Classical Piano Favourites

1. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor ("Moonlight"), Op. 27/2 First Movement
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
with Eva Sukova

2. The Seasons, for piano, Op. 37 November
Composed by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
with Eva Sukova

3. Etude for piano in E major, Op. 10/3, CT 16
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
with Eva Sukova

4. Hungarian Dances (21) for piano, 4 hands (or piano solo or orchestra), WoO 1 Hungarian Dance No 03 in F major
Composed by Johannes Brahms
with Eva Sukova

5. Fantasy-Impromptu for piano in C sharp minor, Op. 66, CT 46
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
with Eva Sukova

6. Songs (6) for voice & piano, Op. 57 Venetian Gondolier's Song
Composed by Felix Mendelssohn
with Eva Sukova

7. Waltz for piano in D flat major ("Minute"), Op. 64/1, CT 212
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
with Eva Sukova

8. Prelude for piano No. 15 in D flat major, Op. 28/15, CT 180
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
with Eva Sukova

9. Prelude for piano No. 15 in D flat major, Op. 28/15, CT 180
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
with Eva Sukova

10. Humoresque No. 7 for piano in G flat major, B. 187/7 (Op. 101/7)
Composed by Antonin Dvorak
with Eva Sukova

11. Romance, for piano in F Minor, Op. 5
Composed by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
with Eva Sukova

12. Bagatelle for piano in A minor ("Für Elise"), WoO 59
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
with Eva Sukova

13. Waltz for piano in E minor, KK IVa/15, CT 222
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
with Eva Sukova

14. Song without Words for piano No. 30 in A major ("Frühlingslied"), Op. 62/6
Composed by Felix Mendelssohn
with Eva Sukova

15. The Seasons, for piano, Op. 37 October
Composed by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
with Eva Sukova

16. Liebesträume, notturno for piano in A-flat major No. 3 (O Lieb, so lang du lieben kannst), S. 541/3 (LW A103/3)
Composed by Franz Liszt
with Eva Sukova

17. Scherzos (2) for piano, D. 593 Scherzo in B flat major
Composed by Franz Schubert
with Eva Sukova

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Average customer rating: beautiful ,beautiful Great Recording

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Tracks:

1. Variations on an original theme, Op.15
2. Romance, Op.78, No.2
3. Mazurka, Op.81, No.1
4. Hungarian Dance No.1 in G minor-Transcr. Joseph Joachim
5. Cantabile, Op.17
6. Scherzo-Tarantelle, Op.16
7. Nigun (Improvisation)
8. Perpetuum mobile
9. The Prophet Bird
10. Spanish Dance No.1
11. Waves at play (Wellenspiel)
12. Carmen Fantasy, Op.25 - Arr. Waxman

Tracks:

1. Praeludium and Allegro
2. Schosmarin
3. Tambourin chinois
4. Caprice viennois op.2
5. La Preuse (in the style of Louis Couperin)
6. Liebesfreud
7. Liebesleid
8. La Gitana
9. Berceuse Romantique (Caprice)
10. Polichinelle (Snade)
11. Rondino on a Theme by Beethoven
12. Tempo di menuetto (in the style of Pugnani)
13. Toy Soldiers' March
14. Allegretto (in the style of Boccherini)
15. Marche miniature viennoise
16. Aucassin and Nicolette (canzonetta medievale)
17. Menuet (in the style of Porpora)
18. Sicilienne and Rigaudon (in the style of Francois Francoeur)
19. Syncopation

Customer Reviews:

beautiful ,beautiful.......2007-05-27

I am not a music critic nor do I "know" much about music but if you love lovely violin music you will love this.

Great Recording.......2007-01-04

The Kreisler pieces are played exceptionally well. The one disc alone is worth the price of the double disc collection. Great playing.

