Delibes, Gounod: Ballet Music

1. Sylvia, ballet Prélude - Les Chasseresses
Composed by Leo Delibes
Performed by Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra Conducted by Janos Sandor

2. Sylvia, ballet Intermezzo - Valse lente
Composed by Leo Delibes
Performed by Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra Conducted by Janos Sandor

3. Sylvia, ballet Pizzicati
Composed by Leo Delibes
Performed by Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra Conducted by Janos Sandor

4. Sylvia, ballet Cortège de Bacchus
Composed by Leo Delibes
Performed by Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra Conducted by Janos Sandor

5. Coppélia, ballet Slavonic Air with variations
Composed by Leo Delibes
Performed by Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra Conducted by Heinz Fricke

6. Coppélia, ballet Festive dance & Waltz of the hours
Composed by Leo Delibes
Performed by Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra Conducted by Heinz Fricke

7. Coppélia, ballet Notturno
Composed by Leo Delibes
Performed by Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra Conducted by Heinz Fricke

8. Coppélia, ballet Music of the machines & Waltz
Composed by Leo Delibes
Performed by Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra Conducted by Heinz Fricke

9. Coppélia, ballet Czárdás
Composed by Leo Delibes
Performed by Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra Conducted by Heinz Fricke

10. Faust, opera Ballet Music
Composed by Charles Gounod
Performed by Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra Conducted by Janos Sandor

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Average customer rating: Ballet Masterful recording of masterful compositions Ballet bon bons German style First-Rate Ballet Music

Famous Ballet Music ~ Gaîté Parisienne, The Sleeping Beauty, Coppélia, Les Sylphides / von Karajan, Berlin PO Jacques Offenbach , Léo Delibes , Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky , Charles Gounod , Fryderyk Chopin , Amilcare Ponchielli , Berliner Philharmoniker , and Herbert von Karajan Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ballets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Chopin | Chopin, Frédéric | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Delibes, Léo | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gounod | Gounod, Charles | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Offenbach | Offenbach, Jacques | ( O ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Ponchielli | Ponchielli, Amilcare | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Tchaikovsky | Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Ballets & Dances | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Romances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Deutsche Grammophon: Music | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: A Night at the Ballet (Box Set) 25 Classical Dance Favorites Adolphe Adam: Music from 'Giselle' Delibes: Coppélia (complete in three acts) / La Source (suites) Favorite Classics of Ballet for Ballet Class ASIN: B00001IVO9 Release Date: 1999-09-14

Tracks:

