Nielsen: Songs

On this CD:

1. O Danish Man, patriotic song, FS35
Composed by Carl Nielsen
Performed by Ulrik Cold, Johannes Mikkeelse

2. Se dig ud en Sommerdag, for voice & piano
Composed by Carl Nielsen
Performed by Ulrik Cold, Johannes Mikkeelse

3. Strophic Songs (7), for voice & piano, No. 3, "Jens Vejmand" (Jens the Road-Mender), Op. 21/3, FS42/3
Composed by Carl Nielsen
Performed by Ulrik Cold, Johannes Mikkeelse

4. Som dybets Brønd (Like the Deepest Well)
Composed by Carl Nielsen
Performed by Ulrik Cold, Johannes Mikkeelse

5. Little Danish Songs (10), for voice & piano, No. 10, "Den danske sang" (The Danish song) FS114/10
Composed by Carl Nielsen
Performed by Ulrik Cold, Johannes Mikkeelse

6. Paa det Jævne (On the Ground)
Composed by Carl Nielsen
Performed by Ulrik Cold, Johannes Mikkeelse

7. Nu lyser løv i Lunde, for voice & piano
Composed by Carl Nielsen
Performed by Ulrik Cold, Johannes Mikkeelse

8. Danmark i tusind ar, for voice & piano
Composed by Carl Nielsen
Performed by Ulrik Cold, Johannes Mikkeelse

9. Danish Songs, FS 70/78: No. 27, Out of the Mist Emerges My Native Soil
Composed by Carl Nielsen
Performed by Ulrik Cold, Johannes Mikkeelse

10. Frihed er det bedste Guld (Freedom Is the Purest Gold)
Composed by Carl Nielsen
Performed by Ulrik Cold, Johannes Mikkeelse

11. Songs (5), for voice & piano, No. 1, "Solnedgang" Op. 4/1, FS 12/1
Composed by Carl Nielsen
Performed by Ulrik Cold, Johannes Mikkeelse

12. Songs (5), for voice & piano, No. 2, "I Seraillets have" Op. 4/2, FS12/2
Composed by Carl Nielsen
Performed by Ulrik Cold, Johannes Mikkeelse

13. Songs (5), for voice & piano, No. 3, "Til Asali" Op. 4/3, FS12/3
Composed by Carl Nielsen
Performed by Ulrik Cold, Johannes Mikkeelse

14. Songs (5), for voice & piano, No. 4, "Irmelin Rose" Op. 4/4, FS12/4
Composed by Carl Nielsen
Performed by Ulrik Cold, Johannes Mikkeelse

15. Songs (5), for voice & piano, No. 5, "Har dagen sanket al sin sorg" Op. 4/5, FS12/5
Composed by Carl Nielsen
Performed by Ulrik Cold, Johannes Mikkeelse

16. Songs (6) for voice & piano, Op. 10: No. 1, Æbleblomst (Apple Blossom)
Composed by Carl Nielsen
Performed by Ulrik Cold, Johannes Mikkeelse

17. Songs (6) for voice & piano, Op. 10: No. 2, Erindringens Sø (Lake of Memories)
Composed by Carl Nielsen
Performed by Ulrik Cold, Johannes Mikkeelse

18. Songs (6) for voice & piano, Op. 10: No. 3, Sommersang (Summer Song), Op. 10/3
Composed by Carl Nielsen
Performed by Ulrik Cold, Johannes Mikkeelse

19. Songs (6) for voice & piano, Op. 10: No. 4, Sang bag Ploven (Song Behind the Plow)
Composed by Carl Nielsen
Performed by Ulrik Cold, Johannes Mikkeelse

20. I aften, for voice & piano (Tonight), Op. 10/5
Composed by Carl Nielsen
Performed by Ulrik Cold, Johannes Mikkeelse

21. Songs (6) for voice & piano, Op. 10: No. 6, Hilsen (Greeting)
Composed by Carl Nielsen
Performed by Ulrik Cold, Johannes Mikkeelse

22. Genre piece, for voice & piano (Pagen højt paa Taarnet sad), Op. 6/1, FS 14/1
Composed by Carl Nielsen
Performed by Ulrik Cold, Johannes Mikkeelse

