Moods: Relaxation [Import]

Track Listings

1. Swan Of Tuonela Op.22 No.2

2. Serenade For Strings Op.48

3. Madama Butterfly: Humming Chor

4. Le Carnaval Des Animaux

5. String Quartet No.1 Op Il

6. Adagio

7. Gymnopedie No.1

8. Thais: Meditation

9. Orchestral Suite No.3 Bwv 106

10. Pavane Op.50

11. Orfeo Ed Euridice: Dance Of The

12. Canon

13. Symphony No.9 From The New

Moods: Relaxation, Music, Various Artists, Classical, Classical Collections-Artist Desc.

Pure New Age Moods: A 5 Disc CD/DVD Box Set with 37 Audio Tracks and over 4 Hours of Soothing New Age Music from all Four Corners of the Globe!
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Nice Listening Music if the CD's play properly

New Age Pure Moods

Not Pure Moods

Pure New Age Moods: A 5 Disc CD/DVD Box Set with 37 Audio Tracks and over 4 Hours of Soothing New Age Music from all Four Corners of the Globe!
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Big Eye Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Pure Moods: Celestial Celebration

Pure Moods, Vol. IV

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Pure Moods, Vol. II

ASIN: B000A2H2L8
Release Date: 2005-08-02

Tracks:

The Rain Forest
Tabatinga
Earth's Last Frontier
The Waterfall
Temple In The Jungle
Sunset In The Rainforest
The Conquistadors
The Amazon
Rainy Season
Lada Bay

Tracks:

Eye Of The Tiger
Sunset Over Tenganan
Jakarta Winds
Journey To Ulan Danu
Festival Of Kamasan
Temples Of Tarah Lot
Lake Batur
Tales Of Times Past
Skyline At Dusk

Tracks:

Carmel River
Legend Of Garradata
Hurricane Point
Pfeiffer Beach
Ventana Wilderness
Little Sur River
Morro Bay
Rocky Creek
Islands Of Life

Tracks:

Boteti River
Botswana Song
Cry Of The Kalahari
Deception Valley
Kadu Ritual
Kubu Island Retreat
Melon Dance
Pans Of Makgadkgadi
Gemelan Lullabye

Customer Reviews:

Nice Listening Music if the CD's play properly.......2007-03-18

I was disappointed in the CD's because the 5th CD in the grouping of 5 CD's doesn't play on my Bose CD player. I even tried to play it on another CD player without any luck. The first 4 CD's are quite nice to listen to.

New Age Pure Moods.......2006-08-28

This is not one of the Pure Moods selections but still it does have some good music on the discs. The music is pretty well done and it is great to just sit back and relax to. I don't think it is cheaply made and the sound is very good and clean. I recommend it if you like this New Age type of music. Well worth the price as far as I am concerned. Four discs of music (37 pieces) and a DVD with 55 minutes of music with a slide show on top of it. Enjoy yourself.

Gerald Baes

Not Pure Moods.......2006-01-09

This album is NOT part of the Pure Moods series. Most of the songs are cheaply done or imitations.

Do NOT buy.

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surprisingly good
Editorial Review
AWESOME!
Not Bad at All!
Eclectic Mellow Mix

Pure Moods: Celestial Celebration
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Virgin Records Us
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Celtic Moods: A Celtic Companion to Pure Moods

ASIN: B0001BS3GQ
Release Date: 2004-02-24

Tracks:

Here With Me - Dido
Building A Mystery (live) - Sarah McLachlan
Love of Strings - Moby
More Than This - Charlie Hunter featuring Norah Jones
Wake Up In New York - Craig Armstrong featuring Evan Dando
Have A Day/Celebratory - Polyphonic Spree
Amado Mio - Pink Martini
San Antonio - Kinky
Euphoria - Delerium
Voyageur (chillout mix) - Enigma
Crescent Silver Scythe - Sheila Chandra
I Don't Know What I Can Save You From (Royksopp mix) - Kings of Convenience
Weather Storm - Massive Attack
Harvest Moon - Cassandra Wilson
The Choking Kind - Joss Stone
Days Go By (acoustic mix) - Dirty Vegas
Ain't No Sunshine - Eva Cassidy
What A Wonderful World - Sarah Brightman

Customer Reviews:

surprisingly good.......2006-12-10

Compilation cds are usually kind of corny because they're usually full of the same ole top 40 pop hits, but I was surprised at how enjoyable this one was. I recognized some songs and was enthralled with some new ones.

