Handel: Water Music Suites for Orchestra No 1-3/ Music for the Royal Fireworks

On this CD:

1. Water Music Suite, No.1 for orchestra in F major, HWV 348 No 1, Overture
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by Prague Chamber Orchestra
Conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras

2. Water Music Suite, No.1 for orchestra in F major, HWV 348 No 2, Adagio E Staccato
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by Prague Chamber Orchestra
Conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras

3. Water Music Suite, No.1 for orchestra in F major, HWV 348 No 3
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by Prague Chamber Orchestra
Conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras

4. Water Music Suite, No.1 for orchestra in F major, HWV 348 No 4, Andante
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by Prague Chamber Orchestra
Conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras

5. Water Music Suite, No.1 for orchestra in F major, HWV 348 No 5
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by Prague Chamber Orchestra
Conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras

6. Water Music Suite, No.1 for orchestra in F major, HWV 348 No 6
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by Prague Chamber Orchestra
Conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras

7. Water Music Suite, No.1 for orchestra in F major, HWV 348 No 7, Air
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by Prague Chamber Orchestra
Conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras

8. Water Music Suite, No.1 for orchestra in F major, HWV 348 No 8, Minuet
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by Prague Chamber Orchestra
Conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras

9. Water Music Suite, No.1 for orchestra in F major, HWV 348 No 9, Bourrée
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by Prague Chamber Orchestra
Conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras

10. Water Music Suites Nos 1 - 3 for orchestra, HWV 348 - 350 No 10, Hornpipe
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by Prague Chamber Orchestra
Conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras

11. Water Music Suites Nos 1 - 3 for orchestra, HWV 348 - 350 No 11
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by Prague Chamber Orchestra
Conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras

12. Water Music Suites Nos 1 - 3 for orchestra, HWV 348 - 350 No 1
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by Prague Chamber Orchestra
Conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras

13. Water Music Suites Nos 1 - 3 for orchestra, HWV 348 - 350 No 2, Rigaudon
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by Prague Chamber Orchestra
Conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras

14. Water Music Suites Nos 1 - 3 for orchestra, HWV 348 - 350 No 3,
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by Prague Chamber Orchestra
Conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras

15. Water Music Suites Nos 1 - 3 for orchestra, HWV 348 - 350 No 4, Da Capo 13
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by Prague Chamber Orchestra
Conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras

16. Water Music Suites Nos 1 - 3 for orchestra, HWV 348 - 350 No 5 Minuet
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by Prague Chamber Orchestra
Conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras

17. Water Music Suites Nos 1 - 3 for orchestra, HWV 348 - 350 No 6,
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by Prague Chamber Orchestra
Conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras

18. Water Music Suites Nos 1 - 3 for orchestra, HWV 348 - 350 No 7
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by Prague Chamber Orchestra
Conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras

19. Water Music Suites Nos 1 - 3 for orchestra, HWV 348 - 350 No 8
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by Prague Chamber Orchestra
Conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras

20. Water Music Suites Nos 1 - 3 for orchestra, HWV 348 - 350 No 9
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by Prague Chamber Orchestra
Conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras

21. Water Music Suites Nos 1 - 3 for orchestra, HWV 348 - 350 No 1,
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by Prague Chamber Orchestra
Conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras

22. Water Music Suite, No.2 for orchestra in D major, HWV 349 No 2, Alla Hornpipe
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by Prague Chamber Orchestra
Conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras

23. Water Music Suite, No.2 for orchestra in D major, HWV 349 No 3, Minuet
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by Prague Chamber Orchestra
Conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras

24. Water Music Suite, No.2 for orchestra in D major, HWV 349 No 4, Lentement
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by Prague Chamber Orchestra
Conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras

25. Water Music Suite, No.2 for orchestra in D major, HWV 349 No 5, Bourrée
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by Prague Chamber Orchestra
Conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras

26. Water Music Suites Nos 1 - 3 for orchestra, HWV 348 - 350 No 6, Da Capo 23
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by Prague Chamber Orchestra
Conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras

27. Music for the Royal Fireworks, for orchestra, HWV 351 Overture
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by Menuhin Festival Orchestra with Sir Yehudi Menuhin, Leslie Pearson
Conducted by Sir Yehudi Menuhin

28. Music for the Royal Fireworks, for orchestra, HWV 351 Bourrée
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by Menuhin Festival Orchestra with Sir Yehudi Menuhin, Leslie Pearson
Conducted by Sir Yehudi Menuhin

