Ode to joy was written by one of the worlds most renounced composers - Beethoven. This is in my opinion the best of beethoven's symphonies.
This song is the easy to play and the tune is very catchy. The music is E E F G G F E D C C D E E D D E E F G G F E D C C D E D C C. The easy tune is ... Read review
Nana Mouskouri's voice is a bit like Marmite--you either love it or you hate it. Ode To ... more
Joy, her latest release on the Philips label is a 20-track compilation disc with a strong emphasis on classical music. (The sleevenote biography suggests that Mouskouri might have pursued a career as a classical singer following her studies at Athens Conservatory.) There are sacred favourites (Franck's "Panis Angelicus" and the Bach/Gounod Ave Maria) and operatic extracts ("Casta Diva" from Bellini's Norma and the rousing slaves' chorus from Verdi's Nabucco) as well as arrangements of instrumental pieces including Handel's Sarabande, the second movement of Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez and the Adagio for Organ and Strings by Albinoni. On the lighter side, there's the stirring "Con te partiro", "Love Changes Everything" and "The Windmills of Your Mind" as well as traditional folk songs including "She Moved Through the Fair", "Blow the Wind Southerly" and the Welsh lullaby "Suo Gân". Apparently, one in 30 of the world's population owns a Nana Mouskouri album. Perhaps the other 29 dislike her breathy, unsupported sound, but all credit to the Greek songstress for her long and successful career. --Rebecca Agnew
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Nana Mouskouri's voice is a bit like Marmite--you either love it or you hate it.Ode To ... more
Joy, her latest release on the Philips label is a 20-track compilation disc with a strong emphasis on classical music. (The sleevenote biography suggests that Mouskouri might have pursued a career as a classical singer following her studies at Athens Conservatory.)There are sacred favourites (Franck's "Panis Angelicus" and the Bach/Gounod Ave Maria) and operatic extracts ("Casta Diva" from Bellini's Norma and the rousing slaves' chorus from Verdi's Nabucco) as well as arrangements of instrumental pieces including Handel's Sarabande, the second movement of Rodrigo'sConcierto de Aranjuezand the Adagio for Organ and Strings by Albinoni.On the lighter side, there's the stirring "Con te partiro", "Love Changes Everything" and "The Windmills of Your Mind" as well as traditional folk songs including "She Moved Through the Fair", "Blow the Wind Southerly" and the Welsh lullaby "Suo Gân".Apparently, one in 30 of the world's population owns a Nana Mouskouri album. Perhaps the other 29 dislike her breathy, unsupported sound, but all credit to the Greek songstress for her long and successful career. --Rebecca Agnew
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Ode to joy was written by one of the worlds most renounced composers - Beethoven. This is in my opinion the best of beethoven's symphonies.
This song is the easy to play and the tune is very catchy. The music is E E F G G F E D C C D E E D D E E F G G F E D C C D E D C C. The easy tune is very catchy and quite easy to remember. If you are learning to play the piano or keyboard I would suggest that you start by learning this one. I would recommend ... more
Ode to joy was written by one of the worlds most renounced composers - Beethoven. This is in my opinion the best of beethoven's symphonies. This song is the easy to play and the tune is very catchy. The music is E E F G G F E D C C D E E D D E E F G G F E D C C D E D C C. The easy tune is very catchy and quite easy to remember. If you are learning to play the piano or keyboard I would suggest that you start by learning this one. I would recommend it to anyone who likes joyful, happy tunes and people who have kids. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
Advantages: The music, the chorus, the memorable melody Disadvantages: None
of diferent entries as in a fugue, as more and more instruments join with their particular qualities a joyfull interaction and socialisation occurs, indicating the coming of life on the newly created world.
3rd Movement Adagio Molto E Cantabile
This slow movement is lyrical and tranquil as order develops from the chaos of creation.
The 4th Movement Presto and the 5th Movement Allegro Assai, combine to make the finale. This part of the symphony is based on the poem by Schiller (An Die Freude) OdeToJoy. Beethoven combines choral with orchestral music, hence the colloquial name for this symphony (Beethoven?s Choral Symphony).The theme of joy is first herd from the orchestra and the cello?s and double basses alone, they are then joined by the entire orchestra, a bass voice proclaims ?O friends, not such sounds as these; let us strike up ...
Advantages: All the hits and some of the bands finest work Disadvantages: Compared to CD1, CD2 just don't cut it!