23. The Seraphs, for voice & piano (Seraferne har rullet bort), Op. 6/2, FS 14/2
Composed by Carl Nielsen
Performed by Ulrik Cold, Johannes Mikkeelse

24. Silkesko over gylden Laest, for voice & piano (Silk shoe on golden last), Op. 6/3, FS 14/3
Composed by Carl Nielsen
Performed by Ulrik Cold, Johannes Mikkeelse

25. Det bødes der for, for voice & piano (A moment of pleasure), Op. 6/4
Composed by Carl Nielsen
Performed by Ulrik Cold, Johannes Mikkeelse

26. Song from Mogens, for voice & piano (Haved jeg, o, haved jeg), Op. 6/5, FS 14/5
Composed by Carl Nielsen
Performed by Ulrik Cold, Johannes Mikkeelse

27. Min Pige er så lys som Rav, for voice & piano (My lass is as fair as amber)
Composed by Carl Nielsen
Performed by Ulrik Cold, Johannes Mikkeelse

28. Så bittert var mit Hjerte, for voice & piano (So bitter my heart was)
Composed by Carl Nielsen
Performed by Ulrik Cold, Johannes Mikkeelse

29. Den milde Dag er lys og lang, for voice & piano (The pleasant day is light and long)
Composed by Carl Nielsen
Performed by Ulrik Cold, Johannes Mikkeelse

30. Der sad en Fisker, saa tankefuld (A Fisherman Sat So Pensive)
Composed by Carl Nielsen
Performed by Ulrik Cold, Johannes Mikkeelse

31. Mit hjerte altid vanker
Composed by Carl Nielsen
Performed by Ulrik Cold, Johannes Mikkeelse

32. Hymns and Sacred Songs, for voice & piano, No. 8, "Min Jesus, lad mit hjerte faa" (Jesus mine, let my heart savor) FS83/8
Composed by Carl Nielsen
Performed by Ulrik Cold, Johannes Mikkeelse

33. Tunge, mørke Natteskyer, for voice & piano (Heavy, dark night skies)
Composed by Carl Nielsen
Performed by Ulrik Cold, Johannes Mikkeelse

34. Danish Songs, FS 70/78: No. 15, Underlige Aftenlufte (Wonderful Evening Breezes)
Composed by Carl Nielsen
Performed by Ulrik Cold, Johannes Mikkeelse

35. Strophic Songs (7), Op. 21: No. 4, Sænk kun dit Hoved du Blomst (Bow Your Head, O Flower)
Composed by Carl Nielsen
Performed by Ulrik Cold, Johannes Mikkeelse

36. Little Danish Songs (10), for voice & piano, No. 1, "Jeg ved en Lærkerede" (I know a lark's nest) FS114/1
Composed by Carl Nielsen
Performed by Ulrik Cold, Johannes Mikkeelse

37. Little Danish Songs (10), for voice & piano, No. 2, "Solen er saa rød, Mor" (The Sun Is So Red, Mother) FS114/2
Composed by Carl Nielsen
Performed by Ulrik Cold, Johannes Mikkeelse

38. Morgendug, der sagte baever, for voice & piano (Morning dew gently quivering)
Composed by Carl Nielsen
Performed by Ulrik Cold, Johannes Mikkeelse

39. Danish Songs, FS 70/78: No. 11, Nu er Dagen fuld af Sang
Composed by Carl Nielsen
Performed by Ulrik Cold, Johannes Mikkeelse

40. Danish Songs, FS 70/78: No. 12, Hvor sødt i Sommeraftenstunden (How Sweet is the Summer Evening)
Composed by Carl Nielsen
Performed by Ulrik Cold, Johannes Mikkeelse

41. Studies from Nature, for voice & piano, FS 82
Composed by Carl Nielsen
Performed by Ulrik Cold, Johannes Mikkeelse

42. Gamle Anders Røgters Sang, for voice & piano (Old Anders Cowman's song)
Composed by Carl Nielsen
Performed by Ulrik Cold, Johannes Mikkeelse

43. Kommer I snart, I Husmænd, for voice & piano (Are you coming soon, you crofters)
Composed by Carl Nielsen
Performed by Ulrik Cold, Johannes Mikkeelse

