Colors, We Got Colors

Here are two releases reflecting the great eclectic strength of our wonderful nation!

Great American Composers:

01. Aaron Copland - Street in a Frontier Town (1:25)

02. Aaron Copland - Mexican Dance (2:17)

03. Aaron Copland - Gun Battle (2:24)

04. Aaron Copland - Celebration Dance After Billy's Capture (2:05)

05. Aaron Copland - The Open Prairie (1:38)

06. Charles Tomlinson Griffes - The White Peacock (5:51)

07. Morton Gould - Tropical (3:15)

08. Howard Hanson - 01 - Symphony No 2, "Romantic" (14:15)

09. Howard Hanson - 02 - Symphony No 2, "Romantic" (7:05)

10. Howard Hanson - 03 - Symphony No 2, "Romantic" (7:36)

11. Charles Tomlinson Griffes - The Pleasure-Dome of Kubla Khan (11:02)

12. Aaron Copland - Hoe-Down (3:11)

Many of these selections are played at a more rapid clip than you might expect.  But there's indeed a passel of greatness in these here sound waves!

An American Mosaic:

01. Powell - Pretty Sally (2:36)

02. Powell - At the Foot of Yonders Mountain (3:01)

03. Hovahness - Sonata #3 - Prelude (1:11)

04. Hovahness - Sonata #3 - Cantando (3:02)

05. Hovahness - Sonata #3 - Dance (1:26)

06. Hovahness - Sonata #3 - Lullaby (1:50)

07. Hovahness - Sonata #3 - Andante Dolce (0:55)

08. Campbell - Nocturne, Op. 27/2 (10:41)

09. Stringfield - Pastorale Scene (3:59)

10. Stringfield - Chipmunks (3:21)

11. MacDowell - To a Wild Rose (1:49)

12. Kreuzer - Crushed Violets (3:14)

13. Broeders - Milonga (2:15)

14. Broeders - Romanza (2:42)

15. Tillery - Simple Things (3:30)

16. Maganini - Caprice Terpsichore (3:57)

17. Stern - Mosaico (3:36)

18. Spelman - Rondo (8:48)

19. Stringfield - Indian Serenade (3:32)

In this 2001 release, some of this classical music is less melodic than the top album.  But both releases are just a smidgen of the breadth of intriguing, lush, stark, or spare american music.

See you on Monday!

  

Wish I Could Perform Like That

Prepare to be amazed!

The Performing Piano (55:20)

01 - Minuet in G - Paderewski - performed by  Ignace Paderewski  (3:50)

02 - The Beautiful Blue Danube - Strauss   (arr Schulz-Evler) - performed by  Josef Lhévinne  (8:41)

03 - La Campanella (The Bells) - Paganini   (arr Liszt) -performed by  Josef Lhévinne  (5:08)

04 - Scherzo, Op 39, No 3 - Chopin -performed by  Sergei Rachmaninoff  (10:03)

05 - Invitation to the Dance - von Weber -performed by  Artur Schnabel  (7:25)

06 - Hungarian Rhapsody 2 - Liszt -performed by  Alfred Cortot  (7:58)

07 - Mazeppa - Liszt - performed by  Erwin Nyiregyházi  (8:04)

08 - Prelude in C Sharp Minor - Rachmaninoff - performed by  Sergei Rachmaninoff  (4:12)

 The Performing Piano II (70:14)

01 - Moonlight Sonata 1 - Beethoven - Lhévinne (6:35)
02 - Moonlight Sonata 2 - Beethoven - Lhévinne (1:58)
03 - Moonlight Sonata 3 - Beethoven - Lhévinne (5:24)
04 - Valse Caprice in Eb - Rubinstein - Rosenthal (5:41)
05 - Gypsy Rondo - Brahms - von Dohnányi (6:15)
06 - Valse Leute - Delibes - von Dohnányi (5:18)
07 - Spinning Song - Mendelssohn - Rachmaninoff (1:57)
08 - Were I a Bird - von Henselt - Rachmaninoff (1:58)
09 - Troika - Tchaikovsky - Rachmaninoff (3:45)
10 - Barcarolle #2 - Rubinstein - Rachmaninoff (4:54)
11 - Etude #6 - Rachmaninoff - Rachmaninoff (3:04)
12 - Concerto in A Minor 1 - Grieg - Volavy (10:59)
13 - Concerto in A Minor 2 - Grieg - Volavy (5:19)
14 - Concerto in A Minor 3 - Grieg - Volavy (7:07)

These early piano rolls provide astounding musical realities from long ago. See you Monday!

