Castles

Product Description
The third album by Joy Of Cooking and the last before Toni Brown and Terry Garthwaite set forth on to peruse solo and duo recordings. Based in the political hotbed of Berkeley California and part of the San Francisco explosion of the late sixties the Joy Of Cooking were the best know Berkeley band apart from the legendary Country Joe & The Fish. Acadia. 2005.

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Castles

Average customer rating: Two-and-a-half hours of bliss not what i expected excellent guitar performances Essential Guitar... Lives up to its Name!

Essential Guitar: 33 Guitar Masterpieces Manufacturer: Decca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music The Decca Records Store | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: 300 Years of Guitar Masterpieces Spanish Guitar Music Classic Williams: Romance of the Guitar Art of Segovia Baroque Guitar ASIN: B000069KIT Release Date: 2002-08-13

Customer Reviews:

Two-and-a-half hours of bliss.......2007-04-04

This may be the best money I've ever spent. I got 2-1/2 hours of bliss for less than what I'd usually pay for one CD -- and you know how it is with music. You buy an album because of a song or two that you love, and you find that you like maybe half the songs on it. There's not a single selection in this one that I would've left out. It includes Joaquin Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez, performed by Pepe Romero on the guitar with the Acadamy of St. Martin in the Fields. I needed to replace my old LP recording of that. But I also get 30 other classical compositions and traditional Spanish pieces, each special in its own way.

Have you ever heard music that you wanted to last forever, maybe even to dive inside and live there for a while, immersing yourself in sound? That's how I feel about this collection. The only problem I have with it is that I bought it thinking it might be nice to listen to while I write. Not so. It's terrible for that. I'll sit with my hands poised above the laptop keyboard, assuring myself I'll get some work done while I listen. The music takes hold and carries me away.

I'm not expert at describing this or any type of music. I just know what I love. You might too, if you enjoy classical or Spanish guitar -- unless you have absurd expectations about combining listening with work.

not what i expected.......2007-03-26

This CD for me was a waste of money. Its just not what i thought it would be. Others may enjoy it but for me..it wasnt what i was hoping to hear.

excellent guitar performances.......2006-07-27

Outstanding guitar performances. I gave it only 4 stars because I do not personally like some of the compositions.

Essential Guitar..........2005-07-26

Up until this collection, I'd never heard the "Cavatina" played in the Deer Hunter movie. After hearing it, I could play it all day and not tire of it! It moves me that much, considering that it's almost "not" a classical guitar selection. The rest of the music is first rate! Excellent playing, but the "Cavatina..."
Buy it and enjoy!!!!

Lives up to its Name!.......2005-06-10

If you only bought this double CD set, you'd have a good starter collection of classical guitar music. It includes most of the standards, as well as rarer pieces. In addition to the many solo pieces, there are several excerpts from orchestral works, with Rodrigo's indispensible Adagio from "Concierto de Aranjuez" topping the list. There are also several flamenco numbers included, complete with heel taps and castanets.

The recording quality is uniformly good, even on the tracks by Segovia. I don't know if they were remastered or recorded late in his career, but they're free of the surface noise present in so many of his recordings. The set clocks in at a generous 2 1/2 hours - one of the greatest deals in instrumental music; this is not a "bargain" quality set. Listen to the samples online - great stuff.

My only mild criticism is in the marketing. The advertising features John Williams and Julian Bream. Each contributes exactly one track. I would have enjoyed more pieces by them for stylistic comparison. But the less well-known (at least to guitar music neophytes like me) artists are every bit as good, and I intend to obtain more of their work.

Average customer rating: Wow... What A Movie and Soundtrack. BUT! One Of The Most Beautiful Soundtracks Ever Loved it since 1979! Such a beautiful CD Great CD

Ice Castles: Original Soundtrack Album Marvin Hamlisch , Melissa Manchester , and Carole Bayer Sager Manufacturer: Arista ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Soft Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music 1970s | By Decade | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Similar Items: Ice Castles The Way We Were: Original Soundtrack Recording The Best of Debby Boone Hey Ricky Somewhere In Time (1998 Re-recording) ASIN: B000002VDG Release Date: 1991-07-01

Tracks:

1. Theme From Ice Castles (Through The Eyes Of Love) - Melissa Manchester
2. They Threw Flowers
3. Scarlotti Suite 1
4. Deborah's Rock
5. Theme From Ice Castles (Instrumental)
6. Voyager - The Alan Parsons Project
7. Touch
8. Learning Again
9. Finale

Customer Reviews:

Wow... What A Movie and Soundtrack. BUT!.......2007-07-22

I like some of the tunes in this movie soundtrack. The movie is so sweet and wholesome in a lot of ways. I even watched the movie twice in one sitting. It really touched my heart. Gosh, I'm so deeply in love with Lynn-Holly Johnson. Who isn't, right? I feel like a kid with a big crush. The only thing that was really disappointing was all the foul mouth cussing. I'm sure some will find that funny and have a good chuckle. As a partially some what of a decent Christian. I did find the G.D.'s a bit overboard. I lost count at a certain point. Yes, it was loaded. I don't want to discourage anyone from buying the movie. I'm just disappointed that the writer, and other decision makers allow that sort of verbage in an almost wholesome family entertainment movie. Okay, enough bickering. I was upset, and had to vent off some steam. Get the movie and sountrack. I still recommend it. If the foul mouth cussing bugs you. Try and ignor it, and enjoy the rest of the movie. It is a really touching movie. Go for it. Enjoy! :)

One Of The Most Beautiful Soundtracks Ever.......2006-01-09

It's funny that I say this, but I consider "Ice Castles" one of the most beautiful soundtracks ever. For starters, Marvin Hamlisch created -along with lyricist Carole Bayer Sager -a very touching song with 'Through The Eyes Of Love', and I wouldn't want to forget the tremendous instrumental arrangement on track 5 of the CD, with that spectacular trumpet writing at the end. It's just sublime and marvelous.
Of course, since we are looking at a movie that tells the story of a young female skater who suffers a mishap that leaves her blind, Hamlisch's music is more focused on the source music for the skating numbers -as well as the track composed and performed by Alan Parsons -and that makes this album a great listen. There are also a couple of incidental tracks like 'They Threw Flowers' and 'Learning Again', which I consider dramatically powerful.
So let's face it: This is a beautiful CD. You can relax while listening to it.

Loved it since 1979!.......2005-01-14

I saw the original movie as a senior in high school and absolutely loved it. It was only recently that the movie and soundtrack were easy to find. (I still have an original Beta tape of the movie from the early 80's.) If you've never seen the movie, buy the DVD, watch the movie, and if you love what you hear, but this CD! Great to listen to in the car during your commute home from work.

Such a beautiful CD.......2004-02-14

I guess I am biased as Through the Eyes of Love was my first dance at my wedding. But that song makes the CD worth it! The song is just absolutely gorgeous -- lyrics and instrumental!

Great CD.......2001-05-22

This is a great cd

Average customer rating: relation through beautiful music A Great Find!

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Tracks:

1. Adagio In G Minor - Dominic Miller
2. The Deer Hunter - Goran Sollscher
3. Largo - Eduardo Fernandez
4. Prelude - John Williams
5. Apres Un Reve - Steve Erquiaga
6. Pavane Pour Une Infante Defunte - Steve Erquiaga
7. Courante - Pepe Romero
8. Torija (Elegia) - Segovia
9. Andantino - Piu Mosso - Primo Tempo - Julian Bream
10. Andaluza - Pepe Romero
11. Granada (Serenata) - Pepe Romero
12. Bachians Brasileiras No.1 - Alexandre Lagoya
13. Andante Cantabile - Segovia
14. Cancion De Cuna - Eduardo Fernandez
15. Arioso - Steve Erquiaga
16. Romance D'Amour - Goran Sollscher
17. Adagio - Christine Pendrill
18. Qui Tollis - Dominic Miller

Tracks:

1. Air On A G String - Dominic Miller
2. Largo - Alexandre Lagoya
3. Andante Sostenuto - Alexandre Lagoya
4. La Maja De Goya - Pepe Romero
5. Romance De Los Pinos - Pepe Romero
6. Sarabande - John Williams
7. Sonata, Op.16 - Pepe Romero
8. Recuerdos De La Alhambra - Eduardo Fernandez
9. Barcarolle - John Williams
10. Bourees I & II - John Williams
11. Sarabande - John Williams
12. Andante - Alexandre Lagoya
13. Oriental - Alexandre Lagoya
14. Cantabile - Alexandre Lagoya
15. Adagio Ma Non Troppo - Alexandre Lagoya
16. Andante - Alexandre Lagoya
17. Canzone In E Minor - Alexandre Lagoya
18. Sicilienne - Steve Erquiaga
19. Clair De Lune - Alexandre Lagoya

Customer Reviews:

relation through beautiful music.......2005-10-02

This is arguably the most relaxing music anywhere. It is lovely to take a nap to, fall asleep to..... use your imagination to......

A Great Find!.......2004-08-02

These are wonderful cds. They include Andres Segovia,Julian Bream, John Williams, Presti/Lagoya and Pepe Romero among other guitarist's. This two cd set has a rare performance of Segovia with the "Symphony Of The Air"performing Boccherini's "Cello Concerto in D". John Williams performing Bach's "Cello Suite In D" at seventeen years old. Also Ida Presti and Alexandre Lagoya performing Debussy's "Clair de Lune" and Granado's "Spanish Dance No.2 The Oriental". Presti/Lagoya's music has long been out of print and to the best of my knowledge this is the first time their music has been available on cd.These cd's have over 2 and a half hours of music and are well worth the money.

