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Dowland - The Collected Works / The Consort of Musicke, Rooley John Dowland , Anthony Rooley , Emma Kirkby , Christopher Wilson , The Consort of Musicke , Colin Tilney , Anthony Bailes , Jakob Lindberg , Nigel North , Glenda Simpson , Peter Holman , and John Donne Manufacturer: Decca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Pavanes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Byrd, William | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Dowland | Dowland, John | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Holborne, Anthony | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by White | White, Robert | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Sacred & Religious | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Requiems Ballets & Dances | Renaissance (c.1450-1600) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Renaissance (c.1450-1600) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Recorder | Reeds & Winds | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Lute | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Psalms | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Solo Instrumental | New Age | Styles | Music Classical | Box Sets | Stores | Music Blowout Box Sets | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 20% Off | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music All Classical Music Blowout | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Byrd, William | ( B ) | Composers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Dowland, John | ( D ) | Composers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Holborne, Anthony | ( H ) | Composers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music White, Robert | ( W ) | Composers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Bargain Box Sets | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Bargain Box Sets | Opera & Vocal General | Opera & Vocal | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Opera & Vocal General | Opera & Vocal | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music The Decca Records Store | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: Dowland: Complete Lute Works, Vol.1-5 William Byrd: Consort Songs Bach: The Landowska Recordings Britten Conducts Britten Janácek: Operas ASIN: B000004CYV Release Date: 2007-03-13

Tracks:

1. First Booke Of Songes: I. Unquiet Thoughts
2. First Booke Of Songes: II. Who Ever Thinks Or Hopes Of Love
3. First Booke Of Songes: III. My Thoughts Are Wing'd With Hopes
4. First Booke Of Songes: IV. If My Complaints Could Passions Move
5. First Booke Of Songes: V. Can She Excuse My Wrongs
6. First Booke Of Songes: VI. Now, O Now, I Needs Must Part
7. First Booke Of Songes: VII. Dear, If You Change
8. First Booke Of Songes: VIII. Burst Fourth My Tears
9. First Booke Of Songes: IX. Go Crystal Tears
10. First Booke Of Songes: X. Think'st Thou Then By Thy Feigning
11. First Booke Of Songes: XI. Come Away, Come Sweet Love
12. First Booke Of Songes: XII. Rest Awhile, You Cruel Cares
13. First Booke Of Songes: XIII. Sleep, Wayward Thoughts
14. First Booke Of Songes: XIV. All Ye, Whom Love Or Fortune Hath Betray'd
15. First Booke Of Songes: XV. Wilt Thou Unkind Thus Reave Me
16. First Booke Of Songes: XVI. Would My Conceit
17. First Booke Of Songes: XVII. Come Again: Sweet Love Doth Now Invite
18. First Booke Of Songes: XVIII. His Golden Locks
19. First Booke Of Songes: XIX. Awake, Sweet Love
20. First Booke Of Songes: XX. Come, Heavy Sleep
21. First Booke Of Songes: XXI. Away With These Self-Loving Lads

Tracks:

1. Second Booke Of Songs: I. I Saw My Lady Weep
2. Second Booke Of Songs: II. Flow My Tears
3. Second Booke Of Songs: III. Sorrow, Stay
4. Second Booke Of Songs: IV. Die Not Before Thy Day
5. Second Booke Of Songs: V. Mourn, Mourn, Day Is With Darkness Fled
6. Second Booke Of Songs: VI. Time's Eldest Son
7. Second Booke Of Songs: VII. Then Sit Thee Down
8. Second Booke Of Songs: VIII. When Others Sing Venite
9. Second Booke Of Songs: IX. Praise Blindness Eyes
10. Second Booke Of Songs: X. O Sweet Woods
11. Second Booke Of Songs: XI. If Floods Of Tears
12. Second Booke Of Songs: XII. Fine Knacks For Ladies
13. Second Booke Of Songs: XIII. Now Cease My Wand'ring Eyes
14. Second Booke Of Songs: XIV. Come Ye Heavy States Of Night
15. Second Booke Of Songs: XV. White As Lilies Was Her Face
16. Second Booke Of Songs: XVI. Woeful Heart
17. Second Booke Of Songs: XVII. A Shepherd In A Shade
18. Second Booke Of Songs: XVIII. Faction That Ever Dwells
19. Second Booke Of Songs: XIX. Shall I Sue
20. Second Booke Of Songs: XX. Toss Not My Soul
21. Second Booke Of Songs: XXI. Clear Or Cloudy
22. Second Booke Of Songs: XXII. Humour Say What Mak'st Thou Here

Tracks:

1. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: I. Farewell, Too Fair
2. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: II. Time Stands Still
3. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: III. Behold A Wonder Here
4. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: IV. Daphne Was Not So Chaste
5. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: V. Me, Me, And None But Me
6. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: VI. When Phoebus First Did Daphne Love
7. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: VII. Say, Love, If Ever Thou Didst Find
8. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: VIII. Flow Not So Fast, Ye Fountains
9. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: IX. What If I Never Speed?
10. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: X. Love Stood Amazed
11. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: XI. Lend Your Ears To My Sorrow
12. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: XII. By A Fountain Where I Lay
13. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: XIII. O What Hath Overwrought
14. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: XIV. Farewell, Unkind
15. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: XV. Weep You No More, Sad Fountains
16. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: XVI. Fie On This Feigning!
17. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: XVII. I Must Complain
18. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: XVIII. It Was A Time When Silly Bees
19. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: XIX. The Lowest Trees Have Tops
20. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: XX. What Poor Astronomers Are They
21. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: XXI. Come When I Call

Tracks:

1. A Pilgrimes Solace: I. Disdain Me Still
2. A Pilgrimes Solace: II. Sweet Stay Awhile
3. A Pilgrimes Solace: III. To Ask For All Thy Love
4. A Pilgrimes Solace: IV. Love, Those Beams That Breed
5. A Pilgrimes Solace: V. Shall I Strive Wih Words To Move?
6. A Pilgrimes Solace: VI. Were Every Thought An Eye
7. A Pilgrimes Solace: VII. Stay, Time, Awhile Thy Flying
8. A Pilgrimes Solace: VIII. Tell Me, True Love
9. A Pilgrimes Solace: IX. Go Nightly Cares
10. A Pilgrimes Solace: X. From Silent Night
11. A Pilgrimes Solace: XI. Lasso vita mia
12. A Pilgrimes Solace: XII. In This Trembling Shadow Cast
13. A Pilgrimes Solace: XIII. If That A Sinner's Sights
14. A Pilgrimes Solace: XIV. Thou Mighty God
15. A Pilgrimes Solace: XV. When David's Life
16. A Pilgrimes Solace: XVI. When The Poor Cripple

Tracks:

1. A Pilgrimes Solace: XVII. Where Sin Sore Wounding
2. A Pilgrimes Solace: XVIII. My Heart And Tongue Were Twins
3. A Pilgrimes Solace: XIX. Up Merry Mates
4. A Pilgrimes Solace: XX. Welcome Black Night
5. A Pilgrimes Solace: XXI. Cease, Cease These False Sports
6. Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: Lachrimae Pavane
7. Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: Can Shee
8. Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: Paduana
9. Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: The Frogge
10. Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: Frog's Galliard
11. Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: Pavana And Galiarda
12. Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: Paduana Lachrymae
13. Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: Can She Excuse
14. Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: Pavion Solus cum sola
15. Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: Dowland's Almayne
16. Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: Piper's Paven And Galliard
17. Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: Pavan Lachrymae

Tracks:

1. Mr. Henry Noell Lamentations: I. The Lamentation Of A Sinner
2. Mr. Henry Noell Lamentations: II. Domine ne in furore
3. Mr. Henry Noell Lamentations: III. Miserere mei Deus
4. Mr. Henry Noell Lamentations: IV. The Humble Suit Of A Sinner
5. Mr. Henry Noell Lamentations: V. The Humble Complaint Of A Sinner
6. Mr. Henry Noell Lamentations: VI. De profundis
7. Mr. Henry Noell Lamentations: VII. Domine exaudi
8. Lachrimae: Lachrimae Antiquae
9. Lachrimae: Lachrimae Antiquae Novae
10. Lachrimae: Lachrimae Gementes
11. Lachrimae: Lachrimae Tristes
12. Lachrimae: Lachrimae Coactae
13. Lachrimae: Lachrimae Amantis
14. Lachrimae: Lachrimae Verae
15. Lachrimae: Mr. John Langton's Pavan
16. Lachrimae: Mr. Nicholas Gryffith His Galiard
17. Lachrimae: Sir John Souch His Galiard
18. Lachrimae: Semper Dowland Semper Dolens
19. Lachrimae: Mr. Giles Hobies Galiard
20. Lachrimae: The King Of Denmark's Galiard
21. Lachrimae: Sir Henry Umpton's Funerall
22. Lachrimae: Mr. Henry Noell His Galiard
23. Lachrimae: The Earl Of Essex Galiard
24. Lachrimae: Mr. Bucton His Galiard
25. Lachrimae: Mr. George Whitehead His Almand
26. Lachrimae: Captain Digorie Piper His Galiard
27. Lachrimae: Mr. Thomas Collier His Galiard
28. Lachrimae: Mrs. Nichols Almand

Tracks:

1. Sacred Songs: Sorrow, Come!
2. Sacred Songs: I Shame At Mine Unworthiness
3. Sacred Songs: An Heart That's Broken And Contrite
4. Psalms: Psalm 100: All People That On Earth Do Dwell
5. Psalms: Psalm 38: Put Me Not To Rebuke O Lord
6. Psalms: Psalm 130: Lord To Thee I Make My Moan
7. Psalms: Psalm 104: My Soul Praise The Lord
8. Psalms: Psalm 100: All People That On Earth Do Dwell
9. Psalms: Psalm 134: Behold And Have Regard
10. A Prayer For The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty
11. Instrumental Music: Solus cum sola pavan
12. Instrumental Music: Lachrimae
13. Instrumental Music: Galliard
14. Instrumental Music: Pipers Pavan
15. Instrumental Music: Lachrimae
16. Instrumental Music: Lady Rich Galliard
17. Instrumental Music: Earl Of Essex Galliard
18. Instrumental Music: If My Complaints
19. Instrumental Music: Lachrimae Doolande
20. Instrumental Music: Lord Willoughbie's Welcome Home
21. Instrumental Music: My Lord Chamberlaine His Galliard
22. Instrumental Music: Comagain
23. Instrumental Music: Pavan Lachrymae
24. Instrumental Music: Sorrow Stay

Tracks:

1. Lute Music: Preludium
2. Lute Music: Lachrimae
3. Lute Music: Can She Excuse
4. Lute Music: Dr. Case's Pavan
5. Lute Music: Melancholy Galliard
6. Lute Music: Sir John Smith, His Almain
7. Lute Music: Fantasia
8. Lute Music: A Dream
9. Lute Music: Almain
10. Lute Music: The Queen's Galliard
11. Lute Music: Coranto
12. Lute Music: Resolution
13. Lute Music: Mrs. Vaux Galliard
14. Lute Music: Almain
15. Lute Music: Mr. Dowland's MIdnight
16. Lute Music: Fantasia
17. Lute Music: Loth To Depart
18. Lute Music: The Most Sacred Queen Elizabeth, Her Galliard
19. Lute Music: The Earl Of Essex, His Galliard
20. Lute Music: Pavan
21. Lute Music: John Dowland's Galliard
22. Lute Music: Aloe
23. Lute Music: The Lady Clifton's Spirit
24. Lute Music: What If A Day
25. Lute Music: Mr. Giles Hobie's Galliard
26. Lute Music: Come Away (Song arrangement)
27. Lute Music: Galliard
28. Lute Music: Fancy (Fantasia)

Tracks:

1. Lute Music: Lachrimae (Basic Version)
2. Lute Music: Galliard To Lachrimae
3. Lute Music: [Jig]
4. Lute Music: Galliard On 'Wasingham'
5. Lute Music: Complaint (Ballad Setting)
6. Lute Music: Mignarda (Galliard)
7. Lute Music: Semper Dowland Semper Dolens (Pavan)
8. Lute Music: The Frog Galliard
9. Lute Music: A Fancy (Fantasia)
10. Lute Music: Fancy (Fantasia)
11. Lute Music: Piper's Pavan
12. Lute Music: Captain Digorie Piper's Galliard
13. Lute Music: Lady Laiton's Almain
14. Lute Music: Dowland's Galliard
15. Lute Music: Dowland's First Galliard
16. Lute Music: Tarleton's Jig
17. Lute Music: Walsingham (ballad Setting)
18. Lute Music: Lord Willoughbie's Welcome Home (Ballad Setting)
19. Lute Music: Sir Henry Guilforde, His Almain
20. Lute Music: Pavan (Related To 'Lachrimae')
21. Lute Music: Mr. Langton's Galliard
22. Lute Music: Mrs. Clifton's Almain
23. Lute Music: Galliard
24. Lute Music: Lady Hunsdon's Puffe (Almain)
25. Lute Music: Galliard
26. Lute Music: Go From My Window (Ballad Setting)
27. Lute Music: Fancy (Fantasia)

Tracks:

1. Lute Music: Pavana Johan Douland
2. Lute Music: Mrs. Brigide Fleetwood's Pavan (Solus sine sola)
3. Lute Music: La mia Barbara
4. Lute Music: Sir Henry Umpton's Funeral (Pavan)
5. Lute Music: Lachrimae
6. Lute Music: Farewell Fancy (Chromatic Fantasia)
7. Lute Music: Farewell (On The 'In Nomine' Theme)
8. Lute Music: The King of Denmark's Galliard
9. Lute Music: Mrs. Vaux's Jig
10. Lute Music: Mrs. Nichol's Almain
11. Lute Music: Galliard
12. Lute Music: Lord Strang's March
13. Lute Music: Mrs. Winter's Jump
14. Lute Music: Can She Excuse (Galliard)
15. Lute Music: The Shoemaker's Wife, A Toy
16. Lute Music: Mrs. Norrish's Delight
17. Lute Music: Galliard
18. Lute Music: Mrs. White's Thing (Almain)
19. Lute Music: Mrs. White's Nothing
20. Lute Music: The Frog Galliard
21. Lute Music: Solus cum sola
22. Lute Music: The Lord Viscount Lisle, His Galliard
23. Lute Music: Orlando Sleepeth (Ballad Setting)
24. Lute Music: Robin (Ballad Setting)
25. Lute Music: Galliard (On A Galliard By Daniel Bacheler)
26. Lute Music: Forlorn Hope Fancy (Chromatic Fantasia)

Tracks:

1. Lute Music: The Lady Russell's Pavan
2. Lute Music: Fancy (Fantasia)
3. Lute Music: Sir John Langton's Pavan
4. Lute Music: Earl Of Derby, His Galliard
5. Lute Music: A Coy Toy
6. Lute Music: Fortune My Foe
7. Lute Music: [Almain]
8. Lute Music: Mr. Knight's Galliard
9. Lute Music: Sir John Souch His Galliard
10. Lute Music: Tarletone's Riserrectione
11. Lute Music: The Lady Rich, Her Galliard
12. Consort Music: Lachrimae Pavan
13. Consort Music: Can She Excuse Galliard
14. Consort Music: Captain Piper's Pavan And Galliard
15. Consort Music: The Frog Galliard
16. Consort Music: Round Battell Galliard
17. Consort Music: Fortune My Foe
18. Consort Music: Dowland's First Galliard
19. Consort Music: Katherine Darcie's Galliard
20. Consort Music: Tarleton's Jigge
21. Consort Music: Almain a 2
22. Consort Music: Mistress Nichols Almain a 2
23. Fullsack And Hildebrandt: Auserlesener Paduanen und Galliarden: Susanna Fair (Galliard)
24. Haussmann: Rest von polnischen und andern Tanzen: Mistress Nichols Alman a 5
25. Opusculum: Mr. John Langton Pavan And Galliard
26. Opusculum: La mia Barbara Pavan and Galliard
27. Opusculum: Lachrimae Antiquae Novae Pavan and Galliard

Tracks:

1. Consort Music: Mistress NIchols Almain
2. Consort Music: Volta a 4 ('Ioh. Douland')
3. Consort Music: Were Every Thought an Eye
4. Consort Music: Lady If You So Spite Me
5. Consort Music: Pavan a 4
6. A Musicall Banquet: I. My Heavy Sprite (Anthony Holborne)
7. A Musicall Banquet: II. Change Thy Mind Since She Doth Change (Richard Martin)
8. A Musicall Banquet: III. O Eyes, Leave Off Your Weeping (Robert Hales)
9. A Musicall Banquet: IV. Go, My Flock, Go Get You Hence (Anon.)
10. A Musicall Banquet: V. O Dear Life, When Shall It Be? (Anon.)
11. A Musicall Banquet: VI. To Plead My Faith (Daniel Bacheler)
12. A Musicall Banquet: VII. In A Grove Most Rich Of Shade (Guillaume Tessier)
13. A Musicall Banquet: VIII. Far From Triumphing Court
14. A Musicall Banquet: IX. Lady, If You So Spite Me
15. A Musicall Banquet: X. In Darkness Let Me Dwell
16. A Musicall Banquet: XI. Si le parler et le silence (Pierre Guedron)
17. A Musicall Banquet: XII. Ce penser qui sans fin tirannise ma vie (Pierre Guedron)
18. A Musicall Banquet: XIII. Vous que le Bonheur rappelle (Pierre Guedron)
19. A Musicall Banquet: XIV. Passava Amor su arco desarmado (Anon. Spanish)
20. A Musicall Banquet: XV. Sta notte mi sognava (Anon. Italian)
21. A Musicall Banquet: XVI. Vuestros ojos tienen d'Amor (Anon. Spanish)
22. A Musicall Banquet: XVII. Se di farmi morire (Domenico Maria Megli)
23. A Musicall Banquet: XVIII. Dovro dunque morire? (Giulio Caccini)
24. A Musicall Banquet: XIX. Amarilli mia bella (Giulio Caccini)
25. A Musicall Banquet: XX. O bella piu (Anon, Italian)

Customer Reviews:

The greatest songs ever?.......2007-07-26

I heard 'clear or cloudy', from this recording, on the radio recently and had to purchase it. It is strange but it is the sort of song that makes life prior to listening to it different from life after. I find it sad that so many people haven't heard it. There are also many other wonderful works in this collection. Given you get twelve well recorded CDs with top quality performances, this has to be one of the bargains of the age.

Please buy it.

A musical treasure-box.......2006-09-10

Both the music and this actual product are masterpieces. John Dowland's collected works here - covering 12 compact discs - exhibit the depth and power of this composer, a composer who many now regard as suffering from clinical depression. I doubt that the issue of the diagnosis of Dowland's depression can ever be settled, however, it is certainly obvious from his music, so completely on display here, that he was a man with very dark depths and corners in his mind. Dowland's various manifestations and "takes" on his own tune, "Flow my tears"/"Lachrimae" are here. This tune has haunted me ever since I first heard it when I was a child. It seems to sum up Dowland's feelings - at least Dowland seems to have thought so.

