William Mason: Piano Music

On this CD:

1. Silver Spring, for piano, Op 6
Composed by William Mason
Performed by Kenneth Boulton

2. Capriccio Fantastico, for piano, Op. 50
Composed by William Mason
Performed by Kenneth Boulton

3. Ręverie Poétique, for piano, Op. 24
Composed by William Mason
Performed by Kenneth Boulton

4. Improvisation, for piano, Op. 51
Composed by William Mason
Performed by Kenneth Boulton

5. Valse-Caprice, for piano, Op. 17
Composed by William Mason
Performed by Kenneth Boulton

6. Deux Humoresques de Bal, for piano, Op. 23
Composed by William Mason
Performed by Kenneth Boulton

7. La Sabotičre: Danse aux Sabots, for piano, Op. 33
Composed by William Mason
Performed by Kenneth Boulton

8. Lullaby, for piano, Op. 10
Composed by William Mason
Performed by Kenneth Boulton

9. Badinage, for piano, 4-hands, Op. 27
Composed by William Mason
Performed by Kenneth Boulton, JoAnne Barry

10. Caprice Grotesque, for piano, Op. 22
Composed by William Mason
Performed by Kenneth Boulton

11. Ballade et Barcarolle, for piano
Composed by William Mason
Performed by Kenneth Boulton

12. Préludes (3) for piano
Composed by William Mason
Performed by Kenneth Boulton

13. Amourette, for piano, Op. 48
Composed by William Mason
Performed by Kenneth Boulton

14. Valse de Bravoure, for piano, Op. 5
Composed by William Mason
Performed by Kenneth Boulton

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Bryn Terfel - Simple Gifts
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Bryn Terfel's beautiful voice.
  • Why do people think this guy can sing??
  • Relaxing
  • Bryn Terfel's Simple Gifts
  • A Heartfelt Offering Reminiscent of An Earlier Era
Bryn Terfel - Simple Gifts

Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000B8ISN2
Release Date: 2005-10-11

Tracks:

  1. Ave Verum Corpus, K.618 - Adapted by Chris Hazell
  2. Deep River - Arranged by Chris Hazell
  3. The Lord Bless You and Keep You
  4. I'll Walk Beside You - Arranged by Chris Hazell
  5. Stabat Mater
  6. Still, Still, Still Weils Kindlein Schlafen Will
  7. Simple Gifts - Arranged by Chris Hazell
  8. How Great Thou Art
  9. Panis Angelicus - Arranged by Chris Hazell
  10. Bless This House - Arranged by Chris Hazell
  11. Ave Verum Corpus
  12. Cavatina - Arranged by Chris Hazell
  13. The Rose
  14. Amazing Grace - Arranged by Chris Hazell
  15. God's Mercy
  16. Morning Has Broken - Arranged by Chris Hazell
  17. Nearer My God To Thee - Arranged by Chris Hazell
  18. Ave Maria
  19. Send In The Clowns - Arranged by Jonathan Tunick
  20. God Will Be With You

Amazon.com

Everything about Bryn Terfel is over-life-size: his physique, his personality, his breath-control, and of course his extraordinarily beautiful voice. This recording displays his stunning vocalism and versatility to full advantage, but its title belies its content. Alhough it does include some simple pieces, the execution is fussy, overdone, and calculated for maximum external effect. The program ranges from Mozart, Pergolesi and pseudo-Bach to Sondheim in arrangements that are pure Hollywood, complete with throbbing strings and rolling drums, often destroying the spirit as well as the letter of the original compositions. It begins with Mozart's heavenly "Ave verum" arranged for baritone solo and chorus, frustratingly cut off after a few phrases (another setting of the same text by Karl Jenkins, written for Terfel, is more satisfying, being complete and original). The splendid baritone Simon Keenlyside joins him here as well as in the opening number of Pergolesi's "Stabat Mater;" originally for soprano and alto, this must be the baritones' revenge on female singers who usurp songs written for men, like Schubert's and Schumann's cycles. Franck's "Panis angelicus" also inexplicably becomes a duet; unfortunately, Terfel's and tenor Aled Jones' voices do not match. Bach-Gounod's popular "Ave Maria" is all swells and exaggerations. The rest of the program consists of folksongs, hymns, show and film tunes, inflated to operatic proportions and generally ending in a fade-out or a flourish. Even the title song is anything but simple. This record is not for purists who like their music performed the way the composer wrote it, but aficionados of great singing will love it. --Edith Eisler

