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Henry VIII & His Six Wives
(more) »rank: 151937from: Testament UK
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Canzoni e Danze: Wind Music from Renaissance Italy
(more) »rank: 55557by: Piffaro: The Renaissance Band
: :Piffaro discs make this sedentary fool want to get up and dance. Renaissance dance music is a much-underrated source of general delight, anyway. You don't have to be the kind of specialist listener who loves medieval masses to get a kick out of this tasty, highly rhythmic music--the disco of an earlier era. The tunes are appealing, the sounds of the varied instruments consistently delightful. I rate discs of Renaissance dances not so much by their authenticity, a debatable matter anyway, but rather by their danceability. Piffaro discs rank consistently high in this respect, and they are realistically recorded. --Leslie Gerber
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Tender Ritual
(more) »rank: 138229by: Jim Chappell
: :Piffaro discs make this sedentary fool want to get up and dance. Renaissance dance music is a much-underrated source of general delight, anyway. You don't have to be the kind of specialist listener who loves medieval masses to get a kick out of this tasty, highly rhythmic music--the disco of an earlier era. The tunes are appealing, the sounds of the varied instruments consistently delightful. I rate discs of Renaissance dances not so much by their authenticity, a debatable matter anyway, but rather by their danceability. Piffaro discs rank consistently high in this respect, and they are realistically recorded. --Leslie Gerber
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Here, There and Everywhere: The Songs of the Beatles
(more) »rank: 25605by: Various Artists
: :Piffaro discs make this sedentary fool want to get up and dance. Renaissance dance music is a much-underrated source of general delight, anyway. You don't have to be the kind of specialist listener who loves medieval masses to get a kick out of this tasty, highly rhythmic music--the disco of an earlier era. The tunes are appealing, the sounds of the varied instruments consistently delightful. I rate discs of Renaissance dances not so much by their authenticity, a debatable matter anyway, but rather by their danceability. Piffaro discs rank consistently high in this respect, and they are realistically recorded. --Leslie Gerber
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A Latin American Baroque Christmas
(more) »rank: 82816from: Milan Records
: :Piffaro discs make this sedentary fool want to get up and dance. Renaissance dance music is a much-underrated source of general delight, anyway. You don't have to be the kind of specialist listener who loves medieval masses to get a kick out of this tasty, highly rhythmic music--the disco of an earlier era. The tunes are appealing, the sounds of the varied instruments consistently delightful. I rate discs of Renaissance dances not so much by their authenticity, a debatable matter anyway, but rather by their danceability. Piffaro discs rank consistently high in this respect, and they are realistically recorded. --Leslie Gerber
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Pianissimo II
(more) »rank: 148542by: Suzanne Ciani
:Album Description: Pianissimo II was Grammy-nominated for Best New Age Album. Recorded at Skywalker Ranch on a hand-bilt Yamaha concert grand, this is the second of her greatly popular solo piano albums. Her first, Pianissimo, sold over 260,000 copies. This CD includes a multimedia enhancement with an overview of Ciani's career.
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Atmospheres
(more) »rank: 32007by: Michael Dulin
:Album Description:'Even better than the first' is what everyone is saying about this follow-up to Michael Dulin's acclaimed Equity Digital debut CD, 'The One I Waited For'. There is something for every listener on this CD, which showcases every facet of Dulin's keyboard artistry. From the smooth jazz sounds of 'Atmospheres' and 'Night Ryhthms', to the simple Appalachaian quality of 'Common Faith', to the Celtic-inspired ballad 'The Highlands', this CD shows an astounding range of emotion. From the long, lush lines of 'Once Upon a Time' to the sultry final cut, Dulin's artistry simply entrances.
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Welcome Home: The Very Best of Liz Story
(more) »rank: 156006by: Liz Story
: :Unlike Peter Kater and Jim Brickman, pianist Liz Story rarely opts for sweet reveries and commercial pop ditties. Her compositions are always shadowed and textured, which doesn't stop her from creating haunting melodies like 'Church of Trees' and 'Wedding Rain.' As its title suggests, this collection spans Story's career, from her first Windham Hill album, Solid Colors, in 1982, up through a piece newly recorded for this CD. Welcome Home reveals Story's range. There's the serene introspection of 'Hymn,' the riotous calamity of 'Broken Arrow Drive,' and a couple of flings with jazz standards, 'My Foolish Heart' and 'My Romance.' Jazz is not ...
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Dowland: Consort Music
(more) »rank: 68920from: Naxos
: :Unlike Peter Kater and Jim Brickman, pianist Liz Story rarely opts for sweet reveries and commercial pop ditties. Her compositions are always shadowed and textured, which doesn't stop her from creating haunting melodies like 'Church of Trees' and 'Wedding Rain.' As its title suggests, this collection spans Story's career, from her first Windham Hill album, Solid Colors, in 1982, up through a piece newly recorded for this CD. Welcome Home reveals Story's range. There's the serene introspection of 'Hymn,' the riotous calamity of 'Broken Arrow Drive,' and a couple of flings with jazz standards, 'My Foolish Heart' and 'My Romance.' Jazz is not ...
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The Velocity of Love
(more) »rank: 145781by: Suzanne Ciani
:Album Description: The Velocity of Love is a Ciani classic, originally released on RCA and now on the artist's own label. The title song has become Ciani's signature composition and appears in many wedding music anthologies. A seminal work for the New Age Genre, it has sold over 200,00 copies. Composed, arranged, produced and performed by Ciani on an array of synths with special guest artist Vangelis.
