Delius: A Village Romeo and Juliet

A Village Romeo & Juliet, lyric drama, RT i/6
Composed by Frederick Delius
Performed by Orf Choir and Symphony Orchestra
with Barry Mora, John Antoniou, Patricia Caya, Sergio Lonbana, Maria Venuti, Samuel Linay, Stafford Dean, Robert Lucien Demers, David McShane, Elizabeth Dobie, Andrea Mellis, Helen Field, Kimberly Barber, Thomas Hampson, Arthur Davies, Vincent Pirillo, Pamela Mildenhall
Conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras

Delius: A Village Romeo and Juliet,Frederick Delius,Sir Charles Mackerras,Orf Chor und Symphonieorchester,Andrea Mellis,Arthur Davies,Barry Mora,David McShane,Elizabeth Dobie,Helen Field,John Antoniou,Kimberly Barber,Maria Venuti,Pamela Mildenhall,Patricia Caya,Robert Lucien Demers,Samuel Linay,Sergio Lonbana,Stafford Dean,Thomas Hampson,Vincent Pirillo,Polygram Records,Classical,Classical Music,Opera,Romantic Opera

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Two and a half hours of divine music...what more can I say?

Heavenly Adagios

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ASIN: B0000DJZ7H
Release Date: 2003-11-04

Tracks:

Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring - Karl Munchinger
Meditation - Nigel Kennedy
In Paradisum - Iwan Edwards
Gymnopedie No. 1 - Charles Dutoit
Flower Duet - Joan Sutherland
The Swan - Jascha Silberstein
Sleepers Awake - Raymond Agoult
Humming Chorus - Vienna State Opera Chorus
Nimrod - Sir Georg Solti
Walk To The Paradise Garden - Sir Charles Mackerras
Pavane, Op. 50 - Iwan Edwards
Panis Angelicus - Julian Lloyd Webber
Ombra Mai Fu (Largo) - Anthony Way
The Lark Ascending - Iona Brown

Tracks:

Clair De Lune - Pascal Roge
Sheep May Safely Graze - Karl Munchinger
Symphony No. 3 - Second Movement (Excerpt) - Joanna Kozlowska
Stabat Mater - Judith Raskin
Ave Maria - Julian Lloyd Weber
Adagio - Miklos Perenyi
Ave Verum Corpus, K618 - Peter White
Andante Molto Mosso: Scene By The Brook - Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt
Dance Of The Blessed Spirits - Karl Munchinger
Largo - Colin Davis
Wiegenlied (Lullaby), Op. 49 No. 4 - Marisa Robles
Adagio - Valery Gergiev
Air On A G string - Sir Neville Marriner

Customer Reviews:

Two and a half hours of divine music...what more can I say?.......2006-02-27

Well, a lot! And since no one else has taken the trouble to review my favorite Adagios collection, I'm just gonna hafta go an' do it myself, won't I?

Starting with the stunningly gorgeous 'Jesu, joy of man's desiring' by Bach, this tape reels you in instantly. I'm not much of a fan of 'slow' and 'peaceful' music; I like the beautiful, sublime type that just makes you tingle all over whenever you hear it. (If only Canon in D was in this tape my cup of joy would overflow) Anyway, don't stop listening because Delibes' 'Flower Duet' comes soon after and it is the very meaning of divine. I listen to the taoe just to hear that one song over and over--but not too much, or it'll loose it's touch. This is a Opera duet (sorry, don't know technical terms, my passion is music, not the science of) sung by two women, for those of you out there like me who know practically nothing!! Gorgeous! Sugoi!! (That's Japanese)

Ahem.
The lovely 'Ombra mai fu' (which, I believe Elizabeth Bennet's sister horribly sings in the BBC Pride and Prejudice miniseries) is another memorable piece (hear the previews of these titles, please) and finally, William Vaughan's 'The Lark Ascending' a sixteen minute piece of violin heaven played so expertly you will see larks flying in circles about your head--or is that because your noggen got whacked?

Well, as for the second CD, it wasn't quite as memorable, but it's up against perfection, ok? Brahms' 'lullaby' (yes, THAT lullaby) is really sweet and of course there's 'Claire de Lune', a favorite of the Adagios collection, besides 'Sheep may safely graze' and 'Air on a G string'. (Honestly, does EVERY Adagios collection have that one? It's not even that wonderful.)

But what am I going on and on for?
BUY IT!!!!

