Christmas Brass

Track Listings
1. We Wish You a Merry Christmas    
2. Holly and the Ivy    
3. Angels We Have Heard on High    
4. Carol of the Bells    
5. Glouchestershire Wassail    
6. O Holy Night    
7. Miniature Overture    
8. Joy to the World    
9. Jingle Bells    
10. Air on a "G" String    
11. Rondeau    
12. Medley: Hark the Herald/The First Noel/O Christmas Tree    
13. O Come, O Come, Emmanuel    
14. Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming    
15. O Come All Ye Faithful    
16. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen/Good King Wenceslaus    
17. Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring    
18. Psalm 8 from "Psalms of David"    
19. Sonata No. 20    
20. Praise Him    
See all 21 tracks on this disc

Christmas Brass, Music, Adolphe Adam, Johann Sebastian Bach, George Frideric Handel, Mykola Dmytrovich Leontovych, James Pierpont, Michael Praetorius, Christmas Traditional, Unspecified, John Francis Wade, Gunter Kehr, Heribert Munchner, Jörg Faerber, Gunther Holler, Christiane Jaccottet, Marga Scheurich-Henschel, Mainz Chamber Orchestra, Southwest Studio Orchestra, Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn, Dubravka Tomsic, Georg Egger, Baroque Suite/Partita for Orchestra, Cantata, Chamber, Choral, Christmas / Chanukkah, Christmas Music, Classical, Concerto, Concerto Grosso, Concerto for Three Solo Instruments, Keyboard, Miscellaneous, Miscellaneous Music, Miscellaneous Vocal Music, Music for Keyboard, Orchestral, Prelude and Fugue for Keyboard, Sacred Choral Music, Solo Voice(s) and Orchestra, Vocal, Xmas Vocal Collections
Essential Baroque
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Great Collection
  • A remarkable anthology
  • High-quality, marvelously varied intro to baroque music
 Essential Baroque

Manufacturer: Decca
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ASIN: B00006L3IL
Release Date: 2002-10-08

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Great Collection.......2007-01-19

Essential Baroque is a great collection, especially for the price. It has two CDs packd full of the best Baroque music. Like most Baroque collections, it has the best of some of the better known artists like Handel, Bach, and Vivaldi. However, unlike most other collections, it excels in adding some good pieces from lesser known artists from the period.

4 out of 5 stars A remarkable anthology.......2005-09-08

A fine selection of pieces excerpted from the chamber ensemble, solo and opera repertory. Some recordings, though from paramount artists, are elderly; yet, performers are anyway flawless. It may be objected that a few of Vivaldi's masterpieces were disregarded.

5 out of 5 stars High-quality, marvelously varied intro to baroque music.......2003-12-13

I am buying this as the perfect gift for Russian and Chinese scientist friends. They have knowledge of classical music but perhaps not much about baroque music, which achieved special popularity in the U.S. during the 1970's and 1980's. Russians seem to have more familiarity with romantic classical music, while the more recently arrived Asian classical buffs have special affinity to the "Classical" classical period and the great 19th Century romantics. How can a baroque sampler be better than with a span of music ranging from solo harpsichord to full orchestra and chorus, and from the very familiar (Pachelbel Canon and Hallelujah Chorus from Handel's Messiah) to a trio sonata by Zelenka and the Dardanus Overture by Rameau. Not only that, but both the period instrument and living tradition baroque styles are represented by noted performers (e.g. Trevor Pinnock and Christopher Hogwood; and Henryk Szeryng, Andras Schiff, Pepe Romero, and Alicia de Larrocha, respectively). The producers were careful enough to state that the "Albinoni Adagio in g minor" was actually composed by Remo Giazotto - though in fact Giazotto did use a fragment of Albinoni. This is definitely not a supermarket special, but a box of choice musical bonbons.
Baroque Masterpieces
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Baroque Masterpieces
  • Great short Baroque piece collection
  • Excellent Baroque Collection
 Baroque Masterpieces

Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B00005YQL6
Release Date: 2002-01-29

Tracks:

