Piano Concerto 2 / Concerto De Aranjuez

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Here's a good disc for the Riccardo Muti fan club, but probably for nobody else. The late Dino Ciani shows impressive facility in Bartók's Second Piano Concerto. Muti coordinates very well with him, and gets surprisingly accurate playing from the RAI Orchestra of Milan. But this performance deals superficially with the music. Narciso Yepes's colorful playing was always an asset to the Rodrigo, but it's shown to better advantage on Deutsche Grammophon 415 349-2. --Leslie Gerber

Piano Concerto 2 / Concerto De Aranjuez, Music, Bartok, Rodrigo, Ciani, Muti, Classical
The Most Relaxing Classical Album in the World...Ever!
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Lives Up To The Title, Fine Variety Of Genre's.
  • Good for relaxing pregnant women
  • Too much opera
  • Does what it set out to do, very well
  • TRULY The most relaxing and beautiful music ever written.
The Most Relaxing Classical Album in the World...Ever!
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ASIN: B00000I93Z
Release Date: 1999-03-30

Tracks:

  1. Air 'On the G String' - Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields
  2. Morning - Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields
  3. Canon In D - Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields
  4. Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring - Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields
  5. Gymnopedie No.1 - City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
  6. II. Andante - Stephen Hough
  7. Viens, Mallika - Mady Mesple
  8. In Paradisum - Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
  9. Clair De Lune - Dame Moura Lympany
  10. II. Andate - Yehudi Menuhin
  11. The Swan - Osian Ellis
  12. II. Lento E Largo - Tranquillissimo - Zofia Kilanowicz
  13. II. Andantino - James Galway
  14. II. Largo - Yehudi Menuhin
  15. Nimrod - London Symphony Orchestra
  16. Blow the Wind - Pie Jesu - Jocelyn Pook
  17. Variation 18 - Cecile Ousset
  18. Pavane Op.50 - Gareth Morris

Tracks:

  1. Zion Hort Die Wachter Singen - South German Madrigal Choir
  2. Adagio In G Minor - Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields
  3. Minuet - Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields
  4. II. Largo - Andrei Gavrilov
  5. Meditation - Hans Kalafusz
  6. I. Adagio Sostenuto - Dame Moura Lympany
  7. Belle Nuit, O Nuit D'amour (Barcarolle) - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
  8. II. Andante - Nigel North
  9. II. Adagio - Jack Brymer
  10. Intermezzo - Philharmonia Orchestra
  11. I. Moderato - London Chamber Orchestra
  12. O Mio Babbino Caro - Montserrat Caballe
  13. Fantasia On 'Greensleeves' - Sinfonia Of London
  14. II. Adagio Sostenuto (Opening) - Cecile Ousset
  15. Nocturne - Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields
  16. II. Adagio (Opening) - Julian Bream
  17. Adagio For Strings Op.11a - The Philadelphia Orchestra
  18. Entr'acte To Act III - Orchestre National De France

Amazon.com

You want relaxing classical music that'll soothe your soul but won't lull you into sleep? Here's a double CD for you. The Most Relaxing Classical Album in the World ... Ever! does its best to cover both well-worn classical favorites (Bach's "Air on the G String," Pachelbel's "Cannon," Debussy's "Clair de Lune") and some eclectic left-field choices (an excerpt from Górecki's Symphony No. 3, Jocelyn Pook's "Blow the Wind," and Samuel Barber's Adagio for Strings. The performances of most of these excerpts are top-notch--artists include Sir Neville Marriner, James Galway, Jacqueline du Pré and the Philadelphia Orchestra--and there's enough variety here for everyone. --Edward Garabedian

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Lives Up To The Title, Fine Variety Of Genre's........2007-02-04

This CD is a great way to enjoy a large variety of Classical Composers & many of their best known pieces. Vivaldi's "Four Seasons," is an all time favorite. There are vocals, Piano pieces, & some fine Violins. I found the latter the most enjoyable. Here you can find Rodrigo & Pachelbell. Samuel Barber's haunting Adagio will make your skin tingle. This may not be to everyones taste, but if you wish to relax? Give this a couple of listens.

5 out of 5 stars Good for relaxing pregnant women.......2007-01-17

I stumbled onto this album whilst searching bit torrent websites for classical music. I don't normally listen to classical music but thought it might be relaxing for my pregnant wife. After hearing the quality of the performances, the arrangement, and the recording I decided to buy the album from amazon. All the songs you would expect from a "best album in the world" are there and they are not boring to listen to like a lot of other classical albums. I now play this album in the car constantly and the wife requested it be played at the hospital during the birth.

3 out of 5 stars Too much opera.......2007-01-10

If it wasn't for the opera this would be a great CD.

5 out of 5 stars Does what it set out to do, very well.......2006-11-15

So i'm a classical music veteran, someone who prefers to collect a complete work, rather than classical compilations. I probably would not have listened to this album at all if my dad didnt buy it for me as a gift. By now, i own the complete works that over half of the excepts on this disc come from. I am a purist if ever there was one.

That said, i totally adore this set because i have learned to take it on its own terms. These discs weren't meant for expert classical listeners, so a review from that sort of mindset is useless. This set was meant for pure, easy listening, and for a basic starters kit for classical newbies. Most of all, it was just meant to do what the title says, to relax the average human being. classical expert or not.

Yes, some of these pieces have been altered or shortened, like Mozart's Flute and Harp Concerto Andantino, but they have been edited for a good enough reason: the full versions would have been too long to flow with the rest of the album. And also, the full versions contain so much development that they don't become easy listening anymore. The shortened versions work in the context of the album. Most essentially, the shortened versions on the discs still convey the main flavor the composers were going for. The melodies and themes remain unchanged.

To sum up, it is true that when i want to actually listen deeply to classical music, this album would never be a choice. I would want to hear the complete works like the composers intended. But at certain times when i simply don't mind about that stuff, when i just need to loosen up and free my mind of stress with some nice melodies, this set does the job well enough.

Last but not least: being a purist and a classical buff, i am very particular about performance quality. I was very glad to find that EMI did not get lazy about this. All the artists are world-class, and all the performances are at least exceptional. Some performances are even quite excellent, like the Clair De Lune, which is one of the best i've heard. (Credit to Dame Lympany, the pianist.)

So once again, recommended for its stated purpose, to relax. I am a purist, a classical buff, and i still enjoy this disc. That says something.

5 out of 5 stars TRULY The most relaxing and beautiful music ever written........2006-11-10

This album along with Volume 2 are now the two most valued albums in my music collection. I have all of the songs contained on these two albums but they are scattered through at least a dozen different albums and several are not performed by artists such as those that recorded this album and Volume 2.
SIMPLY BEAUTIFUL !!!!!!!!!!
Essential Guitar: 33 Guitar Masterpieces
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Two-and-a-half hours of bliss
  • not what i expected
  • excellent guitar performances
  • Essential Guitar...
  • Lives up to its Name!
Essential Guitar: 33 Guitar Masterpieces

Manufacturer: Decca
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ASIN: B000069KIT
Release Date: 2002-08-13

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Two-and-a-half hours of bliss.......2007-04-04

This may be the best money I've ever spent. I got 2-1/2 hours of bliss for less than what I'd usually pay for one CD -- and you know how it is with music. You buy an album because of a song or two that you love, and you find that you like maybe half the songs on it. There's not a single selection in this one that I would've left out. It includes Joaquin Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez, performed by Pepe Romero on the guitar with the Acadamy of St. Martin in the Fields. I needed to replace my old LP recording of that. But I also get 30 other classical compositions and traditional Spanish pieces, each special in its own way.

Have you ever heard music that you wanted to last forever, maybe even to dive inside and live there for a while, immersing yourself in sound? That's how I feel about this collection. The only problem I have with it is that I bought it thinking it might be nice to listen to while I write. Not so. It's terrible for that. I'll sit with my hands poised above the laptop keyboard, assuring myself I'll get some work done while I listen. The music takes hold and carries me away.

I'm not expert at describing this or any type of music. I just know what I love. You might too, if you enjoy classical or Spanish guitar -- unless you have absurd expectations about combining listening with work.

2 out of 5 stars not what i expected.......2007-03-26

This CD for me was a waste of money. Its just not what i thought it would be. Others may enjoy it but for me..it wasnt what i was hoping to hear.

4 out of 5 stars excellent guitar performances.......2006-07-27

Outstanding guitar performances. I gave it only 4 stars because I do not personally like some of the compositions.

5 out of 5 stars Essential Guitar..........2005-07-26

Up until this collection, I'd never heard the "Cavatina" played in the Deer Hunter movie. After hearing it, I could play it all day and not tire of it! It moves me that much, considering that it's almost "not" a classical guitar selection. The rest of the music is first rate! Excellent playing, but the "Cavatina..."
Buy it and enjoy!!!!

5 out of 5 stars Lives up to its Name!.......2005-06-10

If you only bought this double CD set, you'd have a good starter collection of classical guitar music. It includes most of the standards, as well as rarer pieces. In addition to the many solo pieces, there are several excerpts from orchestral works, with Rodrigo's indispensible Adagio from "Concierto de Aranjuez" topping the list. There are also several flamenco numbers included, complete with heel taps and castanets.

