Benatzky/Abraham: Operettas [Import]

On this CD:

1. Im weissen Rössl (The White Horse Inn), operetta Aber meine Herrschaften
Composed by Ralph Benatzky
Performed by Kurt Equiluz, Karl Terkal, Hilde Brauner, Friedl Loor
Conducted by Leo Gruber

2. Im weissen Rössl (The White Horse Inn), operetta Im Salzkammergut da kammergut
Composed by Ralph Benatzky
Performed by Kurt Equiluz, Karl Terkal, Hilde Brauner, Friedl Loor
Conducted by Leo Gruber

3. Im weissen Rössl (The White Horse Inn), operetta Zuschauen kann i net
Composed by Ralph Benatzky
Performed by Kurt Equiluz, Karl Terkal, Hilde Brauner, Friedl Loor
Conducted by Leo Gruber

4. Im weissen Rössl (The White Horse Inn), operetta Im Weissen Röss
Composed by Ralph Benatzky
Performed by Kurt Equiluz, Karl Terkal, Hilde Brauner, Friedl Loor
Conducted by Leo Gruber

5. Im weissen Rössl (The White Horse Inn), operetta Was kann der Sigismund dafür
Composed by Ralph Benatzky
Performed by Kurt Equiluz, Karl Terkal, Hilde Brauner, Friedl Loor
Conducted by Leo Gruber

6. Im weissen Rössl (The White Horse Inn), operetta Es muss was Wunderbares sein
Composed by Ralph Benatzky
Performed by Kurt Equiluz, Karl Terkal, Hilde Brauner, Friedl Loor
Conducted by Leo Gruber

7. Im weissen Rössl (The White Horse Inn), operetta Die ganze Welt ist himmelblau
Composed by Ralph Benatzky
Performed by Kurt Equiluz, Karl Terkal, Hilde Brauner, Friedl Loor
Conducted by Leo Gruber

8. Im weissen Rössl (The White Horse Inn), operetta Mein Liebeslied muss ein Walzer sein
Composed by Ralph Benatzky
Performed by Kurt Equiluz, Karl Terkal, Hilde Brauner, Friedl Loor
Conducted by Leo Gruber

9. Viktoria und ihr Husar, operetta Ungarland-Donauland
Composed by Paul Abraham
Performed by Kurt Equiluz, Hilde Brauner, Toni Hiessner, Horst Winter
Conducted by Leo Gruber

10. Die Blume von Hawaii, operetta Das blaue Meer rauscht
Composed by Paul Abraham
Performed by Kurt Equiluz, Toni Niessner, Hilde Brauner, Horst Winter
Conducted by Leo Gruber

11. Die Blume von Hawaii, operetta Ich hab ein Diwannpüppchen
Composed by Paul Abraham
Performed by Kurt Equiluz, Toni Niessner, Hilde Brauner, Horst Winter
Conducted by Leo Gruber

12. Die Blume von Hawaii, operetta Du traumschöne Perle der Südsee
Composed by Paul Abraham
Performed by Kurt Equiluz, Toni Niessner, Hilde Brauner, Horst Winter
Conducted by Leo Gruber

13. Die Blume von Hawaii, operetta Will Dir die Welt zu Füssen legen
Composed by Paul Abraham
Performed by Kurt Equiluz, Toni Niessner, Hilde Brauner, Horst Winter
Conducted by Leo Gruber

14. Die Blume von Hawaii, operetta Bin nur ein Johny
Composed by Paul Abraham
Performed by Kurt Equiluz, Toni Niessner, Hilde Brauner, Horst Winter
Conducted by Leo Gruber

15. Die Blume von Hawaii, operetta Rampenlicht Podium Publikum
Composed by Paul Abraham
Performed by Kurt Equiluz, Toni Niessner, Hilde Brauner, Horst Winter
Conducted by Leo Gruber

Benatzky/Abraham: Operettas, Music, Friedl Loor, Toni Hiessner, Toni Niessner, Paul Abraham, Ralph [Rudolph Josef Frantisek] Benatzky, Leo Gruber, Hilde Brauner, Horst Winter, Karl Terkal, Kurt Equiluz, Classical, Opera, Operetta
Mendelssohn: Elijah
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Wonderful, but not my first choice
  • THE BEST recording of the BEST oratorio ever...
  • Too bad there are so few recordings of Elijah
 Mendelssohn: Elijah

Manufacturer: EMI Classics
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0002XV31A
Release Date: 2005-02-15

Tracks:

  1. Introduction: As God The Lord Of Israel Liveth
  2. Overture
  3. No.1 Help, Lord! Wilt Thou Quite Destroy Us?
  4. No.2: Lord! Bow Thine Ear To Our Prayer!
  5. No.3: Ye People, Rend Your Hearts
  6. No.4: If With All Your Hearts
  7. No.5: Yet Doth The Lord See It Not
  8. No.6: Elijah! Get Thee Hence
  9. No.7: For He Shall Give His Angels Charge Over Thee
  10. Recitative: Now Cherith's Brook Is Dried Up
  11. No.8: What Have I Do To Do With Thee?
  12. No.9: Blessed Are The Men Who Fear Him
  13. No.10: As God The Lord Of Sabaoth Liveth
  14. No.11: Baal, We Cry To Thee: Hear And Answer Us!
  15. No.12: Call Him Louder, For He Is A God!
  16. No.13: Call Him Louder! He Heareth Not!
  17. No.14: Lord God Of Abraham, Isaac And Israel!
  18. No.15: Cast Thy Burden Upon The Lord
  19. No.16: O Thou, Who Makest Thine Angels Spirits
  20. No.17: Is Not His Word Like A Fire?
  21. No.18: Woe Unto Them Who Forsake Him!
  22. No.19: O Man Of God, Help Thy People!
  23. No.20: Thanks Be To God!

