Classical Music for Dummies [ENHANCED]

Ludwig van Beethoven (Composer), Felix [1] Mendelssohn (Composer), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Composer), Modest Mussorgsky (Composer), Gioachino Rossini (Composer), Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (Composer), Richard [Classical] Wagner (Composer), Adrian Boult (Conductor), Gennady Rozhdestvensky (Conductor), Klaus Tennstedt (Conductor), Neville Marriner (Conductor), Riccardo Muti (Conductor), Seiji Ozawa (Conductor), Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields (Performer), Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (Performer), London Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra), Paris Orchestra (Orchestra), Philadelphia Orchestra (Orchestra)

Product Details

• Performer: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
• Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra, Paris Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra
• Conductor: Adrian Boult, Gennady Rozhdestvensky, Klaus Tennstedt, Neville Marriner, Riccardo Muti, et al.
• Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven, Felix [1] Mendelssohn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Modest Mussorgsky, Gioachino Rossini, et al.
• Audio CD (June 17, 1997)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Enhanced
• Label: Angel Records
• ASIN: B000002SB3
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• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #355,588 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Here's a really cute CD. It features seven selected orchestral war-horses, from good ol' Beethoven's Fifth Symphony in C minor on through to Mussorrgsky's "Night on Bald Mountain" and Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture. These are outstanding performances across the board. Orchestras featured include the Philadelphia Orchestra under Riccardo Muti, the Berlin Philharmonic under Klaus Tennstedt and the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields under Neville Marriner. The notes are funny and light and full of fun facts as well as a useful pronunciation guide (as in, "HIGH-dunn" and "roh-SEE-nee"). This is perfectly approachable stuff, just the kind of material that the Dummies Trade Press is known for. One correction, though: this really should be called "Orchestral Music for Dummies" since the program is entirely symphonic. -- Gwendolyn Freed