44. Danish Songs, FS 70/78: No. 10, Jeg bærer med Smil min Byrde (I Carry My Burden With a Smile)
Composed by Carl Nielsen
Performed by Ulrik Cold, Johannes Mikkeelse

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:

Original Rags
Great Crush Collision March
Harmony Club Waltz
Combination March
Maple Leaf Rag
Swipesy Cake Walk
Sunflower Slow Drag
Augustan Club Waltz(es)
Peacherine Rag
Easy Winners
Cleopha
Strenuous Life
Breeze from Alabama
Elite Syncopations
Entertainer
March Majestic
Something Doing
Weeping Willow

Tracks:

Cascades
Palm Leaf Rag
Favorite
Sycamore
Chrysanthemum
Bethena
Rose-Bud March
Leola
Bink's Waltz
Eugenia
Antoinette
Rag-Time Dance
Nonpareil
Search-Light Rag
Gladiolus Rag
Lily Queen
Rose Leaf Rag

Tracks:

Solace
Heliotrope Bouquet
Sugar Cane
Fig Leaf Rag
Pine Apple Rag
Wall Street Rag
Country Club
Pleasant Moments
Euphonic Sounds
Paragon Rag
Stoptime Rag
Felicity Rag
Scott Joplin's New Rag
Kismet Rag
Magnetic Rag
Silver Swan Rag
Reflection Rag

Tracks:

Please Say You Will
Picture of Her Face
I Am Thinking of My Pickaninny Days
Ragtime Dance
Little Black Baby
Maple Leaf Rag
Sarah Dear
Good-Bye Old Gal Good-Bye
Snoring Sampson
When Your Hair Is Like the Snow
Pineapple Rag
Lovin' Babe
Unknown Song Fragment

Album Description

Guido Nielsen's third ragtime CD features all of the great ragtime composer Scott Joplin's rags, marches, waltzes and songs on four discs! Stunning cover design by Chris Ware, it is bundled with two booklets and excellent liner notes

Customer Reviews:

excellent.......2005-05-19

i saw people writing her that mr nielsen doesnt has the feeling or doesnt play as max morath... well then i see buy the sheet music and look what is written... mr nielsen exactly plays what is written.. except in the ragtime dance and stoptime rag where he dont use stop time....

i can hear in his playing that he is a very talented and gifted piano player who earned his 9,5 on his exam on the conservatory in Utrecht.

if i listen to max morath or joshua rifkin i hear to slow music with out expression, ok mr nielsen plays some pieces to fast... way to fast like peacherine rag.. the sheet music says "not fast" not "not too fast" or march tempo mr nielsen plays it more presto. and some more pieces are like this but overall he plays in a very good talend style.

if you want to chose between nielsen, morath, arpin or rifkin... i say nielsen.

Treasure the liner notes, beware the CDs.......2005-03-19

I hate to say that Nielsen's playing is, while precise and clean, almost strangely unexpressive and unnuanced. He lacks a feel for the certain "catch" in syncopated rhythm that makes players like Max Morath and Dick Hyman such a joy to listen to. His versions are basically demonstrations of what is on the page played by a thoroughly competent pianist who nevertheless does not really "feel" this music, rather as if it were 1904 and he was a pianist at a music store on hand to play through anything you asked for so you could hear how it sounded.

To rip through SUGAR CANE as if it were CAROLINA SHOUT, for example, is to miss what Joplin meant with this piece. And overall, Nielsen seems to render what should be crisp staccato closing notes for phrases as full ones, which especially blunts the snap of stop-time sections in pieces like THE RAGTIME DANCE. Nielsen plays the same way on his Scott and Lamb recordings -- all of these sets are of reference value only.

But Galen Wilkes and Edward Berlin's liner notes are some of the best ever written anywhere for any recording. The text is scholarly in its richness of information, the photographs are invaluable, and Chris Ware's artwork is splendid. This set is worth it for the liner notes alone, including penetrating capsule treatments of each and every piece Joplin wrote and new news on his life and work from research over the past several years. I consider myself to have basically spent the money on a great BOOK, with accompanying CDs as a kind of demonstration bonus.

