A Brief History [Import]

Penguin Cafe Orchestra | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 19, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Virgin
• ASIN: B00005RTBF
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #158,434 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Beanfields

2. Telephone And Rubber Band

3. Music For A Found Harmonium

4. Perpetuum Mobile

5. From The Colonies

6. Giles Farnaby's Dream

7. Surface Tension

8. Air A Danser

9. Yodel 1

10. Numbers 1-4

11. Steady State

12. Paul's Dance

13. Prelude & Yodel

14. Heartwind

15. White Mischief

16. Dirt

17. Rosasolis

18. Organum

19. Lullaby

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A joy to listen to, May 20, 2004

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Stephen Smith "forestsmiths" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Brief History (Audio CD)

'A Brief History' has 19 tracks from the 4-CD set 'History', so it's a 'best of the best of...' album. The first track, Bean Fields, is guaranteed to have you tapping your foot or even dancing around the room or car.

You could say the odd track or two is a bit repetitive - for example, Telephone and Rubber Band lasts almost three minutes - but there's always quiet music going on behind the scenes that you have to listen out for to appreciate the full tune. Any like this that you don't like are easily made up for by the others. Others are very tuneful, foot-stomping creations to delight the soul, body and mind. (I'm getting carried away now. Well, at least I should be.)

A delightful album I feel privileged to have in my collection. You'll be so glad you took the plunge.

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant, December 13, 2007

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S. Hirabayashi - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Brief History (Audio CD)

So good that I'm seriously considering dropping the big bucks for the complete History. "Perpetuum Mobile" is one of the most beautiful pieces of music I've ever heard.

0 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars OK but......, May 24, 2009

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Bach "Rupanna" (Greenlands, QUEENSLAND Australia) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: A Brief History (Audio CD)

This is not a best of, as the most interesting works seem to be on the individulal CD's. A poor selection.