Songs to Live By [Import]

Songs to Live By [Import]

Songs to Live By [Import]

Track Listings
 
1. Place Called Ted's
2. Dream
3. 7 Days
4. Joy in Repetition
5. Move
6. Our Love Song
7. Hello Sunshine
8. Water
9. Build
10. Letter from U
11. Ocean Lullaby
12. 1st Light
13. Daydream - Noah Bless, , The Square Egg
14. Let It Ride
15. I Can't Fight This Feeling
16. U Got Me Feelin' High

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Songs to Live by is a 16-song Power Packed Release by the Square Egg. The CD is Filled with Genre-bending Compositions, Thoughtful Lyrics and Engaging Melodies. It's Certainly Worth the Two Year Wait. Featured Are Collaborations with Big Brooklyn Red, Antonia Jenae, Nicole Henry and Many More. This Full Length Studio Release also features the Production Talents of Aaron "The Franchise" Fishbein and all of the Square Egg Songs that You've Grown to Love Live. Now You Can Own them in their Slicked Up, Polished, Hollywood-state.

Songs to Live By,The Square Egg,Strange World,Contemporary R&B,Dance,Pop,Rock,Songs To Live By is a 16-song power packed release by The Square Egg. The CD is filled with genre-bending compositions, thoughtful lyrics and engaging melodies.,Urban
Songs of Free Men/ A Paul Robeson Recital
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Robeson on wax
  • The voice, the sound quality and the interpretation
  • A Voice from the 40s, often dated, often moving
  • Robeson at his best
  • some of the greatest songs of the last century
Songs of Free Men/ A Paul Robeson Recital

Manufacturer: Sony
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ASIN: B0000029YJ
Release Date: 1997-12-09

Tracks:

  1. Balm in Gilead
  2. Chassidic Chant
  3. Quiet Flows The Don: From Border To Border
  4. Quiet Flows The Don: Oh, How Proud Our Quiet Don
  5. Elijah, Op. 70: The Lord God Of Abraham
  6. The Purest Kind Of Guy
  7. Joe Hill
  8. The Peat-Bog Soldiers
  9. The Four Insurgent Generals
  10. Native Land
  11. Song Of The Plains
  12. Cradle Song
  13. Within Four Walls
  14. By An' By
  15. Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child
  16. John Henry
  17. Water Boy
  18. My Curly Headed Baby
  19. Mah Lindy Lou
  20. Wagon Wheels
  21. The House I Live In
  22. Showboat: I Still Suits Me
  23. Sylvia
  24. Showboat: Ol' Man River
  25. Porgy And Bess: It Ain't Necessarily So

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There was nothing like the Robeson sound, ever. To describe his deep, rich, perfectly equalized instrument is futile. Go instead to "Balm in Gilead," the opening track, and see if you can listen to the last pianissimo phrase without falling to pieces. Robeson was at his best when the music was slow and the words contained spiritual or social messages. Faster, lighter fare like Kern's "I Still Suits Me" or Gershwin's "It Ain't Necessarily So" find the serious-minded singer out of his element, lacking irony and swing. "Old Man River," though, gets a simple, dignified treatment. It's Songs of Free Men, though, that will just keep Robeson's artistry rolling along, especially in Sony's astonishing transfers. --Jed Distler

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Robeson on wax.......2007-06-19

I found this album in a thrift store last week, for a couple of dollars. It's the original pressing on four 78 RPM records, in a gatefold format. It's in pristine condition. I really bought it for the incredible cover art, although I hope to be able to listen to it in this format at some point.

5 out of 5 stars The voice, the sound quality and the interpretation.......2004-09-24

Put this on your stereo and if it is good enough the depth and richness of Robeson's voice will make your fillings rattle and your chest rumble. The power of his voice is awesome. This CD is superbly recorded with no audible noise at normal listening levels.

