ITV 50: the Album [Import]

itv 50: the album [import]

Track Listings
Disc: 1
1. Theme from Coronation Street
2. Theme from Crossroads
3. Theme from Emmerdale Farm
4. Theme from the Darling Buds of May
5. Theme from Inpector Morse
6. Theme from a Touch of Frost
7. Theme from the Ruth Rendell Mysteries
8. Theme from Taggart
9. Theme from the Bill
10. Theme from Jericho
See all 25 tracks on this disc
Disc: 2
1. Theme from on the Buses
2. Theme from Man About the House
3. Theme from Please Sir!
4. Theme from Doctor in the House
5. Theme from and Mother Makes Three
6. Theme from the Harry Worth Comedy Hour
7. Theme from the Big Match
8. Theme from World of Sport
9. Theme from the David Frost Show
10. Theme from the World at War
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Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Celebrating 50 years of ITV with favorite tracks from much loved programmes over the last 50 years. Virgin. 2005.

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ITV 50: the Album [Import]
The Most Relaxing Classical Album in the World...Ever!
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Lives Up To The Title, Fine Variety Of Genre's.
  • Good for relaxing pregnant women
  • Too much opera
  • Does what it set out to do, very well
  • TRULY The most relaxing and beautiful music ever written.
 The Most Relaxing Classical Album in the World...Ever!
Johann Sebastian Bach , Léo Delibes , Gabriel Fauré , Erik Satie , Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , Edvard Grieg , Johann Pachelbel , Claude Debussy , Felix Mendelssohn , Camille Saint-Saens , Henryk Gorecki , Antonio Vivaldi , Edward Elgar , Jocelyn Pook , Sergey Rachmaninov , Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni , Luigi Boccherini , Jules Massenet , Ludwig van Beethoven , Jacques Offenbach , Pietro Mascagni , Antonin Dvorak , Giacomo Puccini , Ralph Vaughan Williams , Alexander Borodin , Joaquin Rodrigo , and Samuel Barber
Manufacturer: Angel Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000I93Z
Release Date: 1999-03-30

Tracks:

  1. Air 'On the G String' - Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields
  2. Morning - Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields
  3. Canon In D - Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields
  4. Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring - Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields
  5. Gymnopedie No.1 - City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
  6. II. Andante - Stephen Hough
  7. Viens, Mallika - Mady Mesple
  8. In Paradisum - Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
  9. Clair De Lune - Dame Moura Lympany
  10. II. Andate - Yehudi Menuhin
  11. The Swan - Osian Ellis
  12. II. Lento E Largo - Tranquillissimo - Zofia Kilanowicz
  13. II. Andantino - James Galway
  14. II. Largo - Yehudi Menuhin
  15. Nimrod - London Symphony Orchestra
  16. Blow the Wind - Pie Jesu - Jocelyn Pook
  17. Variation 18 - Cecile Ousset
  18. Pavane Op.50 - Gareth Morris

Tracks:

  1. Zion Hort Die Wachter Singen - South German Madrigal Choir
  2. Adagio In G Minor - Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields
  3. Minuet - Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields
  4. II. Largo - Andrei Gavrilov
  5. Meditation - Hans Kalafusz
  6. I. Adagio Sostenuto - Dame Moura Lympany
  7. Belle Nuit, O Nuit D'amour (Barcarolle) - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
  8. II. Andante - Nigel North
  9. II. Adagio - Jack Brymer
  10. Intermezzo - Philharmonia Orchestra
  11. I. Moderato - London Chamber Orchestra
  12. O Mio Babbino Caro - Montserrat Caballe
  13. Fantasia On 'Greensleeves' - Sinfonia Of London
  14. II. Adagio Sostenuto (Opening) - Cecile Ousset
  15. Nocturne - Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields
  16. II. Adagio (Opening) - Julian Bream
  17. Adagio For Strings Op.11a - The Philadelphia Orchestra
  18. Entr'acte To Act III - Orchestre National De France

Amazon.com

You want relaxing classical music that'll soothe your soul but won't lull you into sleep? Here's a double CD for you. The Most Relaxing Classical Album in the World ... Ever! does its best to cover both well-worn classical favorites (Bach's "Air on the G String," Pachelbel's "Cannon," Debussy's "Clair de Lune") and some eclectic left-field choices (an excerpt from Górecki's Symphony No. 3, Jocelyn Pook's "Blow the Wind," and Samuel Barber's Adagio for Strings. The performances of most of these excerpts are top-notch--artists include Sir Neville Marriner, James Galway, Jacqueline du Pré and the Philadelphia Orchestra--and there's enough variety here for everyone. --Edward Garabedian

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Lives Up To The Title, Fine Variety Of Genre's........2007-02-04

This CD is a great way to enjoy a large variety of Classical Composers & many of their best known pieces. Vivaldi's "Four Seasons," is an all time favorite. There are vocals, Piano pieces, & some fine Violins. I found the latter the most enjoyable. Here you can find Rodrigo & Pachelbell. Samuel Barber's haunting Adagio will make your skin tingle. This may not be to everyones taste, but if you wish to relax? Give this a couple of listens.

5 out of 5 stars Good for relaxing pregnant women.......2007-01-17

I stumbled onto this album whilst searching bit torrent websites for classical music. I don't normally listen to classical music but thought it might be relaxing for my pregnant wife. After hearing the quality of the performances, the arrangement, and the recording I decided to buy the album from amazon. All the songs you would expect from a "best album in the world" are there and they are not boring to listen to like a lot of other classical albums. I now play this album in the car constantly and the wife requested it be played at the hospital during the birth.

3 out of 5 stars Too much opera.......2007-01-10

If it wasn't for the opera this would be a great CD.

5 out of 5 stars Does what it set out to do, very well.......2006-11-15

So i'm a classical music veteran, someone who prefers to collect a complete work, rather than classical compilations. I probably would not have listened to this album at all if my dad didnt buy it for me as a gift. By now, i own the complete works that over half of the excepts on this disc come from. I am a purist if ever there was one.

That said, i totally adore this set because i have learned to take it on its own terms. These discs weren't meant for expert classical listeners, so a review from that sort of mindset is useless. This set was meant for pure, easy listening, and for a basic starters kit for classical newbies. Most of all, it was just meant to do what the title says, to relax the average human being. classical expert or not.

