American Classics Sampler

John Philip Sousa (Composer), Zez Confrey (Composer), Ferde Grofe (Composer), Louis Moreau Gottschalk (Composer), George Frederick McKay (Composer), Philip Glass (Composer), Arthur Foote (Composer), Victor Herbert (Composer), William Henry Fry (Composer), Charles Ives (Composer), Morton Gould (Composer), John [1] Cage (Composer), Walter Piston (Composer), Samuel Barber (Composer), Howard Hanson (Composer), Edward MacDowell (Composer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Composer: John Philip Sousa, Zez Confrey, Ferde Grofe, Louis Moreau Gottschalk, George Frederick McKay, et al.
• Audio CD (June 19, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Naxos American
• ASIN: B00005LMZU
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #215,196 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #95 in Music > Classical > Historical Periods > Modern, 20th, & 21st Century > Composers > Ives, Charles

Customer Reviews

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7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars More than just a bargain..., July 17, 2009

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L. Sanders (Mississippi) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: American Classics Sampler (MP3 Download)

This album has become part of my permanent rotation of background music at the office. We don't get good radio reception, and we're not allowed to use the internet for non-business purposes, which leaves out both public radio and Pandora internet radio options. Amazon has definitely helped me stock my mp3 player and CD collection.

As for track 14, I knew the tune but had not yet learned the title, so I was pleasantly surprised to find "Adagio for Strings" as one of the tracks on this sampler. It is a very moving piece of music even without videos or pictures to go along with it. Even if your daytime/office radio choices are not as limited as mine are, I would still recommend this album for track 14 alone.

This was a great buy, especially at 16 tracks of excellent music for $1.99, and I'm glad I came across it. Some of the albums I've found on Amazon for good prices have even had so many tracks that I've had to burn an mp3 CD or multiple regular audio CD's just to make a backup of the entire album.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Worth track 14 alone, May 6, 2010

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Victor R. Morgan (Kingston, WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: American Classics Sampler (Audio CD)

The performance of Barber's "Adagio for Strings" was fantastic, and the fact that it had it was actually the only reason that I bought this CD. I had never heard quite a bit of the music before, and I think that it is safe to say that I was impressed with all of it. The fact that there are 16 pieces on this CD, and it only costs $1.99, makes this definitely worth buying. It would be great if all CDs with this quality of music cost so little...

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WOW - This is a great CD!, October 29, 2008

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Meredith Folsom (Half Moon Bay, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: American Classics Sampler (Audio CD)

The title about sums it up. The composers did a magnificent job, the pieces are great. But the musicians! Oh, they are inspired!