Cat's Duet

On this CD:

1. Csillagoknak Teremtoje
Composed by Zoltan Kodaly
Performed by Jan Eyron, Kerstin Meyer, Elisabeth Soderstrom

2. Kiolvaso
Composed by Zoltan Kodaly
Performed by Jan Eyron, Kerstin Meyer, Elisabeth Soderstrom

3. Dawn, for 2 voices & piano, Op. 46/6 No. 6, L'aube
Composed by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
Performed by Jan Eyron, Kerstin Meyer, Elisabeth Soderstrom

4. Tears, for 2 voices & piano, Op. 46/3 No 3, Larmes humaines
Composed by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
Performed by Jan Eyron, Kerstin Meyer, Elisabeth Soderstrom

5. In the garden, near the ford, for 2 voices & piano, Op. 46/4 No 4, Au Jardin, près du ruisseau
Composed by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
Performed by Jan Eyron, Kerstin Meyer, Elisabeth Soderstrom

6. Moravian Duets (Moravské dvojzpevy) (10) for soprano, alto & piano, B. 62 (Op. 32) No 10, Die Zuversicht
Composed by Antonin Dvorak
Performed by Jan Eyron, Kerstin Meyer, Elisabeth Soderstrom

7. Moravian Duets (Moravské dvojzpevy) (10) for soprano, alto & piano, B. 62 (Op. 32) No 8, Die Bescheidene
Composed by Antonin Dvorak
Performed by Jan Eyron, Kerstin Meyer, Elisabeth Soderstrom

8. Moravian Duets (Moravské dvojzpevy) (10) for soprano, alto & piano, B. 62 (Op. 32) No 11, Die Gefangene
Composed by Antonin Dvorak
Performed by Jan Eyron, Kerstin Meyer, Elisabeth Soderstrom

9. Moravian Duets (Moravské dvojzpevy) (10) for soprano, alto & piano, B. 62 (Op. 32) No. 6, Die Verlassene
Composed by Antonin Dvorak
Performed by Jan Eyron, Kerstin Meyer, Elisabeth Soderstrom

10. From a Bouquet of Slavonic Folksongs (Z kytice národních písní slovanskych), for male chorus, B. 76 (Op. 43) Scheiden ohne Leiden, Op. 43, No. 4
Composed by Antonin Dvorak
Performed by Jan Eyron, Kerstin Meyer, Elisabeth Soderstrom

11. Sound the trumpet, beat the drum (Welcome Ode for James II), for 2 altos, tenors, basses, chorus, strings & continuo, Z. 335
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by Jan Eyron, Kerstin Meyer, Elisabeth Soderstrom

12. Work(s) Two Daughters of this Aged Stream
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by Jan Eyron, Kerstin Meyer, Elisabeth Soderstrom

13. The Indian Queen, semi-opera, Z. 630 Let Us Wander
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by Jan Eyron, Kerstin Meyer, Elisabeth Soderstrom

14. Marketenterskorna
Composed by Gunnar Wennerberg
Performed by Jan Eyron, Kerstin Meyer, Elisabeth Soderstrom

15. Dansen
Composed by Erik Gustaf Geijer
Performed by Jan Eyron, Kerstin Meyer, Elisabeth Soderstrom

16. Flickorna
Composed by Gunnar Wennerberg
Performed by Jan Eyron, Kerstin Meyer, Elisabeth Soderstrom

17. Soirées musicales, song collection for voices & piano La pesca
Composed by Gioachino Rossini
Performed by Jan Eyron, Kerstin Meyer, Elisabeth Soderstrom

18. Soirées musicales, song collection for voices & piano La regata veneziana
Composed by Gioachino Rossini
Performed by Jan Eyron, Kerstin Meyer, Elisabeth Soderstrom

19. Duetto buffo di due gatti (Cat Duet), for 2 voices & piano (spurious), QR iv/1
Composed by Gioachino Rossini
Performed by Jan Eyron, Kerstin Meyer, Elisabeth Soderstrom

Tracks:

Overture To 'Tannhauser'
Domna, Pos Vos Ay Chausida
We Don't Merely Use Instruments, We Play On Them. And They Play On Us.
Hungarian Dance No.7
The Violin Is One Of The Most Tender And Beautiful Instruments Ever Invented.
Violin Concerto In D Major (Adagio)
But For A Long Time It Was Seen As The Instrument Of The Devil.
The Soldier's Tale: Triumphal March Of The Devil
The Manipulative Seductiveness Of The Gypsy Violin.
Csardas Music
The Violin And The Initiation Of Nature
The Four Seasons (Spring, Mvt 1)
Birds Are Again Evoked In The Second Concerto, Especially Music's Natural Favourite.
The Four Seasons (Summer, Mvt 1)
Like The Devil, The Violin Is A Master Of Disguise.
Old Viennese Dance No.3 'Schon Rosmarin'
The Menacing Sensuality Of Ravel's Tzigane: A Very Different Side Of The Violin:
Tzigane
Do We Now Have The True Measure Of This Instrument? Not Just Yet.
Caprice No.24
The Many Effects Of The String Tremolando: Brandenburg Concerto No.4 (Last Mvt)/From Joy To Fright/Quartettsatz In C Minor/The String Tremolo Practically Spells The World Agitato.
Variations On A Theme Of Frank Bridge (No.7)
Prokofiev's Tremolo In Romeo And Juliet Should Not Be Heard Just Before Bedtime.
Romeo And Juliet: Act IV
Vivaldi Use It To Illustrate The Shivering Of Travellers Crossing The Ice.
The Four Seasons (Winter, Mvt 1)
The Violin Muted
Clair De Lune
The Gentleness Of Muted Strings Persists Even When A Whole Orchestra Plays.
Piano Concerto No.21 In C Major, K.467 (Slow Mvt)
The Pizzicato Violin
Pizzicato Polka
In Prokofiev's Second Violin Concerto, The Accompaniment Is Pizzicato.
Violin Concerto No.2 In G Minor (Slow Mvt)
Varieties Of Pizzicato: Colas Breugnon (The People's Feast)/Now A Drier, Leaner, Hungrier Pizzicato. There's Not A Lot Of Comfort Here./Capriol Suite (Tordion)/The Use Of Pizzicato As 'Percussion'/Romeo And Juliet (Act I)/Mahler Used Pizzicato...
The Planets (Mars - The Bringer Of War)
The Technique Of Double-Stopping Enables The Violin To Play Duets With Itself./Sonata No.3 In C Major For Unaccompanied Violin (Fugue)/Now A Later Example Of The Same Technique
Hungarian Dance No.4
Double-Stopping Is A Standard Feature Of A Lot Of Folk Music.
The Four Seasons (Autumn, Mvt 1)
Now The Same Technique, But The Sound Might Have Come From Another World.
Bolero
Double-Stopping Can Only Approximate The Sound Of A Real Violin Duet.
Cadenza To The Violin Concerto By Brahms
Now Compare That With A Real Violin Duet.
Forty-Four Duos (No. 1: Teasing Song)
Another Duo By Bartok, Demonstrating The Violin's Rich Lower Register
Forty-Four Duos (No.2: Maypole Dance)
And Now What May Be The Most Beautiful Accompanied Violin Duet In History
Concerto In D Minor For Two Violins (Largo)
The Soul Of The Violin Is In Song; But What About This Weird Passage?
Violin Concerto No.1 In D Major (Mvt 2)
The Use Of Harmonies In The Orchestra Can Be Both Magical And Unsettling.
Symphony No.1 'Titan' (Mvt 1, Opening)
Tchaikovsky's Use Of Harmonics In The Sleeping Beauty Is Both Strange And Darling.
The Sleeping Beauty (Act II, No.15: Entr'Acte)
Ravel's Harmonics In Mother Goose Effect A Magical Transformation.
Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Beauty And The Beast)
Stravinsky's Harmonics In The Firebird Transport Us Almost Into Another World./The Firebird (Introduction)
The Natural Upper Notes Of The Violins Have A Unique Emotional 'Grab'.
Also Sprach Zarathustra (Of The Afterworldsmen)
Still In Their Upper Register, The Violins Unleash The Energy Of A Young Colt.
Variations On A Theme Of Frank Bridge (No. 4)
Elsewhere, Britten Uses The Same High Register To Create A Very Different Mood.
Four Sea Interludes (Dawn) From 'Peter Grimes'
To End This Outing With The Violins, A Charming Little Elfin Dance
Elfenreigen

