The Best Of Walter Murphy: A Fifth Of Beethoven

Walter Murphy | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 16, 1996)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Hot Productions
• ASIN: B000001QLQ
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #80,563 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Fifth of Beethoven

2. California Strut

3. Flight '76

4. Russian Dressing

5. Suite Love Symphony

6. Love Eyes

7. Could It Be the Music

8. The Only Two People in the World

9. Dance Your Face Off

10. Toccata and Funk [In D Minor]

11. Disco Bells

12. Rhapsody in Blue

13. Just a Love Song

14. Keep Dancin'

15. Rescue Me

16. Gentle Explosion

17. A Fifth of Beethoven [Extended Version][#]

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best of Walter Murphy, May 24, 2001

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Gonzalo A. Duque (Westland, MI United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Best Of Walter Murphy: A Fifth Of Beethoven (Audio CD)

This CD is a compilation of 3 Walter Murphy vinyl LPs that he made under the now defunct "Private Stock" label, and produced by Thomas Valentino, "A Fifth of Beethoven", "Phantom of the Opera", and "Rhapsody in Blue". Before and after this series of recordings, Walter Murphy was and still is a jingle-writer, mainly for Thomas J. Valentino, INC., who owns Valentino Production Music. Murphy is a prolific composer, with a wealth of melodies and tunes. He has written music for numerous TV shows, in addition to his production music being utilized for many radio and TV projects. This CD contains virtually all of the tracks from his 3 vinyl albums, and shows some of the same arrangements he uses for library music. "A Fifth of Beethoven" was quite popular in 1976, as the disco craze was beginning. Murphy seems to have a love for classical music, and attempts to update some pieces by arranging them with a danceable beat. Remarkably, he succeeds! If you're a fan of classical music fusion, then by all means purchase this CD

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What isn't there to like?, November 21, 2001

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Ron Blum (Boston, MA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Best Of Walter Murphy: A Fifth Of Beethoven (Audio CD)

From "Flight of the Bumblebee" to "California" to "A Fifth of Beethoven," this music is nothing less--or more--than good time fun. Bringing an up-to-date (circa the 70s) beat to old classical tunes, as well as some new tunes, Walter Murphy creates a series of dance tunes that in its day was sure to raise anyone out of their stuffed sofas and on to the dance floor! The music is dated, true--it's very, very disco. But if you can move past that--or appreciate the music more for it--then this CD is just a great way of enjoying and grooving to some old Beethoven, Bach, and pals.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars pretty good, for the most part, March 15, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: The Best Of Walter Murphy: A Fifth Of Beethoven (Audio CD)

Buy this CD for the instrumentals alone. The songs with vocals aren't nearly as good. Nevertheless, Murphy's reworking of classical songs shows genius.