The Splendor of Music

Track Listings

1. Gabrieli - Canzon Seconda A Quattro

2. Anonymous - Ave Maris Stella

3. Anonymous - La Rose

4. Telemann - Trio in E Minor-Affettuoso

5. Philidor - Suite en E SI MI-Allemande

6. Telemann - Trio in E minor-Dolce

7. Campra - Recitatif:La Nayade Attentive Approche du Rivage

8. Philidor - Suite en E SI MI-Rondeau La Rasilly

9. Geminiani - Sonata in G Major-Adagio

10. Quentin - Sonate-Allemande

11. Telemann - Concerto in D Major-Allegro

12. J.S. Bach - Praeludium in F Major BWV 901

13. Philidor - Suite en E SI MI-Sarabande

14. Telemann - Concerto in D Major-Siciliano

15. Castrucci - Sonata in G Major-Menuet

16. Nanino - Diffusa Est Gratia

17. Barsanti - Sonata in A Minor-Grave

18. Telemann - Concerto on D Major-Largo

19. Rore - Non E Che Duol Mi Scemi

20. Philidor - Les Vents

See all 21 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews
Album Description
The story of Poland's most important public and private museum collections will be presented for the first time anywhere outside of Europe as the Milwaukee Art Museum unveils Leonardo da Vinci and The Splendor of Poland: A History of Collecting and Patronage.

Inspired by the da Vinci masterpiece that headlines the exhibition, the selections compiled for this CD offer a wonderful sampling of European Renaissance and Baroque music.

Included are Celtic, German, French and Italian compositions, by such important composers as Johann Sebastian Bach, Georg Philipp Telemann, André Campra and Francesco Geminiani.

The centerpiece of the collection of 77 paintings representing French, Italian, Dutch and German artists is Leonardo da Vinci's Lady with an Ermine (Ceilia Gallerani), an undisputed masterpiece of the Italian Renaissance. The powerful work also is particularly significant in that it was painted in approximately 1491 and anticipates the Mona Lisa (1505-14).

Other exhibition highlights reflect the proud history of collecting in Poland, including a love for the great Dutch and Flemish painters evident in the large numbers of their works found in the national collections. The collection also includes important Italian Renaissance and Baroque works. Alongside these and numerous other European masters will be a select group of works by great Polish artists from five centuries, including The Great Poland Painter, Jan Matejko, Piotr Michalowski, Olga Boznañska and Jacek Malczewski.

The exhibition will highlight Poland's place in history as a meeting ground for artists and intellectuals of many nationalities; a center for rich and diverse forms of royal patronage incorporating Italian, Netherlandish and French influences; a hub for international trade that produced a pluralism of taste, and a country that clung to its artistic culture in the face of a geopolitical order that shattered its national independence throughout much of the 19th and 20th centuries.

The Splendor of Music, Music, Various

Tibetan Singing Bowl
Average customer rating:

Love this cd.

Excellent CD! Incredibly well done!

Media Reviews

Puts you in touch with a very special place inside

Very nice addition to our collection

Tibetan Singing Bowl
Music for Deep Meditation
Manufacturer: Inner Splendor Media and Banyan Education
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Journey To Wholeness - Singing Crystal Bowls for Healing and Wholeness

Seven Metals Singing Bowls of Tibet

ASIN: B000FOT87W
Release Date: 2006-04-08

Tracks:

Gong Meditation 30:38
Singing Bowl Meditation 31:31

Album Description

The sound of the Tibetan singing bowl is known for its healing properties and its ability to induce states of deep meditative absorption.

This cd features two recordings. In track one, a single bowl is struck softly and regularly , providing a slow and steady rhythm for deep meditation. In track two one bowl steadily hums as it is played while two other bowls ring out intermittently.

Customer Reviews:

Love this cd........2007-05-13

Helps me to clear my mind and obtain a wonderful meditative state more quickly and deeply. Highly recommend. Love it.

