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| The Merchant Of Venice | 
 enlarge | Artists: Jocelyn Pook, Andreas Scholl
Label: Decca
Category: Music
List Price: $18.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (15 reviews)
Sales Rank: 34013
Format: Soundtrack
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 000380402
UPC: 028947563679
EAN: 0028947563679
ASIN: B00068V37A
Release Date: January 11, 2005
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| Tracks:
| • | With Wand'ring Steps - Andreas Scholl | | • | Her Gentle Spirit | | • | Ghetto | | • | Blessing Of The Boat | | • | Synagogue Cantors | | • | Portia | | • | How Sweet The Moonlight - Andreas Scholl | | • | Song For Bassanio | | • | The Feast (Propinan De Melyor) | | • | Bassanio's Palazzo (Tarantella) | | • | The Ring Returned | | • | A Subdued Wedding | | • | Courtroom Drama | | • | Jessica Escapes | | • | Bridal Ballad - Hayley Westenra | | • | Banquet For Shylock (Tourdion) | | • | Unsuitable Suitors (Folias) | | • | Song In Brothel ('Paseabase El Rey Moro') | | • | A Spectacular Procession | | • | Fie Fie Gratiano | | • | Bassanio Opens The Casket | | • | Shylock Broken | | • | Last Words | | • | The Floor Of Heaven | | • | You Drop Manna | | • | With Wand'ring Steps (Recorder Version) - Andreas Scholl |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 10 more reviews...
MUSIC FOR YOUR SOUL May 8, 2008
What a beautiful collection of music from the movie, "The Merchant of Venice". It is the first CD I listen to each time I get into my car. Every track is unbelievably moving, from the Jewish songs to the mid-evil voices and strings. Some are haunting and others, uplifting...always leaves me wanting more of the same.This music is great for meditation or will calm you in rush hour traffic. The lyrics are exceptional and are written by John milton, William Shakespeare, Edgar Allan Poe, Luys de Narvaez and Clara Sanabras.
One of my favorites January 19, 2007
While watching the movie on HBO, I was entranced by the musical score and ordered both the video and the soundtrack. Very evocative. It has become one of my favorites.
Beautiful vocals numbers January 16, 2007
The solo voice pieces by Andreas Scholl and Hayley Westenra are excellent. Selection #15, "Bridal Ballad", is the one that stands out. The CD price is a bargain.
My favorite film score of all time October 9, 2006
I am really picky about film scores. A lot of film scores I hear are loud, bombastic, and over the top. My favorite film score of all time has to be Jocelyn Pook's compositions for the 2004 film adaptation of Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice". Her orchestral compositions really reflects the time period the film takes place in. For me, the gorgeous film score was what made the film so engaging for me. The meldoies were never loud or bombastic like you would hear in John Williams' or Hans Zimmer's work. Andreas Scholl's operatic vocals added a nice touch to Jocelyn Pook's music. Originally I thought Andreas was a she and not a he. His voice is very high for a man and I mean that in a positive way. My favorite track on the album is "Bridal Ballad" with Hayley Westenra. This was my first introduction to Hayley. I must say I was quite impressed. She has a lovely voice that is rarely heard in singers around her age. I wish Britney Spears could sing like that, much less sing like a human and less like a chipmunk.Anyways, I really feel that Jocelyn captured the Shakespeare era that the story was takes place with her music. I hope to hear more from her in the near future.
Mysterious, elegant and wistfully romantic September 29, 2006
Composer Jocelyn Pook bridges the gap between Renaissance and modern day to create a soundtrack for Michael Radford's film version of the Shakespeare play "The Merchant of Venice." Her moody, delicate score is decidedly mellow, evoking gentility and laced with quiet longing. Real Renaissance dances intertwine with lilting original compositions played by chamber orchestra and harp, with period texts mixed in too, lightly sung in countertenor and boychoir voices. Near Eastern motifs also wend their way through the music in the form of Hebrew songs, sultry oud (lute) and shimmering kanun (an Arabic psaltery). The result is a pensive, winsome, consistently elegant soundscape that is just lovely to listen to. Featured musicians include Pook herself on viola, Pamela Thorby playing a delightfully pure, straigh-toned recorder, Siobhan Armstrong on harp, Harvey Brough on psaltery, Elizabeth Kenny on theorbo (archlute), Jon Banks on qanun, and singers Andreas Scholl, Hayley Westenra, Ben Crawley, Uri Yehuda and Robert Prizeman's Libera boy's choir. Compare with Pook's other albums, such as "Untold Things" and "Flood." Try also the work of composer Anne Dudley, and any of the real Renaissance music put out by the Dorian label.
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