Apple Venus, Pt. 1

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Amazon.com's Best of 1999
The first XTC album after a six-year hiatus opens with the plink of a water drop, just a hint of the musical downpour to come. Add an interplay with a plucked cello and the low pulse of French horns, and soon Apple Venus Volume One bursts into a festival of symphonic excess. Wedding Andy Partridge's impeccable, overtime-working pop senses to the warmth and lushness of acoustic orchestral arrangements is an inspired move, not only recasting XTC's long career, but resulting in one of the year's most splendorous recordings. --Tod Nelson --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

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Because of record contract litigation, Apple Venus Volume One is XTC's first album of new material in nearly seven years. The now-duo of Andy Partridge and Colin Moulding sure seem to have been using their time off to smell the flowers, as their lyrics are ripe with fruit, nuts, dandelions, orchids, sunflowers, and harvest festivals. Billed as the "orchestral" album that precedes its "rock" bookend, Apple Venus is XTC's most obvious nod to the lush, intricate sounds of the Beach Boys' Pet Sounds... read more --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

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First album in seven years by Swindon, England's finest export. Down to a duo of Andy Partridge and Colin Moulding, this highly anticipated album relies heavily on acoustic and orchestrated arrangements. 11 tracks total, including the single 'I'd Like That'. 1999 release. --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

Apple Venus, Pt. 1

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After 7 years' wait: a total disappointment.
Spectacular
An all time great album
An absolute masterpiece, a must own
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ASIN: B00000I4JT
Release Date: 1999-02-23

Tracks:

River Of Orchids
I'd Like That
Easter Theatre
Knights In Shining Karma
Frivolous Tonight
Greenman
Your Dictionary
Fruit Nut
I Can't Own Her
Harvest Festival
The Last Balloon

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The first XTC album after a six-year hiatus opens with the plink of a water drop, just a hint of the musical downpour to come. Add an interplay with a plucked cello and the low pulse of French horns, and soon Apple Venus Volume One bursts into a festival of symphonic excess. Wedding Andy Partridge's impeccable, overtime-working pop senses to the warmth and lushness of acoustic orchestral arrangements is an inspired move, not only recasting XTC's long career, but resulting in one of the year's most splendorous recordings. --Tod Nelson

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Because of record contract litigation, Apple Venus Volume One is XTC's first album of new material in nearly seven years. The now-duo of Andy Partridge and Colin Moulding sure seem to have been using their time off to smell the flowers, as their lyrics are ripe with fruit, nuts, dandelions, orchids, sunflowers, and harvest festivals. Billed as the "orchestral" album that precedes its "rock" bookend, Apple Venus is XTC's most obvious nod to the lush, intricate sounds of the Beach Boys' Pet Sounds and the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper (those familiar with 1986's Skylarking know that's a bold statement). Cellos, flutes, and other highbrow instruments provide the backdrop for the flowery lyrics. The whimsical "I'd Like That" is the perfectly understated pop song that has always eluded Partridge. The album's lone touch of angst comes courtesy of "Your Dictionary," which is spiked with four-letter words, but Partridge, ever the genteel Englishman, merely spells them out. Essential? No. Innovative? Hardly. But Apple Venus is a solid, cohesive work by one of rock's most artistic artists. --Bill Crandall

Album Description

First album in seven years by Swindon, England's finest export. Down to a duo of Andy Partridge and Colin Moulding, this highly anticipated album relies heavily on acoustic and orchestrated arrangements. 11 tracks total, including the single 'I'd Like That'. 1999 release.

Customer Reviews:

After 7 years' wait: a total disappointment........2007-06-20

I had been listening to XTC since "English Settlement". I liked some of their earlier work, and saw them improving with every album. "Nonsuch" is a great album, and after waiting 6 or 7 years for their next CD, when this piece of ship came out, I was one of the first buyers. Couldn't wait to play it.... I thought... these guys must have spent the last 5 years listening to Charly Garcia records, because this [...]could not possibly be that bad under no drugs! The selling price for this album says it all: [...], compare it to Skylarking, English Settlement, or Nonsuch, and you'll see why some people are as eager to sell this CD online as quickly as possible. Unfortunately I wasted [...]- on this CD, no used record shop would take it, so I threw it under the subway tracks. The rats can keep it.

Spectacular.......2007-06-13

Like another reviewer I too, missed "Easter Theatre" on the first play. I was knocked out by it on the second play. Complicated and catchy music combined with the greatest lyrics yet written about Winter turning to Spring and the annual renewal of nature. Anyone who could write a song like Easter Theatre has a beautiful soul. It's a must play around here every spring.

Brilliant chords and harmonics you don't expect, this album is real craftsmanship.

An all time great album.......2007-04-19

Its time I set the record straight. Forget any other lists I may have made, its official, Apple Venus is in my opinion, the best XTC album. Over time it has grown and grown until I'm putting it on at full volume at any opportunity. "Easter Theatre" is in my list as an, all time great song. The other brilliant tunes include Harvest Festival, (with its Englishness and rusticity) Greenman, (almost Pagan) My Dictionary, (a great rant at an ex-wife, bitter, melancholic and brilliant)The green vote of the opening track, the 2nd track I'd Like That, with its quirky, brilliance and indifference. Colin Moulding comes to the party with a couple of tunes that start out silly but over time evolve into slices of kinks/blur Britlife. He also frequently highlights with outstanding bass licks, especially in Greenman.

But it is once again the Partridge Show and what a Show. If you chance upon this review, please take note and buy and listen and love Apple Venus, XTC's masterpiece.

An absolute masterpiece, a must own.......2007-02-28

I've been collecting music from the mid 1960's and this is as good as any album I've ever listened to. XTC offers so many wonderous sounds and explore so many intriguing musical ideas that you find yourself listening over and over and uncovering something new every time. You just can never tire of listening to this gem. It doesn't get any better than this.

4 1/2 stars-- a triumphant return........2006-07-27

The 1990s were not a great time for XTC-- after the release of "Nonsuch" in 1992, the band went "on strike", refusing to record new material (the band had retired from touring a decade before) until Virgin released them from their contract. After eventual victory, the band began recording the orchestral "Apple Venus, Volume 1". During the sessions, longtime guitarist Dave Gregory left the band, apparently unhappy with the direction the group was taking, leaving guitarist Andy Partridge and bassist Colin Moulding to finish the record as a duo. It's often said that conflict creates high art, and certainly while I felt "Nonsuch" was a bit of a bunt, "Apple Venus" is fantastic.

While I referred to the album as orchestral, this isn't entirely accurate-- Partridge used the term "orchustic" and indeed the record is dominated by orchestral arrangements and acoustic guitars. But it doesn't have that rock band plus orchestra feel, instead its a fully integrated sound, in many places, almost a baroque rock sound ("Knights in Shining Karma"). The album also has a strong sense of cohesiveness, flowing organically through its pieces. What the album manages is to avoid so many of the stereotypes of the orchestral pop record-- it can be dramatic and pushing on overblown without ever crossing the line-- opener "River of Orchids" pits Partridge's yearning vocal against pizzicato strings, "I Can't Own Her" finds him contemplative and moody against severe drama created by piano, strings, and accordian.

But "Apple Venus" isn't a one-trick pony, which I think is the other trap it avoids falling into-- there's a number of sounds captured here: the gentle sense of drama and yearning of the utterly superb "I'd Like That" (with some of Partridge's best lyrics), the bitter and shockingly direct divorce song of "Your Dictionary" (featuring a curiously bright and lush vocal arrangement in its coda), and the quirky, electric-yet-orchestral-without-an-orchestra sounds of Moulding's quirky "Fruit Nut" (the only piece dominated by electric instruments).

