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Review of Simply the Best Classical Anthems by ms004902

Advantages: A Visit To Another World
Disadvantages: You May Wish To Never Leave

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Simply The Best Classical Anthems is a compilation album of ‘36 of the most powerful Anthems on Earth’. But, it is also said to be something else. It is said to be a gateway. A gateway to another world. A world where our imagination can run free without being shackled down by any borders or boundaries or rules or limits. A world that we have all seen or perhaps more accurately have all heard ...
...invitation made to me by Simply The Best Classical Anthems. I always felt that Classical Music was nice to listen to as background music for a Levis ad or a Car ad but I would consider people strange if they chose to hear it on its own. However, after having listened to this album I realised how wrong I was in my assumptions. THE TRUTH Music as with all forms of amusement helps to take you away from where you are now. It helps to relax you when ... Read review

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Go on, get a bit cultured for a change
Review of Simply the Best Classical Anthems by Excelle

Advantages: Good intro, great pieces
Disadvantages: Extracts, some favourites missing

Anyone who knows me at all will know I love my music. I have quite broad horizons on this front, and I'll listen to pretty much anything. In fact, there are very few musical genres that I don't like at all, and some that I never thought I'd get into but did in the end! One such genre would be that of classical music. Classical music has a dictionary definition of the following: a. Of or relating to European music during the latter half of the 18th ...
...to music in the educated European tradition, such as symphony and opera, as opposed to popular or folk music. So basically, we're looking at any European music with a bit of an arranged orchestra or the like contained within. It's quite hard to pin down an exact definition of the genre, but I think most people have a good idea what classical music sounds like. It's some of the oldest music of our history, or that music that was recorded at least, ... Read review

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Review of Simply the Best Classical Anthems by berlioz

Advantages: A great diversity of famous works
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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 ... Read review

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Simply the Best Classical Anthems

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Title: Simply the Best Classical Anthems

Composer: Giuseppe (Fortunino Francesco) Verdi (1813 - 1901); Carl Orff (1895 - 1982); Gustav(us Theodore von) Holst (1874 - 1934); (Wilhelm) Richard Wagner (1813 - 1883); Aaron Copland (1900 - 1990); Sir Edward (William) Elgar (1857 - 1934); Antonio (Lucio) Vivaldi (1678 - 1741); Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643 - 1704); (Edward) Benjamin (Lord Britten of Aldeburgh) Britten (1913 - 1976); Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)

Main Performer: Piero Toso (Violin); Marie-Claire Alain (Organ); Plácido Domingo (Tenor); François-René Duchâble (Piano); Jenö Jandó (Piano)

Orchestra / Ensemble(s): Strasbourg Philharmonic Choir; Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra; London Philharmonic Choir

Date of Release: 05/1999

Label / Distributor: Warner.esp / TEN

Pieces in Set: 2

Running Time: 2 hours 3 minutes

Genre(s): Vocal and choral, Orchestral, Stage works, Instrumental

EAN: 639842554428

Catalogue Number: 3984

Work 1

Work Title: Messa da Requiem

Excerpt(s): 1. Dies irae

Composer: Giuseppe (Fortunino Francesco) Verdi (1813 - 1901)

Genre: Vocal & Choral

Date Written: 1874

Conductor: Alain Lombard

Orchestra / Ensemble: Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra

Orchestra / Ensemble: Strasbourg Philharmonic Choir

Work 2

Work Title: Carmina Burana

Excerpt(s): 1. Fortuna imperatrix mundi - O Fortuna

Composer: Carl Orff (1895 - 1982)

Genre: Vocal & Choral

Date Written: 1936

Conductor: Zubin Mehta

Orchestra / Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

Orchestra / Ensemble: London Philharmonic Choir

Orchestra / Ensemble: Southend Boys' Choir

Work 3

Work Title: (The) Planets, H125 (Op. 32)

Excerpt(s): 1. Mars, the Bringer of War

Composer: Gustav(us Theodore von) Holst (1874 - 1934)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1916

Conductor: Sir Andrew Davis

Orchestra / Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

Work 6

Genre: Orchestral

Work 4

Work Title: (Der) Ring des Nibelungen: Part 2, '(Die) Walküre'

Excerpt(s): 1. Ride of the Valkyries (concert version)

Composer: (Wilhelm) Richard Wagner (1813 - 1883)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1850

Conductor: Daniel Barenboim

Orchestra / Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Work 5

Work Title: Nabucco

Excerpt(s): 1. Va pensiero, sull'ali dorata

Composer: Giuseppe (Fortunino Francesco) Verdi (1813 - 1901)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1842

