Candlelight Favorites (25) [ORIGINAL RECORDING REISSUED] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED]

Frank Morelli (Performer), Laszlo Varga (Performer), Tomaso Albinoni (Composer), Johann Sebastian Bach (Composer), Frederic Chopin (Composer), Louis-Claude Daquin (Composer), Edward Elgar (Composer), Johann Friedrich Fasch (Composer), George Frederick Handel (Composer), Franz Joseph Haydn (Composer), Michael Haydn (Composer), Mikhail Mikhaylovich Ippolitov-Ivanov (Composer), Scott Joplin (Composer), Jean-Paul-Gilles Martini (Composer), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Composer), Modest Mussorgsky (Composer), Jacques Offenbach (Composer), Niccolo Paganini (Composer), Franz Schubert (Composer), Johann II Strauss (Composer)

Product Details

• Performer: Frank Morelli, Laszlo Varga
• Composer: Tomaso Albinoni, Johann Sebastian Bach, Frederic Chopin, Louis-Claude Daquin, Edward Elgar, et al.
• Audio CD (August 20, 1996)
• SPARS Code: ADD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
• Label: Vox (Classical)
• ASIN: B0000058IB
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #174,227 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Track Listings

1. The Entertainer, for piano: Edited for leisure listening

2. Nutcracker, ballet, Op. 71: Chocolate (edited for leisure listening)

3. Water Music Suite No.3 for orchestra in G major, HWV 350: Original No 18 (edited for leisure listening)

4. Double Oboe Concerto for 2 oboes (or recorders), strings & continuo in D minor, RV 535: I: Largo (edited for leisure listening)

5. Concerto for 4 harpsichords, strings & continuo in A minor (after Vivaldi, RV 580), BWV 1065: III: Allegro (edited for leisure listen

6. Symphony No. 7a in G major ('Alte Lambacher'), K. Anh. 221 (K. 45a): II: Andante (edited for leisure listening)

7. Concerto à cinque, for oboe, 2 violins, viola, cello & continuo No. 2 in D minor, Op. 9/2, (T. 9/2): IV: Allegro

8. Enigma Variations, for orchestra, Op. 36: Beginning (edited for leisure listening)

9. Persischer (Persian March), march for orchestra, Op. 289 (RV 289): Edited for leisure listening

10. Les contes d'Hoffmann, opera in 4 acts: Barcarolle (edited for leisure listening)

11. Concerto for trumpet, 2 oboes, strings & continuo in D major: II: Largo (edited for leisure listening)

12. Prelude for piano No. 6 in B minor, Op. 28/6, CT. 171: Edited for leisure listening

13. Concerto for violin, strings & continuo No. 1 in A minor, BWV 1041: I: Allegro (edited for leisure listening)

14. Work(s): Suite for Two Trumpets, Two Oboes & strings: II, Largo (edited for lei

15. Serenade No. 4 for orchestra in D major ('Colloredo'), K. 203 (K. 189b): Edited for leisure listening

16. Violin Concerto No. 2 in B minor ('La campanella'), Op. 7, MS 48: II: Adagio (edited for leisure listening)

17. Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vïstavski), for orchestra, orchestrated by Ravel: I: Promenade

18. Variation on a Waltz by Anton Diabelli, for piano in C minor, D. 718: Edited for leisure listening

19. Water Music Suite No.2 for orchestra in D major, HWV 349: No. 15 (edited for leisure listening)

20. Le Coucou, rondeau for harpsichord in E minor (Pièces de clavecin, Suite No. 3)

See all 25 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Only thing wrong is the title... Good classical collection!, October 13, 2003

By	P. Kingsriter "R.N. Guy" (Lakeville, MN United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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I've pondered the title of this fine classical collection for quite some time (far longer than is warranted, to be sure), and I've yet to come to a conclusion as to why this album is called CANDLELIGHT FAVORITES. While some selections are solemn (Enigma Variations), romantic (Variations on a Waltz), and intense (Concerto for 2 Oboes), far more pieces are bright (Water Music) and even whimsical (The Entertainer). Though it didn't exactly set the mood I was anticipating, this album will by no means be collecting dust on my shelf.

This collection surpasses many classical variety albums in its overall quality, regardless of the excellent price. The performances of the respective pieces are excellent as is the audio engineering, which is crisp and clear. What suprised me most, after a couple listens, was how well the widely varied pieces fit together as an album. The selections cross time from the early Baroque period into the 20th century, and they all have a certain continuity. This gives the album added value, as you'd have to purchase many albums to have the wide range of music represented here. CANDLELIGHT FAVORITES gives a mixture of instantly recognizable tunes with some "deeper cuts". It's essentially a classical "mix tape" of sorts, and it works well for both background and purposeful listening.

So excuse the cheesy cover design and the slight title misnomer, and you've got a very affordable and welcome addition to your classic music collection. CANDLELIGHT FAVORITES comes recommended for those seeking a good, varied classical album.

2.0 out of 5 stars Not wat I expeted, July 6, 2009

By	Marcela Perez (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The songs are adited as they say but I think they are way too short. I would recommend to get the full version of the songs.