The recording quality is uniformly good, even on the tracks by Segovia. I don't know if they were remastered or recorded late in his career, but they're free of the surface noise present in so many of his recordings. The set clocks in at a generous 2 1/2 hours - one of the greatest deals in instrumental music; this is not a "bargain" quality set. Listen to the samples online - great stuff.

My only mild criticism is in the marketing. The advertising features John Williams and Julian Bream. Each contributes exactly one track. I would have enjoyed more pieces by them for stylistic comparison. But the less well-known (at least to guitar music neophytes like me) artists are every bit as good, and I intend to obtain more of their work.
Christopher Parkening - The Great Recordings ~ By America's Preeminent Guitar Virtuoso
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Excellent recording
  • Highly Recommended!
  • Amazing
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  • Extreme virtuosity
Christopher Parkening - The Great Recordings ~ By America's Preeminent Guitar Virtuoso
Johann Sebastian Bach , François Couperin , Gabriel Fauré , Isaac Albeniz , Anonymous , Francisco Tarrega (y Eixea) , Silvius Leopold Weiss , Claude Debussy , Maurice Ravel , Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , Gordon Young , Georg Philipp Telemann , Heitor Villa-Lobos , Manuel de Falla , Manuel Ponce , Enrique Granados , Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco , Andrew York , Fernando Sor , Gaspar Sanz , Joaquin Rodrigo , and Christopher Parkening
Manufacturer: EMI Classics
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ASIN: B000002RTR
Release Date: 1993-09-14

Tracks:

  1. Fugue From Violin Sonata No. 1, BWV 1001 - J S Bach
  2. Estudio brillante
  3. Etude No. 1 In E Minor
  4. Recuerdos de la Alhambra
  5. Leyenda
  6. Romance
  7. Rumores de la Caleta
  8. Capricho Arabe
  9. Cantata 147: Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring
  10. Well-Tempered Clavier: Prelude No. 1
  11. Well-Tempered Clavier: Prelude No. 6
  12. Cantata 140: Sleepers Awake
  13. Prelude, Fugue, And Allegro: Allegro
  14. Cantata 208: Sheep May Safely Graze
  15. Les Barricades mysterieuses
  16. Preambulo & Allegro vivo: Preambulo And Allegro vivo
  17. Passacaglia
  18. The Girl With The Flaxen Hair
  19. Gymnopedie No. 1
  20. Empress Of The Pagodas
  21. Afro-Cuban Lullaby

Tracks:

  1. Fourth Lute Suite: Praludium
  2. Fairest Lord Jesus
  3. Praise Ye The Lord, K. 339
  4. Simple Gifts
  5. Hymn Of Christian Joy
  6. Cantata 29: We Thank Thee, Lord
  7. Cantata 156: Arioso
  8. Cantata 99: What God Hath Done
  9. Canon
  10. Dolly Suite: Berceuse
  11. La Vida breve: Spanish Dance No. 1
  12. Terezinha De Jesus
  13. Prelude (In The Baroque Style)
  14. Goyescas: Intermezzo
  15. Prelude & Fugue No. 4 In E: Fugue
  16. Evening Dance
  17. Variations On A Theme Of Mozart
  18. Canarlos
  19. La Maja de Goya
  20. El Noi de la Mare
  21. Concierto de Aranjuez: Adagio - J. Rodrigo

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Excellent recording.......2007-05-12

If you are a fan of classical guitar than this is a must own set. I enjoy every moment.

5 out of 5 stars Highly Recommended!.......2006-12-23

I would recommend this CD to anyone who loves music--period! Christopher Parkening is unquestionably one of the greatest classical guitarists of all-time. He embodies personal excellence like no other and is a brilliant artist. This CD is a must-have for any classical enthusiast. My favorite pieces include: Tárrega's "Recuerdos de la Alhambra," "Romance," Bach's "Prelude No. 6," and Rodrigo's "Concierto de Aranjuez." There are other versions of these pieces as well, but I always prefer Parkening's renditions, as they are oh so extraordinary--especially the recording of Aranjuez!! Other guitarists never seem to capture the essence of Rodrigo's musical masterpiece (e.g., Göran Söllescher in "Mad About Guitars"). But Parkening did! And the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra was a perfect accompaniment.

This CD is definitely worth buying. Included is a CD booklet, which illustrates the history of Parkening's illustrious career, interesting tidbits about all 25 recorded pieces, and several photos of his early life to his "breathtaking performance" at Rodrigo's 90th birthday celebration at the Royal Festival Hall in London, 1992.

5 out of 5 stars Amazing.......2006-05-08

I am not going to go into great detail. I am working on a degree in classical guitar and I can say this is something to strive for. His musical interpretation of the peices represented here are some of the best I've heard. His tone,color, and phrasing is incredible.

5 out of 5 stars A gentleman musical agreement! .......2006-03-16

In guitar ` s playing there have been many renowned performers, gifted of exuberant technique. But curiously the Apollonian playing is not by itself strictly enough. The guitar is the instrument which is closer to heart as any other one. It demands from you passion and sentiment. There have been three well known guitarists, one of them from England and the other one from Spain and the third one from Japan whose sensibility was totally absent in their performances.

But fortunately for us, there have been notable interpreters that have been maintained a desired balance and contrast between brain and heart, achieving great distinction and total acknowledgement around the world. I would name seven primordial names along the instrument `s story. First of all: the mythic soloist Andres Segovia, Regino Sainz de la Maza, John Williams, Alirio Diaz, Manuel Berrueco, Siegfried Behrend and Christopher Parkening, among the most representative ones of a great list.

Christopher Parkening `s career has made a brilliant colorist, an impeccable and sensitive interpreter of this well reduced repertoire. His profound artistic conviction and convincing phrasing has been a perpetual motive of constant invitations and presentations around the world.

5 out of 5 stars Extreme virtuosity.......2005-09-25

CP has become my chief inspiration to improve as a classical guitarist. His performances here are, without exception, phenomenal. He makes the most difficult pieces sound effortless. I prefer CP over John Williams because, while Williams is also unquestionably a master, he sounds a bit robotic to me at times. CP, on the other hand, never sacrifices musicality to precision. He sublimely maintains both.
Rendezvous of Angels - Concert Collection [20 CD Set]
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Release Date: 2003-12-09

Tracks:

  1. Concerto No. 1 in E Major RV 269 Spring: Allegro - Budapest Strings
  2. Concerto No. 1 in E Major RV 269 Spring: Largo (E Pianissimo Sempre) - Budapest Festival Orchestra, Miklos Perenyi
  3. Concerto No. 1 in E Major RV 269 Spring: Allegro - Budapest Strings,
  4. Concerto No. 2 in G Minor RV 315 Summer: Allegro Non Molto - ... - The Berlin Chamber Orchestra
  5. Concerto No. 2 in G Minor RV 315 Summer: Adagio E Piano - Presto E ... - The Berlin Chamber Orchestra
  6. Concerto No. 2 in G Minor RV 315 Summer: Presto - German Bach Soloists
  7. Concerto No. 3 in F Major RV 293 Autumn: Allegro - New Leipzig Bach Collegium Musicum
  8. Concerto No. 3 in F Major RV 293 Autumn: Largo - New Leipzig Bach Collegium Musicum
  9. Concerto No. 3 in F Major RV 293 Autumn: Allegro - New Leipzig Bach Collegium Musicum
  10. Concerto No. 4 in F Minor RV 297 Winter: Allegro Non Molto - Budapest Strings
  11. Concerto No. 4 in F Minor RV 297 Winter: Largo - Budapest Strings
  12. Concerto No. 4 in F Minor RV 297 Winter: Allegro - Budapest Strings
  13. Concerto in C Major RV 425 for Mandolin, Strings and Basso ... - Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg, Benjamin Schmidinger
  14. Concerto in C Major RV 425 for Mandolin, Strings and Basso ... - Dresdner Philharmonic, Sebastian Weigle
  15. Concerto in C Major RV 425 for Mandolin, Strings and Basso ... - Dresdner Philharmonic, Sebastian Weigle
  16. Concerto in D Minor RV 454 for Oboe, String and Basso Continuo: ... - Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra, Miklos Perenyi
  17. Concerto in D Minor RV 454 for Oboe, String and Basso Continuo: Largo - Rudolf Gleissner, Hans Kalafusz, Lajos Lencses, Radio Symphony Orchestra of Stuttgart
  18. Concerto in D Minor RV 454 for Oboe, String and Basso Continuo: ... - Budapest Symphony Orchestra, Emmy Verhey
  19. Concerto in C Major RV 537 for Two Trumpets, Strings and Basso ... - Budapest Symphony Orchestra, Emmy Verhey
  20. Concerto in C Major RV 537 for Two Trumpets, Strings and Basso ... - Budapest Festival Orchestra, Miklos Perenyi
  21. Concerto in C Major RV 537 for Two Trumpets, Strings and Basso ... - Bulgarian National Choir, Stoika Milanova

Tracks:

  1. Flute Concerto in F, Op.10, No. 1, La Tempesta Di Mare: Allegro - Monika Rost
  2. Flute Concerto in F, Op.10, No. 1, La Tempesta Di Mare: Largo - Budapest Strings,
  3. Flute Concerto in F, Op.10, No. 1, La Tempesta Di Mare: Presto - Budapest Strings,
  4. Flute Concerto in G Minor, Op.10, No. 2, La Notte: Largo - Budapest Strings,
  5. Flute Concerto in G Minor, Op.10, No. 2, La Notte: Presto (Fantasmi) - Budapest Strings,
  6. Flute Concerto in G Minor, Op.10, No. 2, La Notte: Largo - Budapest Strings,
  7. Flute Concerto in G Minor, Op.10, No. 2, La Notte: Presto - Budapest Strings,
  8. Flute Concerto in G Minor, Op.10, No. 2, La Notte: Largo (Il Sonno) - Budapest Strings,
  9. Flute Concerto in G Minor, Op.10, No. 2, La Notte: Allegro - Budapest Strings
  10. Flute Concerto in D, Op.10, No. 3, Il Gardellino: Allegro - Budapest Strings,
  11. Flute Concerto in D, Op.10, No. 3, Il Gardellino: [Without Indication] - Budapest Strings,
  12. Flute Concerto in D, Op.10, No. 3, Il Gardellino: Allegro - Budapest Strings,
  13. Flute Concerto in F, Op.10, No. 5: Allegro Ma Non Tanto - The Berlin Chamber Orchestra
  14. Flute Concerto in F, Op.10, No. 5: Allegro Cantabile - The Berlin Chamber Orchestra
  15. Flute Concerto in F, Op.10, No. 5: Allegro - The Berlin Chamber Orchestra
  16. Flute Concerto in C, RV 443: (Allegro) - The Berlin Chamber Orchestra
  17. Flute Concerto in C, RV 443: Largo - The Berlin Chamber Orchestra
  18. Flute Concerto in C, RV 443: Allegro Molto - The Berlin Chamber Orchestra
  19. Flute Concerto in C, RV 444: Allegro Non Molto - Budapest Strings
  20. Flute Concerto in C, RV 444: Largo - The Berlin Chamber Orchestra
  21. Flute Concerto in C, RV 444: Allegro Molto - The Berlin Chamber Orchestra

Tracks:

  1. Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F Major BWV 1046: Allegro - The Berlin Chamber Orchestra
  2. Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F Major BWV 1046: Adagio - The Berlin Chamber Orchestra
  3. Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F Major BWV 1046: Allegro - The Berlin Chamber Orchestra
  4. Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F Major BWV 1046: Menuet-Trio-Menuet ... - The Berlin Chamber Orchestra
  5. Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F Major BWV 1047: Allegro - The Berlin Chamber Orchestra
  6. Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F Major BWV 1047: Andante - The Berlin Chamber Orchestra
  7. Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F Major BWV 1047: Allegro Assai - The Berlin Chamber Orchestra
  8. Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major BWV 1048: Allegro - Budapest Strings
  9. Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major BWV 1048: Adagio (Cadenza) - The Berlin Chamber Orchestra
  10. Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major BWV 1048: Allegro - The Berlin Chamber Orchestra
  11. Concerto for Harpsichord, Strings and Continuo in D Major BWV ... - The Berlin Chamber Orchestra
  12. Concerto for Harpsichord, Strings and Continuo in D Major BWV ... - The Berlin Chamber Orchestra
  13. Concerto for Harpsichord, Strings and Continuo in D Major BWV ... - The Berlin Chamber Orchestra

Tracks:

  1. Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G Major BWV 1049: Allegro - Daniel Gerard
  2. Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G Major BWV 1049: Andante - German Bach Soloists
  3. Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G Major BWV 1049: Presto - German Bach Soloists
  4. Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D Major BWV 1050: Allegro - German Bach Soloists
  5. Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D Major BWV 1050: Affettuoso - Budapest Strings
  6. Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D Major BWV 1050: Allegro - German Bach Soloists
  7. Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B Flat Major BWV 1051: Allegro - German Bach Soloists
  8. Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B Flat Major BWV 1051: Adagio Ma Non ... - German Bach Soloists
  9. Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B Flat Major BWV 1051: Allegro - German Bach Soloists

Tracks:

  1. Violin Concerto in E, BWV 1042: Allegro - German Bach Soloists
  2. Violin Concerto in E, BWV 1042: Adagio - German Bach Soloists
  3. Violin Concerto in E, BWV 1042: Allegro Assai - German Bach Soloists
  4. Violin Concerto in a Minor, BWV 1041: Allegro - New Leipzig Bach Collegium Musicum
  5. Violin Concerto in a Minor, BWV 1041: Andante - New Leipzig Bach Collegium Musicum
  6. Violin Concerto in a Minor, BWV 1041: Allegro Assai - Budapest Strings
  7. Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043: Vivace - New Leipzig Bach Collegium Musicum
  8. Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043: Largo Ma Non Tanto - New Leipzig Bach Collegium Musicum
  9. Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043: Allegro - New Leipzig Bach Collegium Musicum
  10. Concerto for Three Violins in D Minor, BWV 1063: Allegro - New Leipzig Bach Collegium Musicum
  11. Concerto for Three Violins in D Minor, BWV 1063: Alla Siciliana - New Leipzig Bach Collegium Musicum
  12. Concerto for Three Violins in D Minor, BWV 1063: Allegro - New Leipzig Bach Collegium Musicum

Tracks:

  1. Concerti Grossi Op. 3: Concerto Grosso in B Flat Major Op. 3, No. 1 - New Leipzig Bach Collegium Musicum
  2. Concerti Grossi Op. 3: Concerto Grosso in B Flat Major Op. 3, No. 1 - New Leipzig Bach Collegium Musicum
  3. Concerti Grossi Op. 3: Concerto Grosso in B Flat Major Op. 3, No. 1 - New Leipzig Bach Collegium Musicum
  4. Concerti Grossi Op. 3: Concerto Grosso in B Flat Major Op. 3, No. 2 - Budapest Strings
  5. Concerti Grossi Op. 3: Concerto Grosso in B Flat Major Op. 3, No. 2 - New Leipzig Bach Collegium Musicum
  6. Concerti Grossi Op. 3: Concerto Grosso in B Flat Major Op. 3, No. 2 - New Leipzig Bach Collegium Musicum
  7. Concerti Grossi Op. 3: Concerto Grosso in B Flat Major Op. 3, No. 2 - New Leipzig Bach Collegium Musicum
  8. Concerti Grossi Op. 3: Concerto Grosso in B Flat Major Op. 3, No. 2 - New Leipzig Bach Collegium Musicum
  9. Concerti Grossi Op. 3: Concerto Grosso in G Major Op. 3, No. 3 - New Leipzig Bach Collegium Musicum
  10. Concerti Grossi Op. 3: Concerto Grosso in G Major Op. 3, No. 3 [Contin] - New Leipzig Bach Collegium Musicum
  11. Concerti Grossi Op. 3: Concerto Grosso in G Major Op. 3, No. 3 [Contin] - New Leipzig Bach Collegium Musicum
  12. Concerti Grossi Op. 3: Concerto Grosso in F Major Op. 3, No. 4 - New Leipzig Bach Collegium Musicum
  13. Concerti Grossi Op. 3: Concerto Grosso in F Major Op. 3, No. 4 [Contin] - New Leipzig Bach Collegium Musicum
  14. Concerti Grossi Op. 3: Concerto Grosso in F Major Op. 3, No. 4 [Contin]
  15. Concerti Grossi Op. 3: Concerto Grosso in F Major Op. 3, No. 4 [Contin]
  16. Concerti Grossi Op. 3: Concerto Grosso in D Minor Op. 3, No. 5
  17. Concerti Grossi Op. 3: Concerto Grosso in D Minor Op. 3, No. 5 [Contin]
  18. Concerti Grossi Op. 3: Concerto Grosso in D Minor Op. 3, No. 5 [Contin]
  19. Concerti Grossi Op. 3: Concerto Grosso in D Minor Op. 3, No. 5 [Contin]
  20. Concerti Grossi Op. 3: Concerto Grosso in D Minor Op. 3, No. 5 [Contin]
  21. Concerti Grossi Op. 3: Concerto Grosso in D Major Op. 3, No. 6
  22. Concerti Grossi Op. 3: Concerto Grosso in D Major Op. 3, No. 6 [Contin]
  23. Concerti Grossi Op. 3: Concerto Grosso in D Major Op. 3, No. 6 [Contin]
  24. Concerti Grossi Op. 3: Concerto Grosso in F Major Op. 3, No. 4a - New Leipzig Bach Collegium Musicum
  25. Concerti Grossi Op. 3: Concerto Grosso in F Major Op. 3, No. 4a [Conti] - New Leipzig Bach Collegium Musicum
  26. Concerti Grossi Op. 3: Concerto Grosso in F Major Op. 3, No. 4a [Conti] - New Leipzig Bach Collegium Musicum
  27. Concerti Grossi Op. 3: Concerto Grosso in F Major Op. 3, No. 4a [Conti] - New Leipzig Bach Collegium Musicum

Tracks:

  1. Organ Concerto No. 6 in B Flat Major - Erzst Achim, Budapest Strings
  2. Organ Concerto No. 6 in B Flat Major (Continued) - Erzst Achim, Budapest Strings
  3. Organ Concerto No. 6 in B Flat Major (Continued) - Erzst Achim, Budapest Strings
  4. Organ Concerto No. 1 in G Minor - Erzst Achim, Budapest Strings
  5. Organ Concerto No. 1 in G Minor (Continued) - Erzst Achim, Budapest Strings
  6. Organ Concerto No. 1 in G Minor (Continued) - Erzst Achim, Budapest Strings
  7. Organ Concerto No. 1 in G Minor (Continued) - Erzst Achim, Budapest Strings
  8. Organ Concerto No. 3 in G Minor - Erzst Achim, Budapest Strings
  9. Organ Concerto No. 3 in G Minor (Continued) - Erzst Achim, Budapest Strings
  10. Organ Concerto No. 3 in G Minor (Continued) - Erzst Achim, Budapest Strings
  11. Organ Concerto No. 3 in G Minor (Continued) - Erzst Achim, Budapest Strings
  12. Organ Concerto No. 2 in B Flat Major - Erzst Achim, Budapest Strings
  13. Organ Concerto No. 2 in B Flat Major (Continued) - Erzst Achim, Budapest Strings
  14. Organ Concerto No. 2 in B Flat Major (Continued) - Erzst Achim, Budapest Strings
  15. Organ Concerto No. 2 in B Flat Major (Continued) - Erzst Achim, Budapest Strings
  16. Organ Concerto No. 4 in F Major - Erzst Achim, Budapest Strings
  17. Organ Concerto No. 4 in F Major (Continued) - Erzst Achim, Budapest Strings
  18. Organ Concerto No. 4 in F Major (Continued) - Erzst Achim, Budapest Strings
  19. Organ Concerto No. 4 in F Major (Continued) - Erzst Achim, Budapest Strings
  20. Organ Concerto No. 5 in F Major - Erzst Achim, Budapest Strings
  21. Organ Concerto No. 5 in F Major (Continued) - Erzst Achim, Budapest Strings
  22. Organ Concerto No. 5 in F Major (Continued) - Erzst Achim, Budapest Strings
  23. Organ Concerto No. 5 in F Major (Continued) - Erzst Achim, Budapest Strings

Tracks:

  1. Concerto in D Major No.116 for Flute, Strings and Continuo QV ...
  2. Concerto in D Major No.116 for Flute, Strings and Continuo QV ... - Budapest Strings
  3. Concerto in D Major No.116 for Flute, Strings and Continuo QV ...
  4. Concerto in D Major for Flute, Oboe, Violin, Violoncello, Theorbe, ... - Budapest Strings
  5. Concerto in D Major for Flute, Oboe, Violin, Violoncello, Theorbe, ... - Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg, Benjamin Schmidinger
  6. Concerto in D Major for Flute, Oboe, Violin, Violoncello, Theorbe, ... - Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg, Benjamin Schmidinger
  7. Concerto in E Minor for Flute, Strings and Continuo [Original Version] - Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg, Benjamin Schmidinger
  8. Concerto in E Minor for Flute, Strings and Continuo [Original Version] - Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg, Benjamin Schmidinger
  9. Concerto in E Minor for Flute, Strings and Continuo [Original Version] - Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg, Benjamin Schmidinger
  10. Concerto in B Minor for Flute, Two Violins and Continuo [Dresden Versi] - Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg, Benjamin Schmidinger
  11. Concerto in B Minor for Flute, Two Violins and Continuo [Dresden Versi] - Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg, Benjamin Schmidinger
  12. Concerto in B Minor for Flute, Two Violins and Continuo [Dresden Versi] - Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg, Benjamin Schmidinger

Tracks:

  1. Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 1 in B Flat Major, K.207: ... - Dresdner Philharmonic, Sebastian Weigle
  2. Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 1 in B Flat Major, K.207: Adagio - Budapest Strings
  3. Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 1 in B Flat Major, K.207: Presto - Dresdner Philharmonic, Sebastian Weigle
  4. Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 2 in D Major, K.211: Allegro ... - Dresdner Philharmonic, Sebastian Weigle
  5. Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 2 in D Major, K.211: Andante - Dresdner Philharmonic, Sebastian Weigle
  6. Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 2 in D Major, K.211: ... - Dresdner Philharmonic, Sebastian Weigle
  7. Adagio in E Major for Violin and Orchestra, K.261 - Dresdner Philharmonic, Sebastian Weigle
  8. Rondo in B Flat Major for Violin and Orchestra, K.269 - Dresdner Philharmonic, Sebastian Weigle
  9. Rondo in C Major for Violin and Orchestra, K.373 - Dresdner Philharmonic, Sebastian Weigle

Tracks:

  1. Concerto for Horn and Orchestra in E Flat, K.495: Allegro Maestoso - Dresdner Philharmonic, Sebastian Weigle
  2. Concerto for Horn and Orchestra in E Flat, K.495: Romance. Andante ... - Dresdner Philharmonic, Sebastian Weigle
  3. Concerto for Horn and Orchestra in E Flat, K.495: Rondo. Allegro ... - New Bach Collegium Musicum
  4. Concerto for Horn and Orchestra in E Flat, K.447: Allegro - Dresdner Philharmonic, Sebastian Weigle
  5. Concerto for Horn and Orchestra in E Flat, K.447: Romance. Larghetto - Dresdner Philharmonic, Sebastian Weigle
  6. Concerto for Horn and Orchestra in E Flat, K.447: Allegro - Dresdner Philharmonic, Sebastian Weigle
  7. Rondo in D Horn and Orchestra [Horn Concerto, K.412, Second Movement] - Daniel Gerard, Vienna Mozart Ensemble
  8. Concerto for Horn and Orchestra in E Flat, K.417: Allegro - Daniel Gerard, Vienna Mozart Ensemble
  9. Concerto for Horn and Orchestra in E Flat, K.417: Andante - Daniel Gerard, Vienna Mozart Ensemble
  10. Concerto for Horn and Orchestra in E Flat, K.417: Rondo. Allegro - Daniel Gerard, Vienna Mozart Ensemble
  11. Concerto in E for Horn and Orchestra K.494a (First Movement; Fragment) - Daniel Gerard, Vienna Mozart Ensemble
  12. Concerto in D for Horn and Orchestra, K.412/514 (386b) [Traditional Ve] - Daniel Gerard, Vienna Mozart Ensemble
  13. Concerto in D for Horn and Orchestra, K.412/514 (386b) [Traditional Ve] - New Bach Collegium Musicum
  14. Rondo in E Flat for Horn and Orchestra, K.371 - Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra, Miklos Perenyi
  15. Concerto Movement in E Flat for Horn and Orchestra - Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra, Miklos Perenyi

Tracks:

  1. Piano Concerto No.23 in a Major, K.488: Allegro - Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra, Miklos Perenyi
  2. Piano Concerto No.23 in a Major, K.488: Andante - Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra, Miklos Perenyi
  3. Piano Concerto No.23 in a Major, K.488: Presto - Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra, Miklos Perenyi
  4. Piano Concerto No. 9 in E Flat Major, K.271, Jeune Homme: Allegro - Rudolf Gleissner, Hans Kalafusz, Lajos Lencses, Radio Symphony Orchestra of Stuttgart
  5. Piano Concerto No. 9 in E Flat Major, K.271, Jeune Homme: Andante - Rudolf Gleissner, Hans Kalafusz, Lajos Lencses, Radio Symphony Orchestra of Stuttgart
  6. Piano Concerto No. 9 in E Flat Major, K.271, Jeune Homme: Rondo. ... - Rudolf Gleissner, Hans Kalafusz, Lajos Lencses, Radio Symphony Orchestra of Stuttgart

Tracks:

  1. Cello Concerto No. 1 in C Major: Moderato - Rudolf Gleissner, Hans Kalafusz, Lajos Lencses, Radio Symphony Orchestra of Stuttgart
  2. Cello Concerto No. 1 in C Major: Adagio - New Bach Collegium Musicum
  3. Cello Concerto No. 1 in C Major: Allegro Molto - Rudolf Gleissner, Hans Kalafusz, Lajos Lencses, Radio Symphony Orchestra of Stuttgart
  4. Cello Concerto No. 2 in D Major: Allegro Moderato - Rudolf Gleissner, Hermann Herder, Hans Kalafusz, Lajos Lencses, Radio Symphony Orchestra of Stuttgart
  5. Cello Concerto No. 2 in D Major: Adagio - Rudolf Gleissner, Hermann Herder, Hans Kalafusz, Lajos Lencses, Radio Symphony Orchestra of Stuttgart
  6. Cello Concerto No. 2 in D Major: Allegro - Rudolf Gleissner, Hermann Herder, Hans Kalafusz, Lajos Lencses, Radio Symphony Orchestra of Stuttgart

Tracks:

  1. Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in C Major, Hob. Viia: 1: Allegro - Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra, Jennd
  2. Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in C Major, Hob. Viia: 1: Adagio - Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra, Jennd
  3. Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in C Major, Hob. Viia: 1: ... - Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra, Jennd
  4. Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in a Major, Hob. Viia: 3, "Melk ..." - Budapest Symphony Orchestra, Emmy Verhey
  5. Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in a Major, Hob. Viia: 3, "Melk ..." - Budapest Symphony Orchestra, Emmy Verhey
  6. Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in a Major, Hob. Viia: 3, "Melk ..." - New Bach Collegium Musicum
  7. Sinfonia in B Flat Major, Hob. I: 105 for Violin, Cello, Oboe, Bassoon - Maria Balint, Radio Symphony Orchestra Ljubljana
  8. Sinfonia in B Flat Major, Hob. I: 105 for Violin, Cello, Oboe, Bassoon - Maria Balint, Radio Symphony Orchestra Ljubljana
  9. Sinfonia in B Flat Major, Hob. I: 105 for Violin, Cello, Oboe, Bassoon - Maria Balint, Radio Symphony Orchestra Ljubljana