  

No Phlegm-ish Jokes, Just Fine Music

RE-POST FROM 2016:

This 1962 LP will be fun for you, if you're a fan of music made while our musical rules were still forming.  By turns labyrinthine and straightforward, lilting and harsh, it comes and passes, wishing only a few moments of your time.

Tielman Susato: Suite of Dances

1.  I. Basse danse "La mourisque"

     II. Branle and "Fagot"

2.  III. Two Rondes

     IV. Basse danse and Reprise

     V. Allemaingne and Recoupe

3.  VI. Pavane "Mille regretz"

     VII. Pavane "La bataille"

4.  Lodovico Viadana:  Canzon "La Padovana" (a 8)

5.  Andrea Gabrieli:  Ricercar del Duodecimo Tuono (a 4)

6.  Giovanni Battista Grillo:  Canzon (a 4)

7.  Giovanni Gabrieli:  Canzon terza (a 4)

8.  Florentio Maschera:  Canzon "La Fontana" (a 4)

9.  Giovanni Gabrieli:  Canzon quarta (a 4)

10.  Canzon Septimi Toni (a 8)

Renaissance Festival Music - Flemish Dances and Venetian Music

We are taking off Thursday due to working on Soonercon.  You should come to Oklahoma and join us!

  

The First Walpurgis Night!

Here's a great bit of musical magic from Mendelssohn.

Die Erste Walpurgisnacht 

01. Overture (8:44)

02. May Is in Full Bloom (3:57)

03. Could You Be So Rash, So Daring? (1:56)

04. Whoever Fears to Sacrifice (1:37)

05. Divide Your Forces, Gallant Men (1:40)

06. Stupid Christians and Priest (0:28)

07. Come with Prongs and Pitchforks (5:57)

08. It's Come So Far That Now by Night (2:47)

09. Help, O Help Me, Comrade (1:02)

10. The Flame Is Purified by Smoke (2:08)

A Midsummer's Night Dream 

11. Overture (12:25)

12. Scherzo (5:01)

13. Fairies’ March (1:24)

14. Spotted Snakes (4:10)

15. Intermezzo (3:31)

16. Nocturne (5:33)

17. Wedding March (4:43)

18. Fanfare (0:28)

19. Funeral March (1:19)

20. Dance of the Clowns (1:45)

21. Finale, In the Fire (4:49)

You can look up the text for Die Erste Walpurgisnacht.  It's a very sarcastic presentation of credulous so-called Christians encountering some gentle nature worshippers and deciding that these weirdos are embodiments of Satan himself!

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I hope you are more tolerant of other peoples' religious beliefs.  See you on Monday for the beginning of a MAXI MUSICAL MONTH OF MAY!

  

Romance Times Two!

That is, we got two discs of music here.

Rodrigo & Latin Romances, disc 1 (61:40)

01. Rodrigo: Concierto De Aranjuez - 1. Allegro Con Spirito (6:04)

02. Rodrigo: Concierto De Aranjuez - 2. Adagio (11:40)

03. Rodrigo: Concierto De Aranjuez - 3. Allegro Gentile (5:41)

04. Rodrigo: Fantasía Para Un Gentilhombre - 1. Villano Y Ricercare (5:02)

05. Rodrigo: Fantasía Para Un Gentilhombre - 2. Españoleta Y Fanfare De La Caballeria De Nápoles (5:24)

06. Rodrigo: Fantasía Para Un Gentilhombre - 3. Fanfare De La Caballería De Nápoles (5:14)

07. Rodrigo: Fantasía Para Un Gentilhombre - 4. Danza De Las Hachas (2:02)

08. Rodrigo: Fantasía Para Un Gentilhombre - 5. Canario (5:03)

09. Schwantner: From Afar...A Fantasy For Guitar & Orchestra (15:31)

Rodrigo & Latin Romances, disc 2 (60:04)

