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Title:Harmonies poétiques et réligieuses, S173
Composer:FranzLiszt (1811 - 1886)
Venue:Fisher Hall, Santa Rosa,California

Title:Ave Maria II in D flat, S504
Composer:Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886)
Venue:Fisher Hall, Santa Rosa,California

Title:Ave Maria IV in G, S545
Composer:Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886)
Venue:Fisher Hall, Santa Rosa,California

Title:Ave Maria (Die Glocken von Rom) in E, S182
Composer:Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886)
Venue:Fisher Hall, Santa Rosa,California

Title:Alleluja and Ave Maria (Arcadelt), S183
Composer:Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886)
Venue:Fisher Hall, Santa Rosa,California

Title:(6) Consolations, S172
Composer:Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886)
Venue:Fisher Hall, Santa Rosa,California

Title:Ungarns Gott, S543
Composer:Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886)
Venue:Fisher Hall, Santa Rosa,California


SKU: 5004640

Title:(3) Psalms, Op. 78
Composer:(JakobLudwig) Felix Mendelssohn (-Bartholdy) (1809 - 1847)

Title:(3) Motets, Op. 39
Composer:(Jakob Ludwig) Felix Mendelssohn (-Bartholdy) (1809 - 1847)

Title:(3) English Church Pieces, Op. 69
Composer:(Jakob Ludwig) Felix Mendelssohn (-Bartholdy) (1809 - 1847)


SKU: 2086520

Title:Sonata for Piano No. 21 in B flat, D960
Composer:Franz (Peter) Schubert (1797 - 1828)

Title:Sonata for Piano No. 3 in E, D459
Composer:Franz (Peter) Schubert (1797 - 1828)

Title:Sonata for Piano No. 19 in C minor, D958
Composer:Franz (Peter) Schubert (1797 - 1828)

Title:Sonata for Piano No. 20 in A, D959
Composer:Franz (Peter) Schubert (1797 - 1828)

Title:Sonata for Piano No. 18 in G, D894
Composer:Franz (Peter) Schubert (1797 - 1828)

Title:Sonata for Piano No. 17 in D, D850
Composer:Franz (Peter) Schubert (1797 - 1828)

Title:Sonata for Piano No. 16 in A minor, D845
Composer:Franz (Peter) Schubert (1797 - 1828)

Title:Sonata for Piano No. 15, 'Relique' in C, D840
Composer:Franz (Peter) Schubert (1797 - 1828)

Title:Sonata for Piano No. 14 in A minor, D784
Composer:Franz (Peter) Schubert (1797 - 1828)

Title:Sonata for Piano No. 13 in A, D664
Composer:Franz (Peter) Schubert (1797 - 1828)

Title:Sonata for Piano No. 12 in F minor, D625
Composer:Franz (Peter) Schubert (1797 - 1828)

Title:Sonata for Piano No. 9 in B, D575
Composer:Franz (Peter) Schubert (1797 - 1828)

Title:Sonata for Piano No. 7 in E flat, D568
Composer:Franz (Peter) Schubert (1797 - 1828)

Title:Sonata for Piano No. 5 in A flat, D557
Composer:Franz (Peter) Schubert (1797 - 1828)

Title:Sonata for Piano No. 6in E minor, D566
Composer:Franz (Peter) Schubert (1797 - 1828)

Title:Sonata for Piano No. 4 in A minor, D537
Composer:Franz (Peter) Schubert (1797 - 1828)

Title:Sonata for Piano No. 2 in C, D279
Composer:Franz (Peter) Schubert (1797 - 1828)

Title:Sonata for Piano No. 1 in E, D157
Composer:Franz (Peter) Schubert (1797 - 1828)


SKU: 1046141

Personnel includes: Van Morrison (vocals, 6- & 12-string acoustic guitars);Doug Messenger (6- & 12-string acoustic guitars); Ron Elliot, Ronnie Montrose (guitar, background vocals) John McFee (steel guitar); "Boots" Rolf Houston (saxophone, background vocals); Jack Schroer, Jules Broussard (saxophone); Pat O'Hara (trombone); Tom Salisbury (piano, organ); Mark Naftalin (piano, Moog synthesizer); Mark Jordan (piano); Bernie Krause (Moog synthesizer); Gary Mallaber (vibraphone, drums, percussion); Bill Church, Leroy Vinnegar (bass); Lee Charlton, Connie Kay (drums); Ellen Schroer, Rick Schlosser, Janet Planet, Mark Springer (background vocals).
Engineers include: Donn Landee, Bob Shumaker, Jim Gaines.
Recorded at Wally Heider Studio, Pacific High Studio, Columbia Studio, San Francisco, California.
All tracks have been digitally remastered.
One of Morrison's most enduring albums, P
SKU: 4127229

Lamb: Andy Barlow, Louise Rhodes.
Additional personnel: Steve Christian (guitar); The Cheinksaw Sisters (cello); Graham Massey (vibraphone); Paddy Steer, Dan Thorne (acoustic bass).
Louise Rhodes' acrobatic little-girl-lost voice and Lamb's sparse background atmospheres dare you to make the inevitable Portishead comparison. It's a mean and dirty trick, though. Scratch the surface and you'll find that Rhodes and instrumental maestro Andrew Barlow have little in common with Bristol's noir-chic contingent. LAMB carves out a strange space for the Manchester duo between the hectic breakbeat bluster of drum n' bass and the jazz-and-blues-inflected chamber folk of Joni Mitchell and John Martyn.
Lamb's points of reference are strange but wonderful. Rhodes' delivery combines the traits of a torch singer, an R&B siren, and an acoustic singer/songwriter into a ravishing and complex vocal identity. The very Mitchell-esque "Zero" shivers, bare and beatific, within a minimalist arrangement of cello and electronics. Bounding basslines wrap "God Bless" in the lithe contours of jazz. Vibes serve the same purpose on the frosty"Gold," while blazing trumpet insinuations graze "Closer" and "Merge." Postmodern Classical titan Henryk Gorecki is cited and name-checked in Lamb's staggeringly beautiful extrapolation of the composer's SYMPHONY, NO. 3, OP 36. "Lusty," "Closer," and "Cotton Wool" provide the hyperkinetic drum n' bass rudiments that Fila Brazillia's superlative remix of the latter (an unlisted bonus track) inflates a thousand-fold.
SKU: 5047409

Title:Concertofor Violin and Orchestra in D, Op. 77
Composer:Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897)


SKU: 2085409

Title:Symphony No. 24 in B flat, K182/K173dA
Composer:Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756- 1791)

Title:Symphony No. 26 in E flat, K184/K161a
Composer:Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)

Title:Symphony No. 27 in G, K199/K161b
Composer:Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)

Title:Symphony No. 30 in D, K202/K186b
Composer:Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)