The really amazing thing is there's a distinct lack of uninteresting material on the record-- it's pretty much fantastic from start to finish-- I'd rate it a bit below the heights of "Skylarking" or "Oranges and Lemons" (or for that matter, "Mummer"), but it's a fantastic record. Highly recommended.

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No Sting in the Tail!
As stripped back as "Apple Venus" wasn't.
Stupidly Happy -- Desceptively Clever
Stick a fork in it, XTC are done
Heartbreaking

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ASIN: B00004SWHU
Release Date: 2000-05-23

Tracks:

Playground
Stupidly Happy
In Another Life
My Brown Guitar
Boarded Up
I'm The Man Who Murdered Love
We're All Light
Standing In For Joe
Wounded Horse
You And The Clouds Will Still Be Beautiful
Church Of Women
The Wheel And The Maypole

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Who's the Brian Wilson of tomorrow? If this elector's vote counts, it'll be XTC's Andy Partridge, whose studio genius and crafty pop prowess is unparalleled over a career spanning four decades and 13 studio albums (XTC even does an impressive Beach Boys impression as their alter egos, the Dukes of Stratosphear). Wasp Star: Apple Venus, Vol. 2 does the first volume one better, adding XTC's penchant for perplexing pop to their gorgeous pastoral inclinations. --Tod Nelson

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Sidelined by a decade-long "strike" against their former record label, XTC's Andy Partridge and Colin Moulding nonetheless kept themselves busy writing songs and recording demos during the 1990s. The resulting body of work was divvied up stylistically, with the more pastoral/orchestral pieces consigned to Apple Venus Volume One (and Homespun, its accompanying home-demo collection). The brash electric guitar flourish that launches Wasp Star's "Playground" heralds a collection that leans toward the jangly guitars and jagged rhythms of the band's Black Sea and English Settlement prime. Adorned with ornate harmonic flourishes and their trademark pop sophistication, Wasp Star finds creative mainstay Andy Partridge in a distinctly upbeat, romantically intoxicated state of mind (as witnessed by the virtually irony-free "Stupidly Happy"), yet one in which history-bred suspicions die hard. It's Moulding who seems the most melancholy here, with the gentle romantic prodding of "In Another Life" and in the downright gloomy take on his hometown's future, "Boarded Up." Known for occasional pointed social jabs, XTC's focus has become a bit more philosophical with age, Partridge and Moulding perhaps gleaning the wisdom that the hardest battles are sometimes fought on the home front. But if music this joyous and rewarding is the result, it's been the noblest of struggles. --Jerry McCulley

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'Wasp Star' is the eclectic follow up to the critically acclaimed 'Apple Venus Volume 1', featuring the return to the incisive guitar pop that made XTC legends. 2000 TVT release.

Customer Reviews:

No Sting in the Tail!.......2006-08-30

After waiting the better part of a decade for a new XTC album to come along, two emerged in quick succession. Andy Partridge initially conceived Apple Venus as a double album, the second part of which would be more rocky and electric. In the end this second part was released as Wasp Star and too be fair is a mixed bag. It opens with some fan pleasing tracks in PLAYGROUND and the wonderfully commercial STUPIDLY HAPPY. These songs are impossible to dislike and PLAYGROUND builds on the similar feel to HARVEST FESTIVAL on Apple Venus. Unfortunately Moulding then weighs in with his first of three sub-standard efforts. Although BOARDED UP is suitably atmospheric and more stripped down than the rest, it has a slow plodding and miserable nature not in keeping with the generally upbeat mood of the album. Partridge is definitely on form and certainly on WE'RE ALL LIGHT, the band sound as youthful as they ever have. However one area in which there is a definite lack is inspired guitar solos. This used to be Dave Gregory's territory, but unfortunately he left the band during the Apple Venus sessions. The result is that a number of the songs are oddly flat and meandering with seemingly no destination. There is a general listlessness and lifelessness to a number of the compositions, which would have benefited from the talents of Mr. Gregory, whose contribution to XTC I have always felt has been somewhat under rated and under appreciated. This to date remains XTC's last album, in 6 years we have had a number of pointless cash in releases and Partridge's FUZZY WARBLES series. Could WASP STAR be the last XTC album ever, if so it would be a somewhat under whelming end to a fascinating and brilliant career.

As stripped back as "Apple Venus" wasn't........2006-07-28

"Wasp Star: Apple Venus Part 2" was XTC's second album after their "strike" from recording and break from Virgin Records-- whereas "Apple Venus" took their growing arrangements to its logical conclusion in an orchestral setting, "Wasp Star" is a return to guitar-based rock, moreso perhaps than anything they'd done since the early '80s. Admittedly, I tend to prefer the work of both guitarist Andy Partridge and bassist Colin Moulding lush and overarranged, so I'm a bit less in love with this record than I am with a number of their others, but nonetheless, "Wasp Star" proves to be a decent album in its own right.

Opening with a churning electric guitar-driven slice of bright pop with nice two part harmonies ("Playground"), this is clearly a drastic departure from "Apple Venus". Partridge's compositions tend to be pretty straight riff-based stuff, relying on great hooks to see them through (sharp pop "Stupidly Happy", fractured country blues "Wounded Horse"). Moulding seems to be the more experimental of the pair-- "Boarded Up" is built around space between rhythmic acoustic guitars, drums and synths and "Standing In For Joe" is a sing-songy, quirky guitar plus strings arrangement (with an equally odd lyric to match). The two offset each other nicely-- unlike "Apple Venus" where cohesiveness seemed key, here putting disparaging elements next to each other seems to drive it.

With this many moods, there is more room for less than interesting stuff-- some of it just doesn't make a huge impression (goofy riff based rock "I'm the Man Who Murdered Love"), some of it's just not terribly memorable ("You and the Clouds Will Still Be Beautiful"). None of it's bad, Partridge and Moulding are too brilliant songwriters for that, it's just that a lot of it doesn't grab you.

In a way this review is unfair-- anyon else did this album, I'd probably give it a better rating, but XTC has such a superb catalog that I can't help but compare and certainly one can't help but wonder what this could have been with the support of departed guitarist Dave Gregory. All this aside, it's a fine album, it's just that XTC has done better.

Stupidly Happy -- Desceptively Clever.......2005-08-04

After being "on strike" from their contract with Virgin for about seven years, this band finally came back with two releases in quick succession. I was disappointed with the pastoral, orchestral extravaganza that was Apple Venus vol.1, but perhaps that was just because I was expecting a continuation of the pop tradition of previous albums. Vol.2 or "Wasp Star" restores my faith. If you liked "Nonsuch" and "Oranges and Lemons" you will also love this. It is the most accessable thing they have ever done and it is instantly likeable.

In fact, it is SO instantly likeable that there is a danger that after hearing it only twice, you will start skipping tracks because your mind is going "Yeah, I love this but I know how it goes..." in the way you might skip an old Beatles classic. However this, like the Beatles, is not "disposable pop" -- each song is a melodic lolly you can enjoy over and over again, each time you can suck out a new nuance of pop flavour that you may not have noticed the first time around. There are hooks galore in these songs, and they get their hooks into you nice and early.

