In a Monastery Garden

On this CD:

1. In a Monastery Garden, for organ
Composed by Albert W. Ketelbey
Performed by James Culp

2. Londonderry Air (Danny Boy), folk song
Composed by Irish Traditional
Performed by James Culp

3. Improvisation on "Were You There?"
Composed by Charles Callahan
Performed by James Culp

4. Improvisation on Abide with me
Composed by James Culp
Performed by James Culp

5. Rigaudon
Composed by Andre Campra
Performed by James Culp

6. Dreams
Composed by Hugh McAmis
Performed by James Culp

7. Fiat Lux
Composed by Theodore Dubois
Performed by James Culp

8. Chorale Prelude on Crimmond
Composed by Alec Rowley
Performed by James Culp

9. Prelude on Song 46 (based on a tune by Orlando Gibbons), for organ
Composed by Leo Sowerby
Performed by James Culp

10. Serse (Xerxes), opera, HWV 40 Largo
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by James Culp

11. Paean for organ
Composed by Oliphant Chuckerbutty
Performed by James Culp

12. Trumpet Tune
Composed by Charles Callahan
Performed by James Culp

13. Arioso
Composed by Charles Callahan
Performed by James Culp

14. Sicilienne for keyboard in E flat
Composed by Maria Theresia von Paradis
Performed by James Culp

15. Christos patterakis
Composed by Roy Perry
Performed by James Culp

16. Solemn Melody for organ
Composed by Sir Henry Walford Davies
Performed by James Culp

17. Adagio Cantabile, for organ (excerpt transcribed from Bach's Violin sonata No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005)
Composed by Roy Perry
Performed by James Culp

In a Monastery Garden, Music, Charles Callahan, Andre Campra, Oliphant Chuckerbutty, James Culp, Sir Henry Walford Davies, Theodore Dubois, George Frideric Handel, Albert W. Ketelbey, Hugh McAmis, Maria Theresia von Paradis, Roy Perry, Alec Rowley, Leo Sowerby, Irish Traditional, James Culp, Baroque Individual Dance Movement for Orchestra, Chamber, Chamber Music, Chamber Music & Recitals, Chorale Prelude or Chorale Treatment for Keyboard, Classical, Classical Artists, Classical Music, Folk Song, Italian Baroque Opera, Keyboard, Miscellaneous, Miscellaneous Music, Music for Keyboard, Music for Organ, Opera, Orchestral, Vocal

Best of the Carter Family
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Still singin' those mountain ballads after all these years

Best of the Carter Family
The Carter Family
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Wildwood Pickin'

Live at Massey Hall (CD/DVD)

ASIN: B00004KRZF
Release Date: 2005-06-07

Tracks:

Keep on the Sunny Side
Wildwood Flower
Bury Me Under the Weeping Willow
Anchored in Love
Worried Man Blues
John Hardy Was a Desperate Little Man
I'm Thinking Tonight of My Blue Eyes
My Clinch Mountain Top
Foggy Mountain Top
Little Darling Pal of Mine
Sailor Boy
When I'm Gone
Single Girl , Married Girl
Rambling Boy
Mountain of Tennessee
My Old Cottage Home
Wandering Boy
In the Valley of the Shenandoah
Storms Are on the Ocean
Meet Me by the Moonlight Alone
Dying Soldier
Lonesome Valley
Chewing Gum
Jimmie Rogers Visits the Carter Family

Customer Reviews:

Still singin' those mountain ballads after all these years.......2006-12-05

Country music fans today, just listen to the music and enjoy it for what it is, but did we ever really think about the starts of country music? Who started it? What kind of songs did they sing? Were they any good? Did their children follow in their footsteps and were they sucessful?
So many questions!! This CD is the answer. The first family of country music was the Carter Family, A.P., Sara, and Maybelle of Clinch Mountain, VA. But they were much more than mountain hilbillies who liked to party on friday nights. They wrote songs about lost love, the place they knew and loved, and most of all, just fun songs.
We start off with the legendary. "Keep on the Sunny Side," the Carter's theme song. This song is basically about how if we just look on the bright side of things, they aren't so bad after all. "Storms and clouds will in time pass away, and the sun again will shine, bright and clear."
Hey June Carter fans? Did you know where "Wildwood Flower" came from? It was from the good ol' Carter Family! Actually, it was one of their first hits, probably the most reknown carter family song in the world. About lost love, it's a song you'll want to sing 24/7!
"Worried Man Blues," is my very favorite Carter Family song. It has a catchy tune, and a good beat. The song is about a man who is sentenced to go to prison, but he has no idea what he's done. Filled with fun and laughter, this will become and family favorite.
"My Clinch Mountain Home," tells you alot about the Carter's backaround history. It reflects the carter's lives from "Ole Virginny."
"Foggy Mountain Top," is a great song. It features Sara's yodeling, and Maybelle's great guitar pickin'. This song, like "My Clinch Mountain Home", secretly shares backaround information about life as a Carter as well.
Ah, "Single Girl, Married Girl," the Carter's first hit, and undoubtfully their most sucessful. This is a solo for Sara, and also a solo for her autoharp.
In "My Old Cottage Home," A.P. does most of the singing, which is rare since he usually only did backup. Very similar to "My Clinch Mountain Home," but also very different. It's one of my favorites, so yuo will proabaly liek it too.
"The Valley of Shanandoah," is a very sad song. It tells a story about how a man fell in love with a beautiful girl in the past summer and promises to return to her next year so they can be married. Sadly, when the man returns, he finds that his true love had passed away into the great kingdom above. Teh song may be sad, but it capture your heart.
"Chewing Gum," is a really fun song to sing, and it really helps past the tiem away. A song that Sara wrote when she was a child, "Chewing Gum," features many funny lines that will make you laugh out loud as if you were watching Hee-Haw!
If you buy this CD, it's liek hearing the Carter's story through music. It's truly any country msuic fan's treasure. Be sure to read my other revies for June Carter Cash's "Press On", "Wildwood Flower", "Keep on teh Sunyn Side: Her life in Music, and "Live Recordings from the Lousiana Hayride."

June

In A Monastery Garden: The Immortal Works Of Ketelbey

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Ketelbey must have influenced the great film soundtrack composers
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In A Monastery Garden: The Immortal Works Of Ketelbey

Manufacturer: Polygram Int'l
ProductGroup: Music
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Viennese Violin: The Romantic Music of Lehár, Kreisler & Strauss

ASIN: B000004279
Release Date: 1996-01-08

Tracks:

In A Monastery Garden - Royal Philh. Orch. & Chorus
Wedgwood Blue - Royal Philh. Orch. & Chorus
In The Mystic Land Of Egypt - Royal Philh. Orch. & Chorus
Bells Across The Meadows - Royal Philh. Orch. & Chorus
In A Chinese Temple Garden - Royal Philh. Orch. & Chorus
Sanctuary Of The Heart - Royal Philh. Orch. & Chorus
'Appy' Ampstead - Royal Philh. Orch. & Chorus
The Phantom Melody - Royal Philh. Orch. & Chorus
In A Persian Market - Royal Philh. Orch. & Chorus
Hejre Kati - London Festival Orch
Berceuse De Jocelyn - London Festival Orch
Valse Sentimentale - London Festival Orch
Fetes Tziganes - London Festival Orch
Meditation - London Festival Orch
Im Chambre Separee - London Festival Orch
Garden Scene - London Festival Orch
None But The Lonely Heart - London Festival Orch
Czardas - London Festival Orch

Customer Reviews:

Ketelbey must have influenced the great film soundtrack composers .......2006-09-02

I can see how this music might have been used as accompaniment to a showing of the silent film "Thief of Baghdad", or "The Sheik", or any one of those swashbucklers. Not that the exotic was all that Ketelbey indulged in, as this CD will reveal. I recommend it highly. And for those interested in historical recordings, try the 1921 Peerless Orchestra recording of "Monastery Garden", which is part of the Library of Congress archive and which is available to listen to or to download for free as a .wav file at [...]. This is the website for Birmingham, England, the composer's birthplace.

Buy This.......2006-07-11

This music helped me to be totally relaxe and completely entertained.
Of particular interest for me was "Wedgewood Blue" and "Meditation", both performed beautifully.
I highly recommend this imported German CD and add that, due to the rarity of some of the tracks, it is a good idea to not delay.

Elizabethan Serenade: The Best of British Light Music

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A Disc Which is Pure Delight!
Excellent Sampler Disc From Important Series!

