Whirlwind

On this CD:

1. Sonata for harp in C minor
Composed by Giovanni Battista Pescetti
Performed by Elisabeth Remy

2. Fantasy on a Theme of Haydn for harp, Op 31
Composed by Marcel Grandjany
Performed by Elisabeth Remy

3. Sarabanda & Toccata for harp
Composed by Nino Rota
Performed by Elisabeth Remy

4. Sicilienne variée
Composed by Jean-Michel Damase
Performed by Elisabeth Remy

5. Sonatine for harp solo, Op 30
Composed by Marcel Tournier
Performed by Elisabeth Remy

6. Nocturne for harp, Op 20/1
Composed by Alan Hovhaness
Performed by Elisabeth Remy

7. Suite for Harp, in C major , Op. 83
Composed by Benjamin Britten
Performed by Elisabeth Remy

8. Preludes (5) for harp Whirlwind
Composed by Carlos Salzedo
Performed by Elisabeth Remy

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Tap the Red Cane Whirlwind
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incredible live cd.

'no slide' - who cares?

no slide

Doesn't get much better than this

beautiful music

Tap the Red Cane Whirlwind
Kelly Joe Phelps
Manufacturer: Rykodisc
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0006ZFQLW
Release Date: 2005-02-01

Tracks:

Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues
Not So Far To Go
Jericho
Fleashine
Cardboard Box Of Batteries
Gold Tooth
Tommy
I Am The Light Of The World
Waiting For Marty

Album Description

Kelly Joe Phelps is the premier acoustic blues guitarist. For years his fans have been begging him to release a live CD. At last, Tap The Red Cane Whirlwind is the long-awaited opportunity to hear Kelly Joe recorded live in concert! Over an hour of pure unadulterated Kelly Joe Phelps at his finest - recorded in the intimate environments of two favorite venues - McCabe's in Santa Monica and The Freight And Salvage in Berkeley. The repertoire features Kelly Joe favorites, including "Jericho," "Tommy," "Not So Far To Go," plus astonishing versions of two classic cover songs - "Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues" and "I Am The Light Of The World."

Customer Reviews:

incredible live cd........2007-02-25

kelly joe phelps is an extraordinaryly talented guitar picker who also happens to possess a wonderful resonant voice. you won't hear many live recordings as moving as this one. all on the long side, the songs range from six and a half minutes to almost ten minutes each; as mr phelps makes effective use of space and silence around his playing to work brilliant song sculputures out from these compositions. quiet and intense, this is blues and folk music that enthralls. if you have yet to discover kelly joe phelps, this is the place and time. don't miss him.

'no slide' - who cares?.......2006-12-08

I've seen Kelly Joe Phelps many times live, going back to when he first started out in his native Portland. I think he is one of the most original and interesting musicians/guitarists around, and his recordings don't really do his talent justice - until now. He takes a revolutionary approach to traditional fingerstyle country blues, which you really hear in his live shows. His live playing has alot in common with jazz improvisation, albeit within a country blues framework. Indeed, some live songs are almost unrecognizeable from the recorded version - sometimes you have to wait to catch a snippet of lyric just to get your bearings. The fact that he does this using fingerstyle technique and many different alternate tunings make it all the more unbelievable.

I have to say I'm really tired of people yelling 'slide, slide' throughout the show - I can't imagine how annoyed he is with it. His interests and technique have moved on since Lead Me On, which was about 15 years ago. Perhaps he said it best at a live show in 2003: 'You don't need a slide, you need a musician.'

no slide.......2006-05-03

I bought this cd to learn the potential of slide guitar, figuring that a live album would best capture it. So you can understand my disappointment when I patiently listened to the first song, assuming that he'd pick up his slide later. But he doesn't.

I'm unfairly writing this after listening to two songs on the album, and I'm sure it'll still be worth the purchase, but make no mistake...

Kelly doesn't play slide on this recording.

Doesn't get much better than this.......2005-12-15

I had the privilege of taking in a live performance by Mr. Phelps in Fall River MA this past weekend, and all I can say is that it was mesmerizing. This live CD does an excellent job of capturing his utterly unique take on the acoustic blues. It's a must have for any serious blues afficionado. However, you MUST see this man live - I promise you will not regret it.

beautiful music.......2005-09-12

I have all Kelly Joe's cds and this is my current favorit. His music is so warm and soothing. I have had the pleasure of seeing him perform in person and this cd reminded me very much of the live performance. His guitar playing is wonderful and I highly recommend all his cd's.