Tracks:

  1. No.21: Hear Ye, Israel; Hear What The Lord Speaketh
  2. No.22: Be Not Afraid, Saith God The Lord
  3. No.23: The Lord Hath Exalted Thee
  4. No.24: Woe To Him, He Shall Perish
  5. No.25: Man Of God, Now Let My Words Be Precious
  6. No.26: It Is Enough; O Lord Now Take My Life
  7. No.27: See, Now He Sleepeth
  8. No.28: Lift Thine Eyes To The Mountains
  9. No.29: He, Watching Over Israel, Slumbers Not
  10. No.30: Arise, Elijah, For Thou Hast A Long Journey
  11. No.31: O Rest In The Lord
  12. No.32: He That Shall Endure To The End, Shall Be Saved
  13. No.33: Night Falleth Round Me, O Lord!
  14. No.34: Behold! God The Lord Passed By!
  15. No.35: Above Him Stood The Seraphim
  16. No.36: Go, Return Upon Thy Way
  17. No.37: For The Mountains Shall Depart
  18. No.38: Then Did Elijah The Prophet Break Forth
  19. No.39: Then Shall The Righteous Shine Forth
  20. No.40: Behold, God Hath Sent Elijah
  21. No.41: But The Lord, From The North Hath Raised One
  22. No.41a: O Come Everyone That Thirsteth
  23. No.42: And Then Shall Your Light Break Forth

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Wonderful, but not my first choice.......2007-04-07

I believe this was the first recording of Elijah in English that used an "international" conductor and some international singers. Fruhbeck gives a good, dramatic sweep to the piece, with some wonderful dramatic moments. This is an old fashioned performance, with only a solo quartet, and if there is a semi-chorus, I can't tell the difference. This means that the soprano is the Widow, and an Angel, the mezzo the Angel and Queen Jezabel, etc. You really should have a libretto, but you don't get one at this price.
Fischer-Dieskau roughens up his voice for the role, and therein lies a problem. The voice spreads and his diction suffers because of it; that and his unidiomatic pronounciation, with far too many rolled "r"s. He does the drama well, but what works well in lieder works here less well on the large scale. Odd, given his success as on opera singer (check out his Iago), that here he frequently comes off blustery.
Dame Gwyneth Jones belies her reputation and gives a contolled, dramatic performance, using her "edge" to advantage in "Hear Ye, Israel". Gedda's diction is amazing, with exactly the right color for this literature, and projecting a little more blood than an English tenor.
Dame Janet Baker is my star in this performance. Dramatic, heart-rending when need be, and in wonderful voice. She'll chill your blood when she tells the people of Baal to "slaughter him, do what he hath done!".
And as for the people of Baal, the Philharmonia Chorus is wonderful. Incisive and dramatic, with beautiful tone. I could do without the trick of the boy choir for "Lift Thine Eyes", and I miss the small ensembles, but all in all a fine performance, and good recording, circa 1968.
First choice in English, Daniels/Terfel: better Elijah in Terfel, better recording, more authentic orchestra, small vocal ensembles (as per the score) but inferior women (including Fleming: beautiful tone, but where's her head?). In German, it's Sawallisch/Adam all the way.
But if you're singing Elijah, and have a score, this is a good choice.

5 out of 5 stars THE BEST recording of the BEST oratorio ever..........2006-08-15

Okay, I'm gonna admit I'm biased- I first sung in the chorus of Elijah when I was 14 and it made a BIG impression on me!
This recording is in every way wonderful. Starting with Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau. He IS Elijah to me. His singing is perfection. He has amazing phrasing and his diction makes it possible to understand the lovely, inspired libretto to this heavenly music. There are so many pieces that are ephemeral, but a couple of my favorites are: #14, Lord God of Abraham and #37, For the Mountains shall Depart. Dieskau does a great job of what I think of as compassionate, heartfelt singing. His interpretation sounds like the voice of God himself. It has a quality of kindness and yet he sounds just as convincing reprimanding the people of Baal. He is the true highlight of this recording.

That said, the rest of the cast is wonderful as well. Gwyneth Jones has a lovely, silvery voice that has a clarion bell-like tone that rings over the large orchestra with ease. She has occasional "misfire" but is a consistent performer. Dame Janet Baker and Nicolai Gedda both perform at a consistently lovely level. The orchestra and chorus are both wonderful. #15, Cast thy Burden upon the Lord, #32 He that Shall Endure to the End, and #38 Then Did Elijah are all highlights.

All said, for me the main reason to get this recording is Dieskau's Elijah- after all, he's the main character. But don't forget the lovely music. This story is exciting and passionate and sacred all at the same time. For me, it's the best oratorio that has a moving story and great music too.

4 out of 5 stars Too bad there are so few recordings of Elijah.......2006-07-03

This is a good recording of an oratorio that deserves more attention. The chorus and soloists are very good--I just wish Fischer-Diskau wouldn't slide around so much in singing the title part!
The Swingle Singers - Bach Hits Back ~ A Capella Amadeus
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Flats and Sharps
  • Still new... and fantastic
  • A Swingle Singers Half Treasure -
  • A capella reigns
  • Best Swingles Ever
 The Swingle Singers - Bach Hits Back ~ A Capella Amadeus
Johann Sebastian Bach , Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , and The Swingle Singers
Manufacturer: EMI Classics
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ASIN: B00000632P
Release Date: 1998-05-05

Tracks:

  1. Ein' feste Burg - Johann Sebastian Bach_
  2. Organ Fugue from Fantasia and fugue - Johann Sebastian Bach_
  3. The Well -Tempered Clavier: Prelude XVIII - Johann Sebastian Bach_
  4. Cantata No. 140: Chorale prelude from Cantata No. 140 'Wachet Auf' - Johann Sebastian Bach_
  5. Wachet Auf: Chorale from 'Wachet Auf' - Johann Sebastian Bach_
  6. Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier - Johann Sebastian Bach_
  7. In Dulci Jubilo - Chorale Prelude - Johann Sebastian Bach_
  8. In Dulci Jubilo - Chorale - Johann Sebastian Bach_
  9. Andante fromSonata No. 2 for unaccompanied violin - Johann Sebastian Bach_
  10. First movement from Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 - Johann Sebastian Bach_
  11. Cantata No. 208: Schafe konnen Sicher Weiden (Sheep May Safely Graze) from Cantata No. 208 - Johann Sebastian Bach_
  12. Badinerie from Suite No. 2 - Johann Sebastian Bach_
  13. Fugue VIII fromThe Well-Tempered Clavier - Johann Sebastian Bach_
  14. Three - Part Invention - Johann Sebastian Bach_
  15. Mass In B Minor: Et Resurrexit from Mass in B minor - Johann Sebastian Bach_
  16. Bist Du Bei Mir - Johann Sebastian Bach_
  17. St. Mathew Passion: Blute Nur, Du Liebes Herz - Johann Sebastian Bach_
  18. Organ Fugue: Alla Gigue - Johann Sebastian Bach_
  19. Suite No. 3: Air from Suite No. 3 (Air on a G String) - Johann Sebastian Bach_
  20. Little Organ Fugue - Johann Sebastian Bach_
  21. Cantata No. 60: Es Ist Genug from Cantata No. 60 - Johann Sebastian Bach_

Tracks:

  1. Symphony No. 40: Die Zauberflote - Overture - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
  2. Symphony No. 40: I Molto Allegro - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
  3. Symphony No. 40: II Andante - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
  4. Symphony No. 40: III Minuetto: allegretto - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
  5. Symphony No. 40: IV Finale: Allegro assai - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
  6. Ave Verum Corpus - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
  7. String Quartet In G Major: Finale from String Quartet in G major - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
  8. Cosi fan tutte: Un' Aura Amorosa from Cost fan tutte - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
  9. Eine Kleine Nachtmusik: Finale: Rondo from Eine kleine Nachtmusik - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
  10. Finale from Horn Concerto No. 4 - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
  11. Canzonetta from Don Giovanni - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
  12. Terzettino from Cosi Fan Tutte - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
  13. Gigue - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
  14. Piano Concerto No. 21: Andante from Piano Concerto No. 21 - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
  15. Hostias from Requiem - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
  16. Requiem: Quam Olim Abrahae from Requiem - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
  17. Piano Sonata In A Major: Finale: Alla Turca from Piano Sonata in A major - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
  18. Fantasia In F Minor And Major - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars Flats and Sharps.......2007-05-18

I enjoy the Swingle Singers very much but sadly, in this album they are flat on about half of the tracks. When they are on key, they are very, very good. When they are flat they are awful. Recommendation: buy a different Swingle Singers CD.

5 out of 5 stars Still new... and fantastic.......2007-03-25

As time goes by, these recordings seem to become better and better. Fresh, perfect... fantastic CD.

4 out of 5 stars A Swingle Singers Half Treasure -.......2007-03-10

If you love Bach and are a fan of the Swingle Singers, buy this CD. Fans of the Swingle Singers enjoy them for what they do to music - release it with air and bounce - and their style is perfectly suited for Bach. I couldn't enjoy it more. But the second Cd in this set is their treatment of Mozart, and, for me, it's inconsistent. This is due to the different styles of the two composers and I just think they match up better with Bach. But at this price, I shouldn't be complaining. The first CD alone is worth twice as much. Snatch it up!

5 out of 5 stars A capella reigns.......2007-01-12

Another fine offering by this group. Fun for classical music buffs and novices.

5 out of 5 stars Best Swingles Ever.......2006-02-16

If you know the Swingle Singers, you may expect jazzed-up Bach with a rhythm section. Now, don't get me wrong, i like that stuff, too, but that is just clean fun, while this is just Bach. No percussion, no jazzy rythym, just straight unaccompanied Bach. AND IT IS WONDERFUL.
Precise rhythm, clear vocal lines, everything you expect from the Swingles without the jazz. This is a really great album that should be bought by all Swingle lovers and all Bach lovers.
P.S. i bought this cd when it first came out,so I have never even heard the Mozart. With all due deference to fans of the worthy Wolfgang, i have always found the artful Amadeus rather a bore, so I will remain silent about that part of the album. No matter. The Bach alone is worth twice the price, so enjoy. And, hey, the Mozart is a nice bonus.
Glass Harmonica
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Great music with a great performance.
  • Thomas Bloch's Interpretation is Second-to-None
  • unbelievable
  • Thomas Bloch is a great 20th century composer
  • interesting, generally excellent
 Glass Harmonica
David August von Apell , and Johann Abraham Peter Schulz
Manufacturer: Naxos
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ASIN: B00005QISL
Release Date: 2001-11-20

Tracks:

  1. Schulz: Largo
  2. Holt Sombach: Adagio
  3. Reichardt: Rondeau
  4. Naumann: Sonata No. 3: Recit
  5. Naumann: Sonata No. 3: Andantino amoroso
  6. Mozart: Adagio K.B. 356
  7. Mozart: Adagio
  8. Mozart: Rondo
  9. Beethoven: Melodram
  10. Rollig: Kleine Tonstucke: Grave
  11. Rollig: Kleine Tonstucke: Commodetto
  12. Apell: Trionfo della musica, cantata
  13. Holt Sombach: 1ere Suite: Fantaisie
  14. Holt Sombach: 1ere Suite: Allemande
  15. Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor: Mad Scene
  16. Holt Sombach: 1ere suite: 2eme Menuet
  17. Bloch: Sancta Maria

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Great music with a great performance........2006-08-15

I found the glass harmonica music most relaxing with an etherial quality. The performance is outstanding.

5 out of 5 stars Thomas Bloch's Interpretation is Second-to-None.......2003-01-02

This is a great introduction to the exquisite Glass Harmonica. Naxos once again enlarges our listening pleasure by allowing such gifted musician/composers as Thomas Bloch a wider audience than other, more recondite labels have afforded him. This instrument, invented by Franklin, and taken seriously by such greats as Mozart and Beethoven, is only now coming into its own again. Bloch is an integral part of that rebirth. Delicate, eerie, rumored to drive the listener mad, or to attract ghosts, the sound of the Glass Harmonica hovers at the very edges of hearing: a clean, celestial tone. You will never forget it once you hear its distictive sound. Liner notes give the instrument's fascinating history. Bloch himself attempts (along with such great post-moderns such as John Cage) to create a future for the Glass Harmonica with his "Sancta Maria" and does an extraordinary job. The price, too, for this CD is extraordinary. What a bargain!

