Classical Rockies [Single]

Mother Nature and the London Symphony Orchestra (Artist), Tomaso Albinoni (Composer), Frederic Chopin (Composer), Claude Debussy (Composer), Antonin Dvorak (Composer), Gabriel Faure (Composer), Christoph Willibald Gluck (Composer), Franz Joseph Haydn (Composer), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Composer), Camille Saint-Saens (Composer), Ralph Vaughan Williams (Composer), Various (Conductor), London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra
• Conductor: Various
• Composer: Tomaso Albinoni, Frederic Chopin, Claude Debussy, Antonin Dvorak, Gabriel Faure, et al.
• Audio CD (January 1, 2000)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Single
• Label: Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
• ASIN: B00003XAGB
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #269,955 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Dance of the Blessed Spirits From Orfeo ed Euridice (Gluck)

2. Sicilienne From Pelleas et Melisande (Faure)

3. Adagio In G Minor (Albinoni)

4. Fantasia On Greensleeves (Vaughan Williams)

5. 2nd Mvt. From Violin Concerto No.4 in D K.218 (Mozart)

6. Nocturne In D Flat, Op.27, No.2 (Chopin)

7. 2nd Mvt. From Symphony No.9 From "The New World" (Dvorak)

8. Reverie (Debussy)

9. 1st Mvt. From Symphony No.22 "The Philosopher" (Haydn)

10. The Swan (Saint-Saens)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1.0 out of 5 stars dull, June 22, 2011

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Pietro Zanette - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Classical Rockies (Audio CD)

The villain idea that in order to simulate nature and calm, you have to superimpose bird songs, water falls noises and so on is simply dreadful. The performances are ok, not impressive but not to toss,the selection is like many others around and it is acceptable. Again the noises are, to me, intolerable. As the other reviewer puts it, good for back drop "harmonious" noise, but not for listening to memorable music.

3.0 out of 5 stars Pleasant ambiance, November 29, 2009

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Classical Rockies (Audio CD)

Classical Rockies is an audio CD of nature sounds superimposed upon ten classical selections. The nature sounds consist of bird calls, birdsong and water flowing over rocks. The music selections are mostly excerpts from familiar works and are performed by the London Symphony Orchestra. The selections were clearly chosen to create a relaxing, pleasant ambiance with the nature sounds.

There is nothing remarkable about the performance of the music selections. The performance is lackluster and run-of-the-mill. However, several of the selections catch my attention because they blend so well with the bird calls and brook sounds. Gluck's Dance of the Blessed Spirits, Chopin's Nocturne in D Flat, Debussy's Reverie and the Swan from Saint-Saens's Carnival of the Animals are all quite lovely with bird and brook sounds in the background.

If you are looking for great music, skip this CD. However, if you want pleasant, non-distracting background, this CD does create a nice ambiance. This would be a great CD for a spa, a cafe or a retail store. I play it in my house, not for listening, but for background.