4 out of 5 stars A Voice from the 40s, often dated, often moving.......2002-09-01

"Red diaper babies" have greeted this disc with nostalgic joy, and it captures a time and an aesthetic and a political belief with precision. Anyone interested in the emotional life of the pro-Soviet left of the 1940s should buy this disc. It's something like Henry Wallace set to music. There is much more to Robeson than that, however, and Sony has given us Robeson whole: there are songs by American masters of the musical, there are labor songs, religious songs, as well as the kind of faux-folk songs which the butcher supreme Josef Stalin encouraged and which were not taken seriously inside the USSR (except at gunpoint!!) but which were taken up by dupes around the world. This is Robeson at his least savory - willing propagandist for a vile mass murderer. Songs such as "Native Land" (fittingly, Robeson is referring to the Soviet Union) and the Red Army song are the equivalent of the "Horst Wessel Song", anthems of murder, and it is difficult to listen to the worst of them without retching. On the other hand, Robeson's commitment to American folk culture was real. "Balm in Gilead" is deeply beautiful; "John Henry" is heroic; "By an' By" is both resigned yet hopeful. "Joe Hill" captures an era in labor history. Anyone interested in American popular song should hear these. Turning to Broadway, his "Old Man River" is very fine, though Robeson changed the lyrics for political reasons and Leonard Warren has done the song better. I disagree with the editorial reviewer: "I Still Suits Me" is wonderfully playful and shows Robeson using his gorgeously rich voice to tease and poke fun. However, Marc Blitzstein's "Purest Kind of a Guy" is beyond saving - another example of Robeson recording an unworthy song by a political fellow-traveller. Ugh. But for every miss there are two hits. Robeson performs Mendelssohn's Elijah with nobility, and sings his favorite song, "Water Boy", with joyous pride: "There ain't no hammer that's on these mountains that rings like mine, boys, that rings like mine."
No one need have any fears about the mono sound quality. The orchestra in the second half of the program is at times a little dwarfed by Robeson's voice, but it generally sounds clean and colorful, and the great artist's voice rings like no other.

5 out of 5 stars Robeson at his best.......2000-05-12

It's hard to believe that most of these recordings pre-date the advent of magnetic tape: the CD transfer is superlative. The songs and performance are beyond reproach. Notable is the imaginative packaging in miniature 'record album' format, complete with the original cover art, and a replica of the original Columbia record label applied to the CD.

In response to a previous question: Robeson's performance of Danny Boy (Londonderry Air) can be found on the Vanguard LP entitled "Robeson" (VRS-9037).

5 out of 5 stars some of the greatest songs of the last century.......2000-05-05

In the 1940s, before rabid McCarthyism and racism had taken its toll on him, Robeson made these wonderful recordings of spirituals, classics and pop tunes. Accompanied by the solo piano of the incomparable Lawrence Brown, or by an orchestra, the songs ring out with pride, dignity, skill and unmatched integrity. The shameful treatment that Robeson was subject to from American authorities certainly seem grotesquely absurd to a modern listener. The wonderful version of "The House I Live In" included on this cd should forever kill off any suspicion that Robeson did not love his country deeply. This album ought to be heard by millions of people, world wide. Robeson's voice is nothing less than a glorious high point in 20th century music, and it's hard to think of any recording capturing it to greater advantage.
Song of America
Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
  • It's lovely - But not newly recorded!
  • Yet another compilation
  • how precious!
  • Disappointing Duplication
  • If you like this sorta thing
Song of America
Charles Tomlinson Griffes , Erich Wolfgang Korngold , Charles Naginski , Ned Rorem , American Traditional , Elinor Remick Warren , Kurt Weill , Haydn Wood , Michael Parloff , Jay Ungar , Armen Guzelimian , Craig Rutenberg , David Alpher , Evan Stover , Garrison Keillor , and Mark Rust
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ASIN: B000BGR0TW
Release Date: 2005-11-08

Tracks:

  1. As Adam Early In The Morning
  2. Ah! May The Red Rose Live Alway (1850)
  3. Shenandoah (Traditional)
  4. Beautiful Dreamer (1864)
  5. Danny Deever
  6. Roses Of Picardy
  7. Jeanie With The Light Brown Hair (1854)
  8. Hard Times Come Again No More (1854)
  9. Molly, Do You Love Me? (1850)
  10. An Old Song Resung
  11. Tomorrow (When You Are Gone)
  12. The Erie Canal (Traditional)
  13. We Two
  14. The Nightingale (Traditional)
  15. Comrades, Fill No Glass For Me (1855)
  16. Luke Havergal
  17. To What You Said
  18. Look Down Fair Moon
  19. Dirge For Two Veterans
  20. Ethiopia Saluting The Colors