The First, Second, Third and Fourth Bookes of Songes, A Musicall Banquet, the keyboard transcriptions, all the lute music, consort music are here and virtually everything else written or supposedly written by John Dowland. Anthony Rooley and The Consort of Musicke perform this music with style and feeling throughout. This 12 CD set is something of a monument to the ensemble - I only wish they'd finished their collection of Monteverdi madrigals, which was equally good (La Venexiana are currently doing a magnificent job of recording all Monteverdi's books of madrigals for the GLOSSA label).

This is an expensive set, however, you will probably never need to buy another John Dowland CD again after buying and listening to this collection.

I bought this CD set on a mild Summer evening of 1998 and listened to it while sitting in my sun room - which a glorious orange sunset in progress, and a glass of wine. It brought back so many memories.

a beautiful journey into melancholy.......2001-06-15

I'm amazed at how many people tend to associate John Dowland's music with a tragic sense of drama. While no doubt this is art highly based on sadness, the "tragic" sense of it is more a legacy from the Romantic period. During the Renaissance, however, sadness was undestood as a very aesthetic way of approaching life. That is also the reason why Shakespeare's tragedies appear more sophisticated than his comedies.

Dowland, a contemporary of Shakespeare, discovered that meditating on a sad theme is, at the same time, a way of discovering a special beauty that we tend to avoid (maybe because of the "tragic" heritage of the Romantics). So, in the end, meditating on sadness is an uplifting experience! This box set is a journey into melancholy that includes songs, chamber music, pieces for lute, some rare sacred music and -as a highlight- Dowland's beautiful collection of seven pieces for viola which he called "Lachrimae" (Tears).

Average customer rating: Goodall's Siegfried "Do you know what Wotan wills?" Slow and steady wins the race Absolutely better than you think, the best of Goodal's Ring! Better than you might think....

Siegfried (Goodall Ring Cycle/Chandos Opera in English) English National Opera Manufacturer: Chandos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Wagner | Wagner, Richard | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Opera & Vocal | Box Sets | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Twilight of the Gods (Goodall Ring Cycle/Chandos Opera in English) Wagner: The Rhinegold Wagner: The Valkyrie Wagner: Siegfried Wagner: Die Walküre ASIN: B000056KNC Release Date: 2001-02-27

Tracks:

1. Act I.: Prld - Barry Tuckwell
2. Act I., Scene 1: Wearisome Labour! - Gregory Dempsey
3. Act I., Scene 1: Hoiho! Hoiho! - Alberto Remedios/Gregory Dempsey
4. Act I., Scene 1: Well, There Are The Pieces - Alberto Remedios/Gregory Dempsey
5. Act I., Scene 1: A Whimpering Babe - Gregory Dempsey
6. Act I., Scene 1: Much You've Taught To Me, Mime - Alberto Remedios/Gregory Dempsey
7. Act I., Scene 1: I Found Once in The Wood - Gregory Dempsey/Alberto Remedios
8. Act I., Scene 1: And Now These Fragments - Alberto Remedios/Gregory Dempsey
9. Act I., Scene 1: He Storms Away! - Gregory Dempsey
10. Act I., Scene 2: Hail There, Worthy Smith! - Norman Bailey/Gregory Dempsey
11. Act I., Scene 2: I Sit By Your Hearth - Norman Bailey/Gregory Dempsey
12. Act I., Scene 2: What You Needed To Know - Norman Bailey/Gregory Dempsey
13. Act I., Scene 2: The Fragments! The Sword! - Gregory Dempsey/Norman Bailey

Tracks:

1. Act I., Scene 3: Accursed Light! - Gregory Dempsey
2. Act I., Scene 3: Hey There! You Idler! - Alberto Remedios/Gregory Dempsey
3. Act I., Scene 3: Have You Not Felt Within The Woods - Gregory Dempsey/Alberto Remedios
4. Act I., Scene 3: Give Me These Pieces - Alberto Remedios/Gregory Dempsey
5. Act I., Scene 3: Notung! Notung! Sword Of My Need! - Alberto Remedios/Gregory Dempsey
6. Act I., Scene 3: Hoho! Hoho! Hohi! - Alberto Remedios/Gregory Dempsey
7. Act II.: Prld - Barry Tuckwell
8. Act II., Scene 1: In Gloomy Night By Fafner's Cave I Wait - Derek Hammond-Stroud
9. Act II., Scene 1: To Neidhohl By Night I Have Come - Norman Bailey/Derek Hammond-Stroud
10. Act II., Scene 1: Not My Plan! - Norman Bailey/Derek Hammond-Stroud
11. Act II., Scene 1: Fafner! Fafner! You Dragon, Wake! - Norman Bailey/Derek Hammond-Stroud/Clifford Grant
12. Act II., Scene 1: Now, Alberich! That Plan Failed! - Norman Bailey/Derek Hammond-Stroud
13. Act II., Scene 2: We Go No Further! - Gregory Dempsey/Alberto Remedios
14. Act II., Scene 2: So He's No Father Of Mine - Alberto Remedios

Tracks:

1. Act II., Scene 2: Could I But Know - Alberto Remedios
2. Act II., Scene 2: See My Mother - Alberto Remedios
3. Act II., Scene 2: Ha Ha! At Last With My Call - Alberto Remedios/Clifford Grant
4. Act II., Scene 2: Who Are You, Youthful Hero - Clifford Grant/Alberto Remedios
5. Act II., Scene 2: The Dead Can Tell No Tidings - Alberto Remedios/Maurine London
6. Act II., Scene 3: Hehe! Sly And Slippery Knave - Derek Hammond-Stroud/Gregory Dempsey
7. Act II., Scene 3: Tarnhelm And Ring, Here They Are - Alberto Remedios/Maurine London/Gregory Dempsey
8. Act II., Scene 3: Be Welcome, Siegfried! - Gregory Dempsey/Alberto Remedios/Derek Hammond-Stroud
9. Act II., Scene 3: You Lie There Too, Mighty Dragon - Alberto Remedios/Maurine London
10. Act III.: Prld - Barry Tuckwell
11. Act III., Scene 1: Waken, Wala! Wala! Awake! - Norman Bailey
12. Act III., Scene 1: Strong Is Your Call - Anne Collins/Norman Bailey
13. Act III., Scene 1: You Unwise One, Learn What I Will - Norman Bailey
14. Act III., Scene 2: I See That Siegfried's Near - Norman Bailey

Tracks:

1. Act III., Scene 2: My Woodbird Fluttered Away - Alberto Remedios
2. Act III., Scene 2: Young Man, Hear Me - Norman Bailey/Alberto Remedios
3. Act III., Scene 2: Child, If You Knew Who I Am - Norman Bailey/Alberto Remedios
4. Act III., Scene 2: With His Spear in Splinters - Alberto Remedios
5. Act III., Scene 3: Here in The Sunlight - Alberto Remedios
6. Act III., Scene 3: Come, My Sword! - Alberto Remedios
7. Act III., Scene 3: Hail, Bright Sunlight! - Rita Hunter/Alberto Remedios
8. Act III., Scene 3: Siegfried! Siegfried! Glorious Hero! - Rita Hunter/Alberto Remedios
9. Act III., Scene 3: And There Is Grane, My Sacred Horse - Rita Hunter/Alberto Remedios
10. Act III., Scene 3: Oh! I Cared Always - Rita Hunter/Alberto Remedios

Customer Reviews:

Goodall's Siegfried.......2007-06-22

This is completely worth it. Other reviews aptly pointed out everything good, and this *is* good--brilliant. Alberto Remedios is the best Siegfried I've ever heard, and Rita Hunter is a stunning and convincing Brunnhilde. If I could give this more than five stars, I would.

"Do you know what Wotan wills?".......2007-06-12

Okay, so we have the Solti, Bohm, Karajan, Goodall, Boulez, Janowski, Levine, Haitink, and Sawallisch Rings on the market (I haven't listened to the other Ring recordings yet, sorry to say). And all of these leave me to one conclusion: the many differences lead me to believe that all of these ring sets have their own authenticities and setbacks. And here they are:

TIMING (Estimate):
Solti's Ring: 14 hours, 30 minutes
Bohm's Ring: 13 hours, 30 minutes
Karajan's Ring: 14 hours, 50 minutes
Goodall's Ring: 16 hours, 50 minutes
Boulez's Ring: 13 hours, 40 minutes
Janowski's Ring: 14 hours, 0 minutes
Levine's Ring: 15 hours, 20 minutes
Haitink's Ring: 14 hours, 10 minutes
Sawallisch's Ring: 14 hours, 0 minutes

CONDUCTING:
Solti: Solti's conducting is driven with sheer muscle, but sometimes he makes the Ring overemotional. His Walkure & Gotterdammerung Preludes are clear examples: they're annoyingly bombastic. Nonetheless he almost seldom loses control with anything. His clear focus on the drama is astonishing.

Bohm: I must say his live Bayreuth recording brings out some of the best. He puts more faith in the orchestral score, but he also gives it more intensity. His tempi are some of the quickest, but they still don't seem rushed at all (except maybe "Wohin schleich'st du eilig und schlau"). I especially like his "Forging Scene" & "Hagen Summons the Vassals"; both are the most energetic on disc.

Karajan: Karajan's chamber approach is very interesting. Instead of going for the drama or the energy, the conductor goes for the beauty. Almost everything in his Ring sounds very ethereal because of his excessive use of lyricism. His orchestral preludes (except Walkure Act 1) sound more beautiful than others, and much of the soft parts (such as Siegfried Act Three Scene Three) are controlled nicely. His "Funeral March" and "Immolation" are recommendable. Siegfried Act Three Scene Two could have improved with more tension.

Goodall: Oh, boy. While I do praise Goodall with his amazing attention to detail, his ridiculously sluggish tempi will tick some Wagnerites off: nothing is faster than andante. But I did enjoy listening to the slow beauty of his "Wotan's Farewell/Magic Fire Music". This was recorded live and sung in English.

