Songs Without Words

Aaron Copland (Composer), Antonin Dvorak (Composer), Edward Elgar (Composer), Gabriel Faure (Composer), Gyorgy Ligeti (Composer), Barry Douglas (Performer), Steven Isserlis (Performer), Yo-Yo Ma (Performer), Benny Goodman (Performer), Richard Stoltzman (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Barry Douglas, Steven Isserlis, Yo-Yo Ma, Benny Goodman, Richard Stoltzman
• Composer: Aaron Copland, Antonin Dvorak, Edward Elgar, Gabriel Faure, Gyorgy Ligeti
• Audio CD (September 11, 2007)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Rca
• ASIN: B000TGUUGE
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #218,747 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. WALTON: THE DEATH OF FALSTAFF Leonard Slatkin & London Philharmonic Orchestra

2. DVO ÁK: CELLO CONCERTO IN B 3.MINOR (SECOND MOVEMENT) Yo-Yo Ma, Kurt Masur & New York Philharmonic

3. COPLAND: CONCERTO FOR CLARINET, STRINGS, HARP AND PIANO Benny Goodman, Aaron Copland & Columbia Symphony Orchestra

4. LIGETI: LAMENTO FROM HOMMAGE Á BRAHMS Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Marie-Luise Neunecker, Saschko Gawriloff

5. FAURÉ: ÉLÉGIE, Op. 24 Steven Isserlis & Pascal Devoyon

6. LISZT: NUAGES GRIS Barry Douglas

7. COPLAND: GROVERS CORNERS FROM OUR TOWN Aaron Copland & New Philharmonia Orchestra

8. MEDELSSOHN: SONG WITHOUT WORDS Yo-Yo Ma & Emmanuel Ax

9. ELGAR: NIMROD FROM ENIGMA VARIATIONS Leonard Slatkin & London Philharmonic Orchestra

Customer Reviews

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4.0 out of 5 stars Problems with volume, January 15, 2012

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Mrs. David Work (Gladstone, IL USA) - See all my reviews

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Just a warning, and it's no fault of the product itself, but my experience has been that it's very difficult to listen to the CD in the car as the volume on the vast majority of the selections is very quiet. If you adjust the volume control so you can hear the soft passages, you'll get blasted on the louder parts. Guess this is one CD to enjoy only at home.

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful!, April 3, 2011

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Babs - See all my reviews

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Listening to this music vividly invokes the images from Ken Burns' "The War". It takes you on the same emotional journey as the documentary. Benny Goodman's solo in the Aaron Copeland's "Concerto for Clarinet" is especially poignant.

Wonderful compliation of classical music and a terrific CD, even if you have not seen the documentary.