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Average customer rating: Two-and-a-half hours of bliss not what i expected excellent guitar performances Essential Guitar... Lives up to its Name!

Essential Guitar: 33 Guitar Masterpieces Manufacturer: Decca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music The Decca Records Store | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: 300 Years of Guitar Masterpieces Spanish Guitar Music Classic Williams: Romance of the Guitar Art of Segovia Baroque Guitar ASIN: B000069KIT Release Date: 2002-08-13

Customer Reviews:

Two-and-a-half hours of bliss.......2007-04-04

This may be the best money I've ever spent. I got 2-1/2 hours of bliss for less than what I'd usually pay for one CD -- and you know how it is with music. You buy an album because of a song or two that you love, and you find that you like maybe half the songs on it. There's not a single selection in this one that I would've left out. It includes Joaquin Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez, performed by Pepe Romero on the guitar with the Acadamy of St. Martin in the Fields. I needed to replace my old LP recording of that. But I also get 30 other classical compositions and traditional Spanish pieces, each special in its own way.

Have you ever heard music that you wanted to last forever, maybe even to dive inside and live there for a while, immersing yourself in sound? That's how I feel about this collection. The only problem I have with it is that I bought it thinking it might be nice to listen to while I write. Not so. It's terrible for that. I'll sit with my hands poised above the laptop keyboard, assuring myself I'll get some work done while I listen. The music takes hold and carries me away.

I'm not expert at describing this or any type of music. I just know what I love. You might too, if you enjoy classical or Spanish guitar -- unless you have absurd expectations about combining listening with work.

not what i expected.......2007-03-26

This CD for me was a waste of money. Its just not what i thought it would be. Others may enjoy it but for me..it wasnt what i was hoping to hear.

excellent guitar performances.......2006-07-27

Outstanding guitar performances. I gave it only 4 stars because I do not personally like some of the compositions.

Essential Guitar..........2005-07-26

Up until this collection, I'd never heard the "Cavatina" played in the Deer Hunter movie. After hearing it, I could play it all day and not tire of it! It moves me that much, considering that it's almost "not" a classical guitar selection. The rest of the music is first rate! Excellent playing, but the "Cavatina..."
Buy it and enjoy!!!!

Lives up to its Name!.......2005-06-10

If you only bought this double CD set, you'd have a good starter collection of classical guitar music. It includes most of the standards, as well as rarer pieces. In addition to the many solo pieces, there are several excerpts from orchestral works, with Rodrigo's indispensible Adagio from "Concierto de Aranjuez" topping the list. There are also several flamenco numbers included, complete with heel taps and castanets.

The recording quality is uniformly good, even on the tracks by Segovia. I don't know if they were remastered or recorded late in his career, but they're free of the surface noise present in so many of his recordings. The set clocks in at a generous 2 1/2 hours - one of the greatest deals in instrumental music; this is not a "bargain" quality set. Listen to the samples online - great stuff.

My only mild criticism is in the marketing. The advertising features John Williams and Julian Bream. Each contributes exactly one track. I would have enjoyed more pieces by them for stylistic comparison. But the less well-known (at least to guitar music neophytes like me) artists are every bit as good, and I intend to obtain more of their work.

Average customer rating: masters of classical music A good basic collection An excellent introduction to classical music Very Beautiful!!!!!1 Still Stuck on Beethoven

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Tracks:

1. Eine kleine Nachtmusik: Allegro - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
2. Piano Concerto In A Major, K 488: Adagio - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
3. Flute Concerto In D Major, K 314: Allegro - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
4. Symphony No. 40 in G minor: Molto allegro - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
5. Clarinet Concerto KV 622: Adagio - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
6. Serenade, K 375: Menuetto - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
7. Turkish March - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
8. Violin Concerto, K 216: Allegro - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
9. Divertimento, K 334: Menuetto - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
10. Horn Concerto, K 447: Allegro - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
11. Cassation, K 99: Allegro - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

Tracks:

1. Overture No. 4 In Major: Rejouissance - J.S.Bach
2. Overture No. 3 In D Major: Air - J.S.Bach
3. Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 In F Major: I. Allegro - J.S.Bach
4. Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring - J.S.Bach
5. Overture No. 2 In B Minor: Menuet & Badinerie - J.S.Bach
6. Prelude In C Major - J.S.Bach
7. Toccata And Fugue In D Minor - J.S.Bach
8. Prelude In C Minor - J.S.Bach
9. Overture No. 1 In C Major: Passepied - J.S.Bach
10. Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 In F Major: II. Adagio - J.S.Bach
11. Kommst du nun, Jesu vom Himmel herunter, Chorale - J.S.Bach
12. Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 In G Major: II. Allegro - J.S.Bach
13. Violin Concerto In E Major: I. Adagio - J.S.Bach
14. St. Matthew Passion: Finale Chorus: 'Wir setzen uns mit Tranen nieder' - J.S.Bach

Tracks:

1. Symphony No. 5: Allegro con brio - Ludwig Van Beethoven
2. Fur Elise - Ludwig Van Beethoven
3. Violin Romance No. 2 - Ludwig Van Beethoven
4. 'Moonlight' Sonata: Adagio sostenuto - Ludwig Van Beethoven
5. Minuet - Ludwig Van Beethoven
6. Symphony No. 8 In F Major: Allegretto scherzando - Ludwig Van Beethoven
7. Coriolan: Overture - Ludwig Van Beethoven
8. Piano Concerto No. 2: Adagio - Ludwig Van Beethoven
9. Symphony No. 5 In C Minor: Allegro - Ludwig Van Beethoven
10. Egmont: Overture - Ludwig Van Beethoven

Tracks:

1. Die Fledermaus: Die Fledermaus (Excerpts) - Johann Strauss
2. Wine, Woman And Song - Johann Strauss
3. Tritsch Tratsch Polka - Johann Strauss
4. The Blue Danube - Johann Strauss
5. The Gypsy Baron: Introduction - Johann Strauss
6. Annen Polka - Johann Strauss
7. Vienna Blood - Johann Strauss
8. The Gypsy Baron: Einzugsmarsch - Johann Strauss

Tracks:

1. Tannhauser: Overture - MASTERS OF CLASSICAL MUSIC
2. Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg: Dance Of The Prentices - MASTERS OF CLASSICAL MUSIC
3. Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg: Prelude Act 3 - MASTERS OF CLASSICAL MUSIC
4. Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg: Aufzug der Meistersinger - MASTERS OF CLASSICAL MUSIC
5. Der fliegende Hollander: Overture - MASTERS OF CLASSICAL MUSIC
6. Lohengrin: Prelude - MASTERS OF CLASSICAL MUSIC
7. Tristan und Isolde: Prelude And Liebestod - MASTERS OF CLASSICAL MUSIC
8. Tannhauser: Arrival Of The Guests At Wartburg - MASTERS OF CLASSICAL MUSIC

Tracks:

1. Piano Concerto No. 1: Allegro non troppo - Peter Tchaikovsky
2. String Serenade: Waltz - Peter Tchaikovsky
3. Violin Concerto: Andante - Peter Tchaikovsky
4. The Sleeping Beauty: Introduction - Peter Tchaikovsky
5. The Sleeping Beauty: Pas d'action - Adagio - Peter Tchaikovsky
6. The Sleeping Beauty: Waltz - Peter Tchaikovsky
7. Capriccio italien Op. 45 - Peter Tchaikovsky
8. Swan Lake: Ballet Suite: Scene No. 10 - Peter Tchaikovsky
9. Swan Lake: Ballet Suite: Waltz - Peter Tchaikovsky
10. Eugene Onegin: Polonaise - Peter Tchaikovsky

Tracks:

1. The 4 Seasons: Concerto No. 1 In E Major: Spring - VIVALDI, Antonio
2. Siciliano - VIVALDI, Antonio
3. Concerto In D Minor:: (Allegro Assai) Cologne Concerto - VIVALDI, Antonio
4. The 4 Seasons: Concerto No. 2 In G Minor: Summer - VIVALDI, Antonio
5. Oboe Sonata In B Flat Major, RV 34: Adagio - Allegro - Largo - Allegro - VIVALDI, Antonio
6. The 4 Seasons: Concerto No. 3 In F Major: Autumn - VIVALDI, Antonio
7. Oboe Concerto: Allegro non tasto - Largo - Allegro non molto - VIVALDI, Antonio
8. Concerto In D Minor: (Largo e spiccato) Cologne Concerto - VIVALDI, Antonio
9. The 4 Seasons: Concerto No. 4 In F Minor: Winter - VIVALDI, Antonio

Tracks:

1. Scherzo No 1 In B Minor, Op. 20 - Frederic Chopin_
2. Three Nocturnes, Op. 9: No 3 In B Major - Frederic Chopin_
3. Twelve Etudes, Op. 10: No 5 In G Flat Major - Frederic Chopin_
4. Twelve Etudes, Op. 25: No 10 In B Minor - Frederic Chopin_
5. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 13 In F Sharp Major - Frederic Chopin_
6. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 14 In E Flat Minor - Frederic Chopin_
7. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 15 In D Flat Major 'Raindrops' - Frederic Chopin_
8. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 16 In B Flat Minor - Frederic Chopin_
9. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 17 In A Flat Major - Frederic Chopin_
10. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 18 In F Minor - Frederic Chopin_
11. Scherzo No. 2 In B Flat Minor, Op. 31 - Frederic Chopin_
12. Waltz In E Flat Major, Op. 18 - Frederic Chopin_
13. Nocturne In C Sharp Minor, Op. Posth. - Frederic Chopin_
14. Four Mazurkas, Op. 24: No. 3 In A Flat Major - Frederic Chopin_
15. Four Mazurkas, Op. 24: No. 4 In B Flat Minor - Frederic Chopin_

Tracks:

1. Ave Maria - Franz Schubert
2. Impromptu In E Flat Major - Franz Schubert
3. Standchen - Franz Schubert
4. Trout Quintet: Tema con variazioni - Franz Schubert
5. 'Rosamunde': Entr'acte No. 1 - Franz Schubert
6. Moment Musical In A Flat Major - Franz Schubert
7. 'Rosamunde': Entr'acte No. 2 - Franz Schubert
8. Moment Musical No. 3 In F Minor - Franz Schubert
9. 'Rosamunde': Ballet Music No.2 - Franz Schubert
10. Symphony No. 8 In B Minor 'Unfinished': Allegro moderato - Franz Schubert