It's moody and varied and features some great female talent. It's like a mixed cd one of my girlfriends might make me with a random shuffle of artists she has saved on her realplayer.

I pop it into my car whenever I get sick of waiting for the radio to play something intelligible.

Editorial Review.......2006-11-06

"Though Celestial Celebration seems like a title taken from the Big Book of New Age Buzzwords, the Pure Moods people do a nice job with this collection musically. There's plenty of big-name talent involved, with everyone contributing mellow material. From Charlie Hunter and Norah Jones running through a dusky jazz take on Bryan Ferry's 'More Than This' to Röksopp's percussive ping-pong remix of the Kings of Convenience nugget 'I Don't Know What I Can Save You From,' Celestial Celebration helps make quiet the new loud. Flecks of Latin influence float in on a breeze, offering cuts from Kinky and Pink Martini; elsewhere, Sheila Chandra ('Crescent Silver Scythe') and Enigma ('Voyageur') offer a refined take on chill. The Dirty Vegas car advertisement hit 'Days Go By' is reborn here as a spare acoustic ballad, and Sarah Brightman's 'What a Wonderful World' ends the album in her overly dramatic yet atmospheric and rousing style. (The crashing percussion track is a nice touch). ~ Johnny Loftus, All Music Guide"

AWESOME!.......2006-09-06

If you are looking for meditation or tranquility from daily stress I recommend not only this CD, but the entire collection. I have all the Pure Moods collection and keep buying more New Age music. I feel I've invested my money in good music. I listen to pretty much anything from soft music, Rock, Salsa, Calypso to Dance-Techno music, but when I don't feel like listening to loud music, I listen to these CD collection, specially on a Sunday to reconnect with relaxation to start another heavy woking week. Also, if you like gospel, I'm sure you'll love these even though is not quite gospel music. You just reconnect yourself spiritually in this material world.

Not Bad at All!.......2006-05-17

Celestial Celebration is not a bad CD and a worth follow-up in the Pure Moods series. I still think Pure Moods 1 is the best however the others in the series are still good and worthy of purchasing. The flow on this CD is a bit puzzling at time because some of the styles contrast somewhat but to some that might be considered a strength. Some strong artists and tracks on this CD from Delerium, Moby and Massive Attack. All in all not a bad choice and nice to listen to. Other great CD's include Blank and Jones Relax, Digital Moodz "Levitation" & "Metamorphosis" and Conjure One "Extraordinary Ways".

Eclectic Mellow Mix.......2006-03-17

Was surprised at how much I love this album: but each time I listen, I love it more and more. There's one or two songs that I'm not sure belong on here, or that need to be in a different order, but I'm willing to let it go for how much I enjoy the mix overall. Listen to it on a rainy sunday afternoon, and relax.

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Perfect Chillout Yoga Music

Yoga Moods
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Sequoia Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Music for Yoga

ASIN: B000GTJS94
Release Date: 2006-09-12

Tracks:

Aureole ~ Jens Gad Prsents
Swan ~ Altea W.
Staraja Ladoga ~ Achillea
Cape Porcupine ~ Achillea
Odin's Hill ~ Achillea
Casino Lounge ~ Peter Mergener
In For The Night (Buddha Edit) ~ The Moontrane Conductors
The Orbiting Suns ~ Jens Gad Presents
Bhajya Sahita ~ Hands Upon Black Earth
Silver Star ~ Jens Gad Presents
Les Eaux Verts ~ Jens Gad Presents
Chanson Pour Une Femme ~ Althea W.
Zen Garden, Part 1 (Savasana Edit)

