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ASIN: B00006O0NT
Release Date: 2002-12-03

Tracks:

  1. Overture To 'Tannhauser'
  2. Domna, Pos Vos Ay Chausida
  3. We Don't Merely Use Instruments, We Play On Them. And They Play On Us.
  4. Hungarian Dance No.7
  5. The Violin Is One Of The Most Tender And Beautiful Instruments Ever Invented.
  6. Violin Concerto In D Major (Adagio)
  7. But For A Long Time It Was Seen As The Instrument Of The Devil.
  8. The Soldier's Tale: Triumphal March Of The Devil
  9. The Manipulative Seductiveness Of The Gypsy Violin.
  10. Csardas Music
  11. The Violin And The Initiation Of Nature
  12. The Four Seasons (Spring, Mvt 1)
  13. Birds Are Again Evoked In The Second Concerto, Especially Music's Natural Favourite.
  14. The Four Seasons (Summer, Mvt 1)
  15. Like The Devil, The Violin Is A Master Of Disguise.
  16. Old Viennese Dance No.3 'Schon Rosmarin'
  17. The Menacing Sensuality Of Ravel's Tzigane: A Very Different Side Of The Violin:
  18. Tzigane
  19. Do We Now Have The True Measure Of This Instrument? Not Just Yet.
  20. Caprice No.24
  21. The Many Effects Of The String Tremolando: Brandenburg Concerto No.4 (Last Mvt)/From Joy To Fright/Quartettsatz In C Minor/The String Tremolo Practically Spells The World Agitato.
  22. Variations On A Theme Of Frank Bridge (No.7)
  23. Prokofiev's Tremolo In Romeo And Juliet Should Not Be Heard Just Before Bedtime.
  24. Romeo And Juliet: Act IV
  25. Vivaldi Use It To Illustrate The Shivering Of Travellers Crossing The Ice.
  26. The Four Seasons (Winter, Mvt 1)
  27. The Violin Muted
  28. Clair De Lune
  29. The Gentleness Of Muted Strings Persists Even When A Whole Orchestra Plays.
  30. Piano Concerto No.21 In C Major, K.467 (Slow Mvt)
  31. The Pizzicato Violin
  32. Pizzicato Polka
  33. In Prokofiev's Second Violin Concerto, The Accompaniment Is Pizzicato.
  34. Violin Concerto No.2 In G Minor (Slow Mvt)
  35. Varieties Of Pizzicato: Colas Breugnon (The People's Feast)/Now A Drier, Leaner, Hungrier Pizzicato. There's Not A Lot Of Comfort Here./Capriol Suite (Tordion)/The Use Of Pizzicato As 'Percussion'/Romeo And Juliet (Act I)/Mahler Used Pizzicato...
  36. The Planets (Mars - The Bringer Of War)
  37. The Technique Of Double-Stopping Enables The Violin To Play Duets With Itself./Sonata No.3 In C Major For Unaccompanied Violin (Fugue)/Now A Later Example Of The Same Technique
  38. Hungarian Dance No.4
  39. Double-Stopping Is A Standard Feature Of A Lot Of Folk Music.
  40. The Four Seasons (Autumn, Mvt 1)
  41. Now The Same Technique, But The Sound Might Have Come From Another World.
  42. Bolero
  43. Double-Stopping Can Only Approximate The Sound Of A Real Violin Duet.
  44. Cadenza To The Violin Concerto By Brahms
  45. Now Compare That With A Real Violin Duet.
  46. Forty-Four Duos (No. 1: Teasing Song)
  47. Another Duo By Bartok, Demonstrating The Violin's Rich Lower Register
  48. Forty-Four Duos (No.2: Maypole Dance)
  49. And Now What May Be The Most Beautiful Accompanied Violin Duet In History
  50. Concerto In D Minor For Two Violins (Largo)
  51. The Soul Of The Violin Is In Song; But What About This Weird Passage?
  52. Violin Concerto No.1 In D Major (Mvt 2)
  53. The Use Of Harmonies In The Orchestra Can Be Both Magical And Unsettling.
  54. Symphony No.1 'Titan' (Mvt 1, Opening)
  55. Tchaikovsky's Use Of Harmonics In The Sleeping Beauty Is Both Strange And Darling.
  56. The Sleeping Beauty (Act II, No.15: Entr'Acte)
  57. Ravel's Harmonics In Mother Goose Effect A Magical Transformation.
  58. Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Beauty And The Beast)
  59. Stravinsky's Harmonics In The Firebird Transport Us Almost Into Another World./The Firebird (Introduction)
  60. The Natural Upper Notes Of The Violins Have A Unique Emotional 'Grab'.
  61. Also Sprach Zarathustra (Of The Afterworldsmen)
  62. Still In Their Upper Register, The Violins Unleash The Energy Of A Young Colt.
  63. Variations On A Theme Of Frank Bridge (No. 4)
  64. Elsewhere, Britten Uses The Same High Register To Create A Very Different Mood.
  65. Four Sea Interludes (Dawn) From 'Peter Grimes'
  66. To End This Outing With The Violins, A Charming Little Elfin Dance
  67. Elfenreigen

Tracks:

  1. Introduction To The Viola
  2. Viola Concerto (Mvt 1)
  3. Khatchaturian Gets A Very Different Sound From It: Fuller, Fruitier, More Exotic.
  4. Gayane Suite No.1 (Armen's Solo)
  5. Very Nearly The Whole Of The Violin's Upper Register Is Also Available To The Viola.
  6. Passacaglia, Op.33b From 'Peter Grimes'
  7. The Viola Can Bring A Special, Rich Twanginess To Pizzicato That The Violins Lack./Don Quixote/Berlioz Drew Sounds From It That Retain Their Metallic Strangeness Even Today.
  8. Harold In Italy (Mvt 4)
  9. The Muted Viola: Intimate, Gentle, Poignant In Dvork
  10. Cypresses (No.9)
  11. The Massed Violas Of The Modern Symphony Orchestra In Mahler
  12. Symphony No.4 (Mvt 3)
  13. The 'Period' Viola In Bach
  14. Brandenburg Concerto No.6 (Last Mvt)
  15. The Cello: A Voice Of Unique Nobility
  16. Suite No.1 For Unaccompanied Cello (Prelude)
  17. Brahms And The 'Soul' Of The Cello
  18. Piano Concerto No.2 In B Flat Major (Mvt 3)
  19. Most Orchestral Composers Tend To Emphasize The Cello's Lower Register.
  20. Cantata 'Herz Und Mund Und Tat Und Leben', BWV 147 (Soprana Aria: Bereite Dir, Jesu)
  21. In The Time Of Beethoven The Cello Remained As Fundamental As Ever.
  22. Symphony No.3 'Eroica' (Finale)
  23. But The Cello Is Not Condemned To Spend Its Life In The Basement.
  24. Elfentanz, Op.39
  25. Not Only In Recital Showpieces Like That Is The Cello Is Used In Its Highest Register.
  26. The Protecting Veil (Opening)
  27. A Cello With An Identity-Crisis: The Pizzicato Flamencan
  28. Flamenco
  29. Double-Stopping In The Lower Reaches Of The Cello's Range
  30. Solo Suiet For Cello And Piano (Sardana)
  31. It's In The Middle Register That The Cello Really Comes Into Its Own.
  32. Oriental Dance, Op.2 No.2
  33. It Was To The Cellos That Beethoven Gave Two Of His Most Famous Themes./Symphony No.5 (Mvt 2)/Still More Famous Than That Theme Is This One From The Ninth Symphony.
  34. Symphony No.9 (Finale)
  35. Introduction To The Double-Bass
  36. The Carnival Of The Animals (The Elephant)
  37. But The Double-Bass Can Be Intensely Expressive And Graceful.
  38. Elegy No.1 In D Major
  39. The Range Of The Double-Bass Is The Greatest Of All The String Instruments/Allegro Di Concerto, 'Alla Mendelssohn'/And It's Also Capable Of Very Considerable Virtuosity.
  40. Capriccio Di Bravura
  41. Double-Bass Solos In Orchestral Scores Are Rare But Often Memorable./Symphony No.1 'Titan' (Mvt 3)/In His Third Symphony Mahler Makes A Very Different Use Of The Instrument./Symphony No.3 (Mvt 1)
  42. The Double-Bass Muted In Prokofiev/Lieutenant Kije Suite (Kije's Wedding)/In Another Work Prokofiev Uses The Double-Bass To Enhance The Winds./Romeo And Juliet (Act III)/And He Combines The Bass Clarinet With A Shivering Tremolo From The Double-Basses....
  43. Symphony No.5 (Mvt 3)/So Much For The Strings/On Now To The Winds

Tracks:

  1. The Antiquity And Magic Of The Flute
  2. Prelude A L'Apres-Midi D'Un Faune
  3. The Versatility And Agility Of The Flute
  4. Orchestral Suite No.2 In B Minor (Badinerie)
  5. The Flute In Fifteenth-Century Spain
  6. Sa'Dawi
  7. Other Flutes: The Bass And Alto
  8. Chamber Music No.II
  9. The Piccolo - Aptly Named
  10. La Naissance D'Osiris (Mvt 6)
  11. From A Piccolo Of The Eighteenth Century To One Of Its Descendants In The Twentieth
  12. Suite No.1 For Small Orchestra (Valse)
  13. A Variety Of Techniques
  14. Chamber Music No.II
  15. Flutter-Tonguing. But Tchaikovsky Got There Eighty Years Before.
  16. The Nutcracker (Act II, No.2: Scene)
  17. From The Transverse To The Vertical: The Baroque Recorder
  18. Recorded Suite In A Minor (Menuet II)
  19. An Unfamiliar, Early Vision Of The Instrument
  20. Naelden, Naelden
  21. The Bachian Oboe
  22. Cantata 'Ein Feste Burg Ist Unser Gott', BWV 80 (No.7: Duetto)
  23. Introduction To The Cor Anglais Or 'English Born'
  24. Symphony No.9 'From The New World' (Mvt 2)
  25. The Loneliness Of The Cor Anglais
  26. The Swan Of Tuonela
  27. The Cor Anglais Joins The French Horn In Haydn.
  28. Symphony No.22 'The Philosopher' (Opening)
  29. Introduction To The Oboe D'Amore, Beloved Of Bach - But Also Of Ravel
  30. Bolero
  31. The Clarinet Family: Boxing The Compass, From The Depths Of The Bass Clarinet.../The Egyptian (Violence)/...To The Raucous And Squealy.../Taras Bulba (The Death Of Ostap)/...To The Shrill And Complaining...
  32. Petrushka (No.8: Peasant With Bear)/...To The High Sprits Of A Playful Puppy./Symphonie Fantastique (Last Mvt)/And To The Downright Jazzy/Romeo And Juliet (Act II)
  33. As The High Clarinets Tend To Be Loud, So The Bass Tends To Be Soft:
  34. Gayane Suite No. 1 (Mvt 5)
  35. The Bass Clarinet Is Used By Most Composers Mainly As A Colouring Agent.../Petrushka (No.4: The Blackamoor)/...But It Does Occasionally Get A Whole Tune To Itself./Iberia (Almeria).
  36. The Range Of The Normal Clarinet Parts Goes Quite High...
  37. The Snow Maiden (Scene 5: Melodrama)
  38. ...And Quite Low.
  39. Peter And The Wolf (The Cat)
  40. The Clarinet As Concerto Soloist
  41. Clarinet Concerto In A Major (Rondo)
  42. But That's Not The Instrument Mozart Wrote It For; This Is:
  43. Clarinet Concerto In A Major (Rondo)
  44. Introduction To The Saxophone
  45. Hary Janos Suite (Mvt 4)
  46. The Soprano Saxophone Has Quite A Different Feel To It.
  47. L'Arlesienne Suite No.1 (Minuet)
  48. The Little Sopranino Sax Goes Even Higher.
  49. Bolero
  50. The Most Famous Use Of The Saxophone Is In An Orchestration By Ravel.
  51. Pictures At An Exhibition (The Old Castle)
  52. The Saxophone Can Be Quite Contagiously Good-Humoured.
  53. Sax-O-Phun
  54. The Puffa-Puffa Image Of The Bassoon
  55. Peter And The Wolf (Grandfather)
  56. The Bachian Bassoon, In Accompanimental Mode
  57. Cantata 'Weichet Nur, Betrubte Schatten' ('Wedding Cantata'), BWV 202 (Aria No.1)
  58. Bizet Leaves The Puffa-Puffa Image Out, Allowing The Bassoon To Sing./Carmen Suite No.1 (Les Dragons D'Alcala)
  59. And Ravel, Also In Spanish Mode, Does Likewise.
  60. Bolero
  61. The Bassoon As A Voice Of High Seriousness, Indeed Desolate Loneliness
  62. Symphony No.3 (Opening)
  63. The Eerie Bassoon In Its Highest Register
  64. The Rite Of Spring (Opening)
  65. Stravinsky Now Draws On Its Lowest Register, Lonely And Melancholy.
  66. The Firebird Suite (1919, Berceuse)
  67. The Bassoon As Concerto Soloist, Avoiding All Exaggeration
  68. Bassoon Concerto In G Minor (Finale)
  69. The Deep-Voiced Contra-Bassoon, As A Fairy-Tale Beast
  70. Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Beauty And The Beast)
  71. The French Horn Under Its Woodwind Hat
  72. Wind Quintet, Op.43 (Last Mvt)
  73. Now A More Prominent Role, In A Woodwind Quintet From An Earlier Era
  74. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Op.100 No.5 (Mvt 2)
  75. The Horn In Harmonious Blend With Strings In Another Quintet
  76. Horn Quintet, K.407 (Finale)

