Johann Strauss II: The Waltz King [Enhanced]

On this CD:

1. An der schönen, blauen Donau (On the Beautiful, Blue Danube), waltz for orchestra (with chorus ad lib), Op. 314 (RV 314)
Composed by Johann II Strauss
Performed by St. Petersburg Radio & TV Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Stanislav Gorkovenko

2. Frühlingsstimmen (Voices of Spring), waltz for orchestra (with voice ad lib), Op. 410 (RV 410)
Composed by Johann II Strauss
Performed by St. Petersburg Radio & TV Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Stanislav Gorkovenko

3. Pizzicato Polka for orchestra, Op 234
Composed by Johann II and Josef Strauss
Performed by Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Jansug Kakhidze

4. Neu-Wien (New Vienna), waltz for orchestra (with voice ad lib), Op. 342 (RV 342)
Composed by Johann II Strauss
Performed by Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Jansug Kakhidze

5. Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald (Tales from the Vienna Woods), waltz for orchestra, Op. 325 (RV 325)
Composed by Johann II Strauss
Performed by Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Jansug Kakhidze

6. Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka (Chit-Chat Polka), for orchestra, Op. 214 (RV 214)
Composed by Johann II Strauss
Performed by St. Petersburg Radio & TV Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Stanislav Gorkovenko

7. Kaiser-Walzer (Emperor Waltz), for orchestra, Op. 437 (RV 437)
Composed by Johann II Strauss
Performed by Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Jansug Kakhidze

8. Künstler-Leben (Artists' Life), waltz for orchestra, Op. 316 (RV 316)
Composed by Johann II Strauss
Performed by St. Petersburg Radio & TV Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Stanislav Gorkovenko

Tracks:

A Smile Will Go A Long, Long Way
The Petite Waltz
Die Regimentskinder
With The Wind and Rain In Your Hair
Nights Of Gladness
Espanita Waltz
Three Little Fishes
Scatter Brain
Beer Barrel Polka
Over The Top
Royal Trumpeters
Say It Again
Georgia On My mind
After the Ball
Unter Dem Siegesbanner
Just A Gigolo
The Sidewalks of New York
Deep Purple
Liberty Bell
Trisch-Trasch
The Kings Horses and The Kings Men
Sweet Rosie O' Grady
The Carousel Waltz (Recorded on Moving Carousel)

Album Description

More marches, waltzes, and fox trots in this recording of the New Verbeeck Band Organ at Seabreeze Park in Upstate New York. On a hill above scenic Lake Ontario, the music of the band organ can be heard on the breezes drifting over the blue water. Twenty-three tunes bring back the sounds of summer from Seabreeze Park - the whirling carousel and prancing horses spin around to the music of childhood, and this fabulous recording captures the wonderful memories. Grab the popcorn, and come for a ride! This completely digital recording is crystal clear and an oversized insert includes pictures and fond memories of Merrick Price - to whom the album is dedicated. The last song was recorded on the carousel while it was moving - an innovative idea that captures the sensation of really being on the ride is enhanced by wearing headphones. This piece of Americana in music - a must for the audio collector, carousel enthusiast, or fan of mechanical music, is a one-of-a-kind gift item.

Customer Reviews:

carousel.......2007-01-03

Carousel Memories does not have the luster that I had expected. The music is not as clear as I would have liked, however, it does have some good qualities that make it worth while to listen.

The Ideal Merry-Go-Round.......2005-07-18

This is a recording by and for merry-go-round lovers. It assembles 23 tracks of mostly characteristic carousel music, played upon a newly constructed band organ handmade by Belgian Johnny Verbeeck to replicate the old Wurlitzer 165 destroyed by a fire around 1995. The fire also claimed most of the carousel itself, which was rebuilt using some restored parts from the original (PTC#36). The recording site is Seabreeze Park on Lake Ontario in upper New York.

In another review I mentioned that that CD offered a partial and rather idealized carousel experience, for it could only provide the sound, and that sound was much more refined and free of ambient noise than would be encountered during an actual carousel ride. That comment applies as well to this recording, and perhaps more so, for the band organ in a typical operating carousel never sounded so good as the one here. This instrument has a remarkably lovely, sweet tone and, being brand new, is in perfect condition. The rolls used were obtained from no less a source than the Library of Congress, and represent a very choice selection.

