All Rise

All Rise

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
On this debut, Inara's skills are at once obvious; her delivery relaxed and confident. She's been steadily working in the LA music scene, playing in bands, and lending her voice to numerous musical projects/film scores (Van Dyke Parks, Idlewild, Danny Elfman, Michael Andrews, Jackson Browne, Phillip Littel). Inara teamed with producer/guitarist/composer Michael Andrews to record "All Rise." Andrews is best known as the score composer of the cult hit "Donnie Darko" but others know him as Elgin Park, the clutch boogaloo/funk guitarist in the Greyboy Allstars. Inara's songs are like little poetic Polaroids, fleeting glimpses into one woman's examination of the world around her. Others are more like impressionist paintings, as though she's just noticed a view and decided to paint it. The production is spare yet lush, elegantly underscoring the presiding moods as they turn. The sound seems to defy context, gracefully blending the nostalgic and the contemporary, the organic and the synthesized into an immensely palatable, and wholly consistent, soundscape all its own. Contributing musicians include Greg Kurstin (Beck, Ben Harper), Greyboy Allstar bassist Chris Stillwell, and former Cake drummer Pete McNeal.

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All Rise

All Rise
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Nice
  • let it build
  • Catchy, pretty stuff
  • Rising Star
  • Crystal voice with flowing music
All Rise
Inara George
Manufacturer: Everloving
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000784WHM
Release Date: 2005-01-25

Tracks:

  1. Mistress
  2. Fools Work
  3. Genius
  4. No Poem
  5. What A Number
  6. Fools In Love
  7. Good To Me
  8. Pull Things
  9. Turn On/Off
  10. A Day
  11. Everybody Knows

Album Description

On this debut, Inara's skills are at once obvious; her delivery relaxed and confident. She's been steadily working in the LA music scene, playing in bands, and lending her voice to numerous musical projects/film scores (Van Dyke Parks, Idlewild, Danny Elfman, Michael Andrews, Jackson Browne, Phillip Littel). Inara teamed with producer/guitarist/composer Michael Andrews to record "All Rise." Andrews is best known as the score composer of the cult hit "Donnie Darko" but others know him as Elgin Park, the clutch boogaloo/funk guitarist in the Greyboy Allstars. Inara's songs are like little poetic Polaroids, fleeting glimpses into one woman's examination of the world around her. Others are more like impressionist paintings, as though she's just noticed a view and decided to paint it. The production is spare yet lush, elegantly underscoring the presiding moods as they turn. The sound seems to defy context, gracefully blending the nostalgic and the contemporary, the organic and the synthesized into an immensely palatable, and wholly consistent, soundscape all its own. Contributing musicians include Greg Kurstin (Beck, Ben Harper), Greyboy Allstar bassist Chris Stillwell, and former Cake drummer Pete McNeal.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Nice.......2007-05-14

I bought this albumn after hearing the song Pull Things, which I have to say is one of the most beautiful songs I have heard. After listening to the cd many times I have found a few other gems, Fools in Love is really a great song. The lyrics are very good. "Fools in love, gently hold each others hands forever" "Fools in love, well are there any other kind of lovers?" Just really great lyrics, that shows her delicate but humorous journey in the field of love. I like Genius as well. Lashing out a bit at the feel sorry for me crowd, at least thats what I gather. Anyways, you should buy this albumn. Some of george's other stuff is a bit out of my taste, but I find myself listening to find her meanings.

5 out of 5 stars let it build.......2007-04-11

There are about three songs that are unforgettable on this album. The rest form the necessary foliage, and help get you in the mood, for those three. After a while though the whole album becomes an outgrowth of those songs. Excellent entertainment. This is a top 10 of all time for me...and it might still be on the way up...

Wish you were here, Pink Floyd.
Urubamba, Urubamba. (Vinyl only)
Bad Brains, Bad Brains.
Axis Bold as love, Jimmy Hendrix.
The Greatest, Cat Power.
Hootenany, The Replacements.
Our Endless numbered Days, Iron and Wine.
Greatest Hits, Aphrodities Child.
All Rise, Inara George.
Breakthrough, Mary J. Blige.

4 out of 5 stars Catchy, pretty stuff.......2006-06-27

If you like Fiona Apple, Erin McKeown, Leslie Feist, The Essex Green, Keren Ann, then you should probably pick this up. If Cat Power decided she wanted to sound like stereolab it might turn out like this.

5 out of 5 stars Rising Star.......2005-11-23

Inara George never ceases to amaze me. She's definitely on her climb to stardom!