1. Gaite Parisienne: Ouverture - Herbert von Karajan_
2. Gaite Parisienne: 1. Allegro brillante - Herbert von Karajan_
3. Gaite Parisienne: 2. Polka - Herbert von Karajan_
4. Gaite Parisienne: 6. Allegro - Herbert von Karajan_
5. Gaite Parisienne: 8. Valse: Lento - Herbert von Karajan_
6. Gaite Parisienne: 9. Marche (Without Tempo Indication) - Herbert von Karajan_
7. Gaite Parisienne: 10. Valse: Moderato - Herbert von Karajan_
8. Gaite Parisienne: 11. Allegro vivo - Herbert von Karajan_
9. Gaite Parisienne: 12. Valse - Herbert von Karajan_
10. Gaite Parisienne: 13. Allegro vivace - Misterioso - Lento - Herbert von Karajan_
11. Gaite Parisienne: 14. Valse: Moderato - Herbert von Karajan_
12. Gaite Parisienne: 15. Allegro vivo - Herbert von Karajan_
13. Gaite Parisienne: 16. Cancan: Allegro - Herbert von Karajan_
14. Gaite Parisienne: 17. Polka - Herbert von Karajan_
15. Gaite Parisienne: 18. (Without Tempo Indication) - Herbert von Karajan_
16. Gaite Parisienne: 22. Vivo - Herbert von Karajan_
17. Gaite Parisienne: 23. Barcarolle: Allegro moderato - Herbert von Karajan_
18. Faust: 1. Allegretto: Tempo de valse - Herbert von Karajan_
19. Faust: 2. Adagio (Helene et les jeune Troyennes - Cleopatre et les jeunes Nubiennes) - Herbert von Karajan_
20. Faust: 3. Allegretto (Entree des jeunes Nubiennes) - Herbert von Karajan_
21. Faust: 4. Moderato maestoso (Variation de Cleopatre) - Herbert von Karajan_
22. Faust: 5. Moderato con moto (Entree des jeunes Troyennes) - Herbert von Karajan_
23. Faust: 6. Allegretto (Variation d'Helene) - Herbert von Karajan_
24. Faust: 7. Allegro vivo (Final - Entree de Phryne) - Herbert von Karajan_
25. Faust: Valse - Waltz: Tempo di valse - Herbert von Karajan_
26. The Sleeping Beauty: Suite From The Ballet Op. 66 - I. Introduction. La Fee des lilas - Allegro vivo - Andantino - Andante sostenuto - Herbert von Karajan_
27. The Sleeping Beauty: II. Adagio. Pas d'action - Andante - Adagio maestoso - Tempo I - Molto sostenuto, quasi piu andante - Tempo I - Herbert von Karajan_
28. The Sleeping Beauty: III. Pas de caractere. Le Chat Botte et La Chatte Blanche - Allegro moderato - Herbert von Karajan_
29. The Sleeping Beauty: IV. Panorama - Andantino - Herbert von Karajan_
30. The Sleeping Beauty: V. Valse - Allegro (Tempo di Valse) - Herbert von Karajan_

Tracks:

1. Coppelia: Ballet Suite: 1. Prelude et Mazurka - Various Artists
2. Coppelia: Ballet Suite: 2. Scene et Valse de Swanhilde - Various Artists
3. Coppelia: Ballet Suite: 3. Csardas - Various Artists
4. Coppelia: Ballet Suite: 4. Scene et Valse de la Poupee - Various Artists
5. Coppelia: Ballet Suite: 5. Ballade - Various Artists
6. Coppelia: Ballet Suite: 6. Variation sur un theme slave - Various Artists
7. Les Sylphides: 1. Prelude - Various Artists
8. Les Sylphides: 2. Nocturne - Various Artists
9. Les Sylphides: 3. Valse - Various Artists
10. Les Sylphides: 4. Mazurka - Various Artists
11. Les Sylphides: 5. Mazurka - Various Artists
12. Les Sylphides: 6. Prelude - Various Artists
13. Les Sylphides: 7. Valse - Various Artists
14. Les Sylphides: 8. Valse - Various Artists
15. La Gioconda: Dance Of The Hours - Various Artists

Customer Reviews:

Ballet .......2007-07-01

I was away for a long time. I feel very better now. I love this music and I am grateful to it.

Masterful recording of masterful compositions.......2007-01-19

This recording has become rare to find (in Europe), which surprises me, for I find both the compositions and the performance excellent. Especially the Sylphides, which are orchestral arrangements of some of Chopin's finest piano pieces - are heavenly. Highly recommended.

Ballet bon bons German style.......2004-06-26

Herbert von Karajan was the most recorded conductor in history. For that reason, he made a lot of records (that turned into CDs) like this one -- collections of well-known music that the public wants to hear over and over again. This group of ballet music is good, done in Karajan's typical highly chiseled style with a minimum of sentimentality. I once read a critic who called the style Karajan and Szell popularized the "school of industrial perfection", meaning every note in its place every time. That's true here, too. My favorite among these bon bons is the Tchaikovsky music from "Sleeping Beauty". Karajan is still hailed today for his later stereo version of the final Tchaikovsky troika of symphonies. Many critics put him up there with the best Tchaikovksy recordings ever. You can tell why critics were so persuaded by listening to his bleeding chuncks from "Sleeping Beauty". Not only does it contain the essential Berlin Philharmonic perfection and polish, it goes a little further than everything else on this set in terms of emotional attachment. The first two sections of the music, "Introduction. La Fee da Lilas" and "Adagio. Pas d'action" pack an enormous wallop. The final section is monumentally done by Karajan and the Berliners, surging forward in waves of sound and emotion until the listener is swept away during the crescendo in almost unconscious grandeur. I urge you to listen to this magnificent music-making and try not to develop goose flesh at the peak. This connection between perfection, music and emotion is what set Karajan apart from every other conductor in the 20th Century, and the reason he is as vivid and a larger than life figure today, 15 years after his death.

