David Wright

On this CD:

1. Sonata for Clarinet & Piano, in E flat major, Op. 167
Composed by Camille Saint-Saens
Performed by David Wright

2. Sonata for clarinet (or violin) & piano, Op 14
Composed by Daniel Gregory Mason
Performed by David Wright

3. Sonata for clarinet & piano No. 1 in A flat major, Op. 49/1
Composed by Max Reger
Performed by David Wright

4. Grand duo concertante in B flat major for clarinet & piano, Op. 48 (J204)
Composed by Carl Maria von Weber
Performed by David Wright

Tracks:

Melodramma
Mille Lune Mille Onde
E Ara 'A Settembre (Someone Like You)
Chiara
Mascagni
Resta Qui
Il Mistero Dell 'Amore
Se La Gente Usasse Il Cuore
Si Volto'
L 'Abitudine
L 'Incontro
E Mi Manchi Tu
Il Diavolo E L 'Angelo
L 'Ultimo Re

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Not content with the simplistic "crossover" formula, superstar tenor Andrea Bocelli has been pursuing alternative paths since he emerged as a vocal phenomenon in the mid-1990s: operatic classics and contemporary popular song. The singer's last few albums have showcased his love for the former (including homages to his beloved Verdi: the Requiem and Verdi aria collection). But Cieli di Toscana ("Tuscan Skies") marks a triumphant return to the pop idiom last explored on Sogno, offering a highly varied series of the kind of beautifully crafted contemporary melodies that initially won Bocelli acclaim.

The familiar cast of songwriter-collaborators (including Francesco Sartori, responsible for the smash success "Time to Say Goodbye") mixes with new blood; Bocelli himself unveils his songwriting talents on "Il Diavolo e l'Angelo." It's a highly produced affair, but behind all the gloss, Bocelli sings with a newfound, relaxed, even mellow quality. There are intimately touching moments--"L'Incontro," a tribute to his first son featuring Bocelli's own poetry as read by U2's Bono--as well as soaring flights of lyricism (the duet "L'Abitudine" with Italian singer Helena). And on "Mascagni," with its quotes from that composer's operas, Bocelli makes another nod to his classical affinities. But whatever the style, Bocelli is a singer who knows how to go straight to his listeners' hearts. --Sarah Chin

Album Description

Exclusive UK version of Bocelli's third pop release includes the exclusive bonus track 'Tornera La Neve' and CD-ROM. The album also features 'L'Incontro' a duet with Gerard Depardieu. David Foster co-composes some of the tracks on this album as well. 2001.

Customer Reviews:

See Other Andrea Bocelli Review.......2007-07-06

Just what it says. See my other Andrea Bocelli reviews to get the idea I really like this guy.

Emotional therapy!.......2007-05-14

"He is all heart; there's no pretense. You can feel it." No kidding. These were my mom's last comments about Bocelli two months before she left earthly existence.

This album helped me process a lot of emotional residue affiliated with the strain of difficult dynamics between my mom and myself.

Don't get me wrong. The music isn't sad; it's pure heart and emotion, so it may evoke emotions. The last cut, "L'Ultimo Re" is gorgeous with the way his voice soars!

E.A. Davis, author: Waiting for Wings: Accompanying a Parent to the Edge of Life

Great music!.......2006-12-18

I bought the album before listening to any of the songs, because i'm a Bocelli fan. I was not disappointed. Wonderful melodies, beautiful voice.My personal favourites are Melodramma, Chiara and Resta Qui, but this is a great cd overall.

Cieli di Toscana.......2006-08-25

There is no other voice quite like Andrea's voice. I keep listening to this CD over and over as some of the songs just touch my heart, both with his voice and the written arrangements. One of my very favorites from Andrea. He has the same qualities to his voice with popular songs as he does with opera. When following the English translations in the CD case, the message of each song becomes very clear through the inflections and tonal quality of his voice.

LOVE IT!!!!.......2006-08-25

What more can I say once agian a total great cd, that will sure to become my favorite and my kids love it too!!! Ages 5, 8, and 15. WOW>>>>> Pleases all ages,LOVE IT LOVE LOVE IT

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Enjoy these jewels live
Very good tribute, very expensive
Horrid, Simply Horrid
What's with that one-star dude?
Syd Barrett Tribute

Arnold Layne

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David Gilmour
About Face

ASIN: B000L22WTO
Release Date: 2007-01-01

Tracks:

Arnold Lyne - David Bowie, David Gilmour
Arnold Lyne - David Gilmour, , Richard Wright
Dark Globe - David Gilmour, , Richard Wright

Album Description

Pink Floyd guitarist/vocalist David Gilmour, with help from David Bowie and Richard Wright, pays tribute the band's founder, Syd Barrett, who passed away in July of 2006 by covering two of Syd's songs. The first is the early Floyd tune, 'Arnold Layne', a song the band recorded before Gilmour joined. The second cover is a solo Barrett track 'Dark Globe', originally from Syd's The Madcap Laughs album (which was produced by Gilmour!). Features two versions of 'Arnold Layne' (with and without introduction) and 'Dark Globe'. EMI. 2006.