  1. Canon In D Major - Johann Pachelbel
  2. Suites De Symphonies No. 1: I. Rondeau - Jean-Joseph Mouret
  3. Adagio In G Minor - Tomaso Albinoni
  4. Little Suite From The 'Anna Megdalena Notebook': I. Menuett In G Major, BWV Anh. 114 - Johann Sebastian Bach
  5. Little Suite From The 'Anna Megdalena Notebook': II. Musette In D Major, BWV Anh. 126 - Johann Sebastian Bach
  6. Little Suite From The 'Anna Megdalena Notebook': III. 'Bist Du Bei Mir', BWV 508 - Johann Sebastian Bach
  7. Little Suite From The 'Anna Megdalena Notebook': IV. Marche In D Major, BWV Anh. 122 - Johann Sebastian Bach
  8. Orfeo Ed Euridice: Dance Of The Blessed Spirits - Christoph Willibald Gluck
  9. Trumpet Voluntary - Jeremiah Clarke
  10. Solomon: The Arrival Of The Queen Of Sheba - George Frideric Handel
  11. Concerto Grosso In G Minor, Op. 6 No. 8: Pastorale Ad Libitum - Arcangelo Corelli
  12. Berenice: Overture - George Frideric Handel
  13. Abdelazer: Rondeau - Henry Purcell
  14. Xerxes: Largo - George Frideric Handel
  15. Belshazzar: Martial Symphony - George Frideric Handel
  16. Saul: Dead March - George Frideric Handel
  17. Cantana BWV 147 Herz Und Mund Und Tat Und Leben: Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring - Johann Sebastian Bach
  18. Judas Maccabaeus: See, The Conquering Hero Comes - George Frideric Handel
  19. Samson: Let The Bright Seraphim - George Frideric Handel
  20. Suite For Strings: I. Sarabanda. Largo - Arcangelo Corelli
  21. Suite For Strings: II. Giga, Allegro - Arcangelo Corelli
  22. Suite For Strings: III. Badinerie. Vivace - Arcangelo Corelli

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Baroque Masterpieces.......2007-07-07

The music was very good but wish they had more to listen too. Not enough bang.

5 out of 5 stars Great short Baroque piece collection.......2005-02-05

This CD has 17 pieces on 22 tracks including 7 by Handel, 2 each by Bach & Corelli, and 1 each by Pachelbel, Mouret, Albinoni, Gluck, Clarke, & Purcell. They are frequently the best known piece by the composer--and easily recognizable: Pachelbel's Canon, Mouret's Rondeau (theme from PBS' Masterpiece Theater), Albinoni's Adagio, etc. If you like high quality short pieces/excerpts, this CD is for you. My only qualification is: no Telemann, but it's just too good for a 4-star rating.

5 out of 5 stars Excellent Baroque Collection.......2003-07-22

As I have stated in many of my previous reviews, I am a huge fan of the Sony Essential Classics (SEC) budget series. Most of the recordings feature classic and often definitive performances featuring the likes of George Szell, Leonard Bernstein, Robert Casadesus, Isaac Stern and Rudolf Serkin among others. Here we get a variety of orchestras and conductors including big names like Jean-Claude Malgoire, Raymond Leppard, Pierre Boulez, Sir Charles Groves and the great Eugene Ormandy. This disc features excellent performances of what is arguably the most popular Baroque music ever written. I am not usually one to give five-star ratings to greatest-hits style collections (particularly in classical), but the half-dozen performances by Ormandy make this disc a great purchase for both novices and serious collectors.
Christmas Album
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Another fine holiday instrumental album!
  • Too much choir, not enough Tijuana
  • Like Cool Whip Lite
  • Not the best Christmas album around
  • A few of my favorite things
 Christmas Album
Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass
Manufacturer: Shout Factory
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ASIN: B000BC8T6O
Release Date: 2005-10-18

Tracks:

  1. Winter Wonderland
  2. Jingle Bells
  3. My Favorite Things
  4. The Christmas Song
  5. Las Mananitas
  6. Sleigh Ride
  7. The Bell That Couldn't Jingle
  8. Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow
  9. Jingle Bell Rock
  10. Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring

Album Description

One of the most loved holiday albums of all time, Christmas Album hit the #1 spot on the Billboard Albums chart three years in a row, 1968-70. And the album's combination of holiday standards and the TJB's special brand of south-of-the-border cheer is as much fun today as it was 35 years ago.

Each album in the Herb Alpert Signature Series features meticulously remastered sound, deluxe packaging, detailed liner notes, and an intro by Herb Alpert containing personal recollections and anecdotes.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Another fine holiday instrumental album!.......2007-05-06

I have not heard this Christmas Album in well over 30 years so I decided to buy the CD. This version is one of the best around with a good clear sound. I still wish the Tijuana Brass would come out with more great stuff but this will suffice. Herb Alpert is still one of the best horn players around..second to none!!

4 out of 5 stars Too much choir, not enough Tijuana.......2006-12-19

Unlike some of the folks who have reviewed this CD, I never heard this album as a kid. If I had, I would probably like it a lot better now; alas, I simply assumed that it would sound like all the Tijuana Brass albums I grew up with ("Going Places," "Whipped Cream," etc.). I was hoping for something very bright and upbeat. Instead, there's a lot of choir accompaniment and slow tempos, making it sound only a little sassier than every other traditional Christmas album in existence.

If that's what you like, then read no further and buy this, because there's nothing really wrong with it; I'm just griping because this album is not an example of Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass Band doing what they do best. "Sleigh Ride" is the only track on this CD that sounds genuinely festive. Even "Las Mañanitas" is surprisingly mournful; given that it's a birthday/saint's day song, the resemblance to "The Lonely Bull" seems odd. (Actually, having it on the album at all seems odd, because it's not technically a Christmas song.)

This album has sold very well, year after year, for nearly four decades, so the odds are good that you'll like it better than I did. But if you've never heard it before, I would suggest that you listen to the track samples first, so that you know what it's like.