Conductor: Carlo Rizzi

Orchestra / Ensemble: Santa Cecilia Academy Orchestra, Rome

Orchestra / Ensemble: Santa Cecilia Academy Chorus, Rome Choir

Work 6

Work Title: Fanfare for the Common Man

Excerpt(s): 1. Fanfare for the Common Man

Composer: Aaron Copland (1900 - 1990)

Date Written: 1942

Conductor: David Honeyball

Orchestra / Ensemble: London Brass Virtuosi Orchestra

Work 7

Work Title: Pomp and Circumstance, Op. 39

Excerpt(s): 1. No. 1 in D (1901)

Composer: Sir Edward (William) Elgar (1857 - 1934)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1901-1930

Conductor: Sir Andrew Davis

Orchestra / Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

Work 8

Work Title: Aida

Excerpt(s): 1. March ('Grand March')

Composer: Giuseppe (Fortunino Francesco) Verdi (1813 - 1901)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1871

Conductor: Carlo Rizzi

Orchestra / Ensemble: Santa Cecilia Academy Orchestra, Rome

Orchestra / Ensemble: Santa Cecilia Academy Chorus, Rome Choir

Work 9

Work Title: (12) Concerti for Violin and Strings, '(Il) cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione', Op. 8

Excerpt(s): 1. Tempo impetuoso d'Estate

Composer: Antonio (Lucio) Vivaldi (1678 - 1741)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: Published 1725

Conductor: Claudio Scimone

Orchestra / Ensemble: (I) Solisti Veneti Orchestra

Main Performer: Piero Toso (Violin)

Opera Part(s): Piero Toso

Work 10

Work Title: Te Deum in D, H146

Excerpt(s): 1. Prélude

Composer: Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643 - 1704)

Genre: Vocal & Choral

Date Written: ?early 1690s

Conductor: Michel Corboz

Orchestra / Ensemble: Gulbenkian Orchestra

Orchestra / Ensemble: Gulbenkian Chorus

Work 11

Work Title: (The) Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34

Excerpt(s): 1. (The) Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34

Composer: (Edward) Benjamin (Lord Britten of Aldeburgh) Britten (1913 - 1976)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1946

Conductor: Sir Andrew Davis

Orchestra / Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

Work 12

Work Title: Toccata (and Fugue) in E, BWV566

Excerpt(s): 1. Toccata (and Fugue) in E, BWV566

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)

Genre: Instrumental

Date Written: 1707

Main Performer: Marie-Claire Alain (Organ)

Opera Part(s): Marie-Claire Alain

Work 13

Work Title: Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Excerpt(s): 1. Allegro con brio

Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1807

Conductor: Joseph Keilberth

Orchestra / Ensemble: Hamburg State Philharmonic Orchestra

Work 14

Work Title: Spartacus_Ballet Suite No. 2

Excerpt(s): 1. Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia

Composer: Aram Il'yich Khachaturian (1903 - 1978)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1943

Conductor: Alexander Lazarev

Orchestra / Ensemble: Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra

Work 15

Work Title: Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K550

Excerpt(s): 1. Molto allegro

Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1788

Conductor: Armin Jordan

Orchestra / Ensemble: Orchestre de Paris Orchestra

Work 16

Work Title: Coronation Anthems, HWV258-61

Excerpt(s): 1. Zadok the Priest, HWV258

Composer: George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759)

Genre: Vocal & Choral

Date Written: 1727

Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner

Orchestra / Ensemble: Monteverdi Choir

Orchestra / Ensemble: Monteverdi Orchestra

Work 17

Work Title: Turandot

Excerpt(s): 1. Nessun dorma!

Composer: Giacomo (Antonia Domenico Michele Secondo Maria) Puccini (1858 - 1924)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1926

Conductor: Nello Santi

Orchestra / Ensemble: Berlin Deutsche Oper Orchestra

Main Performer: Plácido Domingo (Tenor)

Opera Part(s): Plácido Domingo

Work 18

Work Title: Also sprach Zarathustra, 'Thus spake Zarathustra', Op. 30

Excerpt(s): 1. Opening

Composer: Richard (Georg) Strauss (1864 - 1949)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1895-96

Conductor: Alain Lombard

Orchestra / Ensemble: Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra

Work 19

Work Title: Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64

Excerpt(s): 1. Dance of the Knights

Composer: Sergey (Sergeyevich) Prokofiev (1891 - 1953)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1938

Conductor: Jukka-Pekka Saraste

Orchestra / Ensemble: Toronto Symphony Orchestra

Work 20

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: Karl Richter

Orchestra / Ensemble: Munich Bach Orchestra

Orchestra / Ensemble: Munich Bach Choir

Work 21

Work Title: 1812, Op. 49

Excerpt(s): 1. 1812, Op. 49

Composer: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1880

Conductor: Zubin Mehta

Orchestra / Ensemble: Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

Work 22

Work Title: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in A minor, Op. 16