The music itself includes mostly waltzes, marches, polkas, and one-time popular songs, such as Beer Barrel Polka, Sweet Rosie O'Grady, Liberty Bell, and Scatter-Brain. Less to be expected, but supremely apt, is the fine waltz from Richard Rodger's overture to the musical show Carousel. This last was experimentally recorded on the moving carousel, and thus provides an especially realistic auditory image.

For merry-go-round and band organ enthusiasts this recording might well occupy a place of honor in their CD collection. For those who desire a more realistic, though less ideal, recording I would recommend the old 1973 Takoma Records release "Last Chance on the Merry-Go-Round" (# A 1038), which I believe is no longer in the catalog. (Takoma Records was acquired in 1995 by Fantasy Records.) My personal copy of A 1038 is an LP, and I suspect no CD version was ever released. That recording was made at the carousel on the pier at Santa Monica, California, shortly before the pier was to be demolished. (Thus the title of the recording.) Since it was made while the carousel was actually in operation, the sounds of bystanders and children, along with the carousel drive motor are included. I don't know what ever became of that carousel or its band organ, but would guess they were moved to some collection somewhere. In any case, I have fond memories of wandering along the pier on a fine Saturday afternoon and watching and listening to the carousel and its excited young customers.

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The Mighty Tubadours

Manufacturer: Crystal Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Portrait of an Artist: Arnold Jacobs

ASIN: B00002SFM3
Release Date: 1993-06-25

Tracks:

March Of The Toys
March Of The Toy Soldiers
Fledermaus Waltz
Barnum & Bailey's Favorite March
When Tubas Waltz
Rondeau
Down By The Old Mill Stream
Dance Of The Reed Pipes
March Of The Marionettes
Fugue in G MInor
Come Dearest, The Daylight Is Gone
Comedians' Galop
Bagatelle
Mood Indigo
Satin Doll
Too Fat Polka
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
O Little Town Of Bethlehem
Hail To The Lord's Annointed
March Of The Kings/O Come Little Children
We Three Kings
Away In A Manger
Good King Wenceslas
Von Himmel Hoch
The Gloucester Wassail Song/II Est Ne
O Come Emmanuel
Coventry Carol
O Tannenbaum
Break Forth O Beauteous Light
It Came Upon A Midnight Clear
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
The First Noel
O Sanctissimus
Jingle Bells Waltz
March-Overture From The Nutcracker

Customer Reviews:

BUY THIS CD NOW!.......2004-12-13

This album is excellent! Three tubas and a euphonium. I especially love it for the beautiful Christmas half, tracks 18 thru 35. (It's not a new album, it's just the same album wrongly listed here as out of stock, under the title "Mighty Tubadours" [without the "The"] and a different ASIN.

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Wonderful!
Adequate but disappointing
Mind-blowing talent, superb recording quality
Opera without tears
Soaring sopranos!

The Three Sopranos

Manufacturer: Atlantic / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Waltzes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music

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Three Sopranos in Concert
Ten Top Sopranos
Carreras · Domingo · Pavarotti ~ the three tenors in concert / Mehta
The Most Famous Opera Duets

ASIN: B000002JB6
Release Date: 1996-11-19

Tracks:

Faust: Opera Medley
'Madame Butterfly': Un Bel Di
TOSCA: Vissi D'arte
La Traviata: Ah Fors' & Lui: Sempre Libera
The Merry Widow: Operetta Medley
The Mikado: Operetta Classics
Porgy & Bess: Summertime
Very Warm For May: All The Things You Are
Porgy & Bess: My Man's Gone Now
Kismet: Evergreen American Musical Medley
Latin Medley
La Traviata: Encore: Sempre Libera

Customer Reviews:

Wonderful!.......2007-01-05

3 Beautiful voices...maybe not Moffo or other greates but wonderful! How I wish the divine song All The Things Your Are was sung in harmony. A masterpiece of composition. WHERE IS THE DVD!!!!!

Adequate but disappointing.......2005-12-15

I love sopranos so of course I ordered this CD even though the singers are all b-team performers. I do believe that I listened to a different recording from the one described by the other reviewers. Each of the performers falls flat at least once while trying to reach for a note beyond her range. I felt myself cringe several times. Several of the arrangements are pathetic where the arranger tried accommodate three voices where at most one voice is appropriate. At times each soprano is holding fast to a note that clashes sadly with the other two notes. If you buy this, rerecord the play list. Skip the opening number which is the worst of the lot. DO NOT listen to Sempre Libera. You will weep for the wrong reasons. But by all means do enjoy the show tunes. This is where the ladies shine.

