A Fistful of Music
Music
Newsletter for the Hiram College Library Community
December 2005
CONTENTS: NEW CDs: Pop/Rock
| Country/Folk | International
| Blues/Gospel | Musicals/Film
Music | Jazz | Classical
| Miscellaneous |
WEB SITES TO WATCH | THE
OBITS
Welcome to the December issue! It's hard to say if there's a
theme this time, since we have our usual eclectic mix of musical
genres. Beatles, old and new, Coltrane, all old, and a fair amount
of choral music, old, new, and in-between, are all featured. Enjoy
the 3-week session and the break. We will return in January with
more music you never knew you wanted. As always, requests, suggestions and complaints
should be directed to Jeff Wanser, wanserjc@hiram.edu
Please be sure to check the New CDs section on top of the CD
cabinets on the main floor of the Library. You may catch a new CD before it
even reaches the newsletter.
 
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| POP/ROCK: |
The Beatles (sort of).
Music of the Beatles. Pop B380 M973
Performed by
the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, conducted
by Erich Kunzel. 16 of your favorite
tunes, either made even better or
butchered, depending on your perspective.
Links: Cincinnati
Pops |
Better Than Ezra.
Friction, Baby. Pop B466 F912
Mainstream alt-rock
from 1996. Links: Better | AllMusicGuide |
Sarah Brightman.
Time To Say Goodbye. Pop B768
T482 The third release
by this Broadway vocalist, from
1997. Links: Brightman | AllMusicGuide |
Cobra Verde. Egomania
(Love Songs). Pop C639 Eg73
Cleveland-based
indie band's compilation of singles, from
1997. Links: Cobra | AMG |
Sam Cooke. The
Rhythm and the Blues. Pop C776 R349
Non-hits, covers,
and all sorts of other stuff, recorded in
the early 1960s by this remarkable
singer. Links: Cooke |
AllMusicGuide |
Kathleen Edwards.
Back to Me. Pop Ed96 B126 Canadian
pop-rock/alt-
country/singer-songwriter's 2nd
release. Links: Edwards
| AllMusicGuide |
Electric Flag.
Old Glory: The Best of Electric Flag. Pop El25
Ol10 1960s
supergroup that never quite made it, and
didn't last long, featuring Mike
Bloomfield, Buddy Miles, and Nick
Gravenites. Great stuff for those who are
sick of the usual classic
rock. Links: AllMusicGuide
| Bloomfield
| Miles |
Kansas. The
Best of Kansas. Pop K133 B464 No
jokes, please, about blank
CDs. Everyone needs a dose of
70s arena rock now and then.
Links: Kansas | AllMusicGuide |
Paul McCartney.
Chaos and Creation in the Backyard. Pop M127
C364
Some of us still think the rumors of his
death in the 1960s are true, and that his
subsequent music proves it. Perhaps
you have a different opinion.
Links: McCartney | AllMusicGuide |
Mos Def & Talib
Kweli. Mos Def & Talib Kweli are Black Star.
Pop M850 M850 Remastered from
the original 1998 release.
Links: Mos
Def | AMG
| Talib Kweli
| AMG
| Black
Star |
The Polyphonic Spree.
Together We're Heavy. Pop P769 T572
Another
Beatles album? Wait, they sound
like them, but there's a lot more than four,
and why are they all wearing
togas? Links: Spree | AllMusicGuide |
Queens of the Stone Age.
R. Pop Q31 R110
We're not sure exactly what
stoner metal is supposed to sound like,
but here it is. Links: AllMusicGuide |
The Rolling Stones.
A Bigger Bang. Pop R651 B483 Roll
those geezers on
out here. Their latest
release. Links: Stones | AllMusicGuide |
| INTERNATIONAL: |
Robert Burns.
The Complete Songs of Robert Burns, Vol. 1. Int
B937 C738/1
Performed by a variety of singers,
including Tony Cuffe, Rod Paterson, and
Janet Russell. Part of a
series to put all of the poet's songs in one place.
Links: Burns
| AllMusicGuide |
Burkina Faso: Rhythms
of the Grasslands. Int B919 Field
recordings from the
savannah region of West Africa, including
samplings from the Fulani, Hausa,
and other groups. |
Sí, Soy Llanero:
Joropo Music from the Orinoco Plains of Colombia. Int Si10
High energy harp, bandola, and
bass. |
Vocal Music in Crete.
Int V851 Various styles, recorded in 1977-1982,
by
various artists. It's all
Greek to us. |
| BLUES/GOSPEL: |
Soweto Gospel Choir.
Voices from Heaven. Gospel So93
V870 We flipped
a coin over whether to place this in the
Gospel section or International music.
Either way, they've got a great
sound. Links: Soweto
Gospel Choir | AMG |
Alligator Records 10th
Anniversary Collection. Blues
Al55 This was put out
14 years ago, but features lots of the
best blues artists from this label, including
Albert Collins, Katie Webster, James
Cotton, and many more. 35 tracks.
