Coates: Songs

On this CD:

1. Rise up and reach the stars, for voice & piano
Composed by Eric Coates
Performed by Richard Edgar-Wilson, Michael Ponder, Eugene Asti

2. At Vesper Bell, for voice & piano
Composed by Eric Coates
Performed by Richard Edgar-Wilson, Michael Ponder, Eugene Asti

3. Young Lover, The, for voice & piano
Composed by Eric Coates
Performed by Richard Edgar-Wilson, Michael Ponder, Eugene Asti

4. The Grenadier
Composed by Eric Coates
Performed by Richard Edgar-Wilson, Michael Ponder, Eugene Asti

5. Orpheus with his lute, for voice & piano
Composed by Eric Coates
Performed by Richard Edgar-Wilson, Michael Ponder, Eugene Asti

6. Under the greenwood tree, for voice & piano
Composed by Eric Coates
Performed by Richard Edgar-Wilson, Michael Ponder, Eugene Asti

7. Who is Sylvia? for voice & piano
Composed by Eric Coates
Performed by Richard Edgar-Wilson, Michael Ponder, Eugene Asti

8. It was a lover and his lass, for voice & piano
Composed by Eric Coates
Performed by Richard Edgar-Wilson, Michael Ponder, Eugene Asti

9. Because I miss you so, for voice & piano
Composed by Eric Coates
Performed by Richard Edgar-Wilson, Michael Ponder, Eugene Asti

10. Sigh no more, ladies, for voice & piano
Composed by Eric Coates
Performed by Richard Edgar-Wilson, Michael Ponder, Eugene Asti

11. Tell me where is fancy bred, for voice & piano
Composed by Eric Coates
Performed by Richard Edgar-Wilson, Michael Ponder, Eugene Asti

12. First Meeting: Souvenir for viola & piano
Composed by Eric Coates
Performed by Richard Edgar-Wilson, Michael Ponder, Eugene Asti

13. Fairy Tales of Ireland, The, for voice & piano
Composed by Eric Coates
Performed by Richard Edgar-Wilson, Michael Ponder, Eugene Asti

14. Music of the Night, for voice & piano
Composed by Eric Coates
Performed by Richard Edgar-Wilson, Michael Ponder, Eugene Asti

15. Betty and Johnny, for voice & piano
Composed by Eric Coates
Performed by Richard Edgar-Wilson, Michael Ponder, Eugene Asti

16. Mill o' Dreams, for voice & piano
Composed by Eric Coates
Performed by Richard Edgar-Wilson, Michael Ponder, Eugene Asti

17. When I am dead, for voice & piano
Composed by Eric Coates
Performed by Richard Edgar-Wilson, Michael Ponder, Eugene Asti

18. Little green balcony, for voice & piano
Composed by Eric Coates
Performed by Richard Edgar-Wilson, Michael Ponder, Eugene Asti

19. Ship of Dream
Composed by Eric Coates
Performed by Richard Edgar-Wilson, Michael Ponder, Eugene Asti

20. Outlaw's Song
Composed by Eric Coates
Performed by Richard Edgar-Wilson, Michael Ponder, Eugene Asti

21. Your Name
Composed by Eric Coates
Performed by Richard Edgar-Wilson, Michael Ponder, Eugene Asti

22. Beautiful Lady Moon
Composed by Eric Coates
Performed by Richard Edgar-Wilson, Michael Ponder, Eugene Asti

23. Impressions Of A Princess
Composed by Eric Coates
Performed by Richard Edgar-Wilson, Michael Ponder, Eugene Asti

Tracks:

Quem Terra Pontus Sidera
Ave Maria (Gregorian Chant)
Alma Redemptoris Mater
The Angel Cried Out
Angelicas Milicias
Wherewithal Shall A Young Man...
Love Is A Beautiful Dream
This Heart That Flutters Near My Heart
Wild Grass
Labbra Vermiglie E Belle
Jeanie With The Light Brown Hair
Dulaman
Shenandoah
Spanish Carol
Love Is Letting Go
Blues In The Night
Wade In The Wate
We Shall Walk Through The Valley In Peace
Christmas Time Is Here