Mind-blowing talent, superb recording quality.......2003-04-26

This may be the cleanest recording of a live concert I've ever heard, making it an exceptional showcase for such beautiful voices. I've heard Cynthia Lawrence live and this CD presents her voice with complete accuracy, preserving every last emotive nuance while still showcasing her thunderous power. (Cassello and Esperian's voices are equally impressive, of course, I've just never seen either one in live performance). Even after playing this CD at least 25 times, I still can't listen to Lawrence's "My Man's Gone Now" without it sending a chill down my spine. With due respects to the Three Tenors, I have to say the ladies put on an even more thrilling show.

Opera without tears.......2001-05-30

This recording is an absolute must. The selection of arias and songs is impeccable and beautifully matched to the singers. Of particular note "O Mio Babbiano Caro" will bring tears to your eyes for sheer exquisite beauty. Also Kathleen Cassello's performance on "Sempre Libera" and "Summertime" will take your breath away with pure crystalline beauty. This performance is a wonderfull way to introduce the novice listener to the world of opera. I find this performance superior to the the much hyped " Three Tenors" and I hope someday a followup performance will be in the works.

Soaring sopranos!.......2000-10-17

I saw the PBS presentation of this concert a few years ago. As a novice opera listener, I was completely impressed and enthralled by the lovely voices of these remarkable vocalists. My only regret is that I cannot find any other recordings featuring these talented performers. This CD is an excellent way to acquaint oneself with many operatic favorites! Get yours today!

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Silly Classical Songs

Manufacturer: Disney
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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All Bargain Titles | Children's Music | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music
ASIN: B000059T0I
Release Date: 2001-02-27

Tracks:

Your Library
Bake Sale
Window Warshin'
Parents' Lament - Jeff Gunn, , Susan Stevens
Pluto's Waltz
7:18: 12 Overture - Saro Badalian, Terry Wood
Technology
Mouse Like Me
Beethoven's Fifth Helping - Kelly La Croix
Cricket's Life
Oh, Da Joy!
Practice Session
Can Can [Instrumental]
Pizzicati [Instrumental]
Dance of the Hours [Instrumental]
Symphony No. 40 [Instrumental]
Beautiful Blue Danube [Instrumental]
1812 Overture Finale [Instrumental]
Carmen [Instrumental]
Turkish March [Instrumental]
Symphony No. 5 [Instrumental]
Funeral March of a Marionette [Instrumental]
Ode to Joy [Instrumental]
Fur Elise/In the Hall of the Mountain King/Hungarian Rhapsody [Instrume

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Fairy Dreams: Bedtime Lullabies

Manufacturer: Big Blue Dog
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Waltzes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music

Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music

Lullabies & Berceuse | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B0000C23DC
Release Date: 2003-09-02

Tracks:

Waltz No. 1 (Blue Danube Op. 314)
Lyric Pieces Op. 12 Arietta
Danse des Mirlitons (Nutcraker Suite)
Lyric Pieces Op. 38 Berceuse
Danse Arabe (Nutcracker Suite)
Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Adagio
Lyric Pieces Op. 12, Vigilante Song
Violin Concerto in E Minor Op. 64, Andante
Waltz in a Minor
In the Hall of the Mountain King (Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 Op. 46)

Tracks:

Appalachian Lullaby
Winter Light
Safe and Warm in My Arms
Bedtime
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
Starlight, Starbright
Goodnight
Sweet Dreams
Moment I Saw You
With You in My Arms

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Good Selections At Great Price

50 Classical Masterpieces

Manufacturer: Madacy Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Ballets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music

Polkas | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music

Waltzes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music

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Tracks:

The Nutcracker Suite: March
The Italian Symphony: 3rd Movement
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik: 'Menuetto Allegretto'
Air On A G String
Waltz In A Flat
The Four Seasons: 'Spring'
Overture: Die Fledermaus
The 'Pastoral' Symphony: 2nd Movement
Symphony No.5: 1st Movement
Overture: Light Cavalry
La Fille Aux Cheveux De Lin
Overture: Italian Girl In Algiers
The Nutcracker: Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy
Overture: The Marriage Of Figaro
Etude No.12: 'Revolutionary'
Carnival Of The Animals: Finale
Overture: Russian And Ludmilla
'Surprise' Symphony No.94: 2nd Movement
Clarinet Concerto
Radetzky March
Piano Concerto No.21
Badinerie
Hungarian Dance No.5
Peer Gynt Suite No.1: Anitra's Dance
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik: Finale

