Advantages: Sound Quality, The Features... Disadvantages: The Podcast Feature Is A Little Useless...
just save up and buy one!!!...
I'm not entirly sure of what the packaging looked like originally as i bought my iPod Classic second hand , but my cousin did tell me that it came in a box which contained the white USB Cable to allow you to put your favourite songs and videos on your iPod , without it your iPod would be useless if you don't have a USB Cable , but you get one with your purchase. You also get a pair of white or black earphones which allows you to plug them in to your iPod and bring out that amazing sound qaulity through the wires or the earphones. You also get many little help booklets to do with iTunes and the model itself , which may come in handy sometime if you are stuck...
So overall , the price for a 160 GB iPod Classic is great , and you get what you need in the package your iPod comes with.
Weight and Size ...
Advantages: Large variety of music Disadvantages: none
I bought this bos set of 5 CDs from Asda for £5, what a bargain. I'm not usually a classical music fan, but it is great as backbround music for the class of children I teach, plus provides lots of inspiration for Art and Drama.
The set contains 5 CDs. The first is classical favourites, most people will know a few from this disk which has 16 tracks. The 2nd disk is ClassicalChillout and is all music that is fairly slow, soft and relaxing. This also has 16 tracks. The 3rd disk is Opera favourites, 16 of them. The 4th has only 11 tracks of Romantic classics, and the 5th has 16 tracks again titled tracks from the movies. I was very surprised to see music such as Pirates of the Caribbean and Lord of the Rings on this album!
So there are a total of 75 tracks to listen to, which I have done all in a row so I cant say what ...
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 "Classical Chillout Box" »
Product details
Title
Classical Chillout Box
Composer
Thomas Newman (20th Cent); Ennio Morricone (b 1928); John (Towner) Williams (b 1932); Michael Nyman (b1944); Pietro Mascagni (1863 - 1945); Richard (Georg) Strauss (1864 - 1949); Sergey (Vasil'yevich) Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943); John Barry (b 1933); Stanley Myers (1934 - 1993); James Horner (b 1953)
Main Performer
Erich Kunzel; Roderick Williams; Steve Morse (Guitar); Dame Moura Lympany (Piano); Julia Thornton (Harp)
Orchestra / Ensemble(s)
Netherlands Radio Symphony Orchestra; Orchestre de Paris Orchestra; Milan La Scala Chorus
Date of Release
22/09/2003
Recomended Retail Price
12.99 GBP
Label / Distributor
Classics / EMI
Pieces in Set
5
Genre(s)
Stage works, Vocal and choral, Orchestral, Instrumental, Chamber
Stereo
Stereo
Work 1
Work Title
American Beauty
Excerpt(s)
1. Any Other Name
Composer
Thomas Newman (20th Cent)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
2000
Conductor
Ennio Morricone
Main Performer
Erich Kunzel, Roderick Williams
Opera Part(s)
Erich Kunzel, Roderick Williams
Work 2
Work Title
(The) Mission
Excerpt(s)
1. Gabriel's Oboe
Composer
Ennio Morricone (b 1928)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1986
Conductor
Nic Raine
Conductor
Ennio Morricone
Work 3
Work Title
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Excerpt(s)
1. Hedwig's Theme
Composer
John (Towner) Williams (b 1932)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
2001
Conductor
Michael Nyman
Conductor
Nic Raine
Work 4
Work Title
(The) Piano
Excerpt(s)
1. The Heart asks Pleasure First
Composer
Michael Nyman (b1944)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1993
Conductor
Klaus Tennstedt
Conductor
Michael Nyman
Work 5
Work Title
Cavalleria rusticana
Excerpt(s)
1. Intermezzo
Composer
Pietro Mascagni (1863 - 1945)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1890