29. Music for the Royal Fireworks, for orchestra, HWV 351 La Paix
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by Menuhin Festival Orchestra with Sir Yehudi Menuhin, Leslie Pearson
Conducted by Sir Yehudi Menuhin

30. Music for the Royal Fireworks, for orchestra, HWV 351 La Réjouissance
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by Menuhin Festival Orchestra with Sir Yehudi Menuhin, Leslie Pearson
Conducted by Sir Yehudi Menuhin

31. Music for the Royal Fireworks, for orchestra, HWV 351 Menuet I
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by Menuhin Festival Orchestra with Sir Yehudi Menuhin, Leslie Pearson
Conducted by Sir Yehudi Menuhin

32. Music for the Royal Fireworks, for orchestra, HWV 351 Menuet II
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by Menuhin Festival Orchestra with Sir Yehudi Menuhin, Leslie Pearson
Conducted by Sir Yehudi Menuhin

33. Atalanta, opera, HWV 35 March
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by Menuhin Festival Orchestra with Sir Yehudi Menuhin, Leslie Pearson
Conducted by Sir Yehudi Menuhin

34. Joshua, oratorio, HWV 64 March
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by Menuhin Festival Orchestra with Sir Yehudi Menuhin, Leslie Pearson
Conducted by Sir Yehudi Menuhin

35. Occasional Oratorio, HWV 62 March
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by Menuhin Festival Orchestra with Sir Yehudi Menuhin, Leslie Pearson
Conducted by Sir Yehudi Menuhin

36. Work(s)
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by Menuhin Festival Orchestra with Sir Yehudi Menuhin, Leslie Pearson
Conducted by Sir Yehudi Menuhin

37. Concerto a due cori No.1 in B flat major, HWV 332 Overture
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by Menuhin Festival Orchestra with Sir Yehudi Menuhin, Leslie Pearson
Conducted by Sir Yehudi Menuhin

38. Concerto a due cori No.1 in B flat major, HWV 332 Allegro
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by Menuhin Festival Orchestra with Sir Yehudi Menuhin, Leslie Pearson
Conducted by Sir Yehudi Menuhin

39. Concerto a due cori No.1 in B flat major, HWV 332 Largo
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by Menuhin Festival Orchestra with Sir Yehudi Menuhin, Leslie Pearson
Conducted by Sir Yehudi Menuhin

40. Concerto a due cori No.1 in B flat major, HWV 332 A Tempo Ordinario - Alla Breve
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by Menuhin Festival Orchestra with Sir Yehudi Menuhin, Leslie Pearson
Conducted by Sir Yehudi Menuhin

41. Concerto a due cori No.1 in B flat major, HWV 332 Menuet
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by Menuhin Festival Orchestra with Sir Yehudi Menuhin, Leslie Pearson
Conducted by Sir Yehudi Menuhin

Tracks:

Wedding March (Lohengrin)
Allegro I (Water Music) - Stanislaw Skrowaczewski
Trumpet Voluntary
Minuet (Music For The Royal Fireworks)
Canon in D Major
Spring - Susan Lautenbacher
Arrival Of The Queen Of Sheba (Solomon)
Air (Water Music) - Stanislaw Skrowaczewski
Sheep May Safely Graze (Cantana No. 208)
Arioso
Bist Du Bei Mir' (Anna Magdalena Notebook)
Panis Angelicus
Weichet Nur' (Wedding Cantata)
Silent Worship (Tolomeo) - Mary Ann Hart
Ave Maria
Sehet In Zufriedenheit' (Wedding Cantata)
Ave Maria
Jesu Joy Of Man's Desiring
Air On The G String - Mainz Chamber Orchestra
Pastorale (Messiah) - Eastman Chorale
Nocturne - Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
Wedding Day At Troldhaugen - Utah Symphony Orchestra
Hornpipe (Water Music)
Wedding March
Toccata (5th Symphony)

Customer Reviews:

Excellent resource for wedding planners.......2007-04-05

I work regularly with people planning church weddings who want the service to be dignified, traditional and formal. Often they have "ear memory" of music they've heard in other weddings, but no idea about its composer or title. This CD is the best compilation I've found of music that fits those requirements. Selections include great music and performances make it easy to imagine how they would sound in a particular church or other setting. Includes works by Protestant, Catholic and secular composers.

Great item!.......2007-03-29

Great CD! Perfect when planning your wedding music. There are a variety of songs from various composers.

Preview your wedding day.......2006-08-14

This CD was inexpensive, and provided a great way to preview songs for my wedding. The CD had a good song selection. My fiance and I were able to get a better idea of how the songs would be at our wedding. Definitely an inexpensive tool that is worthwhile.

