Classical Highlights: Bach

Track Listings
Disc: 1

1. Suite for Orchestra, No. 3 in D Major: Air

2. Concerto for Violin, Strings and Basso Continuo, No. 1 in a Minor: Alle

3. Concerto for Violin, Strings and Basso Continuo, No. 1 in a Minor: Anda

4. Concerto for Violin, Strings and Basso, No. 1 in a Minor: Allegro Assai

5. Brandenburg Concerto, No. 1 in F Major: Allegro

6. Brandenburg Concerto, No. 1 in F Major: Adagio

7. Brandenburg Concerto, No. 1 in F Major: Allegro

8. Brandenburg Concerto, No. 1 in F Major: Minuetto

9. Brandenburg Concerto, No. 2 in F Major: Allegro

10. Brandenburg Concerto, No. 2 in F Major: Andante

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Disc: 2

1. Concerto for Violin, Strings and Basso, No. 2 in E Major: Allegro

2. Concerto for Violin, Strings and Basso, No. 2 in E Major: Adagio

3. Concerto for Violin, Strings and Basso, No. 2 in E Major: Allegro Assai

4. Brandenburg Concerto, No. 4 in G Major: Allegro

5. Brandenburg Concerto, No. 4 in G Major: Andante

6. Brandenburg Concerto, No. 4 in G Major: Presto

7. Brandenburg Concerto, No. 5 in D Major: Allegro

8. Brandenburg Concerto, No. 5 in D Major: Affettuoso

9. Brandenburg Concerto, No. 5 in D Major: Allegro

10. Brandenburg Concerto, No. 6 in B Flat Major: Allegro

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Tracks:

Allemande
Courante
Sarabande
Minuet I & II
Gigue
Aria: 'Bist Du Bei Mir', BWV 508 Stl - Lorraine Hung Lieberson
Aria: 'Willst Du Mein Herz Mir Schenken', BWV 518 - Lorraine Hung Lieberson
Solo Per Il Cembalo
Polonaise In G Minor
March In D Major
March In E Flat Major
Rondeau In B Flat Major
Chorale: 'Wer Nur Den Lieben Gott Lasst Walten', BWV 691
'Goldberg' Variations: Aria, BWV 988
Recitative: 'Ich Habe Genug', BWV 82 - Lorraine Hung Lieberson
Aria: 'Schlummert Ein', BWV 82 - Lorraine Hung Lieberson
Aria: 'Gedenke Doch, Mein Geist', BWV 509 - Lorraine Hung Lieberson
Allemande
Courante
Sarabande
Prelude No. 1 In C Major, BWV 846
Polonaise In G Major
Polonaise In D Minor
Polonaise In G Minor
Polonaise In F Major
Two Minuets
Musette In A Major
'Menuet Fait Par M. Bohm'
Minuet In G Major

Customer Reviews:

lovely music, but . . . . ........2007-07-03

No one doubts that Bach's music is beautiful, and so many of the pieces in this album, favorites of his second wife, are lovely. Here are my objection. First of all, nowhere on the outside of this CD does this indicate that these are only *highlights* of the Anna Magdelena notebook. Furthermore, many of the tracks (from French Suites #1 & #2, from the Well-Tempered Clavier, from the Goldberg Variations) are pieces I already own in high quality recording by virtuosi. This CD does not limit itself, say, to pieces that Bach composed originally for this collection; in other words, there is nothing scholarly about the pieces that were chosen for these highlights. Rather, it is essentially selling a "Bach's Greatest Hits" kind of CD under a more respectable name. For those whose classical collections consist primarily of "Greatest Hits" collections of various composers, you might as well toss in this CD. For the discriminating collector, though, interested in collecting serious works by Bach, this CD is entirely unworthy.

Anna Magdalena Notebook-- a treasure trove of Baroque music.......2006-03-20

This is music for contemplating number and time and not realize you are doing that. These pieces from Anna Magdalena Bach's notebook are a significant part of the history of western culture, and the music is brilliant, lucid, and passionate. Just as, I suppose, Bach's wife was. Played on harpsichord and clavichord, the work-- not all by Bach-- seems rigourously, mysteriously modern, and the anonymous "Musette in A Major" one could even say had in it the roots of ragtime piano. Last but not least, it's quite possible that Lorraine Hunt Lieberson can never be less than sublime.

