classical music: Leonard Slatkin     classical music:     Leonard Slatkin      25 Thunderous Classics Ludwig van Beethoven, Hector Berlioz, ... Vox (Classical), 2000 Good Music at a Great Price I bought this CD mostly for "Entry of the Gladiators," which everyone will recognize as classic circus music. The performance on this CD (by Erich Kunzel and the Cincinnati Pops) is the best available version of Entry of the Gladiators. The rest of the CD offers ...             The Time-Life Treasury of Christmas Adolphe Adam, Robert Allen, ... Time Life Records, 2001 Good Memories This CD has a good selection of traditional Christmas songs from the original artists that I remember from my childhood. You know, when it was still OK to say "Merry Christmas" to someone on the street. I played this CD and the other Time-Life Christmas CD all December ...             The Most Famous Opera Arias Georges Bizet, Alfredo Catalani, ... EMI Classics, 1994 Great for kids! I'm generally not a fan of music "samplers," but opera can be tough to introduce to children. And hey--even adults played cards, ate, and talked through the recitative sections of the early operas while they waited for the next aria! So I feel that getting kids hooked ...             Pachelbel Canon and Other Baroque Hits Tomaso Albinoni, Johann Sebastian Bach, ... RCA, 1991 Phenomenal Collection of Music Pachelbel's Canon in D is always good but the rest of the tracks shine as well. This is a superb collection of classical music. If you're new to classical music and love strings, purchase this CD. You'll be glad that you did.             The Only Classical CD You'll Ever Need! Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, ... RCA, 1994 Great For Newcomers As an 18 year old univeristy student i would have to rate "The Only Classical Cd You'll Ever Need" as excellent. I dont know much about classical music but i was able to recognize almost every song and able to appreciate the music. Classical music is excellent to study ...             Cello for Relaxation Saint-Saëns, Bruch, ... RCA, 2001 A Fine Way To Relax Currently I'm enjoying this cello music while in the car, as it lessens the stress of traffic. It contains a variety of cello pieces that have beauty and grace. As a cellist I appreciate the supurb execution of each piece. This CD is everything I hoped it would be.             Leroy Anderson: Orchestral Music, Vol. 4 William Dazeley, Leroy Anderson, ... Naxos American, 2008 America's Quintessential Composer of Light Classical Music To those of us who grew up in the '40s and '50s the music of Leroy Anderson is an inextricable part of our childhood. He enjoyed enormous popularity during that time and on into the '60s. But his popularity primarily came from a handful of well-known and frequently ...             A Christmas Celebration: Kathleen Battle Kathleen Battle, traditional/various, ... EMI Classics, 1990 Shimmers and shivers This is a glorious Christmas CD that everyone who loves the season should have. What a joyful noise spills from the throat of this lady! If you have this album along with Maureen Mcgovern's Christmas CD...believe me you will be set for Christmas with Kathleen providing ...             Music of Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings, Op. 11/Orchestral Music; Leonard Slatkin Samuel Barber, Leonard Slatkin, ... EMI Classics, 1990 The Best of Samuel Barber Samuel Barber's most popular orchestral works have seldom been as well-performed as they were by the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra conducted by Leonard Slatkin. This wonderful EMI recording is a lasting testament to the great things that Slatkin accomplished during his ...             Symphony (25) Favorites Ludwig van Beethoven, Hector Berlioz, ... Vox (Classical), 1997 A Grand symphonic adventure This album provides a quick exposure to some of the best movements in the best symphonies. Many of the tracks will sound familiar. They are played well and have good sound quality. As a novice musician, i have great appreciation for it.             Leroy Anderson: Orchestral Music, Vol. 4 William Dazeley, Leroy Anderson, ... Naxos American, 2008 America's Quintessential Composer of Light Classical Music To those of us who grew up in the '40s and '50s the music of Leroy Anderson is an inextricable part of our childhood. He enjoyed enormous popularity during that time and on into the '60s. But his popularity primarily came from a handful of well-known and frequently ...             Leroy Anderson: Orchestral Music 1 - Piano Concerto / The Golden Years / Fiddle-Faddle - Jeffrey Biegel, ... Leroy Anderson, Leonard Slatkin, ... Naxos American Classics, 2008 America's Iconic Light Music Composer To those of us of a certain age, the music of Leroy Anderson represents the ne plus ultra of American light symphonic music. From the mid-1930s on Anderson was encouraged and his music was played frequently by Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops. It wasn't long before ...             Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition; Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 1 Franz Liszt, Modest Mussorgsky, ... Naxos, 2008 Fascinating alternatives to the Ravel Every classical music lover should own a recording of the Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition as orchestrated by Ravel. While some may argue that his orchestration is too French for a Russian piece, it is still the most consistently satisfying of the many ...             Bruch: Concerto NO.1/Scottish Fantasy Max Bruch, Leonard Slatkin, ... Sony, 1990 A wonderful performance [....] I have this disc as well as Mutter's 1981 disc. Mutter's performance sounds quite mechanical compared to Lin's. Both disc are digital recording, but to my ears, this one is a clear winner.             Orff: Carmina Burana / McNair, Aler, Hagegard; Slatkin Carl Orff, Leonard Slatkin, ... RCA, 1994 Explosive "Carmina" From The Heartland Of America Carl Orff's hour-long cantata "Carmina Burana" must rank as the single most popular choral work of the 20th century. Because of this, of course, there have also been many recordings of it--dozens in fact, from Eugen Jochum's 1968 recording with the Deutsche Opera of ...          products you might be interested in   search for classical music celebration, exhibition, fiddle-faddle, mussorgsky, orchestral, relaxation      toavi.com    web we recommend A Grand symphonic adventure randomly chosen DVD: Alice's Restaurant