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Definitely not recommended
Might be more rock, but pretty awesome for an electro rock album...
Couldn't stomach this one
Electro-Politics For An Electronic Generation
Post-industrial as it best!

Light It Up
Stromkern
Manufacturer: WTII Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000B5UL94
Release Date: 2005-08-23

Tracks:

Televised
Reminders
Slow Cascade
Forgiven
The Debate
Ruin
Sentinel
Stand Up
Hindsight
Delete

Product Description

Stromkern returns with a hard hitting whirlwind of electronic mutilations, intoxicating beats and an occasional driving guitar. Stromkern's latest release, Light it Up, picks up where its predecessor left off and showcases a more advanced Stromkern. Stellar tracks like Standup, Klang, Sentinel and Forgiven lead the new assault and assure Stromkern's role as one of the new pioneers of the American electro scene. Light it Up also features guest appearances from Frank Spinath of Seabound and Victoria Lloyd of HMB, Monochrome and Claire Voyant.

Customer Reviews:

Definitely not recommended.......2007-05-03

I first heard Stromkern when they toured with Front Line Assembly. Their show was horrible. The music was extremely monotonous and was played poorly. I figured they were just having an off night, so I decided to give their albums a try. I was extremely disappointed. The music did not have any electronic feel and was basically a metal album. The vocals were way too hip-hop sounding--when they weren't over zealously trying to sound tough--and reminded me of an armature-ish Linkin Park. All I can say is that this album is a long shot from good EBM...or any EBM for that matter. I suggest sticking to FLA, KMFDM, or something along those lines.

Might be more rock, but pretty awesome for an electro rock album..........2006-09-03

I'm a big fan of their older work and saw them when they were touring last year. Their new work isn't as great as the old stuff, but I still think it is a very nice produced work. I am glad they tried doing something different, but didn't really lose much of their previous sound. It is more rock, and that is how they intended it to be. A bit more political too? Anyway, it took me a while to get into this album, but after a few listens I was set. My favorites are Reminders, Ruin (really cratchy inbetween rock and electro :)), Stand Up (probably the most catchy dancey track on this album, it was also their single), and Delete (this one's so hard, but it's good). It's really a well rounded album I think, go check it out!

Couldn't stomach this one.......2006-03-26

What drew me to Stromkern was the electonics and the strings they used. This CD is more of a metal album. most of the songs all sounded the same to me. I gave it numerous tries but it just didn't click. I need electronic noodling in my music.

Electro-Politics For An Electronic Generation.......2006-01-03

Stromkern have always released strong records ever since their 1997 debut Flicker Like A Candle. Followed by the highly experimental and minimal sounding Dammerung In Traum and the critically acclaimed Armageddon in 2000, Stromkern are back with Light It Up, covering fresh ground they never have before.

Almost a decade down the road, Ned Kirby has finally given in to writing political lyrics. According to Kirby, it just became impossible to keep the political elements out of his music. And I applaud his move. Maybe it's my personal fascination with political lyrics; I count some highly political bands - Radiohead, Manic Street Preachers, Sex Pistols - as my favourite bands of all time. And lyrically, Light It Up presents Kirby's reflections on the last several years spent living in the United States, covering topics of war, terrorism, globalization, corruption and greed.

In fact, my favourite song on here is without a doubt "Reminders" - which, is probably the most political as well as one of the most terribly sad/angry tracks I've heard in a while. It begins with samples from George W. Bush's State of the Union addresses placed over repetitive synth lines and progresses into an energetic frenzy by the end of the track. It will put the listener in pure euphoria.

The first single off the album "Stand Up" (which continues to be a club favourite throughout the world) and "Hindsight" are two other outstanding tracks on Light It Up. Except for these two tracks, the rest are a great listen but fall short of being anything more than that, though they of course, are worth the spin every time I listen to the album - just not the sort of songs you'd want to put on repeat.

What has always been especially striking about Stromkern has been the staccato-like rap Kirby uses. This is hip hop meets industrial. It creates one of the most unique sounds I have ever heard. And this, of continues to be the trademark sound of Stromkern in Light It Up.

It may have been a long time coming but Light It Up was definitely worth the wait. Expanding their horizons with this release, Stromkern have solidified their position as one of the electro acts of the moment, not only from North America, but beyond as well.