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Bryn Terfel's beautiful voice........2007-05-13

Bryn Terfel has a beautiful voice. Listening to him is very pleasant and definitely something to look forward to. I read a review saying he would replace tenor Pavroti. However, I believe that Mr. Terfel is a Baritone and not a Tenor. That does not detract from the fact that he should be considered one of the world's top male singers. His voice is truly impressive. This CD by Bryn Terfel is one from our collection that is outstanding and a favorite.

1 out of 5 stars Why do people think this guy can sing??.......2007-04-27

Sorry, I think this guy is one of the most overrated singers out there today. He always sounds like he is singing holding his nose shut. VERY nasal sounding.

If you want to listen to an incredibly beautiful voice, buy one of Josh Groban's CD's--you won't regret it! He has the voice of the century!

5 out of 5 stars Relaxing.......2007-02-03

Excellent selection of music. It covers many different types. My wife likes being able to hear the words with out instruments drowning out the vocals. I find it relaxing and many of the songs are familiar and very well done.

5 out of 5 stars Bryn Terfel's Simple Gifts.......2006-02-25

Simply superb. I don't know what our local (Wash DC) paper was talking about when they said Deep River was the weakest link. I was enthralled from beginning to end. I have had the pleasure of hearing Bryn Terfel live in recital at the Kennedy Center. I can assure you that his voice has only improved with age. He was wonderful then and is spectacular now!

5 out of 5 stars A Heartfelt Offering Reminiscent of An Earlier Era.......2006-02-15

Bryn Terfel harkens back to earlier American operatic stars such as Richard Tucker and Robert Merrill who crossed grenres to satisfy their unquenchable need to sing any and all songs that moved them to an appreciative public. These great singers all had their origins singing sacred music from their respective religions and learned to lay their considerable talents before the altar of the simple inspirational song.

This recording is wonderful on many levels. The selections are an unusual mixture of classical sacred music, spirituals, hymns, Lieder, Austrian Christmas and Gaelic songs, musical numbers and movie theme songs harmoniously combined to touch the soul of the listener in a gentle ebb and flow of devotion, intensity and tenderness. All of these songs are beautiful in and of themselves and in his hands, we experience them anew.

Bryn Terfel sings with the commitment necessary to make the awesome challenge of simplicity look easy. To my way of thinking, he is the most communicative and articulate singer today, bar none. He is a poet who savors the sound, feeling and meaning of each and every word and marries it uniquely and faithfully to the music. He transports the listener into the life of a song and transfixes us each and every moment. His enormous talent is not overwhelming or distractive and is inextricably and wholly intertwined with the music. This is greatness and it is very, very rare today.

I like the inclusion of the choir in several of the numbers as it reflects on the nature and context of the songs. I am less fond of the selections with the guest soloists as I feel they do not match his ability to "get inside" a song. The orchestra and orchestations are sensitive and enhancing.

This recording is simply wonderful and should have a broad appeal. It will move and inspire the believer, satisfy and fulfill the otherwise spiritual, calm the troubled and renew a flagging soul.



