Advantages: Some great songs, Not that expensive, Ideal for a House Party Disadvantages: CD3 and the remixing could be approved.
Some of the biggest Trance Songs to have been released are on this albumn so if you're a fan of the genre then it's probably worth a buy. If you are at a house party then this CD should go down a treat or even for when driving in the car. However I dont think CD3 is that good. CD1 is easily the best as nearly every song is great to listen too, CD2 is a little more laid back compared to CD1 but it has still got some great tracks but I feel this albumn would be better without CD3 as I barely listen to it as I feel that they are not the type you want to listen too at a party on a saturday night in my opinion. But even for CD1 and CD2 it is worth the money alone. However it doesn't have binary finary or Cafe Del Mar on it which is a shame. ...
Advantages: postable, lots of chose Disadvantages: get a bit boring after a while
100Classic Book Collection for DS is a really good idea for the DS. The bassic idea is that you hold your DS like a book and use the stylus to turn the pages of a wide range of classic stories. In the collection you have such stories as; Treasure Island, Pride and Prejudice, Oliver Twist, Romeo and Juliet, Jane eyre, The Hunchback of Notre-Dame and many more. I found it very easy to use, there is a virtual bookshelf to browse the many books in the collection and by simply clicking on a book it opens up and you can read it with ease. There is also a book guide with custom recommendations that can aid you in which book to read next. Also you can read the author infomation before each book which gives you a good insite in to the history behind the book you are about to read. I found it really helpful as I often get board of books and never ...
Advantages: This doesn't have room, this has aircraft hangars. Great iPod Disadvantages: Few small problems, nothing major though
Why would you want to have so much memory inside your MP3 player you might ask, well, why not? Before I purchased the 160GB iPod Classic, I owned a 256mb Goodmans MP3 player, which only held 30-40 songs. I then was given a 2GB iPod Nano for my birthday and I thought that 2GB was a lot considering I didn't really have much music on my computer at the time. But as I started downloading music and buying more CD's, I started to acquire a lot of tracks that would require a lot of space. Then I had so much, it was quite a task trying to sift out 2GB of music worthy enough to go onto my iPod. Then I started downloading U2 bootlegs at 100MB (approx.) a show and this was the final straw, I was in need of a bigger capacity MP3 player.
So, after much thought and the release of the new iPod Classics at the time I decided upon the Classic ...
Product Information for "100 Popular Classics Vol. 2" »
Product details
Title
100 Popular Classics Vol. 2
Composer
Franz (von) Suppé (1819 - 1895); Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958); George Gershwin (1898 - 1937); Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893); Antonio (Lucio) Vivaldi (1678 - 1741); George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759); Johann (Baptist) II Strauss (1825 - 1899); Georges (Alexandre César Léopold) Bizet (1838 - 1875); Edvard (Hagerup) Grieg (1843 - 1907); Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
Main Performer
Boyan Vodanicherov (Piano); Vladimir Spivakov (Violin); John Feeley (Guitar); Milena Mollova (Piano); Eberhard Kraus (Harpsichord)
Orchestra / Ensemble(s)
London Symphony Orchestra; Orion Orchestra; Bulgarian Philharmonic Orchestra
Date of Release
13/04/1998
Recomended Retail Price
9.99 GBP
Label / Distributor
Castle / Pinnacle
Pieces in Set
5
Running Time
6 hours 16 minutes
Genre(s)