Post-industrial as it best!.......2005-10-07

STROMKERN returns with a hard hitting whirlwind of electronic mutilations, intoxicating beats and an occasional driving guitar. Almost four years after the release of ''Armageddon'' comes STROMKERN's 4th studio album, ''Light It Up''. The effects of four years of touring can be heard throughout the record, but most clearly on tracks like ''Forgiven'' or ''Delete'', with pummeling acoustic drums and guitars meshing with STROMKERN's signature electronic core. The new album also marks the band's first forays into outside vocal collaborations, with Frank Spinath of SEABOUND guesting on the technoid ''Sentinel'' and Victoria Lloyd of CLAIRE VOYANT on the ballad ''Hindsight''. The first single ''Stand Up'', a classic STROMKERN track packed with dense sequences and Ned's rapid-fire vocal, peaked at #4 in the German Alternative Charts and remains in regular rotation at clubs throughout the world.

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Need to hear more!

Every Thought
Shauna Burns
Manufacturer: Red Rock Music LLC
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Release Date: 2005-06-02

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Ghosts & Vampires
Castle In My Cloud
Pink Girl
Petunia
Toes
Rehearsal
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Pattie Cakes
Hello
Heaven
Camelot's Waiting
Maryland

Product Description

Singer/Songwriter Mixes Rock, Folk, Piano for a Sound All Her Own It has been too long since a singer/songwriter came down the pike with something to say - and a haunting, crystal-clear voice in which to say it. With her debut album "Every Thought," 30-year-old Shauna Burns (http://www.shaunaburns.com) pulls the listener into her world with a fusion of alternative rock, Celtic and folk sounds, intertwined with Burns' complex piano compositions. The result is infinitely easy on the ears, suggesting Shauna Burns is here to stay. Co-produced by Burns and Red Rock Music, LLC (http://www.redrockmusiclabel.com), "Every Thought" showcases Burns on vocals and piano. The album also features James Clark on drums; Ryan Tilby on bass, guitar, mandolin and banjo; Steve Lemmon on guitar; Caroline Kemper on Celtic harp; and Rick Kemper on Irish whistle. At once intense and soothing, "Every Thought" is the result of a lifetime of music. Burns, inspired by her mother's love of the piano, began playing as a small child. By the time she was 15, she had discovered her own talent as a singer and was already composing. "Music has always been there for me," Burns explained. "It's really been a close friend and teacher, drawing me in like this unexpected force, pulling me. It's the journey, how I view everything around me. When the window is foggy, the music makes it clear in my mind. It comes from the most pure place I've ever known." With "Every Thought," Burns has drawn on her own life experiences to produce a collection of songs filled with raw emotion and melodies that echo long after the music has stopped. Emotional vampires are examined in "Ghosts & Vampires," a sister's love is sweet in "Toes," clarity dawns in the nine- minute piano ballad "Nonsense," endurance triumphs over torment in "Camelot's Waiting," and jealousy is revealed in "Maryland." The album's other seven tracks are equally compelling. "'Every Thought' is about every conscious thought - coming from an unconscious place to a conscious one," said Burns. "Each song is a piece of the puzzle. For me it's about realizing your own potential, what is in your hands. We all have this power to harness our own ability. I truly believe music is, at its core, a subconscious energy speaking. Sometimes it takes a while to understand what is being said, but at the end of the day I try to break it down one molecule at a time, to find its meaning, to discover what is trying to be said. These are the questions I ask myself every day as a songwriter."

Customer Reviews:

Need to hear more!.......2006-03-29

I briefly heard the last of a song by Shauna Burns on Accuradio, but, I must say it was very soothing... the instruments and the vocals. I must seek more from this artist!!! I like what little I heard and shall seek more from her!

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Camino Latino (Latin Journey)

Manufacturer: Moston Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000065LAB
Release Date: 2005-08-23

Tracks:

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Bajo el Sol (Under the Sun)
Las Alturas (High Places)
Torbellino (Whirlwind)
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Rumbo al Sur (Heading South)
Noche en Yucatan (Night in Yucatan)
Parranda
Frontera (Frontier)
Samba Para Dos (Samba for Two)
Zarzamora
Cafe Kastoria
Latin Lady
Mexico Mi Amor
Morenita

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Stand Up
Stromkern
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Light It Up
Armageddon

ASIN: B000A6KMBQ
Release Date: 2005-05-09

Tracks:

Stand Up (Radio Edit)
Stand Up (Extended Mix)
Can't Believe
Stand Up (Iris Mix)
Night Riders (Reiter de Nacht Remix von bool3)

Product Description

Standup is the first single from and the precursor to the upcoming album Light it Up. Staying true to Stromkern form, Standup will follow in the steps of Heretic and Nightriders and be a guaranteed hit at both club and college radio levels. The Standup single contains three versions of the title track including a remix from Iris, a b-side called Can't Believe and more.

