Cristal - Glass Music Through The Ages / Dennis James

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Label
Sony Masterworks
Release Date
May 30, 2012
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • PERFORMER
      James Dennis, Ronstadt Linda
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      May 30, 2012
    • UPC
      696998904729
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      SONY 89047
    • LABEL
      Sony Masterworks
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Opera / Operetta / Oratorio
    Works ⌄

    1. Irish Lullaby (arr. A. Crocker and D. James for chamber ensemble)

      Composer: Traditional

      Performer: David Shostac, John Ellis, Julie Gigante, Simon Oswell, Sebastian Toettcher, Marcia Dickstein, Dennis James

    2. I. Dance

      Composer: Garry Eister

      Ensemble: Emerson String Quartet

      Performer: Dennis James

    3. II. Song

      Composer: Garry Eister

      Ensemble: Emerson String Quartet

      Performer: Dennis James

    4. III. Brisk

      Composer: Garry Eister

      Ensemble: Emerson String Quartet

      Performer: Dennis James

    5. Non temere alma immortale

      Composer: David Appell

      Performer: Linda Ronstadt, Teri Koide, Michael Horton, Dennis James, Marcia Dickstein

    6. Allegro for Glass Harmonica

      Composer: Joseph Aloys Schmittbaur

      Performer: Dennis James

    7. Caprice

      Composer: Fred Schnaubelt

      Performer: David Shostac, John Ellis, Simon Oswell, Sebastian Toettcher, Dennis James

    8. Pavane, Op. 50 (arr. G. Eister for soprano and chamber ensemble)

      Composer: Gabriel Fauré

      Performer: Linda Ronstadt, Ruth Ann Swenson, Dennis James

    9. Largo in G Minor

      Composer: Johann Schultz

      Performer: Dennis James

    10. Il Pompeo, Act II: O cessate di piagarmi

      Composer: Alessandro Scarlatti

      Performer: Linda Ronstadt, Dennis James

    11. Adagio in C Major, K. 356

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Performer: Dennis James

    12. Adagio

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Emerson String Quartet

      Performer: Dennis James

    13. Rondeau

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Emerson String Quartet

      Performer: Dennis James

    14. Recitative accompagne

      Composer: Johann Adolf Hasse

      Ensemble: Ensemble Stradivari di Roma

      Performer: Véronique Dietschy, Dennis James

      Conductor: Daniel Cuiller

    15. Air

      Composer: Johann Adolf Hasse

      Ensemble: Ensemble Stradivari di Roma

      Performer: Véronique Dietschy, Dennis James

      Conductor: Daniel Cuiller

    16. Petite impression

      Composer: Fred Schnaubelt

      Performer: Dennis James


An excellent find for fans of ethereal music, while classical listeners will find this disc exceptionally refreshing.

Cristal is an excellent and original recording. This is a disc that is fresh and exciting. Its brilliance comes through from the first piece right through to the last. Cristal, subtitled "Glass Music Through the Ages," is a unique recording that features Linda Ronstadt with glass virtuoso Dennis James. This recording showcases a variety of different moods, but the glass harmonica and the crystal baschet have lush and serenely sweet sounds that bring the pieces to life while also letting them settle in the background. Cristal features a variety of performers, including the Emerson String Quartet and Ruth Ann Swenson. The recording also features original glass music by Mozart, Beethoven, C.P.E. Bach, and Purcell. For fans of ethereal music, particularly space and new age music, this is an excellent find. Fans of classical and more mainstream music will also find this recording to be exceptionally refreshing. Overall, this is a fantastic work and one that belongs in any music lover's collection.

-- Matt Borghi, AllMusic.com