NOW!!!!

STOP THINKING ALREADY AND BUY IT!!!
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Superb Music

In a Summer Garden: The Music of Delius

Manufacturer: Class. for Pleas. Us
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ASIN: B0000647HU
Release Date: 2004-03-02

Tracks:

Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: Introduction (Slow. Pastoral)
Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: I. Theme & Variations 1-6 -
Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: II. Interlude (Slow And Very Quietly)
Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: III. Variations 7-12
Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: IV. Variations 13-17 -
Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: Coda (Very Quietly)
In A Summer Garden
Eventyr (Once Upon A Time)
A Song Of Summer
Summer Night On The River - London Philharmonic Orchestra
A Song Before Sunrise - London Philharmonic Orchestra
A Village Romeo And Juliet: The Walk To The Paradise Garden - London Philharmonic Orchestra

Customer Reviews:

Superb Music.......2005-03-20

This Classics For Pleasure CD is a new release of older material from two previous albums. Unlike previous releases this contains nearly 80 minutes of music so it is excellent value.

Delius is often described as a British composer, which is slightly inaccurate. He had German parents, he lived in the United States, travelled to France and Germany as well as other parts of Europe before settling in France. He was in many ways an International Composer. His music may seem curiously eclectic. Think of Debussy with a bit of a Grieg melody and Wagnerian drama thrown in. Yet his music seems all the more distinctive because of it.

Vernon Handley's interpretation of these pieces have often been regarded as a bit too emotional, much like other British Conductors like Barbarolli and Beecham who recordings are yardsticks which others are measured. Yet Brigg Fair has an incredible lyricism and the rare Eventyr combines the Debussian impressionism with drama. The use of percussion and the shouting voices, presumably from the orchestra itself, in the hands of Handley come across so vividly. This piece alone with Handley's direction brought Delius to my attention. I now enjoy Delius' music more than I do say Elgar, Holst and Vaughan Williams.

This is a great introduction to Delius' music and can be recommended with enthusiasm.

Delius: On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring

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Lloyd-Jones is a Worthy Successor to Beecham as a Delian

Delius: On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring

Manufacturer: Naxos
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ASIN: B00019P6PE
Release Date: 2004-03-16

Tracks:

Marche Caprice
I. Summer Evening
II. Winter Night (Sleigh Ride)
III. Spring Morning
American Rhapsody
The Walk To The Paradise Garden
I. On Hearing The First Cuckoo In Spring
II. Summer Night On The River
A Song Before Sunrise
Fantastic Dance

Customer Reviews:

Lloyd-Jones is a Worthy Successor to Beecham as a Delian.......2004-04-14

In 1997 David Lloyd-Jones conducted a different program of Delius orchestral (and vocal) music that included the early 'Florida Suite' and the final scene of his American opera 'Koanga.' It was with a different orchestra, the English Northern Philharmonia, and it was very good, very natural-sounding. I wondered at the time - perhaps 'hoped' is a better word - if this might be the beginning of a Delius series on the Naxos label. Well, here it is seven years later and another program of Delius orchestral music with Lloyd-Jones at the helm, this time of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Indeed, the ten works on this disc are recorded in chronological order, beginning with the 'Marche Caprice' (which I'd never heard) from 1889 and leading on to his very last piece, 'Fantastic Dance,' premièred only four months before his death in 1934. (I'd also never heard this piece. Shame on me!)

In between these two not-so-well-known pieces are some of his loveliest creations. There are the 'Three Small Tone Poems,' each named for a season: 'Summer Evening,' 'Winter Night,' 'Spring Morning.' There was originally a fourth piece called 'Autumn,' but it seems to be lost. These works, from the same time period as the early 'Marche Caprice,' confirm that Delius from early on was able to limn the characteristics of nature as well as any English composer ever has.

'American Rhapsody' is a shorter version of the later 'Appalachia' and does not contain a choral section. But it does contain worksongs from the African American workers whom Delius heard singing when he was in Florida running a family-owned orange plantation. It also includes extensive treatments of 'Dixie' and 'Yankee Doodle.' The piece was never performed as written until the 1980s.