01. Sainz De La Maza (R): Zapateado (2:20)

02. Rodrigo: Invocation Et Danse, Hommage  Manuel De Falla (7:08)

03. Barrios Mangoré: La Catedral - 1. Andante Religioso (2:00)

04. Barrios Mangoré: La Catedral - 2. Allegro Solemne (3:28)

05. Diaz/Abreu (P): Quejas (Lament) (2:49)

06. Jobim: Estrada Do Sol (Road to the Sun) (2:36)

07. Tárrega: Capricho Arabe (5:21)

08. Brouwer: El Decamerón Negro - 1. La Arpa De Guerrero (3:51)

09. Brouwer: El Decamerón Negro - 2. La Huída De Los Amantes Por El Valle De Los Ecos (4:03)

10. Brouwer: El Decamerón Negro - 3. Balada De La Doncella Enamorada (5:18)

11. Villa-Lobos/Barbosa-Lima: Sentimental Melody from "Forests of the Amazon" (4:06)

12. Villa-Lobos: 12 Etudes - Etude #8 (3:17)

13. Segovia/Albéniz: Mallorca, Op. 202 (7:10)

14. Segovia/Albéniz: Asturias (6:34)

Yes, before you ask, the paper parts of the packaging went swimming somewhere.  But all was dry when I bought it.  And the music is alive, I tell you, ALIVE!

It’s a 2005 release.  This issue is a combination of two separately released discs, all of it comprising fine performances of nifty music.  Disc 1 contains works for guitar plus orchestra, Discs 2 is works for solo guitar.  I like Disc 1 better, what’s your preference?

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Der Nordenstrauss, Jah!

Dat's who dis guy is, dey say.

01. Velocipedes Galop (2:03)

02. Memories from Vienna (9:00)

03. Indian War Dance (2:46)

04. Britta Polka (2:18)

05. King Christian IX March of Honor (3:22)

06. Welcome Polka (1:48)

07. Pagasus Galop (2:33)

08. Sophie Valse (7:11)

09. Nordic Brotherhood (2:45)

10. Cecilie Valse (7:55)

11. Victoria Quadrille (6:40)

12. Les Zouaves Galop (2:03)

13. Dancing Tune from Kroll - Valse (8:00)

14. Summernight at Mons Cliff (4:01)

15. Manoeuvre Galop (2:01)

16. King George I March of Honor (3:05)

17. Cannon Galop (2:13)

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QUICK!  Tell me WHICH “Strauss” he is!  A bouncing, frivolous bunch of music, to be sure, is this 1993 release.

See you Thursday, if Blogger allows.

  

Insert "A Lot of Bull" Joke Here

Here we have a 2005 CD that's lotsa fun. I'm a sucker for olde tyme stuff like this.

01. Praeludium in A (0:41)

02. Walsingham in A (15:18)

03. Christe Redemptor in A (4:10)

04. Praeludium in C (1:22)

05. My Juell in C (1:59)

06. Pavana of My L(Ord) Lumley (6:10)

07. & Galliarda to My L(Ord) Lumley's (1:51)

08. In Nomine in D (1:48)

09. Praeludium In G (2:10)

10. St. Thomas Wake in C (3:03)

11. My Griefe in G (1:29)

12. The Duke of Brunswicks Alman in A (1:56)

13. Fantasia in D (4:24)

14. Dr. Bulles Pavin Chromatik (6:19)

15. & Galliard in D / En Ré (2:48)

16. (Fantasia on) Ut, Re, Mi, Fa, Sol, La In G (5:09)

17. A Gigge. Doctor Bulls My Selfe in G (0:51)

18. The Duchesse of Brunswicks Toye in A (0:45)

19. Fantasia Op De Fuge Van M(Agister) Jan Pieterss(On Sweelinck) (15. Decemb. 1621) in A (3:37)

20. God Save the Kinge in C (5:12)

21. Een Kindeken Is Ons Geboren (4:13)

22. In Nomine (5:35)

This is a thundering good time!   And when we switch from organ to clavichord or harpsichord or what-have-you, I’m equally amused by the good humor and invention.

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Very Inventive

Mr Martin Galling was my first exposure to Bach's Two and Three Part Inventions, via this 1964 album, bought (like many) at the OCU bookstore in the mid-1970s.  Above is the LP front.