Tracks:

  1. The Trumpet As Virtuoso Soloist
  2. Brandenburg Concerto No.2 (Last Mvt)
  3. The Special Brillance Of Paired Trumpets
  4. Concerto In C For Two Trumpets, RV537 (Mvt 1)
  5. The Ceremonial Trumpet
  6. Fanfare For The Common Man
  7. Trumpets And Drums - An Incomparable Alliance
  8. Messiah (The Trumpet Shall Sound)
  9. The Versatility Of The Trumpet, From The Most Public To The Most Lonely
  10. Piano Concerto In F (Slow Mvt)
  11. The Trumpet As The Voice Of The City/An American In Paris/The Trumpet As Recruitment Officer/The Soldier's Tale (The March)/The Trumpet As Swaggerer
  12. Carmen Suite No.2 (Habanera)
  13. The Trumpet As The Voice Of Strength And Courage
  14. Carmet Suite No.2 (Toreador's Song)
  15. The Trumpet Muted/Petrushka (No.4: The Blackamoor)/Lieutenant Kije Suite (Opening)/The Trumpet As The Voice Of Weariness
  16. Billy The Kid
  17. The Trumpet As Character Actor
  18. Pictures At An Exhibition (No.6)
  19. The Trumpet As The Voice Of God
  20. Mass In B Minor ('Et Exspecto')
  21. The Birth Of The Trombone
  22. Aenmerckt Nu Hier
  23. The Birth Of The Brass As A Family
  24. Canzon 12 In Double Echo
  25. The Trombone In The Eighteenth Century
  26. Trombone Concerto In B Flat Major (Finale)
  27. The Tone Of The Tenor Trombone/Romance For Trombone And Organ/The Memorable Voice Of The Bass Trombone/Requiem (Mvt 2)/But The Bass Trombone Is More Than An Instrumental Bullfrog.
  28. Hosannah
  29. The Trombones Become Part Of The Orchestra.
  30. Symphony No.5 (Finale)
  31. The Wagnerian Trombone:/Overture To 'Tannhauser'
  32. The Trombone As Caricaturist
  33. Pulcinella (No.19: Vivo)
  34. The Trombone As Raspberry/Concerto For Orchestra (Intermezzo)
  35. The Horn And The Hunt
  36. Horn Concerto No.4 In E Flat, K.495 (Finale)
  37. The Challenging Horn Of The Baroque
  38. Abaris Ou Les Boreades (Menuet)
  39. The Scarcity Of First-Rate Players In Handel's Time
  40. Walter Music (Minuet 1)
  41. The Horn As Magician/The Firebird Suite (1919, Finale)
  42. Horns And The Sound Of Nobility
  43. Overture To 'Tannhauser' (Opening)
  44. The Special Sound Of The Horn In Its Higher Register
  45. Mass In B Minor ('Quoniam Tu Solus Sanctus')
  46. The Trumpet-Like Sound Of Massed Horns
  47. Symphony No.3 (Mvt 1, Opening)
  48. The Tuba - Unfairly Maligned?
  49. Symphony No.6 (Mvt 3)
  50. The Tuba Perfectly Cast By Ravel
  51. Pictures At An Exhibition (Bydlo)

Tracks:

  1. Introduction. And We Begin With A Bang.
  2. Fanfare For The Common Man/The Bass Drum On The Battlefields/Wellington's Victory, Op.91 (Opening)
  3. At The Opposite Extreme Is The Triangle.
  4. Piano Concerto No.1 In E Flat (Scherzo)
  5. Categories Of Percussion: Tuned And Untuned. The Side Drum
  6. Overture To 'La Gazza Ladra' - The Thieving Magpie (Opening)
  7. The Side Drum In An Effective But Unexpected Role/Clarinet Concerto (Mvt 1)
  8. The Tambourine. One Of The Oldest Instruments In The World
  9. Den Hoboecken Dans
  10. Even Older Is The Originally Oriental Gong.
  11. Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Laideronette)
  12. No Single Instrument Can Match The Gong In Evoking The Breaking Of Waves./Passacaglia, Op.33b From 'Peter Grimes'/But Gongs Don't Have To Be Struck To Be Effective.
  13. Gymnopedie No.2
  14. The Cymbals Are Generally Discovered Early In Life./The Sanguine Fan/And They Do More Than Clash Together Loudly. They Can Be Clashed Together Softly./Studio Example: But They Needn't Be Clashed Together At All/Studio Example: They Can Be Lightly...
  15. Other Untuned Percussion Instruments Include The Whip.: Piano Concerto In G Major (Opening)/And Here Are No Fewer Than Twenty, Cracked By Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (Act I, Scene 5)
  16. More Versatile Than The Whip Are The Wood Blocks.../Studio Example/...Which Crop Up All Over The Place In Twentieth-Century American Music.
  17. Rodeo (Hoe-Down)
  18. Related To The Wood Blocks, By Sound, Are The Castanets./Jota Aragonesa/But The Castanets Were Also Used By Monteverdi Back In The Seventeenth Century.
  19. Scherzi Musicali (Damigella Tutta Belle)
  20. A Still Earlier Example From Fifteenth-Century Spain
  21. Yo M'Enamori D'Un Aire
  22. The Birth Of The Bongo
  23. Symphonic Dances From 'West Side Story'
  24. From The Streets Of New York To The Blacksmith's Shop/Il Trovatore ('Anvil Chorus')
  25. Desert-Island Decibels: Grand Canyon Suite (On The Trail)/Arcana
  26. From One Vegetable To Another: The Humble Squash, Or Marrow/Huapango
  27. Onwards To The Tuned Percussion. First, The Timpani
  28. Also Sprach Zarathustra (Introduction)
  29. But The Drum Roll Can Be More Effectively Frightening Than The Big Bang.: Symphony No.2 'Resurrection' (Mvt 3)
  30. Not One Drum Roll, But Many/Grand Canyon Suite (Sunrise)/Symphonie Fantastique (Last Mvt)
  31. Taking Advantage Of Tunability
  32. Music For Strings, Percussion And Celeste (Mvt 2)
  33. The Russian Composer Rodion Shchedrin Takes A Downward Turn./Carmen Suite (Changing Of The Guard)/Tuned, Yes; But For The Truly Melodic We Must Look Elsewhere.
  34. Introducing The Glockenspiel/Carmen Suite (Carmen's Entrance And Habanera)
  35. Saint-Saens And The Xylophone
  36. The Carnival Of The Animals (Fossils)
  37. Ravel And The Xylophone
  38. Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Laideronette)
  39. Introducing The Marimba/Carmen Suite (First Intermezzo)
  40. Introducing The Vibraphone
  41. The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre (Narange Dolce)
  42. The Vibraphone Goes Russian.../Carmen Suite (Carmen's Entrance And Habanera)/...And Is Joined By The Marimba./Carmen Suite (Carmen's Entrance And Habanera)
  43. Introducing The Hungarian Cimbalom
  44. Folk Dances
  45. The Cimbalom And The Symphony Orchestra
  46. Hary Janos Suite (Mvt 3)
  47. Introducing The Tubular Bells
  48. Hary Janos Suite (Viennese Musical Clock)
  49. A More 'Up-Front' Approach From Rodion Shchedrin
  50. Carmen Suite (Introduction)
  51. But The Bells Can Also Make The Sinister Even More Sinister./Symphony No.7 'Sinfonia Antartica' (Mvt 1)
  52. Introducing The Celeste
  53. The Nutcracker (Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy)
  54. Magic, In The Use Of Collective Percussion
  55. Miroirs (La Vallee Des Cloches)
  56. Plucked Instruments: The 'Undercover Percussion'/Carmen Suite (Scene)
  57. A Prime Case In Point Is The Harp, Irresistible To The Romantics./The Nutcracker (Act II, No.1: Scene)/The Non-Solo Harp As An Integral Part Of The Orchestra/Hungarian Rhapsody No.1
  58. The Traditionally Subservient Role Of The Harpsichord In The Baroque Orchestra
  59. Brandenburg Concerto No.2 (Slow Mvt)
  60. The Piano: King Of The Tuned Percussion/Symphony No.3 'Organ' (Mvt 3)/And A Quarter Of A Century After That:
  61. Petrushka (Russian Dance)
  62. The Anti-Romantic Piano As An Integral Part Of The Orchestra
  63. Music For Strings, Percussion And Celeste (Last Mvt)