Tracks:

  1. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in B Flat Minor, Op.23: Allegro - Gary Karr, The London Symphony Orchestra
  2. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in B Flat Minor, Op.23: ... - Maria Balint, Radio Symphony Orchestra Ljubljana
  3. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in B Flat Minor, Op.23: Allegro - Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra, Miklos Szenthelyi
  4. Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D Major, Op.35: Allegro Moderato - Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra, Miklos Szenthelyi
  5. Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D Major, Op.35: Andante - Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra, Miklos Szenthelyi
  6. Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D Major, Op.35: Allegro ... - Budapest Symphony Orchestra, Emmy Verhey

Tracks:

  1. Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 1 in D Major Op. 6: Allegro ... - Budapest Strings
  2. Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 1 in D Major Op. 6: Adagio ... - New Bach Collegium Musicum
  3. Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 1 in D Major Op. 6: Rondo. ... - Budapest Symphony Orchestra, Emmy Verhey
  4. Introduction and Variations on a Theme by Rossini - Vesselin Eshkenasi, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra
  5. Po, Op. 25 - Vesselin Eshkenasi, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra

Tracks:

  1. Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op.26: Vorspiel. Allegro Moderato - Vesselin Eshkenasi, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra
  2. Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op.26: Adagio - Wolfgang Boettcher, Ulf Hoelscher, Radio Symphony Orchestra of Stuttgart
  3. Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op.26: Finale. Allegro Energico - Wolfgang Boettcher, Ulf Hoelscher, Radio Symphony Orchestra of Stuttgart
  4. Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op.64: Allegro Molto Appassionato - Wolfgang Boettcher, Ulf Hoelscher, Radio Symphony Orchestra of Stuttgart
  5. Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op.64: Andante - Budapest Festival Orchestra, Miklos Perenyi
  6. Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op.64: Allegretto Non Troppo - Allegro ... - New Bach Collegium Musicum

Tracks:

  1. Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D Major, Op.77: Allegro Non ... - Budapest Festival Orchestra, Miklos Perenyi
  2. Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D Major, Op.77: Adagio - Budapest Festival Orchestra, Miklos Perenyi
  3. Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D Major, Op.77: Allegro Giocoso - - Budapest Festival Orchestra, Miklos Perenyi
  4. Concerto for Violin, Cello and Orchestra in a Minor, Op.102 Double ... - Bulgarian National Choir, Stoika Milanova
  5. Concerto for Violin, Cello and Orchestra in a Minor, Op.102 Double ... - Bulgarian National Choir, Stoika Milanova
  6. Concerto for Violin, Cello and Orchestra in a Minor, Op.102 Double ... - Bulgarian National Choir, Stoika Milanova

Tracks:

  1. Cello Concerto in B Minor, Op.104: Allegro - Bulgarian National Choir, Stoika Milanova
  2. Cello Concerto in B Minor, Op.104: Adagio Ma Non Troppo - Bulgarian National Choir, Stoika Milanova
  3. Cello Concerto in B Minor, Op.104: Finale. Allegro Moderato - Bulgarian National Choir, Stoika Milanova
  4. Cello Concerto: Allegro Moderato - Budapest Strings,
  5. Cello Concerto: Andante Con Moto - Bulgarian National Choir, Stoika Milanova
  6. Cello Concerto: Allegro Marciale - Bulgarian National Choir, Stoika Milanova

Tracks:

  1. Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 1 in D Major Op.19 - Bulgarian National Choir, Stoika Milanova
  2. Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in a Minor Op.82 - Budapest Strings, Zoltan Tokos
  3. Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 1 in a Minor Op.77 - Budapest Strings, Zoltan Tokos

Tracks:

  1. Concierto de Aranjuez: Allegro Con Spirito - Monika Rost
  2. Concierto de Aranjuez: Adagio - Monika Rost
  3. Concierto de Aranjuez: Allegro Gentile - Budapest Strings,
  4. Sonata Op.22: Allegro - Budapest Strings,
  5. Sonata Op.22: Adagio - Budapest Strings,
  6. Sonata Op.22: Menuetto - Budapest Strings,
  7. Sonata Op.22: Rondo. Allegretto - Budapest Strings,
  8. Spanish Dance No. 2 - Budapest Strings
  9. Castilla No. 7 - Budapest Strings,
  10. Hommage Debussy - Budapest Strings,
  11. Spanish Dance - Budapest Strings,

Album Description

This heavenly 20-CD set brings together the most beautiful music of all time...it must be what angels listen to! Float in the clouds as you listen to Vivaldi's Four Seasons, Bach's Brandenburg Concertos and Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez... to name just a few. This Concert Collection will take a winning position in anyone's music library.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Heavenly.......2007-06-06

A collection of masters that insist that you relax as you listen. An exquisit addition to any music cd collection.

5 out of 5 stars What a value!.......2005-07-26

A wonderful collection of music spanning from the Baroque to the Modern and so Affordable. Each CD is in a full size jewel-case with beautiful cover art - paintings of Renaissance-era angels in muted, slightly reflective, metal-tone inks - all within a box that ties them all together. There are no liner notes in the booklet, just track listings, but the music speaks for itself. It's not completely apparent from the track listing who the composers are, so here's the breakdown: Disc 1 - Vivaldi's "Four Seasons"; Disc 2 - Vivaldi flute concertos; Disc 3 and 4 - Bach Brandonburg concertos; Disc 5 - Bach violin concertos; Disc 6 - Handel concerto grossi; Disc 7 - Handel organ concertos; Disc 8 - Flute concertos by Quantz, Heinchen, Buffardin, Adolph-Hasse; Disc 9 - Mozartt violin concertos; Disc 10 - Mozart horn concertos; Disc 11 - Mozart piano concertos; Disc 12 - Haydn cello concertos; Disc 13 - Haydn violin concertos; Disc 14 - Tchaikovsky violin concerto and piano concerto; Disc 15 - Paganini and Chausson violin concertos; Disc 16 - Bruch and Mendelssohn violin concertos; Disc 17 - Brahms concertos; Disc 18 - Dvorak and Hindesmith cello concertos; Disc 19 - Russian composers Prokofiev, Galzanov and Shoshakovich violin concertos; Disc 20 - Spanish guitar concertos of Rodrigo, Sor, Granados, Albeniz and de Falla.
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Release Date: 2004-07-13

Tracks:

  1. Adagio In G Minor - Dominic Miller
  2. The Deer Hunter - Goran Sollscher
  3. Largo - Eduardo Fernandez
  4. Prelude - John Williams
  5. Apres Un Reve - Steve Erquiaga
  6. Pavane Pour Une Infante Defunte - Steve Erquiaga
  7. Courante - Pepe Romero
  8. Torija (Elegia) - Segovia
  9. Andantino - Piu Mosso - Primo Tempo - Julian Bream
  10. Andaluza - Pepe Romero
  11. Granada (Serenata) - Pepe Romero
  12. Bachians Brasileiras No.1 - Alexandre Lagoya
  13. Andante Cantabile - Segovia
  14. Cancion De Cuna - Eduardo Fernandez
  15. Arioso - Steve Erquiaga
  16. Romance D'Amour - Goran Sollscher
  17. Adagio - Christine Pendrill
  18. Qui Tollis - Dominic Miller

Tracks:

  1. Air On A G String - Dominic Miller
  2. Largo - Alexandre Lagoya
  3. Andante Sostenuto - Alexandre Lagoya
  4. La Maja De Goya - Pepe Romero
  5. Romance De Los Pinos - Pepe Romero
  6. Sarabande - John Williams
  7. Sonata, Op.16 - Pepe Romero
  8. Recuerdos De La Alhambra - Eduardo Fernandez
  9. Barcarolle - John Williams
  10. Bourees I & II - John Williams
  11. Sarabande - John Williams
  12. Andante - Alexandre Lagoya
  13. Oriental - Alexandre Lagoya
  14. Cantabile - Alexandre Lagoya
  15. Adagio Ma Non Troppo - Alexandre Lagoya
  16. Andante - Alexandre Lagoya
  17. Canzone In E Minor - Alexandre Lagoya
  18. Sicilienne - Steve Erquiaga
  19. Clair De Lune - Alexandre Lagoya

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5 out of 5 stars relation through beautiful music.......2005-10-02

This is arguably the most relaxing music anywhere. It is lovely to take a nap to, fall asleep to..... use your imagination to......