Yes, some of these pieces have been altered or shortened, like Mozart's Flute and Harp Concerto Andantino, but they have been edited for a good enough reason: the full versions would have been too long to flow with the rest of the album. And also, the full versions contain so much development that they don't become easy listening anymore. The shortened versions work in the context of the album. Most essentially, the shortened versions on the discs still convey the main flavor the composers were going for. The melodies and themes remain unchanged.

To sum up, it is true that when i want to actually listen deeply to classical music, this album would never be a choice. I would want to hear the complete works like the composers intended. But at certain times when i simply don't mind about that stuff, when i just need to loosen up and free my mind of stress with some nice melodies, this set does the job well enough.

Last but not least: being a purist and a classical buff, i am very particular about performance quality. I was very glad to find that EMI did not get lazy about this. All the artists are world-class, and all the performances are at least exceptional. Some performances are even quite excellent, like the Clair De Lune, which is one of the best i've heard. (Credit to Dame Lympany, the pianist.)

So once again, recommended for its stated purpose, to relax. I am a purist, a classical buff, and i still enjoy this disc. That says something.

5 out of 5 stars TRULY The most relaxing and beautiful music ever written........2006-11-10

This album along with Volume 2 are now the two most valued albums in my music collection. I have all of the songs contained on these two albums but they are scattered through at least a dozen different albums and several are not performed by artists such as those that recorded this album and Volume 2.
SIMPLY BEAUTIFUL !!!!!!!!!!
The Most Relaxing Classical Album In the World Ever, Volume II
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • The Most Relaxing Classical Album In the World Eveer, Volume II
  • Great music listein to while you read in bed
  • A must buy for the non-snobbish classical music fan.
  • A bliss of spirit.
  • Boring
 The Most Relaxing Classical Album In the World Ever, Volume II
Gabriel Faure , Frederic Chopin , Antonio Vivaldi , Gustav Mahler , Claude Debussy , Sir Neville Marriner , Maris Jansons , Lorin Maazel , Sir Adrian Boult , Miklos Rozsa , Riccardo Muti , Stephen Cleobury , Sir John Barbirolli , New Philharmonia Orchestra , Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus , Academy of St. Martin in the Fields , and Berlin Philharmonic
Manufacturer: EMI Classics
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00002439O
Release Date: 2003-03-11

Tracks:

  1. Sheep May Safely Graze - Sir Neville Marriner
  2. Serenade In G 'Eine Kleine Nachtmusik' - Sir Neville Marriner
  3. Violin Concerto No.1 In G Minor, Op.26 - II. Adagio - Yedudi Menuhin
  4. Nocturne No.2 In E Flat Op.9 No.2 - John Ogdon
  5. Miserere Mei, Deus - Stephen Cleobury
  6. Schindler's List - Tasmin Little
  7. Traumerei - Dame Moura Lympany
  8. Dance Of The Sylphs - Sir Neville Marriner
  9. Water Music - Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
  10. Symphony No.9: II. Largo - Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
  11. Jean De Florette - Toots Thielemans
  12. Concerto For Lute And Two Violins - II. Largo - Anthony Bailes
  13. Cello Concerto In E Minor Op.85 - III. Adagio - Jacqueline De Pre
  14. Waltz No.15 In A Flat - Dame Moura Lympany
  15. Romance - Piers Lane
  16. Pavane - Maurice Handford
  17. Woodbrook - Micheal O Suilleabhain
  18. Time To Say Goodbye - Orchestra

Tracks:

  1. The Four Seasons - Concerto No.1 In E 'Spring' - Yehundi Menuhin
  2. Dance Of The Blessed Spirits - New Philharmonia Orchestra
  3. Double Violin Concerto In D Minor - II. Largo Ma Non Tanto - Yehudi Menuhin
  4. Prelude No.7 In A Op.28 No.7 - Tzimon Barto
  5. Cantique De Jean Racine - MONKS AND CHOIRBOYS OF DOWNSIDE ABBEY
  6. The Lark Ascending - Hugh Bean
  7. 'Pathetique Sonata Op.13 - II. Adagio Cantabile - Leonard Pennario
  8. Pie Jesu - Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
  9. Salut D'Amour - Richard Hickox
  10. La Fille Aux Cheveux De Lin (The Girl With Flaxen Hair) - Dame Moura Lympany
  11. The Coventry Carol - Medeval Babes
  12. Pavane For A Dead Princess - New Philharmonia Orchestra
  13. Liebestraum No.3 In A Flat - John Ogdon
  14. Panis Angelicus - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
  15. Piano Concerto No.2 In F Op.102 - II. Andante - Dmitri Alexeev
  16. Agnus Dei - Peter Barley
  17. Symphony No.5 In C Sharp Minor - IV. Adagietto - New Philharmonia Orchestra
  18. My Heart Will Go On - Orchestra

Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars The Most Relaxing Classical Album In the World Eveer, Volume II.......2006-08-28

Good selection of music, poorly performed and badly arranged. Good album for a tag sale. Same comment applies for Volume I.

5 out of 5 stars Great music listein to while you read in bed.......2005-08-21

I have listened to this CD for the last several years before going to sleep at night. I love classical music, and this is great music to help make my soul feel at peace and unwind after a taxing day.

5 out of 5 stars A must buy for the non-snobbish classical music fan........2004-10-22

I bought Vol. 1 of this series and was quite satisfied, but I have to say I'm more than satisfied with this one. If you can just mellow out and enjoy some great pieces, you'll love this CD. #15 on Disc 2 is almost worth the price alone!

5 out of 5 stars A bliss of spirit........2004-09-18

That's disc will open You a wonderful, beautiful world of sounds, their harmony & emotion : you'll feel your heart full of
Joy, Tears, Love.
Good LUCK!

2 out of 5 stars Boring.......2004-05-11

Yes this CD will put you to sleep in minutes. Its the most boring uninspiring classical music. The first CD was very good but this Vol. 2 is like most movie sequels....AWFUL !
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  5. The Eminem Show

ASIN: B000N0SYZU

Product Description

Infinite represents Eminem the way he was in his younger years: a young man in search of true love as the song « Searchin» fully reveals it. A young man facing a lot of financial problems and trying to feed his family. When you have been yourself through similar difficulties, you will be able to relate to songs like « Its ok ». 313 gives us the taste of a « sweet emcee from the 313 ». « Maxine » also belongs to the well written songs of the album. Marshalls sincerity all over Infinite is so touching. But it seems that it wasnt enough. Despite the huge efforts, he had put into his album, people reproached him to sound like Nas. The public wanted something else, something biting that Eminem gave them with the Slim Shady EP and the Slim Shady LP. Although people wont unanimously agree on Infinite, Id advice any true Eminem fan to check the album if he hasnt done it yet- at least for the great lyrics written by Marshall Mathers.

