Three Is Company

On this CD:

1. Suite in D for double wind quintet, Op 29
Composed by Arthur Bird
Performed by Bronx Arts Ensemble
Conducted by Johannes Somary

2. Songs of Innocence
Composed by Johannes Somary
Performed by Bronx Arts Ensemble, Andrea Matthews, Zheng Zhou
Conducted by Johannes Somary

3. Three Is Company
Composed by Johannes Somary
Performed by Bronx Arts Ensemble
Conducted by Johannes Somary

4. Suite for Wind Orchestra, Organ & Percussion
Composed by John W. Freeman
Performed by Bronx Arts Ensemble, Alberto Bird
Conducted by Johannes Somary

Tracks:

Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/Prologue: One Ring ...
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/The Shire
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/Bag End (Featuring ...)
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/Very Old Friends
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/Flaming Red Hair
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/Farewell Dear Bilbo
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/Keep It Secret, Keep ...
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/A Conspiracy Unmasked
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/Three Is Company
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/The Passing of the Elves
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/Saruman the White
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/A Shortcut to Mushrooms
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/Strider
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/The Nazgul ...

Tracks:

Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/Weathertop
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/The Caverns of Isengard
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/Give Up the Halfling
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/Orthanc
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/Rivendell
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/The Sword That Was ...
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/The Council of ...
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/The Great Eye
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/Gilraen's Memorial
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/The Pass of Caradhras
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/The Doors of Durin
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/Moria
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/Gollum
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/Balin's Tomb

Tracks:

Khazad-Dum
Caras Galadhon (featuring Lament for Gandalf, performed by Elizabeth Fraser)
The Mirror of Galadriel
The Fighting Uruk-hai
Parth Galen
The Departure of Boromir
The Road Goes Ever On (part 1)
May It Be (composed and performed by Enya)
The Road Goes Ever On (part 2. featuring In Dreams, perfomed by Edward Ross)
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/Khazad-D
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/Caras Galadhon ...
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/The Mirror of Galadriel
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/The Fighting Uruk-Hai
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/Parth Galen
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/The Departure of Boromir
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/The Road Goes Ever ...
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/May It Be
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/The Road Goes Ever ...

Amazon.com

As fans of Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy know, each film exists in two versions: the theatrical one and the extended one that appeared on DVD. This luxurious box set--which also comes with a detailed essay on the movie's musical themes--features the full extended score, so many cues not on the CDs of the individual movies are included. Granted, the majority of listeners will be perfectly happy with the shorter versions of the scores--it's a safe bet that most people can live without hearing, say, Ian McKellen's 35-second-long ditty "The Road Goes Ever On" at the beginning of "Bag End," or Viggo Mortensen's performance of his own composition, "The Song of Lúthien," within the track "The Nazgûl." But if you're a completist and/or a devotee of Howard Shore's pounding tympani and overwhelming choral compositions (featured particularly prominently on disc 3, a large chunk of which is devoted to a battle scene), then this set is a dream come true. Audiophiles should note that the fourth disc, a DVD, offers the score in Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound. Fire up those speakers so the whole shire can hear. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Album Description

An epic film score receives epic treatment with The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring/Complete Recordings. Released for the first time on CD, the complete score for the first film in the Lord of the Rings trilogy contains more than 180 minutes of music on three CDs plus a DVD-Audio disc of the entire score in Surround Sound. Breathtaking and majestic, the 2001 Oscar and Grammy winning score compsted by Howard Shore also includes Enya's Oscar nominated "May It Be." For fans of any of The Lord of the Rings films, the Fellowship of the Ring/Complete Recordings is an essential experience.

Customer Reviews:

Beautiful.......2007-06-15

I picked up this set because I am both a LOTR fan, movies and books and I need music to help me work. There are some tracks that I skipped over, like the short little ditties in the bar, but many of the songs, such as the Elvish chants are easy to get lost in - its just too bad they don't last longer. The packaging really is well done, though the DVD disc was loose when I received it in the mail, but unharmed. I will have to wait until the price on the second set comes down a little more, but I can't wait for ROTK.

Awesome.......2007-06-12

This is by far the editon to get if you loved the lord of the rings soundtrack. It has every song on it from the extended edition. and the DVD-A version is very nice.

Excellent Music tracks from Movie.......2007-05-03

Brings the movie back as you listen to the full version of the track.