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With this disc, Chanticleer, the internationally renowned, all-male 12-voice chamber choir, celebrates its 25th anniversary. Presenting songs from earlier albums plus one not previously recorded, the selection displays the group's remarkable stylistic and linguistic versatility, as well as all the qualities that have made it famous: the impeccable precision and intonation; the pristine tonal purity; the deep, inner expressiveness; the infinitely variable range of colors, textures, dynamics and moods; and the incredible vocal control that allows voices to stand out as well as to blend into a seamless, sonorous whole. Not for nothing has the group been called "an orchestra of voices" with its ability to sound like a big band in chordal passages and to imitate bass pizzicati as well as patter-songs and gospel shouts. The sopranos take off into stratospheric heights with florid coloratura; it is hard to believe that these are male voices. The program ranges from Gregorian chant and liturgical music of the 16th and 17th century, through traditional and jazz-influenced folk songs and spirituals (some in deplorably bad arrangements), to works by contemporary composers. Chanticleer's mostly vibrato-less vocal style still reflects its roots in its original Renaissance repertoire, but the way the singers use their voices in the popular, jazzy songs makes one aware of the evolving kinship between the two traditions. Though primarily an a capella ensemble, Chanticleer is occasionally joined by various instrumental groups, from period instrument orchestras to a jazz trio, and Dawn Upshaw adds her radiant, smiling, unmistakably "real" soprano to a delightful, high-spirited performance of a Spanish Carol. This disc is a fine, varied sampling of Chanticleer's discography and should inspire listeners to search out all the complete albums. --Edith Eisler

Customer Reviews:

My idea of heaven.......2007-02-17

If you liked Norman Luboff's Song's of the Sea's "Shenandoah", the price of this CD is worth it alone. That's why I ordered the CD. I heard Chanticleer's version and immediately ordered it. The rest is just the icing on the cake.

Then there is the one Kiri Tekanawa (sp?) offering, which is the only female voice on the recording.

Wonderful, but not quite the best of I had hoped.......2006-07-18

Some great material truly shines on this album, but I wsih that the group had been a little less populist in their choice of repertoire. There is a little too many arrangements and folk-like material, with the exception of the wonderful "Dulaman", and I would like to have heard some more varied repertoire. That said this is an excellent starting point for this amazing group.

A treasury.......2005-11-06

As you can tell from the samples, the music here is amazing and covers a wide territory. It is less obvious that much of this is available on other CDs. I am confident, for example, that "We Shall Walk Through the Valley In Peace" is the same track that you will find on their phenomenal and highly recommended gospel collection, _Where the Sun Shall Never Go Down_, and I see a number of familiar-looking titles from other CDs. My advice is: if you're looking for a broad sample of the group's repertoire, then you can't go wrong here -- but if you've already got several Chanticleer albums, then you'll want to check your existing collection for potential duplications before buying this 'treasury.'

Chanticleer: A Portrait.......2005-10-26

This is a marvelous singing group of all males with a little addition of Dawn Upshaw on a couple of pieces. They are thourally amazing at what they can sing with Male Voices usually unaccompanied. Obviously they have good strong Contra-Tenors that can manage the high notes without any problems. I would recommend this album to anyone who enjoys vocal music, unaccompanied and like Male Voices

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A century of British art songs to delight those who love them

English Song

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A Treasury of English Song
Favorite English Songs
The Complete Songs, Vol. 4
Songs by Roger Quilter
The Complete Songs of Charles Ives, Vol. 3

ASIN: B0002JEG6I
Release Date: 2005-03-22

Tracks:

A Soft Day - Bernadette Greevy
Irish Skies - Bernadette Greevy
Cherry Ripe - Janice Watson
Mustard And Cress - Neal Davies
The Lily Of A Day - Janice Watson
Henry King - Neal Davies
Fain Would I Change That Note - Graham Johnson
In Summer-Time On Bredon - Christopher Maltman
The Lads In Their Hundreds - Christopher Maltman
Among The Rocks - Graham Johnson
It Was A Lover And His Lass - Anthony Rolfe Johnson
The Water Mill - Anthony Rolfe Johnson
On Wenlock Edge - Anthony Rolfe Johnson
The Call - Graham Johnson
Silent Noon - Graham Johnson
Now In These Fairylands - Philip Langridge
The Dream-City - Philip Langridge
Margrete's Cradle Song - Susan Gritton
The Heart Worships - Christopher Maltman
Take, O Those Lips Away - Anthony Rolfe Johnson
Now Sleeps The Crimson Petal - Graham Johnson
Love Calls Through The Summer Night - Anthony Rolfe Johnson
I Will Go With My Father A-Ploughing - Graham Johnson
The Rio Grande (Capstan Shanty) - Ian Partridge
Theodore, Or The Pirate King - Ian Partridge
A Long Time Ago (Hilliard's Shanty) - Ian Partridge
Oh Dear, What Can The Matter Be? - Bernadette Greevy

Tracks:

The Grenadier - Richard Edgar-Wilson
The Young Lover - Richard Edgar-Wilson
Betty And Johnny - Richard Edgar-Wilson
Rise Up And Reach The Stars - Richard Edgar-Wilson
The Bells - Nik Hancock-Child
Ann's Cradle Song - Nik Hancock-Child
As I Lay In The Early Sun - Nik Hancock-Child
The Cherry Tree - Nik Hancock-Child
Dusk - Nik Hancock-Child
Peter Warlock's Fancy - John Constable
The Frostbound Wood - John Constable
Chopcherry - John Constable
A Sad Song - John Constable
Rutterkin - John Constable
Bethlehem Down - John Constable
Wapping Old Stairs - Felicity Lott
Long Steel Grass - Martyn Hill
Tango-Pasodoble - Martyn Hill
Popular Song - Martyn Hill
Beatriz's Song - Felicity Lott
Lay Your Sleeping Head, My Love - Philip Langridge
Early One Morning - Felicity Lott
The Foggy, Foggy View - Philip Langridge
Now The Leaves Are Falling Fast - Philip Langridge
Tell Me The Truth About Love - Della Jones
The Choirmaster's Burial - Philip Langridge

Customer Reviews:

A century of British art songs to delight those who love them.......2006-06-26

These 53 songs have been collected by Naxos from their extensive acquisitions from Collins Classics, and perhaps other British sources now out of business. There's a steady cottage industry, year after year, producing the typical English art song, which is usually based on folk songs, but even in more modern idioms is profuondly conservative and nostaligic. Half these songs, not to mention half the composers, are totally unknown to American audiences, but the familiar names of Vaughan Williams and Britten represent high quality, and the lesser lights, such as Warlock and Quilter, are mainstays in this repertoire.

I'd challenge all but the most addicted listener to make it through more than ten songs at a sitting, and many of these pieces are tepid, offering comfort rather than inspiration. The singers are among the best, but Graham Johnson and Steuart Beford, who do most of the accompaniments, are lackluster. I know that won't be a popular comment, yet if you compare any of these songs with rendiitons done by Janet Baker, John Shirley-quirk, and most recently Bryn Terfel and Ian Bostridge, you immediately notice how much more intensity and drama is pesent than htis colleciton reveals.

My Secret Heart - Songs of Parlour, Stage and Screen

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Almost too much lavender and roses, but a delight anyway
Mr. Heppner Must Have A Large Parlour!
He can keep his secret to himslef
What a 'crossover' album should be!
This cd has left me speechless, wow!

My Secret Heart - Songs of Parlour, Stage and Screen
Ben Heppner , Vittorio Giannini , Ernest Charles , Ivor Novello , Sir Noel Coward , Eric Coates , Teresa Clotilde del Riego , Mana-Zucca , Ernst Seitz , and Haydn Wood
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Ideale: Songs of Paolo Tosti
Heppner Sings Wagner
Ben Heppner - German Romantic Opera
Ben Heppner - Airs Francais / LSO, Myung-Whun Chung

ASIN: B00002JXEC
Release Date: 1999-11-09

Tracks:

Let All My Life Be Music
Sing To My Heart A Song
Let My Song Fill Your Heart
Love Is My Reason For Living
Someday My Heart Will Awake
I'll See You Again
We'll Gather Lilacs
Bird Songs At Eventide
Homing
I Love Life
The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise
Roses Of Picardy
I'll Be Seeing You
Serenade
Love Me Tonight
Be My Love
The Desert Song
I'll Follow My Secret Heart