Amazing Grace: The Songs Of The Reagan Memorial
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Great CD
Amazing Grace: The Songs Of The Reagan Memorial

Manufacturer: Martingale
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000679MWO
Release Date: 2006-07-25

Tracks:

  1. Amazing Grace - United States Air Force Band
  2. America the Beautiful - United States Army Band
  3. God Bless America - United States Marine Band
  4. Battle Hymn of the Republic - United States Air Force Band
  5. Be Still, My Soul
  6. Jerusalem - Eric Wyse
  7. Faire Is the Heaven
  8. Ave Maria
  9. Going Home - United States Air Force Band
  10. Navy Hymn (Eternal Father) - United States Marine Band
  11. National Hymn (God of Our Fathers) - United States Marine Band
  12. Abide with Me - Eric Wyse
  13. Nearer, My God, To Thee - United States Air Force Band
  14. Amazing Grace
  15. Taps - United States Marine Band

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Great CD.......2007-03-19

Great CD - Even if you are not ex military you will enjoy it.
One Nation Under God
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Pretty Heavy-handed stuff here
  • Beautiful and inspiring...
  • One nation Under God
  • One Nation Under God
  • Amazing Collection!! Patriotic Music all on one CD !!!
One Nation Under God

Manufacturer: Altissimo Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000C8AWU
Release Date: 2003-09-23

Tracks:

  1. God Of Our Fathers (The National Hymn) - US Marine Band With The Pledge Of Allegiance
  2. Variations On A Shaker Melody (Lord Of The Dance) - US Army Field Band
  3. Godspeed - US Army Band
  4. Das Liebesmahl Der Apostel (The Love Feast Of The Apostles) - US Marine Band
  5. Eternal Father (The Navy Hymn) - US Navy Band
  6. Lord Guard And Guide (The Air Force Hymn) - US Airforce Band
  7. The Marines' Hymn Apotheosis - US Marine Band
  8. March Of The Mitten Men (Onward Christian Soldiers) - US Marine Band
  9. Nearer My God To Thee - US Airforce Band
  10. Just A Closer Walk With Thee - US Marine Drum And Bugle Corps
  11. Goin' Home - US Air Force Band
  12. God Of Abraham - US Air Force Band
  13. Psalm For Band - US Navy Band
  14. America The Beautiful - US Marine Band
  15. God Bless America - US Marine Band
  16. The Star Spangled Banner (National Anthem) - US Air Force Band
  17. Hymn To The Fallen - US Army Band
  18. Amazing Grace - US Air Force Band
  19. Church Call - US Navy Band
  20. Taps With Orchestration - US Marine Band

Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars Pretty Heavy-handed stuff here.......2004-03-04

Again, I think altissimo! is going over the top here with the raw patriotism bit. Sure we should be proud of this country, but there does reach a point where it becomes too much and is embarrassing. That point is reached here with this mixed bag of recordings pulled in from over the place, many already released from Altissimo! before and just re-packaged here. If you don't mind patriotism served with a lot of relish then this CD is for you.

4 out of 5 stars Beautiful and inspiring..........2003-11-07

It might not be everyone's cup of tea but One Nation Under God is a beautiful ode to patriotism and the United States of America. There isn't a clunker in the 20 songs on the album, not surprising considering you get things like Nearer My God to Thee, God Bless America or Amazing Grace. A fantastic job by the various military bands who contributed to this effort!

5 out of 5 stars One nation Under God.......2003-10-30

"One Nation Under God" is a great compilation of inspirational patriotic music, superbly performed by truly world-class musicians.
The selection of music was excellent, and very much in keeping with the title and the theme of the album. The opening recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance by Senator Thompson, underscored by a most respectful and reverent lead-in to "God of Our Fathers", perfectly set the stage for the well-appointed and majestically performed music that followed.

Several pieces evoked solemn contemplation and reverence, leading to others of pride, majesty and tribute, all arranged and played with proper respect and appropriate to the theme "One Nation Under God".
This is a magnificent and timeless album that will hold a prominent spot in my collection, and be often enjoyed.

5 out of 5 stars One Nation Under God.......2003-09-25

This CD is absolutely awesome ! From the opening of God of our Fathers with the Pledge of Allegiance by Senator Fred Thompson to the final note of Taps, I could not stop listening. This collection of patriotic and inspirational music is a must for all Americans. As an ex-Navy man and Viet Nam veteran, the strains of The Navy Hymn sent chills up and down my spine. It brought back so many precious memories. This collection of 20 songs is a bargain at any price !