Album Details

A Fitting Tribute EP to the Man who Gilmour Replaced in the Pink Floyd Lineup in the Wake of his Passing. Over the Years, Gilmour Made Sure that Barrett was Well Taken Care of Throughout the Rest of his Life. These Recordings Come from Gilmour's Concert Appearances in 2006 at London's Royal Albert Hall. Two Versions of Pink Floyd's First Single "Arnold Layne" Are Presented, One featuring Vocals by David Bowie and the Other by Floyd's Own Richard Wright. The "b-side" is Another Barrett Penned Song, "Dark Globe", Originally from his Solo Album "The Madcap Laughs", Performed Acoustically by Gilmour. "Arnold Layne" is also on the Setlist of the Dvd Presentation "David Gilmour: Live at Royal Albert Hall".

Customer Reviews:

Enjoy these jewels live.......2007-06-22

Arnold layne and Dark Globe live....performed by David Gilmour's Band along with David Bowie and Richard Wright...what's not to like?.

I can't understand some people comments on Gilmour's right or lack of thereof to play these tunes or release this EP, or the arguments on who's the best between Roger and David, it makes no sense. Why can't David Gilmour play Syd's songs?, they were friends and he was the ONLY Floyd who tried to help him after his breakdown, he produced Syd's Dark Globe and the whole madcap laughs album, when it was already practically impossible to work with Syd because of the state he was in, so, why can't he do it?.

I am greatfull he's doing it, at least he's bothering to, and we the fans should appreciate the opportunity to hear these songs live. I admire Roger Waters and think that Amused to Death is far better than any of the Gilmour's PF albums, but that doesn't have to do with anything. Thumbs Up to David for honoring Syd Barret, and to Rick and Bowie for helping him out.

Very good tribute, very expensive.......2007-05-12

I bought a copy of this on vinyl, and I have to say, it is very overpriced for only three songs. I only hope there are proceeds going to Syd's family. These are very cool covers and I enjoyed hearing them at the concert.

Horrid, Simply Horrid.......2007-04-30

David Gilmour has made a living off of singing songs written by Roger Waters and pretending that he had a hand in the song. Now, to leverage off of the death of Roger's former bandmate, Syd Barrett, Gilmour actually has the nerve to sing and release a cover of Arnold Layne.

When this song was written, recorded, and released by Pink Floyd, Gilmour wasnt even in the band. But that wont stop Gilmour from tring to make a buck or two off of someone else's talent...he has done it for 30 years off of Roger Water's talent.

However, I suppose it beats singing songs written by his hilariously embarrassing untalented wife, Polly Samson, which he has done in his last two terrible efforts (Division Bell and On An Island).

Some people simply have no shame.

What's with that one-star dude?.......2007-04-29

I'm willing to stand up for David Gilmour and for this charming and modest tribute to Syd Barrett. Gilmour is one of the few people who can sing Syd's songs as well as Syd could (along with Robyn Hitchcock). This EP is clearly a labor of love, not an attempt to cash in. Gilmour is well beyond the point where he needs to do anything for money -- and he's also at a stage where loss of reputation would be devastating, so the risk is all his. I loved this little EP just as I loved his In Concert DVD, which includes performances of Syd's "Terrapin" and a great, jazzy, shuffling, stunningly original reimagining of "Dominoes." Gilmour is the leading Syd Barrett interpreter and I hope he will offer us more inspired Syd covers.

Syd Barrett Tribute.......2007-04-07

These versions are almost as good as the original which is now a part of memory .

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Absolutely Amazing
Superior to the Broadway Cast -- sort of.
One of the greatest versions of Les Mis
THIS IS THE SECOND BEST!
Great for what they had to work with

Les Miserables Original London Cast
Various Artists
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Les Miserables Complete Symphonic Recording

ASIN: B0002E5L5S
Release Date: 2004-06-01

Tracks:

Prologue: Work Song
Prologue: Valijean Arrested/Valijean Forgiven
Prologue: What Have I Done?
At The End Of The Day
I Dreamed A Dream
Lovely Ladies
Who Am I?
Fantine's Death: Come To Me
Fantine's Death: Confrontation
Castle On A Cloud
Master Of The House
Thenardier Waltz
Stars
Look Down
Little People
Red & Black
Do You Hear The People Sing?