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Realy good lyrics........2007-06-01

But the production blends in with typical early to mid 90s music as far as beats go. As far as lyrics, i believe Em is on Nas' Illmatic level back then. The only reason i gave this a low rating is becaause D-12 pops up and ruins every track the talk on. D-12 should not be allowed to rap except for Bizarre.

5 out of 5 stars The Essence of Hip-Hop - - D-E-S-E-R-V-E-S E-V-E-R-Y S-T-A-R.......2007-03-28

I'd like to start off my review by saying that i consider Marshall Mathers part of an elite though very select few of pure, conscious l-y-r-c-i-s-t-s. These include Eyedea, Gift of Gab (1/2 of Blackalicious), Jeru tha Damaja, AZ, Big L, Big Pun, Common Sense (in his early days), KRS-One, CL Smooth, Black Thought, all iS mineS, one.be.lo. and also the whole Hieroglyphics empire.

That said, the overall vibe of this album has an undeniable old school quality to it, even though it was released in '96. The beats are infectious and sound fresh even to this day, and eminem actually had something to say. He was hungry, relied on clever wordplay and worthwhile stories that not only reflected his life at the time, but also portrayed every day happenings that he had probably grown accustomed to seeing.

"Maxine" is about how a prostitute will lie & leave you with disease if you're dumb enough to believe she's clean. Some nice production here.

"Never 2 Far" portrays eminems ambitions to make money in the rap industry. The difference between him and other rappers is that he comes correct with clever wordplay and flow, and each verse eases nicely into the chorus, to the point where you don't even realize his technique of merging the two.

"Searchin" continues this idea except this time he's pouring out emotions as well as his lust for a lost love. Again undeniably sick wordplay and flow, with a guest appearance from a friend.

"Infinite", perhaps the strongest track on the album is also one of the sickest instances of pure lyrical destruction that i've ever heard. Not a lyric is wasted throughout, and every line effortlessly connects to the next. ("My rhymin' skills got you climbin' hills, i travel through your mind into your spine like siren drills."). This is hip-hop that actually requires thinking to understand everything he's saying, and when you do it's a real eye opener.

"Open Mic" flosses a sick beat and funny intro, and eminem rips the beat to sh*t. It's a toss up between this and "Infinite" for best track on the album. ("You couldn't flip shit playin' in toilets with a spatula.")

"It's Ok" must be heard to believe. His style is so natural you'd think he was somehow cheating. Again the wordplay is unmatched by today's "standards" of what a hip-hop song should entail.

A inevitable gripe with this album that most heads will notice is Eminems questionable approach to riding the beat. At times he certainly seems off if you listen closely, yet he also seems right on because of the way he flows in and out of the chorus, with an uncanny ear for the smallest nuances of the beat.

Bottom line: it's shocking that few people have heard this album. This was undoubtedly a different side of Eminem, when few people knew about him and his rage hadn't come out yet. If you're a hip-hop head you will probably appreciate this album for what it is, Beats, Rhymes and Storytelling ability.

4 out of 5 stars The rhymes absolutely blow my mind on this album........2007-02-26

A Lot of Eminem fans don't like this album because it's none of that Slim Shady stuff.If you sit down and study this album properly and study what it's about you will like this album. On this CD Eminem talks about his struggles and how he feels he can make it, and tracks like it's okay and Never 2 Far explain that. However Eminem displays some dope skillz on this album with perfect lyrical flow over laidback beats and some hot punchlines to get you hyped up and those skillz are displayed on tracks like Infinite, 313, Tonite and open mic. My favourite tracks on this album are Never 2 Far, which talks about how confident you have to be in order to make it, no matter if you're broke or not it is still possible to be very successful in the future, Searchin is another good tune on the album about how he finally found someone to be in a good relationship with, Backstabber a funny but very lyrical song about a backstabber that eveyone should stay away from, Jealeasy woes is another one talking about how he feels his girlfriend left him because shes jealous of him especially that he spends all his money buying her fancy gifts and she keeps giving them to him acting like she don't like the gifts. So there you go if your an Eminem fan or a fan of real Hip Hop then download this album since it isn't in stores.

4 out of 5 stars His best album. I seriously mean that........2007-02-24

When we turn up a track to hear Eminem "Slim Shady", we hear someone who seem bitter and sometimes outraged. Some of Eminem's songs from the Slim Shady album and on are good but in my opinion he seems to be whining a lot. Wait, wait don't get me wrong he can flow well and he has some good lyrics there is no doubt about that but "Infinite" offers something different. I listen to his tracks on this album and I feel he is being completely real. All this was before his fame and fortune... The introductory track, Infinite, will blow your socks off! His flows on this track are better than anything else I have heard by him and shows off his raw talent. On the song "It's OK" he talks about his struggles with having child, financial problems, issues with family etc. Normally he would complain about all of it and talk about putting his "baby mama in a hatchback and latched it" (Quote from the "Last Hit" from High & Mighty). Instead, he says everything is going to be OK and all right. He knows he will make it through... It is too bad the public passed up this album. In '96 they wanted something different from Eminem and that is when he developed the nemesis "Slim Shady". His character on this album is completely different and in my opinion "real". Characters on 8 Mile actually are real... He has Dj Butterfingers cutting the beats on this album along with the rest of 313. I talk to some Eminem fans and they say they know all of his songs and albums. I ask them about this one and they have no clue what I am talking about. I am telling you, if you are a true fan pick up this album and get it fast because you can't find this in stores... This is going to be a one-of-a-kind album by Eminem and he will never make anything like this again.