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Unmistakeably Vaughan Williams
From darkness to illumination

Vaughan Williams: Willow Wood

Manufacturer: Naxos
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000BK53FQ
Release Date: 2005-11-15

Tracks:

Toward The Unknown Region
Willow-Wood
The Voice Out Of The Whirlwind
Five Variants Of Dives And Lazarus
Darkness And Light
The Song Of The Zodiac
The Messengers Of Speech

Customer Reviews:

Unmistakeably Vaughan Williams.......2006-01-26

It has been said that everything Vaughan Williams wrote has a characteristic "sound," even if no two of his works sound alike. This disc exemplifies that idea: every piece here resonates with the sonorities that made Vaughan Williams famous, and yet they are very different works.

Even devoted fans of RVW's music may own only two of the works on this disc: "Toward the Unknown Region" and "Five Variants on 'Dives and Lazarus'." Both receive good recordings here, although better versions of both are available (on Hyperion and EMI, respectively).

But, of course, I suspect most RVW fans will be more interested in the rarer works on this disc. The shortest of these, "The Voice Out of the Whirlwind," is set to Biblical texts, and has a bit of a Holstian influence. That influence can also be seen, to an extent, on his cantata "The Sons of Light," to a libretto by his wife Ursula, which here gets its first recording on CD.

The final work--and the namesake of the disc--is "Willow-Wood," to words by Dante Gabriel Rossetti (to whom Vaughan Williams returned for his song cycle "The House of Life"), which, amazingly, receives its first performance in nearly a century (it was last performed in 1909). The resemblance to his early works is fairly obvious, as are comparisons to his "Magnificat" for alto, women's chorus, and orchestra.

While I wouldn't rush to call any of these definitive performances, it is hard to pass up a CD at a bargain price that fills in gaps as this one does.

From darkness to illumination.......2005-12-07

THIS NEW CD made by the Naxos label is a major release that sheds new light on the famous English composer. First, the material spans nearly the entire career of Ralph Vaughan Williams. From `Willow-Wood' (1903) to `The Sons of Light' (1951), we embark on a journey of unforgettable, fascinating music. As a result, this disc further upholds the record company's commitment to modern music. The CD is part of Gramophone's Editor Choice for December 2005.

I'll begin first with the cantata `The Sons of Light', mainly because it is (subjectively) what i prefer---despite the fact that all the album is uniformly excellent. For years, i was eagerly hoping for the release of that work on CD : Ultimately, this is not the premiere recording since `The Sons of Light' has been recorded previously by Willcocks on the little-known Lyrita label (SRCS 125 LP). Still, it appears for the first time on CD. Interestingly, the texts were written by Ursula Vaughan Williams (Ursula Wood) ; these poems talk about "celestial imagery (sun, moon, and the signs of the Zodiac)" and, more specifically, "the creation story which starts with the passage of the sun as expressed in Greek myths." Needless to say, the score accommodates the texts ideally. Unfortunately, i haven't heard the Lyrita but can attest as to the Naxos's wonderful merits.

