Classical for Home Improvement

Ormandy (Artist), Fiedler (Artist), Boston Pops (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 8, 1992)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: RCA
• ASIN: B000003FC8
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #245,414 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Fanfare for the Common Man, for brass & percussion (from Symphony No. 3)

2. Also sprach Zarathustra (Thus Spoke Zoroaster), tone poem for orchestra, Op. 30 (TrV 176): Fanfare

3. Symphony No. 5 in C minor ('Fate'), Op. 67: Movement One

4. Peer Gynt Suite for orchestra (or piano or piano, 4 hands) No. 1, Op. 46: In the Hall of the Mountain King

5. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Ride of the Valkyries

6. Gayane Suite, for orchestra No. 3: Sabre Dance

7. Leichte Kavallerie (Light Cavalry), operetta: Overture

8. Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1, for orchestra in D major, Op. 39/1

9. The Liberty Bell, march for band

10. The Stars and Stripes Forever, march for band

11. Symphonie fantastique for orchestra ('Episode de la vie d'un Artiste...en cinq parties'), H.48 (Op. 14): March to the Scaffold

12. Il Trovatore, opera: Anvil Chorus

13. Requiem Mass, for soloists, chorus & orchestra (Manzoni Requiem): Dies irae

14. Music for the Royal Fireworks, for orchestra, HWV 351: La réjouissance

15. Unter Donner und Blitz (Thunder and Lightning), polka schnell for orchestra, Op. 324 (RV 324)

16. Ritual Fire Dance, for orchestra (from 'El Amor brujo')

17. 1812 -- Festival Overture, for orchestra in E flat major, Op. 49: Finale

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Loud, energetic, motivating and fun., January 1, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Classical for Home Improvement (Audio CD)

The mixture of tunes on this CD have helped us through many remodeling projects as well as entertaining the kids.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Inspiring !, July 7, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Classical for Home Improvement (Audio CD)

You have to have this before your next major task, whether it be home remodeling or skydiving or whatever. Truly motivational!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This CD makes house cleaning fun., December 25, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Classical for Home Improvement (Audio CD)

I love to put this CD on when I have to psych myself up to clean the kitchen! It's full of powerful, up-tempo music.