Music for Bach's Katy.......2005-03-31

Luther had his Katy who supported him and the Reformation magnificently and faithfully. Bach who was real student and follower of Luther's, had his second wife, Anna Magdalena who was so much for him and his family and music.

Here great notebook of the music she enjoyed immensely so we can as well.

Especially fond of harpsichord music, this has marvelous selection of that, but fond of Rondeau in B-flat major. Minuet in G major is one of my favorites. New to me are the Arias, especially "Bist du bei mir" and ""Ich habe genug". If you're not conversant in German, do go on the website the liner notes provides and get the translation in English for these are marvelous testimonies of their faith in words and song.

Charming and beautiful.......2004-12-13

This CD is a collection of music from the notebook of Bach's wife, who was a singer. It includes dances, arias and other favorite songs. Most of the pieces range from peppy little dance tunes(like Musette in A Major) to delicate baroque airs (like Prelude no.1), all played on the harpsichord, clavichord or cello. The pieces that really stand out are the arias, sung beautifully by Lorraine Hunt Lieberson in German. Most are religious, but there is one that is a nice love song "Willst du mein Herz mir schenken." The website on the back of the liner notes has the lyrics for the arias and they are worth reading. Besides the fact that this is good music, it also provides interesting insight into Bach's life and family and the liner notes have some interesting information about Anna and her notebook. This is a charming collection of music that is a great and cheap addition to any classical music collection.

Bach's wifes' collection of her favorite pieces.......2001-06-10

Yes Music of JS Bach chosen by his wife who was a singer. This collection is a lovely and beautifully performed collection of harpicord and intimate pieces that were Anna's most cherished favorites composed by her husband. What a lovely addition to any chamber music lovers collection. It affords not only wonderful selections but a rare window into the behind the scenes aspect of Bachs life and the commanding role music played in his and his family's life. The performances range from delicate to sublime and are beautifully recorded. It is an amazing bargin to have such an esoteric collection of Bachs' work so well done and so cheap. My god run and get the whole series; I have and when I want a perfect day I just pile them in my CD and press the forward button. The result is a day of glorious music on a scale to be both background as well as a breathtakingly elegant listening experience.

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This is a MUST for anyone who enjoys classical music ...
PDQ Bach -- The Spike Jones of Classical Music
Recaptured (Twisted) Youth
I store it in the CD changer in my car.
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The Wurst of P.D.Q. Bach

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Customer Reviews:

This is a MUST for anyone who enjoys classical music ... .......2006-06-07

...BUT not if you take it SO seriously that you have lost your sense of humor.

Peter Schickele (with whom I am occasionally confused - we apparently look alike!) - has got to be one of my all-time favorite composers. When I was in graduate school, I took considerable abuse from my fellow music lovers for actually having MORE albums by P.D.Q Bach than by J. S. Bach (though I think it was barely a one-point margin, really...)

But the "New Horizons in Music Appreciation" approach to Beethoven's 5th symphony is not only a musical analysis of the piece as it is being played, but a slam on the constant "blah-blah-blah" that one hears during ANY sports event.

"My Bonnie Lass She Smelleth" has got to be my all-time favorite spoof of the overly pompous "art song" oratorio. I've encouraged one of my colleagues (who directs the college chorale where I teach) to include it in a program, to no avail. One of these days, I'll put my money where my mouth is - and buy sheet music for the entire chorale.

This is one of only two albums that I have in (a) vinyl, (b) tape, and (c) CD format. That should be some indication of how very, very special I believe this to be. [The other, for those who are interested, is Joan Baez' "Diamonds and Rust."]

This has been around for years, and there's a good reason. Schickele is not only funny when he wants to be, but a supremely accomplished composer and musician, with dozens and dozens of serious musical scores to his credit as well.

PDQ Bach -- The Spike Jones of Classical Music.......2006-03-16

For the classical music lover, this is an amazing spoof. For those who do not know classical music well, this is still highly entertaining.

