In a French Cafe [Import]

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3. Chanson d'Amour

4. Vie en Rose

5. C'Est Si Bon

6. Claudine

7. Gigi

8. J'Attendrai

9. I Love Paris

10. Seine

11. Can Can

12. Bicyclettes de Belsize

13. Indifference

14. Under Paris Skies

15. Mer

16. Je Ne Regrette Rien

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Average customer rating: Eroica Trio, Classical Music Angels Spirited style in a generous album--4.5 stars Electrifying Better still, buy the other CDs I was prepared to have a mean rant, however......

The Best of Eroica Trio Manufacturer: Angel Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Trios | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Albinoni | Albinoni, Tomaso | ( A ) | 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 Brahms | Brahms, Johannes | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Dvorák, Antonín | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Godard, Benjamin | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Piazzolla, Astor | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Villa-Lobos, Heitor | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Vivaldi | Vivaldi, Antonio | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rachmaninov | Rachmaninov, Sergei | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Trio Sonatas | Sonatas | 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 General | Villa-Lobos, Heitor | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Eroica Trio | ( E ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Romances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Beethoven: Triple Concerto, Op. 56; Piano Trio, Op. 11 Pasión Baroque: The Eroica Trio Dreaming Eroica Trio ASIN: B0006SSOQS Release Date: 2005-01-11

Tracks:

1. Adagio In G Minor
2. Allegro
3. Largo
4. Allegro
5. Allegro Con Brio
6. Lento-Maestoso Allegro
7. Hungarian Dance No.6 In D Major
8. Wiegenlied, Op.49 No.4 (Lullaby)
9. Berceuse
10. Andante Moderato
11. Primavera Portena
12. Ontono Porteno
13. Vocalise
14. Aria

Customer Reviews:

Eroica Trio, Classical Music Angels.......2006-03-19

The album, "Best of Eroica," demonstrates with heavenly beauty this group's musicality, technical skill, and deep understanding of the music they've chosen. This album is a "must" for anyone who enjoys piano trios and wants to relax surrounded by transporting sound.

Spirited style in a generous album--4.5 stars.......2005-12-09

This generous album (nearly 75 minutes long) contains 14 selections from the award-winning trio's other CDs. Thus, the range of music is quite wide. The artists (Erika Nickrenz--piano, Adela Pena-violin, & Sara Sant'Ambrogio--cello), though accomplished soloists, meld their playing beautifully. The Albinoni here is the shortest of the four versions in my collection--played with spirit. The Vivaldi demonstrates their virtuosity. I think the viola shines in Brahm's lullaby. The Piazzolla pieces remind me of the concert at which I heard them play; it was spectacular. Still, a few of the pieces are not particularly to my liking--though they are played well. Also, as a baroque fan I'd like to see some Telemann, Bach, &/or Handel. Most of the pieces are very lively--not too relaxing or useful for meditation--but great for listening. But then, as a trio, they are chamber music oriented. Still, IMHO the order of pieces on the album could be improved. Overall, it's a very fine album though I like the baroque one better--just a personal preference, of course.

Electrifying.......2005-08-26

I saw them live a few years ago, and was captivated by their group chemistry and technical precision. One of my favorite modern classical groups.

Better still, buy the other CDs.......2005-05-27

As a compilation, the ladies have selected a few cuts from each of their 6 CDs to give any listener new to the Eroica Trio--named in homage to Beethoven's 3d "Eroica" Symphony, not the crass misreading offered by a previous reviewer--a singular treat, and thus serves as a good first disk. But it is a sampler of sorts, and while I think that all of their CDs are good and worth your attention, they do range in focus and style from tangos to the Baroque, to healthy doses of Beethoven, Brahms and Bach--so suit to taste. The 5 star rating I give this CD is really for the larger body of work that this disk draws from.

