Decaf Classics

On this CD:

1. Peer Gynt Suite for orchestra (or piano or piano, 4 hands) No. 1, Op. 46 Morning
Composed by Edvard Grieg
Performed by National Philharmonic Orchestra with James Galway
Conducted by David Measham

2. Suite bergamasque, for piano, L. 75 Clair de Lune
Composed by Claude Debussy
Performed by Boston Pops Orchestra
Conducted by Arthur Fiedler

3. Suite for solo cello No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009 Air on the G String
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Lucerne Festival Strings
Conducted by Rudolf Baumgartner

4. Serse (Xerxes), opera, HWV 40 Largo
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by Boston Pops Orchestra
Conducted by Arthur Fiedler

5. Gymnopedie for piano No.1, for piano No 01
Composed by Erik Satie
Performed by National Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Charles Gerhardt

6. Les Contes d'Hoffmann, opera in 4 acts Barcarolle
Composed by Jacques Offenbach
Performed by Boston Pops Orchestra
Conducted by Arthur Fiedler

7. Cantata No. 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by New Symphony Orchestra of London
Conducted by Leopold Stokowski

8. Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major ("Elvira Madigan") K. 467 Andante (Elvira Madigan theme)
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performed by Boston Pops Orchestra
Conducted by Arthur Fiedler

9. Cavalleria rusticana, opera in 1 act Intermezzo
Composed by Pietro Mascagni
Performed by National Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by James Levine

10. Adagio for strings (arr. from 2nd mvt. of String Quartet), for string quartet/string orchestra), Op. 11
Composed by Samuel Barber

Conducted by Charles Munch

11. Concierto de Aranjuez for guitar & orchestra Adagio
Composed by Joaquin Rodrigo
Performed by Munich Monteverdi Orchestra with Julian Bream
Conducted by John Eliot Gardiner

12. Fantasia on Greensleeves, for harp, flute, & strings (arranged by R. Greaves; from the opera Sir John In Love)
Composed by Ralph Vaughan Williams
Performed by Philadelphia Orchestra
Conducted by Eugene Ormandy

13. Thais, opera Meditation
Composed by Jules Massenet
Performed by National Philharmonic Orchestra with James Galway
Conducted by David Measham

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Tracks:

1. Decaf Classics: 'Peer Gynt' Suite No. 1: Morning
2. Decaf Classics: Clair de lune
3. Decaf Classics: Air On The G String
4. Decaf Classics: Xerxes: Largo
5. Decaf Classics: Gymnopedies I And II
6. Decaf Classics: The Tales Of Hoffman: Barcarolle
7. Decaf Classics: Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring
8. Decaf Classics: Concerto No. 21 'Elvira Madigan': Andante
9. Decaf Classics: Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo
10. Decaf Classics: Adagio For Strings
11. Decaf Classics: Concierto De Aranjuez: Adagio
12. Decaf Classics: Fantasia On 'Greensleeves'
13. Decaf Classics: Thais: Meditation

Customer Reviews:

MY IVORY TOWER.......2000-05-20

Some of my favorite songs of all time are on this CD performed to perfection, I can honestly say as I have been a violinist in different symphonies since I was only 11 years old. This CD is truly a gem.

I rated each song to make it clearer to you. My scale was 0 to 3 stars, with 3 being the highest score. It got 33 out of a possible 39.

The 5 star rating is due to the wonderful components of contrast (pianissimo to forte); the astounding intonation, and the beautiful, emotional, passionate intrepretation of all the musicians and of course the composers and writers themselves!

My top 3 personal favorites are: 1 Adagio for Strings by Barber (my all-time favorite song forever) 2 Claire de Lune by Debussy 3 Air on the G string by Bach

If you want renewal, refreshing, and spiritual awakening, this is the CD for you.

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Tracks:

1. Canon
2. Violin Concerto In F Minor, Op.8, No.4: L'inverno (Winter) Largo
3. Poco Adagio
4. Menuetto
5. Andante con moto
6. Symphony No.6 In F Major, Op.68, 'Pastorel': Andante molto mosso

Tracks:

1. Piano Concerto In D Minor, K.466 Romance
2. Op.15 von Fremden Landermund Menschen
3. Op.15 Bittendes Kind
4. Op.15 Traumerel
5. Op.15 Der Dichter Spricht
6. Le Roi S'amuse: Pavane
7. Le Roi S'amuse: Madrigal
8. Pavane pour une infante defunte
9. Lark Ascending
10. Prelude a l'apres midi-d'un faune

Music Review:

1. Eben: Sacred Works for voice & organ
2. Egk: Kleine Symphonie; Peer Gynt
3. Ernest Bloch: Three Jewish Poems/Two Last Poems/Evocations
4. Fascinatin' Rampal (Jean-Pierre Rampal Plays Gershwin)
5. Franz Schubert: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 5
6. Glenn Gould Legacy, Vol. 2
7. Handel - Theodora / Hunt, Minter, Lane, J. Thomas, D. Thomas; McGegan
8. Harmonie
9. ...In Real Time
10. J. HAYDN : Concertos por orgue - O. Vernet

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Complete Control

Jewish Songs from the Prague Ghetto

Lorin Maazel Conducts Wagner

Jazz Poet [Import]

Kinky Kovers [Import]

Jugada Nortena

Love Alive 1

Life Without Blinking

In Bossa [Import]

Haydn: Masses 'sancti Nicolai', 'brevis S.Joannis De Deo', 'brevis' [Import]

Kind of Blue [Import]

Finnischer Tango: Tule Tanissmaan [Import]

Joy [Explicit Lyrics]

Double Violin Concerto

The Eye of God