Recaptured (Twisted) Youth.......2003-03-31

My friend and I saw the good Prof. Schickele here in Pasadena last night (March 29th-- AND the conductor of the Pasadena Symphony is Jorge Meister!)-- and the last number on the program was the WONDERFUL "The Seasonings"-- I had a very hard time even after all these years of first hearing this on a REAL record of not singing along with every little tune!!! This piece last night, being sung by singers whom I do not doubt were not even born when I first heard a recording of it, were as good as the ones I remember from my decadent youth on the original recording. Buy this C.D. if only for this piece!

I store it in the CD changer in my car........2002-10-06

My favorite single line of music from this is from "The Unbegun Symphony". Who would think to combine "You are my sunshine", a
tune I have always thought of as sappy sweet, played on violins,
with a background of horns, (I don't know what piece, but it
makes me thing of something noble and civilized) making it a
definitive statement of a benevolent sense of life.
PDQ Bach's other works are delighfully absurd, as are Peter
Schickele's commentaries. (Well I have a new set of friends now)

New Horizons in Music Appreciation Indeed..........2002-08-08

It was while sitting in Music Appreciation in college that I was first introduced to the work of P.D.Q. Bach, specifically the track "New Horizons in Music Appreciation: Beethoven's Fifth Symphony," in which Professor Peter Schickele and Robert Dennis serve as the announcers for a spirited game involving the first movement of that particular work. Not only was it funny ("He's playing a cadenza! He's out of his mind! He thinks its an oboe concerto!") it was also more informative than the professor ("I get the feeling we are going to hear a lot of that four note motif, Bob").

One of the things about P.D.Q. Bach is that the more I learned about classical music the funnier I found it. Yes, I have enough memories of my mother insisting on playing the Texaco Opera quiz throughout the house on a Saturday afternoon to appreciate why "What's my Melodic Line?" and its exploration of the mysteries of the Baroque is funny, but it was not until I saw "Amadeus" and listened to "The Marriage of Figaro" that I understood why the recitatias in the Cantata "Iphigenia in Brooklyn" were hysterical (I was tempted to share this story of Iphigenia with my Classical Mythology class, but given their tentativeness to explore Euripides I did not think it wise to have them get neck deep in Schickele). Then again, the Madrigal "My Bonnie Lass She Smelleth" really needs no explanation, so there is something for everybody here, no matter what you level of understanding of classical music.

In discussing the works of P.D.Q. Bach with others it becomes clear that you can no more put together an idea collection of his "best" work than you can for lesser composers like Mozart or Beethoven. But you are certainly going to find a few old favorites and maybe one or two pieces that you have hitherto managed to avoid.

Tracks:

Matthaus-Passion: Kommt, ihr Tochter, helft mir klagen (Chorus)
Matthaus-Passion: Wiewohl mein Herz in Tranen schwimmt (Soprano recitative)
Matthaus-Passion: Ich will dir mein Herze schenken (Soprano aria)
Matthaus-Passion: O Schmerz! Hier zittert das gequalte Herz! (Tenor Recitative Chorus)
Matthaus-Passion: Ich will bei meinem Jesu wachen (Tenor Aria And Chorus)
Matthaus-Passion: So ist mein Jesus nun gefangen (Soprano-Alto Duet And Chorus)
Matthaus-Passion: O Mensch, bewein dein Sunde gross (Chorus)
Matthaus-Passion: Erbame dich, mien Gott (Contralto Aria)
Matthaus-Passion: Bin ich gleich von dir gewichen (Chorale)
Matthaus-Passion: Er hat uns allen wohlgetan (Soprano Recitative)
Matthaus-Passion: Aus Liebe will mein Heiland sterben (Soprano Aria)
Matthaus-Passion: O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden (Chorale)
Matthaus-Passion: Ach, Golgatha, unsel'ges Golgatha! (Contralto Recitative)
Matthaus-Passion: Sehet, Jesus hat die Hand (Contralto Aria And Chorus)
Matthaus-Passion: Am Abend, da es kuhle war (Bass Recitative)
Matthaus-Passion: Mache dich, mein Herze, rein (Bass Aria)
Matthaus-Passion: Nun ist der Herr zur Ruh' gebracht (Recitative: Soloists-Chorus)
Matthaus-Passion: Wir setzen uns mit Tranen nieder (Chorus)

Customer Reviews:

Brilliant.......2005-09-03

A number of years ago, maybe 17, I had two seats at the Chicago Symphony with Sir Georg Solti the resident conductor emiritus and 2 floor seats to see Michael Jordon, Scottie Pippen and John Paxson at the Bulls. It was a heady season and I probably saw more of Jordon but only because I had more tickets.

