Large [Explicit Lyrics]

Large [Explicit Lyrics]

Large [Explicit Lyrics]

Track Listings
Disc: 1
1. We Don't Care - Audio Bullys
2. Who Said (Stuck in the UK) - Planet Funk
3. Gate
4. Who Told You - Roni Size & Reprazent
5. Understanding Me
6. Fresh Feet - Inland Knights
7. Where's Your Head At? - Basement Jaxx
8. I'm So Crazy [Original Mix]
9. (Always) A Permanent State [Original Mix] - David James
10. I Am the Sexiest Man in Jamaica - Mint Royale
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Disc: 2
1. Loaded - Primal Scream
2. Gay Bar - Electric Six
3. Push It - Salt-N-Pepa
4. Holligan
5. Superstylin [G.A. 7" Edit] - Groove Armada
6. Mirror in the Bathroom - The English Beat
7. I Am the Resurrection [Jon Carter Remix] - The Stone Roses
8. Out of Space [Original Mix] - The Prodigy
9. Open Up - Leftfield, John Lydon
10. Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll - Blockheads, Ian Dury
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Editorial Reviews
Product Description
A Guide to the Sound of this Summer and the Influences, which have Inspired What is Referred to as 'hooligan House' Modern Day Youth Culture, this is the Soundtrack to Many of Us who Like to Over Indulge in Whatever Takes Our Fancy. Many of Us have Been There Before in Drunken, Inebriated and Generally Mashed Up States on Occasional If Not a Frequent Basis. Often Referred to as Hooligans by Society, this is Somewhat Misleading as I Doubt Many People Would Refer to Themselves as Such but this Series Accompanies a Good Rowdy Night Out. The Songs that Touch You When You've Had Nearly One Too Many. In Essence the Real Sound of the Streets.

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It's Not Big It's Large
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    It's Not Big It's Large
    Lyle Lovett
    Manufacturer: Lost Highway
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    ASIN: B000RIWAS0
    Release Date: 2007-08-28

    Tracks:

    1. Tickle Toe
    2. I Will Rise Up / Ain't No More Cane
    3. All Downhill From Here
    4. Don't Cry A Tear
    5. South Texas Girl
    6. This Traveling Around
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    Lyle Lovett and His Large Band
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    • LOVETT IN TOP FORM WITH GREAT TEXAS SWING BAND
    • It's not the words.
    • BUY THIS ALBUM!!!
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    • Lovett's Best
    Lyle Lovett and His Large Band
    Lyle Lovett
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    ASIN: B000002PIF
    Release Date: 1990-10-25

    Tracks:

    1. The Blues Walk
    2. Here I Am
    3. Cryin' Shame
    4. Good Intentions
    5. I Know You Know
    6. What Do You Do/The Glory Of Love
    7. I Married Her Just Because She Looks Like You
    8. Stand By Your Man
    9. Which Way Does That Old Pony Run
    10. Nobody Knows Me
    11. If You Were To Wake Up
    12. Once Is Enough

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    Lyle Lovett and His Large Band remains the big man's most ambitious album in many ways. A smart split is effected, and not only between styles--the horn-driven swing of the first half backs the record's wittiest, slyest songs, while the country-folk numbers are among Lovett's most pensive. He's not so mournful that he can't raise an eyebrow at heartache, though: try "I Married Her Just Because She Looks Like You." --Rickey Wright

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars LOVETT IN TOP FORM WITH GREAT TEXAS SWING BAND.......2006-12-05

    Lovett shows the wide scope of his musical talent. Equally at home doing Country Music or Jazz, in the tradition of Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys.

    4 out of 5 stars It's not the words........2006-11-06

    This was Lyle Lovett's third album. There were three singles released from the album; "I Married Her Because She Looks Like You", "Stand By Your Man" and "Nobody Knows Me". None of them were hits, even though they are of high quality. The album overall is good. It is, of course, a country album, but some of the songs are closer to jazz than country. Lovett's fans will dig it.

    5 out of 5 stars BUY THIS ALBUM!!!.......2006-10-10

    This was the first Lovett album I purchased back in the early 90's...I love it....you NEVER tire of this album, and EVERY song is wonderfully done...my favorite is the earthy, soulful: "What do you do/the glory of love"...listen to the dialogue between the singers...so funny, yet so true. If you enjoy the "big band sound" with that horn section...buy this...you will NOT be disappointed.

    5 out of 5 stars Totally refreshing and a true original..........2006-04-20

    I worked in country radio for a few years down in northern Florida about the time Lyle's first album was released. We jumped on every single that was released from that debut album because he was just so distinctive and original sounding. A few years later I was at a station in New England and the "Large Band" album came out. So different from the first couple of albums yet still unmistakably Lyle Lovett. This man has the ability to evoke memories from all walks of life as well as make you smile, laugh, think, want to get up and dance and more. After hearing this album, I don't think there's a style of music the man cannot do well. Another reviewer spoke of Mr. Lovett as having no measurable talent or good looks. On the contrary...Mr. Lovett's talents are immeasurable. There's some amazing stuff going on here both musically and lyrically, and if someone's basing their opinion of his talent on just ONE album, that's just not the whole story on him at all. Artists as talented and diverse as Lyle Lovett are criminally few and far between, and he's proven that with each and every release.

    5 out of 5 stars Lovett's Best.......2005-07-15

    This, in my opinion, is Lyle Lovett's best album. It's the one I lend out when I introduce people to his music, and it's the one I'm the most anxious to get back so I can listen to it again. The album has a perfect mix of his styles. Don't like country? Listen to the first half. Not into blues? Listen to the second. The lyrics on this album are about as clever as they ever get, and the music is even more addictive. Also, this is the first album with Francine Reed as a featured soloist. Buy it and be careful who you let borrow it.
    2001: A Space Odyssey - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1996 Reissue)
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    • great music, great reissue
    • fantastic
    • whoa.
    • Great Music for Halloween, very creepy
    • Bleakest of Futures...
    2001: A Space Odyssey - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1996 Reissue)

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    ASIN: B0000033WB
    Release Date: 1996-10-29

    Tracks:

    1. Overture: Atmospheres - The Sudwesfunk Orchestra, Ernest Bour
    2. Main Title: Also Sprach Zarathustra (Thus Spake Zarathustra) - The Vienna Philharmonic, Herbert Von Karajan
    3. Requiem For Soprano, Mezzo Soprano, Two Mixed Choirs & Orchestra - The Bavarian Radio Orchetra, Francis Travis
    4. The Blue Danube (Excerpt) - The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert Von Karajan
    5. Lux Aeterna - The Stuttgart Schola Cantorum, Clytus Gottwold
    6. Gayane Ballet Suite (Adagio) - The Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, Gennadi Rezhdestvensky
    7. Jupiter And Beyond - The Bavarian Radio Orchestra, Francis Travis, The Sudwesfunk Orchestra, Ernest Bour, Internationale.
    8. Also Sprach Zarathustra (Theme from 2001: A Space Odyssey) - Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
    9. The Blue Danube (Reprise) - The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert Von Karajan
    10. Also Sprach Zarathustra (Theme from 2001: A Space Odyssey) - Sudwesfunk Orchestra
    11. Lux Aeterna - The Stuttgart Schola Cantorum, Clytus Gottwold
    12. Adventures (Unaltered) - Internationale Musikinstitut, Gyorgy Ligeti
    13. HAL 9000 - Dialog Montage

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    This commemorative reissue of music from 2001: A Space Odyssey combines the Also sprach Zarathustra theme, various Johann and Richard Strauss segments, and a ballet suite by Aram Khachaturian--all of which prove how much Stanley Kubrick's film attempts to avoid the soundtrack clichés of most science-fiction movies. Instead of the expected sci-fi effects, there is a more ironic application of music that would be otherwise incongruous to the celestial settings. Here, "The Blue Danube" complements scenes involving weightlessness and descending spacecraft, while Gyorgy Ligeti's creepy "monolith" music connotes Armageddon more than interplanetary exploration. The tracks play as they had appeared on the original soundtrack release back in the '60s, but there is also previously unreleased supplemental material and a dialogue montage entitled "HAL 9000." --Joseph Lanza

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars great music, great reissue.......2007-04-16

    This is a great collection of music and I love the great mastering job that was done with this. The inclusion of the tracks from the original MGM soundtrack release are a great bonus. The liner notes include interpretations of the film and the music that are insightful.

    I noticed that the music in the movie is mixed in surround sound, it would be great if they could release this on DVD-Audio or SACD surround. I'd buy it again!

    5 out of 5 stars fantastic.......2007-03-11

    I have the old lp release of this music, what an incredible array of classical music, topped off by my personal favorite piece of music in the world, the blue danube waltz. Let yourself be carried away in deep space by this incredible score.

    5 out of 5 stars whoa........2006-09-04

    "Atmospheres" was enough to make me buy this album. just try to imagine what eternity might sound like. okay, now you know exactly what Atmospheres is. wow. who else could having captured the feelings that are in this score? this is above talented. this is above genius. this is above avand garde. this is too good to be labeled as anything at all.