4 out of 5 stars Found My Copy in a used record shop.......2007-02-21

I found my copy in a used record shop. I have all of Eminem's albums except this one and I knew I'd never find it again, so I went ahead and bought it. the best songs are Tonite and Jealousy Woes II.
Grease: A New 50's Rock 'N Roll Musical - The Original Broadway Cast Album
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  • Greased Lightning has struck
  • The original, stll the best!
 Grease: A New 50's Rock 'N Roll Musical - The Original Broadway Cast Album
Jim Jacobs , and Warren Casey
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ASIN: B000001FG6
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

  1. Alma Mater/Alma Mater (Parody)
  2. Summer Nights
  3. Those Magic Changes
  4. Freddy, My Love
  5. Greased Lightnin'
  6. Mooning
  7. Look At Me, I'm Sandra Dee
  8. We Go Together
  9. It's Raining On Prom Night
  10. Born To Hand-Jive
  11. Beauty School Dropout
  12. Alone At A Drive-In Movie
  13. Rock 'N' Roll Party Queen
  14. There Are Worse Things I Could Do
  15. Look At Me, I'm Sandra Dee (Reprise)
  16. All Choked Up
  17. We Go Together (Reprise)

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars This is the REAL Grease........2007-01-08

Grease, here in its original form, is an adventurous, raw, rowdy, INSIGHTFUL show that paints a very accurate picture of a pivotal moment in American history when rock and roll was giving birth to the Sexual Revolution. Grease is not a silly, brainless 50s parody, but is instead a smart, insightful, alternative piece of theatre (inspired in many ways by HAIR), with real muscle, attitude, rawness, and a thrilling, subversive, over-sexed energy. If you want to hear what Grease SHOULD sound like, if you want to hear the real sound of early rock and roll, get this original 1972 recording. Forget the awful revival, and forget the movie (as fun as it may be) -- THIS is Grease. [...]

5 out of 5 stars Love it!.......2006-12-30

We have been trying to get our drama teacher to let us do Grease for years (way before I even went to the school) and this year she's finally letting us.

I've always been a fan of Grease whenever it would come on TV I'd watch it and sing to the songs and I always wanted to be Sandy. But, by listening to the soundtrack I've changed my mind into trying out for Marty because "Freddy, My Love" is, in my opinion, the best song on the soundtrack, the only problem, it's an alto song and I'm a soprano.

Anyway, enough about my life, let's talk about the album. As I said before I've always been a Grease fan, but this version has made me love it even more. This original version is way better than the movie version, the songs seem to fall into place better than in the movie (because they were written for the play of course). Actually, the songs NOT in the movie are the best songs in the play, other than "Freddy, My Love" there are "Mooning" sung by Roger and Jan at a picnic, "Raining on Prom Night" (replaced by "Hoplessly Devoted to You" in the play, Sandy sings this song in her room instead of going to the dance as she did in the movie), "Alone at a Drive-in Movie" (replaced by "Sandy" in the movie, basically, it says the same thing as "Sandy" does), and "All Choked Up" (replaced by "You're the One That I Want", I'm kinda glad it was replaced because I like "You're the One That I Want" better).

I hope this helped you, it probably didn't because of all the personal anecdotes I had to put in there. Anyway, what I'm trying to say is that it's a good album and worth buying if you're a Grease fan.

5 out of 5 stars Grease, Grit and Parody.......2006-11-18

At some point in the early 1970's, nostaglia for the 1950's started running out of control. At a time when America was dealing with many social changes, somehow the decade of the 1950's became yearned after for
fun, innocence, rock and roll, and postwar prosperity. The realty being it was a decade that also included
economic issues, open descrimination, and very tame music (the name "the quiet generation" was there for a reason).

Grease came to life as a parody of the 1950's nostaglia craze, and it painted a truer, grittier portrait of the late 50's at an urban high school. The movie that came out in 1978, and the Broadway revival of the 90's whitewashed the story, and cleaned up the language so much the original Broadway musical got lost in the shuffle.

The great score is lead by Adrienne Barbaue, Barry Bostwick, and Carol Demas, and a number of songs never made it to the film, including Those Magic Changes, and Freddy My Love. Yes, in the 1950's there still was a draft!. Adrienne's character of Rizzo steals the show with her numbers, Look At Me I'm Sandra Dee, and There Are Worse Things I Could Do, finally the "Bad Girl" is allowed to be human. Summer Nights, It's Raining On Prom Night, and Rock N Roll Party Queen speak to the teenager that remains in all of us.

Enjoy this very real trip into the late 1950's

Ken

5 out of 5 stars Greased Lightning has struck.......2006-09-06

GREASE what a classic. I'm listening to it right now! I recently saw the play and they did the song you're the one that i want instead of all chocked up witch replaces that and in the movie they use that song and so on but the only reason im not mentioning Sandy or Hoplessly Devoted is because those aren't n aturally ever in the play it was made for the movie. This soundtract is still great five stars to the cast writer and composer

5 out of 5 stars The original, stll the best!.......2006-07-22

I saw the original production of Grease and it was hysterical. It was originally intended as an affectionate parody of the 50's and was a laugh riot. Then Hollywood got a hold of it and turned it into the cotton candy, pop fluff that the world see's it as now, totally missing the point (and losing alot of the fun). The original cast led by Barry Bostwick, Adrienne Barbaue and Carol Demas, were a blast! Stick to this version if you like real parody, humorous and true to the 50's rock style.
Blues Masters, Vol. 15: Slide Guitar Classics
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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 Blues Masters, Vol. 15: Slide Guitar Classics
Various Artists
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ASIN: B0000032X9
Release Date: 1993-08-17

Tracks:

  1. Dust My Broom - Elmore James
  2. Honey Bee - Muddy Waters & His Guitar
  3. Taylor's Rock - Hound Dog Taylor & The House Rockers
  4. Maxwell Street Medley - Robert Nighthawk & His Flames Of Rhythm
  5. Too Much Alcohol - J.B.Hutto & His Hawks
  6. Dark Was The Night, Cold Was The Ground - Blind Willie Johnson
  7. Dynaflow Blues - Johnny Shines Blues Band
  8. Treat Me The Way You Do - Joe Carter & His Chicago Broomdusters
  9. Homesick's Shuffle - Homesick James
  10. Deep Feeling - Chuck Berry
  11. Chicken Stuff - Hop Wilson & His Chickens
  12. I Am The Black Ace - Black Ace
  13. Is You Ever Seen A One-Eyed Woman Cry - Earl Hooker
  14. Shake Your Money-Maker - Paul Butterfield Blues Band
  15. Rollin' And Tumblin' - Canned Heat
  16. Mean Town Blues - Johnny Winter
  17. Statesburo Blues - Allman Brothers Band
  18. All Shook Up - Ry Cooder

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Good Starter!.......2004-07-30

This CD isn't the best anything. It's just a good starter cd for the new Blues listener, and a good listen for the more experienced. So I'll rate it a good. It probably deserves three stars but I'm a sucker for slide guitar so I gave it four.

