Candlelight Favorites (25) [Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered]

Scott Joplin (Composer), Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (Composer), George Frederick Handel (Composer), Antonio Vivaldi (Composer), Johann Sebastian Bach (Composer), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Composer), Tomaso Albinoni (Composer), Edward Elgar (Composer), Johann II [Junior] Strauss (Composer), Jacques Offenbach (Composer), Johann Friedrich Fasch (Composer), Frederic Chopin (Composer), Niccolo Paganini (Composer), Modest Mussorgsky (Composer), Franz [Vienna] Schubert (Composer), Louis-Claude Daquin (Composer), Jean-Paul-Gilles Martini (Composer), Mikhail Mikhaylovich Ippolitov-Ivanov (Composer), Michael Haydn (Composer), Franz Joseph Haydn (Composer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Composer: Scott Joplin, Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, George Frederick Handel, Antonio Vivaldi, Johann Sebastian Bach, et al.
• Audio CD (August 20, 1996)
• 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 Best Sellers Rank: #187,791 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #91 in Music > Classical > Forms & Genres > Symphonies > Classical

Track Listings

1. The Entertainer, for piano: Edited for leisure listening - Roger Shields

2. Nutcracker, ballet, Op. 71: Chocolate (edited for leisure listening) - Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Customer Reviews

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

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

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P. Kingsriter "R.N. Guy" (Lakeville, MN United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Candlelight Favorites (25) (Audio CD)

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.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

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

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Marcela Perez (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Candlelight Favorites (25) (Audio CD)

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.