Christmas Rhapsody

Christmas Traditional (Composer), Mel Torme (Composer), Charles Gounod (Composer), Hugh / Blane, Ralph Martin (Composer), Irving Berlin (Composer), John Bayless (Performer), Mary Lee Bayless (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: John Bayless, Mary Lee Bayless
• Composer: Christmas Traditional, Mel Torme, Charles Gounod, Hugh / Blane, Ralph Martin, Irving Berlin
• Audio CD (October 5, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Koch Records
• ASIN: B0002VEQ5C
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #13,375 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #49 in Music > Classical > Historical Periods > Modern, 20th, & 21st Century > General Contemporary

Editorial Reviews

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Media Type: CD
Artist: BAYLESS,JOHN
Title: CHRISTMAS RHAPSODY
Street Release Date: 10/03/2006
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Genre: XMAS VOCAL

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Jaw-dropping talent, October 14, 2004

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Patrick D. Fleitz "pfleitz" (Lakeland, Florida USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Christmas Rhapsody (Audio CD)

I have often wondered why classical piano virtuosos have never recorded their own arrangements of Christmas carols. John Bayless has filled this void with an amazing recording of his own arrangements of carols. Everything he has ever put out on cd is amazing, such as his brilliant arrangements of Beatle tunes in the style of Bach to Puccini arias to West Side Story. In this recording, Bayless stays true to the original melodic material, yet displays his staggering command of the keyboard. On the one hand, his performance of "Ave Maria" is just heavenly, on the other hand, "Santa Claus is Comin to Town/Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy" is an all out virtuosic blast. I highly recommend this album!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My favorite of the season, December 30, 2004

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L. L. Holmes (Butte, MT United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Christmas Rhapsody (Audio CD)

This is the holiday music I have listened to throughout the season, and it is so beautiful I cannot bear to put it away yet. I love Bayless's work at any time, and these arrangements simply take my breath away. His blending of "I'll Be Home for Christmas" with "Going Home" from the New World Symphony is particulary poignant. And his signature "Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring/Amazing Grace" is seasonless and timeless. Christmas is over, but get this anyway; it's wonderful.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars John Bayless Christmas Rhapsody, February 12, 2006

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J. Baron - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Christmas Rhapsody (Audio CD)

Christmas Rhapsody has quickly become one of our all time favorite Chistmas CDs. We love it so much that it is February 10th and we are still listening to it.