Update: It's growing on me, so I'm putting back another star (had to delete my review and repost it to do so)... but I still wish it were brassier.

3 out of 5 stars Like Cool Whip Lite.......2006-12-08

The guys that delighted with *Whipped Cream* are decimated to mere Cool Whip Lite for Christmas. There are periodic peaks of the familiar brass and verve in this compote, but a lot of empty fluff, too. It features frequent vocals from "doo - doo" folks (they sing a lot of o/~ doo o/~ o/~ doo o/~ o/~ doo o/~ with no Whop!) Reminds this reviewer of the elevator-friendly Fred Waring Singers.
Unless you're a serious HATB fan, pass on this and go for the good stuff./TundraVision, Amazon Reviewr

2 out of 5 stars Not the best Christmas album around.......2006-12-04

I love Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass. But, this 1968 Christmas album has got to be the low point of their career. And to think Herb Alpert and the fine people at the Hit Factory released this over the 1963 sophomore album "Volume Two." Yet I understand a Christmas album is probably the bigger money maker. Now there were a few nice recordings here, such as "My Favorite Things," "The Bell That Couldn't Jingle" and "Jingle Bell Rock," but I found most of it rather uninspired. Then there's the choir that begins almost every song, which I found repetitive and rather unimaginative. Finally, there was only ten songs and one being, "Las Mananitas" a 1965 b-side, so it seems like a rush job, even though it was recording in the middle of summer. I'm sure some people have fond memories of this album so you should get it, 'cause the sound quality is wonderful. But if you're someone like me who didn't grow up with it, you may want to avoid it and just enjoy the Tijuana Brass the other eleven months of the year.

5 out of 5 stars A few of my favorite things.......2006-03-04

I grew up in the 70's listening to this Christmas album. I was so enraptured by it as a child, I believed that the photo(of Herb Alpert)on the vinyl sleeve was a bonafide picture of old St. Nick!

In addition to the fantastic picture on the front of this remastered CD there is a wealth of fantastic Christmas music inside.

"Las Mananitas" is voluptuously sentimental. The version of "Jingle Bell Rock" is perfect for a little holiday burlesque . And "The Bell That Couldn't Jingle" is as sweet as a Christmas cookie.

I can't imagine a better way to spend a Christmas night than sitting in front of a lit tree, sipping a glass of Christmas Cheer and listening to this sumptuous CD.
Heigh-Ho! Mozart
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Delightful Disney Music
  • Uncle Walt would be quite honored!
  • Fabulous CD
  • sleeping to Disney
  • this is a treasure
 Heigh-Ho! Mozart

Manufacturer: Delos Records
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ASIN: B000000709
Release Date: 1995-06-16

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  1. Colors of the Wind in the Style Of - English Chamber Orchestra
  2. Heigh-Ho! In the Style Of - Shanghai Quartet
  3. Beauty and the Beast in the Style Of - English Chamber Orchestra
  4. Second Star to the Right in the Style Of - Voices of Ascension
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  6. I Wanna Be Like You in the Style Of - Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
  7. Can You Feel the Love Tonight? - English Chamber Orchestra
  8. With a Smile and a Song in the Style Of - Carol Rosenberger
  9. Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? [In the Style Of] [In the Style Of... - English Chamber Orchestra
  10. Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes in the Style Of - English Chamber Orchestra
  11. Main Street Electrical Parade [in the Style Of Mozart] [In the Style of - Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
  12. Feed the Birds [In the Style Of...] - Shanghai Quartet
  13. Little April Shower in the Style Of - Anthony Newman
  14. Winnie the Pooh in the Style Of - Shanghai Quartet
  15. Prince Ali in the Style Of - Millar Brass Ensemble
  16. When You Wish upon a Star in the Style Of - English Chamber Orchestra

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Delightful Disney Music.......2007-03-28

These Disney tunes done in the style of classic composers are so much fun. Children and adults alike will enjoy these songs over and over.

5 out of 5 stars Uncle Walt would be quite honored!.......2006-12-20

For many a baby boomer, Walt Disney meant animation. But, besides that, music played an important part in the telling of the story. So interested in music was the animator that he fashioned one of his greatest triumphs ("Fantasia") on the works of the great masters.

Well, Donald Frasier and a bevy of musicians have compiled a wonderful collection of interpretations of familiar Disney tunes, many from Walt's time, along with a few latter day compositions.

Every selection is a winner, destined to make the listener reflect and recall the films from which they came. And if one is familiar with composer whose musical style is "copied" here, the album is a treasure.

5 out of 5 stars Fabulous CD.......2006-10-04

Being a classical music connoisseur, I often listen to my local public classical radio station to hear the works of the great composers of old and of today. One day the station played "Colors of the Wind" and announced it was from this CD. I fell in love with it. I am a huge Disney fan who has over 350 Disney songs on my iPod. Pretty much the only music I listen to is either classical or Disney. And having them combined makes this CD euphoria for the ears.