SKU: 8001634

Title:Symphony No. 1 in D, D82
Composer:Franz (Peter) Schubert (1797 - 1828)

Title:Symphony No. 2 in B flat, D125
Composer:Franz (Peter) Schubert (1797 - 1828)

Title:Symphony No.3 in D, D200
Composer:Franz (Peter) Schubert (1797 - 1828)

Title:Symphony No. 4, 'Tragic' in C minor, D417
Composer:Franz (Peter) Schubert (1797 - 1828)

Title:Symphony No. 5 in B flat, D485
Composer:Franz (Peter) Schubert (1797 - 1828)

Title:Symphony No. 6 in C, D589
Composer:Franz (Peter) Schubert (1797 - 1828)

Title:Symphony No. 8, 'Unfinished' in B minor, D759
Composer:Franz (Peter) Schubert (1797 - 1828)

Title:Symphony No. 9, 'Great' in C, D944
Composer:Franz (Peter) Schubert (1797 - 1828)


SKU: 1064515

Personnel: Isaac Hayes (vocals, piano, electric piano, organ, vibraphone); Charles Pitts (guitar); Sidney Kirk (piano); Lester Snell (electric piano); Ronald Hudson (bass); Willie Hall (drums, tambourine); Gary Jones (bongos,congas); Hot Buttered Soul (background vocals); The Bar-Kays.
Originally released on Enterprise (2-5003). Includes liner notes by Chester Higgins.
Digitally remasterd by Kirk Felton (1989, Fantasy Studios).
SKU: 5047036

Full title: What I Learned About Ego, Opinion, Art & Commerce.
This is an Enhanced CD, which contains regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files.
Goo Goo Dolls: Johnny Rzeznik (vocals, guitar); Robbie Takac (vocals, bass); Mike Malinin (drums).
Producers: Armand John Petri, Rob Cavallo, Gavin MacKillop, Lou Giordano, Goo Goo Dolls.
Engineers include: Mike Sak, Allen Sides, A.J. Petri.
Its musical merits notwithstanding, this best-of compilation may just be the first of its kind in that the songs are arranged in reverse chronological order, beginning with the most recent (in this case "Bulletproof," from 1998's DIZZY UP THE GIRL). In any case, this aural document of the Doll's 15-year recording career (interesting historical perspective: that's twice as long as the Beatles) is an all but perfect snapshot of their ability to combine pop hooks, punk guitars, and blue-collar angst into one passionate, accessible package.
The collection itself is impeccably crafted. The song selection is just about ideal (although fans may bemoan the absence of "Long Way Down," from A BOY NAMED GOO). Nearly everything has been remixed (which means the older songs have more or less the same aural sheen as the more expensively produced recent material) and there's a particularly nice bonus in a way-overdue studio version of long-time concert favorite "Two Days inFebruary." If you're just discovering these guys, this is a great place to start.
SKU: 1073166

'Indigo' is yet another installemt in the career of one of Australia's most famous exports, Olivia Newton-John. A collection of cover versions by artists that have influenced and inspired her over theyears, the album contains songs by artists such as Karen Carpenter, Minnie Ripperton and Joan Baez, all covered in Newton-John's own inimitable style. Includes covers of Minnie Ripperton's 'Loving You', and Cilla Black's 'Alfie'.
SKU: 6587292

Principal cast includes: Victoria Clark, Gregg Edelman, Jason Graae, Alyson Reed, Lynne Wintersteller.
All songs written by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein.
A GRAND NIGHT FOR SINGING includes songs from such classic musicals as OKLAHOMA!, CAROUSEL, THESOUND OF MUSIC, SOUTH PACIFIC, FLOWER DRUM SONG and CINDERELLA.
SKU: 4125333

Title:Symphony No. 8 'Minnesota',Op. 40
Composer:Harald (Sigurd Johan) Saeverud (1897 - 1992)

Title:Concerto for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 7
Composer:Harald (Sigurd Johan) Saeverud (1897 - 1992)


SKU: 2072145

Producers: Don Davis, Al Jackson, Al Bell, TerryManning.
SKU: 1002631

This is a continuousin-the-mix CD compiled and mixed by Erick Morillo.
SKU: 1073851

This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files. Enhancements include political information, a trailer for the film UNPRECEDENTED and animated NOFX videos.
NOFX: Fatty (vocals, ebow, keyboards, bass); El Hefe (vocals, horns); Melvin (guitar, background vocals); Smelly (drums, percussion).
Additional personnel: Spike Slawson, Karina Denike (vocals); Joel Lova, Mattias Koski, Scarlett Costello, Conor (spoken vocals); Sascha Lazor (guitar); Jason Freese (saxophone); Dude from the Caddies (trombone); Ronnie King, The Mod (keyboards); Karina Denike (vibraphone).
Includes liner notes by Far Mike Smelly, Melvin El Hefe.
Obviously, NOFX are one of the standard-bearers of the West Coast skate-punk sound. Still, a band that sticks around as long as they have will eventually mature, no matter the genre, and THE WAR ON ERRORISM is where NOFX blossoms into adulthood. That's not to say they've lost their sense of humor, punk energy, or passion for embodying and detailing their milieu. It's just that they've expanded; you can hear it in the music, as a fuller, more pop-conscious production kicks in and everything from a horn section to a vibraphone makes an appearance. You can also hear it in the lyrics, which (in line with the Bush-bashing coverart) rise to the challenge of the post-9/11 world by adding a new degree of sociopolitical comment. Don't worry, skate kids, the band can still kick it.
SKU: 1083328

Title:Symphony No. 3 in D minor
Composer:Gustav Mahler (1860 - 1911)

Title:Rosamunde, Fürstin von Zypern, D797
Composer:Franz (Peter) Schubert(1797 - 1828)

Title:(6) Pieces, Op. 6
Composer:Anton (Friedrich Wilhelm von) Webern (1883 - 1945)


SKU: 1056711

Title:String Quartet No. 13 in Bflat, Op. 130
Composer:Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)
Ensemble:Prazák Quartet Choir

Title:Grosse Fuge in B flat, Op. 133
Composer:Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)
Ensemble:Prazák Quartet Choir