Conductor
Klaus Tennstedt
Work 6
Work Title
(4) Letzte Lieder, '(4) Last Songs', AV150 (Op. posth)
Excerpt(s)
1. Beim Schlafengehen (wds. Hesse)
Composer
Richard (Georg) Strauss (1864 - 1949)
Genre
Vocal & Choral
Date Written
1948
Conductor
Simon Rattle
Conductor
Klaus Tennstedt
Work 7
Work Title
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43
Excerpt(s)
1. Variation 18
Composer
Sergey (Vasil'yevich) Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1934
Conductor
Simon Rattle
Conductor
Nic Raine
Work 8
Work Title
You Only Live Twice
Excerpt(s)
1. Title Song (Wds Bricusse)
Composer
John Barry (b 1933)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1967
Conductor
Nic Raine
Main Performer
Steve Morse (Guitar)
Opera Part(s)
Steve Morse
Work 9
Work Title
(The) Deer Hunter
Excerpt(s)
1. Cavatina
Composer
Stanley Myers (1934 - 1993)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1978
Conductor
David Abel
Main Performer
Steve Morse (Guitar)
Opera Part(s)
Steve Morse
Work 10
Work Title
Titanic
Excerpt(s)
1. My Heart Will Go On (performed by Celine Dion)
Composer
James Horner (b 1953)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1997
Conductor
David Abel
Conductor
Nic Raine
Work 11
Work Title
Gladiator
Excerpt(s)
1. Now We Are Free
Composer
Hans Zimmer (20th Cent)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
c1999
Conductor
Nic Raine
Work 12
Work Title
Lord of the Rings
Excerpt(s)
1. (The) Fellowship
Composer
Howard Shore (b 1946)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
2001
Conductor
Nic Raine
Main Performer
Dame Moura Lympany (Piano)
Opera Part(s)
Dame Moura Lympany
Work 13
Work Title
Suite bergamasque
Excerpt(s)
1. Clair de lune
Composer
(Achille-)Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918)
Genre
Instrumental
Date Written
1905
Orchestra / Ensemble
Netherlands Radio Symphony Orchestra
Main Performer
Dame Moura Lympany (Piano)
Opera Part(s)
Dame Moura Lympany
Work 14
Work Title
(Le) nozze di Figaro, '(The) Marriage of Figaro', K492
Excerpt(s)
1. Sull'aria
Composer
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1786
Conductor
Ennio Morricone
Orchestra / Ensemble
Netherlands Radio Symphony Orchestra
Work 15
Work Title
Cinema Paradiso
Excerpt(s)
1. Love Theme (comp Andrea Morricone)
Composer
Ennio Morricone (b 1928)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1988
Conductor
Ennio Morricone
Main Performer
Julia Thornton (Harp)
Opera Part(s)
Julia Thornton
Work 16
Work Title
Goldberg Variations, BWV988
Excerpt(s)
1. Aria
Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
Genre
Instrumental
Date Written
1741-42
Conductor
Adrian Boult
Main Performer
Julia Thornton (Harp)
Opera Part(s)
Julia Thornton
Work 17
Work Title
Variations on an Original Theme, 'Enigma', Op. 36
Excerpt(s)
1. Nimrod
Composer
Sir Edward (William) Elgar (1857 - 1934)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1898-99
Conductor
Sir John Barbirolli
Conductor
Adrian Boult
Work 18
Work Title
Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor
Excerpt(s)
1. Adagietto
Composer
Gustav Mahler (1860 - 1911)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1901-02
Conductor
Sir John Barbirolli
Main Performer
Maria Tipo (Piano)
Opera Part(s)
Maria Tipo
Work 19
Work Title
Nocturnes
Excerpt(s)
1. No. 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/1
Composer
Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin (1810 - 1849)
Genre
Instrumental
Main Performer
Brian Eno (Bass guitar), Brian Eno (Synthesizer), Maria Tipo (Piano)
Opera Part(s)
Brian Eno, Brian Eno, Maria Tipo
Work 20
Work Title
(An) Ending (Ascent)
Excerpt(s)
1. (An) Ending (Ascent)
Composer
Brian Eno (b 1948)
Genre
Vocal & Choral
Main Performer
Brian Eno (Bass guitar), Brian Eno (Synthesizer), Mike Oldfield (Instrumental)