Tracks:

  1. Keyboard Instruments In The Orchestra - The Most Powerful Of Them All:
  2. Symphony No.3 'Organ' (Finale)
  3. But Things In Handel's Day Were Very Different.
  4. Organ Concerto In B Flat, Op.4 No.3 (Last Mvt)
  5. The Organ Is Difficult To Classify.
  6. An Unexpected, Organ-related Guest
  7. Concerto Pour Zampogna (Last Mvt)
  8. Peasant-Fancying... And A Touch Of The Roaming Cowboy
  9. Les Miserables (Drink With Me)
  10. Outside Artefacts And The Power Of Association
  11. Mahler's Sleighbells
  12. Symphony No.4 (Opening)
  13. A Roll-Call Of Some Unusual Guests/The Typewriter/Parade
  14. Chains, And More/Integrales/An American In Paris/Sandpaper Ballet
  15. Purpose-Built Oddities: Wind Machines/Symphony No.7 'Sinfonia Antartica' (Opening)
  16. Don Quixote (Variation VIII)
  17. National Calling Cards: The Guitar For Spain/Concierto De Aranjuez (Finale)
  18. And The Guitar's Poor American Relative, The Banjo/Washington Breakdown
  19. And Poorer Still, The Mouth Organ/The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre (Packing Up)
  20. The Balalaika For Russia/Romeo And Juliet (Act II: No.14)
  21. The Maracas For Mexico/The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre (El Desayuno)
  22. The Bongos And Congas And A Whole Wealth Of Other Drums For Africa And Central America/Studio Example
  23. The Sitar Of India/Evening Raga: Bhapoli
  24. The Accordion For France (Especially Paris)/Paris Canaille
  25. The Zither For Vienna/The Third Man (Theme)
  26. The Cimbalom For Hungary/Folk Dances
  27. The Guitar As An Integral Part Of The Orchestra/Rondena
  28. There Are Whole Orchestras Of Balalaikas./Sveit Mesiats
  29. The Effect Of The Wordless Human Voice, Used Purely As An Instrument/Symphony No.7 'Sinfonia Antartica' (Mvt 1)
  30. Nocturnes
  31. Instruments And the Imitation Of Nature. The Clarinet As Cuckoo
  32. The Carnival Of The Animals (The Cuckoo)
  33. The Flute As An All-purpose Aviary
  34. The Carnival Of The Animals (The Aviary)
  35. The Oboe As Duck
  36. Peter And The Wolf (The Duck)
  37. The Recording Of Reality. Does It Work As Well?
  38. The Pines Of Rome (The Pines Of The Janiculum)
  39. The Recording Of Reality Electronically Reborn In New Guises
  40. Cantus Articus - Concerto For Birds And Orchesra (Mvt 2)
  41. Beethoven Turns Avian: Cuckoo, Nightingale, And Quail
  42. Symphony No.6 'Pastoral' (Andante Molto Mosso)
  43. Some Improbable Casting: The Violin As Braying Donkey
  44. The Carnival Of The Animals (Persons With Long Ears)
  45. A Truly Orchestral Hee-haw To Be Reckoned With
  46. Overture To 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'
  47. A Thunderstorm In A Million
  48. Symphony No.6 'Pastoral (Allegro-Allegretto)
  49. the Instrumental Depiction Of A Silent World
  50. The Carnival Of The Animals (The Aquarium)
  51. Saint-Saens' Menagerie Takes A Curtain Call.
  52. The Carnival Of The Animals (Finale)

Tracks:

  1. The Grouping Of Instrumental Families. An Additive Approach. First, Two Violins
  2. Forty-Four Duos (No.4)
  3. A Great Contrast, Of Both Pitch And Character: Violin And Viola
  4. Duo For Violin And Viola In B Flat Major, K.424 (Finale, Vars 1 & 2)/Studio Example
  5. Arrival Of The Standard String Trio: Violin, Viola, And Cello
  6. String Trio In B Flat (Menuetto)
  7. The String Quartet: Two Violins, Viola, And Cello
  8. String Quartet In F, Op.18 No.1 (Mvt 3)
  9. The String Quintet - When The Extra Instrument Is A Second Viola
  10. String Quartet No.5 In D, K.593 (Adagio)
  11. The String Quintet - When The Extra Instrument Is A Second Cello
  12. String Quintet In C (Mvt 3)
  13. The String Sextet: Two Violins, Two Violas, And Two Cellos
  14. String Sextet In B Flat (Mvt 2)
  15. The String Octet: The Standard String Quaret Times Two
  16. Octet In E Flat, Op.20 (Mvt 1)
  17. Double The String Octet: A Fully Fledged String Orchestra
  18. String Symphony No.2 (Finale)
  19. The Massed Strings Of A Symphony Orchestra
  20. Fantasia On A Theme Of Thomas Tallis
  21. Contrasts Of Pitch And Instrumental 'Colour' In The Woodwind Section
  22. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Op.100 No.5 (Theme)
  23. In The First Variation It's The Horn That Gets The Lion's Share.
  24. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 1
  25. In Variation Two The Torch Is Handed To The Bassoon.
  26. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 2
  27. In Variation Three The Oboe Leads.
  28. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 3
  29. Variation Four: Conversation Before Returning To A Solo-dominated Texture
  30. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 4
  31. And Variation Five is Dominated By The Clarinet.
  32. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 5
  33. The Next To Be Featured Is The Virtuoso Flute.
  34. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 6
  35. Individual Farewells And A Closing Chorus
  36. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 7
  37. A Mixed Group: Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, String Quartet, And Double-Bass
  38. Octet In F (Mvt 3)
  39. The Early Classical Symphony Orchestra Of Haydn And Mozart
  40. Symphony No.29 In A, K.201 (Finale)
  41. Strings, Wind, But No Brass. What Haydn And Mozart Never Knew
  42. Canzon 28
  43. Beethoven's Fifth: Two Horns, Two Trumpets, And Three Trombones Join The Team.
  44. Symphony No.5 (Finale)
  45. From Beethoven To The Massive Orchestras Of Berlioz, Wagner, And Mahler
  46. Beethoven Changed The Face Of The Symphony And The Orchestra Forever
  47. Symphoy No.6 'Tragic' (Mvt 1)
  48. The Cult Of Orchestral Elephantiasis Reaches Its Peak.
  49. Symphony No.1 'Gothic' (VI: Te Ergo Quaesumus)
  50. When Large Doesn't Necessarily Mean Loud: Debussy
  51. Images (Gigues)
  52. A Crisis Of Confidence; The Orchestra's Survival Hangs In The Balance, But It Still Develops. The Ondes Martenot:
  53. Turangalila Symphony (Chant D'amour 1)
  54. The Advent Of The 'Early Music' Movement Brings A New Vitality And Freshness.
  55. Balle De Xerxes (Gavotte En Rondeau)
  56. Computer And Synthesiser: Friends Or Foes?
  57. Concerto In D Minor For Two Violins (Largo)
  58. A Speculative Look Ahead/Mass In B Minor ('Dona Nobis Pacem')

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Instruments of the Orchestra - Great Reference Material!.......2007-04-04

This set lends itself to greatly enhancing one's knowledge of the orchestra, instruments in it, and their usage. I am a huge music buff, and I still picked up a great deal I previously did not know. I highly recommend this for all who wish to understand the origin of music, as well as the processes that are employed to create music!

5 out of 5 stars Beginner or Expert.......2007-03-12

This CD is excellent for the beginner or expert! To be able to haear the instrumets separately and then together really provides a good education. and/or refresher. The book thaty comes with the CD is alomost worth the price by itself!

5 out of 5 stars Very Informative and Enjoyable.......2006-11-20

Whether you're a music novice or pro, "The instruments of the Orchestra" is a very worthwhile purchase. The 7 CDs, with a total of 8 hours, are expertly narrated by Jeremy Siepmann. He's a great speaker, very much like the late Leonard Bernstein was. Mr. Siepmann takes you on an unforgetable musical journey covering the origins and use of the various orchestral instruments throughout musical history. The balance between his narration and a wealth of musical examples, which range from snippets to entire movements, is superb. The comprehensive enclosed booklet is excellent and faithfully follows the 7 CDs in content. Even with my 40+ years of music training I still learned new things from this wonderful collection. Considering the excellence of the content, and a cost that translates to about $5 per disc, this collection is a great value. Grab it, you won't regret that you did. Five solid stars!

3 out of 5 stars Frank's view.......2006-08-19

This boxed set of CD's with booklet achieved all I had hoped that it would. There are good samples of individual instruments and well done commentary on each. The only drawback was that some of the samples were too brief and could have been longer, hoiwever I guess this fits in with time constraints of the medium. It has given me a lot of clues as to future purchases of CD's for listening to individual instruments. Altogeth a satisfactory purchase and a welcome addition to my collection.

5 out of 5 stars Excellent Intro for Those Not Familiar with the Orchestra.......2003-11-08

I've listened to classical music for years and am interested in composition. I bought this CD set to learn how an orchestra and its instruments work. I thought the CDs would be a nice but boring lecture. They aren't! Not only are they FUN but they are informative as well. I learned a huge amount from each CD and couldn't wait to listen to the next one.

The narrator and writer is a great speaker and holds your attention well. He is definitely knowledgeable. He provides musical examples for each point he makes, so you get to "hear" what he just talked about. I'd say the CDs are about 65% music and 35% narration. You'll learn about the range of instruments, some history, different ways to play them, how they sound, and how they are used in the orchestra. This CD set was a great learning experience and is sold at such a low price!

I recommend this CD for those who want to learn about classical music and those who know about it but are interested in learning more about the inner workings of an orchestra. You'll learn much useful information. For instance, the Rite of Spring (with that eerie start) is written for bassoon! I never knew a bassoon could sound like that but now I do.

The one complaint I have is the last CD. This deals with the orchestra. I wanted more of a tour of how the orchestra has been used through history up to the present. Instead, it was a tour of how different groups of instruments sound. I thought it could have been better. The other 6 CDs are excellent.

