TCHAIKOVSKY / DELIBES / PROKOFIEV / GLAZUNOV / etc
My First Ballet Album (incls excerpts from 'Swan Lake', 'Coppelia' & 'Romeo & Juliet') Various artists and performers from the vast Naxos catalogue [ Naxos / CD - released 27/Feb/2012 ] A bird dancing, an ox on a roof, flowers doing a waltz, a swan twirling about… what world is this? This is the magical world of ballet. The stage is full of people in colourful costumes, but nobody speaks. |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
101 Relaxing Classics Various artists & performers from the vast ABC Classics catalogue [ ABC Classics / 5 CD Box Set - released 1/Dec/2019 ] Over six hours of gentle, calming classical music to help you unwind and de-stress. |
BEAUTIFUL WEDDING
Beautiful Wedding: Ceremony (Incls 'Entrance of the Queen of Sheba', 'Trumpet Voluntary' & 'Ave Maria') Various artists and performers including Empire Brass, Boston Baroque, Boston Symphony Orchestra & Frederick Fennell [ Telarc Records / CD - released 9/Jun/2008 ] The soundtrack to your perfect wedding provides all the pomp and pageantry you'll need for your special day. Float down the aisle to the fanfare of Clarke's "Trumpet Voluntary in D Major," lights candles with Bach's reverent "Sheep May Safely Graze,"... |
BEAUTIFUL WEDDING
Beautiful Wedding: Prelude (Incls 'Flower Duet', 'Clair de lune' & 'Air On A G String') Various artists and performers including Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, Boston Baroque, Leonard Slatkin & Charles Mackerras [ Telarc / CD - released 9/Jun/2008 ] Set the mood for your beautiful wedding with Prelude. Serenade arriving guests with this lovely collection of classical music, featuring tranquil works from Satie, Handel, Mozart, Bach and more. From the first dreamy strains of Delibes' "Flower Duet"... |
DISCOVER MUSIC OF THE ROMANTIC ERA
Discover Music of the Romantic Era: combination of illustrative music and a richly filled book David McLeery (Writer) / Various artists and performers [ Naxos Educational / 2 CD - released 15/Jul/2008 ] Amidst a background of wars and revolution, the nineteenth century produced many of the world's best-loved composers. Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin and Tchaikovsky are just some of the many familiar names whose music was shaped by the events of period. |
DISCOVER CHAMBER MUSIC
Discover Chamber Music: a combination of illustrative music and a richly filled book Jeremy Siepmann (writer) / Various artists and performers [ Naxos Educational / 2 CD - released 15/Jul/2008 ] Chamber music is the most intimate, and arguably the most joyful and sociable, form of music-making in the world. It may also be the oldest, and its scope is all-embracing, ranging from infectious light entertainment to profound explorations of the... |
DISCOVER OPERA
Discover Opera: a combination of illustrative music and a richly filled book Nick Kimberley (writer) / Various artists and performers [ Naxos Educational / 2 CD - released 15/Jul/2008 ] For 400 years, opera has illuminated the innermost recesses of human existence. Once the sport of kings and princes, it now provides the soundtrack of our lives, its best-loved tunes heard on football terraces, in films and advertisements, and even... |
CHORAL MUSIC
Discover Choral Music: a combination of illustrative music and a richly filled book Various artists and performers [ Naxos Educational / 2 CD - released 17/Sep/2007 ] Discover Choral Music surveys and explains the development of choral music from medieval plainchant to contemporary favourites such as John Rutter and Arvo Pärt, via Renaissance motets, oratorios by Bach and Handel, and symphonies by Beethoven,... |
MUSIC OF THE 20TH CENTURY
Discover Music Of the 20th Century: a combination of illustrative music and a richly filled book Various artists and performers [ Naxos Educational / 2 CD - released 1/Jul/2008 ] The 'Discover' series opens the door to key areas of classical music. Through a combination of illustrative music tracks and a richly filled booklet, the exploration is both revealing and enjoyable. Discover Music of the Twentieth Century is a... |
MUSIC OF THE CLASSICAL ERA
Discover Music Of The Classical Era: a combination of illustrative music and a richly filled book Various artists and performers [ Naxos Educational / 2 CD - released 1/Jul/2008 ] In music, the period from the middle of the eighteenth century to the beginning of the nineteenth is usually referred to as the 'Classical' Era. This was a period in which the art, literature and architecture of Ancient Greece and Rome were being... |