5 out of 5 stars Amazing Collection!! Patriotic Music all on one CD !!!.......2003-09-24

This CD is definately for people who are looking to get some uplifting patriotic music for listening to at home, the office, for parades, barbecues, and ecspecially holidays like the 4th of July. Its got all of America's greatest hits including "The Star Spangled Banner", "Amazing Grace", "America The Beautiful", along with other less well known gems such as "Godspeed", and "Pslam for Band". All of the songs are played excellently by the US Marine, Navy, and Air Force bands. The label that put out this release, Altissimo Records actually specializes in military music, so if you like this check our their other releases. Overall Highly Recommended!!!
The Wind Demon
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    The Wind Demon

    Manufacturer: New World Records
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B0000030FL
    Release Date: 1995-07-27

    Tracks:

    1. The Andes, Marche Di Bravoura
    2. Dream Land, Op.59
    3. United States Grand Waltz, Op.43
    4. In Memoriam L.M.G.
    5. Dixiana (Caprice For THe Pno On The Popular Negro Minstrel's Melody 'Dixie's Land')
    6. The Wind Demon, Op.11 (Rhap Caracteristique Pour Pno)
    7. Laurel Waltz From 'The Elssler Dances'
    8. Romance
    9. Adieu (Song For The Pno)
    10. Grande Polka De Con
    11. Silver Spring, Op.6
    12. A Pastoral Novellette
    William Mason: Piano Music
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • Charming salon music
    • Music from a simpler time
    William Mason: Piano Music

    Manufacturer: Naxos American
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    Chamber MusicChamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
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    ASIN: B00007946G
    Release Date: 2002-11-19

    Tracks:

    1. Silver Spring, Op. 6
    2. Capriccio Fantastico, Op. 50
    3. Reverie Poetique, Op. 24
    4. Improvisation, Op. 51
    5. Valse-Caprice, Op. 17
    6. Polka-Caprice
    7. Mazurka Caprice
    8. La Sabotiere: Danse Aux Sabots, Op. 33
    9. Lullaby, Op. 10
    10. Badinage, Op. 27
    11. Caprice Grotesque, Op. 22
    12. Ballade Et Barcarolle
    13. I Con Spirito
    14. II Agitato
    15. III Vivace
    16. Amourette, Op. 48
    17. Valse De Bravoure, Op. 5

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Charming salon music.......2003-01-29

    My thanks to Naxos for this lovely collection of gems. All the pieces are well crafted, and some have a bit of inspiration. The later pieces sound not unlike the lighter works of Saint Sains. Relaxing music, beautifully plaed. If you want 19th C. American piano music this is a fine alternative to Gottschalk.

    5 out of 5 stars Music from a simpler time.......2002-11-24

    William Mason (1829-1908), member of a notable musical American family--his father was hymn writer, Lowell Mason; his brother a co-founder of the Mason & Hamlin Piano Company; his nephew the better known composer, Daniel Gregory Mason--started out, after extensive training in Europe with Liszt and others, as a touring virtuoso pianist, in the manner of Louis Moreau Gottschalk, but gave it up to settle down in New York as a teacher and chamber musician. He was pianist in the American première of Brahms's b minor Piano Trio, Op. 8, for instance.

    This music, all of it charming, is salon music of the highest type. It ranges from his signature piece, 'Silver Spring'--an early piece that is reminiscent of the virtuoso showpieces of Sigismond Thalberg and even borrows Thalberg's 'third hand' feature of having the melody played by the thumbs of both hands while arpeggios and countermelodies swirl above and below the melody--to the more sophisticated later effort, 'Capriccio Fantastico', which foreshadows the later piano specialty pieces of folks like Billy Mayerl ('Marigold') and Zez Confrey ('Kitten on the Keys').