Excellent CD! Incredibly well done!.......2007-04-09

My teacher started using these CDs in our classroom while we did some thinking and meditation exercises and I couldn't believe how relaxed I felt surrounded by 30 people. The vibes in the room were amazing and I immediately asked her, after class, what the CD was and where she had gotten it.

She showed me it was the Tamboura CD and said they were all available on Amazon. Now I have the Chanting Om, Tamboura, and Tibetan Singing Bowl. Each are wonderful and I highly recommend them!

This CD inparticular has a perfect rhythm to it, which is wonderful for meditation.

Media Reviews.......2007-03-30

"The 'Deep Meditation' CDs are wonderful. I played the Tibetan singing bowls in my yoga class during meditation and my students loved it."
-- Alicia Johnson, Yogi Times Business.

"New Age is one of the most challenged genres to produce music that stands out, moves and inspires. However, "Music for Deep Meditation" taps into the most simple, most basic energies of the life force and attempts nothing more than to help its listeners ground and center in the heart." CD Baby

"A must have for Meditators. The finely crafted recordings bring to life the sacredness and power of soothing primodial sounds"
Stress Free Living Magazine

"I love the CDs! I've been playing them alot at the beginning of class to get people settled in, especially the OM one. At the end of class I use them for meditation and final relaxation. All of my students love them."

-- Kristin McGuee, Yoga teacher and star of MTV Power Yoga and Pilates videos

"...one of the best meditation CD's out there." YogaLife Magazine

"I love your "Chanting Om" CD so much I'm going to feature it on the FRONT PAGE of CD Baby for a few days.
We're REALLY picky about what goes on the front page. We get about 100 new albums a DAY coming in here now, (about 100,000 total), and yours is one of the best I've ever heard."

--- Derek Sivers, president of CD Baby

Puts you in touch with a very special place inside.......2007-03-30

This is a fascinating recording mainly for it's simplicity.

I have been an avid meditator for many years I always loved the sound of the gong. And I find that this recording really is inducive for meditation.

True meditation music should turn you to the space of the heart, it should still and focus the mind.

The bells remind me of the meditation retreats I have taken with venerable Buddhist meditation teacher Thich Nhat Hanh. The bowls were played during meditation but also throughout the silent retreats I was fortunate to take. Every time I hear the sound, it reminds me to take a pause and breathe with ease.

I am not sure what kind of singing bowl they used for the recording but sounds like one of those authentic
7 metal singing bowls. You can generally tell the difference by the tone and the quality of the ringing.

Traditionally the 7 sacred metals a singing bowl are made of:

1-Copper (Venus)
2-Gold (Sun)
3-Silver (Moon)
4-Mercury (Mercury)
5-Iron (Mars)
6-Tin (Jupiter)
7-Antimony (Saturn)

Tibetan legend says that iron was sometimes replaced by metals from the heaven, where meteorite was
sometimes added.

In my experience, the sound of the Tibetan singing bowl is so awe inspiring because it is such a primodial sound, like the ocean of the clap of thunder.

The vibration created an exquisite space inside, but the space is not empty but full of calm and joy.

Very nice addition to our collection.......2007-03-29

There is one word to describe all three of the CD's. Hypnotic.

We discovered that the Tibetan Singing Bowl is wonderful fo play very softly during meditation. Especially the harmonic chimes of the gong on the first track.

Whether during meditation, yoga, or work, these CD's are perfect for anyone looking to achieve a state of peacefulness.

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Average customer rating:

Great except for the feedback.
Really, really nice CD
Excellent CD!
great mediation music
Fabulous CD for a variety of settings

Chanting Om
Music for Deep Meditation
Manufacturer: Innner Splendor Media and Banyan Enducation
ProductGroup: Music
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Om
Om with Harmonies

Album Description

Awe inspiring group chant of the sacred syllable OM.

The perfect recording for your yoga, healing or meditation practice; or you can use it to simply uplift and bless any environment.