Tracks:

Love Montage: I Saw Him Once/In My Life/A Heart Full Of Love
Plumet Attack
One Day More!
On My Own
The Attack
A Little Fall Of Rain
Drink With Me
Bring Him Home
Dog Eat Dog
Soliloquy
Turning
Empty Chairs At Empty Tables
Beggar At The Feast
Finale

Customer Reviews:

Absolutely Amazing.......2007-04-12

This great soundtrack does well to one of the best musicals of all time. The recording is clean and vibrant and the original London cast shines. Any fan of Les Mis will do well to own this and anyone who wants a touch of class should get it too. It offers up love songs, songs of rebellion, drama, comedy, and runs the gamut of emotions. A fantastic piece. If I had one small problem it is that track 1 (Work Song) cuts out about 1/2 second early, though I believe this is do to the transitioning and closeness of recording of tracks 1 and 2. It's a small grievance that most probably will not notice.

Superior to the Broadway Cast -- sort of........2006-09-07

I'd owned the Original Broadway Cast of Les Miserables for over a year before I bought the London Cast. What finally convinced me to buy the London Cast was the casting -- many of Broadway and the West End's top stars are on this recording (though this musical is what most of them owe their success to).

We can look back in hindsight to the early 80's and see the spectacular cast: Patti LuPone (Eva in Evita, Mrs. Lovett in Sweeney Todd), Colm Wilkinson (Phantom in Phantom of the Opera), Michael Ball (Count Fosco in Woman in White, Alex in Aspects of Love), and Rebecca Caine (Christine in Phantom of the Opera) all stand out. There is nothing like hearing Caine's lush, effortless, crystalline soprano on the song only found on the London recording, "I Saw Him Once." For no other reason than for that additional song, this recording is worth purcashing, even if you already own the Broadway Cast. Not that all of the cast is superior to the Broadway version -- the definitive performances of some of the supporting roles (Enroljas, the Thenardiers, and I also prefer Terrence Mann's Javert) come from that recording. The main supporting roles, however, truly outshine their alternate cast on this one (although Judy Kuhn as Cosette is fantastic!).

The orchestrations are definitely inferior to the Broadway version, however. Many are taken at a slower tempo and played with less gusto. This is particularly evident in "Red and Black," if my memory serves me correctly. Some of the lyrics are sung in an odd way by the man playing Enroljas, as if he's overdramatizing, but that's only one track of thirty-odd tracks. Another minor irritation: Cosette's songs are cut short and placed into a five minute "love montage" which can be found in their full versions on the Broadway cast with the also-great Judy Kuhn.

This is the show that skyrocketed some of these performers to stardom -- Ball, Caine, Wilkinson -- and cemented others' places: LuPone, for example. It's a superb cast recording of one of the greatest musicals in history.

Buy it.

One of the greatest versions of Les Mis.......2006-03-05

I love this version of Les Mis. I am a real fan. I have played it dozens of times. The energy and the music are just wonderful. You'll love it. Performances are terrific. Musical clarity is excellent.

THIS IS THE SECOND BEST!.......2005-10-21

I have reviewd the symponic and 10th anniversary.So.............THIS CD IS THE SECOND BEST ! THE 1rst BEST IS THE 10th ANNIVERSARY! ALUN ARMSTRONG IS THE BEST THENAIRDIER ACTOR EVER!
BUY THIS AND THE 10th ANNIVERSARY!

Great for what they had to work with.......2005-09-10

After the anniversary edition, the begins to pale, but I love it nonetheless. Everyone should listen to it, and preferable listen to it first, before all the other versions. Learn to love the original, and go from there.