    Pianist Kenneth Boulton brings a light touch to these sparkling pieces and is joined by his wife, JoAnne Barry, in the four-hand duet, the aptly named 'Badinage.' The sound is clear and true, product of those master recording producers, Marina and Victor Ledin.

    Naxos, in its American Classics series, keeps coming up with music that would otherwise continue languishing on music library shelves and we should be undyingly grateful for their ingenuity in finding and recording these pieces. It's not for nothing that in some circles Naxos' founder and CEO Klaus Heymann is known as 'Santa Klaus.'
    The Maiden's Prayer and Other Gems From an Old Piano Stool
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      The Maiden's Prayer and Other Gems From an Old Piano Stool

      Manufacturer: Hyperion UK
      ProductGroup: Music
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      ASIN: B00008ZZ3G
      Release Date: 2003-07-08
      Don't Panic! 60 Seconds for Piano
      Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
      • An absolute riot, and a lot of great (if brief) music!
      Don't Panic! 60 Seconds for Piano

      Manufacturer: Wergo
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

      GeneralGeneral | Bolcom, William | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
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      ASIN: B000059GN7
      Release Date: 2001-06-12

      Tracks:

      1. cold springs branch, 10 p.m.

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars An absolute riot, and a lot of great (if brief) music!.......2002-08-02

      What a wonderful project. Pianist extraordinaire Guy Livingston has assembled 60 pieces for piano, each under one minute in length, from composers well-known and obscure, and put them all together in this delightful collection. Some of the composers you'll recognize are Englishman Dan Warburton and American William Bolcom, but all of the pieces are worth noting. Some use electronics, percussion, or prepared piano, and Livingston's pleasant speaking voice can be heard on more than one, but it's always his confident and skillful piano that's at center stage. Some are hysterical, like the piece by Ketzel Cotel, who turns out to be a cat belonging to a New York City composer, and some are quite serious and demanding. But best of all, if you don't like something, wait a minute, and some else will replace it!
      A great album to have going in the background -- if you don't mind having your mind and your attention twisted around periodically -- or to listen to while you stare at nothing.
      Songs of America from Another American
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        Songs of America from Another American

        Manufacturer: Guild
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

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        ASIN: B00008NGGU
        Release Date: 2005-01-17

        Tracks:

        1. Go Tell It on the Mountain
        2. This Little Light O'Mine
        3. Kum Ba Yah
        4. America the Beautiful
        5. Let Us Break Breat Together
        6. We Shall Overcome
        7. God Bless America
        8. Amen!
        9. Battle Hymn of the Republic
        10. God of Our Fathers
        11. Without a Song
        12. Lift Every Voice, And Sing
        13. Unforgettable
        14. He's Got the Whole World
        15. Come Sunday
        16. Smile (Theme from Modern Times)
        17. Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
        18. Love Is Here to Stay
        19. Where or When
        20. September Song
        21. Lord's Prayer
        Vintage America: A Musical Meritage
        Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
        • Saucy, Melodic, Old-Fashioned American Wind Quintet Music
        Vintage America: A Musical Meritage

        Manufacturer: Albany Records
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

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        ASIN: B0002NY8LM
        Release Date: 2004-08-31

        Tracks:

        1. Dance Antique
        2. Fireside Tales
        3. Divertimento
        4. Prairie Miniature
        5. Miniatures
        6. Folk Suite
        7. Two Rags
        8. Sea Sketches
        9. Stars & Stripes

        Album Description

        America began forging its own cultural identity in the 19th Century with music reflecting a vast array of cultures coming together. By the time the first music conservatory opened in 1865, European classical music had begun to be mingled with music influenced by Native American themes, African-American styles of ragtime and spirituals, Latin American and rural American folk music, and the traditional military band. With Vintage America, Calico Winds showcases these American musical roots. Known for exploring the full palette of tone colors available to the wind quintet, Calico Winds plays "in perfect balance with each other, each [member] contributing lovely tone quality and flawless intonation…" (The Times Herald, Olean, NY) It is with these attributes that Calico Winds brings to life America's rich musical legacy.