Opera Part(s)
Brian Eno, Brian Eno, Mike Oldfield
Work 21
Work Title
(The) Killing Fields
Excerpt(s)
1. Etude (Tárrega, arr Oldfield)
Composer
Mike Oldfield (b 1953)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1984
Conductor
Owain Arwel Hughes
Main Performer
Mike Oldfield (Instrumental)
Opera Part(s)
Mike Oldfield
Work 22
Work Title
(4) Orchestral Suites, BWV1066-9
Excerpt(s)
1. Air ('Air on a G String')
Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
c1717-23
Conductor
Owain Arwel Hughes
Orchestra / Ensemble
Netherlands Radio Symphony Orchestra
Work 23
Work Title
(7) Suites for Keyboard, Set II
Excerpt(s)
1. Sarabande
Composer
George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759)
Genre
Instrumental
Date Written
Published 1733
Orchestra / Ensemble
Netherlands Radio Symphony Orchestra
Orchestra / Ensemble
Orchestre de Paris Orchestra
Work 24
Work Title
Jean de Florette
Excerpt(s)
1. Theme (inspired by Verdi's La Forza del Destino Overture)
Composer
Jean-Claude Petit (b 1943)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1986
Conductor
Karl Jenkins
Orchestra / Ensemble
Orchestre de Paris Orchestra
Work 25
Work Title
Adiemus I: Songs of Sanctuary
Excerpt(s)
1. Adiemus
Composer
Karl Jenkins (b 1944)
Genre
Vocal & Choral
Date Written
1996
Conductor
Karl Jenkins
Main Performer
Dame Moura Lympany (Piano)
Opera Part(s)
Dame Moura Lympany
Work 26
Work Title
(26) Bagatelles
Excerpt(s)
1. WoO59 (1808-10) - A minor (Für Elise)
Composer
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)
Genre
Instrumental
Conductor
Alain Lombard
Main Performer
Dame Moura Lympany (Piano)
Opera Part(s)
Dame Moura Lympany
Work 27
Work Title
Lakmé
Excerpt(s)
1. Dôme épais le jasmin/Sous le dôme épais (Flower duet
Composer
(Clément Philibert) Léo Delibes (1836 - 1891)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1883
Conductor
Alain Lombard
Main Performer
Peter Matthews (Organ)
Opera Part(s)
Peter Matthews
Work 28
Work Title
(The) Ashokan Farewell
Excerpt(s)
1. (The) Ashokan Farewell
Composer
Jay Ungar
Genre
Chamber
Conductor
Ennio Morricone
Main Performer
Peter Matthews (Organ)
Opera Part(s)
Peter Matthews
Work 29
Work Title
Chi Mai
Excerpt(s)
1. Chi Mai
Composer
Ennio Morricone (b 1928)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1972
Conductor
Sylvain Cambreling
Conductor
Ennio Morricone
Work 30
Work Title
(Les) Contes d'Hoffmann, '(The) Tales of Hoffmann'
Excerpt(s)
1. ACT 2 - Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour (Barcarolle)
Composer
Jacques Offenbach (1819 - 1880)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1881
Conductor
Sylvain Cambreling
Conductor
Barrington Pheloung
Work 31
Work Title
Inspector Morse
Excerpt(s)
1. Inspector Morse - Full Theme
Composer
Barrington Pheloung (b 1954)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1987
Conductor
Barrington Pheloung
Main Performer
Peter Matthews (Organ)
Opera Part(s)
Peter Matthews
Work 32
Work Title
Pavane, Op. 50
Excerpt(s)
1. Pavane, Op. 50
Composer
Gabriel (Urbain) Fauré (1845 - 1924)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1887
Orchestra / Ensemble
Milan La Scala Orchestra
Orchestra / Ensemble
Milan La Scala Chorus
Main Performer
Peter Matthews (Organ)
Opera Part(s)
Peter Matthews
Work 33
Work Title
Norma
Excerpt(s)
1. Casta diva
Composer
Vincenzo Bellini (1801 - 1835)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1831
Conductor
Zubin Mehta
Orchestra / Ensemble
Milan La Scala Chorus
Orchestra / Ensemble
Milan La Scala Orchestra
Work 34
Work Title
(Le) Carnaval des animaux, 'Carnival of the Animals'
Excerpt(s)
1. Aquarium
Composer
(Charles) Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1886
Conductor
Zubin Mehta
Orchestra / Ensemble