I was prepared to have a mean rant, however.............2005-05-07

These ladies can play!! The chemistry and emotional fire is what makes up for the corny "Erotica Trio" title, but I ask you-what would you do as a graduating classical musician to get noticed today? Our cities are riddled with out-of-work and under appreciated young classical musicians, and it's partly our fault for not telling everyone about this great art form.
One day we may see a renissance in the musical arts where knowing the works & composers of the classical cannon won't be so rare- just imagine.

Average customer rating: stunningly beautiful.... The heroic "Eroica" a nice adaptation of the Gershwin preludes Spirited in fast music, but WARNING: aimless in slow music most amazing trio ive heard--ever

Eroica Trio Manufacturer: EMI Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Trios | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gershwin | Gershwin, George | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Godard, Benjamin | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Ravel, Maurice | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Preludes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Eroica Trio | ( E ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Romances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Pasión The Best of Eroica Trio Eroica Trio: Dvorak/Shostakovich/Rachmaninov Baroque: The Eroica Trio Beethoven: Triple Concerto, Op. 56; Piano Trio, Op. 11 ASIN: B000002RZ6 Release Date: 1997-10-21

Tracks:

1. Prelude l
2. Prelude ll
3. Prelude lll
4. Modere
5. Pantoum
6. Passacaille: Tres large
7. Finale: Anime
8. Berceuse
9. Allegro
10. Andante Moderato
11. Presto

Customer Reviews:

stunningly beautiful...........2006-03-22

Should you ever have the chance to see and hear The Eroica Trio live, by all means drop everything and go hear these women. They are first-rate performers and very generous and humorous in concert. I have seen them multiple times and would never tire of their music. This CD in particular in just gorgeous. It combines their virtuosity as well as their expert and sensitive choice in music. The Godard piece is absolutely worth the cost of the CD all by itself. Buy and enjoy............
Deborah Montana

The heroic "Eroica".......2006-01-11

If you have never had the pleasure of hearing this ensemble in person, you have missed a special experience. Their CD's are the next best thing. They bring a special energy to their playing which is unmatched by most other chamber groups. We see a lot of these other folks in concert and most look and play like they are at a funeral (perhaps their own!). Music doesn't have to be played that way. There is nothing funereal about the Eroica. Everything is played well and with the gift of life. You will not go wrong buying this and any of their other recordings.

a nice adaptation of the Gershwin preludes.......2003-03-09

I did not know anything about this trio before hearing their performance of the Gershwin preludes. Solely on a musical basis I found the arrangement of the Preludes to be very stimulating and enjoyable. The composer himself likely would have gotten a boot out of the performances.

Spirited in fast music, but WARNING: aimless in slow music.......2000-06-29

I haven't been exposed to any of the radio and TV hype about the Eroica Trio. Neither have I heard any of their concerts yet. The only hype I've _seen_ is looking through some of the fan web sites today, and reading reviews here at Amazon. I have not heard their two subsequent discs yet, either. So, I'm reviewing only on the basis of what I hear and see on this debut CD.

I bought this disc mainly to hear their rendition of the Ravel Trio, and because the Schoenfield piece looked like fun. The Ravel is, unfortunately, a major disappointment here. I have four other CD's of this wonderful piece, and by comparison all four hold the composition together better than the Eroica Trio does. The Eroica do not give much flowing forward motion to the music, nor do they make the structure clear; instead, they bog down in sweet sounds that quickly become uninteresting (not going anywhere). The mind wanders. The piece seems interminably long and incoherent. The fast portions are OK but nothing special, and the slow sections just get soggy.

Some of this shows up in the movement timings, too. Rubinstein/Heifetz/Piatigorsky: 8'30",4'05",6'25",5'16". Previn/Rosenfeld/Hoffman: 9'40",4'04",7'18",5'30". Trio Fontenay: 9'31",4'27",6'37",5'37". Rouvier/Kantorow/Muller (the "Un coeur en hiver" soundtrack): 9'04",3'59",7'34",5'12". The Eroica Trio: 10'10",4'08",9'31",5'12". That is, the Eroica take the first and third movements down to a deadly crawl, dissipating most of the tension in the music. And then the slow motion drags even slower....