25 WEDDING FAVORITES.......2006-07-20

My daughter had to move her wedding 3 weeks before the event and the music she had arranged could not be there. I purchased this CD and we were thrilled with the price, the selections on the cd and how quickly it arrived. Thanks for providing the music for a beautiful wedding.

25 Wedding Favorites.......2006-02-24

This is an excellent CD for a formal wedding, so-so for a casual one.

Classical Music for People Who Hate Classical Music

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CD set is misnamed
Do not Buy
Classical Music for People Who Hate Classical Music
Seek better versions
It Is What It Is

Classical Music for People Who Hate Classical Music

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The Most Relaxing Classical Album in the World...Ever!
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ASIN: B000003QWH
Release Date: 1994-06-09

Tracks:

Canon In D
'Brandenburg' Concerto No. 3: Allegro
The Four Seasons - The Winter: Largo And Allegro
Fanfare ('Masterpiece Theatre' Theme)
Camerata Romana: Air For The 'G' String
'Eine kleine Nachtmusik': Allegro
Piano Concerto No. 21 ('Elvira Madigan' Theme): Andante
Introduction To Symphony No. 5
'William Tell' Overture: Finale
'Aida': Triumphal March
On The Beautiful, Blue Danube Waltz
'The Nutcracker': Waltz Of The Flowers
'1812' Overture: Finale

Tracks:

Sabre Dance
'Light Cavalry' Overture: Finale
Carmen: The Toreadors
' Midsummer Night's Dream': Wedding March
Radetzky March
Symphony No. 9, 'Choral': Finale
'Prince Igor': Polovstian Dance No. 17
Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring
Peer Gynt: Solveig's Song
Sleepers, Wake
Water Music: Hornpipe
Symphony No. 9, 'From The New World': Largo
Emperor Waltz
'Emperor' Quartet: St. Anthony's Chorale
'The Tales Of Hoffman': Barcarolle
L'Arlesienne: Farandole
'The Nutcracker': Dance Of The Mirlitons
'The Nutcracker': Dance Of The Sugar-Plum Fairy
'Rhapsody In Blue': Highlight
'Orpheus In The Underworld': Can-Can

Tracks:

Introduction To 'Also sprach Zarathustra'
Symphony No. 4, 'Italian': Saltarello: Presto
Piano Concerto No. 20: Romance
'The Valkyrie': Ride Of The Valkyries
'The Four Seasons' - The Spring: Allegro
Toccata and Fugue
Trumpet Voluntary
'Royal Fireworks Music': la rejouissance: Allegro
'Moonlight' Sonata: Adagio Sostenuto
London Festival Orchestra: Overture To 'The Barber Of Seville'
Piano Concerto No. 2: Adagio Sostenuto

Tracks:

Carmina Burana: Introduction To 'Carmina Burana'
Peer Gynt: Dawn From 'Peer Gynt'
Lohengrin: Prelude To 'Lohengrin'
'Lieutenant Kije': Troika From 'Lieutenant Kije'
Adiago For Strings
'Carmen': Habanera From 'Carmen'
'Double' Concerto: Allegro From 'Double' Concerto
The Marriage Of Figaro: Overture To 'The Marriage Of Figaro'
(Rondo) Alla Turca
Xerxes: Largo From 'Xerxes'
Symphony No. 5: Allegro vivace From Symphony No. 5
'Swan Lake': Scene: Enchanted Lake From 'Swan Lake'
Clair De Lune
Bolero

Customer Reviews:

CD set is misnamed.......2007-06-08

They should have titled this "classical music for people who love classical music" because most of the selections are typical classical music. The title suggests it would be lively selections of "light classical" music that is more upbeat, i.e. Sabre Dance, etc. I really don't hate classical music at all and have many classical CDs in my collection but I really wanted to hear more exciting selections. I won't be purchasing any more of this set but if you like traditional classical music these are good one.

Do not Buy.......2007-02-21

I do know it says classical music for people who hate it, but serioulsly you would have better luck never listening to classical music again. The recordings are awfull and do not do justice to any of the composers. Buy something else.

Classical Music for People Who Hate Classical Music.......2007-01-30

We love this set of CD's. I just got a new copy because my kids keeping taking our first copy with them so that they can listen at work or in their bedrooms but then I can never find them.

Seek better versions.......2006-12-09

If you are fairly new to classical purchases then compilation CD's can be useful for deciding what to buy next. Sometimes you only need a small taste of a piece to inspire you to buy a release with the whole performance on. The problem with this compilation however is that most of the versions are poor in performance or recording quality (or both) when compared to the best versions and the fact that the conductors aren't even credited on the track listing made me suspect that this would be the case. One of my favorite classical pieces is Tchaikovsky's 1812 festival overture but if the first CD version I had heard had been the finale excerpt that is on this compilation I may not have gone on to buy the whole thing. Luckily I heard Adrian Leaper's version first and Adrian's version is rather good.
My classical CD buying experience is limited to only a couple of dozen discs but I have found that the Naxos and Deutshe Grammophon releases are fairly safe. Avoid any release which does not name the conductors on the track listing or sleeve notes.