SKU: 2088257

FluxOf Pink Indians includes: Derek Birkett, Colin Latter.
SKU: 1043173

Personnel: Laurie Anderson (vocals, violin, keyboards, electronics, marimba, percussion); Perry Hoberman (flute, piccolo, saxophone, bottles); Richard Cohen (clarinet, bassoon, baritone saxophone); Peter Gordon (clarinet, tenor saxophone); Bill Obrecht, Chuck Fisher (alto & tenor saxophones); George Lewis (trombone); Roma Baran (accordion, keyboards, percussion); David Van Tieghem (marimba, drums, percussion).
Recorded at The Lobby, New York, New York; The Hit Factory, New York, New York; Skyline Studios, New York, New York; Sorcerer Sound, New York, New York.
With BIG SCIENCE, avant-garde sculptor Laurie Anderson made the big leap from fringe performance artist to commercial success. Originally creating music to embellish her artwork, Laurie soon moved on to creating the music for its own sake, providing a new sound comprised of electronics, voice enhancers, and humorous vignettes. Totally original for 1982, BIG SCIENCE stands up to the test of time, still sounding like an innovative mark of creativity.
From "This is your Captain speaking...," the opening lines of "From The Air," Laurie stands firmly in charge, piloting through an idiosyncratic and iconoclastic sonic experiment. The title track is an electronic dirge, exotic and technical--a futuristic ballad. "Sweaters" is a Middle Eastern kiss-off ("I no longer love the color of your sweaters..."), with the curious instrumentation of bagpipes, violin and drums. The unlikely hit "O Superman," with itsrepeated, hyperventilating "ah"s and spooky comical text, sets the tone--especially when Anderson asks to be held with "electronic arms." The acoustic, international grab-bag of "Example #22" provides one of the funnier lines on an album of countless, clever gems: "Honey you're my one and only/So pay me what you owe me." She also credits several paranormals for their work on the track.
BIG SCIENCE is a collection of mesmerizing songs featuring quirky, heady poetry and wonderfully peculiar instrumentation (particularly Anderson's violin, which has a tape-equiped bow that draws against a recording head built into its body). It is an album of distinctive electronic mood music that helped change the landscape of alternative pop music.
SKU: 5047432

Title:Little Nourlangie
Composer:Peter (Joshua) Sculthorpe (b 1929)
Conductor:Edo de Waart
Ensemble:Sydney Symphony Orchestra
Venue:Sydney Opera House Concert Hall

Title:Music for Japan
Composer:Peter (Joshua) Sculthorpe (b 1929)
Conductor:Edo de Waart
Ensemble:Sydney Symphony Orchestra
Venue:Sydney Opera House Concert Hall

Title:Concerto for Piano and Orchestra
Composer:Peter (Joshua) Sculthorpe (b 1929)
Conductor:Edo de Waart
Ensemble:Sydney SymphonyOrchestra
Venue:Sydney Opera House Concert Hall

Title:(The) Song of Tailitnama
Composer:Peter (Joshua) Sculthorpe (b 1929)
Conductor:Edo de Waart
Ensemble:Sydney Symphony Orchestra
Venue:Sydney Opera House Concert Hall


SKU: 2063276

Title:Vespro della Beata Vergine, 'Vespers'
Composer:Claudio (Giovanni Antonio) Monteverdi (1567 -1643)


SKU: 1032352

Title:Façade
Composer:William (Turner) Walton (1902 - 1983)

Title:Façade
Composer:William (Turner) Walton (1902 - 1983)

Title:Concerto for Violaand Orchestra in A minor
Composer:William (Turner) Walton (1902 - 1983)

Title:Belshazzar's Feast
Composer:William (Turner) Walton (1902 - 1983)


SKU: 2078388

Personnel: Bunny Wailer (vocals, percussion); Dwight Pickney, Earl "Chinna" Smith, D. Bryan, E. Ranglin, Eric "Bingy Bunny" Lamont (guitar); Tommy McCook, Bobby Ellis, Deadly Headly Bennett, Dean Fraser, Nambo Robinson (horns); Anthony "Steely" Johnson, Earl "Wia" Lindo, Keith Stirling, B. Kalphat, Gladstone Anderson (keyboards); Errol "Flabba" Carter, Robbie Shakespeare (bass); Lincoln "Style" Scott, Leroy "Horsemouth" Wallace, E. Carter (drums); "Sticky" Thompson (percussion).
Includes liner notes by Roger Steffens.
CRUCIAL! ROOTS CLASSICS won the 1995 Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album.
Bunny Wailer, born Neville Livingston, was the most overlooked member of the original Wailers, but while Bob Marley and Peter Tosh might have garnered more acclaim, it was Bunny's high, sweet voice that gave the trio's harmonies their power, and his thoughtful, understated songwriting often matched Marley and Tosh's best work. An unfailingly positive and uplifting songwriter (tracks like "Unity"and "Struggle" have the emotive power of the best gospel), Bunny Wailer is also a standout singer and a canny producer, able to give these tracks both the necessary bass throb of the best roots reggae and a fleet lightness of tone that makes plain reggae's essential links to American R&B. This aptly-titled compilation of solo recordings from perhaps the most productive and artistically satisfying period of Bunny's career, the late '70s and early '80s, is both a perfect introduction to the man's work and a standout collection of classic roots reggae.
SKU: 1017469

Title:Chantefleurs et Chantefables
Composer:Witold Lutoslawski (1913 - 1994)

Title:Preludes and Fugues
Composer:Witold Lutoslawski (1913 - 1994)

Title:(5) Songs
Composer:Witold Lutoslawski (1913- 1994)

Title:Chain 1
Composer:Witold Lutoslawski (1913 - 1994)


SKU: 1031980

Venom: Cronos (vocals, bass); Mantas (guitar); Abaddon(drums).
Producers: Keith Nichol, Venom, Steve Thompson, Mickey Sweeney.
Recorded at Impulse Studios, Newcastle, England in 1981. Includes liner notes by Malcolm Dome.
SKU: 1070247

Title:Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 5, 'Emperor' in E flat, Op. 73
Composer:Ludwig van Beethoven (1770- 1827)

Title:Grosse Fuge in B flat, Op. 133
Composer:Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)


SKU: 1087173

Personnel includes: Ooleya MintAmartichitt (vocals).
SKU: 1033520

Red Hot Chili Peppers: Anthony Keidis (vocals); Jack Sherman (guitar); Flea (bass); Cliff Martinez (drums).
Additional personnel: Keith Barry (viola); Kenny Flood (tenor saxophone); Patrick English (trumpet); Phil Ranelin (trombone); Cliff Brooks (timbales, congas); Gwen Dickey (background vocals).
Recorded at El Dorado, Los Angeles, California. Includes liner notes by Flea.
All tracks have been digitally remastered using 24 Bit Technology.
The Red Hot Chili Peppers' 1984 self-titled debut maynot have been as stellar as future releases would be (UPLIFT MOFO PARTY PLAN, MOTHER'S MILK, etc.), but the band's intoxicating punk-funk proved to be a breath of fresh air in an otherwise stagnant rock scene. Original members Hillel Slovak (guitar) and Jack Irons (drums) bowed out just prior to the recording of the debut (they'd return for the next release, 1985's FREAKY STYLEY), as fill-ins Jack Sherman and Cliff Martinez joined singer Anthony Kiedis and bassist Flea. The album-opening "True Men Don't Kill Coyotes" was the band's first video to appear on MTV, while "Get Up and Jump" has proven to be a perennial concert staple. Other highlights include "Green Heaven," "Out in L.A.," and "Police Helicopter."
SKU: 1080136