Complete?.......2007-04-07

This CD collection is wonderful; it has much of the material from the movie that was only included in the extended edition DVD, but it is far from complete. While it does have the complete version of "The Passing of the Elves" and two versions of "The Road Goes Ever On", many of the songs are highly incomplete and inferior to the originals. "Aniron," the theme for Aragorn and Arwen performed by Enya, is incomplete and the lyrics are hard to match to what is being sung. The sound quality for this song is even worse on the accompanying DVD, which is supposed to have all of the music in "superior sound". The song "Prophecy" is reduced to two barely-audible lines and "May It Be" is shortened and different than the original. $60 for this when there are more complete songs on the original soundtrack is ridiculous.

Great Collection, Poor Packaging.......2007-04-03

I realy can't add to what others have said about this set, the music is simply the best LOTR soundtrack collection out there! It is all here, and the contents of this set will make any LOTR fan happy and the music DVD is a great one disc addition if you want to hear the entire score in one sitting (to which I have done a number of times already).
My only complaint is the somewhat flimsy cardboard box that houses the contents of this musical treasure. Mine came damaged, and considering the price, I expected better packaging. This is a minor quabble on my part and NO, I havent returned it due to the fact that the music itself Is what I truly treasure, It just would have been nicer to have recieved it undamaged.

Music-5
Packaging-3

*for the record I had rated this Item 5 stars not the 3 stars that is showing at the top of my review*

The Ultimate Gilbert & Sullivan Collection

Average customer rating:

Well worth the price
Not Exactly "The Ultimate" Collection...
Where's the chicks?!?!
Not quite the ultimate....
Great Music - Questionable Selection

The Ultimate Gilbert & Sullivan Collection
Arthur Sullivan , Isidore Godfrey , Royston Nash , New Symphony Orchestra of London , Royal Philharmonic Orchestra , Colin Wright , Donald Adams , George Cook , Gillian Knight , Jean Hindmarsh , Jeffrey Skitch , John Ayldon , John Reed , Joyce Wright , Kenneth Sandford , Lyndsie Holland , Owen Brannigan , Pauline Wales , Peggy Ann Jones , Thomas Round , Valerie Masterson , and D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
Manufacturer: Decca
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Binding: Audio CD

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The Best of Gilbert & Sullivan
Gilbert & Sullivan - Highlights from The Mikado, The Pirates of Penzance, H.M.S. Pinafore, The Yeomen of the Guard, Trial of Jury
Topsy-Turvy - The Music of Gilbert & Sullivan: From the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Topsy-Turvy
The Best of Gilbert & Sullivan

ASIN: B000007OU0
Release Date: 1998-06-09

Tracks:

H.M.S. Pinafore: We Shall Sail The Ocean Blue
H.M.S. Pinafore: I'm Called Little Buttercup
H.M.S. Pinafore: My Galant Crew, Good Morning
H.M.S. Pinafore: I'm The Monarch Of The Sea
H.M.S. Pinafore: When I Was A Lad
H.M.S. Pinafore: Nevermind The Why And Wherefore
H.M.S. Pinafore: Kind Captain, I've Important Information
H.M.S. Pinafore: Carefully On Tip - Toe Stealing
H.M.S. Pinafore: For He Is An Englishman
The Pirates Of Penzance: I Am The Very Model Of A Modern Major - General
The Pirates Of Penzance: When A Felon's Not Engaged In His Employment
The Pirates Of Penzance: With Cat Like Tread
The Sorcerer: My Name Is John Wellinton Wells
The Gondoliers: Take A Pair Of Sparkling Eyes
Patience: If You're Anxious To Shine
The Mikado: If You Want To Know Who We Are
The Mikado: A Wand'ring Minstrel I
The Mikado: Behold The Lord High Executioner
The Mikado: As Someday It May Happen
The Mikado: Three Little Maids From School Are We
The Mikado: The Sun Whose Rays Are All Ablaze
The Mikado: Here's A How - De - Do!
The Mikado: From Ev'ry Kind Of Man Obedience I Expect
The Mikado: A More Humane Mikado Never Did In Japan Exist
The Mikado: The Criminal Cried As He Dropp'd Him Down
The Mikado: The Flowers That Bloom In The Spring, Tra La
The Mikado: On A Tree By A River A Little Tom Tit
The Mikado: There Is Beauty In The Bellow Of The Blast
The Mikado: For He's Gone And Married Yum-Yum

Customer Reviews:

Well worth the price.......2006-04-13

I love this CD. No, despite its name it is not the "ultimate" collection, as scarcely could be expected from a single CD. It is heavy on Mikado, as others have stated. It leaves out things I would have included and includes things I would have left out. But the performances are wonderful, traditional and all you expect from G&S. Considering the low price, it is well worth including in your G&S collection ... as PART of your collection. After the disappointment of the godawful Opera World video series (Don't buy it!) this CD is a joy and a relief.

