love You
    11. Sick of Rock & Roll

    Customer Reviews:

    4 out of 5 stars Pretty good.......2006-09-10

    Ok first off, I've only heard a couple of Ashley's other songs. I'm new to him. I love Celtic music and just found out about him. The Celtic songs I've heard are great. I decided to get this since it's a rock album. It has it's good and bad points. His vocals aren't great, but they seem very emotional to me and I like that. There is a very good range of music styles from punk to rock to blues to country witch I also like. The songs that jump out at me are "Bitch" and "Because I love you" especially the latter. They are just so emotional to me and I can totally identify with them. The part I can live without is the gay crap, but hey each to his own. With all that being said. I do prefer the great fiddle player he seems to be.

    2 out of 5 stars Listen before you buy.......2006-08-26

    Ashley MacIsaac should have stuck with Scotish/Celtic music. I do not recommend this CD to those who enjoyed his previous works.

    5 out of 5 stars Ashley Explodes.......2006-05-14

    Ashley MacIsaac's self-titled Decca CD was one of my favorites with "Lay Me Down" becoming one of my all-time classic tracks. This set rocks out with Ashley giving the finger on the inner cover announcing that he's no longer Mr. Nice Guy. "Bitch" rocks mercilessly followed by "Just Because" that also pulses furiously. "Love 'Em" burns with sensation without regard to being tidy or polite, "I dance with the Tommies; I wear my pajamies." "Because You Love Me" is another staunch rocker with Ashley's vocals, all sass and no apology. Not until "Revolution," the 7th track, does MacIsaac slow even a tad with this washboard melody country parody. "You took the gun from my head & you took the fun from my bed," MacIsaac sings on "Nights Wasted Away" in a Stonesy burner. "A Man Like You" is a love song with the Ashley's vocals worn and weary, "I would take you in my arms; you would do the same; We could be as free as love, supposed to feel this way." "Because I Love You" is the first openly acoustic track, confessional in tone, before MacIsaac explodes dramatically, "Why do you make me want to see you die; I wanna kill you. Do you think you can play me for a fool? ... I know the Golden Rule." The set ends up with "Sick of Rock & Roll." MacIsaac's "Pride" is starkly different from his other work, excellent on its own merits, rough and frayed without pretense. It's a great set if you can stand it! Bravo!

    4 out of 5 stars Not his usual fare, but not to be dismissed........2006-04-13

    Honestly, I enjoy MacIsaac's singing voice as much as I enjoy his fiddle playing. His voice reminds me of Rob Dougan's-- A bit rough with a raw quality that evokes a visceral reaction in the listener-- and I've found that the music on this album can go with me in the car, in my office, or when I'm out walking. Perhaps my appreciation of it has been influenced by my admiration for MacIsaac and his courage in making an album that is so different from anything else he's produced, but I think this album has its own merits and I liked it just as much as his other musical endeavors.

    4 out of 5 stars A Bold Move that hits and misses.......2006-03-28

    "Bitch" opens the album of new material by famous gay in a kilt Ashley MacIsaac, and it indicates that this album is going to be a strange departure indeed. Considering what I am used to hearing from him... more classical than grunge, this is a bold departure... kind of punk meets... well, anti-melody.
    That said, Bitch is nothing to scoff at. The song, after multiple listens is quite catchy (and in my car stereo it actually is pump worthy)
    I particualrly enjoy "Just Because" which seems to borrow its melody from the likes of the Bravery and a lyrical style from Ashlee Simpson. As a matter of fact, most of the writing on this release seems to be a tad bit teen-ish and considering it has a "parental advisory" sticker slapped on it, that isn't really a good thing.
    The thing I really like about "Pride" is that the voice that made me like him in the first place (heard on "Lay Me Down" from his self titled album) pops up throughout the album. He does not have a conventional pop-rock voice and perhaps that is one reason he is being dissed by other reviewers. But I have to say that I enjoy that voice and while it seems like he strains to get the notes out... it is a strain that I find endearing and entertaining. This album is no masterpiece, but with a few sprinkles of glittery fun and a gothic tinged "Because I Love You", this album is not a complet waste in my collection. It is a bold departure from the celtic intrumental he has enchanted many with... and I hope he continues to branch out and polish his edge (and improve those ltrics... stat). This album is not for everyone... note it is heavily influenced by punk and alternative rock... but for someone like me who has an ecclectic taste in music, this is fun spin for sure.
    The Secular Solo Songs of Henry Purcell, Vol. 1
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      Complete Secular Songs (3cd)
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        Robert Burns: The Complete Songs, Vol. 9
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          Manufacturer: Linn Records
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          Release Date: 2001-10-30