Average customer rating: One of the best collections of Torroba One of the finest interpreter of Spanish guitar music Good recording overall, a few issues Very good but not great A Guitar Lesson

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Tracks:

1. I. Allegretto
2. II. Andante
3. III. Allegro
4. Burgalesa
5. I. Fandanguillo
6. II. Arada
7. III. Danza
8. Madranos
9. I. Alcazar De Segovia
10. II. Alba De Tormes
11. III. Montemayor
12. IV. Zafra
13. V. Manzanares Del Real
14. VI. Siguenza
15. VII. Siminacas
16. VIII. Turegano
17. IX. Torija
18. X. Calatrava
19. XI. Redaba
20. XII. Alcaniz
21. XIII. Javier
22. XIV. Olite
23. Nocturno
24. I. Jeringonza
25. II. Ya Ilega El Invierno
26. III. Coplilla
27. IV. La Pastora
28. V. Seguidilla

Customer Reviews:

One of the best collections of Torroba.......2007-06-27

I think this recording is very relaxed for the most part. He kind of breezes through these with speed and doesn't take enough time on some pieces but David Russell is the cleanest guitar player around and these recordings are flawless. He lets you hear every note. Burgalesa is an amazingly beautiful, melancholy piece which Sevogia loved. Montemayor is haunting and tremelo is exquisite. Alba de Tormes is a popular and beautiful piece which sounds great. Fandango is probably the most popular piece here which overwhelmingly captures the Spanish feeling and which Segovia recorded extremely well (probably the most famous recording of Fandango) on his "Favorite Spanish Encore" LP and Russell sounds great in this piece, too. I'd rather listen to Russell play these than Yepes, Segovia or the Romeros.

One of the finest interpreter of Spanish guitar music.......2007-03-28

David Russell is one of the finest interpreter of Spanish guitar music. His interpretation of Torroba's music is one of the finest. David's performance of The sonatina in A major is very expressible, He plays the guitar with a lot of Heart and emotion, the recording he made of great Paraguayan composer Agustin Barrios Mangore is the best.

Good recording overall, a few issues.......2006-11-07

Probably one of the best things about this recording is that its a great collection of most of Torroba's great solo guitar music. Russell hits all the important pieces and plays them all with flair and accuracy. Russell's playing is very expressive and he tends to capture the esssence of the music. The playing is clean, beautiful and precise. Good tone, dynamic contrast, all the basics that guitar students spend years perfecting. However, Russell does play a little too heavy sometimes. I like to think that if Torroba were playing electric guitar today he would sound a lot like Pat Metheny with a little Spanish flavor. His music should never be too bombastic or heavy. Not to say that Russell never lightens up, but he doesn't always back off when he needs to. Some of the slower, more lyrical Castles of Spain especially aren't as effective as they could be. The other issue about this recording is that the track listing is WRONG! It should go like this:

Sonatina for Guitar in A Major
Burgalesa
Suite Castellana
Castles of Spain
Madronos (Not "Madranos")
Nocturno
Aires de la Mancha

Because of this glich in the track listing, all of the Castles of Spain tracks are off by one track as they are listed on the CD liner. It isn't even correct on David Russell's website.

The only other thing that I don't like about this CD is that some of the notes are a little weird. I know that there were differences between Torroba's original manuscript and Segovia's editions of the pieces, but some of the notes are either wrong or different from anything I've ever played from (and from what I remember that Segovia originally recorded). It's only a very minor detail as there may be some note decisions where Russell decided to preserve some original notations by Torroba, and I am always in favor of preserving the composer's original intentions over Segovia's rewrites if possible. It's not overly important, it's merely just a yellow flag to the guitarists out there saying that your edition may be slightly different from what Russell plays.

This is a great recording providing interesting contrast to Segovia's original Torroba recordings. While Segovia is the original "performance practice" version of these pieces, Russell's interpretations are for the most part very good. I would recommend listening to Segovia's recordings of Torroba as you would be cheating yourself to only listen to this recording.

Very good but not great.......2004-05-14

The reviewer "ivorx" has hit the essence of this performance right on. David needs to relax when the music calls for it. Torroba is not an intense composer and needs to flow in a more relaxed state. However, this is a very good CD of great guitar music by one of the guitar's greatest composers. I really wish more of Torroba's guitar concertos would be recorded by quality musicians.

A Guitar Lesson.......2003-10-28

Any serious student of classical guitar who wants to learn the music of Torroba and has unanswered questions about how to play these pieces needs this CD.