01. 2 Part Inventions, BWV 772-786: Invention No. 1 in C Major, BWV 772 (1:26)

02. 2 Part Inventions, BWV 772-786: Invention No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 773 (1:45)

03. 2 Part Inventions, BWV 772-786: Invention No. 3 in D Major, BWV 774 (1:20)

04. 2Part Inventions, BWV 772-786: Invention No. 4 in D Minor, BWV 775 (0:56)

05. 2 Part Inventions, BWV 772-786: Invention No. 5 in E-Flat Major, BWV 776 (2:04)

06. 2 Part Inventions, BWV 772-786: Invention No. 6 in E Major, BWV 777 (3:47)

07. 2 Part Inventions, BWV 772-786: Invention No. 7 in E Minor, BWV 778 (1:29)

08. 2 Part Inventions, BWV 772-786: Invention No. 8 in F Major, BWV 779 (0:53)

09. 2 Part Inventions, BWV 772-786: Invention No. 9 in F Minor, BWV 780 (2:05)

10. 2 Part Inventions, BWV 772-786: Invention No. 10 in G Major, BWV 781 (0:58)

11. 2 Part Inventions, BWV 772-786: Invention No. 11 in G Minor, BWV 782 (1:39)

12. 2 Part Inventions, BWV 772-786: Invention No. 12 in A Major, BWV 783 (1:15)

13. 2 Part Inventions, BWV 772-786: Invention No. 13 in A Minor, BWV 784 (1:33)

14. 2 Part Inventions, BWV 772-786: Invention No. 14 in B-Flat Major, BWV 785 (1:27)

15. 2 Part Inventions, BWV 772-786: Invention No. 15 in B Minor, BWV 786 (1:01)

16. 3 Part Inventions (Sinfonias), BWV 787-801: Sinfonia No. 1 in C Major, BWV 787 (1:17)

17. 3 Part Inventions (Sinfonias), BWV 787-801: Sinfonia No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 788 (1:32)

18. 3 Part Inventions (Sinfonias), BWV 787-801: Sinfonia No. 3 in D Major, BWV 789 (1:34)

19. 3 Part Inventions (Sinfonias), BWV 787-801: Sinfonia No. 4 in D Minor, BWV 790 (1:41)

20. 3 Part Inventions (Sinfonias), BWV 787-801: Sinfonia No. 5 in E-Flat Major, BWV 791 (2:19)

21. 3 Part Inventions (Sinfonias), BWV 787-801: Sinfonia No. 6 in E Major, BWV 792 (1:31)

22. 3 Part Inventions (Sinfonias), BWV 787-801: Sinfonia No. 7 in E Minor, BWV 793 (2:18)

23. 3 Part Inventions (Sinfonias), BWV 787-801: Sinfonia No. 8 in F Major, BWV 794 (1:13)

24. 3 Part Inventions (Sinfonias), BWV 787-801: Sinfonia No. 9 in F Minor, BWV 795 (3:09)

25. 3 Part Inventions (Sinfonias), BWV 787-801: Sinfonia No. 10 in G Major, BWV 796 (1:13)

26. 3 Part Inventions (Sinfonias), BWV 787-801: Sinfonia No. 11 in G Minor, BWV 797 (1:27)

27. 3 Part Inventions (Sinfonias), BWV 787-801: Sinfonia No. 12 in A Major, BWV 798 (1:25)

28. 3 Part Inventions (Sinfonias), BWV 787-801: Sinfonia No. 13 in A Minor, BWV 799 (1:34)

29. 3 Part Inventions (Sinfonias), BWV 787-801: Sinfonia No. 14 in B-Flat Major, BWV 800 (1:38)

30. 3 Part Inventions (Sinfonias), BWV 787-801: Sinfonia No. 15 in B Minor, BWV 801 (1:25)

After buying the LP fifty years ago, I was thrilled to come across this digital release of THE SAME RECORDING!

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See you on Monday with a special Valentine's treat!

  

Come Back to the Table

Here's the second tape of a three-cassette package from good ole Musical Heritage Society.

Tape 1 here.  