Not Exactly "The Ultimate" Collection..........2004-12-23

It seems that a collection of Gilbert & Sullivan music that has the name "The Ultimate Collection" in its title would boast a wide range of music, but I found the selection disappointing. Half of the tracks are songs from The Mikado, and the other half is divided between five... yes, FIVE other operettas. This means that the representation from each operetta is awfully scant. I would have liked to see less Mikado and more of everything else, and perhaps some highlights from the more obscure operettas (Princess Ida and The Sorcerer, namely).

In addition, while most of the music is very well performed, some of the vocalists either go a bit overboard or, at the very opposite end, seem to lack expression. For example, this Nanki-Poo (in The Mikado) seems to be overly occupied with vibrato. Katisha's voice is annoying, and The Mikado's low voice often seems to lack feeling and humor. The other idiosyncracies, like the very frightening evil laughing during "A More Humane Mikado" and hissing during "Three Little Maids" really bug me.

Then again, I'm new to Gilbert and Sullivan, and was introduced to the music through the Topsy Turvy soundtrack, which has a noticeably less operatic style, and hardly includes "stage noise"... so perhaps all this is the norm. Do listen to the tracks for yourself, though, before you purchase the CD. Personally, I find that the Topsy Turvy soundtrack, while considerably less ecompassing, is much lighthearted and easier listening.

Where's the chicks?!?!.......2003-05-15

It wouldn't be G&S if not for the ladies - so where are they? How could they leave out Mabel's aria - or Josephine's!? The only female aria included on this disc comes from Mikado, which is the least exciting (if G&S could be un-exciting) of the three! Everything else on the recording is great, but I am still quite disappointed.

Not quite the ultimate...........2002-03-25

This is a great collection, but unfortunately it doesn't have songs from all the works of G&S. Most notably, there is nothing from the "Yeoman of the Guard". I still reccommed it however as John Reed is wonderful!!

Great Music - Questionable Selection.......2002-02-05

It's an ongoing challenge to find a recording of Gilbert and Sullivan that combines premium musicality and great theatrical performance. This recording is a true gem on both fronts. My only complaint is that for a "Best of" collection, this compilation is Mikado-heavy and scarcely touches on highlights from other masterpieces, particularly The Pirates of Penzance. This would be my favorite G&S CD of all time, of only it included tracks like "When the Foeman Bares his Steel," "Poor Wand'ring One," and "Dry the Glist'ning Tear," but then again, I guess there's no real consensus as to which are Gilbert and Sullivan's best works, and there are too many to fit on one CD.

Hey Mr. Producer!: The Musical World of Cameron MacKintosh

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Hey Mr. Producer!: The Musical World of Cameron MacKintosh
Martin Koch
Manufacturer: Polygram
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Irish Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B000023ZUQ
Release Date: 1998-08-25

Tracks:

We Said We Wouldn't Look Back [Salad Days] - Martin Koch
Cats Overture [From Cats] - Martin Koch
Food Glorious Food [From Oliver!] - Workhouse Children
Wouldn't It Be Loverly [From My Fair Lady] - Gillian Lynne, Liz Robertson, Company
Quit Professor Higgins [From My Fair Lady] - Company
Rain in Spain [From My Fair Lady] - Jonathan Pryce, Liz Robertson,
Get Me to the Church on Time [From My Fair Lady] - Peter Bayliss, , Company
I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face [From My Fair Lady] - Jonathan Pryce, Liz Robertson
Introduction (Show Medeley) - Julie Andrews
One Two Three [The Fix] - John Barrowman
Little Shop of Horrors - Wendy Mae Brown, Dawn Hope, Femi Taylor
Somewhere That's Green [Little Shop of Horrors] - Ellen Greene
Suddenly Seymour [Little Shop of Horrors] - Ellen Greene, Teddy Kempner
Day by Day [Godspell] - Company
I Get a Kick Out of You [From Anything Goes] - Laurie Holloway, Marian Montgomery,
Variations [Song and Dance] - Julian Lloyd Webber, , Company
Unexpected Song [Song and Dance] - Bernadette Peters
Nicer in Nice [The Boyfriend] - Jasna Ivir, Company
I Love a Lassie [Lauder] - Scottish Power Pipe Band
Five Guys Named Moe/Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby? [Five Guys ...] - Trent Armand Kendall, , , ,
Pick a Pocket or Two - Russ Abbot, , ,
As Long as He Needs Me [From Oliver!] - Sonia Swaby
Introduction - Julie Andrews
I'm Martin Guerre - David Campbell
How Many Tears? [Martin Guerre] - Maria Friedman
Heat Is on in Saigon [From Miss Saigon] - David Campbell, , Lea Salonga, Company
Wedding [From Miss Saigon]
Last Night of the World [From Miss Saigon] - David Campbell, Lea Salonga
This Is the Hour [From Miss Saigon] - Company
American Dream [From Miss Saigon] - Jonathan Pryce, Company

