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Ave Maria: The Myth of Mary | 
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| Creators: Thomas Hampson, Christopher J. Thomas, Alfonso X (el Sabio), Leonard Bernstein, Franz Biebl, Giulio Caccini, Charles Gounod, Edvard Grieg, Elaine Martin Jacques, Pietro Mascagni, Colin Mawby, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Astor Piazzolla, Franz Schubert, Traditional, Basque Traditional, Giuseppe Verdi, Claudio Scimone, Giuliano Carella, Helmuth Froschauer
Label: Teldec
Category: Music
Buy New: $16.98
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Rating:  12 reviews
Sales Rank: 250241
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 639842148023
EAN: 0639842148023
ASIN: B00002DEIM
Release Date: March 7, 2000
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Tracks:
| • | Maria - Bernstein, Leonard | | • | Ave Maria - Schubert, Franz | | • | Agur Maria - Traditional | | • | Mary Had a Little Lamb - Traditional | | • | Ave Maria - Schubert, Franz | | • | Ave Maria | | • | Yo Soy Maria - Piazzolla, Astor | | • | Ave Maria - Schubert, Franz | | • | Ave Verum Corpus - Mawby, Colin | | • | unspecified cantigas | | • | Ave Maria | | • | Ave Maris Stella - Grieg, Edvard | | • | Maria - Jacques, Martin | | • | Ave Maria - Schubert, Franz | | • | Ave Maria - Schubert, Franz | | • | Ave Maria - Schubert, Franz | | • | Alleluja |
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| Customer Reviews:
 Ave Maria December 1, 2008
John Morning (New York, NY USA)
Excellent service from an Amazon ancillary. I knew and admired the album and was pleased to find it and receive it so promptly and efficiently.
 An incongruent compilation with the name Maria in common August 9, 2007
HAN (NYC)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Some of the songs, although having nothing to do with an "Ave Maria" title are acceptable like "Mary had a little lamb" and "Maria de Buenos Aires", or the "Maria" from West Side story. However that "Maria" by the "Tigerlilies" stands out as one of the most offensive, satanic, dark and creepy songs I ever heard. It literally describes to the detail the kidnapping, torturing, and ritualistic assassination of a human being, followed by a dark ritual of disfigurement with a knife and cannibalism, while chanting "Maria" in between. Although artistic and original, it just doesn't have a place in a compilation titled "AVE Maria": it really spoils the CD as a whole. Otherwise, the CD would get 4 stars and not 5 for a misleading title.
Loads of diversity, a whole lotta schlock and two gems... December 31, 2004
Randolph R. Wagner (Houston, Texas United States)
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
"What was he thinking?" is the question for this album's producer, Wolfgang Mohr. It is filled with such a hodge-podge of "stuff" that it is guaranteed to disappoint most because they'll encounter something that offends their taste (this was certainly the case for me).
I can only assume that the intended audience is the classical cross-over crowd. Hence, the plethora of names intended to attract their attention: Jose Carreras, Placido Domingo (two of the three tenors), Sumi Jo and Sarah Brightman (whose marketing acumen far exceeds her modest vocal talents).
What the serious classical connoisseur might miss because of the packaging and the lack of named tracks on the outside of the CD case are two real gems: Barabara Bonney's radiant voice on Schubert's Ave Maria and Chanticleer's lush reading of Biebl's Ave Maria.
Schubert's Ave Maria is a secular "lied" based on Sir Walter Scott's "Lady of the Lake". It is sung here with Schubert's original German text instead of the Latin liturgical text that is often force-fit to Schubert's melody. Bonney sings absolutely beautifully.
Franz Biebl who just passed away a few years ago would have remained in obscurity if it were not for the outstanding American men's ensemble, Chanticleer, who "discovered" his setting of Ave Maria. The piece has acquired cult status amongst Chanticleer fans. To my knowledge, a recording of Chanticleer's rendition previously could only be found on their label on a Christmas album released in 1990 and is difficult to find these days. Having it available here is a big plus.
For those who like "Baroque Greatest Hits" compilations with souped-up romanticized versions of over-played favorites, this album has several tracks that will get you feeling warm and fuzzy all over. Giulio Caccini was an early Baroque composer who has become popular in recent years because of saccharine arrangements of his "Dona Nobis Pachem" and "Ave Maria" (the vocal equivalent to the arrangements of Albinoni's "Adagio" and Bach's "Air on the G string"). Sumi Jo very successfully exploits the mush-factor in the arrangement of Caccini's "Ave Maria". The Bach/Gounod "Ave Maria" is represented on two tracks - one sung by the baritone, Thomas Hampson, the other by Placido Domingo. Hampson does manage to avoid Domingo's vocal histrionics.
The wobbly, hooting falsetto on Tigerlillies "Maria" is simply bizarre...
 Let's not overgeneralize July 13, 2004
blue-59 (Hopewell Twp, NJ United States)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
"Overplayed and overvalued" applies neither to the Schubert nor the Mozart-both are sublime and immortal masterpieces. The Verdi and the Gounod may be lesser, but they are certainly worthy pieces. However, it is obvious that this haphazard compilation is quite superfluous. Superior collections of sacred music abound, many at bargain prices.
Correction of another review October 18, 2003
Loring Ivanick (Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo Japan)
3 out of 11 found this review helpful
I wish to make a correction to a review below. While "maris" does indeed mean "sea", the star of the sea, as mentioned in the title is indeed Mary. One translation from Latin found at (http://home.earthlink.net/~thesaurus/thesaurus/BVM/AveMarisStella.html)HAIL, O Star of the ocean,
God's own Mother blest,
ever sinless Virgin,
gate of heav'nly rest,
etc. I will not disagree with the contention that the pieces, many of which have been plucked out of their context, just seem to have been thrown together as a pastiche, and so I'm rating this a 2 for its simplistic concept, never having heard the recording. It would be helpful to know if there are good notes which somehow link them all.
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