Tracks:

Introduction To The Viola
Viola Concerto (Mvt 1)
Khatchaturian Gets A Very Different Sound From It: Fuller, Fruitier, More Exotic.
Gayane Suite No.1 (Armen's Solo)
Very Nearly The Whole Of The Violin's Upper Register Is Also Available To The Viola.
Passacaglia, Op.33b From 'Peter Grimes'
The Viola Can Bring A Special, Rich Twanginess To Pizzicato That The Violins Lack./Don Quixote/Berlioz Drew Sounds From It That Retain Their Metallic Strangeness Even Today.
Harold In Italy (Mvt 4)
The Muted Viola: Intimate, Gentle, Poignant In Dvork
Cypresses (No.9)
The Massed Violas Of The Modern Symphony Orchestra In Mahler
Symphony No.4 (Mvt 3)
The 'Period' Viola In Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No.6 (Last Mvt)
The Cello: A Voice Of Unique Nobility
Suite No.1 For Unaccompanied Cello (Prelude)
Brahms And The 'Soul' Of The Cello
Piano Concerto No.2 In B Flat Major (Mvt 3)
Most Orchestral Composers Tend To Emphasize The Cello's Lower Register.
Cantata 'Herz Und Mund Und Tat Und Leben', BWV 147 (Soprana Aria: Bereite Dir, Jesu)
In The Time Of Beethoven The Cello Remained As Fundamental As Ever.
Symphony No.3 'Eroica' (Finale)
But The Cello Is Not Condemned To Spend Its Life In The Basement.
Elfentanz, Op.39
Not Only In Recital Showpieces Like That Is The Cello Is Used In Its Highest Register.
The Protecting Veil (Opening)
A Cello With An Identity-Crisis: The Pizzicato Flamencan
Flamenco
Double-Stopping In The Lower Reaches Of The Cello's Range
Solo Suiet For Cello And Piano (Sardana)
It's In The Middle Register That The Cello Really Comes Into Its Own.
Oriental Dance, Op.2 No.2
It Was To The Cellos That Beethoven Gave Two Of His Most Famous Themes./Symphony No.5 (Mvt 2)/Still More Famous Than That Theme Is This One From The Ninth Symphony.
Symphony No.9 (Finale)
Introduction To The Double-Bass
The Carnival Of The Animals (The Elephant)
But The Double-Bass Can Be Intensely Expressive And Graceful.
Elegy No.1 In D Major
The Range Of The Double-Bass Is The Greatest Of All The String Instruments/Allegro Di Concerto, 'Alla Mendelssohn'/And It's Also Capable Of Very Considerable Virtuosity.
Capriccio Di Bravura
Double-Bass Solos In Orchestral Scores Are Rare But Often Memorable./Symphony No.1 'Titan' (Mvt 3)/In His Third Symphony Mahler Makes A Very Different Use Of The Instrument./Symphony No.3 (Mvt 1)
The Double-Bass Muted In Prokofiev/Lieutenant Kije Suite (Kije's Wedding)/In Another Work Prokofiev Uses The Double-Bass To Enhance The Winds./Romeo And Juliet (Act III)/And He Combines The Bass Clarinet With A Shivering Tremolo From The Double-Basses....
Symphony No.5 (Mvt 3)/So Much For The Strings/On Now To The Winds

Tracks:

The Antiquity And Magic Of The Flute
Prelude A L'Apres-Midi D'Un Faune
The Versatility And Agility Of The Flute
Orchestral Suite No.2 In B Minor (Badinerie)
The Flute In Fifteenth-Century Spain
Sa'Dawi
Other Flutes: The Bass And Alto
Chamber Music No.II
The Piccolo - Aptly Named
La Naissance D'Osiris (Mvt 6)
From A Piccolo Of The Eighteenth Century To One Of Its Descendants In The Twentieth
Suite No.1 For Small Orchestra (Valse)
A Variety Of Techniques
Chamber Music No.II
Flutter-Tonguing. But Tchaikovsky Got There Eighty Years Before.
The Nutcracker (Act II, No.2: Scene)
From The Transverse To The Vertical: The Baroque Recorder
Recorded Suite In A Minor (Menuet II)
An Unfamiliar, Early Vision Of The Instrument
Naelden, Naelden
The Bachian Oboe
Cantata 'Ein Feste Burg Ist Unser Gott', BWV 80 (No.7: Duetto)
Introduction To The Cor Anglais Or 'English Born'
Symphony No.9 'From The New World' (Mvt 2)
The Loneliness Of The Cor Anglais
The Swan Of Tuonela
The Cor Anglais Joins The French Horn In Haydn.
Symphony No.22 'The Philosopher' (Opening)
Introduction To The Oboe D'Amore, Beloved Of Bach - But Also Of Ravel
Bolero
The Clarinet Family: Boxing The Compass, From The Depths Of The Bass Clarinet.../The Egyptian (Violence)/...To The Raucous And Squealy.../Taras Bulba (The Death Of Ostap)/...To The Shrill And Complaining...
Petrushka (No.8: Peasant With Bear)/...To The High Sprits Of A Playful Puppy./Symphonie Fantastique (Last Mvt)/And To The Downright Jazzy/Romeo And Juliet (Act II)
As The High Clarinets Tend To Be Loud, So The Bass Tends To Be Soft:
Gayane Suite No. 1 (Mvt 5)
The Bass Clarinet Is Used By Most Composers Mainly As A Colouring Agent.../Petrushka (No.4: The Blackamoor)/...But It Does Occasionally Get A Whole Tune To Itself./Iberia (Almeria).
The Range Of The Normal Clarinet Parts Goes Quite High...
The Snow Maiden (Scene 5: Melodrama)
...And Quite Low.
Peter And The Wolf (The Cat)
The Clarinet As Concerto Soloist
Clarinet Concerto In A Major (Rondo)
But That's Not The Instrument Mozart Wrote It For; This Is:
Clarinet Concerto In A Major (Rondo)
Introduction To The Saxophone
Hary Janos Suite (Mvt 4)
The Soprano Saxophone Has Quite A Different Feel To It.
L'Arlesienne Suite No.1 (Minuet)
The Little Sopranino Sax Goes Even Higher.
Bolero
The Most Famous Use Of The Saxophone Is In An Orchestration By Ravel.
Pictures At An Exhibition (The Old Castle)
The Saxophone Can Be Quite Contagiously Good-Humoured.
Sax-O-Phun
The Puffa-Puffa Image Of The Bassoon
Peter And The Wolf (Grandfather)
The Bachian Bassoon, In Accompanimental Mode
Cantata 'Weichet Nur, Betrubte Schatten' ('Wedding Cantata'), BWV 202 (Aria No.1)
Bizet Leaves The Puffa-Puffa Image Out, Allowing The Bassoon To Sing./Carmen Suite No.1 (Les Dragons D'Alcala)
And Ravel, Also In Spanish Mode, Does Likewise.
Bolero
The Bassoon As A Voice Of High Seriousness, Indeed Desolate Loneliness
Symphony No.3 (Opening)
The Eerie Bassoon In Its Highest Register
The Rite Of Spring (Opening)
Stravinsky Now Draws On Its Lowest Register, Lonely And Melancholy.
The Firebird Suite (1919, Berceuse)
The Bassoon As Concerto Soloist, Avoiding All Exaggeration
Bassoon Concerto In G Minor (Finale)
The Deep-Voiced Contra-Bassoon, As A Fairy-Tale Beast
Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Beauty And The Beast)
The French Horn Under Its Woodwind Hat
Wind Quintet, Op.43 (Last Mvt)
Now A More Prominent Role, In A Woodwind Quintet From An Earlier Era
Wind Quintet In A Minor, Op.100 No.5 (Mvt 2)
The Horn In Harmonious Blend With Strings In Another Quintet
Horn Quintet, K.407 (Finale)

Tracks:

The Trumpet As Virtuoso Soloist
Brandenburg Concerto No.2 (Last Mvt)
The Special Brillance Of Paired Trumpets
Concerto In C For Two Trumpets, RV537 (Mvt 1)
The Ceremonial Trumpet
Fanfare For The Common Man
Trumpets And Drums - An Incomparable Alliance
Messiah (The Trumpet Shall Sound)
The Versatility Of The Trumpet, From The Most Public To The Most Lonely
Piano Concerto In F (Slow Mvt)
The Trumpet As The Voice Of The City/An American In Paris/The Trumpet As Recruitment Officer/The Soldier's Tale (The March)/The Trumpet As Swaggerer
Carmen Suite No.2 (Habanera)
The Trumpet As The Voice Of Strength And Courage
Carmet Suite No.2 (Toreador's Song)
The Trumpet Muted/Petrushka (No.4: The Blackamoor)/Lieutenant Kije Suite (Opening)/The Trumpet As The Voice Of Weariness
Billy The Kid
The Trumpet As Character Actor
Pictures At An Exhibition (No.6)
The Trumpet As The Voice Of God
Mass In B Minor ('Et Exspecto')
The Birth Of The Trombone
Aenmerckt Nu Hier
The Birth Of The Brass As A Family
Canzon 12 In Double Echo
The Trombone In The Eighteenth Century
Trombone Concerto In B Flat Major (Finale)
The Tone Of The Tenor Trombone/Romance For Trombone And Organ/The Memorable Voice Of The Bass Trombone/Requiem (Mvt 2)/But The Bass Trombone Is More Than An Instrumental Bullfrog.
Hosannah
The Trombones Become Part Of The Orchestra.
Symphony No.5 (Finale)
The Wagnerian Trombone:/Overture To 'Tannhauser'
The Trombone As Caricaturist
Pulcinella (No.19: Vivo)
The Trombone As Raspberry/Concerto For Orchestra (Intermezzo)
The Horn And The Hunt
Horn Concerto No.4 In E Flat, K.495 (Finale)
The Challenging Horn Of The Baroque
Abaris Ou Les Boreades (Menuet)
The Scarcity Of First-Rate Players In Handel's Time
Walter Music (Minuet 1)
The Horn As Magician/The Firebird Suite (1919, Finale)
Horns And The Sound Of Nobility
Overture To 'Tannhauser' (Opening)
The Special Sound Of The Horn In Its Higher Register
Mass In B Minor ('Quoniam Tu Solus Sanctus')
The Trumpet-Like Sound Of Massed Horns
Symphony No.3 (Mvt 1, Opening)
The Tuba - Unfairly Maligned?
Symphony No.6 (Mvt 3)
The Tuba Perfectly Cast By Ravel
Pictures At An Exhibition (Bydlo)

Tracks:

Introduction. And We Begin With A Bang.
Fanfare For The Common Man/The Bass Drum On The Battlefields/Wellington's Victory, Op.91 (Opening)
At The Opposite Extreme Is The Triangle.
Piano Concerto No.1 In E Flat (Scherzo)
Categories Of Percussion: Tuned And Untuned. The Side Drum
Overture To 'La Gazza Ladra' - The Thieving Magpie (Opening)
The Side Drum In An Effective But Unexpected Role/Clarinet Concerto (Mvt 1)
The Tambourine. One Of The Oldest Instruments In The World
Den Hoboecken Dans
Even Older Is The Originally Oriental Gong.
Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Laideronette)
No Single Instrument Can Match The Gong In Evoking The Breaking Of Waves./Passacaglia, Op.33b From 'Peter Grimes'/But Gongs Don't Have To Be Struck To Be Effective.
Gymnopedie No.2
The Cymbals Are Generally Discovered Early In Life./The Sanguine Fan/And They Do More Than Clash Together Loudly. They Can Be Clashed Together Softly./Studio Example: But They Needn't Be Clashed Together At All/Studio Example: They Can Be Lightly...
Other Untuned Percussion Instruments Include The Whip.: Piano Concerto In G Major (Opening)/And Here Are No Fewer Than Twenty, Cracked By Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (Act I, Scene 5)
More Versatile Than The Whip Are The Wood Blocks.../Studio Example/...Which Crop Up All Over The Place In Twentieth-Century American Music.
Rodeo (Hoe-Down)
Related To The Wood Blocks, By Sound, Are The Castanets./Jota Aragonesa/But The Castanets Were Also Used By Monteverdi Back In The Seventeenth Century.
Scherzi Musicali (Damigella Tutta Belle)
A Still Earlier Example From Fifteenth-Century Spain
Yo M'Enamori D'Un Aire
The Birth Of The Bongo
Symphonic Dances From 'West Side Story'
From The Streets Of New York To The Blacksmith's Shop/Il Trovatore ('Anvil Chorus')
Desert-Island Decibels: Grand Canyon Suite (On The Trail)/Arcana
From One Vegetable To Another: The Humble Squash, Or Marrow/Huapango
Onwards To The Tuned Percussion. First, The Timpani
Also Sprach Zarathustra (Introduction)
But The Drum Roll Can Be More Effectively Frightening Than The Big Bang.: Symphony No.2 'Resurrection' (Mvt 3)
Not One Drum Roll, But Many/Grand Canyon Suite (Sunrise)/Symphonie Fantastique (Last Mvt)
Taking Advantage Of Tunability
Music For Strings, Percussion And Celeste (Mvt 2)
The Russian Composer Rodion Shchedrin Takes A Downward Turn./Carmen Suite (Changing Of The Guard)/Tuned, Yes; But For The Truly Melodic We Must Look Elsewhere.
Introducing The Glockenspiel/Carmen Suite (Carmen's Entrance And Habanera)
Saint-Saens And The Xylophone
The Carnival Of The Animals (Fossils)
Ravel And The Xylophone
Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Laideronette)
Introducing The Marimba/Carmen Suite (First Intermezzo)
Introducing The Vibraphone
The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre (Narange Dolce)
The Vibraphone Goes Russian.../Carmen Suite (Carmen's Entrance And Habanera)/...And Is Joined By The Marimba./Carmen Suite (Carmen's Entrance And Habanera)
Introducing The Hungarian Cimbalom
Folk Dances
The Cimbalom And The Symphony Orchestra
Hary Janos Suite (Mvt 3)
Introducing The Tubular Bells
Hary Janos Suite (Viennese Musical Clock)
A More 'Up-Front' Approach From Rodion Shchedrin
Carmen Suite (Introduction)
But The Bells Can Also Make The Sinister Even More Sinister./Symphony No.7 'Sinfonia Antartica' (Mvt 1)
Introducing The Celeste
The Nutcracker (Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy)
Magic, In The Use Of Collective Percussion
Miroirs (La Vallee Des Cloches)
Plucked Instruments: The 'Undercover Percussion'/Carmen Suite (Scene)
A Prime Case In Point Is The Harp, Irresistible To The Romantics./The Nutcracker (Act II, No.1: Scene)/The Non-Solo Harp As An Integral Part Of The Orchestra/Hungarian Rhapsody No.1
The Traditionally Subservient Role Of The Harpsichord In The Baroque Orchestra
Brandenburg Concerto No.2 (Slow Mvt)
The Piano: King Of The Tuned Percussion/Symphony No.3 'Organ' (Mvt 3)/And A Quarter Of A Century After That:
Petrushka (Russian Dance)
The Anti-Romantic Piano As An Integral Part Of The Orchestra
Music For Strings, Percussion And Celeste (Last Mvt)

Tracks:

Keyboard Instruments In The Orchestra - The Most Powerful Of Them All:
Symphony No.3 'Organ' (Finale)
But Things In Handel's Day Were Very Different.
Organ Concerto In B Flat, Op.4 No.3 (Last Mvt)
The Organ Is Difficult To Classify.
An Unexpected, Organ-related Guest
Concerto Pour Zampogna (Last Mvt)
Peasant-Fancying... And A Touch Of The Roaming Cowboy
Les Miserables (Drink With Me)
Outside Artefacts And The Power Of Association
Mahler's Sleighbells
Symphony No.4 (Opening)
A Roll-Call Of Some Unusual Guests/The Typewriter/Parade
Chains, And More/Integrales/An American In Paris/Sandpaper Ballet
Purpose-Built Oddities: Wind Machines/Symphony No.7 'Sinfonia Antartica' (Opening)
Don Quixote (Variation VIII)
National Calling Cards: The Guitar For Spain/Concierto De Aranjuez (Finale)
And The Guitar's Poor American Relative, The Banjo/Washington Breakdown
And Poorer Still, The Mouth Organ/The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre (Packing Up)
The Balalaika For Russia/Romeo And Juliet (Act II: No.14)
The Maracas For Mexico/The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre (El Desayuno)
The Bongos And Congas And A Whole Wealth Of Other Drums For Africa And Central America/Studio Example
The Sitar Of India/Evening Raga: Bhapoli
The Accordion For France (Especially Paris)/Paris Canaille
The Zither For Vienna/The Third Man (Theme)
The Cimbalom For Hungary/Folk Dances
The Guitar As An Integral Part Of The Orchestra/Rondena
There Are Whole Orchestras Of Balalaikas./Sveit Mesiats
The Effect Of The Wordless Human Voice, Used Purely As An Instrument/Symphony No.7 'Sinfonia Antartica' (Mvt 1)
Nocturnes
Instruments And the Imitation Of Nature. The Clarinet As Cuckoo
The Carnival Of The Animals (The Cuckoo)
The Flute As An All-purpose Aviary
The Carnival Of The Animals (The Aviary)
The Oboe As Duck
Peter And The Wolf (The Duck)
The Recording Of Reality. Does It Work As Well?
The Pines Of Rome (The Pines Of The Janiculum)
The Recording Of Reality Electronically Reborn In New Guises
Cantus Articus - Concerto For Birds And Orchesra (Mvt 2)
Beethoven Turns Avian: Cuckoo, Nightingale, And Quail
Symphony No.6 'Pastoral' (Andante Molto Mosso)
Some Improbable Casting: The Violin As Braying Donkey
The Carnival Of The Animals (Persons With Long Ears)
A Truly Orchestral Hee-haw To Be Reckoned With
Overture To 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'
A Thunderstorm In A Million
Symphony No.6 'Pastoral (Allegro-Allegretto)
the Instrumental Depiction Of A Silent World
The Carnival Of The Animals (The Aquarium)
Saint-Saens' Menagerie Takes A Curtain Call.
The Carnival Of The Animals (Finale)

Tracks:

The Grouping Of Instrumental Families. An Additive Approach. First, Two Violins
Forty-Four Duos (No.4)
A Great Contrast, Of Both Pitch And Character: Violin And Viola
Duo For Violin And Viola In B Flat Major, K.424 (Finale, Vars 1 & 2)/Studio Example
Arrival Of The Standard String Trio: Violin, Viola, And Cello
String Trio In B Flat (Menuetto)
The String Quartet: Two Violins, Viola, And Cello
String Quartet In F, Op.18 No.1 (Mvt 3)
The String Quintet - When The Extra Instrument Is A Second Viola
String Quartet No.5 In D, K.593 (Adagio)
The String Quintet - When The Extra Instrument Is A Second Cello
String Quintet In C (Mvt 3)
The String Sextet: Two Violins, Two Violas, And Two Cellos
String Sextet In B Flat (Mvt 2)
The String Octet: The Standard String Quaret Times Two
Octet In E Flat, Op.20 (Mvt 1)
Double The String Octet: A Fully Fledged String Orchestra
String Symphony No.2 (Finale)
The Massed Strings Of A Symphony Orchestra
Fantasia On A Theme Of Thomas Tallis
Contrasts Of Pitch And Instrumental 'Colour' In The Woodwind Section
Wind Quintet In A Minor, Op.100 No.5 (Theme)
In The First Variation It's The Horn That Gets The Lion's Share.
Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 1
In Variation Two The Torch Is Handed To The Bassoon.
Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 2
In Variation Three The Oboe Leads.
Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 3
Variation Four: Conversation Before Returning To A Solo-dominated Texture
Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 4
And Variation Five is Dominated By The Clarinet.
Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 5
The Next To Be Featured Is The Virtuoso Flute.
Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 6
Individual Farewells And A Closing Chorus
Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 7
A Mixed Group: Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, String Quartet, And Double-Bass
Octet In F (Mvt 3)
The Early Classical Symphony Orchestra Of Haydn And Mozart
Symphony No.29 In A, K.201 (Finale)
Strings, Wind, But No Brass. What Haydn And Mozart Never Knew
Canzon 28
Beethoven's Fifth: Two Horns, Two Trumpets, And Three Trombones Join The Team.
Symphony No.5 (Finale)
From Beethoven To The Massive Orchestras Of Berlioz, Wagner, And Mahler
Beethoven Changed The Face Of The Symphony And The Orchestra Forever
Symphoy No.6 'Tragic' (Mvt 1)
The Cult Of Orchestral Elephantiasis Reaches Its Peak.
Symphony No.1 'Gothic' (VI: Te Ergo Quaesumus)
When Large Doesn't Necessarily Mean Loud: Debussy
Images (Gigues)
A Crisis Of Confidence; The Orchestra's Survival Hangs In The Balance, But It Still Develops. The Ondes Martenot:
Turangalila Symphony (Chant D'amour 1)
The Advent Of The 'Early Music' Movement Brings A New Vitality And Freshness.
Balle De Xerxes (Gavotte En Rondeau)
Computer And Synthesiser: Friends Or Foes?
Concerto In D Minor For Two Violins (Largo)
A Speculative Look Ahead/Mass In B Minor ('Dona Nobis Pacem')

Customer Reviews:

Instruments of the Orchestra - Great Reference Material!.......2007-04-04

This set lends itself to greatly enhancing one's knowledge of the orchestra, instruments in it, and their usage. I am a huge music buff, and I still picked up a great deal I previously did not know. I highly recommend this for all who wish to understand the origin of music, as well as the processes that are employed to create music!

Beginner or Expert.......2007-03-12

This CD is excellent for the beginner or expert! To be able to haear the instrumets separately and then together really provides a good education. and/or refresher. The book thaty comes with the CD is alomost worth the price by itself!

Very Informative and Enjoyable.......2006-11-20

Whether you're a music novice or pro, "The instruments of the Orchestra" is a very worthwhile purchase. The 7 CDs, with a total of 8 hours, are expertly narrated by Jeremy Siepmann. He's a great speaker, very much like the late Leonard Bernstein was. Mr. Siepmann takes you on an unforgetable musical journey covering the origins and use of the various orchestral instruments throughout musical history. The balance between his narration and a wealth of musical examples, which range from snippets to entire movements, is superb. The comprehensive enclosed booklet is excellent and faithfully follows the 7 CDs in content. Even with my 40+ years of music training I still learned new things from this wonderful collection. Considering the excellence of the content, and a cost that translates to about $5 per disc, this collection is a great value. Grab it, you won't regret that you did. Five solid stars!

Frank's view.......2006-08-19

This boxed set of CD's with booklet achieved all I had hoped that it would. There are good samples of individual instruments and well done commentary on each. The only drawback was that some of the samples were too brief and could have been longer, hoiwever I guess this fits in with time constraints of the medium. It has given me a lot of clues as to future purchases of CD's for listening to individual instruments. Altogeth a satisfactory purchase and a welcome addition to my collection.

Excellent Intro for Those Not Familiar with the Orchestra.......2003-11-08

I've listened to classical music for years and am interested in composition. I bought this CD set to learn how an orchestra and its instruments work. I thought the CDs would be a nice but boring lecture. They aren't! Not only are they FUN but they are informative as well. I learned a huge amount from each CD and couldn't wait to listen to the next one.

The narrator and writer is a great speaker and holds your attention well. He is definitely knowledgeable. He provides musical examples for each point he makes, so you get to "hear" what he just talked about. I'd say the CDs are about 65% music and 35% narration. You'll learn about the range of instruments, some history, different ways to play them, how they sound, and how they are used in the orchestra. This CD set was a great learning experience and is sold at such a low price!

I recommend this CD for those who want to learn about classical music and those who know about it but are interested in learning more about the inner workings of an orchestra. You'll learn much useful information. For instance, the Rite of Spring (with that eerie start) is written for bassoon! I never knew a bassoon could sound like that but now I do.