5 out of 5 stars Crystal voice with flowing music.......2005-11-19

I first heard "Mistress" on myspace.com/ascap, and I was completely taken aback. Of course, I bought the album, and I can't get enough of it. I'm a musician myself, so I appreciate each and every note and instrumentation. But aside from that, her lyrics and voice are gorgeous (yet sometimes the enunciation of words aren't quite as clear as her voice), and it's hard to take it off my iPod. So so hard...
A Christmas Celebration: Kathleen Battle
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • A Christmas Celebration: Kathleen Battle
  • One of the most beautiful Christmas albums
  • A Christmas Collection For The Ages
  • Kathleen Battle, My Madam Christmas
  • Pure Joy
A Christmas Celebration: Kathleen Battle
Kathleen Battle , traditional/various , Leonard Slatkin , and Orchestra of St. Luke's with New York Choral Artists & Harlem Boys' Choir
Manufacturer: EMI Classics
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000002ROL
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

  1. O Come All Ye Faithful
  2. O Holy Night
  3. Bring A Torch, Jeannette Isabelle
  4. Fum, Fum, Fum!
  5. Lo, How A Rose E'er Blooming
  6. Ave Maria
  7. Gesu Bambino
  8. Medley: I Saw Three Ships; The First Nowell; The Holly And The Ivy
  9. Away In A Manger
  10. Silent Night
  11. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
  12. Mary's Cradle Song
  13. Zither Carol
  14. I Wonder As I Wander
  15. Mary Had A Baby
  16. Rise Up, Shepherd
  17. What Child Is This?
  18. Ave Maria
  19. Finale and Reprise: Veni, Veni, Emmanuel; It Came Upon A Midnight Clear; O Little Town Of Bethlehem; Silent Night; O Come All Ye Faithful

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A Christmas Celebration: Kathleen Battle.......2007-01-19

what can i say about the best of the best? As always, Miss Battle makes me wonder how anyone else would dare to sing this music after her rendition. A beautiful CD

5 out of 5 stars One of the most beautiful Christmas albums .......2005-11-22

I love Kathleen Battle's voice, and to get such a great collection of beautiful sacred music, it was like a dream come true. She sings many traditional carols like Holy Night, Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, Silent Night, which is possibly my favorite here, you may think you have heard this song so many times, but Kathleen's voice really shines in it. Her English diction is so incredible, you can understand every word, which is not something many opera singers can achieve. Her singing is always so natural and lovely. Many other songs are oustanding on this album, I love the two version of Ave Maria and the Italian song Gesu Bambino. If you are looking for a really beautiful collection of Christmas music, this album is a great choice.

5 out of 5 stars A Christmas Collection For The Ages.......2005-11-13

If there is one performer I miss hearing on a regular basis, it is Kathleen Battle. Anytime I knew that she'd be in a Metropolitan Opera radio broadcast, I knew it would be a performance to remember and more often than not, I was correct. She has a light voice that reaches the upper reregisters with ease and has as a gorgeous sound. She not a regular at many opera houses these days, and in likelihood, if she still did perform on the world's opera stages, we'd be hearing critics say her voice was not what it once was, but thanks to her recorded legacy, her voice will, always have that youthful, energetic sound.

Overall I believe that Ms. Battle performs better in complete opera recordings than recital albums, but most of her recital recordings are of at least good quality and this Christmas collection is outstanding. She handles all of the works with apparent similar ease, but since the recording is so varied, this is a compliment to her skill as a performer. She begins and ends with "O Come All Ye Faithful" where she does a few vocal acrobatics but it's never overdone. Each time I think of what the bets part of the collection is, my mind changes. She brings her skills from the operatic stage in her renditions of "O Holy Night," "Gesu Bambino" (only Pavarotti sings this better, but it's a very close second), and "The Zither Carol" which sounds so much like something that could come from the mouths of Oscar from UN BALLO or Zurbinetta from ARIADNE AUF NAXOS, two of her signature roles. The music from the African American Spirituals tradition and American background are well done and the accompaniment of the Harlem Boys Choir, used to great advantage here adds so much.

With so many Christmas collections from the world of opera available, choosing one can be difficult, but this is one collection that has proven to be a joy for almost fifteen years and will continue to give holiday pleasure for years to come.

5 out of 5 stars Kathleen Battle, My Madam Christmas.......2004-12-28

I probably have 50 Christmas albums. I love many of them. This is my favorite. Leaves me astounded and breathless every time I enjoy it.

5 out of 5 stars Pure Joy.......2003-12-07

In a world where disturbing things are all too common, Christian scripture guides us to dwell on that which is lovely. Kathleen Battle's blessed voice is most certainly one of those lovely things.

I bought this CD in the early 1990's, and I am here to buy it again because I have worn out the original with scratches, etc. I only listen to it during the Christmas season, but I enjoy it enough to hear it all year.

The 'Christmas Celebration' CD should be enough to convince you to also purchase Kathleen's 'A Carnegie Hall Christmas Concert'. Ms. Battle's wonderful soprano voice is joined by that of the mezzo-soprano Frederica von Stade, and the blending is more than memorable. There are a couple of songs which are on both CD's, but you'll want to hear both. In fact, the video of the PBS special is also available, and I recommend buying all three. You won't regret it.