It Is What It Is.......2006-10-27

It's fitting that this page is fraught with the same kind of silly snobbery that turns people off from classical music (and necessitates collections like this) in the first place.

Any criticism of this compilation, which focuses on the quality of the performances or the fact that many tracks are excerpts, misses the point. This is not a collection for people who consider such things, nor does it purport to be. The idea is to package as many ultra-famous classical melodies as possible in one affordable collection and market it to people who have never purchased a classical recording. As such, top-tier performances are likely too expensive to be sold so cheaply and are unnecessary anyway. Those of us who already know and love a piece or two can forgive the compilers the inclusion of sub-par recordings, when we are exposed to so many other beautiful pieces for the first time.

It probably comes as a shock for some to hear that most people are not familiar with these classics. We may hear snippets on TV or movies, but are left with no idea as to the composer or historical context. With that in mind, it is extremely intimidating to begin buying classical. I suppose those among us, who so thoroughly dismissed the very notion of a boxed set like this, would have us begin by buying full albums by reputable interpreters. Surprisingly enough though, the majority of people would consider that a tad cost-prohibitive.

To conclude, this is a STARTER collection. It will either affirm a listener's feelings about classical music or lead to an interest in purchasing better recordings. Ideally, I suppose the interpretations would be better, but, for reasons mentioned above, that just isn't in the cards for a collection of this nature. If you're familiar with 50 different recordings of "The Ring" series, or have season tickets to the New York Philharmonic, then this probably isn't for you. For us cretins with limited foreknowledge of classical music though, it serves as a succinct introduction with little to complain about.

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A great introduction to Baroque music...
Good "best of" CD, but nothing more.
Phenomenal Collection of Music
Phenomenal Collection of Music
DEFINES "CLASSIC"

Pachelbel Canon and Other Baroque Hits

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ASIN: B000003F5Y
Release Date: 1991-09-06

Tracks:

Canon
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3: Allegro
Messiah: Overture
The Four Seasons: Spring: Allegro (Danza pastorale)
Orchestral Suite No. 2: Menuet & Badinerie
Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring
Guitar Concerto in D: Adagio
Xerxes: Largo
Brandenburg Concerto No. 2: Allegro Assai (Theme From 'Firing Line')
Orchestral Suite No. 3: Air On The G String
Royal Fireworks Music: Overture (excerpt)
Water Music: Hornpipe
Brandenberg Concerto No. 5: Allegro
Adagio
The Four Seasons: Winter: Allegro non molto
Rondeau (Theme from 'Masterpiece Theatre')

Customer Reviews:

A great introduction to Baroque music..........2005-10-04

This CD contains a great sampling of Baroque music. Some of the best known songs of the period are included. Listeners will likely instantly recognize many of the songs (you've likely heard them before, you just didn't know their names). An excellent rendition of Pachelbel's Canon starts off the CD. Then plenty of music from big names such as Bach, Handel, and Vivaldi fill out the disc's 72 and a half minutes of music.

The demographics of this disc point to an intended mainstream audience. For example, the track listing includes references to which songs served as themes for television shows. For example, Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 includes the byline "Theme from 'Firing Line'" and Mouret's Rondeau says "Theme from 'Masterpiece Theater'". So this collection does represent a popular collection of Baroque songs. And it plays that role very well.

Other standout tracks include: 2 movements from Vivaldi's justifiably famous "The Four Seasons", Bach's amazing "Air on the G String" and Handel's "Xerxes". The disc includes no vocal tracks. "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" from Bach's Cantata No. 147 gets performed on a solo organ (the original has vocals and a string arrangement). So those uneasy with "classical style singing" will find no problems here.

All in all, this disc serves as a good introduction to a great period of music history. It could also serve as a starting point for selecting a favorite composer or as a guide for building a classical music collection.

Good "best of" CD, but nothing more........2001-09-27

This CD does what it says it does: it gives you a brief, excellently recorded overview of the Baroque. But remember, this is just bits and pieces of a great store of music.

This CD will whet your appetite. You'll need to buy more, after you've heard the excerts of the great works here.

Phenomenal Collection of Music.......2001-09-19

Pachelbel's Canon in D is always good but the rest of the tracks shine as well. This is a superb collection of classical music. If you're new to classical music and love strings, purchase this CD. You'll be glad that you did.