This powerful and melodious recording features an ensemble of meditation and yoga practitioners singing the sacred syllable together. This is a very special recording. In track one, the syllable is chanted in a continuous unbroken stream of sound. In track two, gifted singers in the ensemble improvise adding angelic harmonies and other musical dynamics.

Customer Reviews:

Great except for the feedback........2007-06-14

I really enjoy this CD, and have listened to it regularly since purchase. However, several minutes into the first track, a noise starts that really sounds like feedback. It's harsh and a little irritating, but not intolerable. One thing to consider is that I've been listening to this on a poor quality clock radio/cd player. Perhaps it is unnoticeable when played on better equipment.

Really, really nice CD.......2007-06-08

This CD is really nice, helping to enter deep meditative stages. I particularly like the second track, which adds music to the traditional chant of OM, but both are beautiful.

Excellent CD! .......2007-04-09

great mediation music.......2007-03-30

great chanting for yoga or meditation especially since I'm not good at chanting myself. Very easy to focus on the sound. Highly recommended.

Fabulous CD for a variety of settings.......2007-03-29

There's one word to describe all three of the CDs that you sent us for review. Hypnotic.

We've listened to all of the CDs in a variety of settings.

Chanting Om is our favorite. We've played it on multiple occasions as low background music during work hours. It's soothing and rhythmic and transports the listener to a relaxed state.

It is also a fabulous CD to play while doing yoga; it helps keep you focused while holding poses.

Whether during meditation, yoga, or work, these cd's are perfect for anyone looking to achieve a state of peacefulness.

Average customer rating:

Review(How original huh?)
Music that transcends simple meaning...

A River Runs Through It

Manufacturer: Milan Records
ProductGroup: Music
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Release Date: 2005-03-01

Tracks:

A River Runs Through It
Casting Presbyterian Style
A Land Filled With Wonder
Down The Alley (With You)
A Summer Of Lumber And Fishing
Shooting The Schutes
Three Fishermen
A Trip To The Unknown
A Four Count Rhythm
The Shiek Of Araby
Bye Bye Blackbird - Prudence Johnson
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Swing Me High, Swing Me Low
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Rugged Cross
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Rawhide
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The Splendor In The Grass
Jessie And Norman
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Yes, Quite A Day
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Too Deep For Tears
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Haunted By Waters - A River Runs Through It (Reprise)
Exclusive Interview With Mark Isham

Album Description

A River Runs Through It features Mark Isham's Grammy-and Academy Award-nominated score, plus the songs "The Sheik of Araby" written by Harry B. Smith, Ted Snyder & Francis Wheeler, "Bye Bye Blackbird" written by Mort Dixon & Ray Henderson, and "Muskrat Ramble" written by Ray Gilbert and Edward 'Kid' Ory.

Customer Reviews:

Review(How original huh?).......2007-01-25

Personally, this is one of the absolute BEST soundtracks I have ever listened to. The music is calming, soothing, and truly wonderful. The music is so well put together and nicely coordinated and I feel like I am watching the movie again...it also makes great to read the Laura Ingalls Wilder books too. Try it...you might be suprised how well it fits. :)

Music that transcends simple meaning..........2006-07-16

Mark Isham's score for the motion picture A River Runs Through It is one of the most memorable and emotionally captivating film scores of all time. The arrangements of strings, piano, woodwinds create a meditative and reflective range of music throughout the film capturing all the emotions of this powerful drama about an American family in rural Montana. It is at once deeply haunting, moving, nostalgic and sentimental and captures the innocence and beauty of nature and childhood, as well as darker themes of rebellion and tragedy. There is a profound sense of emotion that is embedded within the music that sweeps over me every time I hear it. A combination of happiness, sadness, excitement, and reflection. There is something simply sweeping and majestic within his music. I couldn't think of anything else that would better compliment the film. Highly recommended.