Some of my favorite selections from 'Christmas Celebration' include 'Bring a Torch, Jeannette, Isabelle' and 'Fum, Fum, Fum', both of which are from a culture different from my own. I found such glimpses into unfamiliar favorites to enhance my own enjoyment of the Christmas season, as long as all of my traditional American favorites were included. They were. "I Wonder As I Wander" and "Oh Come, All Ye Faithful" are there among the other favorites.

This CD's music is the kind that sets a wonderful Christmas mood. It can establish memories that say "Christmas" in the memories of children for life. Along with other classics like 'A Charlie Brown Christmas' and 'The Nutcraker' (from your favorite orchesta) and George Winston's 'December' and a few others, you will slowly be able to assemble a Christmas music library that will stay with you for life.
Handel: The Masterworks (Box Set)
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    Handel: The Masterworks (Box Set)

    Manufacturer: Brilliant Classics
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    ASIN: B00062FLI8
    Release Date: 2004-11-30
    Dowland: Consort Music
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • Wonderful sampler of Dowland's music
    • A great introduction to Dowlandýs and renaissance music
    Dowland: Consort Music

    Manufacturer: Naxos
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    ASIN: B0000014DF
    Release Date: 1998-10-10

    Tracks:

    1. Mr. John Langston's Pavan
    2. Mistresse Nichols Almand
    3. The Earle of Essex Galiard
    4. A Sheperd in a Shade
    5. Lasso vita mia
    6. M. Buctons Galiard
    7. M. henry Noel his galiard
    8. M. Thomas Collier his Galiard
    9. Farewell (In Nomine)
    10. Semper Dowland semper dolens
    11. Sweet stay awhile
    12. Can she excuse my wrongs
    13. A Fancy
    14. M. Giles Hobbies Galiard
    15. Captaine Digorie Piper his Galiard
    16. The King of Denmark's Galiard
    17. Burst forth my tears
    18. Dowland's Adieu for Master Oliver Cromwell
    19. M. George Whitehead his Almand
    20. M. Nicholas Gryffith his Galiard
    21. Sir John Souch his Galiard
    22. All ye whom love or fortune
    23. Sir Henry Umpton's Funerall

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Wonderful sampler of Dowland's music.......2007-03-25

    An excellent sampler of Dowland's repertoire. The Rose Consort of Viols plays wonderfully and are well supported by a warm and immediate recording. I have spent many hours enjoying this album. Naxos strikes gold once again. Highly recommended!

    5 out of 5 stars A great introduction to Dowlandýs and renaissance music.......2000-09-18

    If you are a classic or pop fan (or both), and you are not familiar with early music, buy this CD. After you will become addicted to it (as I had) you will rush to buy other CDs of this composer and period (as I did). It contains a balanced repertoire of galliards and other viols' music, songs and lute pieces, and all possible combinations of them. While not making any allowance for popularity, it does contain several timeless pieces that will nail you from first listening (try "lasso vita mia", for example), and the other pieces will get under your skin after several more. The sound of the Rose Consort of Viols is amazingly warm, makes you wonder why classical composers ever stopped writing for these instruments. Dowland's music is beautifully polyphonic, yet it never quits being melodious and lyrical. In fact, for pop fans it might be very enjoyable to discover Bach in a natural way by starting with Dowland, and not the other way around. This CD is not perfect: I would like my galliards with a bit more swing to them, and perhaps this is why this CD seems to over-emphasize the melancholic side of Dowland. Overall, however, this one is still closer to five stars than four, in the disc library of any music fan.
    Land of My Fathers: 100 Great Welsh Choir Favourites
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      Land of My Fathers: 100 Great Welsh Choir Favourites

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      ASIN: B0009SOFXG
      Release Date: 2005-08-01

      Tracks:

      1. Guide Me O Thou Great Redeemer (CWM Rhondda) - Caerphilly Make Voice Choir
      2. Land of My Fathers - Caerphilly Make Voice Choir
      3. Dies Irae
      4. Men of Harlech
      5. You'll Never Walk Alone
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      7. Old Folks at Home
      8. Il Liza Jane
      9. Faust/Soldier's Chorus - Caerphilly Make Voice Choir
      10. Vergine Degli Angeli
      11. Ballard of Rourke's Drift - Cwt-Y-Collen Choir
      12. My Hero
      13. God Bless the Prince of Wales - Caerphilly Make Voice Choir
      14. German Mass/Gloria
      15. German Mass/Sanctus
      16. Misbles/Master of the House/On My Own/Drink with Me/Empty Chairs at
      17. All Through the Night - Caerphilly Make Voice Choir
      18. Arwelfa
      19. Invictus
      20. Softly as I Leave You

      Tracks:

      1. Diolch l'R L
      2. Hine E Hine (Maori Lullaby)
      3. Pererin Wyf (Amazing Grace)
      4. Tribute to the USA: America the Beautiful (Ward/Bates)/God Bless ...
      5. Memories of Martha
      6. I Lombardi/The Crusaders' Chorus - Treorchy Male Choir
      7. Myfanwy - Treorchy Male Choir
      8. Tales of Hoffman/Barcarolle
      9. Creation's Hymn
      10. In the Spirit!
      11. Shall We Gather at the River
      12. Nos a Bore
      13. Very Best Time of Year
      14. Soon Ah Will Be Done
      15. Thanks Be to God
      16. Flower That Shattered the Stone
      17. Rhys - Treorchy Male Choir
      18. Where Shall I Be?
      19. Bywyd y Bugail
      20. Lord's Prayer

      Tracks:

      1. Ave Maria
      2. Pearl Fishers/Divine Brahma
      3. She Was Beautiful (Cavatina) - Treorchy Male Choir
      4. Cymru Fach
      5. Nidaros
      6. Jacob's Ladder - Treorchy Male Choir
      7. Watching the Wheat
      8. Pan Ddaw y Saint (When the Saints Go Marching In)
      9. Misbles/Stars
      10. Rachie
      11. Pirates of Penzance/With Cat-Like Tread - Treorchy Male Choir
      12. There Is a Balm in Gilead
      13. Rise Up Shepherd and Foller
      14. My Lord, What a Mornin'
      15. Bryn Myrddin
      16. Jesus Christ Superstar/Medley: Jesus Christ Superstar/Hosanna/The Last
      17. Finnish Forest (Suomen Salossa)
      18. Nabucco/The Glory of Israel
      19. Ride the Chariot
      20. Tydi a Roddaist - Treorchy Male Choir

      Tracks:

      1. Y Nefoedd
      2. Phantom of the Opera/Think of Me
      3. Morte Christe (When I Survey the Wondrous Cross)
      4. By Babylon's Wave
      5. I'm Gonna Sing
      6. Where Could I Go But to the Lord?
      7. Holy City - Treorchy Male Choir
      8. Mefistofele: Ave Signor, Degli Angeli
      9. Senzenina (Zulu Chant)
      10. That's All I Want from You
      11. Deep Harmony - Treorchy Male Choir
      12. Give Me Jesus
      13. Just a Closer Walk with Thee
      14. My Wish for You
      15. Jeptha/Waft Her Angels
      16. Mose in Egitto/Prayer
      17. Be Still My Soul (Finlandia Hymn)
      18. God's Choir in the Sky
      19. Floral Dance - Treorchy Male Choir
      20. Smilin' Through

      Tracks:

      1. Calon Lan
      2. True Love
      3. Mor Fawr Wyt Ti (How Great Thou Art)
      4. Aberystwyth
      5. Comrades in Arms
      6. Cats/Memory
      7. They Led My Lord Away
      8. State Fair/It's a Grand Night for Singing
      9. When I Fall in Love
      10. Let's Face the Music and Dance
      11. Windmills of Your Mind
      12. How Soon
      13. Non Nobis Domine
      14. Rhythm of Life
      15. Kalinka
      16. Sound an Alarm
      17. Neapolitan Trilogy: It's Now or Never (Di Capua/Schroeder/Gold)/Mo ...
      18. Turandot/Nessun Dorma
      19. Christus Redemptor
      20. Ann Evening's Pastorale

      Album Details

      Choirs Include the Morriston Orpheus Choir, the Pontadrddulais Male Voice Choir, the Caerphilly Male Voice Choir, the Cwrt-y-gollen Choir, the Treorchy Male Choir and the Lucknow Male Voice Choir.
      All Rise
      Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
      • nexus
      • Best new music as of late
      • "All Rise" is new century's first musical triumph
      • A New Genre Evolves
      All Rise
      Wynton Marsalis , Lap , Lcjo , and Salonen
      Manufacturer: Sony
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

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      ASIN: B00006EXIC
      Release Date: 2002-10-01

      Tracks:

      1. All Rise
      2. Jubal Step - (Movement 1)
      3. A Hundred And A Hundred, A Hundred And Twelve - (Movement 2)
      4. Go Slow (But Don't Stop) - (Movement 3)
      5. Wild Strumming Of Fiddle - (Movement 4)
      6. Save Us - (Movement 5)
      7. Cried, Shouted, Then Sung - (Movement 6)
      8. Look Beyond - (Movement 7)
      9. The Halls Of Erudition & Scholarship - (Movement 8)
      10. El'Gran' Baile De La Reina - (Movement 9)
      11. Expressbrown Local - (Movement 10)
      12. Saturday Night Slow Drag - (Movement 11)
      13. I Am (Don't You Run From Me) - (Movement 12)

      Tracks:

      1. El'Gran' Baile De La Reina - (Movement 9)
      2. Expressbrown Local - (Movement 10)
      3. Saturday Night Slow Drag - (Movement 11)
      4. I Am (Don't You Run From Me) - (Movement 12)

