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Advantages: An excellent introduction to Classical Music Disadvantages: None
This is a companion set to Naxos' "The A~Z of Opera" (previously reviewed.. It follows the same format and is an ideal compilation for people who are new to classical music as well as classical music buffs. It contains a double CD with two and a half hours of classical music (as you would expect) and a 562 page book (not quite as thick as the Opera one) compiled and written again by Keith Anderson.
So what's in the pack?
~~ The Book
This contains ... ...same size as a CD and fairly thick. The text is concise and clear and informative, with portraits of composers throughout. After the index you get 450 pages of concise histories of composers, with recommendations of recordings from the Naxos catalogue. It is arranged in alphabetical order, and starts with Adolphe Adam and is completed by Bernd Alois Zimmerman. As well as details about the composer there are sections on the different types of music ...
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Advantages: True Baroque Classics and fun to play Disadvantages: None really, apart from some can get difficult, but nevertheless enjoyable and problems are easy to overcome
These are particularly fun to play pieces and fantastic to listen to, especially for the intermediate and advanced grades. In my opinion they really show off your skills as a solo violinist as well as, well for me, definitely was one of the pieces which improved my tonal quality and control much more easily than ever before whilst playing them. Listening to the solo pieces is quite astounding and pleasent album to listen to One of my favourite pieces ... ...It was my grade 7 exam piece and really fascinating to play, especially with the fast semiquaver passages, followed with the big octave leaps in the music where full ocntrol is vital for this piece. There are occasional double and triple stops which provide great finishes for the piece and split it into clear sections. When listening to these pieces, just imagine yourself playing them, its so amazing.
You really need to try these pieces, whether ...
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