I have nothing against slow tempos in general, as long as they have enough focus, intensity, interest, and direction. Not here. This disc illustrates very well the principle that the most difficult music to play well is slow music. Non-musicians tend not to think of that, perhaps being wowed by "virtuosity" and flash, but experienced musicians know it to be true. And here's an excellent exhibit in support of it. I fail to understand how this CD got a Grammy nomination for best chamber music performance. Perhaps these performers give a good show live, and perhaps the visual elements of their performances help the cause, but the evidence is not on this recording.

This CD is probably worth having anyway for the Schoenfield "Cafe Music" and the bizarre arrangements of Gershwin's three preludes. Those are not available elsewhere, and are entertaining enough. The Godard "Berceuse" is as unengaging as the slow parts of the Ravel trio are: again the Eroica players seem content merely with making pretty sounds, while the music doesn't go much of anywhere. BOR-ing. The Schoenfield is clever, and especially interesting in the fast parts, but (once again) the slow music is not well served by the performance.

Obviously, some of the appeal of this trio is the way these women look in their designer "styling" (credited in the CD booklet!). Indeed, they probably could be models if they were not musicians; their physical appearance is right in line with the cultural standard notions of beauty. This CD includes three glamourous full-color photographs. The eye-candy appeal might be another incentive to buy this disc. It really depends if you're seeking great musical performances, or stereotypical good looks. When the CD is in the player, it does not matter how the performers look....

After listening to this disc and forming my opinions above, I looked up the _American Record Guide_ review of this disc: March/April 1998, p240. I'm pleased to see that the reviewer there didn't like this disc any more than I did. (It's not just me being cranky.) Same reasons: the deadly lack of interest in the slow parts. But that reviewer didn't like the Gershwin or Schoenfield either. I'm a bit more charitable than that.

To sum up: all the notes are in place, as neatly placed and as surface-pretty as the mascara and dresses and smiles. The recorded sound is excellent, as is usual from producer Joanna Nickrenz (the Eroica pianist's mother). But the musical performances ultimately aren't engaging enough. This is a CD to pull off the shelf occasionally for the novelty of the Schoenfield, the Gershwin, and the glamourous trio photos. That hardly justifies a full-price purchase.

most amazing trio ive heard--ever.......1999-03-04

the eclectic style and amazing passion and energy of the eroica trio is contagious. this CD brialiantly captures it all. it is simply amazing and these women are beautiful creatures with rare, terrific gifts.

Average customer rating: The finest music for guitar and orchestra NEVER written

Romantic French Music for Guitar and Orchestra Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Fauré, Gabriel | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Satie | Satie, Erik | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Debussy | Debussy, Claude | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Preludes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Character Pieces | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Cello | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Choruses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music $6.99 and Under | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music All Classical Music Blowout | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Debussy, Claude | ( D ) | Composers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Fauré, Gabriel | ( F ) | Composers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Satie, Erik | ( S ) | Composers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Best of Erik Satie The Best of Fauré ASIN: B0000013SG Release Date: 1994-02-15

Tracks:

1. La fille aux cheveux de lin
2. Arabesque No. 1
3. Clair de lune
4. Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum
5. The Little Shepherd
6. Golliwog's Cake Walk
7. Pavane
8. Sicilienne
9. Soiree dans Grenade
10. Reverie
11. En Bateau
12. Ballet
13. Gymnopedie No. I
14. Gymnopedie No. III
15. Je te veux

Customer Reviews:

The finest music for guitar and orchestra NEVER written.......2003-03-25

Here excellent Naxos guitarist Gerald Garcia (check out his "Latin American Guitar Festival" and "Brazilian Portrait" CDs) teams up with conductor/arranger Peter Breiner to produce a highly enjoyable collection of music for guitar and orchestra.