Personnel: Ryan Beatty (vocals, guitar); Jesse Sprinkle (vocals, drums); Sydney (vocals); Matt(piano); Brian Moore (keyboards); Joel (bass)
SKU: 1077398

Performers include: The Wailers, Lord Dent & The Invaders, Mad Plaids, Bob Hood, Little Jerry Williams, Paul & The Four-Most, Baby Sticks & Kingtones, Mando & The Chili Peppers,Rhythm Rockers, Teddy Tyle & The Jim-Dandies, Gino With Johnny Greek, The Bandidos.
Contains 30 tracks.
SKU: 4121015

Groop Dogdrill:Hug, Damo, Pete.
Recorded at Axis Studios, Washington, D.C.
SKU: 1002019

Full title: Dallas Alley Drag:Classic Piano: Blues, Rags And Stomps.
Performers include: Whistling Alex Moore, Bessie Tucker, Texas Billy Day, Billiken Johnson.
SKU: 1067144

This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files.
Bad Brains includes: Gary "Dr. Know" Miller (guitar, keyboards); Darryl Jenifer (meldocica, bass, programming); Earl Hudson (drums).
Additional personnel: Ray Chinna Shim (vocals, guitar); Paul Versesi (saxophone); Greg Glassman, Keene Carse (trumpet); DavidOliver, Rob Authur (keyboards); Larry McDonald (percussion); Peter Bittner.
SKU: 1078385

Title:Symphony No. 9, 'Choral' in D minor, Op. 125
Composer:Ludwig vanBeethoven (1770 - 1827)


SKU: 8001223

Title:Ivan the Terrible, Op. 116
Composer:Sergey (Sergeyevich) Prokofiev (1891 - 1953)

Title:Joshua
Composer:Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky (1839 - 1881)

Title:Pushkin's Garland
Composer:Gyorgy Sviridov (1915 - 1998)

Title:Pushkin's Garland
Composer:Gyorgy Sviridov (1915 - 1998)

Title:(12) Choruses, Op. 27
Composer:Sergey Ivanovich Taneyev (1856 - 1915)

Title:(12) Choruses, Op. 27
Composer:Sergey Ivanovich Taneyev (1856 - 1915)

Title:(12) Choruses, Op. 27
Composer:Sergey Ivanovich Taneyev (1856 - 1915)

Title:(12) Choruses, Op. 27
Composer:Sergey Ivanovich Taneyev (1856 - 1915)

Title:(12) Choruses, Op. 27
Composer:Sergey Ivanovich Taneyev(1856 - 1915)

Title:Concert In Memory Of Alexander Yurlov
Composer:Gyorgy Sviridov (1915 - 1998)

Title:From country to country (Von Land Zu Land), Op 10
Composer:Sergey Ivanovich Taneyev (1856 - 1915)

Title:(5) Choruses on words by Russians poets
Composer:Gyorgy Sviridov (1915 - 1998)

Title:(5) Choruses on words by Russians poets
Composer:Gyorgy Sviridov (1915 - 1998)


SKU: 2084231

Title:(The) Inchanted Forrest
Composer:Francesco (Xaverio) Geminiani (1687 - 1762)
Ensemble:Frankfurt La StagioneOrchestra


SKU: 2086981

Title:Keyboard Trio No. 2, 'Kegelstatt' in E flat, K498
Composer:Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)

Title:Quintet for Clarinet andStrings in A, K581
Composer:Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)


SKU: 1024046

Digitally remastered by Bill Inglot & Ken Perry (KDISC, Los Angeles, California).
In 1973, Barry Manilow's debut album presented the boy from Brooklyn as an unlikely pop hero. Emerging from the '70s showbiz shadows (he'd recently worked as Bette Midler's arranger/bandleader) Manilow was every inch the boy next door, with instant appeal to those uncomfortable in the more unkempt world of rock & roll but ready to move beyond Sinatra and Bobby Darin to the next face of American Popular Song. With his sophisticated, piano-based compositions and homey, intimate vocal style, Manilow merged the '70s singer-songwriter aesthetic with the aforementioned pop orientation, making romantic ballads like "Could It Be Magic" into the building blocks for a skyscrapersoon to be dubbed "Adult Contemporary."
SKU: 1072711

Title:Epithalame
Composer:Andre Jolivet (1905 - 1974)
Conductor:Harry Christophers
Ensemble:(The) Sixteen Choir

Title:(5) Rechants
Composer:Olivier Messiaen(1908 - 1992)
Conductor:Harry Christophers
Ensemble:(The) Sixteen Choir

Title:(Le) Cantique des Cantiques, 'Song of Songs'
Composer:(Jan Yves) Daniel-Lesur (b 1908)
Conductor:Harry Christophers
Ensemble:(The) Sixteen Choir


SKU: 2086351

Led Zeppelin: Robert Plant (vocals); Jimmy Page (electric, acoustic, slide, & pedal steel guitar, banjo, mandolin, background vocals); John Paul Jones (bass, organ, background vocals); John Bonham (drums, percussion).
All tracks have been digitally remastered.
LED ZEPPELIN III was something of a transitional recording for the band, marking an evolution from their early blues-based origins to the elaborately structured rock suites which would follow.
Page's love for country and cajun music, delta blues and traditional folk elements distinguishes "Gallows Pole" and underrated songs like "Tangerine," "That's The Way" and "Bron-Y-Aur Stomp" where Robert Plant's vocals begin to take on aheretofore unheard-of tenderness, while the rhythm work of Jones and Bonham reflects many non-rock elements, and Page makes telling use of acoustic string instruments like mandolin, banjo and 12-string guitar (anticipating 1971's triumphant "Stairway To Heaven").
Elsewhere, songs like "Friends" take on a darker, more experimental mood, in the manner of the late Beatles, even as the mysterious "Immigrant Song" finds the band mixing hard rock, dervish rhythms and James Brown in equal measure. And for fans of their first two recordings, there's "Since I've Been Loving You," a low, slow Chicago blues (in the manner of Fleetwood Mac's Peter Green) showcasing the good groove of Jones and Bonham, and Page's masterful lead work.
SKU: 1004742

Title:Suite in G minor, Z770
Composer:Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695)
Venue:Humbercrest United Church, Toronto

Title:(The) Tempest, Z631
Composer:Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695)
Venue:Humbercrest United Church, Toronto

Title:Chaconne for Strings in G minor, Z730
Composer:Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695)
Venue:Humbercrest United Church, Toronto

Title:If ever I more riches did desire, Z544
Composer:Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695)
Venue:Humbercrest United Church, Toronto

Title:(The)Indian Queen, Z630
Composer:Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695)
Venue:Humbercrest United Church, Toronto

