Customer Reviews

Extreme Classics

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I bought this CD back in college when I listened to just about anything. Now that it is several years later, I still enjoy this CD and love the selections of music they chose. The "extreme" refers to the excitement and energy generated in your body when listening to the music.

One of the great things I love about this CD is that my children (2 and 5) also love to listen to it. The little one asks me to play the "music without words"! The older one likes to listen and act out what he thinks is happening in the music - it's a fantastic way to get children into classical music. It's fun, upbeat music that children like and will get them interested in hearing some of the more "sedate" classics.

The CD is "family-style" for another reason as well - you are getting several helpings of lots of different pieces. There aren't whole symphonies on the album, but rather the parts most people will probably recognize when they hear them.

For me, this was not a problem, as those were the parts I wanted to hear anyway! For a person looking to hear some great selections from famous pieces, this is for you! Enjoy!

I am quite a fan of classical music and have many CDs. This is far and away my very favorite. I love to crank it up on a long drive. Just tremendous.

This cd is a wonderful and fun piece to listen to over and over. They are familiar pieces from the various music artists of the past. Good one for any auto trip.

Despite the humorous cover art and the exciting notion of "Extreme" orchestral classics, this collection does not live up to its potential. The sound quality is lacking, as it is with all of the RCA Victor classical recordings I have heard, and the track selections are not really all that compelling. I recommend a pass on this one.