Burning in the Sun

Burning in the Sun

Editorial Reviews

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This Nashville band may have lifted its name from the lyrics of a Led Zeppelin song but listeners expecting nine-minute guitar epics about medieval orgies and fiery demons are bound to be disappointed. Blue Merle favors a lighter touch, as sketched out on the wistful title track of its debut album, Burning In The Sun. The jangly song evokes the Dave Matthews Band with its lilting fiddles and spiraling rhythms, while singer-songwriter Luke Reynolds sounds like a dead ringer for Coldplay's Chris Martin. Having played Bonnaroo, toured with Donovan Frankenreiter and recoded with Matthews producer Stephen Haris, the band seems destined to find a home with the Relix crowd. It would be a shame if it settled there. Rich, emotionally detailed songs like "If I Could" and "Stay" not only transcend genres, they're capable of changing lives. -- Aidin Vaziri

Washington Post
"...so gorgeous you wanted to wrap his voice in silk and store it carefully in a safe for protection"

Burning in the Sun

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Burning in the Sun

Burning in the Sun
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • perfect instrumentation and singing
  • Excellent debut (and swan song)
  • One or possibly two songs are good
  • Great album, so long Blue Merle
  • Spare me the Coldplay comparisons!
 Burning in the Sun
Blue Merle
Manufacturer: Island
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0006ZXJT8
Release Date: 2005-02-15

Tracks:

  1. Burning In The Sun
  2. If I Could
  3. Lucky To Know You
  4. Stay
  5. Every Ship Must Sail Away
  6. Boxcar Racer
  7. Made To Run
  8. Seeing Through You
  9. Places
  10. Part Of Your History
  11. Either Way It Goes
  12. Bittersweet Memory

Amazon.com

This Nashville band may have lifted its name from the lyrics of a Led Zeppelin song but listeners expecting nine-minute guitar epics about medieval orgies and fiery demons are bound to be disappointed. Blue Merle favors a lighter touch, as sketched out on the wistful title track of its debut album, Burning In The Sun. The jangly song evokes the Dave Matthews Band with its lilting fiddles and spiraling rhythms, while singer-songwriter Luke Reynolds sounds like a dead ringer for Coldplay's Chris Martin. Having played Bonnaroo, toured with Donovan Frankenreiter and recoded with Matthews producer Stephen Haris, the band seems destined to find a home with the Relix crowd. It would be a shame if it settled there. Rich, emotionally detailed songs like "If I Could" and "Stay" not only transcend genres, they're capable of changing lives. -- Aidin Vaziri

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars perfect instrumentation and singing.......2007-06-04

two years ago I went to a dave matthews band concert at the nissan pavilion in virginia. I didnt expect to hear such amazing talent before dave even came on.. it was blue merle, they were fantastic! the night I left there I drove to a walmart super center and bought their cd.. Since then I can say out of all my cds I have listened to theirs the most. they are a fantastic band, its a shame they had to break up

5 out of 5 stars Excellent debut (and swan song).......2006-12-30

I was very disappointed to see that Blue Merle broke up as I really enjoy listening to all of the tracks on this most excellent debut. If you like, Cold Play, Keane, Vertical Horizon and the like, you will not be disappointed with Blue Merle.

2 out of 5 stars One or possibly two songs are good.......2006-10-06

Because I like faster music with a beat that makes me tap a foot, I only liked the cut "Lucky To Know You." "Seeing Through You" is all right, too. Perhaps Reynolds will independently release a CD of his own with more songs like "Lucky To Know You."

5 out of 5 stars Great album, so long Blue Merle.......2006-06-30

I saw these guys live twice and they put on a great show. The album is very impressive as well. The bad news is that they are no longer. A message on thier website said they broke up to follow different paths. So this album is a one of kind find, worth the price if you like crossover pop/ bluegrass kind of feel. It makes you want to drive out through open spaces. Good stuff.

4 out of 5 stars Spare me the Coldplay comparisons!.......2006-01-05

I've only one thing to say to all of the squidgedy morons who bemoan that "they ripped off Coldplay". CLEAN THE WAX OUT OF YOUR EARS!