Title:Sonata for Trumpet and Strings No. 2 in D, Z850
Composer:Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695)
Venue:Humbercrest United Church, Toronto


SKU: 1047744

Title:Fantasia & Fuga
Composer:Hilding (Constantin) Rosenberg (1892 - 1985)

Title:Symphonic Piece
Composer:Harald (Leonard) Fryklöf (1882 - 1919)

Title:Passacaglia
Composer:Harald (Leonard)Fryklöf (1882 - 1919)

Title:Prelude and Fugue in F sharp minor, Op. 52
Composer:Otto (Emanuel) Olsson (1879 - 1964)

Title:Requiem, Op 137
Composer:Gunno Södersten (1920 - 1998)


SKU: 2085789

Title:(4) Pièces pour la guitare, Op posth
Composer:Sir Lennox (Randall Francis) Berkeley (1903 -1989)

Title:Sonatina for Guitar, Op. 52/1
Composer:Sir Lennox (Randall Francis) Berkeley (1903 - 1989)

Title:Theme and Variations, Op. 77
Composer:Sir Lennox (Randall Francis) Berkeley (1903 - 1989)

Title:Worry Beads
Composer:Michael Berkeley (b 1948)

Title:Impromptu
Composer:Michael Berkeley (b 1948)

Title:Lament
Composer:Michael Berkeley (b 1948)

Title:Sonata in One Movement
Composer:Michael Berkeley (b 1948)


SKU: 2088793

Full performername: Lee Konitz/Don Friedman/Attila Zoller.
Personnel: Lee Konitz (alto saxophone); Don Friedman (piano); Attila Zoller (guitar).
Recorded live at Jazz Club Thalwill, Switzerland. Includes liner notes by Art Lange.
SKU: 1032495

Title:Sonatafor Keyboard No. 1 (Parthia) in G, HobXVI/8
Composer:(Franz) Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809)

Title:Sonata for Keyboard No. 2 (Parthia) in C, HobXVI/7
Composer:(Franz) Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809)

Title:Sonata for Keyboard No. 3 (Divertimento) in F, HobXVI/9
Composer:(Franz) Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809)

Title:Sonata for Keyboard No. 4 (Divertimento) in G, HobXVI/G.1
Composer:(Franz) Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809)

Title:Sonata for Keyboard No. 5 (Divertimento) in G, HobXVI/11
Composer:(Franz) Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809)

Title:Sonata for Keyboard No. 6 (Divertimento) in C, HobXVI/10
Composer:(Franz) Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809)

Title:Sonata for Keyboard No. 7 (Divertimento) in D, HobXVII/D.1
Composer:(Franz) Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809)

Title:Sonata for Keyboard No. 8 (Divertimento) in A, HobXVI/5
Composer:(Franz) Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809)

Title:Sonata for Keyboard No. 9 (Divertimento) in D, HobXVI/4
Composer:(Franz) Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809)

Title:Sonata for Keyboard No. 10 (Parthia) in C, HobXVI/1
Composer:(Franz) Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809)


SKU: 1055636

Title:(Der) Ring des Nibelungen: Part 3, 'Siegfried'
Composer:(Wilhelm) Richard Wagner(1813 - 1883)
Venue:Sofiensaal, Vienna


SKU: 5005247

Personnel: LowellFulson (vocals, guitar); Martin Fulson (guitar); Eldridge McCarty, Rufus J. Russell (piano); Arthur Robinson (bass): Asal Carson (drums).
Includes liner notes by Dave Penny.
SKU: 6514063

Title:(4) Partsongs, Op. 53
Composer:Sir Edward (William) Elgar (1857 - 1934)
Venue:St Alban the Martyr, London EC1

Title:(The) Prince of Sleep
Composer:Sir Edward (William) Elgar (1857 - 1934)
Venue:St Alban the Martyr, London EC1

Title:(5) Partsongs from the Greek Anthology, Op. 45
Composer:Sir Edward (William) Elgar (1857 - 1934)
Venue:St Alban the Martyr, London EC1

Title:(2) Choral Songs, Op. 71
Composer:Sir Edward (William) Elgar (1857 - 1934)
Venue:St Alban the Martyr, London EC1

Title:(2) Choral Songs, Op. 73
Composer:Sir Edward (William) Elgar (1857 - 1934)
Venue:St Alban the Martyr, London EC1

Title:(2) Choral Songs, Op. 73
Composer:Sir Edward (William) Elgar (1857 - 1934)
Venue:St Alban the Martyr, London EC1

Title:My love dwelt in a northern land, Op. 18/3
Composer:Sir Edward (William) Elgar (1857 - 1934)
Venue:St Alban the Martyr, London EC1

Title:Death on the hills, Op. 72
Composer:Sir Edward (William) Elgar (1857 - 1934)
Venue:St Alban the Martyr, London EC1

Title:Go, song of mine, Op. 57
Composer:Sir Edward (William) Elgar (1857 - 1934)
Venue:St Alban the Martyr, London EC1

Title:Weary Wind of the West
Composer:Sir Edward (William) Elgar (1857 - 1934)
Venue:St Alban the Martyr, London EC1

Title:Evening scene
Composer:Sir Edward (William) Elgar (1857 - 1934)
Venue:St Alban the Martyr, LondonEC1

Title:Zut! Zut! Zut!
Composer:Sir Edward (William) Elgar (1857 - 1934)
Venue:St Alban the Martyr, London EC1

Title:(A) Herald
Composer:Sir Edward (William) Elgar (1857 - 1934)
Venue:St Alban the Martyr, London EC1

Title:Reveille, Op. 54
Composer:Sir Edward (William) Elgar (1857 - 1934)
Venue:St Alban the Martyr, London EC1

Title:(The) Wanderer
Composer:Sir Edward (William) Elgar (1857 - 1934)
Venue:St Alban the Martyr, London EC1


SKU: 5076816

British Lions: John Fiddler, Morgan Fisher, Dale Griffin, Ray Majors, Overend Watts.
Recorded live in 1978. Includes liner notes by DaleGriffin.
Digitally remastered by Dale Griffin.
SKU: 1072652

Personnel: Pat Martino (guitar), Eddie Green (piano), Ben Tucker (bass, tambourine),Tyrone Brown (bass), Lenny McBrowne (drums).
Producers: Don Schlitten, J. Casas and C. Oswald.
Recorded in New York, January 8, 1968. Originally released on Prestige (7562). Includes original liner notes by Mark Gardner.
Digitally remastered by Phil De Lancie (1990, Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California).
SKU: 1007575