When I say "they" what I really mean is just two guys: Andy Partridge and Colin Moulding. Dave Gregory quit during Apple Venus vol.1. Hence we are left only with the two songwiters who were with the band since it's inception. They haven't played live for over twenty years, so can we really call them a "band" anymore? It's just two songwriters pissing about in the studio with the occasional studio musician. In regards to the way they work, they are now the British equivalent to Steely Dan. Same thing across the Atlantic: Walter Becker and Donald Fagan, reclusive studio freaks. The similarity is only in the WAY they work, not the end result, for there is no musical similarity (except maybe "Standing in for Joe" ;-) and they don't share writing credit either. So "XTC" is now just a recording banner, a "brand name" -- but it is a good brand, and I love their product.

"Playground" -- opens with a strong riff (you'll get that in track two, too!), and explores the same theme he so eloquently summed up in his hit "Senses Working Overtime". "You may leave school but it never leaves you..." he sings. Except now he's an "old" man, and his teenage daughter is singing the backing vocals!!

"Stupidly Happy" is built on a repetitive Stones riff and is highly infectious. A "happy virus" that you think you have "kicked" after two listens but, the next day you will re-catch it. It may be "stupid," but spread it around anyway, and make the world a better place. The simplicity of the song is desceptive. The riff repeats over and over for the life of the song, without variation. That's stupid, right? Not really, for all the variation is provided by everything else: the bass line cranks up a cog, introduce another percussive element, the dexterously-placed acoustic guitar arpeggio -- these all come into play along the way to give the song all the color and tone it needs while still being driven along by that one infectious repetitive riff. A cleverly-constructed piece of "stupid" pop by one of the best in the business. One of the best songs in this current offering.

"In Another Life" -- this is the first of Colin's songs for this album, and the lyrics are hilarious. Both these guys have a great sense of humour. And on what other pop CD will you find the main instrument being a harmonium? Actually, I initially thought it was a mouth organ -- apparently there's a difference!! It sounds delightfully eccentric -- just like these two guys!

"Boarded Up" -- another song from Colin. It's got to be the most "woodiest" sounding track I've ever heard. I can almost smell the maplewood (or whatever)!! It sounds like they are literally banging on a board for percussion. In a sense, thet is exactly what they are doing: they are tapping on the sound-board of an acoustic guitar.

"I'm the Man Who Murdered Love" -- a typically unique point of view from a unique musical mind. Starting with the chorus is a trick invented by the Beatles (on cue, let us sing: "She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah..."). However the other half of the trick would be knowing when to apply it. As one of the best song-craftsmen in the business, AP knows instinctively when to do it, and when not to. Not only is the chorus incredibly catchy, but the opening line (and title) is intrigueing and thus immediately grabs the attention of the listener. However the verses MAKE the song. Without the substance behind the lyrics, this song would be vapid. Indeed, anyone who didn't listen closely and only judged the song on the chorus would soon dismiss this song as trite. It is one thing to come up with an intrigueing title and catchy chorus. The real skill is making it come together with the compelling and perverse logic of the lyrics in each verse. Without that, one would soon tire of the chorus. In lesser hands, this song-idea could have been a dud, but AP wouldn't bother recording it unless he struck just the right balance and placed all components just where they should be. Whether it is a repeated riff ("Stupidly Happy") or a repeated phrase ("I'm the man who murdered love") you've got to listen beyond the desceptive simplicity to appreciate the brilliant songcraft on display here.

"We're All Light" -- you don't hear many songs these days which incorporates the theremin, especially in something which otherwise sounds more conventional. One of the more musically-
sophisticated songs on the album.

"Standing in for Joe" -- Hmmm...he's "playing all the parts," including "switching off the bedroom lights." How kind of him to go out of his way in doing his mate a favour by looking after his girlfriend so attentively!!! There's Colin's devilish sense of humour again!

"Wounded Horse" -- the result of what happens to the heart of the boyfriend when he finds out what his "mate" has been up to. This is yet another one of Andy's "divorce songs," probably written around the same time as "Your Dictionary" (from "Apple Venus vol.1") and "Young Marrieds" (from "Fuzzy Warbles"). He sings it like he knows what he's talking about. The final horse-like exhale after the completion of the song is typical of their attention to detail in the studio. He will gallop and jump that extra hurdle to get things "just right" -- I wonder how many takes it took to get "just the right tone" in the exhaled breath!!

"You and the Clouds will still be Beautiful" -- Sounds like something Sting would do, only Andy writes a better Sting song than Sting himself!! As musically sophisticated as "We're All Light".

"Church of Women" -- there's that unique point of view popping it's partridge-head up again. Possibly my favourite song on the album. Finally, a sermon I can relate to!! This is one church I'd like to attend. My family will be so pleased that I have finally come back to the fold!! "I'm on my knees but dancing..."

"The Wheel and the Maypole" -- Andy always has something special for the last track on an XTC album and this one does not disappoint. A truly strange song. I can't imagine where else they could have put it in the track listing except for here at the end. The maypole spins the wheel of life, life is quite a spin, but in the end we get flung off like a frisbe into the ether! "Everything decays" he sings in a bouncy, joyous tone. He is singing about death and decay in the most uplifting and accepting manner. Accept death and enjoy the spin of life while you are here. The universe itself will die, so don't feel too bad. In it's own way, this is a very life-affirming song, and a very apt and upbeat ending to the album....if not the universe, just yet ;-)

Stick a fork in it, XTC are done.......2005-07-14

I've been a fan since Go2 and managed to see the band on the Drums and Wires and Black Sea tours. I've got every bit of recorded output from XTC minus a couple of singles and now I'm finished with them. Without Dave Gregory the band has managed to put out an album of half-baked orchestral music that sounded like rejects from the Nonsuch sessions, and with Wasp Star a pale imitation of the great guitar pop band XTC used to be. Now I know what Dave Gregory did for XTC. Without him Wasp Star sounds like unfinished demo tracks: thin and underarranged. His guitar and keyboard playing would have greatly improved this album. But its just not the icing that's at fault, the cake isn't very good either. Not one of the songs on Wasp Star could be considered among either Andy Partridges or Colin Mouldings best work, far from it. Wasp Star reflects a band in creative decline that doesn't seem to care about music as they did in the past. If they have any passion left it's not for music, and certainly not reflected by their last two recordings. It's not as though Wasp Star is a terrible album, it's just that for a band of the calibre of XTC its a tremendous let down both musically and lyrically. The seven year long strike from Virgin records seems to have killed whatever creative wave they were riding after Nonsuch, and the evidence could not be any more glaring or obvious than the mediocraties that are Wasp Star and Apple Venus. Everything has a finite life and though XTC's corpse is still twitching, they are a bloodless imitation of what they once were.

Heartbreaking.......2004-09-03

I never imagined XTC were capable of producing an album this utterly bland and unimaginative. They were once the most vital recording artists around, seemingly reinventing pop music at every turn. But this? It pains me too much to talk about. It's the only XTC CD I couldn't bear to keep in my collection.

For the uninitiated, I'd suggest Skylarking or English Settlement. But for those with a taste for the weird, I'd recommend GO 2 or Drums and Wires for the true adventure of their creative abilities. This one we can, hopefully, put behind us.

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Kurt Weill: Re-discovery..........2006-11-10

I am so impressed and pleased to have found this recording on Amazon.com. I am always amazed when I find these seemingly obscure recordings, and thrilled to know they exist. What a wonderful history of our musical world---and what a chance to hear interesting, challenging, and unusual performances from so many well-known people. The songs live on--the composer is 'new' again, and this recording becomes part of history re-discovered. Thank you Amazon.com for your continued professionalism and for having these recordings available.