'The Walk to the Paradise Garden,' from his opera, 'A Village Romeo and Juliet,' is, of course, one of Delius' most loved compositions. It is given a meltingly beautiful reading here. Following that are 'Two Pieces for Small Orchestra,' containing the vastly familiar 'On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring' and then the somewhat less-heard 'Summer Night on the River.' I was not aware until reading the excellent booklet notes by Hugh Priory that 'Cuckoo' quotes a Norwegian folksong that had also been used by Grieg. Again, Lloyd-Jones and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra do themselves proud. In fact, I don't know if I've ever heard a lovelier 'Cuckoo' either in concert or on recording. And that includes Beecham's famous recording. Simply splendid!

The CD is rounded out by 'A Song Before Sunrise,' written in 1918, the last of Delius' nature studies. 'Fantastic Dance,' dictated to Delius' amenuensis Eric Fenby after he became incapacitated, is rather more spirited than any of the foregoing and is a fitting close to this entirely glorious concert.

This is an impressive program well-played and -recorded, and all the more so when one considers the budget price.

Enthusiastically recommended.

Tracks:

Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: Brigg Fair:I. Introduction (Slow. Pastoral)
Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: Brigg Fair:I. Theme (With Easy Movement)
Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: I. Variation 1
Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: I. Var. 2
Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: I. Var. 3
Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: I. Var 4
Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: I. Var. 5
Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: I. Var. 6
Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: II. Interlude (Slow And Very Quietly)
Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: III. Var. 7 (Rather quicker but not hurried)
Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: III. Var. 8
Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: III. Var. 9 (With easy movement)
Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: III. Var 10
Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: III. Var. 11 (Slow. With Solemnity)
Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: III. Var. 12 (Maestoso)
Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: III. Transition
Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: IV. Var 13 (Gaily)
Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: IV. Var. 14
Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: IV. Var. 15
Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: IV. Var 16
Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: IV. Transition (Rather quicker)
Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: IV.Var.17 (Rather Slower. Very Broadly)
Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: IV. Coda(Very Quietly)
In A Summer Garden
Rehearsing Appalachia
Apalachia - Variations On An Old Slave Song With Final Chorus: Appalachia:Introduction (Molto moderato - Tranquillo - Poco piu)
Apalachia - Variations On An Old Slave Song With Final Chorus: Theme (Andante)
Apalachia - Variations On An Old Slave Song With Final Chorus: Variation 1
Apalachia - Variations On An Old Slave Song With Final Chorus: Var. 2 (Moderato)
Apalachia - Variations On An Old Slave Song With Final Chorus: Var. 3 (Piu vivo)
Apalachia - Variations On An Old Slave Song With Final Chorus: Var. 4 (Molto moderato)
Apalachia - Variations On An Old Slave Song With Final Chorus: Var. 5 (Con moto)
Apalachia - Variations On An Old Slave Song With Final Chorus: Var. 6 (Giocoso. Allegro moderato)
Apalachia - Variations On An Old Slave Song With Final Chorus: Var. 7 (Lento e molto tranquillo)
Apalachia - Variations On An Old Slave Song With Final Chorus: Var. 8 (Misterioso)
Apalachia - Variations On An Old Slave Song With Final Chorus: Var. 9 (Andante con grazia)
Apalachia - Variations On An Old Slave Song With Final Chorus: Var. 10 (Lento sostenuto e tranquillo)
Apalachia - Variations On An Old Slave Song With Final Chorus: Var. 11 (Allegro alla marcia)
Apalachia - Variations On An Old Slave Song With Final Chorus: Var. 12 (Marcia. MOlto lento maestoso)
Apalachia - Variations On An Old Slave Song With Final Chorus: Var. 13 (L'istesso tempo)
Apalachia - Variations On An Old Slave Song With Final Chorus: Var. 14 (Misterioso lento)
Apalachia - Variations On An Old Slave Song With Final Chorus: Finale (Lento - Piu mosso)

Tracks:

On Hearing The First Cuckoo In Spring - F. DELIUS
Summer Night On The River - F. DELIUS
A Song Before Sunrise - F. DELIUS
Intermezzo And Serenade From 'Hassan': Intermezzo - F. DELIUS
Intermezzo And Serenade From 'Hassan': Serenade - F. DELIUS
La Calinda - F. DELIUS
Late Swallows - F. DELIUS
Fennimore And Gerda: Intermezzo from 'Fennimore and Gerda' - F. DELIUS
The Walk To The Paradise Garden: The Walk To The Paradise Garden from A Village Romeo and Juliet - F. DELIUS
Irmelin Prelude - F. DELIUS
A Song Of Summer - F. DELIUS

Customer Reviews:

Rapturous !.......2003-01-15

I find these renditions by Sir John Barbirolli totally beguiling. He brings warmth and deep sincerity to everything he portrays here. One surely senses the great love he had for Delius' music. Much of the charm wrought by the conductor has to do with the turn of various phrases. Time and again he caresses melodies. Simultaneously, he conveys a feeling of simple joyousness. Hear the Intermezzo from Fennimore and Gerda; The Walk to the Paradise Garden; the Irmelin Prelude, with its pastoral beauty; La Calinda, where one feels serenaded in a happy, carefree manner. A Song Before Sunrise weaves a similar pattern. In addition, there's that wonderful exotic quality that here and there echoes in Delius' music. Brigg Fair seems to have both this at some moments and yet a pleasing, homespun British character during other moments. Sometimes too there is a nostalgic yearning. In this vein, one can only relax and drink in the expressive portrait of Late Swallows. And what about the playful, carefree In a Summer Garden or the imposing, spiritual folk picture, Appalachia ? In so many ways, both this sensitive composer and conductor reach out to touch the life-affirming soul. How can one not be soothed and refreshed by what is offered here ? If there's anything missing, perhaps it's the composer's Summer Evening, another of his memorable pieces. A wonderful collection, and a source of inspiration. By the way, I find Barbirolli's Delius more enjoyable than Beecham's.

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A Most Beautiful Classical Recording!

Vaughan Williams: Fantasia On Greensleeves, Etc.

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ASIN: B0000041LB
Release Date: 1997-08-26

Tracks:

Fantasia On Greensleaves (Arr. Ralph Greaves): Fantasia On Greensleeves
The Lark Ascending
Engllish Folk Song Suite: I March: Seventeen Come Sunday
English Folk Song Suite: II Intermezzo: My Bonny Boy
English Folk Song Suite: III March: Folk Songs From Somerset
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A Shropshire Lad
Two English Idylls
The Banks Of Green Willow

Tracks:

The Walk To The Paradise Garden
The Opera 'Hassan': Intermezzo and Serenade
A Song before Sunrise
On Hearing The First Cuckoo In Spring
Summer Night On The River
The Opera Koanga: La Calinda
Serenade For Strings, Op. 20: Allegro piacevole
Serenade For Strings, Op. 20: Larghetto
Serenade For Strings, Op. 20: Allegretto
Sospiri For Strings, Harp And Organ, Op.70
Elegy For Strings, Op.58
The Spanish Lady - Suite
Introduction And Allegro For String Orchestra And Quartet, Op.47

Customer Reviews:

A Most Beautiful Classical Recording!.......2000-02-22

This is one of my favorite classical albums. I find myself listening to it very frequently. Of particular enjoyment is disc two featuring beautiful and stirring works by Delius and Elgar. This is a most relaxing and refreshing recording that will wonderfully and continually soothe the mind and soul!

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Beautiful version of Delius' masterpiece
SUPERB DELIUS OPERA FINALLY ON CD

Delius: A Village Romeo and Juliet

Manufacturer: Angel Records
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ASIN: B00006YX76
Release Date: 2005-07-12

Tracks:

(Allegro Ma Non Troppo, Con Vigore) Strai - Benjamin Luxon
'Tis Such A Shame To Let Good Land Lie Waste - Benjamin Luxon
Come, Vrenchen, Come! - Robert Tear
The Children Are Nearby - Benjamin Luxon
How Strange The Song Of The Wind - John Shirley-Quirk
Listen, My Children, You Need Have No Fear! - John Shirley-Quirk
(Sehr Langsam) We Two Will Be The Only Bidders For That Land - Benjamin Luxon
(Lento) - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Vrenchen!...Sali - Robert Tear
If Only We Two Always Stand Together - Robert Tear
Poco Meno - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
(Tranquillo) Sali!...Vrenchen! - Robert Tear
You Here? I'm Not Surprised - John Shirley-Quirk
O Sali, I'm Afraid! - Robert Tear
(Molto Lento) Shameless Hussy! - Robert Tear
(Lento Molto) - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Ah, The Darkness Has Come - Robert Tear
O Sali, I Should Have Died - Robert Tear
What Will You Do? Where Will You Go? - Robert Tear
The Dream Of Sali And Vrenchen - John Alldis Choir
(Lento) - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Ah, 'Twas All A Dream! - Stephen Varcoe