First-Rate Ballet Music.......2003-11-14

This collection of "Famous Ballet Music" from DG's mid-priced "2CD" series is truly first-rate. A lot of the credit for that goes to the man in charge of this set, Herbert von Karajan. The great conductor leads the Berlin Philharmonic through glowing highlights and suites from Offenbach's "Gaite Parisienne," Gounod's "Faust," Tchaikovsky's "Sleeping Beauty" and Delibes' "Coppelia," and the complete Chopin's "Les Sylphides" and "Dance of the Hours" from Ponchielli's "La Gioconda." Of course, the pieces featured here are the types of orchestral nuggets that someone like Karajan and the Berliners could eat for breakfast while reading the paper. But Karajan really prided himself in being one of the stereo-age's best Tchaikovsky conductors, and he made several recordings of each of the three ballet suites in addition to his many Symphonic Cycles. Also, his early 1960s accounts of the Chopin and Delibes in particular (the remainder of the works were recorded in the early 1970s), are as good, if not better, than any performance I have heard. In all, this is a collection that will appeal to the casual fan and serious collector alike.

Average customer rating: CD- "Dinner Classics: THe French Album" PAR EXCELLANCE! It will grow on you French Essentials CBS Masterworks French Album

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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
6. The Birds: La Colomba
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
11. Pelleas et Melisande: III - Sicilienne
12. Petite Suite: En Bateau
13. Suite Bergamasque: Clair de Lune
14. Pavane, Op. 50
15. Gymnopedie No. 1
16. Gymnopedie No. 3
17. Reverie

Customer Reviews:

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!

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.

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.

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.

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.

Average customer rating: Great collection but the title's a misnomer

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Customer Reviews:

Great collection but the title's a misnomer.......2006-07-17

The producers of Essential Opera 1 and 2 finally decided to give us a wonderful gift and combined the two for the price of one. The effect is an exciting collection for opera lovers and opera beginners alike. Thank you, producers.

However, I can't agree that the collection lives up to its name. How can it be essential when where is Maria Callas in the line-up? Absent Maria, any opera collection that deems itself "essential" deludes itself. Callas is as indispensable to opera as, say, Picasso is to cubism. To paraphrase Franco Zeffirelli, Callas showed us the maximum of what opera is. Callas IS essential opera.

This misnomer is made the more stark and jarring when one sees that a contemporaneous rival, Renata Tebaldi, is given two tracks to sing and Callas, none. Tebaldi was Callas' rival like Clementi was Mozart's--whoever remembers the rivals now? History has judged well who the masters are. So I listen to arias in this CD, arias that Callas have incomparably defined like Tosca's Vissi d'Arte, La Wallys's Ebben Ne'andro Lontana", to disappointment.

I'd give this disc four and a half stars for Callas' omission, but the Amazon rating system does not allow it. In any case, Tatiana Troyano's Habanera, Cecilia Bartoli's "Una Voce Poco fa," Krause, Popp, and Fassbaender's "Saove sia il vento," and Sutherland and Berbie's Lakme duet, and ten other tracks still make this compilation wonderful, exciting, and highly commendable. Do yourselves a favor and get this cd.

Average customer rating: I can name that tune in three notes A Fabulous CD Mega-Sampler! This really does have 99 tracks! Fun Sampler Useful.