Average customer rating: Above All Others The Great Master, of Masters THIS GORGEOUS GUITAR MUSIC BEGS FOR LISTENING. . . beautiful selection of the decca segovia There's Only One Segovia

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The vastly improved sonics which the Deutsche Grammophon production team achieves with its 24/96 remastering of the guitarist's 1952-1969 mono and stereo performances for Decca allow listeners to finally experience the rich tonal palette and intimate nature of Segovia's performance art in a manner commensurate with the fidelity of the original LP releases (minus the edgy digital glare and graininess of the MCA reissues). What emerges is a portrait of the artist as a lightning rod for great composers, such as Manuel Ponce, Federico Torroba, Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Isaac Albéniz, and Enrique Granados, all of whom enriched the 20th-century repertoire of solo and chamber works by custom-crafting works for this innovative guitarist (Segovia's interpretation of Joaquín Rodrigo's "Fandango" is a paradigm for his role in popularizing the modern Spanish idiom). Likewise, Segovias's work as an arranger in recasting baroque and medieval works for modern guitar, as well as his deep affection for 19th-century masters of the instrument such as Dionisio Aguado and Fernando Sor, shines forth on discs two and three. However, it is Segovia's romantic touch in transposing Bach's Partitas for Solo Violin--as on his virtuoso turns on the "Chaconne in D Minor"--that best illustrate his poetic conception of the instrument. --Chip Stern

Customer Reviews:

Above All Others.......2006-10-16

John Williams, David Russell, Christopher Parkening, Julian Bream, et. al. all owe a great deal to this now departed giant. If you own ANY classical guitar recordings, you should purchase this collection. It's not only the finest remastering available, but an equisitely fine selection of Segovia's contribution to the genre and the art.

The Great Master, of Masters.......2005-06-28

Andrés Segovia was the great master of classical guitar. This set show us 400 years of music taken for the guitar, he was the first in give the guitar place like a cult instrument in 20th century through his works invaluable transcriptions of several instruments (cello, lute, etc.) of composers like Bach, Dowland, Manuel M. Ponce, Fernando Sor, Tárrega, etc.

The scope from Segovia has leaved footsteps in the great world of classical music, for his research and investigations about it. In this set we can listen pieces like "six pavanas" from the ending Age Middle of Luis Milán, and begginig of Rennasaince like Dowland's songs togheter Roncali Ludovico between others on CD 3.
Also show us the great spanish composer Enrique Granados, Torroba, Sor, icons of guitar music. I Basically bought this cd for "Pavane" 1-6 and that better found it in this GREAT SET. If you're a lover of Classical Music, or classical guitar this one of the greatest set box ever made in any genre!!!.

Andrés Segovia, Marquis of Salobreia, was born near Jaen, Granada, Spain. He became a guitarist against the double opposition of his parents. First, they opposed his learning the guitar and got him cello and piano teachers instead. When he persisted in teaching himself guitar, they opposed his becoming a musician. He sought a guitar teacher at the Granada Institute of Music when he studied there, but found none, so continued learning the instrument on his own. He made his debut at the Centro Artística in Granada at the age of 15. He played so skillfully that he was urged to become a professional soloist. He played in Madrid in 1912, at the Paris Conservatory in 1915, and in Barcelona in 1916, and made a wildly successful tour of South America in 1919. He made his formal debut in Paris on April 7, 1924, in a program which included a new work written for him by Albert Roussel, named Segovia. It was the first of many works which were written for him by distinguished composers, enriching the instrument's repertory as Segovia had elevated its artistic potential. His U.S. debut was at Town Hall, New York, on January 8, 1928.

Being self-taught, his technique was unique. It was, in fact, superior to that which was being taught at the time, and extended the flexibility and expressive possibilities of the instrument. The main difference was in the method of using the right hand for strumming and picking the strings: Segovia's method paid much attention to the means of attack: whether hard parts of the fingers, fleshy parts, or the nails were used; other subtleties that affected the dynamics of the instrument; and an economy of motion that allowed longer and more sustained playing. There were classical guitarists before him, and distinguished ones even when he appeared, but it was not an instrument that was regarded as a serious vehicle for classical music. Segovia personally changed that, and not by accident. No doubt affected by his parents' attitude toward his chosen career, he had a driving desire to make it so. He wrote numerous transcriptions of older music for lute and for the Spanish vihuela. He transcribed music of Bach, Haydn, Mozart, Chopin, Handel, and others. He commissioned works by Castelnuovo-Tedesco (notably the great suite Platero and I), Falla, Turina, Tansman, Villa-Lobos, Torroba, Ponce, and Rodrigo, whose Fantasia para un gentilhombre was written for him. His reinstatement of the guitar as a solo instrument was sealed by his becoming one of the great teachers of music history. He established guitar schools or courses at the Accademia Musicale Chigiana, Siena, Santiago de Compostela, and the University of California in Berkeley. His students included Alirio Diaz, Oscar Ghilia, and John Williams.