Elizabethan Serenade: The Best of British Light Music

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ASIN: B00000149J
Release Date: 1996-12-17

Tracks:

By The Sleepy Lagoon - Slovak PO/Andrew Penny
Robin Hood Ste: March Of The Bowmen - Czecho-Slovak RSO/Adrian Leaper
Bells Across The Meadows - Czecho-Slovak RSO/Adrian Leaper
Coronation Scot - RTE Concert Orch/Ernest Tomlinson
Sketch Of A Dandy - Czecho-Slovak RSO/Adrian Leaper
The Westminster Waltz - Czecho-Slovak RSO/Adrian Leaper
Little Ste: March - Slovak PO/Andrew Penny
Sailing By - Slovak RSO/Ernest Tomlinson
Jamaican Rumba - RTE Concert Orch/Ernest Tomlinson
London Ste: Knightsbridge March - Czecho-Slovak RSOAdrian Leaper
In A Monastery Garden - Slovak Phil Male Chor/Adrian Leaper
Little Serenade - Czecho-Slovak RSO/Ernest Tomlinson
Roses Of Picardy - Slovak RSO/Ernest Tomlinson
Puffin' Billy - RTE Concert Orch/Ernest Tomlinson
Elizabethan Ser - Slovak RSO/Ernest Tomlinso
Tom Jones Waltz - Czecho-Slovak RSO/Adrian Leaper
Vanity Fair - RTE Concert Orch/Ernest Tomlinson
Marigold - Slovak RSO/Gary Carpenter
In A Persian Market - Slovak Phil Male Chor/Adrian Leaper
The Dam Busters March - Czecho-Slovak RSO/Adrian Leaper

Customer Reviews:

A Disc Which is Pure Delight!.......2004-03-02

This cd will lift your spirits from the first song right through to the end. I loved every song, even though I was listening to many of them for the first time. This is one of my all-time favorite albums. Try it, you'll like it!

Excellent Sampler Disc From Important Series!.......2000-01-30

If you have always wanted to try out some of Marco Polo's British Light Music series, here is your chance, and for only pennies. This CD whets your appetite for investigating the rest of the series. At first, it seems strange that the orchestras would not be very idiomatic for this music, but the conductor makes these performances shine.There are a few favorites but many pieces that I have never heard before and are welcome in any collection. My favorites are "Sleepy Lagoon", "Dam Busters March", and "Knightsbridge March".These are by Eric Coates, the most famous person on these discs (at least to American Listeners). Fans of Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops will recognize "In A Persian Market" with the chanting "Bakseesh, Bakseesh, Allah". Arthur Benjamin is represented by the Jamaican Rhumba,his popular hit (although we need more recordings of his serious music.) Edward German is represented by one work,but it would have been nice to have the Henry VIII dances on here also. You will also recognize "Sleepy Lagoon" and "Roses of Picardy" because they were turned into pop songs in America. Try this one out-it is fun!

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A whistling wonder
Terrific Album!
THIS ALBUM IS THE BENCH MARK FOR ANY WHISTLING ALBUM

Whistling Virtuoso

Manufacturer: Northern Lights
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Torna A Surriento
Mamma
An Die Rosen
Minuet. Allegretto
In A Monastery Garden
Mattinata
L'Amour En Heritage
Der Rote Sarafan, Romanze
Romance De Nadir
My Lovely Celia
Morakullans Vals
Lied Ohne Worte
Varen
Sonata No.12
Summer Night Serenade
Walzer
The Dream Of Olwen
Varmlandsvisan
Oppna Ladskap
Symphony
Rondo Alla Turca
Sakkijarven Polkka

Customer Reviews:

A whistling wonder.......2007-01-04

I ordered this cd as inspiration for my African Grey parrot. (no kidding) I adopted him a couple of months ago and his first family taught him some basic tunes. I ask you, how many times do I have to hear the 'wolf whistle'? While he's hopefully absorbing some new, more challenging tunes, I'm enjoying listening to familiar scores whistled, accompanied by a piano.

Terrific Album!.......2002-04-05

Leo Eide will be remembered as one of the greatest whistlers of all time. I cannot recommend this album highly enough.

THIS ALBUM IS THE BENCH MARK FOR ANY WHISTLING ALBUM.......1999-06-08

I WAS SO IMPRESSED WITH THIS ALBUM I ONLY WISH I COULD HAVE TALKED WITH MR. EDDIE ABOUT HIS TALENT IT IS A GIFT. THE ACOMPANYMENT IS OUT STANDING HAKAN SUND IS GIFTED ALSO. MAMA AND RETURN TO SURRENTO ARE MY FAVORITES IF YOU LOVE WHISTLING I STRONGLY RECOMMEND THIS ALBUM THIS ALBUM IS THE BENCH MARK FOR ANY WHISTLING ALBUMS TO FOLLOW. WHISTLER SEAN LOMAX

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A gem from a bygone era!