Prior to signing with Buddah and recording SAFE AS MILK, Captain Beefheart And His Magic Band had a two single deal with A&M Records in 1965. THE LEGENDARY A&M SESSIONS assembles those two 45s along with a fifth song, the previously unreleased "Here I Am, I Always Am." Clearly indebted to blues and R&B artists such as Howlin' Wolf and Johnny "Guitar" Watson, this southern California band was not alone in their explorations--contemporaries included Ry Cooder and Taj Mahal's Rising Sons and Lowell George's Factory. Beefheart was soon to furtherpersonalize his approach, but these first recordings are an important look at his beginnings. By strange confluence, the sessions were produced by David Gates, later to find fame in the soft-rock band Bread.
SKU: 3107820

Personnel: Paul Simon (vocals, guitar, percussion); Richard Tee (vocals, piano, tambourine); Patti Austin (vocals); Hugh McCracken (acoustic guitar, slide guitar); John Tropea (acoustic guitar); Eric Gale, Hiram Bullock, Jeff Mironov, Joe Beck (electric guitar); Jon Faddis (flugelhorn); Don Grolnick (synthesizer); Tony Levin (bass guitar, background vocals); Anthony Jackson (bass guitar); Steve Gadd (drums); Ralph MacDonald (percussion); Lani Groves (background vocals).
Recording information: A&R Studios; The Hit Factory, New York City.
The 1980 film ONE TRICK PONY starred and featured the music of Paul Simon, who portrayed a singer-songwriter of considerably less renown than himself. Full of heart, humor and realism, it's one of the best music-oriented dramas extant, and this soundtrack album is equallysubstantial. ONE TRICK PONY marked an important turning point in Simon's artistic development. Though his musical sophistication had grown, previous to this album his lyrical approach was still oriented towards the linear storytelling style he began with in the '60s. Here, Simon began to develop a more poetic, imagistic approach to lyric-writing.
While the salsa horn section of the hit "Late In The Evening" foreshadows Simon's later cultural experiments, it's tracks like "Jonah" and "Oh, Marion" that really tell of things to come. In the former, Simon plumbs the biblical metaphor, skillfully interspersing it with more autobiographical-sounding details. On the latter, he uses metaphysical, slightly surreal imagery to tell the story of a man at odds with his own emotions. Both tunes are representative of the great literary leap Simon's writing took with ONE TRICK PONY, an album full of inventively constructed lyrics matched with Simon's usual harmonic sophistication.
SKU: 6564904

Some ofthese songs were featured in the film "Blue Velvet" and the TV series "Twin Peaks".
SKU: 5047282

Title:(4) Cornish Dances, Op. 91
Composer:Sir Malcolm (Henry) Arnold (b 1921)
Venue:St Jude-on-the-Hill, Hampstead, London

Title:(4) Scottish Dances, Op. 59
Composer:Sir Malcolm (Henry) Arnold (b 1921)
Venue:St Jude-on-the-Hill, Hampstead, London

Title:(4) English Dances, Op. 27
Composer:Sir Malcolm (Henry) Arnold(b 1921)
Venue:St Jude-on-the-Hill, Hampstead, London

Title:(4) English Dances, Op. 33
Composer:Sir Malcolm (Henry) Arnold (b 1921)
Venue:St Jude-on-the-Hill, Hampstead, London

Title:(4) Irish Dances, Op. 126
Composer:Sir Malcolm (Henry) Arnold (b 1921)
Venue:St Jude-on-the-Hill, Hampstead, London

Title:Solitaire
Composer:Sir Malcolm (Henry) Arnold (b 1921)
Venue:St Jude-on-the-Hill, Hampstead, London


SKU: 8001989

Full title: Kenton Showcase: The Music Of Bill Russo AndBill Holman.
2 LP's on 1 CD: KENTON SHOWCASE: THE MUSIC OF BILL RUSSO/KENTON SHOWCASE: THE MUSIC OF BILL HOLMAN.
Personnel includes: Stan Kenton (piano); Davey Schildkraut, Charlie Mariano, Lee Konitz (alto saxophone); Bill Perkins, Mike Cicchetti, Bill Holman, Zoot Sims (tenor saxophone); Tony Ferina (baritone saxophone); Buddy Childers, Vic Minichiello, Sam Noto, Stu Williamson, Don Smith, Maynard Ferguson, Conte Candoli (trumpet); Bob Fitzpatrick, Frank Rosolino, Milt Gold, Joe Clavardone, Bill Russo (trombone); George Roberts (bass trombone); Bob Lesher, Sal Salvador (guitar); Don Bagley (bass); Stan Levey (drums); Candido Camero (congas).
Producer: Lee Gillette.
Reissue producer: Michael Cuscuna.
Recorded on January 28 and July 7, 1953 and from March 1-3, 1954. Includes liner notes by Michael Spark.
SKU: 1036042

Title:Symphony No. 7 inE minor
Composer:Gustav Mahler (1860 - 1911)


SKU: 1074698

Title:Requiem in D minor, K626
Composer:Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
Venue:KingswayHall, London WC2


SKU: 5011045

Title:Lamentationsfor Holy Saturday
Composer:Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525/6-1594)

Title:Stabat mater
Composer:Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525/6-1594)

Title:Benedictus pro Hebdomada sancta
Composer:Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525/6-1594)

Title:Sicut cervus desiderat
Composer:Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525/6-1594)


SKU: 8000031

Title:Variations on a theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10
Composer:(Edward) Benjamin (Lord Britten of Aldeburgh) Britten (1913 - 1976)

Title:Simple Symphony, Op. 4
Composer:(Edward) Benjamin (Lord Britten of Aldeburgh) Britten (1913 - 1976)

Title:Lachrymae, Op. 48a
Composer:(Edward) Benjamin (Lord Britten of Aldeburgh)Britten (1913 - 1976)

Title:Prelude and Fugue, Op. 29
Composer:(Edward) Benjamin (Lord Britten of Aldeburgh) Britten (1913 - 1976)

Title:(4) Sea Interludes, Op. 33a
Composer:(Edward) Benjamin (Lord Britten of Aldeburgh) Britten (1913 - 1976)

Title:Suite on English Folk Tunes, 'A time there was...', Op. 90
Composer:(Edward) Benjamin (Lord Britten of Aldeburgh) Britten (1913 - 1976)

Title:Gloriana, Op. 53a
Composer:(Edward) Benjamin (Lord Britten of Aldeburgh) Britten (1913 - 1976)

Title:(The) Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34
Composer:(Edward) Benjamin (Lord Britten of Aldeburgh) Britten (1913 - 1976)

Title:Serenade, Op. 31
Composer:(Edward) Benjamin (Lord Britten of Aldeburgh) Britten (1913 - 1976)

Title:(Les) Illuminations, Op. 18
Composer:(Edward) Benjamin (Lord Britten of Aldeburgh) Britten (1913 - 1976)

Title:Nocturne, Op. 60
Composer:(Edward) Benjamin (Lord Britten of Aldeburgh) Britten (1913 - 1976)