Moscow Nights
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • JUST PERFECTION!!
  • Hvorostovsky...........again, magic
  • hvorostovsky does it again
Moscow Nights

Manufacturer: Delos Records
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  3. Dmitri Hvorostovsky - Russian Songs of the War Years
  4. I Met You, My Love
  5. Dmitri Hvorostovsky in Concert 1998

ASIN: B0007SL1M6
Release Date: 2005-03-08

Tracks:

  1. Kak molody my byli (How young we were)
  2. Podmoskovnye vechera (Moscow nights)
  3. Shum berioz (The whisper of birches)
  4. Ne speshi (Do not hurry)
  5. Nezhnost (Tenderness)
  6. Zhdi menia (Wait for me)
  7. Tri goda (Three years)
  8. Vechernay pesnya (Evening song)
  9. Ty moya melodiya (You are my melody)
  10. Moskovskie okna (Moscow windows)
  11. Kak mnogo devushek horoshih (There are so many girls)
  12. Blagodariu tebia (I'm grateful to you)
  13. Ia liubliu tebia, zhizn' (I love you, life)
  14. Vecher na reide (Evening in the harbor)
  15. S chego nachinaestia Rodina (Where does Motherland come from?)
  16. Russkoe pole (Russian field)
  17. Special Bonus Track: Rodina slyshit (Motherland hears)

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars JUST PERFECTION!!.......2006-04-08

I have all of Dmitri's recordings and this is my favorite due to the quality of the songs, Dmitri's mastery of all of them and the really lush orchestrations. All of the songs are just gorgeous and his voice so beautiful that I listen to this all day at work on my portable CD player. I recently saw him in concert and purchased the DVD of the "War Songs" which were featured in the second half of his concert. Of course, I recommend the CD and the DVD as really stunning. However, if I could only listen to one of his CD's, this is my favorite. As a former singer who trained for 15 years, I can tell you that Dmitri's vocal technique is perfect, just perfect! The voice comes from heaven! Don't wait to get this one!

5 out of 5 stars Hvorostovsky...........again, magic.......2006-02-14

Moscow Nights - This collection is emotionally draining, sad; the minor keys, the great poets and composers, an era unexpressed to Americans. It is a revelation, tended by one of the most beautiful of Russian voices. Listen to it in pieces, in a quiet space, and ponder. Dmitri commands an opera stage - two visits to Queen of Spades at the Met- can lead to no other conclusion. However, it is his quiet recollections of Russian folk music, Russian sacred music, and Soviet music that arouses his greatest talents. This is a recording to be treasured.

5 out of 5 stars hvorostovsky does it again.......2005-05-01

This is the latest installment of the succesfull Hvorostosky/Orbelian collaboration. In "I met you my love" the spotlight was on the socalled Russian Romances, russian art songs of the 19e century. Then came " Where are you my brothers" a collection of Russian war songs. This title contains a collection of the best post war(50s&60s) songs. If you love melodious songs in minor key this is it.The selection is quiet varied and everybody will have his or her own favourites. For me there was'nt a redundant song. The singing is as always faultless and inspired, the Moscow Chamber Orchestra plays topnotch and the arrangments by Evgeny Stesyuk are as always beautifull. But be warned this cd can have a depressing effect because besides being beautifull this music is also mostly very moving. Buy if you love russian music and good musicianship you can't go wrong with this one.
Great Voices of the Early Years (Box Set)
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    Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon
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    ASIN: B00000DI2N
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    Tracks:

    1. Rigoletto: 'Pari siamo!
    2. Rigoletto: 'Cortigiani, vil razza dannata'
    3. Otello: 'Niun mi tema'
    4. Pagliacci: 'Recitar!...Vesti la giubba'
    5. Cavalleria Rusticana: Siziliana 'O Lola ch'hai di latti la cammisa'
    6. Mattinata
    7. Otello: 'Tu?! Indietro! fuggi!'
    8. La Boheme: 'Quando men vo soletta per la vie'
    9. Rigoletto: 'Caro nome'
    10. La Fille Du Regiment: Tirolienne: 'Qu'est-ce que c'est que j'entends?'
    11. Rigoletto: 'La donna e mobile'
    12. TOSCA: 'Recondita armonia'
    13. La forza del destino: 'Oh, tu che in seno agli angeli'
    14. Aida: 'I sacri nomi di padre'
    15. TOSCA: 'E lucevan le stelle'
    16. L'Elisir d'Amore: 'Una furtiva lagrima'
    17. Il Barbiere di Siviglia: 'Una voce poco fa'
    18. Il Barbiere di Siviglia: 'La calunnia e un venticello'
    19. TOSCA: 'Vissi d'arte'
    20. Madame Butterfly: 'Un bel di vedremo'
    21. Turandot: 'Nessun dorma'

    Tracks:

    1. Parsifal: 'Ich sah das Kind an seiner Mutter Brust
    2. Lohengrin: In fernem Land
    3. Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg: Morgenlich leutchtend im rosigen Schein
    4. Parsifal: Des Weihgefasses gottlicher Gehalt
    5. Das Rheingold: Weiche, Wotan, weiche!
    6. Rienzi's Prayer: Allmacht'ger Vater, blick herab
    7. Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg: Was duftet doch der Flieder
    8. Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg: Wahn, Wahn, uberall Wahn
    9. Der fliegende Hollander: The Dutchman's monologue
    10. Die Walkure: Ein Schwert verhiess mir der Vater

    Tracks:

    1. Undine: Nun ist's vollbracht!
    2. The Merry Wives of Windsor
    3. The Magic Flute
    4. The Magic Flute: Ein Madchen oder Weibchen
    5. The Magic Flute: In diesen heil'gen Hallen
    6. The Magic Flute: O Isis und Osiris
    7. The Abduction From The Seraglio: Konstanze, dich wiederzusehen
    8. Gasparone: O wenn ich doch ein Rauber war
    9. Maria, mari: Schon strahlt die Nacht im Silberschein
    10. Martha: Letzte Rose
    11. Martha: Ach so fromm
    12. Liebe bei Hof: Man nehme zwei Herzen
    13. Chianti Song: Chianti-Lied
    14. Eine Nacht In Venedig: The Gondolier's Song
    15. The Land Of Smiles: Dein ist mein ganzes Herz
    16. Der Rosenkavalier: Hab' mir's gelobt - Ist ein Traum, kann nicht wirklich sein
    17. Der Freischutz: Einst traumte meiner sel'gen Base ... Trube
    18. Die Lustigen Weiber von Windsor: Als Bublein Klein an der Mutterbrust
    19. Ariadne auf Naxos: An Ihre Platze, meine Damen und Herrn!

