Nothing prepared fans for quite such a return to form from Paul Weller. The mood was autobiographical, most notably on "Has My Fire Really Gone Out" and on the title track--both of which dealt with the writer's block that plagued Weller after the Style Council. And yet Wild Wood is anything but morose. Flutes and sun-dazed guitars create pastoral moods. "Shadow of the Sun" takes stock of youthful idealism and finds wisdom of years, and "Sunflower" is a superlative burst of psychedelic power pop. But it's the instrumental passages and interconnecting refrains that truly reveal their author's attention to detail and give Wild Wood an edge over the rest of his solo material. --Peter Paphides
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The John Rutter Christmas Album
Cambridge Singers , Rutter , and City of London Sinfon Manufacturer: Collegium ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00006JJ4T Release Date: 2002-09-24 |
Tracks:
- Wexford Carol
- Jesus Child
- There Is a Flower
- Donkey Carol
- Wild Wood Carol
- Angels' Carol
- Nativity Carol
- Mary's Lullaby
- Star Carol
- Candlelight Carol
- Shepherd's Pipe Carol
- Christmas Lullaby
- Dormi, Jesu
- Love Came Down at Christmas
- Sans Day Carol
- I Wonder as I Wander
- What Sweeter Music
- Joy to the World
- I Saw Three Ships
- Deck the Hall
- Very Best Time of Year
- We Wish You a Merry Christmas
- Silent Night
Album Description
Top of the British Classical Charts for 10 Weeks! Billboard Top Ten Classical Recording - December 2002! This album gathers together most of the carols I have composed over the years, plus a sprinkling of my arrangements of traditional carols, grouped to form a program which narrates, reflects upon, and celebrates the Christmas story. I have always enjoyed carols ever since I first sang them as a member of my school choir, and it was not long before I began to write carols of my own-in fact my first two published compositions were the Nativity Carol and the Shepherd's Pipe Carol. For any musician involved in choral music, Christmas is an especially joyous time, and I am indeed happy that it has played a part in my musical life for so many years- JOHN RUTTERCustomer Reviews:
Rutter Christmas Album.......2007-05-14
Unique and Beautiful!.......2007-03-09
Johh Rutter Chirstmas Album.......2007-02-19
Liked it enough to go through a lot of trouble to give it a review........2007-02-07
John Rutter and Cambridge Singers.......2007-01-18
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Wild Wood
Paul Weller Manufacturer: Ume Imports ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000001FI1 Release Date: 1994-05-03 |
Tracks:
- Sunflower
- Can You Heal Us (Holy Man)
- Wild Wood
- Instrumental (Part 1)
- All The Pictures On The Wall
- Has My Fire Really Gone Out?
- Country
- Instrumental Two
- 5th Season
- The Weaver
- Instrumental One (Pt. 2)
- Foot Of The Mountain
- Shadow Of The Sun
- Holy Man (Reprise)
- Moon On Your Pyjamas
- Hung Up
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Nothing prepared fans for quite such a return to form from Paul Weller. The mood was autobiographical, most notably on "Has My Fire Really Gone Out" and on the title track--both of which dealt with the writer's block that plagued Weller after the Style Council. And yet Wild Wood is anything but morose. Flutes and sun-dazed guitars create pastoral moods. "Shadow of the Sun" takes stock of youthful idealism and finds wisdom of years, and "Sunflower" is a superlative burst of psychedelic power pop. But it's the instrumental passages and interconnecting refrains that truly reveal their author's attention to detail and give Wild Wood an edge over the rest of his solo material. --Peter PaphidesCustomer Reviews:
Pure class!!!!.......2004-01-28
Sorry, The Fire HAS Gone Out.......2003-12-01
The "ModFather" Strikes Gold!.......2003-06-20
A Modern Trad-Rock Classic.......2002-07-16
Truly classic and organic.........2002-01-11
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Dvorák: Symphony No. 6; The Wood Dove
Manufacturer: Chandos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000000ARW Release Date: 1994-07-26 |
Tracks:
- The Wood Dove, Op. 110
- Symphony No. 6 In D Major, Op. 60: Allegro non tanto
- Symphony No. 6 In D Major, Op. 60: Adagio
- Symphony No. 6 In D Major, Op. 60: Scherzo (Furiant). Presto - Trio. Poco meno mosso
- Symphony No. 6 In D Major, Op. 60: Finale. Allegro con spirito - Presto
