Mozart TV - Favorite TV Tunes in the Style of Great Classical Composers

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 20, 1997)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Delos Records
• ASIN: B000000714
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #174,523 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just think what Mozart could do with "The Jeffersons"!, January 20, 2002

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Reginald D. Garrard "the G-man" (Camilla, GA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mozart TV - Favorite TV Tunes in the Style of Great Classical Composers (Audio CD)

While many might dismiss this as an oddity, I find the arrangements of these familiar TV themes to be most musically satisfying, paying tribute to their composers and the great masters whose styles they simulate. Donald Fraser has marvelously adapted them to the distinctive techniques of a mixed bag from Joplin to Handel to Strauss.

A track-by-track listing (with my commentary for some) is as follows:

1. "Friends (I'll Be There For You)" - in the style of Vivaldi (3:42)
2. "Hill Street Blues" - in the style of Mozart (5:25)
3. "M*A*S*H (Suicide is Painless) - in the style of Mozart (4:25)
4. "The Brady Bunch" - in the style of Mozart (4:55)
5. "Bewitched" - in the style of Debussy (3:19) Wonderful harp solo!
6. "X-Files Theme (Main Title)" - in the style of Hovhaness (4:27) Brilliant!
7. "Taxi (Angela's Theme)" - in the style of Villa-Lobos (3:19)
8. "Green Acres" - in the style of Joplin (4:06) Who thought the barnyard comedy could be so classy?
9. "The Mary Tyler Moore Show (Love is All Around)" - in the style of Satie (3:23)
10. "Mr. Ed" - in the style of Rodrigo (2:46)
11. "Jeopardy (Think Music)" - in the style of Handel (3:13)
12. "The Jetsons" - in the style of Britten (3:29) Dynamically fun!
13. "Cheers (Where Everybody Knows Your Name)" - in the style of J. Ireland
14. "I Love Lucy" - in the style of Purcell (4:33) Classically charged!
15. "Star Trek: Voyager" - in the style of R. Strauss (3:44) Goldsmith's theme is perfect for Strauss!

The disc is relaxing, smile-inducing, and a downright illuminating journey through television memories as well as an introduction to the works of those past giants whose compositions remain timeless.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You will enjoy this CD like no other. Its fantastic, September 16, 1999

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Floyd E. Riggle, Jr. (Chino Hills, Ca USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mozart TV - Favorite TV Tunes in the Style of Great Classical Composers (Audio CD)

This CD has about 15 selections of famous tv themes styled like the masters of old did them. They are performed by an outstanding Orchestra. The CD is worth the "Brady Bunch" theme alone. I have played this cd for family and friend and love watching them try to remember this "Classical Music" not realizing that it is really a tv theme.

3.0 out of 5 stars An interesting but flawed effort., December 8, 2010

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The Mystic Eye Of The Hipster (Murfreesboro, TN United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Mozart TV - Favorite TV Tunes in the Style of Great Classical Composers (Audio CD)

This CD has an interesting topic, but a severe shortage.

The shortage: Bach.

There was no attempt to do a Bach-themed effort, & this is quite noticable.

Amusing, once in a while. But stuffy fans of Classical might be offended.

Overall---meh.