    5 out of 5 stars Great Music for Halloween, very creepy.......2006-03-17

    I bought this CD to use for a haunted house program, the music will creep you out.

    5 out of 5 stars Bleakest of Futures..........2005-10-08

    The atonal, unsettling atmosphere of much of the music of Ligeti is fitting to the bleak vision of a human future reigned by nothing but cold technology and of humans drained of emotions except for the deepest animalist fear originating from our inner reptilian brainparts which have not changed for over millions of years. The incongruity of Johann Strauss' lovely 'An der schönen blauen Donau' with the cold technicality of spacefaring as depicted here could not be more complete, but what a perfect find on Stanley Kubrick's part! It makes the uneasiness and confusion even greater. And then, to top it of, the complete and flabbergasting irony of using Richard Strauss' Fanfare for the 'rise of Man' in his 'Also Sprach Zarathustra': what a great destiny for 'Man' indeed, this bleakest of bleak visions of the future!
    As a soundtrack for '2001: A Space Odyssey' this music together on one album is just great.
    And besides, this soundtrack has indeed, like so many others I guess, made me aware of the genius of Ligeti, which otherwise might have gone unnoticed for me.
    Instruments of the Orchestra
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    • Instruments of the Orchestra - Great Reference Material!
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    • Excellent Intro for Those Not Familiar with the Orchestra
    Instruments of the Orchestra
    Various Artists
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    ASIN: B00006O0NT
    Release Date: 2002-12-03

    Tracks:

    1. Overture To 'Tannhauser'
    2. Domna, Pos Vos Ay Chausida
    3. We Don't Merely Use Instruments, We Play On Them. And They Play On Us.
    4. Hungarian Dance No.7
    5. The Violin Is One Of The Most Tender And Beautiful Instruments Ever Invented.
    6. Violin Concerto In D Major (Adagio)
    7. But For A Long Time It Was Seen As The Instrument Of The Devil.
    8. The Soldier's Tale: Triumphal March Of The Devil
    9. The Manipulative Seductiveness Of The Gypsy Violin.
    10. Csardas Music
    11. The Violin And The Initiation Of Nature
    12. The Four Seasons (Spring, Mvt 1)
    13. Birds Are Again Evoked In The Second Concerto, Especially Music's Natural Favourite.
    14. The Four Seasons (Summer, Mvt 1)
    15. Like The Devil, The Violin Is A Master Of Disguise.
    16. Old Viennese Dance No.3 'Schon Rosmarin'
    17. The Menacing Sensuality Of Ravel's Tzigane: A Very Different Side Of The Violin:
    18. Tzigane
    19. Do We Now Have The True Measure Of This Instrument? Not Just Yet.
    20. Caprice No.24
    21. The Many Effects Of The String Tremolando: Brandenburg Concerto No.4 (Last Mvt)/From Joy To Fright/Quartettsatz In C Minor/The String Tremolo Practically Spells The World Agitato.
    22. Variations On A Theme Of Frank Bridge (No.7)
    23. Prokofiev's Tremolo In Romeo And Juliet Should Not Be Heard Just Before Bedtime.
    24. Romeo And Juliet: Act IV
    25. Vivaldi Use It To Illustrate The Shivering Of Travellers Crossing The Ice.
    26. The Four Seasons (Winter, Mvt 1)
    27. The Violin Muted
    28. Clair De Lune
    29. The Gentleness Of Muted Strings Persists Even When A Whole Orchestra Plays.
    30. Piano Concerto No.21 In C Major, K.467 (Slow Mvt)
    31. The Pizzicato Violin
    32. Pizzicato Polka
    33. In Prokofiev's Second Violin Concerto, The Accompaniment Is Pizzicato.
    34. Violin Concerto No.2 In G Minor (Slow Mvt)
    35. Varieties Of Pizzicato: Colas Breugnon (The People's Feast)/Now A Drier, Leaner, Hungrier Pizzicato. There's Not A Lot Of Comfort Here./Capriol Suite (Tordion)/The Use Of Pizzicato As 'Percussion'/Romeo And Juliet (Act I)/Mahler Used Pizzicato...
    36. The Planets (Mars - The Bringer Of War)
    37. The Technique Of Double-Stopping Enables The Violin To Play Duets With Itself./Sonata No.3 In C Major For Unaccompanied Violin (Fugue)/Now A Later Example Of The Same Technique
    38. Hungarian Dance No.4
    39. Double-Stopping Is A Standard Feature Of A Lot Of Folk Music.
    40. The Four Seasons (Autumn, Mvt 1)
    41. Now The Same Technique, But The Sound Might Have Come From Another World.
    42. Bolero
    43. Double-Stopping Can Only Approximate The Sound Of A Real Violin Duet.
    44. Cadenza To The Violin Concerto By Brahms
    45. Now Compare That With A Real Violin Duet.
    46. Forty-Four Duos (No. 1: Teasing Song)
    47. Another Duo By Bartok, Demonstrating The Violin's Rich Lower Register
    48. Forty-Four Duos (No.2: Maypole Dance)
    49. And Now What May Be The Most Beautiful Accompanied Violin Duet In History
    50. Concerto In D Minor For Two Violins (Largo)
    51. The Soul Of The Violin Is In Song; But What About This Weird Passage?
    52. Violin Concerto No.1 In D Major (Mvt 2)
    53. The Use Of Harmonies In The Orchestra Can Be Both Magical And Unsettling.
    54. Symphony No.1 'Titan' (Mvt 1, Opening)
    55. Tchaikovsky's Use Of Harmonics In The Sleeping Beauty Is Both Strange And Darling.
    56. The Sleeping Beauty (Act II, No.15: Entr'Acte)
    57. Ravel's Harmonics In Mother Goose Effect A Magical Transformation.
    58. Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Beauty And The Beast)
    59. Stravinsky's Harmonics In The Firebird Transport Us Almost Into Another World./The Firebird (Introduction)
    60. The Natural Upper Notes Of The Violins Have A Unique Emotional 'Grab'.
    61. Also Sprach Zarathustra (Of The Afterworldsmen)
    62. Still In Their Upper Register, The Violins Unleash The Energy Of A Young Colt.
    63. Variations On A Theme Of Frank Bridge (No. 4)
    64. Elsewhere, Britten Uses The Same High Register To Create A Very Different Mood.
    65. Four Sea Interludes (Dawn) From 'Peter Grimes'
    66. To End This Outing With The Violins, A Charming Little Elfin Dance
    67. Elfenreigen

    Tracks:

    1. Introduction To The Viola
    2. Viola Concerto (Mvt 1)
    3. Khatchaturian Gets A Very Different Sound From It: Fuller, Fruitier, More Exotic.
    4. Gayane Suite No.1 (Armen's Solo)
    5. Very Nearly The Whole Of The Violin's Upper Register Is Also Available To The Viola.
    6. Passacaglia, Op.33b From 'Peter Grimes'
    7. The Viola Can Bring A Special, Rich Twanginess To Pizzicato That The Violins Lack./Don Quixote/Berlioz Drew Sounds From It That Retain Their Metallic Strangeness Even Today.
    8. Harold In Italy (Mvt 4)
    9. The Muted Viola: Intimate, Gentle, Poignant In Dvork
    10. Cypresses (No.9)
    11. The Massed Violas Of The Modern Symphony Orchestra In Mahler
    12. Symphony No.4 (Mvt 3)
    13. The 'Period' Viola In Bach
    14. Brandenburg Concerto No.6 (Last Mvt)
    15. The Cello: A Voice Of Unique Nobility
    16. Suite No.1 For Unaccompanied Cello (Prelude)
    17. Brahms And The 'Soul' Of The Cello
    18. Piano Concerto No.2 In B Flat Major (Mvt 3)
    19. Most Orchestral Composers Tend To Emphasize The Cello's Lower Register.
    20. Cantata 'Herz Und Mund Und Tat Und Leben', BWV 147 (Soprana Aria: Bereite Dir, Jesu)
    21. In The Time Of Beethoven The Cello Remained As Fundamental As Ever.
    22. Symphony No.3 'Eroica' (Finale)
    23. But The Cello Is Not Condemned To Spend Its Life In The Basement.
    24. Elfentanz, Op.39
    25. Not Only In Recital Showpieces Like That Is The Cello Is Used In Its Highest Register.
    26. The Protecting Veil (Opening)
    27. A Cello With An Identity-Crisis: The Pizzicato Flamencan
    28. Flamenco
    29. Double-Stopping In The Lower Reaches Of The Cello's Range
    30. Solo Suiet For Cello And Piano (Sardana)
    31. It's In The Middle Register That The Cello Really Comes Into Its Own.
    32. Oriental Dance, Op.2 No.2
    33. It Was To The Cellos That Beethoven Gave Two Of His Most Famous Themes./Symphony No.5 (Mvt 2)/Still More Famous Than That Theme Is This One From The Ninth Symphony.
    34. Symphony No.9 (Finale)
    35. Introduction To The Double-Bass
    36. The Carnival Of The Animals (The Elephant)
    37. But The Double-Bass Can Be Intensely Expressive And Graceful.
    38. Elegy No.1 In D Major
    39. The Range Of The Double-Bass Is The Greatest Of All The String Instruments/Allegro Di Concerto, 'Alla Mendelssohn'/And It's Also Capable Of Very Considerable Virtuosity.
    40. Capriccio Di Bravura
    41. Double-Bass Solos In Orchestral Scores Are Rare But Often Memorable./Symphony No.1 'Titan' (Mvt 3)/In His Third Symphony Mahler Makes A Very Different Use Of The Instrument./Symphony No.3 (Mvt 1)
    42. The Double-Bass Muted In Prokofiev/Lieutenant Kije Suite (Kije's Wedding)/In Another Work Prokofiev Uses The Double-Bass To Enhance The Winds./Romeo And Juliet (Act III)/And He Combines The Bass Clarinet With A Shivering Tremolo From The Double-Basses....
    43. Symphony No.5 (Mvt 3)/So Much For The Strings/On Now To The Winds