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Work 35
Work Title
Serse, 'Xerxes', HWV40
Excerpt(s)
1. Ombra mai fu (Largo)
Composer
George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1738
Orchestra / Ensemble
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Orchestra / Ensemble
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Work 36
Work Title
Peer Gynt, Opp. 46 & 55
Excerpt(s)
1. Prelude_Morning
Composer
Edvard (Hagerup) Grieg (1843 - 1907)
Genre
Stage works
Conductor
Wolfgang Gönnenwein
Orchestra / Ensemble
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Work 37
Work Title
Cantata No. 140, 'Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme', BWV140
Excerpt(s)
1. Chorus: Wachet auf! wachet auf! ruft uns die Stimme
Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
Genre
Vocal & Choral
Date Written
1731
Conductor
Wolfgang Gönnenwein
Main Performer
Peter Matthews (Organ)
Opera Part(s)
Peter Matthews
Work 38
Work Title
Canon and Gigue in D
Excerpt(s)
1. Canon
Composer
Johann Pachelbel (1653 - 1706)
Genre
Orchestral
Orchestra / Ensemble
Netherlands Radio Symphony Orchestra
Main Performer
Peter Matthews (Organ)
Opera Part(s)
Peter Matthews
Work 39
Work Title
Rinaldo, HWV7a
Excerpt(s)
1. Lascia ch'io pianga
Composer
George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1711
Orchestra / Ensemble
Netherlands Radio Symphony Orchestra
Main Performer
Peter Matthews (Organ)
Opera Part(s)
Peter Matthews
Work 40
Work Title
Requiem, Op. 48
Excerpt(s)
1. In Paradisum
Composer
Gabriel (Urbain) Fauré (1845 - 1924)
Genre
Vocal & Choral
Date Written
1888 Revised 1893,1900
Conductor
Stephen Cleobury
Main Performer
Peter Matthews (Organ)
Opera Part(s)
Peter Matthews
Work 41
Work Title
Cantata No. 147, 'Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben', BWV147
Excerpt(s)
1. Choral: Jesu bleibet meine Freude (Jesu, joy of man's desiri
Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
Genre
Vocal & Choral
Date Written
1723
Conductor
David Willcocks
Main Performer
Peter Matthews (Organ)
Opera Part(s)
Peter Matthews
Work 42
Work Title
Miserere mei
Excerpt(s)
1. Miserere mei
Composer
Gregorio Allegri (1582 - 1652)
Genre
Vocal & Choral
Conductor
Stephen Cleobury
Orchestra / Ensemble
Netherlands Radio Symphony Orchestra
Work 43
Work Title
Adagio in G minor
Excerpt(s)
1. arr Cameron as 'Amore perduto'
Composer
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni (1671 - 1751)
Genre
Orchestral
Main Performer
Dame Moura Lympany (Piano), Peter Matthews (Organ)
Opera Part(s)
Dame Moura Lympany, Peter Matthews
Work 44
Work Title
Requiem
Excerpt(s)
1. The Lord is my shepherd
Composer
John Rutter (b 1945)
Genre
Vocal & Choral
Date Written
1985
Conductor
Sir John Barbirolli
Conductor
Stephen Cleobury
Work 45
Work Title
Thou knowest, Lord, the secrets of our hearts, Z58c
Excerpt(s)
1. Thou knowest, Lord, the secrets of our hearts, Z58c
Composer
Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695)
Genre
Vocal & Choral
Conductor
Dunstan O'Keeffe
Conductor
Adrian Boult
Work 46
Work Title
Ave verum corpus in D, K618
Excerpt(s)
1. Ave verum corpus in D, K618
Composer
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
Genre
Vocal & Choral
Date Written
1791
Main Performer
Peter Matthews (Organ)
Opera Part(s)
Peter Matthews
Work 47
Work Title
Carmina Burana
Excerpt(s)
1. In trutina
Composer
Carl Orff (1895 - 1982)
Genre
Vocal & Choral
Date Written
1936
Conductor
Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos
Work 48
Work Title
Veni creator spiritus
Excerpt(s)
1. Veni creator spiritus
Composer
Anonymous
Genre
Vocal & Choral
Date Written
12th Cent
Conductor
Dunstan O'Keeffe
Work 49
Work Title
Manon Lescaut
Excerpt(s)
1. In quelle trine morbide
Composer
Giacomo (Antonia Domenico Michele Secondo Maria) Puccini (1858 - 1924)