Tracks:

Irish Songs: Sweet Power Of Song, Wo0152 No.2 - Felicity Lott/Ann Murray/Graham Johnson/Galina Solodchin/Jonathan Williams
Irish Songs: The Elfin Fairies, Wo0154 No.1 - Felicity Lott/Graham Johnson/Galina Solodchin/Jonathan Williams
Irish Songs: Oh! Would I Were But That Sweet Linnet!, Wo0154 No.9 - Felicity Lott/Ann Murray/Graham Johnson/Galina Solodchin/Jonathan Williams
Irish Songs: English Bulls, Or The Irishman in London, Wo0152 No.12 - Ann Murray/Graham Johnson/Galina Solodchin/Jonathan Williams
Liederalbum Fur Die Jugend, Op.79: No.24 Er Ist's - Felicity Lott/Graham Johnson
Liederalbum Fur Die Jugend, Op.79: No.19 Fruhlingslied
Liederalbum Fur Die Jugend, Op.79: No.27 Schneeglockchen - Ann Murray/Graham Johnson
Liederalbum Fur Die Jugend, Op.79: No.16 Das Gluck
Vier Duette, Op.61: No.1 Die Schwestern
Vier Duette, Op.61: No.2 Klosterfraulein
Vier Duette, Op.61: No.3 Phanomen
Vier Duette, Op.61: No.4 Die Boten Der Liebe
Pleure, Pauvre Colette
Le Trebuchet, Op.13 No.3
D'un Coeur Qui T'aime
L'Arithmetique
La Nuit, Op.11 No.1
Reveil, Op.11 No.2
Pastorale
El Desdichado
Pleurs D'or, Op.72
Tarentelle, Op.10 No.2

Tracks:

Sound The Tpt
I Attempt From Love's Sickness To Fly - Ann Murray/Graham Johnson
Lost Is My Quiet For Ever
Fairest Isle - Felicity Lott/Graham Johnson
What Can We Poor Females Do?
Wasserfahrt
Volkslied, Op.63 No.5
Auf Flugeln Des Gesanges, Op.34 No.2 - Ann Murray/Graham Johnson
Neue Liebe, Op.19 No.4 - Felicity Lott/Graham Johnson
Abendlied
Maiglockchen Und Die Blumelein, Op.63 No.6
La Pesca
Anzoleta Co Passa La Regata - Ann Murray/Graham Johnson
La Promessa - Felicity Lott/Graham Johnson
Duetto Buffo Di Due Gatti
La Siesta
Les Trois Oiseaux
Revons, C'est L'heure
Joie!
Au Bord De L'eau
Cache-cache
Trust Her Not
Coming Home
It Was A Lover And His Lass
Mother Comfort
Underneath The Abject Willow

Customer Reviews:

Compilation release.......2005-11-24

This release is a remastering of the two previous releases: Sweet Power of Song and On Wings of Song. Both original CDs are still available if you hunt for them. The original releases do have the texts included in the booklets (lamented by a previous reviewer of this compilation release). The lack of text is not a problem for me. I just listen to these incredible singers. I don't need to read what they are singing.

If you even slightly enjoy listening to the soprano voice, you will love these two luscious singers. Soprano duets are among my favorite classical music selections. Lott's clear, strong voice rings with authority and joy. Murray provides perfect harmony and occasional counterpoint.

I prefer the first disk (Sweet Power of Song) because it is more balanced and seems to represent the sopranos' favorite selections. However, disk 2 (On Wings of Song) has Rossini's delightful Cat Duet which is worth the price of both CDs as performed by this amazing duo.

Whether you buy this compilation set or the individual releases, I promise that you will love them and keep them near your player all the time.

Text Translations Please!.......2002-01-11

Musically, I give this double CD set 5 stars. I love the warm soprano of Felicity Lott and the beautiful mezzo of Ann Murray. They always are a pleasure to listen to, each on their own, and together, they make music that is, more than simply beautiful and technically impeccable, but truly a joy to listen to. It adds so much to musical enjoyment to understand what the lyrics are, however, so rather than buying this double CD set, for which the text translations have been stingily omitted by the label, I would recommend buying each of them separately. I bought this CD set not realizing that one of the two CDS is one that I had bought previously, and been enjoying for many years. It is entitled "On Wings of Song" and the texts and the translations are all included. I highly recommend buying it. I don't know under what title the other CD might have been released. If you are so fluent in foreign languages that the lack of translation does not bother you, then I would highly recommend this CD.

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Your Favourite Classics

Manufacturer: Bis
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Ballets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music

Dances | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music

Quartets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

Quintets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

Scherzo | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music

Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Hymns | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Psalms | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Classical | Box Sets | Stores | Music

Classical | Imports | Stores | Music

Tracks:

Toccata in d, BWV 565 - Hans Fagius
Spring From 'The Four Seasons', Op.8: I. Allegro - Nils-Erik Sparf
Spring From 'The Four Seasons', Op.8: II. Largo E Pianissimo Sempre - Nils-Erik Sparf
Spring From 'The Four Seasons', Op.8: III. Allegro - Nils-Erik Sparf
Air From Ste No.3 in D - Gunilla Von Bahr
Vivace From Double Con, BWV 1043 - Okko Kamu & Leif Segerstam
Largo From Lute Con in D - Jakob Lindberg
Badinerie From Ste No.2 in b - Gunilla Von Bahr
Canon - Gunilla Von Bahr
Largo From Piccolo Con In C, PV 79 - Gunilla Von Bahr
Jesu Bleibet Meine Freude - Hans Fagius
From Double Con In B Flat: III. Tendrement - Clas Pehrsson/Dan Laurin
From Double Con In B Flat: IV. Gayment - Clas Pehrsson/Dan Laurin
Second Mvt From 'Dixit Dominus' - Anne Sofie Von Otter
Andante Grazioso From Con in F - Annika Wallin/Arne Nilsson
Giazotto, Remo: Adagio - Gunilla Von Bahr
Excerpts From Les Folies D'Espagne - Manuela Wiesler
Dance Of The Blessed Spirits - Gunilla Von Bahr
Toccata From 'Suite Gothique', Op.25 - Hans Fagius

Tracks:

The Rite Of Spring (Beginning) - Swedish RSO/Sixten Ehrling
Fur Elise - Dag Achatz
The Flight Of The Bumble-Bee - Christian Lindberg/Roland Pontinen
To Music, Op.88 No.4 - Hakan Hagegard/Thomas Schuback
The Swan From 'Carnival Of The Animals' - Bengt Ericson/Karin Langebo
Traumerei - Roland Pontinen
Andante From Piano Con No.21, 'Elvira Madigan' - Staffan Scheja
Clair De Lune - Roland Pontinen
The Cats' Duet - Elisabeth Soderstrom
Bydlo From 'Pictures At An Exhibition' - Janos Solyom
Minuet (From String Quintet in E) - Gunilla Von Bahr
Slavonic Dance No.8 in g (Furiant), Op.46 No.8 - STAATSPHILHARMONIE RHEINLAND-PFALZ/LEIF SEGERSTAM
Syrinx For Flute Solo - Manuela Wiesler
First Mvt (Adagio Sostenuto) From 'Moonlight' Sonata, Op.27 No.2 - Yukie Nagai
First Mvt (Allegro) From 'Eine Kleine Nachtmusik' - Drottingholm Baroque Ensemble
Recuerdos De La Alhambra - Diego Blanco
Third Mvt (Adagio) From Cello Con in e, Op.86 - Torleif Thedeen
Champagne Galop - Stockholm Sinfonietta/Jan Olav Wedin