Album Description

Find Inner Balance - Discover a mellow spot where you can unwind, feel centered and renew your body, mind and spirit. This serene set of richly satisfying chill/lounge grooves has been carefully handpicked by renowned yoga-instructor trainer Beth Shaw and exclusively mixed by the Gordon brothers (Buddha-Lounge, Hotel Tara). Together they have created a transcendent soundtrack for yoga sessions and chilling out, featuring an incomparable line up of leading global electronica artists such as Jens Gad, The Moontrane Conductors, Achillea, Hands Upon Black Earth, Peter Mergener and Althea W. These sensuous beats from Europe create a relaxed atmosphere you can enjoy anytime. This soothing set of hypnotic rhythms, blissful vocals and ethereal atmospheres is the elegant alternative for everything from yoga to dinner with friends, unwinding after work or just cocooning at home. "Set the mood & enhance your groove - the perfect tone for yoga practice." - Beth Shaw Founder, YogaFit

Customer Reviews:

Perfect Chillout Yoga Music.......2006-09-14

I am an avid yoga practitioner and this new release really compliments my more active yogq routine perfectly. This is amazingl chillout music with a spiritual twist and sensational final track from David & Steve Gordon that's just perfect for unwinding and moving deeply into relaxation. Pop this one in the player for your next Yoga class and you'll see what I mean. Samadhi central!

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Oh, Kitten...it's a Must Have
Almost , Nearly, perfect
Much more than Kitten On the Keys
Zany yet poetic!
Brilliant!

Confrey: Piano Music

Manufacturer: Naxos
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000HZOE
Release Date: 1999-01-19

Tracks:

Kitten On The Keys
Dizzy Fingers
Meandering
African Suite: I. High Hattin'
African Suite: II. Kinda Careless
African Suite: III. Mississippi Shivers
Jay Walk
Sparkling Waters
Wise Cracker Suite: I. Yokel Opus
Wise Cracker Suite: II. Mighty Lackawanna
Wise Cracker Suite: III. The Sheriff's Lament
Amazonia
Blue Tornado
Three Little Oddities: I. Impromptu
Three Little Oddities: II. Romanza
Three Little Oddities: III. Novelette
Coaxing The Piano
Stumbling (Paraphrase)
Moods Of A New Yorker: I. At Dusk
Moods Of A New Yorker: II. Movie Ballet
Moods Of A New Yorker: III. Relaxation
Moods Of A New Yorker: IV. After Theatre (Tango)
Rhythm Venture
Fourth Dimension

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Zez Confrey (1895-1971) may not be a household name, but his 1921 masterpiece "Kitten on the Keys" certainly is. The Illinois-born composer studied the classics growing up, but somehow the temptation of Vaudeville sneaked its way into his compositions and he found success writing catchy ragtime miniatures with goofy names ("Wise Cracker Suite," "Dizzy Fingers," "Blue Tornado"). Republic of Georgia pianist Eteri Andjaparidze performs 24 of Confrey's works with technical perfection and plenty of spirit--two requirements for these compositions--but sounds a tad robotic on some numbers. Between "Kitten" and 1959's "Fourth Dimension," Confrey explored blues, rags, Latin rhythms, and--of course--jazz, but the real highlight here is a slow number, the four-movement Moods of a New Yorker. In sum, this a great tribute featuring great music, perfect for fans of George Gershwin, Ferde Grofé, Jelly Roll Morton, and Joseph Lamb. --Jason Verlinde

Customer Reviews:

Oh, Kitten...it's a Must Have.......2004-12-29

Hats off to Naxos for releasing this absolutely perfect tribute to Zez Confrey - it was high time, someone had to do it, and Naxos has done Confrey real justice. One would expect caricature of his work, rather than the respectful, honest, accurate renditions of his work featured on this album.

I discovered my love for Confrey thanks to the Aeolian Hall Birth of Rhapsody in Blue album (another of my reviews covers that great one), which featured a small selection of his compositions. The distinct, unique sound of his work snagged me immediately, and so I was thrilled to come upon this little Naxos treat.

Every piece on the album is sheer delight, but several do stand out from the rest. "Kitten on the Keys" (Confrey's most famous composition, here done full justice), "Meandering" (which just glides and lilts along like feathers on a breeze), "Kinda Careless" (a sensuous, seductive little number), "Yokel Opus" (a snappy little foxtrot), "Coaxing the Piano" (which seems almost an homage to 'Twelfth Street Rag', in a skewed way), "Movie Ballet" (which sounds exactly like its title would suggest), and "Rhythm Venture" (so gracefully syncopated, it's practically a marvel).