Average customer rating:

Not what I expected
Fantastic beyond all compare.
amazing album
Celtic rock
Best debut ever

Splendor Solis
The Tea Party
Manufacturer: Capitol
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Release Date: 1994-05-31

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A Certain Slant Of Light
Winter Solice
Save Me
Sun Going Down
In This Time
Dreams Of Reason
Raven Skies
Haze On The Hills
The Majestic Song

Customer Reviews:

Not what I expected.......2006-11-05

Jim Morrison meets Led Zepplin, two great tastes that don't always taste great together. This album sounds like they wrote new lyrics to old Zepplin tunes. I mean track 8 sounds exactly like "Ten Years Gone".

I like The Tea Party for their own work, they don't need to borrow.

If you bought this album and loved it you might want to consider purchasing a "best of" Zepplin CD.

Fantastic beyond all compare........2004-10-05

I bought this back in '94 and it was a staple in my car's tape deck (heh) for a good six months following. I've picked it up again over the years and I'm listening to it again today (digital format, of course). I have to say that this album is timelessly superb. I would assert that if do not like this album, then you don't like rock. Yes, it's that good.

amazing album.......2004-05-10

This album is amazing. "Winter Solstice" is a musical masterpiece and "In this time" has beautiful lyrics. The Tea Party's lyrical content based on mythology is very interesting. This album is definately one of my favorites.

Celtic rock.......2004-04-26

This album got me hooked on Tea party, and I was hooked early. This early Celtic folk rock effort was awesome, it matured some more with the next album, and then in Transmission we see the real polished Tea Party sound. In this first effort Tea Party were still evolving as songwriters, and this "roughness" shows, but hardly subtracts from the songs because they are just very good regardless.

David Rehak
author of "Love and Madness"

Best debut ever.......2004-02-02

It's scary to think this band had never had a commercial album before this one. It's so amazingly well put together with none of the teething problems you'd usually expect in this sort of album. It's also very different to where they later went with their music - Splendor Solis is above all a blues and 70s rock album, fitting in quite seamlessly with Led Zeppelin, The Doors and many such bands of that era, while not coming off as a derivative work. My personal belief is that music has gone in a consistent direction since the 70s, and the innovative rock bands of today (Tool, Tea Party, John Butler Trio, Radiohead, Muse etc) have mostly gone back to the change point and taken it a different route.

My favourite tracks are Midsummer Day, Winter Solstice and Haze On The Hills/Majestic Song (which are really one song split across two tracks). Winter Solstice and Save Me are different takes on the same musical theme, but they tend to bundle Winter Solstice with Sister Awake from Edges live.

Average customer rating:

Good repetitious meditation music

Interesting, a bit boring for me

Excellent CD!! My favorite of the set!

Great for yoga

PERFECT Tamboura CD!

Tamboura
Music for Deep Meditation
Manufacturer: Inner Splendor Media and Banyan Education
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Tamboura 70:17

Album Description

Simple, haunting, magical, such words are often used to describe the simple but powerful sound of the tamboura, an ancient stringed instrument from India. The sound of the tamboura has the power to still the mind and bring the attention to the heart. Its hypnotic drone is the perfect accompaniment for your meditation practice.

This high quality recording captures the sound of a single tamboura in its unaltered simplicity. A must have recording for any serious meditation practitioner.

Customer Reviews:

Good repetitious meditation music.......2007-07-07

This CD wasn't what I thought it was going to be - it is a repeating line over and over from start to finish, with no variations.

That being said - the deep vibrations seep in and evoke a "meditative state". The lack of variation is actually good because it isn't distracting.

The music seems to be done electronically, instead of by the actual instruments, however that isn't really a negative.

Interesting, a bit boring for me.......2007-05-13

I am not sure if this sound is looped electronically but I enjoy more movement. This sounds like a great background instrument to me. For meditation, I prefer silence, nature or something more melodic and less monontonous.

Excellent CD!! My favorite of the set!.......2007-04-09

Great for yoga.......2007-03-29

There is one word to describe all three of the CD's. Hypnotic.