Each song is in the style of a different classical composer, and usually in the style of one of their more specific songs. One with a trained ear will hear chords and melodies in almost perfect similitude of the original.

I can listen to this CD over and over and never get bored. How could you be bored when you're hearing all of your favorite old Disney songs in a new exciting way?

4 out of 5 stars sleeping to Disney.......2006-07-30

I am really pleased that there is a classical music cd that has only Disney classics so that I can play them for my infant daughter while she sleeps. We are big Disney fans and it's fun to play these instead of the regular classical music. They sound just like the original songs. I would have given 5 stars but I wish they would have had all instrumental music, one of the songs has a choir singing, but it still sound good.

5 out of 5 stars this is a treasure.......2003-05-11

Disney music is always uplifting. Classical music is beautiful. Combine the two - and you get THIS! "Colors of the Wind" is glorious, followed by the enchanting title track. "Beauty and the Beast" is true to the romance of the original. "The Second Star to the Right" is magical. Everything is awesome - and flawless. I initially bought this because I love The Main Street Electrical Parade music, and that is definiely a highlight here - but so are ALL the other songs! This is GOOD STUFF! It is so excellent that it can be a very beneficial introduction to classical music - for kids AND adults.
The Ave Maria Album
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • beautiful beautiful
  • Ave Maria
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  • My Dad used to sing this while shaving
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Manufacturer: RCA
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ASIN: B000007QGY
Release Date: 1998-08-11

Tracks:

  1. Ave Maria - Choir Of Men And Boys Of St. Thomas Episcopal Church
  2. Ave Maria - Helmuth Froschauer
  3. Ave Maria - Munich Radio Orchestra
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  10. Ave Maria
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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars beautiful beautiful.......2007-06-27

This CD was a gift for someone who loves the classic Ave Maria, and it delivers an assortment of the most beautiful recordings of the hymn ever made. Just lovely!

3 out of 5 stars Ave Maria.......2007-05-30

Some very good renditions of various versions, but some were rerecordings and not remastered, so were grainy and sounded like old 33.3 RPM recordings. I was disapppointed in those, but most were excellent for my purpose in becoming familiar with the music.

5 out of 5 stars Ave Maria - penetrating hymns.......2006-01-26

Other CD's have various versions of Ave Maria, as does this one. What distinguishes this CD is the quality of the recordings, the reverent tone of the vocalists, and the impressive blending of the singers and orchestras. Some versions inpsire an awesome silence, attracting our focus on these hymns and their solemnity. Ave Maria continually provides a respite from the world--it is so intense. These Ave Maria hymns are captivating enough by their music alone. The meaning adds the intended spiritual dimension. This album comes highly recommended.

5 out of 5 stars the Ave Maria Album.......2005-10-03

My husband and I listen to this all the time .. whatever
version is your preference, you can probably find it on this
album. Excellent.

5 out of 5 stars My Dad used to sing this while shaving.......2005-06-11

This beautiful aria is interpreted 16 ways by several renown singers and composers, so I'm sure you'll find your own personal favorites among the different versions. Each rendition has its own descriptor, and I found myself thinking "riveting", "exhilerating", "captivating", "evocative", "inspiring", or even "heartbreaking" for the same compelling music. To me, even the old fashioned, ragged recordings herein had a certain charm, and I don't mind the 'scratchiness' at all. I believe my Dad would sing Franz Schubert's 'Ave Maria' as interpreted by tenor Jerry Hadley -- I swear it literally brought tears to my eyes when I first heard it. As a child, I remember the delight I took in hearing my Dad sing with all the passion and drama of an artiste -- and you know, for a man who didn't even know all the lyrics, he sounded pretty darn good in our old bathroom! Seriously, this is a wonderful collection, even without the reminiscent sentimentality. I highly recommend it.
A Festival of Carols in Brass
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Nice music but...
  • Great CD
  • A Noble and Festive Christmas
  • Meat and Potatoes
  • Totally Awesome
 A Festival of Carols in Brass

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ASIN: B0000024Q6
Release Date: 1991-07-16

Tracks:

  1. Deck The Halls With Broughs Of Holly
  2. Lo, How A Rose E're Blooming
  3. Bring A Torch, Jeanette, Isabella
  4. The First Nowell
  5. Angels We Have Hard On High
  6. We Three Kings Of Oreint Are
  7. O Come, All Ye Faithful
  8. O Sanctissima
  9. O Tannenbaum
  10. O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
  11. Good King Weceslas
  12. Silent Night, Holy Night
  13. Joy To the World
  14. The Twelve Days Of Christmas
  15. Conventry Carol
  16. God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
  17. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
  18. It Came Upon A Midnight Clear
  19. Good Christian Men Rejoice
  20. O Holy Night
  21. What Child Is This?
  22. Wassial Song
  23. O Little Town Of Bethlehem
  24. Away In A Manger
  25. We Wish You A Merry Christmas

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Nice music but..........2007-03-08

I liked the music and the performances a lot, but there is no booklet to depict the performers, nor analyse the music or the arrangements, which are superb

5 out of 5 stars Great CD.......2007-02-16

This is a great holiday CD. We used it for several holiday dinners this year.