Stage works, Orchestral, Vocal and choral, Instrumental, Chamber
Stereo
Stereo
EAN
5029575655526
Work 1
Work Title
Leichte Kavallerie, 'Light Cavalry'
Excerpt(s)
1. Overture
Composer
Franz (von) Suppé (1819 - 1895)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1866
Conductor
Barry Wordsworth
Orchestra / Ensemble
London Symphony Orchestra
Work 2
Work Title
Fantasia on 'Greensleeves'
Excerpt(s)
1. Fantasia on 'Greensleeves'
Composer
Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1934
Conductor
Stuart Wright
Orchestra / Ensemble
Orion Orchestra
Work 3
Work Title
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in F
Excerpt(s)
1. Finale: Allegro agitato
Composer
George Gershwin (1898 - 1937)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1925
Conductor
Jo Alfidi
Orchestra / Ensemble
Bulgarian Philharmonic Orchestra
Main Performer
Boyan Vodanicherov (Piano)
Opera Part(s)
Boyan Vodanicherov
Work 4
Work Title
(The) Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66
Excerpt(s)
1. Apotheosis_Andante molto maestoso
Composer
Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1890
Conductor
Serge Tchaikov
Orchestra / Ensemble
Russian State Symphony Orchestra
Work 5
Work Title
(12) Concerti for Violin and Strings, '(Il) cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione', Op. 8
Excerpt(s)
1. Adagio Molto
Composer
Antonio (Lucio) Vivaldi (1678 - 1741)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
Published 1725
Orchestra / Ensemble
Moscow Virtuosi Orchestra
Main Performer
Vladimir Spivakov (Violin)
Opera Part(s)
Vladimir Spivakov
Work 6
Work Title
Water Music, HWV348-50
Excerpt(s)
1. Andante allegro
Composer
George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
c1715-17 rev 1736
Conductor
Jane Glover
Orchestra / Ensemble
London Mozart Players Orchestra
Work 7
Work Title
Annen-Polka, Op. 117
Excerpt(s)
1. Annen-Polka, Op. 117
Composer
Johann (Baptist) II Strauss (1825 - 1899)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1852
Orchestra / Ensemble
Bulgarian Broadcasting Symphony Orchestra
Work 8
Work Title
Carmen
Excerpt(s)
1. Chanson de Toréador
Composer
Georges (Alexandre César Léopold) Bizet (1838 - 1875)
Genre
Stage works
Conductor
Christopher Seaman
Orchestra / Ensemble
Philharmonia Orchestra
Work 9
Work Title
Peer Gynt, Opp. 46 & 55
Excerpt(s)
1. In the Hall of the Mountain King
Composer
Edvard (Hagerup) Grieg (1843 - 1907)
Genre
Stage works
Conductor
Christopher Seaman
Orchestra / Ensemble
Philharmonia Orchestra
Work 10
Work Title
(The) Nutcracker, Op. 71
Excerpt(s)
1. Tea (Chinese Dance)
Composer
Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1892
Conductor
Serge Tchaikov
Orchestra / Ensemble
Russian State Symphony Orchestra
Work 11
Work Title
(The) Nutcracker, Op. 71
Excerpt(s)
1. Trepak (Russian Dance)
Composer
Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1892
Conductor
Serge Tchaikov
Orchestra / Ensemble
Russian State Symphony Orchestra
Work 12
Work Title
Requiem in D minor, K626
Excerpt(s)
1. Dies irae
Composer
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
Genre
Vocal & Choral
Date Written
1791
Conductor
Vassil Stefanov
Orchestra / Ensemble
Bulgarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Orchestra / Ensemble
Rodina Chorus
Work 13
Work Title
Lágrima
Excerpt(s)
1. Lágrima
Composer
Francisco Tárrega (y Eixea) (1852 - 1909)
Genre
Instrumental
Main Performer
John Feeley (Guitar)
Opera Part(s)
John Feeley
Work 14
Work Title
Sinfonietta
Excerpt(s)
1. Fanfare
Composer
Leos Janácek (1854 - 1928)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1926
Conductor
Tďbor Laszlo
Orchestra / Ensemble
Hungarian State Philharmonic Orchestra
Work 15
Work Title
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23
Excerpt(s)
1. Allegro con fuoco
Composer
Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1875 Revised 1879 and 1889
Conductor
Vassil Stefanov
Orchestra / Ensemble
Bulgarian Philharmonic Orchestra
Main Performer
Milena Mollova (Piano)
Opera Part(s)
Milena Mollova
Work 16
Work Title
Concerto for Harpsichord and Strings in F minor, BWV1056
Excerpt(s)
1. Allegro
Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
Genre
Orchestral
Conductor
Kurt Redel
Orchestra / Ensemble
Munich Pro Arte Orchestra
Main Performer
Eberhard Kraus (Harpsichord)
Opera Part(s)
Eberhard Kraus
Work 17
Work Title
From the homeland, T128
Excerpt(s)
1. Moderato
Composer
Bedrich Smetana (1824 - 1884)
Genre
Chamber
Date Written
1880
Main Performer
Mateja Marinkovic (Violin), Tim Peake (Piano)
Opera Part(s)
Mateja Marinkovic, Tim Peake
Work 18
Work Title
Sonata for Piano No. 7 in D, Op. 10/3
Excerpt(s)
1. Presto
Composer
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)
Genre
Instrumental
Date Written
1797-98
Main Performer
Richard Meyrick (Piano)
Opera Part(s)
Richard Meyrick
Work 19
Work Title
Serenade No. 13, "Eine kleine Nachtmusik" in G, K525
Excerpt(s)
1. Menuetto
Composer
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1787
Conductor
Nicholas Cleobury
Orchestra / Ensemble
London Symphony Orchestra
Work 20
Work Title
(La) Mer
Excerpt(s)
1. De l'aube ŕ midi sur la mer
Composer
(Achille-)Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1903-05
Conductor
Tďbor Laszlo
Orchestra / Ensemble
Hungarian State Philharmonic Orchestra
Work 21
Work Title
(Il) Barbiere di Siviglia, '(The) Barber of Seville'
Excerpt(s)
1. Overture
Composer
Gioachino (Antonio) Rossini (1792 - 1868)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1816
Conductor
Ruslan Raychev
Orchestra / Ensemble
Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra
Work 22
Work Title
(Les) Sylphides
Excerpt(s)
1. orch version by R. Douglas 1936. - Prelude, Op. 28/7
Composer
Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin (1810 - 1849)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1909
Conductor
Anatole Fistoulari
Orchestra / Ensemble
London Symphony Orchestra
Work 23
Work Title
(4) Concertos for Horn and Orchestra
Excerpt(s)
1. Andante
Composer
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
Genre
Orchestral
Orchestra / Ensemble
Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra
Main Performer
Kurt Schweitzer (Horn)
Opera Part(s)
Kurt Schweitzer
Work 24
Work Title
(Eine) Nacht in Venedig, '(A) Night in Venice'
Excerpt(s)
1. 1923 version by Korngold - Overture
Composer
Johann (Baptist) II Strauss (1825 - 1899)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1883
Conductor
Ruslan Raychev
Orchestra / Ensemble
Bulgarian Broadcasting Symphony Orchestra
Work 25
Work Title
Rigoletto
Excerpt(s)
1. ACT 1 - Della mia bella incognita borghese
Composer
Giuseppe (Fortunino Francesco) Verdi (1813 - 1901)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1851
Main Performer
Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor)
Opera Part(s)
Luciano Pavarotti
Work 26
Work Title
Tosca
Excerpt(s)
1. Recondita armonia
Composer
Giacomo (Antonia Domenico Michele Secondo Maria) Puccini (1858 - 1924)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1900
Main Performer
Nazzareno Antinori (Tenor)
Opera Part(s)
Nazzareno Antinori
Work 27
Work Title
(Le) Carnaval des animaux, 'Carnival of the Animals'
Excerpt(s)
1. Introduction and royal march of the lion
Composer
(Charles) Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1886
Conductor
Alfred Kastner
Conductor
Philip Ellis
Orchestra / Ensemble
South German Philharmonic Orchestra
Orchestra / Ensemble
Philharmonia Orchestra
Main Performer
Laura O'Gorman (Piano), Nicholas Walker (Piano)
Opera Part(s)
Laura O'Gorman, Nicholas Walker
Work 28
