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The World Of Michael Nyman [Soundtrack]

Michael Nyman | Format: Audio CD
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As one of Britain's most innovative and celebrated composers, Michael Nyman's work encompasses operas and string quartets, film soundtracks and orchestral concertos. Far more than merely a composer, he's also a performer, conductor, bandleader, pianist, author, musicologist and now a photographer and film-maker. Although he's far too modest to allow the description ... Read more in Amazon's Michael Nyman Store

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  • Audio CD (26 Feb 2001)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Soundtrack
  • Label: Decca (UMO)
  • ASIN: B0000589ML
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 229,668 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Song TitleArtist Time Price
Listen  1. The Piano Concerto (Arrangement of Themes from Film Score) 1993 - The ReleaseKathryn Stott 5:09£0.79  Buy MP3 
Listen  2. Songs for Tony - 3rd SongApollo Saxophone Quartet 4:04£0.79  Buy MP3 
Listen  3. Prospero's Books (music from the film by Peter Greenaway) - Come unto these yellow sandsSarah Leonard 3:42£0.79  Buy MP3 
Listen  4. Prospero's Books (music from the film by Peter Greenaway) - Where the bee sucksSarah Leonard 4:45£0.79  Buy MP3 
Listen  5. This damned witch, SycoraxIan Bostridge 4:36£0.79  Buy MP3 
Listen  6. Where the Bee DancesBournemouth Sinfonietta 6:11£0.79  Buy MP3 
Listen  7. String Quartet No.2 - 5. VBalanescu Quartet 4:06£0.79  Buy MP3 
Listen  8. The Draughtsman's Contract (film score 1982) - Chasing Sheep is best left to ShepherdsMichael Nyman 5:04£0.79  Buy MP3 
Listen  9. Drowning by Numbers (Film score, 1988) - Fish BeachMichael Nyman 2:51£0.79  Buy MP3 
Listen10. A Zed and Two Noughts-Film Score (1985) - Time LapseMichael Nyman Band and Orchestra 3:52£0.79  Buy MP3 
Listen11. Carrington: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - Floating the honeymoonMichael Nyman 2:43£0.79  Buy MP3 
Listen12. Carrington: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - The infinite complexities of ChristmasThe Michael Nyman Band 4:17£0.79  Buy MP3 
Listen13. The convertability of lute stringsVirginia Black 4:46£0.79  Buy MP3 
Listen14. MGV (Musique à Grande Vitesse) 1993 (for the inauguration of the TGV North European line) - 5th RegionMichael Nyman Band and Orchestra 5:16£0.79  Buy MP3 

Product Description

14 pieces including The Piano Concerto, Prospero's Books, The Draughtsman's Contract, A Zed & Two Noughts &Carrington.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Good Selection; recessed sound. 5 Dec 2012
By Sentinel TOP 500 REVIEWER
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Although this collection embraces a very rich collection of Nyman pieces, from the addictive, insistent refrain of 'Chasing Sheep' from the film 'Draughtsman's Contract' to his 'Carrington' pieces in 1995, and includes selections from String Quartet No. 2, and other individual pieces, such as the exuberant 'MGV', I felt the music frquently failed to catch fire.

The recording level seems recessed, giving the music a 'flat' compressed quality which seems to dampen the dynamic range. If you compare the overlapping pieces which also appear on Argo's The Essential Michael Nyman Band, the difference is quite clear. Better to explore The Very Best Of Michael Nyman: Film Music 1980 - 2001, or other collections if you wish more than those pieces used in films.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Stunning 18 July 2011
By pipol
Format:Audio CD
Don't drive while listening to this music - your brain will be somewhere else. Nyman's music envelops you in a mesh of mathematical complexity the result of which is better than taking drugs.
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