Mistletoe and Wine: A Seasonal Collection

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buy this one first
Great introduction to Mediaeval Baebes
Great choral versions of ancient songs
A pleasing tone
A "best of", not really a Christmas record

Mistletoe and Wine: A Seasonal Collection

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Worldes Blysse
Undrentide
Salva Nos (Save Us)

ASIN: B0000AM6O4
Release Date: 2003-11-04

Tracks:

The Holly & The Ivy
Gaudete
L'Amour De Moi
Salva Nos
Glass Window
There Is No Rose of Swych Vertu
Kinderly
In Dulce Jubilo
Love Me Broughte
I Am Eve
Quan Vey La Lauzeta
The Coventry Carol
Undrentide
Ecce Mundi Gaudium
Blow Northern Wind

Customer Reviews:

buy this one first.......2006-06-29

This is not really a Christmas, or even a seasonal, album, more of a best of the Babes. yYs, they lead off with "The Holly and the Ivy" (and do it beautifully) but do not buy this as a "holiday music album"... or do... you won't regret buying it whatever your reasons!
This was my introduction to this band and I was absolutely floored. It lived in my car CD player for 2 months straight, and still is in the first section of my CD storage unit.... a rare honor for *any* Cd. It is also responsible for causing me to go out and try to buy every other CD the band has out, and I have not been disapointed in any of the ones I have gotten so far.
Speaking as a former music major, religious student, and medieval re-creationist, I know I can be pretty nit picky when it comes to "medieval" music; all too often it is neither medieval, nor (in my opinion) music! This is one of those rare exceptions that can manage to get you out of a chair to dance, while singing at the top of your lungs in Olde Englishe, Latin, or whatever. There isnt a bad voice in the lot (although some of the harmonies can be a bit odd if you arent used to medieval music) and the instrumental backings are pure gold.

Great introduction to Mediaeval Baebes.......2006-02-27

This CD has many songs from previous albums and a few new songs. It is a great introduction to Mediaeval Baebes music and serves as "best of" type of collection. It is billed as a "holiday" collection but I listen to it year round and quite often. The Mediaeval Baebes have a very unique and wonderful sound.

Great choral versions of ancient songs.......2005-11-19

I first heard the Mediaeval Baebes on a UK double CD (Best carols in the world ever) featuring three of their trackss (Guadete, Coventry carol, Adam lay ibounden), all of which can also be found on their debut album, but my curiosity only became aroused when that UK double CD was updated and repackaged with a different title (Best Christmas carols ever) and all the Mediaeval Baebes tracks were omitted with other choirs replacing them. My research showed that they have become an established group (albeit with line-up changes) and are now very successful in their chosen style, which some may regard as classical but (since they sing with their natural voices rather than operatic voices) seems more like traditional folk music to me.

This is not a Christmas album in the true sense of the word although there are some recognizable Christmas carols here - rather it is a compilation of music taken from their earlier albums together with a couple of re-recordings and two completely new recordings. I would have liked some liner notes giving some detailed information about the songs but very little information is actually provided. Apparently, much more information can found in the booklets provided with the original album releases. Still, it's the music that counts and, when it comes to choral music, this is as good as it gets.

The set opens with The holly and the ivy, set to the tune that everybody is familiar with. I seem to remember reading somewhere that this tune, although old, is not the original tune written for the song. This is where liner notes would be useful - and as this is one of the new recordings, their original albums won't help. Given that the Mediaeval Baebes aim to re-record very old songs, it would have been nice to hear them sing it to its original tune if it really was different from the current one. I suppose it doesn't matter since they sing the song superbly anyway.

Other Christmas carols that you are likely to recognize are Gaudete (revived most famously by folk-rockers Steeleye Span), In dulce jubilo (a new recording for this album, it was recorded in the seventies by Mike Oldfield, who had a UK hit with his instrumental version) and The Coventry carol. The other songs are unfamiliar to me but the group perform them all brilliantly. The other song of theirs on that UK carols compilation (Adam lay ibounded) is not included, but there's plenty else to make up for that omission.

The instruments used to back the group (mostly played by members of the group) are interesting. They include a zither, a hurdygurdy, a citern, a glockenspiel, an astrowheel and three different types of recorder - not the kind of instruments to be heard regularly on pop and rock albums. I was particularly pleased to find the recorders here. Like many Brits of my generation, I was forced to learn to play the recorder at school (I did so very badly) and so the recorder has never had a great reputation, but when played well and in the right setting (as here), it sounds wonderful.

This is a fine compilation in many ways but it may be that one of the original albums (which apparently have detailed liner notes) will provide an even better introduction to the music of the Mediaeval Baebes. Despite my reservations, this is still (easily) a five-star album and I'll certainly listen to more of their music eventually.

A pleasing tone.......2004-12-02

This is probably one of my new favorite Christmas albums. It is an absolute gem. It isn't an over-powering album with new or different things but they have recorded a few lesser known Latin Carols that are not given much attention anymore. Gaudete was one that stood out. The arrangement is rather simple and beautiful and the song itself is melodic in an unusual way. I have found that this CD has appealed to a fairly wide spectrum of people and would make a great album to play in the background during the Holidays. I think this would be the perfect thing to put on in the late afternoon in December while curling up with a good book or wrapping presents.