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Classical Music for People Who Hate Classical Music Best of the Millennium: Top 40 Classical Hits ASIN: B000003FPT Release Date: 1995-02-14

Tracks:

1. Adagio
2. Air on the G String: Air on the G String, Excerpt
3. Brandenburg Concerto: Third Movement, Excerpt
4. Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring: Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring, Excerpt
5. Tocatta & Fugue: Excerpt
6. Adagio for Strings: Excerpt
7. Synphony No. 5: First Movement, Excerpt
8. Symphony No. 9: Fourth Movement, Excerpt
9. Fse: Excerpt
10. Turkish March: Turkish March, Excerpt
11. Moonlight Sonata: Excerpt
12. Symphonie Fantastique: March Ot the Scaffold, Excerpt
13. Damnation of Faust: Excerpt
14. Carmen - Habanera: Habanera, Excerpt
15. Toreador Song [From Carmen]
16. Minuet: Minuet, Excerpt
17. Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dance No 17, Excerpt
18. Hungarian Dance No. 5: No 5, Excerpt
19. Lullaby: No 4, Lullaby, Excerpt
20. "Minute" Waltz: Excerpt
21. Grande Valse Brillante: Excerpt
22. Marche Fune: Marche Fune
23. Appalachian Spring: Excerpt
24. Fanfare for the Common Man: Excerpt
25. Clair de Lune: Excerpt
26. Prelude to the Afternoon: Excerpt
27. Lakm Flower Duet: Flower Duet, Excerpt
28. Symphony No. 9 "New World": Second Movement, "Going Home" Theme, ...
29. The Sorcerer's Apprentice: Excerpt
30. Pomp & Circumstance: Excerpt
31. El Amor Brujo
32. Pavane: Excerpt
33. Rhapsody in Blue: Excerpt
34. American in Paris: Excerpt
35. Funeral March of Marionette: Excerpt
36. Piano Concerto in a Minor: Excerpt
37. Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 - Morning: Morning, Excerpt
38. Messiah - Hallelujah Chorus: Hallelujah Chorus, Excerpt
39. Water Music - Hornpipe: Hornpipe, Excerpt
40. Symphony No. 94 "Surprise": Second Movement, Excerpt
41. The Planets - Mars: Mars, Excerpt
42. Sabre Dance: Sabre Dance, Excerpt
43. Pagliacci: Vesti la Giubba, Excerpt
44. Hungarian Rhapsody
45. Liebestraum No. 3: No 3, Excerpt
46. Cavalleria Rusticana - Intermezzo: Intermezzo, Excerpt
47. Midsummer Night's Dream - Wedding March: Wedding March, Excerpt
48. Symphony No. 4 "Italian": Fourth Movement, Excerpt
49. Rondeau: No 1, Rondeau
50. Piano Concerto No. 21: Andante, Excerpt
51. Eine Kleine Nachtmusik: First Movement, Excerpt
52. The Marriage of Figaro - Overture: Overture, Excerpt
53. Sonata in A - Rondo Alla Turca: Rondo Alla Turca, Excerpt
54. Symphony No. 40: First Movement, Excerpt
55. Night on Bald Mountain: Excerpt
56. Pictures at an Exhibition - Great Cave of Kiev: Great Gate of ...
57. Barcarolle: Barcarolle, Excerpt
58. Orpheus in Hades - Theme II: Excerpt (Theme)
59. Carmina Burana - O Fortuna: O Fortuna, Excerpt
60. Canon: Canon, Excerpt
61. Romeo & Juliet - Montagues & Capulets: Montagues & Capulets, Excerpt
62. Lt. Kije's Wedding: Lt. Kije's Wedding, Excerpt
63. Turandot - Nessun Dorma: Nessun Dorma, Excerpt
64. Piano Concerto No. 2: Second Movement, Excerpt
65. Symphony No. 2: Third Movement, Opening, Excerpt
66. Rhapsody on a Theme: Variation 18, Excerpt
67. Bolero
68. Flight of the Bumblebee
69. Concierto de Aranjuez - Adagio: Adagio, Excerpt
70. The Barber of Seville - Overture: Excerpt
71. The Barber of Sville - Largo Al Factotum: Largo Al Factotum, Excerpt
72. William Tell Overture - Theme II: Excerpt
73. Danse Macabre: Excerpt
74. Gymnope No. 1
75. Symphony N0. 8 "Unfinished": Excerpt
76. Ave Maria: Excerpt
77. Finlandia [Finale: Finale, Excerpt]
78. Valse Triste: No 1, Valse Triste, Excerpt
79. Stars & Stripes Forever: Excerpt
80. Semper Fidelis: Excerpt
81. Blue Danube Waltz: Excerpt
82. Tales from the Vienna Woods: Excerpt
83. Also Sprach Zarathustra: Fanfare, Excerpt
84. Firebird - Infernal Dance & Main Theme: Infernal Dance & Main ...
85. The Nutcracker - Waltz of the Flowers: Waltz of the Flowers, Excerpt
86. Swan Lake - Waltz: Waltz, Excerpt
87. Sleeping Beauty -: Waltz, Excerpt
88. Romeo & Juliet - Theme II: Theme LL, Excerpt
89. Piano Concerto No. 1 - Opening: Opening, Excerpt
90. 1812 Overture - Finale: Finale, Excerpt
91. Fantasia on "Greensleeves": Excerpt
92. Alda - Grand March: Grand March, Excerpt
93. Il Trovatore - Anvil Chorus: Anvil Chorus, Excerpt
94. Requiem - Dies Irae: Dies Irae, Excerpt
95. Rigoletto - La Donna Mobile: La Donna Mobile, Excerpt
96. The Four Seasons "Spring" - Allegro: Allegro, Excerpt
97. The Four Season "Winter" - Largo: Largo, Excerpt
98. Lohengrin - Bridal Chorus: Bridal Chorus, Excerpt
99. Die WalkRide of the Valkyries: Ride of the Valkyries, Excerpt