Here's what's in this batch:

Georg Philipp Telemann - Musique de Table tape 2 (47:02)

Overture in D Minor for Oboe, Trumpet,

String Orchestra, and Continuo:

01. Lentement-Vite-Lentement (6:30)

02. Premiere Air (6:26)

03. Deuxième Air (3:03)

04. Troisème Air (5:56)

05. Quatrième Air (4:03)

Concerto in F Major for Three Violins,

String Orchestra, and Coninuo:

06. Allegro (5:37)

07. Largo (5:06)

08. Vivace (3:20)

Conclusion in D Minor for Oboe, Trumpet,  

String Orchestra, and Continuo:

09. Allegro-Largo-Allegro (7:00)

You just can't go wrong with this stuff, whether at the table or on the go!

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Lalo Yourself to Sleep

Pardon the pun, this 1988 release might lull you or stir you.  Enjoy the long filenames!

Lalo: Symphonie espagnole, Cello Concerto (134) (59:01)

01. Ida Haendel; Karel Ancerl: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra - Lalo: Symphonie espagnole for violin & orchestra, Op.21 - 1st Movt. (7:47)

02. Ida Haendel; Karel Ancerl: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra - Lalo: Symphonie espagnole for violin & orchestra, Op.21 - 2nd Movt. (4:27)

03. Ida Haendel; Karel Ancerl: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra - Lalo: Symphonie espagnole for violin & orchestra, Op.21 - 3rd Movt. (6:36)

04. Ida Haendel; Karel Ancerl: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra - Lalo: Symphonie espagnole for violin & orchestra, Op.21 - 4th Movt. (6:38)

05. Ida Haendel; Karel Ancerl: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra - Lalo: Symphonie espagnole for violin & orchestra, Op.21 - 5th Movt. (7:22)

06. Stanislav Apolín, Vladimír Válek, Prague Symphony Orchestra - Lalo: Cello Concerto in D minor - 1st Movt. (12:41)

07. Stanislav Apolín, Vladimír Válek, Prague Symphony Orchestra - Lalo: Cello Concerto in D minor - 2nd Movt. (6:04)

08. Stanislav Apolín, Vladimír Válek, Prague Symphony Orchestra - Lalo: Cello Concerto in D minor - 3rd Movt. (7:25)

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For the Twelfth!

Since we don't have eighteen months in the year, we're never gonna have a 18/12. So here we are on 1/12.

01. 1812 Overture, Op. 49 (15:39)

02. Symphony #5 In E Minor, Op. 64 - 1. Andante, Allegro Con Anima (15:29)

03. Symphony #5 In E Minor, Op. 64 - 2. Andante Cantabile, Con Alcuna Licenza (13:12)

04. Symphony #5 In E Minor, Op. 64 - 3. Valse: Allegro Moderato (6:01)

05. Symphony #5 In E Minor, Op. 64 - 4. Finale: Andante maestoso (11:25)

It's an interesting import, “made in Belgium.”  I immediately noticed that the banner across the bottom does not spell “minutes” correctly.  I would have wished for more flourishes in the “1812,” but it’s an OK performance of some good music.

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It's Fantastique!

Thanks to a table of marked down and cut out records in the OCU bookstore in the mid-Seventies, I got a great introduction to all kinds of music.

And this wonderful concoction is one of them!

Recently I was able to buy the same performance on CD.

01. Rêveries, Passions (14:48)

02. Un Bal (6:27)

03. Scène Aux Champs (19:05)

04. Marche Au Supplice (4:50)

05. Songe D'une Nuit Du Sabbat (10:22)

As you can see from the LP labels (included in the file), movement 3 was cut in two for the album.  The place they selected is OK for an artificial break.  It’s PRECISELY AT 7:22 IN TRACK 3.

Have fun making your own translation of the CD inserts!

There are more thunderous or sinuous performances, but this one was my introduction to this MAD work!

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See you on Monday, when we'll commence this year's SPOCKY CHRISTMAS!  Until Then, stay thankful!

  

Not Frankenstein

It's RUBIN-stein!

Or, in other words, the good ole Musical Heritage Society to the rescue again!