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Thomas Hampson is a persuasive advocate for these treasures from the Library of Congress' vast collections, so this CD's generous sampling leaves you wanting more. It covers the American songbook in all its variety, from traditional "folk" items like Shenandoah to Stephen Foster to the immigrants Erich Korngold and Kurt Weill to Leonard Bernstein and contemporary composers. Hampson adjusts his flexible, light baritone to fit each song. The voice is full and resonant on Danny Deever, simple and direct in 19th-century traditional songs and ballads, and nuanced in songs like Ned Rorem's "As Adam Early in the Morning," one of several on the disc with texts by Walt Whitman. A standout is the last song in this recital, one that leaves you with thoughts about music, history, and our nation's continuing issues, "Ethiopia Saluting the Colors," by Henry Burleigh. Most of the selections are performed with piano accompaniment, but several are with a small ensemble of traditional instruments. A word of caution: everything was recorded in the 1990s and presumably was available piecemeal on previous releases, although few are likely to have more than a handful of these 20 gems. --Dan Davis

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars It's lovely - But not newly recorded!.......2006-10-04

I don't think this recording deserves One Star ratings or that the artist deserves such crude bashing. And re: Hampson's eye-colour.... Uh, these aren't lenses? He has blue eyes. I met him many times and...indeed, they are dark blue.

Anyhow, this is what Hampson is focusing on right now, American song. While those aren't exactly my thing I have to say that he sings them beautifully. I wish he'd stick to that rather than heavy Verdi and Wagner which his voice isn't right for.

1 out of 5 stars Yet another compilation.......2006-06-13

I am a huge Tom fan. I go to his concerts and buy all of his CDs. I must say that I have been disappointed by this CD because it's entirely made of old recordings. There's a new photo on the cover, but that's all that is new here. So if you've bought your share of Tom CDs over the years, you want to check out the track info before you guy this one.

Now, Tom has been on tour and I STRONGLY recommend that you go see him next year when he comes through your city.

The other thing really annoying is that on the CD where you'd expect information about the music or the recording co., you instead get a large warning label from the FBI on pirating.

1 out of 5 stars how precious!.......2006-05-08

Thomas Hampson swoons and croons to monotonous effect throughout this tired collection; again displaying his ego and faux scholarship in ample measure. Oi-vay, what a disaster! And what is with the blue contact lenses in the Jacket phot? Hampson's eyes are brown. What an unbelievably vain Diva!

2 out of 5 stars Disappointing Duplication.......2006-01-17

I have not even heard the album, and I will not. Although I revere Mr. H. in just about everything he does, especially in song and Lieder, I am very disappointed that so many of these songs appear on other cds of which I already have about 19 of him. I think he and the producers should have chosen totally NEW material for this instead of drawing on his past achievements. I have no reservations about his performances, for I have seen him at the Met in opera and at Carnegie Hall in Mahler. I value them and all of his past cd productions.

3 out of 5 stars If you like this sorta thing.......2006-01-17

Here Mr. Hampson is in his element. Unlike his less than viable attempts at Opera, Mr. Hampson is a thorough and intelligent singer of songs. His affectations, so fully inappropriate in bigger operatic literature, work well with the intimate nature of these sweet and personal songs. If you are Hampson fan, this album will thrill you.
Anne Sofie von Otter - Speak Low ~ Songs by Kurt Weill / Gardiner
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Very Good
  • Excellent Weill Alternative to Lenya and Lemper
  • Everything is right but the style
  • Intelligent reading from both singer and conductor
  • Brilliant--The best of the 7 Deadly Sins recordings
Anne Sofie von Otter - Speak Low ~ Songs by Kurt Weill / Gardiner
Kurt Weill , John Eliot Gardiner , Anne Sofie von Otter , Bengt Forsberg , Hannover North German Radio Orchestra , Karl-Heinz Lampe , Frederick Martin , Christfried Biebrach , and James Sims
Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon
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ASIN: B000001GM3
Release Date: 1995-03-14

