Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is a household name, even among non-classical music lovers - he is - for many - the definition of music. This CD houses 2 works by the genius - Symphony No.40 in G minor and Symphony No.41 - Jupiter.
Mozart wrote No.40 after the death of his infant daughter - this ... Read review
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Advantages: Beatuful redentions of highly celebrated works Disadvantages: Would be nicer with a broader selcetion on disc
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is a household name, even among non-classical music lovers - he is - for many - the definition of music. This CD houses 2 works by the genius - Symphony No.40 in G minor and Symphony No.41 - Jupiter.
Mozart wrote No.40 after the death of his infant daughter - this is potrayed immediatly through the minor key in which the piece begins in. It later modulates to a major key which denotes his hopefulness of moving ... ...a repetition and develoment of the 1st section to reiterate his pain and sorrow.
Symphony No. 41 was completed just 1month after no.40, in the summer of 1788. It is nicknamed ' The Jupiter Symphony' due to its power and percieved size, particularly in the finale, where a memorable theme is heard alongside with others that have featured earlier in the symphony.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is a household name, even among non-classical music lovers - he is - for many - the definition of music. This CD houses 2 works by the genius - Symphony No.40 in G minor and Symphony No.41 - Jupiter.
Mozart wrote No.40 after the death of his infant daughter - this is potrayed immediatly through the minor key in which the piece begins in. It later modulates to a major key which denotes his hopefulness of moving on and closing the bereavement door. The piece culminates in a repetition and develoment of the 1st section to reiterate his pain and sorrow.
Symphony No. 41 was completed just 1month after no.40, in the summer of 1788. It is nicknamed ' The Jupiter Symphony' due to its power and percieved size, particularly in the finale, where a memorable theme is heard alongside with others that have featured earlier in the symphony.
Advantages: A great diversity of famous works Disadvantages: Not everything is perfect
Fortuna from Carmina Burana
HOLST: Mars from The Planets, Op.32
WAGNER: The Ride of the Valkyries from Die Walküre
VERDI: Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves from Nabucco
COPLAND: Fanfare for the Common Man
ELGAR: Pomp and Circumstance March no.1, Op.39/1 (exc.)
VERDI: Grand March from Aida
VIVALDI: Presto from Summer of The Four Seasons, Op.8
CHARPENTIER: Prelude from Te Deum
BRITTEN: Theme from The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op.35
J.S. BACH: Toccata from Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565
BEETHOVEN: 1st mvt from Symphony no.5 in C minor, Op.67
KHACHATURIAN: Adagio from Spartacus, Op.82 (exc.)
KHACHATURIAN: Sabre Dance from Gayaneh, Op.50
MOZART: 1st mvt from Symphony no.40 in G minor, K.550
HÄNDEL: Zadok the Priest
PUCCINI: Nessun Dorma from Turandot
CD 2
R. STRAUSS: Opening from Also Sprach Zarathustra, Op.30 ...
Advantages: Great songs - wonderful, popular tunes Disadvantages: A few songs aren't as good as the others
, without need of playing it again.
5. Morricone: The Mission - Gabriel's Oboe (02:21)
This song, from the film The Mission, is played by the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra and in my opinion is the best track on the CD. It has a lovely tune played with a great accompaniment. It's hard to describe how nice this piece of music is but it is really, really good.
6. Verdi: La Traviata - Brindisi (02:52)
This is played by the BBC Concert Orchestra, with the London Voices singing and solos from soprano, Lesley Garrett, and tenor, John Hudson. It has a nice introduction and the parts when all voices are singing are also very good but the solos in it sort of let the piece down. They are very good solos, sung very well, but in my opinion they just ruin the whole song a little.
7. Mozart: Symphony No. 40 - first movement (05:44)
This is ...
Advantages: Excellent piece - real emotion Disadvantages: none
It is hard to believe that Gustav Mahler was so unappreciated and often viewed as a conductor who occasionally wrote "overlong" symphonies. This work is certainly one of the greatest ever written and would certainly not look out-of-place along side works by masters like Beethoven and Mozart. People often do not like this symphony and others by Mahler, simply because they do not understand it. The entire work is a collection of emotions, as they were experienced by the composer. Therefore, to see the music properly, the listener must feel those emotions too. It is therefore impossible to approach the work from a critical and analytical point of view. The emotion that exists in the score alone is incredible. The adagietto, though often considered to be a calm and relaxing piece, is one of the most painful pieces to listen to that ...
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