Guido Nielsen plays Scott Joplin Complete Works.......2004-12-25

I've always liked Ragtime music, usually heard only as brief movie background sound clips. That all changed around 1973 when I saw the blockbuster movie, The Sting, starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford. All the movie's music was Scott Joplin Ragtime Music played by Marvin Hamlisch.

I became then, and still am, a Ragtime Music devotee. For me, Ragtime can be uplifting, joyful, satisfying, and just fun to listen to. It may help fight Depression. I bought the Dover Publication Book of Joplin's Piano Music. And I learned to play a number of the best known pieces: The Entertainer, Maple Leaf Rag, Cascades, Sugar Cane, Elite Syncopations, and others. I don't claim to be anything other than a serious amateur, playing for my own enjoyment, and for house guests.

The movie soundtrack from The Sting, made Joplin's music widely known, and temporarily popular. Pianist Joshua Rifkin recorded three LP 33 1/3 records under the Nonesuch label of Joplin's music. Each of the CD's had 8 tracks totaling about 30 minutes of music. Sadly, these LP's and the corresponding CD's are out of print - no longer available. However, Nonesuch released a Joplin CD 7559-79159-2, with pianist Rifkin, 17 tracks, total time 71:15. This CD is currently available.

I bought Guido Nielsen's recordings of the Ragtime Piano Music of Joseph Lamb, and James Scott. I greatly enjoy these recordings. I obtained the sheet music for a number of the songs that I liked and I've had some success in actually playing the music. Nielsen is certainly a superb pianist.

To finally "get to the point" of all this. I bought the Joplin set of 4 CD's, performed by Nielsen, and I'm disappointed. It seems that Nielsen plays much of the music as if it's a "chore." I don't hear passion, enthusiasm, vitality. Perhaps he simply doesn't like Joplin's music. I'm sorry that I bought the set.

With all due respect to marvelous pianist Nielsen, I challenge anyone who takes issue with my comments to listen, really LISTEN, to Joplin's music as performed by Marvin Hamlisch and Joshua Rifkin. Then listen to Nielsen's recordings and form your own opinion.

Scott Joplin recordings obliterated by Dutch pianist.......2004-05-17

THE ultimate Scott Joplin performances! Forget about the rest: clear, correct AND very musically played rags, marches, songs and waltzes. They're miked very close (like the Lamb and Scott recordings by the same pianist on the same label), which makes even Mr. Nielsen's (sober but efficiënt) pedalings audible. This is the standard, people, by all means!

The King of Ragtime Recordings.......2004-05-13

Wow! The only words that can truly describe this set are exclamations. Mr. Guido Nielsen has done it again. The music is played as written, in a style that is accurate, fresh, and lively. The performances are excellent, although classics like 'Gladiolus Rag' and 'Magnetic Rag' could be played somewhat slower. The cover design is exquisite and the discs themselves are simply beautiful. The two 24-page booklets are crammed with color and black-and-white photographs, not to mention notes of the highest quality. Be sure to read the entertaining advertisements on the last page of the second booklet. I highly recommend this set to anyone interested in ragtime and the music of Scott Joplin. Purchase this set as soon as possible, and if you have not done so already, pick up the Joseph Lamb and James Scott sets produced by the same team. Happy listening!

Nordic Songs: Nielsen, Grieg, Sibelius and Others

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Nordic Songs: Nielsen, Grieg, Sibelius and Others

Manufacturer: EMI Classics
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000PGTHQM
Release Date: 2007-06-05

Tracks:

Aebleblomst Op.10
No.1 Skal Blomsterne Da Visne
No.2 Hogen
No.3 Saenk Kun Dit Hoved, Du Blomst
No.4 Den Forste Laerke
Studie Efter Naturen
Varen Op.33 No.2
Med En Vandlilje Op.25 No.4
En Svane Op.25 No.4
Solveigs Sang Op.23 No.19 (Peer Gynt)
Solveigs Vuggevise Op.23 No.26 (Peer Gynt)
Jeg Elsker Dig Op.5 No.3
No.1 Gruss
No.2 Dereinst, Gedanke Mein
No.3 Lauf Der Welt
No.4 Der Verscwiegen Nachtigall
No.5 Zur Rosenzeit
No.6 Ein Traum
Melodi
Pan
Avskedet
Bon till Natten
Vingar I Natten
Flickan Kon Ifran Sin Alsklings Mote Op.37 No.5
Illalle Op.17 No.6
Demanten Pa Marssnon Op.36 No.6
Varen Flyktar Hastigt Op.13 No.4
Sav, Sav, Susa Op.36 No.4
Svarta Rosor Op.36 No.1
Som Stjarnan Uppa Himmelen Sa Klar