DISC ONE:

01. Polonaise in C-sharp minor, Op. 26 No. 1 (7:46)

02. Polonaise in E-flat minor, Op. 26 No. 2 (7:16)

03. Polonaise in A major, Op. 40 No. 1 "Military" (4:11)

04. Polonaise in C minor, Op. 40 No. 2 (8:42)

05. Polonaise in F-sharp minor, Op. 44 (11:17)

06. Polonaise in A-flat major, Op. 53 "Heroic" (7:12)

07. Polonaise-Fantaisie in A-flat major, Op. 61 (12:58)

DISC TWO:

01. Piano Sonata #2 In B Flat Minor, Op. 35, B 128, "Funeral March" - 1. Grave, Doppio Movimento (5:42)

02. Piano Sonata #2 In B Flat Minor, Op. 35, B 128, "Funeral March" - 2. Scherzo (6:41)

03. Piano Sonata #2 In B Flat Minor, Op. 35, B 128, "Funeral March" - 3. Marche Funèbre (8:59)

04. Piano Sonata #2 In B Flat Minor, Op. 35, B 128, "Funeral March" - 4. Finale: Presto (1:34)

05. Fantasie In F Minor, Op. 49, B 137 (12:05)

06. Piano Sonata #3 In B Minor, Op. 58, B 155 - 1. Allegro (9:00)

07. Piano Sonata #3 In B Minor, Op. 58, B 155 - 2. Scherzo (2:37)

08. Piano Sonata #3 In B Minor, Op. 58, B 155 - 3. Largo (9:08)

09. Piano Sonata #3 In B Minor, Op. 58, B 155 - 4. Finale: Presto Ma Non Tanto (5:06)

It's all in one big file.

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Mr Sho-PAHHHHN would be proud.  See you Monday!

  

Givin' Ya the Works Baby!

Well, some of them.

It's a 1988 release.

01. Georg Philipp Telemann - Overture in D Major: Lentement. Vite. Lentement (6:56)

02. Georg Philipp Telemann - Overture in D Major:Air (Tempo guisto) (6:11)

03. Georg Philipp Telemann - Overture in D Major:Air (Vivace) (2:40)

04. Georg Philipp Telemann - Overture in D Major:Air (Presto) (5:39)

05. Georg Philipp Telemann - Overture in D Major:Air (Allegro) (3:42)

06. Giuseppe Torelli - Concerto I in D Major for Trumpet: Allegro, Adagio, Presto. Adagio. Allegro (7:17)

07. Torelli, Giuseppe - Concerto II in D Major for Trumpet: Allegro. Adagio. Allegro. (2:52)

08. Torelli, Giuseppe - Concerto II in D Major for Trumpet:Grave. Allegro. Adagio (2:23)

09. Torelli, Giuseppe - Concerto II in D Major for Trumpet:Allegro (1:50)

10. Georg Philipp Telemann - Conclusion in D Major fr. Tafelmusik: Allegro.  Adagio.  Allegro (6:30)

The first track of the Overture in D, is so majestic that it would fit right in with Handel’s Music for Fireworks at a majestic function.

Lotsa fun and not just all trumpetizing!

PS isn’t it cute that most of the accents above the last name of Maurice André appear to hand-drawn?!?

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A Night with Elizabeth

Here's a 1985 cassette of a 1963 LP.

01 - Monsiers Almaine - William Byrd (2:15)

02 - Pavin - William Byrd   (2:50)

03 - My Lord of Oxenfords Maske - William Byrd   (0:54)

04 - The Flatt Pavin - John Johnson   (2:15)

05 - The Batchelars Delight - Richard Allison   (3:25)

06 - Kemp Jig - Anonymous   (1:08)

07 - Phillips Pavin - Peter Phillips   (3:37)

08 - O Mistresse Mine - Thomas Morley   (2:54)

09 - Fantasie La Rondinella - Thomas Morley   (1:30)

10 - Joyne Hands - Thomas Morley   (1:21)

11 - Lachrimae Pavin - John Dowland   (5:54)

12 - Fantasie - John Dowland   (3:57)

13 - De la Tromba Pavin - Richard Allison   (2:53)

14 - It Fell on a Summers Day - Thomas Campian   (2:31)

15 - Dowlands Adew - John Dowland   (3:09)

16 - The Frog Galliard - Thomas Morley   (1:34)

17 - La Rosignoll - William Byrd   (1:47)

18 - Tarletons Resurrection - John Dowland   (1:42)

19 - Galliard Can She Excuse - John Dowland   (1:13)

Them Elizabethans had some good music, huh?