5 out of 5 stars unbelievable.......2002-12-11

the music of the glass harmonica is so unusal that it is a joy to listen to. it is a shame that it is not more main stream the tones are so unearthly that is is like a song from a fantasy you really start to believe that elves are playing the music it is something out of Tolkin

5 out of 5 stars Thomas Bloch is a great 20th century composer.......2002-10-09

All right. This is a great album. It explores the history of the glass harmonica since the classical period. But to add to the other reviewers, there is one cut - the last cut - done by Thomas Bloch in the last century - Sancta Maria - that makes the whole album worthwhile. It is an extraordinary track and I don't care if the soprano is female or male. It is great music and a great listening pleasure. You will want to play it over and over again. Make it you most favorite MP3.

4 out of 5 stars interesting, generally excellent.......2002-04-05

I would disagree with the reviewer below that this is anything more than a curiosity. Even the works on this disc by great composers such as Mozart and Beethoven are generally trivial. At the same time, this is fine playing of a highly unusual instrument by a polished virtuoso. Some of the pieces, however, I could do without. For instance, while Thomas Bloch's playing is excellent, his compositional skills are somewhat lacking. His own original work, complete with overdubbed whiny male soprano, is the disc's finale and sounds more like a corny film soundtrack than anything else. In addition, it must be noted that the performance here of Donizetti's "Mad Scene" from Lucia utilizes possibly the worst soprano ever recorded (short of Florence Foster Jenkins). I wouldn't wish her off-pitch shrieking on my worst enemies.
Hartke: The Greater Good
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    ASIN: B000Q6ZUVC
    Release Date: 2007-06-26

    Tracks:

    1. Rouen, A Tuesday In Late February, 1871, 4 AM
    2. Count?
    3. I Know, I Know, You Never Want To, Girl
    4. Cigar?
    5. A Lonely Street Or An Alley
    6. Say, You Know Why They Call Her Ice Cream?
    7. You Can Get In If You Want
    8. Aboard the Coach, Starting Out
    9. There Was a Boat
    10. These Really Are Wonderful
    11. Darling, Look!
    12. Do You Know Mme. De Vidoudet?
    13. Very Bad For Business, War
    14. What Time D'you Have?
    15. If I Were a Big Bad Wolf
    16. See Anything?
    17. Oh My God!
    18. I Gotta Hand It To You, Girlie!
    19. Gentleman, Pardon Me
    20. These Are the Tastes Of...
    21. Tiny Gherkins, Pickled Onions!
    22. Men Don't Understand
    23. You Know How It Was
    24. At First I Thought I'd Stay
    25. Someone Helped Me Out
    26. It's Like That Badinguet
    27. God It's Cold!
    28. Nothing But Snow
    29. I Think I See Lights!
    30. Raus! Raus! Raus!
    31. Come In, Come In
    32. Monsieur Follenvie!
    33. Things Are Looking Up!
    34. Mademoiselle Elisabeth Rousset?
    35. Well, You See How Things Are
    36. It's a Funny Thing Waking Up Under Occupation
    37. They're Pigs!
    38. An Unprovoked Attack Is Barbaric!
    39. What a Collection!
    40. Our Little Miss Has To Siss
    41. Come To My Room
    42. Oh Boy!

    Tracks:

    1. The Inn At Totes, Wednesday, 8 AM
    2. What the Devil?
    3. Yes?
    4. M. Follenvie! We Demand An Explanation!
    5. I Miss My Cat
    6. This Snow. This Blasted Snow
    7. Oh How I Wish I Was In My House
    8. Who Is It?
    9. Nein! Dunt Vant! Dunt Care!
    10. Oh, Look, How Lovely
    11. You Tell That Bastard
    12. What's All This About?
    13. Please, Eat
    14. It's So Cold
    15. I Have An Enormous Shipment
    16. Oh Look! Isn't That Him?
    17. Oh, Boule De Suif!
    18. I Hate This Place
    19. Going Out?
    20. I Have a Child
    21. Let's Face It
    22. Let's Just Tie Her Up
    23. Ah! Mme. Follenvie, We Thank You
    24. Now See If I Remember
    25. I know, I Know!
    26. I've Got One, And It's a Real Corker!
    27. Well Spoken, Loiseau
    28. Listen To Me!
    29. Oh But They Were Angels To My Boys
    30. Yes, Good Sister
    31. Child, You Don't Know What To Do, Do You?
    32. Have You Seen Her?
    33. Is It a Go?
    34. I Think Everything's Gonna Be Just Fine
    35. Good God! Forty Minutes!
    36. This Is Infamous!
    37. Good Lord! An Hour Twenty!
    38. Courtyard Of the Inn, Saturday Morning
    39. Good Morning!
    40. Let's Go!
    41. Good Morning, Madame
    42. (Setting Off For Dieppe)
    43. Prime...Bonds
    44. Ubi Caritas
    45. Good Heavens! One O'clock!
    46. Darling Look!

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    Based on a story by Guy de Maupassant, Stephen Hartke's The Greater Good is an effective piece of musical storytelling. Against the background of the Franco-Prussian War a group of arrogant French bourgeois, a political agitator and a pair of nuns are traveling by coach to escape the Germans. Among them is Boule de Suif (literally, "Butterball" or, more appallingly, "ball of lard"), a generously built prostitute. Trapped in the coach and then in a German-occupied inn, Boule turns out to be a sensitive, generous woman (yes, a prostitute with a heart of gold). When it looks as if the only way they group will escape is if Boule sleeps with the Prussian Commandant, she does so for "the greater good" despite her hatred of the Germans. Rather than being grateful, her dreadful coach-mates judge her and ostracize her. It's a nasty satire of petit bourgeois shallowness and hypocrisy and a good story.

