Bloch: Suite for Viola & Orchestra; Vaughan Williams: Flos Campi

On this CD:

1. Suite, for viola & orchestra
Composed by Ernest Bloch
Performed by Krakow Radio Symphony Orchestra with Jerzy Kosmala
Conducted by Szymon Kawalla

2. Flos Campi, suite for viola, small chorus, & small orchestra
Composed by Ralph Vaughan Williams
Performed by Krakow Radio Symphony Orchestra with Jerzy Kosmala
Conducted by Szymon Kawalla

Tracks:

Carnival Of The Animals - Bruno Canino
Vocalise, Op.34 No.14 - Lynn Harrell
Thais - Julian Lloyd Webber
Adagio - Janos Starker
Apres Un Reve - Bruno Canino
Adagio - Julian Lloyd Webber
Ave Maria - Julian Lloyd Webber
Adagio - Julian Lloyd Webber
Traumerei (Dreaming) - Bruno Canino
Notturno: Andante - Julian Lloyd Webber
Sicilienne - Bruno Canino
An Die Musik, D547 - Bruno Canino
Reverie - Julian Lloyd Webber
Prayer - Bruno Canino
Ebben? Ne Andro Lontana - Bruno Canino
Salut D'amour, Op.12 - Bruno Canino
Valse Sentimentale, Op.15 No.6 - Samuel Sanders
Kol Nidrei, Op.47 - Julian Lloyd Webber

Tracks:

Air (Air On A G String) - Julian Lloyd Webber
Clair De Lune - Julian Lloyd Webber
Elegie, Op.24 - Jullian Lloyd Webber
Andante - Heinrich Schiff
Romance In D Minor, Op.62 - Julian Lloyd Webber
Beau Soir - Bruno Canino
Sicilienne, Op.78 - Bruno Canino
Panis Angelicus - Julian Lloyd Webber
Nocturne In E Flat Major, Op.9 No.2 - Julian Lloyd Webber
Cantabile - Samuel Sanders
Liebesleid - Samuel Sanders
Adagio Ma Non Troppo - Janos Starker
Bereuse - Julian Lloyd Webber
Cantilena - Julian Lloyd Webber
Melodie, Op.20 No.1 - Julian Lloyd Webber

Customer Reviews:

really like it.......2007-03-05

This is the first classical cd I have ever bought. The two-disc album was a great price. I really love the performance of Lynn Harrell. I like the collection of Adagios because they are perfect to fall asleep to or study to.

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Great music with a great performance.
Thomas Bloch's Interpretation is Second-to-None
unbelievable
Thomas Bloch is a great 20th century composer
interesting, generally excellent

Glass Harmonica
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Customer Reviews:

Great music with a great performance........2006-08-15

I found the glass harmonica music most relaxing with an etherial quality. The performance is outstanding.

Thomas Bloch's Interpretation is Second-to-None.......2003-01-02

This is a great introduction to the exquisite Glass Harmonica. Naxos once again enlarges our listening pleasure by allowing such gifted musician/composers as Thomas Bloch a wider audience than other, more recondite labels have afforded him. This instrument, invented by Franklin, and taken seriously by such greats as Mozart and Beethoven, is only now coming into its own again. Bloch is an integral part of that rebirth. Delicate, eerie, rumored to drive the listener mad, or to attract ghosts, the sound of the Glass Harmonica hovers at the very edges of hearing: a clean, celestial tone. You will never forget it once you hear its distictive sound. Liner notes give the instrument's fascinating history. Bloch himself attempts (along with such great post-moderns such as John Cage) to create a future for the Glass Harmonica with his "Sancta Maria" and does an extraordinary job. The price, too, for this CD is extraordinary. What a bargain!

unbelievable.......2002-12-11

the music of the glass harmonica is so unusal that it is a joy to listen to. it is a shame that it is not more main stream the tones are so unearthly that is is like a song from a fantasy you really start to believe that elves are playing the music it is something out of Tolkin

Thomas Bloch is a great 20th century composer.......2002-10-09

All right. This is a great album. It explores the history of the glass harmonica since the classical period. But to add to the other reviewers, there is one cut - the last cut - done by Thomas Bloch in the last century - Sancta Maria - that makes the whole album worthwhile. It is an extraordinary track and I don't care if the soprano is female or male. It is great music and a great listening pleasure. You will want to play it over and over again. Make it you most favorite MP3.

interesting, generally excellent.......2002-04-05

I would disagree with the reviewer below that this is anything more than a curiosity. Even the works on this disc by great composers such as Mozart and Beethoven are generally trivial. At the same time, this is fine playing of a highly unusual instrument by a polished virtuoso. Some of the pieces, however, I could do without. For instance, while Thomas Bloch's playing is excellent, his compositional skills are somewhat lacking. His own original work, complete with overdubbed whiny male soprano, is the disc's finale and sounds more like a corny film soundtrack than anything else. In addition, it must be noted that the performance here of Donizetti's "Mad Scene" from Lucia utilizes possibly the worst soprano ever recorded (short of Florence Foster Jenkins). I wouldn't wish her off-pitch shrieking on my worst enemies.

