classical music: pictures     classical music:     Pictures      Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition Alexander Borodin, Mikhail Glinka, ... RCA, 1994 If only we had more "tyrants" like this one. The only comparable orchestra to Reiner's late fifties Chicago Leviathan was another Midwestern ensemble a few hundred miles to the east in Cleveland (also commanded by an expatriate Hungarian Jewish maestro). It's a toss up over which orchestra was better, but this ...             Most Relaxing Classical Piano Music in the Universe Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, ... Denon Records, 2004 Solid collection of piano favorites If you can gag your way past the album title, this is a most pleasant collection of beloved classical piano pieces that actually is relaxing, I suppose.             Viva Italia! Festive Italian Classics Barlow / Brito, Eduardo di Capua, ... RCA, 1996 A GREAT EASY LISTENING CD I recently ordered this CD and have enjoyed it. The music is a variety of artists and the songs are good. I would recommend this CD.             Pictures at an Exhibition Emerson Lake & Palmer, Kim Fowley, ... Shout Factory, 2007 "The Sage" is Lake's best I can't disagree more with the reviewer below regarding the insertion of ELP's own pictures into this gallery. Wanna get rid of "Nutrocker" while we're at it? I've never heard a fan upbraid this band for not sticking with Mussorgsky to the exclusion of "The Sage," "The ...             Art of Segovia Andres Segovia Deutsche Grammophon, 2002 Great Sound Quality; Great Value The 24-bit remastering of these analog recordings from the 1950s and 60s is outstanding. Both disks are chock-full at almost 80 minutes each, and there are a good many songs you don't hear every day. Forty of the 41 tracks are solos, while a short Rodrigo orchestral ...             Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (excerpts) Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, ... Sony, 2003 Tchaikovsky, Eugene Ormandy, Nutracker, Success! I own two wonderful "Nutracker" ballet recordings, one with Antal Dorati conducting and this one with Eugene Ormandy conducting the Philadelphia Orchestra. While hands down the Dorati edition is superior, this one is a good first choice and not at all bad. The music is ...             25 Thunderous Classics Ludwig van Beethoven, Hector Berlioz, ... Vox (Classical), 2000 Good Music at a Great Price I bought this CD mostly for "Entry of the Gladiators," which everyone will recognize as classic circus music. The performance on this CD (by Erich Kunzel and the Cincinnati Pops) is the best available version of Entry of the Gladiators. The rest of the CD offers ...             World's Very Best Opera for Kids... in English! Allan Monk, Brian Banion, ... Children's Group, 2003 A Sampler of Greatest Hits and Karaoke, Too It really doesn't get much better than this CD. The primary benefit of the music is that it is a terrific selection of funny and touching arias from the classical genre. I am an opera lover and bought this for myself to memorize the words in English, as prompts when I ...             Elgar: Cello Concerto; Sea Pictures; Cockaigne Overture Jacqueline du Pré, Edward Elgar, ... EMI Classics, 2004 Wonderful performances and remastering This legendary Du Pre recording of the Elgar Cello Concerto is certainly one of the titles I've been waiting to see in the Great Recordings of the Century. Du Pre gives a passionate reading of the concerto, capturing all the pathos in this immensely tragic work, with ...             Baby Einstein: Playtime Music Box Ludwig van Beethoven, Georges Bizet, ... Buena Vista, 2004 Simple Music This is music for babies, or for children, the people at Baby Einstein understand that little ears have trouble discerning multiple sounds. If you had wanted a classical music CD those are already available. But your baby needs a simple CD with only 1 or 2 instruments. ...             True Love Waits: O'Riley Plays Radiohead Radiohead, Unspecified, ... Sony, 2003 a transcription worthy of Franz Liszt This is a beautiful recording. Try playing it for music loving frends who would never listen to a band like Radiohead. They won't believe it when you tell them the source of this richly textured heartbreakingly melodic tour de force. I'm in my late 50's and love ...             Carnaval Jean-Baptiste Arban, Herman Bellstedt, ... Sony, 1990 Credit Wynton Marsalis This outstanding collection of turn-of-the-last-century cornet solos is a collector's item. Mr. Marsalis (and the ensemble) makes it all sound so easy and enjoyable. As an instrumental music teacher I find hearing these inspires many of my high school high brass ...             Itzhak Perlman's Greatest Hits Frederic Chopin, Edward Elgar, ... EMI Classics, 1998 If you are a violin lover, buy it It's beautiful. Simply put.             Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition, A Night on Bald Mountain, and Other Russian Showpieces [Hybrid SACD] Modest Mussorgsky, Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, ... RCA, 2004 A Classic Treasure Conductor Fritz Reiner is unbelievably precise with the baton with just enough emotional fervor, energy, and commitment to rouse the phenomenal Chicago players of the late 1950's to one of the greatest compilations of a colorful Russian showcase. The Pictures is one ...             Joshua Bell. Kreisler, Brahms, Paganini, Sarasate, Wieniawski. Ernest Bloch, Johannes Brahms, ... Decca, 2005 Great Recording The Kreisler pieces are played exceptionally well. The one disc alone is worth the price of the double disc collection. Great playing.          products you might be interested in   search for classical music mussorgsky, nutcracker, showpieces, tchaikovsky, thunderous, wieniawski      geepe.com    web we recommend Good Music at a Great Price randomly chosen magazines: Teen Ink