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Dreamin' on Clouds

This is dreamy stuff, I say.

01. Missa “Et ecce terrae motus” a 12 voci: Kyrie: Kyrie eleison (1:38)

02. Missa “Et ecce terrae motus” a 12 voci: Kyrie: Christe eleison (2:45)

03. Missa “Et ecce terrae motus” a 12 voci: Kyrie: Kyrie eleison (1:43)

04. Missa “Et ecce terrae motus” a 12 voci: Gloria (10:30)

05. Missa “Et ecce terrae motus” a 12 voci: Credo (10:53)

06. Missa “Et ecce terrae motus” a 12 voci: Sanctus: Sanctus (3:13)

07. Missa “Et ecce terrae motus” a 12 voci: Sanctus: Pleni sunt caeli (1:47)

08. Missa “Et ecce terrae motus” a 12 voci: Sanctus: Hosanna (2:23)

09. Missa “Et ecce terrae motus” a 12 voci: Sanctus: Benedictus (3:09)

10. Missa “Et ecce terrae motus” a 12 voci: Sanctus: Hosanna (2:31)

11. Missa “Et ecce terrae motus” a 12 voci: Agnus Dei: I (1:47)

12. Missa “Et ecce terrae motus” a 12 voci: Agnus Dei: II (3:09)

13. Missa “Et ecce terrae motus” a 12 voci: Agnus Dei: III (1:52)

14. Sequentia “Dies irae Dies illa” (19:04)

If you’re like me, you might be enchanted by this stuff without knowing what the heck is going on.  Still, I scanned the English-language parts of the booklet.

About two minutes into the final track, you finally get a taste of *something* known, with the “Dies Irae” melody, which then floats in and out.  A sombre ending for a fascinating recording.

Note the original purchaser’s note about where bought and the price.

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That Exotic Land ...

This here's a bunch of music by Ralph Vaughan Williams that I bunched together.

01 - The Lark Ascending

02 - English Folk Song Suite I March, Seventeen Come Sunday

03 - English Folk Song Suite II Intermezzo, My Bonny Boy

04 - English Folk Song Suite III March, Folk Songs from Somerset

05 - Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis, for 2 string orchestras

06 - Fantasia on Greensleeves

07 - In the Fen Country

08 - Norfolk Rhapsody No. 1

09 - Rhosymedre

PS I was amused to discover several years ago that the correct pronunciation of the composer's first name is "Rafe."

My experience of Vaughan Williams' music is of a great intellect that hasn't forgotten his sense of humor.

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Figure This One Out

... And if you can, you speak more languages than I do!