Customer Reviews:

I can name that tune in three notes.......2005-02-19

My family likes to put this disc in on shuffle and play name that tune. I wish they made more discs like this, only with more obscure works.

A Fabulous CD.......2004-10-14

The Idiot's Guide to Calssical Music is an awesome Cd for those people who want to have a tiny sample of all the great classical compositions. Track 61 and 63 are my favorite.

Mega-Sampler! This really does have 99 tracks!.......2002-03-20

Yes, this CD really does have 99 tracks. How do they do it? Each is about a minuet long. Some are longer, some are shorter, but you get the micro-essential moments of the music.

If you like burning your own CDs, then this is a great source for intra-track fillers, along the lines of They Might Be Giants' "Apollo 18" album, which has all of those short tracks on the end. The idea is to put your CD player on shuffle, so the short tracks get mixed in with the bona fide songs. The result being a very unusual album.

The booklet gives an explanation of the track, where you heard it (i.e. the Warner Brother's Cartoons, or on famous films), and where you can get the full piece of music. So it's a mega sampler CD.

I can honestly say that this CD is a great gift for the friend who has everything.

Fun Sampler.......2001-11-09

For the beginner. You will be surprised at how many of the 99 themes you recognize here. It is an easy introduction to classical music. Nice booklet too.

Useful........1999-03-22

Take it for what it is, a clever and useful GUIDE to classical music. No, it is NOT an uncut rendition of Beethoven's 9th symphony. It IS a cd that will jog your memory. You have heard many of the tunes presented here, but not always knowing what the work was. This is your chance to catch up with all the great classical music you have been exposed to. Cheap too.