Tracks:

1. Nabucco: Overture - Verdi, Giuseppe
2. Nabucco: Va pensiero, sull'ali dorate - Verdi, Giuseppe
3. Aida: Prelude - Verdi, Giuseppe
4. II Trovatore: Verdi! le fosche notturne (Gypsies' Chorus) - Verdi, Giuseppe
5. II Trovatore: Or co' daddi, ma fra poco (Soldiers' Chorus) - Verdi, Giuseppe
6. Aroldo: Overture - Verdi, Giuseppe
7. La Traviata: Prelude - Verdi, Giuseppe
8. La Traviata: Noi siamo zingarelle - Verdi, Giuseppe
9. La Traviata:: Libiamo ne' lieti calici - Verdi, Giuseppe
10. La Traviata: Di Madride noi siam mattadori - Verdi, Giuseppe
11. La forza del destino: Overture - Verdi, Giuseppe

Customer Reviews:

masters of classical music.......2007-03-26

A nice collection for the classical listener. Great variety of composers and the music quality of the cds are very good.

A good basic collection.......2006-11-10

With selections from numerous composers, it is an easy way to familiarize oneself with some of the most popular classical works and excerpts. A pleasant listen for the initiated too.

An excellent introduction to classical music.......2006-10-18

This is an excellent introduction to classical music. Well performed and presented.

Very Beautiful!!!!!1.......2006-10-05

If you are a fan of classical music then you better get this set. Not only is it very cheap, 10 Discs for about 2$ per disk. Now where are you gonna find a deal like this. I actually found mine chaper, $20.00 even and the music is outstanding. If you had a very bad day and very stressed out, just put in one of these cds, lay down, dim down the lights and just relax. It really helped me out.

Still Stuck on Beethoven.......2006-08-22

I just recently started listening to classical music so I'm certainly not one to compare or critique the quality of this set. However, I do have a few comments...

My interest started in this genre of music because I'm researching my ancestry in Prussia and this is the music of those times. Never mind my ancestors were poor peasants who probably never got the chance to hear such wonderful music... when listening to these CDs, I'm taken back in time... to a royal court in Europe... to another place in time. The music is inspiring, relaxing, invigorating.

I have yet to listen to all the CD's in the set. I'm stuck on Beethoven! Wasn't he AWESOME!?!

I think this set is a wonderful introduction to classical music!!!!!

Average customer rating: Great Addition to My Collection

Music for the Spanish Kings Manufacturer: EMI Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Baroque Dance Suites | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music | Allemandes | Courantes | Gigue | Sarabande Gombert, Nicolas | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Organ | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Chansons | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Hymns | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Partsongs | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Similar Items: Secular Music from Christian and Jewish Spain Isabel I: Reina de Castilla Spanish Music of Travel and Discovery/ The Waverly Consort Armada: Music from the Courts of England and Spain Villancicos y Danzas Criollas ASIN: B000059LOK Release Date: 2001-06-05

Tracks:

1. Zappay
2. Viva, Viva Rey Ferrando
3. De Tous Biens Plaine
4. Donde Estas Que Non Te Veo
5. Figlie Guilielmin
6. Amor, Che T'o Fat Hio
7. Puis Fortuna
8. Qu'es Mi Vida Preguntays
9. Collinetto
10. Dindirindin
11. O Dio Se Vede Chiaro
12. Il Re Di Spagna
13. Dezilde Al Caballero
14. Diferencias Sobre El Canto Del Caballero
15. Cingari Siamo Venit'a Giocare
16. Fantasia I - Fantasia II 'Salve Regina'
17. Ay Luna Que Reluzes
18. Gallarda Napolitana
19. Vecchie Letrose

Tracks:

1. Himno XIX Pange Lingua IV
2. Pour Un Plaisir
3. Diferencias Sobre 'La Dama Le Demanda'
4. Tiento II. Cuarto Tono
5. Pavana Con Su Glosa
6. Fabordones Del Sexto Tono
7. Tiento VIII
8. Quien Llamo Al Partir, Partir?
9. Tres Sobre La Alta
10. Un Gay Bergier
11. Diferencias Sobre 'Las Vacas'
12. Tiento IX. Quinto Tono
13. Para Quien Crie Cabellos
14. Tiento XIII. Fuga A Cuatro
15. Tiento VII. Cuarto Tono
16. Diferencias Sobre La Pavana Italiana
17. Je Fille Quant Dieu Me Donne De Quoy
18. Tiento III. Primer Tono

Customer Reviews:

Great Addition to My Collection.......2006-10-29

Jordie Savall and Hesprion XX do it again. I've yet to hear a CD of his that I didn't love. Most of my collection of 15th-17th Century music is English, French, German, and Italian, and I am happy to see the Spanish masters taking their place alongside them.