Tracks:

  1. Die Sieben Tods Prologue
  2. Die Sieben Tods No. 1 Faulheit (Sloth)
  3. Die Sieben Tods No. 2 Stolz (Pride)
  4. Die Sieben Tods No. 4 Zorn (Anger)
  5. Die Sieben Tods No. 5 Vrei (Gluttony)
  6. Die Sieben Tods No. 6 Unzucht (Lust)
  7. Die Sieben Tods No. 6 Habsucht (Avarice)
  8. Die Sieben Tods No. 7 Neid (Envy)
  9. Die Sieben Tods No. 8 Epilog
  10. My Ship
  11. One Life To Live
  12. Buddy On The Nightshift
  13. Nannas Leid
  14. Bilbao - Song
  15. Surabaya - Johnny
  16. Das Leid Von Der Harten Nuss
  17. Je Ne T'amie Pas
  18. Schickelgruber
  19. Der Abscheidsbreief
  20. Foolish Heart
  21. Speak Low
  22. I'm A Stranger Here Myself

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Kurt Weill's ballet with songs is one of this century's greatest theatrical works. It has all the wit and melodic appeal of The Threepenny Opera and social conscience of Mahagonny, but more warmth and musical sophistication than either. It's also all over with in about 40 minutes. Some critics believe the piece was intended as a sort of love poem to Weill's wife, Lotte Lenya; given the tenderness of much of the music, it's hard to disagree. Lenya herself recorded the piece in the 1950s (a recording recently reissued by Sony) and this very much newer performance is welcome particularly for Anne Sofie von Otter's highly intelligent and musical way with the text. The other songs, from both Weill's Berlin and Broadway periods, make the perfect filler. --David Hurwitz

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Very Good.......2006-01-03

This is a very nice selection of Weill pieces showing the full range of his output. These range from the ambitious Seven Deadly Sins to songs from Happy End to some of his Broadway work. All are very interesting. The performers, particularly Von Otter, are excellent. Recommended strongly.

5 out of 5 stars Excellent Weill Alternative to Lenya and Lemper.......2005-09-29

`Speak Low Songs by Kurt Weill' is a great addition to the performances of Herr Weill's works by the prominent mezzo-soprano, Anne Sofie Von Otter. I have listened to many performances by Weill specialists from the archetype, Weill's wife, Lotte Lenys, for whom many of the songs were originally written to Ute Lemper and Gisela May, who lean heavily toward Lotte Lenya's gravel-voiced interpretation of Weill's songs.

Anne Sofie Von Otter breaks with this tradition and gives us what are easily the sweetest interpretations of Weill's songs from both his German and English works, which I have heard anywhere.

The flagship performance on this disc is `Die Sieben Todsunden' (`The Seven Deadly Sins') which was a cycle of songs to be sung on the stage, accompanied by dances done by a second performer. This takes the first nine (9) tracks and is at least as good as what I have heard from Weill specialist, Lemper. This album is the first time I have noticed that there are two versions of this work, and that Ms. Von Otter is performing the version for soprano.

But, I think the most moving performances come later, especially in von Otter's performances of the three numbers from `Happy End', `Bilbao-Song', `Surabaya-Johnny', and `Das Lied von der harten Nuss' (Song of the Big Shot). I have heard these done by many people, but never so sweetly. These numbers are so lovingly performed that I insist that you ignore the fact that the lyrics are in German. The accompanying booklet gives English translations, which I simply ignore and enjoy the musical talent with no filter. My understanding German has nothing to do with this, as I do the same with French, which I can just barely make out.

Kurt Weill may not be the most important influence on American musical theatre in the 20th century, but he is easily in the top five, along with the Gershwins, Irving Berlin, Richard Rodgers and collaborators, and Cole Porter.

Ms. Von Otter is ably accompanied on this disk by her favorite pianist, Bengt Forsberg plus the Norddeutch Rundfunk orchestra directed by John Eliot Gardiner. While I really like her selection on this disk, the collection makes me wish Ms. Von Otter would do some more Weill and spend less time hanging out with Elvis Costello, but that's a different story.