Segovia become one of the great names in classical music, whose mere name was enough to sell out houses worldwide. He received numerous awards and honors during his lifetime, including the Grand Cross of Isabela and Alfonso, the Gold Medal of the Royal Philharmonic Society of London, and many honorary degrees. The house where he was born had a commemorative plaque attached to it in 1969 proclaiming him the "leading son of the city." King Juan Carlos of Spain ennobled him as the Marquis of Salobreia in 1981, and in the same year a Segovia International Guitar Competition was established in his honor. He continued to give recitals and concerts until an advanced age, and had the rare opportunity, in 1984, of playing at a gala concert honoring the 75th anniversary of professional debut.

THIS GORGEOUS GUITAR MUSIC BEGS FOR LISTENING. . ........2004-02-24

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. . . and I literally begged for this boxed set as a gift a while back and got lucky. The technical quality of the remastering is exquisite - the first 2 CD's especially sound as if you're in a recording studio with the master himself. (disc one includes "Fantasia Para Un Gentilhombre" & "Concierto Del Sur" and disc two "Castillos De Espana")

I've found they are now selling the individual CD's separately in the same packaging, so if you're on a limited budget you can collect them at your own speed or limit yourself to those selections you most want. I sincerely recommend them all however and if you buy the boxed set you get the added bonus of an excellent booklet.

There are very few CD's in my collection that I derive as much sheer pleasure listening to. This is indeed a 5 star Segovia collection!

beautiful selection of the decca segovia.......2003-10-02

there probably wasn't a classical guitarist alive in the 1950's and 60's who didn't know by heart all of segovia's decca albums and julian bream's spectacular recordings for rca and westminster. this set will be a stroll down memory lane for everyone with segovia schott editions in the attic, and essential listening for anyone interested in the classical guitar or in discovering a genuine musical genius -- the equal on his instrument of casals, rubenstein or heifitz on theirs.

segovia literally created the 20th century classical guitar out of an instrument with a cachet not far above the banjo. the booklet to the boxed set gives a fine overview of segovia's career and recording practice, though omitting many key details. (segovia innovated guitar concerts in large concert halls because he was among the first to use his fingernails, rather than bare fingertips, to pluck the strings, and pushed guitar makers to build larger, brighter and more sonorous instruments.)

each of the 4 separately cased cds generously samples (up to 80 minutes each) from (1) the guitar concerto; (2) 20th century compositions dedicated to segovia; (3) pieces for lute, vihuela and 19th century guitar, with some albeniz transcriptions thrown in; and (4) segovia's transcriptions of pieces by j.s. bach.

the digital sound in these recordings (almost all from the 1950's) is really superb, giving contour to every detail of the master tapes. it also reveals the changing recording standards of the early lp: though the sound is consistently vivid and balanced, the guitar is sometimes distant and echoy (a "tile bathroom" sound characteristic of the earliest lp's), or intimate but slightly muffled, or bright and contrasty with a hint of added reverb at the top. i was a little taken aback by the uneven dynamics and nail clatter that i hadn't noticed years ago in segovia's playing: modern recording and performance practice have changed expectations toward a more homogenous and finished sound. but there is a spontaneity, fire, grace, color, imagination and wit in segovia's playing that you won't find anywhere else ... well, excepting julian bream.

it's picky to second guess editorial decisions in a set as generous as this ... but what the heck: i really missed tansman's lovely suite of polish dances ("cavatina"), regretted the absence of a complete sonata or suite by manuel ponce, and would trade the boccherini "guitar" (transcribed cello) concerto for the castelnuovo-tedesco guitar concerto. that said, the performances here of rodrigo's "fantasia para un gentilhombre" and ponce's "concerto del sur" are among the best available, and the generous sampling sor etudes will remind all us graying guitarists of the many happy hours we spent practicing these pieces from the only edition then available -- segovia's own.

deutsche grammaphon has also released a 2-cd set of segovia recordings ("the art of andres segovia"), which duplicates only four pieces from this 4-cd boxed set, and veers more toward colorful transcriptions and single movement selections from longer works. together they make a 6 cd collection of many of the finest recordings by the man who started it all, spawned thousands of heirs and imitators -- and set the bar for them very, very high.