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Music critics love to say that this symphony resembles Brahms's Second, which in some ways it does. What they neglect to point out, however, is that Dvorák wrote five symphonies before Brahms wrote one, so it's just as fair to say that the reason it resembles Brahms is because Brahms resembles Dvorák! It's certainly as fine as anything by Brahms, and for those who haven't heard it yet, this performance will win it many new friends. This version of the The Wood Dove, the greatest of Dvorák's late symphonic poems, is also stunning. A lovely disc. --David HurwitzCustomer Reviews:
Dvorák's 6th Symphony: A Reminder of its Beauty.......2006-12-09
On this fine recording Jirí Belohlávek (currently the conductor of the BBC symphony) leads his Orchestr Ceská Filharmonie in a brisk and bright performance. Jirí Belohlávek conducted the Los Angeles Philharmonic in a performance that featured this symphony and with that powerful ensemble and brilliant acoustic of the Disney Hall created a magic the audience will not soon forget. Belohlávek is an under-appreciated conductor able to draw magic from ensembles. And this recording, including the very popular and inordinately beautiful tone poem 'The Wood Dove' deserves more attention than it has received. A perfect introduction to a neglected Dvorák masterpiece. Grady Harp, December 06
A great piece to follow the 9th........1999-12-31
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John Rutter: Music for Christmas
Polyphony , Stephen Layton , and City of London Sinfonia Manufacturer: Hyperion UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00005QIT4 Release Date: 2001-11-13 |
Tracks:
- Shephrd's Pipe Carol
- Nativity Carol
- There Is a Flower
- Sans Day Carol
- What Sweeter Music
- I Wonder as I Wander [Appalachian Carol]
- Jesus Child
- Wild Wood Carol
- Very Best Time of Year
- Away in a Manger
- Angel Tidings
- Christmas Lullaby
- Dormi Jesu
- Love Came Down at Christmas
- Star Carol
- Carol of the Children
- Mary's Lullaby
- Silent Night
- Angels' Carol
- Candlelight Carol
- Amen
- Donkey Carol
Customer Reviews:
John Rutter: Music for Christmas.......2007-01-16
Would recommend this CD to one and all.
"Mr. Choral Christmas's Finest".......2002-11-21
At the Top of My Christmas Playing List!.......2001-12-07
Rutter's work simply in this humble reviewer has no other contemporary peer. He is reverent, fresh and excellent theology to boot! This collection has his best, including my favorites: "Shepherd's Pipe Carol, What Sweeter Music, The very best time of year, Angels' Carol."
To his compositions, added is Kirkpatrick's "Away In a Manger" and of course, Gruber's "Silent Night", both skillfully arranged and performed. Bonus selections of traditional pieces such as "I Wonder as I wonder."
The City of London Sinfonia conducted by Stephen Layton provides the orchestra background marvelously for Polyphany, the outstanding choir on this work.
You will be delighted to add this CD to your collection, and it will rise in most collections to near the top.
Well worth
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Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique; Saint-Saëns: Organ Symphony
Manufacturer: Angel Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000000UV5 Release Date: 1995-06-20 |
Tracks:
- Symphony fantastique, Op.14: Symphonie fantastique: I Reveries - Passions: Largo - Allegro agitato e appassionato assai - Hector Berlioz
- Symphony fantastique, Op.14: II Un bal: Valse, Allegro non troppo - Hector Berlioz
- Symphony fantastique, Op.14: III Scene aux champs: Adagio - Hector Berlioz
- Symphony fantastique, Op.14: IV Marche aux supplice: Allegretto non troppo - Hector Berlioz
- Symphony fantastique, Op.14: V Songe d'une nuit de Sabbat - Dies Irae - Ronde du Sabbat: Larghetto - Allegro - Hector Berlioz
- Le Carnaval romain Overture, Op. 9 - Hector Berlioz
Tracks:
- Symphony No. 3 in C Minor, Op.78 'Organ Symphony': Adagio - Allegro moderato - Poco adagio
- Symphony No. 3 in C Minor, Op.78 'Organ Symphony': Allegro moderato - Maestoso - Allegro
- The Carnival Of The Animals: Introduction And Royal March Of The Lion
- The Carnival Of The Animals: Hens & Cocks
- The Carnival Of The Animals: Wild Asses
- The Carnival Of The Animals: Tortoises
- The Carnival Of The Animals: The Elephant
- The Carnival Of The Animals: Kangaroos
- The Carnival Of The Animals: The Aquarium
- The Carnival Of The Animals: Persons With Long Ears
- The Carnival Of The Animals: Cuckoo In The Heart of the Wood
- The Carnival Of The Animals: The Aviary
- The Carnival Of The Animals: Pianists
- The Carnival Of The Animals: Fossils