Tracks:

Phantom of the Opera [From The Phantom of the Opera] - Lisa Vroman, Colm Wilkinson
Music of the Night [From Phantom of the Opera] - Colm Wilkinson
Broadway Baby [Follies] - Maria Friedman, Julia McKenzie
Oh, What a Beautiful Morning [From Oklahoma!] - Hugh Jackman
Carousel Waltz/Ballet [From Carousel] - Dana Stackpole, Company
Porch Scene [From Carousel] - Hal Fowler, Barbara King, Joanna Riding, Dana Stackpole
You'll Never Walk Alone [From Carousel] - Joanna Riding, Company
Introduction - Ned Sherrin
Side by Side [Company] - David Kernan, Millicent Martin, Julia McKenzie, Ned Sherrin, Stephen Sondheim
You Could Drive a Person Crazy [Company] - Maria Friedman, Ruthie Henshall, Millicent Martin, Lea Salonga
Send in the Clowns (A Little Night Music) - Judi Dench
Losing My Mind [Follies] - Michael Ball
Being Alive [Company] - Bernadette Peters
You've Gotta Have a Gimmick [From Gypsy] - Michael Ball, Judi Dench, Maria Friedman, Ruthie Henshall, David Kernan, , Dean Martin, Julia McKenzie, Bernadette Peters
Introduction - Stephen Sondheim
Duelling Pianos - Andrew Lloyd Webber, Stephen Sondheim,
Poisoning Pigeons in the Park [Tom Foolery] - Tom Lehrer
Jellicle Songs [From Cats] - Brian Blessed, , Paul Nicholas, Company
Memory [From Cats] - Elaine Paige
At the End of the Day [From Les Miserables] - Company
Stars [From Les Miserables] - Philip Quast
Do You Hear the People Sing? [From Les Miserables] - Hal Fowler, Company
On My Own [From Les Miserables] - Lea Salonga
Bring Him Home [From Les Miserables] - Colm Wilkinson
One Day More [From Les Miserables] - Michael Ball, Hal Fowler, Ruthie Henshall, Tammi Jacobs, Teddy Kempner, Philip Quast, Lea Salonga, Colm Wilkinson, Za
We Said We Wouldn't Look Back [From Les Miserables] - Cameron Mackintosh

Album Description

Subtitled the Musical Word of Cameron Mackintosh. Import only 56-track collection. A live recording at the Lyceum Theatre in London, in the presence of her majesty the Queen and HRH the Duke of Edinburgh. In aid of the Royal National Institute for the Blind and the combined theatrical charities. Universal.

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Good bargain.

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Manufacturer: Prism Leisure
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Gilbert & Sullivan - Highlights from The Mikado, The Pirates of Penzance, H.M.S. Pinafore, The Yeomen of the Guard, Trial of Jury
Gilbert & Sullivan - The Mikado / WNO · Mackerras

ASIN: B000068ZTB
Release Date: 2002-05-31

Tracks:

Hark the Hour of Ten Is Sounding [From Trial by Jury]
Judge's Song [From Trial by Jury]
We Sail the Ocean Blue..... Buttercup's Song [From H. M. S. Pinafore]
My Gallant Crew... I Am the Captin of the Pinafore [From H. M. S. ...]
When I Was a Lad [From H. M. S. Pinafore]
Never Mind the Why and Wherefore [From H. M. S. Pinafore]
He Is an Englishman [From H. M. S. Pinafore]
Pirate King's Song [From the Pirates of Penzance]
Oh Is There Not One Maiden Breast? ...Poor Wandering One [From the ...]
How Beautifully Blue the Sky [From the Pirates of Penzance]
I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major General [From the Pirates of ...]
When the Foeman Bears His Steel [From the Pirates of Penzance]
When You Had Left Our Pirate Fold [From the Pirates of Penzance]
Ah! Leave Me Not to Pine Alone [From the Pirates of Penzance]
Policeman's Lot Is Not a Happy One [From the Pirates of Penzance]
With Catlike Tread [From the Pirates of Penzance]
March and Entry of the Peers [From Iolanthe]
Law Is the True Embodiment [From Iolanthe]
When I Went to the Bar [From Iolanthe]
When All Night Long [From Iolanthe]
When Britain Really Ruled the Waves [From Iolanthe]
Oh Foolish Fay [From "Iolanthe"]
Nightmare Song [From Iolanthe]
If You Go In [From Iolanthe]
Finale: Soon as We May [From Iolanthe]