A "best of", not really a Christmas record.......2004-03-27

Potential purchasers should bear that in mind. As with the Medieval Baebes debut album it contains a small proportion of `holiday season' material, but most of it can be listened to without embarrassment at any time of the year. (In my experience, all of it can - even on a warm spring afternoon I can't bring myself to program out `In Dulci Jubilo', `The Holly...' etc).

Another thing potential purchasers should bear in mind - this compilation winds up being a better "best of" than the album of that name.

It's more representative - career-spanning and able to demonstrate the increasing ambition and complexity of the arrangements, and of Katharine Blake's compositions. (Of course, some of their experiments with modern instrumentation on the `Undrentide' album didn't work, but they don't appear here).

It's also more enjoyable on a basic musical level - there are no over-repetitive pieces, no odd song-fragments...nothing that drags. Or maybe there are a couple of weak spots - "I Am Eve" which goes on a little too long, and Audrey Evans's rendition of "L'amour de moi" which is suprisingly weak, and no substitute for the original featuring the much-missed Dorothy Carter - but these are easily forgiven.

Even if you can't understand what's being said, even if you understand it well enough to spot the mispronunciations here and there, it will be hard to resist the ethereal beauty the Baebes' voices, and of songs like `Quan Vey La Lauzeta', `There Is No Rose of Swych Vertu' or `Blow Northern Wind'.

The Little Prince
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To watch the stars rise to

The Prince is Flying ...

Charming, if unvaried retelling of children's classic...

The Little Prince

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The Little Prince

The Little Prince (GRAMMY AWARD WINNER "Best Children's Recording")

The Little Prince

Oliver Twist

ASIN: B0007TFH34
Release Date: 2005-03-29

Tracks:

The Pilot
The Stars
The Pilot Meets The Prince
Sunsets
The Prince's Planet
The Baobabs
On My Planet
The Rose
The Cranes Are Flying
The King
The Vain Man
The Drunkard
The Businessman
The Lamplighter
We Light Our Lamps

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The Rose Garden
The Hunters
The Fox
The Taming
Here's My Secret
If We Don't Find A Well
The Walk To The Well
The Well
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The Snake Returns
It Is The Place
Look At The Stars
The Little Prince Song

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This may not be the most sophisticated opera undertaking of the decade, but it's one of the loveliest. There are precious few operas which really appeal to children--I've never seen a child sit through Hansel and Gretel without fidgeting--but this one is magical. Composer Rachel Portman is well-known and respected as a composer for film; she has among her credits The Cider House Rules, The Human Stain, Chocolat, not to mention Emma (1996), for which she won an Oscar. Antoine de Saint-Exupery's novella Le Petit Prince is a sentimental favorite of millions, and it's easy to explain why: the combination of poignancy and perception, and the wistfully sad relationship between the Prince from another planet and the downed pilot, which ends in a transcendent acceptance of death, is exquisite once the refusal to believe is eliminated. If you meet the work half way, you're absorbed entirely. Portman's music, and this performance, will bring you right into the vividly colored dream in an entirely accessible idiom. It would be easy but fruitless to condescend to this work. It's just so pretty, and the performances so fine, that all criticism falls by the wayside. Treble Joseph McManners is an ideal Prince; he never makes you sick with cuteness. Baritone Teddy Tahu Rhodes is always believable in the role of the Pilot--and this is not an easy, throwaway part. The familiar Leslie Garrett, Tom Randle, and Willard White are on hand as soloists too, and former boy soprano Aled Jones makes a cameo. This is beautiful, charming music that complements the words. The more one hears the music itself, the more unselfconsciously enchanting it becomes. Drop your pre-conceptions and enjoy. --Robert Levine

Customer Reviews:

To watch the stars rise to.......2007-04-18

When the BBC production of The Little Prince was playing on our local public TV station two years ago, I was sick on the couch--sick enough that I was there to see it 4 times as it was repeated over the week. I suspect I had West Nile, because in addition to various roving physical symptoms, I was in a slightly odd, emotionally reflective state of mind for days--during which this musical score of The Little Prince simply engraved itself into my head. Eventually recoverying from pining over the eventual demise of my '81 Subaru and again able to stand up and not pass out, I ordered this CD and the music to this day elicits a quiet wonder unique from any other favored music I enjoy. Something very special about this seemingly simple work.