Average customer rating:

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Tracks:

1. The Four Seasons: Concerto No. 1 In E Major 'Spring,' I. Allegro
2. Overture No. 3 BWV 1068: Air
3. Water Music: Alla Hornpipe
4. Orpheus and Eurrdice: Dance Of The Blessed Spirits
5. Piano Sonata In A Major K. 331: Alla turca
6. Symphonie No. 3: Allegretto
7. String Serenade: Waltz
8. Foreign Countries And People op. 15 No. 1
9. Flute Concerto No. 1 In G Major, K. 313: Rondo. Tempo di Minuett
10. Piano Concerto No. 2 In F Minor Op. 21: Larghetto
11. Quintet In A Major 'Trout': Theme & Variations
12. Waltz In A Flat Major
13. Impromptu In G Flat Major D 899,3
14. Sinfonia concertante In E Flat Major K 364: Presto

Tracks:

1. Voices Of Spring Waltz Op. 410
2. Serenade Op. 3 No. 5
3. Songs Without Words In E Major Op. 19,1
4. Horn Concerto No. 3 In E Flat Major K. 447: Allegro
5. Fausts Verdammnis: Dances Of The Sylphes
6. Flute Concerto In G minor
7. Salomon: Arrival Of The Queen Of Sheba
8. Piano Concerto No. 23 In A Major K 488: Andante
9. Holberg Suite Op. 40: Prelude
10. Carmen: Intermezzo
11. String Serenade op. 22: Tempo di valse
12. Impromptu In B Flat Major D 935 No. 3
13. I Love You Op. 5 No. 3
14. Roses From The South, Waltz Op. 388

Tracks:

1. Peer Gynt: Morning
2. The Tales Of Hoffmann: Barcarole
3. Melody In F, Op. 3 Nr. 1
4. The Nutcracker: Waltz Of The Flowers
5. Standchen
6. Etude In G Sharp Minor 'La Campanella'
7. Peer Gynt: Anitras Dance
8. Moment Musical D 780 No. 3
9. Canon In D
10. Overture No. 2: Menuet & Badinerie
11. Piano Concerto No. 21 In C Major: Andante
12. Carmen: Seguedille
13. 'Songs without Words': The Venetian Gondola
14. Eugen Onegin: Waltz
15. Romance For Violin And Orchestra In G major Op. 26

Tracks:

1. Die Fledermaus: Overture
2. Peer Gynt: Solveig's Song
3. Waltz No. 1 Op. 18 In E flat major 'Grande Valse brillante'
4. Lullaby
5. L'Arlesienne: Intermezzo
6. The Seasons Op. 37b: Barcarole
7. A Midsummer Night's Dream: Fairies' March
8. Clarinet Concerto In A Major K 622: Adagio
9. The Sleeping Beauty: Waltz
10. La Traviata: Prelude
11. Carmen, Suite No. 2: Chanson du Toreador
12. Happy Farmer
13. Menuet
14. On The Beautiful Blue Danube, Waltz Op. 314

Tracks:

1. A Little Night Music K 525: Allegro
2. Sonata No. 2 In E Major BWV 1031: Siciliano
3. Op. 11 No. 5: Menuet
4. Songs Without Words: Duetto
5. The Nutcracker: Dance of the Toy Flutes
6. Fruhlingslied (Spring Song)
7. Waldszenen: Abschied
8. Mandolin Concerto: Allegro
9. Music For The Royal Fireworks: La paix: Largo alla Siciliana
10. Brandenburg Concerto No. 3: Allegro
11. Waltz In B Minor Op. 69 No. 2
12. Romance Op. 5
13. Impromptu In A Flat Major D 935 Nr. 2
14. Tales from the Vienna Woods, Waltz Op. 325

Tracks:

1. Ave Maria
2. Humoresque Op. 101
3. Sleeping Beautiful: Panorama
4. Impromptu In E Flat Major, D899 No. 2
5. Melancholy
6. Waltz Op. 54,1
7. Nocturne In B Major Op. 9 No. 3
8. Caro mio ben
9. PARTITA IN D FLAT MAJOR: Pastorale
10. An den Fruhling
11. The Sleeping Beauty: Pas de quatre, Adagio
12. Rosamunde - Ballet In G Major
13. Piano Concerto No. 3 In C Minor Op. 37: Largo
14. Emperor Waltz, op. 437

Tracks:

1. Harp Concerto In B Flat Major: Andante allegro
2. Oboe Concerto In D Minor: Adagio
3. Flute Concerto In F Major, Op. 10 'La Tempesta di Mare': Presto
4. Piano Sonata No. 8 In C Minor Op. 13 'Pathetique': Adagio cantabile
5. Horn Concerto In E Flat Major K 495: Rondo. Allegro vivace
6. Poeme Op. 41 No. 6
7. Wilhelm Tell: Soldier's Dance
8. Liebestraum No. 3 In A flat Major
9. Violin Romance No. 2
10. Flute Concerto In E Minor: Rondo
11. Intermezzo In E Flat Major Op. 117,1
12. Carmen: Habenera
13. Symphony No. 3 'Scottish': Vivace non troppo
14. Vienna Bonbons: Waltz Op. 307

Tracks:

1. Symphony No. 40 In G Minor K. 550: Molto Allegro
2. Preghiera - Mozarianna Suite: Ave Verum
3. Arietta Op. 12,1
4. Concerto BWV 1056: Arioso
5. The Four Seasons: Concerto Nr. 3 Autumn: Allegro
6. Des Abends (Evening)
7. Holberg Suite Op. 40: Gavotte
8. Melancholy Galliard
9. Flute Concerto No. 2 In D Major K. 314: Rondo. Allegretto
10. Spinning Song
11. Orchestral Suite No. 3: Valse Melancolique
12. Flute Quartet K. 285a: Tempo di Minuetto
13. Moment Musical In A Flat Major, D 780 No. 2
14. Piano Concerto No. 9 In E Flat Major K 271 'Jeunehomme': Rondo - Presto

Tracks:

1. String Serenade: Moderato
2. Traumerei Op. 15
3. Ave Maria
4. Cello Concerto No. 2 In D Major: Allegro
5. Minuet In D Minor
6. Suite No. 1: Marche Miniature
7. A Midsummer Night's Dream: Notturno
8. Mazurka In D Major Op. 33 No. 2
9. Divertimento K 251: Andantino
10. On Wings Of A Song
11. Carmen: Nocturne
12. Melody
13. Sonata In C Major BWV 1033: Allegro
14. Symphony No. 1 In G Minor 'Winter Dreams': Adagio cantabile
15. Sound Of The Spheres, Waltz Op. 235

Tracks:

1. The Marriage Of Figaro: Overture
2. Sonata In C sharp Minor Op. 27,2 'Moonlight Sonata': Adagio sostenuto
3. German Dance No. 1
4. Nocturne In C Sharp Minor Op.posth.
5. Haffner Serenade: Minuet
6. Septet In E Flat Major Op. 20: Tempo di Minuetto
7. Symphony No. 4 Italian: Andante con moto
8. Prelude In D Flat Major Op. 28, No. 15 'Rain Drops'
9. '3 Small Pieces': Impromptu
10. 'The Nutcracker': March
11. Romance In E Flat Major Op. 44
12. Piano Sonata No. 16 In C Major 'Sonata facile': Allegro
13. 'The Nutcracker': Scene No. 10
14. Enjoy Your Life Waltz, Op. 340

Average customer rating: Sweet Lilting Flute Music to Unwind With

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Tracks:

1. Flute Concerto No. 1 in G, K.313 - II Adagio - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
2. Concerto in G, Op. 10 No. 4 - II Largo - Antonio Vivaldi
3. Gymnope No. 1 - Erik Satie
4. Sonata in C (after Hob.III.72) - Andantino - Franz Joseph Haydn
5. Sicilienne, Op. 78 - Gabriel Faur
6. Flute Quartet No. 2 in G, K. 285a - I Andante - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
7. Concerto in F, Op. 10 No. 5 - II Largo e cantabile - Antonio Vivaldi
8. Romance - Arthur Honegger
9. Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B Minor, BWV 1067 - III Sarabande - Johann Sebastian Bach
10. Beau Soir - Claude Debussy
11. Sonata for Two Flutes in B Minor, Op. 2 No. 4 - I Largo - Georg Philipp Telemann
12. Sonata for Two Flutes in B Minor, Op. 2 No. 4 - II Grazioso - Georg Philipp Telemann
13. Flute Concerto No. 2 in D, K.314 - II Andante ma non troppo - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
14. Sonata for Flute & Continuo in E Minor, BWV 1034 - III Andante - Johann Sebastian Bach
15. Gymnope No. 2 - Erik Satie

Tracks:

1. Concerto in D, Op. 10 No. 3 Il Cardellino - II Cantabile - Antonio Vivaldi
2. Concerto for Flute & Orchestra in D - II Adagio - attr. Franz Joseph Haydn
3. Flute Quartet No. 3 in C, K. 285b - II Andantino con variazioni: Variation 5 - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
4. Concerto in G for Flute & Strings - II Adagio - Georg Philipp Telemann
5. Arabesque No. 1 in E - Claude Debussy
6. Concerto Secondo in D (Paris Quartets) - II Affettuoso - Georg Philipp Telemann
7. Berceuse (from Dolly Suite) - Gabriel Faur
8. Mtation (from Tha) - Jules Massenet
9. Concerto in D, RV 429 - II Largo - Antonio Vivaldi
10. En bateau (from Petite Suite) - Claude Debussy
11. Andante in C, K.315 - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
12. Partita in A Minor for Solo Flute, BWV 1013 - III Sarabande - Johann Sebastian Bach
13. Morceau de concours - Gabriel Faur
14. Concerto for Flute & Harp in C, K.299 - II Andantino - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
15. Aria - Jacques Ibert
16. Paris Quartet No. 4 in B Minor - V Triste - Georg Philipp Telemann
17. Syrinx for Solo Flute - Claude Debussy

Customer Reviews:

Sweet Lilting Flute Music to Unwind With.......2006-01-10

Crisp and clean and seductively laid back is this nice collection of 31 pieces from the composer likes of Haydn, Mozart, Bach, Debussy, Telemann, et al, performed by the greatest flutists in the world such as Bennett, Galway, and Rampal.

Especially enjoying the Concerto in G by Vivaldi with harpsichord.

