classical music: appalachian

classical music: appalachian

classical music:

Appalachian

Edgar Meyer, Mark O'Connor, ...

Sony, 2000

Best on the Planet!
These are flawless preformances of great music by some of the most talented artists on the planet. Slumber My Darling will leave you so relaxed you'll have to remember to breathe. The reels will bring you to your feet. This music reaches the soul as well as the ear.

Good For What Ails You: Music of the Medicine Shows 1926-1937 (Digipak with 72-page booklet)

Pink Anderson, Gid Tanner, ...

Old Hat Records / Enterprises, 2005

Brings Back Memories to the Old (and Young)!
'Good For What Ails You' is a great set of cd's with old songs that were sung at old medicine shows. I remember some of those songs from records and radio programs from my childhood - songs that I had totally forgotten! I lent the cd's to my father, and they ...

People Take Warning! Murder Ballads & Disaster Songs 1913-1938

Various Artists

Tompkins Square, 2007

Brilliant & Creative Historical Collection
On a recommendation from a friend, I picked this up even though I only own the Harry Smith Anthology and really no other reissue collections. I'm now sold! This is at least on the same level as the Harry Smith collection if not much better. This set is a ...

Mountain Tracks, Vol. 5

Yonder Mountain String Band

Frog Pad, 2008

yonder greatness
This is my 3rd Yonder album. Possibly my favorite. I have two live tracks, this and the third. Both are amazing but i believe i am enjoying this cd more because of the wide range of cover songs as well as their own music. I would recommend this cd to any bluegrass fan ...

Old-Time Pickin': A Clawhammer Banjo Collection

Ralph Stanley

Rebel Records, 2008

Fine Playing
When people are talking about great clawhammer banjo players they mention Charlie Poole and others, but seldom have a heard Ralph Stanley's name. It is a shame, and one listen to this cd will tell you why. He is as underrated a clawhammer banjo player as Rob McCoury is ...

Heartland: An Appalachian Anthology

Bela Fleck, Edgar Meyer, ...

Sony, 2001

Exquisitely good music!
Didn't expect an outstanding cd, don't know exactly why i got it,maybe because of yo yo and bela, but every piece is played beautifully, even the vocal piece by James Taylor. The album is almost too good to be called Heartland, every piece is a class act. Bravo!

Bernstein Century - Copland: Appalachian Spring, Rodeo, etc / Bernstein, New York PO

Aaron Copland, Leonard Bernstein, ...

Sony, 1997

Definitive Recordings of Copland's Popular Ballet Scores From Bernstein, NYPO
Without question, this splendid CD is my favorite recording of some of Aaron Copland's most popular orchestral ballet scores. In Leonard Bernstein he had both a good friend and a devout ally, who successfully championed Copland's music, helping to ensure his reputation ...

Copland: Appalachian Spring; Rodeo; Fanfare for the Common Man

Aaron Copland, Louis Lane, ...

Telarc, 1990

A strong version of Copland 's work
This CD contains three of Aaron Copland's more popular works: "Fanfare for the Common Man"; "Rodeo," and "Appalachian Spring." Louis Lane conducts the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, and they play Copland's works well. A few brief comments about each. "Fanfare for the ...

Will The Circle Be Unbroken - The Trilogy

The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Capitol, 2003

Circle Still Making the grade
I have always loved the Circle CD's but this trilogy set is totally awesome with the combination of the original players and Nitty's version all in 1 box, can't be beat.

Copland: Appalachian Spring/Fanfare For The Common Man/El Salón México/Danzón Cubano

Aaron Copland, Leonard Bernstein, ...

Sony, 1990

Long-Time Favorite
When I was in the fifth grade, there was a district-wide competition called music memory, and one of the pieces I had to memorize for the competition was the last movement of Appalachian Spring. And I fell in love with that song. I went and bought the cassette of ...

Back Roads to Cold Mountain

Various Artists

Smithsonian Folkways, 2004

dark magic
First, this is not the soundtrack to the Cold Mountain movie. That recording, released a year or so ago, featured talented modern musicians who recreated the 19th-Century music from the film and the Charles Frazier novel on which it was based. Back Roads to Cold ...

Best of L.A.G.Q.

Johann Sebastian Bach, William "Count" Basie, ...

Delos Records, 1998

Recent Purchase that I'm Joyed to Find and Enjoy
Not until recently did I know about this guitar four. Hearing a number of their songs on internet classical radio, I decided I'd try this one. What a great surprise --- their arrangements of Copeland to Sousa to Praetorius are excellent and in taste. I'll be ...

Copland: Greatest Hits

Aaron Copland, Arthur Fiedler, ...

RCA, 1991

Best Collection of Aaron Copland
Aaron Copland is for me one of three of America's greatest composers of the 20th Century. Bernard Herrmann and Jerome Moross are the other two. Aaron Copland would have been 100 years old on November 14, 2000. In reflection I turn back to my first Copland album, ...

Song of Home

James Galway, Jay Ungar, ...

RCA, 2002

Very Compelling Classy Classical Appalachian
I get home from a hard day at the office and put on my headphones and am transported to heaven. If I had only two hours left of life on earth, I would want to listen to this album for one of them and we won't discuss the other hour please! Galway, Ungar, and Mason are ...

Appalachian Journey / Ma, Meyer, O'Connor

Yo-Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer

Sony, 2000

Great Performance
They say you can't judge a book by its cover. I guess the same applies to videos. I didn't buy this video for a long time because the cover looked lame with the musicians outdoors. But the production here is first rate. Several professional camera shots are used ...