There's Only One Segovia.......2002-07-19

This is the PERFECT retrospective boxed set. DG has outdone itself with this career retrospective of Spanish classical guitar legend Andres Segovia. The set was released on the 15th anniversary of Segovia's death in 1987. From the famous "Fantasia para un gentilhombre" to transcriptions of J.S. Bach for the guitar, all four CDs showcase nothing but the genius of Segovia. The remastered DG recordings sound terrific and the accompanying booklet, complete with photographs from throughout the master's life in Spain, is excellent. If you love Spanish classical guitar and adore the 19th-Century romantic style of playing championed by Segovia, buy this set. You won't be disappointed. VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

Average customer rating: Super Beats! It Will Take You There! Dreadful............ The Best Techno CD since Somethings, Heaven, and Discovery A Great single from Ian Van Dahl Castles in the Sky is Awesome!

Castles in the Sky Ian Van Dahl & Marsha Manufacturer: Robbins Ent. Llc ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Similar Items: Lost & Found Inspiration Ace ASIN: B0000584WM Release Date: 2001-01-09

Customer Reviews:

Super Beats! It Will Take You There!.......2005-08-04

This album has seven songs total on it, six remixes, and it's all good! Each track stands alone as being a great one. If you like the original Castles In The Sky song, and are curious to hear what else they can do with it, definitely pick up this album, and you will see how good it is.

Dreadful...................2004-11-24

This is jibberish and rehashed rhythms from start till end! unbelieveable that there are 7 versions of this song! Stay away from it!

The Best Techno CD since Somethings, Heaven, and Discovery.......2004-06-01

Well, I was listening to my techno hame radio station. I heard DJ Tony B announcing that there was a new song by Ian Van Dahl and some girl named Marsha. I listened to the song. I LOVED IT!! If you absolutly love techno/dance, you'd like this CD a whole LOT. My favorite tracks were numbers 1,2,4,and 6. If you are a fan of Lasgo, DJ Encore, DJ Sammy, or Louie DeVito, you'll like these songs....

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A Great single from Ian Van Dahl.......2004-04-30

This one is a Trance or Techno classic it has a beautiful instrmentals some of the best ever and of course has some great vocals this is one of the best songs since 2001 I mean Top 10 this single is definantly superb you should not miss.
Lyrics 10/10 Production 10/10 Overall 10/10

Castles in the Sky is Awesome!.......2003-03-23

...I immediatly fell in love with the fast beat and beautiful vocals. The rhythm of the fast techno sound went well with the characters moving along the screen. Once the vocals were sung, Seto Kiaba's adorable face had so much emotion when he was fighting with Pegasus. The music video is awesome and also the song is too. I immediatly had to get it... Awesome beats and Incredible vocals and lyrics. Ian Van Dahl ROCKS!

Average customer rating: If you thought the Rascals missed a little on "People Got to Be Free" Still has it

Castles in the Air Felix Cavaliere Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Soft Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Felix Cavaliere Destiny Peaceful World Dreams in Motion No Sweat ASIN: B000B9EX1C Release Date: 2005-12-20

Tracks:

1. Good to Have Love Back
2. Only a Lonely Heart Sees
3. All or Nothing
4. Castles in the Air
5. People Got to Be Free
6. Dancin' the Night Away
7. Love Is the First Day of Spring
8. Outside Your Window
9. Don't Hold Back Your Love
10. You Turned Me Around

Album Details

Japanese Limited Edition Issue of the Album Classic in a Deluxe, Miniaturized LP Sleeve Replica of the Original Vinyl Album Artwork.

Customer Reviews:

If you thought the Rascals missed a little on "People Got to Be Free".......2006-10-10

I remember the first time I listened to this album (vinyl) and got through the end of "Castles in the Air" and it intro'd into "People Got to Be Free" it was unbelievable. This is a rockin' version the Rascals should have done. I've seen Felix in concert a few times, but he's never caught the magic that is in this track.

Still has it.......2006-03-09

A long time Rascals fan and I LOVE this CD. I have all of his solo works & this is by far the best. Upbeat and some relly nice tunes here. BRAVO and keep 'em coming from a fellow BRONXITE.

Average customer rating: Just As Profound As Jimi Hendrix!!! Not as "revelating" as it could have been Imagination with Hendrix runs wild!!! Well worth getting.

