Power Classics

Various (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 15, 1994)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: RCA Records
• ASIN: B000003FMU
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #325,351 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Also sprach Zarathustra (Thus Spoke Zoroaster), tone poem for orchestra, Op. 30 (TrV 176): Fanfare

2. The Planets, suite for orchestra & female chorus, Op. 32, H. 125: Mars

3. Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vïstavski), for orchestra, orchestrations other than Ravel's: Great Gate of Kiev

4. Requiem Mass, for soloists, chorus & orchestra (Manzoni Requiem): Dies Irae

5. Il Trovatore, opera: Anvil Chorus

6. Ritual Fire Dance, for orchestra (from 'El Amor brujo')

7. Boléro, ballet for orchestra: Conclusion

8. Symphonie fantastique for orchestra ('Episode de la vie d'un Artiste...en cinq parties'), H.48 (Op. 14): March to the Scaffold

9. Symphony No. 6 in F major ('Pastoral'), Op. 68: Thunderstorm

10. Ein Heldenleben (A Hero's Life), tone poem for orchestra, Op. 40 (TrV 190): Battle Scene

11. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Ride of the Valkyries

12. Gayane Suite, for orchestra No. 3: Sabre Dance

13. L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), concert suite for orchestra No. 2: Infernal Dance

14. Grand Canyon Suite, for orchestra: Cloudburst

15. 1812 -- Festival Overture, for orchestra in E flat major, Op. 49: Finale

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not Bad At All, August 28, 2001

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This review is from: Power Classics (Audio CD)

Okay I'll concede that for a classical music connoisseur, this may not be the best choice. But if you're someone who has just discovered classical music and are just interested in hearing some pieces you might recognize, I can't think of a better selection. This CD contains many familiar tunes (a lot of which gained their popularity in Warner Bros.' cartoons), and while personally I could have done without Ravel's repetitive Bolero, you might find it relaxing; I suppose its place on this disc is as well-deserved as any other's. This is one of the few CDs that got me hooked on classical music. If you like classical music, love it, dislike it, abhor it - at least give this one a try. It won't disappoint.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Who couldn't enjoy this CD?, March 27, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Power Classics (Audio CD)

This is a great first classical CD. Mars is the quintessential power classic. Sing along with Verdi's choruses. Be intrigued by the Ritual Fire Dance. Enjoy them all!

This CD originally came with a "hidden" CD containing some of the softer sounds of classical music. This may or may not still be the case.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Classical review, September 9, 2008

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This review is from: Power Classics (Audio CD)

OK, I didn't grow up playing in the orchestra or even listening to classical. This is good stuff. Gets in your bones. Play it on a long drive TO STAY AWAKE and lose a little ignorance along the way! Really!