Any and all Confrey and jazz fans should consider this album as required listening, and well worth owning. The price alone is reason enough - you cannot go wrong with Naxos' rates. But even if it were four times the price, it would still be a bargain.

Almost , Nearly, perfect.......2003-10-25

Wonderful selection of pieces, most of these are lesser-known Confrey and tend to represent his more "Serious" music. Perhaps because of that the pianist (a superb performer) tends to emphasize their concert qualities over their popular music aspects. This is only a tiny complaint. There's a lot of excellect music here, and at Naxos' low price it's a bargan.

Much more than Kitten On the Keys.......2002-05-16

If you thought an album of Zez Confrey music would be track after track like Dizzy Fingers or Kitten On the Keys, you are in a for a pleasant surprise with this superb CD.

The performances of the said party pieces are fast, furious and fun, but there are also some great blues renditions, and some lyrical, reflective pieces.

I would have preferred if the CD had included a few more of the well-known pieces like My Pet, Poor Buttermilk and You Tell 'Em, Ivories, but the many pieces I had never heard of are interesting, and are played beautifully.

Zany yet poetic!.......2000-09-04

Once again, in its "American Classics" series, Naxos has pulled a pleasant surprise rabbit out of the hat. Zez Confrey must be a new name for virtually everyone, unless they are well past my own age, and I don't go back quite that far. The name was certainly new for me, but a few of the pieces on this disc brought memories flooding back, most likely because my parents once had them coupled on an ancient 78 shellac.

Confrey (1895 - 1971) had been relegated pretty much to the dustbin of history before this release. But he did have his days in the sun between the two world wars. Undoubtedly his brightest moment was when he shared billing with George Gershwin and Paul Whiteman on the occasion of the premiere for Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, where Confrey had the stage in the first half of the concert and Gershwin in the second. For the most part, after that February, 1924 "An Experiment in Modern Music" concert of Whiteman's, the paths of Gershwin and Confrey began to diverge; Gershwin was, to put it simply, an overnight success.

All of the music on this album is fun, and virtually all of it demands virtuosic pianistic ability, which Confrey must certainly have possessed. Listening to it is like taking a trip down memory lane, back to the popular music in the first third of the previous century. There are pieces which have clear roots in ragtime, embellished upon and brought forward by a few decades, and at least a selection or two which sound very much like Gershwin preludes in their "bluesy" feel. It's also clear that Confrey was not unaware of the classical music of the period, because a few of the pieces capture the idioms of the piano music of Rachmaninoff and Ravel of that period (although they soon veer off into "Confrey territory"). If you listen carefully, you'll even hear a passing reference or two to Chopin. But, like the Rachmaninoff and Ravel musical allusions, these too are in fact just "passing references."

But most of the album is pure Confrey-style pianistic wizardry: Fleet fingers, crossing hands, syncopations and rhythmic "irregularities" with the colorfully descriptive titles of "Meandering", "Coaxing the Piano" and "Stumbling." And his two most famous pieces (which, probably, many of us have never heard), "Kitten on the Keys" and "Dizzy Fingers." (In fact, it was "Dizzy Fingers" and "Stumbling" which must have been the coupling on that ancient 78, because they were immediately recognizable.)

Eteri Andjaparidze is an excellent technician in this work, which can be very demanding of technique if it is to be pulled off properly. By and large, she does very well by it. In particular, she succeeds in capturing the passing allusions to the classical piano music of the time. If I had my druthers, I might ask for a little more panache, or insouciance, if you like, in the Confrey specialities noted in the previous paragraph. But who can quibble, especially at the Naxos price, without appearing to be a piker?

Neat stuff for a refreshing change of pace, with an opportunity to hear an hour's worth of music by someone who had been ignored for too long. That's a "get it" recommendation!