Songs by the Sea: A Scandanavian Journey

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Songs by the Sea: A Scandanavian Journey

Manufacturer: Chandos
ProductGroup: Music
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Massenet: Le Cid (Complete) [Germany]

ASIN: B0002X4TWA
Release Date: 2004-12-07

Tracks:

Florez Och Blanzeflor
Ithaka
Kongesonnes Romance Af 'Tornerose'
Vaagn Af Din Slummer Af 'Bertran De Born'
1. Snart Er De Lyse Naetters Tid Forbi. Allegretto - Poco Piu Moto
2. Og Da Jeg Sejled Dit Hus Forbi.
3. Jeg Sejled En Nat Over Havet. Moderato Con Moto
Stormen Paa Kjobenhavn
Skjaldens Sang Af 'Moderen'
Saenk Kun Dit Hoved, Du Blomst
Den Bergtekne
En Svane
Peer Gynts Serenade
I. En Visa Om Nar Jag Var Lustig Med Welam Welamsson...
II. En Visa Om Mig Och Narren Herkules
III. En Visa Till Karin Nar Hon Nade Dansat
IV. En Visa Till Karin Ur Fangelset
V. Kung Eriks Sista Visa

Carl Nielsen: Violin Concerto & Songs; Rued Langgaard: String Quartet No. 3

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Carl Nielsen: Violin Concerto & Songs; Rued Langgaard: String Quartet No. 3

Manufacturer: Bridge
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00004WJM5
Release Date: 2000-09-26

Tracks:

Five Songs: 1. Sang bag Ploven
Five Songs: 2. Dangang Doden var i vente
Five Songs: 3. I aften
Five Songs: 4. Irmelin Rose
Five Songs: 5. Min Pige er saa lys som Rav
String Quartet No. 3 (1924): I Poco allegro rapinsoso - The Miro String Quartet
String Quartet No. 3 (1924): II Presto scherzo artifizioso - The Miro String Quartet
String Quartet No. 3 (1924): III Tranquillo - The Miro String Quartet
Concerto For Violin And Orchestra, Op. 33: I Praeludium, Largo; Allegro cavalleresco - Saeka Matsuyama, Violin
Concerto For Violin And Orchestra, Op. 33: II Poco adagio; Rondo, Allegretto scherzando - Saeka Matsuyama, Violin

Album Description

In 1999, the government of Denmark sponsored a festival of Danish arts in New York City. The culminating event of this festival was the Carl Nielsen International Violin Competition, which included attendance by Her Majesty, Margrethe II, Queen of Denmark. This disc features Silver Medalist Saeka Matsuyama's electrifying competition performance of Carl Nielsen's Violin Concerto, accompanied by Denmark's Odense Symphony Orchestra. Matsuyama's performance of the Nielsen Concerto also earned the 18-year old violinist the Odense Symphony Orchestra's Special Prize. Opening this celebratory disc is a stunning performance by the Miro String Quartet of Rued Langgaard's remarkable String Quartet No. 3. Considered to be among Langgaard;s finest compositions, the Miro Quartet gives a reading that had American and Danish critics reaching for superlatives. Rounding out this CD is a selection of songs by Carl Nielsen. Sung by the Danish baritone, Lars Thodberg Bertelsen, this group features some of Nielsen's most popular songs, including Irmelin Rose.

Songs Ring Out to the Heavens: Brahms's Choral Works

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A TREASURE HOUSE
Heavenly
Etheral, moving, and polished!