Here Breiner takes some of the best known piano works of Debussy and Satie, plus some items from Faure's orchestral output, and presents them in lush original arrangements for guitar and orchestra. The arrangements work best when they are simple. On a few they're a bit over the top, and for that the recording loses one star, but for the most part Breiner provides fine backings for Garcia's beautiful and sensitive playing.

Highlights include the two Satie "Gymnopedies", Debussy's "Le Fille Auz Cheveux de lin", "Arabesque", and "Reverie", and Faure's "Pavane" and "Sicilienne": all beautifully played and arranged.

An original idea, nicely executed with only one or two questionable moments. Should appeal to fans of classical guitar and French classical music.

Average customer rating: Buy it for the songs A Laughably Cheap Way to Experience Satie

The Music Of Satie: Orchestra, Piano, Voice Manufacturer: Vox (Classical) ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ballets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Satie | Satie, Erik | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Tone Poems | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Ballets & Dances | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Satie: Orchestral Works Satie: Piano Works A Mammal's Notebook: Collected Writings of Erik Satie (Atlas Arkhive , No 5) Satie: Piano Music Homage to Satie ASIN: B000001K4B Release Date: 1994-08-22

Tracks:

1. Je te veux
2. Tendrement
3. La diva de
4. La statue de bronze
5. Dapheneo
6. Le chapelier
7. Trois poemes d'amour
8. Elegie
9. Danseuse
10. Chanson
11. Adieu
12. Air du rat
13. Spleen
14. La grenouille Americaine
15. Air du poete
16. Chanson du chat
17. Choral Hypocrite
18. Fugue a tatons
19. Fantaisie musculaire
20. Pastorale
21. Choral
22. Fugue
23. Choral
24. Fugue Litanique
25. Autre choral
26. Fugue de papier
27. Maniere de commencement
28. Prolongation du meme
29. Lentement
30. En leve
31. Brutal
32. En plus
33. Redite
34. Entr'acte cinematographiquie from the ballet

Tracks:

1. Parade
2. De l'enfance de Pantagruel
3. Marche de Cocagne
4. Jeunesse de Gargantua
5. Piege de Meduse
6. Allez un peu
7. Sombre
8. Un pen vif
9. Les Pantines dansent
10. Grande ritournelle
11. Marche Franco-lunaire
12. Valse des mysterieux baiser dans l'oel
13. Cancan grand mondian
14. Socrate: Part I
15. Socrate: Part II
16. Socrate: Part III

Customer Reviews:

Buy it for the songs.......2005-07-20

For my money, this disc is worth its weight in gold for the magnificent performances of the songs by Elaine Bonazzi and Frank Glazer. Bonazzi's voice is a rich mezzo and her French is impeccable. Furthermore, she invests the songs with just the right amount of wry sophistication. Her personality really brings these little jewels to life. Frank Glazer is the knowing accompanist. You won't be disappointed!!

A Laughably Cheap Way to Experience Satie.......2003-01-08

If you ever wanted to expose yourself to the music of Erik Satie but were not sure where to start, this is your disc. If you are turned off by all of the Satie albums marketed as "the world's most relaxing music" this is also your disc. If you've always thought of Satie as a hack of meagre talent who hid his lack of ability under a facade of cool surrealistic irony, this is your disc. For just over ten dollars, this disc shows Satie in all of his range, from pop cabaret song composer, to artist of exquisite sensibility. At this price, you should lap this one right up.

Most of these recordings are reissues of earlier Vox material from the 70's. I have most of the originals in either tape or LP form, but cannot review absolutely everything on the CD, due to holes in my collection. But what I do know from this series is terrific. The vocal music covers most of Satie's most important music in this form. Je Te Veux and Tendrement are both cabaret pieces, and as such they are revealing of Satie's melodic gifts, gifts not readily apparent in his other work. Both are luxurious 19th century salon pieces in the best sense of the word, well crafted and graceful for the voice. Some of the later songs, including the brilliantly surreal Luditions are exactly what you would expect Satie to write, quirky and yet with something deeper underneath.

