78 Classics, Vol. 2

On this CD:

1. Tancredi, overture
Composed by Gioachino Rossini

Conducted by B. Walton O'Donnell

2. The Lost Chord, song for voice & piano
Composed by Arthur Sullivan
Performed by Enrico Caruso

3. Air Varié for clarinet & piano
Composed by Jean Baptiste Mohr
Performed by Charles Draper

4. Sonatina for guitar in A major
Composed by Federico Moreno Torroba
Performed by Andres Segovia

5. España, rhapsody for orchestra, also arranged for 2 pianos
Composed by Emmanuel Chabrier
Performed by London Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham

6. Hubicka (The Kiss), opera, JB 1:104
Composed by Bedrich Smetana
Performed by Elisabeth Schumann

7. Romance for piano in E flat major, Op 44/1
Composed by Anton Rubinstein
Performed by Ignaz Friedman

8. The Walk To the Paradise Garden (Interlude from "A Village Romeo & Juliet")
Composed by Frederick Delius
Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Geoffrey Toye

9. Nymphs and Shepherds (from "The Libertine"), song, Z. 600/1
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by Halle Orchestra
Conducted by Hamilton Harty

10. Concerto Symphonique for piano & orchestra No. 4 in D Minor, Op 102 Scherzo
Composed by Henry Litolff
Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Sir Henry J. Wood

11. Vesperae solennes de confessore for soloists, chorus, & orchestra, K. 339 Laudate Dominum
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performed by Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra with Ursula van Diemen
Conducted by Siegfried Ochs

12. Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, opera, WWV 96 Morgenlish Leuchtend in Rosigen Schein
Composed by Richard Wagner
Performed by London Symphony Orchestra with Lauritz Melchior
Conducted by Sir John Barbirolli

13. Perpetuum Mobile (Perpetual Motion), Ein musikalischer Scherz, for orchestra, Op. 257 (RV 257)
Composed by Johann II Strauss
Performed by Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam

14. Organ Concerto in F major "Cuckoo & the Nightingale" (No.13), HWV 295
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by London Symphony Orchestra with Herbert Dawson
Conducted by Albert Coates

15. Lied der Freiheit ("Wer unter eines Mädchens Hand"), song for voice & piano, K. 506
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performed by Berlin State Opera Orchestra with Alexander Kipnis
Conducted by Erich Ortmann

16. Imperial March for orchestra, Op.32
Composed by Edward Elgar
Performed by BBC Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Sir Adrian Boult

Tracks:

Orchestral Suite No. 2, BWV 1067: Badinerie
Abdelazer (The Moor's Revenge) Z. 570: Rondeau
Cantata No. 78: Wir Eilen Mit Schwachen
Oboe Concerto No. 2 In D Minor: II. - Adagio
Solomon: The Arrival Of The Queen Of Sheba
Concerto For 2 Mandolins In G Major, R. 532: II - Andante
Bernice: Minuet
Flute Concerto In D Major, Op.10 , No.3, R. 428 'Il Cardellino': I - Allegro
Cantata No. 147: Jesu, Joy Mans Desiring
Mandolin Concerto In C Major, R.425: I - Allegro
Cantata No. 156: Sinfonia
Water Music: Bourree
Water Music: Hornpipe
Le donne di buon umore: 4. Andante
Le donne di buon umore: 3. Allegro
Water Music: Air
Water Music: [Menuet]
Water Music: [Hornpipe]
The Gordian Knot Unty'd, Z.597: I - Overture
The Gordian Knot Unty'd, Z.597: II - Air
The Gordian Knot Unty'd, Z.597: III - Rondeau Minuet
Abdelazer (The Moor's Revenge) Z. 570: Air
Concerto For Harpsichord In F Minor, BWV 1056: II - Largo
Violin Concerto In F Major, Op. 8, no. 3: 'Autumn' From The Four Seasons: III - Allegro
Fanfares For Trumpets, Timpani, Violins & Oboes; Suites de symphonies, Premiere Suite: I - 'Rondeau' [Allegro]

Customer Reviews:

Wow!!! The Good Humored Ladies!.......2006-08-03

The 'Good Humored Ladies' written by Scarlatti is recorded by the Cleveland Orchestra conducted by Louis Lane. This recording alone is a good reason to add this CD to your collection. It was issued many years ago and finally re-released again.