Phenomenal Collection of Music.......2001-09-18

Pachelbel's Canon in D is always good, but the rest of the tracks shine as well. This is a superb collection of classical music. If you're new to classical music and love strings, purchase this CD. You'll be glad that you did.

DEFINES "CLASSIC".......2000-05-26

We have all heard the infinitely moving Canon in D by Pachelbel hundreds of times - it is not surprising that it has appeared, in one form or another, in commercials, films (most notably Ordinary People, which used the main theme as the underscoring for the entire film) - it is perfect, simple and incredibly, undeniably moving. But you are in for more treats on this basic Baroque sampler, which features many popular themes you may know, despite the fact that you may not be a hard-core classical music buff. The joy of each and every one of these cuts lies in their simple, enduring melodies and the gorgeous musical settings provided here. They sound fresh, new and as contemporary as anything you might hear on the radio. This album has a holiday after-effect as well; the fanfares, hymns and exciting instrumentation (horns, harps, strings galore) make you feel as if it is Christmas every day.

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GREAT WEDDING MUSIC!
Good Music
A very complete selection of ceremony music!
Comprehensive Classical Selection
Just one note...

A Bride's Guide to Wedding Music

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ASIN: B00005YD53
Release Date: 2002-02-19

Tracks:

Bach: Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring
Vivaldi: Largo Winter
Bach: Air On A G String
Torelli: Trumpet Concerto
Bach: Sheep May Safely Graze
Handel: Let The Bright Seraphim
Handel: Pastoral Symphony
Boccherini: String Quintet, Minuet
Mendelssohn: On Wings Of Song
Liszt: Dream Of Love
Rachmaninov: Vocalise
Debussy: Claire De Lune
Satie: Gymnopedie No.1
Gluck: Dance Of The Blessed Spirits
Debussy: Arabesque
Bizet: Intermezzo
Elgar: Salut D'amour
Debussy: Prelude A L'apres - Midi D'un Faun

Tracks:

Wagner: Bridal Chorus
Clarke: Trumpet Voluntary
Handel: Royal Fireworks Music, Overture
Gabrieli: Canzon V
Charpentier: Te Deum
Purcell: Trumpet Tune
Mussorgsky: Promenade
Pachebel: Canon In D
Handel: Larghetto
Vivaldi: Guitar Concerto In D Major, Largo
Handel: Water Music, Air
Macdowell: To A Wild Rose
Beethoven: Pathetique Sonata, Adagio
Melchior: Adagio
Gounod: Ave Maria
Schubert: Ave Maria
Franck: Panis Angelicus
Faure: Pie Jesu
Rachmaninov: Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini
Schumann: Romance For Violin And Piano
Massenet: Meditation

Tracks:

Mendelssohn: Wedding March
Vivaldi: Concerto For Two Trumpets In B, Allegro
Telemann: Trumpet Concerto In D, Allegro
Vivaldi: Spring, Allegro
Telemann: Trumpet Concerto In B, Allegro
Handel: Concerto Grosso, Hornpipe
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No.4, Allegro
Handel: Arrival Of The Queen Of Sheba
Schumann: Piano Quintet In E Flat Major
Widor: Toccata
Dubois: Toccata
Walton: Crown Imperial
Bach: Cantata No.51. 'Jauchzet Gott In Allen Landen.' Alleluia
Mozart: Exsultate Jubilate, Alleluia
Handel: Water Music, Hornpipe
Chopin; Variations On A Theme From 'La Cenerentola'
Faure: Sicilienne
Offenbach: Barcarolle
Faure: Berceuse
Saint-Saens: The Swan
Brahms: Waltz In A Flat
Grieg: Wedding Day At Troldhaugen

Album Description

The process of choosing music for a wedding day can certainly be a daunting process for any couple. There are many choices and the questions can be endless. Traditional music or something off the beaten path? Will your Mom cry (and not in a good way) if you do not come down the aisle to the traditional Wedding March from Wagner, or are you eager to try something new? This collection is designed to give the bridal couple some key pointers to navigate the world of classical music for their wedding day. The package includes over 3 1/2 hours of music on 3 CDs for all portions of the wedding service, all from the Naxos classical label (known for high-quality recordings at inexpensive prices). Wedding day favorites are there, along with new discoveries and tunes you may have never considered for a wedding. All pieces are hand selected by professional wedding musicians and consultants. As a bonus, the 20 page booklet will lead you through the process of choosing music, from hiring musicians to sample programs. Everything you need to create your own unique personal wedding soundtrack.