Tracks:

To Spring From 'Lyric Pieces', Book III - Eva Knardahl
The Swan Of Tuonela, Op.22 No.3 - Gothenburg SO/Neeme Jarvi
Sin in F - Niols-Erik Sparf
Kjempevise-Slatten (Balad Of Revolt) From 'Slatter Og Stev Fra Siljustol', Ste 2, Op.22 - Jan Henrik Kayser
Flicken Kom Ifran Sin Alsklings Mote (The Tryst), Op.37 No.5 - Anne Sofie Von Otter
Second Mvt (Adagio) From Pno Con in a, Op.16 - Roland Pontinen
Valse Triste, Op.44 No.1 - Gothenburg SO/Neeme Jarvi
Taagen Letter (The Fog Is Lifting) - Gunilla Von Bahr
Spring From 'Two Elegiac Melodies', Op.34 - Norwegian Chamber Orch/Terje Tonnesen
Herdmaiden's Dance From 'The Mountain King' - Stockholm Sinfonietta/Esa Pekka Salonen
Romance (Adagio) From 'Pastoral Ste', Op.19 - Hans Fagius
Fourth Mvt (Marcia) From Ser For Str Orch, Op.11 - Stockholm Sinfonietta/Esa Pekka Salonen
Gammal Fabodpsalm Fran Dalarna (Old Pastoral Hymn) - Hans Fagius
Midsummer Vigil, Op.19 - Royal Stockholm Phil Orch/Neeme Jarvi
Du Gamla, Du Friska, Du Fjellhoga Nord (Swedish National Anthem) - Gothenburg SO/Neeme Jarvi

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The Best of Rossini
this is a magnificent recording for the price

The Best of Rossini

Manufacturer: EMI Classics
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Oratorios | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Masses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Caballe, Montserrat | Divas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Callas, Maria | Divas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
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The Ultimate Puccini Collection
The Most Famous Opera Arias

ASIN: B000002SC0
Release Date: 1992-04-14

Tracks:

The Barber Of Seville: Overture
The Barber Of Seville: Largo al factotum (Figaro, Act I)
The Barber Of Seville: Una voce poco fa (Rosina, Act 1)
The Barber Of Seville: La calunnia (Basilio, Act I)
La Cenerentola: Overture
La Cenerentola: Nacqui all'affanno...non piu mesta (Angelina, Act II)
The Thieving Magpie: Overture
The Thieving Magpie: Di piacer mi balza il cor (Ninetta, Act I)
Semiramide: Overture
Semiramide: Bel raggio lusinghier (Semiramide, Act I)

Tracks:

William Tell: Overture
William Tell: Ils s'eloignent enfin...Sombre foret (Mathilde, Act II)
William Tell: Pas de six (Act I)
William Tell: Ne m'abandonne pas, espoir de la vengeance.. Asile hereditaire (Arnold, Act IV)
The Silken Ladder: Overture
Petite Messe solennelle: Domine Deus
Stabat Mater: Inflammatus et accensus
Peches de vieillesse: La Passeggiata
Peches de vieillesse: Un petit Train de plaisir
Peches de vieillesse: La Chanson du bebe
Peches de vieillesse: Toast pour le nouvel an
Peches de vieillesse: Duetto buffo di due gatti
Peches de vieillesse: La Danza

Customer Reviews:

The Best of Rossini.......2000-04-03

This album contains the overtures and the highlights of his main operas. "Sins of old age" is the favorite part, especially "the Cat's Duet".

this is a magnificent recording for the price.......1999-09-11

this is a great recordin

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A Tribute to Gerald Moore

Manufacturer: EMI Classics
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Preludes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Cantatas | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
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The God Delusion

ASIN: B00008RGZH
Release Date: 2003-04-08

Tracks:

La Partenza, K.436
Piu Non Si Trovano, K.549
Der Einsame, D.800
Nachtviolen, D.752
Abschied ('Shwanengesang', D.957 No.7)
Im Abendrot, D.799
La Regata Veneziana (Serate Musicali, No.9)
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Duetto Buffo Di Due Gatti
Sapphische Ode, Op.94 No.4
Der Gang Zum Liebchen, Op.48 No.1
Vergebliches Standchen, Op.84 No.4
In Der Nacht, Op.74 No.4
Ich Denke Dein, Op.78 No.3
Tanzlied, Op.78 No.1
Er Und Sie, Op.78 No.2
Kennst Du Das Land?
Sonne Der Schlummerlosen
Das Verlassene Magdlein
Die Zigeunerin
Ich Wollt Meine Lieb, Op.63 No.1
Grub, Ip.63 No.3
Lied Aus 'Ruy Blas', Op.77 No.3
Abendlied
Wasserfahrt

Tracks:

An Den Vetter, HobXXVb No.1
Daphnens Einziger Fehler, HobXXVb No.2
Speech By Gerald Moore
An Die Musik, D.547
Malaguena (Cantos Populares Espanolas, No.6)
Panxolina
Siciliano (From Cantata, BWV29)
Hochzeitlich Lied, Op.37 No.6
Weiber Jasmin, Op.31 No.3
Variations On A Theme From 'Silvana', J128 (Op.33)
Fruhlingsmorgen (Lieder And Gesange, No.1)
Scheiden Und Meiden (Lieder Und Gesange, No.12)
Elegie, Op.24
Traume (Wesendonck-Lieder, No.5)
Piece En Forme De Habanera
La Fille Aux Cheveux De Lin (Preludes, Book 1, No.8)
Don Juan's Serenade, Op.38 No.1
Amid The Din Of The Ball, Op.38 No.3
Slavonic Dance In G Minor, B78 (Op.46) No.8

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Rossini in Venice
Rossini , Baird , Gratis , Urrey , and Hougham
Manufacturer: Albany Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music
ASIN: B00006F84U
Release Date: 2002-08-27

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Our Turn

Manufacturer: Women's Chorus Dalla
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Musical Theater | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Odes | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
ASIN: B00008G1OO
Release Date: 1997-11-04

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Rocky rocks Rossini!

