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Track Listings

1. The Far Side Of The World

2. Into The Fog

3. Violin Concerto No. 3 'Straussburg' K.215, 3rd Movement

4. The Cuckold Came Out Of The Amery (Traditional) 5. Smoke N' Oakum

5. Fantasia On A Theme - Barry Wordsworth 7. Adagio From Concerto Grosso Op. 6. No. 8 In G Minor Christmas Concerto - Arcangelo Corelli Listen Listen Listen

6. The Doldrums

7. Prelude (From The Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 1 In G Major, BWV 1007 - Yo-Yo Ma

8. The Galapagos Listen Listen Listen

9. Folk Medley: O'Sullivan's March/Cuckold Came Out Of The Amery/Mother Hen/Mary Scott/Nancy Dawson - Jim Walker

10. The Phasmid

11. The Battle

12. Boccherini La Musica Notturna Delle Strade Di Madrid No. 6, Op. 30

13. Full Circle

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Should've won an Oscar., Mar 16 2004

By	Joanne Long "dakotajolong" (Murphysboro, IL United States) - See all my reviews

The use of classical music in the "Master" soundtrack is inspired.

Yo-Yo Ma's playing of the first of J.S Bach's Unaccompanied Cello Suites seems perfect for the scenes on the Galapagos Islands. The snippets of Mozart's Violin Concerto # 3 and Boccherini's sublime "Musica Notturna" are well chosen as the music played by the captain and the doctor.

Those eager to hear more by Baroque composer Luigi Boccherini, whose swoon-worthy piece, "Passacalle," closes the movie, will find what seems to be the original recording of it on the CD "Respighi: Fontane di Roma, Pini di Roma," by the Berlin Philharmonic, directed by Herbert Von Karajan. The last five tracks are Boccherini's "La Musica Notturna Delle Strade di Madrid" op.30 No.6, including "Passacalle." That's the danceable, contemporary-sounding number at the end of the movie, the one in which Paul Bettany and Russell Crowe pick up their instruments and strum them like guitars, and Bettany (or his counterpart in the Berlin Philharmonic)launches into a passage high on the top string.

For those who wish to hear more of Mozart's violin concertos, several great recordings are available, one by Arthur Grumiaux with the London Symphony Orchestra. Listen to the third movement for the passage used so effectively in one of the captain-doctor jam sessions.

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An Effective and Commanding Score, Nov 13 2003

By	G M. Stathis (cedar city, utah USA) - See all my reviews

Usually when a film score is described as "effective" or "based on musical idioms rather than melody" you end up with a score that may work on the screen but is a disappointment as a soundtrack. When film director and composer also rely upon "source matertial" or classical excerpts the problem is generally compounded. The score for Peter Weir's "Master and Commander" is, however, something of an exception to all that. Here is a musical treatment by committee that succeeds by sailing against existing currents. The original orchestral music is by Iva Davies, Christopher Gordon and Richard Tognetti. But a good deal of "source material": Mozart, Vaughn Williams, Corelli, and Boccherini (on the soundtrack) is used especially since two of the main characters are musicians as well as sea-captain and ship's surgeon. In fact, it all works very well both as a dramatic score and as a soundtrack album. The original score does depend on idioms rather than melodies, unlike Korngold's "The Sea Hawk or even Horner's "Perfect Storm," but the composers are quite masterful in capturing the moment, whether it is dramatic, mysterious, or militant. The use of percussion is quite effective and somewhat unexpected. The musical atmosphere for "Master and Commander" is clearly tinged by sea spray and a touch of gunpowder. Amazingly, the collection provides an album that is very nice to listen to. Ably produced and packaged by Decca.

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wonderful music stands alone, Jul 19 2004

By	Jean Gram (Wilmette, IL United States) - See all my reviews

I have been listening to this CD regularly since January and have yet to be bored with it. It has a wonderful variety of the powerful, serious and playful. And it gives more complete versions of the music in the film.

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Great!
I really enjoy all the pieces on this CD. When the music is not being played in the movie it still sounds good. The Mozart piece is the best.

Published on Jul 3 2004 by Adele