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    2. Epiphanias
    3. Fruhlingsfahrt Op. 45 - No. 2
    4. Auftrage Op. 77 No. 5
    5. Adelaide Op. 46
    6. An die Hoffnung Op. 32
    7. An Schwager Kronos D 369
    8. Erlkonig D 328
    9. Auf Flugeln des Gesanges Op. 34 No. 2
    10. Eifersucht und Stolz from Die schone Mullerin D 795
    11. Die drei Zigeuner, Searle 320
    12. Meeresleuchten Op. 145 No. 1
    13. Verborgenheit
    14. Wiegenlied Op. 49 No. 4
    15. Traum durch die Dammerung Op. 29 No. 1
    16. Allerseelen Op. 10 No. 8
    17. An die Musik D 547
    18. Der Musensohn D 764
    19. Am Grabe Anselmos D 504
    20. Traume from Wesendonck - Lieder
    21. Des Kindes Gebet from Schlichte Weisen Op. 76 No. 22
    22. Herzenstausch from Schlichte Weisen Op. 76 No. 5

    Tracks:

    1. Winterreise D 911: Gute Nacht
    2. Winterreise D 911: Die Wetterfahne
    3. Winterreise D 911: Gefrorne Tranen
    4. Winterreise D 911: Erstarrung
    5. Winterreise D 911: Der Lindenbaum
    6. Winterreise D 911: Wasserflut
    7. Winterreise D 911: Auf dem Flusse
    8. Winterreise D 911: Ruckblick
    9. Winterreise D 911: Irrlicht
    10. Winterreise D 911: Rast
    11. Winterreise D 911: Fruhlingstraum
    12. Winterreise D 911: Einsamkeit
    13. Winterreise D 911: Die Post
    14. Winterreise D 911: Der greise Kopf
    15. Winterreise D 911: Die Krahe
    16. Winterreise D 911: Letzte Hoffnung
    17. Winterreise D 911: Im Dorfe
    18. Winterreise D 911: Der sturmische Morgen
    19. Winterreise D 911: Tauschung
    20. Winterreise D 911: Der Wegweiser
    21. Winterreise D 911: Das Wirtshaus
    22. Winterreise D 911: Mut!
    23. Winterreise D 911: Die Nebensonnen
    24. Winterreise D 911: Der Leiermann

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    Deutsche Grammophon is lucky in that World War II didn't slow classical recordings in Germany as it did in the United States but stimulated them: It was essential for wartime morale. Thus, if you can get past any repugnance related to these recordings' genesis, there's a huge amount to enjoy. There's a disc of lieder by all the prewar greats (Franz Volker, Tiana Lemnitz, Erna Berger, and Heinrich Schlusnus), a disc of Wagner featuring young Hans Hotter, opera and operetta performances by Berger and Helge Roswaenge, and a disc showing how the German singers gave Italian opera a distinctively Nordic but highly communicative edge. The set is crowned by a complete Winterreise that was recorded by Peter Anders in 1945 (and sounds it): the cultivated tenor's anguished performance embodies a Germany facing the abyss. --David Patrick Stearns
    Creation Years 86-88
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • Where such brilliance now?
    • Not anyone can play guitars and make music like this...
    Creation Years 86-88

    Manufacturer: Msi Music
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    GeneralGeneral | Rock | Styles | Music
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    ASIN: B00005LJH1
    Release Date: 2002-08-12

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Where such brilliance now?.......2002-02-12

    I can't add anything more to what has been said already here regarding the general ignorance shown to this band by the music press and general public but what I can add are my thoughts on this collection.

    Contained on here are some of the finest moments in English pop music of the eighties. Guitar driven by the excellent Terry Bickers, this is far away from what we know pop today. This is proper music. The House of Love existed in between the end of The Smiths and the start of The Stone Roses. They filled an important gap, but they were more than just a filler group. They should have been bigger than the Roses, I'm not saying they were better, just that they should have been in such a high position by the time the Roses came that they would have eclipsed them.

    'Shine On', here in its original glory, is just a perfect moment in British pop music, it just doesn't get better than this. Excellent guitar, stirring melodies and the lyrical genius and vocals of Guy Chadwick combine to make this one of my favourite songs of all time. 'Destroy the Heart' reached the top of John Peels' 'Festive Fifty' in 1988, so therefore it should be no surprise that it is one hell of a pop song. 'Salome' and 'Happy' continue in the same fast-paced, hook-laden guitar style.

    But there are quieter moments on this album too. Quiet love songs, soft melody tracks, songs about pain and frustration. So all in all a perfect combination and the voice of Andrea, their German female co-vocalist provides a perfect counter-balance to Guy's on certain songs, she even gets to sing a song by herself and it's pretty good stuff too.

    For all fans of guitar pop like The Smiths and The Stone Roses, give this album a go. When I listen to the House of Love I sometimes like to describe them as a mix between Echo and the Bunnymen and James, if there can be such a thing! So fans of these two groups may also like to take a look. For people like me who followed the House of Love avidly then this is a great addition to our collections.

    5 out of 5 stars Not anyone can play guitars and make music like this..........2001-08-29

    This CD is a compilation of the music released by House of Love through Creation Records, and is not to be be missed!! This is definitely their best material (including their debut album... one of the finest from the late 80's), and there are no real weak tracks on the album at all. Anyone who enjoys guitar pop/rock and are not familiar with House of Love (they were a severely under-rated band with two brilliant musicians in Guy Chadwick & Terry Bickers) needs to purchase this CD. A must buy for fans too! The best music from one of the best Creation bands!
    50 Years of Hungaroton 1951-2001: Conductors
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      Manufacturer: Hungaroton
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

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      ASIN: B000065DUX
      Release Date: 2002-04-16
      The Girlie Years
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        The Girlie Years
        Mighty Mighty
        Manufacturer: Vinyl Japan
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

        GeneralGeneral | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
        Indie RockIndie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
        Twee PopTwee Pop | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
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        ASIN: B0000560AN
        Release Date: 2001-05-15

        Tracks:

        1. Everybody Knows the Monkey
        2. You're on My Mind
        3. Yours Truly
        4. Is There Anyone Out There?
        5. Settle Down
        6. Let's Call It Love
        7. Man or Boy
        8. Throwaway
        9. Sunday Supplement Girl
        10. Lucky Break
        11. Oedipus and You
        12. Four Leave Clover
        13. Radio
        14. I Can't Help It
        15. Levitating Man
        16. Sixty Seconds
        17. Painted Words
        18. Touch of the Sun
        60 Years, 60 Flute Masterpieces (Box Set)
        Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
        • Perfect
        • The List
        60 Years, 60 Flute Masterpieces (Box Set)

        Manufacturer: RCA
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

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        ASIN: B00000K2F2
        Release Date: 1999-09-14

        Tracks:

        1. Overture
        2. Rondeau
        3. Sarabande
        4. Bourrees I & II
        5. Polonaise
        6. Menuet
        7. Badinerie
        8. Moderato
        9. Largo
        10. Presto
        11. Allemande
        12. Corrente
        13. Sarabande
        14. Bourree Anglaise
        15. Adagio
        16. Allegro Ma Non Presto
        17. Adagio
        18. Presto
        19. Largo
        20. Allegro
        21. Andante
        22. Allegro

        Tracks:

        1. Ouverture
        2. Les Plaisirs
        3. Air A L'Italian
        4. Menuets I & II
        5. Rejouissance
        6. Passepieds I & II
        7. Rejouissance
        8. Allegro
        9. Largo
        10. Allegro
        11. Largo
        12. Presto 'Fantasmi'
        13. Largo
        14. Presto
        15. Largo 'Il Sonno'
        16. Allegro
        17. Allegro Ma Non Tanto
        18. Largo E Cantabile
        19. Allegro
        20. Allegro
        21. Andante Non Troppo Moderato
        22. Rondo: Allegro