5 out of 5 stars A Noble and Festive Christmas.......2007-01-21

This is the best Christmas album you could ever get. It is the most stable as you do not have to think about it. This is the album you really sing along to. Brass makes everything festive, grand and noble; so will your Christmas! A gem for every year!

5 out of 5 stars Meat and Potatoes.......2007-01-18

Since the release of this fine recording in 1967 there have been many fine
brass groups:The Canadian Brass, the Empire Brass, just to name a few.
Whereas these latter groups have all resorted to "gimmicks" such as unique arrangements to sell their albums this group of brass players from the Philadelphia Orchestra give us an album of good old "meat and potatoes" playing spiced with fine tone,good ensemble playing, and good tempos.

5 out of 5 stars Totally Awesome.......2007-01-12

I love listening to this cd at christmas. The brass is so crisp, almost like being right there. You have to add this to your holiday collection, and for those of you who like brass, you will love it. I play the french horn and I esp. love hearing the french horn in it.
A Bach Festival for Brass & Organ
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Truly a Festival for the Ears, Hearts, and Soul!
  • So You Thought Bach Couldn't Dance!
 A Bach Festival for Brass & Organ
Johann Sebastian Bach , and Empire Brass
Manufacturer: Angel Records
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ASIN: B000A9QLB8
Release Date: 2005-08-16

Tracks:

  1. Jauchzet, frohlocket! (Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248)
  2. Wie will ich mich freuen (Cantata BWV 146, Wir mussen durch viel Trubasal)
  3. Sleepers, Awake! (Cantata BWV 140, Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme)
  4. Concerto and Alleluja (Cantata BWV 142, Uns ist ein Kind geboren)
  5. Three Chorales: Nun lob', mein Seel', den Herrn; Wie schon leuchtet der Morgenstern; In dulci jubilo (Brass only)
  6. In dulci julibo, BWV 129 (Organ solo)
  7. Nun danket Alle Gott (Cantata BWV 79, Gott, der Herr is Sonn' und Schild)
  8. Sinfonia (Cantata BWV 29 Wir danken, dir, Gott, wir danken dir)
  9. Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (Cantata BWV 147, Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben)
  10. Sinfonia (Easter Oratorio, BWV 249)
  11. Allein Gott in der Hoh' sei Ehr', BWV 664 (Organ solo)
  12. Three Chorales: Allein Gott in der Hoh' sei Ehr', Christ lag in Todesbanden, O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden (Brass only)
  13. Wir eilen mit schwachen, doch emsigen Schritten (Cantata BWV 78, Jesu, der du meine Seele)
  14. Shee May Safely Graze (Cantata BWV 208, Was mir behagt)
  15. Wir glauben all' in einem Gott, BWV 680 (Organ solo)
  16. A Mighty Fortress is Our God (Cantata BWV 80, Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott)

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Truly a Festival for the Ears, Hearts, and Soul!.......2007-01-04

I spent a looooooooong time hunting the "perfect" recordings of "Jesu..." and "Sinfonia" for our wedding. I knew just what I wanted but I had NO IDEA there were so many different (and substandard!) versions of these songs available. THIS one was EXACTLY it. The horns are simply fantastic. If you're a musician, you'll love it.

5 out of 5 stars So You Thought Bach Couldn't Dance!.......2005-12-20

This recording is almost certainly the same as the one listed as Angel 47395, with the same title. Along with several others, I reviewed that CD, and for your convenience I echo my remarks below:

If you think of Bach as a dry-as-dust, longhair composer you should stay away from this album, for it will prove you wrong, time and time and time again. On the contrary, this is one of the most exciting recordings around, featuring matchless performances by the superlative Empire Brass (my favorite brass group) and the talented Douglas Major playing the great Aeolian-Skinner organ of the Washington Cathedral (in D.C.) in some of the best-loved works of the old master, Johann Sebastian Bach.

But unfortunately this disk seems not to be in EMI's (Angel's) current catalog, so if you want to enjoy it, you'll probably have to try to track down a used copy. If you like Bach and brass and organ as much as I, you'll find it worth the effort. And we may hope that it will be reissued again soon.

In general, the music here is lively, tuneful, and joyous in character, starting from the very first selection, a fully satisfying transcription of the well-known "Jauchzet, frohlocket" (Exult, rejoice) from the Christmas Oratorio. But there are a few more somber pieces, such as the chorales "Christ lag in Todesbanden," (Christ lay in the bonds of death) and "O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden," (O bloody and wounded head).

The music features basically three kind of excerpts from Bach's cantatas: choral preludes, chorales, and sinfonia. The choral preludes were written as organ introductions to the sung chorales (here "sung" by the brass quintet alone); the sinfonias were instrumental interludes in the cantatas. Most of the choral preludes here are played by the brass with the organ, though there are a few played by the organ alone. This combination of performances by the brass alone, the organ alone, and the two together offers delicious variety.