Boulez: Here it is, folks - the controversial Centennial Ring. To fit the Ring Cycle in the industrial age, Boulez gives it a very Schoenbergian, Bartokian atmosphere. Much of his tempi are very quick, very Bohm-like, though they're still not as fast as Bohm. Keep in mind, though, this live Ring works only if you hear AND see it (the DVD's work best).

Janowski: This is a very classical Ring. Instead of bombast, spacious, or lyrical passion, maestro Janowski gives us the straightforward approach. He goes straight for Wagner's original intentions (precise tempi, dynamics, flow of leitmotivs, etc.), which makes this another exquisite Ring. "Hagen Summons the Vassals" is probably the fastest I've ever heard (along with Sawallisch's). Rheingold Scene Four can be best described as "sensational".

Levine: While he does stay true to the score like Bohm, this conductor makes for a somewhat dull Ring. His handling of the orchestra is nice, but the moderately slow tempi he chooses is flawed. It should be more animated. His beautiful "Funeral March" and "Erda's Warning" are two of the few flawless features.

Haitink: This might be seen as a disappointment. If you want great conducting, then this is for you. If you want a persuasive array of singers, look somewhere else. Haitink's conducting saves this work from being a total flop. There is nothing quite like his Rheingold & Gotterdammerung ("Siegfried's Rhine Journey" is a bit forced, but magnificent nonetheless).

Sawallisch: I guess you can say that Sawallisch is half-Karajan, half-Janowski. While he does stay true to the orchestral score like Janowski, he also puts in a little Karajan-like lyricism. At some points he loses track with orchestra and singers (as does every live recording) but Bohm has more control. This was also recorded live.

ORCHESTRA:
Solti's Vienna Philharmonic: The woodwinds are the most beautiful in Solti's Ring (the "Forest Murmurs" is clear evidence of that). French horns and Wagner tubas make this a recommended listening. The strings in "Heda Heda Hedo" could've added a bit more work, but they are strikingly spectacular everywhere else. The orchestra gives it their all in Siegfried Act Two & Three, but they are at their weakest in Walkure Act One & Three (Bohm's Bayreuth does it better). Overall, it's the loudest and certainly most bombastic out of all the Ring orchestras combined.

Bohm's Bayreuth Festival: The ultimate Wagnerian orchestra gives it their all. The brass both high and low are the most powerful, while the woodwinds are the most delicate. The strings are muffled only a few times, otherwise the eighteen anvils are perfectly loud and clear. Erda's scenes aren't as effective as Janowski's, but the entire Walkure is more successful than Janowski's when it comes to tone & technique. Overall, this orchestra is the most dramatic.

Karajan's Berlin Philharmonic: The entire orchestra sounds polished, not to say that it is bad. Indeed the drama is still there, but much of the suspense is lacking (the scenes with Fasolt and Fafner come to mind). The brass sometimes overpowers the strings, which can be a serious problem. Gotterdammerung "Three Norns" Scene sounds very mysterious, very eerie.

Goodall's English National Opera: This orchestra sounds nice, even if the sluggishness can bring them down at times. The Flight of the Valkyries doesn't sound too good in a slow tempo, but the entire orchestra does sound lucid here. Siegfried Act Two Prelude is the creepiest. All of the leitmotivs are heard loud and clear, just like in Janowski's version.

Boulez's Bayreuth Festival: While it doesn't really pack the same punches as Bohm's Bayreuth, it still delivers a stunning performance. Orchestral interaction between characters (Ex. Siegfried's motifs mixed in with Mime's motifs) fares better than Berlin's and English National's. Rhine maiden motifs are given more wit, while the Dragon motifs are played with less eeriness. Beauty makes up for the irritatingly quick "Wotan's Farewell".

Janowski's Staatskapelle Dresden: This orchestra has the same force & flair as does Boulez's Bayreuth Festival, only Dresden sounds much clearer due to the fantastic digital sound. Even minor details are heard clear in this Ring. The strings imitate the Siegfried forest very well, while the woodwinds representing the songbird are wonderful (but not as wonderful as Solti's songbird). Dresden's "Magic Fire Music" (along with Berlin's) is the most extravagant.

Levine's Metropolitan Opera: The brass and woodwinds are the true stars. The strings sound too tired to continue on in Siegfried & Gotterdammerung. The Finale to Rheingold is absolutely stunning (the trumpets and trombones will not disappoint), and the Second Act of Walkure is the most impressive, the most refined.

Haitink's Bavarian Radio Symphony: This may very well be like Metropolitan, only this sounds much more poignant. The strings sound better and the percussion sound clearer. The leitmotivs are almost never screwed up. First scene of Rheingold will take one's breath away.

Sawallisch's Bavarian State: Wrong notes in this live recording won't matter, as the entire orchestra gets everything going in all four nights at the opera. The strings never surrender to imperfection, and the winds are marvelously aligned. I just wish that some of the singers would keep up with the orchestra.

SINGERS:
-Wotan
Solti: Hans Hotter is the superior Wotan. He sounds powerful throughout the Ring (except Rheingold, in which a less stellar George London performs).

Bohm and Janowski: Theo Adam in Bohm's live recording is another treat. While he is not as equally impressive as Hotter, he can certainly conjure up everlasting emotions. Adam sounds weaker in Janowski's studio recording, but he still doesn't disappoint.

Karajan: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau plays Wotan in "Rheingold," while Thomas Stewart replaces Fischer-Dieskau in "Walkure" and "Siegfried". I don't think Fischer-Dieskau was a good choice; he sounds too humane and too light. Stewart makes an astounding improvement in both "Walkure" and "Siegfried".

Goodall: Norman Bailey has that divine spark that Hotter used to cherish. He's heavy and unblemished, and he handles the English text with flair and sheen.

Boulez: If you watch Donald McIntyre on the Centennial Ring production, then you can tell that he's a fine "industrial" Wotan. If you just hear him on CD, then you'll be disappointed. His diction is weak, his emotions are forced, and his voice sounds robotic. The DVD's will do.

Levine and Haitink: James Morris is a notch below Hotter, Adam, and Bailey, but he overpowers Fischer-Dieskau pretty much throughout the Levine's and Haitink's Ring.

Sawallisch: I may be biased, but Robert Hale just didn't do it for me. He sounded dull and tedious, and his Wotan's Farewell wasn't enough to sadden me.

-Brunnhilde
Solti and Bohm: Birgit Nilsson is the best Brunnhilde on the market. Her Valkyrie cry is delightful, and her final scene in Gotterdammerung is brilliant beyond belief.

Karajan: Regine Crespin is without a doubt one of the finest Brunnhildes after Nilsson. She's fantastic in Walkure Act Three. I just wish she stayed on as the Valkyrie later on in the Ring (Helga Dernesch is no good in Gotterdammerung, sorry to say).

Goodall: Rita Hunter is at her strongest in Walkure and Siegfried. She is at her weakest in Gotterdammerung. What may have caused her downfall in the fourth installment? "The world may never know."

Boulez: How can anyone not be impressed by the Brunnhilde of Gwyneth Jones? One can almost feel her excitement during Siegfried Act Three, and her fear in Walkure Act Three. Her weakest point is probably during her Gotterdammerung Prologue (a bit too stressed).

Janowski: Jeannine Altmeyer is basically the most controversial Brunnhilde on CD. Some people say that she's too light and weak, while others say she sounds young and very enchanting. I'm with those who think Altmeyer was a good choice, but you yourself (the shopper) are going to have to decide whether she's good or not.

Levine and Sawallisch: Hildegard Behrens is just like Nilsson and Crespin: while she's not the best, she is definitely another perfect Brunnhilde of choice. She's at her most dazzling when she performs Walkure (Levine) and Siegfried (Sawallisch).

Haitink: Hmph. I was hoping that Eva Marton would do well here. I was seriously let down by her strained singing. She does okay in "Annunciation of Death", but she is at her worst in "Immolation".

-Siegmund & Sieglinde
Let's see. For the Siegmunds, we have James King for Solti and Bohm, Jon Vickers for Karajan, Alberto Remedios for Goodall, Peter Hoffman for Boulez, Siegfried Jerusalem for Janowski, Gary Lakes for Levine, Reiner Goldberg for Haitink, and Robert Schunk for Sawallisch. For the Sieglindes, we have Regine Crespin for Solti, Leonie Rysanek for Bohm, Gundula Janowitz for Karajan, Margaret Curphy for Goodall, Jeanine Altmeyer for Boulez, Jessye Norman for both Janowski and Levine, Cheryl Studer for Haitink, and Julia Varady for Sawallisch. Hmm . . . Jerusalem is good . . . and so is Vickers . . . Janowitz is charming, and so is . . . Oh, what the heck? All the singers for Siegmund and Sieglinde are fantastic. Three exceptions, though: Goldberg and Schunk don't sound heroic enough, and Norman for Levine doesn't sound young and innocent enough.

-Siegfried
Solti and Bohm: Wolfgang Windgassen may very well be the best Siegfried for the ages. His `Forging Scene" in both renditions are defiantly inspiring. His last scene in Gotterdammerung is celestial and overwhelming.

Karajan: Jess Thomas (Siegfried) and Helge Brilioth (Gotterdammerung) may not be as ideal as Windgassen, but they do know how to be a magnificent heldentenor. Thomas pulls it off with Act One and Three.

Goodall: Wow! What a singer that Alberto Remedios! He never drags in either of the last two installments, and he uses the correct emotions in every scene that he is in.

Boulez: Is Manfred Jung a good tenor? Yes. Is he a good Heldentenor? NO. He doesn't have that heroic voice like Windgassen and Remedios. Again, the DVD's are your safest bet.