Bob Zeidler

Brilliant!.......2000-03-22

I have no idea what Jason Verlinde meant by saying that Eteri Andjaparidze sounds "a tad robotic" on certain pieces on her new Zez Confrey album; indeed, the Republic of Georgia pianist sounds absolutely marvelously free in her interpretations. I cannot hear anything "robotic" at all in her playing. She approaches the intricate syncopations of Confrey's music with dazzling style. She is technically proficient enough to take Confrey's tempi at a furious pace, when necessary, in pieces such as "Kitten on the Keys" and "Dizzy Fingers," and to create a sustained, beautiful flow to the music in such "impressionistic" pieces as "Sparkling Waters" and "Mighty Lackawana." The selections which will remind the listener of Art Deco New York in the 1920's and 1930's, are taken at exactly the right tempo, and Ms. Andjaparidze syncopates the rhythms in a sparkling manner. I was utterly amazed at how a pianist, trained in the Republic of Georgia, could evoke the rhythms and style of American music of this type. But she does! In addition, the piano has been recorded beautifully, with sparkling tone at the treble end, and a rich, full bass. I purchased this CD a few hours after reading Frank Behrens' review. It is a wonderful addition to my collection of American music. I urge you to hear this excellent release. Naxos is to be commended for making it available.

Pure Movie Moods: 3 CD's of the Essential Movie Moods

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Pure Movie Moods: 3 CD's of the Essential Movie Moods
Various Artists
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ASIN: B000EPE73C
Release Date: 2006-08-29

Tracks:

Gladiator: Honor Him
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Chariots Of Fire: Chariots Of Fire:
Braveheart: Theme From Braveheart
Conquest Of Paradise: 1492 The Conquest Of Paradise
American Beauty: Theme From American Beauty
Last Tango In Paris: Last Tango In Paris Theme
Lord Of The Rings: The Breaking Of The Fellowship
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Schindlers List: Theme From Schindlers List
Unforgiven: Claudias Theme
On Golden Pond: Lake Song
One Floew Over The Cuckoos Nest: Theme From One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest
Papillon: Theme From Papillon
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon: A Love Before Time
Chinatown: Love Theme From Chinatown
Deliverance: Dueling Banjos
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Shakespear In Love: Theme From Shakespear In Love
Apocalypse Now: Ride Of The Valkyries
The Beach: Pure Shores
Blue Velvet: Blue Velvet
Ben Hur: Theme From Ben Hur
Angela's Ashes
Close Encounters Of The Third Kind: Theme From Close Encounters Of The Third Kind
Frankie & Johnny: Frankie & Johnny
The Exorcist: Tubular Bells
The English Patient: Theme From The English Patient

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1492: Conquest of Paradise
AmericanBeauty
Angela’s Ashes
Apocalypse Now
The Beach
Ben Hur
BlueVelvet
Braveheart
Chariots Of Fire
Close Encounters Of The Third Kind
Chinatown
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
Deliverance
The EnglishPatient
The Exorcist
Frankie & Johnny
Gladiator
The Godfather
IIPostino
L.A. Confidential
Last Tango In Paris
The Lord Of The Rings
On Golden Pond
Once Upon A Time In The West
One Flew Over TheCuckoo’s Nest
Papillon
The Talented Mr. Ripley
Titanic
Taxi Driver
The Unforgiven
Schindler’s List
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Meditation: Classical Relaxation, Vol. 2

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Meditation: Classical Relaxation, Vol. 2

Manufacturer: Delta
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000001VSS
Release Date: 1991-03-12

Tracks:

Meditation, From 'Thais'
Romance In G, Op. 26
The Last Song
Minuet
Serenade, Op. 3 No. 5
Poeme, Op. 41 No.6
Elegiac Melody No. 1
Elegia, From Serenade For String Orchestra
I Love You
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Thais: Massenet: Meditation, From Thais
Svendsen: Romance In G, Op. 26
Grieg: The Last Spring
Beethoven: Minuet
Haydn: Serenade, Op. 3 No. 5
Fibich: Poeme, Op. 41 No.6
Grieg: Elegiac Melody No. 1
Serenade For String Orchestra: Tchaikovsky: Elegia, From Serenade For String Orchestra
Grieg: I Love You
'La Gioconda': Ponchielli: Dance Of The Hours, From 'la Gioconda'