    Hartke's music is colorful and his orchestration paints situations - we hear the rocking of the coach, strings yawn out of boredom or exhaustion, the harps tinkle when it snows. He uses the light clanging of spoons when the group finally gets to eat at the Inn and, when Boule is doing her duty with the Prussian officer, we hear the creaking of bedsprings. The vocal lines are more exclamatory than melodic. The cast, led by Caroline Worra's Boule, is uniformly excellent. This is an interesting piece, worth hearing more than once. If only Naxos had supplied a libretto - the track-by-track synopsis is good, but much of the text gets lost. --Robert Levine
    Music of the American Revolution: The Birth of Liberty
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    • Good overall
    • Great Music from the Birth of Our Nation
    • Protest Songs of the 1770s
    • Important work of musical heritage
    • A good source of enjoyment and education
    		 Music of the American Revolution: The Birth of Liberty

    Manufacturer: New World Records
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    ASIN: B0000030FQ
    Release Date: 1996-07-09

    Tracks:

    1. The Brickmaker March - American Fife Ensemble
    2. Lamentation Over Boston - The Continental Harmony Singers
    3. March For The 3rd Regt. Of Foot, Lord Amherst's - The Liberty Tree Wind Players
    4. British Grenadiers - American Fife Ensemble
    5. Song On Liberty - Sherrill Milnes
    6. General Scott's March - The Liberty Tree Wind Players
    7. Junto Song - James Richman
    8. Lovely Nancy - BIRTH OF LIBERTY
    9. American Vicar Of Bray - Sherrill Milnes
    10. Independence - The Continental Harmony Singers
    11. March Of The 35th Regiment - The Liberty Tree Wind Players
    12. Liberty Song - Sherrill Milnes
    13. Lady Hope's Reel - American Fife Ensemble
    14. Parody Upon A Well-Known Liberty Song - James Richman
    15. March For The 76th Regiment - The Liberty Tree Wind Players
    16. Warren - The Continental Harmony Singers
    17. Stone Grinds All - American Fife Ensemble
    18. The King's Own Regulars - James Richman
    19. Washington's March - The Liberty Tree Wind Players
    20. A Hymn On Peace - The Continental Harmony Singers

    Customer Reviews:

    4 out of 5 stars Good overall.......2005-07-20

    Technically a very clean album. It has a good selection of tunes, particularly for the history buff, however some of the polished choral pieces sound funny when you think that most of them are essentially folk tunes that should be sung with a somewhat less practiced air. Overall, worth the purchase for historical value and good production.

    4 out of 5 stars Great Music from the Birth of Our Nation.......2002-02-02

    A great collection of music from 18th century America.

    If you enjoy fifes and drums, choral compositions, patriotic songs, and uplifting music from the birth of America, please get this CD.

    A perfect selection for a patriotic American to play, especially on the 4th of July.

    5 out of 5 stars Protest Songs of the 1770s.......2002-01-24

    The music that was composed and performed during the American Revolution is presented on this 1 hour CD. Since I was a child, I've enjoyed hearing the drum and fife corps on the Fourth of July and during the Presidential inaugurations, and this CD has several good drum and fife marches. Other selections are 18th century protest songs about taxation ("A taxing we will go...} and British tyranny. There are also some good harpsichord numbers contained on this CD. The musicians are excellent and the sound is clear. I don't know how many common people got to hear music like this during the Revolution, but at least this CD gives the 21st Century listener the opportunity enjoy the "popular" music of 200 years ago. Classical music lovers will enjoy this CD too.

    4 out of 5 stars Important work of musical heritage.......1999-02-25

    I fell in love with this CD from the first track.The music of the American Fife Ensamble is stirring, I felt positivly rebelious. The satarical songs based on the tunes "British Grenadires" and "Hearts of Oak" are like the paintings of W. Hogarth set to music. You should have more than a cursory knowledge of the 18th century though, to fully enjoy this CD

    5 out of 5 stars A good source of enjoyment and education.......1999-02-23

    We will never know exactly how these songs sounded when the citizens of Boston were darting black looks to the British regulars on the streets, but I would wager quite a bit that these renditions come pretty close. Of course the "American" accents are an anachronism; but most listeners might be puzzled to hear British accents used for these anti-British songs (with one exception, composed by a British regular!)I have already used selections from this CD to a groups of 3rd and 5th graders and they loved it. So teachers, take note, but be sure they have the words in front of them. A very valuable educational tool that also happens to be a very enjoyable program to hear for its own sake. And as with most New World releases, the annotations alone are worth the price of the product.
    100 Favorite Patriotic Songs
    Average customer rating: 2 out of 5 stars
    • not to great
    • Not so bad, 100 tunes for 4$
    • You get what you pay for.
    • Now I know why there were no song samples to listen to ...
    		 100 Favorite Patriotic Songs

    Manufacturer: Bci / Eclipse Music
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    ASIN: B0000A1HT8
    Release Date: 2003-08-12

    Tracks:

    1. America the Beautiful
    2. All Quiet on the Potomac Tonight
    3. Ballad of the Green Berets
    4. On Top of Old Smokey
    5. Coyote Warrior
    6. Semper Fidelis
    7. Breeze from Alabama
    8. Onward Christian Soldiers
    9. Come Where My Love Lies Dreaming
    10. Patriot
    11. Sweet Betsy from Pike
    12. Marines' Hymn
    13. America Is
    14. When Johnny Comes Marchin' Home
    15. Happy the Soldier
    16. American Trilogy
    17. Home Sweet Home
    18. Washington Post March
    19. Enraptured I Gaze
    20. Jeannie With the Light Brown Hair
    21. Yellow Rose of Texas
    22. Over There
    23. Simple Gifts
    24. Liberty Bell
    25. Star Spangled Banner

    Tracks:

    1. God Bless the USA
    2. Yankee Doodle Dandy
    3. Katy Cruel
    4. I Vow to Thee My Country
    5. King Cotton
    6. Beautiful Dreamer
    7. America
    8. American Patrol
    9. Mine Eyes Have Seen the Beauty
    10. Mohican Dream
    11. Red, White and Blue
    12. Some Folks
    13. Liberty Song
    14. Pomp and Circumstance
    15. Hail to the Chief
    16. Bennington Rifles
    17. Peace on the Battlefield
    18. I've Been Working on the Railroad
    19. Under the Double Eagle
    20. Red River Valley
    21. My Country 'Tis of Thee
    22. Camptown Races
    23. Wild Blue Yonder
    24. Hands Across the Sea
    25. Fanfare for the Common Man

    Tracks:

    1. Stars and Stripes Forever
    2. Living in America
    3. Home on the Range
    4. Old Colony Times
    5. Clementine
    6. Invincible Eagle
    7. Ring Ring de Banjo
    8. Yankee Doodle
    9. Largo from "The New World"
    10. To a Wild Rose
    11. Hail Columbia
    12. Alexander's Ragtime Band
    13. Gettysburg
    14. Carry Me Back to Old Virginny
    15. Capitan
    16. Prairie Daughter
    17. Little Brown Jug
    18. Marching Through Georgia
    19. Entertainer
    20. Steamboat Around the Bend
    21. Revolutionary Tea
    22. Cassions Keep Rollin' Along
    23. Johnny Has Gone for a Soldier
    24. Amazing Grace
    25. Grand Old Flag

    Tracks:

    1. God Bless America
    2. National Emblem
    3. Soldier, Soldier Won't You Marry Me
    4. Anchors Away
    5. Oh, Susannah
    6. Tramp, Tramp, Tramp
    7. Toast
    8. Dixie
    9. St. Louis Blues
    10. Appalachian Spring
    11. Bonnie Blue Flag
    12. Old Hundreth
    13. Swanee River
    14. Battle Cry of Freedom
    15. U. S Field Artillery
    16. Sidewalks of New York
    17. Chester
    18. Auld Lang Syne
    19. Kingdom Come
    20. My Old Kentucky Home
    21. Hail to the Spirit of Liberty
    22. Battle Hymn of the Republic
    23. Shenandoah
    24. Abraham's Daughter
    25. This Land Is Your Land

    Customer Reviews:

    2 out of 5 stars not to great.......2007-04-04

    We were disappointed with this CD, but for the price I guess we can't expect much. I didn't care for the new style presentation of the songs. I like a more traditional rendering.

    3 out of 5 stars Not so bad, 100 tunes for 4$.......2005-06-22

    I red the comments of two other people who have bought this 4 CD BOX SET and it is not really so bad. I will even add that there are some excellent tunes. However, I must agree with the fact that few tunes seem to have been recorded 40 or 50 years ago, mainly when you hear the scratches of an old turntable but it is just 2 or 3 tunes. Furthermore, if you do not know American music, it is a good BOX SET to buy if you consider that you received 4 CD for 4$ including 100 tunes. On these 4 CD, I have heard some orchestration that I have never heard before and I consider that they are different but interesting. Any way, after hearing these 100 tunes, you will say to yourself that you like this tune, this other tune, this other tune and so on and you will be able to buy a more expensive CD with the tunes that you like. However, I have bought many CDs in the last few weeks and as you know, there are always some tunes that you like and some tunes that you do not like on every CD that you will buy. So, don't buy it at 25$ but at 4 or 5$ dollars, it is a very good choice for 100 tunes.

    1 out of 5 stars You get what you pay for........2004-07-04

    You get what you pay for. The singers put their own spin on the singing of each song. If you didn't hear the words you would not recognize some of them. Even some of the music sounds like a bad recording of music played on a turntable. Definitely not worth the price.

    1 out of 5 stars Now I know why there were no song samples to listen to ..........2004-07-04

    I wish this review had been here when I was thinking of purchasing it. I guess you get what you pay for. If you are thinking of buying this, you are better off recording your own CDs (or at least buying one that you can listen to a sampling of the songs). This album includes songs that were mere recordings of the songs playing on an old record player. It's almost so unbelievable that it is funny.
    Songs of Free Men/ A Paul Robeson Recital
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    • Robeson on wax
    • The voice, the sound quality and the interpretation
    • A Voice from the 40s, often dated, often moving
    • Robeson at his best
    • some of the greatest songs of the last century
    		 Songs of Free Men/ A Paul Robeson Recital

    Manufacturer: Sony
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    ASIN: B0000029YJ
    Release Date: 1997-12-09

    Tracks:

    1. Balm in Gilead
    2. Chassidic Chant
    3. Quiet Flows The Don: From Border To Border
    4. Quiet Flows The Don: Oh, How Proud Our Quiet Don
    5. Elijah, Op. 70: The Lord God Of Abraham
    6. The Purest Kind Of Guy
    7. Joe Hill
    8. The Peat-Bog Soldiers
    9. The Four Insurgent Generals
    10. Native Land
    11. Song Of The Plains
    12. Cradle Song
    13. Within Four Walls
    14. By An' By
    15. Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child
    16. John Henry
    17. Water Boy
    18. My Curly Headed Baby
    19. Mah Lindy Lou
    20. Wagon Wheels
    21. The House I Live In
    22. Showboat: I Still Suits Me
    23. Sylvia
    24. Showboat: Ol' Man River
    25. Porgy And Bess: It Ain't Necessarily So

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    There was nothing like the Robeson sound, ever. To describe his deep, rich, perfectly equalized instrument is futile. Go instead to "Balm in Gilead," the opening track, and see if you can listen to the last pianissimo phrase without falling to pieces. Robeson was at his best when the music was slow and the words contained spiritual or social messages. Faster, lighter fare like Kern's "I Still Suits Me" or Gershwin's "It Ain't Necessarily So" find the serious-minded singer out of his element, lacking irony and swing. "Old Man River," though, gets a simple, dignified treatment. It's Songs of Free Men, though, that will just keep Robeson's artistry rolling along, especially in Sony's astonishing transfers. --Jed Distler

    Customer Reviews:

    4 out of 5 stars Robeson on wax.......2007-06-19

    I found this album in a thrift store last week, for a couple of dollars. It's the original pressing on four 78 RPM records, in a gatefold format. It's in pristine condition. I really bought it for the incredible cover art, although I hope to be able to listen to it in this format at some point.