Janowski and Sawallisch: Rene Kollo's Siegfried is a poetically expressive one. In Janowski's version he sounds playful when he's in Mime's home, and he sounds willed when he's in the Gibich Hall. He is not good enough in Sawallisch's version, however. His tiresome "Forging Scene" is obvious evidence of that.

Levine: Oh, Reiner Goldberg. At least you tried. Seriously, he sounds too tedious (especially in Gotterdammerung Act Three Scene Two) and too old. Levine should've chose Kollo or Jerusalem when he recorded his studio Ring.

Haitink: Have you ever seen Siegfried Jerusalem on the Levine/Metropolitan DVD? Well, here he is again, and this time, he sings with more valor and enthusiasm. Bravo!

-Alberich
Solti and Bohm: Gustav Niedlinger has a heaviness that overwhelms a few other baritones. When he sings his only sequence in Gotterdammerung Act Two Scene One, his emotion is so pure that his son Hagen would've drowned himself in tears (Too melodramatic? Sorry about that.). The only problem is that his character sounds too one-dimensional. Alberich isn't just some cardboard-cutout bad guy. He has a very good reason why he wants to take revenge on the world. Overall, Niedlinger is amazing throughout Wagner's Ring (He deserves many awards for "Bin ich nun frei?").

Karajan: I guess you can say that Zoltan Kelemen tries his best throughout. He is not good in Rheingold, but he gets better in Siegfried and Gotterdammerung.

Goodall: Derek Hammond-Stroud is three-dimensional, but not that much. Still, he can sound very demanding in Rheingold Scene One and Siegfried Act Two Scene One.

Boulez: What we have here is the weak Alberich of Hermann Becht. When he's in Nibelheim, the authority isn't there. When he's in the Neid-Hohle forest, the creepiness isn't there. And when he's near the Gibich house, the misery isn't there. Even on DVD he's unsatisfactory.

Janowski: Siegmund Nimsgern may be the most humane Alberich yet, but it's all good. He sings with more passion than Kelemen and more robustness than Hammond-Stroud. Niedlinger's ferociousness puts him below, however. "Schaf'st du, Hagen, mein sohn?" is noteworthy.

Levine and Sawallisch: Ekkehard Wlaschiha is one hell of a vigorous Alberich. I praise him in Rheingold Scene One and Three. His performance in Siegfried (both versions) could've improved with more distrustfulness towards Mime and the Wanderer.

Haitink: No offense, but Theo Adam as Alberich? Come on . . .

-Mime
Solti and Karajan: Gerhard Stolze is the creepiest Mime ever known to humankind. This dwarf outsings other Mimes on the market. When he sings "Die stucken! Das Schwert!" his anger and fear is the most effective to almost all Ring listeners.

Bohm: Erwin Wohlfahrt wins second place. He gives a first-rate performance in Siegfried Act One, but loses some of his edge in Act Two. He is an exceptional Mime nonetheless. Look for him in Karajan's Rheingold, also.

Goodall: Gregory Dempsey isn't emotional enough. He doesn't sound fearful or depressed at all, which makes him the dullest Mime for the Ring.

Boulez and Levine: Heinz Zednik is yet another excellent Mime, VERY fun to listen to. There is much humor and eccentricity in his voice, and that's what makes his dwarf much more compelling than Dempsey's dwarf. His performance in Rheingold Scene Three is pure gold, while his performance in Siegfried (particularly "Willkommen, Siegfried!") is a stunning achievement.

Janowski: Peter Schreier is for Siegfried, while Christian Vogel is for Rheingold. Vogel is less than perfect, while Schreier is way beyond outstanding. Schreier is less ghoulish and more benevolent, more three-dimensional than Stolze and Wohlfahrt. He is equal to Zednik when it comes to humaneness and lyricism. The only flaw I can find is his handling of "Die stucken! Das Schwert!" He could've added a bit more fear in that sequence.

Haitink: Peter Haage sounds like he's entertaining young kids. His version of Mime is a bit childish, and the dark humor that the dwarf brings out sounds-over-the-top here. Nonetheless, he is still entertaining to listen to ("Wer halfe mir?" has never sounded better).

Sawallisch: Helmut Pampuch is just like Schreier and Zednik: he's very VERY good. Nuff said.

-Loge
Solti: Set Svanholm may be the weakest Loge. He is not very ominous throughout all of his scenes, and his lack of a sinister atmosphere is greatly affects the entire Rheingold. But he'll soon be forgotten later on during the Trilogy.

Bohm: Why the heck would the conductor have Wolfgang Windgassen play both Siegfried AND Loge? The demi-god needs to sound different from a son of a Walsung. Again, another Loge that's marred by lack of cunning.

Karajan: Gerhard Stolze is easily the most entertaining Loge to listen to. He has the wit, the craftiness, and the untrustworthiness that the character deserves. His scenes in Scene Three are delightful.

Goodall: Emile Belcourt isn't as good as Stolze, but he certainly can make some of the best of an English-speaking Loge.

Boulez and Haitink: I can summon Heinz Zednik's performance in just three words: Brilliant Beyond Belief!

Janowski: Peter Schreier is the most eccentric out of all of them, and that's a fact. Much of his singing involves imagination, peril, vengeance, and deviousness. Belcourt and Zednik depend only on vengeance and deviousness, Stolze only imagination and deviousness, Windgassen and Svanholm only peril. His odd conversations with Alberich and the gods/goddesses are classic.

Levine: Siegfried Jerusalem doesn't seem like a good choice for Loge. He's better off playing Siegmund or Siegfried, but not a demi-god.

Sawallisch: Robert Tear is on par with Stolze and Zednik. Sometimes he takes things too low, but all is forgiven with his management of character development.

-Everyone Else
Uh-huh, what can I say? Everyone else does a good job in all Ring recordings. Matti Salminen is the perfect Hagen (Janowski, Levine, and Sawallisch), while Kirsten Flagstad is the most brilliant Fricka (Solti). Anja Silja is the most memorable Freia (Bohm), while Kurt Moll makes the most fabulous Hunding yet (Janowski, Levine, and Sawallisch). The Norns and Rheinmaidens do a splendid job in Solti, Janowski, and Levine. The Vassals (male choir) are at their unsurpassed in Bohm, Goodall, and Boulez. The only flawed Erda is Anne Collins (Goodall), maybe too light and too heavy at times. All in all, no one here is graded C or lower.

CONCLUSION: I have yet to listen to Barenboim's Bayreuth presentation, Neuhold's Badische version, and the essential mono recordings (Furtwangler, Krauss, etc.), but I'm pretty sure that have their advantages and disadvantages. So there you have it. We have the histrionic Solti, the energetic Bohm, the otherworldly Karajan, the spacious Goodall, the industrialized Boulez, the truthful Janowski, the unhurried Levine, the abnormal Haitink, and the serious Sawallisch Rings. They have their own authenticities and setbacks, and they certainly have their own significances for Ring listeners everywhere.

The Box Set: Wagner: The Ring Cycle (Box Set)
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Slow and steady wins the race.......2007-02-07

Yes, we all know that Reginal Goodall's Wagner is VERY deliberate (read slow) at times. When I heard the late Rita Hunter singing in Sydney in the 80s, I asked her about working with Maestro Goodall, she said he was one of the most thorough and demanding conductor's you could wish to work with.

For me, this whole cycle is desert island material because the English translation is just superb. Fine singing and marvellous playing from the ENO orchestra.

Absolutely better than you think, the best of Goodal's Ring!.......2005-05-03

As good as his die Walkure is, Goodall's Siegfried is even better. For me this is the most difficult opera of the entire Ring and Goodall pulls it off with honors indeed. Remedios is a wonder! Wish we had had him in the Met Ring Cycles of the past decade. Hunter again is a wonder with beauty and strength of tone. Once more I enjoy Bailey. I found That Alan Blyth in Gramophone 5/01 and I seem to appreciate him. It would seem that Goodall gives this opera all the wonderful performance it needs. Not an easy show to pull off. This recording absolutely belongs in any Wagnerian's collection. Had I been at this live performance, I definitely would not have fallen asleep and would have regretted its coming to its inevitable end. And the orchestra rises to the occasion splendidly. From Siegfried's climb to Brunhilde's rock until the end of the duet, the orchestral playing is rich, very moving bordering on the monumental just because it is live and thus more of a risk than a studio recording. Hunter is nothing short of stunning. The duet alone makes the recording a must have. Too bad artists are not fully appreciated until we no longer have them around to enjoy. Thank God this is on CD to be enjoyed at the listener's command.

Better than you might think...........2002-03-17

I had to think more than twice before purchasing this recording, especially since it isnt at a budget price, but I dont regret having done so. Wagner's original German language opera sung in English might seem more like a novelty recording (or a horrifying experience to hardcore Wagner fans) than a serious approach to the music, but surprisingly it works (for the most part). For the listener who doesn't speak and understand German this is a great way to understand Wagner's opera, as the connection between text and drama is made clearer--though I sometimes wish the singers diction and pronunciation were a bit clearer--but hey, its still opera and a complete English only libretto is included (along with a scene by scene summary of the drama, a summary of the preceding two operas, and an essay and photos of this particular project). Overall the orchestra and conducting is up to par and the sound is clear, balanced, and spacious, the only annoying thing being the audience clapping after the end of each act--its a live 1975 recording. While this is no substitute for the original in German, think of it as a great resource ... to understanding Wagner's opera cycle for listeners without the time or inclination to learn German.