Tracks:

If You Want to Know Who We Are.... a Wandering Minstrel I [From ...]
Our Great Mikado [From the Mikado]
Behold the Lord High Executioner [From the Mikado]
I've Got a Little List [From the Mikado]
Three Little Maids from School [From the Mikado]
Braid the Raven Hair [From the Mikado]
Sun Whose Rays [From the Mikado]
Here's a How-De-Do [From the Mikado]
More Humane Mikado [From the Mikado]
Flowers That Bloom in the Spring [From the Mikado]
Tit Willow [From the Mikado]
There Is Beauty in the Bellow of the Blast [From the Mikado]
Is Life a Boon? [From the Yeomen of the Guard]
Where I Thy Bride [From the Yeomen of the Guard]
Hereupon We're Both Agreed [From the Yeomen of the Guard]
Strange Adventure [From the Yeomen of the Guard]
Man Who Would Woo a Fair Maid [From the Yeomen of the Guard]
When a Wooer Goes a Wooing [From the Yeomen of the Guard]
For the Merriest Fellows Are We [From the Gondoliers]
We're Called Gondolieri [From the Gondoliers]
From the Sunny Spanish Shore [From the Gondoliers]
In Enterprise of Martial Kind [From the Gondoliers]
I Stole the Prince [From the Gondoliers]
When a Merry Maiden Marries [From the Gondoliers]
Regular, Royal Queen [From the Gondoliers]
Take a Pair of Sparkling Eyes [From the Gondoliers]
There Lived a King [From the Gondoliers]
In a Contemplative Fashion [From the Gondoliers]
Small Titles and Orders [From the Gondoliers]
I Am a Courtier Grave and Serious [From the Gondoliers]
Finale: Once More Gondolieri [From the Gondoliers]

Customer Reviews:

Good bargain........2004-08-25

The performances are good--this is the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, after all--and you get 2 full CDs, with 2 selections from "Trial by Jury", 5 from "HMS Pinafore", 9 from "The Pirates of Penzance", 9 from "Iolanthe", 12 from "The Mikado", 6 from "The Yeomen of the Guard", and 13 from "The Gondoliers". The booklet is a bit skimpy, and only lists recording dates for the first CD (1929-1949). But the sound is good, and the music is great, and at this price it's a great "greatest hits" collection.

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Silence please!
Georgia Stone the best antiwar composition to date
unknown..but i'm real excited
What? 183 tracks? What for? There is a reason...

Chance Operation: The John Cage Tribute

Manufacturer: Koch Int'l Classics
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Live In New York
Glass: Heroes Symphony; The Light
Sangam
My Life in the Bush of Ghosts
Baraka

ASIN: B000001SH6
Release Date: 1993-11-18

Tracks:

Excerpts For Thirty Pieces For String Quartet
Excerpt From Thirty Pieces For String Quartet
Three Dances For Prepared Piano, Dance #1
Dance 2: Three Dances for Prepared Piano
Dance 3: Three Dances for Prepared Piano
First Four-Language Word Event in Memoriam John Cage
First Four-Language Word Event in Memoriam John Cage
First Four-Language Word Event in Memoriam John Cage
First Four-Language Word Event in Memoriam John Cage
First Four-Language Word Event in Memoriam John Cage
First Four-Language Word Event in Memoriam John Cage
First Four-Language Word Event in Memoriam John Cage
First Four-Language Word Event in Memoriam John Cage
First Four-Language Word Event in Memoriam John Cage
Six Melodies Variation for Solo Violin
Six Melodies Variation for Solo Violin
Six Melodies Variation for Solo Violin
Six Melodies Variation for Solo Violin
A Cage Went in Search of a Bird
A Cage Went in Search of a Bird
A Cage Went in Search of a Bird
A Cage Went in Search of a Bird
A Cage Went in Search of a Bird
A Cage Went in Search of a Bird
A Cage Went in Search of a Bird
A Cage Went in Search of a Bird
Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
Cunningham Stories (At the Age of Twelve...)
Cunningham Stories (At the Age of Twelve...)
Cunningham Stories (At the Age of Twelve...)
Cunningham Stories (At the Age of Twelve...)
Cunningham Stories (At the Age of Twelve...)
Cunningham Stories (At the Age of Twelve...)
Cunningham Stories (At the Age of Twelve...)
Cunningham Stories (At the Age of Twelve...)
Haiku FM
Haiku FM
Haiku FM
Haiku FM
Art is self-alteration is Cage is...
Art is self-alteration is Cage is...
Art is self-alteration is Cage is...
Art is self-alteration is Cage is...
Art is self-alteration is Cage is...
Art is self-alteration is Cage is...
Art is self-alteration is Cage is...
Art is self-alteration is Cage is...
Art is self-alteration is Cage is...
Art is self-alteration is Cage is...
Art is self-alteration is Cage is...
Music for the Merce Cunningham dance Shards: Webwork
Music for the Merce Cunningham dance Shards: Webwork
Music for the Merce Cunningham dance Shards: Webwork
Music for the Merce Cunningham dance Shards: Webwork
Music for the Merce Cunningham dance Shards: Webwork
Music for the Merce Cunningham dance Shards: Webwork
Georgia Stone
Georgia Stone
Georgia Stone
Georgia Stone
Georgia Stone
Georgia Stone
Georgia Stone
Georgia Stone
Georgia Stone
Georgia Stone
Georgia Stone
Georgia Stone
Georgia Stone
Georgia Stone
Georgia Stone
Georgia Stone
Georgia Stone
Georgia Stone
Georgia Stone
Georgia Stone
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Georgia Stone
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Cunningham Stories (Merce Cunningham Phoned His Mother...)
Cunningham Stories (Merce Cunningham Phoned His Mother...)
Cunningham Stories (Merce Cunningham Phoned His Mother...)
Cunningham Stories (Merce Cunningham Phoned His Mother...)
Oregon: Chance/Choice
Oregon: Chance/Choice
Chance/Choice
Chance/Choice
Chance/Choice
Chance/Choice
Seventy-five Letters & Improvisation
Seventy-five Letters & Improvisation
Seventy-five Letters & Improvisation
Seventy-five Letters & Improvisation
Seventy-five Letters & Improvisation
Seventy-five Letters & Improvisation
Seventy-five Letters & Improvisation
Seventy-five Letters & Improvisation
Living Room Music
Living Room Music
Living Room Music
Living Room Music
Living Room Music
Living Room Music
Living Room Music
Living Room Music
Ergodos I for John Cage
Ergodos I for John Cage
Ergodos I for John Cage
Ergodos I for John Cage
Ergodos I for John Cage
Ergodos I for John Cage
Cunningham Stories (Every Morning...)
Cunningham Stories (Every Morning...)
Cunningham Stories (Every Morning...)
Cunningham Stories (Every Morning...)
Cunningham Stories (Every Morning...)
Cunningham Stories (Every Morning...)
Cunningham Stories (Every Morning...)
Factory Preset
Factory Preset
Factory Preset
Factory Preset
Factory Preset
Factory Preset
Factory Preset
Factory Preset
Factory Preset
Factory Preset
Factory Preset
4'33
4'33
4'33
4'33
4'33
In Memoriam John Cage
In Memoriam John Cage - Call Waiting
In Memoriam John Cage - Call Waiting
In Memoriam John Cage - Call Waiting
In Memoriam John Cage - Call Waiting
In Memoriam John Cage - Call Waiting
In Memoriam John Cage - Call Waiting
In Memoriam John Cage - Call Waiting
Aria
Aria
Aria
Aria
Aria
Aria
Aria
Aria
Aria
Aria
Aria
Aria
Aria
Aria
Aria
Cunningham Stories (The Cunningham Company...)
Cunningham Stories (The Cunningham Company...)
Cunningham Stories (The Cunningham Company...)
New York City
New York City
New York City
New York City

Customer Reviews:

Silence please!.......2006-08-30

My only reason for buying this CD is the track 4:33 by Frank Zappa. 4:33 minutes of total silence, well almost total silence because you can hear a little background noices in the control room of Frank. It is a very interesting cd. But if you are not a fan of Zappa or Cage, and you like to hear music I say: buy something else. If you are ready for an experiment: buy this one or the CD Roaratorio.

