 | | |
| Classical Music for People Who Hate Classical Music | 
 enlarge | Creators: Johann Sebastian Bach, Samuel Barber, Ludwig Van Beethoven, Georges Bizet, Alexander Borodin, Jeremiah Clarke, Claude Debussy, Antonin Dvorak, George Gershwin, Edvard Grieg, George Frederick Handel, Franz Joseph Haydn, Aram Khachaturian, Felix Mendelssohn, Jean-joseph Mouret, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Jacques Offenbach, Carl Orff, Johann Pachelbel, Sergey Prokofiev
Label: Compendia
Category: Music
List Price: $19.98
Buy New: $2.25
You Save: $17.73 (89%)
Buy New/Used from $2.25
Avg. Customer Rating:  (46 reviews)
Sales Rank: 15580
Format: Box Set
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 4
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 5.7 x 4.8 x 1.8
MPN: 1212
UPC: 015095121226
EAN: 0015095121226
ASIN: B000003QWH
Release Date: June 9, 1994
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
|
| Customer Reviews:
 Yay November 4, 2004
12 out of 47 found this review helpful
Thank God these people took the time to compile this collection, now I can just get this and don't have to bother figuring out what's good and what's not good. Everything classical that's worth listening to is here. If it's not included, it must not be worth listening to. Even if it is, who cares, I'll never waste my time trying to find out. And to all you snobs who think you're so intellectual and know every friggin symphony number and composer that ever existed, give yourself a pat on the back for being better than everyone else.
 Excellent performances, well captured August 27, 2004
7 out of 16 found this review helpful
In my untutored opinion, the performances on this "sampler" CD and the quality of their recording are both excellent.
Could be subtitled "Subliminal Suggestion".... August 25, 2004
12 out of 15 found this review helpful
...to learn to love classical. These collection contains some of the most recognizable pieces - the ones even non-fans will recognize and classical aficionados adore. Excellent for relaxation, romantic dinners, or the drive home from work. Highly recommend!
 The worst approach for beginners July 22, 2004
11 out of 45 found this review helpful
This is a overly bad commercial operation, a really wrong way to make beginners close to classical music. This is a perfect example about how bad marketing is presenting sublime human creations trying to turn it in a mass-market product for the average Joe. I was exposed to classical music at the age of 14 listening Bach's Branderbourgh concerts, then softly moving to Operas starting with Rossini 'Il Barbiere di Siviglia'. then the passion started growing more and more, aided by further readings around. On the top of all, I received a good background education at school aiding me to go better in depth to this to this. The knowledge process is harder that this kind of compilation make people suppose to be ...
Sadly, the fact that classical music (and jazz) market share is below 4% is a further indication of the degradation of world wide listeners' audience ... maybe spent on school education some of the military budget could help
I'm Sorry, Bob! July 11, 2004
8 out of 10 found this review helpful
I don't hate Classical Music. I just don't know much about it. This kinda K-tel's Greatest Hits of Classical Music 4 CD set is not for the Classical Music afficiando. It is McClassical for the masses. It is an overview - a Classical Music 101 that is a lovely motivational background for housework & home office work (I find myself playing "Name That Tune" as I whistle while I work,) and it soothes the soul of the savage beast (Lucy Inda Sky, my Basset Hound.) /TundraVision, Amazon Reviewer
|
|
|
Powered by Associate-O-Matic
| | |