Tracks:

(Con Moto) - John Alldis Choir
Oh, Sali, Look At Those Lovely, Lovely Things! - Martyn Hill
Well, Well! What Do I See? - Martyn Hill
Come, My Vrenchen! - John Alldis Choir
The Walk To The Paradise Garden - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Dance And Song, All Day Long! - Ian Patridge
(Lento) - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
So I Must Tell You - John Shirley-Quirk
The Twilight Closes Round The Garden - John Shirley-Quirk
(Moderato) Vagabonds And Comrades! - John Shirley-Quirk
Come With Us...Live In Freedom! - John Shirley-Quirk
Halleo! Halleo! - Robert Tear
Passing Strangers, Drifting By - Robert Tear
See, The Silver Moonlight Kisses The Woods - Robert Tear
See, Our Marriage Bed Awaits Us! - John Shirley-Quirk
Illustrated Talk - Eric Fenby
Illustrated Talk - Eric Fenby
Illustrated Talk - Eric Fenby
Illustrated Talk - Eric Fenby
Illustrated Talk - Eric Fenby
Illustrated Talk - Eric Fenby
Illustrated Talk - Eric Fenby
Illustrated Talk - Eric Fenby
Illustrated Talk - Eric Fenby

Customer Reviews:

Beautiful version of Delius' masterpiece.......2007-06-16

I owned this recording on vinyl and am so glad to see it in CD format. The recording is simply beautiful. The soloists are top quality and the story is well told, with the Walk to the Paradise Garden being the epitome of romance and tragedy. This music needs to be heard, and no less a luminary than Sir Thomas Beecham believed in this composer. I'm not sure that I agree that Delius was totally unique, but he certainly does create his own sound-world and this recording is a wonderful way to enter that world. I highly recommend this recording to those who are just beginning to explore the music of Delius.

SUPERB DELIUS OPERA FINALLY ON CD.......2004-05-11

It was some sort of miracle that EMI finally reissued Meredith Davies' recording of Delius' Village Romeo and Juliet on CD. I always knew there was an audio potential in this recording not possible on analog LP (my well-worn Angel LPs, and a very long futile search for the British EMI pressings attest to that). This is simply one of my favorite opera recordings. I prefer it to the Mackerras/Argo digital version of a few years back (the recording that provided the soundtrack to Petr Weigl's film of the opera, now on DVD). Davies employs the revised Tom Hammond version of the sung text - more singable than the version used by Mackerras and printed in the Boosey & Hawkes vocal score. The CD also includes Eric Fenby's discussion on Delius' music (not included in the original Angel LPs). Only one drawback - the complete libretto is not included in the gatefold 2-CD set. I'm willing to overlook that in light of having this wonderful recording back in circulation.

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Delius: Orchestral Works

Manufacturer: Decca
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ASIN: B00000IX80
Release Date: 1999-05-11

Tracks:

Brigg Fair
In A Summer Garden
The Walk To The Paradise Garden - (A Village Romeo And Juliet)
North Country Sketches: I. Autumn
North Country Sketches: II. Winter Landscape
North Country Sketches: III. Dance
North Country Sketches: IV. The March Of Spring

Tracks:

Florida Suite: I. Daybreak
Florida Suite: II. By The River
Florida Suite: III. Sunset
Florida Suite: IV. At Night
Two Aquarelles (arr. Fenby): I. Lento, ma non troppo
Two Aquarelles (arr. Fenby): II. Gaily, But Not Quick
On Hearing The First Cuckoo In Spring
Summer Night On The River
Dance Rhapsody No.2
Dance Rhapsody No.1

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Magnificent performances of a singular composer.

Delius: Orchestral Works

Manufacturer: Teldec
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ASIN: B00005MO9Y
Release Date: 2002-02-19

Tracks:

Paris: The Song Of A Great City
In A Summer Garden
Brigg Fair: An English Rhapsody
The Walk To The Paradise Garden
Two Pieces For Small Orchestra: On Hearing From The First Cuckoo In Spring
Two Pieces For Small Orchestra: Summer Night On The River

Customer Reviews:

Magnificent performances of a singular composer........2004-05-04

Frederick Delius (1862-1934) is often called an "English impressionist," a term which implies that he can be lumped together with Debussy or Ravel. But just as Debussy isn't Ravel and Ravel isn't Debussy, Delius is an artist unlike any other.