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Delightful collection

Favorite Violin Encores

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Tracks:

Sicilienne
Rondo, K. 250
Mdie
Danza espanola No. 5: Danza espanola No. 5 'Andaluza'
Schosmarin
Liebesleid
Liebesfreud
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Minuet In G, WoO 10 No. 2
Ava Maria, Op. 52, No. 6
Humoresque In G Flat, Op. 101 No. 7
Mtation de Tha
Valse sentimentale, Op. 51 No. 6
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Andantino In The Style Of Padre Martini
La Capricieuse
Apres un reve, Op. 7 No. 1
Tango, Op. 165 No. 2
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Estrellita
Nocturne, Op. 51 No. 3

Tracks:

Andantino
Standchen, D. 957, No. 4: Serenade
Divertimento In D, K. 334: Menuet
Kinderszenen, Op. 15: Scenes d'enfants, No. 7 Traumerei
Sonatine In G, Op. 100: Larghetto
Ave Maria: Meditation sur le 1er prelude de J.S. Bach
Sonata No. 12 In E Minor: Sonata No. 12 In E Minor, Op. 3, No. 6
Songs My Mother Taught Me: Songs My Mother Taught Me, Op. 3, No. 6
Souvenir de Moscou: Souvenir de Moscou, Op. 6
Piece en forme de habanera
Zigeunerseisen, Op. 20, No. 1: Airs bohemiens
Allegro
Les berceaux: Les berceaux, Op. 23, No. 1
Tzigane
Baal shem: Nigun
Adagio

Customer Reviews:

Delightful collection.......2001-03-25

A delightful collection of shorter works for violin with piano accompaniment, some of them extremely familiar, others less so, but with Grumiaux's lyrical style (not flamboyant like Perlman's, but graceful and beautiful in an understated way), and fine accompaniment, the music on these 2 CDs is consistently excellent and can be listened to either consecutively or just a few pieces at a time. Well worth having.

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Staggering! All the Stravinsky I'll ever need!
Magnificent!
Where's my Petrushka?
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Customer Reviews:

Stravinsky the Composer, not Stravinsky the Conductor.......2006-09-18

It is a pretty good collection, lots of music from Stravinsky's entire carreer, but one must keep in mind that Stravinsky was a brilliant composer, and not a commanding maestro. You will not necessarily be getting the best recordings of these works. For example, something like the Boulez/Cleveland Rite of Spring is far superior to those in this collection. He is a vastly better conductor, and is much more capable of making the orchestra perform Stravinsky's intentions than Stravinsky is. All in all, however, I am more than glad I own this set.

Staggering! All the Stravinsky I'll ever need!.......2006-05-20

While I had heard some Stravinsky compositions prior to my purchase, this was the first (and only) Stravinsky material I have ever owned. As a young music enthusiast, the draw to me was to hear these pieces as Stravinsky conducted them and to get so many of them at such a great price, not to have the original jackets for the purpose of reminiscing. So, as someone who needed a good jump start into the works of Stravinsky (by Stravinsky), this set has proven totally invaluable. And while more information could have been packed onto these cds, I do appreciate how closely these discs have stuck to the original releases. I don't know about the portion of Petroushka which some reviewers claim is missing (as I don't know any other version), but I was totally blown away at hearing this version of Petroushka anyhow. In all, for whatever faults some sticklers may find here or there with this set, the value of this material collected in such a way (and at such a price) by far outweighs any possible faults.

Magnificent!.......2006-03-02

A great collection. There is simply no substitute for hearing Stravinsky as the great composer wanted to have his music played. Here is so much and also so varied a collection. I have been enjoying this set a great deal. One of the 20th century's greatest composers conducting his own compositions.

Where's my Petrushka?.......2003-08-01

The main reason I bought this box is because I was introduced to Stravinsky's Petrushka in the spring of 2003, and I loved it.
Along with Rite of Spring I think it's the most brilliant music Mr. Stravinsky ever wrote...so, I've been listening to the 34-minute long 1960 CSO recording of it at least once a day since I first heard it, naturally sort of memorizing it, but it didn't fit when I made this CD spin. The recording of Petrushka in this box is the VERY SAME RECORDING (1960) that I'd listened to, but it's cut to a suite! It's only 24 minutes long. You can tell it's obviously cut at certain points if you're familiar with the uncut version. 10 WHOLE MINUTES ARE MISSING FROM "PETRUSHKA!" I was (and still am) very disappointed by this.
Familiarizing myself with the rest of the discs was very fulfilling, though; I love the Ebony Concerto with the Columbia Jazz Combo featuring Benny Goodman...but the "suite-cut" of Petrushka made me paranoid...I can't be sure if anything else is edited or not...
There are 75 pages of notes in the booklet about the recordings but only 1/3 is in English.
The special multimedia feature disc is nothing much. With awful graphics it features the same notes as in the booklet, and there are lyrics for those who want to use the box for karaoke.
These 400 minutes of music (an average of 45 minutes per disc) could fit on only 5 CD's instead of 9, but it seems that this collection is made for nostaligs who will love watching and touching these tiny LP-jackets - after all, it is called the "Original Jacket Collection."
Incidentally, all of Stravinsky's recorded work which he conducted himself is not in this box. It is not at all complete; aside from the missing part of "Petrushka," his own reading of "Symphony in Three Movements" is missing (but available on CBS.)
Hats off to the man himself anyway. The music is brilliant, and considering that these recordings are 40+ years old, the sound quality is very good. Excellent stereophony on Rite of Spring!
It's a good thing that his music is still available and that people are offering refurbished products thereof. But if you love Petrushka like I do...buy the real thing...this just might disappoint you...
The 3 stars is a compromise of the music and the package; (5 stars for the music & its quality - 1 star for the package, choice of discs and--considering the price--somewhat weak linear notes.)

