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Simple Gifts: Christopher Parkening | 
 enlarge | Artists: Christopher Parkening, Johann Sebastian Bach, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Engelbert Humperdinck, Traditional, Gordon Young, John Rowland, Ronald Ravenscroft, John Hughes
Label: Angel Records
Category: Music
List Price: $16.98
Buy New: $5.68
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Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 23404
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 47525
UPC: 077774752527
EAN: 0077774752527
ASIN: B000002SJJ
Release Date: October 25, 1990
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| Tracks:
| • | Cantata No. 29: Praludium | | • | Our Great Savior | | • | God of Grace and God of Glory | | • | Bretheren, We Have Met To Worship | | • | Deep River | | • | Jesus, We Want To Meet | | • | Hanel & Gretel: Evening Prayer | | • | Hymn of Christian Joy | | • | Simple Gifts | | • | Fairest Lord Jesus | | • | Stir Thy Church, O God Our Father | | • | All Creatures of Our God and King | | • | Quartet, Op. 79 No. 3: Variations On 'Glorious Things Of Thee Are Spoken' | | • | Solemn Vespers, K. 339: Praise Ye The Lord |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 4 more reviews...
 Nice and Relaxing Guitar February 14, 2008
I always enjoy Parkening while driving. The songs are all familiar and relaxing, with a few that I have to replay a time or two before I can go on to the next song. Interesting harpsichord guitar combination on one song.
 One of Parkening's Finest January 16, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
A beautiful and contemplative solo guitar recording of hymns, spirituals and other sacred works such as Mozart's Laudate Dominum and Humperdinck's Evening Prayer. Parkening is in exceptional form, the transcriptions are superb, and the recording itself is of the highest quality. Little wonder this has been an enduring classic since its release in the early 1980s.
Music that perfectly touches the soul ... October 24, 2005
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Christopher Parkening is the most musically inventive person playing the classical guitar today; you must purchase this CD if you haven't already. It contains exquisitely beautiful hymns & sacred music (arranged perfectly for guitar, I might add) along with Mr. Parkenings masterful transcriptions of works by Bach, Haydn, Mozart and Humperdinck.
Above all, this is music that glorifies God and that was the ultimate purpose of creating this CD.
The end of a Search September 23, 2005
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Classsical guitar is among the top forms of music and Christopher Parkeniong is one of the greatestartists in this genre, if not the best. I had despaired at ever findinding the CD "Simple Pleasures" and was so very pleased to locate it . I am so enjoying it now. I will be back for more as funds permit.
Simple, yet delightful, Gifts! February 21, 2005
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This was one of the first CD's I purchased back in 1988, and I bought it on a whim. Of the hundreds of CD's I now own, including many genres, this one remains in my list of top 10 favorites for a number of reasons.
1. Mr. Parkening plays every song on it with remarkable technical excellence and clearly discernible passion.
2. It includes classical, folksy, and reflective material, which could create a rough flow, but Mr. Parkening moves deftly from mood to mood leaving the listener with a sense of seamless transitions.
3. Although the songs on it are all religious classics they are played without pretense, which makes it accessible to any listener and uplifting for those seeking spiritual refreshment.
In closing, there is only one thing "wrong" with this CD - it's too short!
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