3 out of 5 stars Everything is right but the style.......2005-09-24

Weill and Brecht defined a nasty age with nasty art, writing some of the grittiest satire in the history of music. In this CD von Otter misses that edge, skirts all the dangerous, sleazy implications, and ultimately sounds too much the opera singer slumming it for an hour. Her earnestness is no subtitute for the right period style, a la Lotte Lenya.

4 out of 5 stars Intelligent reading from both singer and conductor.......2005-01-27

THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS is such a brilliant mini-masterpiece (and, to me, the pinnacle of the Brecht-Weill years) that it is hard to screw up. It is a testament to the staying power of this work (and to the brilliance of Weill's music in general) that it can be performed by the likes of Lotte Lenya, Julia Migenes, Ute Lemper, Judy Kaye, Marianne Faithfull, Teresa Stratas, and -- as here -- Anne Sofie von Otter, and STILL work... and EACH of these women are totally successful in the piece on their own terms.

Here, Anne Sofie von Otter gives us an intelligent (and highly musical) rendering of the text, keeping the musical line very much intact. She sings with vibrato at times, and then will turn around and use straight-tones at moments where it is dramatically appropriate to do so. She balances the performance well, shifting gears between cool detachment (which she is often criticized for) and impassioned outbursts (which her critics often fail to notice).

John Eliot Gardiner surprised me with how easily this music seemed to come to him, especially as he seems to be a man more at home with "Period-Instrument-Mozart" than highly charged 20th century works. However, his reading of "The Rake's Progress" by Stravinsky was totally staggering. For example, his choice beginning the climactic moment of the score ("Envy") as slowly as he does caught me very much off guard at first, and I didn't really care for it at all. However, with each successive listen, I find myself "getting" this choice more and more.

Finally, the "filler." As to be expected, she is more successful with the European material than she is with the songs from Weill's Broadway years. But this is the case with about 99.9% of all opera singers who try to sing Weill's Broadway scores. You will never hear any singer give "Je ne t'aime pas" a more hauntingly beautiful, passionately intense performance than Anne Sofie von Otter. Truly, the ultimate interpretation of one of my favorite Weill songs. "Nannas Lied," "Der Abschiedsbrief," and the HAPPY END selections. However, "My Ship" and "One Life to Live" seem to fail at catching fire -- the former because it is marred by an attempt to sound like a "pop singer," the latter because von Otter sings English better than native speakers (she knows where the ACTUAL emphasis in the phrase "nothing: the thing is to have fun" goes, as opposed to where Ira Gershwin placed it). I also -- surprisingly enough -- don't care for her performance of "Schickelgruber" -- she just seems totally lost to me. (I really think that this song is foreign territory to 'legit' sopranos and mezzos -- I don't even care for the Stratas rendition.) Just when I thought I would have to suffer through another bad batch of "opera-crossover," Anne Sofie turned around and surprised me by giving highly successful performances of the numbers from ONE TOUCH OF VENUS (especially on "I'm Stranger Here Myself").

All in all, a worthy purchase: highly recommended to all fans of THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS and Kurt Weill enthusiasts.

5 out of 5 stars Brilliant--The best of the 7 Deadly Sins recordings.......2002-10-12

Weill, and particularly anything Brecht-Weill, has suffered for too long with interpertations based on tired ham theatrics, burlesques of Lenya's style, to the point where we have come to expect it as the only way to sing this music. Lenya herself is said, late in life, to have commented that a better singer (specifically Stratas at that time) would be more appropriate for properly interpreting Weill's music.

Here, after countless CD releases of the Seven Deadly Sins, is the first recording sung in the key the composer originally intended! The result is relevatory, sublime and magnificent.