        Tracks:

        1. Allegro Di Molto
        2. Largo
        3. Presto
        4. Poco Adagio
        5. Allegro
        6. Allegro
        7. Allegro
        8. Amoroso
        9. Presto
        10. Allegro
        11. Arioso
        12. Allegro Vivace

        Tracks:

        1. Dance Of The Blessed Spirits
        2. Concerto Lugubre
        3. Allegro
        4. Larghetto Non Troppo
        5. Polacca
        6. Allegro Moderato
        7. Larghetto
        8. Polonaise: Allegretto

        Tracks:

        1. Allegro Maestoso
        2. Adagio Ma Non Troppo
        3. Rondo: Tempo Di Menuetto
        4. Allegro Aperto
        5. Andante Ma Non Troppo
        6. Allegro
        7. Allegro
        8. Andante
        9. Rondeau: Allegretto Grazioso

        Tracks:

        1. Allegro
        2. Andantino
        3. Allegro
        4. Andante, K.315, In C
        5. Allegro
        6. Adagio
        7. Rondeau
        8. Thema: Andante
        9. Variation I
        10. Variation II
        11. Variation III
        12. Variation IV
        13. Menuetto & Trio
        14. Rondeau: Allegretto Grazioso

        Tracks:

        1. Entrata: Allegro
        2. Tempo Ordinario D'un Minuetto
        3. Allegro Molto
        4. Andante Con Variazoni
        5. Allegro Scherzando E Vivace
        6. Adagio; Allegro Vivace Disinvolto
        7. Introduction & Variations On A Theme
        8. Il Pastore Svizzero
        9. Allegro Maestoso
        10. Andante Molto Sostenuto
        11. Scherzo
        12. Allegretto Espressivo

        Tracks:

        1. Allegro Maestoso
        2. Largo
        3. Rondo Russo: Allegro Vivace Scherzando
        4. Allegro Molto Moderato
        5. Lento E Mesto
        6. Moderato
        7. Il Carnevale Di Venezia
        8. Andante
        9. Allegretto Con Moto
        10. Fantaisie Pastorale Hongroise, Op.26

        Tracks:

        1. Allegretto Ben Marcato
        2. Allegro
        3. Recitativo Fantasia
        4. Allegretto Poco Mosso
        5. Allegro Risoluto
        6. Larghetto
        7. Molto Vivace
        8. Allegro
        9. Allegro
        10. Intermezzo
        11. Andante Tranquillo
        12. Finale

        Tracks:

        1. Allegro Molto
        2. Andante
        3. Allegro Vivo
        4. Allegro Quasi Presto
        5. I. Pan Et Les Bergers
        6. II. Pan Et Les Oiseaux
        7. III. Pan Et Les Nymphes
        8. Nocturne: Andante
        9. Allegro Scerzando
        10. Moderato
        11. Scherzo: Allegro Vivace
        12. Romance: Andantino
        13. Final: Vivace

        Tracks:

        1. Syrinx
        2. Prelude A L'apres-midi D'un Faune
        3. Pastorale
        4. Interlude
        5. Finale
        6. Concertino, Op.107
        7. Allegro
        8. Andante
        9. Allegro Scherzando
        10. Carmen Fantasy

        Tracks:

        1. Allegro Con Fermezza
        2. Andante Sostenuto
        3. Allegro Vivace
        4. Comodo
        5. Playful
        6. Languid
        7. Song
        8. Cadenza
        9. Finale
        10. Villano Y Ricercare
        11. Espanoleta Y Fanfare De La Caballeria De Napoles
        12. Danza De Las Hachas
        13. Canario

        Tracks:

        1. Allegro
        2. Adagio
        3. Rondo
        4. I.
        5. II.
        6. III.
        7. IV.
        8. V.
        9. Andantino
        10. Allegro
        11. Andante
        12. Allegro Con Brio

        Tracks:

        1. Sunrise And The Piper's Song
        2. The Rats
        3. Battle With The Rats
        4. War Cadenza
        5. The Piper's Victory
        6. The Burghers' Chorale
        7. The Children's March
        8. Lento
        9. Allegro Vivace
        10. Allegro Con Energico
        11. Andante
        12. Con Fuoco
        13. Allegro Con Brio
        14. 'Boney Was A Warrior' - Allegretto Semplice
        15. Allegro Vivace

        Tracks:

        1. Allegro Moderato
        2. Allegretto; Adagio Ma Non Troppo; Allegretto
        3. Moderato
        4. Molto Adagio
        5. Presto
        6. Andante Comodo
        7. Adagio
        8. Presto

        Customer Reviews:

        5 out of 5 stars Perfect.......2004-11-16

        There is obviously no reason to write a review for anyone who knows anything about the flute. There can be nothing that compares to the consistent perfection of Sir Galway. Any serious flute player needs to own this collection. There is just no other way around it. If you want to listen to flute, this is your one-stop-shop. The price is easily worth the quality.

        5 out of 5 stars The List.......2003-05-27

        Your list of this 15 disc collection is pretty useless - you list only the movemnts. You need to accompany yhese with a list of the appropriate composers and the names of the pieces.
        Mafia Years 1982-86
        Average customer rating: Not rated
          Mafia Years 1982-86
          Koelner Saxophon Mafia
          Manufacturer: Jazzh
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD
          ASIN: B00000AU0U
          Release Date: 1993-02-13

          Tracks:

          1. Roots
          2. Giant Steps
          3. Caran
          4. Scorpio
          5. Ksm
          6. LebenslNglich
          7. Rudolfplatz 04-30 Uhr
          8. Rudolfplatz 17-00 Uhr
          9. Rudolfplatz 02-00 Uhr
          10. Kellerdschungel
          11. Leo
          12. Bb V
          13. Sophisticated Lady
          14. Sstadt Shuffle
          15. Die Matriarchin
          16. Erich, Der Gre Delphin
          17. Erich, Der Gre Delphin, Tanzt
          18. Erich, Der Gre Delphin, Tanzt Auf Der Stra
          19. Sneakin'

          Music:

          1. O.L.Indian [UK-Import]
          2. Stiletto Vamp
          3. Idols of Fear [UK-Import]
          4. The Camera Loves Me
          5. Live at the Royal Albert Hall [UK-Import]
          6. Space Cabaret/Open Spaces
          7. Assuming the god form (1995)
          8. Trust
          9. Savor the Flavor [UK-Import]
          10. Organized Noise [UK-Import]

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