      Customer Reviews:

      4 out of 5 stars nexus.......2007-01-10

      wynton marsalis represents a nexus or, as some would say, signifies a nexus in jazz. when he came on the scene, the recording scene, as a leader in the 70s, jazz had gone in a lot of directions, rock fusion, a soft keening lullaby jazz, jazzy rhythm and blues, and a jazz form more classical than jazz.

      marsalis stuck to a traditional jazz idiom, strongly influenced by louis armstrong, while `eschewing` (a word i really dislike using) avant garde jazz, which didn't make him very popular with a lot of folk who believed he was stagnating jazz.

      and then there was his classical training, which did not intrude, though many suspected that it did.

      all rise is what marsalis does best, it is marsalis at his best, a sophisicated jazz symphony utilizing a symphonic orchestra to augment jazz. usually when composers write a jazz symphony, jazz gets short shrift, and the listener has to pick out of the composition pieces of jazz. not in the case of all rise. this is probably the first real jazz symphony ever written.

      anyone serious about jazz, whether they like the musical personality of wynton marsalis or not, should own a copy of all rise.

      5 out of 5 stars Best new music as of late.......2005-06-06

      This is fresh and new and combines many different elements

      5 out of 5 stars "All Rise" is new century's first musical triumph.......2002-12-29

      Stanley Crouch said it best: if the twentieth century, with first the telegraph, then the telephone, and finally the internet, was about communication; then, the twenty-first century will be about integration.

      Wynton Marsalis is that rare breed, a cultural beacon who encapsulates the American spirit of diversity and creativity. Here, in "All Rise", we get maybe his finest achievment to date, a soaring composition integrating multiple genres to give us something truly new and contemporary. You have to look no further than the linear notes to know that Marsalis work is staggering-he somehow melds three choirs along with one of the world's greatest symphonies and his very own Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra to produce something polished and homogenous.

      The result is a twelve movement dialogue concerning the the jubilation, the fall, and the rebirth of the human spirit. Most amazing is the attention to detail in regards to the orchestration: pay heed to the balance and sensitivity from such a large and diverse group of musicians sharing the stage. "All Rise" is the next step in American music. Into the new century, Wynton Marsalis is the leader.

      5 out of 5 stars A New Genre Evolves.......2002-12-17

      Wynton and the whole Marsalis family are a gift to the world of music. Striving to educate every step of the way, All Rise is a new voice in the 21st Century. Combining styles from Swing to Classical Settings to Gospel chants to lush horn harmonies, the calibre of contempory classical music just leaped up a couple notches.

      While listening to music, I use as a gauge what kind of mood would I have to be in to listen to this: to crave hearing it. Lots of contemporary music does reflect our times: disconnected; disconcerting; disharmonious. But why would we ever want to re-inforce these feelings? If music soothes the savage beast, save me from modern music. Until now.

      500 years from now, when teachers are teaching about music from the turn of the century, Wynton Marsalis will be heeded as a giant in many categories: Jazz, Classical, Composition.

      All Rise has made me stand up and want for more.
      Kurt Weill: Life, Love, & Laughter--Dance Arrangements, 1927-50
      Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
      • SAIL ON, KURT!
      • Not at All Vile Weill
      • ELEVATOR MUSIC
      Kurt Weill: Life, Love, & Laughter--Dance Arrangements, 1927-50
      H.K. Gruber , and Palast Orchestra
      Manufacturer: RCA
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      ASIN: B000055YBR
      Release Date: 2001-02-12

      Tracks:

      1. Mile After Mile
      2. Bilbao Song
      3. Stay Well
      4. Life, Love And Laughter
      5. My Ship
      6. Green-up Time
      7. The Little Gray House
      8. Blues Potpourri
      9. September Song
      10. All At Once
      11. Le Roi d'Aquitaine (Waltz)
      12. Foxtrot Potporri
      13. Alabama Song
      14. Lied Der Jenny
      15. Speak Low
      16. It Never Was You
      17. What Good Would the Moon Be
      18. Tango Ballade
      19. Kanonen-Song

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      Here's a disc of 19 familiar and unfamiliar Kurt Weill songs arranged for dance band and played by an expert group of specialists in Roaring Twenties band music. They're led by singer-conductor-composer H.K. Gruber, whose previous recordings include Weill's Die Dreigroschenoper. The result is a start-to-finish delight. From the first notes, you're beamed back in time to one of those sleek transatlantic passenger liners, sitting in an art deco ballroom watching elegant couples in tuxedos and ball-gowns swirl by while the band plays hits from Weill's German and Broadway triumphs. Sure, the venom is leached from the originals, but who needs agitprop when you're on a dance floor? The arrangements are by a variety of hands, hired by Weill's European and American publishers with his approval to get more mileage from his musical theater works. They're delightfully square rhythmically and formulaic in transferring Weill's music to conventional dance bands, but the music still holds up and is fun to hear in its new clothes. A special treat is the eight tracks with Max Raabe, whose light tenor and falsetto singing preserve the spirit of Weill's songs, as well as perfectly mimic the boy band singers of times gone by. --Dan Davis

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars SAIL ON, KURT!.......2006-04-23

      I wouldn't take offence here oh, Weill purists! These reconstructions are charming and harmonically reverent to their originals, more than could be said for many versions of the Weill Songbook through the decades, including Lou Reed's friendly `adaptation' of the September Song's chord progression and melodic line!