Ms. Von Otter interprets the rest of the songs with mixed results--all are lovely, several are excellent, though several others have been handled better by singers with more "theatrical" talents. Nevertheless, this recording stands alone, head and shoulders above the others.
Life Upon the Wicked Stage
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    Life Upon the Wicked Stage
    Carole Cook , Jerome Kern , Grant Geissman , David Stout [trombone] , Dan Fornero , John Fumo , Brock Peters , James Anderson , Jane Lanier , Lauren Kennedy , Linda Michele , Marissa Jaret Winokur , Melissa Errico , Reece Holland , Robert Morse , Rod McKuen , Roger Rees , Ronnie Franklin , and Steve Orich
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    ASIN: B0000658H9
    Release Date: 2002-05-07

    Tracks:

    1. The Song Is You - Jamie Anderson
    2. How'd You like To Spoon With Me? - Jane Lanier
    3. The Land Where The Good Songs Go - Pamela Myers
    4. All The Things You Are - Alan Campbell
    5. The Folks Who Live On The Hill - Lee Lessack
    6. She Didn't Say Yes - Marissa Jaret Winokur
    7. Pick Yourself Up - Street Sounds
    8. You Couldn't Be Cuter - Marsha Kramer
    9. Shimmy With Me - Lea Thompson
    10. They All Look Alike - Bruce Vilanch
    11. There It Is Again - David Holladay
    12. Remind Me - Ron Rifkin
    13. In Love In Vain - Melissa Errico
    14. Make Believe - Linda Michele
    15. Ol' Man River - Brock Peters
    16. You Are Love - Dale Kristien
    17. I Won't Dance - Bonnie Franklin

    Tracks:

    1. The Last Time I Saw Paris - Charles Busch
    2. Long Ago (And Far Away) - Pam Dawber
    3. They Didn't Believe Me - Pat Marshall
    4. Look For The Silver Lining - Rod McKuen
    5. A Fine Romance - Jane Carr
    6. Sure Thing - Sally Kellerman
    7. Don't Ever Leave Me/Why Was I Born - Joely Fisher
    8. I'm Old Fashioned - Robert Morse
    9. Yesterdays - Joan Ryan
    10. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes - Dorian Harewood
    11. In The Heart Of The Dark - Dale Kristien
    12. Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man - Valarie Pettiford
    13. The Way You Look Tonight - Hugh Panaro
    14. Life On The Wicked Stage - Carole Cook
    15. I've Told Every Little Star - Carole Cook
    16. Till The Clouds Roll By - The Company
    Youkali - Cabaret and Art Songs by Satie, Poulenc, and Weill
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • Je Ne T'Aime Pas
    • Superb musicianship!
    • An excellent recording by a fast-rising cabaret star
    Youkali - Cabaret and Art Songs by Satie, Poulenc, and Weill

    Manufacturer: Marquis Music
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    All Works by PoulencAll Works by Poulenc | Poulenc, Francis | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
    All Works by SatieAll Works by Satie | Satie, Erik | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
    All Works by WeillAll Works by Weill | Weill, Kurt | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
    Chamber MusicChamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
    Vocal & SongVocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
    CantatasCantatas | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
    Modern & 20th CenturyModern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
    CantatasCantatas | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music
    ClassicalClassical | Indie Music | Stores | Music
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    4. Francis Poulenc (1899-1963) Melodies (Songs)
    5. Teresa Stratas - The Unknown Kurt Weill

    ASIN: B0000067TU
    Release Date: 2007-01-08

    Tracks:

    1. Chanson
    2. La Diva De L'Empire
    3. Elegie
    4. Le Chapelier
    5. Hotel
    6. Violon
    7. La Reine De Coeur
    8. Lune D'Avril
    9. Les Filles De Bordeaux
    10. Le Roi D'Aquitaine
    11. Je Ne T'Aime Pas
    12. Youkali
    13. Berlin Im Licht
    14. Zu Potsdam Unter Den Eichen
    15. Mon Manege A Moi
    16. Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien
    17. One Life To Live

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Je Ne T'Aime Pas .......2006-03-02

    if i had to pick a favorite song on this cd, that would be the one...i heard this one more than the others. " one life to live," is superb...she did all these songs in one take ! and the passion and romance is undeniable...i had never listened to cabaret before this. i became a fan.

    5 out of 5 stars Superb musicianship!.......2002-01-19

    This CD is thoroughly enjoyable. O'Callaghan's passionate interpretations of these cabaret/parlour style songs are never less than convincing in their colourful delivery. My particular favorite's are two of the Weill numbers: "Je ne t'aime pas", which is so full of heart-wrenching angst, and "Youkali", because it is so rarely heard. The lesser known works of Poulenc and Satie are also each sparkling little treasures. The musicians all seem to "gel" together beautifully, and one can imagine that they had a really great time recording this disc together. Fantastic artistry!

