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 Chicken soup for the ears? February 24, 2010
Bobby W. (USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
"Early music" may not seem appealing, but you owe it to yourself to download the first track ("With all our hearts")and listen to it on your best soundsystem, then you'll know. Just gorgeous.
Wonderful introduction to early music January 5, 2010
Kevin Maze (Montgomery, AL United States)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Listen to the music than inspired Mozart and Beethoven. This sampler is a great introduction to early music. And for readers younger than 30, I don't mean the 1950s-- ha ha ;) Seriously, this is a wonderful collection of songs from the Naxos label. It's been years since I've taken music appreciation, but I believe the era would be best classified as pre-baroque choral music, which was strongly influenced by Christian themes. The music is calming and relaxing and written in the 15-16th centuries. Not bad for stuff half a millenium old. Of course, one of the best things about this sampler is the price: FREE! If you like classical music, then this is a must have for your collection. C'mon, you can afford it!
Good intro to early music. October 27, 2009
This is definitely an album worth listening to. It has a good combination of scared and secular music. The chants are very soothing, which is perfect for when I'm reading.
An interesting album August 26, 2009
Kurt A. Johnson (North-Central Illinois, USA)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
Naxos was formed in 1987 by Klaus Heymann, and is one of the two largest-selling classical music labels in the world. This interesting MP3 album is a collection of medieval and renaissance music (Lord Willobies Welcome Home dates back to the late 16th century). The selection is somewhat eclectic, with some tunes being orchestral, some choral, and some both.
Overall, I found this to be an interesting album, with all of the tracks being well worth listening to. If you are a fan of renaissance and earlier music, then you will like this album, as indeed I do.
The very best, indeed May 30, 2009
Janet Hess (Washington, DC)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
If you ask me, this reprsents the very best of Naxos Early Music and the very best of Amazon MP3 samplers. Naxos is one of my favorite labels (although "label" is probably no longer the best terminology), for making available high quality music at decent prices. This download is a real treat, and I can't describe how wonderful it is to hear this early music when I'm riding on the subway. Good on Naxos, good on Amazon.
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