Customer Reviews:

GREAT WEDDING MUSIC!.......2007-01-24

I used these CD's for my wedding, and I was so happy I did. You need to buy this CD if you like having a traditional wedding! :)

Good Music.......2006-07-05

I bought these CDs for my wedding, in ceremony and reception. Also, when I created my own wedding video, I used it as background music.

A very complete selection of ceremony music!.......2005-02-02

I am getting married in several months and we couldn't decide what music we wanted at our wedding ceremony. This three disk compilation reminded us of all the great ones- including new options we hadn't thought about. I really enjoyed hearing the organ and strings versions of the songs. If you're someone who hears a classical or baroque piece of music, but can't remember the name or the precise tune, this is a must-have to jog your memory and trigger the tear ducts!

Comprehensive Classical Selection.......2004-04-15

I searched all over for a CD set that had a somewhat comprehensive list of classical selections that are traditionally played at weddings. When I found this 3 CD set, I was very pleased. It contains 61 works from almost as many composers. This set might not contain the "best recording ever" of each of the selections, however it is very well done and the quality is very good. I used it primarily to choose the pieces that I wanted to have played by the church organist, and so the actual recordings were more for my consumption rather than for use in the ceremony/reception itself. However, I would not have hestitated to use the CD's in the wedding itself if needed. The book inside includes a list of suggested songs for various wedding styles (formal, outside, morning, etc.). From the classical neophyte to the seasoned classical music expert, this CD set will meet if not exceed expectations.

Just one note..........2003-06-07

I have not heard this album, so I cannot rate it as a whole. (The form made me include a rating, but disregard that.) However, I want to point out that track 36, the Pie Jesu from Gabriel Faure's Requiem is - well, from a requiem, a mass for the dead. The Pie Jesu is a lovely, gentle movement, and it has a beautiful and pure sound that does seem to fit the mood of a wedding. The Latin words, however, mean "Merciful Lord Jesus, grant them everlasting rest," where "them" refers to the dead.

Tracks:

The Arrival Of The Queen Of Sheba
Canon In D
Rondeau (Masterpiece Theater Theme)
Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring
Water Music: Allegro-Andante(Allegro da capo)
Water Music: Air
Water Music: Bourree
Water Music: Hornpipe
Xerxes: Largo
Sound Of The Trumpet, Sound
The Four Seasons 'Winter': Largo
Messiah: Hallelujah Chorus
Adagio In G Minor
Music For The Royal Fireworks: La Rejouissance
Concerto For Lute In D Major: Largo
Christmas Concerto: Allegro, Pastorale. Largo
Concerto No. 1 For Oboe & String Orchestra: Adagio - Allegro
Concerto No. 12 In B Minor: Aria. Larghetto e Piano
Le Coucou
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 In G Major: Allegro

Customer Reviews:

I'm Mad About Baroque.......2007-01-05

I love this CD and am so pleased to have purchased it. I put it on almost daily at work -- it is the perfect length equipt with the perfect choice music.

Amazing!.......2002-12-18

I thouroughly enjoy this CD! The music is beautiful enough to listen to all by itself, but also quiet and peaceful enough to listen to while studying for exams or doing homework. Mad about Baroque has been in my discman for many weeks and accompanied to the library many times. This is a great CD!

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Music for Motivation

Manufacturer: ABT
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000068IFC
Release Date: 2001-01-01

Tracks:

Mozart: Divertimento
Mozart: Allegro
Mozart: Romanza
Mozart: Andantino
Mozart: Rondo
Handel: Water Music Coro
Mouret: Randeau
Handel: Water Music
Mozart: Theme & Variations
Mozart: Allegro
Mozart: Rondo
Handel: La Rejouissance
Mozart: Andante
Charpentier: Te Deum Prelude
Campra: Rigaudon
Mozart: Rondo
Mozart: Presto
Mozart: Rondo

Album Description

Music for Motivation joyously invites action. Highly organized compositions of Mozart, Handel, and friends focus minds and sharpen thinking. Many selections are simplified to give the mind room to reflect and reorganize. Violins sing, woodwinds incite, and trumpets sound the clarion call: Get the job done and have fun!

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Lots of Szell Brings A Re-evaluation.......2005-09-21

Kudos to Decca for bringing together in one convenient set George Szell's recordings that were made for the Decca & Philips labels from the early 1950s and to mid 1960s (minus those recordings where he acted in the role of accompanist, ie: those with pianist Curzon). These recordings are very well known and have been collector's items for many years, so to have them together in a mid-price box is self recommending.