As a glance at the program will show, most of the big favorites in this genre are included, the best known being titled in English, as "Sleepers, Wake," "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring," and "Sheep May Safely Graze." The others are titled in Latin ("In Dulci Jubilo") or, mostly, German ("Nun danket Alle Gott," [Now let all thank God], "Wie schn leuchtet der Morgenstern," [How beautifully the morning star shines], and "Wir eilen mit schwachen, doch emsigen Schritten" [We hasten with feeble, but eager footsteps].

It is the last-mentioned piece that suggested the title of this review, for in interpreting the text Bach and the performing artists give us such a rhythmic and lively bit of music that I find it hard to sit still while listening. This piece rocks!

The recording is excellent in all respects: the balance between organ and brass is right, the sound quality is all you could want, and the acoustics of the Washington Cathedral provide about the right amount of reverberation. (You will, by the way, hear the brass players taking breaths at several points, especially in the chorales.

The sound of the Empire Brass seems uniquely fine to me; though there are several other excellent brass groups around, this one I can usually recognize almost immediately because of the quality of their sound. And the 10,650-pipe cathedral organ presents under Douglas Major's fingers all you could wish for.
Greatest Hits ~ Baroque
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • The Best Of Baroque Collection
  • Outstanding sampler
 Greatest Hits ~ Baroque
George Frideric Handel , Jean-Philippe Rameau , Antonio Vivaldi , Johann Sebastian Bach , Jean-Joseph Mouret , Marc-Antoine Charpentier , Johann Pachelbel , Henry Purcell , Tomaso Albinoni , Alessandro Marcello , Jeremiah Clarke , New York Sinfonietta , Philadelphia Orchestra , Columbia Symphony Orchestra , Hartmut Haenchen , Jean-Claude Malgoire , Raymond Leppard , Richard Kapp , Max Goberman , Eugene Ormandy , Vladimir Goischmann , Glenn Gould , Carolyn Watkinson , Teiko Maehashi , La Grande Ecurie et la Chambre du Roy , and William Bennett
Manufacturer: Sony
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ASIN: B000002AVS
Release Date: 1995-06-13

Tracks:

  1. Water Music Suite No. 2: Alla Hornpipe
  2. Violin Concerto In E Major, RV269 'Spring': I. Allegro
  3. Adagio
  4. Orchestral Suite In B Minor, BWV 1067: Badinerie
  5. Concerto For Guitar, 2 Violins & Basso Continuo In D Major, RV 93: II. Largo
  6. First Symphonic Suite: Rondeau
  7. Orchestral Suite In D Major, BWV 1068: Air (Excerpt)
  8. Mandolin Concerto In C Major, RV 425: I. Allegro
  9. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria
  10. Te Deum In D Major: Introduction
  11. The Anna Magdelana Notebook: Minuet
  12. Canon For 3 Trumpets And Strings
  13. Xerxes: Largo ('Ombra mai fu')
  14. Abdelazer: Rondeau
  15. Le Tambourin
  16. Oboe Concerto In D Minor: II. Adagio
  17. Solomon: Arrival Of The Queen Of Sheba
  18. Canata No. 147: Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring
  19. Piano Concerto In F Minor, BWV 1056: II. Largo
  20. Lute Suite In E Major, BWV 1006a: I. Prelude
  21. Prince Of Denmark's March
  22. Concerto Grosso In G Minor, Op. 6 No. 8 'Christmas Concerto': II. Largo. Pastoral ad libitum
  23. Messiah: Hallelujah Chorus

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars The Best Of Baroque Collection.......2004-02-22

This compilation album features some well-known Baroque Era musical works and serves as a perfect introduction to classical music. The great Baroque composers are showcased here - Bach, considered the greatest of them all, Handel, Vivaldi, Corelli and others. The Baroque period (from 1600 to 1750) was a time of great development and change in music. Before the Baroque Era, music was single-melody and primitive, in much the same way it had been since the Old World of the Greeks and Romans. Plaintive chorus was the only new invention of the medieval days- the Gregorian monk chant and Hildegard Bingen's nuns' chant. But during the Baroque Era, instruments were created and with them a new sound. Flutes, oboes, clarinets, drums, violins, violas and most significantly the trumpet, was played in a new medium called the orchestra. This music was played before royalty, kings of England, Germany and France, and often elitist aristocratic crowds. The same applied to Baroque Opera, which re-told Greek legends and classical heroes through music and the human singing voice of opera. Finally, music broke out from the old and into the new.

