Classical Baby - Baby's First Classical Collection

Track Listings
1. Clair de Lune/C. Debussy, Piano: Dieter Goldmann    
2. Eine kleine Nachtmusik-Romance : Andante/W.A. Mozart, Camerata Slavonica/Conductor: Alfred Scholz    
3. Moonlight Sonata-Adagio Sostenu to/L. van Beethoven, Piano: Dubravka Toms    
4. On the Beautiful Blue Danube/J. Strauss,Orchestra of Vienna Volksoper/Conductor: Alfred Scholz    
5. El Amor Brujo-Danca del Terror/M. de Falla, Radio Symphony Orchestra Ljubljana/Conductor: Anton Nanut, Mezzosoprano: Eva Novsak-Houska    
6. Minute Waltz/F. Chopin, Piano: Dubravka Toms    
7. Grand Valse Brillante, Waltz No. 1op. 18/F. Chopin, Piano: DubravkaToms    
8. FromScenes of Childhood. SYMPHONY op. 15/R.    
9. From Goldberg Variations BWV 9880 - Aria/J.S. Bach, Harpsichord: Christian    
10. Symphony No. 7 - Allegro con brio/L. van Beethoven    
11. Symphony No. 94 - Menuetto: Allegro molto/J. Haydn, Musici di SanMarco/Conductor: Alberto Lizzio    
12. The Nutcracker Suite-March/P.I.    
13. Sonata in C minor, op. 13 Opath tique    

Classical Baby - Baby's First Classical Collection, Music, Various
Paramount 90th Anniversary Collection: Scores
Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
  • Great Movies have Great Soundtracks!
  • Only Disc 1 Is Worth Anything
  • More of a propaganda CD
  • Great selection of Film Hits!
  • Older recordings, main themes only
 Paramount 90th Anniversary Collection: Scores
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Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000068TN9
Release Date: 2002-07-02

Tracks:

  1. Saving Private Ryan 'Hymn To The Fallen' - John Williams
  2. Double Indemnity 'Prelude' - Miklos Rozsa
  3. The Lost Weekend 'Finale' - Miklos Rozsa
  4. The Heiress 'Departure/Morris Suggests Love/The Proposal/Finale' - Aaron Copland
  5. Sunset Boulevard 'Prelude' - Franz Waxman
  6. The Ten Commandments 'Prelude' - Elmer Bernstein
  7. Breakfast At Tiffany's 'Moon River' - Henry Mancini
  8. Hatari! 'Baby Elephant Walk' - Henry Mancini
  9. Rosemary's Baby 'Main Title (Vocal)' - Christopher Komeda
  10. Romeo & Juliet 'Love Theme From Romeo & Juliet' - Nino Rota
  11. Once Upon A Time In The West 'Once Upon A Time In The West' - Ennio Morricone
  12. Love Story 'Theme From Love Story' - Francis Lai
  13. The Godfather 'Main Title (The Godfather Waltz)' - Nino Rota
  14. The Godfather 'Love Theme From The Godfather' - Nino Rota
  15. Chinatown 'Love Theme From Chinatown (Main Title) - Jerry Goldsmith
  16. The Godfather - Part II 'End Title' - Nino Rota
  17. Star Trek: The Motion Picture 'End Title' - Jerry Goldsmith
  18. Raiders Of The Lost Ark 'Raiders Of The Lost Ark' - John Williams
  19. Terms Of Endearment 'Theme From Terms Of Endearment' - Michael Gore
  20. Flashdance 'Love Theme From Flashdance' - Giorgio Moroder
  21. Beverly Hills Cop 'Axel F' - Harold Faltermeyer

Tracks:

  1. Witness 'Building The Barn' - Maurice Jarre
  2. Children Of A Lesser God 'Main Title' - Michael Convertino
  3. The Untouchables 'The Strength Of The Righteous (Main Title)' - Ennio Morricone
  4. Fatal Attraction 'Fatal Attraction' - Maurice Jarre
  5. The Addams Family 'Main Title' - Marc Shaiman
  6. Dead Again 'Winter 1948' - Patrick Doyle
  7. Indecent Proposal 'Flashback & Photos' - John Barry
  8. The Firm 'How Could You Lose Me?-End Title' - Dave Grusin
  9. Clear And Present Danger 'Main Title/A Clear And Present Danger' - James Horner
  10. Braveheart 'For The Love Of A Princess' - James Horner
  11. Primal Fear 'Courtroom Montage' - James Newton Howard
  12. Mission: Impossible 'Zoom B' - Danny Elfman
  13. Star Trek: First Contact 'End Credits' - Jerry Goldsmith
  14. Titanic 'Hard To Starboard' - James Horner
  15. The Rugrats Movie 'Baby Shower Happenings' - Mark Mothersbaugh
  16. The Talented Mr. Ripley 'Italia' - Gabriel Yared
  17. Rules Of Engagement 'Semper Fidelis (Always Faithful)' - Mark Isham
  18. Mission: Impossible 2 'The Bait' - Hans Zimmer
  19. Lara Croft: Tomb Raider 'Main Titles' - Graeme Revell
  20. Vanilla Sky 'To The Roof' - Nancy Wilson
  21. The Sum Of All Fears 'The Mission' - Jerry Goldsmith
  22. Forest Gump 'I'm Forrest...Forrest Gump' - Alan Silvestri

Amazon.com

Granddaddy of the Hollywood studios, Paramount Pictures is rightfully proud of its century of contributions to both American cinema and the art of film scoring. But the first disc of this 43-track double-CD anthology merely hints at the studio's musical peaks, blithely skipping through its first seven decades in just 17 tracks. Indeed, the package as a whole seems more interested in marketing its post-'70s catalog of hits and blockbusters than it does in paying real homage to history and roots. Even rarities like Double Indemnity and The Lost Weekend are served up via modern budget-line rerecordings, as is Ennio Morricone's epochal Once upon a Time in the West). Contemporary recordings of Aaron Copland's rare score to The Heiress and Franz Waxman's great Sunset Blvd. fare better, but soundtrack fans may miss the originals. The studio's rich pop-crossover successes in the '60s are documented via Breakfast at Tiffany's "Moon River" and excerpts from Romeo and Juliet and Love Story, while successful franchises like Star Trek and Raiders also get their due. Too often the '90s-focused second disc only underscores some uncomfortable trends in contemporary scoring--orchestral nervous tics punctuated by booming crescendos, treacly piano Muzak--and makes one wonder if the music of The Rugrats Movie and Lara Croft: Tomb Raider are really film music milestones. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Great Movies have Great Soundtracks!.......2007-05-10

If you love movies and movie music, you can't go wrong with this two cd Paramount Anniversary set.

2 out of 5 stars Only Disc 1 Is Worth Anything.......2006-07-19

Normally I have a lot to say in my reviews, but not this time. The main problem with this collection is that all the most memorable film scores are just on one disc, with the second used mostly to play out stuff from the last ten years that, really, musically isn't very memorable and only includes three pieces anyone will recognize just because, like the movies they come from, they're based on old TV shows - The Addams Family, Star Trek, and Mission: Impossible.

And that brings up another problem. With all due respect to the late Jerry Goldsmith, who has provided some truly great classic movie scores, was it REALLY necessary to include TWO versions of the SAME Star Trek march in this collection? This seems evocative of the milk-it-for-all-its-worth attitude Paramount has had lately toward its now-tarnished crown-jewel franchise. Where's James Horner's theme music from Star Trek II and III? If they're gonna put Star Trek on here twice, they should have provided a little diversity. It wouldn't have taken much, I'm sure.

I'm sure that Paramount's had other films with far more memorable music (even Harold Faltermeyer's Top Gun Anthem could have helped on Disc 2). This just seems like a lazy attempt at something that really could have been great.

2 out of 5 stars More of a propaganda CD.......2002-10-30

There are some really great songs on this 2 CD set. However, those really great songs seem to be lightly interspersed amongst a large number of forgettable songs whose main purpose seems to be to remind you of those movies you enjoy(ed) so much.

It seems a little odd to me that out of 90 years of film making the most memorable scores have been largely released within the last few years. I was pleased to find themes from the Godfather, Indiana Jones and Witness. I was perplexed with the inclusion of songs from Rugrats, both Mission Impossible movies (one would have been more than enough) and Tomb Raider (memorable???).

This is my own personal bias, but I do prefer movie soundtracks that evoke a feeling of excitement. With this collection I just couldn't get excited. I kept finding myself being let down by songs that didn't in some way complement the preceeding song.

There are certainly some great tracks here, but overall I was disappointed. My advise would be to look elsewhere.

