Very Best of André Rieu

Andre Rieu | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 27, 2009)
• Original Release Date: 2009
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Cleopatra
• ASIN: B002M25VFI
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #54,982 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Review

A colossal 2CD compilation of highlights from the career of much loved violinist André Rieu, performing with his Johann Strauss Orchestra & the Salon Orchester Maastricht!

Features celebrated performances of the most acclaimed compositions including The Blue Danube, Trish Trash Polka, The Emperor Waltz, Funiculí, Funiculá and Blaze-Away! PLUS traditional favorites such as Amazing Grace, Auld Lang Syne, Stars & Stripes Forever and much, much more! --Official Press Release

Product Description

DISC 1
1. The Blue Danube, Op. 314
2. Trish Trash Polka, Op. 214
3. Entrance March (from The Gypsy Baron)
4. Radetsky March, Op. 228
5. Tales From The Vienna Woods, Op. 325
6. Roses From The South, Op. 388
7. The Emperor Waltz, Op. 437
8. Little Mill Pond, Op. 57
9. Cachucha-Galopp, Op. 97
10. On The Hunt, Op. 373
11. Morning Journals, Op. 279
12. Without A Care, Op. 271
13. Funiculí, Funiculá (Live)
14. Old Comrades March (Live)
15. Ein Sportpalastwalzer (Live)
16. Blaze-Away! (Live)
17. The Merry Widow (Excerpt) (Live)
18. Amazing Grace (Live)
19. Auld Lang Syne (Live)

DISC 2
1. J attendrai (Live)
2. Fliegermarsch (Live)
3. Carnival Of Venice (Live)
4. Bel Canto Suite (Live): Vorspiel (from La Traviata) / Barcarole (from The Tales Of Hoffman) / Hananera (from Carmen) / Toreador (from Carmen) / Gefangenencor (from Nabucco) / Soldatenchor (from Faust) / Triumph March (from Aida)
5. Am Aschermittwoch Is Alles Vorbei (Live)
6. Souvenirs Of Paris (Live): Paris Canaille / La Vie En Rose / Padam, Padam / Sous Les Ponts De Paris
7. Mestreechs Volkslied (Live)
8. Mestreechs Is Neet Breid (Live)
9. Fabeltjeskrant Medley (Live): Slaap Kindje Slap / Daar Was Laatst Een Meisje Loos / Toen Onze Mop Een Mopje / Mijnheer De Uil / Oh Kom Maar Eens Kijken / Faria, Faria / Wiegenlied
10. Miene Vogel Is Trök (Live)
11. March Medley (Live): Radetsky March / Alte Kameraden / Colonel Bogey / Wien Bleibt Wien / Stars & Stripes Forever
12. Zi Ginds Komt De Stoomboot (Live)
13. Liedjes Uit De Oude Doos Medley (Live): In Het Groene Dal / Long Ago And Far Away / De Uit Zat In De Olmen / Waar In t Brongroen Eikehout / Daar Big Die Molen / Tulpen Uit Amsterdam
14. In The Saloon Medley (Live): God Save The Queen / She ll Be Coming Round The Mountain / What Shall We Do With The Drunken Sailor / The Yellow Rose Of Texas / It s A Long Way To Tipperary / Glory Hallelujah / O Susanna
15. As De Sterre Dao Baove Straole (Live)
16. Wie Sjoon Oos Limburg Is (Live)
17. En Noe De Hennekes De Loch In (Live)
18. T Kleine Café (Live)
19. Stars & Stripes Forever (Live)

Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great Music--Poor Recording, November 10, 2009

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Cal R. Rasmussen "Calroger" (Beaverton, OR USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Very Best Of (MP3 Download)

Apparently, this album was ripped from a set of LP vinyl disks. The cover art seems to confirm this. This being the case, there is no way to know how old or what condition the original disks were in. There is a lot of noise and distortion in many of the tracks. Some sounds like surface noise and the distortion sounds like a worn stylus.

At any rate, the music is great with a variety of waltzes, polka, etc. Many tracks are live performances, apparently in Denmark, where the audience enthusiastically sings along. If you can tolerate the noise, here are 40 tracks of outstanding music, most of which very clear.

For the price, I recommend this download even with its faults.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Terrible Rieu - can it be real?, November 17, 2009

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Fischer "musicdude" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Very Best of André Rieu (Audio CD)

The audio quality is so bad it's hard to tell if this could be Andre or not. If it is it must be from his very early years as the production is so poor. I'll pass and stick his newer recordings which are always of such high quality musically and artistically.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Andre Rieu "The bery best of", July 19, 2010

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Marilyn Buccola - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Very Best of André Rieu (Audio CD)

The album case was cracked with I received it but the CD was ok. I am enjoying the music