As i listened, i began to write down my impressions. `The Sons of Light' has something special, this is not entirely "typical" VW. The work is vigorous ; there's a Holstian, mystic quality to it that i find compelling and intriguing. What a nice coupling this work could make, in concert or on disc, with Holst's `Planets'! In that musical territory we aren't that far from Whitman's borders. This disc contains great performances, it is not just "the usual good CD" one should expect to be released once in a while. In my opinion, it is worthy of being inscribed on the short list of "compact discs of the decade". The very opening of the work, starting with `Darkness and Light', soon hurries with in-your-face impacts of sound---its opening is as vast as the universe Whitman contemplates in `On The Beach At Night, Alone' from `A Sea Symphony'. I fully agree with Lewis Foreman (who wrote the notes to this CD) that VW's `The Sons of Light' is "the least heard of his major works." Overall, a great performance by the Royal Liverpool chorus makes for wondrous, aptly done fluctuations of pace and intonation---revealing that what we have before us is another work of genius. There's a strange (though appropriate) "remoteness" to the work, a feeling of "coldness" close in mood to the Sinfonia Antartica ; reviewer Mike Wheeler ([...]) remarks pertinently that "the film-score `Scott of the Antarctic' leaves its mark on the orchestral writing", the works belonging to the same creative period. Instrumentation is rather odd in the second part, `Song of the Zodiac', though it is truly effective and captivating---with perhaps bits and pieces of echoes from `Job', `Sancta Civitas' and `A Song of Thanksgiving' as far as music is concerned. But, in fact, this is quite unlike anything else i have heard from Vaughan Williams. The percussion department is especially persuasive. The third part, `Messengers of Speech', is sensational and, to quote Foreman once more, comes back "to the creation story as told in the heavens, now celebrating the letters of the alphabet---because, as the poet puts it, `nothing can exist until it is named'." The grandiose-sounding, triumphant conclusion brings a great, triumphant album to an end. And if `The Sons of Light' originates from the void, from those "unknown regions" depicted by VW in his renowned earlier work, then its music seems to emanate from a blackness out of which ultimately springs the light.

`Willow-Wood' is a cantata for baritone, women's chorus and orchestra (it was designed for baritone and piano early in 1903). The words are by Dante Gabriel Rossetti's `The House of Life' from which the composer made a well-known song cycle. The orchestrated version has been first performed in September 1909 but soon was forgotten and never heard again---until now. Actually, Naxos reminds me of BIS with their Sibelius rarities and, in the recent years, Hyperion, in their enterprising revival of unreleased material pertaining to Vaughan Williams. This new Naxos offering sprang to life from an audacious project. As a result, `Willow-Wood' feels like---and is, indeed---a pioneering interpretation : To quote Mike Wheeler, it reveals "a fascinating glimpse of Vaughan Williams in his pre-Raphaelite phase, recognizably by the composer of Songs of Travel, and with moments of whole-tone harmony linking it to his 1903 orchestral piece In the Fen Country." Right from the start, i sensed a melodic "attitude" in typical VW's fashion. All the same, the song cycle `The House of Life' is stamped by folk music and sounds familiar, whereas `Willow-Wood' has a sort of Ravelian or Debussian poetic quality, unusual chez VW. Indeed, it tends to remind me quite a bit some passages of Ravel's `Daphnis et Chloe'. The work sounds different from everything else i have heard by the composer. His orchestration is absolutely stunning, notably in its imaginative poise. And, surprise! ...There's a wordless chorus, as in the Antartica (or, delightfully, much like Ravel in `Daphnis et Chloe'). Roderick Williams, the baritone, is exquisite ; his voice is at once vibrant and mellow, and integrates quite well with the rest of the ensemble. As for the rest of the album, recorded sound is superb and reasonably clear with good dynamic flexibility.

This recording of `The Voice out of the Whirlwind' is a rarity. The motet was composed in the 1940's and is based on words from the book of Job. It is more energic than `Willow-Wood', more in the vein of `A Sea Symphony' or `Job'. It also has much of the vigor of the cantata `The Sons of Light'. This is an excellent work although admittedly obscure. The Royal Liverpool singers are first-rate. Likewise, the orchestra plays beautifully, with inspiration and dedication. The more familiar Variants of Dives and Lazarus is yet another stupendous composition : The best perhaps is still Willcocks (conducting the Jacques Orchestra, on EMI), but i'm sure Lloyd-Jones comes pretty close---no question about that, it is one of the finest accounts on disc. While `Toward the Unknown Region' (with words from Whitman) receives a thoroughly honest---if not excellent---treatment, it falls a little short by the side of Boult (EMI), Del Mar (also EMI) and Thomson (Chandos). Still, the new rendition has substantial merits, not the least in terms of sound and instrumental/vocal cohesion. *****

Anythynge You Want To: Shakespeare's Lost Comedie

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Shakespeare Spoof Somewhat Short of Genius
One of their best

Anythynge You Want To: Shakespeare's Lost Comedie
Firesign Theatre
Manufacturer: Whirlwind Media
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Release Date: 2001-11-27