4 out of 5 stars Another good sampler.......2003-12-07

This is another fine entry in Rhino's lengthy Blues Masters series. It isn't the definitive word on slide guitar blues, of course, or on any of the artists represented, but as a sampler it works very well, featuring a lesser-known (but very good) rendition of "Dust My Broom" by Elmore James, and well-chosen cuts by Muddy Waters, J.B. Hutto (the tough boogie "Too Much Alcohol"), and Robert Nighthawk (a superb medley of two of his best songs, "Anna Lee" and "Sweet Black Angel").

The compilers at Rhino have included the Allman Brothers' version of Blind Willie McTell's "Statesboro Blues" rather than the original, "Shake Your Moneymaker" by the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, and Canned Heat's take on "Rollin' And Tumblin'"...I would probably have gone with McTell's own "Mama T'Ain't Long Fo' Day", which is one of the most beautiful acoustic slide guitar blues tunes you'll ever hear, but that's just me.

Robert Johnson is missing, and Son House is, too, but the compilers try to make amends by including some lesser-known tracks which should appeal to the experienced blues fan, like James Williamson's "Homesick's Shuffle", Babe Turner's "I Am The Black Ace", Earl Hooker's "If You Ever Seen A One-Eyed Woman Cry", the harsh "Treat Me The Way You Do" by Joe Carter, and a rare opportunity to hear Chuck Berry wielding the slide on the odd instrumental "Deep Feeling". And the awesome Blind Willie Johnson is here as well, performing the eerie "Dark Was The Night, Cold Was The Ground".

Very good. But its companion volume, Blues Masters Vol. 18, is actually even better.

5 out of 5 stars Awesome!.......1998-10-17

This is must buy for any fan slide guitar. From beginning to end, from Elmore James to Johnny Winter, it's non-stop blues. You'll find yourself hitting the repeat button on the CD player, so you can hear the great blues slide guitar again.
Dinner Classics: The French Album
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 Dinner Classics: The French Album

Manufacturer: Sony
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ASIN: B0000026XN
Release Date: 1990-05-17

Tracks:

  1. Arabesque No. 1
  2. The Girl With The Flaxen Hair
  3. Le tombeau de Couperin: V - Menuet
  4. Pelleas et Melisande: II - Fileuse
  5. Pavane pour une infante defunte
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  7. Sylvia Suite: II - Intermezzo: Valse lente
  8. Tales Of Hoffmann: Barcarolle
  9. Faust Ballet Music: V - Moderato con moto
  10. Damnation Of Faust: Ballet Of The Sylphs
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  12. Petite Suite: En Bateau
  13. Suite Bergamasque: Clair de Lune
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  15. Gymnopedie No. 1
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  17. Reverie

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars CD- "Dinner Classics: THe French Album".......2006-07-03

I have bought 3 of these items, the first was an audio tape from Avon. The 2 CDs I bought from Amazon were bought because I knew how beautiful the music was. One was a gift and the other is for my classroom. They were in perfect condition,the music is incredibly beautiful and I highly recommend it to everyone!

5 out of 5 stars PAR EXCELLANCE!.......2006-03-14

This is one of the best classical cd's for dinner music, relaxing,reading or even just putzing around the house. Elegant, pure classical and beautiful. Fills your home with a higher ambience if you are so mentally inclined. Everyone who hears it wants a copy. This the third one I have owned as I have worn out and given away one. I first purchased this in the early nineties and it still is timeless in it's symphonic artistry.

5 out of 5 stars It will grow on you.......2005-12-11

I didn't know what I was getting when I first purchased this work. Now, I can't imagine being without it. Debussey's Claire De Lune is the best I've heard. This is the same piece that was used on the movie "The Right Stuff". I believe you will enjoy this compilation.

5 out of 5 stars French Essentials.......2001-12-07

Maybe the best compositions of the impressionist epoca.
It includes the best performances of Debussy pieces I've ever listened.

5 out of 5 stars CBS Masterworks French Album.......2001-12-07

This is a great starter CD to buy if you're just beginning to build your classical music collection. It only covers French composers, and the melodies are superb. When I bought this CD I was looking for the Debussy Arabesques, but arranged for an orchestra instead of just for piano. It turnes out THIS was the CD I was searching for without even knowing the title to it! Reason being, a few tracks from this CD is used as background music for a 15 minute presentation of the daily Holy Rosary on EWTN, the Catholic channel. It's the Rosary prayed by what seems to be a 12 year old girl in the middle of a big grass field who starts out praying alone then is joined by several people. The rich melodies complement this presentation very well. No one else has mentioned the fact that in the liner booklet there are several French recipes presented by Martha Stewart! I haven't tried any yet, but they seem easy enough to attempt and enjoy while playing this marvelous CD. I highly suggest purchasing it as a sample of some of the finest French classical pieces ever composed.
The Most Relaxing Violin Album in the World ... Ever!
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    		The Most Relaxing Violin Album in the World ... Ever!

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    ASIN: B000AXWGW2
    Release Date: 2005-10-04

    Tracks:

    1. Meditation (from Thais) - Jules Massenet
    2. Air (Suite No 3 in D) - Johann Sabastian Bach
    3. Berceuse, Op. 16 - Gabriel Faure
    4. Rondo in B flat major, K261a - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    5. Clair de Lune - Claude Debussy
    6. Concerto in E, RV269 Spring - I. Allegro - Antonio Vivaldi
    7. Concerto in E, RV269 Spring - II. Largo - Antonio Vivaldi
    8. , Concerto in E, RV269 Spring - III. Allegro - Antonio Vivaldi
    9. The Swan (arr. Heifetz) - Camille Saint-Saens
    10. Concerto in A minor for Violin, BWV 1041- II. Andante - Johann Sabastian Bach
    11. Romance in F - Ludwig Von Beethoven
    12. Romance in F minor, Op. 11 - Antonin Dvorak

    Tracks:

    1. Rondo in C major, K273 - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    2. Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 14 (arr. Press & Gingold) - Sergei Rachmaninov
    3. Liebesleid - Fritz Kreisler
    4. Violin Concerto, Op. 35 - II. Canzonetta (Andante) - Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    5. Concerto in E for Violin, BWV 1042 - II. Adagio - Johann Sabastian Bach
    6. Beau Soir - Claude Debussy
    7. Adagio in E minor, K261 - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    8. Violin Concerto, Op. 14 - II. Andante - Samuel Barber
    9. Ave Maria - Franz Schubert
    10. The Lark Ascending - Ralph Vaughan Williams
    The Most Relaxing Classical Album in the World...Ever!
    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    • Solid buy
    • Very soothing and relaxing to listen to
    • this will calm you down
    • My Fav. CD!
    • Excellent for Everyone!
    		 The Most Relaxing Classical Album in the World...Ever!