Excerpt(s): 1. Allegro molto moderato

Composer: Edvard (Hagerup) Grieg (1843 - 1907)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1868

Conductor: Theodor Guschlbauer

Orchestra / Ensemble: Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra

Main Performer: François-René Duchâble (Piano)

Opera Part(s): François-René Duchâble

Work 23

Work Title: (12) Concerti for Violin and Strings, '(Il) cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione', Op. 8

Excerpt(s): 1. Allegro

Composer: Antonio (Lucio) Vivaldi (1678 - 1741)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: Published 1725

Conductor: Claudio Scimone

Orchestra / Ensemble: (I) Solisti Veneti Orchestra

Main Performer: Piero Toso (Violin)

Opera Part(s): Piero Toso

Work 24

Work Title: Messiah, HWV56

Excerpt(s): 1. Hallelujah

Composer: George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759)

Genre: Vocal & Choral

Date Written: 1742

Conductor: Raymond Leppard

Orchestra / Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra

Orchestra / Ensemble: English Chamber Choir

Work 25

Work Title: Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV351

Excerpt(s): 1. La Réjouissance

Composer: George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1749

Conductor: Jean-François Paillard

Orchestra / Ensemble: (Jean-François) Paillard Chamber Orchestra

Work 26

Work Title: (The) Tale of Tsar Saltan

Excerpt(s): 1. Flight of the bumble-bee

Composer: Nikolay Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov (1844 - 1908)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1900

Conductor: Raymond Leppard

Orchestra / Ensemble: Scottish Chamber Orchestra

Work 27

Work Title: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14

Excerpt(s): 1. Marche au supplice

Composer: (Louis-)Hector Berlioz (1803 - 1869)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1830

Conductor: Alain Lombard

Orchestra / Ensemble: Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra

Work 28

Work Title: Carmen

Excerpt(s): 1. Prelude

Composer: Georges (Alexandre César Léopold) Bizet (1838 - 1875)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1875

Conductor: Alain Lombard

Orchestra / Ensemble: Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra

Work 29

Work Title: Serenade No. 13, "Eine kleine Nachtmusik" in G, K525

Excerpt(s): 4. Allegro
2. Andante
3. Menuetto

Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1787

Conductor: Theodor Guschlbauer

Orchestra / Ensemble: Bournemouth Sinfonietta Orchestra

Work 30

Work Title: Jerusalem

Excerpt(s): 1. Jerusalem

Composer: (Charles) Hubert (Hastings) Parry (1848 - 1918)

Genre: Vocal & Choral

Date Written: 1916

Conductor: Sir Andrew Davis

Orchestra / Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

Work 31

Work Title: (The) Planets, H125 (Op. 32)

Excerpt(s): 1. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity

Composer: Gustav(us Theodore von) Holst (1874 - 1934)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1916

Conductor: Sir Andrew Davis

Orchestra / Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

Work 32

Work Title: Symphony No. 9, 'Choral' in D minor, Op. 125

Excerpt(s): 1. Ode to Joy

Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1822-4

Conductor: Daniel Barenboim

Orchestra / Ensemble: Berlin Staatskapelle Orchestra

Work 33

Work Title: Swan Lake, Op. 20

Excerpt(s): 1. ACT 2 - Scene_Swan theme (Moderato)

Composer: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1877

Conductor: Alexander Lazarev

Orchestra / Ensemble: Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra

Work 34

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 Andrew Davis

Orchestra / Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

Work 35

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: György Lehel

Orchestra / Ensemble: Budapest Symphony Orchestra

Main Performer: Jenö Jandó (Piano)

Opera Part(s): Jenö Jandó

Work 36

Work Title: Pictures at an Exhibition

Excerpt(s): 1. Promenade

Composer: Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky (1839 - 1881)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1874

Conductor: James Conlon

Orchestra / Ensemble: Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

Work 37

Work Title: Symphony No. 3, 'Organ' in C minor, Op. 78

Excerpt(s): 1. Maestoso_Allegro

Composer: (Charles) Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1886

Conductor: Jean Martinon

Orchestra / Ensemble: ORTF National Orchestra

Main Performer: Marie-Claire Alain (Organ)

Opera Part(s): Marie-Claire Alain

Work 38

Work Title: Gayaneh

Excerpt(s): 1. Sabre Dance

Composer: Aram Il'yich Khachaturian (1903 - 1978)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1942 rev 1952 new version 1957

Conductor: Alexander Lazarev

Orchestra / Ensemble: Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra

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