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True Follower.......2006-10-05

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Most Underrated Band I've Heard In Years.......2006-09-11

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Not bad but not good.......2006-08-18

One reviewer said this was "Bon Jovi goes to Nashville". Well he's pretty close in that analogy. I've listened to this album several times and it just doesn't do much for me. It's pleasant and fairly well crafted and recorded but it's not memorable. How somebody could rate this their number 1 country rock album is beyond me. Gosh you could probably rate 1000 other country rock albums ahead of this. Every album by Firefall, Pure Prairie League, Poco, Loggins & Messina, Steve Earle, Pat Green, CSNY, Byrds, Blue Rodeo...........................

These guys should be stars........2005-09-07

If there is any justice in the music industry, these guys will be major stars within a couple of years. Unfortunately, good music is no longer popular. Okay, sorry for the rant. The Trailers are kinda hard to classify, but I'd probably call it heartland rock- think Petty or Mellencamp. Whatever it is, its darn good music. I tried, but can't really even pick my favorite songs on the album- there's just too many. My only gripe is that they change lead singers for a couple of songs, and I don't care for his voice nearly as much. Bottom line: pick this one up now.

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Customer Reviews:

Beautiful music and lyrics.......2004-08-17

I love this CD. When I first got it, I listened to it over and over ... especially the second half. Fine musicianship from the musicians and the singer, I think. I passed it to other baroque aficionados who were similarly delighted. Those not used to baroque instrumentation may think the songs all sound alike. I felt, however, that there was great emotional variety in these many lute songs. Beautiful.

Dissapointing.......2004-01-25

I recently purchased this cd and had high hopes for it, being a fan of such music. When I actually got to listen to it, I was quite dissapointed. All of the songs sound identical, the same voice, and the same tunes. The woman's voice on this CD got a bit annoying since it sounds as if she's singing with her gag reflex. All in all, I'm not very thrilled with this cd.

Average customer rating: Too beautiful for words Guitar History Best deal there is! Most excellent Julian Bream, The Genius

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Tracks:

1. Two Almaines
2. Fant
3. Walsingham
4. Mignarda
5. Almaine
6. Galliard
7. Greensleeves
8. Galliard Upon A Galliard Of Daniel Bachelar
9. Pavan
10. Carman's Whistle
11. Pavan
12. Monsieur's Almaine
13. Pavan
14. Batell Galliard
15. Galliard
16. Pavana Bray
17. Galliard
18. Pavan
19. My Lord Willoughby's Welcome Home
20. Captain Piper's Galliard
21. Queen Elizabeth's Galliard
22. Sir John Langton's Pavan
23. Tarleton's Ressurection
24. Lady Clifton's Spirit

Tracks:

1. Landgrave Of Hesse: Pavan
2. Saltarello
3. Ballo Detto Il Conte Orlando
4. Saltarello
5. Fant
6. Chromatic Pavan And Galliard: Pavan
7. Chromatic Pavan And Galliard: Galliard
8. Fant
9. Queen Elizabeth's Galliard
10. Fant
11. Fant
12. Finale
13. Villanella No.1
14. Villanella No.2
15. Finale 2
16. Pavan
17. Mein Herz Hat Sich Mit Lieb' Verpflicht
18. Hie' Folget Ein Welscher Tanz
19. Ich Klag' Den Tag
20. Der Juden Tanz
21. Fant
22. Air De Cour
23. Branle
24. Guillemette
25. Volte
26. Forlorn Hope Fancy
27. My Lord Willoughby's Welcome Home (For Two Lts)

Tracks:

1. The Earl Of Essex Galliard
2. Lachrimae Antiquae
3. Galliard To Lachrimae
4. My Lady Hunsdon's Puffe
5. Lord De L'Isle's Galliard
6. The Frog Galliard
7. Lachrimae Verae
8. The Shoemaker's Wife
9. Lady Rich, Her Galliard
10. Unnamed Piece (Almaine)
11. Sir John Smith's Almaine
12. Melancholy Galliard
13. Sir Henry Gifford's Almaine
14. Dowland's First Galliard
15. Mrs Vaux's Gigge
16. The Earl Of Derby, His Galliard
17. Semper Dowland, Semper Dolens
18. Captain Digorie Piper's Galliard
19. My Lord Chamberlain, His Galliard
20. Mr Langton's Galliard
21. Sir John Souche's Galliard
22. Piper's Pavan
23. Resolution

Tracks:

1. The Woods So Wild
2. Fant I in c
3. Packington's Pound
4. Fant II in F
5. Walsingham
6. Fant III in g
7. The Fairy Round
8. Heigh Ho Holiday
9. Fant IV (La Campagna)
10. Go From My Window
11. Fant V in C
12. Greensleeves
13. Fant VI in F
14. Bonny Sweet Robin
15. Fant VII in F
16. Heart's Ease
17. Fant VIII in G
18. Loth To Depart
19. A Fancy
20. A Fancy
21. Farewell

Tracks:

1. Con in D, RV 93: Allegro Giusto - Juliam Bream
2. Con in D, RV 93: Largo - Juliam Bream
3. Con in D, RV 93: Allegro - Juliam Bream
4. Con in F: Allegro - Juliam Bream
5. Con in F: Adagio - Juliam Bream
6. Con in F: Tempo Di Menuetto - Juliam Bream
7. Con in B flat, Op.4 No.6: Allegro - Juliam Bream
8. Con in B flat, Op.4 No.6: Larghetto - Juliam Bream
9. Con in B flat, Op.4 No.6: Allegro Moderato - Juliam Bream
10. Con in G, RV 532: Allegro - Juliam Bream
11. Con in G, RV 532: Andante - Juliam Bream
12. Con in G, RV 532: Allegro - Juliam Bream
13. Son in C, RV 82: Allegro Non Molto - Julian Bream/George Malcom
14. Son in C, RV 82: Larghetto - Julian Bream/George Malcom
15. Son in C, RV 82: Allegro - Julian Bream/George Malcom
16. Son in g, RV 85: Andante Molto - Julian Bream/George Malcom
17. Son in g, RV 85: Larghetto - Julian Bream/George Malcom
18. Son in g, RV 85: Allegro - Julian Bream/George Malcom

Tracks:

1. Monsieur's Almaine - The Julian Bream Consort
2. Pavin - The Julian Bream Consort
3. My Lord Of Oxenford's Maske - The Julian Bream Consort
4. The Flatt Pavin - The Julian Bream Consort
5. The Bachelar's Delight - The Julian Bream Consort
6. Kemp's Jig - The Julian Bream Consort
7. Phillips Pavin - The Julian Bream Consort
8. O Mistress Mine - The Julian Bream Consort
9. Fant: La Rondinella - The Julian Bream Consort
10. Joyne Hands - The Julian Bream Consort
11. Lachrimae Pavin - The Julian Bream Consort
12. Fant - The Julian Bream Consort
13. De La Tromba Pavin - The Julian Bream Consort
14. It Fell On A Summer's Day - The Julian Bream Consort
15. Dowland's Adew - The Julian Bream Consort
16. The Frog Galliard - The Julian Bream Consort
17. La Rosignol - The Julian Bream Consort
18. Tarleton's Resurrection - The Julian Bream Consort
19. Galliard-Can She Excuse - The Julian Bream Consort
20. Gloriana-Courtly Dances: March - The Julian Bream Consort
21. Gloriana-Courtly Dances: Corante - The Julian Bream Consort
22. Gloriana-Courtly Dances: Pavan - The Julian Bream Consort
23. Gloriana-Courtly Dances: Morris Dance - The Julian Bream Consort
24. Gloriana-Courtly Dances: Galliard - The Julian Bream Consort
25. Gloriana-Courtly Dances: La Volta - The Julian Bream Consort
26. Gloriana-Courtly Dances: March (Finale) - The Julian Bream Consort
27. Con in D, RV 93: Allegro - The Julian Bream Consort
28. Con in D, RV 93: Largo - The Julian Bream Consort
29. Con in D, RV 93: Allegro - The Julian Bream Consort

Tracks:

1. Joyne Hands - The Julian Bream Consort
2. Phillips Pavin - The Julian Bream Consort
3. The Frog Galliard - The Julian Bream Consort
4. The Jew's Dance - The Julian Bream Consort
5. Fant - The Julian Bream Consort
6. The Bachelar's Delight - The Julian Bream Consort
7. The Sacred End Pavin And Galliard: Pavin - The Julian Bream Consort
8. The Sacred End Pavin And Galliard: Galliard - The Julian Bream Consort
9. De La Tromba Pavin - The Julian Bream Consort
10. Thirsis And Milla - The Julian Bream Consort
11. Alison's Knell - The Julian Bream Consort
12. Grimstock - The Julian Bream Consort
13. Go From My Window - The Julian Bream Consort
14. Go Nightly Cares - The Julian Bream Consort
15. Daniel's Almain - The Julian Bream Consort
16. In Nomine Pavin - The Julian Bream Consort
17. Come Again - The Julian Bream Consort
18. Lachrimae Pavin - The Julian Bream Consort
19. Can She Excuse - The Julian Bream Consort

Tracks:

1. Chor No.1 - Juilian Bream
2. Etude in e - Juilian Bream
3. Etude in c# - Juilian Bream
4. Prld in e - Juilian Bream
5. Schottische-Choro (From Ste Popolar Brasileira) - Juilian Bream
6. Madronos - Juilian Bream
7. Homenaje, Pour Le Tombeau De Debussy - Juilian Bream J
8. The Miller's Dance (From The Three-Cornered Hat) - Juilian Bream
9. Fandanguillo - Juilian Bream J
10. El Testament D'Amelia - Juilian Bream
11. Canarios - Juilian Bream
12. Son - Juilian Bream
13. En Los Trigales - Juilian Bream
14. Larghetto - Juilian Bream
15. Allegro, K.Anh.229 - Juilian Bream
16. Son in C, Op.15, Allegro - Juilian Bream
17. Rossiniana No.1, Op.119 - Juilian Bream

Tracks:

1. Pavanas
2. Galliardas
3. Passacalles
4. Canarios
5. Villano
6. Canario
7. Prld in d, BWV 999
8. Fugue in a, BWV 1000
9. Passacaille
10. Fant
11. Tombeau Sur La Mort De M. Comte De Logy
12. Ste in d: Prld
13. Ste in d: Allemande
14. Ste in d: Courante
15. Ste in d: Sarabande
16. Ste in d: Gavotte
17. Ste in d: Menuets I And II
18. Ste in d: Bourree
19. Ste in d: Gigue
20. Aria Con Var Detta La Frescobalda
21. Son in e, K.11
22. Son in e, K.87
23. Son in c#
24. Son in A

Tracks:

1. Grand Ov, Op.61
2. Grand Solo, Op.14: Intro
3. Grand Solo, Op.14: Allegro
4. Son in A: Allegro Moderato
5. Son in A: Andante Sostenuto
6. Son in A: Menuet-Scherzo
7. Son in A: Rondo (Allegretto)
8. Rossiniana No.3, Op.121
9. Son in C, Op.25: Andante Largo; Allegro Non Troppo
10. Son in C, Op.25: Andantino Grazioso
11. Son in C, Op.25: Minuetto & Trio/Allegro

Tracks:

1. Grand Son in A: Allegro Risoluto
2. Grand Son in A: Romanze
3. Grand Son in A: Andantino Variato
4. Son in G, Op.78, D.894, Menuetto
5. Song Without Words, Op.19, No.6 ('Venetian Boating Song')
6. Str Qt, Op.12: Conzanetta
7. Homenaje, Pour Le Tombeau De Debussy
8. Pavane Pour Une Infante Defunte
9. Ste Espanola, Op.47: Granada
10. Ste Espanola, Op.47: Leyenda (Asturias)
11. Lagrima (Prld)
12. Three Mazurkas: Adelita
13. Three Mazurkas: Mazurka in G
14. Three Mazurkas: Marieta

Tracks:

1. Sonatina, Op. 52, No.1: Allegretto
2. Sonatina, Op. 52, No.1: Lento
3. Sonatina, Op. 52, No.1: Rondo
4. Segovia, Op.29
5. El Polifemo De Oro (Four Fragments): Ben Adagio
6. El Polifemo De Oro (Four Fragments): Allegretto
7. El Polifemo De Oro (Four Fragments): Largo
8. El Polifemo De Oro (Four Fragments): Ritmico E Vivo
9. Quatre Pieces Breves: Prld
10. Quatre Pieces Breves: Air
11. Quatre Pieces Breves: Plainte
12. Quatre Pieces Breves: Comme Une Gigue
13. Drei Tentos (From 'Kammermusik'): 'Du Schones Bachlein' (Tranquilmente)
14. Drei Tentos (From 'Kammermusik'): 'Es Findet Das Aug' Oft' (Allegro Rubato)
15. Drei Tentos (From 'Kammermusik'): 'Sohn Laios' (Lento)
16. Elegy
17. Five Bagatelles: Allegro
18. Five Bagatelles: Lento/Tempo Di Valse
19. Five Bagatelles: Alla Cubana
20. Five Bagatelles: Sempre Espressivo
21. Five Bagatelles: Con Slancio
22. Theme And Vars, Op.77

Tracks:

1. Ste Compostellana: Prd
2. Ste Compostellana: Coral
3. Ste Compostellana: Cuna
4. Ste Compostellana: Recitativo
5. Ste Compostellana: Cancion
6. Ste Compostellana: Muneira
7. Tiento
8. Son: Allegretto
9. Son: Andante
10. Son: Allegro
11. Fant
12. Ste Populaire Bresilienne: Mazurka-Choro
13. Ste Populaire Bresilienne: Schottisch-Choro
14. Ste Populaire Bresilienne: Valse-Choro
15. Ste Populaire Bresilienne: Gavotte-Choro
16. Etude No.5 in C
17. Etude No.7 in E

Tracks:

1. Five Impromptus: Recitative
2. Five Impromptus: Agitato
3. Five Impromptus: Elegiaco
4. Five Impromptus: Con Fuoco
5. Five Impromptus: Arioso
6. Five Bagetelles: Allegro
7. Five Bagetelles: Lento
8. Five Bagetelles: Alla Cubana
9. Five Bagetelles: Sempre Espressivo
10. Five Bagetelles: Con Slancio
11. Hill Runes
12. Son No.1, Royal Winter Music: Gloucester (Majestically)
13. Son No.1, Royal Winter Music: Romeo And Juliet (Singing Slowly, With Tenderness)
14. Son No.1, Royal Winter Music: Ariel (Swiftly, Gently, Mysteriously)
15. Son No.1, Royal Winter Music: Ophelia (Slowly)
16. Son No.1, Royal Winter Music: Touchstone, Audrey And William (With Humor)
17. Son No.1, Royal Winter Music: Oberon (Majestically)

Tracks:

1. Gtr Con, Op.67: Allegro
2. Gtr Con, Op.67: Lento
3. Gtr Con, Op.67: Con Brio
4. Con: Lento E Rubato/Vivo
5. Con: Andante Lento
6. Con: Con Brio
7. Concierto De Aranjuez: Allegro Con Spirito
8. Concierto De Aranjuez: Adagio
9. Concierto De Aranjuez: Allegro Gentile

Tracks:

1. Gtr Qnt in e, G.451: Allegro Moderato
2. Gtr Qnt in e, G.451: Adagio
3. Gtr Qnt in e, G.451: Menuetto
4. Gtr Qnt in e, G.451: Allegretto
5. Gtr Qnt in D, G.448: Intro And Fandango - Julian Bream/George Malcolm
6. Qt in E, Op.2 No.2: Allegro
7. Qt in E, Op.2 No.2: Adagio
8. Qt in E, Op.2 No.2: Menuetteo E Trio
9. Qt in E, Op.2 No.2: Finale: Presto
10. Gtr Con in A, Op.30: Allegro Maestoso
11. Gtr Con in A, Op.30: Andantino Siciliano
12. Gtr Con in A, Op.30: Alla Polacca

Tracks:

1. My Lady Hundson's Puffe - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
2. 'If Music And Sweey Poetry Agree' (Sonnet From The Passionate Pilgrim) - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
3. The King Of Denmark's Galliard - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
4. Envoi To The Phoenix And The Turtle - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
5. Mignarda - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
6. 'The Courser And The Genet' (From Venus And Adonis) - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
7. Queen Elizabeth's Galliard - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
8. Loth To Depart - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
9. 'She Looks Upon His Lips' (Death of Adaonis From Venus And Adonis) - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
10. The Earl Of Derby's Galliard - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
11. 'Orpheous With His Lute' (From King Henry VIII, Act III, Scene 1) - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
12. Lachrimae Pavin - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
13. 'Weary With Toil' (Sonnet No.27) - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
14. 'Is It Thy Will?' (Sonnet No.61) - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
15. 'O, Never Say That I Was False Of Heart' (Sonnet No.109) - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
16. Tarleton's Resurrection - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
17. 'My Mother Had A Maid Call'd Barbara' (From Othello, Act IV, Scene 3) - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
18. Tarleton's Resurrection - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
19. 'Come Away, Come Away, Death' (From Twelfth Night, Act II, Scene 4) - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
20. A Fancy - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
21. 'Two Loves I Have' (Sonnet No.144) - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
22. 'The Expense Of Spirit' (Sonnet No.129) - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
23. Melancholy Galliard - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
24. 'But She Hath Lost A Dearer Thing Than Life' (From The Rape Of Lucrece) - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
25. 'Ev'n In This Thought' (From The Rape Of Lucrece) - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
26. Semper Dowland, Semper Dolens - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
27. 'What Potions Have I Drunk' (Sonnet No.119) - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
28. 'When To The Sessions' (Sonnet No.30) - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
29. Orlando Sleepeth - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
30. 'Fear No More' (Dirge For Fidele From Cymbeline, Act IV, Scene 2) - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream

Tracks:

1. Songs From The Chinese, Op.58: The Big Chariot - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
2. Songs From The Chinese, Op.58: The Old Lute - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
3. Songs From The Chinese, Op.58: The Autumn Wind - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
4. Songs From The Chinese, Op.58: The Herd-Boy - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
5. Songs From The Chinese, Op.58: Depression - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
6. Songs From The Chinese, Op.58: Dance Song - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
7. Folk Song Arrangements: Master Kilby - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
8. Folk Song Arrangements: The Shooting Of His Dear - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
9. Folk Song Arrangements: Sailor-Boy - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
10. Folk Song Arrangements: I Will Give My Love An Apple - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
11. Folk Song Arrangements: The Soldier And The Sailor - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
12. Gloriana: The Second Lt Song Of The Earl Of Essex - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
13. Anon In Love: Fain Would I Change That Note - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
14. Anon In Love: O Stay, Sweet Love - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
15. Anon In Love: Lady, When I Behold The Roses - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
16. Anon In Love: My Love In Her Attire - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
17. Anon In Love: I Gave Her Cakes And I Gave Her Ale - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
18. Anon In Love: To Couple Is A Custom - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
19. Four French Folk Songs: Reveillez-Vous - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
20. Four French Folk Songs: J'Ai Descendu - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
21. Four French Folk Songs: Le Rossignol - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
22. Four French Folk Songs: Marguerite, Elle Est Malade - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
23. O Mistress Mine - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
24. Nocturnal, Op.70 - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears

Tracks:

1. Absence - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
2. What Then Is Love? - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
3. I Saw My Lady Weep - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
4. If She Forsake Me - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
5. Dear, If You Change - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
6. Come, Phyllis - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
7. Stay, Time - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
8. It Was A Lover And His Lass - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
9. Weep You No More - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
10. When Laura Smiles - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
11. Fair, Sweet, Cruel - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
12. Shall I Sue? - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
13. Sweet, Stay Awhile - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
14. Who Is It? - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
15. Can She Excuse? - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
16. Come, Heavy Sleep - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
17. Wilt Thou Unkind, Thus Leave Me? - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
18. Sorrow, Stay - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
19. The Lowest Trees Have Tops - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
20. Time's Eldest Son, Old Age - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
21. In Darkness Let Me Dwell - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
22. Say, Love, If Ever Thou Did'st Find - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears

Tracks:

1. Lt Ste No.1, BWV 996: Prld
2. Lt Ste No.1, BWV 996: Allemande
3. Lt Ste No.1, BWV 996: Courante
4. Lt Ste No.1, BWV 996: Sarabande
5. Lt Ste No.1, BWV 996: Bourree
6. Lt Ste No.1, BWV 996: Gigue
7. Lt Ste No.2, BWV 997: Prld
8. Lt Ste No.2, BWV 997: Fugue
9. Lt Ste No.2, BWV 997: Sarabande
10. Lt Ste No.2, BWV 997: Gigue
11. Trio Son No.1 in E flat, BWV 525: Allegro Moderato - Julian Bream/George Malcolm
12. Trio Son No.1 in E flat, BWV 525: Adagio - Julian Bream/George Malcolm
13. Trio Son No.1 in E flat, BWV 525: Allegro - Julian Bream/George Malcolm
14. Trio Son No.5 in C, BWV 529: Allegro - Julian Bream/George Malcolm
15. Trio Son No.5 in C, BWV 529: Largo - Julian Bream/George Malcolm
16. Trio Son No.5 in C, BWV 529: Allegro - Julian Bream/George Malcolm

Tracks:

1. Con: Allegro Preciso
2. Con: Andantino E Andante/Cadenza
3. Con: Allegretto Non Troppo
4. Five Prlds: No.1 in e: Andantino Espressivo
5. Five Prlds: No.5 in E: Andantino
6. Five Prlds:No.3 in a: Andante/Molto Adagio/Andante
7. Five Prlds: No.4 in e: Lento/Animato/Moderato/Lento
8. Five Prlds: No.2 in D: Poco Animato
9. Twelve Etudes: No.1: Allegro Non Troppo/Lento
10. Twelve Etudes: No.2: Allegro
11. Twelve Etudes: No.3: Allegro Moderato
12. Twelve Etudes: No.4: Poco Moderato/A Tempo/Grandioso
13. Twelve Etudes: No.5: Andantino
14. Twelve Etudes: No.6: Poco Allegro
15. Twelve Etudes: No.7: Tres Anime/Piu Mosso
16. Twelve Etudes: No.8: Moderato
17. Twelve Etudes: No.9: Tres Peu Anime
18. Twelve Etudes: No.10: Tres Anime/Vif/Un Peu Anime/Vif
19. Twelve Etudes: No.11: Lent/Anime
20. Twelve Etudes: No.12: Anime

Tracks:

1. Concierto De Aranjuez: Allegro Con Spirito
2. Concierto De Aranjuez: Adagio
3. Concierto De Aranjuez: Allegro Gentile
4. Gtr Con: Andantino; Allegretto
5. Gtr Con: Lento
6. Gtr Con: Allegro Con Brio
7. Gtr Con No.3, Con Elegiaco: Tranquillo
8. Gtr Con No.3, Con Elegiaco: Interlude
9. Gtr Con No.3, Con Elegiaco: Finale: Toccata

Tracks:

1. El Maestro: Pavana I
2. El Maestro: Pavana V
3. El Maestro: Pavana VI
4. El Maestro: Fant XII
5. El Maestro: Fant VIII
6. El Maestro: Fant IX
7. El Maestro: Tento I
8. El Maestro: Pavana IV
9. El Maestro: Fant XVI
10. Los Seys Libros Del Delphin De Musica: Book I: Fant V
11. Los Seys Libros Del Delphin De Musica: Book II: Fant V
12. Los Seys Libros Del Delphin De Musica: Book III: La Cancion Del Emperador
13. Los Seys Libros Del Delphin De Musica: Fant VI
14. Los Seys Libros Del Delphin De Musica: Book V: Arde Coracon Arde
15. Los Seys Libros Del Delphin De Musica: Book V: Ya Se Asiente El Rey Ramiro
16. Los Seys Libros Del Delphin De Musica: Book IV: O Gloriosa Domina (Seys Diferencias)
17. Los Seys Libros Del Delphin De Musica: Book VI: Conde Claros
18. Los Seys Libros Del Delphin De Musica: Book VI: Guardame Las Vacas
19. Los Seys Libros Del Delphin De Musica: Book VI: Tres Diferencias Por Otra Parte
20. Los Seys Libros Del Delphin De Musica: Book VI: Baxa De Contrapunto
21. Fant

Tracks:

1. Fant, Op.30: Intro: Lentemente
2. Fant, Op.30: Theme: Allegretto
3. Fant, Op.30: Vars 1 To 5
4. Fant, Op.7: Largo Non Tanto
5. Fant, Op.7: Theme: Andante
6. Fant, Op.7: Vars 1 To 7
7. Vars On A Theme By Mozart, Op.9: Intro: Andante Largo
8. Vars On A Theme By Mozart, Op.9: Theme: Andante Moderato
9. Vars On A Theme By Mozart, Op.9: Vars 1 To 5
10. Adagio, Op.2, No.1
11. Polonaise, Op.2, No.2
12. Intro And Rondo, Op.2, No.3: Andante/Allegro Moderato

Tracks:

1. Cuentos Para La Juventud: Dedicatoria
2. La Maja De Goya (Tonadilla)
3. Danza Espanola No.4 (Villanesca)
4. Valses Poeticos
5. Danza Espanola No.5
6. Mallorca, Op.202
7. Ste Espanola, Op.47: Cataluna
8. Ste Espanola, Op.47: Granada
9. Ste Espanola, Op.47: Sevilla
10. Ste Espanola, Op.47: Cadiz
11. Cantos De Espana, Op.232 No.4: Cordoba

Tracks:

1. Mazurka in G
2. Etude in A
3. Marieta
4. Capricho Arabe
5. Prld in a
6. Recuerdos De La Alhambra
7. Serenata
8. Tango Espagnol
9. Guajira
10. Popular Catalan Songs: The Night Of Christmas
11. Popular Catalan Songs: The Nightingale
12. Popular Catalan Songs: The Master
13. Popular Catalan Songs: The Girl At The Spinning Wheel
14. Popular Catalan Songs: Amelia's Will
15. Popular Catalan Songs: The Thief's Song
16. Popular Catalan Songs: Lament
17. Popular Catalan Songs: The Son Of The Virgin
18. Popular Catalan Songs: Riera's Heir
19. Fandanguillo, Op.36
20. Sevillana, Op.29
21. Homenaje A Tarrega, Op.69: Soleares
22. Homenaje A Tarrega, Op.69: Garrotin

Tracks:

1. Fant XIV
2. Fant XXII
3. La Cancion Del Emperador
4. Conde Claros
5. Fant X
6. Prld And Allegro
7. Gtr Qnt in D, G.448: Fandango
8. Grand Solo, Op.14: Fernando Sor
9. Rondo in a, Op.2 No.3

Customer Reviews:

Too beautiful for words.......2004-05-25

If Julian Bream's recordings were letters, his would all be hand written rather than typed.

Guitar History.......2004-02-15

Julian Bream not only plays the guitar, and the lute
(although purists and I suspect Bream himself would say rather unconventionally), but most of all, Bream plays MUSIC. This is very, very important. There are many fine guitarists around today, but I doubt any could match Bream's sheer musicality when these recordings were made.
This 28 CD box set is a lesson in music making, regardless of what instrument is being played. The recordings are the complete RCA Bream catalogue from 1959 to 1989. If you can find the complete box set or even any of the individual volumes, I suggest you make the purchase. (Shame on RCA and BMG for not keeping this box set and "all" the individual volumes in print.)
Some of the higlights of Breams remarkable talent are his
interpretations of Britten's "Nocturnal", Walton's "Five Bagatelles", the instrumental and vocal works (with tenor Peter Pears) of Dowland, the "first" complete guitar works of Villa-Lobos, a thorough history of the guitar in Spain from the Renaissance to the Present on period instruments, plus all the works that have become classical guitar standards by Bach, Sor, Giuliani, Albeniz, Rodrigo, plus the "new" standards by Brouwer, Arnold, Berkeley, Britten, Walton, etc.
Music making of this caliber is rare indeed. Buy it if you can find it. Good Luck !

Best deal there is!.......2002-05-06

If you can find this set buy it fast. There are not to many of these left out there. This has it all. Plus Julian Bream is the greatest guitarist of all time.

Most excellent.......2001-08-18

This a an wonderful collection of Julian Bream. He is the master of master . I always admire his talent as a genius of this centure.

Julian Bream, The Genius.......1999-01-09

Who don't want to have a wonderful classical guitar collection? Well, this pack consists in 28 CDs, more than 1.000 minutes of music, distribuited by different titles as Baroque Guitar, Spanish Guitar, etc. Some highlights are here, like Asturias, Fernando Sor variations on Mozart's Magic Flute, Paganini Grand Sonata, all Preludes and Etudes of Villa-Lobos, and, well, lots of really good things. Also, there are some cds Julian Bream plays Guitar with Orchestra, or with Harpsichords. Ah, he plays lute in some too. Unfortunately, there are 2 or 3 cds where a tenor sings and another which a woman says some poems, and those, in my opinion, are not very nice. So, it's a good collection, and if you can, buy it!!

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