Familiar Melodies

On this CD:

1. Tribute To Foster Lullaby
Composed by Percy Grainger
Performed by Joseph Smith

2. Dance Improvisations (3) for piano Tempo di Charleston (after James P. Johnson)
Composed by Walter Gieseking
Performed by Joseph Smith

3. Amarilli for keyboard
Composed by Peter Philips
Performed by Joseph Smith

4. Dixiana for piano
Composed by Richard [composer] Hoffman
Performed by Joseph Smith

5. Dance of the Blessed Spirits (Melody) (from "Orfeo ed Euridice"), various arrangements Flute Melody
Composed by Christoph Willibald Gluck
Performed by Joseph Smith

6. Rondino on A Theme by Beethoven for violin & piano
Composed by Fritz Kreisler
Performed by Joseph Smith

7. Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child
Composed by Spiritual Traditional
Performed by Joseph Smith

8. Elegies, 6 pieces for piano, K. 249
Composed by Ferruccio Busoni
Performed by Joseph Smith

9. Irish Tune From County Derry for piano, BFMS 6
Composed by Percy Grainger
Performed by Joseph Smith

10. Turkey in the Straw, for piano
Composed by David Guion
Performed by Joseph Smith

11. Fantasy on "The Last Rose of Summer" for piano in E major, Op. 15
Composed by Felix Mendelssohn
Performed by Joseph Smith

12. Variations for piano in D major on "Rule Britannia," WoO 79
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performed by Joseph Smith

13. Variations for piano on the hymn "Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser" (arrangement of string quartet Op. 76/3, 2nd mvt.)
Composed by Franz Joseph Haydn
Performed by Joseph Smith

14. Unfinished Portrait of George Washington, a patriotic medley for piano
Composed by Seymour Bernstein
Performed by Joseph Smith

15. Estrellita: Concert Metamorphosis for piano
Composed by Manuel Ponce
Performed by Joseph Smith

16. Solveigs Sang (Solveig's Song), song transcription for piano, Op. 52/4
Composed by Edvard Grieg
Performed by Joseph Smith

Familiar Melodies, Music, Ludwig van Beethoven, Seymour Bernstein, Ferruccio Busoni, Walter Gieseking, Christoph Willibald Gluck, Percy Grainger, Edvard Grieg, David Guion, Franz Joseph Haydn, Richard [composer] Hoffman, Fritz Kreisler, Felix Mendelssohn, Peter Philips, Manuel Ponce, Spiritual Traditional, Joseph Smith, Chamber, Chamber Music, Chamber Music & Recitals, Character/Single-Movement/Miscellaneous Work for Keyboard, Classical, Classical Music, Classical Period Variations for Keyboard, Fantasy/Fantasia for Keyboard, Keyboard, Music for Keyboard, Suite/Partita for Keyboard, Transcription for Keyboard, Violin with Keyboard, Vocal, Vocal Music

Average customer rating: Best CD I Own

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Tracks:

1. Vierne: Symphony No. 1, Op. 14: Finale
2. Elmore: Rhytmic Suite: Pavane
3. Saint-Saens: Prelude and Fugue, Op. 99/2
4. Variations, Op. 40/1
5. Mendelssohn: Sonata, Op. 65/3
6. Mendelssohn: Sonata, Op. 65/3
7. Grieg / Christiansen: Peer Gynt: Morning Mood
8. MacFarlane: Reverie
9. Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565
10. Bach: Cantata, BWV 156: Arioso
11. Hebble: Rejoice! - Toccatino con Rico Tino
12. Reubke: Sonata on Psalm XCIV
13. Christiansen: Improvisation on "All Through the Night"
14. Christiansen: Improvisation on "Come, Come Ye Saints"

Customer Reviews:

Best CD I Own.......2006-07-16

Average customer rating: from Solo Piano Publications from Solo Piano Publications from Solo Piano Publications

O Come Emmanuel David Nevue Manufacturer: Midnight Rain Productions ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | New Age | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Jazz | New Age | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Whisperings: The Best of David Nevue The Vigil Overcome Sweet Dreams & Starlight While the Trees Sleep ASIN: B00009VPH2 Release Date: 2002-11-21

Tracks:

1. O Come, O Come Emmanuel
2. Away in a Manger
3. Watching Their Flocks
4. Joy to the World
5. Angels We Have Heard on High
6. Silent Night
7. Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming
8. Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus
9. Coventry Carol
10. We Three Kings
11. The Gift
12. Some Children See Him
13. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
14. O Come, O Come Emmanuel

Album Description

A Comment from the Artist...

"With 'O Come Emmanuel,' I've done my best to create a Christmas album a bit different than anything you've heard before. I realize there are a million Christmas CDs out there. That's one of the reasons I resisted the idea of doing a Christmas album for so long. I mean, do we really need another solo piano Christmas CD?

