Liberty! (1997 Television Mini-series) [Enhanced, Soundtrack]

Mark O'Conner (Composer), English Traditional (Composer), American Traditional (Composer), William Shield (Composer), Andrew Law (Composer), Richard Einhorn (Composer), Traditional (Composer), Anonymous (Composer), Kenneth Schermerhorn (Conductor), John Jarvis (Performer), James Taylor (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: John Jarvis, James Taylor
• Conductor: Kenneth Schermerhorn
• Composer: Mark O'Conner, English Traditional, American Traditional, William Shield, Andrew Law, et al.
• Audio CD (October 28, 1997)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Enhanced, Soundtrack
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B0000029YF
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #144,316 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Stirring Americana, November 9, 2001

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Nettie Scott (City of Brotherly Love) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Liberty! (1997 Television Mini-series) (Audio CD)

This CD stands on its own merits as good music, not simply as music for a TV show. It evokes images of America old and new. O'Connor's violin carries us from the dance hall to the battlefield to the sorrow of lover's lost. Simple melodies twist and turn, rising up from their solid American roots. James Taylor's solemn rendition of "Johnny's Gone for a Soldier"is as true a telling of the grief of the soldier lost to war today as it was hundreds of years ago. Sit in a comfortable chair in the warm light of evening and let it surround you. To know where we have come from offers hope that the magic of freedom and liberty will not desert us in these troubled times.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Music, May 10, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Liberty! (1997 Television Mini-series) (Audio CD)

Having enjoyed Mark O'Connor's playing for years on various Nashville-produced sessions, and as a house musician for the fantastic show on TNN~ "American Music Shop'... I decided to give this CD a try. Am I ever glad I did. I bought it about six months ago and haven't stopped listening to it since. All the music is worth hearing, and a wonderful tribute and companion to the PBS series. Especially moving are James Taylor's rendtion of "Johnny Has Gone for a Soldier" and the Richard Einhorn composition "Freedom"

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finest Music Ever Heard, March 26, 2002

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"desert-fire" (Anaheim, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Liberty! (1997 Television Mini-series) (Audio CD)

I heard this music on the excellent P B S Documentary: "Liberty - the American Revolution" and I knew I had to have it! It is the finest music I have heard, capturing the heart and soul of the American Revolution. The documentary "Liberty" was a masterpiece that was beautiful and moving. So too this music with its most wonderful arrangements and accompaniment. I love it! I could hardly wait to get it in the mail. It framed the documentary (which I also bought) like a great frame compliments a beautiful canvas painting. Superlatives fail me. This music must be experienced by first watching the great series on the American Revolution and then by listening to it apart. This is some of the most wonderful music I have ever heard. It reminds me of the genius of Aaron Copland who wrote the Applachian Spring and Rodeo suites.