The String Quartet Tribute to Jimi Hendrix Manufacturer: Vitamin Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Guitar | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz Fusion | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Rock | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Tributes | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: String Quartet Tribute to Led Zeppelin The String Quartet Tribute to the Beatles String Quartet Tribute to Pink Floyd The String Quartet Tribute to Queen The String Quartet Tribute to Pink Floyd's the Dark Side of the Moon ASIN: B0000DIJSB Release Date: 2003-11-04

Tracks:

1. Stone Free
2. Purple Haze
3. Manic Depression
4. Third Stone From The Sun
5. Bold As Love
6. Foxey Lady
7. Hey Joe
8. Up From The Skies
9. Little Wing
10. The Wind Cries Mary
11. Castles Made Of Sand
12. Blue Sunrise (Original Composition)

Product Description

1. Stone Free
2. Purple Haze
3. Manic Depression
4. Third Stone From The Sun
5. Bold As Love
6. Foxey Lady
7. Hey Joe
8. Up From The Skies
9. Little Wing
10. The Wind Cries Mary
11. Castles Made Of Sand
12. Blue Sunrise (original composition)

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

Just As Profound As Jimi Hendrix!!!.......2005-09-13

WARNING! YOU MAY FIND THIS REVIEW TO HAVE SOME SPOILERS--I HIGHLY RECCOMEND YOU LISTEN TO THIS ALBUM!!!

Believe it or not, this album is truly a masterpiece! It was very maturely, and innovatively done, and will be appreciated by both lovers of classical and Jimi Hendrix (and, of course, good music!) It is by far one of the greatest albums I've ever listened to. The album is a mix of acoustic and electric string instruments (traditional, no adulterating guitar) and it has a very classical/asian sound overall. The whole album has a very full, robust, bassy tone, unlike the Led Zeppelin tribute (which sucks! Both of them--DON'T SUBJECT YOURSELF TO THEM!) which is all-acoustic and nothing but weak, squeaky, violin. This album has both cello and double bass (bowed, of course) I believe. Their are three highlights, and they are:

1.) Third Stone From the Sun
2.) Bold As Love
3.) Castles Made of Sand

Third Stone From the Sun is, by far, the most classical sounding, and, at the same time, mind-blowing, track (it will leave you in a stupor). The original track, which is largely trippy sound-effects, is rendered well. This is also, without question, the most electric track on the album, as, not long into the song, there emerges an unreal slur of distortion from the bowed electric instruments...sigh...and what a glorious ending...

Let's move on to my next favorite...Bold As Love...

This track immediately follows Third Stone (that track placement is just beautiful!) Throughout the song, there's one guy in the backround who, as my friend described it, is just sawing away on the violin. Eventually it bursts into a screeching electric solo. The rendition of the "fireworks" ending is not only note-for-note, but the sound is bent and distorted exactly the way it is in the original. It's the icing on top of the cake my friends, and it's a real treat!

Castle's Made of Sand is, as are the previous two, amazing. It has a very unique, asian-sound to it. Everything is adapted, including the psychedelic intro and outro (and it just sounds so mind-bending when done on the violin!) It sounds like they're using an esraj or dilruba (two exotic, unconventional indian instruments, which are like bowed sitars--both are very similar to each other) for the little solo in the middle and on the five/ten second intro/outro. It's definitely not a violin, and it sounds very, very asian. They also add a little twist to the end by hitting the notes really high (you'll hear what I'm talking about!)

Those are, in my opinion, the three most profound adaptations. That's not to say the others aren't! They extend Little Wing, making it almost six minutes long--adding some really warped string effects! There's a cry-baby violin at the end of up-from the skies. Stone Free is definitely one of the heaviest (sounds like someone's striking and bowing the the electric cello or double-bass every few seconds in the backround!), especially with the elctric violin solo!

I do, however, have one bone to pick. Manic Depression was completely changed! They took away the sound and made it sound like some tribal Native American dance--which isn't bad, but it's not upbeat like the original. I wish they'd done as good a job on this song as they did the others as it's one of my top picks for Hendrix songs. Don't be afraid of this album, it's not a disgrace to Jimi Hendrix. The opposite in fact. It's worth your money, and it deserves five big stars. It's surprisingly unpopular, which is a shame...Ironicaly I didn't even buy this album. A guy I knew burned it for me, but I like it so much that I'm gonna order it tonight! Heh. Well, happy listening!

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Not as "revelating" as it could have been.......2005-07-02

If you go through the series of String Quartet tributes to various artists you really wonder if the compiler was a psycho, there is no logic at all, one would expect either giving more relevance to intrinsic artistic value or simply choosing the most successful artists in a hope to sell well. On the contrary you have a random selection which leave you bemused. However, there are a few interesting ones and by this I mean when the sheer beauty of the songs should be matched, one thinks, by the adaptability to a String Quartet format. The Jimi Hendrix one was obviously one of the more interesting on paper, if only to prove once again that he wasn't merely the greatest rock guitar of all times but also a rather dignified musician who could have given the world other masterpieces had he not succumbed to excessive drug use. Especially interesting for those familiar with the relatively famous jazz "treatment" given to some of his songs by Gil Evans, an experiment in some cases very successful. The problem with both is that, of course, you can't help but miss Jimi's guitar and you are sometimes frustrated by thinking what could have been The String Quartet WITH Jimi Hendrix or, in the other case, what were like the endless jams that Jimi played with John McLaughlin or what could have been the much-talked collaboration with Miles Davis. But I'm beating about the bush, so to talk about this album I'll just say that the choice of tracks is inevitably good, even if I resent the absence of any tracks from Electric Ladyland, that the playing is good and at times inspired, that the songs that translate better are the ones originally less centered around Jimi's solo (the standout for me is Bold as love) and that the arrangements are a little bit sedate. All in all, not a must for Jimi's fans but a tasteful addition to a slim discography (that is if you take out the posthumous albums).