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Tracks:

1. Second Waltz
2. An Der Schonen Blauen Donau-Waltz Op.314
3. Flower Waltz From "The Nutcracker" Suite Op.71a
4. Waltz From " Masquerade" Suite
5. Valse Lente From " La Boutique Fantasque "
6. Waltz From " Giselle " Act. 1
7. Liebeslieder Waltz Op. Ii4
8. Waltzfrom " Swan Lake ", Op.20
9. Waltz From "Faust" Act2
10. Valse Triste From " Kuolema Suite " Op.44/1
11. Waltz From "Raymonda" Act I
12. Valse "La Ballerine Et Le Maure " From "Petrushka"
13. Wiener Bonbons- Waltz Op. 307
14. Feast Of The Clock And Waltz Of The Hours From " Coppelia"
15. Rosen Aus Dem Suden Waltz Op. 388
16. Waltz Fron Serenade For Strings In C Major Op. 48
17. Valse (Poeme Choreographique)
18. "Un Bal" From Symphony Fantastique Op. 14
19. Waltz No. 3 In A Minor Op. 34/2
20. Waltz Of The Poppy From "The Seasons" Ballet Op. 67
21. Waltz From "The Sleeping Beauty"
22. Wein, Weib Und Gesang-Waltz Op.333
23. Valse Lente From "Sylvia" Act 1
24. Valse Triste From "The Tale Of Honza"
25. Waltz From "Der Rosenkavalier" Op. 59
26. Waltz From "Eugen Onegin" Act 2
27. Waltz In A Major Op. 54/1
28. Du And Du - Waltz Op. 367
29. Waltz From Symphony Nr 5 In E Minor Op. 64
30. Mein Lebenslauf Ist Lieb Und Lust -Waltz Op.263
31. Dorfschwalben Aus Osterreich Waltz Op. 164
32. Aquarellen Waltz Op. 258
33. Strauss Party

Average customer rating: Ballet music for the Optimistic Spirit

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Tracks:

1. Invitation To The Dance
2. No. 7 - Allegro Marcato
3. Variation A - Allegro
4. Gallop
5. Waltz
6. Alla Loure
7. Andante
8. No.12 - Andantino Non Troppo
9. Allegro Non Troppo
10. Intermezzo
11. (Transition)
12. Andante
13. Allegretto
14. Adagio
15. Allegretto
16. Moderato Maestoso
17. Moderato Con Moto
18. Allegretto
19. Allegro Vivo
20. Moderato
21. Terana. Andante
22. Rektah. Allegro Vivo
23. Persian. Allegretto - Andante
24. Coda. Allegretto Marcato
25. La Gioconda - Dance Of The Hours

Customer Reviews:

Ballet music for the Optimistic Spirit.......2004-09-07

Assuming that you have the necessary good hifi equipment to make this CD sound as it was intended, this is a fine recording of some ballet highlights that will have you tapping your foot, humming along and generally enjoying life, very much as I suspect the Slovakian musicians did while playing (in February 1988). Weber's 'Invitation to the Dance' is the version orchestrated by Berlioz for the last act of 'Der Freischütz' and is, in my opinion, more subtle than the original piano version (which is also definitely worth listening to). The ballet music from Adam's 'Giselle' and from Gounod's 'Faust' is equally delightful, and the brass is put to some very good effect, especially at the close of the 'Walpurgis-Nacht' scene from Faust/Margarete. The suite of oriental dances from Délibes' 'Lakmé' is short but fascinating; and perhaps the best piece is saved until last: Ponchielli's 'Dance of the Hours' from 'La Gioconda'; the main theme of this beauty was once re-worked into a highly successful pop song by the title of 'Hello, Mudder, hello, Fadder', but only folks of 50 and older will remember it, I guess.

The recording was made in the empty Concert Hall of the Slovakian Radio in Bratislava, and there is a certain amount of echo which is not really appropriate. Also I found that when playing the CD on inferior equipment such as a CD-ROM player, there was a lot of background noise and the sound came over quite weak. On good hifi equipment these problems disappear; don't ask me why.