    5 out of 5 stars The voice, the sound quality and the interpretation.......2004-09-24

    Put this on your stereo and if it is good enough the depth and richness of Robeson's voice will make your fillings rattle and your chest rumble. The power of his voice is awesome. This CD is superbly recorded with no audible noise at normal listening levels.

    4 out of 5 stars A Voice from the 40s, often dated, often moving.......2002-09-01

    "Red diaper babies" have greeted this disc with nostalgic joy, and it captures a time and an aesthetic and a political belief with precision. Anyone interested in the emotional life of the pro-Soviet left of the 1940s should buy this disc. It's something like Henry Wallace set to music. There is much more to Robeson than that, however, and Sony has given us Robeson whole: there are songs by American masters of the musical, there are labor songs, religious songs, as well as the kind of faux-folk songs which the butcher supreme Josef Stalin encouraged and which were not taken seriously inside the USSR (except at gunpoint!!) but which were taken up by dupes around the world. This is Robeson at his least savory - willing propagandist for a vile mass murderer. Songs such as "Native Land" (fittingly, Robeson is referring to the Soviet Union) and the Red Army song are the equivalent of the "Horst Wessel Song", anthems of murder, and it is difficult to listen to the worst of them without retching. On the other hand, Robeson's commitment to American folk culture was real. "Balm in Gilead" is deeply beautiful; "John Henry" is heroic; "By an' By" is both resigned yet hopeful. "Joe Hill" captures an era in labor history. Anyone interested in American popular song should hear these. Turning to Broadway, his "Old Man River" is very fine, though Robeson changed the lyrics for political reasons and Leonard Warren has done the song better. I disagree with the editorial reviewer: "I Still Suits Me" is wonderfully playful and shows Robeson using his gorgeously rich voice to tease and poke fun. However, Marc Blitzstein's "Purest Kind of a Guy" is beyond saving - another example of Robeson recording an unworthy song by a political fellow-traveller. Ugh. But for every miss there are two hits. Robeson performs Mendelssohn's Elijah with nobility, and sings his favorite song, "Water Boy", with joyous pride: "There ain't no hammer that's on these mountains that rings like mine, boys, that rings like mine."
    No one need have any fears about the mono sound quality. The orchestra in the second half of the program is at times a little dwarfed by Robeson's voice, but it generally sounds clean and colorful, and the great artist's voice rings like no other.

    5 out of 5 stars Robeson at his best.......2000-05-12

    It's hard to believe that most of these recordings pre-date the advent of magnetic tape: the CD transfer is superlative. The songs and performance are beyond reproach. Notable is the imaginative packaging in miniature 'record album' format, complete with the original cover art, and a replica of the original Columbia record label applied to the CD.

    In response to a previous question: Robeson's performance of Danny Boy (Londonderry Air) can be found on the Vanguard LP entitled "Robeson" (VRS-9037).

    5 out of 5 stars some of the greatest songs of the last century.......2000-05-05

    In the 1940s, before rabid McCarthyism and racism had taken its toll on him, Robeson made these wonderful recordings of spirituals, classics and pop tunes. Accompanied by the solo piano of the incomparable Lawrence Brown, or by an orchestra, the songs ring out with pride, dignity, skill and unmatched integrity. The shameful treatment that Robeson was subject to from American authorities certainly seem grotesquely absurd to a modern listener. The wonderful version of "The House I Live In" included on this cd should forever kill off any suspicion that Robeson did not love his country deeply. This album ought to be heard by millions of people, world wide. Robeson's voice is nothing less than a glorious high point in 20th century music, and it's hard to think of any recording capturing it to greater advantage.
    Music for Glass Harmonica
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    • Heavenly Music
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    • MUSIC OF THE HEMISPHERES
    • It's on CD!
    		 Music for Glass Harmonica

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    ASIN: B000001KAZ
    Release Date: 1994-08-22

    Tracks:

    1. Adagio
    2. Rondo
    3. Adagio In C Major, K. 617
    4. Rondeau In B Flat Major
    5. Quintet In C Minor
    6. Largo In C Minor
    7. Quartet In C Major

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Heavenly Music.......2007-05-03

    Simply the best relaxing music I've ever heard. Even better than the New Age stuff that I also like.

    4 out of 5 stars Worthy Recordings.......2006-08-17

    Bruno Hoffmann gives a great performance in this album. This is a good disk to add to your collection of Glass Harmonica records. If you have not heard Glass Harmonica before I would recommend picking up Thomas Bloch's album entitled 'Glass Harmonica' under the Naxos label.

    4 out of 5 stars Great performance; but want more........2006-08-15

    I found the quality of performance out standing. I would have enjoyed hearing more music that Franklan might have played himself.

    5 out of 5 stars MUSIC OF THE HEMISPHERES.......2005-02-05

    It would have helped if there had been a more fulsome explanation with this disc of the kind of instrument that Bruno Hoffmann is actually playing. All the liner-note tells us is that it is something called a `glass harp', apparently of his own devising. Presumably I can read reliably elsewhere about the kind of instrument Mozart's father was excited by. This appears to have been designed by no less than Ben Franklin and expertly played, I assume without resorting to hypnotism, by Anton Mesmer. If I have understood rightly, it was a set of glass bowls arranged on a spindle. This made it obviously more practicable than a set of separate glasses filled with water (or other liquids) to various levels, something that would call for an octopus of the requisite musical talent. But a `harp' - I really would have liked more detail.

    Mesmer himself could not have achieved anything so mesmeric as Mozart's Adagio and rondo. This is a late piece, from his last months, and has the peculiar rarified feel to it that others of his works from the same time do. Over and above the special idiom, there is of course the weird other-worldly sound. Unlike the rest of the composers represented here, who tend to use the instrument antiphonally against the remainder of the group, Mozart builds its strange resonance in with the flute, oboe, viola and cello that make up the balance of his ensemble. Allegedly the original glass harmonicas had adverse effects on their hearers' nerves, and I can quite imagine. Happily I can report all the same that neither 20 minutes of Mozart nor 55 minutes in total of the ever-euphonious 18th century gave me any such reaction. The pipes of Pan in legend could create the panic that is called after them, but they could entrance their hearers also.