Sure you can compare the sound of Luke's voice to Chris Martin's but, that's where it ends. The vocal style is not the same and the songs are not even close to being similar. Blue Merle has roots in rock, country, and bluegrass. The only bluegrass COLDPLAY ever saw was on a trip to Denmark.

If you folks making the Coldplay comparison knew half as much as you think you do about music you still couldn't fill a thimble.

This is a great CD of songs that I'll be enjoying for sometime.
Xena: Warrior Princess, Volume Six : Original Television Soundtrack
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Great, but no prize
  • Xena;Warrior Princess volume six
  • Great Collection
  • Exceptional
  • A MIX OF THE BEST, THE WORST AND THE MISSING
 Xena: Warrior Princess, Volume Six : Original Television Soundtrack

Manufacturer: Varese Sarabande
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005LMK2
Release Date: 2001-07-10

Tracks:

  1. With the Angels
  2. Battling Archangles
  3. Go to Them
  4. Body Snatch
  5. Resistence
  6. Gab's Trial
  7. They're Coming
  8. Back from the Dead
  9. She'll Be Here
  10. Callisto in Hell
  11. Way of Pain
  12. Kee Coming
  13. End of Coming
  14. Ring
  15. Valhalla
  16. On a Cow
  17. Up the Rhein
  18. Rhein Maidens
  19. Out of Options
  20. Kiss
  21. Return of the Rheingold
  22. Pas de Deux Femmes
  23. You Will Dance

Tracks:

  1. Sounds of War
  2. To the Rising Sun
  3. Sounds of Life and Death
  4. Snow Falling on Cedars
  5. Burning Higuchi
  6. Die Demon
  7. Reality of Dreams
  8. Xena Vs. Yodishi
  9. Return to Chin
  10. Power of the Book
  11. Secret of the Powder
  12. Haulin' to the North
  13. Mausoleum
  14. It's Over
  15. Love Is a Weapon
  16. United in Love
  17. Joxer the Mighty
  18. Play's the Thing
  19. Woman's a Natural Thing/Miss Known World
  20. Day in the Life
  21. Catching Fish
  22. Up in the Trees
  23. Things in Common
  24. Down the Valley
  25. Neighbor Lady
  26. Smelling Mortality
  27. Chasin' Chickens
  28. Quill Is Mightier
  29. Here Girl
  30. Xena Main Title

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Great, but no prize.......2002-03-31

The selections from the Ring trilogy, Friends in need and Fallen Angel were excellent, however, some of the special request such as joxer the mighty, seemed a little bit rushed. Wasn't that song on Volume 2 already? Where was M'Lila's song from Destiny, or the music played During the first Kiss in "The Quest"
The cd has its good points, personally "It's Over" from "THAB" with its haunting melodies portraying the consequences of war.

5 out of 5 stars Xena;Warrior Princess volume six.......2002-01-09

I am so happy that the last and final cd has come out, now my collection is complete. I am very sad for the show ending, but I am glad to still collect things.

5 out of 5 stars Great Collection.......2001-12-25

Well, I have them all by now, but this last one is a great collection, with the added bonus of the music from A Friend In Need.
Just another fine addition to my Xena collection!

5 out of 5 stars Exceptional.......2001-11-30

I am a fanatic and devoted Xenite.I have a huge problem:i can't stop listening to that cd,since the first time i listened to it,which means 1 month!That cd is really exceptional and i think that every true and genuine Xenite should buy it!It's really good!I was moved when i heard the Fallen Angel part.I was passioned when i heard the Ring Trilogy!I was astonishing when i heard the bonus cues that were included,especially the cue from The Quill Is Mightier(fishin part),oh,i was completely satisfied!
Though,there is a complain:i can't understand,why after 6 cd's,the producers don't do a cd including cues like:M'laila's song,the cues from the Bacchaen festival,music from Deja Vou All Over Again,where in the end,Gabrielle says to Xena those wonderful words,or even the scene of the kiss in The Quest!That,i can't understand it!
Last, i believe that whoever likes LoDuca's music style,should buy this cd.
Pay attention to the 22 cue:Pas De Deux Femmes.It is one of a something and whoever remembers what's the scene of this song,will agree with me!Mmmm!

