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1.The Most Relaxing Classical Album in the World...Ever! by: Johann Sebastian Bach, Léo Delibes, Gabriel Fauré, Erik Satie, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Edvard Grieg, Johann Pachelbel, Claude Debussy, Felix Mendelssohn, Camille Saint-Saens, Henryk Gorecki, Antonio Vivaldi, Edward Elgar, Jocelyn Pook, Sergey Rachmaninov, Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni, Luigi Boccherini, Jules Massenet, Ludwig van Beethoven, Jacques Offenbach, Pietro Mascagni, Antonin Dvorak, Giacomo Puccini, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Alexander Borodin, Joaquin Rodrigo, Samuel Barber
March 30, 1999
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If you are looking for a soothing, beautiful collection of well-known classical music, this is the one. This purchse was for a gift to my sister, who heard my album and "Had to have it."

2.The Merchant Of Venice by: Jocelyn Pook, Andreas Scholl
January 11, 2005
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This soundtrack for a movie version of The Merchant of Venice makes for an interesting music album. Without actually having a note of authentic Elizabethan music on it, a medieval atmosphere is created. Contrasting styles and textures seem to immerse the listener and transport one to different places. In addition to the three tracks featuring countertenor Andreas Scholl, track number eight has words by Shakespeare sung by a delightful boy soprano, Ben Crawley.

My main gripe with this, as with most movie soundtracks, is that however well they serve the movie, they do not provide an "even" musical environment for the listener at home. I play music to relax or to match my mood. Because of the variety of styles and textures on this album, there is always something that strikes a ... Read More

3.Eyes Wide Shut: Music From The Motion Picture by: Jocelyn Pook
July 13, 1999
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The last movie by Stanley Kubrick enjoys a most wonderful soundtrack. Once again, as he did it with BARRY LYNDON, 2001, LOLITA and many others, Kubrick's perfectionism reaches even the music chosen for his stories. It mixes several styles of music and reminds you of the atmospheric and disturbing production. A unique classic, undoubtedly.

4.Flood by: Jocelyn Pook
September 06, 1999
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When I listen to that record, my mind fills with fleeting images of waterfalls and when I open my eyes, the walls are breatching ;-} I bought it after watching Eyes Wide Shut with Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman (Stanley Cubrick film). The best compositions are the Masked Ball and Forever Without End, IMO.

5.2001: Music From the Films of Stanley Kubrick from: Silva America
March 08, 2005
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Listen to the samples, these are poorly reproduced copies. Electronic music especially is extremely hard to reproduce exact "voices" for the notes.

6.The Best of Andreas Scholl from: Decca
November 20, 2006
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Without exaggeration and without argument, Andreas Scholl is the most outstanding countertenor of our modern time, which has seen an astonishing revival in this voice type. His voice quality is unquestionably masculine, astonishingly high, incredibly powerful, flexible and commanding.

This CD contains 18 tracks which skim the surface of his career with Decca which covered a few years. It's a great sampler of Scholl's mid-career to 2006. One could argue that "Best of" is misleading since it omits all of his astonishing early recordings with Harmonia Mundi and Scholl fans sincerely hope that more is forthcoming now that he has returned to that label.

However, notable tracks include several famous Baroque opera arias including Ombra mai fu (Handel, SERSE) and Cara sposa (Handel, Rinaldo). ... Read More

7.Eyes Wide Shut: Music from Stanley Kubrick Movies from: Golden Stars
December 01, 1999
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Now celebrating nearly 20 years in the music business.Jocelyn Pook has travelled a long road since the days of sessions for Siouxsie & the Banshees.Together with other ex students from the Guildhall...Ann Stephenson and Audrey Riley they joined forces with singer songwriter Virginia Astley and had their names on the sleeve of "Melt the Snow":collectively the 4 of them were known as "Virginia Astley's Friends & Colleagues" and stayed with her until 1986. In the 90s Jocelyn was a co founder of the Electra Strings,with Sonia Slany,and eventually this was to lead to her Ist album "Deluge".She remained closeted in her own world of contemporary chamber music,her influences from many strains of classical music.This album contained "Blow the wind/Pie Jesu" which sampled the voice of Kathleen Ferrier and ended up ... Read More

8.Untold Things by: Jocelyn Pook
March 27, 2001
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Whimsical, pensive and kissed by a variety of world music samples, Jocelyn Pook's style in this recording reminds me a little of Deep Forest without the programmed beats. As with all her music that I'm familiar with, the tone of "Untold Things" is minor and distinctly laid back, yet pregnant with carefully patterned intent. This isn't mindless, repetitive filler, but intelligently crafted modern chamber music tinged with elements of New Age fusion. It could perhaps do with a little more livening up now and then, as in the intense and interesting track #5, "Take Off Your Veil" and the fun, drummy "Calls, Cries and Clamours," but overall, "Untold Things" provides an intriguing and satisfying listening experience. My favorite pieces are the poignant and hypnotically complimentary #8, "Saints and Sinners" and #11, ... Read More

9.Rendez: Vous A Brick Lane (OST) from: Phantom Sound & Vision
March 25, 2008
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Whimsical, pensive and kissed by a variety of world music samples, Jocelyn Pook's style in this recording reminds me a little of Deep Forest without the programmed beats. As with all her music that I'm familiar with, the tone of "Untold Things" is minor and distinctly laid back, yet pregnant with carefully patterned intent. This isn't mindless, repetitive filler, but intelligently crafted modern chamber music tinged with elements of New Age fusion. It could perhaps do with a little more livening up now and then, as in the intense and interesting track #5, "Take Off Your Veil" and the fun, drummy "Calls, Cries and Clamours," but overall, "Untold Things" provides an intriguing and satisfying listening experience. My favorite pieces are the poignant and hypnotically complimentary #8, "Saints and Sinners" and #11, ... Read More

10.Eyes Wide Shut: Soundtrack Collection by: Jocelyn Pook
December 01, 1999
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Now celebrating nearly 20 years in the music business.Jocelyn Pook has travelled a long road since the days of sessions for Siouxsie & the Banshees.Together with other ex students from the Guildhall...Ann Stephenson and Audrey Riley they joined forces with singer songwriter Virginia Astley and had their names on the sleeve of "Melt the Snow":collectively the 4 of them were known as "Virginia Astley's Friends & Colleagues" and stayed with her until 1986. In the 90s Jocelyn was a co founder of the Electra Strings,with Sonia Slany,and eventually this was to lead to her Ist album "Deluge".She remained closeted in her own world of contemporary chamber music,her influences from many strains of classical music.This album contained "Blow the wind/Pie Jesu" which sampled the voice of Kathleen Ferrier and ended up on a TV ... Read More

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