Massive Classics

Giuseppe Verdi (Composer), Alexander Borodin (Composer), Sergey Prokofiev (Composer), Carl Orff (Composer), Aram Khachaturian (Composer), Richard Wagner (Composer), Antonio Vivaldi (Composer), Leonard Bernstein (Composer), Richard Strauss (Composer), Edvard Grieg (Composer), Gustav Holst (Composer), Aaron Copland (Composer), Igor Stravinsky (Conductor), Modest Mussorgsky (Conductor), Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (Conductor), Maurice Ravel (Conductor), Ludwig van Beethoven (Conductor), Riccardo Muti (Conductor), Sir Charles Mackerras (Conductor), Libor Pesek (Conductor), David Hill (Conductor), Ingo Metzmacher (Conductor), Klaus Tennstedt (Conductor), Fabio Biondi (Conductor), Paavo Jarvi (Conductor), Franck Pourcel (Conductor), Kent Nagano (Conductor), Paavo Berglund (Orchestra), Carl Davis (Orchestra), Edo de Waart (Orchestra), Andrew Litton (Orchestra), Roger Norrington (Orchestra), City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra), Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra), London Classical Players (Orchestra), Minnnesota Orchestra (Orchestra), London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra), London Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra), Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Orchestra: Paavo Berglund, Carl Davis, Edo de Waart, Andrew Litton, Roger Norrington, et al.
• Conductor: Igor Stravinsky, Modest Mussorgsky, Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Maurice Ravel, Ludwig van Beethoven, et al.
• Composer: Giuseppe Verdi, Alexander Borodin, Sergey Prokofiev, Carl Orff, Aram Khachaturian, et al.
• Audio CD (March 11, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: EMI Classics
• ASIN: B00008H2KO
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #438,890 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Dies Irae

2. Polovtsian Dance No. 4

3. The Knights' Dance (excerpt) [Excerpt]

4. O Fortuna

5. Sabre Dance

6. Ride of the Valkyries

7. Presto

8. Mambo

9. Introduction

10. Marche

11. In the Hall of the Mountain King

12. Mars, the Bringer of War

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

14. Danse Infernale

15. The Hut on Hen's Legs

16. The Heroes' Gate at Kiev

17. Rumble (excerpt)

18. Scherzo - Allegro (excerpt)

19. Excerpt

20. IV. Allegro

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Massive Classics: Music You Can't Relax To, November 18, 2003

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L. Brice "worker bee" (Omaha, Nebraska United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Massive Classics (Audio CD)

Exciting and Inspiring! So good my uncle is keeping my CD after he 'borrowed' it, and I have to buy another copy. And I hope it comes soon! Fun to listen to during rush hour traffic!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Highly Disappointing..., April 7, 2007

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Dragon Quill "DQ" (CA, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Massive Classics (Audio CD)

I picked this CD up in the bookstore after listening to it. I'm a big fan of the powerful classics, such as Carmina Burana O Fortuna, and, of course, Verdi's Dies Irae. I already owned those two pieces as well as a few others when I purchased this album. I had figured if they were on it, it was going to be one impressive CD.

I knew something was wrong the moment I started listening to it. Like others have mentioned, the musicmanship is poor. It sounds rushed most of the time. Plus, I compared Massive Classic's versions of Verdi's Dies Irae to the version I already had, and no way do they stand up. One sounded professional, practiced, and powerful. The other, on this CD: wimpy, weak, and lacking.

This CD couldn't take the time to get the best performances of these classics. Don't waste your time listening to it. Find a different album--there are better ones. My suggestions is The Greatest Choral Show on Earth, which features performances from the world's best orchestras and choirs.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I'm not an expert on classical music..., March 7, 2006

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Jessica (Michigan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Massive Classics (Audio CD)

But MAN do I love this CD! It's fantastic. Most of the songs you've heard from various movies or television shows, and now they're finally all together. I love listening to it while I drive - I find that I don't scream at traffic as much.