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Tracks:

1. Drunt' In Der Lobau
2. Serenade No.1 'Kubelik-Serenade'
3. Tango
4. Brise De Mer
5. II Bacio
6. Sie Horen Paul Lincke - Potpourri: Berliner Luft/Es War Einmal/Im Walzerrausch...
7. Serenata
8. Poeme
9. Spiel Auf Deiner Geige Das Lied Von Leid Und Lust
10. Mattinata
11. Wien, Du Stadt Meiner Traume
12. El Relicario
13. Die Millionen Des Harlekin - Serenade
14. Die Schlittschuhlaufer
15. Melodie in F

Average customer rating: Oh, no, not Dein ist mein ganzes herz plus English version High in charm but low in volume. High in charm but low in volume.

Richard Tauber: Favourites, Vol. 1 Franz Doelle , Richard Heuberger , Walter Jurmann , Franz Lehar , Richard Tauber , Sigmund Romberg , Gioachino Rossini , Rudolf Sieczynski , Robert Stolz , and Johann II Strauss Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Waltzes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music General | Lehár, Franz | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Romberg, Sigmund | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rossini | Rossini, Gioacchino | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Strauss Jr., Johann | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Tauber, Richard | ( T ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Opera & Vocal | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Very Best of Richard Tauber Voice of Romance ASIN: B00005557O Release Date: 2001-03-20

Tracks:

1. Dein Ist Mein Ganzes Herz
2. Im Prater Bluhn Wieder Die Baume
3. Frasquita: Serenade (Farewell My Love, Farewell)
4. Mariska: Lied Und Czardas
5. Im Chambre Separee
6. Lippen Schweigen (Waltz)
7. Vijialied
8. The Student Prince: Serenade
9. Wenn Der Weisse Flieder Wieder Bluht
10. Das Lied Der Liebe (Tales From The Vienna Woods)
11. Das Alte Lied (Whispering Record)
12. La Danza (Schon Die Halbe Nacht Verfolgt Mich Eine Kleine Melodie)
13. Girls Were Made To Love And Kiss
14. Wien, Du Stadt Meiner Traume (Vienna, City Of My Dreams)
15. Wien Wiesst Denn Du, Wie Ich Verliebt Bin (Whispering Record)
16. La Serenata
17. Immer Nur Lacheln
18. You Are My Heart's Delight

Customer Reviews:

Oh, no, not Dein ist mein ganzes herz plus English version .......2005-01-06

Why must record companies endlessly churn out the same familiar stuff, when Tauber recorded many hundreds of songs and operatic items?

And, as another reviewer has justly indicated, at least make the CD contents audible. It's just too irritating to have to keep altering the volume because some engineer didn't bother to get the level right in the first place.

Isn't it possible for recording companies to set a common standard of volume level, particularly when the originals were recorded in a constricted dynamic?

Okay, apart from the rant, Tauber still sounds fine, but some less stale material would be nice. How about next time including some of his radio and stage recordings, such as excerpts from his final Covent Garden performance as Don Ottavio?

High in charm but low in volume........2003-03-21

Reissues of recordings by the Austrian tenor Richard Tauber are beginning to feature in the Naxos catalogue. This CD presents 18 of them and runs for 60 minutes. Of the eight Lehar items, four are sung in English, and Lehar himself is the conductor in another of them. The recordings date from 1927 to 1939. Rarities include two little songs in which Tauber provides his own piano accompaniment.

Everything Tauber attempted gets my attention. I don’t wish to hear again, however the adaptation of the Strauss waltz “G’shichten aus dem Wiener Wald” that is included here. I eagerly await a reissue of something called “Love Lost Forever More” which featured in “Blossom Time”, one of Tauber’s films.

David Lennick’s transfers are satisfactory, but the volume level is very low.

High in charm but low in volume........2003-03-21

Reissues of recordings by the Austrian tenor Richard Tauber are beginning to feature in the Naxos catalogue. This CD presents 18 of them and runs for 60 minutes. Of the eight Lehar items, four are sung in English, and Lehar himself is the conductor in another of them. The recordings date from 1927 to 1939. Rarities include two little songs in which Tauber provides his own piano accompaniment.