The duo piano music is largely unknown to me, with the exception of the Three Morceaux in the Form of a Pair. This piece is very similar to other Satie solo piano works, charming, and seemingly lightweight, but with some disquieting undertones hidden under a childlike exterior.

However the real reason to get this CD is for the orchestral and dramatic works. Parade is a classic of it's kind, the first ballet about nothing to be produced. Concieved by Cocteau, with set and costume design by Picasso and choreography by Massine (i think)the work was a success du scandale in Paris. Musically, Satie's orchestrations are clever and very well balanced and his music is somewhere between minimally brilliant and banal. The banality is an essential part of the work however, so I don't mean this as a criticism.

Relache may have been Satie's most revolutionary work. It is the antithesis of the omnipresent Gymnopodies. This is almost a harsh work, though not in the sense of harsh dissonance. It is devised around a very limited series of ideas and repeats those ideas in subtly varied ways throughout it's length. As such, the work predates minimalism by about 50 years. Satie was often sited by Cage as a major influence. It's easy to believe that this is the work that was most influential on him.

I do know the other works on this album as well, but the real masterpiece is Satie's Socrate. Socrate reveals a side of Satie that is not usually evident, his serious and very spiritual side. Socrate is a "dramatic" scene for orchestra and voice, setting three sections of the dialogues of Plato. Satie is completely serious in these works, composing a flowing, austere vocal line that sets the Socratic dialogues in relief in all their stark beauty. Rather than manipulate the emotion, Satie aims for an almost antique atmosphere, with subtly moving instrumental lines and modal melodies. The work is less dramatic than hypnotic and as such Socrates' death at the end of the third scene is deeply moving. Until I had heard this work (recommended to me by my composition teacher in college) I had no idea that Satie could be such a powerful composer. Socrate is years ahead of it's time, exerting a powerful influence on Cage (who's Cheap Imitation I is an aleatoric reworking of the material of this piece), Lamonte Young, Glass and latterly Arvo Part. This work alone is worth the price of the CD. Add to that the chance to hear excellent renditions of Relache and Parade and the CD is self-recommending. Anyone interested in the roots of modern music would do well to own this CD.

Average customer rating: Incredible Crap classic digital disaster Innovative interpretation of many overplayed classics.

Café del Mar: Classics Manufacturer: Cafe Del Mar ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ballets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Albinoni | Albinoni, Tomaso | ( A ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( 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 Borodin | Borodin, Alexander | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gluck | Gluck, Christoph W. | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Grieg, Edvard | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Massenet | Massenet, Jules | ( M ) | 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 Offenbach | Offenbach, Jacques | ( O ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Purcell, Henry | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Satie | Satie, Erik | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Tchaikovsky | Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Sonatinas | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Incidental Music | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Purcell, Henry | Composers | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | 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 Ballets & Dances | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Romances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Russian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Trip-Hop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Café del Mar: Classics, Vol. 2 Café del Mar: Dreams, Vol. 2 Café del Mar, Vol. 12 Café del Mar Dreams, Vol. 3 Cafe Del Mar Volumen Once ASIN: B0000691A9 Release Date: 2002-08-26

Tracks:

1. Thais, Opera: Meditation
2. Suite for Orchestra No 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: Air
3. King Arthur, Or, The British Worthy, Semi-Opera, Z: Fairest Isle
4. Swan Lake, Ballet, Op. 20: Scene 2. Swan Lake
5. Gymnopedie for Piano No.1, For Piano
6. Contes d'Hoffmann, Opera in 4 Acts: Belle Nuit, O Nuit d'Amour, ...
7. Adagio for Organ/Violin & Strings in G Minor
8. Peer Gynt Suite for Orchestra (Or Piano or Piano,: Morning Mood
9. Prince Igor, Opera: Choral Dance
10. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C Sharp Minor ("Moonlight"): Adagio
11. Armide, Opera in 5 Acts, WQ. 45: C'est l'Amour Que Retient Dans ...
12. Serenade No. 13 for Strings in G Major ("Eine Klei: Andante

Album Details

A Change of Pace for this Ibiza Inspired Series that Now Takes on a Mix of Classical Pieces for Maximum Chillout Effect.