4 out of 5 stars Great selection of Film Hits!.......2002-09-25

This one was a pleasant surprise! I thought- how could any CD that had "Baby Elephant Walk" be all that good? This one is. Lots of great scores- classics and a few hidden treasures. After hearing the beautiful title score for "Children of a Lesser God", I had to buy the entire soundtrack - very soothing. There are a few that may seem too overplayed ("Love Story", "Raiders of the Lost Ark",), but most are a welcome addition to any compilation. Try NOT loving "Building the Barn" from "Witness" or the "Hymn to the Fallen" from "Saving Private Ryan". Hours of great listening.

2 out of 5 stars Older recordings, main themes only.......2002-08-27

This is a great album concept, but I really wish Paramount had re-recorded these scores as they deserve to be heard. The tracks range from 1944 to the present, and the older recordings sound just like the cleaned-up older recordings that they are.

I would also personally have enjoyed more "secondary" music themes (otherwise it becomes like reading book summaries that always only quote the opening paragraph), and I could easily have done without the "pop" tunes (like Baby Elephant Walk and the Rugrats theme). In fact, it would have been very nice to listen to an album comprised of tracks chosen for their strong musical value rather than apparently for their box office and/or hit song popularity. But, to be fair, that may be precisely what draws some people to this CD set.

Film score music constitutes the single most significant body of classical music of our time. I hope some of these tracks will entice listeners to buy entire soundtracks and listen to some of these works as a whole.
Kirsten Flagstad, Volume 4
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • One of opera's legendary figures sings lieder.
 Kirsten Flagstad, Volume 4

Manufacturer: Simax
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Barber, SamuelBarber, Samuel | A to B | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
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Foster, StephenFoster, Stephen | C to G | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
Elgar, EdwardElgar, Edward | C to G | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B00000454Y
Release Date: 1996-10-01

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars One of opera's legendary figures sings lieder........2001-08-17

The Norwegian Kirsten Flagstad was the pre-eminent Wagnerian soprano of the 20th century, but she also gave hundreds of lieder and song recitals, the pick of which bejewel this ravishing double CD. the first offers three complete song-cycles, Grieg's rippling 'Haugtussa', all pastoral maidens and brooks, Flagstad singing as light as a breeze; Wagner's 'Wesendonck-Lieder', that ghost of his masterpiece 'Tristan and Isolde', my favourite lieder cycle - this is the best interpretation I have ever heard, passionate, yearning and, in 'Im Treibhaus' and 'Traume', genuinely spine-tingling. Sibelius' enchanting songs complete the CD, with 'The Maiden's Tryst' unexpectedly lush and romantic.

The second disc of Anglo-American songs may be less demanding, but are no less delightful. Highlights include Landan Ronald's operettish 'O Lovely Night', Frank Bridge's rollicking 'Love Went A-Riding', Bax's hushed 'The White Peace', Elgar's hymn-like tribute to his vocation 'Speak Music', Delius' rapturous 'Love's Philosophy', as well as a tantalisingly muffled 1937 recording of Stephen Foster's 'Old Folks at Home'. There are also no less than four lullabies, which attests to the Victorian hangover on bourgeois tastes in the middle of the last century.

Most of these recordings date from the 1950s, so the sound is relatively clear, and if Flagstad is past her operatic prime, her ability to express intense passion with an imperiously cool technique would put most modern singers to shame. her regular accompanist, Edwin McArthur, is a model of self-effacement, quietly playful and inventive in the background. My only complaint is that, at this price, surely a lyric sheet could have been provided. There is, however, a fascinating biographical piece, detailing, amongst other things, the soprano's dubious wartime conduct.
Classical Baby - Baby's First Classical Collection
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    		Classical Baby - Baby's First Classical Collection

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    ClassicalClassical | Indie Music | Stores | Music
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    ASIN: B000050H6S
    Release Date: 2000-08-01

    Tracks:

    1. Clair de Lune/C. Debussy, Piano: Dieter Goldmann
    2. Eine kleine Nachtmusik-Romance : Andante/W.A. Mozart, Camerata Slavonica/Conductor: Alfred Scholz
    3. Moonlight Sonata-Adagio Sostenu to/L. van Beethoven, Piano: Dubravka Toms
    4. On the Beautiful Blue Danube/J. Strauss,Orchestra of Vienna Volksoper/Conductor: Alfred Scholz
    5. El Amor Brujo-Danca del Terror/M. de Falla, Radio Symphony Orchestra Ljubljana/Conductor: Anton Nanut, Mezzosoprano: Eva Novsak-Houska
    6. Minute Waltz/F. Chopin, Piano: Dubravka Toms
    7. Grand Valse Brillante, Waltz No. 1op. 18/F. Chopin, Piano: DubravkaToms
    8. FromScenes of Childhood. SYMPHONY op. 15/R.
    9. From Goldberg Variations BWV 9880 - Aria/J.S. Bach, Harpsichord: Christian
    10. Symphony No. 7 - Allegro con brio/L. van Beethoven
    11. Symphony No. 94 - Menuetto: Allegro molto/J. Haydn, Musici di SanMarco/Conductor: Alberto Lizzio
    12. The Nutcracker Suite-March/P.I.
    13. Sonata in C minor, op. 13 Opath tique
    A Christmas Collection
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      		A Christmas Collection

      Manufacturer: Philips
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

      All Works by HandelAll Works by Handel | Handel, George Frideric | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
      All Works by HolstAll Works by Holst | Holst, Gustav | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
      All Works by SchubertAll Works by Schubert | Schubert, Franz | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
      All Works by MendelssohnAll Works by Mendelssohn | Mendelssohn, Felix | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
      General ModernGeneral Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
      Chamber MusicChamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
      Vocal & SongVocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music
      GospelGospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music
      Adam, Adolphe-CharlesAdam, Adolphe-Charles | A to B | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
      AnonymousAnonymous | A to B | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
      Handel, George FridericHandel, George Frideric | H to L | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
      Mendelssohn, FelixMendelssohn, Felix | M to P | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
      Schubert, FranzSchubert, Franz | Q to T | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
      Gruber, Franz XaverGruber, Franz Xaver | C to G | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
      NoelsNoels | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
      OratoriosOratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
      Norman, JessyeNorman, Jessye | Divas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
      General ChristmasGeneral Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music
      Opera & VocalOpera & Vocal | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music
      General ChristmasGeneral Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music
      Opera & VocalOpera & Vocal | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music
      ASIN: B000AC5AZ8
      Release Date: 2005-11-08

      Tracks:

      1. On Come, O Come Emanuel
      2. Once In Royal David's City
      3. Unto Us A Child Is Born
      4. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
      5. Good Christian Men Rejoice
      6. O Holy Night
      7. The Holly And The Ivy
      8. See Amid The Winter Snow
      9. I Saw Three Ships
      10. This Christmastide
      11. Coventry Carol
      12. In The Bleak Mid-Winter
      13. Silent Night
      14. Angels We Have Heard On High
      15. We Three Kings Of Orient Are
      16. Joy To The World
      17. Adeste Fideles
      18. Amen

      Tracks:

      1. Angels From The Realms Of Glory
      2. The First Nowell
      3. It Came Upon The Midnight Clear
      4. Away In A Manger
      5. Ihr Kinderlein, Kommet
      6. Of The Father's Love Begotten
      7. Mary Had A Baby
      8. Es Ist Ein Ros' Entsprungen
      9. Puer Natus In Bethlehem
      10. Ave Maria
      11. Noel Nouvelet
      12. A Christmas Garland: Ding! Dong! Merrily On High/Infant Holy, Infant Lowly/Deck The Halls
      13. La Ballade Du Jesus-Christ
      14. Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht
      15. Balm In Gilead
      16. Adeste Fideles
      A Garland of Spanish Songs
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        		A Garland of Spanish Songs

        Manufacturer: GSE Claremont
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

        All Works by FallaAll Works by Falla | Falla, Manuel de | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
        Granados, EnriqueGranados, Enrique | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
        All Works by ShostakovichAll Works by Shostakovich | Shostakovich, Dmitri | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
        Chamber MusicChamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
        Vocal & SongVocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
        Modern & 20th CenturyModern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
        MadrigalsMadrigals | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
        ASIN: B0000049JG
        Release Date: 1996-01-23

        Music Track:

        1. Cooper: Complete Music for Solo Piano
        2. Day Dreams: Music for Reflective Moments
        3. Die Gartnerin Aus Liebe - Wunderlich
        4. Dolmetsch Years 6
        5. Dvorák: New World Symphony & Scherzo-Capriccioso
        6. Edelmann: Sonata in C Op8; Sonata in C Op6
        7. Eloquence by Wind Chimes
        8. Ernani (Rome 1958)
        9. Ezra Sims: String Quartet No.3/Elegie/Third Quartet
        10. Festal Mass-Vienna 1648

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