01. Poulenc: 4 Motets Pour Un Temps De Pénitence - Vinea Mea Electa (3:49)

02. Poulenc: 4 Motets Pour Un Temps De Pénitence - Tenebræ Facta Sunt (4:13)

03. Poulenc: 4 Motets Pour Un Temps De Pénitence - Tristis Est Anima Mea (3:26)

04. Poulenc: Laudes De St Antoine De Padoue - O Jesu Perpetua Lux (2:23)

05. Poulenc: Laudes De St Antoine De Padoue - O Proles Hispaniae (0:52)

06. Poulenc: Laudes De St Antoine De Padoue - Laus Regi Pleni Gaudio (2:36)

07. Poulenc: Laudes De St Antoine De Padoue - Si Quaeris (2:29)

08. Poulenc: 4 Motets Pour Le Temps De Noël - O Magnum Mysterium (3:26)

09. Poulenc: 4 Motets Pour Le Temps De Noël - Quem Vidistis Pastores Dicite (2:41)

10. Poulenc: 4 Motets Pour Le Temps De Noël - Videntes Stellam (3:17)

11. Poulenc: 4 Motets Pour Le Temps De Noël - Hodie Christus Natus Est (2:13)

12. Poulenc: 4 Petites Prières De St. François D'Assise - Salut, Dame Sainte (2:29)

13. Poulenc: 4 Petites Prières De St. François D'Assise - Tout Puissant, Très Saint (1:28)

14. Poulenc: 4 Petites Prières De St. François D'Assise - Seigneur, Je Vous En Prie (1:23)

15. Poulenc: 4 Petites Prières De St. François D'Assise - O Mes Très Chers Frères (2:12)

16. Poulenc: Figure Humaine - De Tous Les Printemps Du Monde (2:44)

17. Poulenc: Figure Humaine - En Chantant Les Servantes S'Élancent (2:09)

18. Poulenc: Figure Humaine - Aussi Bas Que Le Silence (1:44)

19. Poulenc: Figure Humaine - Toi Ma Patiente (2:00)

20. Poulenc: Figure Humaine - Riant Du Ciel Et Des Planètes (1:04)

21. Poulenc: Figure Humaine - Le Jour M'Étonne Et La Nuit Me Fait Peur (1:58)

22. Poulenc: Figure Humaine - La Menace Sous Le Ciel Rouge (3:58)

23. Poulenc: Figure Humaine - Liberté (4:28)

24. Poulenc: 4 Motets Pour Un Temps De Pénitence - Timor Et Tremor (3:16)

Understand the language or not, this music is by turns fascinating, challenging, puzzling, intriguing … but never boring, and never off-putting.

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Paging Paganini

Here's one man's version of the grandiose Violin Caprices of Niccolò Paganini.

01. Capriccio #1 In E (1:47)

02. Capriccio #2 In B Minor (2:45)

03. Capriccio #3 In E Minor (2:45)

04. Capriccio #4 In C (6:32)

05. Capriccio #5 In A Minor (2:43)

06. Capriccio #6 In G Minor (4:48)

07. Capriccio #7 In A Minor (3:56)

08. Capriccio #8 In E Flat (2:51)

09. Capriccio #9 In E (3:00)

10. Capriccio #10 In G Minor (2:06)

11. Capriccio #11 In C (3:55)

12. Capriccio #12 In A Flat (2:22)

13. Capriccio #13 In B Flat (2:37)

14. Capriccio 14 In E Flat (1:56)

15. Capriccio #15 In E Minor (2:42)

16. Capriccio #16 In G Minor (1:32)

17. Capriccio #17 In E Flat (3:42)

18. Capriccio #18 In C (2:32)

19. Capriccio #19 In E Flat (3:01)

20. Capriccio #20 In D (4:04)

21. Capriccio #21 In A (3:03)

22. Capriccio #22 In F (3:12)

23. Capriccio #23 In E Flat (5:06)

24. Capriccio #24 In A Minor (4:24)

These fun and devilish, quite competent!  Not quite as demented as Ruggerio Ricci’s 1973 release, but still lotsa fun!

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You wouldn't think such a cute face could handle such deviltry, but Ehnes gives it the ole devil's college try.

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Great Country, So-So Album

That's my capsule review.   Details:

01. The Pledge of Allegiance (0:31)

02. Star Spangled Banner (2:06)

03. Liberty Fanfare (4:17)

04. America (3:17)

05. This Is My Country (4:08)

06. City of New Orleans (4:34)

07. Doodletown Fifers (4:21)

08. God Bless America (4:06)

09. Boogie-Woogie Bugle Boy (2:39)

10. This Land Is Your Land (2:33)

11. The Gettysburg Address (5:38)

12. America, We're Proud to Serve (4:26)

13. America the Beautiful (5:06)

14. 1812 Overture (15:38)

15. The Stars and Stripes Forever (3:35)

Track One is ruined by some moron adding reverb to the kids’ recitation of our pledge. The other tracks live up to the broad intent of “pops.” For example, there’s probably no way to perform “This Is My Country” without it sounding campy.

“America the Beautiful” starts out schmaltzy, but wins you over by the end. The grand old “1812” would be better served without the cannon sounds, whether live or dubbed. They’re mushy sounding. And I wish they had taken the training wheels off of “The Stars and Stripes Forever”! Instead of pepping up for the big repeat at the end, the thing slows down like the orchestra ran out of steam.

Overall, this is not the best advertising for a post-Williams version of the Pops.

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This wraps up 2025's JULY SPOCKEBRATION.  See you on Monday for a month of music comps!