        Customer Reviews:

        5 out of 5 stars Saucy, Melodic, Old-Fashioned American Wind Quintet Music.......2004-09-13

        [Disclaimer: I'm a pushover for wind quintet music. There is something about the uneasy combination of timbres that unfailingly engages my interest and admiration.]

        I found myself having trouble getting beyond the first band on this delightful release from Albany Records featuring the playing of a Los Angeles-based wind quintet calling themselves 'Calico Winds.' I kept pushing the repeat button to hear it one more time. It's that rhythmically invigorating and melodic. The music presented here is almost all by Americans, some from among those first conservatory-trained American composers of the 19th-century: William Mason, his nephew Daniel Gregory Mason, and Edward MacDowell. The more recent composers tend to write in conservative style so that the most recent work, 'Sea Sketches' by the only non-American, Briton David B. Chadwick, could be mistaken for something by an early twentieth-century writer. Some of the pieces are skillful transcriptions for quintet: Mason's 'Dance Antique,' that infectious first band I'd mentioned; MacDowell's 'Fireside Tales,' William Grant Still's folk-song based 'Miniatures' and 'Folk Suite,' Scott Joplin's 'Two Rags' ('The Cascades' and 'Maple Leaf Rag'), and the rousing closer, Sousa's 'The Stars and Stripes Forever.' Indeed, the only works originally written for wind quintet are Daniel Gregory Mason's 'Divertimento,' Arthur Farwell's brief and delightful 'Prairie Miniature,' and Chadwick's 'Sea Sketches.' That latter, by the way, has a catchy setting of 'The Sailors' Hornpipe,' another piece I couldn't get enough of.

        Calico Winds consists of five women: Eileen Holt Helwig, flute and piccolo; Rong-Huey Liu, oboe and English horn; Rachel Berry, horn; Kathryn Nevin, clarinet; and Theresa Treuenfels, bassoon. I'd never heard of this expert and musicianly group before, although I gather they have made at least one prior recording on the humorously named 'Occasionally Sober' label and containing music from Bach to Zappa. I expect we'll be hearing from them again, if we're lucky.

        This is not profound music. This is joyful music. It's worth hearing, and more important, worth coming to love. A real keeper, this.

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        Scott Morrison
        Greatest Hits: The Chorus
        Average customer rating: Not rated
          Greatest Hits: The Chorus

          Manufacturer: Sony
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

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          ASIN: B0000029T3
          Release Date: 1996-10-29

          Tracks:

          1. Carmina Burana: O Fortuna From Carmina Burana
          2. Cantata No. 147: Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring
          3. Il Trovatore: Anvil Chorus
          4. Danny Boy
          5. Aida: Triumphal March
          6. Art Thou With Me
          7. Old American Songs: Simple Gifts
          8. Ave Verum Corpus In D Major, K 618
          9. Battle Hymn Of The Republic
          10. Messiah: Hallelujah Chorus
          11. Home On The Range
          12. Messa da requiem: Dies Irae, Dies Illa
          13. Nearer My God To Thee
          14. Symphony No. 3: V. Lustig Im Tempo Und Keck Im Ausdruck
          15. The Creation: The Heavens Are Telling
          16. Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dance
          17. Mass In B Minor, BWV 232: Ex Resurrexit
          18. Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs: Medley: Whistle While You Work - Heigh-Ho! Heigh Ho!
          19. Symphony No. 9 - Choral: IV. Allegro Assai Vivace Alla Marcia

          Music Review:

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          2. Album
          3. American Journey - Harris, Goldmark, Porter, Erickson
          4. Armenian Voices
          5. Art from Ashes, Vol. 1
          6. At Home With Franz Schubert: Music of 2 Schuberts
          7. Baby Needs Beauty
          8. Bach: Sonata in G Minor/ Parrita in D Minor
          9. Beethoven: Sonatas for Cello and Piano, Op. 5, Nos. 1 & 2; Handel & Mozart Variations
          10. Boleros [Import]

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