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Frederica von Stade sings Dorumsgaard, Mahler, Ives, Poulenc and others
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(more) »rank: 28235by: Daniel Read, Christmas Traditional, Charles Ives, George Frideric Handel, Jeremiah Ingalls, James E. Spilman, Supply Belcher, Felix Mendelssohn, Jean Sibelius, King of England Henry VIII, English Traditional, Gustav Holst, Paul Hillier, Anonymous, Theatre of Voices
: :This is one of the most original and musically satisfying Christmas programs on disc. And it features some of the most characterful and proficient ensemble singing you'll find anywhere. It's not that the music is obscure--in fact, most of the texts and/or tunes are familiar. From early American settings of 'While shepherds watched' and 'The Apple Tree' to traditional Austrian and English carols such as 'Still, still, still,' and 'Greensleeves' (sung to different-than-usual words), we're treated to outstanding arrangements (by Paul Hillier) and often surprising variations of tunes we thought we knew. In several cases--'While shepherds watched' and 'Hark! The herald ...
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Creation
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: :This CD is the long-awaited follow-up to jazz saxophonist Branford Marsalis's 1986 debut, Romances for Saxophone with the English Chamber conducted by Andrew Litton. Since that project, Marsalis has led his own jazz combos and worked with The Grateful Dead and Sting. On this recording, Marsalis's superb soprano and alto sax are buoyed by the wonderful, conductorless Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, an ensemble that was featured on Herbie Hancock's Gershwin's World. Marsalis's clear sound and mature phrasing imbue French classics like Ravel's 'Pavane pour une infante défunte,' Debussy's ragtime-rhythmed 'Golliwogg's Cake-Walk,' and Fauré's 'Pie Jesu' with verve and vitality. Marsalis navigates the ...
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(more) »rank: 102767from: EMI Classics
: :This is mellow in the extreme, practically New Age. As a mood album, it's unbeatable--the combination of flute and harp is ethereal and light, yet also oddly warm. Much of the music is familiar and sounds right in this context. Satie's first Gymnopedie and the Debussy selections take to these instruments easily; indeed, it becomes clear that French music has something about it--and it's not just its 'sweetness'--that lends it to these translucent, some might say 'wispy,' transpositions. The Meditation from Thais, originally for violin, at first sounds a bit anemic, but then one begins to note how simply beautiful the ...
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American Originals - Ives & Barber: String Quartets
(more) »rank: 53254by: Emerson String Quartet, Samuel Barber, Charles Ives, Lawrence Dutton, Eugene Drucker, David Finckel, Philip Setzer
: :Barber's string quartet is the source of that famous Adagio for strings, popularized by the movie Platoon in its later arrangement for full string orchestra. It makes an even stronger impression in its original context, sandwiched between two thematically related quicker movements. Ives's two quartets represent the two opposing poles of his character: the early First Quartet is a lyrical work based on hymn tunes, while in the Second all hell breaks loose as the four players literally fling themselves at the music (and each other), until they finally decide--in the words of the composer--to shut up, go out, and view ...