    Tracks:

    1. The Antiquity And Magic Of The Flute
    2. Prelude A L'Apres-Midi D'Un Faune
    3. The Versatility And Agility Of The Flute
    4. Orchestral Suite No.2 In B Minor (Badinerie)
    5. The Flute In Fifteenth-Century Spain
    6. Sa'Dawi
    7. Other Flutes: The Bass And Alto
    8. Chamber Music No.II
    9. The Piccolo - Aptly Named
    10. La Naissance D'Osiris (Mvt 6)
    11. From A Piccolo Of The Eighteenth Century To One Of Its Descendants In The Twentieth
    12. Suite No.1 For Small Orchestra (Valse)
    13. A Variety Of Techniques
    14. Chamber Music No.II
    15. Flutter-Tonguing. But Tchaikovsky Got There Eighty Years Before.
    16. The Nutcracker (Act II, No.2: Scene)
    17. From The Transverse To The Vertical: The Baroque Recorder
    18. Recorded Suite In A Minor (Menuet II)
    19. An Unfamiliar, Early Vision Of The Instrument
    20. Naelden, Naelden
    21. The Bachian Oboe
    22. Cantata 'Ein Feste Burg Ist Unser Gott', BWV 80 (No.7: Duetto)
    23. Introduction To The Cor Anglais Or 'English Born'
    24. Symphony No.9 'From The New World' (Mvt 2)
    25. The Loneliness Of The Cor Anglais
    26. The Swan Of Tuonela
    27. The Cor Anglais Joins The French Horn In Haydn.
    28. Symphony No.22 'The Philosopher' (Opening)
    29. Introduction To The Oboe D'Amore, Beloved Of Bach - But Also Of Ravel
    30. Bolero
    31. The Clarinet Family: Boxing The Compass, From The Depths Of The Bass Clarinet.../The Egyptian (Violence)/...To The Raucous And Squealy.../Taras Bulba (The Death Of Ostap)/...To The Shrill And Complaining...
    32. Petrushka (No.8: Peasant With Bear)/...To The High Sprits Of A Playful Puppy./Symphonie Fantastique (Last Mvt)/And To The Downright Jazzy/Romeo And Juliet (Act II)
    33. As The High Clarinets Tend To Be Loud, So The Bass Tends To Be Soft:
    34. Gayane Suite No. 1 (Mvt 5)
    35. The Bass Clarinet Is Used By Most Composers Mainly As A Colouring Agent.../Petrushka (No.4: The Blackamoor)/...But It Does Occasionally Get A Whole Tune To Itself./Iberia (Almeria).
    36. The Range Of The Normal Clarinet Parts Goes Quite High...
    37. The Snow Maiden (Scene 5: Melodrama)
    38. ...And Quite Low.
    39. Peter And The Wolf (The Cat)
    40. The Clarinet As Concerto Soloist
    41. Clarinet Concerto In A Major (Rondo)
    42. But That's Not The Instrument Mozart Wrote It For; This Is:
    43. Clarinet Concerto In A Major (Rondo)
    44. Introduction To The Saxophone
    45. Hary Janos Suite (Mvt 4)
    46. The Soprano Saxophone Has Quite A Different Feel To It.
    47. L'Arlesienne Suite No.1 (Minuet)
    48. The Little Sopranino Sax Goes Even Higher.
    49. Bolero
    50. The Most Famous Use Of The Saxophone Is In An Orchestration By Ravel.
    51. Pictures At An Exhibition (The Old Castle)
    52. The Saxophone Can Be Quite Contagiously Good-Humoured.
    53. Sax-O-Phun
    54. The Puffa-Puffa Image Of The Bassoon
    55. Peter And The Wolf (Grandfather)
    56. The Bachian Bassoon, In Accompanimental Mode
    57. Cantata 'Weichet Nur, Betrubte Schatten' ('Wedding Cantata'), BWV 202 (Aria No.1)
    58. Bizet Leaves The Puffa-Puffa Image Out, Allowing The Bassoon To Sing./Carmen Suite No.1 (Les Dragons D'Alcala)
    59. And Ravel, Also In Spanish Mode, Does Likewise.
    60. Bolero
    61. The Bassoon As A Voice Of High Seriousness, Indeed Desolate Loneliness
    62. Symphony No.3 (Opening)
    63. The Eerie Bassoon In Its Highest Register
    64. The Rite Of Spring (Opening)
    65. Stravinsky Now Draws On Its Lowest Register, Lonely And Melancholy.
    66. The Firebird Suite (1919, Berceuse)
    67. The Bassoon As Concerto Soloist, Avoiding All Exaggeration
    68. Bassoon Concerto In G Minor (Finale)
    69. The Deep-Voiced Contra-Bassoon, As A Fairy-Tale Beast
    70. Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Beauty And The Beast)
    71. The French Horn Under Its Woodwind Hat
    72. Wind Quintet, Op.43 (Last Mvt)
    73. Now A More Prominent Role, In A Woodwind Quintet From An Earlier Era
    74. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Op.100 No.5 (Mvt 2)
    75. The Horn In Harmonious Blend With Strings In Another Quintet
    76. Horn Quintet, K.407 (Finale)

    Tracks:

    1. The Trumpet As Virtuoso Soloist
    2. Brandenburg Concerto No.2 (Last Mvt)
    3. The Special Brillance Of Paired Trumpets
    4. Concerto In C For Two Trumpets, RV537 (Mvt 1)
    5. The Ceremonial Trumpet
    6. Fanfare For The Common Man
    7. Trumpets And Drums - An Incomparable Alliance
    8. Messiah (The Trumpet Shall Sound)
    9. The Versatility Of The Trumpet, From The Most Public To The Most Lonely
    10. Piano Concerto In F (Slow Mvt)
    11. The Trumpet As The Voice Of The City/An American In Paris/The Trumpet As Recruitment Officer/The Soldier's Tale (The March)/The Trumpet As Swaggerer
    12. Carmen Suite No.2 (Habanera)
    13. The Trumpet As The Voice Of Strength And Courage
    14. Carmet Suite No.2 (Toreador's Song)
    15. The Trumpet Muted/Petrushka (No.4: The Blackamoor)/Lieutenant Kije Suite (Opening)/The Trumpet As The Voice Of Weariness
    16. Billy The Kid
    17. The Trumpet As Character Actor
    18. Pictures At An Exhibition (No.6)
    19. The Trumpet As The Voice Of God
    20. Mass In B Minor ('Et Exspecto')
    21. The Birth Of The Trombone
    22. Aenmerckt Nu Hier
    23. The Birth Of The Brass As A Family
    24. Canzon 12 In Double Echo
    25. The Trombone In The Eighteenth Century
    26. Trombone Concerto In B Flat Major (Finale)
    27. The Tone Of The Tenor Trombone/Romance For Trombone And Organ/The Memorable Voice Of The Bass Trombone/Requiem (Mvt 2)/But The Bass Trombone Is More Than An Instrumental Bullfrog.
    28. Hosannah
    29. The Trombones Become Part Of The Orchestra.
    30. Symphony No.5 (Finale)
    31. The Wagnerian Trombone:/Overture To 'Tannhauser'
    32. The Trombone As Caricaturist
    33. Pulcinella (No.19: Vivo)
    34. The Trombone As Raspberry/Concerto For Orchestra (Intermezzo)
    35. The Horn And The Hunt
    36. Horn Concerto No.4 In E Flat, K.495 (Finale)
    37. The Challenging Horn Of The Baroque
    38. Abaris Ou Les Boreades (Menuet)
    39. The Scarcity Of First-Rate Players In Handel's Time
    40. Walter Music (Minuet 1)
    41. The Horn As Magician/The Firebird Suite (1919, Finale)
    42. Horns And The Sound Of Nobility
    43. Overture To 'Tannhauser' (Opening)
    44. The Special Sound Of The Horn In Its Higher Register
    45. Mass In B Minor ('Quoniam Tu Solus Sanctus')
    46. The Trumpet-Like Sound Of Massed Horns
    47. Symphony No.3 (Mvt 1, Opening)
    48. The Tuba - Unfairly Maligned?
    49. Symphony No.6 (Mvt 3)
    50. The Tuba Perfectly Cast By Ravel
    51. Pictures At An Exhibition (Bydlo)