Meditation: Classical Relaxation (Box Set)

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Meditation: Classical Relaxation (Box Set)

Manufacturer: Delta
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000001W1A
Release Date: 1991-03-12

Tracks:

Canon
Piano Concerto No. 21 'Elvira Madigan': Andante
Coppelia: Notturno
String Quintet In C: Adagio - Schubert
Orchestral Suite No. 3: Air - Bach
Clarinet Concerto: Adagio
Symphony No. 8 'Unfinished': Andante con moto - Schubert
Concerto, Op. 9, No. 2: Adagio
Orpheus And Eurydice: Dance Of The Blessed Spirits

Tracks:

Thais: Meditation
Romance In G, Op. 26
The Last Spring
Minuet
Serenade, Op. 3, No. 5
Poeme, Op. 41, No. 6
Elegiac Melody No. 1
Serenade For String Orchestra: Elegia
I Love You
La Gioconda: Dance Of The Hours

Tracks:

Adagio
Romance In F Minor, Op. 11
Peer Gynt: Solveig's Song
Romance For Violin No. 2 In F, Op. 50
Rosamunde: Ballet Music In G
Symphony No. 5: Adagietto

Tracks:

Peer Gynt: Morning
Standchen (Serenade)
Mozartiana Suite: Preghiera (Ave Verum)
Moonlight Sonata: Adagio sostenuto
Piano Concerto No. 23 In A,, 2nd Movement
Rosamunde: Intermezzo
Violin Concerto In E Minor, 2nd Movement
Serenade For String Orchestra, 1st Movement
L'Arlesienne, Suite No. 2: Intermezzo
Concierto de Aranjuez, 2nd Movement
Trout Quintet: Theme And Variations

Tracks:

The Tales Of Hoffman: Barcarolle
Valse Triste
Liebestraum No. 3 In A Flat
Minuet
Oboe Concerto In D Minor (Excerpt)
Piano Sonata, No. 8 'Pathetique', 2nd Movement
Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo sinfonico
Christmas Oratorio: Sinfonia
Ave Maria
Horn Concerto No. 3, 2nd Movement
Symphony No. 1, 3rd Movement
Traumerei
Peer Gynt: Ase's Death
Xerxes: Largo
Symphony No. 9, 'From The New World', 2nd Movement

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remarkable evocation of a bygone style
Wodehouse the magnificent
The Rolls Royce of Zez Confrey recordings.

Zez Confrey Piano Rolls and Scores

Manufacturer: Warner Classics
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ASIN: B00007KMNW
Release Date: 2003-04-01

Tracks:

Dizzy Fingers
The Red Lantern
By The Waters Of The Minnetonka
Novelette
Waltz Mirage
Greenwich Witch
Afghanistan
Kitten On The Keys
Kinda Careless
The Sheik Of Araby
Heaven's Garden
Stumbling
Jaywalk
Tap Dance Of The Chimes
Humorestless
That Thing Called Love
Midsummer's Nightmare
Tricks
Coaxing The Piano
Concert Etude
My Pet
Relaxation
Fantasy Of Today

Customer Reviews:

remarkable evocation of a bygone style.......2003-07-25

In some ways, Artis Wodehouse's Disklavier realization of Zez Confrey's lighter-than-air pianistic joyrides is an even more impressive accomplishment than her previous restorations of Gershwin and Jelly Roll Morton piano rolls. Confrey's novelty style seems the truest musical embodiment of F. Scott Fitzgerald. It is fascinating to hear the spirit of the 20s come to life in such a nerve titillating way. Especially remarkable are the selections hand played by Ms. Wodehouse into the Disklavier. Though they are designated on the jacket liner notes, by ear it is impossible to tell the difference-- a tribute to the complete success and seamless integrity of her stylistic resurrection.

Wodehouse the magnificent.......2003-04-25

I've heard Artis Wodehouse play in other venues and she is an artist of the most amazing versatility and profound knowledge, not to mention astounding energy. This CD is exciting to listen to, friends play in their workplaces to add zip to life there. It will bring you tremendous enjoyment.