Sir Georg was an institution, like Mazur and Bernstein. He lacked the flamboyance of the latter, and of course Kurt Mazur would on occassion address the orchestra pit with neither podium nor music sheets nor baton. That was pretty impressive too the first time I saw him (Fantasy Overture, NYP).

But it seems to me that Matthew Passion brings a need for unison between the conductor and the musicians and the chorus dare I say slightly more than other efforts and repeatedly, it seems that Solti's brilliance elevates him over others.

In the "Come, ye daughters" beginning we are both caught and mesmerized and anything else that could absorb our attention is discarded. And of course Kiri is as always, magnificent. The tenor, Mr. Johnson is equal to Bach's criteria.

Like other reviewers, I love this work and the beautiful timing between all. 5 stars. Larry Scantlebury

An ideal melding of music, vocalists, and conductor.......2002-09-23

Johann Sebastian Bach's "St. Matthew Passion," one of his great choral works, is a meditation on the death of Christ. Here, Sit Georg Solti works with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus to produce a superb rendition of the arias and choruses of this rich and contemplative work.

On the opening piece, "Kommt, ihr Tochter, helft mir klagen" ("Come, ye daughters, share my mourning"), the chorus perfectly captures the combination of knowingness, sadness, and dazed disbelief regarding the crucifixion. The strings are especially fine here, providing a delicate, almost spiderweb-like underpinning for the choral verses. The tenor aria "Ich will bei meinem Jesu wachen" ("I would beside my Lord be watching"), the chorus backs up tenor Anthony Rolfe Johnson's supple, unshowy singing with an ghostly, almost otherworldly tone.

The soprano/alto duet of "So ist mein Jesu non gefangen" ("Behold, my Savior now is taken") features Kiri Te Kanawa and Anne Sophie van Otter, who are matched seamlessly in terms of volume, technique, and crystalline purity of tone. Their weary litany of sadnesses is punctuated vigorously with the choral vereses of "Last ihn, haltet, bindet nicht!" (Loose him, leave him, bind him not!"). It's a thrilling piece, especially when it transforms itself into the thundering waterfall of sound that forms "Sind Blitze, sind Donner in Wolken vershwunden" ("Have lightnings and thunders their fury forgotten?"). The power in this piece alone is absolutely awe-inspiring.

I can't recommend this CD highly enough. It truly is a superlative recording of the "St. Matthew Passion" highlights, featuring as it does these great soloists, this talented conductor, and this amazingly on-the-ball chorus and symphony.

A contender!.......2001-07-26

There is no ideal "St. Matthew Passion." But this one ranks with the best of 'em. "Solti?," you ask? That's right: Solti. I've heard all of the other ones except for Klemperer's, and this one satisfies on a consistent level. Some of the others I only listen to one disc at a time; this one, all the way through. Not too fast, not too slow, not too solemn, not too sprightly. I guess Solti isn't known as a "Bach specialist," but the "Bach specialists" whose CDs I own could learn a thing or two about making a satisfying recording like this one.

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The final word
The Most Over-rated Performance in History

Bach: The Goldberg Variations

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Customer Reviews:

The final word.......2007-03-21

Before reaching the age of 49, the sum of which numbers makes 13 and represented an ill omen, Glenn Gould decided to revisit the piece, that had launched him 26 years earlier to immediate prominence. In the interview that accompanies the video portraying this second interpretation of the Goldbergs, Gould said that he had never played this work since his retirement from the concert stage. After listening to his first version, he said that he liked the performance, but that its overall tendency was a little too romantic for his later tastes. In addition he wanted to apply his theory of rhythmic continuity, to give the work one constant pulse, heart beat, throughout its aria and variations. He justified his re-recording further by mentioning improvements in the technology of musical recording.