SKU: 5067354

Personnel: Gary Burton (vibraphone, marimba, xylophone); Russell Malone (guitar); Mulgrew Miller, Makoto Ozone, Danilo Perez (piano); Christian McBride, John Patitucci (bass); Horacio Hernandez, Lewis Nash (drums); Luis Quintero (percussion).
Recorded at Avatar Studio C, New York, New York on May 11, 23 & 24, 2000 and at Berklee Recording Studio, Boston, Massachusetts on June 3, 2000. Includes liner notes by Neil Tesser.
"Move" was nominated for the 2002 Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Solo.
It is only logical that Gary Burton, the modern master of the vibraphone, should pay tribute to the giants of his instrument in the past. With this set, Burton offers homage to Lionel Hampton (Hamp), Red Norvo, Milt Jackson (Bags), and Cal Tjader by performing and updating their greatest signature tunes. Burton has long been recognized as having culminated all the developments of these past masters into his own virtuoso style. Here he expertly displays these abilities on the very pieces that inspired him along the way.
The disc mainly alternates between sophisticated Latin grooves, as in the opening classic "Afro Blue," and traditional swing numbers like Hampton's great "Flying Home." Burton shows the uncanny ability to be both a technical wizard, employing a flurrying barrage of four-mallet technique, and to swing unrelentingly. Cuts like the oldfashioned "Back Home Again In Indiana" and Denzil Best's swinger "Move" exhibits these abilities to the fullest. In the end, the two most intriguing tracks are the ending tributes to Red Norvo, the ragtime "Hole in the Wall" and the impressionistic "Dance of the Octopus," which find Burton performing on xylophone and marimba, respectively.
SKU: 1056551

Title:Springtime
Composer:Eric Coates (1886 - 1957)
Venue:Abbey Road Studios, London NW8

Title:Vanity Fair
Composer:Anthony (Vincent Benedictus) Collins (1893 - 1963)
Venue:Abbey Road Studios, London NW8

Title:Punchinello
Composer:(Ernest) Frederic Curzon (1899 - 1973)
Venue:Abbey Road Studios, London NW8

Title:Little Serenade
Composer:Ernest Tomlinson (b 1924)
Venue:Abbey Road Studios, London NW8

Title:Miss Melanie
Composer:Ronald Binge (1910 - 1979)
Venue:Abbey Road Studios, London NW8

Title:Waltz for Strings
Composer:Alan Langford (b 1928)
Venue:Abbey Road Studios, London NW8

Title:Elizabethan Masque
Composer:Frederic Bayco (1913 - 1970)
Venue:Abbey Road Studios, London NW8

Title:Portuguese Party
Composer:Gilbert Vinter (1909 - 1969)
Venue:Abbey Road Studios, London NW8

Title:Siciliano
Composer:Harry Dexter (1910 - 1973)
Venue:Abbey Road Studios, London NW8

Title:Moods
Composer:Haydn Wood (1882 - 1959)
Venue:Abbey Road Studios, London NW8

Title:Elizabethan Serenade
Composer:Ronald Binge (1910 - 1979)
Venue:Abbey Road Studios, London NW8

Title:Paris
Composer:Haydn Wood (1882 - 1959)
Venue:Abbey Road Studios, London NW8

Title:Lullaby for Penelope
Composer:Leslie Osborne (1905 - 1990)
Venue:Abbey Road Studios, London NW8

Title:Portrait of a Flirt
Composer:Robert Farnon (b 1917)
Venue:Abbey Road Studios, London NW8

Title:Rouge et noir
Composer:Fred Hartley (1905 - 1980)
Venue:Abbey Road Studios, London NW8

Title:Little Suite
Composer:Trevor Duncan (b 1924)
Venue:Abbey Road Studios, London NW8

Title:(The) Boulevardier
Composer:(Ernest) Frederic Curzon (1899 - 1973)
Venue:Abbey Road Studios, London NW8

Title:(The) Watermill
Composer:Ronald Binge (1910- 1979)
Venue:Abbey Road Studios, London NW8

Title:Tabarinage
Composer:Robert Docker (1919 - 1992)
Venue:Abbey Road Studios, London NW8

Title:(The) Ring of Kerry
Composer:Peter Hope (b 1930)
Venue:Abbey Road Studios, London NW8

Title:Impression of a Princess
Composer:Eric Coates (1886 - 1957)
Venue:Abbey Road Studios, London NW8

Title:Wood Nymphs
Composer:Eric Coates (1886 - 1957)
Venue:Abbey Road Studios, London NW8

Title:(The) Dam Busters
Composer:Eric Coates (1886 - 1957)
Venue:Abbey Road Studios, London NW8


SKU: 5077146

Title:Capriccio sopra Re Fa Mi Sol
Composer:Giovanni de Macque (?1548-50 - 1614)

Title:Gagliarda prima
Composer:Giovanni de Macque (?1548-50 - 1614)

Title:Seconde stravaganze
Composer:Giovanni de Macque (?1548-50 - 1614)

Title:Gagliarda seconda
Composer:Giovanni de Macque (?1548-50 - 1614)

Title:Ricercar Decimo Tono
Composer:Giovanni de Macque (?1548-50 - 1614)

Title:Capriccietto
Composer:Giovanni de Macque (?1548-50 - 1614)

Title:Seconda breve Canzon
Composer:Scipione Stella (?1559-?1610/30)

Title:Toccata seconda
Composer:Giovanni Salvatore (?1610 - ?1675)

Title:Canzon Francese Terza
Composer:Giovanni Salvatore (?1610 - ?1675)

Title:Toccata perl'Elevazione
Composer:Gregorio Strozzi (c1615 - after 1687)

Title:Canzone francese
Composer:Giovanni Maria Trabaci (c1575 - 1647)

Title:Prima stravaganza
Composer:Giovanni de Macque (?1548-50 - 1614)

Title:Toccata Terza and Ricercar'sopra il Cimbalo Cromatico
Composer:Giovanni Maria Trabaci (c1575 - 1647)

Title:(2) Galliards a 5
Composer:Giovanni Maria Trabaci (c1575 - 1647)

Title:Consonanze stravaganti
Composer:Giovanni Maria Trabaci (c1575 - 1647)

Title:Gagliarda
Composer:Francesco Lambardi (c1587 - 1642)

Title:Toccata
Composer:Francesco Lambardi (c1587 - 1642)

Title:Gagliarda
Composer:Carlo (Prince of Venosa,Count of Conza) Gesualdo (c1561-1613)

Title:'Ancidetemi pur' Madrigale Arcadelt, passaggiato
Composer:Ascanio Mayone (c1565-1627)

Title:Toccata Quarta per il Cimbalo Cromatico
Composer:Ascanio Mayone (c1565-1627)

Title:Toccata a modo di trombetta
Composer:Giovanni de Macque (?1548-50 - 1614)