Imagination with Hendrix runs wild!!! Well worth getting........2004-05-24

If your like me, your music tastes run the gamut. I can listen to opera, jazz, funk, rap and then rock without missing a beat. I just plain love music.

I especially love Jimi Hendrix. I saw this CD in a used bin and I thought I'd give it a whirl. Wow. This isnt some warmed over version of Jimi's music. It is a string quartet interpretation of Jimi's music. While an ardent fan will of course recognize the songs, my friends who have not been, ahem, musically educated think that this is a new classical album. When they are confronted with his Jiminess they are surprised and often pleasantly so.

Highlights for me include "Manic Depression", "Purple Haze" and "The Wind Cries Mary (I think the it is the standout track)."
Overall, if you like classical music, and Jimi Hendrix, I think you will like this collection. It is imaginative to say the least, and stands as a fine work of classical style art. Also, it confirms to me that Jimi Hendrix was a fine music composer who stands with the all time greats!

Average customer rating:

The Segovia Collection, Vol. 2 Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Guitar | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Segovia, Andrés | ( S ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music Solo Instrumental | New Age | Styles | Music Deutsche Grammophon: Music | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: The Segovia Collection, Vol. 4 The Segovia Collection, Vol. 3 The Segovia Collection, Vol. 1 Art of Segovia Andrés Segovia 1927-1939 Recordings, Volume 2 ASIN: B00009VU1Q Release Date: 2003-07-01

Tracks:

1. Castillos De Espana: Turegano (Serranilla)
2. Castillos De Espana: Torja (Elegin)
3. Castillos De Espana: Manzanares El Real (A La Moza Fermosa)
4. Castillos De Espana: Montemayor (Contemplacion)
5. Castillos De Espana: Alcanz (Festiva)
6. Castillos De Espana: Siguenza (La Infantina Duerma)
7. Castillos De Espana: Alba De Tormes (Trava)
8. Castillos De Espana: Alcozar De Segovia (Llamada)
9. Piezas Caracteristicas: Preambulo (Lento)
10. Piezas Caracteristicas: Oliveras (Allegretto)
11. Piezas Caracteristicas: Cancion (Lento)
12. Piezus Caracteristicas: Albada (Allegro Giocoso)
13. Piezas Caracteristicas: Los Mayos (Allegra Non Tanto)
14. Piezas Caracteristicas: Panorama (Lento)
15. Suite Compostelana: Preludio
16. Suite Compostelana: Coral
17. Suite Compostelana: Cuna
18. Suite Compostelana: Recitative
19. Suite Compostelana: Cancion (Festiva)
20. Suite Compostelana: Muneira
21. Sonata 'Omaggio A Boccherini', Op 77: Allegro Con Spirito
22. Sonata 'Omaggio A Boccherini', Op 77: Andantino, Quasi Canzone
23. Sonata 'Omaggio A Boccherini', Op 77: Tempo Di Minuetto
24. Sonata 'Omaggio A Boccherini', Op. 77: Vivo Energico
25. Allegro In A Major From Sonata Mexicana
26. Antano: No. 5 From 'Impresiones Musicales' For Pianoforte And Orchestra
27. Fandango: No. 1 From Tres piezas Espanolas

Average customer rating: great CD!

Angels Castles Covers Vance Gilbert Manufacturer: Disismye Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Similar Items: Unfamiliar Moon One Thru Fourteen Edgewise One Meat Ball Shaking off Gravity ASIN: B000GB75I8 Release Date: 2006-08-22

Tracks:

1. Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing
2. It Wouldn't Have Made Any Difference
3. I'm So Tired of Being Alone
4. Rainy Night in Georgia
5. Change Is Gonna Be
6. Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)
7. Save the Last Dance for Me
8. Case of You
9. Castles Made of Sand
10. Cry Like an Angel
11. Heaven Help Us All

Customer Reviews:

great CD!.......2007-02-22

I bought this CD because I recently saw Vance Gilbert in concert. He is a phenomenal performer-hysterically funny and extremely talented and versatile. While this CD does not highlight his great sense of humor, it does highlight his incredible voice. I will definitely buy more of his CD's in the future!

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