Salon to Swing

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The Grand Passions of Albert W. Ketèlbey
Down Peacock Alley
Puttin' on the Ritz

ASIN: B000000AKX
Release Date: 1992-10-28

Tracks:

Songe d' Automne
The Dancing Dustman
Roses Of Picardy
The Whistler & His Dog
Fragrance
Tiszian Chikosh
In A Monastery Garden
Russian Rag
Clarinet Marmalade
Stardust
Who
Dizzy Fingers
Cherokee
A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square
Special Delivery Stomp

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A gem from a bygone era!.......2007-03-15

As far as I can research the orchestra as formed in 1978 by Mr. Anthony Godwin, bass clarinettist with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. He had inherited a complete library of theatre music dating from 1880 to 1930 and it's from this that their repetoire is mainly drawn. They try and re-create the sound and atmostphere of those early days by using instruments of that era. For instance on the song "I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles" the soprano Linda Murray is accompanied by David Norton on the musical saw.

A most excellent CD recreating the 20' and 30's Golden Age. Highly recommended!

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A strong and entertaining series continues ...
78 minutes of quality light entertainment.

British Light Music Classics 4
New London Orchestra , and Corp
Manufacturer: Hyperion UK
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European Light Music Classics

ASIN: B00006GO68
Release Date: 2002-10-08

Tracks:

Marching Strings
Jaunting Car
High Heels
Dance Of An Ostracised Imp
Keltic Lament
Rhythm On Rails
By The Sleepy Lagoon
Jamaican Rumba
In A Monastery Garden
A Quiet Stroll
Demoiselle Chic
Cavalcade Of Youth
Elizabethan Masque
Shepherd Fennel's Dance
Thrills
The Doge's March / Petite Suite De Concert
La Caprice De Nanette
Demande Et Reponse
Un Sonnet D'amour
La Tarantelle Fretillante

Customer Reviews:

A strong and entertaining series continues ..........2003-04-25

The British Light Music Classics series on Hyperion are some of the most-played discs in my collection. I have Volumes 1-3 as well and have found all of them to be a welcome alternative for those days when you're not in the mood for the "heavier" classics such as Beethoven or Brahms, but are still looking for some quality music to enrich your day.

The 17 selections in this volume are, if anything, a slight improvement overall from Volume 3 -- proving that conductor Rondald Corp's enthusiasm and excellent taste are still actively engaged. The New London Orchestra play all of these pieces with their usual alertness, energy, and attention to detail.

In short, an excellent introduction to this wonderful series, and presented with Hyperion's usual thorough and well-written notes and attention to quality -- truly one of the classiest labels in the business and worth every penny of the somewhat stiff price.

Buy and enjoy!

78 minutes of quality light entertainment........2003-02-11

Many record companies are currently reporting great success with issues and reissues of British light music dating from the first half of the twentieth century. This Hyperion issue is the fourth in such a series, and it gets a welcome and a recommendation from me.

Here are 20 items altogether, offering 78 minutes of quality light entertainment, and a hint that the bottom of the barrel has not been reached yet by any means. Of course, Eric Coates and Albert Ketèlbey are represented, and there is the highly distinguished "Petite Suite de Concert" by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor. A favorite of mine, dating from the days of 78s, is the Doge's March. It also, in more recent years, proved a popular item to include in the repertoire of a school orchestra.

Tracks:

In A Chinese Temple Garden - Ambrosian Chor/John McCarthy
In A Monastery Garden - Ambrosian Chor/John McCarthy
Sanctuary Of The Heart - London Promenade Orch/Alexander Faris
Bank Holiday - London Promenade Orch/Alexander Faris
Dance Of The Merry Mascots - Michael Reeves
In A Persian Market - Ambrosian Chor/John McCarthy
In The Mystic Land Of Egypt - Laurence Dale/Ambrosian Chor/John McCarthy
Bells Across The Meadows - London Promenade Orch/Alexander Faris
The Clock And The Dresden Figures - Michael Reeves
With Honour Crowned - London Promenade Orch/Alexander Faris

Customer Reviews:

An excellent piece of work. Go buy it NOW!!!!!.......2004-11-26

I was introduced to Ketelbey's work by the late Guillermo Figueroa of the famous Figueroa Family group from Puerto Rico. In the few couple of years I worked assisting him, then the conductor for a Youth Chamber Music Orchestra, Don Guillermo helped me rediscover good classical and contemporary music, and introduced me to some great works like the one in review. The recordings are old school but the music is haunting, timeless and beautiful. I highly recommend this cd, and like Don Guillermo told me about 10 years ago: "Give it a chance, you don't have to be a great musician to appreciate great music"
How right was He!