The Tamboura works great for yoga.

We also shared tea with friends and played this one in the background and it kept the atmosphere very serene.

Whether during meditation, yoga, or work, these CD's are perfect for anyone looking to achieve a state of peacefulness.

PERFECT Tamboura CD!.......2007-03-28

People who don't like this CD, clearly do not understand the art of meditation and yoga and the journey to inner peace and relaxation.

This CD is incredibly soothing, relaxing and everything you could want. I'm a big fan of the other two CDs in this series, but this has become my favorite. The Tamboura music on here lasts for OVER and HOUR and ten minutes! Compared to most other meditation CDs that only last 20 minutes. The makers of this CD clearly recognize the fact that it takes some time to get into the trance and mood of meditation. I meditate for about an hour, and the last thing I want to hear is some CD changing tracks. It pulls me right out of the moment. But with this CD, that's not a problem!

Into meditation, yoga, or not, this is just an excellent relaxing tool to listen to. If you're stressed, or feeling overwhelmed with life...sit in your favorite chair, or lie down, and just listen. Before you know it, you'll stop thinking about work and other problems of stress, and you'll find yourself lost in the sounds of the tamboura.

EVERYONE should own this CD. Who doesn't like to be relaxed?

Sufi Splendor: Music for Whirling Meditation

Average customer rating:

Eh...
Sensual and uplifting

Sufi Splendor: Music for Whirling Meditation
Sufi Splendor
Manufacturer: White Swan
ProductGroup: Music
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Release Date: 2002-09-03

Tracks:

Allaho akbar, ya rahimo ya rahman
La illaha illa allah
Ya rabbi salli alal habib mohammaden

Album Description

The dervish's whirling is a meditation—communion and contemplation—set to music; the calm center of a spiritual cyclone. Sufi Splendor: Music for Whirling Meditation captures the music that drives this resplendent and timeless practice. Serpentine ney (flute), melodic santoor, impassioned singing and ancient frame drum form a hypnotic rhythmic engine, building in intensity and carrying the listener to whirling ecstasy. Recorded in India's Ishvani Kendra monastery, Sufi Splendor: Music for Whirling Meditation features seasoned musicians, masters of the sema'a (Sufi ceremony), performing this irresistible music that propelled the original trance dancers. The Persian mystic poet Rumi, founder of the Mevlana Dervish brotherhood, wrote, "…Music uplifts the soul to realms above. The ashes glow, the latent fires increase: We listen and are fed with joy and peace." Immensely enjoyable for straight listening, truly indispensable for inner exploration, Sufi Splendor: Music for Whirling Meditation places the listener at the tranquil heart of that latent fire.

Customer Reviews:

Eh..........2007-05-11

This CD is okay, but I don't find it as transformative as I've found other Sufi music, which sadly I do not know the names of those artists. The singer has a lovely voice and the instruments are well played but it definitely did not put me in the required state for whirling meditation which I have experience elsewhere.

Sensual and uplifting.......2004-07-25

This wonderful CD combines the sensual beauty of the middle eastern rhythyms with the uplifting, entrancing spirituality of the chants. Each of the three long tracks builds from a simple beginning, increasing in tempo and passion. This is a wonderful CD for meditation, particulary active meditation (the whirling of the title, dance, etc.). I highly recommend it for anyone interested in Sufi traditions and/or middle eastern music.

Average customer rating:

A Beautiful Collection of Piano Solos
Undescribable beauty and wonder
Alert for piano lovers: this recording is a must-hear!
Beautiful.

Suite St. Petersburg A Piano Portrait
Kostia
Manufacturer: Narada
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Reflections
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Customer Reviews:

A Beautiful Collection of Piano Solos.......2003-04-19

This CD is a joy to listen to. Kostia is a Russian pianist who has created a highly melodic and accessible disc. It is the perfect backdrop for other activities, but stands up equally well to concentrated listening.

