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Giuseppe Verdi, Alexander Borodin, Sergey Prokofiev
Massive Classics
Genres: Dance & Electronic, Special Interest, Classical

Track Listings (20) - Disc #1
1. Dies I - Orff
2. Polovtsian - Khatchaturian
3. The Knights' Dance (excerpt) [Excerpt] - Wagner
4. O For - Vivaldi
5. Sabre Dance - Bernstein
6. Ride of the Valkyries - Strauss, Richard [1
7. Violin Concerto, for violin, strings & continuo in G minor ("L'estate," - Prokofiev
8. Mambo - Grieg
9. Also sprach Zarathustra (Thus Spoke Zoroaster), tone poem for orchestra - Holst
10. The Marche - Copland
11. Peer Gynt Suite for orchestra (or piano or piano, 4 hands) No. 1, Op. 4 - Stravinsky
12. The Mars, the - Holst
13. Fanfare for the Common Man, for brass & percussion (from Symphony No. 3 - Holst
14. L' Danse In - Bernstein
15. Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vïstavski), for orchestra, orches - Tchaikovsky
16. Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vïstavski), for orchestra, orches - Ravel
17. Rumble (excerpt) - Beethoven
18. Scherzo - Allegro (exc
19. Excerpt
20. IV. Allegro

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All Artists: Giuseppe Verdi, Alexander Borodin, Sergey Prokofiev, Carl Orff, Aram Khachaturian, Richard Wagner, Antonio Vivaldi, Leonard Bernstein, Richard Strauss, Edvard Grieg, Gustav Holst, Aaron Copland, Igor Stravinsky, Modest Mussorgsky, Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Maurice Ravel, Ludwig van Beethoven, Riccardo Muti, Sir Charles Mackerras, Libor Pesek, David Hill, Ingo Metzmacher, Klaus Tennstedt, Fabio Biondi, Paavo Jarvi, Franck Pourcel, Kent Nagano, Paavo Berglund, Carl Davis, Edo de Waart, Andrew Litton, Roger Norrington, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, London Classical Players, Minnnesota Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Title: Massive Classics
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 1
Label: EMI Classics
Release Date: 3/11/2003
Genres: Dance & Electronic, Special Interest, Classical
Styles: Marches, Opera & Classical Vocal, Ballets & Dances, Ballets, Forms & Genres, Concertos, Suites, Symphonies, Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music, Historical Periods, Baroque (c.1600-1750), Classical (c.1770-1830), Early Music, Modern, 20th, & 21st Century, Instruments, Strings, Symphonies
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 724354556425

CD Reviews

Massive Classics: Music You Can't Relax To

L. Brice | Omaha, Nebraska United States | 11/18/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Exciting and Inspiring! So good my uncle is keeping my CD after he 'borrowed' it, and I have to buy another copy. And I hope it comes soon! Fun to listen to during rush hour traffic!"

Terrible recordings of great songs.

R. Moore | Plano, TX United States | 12/19/2003

(2 out of 5 stars)

"The song selecting is awesome, but the performances and recordings (or the remastering) are awful. The balance seems off (very tinny sound), and the musicianship is weak (Vivaldi's "Summer" sounds like eigth-notes!).NOTE: this review is for my CD from the BMG music club. I don't know if the CDs are different from what Amazon sells."

Highly Disappointing...

Dragon Quill | CA, USA | 04/07/2007

(2 out of 5 stars)

"I picked this CD up in the bookstore after listening to it. I'm a big fan of the powerful classics, such as Carmina Burana O Fortuna, and, of course, Verdi's Dies Irae. I already owned those two pieces as well as a few others when I purchased this album. I had figured if they were on it, it was going to be one impressive CD.

I knew something was wrong the moment I started listening to it. Like others have mentioned, the musicmanship is poor. It sounds rushed most of the time. Plus, I compared Massive Classic's versions of Verdi's Dies Irae to the version I already had, and no way do they stand up. One sounded professional, practiced, and powerful. The other, on this CD: wimpy, weak, and lacking.

This CD couldn't take the time to get the best performances of these classics. Don't waste your time listening to it. Find a different album--there are better ones. My suggestions is The Greatest Choral Show on Earth, which features performances from the world's best orchestras and choirs."