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Concert Program

Penguin Cafe Orchestra Format: Audio CD

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Track Listings

Disc: 1

1	Air A Danser
2	Cage Dead (Version 2)
3	Organum
4	Southern Jukebox Music
5	Numbers 1-4
6	Air
7	Perpetuum Mobile
8	Nothing Really Blue
9	Telephone And Rubber Band

Disc: 2

1	Beanfields
2	Vega
3	Surface Tension (Where The Trees Meet The Sky)
4	Oscar Tango
5	Music For A Found Harmonium
6	Lifeboat (Lovers' Rock)
7	Steady State
8	Scherzo And Trio
9	Giles Farnaby's Dream
10	Salty Bean Fumble
11	Red Shorts

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Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
Package Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.55 x 4.97 x 0.54 inches; 2.83 Ounces
Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Windham Hill Records
Date First Available ‏ : ‎ October 26, 2006
Label ‏ : ‎ Windham Hill Records
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B000008OZ2
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1

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Pousto

Just love it!!!!!

Reviewed in the United States on November 18, 2010

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I was really surprised that I never heard of this orchestra. Thanks to "Classic Arts Showcase" I heard them play "Number 1-4 and immediately went to Amazon to get a recording. I suppose if I had seen "Happy Feet" I would have heard "Air a Danser". Now, I can't get it out of my mind. Their music seems so soothing and happy at the same time. What a treat!!!!!

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T. Fisher

"Concert Program" or "When in Rome..."?

Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2010

" When in Rome... ", the only live CD of a concert before an audience by the Penguin Cafe Orchestra, has long been one of my favorite albums -- a record I have listened to regularly, over an over again for more than 10 years. Indeed, I thought this was the only "live" record the PCO had ever produced. Imagine my surprise when I heard about " Concert Program ", a double-CD live recording that had somehow escaped my attention until only recently.

"When in Rome" captures a concert before a packed house at London's Royal Festival Hall in 1987, with all its energy and excitement. "Concert Program", however, is a recording of a "concert without an audience" from 1995. PCO founder Simon Jeffes wanted to record a snapshot of the PCO at the time, reportedly because he felt the orchestra would soon go through some important changes, so he gathered the band in a residential studio in Somerset, England for a concert to be recorded. Jeffes died of cancer in 1997, and "Concert Program" thus sadly became the PCO's last release.

Both albums provide a kind of "greatest hits" collection including the PCO's best-known music, which was remarkable for drawing on a wide variety of musical traditions to create what Jeffes called "imaginary folklore" or "modern semi-acoustic chamber music". The PCO was consistently pleasant and optimistic. There is occasional sadness, but even that is handled in a very affirmative way.

Usually when music is overplayed in advertisements, it becomes annoying very fast. But the best-known works of the PCO became well-known from their omnipresence in advertisements in much of the 1980s and 1990s. Both albums contain the well-known "Music for a Found Harmonium" and "Telephone and Rubber Band" -- but "Perpetuum Mobile", another of their most popular earworms, is found only on "Concert Program".

"Concert Program" with its 20 tracks has the advantage of providing more music when compared with the 16-track "When in Rome". But without the energy of an audience, and a few more somber pieces thrown into the mix, "Concert Program" also takes on a more wistful quality. These include "Cage Dead" a tribute to John Cage, who had died in 1992, and "Vega", a lengthy piece with more than passing stylistic references to Philip Glass.

The lineup at the time of "Concert Program" also means different instrumentation than on the earlier album -- especially noticeable in a more prominent brass section. This makes a comparison between the versions on the two concert albums a lot of fun.

So which one to buy? Well, the easy answer is both -- which is true, but a cop-out. "Concert Program" is outstanding, but if I had to choose, I'd go with "When in Rome". It is a more polished and consistent album, with a slightly more satisfying selection of music. Still, if you like the Penguin Cafe, sooner or later you might think about getting both. Five stars all around.

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Steve Wishart

Brilliant! The Penguin Cafe we know and love, but with a twist.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 9, 2020

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The concert CD's contain all the favourite tunes, but are given added musicality by the PCO for a live audience. A delight to listen too.

Jean Mi

Laissez vous guider par ce collectif musical !

Reviewed in France on June 2, 2016

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C'est par ce cd que j'ai découvert ces musiciens. Deux cd qui donnent un bref aperçu des différents styles. C'est quelquefois de la musique baroque modernisée ou parfois des mélodies proches dans l'esprit de celles de Yann Tiersen. C'est en tout très agréable à écouter. 15 / 20

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近未来的とは

Reviewed in Japan on October 8, 2003

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某CMで使われていた楽曲を含め，
聞いていてとても心が落ち着くものばかり。
近未来的音楽とはこういうものかなと思うときも。
また，CDのタイトル通り，ジャケットにも一工夫があり
その辺も楽しむことができた。
PCOへの導入としては最適の一枚だと思う。

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