    Manufacturer: Angel Records
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    ASIN: B000002SBF
    Release Date: 1998-02-17

    Tracks:

    1. Air 'on the G string' (from Ste No. 3 in D, BWV1068) - Academy of St. Martin in the Fields/Sir Neville Marriner
    2. Morning (from Peer Gynt Incidental Music Op. 23) - Academy of St. Martin in the Fields/Sir Neville Marriner
    3. Canon in D - Academy of St. Martin in the Fields/Sir Neville Marriner
    4. Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (from Cantata No. 147) - Choir Of King's College
    5. Gymnopedie No. 1 - CBSO/Louis Fremaux
    6. Pno Con No. 21 in C 'Elvira Madagan', K. 467: II. Andante - Stephen Hough
    7. Viens, Mallika (from Lakme) - Mady Masple/Danielle Millet
    8. In Paradisum (from Requiem Op. 48) - Choir Of King's College
    9. Clair de lune (from Suite bergamasque) - Dame Moura Lympany
    10. Vn Con in e, Op. 64: II. Andante - Yehudi Menubin
    11. The Swan (fron The Carnival of the Animals) - Jacqueline du Pre/Osian Ellis
    12. Sym No. 3 'Sym of Sorrowful Songs': II. Lento e largo - Tranquillissimo - Zofia Kilanowicz
    13. Fl & Hpd Con in C, K. 299: II. Andantino - James Galway/Fritz Helmis
    14. The Four Seasons (Con No. 4 in f 'Winter'): II. Largo - Yehudi Menuhin
    15. Nimrod (from 'Enigma' Vars, Op. 36) - London SO/Sir Adrian Boult
    16. Song to the Moon (from Rusalka) - Lucia Popp
    17. Rhap on a Theme of Paganini - Var 18 - Cecile Ousset
    18. Pavane, Op. 50 - Gareth Morris

    Tracks:

    1. Zion hort die Wachter singen (from Cantata No. 140) - Suddeutshe Madrigalchor
    2. Adagio in g - Academy of St. Martin in the Fields/Sir Neville Marriner
    3. Minuet (from Str Qnt in E, Op. 13 No. 5) - Academy of St. Martin in the Fields/Sir Neville Marriner
    4. Kbd Con No. 5 in f, BWV1056 - Andrei Gavrilov
    5. Meditation (from Thais) - Hans Kalafusz
    6. Pno Son No. 14 in c# 'Moonlight', Op. 27 No. 2: I. Adagio sostenuto - Dame Moura Lympany
    7. Belle nuit, o nuit d'amour (Barcarolle) (from Les Contes d'Hoffman) - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf/Jeannine Collard/Rene Duclos Choeurs
    8. Prayer (from Coppelia) - Orch Du Theatre Nat De L'Opr De Paris/Jean-Baptiste Mari
    9. Cl Con in A, K. 622: II. Adagio (opening) - Jack Brymer
    10. Intermezzo (from Cavalleria rusticana) - Philharmonia Orch/Riccardo Muti
    11. Str Ser, Op. 22: I. Moderato - London CO/Christopher Warren-Green
    12. O mio babbino caro (from Gianni Schicchi) - Monstserrat Caballe
    13. Fantasia on 'Greensleeves' (from Sir John in Love) - Sinfonia of London/Sir John Barbirolli
    14. Pno Con No. 2 in c, Op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto (opening) - Cecile Ousset
    15. Noct (from Str Qt No. 2 in D#) - Academy of St. Martin in the Fields/Sir Neville Marriner
    16. Concierto de Aranjuez: II. Adagio (opening) - Julian Bream
    17. Adagio for Strs, Op. 11a - Philadelphia Orch/Eugene Ormandy
    18. Entr'acte to Act III (from Carmen) - Orch Nat de France/Seiji Ozawa

    Customer Reviews:

    4 out of 5 stars Solid buy.......2003-09-01

    "Music, when soft voices die,
    Vibrates in the memory-"
    Percy Bysshe Shelley
    Music has a great power, and classical has to be the minds elixir. I've never met a classical album I didn't like, but this is one I would suggest to anyone. The variety and selection make it stand out among others like it. In the end, there is something left to be desired, but ...'C'est la vie'.

    5 out of 5 stars Very soothing and relaxing to listen to.......2003-05-26

    I'm not really much of a classical music fan, more like casual. Sometimes I do need a break from listening to the loud, abrasive beats of KMFDM and VNV Nation and put in something more soothing and relaxing to chill out to. Most of the music I enjoy chilling out to is in the vein of techno and ambient fused with Asian and Middle Eastern influences. Growing up, I was surrounded by a lot of classical and baroque music. Before I became addicted to new wave music of the '80s, I was into Beethoven, Bach, Mozart, and Vivaldi. I rarely buyh classical cds nowadays because I am afraid that there would be more filler and less substantial songs. I bought "The Most Relaxing Classical Album..." compilation because I was familiar with at least 85% of the songs. "The Most Relaxing Classical Album..." is a gorgeous compilation filled with some of the most exquisite songs known to mankind. Songs like Elgar's "Nimrod" and Mascagni's "Intermezzo" absolutely takes my breath away and even brings a tear to my eyes every time I listen to, especially the later because I think of the movie "Steel Magnolias" and the scenes following the passing of Julia Roberts' character. A very emotional song to say the very least. The most personal favorite song on this 2 cd set that I hold very dear to my heart is Pachelbel's "Canon". That song is just one of the most gorgeous songs I have ever heard, not just classical, but any song that I have heard over the years. Although I am no opera fan, I absolutely adore Delibes' "Flower Duet". I can never tire of hearing that song, no matter who sings it. It is rare to find a cd where the title fits the contents of the cd, and "The Most Relaxing Classical Album in the World...Ever!" is that cd. No words can describe the beauty of the music I have heard here.