    5 out of 5 stars An excellent recording by a fast-rising cabaret star.......1998-11-04

    This first CD by the talented soprano Patricia O'Callaghan is truly excellent. Ms. O'Callaghan has the rare ability to mesmerize the listener through her intuitive and expressive vocal instrument. Her voice and vocal style are unique..she imitates no one. This is the sign of a true artist. The selections, ranging from Poulenc to Weill to a rarely heard gem by George Gershwin, are performed with meticulous attention to detail. Nuances, articulation of the text combined with superb vocal technique are very evident. If you haven't yet purchased Youkali, put it on your definite "to do" list tomorrow!!!
    A Salute to American Music
    Average customer rating: Not rated
      A Salute to American Music

      Manufacturer: RCA
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

      All Works by BarberAll Works by Barber | Barber, Samuel | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
      All Works by BernsteinAll Works by Bernstein | Bernstein, Leonard | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
      All Works by BlitzsteinAll Works by Blitzstein | Blitzstein, Marc | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Bolcom, William | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
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      Foster, StephenFoster, Stephen | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
      All Works by GershwinAll Works by Gershwin | Gershwin, George | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
      All Works by GriffesAll Works by Griffes | Griffes, Charles T. | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
      All Works by MenottiAll Works by Menotti | Menotti, Gian Carlo | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
      All Works by PorterAll Works by Porter | Porter, Cole | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
      All Works by StravinskyAll Works by Stravinsky | Stravinsky, Igor | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
      All Works by ThomsonAll Works by Thomson | Thomson, Virgil | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
      All Works by WeillAll Works by Weill | Weill, Kurt | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
      Chamber MusicChamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
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      General ContemporaryGeneral Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
      Hadley, JerryHadley, Jerry | ( H ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
      Modern & 20th CenturyModern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
      EnglishEnglish | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
      PsalmsPsalms | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
      Classical MusicClassical Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music
      Opera & VocalOpera & Vocal | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music
      ASIN: B00000E6PJ
      Release Date: 1992-12-01
      Songs from the Shows
      Average customer rating: Not rated
        Songs from the Shows

        Manufacturer: Dutton Vocalion UK
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

        Duke, VernonDuke, Vernon | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
        All Works by GershwinAll Works by Gershwin | Gershwin, George | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
        All Works by PorterAll Works by Porter | Porter, Cole | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
        All Works by WeillAll Works by Weill | Weill, Kurt | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music
        CabaretCabaret | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Soundtracks | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music
        Vocal JazzVocal Jazz | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music
        Traditional & Vocal PopTraditional & Vocal Pop | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music
        Broadway & VocalistsBroadway & Vocalists | Imports | Stores | Music
        PopPop | Imports | Stores | Music
        ASIN: B00006RY8M
        Release Date: 2002-11-12

        Tracks:

        1. Pennies from Heaven
        2. But Where Are You? [Let's Face the Music]
        3. For Sentimental Reasons
        4. June Is Bustin' Out All Over [From Carousel]
        5. Careless Rhapsody [By Jupiter]
        6. Jupiter Forbid [By Jupiter]
        7. Nobody's Heart [From by Jupiter]
        8. Ev'rything I've Got [By Jupiter]
        9. Saga of Jenny, Pt. 1 [Lady in the Dark]
        10. Saga of Jenny, Pt. 2 [Lady in the Dark]
        11. This Is New [Lady in the Dark]
        12. Girl of the Moment [Lady in the Dark]
        13. My Ship [Lady in the Dark]
        14. One Life to Live [Lady in the Dark]
        15. Ace in the Hole [Let's Face It]
        16. I Said No [Sweater Girl]
        17. My Cousin in Milwaukee
        18. Someday I'll Find You [Private Lives]
        19. Dance Little Lady [This Year of Grace]
        20. Zigeuner [Bitter Sweet]
        21. I'll See You Again [From Bitter Sweet]
        22. Room With a View [This Year of Grace]
        23. I Cling to You [Ziegfeld Follies of 1933]
        24. What Is There to Say? [Ziegfeld Follies of 1933]
        A Salute to American Music
        Average customer rating: Not rated
          A Salute to American Music