Average customer rating: It's a gem! Review: Isabel I: Reina de Castilla Not always historically accurate, but fabulous performances

Isabel I: Reina de Castilla Hesperion XXI , Daniele Carnovich , Canciero de Montecassino Anonymous , El Cancionero de Colombina Anonymous , Johannes Cornago , Guillaume Dufay , Juan del Encina , Pedro de Escobar , Luys de Narvaez , Pedro de Tordesillas , Francisco de la Torre , Arabic-Andalusian Traditional , Sephardic Traditional , Turkish Traditional , Carlos Verardi , Jordi Savall , Carlos Mena , Andrew Lawrence-King , Begona Olavide , Luca Guglielmi , Pedro Estevan , Arianna Savall , Montserrat Figueras , and Miguel Bernal Manufacturer: Alia Vox Spain ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Dufay | Dufay, Guillaume | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Rondos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Requiems General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Partsongs | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Carlos V Villancicos y Danzas Criollas Music for the Spanish Kings Miguel de Cervantes, Don Quijote de la Mancha: Romances y Músicas [Hybrid SACD] Altre Follie, 1500-1750 ASIN: B0006SSNO6 Release Date: 2004-12-14

Tracks:

1. Exultat Caelum Laudibus (Vesper's Hymn) - La Capella Reial De Catalunya
2. Marcha Turca - Various Artists
3. Toccata (CMC 68) - Various Artists
4. Dinos, Madre Del Donsel (Villancico) (CMC 90) - Various Artists
5. Je Ne Vis Oncques (CMM 46) - Andrew Lawrence-King
6. La Spagna: Danza Alta (Instrumental) (CMP 321) - Hesperion XXI
7. Muy Crueles Bozes Dan (Villancico) (CMC 6) - La Capella Reial De Catalunya
8. Pavana (Pues Que Jamas Olvidaros) (CMP 30) - Various Artists
9. Patres Nostri Peccaverunt (Hymn) (CMM 2) - La Capella Reial De Catalunya
10. Viva El Gran Re Don Fernando (Instrumental) - Various Artists
11. El Que Rige Y El Regido (Villancico) (CMP 275) - La Capella Reial De Catalunya
12. Paseabase El Rey Moro (Romance) - Various Artists
13. Levanta Pascual (Villancico) (CMP 184) - La Capella Reial De Catalunya
14. Lavava Y Suspirava (Romance) - Montserrat Figueras
15. Mappamundi - Various Artists
16. Franceses, Por Que Rrazon? (Villancico) (CMP 424) - La Capella Reial De Catalunya
17. Sanctus (CMC 47) - Various Artists
18. Triste Espana Sin Ventura (Romance) (CMP 83) - La Capella Reial De Catalunya
19. Cancion En Ritmo Quddan De La Nuba Gribt Al Hussein De Marruecos - B. Olavide
20. Requiem Aeternam (Gradual) - La Capella Reial De Catalunya

Customer Reviews:

It's a gem!.......2006-11-21

Interesting mix of styles at work here. Paseabase El Rey Moro is particularly pleasing. Montserrat lends true feeling to this piece as she sings the part of the Moorish king. Her recitation of the old man's 'Dutch uncling' is unexpected and equally passionate. All this is punctuated by a musical style that never loses its Moorish influence but changes, oh so subtly, into a more 'European' mode. In direct contrast, Begona's performance of Canció en ritmo Quddan de la Nuba Gribt: Al Hussein de Marruecos is equally compelling. The voices are married perfectly to the styles of the music. In short, if you like Iberian music of this period (circa 1492), get the album. You will not be disappointed.

Review: Isabel I: Reina de Castilla.......2005-07-27

This is a meticulously designed and recorded compilation that provides a delightful introduction to music of the late 15th and early 16th centuries . The CD includes both instrumental and vocal compositions that are performed with considerable expertise and verve. The package contains an illustrated booklet that includes an essay on the history of the period and full lyrics but, alas, is rather weak on details regarding the music other than to place it in historical context.

Not always historically accurate, but fabulous performances.......2005-05-23

This recording presents a selection of music from the time of Isabella of Castile (1451-1504), organised to present a hypothetical illustration in sound of the main events of her reign. Connoisseurs will be familiar with a number of these pieces, many from previous Savall recordings (Palacio, Encina, Colombina discs). Alongside the Spanish works (villancicos, romances, sacred music) are examples of Turkish and Sephardic music, and also a Dufay chanson.

As on many other recordings by this ensemble, historical accuracy is secondary to an overall aesthetic result, and it is perhaps not difficult to understand why Savall's approach has ruffled certain musicologists. Where most of the works recorded here would have probably been performed by a small group of musicians (often a cappella), in these performances there is a wide range of instruments used in addition to the voices (including shawm, cornett and sackbuts). Four tracks have 'composed' introductions [tracks 1, 4, 10, 13], whilst Narvaez's romance [track 12] is transformed from a standard example of the genre into a hybridised Hispanic-Moorish lament.

On the other hand, it is equally apparent why this group have been greeted with such unanimous international acclaim. There is, after all, a significant difference between a sound recording and a musicological article - something which is not always as obvious as it should be in some of the more "correct" renditions of this repertory. Furthermore, there are a number of tracks which are definitely plausible [tracks 5, 8, 17, 20], as well as some which frankly do not stretch extant evidence - direct and indirect - too much [tracks 4, 15, 18; a thorough and satisfactory investigation of the political villancicos and romances - tracks 7, 10, 13, 16, 18 - has yet to be undertaken...why and in what contexts would such works be performed only by small forces, given their obvious exaggerated political overtones? Would Ferdinand and Isabella really have heard, for example, Encina's lament to their dead son [18] performed by no more than four singers in the elite isolation of their private chambers...?]