    Tracks:

    1. Introduction. And We Begin With A Bang.
    2. Fanfare For The Common Man/The Bass Drum On The Battlefields/Wellington's Victory, Op.91 (Opening)
    3. At The Opposite Extreme Is The Triangle.
    4. Piano Concerto No.1 In E Flat (Scherzo)
    5. Categories Of Percussion: Tuned And Untuned. The Side Drum
    6. Overture To 'La Gazza Ladra' - The Thieving Magpie (Opening)
    7. The Side Drum In An Effective But Unexpected Role/Clarinet Concerto (Mvt 1)
    8. The Tambourine. One Of The Oldest Instruments In The World
    9. Den Hoboecken Dans
    10. Even Older Is The Originally Oriental Gong.
    11. Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Laideronette)
    12. No Single Instrument Can Match The Gong In Evoking The Breaking Of Waves./Passacaglia, Op.33b From 'Peter Grimes'/But Gongs Don't Have To Be Struck To Be Effective.
    13. Gymnopedie No.2
    14. The Cymbals Are Generally Discovered Early In Life./The Sanguine Fan/And They Do More Than Clash Together Loudly. They Can Be Clashed Together Softly./Studio Example: But They Needn't Be Clashed Together At All/Studio Example: They Can Be Lightly...
    15. Other Untuned Percussion Instruments Include The Whip.: Piano Concerto In G Major (Opening)/And Here Are No Fewer Than Twenty, Cracked By Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (Act I, Scene 5)
    16. More Versatile Than The Whip Are The Wood Blocks.../Studio Example/...Which Crop Up All Over The Place In Twentieth-Century American Music.
    17. Rodeo (Hoe-Down)
    18. Related To The Wood Blocks, By Sound, Are The Castanets./Jota Aragonesa/But The Castanets Were Also Used By Monteverdi Back In The Seventeenth Century.
    19. Scherzi Musicali (Damigella Tutta Belle)
    20. A Still Earlier Example From Fifteenth-Century Spain
    21. Yo M'Enamori D'Un Aire
    22. The Birth Of The Bongo
    23. Symphonic Dances From 'West Side Story'
    24. From The Streets Of New York To The Blacksmith's Shop/Il Trovatore ('Anvil Chorus')
    25. Desert-Island Decibels: Grand Canyon Suite (On The Trail)/Arcana
    26. From One Vegetable To Another: The Humble Squash, Or Marrow/Huapango
    27. Onwards To The Tuned Percussion. First, The Timpani
    28. Also Sprach Zarathustra (Introduction)
    29. But The Drum Roll Can Be More Effectively Frightening Than The Big Bang.: Symphony No.2 'Resurrection' (Mvt 3)
    30. Not One Drum Roll, But Many/Grand Canyon Suite (Sunrise)/Symphonie Fantastique (Last Mvt)
    31. Taking Advantage Of Tunability
    32. Music For Strings, Percussion And Celeste (Mvt 2)
    33. The Russian Composer Rodion Shchedrin Takes A Downward Turn./Carmen Suite (Changing Of The Guard)/Tuned, Yes; But For The Truly Melodic We Must Look Elsewhere.
    34. Introducing The Glockenspiel/Carmen Suite (Carmen's Entrance And Habanera)
    35. Saint-Saens And The Xylophone
    36. The Carnival Of The Animals (Fossils)
    37. Ravel And The Xylophone
    38. Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Laideronette)
    39. Introducing The Marimba/Carmen Suite (First Intermezzo)
    40. Introducing The Vibraphone
    41. The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre (Narange Dolce)
    42. The Vibraphone Goes Russian.../Carmen Suite (Carmen's Entrance And Habanera)/...And Is Joined By The Marimba./Carmen Suite (Carmen's Entrance And Habanera)
    43. Introducing The Hungarian Cimbalom
    44. Folk Dances
    45. The Cimbalom And The Symphony Orchestra
    46. Hary Janos Suite (Mvt 3)
    47. Introducing The Tubular Bells
    48. Hary Janos Suite (Viennese Musical Clock)
    49. A More 'Up-Front' Approach From Rodion Shchedrin
    50. Carmen Suite (Introduction)
    51. But The Bells Can Also Make The Sinister Even More Sinister./Symphony No.7 'Sinfonia Antartica' (Mvt 1)
    52. Introducing The Celeste
    53. The Nutcracker (Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy)
    54. Magic, In The Use Of Collective Percussion
    55. Miroirs (La Vallee Des Cloches)
    56. Plucked Instruments: The 'Undercover Percussion'/Carmen Suite (Scene)
    57. A Prime Case In Point Is The Harp, Irresistible To The Romantics./The Nutcracker (Act II, No.1: Scene)/The Non-Solo Harp As An Integral Part Of The Orchestra/Hungarian Rhapsody No.1
    58. The Traditionally Subservient Role Of The Harpsichord In The Baroque Orchestra
    59. Brandenburg Concerto No.2 (Slow Mvt)
    60. The Piano: King Of The Tuned Percussion/Symphony No.3 'Organ' (Mvt 3)/And A Quarter Of A Century After That:
    61. Petrushka (Russian Dance)
    62. The Anti-Romantic Piano As An Integral Part Of The Orchestra
    63. Music For Strings, Percussion And Celeste (Last Mvt)

    Tracks:

    1. Keyboard Instruments In The Orchestra - The Most Powerful Of Them All:
    2. Symphony No.3 'Organ' (Finale)
    3. But Things In Handel's Day Were Very Different.
    4. Organ Concerto In B Flat, Op.4 No.3 (Last Mvt)
    5. The Organ Is Difficult To Classify.
    6. An Unexpected, Organ-related Guest
    7. Concerto Pour Zampogna (Last Mvt)
    8. Peasant-Fancying... And A Touch Of The Roaming Cowboy
    9. Les Miserables (Drink With Me)
    10. Outside Artefacts And The Power Of Association
    11. Mahler's Sleighbells
    12. Symphony No.4 (Opening)
    13. A Roll-Call Of Some Unusual Guests/The Typewriter/Parade
    14. Chains, And More/Integrales/An American In Paris/Sandpaper Ballet
    15. Purpose-Built Oddities: Wind Machines/Symphony No.7 'Sinfonia Antartica' (Opening)
    16. Don Quixote (Variation VIII)
    17. National Calling Cards: The Guitar For Spain/Concierto De Aranjuez (Finale)
    18. And The Guitar's Poor American Relative, The Banjo/Washington Breakdown
    19. And Poorer Still, The Mouth Organ/The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre (Packing Up)
    20. The Balalaika For Russia/Romeo And Juliet (Act II: No.14)
    21. The Maracas For Mexico/The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre (El Desayuno)
    22. The Bongos And Congas And A Whole Wealth Of Other Drums For Africa And Central America/Studio Example
    23. The Sitar Of India/Evening Raga: Bhapoli
    24. The Accordion For France (Especially Paris)/Paris Canaille
    25. The Zither For Vienna/The Third Man (Theme)
    26. The Cimbalom For Hungary/Folk Dances
    27. The Guitar As An Integral Part Of The Orchestra/Rondena
    28. There Are Whole Orchestras Of Balalaikas./Sveit Mesiats
    29. The Effect Of The Wordless Human Voice, Used Purely As An Instrument/Symphony No.7 'Sinfonia Antartica' (Mvt 1)
    30. Nocturnes
    31. Instruments And the Imitation Of Nature. The Clarinet As Cuckoo
    32. The Carnival Of The Animals (The Cuckoo)
    33. The Flute As An All-purpose Aviary
    34. The Carnival Of The Animals (The Aviary)
    35. The Oboe As Duck
    36. Peter And The Wolf (The Duck)
    37. The Recording Of Reality. Does It Work As Well?
    38. The Pines Of Rome (The Pines Of The Janiculum)
    39. The Recording Of Reality Electronically Reborn In New Guises
    40. Cantus Articus - Concerto For Birds And Orchesra (Mvt 2)
    41. Beethoven Turns Avian: Cuckoo, Nightingale, And Quail
    42. Symphony No.6 'Pastoral' (Andante Molto Mosso)
    43. Some Improbable Casting: The Violin As Braying Donkey
    44. The Carnival Of The Animals (Persons With Long Ears)
    45. A Truly Orchestral Hee-haw To Be Reckoned With
    46. Overture To 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'
    47. A Thunderstorm In A Million
    48. Symphony No.6 'Pastoral (Allegro-Allegretto)
    49. the Instrumental Depiction Of A Silent World
    50. The Carnival Of The Animals (The Aquarium)
    51. Saint-Saens' Menagerie Takes A Curtain Call.
    52. The Carnival Of The Animals (Finale)

    Tracks:

    1. The Grouping Of Instrumental Families. An Additive Approach. First, Two Violins
    2. Forty-Four Duos (No.4)
    3. A Great Contrast, Of Both Pitch And Character: Violin And Viola
    4. Duo For Violin And Viola In B Flat Major, K.424 (Finale, Vars 1 & 2)/Studio Example
    5. Arrival Of The Standard String Trio: Violin, Viola, And Cello
    6. String Trio In B Flat (Menuetto)
    7. The String Quartet: Two Violins, Viola, And Cello
    8. String Quartet In F, Op.18 No.1 (Mvt 3)
    9. The String Quintet - When The Extra Instrument Is A Second Viola
    10. String Quartet No.5 In D, K.593 (Adagio)
    11. The String Quintet - When The Extra Instrument Is A Second Cello
    12. String Quintet In C (Mvt 3)
    13. The String Sextet: Two Violins, Two Violas, And Two Cellos
    14. String Sextet In B Flat (Mvt 2)
    15. The String Octet: The Standard String Quaret Times Two
    16. Octet In E Flat, Op.20 (Mvt 1)
    17. Double The String Octet: A Fully Fledged String Orchestra
    18. String Symphony No.2 (Finale)
    19. The Massed Strings Of A Symphony Orchestra
    20. Fantasia On A Theme Of Thomas Tallis
    21. Contrasts Of Pitch And Instrumental 'Colour' In The Woodwind Section
    22. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Op.100 No.5 (Theme)
    23. In The First Variation It's The Horn That Gets The Lion's Share.
    24. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 1
    25. In Variation Two The Torch Is Handed To The Bassoon.
    26. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 2
    27. In Variation Three The Oboe Leads.
    28. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 3
    29. Variation Four: Conversation Before Returning To A Solo-dominated Texture
    30. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 4
    31. And Variation Five is Dominated By The Clarinet.
    32. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 5
    33. The Next To Be Featured Is The Virtuoso Flute.
    34. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 6
    35. Individual Farewells And A Closing Chorus
    36. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 7
    37. A Mixed Group: Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, String Quartet, And Double-Bass
    38. Octet In F (Mvt 3)
    39. The Early Classical Symphony Orchestra Of Haydn And Mozart
    40. Symphony No.29 In A, K.201 (Finale)
    41. Strings, Wind, But No Brass. What Haydn And Mozart Never Knew
    42. Canzon 28
    43. Beethoven's Fifth: Two Horns, Two Trumpets, And Three Trombones Join The Team.
    44. Symphony No.5 (Finale)
    45. From Beethoven To The Massive Orchestras Of Berlioz, Wagner, And Mahler
    46. Beethoven Changed The Face Of The Symphony And The Orchestra Forever
    47. Symphoy No.6 'Tragic' (Mvt 1)
    48. The Cult Of Orchestral Elephantiasis Reaches Its Peak.
    49. Symphony No.1 'Gothic' (VI: Te Ergo Quaesumus)
    50. When Large Doesn't Necessarily Mean Loud: Debussy
    51. Images (Gigues)
    52. A Crisis Of Confidence; The Orchestra's Survival Hangs In The Balance, But It Still Develops. The Ondes Martenot:
    53. Turangalila Symphony (Chant D'amour 1)
    54. The Advent Of The 'Early Music' Movement Brings A New Vitality And Freshness.
    55. Balle De Xerxes (Gavotte En Rondeau)
    56. Computer And Synthesiser: Friends Or Foes?
    57. Concerto In D Minor For Two Violins (Largo)
    58. A Speculative Look Ahead/Mass In B Minor ('Dona Nobis Pacem')

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Instruments of the Orchestra - Great Reference Material!.......2007-04-04

    This set lends itself to greatly enhancing one's knowledge of the orchestra, instruments in it, and their usage. I am a huge music buff, and I still picked up a great deal I previously did not know. I highly recommend this for all who wish to understand the origin of music, as well as the processes that are employed to create music!

    5 out of 5 stars Beginner or Expert.......2007-03-12

    This CD is excellent for the beginner or expert! To be able to haear the instrumets separately and then together really provides a good education. and/or refresher. The book thaty comes with the CD is alomost worth the price by itself!

    5 out of 5 stars Very Informative and Enjoyable.......2006-11-20

    Whether you're a music novice or pro, "The instruments of the Orchestra" is a very worthwhile purchase. The 7 CDs, with a total of 8 hours, are expertly narrated by Jeremy Siepmann. He's a great speaker, very much like the late Leonard Bernstein was. Mr. Siepmann takes you on an unforgetable musical journey covering the origins and use of the various orchestral instruments throughout musical history. The balance between his narration and a wealth of musical examples, which range from snippets to entire movements, is superb. The comprehensive enclosed booklet is excellent and faithfully follows the 7 CDs in content. Even with my 40+ years of music training I still learned new things from this wonderful collection. Considering the excellence of the content, and a cost that translates to about $5 per disc, this collection is a great value. Grab it, you won't regret that you did. Five solid stars!

    3 out of 5 stars Frank's view.......2006-08-19

    This boxed set of CD's with booklet achieved all I had hoped that it would. There are good samples of individual instruments and well done commentary on each. The only drawback was that some of the samples were too brief and could have been longer, hoiwever I guess this fits in with time constraints of the medium. It has given me a lot of clues as to future purchases of CD's for listening to individual instruments. Altogeth a satisfactory purchase and a welcome addition to my collection.

    5 out of 5 stars Excellent Intro for Those Not Familiar with the Orchestra.......2003-11-08

    I've listened to classical music for years and am interested in composition. I bought this CD set to learn how an orchestra and its instruments work. I thought the CDs would be a nice but boring lecture. They aren't! Not only are they FUN but they are informative as well. I learned a huge amount from each CD and couldn't wait to listen to the next one.

    The narrator and writer is a great speaker and holds your attention well. He is definitely knowledgeable. He provides musical examples for each point he makes, so you get to "hear" what he just talked about. I'd say the CDs are about 65% music and 35% narration. You'll learn about the range of instruments, some history, different ways to play them, how they sound, and how they are used in the orchestra. This CD set was a great learning experience and is sold at such a low price!

    I recommend this CD for those who want to learn about classical music and those who know about it but are interested in learning more about the inner workings of an orchestra. You'll learn much useful information. For instance, the Rite of Spring (with that eerie start) is written for bassoon! I never knew a bassoon could sound like that but now I do.

    The one complaint I have is the last CD. This deals with the orchestra. I wanted more of a tour of how the orchestra has been used through history up to the present. Instead, it was a tour of how different groups of instruments sound. I thought it could have been better. The other 6 CDs are excellent.
    The Kingston Trio at Large/Here We Go Again!
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    • Folk Music
    • Two Great Albums on one CD!
    • Kingston Trio in it's prime
    • Best Kingston Trio Collection...EVER!
    • A great collection of Kingston Trio songs
    The Kingston Trio at Large/Here We Go Again!
    The Kingston Trio
    Manufacturer: Collector's Choice
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    GeneralGeneral | Folk | Styles | Music
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    4. Make Way/Goin' Places
    5. New Frontier/Time to Think

    ASIN: B00005MHVH
    Release Date: 2001-11-06

    Tracks:

    1. M.T.A.
    2. All My Sorrows
    3. Blow Ye Winds
    4. Corey, Corey
    5. The Seine
    6. I Bawled
    7. Good News
    8. Getaway John
    9. The Long Black Rifle
    10. Early In The Mornin'
    11. Scarlet Ribbons
    12. Remember The Alamo
    13. Molly Dee
    14. Across The Wide Missouri
    15. Haul Away
    16. The Wanderer
    17. 'Round About The Mountain
    18. Oleanna
    19. The Unfortunate Miss Bailey
    20. San Miguel
    21. E Inu Tatou E
    22. Rollin' Stone
    23. Goober Peas
    24. A Worried Man
    25. A Worried Man (Alternate Version)
    26. The Tijuana Jail
    27. Oh Cindy

    Product Description

    1. M. T. A.
    2. All My Sorrows
    3. Blow Ye Winds
    4. Corey, Corey
    5. Siene, The
    6. I Bawled
    7. Good News
    8. Getaway John
    9. Long Black Rifle, The
    10. Early In The Mornin'
    11. Scarlet Ribbons
    12. Remember The Alamo
    13. Molly Dee
    14. Across The Wind Missouri
    15. Haul Away
    16. Wanderer, The
    17. Round About The Mountain
    18. Oleanna
    19. Unfortunate Miss Bailey, The
    20. San Miguel
    21. E Inu Tatou E
    22. Rolling Stone, A
    23. Goober Peas
    24. Worried Man, A
    25. Worried Man, A - (Alternate Version)
    26. Tijuana Jail, The
    27. Oh Cindy


    Format: CD

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Folk Music.......2007-03-26

    During the late 50 and early 60's folk music was popular and there were a number of groups and musicians performing in this style. Of those groups I found I listened mostly to the Kingston Trio. While it's been more than 50 years since I bought the LP record versions of these two albums, this CD has let me enjoy them all over again.

    5 out of 5 stars Two Great Albums on one CD!.......2006-07-03

    I was a young child when "Here We Go Again!" came out. My dad bought the album and I listened to it growing up. I recently bought these two albums reissued on one CD, and I love it. You will find several excellent songs, such as "San Miguel," that are not usually included on "Best of" recordings of The Kingston Trio.