- The Carnival Of The Animals: The Swan
- The Carnival Of The Animals: Finale
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A.E. Housman: A Shropshire Lad, Complete in verse and song
Alan Bates , Anthony Rolfe Johnson , and Graham Johnson Manufacturer: Hyperion UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00005S85Q Release Date: 2001-12-11 |
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Dvorak: Symphony No7; Wood Op110
Manufacturer: Warner Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00000F1RK Release Date: 1998-11-17 |
Tracks:
- Symphony No. 7, Op. 70, D Minor: Allegro maestoso
- Symphony No. 7, Op. 70, D Minor: Poco adagio
- Symphony No. 7, Op. 70, D Minor: Scherzo: Vivace
- Symphony No. 7, Op. 70, D Minor: Finale: Allegro
- The Wild Dove, Op. 110: Andante, marcia funebre - Allegro-lento - Molto vivace - Andante - Lento, tempo di marcia (Epilogue)
Customer Reviews:
Will anyone comment on Sound Quality please?.......2006-12-07
Harnoncourt's best composer after Bruckner.......2006-01-16
In that regard he succeeds beyond expectation. This is a performance so carefuly balanced and scrupulous that it verges on the self-contained. There isn't a trace of unbuttoned Czech boisterousness. It's rare for a disciplined performance to sound fresh, but Harnoncourt triumphs by his uncanny instinct for Dvorak's melodic line. The Royal Concertgebouw plays like flowing golden syrup, and Teldec has captured them in natural, open sound.
For sheer energy this Seventh can't match Szell or Kubelik, but it doesn't try to. On its own terms it's one of the msot exceptional Dvorak recodings I've ever heard. The filler is The Wild Dove, one of Dvorak's four great tone poems, here played just as well as the symphony. The sympony is form a live concert in 1998, the tone poem from the studio in 1997.
Freshness and spontaneity.......2004-12-14
Harnoncourt's historically informed performance concerns maintaining transparency through the observance of dynamics and the balances between the instrumental sections. The tempi are for my taste ideal.
The performances of both pieces, especially the one of the "Wood Dove", are exciting and atmospheric. I love it !!!
A fresh look at much played works.......2001-07-27
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Wild Wood (Import)
Paul Weller Manufacturer: Pony Canyon ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000JHYBJ0 |
Product Description
13 Song CD 1. Sunflower 2. Can You Heal Us 3. Wild Wood 4. All the Pictures on the Wall 5. Instrumental1 6. Has My Fire Really Gone Out? 7. Instrumental2 8. 5th Season 9. Country 10. The Weaver 11. Moon on You Pyjamas 12. Shadow of the Sun 13. Holy Man
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Dvorák:Symphony Nos. 7, 8 & 9/The Wood Dove
Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000000SO6 Release Date: 1994-09-06 |
Tracks:
- Sym No.7 in d, op.70: Allegro maestoso
- Sym No.7 in d, op.70: Poco adagio
- Sym No.7 in d, op.70: Scherzo: Vivace-Poco
- Sym No.7 in d, op.70: Finale: Allegro
- Sym No.8 in G, op.88: Allegro con brio
- Sym No.8 in G, op.88: Adagio
- Sym No.8 in G, op.88: Allegretto grazioso
- Sym No.8 in G, op.88: Allegro ma non troppo
Tracks:
- Sym No.9 in e, op.95, 'From the New World': Adagio-Allegro molto
- Sym No.9 in e, op.95, 'From the New World': Largo
- Sym No.9 in e, op.95, 'From the New World': Scherzo: Molto vivace
- Sym No.9 in e, op.95, 'From the New World': Allegro con fuoco
- The Wood Dove, op.110
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Eliahu Inbal is a chronically underrated conductor. He has made many fine recordings of music by Mahler, Strauss, Schumann, Scriabin, Bruckner, and many other composers, but because he has tended to jump from label to label, he doesn't get the promotional consideration that he deserves. These Dvorák performances are all very fine--warmly sympathetic, well played, and attractively recorded. At mid-price, they are fully competitive with the best available elsewhere, so you may very well want to give them a shot. --David Hurwitz
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Saint-Saëns: Carnival/Piano Duets
Manufacturer: Globe ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B0000044PF Release Date: 1996-09-17 |
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- Absolutely Free [Original recording remastered]
- Ain't Life Grand
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- Annunciation
- B.L.T./Truce [Original recording remastered] [Import]
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