Fans compilations for a 'Best of Vanessa-Mae' cd - your personal selection

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Post by Xanthippe »

Maybe it is a nice idea for everone to post your personal selection of tracks for a 'Best of Vanessa-Mae' cd.

I propose to make a selection for a cd of your 16 favourite tracks and one favourite video track; more or less in line with the EMI cd that has been released now.

Of course, everybody is free to fill in the preferences (number of tracks or videos) as he or she chooses. But, let's limit it as can reasonable placed on one cd!

I'll post my selection later today.
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Good idea Rijko!!!
I will post the tracklist a bit later!
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I'd much rather do an Anthology (or a Box Set) of unlimited tracks. However, here's my sixteen. Apologies to those who prefer more classical selections.

Sixteen audio:
Toccata and Fugue in D minor
Contradanza
Red Hot
Classical Gas (Reggae Version)
'I'm a Doun for Lack O'Johnnie (A Little Scottish Fantasy)
Happy Valley: The 1997 Re-unification Overture
Summer Haze
Storm
I Feel Love
Embrasse Moi
Aurora
The Devil's Trill
White Bird Airscape Mix
Destiny
Night Flight
Art of War

1 video:
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I found it quite difficult to make a selection that adequately describes her career and also shows all characteristics of Vanessa-Mae as violinist and musician.

Here is my list of 15 tracks and two videos:

Art of War
Toccata and Fugue
A Poets Quest
Violin Fantasy on Puccuni's Turandot
Storm
Red Hot
Org. Four Seasons 'Winter prt2 Largo'
White Bird
Devil's Trill
Bach Street Prelude
Scottish Fantasy 4th movement finale
Destiny
I Feel Love
Bach Partito no 3 Preludio
Solace

video of 'Happy Valley'
video of 'I Am A Doun'
(my two favourite videos because of the nice settings and a gorgeously looking Vanessa-Mae)
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Well it was hard, be more easier to create at least 2 CD's, but here are my best of:
1. Storm
2. Night Flight
3. The Original Four Seasons - Summer (1)
4. Destiny
5. Art Of War
6. Bach Street Prelude
7. Happy Valley
8. A Poet's Quest
9. Solace
10. Toccata and Fugue
11. Aurora
12. Red Hot
13. I'm A Doun
14 I Feel Love
15. Pasha
16. The Blessed Spirits
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Happy Valley (video)
If there could be a second video, then definitely I'm A Doun
I think that these songs wont even fill on 74 min CD, but if there would be more space then the Butterfly Lovers Concerto really deserves it!
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Post by Street_Rat »

I dont have many of her songs, so my list is limited to what ive heard
my 11
Aurora
Contradanza
Embrasse Moi
Toccata and Fugue in D minor
I'm a Doun for Lack O'Johnnie
Red Hot
Storm
Retro
White Bird
Happy Valley
The Devil's Trill
Destiny

As for the movie? there all incredible, so any one or two of the many
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Ok Here is my list, in order of my favorite songs :laugh:

1. Happy Valley
2. Deep South (I am suprised it is on no one elses list :/)
3. I'm a Doun for Lack O'Johnny
4. Destiny
5. Bach Street Prelude
6. Storm
7. Embrasse Moi
8. Pasha
9. I Feel Love
10. Aurora
11. White Bird
As for Videos the only one I have seen is white bird, Anyone know where I can see more?? I live in the US so CD's would have to be ordered. I have been able to get none in stores. :(
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Post by Kevin »

Hello ALL :D

Alright This is the best of Vanessa Mae (as posted by Kevn R)

01. Art of War (Power of C)
02. Picante
03. Classical Gas (Raggae Mix)
04. Retro
05. Preludio (From Partita No. 3 in E - Bach)
06. Allegro (From Autumn (The Original Four Seasons) - Vivaldi)
07. Liebeslied (Love Sorrow) - F. Kreisler
08. Aurora
09. I Feel Love (Techno Remix)
10. Reminiscing
11. Jazz Will Eat Itself
12. A Poets Quest (For A Distant Paradise)
13. Storm
14. Night Flight
15. The Blessed Spirits
16. Red Hot (Techno Remix)
*Devils Trill (Music Video)

My CD isn't a cd that has MY FAVORITES, it contains good tracks that I think show a diversity in her playing
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Post by arup75 »

Allright people,

I will post my list later.... I'm tired..... Hear from me soon...
-ThIs MeSsAgE WaS PoStEd By:-

...ArUp, ThE OnE ThAt AlWaYs MaKeS YoU HaPpY...
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Post by losthk »

not fair... i want to c the happy valley mvie clip.. first on my best... i aint got any movies.... i relai want to c happy valley... since it was part of my childhood drm.. wheni was still in HK.. during the 97 hand ova thing... i fall asleep.. so i didnt get to c VM ply.. hwoeva.. my parent did...
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Post by Kevin »

WOW, I was reading through the posts, and thought....havent we already done this? and so i thought i should reply, but then i got to my name and saw that i had posted...more than a year ago (hehe)

losthk, I still havent seen the Happy Valley video for some reason...
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Post by devils_trill »

I dont think the selection was that bad, though I would have liked to see Red Hot on the album (though I believe Contradaza is popular at concerts). I would have liked to see less tracks from the Strom albums (its her best work, but it lifts 6 tracks from the album, which is far too much).

I would also have liked to see some more new material, or some unreleased material. Even the Art of War was taken off the album but I managed to get around that by buying the album in Europe :D
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*envy* *must fidn happy valley footage*
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Post by changing worlds »

Well, I have six pictures here.

Haidee has a 22 second clip, but I can't find it. :bsad:
Sebastian has it here. (I'm sure Glenn's site has it someplace too!)
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I have the Happy Valley video clip.

I can make it available for downloading if anyone needs it



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