The Prince is Flying ..........2005-04-25

Portman herself describes this as a "children's opera". It is full of children's voices, and, as one result of this, is so charming that one can easily underestimate its other qualities: its wit, its inventiveness (the duet between the adult soprano and the boy treble is especially unusual), and the sense it evokes of soaring, yearning flight. The libretto is beautifully judged, and the whole captures wonderfully the mirage quality of the book. A lovely, haunting, moving work.

Charming, if unvaried retelling of children's classic..........2005-04-07

An opera lover must be heartend when a major film composer decides to write an opera. It's doubtless less financially rewarding than writing film music, but still composers are drawn to this parallel form of musical story telling.

Unlike alpha-male symphonic film composers like John Williams or James Horner, Rachel Portman's scores have always maintained a certain delicacy--a certain distance from the writings of the old masters, and here she provides us with many charming and beautiful scenes. A smaller orchestra is employed, and much of the music has an impressionistic quality, with many plaintive solos for flute and oboe. Truly lovely melodies also emerge from the essentially through-composed work.

Yet Ms. Portman's unfamiliarity with operatic writing also shows through. First and foremost, I had a certain feeling of monotony. Each scene is beautifully scored, but how many times can one sing "Danny Boy" befoe one becomes sick of it? There was very little musical distinction between scnes. Secondly, the orchestral writing was much finer than the vocal writing, which often seemed repetitious and unimaginitive.

The fact that a boy soprano sings the lead shows a break with operatic tradion. In the end, this seems very much like a children's opera...though one that, like the beloved book upon which it is based, deals subtly with the meaning of love and death.

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Groundbreaking!
Qu'ran is back, baby.
Groundbreaking brilliance...
Brilliant
Why Qu'aran is not in this CD ??

My Life in the Bush of Ghosts

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ASIN: B000002MM1
Release Date: 1990-10-25

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America Is Waiting
Mea Culpa
Regiment
Help Me Somebody
The Jezebel Spirit
Very, Very Hungry
Moonlight in Glory
The Carrier
A Secret Life
Come with Us
Mountain of Needles

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Released in 1981, My Life in the Bush of Ghosts is a collaboration between ambient pioneer Brian Eno and Talking Heads frontman David Byrne. On Ghosts, the two strong-willed musicians manage to come to a meeting of the minds, blending Byrne's herky-jerky funk with Eno's atmospheric sound sculpting. More than anything, this is a large album, intent on pushing itself to the front of the listener's consciousness. Abundant percussion (everything from booming tribal drums to eerie electronics) reverberates in the background while Byrne and Eno toss all manner of found sounds, field recordings, and radio broadcasts into the mix. What results is a groundbreaking album that introduced a generation to the dazzling possibilities offered by electronic recording techniques. Highlights include "The Jezebel Spirit," an electro-funk workout that uses a recording of an exorcism as its focal point, and "Very, Very Hungry," a mysteriously ethereal display of electronic percussion and large-scale sonic architecture. --S. Duda

Customer Reviews:

Groundbreaking!.......2006-03-30

Wgen I first heard this record I was completely blown away. IT was a completely new and unique fusion of ethnic music and modern technology. tracks such as Jezebel Spirit and Help Me Somebody remain incredible even to this day. Even if the sound has aged slightly (it is somewhat trebly by today's standards and the bass and guitar somewhat too newwavy...but i guess it was the time so...) I still consider this one of the ...100 best records i have.

Qu'ran is back, baby........2005-04-18

Perhaps I have a strange version of the cd, but I think the new versions of the cd now have "Qu'ran" as track 6 and "Very, Very Hungry" at track 12.

I'm glad they put Qu'ran back in the mix because it's one of my favorite songs. I also particularly like "Mea Culpa" "Regiment" "Help Me Somebody" "Come With Us" and "Very, Very Hungry"

It's very funky and odd. Not quite like anything else. I do get strange looks from people, though, when they hear preaching coming out of my cd player.

Groundbreaking brilliance..........2005-03-31

Few records can justifiably claim to be "groundbreaking", but here's one - a mesmerising example of two highly creative musicians at the peak of their powers pushing their ideas out to the edge. Using the infectious poly-rhythms and jerky, high tension riffs & vocals that permeated their brilliantly successful collaboration on Talking Heads' "Remain in Light" as their starting point, they mix-in ingenious looped samples and insidious guitar, synthesizer & percussion back-beats to produce something completely unique. Not only like nothing else around at the time but, like all truly great albums, one that hasn't aged with time. Often sounding more like an inventive slice of modern "electronica/dance" it's almost impossible to believe that it was produced over twenty years ago... and, of course, a great deal of what's followed since can be traced back to this amazing record.