Other music on the CD is also high quality sound and very relaxing.

An addition to the music includes recipes inside the paper cover.

Average customer rating:

A gateway drug, nothing more, nothing less.
Decent Selection, But...
A must-have classical music set!

Best Classics 100

Manufacturer: Capitol
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Waltzes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music

Quartets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music

Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Czech | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Russian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Oratorios | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Anthems | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Cantatas | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Choruses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Motets | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Psalms | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Requiems | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music

General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music
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Best Classics 100 Volume 1
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The Most Relaxing Classical Music in the Universe

ASIN: B0001M65HE
Release Date: 2004-08-10

Tracks:

Handel: The Arrival Of The Queen Of Sheba
Vivaldi: Spring (The Four Seasons)
J.S. Bach: Toccata in D Minor
Mozart: Horn Concerto No. 4 in E Flat
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5
Tchaikovsky: '1812' Overture
Beethoven: Ode To Joy (Symphony #9)
Grieg: Piano Concerto in A Minor
Sibelius: Alla Marcia (Karelia Suite)
Holst: Jupiter, The Bringer Of Jollity
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No.1
Sibelius: Finlandia
Verdi: Gloria All'egitto (Aida)
Prokofiev: Montagues And Capulets (Romeo & Juliet)
J. Strauss I: Radetzky March
Elgar: Pomp And Circumstance March No.1
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 3
Saint-Saens: Symphony No. 3 'Organ'

Tracks:

J. S. Bach: Air 'On The G String'
Gluck: Dance Of The Blessed Spirits
Pachelbel: Canon
Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A
J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations
Albinoni: Adagio
Beethoven: Piano Sonata 'Moonlight'
Mozart: Flute & Harp Concerto in C
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E Minor
Mozart: Piano Concerto 'Elivira Madigan'
Dvorak: Symphony No. 9
Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1
Elgar: Nimrod
Rodrigo: Concierto De Aranjuez
Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending
Mahler: Symphony No. 5
Rachmaninov: Rhapsody On A Theme of Paganini

Tracks:

Bizet: Au fond du temple saint (Les Pjcheurs de perles)
Dvorak: Song to the Moon (Rusalka)
Delibes: Dtme Epais (Lakmi)
Bizet: La Fleur Que Tu M'avais Jetie (Carmen)
Gluck: Che Farr Senza Euridice? (Orfeo & Euridice)
Bellini: Casta Diva (Norma)
Puccini: Che Gelida Manina (La Bohhme)
Puccini: O Mio Babbino Caro (Gianno Schicchi)
Trad: Baolhro
Puccini: Vogliatemi Bene (Madama Butterfly)
Verdi: Va, Pensiero (Nabucco)
Lehar: Es Lebt' Eine Vilja (Die Lustige Witwe)
Handel: Ombra Mai Fy (Serse)
Schubert: Ave Maria
Adam: Minuit, Chritiens (O Holy Night)
Puccini: Nessun Dorma (Turandot)

Tracks:

Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro
J.S. Bach: Jesus bleibet meine Freud
Beethoven: Piano Concerto 'Emperor'
Clarke: Trumpet Voluntary
Gounod: Judex
Rossini: La scala di Seta
Handel: Sarabande
Tchaikovsky: Waltz of the Flowers
Prokofiev: Troika
Williams: Fantasia on 'Greensleeves'
Debussy: Clair de lune
Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake
Myers: Cavatina
Chopin: Piano Concerto No.1
Horner: My Heart Will Go On
Quarantotto: Time to Say Goodbye
J. Strauss II: The Blue Danube

Tracks:

Mascagni: Intermezzo
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No.2
Grieg: Morning (Peer Gynt)
Shostakovich: Romance
Barber: Adagio For Strings
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade
Massenet: Miditation
Borodin: Polovtsian Dances
Khachaturian: Adagio Of Spartacus And Phrygia
Tchaikovsky: Romeo And Juliet Overture
Beethoven: Symphony No.7
J. S. Bach: Double Violin Concerto
Williams: Schindler's List Theme
Tchaikovsky: Dance Of The Reed Flutes
Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 'Pastoral'

Tracks:

Handel: Zadok The Priest
J. S. Bach: Zion Hvrt Die Wdchter
Allegri: Miserere Mei, Deus
Schubert: German Mass
Franck: Panis Angelicus
Berlioz: L'adieu Des Bergers
Gounod: St Cecilia Mass
Faure: In Paradisum
Mozart: Laudate Dominum
Faure: Cantique De Jean Racine
Verdi: Ingemisco
Mozart: Ave Verum Corpus
Handel: I Know That My Redeemer Liveth
Haydn: The Heavens Are Telling
Faure: Pie Jesu
Mozart: Lacrimosa (Requiem)
Handel: Hallelujah Chorus

Customer Reviews:

A gateway drug, nothing more, nothing less. .......2007-03-11

To say that this album constitutes a necessity for the classical music enthusiast would be a great big unarguable lie. It has nothing innovative to offer you as a listener, except for maybe the labelling of melodies such as "My Heart Will Go On" (that god-awful Love Theme from the gruesome film Titanic) as a worthy member of "Best Classics 100". But than again, every collection of things that does not naturally belong together, is bound to have at least one outcast where the connection clearly isn't based on anything but cost and sale-ability.

This might sound like the beginning of a CD-slaughter, or a snobbish review where only the Deutche Grammophone's recordings are meting my standards, but although I am fairly picky when it comes to musical collections, best of albums, and such horrifying destructions of the universality of the works and the intentions of the artist behind it, I am willing to give this collection another chance, since classical music is somewhere between Arabic and wine in degree of unmanageability. It also helps that all the tunes are familiar to almost every one of us, and the fact that the artists' intentions probably got killed by the hundreds of different conductors trying to convey their personal interpretation of the works.

What I am saying is that this CD can be to classical music enthusiast what 'absolute rock' can be to a rock enthusiast, or to someone slightly interested, with no conceptual frames of where to start the search for knowledge. "Best Classics 100" offers nothing except a selection of melodies where there's bound to be one for every taste, but where the album feeling, the entirety or completeness intended by the composer, or conductor, or performer is completely lost in a trade-off made with variety.

The collection is attempted organised by giving each CD a different theme, supposedly to describe the mood of the music, and the labeller succeeds only to a limited extent as we move from themes such as 'uplifting' and 'relaxing' towards 'golden'. I wonder what that golden feeling constitutes. It apparently is to be found in, amongst others, "Jesus Bleibet Meine Freunde", and in "My Heart Will Go On"?

But no matter how I try to describe this CD it will sound worse than it actually is. This because to me it works as a great reference to which I can always turn with my classical music questions. Was it Schumann or Schubert who were the sad one? Of all the -inis, which where which again? Who composed "O Mio Babbino Caro"? The starting point for finding out if you belong to the romantic or the renascence wing, lies within this assemblage, if you look with your ears.

If you feel that classical music is something you like, and you'd like to learn more about it, this is a way to get started. If used together with a book on classical music, or wikipedia, it can be a gateway drug, leading you towards the great different experiences to be found within the different genres of classical music, and within the different periods ranging from the 12th century, maybe even earlier, towards yesterdays and tomorrows spectacular compositions of melodies that conveys a feeling, a state of mind with much more precision than any other musical genre. Expect a fairly alright collection of classical prunes, and you won't be disappointed.