Customer Reviews:

Incredible.......2005-01-14

Unlike other reviewers, I got this album being AFRAID it would be the same old classical songs. Luckily it wasn't exactly. All of the songs are the same old classical pieces, but enhanced beautifully to make them surround you in brilliance. Each piece is aided with a soft lounge beat.

Saying this is some techno remix album would be lying. Imagine your favorite classical songs, and then imagine your favorite Cafe Del Mar CD. When you mix the two, you have the best music ever heard. I reccomend this, and Classics 2, over any of the other Cafe Del Mar CDs, or any other chill out CD out there.

Crap.......2004-09-28

I made the mistake of purchasing this CD "sound unheard" online and am heartily wishing I could get my $2.25 back. Rather than being what I thought it would be--a compilation of some of my favorite classical music tracks, perfect for that late-night cooldown session--this disc is a veritable horror house of techno remixes gone awry. Brevity and indignation preclude from giving but one example (in fact there are twelve): listen to Gymnopedie for piano No. 1, by Erik Satie: a fine example of beauty through simplicity and understatement. Now, making sure you are seated, listen to what is labeled "Gymnopedie for piano No.1, for piano [sic]" on this CD. For some thoroughly inexplicable reason, CDM contrived to butcher this masterpiece with a cacophony of electronica-ish buzzing noises that sound like a bee farting, awful-crappy piano samples, and, if I'm not mistaken, Kenny G on melody. One hopes the French will press charges.

1 star instead of 0 since the pieces and composers are listed on the back--in the event you can make out remnants of the original works over all the bee farting, you'll know where to turn for the real thing.

classic digital disaster.......2003-07-02

This is by far is the worst cafe del mar cd that I have ever bought. Upon purchasing I expected it more to be like the Aria cd's but was extremely dissapointed. It is more a digitaly remasterd version of many classical songs which butchers their quality and sound and does them no justice. I would recommend not buying this cd if you truely are a cafe del mar fan, and if you do not own Aria 1 and 2 then buy them for they are really worth the listening.

Innovative interpretation of many overplayed classics........2002-09-16

This is an excellently enhanced CD compilation of many extremely familiar classical pieces with additional basslines, percussions, and a deluge of other interesting nuances for a chill out feel. You will enjoy this no matter what mood you're in. Even those who don't appreciate the classics will actually give this a good listen and respond to it positively, although it may offend the classical purists. My only problem with this CD is that it's so overpakaged! I'm beginning to wonder of the steep price tag is primarily due to the cumbersome packaging that makes removing and replacing the Cd back in ints case a test on motor dexterity. Although, I maintain that the package is done in poor taste, the music is just gorgeous.

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In a French Cafe Manuel Manufacturer: Mastersound (Aus) ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD France | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: C'est L'amour: Romantic French Classics French Cafe I Love Paris: 18 Sensuous French Classics Chansons, Accordions, Croissants: 25 Original French Accordion Songs Cafe de Paris: 50 Grands Succes Francais ASIN: B00004SVCI Release Date: 2000-04-03

Tracks:

1. Bourresque
2. Charmaine
3. Chanson d'Amour
4. Vie en Rose
5. C'Est Si Bon
6. Claudine
7. Gigi
8. J'Attendrai
9. I Love Paris
10. Seine
11. Can Can
12. Bicyclettes de Belsize
13. Indifference
14. Under Paris Skies
15. Mer
16. Je Ne Regrette Rien

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french cafe.......2003-07-31

not a bad cd, much closer to being more authentic than others. It does have more of the accordions one hears on the side walks

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D'Anglebert: Pieces de clavecin & airs d'apres M. de Lully /Frisch (harpsichord, organ) * Cafe Zimmermann Jean-Henry d'Anglebert , Jean-Baptiste Lully , Cafe Zimmermann , Celine Frisch , and Pablo Valetti Manufacturer: Alpha Productions ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ballets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Lully | Lully, Jean-Baptiste | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Fugues | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Ballets & Dances | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B0009JXN7O Release Date: 2005-01-01