Incredible Live Album.......2002-02-10

This incredible concert (which i attended) benefitting The Actors' Fund of America, contains some absolute MUST performances for any Broadway collector.

For me, the highlights are HUGH PANARO ("It Never Was You"), NANCY DUSSAULT ("It's Him") and TIM CURRY singing "Surabaya Johnny" in German!

Tracks:

River Of Orchids
I'd Like That
Easter Theatre
Knights In Shining Karma
Frivolous Tonight
Greenman
Your Dictionary
Fruit Nut
I Can't Own Her
Harvest Festival
The Last Balloon

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XTC may have spent most of the 1990s locked in a protracted "strike" against their record label of 15 years, but mainstays Andy Partridge and Colin Moulding continued to compose an impressive body of songs, many of which finally saw the light of day on the elegantly sophisticated Apple Venus Volume One. This new collection documents--literally and figuratively--those "lost years," from doodlings and scratched-out lyrical fragments to rough cassette tapes and multitrack home recordings. The resulting album, whose titles match Apple Venus track for track, is essentially a documentary of the earlier album's genesis, yet one whose compelling viewpoint stands on its own. Though obviously intended for XTC diehards, these stark, modernistic takes are rife with flourishes inspired by everything from Philip Glass to modern jazz. Partridge's and Moulding's copious notes are as blunt as they are playfully self-deprecating; good humor is hardly the least of their assets. It would be easy and wrong to characterize Homespun as Apple Venus Unplugged. Extra-dimensional is more to the point. --Jerry McCulley

Album Description

Demo versions of all 11 tracks from the English new wave leg ends' 1999 comeback outing 'Apple Venus Volume One'. Include s a 24-page booklet with lyrics, extracts from Andy Partridge's notebook and exclusive photos. 1999 TVT release.

Customer Reviews:

A peek inside the process........2006-07-28

First thing's first, "Homespun" is an album of demos for "Apple Venus". If you don't have that record, look there first (although if you're new to XTC, "Skylarking" is the usual recommendation).

So a collection of demos, what to expect? Essentially it's a track-by-track match for "Apple Venus". Sonically, you couldn't tell it's so much a set of demos except in a couple places ("Frivolous Tonight") because it sounds so complete, in fact to the point where some pieces sound virtually identical to their final takes-- even in places you wouldn't expect it like orchestral workouts "River of Orchids" and "Green Man".

Is it interesting? Yeah, extremely, and in a lot of places it can be as good or better than the original ("Knights in Shining Karma"), but truth to be told, unless you're a diehard, you probably don't need to hear the work versions of this material. More casual fans definitely want to check out "Apple Venus", it's a fine record.

wrong cover displayed..........2006-03-05

(...the cover currently displayed belongs to the "parent" album, Apple Venus. Homespun's cover is similar, but is an embroidery of the peacock feather.)

I purchased both Apple Venus and Homespun the same day. It could be argued this is a little like buying two copies of the same album, but as has been stated elsewhere, Homespun's principle appeal is to people interested in the creative process of Mssrs. Partridge and Moulding.

For my tastes, I actually prefer the production decisions (or lack thereof) made for Homespun -- but then I am predisposed to liking rougher, rawer music. I prefer polaroids to digital photographs, for that matter.

There are tiny scraps of "raw acoustic demos" scattered here and there over the course of Homespun, but generally the songs are presented in fairly finished form. (The "single drop of water" that opens "River of Orchids" is missing, so every review of Homespun doesn't begin with some sort of reference to it!) Only a few songs are significantly different than how they appear on Apple Venus V.1.

Either version is a great purchase. If you like things lusher and more pristine, get Apple Venus. If you like mapping the songcrafting process, you'll enjoy Homespun. If you really like XTC anyway, you should just get them both.

One of the most amazing records I've ever heard--bar none.......2005-12-29

I'm a big fan of the music of the New Wave era (Ultravox, Killing Joke, Nash the Slash, Daniel Amos, Joe Jackson, Television, would you like me to drop some more names?), but XTC is one of the big groups of the period that I never took the time to listen to, mainly because they had a huge body of work and I wanted to take the time to really get into it and appreciate it. I managed a band at one point who were big XTC fans, and they highly recommended "Apple Venus Vol. 1" to me, but as of this writing I haven't heard that record. Shameful, I know, but I didn't ask your opinion.

Well, the other day I was looking for a copy of "Hats" by The Blue Nile at a local record store that I remembered seeing for $4, but not finding it I went through the bargain bin and found "Homespun" by XTC for $3, so I bought that instead. I will admit it seemed a little odd at first that XTC would release a demo version of a previously released album, but hey, for $3, who cares?

But when I actually turned on the record and listened to it, a track-for-track demo version of "AV1" made complete sense, and I haven't been able to quit listening to it since. Let's put it this way: the week I purchased this I also bought "Abbey Road" by The Beatles, "Power Windows" by Rush, and "For Your Pleasure" by Roxy Music, and I've been listening to this more than all of those records. The only other record that I can think of that I've bought cheap and squeezed more pleasure out of was a $1 copy of "USA" by King Crimson on cassette that I found at a mall about ten years ago.

So enough of the name-dropping. What makes a so-called "cash-in" demo record so amazing? I think two things stand out and make this demo collection an amazing album in its own right:

1) Solid songwriting that transcends the lower quality and shoestring budget of the recordings. The band obviously love The Beatles and "Pet Sounds"-era Beach Boys and freely admit to ripping those influences off in the liner notes, but they take thirty years of musical progress and their own personalities and improve on those famous 1960's sounds. A great example of good songwriting is "Harvest Festival", where Andy makes you feel like you are there at a British middle school harvest festival with all these kids singing out of these hymnals and doing these dull processions while flirting with each other from across the room when you've never experienced such a thing in your life. Another great example of good songwriting on this is "Your Dictionary", which is apparently Andy's one and only divorce song. He shrouds his frustration with his ex-wife in clever humor that makes you want to spell words that have the opposite meaning in your own dictionary. (Try singing these along when you listen to the record: "K-I-L-L, is that how you spell 'life' in your dictionary; B-E-E-R pronounced as 'food'...C-R-A-P, is that how you spell "good" in your dictionary; you can have it, I'm not in the mood...")

2) A less-is-more minimalist approach to creating the tracks where the band is making good use of their limitations. The band uses string samples and well-chosen string synth sounds to make it sound like an orchestra is there when there is none. There's one track where there is no bass instrument at all and they tell you so in the liner notes, but you don't realize it at all, even when you listen to the track again! The lower quality of these demos add a shrouded quality and the lack of instruments allow the mind to fill in the blanks without one realizing that one is listening to less than he actually is, which shows that these guys really know what they're doing when they record music, even when they're making stuff for their own personal enjoyment or to sell their ideas to an A&R man at their record company. And it's this shrouded, minimalist lo-fi execution that makes this record worthwhile in its own right as a separate entity from "Apple Venus Vol. 1".

And keep in mind, all this gushing is from a former professional record reviewer who's listened to hundereds of records and can namedrop with the best of them, but who hasn't really listened to XTC yet. So you can say all you like about what a bad cash-in this is; meanwhile I'll soak in the haunting beauty that is the demo version of "Easter Theatre" and laugh at you.

Demo's? I know, sounds strange, but well worth it!.......2001-10-09

Probably one of my favorite albums ever is Apple Venus pt. 1. Therefore, the demos were a welcome addition to my collection. Its great to see how the songs came into being, and how a studio mix, production, etc., can take wonderfully raw music and transform it into a masterpiece. Try it!