Johann Sebastian Bach is regarded as the best of the Baroque composers. He wrote prolifically for orchestra, for harpsichord (the earliest piano or keyboard instrument), as well as the organ. Among Bach's popular pieces are the Toccata and Fugue in D Minor (which is the theme for "Dracula" and was made into an orchestra version by conductor Leopold Stokowski as seen in the Disney film Fantasia of 1940), his Brandenburg Concertos- a total of six concertos that showcase the tone color of several instruments of the orchestra and are considered the height of the Baroque musical style. The Brandenburg Concerti that are most famous are th 3rd and 5th. Bach's Golberg Variations for keyboard are also very virtuosic as well as his Organ Preludes. Bach's Orchestral Suites are the skeletons of the first symphonies, even if it it's not exactly a symphony form, and Bach's cantatas and Mass In B have long been hailed as the best works of chorus.

George Frederic Handel, a German-born composer, adapted the Italian musical technique, especially the new invention of opera, but performed publically in England, even writing the famous "Messiah" oratorio in English. Handel's skills were most keen in the orchestra. His "Concerti Grossi" which total a number of 12, are virtuoso and expressive of instrumental color. The Water Music and the Royal Fireworks music are also very famous and written in a grandiose style that was quintessentially Baroque. Vivaldi, a former priest, became a composer who specialized in small-scale chamber music. He created the "tone poem" long before it was even called that in the 19th century. His "Four Seasons" are his most acclaimed. The music expresses the four seasons of fall, winter, spring and summer. The violins, the woodwinds, the trumpets, each deliver a picture of pastoral scenes. Vivaldi also wrote numerous other concerti, including some for mandolin, an early guitar.

This collection is a must have for music lovers.

5 out of 5 stars Outstanding sampler.......2001-02-25

It is impossible of course to capture Baroque music on a single CD, but if you want just one it doesn't get any better than this. Outstanding and generous selection of many of the best known excerpts of the period, excellent performances throughout, and superior sound quality. Even the casual listener will recognize many of these great works, such as the theme from Masterpiece Theater, Pachelbel's Canon, Handel's Water Music, and so on.
L.A. Guitar Quartet: Dances from Renaissance to Nutcracker
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • A great CD for your collection
  • wonderful music
  • From Renaissance to Nutcracker is brilliant.
 L.A. Guitar Quartet: Dances from Renaissance to Nutcracker
William Byrd , John Dowland , Giovanni Gabrieli , Thomas Morley , Michael Praetorius , Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky , Peter Warlock , Los Angeles Guitar Quartet (LAGQ) , Andrew York , John Dearman , Scott Tennant , William Kanengiser , and LA Guitar Quartet
Manufacturer: Delos Records
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ASIN: B0000006YH
Release Date: 1993-10-27

Tracks:

  1. Nutcracker Suite Op.71a: Arr for Guitar Quartet
  2. Nutcracker Suite Op.71a: Arr for Guitar Quartet
  3. Nutcracker Suite Op.71a: Arr for Guitar Quartet
  4. Nutcracker Suite Op.71a: Arr for Guitar Quartet
  5. Nutcracker Suite Op.71a: Arr for Guitar Quartet
  6. Nutcracker Suite Op.71a: Arr for Guitar Quartet
  7. Nutcracker Suite Op.71a: Arr for Guitar Quartet
  8. Nutcracker Suite Op.71a: Arr for Guitar Quartet
  9. Dance Suite: Bransle, Arr in Dance Suite for Guitar Quartet
  10. Dance Suite: Volte I, Arr in Dance Suite for Guitar Quartet
  11. Dance Suite: Bouree 1 & 2, Arr in Dance Suite for Guitar Quartet
  12. Dance Suite: Courante 1, Arr in Dance Suite for Guitar Quartet
  13. Dance Suite: Courante, Arr in Dance Suite for Guitar Quartet
  14. Dance Suite: Ballet, Arr in Dance Suite for Guitar Quartet
  15. Dance Suite: Gavottes 1, 2, 3 & 6, Arr in Dance Suite for Guitar Quarte
  16. Dance Suite: Volte II, Arr in Dance Suite for Guitar Quartet
  17. Capriol Suite for String Orchestra: Arr for Guitar Quartet
  18. Capriol Suite for String Orchestra: Arr for Guitar Quartet
  19. Capriol Suite for String Orchestra: Arr for Guitar Quartet
  20. Capriol Suite for String Orchestra: Arr for Guitar Quartet
  21. Capriol Suite for String Orchestra: Arr for Guitar Quartet
  22. Capriol Suite for String Orchestra: Arr for Guitar Quartet
  23. My Lord of Oxenfordes Maske: Arr for Guitar Quartet
  24. Galliard "Can She Excuse": Arr for Guitar Quartet
  25. Response Pavin: Arr for Guitar Quartet
  26. Joyne Hands: Arr for Guitar Quartet
  27. Canzon Per Sonar Primi Toni: Arr for Guitar Quartet
  28. Sonata XIII: Arr for Guitar Quartet
  29. Canzon XI: Arr for Guitar Quartet
  30. Canzon VI: Arr for Guitar Quartet

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars A great CD for your collection.......2002-09-15

If you are a music teacher this CD is a must. If you aren't, it STILL is a must. This CD is full of light but amazing classical guitar. I can hardly wait to pop it in at Christmas. Even if you aren't a huge fan of classical guitar I bet this will amaze you so much you'll want to keep listening. LAGQ flawlessly performs countless dances you'll wonder how they do it. The music classroom can use the Renaissance music for medieval topics and dances. A great CD to have for some high quality back ground music - relaxing music.

