classical music: Slatkin     classical music:     Slatkin      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 ...             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 ...             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.             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.             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 ...             Favorite Waltzes Iosif Ivanovici, Johann II Strauss, ... EMI Classics, 1995 Wonderful This album is wonderful listening. It's one of the favorites in my entire collection.             Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade; Capriccio Espagnol; Russian Easter Overture Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Andrew Litton, ... EMI Classics, 1995 Stellar Performance Having been a professional violinist and pianist for thirty years, I have developed a special appreciation for classical music. Scheherezade is one of the great orchestral pieces. This version clearly highlights the great skill of the composer and the orchestra. All ...             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 ...             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 ...             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.             Corigliano: A Dylan Thomas Trilogy Leonard Slatkin, Nashville Symphony Naxos American, 2008 Nashville up to the task A stunning new release from the Nashville Symphony, who seem to thrive on conquering the difficulties of modern music. They really seem to shine in the challenges modern American composers throw their way (and Corigliano has more than his share). Indeed their ...             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 ...             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.             Favorite Waltzes Iosif Ivanovici, Johann II Strauss, ... EMI Classics, 1995 Wonderful This album is wonderful listening. It's one of the favorites in my entire collection.             Leroy Anderson: Orchestral Music, Vol. 2 Anderson, Slatkin, ... Naxos, 2008 The lost world of Leroy Anderson Three months after volume 1, here's volume 2 in Naxos's complete orchestral works; I think there's 3 (or maybe 4) more discs to come. This one offers 5 first recordings as well as more familiar fare such as The Waltzing Cat. I enjoyed volume 1, my fears that I would ...          products you might be interested in   search for classical music celebration, fiddle-faddle, orchestral, relaxation, rimsky-korsakov, scheherazade      toavi.com    web we recommend A Grand symphonic adventure randomly chosen VHS: HBO Comedy Club: An All-Star Toast To the Improv