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With his 1999 Met triumph as Tristan--the most taxing of all Wagner's tenor roles--Canadian singer Ben Heppner has fully earned his heralded position as the great new Heldentenor of our time. His Lohengrin is a signature role, while his album German Romantic Opera has been nominated for a Grammy. Yet Heppner also commands tremendous versatility--and of a much more engaging character than that of the typical crossover effort--using his powerful, bronze-tinged tenor to tender and charming effect in My Secret Heart. This is a collection of songs roughly from the period between the two world wars, when music began to reach mass audiences via radio and screen. Many of these are almost forgotten gems--emblems of a vanished era--but once had wide cultural currency: the World War II hit "We'll Gather Lilacs," the radio show Family Hour's theme tune "Let My Song Fill Your Heart," and the oft-recorded 1919 ballad "The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise." Heppner, with his sturdy beauty of tone and sweet, natural-sounding vibrato, breathes new life into this genre. He handles the idiom's unabashed schmaltz with charm and brings a lilting urbanity to two Noël Coward tunes, with especially bittersweet refinement in "I'll Follow My Secret Heart." --Thomas May

Customer Reviews:

Almost too much lavender and roses, but a delight anyway.......2006-08-29

These are beloved popular songs from our grandparents' generation that are redolent of lavender an tears. Their sentimentality couldn't be more out of fashion, but Ben Heppner steps forward, like Mario Lanza before him, to offer thrills amidst the honeyed scents. He's totally sincere, and you'd have to be Alberich or Don Pizarro to react with anything but a melting heart. God, I'm falling into the same vocabulary as these songs. No need to blush, though, with such a great singer at hand.

Mr. Heppner Must Have A Large Parlour!.......2005-02-22

I purchased this CD after hearing Mr. Heppner in recital singing "Homing" for an encore. This small gem written by Teresa Del Riego is a haunting song about loneliness. We learn from the notes-- they are very informative with bios on the composers included here as well as the words to the lyrics-- that she composed this ballad in 1917, the year her husband was killed in France just before the ending of World War I. There are other lovelies here as well: "I Love Life", "We'll Gather Lilacs", "The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise" as well as music by Noel Coward, Sigmund Romberg and Rudolf Friml. Heppner also sings "I'll Be Seeing You." It's such a relief to hear someone other than Liberace do that number since it was the song that he always used to close his television show in the 50's and unfortunately made into a syrupy cliche.

Mr. Heppner says these are songs of the parlour, stage and silver screen. His glorious voice which appears to be a combination of steel and gold fills a recital hall easily. He would need a huge parlour to sing in as well.

This CD is quite wonderful. There are no dull cuts. Since the songs are all about love, this would make a great February 14 gift.

He can keep his secret to himslef.......2003-12-13

This is OBNOXIOUS, this dude should be in operas. i am speechless, he is one loud mouthed dude!

What a 'crossover' album should be!.......2001-09-01

In general, I hate it when classical singers make 'crossover' recordings. Usually the singer has no idea how to sing 'pop' material in anything like the proper style - even someone who is singing it because he or she genuinely likes the music and not just to milk cash from the unsuspecting masses. But there are always exceptions to a rule, and this CD is one of them. Ben Heppner here scales down his huge operatic voice and shows his 'secret heart', a more intimate side of his musical personality.

There is no question that Heppner is one of the greatest tenors of our age. He is often compared with his fellow Canadian Jon Vickers (with whom he shares much of his repertory) but especially here, he is beginning to remind me more and more of Jussi Bjorling, and I can think of no higher compliment. Part of this is because Bjorling actually sang quite a bit of repertory similar to what Heppner sings here, but more importantly, both voices have an ideal combination of power and sweetness. Heppner's is essentially a very lyric voice despite its large size, and he is capable of great tonal beauty and sensitivity. This not only makes his Wagner, Giordano, and Berlioz very special, but makes him equally adept with the gentle little gems he sings on this disc. He is helped somewhat by the fact that these songs, most of which were written in the very early part of the 20th century, are a lot closer to the 'classical' style than more modern pop. But what really makes Heppner perfect for this material is his total identification with the texts, his tenderness, and his utter sincerity. Also, his diction is superb - you won't need the printed texts to understand what he is singing. In the hands of a lesser singer, some of these old fashioned songs would be absolute treacle. But an artist like Heppner can raise up even 'substandard' compositions and give them the aura of greatness.