Georgia Stone the best antiwar composition to date.......2002-12-15

The whole collection is interesting. However, the great moment of this collection is the Ono contribution Georgia Stone. It's a fluxus symphony. Never have I heard a more poignant antiwar piece. It rates in power and beauty to Henryk Gorecki's Symphony #3 with soprano Dawn Upshaw. If anyone ever doubted the genius of Yoko Ono as being relevant and an artist of the highest calibre then listen to this masterpiece and you'll be jolted into her energy as an artist. Yoko, give us more of this kind of music.

unknown..but i'm real excited.......2001-06-05

Jspark wrote a review that totally grabbed my intrest..I did my senior art history project on John Cage..using random sheets of paper for the lecture. the idea of hitting the "random button" is a great idea..and the idea of running two disks at once is even neater..being a big fan of just about everybody on the cd..especially Laurie Anderson doesnt hurt either... I haven't heard it yet, but i think i'll be sticking with the 5 star rating.

What? 183 tracks? What for? There is a reason..........1999-08-03

It might be bewildering at first. The first disc has 98 tracks; the second, 85. If you listen straight through, you do not perceive any discontinuity. A collection of John Cage pieces performed by friends, collegues, and admirers. Frank Zappa (American composer [complete biographical blurb that he provided]) contributed 4'33". Laurie Anderson tells a few Merce Cunningham tales. Seems like a fun tribute from the git-go. But wait! (And this is where the fun begins!) Switch your CD player to the shuffle (random) mode. Now look what happens. It goes from, say, Yoko Ono's piece to the Kronos to the Moraz prepared piano performance to Ken Nordine's narration - all in the matter of seconds. It is a great to homage to Cage himself with the great use of the random chance operations that he might have enjoyed. Every performance of this disc becomes a unique experience (just like Cage). For even more fun, try playing both discs at the same time (provided, of course, you have the means; if not, improvise). Or add another sound source as well, like, say, the radio, or the television very low, or a tape of white noise. The possibilities are endless. I had the pleasure of trying this one day with FOUR players going on simulataneously: two with these discs, another with Miles Davis far in the background, the fourth with a disc of bird calls. It was quite a fun sound environment and I would not hesitate to try it again. But that was my experience. Your experience may be different.

A Choral Christmas - The Trinity Choir, Boston

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Inspirational!
Magical and Magnificent!
What sweet music
Celestial Experience in Choral Music

A Choral Christmas - The Trinity Choir, Boston

Manufacturer: Dorian Recordings
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Christmas Star

ASIN: B00005OAHY
Release Date: 2001-09-04

Tracks:

Sing We To This Merry Company
Still, Still, Still
Ding! Dong! Merrily On High
In Dulci Jubilo
What Sweeter Music
Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day
The Holly And The Ivy
Jesus Christ The Apple Tree
Go Tell It On The Mountain
Mid-Winter
I Saw Three Ships
Coventry Carol
Before The Marvel Of This Night
Once, As I Remember
A Stable In Bethlehem
Noel Nouvelet
O Magnum Mysterium
On This Day Earth Shall Ring
The Little Road To Bethlehem
O Little Town Of Bethlehem
God Is With Us

Customer Reviews:

Inspirational!.......2002-12-22

A magnificent recording, from the performance to the engineering. The choir sings like angels and the percussion player is alive! Who is that flutist?-- he's great!!!

Magical and Magnificent!.......2001-12-18

A CD which gets one into the Christmas spirit ... magically, and, amazingly, keeps on being magical no matter how many times it is played! This CD is an inspiration, not only for the casual listener, but for music directors, choir members, et al. As with the other CDs in this Trinity Church Boston series, there is a big, full, precise sound; choir is in-tune, enthusiastic, yet controlled: a cohesive sound! The organ is thrilling, complementing the other instruments well. CD contains a broad spectrum of carols--both old and new, heard and seldom-heard, but never jarring, nor totally unfamiliar. All are "traditional" in that they satisfy, esp. for the Christmas holidays. From a compositional point of view, these carols are "complex," and yet Brian Jones (and the choir) make them "sing" and sound "easy." Special attention should be paid to the arrangement by Alan Murchie of "Go, Tell It on the Mountain": fresh, vibrant, new, and charming! Beautifully packaged CD; well recorded; 66+ minutes of music. A great gift; valuable addition to one's musical library; a perfect accompaniment to writing cards/wrapping gifts. Surely worth the wait, if out of stock.