But what undoubtedly sets this recording apart from so many others of this repertory is the phenomenally high standard of these performances - unsurprisingly given the personnel line-up [Begona Olavide, Montserrat Figueras, Carlos Mena, Jean-Pierre Canihac, Markus Tapio, Andrew Lawrence-King...etc]. Given that so many tracks could be singled out to support this observation - not to mention the musicians themselves - it perhaps only remains to be said that this is without doubt one of the most incredible recordings of Cancionero songs available.

Average customer rating: Super-Budget Way to Gain Some Understanding of Romantic Era

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Tracks:

1. Movement 1: Allegro Con Brio - Bela Drahos
2. Movement 4: Marche Au Supplice (March To The Scaffold) - San Diego Symphony Orchestra
3. Movement 1: Allegor Maestoso - Tempo Giusto - Joseph Banowetz
4. Polonaise In D Minor, Op.71 No.1 - Idil Biret
5. Gretchen At The Spinning Wheel - Lynda Russell
6. The Hebrides - Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
7. Movement 4: Allegro, Ma Non Troppo - Jeno Jando
8. Intermezzo In A Major, Op.118 No.2 - Idil Biret
9. Nacqui All'affanno E Al Pianto - Hungarian State Opera Chorus
10. Spargi D'amaro Pianto - Luba Orgonasova
11. E Lui... Dio Che Nell'alma Infondere - Giacomo Aragall

Tracks:

1. Prelude And Liebstod - Johannes Wildner
2. Kamarinskaya - Anthony Bramall
3. Movement 1: Allegro - Stephen Gunzenhauser
4. Movement 2: Allegro Con Grazia - Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
5. Vltava - Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
6. Slavonic Dance In C Major, Op.46 No.1 - Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
7. Romance In B Flat For Violin And Piano - Pascal Devoyon
8. In The Hall Of The Mountain King - Jerzy Maksymiuk
9. Solemn And Measured, Without Dragging - Michael Halasz
10. Prelude In C Sharp Minor, Op.3 No.2 - Idil Biret
11. Variation 9: Nimrod - Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Customer Reviews:

Super-Budget Way to Gain Some Understanding of Romantic Era.......2005-03-05

This 2CD set from Naxos at super-budget price is a wonderful way for teens or adults to acquaint themselves with the Romantic Era of classical music. It contains complete movements from works ranging from Beethoven (the 'Eroica' Symphony that started the Romantic era) to Elgar (the Nimrod variation from the 'Enigma Variations'). And pegged to those selections is an extensive and clearly-written 100-page essay by David McCleery that gives all kinds of background information as well as blow-by-blow descriptions of the pieces being played [e.g., in Schubert's song, 'Gretchen at the Spinning Wheel', "when she imagines kissing him the piano stops its repetitive spinning motif, indicating that she is so overcome by the thought that she has stopped working."]. Accompanying the text are pictures of the composers as well a quotation from most of them, from the sober [Mahler: 'To write a symphony is, for me, to construct the world.'] to the humorous [Grieg: 'I am sure my music has the taste of codfish in it.']. Also, there are reproductions of historical documents that illustrate the social currents of each period of time, from the Declaration of Independence, illustrating the spread of the idea of democracy, to a letter from Dvorák to his music publisher taking him to task for his anti-Czech sentiments.

Composers represented by their music are Beethoven, Berlioz, Liszt, Chopin, Schubert, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Brahms, Rossini, Donizetti, Verdi, Wagner, Glinka, Borodin, Tchaikovsky, Smetana, Dvorák, Fauré, Grieg, Mahler, Rachmaninov and Elgar. Among the musical selections are all sorts of music, from the Beethoven symphony movement, chamber music of Schumann, a song by Schubert, an operatic duet (from 'Don Carlo') by Verdi, Fauré's Romance for Violin and Piano, the first movement of Mahler's First Symphony, a Chopin polonaise, and a Liszt piano concerto. The recordings of all these works are excerpted from Naxos's huge library of releases of classical music, and the performances are universally quite acceptable and in good stereo sound.

Provided as a kind of background for the newcomer to classical music is a Timeline of the Romantic Era (music, history, art, literature) so they can place various composers and their works in a cultural context. There are extensive suggestions for further listening, a listing of Romantic era composers including many more than those whose works are included here, and a helpful glossary of musical terms written in everyday language.

This is a very thoughtfully done short-course in the Romantic era that will not only answer questions of casual classical music listeners but also stimulate interest in further exploration. I recommend it highly.