Blueprint of Happiness.......2000-12-17

One of the biggest problems I have with XTC is that so few people realize that Andy Partridge and Colin Moulding are Britain's greatest gift to songwriting since Lennon and McCartney. But you see, you can't really tell people this without them reacting as if you just blasphemed God.

That being stated, my reaction to those detractors who consider this release to be self indulgent would have to be something like, would you say something like that if The Beatles released a collection of rough demos of songs before being produced as polished albums? Imagine Abbey Road before the orchestral arrangements and segues were worked in.

If anything, hearing the rough takes of these magnificent songs gives a deeper appreciation for each one, if you happen to adore the album as much as I do. Actually, before buying this version I was expecting a tad more rough edges; I wasn't aware that much of the "orchestral" arrangement on Apple Venus was sampled sound. So let the buyer beware ... this is not exactly the "unplugged" approach.

Tracks:

River of Orchids
I'd Like That
Easter Theatre
Knights in Shining Karma
Frivolous Tonight
Green Man
Your Dictionary
Fruit Nut
I Can't Own Her
Harvest Festival
Last Balloon

Album Details

Japanese Version Featuring Lyrics.

Customer Reviews:

No bonus tracks or extras but a nice CD booklet.......1999-10-13

The album doesn't sound different than the domestic version, but the packaging is a heck of a lot better.

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Swindon's Treasure
Swindon's Treasure
Swindon's Treasure

Wasp Star (Apple Venus, Pt. 2)
XTC
Manufacturer: Pony Canyon [Japan]
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00004TZ3I
Release Date: 2000-08-08

Tracks:

Playground
Stupidly Happy
In Another Life
My Brown Guitar
Boarded Up
I'm the Man Who Murdered Love
We're All Light
Standing in for Joe
Wounded Horse
You and the Clouds Will Still Be Beautiful
Church of Women
Wheel and the Maypole

Album Details

Japanese Version with Exclusive Deluxe Booklet.

Customer Reviews:

Swindon's Treasure.......2003-09-04

Well folks, I was going to go into a whole deal about why I really love this band, in fact I wrote a first draft which was just that. But then it hit me, if youýve gotten this far, youýre probably already familiar with the band, so why bother?
If you ARE new to the band Iýll just say buy this recordý.itýs really lovely.

Now, for the fans out thereý. Iým a seriously devoted listener of everything that XTC has ever done. From when I was a new convert to Punk back in the late ý70ýs and picked up ýWhite Musicý I was attracted to the way they blended the urgency of Punk, but never lost sight of the tune, and I continued to eagerly follow them through their delightful journeys into Beatle territory and beyond as they grew and developed.
However, I donýt really consider myself a gushy ýfan boyý because as much as I truly do love them, I can also discuss their short comings and what I personally feel are some of the, well, blunders theyýve made during their long career.
But hey, thatýs also why theyýre so great. Despite the voices of some that revere them as demigods, the NEW Beatles etc., I feel that XTC is a beautifully human band, very real people, who produce a music that despite itýs occasional flights into rococo grandeur, is a very earthbound thing.
Which brings us to this, Apple Venus II, Wasp Star.

As a middle aged guy who grew up on a steady diet of rock music, I find this to be perhaps the best example, and most honest representation of older rockers still pulling out the stops, yet maintaining their dignity that Iýve ever heard.
The tunes are tight, solid, and thický.but never trying to be anything but what they areý.catchy, clever, thoughtful, graceful, urgent, but never rushed, finely crafted tunes. Just freakiný great songs..

But donýt get me wrong, this is not a record that can only be enjoyed by the post 40 crowd. With XTCýs usual sharpness and wit, the songs are fresh, exciting, and vital.
You need not listen in a comfy chairý..in fact I recently sent a copy to a friends 13 year old daughter comfortable in the fact that Iým sure sheýll delight in the crunching guitars, the heavy at times, almost ýEnglish Settlementý beats, and the sheer joy that is being expressed through the fun that theyýre obviously having rocking out a bit after Apple Venus Oneýs more subdued, lush, gorgeous tones.

All in all, while I admit it took a few listenings to fully grab me by the collar and make me swoon the way it has, I feel that this rates right up there with the best that theyýve ever done. But with a wisdom, and the sense of confidence that comes with age (if youýre lucky!) that theyýve never quite had beforeý.do yourself a favorý.pick this one up! You wonýt be sorry.

Swindon's Treasure.......2003-09-04

Well folks, I was going to go into a whole deal about why I really love this band, in fact I wrote a first draft which was just that. But then it hit me, if you've gotten this far, you're probably already familiar with the band, so why bother?
If you ARE new to the band I'll just say buy this record....it's really lovely.

Now, for the fans out there.... I'm a seriously devoted listener of everything that XTC has ever done. From when I was a new convert to Punk back in the late `70's and picked up `White Music' I was attracted to the way they blended the urgency of Punk, but never lost sight of the tune, and I continued to eagerly follow them through their delightful journeys into Beatle territory and beyond as they grew and developed.
However, I don't really consider myself a gushy `fan boy' because as much as I truly do love them, I can also discuss their short comings and what I personally feel are some of the, well, blunders they've made during their long career.
But hey, that's also why they're so great. Despite the voices of some that revere them as demigods, the NEW Beatles etc., I feel that XTC is a beautifully human band, very real people, who produce a music that despite it's occasional flights into rococo grandeur, is a very earthbound thing.
Which brings us to this, Apple Venus II, Wasp Star.

As a middle aged guy who grew up on a steady diet of rock music, I find this to be perhaps the best example, and most honest representation of older rockers still pulling out the stops, yet maintaining their dignity that I've ever heard.
The tunes are tight, solid, and thick....but never trying to be anything but what they are....catchy, clever, thoughtful, graceful, urgent, but never rushed, finely crafted tunes. Just freakin' great songs..

But don't get me wrong, this is not a record that can only be enjoyed by the post 40 crowd. With XTC's usual sharpness and wit, the songs are fresh, exciting, and vital.
You need not listen in a comfy chair.....in fact I recently sent a copy to a friends ... daughter comfortable in the fact that I'm sure she'll delight in the crunching guitars, the heavy at times, almost `English Settlement' beats, and the sheer joy that is being expressed through the fun that they're obviously having rocking out a bit after Apple Venus One's more subdued, lush, gorgeous tones.

Swindon's Treasure.......2003-09-04

Some people I've noticed like to break down their reviews into listing the songs and why or why not they like them...I find this ridiculous, you don't know the tunes, or me, so why should you care what I like or dislike? So here's a broad brush stroke of my reflections on what I feel is ultimately a very successful album.

As a middle aged guy who grew up on a steady diet of rock music, I find this to be perhaps the best example, and most honest representation of older rockers still pulling out the stops, yet maintaining their dignity that I've ever heard.
The tunes are tight, solid, and thick....but never trying to be anything but what they are....catchy, clever, thoughtful, graceful, urgent, but never rushed, finely crafted tunes. Just freakin' great songs..

All in all, while I admit it took a few listenings to fully grab me by the collar and make me swoon the way it has, I feel that this rates right up there with the best that they've ever done. But with a wisdom, and the sense of confidence that comes with age (if you're lucky!) that they've never quite had before....do yourself a favor....pick this one up! You won't be sorry.