Everything Tauber attempted gets my attention. I don't wish to hear again, however the adaptation of the Strauss waltz "G'shichten aus dem Wiener Wald" that is included here. I eagerly await a reissue of something called "Love Lost Forever More" which featured in "Blossom Time", one of Tauber's films.

David Lennick's transfers are satisfactory, but the volume level is very low.

Average customer rating: The perfect rain music, but I wish for more Debussy Favorites in OK Performances, Variable Sound

Debussy: Clair de lune & Other Piano Favourites Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Dances | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Mazurkas | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Waltzes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Preludes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Character Pieces | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Debussy | Debussy, Claude | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music 4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Clair de lune Debussy: Piano Works Call Me Irresponsible ASIN: B0001N9ZCA Release Date: 2004-05-18

Tracks:

1. Clair De Lune
2. La Plus Que Lente
3. Arabesque No.1
4. Le Petit Negre
5. The Snow Is Dancing
6. The Little Shepherd
7. Golliwog's Cakewalk
8. La Soiree Dans Grenade
9. Jardins Sous La Pluie
10. Arabesque No.2
11. Valse Romantique
12. Danse (Tarantelle Styrienne)
13. Toccata
14. Reflets Dans L'eau
15. Poissons D'or
16. Mazurka
17. Reverie
18. La Fille Aux Cheveux De Lin
19. Minstrels
20. La Cathedrale Engloutie

Customer Reviews:

The perfect rain music, but I wish for more.......2007-04-26

Collections are tricky. Either they fulfill your needs perfectly, leading to you wanting more, or they don't fulfill enough, leading to you wanting more. Either way, you're left with the uncomfortable feeling that "something"'s missing. Is that the case with this "favorites" CD? Yes.

Oh, this is a nice enough collection to get you into a Debussy mood, but after listening to it, I felt frustrated. Why, I thought, did I buy a collection? Now I would have to find MORE. Yes, I got the generic favorites. I now have "Clair de lune" and "Reverie" (my reasons for purchasing the CD), but the musical beauty made me want more and more, to the point where I got very frustrated. After all, collections only give you a taste. Now I need to find... MORE.

The rain quality can be either a plus or a minus. By "rain quality" I'm referring to a slightly fuzzy sound. Not the best quality, that is. It sounds like the radio on a rainy day, so while getting you in the mood perfectly, it's a bit... well. It's of lower quality, though it does enhance the mood. I personally like it, but facts are facts.

While I listen to this CD often, I think that it's probably better just to jump straight to full CDs. No snippets. While enjoyable, it's not amazing and it leaves you with the slight sense of, "...well?". So... well?

Debussy Favorites in OK Performances, Variable Sound.......2004-05-24

Francois-Joël Thiollier has recorded much of Debussy's piano music for Naxos. This CD appears to be a 'favorites' album drawn from several previous issues. The most familiar and probably the best-loved Debussy pieces are here, beginning with a dreamy (but somewhat soupily-recorded) 'Clair de lune' ('Moonlight'). [The cover illustration is a nice reproduction of Eugène Boudin's gorgeous 'The Effect of the Moon.'] As of yet Amazon has not listed the contents, so I shall do so: Clair de lune, La plus que lente, Arabesque Nos. 1 & 2, Le petit nègre, excerpts from The Children's Corner (The snow is dancing, The little shepherd, Golliwog's cakewalk), La soirée dans Grénade, Jardin sous la pluie, Valse romantique, Tarantelle styrienne, Toccata, Reflets dans l'eau, Poissons d'or, Mazurka, Révérie, The Girl with the Golden Hair, and The Engulfed Cathedral.