legendary.......2002-06-30

This 9 cd set is an historical one...more than half of Stravinsky's works are collected in this set. i clearly can say that there isn't any better recording for Stravinsky's works. especcialy first released USA's national anthem and a 12 tone work "Fanfare for two Trumpets" are remarkable.and we can also mention that some noises during the recording procces (i.e: Stravinsky's turning the page of the partition) gives a different taste to the listener. This is a real golden box of music.

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In Utero: Music for My Baby, Vol. 1

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One of the best Bloch recordings

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Customer Reviews:

One of the best Bloch recordings.......2004-12-17

This recording features three of Ernest Bloch's better known pieces.

Schelomo (Hebrew for Solomon), is probably Bloch's most famous work, having been recorded by many of the great orchestras in the world and has been conducted by the best including Leonard Bernstein.

The Hebrew Suite was originally composed as a duo for violin and piano with this later arrangement fashioned for orchestra with violin obliggato. This recording offers the only available orchestrated version of this deep and moving piece.

Bloch's only violin concerto is among his finest works and the Prague Orchestra's recording is one of the best.

70 minutes of sublime music with the mysterious flavor that only Bloch can deliver.

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Classical Chill

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Nobuko Imai: Viola Bouquet

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Schon Rosmarin
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Another Triumph for the Viola, Whatever That's Worth

Bloch: Chamber Music with Viola

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Release Date: 2000-11-28

Tracks:

Ste Hebraique: Rapsodie
Ste Hebraique: Processional
Ste Hebraique: Affirmation
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Two Pieces: Processional
Concertino: Allegro Comodo - Andante - Allegro
Ste (Unfinished)
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Ste: Second Movt: Allegro Ironico
Ste: Third Movt: Lento
Ste: Fourth Movt: Molto Vivo

Customer Reviews:

Another Triumph for the Viola, Whatever That's Worth.......2001-02-07

Just kidding with that title... I really do like solo viola music.

Paul Cortese is possibly the world's foremost proponent of the solo repertoire of his instrument, one which usually gets stuck playing second fiddle to the violin in both ensemble literature and solo literature.

This is a very listenable set by Ernest Bloch, brought to life with Cortese's brilliant technique and flowing tone. My favorite is the 1918-19 Suite for Viola and Piano, but all these pieces are entertaining. Bloch was a very melodic composer, many of his works featuring lines influenced by Bloch's Jewish background. (One example of this is the Suite Hebraique, better known as a work for violin and orchestra; this version for viola and piano was written first and therefore is the original.)

Tracks:

Sonata For Viola And Piano: 1st Movt. : Molto moderato - Allegro
Sonata For Viola And Piano: 2nd Mvnt. : Allegro energico, ma non troppo presto
Sonata For Viola And Piano: 3rd Mvnt. : Molto lento
Suite For Viola And Piano: 1st Movt. : Lento - Allegro - Moderato
Suite For Viola And Piano: 2nd Movt. : Allegro ironico (Scherzo)
Suite For Viola And Piano: 3rd Mvnt. : Lento
Suite For Viola And Piano: 4th Mvnt. : Molto vivo
Two Caprices (Caprices No. 13, 5)
Caprice No. 17
'La Campanella'
Leibesfreud

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No viola jokes here! William Primrose was one of the instrument's greatest players, and the way he tosses off Paganini's Caprices will amaze any lover of string virtuosity. Bax and Bloch take up most of the album, which is an extremely heavy dose of 1920s mysticism at once. It's especially a chore since the transfers of these 78 sets are burdened with irritating surface noise, which is oddly absent from the Paganini. The repertoire and spotty transfers make the disc difficult to recommend, but there is some amazing viola playing here. --Leslie Gerber

Customer Reviews:

Historic Performances to Hear with Your Heart.......2007-04-29

One must listen past the superficial surface noise in order to enjoy these recordings. There is no hiding Primrose's great deep-throated sound, which is like chocolate syrup. The underlying heart and soul of the playing is what's important here. Detractors would probably complain of road noise in a 1936 Duesenberg and miss the point there, as well.

Great performer, poor recording.......2002-08-21

It's obvious that Primrose is an awesome, *awesome* violist from this CD. Unfortunately, the poor recording taints the listener's experience with gritty, grainy background noise. It could be a result of the age of the recordings this CD's tracks were taken off of, but even so I felt myself taken away from really enjoying the music. If you have an honest desire to hear Primrose perform, then this CD is for you; otherwise, don't waste your money.

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