I listened to Ketelbey's music as a child.......1999-02-22

These songs are emblazoned on my soul ever since my mother (now 82) played them for my sister and I. Each every cut (on her 33rpm album now unplayable for years of listening) left mystical moments and cherished memories for us all. Would love to be able to purchase 2 more copies if the label re-released "In a Persian Market, etc./Faris, London Proms". Anyone looking for a treasury of magical soul-lifting music should be sure to purchase this classic.

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Organ Dreams 3
Christopher Herrick
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ASIN: B000067UMF
Release Date: 2002-07-09

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A true classic.
Offbeat But The Musianship is Very Good! And Fun!
A must have CD
If you are only going to buy ONE yodeling album this year..
Knockout

Yodeling the Classics, Vol. 1

Manufacturer: Koch Int'l Classics
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Yodeling the Classics, Vol. 2
The Glory (????) of the Human Voice

ASIN: B00004R7U4
Release Date: 2000-06-27

Tracks:

Yodelling Overtures (Ouvert Wilhelm/William Tell/Carmen/Can Can
Skaters' Waltz (Schlittschuhler-Walzer) - Mary Schneider
In a Monastery Garden/Sanctuary of the Heart
Hungarian Dance Yodel: Hungarian Dance (Ungarischer Tanz) /Czardas
Clarinet Polka Yodel
Toselli's Serenade
Yodel and Waltz: Il Bacio/A Heart That's Free/Merry Widow Waltz ...
Lullaby Yodel: Lullaby/Guten Abend, Gute Nacht/Cradle ...
Largo Al Yodel (Largo Al Factotum)
Tritsch Tratsch Polka Yodel
Minuet Yodel
Yodelling Marchtime (Mche): Washington Post/Sempre ...

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"Classical crossover" albums are big business these days; discs that combine elements of folk or pop vocals with classical music. But here's one for the record books: "Australia's Queen of Yodelling," Mary Schneider, transforming some best-loved arias into something entirely her own. You get a little Rossini, a taste of Strauss, a hint of Brahms, and some Beethoven, but--more than anyone else--you get a lot of Schneider. She sings, she jokes, she yodels, and--throughout the whole mess--she's hilarious. The Sydney International Orchestra is led by the conducting prowess of Maestro Tommy Tycho. Classical lovers with a sense of humor--make that anyone with a sense of humor--need to hear this. Schneider is a jewel, and this, without a doubt, is the best yodelling CD you'll hear all year. --Jason Verlinde

Customer Reviews:

A true classic........2007-03-09

Wonderful music for all who love Yodeling! A special song for every mood I'm in. A treasure every time I hear it.

Offbeat But The Musianship is Very Good! And Fun!.......2006-09-02

This performance is "offbeat" to say the least. Many people, including myself, laugh when they first hear Ms. Schneider yodelling! But, after awhile, you come to realize that this lady is a true musician. She sings in-tune and with spirit and soul! And, she does have a beautiful soprano voice when she sings. I think you'd enjoy this CD! I do! Email is gourmet72141@yahoo.co

A must have CD.......2006-02-02

First of all, the disclaimer. I found out about this CD by consulting a website which suggested things to force people to listen to while they are restrained in erotic bondage. The intent there was no doubt less than complimentary.

That said, however, I've found it to be a marvelous album which I listen to often. It should, in most cases, be played at full volume through as many speakers as are available.

I was allowed to use it only once at my local adult social club, at the end of the night when it was time to let the lovebirds know it was time to head home to their own roost. It wasn't popular that night, although it was effective.

Many a time it has helped me to get through the drudgery of household chores, doing laundry, washing dishes, and so forth, with a smile on my face.

More than once, having driven up close to a car playing heavy bass thumping contemporary music I've put Mary's CD on my car player and pumped it also to full volume, and left my younger compatriots in the next car stunned.

Recommended.

If you are only going to buy ONE yodeling album this year.........2004-01-15

...this is it!

Enough said...

Knockout.......2003-10-09

Nothing in my life had prepared me for the experience of listening to Mary Schneider's interpretation of the William Tell Overture or the Overture to Carmen. Florence Foster Jenkins has her devotees, and Signor Moreschi a small - I presume - band of worshippers, but Mary Schneider is without peer.
I freely admit that such has been the emotion which her resolute interpretation of the pieces I have mentioned roused in me that I have as yet been unable to continue listening to the subsequent tracks. You will have to discover for yourselves these doubtless equally unforgettable offerings from a unique talent.