          Manufacturer: RCA
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

          All Works by BarberAll Works by Barber | Barber, Samuel | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          All Works by BernsteinAll Works by Bernstein | Bernstein, Leonard | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Bolcom, William | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          All Works by CoplandAll Works by Copland | Copland, Aaron | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          Foster, StephenFoster, Stephen | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          All Works by GershwinAll Works by Gershwin | Gershwin, George | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          All Works by GriffesAll Works by Griffes | Griffes, Charles T. | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          All Works by MenottiAll Works by Menotti | Menotti, Gian Carlo | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          All Works by ThomsonAll Works by Thomson | Thomson, Virgil | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          All Works by WeillAll Works by Weill | Weill, Kurt | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          Chamber MusicChamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
          Vocal & SongVocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
          General ContemporaryGeneral Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
          Modern & 20th CenturyModern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
          EnglishEnglish | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
          PsalmsPsalms | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
          Classical MusicClassical Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music
          Opera & VocalOpera & Vocal | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music
          ASIN: B00000E6PK
          Release Date: 1992-12-01
          Cabaret Songs by Britten/Schönberg/Bolcom
          Average customer rating: Not rated
            Cabaret Songs by Britten/Schönberg/Bolcom

            Manufacturer: Music & Arts Program
            ProductGroup: Music
            Binding: Audio CD

            GeneralGeneral | Bolcom, William | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
            All Works by BrittenAll Works by Britten | Britten, Sir Benjamin | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
            All Works by SchoenbergAll Works by Schoenberg | Schoenberg, Arnold | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
            GeneralGeneral | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
            Chamber MusicChamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
            General ModernGeneral Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
            Vocal & SongVocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
            Hamelin, Marc-AndréHamelin, Marc-André | ( H ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
            GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
            GeneralGeneral | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
            Modern & 20th CenturyModern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
            ASIN: B000001OFH
            Release Date: 1993-11-01

            Tracks:

            1. Tell Me the Truth About Love
            2. Funeral Blues
            3. Johnny
            4. Calypso
            5. Galathea
            6. Gigerlette
            7. Der genugsame Liebhaber
            8. Einfaltiges Lied
            9. Mahnung
            10. Jedem das Seine
            11. Arie aus dem Spiegel von Arcadien
            12. Over the Piano
            13. Fur (Murray the furrier)
            14. He Tipped the Waiter
            15. Waitin
            16. Song of Black Max
            17. Amor
            18. Place to Live
            19. Toothbrush Time
            20. Surprise!
            21. The Actor
            22. Oh Close The Curtain
            23. George
            24. A Word On My Ear
            25. Lime Jello Marshmallow Cottage Cheese Surprise
            Live in Jerusalem
            Average customer rating: Not rated
              Live in Jerusalem
              The Mormon Tabernacle Choir
              Manufacturer: Intersound Records
              ProductGroup: Music
              Binding: Audio CD

              GeneralGeneral | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music
              GospelGospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music
              Live RecordingsLive Recordings | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music
              GeneralGeneral | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
              ASIN: B00000DUO0
              Release Date: 1995-05-30

              Tracks:

              1. Hatikvah
              2. Sing Unto God/ Choruses from Vespers (All-Night Vigil) Op. 37
              3. Glory to God in the Highest
              4. Praise the Name of the Lord/ Old American Songs
              5. Zion's Walls
              6. At the River
              7. Ching-A-Ring Chaw
              8. By the Waters of Babylon
              9. Come, Come, Ye Saints
              10. Last Words of David
              11. How Excellent Thy Name
              12. Now Shout
              13. Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho
              14. Sinnuh, Please Don't Let Dis Harves' Pass
              15. Cindy
              16. Jerusalem of Gold
              17. Battle Hymn of the Republic

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              6. Techno 2005 [Import]
              7. The Softest Touch
              8. The Sound of One Hand Clapping Version 2.5
              9. Tokyo Lounge V.4 [Import]
              10. Tokyo Nu-School of Jazz [Import]

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