The Rolls Royce of Zez Confrey recordings........2003-04-10

If you already know and enjoy Zez Confrey's music, this disc belongs in your collection. If Confrey is unknown to you, this disc still belongs in your collection, unless of course you find joyful, exuberant piano music to be repugnant.

For those new to Confrey, here's a brief description:

Edward Elzear Confrey (known to all as Zez) was a self-described composer of novelty piano music, his way of trying to describe music that was at once influenced by ragtime, early jazz, popular songs, and classical composers, particularly Debussy and MacDowell. His music rarely if ever aspires to emotional profundity, but its sheer joy, bounce, and tunefulness make it hard to put down once you've started, whether as listener or pianist. As an amateur pianist, I've been playing Zez Confrey's music for 20 years. The reactions I have gotten from people over the years have been consistently the same; "Wow! Who wrote that?", and "Are there recordings of this music I can buy?". Now, this disc gives me an easy answer to the second question.

This disc is Artis Wodehouse's fourth disc devoted to her amazing humanized piano rolls. The first two covered a good cross-section of George Gershwin's piano rolls, while a third was a collection of piano rolls by Jelly Roll Morton. This is easily her finest work since the first "Gershwin plays Gershwin" disc in 1993.

Zez Confrey, like his contemporaries George Gershwin and Jelly Roll Morton, left behind a well-rounded collection of acoustic gramophone recordings as well as paper piano rolls. The least sophisticated of these paper rolls merely captured the notes that the pianist played and nothing more. Once the roll was published and sold, it was the job of the consumer, operating his or her own reproducing piano, to mechanically add pedaling, rubato, and dynamics as he or she saw fit. However, the most sophisticated reproducing rolls captured not only the notes but the pedaling, rubato, and dynamics used by the pianist, often with uncanny accuracy. All paper rolls allowed the pianist the option of post-production editing, e.g., removing wrong notes, and in popular music such as this, adding dazzling "third hand" counterpoint effects that made the end result unplayable by a human pianist. Confrey was one the best at this, and he uses this technique liberally throughout the rolls on this disc. (For those of you familiar with Confrey's "Kitten on the Keys" or "Dizzy Fingers" in their standard published versions, you're in for a treat once you hear Confrey's souped up three-handed versions presented here.) Still, even the best of these paper rolls played back on the best reproducing pianos could never be mistaken by an astute listener for a human being (two-handed or otherwise). There was always a discernible gap between playing produced in the human realm and that of the mechanical realm, that is until relatively recently. The explosion of digital technology has allowed such things as computerized reproducing pianos like the Yamaha Disklavier to become a readily available reality. Recordings made and played back on such pianos are virtually indistinguishable from live human performances. It wasn't long before people like Artis Wodehouse starting exploring ways to apply this technology to the old paper rolls, finally enabling listeners to experience what it might have been like to hear pianists like Gershwin, Morton, and Confrey recorded in the flesh, and in modern sound. By taking the information encoded on these old paper rolls and feeding it into a Yamaha Disklavier system, she has been able narrow the gap between human playing and mechanical playing to the point of near nonexistence. Through careful study of Confrey's actual playing from acoustic recordings, Wodehouse has softened the mechanical edges, painstakingly adding those qualities that distinguished Confrey's playing in the flesh, effectively making each roll indistinguishable from an actual human performance.

On the first Gershwin disc from 1993, several of the rolls she chose had been previously recorded in their original paper roll form. Having heard these original paper roll recordings, listening to Artis Wodehouse's humanized versions of these same rolls was like seeing an old film before and then after restoration. In short, it was a revelation.

This new Zez Confrey disc easily lives up to these high standards Wodehouse set for herself, indeed this disc may even set the bar higher. This time around, not only is Wodehouse working from two different types of paper rolls, she is actually playing some of the pieces herself, works that Confrey did not record, but that deserve a place on any disc of Confrey's music. The joyful bounce and rhythmic snap of her playing so perfectly matches Confrey's own playing that it becomes impossible to tell which tracks are hers and which are Confrey's. The result is an amazingly seamless and unified blend of musicianship, scholarship, technological know-how, with an astute understanding of the individual elements that made Confrey's playing unique. Whether as pianist or digital editor, with this CD, Wodehouse has done more for Confrey's music than has anyone before her. The results are well worth hearing.