Canadian Art Songs
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Canadian Art Songs

Manufacturer: Centrediscs
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Vickers, Jon | ( V ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
General | Classical | Styles | Music
General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
ASIN: B00000DG0R
Release Date: 1998-10-27

Tracks:

Two Landscapes: The Sea Is Awash With Roses
Two Landscapes: We Must Be Slow
Three Songs To Words: Look Down Fair Moon
Three Songs To Words: After the Dazzle Of Day
Three Songs To Words: A Clear Midnight
Six Medieval Love Songs: Far Beyond All Dreams
Six Medieval Love Songs: Young And Golden Haired
Six Medieval Love Songs: O Lovely Restless Eyes
Six Medieval Love Songs: New Love
Six Medieval Love Songs: Softly The West Wind Blows
Six Medieval Love Songs: O Lovely Venus
Folk Songs Of Eastern Canada: She's Like The Swallow
Folk Songs Of Eastern Canada: I'll Give My Love An Apple
Five Lyrics Of The T'ang Dynasty: The Staircase Of Jade
Five Lyrics Of The T'ang Dynasty: The Limpid River
Five Lyrics Of The T'ang Dynasty: The Inlaid Harp
Five Lyrics Of The T'ang Dynasty: On A Rainy Night
Five Lyrics Of The T'ang Dynasty: Parting At A Wine Shop
Speaking From The Snow: Beauty's End Is In Sight
Speaking From The Snow: Now She Is Like The WhiteTree-Rose...
Speaking From The Snow: Rest From Loving And Be Living
Speaking From The Snow: Twenty Weeks Near Past...
Piping Down The Valleys Wild
I Love The Jocund Dance
Land Of Dreams

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APPLE VENUS VOLUME 2
XTC
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000LY6P8Q

Julian Bream Edition, Volume 1: The Golden Age of English Lute Music

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Too beautiful for words
Guitar History
Best deal there is!
Most excellent
Julian Bream, The Genius

Julian Bream Edition, Volume 1: The Golden Age of English Lute Music

Manufacturer: RCA
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Pavanes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music

Duets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

Quartets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

Quintets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

Trios | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

English | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Barcarolles | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B000003FFV
Release Date: 1993-08-10

Tracks:

Two Almaines
Fant
Walsingham
Mignarda
Almaine
Galliard
Greensleeves
Galliard Upon A Galliard Of Daniel Bachelar
Pavan
Carman's Whistle
Pavan
Monsieur's Almaine
Pavan
Batell Galliard
Galliard
Pavana Bray
Galliard
Pavan
My Lord Willoughby's Welcome Home
Captain Piper's Galliard
Queen Elizabeth's Galliard
Sir John Langton's Pavan
Tarleton's Ressurection
Lady Clifton's Spirit

Tracks:

Landgrave Of Hesse: Pavan
Saltarello
Ballo Detto Il Conte Orlando
Saltarello
Fant
Chromatic Pavan And Galliard: Pavan
Chromatic Pavan And Galliard: Galliard
Fant
Queen Elizabeth's Galliard
Fant
Fant
Finale
Villanella No.1
Villanella No.2
Finale 2
Pavan
Mein Herz Hat Sich Mit Lieb' Verpflicht
Hie' Folget Ein Welscher Tanz
Ich Klag' Den Tag
Der Juden Tanz
Fant
Air De Cour
Branle
Guillemette
Volte
Forlorn Hope Fancy
My Lord Willoughby's Welcome Home (For Two Lts)

Tracks:

The Earl Of Essex Galliard
Lachrimae Antiquae
Galliard To Lachrimae
My Lady Hunsdon's Puffe
Lord De L'Isle's Galliard
The Frog Galliard
Lachrimae Verae
The Shoemaker's Wife
Lady Rich, Her Galliard
Unnamed Piece (Almaine)
Sir John Smith's Almaine
Melancholy Galliard
Sir Henry Gifford's Almaine
Dowland's First Galliard
Mrs Vaux's Gigge
The Earl Of Derby, His Galliard
Semper Dowland, Semper Dolens
Captain Digorie Piper's Galliard
My Lord Chamberlain, His Galliard
Mr Langton's Galliard
Sir John Souche's Galliard
Piper's Pavan
Resolution

Tracks:

The Woods So Wild
Fant I in c
Packington's Pound
Fant II in F
Walsingham
Fant III in g
The Fairy Round
Heigh Ho Holiday
Fant IV (La Campagna)
Go From My Window
Fant V in C
Greensleeves
Fant VI in F
Bonny Sweet Robin
Fant VII in F
Heart's Ease
Fant VIII in G
Loth To Depart
A Fancy
A Fancy
Farewell

Tracks:

Con in D, RV 93: Allegro Giusto - Juliam Bream
Con in D, RV 93: Largo - Juliam Bream
Con in D, RV 93: Allegro - Juliam Bream
Con in F: Allegro - Juliam Bream
Con in F: Adagio - Juliam Bream
Con in F: Tempo Di Menuetto - Juliam Bream
Con in B flat, Op.4 No.6: Allegro - Juliam Bream
Con in B flat, Op.4 No.6: Larghetto - Juliam Bream
Con in B flat, Op.4 No.6: Allegro Moderato - Juliam Bream
Con in G, RV 532: Allegro - Juliam Bream
Con in G, RV 532: Andante - Juliam Bream
Con in G, RV 532: Allegro - Juliam Bream
Son in C, RV 82: Allegro Non Molto - Julian Bream/George Malcom
Son in C, RV 82: Larghetto - Julian Bream/George Malcom
Son in C, RV 82: Allegro - Julian Bream/George Malcom
Son in g, RV 85: Andante Molto - Julian Bream/George Malcom
Son in g, RV 85: Larghetto - Julian Bream/George Malcom
Son in g, RV 85: Allegro - Julian Bream/George Malcom

Tracks:

Monsieur's Almaine - The Julian Bream Consort
Pavin - The Julian Bream Consort
My Lord Of Oxenford's Maske - The Julian Bream Consort
The Flatt Pavin - The Julian Bream Consort
The Bachelar's Delight - The Julian Bream Consort
Kemp's Jig - The Julian Bream Consort
Phillips Pavin - The Julian Bream Consort
O Mistress Mine - The Julian Bream Consort
Fant: La Rondinella - The Julian Bream Consort
Joyne Hands - The Julian Bream Consort
Lachrimae Pavin - The Julian Bream Consort
Fant - The Julian Bream Consort
De La Tromba Pavin - The Julian Bream Consort
It Fell On A Summer's Day - The Julian Bream Consort
Dowland's Adew - The Julian Bream Consort
The Frog Galliard - The Julian Bream Consort
La Rosignol - The Julian Bream Consort
Tarleton's Resurrection - The Julian Bream Consort
Galliard-Can She Excuse - The Julian Bream Consort
Gloriana-Courtly Dances: March - The Julian Bream Consort
Gloriana-Courtly Dances: Corante - The Julian Bream Consort
Gloriana-Courtly Dances: Pavan - The Julian Bream Consort
Gloriana-Courtly Dances: Morris Dance - The Julian Bream Consort
Gloriana-Courtly Dances: Galliard - The Julian Bream Consort
Gloriana-Courtly Dances: La Volta - The Julian Bream Consort
Gloriana-Courtly Dances: March (Finale) - The Julian Bream Consort
Con in D, RV 93: Allegro - The Julian Bream Consort
Con in D, RV 93: Largo - The Julian Bream Consort
Con in D, RV 93: Allegro - The Julian Bream Consort

Tracks:

Joyne Hands - The Julian Bream Consort
Phillips Pavin - The Julian Bream Consort
The Frog Galliard - The Julian Bream Consort
The Jew's Dance - The Julian Bream Consort
Fant - The Julian Bream Consort
The Bachelar's Delight - The Julian Bream Consort
The Sacred End Pavin And Galliard: Pavin - The Julian Bream Consort
The Sacred End Pavin And Galliard: Galliard - The Julian Bream Consort
De La Tromba Pavin - The Julian Bream Consort
Thirsis And Milla - The Julian Bream Consort
Alison's Knell - The Julian Bream Consort
Grimstock - The Julian Bream Consort
Go From My Window - The Julian Bream Consort
Go Nightly Cares - The Julian Bream Consort
Daniel's Almain - The Julian Bream Consort
In Nomine Pavin - The Julian Bream Consort
Come Again - The Julian Bream Consort
Lachrimae Pavin - The Julian Bream Consort
Can She Excuse - The Julian Bream Consort

Tracks:

Chor No.1 - Juilian Bream
Etude in e - Juilian Bream
Etude in c# - Juilian Bream
Prld in e - Juilian Bream
Schottische-Choro (From Ste Popolar Brasileira) - Juilian Bream
Madronos - Juilian Bream
Homenaje, Pour Le Tombeau De Debussy - Juilian Bream J
The Miller's Dance (From The Three-Cornered Hat) - Juilian Bream
Fandanguillo - Juilian Bream J
El Testament D'Amelia - Juilian Bream
Canarios - Juilian Bream
Son - Juilian Bream
En Los Trigales - Juilian Bream
Larghetto - Juilian Bream
Allegro, K.Anh.229 - Juilian Bream
Son in C, Op.15, Allegro - Juilian Bream
Rossiniana No.1, Op.119 - Juilian Bream

Tracks:

Pavanas
Galliardas
Passacalles
Canarios
Villano
Canario
Prld in d, BWV 999
Fugue in a, BWV 1000
Passacaille
Fant
Tombeau Sur La Mort De M. Comte De Logy
Ste in d: Prld
Ste in d: Allemande
Ste in d: Courante
Ste in d: Sarabande
Ste in d: Gavotte
Ste in d: Menuets I And II
Ste in d: Bourree
Ste in d: Gigue
Aria Con Var Detta La Frescobalda
Son in e, K.11
Son in e, K.87
Son in c#
Son in A

Tracks:

Grand Ov, Op.61
Grand Solo, Op.14: Intro
Grand Solo, Op.14: Allegro
Son in A: Allegro Moderato
Son in A: Andante Sostenuto
Son in A: Menuet-Scherzo
Son in A: Rondo (Allegretto)
Rossiniana No.3, Op.121
Son in C, Op.25: Andante Largo; Allegro Non Troppo
Son in C, Op.25: Andantino Grazioso
Son in C, Op.25: Minuetto & Trio/Allegro

Tracks:

Grand Son in A: Allegro Risoluto
Grand Son in A: Romanze
Grand Son in A: Andantino Variato
Son in G, Op.78, D.894, Menuetto
Song Without Words, Op.19, No.6 ('Venetian Boating Song')
Str Qt, Op.12: Conzanetta
Homenaje, Pour Le Tombeau De Debussy
Pavane Pour Une Infante Defunte
Ste Espanola, Op.47: Granada
Ste Espanola, Op.47: Leyenda (Asturias)
Lagrima (Prld)
Three Mazurkas: Adelita
Three Mazurkas: Mazurka in G
Three Mazurkas: Marieta

Tracks:

Sonatina, Op. 52, No.1: Allegretto
Sonatina, Op. 52, No.1: Lento
Sonatina, Op. 52, No.1: Rondo
Segovia, Op.29
El Polifemo De Oro (Four Fragments): Ben Adagio
El Polifemo De Oro (Four Fragments): Allegretto
El Polifemo De Oro (Four Fragments): Largo
El Polifemo De Oro (Four Fragments): Ritmico E Vivo
Quatre Pieces Breves: Prld
Quatre Pieces Breves: Air
Quatre Pieces Breves: Plainte
Quatre Pieces Breves: Comme Une Gigue
Drei Tentos (From 'Kammermusik'): 'Du Schones Bachlein' (Tranquilmente)
Drei Tentos (From 'Kammermusik'): 'Es Findet Das Aug' Oft' (Allegro Rubato)
Drei Tentos (From 'Kammermusik'): 'Sohn Laios' (Lento)
Elegy
Five Bagatelles: Allegro
Five Bagatelles: Lento/Tempo Di Valse
Five Bagatelles: Alla Cubana
Five Bagatelles: Sempre Espressivo
Five Bagatelles: Con Slancio
Theme And Vars, Op.77

Tracks:

Ste Compostellana: Prd
Ste Compostellana: Coral
Ste Compostellana: Cuna
Ste Compostellana: Recitativo
Ste Compostellana: Cancion
Ste Compostellana: Muneira
Tiento
Son: Allegretto
Son: Andante
Son: Allegro
Fant
Ste Populaire Bresilienne: Mazurka-Choro
Ste Populaire Bresilienne: Schottisch-Choro
Ste Populaire Bresilienne: Valse-Choro
Ste Populaire Bresilienne: Gavotte-Choro
Etude No.5 in C
Etude No.7 in E

Tracks:

Five Impromptus: Recitative
Five Impromptus: Agitato
Five Impromptus: Elegiaco
Five Impromptus: Con Fuoco
Five Impromptus: Arioso
Five Bagetelles: Allegro
Five Bagetelles: Lento
Five Bagetelles: Alla Cubana
Five Bagetelles: Sempre Espressivo
Five Bagetelles: Con Slancio
Hill Runes
Son No.1, Royal Winter Music: Gloucester (Majestically)
Son No.1, Royal Winter Music: Romeo And Juliet (Singing Slowly, With Tenderness)
Son No.1, Royal Winter Music: Ariel (Swiftly, Gently, Mysteriously)
Son No.1, Royal Winter Music: Ophelia (Slowly)
Son No.1, Royal Winter Music: Touchstone, Audrey And William (With Humor)
Son No.1, Royal Winter Music: Oberon (Majestically)

Tracks:

Gtr Con, Op.67: Allegro
Gtr Con, Op.67: Lento
Gtr Con, Op.67: Con Brio
Con: Lento E Rubato/Vivo
Con: Andante Lento
Con: Con Brio
Concierto De Aranjuez: Allegro Con Spirito
Concierto De Aranjuez: Adagio
Concierto De Aranjuez: Allegro Gentile

Tracks:

Gtr Qnt in e, G.451: Allegro Moderato
Gtr Qnt in e, G.451: Adagio
Gtr Qnt in e, G.451: Menuetto
Gtr Qnt in e, G.451: Allegretto
Gtr Qnt in D, G.448: Intro And Fandango - Julian Bream/George Malcolm
Qt in E, Op.2 No.2: Allegro
Qt in E, Op.2 No.2: Adagio
Qt in E, Op.2 No.2: Menuetteo E Trio
Qt in E, Op.2 No.2: Finale: Presto
Gtr Con in A, Op.30: Allegro Maestoso
Gtr Con in A, Op.30: Andantino Siciliano
Gtr Con in A, Op.30: Alla Polacca

Tracks:

My Lady Hundson's Puffe - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
'If Music And Sweey Poetry Agree' (Sonnet From The Passionate Pilgrim) - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
The King Of Denmark's Galliard - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
Envoi To The Phoenix And The Turtle - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
Mignarda - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
'The Courser And The Genet' (From Venus And Adonis) - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
Queen Elizabeth's Galliard - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
Loth To Depart - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
'She Looks Upon His Lips' (Death of Adaonis From Venus And Adonis) - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
The Earl Of Derby's Galliard - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
'Orpheous With His Lute' (From King Henry VIII, Act III, Scene 1) - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
Lachrimae Pavin - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
'Weary With Toil' (Sonnet No.27) - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
'Is It Thy Will?' (Sonnet No.61) - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
'O, Never Say That I Was False Of Heart' (Sonnet No.109) - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
Tarleton's Resurrection - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
'My Mother Had A Maid Call'd Barbara' (From Othello, Act IV, Scene 3) - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
Tarleton's Resurrection - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
'Come Away, Come Away, Death' (From Twelfth Night, Act II, Scene 4) - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
A Fancy - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
'Two Loves I Have' (Sonnet No.144) - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
'The Expense Of Spirit' (Sonnet No.129) - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
Melancholy Galliard - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
'But She Hath Lost A Dearer Thing Than Life' (From The Rape Of Lucrece) - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
'Ev'n In This Thought' (From The Rape Of Lucrece) - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
Semper Dowland, Semper Dolens - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
'What Potions Have I Drunk' (Sonnet No.119) - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
'When To The Sessions' (Sonnet No.30) - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
Orlando Sleepeth - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
'Fear No More' (Dirge For Fidele From Cymbeline, Act IV, Scene 2) - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream

Tracks:

Songs From The Chinese, Op.58: The Big Chariot - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
Songs From The Chinese, Op.58: The Old Lute - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
Songs From The Chinese, Op.58: The Autumn Wind - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
Songs From The Chinese, Op.58: The Herd-Boy - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
Songs From The Chinese, Op.58: Depression - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
Songs From The Chinese, Op.58: Dance Song - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
Folk Song Arrangements: Master Kilby - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
Folk Song Arrangements: The Shooting Of His Dear - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
Folk Song Arrangements: Sailor-Boy - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
Folk Song Arrangements: I Will Give My Love An Apple - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
Folk Song Arrangements: The Soldier And The Sailor - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
Gloriana: The Second Lt Song Of The Earl Of Essex - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
Anon In Love: Fain Would I Change That Note - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
Anon In Love: O Stay, Sweet Love - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
Anon In Love: Lady, When I Behold The Roses - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
Anon In Love: My Love In Her Attire - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
Anon In Love: I Gave Her Cakes And I Gave Her Ale - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
Anon In Love: To Couple Is A Custom - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
Four French Folk Songs: Reveillez-Vous - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
Four French Folk Songs: J'Ai Descendu - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
Four French Folk Songs: Le Rossignol - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
Four French Folk Songs: Marguerite, Elle Est Malade - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
O Mistress Mine - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
Nocturnal, Op.70 - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears

Tracks:

Absence - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
What Then Is Love? - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
I Saw My Lady Weep - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
If She Forsake Me - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
Dear, If You Change - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
Come, Phyllis - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
Stay, Time - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
It Was A Lover And His Lass - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
Weep You No More - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
When Laura Smiles - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
Fair, Sweet, Cruel - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
Shall I Sue? - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
Sweet, Stay Awhile - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
Who Is It? - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
Can She Excuse? - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
Come, Heavy Sleep - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
Wilt Thou Unkind, Thus Leave Me? - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
Sorrow, Stay - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
The Lowest Trees Have Tops - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
Time's Eldest Son, Old Age - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
In Darkness Let Me Dwell - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
Say, Love, If Ever Thou Did'st Find - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears

Tracks:

Lt Ste No.1, BWV 996: Prld
Lt Ste No.1, BWV 996: Allemande
Lt Ste No.1, BWV 996: Courante
Lt Ste No.1, BWV 996: Sarabande
Lt Ste No.1, BWV 996: Bourree
Lt Ste No.1, BWV 996: Gigue
Lt Ste No.2, BWV 997: Prld
Lt Ste No.2, BWV 997: Fugue
Lt Ste No.2, BWV 997: Sarabande
Lt Ste No.2, BWV 997: Gigue
Trio Son No.1 in E flat, BWV 525: Allegro Moderato - Julian Bream/George Malcolm
Trio Son No.1 in E flat, BWV 525: Adagio - Julian Bream/George Malcolm
Trio Son No.1 in E flat, BWV 525: Allegro - Julian Bream/George Malcolm
Trio Son No.5 in C, BWV 529: Allegro - Julian Bream/George Malcolm
Trio Son No.5 in C, BWV 529: Largo - Julian Bream/George Malcolm
Trio Son No.5 in C, BWV 529: Allegro - Julian Bream/George Malcolm

Tracks:

Con: Allegro Preciso
Con: Andantino E Andante/Cadenza
Con: Allegretto Non Troppo
Five Prlds: No.1 in e: Andantino Espressivo
Five Prlds: No.5 in E: Andantino
Five Prlds:No.3 in a: Andante/Molto Adagio/Andante
Five Prlds: No.4 in e: Lento/Animato/Moderato/Lento
Five Prlds: No.2 in D: Poco Animato
Twelve Etudes: No.1: Allegro Non Troppo/Lento
Twelve Etudes: No.2: Allegro
Twelve Etudes: No.3: Allegro Moderato
Twelve Etudes: No.4: Poco Moderato/A Tempo/Grandioso
Twelve Etudes: No.5: Andantino
Twelve Etudes: No.6: Poco Allegro
Twelve Etudes: No.7: Tres Anime/Piu Mosso
Twelve Etudes: No.8: Moderato
Twelve Etudes: No.9: Tres Peu Anime
Twelve Etudes: No.10: Tres Anime/Vif/Un Peu Anime/Vif
Twelve Etudes: No.11: Lent/Anime
Twelve Etudes: No.12: Anime

Tracks:

Concierto De Aranjuez: Allegro Con Spirito
Concierto De Aranjuez: Adagio
Concierto De Aranjuez: Allegro Gentile
Gtr Con: Andantino; Allegretto
Gtr Con: Lento
Gtr Con: Allegro Con Brio
Gtr Con No.3, Con Elegiaco: Tranquillo
Gtr Con No.3, Con Elegiaco: Interlude
Gtr Con No.3, Con Elegiaco: Finale: Toccata

Tracks:

El Maestro: Pavana I
El Maestro: Pavana V
El Maestro: Pavana VI
El Maestro: Fant XII
El Maestro: Fant VIII
El Maestro: Fant IX
El Maestro: Tento I
El Maestro: Pavana IV
El Maestro: Fant XVI
Los Seys Libros Del Delphin De Musica: Book I: Fant V
Los Seys Libros Del Delphin De Musica: Book II: Fant V
Los Seys Libros Del Delphin De Musica: Book III: La Cancion Del Emperador
Los Seys Libros Del Delphin De Musica: Fant VI
Los Seys Libros Del Delphin De Musica: Book V: Arde Coracon Arde
Los Seys Libros Del Delphin De Musica: Book V: Ya Se Asiente El Rey Ramiro
Los Seys Libros Del Delphin De Musica: Book IV: O Gloriosa Domina (Seys Diferencias)
Los Seys Libros Del Delphin De Musica: Book VI: Conde Claros
Los Seys Libros Del Delphin De Musica: Book VI: Guardame Las Vacas
Los Seys Libros Del Delphin De Musica: Book VI: Tres Diferencias Por Otra Parte
Los Seys Libros Del Delphin De Musica: Book VI: Baxa De Contrapunto
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