Thiollier often takes slower than usual tempi, and he often sounds rather deliberate or even stodgy as a result. This is not to say there aren't some quicker tempi taken: 'Le petit nègre' starts off with a real Gottschalkian verve, but when he comes to the second theme he backs off. 'Poissons d'or' ('Goldfish') swim excitedly (and beautifully). 'The snow is dancing' all right, but it seems to be doing a sarabande. These are pretty straight interpretations; one misses the drama or sadness in, say, Golliwog's Cakewalk. I think one problem in all these performances is a lack of crisp articulation. Debussy's soft-edged harmonies can lead a pianist to play in a flaccid, dreamy fashion and that works for some of the pieces, but on the whole Debussy requires more rhythmic spine, and that is often lacking here.

The primary thing going for this compilation is the price. But I couldn't recommend it to anyone other than someone on a sharply restricted budget and who wants these particular pieces. For somewhat more outlay, one could have performances by say, the fabled Michelangeli or the spectacular Kocsis or the legendary Gieseking.

TT=78:10

Scott Morrison

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Norwegian Violin Favourites Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Grieg, Edvard | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Halvorsen | Halvorsen, Johan | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Grieg: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1-3 Finnish Orchestral Favorites Swedish Orchestral Favourites Bull: Herdgirl's Sunday Sibelius: Violin Concerto; Sinding: Violin Concerto No. 1 ASIN: B000038I7W Release Date: 2000-02-22

Tracks:

1. Saeterjentens sondag (The Herd-Girl's Sunday)
2. Suite im alten Stil, Op. 10: Presto
3. Suite im alten Stil, Op. 10: Adagio
4. Suite im alten Stil, Op. 10: Tempo giusto
5. La Melancolie
6. Romance In G Major, Op. 26
7. Norske danser Nr. 1 & 2 (Norwegian Dances Nos. 1 & 2): I. Allegro con brio
8. Norske danser Nr. 1 & 2 (Norwegian Dances Nos. 1 & 2): II. Allegretto
9. Veslemoys sang (Maiden's Song)
10. Den gamle fiskers sang (The Old Fisherman's Song)
11. Adagio From The Concerto In E Minor
12. Bryllupsmarsj, Op. 32, No. 1 (Wedding March)
13. Jeg elsker dig, Op. 5, No. 3 (I Love Only You)
14. Andante religioso
15. Baren, Op. 34, No. 2 (Last Spring)

Average customer rating: Note from OANegrin

French Favourites Manufacturer: Chandos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Milhaud | Milhaud, Darius | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Ravel, Maurice | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Debussy | Debussy, Claude | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Detroit Symphony Orchestra | ( D ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B00004W3J9 Release Date: 2000-09-26

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Note from OANegrin.......2003-10-01

Note to fellow saxophonists:

Donald Sinta plays the tenor saxophone solo in Ravel's "Bolero" on this album. Russel Mallare plays the soprano solo.

OANegrin

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Salon Orchestra Favourites, Vol. 3 Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Polkas | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music General | Dvorák, Antonín | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Elgar | Elgar, Sir Edward | ( E ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Godard, Benjamin | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Kreisler | Kreisler, Fritz | ( K ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Massenet | Massenet, Jules | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Josef Strauss | Strauss, Josef | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Romantic | Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Romances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music 4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Salon Orchestra Favourites, Vol. 2 Salon Orchestra Favourites Volume 1 Salon Orchestra Favourites IV: German Hit Songs of the 1930s Salon Music at Schumann's Bar ASIN: B0000ZKRU8 Release Date: 2004-02-17

Tracks:

1. Florentiener Marsch
2. Berceuse From Opera Jocelyn
3. Leise, Ganz Leise Klingt;s Durch Den Raum From A Waltz Dream
4. Teufelsmarsch (Devil's March)
5. Im Chambre Separee, Intermezzo From The Operetta The Opera Ball
6. Salur D'amour 'Liebesgruss' (Love's Greeting)
7. Potpurri From Die Csardasfurstin
8. Humoresque
9. Die Libelle (The Dragon Fly)
10. Chanson De Nuit
11. Chanson De Matin
12. Storm Galop
13. Liebeslied
14. Liebesfreud
15. Meditation From The Opera Thais