The Philips recordings were issued a few years ago as a 2-CD set in their "Early Years" series while a few of the Decca recordings have already been released as singles in their Classic Sound series (both series saw very spotty distribution Stateside). I detect very little change in the sound quality in these new Decca Classic Sound versions, though the couplings from CD to CD are better programmed here than they were before (Philips had to cram alot of music on those 2CDs).

The most-recommendable recordings in the bunch are Szell's Mozart 34, Dvorak 8, Beethoven Egmont, Mendelssohn Midsummer's Night and Brahms 3. Here, the usual Szell trademarks are fully on display: tight rhythms, crisp articulation and finely graded dynamics. However, I was unexpectedly disappointed in two recordings long held to be top Szell & basic repertoire recommendations: the Beethoven 5 and Sibelius 2.

The Beethoven 5 has always been touted as more relaxed and in better sound than Szell's CBS 5th with Cleveland. But comparing this new Decca re-issue to Sony's recent "Original Jacket" issue of the Cleveland 5th, I didn't find that to be true at all. The Sony version now stands - to me, at least - as the better representation of Szell in this warhorse, both as an interpretation and in recorded sound. Indeed, the Concertgebouw recording suffers from an extremely lackluster and sloppy second movement that probably could have used a retake. Something just isn't right here - conductor and orchestra are not on the same page of the playbook...which is not what one expects in a recording by such a strong-willed technician as Szell. As an overall performance, this Concertgebouw recording is now easily surpassed by Szell's Sony effort, not to mention alternate versions by Kleiber, Karajan, Bernstein and others (but, again, you need to hear the Szell/Sony in the Original Jackets remastering, not the earlier Essential Classics version).

As for the Sibelius 2, we have a situation where poor intonation and hesitant execution in the orchestra knock this version off the pedestal of received opinion. And, with Szell's live Tokyo performance with Cleveland now widely available, his Concertgebouw version comes in direct competition with - Szell himself, and in a much better and much more cohesive recording. With the "if only he had recorded this with Cleveland" caveat removed, the choice is now clear - get the Cleveland version if you want Szell in Sibelius 2. That recording remains a top recommendation, though Ormandy, Maazel, Vanska and even Karajan have all brought their particular strengths to this piece as well, strengths that are much different than Szell's forte(s). There's plenty of room at the top when it comes to great recordings of great music.

Having lived with both the Beethoven and Sibelius for years, it's a bit disconcerting to have to make the above observations, but there you have it.

For the rest of the set, it is good to have Szell's interpretations of Tchaikovsky and Schubert on hand in such good sound. But truth be told, there are better versions out there of these works as well, the Tchaik 4 in particular (which in Szell's hands hangs fire in the least-expected places). The Baroque recordings included here are testament to a long-gone era when the standard Baroque works (worques?) were made acceptable to orchestral audiences by beefing them up to quasi-Wagnerian proportions. And even here, Szell is bettered by his contemporaries like Adrian Boult and Karl Richter in similar repertoire. A Baroque curate's egg if there ever was one.

Having said all of the above, I can still safely recommend this set to just about anyone interested in Szell or the repertoire on offer. Yes - work to work, there are better versions available, some from Szell himself. But *overall,* this set will provide plenty of pleasure and musical excitement to everyone save the anti-Szell wing of the classical music zealotry.

Enjoy.

George Szell is best known from his Columbia recordings.......2005-08-31

George Szell (1897-1970) is best known from his recordings made in the 1950s and 60s for Columbia records, mostly with the Cleveland Orchestra, many of which are now on Sony Classical. But he also made a number of recordings during the same period for Decca and Philips in Europe, with the Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam; Vienna Philharmonic, and London Symphony, all of which are included in this box. If you think of Szell as a cold, calculating technician - and he could be in some of his Columbia recordings - he has precision here in spades, but also warm sound, perhaps partly from the remastering for this release.

Szell's Concertgebouw Beethoven Symphony 5 is MUCH BETTER than his Cleveland recording. The precision is there, but it also sings, and is warmer than the Cleveland recording (Sony, coupled with Symphony 2). Szell's Vienna EGMONT is one of the best recordings of the work, if not THE best recording of the stereo age, even 36 years after it was recorded. The Sibelius 2 (also with the Concertgebouw) is warm and fine in every way. The Concertgebouw played beautifully for him, and it shows.

The Mendelssohn MIDSUMMER NIGHT's DREAM, Schubert ROSAMUNDE, Mozart Symphony 34, Handel WATER MUSIC and ROYAL FIREWORKS MUSIC are all excellent, too. Some may have favorite performances, but I cannot imagine anything better than Szell's Concertgebouw Mozart 34: perhaps Bohm (DG) and Krips (Philips).
The 5th disc has two classic mono recordings of the early 1950s:
Dvorak's Symphony 8, and Brahms 3, both with the Concertgebouw. The sound is just fine: beautifully remastered, and Szell's performances very solid and musical.