5 out of 5 stars A Great Find!.......2004-08-02

These are wonderful cds. They include Andres Segovia,Julian Bream, John Williams, Presti/Lagoya and Pepe Romero among other guitarist's. This two cd set has a rare performance of Segovia with the "Symphony Of The Air"performing Boccherini's "Cello Concerto in D". John Williams performing Bach's "Cello Suite In D" at seventeen years old. Also Ida Presti and Alexandre Lagoya performing Debussy's "Clair de Lune" and Granado's "Spanish Dance No.2 The Oriental". Presti/Lagoya's music has long been out of print and to the best of my knowledge this is the first time their music has been available on cd.These cd's have over 2 and a half hours of music and are well worth the money.
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  2. The Life and Works of Ludwig van Beethoven
  3. What to Listen for in Music
  4. Study of Orchestration, Third Edition
  5. The Life and Works of Frédéric Chopin

ASIN: B00006O0NT
Release Date: 2002-12-03

Tracks:

  1. Overture To 'Tannhauser'
  2. Domna, Pos Vos Ay Chausida
  3. We Don't Merely Use Instruments, We Play On Them. And They Play On Us.
  4. Hungarian Dance No.7
  5. The Violin Is One Of The Most Tender And Beautiful Instruments Ever Invented.
  6. Violin Concerto In D Major (Adagio)
  7. But For A Long Time It Was Seen As The Instrument Of The Devil.
  8. The Soldier's Tale: Triumphal March Of The Devil
  9. The Manipulative Seductiveness Of The Gypsy Violin.
  10. Csardas Music
  11. The Violin And The Initiation Of Nature
  12. The Four Seasons (Spring, Mvt 1)
  13. Birds Are Again Evoked In The Second Concerto, Especially Music's Natural Favourite.
  14. The Four Seasons (Summer, Mvt 1)
  15. Like The Devil, The Violin Is A Master Of Disguise.
  16. Old Viennese Dance No.3 'Schon Rosmarin'
  17. The Menacing Sensuality Of Ravel's Tzigane: A Very Different Side Of The Violin:
  18. Tzigane
  19. Do We Now Have The True Measure Of This Instrument? Not Just Yet.
  20. Caprice No.24
  21. The Many Effects Of The String Tremolando: Brandenburg Concerto No.4 (Last Mvt)/From Joy To Fright/Quartettsatz In C Minor/The String Tremolo Practically Spells The World Agitato.
  22. Variations On A Theme Of Frank Bridge (No.7)
  23. Prokofiev's Tremolo In Romeo And Juliet Should Not Be Heard Just Before Bedtime.
  24. Romeo And Juliet: Act IV
  25. Vivaldi Use It To Illustrate The Shivering Of Travellers Crossing The Ice.
  26. The Four Seasons (Winter, Mvt 1)
  27. The Violin Muted
  28. Clair De Lune
  29. The Gentleness Of Muted Strings Persists Even When A Whole Orchestra Plays.
  30. Piano Concerto No.21 In C Major, K.467 (Slow Mvt)
  31. The Pizzicato Violin
  32. Pizzicato Polka
  33. In Prokofiev's Second Violin Concerto, The Accompaniment Is Pizzicato.
  34. Violin Concerto No.2 In G Minor (Slow Mvt)
  35. Varieties Of Pizzicato: Colas Breugnon (The People's Feast)/Now A Drier, Leaner, Hungrier Pizzicato. There's Not A Lot Of Comfort Here./Capriol Suite (Tordion)/The Use Of Pizzicato As 'Percussion'/Romeo And Juliet (Act I)/Mahler Used Pizzicato...
  36. The Planets (Mars - The Bringer Of War)
  37. The Technique Of Double-Stopping Enables The Violin To Play Duets With Itself./Sonata No.3 In C Major For Unaccompanied Violin (Fugue)/Now A Later Example Of The Same Technique
  38. Hungarian Dance No.4
  39. Double-Stopping Is A Standard Feature Of A Lot Of Folk Music.
  40. The Four Seasons (Autumn, Mvt 1)
  41. Now The Same Technique, But The Sound Might Have Come From Another World.
  42. Bolero
  43. Double-Stopping Can Only Approximate The Sound Of A Real Violin Duet.
  44. Cadenza To The Violin Concerto By Brahms
  45. Now Compare That With A Real Violin Duet.
  46. Forty-Four Duos (No. 1: Teasing Song)
  47. Another Duo By Bartok, Demonstrating The Violin's Rich Lower Register
  48. Forty-Four Duos (No.2: Maypole Dance)
  49. And Now What May Be The Most Beautiful Accompanied Violin Duet In History
  50. Concerto In D Minor For Two Violins (Largo)
  51. The Soul Of The Violin Is In Song; But What About This Weird Passage?
  52. Violin Concerto No.1 In D Major (Mvt 2)
  53. The Use Of Harmonies In The Orchestra Can Be Both Magical And Unsettling.
  54. Symphony No.1 'Titan' (Mvt 1, Opening)
  55. Tchaikovsky's Use Of Harmonics In The Sleeping Beauty Is Both Strange And Darling.
  56. The Sleeping Beauty (Act II, No.15: Entr'Acte)
  57. Ravel's Harmonics In Mother Goose Effect A Magical Transformation.
  58. Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Beauty And The Beast)
  59. Stravinsky's Harmonics In The Firebird Transport Us Almost Into Another World./The Firebird (Introduction)
  60. The Natural Upper Notes Of The Violins Have A Unique Emotional 'Grab'.
  61. Also Sprach Zarathustra (Of The Afterworldsmen)
  62. Still In Their Upper Register, The Violins Unleash The Energy Of A Young Colt.
  63. Variations On A Theme Of Frank Bridge (No. 4)
  64. Elsewhere, Britten Uses The Same High Register To Create A Very Different Mood.
  65. Four Sea Interludes (Dawn) From 'Peter Grimes'
  66. To End This Outing With The Violins, A Charming Little Elfin Dance
  67. Elfenreigen

Tracks:

  1. Introduction To The Viola
  2. Viola Concerto (Mvt 1)
  3. Khatchaturian Gets A Very Different Sound From It: Fuller, Fruitier, More Exotic.
  4. Gayane Suite No.1 (Armen's Solo)
  5. Very Nearly The Whole Of The Violin's Upper Register Is Also Available To The Viola.
  6. Passacaglia, Op.33b From 'Peter Grimes'
  7. The Viola Can Bring A Special, Rich Twanginess To Pizzicato That The Violins Lack./Don Quixote/Berlioz Drew Sounds From It That Retain Their Metallic Strangeness Even Today.
  8. Harold In Italy (Mvt 4)
  9. The Muted Viola: Intimate, Gentle, Poignant In Dvork
  10. Cypresses (No.9)
  11. The Massed Violas Of The Modern Symphony Orchestra In Mahler
  12. Symphony No.4 (Mvt 3)
  13. The 'Period' Viola In Bach
  14. Brandenburg Concerto No.6 (Last Mvt)
  15. The Cello: A Voice Of Unique Nobility
  16. Suite No.1 For Unaccompanied Cello (Prelude)
  17. Brahms And The 'Soul' Of The Cello
  18. Piano Concerto No.2 In B Flat Major (Mvt 3)
  19. Most Orchestral Composers Tend To Emphasize The Cello's Lower Register.
  20. Cantata 'Herz Und Mund Und Tat Und Leben', BWV 147 (Soprana Aria: Bereite Dir, Jesu)
  21. In The Time Of Beethoven The Cello Remained As Fundamental As Ever.
  22. Symphony No.3 'Eroica' (Finale)
  23. But The Cello Is Not Condemned To Spend Its Life In The Basement.
  24. Elfentanz, Op.39
  25. Not Only In Recital Showpieces Like That Is The Cello Is Used In Its Highest Register.
  26. The Protecting Veil (Opening)
  27. A Cello With An Identity-Crisis: The Pizzicato Flamencan
  28. Flamenco
  29. Double-Stopping In The Lower Reaches Of The Cello's Range
  30. Solo Suiet For Cello And Piano (Sardana)
  31. It's In The Middle Register That The Cello Really Comes Into Its Own.
  32. Oriental Dance, Op.2 No.2
  33. It Was To The Cellos That Beethoven Gave Two Of His Most Famous Themes./Symphony No.5 (Mvt 2)/Still More Famous Than That Theme Is This One From The Ninth Symphony.
  34. Symphony No.9 (Finale)
  35. Introduction To The Double-Bass
  36. The Carnival Of The Animals (The Elephant)
  37. But The Double-Bass Can Be Intensely Expressive And Graceful.
  38. Elegy No.1 In D Major
  39. The Range Of The Double-Bass Is The Greatest Of All The String Instruments/Allegro Di Concerto, 'Alla Mendelssohn'/And It's Also Capable Of Very Considerable Virtuosity.
  40. Capriccio Di Bravura
  41. Double-Bass Solos In Orchestral Scores Are Rare But Often Memorable./Symphony No.1 'Titan' (Mvt 3)/In His Third Symphony Mahler Makes A Very Different Use Of The Instrument./Symphony No.3 (Mvt 1)
  42. The Double-Bass Muted In Prokofiev/Lieutenant Kije Suite (Kije's Wedding)/In Another Work Prokofiev Uses The Double-Bass To Enhance The Winds./Romeo And Juliet (Act III)/And He Combines The Bass Clarinet With A Shivering Tremolo From The Double-Basses....
  43. Symphony No.5 (Mvt 3)/So Much For The Strings/On Now To The Winds

Tracks:

  1. The Antiquity And Magic Of The Flute
  2. Prelude A L'Apres-Midi D'Un Faune
  3. The Versatility And Agility Of The Flute
  4. Orchestral Suite No.2 In B Minor (Badinerie)
  5. The Flute In Fifteenth-Century Spain
  6. Sa'Dawi
  7. Other Flutes: The Bass And Alto
  8. Chamber Music No.II
  9. The Piccolo - Aptly Named
  10. La Naissance D'Osiris (Mvt 6)
  11. From A Piccolo Of The Eighteenth Century To One Of Its Descendants In The Twentieth
  12. Suite No.1 For Small Orchestra (Valse)
  13. A Variety Of Techniques
  14. Chamber Music No.II
  15. Flutter-Tonguing. But Tchaikovsky Got There Eighty Years Before.
  16. The Nutcracker (Act II, No.2: Scene)
  17. From The Transverse To The Vertical: The Baroque Recorder
  18. Recorded Suite In A Minor (Menuet II)
  19. An Unfamiliar, Early Vision Of The Instrument
  20. Naelden, Naelden
  21. The Bachian Oboe
  22. Cantata 'Ein Feste Burg Ist Unser Gott', BWV 80 (No.7: Duetto)
  23. Introduction To The Cor Anglais Or 'English Born'
  24. Symphony No.9 'From The New World' (Mvt 2)
  25. The Loneliness Of The Cor Anglais
  26. The Swan Of Tuonela
  27. The Cor Anglais Joins The French Horn In Haydn.
  28. Symphony No.22 'The Philosopher' (Opening)
  29. Introduction To The Oboe D'Amore, Beloved Of Bach - But Also Of Ravel
  30. Bolero
  31. The Clarinet Family: Boxing The Compass, From The Depths Of The Bass Clarinet.../The Egyptian (Violence)/...To The Raucous And Squealy.../Taras Bulba (The Death Of Ostap)/...To The Shrill And Complaining...
  32. Petrushka (No.8: Peasant With Bear)/...To The High Sprits Of A Playful Puppy./Symphonie Fantastique (Last Mvt)/And To The Downright Jazzy/Romeo And Juliet (Act II)
  33. As The High Clarinets Tend To Be Loud, So The Bass Tends To Be Soft:
  34. Gayane Suite No. 1 (Mvt 5)
  35. The Bass Clarinet Is Used By Most Composers Mainly As A Colouring Agent.../Petrushka (No.4: The Blackamoor)/...But It Does Occasionally Get A Whole Tune To Itself./Iberia (Almeria).
  36. The Range Of The Normal Clarinet Parts Goes Quite High...
  37. The Snow Maiden (Scene 5: Melodrama)
  38. ...And Quite Low.
  39. Peter And The Wolf (The Cat)
  40. The Clarinet As Concerto Soloist
  41. Clarinet Concerto In A Major (Rondo)
  42. But That's Not The Instrument Mozart Wrote It For; This Is:
  43. Clarinet Concerto In A Major (Rondo)
  44. Introduction To The Saxophone
  45. Hary Janos Suite (Mvt 4)
  46. The Soprano Saxophone Has Quite A Different Feel To It.
  47. L'Arlesienne Suite No.1 (Minuet)
  48. The Little Sopranino Sax Goes Even Higher.
  49. Bolero
  50. The Most Famous Use Of The Saxophone Is In An Orchestration By Ravel.
  51. Pictures At An Exhibition (The Old Castle)
  52. The Saxophone Can Be Quite Contagiously Good-Humoured.
  53. Sax-O-Phun
  54. The Puffa-Puffa Image Of The Bassoon
  55. Peter And The Wolf (Grandfather)
  56. The Bachian Bassoon, In Accompanimental Mode
  57. Cantata 'Weichet Nur, Betrubte Schatten' ('Wedding Cantata'), BWV 202 (Aria No.1)
  58. Bizet Leaves The Puffa-Puffa Image Out, Allowing The Bassoon To Sing./Carmen Suite No.1 (Les Dragons D'Alcala)
  59. And Ravel, Also In Spanish Mode, Does Likewise.
  60. Bolero
  61. The Bassoon As A Voice Of High Seriousness, Indeed Desolate Loneliness
  62. Symphony No.3 (Opening)
  63. The Eerie Bassoon In Its Highest Register
  64. The Rite Of Spring (Opening)
  65. Stravinsky Now Draws On Its Lowest Register, Lonely And Melancholy.
  66. The Firebird Suite (1919, Berceuse)
  67. The Bassoon As Concerto Soloist, Avoiding All Exaggeration
  68. Bassoon Concerto In G Minor (Finale)
  69. The Deep-Voiced Contra-Bassoon, As A Fairy-Tale Beast
  70. Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Beauty And The Beast)
  71. The French Horn Under Its Woodwind Hat
  72. Wind Quintet, Op.43 (Last Mvt)
  73. Now A More Prominent Role, In A Woodwind Quintet From An Earlier Era
  74. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Op.100 No.5 (Mvt 2)
  75. The Horn In Harmonious Blend With Strings In Another Quintet
  76. Horn Quintet, K.407 (Finale)

Tracks:

  1. The Trumpet As Virtuoso Soloist
  2. Brandenburg Concerto No.2 (Last Mvt)
  3. The Special Brillance Of Paired Trumpets
  4. Concerto In C For Two Trumpets, RV537 (Mvt 1)
  5. The Ceremonial Trumpet
  6. Fanfare For The Common Man
  7. Trumpets And Drums - An Incomparable Alliance
  8. Messiah (The Trumpet Shall Sound)
  9. The Versatility Of The Trumpet, From The Most Public To The Most Lonely
  10. Piano Concerto In F (Slow Mvt)
  11. The Trumpet As The Voice Of The City/An American In Paris/The Trumpet As Recruitment Officer/The Soldier's Tale (The March)/The Trumpet As Swaggerer
  12. Carmen Suite No.2 (Habanera)
  13. The Trumpet As The Voice Of Strength And Courage
  14. Carmet Suite No.2 (Toreador's Song)
  15. The Trumpet Muted/Petrushka (No.4: The Blackamoor)/Lieutenant Kije Suite (Opening)/The Trumpet As The Voice Of Weariness
  16. Billy The Kid
  17. The Trumpet As Character Actor
  18. Pictures At An Exhibition (No.6)
  19. The Trumpet As The Voice Of God
  20. Mass In B Minor ('Et Exspecto')
  21. The Birth Of The Trombone
  22. Aenmerckt Nu Hier
  23. The Birth Of The Brass As A Family
  24. Canzon 12 In Double Echo
  25. The Trombone In The Eighteenth Century
  26. Trombone Concerto In B Flat Major (Finale)
  27. The Tone Of The Tenor Trombone/Romance For Trombone And Organ/The Memorable Voice Of The Bass Trombone/Requiem (Mvt 2)/But The Bass Trombone Is More Than An Instrumental Bullfrog.
  28. Hosannah
  29. The Trombones Become Part Of The Orchestra.
  30. Symphony No.5 (Finale)
  31. The Wagnerian Trombone:/Overture To 'Tannhauser'
  32. The Trombone As Caricaturist
  33. Pulcinella (No.19: Vivo)
  34. The Trombone As Raspberry/Concerto For Orchestra (Intermezzo)
  35. The Horn And The Hunt
  36. Horn Concerto No.4 In E Flat, K.495 (Finale)
  37. The Challenging Horn Of The Baroque
  38. Abaris Ou Les Boreades (Menuet)
  39. The Scarcity Of First-Rate Players In Handel's Time
  40. Walter Music (Minuet 1)
  41. The Horn As Magician/The Firebird Suite (1919, Finale)
  42. Horns And The Sound Of Nobility
  43. Overture To 'Tannhauser' (Opening)
  44. The Special Sound Of The Horn In Its Higher Register
  45. Mass In B Minor ('Quoniam Tu Solus Sanctus')
  46. The Trumpet-Like Sound Of Massed Horns
  47. Symphony No.3 (Mvt 1, Opening)
  48. The Tuba - Unfairly Maligned?
  49. Symphony No.6 (Mvt 3)
  50. The Tuba Perfectly Cast By Ravel
  51. Pictures At An Exhibition (Bydlo)

Tracks:

  1. Introduction. And We Begin With A Bang.
  2. Fanfare For The Common Man/The Bass Drum On The Battlefields/Wellington's Victory, Op.91 (Opening)
  3. At The Opposite Extreme Is The Triangle.
  4. Piano Concerto No.1 In E Flat (Scherzo)
  5. Categories Of Percussion: Tuned And Untuned. The Side Drum
  6. Overture To 'La Gazza Ladra' - The Thieving Magpie (Opening)
  7. The Side Drum In An Effective But Unexpected Role/Clarinet Concerto (Mvt 1)
  8. The Tambourine. One Of The Oldest Instruments In The World
  9. Den Hoboecken Dans
  10. Even Older Is The Originally Oriental Gong.
  11. Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Laideronette)
  12. No Single Instrument Can Match The Gong In Evoking The Breaking Of Waves./Passacaglia, Op.33b From 'Peter Grimes'/But Gongs Don't Have To Be Struck To Be Effective.
  13. Gymnopedie No.2
  14. The Cymbals Are Generally Discovered Early In Life./The Sanguine Fan/And They Do More Than Clash Together Loudly. They Can Be Clashed Together Softly./Studio Example: But They Needn't Be Clashed Together At All/Studio Example: They Can Be Lightly...
  15. Other Untuned Percussion Instruments Include The Whip.: Piano Concerto In G Major (Opening)/And Here Are No Fewer Than Twenty, Cracked By Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (Act I, Scene 5)
  16. More Versatile Than The Whip Are The Wood Blocks.../Studio Example/...Which Crop Up All Over The Place In Twentieth-Century American Music.
  17. Rodeo (Hoe-Down)
  18. Related To The Wood Blocks, By Sound, Are The Castanets./Jota Aragonesa/But The Castanets Were Also Used By Monteverdi Back In The Seventeenth Century.
  19. Scherzi Musicali (Damigella Tutta Belle)
  20. A Still Earlier Example From Fifteenth-Century Spain
  21. Yo M'Enamori D'Un Aire
  22. The Birth Of The Bongo
  23. Symphonic Dances From 'West Side Story'
  24. From The Streets Of New York To The Blacksmith's Shop/Il Trovatore ('Anvil Chorus')
  25. Desert-Island Decibels: Grand Canyon Suite (On The Trail)/Arcana
  26. From One Vegetable To Another: The Humble Squash, Or Marrow/Huapango
  27. Onwards To The Tuned Percussion. First, The Timpani
  28. Also Sprach Zarathustra (Introduction)
  29. But The Drum Roll Can Be More Effectively Frightening Than The Big Bang.: Symphony No.2 'Resurrection' (Mvt 3)
  30. Not One Drum Roll, But Many/Grand Canyon Suite (Sunrise)/Symphonie Fantastique (Last Mvt)
  31. Taking Advantage Of Tunability
  32. Music For Strings, Percussion And Celeste (Mvt 2)
  33. The Russian Composer Rodion Shchedrin Takes A Downward Turn./Carmen Suite (Changing Of The Guard)/Tuned, Yes; But For The Truly Melodic We Must Look Elsewhere.
  34. Introducing The Glockenspiel/Carmen Suite (Carmen's Entrance And Habanera)
  35. Saint-Saens And The Xylophone
  36. The Carnival Of The Animals (Fossils)
  37. Ravel And The Xylophone
  38. Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Laideronette)
  39. Introducing The Marimba/Carmen Suite (First Intermezzo)
  40. Introducing The Vibraphone
  41. The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre (Narange Dolce)
  42. The Vibraphone Goes Russian.../Carmen Suite (Carmen's Entrance And Habanera)/...And Is Joined By The Marimba./Carmen Suite (Carmen's Entrance And Habanera)
  43. Introducing The Hungarian Cimbalom
  44. Folk Dances
  45. The Cimbalom And The Symphony Orchestra
  46. Hary Janos Suite (Mvt 3)
  47. Introducing The Tubular Bells
  48. Hary Janos Suite (Viennese Musical Clock)
  49. A More 'Up-Front' Approach From Rodion Shchedrin
  50. Carmen Suite (Introduction)
  51. But The Bells Can Also Make The Sinister Even More Sinister./Symphony No.7 'Sinfonia Antartica' (Mvt 1)
  52. Introducing The Celeste
  53. The Nutcracker (Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy)
  54. Magic, In The Use Of Collective Percussion
  55. Miroirs (La Vallee Des Cloches)
  56. Plucked Instruments: The 'Undercover Percussion'/Carmen Suite (Scene)
  57. A Prime Case In Point Is The Harp, Irresistible To The Romantics./The Nutcracker (Act II, No.1: Scene)/The Non-Solo Harp As An Integral Part Of The Orchestra/Hungarian Rhapsody No.1
  58. The Traditionally Subservient Role Of The Harpsichord In The Baroque Orchestra
  59. Brandenburg Concerto No.2 (Slow Mvt)
  60. The Piano: King Of The Tuned Percussion/Symphony No.3 'Organ' (Mvt 3)/And A Quarter Of A Century After That:
  61. Petrushka (Russian Dance)
  62. The Anti-Romantic Piano As An Integral Part Of The Orchestra
  63. Music For Strings, Percussion And Celeste (Last Mvt)

Tracks:

  1. Keyboard Instruments In The Orchestra - The Most Powerful Of Them All:
  2. Symphony No.3 'Organ' (Finale)
  3. But Things In Handel's Day Were Very Different.
  4. Organ Concerto In B Flat, Op.4 No.3 (Last Mvt)
  5. The Organ Is Difficult To Classify.
  6. An Unexpected, Organ-related Guest
  7. Concerto Pour Zampogna (Last Mvt)
  8. Peasant-Fancying... And A Touch Of The Roaming Cowboy
  9. Les Miserables (Drink With Me)
  10. Outside Artefacts And The Power Of Association
  11. Mahler's Sleighbells
  12. Symphony No.4 (Opening)
  13. A Roll-Call Of Some Unusual Guests/The Typewriter/Parade
  14. Chains, And More/Integrales/An American In Paris/Sandpaper Ballet
  15. Purpose-Built Oddities: Wind Machines/Symphony No.7 'Sinfonia Antartica' (Opening)
  16. Don Quixote (Variation VIII)
  17. National Calling Cards: The Guitar For Spain/Concierto De Aranjuez (Finale)
  18. And The Guitar's Poor American Relative, The Banjo/Washington Breakdown
  19. And Poorer Still, The Mouth Organ/The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre (Packing Up)
  20. The Balalaika For Russia/Romeo And Juliet (Act II: No.14)
  21. The Maracas For Mexico/The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre (El Desayuno)
  22. The Bongos And Congas And A Whole Wealth Of Other Drums For Africa And Central America/Studio Example
  23. The Sitar Of India/Evening Raga: Bhapoli
  24. The Accordion For France (Especially Paris)/Paris Canaille
  25. The Zither For Vienna/The Third Man (Theme)
  26. The Cimbalom For Hungary/Folk Dances
  27. The Guitar As An Integral Part Of The Orchestra/Rondena
  28. There Are Whole Orchestras Of Balalaikas./Sveit Mesiats
  29. The Effect Of The Wordless Human Voice, Used Purely As An Instrument/Symphony No.7 'Sinfonia Antartica' (Mvt 1)
  30. Nocturnes
  31. Instruments And the Imitation Of Nature. The Clarinet As Cuckoo
  32. The Carnival Of The Animals (The Cuckoo)
  33. The Flute As An All-purpose Aviary
  34. The Carnival Of The Animals (The Aviary)
  35. The Oboe As Duck
  36. Peter And The Wolf (The Duck)
  37. The Recording Of Reality. Does It Work As Well?
  38. The Pines Of Rome (The Pines Of The Janiculum)
  39. The Recording Of Reality Electronically Reborn In New Guises
  40. Cantus Articus - Concerto For Birds And Orchesra (Mvt 2)
  41. Beethoven Turns Avian: Cuckoo, Nightingale, And Quail
  42. Symphony No.6 'Pastoral' (Andante Molto Mosso)
  43. Some Improbable Casting: The Violin As Braying Donkey
  44. The Carnival Of The Animals (Persons With Long Ears)
  45. A Truly Orchestral Hee-haw To Be Reckoned With
  46. Overture To 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'
  47. A Thunderstorm In A Million
  48. Symphony No.6 'Pastoral (Allegro-Allegretto)
  49. the Instrumental Depiction Of A Silent World
  50. The Carnival Of The Animals (The Aquarium)
  51. Saint-Saens' Menagerie Takes A Curtain Call.
  52. The Carnival Of The Animals (Finale)

Tracks:

  1. The Grouping Of Instrumental Families. An Additive Approach. First, Two Violins
  2. Forty-Four Duos (No.4)
  3. A Great Contrast, Of Both Pitch And Character: Violin And Viola
  4. Duo For Violin And Viola In B Flat Major, K.424 (Finale, Vars 1 & 2)/Studio Example
  5. Arrival Of The Standard String Trio: Violin, Viola, And Cello
  6. String Trio In B Flat (Menuetto)
  7. The String Quartet: Two Violins, Viola, And Cello
  8. String Quartet In F, Op.18 No.1 (Mvt 3)
  9. The String Quintet - When The Extra Instrument Is A Second Viola
  10. String Quartet No.5 In D, K.593 (Adagio)
  11. The String Quintet - When The Extra Instrument Is A Second Cello
  12. String Quintet In C (Mvt 3)
  13. The String Sextet: Two Violins, Two Violas, And Two Cellos
  14. String Sextet In B Flat (Mvt 2)
  15. The String Octet: The Standard String Quaret Times Two
  16. Octet In E Flat, Op.20 (Mvt 1)
  17. Double The String Octet: A Fully Fledged String Orchestra
  18. String Symphony No.2 (Finale)
  19. The Massed Strings Of A Symphony Orchestra
  20. Fantasia On A Theme Of Thomas Tallis
  21. Contrasts Of Pitch And Instrumental 'Colour' In The Woodwind Section
  22. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Op.100 No.5 (Theme)
  23. In The First Variation It's The Horn That Gets The Lion's Share.
  24. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 1
  25. In Variation Two The Torch Is Handed To The Bassoon.
  26. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 2
  27. In Variation Three The Oboe Leads.
  28. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 3
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