In the more upbeat songs, Heppner sings with the thrilling, heroic tone that has made him in demand in every opera house in the world. He makes 'Let All My Life Be Music' into his personal mission statement. 'Homing' was also a favorite of another great Wagnerian tenor, namely Lauritz Melchior. 'I Love Life!', complete with splendid high C, is sung with enough cheer and vigor to bring anybody out of a depression. But this repertory is often gentle and introspective, and Heppner can also easily fine down his voice to a splendid pianissimo, drawing you in and enticing you to pay attention as opposed to banging you over your head like many other tenors do. Ivor Novello's 'Love is My Reason For Living' and Ernest Charles' 'Let My Song Fill Your Heart' are light, gracious Viennese waltzes. The familiar 'Roses of Picardy', 'Bird Songs at Eventide' and 'I'll Be Seeing You' are also sung sweetly and caressingly. Two more Novello songs are among the best tracks on the album. 'Someday My Heart Will Awake', is soft, gentle, and nostalgic, rising to a passionate conclusion. 'We'll Gather Lilacs' is obviously a love song from Heppner to his wife Karen (to whom the entire album is dedicated), full of yearning and deeply moving.

The operetta selections are even more special. In the Serenade from 'The Student Prince', which is alone worth the price of the CD, Heppner makes something truly thrilling of the declaration 'Oh, hear my longing cry!/Oh, love me or I die!', and ends with not one but two spectacular high Cs. What a pity that the chances of him ever recording the entire operetta are so slim! The cajolingly sung title song from 'The Desert Song' is almost as fine, as is 'Love Me Tonight' from 'The Vagabond King'. Finally, the title song 'I'll Follow My Secret Heart', with yet another brilliant high C, makes a splendid finish to this very enjoyable album.

I should also give credit to noted composer and orchestrator Jonathan Tunick for his warm, rich, and perfectly scaled arrangements of these songs. Like Heppner, he finds the perfect mood for each piece and never engages in schmaltz that one might expect from some of this material. The only complaint I have about this disc is the one I have about many contemporary CDs - why is there only 54 minutes of music on a medium that can hold almost 80 minutes? There are assuredly more than 18 songs Heppner could have recorded in this vein. I would have liked to have seen more operetta items in particular. Although I suppose they couldn't have recorded the Drinking Song from 'The Student Prince' as well as the Serenade without a chorus, it would have been nice if 'Deep In My Heart, Dear' had been included. Still, the quality of what is there far outweighs the quantity. The excellent documentation, in German and French as well as English, includes a personal note from Heppner, biographies of all the composers as well as Heppner and Tunick, and complete song texts. The cover shows Heppner surrounded by red velvet, designed, amusingly enough, by Red Herring Productions!

Whether you're an opera lover who wants to hear a great tenor in a lighter mood, or a fan of early 20th century popular music who is curious to see what it sounds like sung by a genuinely great voice, this disc is essential. It is an excellent introduction to Heppner's artistry if you haven't experienced it before, and after listening to it you might want to try some of his opera CDs, both solo recitals and complete recordings. There are few voices that could serve as a better introduction for a neophyte to the wonderful world of opera. If only more 'crossover' singers (both classical and pop) had Heppner's musical integrity...

This cd has left me speechless, wow!.......2001-02-18

Air give me air, I need lots of air, air, air.......This cd has caused me a lot of adverse breathing.

The things that I have read about Ben have been very true. He really is a lot more than I ever bargained for. He is THAT GOOD.

I need to go out on a limb and say that he is the best tenor I have ever heard. In my wildest dreams I never thought anyone could be that good.

For this cd Ben choose to sing a lot of standards. Bravo! This is my kind of music. Ben did an excellent job crooning us with his golden voice. He knew when to hold back and when to sing at full strength. This is marvelous how he worked each song to get the full meaning out of it.

