Music for Quiet Listening, Vol 2

Edvard Grieg (Composer), Howard Hanson (Composer, Conductor), Charles Martin Loeffler (Composer), Anatol Lyadov (Composer), John La Montaine (Composer), Eastman-Rochester Orchestra (Orchestra), Eastman Philharmonia (Performer), Robert Sprenkle (Performer), Armand Basile (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Eastman Philharmonia, Robert Sprenkle, Armand Basile
• Orchestra: Eastman-Rochester Orchestra
• Conductor: Howard Hanson
• Composer: Edvard Grieg, Howard Hanson, Charles Martin Loeffler, Anatol Lyadov, John La Montaine
• Audio CD (October 14, 1997)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Mercury/ Philips
• ASIN: B0000041JS
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #298,127 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Birds Of Paradise, Op. 34

2. The Last Spring - Grieg

3. The Enchanted Lake

4. Kikimora

5. Deux Rapsodies: L'Etang (The Pool)

6. Deux Rapsodies: La Cornemuse (The Bagpipe)

7. Fantasy Variations On A Theme Of Youth - Hanson

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Looking for Vol. 1. Hanson and great selection. Excellent, October 17, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Music for Quiet Listening, Vol 2 (Audio CD)

This is a beautiful CD with works by John La Montaine, Grieg, Anatol Liadov, Charles Martin-Loeffler, and Hanson. The selections are diverse, some very new or unknown but all blend together superbly. So, I seek Vol. 1. The music has a living presence. Hanson conducts his own orchestra with aplomb and finesse. Fine for studying, working at the PC, or sitting back to enjoy the scores and sounds. Where is Vol. 1? Why no Volume 3? I had hesitated to get this CD thinking it was another typical complilation that gets redundant and trite. Not Vol. 2. Can Vol. 1 be so good or has it been withdrawn. This is a Phillips Classical Masterpiece.

2.0 out of 5 stars "unquiet letdown", February 8, 2011

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Frederick L. Arnett "serious smile" (los angeles) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Music for Quiet Listening, Vol 2 (Audio CD)

This is not even close to the quality that you will hear on Volume one.
Starting with an annoying atonal indulgent piece, I was hoping the rest would be good.
Of course the Grieg piece is wonderful, but I have other recordings of it just as fine.
I was hoping for beauty in the unknown, but the rhapsodies are common sounding, and
overall the disc is not what it purports to be....quiet or reflective. a sad find....

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars quite a mixture, September 28, 2005

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Michael F. Burdick (Chino Valley, AZ, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Music for Quiet Listening, Vol 2 (Audio CD)

I bought this CD because I wanted a recording of Liadov's "Enchanted Lake." The performance of this piece is very nice, although the sound is a bit old-fashioned. The performance of Grieg's "Last Spring" is very beautiful, indeed. However, I had hoped for more music on this CD, as there is only 66 minutes. The other pieces on this CD are rarely-heard pieces that are quite pleasant, except for the atonal "Birds of Paradise," which is a typical 1960's atonal piece. It can hardly be categorized as "quiet listening"! I erased this piece when copying the CD to my computer. In general, this is a strange mixture of music, but nice performances all around.