      Shoenberg and Webern expressed their disdain of Weill's music; curiously, Arnold had also disclosed a secret wish of having his own audiences walk back home "whistling his tunes", oh, don't ask why... You can certainly whistle, hum and sway your partner now, as the transatlantic's bouncy dancehall sails on just as Kurt, Lotte and the lot of them did when escaping the lethal hounds of early 30s Berlin.... the-next-little-dollar bound.

      5 out of 5 stars Not at All Vile Weill.......2001-08-13

      The ever versatile HK Gruber has done it again digging up these gorgeous dance arrangements for Weill's music--proving, if anything, Weill's versatility. Anyone familiar with the Capriccio historical Weill recordings will be aware of the long tradition of dance bands taking Weill's music as the lead for dance music or pop music incarnations (all the way up through the more obvious appropriations familiar to Americans: Mack the Knife and September Song). Hardly MUZAK arrangements (listen to the delicate violin in track 17's "What Good Would the Moon Be" to hear what I mean), this generous helping of 19 songs offers a chance to see Weill through a delightfully different but entirely compatible lens. Max Raabe provides the ideal vocal compliment on 8 of the tracks, his tenor floating effortlessly into his head voice suggesting a "period" sound reminiscent of Bing Crosby. The import title for this disc is "Charming Weill," and that modest adjective expresses the least of its virtues.

      2 out of 5 stars ELEVATOR MUSIC.......2001-05-23

      This is a very strange CD: why would anyone want to take the quirky rhythms and melodies of the great Kurt Weill and "tame" them into dance arrangements? Certainly one has listened to (& even perhaps admired) dance arrangements of composers from Victor Herbert to Cole Porter to Jerry Herman, but these are all, if you will, main stream composers-- men whose music sounds good in original Broadway or Hollywood arrangements and just as good (or almost as good) as played by a dance band...think "Begin The Beguine" as done by Fred Astaire on film or "Begin The Beguine" done by Jo Stafford with the Paul Weston Orchestra.

      But Weill was an innovator: a man who can still be listened to experiencing the thrill of something fresh and new. One immediately thinks of his collaborations with Bertolt Brecht in Germany: "Threepenny Opera" and "The Rise & Fall Of The City of Mahagonny" or "The Seven Deadly Sins", etc. his American opera, "Street Scene" with Langston Hughes or his American musical plays: "One Touch of Venus" with Ogden Nash or "Love Life" with Alan Jay Lerner, etc. The songs on this CD all deserve great recordings from the "Alabama Song" to "September Song" but they turn into a kind of flattened elevator music instead of having fresh interpretations or even more traditional ones. What happens is that the longing in "What Good Would the Moon Be" and the romance of "Speak Low" and the raucousness of "Bilbao Song" are all much too similar and much too easy.

      It's a little weird to think of husbands whispering to their wives," Listen, honey, they're playing 'As You Make Your Bed' from "Mahagonny".........let's fox trot!"
      Rise Up: Live, Vol. 1
      Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
      • One hot band, one hot cd
      Rise Up: Live, Vol. 1
      Entrain
      Manufacturer: Dolphin Safe Records
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      ASIN: B000063DH8
      Release Date: 2002-03-05

      Tracks:

      1. Mo Drums
      2. River Run
      3. Uncle Jolly
      4. Cohiba
      5. Anyway
      6. Mother Street
      7. Shine On
      8. Dancing In The Light
      9. Jeannie
      10. Rise Up
      11. Mexican Bus

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars One hot band, one hot cd.......2005-07-21

      If you've never caught Entrain live, this is what they sound like, drums and rythum, more drums and rythum. They are hot..and if you can't find something on this cd that makes you move, you must already be dead. Check it out.
      A Copland Celebration Vol. 3
      Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
      • Wonderful
      • Pure joy
      • Copland's vocal work
      A Copland Celebration Vol. 3

      Manufacturer: Sony
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      5. The Copland Collection: Orchestral & Ballet Works, 1936-1948

      ASIN: B000050HWV
      Release Date: 2000-11-07

      Tracks:

      1. Old American Songs, Sets 1 & 2: The Boatmen's Dance - William Warfield
      2. Old American Songs, Sets 1 & 2: The Dodge - William Warfield
      3. Old American Songs, Sets 1 & 2: Long Time Ago - William Warfield
      4. Old American Songs, Sets 1 & 2: Simple Gifts - William Warfield
      5. Old American Songs, Sets 1 & 2: I Bought Me A Cat - William Warfield
      6. Old American Songs, Sets 1 & 2: The Little Horses - William Warfield
      7. Old American Songs, Sets 1 & 2: Zion's Walls - William Warfield
      8. Old American Songs, Sets 1 & 2: The Golden Willow Tree - William Warfield
      9. Old American Songs, Sets 1 & 2: At The River - William Warfield
      10. Old American Songs, Sets 1 & 2: Ching-A-Ring Chaw - William Warfield
      11. Twelve Poems Of Emily Dickinson: I. Nature, The Gentlest Mother - Aaron Copland
      12. Twelve Poems Of Emily Dickinson: II. There Came A Wind Like A Bugle - Aaron Copland
      13. Twelve Poems Of Emily Dickinson: III. Why Do They Shut Me Out Of Heaven? - Aaron Copland
      14. Twelve Poems Of Emily Dickinson: IV. The World Feels Dusty - Aaron Copland
      15. Twelve Poems Of Emily Dickinson: V. Heart, We Will Forget Him - Aaron Copland
      16. Twelve Poems Of Emily Dickinson: VI. Dear March, Come In! - Aaron Copland
      17. Twelve Poems Of Emily Dickinson: VII. Sleep Is Supposed To Be - Aaron Copland
      18. Twelve Poems Of Emily Dickinson: VIII. When They Come Back - Aaron Copland
      19. Twelve Poems Of Emily Dickinson: IX. I Felt A Funeral In My Brain - Aaron Copland
      20. Twelve Poems Of Emily Dickinson: X. I've Heard An Organ Talk Sometimes - Aaron Copland
      21. Twelve Poems Of Emily Dickinson: XI. Going To Heaven! - Aaron Copland
      22. Twelve Poems Of Emily Dickinson: XII. The Chariot - Aaron Copland
      23. In The Beginning - Aaron Copland
      24. Lark - Aaron Copland

      Tracks:

      1. The Tender Land: Act One: The Day Before Graduation (Late Afternoon): Gently Flowing - Aaron Copland
      2. The Tender Land: Act One: The Day Before Graduation (Late Afternoon): Moderate Tempo: 'Once I Thought I'd Never Grow Tall As This Fence' - Joy Clements
      3. The Tender Land: Act One: The Day Before Graduation (Late Afternoon): Moderately Fast: 'Do You Suppose They're Makin' Food In There?' - Richard Fredericks
      4. The Tender Land: Act One: The Day Before Graduation (Late Afternoon): Somewhat Faster: 'We've Been North'/'We've Been South' - Richard Cassilly
      5. The Tender Land: Act One: The Day Before Graduation (Late Afternoon): With Motion: 'Halloo, Halloo' - Norman Treigle
      6. The Tender Land: Act One: The Day Before Graduation (Late Afternoon): Moderately: 'If You Boys Work As Smooth As You Talk, We'll Make Good Time In The Fields' - Norman Treigle
      7. The Tender Land: Act One: The Day Before Graduation (Late Afternoon): Trifle Slower: 'The Promise Of Living With Hope And Thanksgiving' - Richard Cassilly
      8. The Tender Land: Act Two: That Evening: Lively And Rough - Aaron Copland
      9. The Tender Land: Act Two: That Evening: Quite Slow: 'Thank You, Thank You All' - Joy Clements
      10. The Tender Land: Act Two: That Evening: Very Broadly: 'Ah, Laurie, You Are A Puzzle' - Norman Treigle
      11. The Tender Land: Act Two: That Evening: Briskly: 'Stomp Your Foot Upon The Floor' - Richard Cassilly
      12. The Tender Land: Act Two: That Evening: Somewhat Slower: 'The World Seems Still Tonight' - Richard Cassilly
      13. The Tender Land: Act Three: Later That Night/Then Graduation Day (Dawn): Introduction: Starting Slowly - Aaron Copland
      14. The Tender Land: Act Three: Later That Night/Then Graduation Day (Dawn): As At First: 'Daybreak Will Come In Such A Short Time' - Richard Cassilly
      15. The Tender Land: Act Three: Later That Night/Then Graduation Day (Dawn): Fast Tempo: 'That's Crazy!' - Richard Fredericks
      16. The Tender Land: Act Three: Later That Night/Then Graduation Day (Dawn): Broadly: 'The Sun Is Coming Up As Though I'd Never Seen It Rise Before' - Joy Clements
      17. The Tender Land: Act Three: Later That Night/Then Graduation Day (Dawn): (Still Slower): 'You Are Strange To Me' - Claramae Turner

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars Wonderful.......2007-04-22

      I must confess I am unfamiliar with Copland's "The Tender Land" except for this reissue, which I find to be absolutely magnificent. I realize this is a truncated performance, eliminating what I assume to be a fair amount of spoken dialogue. But I don't care. What is presented here is simply one of the finest American compositions - forget American - one of the finest compositions of the 20th century. Period.