Average customer rating: Forget what they SAY Most Aggravating Album in the World! A fair introduction to Classical Music Great for Beginners Exellent compilation

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1. The Four Seasons: Concerto No.1 In E 'Spring': I. Allegro
2. Schindler's List: Theme
3. Requiem: Ingemisco
4. The Piano: The Heart Asks Pleasure First
5. Symphony No.5 In C Minor: I. Allegro con brio
6. The Deer Hunter: Cavatina
7. Puer natus est nobis
8. Cello Concerto In E Minor: I. Adagio
9. Turandot: Nessun dorma
10. Piano Concerto: I. Allegro molto moderato
11. Andrea Chenier: La mamma morta
12. Waltz No.6 In D Flat, 'Minute'
13. Adagio In G Minor
14. Carmen: Habanera
15. Horn Concerto No.4 In E Flat: III. Rondo (Allegro vivace)
16. Canon In D
17. Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro
18. New World Symphony: II. Largo
19. La Traviata: Brindisi
20. Carmina Burana: O Fortuna

Tracks:

1. Piano Concerto No.1In B Flat Minor: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso (Opening)
2. Symphony No.3 'Symphony Of Sorrowful Songs': II. Lento e largo - Tranquillissimo
3. Flute and Harp Concerto In C: II. Andantino
4. Lakme: Flower Duet
5. The Four Seasons: Winter: I. Allegro non molto
6. Porgy And Bess: Summertime
7. Bolero
8. Ave Maria
9. Gymnopedie No.1
10. Romeo & Juliet: Montagues and Capulets
11. Rhapsody On A Theme OF Paganinni: Variation 18
12. Walking In The Air
13. Sonata No.14 In C Sharp Minor 'Moonlight': I. Adagio sostenuto
14. Messiah: Hallelujah Chorus
15. Eine kleine Nachtmusik: I. Allegro
16. NIMROD: Enigma Variations
17. Swan Lake: Act One: Finale
18. Orchestral Suite No.3 In D: Air on the G String
19. The Planets: Jupiter
20. 1812 Overture

Customer Reviews:

Forget what they SAY.......2003-11-10

Many of these prior reviewers complain that the abundance of operas and vocals degrate this compilation. They don't know what they're talking about. These genres are what made Classical music popular in it's age. In that era the forum for showcasing "classical music" was operas! Hence why most of these works are lost in the shuffle. Most of us know Mozart and Beethoven's compositions by ear but there are so many other great composers that existed and these CD's will show you but a PIECE. But, fair warning, these CD's show only a small fraction of the whole movement (song). If you truly dig the genre you're in for a treat, investigate!

Most Aggravating Album in the World!.......2002-05-26

This CD is the first thing I ever returned to Amazon. It is an inferior product--selections cut off abruptly before the end, volume fades and returns in the middle of a cut...production values are pure schlock here. Maybe I should have expected as much from such a sophomoric title.

A fair introduction to Classical Music.......2001-03-03

I purchased this CD because I am new to Classical Music and thought this would be a good introduction CD. There is some wonderful music on this CD. The only problem I have with this CD is every other track is Opera of one form or another. As a new listener I found that after the Opera tracks I felt I had been yelled at and it was a distraction to the other music contained on the CD. I now know to hit the skip button on my CD player just about every other track. I only gave it 3 stars because I felt put off by the vocal tracks. I believe that when someone is new to Classical Music they do not think of Opera. If you don't mind hitting the skip button a lot or if you like Opera this CD is for you!

Great for Beginners.......2000-07-14

This is a nice recording for folks who don't know much about classical music, and would serve as a wonderful introduction. It covers centuries of great music in a very listener-friendly format. I am sure that I will use this CD in my music classroom. For a seasoned classical music lover, however, the CD proves a bit frustrating, including only segments of masterworks (not even the entire movement of the Holst). I bought the CD for a few recordings, which I truly enjoy and make the CD a worthwile purchase. But I found (and I think that most classical musicians will find) that I already had many of these works in their entirety.

Exellent compilation.......2000-04-12

This is a fine collection of classical songs for those that have little experience with classical music. Howver, I truly love it.

Average customer rating: It's only snippets of the music!

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