What sweet music.......2001-10-23

This CD is full of accessible Christmas music, beautifully sung by the superb Trinity Choir. The sound is blended, clear, and nuanced, with the dynamics and phrasing for which the choir is justly known. Those who have attended the Candlelight Carols services at Trinity over the last years will recognize some of the selections, as will anyone who has ever sung in a church choir at Christmas. The pieces range from the light and fun "I Saw Three Ships" to the traditional to the unexpected "God is With Us".

"O Little Town of Bethlehem" is a staple of any Christmas recording, especially for Trinity, since the author was once rector there. One delight on this recording is the morphing from the traditional tune to one that is less familiar -- it makes the words fresh and alive. Nicely done!

Any recording with "Tomorrow Shall be my Dancing Day" and "What Sweeter Music" deserves a permanent spot on the CD player during the Christmas season. You will find gems here to brighten your holiday season.

Celestial Experience in Choral Music.......2001-09-29

A splendid collection of seasonal treasures for choir, this CD is a must for anyone who appreciates choral music. The recording is balanced in terms of sound reverberation and beautiful blend of accomplished voices lead by knowledgeable and sensitive director, Brian Jones. Compositions and arrangements by a variety of composers from Holst to Rutter make this anthology playable not just during Advent and Christmas, but thoughout the year.

Tracks:

O Come All Ye Faithful
What Child Is This?
Ding Dong! Merrily on High
Sing We to This Merry Company
Mummer's Carol
Little Road to Bethlehem
Holly and the Ivy
Carol of the Bells
God Rest You Merry Gentlemen
First Nowell
Carol of the Angels
I Saw Three Ships
Come, Love We God
Torches
Wexford Carol
Angels We Have Heard on High
Away in a Manger
Goodf King Wenceslas
Sussex Carol
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
O Holy Night
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

Customer Reviews:

Sing We Noel........2007-01-08

This choir is terrific and I highly recommend this CD. Their is a bunch of great Christmas songs on it and the Choir sound terrific as well as the organist. Their is traditional and some not so traditional songs for Christmas on this CD. The quality is very good. the songs are great and it brings you in the Christmas mood. I would highly recommend this CD to anybody who is looking to add to their Christmas music collection.

Sincerely, Jason Pielak.

Not too happy.......2003-12-22

Sadly, the music over shadowed the choir voices. Other than that, it would have been a good recording/CD.

Jean Françaix: Le roi nu; Les desmoiselles de la nuit

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Atmospheric Ballets

Jean Françaix: Le roi nu; Les desmoiselles de la nuit

Manufacturer: Hyperion UK
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0007NLHMU
Release Date: 2005-04-12

Customer Reviews:

Atmospheric Ballets.......2005-06-03

The two ballets on this disc represent Jean Francaix at his most humorous. This is the third disc in the series of Jean Francaix's orchestral music and once again demonstrates his ability to express musical ideas with wit and precision.

The ballet Le roi nu (The Naked King) was based on Hans Christian Anderson's The Emperor's New Clothes and was premiered in 1936 at the Paris Opera Ballet with Serge Lifar doing the corrriagraphy and dancing the role of the king. The ballet has been considered as Lifar's greatest achievement. The music is well-suited to the subject, colorful and expressive. The music tells the story perfectly, down to the laughter when the king, believing himself to be dressed to perfection, is found to be naked by the members of the court.

The other ballet on this disc, Les demoiselles de la nuit (The Ladies of the Night), is termed a ballet for cats in two scenes and was premiered in 1948. The action concerns several cats that mimic human behavior. The chief male cat named Baron de Grotius intends to wed a beautiful white kitten named Agathe; but she is in love with a human violinist. The marriage to the Baron takes place, provided with a nicely written procession and ceremony music. However, through her love of the violinist, Agathe becomes human herself but keeps falling back into her feline ways - most notably when she kills a bird. Agathe also has problems preventing herself from joining the nocturnal cavorting of her cat companions; the cats are chased by the violinist who falls to his death. The ballet ends with Agathe curling up next to the body of the violinist to show her devotion. Agathe was danced at the premiere by a young Margot Fonteyn. The ballet is evocative of moon-lit nights - a nocturne opens (and also closes) the first scene. The dances are playful and romantic with a touch of feline stylization to the melodies that nicely describe the cat's world in music.

Jean Francaix was truly in his element when writing his ballets. The dances are colorful and beautifully orchestrated. This is a pleasant disc that anyone interested in French music will want to have.