Kostia's music is quite classical in sound; the nearest other composer of such music I can think of is Liz Story. His technique and skill are very evident from the first track to the last.

There are many personal favourites, but "Sunrise" is a particularly beautiful composition that perfectly captures one of nature's most glorious events.

Top-notch recording quality, as one would expect from Narada- but frustratingly they have allowed this to go out of print.

It is well worth tracking down. A very highly recommended CD.

Undescribable beauty and wonder.......2000-12-04

Once in a long while you might have heard some tunes that appeal to your subconsciousness and you yearn to listen to it over and over again. I first heard Secret Garden over the radio and this piano piece simply clicks and moves in me. Give me a thousand chances and I will still pick Konstantin Efimov (if it is his real name) as the best pianist contracted to Narada Lotus. Neo-classical in style, but definitely appeals to mainstream audience like me. Since then, it has always been a dreamy experience to play Secret Garden in repeat mode everytime the sun sets.

Alert for piano lovers: this recording is a must-hear!.......2000-07-15

My only complaint with this recording by Kostia is that it's too short - I wanted more! This is evocative and emotional music, relaxing and contemplative. Winter Ride is brilliant, vivid and distinct; you can hear the sleigh bells and feel the light snow on your face. Reflections is simple and quiet, not necessarily sad but certainly thoughtful. Kostia is a superb pianist, and a highly talented composer. And don't make the mistake of labelling his work "new age" and figuring you've probably already heard everything he has to offer - this is =not= everyday new age. Kostia's music is very distinctive, and every bit as complex, dramatic, and engaging as Chopin or Rachmaninoff. Piano fans, give this a try; I guarantee you'll find something worth listening to over and over again.

Beautiful........1999-08-24

This is the best New Age music I have ever heard. It's a cut above the bland instrumental pop that dominates the genre, combining classical and jazz influences on a good Steinway piano, along with memorable melodies and intricate arrangements. The music ranges from calm and peaceful, as in Secret Garden, to fast and exhilarating, as in Winter Ride. Reflections is particularly influenced by jazz, while Building Bridges is very classical. The cello playing on Warm Stones is beautiful. It certainly does evoke the unfaded majesty of old Europe. Kostia sidesteps the pop melodies used by other New Age pianists for understated, subtle beauty. While it offers nothing really knew, it is a wonderful time capsule of many musical pasts we have now abandoned. I haven't heard his other CD, 10 Pebbles, yet, but I intend to get it as soon as I can.

Average customer rating:

Where are all songs?
UNCONCIEVABLE!!!

Latin Splendor of on the Move
Werner Müller
Manufacturer: Dutton Vocalion UK
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Customer Reviews:

Where are all songs?.......2006-08-30

I'm agree with the previus review. But there is a explication: the music that Vocalion launch on the reissue is axactly as appear for European market, by Decca. For us, in America, London made some different covers and different songs. It's a pity that 3 songs were "killed". And where are the "bonus tracks"? I suppose that they have (in the master tapes made in England) all the songs.

UNCONCIEVABLE!!!.......2006-08-10

Dissapointed!!! As I happen to own the original LP version of The Latin Splendour of Werner Muller, I inmediately noticed that this album's part of this compilation lacks the album's three best tracks: Light My Fire, The Girl From Ipanema and Mais Que Nada. Where are these tracks, then? In what Vocalion album will they be avaliable, and when? These tracks were left out on purpose: Notice that the composed cover uses the On the Move album art to conceal the Latin Splendour track listing, on the right side of the cover. But Why editing the best tracks? This is nuts, unconcievable! I will have to transfer them to CD from the original LP for archival and enjoyment purposes, then. Vocalion oughts more respect to their products buyers, as we, in our vast majority, are record collectors, and music connoiseurs. This is the first mistake of this magnitude I have noticed in the Vocalion reissues, though, but collectors have to be more skeptical about compilations to come. Nevertheless, this album is a good buy, because the London Phase 4 Catalog was almost extinct, something absurd, being London Phase 4 one of the great examples of the use of Stereo techniques as they developed in the 1960's. And now, with the Lounge Revival, London Phase 4 Stereo needs to be rescued and played and enjoyed again. London Phase 4 is a landmark in the record industry, and shall be respected as it is. No more senseless messing with these Instrumental masterpieces.
H.O.M. in Cincinatti