Erotic Moods, Vol. 3: Romantica
Average customer rating:

Straight up sensual

Very good!

Not what I was expecting

Erotic Moods, Vol. 3: Romantica
Nusound
Manufacturer: Neurodisc
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Release Date: 2001-01-30

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Customer Reviews:

Straight up sensual.......2004-09-04

I have all three of these discs (excluding the best of), and each and every one of them is superb in it's own offering. The blends of different sounds and harmonies lead the listener down many different visionary paths, abounding nuances, and audio delights. A must have collection for those of you who enjoy erotic, sensual sound, along with your erotic and sensual playtimes. Staight up sensual!!

Very good!.......2003-06-07

Splendid! Romantic, moody, sensual, trance-porting, this CD is fabulous. This is music that I could listen to over and over. NuSound takes the best of fusion, ambient, trance and soft electronic dance music and whips them up into a warm inviting and alluring series of tracks for sheer listening pleasure. Erotic Moods- Vol 3 is a subtle and tasteful well produced work with a flavor of the refined jazzy tones of certain well crafted music of the late eighties, such Everything But the Girl, interwoven with classic singing voices and the best electronic sounds. A subtle moody creative cocktail that truly works, that will wrap your body in red velvet whilst making your Soul dream. I loved it.

Not what I was expecting.......2001-03-20

I listened to this album for a long time at a listening station at Tower Records. I was expecting to hear a bunch of moaning and such but was instead pleasantly surprised to hear a great "smooth jazz" sounding album. I would call it a mix of "lite-jazz" with a little bit of "Enigma" thrown in but without all his annoying yelling. It is more edgy, I think, than just a typical smooth jazz album. The rythms are very cool and I would consider them along the lines of groove. I didn't hear any talking and such but I only listened to about half of each song. Various instruments like keyboard and guitar lay out cool, darker sounding melodies. This kind of music is not what I'd expect to hear with a title like that and I will be embarrased bring it up to the counter but I think it'll be worth it.

Average customer rating:

Not so great....
Wow..this sounds just like SoulSex
Erotic Moods Vol. 1 & 2
THE ENYA OF EROTICA MUSIC!
Straight to the point mood-setter

Erotic Moods
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Manufacturer: Neurodisc
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Release Date: 1998-08-11

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The Awakening
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Midnight Clear
The Heart Given
Hush
Pacifica
Tranquil Shelter
Spring Song
The Sound Of Love
In Your Arms
Islas Malvinas
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Customer Reviews:

Not so great...........2006-02-05

They are Enigma wannabes, unfortunately. They just don't have IT; whatever that creative spark is that makes someone stand out, truly. I just didn't find it to be... well... it was disappointing. It's not totally without merit, but it's as if the best it might be is way-in-the-background background music.

It's as if someone just didn't try that hard. Or something???!!

Wow..this sounds just like SoulSex.......2002-08-28

it's really interesting to find out that there may be two artists that are so alike, but maybe it's not that either. Well, this CD is fabulous, and in fact, reminds me of one that I found at this location.

www.yahoogroups.com/group/SoulSexSeries/

You will find them to both be vital and helpful for you in your search for true and divine sensual and sexual release.

Kynthia Mona Kali

Erotic Moods Vol. 1 & 2.......2002-03-28

Sensual...pleasing to the mind and senses!! I just purchased these two and my husband and I listened to them all night long! It made our evening perfect...a little wine...incense...candles and this music! It should have warning lables..."Content will provoke romance!"

THE ENYA OF EROTICA MUSIC!.......2002-01-27

the music is so soothing. it really gets my boyfriend and i movin when i pop this cd in. i only gave it 3 stars because i expected more vocals to be present in the tracks. such as moanings and whisperings.

Straight to the point mood-setter.......2001-01-14

If you and your mate are about to embark on love's wing, place this CD in the nearest place to your ears. There are many nuances within and you're going to want to hear all of this to fully appreciate it. This music does what one would hope in order to set the tone for an enhanced experience with that very special lover in your world. Thank you.

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