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Ye Hoste
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Acte I, Scene III: Ye Rampartes Of Castle Pflegem
Ye Hoste Againne
Acte II, Scene I: Ye Wilde Beache
Acte II, Scene II: Ye Closette Of Ye Counte
Acte II, Scene III: Ye Bishopp's Celle
Acte II, Scene IV: A Graveyardde
Ye Hoste Yett Againne
Acte III, Scene I: Ye Coronation Roome
Acte III, Scene II: A Battle Field
Acte III, Scene III: Ye Bishopp's Battle Tente
Ye Credittes

Customer Reviews:

Shakespeare Spoof Somewhat Short of Genius.......2006-01-24

As a slavish devotee of all things Firesign, I'd grade this as a fun but not completely successful project. For those intimately acquainted with Shakespeare's classics, this send-up (ostensibly a "lost" Shakespeare play) is a very sly dig at the language and narrative tropes of Hamlet, King Lear, The Tempest, etc. And lovers of puns will plotz: the Four or Five Crazee Guys sometimes go on for a whole minute on one awful pun-riddled theme, wringing every groan out of the joke.

Is this on a level with their best work? Does it come close to "Don't Crush That Dwarf" or "Everything You Know Is Wrong" or "Bozos" or even "In The Next World, You're On Your Own"? Well, no. In fact, I much prefer the chunks of "Anythynge" they recorded 'way back in the 70s that appear on the album "Not Insane" with a live audience. The spontanaeity of that performance puts the rather dry and formal approach on this version in the shade. But: for real Firesign fans, this is a must-have. I've got the cassette version, which may still be available from other sources for much less money than the used CD version offered here.

One of their best.......2001-12-05

Although this album is not in the same psychedelic media-centric vein as their more famous and popular works, it is equally brilliant and well worth the repeated listenings you'll require to catch all the jokes. This is a very deft Shakespeare parody that (as all the Firesign's best work) operates on many levels simultaneously, mixing anachronistic references, political and cultural criticism, and muliti-level puns and wordplay to form a dense work that is also very fast-paced. Obviously, some familiarity with Shakespeare will help (Hamlet, Lear, and The Tempest seem to be the main references, but my Shakespeare is a bit rusty), but I believe the work is quite accessible to those with only a general acquaintance with the Shakespearean style (and you've probably already picked up that much from popular culture). This piece was refined over many years (an early version appeared in 1972 on "Not Insane" but this version comes from 1982) and truly represents the Firesign Theatre at their best.

One quibble is that the cover art is not as nice as the old Rhino LP which had some wonderful woodcut-style illustrations of the story.

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Begin the Beguine
Carriage and Pair
Destiny Waltz
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Tropical
Blithe Spirit - Waltz Theme
Whirlwind
September Nocturne - The Mantovani Orchestra, Arthur Sandford
Timbalero
Passing Clouds
Blue Mantilla
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Love, Here Is My Heart
When the Lilac Blooms Again
Love's Roundabout (La Ronde de l'Amour)
Media Luz
Po (My Moonlight Madonna)
Love's Dream After the Ball
Amoureuse (So Madly in Love)
Chiquita Mia
Love's Last Word Is Spoken
Blauer Himmel
Suddenly (Im Chambre Separe
Whistling Boy
Agnes Waltz

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Rare Unreleased Mono Recordings from the Dusty Vaults Previously Unavailable on CD.

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Bravo!

Vienna Waltz Ensemble

Manufacturer: Denwa
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Ecossaises | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music

Polkas | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

Classical | Indie Music | Stores | Music
ASIN: B000006CCR
Release Date: 1998-02-14

Tracks:

Gioachino Rossini-Anton Diabelli (1781-1858)
~8. V.R. Dubsky a.k.a Vojtech Rihovsky (1871-1950)
Johann Strauss, Jr. (1825-1899)
Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Kapellmeister Silberbauer (circa 1850)
Neue Ungarische Tanze/12 New hungarian dances.10'00"

Customer Reviews:

Bravo!.......2003-05-14

This CD is smooth listening from beginning to end. You may not know much about some of the composers on this CD, but the music is definately worth the price you pay. The last composer, Ferdinand Kauer, is represented by his 12 New Hungarian Dances. This music alone makes this CD worth buying... Actually, I heard Kauer on my local classical music station found that music on this CD. In fact, a flood destroyed almost everything he had when he was close to 80! It is hard to find anything by him that survives. Another recording of Kauer is by the Budapest Strings on Capriccio, which is equally as good as the Vienna Waltz Ensemble.