    Buy it. You won't be disappointed.

    5 out of 5 stars Kingston Trio in it's prime.......2005-08-14

    These are great Trio albums and it's nice to have them on CD.

    5 out of 5 stars Best Kingston Trio Collection...EVER!.......2004-08-24

    I grew up listening to these two albums (thanks to my parents) and probably memorized every song on both. With all due respect to the rotating members of the Trio, over the years, I don't think anything can compare to the original Shane/Guard/Reynolds group. If your going to buy any Trio disks...get these. Period.

    KT Fans: I've been in contact recently with Bob Shane who feels that the current members of the Trio come closest to the sound of the original Shane/Guard/Reynolds lineup. May be worth catching them live. Drop Bob a line...he's super nice!

    4 out of 5 stars A great collection of Kingston Trio songs.......2002-12-06

    My dad always used to sing these songs to me, and I thought he made them up, but I found this album, and was amazed that all the songs I knew from my childhood were on this disk. It's heavy on sea shanties like Blow Ye Winds and Haul Away. They're very catchy tunes, and more refined than some of the more folksy ones like 'Round About the Mountain and Goober Peas (which I think is the song Michelle Pheiffer sings in the movie with the Bridges brothers). If you like harmonized, vocal songs with really memorable tunes and good lyrics, you'll like them. Some of the songs are covers, but they have a nice way of arranging them.
    The Ligeti Project II: Lontano / Atmosphères / Apparitions / San Francisco Polyphony / Concert Românesc - Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra / Jonathan Nott
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    • Some major orchestral "micropolyphonic" works and a fun early piece
    • One of the best CDs of contemporary music.
    • Excellent, but only for a willing ear
    • Very Good Intro To Gyorgy Ligeti
    • Stunningly insightful performances of Ligeti's orchestral works
    The Ligeti Project II: Lontano / Atmosphères / Apparitions / San Francisco Polyphony / Concert Românesc - Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra / Jonathan Nott
    Gyorgy Ligeti , Jonathon Nott , and Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
    Manufacturer: Teldec
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B00005Y34N
    Release Date: 2002-06-11

    Tracks:

    1. Lontano
    2. Atmospheres
    3. Apparitions: I. Lento
    4. Apparitions: II. Agitato
    5. San Francisco Polyphony
    6. Concert Romanesc: I. Andantino
    7. Concert Romanesc: II. Allegro Vivace
    8. Concert Romanesc: III. Adagio Ma Non Troppo
    9. Concert Romanesc: IV. Molto Vivace

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    The five extraordinary works on this disc will captivate Ligeti fans and entrance even those who don't know his music. The focus in Lontano on refined tonal colors makes it one of the most elegant pieces in the modernist canon. Atmosphères is more static, holding interest through subtle changes in color and dynamics. Apparitions was Ligeti's first success in the West after his escape from Hungary during the 1956 Soviet invasion. It's a ghostly two-movement work. The first, Lento, is creepy in a dynamically subdued way. The second, Agitato, surprises in its violence, the orchestral crashes fulfilling the fears embodied in the Lento movement.

    San Francisco Polyphony, from 1974, is the most recent Ligeti composition on the disc, and it packs more into its 12-plus minutes than many full-evening works. It teems with dense orchestral figures and dynamic contrasts. Under its colorful façade, the work demonstrates how uncompromising modern music can enchant both ear and mind. It should become a concert staple as we move deeper into the 21st century. Finally, an early 1951 work, Concert Românesc, harks back to Bartók's transformations of folk material. Rich in color and vitality, its four movements are full of the dissonances of village bands and melodies rooted in Romanian folk music and in Ligeti's fertile, sympathetic imagination. The playing of the Berlin Philharmonic under conductor Jonathan Nott is outstanding, as is the engineering. --Dan Davis

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Some major orchestral "micropolyphonic" works and a fun early piece.......2006-06-20

    Teldec's THE LIGETI PROJECT II continues the collection, started by Sony's "Gyorgy Ligeti Edition", of Ligeti's complete works in performances overseen by the composer himself. This second disc contains four orchestral works, three of which were written in his "micropolyphony" style of the 1960s and 1970s, and the fourth a recently-rediscovered gem written as a student in 1951. These are performed by the Berlin Philharmonic conducted by the young talent Jonathan Nott, and can be considered definitive.

    The earliest piece here is "Concerto Romanesc" (1951), a bit of juvenalia inspired by folk melodies the composer heard during musicological expeditions in Romania. Dating from before his use of micropolyphony and overtly modernistic techniques, these pieces may sound like they came from a different composer entirely. Indeed, there is a frank tonalism here, broken only by the occurance of a single F# in the context of F minor, which, as Ligeti painfully recalls in the notes, was reason enough for the Communist government of Hungary to ban it. The opening "Andantino" is among the most emotionally moving of Ligeti's works, and might be compared to his early "Sonata for solo cello." This and the second movement "Allegro vivace" may sound familiar, as portions appeared arranged for two violins as "Balada si joc" on "Gyorgy Ligeti Edition 1: String Quartets and Duets".

    A bit before before leaving Hungary in the aftermath of the suppressed 1956 revolt, Ligeti had already begin experimenting with total chromaticism, which due to political restrictions made for pieces consigned to the desk drawer. Once free in the West, his first orchestral piece was "Apparitions" (1958-59), which in its first movement displays a use of all twelve-tones, and then in the second introduces the new technique of "micropolyphony", interwoven textures of such complexity that one can hardly make out the individual strands. While entertaining, it is clearly an immature work in this new style, and I rarely come back to it. Maybe that is because the next piece here is one of Ligeti's sure masterpieces. "Atmospheres" (1961) is the piece which really brought Ligeti to international recognition, not only through the sensation of its premiere under Hans Rosbaud, but also because of Stanley Kubrick's unauthorized use of it in the film 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY. Eschewing traditional rhythm and melody for a series of shifting tone colours, one might think "Atmospheres" doesn't even qualify as music, but what music it is! Packed with thousands of individual little cells, the piece offers something new on every listen, for one can, if one wants, go behind the great whoosh of orchestral sound and concentrate on individual lines.

    "Lontano" (1967) is closely related to Ligeti's a capella work "Lux Aeterna", and indeed the same melody appears "hidden" in each. The composer skillfully gives the impression of a great object approaching from far-off, seeming to move slowly but ultimately zooming past the listener. The orchestral texture is very dense and generally even, Ligeti reportedly wrote the piece while addicted to painkillers, which explains a lot. One very interesting thing about "Lontano" in Ligeti's overall output is that he abandons total chromaticism here, and however avant-garde his technique of micropolyphony might be, the piece is nonetheless diatonic. "San Francisco Polyphony" (1973-74) was written during Ligeti's stint teaching at Stanford. It's a little-known work in comparison to others in the micropolyphonic style, and I think that's a real shame because Ligeti introduces a major innovation here. Instead of seeming static on the surface like "Atmospheres" et al., there is great activity and rhythmic experimentation, and there are countless overt melodies like in the composer's 1971 piece "Melodien".

    This disc makes one of the single best introductions to the music of this great and sorely missed composer, although THE LIGETI PROJECT IV with its performance of the "Requiem" and larger view of the composer's career serves well, too.

    5 out of 5 stars One of the best CDs of contemporary music........2006-06-07

    There're not many CDs like this available on the stores. It's the clear example of perfect CD in its repertoire. A wonderful composer, perfect performances and excellent recordings, together with a very good booklet and presentation.

    Some of the works are among the best of Ligeti, in my opinion. The Concert Romanesc (1951), is in clear debt with Bartók language. We have to remember Ligeti is from Transylvania, from a region where Eötvös, Kurtág and the own Bartók were from. The folk music is very important there, as the Bartók transcriptions show, and Ligeti was concerned about it in his early years, like we listen too in other works, specially the Musica Ricarcata in the multiple transcriptions that music allows. Concert Romanesc is really a good piece in its style, that of popular music based on Romanian tunes, that really were Hungarian in pre-war times, before that zone where transferred to Romania. Some of the concerto themes are present too in early pieces for violins and strings, those we can listen on the Sony Edition Nº1, played by the Arditti Quartet. These kind of pieces, like String Quartet Nº1, are the first Ligeti period; next step will come with some of the pieces you can hear in the rest of the CD.

    Apparitions (1958-59), was an scandal in its premiere, and it marks a turning point on Ligeti's aesthetics and way of composing. From a quite weberian style, the piece is brief and extremely concise in the way the instruments play. No more tunes, no more melodies, no more folk motives in this music; just really apparitions of sound in different ways and combinations, from different places in the orchestra. A very calm first movement, full of contrasts between silence and sound irruptions, and a second one much more vivid and fast. Teldec affirms this is the world premiere recording, in fact I don't know any other one, so I have to trust them. It's incredible this decisive piece was not recorded, as a turning point on Ligeti's work and as some of the most extreme and fantastic pieces form the `50s, a really breathtaking composition you will enjoy much more with the successive auditions.