He has never been a world-renowned figure, and his music doesn't have the power or universality of Beethoven or Mozart, but for those who love Delius, he is one of the sublime creators in the history of music. I, for one, love his music, and these exemplary performances of some of his best-known works present this singular creative mind at his very best.

Delius has some superficial similarities to Debussy and Ravel, but his highly personal harmonic thinking and his penchant for subtle but pronounced melodies make his music among the most accessible and rewarding of any in the classical repertory. The titles of his pieces, from "In a Summer Garden" to "On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring," demonstrate his preoccupation with beauty and the evocation of nature. His work is subdued, quietly passionate, and immediate in its rewards. In Delius, refinement rather than hysteria is the defining element.

Tracks:

Adagio - Angela Malmsbury
O Mio Babbino Caro - J. Michael Leonard
Piano Concerto No.2. 2nd Movement - Jorge Luis Prats
Gnossiennes No.1 - Pro Arte Guitar Trio
Touch Her Soft Lips And Part - Black Dyke Mills Band
Canon - Harold Britton
Barcarolle - Kenneth Smith
Rhapsody In Blue - Jack Gibbons
Adagio, Orchestral Version - London Symphony Orchestra
Hebrides Overture - London Symphony Orchestra
Zadok The Priest - Huddersfield Choral Society

Tracks:

Symphony No.40. 1st Movement - London Mozart Players
Gymnopedies, No.1 - Pro Arte Guitar Trio
Spring - Allegro - Moscow Virtuosi
Night On The Bare Mountain - Loris Tjeknavorian
Morning - John Lubbock
The Entertainer - Philip Dyson
The Sorcerer's Apprentice - Enrique Batiz
Aquarium - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Nocturne In E Flat - Peter Frankl
Capulets And Montagues - Loris Tjeknavorian
Pastoral Symphony, 5th Movement - Richard Hickox

Tracks:

Symphony No.9, 2nd Movement - London Philharmonic Orchestra
Dam Busters March - London Philharmonic Orchestra
O Sole Mio - Beniamino Gigli
Waltz Of The Flowers - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Moonlight Sonata, 1st Movement - John Lill
Jupiter - London Festival Orchestra
Dance Of The Swans - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Simple Symphony - Richard Hickox
Fur Elise - Alan Schiller
Air On A G String - John Lubbock
Flight Of The Bumblebee - Loris Tjeknavorian
Symphony No.1. 1st Movement - Halle Orchestra

Tracks:

Prelude A L'Apres Midi D'Un Faune - Enrique Batiz
Serenade For Strings In E Major - The Northern Sinfonia Of England
Concerto For Violin & Oboe, 2nd Movement - Chamber Orchestra Of Europe
Pavane Pour Une Infante Defunte - Mexico State Symphony Orchestra
Violin Concerto In G Minor, 3rd Movement - Xue-Wei
A Walk To Paradise Garden - The Philharmonia Orchestra
Spartacus Suite - The Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra
Fantasia On A Theme Of Thomas Tallis - Sir Neville Marriner
Summertime - Graham Johnson

Average customer rating:

Amazing sound quality and excellent performances

A Celebration [includes bonus DVD]

Manufacturer: Philips
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Fantasies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music
ASIN: B0001ZWGHE
Release Date: 2004-07-13

Customer Reviews:

Amazing sound quality and excellent performances.......2006-02-05

I haven't listened to the three audio cds all the way through, but I did listen to most of the Eine Kline Nachtmusik. I have the Phillips Duo version which I don't think is included here (It seems like they're a couple years apart), though the Phillips Duo got the coveted rosette from the Penguin Guide To Classical Music, this version on this 3CD Set, is played a little better, and it makes the Duo version sound like it's played in a wet paper sack. The sound is so darn crisp and brilliant that's it's just simply breathtaking. Get this "A Celebration" disc as fast as you can, and you'll thank me! I promise! I kind of listened to a little bit of everything, just to see if the sound quality was as good as the Mozart Serenade, and the sound quality was superb on all the pieces. There's also a bonus DVD which is very enjoyable of the Tchaikovsky Serenade and I'm forgetting the other piece, so in all your getting 4 discs. It sells here on Amazon, but I didn't check the prices it's going for, but I'll check and give you the lowest price. I just checked the used prices, and someone is selling their's for $8.00 like new, so that sounds like the bargain of bargains to me. Enjoy!!!

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