Average customer rating: Japanese Orchestral Favourites Worth it for the Akutagawa alone Widely Varied Music from Japan Lousy Western music

Japanese Orchestral Favourites Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music 4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Yasushi Akutagawa: Ellora Symphony; Trinita Sinfonica Rapsodia per Orchestra Ifukube: Sinfonia Tapkaara Ohzawa: Piano Concerto No. 3 'Kamikazi'; Symphony No. 3 'Symphony of the Founding of Japan' Toshiro Mayuzumi: Mandala Symphony; Bugaku; Symphonic Mood; Rumba Rhapsody Ince: Symphony No. 3 'Siege of Vienna'; Symphony No. 4 'Sardis' ASIN: B000063TS2 Release Date: 2002-05-21

Tracks:

1. Rhapsody For Orchestra - Yuzo Yoyama
2. Etenraku - Hidemaro Konoye
3. Nocturne - Akira Ifukube
4. Fetes - Akira Ifukube
5. Andantino - Yasushi Akutagawa
6. Allegro - Yasushi Akutagawa
7. Kobiki-Uta For Orchestra - Kiyoshige Koyama
8. Threnody To Toki For String Orchestra And Piano, Op. 12 - Takashi Yoshimatsu

Customer Reviews:

Japanese Orchestral Favourites.......2003-10-12

This is an excellent CD, well worth its price. I was particularly drawn to Kiyoshige Koyama's Kobiki-Uta (The Woodcutter's Song) which brought back wonderful memories when the Singapore Youth Orchestra played it during its trip to the Kumamoto Festival in 1992. The Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra did a stellar performance on this piece and the closing bass clarinet part contrasts well with the vibrancy and fiery of the earlier parts. Not to be missed also is Yuzo Toyama's Rhapsody for Orchestra, a combination of famous Japanese folktunes and as the opening piece in this CD rightfully sets the mood for a festive delight in Oriental music. I had a pleasant surprise at Track 3 (Nocturne by Akira Ifukube). The sad folk-song like theme, with an extended viola solo was not only haunting but also absolutely captivating. Strongly recommended for music lovers in traditional Asian music and a taste of diverse musical expressions.

Worth it for the Akutagawa alone.......2003-09-24

The enjoyment I had hearing the Akutagawa piece on this CD (especially the allegro) is worth the modest price of this disc alone. Yes, this piece is reminiscent of Prokofiev, but that doesn't begin to describe how wildly fun and yes--exhilirating--it is to listen to. I just love it and wish I could hear some more of this composer's music. The rest of the music on this disc is also very enjoyable. I frankly don't understand criticisms of this music as being too Western. It is not meant to be classic Japanese music like music from the Noh dramas or folk music, but it is clearly influenced by native Japanese musical traditions. And why shouldn't Japanese composers be influenced by the likes of Prokofiev? It's not like Russia is on the other side of the world.

Widely Varied Music from Japan.......2002-11-12

Naxos brings us six widely varied pieces by Japanese composers on this disc of Japanese Orchestral Favourites. Yuzo Toyama's Rhapsody for Orchestra is a short suite based on four Japanese folk songs, written as an encore for one of the NHK Symphony Orchestra's European Tours. As such, it is perfect--slick, commercial, and appealing. Other works on the CD are more challenging, and for me, more rewarding. Whether they truly represent Japanese orchestral favorites I can't be sure--it's difficult to imagine such a category without a work by Toru Takemitsu--but they are certainly worth hearing. Often drenched in pentatonicism, the pieces range from the ancient--an arrangement of Gagaku Music originating in the 5th century--to the modern.