Average customer rating:

Excellent Addition to the Music for Deep Meditation Series
Interesting music for meditation

Didgeridoo & Tibetan Singing Bowl
Music for Deep Meditation
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Didgeridoo and Tibetan Singing Bowl
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Product Description

Honored by the Aboriginal people of Australia for thousands of years, the pure vibrations of the Didgeridoo are known for their healing power. Combined with the Tibetan Singing Bowls, the Didgeridoo creates a soothing tapestry of sounds that stills the mind and invigorates our whole being. We invite you to explore each release from Music for Deep Meditation. Every album is executed with the utmost integrity and purity of sound, thus creating vehibles that are truly conductive for meditation and deep relaxation.

Customer Reviews:

Excellent Addition to the Music for Deep Meditation Series.......2007-05-16

I'm a big fan of the first 3 CDs, so I had to snatch this one up right away. I had a lot of expectations, since the first three were so good. I wasn't sure if the quality would still be up to par.

Thankfully, I loved it! These people know what they're doing. Highly recommended!

Interesting music for meditation.......2007-05-12

I first heard the Didgeridoo at a spiritual retreat in Maui.
I found the primal sound of the instrument very soothing and powerful.
I have never heard the Didgeridoo played with the Tibetan Singing Bowl but it does make for an interesting background music for meditation.

I like to other releases from Music for Deep Meditation a little better but I would still recommend this one.

Average customer rating:

One Hell of a Quality Metal Album
Please let their next be as good!
Amazing, and refreshingly original
An overlooked gem
A metal classic

Back to Times of Splendor
Disillusion
Manufacturer: Metal Blade
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Rock | Styles | Music

General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B0001NBNK2
Release Date: 2004-04-06

Tracks:

And The Mirror Cracked
Fall
Alone I Stand In Fires
Back To Times Of Splendor
A Day By The Lake
The Sleep Of Restless Hours

Album Description

Melodic Death/Thrash Metal

Customer Reviews:

One Hell of a Quality Metal Album.......2006-09-25

From the epic violin-driven opening of "Back to the Times of Splendor" to the violent outbreak in "Alone I Stand In Fires," to the acoustic strumming undertone in "A Day By the Lake," This CD has every morsel of diversity you could ever wish for in a Progressive Death album without going overboard. For a debut album it is astonishingly refined and well-crafted, and will soar past your expectations. Everything from the riffs, all the instrumental parts, the solos, the song structures, the general feel, are virtually flawless. Not quite the vocals though.

The song structures here are vast, complex, winding journeys of many different ideas, excellently flowing together, maintaining a certain energy with many heavy and upbeat parts, but also a decent share of calmer and symphonic parts. The calmer parts, sometimes even some strings or piano, last just the right amount of time, providing a nice contrast once in a while and don't take away from the course of the song. The title track has a pretty long calm section with some acoustic guitars and the majority of "A Day by the Lake" is acoustic driven.

Most of the lengthy heavier sections have so much going on in a short period of time, so many different sections of riffs changing so fast, it can almost seem like too much, however I don't look at it as a bad thing. It really adds to the "replay value" of the album because songs are so intricate you can't possibly remember them and every time you listen to it is like the first time. Obviously they write very lengthy songs as well, there is just under an hour in these six songs, with one song passing the 14-minute mark and one over 17 minutes.

I think there are actually more clean vocals than death growls, and both this vocalist's talents are good, and the vocal melodies are astounding. Death growls are ferocious, punishing and adrenaline-pumping. Clean vocals took a little getting used to; they can be a bit exaggerated at times, but not nearly as bad as most Power Metal vocalists. Overall they are powerful and diverse, adding a certain unique quality to the band.