    Atmospheres (1961), one of the most important pieces in the orchestral repertoire in the XXth Century, has an enormous performance on this CD, a jewel never heard before in this way on CD. Ligeti has written about Atmospheres that is a piece unique, in the sense its composed in a way that its mathematical combinations reach only to this work. Wonderful use of micro-polyphony and micro-tonality, composed through nets of sound really complex in which every instruments play different parts that construct an outstanding group. Strings, woodwinds, metals play on them limits, going from the highest tones to the deepest, like in the change from woodwinds to the massive entrance of deep strings. Lot of people know this piece from Kubrick's 2001; you should try this one, that is really much more better performance.

    Lontano (1968) is very careful about colours and polyphony, in fact we can here a quite medieval canon in the final sections of this piece, because of great interest of Ligeti on that medieval polyphony. The piece really seems to create new states of conscience, as the lines of music seems to go to no-known dimensions. Wonderful work too, taken by Kubrick again for his amazing film The Shinning, in which it's used perfectly, like all the music used in that film (Penderecki, Bartók, etc).

    I don't like San Francisco Polyphony (1973-74) so much like the two previous pieces, even the style is very close, but I really prefer some other works from that time. In the late `70s and in the `80s Ligeti will go into a new step I have to confess I don't like so much like the one which has Atmospheres, Lontano, String Quartet Nº2, Requiem, Doppelkonzert, Cello Concert...

    The performances are outstanding and simply perfect; they bring new life on these scores and the playing of, probably, the best orchestra in the world, conducted by one of the best young conductors in the world, Jonathan Nott, very trained on contemporary music.

    The recording is very, very good, with some pieces live-recorded, like Atmospheres and Lontano and some of them studio recordings, like Apparitions. It's incredible how the Berliners play so perfectly in a live-recording.

    Interesting texts by Ligeti on this jewel; one of the best CDs of contemporary music that I know.

    5 out of 5 stars Excellent, but only for a willing ear.......2006-06-06

    Ligeti has based his style on being entirely different from anyone else. I would say that he has succeeded. His music is quite unlike anything I've heard before, and it took me a little while to warm up to Ligeti's music. The atonal washes of orchestral color can be a bit jarring at first, but can provide deep interest in the music.

    The music is well recorded and well performed. I do not know of a better recording of these works.

    4 out of 5 stars Very Good Intro To Gyorgy Ligeti.......2006-02-05

    You've heard Ligeti's Atmospheres in 2001: A Space Odyssey. Kubrick used a lot of Ligeti in that film. Well, if you've ever been interested in checking out this fascinating avant-garde composer, here's the perfect opportunity. Jonathan Nott conducts the Berlin Philharmonic in five works by everyone's favorite composer from Transylvania! The Berlin Philharmonic is not exactly known as the most progressive of orchestras, they are acknowledged as one of the supreme orchestras in the world when it comes to standard, tradional repertoire. Like say Beethoven, Brahms, Wagner, R. Strauss and so on. It is a joy to see them expand their horizons via conductor Jonathan Nott.

    The Concert Romanesc is an early piece by Ligeti, very much influenced by Bartok but the other works are Ligeti, pure and true with his famous tone clusters. Lontano and Atmospheres make the best impression. The sound is outstanding as it should be.

    One disappointment is that the playing time is only 54 and a half minutes, which is short measure for a classical CD. Some more music could surely have been added. Nonetheless this Ligeti Project series is terrific. I also recommend the other CD in this series with the Requiem on it.

    5 out of 5 stars Stunningly insightful performances of Ligeti's orchestral works.......2005-10-22

    György Ligeti's unique place in 20th Century music, while long admired by the cognoscenti, has yet to become a true part of the standard repertoire of our major orchestras. With the release of this Ligeti Project that situation will hopefully change!

    On this CD Jonathan Nott conducts the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra in full control of the sound produced and, in fact, introducing nuances within these massive clouds of tonalities that open this music to heighten the most seasoned listener's enjoyment. 'Lontano' shimmers, 'Atmosphères' completely surrounds us with at times inaudible but pulsatile movement. 'Apparitions' is one of Ligeti's more popular works and is the embodiment of things that go bump in the night! 'San Francisco Polyphony' is Ligeti at his zenith, with highly sophisticated rhythms and chordal changes that have as much energy and creativity as anything he has written: Nott keeps the wildy/unwieldly fragments tightly strung. The Concert Românesc seems a strange way to end this CD as it is the more traditional, folk melody inspired work and is so easily accessible that it begins to sound more like Bartok and Kodaly than the giant who changed our aural spectrum.

    This is an exciting selection of works conducted with absolute authority and insight by Jonathan Nott. Though Nott is recognized as a champion for contemporary music, it should be mentioned that this young lad conducts the masters as well: he has audiences basking in Korngold and Mahler at his LA Philharmonic debut! Grady Harp, October 05
    Berlioz: La Marseillaise - Love Scene from Roméo & Juliet - The Damnation of Faust, Three Excerpts, etc... / McNair, Leech, Zinman
    Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    • La Marseillaise
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    Berlioz: La Marseillaise - Love Scene from Roméo & Juliet - The Damnation of Faust, Three Excerpts, etc... / McNair, Leech, Zinman
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    ASIN: B000003CUS
    Release Date: 1990-10-25

    Tracks:

    1. Benvenuto Cellini: Overture
    2. Love Scene
    3. Minuet Of The Will-O'-The-Wisps
    4. Dance Of The Sylphs
    5. Rakoczy March
    6. Le Corsaire Overture
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    8. Royal Hunt & Storm
    9. La Marseillaise

    Customer Reviews:

    2 out of 5 stars La Marseillaise.......2007-07-17

    This is a rather boring performance of the Berlioz version of La Marseillaise with poor recording quality. I ended up giving this CD to GoodWill. For the Hector Berlioz version of La Marseillaise, I would recommend the performance by the Chicago Symphony under the direction of Daniel Barenboim. If you are looking for a rousing performance of La Marseillaise (not the Berlioz version), look for the performance by Mireille Mathieu, which you can find on the web.

    2 out of 5 stars All This Music Is Better Served Elsewhere.......2006-05-04

    On paper at least, this seems like an attractive sampler. And it is, as far as the music is concerned. These bits and pieces are some of the most inspired music from Berlioz's long masterworks for voices and orchestra such as Damnation de Faust, Romeo et Juliette, Les Troyens, and Benvenuto Cellini. In sterling performances, they're really enlivening music. Here, for a variety of reasons, they don't make the impact they usually do. First of all, Zinman, whom I usually admire, doesn't seem to warm up to the music. Maybe it's not his cup of tea--more of a Beethoven-and-contemporary music man, based on the stuff I've heard that he does really well. Also, as recorded here, the Baltimore Symphony doesn't seem to have the heft for Berlioz's dazzling orchestral display. Next to, say, the Montreal Symphony, which has done a lot of this music very successfully on disc, the Baltimore is lacking.

    Then, as I suggest, a large part of the problem is the recording. Telarc's legendary recording technique don't seem to translate well to the Meyerhoff Hall, at least not in this recording; there's even some distortion in thickly scored passages. Argo/Decca got the measure of the hall better in their later and far more successful recordings from Baltimore.

    So I say, shop around. You'll do far better with Dutoit, Davis, Nagano, Plasson, Nelson, et al.

    5 out of 5 stars The production of a music genius.......2005-08-06

    Really really terrific!
    I prefer to do not say more... terrific!

    4 out of 5 stars Wake up music.......2001-03-18

    This is a good CD but not a great one. Mr. Zinman gives a decent rendition of some of the French "classics" and the Baltimore symphony is up to the task. In the defense of Mr. Zinman one must recognize that there is probably no real good way to play Berlioz. But the real value of this CD is to introduce one to Berlioz who still today does not rate as high as one would like; not to mention its status of "only one opus composer" that the Symphonie Fantastique seems to give him sometimes. The inclusion of Berlioz transcription of the Marseillaise is a curious touch. Berlioz tried to dignify what was after all a soldiers motivational anthem to go and kill into a more respectable piece suitable for a serious country. Nice try. However it is still an interesting and hyperactive piece and if we must listen to it on occasion we might as well do it here. In sum, here we have a nice mix that can be played as background music when we need to be energized.

    3 out of 5 stars A middle of the pack offering--nothing magic, nothing tragic.......2001-02-17

    If you've heard Toscanini's snappy Rakozcy March, then the lumbering version on this disc will just leave you frustrated. The Marseillaise here is pretty turgid, too. Not much else leaves even that much of a lasting impression. Okay if you can get it budget-priced.
    Men at Large
    Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
    • Men At Large
    • Wonderful debut
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    • I LOVE MEN AT LARGE!!!!!!!!!!!!
    • The Sumo R&B singers, the weather boyz
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    Tracks:

    1. Where's Dave And Jason? (Skit Intro)
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    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Men At Large.......2006-03-13

    They are incredible---You can find one half of Men At Large (Dave Tolliver) on this cd by a rapper named Torrio.
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    4 out of 5 stars Wonderful debut.......2005-11-15

    I thought that Men at Large made a strong first album back in 1992. It came at a good time too, since they were one of three R&B artists Gerald Levert produced that year (Gerald himself included) that had hits. But these big guys have some powerful singing voices! They were like the Ruben Studdards of back then in terms of strong singing talent. I still love So Alone, which sounded so good in the cold nights of winter 1992/93. They've got some funky numbers on here where they just party it up. But why they weren't given a stronger push on East West/Atlantic Records in the '90s is beyond me. They were one of the underrated R&B artists at the time, and I want to give their respect due with this review.

