Pure Classics

Neville Marriner (Artist), Asmf (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 16, 1997)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Angel Records
• ASIN: B000002SBE
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #389,427 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Canon and gigue, for 3 violins & continuo in D major, T. 337: Canon

2. Serenade No. 13 for strings in G major ('Eine kleine Nachtmusik'), K. 525: Romanza

3. Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: Air on the G String

4. String Quartet No. 1 in D major, Op. 11: Andante cantabile

5. Pavane, for orchestra & chorus ad lib in F sharp minor, Op. 50

6. Water Music Suites Nos 1-3 for orchestra, HWV 348-350: Air

7. Minuet in A major, arrangement (after String Quintet in E major, Op.11/5 [aka Op. 13/5], G. 275): Minuet

8. Cantata No. 147, 'Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben,' BWV 147 (BC A174): Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring

9. Adagio, for violin, strings & organ in G minor, T. Mi 26 (composed by Remo Giazotto; not by Albinoni)

10. Dance of the Blessed Spirits (Melody), arrangement (from 'Orfeo ed Euridice')

11. Symphony No. 41 in C major ('Jupiter'), K. 551: Andante cantabile

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Pachelbel's Canon once again. And all the rest: the Romanza from Mozart's Eine kleine Nachtmusik, Bach's Air on the G String, Tchaikovsky's Andante Cantabile, Fauré's Pavane, the Air from Handel's Water Music and Bach's Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring. For some, these miraculous works have been cheapened by overuse. We grow numb to music that we hear while getting our teeth cleaned. On this disc, there's no sign of who's doing these passable but uninspired performances. Considering what's out there, this is not the classical sampler to buy. Instead, check out the surprisingly solid Build Your Baby's Brain--Through the Power of Music. --Gwendolyn Freed