Darker and far more "left-field" than "Remain in Light", "My Life in the Bush of Ghosts" is no easy listen, but with repeat playing it becomes equally addictive... a worthy successor and a wholly successful exploration of just how far Brian Eno's & David Byrne's complex fusions of electronica & rock could be taken. File under "essential, timeless and under-rated slice of musical genius".

Brilliant .......2004-11-18

I have had a few copies of the vinyl, and back in the day created a cassette with the deleted track Qu'Ran. Then a friend gave me a program that enabled me to rip Qu'Ran from tape to the PC and enabled me to burn a cd with the proper track listing adding Very Very Hungry as the bonus track it should have always been.We are also in the process of finding the Katherine Kuhlman tracks which were deleted due to pressure from her estate.Whee!

Why Qu'aran is not in this CD ??.......2004-07-16

From S?o Paulo, Brazil !
This album is excellent, but a song called Qu'aran, (one of my favourite)is not on this CD ! political reasons ? I don't know.
Fortunately I have a vinyl version. If you don't know this song, try to find in vinyl, the bass line is great !

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Pink Floyd-Wish You Were Here

Manufacturer: Columbia/CBS
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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Tracklisting: 1.Shine On You Crazy Diamond Part I-V (1-5) 2.Welcome To The Machine 3.Have A Cigar 4.Wish You Were Here 5.Shine On You Crazy Diamond Part VI-VIII (6-9)

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Beautifull
The pure voices of God
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Angelis

Manufacturer: Sony / Bmg Import
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ASIN: B000IY03D2
Release Date: 2006-11-13

Tracks:

Angel
Pie Jesu
Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Silent Night
Pokarekare Ana
Even Though You've Gone
Walking in the Air
Morning Has Broken
May It Be
Cantero
O, Holy Night

Album Description

Hand-selected from around the UK by choral experts, their album lends inspiration from past and present, with interpretations of songs across a range of genres. Together, they have created their LP with one of the world's most successful producers, Steve Mac, whose acclaimed work includes 30 UK Number 1's from artists including Il Divo, Westlife, Mariah Carey and Kelly Clarkson, plus album sales of over 60 million. Boasting 12-tracks - 11 by Steve Mac - Angelis' debut album offers dynamic harmonies with relentless energy and is delivered with aplomb. Highlights include the beautiful Sarah McClachlan song `Angel' - which is the album's lead track - plus contemporary versions of classical hymns including `O Holy Night' and `Pie Jesu', plus interpretations of Enya's `May It Be' and Eva Cassidy's `Over The Rainbow'. Sony/BMG. 2006.

Album Details

Simon Cowell's Latest Project. Six of the UK'S Finest Choral Singers Lushly Produced by Il Divo Producer Steve Mac.

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Beautifull.......2007-03-08

I bought this cd becasue it simply caught my attention.

The songs are amazing, and the voices are just beautifull, I love " Even though you are gone" and "Angel".

Can't wait to hera more frm this kids

Good for you Simon.......

The pure voices of God.......2007-01-20

Absolutely moving and inspiring music from immensely gifted young voices!
Even though there is a bit of traditional holiday music, the secular offerings will move your soul.

Magnificent.......2007-01-12

Simon Cromwell has done it again. First Il Divo and now these talented young people. They truly sound like angels. Six magnificent children who will go a long way in music. They are amazing.

Hummel: Missa Solemnis in C Major / Te Deum

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Grodd's Research
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Hummel: Missa Solemnis in C Major / Te Deum

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ASIN: B000273AOY
Release Date: 2004-06-15

Tracks:

Te Deum
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Gloria
Credo
Sanctus
Benedictus
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Customer Reviews:

Grodd's Research.......2007-07-23

Uwe Grodd ( http://www.uwe-grodd.com/ ) started a huge research proyect (about 1999) related with the composers ecclipsed by Beethoven's star. It is logic that Beethoven wasn't the only composer related with the transition from the clasic to the romantic music. This record is probably the more important achievement of Grodd's research. Hummel's music, so as Beethoven's, shows elements of both temps: classic and pre - romantic.