Decent Selection, But..........2005-04-21

...The Audio Quality is really not great. I bought this CD because I am new to classical, and the price was great! 100 songs for 25 bucks, thats like 25 cents a song, most songs are 1 dollar or more. Now I know why it's cheaper. The audio quality isn't that good. I imported the entire collection to my computer using Apple Lossless, and it sounded fuzzy, not crisp, with background noise, and sounded like compressed music, cutting off the frequency response.
I then played the CD's through my home stereo, with the same results. I plugged in my SHURE E5c headphones and the sound was soft, uninviting, lacking punch, with significant backgound noise (not just from the headphones), which was especially distracting when the music would get softer. I have heard much of the music before, and it was much more dynamic, entertaining, this recording seems too flat.
The music selection is ok, but I was hoping for some more interesting selections from the vast classical genre.
Overall, not that great of a recording, but many might not notice the difference, so if you are new to classical or aren't like an audiophile, get this album because it's a great overview of pop-culture classical, and it's pretty inexpensive.

A must-have classical music set!.......2005-01-06

Classical music is, by far, my favorite type of music. It can make you happy or sad, it can make you laugh or cry, and it can make you want to fall asleep or get up and dance. This 6-disc set is a must-have for and classical music-lover! It has all the great composers like Handel, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Mozart, Bach, and Pachelbel. Some great songs include: Canon In D(Pachelbel), Morning: Peergynt(Grieg), Adagio For Strings(Barber), Cavatina(Myers), and much, much more. Every classical song you can think of is on here and the sound quality is great. So if you're looking for a good classical music CD, this set is all you need. Be prepared to be blown away!

Average customer rating:

Warm, rich music

Fauré: Musique de Chambre, Vol. 1

Manufacturer: EMI Classics Imports
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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General | Classical | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B00008PW6E
Release Date: 2003-11-04

Tracks:

I. Allegro Molto
II. Andante
III. Allegro Vivo
IV. Allegro Quasi Presto
I. Allegro Non Troppo
II. Andante
III. Finale: Allegro Non Troppo
Berceuse Pour Violon Et Piano En Re Majeur
Romance Pour Violon Et Piano En Si Bemol Majeur
Andante Pour Violon & Piano
Morceau De Lecture A Vue Pour Violon Et Piano
Sicilienne Pour Violoncelle Et Piano En Sol Mineur
Elegle Pour Violoncelle Et Piano En Ut Mineur

Tracks:

Romance Pour Violoncelle Et Piano En La Majeur
Ppapillon, Pour Violoncelle Et Piano En La Majeur
Serenade Pour Violoncelle Et Piano En Si Mineur
I. Allegro
II. Andante
III. Finale: Allegro Moderato
I. Allegro
II. Andante
III. Allegro Vivo
Fantaisie Pour Flute Et Piano En Ut Majeur
Morceau De Concours Pour Flute Et Piano En FA Majeur
I. Allegro Ma Non Troppo
II. Andantino
III. Allegro Vivo

Customer Reviews:

Warm, rich music.......2004-10-21

Each of these two CDs have over 75 minutes of music. Together with volume two of this series, the chamber music aficionado has the opportunity to collect all of Faure's chamber music on just 4 discs. Each disc in volume one has over 75 minutes of music and features all of Faure's violin sonatas, cello sonatas, romances, piano trio, fantasy for flute & piano, and various other other pieces with piano and violin. All pieces on this set feature the piano.

The liner notes are not first class, however, and there are only about two paragraphs of notes.

Average customer rating:

A wonderful CD for your nursery!

Baby's First Classics, Vol. 3

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Tracks:

Canon in D
Arabesque
Ser No.4
The Four Seasons: 'Autumn': Allegro
Berceuse in D flat
Son No.24 in F#
Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy
Sym No.40 in g: Andante
Nocturne No.2 in E flat, Op.9/2
Brandenburg Con No.5 in D, BWV 1050: Allegro
Fur Elise
Rondo in D, K.485

Customer Reviews:

A wonderful CD for your nursery!.......2002-05-06

As a first time parent I want to give my child every advantage I can. Studies have shown that playing music to your child helps to enhance their learning ability.

I saw "Baby's First" cd series and as they were so affordable I decided to go ahead and buy them without hearing them first.

My decision has been rewarded! The cd's are very good, and provide hours of music to stimulate my babies mind.