Songs Ring Out to the Heavens: Brahms's Choral Works

Manufacturer: Nimbus Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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A Cappella | Folk | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B0000037HQ
Release Date: 1997-10-07

Tracks:

Four Songs, Op.17: Harp Notes Ring Fourth
Four Songs, Op.17: Song Of Shakespeare
Four Songs, Op.17: The Gardener
Four Songs, Op.17: Song From 'Fingal'
Three Songs, Op.42: Evening Ser
Three Songs, Op.42: Vineta
Three Songs, Op.42: Dirge For Dar-Thula
Four Qts, Op.92: Oh Beautiful Night, Op.92, No.1
Four Qts, Op.92: Late Autumn, Op.92, No.2
Four Qts, Op.92: Evening Song, Op.92, No.3
Four Qts, Op.92: Why?, Op.92, No.4
Two Motets, Op.29: A Saviour Is Come To Us
Two Motets, Op.29: From Psalm 51
Op.112, Nos.1 and 2: Yearning, Op.112, No.1
Op.112, Nos.1 and 2: At Night, Op.112, No.2
Five Songs, Op.104: Night Watch I
Five Songs, Op.104: Night Watch II
Five Songs, Op.104: Last Happiness
Five Songs, Op.104: Lost Youth
Five Songs, Op.104: In Autumn
Neue Liebeslieder, Walzer, Op.65, No.15

Customer Reviews:

A TREASURE HOUSE.......2005-01-01

There is a whole underworld of vocal music by Brahms that is very little known, and this is a very intelligent selection from it that I hope will do a bit to correct that state of affairs. Brahms's smaller choral and `chamber-choral' works cover a range of different styles. Also, as was typical of him in his instrumental music too, he sometimes issued alternative versions of the same piece, e.g. I have a performance of Vineta, sung here unaccompanied, with piano. Sometimes the style is severe, as in the two unaccompanied motets op 29, as also in Bach's unaccompanied motets. Even here the most casual listener would still know that this is not Bach. It is music of the romantic era that is not quite romantic in idiom. The rest of the disc is blatantly romantic in various ways, and some of it is perfectly gorgeous. It starts with the four songs op 17, which have the seemingly un-Brahmsian accompaniment of two horns and a harp. However little or nothing in Brahms is without a precedent in earlier German music if we just know where to look, and there are some things by Schubert that may have prompted him here. The rest is either unaccompanied (I prefer to reserve the term `a capella' for the stricter style of the motets), or with piano solo accompaniment, or, in the very appropriately-placed Zum Schluss from the New Liebeslieder waltzes that concludes the selection, piano duet. The disc starts with some heavenly romantic sound from the two horn-players, and ends with the equally heavenly Schubertian modulations of Zum Schluss or `Envoi', taking us on an interesting tour in between.

There are 24 members of the Kansas City Chorale, not including the conductor or the instrumentalists. Their singing is excellent, and their sense of style likewise. Britten also wrote a good deal of vocal music for chamber-ensembles, but he liked to keep the technical requirements of the music within the scope of amateurs. Brahms's stuff seems to me more demanding, music for off-duty professionals. There is not a lot that calls for criticism, and if I could have imagined a touch more subtlety here or there, heartiness is a better fault than artiness in music of this kind. One problem that the chorus-master and the recording consultants between them might have given some attention to (the poets seeming not to have) is some very sibilant s-sounds. Tennyson was acutely aware of this problem in his poetry, and took care to `kick the geese out of the boat' as he put it. It doesn't greatly detract from my enjoyment, and what I remember much more is the delectable sound right at the beginning of the record.

For once I can report a really first-rate liner-note. It highlights what it ought to, namely the composer's early interest -- from childhood -- in the traditional methods and techniques of German music down the centuries. Schumann had preceded Brahms in this respect, but he took it to nothing like the same extent. It does not make Brahms any `conservative', as Schoenberg was at pains to point out. He was as deeply original as Wagner himself, but a scholar of minute and profound learning that fired his special creative sense. Texts are given with translations into English and the occasional misprint, and the recording is admirable generally. I hope the Kansas City Chorale will be encouraged in their project of bringing this marvellous music to the active notice of the musical public.