Somehow, in a way that I can't quite explain, this album is one of the very few metal albums with growled/harsh vocals that doesn't sound either depressing or angry. (The only exceptions I can think of at the moment are Arcturus and Orphaned Land) The majority of it sounds very joyous, and simply "epic," while continuing to pack a hell of a punch. Of course, I'm not saying depressing or angry aren't feelings you want in a metal album.

Fans of Opeth, Nevermore, Novembre, Orphaned Land, etc. should definitely check this band out. They're the most promising prog-metal band I can think of (in terms of, brand NEW bands, with like one album). And look, they have a new album coming out next month!

Please let their next be as good!.......2006-09-06

I desperately hope their soon to be released follow up is as good as this. What a way to start a career.Song # 4 (Back to Times of Splendor )might be the best start to a metal song in the last 10 years or more. I love the arrangement of all the songs but i agree with others on the last song being the weakest.They are cut out of the Opeth vein of powerful yet melodicly beautiful soundscapes. They combine clean vocals with the " cookie monster " vocals as do most bands in this genre. The guitar work is good along with the drumming. Nothing mind boggling here, just an awesome start to what i hope is a productive career.This album is a "must have".

Amazing, and refreshingly original.......2006-03-11

This album just blew me away! Every track is loaded with great musicianship and well written lyrics.

Its difficult to categorize this CD, but different parts of songs reminded me of a few different bands. A little Opeth, a little Mushroomhead and the lead singer's voice deffinitely reminds me of System of Down.

I highly recommend this CD. And itd be impossible for me to pick any favorite tracks... they are all excellent!

An overlooked gem.......2005-11-14

It really is a shame that this album has been overlooked by so many people. This is, in my opinion, one of the most important prog releases in some time. This is definitely up there with such stalwarts as Dream Theater's finest as well as Symphony X, Pain of Salvation and other tyrants of the prog genre. When I say Disillusion is "prog" they don't engage in sophist wankery like Dream Theater (or their clones) tend to do. What Disillusion do is they write damn good songs (much like Pain of Salvation). Also, they write something for everything. Vurtox is a very versatile singer and musician. One minute a passage has blast beats and he's growling, the next minute he's crooning softfully and then it goes into a Pink Floyd-ish breakdown. This album took two years to craft, and it definitely shows it. The title track and "The Sleep of Restless Hours" display some of the bands finest talents. Especially the latter of the two tracks. It definitely ranks as one of my favorite epic tracks ever (it clocks in at an amazing 17 minutes long).

What makes this cd so great is that, no matter how many times I listen to it, I can always come back and listen to it again. Why? Because as I said, these are extremely well crafted songs with emotion and feeling. The music, the lyrics, the atmosphere all come together to form an amazing record. Do not let this pass you by if you are an open minded metalhead

A metal classic.......2005-10-03

I heard this band back when they were still advertising on MP3.com with the songs off of the "Three Neuron Kings" demo. This band is putting out some of the bst new metal that there is, hands down. Despite the few tracks on this album all of them are enjoyable, but you will want to set aside an hour or so to listen to the whole thing in its entirety. My personal favorite on the album: "Alone I stand in Fires," but really, there's something for everyone here.

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1. Gabrieli - Canzon Seconda A Quattro
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4. Telemann - Trio in E Minor-Affettuoso
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11. Telemann - Concerto in D Major-Allegro
12. J.S. Bach - Praeludium in F Major BWV 901
13. Philidor - Suite en E SI MI-Sarabande
14. Telemann - Concerto in D Major-Siciliano
15. Castrucci - Sonata in G Major-Menuet
16. Nanino - Diffusa Est Gratia
17. Barsanti - Sonata in A Minor-Grave
18. Telemann - Concerto on D Major-Largo
19. Rore - Non E Che Duol Mi Scemi
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