4 out of 5 stars A MIX OF THE BEST, THE WORST AND THE MISSING.......2001-11-29

To all truly Xena fans this CD is a must-have but have some lacks... Fun (comedy episodes music) scores destroy the the great combination of FALLEN ANGEL, THE RHEINGOLD TRILOGY AND I FRIEND IN NEED. In the first selections LoDuca creates spectacular high level music good enough to be played in a Symphony orchestra concert. The others selections have easy-to-fill-space western cowboy music instead of put M'Lilas song of DESTINY, Amazon's climbing trees of ADVENTURES IN THE SIN TRADE and NAJARA vs XENA music that would be gladly accepted by us. I doubt the company will launch a next CD but if they'll do this track and another valuable more must be there and the adittion of some famous characters quotes like "I have many skills" from Xena.
The Longest Day: The Ultimate World War Movie Theme Collection
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • These are not the same arrangements as the original movie soundtracks
  • An outstanding compilation
  • The really good ones are missing.
  • "many were winners by the Academy for best scores"
 The Longest Day: The Ultimate World War Movie Theme Collection

Manufacturer: Silva America
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00020R02O
Release Date: 2004-05-25

Tracks:

  1. The Longest Day
  2. Attack On The Iron Coast
  3. Band Of Brothers-Prelude
  4. Band Of Brothers-Theme
  5. Battle Of Britain
  6. The Battle Of The Bulge
  7. The Blue Max
  8. Das Boot
  9. The Bridge At Remagen
  10. The Bridge On The River Kwai
  11. A Bridge Too Far
  12. The Caine Mutiny
  13. The Captive Heart
  14. Casablanca

Tracks:

  1. Coastal Command
  2. The Cruel Sea
  3. The Dambusters
  4. The Diary Of Anne Frank
  5. The Eagle Has Landed
  6. Empire Of The Sun
  7. The English Patient
  8. Fear And Desire
  9. Force Ten From Navarone
  10. Gallipoli
  11. The Great Escape
  12. The Guns Of Navarone

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  1. Hanover Street
  2. The Hindenburg
  3. In Harm's Way
  4. Is Paris Burning?
  5. King Rat
  6. Lawrence Of Arabia
  7. Lifeboat
  8. Macarthur / Patton
  9. Malta G.C.
  10. Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence
  11. Midway
  12. The Mountain Road
  13. 1941

Tracks:

  1. The Naked And The Dead
  2. The Night Of The Generals
  3. Paradise Road
  4. Paths Of Glory
  5. Pearl Harbor
  6. Saving Private Ryan
  7. Schindler'S List
  8. Sergeant York
  9. The Sharkfighters
  10. Sink The Bismarck!
  11. 633 Squadron
  12. Where Eagles Dare
  13. The World At War
  14. The Longest Day

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars These are not the same arrangements as the original movie soundtracks.......2007-01-21

I was disappointed that these are not the same arrangements as the original movie soundtracks. For example, in Colonel Bogey, the countermarch from the movie soundtrack is not included in the arrangement on this CD. Don't get me wrong, the songs are good, but I would have preferred the same arrangements as the original movies.

5 out of 5 stars An outstanding compilation.......2006-08-25

This compilation is superb and a real must-buy. From Band of Brothers to A Bridge Too Far: every war movie theme is represented here. An all time classic.

3 out of 5 stars The really good ones are missing........2005-07-18

While this compilation has some masterpieces such as the theme from The Great Escape and Is Paris Burning, it's missing some of the finest tracts ever written. Where is the theme from Victory and Ernest Gold's stirring epic from Cross of Iron? The closing theme from Inchon was also a feast for the ears, but it's not here. It was written by Jerry Goldsmith, one of the foremost soundtrack composers of our time. Instead we're subjected to the likes of Hanover Street and The English Patient. I'll admit Inchon and Victory weren't Academy Award winning movies, but their soundtracks were second to none. As John Stossel would say," Give me a break"!!!

5 out of 5 stars "many were winners by the Academy for best scores".......2004-05-26

Silva America presents the essential in film music during the period of World Wars ~ "Longest Day:Ultimate World War Movie Theme", featuring some long forgotten cues, 53 to be exact that sent chills and thrills into the pulses of world events ~ selections from a limited collectors edition that would make any "film-score-buff" green with envy.