5 out of 5 stars wonderful music.......2002-03-04

It just doesn't get better than this. If you want to hear Tchaikovsky played by super classical guitarists, this is the CD for you. Its the BEST!

4 out of 5 stars From Renaissance to Nutcracker is brilliant........1999-11-28

The Los Angeles Guitar Quartet's Nutcracker Suite is a triumph for guitar arrangement. This selection is an excellent choice for one's holiday listening enjoyment. In the Renaissance dance suites included here, the L.A.G.Q. masterfully utilize a number of the percussive timbres available on the body of the classical guitar to complete the instrumentation and invoke the spirit of the pieces. Though the recording is not as loud as most of the other L.A.G.Q. recordings, the quality of the performances more than makes up for it.
The Christmas Album
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • WOW!!!
  • The Best of The Best
  • You can find better
  • Great Christmas Album
  • Good Stuff!
 The Christmas Album
The Canadian Brass , Franz Xaver Gruber , George Frideric Handel , Jr. Hopkins John Henry , William James Kirkpatrick , Mykola Dmytrovich Leontovych , Felix Mendelssohn , James Pierpont , Michael Praetorius , Ward Swingle , Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky , Christmas Traditional , John Francis Wade , Anonymous , and Lydia Adams
Manufacturer: Philips
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

All Works by HandelAll Works by Handel | Handel, George Frideric | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
All Works by Michael PraetoriusAll Works by Michael Praetorius | Praetorius, Michael | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
All Works by TchaikovskyAll Works by Tchaikovsky | Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
All Works by MendelssohnAll Works by Mendelssohn | Mendelssohn, Felix | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
SuitesSuites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
Canadian BrassCanadian Brass | ( C ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
OratoriosOratorios | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
NoelsNoels | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
OratoriosOratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music
Orchestral PopOrchestral Pop | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music
General ChristmasGeneral Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music
Classical InstrumentalClassical Instrumental | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music
General ChristmasGeneral Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music
Classical InstrumentalClassical Instrumental | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music
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  1. A Christmas Experiment
  2. A Festival of Carols in Brass
  3. A Canadian Brass Christmas
  4. Best of the Canadian Brass
  5. The Essential Canadian Brass

ASIN: B00000412W
Release Date: 1990-08-10

Tracks:

  1. A Visit From St. Nicholas
  2. Carol Of The Bells
  3. Away In A Manger
  4. Jingle Bells
  5. The First Nowell
  6. Dance Of The Sugar-Plum Fairy
  7. We Three Kings
  8. Angels From The Realms Of Glory
  9. Coventry Carol
  10. D'ou veins-tu, bergere
  11. The Twelve Days Of Christmas
  12. Oh Come, Immanuel
  13. I Wonder As I Wander
  14. What Child Is This?
  15. La cloche de Noel
  16. We Wish You A Merry Christmas
  17. Noel Nouvelet
  18. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
  19. Silent Night
  20. Good King Wenceslas
  21. Hallelujah Chorus
  22. Lo, How A Rose E'er Blooming
  23. O Come, All Ye Faithful

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars WOW!!!.......2007-03-26

What has not been said about the Canadian Brass? The album is a wonderful blend of brass and voices. I especaily appreciate the non-traditional selections. It is a heart warmer.

5 out of 5 stars The Best of The Best.......2004-12-15

Just be sure to buy this version (18 tracks) rather than what appears to be a very pared-down later issue (same cover, only about half a dozen tracks).

This is by far the best holiday album I have ever heard. I am a double-reed player and I must take issue with the complaints about intonation and musicianship by the one negative reviewer on this page. The song selection, mix of secular and religious, mix of serious and light, mix of familiar/less heard - Good as driving music, gift wrapping, or sing-along. This is the Holiday CD I listen to year round. If you are looking for ONE CD to buy for the season- for your collection or as a gift- This is it!

2 out of 5 stars You can find better.......2004-11-24

Lousy musicianship here, frankly-- missed notes and poor intonation. I was hugely disappointed when I heard this album. Greatly recommend A Festival of Carols in Brass (Philadelphia Brass Ensemble) instead, which is pure joy for the listener.

5 out of 5 stars Great Christmas Album.......2003-11-05

I've had this particular Canadian Brass album for so long that I have it on cassette! But it's become a classic family Christmas album for us. It's a great addition to any Christmas, especially as background music. It's very calming and just plain good. I can't imagine my Christmas without it.

5 out of 5 stars Good Stuff!.......2000-12-12

This is yet another top-notch Canadian Brass Christmas album. These guys, once again, demonstrate why they are the best in the world at what they do. With the addition of the fine choral singing by the Iseler Singers, this is the complete Christmas CD, one you'll never get tired of year after year. Buy it!

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