- Original Release Date: June 14, 2011
- Label: Allegro
- Copyright: 2011 Allegro
- Total Length: 46:23
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- ASIN: B0057EZVTE
- Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
- Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #41 Free in MP3 Albums (See Top 100 Free in MP3 Albums)
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30 of 30 people found the following review helpful
Format:MP3 Music|Amazon Verified Purchase
I was pretty impressed by this sampler, which contains some real gems and exposed me to some music I had never heard before. While I didn't find every track to my taste, as far as free samplers go this is a very nice one. Here's a rundown by track and composer:
1. Chris Brubeck - Danza del Soul: Celebraçion de Vida. This is a jazzy orchestral track with a Latin groove by Chris Brubeck -- Dave Brubeck's son. I hadn't heard Chris Brubeck before and I was pretty impressed.
2. Matthias Pintscher - Sonic Eclipse: Occultation. An avant-garde piece, a little too wild for my melody-loving, pedestrian tastes. If you like composers such as George Crumb or Pierre Boulez from back in the 1960s, you might enjoy this one.
3. Camille Saint-Saëns - Allegro Appassionato in B minor. Excellent performance of this short Romantic work for piano and cello.
4. Bach - Variation No. 10 (from the Goldberg Variations). Excellent performance of this excerpt. I enjoyed the way the pianist was able to bring out the cut-off, staccato feeling of harpsichord notes although playing a grand piano. Very precise reading, not a flowing Romanticized one -- which is just fine by me for Bach.
5. Beethoven - Symphony No. 2, 3rd movement. A fine performance.
6. Giuseppe Ferlendis - Oboe Concerto No. 3 in C Major, Adagio. I had never heard of Giuseppe Ferlandis before -- an oboe player from Mozart's day. This is a pleasant piece for oboe in a light Classical style. I'm glad to have heard it here.
7. Gustav Holst - Mercury, The Winged Messenger (from The Planets). Again, a fine performance.
8. Claude Debussy - Arabesque No 1 in E from L 66. Made me remember once again why I like Debussy's piano style so much, with all its watery-sounding whole-tone runs. A pleasure.
9. Pietro Mascagni - Scene from Cavalleria Rusticana. An excerpt from a live performance at La Scala. The sound is not perfect, and I don't much care for snippets of opera taken out of context, but well performed of course.
On the whole, a fine experience and I particularly enjoyed the Brubeck, Saint-Saëns and Debussy, and the chance to become acquainted with the Ferlendis.
1. Chris Brubeck - Danza del Soul: Celebraçion de Vida. This is a jazzy orchestral track with a Latin groove by Chris Brubeck -- Dave Brubeck's son. I hadn't heard Chris Brubeck before and I was pretty impressed.
2. Matthias Pintscher - Sonic Eclipse: Occultation. An avant-garde piece, a little too wild for my melody-loving, pedestrian tastes. If you like composers such as George Crumb or Pierre Boulez from back in the 1960s, you might enjoy this one.
3. Camille Saint-Saëns - Allegro Appassionato in B minor. Excellent performance of this short Romantic work for piano and cello.
4. Bach - Variation No. 10 (from the Goldberg Variations). Excellent performance of this excerpt. I enjoyed the way the pianist was able to bring out the cut-off, staccato feeling of harpsichord notes although playing a grand piano. Very precise reading, not a flowing Romanticized one -- which is just fine by me for Bach.
5. Beethoven - Symphony No. 2, 3rd movement. A fine performance.
6. Giuseppe Ferlendis - Oboe Concerto No. 3 in C Major, Adagio. I had never heard of Giuseppe Ferlandis before -- an oboe player from Mozart's day. This is a pleasant piece for oboe in a light Classical style. I'm glad to have heard it here.
7. Gustav Holst - Mercury, The Winged Messenger (from The Planets). Again, a fine performance.
8. Claude Debussy - Arabesque No 1 in E from L 66. Made me remember once again why I like Debussy's piano style so much, with all its watery-sounding whole-tone runs. A pleasure.
9. Pietro Mascagni - Scene from Cavalleria Rusticana. An excerpt from a live performance at La Scala. The sound is not perfect, and I don't much care for snippets of opera taken out of context, but well performed of course.
On the whole, a fine experience and I particularly enjoyed the Brubeck, Saint-Saëns and Debussy, and the chance to become acquainted with the Ferlendis.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:MP3 Music|Amazon Verified Purchase
Allegro Classical Summer 2011 Sampler is a beautiful music album and the best part is it was a free download to my Kindle. The album contains music by Beethoven, Bach, and Debussy plus other classical pieces. There is one jazz piece by Chris Brubeck, Dave Brubeck's son that has a latin feel and is very good. It is an excellent ablum for pleasant listening.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars
It's free
on the plus side it was free. Minus i do not really like all the songs on the sampler. I like it i do not love it
Published 1 month ago by e. courbette
5.0 out of 5 stars
my review for Allegro Classical Summer 2011 Sampler
Very enjoyable for those of you who like classical music. Wil buy it shortly so I can enjoy all of the music.
Published 1 month ago by Bonnay Conix
2.0 out of 5 stars
Not what I expected.
I have not listened to the entire album but was disappointed in the first few minutes of this album. Read more
Published 2 months ago by June Hite Dyer
3.0 out of 5 stars
Music
I am glad this was free. It was not to my taste. Thanks for the chance to listen to this anyway.
Published 2 months ago by P. Fitzsimmons
4.0 out of 5 stars
Allegro Classical Summer 2011 Sampler
I was looking for classical samplers and ran across this one. A good way to try some classical pieces if you aren't sure where to start and do not know a lot of classical artists. Read more
Published 3 months ago by las
2.0 out of 5 stars
Too Busy & Choppy ~ With Bursts of Volume.
Many songs go from loud to barely audible & visa-versa.
I usually enjoy most of the Allegro Samplers
but on this Allegro Classical Summer 2011 Sampler
I found many... Read more
I usually enjoy most of the Allegro Samplers
but on this Allegro Classical Summer 2011 Sampler
I found many... Read more
Published 3 months ago by majormusiclover
5.0 out of 5 stars
Review
This has many great selections. I find the production quality excellent for me, though at my age I may have lost some of the frequencies. A must purchase for me.
Published 3 months ago by William Barko
1.0 out of 5 stars
DONT LIKE IT
I THOUGHT THIS WAS MUSIC I WAS GOING TO JUST LISTEN TO AND ENJOY AND JUST RELAX, I JUST COULDN'T GET INTO IT.
Published 3 months ago by carol roberts
4.0 out of 5 stars
Was looking for quiet music ...
Was looking for quiet music to read by. Found it. Audio quality very good. Would recommend and it didn't cost a dime.
Published 5 months ago by Kona Mike
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good deal.
One of my first purchases of classical music. Didn't disappoint me. I enjoy having it in my collection of classical music.
Published 5 months ago by sara Fair
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