The only complaint I have is there was not enough of the good olde songs that I wanted to hear Ben sing. I know it's hard to please all the people all the time and I understand where Ben was coming from.

Tracks:

The Last Rose Of Summer - Landon Ronald
For You Alone - Enrico Caruso
By The Waters Of Minnetonka (An Indian Love Song) - Landon Ronald
The Green Hills O' Somerset - Peter Dawson
She Wandered Down The Mountainside - Rosina Buckman
The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise - Charles Hackett
By The Bend Of The River - Grace Moore
I Know Of Two Bright Eyes (Myrrha) - Walter Widdop
A Fairy Went A-Marketing - Clara Butt
Myself When Young (In A Persian Garden) - Norman Allin
Love's Old Sweet Song - Amelita Galli-Curci
Bird Songs At Eventide - John McCormack
Ciribiribin - Lucrezia Bori
The Song Of Songs - Richard Crooks
Homing - Percy B. Kahn
The Blind Ploughman - Fyodor Chaliapin
The Fairytales Of Ireland - Florence Austral/Hils Nelson
Ich Liebe Dich, My Dear - Armand Crabbe
I Love You Truly - Dusolina Giannini
Love Sends A Little Gift Of Roses - Gerald Moore
Danny Boy (Londonderry Air) - Dora Labette
Kashmiri Song (Pale Hands I Loved) - Richard Tauber
Deep River - Marian Anderson
Leanin' - Harold Williams
A Perfect Day - Rosa Ponselle

Customer Reviews:

Remember-Mckinley was president when these tunes were new.......2007-03-10

In the 1890s and the early years of the 20th century sound recordings were very new and very fascinating to the population at large..Being able to hear a recording of a popular song,or listen to a piano roll transcription was,at the time,considered something of a miracle...Alas,since the technology was new the recording process was primitive...VERY primitive...often entire orchestras played into a recording horn,and the resulting sound reminds one of listening to something in a tunnel...very little could be done to make the sound pristine,and because of it the recordings from that period all have an antique and primitive atmosphere to them...recordings that old,and not saved upon tape,or disc,often poorly kept and poorly maintained,tend to deteriorate ,and,in many cases with regard to the items presented upon this album,the original"master"recording is lost,and only a copy remains,often a badly deteriorated,commercial copy..scratches,recording anaolomies,as well as warpage and general age have taken thier toll..Some would think,rather foolishly as it turns out,that such modern restorative processes such as"Cedar" might erase the imperfections,the scratches,the warpage,the cracks and hisses,but this is just not so...
For those of you old enough to have had long-playing records,45s,or 78s,just imagine that the ONLY copy of a particular album or song title is your old,scratched,worn disc...not some master tape or disc held in a vault somewhere,but your old beat up copy...Imagine further that you submit this old beat up copy for restoration...Sure,it may sound better afterwards than it did before,but,all in all,it still sounds pretty bad,at least by modern standards...
This is the sort of sound reproduction one gets on this album...Efforts were made to restore these sides(contrary to the opinion of another review found here about this album)but when one is dealing with recordings 100 or so years old,made when recording tecniques were primitive,and ,in some cases,having to attempt restoration on a used COPY sold to and played by someone like you and I way back when,restoration to a"perfect" sense is just not possible..Indeed,even if "perfection"could be achieved,the original sound of some of these old sides never was too good to begin with..
Be this as it may,the sides presented here are historic,to say the very least,and representative of what the public of the 1890s liked to hear...Listening to these sides,imperfections and all,gives one a sense of that time,a sense of the enormous technological gulf between these recordings and the ones available today,and,perhaps most importantly,gives us an overview of the sort of entertainment that drove our great great grandparents wild...
If you can get over the primitive sound of these recordings,or get yourself used to it,then give this album a try...