But one of my friends challenged me on this idea. 'Consider it an opportunity, David. Rather than thinking of it as 'just another Christmas album', think of it as music written to express the emotion of the Christmas story. Take these songs people have loved for years and wrap them around your piano style. People love your piano music, and they love Christmas music. So, put the two together. Just create a Christmas album you yourself would like.'

These words gnawed at me, and I began thinking about how I could use my music to tell the story of the birth of Jesus. And so, I started working on it, playing around with some of the popular (and more traditional) Christmas melodies and began adapting them into my personal style. Now I'm ready to pass the CD on to you. It's most definitely not your 'typical' Christmas album, but for that very reason I think you'll find it refreshing. Of all my CDs, I can easily say that 'O Come Emmanuel' is the album that I'm most proud of."

Customer Reviews:

from Solo Piano Publications.......2003-06-17

The CD opens and closes with hauntingly beautiful arrangements of the title song, rich in its dark minor key moodiness. "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel" is one of the oldest Christmas carols still sung today, but in capable hands such as Nevue's the song is both ancient and contemporary, full of deep emotion that is ageless. "Away in A Manger" is a song that is often the first Christmas song learned in Sunday School, and Nevue introduces his lovely version with a one-hand melody line, emphasizing the children's view of this sweet song. He then brings in some of the other melodies (there are at least 40 melodies that go with this song!) that are often used, making each verse a little different. "Watching Their Flocks" is one of the two original pieces, and is quietly introspective, possibly suggesting the peaceful solitude of shepherds tending to their flocks late into the night - very beautiful. "Joy to the World" opens with a long, improvisational intro and then comes into the song itself at the chorus - a very interesting and effective approach. "Silent Night" is pure peacefulness. "Coventry Carol" is one of my favorites. Nevue again opens the piece with a long prelude that is mysterious and dark, and his interpretation of the piece itself is emotionally charged - a wonderful arrangement. "The Gift" is the second original piece, and it is also a real beauty in its simple honesty and gentle message. "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen" is the most upbeat piece in the collection, with a jazzy treatment - starting out slowly with a rubato rhythm, and evolving into several variations. Great stuff! "O Come Emmanuel" is one of my favorite Christmas albums now, and I highly recommend it!

from Solo Piano Publications.......2003-06-17

The CD opens and closes with hauntingly beautiful arrangements of the title song, rich in its dark minor key moodiness. "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel" is one of the oldest Christmas carols still sung today, but in capable hands such as Nevue's the song is both ancient and contemporary, full of deep emotion that is ageless. "Away in A Manger" is a song that is often the first Christmas song learned in Sunday School, and Nevue introduces his lovely version with a one-hand melody line, emphasizing the children's view of this sweet song. He then brings in some of the other melodies (there are at least 40 melodies that go with this song!) that are often used, making each verse a little different. "Watching Their Flocks" is one of the two original pieces, and is quietly introspective, possibly suggesting the peaceful solitude of shepherds tending to their flocks late into the night - very beautiful. "Joy to the World" opens with a long, improvisational intro and then comes into the song itself at the chorus - a very interesting and effective approach. "Silent Night" is pure peacefulness. "Coventry Carol" is one of my favorites. Nevue again opens the piece with a long prelude that is mysterious and dark, and his interpretation of the piece itself is emotionally charged - a wonderful arrangement. "The Gift" is the second original piece, and it is also a real beauty in its simple honesty and gentle message. "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen" is the most upbeat piece in the collection, with a jazzy treatment - starting out slowly with a rubato rhythm, and evolving into several variations. Great stuff! "O Come Emmanuel" is one of my favorite Christmas albums now, and I highly recommend it!

from Solo Piano Publications.......2003-06-17

The CD opens and closes with hauntingly beautiful arrangements of the title song, rich in its dark minor key moodiness. "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel" is one of the oldest Christmas carols still sung today, but in capable hands such as Nevue's the song is both ancient and contemporary, full of deep emotion that is ageless. "Away in A Manger" is a song that is often the first Christmas song learned in Sunday School, and Nevue introduces his lovely version with a one-hand melody line, emphasizing the children's view of this sweet song. He then brings in some of the other melodies (there are at least 40 melodies that go with this song!) that are often used, making each verse a little different. "Watching Their Flocks" is one of the two original pieces, and is quietly introspective, possibly suggesting the peaceful solitude of shepherds tending to their flocks late into the night - very beautiful. "Joy to the World" opens with a long, improvisational intro and then comes into the song itself at the chorus - a very interesting and effective approach. "Silent Night" is pure peacefulness. "Coventry Carol" is one of my favorites. Nevue again opens the piece with a long prelude that is mysterious and dark, and his interpretation of the piece itself is emotionally charged - a wonderful arrangement. "The Gift" is the second original piece, and it is also a real beauty in its simple honesty and gentle message. "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen" is the most upbeat piece in the collection, with a jazzy treatment - starting out slowly with a rubato rhythm, and evolving into several variations. Great stuff! "O Come Emmanuel" is one of my favorite Christmas albums now, and I highly recommend it!