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          1. O Were My Love Yon Lilac Fair/Ye Jovial Boys - Ross Kennedy
          2. The Noble Maxwells - Karine Polwart
          3. O, Open The Door - Niall Kenny
          4. There Was Five Carlins - Kirsten Easdale
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          6. O Why The Deuce/Carl An The King Come/I Murder Hate - Niall Kenny
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          9. Your Friendship/O How Can I Be Blithe - Kirsten Easdale
          10. As I Cam In By Our Gate-end/There Was A Jolly Gauger - Jim Reid
          11. Why Tell Thy Lover/Musing - Mairi Campbell
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          13. Where Braving Angry Winter's Storms - Kirsten Easdale
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          15. O, Kenmure's On And Awa/The Campbells Are Comin - Kirsten Easdale
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          20. My Heart Is Wae - Karine Polwart
          21. Ye Banks And Braes And Streams - Ross Kennedy
          Musing in St. Apolis
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            		Musing in St. Apolis
            Earthling
            Manufacturer: Midwest Artists Dist.
            ProductGroup: Music
            Binding: Audio CD
            ASIN: B0000DESCI
            Release Date: 2001-06-01
            My Perfect Muse
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              		My Perfect Muse
              The Neon Calm
              Manufacturer: Musing Music
              ProductGroup: Music
              Binding: Audio CD
              ASIN: B000CAFBU2
              Release Date: 2005-04-12
              Musing
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                		Musing
                Jean-Claude Toran
                Manufacturer: Jean-Claude Toran
                ProductGroup: Music
                Binding: Audio CD

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                ASIN: B000CA8RO4
                Release Date: 2005-07-26
                Musing
                Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
                • Elegant, Forceful
                		 Musing

                ProductGroup: Music
                Binding: Audio CD

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                ASIN: B000069LAH
                Release Date: 2002-06-13

                Tracks:

                1. Christian McLeer, "Musing"
                2. Charles Griffes, "Poem"
                3. James Romig, "Oiseau Miro"
                4. Gary Schocker, "Xynoglyko"
                5. Jean Rivier, "Oiseaux Tendres"
                6. Andre Jolivet, "Chant de Linos"
                7. Toru Takemitsu, "Voice"
                8. Aaron Copland, "Duo for Flute and Piano"

                Album Description

                Flutist Sophia Anastasia performs a variety of twentieth century solos for the flute. Three commissions for Ms. Anastasia are featured on this debut album, which are McLeer's "Musing", Romig's "Oiseau Miro", and Schocker's "Xynoglyko" Ms. Anastasia is a concert flutist and performed her New York debut recital at Carnegie Hall in 1999. Colette Valentine performs piano on the album.

                Customer Reviews:

                5 out of 5 stars Elegant, Forceful.......2002-11-14

                Ms. Anastasia's debut cd features some truly lovely playing of classics, and some interesting new commissions. Highlights include a magnificent reading of Takemitsu's "Voice" and the premiere of new-complexity composer James Romig's delicate miniature "Oiseau Miro."
                There Were Three Ravens
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                  		There Were Three Ravens

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                  Release Date: 1991-01-01

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