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The Best Review in the World...Ever!! Advantages: All the pieces are short Disadvantages: There are 4 of them This is a truly awesome collection of the most popular classics. I have to say that it is probably factually correct and thus not questionable under the Trades Description Act. Here are 4, not 3, but 4 CDs packed full with a seemingly endless flow of tunes you will instantly recognise. Now, let's be honest, who will this appeal to? Well not me that's for sure, but here are the top ten reasons why buying this CD collection may be an option for you: ... ...2. You want a quick bluffers guide to classical music so you can impress your mother-in-law at the Proms 3. You are a music teacher and need a resource for the class 4. You are a Classic FM fan 5. You are writing a music quiz and have no other classical CDs 6. You have a short attention span 7. You are buying something posh for your working class granny 8. You can't stand long pieces of classical music 9. You need shiny objects to keep the ... Rogerbyname 21.06.2007 · Read full review Ciao members have rated this review on average: somewhat helpful Review of (The) Best Classical Album in the World...Ever!	Originality Lyrics Quality and consistency... Value for Money
Best Classical Album in the world Advantages: Good variety or composers and styles Disadvantages: no specific interest to one composer Welcome to the world of Classical Music. If you are a fanatical performer, conductor or an avid listener then this is the product for you. 'The best classical album in the world . . . ever' is exactly what it says it is. This product is best suited to the general listener, rather than the listener with a specific interest in a particular composer. But all will enjoy the variety and class that this Cd offers. Music ranging from all periods of music ... ...for everyone. The selection of moods chosen are hugely varied, from schindlers list with its moving lyrical violin solo to the hallelujah chorus with its triumphant melodies. So whether you want to chill out or to be inspired, this is the collection for you. A bargain at under £10 ... pdillon91 05.08.2008 · Read full review Ciao members have rated this review on average: somewhat helpful Review of The Best Classical Album in the World ... Ever!	Originality Lyrics Quality and consistency... Value for Money
A Classical Review Advantages: A great diversity of famous works Disadvantages: Not everything is perfect I am a huge fan of classical music, with a collection soon breaking the 700 marker. But where did it all begin? Well right here. When I got my first CD player, I played my parents CDs until making my first CD purchase. I stumbled along a 2-CD collection called "Simply the Best classical Anthems." Honestly, I had not the slightest clue about what music al the names on the back contained. But there were so many interesting pieces there so that I immediately ... ...buy. Unlike many other collections, this one features many top flight recordings of some of the most popular classical music. Some of them are still holding their own in the mass of my collection. It was also extremely useful for me in expanding my collection. TRACK LISTING AS FOLLOWS: CD 1 VERDI: Dies Irae from Requiem ORFF: O Fortuna from Carmina Burana HOLST: Mars from The Planets, Op.32 WAGNER: The Ride of the Valkyries from Die Walküre ... berlioz 08.08.2004 · Read full review Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Simply the Best Classical Anthems	Originality Lyrics Quality and consistency... Value for Money
Stuff I like Advantages: Everything I love Disadvantages: Nothing I hate ...chocolate- wafter, whole nut, mint... My favourite one however remains Ferrero Rocher. Mmmm...the way this just melts into your mouth. Nothing can beat that! Candles. These are my favorite objects in the whole world. I particularly love pink rose sceneted candles with potpouri make the best smells in the whole wide world! DVDs I can just 1) Cleaning up. Who likes to do that anyway? That reminds me that my room is a perfect mess... Watching movies. ... ...vegging out in front of my DVD. Romantic comedies are the best! Reading. Nothing can beat the sensation of getting lost in another world. Harry Potters and Twilights are what I love the most; The supernatural aspect of it all just provides perfect escapism! Flirting. So enjoyable and fun! Clubbing with the girls. Nothing can beat such fun. It's wonderful to forget all the stress and just hit the clubs. Spas. I just love spa days. Being massaged, ... scottiewels 28.07.2009 · Read full review Ciao members have rated this review on average: off topic Review of My Favourite Things	Originality Lyrics Quality and consistency... Value for Money
Sumptuous works by a little-known composer Advantages: Good recordings of unfamiliar, but rewarding works Disadvantages: None Karlowicz is a relatively unknown composer whose chief claim to fame was his untimely death in a skiing accident just before the First World War. He left a small collection of works, the later of which (figured in this disc) show a talent that was tragically snuffed out before he could achieve greatness. The Symphonic Poems featured here reveal a composer adept at interesting orchestral effects (try the sad theme at the start of the Lithuanian Rhapsody, ... ...writing for the lower-toned instruments of the orchestra. Karlowicz has clearly learnt a lot from Richard Strauss, whose shadow fell across much pre-1914 music, but it often lacks the extrovert quality of the Gernman composer's tone poems; as the inlay notes say, there is a 'brooding' quality to much of this music, particularly evident in the middle sections of these works. Another feature of Karlowicz's writing is his tendency to pick himself up ... chivhu 15.09.2009 · Read full review Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful Review of Karlowicz: Symphonic Poems Vol 1	Originality Lyrics Quality and consistency... Value for Money