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Media Type: CD
Artist: STORY,LIZ
Title: GIFT
Street Release Date: 09/23/1997
Domestic
Genre: XMAS VOCAL | | | Product Details: | | | Audio CD Release Date:
| July 11, 2011 | | Studio:
| Windham Hill Records | | Number Of Discs:
| 1 | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 10 reviews |
| | | Track Listing: | | | 1. | Bring A Torch Jeanette, Isabella/When Blossoms Flowered 'Mid The Snows | | 2. | Wassail Song (Here We Come, A-Wassailing) | | 3. | In The Bleak Midwinter/O Sanctissima | | 4. | Greensleeves (What Child Is This?) | | 5. | .Angels We Have Heard On High (Les Anges dans nos Campagnes) | | 6. | Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas | | 7. | We Three Kings Of Orient Are | | 8. | The Truth From Above/O King Of Light And Splendor | | 9. | O Come Little Children/We'll Dress The House | | 10. | The Christmas Song | | 11. | Pange Lingua/A Hymn To The Virgin | | 12. | II es Ne le Divin Enfant/Immaculate Mary | | 13. | O Come, O Come Emmanuel/Personent Hodie | | 14. | Salve Regina/O Holy Night | |
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9 of 9 found the following review helpful:
What A Gift!Aug 18, 1999
By Old School but Kicking
"Foggy"
Liz Story's album The Gift is just what it says. It is the most soothing Christmas present you can give to anyone. A true joy.
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
Solo piano music of depth and artistryNov 14, 2005
By Alan Lekan
Pianist Liz Story has been a mainstay in the Windham Hill label since her first releases in the 80's. Her dreamy song, "Wedding Rain" showcased a fresh talent that bathed the listener in delicate atmospheres and lovely tonal colorations. But with such lumanescent textures is a corresponding musical intelligence that only comes from being an composer as well as performer (she writes most her music).
This classically-trained talent allows her music to rise above the more superficial "nice sounding background piano music" of this genre. Her style is reminicent at times of the French classical masters Debussy or Ravel for its emphasis on tonal beauty and cascading effects. To me her music has always exuded something special ... something very deep and resonant ... something tangibly spiritual and with a sense of celebration of life.
Story brings these same qualities to her seasonal collection, fittingly titled, "The Gift." In a world riddled with too many cheesy and trite holiday recordings, Story's "Gift" here is a true treasure and sanctuary for music lovers. Its "spirit" is similar to George Winston's legenday recording, "Winter" in the way it creates a sense of solace, warmth and comfort.
Probably the piece that best exudes this sensitive playing is her magical rendition of the beloved English song, "Greensleeves" (track 4) in which she creates a fleeting, transcendent mood through her seamless playing, feathery touch and delicately evocative effects. This piece is emmensely beautiful and moving to hear, transporting you to imaginative vistas and memories.
Especially when doing the more well-known seasonal pieces, it takes true musical insight to find the true, spiritual core of the music to avoid a trite-sounding result. Holiday CD's come and go, but certain ones and certain songs are timeless such as those performed here by Liz Story. The sound quality is excellent with a most-fitting resonance that brings out the rich harmonic overtones of her piano. A most lovely recording. Compositions - 5 stars; Performance - 5 stars; Sound quality - 5 stars.
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
aaahhhhhh......Oct 23, 1998
This CD is all about candlelight, the sound of snow falling, and ginger and molasses. It's the perfect soundtrack to those soft golden memories that play across your mind at Christmastime. This music will make you close your eyes...and sigh...gently....
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
 Exquisite Christmas CDOct 21, 1998
This CD is perfect for the soundtrack to Christmas gatherings, or, better yet, snuggling up in front of the fire with your warm drink and/or warm person of choice. The medley of "Come Little Children/We'll Dress the House" is a track that I can listen to over and over without it losing an ounce of pleasure. The Gift is a wonderful addition to any Christmas music library.
5 of 6 found the following review helpful:
This is what Christmas is aboutNov 09, 1999
I never heard Liz until the disk arrived. She can both play and interpret. Put this one on, follow it with C. Chesnut's Christmas disk and the Holiday's meaning becomes clear.
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