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| The Most Relaxing Classical Album in the World...Ever! | 
 enlarge | Artists: Johann Sebastian Bach, Leo Delibes, Gabriel Faure, 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, Samuel Barber
Label: Angel Records
Category: Music
List Price: $18.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (85 reviews)
Sales Rank: 2349
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 4.9 x 0.4
MPN: 44890
UPC: 724384489021
EAN: 0724384489021
ASIN: B00000I93Z
Release Date: March 30, 1999
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 Wholesome, soothing magic July 22, 1999
53 out of 62 found this review helpful
In response to the person above who stated that one misses out on great works with only the slow movements...i AGREE with you. HOWEVER, this is sold as a RELAXING CD set, not as a collection of everything ever written. it does just that--it takes timeless classics, and puts them together in a wonderful blend of soothing music. i've had over 10 years of formal music training, and i have a high appreciation of every genre of classical music. i've played everything under the sun (i play french horn)--from baroque artists to modern music, such as music for prague by korel husa. i know the thrill of these pieces, and i hope others can discover the splendor of the entire realm of classical music. but this CD was not meant to be that. it was meant to be a calm, soothing blend. a lot of people don't find it easy to relax to pieces such as the bombing of dresden (another fine piece), as i do. i also agree with above person, who stated that this is a good CD for the classical beginner. and i hope that those of you that are the beginners discover the wonders of all the classical music genres.
 Horrible June 16, 1999
2 out of 20 found this review helpful
This is just a terrible recording. I absolutly hate it. The recording is just terrible. The quality is not good at all. There selection is not good and it is not relaxing at all! Listen to the works on their own, but not this terribl mish mash that is just pointless and terrible. Not worth anybodies money at all.
Light a candle, grab a book, and play this CD May 10, 1999
17 out of 18 found this review helpful
I love this CD. For the astute listener and keen critic of classical music, listening to excerpts from some of the world's greatest masterpieces may seem trite. However, if you're new to the art of classical music, this CD is for you! It provides a wonderful introduction to the "classics" and I think anyone who has never experienced a certain genre of music will greatly benefit from a "greatest hits" CD. The music is relaxing, the performances are adequate and I feel this CD was a worthy investment.
Listen to the works complete! April 30, 1999
23 out of 31 found this review helpful
Maybe I'm a snob, but albums like this have really ruined classical music. Albums like this one and DG's Adagio Karajan series, for example, create an image of lame placidity in the public mind about classical music. Invariably they are the slow movements of sonatas, symphonies, and concertos. If you listen to only the slow movement of the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto, for example, you are getting a beautiful piece of music--but no more than that; stripped of its passionate first movement and the exuberant third movement, the slow movement is utterly naked. Take another example: the first movement of the "Moonlight" sonata is so frequently heard as to be hackneyed, but it can hardly be a complete or satisfying experience without the blazing third movement. I understand that there's demand for such "relaxing" music, but I can't help but regret that the record companies market this stuff with such unabashed greed. And "greed" is not a bit too strong: manipulating the public's perception of classical music, the record companies push profits ever higher by selling snippets of previously released material at mid or even full price.
It really relaxes me! April 23, 1999
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Each time I listen this album, and I listen it more than 2 times a day, I love it more and more. And it is true, it realy relaxes me, and helps me thinking!
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