2 CDs TT=2hrs30mins and 161 page booklet in a slipcase

Scott Morrison

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1. Adagio Notturno- Op. Posth. 148 D. 897: Only Time Will Tell
2. Norma: Qual Cor Tradisti
3. Danse Espagnole, No.5- Andalouse: La Andaluza
4. Adagio Per Archi Ed Organo: Adagio
5. Maitre Pathelin: Romance
6. Suite No.11- Sarabande: Gloria Eterna
7. Aranjuez: En Aranjuez Con Mi Amor
8. Le nozze di Figaro: Voi Che Sapete
9. Carmen: Habanera
10. Nabucco: Song for Liberty
11. Elixir Of Love: Una Furtiva Lagrima
12. Moise En Egypte: Mon Dieu
13. Serenade_: Serenade
14. La Celestine: Plaisir d'Amour
15. Norma: Casta Diva
16. Winterreise: Der Lindenbaum
17. Recuerdos De La Alhambra
18. Ave Maria, Op. 52, No.6- 1825: Ave Maria

Customer Reviews:

Surprised.......2004-05-04

I am an opera fan and normally detest the sound of non-opera singers trying out their pipes on Mozart, Verdi, Rossini, Puccini, etc. I bought this disc years ago and it's been collecting dust. But since breaking it out, I can't stop listening. Nana's voice doesn't have the classical quality that I am used to from the likes of Kiri Te Kanawa and Mirella Freni, but she makes up for it with her unique style, although she gets a tad shrill on a couple of the songs. But considering she was about 55 when this was recorded it's amazing she still had such range and quality. The arrangements, orchestrations and chorus are breathtaking. Rodrigo's Concierto Aranjuez, with words, was a real surprise. The second movement has to be one of the all-time beautiful melodies ever written and what a perfect voice to sing it. Verdi's "Song for Liberty" from Nabucco is my favorite cut on the disc but there isn't one dud out of 18 tracks and that in itself is a marvel.

You will be transfixed..........2003-07-23

...when you hear Nana Mouskouri's rendition of the Bellini aria from Norma. This artist has been recording for at least 30 years or so-- and I have yet to hear her sing something badly-- she sings in Greek, English, French-- every language-- with astonishing beauty. Excellent

Soft, Real, and Very Good.......2001-10-17

I am sorry to say that I had never heard of Nana before. That is to my detriment. This album is supurb. The music is real, the orchestration is very good, and Nana's voice is unequaled for this type of music. Based exclusively on this album, I plan to buy every one of her CD's I can find.

An elegant classical offering from a pop icon.......1999-11-19

I'm program director of a classical music radio station, and this disc has become a favorite with our morning drive audience -- less idiosyncratic than Sarah Brightman's popular but over-hyped offerings, and Mouskouri's voice is richer (though with less power) as well. Mouskouri has always been more popular in Europe than the US but has had a strong following in America anyway. Even her most ardent fans must have been surprised when this disc was released a few years ago, for it is a surprisingly elegant and moving interpretation of classical melodies. A few retain their original lyrics, and Mouskouri has added lyrics to some works that were originally instrumental, but everything is handled with grace and style. And that voice! Fluid, silky, always balanced -- it's a wonderful disc.

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The Most Romantic Violin Music in the Universe Manufacturer: Denon Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Quartets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Quintets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Sextets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Barber | Barber, Samuel | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Beethoven | Beethoven, Ludwig van | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Bernstein | Bernstein, Leonard | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Brahms | Brahms, Johannes | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Dvorák, Antonín | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Debussy | Debussy, Claude | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Elgar | Elgar, Sir Edward | ( E ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Franck, César | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Grieg, Edvard | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Khachaturian | Khachaturian, Aram | ( K ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Lalo, Edouard | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Mendelssohn | Mendelssohn, Felix | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Ravel, Maurice | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Saint-Saëns, Camille | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Szymanowski | Szymanowski, Karol | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Tchaikovsky | Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Vivaldi | Vivaldi, Antonio | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Divertimentos | Serenades & Divertimentos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Romantic | Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music London Philharmonic Orchestra | ( L ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Most Relaxing Violin Music in the Universe Appassionato ASIN: B000C3H4MW Release Date: 2006-01-10

Tracks:

1. Andante - Festival Strings Lucerne
2. Allegro Ma Non Troppo - Kocian Quartet
3. I. Allegro Molto Vivace - Jean-Jacques Kantorow
4. Allegretto Ben Moderato - Jean-Jacques Kantorow
5. Andantino Doucement Expressif - Carmina Quartet
6. Allegro Moderato - Carmina Quartet
7. Andante - Jean-Jacques Kantorow
8. Adagio - I Solisti Italiani
9. III. Lento Assai - Cantante E Tranquillo - Smetana Quartet
10. Sarabande - Andante - Baroque Strings Zurich
11. Finale - Allegro Vivace - Sofia Chamber Orchestra

Tracks:

1. Pezzo In Forma Di Sonatina - Sofia Chamber Orchestra
2. Nocturne - Akira Eguchi
3. II. Andante Ma Non Troppo - Jean-Jacques Kantorow
4. La Capricieuse - Akira Eguchi
5. Variations - Andantino Con Moto - Jean-Jacques Kantorow
6. Allegro - Josef Suk
7. II. Canzonetta - Andante - Jean-Jacques Kantorow
8. Somewhere - Akira Eguchi
9. II. Andante - Jean-Jacques Kantorow
10. La Fontaine D'Arethuse - Akira Eguchi
11. Adagio For Strings - Baroque Strings Zurich

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