Title:Canzone Francese seconda
Composer:Giovanni Salvatore (?1610 - ?1675)


SKU: 5091674

Recorded in Bali in September 1966. Originally released as GAMELAN & MONKEY CHANT on Nonesuch (72028). Includesliner notes by David Lewiston.
This is part of Nonesuch's Explorer series.
SKU: 1081225

Title:Má vlast
Composer:Bedrich Smetana (1824 - 1884)
Venue:Philharmonie, Berlin

Title:(Les) Préludes, S97
Composer:Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886)
Venue:Philharmonie, Berlin

Title:Hungarian Rhapsodies, S359
Composer:Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886)
Venue:Philharmonie, Berlin

Title:Invitation to the Dance, 'Aufforderungzum Tanze', J260 (Op. 65)
Composer:Carl Maria (Friedrich Ernst) von Weber (1786 - 1826)
Venue:Philharmonie, Berlin

Title:Guillaume Tell
Composer:Gioachino (Antonio) Rossini (1792 - 1868)
Venue:Philharmonie, Berlin


SKU: 1024122

Ass Ponys: Bill Alletzhauser, Randy Cheek, Chuck Cleaver, Dave Morrison.
Additional personnel: Brad Jones, Alex Eaton (background vocals).
Recordedat Alex The Great Studios, Nashville, Tennesse.
SKU: 1035918

This is acontinuous in-the-mix CD compiled and mixed by Gilles Peterson.
SKU: 1077857

American Music Club: Mark Eitzel (vocals); Vudi, BruceKaphan, Daniel Pearson, Tim Mooney.
Recorded at Sunset Sound Factory, Hollywood, California on December 11, 1992.
AMC toiled in obscurity for years, the group's albums delighting only its cult following and discerning critics. When the band's press got too good to ignore, AMC was snapped up by the majors. AMC's Reprise debut, MERCURY, failed to set the charts afire, but it continued the band's artistic progression in spades. Uber-producer Mitchell Froom makes a significant impact on the sound. The looseness of the band's earlier albums is replaced by painstakingly constructed arrangements that are idiosyncratic enough to match the band's songs, but sophisticated enough to bring the band to a new sonic level.
Singer/lyricist Mark Eitzel, never known for his positive outlook, is possibly at his bleakest here, delivering song after song detailing his disappointment, disaffection, and low self-esteem. Fortunately, the masterfully arranged songs are musically varied enough to keep things from getting bogged down. "I've Been a Mess" is something of an AMC theme song, while even Eitzel's songwriting comes under suspicion as he lays his songs down in supplication at "Johnny Mathis' Feet," as the song billows with ironically grandiose keyboards and timpani. After an album full of exotic, angular guitar and keyboard sounds, MERCURY closes with a ragged, tentatively hopeful acoustic ballad "Will You Find Me?"
SKU: 1041439

Leonard Cohen's supremely literate songs will always have a rapt audience among rock and folk's illuminati. In certain circles, Cohen is regarded with the same awe as Bob Dylan, Townes Van Zandt, and a handful of other top '60s songwriters. However, the singer's dry, husky voice and his dirge-like, hypnotic vocal delivery have often confounded even the bravest listener.
I'M YOUR FAN--the title is a reference to Cohen's landmark I'M YOUR MAN release of 1988--recruits an interesting, even inspired array of some of rock and pop's most uncompromising talents, presenting Leonard Cohen songs as unabashed pop. REM performa gritty version of "First We Take Manhattan," while, Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds, a band clearly influenced by Cohen along the way, present an inspired version of "Tower of Song." Other standout selections include Lloyd Cole's beautiful take on "Chelsea Hotel," James' cover of "So Long Marianne," and Ian McCulloch's "Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye."
SKU: 1000857

Title:(12) Concerti Grossi, Op. 6
Composer:Arcangelo Corelli (1653 -1713)


SKU: 2083871

The Isley Brothers: Ronald "Mr. Biggs" Isley (vocals); Ernie Isley (guitar).
Additional personnel includes: Angela Winbush (vocals, keyboards, programming); Steve "Stone" Huff, Jimmy Jam, Terry Louis (various instruments); Raphael Saadiq (guitar, bass, background vocals); Donnie Lyle (guitar, bass); James "Big Jim" Wright (keyboards, background vocals); Kevin Wooten (keyboards); Martgol Beasley, Paulinho Da Costa (percussion); Jake & The Phatman, Abel Garibaldi, Ian Mereness, Alex Richbourg (programming); Jill Scott, The Johnson Sisters, Avant (background vocals).
Producers include: Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis, Raphael Saadiq, R. Kelly, Steve "Stone" Huff.
Engineers include: Glenn Standridge, Abel Garibaldi, Peter Mokran.
"Contagious" was nominated for the 2002 Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal.
Reduced to siblings Ronald and younger brother Ernie (Rudolph became a minister, O'Kelly passed on in 1986, and Marvin was beset by diabetes), the Isley Brothers' Dreamworks debut is still very much in the vein of past triumphs. Plenty of smooth grooves, songs dealing with the varying facets of romance, and at least one Isleyfied cover (this time out Chicago's "If You Leave Me Now" finds Ronald Isley transforming the MOR standard into a slow jam classic).
Resurrecting Mr. Biggs, the larger-than-life playa alter-ego that first surfaced on R. Kelly's 1995 hit "Down Low (Nobody Has To Know)," older sibling Ronald gets to coolly snarl his way through "Contagious," a tale of discovered infidelity featuring Kelly as the other guy. Other notables who pop up are Philly songstress Jill Scott (the simmering duet "Said Enough") and Angela Winbush (the silk-sheet anthem "Warm Summer Night"). Ernie Isley's guitar playing also plays a major role whether it's on the chugging jam "Move Your Body" or the smoldering "Ernie's Jam." Aided by the cream of contemporary R&B, The Isleys continue to prove their relevance after 40-plus years of forgingtrends.
SKU: 1064315

Title:(12) Concerti for Violin and Strings, '(Il) cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione', Op. 8
Composer:Antonio (Lucio) Vivaldi (1678 - 1741)
Ensemble:Naples Solisti delle Settimane Internazionali Choi

Title:(12) Concerti for Violin and Strings, '(Il) cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione', Op. 8
Composer:Antonio (Lucio) Vivaldi (1678 - 1741)
Ensemble:Naples Solisti delle Settimane Internazionali Choi

Title:(12) Concerti for Violin and Strings, '(Il) cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione', Op. 8
Composer:Antonio (Lucio) Vivaldi (1678 - 1741)
Ensemble:Naples Solisti delle Settimane Internazionali Choi

Title:(12) Concerti for Violin and Strings, '(Il) cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione', Op. 8
Composer:Antonio (Lucio) Vivaldi (1678 - 1741)
Ensemble:Naples Solis