      5 out of 5 stars Pure joy.......2005-07-29

      The recording of Copland's The Tender Land is alone worth getting this disc. The rest of the vocal works are just a bonus, a very good bonus! Copland directs a definitive account of his opera, and in this compressed version leaves out all the spoken parts of the full length opera, no doubt depriving us of a lot of good music but on the other hand giving listeners a very concise version that is even stronger musically (although dramatically a little lacking in logic because of the missing parts - for example without knowing of the confrontation during the party scene you would find the boys' departure the next morning puzzling, and the CD notes does not elaborate on the plot, which is about the only negative thing you can say about this set). Listening to the opera in this abridged version gives you the feeling of one hit after another, there is not a single weak point in the score and Copland has a gift for word-setting that can turn clumsy texts such as "girls come and go, some are good, some are not so good" into goosebumps stuff (a lovely dedication to Laurie sung by Grandpa). Other high points include the stunning transformation of the traditional Walls of Zion into the quartet piece The Promise Of Living and a rollicking Party Scene, which contains the best in Copland's clever orchestration and rythmic vitality - it seems all of the composers best traits have all come together in this work. Martin's Act 2 Song 'Laurie...You Know, Laurie' is a rare gem or an aria and beautifully sung. Other hidden gems include the comical 'We've Been North'. The cast is impeccable and the entire performance is flawless. Add to that one of those scores that simply win you over from start to finish, and you can't but fall in love with this music. I once thought that nothing could better Appalachian Spring but that was before I discovered this neglected work.

      5 out of 5 stars Copland's vocal work.......2002-08-08

      And so on this third set of the celebration of Aaron Copland's music, all attention is on his vocal work including the opera, "The Tender Land".

      I can't completely explain why I give this five stars after giving the first two sets four stars each. This is just the way the opera, in particular, strikes me. I'm no great opera fan, and to my knowledge, America just has not yet proved itself in the operatic field although it's tried. It will take time, but I do see Copland's work as someday being considered the best example of American opera. This is all subjective opinion, obviously, and I'm sure there are those more knowledgeable who will disagree. So be it.

      All in all, these three sets will give you a complete overview of one of America's most important composers.
      Sing, My Soul: Choral Music of Ned Rorem
      Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
      • Impeccably Performed, Stunning Sound
      Sing, My Soul: Choral Music of Ned Rorem

      Manufacturer: Albany Records
      ProductGroup: Music
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      ASIN: B00000FDBJ
      Release Date: 1998-11-24

      Tracks:

      1. 'Thee, God..'
      2. Seven Motets For The Church Year: 'While All Things Were In Quiet Silence'
      3. Seven Motets For The Church Year: 'Before The Morning Star Begotten'
      4. Seven Motets For The Church Year: 'Lay Up For Yourselves'
      5. Seven Motets For The Church Year: 'Praise Him Who Was Crucified'
      6. Seven Motets For The Church Year: 'God Is Gone Up'
      7. Seven Motets For The Church Year: 'Today The Holy Spirit Appeared'
      8. Seven Motets For The Church Year: 'Rejoice We All In The Lord'
      9. 'Phos Hilaron'
      10. 'Canticle Of The Lamb'
      11. 'Little Lamb, Who Made Thee?'
      12. 'Come, Pure Hearts, In Sweetest Measure'
      13. 'Mercy And Truth Are Met'
      14. Love Alone: 'Here'
      15. Little Prayers: Three Prayers: 'Creator Spirit, Who Dost Lightly Hover'
      16. Little Prayers: Three Prayers: 'Father, Guide And Lead Me'
      17. Little Prayers: Three Prayers: 'Creator Spirit, Please...'
      18. What Is Pink?: 'What Is Pink?'
      19. What Is Pink?: 'The Mysterious Cat'
      20. What Is Pink?: 'Who Has Seen The Wind?'
      21. What Is Pink?: 'A Pavane For The Nursery'
      22. What Is Pink?: 'Counting-Out Rhyme'
      23. What Is Pink?: 'The House On The Hill'
      24. 'All Glorious God'
      25. 'Breathe On Me, Breath Of God'
      26. 'Lead, Kindly Light'
      27. 'Love Divine, All Loves Excelling'
      28. 'Sing, My Soul, His Wondrous Love'
      29. 'Surge, Illuminare'

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars Impeccably Performed, Stunning Sound.......1998-11-20

      The beautifully captured reverberant sound of the acoustic space is matched by gorgeous choral balance, precise diction, and definitive interpretation. In spite of the contemporary style of the compositions - Rorem doesn't shy away from crunchy dissonances - this is a very enjoyable collection of Choral music with many beautfiul moments.

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