Rossini - Melodies
Alain Lanceron (Recording Producer) , Alain Lanceron is not conductor , and Don't add Alain Lanceron as conductor
Manufacturer: Capitol
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Tracks:

La Promessa, Canzonetta
La Gita In Gondola, Barcarola
Mi Lagnero' Tacendo (13)
L'orgia, Arietta
Il Rimprovero, Canzonetta
La Danza, Tarentella Napolitana
Mi Lagnero' Tacendo (5), Canzonetta
La Partenza, Canzonetta
Le Dodo Des Enfants, Ariette
Romeo
Le Sylvain, Romance
Le Lazzarone, Chansonnette De Cabaret
Ariette A L'ancienne
Au Chevet D'un Mourant, Elegie
Mi Lagnero Tacendo (3)
La Dichiarazione, Canzonetta
Mi Lagnero' Tacendo (10)
Il Fanciullo Smarito, Arietta
Mi Lagnero' Tacendo (17)
La Lontananza, Arietta
Sorzico (Mi Lagnero' Tacendo)
Mi Lagnero' Tacendo (9)
L'esule, Arietta
Mi Lagnero' Tacendo (4)
Nizza, Canzonetta
Mi Lagnero' Tacendo (7)
Duetto Buffo Di Due Gatti (Duo Des Chats)

Customer Reviews:

Rocky rocks Rossini!.......2003-05-16

If you are familiar with Rockwell Blake's singing, this will be a welcome addition. If not, you are in for a treat. All the thrills we expect from Rocky are here, as well as drama and a great sense of humor. For thrills, try his "La Danza" with the fabulous high A at the end that he holds for 11 bars...he actually out-does Pavarotti here (and I LOVE the Pav's version). For drama, check out "Le sylvain" which is the best version of this one I've ever heard, and also "Romeo"...both throb with emotion. However, my favorite things on this cd are the songs that show off Rossini's humor, and Rocky gets right into it. Check out "L'orgia", which I never liked until I heard this drunken version!!! And then there is "La lazzarone", which exploits Rossini's love of eating, and has the famous quote about "see Naples and die". Rocky's version of the Cat Duet, whether by Rossini or not, is my all-time favorite, with male alto Gerard Lesne along for the ride. Blake ornaments this one like you've never heard, and he has a great 'meow'! I played this cd TO DEATH until it was stolen from my car. Hope they liked it! Highly Recommended!!!!!!

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Mon ami Rossini

Manufacturer: Bottega Discantica
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Caprices | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000005O7W
Release Date: 1997-08-15

Tracks:

Un Petit Train De Plaisir: Allegretto (Cloche D'Appel-Montee En Vagon-En Avant La Machine-Sifflet...
Adieux A La Vie (Elegie Sur Une Seul Note)
Aragonese: Mi Lagnero Tacendo...
Arietta All'antica: Mi Lagnero Tacendo...
Musique Anodine: Prld - Antonio Ballista
Musique Anodine: IV. Mi Lagnero Tacendo... (Allegretto Moderato)
Musique Anodine: V. Mi Lagnero Tacendo... (Andantino Moderato)
Musique Anodine: VI. Mi Lagnero Tacendo... (Allegretto Moderato)
Marche Et Reminiscences Pour Mon Dernier Voyage: Tancredi: Andantino Mosso/Cenerentola: Tempo...
La Regata Veneziana: Anzoleta Avanti La Regata
La Regata Veneziana: Anzoleta Co Passa La Regata
La Regata Veneziana: Anzoleta Dopo La Regata
Petit Carprice
La Chanson Du Bebe
Duetto Buffo Di Due Gatti

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I LOVE this CD!!!!
Hoedown!
The Hobohemians
HOBOHEMIANS....ON THEIR WAY UP!

The Hobohemians
The Hobohemians
Manufacturer: Howling Cat Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Folk | Styles | Music

Country Folk | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music
ASIN: B000065UT6
Release Date: 2002-03-21

Tracks:

Hoedown in Hobohemia
Stories
Blow Your Whistle
Feelin' So Gawd-Awful Blue
Hold On To Your Hat
Brothers
I'll Be Right Home
Not the Leavin' Kind
The Crow in the Oak
Circuit Rider
How Can You?
Mountain Railroad Blues
Big Leg Stomp
Mysteries
Three Days
Prison by the Sea
Twenty Years
Trader's Blues
Mtn RR II
The Lonesome Hobo's Blues
Pennsylvania Bars

Album Description

As the father and daughter duo, the Hobohemians, Bruce and April Hobart make music. Honest music; no pretense. What you hear is what you get. With original songs that draw on the string band and folk traditions, the Hobohemians have given us a collection of songs that feel as comfortable as a wood fire on a chilly Maine night. April and Bruce are from Maine, and their musical offerings possess the sturdy and genuine qualities for which Maine is known. There are a number of well-crafted songs here. In "I'll Be Right Home," penned by Bruce, gospel harmonies drive home the desire to return to that comfortable place. Bruce gets to sing high lonesome here too, and it sounds mighty fine. The man with the clerical collar in Bruce's "Circuit Rider" is at peace with duties that include naming babies and inspecting for scabies. This fiddling man of God is portrayed in a manner that allows us to accompany him on visits to his holler's faithful. In the lovely "Stories," April relates fond memories of encounters and adventures that tell of catching salamanders, dancing at recitals, and keeping a vase that contained lilacs given to her by a childhood beau. April employs a lilting vocal that perfectly fits the mood of this track. In "Trader's Blues," Bruce's rugged vocal convincingly delivers lyrics that tell of deals for baseball cards featuring Ted Williams, Rocket, Scooter McGruder, and Mo Vaughn. A can of sardines and a bottle of IPA make these deals sweeter still. It's not just the songwriting that will draw you to these songs, however. Listen to the music! Fiddles, guitars, mandolins, and banjos weave confidently around harmonies that glide through chorus and verse. Bob Boothby sits in on banjo on "Brothers," my favorite Hobohemian track. Heather Pierson chips in on piano on four tracks (and backup vocals on "The Lonesome Hobo's Blues") and was the recording engineer of this worthy project. Expert mastering by Toby Mountain delivers a clear, cr! isp sound. As I write these notes, it's twenty-five degrees and the season's first snow is expected during the night. Perfect. Put another log on the fire and cozy up with the Hobohemians.

Customer Reviews:

I LOVE this CD!!!!.......2003-03-09

This is one of my favorite CD's! It sounds great on my IPOD and I listen to it at the gym all the time. My favorite song is "Stories", April has an awesome voice!!!!

Grab a beer and invite some friends over, and pop in the CD.....

Hoedown!.......2002-08-25

21 songs for 15 bucks! That is a bargain. And what a great CD - excellent songwriting all around. Poignant and haunting at times, and other times loose, fun, and fiery! Bruce and April have taken up their guitars, banjo, and other roots instruments and given us a gem of an album, full of stories and catchy riffs. A must-have for fans of honest, acoustic music.

The Hobohemians.......2002-04-30

If you like lively foot-stompin' music, this is a great album of original tunes written by the artists. Of course I may be a little bit predjudiced as I'm the Dad and Grandfather of the artists

HOBOHEMIANS....ON THEIR WAY UP!.......2002-04-30

This is a wonderful mix of lively, toe-tapping originals with a traditional, down-home, bluesy, and sometimes nostalgic flavor. Let's hope we hear more in the future from this multi-talented father-daughter duo! This is a must-have!

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