Work Title
(Le) Carnaval des animaux, 'Carnival of the Animals'
Excerpt(s)
1. The swan
Composer
(Charles) Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1886
Conductor
Philip Ellis
Orchestra / Ensemble
Moscow Virtuosi Orchestra
Orchestra / Ensemble
Philharmonia Orchestra
Main Performer
Laura O'Gorman (Piano), Nicholas Walker (Piano), Vladimir Spivakov (Director), Vladimir Spivakov (Violin)
Opera Part(s)
Laura O'Gorman, Nicholas Walker, Vladimir Spivakov, Vladimir Spivakov
Work 29
Work Title
St Paul's Suite, H118 (Op. 29)
Excerpt(s)
1. Ostinate
Composer
Gustav(us Theodore von) Holst (1874 - 1934)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1912-13
Conductor
Yuri Ahronovitch
Conductor
Sir Charles Groves
Orchestra / Ensemble
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Orchestra / Ensemble
London Symphony Orchestra
Work 30
Work Title
Concerto for Violin and Strings in E, BWV1042
Excerpt(s)
1. Allegro assai
Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1717-23
Orchestra / Ensemble
Munich Chamber Orchestra
Orchestra / Ensemble
Moscow Virtuosi Orchestra
Main Performer
Vladimir Spivakov (Director), Vladimir Spivakov (Violin)
Opera Part(s)
Vladimir Spivakov, Vladimir Spivakov
Work 31
Work Title
Sonata for Piano No. 14, 'Moonlight' in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2
Excerpt(s)
1. Allegretto
Composer
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)
Genre
Instrumental
Date Written
1801
Conductor
Sir Charles Groves
Orchestra / Ensemble
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Orchestra / Ensemble
Royal Philharmonic Chorus
Main Performer
Nicholas Walker (Piano), Sarah Walker (Mezzo soprano)
Opera Part(s)
Nicholas Walker, Sarah Walker
Work 32
Work Title
(La) Fanciulla del West, '(The) Girl of the Golden West'
Excerpt(s)
1. ACT 3 - Ch'ella mi creda libero
Composer
Giacomo (Antonia Domenico Michele Secondo Maria) Puccini (1858 - 1924)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1910
Conductor
Bruno Herbert
Orchestra / Ensemble
Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra
Main Performer
Plácido Domingo (Tenor)
Opera Part(s)
Plácido Domingo
Work 33
Work Title
Ernani
Excerpt(s)
1. Evviva! 2. PART 2 (The Guest) - Esultiamo
Composer
Giuseppe (Fortunino Francesco) Verdi (1813 - 1901)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1844
Conductor
Michael Guderian
Conductor
Ruslan Raychev
Orchestra / Ensemble
Sofia National Opera Chorus
Orchestra / Ensemble
Sofia National Opera Orchestra
Orchestra / Ensemble
Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra
Main Performer
André Navarra (Cello)
Opera Part(s)
André Navarra
Work 34
Work Title
Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K550
Excerpt(s)
1. Che vid'io mai? 2. Menuetto
Composer
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1788
Conductor
Nicholas Cleobury
Orchestra / Ensemble
London Symphony Orchestra
Main Performer
José Carreras (Tenor)
Opera Part(s)
José Carreras
Work 35
Work Title
Symphony No. 7 in D minor, B141 (Op. 70)
Excerpt(s)
1. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity 2. Allegro
Composer
Antonín Dvorák (1841 - 1904)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1884-85
Conductor
Sir Charles Groves
Conductor
Pavel Radkowka
Orchestra / Ensemble
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Orchestra / Ensemble
Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra
Work 36
Work Title
Rule Britannia
Excerpt(s)
1. Accelerationen, 'Accelerations', Op. 234 2. Rule Britannia
Composer
Thomas (Augustine) Arne (1710 - 1778)
Genre
Vocal & Choral
Date Written
1740
Conductor
Sir Charles Groves
Conductor
Vassil Stefanov
Orchestra / Ensemble
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Orchestra / Ensemble
Bulgarian National Radio Orchestra
