Various Artists - Vocal Works / Various - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Album Tracks 1. Knoxville Summer of 1915, Op. 24 2. Hermit Songs, Op. 29 3. Old American Songs (Set 1) 4. The Boatmen's Dance (Minstrel Song, 1843) 5. The Dodger (Campaign Song) 6. Long Time Ago (Ballad) 7. Simple Gifts (Shaker Song) 8. I Bought Me a Cat (Children's Song) 9. Old American Songs (Set 2) 10. The Little Horses (Lullaby) 11. Zion's Walls (Revivalist Song) 12. The Golden Willow Tree (Anglo-American Ballad) 13. At the River (Hymn Tune) 14. Ching-A-Ring Chaw 15. - 16. Stabat Mater 17. Capital, Capitals

Recorded in 1976, But Beautiful captures Sam Most at the peak of his creativity, redefining the jazz flute with breathtaking improvisation and emotional depth. Backed by a stellar quartet, this album transforms standards and original compositions alike into timeless works of daring artistry, cementing Most's legacy as a pioneer of jazz innovation. Album Tracks 1. But Beautiful 2. P.C 3. Leaving Port 4. The Eyes Have It 5. I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face 6. There Is No Greater Love

The present album features vocal chamber music as well as sacred music for solo voices by Giacomo Meyerbeer. Born near Berlin in the year of Mozart's death into a family with cultured interests, Meyerbeer was a pupil of Abt Vogler and near contemporary of his fellow pupil Weber. He made his career in Paris, where he became the most important composer of French grand opera. But he still retained wide cosmopolitan connections, in particular serving as Generalmusikdirektor from 1842 under King Friedrich Wilhelm IV of Prussia, in whose service he continued after a resignation from his original position in 1848. Meyerbeer was a man of independent means, which enabled him to exercise considerable care over the composition of operas and the choice of appropriate singers, and some control over the press. Although most remembered for opera, this album proves that his vocal compositions deserve equal esteem.