Heavenly.......2000-07-15

This is an exceptional recording. Brahms wrote many more choral works than most people realize, and they are of a uniformly high standard of workmanship. A goodly number are truly inspired and rank with the most beautiful choral music ever written. This collection includes much of Brahms's finest music, and it would be hard to find (or imagine) it performed any better.

The four songs for women's chorus accompanied by two horns with harp (Op. 17) is especially noteworthy. I have four recordings of this piece, and the one on this disc is far and away my favorite. The voices are ravishing, and the accompaniment is absolutely first rate.

It should be noted that several of the selections on this disc were set by Brahms for vocal quartet, not for choir, and he never endorsed their performance by larger forces. But the marvelous renditions presented here should calm the nerves of even the most curmudgeonly purist.

If you love choral music, you will love this recording.

Etheral, moving, and polished!.......1999-09-29

What more can be said of this splendid collection of chorale works by Brahms? Most of the selections are seldom heard, but after listening to the Kansas City Chorale perform them, you wonder why. The moods here range from joyous to bittersweet melancholy, although the Chorale never loses control, never allows the spirit of the music to become overshadowed by vocal hubris. All in all, music that is, like the cover suggests, sent from heaven.

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Dagen Är Kommen

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Duets: An American Classic

ASIN: B0000014FV
Release Date: 2000-10-06

Tracks:

Dagen Ar Kimmen
Nar Juldagsmorgon Glimmar
Det Ar En Ros Utsprungen
Betlehems Stjarna (Glans Over Sjo Och Strand) - Niklas Westlund
Ding, Dong, Merrily On High
Nu Tandas Tusen Jeleljus - Richard Rindevret
Stilla Natt - Olle Persson
Gladelig Vi Sjunge Dig
Forunderligt och Markligt
Vid Betlehem
Tre Kungar - Olle Persson
Harlig Ar Jorden
O Helga Natt (Adams Julsang) - Olle Persson
I Saw Three Ships
Jungfru Maria
Och Det Hande Vid Den Tiden - Niklas Westlund
Jul, Jul, Stralande Jul
Ave Maria - Olle Persson
Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day
Lyss Till Anglassangens Ord

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Winter Songs

Manufacturer: Bis
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Release Date: 2003-11-25

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Carl Nielsen: Songs

Manufacturer: Da Capo [Naxos]
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ASIN: B00008PZW0
Release Date: 2003-06-17

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Carl Nielsen: Songs

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ASIN: B000027TOJ
Release Date: 1990-01-01

Tracks:

DENS DANSKE SANG ER UNG BLOND PIGE
GRON ER VARENS HAEK
NU ER DAGEN FULD AF SANG
VENDER SIG LYKKEN FRA DIG
JEG LAEGGER MIG SA TRYGT TIL RO
UNDERLIGE AFTENLUFTE
DEN SPILLEMAND SPILLER PA STRENGE
DE REFSNAES DRENGE, DE SAMSO PIGER
UD GAR DU NU PA LIVETS VEJ
SAENK KUN DIT HOVED, DU BLOMST
NU ER DA VAREN KOMMEN
HVEM SIDDER DER BAG SKAERMEN
HVOR SODT I SOMMERAFTENSTUNDEN
MIN PIGE ER LYS SOM RAV
FARVEL MIN VELSIGNEDE FODEBY
DER DUKKER AF DISEN MIN FAEDRENDE JORD
SKAL BLOMSTRENE DA VISNE?
JEG VED EN LAERKEREDE
I SKYGGEN VI VANKE
JEG BAERER MED SMIL MIN BYRDE
SOLEN ER SA ROD, MOR
SE DIG UD EN SOMMERDAG

Music Track:

Music Track

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Recommended Music:

The Girl's Scene [Import]

Love In The Open Air

Jazz Collection [Import]

Music: Christmas Carol By Charles Dickens

Matter & Form

Lunar Strain [Import]

In Concerto: 1998 [Live] [Import]

Love Is

Live in Gijon: 24th July, 2004 [Live]

Massenet - Werther / Alagna · Gheorghiu · Hampson · Petibon · Courtis · Fouchécourt · Frémeau · LSO · Pappano

Kaitai Teki Kohkan [Import]

Just Friends

Live Concert Series [Live]

Neal Black and the Healers

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