Released to commemorate the sixth Anniversary of D-Day, never has there ever been such a tribute compilation package from any other label and Silva comes to the forefront ~ featuring The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra (Paul Bateman, Nic Raine Tony Bremner and Carl Davis as conductors), The Philharmonia (Kenneth Alwyn, Jerry Goldsmith, Mario Klemens and Paul Bateman as conductors) and also the world renown Crouch End Festival Chorus (David Temple as choir master) ~ what a gathering of talented musicians and singers fill this collection supreme.

The lineup of composers is a Who's Who in the world of film music ~ John Addison, Tomaso Albinoni, Kenneth J. Alford, Paul Anka, John Barry, Arnold Bax, Elmer Bernstein, Eric Coates, Carl Davis, Klaus Doldinger, Antonin Dvorak, Benjamin Frankel, Gerald Fried, Hugo Friedhofer, Jerry Goldsmith, Ron Goodwin, Bernard Herrmann, Maurice Jarre, Michael Kamen, Jerome Moross, Alfred Newman, Clifton Parker, Alan Rawsthorne, Ryvichi Sakamoto, Lalo Schifrin, Gerard Schurmann, David Shire, Max Steiner, Dimitri Tiomkin, Ralph Vaughan Williams, John Williams, Gabriel Yared and Hans Zimmer ~ set the stage for compositional human drama while exploring the deepest troves of musical emotion ~ one masterpiece after another, each cue manages to display both a convincing authenticity of the times and places ~ experience every tracks passion and skill for striking the exotic orchestral colors, explosive power and spectacular works of full large scale orchestral arrangements previal at every turn.

We are grateful to James Fitzpatrick (producer), Reybnold da Silva (executive producer), Rick Clark (associate producer/album sequence), Marion Garden (associate producer) and the whole gang at Silva America who have resurrected many of the soundtracks for the "film-score-buffs" in all of us.

Total Time: 4-CD-Set ~ Silva America 812 ~ (5/25/2004)
Haydn: The Seasons
Average customer rating: Not rated
    		Haydn: The Seasons

    Manufacturer: EMI Classics
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B0002XV2ZW
    Release Date: 2005-02-15

    Tracks:

    1. Overture
    2. Recitative: Oh See Where Cruel Winter Flies
    3. Chorus: Come, Gentle Spring!
    4. Recitative: From Aries Rolls At Last The Bounteous Sun
    5. Air: Now Fairly Runs The Farmer's Boy
    6. Recitative: The Countryman Has His Work Achieved
    7. Trio And Chorus: Be Now GRacious, Smiling Heaven!
    8. Recitative: Now Heard Are All Our Prayers
    9. Trio And Chorus: Oh HOw Lovely Gleams The Outlook
    10. Chorus And Trio: Ageless! Powerful! Bounteous God!
    11. Recitative: IN Dove-Grey Mantle Drawing Near
    12. Air: The LIvely Swain Is Gath'ring Now His Happy Flocks
    13. Recitative: The Rosy Morn Breaks Forth
    14. Trio And Chorus: He's Mounting Up, The Sun
    15. Recitative: Now All Are Astir
    16. Recitative: The Midday Sun Is Burning Now
    17. Cavatina: Opress'd Succumbs All Nature Now
    18. Recitative: Oh Welcome Now, You Shadier Grove
    19. Air: So Reviving To The Senses
    20. Recitative: Oh See! Now Rising In The Sultry Air
    21. Chorus: Hark! The Tempest Drawing Night!
    22. Trio And Chorus: The Gloomy Clouds Now Part Aside

    Tracks:

    1. Overture
    2. Recitative: All That Through Her Blossom Fair Spring
    3. Trio And Chorus: So Nature Gives Reward To Zeal
    4. Recitative: Now See! To Hazel Bushes There The Youngsters
    5. Duet: You Beauties Of The Town
    6. Recitative: Now See, On New-Stripp'd Harvest Field
    7. Air: There Look Across The Open Fields
    8. Recitative: Here Beaters, Closing In , Put Up The Hares
    9. Chorus: Hark! The Clamorous Noise That Through The Wood
    10. Recitative: On All The Vines Are Glist'ning
    11. Chorus: Cheer Now! The Wine Is Here
    12. Introduction
    13. Recitative: Now Sinks The Pale Declining Year
    14. Cavatina: Light And Life Are Both Enfeebled
    15. Recitative: Allfetter'd Lies The Open Lake
    16. Air: Here Stands The Wand'rer Now
    17. Recitative: At His Approach Rings In His Ear
    18. Song And Chorus: Purring, Whirring, Purring
    19. Recitative: The Flax Has Now Been Spun
    20. Song And Chorus: A Maid Who Kept Her Honour Fair
    21. Recitative: From Barren East Now Thrust Far Keener Icy Blasts
    22. Air: Before Thee Here, Deluded Man
    23. Recitative: Remains, Alone, And is Our Guide
    24. Trio And Double Chorus: Then Breaks The Glorious Day At Last
    Battlefields of Green: Songs Of...
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      		Battlefields of Green: Songs Of...
      John McDermott
      Manufacturer: Angel Records
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

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      3. Danny Boy
      4. Last Rose of Summer
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      Burning In The Sun
      Average customer rating: Not rated
        		Burning In The Sun
        Emilia
        Manufacturer: 5 Points Records
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

        GeneralGeneral | Pop | Styles | Music
        ASIN: B000KJTO9Y
        Release Date: 2006-10-10

        Tracks:

        1. The Rhythm Of Life (Bailamos)
        2. Nothing Good to Say
        3. Burning in the Sun
        4. Medicated
        5. Wondrous Skies

        Product Description

        Emilia is a New Orleans native recently relocated to Seattle. Discovered by NYC's 5 Points Records, her debut EP Burning In The Sun is put together in partnership with UK Asian Underground producer tj Rehmi and Peter Gabriel's Real World Music. Emilia is a world traveler and brilliant songwriter with musical influences ranging from Slayer to Miles Davis, and Burning In The Sun is blissed-out, world-tinged electronica garnering comparisons to Portishead, Sia, and Massive Attack.
        Les Pêcheurs De Perles [Highlights]
        Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
        • lovely singing- poor sound
        		 Les Pêcheurs De Perles [Highlights]

        Manufacturer: Gala
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

        RomancesRomances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
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        ASIN: B000006O22
        Release Date: 2000-06-06

        Tracks:

        1. Act I: Prld - Radio Phil Orch/Jean Fournet
        2. Act I: 'But Who's Coming There?' - Radio Phil Orch/Jean Fournet
        3. Act I: No.1. Recitative And Repeat: 'Stay With Us, Nadir...On The Burning Sand' - Jan Joris/Alain Vanzo
        4. Act I: No.2. Recitative: 'So, I See You Again At Last' - Jan Joris/Alain Vanzo
        5. Act I: No.2. Duet: 'At The Back Of The Holy Temple' - Jan Joris/Alain Vanzo
        6. Act I: No.3. Chor: 'Be Welcome' - Radio Phil Orch/Jean Fournet
        7. Act I: No.3. Scene And Chor: 'Alone Amongst...Brahma, Holy Brahma!' - Jan Joris/Erna Spoorenberg/Guus Hoekman/Alain Vanzo
        8. Act I: No.4. Recitative: 'What A Turmoil' - Alain Vanzo
        9. Act I: No.4. Romance: 'I Discovered Her Trail' - Alain Vanzo
        10. Act I: No.5. Finale. Scene And Chor: 'The Sky Is Blue' - Guus Hoekman/Alain Vanzo
        11. Act I: No.5. Aria And Chor: 'O Holy Brahma' - Erna Spoorenberg/Alain Vanzo
        12. Act II: No.7. Recitative And Cavatina: 'Here I Am, Alone In The Night...As He Used To Be' - Erna Spoorenberg
        13. Act II: No.8. Song: 'I Saw In The Deep, Clear Water' - Alain Vanzo/Erna Spoorenberg
        14. Act II: No.9. Duet: 'Leila! Leila! Almighty God!' - Alain Vanzo/Erna Spoorenberg
        15. Act III. Part One: No.11. Entr'acte Recitative And Aria: 'The Storm Has Quietened Down...O Nadir' - Jan Joris
        16. Act III. Part Two: No.13. Chor And Dance: 'As Soon As The Sun' - Alain Vanzo
        17. Act III. Part Two: No.14. Scene And Duet: 'Ye Gods Of Darkness...O Sacred Light' - Guus Hoekman/Alain Vanzo/Erna Spoorenberg
        18. Act III. Part Two: No.15. Finale: 'At Last Daylight Has Broken Through The Clouds!' - Erna Spoorenberg/Alain Vanzo/Jan Joris/Guus Hoekman

        Customer Reviews:

        3 out of 5 stars lovely singing- poor sound.......2000-04-09

        It's always a pleasure listening to Alain Vanzo - the 'Nadir' of this live highlights recording. Spoorenberg also is in very good voice, though I've never heard of her before or since. The 'Nourabad' and 'Zurga' are no less than average.