Loves Old Sweet Song Leaves a Bitter Taste.......2003-04-27

While the performances on this CD are great the transfers from the original recordings are about the worst i have ever heard. No care whatever was spent in dubbing these records to Cd. The originals in my collection sound many times better than these. I bought this for convenience but find it too terrible to listen

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Bird Songs at Eventide

Manufacturer: Hyperion UK
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B0000BX5L6
Release Date: 2003-12-09

Tracks:

Bird Song at Eventide
Duna
At Dawning (I Love You)
Little Silver Ring
Song to the Seals
Fairy Tree
Lost Chord
Kashmiri Song (Pale Hands I Loved)
Till I Wake
Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal
Drink to Me Only With Thine Eyes
O Dry Those Tears
Sylvia
Ah, Moon of My Delight
Allah
Bless This House
Thanks Be to God
Roses of Picardy
God Be With Our Boys Tonight
Smilin' Through
Little Grey Home in the West
Bonnie Wee Thing
Lord Is My Light
Somewhere a Voice Is Calling
Brown Bird Singing - Robert White

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Explore America, Vol. 1

Manufacturer: Naxos American
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000094Q1W
Release Date: 2003-05-20

Tracks:

Copland: Appalachian Spring (Excerpt) - Paul Gambill
Cadman: From The Land Of The Sky-Blue Water Op.45, No.1 - Bergonzi String Quartet
Carpenter: Adventures In A Perambulator: The Hurdy Gurdy - New Symphony Orchestra Of Ukraine
Rorem: Nightingale - Ned Rorem
Barber: Violin Concerto: Presto - Marin Alsop
Gloria Coates: String Quartet No. 1: Protestation Quartet - Kreutzer Quartet
Hovhaness: Cello Concerto: Allegro - Seattle Symphony
Ives: Symphony No. 3: Old Folks Gatherin' - Northern Sinfonia
McKay: Americanistic Etude - William Bolcom
Berlin: Alexander's Ragtime Band - The Chestnut Brass Company
Grofe: Hollywood Suite: Production Number - Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Bernstein: West Side Story: Tonight - Kenneth Schermerhorn
Ornstein: A Morning In The Woods - Janic Weber
Price: Song To Dark Virgin - Darryl Taylor
Torke: Rapture: Drums And Woods - Marin Alsop
Sousa: The National Game - Keith Brion

Feodor Chaliapin sings Russian Folk Songs

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Feodor Chaliapin sings Russian Folk Songs

Manufacturer: Hanssler Classics
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ASIN: B0009IOR2A
Release Date: 2004-08-01

Coates: By the Sleepy Lagoon; Summer Days; London Suite

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Charming Coates Recordings
Ah, Nostalgia!
Eric Coates Conducts His Own Music.

Coates: By the Sleepy Lagoon; Summer Days; London Suite

Manufacturer: Naxos
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Eirc Coates: 10 Orchestral Pieces; The Enchanted Garden
Eric Coates: London Calling
The Symphonic Eric Coates
Elizabethan Serenade: The Best of British Light Music

ASIN: B00005MAPN
Release Date: 2001-08-21

Tracks:

By The Sleepy Lagoon
Summer Days-Ste: In A Country Lane - The New Queen's Hall Light Orch/Eric Coates
Summer Days-Ste: On The Edge Of The Lake - The New Queen's Hall Light Orch/Eric Coates
Summer Days-Ste: At The Dance - The New Queen's Hall Light Orch/Eric Coates
Wood Nymphs - Valsette - The Queen's Hall Light Orch/Eric Coates
The Jester At The Wedding: March
The Jester At The Wedding: Valse
Symphonic Rhap On 'I Pitch My Lonely Caravan' - Hon. W. Brownlow
Symphonic Rhap On 'I Heard You Singing' And 'Bird Songs At Eventide'
London Ste: Tarantelle 'Covent Garden'
London Ste: Meditation 'Westminister'
London Ste: March 'Knightsbridge'
Summer Afternoon - Idyll
Cinderella - A Phantasy
London Bridge - March

Customer Reviews:

Charming Coates Recordings.......2007-02-16

The best of British light classical music in the first half of the century, represented particularly by Eric Coates and Alfred Ketelbey, is a glimpse of a vanished era. Coates' music is largely forgotten in the U.S. today. Record-collectors, however, quickly discovered Coates' wonderful recordings via the numerous 78-rpm discs he made for Columbia and Decca/London, released in both the U.K. and the U.S. Fortunately, Naxos has digitally remastered some of the best of these delightful performances.