Tracks:

The Four Seasons: 'Summer' Finale
The New World Symphony: 'Adagio'
Piano Concerto No.1: 1st Movement
The 'Sleeping Beauty': Waltz
Piano Sonata No.20: Finale
Ballet Music From Faust: Finale
The Unfinished Symphony No.1: 1st Movement
Overture: William Tell
Symphony No.5: 1st Movement
Symphony No.1: 1st Movement
Swan Lake: Dance Of The Cygnets
Symphony No.40: 1st Movement
A Midsummer Night's Dream: Dance Of The Clowns
Water Music: The Hornpipe
Suite No.3: Gavotte
Carmen: Torreadors March
Waltz: 'Wine, Women And Song'
The Four Seasons: Winter
Lohengrin: Prelude To Act 3
Rosamende: Ballet Music
In The Hall Of The Mountain King
The Nutcracker Suite: Dance Of The Reeds
Tritsch Tratsch Polka
Black Keys Study: Etude
Piano Concerto No.1
Bonus Track 1

Customer Reviews:

Good Selections At Great Price.......2003-01-15

Great selection of Music, but the sound quality was poor. It seems that this recording was taken from older recordings off of analog recording. The last selection from Mozart's "A Little Night Music" actually has drag sound. If the sound quality was better -- it would be a great value!

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Novel idea, but save your money...
Move Over PDQ & Russell: You Got Company +
A Welcome Relief!
Great gift for a tool-loving, music-liking kind of person!

Toolbox Classics

Manufacturer: Gourd Music
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A Toolbox Christmas

ASIN: B000009NGG
Release Date: 1998-06-06

Tracks:

Thus Spake Zarathustra
Spinning Song
Habanera
In The Hall Of The Moutain King
Sabre Dance
The Ride Of The Valkyries
Air
Rondo Alla Turca
Toccata In D Minor
Musette & March
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Beethoven's Fifth
Flight Of The Bumble Bee
The Blue Danube

Album Description

Toolbox Classics is Maestro Woody's latest offering to his legion of faithful fans. Bach, Mozart, Strauss, Wagner and other, ahem, fortunate composers of the 18th and 19th centuries have been immortalized once more by Woody Phillips. Marvel as the maestro explores the full range of the workbench's symphonic palette to create dazzling new versions of long-beloved classics.

So put on your safety goggles, light the acetylene torch, sit back and enjoy your favorite classical music skillfully crafted on hand and power tools.

Customer Reviews:

Novel idea, but save your money..........2006-06-14

not really that great, sampling it here is good enough.

Move Over PDQ & Russell: You Got Company +.......2005-10-17

As an afficianato of classics done with love and humour since Spike Jones Does the Classics on 78, this is clearly one of the best.
All Warhorses to be certain, and all bringing a smile or guffah to the worthy listener. It is very hard to pick the best of this 4.0 cortege, but the complexities of the Tocata in D ring my power driver.
The very best of this genre use very accomplished musicans to acomplish severe musical challenges, and this is no exception.
I also note that some of the instrumentation on this superb compilation seem therminen at its best.
Only reason to not buy this cd is a lack of a sense of humor, but then there are those from Cambridge dons [or is it dunces] whose nose's are out of shape at Wendy Carlos' Heaven & Hell.
Even the Habanera has a fresh and vigourous sound, and the Air on G String is worthy of committed mayhem to possess.

A Welcome Relief!.......2002-06-29

Aside from a couple of Supreme Court decisions limiting capital punishment, this has been a dismal week, with our ill-eagle, incompetent government trashing the Constitution, as usual. So -- it was an immense relief that I received through the mail a package of CDs today, one of which is Woody Phillips' TOOLBOX CLASSICS. I'm a fan of classical music humor, especially parodists like "PDQ Bach," Anna Russell, and the British composers who contributed to the Hoffnung Interplanetary Music Festivals, and I enjoy wood-working, but I'd probably never have heard of this obscure CD if it hadn't been played on our local Public Radio station. They've played at least two selections from the album while I was driving to the train station. I nearly crashed my car, laughing at Rimsky-Korsakoff's "Flight of the Bumblebee."

