Advantages: Outstanding playing, interesting repertoire Disadvantages: Full price disc
...This disc from Murray Perahia on the Sony label is quite simply one of the best solo piano discs to be released in recent years.
Containing four Bach/Busoni transcriptions, excerpts from Mendelssohn's Songs Without Words and some of Liszt's transcriptions of Schubert songs, the disc shows off Perahia's astounding technique and musicality simultaneously.
I've listened to this disc almost every day for the past two months and I'm STILL not bored with it! It seems to have a piece of music for every mood, from the upbeat, almost jazzy feel of the Bach to the sombre gallop of Schubert's Erl-King.
This is the first disc of Perahia's that I've really got into - can't wait for his forthcoming disc of Bach's Goldberg Variations!...
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Advantages: Fantastic, spiritually uplifting music Disadvantages: None
...I was introduced to the music of Krishna Das by my wife. And God bless her for that, says I! For Krishna Das is well, he just IS.
Live on Earth is a great introduction to the music of Krishna Das. Krishna Das is an American by birth, and a Hindu. By conviction.
His music is a wonderful exploration and celebration of his faith, that of the Hindu.
To listen to the music of Krishna Das is to invite a very special experience into one's very soul.
Live on Earth is a two CD release and contains a total of 14 tracks.
The tracks on CD 1 are:
Radhe Shyam
Samadhi Sita Ram
Shri Guru Charanam
Three Rivers Hare Krishna
Hanuman Puja
Hanuman Chaleesa
Sita Ram
Jaya Bhagavan
On side 2 the tracks are
Devi Puja
Jaya Jagatambe
Mountain Hare Krishna
Namah Shivaya
Rama Bolo
Shri Krishna Govinda/Gopala
Each track is pure in sound, and is ultimately...
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Advantages: A definite easy listen Disadvantages: Maybe too easy
...exactly say im 'into' it, i jus fancied a change. Its a good CD if u want to relax or for background music if u have sophisticated dinner parties!
Not one of the most used CDs iv bought. In fact i only listen to it about once evry 2 months so it isn't exactly excellent value for money.
Below is a list of the tracks incase ur interested. The CD is priced around £19.99 and available from most music stores such as HMV and Virgin Megastore.
CD 1
Vivaldi - The Four Seasons
Pachelbel: Canon
JS Bach - Air 'on the G string'
Mozart - Ave verum corpus
Handel - Largo
JS Bach - Jesus bleibet meine Freude
Mozart - Clarinet Concerto
Beethoven - 'Emporer' Concerto
Mascagni - Intermezzo
Bruch - Violin Concerto
Rutter - The Lort is my shepherd
Saint-Saens - Aquarium
Holst - Venus
Chopin - Piano Concerto No 1 in E minor
Faure - Pie Jesu
Shostakovich...
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somewhat helpful 17.06.2004
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