Orchestra / Ensemble
Royal Philharmonic Chorus
Main Performer
Sarah Walker (Mezzo soprano)
Opera Part(s)
Sarah Walker
Work 37
Work Title
(3) Preludes
Excerpt(s)
1. Introduction 2. No. 1 in B flat 3. Waltz in A flat (Corps de Ballet) 4. Scene_Entrance of Pages (Allegro moderato) 5. Pas de trois: 6. Intrada (Allegro moderato); Pas de trois I (Andante sostenuto); Pas de trois II (Allegro semplice_Presto); Pas de trois 7. Pas de deux (items comprising this number sometimes appear in Act 3): 8. Intrada_Waltz in D; Pas de deux I (Andante, or Adagio); Pas de deux II_Waltz in B flat; Coda (Allegro molto vivace) 9. Pas d'action (andantino quasi moderato_Allegro) 10. Scene_Dusk falls 11. Danse des coupes_Polonaise (Temmpo di polacca) 12. Finale_Swan theme (Andante) 13. ACT 2 - Scene_Swan theme (Moderato) 14. Scene_Benno's entry (Allegro moderato_Allegro vivo) 15. Scčne (Allegro) 16. Danses des cygnes 17. I_Waltz in A; II_First Dance of the Queen (Moderato assai_Molto piů mosso); III_Danse générale (Waltz in A flat); IV_Dan 18. Scene_Swan theme (Moderato) 19. ACT 3 - Scene_Danse de fançailles (Allegro giusto) 20. Danses du corps de ballet et des nains 21. Scene: La sortie des invités (Fanfares) et la valse (A flat) 22. Scčne (Allegro_Allegro giusto) 23. Pas de six: 24. Intrada_Moderato assai; Variation 1 (Allegro); Variation 2 (Andante con moto); Variation 3 (Moderato); Variation 4 (Alle 25. Pas de deux (supplementary number); Danse hongroise (Czárdás); Danse russe (supplementary number) 26. Danse espagnole 27. Danse napolitaine 28. Mazurka 29. Scene (Allegro_Valse_Allegro vivo) 30. ACT 4 - Entr'acte (Moderato) 31. Scene (Allegro ma non troppo) 32. Danses des petits cynges (Moderato) 33. Scene (Allegro agitato) 34. Scene finale (Andante); Allegro agitato; Alla breve (Moderato e maestoso).
Composer
George Gershwin (1898 - 1937)
Genre
Instrumental
Date Written
1926
Conductor
Serge Tchaikov
Orchestra / Ensemble
Russian State Symphony Orchestra
Main Performer
Nikolai Evrov (Piano)
Opera Part(s)
Nikolai Evrov
Work 38
Work Title
Divertimenti for Strings, "Salzburg Symphonies", K136-8
1. Introduction 2. ACT 1 - Opening Scene (Allegro giusto) 3. Waltz in A flat (Corps de Ballet) 4. Scene_Entrance of Pages (Allegro moderato) 5. Pas de trois: 6. Intrada (Allegro moderato); Pas de trois I (Andante sostenuto); Pas de trois II (Allegro semplice_Presto); Pas de trois 7. Pas de deux (items comprising this number sometimes appear in Act 3): 8. Intrada_Waltz in D; Pas de deux I (Andante, or Adagio); Pas de deux II_Waltz in B flat; Coda (Allegro molto vivace) 9. Pas d'action (andantino quasi moderato_Allegro) 10. Scene_Dusk falls 11. Danse des coupes_Polonaise (Temmpo di polacca) 12. Finale_Swan theme (Andante) 13. ACT 2 - Scene_Swan theme (Moderato) 14. Scene_Benno's entry (Allegro moderato_Allegro vivo) 15. Scčne (Allegro) 16. Danses des cygnes 17. I_Waltz in A; II_First Dance of the Queen (Moderato assai_Molto piů mosso); III_Danse générale (Waltz in A flat); IV_Dan 18. Scene_Swan theme (Moderato) 19. ACT 3 - Scene_Danse de fançailles (Allegro giusto) 20. Danses du corps de ballet et des nains 21. Scene: La sortie des invités (Fanfares) et la valse (A fla 22. Scčne (Allegro_Allegro giusto) 23. Pas de six: 24. Intrada_Moderato assai; Variation 1 (Allegro); Variation 2 (Andante con moto); Variation 3 (Moderato); Variation 4 (Alle 25. Pas de deux (supplementary number); Danse hongroise (Czárdás); Danse russe (supplementary number) 26. Danse espagnole 27. Danse napolitaine 28. Mazurka 29. Scene (Allegro_Valse_Allegro vivo) 30. ACT 4 - Entr'acte (Moderato) 31. Scene (Allegro ma non troppo) 32. Danses des petits cynges (Moderato) 33. Scene (Allegro agitato) 34. Scene finale (Andante); Allegro agitato; Alla breve (Moderato e maestoso).