While the recording quality is superior to the first version, with a good sense of presence, placement in the soundstage and weight, there are quite a few distractions: Gould varies between singing and humming; his stool makes awful noises; there is a complete encyclopedia of unrelated noises.

The interpretation. The emphasis in Gould's second Goldbergs is on the unity within the work. Such an approach is justified since Bach wrote the set on the framework of 10 sets of 3 variations, each closing with a canon. Each of the canons using a different interval between leading and following voices. Even the many people who do not appreciate the final result have to concede that Gould's approach results in fulfilling Aristoteles' postulate: Art is an ordered system. More importantly the sense of unity does not obstruct differentiation between the different variations, and it is Gould's unique blend of intellect, dexterity, and artistic spontaneity that bring this piece to life like no other interpretation.

Gould's critics have argued that an interpretation like this could never be what Bach had in mind around 1744. I can disprove this assessment to the same extent that the critics can prove it. No matter what books like that of Bach's son CPE may help in gaining insight from a distant perspective, they simple don't allow conclusions like right and wrong. More importantly, though, a search for which interpretation is right and which one is wrong, simply misses the point of art. It is striking how much better theater performance expresses a sense of the lasting value of art, than the (authentic) musical scene.

Paul Meyers, who made quite a few of Gould's earlier recordings once said: "Gould is not so much a musician, as a composer who pays tribute to other composers". Based on knowing the Goldberg variations for about 40 years, and Gould's second interpretation for almost 25, I can only consider this recording as the greatest tribute ever paid to the ultimate composer. If this world would come to an end and only one object of human creativity could remain, it should be this interpretation.

The Most Over-rated Performance in History.......2007-02-22

I ordered this remastered Gould Goldbergs because I've been criticized for dismissing piano performances of Bach. When the disk arrived, I listened to it (on high end equipment) straight through. Well, it's as bad as I remembered, but it's not the piano that ruins the music; it's Gould's inept and self-indulgent technique. 1. He exaggerates ornaments in an arbitrary hammer-heavy manner which distorts the melodic line. The unity of Bach has to be rendered melodically rather than harmonically, and each line of polyphony needs to breathe with its own syntax independently. Gould appears to conceive of polyphony as a "top line" ornamented by counter-lines, which have no rhetoric of their own to express. 2. His rubato is excessive and arbitrary. His constant abandonment of the tempo for "romantic" effect also has the effect of disrupting "horizontal" melodic forms. 3. He growls along with his "top" line and contrary to a fan-club myth, he is NOT improvising a countermelody. He is simply singing out of tune. 4. He drops notes! In a vivid live performance, bad notes may pass, but on a studio recording numerous wrong notes are unacceptable. Indifference to the composer's MUSICAL intention is Gould's fatal flaw. 5. He shows no awareness of the historical dance structures that ground the successive variations. Once again, he ignores JS Bach in his adulation of G Gould.
Post-script: I've been taken to task for offering no alternative to Gould.
My first choices would all be harpsichordists, notabaly Bob van Asperen and Pieter-Jan Belder. I have reviewed performances by other pianists elsewhere; none of them are very convincing, but several of them are more pleasing to the ear than Gould's.

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Masterworks Heritage Highlights

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60 Years 60 Flute Masterpieces (Highlights)

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60 Years 60 Flute Masterpieces
There'll always be a Galway

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Customer Reviews:

60 Years 60 Flute Masterpieces.......2005-10-12

Everything this man does is great, so putting many years together in one place could only be the same.

There'll always be a Galway.......1999-10-10

Of course this is a 5-star production, but I deducted a star only because any one who has been collecting Galway recordings already has all or most of the selections on this CD. As with other artists, BMG has been repackaging earlier Galway offerings under many names and excuses; is the simply the latest (though certainly not last) in the series. The music is the usual mixture of short pieces that can stand on their own and movements that cannot out of the context of the larger works from which they are lifted.

