classical music: Eugene Ormandy

classical music: Eugene Ormandy

classical music:

Eugene Ormandy

Claude Debussy, Andrew Litton, ...

Sony, 1994

THIS IS THE STUFF RIGHT HERE!
I BOUGHT THIS BECAUSE I WAS TRYING EXPAND MY HORIZONS, YOU KNOW? CULTURALLY AND MENTALLY, YOU KNOW? SERIOUSLY THOUGH I WAS IN THE SHOP AND I WAS HAVING A GAZE AROUND THE PLACE AND THEN THIS PICTURE JUST JUMPS OUT AT ME, AND I PICKED IT UP AND IT WAS THIS DEBUSSY CHAP ...

Joy to the World - Eugene Ormandy, Philadelphia Orchestra

Leroy Anderson, Johann Sebastian Bach, ...

RCA, 1990

Joy To The World........a joy indeed!
This wonderful CD has everything to celebrate the great joy of the Christmas season. Recorded in the early 1970's it still sounds as fresh and timeless as it did way back then. The orchestrations are majestic and imaginative without being mushy or too symphonic in ...

The Most Relaxing Classical Album in the World...Ever!

Johann Sebastian Bach, Léo Delibes, ...

Angel Records, 1999

Good for relaxing pregnant women
I stumbled onto this album whilst searching bit torrent websites for classical music. I don't normally listen to classical music but thought it might be relaxing for my pregnant wife. After hearing the quality of the performances, the arrangement, and the recording I ...

Rachmaninoff plays Rachmaninoff

Sergey Rachmaninov, Eugene Ormandy, ...

RCA, 1994

Rachmaninov By Rachmaninov
I had the RCA LP versions of these recordings by Rachmaninov that were issued during his centennial in 1973. The quality of the CD versions is an improvement but one must remember that these are mono recordings (from the 1920's, 30's and 40's) made before the existence ...

Classics from the Crypt

Johann Sebastian Bach, Hector Berlioz, ...

RCA, 1992

Not Just For Halloween Season!
This is a great CD of classical music with a spooky flavor. It is of course perfect for the Halloween season but can be used to good effect any time of the year. Many of the pieces will be very familiar as they are commonly used in movie and television scores to ...

Peter and the Wolf / Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra / Carnival of the Animals

Benjamin Britten, Sergey Prokofiev, ...

RCA, 1994

This is the one you're looking for!
We took our children to the Santa Cruz Symphony's production of Peter and the Wolf. Since the concert, they have been very interested in this classical music collection and listen to it regularly. We purchased this CD and the book "Peter and The Wolf" by Vagin ...

Chopin: Greatest Hits

Frederic Chopin, André Previn, ...

Sony, 1994

Five Stars for Chopin
What can I say! This is a wonderful collection of music. I highly recommend it for anyone who loves his music.

Build Your Baby's Brain

Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, ...

Sony, 1998

Wonderful stimulating music for baby
I am sorry for the previous review who said that intelligence is hereditary. If that is true, all mankind would have been doomed from the start. Intelligence is not hereditary, but rather a result of stimulation during infancy and birth. Sure, it isn't a guarantee ...

Appassionato

Yo-Yo Ma, Paquito D'Rivera, ...

SONY CLASSICS, 2007

There Aren't Enough Stars...
Of the thousands of albums/cds I have purchased in my lifetime -- were I to have to pick only one to keep -- this would be it. The mark of the collection is an exquisite sensibility and technical excellence. In several of the pieces, you can feel as if your soul, ...

Classics for Kids

Martin Hoherman, Georges Bizet, ...

RCA, 1993

Great for Preschool Children
I use this CD with my preschool music group. The kids love it! This CD enables children learn about classical music without over extending their attention spans.

Beethoven: Greatest Hits

Ludwig van Beethoven, Colin Davis, ...

Sony, 1994

DON'T HESITATE TO BUY THIS CD
What can I say other than this is a great CD. Beethoven was a master and his music will live forever. Altough I don't like every single symphony he composed, I love all the pieces on this album. These selections have "fire and passion," and I listen to them over and ...

Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture

Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Eugene Ormandy, ...

RCA, 1991

Bravissimo! Bold and Majestic Sound of Ormandy
For those Tchaikovsky's fan, this is the CD you shouldn't missed. Ormandy ingeniously build up the bold majestic sound of Philadelphia like a rolling snow ball, pumping the triumph music towards the end. Personally I could never suppress my feeling of esthetic by the ...

Joy to the World

Mormon Tabernacle Choir

Sony, 2002

A Timeless Christmas Classic
I'm a lover of traditional Christmas music and I've acquired about 20 CDs of it. There's nothing my family likes better in December than putting on some good Christmas music and getting in the mood for the season, hearing once again the old favorites you've known ...

An Organ Blaster Sampler

Johann Sebastian Bach, Andre Campra, ...

Telarc, 1991

Pure Majestic Power!
Corey is right - this is an outstanding organ CD, one of the best I've heard. Murray plays some of the largest and most powerful organs on Earth, and uses the reed stops more than the usual organist to produce great effects and a wall of sound that are majestic in the ...

Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No1, Op107; Violin Concerto No1 (revised), Op99

Mstislav Rostropovich, Dimitri Mitropoulos, ...

Sony, 1998

Great performances of Shostakovich
I'll make this brief; the other reviewer have said what I would have stated, that this is a great recording. The one thing I would like to add, as an avid violin (and cello, my sister is a cellist) fan, is that the sheer intensity and almost raw (without being crude) ...