Coates was a gifted melodist and orchestrator. He was also a very competent conductor, as these recordings demonstrate. It is a real treat to hear him conducting his own music, some of which was recorded in stereo by Frederick Fennell for Mercury Records. These are truly light classical gems, much in the "pops" vein, and can be enjoyed both classical music lovers and those who prefer the lighter classics.

Ah, Nostalgia!.......2001-11-20

Although I'm sure there are those that would disagree with me, I consider this the Mecca of all Eric Coates CDs. To be able to hear the works not only written by the composer but conducted as well...What can I say? The fact that during the reengineering of the original recordings not all of the hisses, cracks and pops were removed only adds to the charm and enjoyment of these fabulous and historic recordings. Best on the disc: bands 10, 11 and 12, "London Suite," recorded in March of 1933.

Eric Coates Conducts His Own Music........2001-10-05

Eric Coates wrote light music that was very good music. A very experienced practitioner, he was highly regarded by his public, his publishers, his colleagues, and by record companies. He recorded his own works extensively, and inimitably.

Peter Dempsey, working from original 78s issued between 1926 and 1940, has produced and annotated this welcome addition to the Naxos catalogue devoted to Eric Coates conducting his own music. The orchestra, usually named "Symphony Orchestra" on the original labels and in this Naxos issue also, was frequently the London Philharmonic Orchestra - no less. This was the case with Tracks 2 - 5, 9 - 12, and 14.

Tracks:

Water O' Tyne
I Heard You Singing
Will You Go With Me?
A Cradle Song
A Song Of Sleep
The Green Hills O' Somerset
Mountain Lovers
I'll Sing Thee Songs of Araby
Mother Machree
Roses Of Picardy
There's A Long, Long Trail A-Winding
The Old Brigade
Yes! Let Me Like A Soldier Fall
Because
Love's Old Sweet Song
Star Of God
Friend O' Mine
Simon The Cellarer
Time To Go
Echo
The Songs Of Today
Just A-Wearyin' For You
Down By The Sally Gardens
Orpheus With His Lute
Kashmiri Song
In The Gloaming
The Star Of The County Down
A Perfect Day
She Moved Thro' The Fair

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A Compendium of Classic Marches

Frederick Fennell Conducts

Manufacturer: Philips
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000A5DLP6
Release Date: 2005-09-13

Tracks:

Hands Across The Sea
Father Of Victory
The Golden Ear
Old Comrades
March, Op.99
Valdres March
Inglesina
Knightsbridge March
The U.S. Field Artillery
The Thunderer
Washington Post
King Cotton
El Capitan
The Stars And Stripes Forever
Amerian Patrol
On The Mall
Lights Out
Barnum And Bailey's Favorite
Colonel Bogey
The Billboard

Tracks:

Country Gardens
Shepherd's Hey
Colonial Song
Children's March
The Immovable Do
Mock Morris
Handel In The Strand
Irish Tune From County Derry
Spoon River
My Robin Is To The Greenwood Gone
Molly On The Shore
I. Halcyon Days
II. Springtime In Angus
III. Youth Of Britain

Tracks:

I. Covent Garden
II. Westminster
III. Knightsbridge
I. Northwards
II. Eastwards
Pirate Dance From Goldilocks
Suite Of Carols (Excerpts)
A Christmas Festival
Sandpaper Ballet
Forgotten Dreams
Trumpeter's Lullaby
Penny-Whistle Song
Bulger's Holiday
I. The Irish Washerwoman
II. The Minstrel Boy
III. The Rakes Of Mallow
IV. The Wearing Of The Green
V. The Last Rose Of Summer
VI. The Girl I Left Behind

Tracks:

I. The Earle Of Oxford's Marche
II. Pavana
III. John Come Kisse Me Now
IV. The Mayden's Song
V. Wolsey's Wilde
VI. The Bells
Crown Imperial: A Coronation March
Hammersmith: Prelude And Scherzo, Op.52
I. Serenade
II. Spiritual
III. Celebration
Fanfare And Allegro

Customer Reviews:

A Compendium of Classic Marches.......2007-01-10

The performances contained herein are very good. I only wish there were more Sousa marches in the collection. However, those that are there are well-performed and the recording is very good.

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