Sentimental Favorites (25)

Emile Waldteufel (Composer), Alexander Borodin (Composer), Jules Massenet (Composer), Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (Composer), Reinhold Gliere (Composer), Johann II [Junior] Strauss (Composer), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Composer), Frederic Chopin (Composer), Franz [Vienna] Schubert (Composer), Fritz Kreisler (Composer), Gabriel Faure (Composer), Erik Satie (Composer), English Traditional (Composer), Isaac Albeniz (Composer), Camille Saint-Saens (Composer), Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (Composer), Edvard Grieg (Composer), Pietro Mascagni (Composer), Philip Gibson (Conductor), Frank Shipway (Conductor) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Conductor: Philip Gibson, Frank Shipway
• Composer: Emile Waldteufel, Alexander Borodin, Jules Massenet, Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Reinhold Gliere, et al.
• Audio CD (August 20, 1996)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Vox (Classical)
• ASIN: B0000058ID
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #114,539 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #50 in Music > Classical > Opera & Vocal > Vocal Non-Opera > Choruses
  • #52 in Music > Classical > Historical Periods > Romantic (c.1820-1910) > Forms & Genres > Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music
  • #62 in Music > Classical > Opera & Vocal > Languages > Russian

Track Listings

1. Les Patineurs Valse ('Skater's Waltz'), Op. 183: Edited for leisure listening

2. String Quartet No. 2 in D major: III: Notturno (edited for leisure listening)

3. Méditation, for violin & orchestra (or other arrangement) (from opera 'Thaïs')

4. The Sleeping Beauty, ballet, Op. 66: Waltz (edited for leisure listening)

5. The Red Poppy, ballet, Op. 70: Phoenix (edited for leisure listening)

6. Künstler-Leben (Artists' Life), waltz for orchestra, Op. 316 (RV 316): Edited for leisure listening

7. Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major ('Elvira Madigan') K. 467: II: Andante (edited for leisure listening)

8. Nocturne for piano No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 9/2, CT. 109

9. Ellens Gesang III ('Ave Maria'), song for voice & piano, D. 839 (Op. 52/6): Edited for leisure listening

10. Liebesleid (Love's Sorrow), for violin & piano: Edited for leisure listening

11. Pavane, for orchestra & chorus ad lib in F sharp minor, Op. 50: Edited for leisure listening

12. Je te veux (I Want You), café-concert song for voice & piano: Edited for leisure listening

13. Greensleeves, folk song: Edited for leisure listening

14. Suite española No. 1, for piano, Op. 47, B. 7: I: Granada (edited for leisure listening)

15. Concerto for flute, harp & orchestra in C major, K. 299 (K. 297c): II: Andantino (edited for leisure listening)

16. Nutcracker, ballet, Op. 71: Waltz of the Flowers (edited for leisure listening)

17. The Swan (from 'Carnival of the Animals'), original (for 2 pianos & ensemble) and arrangements

18. Prince Igor, opera (completed by Rimsky-Korsakov & Glazunov): Polovtsian Dance No 08 (edited for leisure listening)

19. Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492: Sull'aria (arranged for winds & edited for leisure listening)

20. Dance Melodies of Old Vienna (3): III: Schön Rosmarin (edited for leisure listening)

See all 25 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 25 Sentimental Favorites, June 18, 2000

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This review is from: Sentimental Favorites (25) (Audio CD)

I used to think that classical music is boring, but this CD has changed my mind. The first time I listened to this CD I said, its OK. Later every time I listen to it I discover a new beautiful music. I feel calm and relaxed. I mostly liked the Borodin, Mozart and Faure songs. It is really 25 sentimental favorites. Now, many titles of the 25 "?" Favorites are on my wish list....

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Sentimental classical journey, July 10, 2009

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Annie Van Auken (Planet Earth) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sentimental Favorites (25) (Audio CD)

As revealed with SONY MDR-7506 Studio Monitor headphones, transfer quality of the contents of VOX's 25 SENTIMENTAL FAVORITES is generally full-range, distortion-free, and with such clarity for example you can hear one musician's regular inhalations on the second cut (BORODIN String Quartet #2). Occasional tracks do reveal their magnetic tape sources, but this white noise is minimal, except for #24 (perhaps it's a multi-generational dub). Only the very last number ('Cavalleria Rusticana') is monaural.

Musicianship and editing are another matter, however.

Edits:
These all obviously fade out before the movement or piece ends: #2, #3, 11 and 18.

Technique:
The crucial soloist on MASSENET's 'Meditation from Thais' is ever-so slightly sour.
On STRAUSS's 'Artist's Life' the orchestra slurs some faster runs.
Strings on MOZART's 'Elvira Madigan' render a wooden intro.
The anonymous 'My Lady Greensleeves' shows dissonance in left hand chord runs.
BORODIN's 'Polovetsian Dance #8' has a few imperfect moments that make you wince.

Noteworthies:
KREISLER's 'Liebeslied' is positively beautiful as is his 'Schön Rosmarin.'
The MOZART Flute and Harp Concerto couldn't be better.
TCHAIKOVSKY's 'Waltz of the Flowers' is a standout.
Outstandingly captured bass on the MOZART 'Marriage of Figaro' excerpt.
The 'Arab Song' from Rimsky-Korsakov shows wonderful spirit.
Grieg's 'Wedding Day' has a pleasant airiness.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Dissappointing, May 22, 2004

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George R. Stilwell, Jr. (Raleigh, NC USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sentimental Favorites (25) (Audio CD)

The recordings are fair at best. The performances poor to better.

I will dispose of this one.