Rainbow are a classic rock band formed from the fragmented sections of Deep Purple by guitarist Ritchie Blackmore. Taking bassist Roger Glover and incorporating the dwarf-like Ronnie James Dio on vocals he crafted a group that, while churning out traditional and anthemic rock songs, also dabbled in classical music - check out 'Difficult to Cure' which is just Beethovens 'OdetoJoy' with more balls. Unfortunately, and I hate to say this because Rainbow were a fantastic band with an immensely gifted guitarist, their musical output, which often excelled with tracks like 'Stargazer' and 'Kill the King', tended to lose its edge and become a very thin, watered down american version towards the end of the bands life. In fact, if you were to listen to the 'Catch the Rainbow' collection in its entirety you would hear the brilliance of their ...
It?s soul. No, it?s jazz. Hang on, there?s some funk in here. I can?t decide what this album is, but I don?t care because frankly, it?s fantastic. This has quickly become one of my favourite albums of all time. The Urban Hang Suite is an odeto the joys of midnight love, but don?t let that put you off. Every single track is achingly beautiful and Maxwell?s voice is to die for ? think Lenny Kravitz?s vocals, except sweeter and smoother. From the opening beats of The Urban Theme, to the closing fadeout of The Suite Theme I was completely hooked, and if you want any evidence of Maxwell?s talent, check out his cover of Kate Bush?s Whenever Wherever Whatever. I have never heard a cover so innovative or so well done. ...
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827); (Franz) Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809); (Jakob Ludwig) Felix Mendelssohn (-Bartholdy) (1809 - 1847); Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791); Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750); George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759)
Main Performer
Martti Talvela (Bass); Pilar Lorengar (Soprano); Stuart Burrows (Tenor); Yvonne Minton (Mezzo soprano); Kurt Moll (Bass)
Orchestra / Ensemble(s)
Chicago Symphony Chorus; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Brighton Festival Chorus
Date of Release
08/1984
Label / Distributor
Decca / Universal Manufacturing and Logistics
Pieces in Set
1
Genre(s)
Orchestral, Vocal and choral
Catalogue Number
411
Work 1
Work Title
Symphony No. 9, 'Choral' in D minor, Op. 125
Excerpt(s)
1. Movt 4
Composer
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1822-4
Conductor
Sir Georg Solti
Orchestra / Ensemble
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Orchestra / Ensemble
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Main Performer
Martti Talvela (Bass), Pilar Lorengar (Soprano), Stuart Burrows (Tenor), Yvonne Minton (Mezzo soprano)
Opera Part(s)
Martti Talvela, Pilar Lorengar, Stuart Burrows, Yvonne Minton
Work 2
Work Title
(Die) Schöpfung, HobXXI/2
Excerpt(s)
1. Die Himmel erzählen
Composer
(Franz) Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809)
Genre
Vocal & Choral
Date Written
1796-8
Conductor
Antál Dorati
Orchestra / Ensemble
Brighton Festival Chorus
Orchestra / Ensemble
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Main Performer
Kurt Moll (Bass), Lucia Popp (Soprano), Werner Hollweg (Tenor)
Opera Part(s)
Kurt Moll, Lucia Popp, Werner Hollweg
Work 3
Work Title
Symphony No. 2, 'Hymn of Praise' in B flat, Op. 52
Excerpt(s)
1. Alles, was Odem hat, lobe den Herrn
Composer
(Jakob Ludwig) Felix Mendelssohn (-Bartholdy) (1809 - 1847)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1840
Conductor
Christoph von Dohnányi
Orchestra / Ensemble
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Orchestra / Ensemble
Vienna State Opera Chorus
Main Performer
Sona Ghazarian (Soprano)
Opera Part(s)
Sona Ghazarian
Work 4
Work Title
Mass No. 16, 'Coronation' in C, K317
Excerpt(s)
1. Gloria
Composer
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
Genre
Vocal & Choral
Date Written
1779
Conductor
Neville Marriner
Orchestra / Ensemble
Oxford Schola Cantorum Choir
Orchestra / Ensemble
Academy of St Martin in the Fields Orchestra
Main Performer
Helen Watts (Contralto (Female alto)), Ileana Cotrubas (Soprano), John Shirley-Quirk (Baritone), Robert Tear (Tenor)
Opera Part(s)
Helen Watts, Ileana Cotrubas, John Shirley-Quirk, Robert Tear