    3 out of 5 stars Men at Large coming out in a Large Way.......2005-07-09

    This debut album released by the Cleveland OH duo, Men at Large in 1992, was right in line with the other male based groups at that time(LeVert, BBD/New Edition, Silk, Boys II Men, Today, Basic Black and other new jack swing groups.)

    Men at Large brought us something we had never seen before, two big brothers who could sing and dance, which was quite different at the time.

    The first single of this cd, Use Me, came out in April '92 and immediately became a top 10 radio hit and got major play on BET's Video Soul with Donnie Simpson and Sherry Carter.

    Their second single, a slow jam called UM UM good, went on to hit #1 on the R&B charts in the summer of '92 and was a smash hit.

    Their most popular song off the album, So Alone, was a very sad song which talked about losing a loved one and being left all alone. This song also got plenty of radio play.

    Other good songs on this album were: Stay the Night, You Me, and Aint it grand.

    It was pretty decent for a debut album, but their second album really put them on the map.

    4 out of 5 stars I LOVE MEN AT LARGE!!!!!!!!!!!!.......2004-03-03

    THIS CD ISN'T AS GOOD AS "ONE SIZE FITS ALL" BUT I STILL ENJOY LISTENING TO IT!MY FAVORITE SONGS ARE "SO ALONE","STAY THE NIGHT"AND "WOULD YOU LIKE TO DANCE(W/ME)"!THESE GUYS ARE REALLY TALENTED AND THEY BOTH HAVE WONDERFUL VOICES!IF YOU ENJOY THIS "MEN AT LARGE" CD YOU WILL DEFINATELY LIKE "ONE SIZE FITS ALL"!CHECK IT OUT!

    2 out of 5 stars The Sumo R&B singers, the weather boyz.......2003-12-19

    I thought these guys were very talented musically, but they were getting a little to ridiculous with their fatness.
    Glad they were big and proud and whatnot but they started to turn the fact that they were "big" and R&B singers into a gimmick.
    I remember they had a video of them raiding a supermarket...c'mon!! They were on BET'S "Video Soul" and Donny Simpson (the then and original VJ of BET)had to nicely diss them because it didn't represent anything creative,and made them seem like the R&B version of "The FAt Boys". We all know that the Fat Boys were getting ridiculous in their videos...nothing creative just eating...I remember that video they did for "Can u feel it" and "Buff" (the fattest one that died)was smearing ice-cream all over his face while beatboxing...SIGH!
    Anyways concerning M.A.L. My favorite song was "So Alone" because it related to so many things and emotions I felt at the time, I just listened to it the other day and it still moves me.

    Where are these guys now??
    Hopefully they have slimmed down a little and either write music for other singers or produce...hate to know that they are the managers of KFC or something.
    Livin' Large
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    • Truly Magnificent
    • A most welcome surprise!
    • One of the best of 2004
    • this album sucks!
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    ASIN: B0001FGBU2
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    Tracks:

    1. Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight
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    5 out of 5 stars Truly Magnificent.......2007-05-10

    Many will still rant on about his debut release , great though it was it is this release that Steve finds his true placing "too cool , "talk to me" and "sillouette" being the knockout blows for me. Everyone should own a copy.Greatly inspiring balance of smooth seventies funk and romantic beauty.

    5 out of 5 stars A most welcome surprise!.......2006-09-18

    I trade cds with a co-worker to pass the day. She gave this one to me because it was the least of her Euge Groove favorites. I absolutely fell in love with it. I'm not sure what she heard but I now listen to this cd everyday. Some of my very favorites include Living Large, XXL, Too Cool with one of the smoothest endings ever, Silhouette and my very, very favorite Cabolicious. The reviews have been mixed. I'm glad the opportunity came to me to hear it for myself. I believe you, too might be very pleasantly surprised!

    4 out of 5 stars One of the best of 2004.......2006-05-31

    The title may be a bit extravagant,but I think the music is really cool.I dare say it was one of the top releases of 2004.As alway,remakes make me twitch in agony,and so the opening cut didn't strike a chord with me,but the rest of the album is very well set.I just think the bonus track at the end,a rather unnecessary instrumental version of the hip-hop flavoured "Thank You" was not good as well.
    Overall,it's nice.I loved "Take you Higher" and "The Gift",and "Silhouette" was nice too.
    Great album,minus the remake.

    1 out of 5 stars this album sucks!.......2005-11-03

    Just as the title says, this album sucks! My friends and I just listen to it just to get a great laugh

    5 out of 5 stars Ah. Yes........2005-10-11

    I haven't taken this out of my cd player in a year. I can't help it. I just need to know that it's going to pop up and funk me out.

    I play it at every party I throw. I play it when I'm cleaning the house or doing the garden.

    I play it.
    Calm Years
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • Storm is the greatest ever
    • For young and old alike!
    • Talent, intelligence AND passion
    • Storm "rawks"
    • Storm's Album Is A Must For Anyone's CD collection!
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    Tracks:

    1. I Am What I Am (Thank God!)
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    5 out of 5 stars Storm is the greatest ever.......2006-08-09

    This album is great. Favorites here are Thank God and Beautiful. Yeah, it's expensive, but you may not be able to find this again after she becomes even bigger. Get it now.

    5 out of 5 stars For young and old alike!.......2003-03-19

    Father of a teenage daughter, I look for edgy intelligent music from women in rock. This CD is very edgy and intelligent. My daughter is ordering copies for friends. She can't have mine, it stays in the car CD player. Punky, but not punk. It has overtones of acid rock, but isn't easy to categorize. I appreciate the variety in sound from song to song, (versus, say Bikini Kill -- very punk and edgy, but thuddingly mono-tonish) and the searing band work (versus ani di franco -- very intelligent, but hardly scream out the car window band work). Storm gots it all. Only complaint is the motif of angst is pretty constant.

    5 out of 5 stars Talent, intelligence AND passion.......2003-03-18

    I saw Storm, Inc. in a little ski town in Colorado back about six or seven years ago. Those who failed to attend missed out on the best live show ever seen in the area.
    Storm not only has a voice that rivals any singer in the past century, they lyrics on her original CD, Storm & Her Dirty Mouth, show she's intelligent, socially astute and fearless in singing about how things really are in the world. Unafraid to confront social mores and sociological concepts, her lyrics are poetry - fraught with personal emotion and drawn on personal experience. She was unafraid to draw on her own psyche - in all of it's bright and shadowed places.
    I have been looking for her second CD since 2000 and am thrilled to have finally found it! Both are an absolute, unequivocable MUST. Storm is a true and original musician.

    4 out of 5 stars Storm "rawks".......2003-01-09

    If you love rock n roll (or as Storm likes to call it "RAWK") don't EVER miss an opportunity to see Storm. I caught Storm Inc., the band on this LP while visiting SF, purely by the luck of having to find an all ages club for my 17yr old guitar playing son and I. Storm is a 6 ft tall goddess (and a very cool and classy person to boot) with twice the personality, vocal chops, range in styles and energy of any of the Jenny or Johnny come lately's on MTV2 today. The band was incredible live and are really good on this CD. Why she isn't a big star boggles the mind.

    5 out of 5 stars Storm's Album Is A Must For Anyone's CD collection!.......2002-11-02

    I first heard Storm when she played with Art Alexakis (from Everclear) in San Francisco. I never heard of her before. She rocked the house, knows how to keep her audience's attention. This album has a little something for everyone. Songs are from different genres of music, from blues to rock. Everyone can relate to her music. She's one of the few artists that really "feels" her music. She makes you feel her music as well. I've introduced many people to this CD, I'm proud to introduce people to a rarity like Storm.

    Music:

    1. Let's Groove Again [Import]
    2. Live Extracts [Live]
    3. Living on the Edge
    4. Love Will Come Pt.1 [CD-single] [Import]
    5. Mapstation [Import]
    6. Mega Groove [Box set] [Import]
    7. Megasoft Office 2003
    8. Mobo Presents Street Sounds 2003 [Import]
    9. Moments [Import]
    10. My Time Pt.1 [CD-single] [Enhanced] [Import]

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    Recommended Music:

    Where Love Lives 2003 [CD-single] [Import]

    Du Mont: Motets pour la messe du roy / Ensemble Pierre Robert

    Cool Measure of Blues

    Green Bullfrog Sessions [Import]

    Epics: The History of the World According to Hollywood [Soundtrack]

    30 Norteņas Perronas

    Desire Walks On

    Godzilla Pt. 2 [CD-single] [Enhanced]

    Best of V.2: La Boheme [Import]

    Cantatas 49 98 & 188 Volume 55

    Chinese Lunar New Year Song

    Electric Storm

    Dream Juice

    1947-1950

    Knock Knock