Outstanding Performance.......2007-03-17

I mainly bought this CD so I could compare Hummel's Missa Solemnis with Beethoven's. Just because Hummel is a bit obscure does not mean his music is less important. His Missa Solemnis is very bright, gay and full of life.
Hummel's choral music is a bit like Beethoven but not as passionate and serious.
I especially liked the 'Sanctus&Benecitus' movement lead by the angelic voice of Patricia Wright.
If your a little unsure of Johann Nepomuk Hummel then let me put it this way: "If you like Mozart's choral music, you'll like Hummel."

Keep your eyes open for a CD's of Beethoven's magnificant 'Missa Solemnis'. Together, they would make an excellend purchase

A real New Zealand effort.......2005-03-18

Too often Hummel has been compared unfavorably to Beehoven but here Hummel outstrips his once great rival with this magnificant mass. I find the Beehoven Missa Solemnis poor by comparison, full of tension, unbalanced and not worth remembering. No wonder Prince Nicholas II who comissioned both works praised this Hummel mass and expressed his disappointment at the Beehoven mass. I couldn't agree more. It dispells the myth that if written by one of the the great masters then it must be good and if written by a lesser known composer than it must be inferrior. I certainly prefer to listen to first grade works no matter who they are written by, rather than the 2nd or even 3rd grade works of the great masters.

It may surprise you that the revival of this magnificant mass was a real New Zealand effort. Rediscovered and published by New Zealand 18th Century music scholar, Alan Bagley, he was instrumental making this first ever recording a reality. It was recorded here in Wellington and many of us heard that something with Hummel was going on and waited eagerly for the recording. While we had great expectations, the quality of this mass and recording was a real surprise.

Stuart McLaren

Essential Recording.......2004-06-25

At first I was skeptical of Hummel's Missa Solemnis as being bland and uncreative, but after listening I now regard it as one of my favorite compact discs. The Mass is one of the finest settings from this time period, and I would happily rank this work with mass settings by Mozart and Haydn.

The Mass is not only beautiful, but extremely orignial. Why this is a premiere recording, I cannot understand. The Te Deum is also a splendid setting of the text and I regard it as an equal to Haydn's. Sadly, this disc is only 57 minutes long, but it is worth every penny (and who could complain at such a cheap price?).

Tracks:

Shine On You Crazy Diamond
Money
Us & Them
Hey You
Another Brick In The Wall
Wish You Were Here
Time
The Great Gig In The Sky
In The Flesh

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Down right Awesome.......2007-07-16

I don't know about the previous review, but this is just great. A nice treat when looking for a new way to appreciate the music of Roger Waters and Pink Floyd

It could have been so much more..........2006-07-25

Like their earlier 1989 Pink Floyd recording, this recording of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra playing Pink Floyd could have been so much better than it was. Essentially, it is a recording of a Pink Floyd tribute band backed by an orchestra. The use of electric guitar, electric bass, full trap set, vocalists and synthesizers detracts from the performance and leaves the listener longing for an actual symphonic version of these works. It would have been entirely different if it had been members of Pink Floyd contributing, however it was not. Therefore, it left something to be desired.

For a fully symphonic Pink Floyd experience, try "Us and Them" by the London Philharmonic.

don't bother too spent 0 on any think.......2006-03-03

we'll there isn't any comment on this''accept i hoped i rather not be heard...save your though..buy american most wanted.

Could have been much better.......2005-04-10

The record begins with what looks like a very promising rendering of "Shine on..." until the vocals enter in the sixth minute, making you scramble for the "off" button - not to let your neigbours know you're listening to this unbelievably corny crap. And this is only the beginning.

"Money", "Time" and especially "In the Flesh" are pathetic, "Us and them" and "WYWH" sound like an interminable folk music evening on German TV, and "Another Brick..." is just plain bad.

On the other hand, "Hey you" would have been quite good minus the vocals. As for "The great gig in the sky", it is the only track I would call listenable throughout, the usual horrible vocals being replaced by a woman who can actually sing.

The problem with this album is not the inevitable alteration of the spirit of Pink floyd, but the absolutely APPALLING vocal performance and some painfully kitchy instrumentation at times. Well, most of the time, actually.

If you're a diehard PF fan - like myself - and think you can take anything with its name on it, well, think again. If you don't even like Pink floyd, you'll never be able to listen to this.

Hardly symphonic........2005-03-29

This CD suffers from the number one ailment of most symphonic tribute albums; it is only symphonic in the loosest, most liberal sense of the definition. I think a lot of listeners would agree that symphonic tribute albums should not be performed by "orchestras" which include electric guitars, bass guitars, synthesizers, or drum kits. Listening to a symphony's re-creation of a rock song should enhance the experience and expand the breadth of its reaches, not merely change some of the instruments.

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