    The other four composers sharing the disc with Mozart are all contemporaries of his, and their music strikes me as definitely good, not totally overshadowed by Amadeus. There is another short number by him for the harmonica on its own, and the item from Schulz is a similar effort, of the same length and in much the same mood. The Naumann quartet is for Mozart's forces minus the oboe. In the other two compositions the harmonica is combined with strings, a standard quartet from Roellig and that plus a double-bass from Reichardt. The sequence of the works on the disc has been sensibly arranged to minimise any possible fatigue to the ear, and I should say panic is an unlikely consequence.

    The recorded quality seems to me perfectly fair and acceptable. I know what the other instruments ought to sound like, so I have to assume that Dr Hoffmann's glass harp is accorded similar fidelity. The liner-note, by R.D.Darrell, is really quite helpful and instructive too, if only it had not left me hungering for more information about the glass harp.

    5 out of 5 stars It's on CD!.......2003-05-28

    I have loved this "album" for years on vinyl and it is wonderful to see that VOX is reissuing this on CD. It's haunting sounds are sure to please all but the most hard-headed rocker. Buy with total confidence-a marvelous addition to your music library.
    Sacred Classics - Messiah, Ave Maria, Pie Jesu, Zadok the Priest, L'enfance du Christ
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • A wonderful and varied compilation of Sacred Choral Works
    		 Sacred Classics - Messiah, Ave Maria, Pie Jesu, Zadok the Priest, L'enfance du Christ
    George Frideric Handel , Johann Sebastian Bach , Gabriel Fauré , Antonio Vivaldi , Charles Gounod , Johannes Brahms , Edward Elgar , Gioachino Rossini , Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , Franz Schubert , Giuseppe Verdi , César Franck , Hector Berlioz , Franz Joseph Haydn , Felix Mendelssohn , Gregorio Allegri , Conservatory Concert Society Orchestra , New Philharmonia Orchestra , Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields , London Philharmonia Orchestra , Halle Orchestra , Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Orchestra , Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra , Berlin Symphony Orchestra , Sir Charles Mackerras , Andre Cluytens , Riccardo Muti , David Willcocks , Philip Ledger , and Otto Klemperer
    Manufacturer: EMI Classics
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B000000UWF
    Release Date: 2003-08-05

    Tracks:

    1. Hallelujah - Ambrosian Singers
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    3. Pie Jesu - Victoria De Los Angeles
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    10. Agnus Dei - Dame Janet Baker
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    Tracks:

    1. Panis Angelicus - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
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    3. Ouverture - L'Adieu Des Bergers - Choeurs Rene Duclos
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    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars A wonderful and varied compilation of Sacred Choral Works.......2001-08-13

    This is a 2 CD set and is one of my favorites. While this CD contains several pieces that the general public probably hears often (Handel's Messiah, Bach's Jesu Bleibet mein freund) it also contains some not well known pieces. Of particular quality is the recording of Gregorio Allegri's MISERE MEI DEUS, a piece composed at the end of the Renaissance era. This piece, lasting roughly 13 minutes, is a master stroke of pure choral music. The piece is repetitive but Allegri builds up to a fantastic ending. Also of note is the glorious recording of Mozart's AVE VERUM CORPUS, Hadyn's DIE SCHOPFUNG, and Brahm's EIN DEUTCHES REQUIEM. A MUST for any choral music fan.
    Infinite Voice
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    • Calming beauty
    • A beautiful voice
    		 Infinite Voice

    Manufacturer: Time Art
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B000KEGFYQ
    Release Date: 2007-03-06

    Tracks:

    1. sous le dome epais
    2. pavene
    3. canto invierno
    4. pastorale
    5. casta diva from norma
    6. enchantment
    7. song of my soul
    8. infinite voice
    9. saint agnes and the burning train
    10. gabriel's oboe-nella fantasia from the mission
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    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Calming beauty.......2007-05-28

    Infinite Voice is one of my favorite albums to pop into the player after a long and difficult day at work. Its soothing lightly classical pieces with Koldenhoven's angelic vocals do much to sooth an agitated spirit and sing peace to the soul. Wonderful Darlene! We need more like this.

    4 out of 5 stars A beautiful voice.......2007-04-23

    A classically trained vocalist with a Master's Degree in music from the Chicago Conservatory College, the golden voiced Darlene Koldenhoven has participated in a number of high profile pop culture products. In the 1980's she appeared on jazz composer Clare Fisher's Brazilian jazz vocal project, Freefall, which was awarded a Grammy in 1986 for Best Jazz Vocal Performance by a Group. In the 90's she appeared in and served as choir director for both Sister Act films, and in 1994 sung with Yanni Live at the Acropolis, a concert film reportedly seen by nearly 500 million people worldwide. She has also sung on recordings with Celine Dion, Barbra Streisand, Pink Floyd, Rod Stewart, David Byrne, and Ramsey Lewis, among others, and has authored a set of musical instruction books and CDs entitled Train Your Voice.

    In the late 90's Koldenhoven began writing and producing her own solo recordings, including the adult contemporary Keys to the World, a gospel album called Free to Serve, and the Christmas album Heavenly Peace. This year she's back with an all new recording, entitled Infinite Voice, a collection of classically inspired compositions and new age arrangements of classics. Ms Koldenhoven's 5-ocatve voice is the only one featured on this recording, in some places layered to give a choral effect. Most of the instrumentation is synthetic, though several songs include acoustic instrumental performances from guitar, English Horn, oboe, flue, didgeridoo, and percussion.

    Infinite Voice is a delicate and beautiful recording that will appeal to fans of light classical vocals from the voices of equally talented singers such as Filippa Giordano, Hayley Westerna, or Sissel.

    Music Track:

    1. Bernstein: West Side Story; Gershwin: Porgy and Bess [Import]
    2. Best of 2
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    6. Best of the Classical Masters
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