The latter is well represented by Takashi Yoshimatsu's introspective Threnody to Toki for String Orchestra and Piano. The liner notes are misleading in that they describe the piano as playing "in the style of jazz"--there is no such sense in this piece. But the notes do tell us that the toki of the title is a Japanese crested ibis on the point of extinction, and that the composer sees this bird as a symbol of beauty under threat from the ever encroaching modern world. Yoshimatsu incorporates many of the extended string techniques of the avant-guard, and that he alludes to Penderecki's most notorious composition Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima in his title can be no accident. But Yoshimatsu's use of these techniques is gentler, more evocative of a quiet sadness than a heartrending cry.

More traditional than Yoshimatsu's work is Yasushi Akutagawa's Music for Symphony Orchestra. It is a two movement piece very reminiscent of Prokofiev. The variety on this disc is fantastic, from this work wholly and convincingly rooted in the traditions of Western Classical music, to Kiyoshige Koyama's piece equally rooted in the traditions of Japan. Koyama's Kobiki-Uta presents a series of variations on a wood-cutter's song. Balancing avant-guard compositional techniques with conventional ones, the work is quite intriguing.

Most fascinating of all to me is the arrangement of Gagaku, an ancient form of Japanese Court Music imported from China. Composer Hidemaro Konoye does an excellent job of imitating traditional Japanese instruments with a western orchestra in this arrangement of Etenraku. For some tastes, this work may move too slowly with too much repetition, but I'm transported by it.

All in all, this is a superb CD, well worth owning. The performances by the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra directed by Ryusuke Numajiri are first rate, with impeccable intonation, excellent balance, and compelling interpretation of these works. Hats off to Naxos for this--I heartily recommend it for all.

Lousy Western music.......2002-09-04

I bought this CD because of a firm conviction: I believe it's perfectly possible to promote a beautiful marriage between the musical cultures of Japan and Europe. Just as the gipsy spirit has been caught by Brahms and Liszt, I think an attempt to express the Japanese spirit through our instruments and musical forms could be very successful.

Alas, this CD is not about that. To my ears it sounded like some Japanese composers trying hard to write Western music, only adding a few touches of incense here and there. It gave me the same feeling I got when I tried the Big Mac with Teriyaki sauce in Japan; it doesn't taste Japanese and it doesn't taste better than the original.

For a really good exploration of the true Japanese musical soul, try some gagaku, or try some music for koto, shakuhachi, shamisen, or a combination of them. That will give you something truly original and outstanding. This CD will only give you the impression that you're listening to the soundtrack of one of those lousy Kung Fu movies.

I'm keeping mine anyway. For the price, it's worth the curiosity value.

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Bolero, Sorcerer's Apprentice and Other Orchestral Favourites Vol. 1 (Orchestras Conducted By Sir Neville Marriner) Manufacturer: Philips Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Waltzes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Brahms | Brahms, Johannes | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Dukas | Dukas, Paul | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Ketèlbey, Albert William | ( K ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Liszt | Liszt, Franz | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Ravel, Maurice | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Saint-Saëns, Camille | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Weber | Weber, Carl Maria von | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Tone Poems | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Scherzo | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B00000E3LQ Release Date: 1990-10-25

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Tracks:

1. For Elise - Francois-Rene Duchable
2. Prelude In C Sharp Minor Op.3 No.2 - Dmitri Alexeev
3. I. Adagio Sostenuto - Mikhail Pletnev
4. Reve D'amour - Kun Woo Paik
5. Rhapsodie Hongroise No.12 - Kun Woo Paik
6. Nocturne No.13 In C Minor Op.48 - Mikhail Pletnev
7. Clair De Lune - Kun Woo Paik
8. Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring, Choral From Cantata BWV 147 - Francois-Rene Duchable
9. Pavane Pour Une Infante Defunte - Anne Queffelec
10. Gymnopedie No.1 - Kun Woo Paik
11. Gnossienne No.5 - Kun Woo Paik
12. Alla Turca - Jean-Bernard Pommier
13. Lady, Be Good - Wayne Marshall
14. Fascinating Rhythm - Wayne Marshall
15. Procession Of The Trolls (Lyric Pieces, Op.54) - Leif Ove Andsnes
16. X October - Mikhail Pletnev

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