As you can tell, I'm very happy with this, and would advise anyone with $30.00 spare change to pick it up at their first opportunity.

Handel: The Water Music - Royal Fireworks Music / Steinberg, Mackerras

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Great value: beautiful sound and performances
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Handel: The Water Music - Royal Fireworks Music / Steinberg, Mackerras

Manufacturer: EMI Classics
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000000UVV
Release Date: 1995-10-17

Tracks:

Water Music - Suite: Allegro
Water Music - Suite: Air
Water Music - Suite: Bourree
Water Music - Suite: Hornpipe
Water Music - Suite: Andate Espressivo
Water Music - Suite: Allegro Deciso
Music For The Royal Fireworks: Overture
Music For The Royal Fireworks: Bourree
Music For The Royal Fireworks: Largo Alla Sicialiana
Music For The Royal Fireworks: La Rejouissance
Music For The Royal Fireworks: Minuet I
Music For The Royal Fireworks: Minuet II
Concerto a Due Cori No. 2 in F Major: Pomposo
Concerto a Due Cori No. 2 in F Major: Allegro
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Concerto a Due Cori No. 2 in F Major: Allegro Ma Non Troppo
Concerto a Due Cori No. 2 in F Major: A Tempo Ordinario
Concerto Grosso No. 2 in B Flat Major: Vivace
Concerto Grosso No. 2 in B Flat Major: Largo
Concerto Grosso No. 2 in B Flat Major: Allegro
Concerto Grosso No. 2 in B Flat Major: Minuet
Concerto Grosso No. 2 in B Flat Major: Gavotte
Messiah: Pastoral Symphony

Customer Reviews:

Great value: beautiful sound and performances.......2005-09-17

This Seraphim CD offers great value, beautiful sound and great performances for very little outlay. William Steinberg and the Pittsburgh Symphony perform Sir Hamilton Harty's version of Handel's "WATER MUSIC" Suite (6 movements) with all the panache and majesty anyone could ask for. How can listeners prefer period instruments over a sound like this?

Charles Mackerras and the London Symphony do yeoman service to the oft recorded "Music for the Royal Fireworks", and if the tempos seem a little stiff and unyielding, Handel's music is still very well served. One problem (and question?) I have is repeating the Introduction in I, before launching in to the Allegro section of this movement. I have never heard it done this way, and think it adds several extra minutes unnecessarily to the piece. Mackerras' recording of the Handel Concerto for 2 horns is excellent in every way, even with a large orchestra: beautiful string and wind playing, and great sound. One movement is almost note for note the same as the chorus, "Lift up your heads" from MESSIAH; I was not familiar with this work until this week, and I have been listening to Handel for over 30 years.

Hans Martin Linde's recording of Concerto Grosso 2 in B flat (Op. 3:2) is also very fine; do not be afraid of the period instruments: they play very well, are in tune, and sound full and rich. Allegros are not too fast, but never drag - excellent.

The disc closes with the "Pastoral sinfonia", from MESSIAH, by Charles Mackerras/English Chamber orchestra: very lovely, but I'm curious as to why the disc's producer decided to end with a quiet piece. This would be better performed earlier in the track listings/program, which you can do by programming your player in a different order from the play list. Recommended.

Great Music At Any Price!.......2003-05-31

The original EMI Seraphim budget CD line has to be the greatest value for the money in the history of music. For half the price of other so-called budget lines, including the new version of EMI Seraphim and the Sony Essential Classics series, you get first-rate performances from the golden age of stereo by some of the greatest conductors of the century. On this particular title you get a brilliant performance of Handel's Water Music Suite by William Steinberg and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra from 1959. Steinberg is an immense conductor and I have spent considerable time (and sometimes money) tracking down his great EMI recordings, which have been reissued on CD in recent years only to be deleted at an alarming rate. The remainder of this disc features Charles Mackerras conducting the London Symphony and English Chamber Orchestras in Handel's Music for the Royal Fireworks, Concerto A Due Cori No. 2 and Pastoral Symphony from The Messiah, and Hans-Martin Linde and the Linde Consort in Concerto Grosso No. 2. I've never been a big fan of Mackerras' bombastic style, but considering the material these performances are pretty sedate and thus enjoyable. Well, suffice it to say that with all this great music, you've got an excellent disc at any price.

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Bargain-priced first-class overview

Essential Handel

Manufacturer: Hyperion UK
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B000A7XJQA
Release Date: 2005-10-11

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Robert King deserves to be famous in America, too.......2006-07-23

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