        So, the singing is lovely, sometimes even wonderful. Why then is it only a three star recording? Well, it's a highlights-edition without the libretto (meaning that noone really understands what this is all about). It's also recorded live, not always bad from a theatrical point of view, but the sound quality of this recording is unfortunately rather poor.

        But, if the beauty of the singing itself means more to You than the sound quality, and if You like the idea of the essence of an opera caught on one disc instead of two, this is very good listening for hardly no money at all.

        This recording was my first version of 'the pearlfishers', and I loved it. Today, when I own three versions of the opera, my first choice is the Vanzo/Micheau/Bacquier complete 1959 live recording with Rosenthal conducting. Although, for newcomers to the opera, I can recommend this recording as an introduction to some of the loveliest music ever written!
        Handel - Joshua / Aler · Baird · Fortunato · Ostendorf · Brewer Chamber Orchestra · Palmer
        Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
        • follow up
        • diamond in rough
        • An occasional Haendel.
        		 Handel - Joshua / Aler · Baird · Fortunato · Ostendorf · Brewer Chamber Orchestra · Palmer

        Manufacturer: Newport Classic
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

        All Works by HandelAll Works by Handel | Handel, George Frideric | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
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        GeneralGeneral | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
        OratoriosOratorios | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
        OratoriosOratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
        ASIN: B000003W2B
        Release Date: 1993-10-01

        Tracks:

        1. Act One: Ov - Brewer CO/Rudolph Palmer
        2. Act One: Chor: Ye Sons Of Israel, Ev'ry Tribe Attend - The Palmer Sgrs/Cynthia Richards-Hewes
        3. Act One: Recitative: Behold, My Friends, What Vast Rewards Are Giv'n - John Aler/John Ostendorf
        4. Act One: Recitative: Matrons And Virgins, With Unweary'd Pray'r - Julianne Baird
        5. Act One: Recitative: Caleb, Attend To All I Now Prescribe - John Aler/The Palmer Sgrs/Cynthia Richards-Hewes
        6. Act One: Accompanied Recitative: So Long The Memory Shall Last - John Aler
        7. Act One: Recitative: But Who Is He? - Tremendous To Behold! - D'Anna Fortunato
        8. Act One: Recitative: Joshua, I Come Commission'd From On High - The Palmer Sgrs/Cynthia Richards-Hewes/John Aler
        9. Act One: Recitative: To Give Command, Prerogative Is Thine - John Aler
        10. Act One: Chor: The Lord Commands, And Joshua Leads - The Palmer Sgrs/Cynthia Richards-Hewes
        11. Act One: Accompanied Recitative: In These Blest Scenes - D'Anna Fortunato/Julianne Baird
        12. Act One: Aria Da Capo: Hark! 'Tis The Linnet And The Thrush - Julianne Baird
        13. Act One: Recitative: Oh Achsah! Form'd For Ev'ry Chaste Delight - D'Anna Fortunato/Julianne Baird
        14. Act One: Fanfare/Recitative: The Trumpet Calls: Now Jericho Shall Know - D'Anna Fortunato/The Palmer Sgrs/Cynthia Richards-Hewes
        15. Act Two: Recitative: 'Tis Well! Six Times The Lord Hath Been Obey'd - John Aler
        16. Act Two: March Of The Ark: Glory To God - John Aler/The Palmer Sgrs/Cynthia Richards-Hewes
        17. Act Two: Recitative: The Walls Are Levell'd! Pour The Chosen Bands - John Ostendorf

        Tracks:

        1. Act Two: Aria: To Vanity And Earthly Pride - Julianne Baird
        2. Act Two: Recitative: Let All The Seed Of Abrah'm Now Prepare - John Aler/The Palmer Sgrs/Cynthia Richards-Hewes
        3. Act Two: Recitative: Joshua, The Men, Dispatch'd By Thee To Learn - John Ostendorf/The Palmer Sgrs/Cynthia Richards-Hewes
        4. Act Two: Recitative: Whence This Dejection? - John Aler/The Palmer Sgrs/Cynthia Richards-Hewes
        5. Act Two: Recitative: Now Give The Army Breath - D'Anna Fortunato
        6. Act Two: Recitative: Indulgent Heav'n Hath Heard My Virgin Pray'r - Julianne Baird
        7. Act Two: Recitative: Surely I'm Deceiv'd! With Sorow I Behold- - John Ostendorf/D'Anna Fortunato
        8. Act Two: Recitative: Brethren And Friends, What Joy This Scene Imparts - John Aler/John Ostendorf
        9. Act Two: Solo And Chor: Oh! Thou, Bright Orb, Great Ruler Of The Day - John Aler/The Palmer Sgrs/Cynthia Richards-Hewes
        10. Act Three: Chor: Hail! Mighty Joshua, Hail! - The Palmer Sgrs/Cynthia Richards-Hewes
        11. Act Three: Aria Da Capo: Happy, Oh Thrice Happy We - Julianne Baird
        12. Act Three: Recitative: Caleb, For Holy Eleazar Send - John Aler/John Ostendorf/The Palmer Sgrs/Cynthia Richards-Hewes
        13. Act Three: Recitative: Oh Caleb, Fear'd By Foes, By Friends Ador'd! - D'Anna Fortunato/John Ostendorf
        14. Act Three: Chor: Father Of Mercy, Hear The Prayer We Make - The Palmer Sgrs/Cynthia Richards-Hewes
        15. Act Three: Recitative: In Bloom Of Youth, This Stripling Has Acheiv'd - John Aler/The Palmer Sgrs/Cynthia Richards-Hewes
        16. Act Three: Recitative: Welcome, My Son! My Othniel Good And Great! - John Ostendorf/D'Anna Fortunato/Julianne Baird
        17. Act Three: Recitative: While Life Shall Last, Each Moment Will Improve - D'Anna Fortunato/Julianne Baird
        18. Act Three: Recitative: While Lawless Tyrants, With Ambition Blind - John Ostendorf/The Palmer Sgrs/Cynthia Richards-Hewes

        Customer Reviews:

        4 out of 5 stars follow up.......2003-12-14

        Oops, sorry, forgot about the soloists. John Aler has a brighter tenor sound, not as dark as Robert Tear, but the way he handles the recitative text is very similar. Both he an John Ostendorf are a little heavy on the vibrato for my taste, but their diction is not that much skewed by it. J. Ostendorf is a heavy, rich bass, which is striking when you first hear it against Aler's brighter lyric voice. It almost seems wooly, but he steers it away from any Wagnerian tendancies to create a striking bu handsome compliment. Baird is gorgeous- it's that simple. She is not my favorite, but she comes real close. With a voice reminiscent of Emma Kirkby and expression along the lines of Janet Baker, it's a refreshing treat among all these increasing Helden-Sopranos who think that baroque music gives them an excuse to through all delicacy out the window. Over all, this recording is more of a 4 1/2, and I think the most well balanced one may come across.

        4 out of 5 stars diamond in rough.......2003-12-14

        The conductor may be no Raymond Leppard, but he's preferable by a great stretch than some of these other "new baroque" recordings out there where everything is a forte marcato allegretto. He maintains the baroque atmosphere, much like Harnoncourt's sound (is this he? I don't know who the conductor is). The chorus also has the baroque sound, but my goodness! Thank God for a chorus with proper vowels and a nice sound! Much better than some Deutsche Grammaphon choruses I've heard. If you like the Monteverdi Choir with Gardiner, you'd probably like this chorus as well (I myself am a choister and soloist specializing in oratorio and other such sacred music).

        4 out of 5 stars An occasional Haendel........1999-10-26

        The enclosed booklet is too poor. The singers are only good (the best is the soprano). Only good also the conductor . In this way this Haendel's work seems a minor one. Is really so?
        Burning In The Sun
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          Blue Merle
          Manufacturer: Island
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

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