Average customer rating:

Still Life Susan Osborn Manufacturer: Golden Throat ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Folk | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Classical | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B00005NSV2 Release Date: 2001-07-01

Tracks:

1. Jupiter/ Holst
2. Bach/ The Tender Road
3. Tchaikovsky/June
4. Satie/Into Thin Air
5. Ravel/Before You Go
6. Rachmaninoff/A Letter From Paul
7. Beethoven/ The Garden
8. Vivaldi/Winter
9. Faure'/Bodhisatva
10. Sibelius/ This Is My Song
11. Dvorak/ Twilight Lullaby

Album Description

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Luvplanet Manufacturer: SSM ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B000CAE0TU Release Date: 2003-04-08

Average customer rating: Amazing Musician

A Simple Noelle Jack Rinke Manufacturer: Key-Ring Music, Inc. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | New Age | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B000CAGRZK Release Date: 2004-06-29

Customer Reviews:

Amazing Musician.......2006-12-02

Average customer rating: Delightfully Versatile Guitar Playing

Following A Dream Manufacturer: Patrice Moerman ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Electric Blues Guitar | Blues | Styles | Music General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B000071AZJ Release Date: 2002-04-17

Tracks:

1. Following A Dream
2. You Affect Me
3. Going Through The Motions
4. What You Want
5. Forgot To Forget You
6. Two Way Street
7. Liberated 'til The Dinner Check Comes
8. Be Straight With Me
9. Don't Walk Away
10. Best Friend
11. Late Bloomer
12. No Gold Digger
13. Mother's Day
14. You Affect Me II

Customer Reviews:

Delightfully Versatile Guitar Playing.......2003-08-11

Average customer rating:

Tideline Manufacturer: Golden Throat ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B000CAEDL0 Release Date: 2002-01-01

Average customer rating:

My Peace I Give You Manufacturer: Musical Reflections, Inc. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Calm as the Night Touched by Angels Blessings to You Reflections: A Guided Meditation ASIN: B000CAJU6S Release Date: 1998-01-01

Tracks:

1. Amazing Grace
2. My Faith Looks Up to Thee
3. Sweet Hour of Prayer
4. How Great Thou Art
5. Beautiful Savior
6. Ave Maria
7. Rock of Ages
8. Nearer My God to Thee
9. Just As I Am
10. The Lords Prayer
11. What A Friend We Have in Jesus
12. Abide With Me

Product Description

Average customer rating:

Classics Explained: Rite of Spring Stravinsky , Rahbari , and Brt Po Brussels Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Instructional | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Similar Items: Classics Explained: Pastoral Symphony An Introduction to Ravel's "Boléro" and "Ma mère l'oye" Symphony 9: Introduction to Dvorak An Introduction to Brahms' Piano Concerto No. 2 Classics Explained: Brandenburg Concertos 4 & 5 ASIN: B00007FPFN Release Date: 2003-07-15

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The Shepherd's Carol Melinda Johnson Manufacturer: Fixed-Wing Productions ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B00000I51Z Release Date: 1997-10-20

Tracks:

1. Bring A Torch, Jeanette, Isabella
2. Still, Still, Still
3. Pat-A-Pan
4. The Shepherd's Carol
5. Hasten Now O Shepherds
6. Good King Wenceslas
7. Blessed Be That Maid Marie
8. Gloria
9. Carol Of The Bells
10. The Son Of Mary
11. 'Twas In The Moon Of Wintertime
12. The Wassail Carol/I Saw Three Ships
13. Shepherd's Cradle Song
14. While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks By Night
15. Come All Ye Shepherds

Album Description

A unique volume of nearly a full hour of special music, 'The Shepherd's Carol' is a distinctive addition to every music collection. The classic Rembrandt painting 'Adoration of the Shepherds' adorns the cover and carefully researched lyrics for each unique carol are also included. Once again, multi-instrumentalist Melinda Johnson has created a timeless collection of relaxing music for all ages...and seasons.

Music Track:

1. Fernando Germani Plays Bach
2. Festliche Tafelmusik [Box set]
3. Georgian Lyric Songs
4. Ghedini: Sacred Music
5. Gourmet Music Deluxe: Spanish Cuisine [Import]
6. Gregorian Chant/Xmas Mass
7. Hear My Prayer Choral Favourites
8. Hymn to Holy Mother and Invocations
9. Introduction & Variations
10. Jehan Alain: Oeuvres instrumentales & vocales

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