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Purchase Classified To buy, Click on price to add to cart | Bond Born CD (2001)
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BORN, the debut album by the sultry string quartet Bond, is many things but certainly not a classical record in the traditional sense. And that's the point. The group expertly mines the crossover territory mapped out by artists such as Vanessa-Mae and Adiemus, and despite the hype and marketing, Bond shouldn't be dismissed as merely a pretty girl group cloaked in classical music pretension. Along with their photogenic looks, the group boasts impressive classical and pop music credentials and canny commercial instincts. The result: a big, polished production that sets classically derived themes and traditional string quartet instrumentation in a variety of musical contexts.
The album's opening track, "Quixote," is indicative of the group's method--an ultra-romantic theme abruptly explodes into a high-energy pastiche of techno-style beats, electronically enhanced vocals, and Middle Eastern-flavored colorings. The foursome shows its multitude of musical influences in the worldbeat stylings of "Alexander ...
| | Bond - Live At The Royal Albert Hall DVD (2001)
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| | Bond Shine CD (2002)
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Are they the Spice Girls of the classical world or the Tokyo String Quartet of girl-pop? Perhaps a little bit of both. There's no denying that this photogenic female string quartet is oriented for maximum marketability. From their scantily clad, Playboyesque booklet photos to their crafty mixture of classical themes and dance pop, Bond is clearly aiming for a mass audience, perhaps neither that of Britney Spears nor the Kronos Quartet, but some demographic that exists in the vast space between them. Their repertoire ...
| | Bond Remixed CD (2001)
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| | Black Sabbath Black Box: The Complete Original 1970-1978 CDs (2004)
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This release includes a bonus DVD featuring live footage of Black Sabbath performing "Black Sabbath," "Paranoid," "Iron Man," and "Blue Suede Shoes" on the German television show THE BEAT CLUB.
Recorded between 1972 & 1978. Includes liner notes by Chris Welch and Brian Ives Tim Scanlin.
Although Ozzy Osbourne has had a huge cultural impact as both a solo artist and an unlikely TV star, his true legacy lies in the eight albums he recorded with Black Sabbath between 1970 and 1978. Though musical performers in various genres regularly conjured up images of evil (most notably the Rolling Stones on "Sympathy for the Devil"), no act ever actually sounded consistently evil until Sabbath's self-titled first record. The British quartet's sound arrived fully formed, with Tony Iommi's crushing guitar riffs, Geezer Butler's ominous bass lines, and Bill Ward's almost-tribal drumming perfectly complementing Osbourne's haunting vocals.
This gorgeously morbid, pitch-black box set chronicles Sabbath's development, including early-'70s tracks such as the doom-laden "Black Sabbath," the powerful anti-military song "War Pigs," and the fierce "Supernaut," all included on one of the group's indisputably influential ...
| | Rudolf Innig Olivier Messiaen: Complete Organ Works, Vol. 1 CD (1996)
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$14.45 | | Verdehr Trio Making Of A Medium, Vol.10 CD (2000)
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$14.69 | | Bolet Rediscovered: Liszt Recital CD (2001) Remastered
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$9.19 | | D'Indy Organ History - Satie And French Rarities / Arturo Sacchetti CD (2004)
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$8.55  | | Quartetto Gelato CD (2005)
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"Quartetto Gelato's performances have a warm, endearing vitality..." New York Times"Light programming, like comedy, is serious business. Quartetto Gelato has the stuff. Dry humor and occasional clowning are part of the quartet's arsenal, yet first it meets the requisite of skilled music-making. Its pleasure-giving is consistent." LA TimesCynthia Steljes - oboe, English hornPeter De Sotto - tenor, violin, mandolinAlexander Sevastian - accordion, pianoKristina Reiko Cooper - celloSince their debut in 1994, Quartetto Gelato has won the hearts of audiences worldwide with their unique blend of sparkling technique, musical finesse and humor. In recital and with orchestra, Quartetto Gelato has become an international favorite with sold-out repeat performances in New York, Washington, Boston, Chicago, Houston, Dallas, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Toronto, London, Milan, Tokyo, Seoul and Hong Kong among others.Classical in intent, eclectic by design, Quartetto Gelato's programs are filled with an exciting mix of traditional masterworks, operatic arias, tangos, gypsy fiddling and folk songs from around the world. Their relaxed stage presence establishes an immediate rapport with traditional and non-traditional classical audiences alike. Unique in the classical world, they perform without scores, giving their performances a sense of spontaneity and exuberance rarely seen on the classical stage. The 2003-2004 season has included recitals and workshops throughout the US and Canada, as well as a return tour to Korea and Japan. Quartetto Gelato also frequently performs with symphony orchestras. This year the quartet introduced their new orchestral pops program Italianissimo! in their debut with the Sioux City Orchestra and with return visits to the Toronto Symphony and the Calgary Philharmonic. August will feature the quartet's debut tour of Italy with performances in Stresa, Sorrento, Rome, Ravina and Sicily. Active in the recording studio, Quartetto Gelato recently released Quartetto Gelato Travels the Orient Express following the original journey of the famous train and featuring music from London to Istanbul. Since the release the recording has been on the top-selling classical charts in Canada. Their previous recordings, which have played a significant role in the group's increasing popularity, are Neapolitan Café, Aria Fresca; Rustic Chivalry; and their debut recording, simply entitled Quartetto Gelato. The latter two CD's have literally been heard around the world, since they accompanied Canadian ...
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