Classical Dreams: Music to Inspire [Original recording remastered]

Gregorian Chant (Composer), Gustav Mahler (Composer), Erik Satie (Composer), Gabriel Faure (Composer), Gustav Holst (Composer), Tobias Picker (Composer), Claude Debussy (Composer), Arthur Honegger (Composer), Arvo Part (Composer), Modest Mussorgsky (Composer), Edvard Grieg (Composer), Edward Elgar (Composer), Igor Stravinsky (Composer), Samuel Barber (Composer), Jean Sibelius (Composer), Ralph Vaughan Williams (Composer), Maurice Ravel (Composer), Jules Massenet (Composer), Sergey Rachmaninov (Composer), Jukka-Pekka Saraste (Conductor) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Conductor: Jukka-Pekka Saraste
• Composer: Gregorian Chant, Gustav Mahler, Erik Satie, Gabriel Faure, Gustav Holst, et al.
• Audio CD (October 9, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: EMI Classics
• ASIN: B00005Q467
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #166,459 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #72 in Music > Classical > Opera & Vocal > Vocal Non-Opera > Choruses

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Antiphon: Ecce Annuntio Vobis - Dominique Vellard

2. Symphony No. 5: Adagietto - Jukka-Pekka Saraste

3. Gymnopedie No. 1 - Paul Tortelier

4. Pavane - Paul Tortelier

5. The Planets: Venus - Sir Charles Mackerras

6. Old And Lost Rivers - Christoph Eschenbach

7. Prld To The Afternoon Of A Faun - Dmitri Kitaenko

8. Summer Pastorale - Jesus Lopez-Cobos

9. Masques Et Bergamasques: Pastorale - Jean-Bernard Pommier

10. Summa - Bournemouth Sinfonietta

See all 13 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Apollon Musagete: The Birth Of Apollo - Jukka-Pekka Saraste

2. Adagio for Strings - City Of London Sinfonia

3. The Swan Of Tuonela - Paavo Jarvi

4. Enigma Vars: Nimrod - RPO/Andrew Litton

5. Petite Ste: En Bateau (Orch. Busser) - Jean-Bernard Pommier

6. Holberg Ste: Air - Jonathan Rees

7. Fantasia On 'Greensleeves' - Christopher Warren-Green

8. Gymnopedie No. 3 - Paul Tortelier

9. Pavane Pour Une Infante Defunte - Jukka-Pekka Saraste

10. The Last Spring - Jonathan Rees

See all 14 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Classical Dreams .... Classical Inspirations, October 10, 2001

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Luchia Miller (Virginia Beach , VA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Classical Dreams: Music to Inspire (Audio CD)

This is a wonderful C.D. , mandatory for any music lover !! I was originally drawn to "Fantasia on Greensleeves" , but I found myself listening to every song . I am so glad that there is a cd out there that is comforting during these times . With 27 selections , you will not be disappointed . Many classic works, from Stravinsky (Apollon Musagete-the birth of Apollo ) , to Mother Goose - the fairy garden by Ravel , Classical Dreams is worth every 5 star !! Classical Dreams , is timeless , and it truly inspires one to dream . I have never been a true lover of classic music , soundtracks were as close as I came to classics . But listening to this glorious , peaceful CD, I have learned so much . This is an excellant buy, and a wonderful price for such superb works of art .

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Surprised and ... inspired, May 10, 2002

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A Reader "leschampsmagnetiques" (Portsmouth, NH United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Classical Dreams: Music to Inspire (Audio CD)

What a pleasant surprise this double CD turned out to be. I bought it used just for Picker's gorgeous and poetic "Old and Lost Rivers" but fell in love with the whole thing. I'm not usully one for "Best Of ---" or themed classical collections, but this one's in a class by itself. The selections are unusual and achingly lovely in themselves and as a whole. This is my new favorite disk. It's a relaxation or concentration tool... hell, it's a companion - it goes wherever my laptop and headphones go. You get over two hours of gorgeous and lyrical - never mushy, sentimental or tired - classical music, the perfect backdrop for everything from dinner dates to writing code. This CD has added sustained moments of beauty and poise to a busy life - which is more than I could have asked for!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Encore! Encore!, June 16, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Classical Dreams: Music to Inspire (Audio CD)

Like a few other reviewers here, I purchased this disc for Tobias Picker's "Old and Lost Rivers." But from the Gregorian chants that open this two-CD set to the closing strains of Ravel's "Mother Goose: The Fairy Garden," I was absolutely captivated by the beauty and cohesiveness of this compilation. Producer Robert Laporta has created a disc that passes muster with neophytes and long time classical music lovers alike. I humbly suggest -- make that BEG -- that Virgin Classics turn "Classical Dreams" into a series. I would love to hear a second volume featuring such favorites as the BBC Symphony Orchestra's interpretation of Delius' "On Hearing the 1st Cuckoo In Spring," the Royal Philharmonic's version of Vaughan Williams' "Fantastia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis" and the London Symphony's recording of Vaughan Williams' "Symphony No. 3 Pastoral" (Andre Previn conducting both Vaughan Williams' selections). By far, this is the finest classical collection I have yet heard. Encore!