There are a total of 14 lovingly parodied classical selections on the CD. Each is played with great expertise, both rhythmically and tunefully, by a trained composer who obviously knows these pieces. The difference is that the musical instruments are items found in a commercial machine shop, around a cabinetmaker's workspace, or in a better-than-average home workshop. They include a lowly broom, which, of course, enhances Dukas' "The Sorcerer's Apprentice." The liner notes furnish a handsome photograph of Paul Dukas wearing Mickey Mouse ears, and the explanatory text on each piece is almost as wildly funny as the music.

The tonal range of the music Woody Phillips can get from power tools, especially drills and dremels, is simply amazing. He uses several sizes of power drills in "Ride of the Valkyries," in the hysterically funny 1st movement of Beethoven's Fifth, and, to obtain that busy-bee sound, in "The Flight of the Bumblebee."

One of the cleverest of all the parodies is the first one, the dawn theme from "Thus Spake Zarathustra" by Richard Strauss, made famous in the movie 2001, which uses a large drill press motor, table saw, hand saw, 50 gallon drum, pipes, and vacuum cleaner. The results are not only amazingly musical, they hazarded my recent knee replacements when I came close to falling out of my chair, I was laughing so hard. (The large drill press motor provides a growling bass that Schnittke would have latched on to for his "Faust Cantata" tango.) Another 2001 theme, Johann Strauss' "Beautiful Blue Danube," brings the album to a rousing close with a workshop orchestra of truly Mahlerian proportions -- musical saw, small & large drill press motors, 2 by 4s, pipes, 50 gallon drum, jointer, vacuum cleaner, anvil, bottles (blown on), framing square, hammer, hand plane, file, table saw, ratchet, pneumatic nailer, power mitre box, antique hand drill and hand saw. A "power" mitre box? I have a mitre box, but how would you power one up?

Anyway, if you want a treat, I recommend TOOLBOX CLASSICS. While listening you might want to pop HARDWARE WARS into your home video with the sound turned off, but don't eat popcorn; you'll probably swallow it the wrong way!

Great gift for a tool-loving, music-liking kind of person!.......1998-11-30

This CD is a compilation of familiar classical pieces and is really fun to listen to! You will enjoy trying to identify the tools used. Both my dad and dad-in-law like classical music and are tool-types. This will be a great gift. (I already got one for my husband - that's how I've heard it.) I'm sure the inspiration was Home Improvement's theme song (or maybe this music inspired the show?). I'm not sure that the music is played note-by-note as it was composed and the pitch isn't perfect anyway, but you can recognize the pieces! It's a great gift!

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Fairy Dreams: Precious Lullabies

Manufacturer: Big Blue Dog
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005YSOM
Release Date: 2002-03-12

Tracks:

Waltz No.1 (Blue Danube Op.314)
Valse Des Fleurs (Nutcracker Suite)
In The Hall Of This Mountain King (Peer Gynt Suite No.1 Op. 46)
Canon In D
Waltz In A Major
Nocturne No.2, E Flat Major
Prelude To Act II (Swan Lake)
Quartet Op.3/5 Serenade
Anitra's Dance (Peer Gynt Suite No.1 Op.46)

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Good stuff!

Strauss: On the Beautiful Blue Danube
The King's Singers , Sabine Meyer , Manuel Barrueco , and Georg Hortnagel
Manufacturer: EMI Records [All429]
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000008HBS
Release Date: 1990-10-15

Tracks:

Herz-Schmerz-Polka
Der Kaiser Kommt!
Bring Einen Strauss Mit Roten Rosen
The Pigeons Of San Marco
Bauhandwerker-Polka
Fledermauschen
Die Fahrt Ins Blaue
Picnic In The Vienna Woods
Wiener Blut
Die Regentropf-Polka
Musik Der Nacht
Perpetuum Mobile
An Der Schonen Blauen Donau

Customer Reviews:

Good stuff!.......2000-04-28

This edition of the Fab Six does a great job of interpreting some of the works of Strauss. They include pieces that were written with a text as well as adding texts to other pieces. The instrumentalists -- Meyer, Barrueco, and Hortnagel -- add to the vivacity of this CD. Good luck finding it, though, as it has been out of print for some time!