Links: Alligator
Records |
| JAZZ: |
John Coltrane.
Live at the Half Note: One Down, One Up. Jazz
C722 L744
Remastered 1965 radio broadcasts from the
famous nightclub, featuring
McCoy Tyner on piano, and Elvin Jones on
drums. Links: Coltrane | AMG |
Charles Lloyd.
Jumping the Creek. Jazz L775 J968
The latest from this avant-
garde sax player.
Links: Lloyd | AllMusicGuide |
Thelonious Monk.
Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane at Carnegie
Hall. Jazz M749
T341 Mr. Coltrane got around. Here is a
previously
unreleased live date from
1957. Links: Monk | AllMusicGuide |
Sun Ra. Space
is the Place. Jazz Su71 Sp11 Indeed.
Mr. Ra and his Astro
Intergalactic Infinity Arkestra doing
their magic in 1972.
Links: Sun Ra | AllMusicGuide |
| CLASSICAL: |
Richard Rodney Bennett.
Sea Change: The Choral Music of Richard Rodney
Bennett. Igou B439
Se11 Performed by the Cambridge Singers, directed
by
John Rutter. A variety
of pieces by this late 20th century composer.
Links: Bennett |
Cambridge Singers |
Johannes Brahms.
Sonata No. 3, Op. 5; 3 Intermezzi, Op. 117.
Clas B730 So57-3 Performed by
Emmanuel Ax, piano. Links:
JB | Ax |
Benjamin Britten.
String Quartets Nos.1-3; 3 Divertimenti. Igou
B778 St86
Performed by the Belcea
Quartet. Links: Britten
| Belcea
Q |
Frederic Chopin.
Masters of Classical Music. Clas C455
M393 Performed
by Krzysztof Jablonski, Stanislav Bunin,
Yuval Fichman, Jean-Marc Luisada,
& Evelyne Dubourg, all on
piano. Links: Chopin
| Jablonski
| Bunin |
Johann Nepomuk Hummel.
The Hummel Mass Edition, Vol. 2.
Clas H883 M381/2 Performed by
Collegium Musicum 90, conducted by
Richard Hickox. Continuing
the series, this CD includes his Mass, Op. 80,
and two shorter works. Links:
Hummel |
Collegium |
Hickox |
Jean-Philippe Rameau.
Une Symphonie Imaginaire. Igou R144
Sy68
Performed by Les Musiciens du Louvre,
conducted by Marc Minkowski.
An arrangement by Minkowski of Rameau's
ballet and orchestral music in the
form of a symphony. Lots of
tympani. Links: Rameau |
Minkowski
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Franz Schubert.
Masters of Classical Music. Clas Sch78
M393 Performed
by Jenö Jando, piano, Budapest Strings,
the Budapest Philharmonic, conducted
by Janos Kovacs, and others.
A variety of selections. Links: Schubert
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Jando
| Budapest
Strings | Budapest
Phil. |
John Tavener.
Birthday Sleep; Butterfly Dreams; & other choral
works.
Igou T198 C456 Performed by
Polyphony, conducted by Stephen Layton.
Various contemporary pieces.
Links: Tavener |
Polyphony |
Giuseppe Verdi.
Masters of Classical Music. Clas V584
M393 Performed
by the Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra,
conducted by Georgi Robev & Vassil
Stefanov. Various pieces from
Nabucco, Il Trovatore, La Traviata, etc.
Links:
Verdi |
Eugène Ysaÿe.
Sonates pour Violon Solo. Igou Y89 So57
Performed by
Thomas Zehetmair. Six sonatas from
this Belgian Romantic composer.
Links: Ysaÿe
| Zehetmair |
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Below, we have CDs organized by performer or
title
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Les Arts Florissants.
Petits Motets: Campra, Couperin. Clas Ar79
P445
Works from the early 1700s by André
Campra and François Couperin,
directed by William
Christie. Links: Campra
| Couperin
| Christie |
Grant Edwards.
A Musical Feast. Clas Ed92 M973 A
variety of organ works
performed by Mr. Edwards on the Bond
Organ of St. Stephen's Episcopal
Church, Seattle. Links:
St. Stephen's |
Juan Diego Flórez.
Great Tenor Arias. Clas F663 G798
Ten arias from
operas by Verdi, Donizetti, Rossini, and
others. Links: Flórez |
Songfellows.
A Fool's Gold: Music for Male Vocal Quartet. Clas So58 F739
Songs by Schubert, Mendelssohn, Berlin,
and others. |
A Scottish Lady Mass:
Sacred Music from Medieval St. Andrews. Clas
Sco87
13th century pieces performed by the
group Red Byrd. Links: Red
Byrd |
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