    5 out of 5 stars this will calm you down.......2003-04-02

    Hi everybody out there. Guess what. This cd is wonderful. I am a VERY discerning ear for classical music. I usually don't go for the "BEST OF" collections. But ya know what...sometimes ya just need the "overplayed" stuff to calm you down. I mean, for some of these pieces, there are better performances out there. But, that doesn't really matter when you're just wanting to relax. This is great for someone learning about classical music. It will give you a good sense of what you might like in the future. who cares if it's not the TOP performers, i am not displeased with any of the tracks. it always does the trick when i need it to. :)

    5 out of 5 stars My Fav. CD!.......2003-04-01

    Who ever said this was an awful CD full of no big hits was not too smart. This CD is HUGE! It has only famous composers, and only the best. They are all HUGE hits! It is the best CD I have ever owned. I am a professional musician.

    4 out of 5 stars Excellent for Everyone!.......2002-09-05

    This CD was a wonderful surprise! Unlike so many "compliation" albums, it is made up of one beautiful, quality piece of music after another, without the usual boring "fillers". My friends who are classical aficionados love it. My friends who think they "hate" classical music, love it. My children and my parents love it. Everyone who hears it playing asks, "What IS this?!It's wonderful." The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is because I found the choral arrangements of a couple of the pieces oddly discordant, in the beautifully relaxing flow of the pure instrumental orchestration of the rest of the album
    Complete Works for Solo Piano
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • wonderful music
    		 Complete Works for Solo Piano
    Poulenc , and Parkin
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    ASIN: B00006JN9R
    Release Date: 2002-10-22

    Tracks:

    1. Suite For Piano In C Major: I Presto
    2. Suite For Piano In C Major: II Andante
    3. Suite For Piano In C Major: III Vif
    4. Adagietto (From Les Biches)
    5. Trois Mouvements Perpetuels: I Assez Modere
    6. Trois Mouvements Perpetuels: II Tres Modere
    7. Trois Mouvements Perpetuels: III Alerte
    8. Les Soirees De Nazelles-Suite For Piano: Preambule
    9. Les Soirees De Nazelles-Suite For Piano: Cadence
    10. Les Soirees De Nazelles-Suite For Piano: I Le Comble De La Distinction
    11. Les Soirees De Nazelles-Suite For Piano: II Le Coeur Sur La Main
    12. Les Soirees De Nazelles-Suite For Piano: III La Desinvolture Et La Discretion
    13. Les Soirees De Nazelles-Suite For Piano: VII Le Gout Du Malheur
    14. Les Soirees De Nazelles-Suite For Piano: VIII L'Alerte Vieillesse
    15. Les Soirees De Nazelles-Suite For Piano: Cadence
    16. Les Soirees De Nazelles-Suite For Piano: Final
    17. Intermezzo In A Flat Major
    18. Valse-Improvisation Sur Le Nom De Bach
    19. Trois Pieces: I Pastorale
    20. Trois Pieces: II Hymne
    21. Trois Pieces: III Toccata
    22. Badinage
    23. Napoli-Suite For Piano: I Barcarolle
    24. Napoli-Suite For Piano: II Nocturne
    25. Napoli-Suite For Piano: III Caprice Italien

    Tracks:

    1. Humoresque
    2. Deux Novelettes: Novelette No. 1 In C Major
    3. Deux Novelettes: Novelette No. 2 In B Flat Minor
    4. Novelette Sur Un Theme De Manuel De Falla In E Minor
    5. Villageoises - Petites Pieces Enfantines: I Valse Tyrolienne
    6. Villageoises - Petites Pieces Enfantines: II Staccato
    7. Villageoises - Petites Pieces Enfantines: III Rustique
    8. Villageoises - Petites Pieces Enfantines: IV Polka
    9. Villageoises - Petites Pieces Enfantines: V Petite Ronde
    10. Villageoises - Petites Pieces Enfantines: VI Coda
    11. Improvisations: Improvisation No. 1 In B Minor
    12. Improvisations: Improvisation No. 2 In A Flat Major
    13. Improvisations: Improvisation No. 3 In B Minor
    14. Improvisations: Improvisation No. 4 In A Flat Major
    15. Improvisations: Improvisation No. 5 In A Minor
    16. Improvisations: Imrovisation No. 6 In B Flat Major
    17. Improvisations: Improvisation No. 7 In C Major
    18. Improvisations: Improvisation No. 8 In A Minor
    19. Improvisations: Improvisation No. 9 In D Major
    20. Improvisations: Improvisation No. 10 'Eloge Des Gammes' In F Major
    21. Improvisations: Improvisation No. 11 In G Minor
    22. Improvisations: Improvisation No. 12 'Hommage A Schubert' In E Flat Major
    23. Improvisations: Improvisation No. 13 In A Minor
    24. Improvisations: Improvisations No. 14 In D Flat Major
    25. Improvisations: Improvisation No. 15 'Hommage A Edith Piaf' In C Minor
    26. Deux Intermezzi: Intermezzo No. 2 In D Flat Major
    27. Deux Intermezzi: Intermezzo No. 1 In C Major
    28. Suite Francaise D'Apres Claude Gervaise: I Bransle De Bourgogne
    29. Suite Francaise D'Apres Claude Gervaise: II Pavane
    30. Suite Francaise D'Apres Claude Gervaise: III Petite Marche Militaire
    31. Suite Francaise D'Apres Claude Gervaise: IV Complainte
    32. Suite Francaise D'Apres Claude Gervaise: V Bransle De Chmpagne
    33. Suite Francaise D'Apres Claude Gervaise: VI Sicilienne
    34. Suite Francaise D'Apres Claude Gervaise: VII Carillon
    35. Presto In B Flat Major
    36. Melancolie
    37. Theme Varie: Theme. Tres Calme Et Sans Hate
    38. Theme Varie: I Joyeuse
    39. Theme Varie: II Noble
    40. Theme Varie: III Pastorale
    41. Theme Varie: IV Sarcastique
    42. Theme Varie: V Melancolique
    43. Theme Varie: VI Ironique
    44. Theme Varie: VII Elegiaque
    45. Theme Varie: VIII Volubile
    46. Theme Varie: IX Fantasque
    47. Theme Varie: X Sybilline
    48. Theme Varie: XI Finale
    49. Theme Varie: Coda. Molto Agitato

    Tracks:

    1. Pastourelle
    2. Two Pieces From 'Les Biches': Rondeau
    3. Two Pieces From 'Les Biches':Andantino
    4. Feuillets D'Album: 1 Ariette
    5. Feuillets D'Album: 2 Reve
    6. Feuillets D'Album: 3 Gigue
    7. Piece Breve Sur Le Nom D'Albert Roussel
    8. Intermede
    9. Francaise
    10. Nocturnes: Nocturnes No. 1 In C Major
    11. Nocturnes: Nocturne No. 2 'Bal De Jeunes Filles' In A Major
    12. Nocturnes: Nocturne No. 3 'Les Cloches De Malines' In F major
    13. Nocturnes: Nocturne No. 4 'Bal Fantome' In C Minor
    14. Nocturnes: Nocturne No. 5 'Phalenes' In D Minor
    15. Nocturnes: Nocturne No. 6 In G Major
    16. Nocturnes: Nocturne No. 7 In E Flat major
    17. Nocturnes: Nocturne No. 8 'Pour Servir De Coda Au Cycle' In G major
    18. Valse In C Major
    19. Cinq Impromptus: 1 Tres Agite
    20. Cinq Impromptus: 2 Allegro Vivace
    21. Cinq Impromptus: 3 Tres Modere
    22. Cinq Impromptus: 4 Violent
    23. Cinq Impromptus: 5 Andante
    24. Bourree Au Pavillion D'Auvergne
    25. Caprice
    26. Promenades: 1 A Pied
    27. Promenades: 2 En Auto
    28. Promenades: 3 A Cheval
    29. Promenades: 4 En Bateau
    30. Promenades: 5 En Avion
    31. Promenades: 6 En Autobus
    32. Promenades: 7 En Voiture
    33. Promenades: 8 En Chemin De Fer
    34. Promenades: 9 A Bicyclette
    35. Promenades: 10 En Diligence

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars wonderful music.......2007-07-03

    I listened to this disc collection at least a hundred times. Poulenc is a great composer and Eric Parkins interpretation is really enjoyable
    The #1 Choral Album
    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    • Utterly disapointing
    • Great!
    • charming
    • Something for everyone!
    		 The #1 Choral Album

    Manufacturer: Decca
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B000060P5G
    Release Date: 2002-03-12

    Tracks:

    1. Nabucco: Chorus Of The Hebrew Slaves: Va, Pensiero - Chicago Symphony Chorus
    2. Madama Butterfly: Humming Chorus - Vienna State Opera Choir
    3. Lohengrin: Bridal Chorus: Treulich Gefuhrt Ziehet Dahin - Walter Hagen-Groll
    4. Miserere: Miserere (Abridged) - Sir David Willcocks
    5. Cantata No. 147: Jesu Bleibet Meine Freunde (Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring) - Kantorei Der Dreikonigskirche
    6. Ave Verum Corpus, K 618 - Stephen Cleobury
    7. Cantique De Jean Racine - Stephen Cleobury
    8. L'Enfance Du Christ: Shepherds' Farewell: Il S'en Va Loin De La Terre - St. Anthony Singers
    9. Pavane - Choeur Symphonique De Montreal
    10. Totus Tuus (Excerpt) - John Nelson
    11. Ein Deutsches Requiem: Wie Lieblich Sind Deine Wohnungen - Chicago Symphony Chorus
    12. Tannhauser: Pilgrims' Chorus: Begluckt Darf Nun Dich - Vienna State Opera Chorus
    13. Requiem: Sanctus - Charles Dutoit
    14. Requiem: Lacrimosa - Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsoperchor
    15. Song For Athene - Stephen Cleobury
    16. La Damnation De Faust: Laus! Laus! Hosanna! Hosanna! - Chicago Symphony Chorus

    Tracks:

    1. Requiem: Dies Irae... Tuba Mirum - Vienna State Opera Chorus
    2. Il Trovatore: Anvil Chorus: Vedi! Le Fosche - Chicago Symphony Chorus
    3. Judas Maccabaeus: See The Conquering Hero Comes - Handel Opera Society Chorus
    4. Mass In B Minor: Sanctus - Chicago Symphony Chorus
    5. Zadok The Priest - The Choir Of King's College
    6. Symphony No.9 'Choral' - Ode To Joy (Fourth Movement - Excerpt) - Jessye Norman
    7. Requiem: Dies Irae - Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor
    8. Die Schopfung: Die Himmel Erzahlen (The Heavens Are Telling) - Norma Burrowes
    9. Carmen: Toreador Chorus: Les Voici, Les Voici - John Alldis Choir
    10. Elijah: Thanks Be To God - Bryn Terfel
    11. Weihnachtsoratorium: Jauchzet, Frohlocket! - Lubecker Kantorei
    12. Matthaus-Passion (Final Chorus): Wir Setzen Uns Mit Tranen Nieder - Chicago Symphony Chorus
    13. Mefistofele (Prologue): Ave, Signor Degli Angeli E Dei Santi! - London Opera Chorus
    14. Messiah: Hallelujah - Chicago Symphony Chorus
    15. Rule Britannia - London Philharmonic Choir
    16. Jerusalem - London Philharmonic Choir
    17. Carmina Burana: O Fortuna - Choeur Symphonique De Montreal
    18. Faust: Soldiers' Chorus: Gloire Immortelle - John McCarthy
    19. Faust: Apotheosis - John McCarthy

    Customer Reviews:

    1 out of 5 stars Utterly disapointing.......2006-12-12

    The sound and mixing on these CDs are below anything. It's the type of CD where you constantly have to adjust the volume because some songs are just inaudible and then others come out blaring. Is there anything more annoying? The recording is poor quality. And the interpretations are just bland. A waste of money.

    5 out of 5 stars Great!.......2006-02-25

    Product was exactly as specified, received fast and in perfect condition. Thank you.

    5 out of 5 stars charming.......2005-05-25

    i listen to this compilation of songs all of the time. i love to listen to it while drinking my Earl Grey tea. and eating a piping hot english muffin. pure bliss!

    5 out of 5 stars Something for everyone!.......2004-01-11

    This double CD is certainly worth the small price. The choral music runs the gamut from Bach to John Tavener, all represented by well-known choirs and conductors. Although the music is wonderful, the selctions are not in any order, sometimes creating confusion. But give a listen and if you do not get hooked on the greatest choral music ever written, then you need to crawl back in your cave!

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