Tracks:

Totumo de Guarenas- B. Canonico
Una Lagrima- G. Sagreras
Tatiana (Venezuelan Waltz)- A. Lauro
Andreina (Venezuelan Waltz)- A. Lauro
Maria Luisa (Venezuelan Waltz)- A. Lauro
Cantarell- L. Boyd
Sounds of Bells- J. Guimares
Rumores de la Caleta- I. Albeniz
Zambra Granadina- I. Albeniz
La Fille aux Cheveux de Lin- C. Debussy
Cancion Triste- F. Calleja
Prelude- J.S. Bach
Presto- J.S. Bach
Two Gavottes- J.S. Bach
Arioso- J.S. Bach
Fugue- J.S. Bach
Invention- J.S. Bach
Andante- J.S. Bach
Sonata in G Major- D. Cimarosa
Sonata in B Minor- D. Cimarosa
Sonata in A Minor- D. Scarlatti
Sonata in A Major- D. Scarlatti

Customer Reviews:

More Pablum from the Queen of Schmaltz.......2006-01-28

Listening to these pieces, it is clear Ms Boyd did not play her way to the top. Some other activity, perhaps? Her extreme and, in most cases, inappropriate use of rubato leaves one to wonder if she simply does not remember the duration of the notes. Surely she cannot be that bad at interpretation? Her choice of repertory is also suspect, as nearly all of it consists of "encore" style pieces: you know, flashy but simple, something to go home humming, but lacking any real substance. As for her own compositions, ho hum, who cares?

An exquisite selection of short classical guitar pieces.......2001-06-14

Liona's musical sensitivity shows throughout this collection of Latin and European classical tunes. Numerous "highlights" include Antonio Lauro's Venezuelan Waltzes, Joao Guimares' Maxixe (Sounds of Bells), rich with guitar harmonics, Una Lagrima (Little Teardrop) by Gaspar Sagreras, and Miss Boyd's own composition, "Cantarell" which showcases her "tremelo" technique. This is another wonderful album by Liona Boyd. I heartily recommend it!

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Manufacturer: Intersound Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Tracks:

Four Seasons: 'The Spring': Allegro
Canon In D
Water Music: Alla Hornpipe
Arioso
'Brandenburg' Concerto No. 3: Allegro
Flute Concerto, Op. 44, No. 11: Largo
Piano Concerto No. 21: Andante ('Elvira Madigan' Theme)
String Quintet In E Major, Op. 13, No. 5: Minuet
Impromptu In A-Flat Major
'Emperor' String Quartet, No. 3: Poco Adagio
Swan Lake: Scene: Enchanted Lake
On The Beautiful Blue Danube: Excerpt
The Carnival Of The Animals: The Swan
The Afternoon Of A Faun: Prelude
Appalachian Spring: Variations On A Shaker Dance

Tracks:

'Brandenburg' Concerto No. 5: Allegro
Air For The 'G' String
'Xerxes': Largo
Concerto For Two Violins And Orchestra, 'Double': Vivace
Sheep May Safely Graze
'Moonlight' Sonata: Adagio sostenuto
'Eine kleine Nachtmusik': Romanze: Andante
Symphony No. 6 'Pastoral': Andante molto mosso
Polovstian Dance No. 17: Excerpt
Symphony No. 9m 'From The New World': Largo
'Cavalleria rusticana': Intermezzo
La Boheme: Musetta's Waltz
Trois Gymnopedies: Lent et douloureux

Tracks:

Solomon: Arrival Of The Queen Of Sheba
Orchestral Suite No. 2: Minuet And Badinerie
Prelude And Fugue In C Major
Adagio For Strings And Organ
Violin Concerto In E Major: Allego assai
Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring
Fur Elise
Clarinet Concerto: Adagio
Violin Concerto: Allegro
Peer Gynt: Dawn
Symphony No. 4, 'Italian': Introduction
Serenade For Strings: Waltz
Thais: Meditation
Concierto de Aranjuez: Adagio

Tracks:

Canzona per Sonare No. 2
Orchestral Suite No. 3: Overture
Highlights From Oboe Concerto: Adagio
Highlights From Oboe Concerto: Presto
Harpsichord Suite No. 5: Air And Variations ('The Harmonious Blacksmith')
Symphony No. 40: Molto allegro
Piano Concerto No. 20: Romance
Symphony No. 1: Adagio molto; Allegro con brio
Various Waltzes: No. 1, Op. 18
Various Waltzes: No. 7, Op. 64
Various Waltzes: No. 11, Op. 70
Voices Of Spring
Aida: Celeste Aida (Heavenly Aida)

Highlights from the Julian Bream Edition

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A Sampling of Brilliant Bream

Highlights from the Julian Bream Edition
Antonio Vivaldi , Sylvius Leopold Weiss , Felix Mendelssohn , Dionysio Aguado , Luys de Narvaez , Albert Roussel , Luigi Boccherini , Francisco Tarrega , Francis Cutting , Thomas Morley , Isaac Albeniz , John Dowland , Heitor Villa-Lobos , Alonso de Mudarra , Enrique Granados , Johann Sebastian Bach , Maurice Ohana , Joaquin Rodrigo , John Eliot Gardiner , Julian Bream , and George Malcolm
Manufacturer: RCA
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ASIN: B000003FKP
Release Date: 1993-07-13

Tracks:

Suite espanola, Op. 47: Leyenda (Asturias)
Passacaille
Song Without Words, Op. 19, No. 6: Venetian Boat Song
Polonaise, Op. 2, No. 2
La cancion del Emperador
Segovia, Op. 29
Guitar Quintet, G. 448: Introduction & Fandango
Recuerdos de la Alhambra
Greensleeves
Joyne Hands
Concerto In D, RV 93: Largo
Semper Dowland, semper dolens
Suite Popolar Brasileira: Schottische-Choro
Fantasia
Danza espanola No. 5
Lute Suite No. 1, BWV 996: Gigue
Tiento
Fantasia para un gentilhombre: Canario

Customer Reviews:

Perfect music for relaxing.......2002-04-12

This is perfect "background" music to have playing while reading or just relaxing. My upmost favorite nighttime music.

A Sampling of Brilliant Bream.......2001-02-03

This is a sampler, a cross section, if you will, from The Julian Bream Edition, a 28-CD set of guitar performances, which spans the period from early music to the 20th century. If you're not prepared to go the whole set, the fine performances on this CD cut across the spectrum of guitar compositions.

Tracks:

Violin Concerto No.4 In D, K. 218: Allegro
Violin Concerto No.4 In D, K. 218: Andante cantabile
Violin Concerto No. 4 In D, K. 218: Rondeau. Andante grazioso
Sinfonia Concertante For Violin And Viola In E Flat, K. 364: II. Andante
Violin Concerto No. 3 In G, K. 216: I. Allegro
Violin Concerto No. 5 In A, K. 219: II. Adagio
Sinfonia Concertante For Violin And Viola In E Flat, K. 364: III. Presto
Violin Concerto No. 3 In G, K. 216: III. Rondo allegro

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4. Concerto for Violin, Strings and Basso, No. 1 in a Minor: Allegro Assai
5. Brandenburg Concerto, No. 1 in F Major: Allegro
6. Brandenburg Concerto, No. 1 in F Major: Adagio
7. Brandenburg Concerto, No. 1 in F Major: Allegro
8. Brandenburg Concerto, No. 1 in F Major: Minuetto
9. Brandenburg Concerto, No. 2 in F Major: Allegro
10. Brandenburg Concerto, No. 2 in F Major: Andante

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2. Concerto for Violin, Strings and Basso, No. 2 in E Major: Adagio
3. Concerto for Violin, Strings and Basso, No. 2 in E Major: Allegro Assai
4. Brandenburg Concerto, No. 4 in G Major: Allegro
5. Brandenburg Concerto, No. 4 in G Major: Andante
6. Brandenburg Concerto, No. 4 in G Major: Presto
7. Brandenburg Concerto, No. 5 in D Major: Allegro
8. Brandenburg Concerto, No. 5 in D Major: Affettuoso
9. Brandenburg Concerto, No. 5 in D Major: Allegro
10. Brandenburg Concerto, No. 6 in B Flat Major: Allegro