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Tracks:

1. Arioso
2. Romance In D-Flat Major
3. Spring Song
4. Thais: Meditation
5. Woodland Sketches: To A Water Lily
6. Woodland Sketches: To A Wild Rose
7. 'Moonlight' Sonata: Adagio sostenuto
8. Arabesque No.1
9. Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro
10. Spanish Dance No.2: Orientale
11. County Derry: Londonderry Air
12. Somebody Loves Me
13. Barcarolle: June
14. Nocturne
15. Adagio For Strings

Tracks:

1. Ich liebe dich
2. Piano Concerto No.21: Andante
3. Fur Elise
4. Berceuse
5. Prelude No.7 In A Major
6. Waltz In C-Sharp Minor
7. Madama Butterfly: Un bel di
8. The Girl With The Flaxen Hair
9. Vocalise
10. May Night
11. Spanish Dance, Op.5, No.5: Playera
12. Intermezzo In A Major, Op.118, No.2
13. String Quintet In E Major: Minuet
14. Traumerei
15. Sheep May Safely Graze

Tracks:

1. Ave Maria
2. Salut d'amour
3. Minuet In G Major
4. Siciliano In G Minor
5. Nocturne
6. Je te veux
7. Do It Again
8. Clair de lune
9. Humoresque
10. Tango
11. Peer Gynt: Solvejg's Song
12. Serenade
13. Air For The 'G' String
14. String Quartet In D Major: Andante cantabile

Tracks:

1. Les Chemins d'amour
2. Les Chemins d'amour
3. 'Pathetique' Sonata: Adagio Cantabile
4. La rondine: Doretta's Dream
5. None But The Lonely Heart
6. Two Elegaic Melodies: The Last Spring
7. Elegie
8. Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo
9. Prelude No.15 In D-Flat Major
10. Waltz In A-Flat Major, Op.39, No.15
11. Variation No.18
12. Carmen: Habanera
13. Pavane For A Dead Princess
14. Eine kleine Nachtmusik: Romanze: Andante
15. Trois Gymnopedies: Lent et douloureux

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Tracks:

1. Pavane
2. Passepied
3. Apres Un Reve
4. The Swan
5. Barcarolle
6. Meditation
7. Habanera
8. Plaisir D'Amore
9. Gymnopedie No. 1
10. Golliwogg's Cake-Walk
11. Gnossiennes Nos. 1 & 3
12. Scarf Dance
13. Je Te Veux
14. Romance Without Words
15. Aria From 'Romeo And Juliet'
16. Sicilienne
17. Pavane

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Cafe St John: Improvisations on the Great Organ at Dorothy Papadakos Manufacturer: Pro Organo 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 General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music ASIN: B0000657VB Release Date: 2002-04-30

Tracks:

1. Take Me Out To The Ball Game
2. Noel Nouvelet/Medieval French Christmas Carol
3. Forty Days And Forty Nights
4. Go Down Moses
5. The Torah Song
6. Ev'ry Time I Feel The Spirit
7. Le Freak
8. Tallis Canon
9. Opening Credits
10. Phantom's Threats
11. Rage/Love Theme
12. Anguish/Masked Ball
13. Trap Door/Angry Mob
14. Playing Organ/Phantom Dies
15. O Day Of Radiant Gladness
16. Happy Trails To You

Rock Music:

1. Italian Popular Songs
2. J'ai Vu le Loup, Le Renard et la Belette
3. Japanese Taiko
4. Juventude / Slow Motion Bossa Nova [Import]
5. L' Eccezione [Import]
6. Le Meteque [Original recording remastered] [Import]
7. Le Tango des Gens [Import]
8. Les Annees RCA [Import]
9. Letta Mbulu Sings/Free Soul [Import]
10. Libertango

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