Musiques Nuptiales: Wedding Music

Camille Maurane (Performer), Johann Sebastian Bach (Composer), Gabriel Faure (Composer), Charles Gounod (Composer), George Frederick Handel (Composer), Felix [1] Mendelssohn (Composer), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Composer), Alex North (Composer), Johann Pachelbel (Composer), English Traditional (Composer), Antonio Vivaldi (Composer), Richard [Classical] Wagner (Composer), Armin Jordan (Conductor), Artur Rother (Conductor), Claudio Scimone (Conductor), Jean-François Paillard (Conductor), John Eliot Gardiner (Conductor), Jörg Faerber (Conductor), Kurt Masur (Conductor), Michel Corboz (Conductor)

Product Details

• Performer: Camille Maurane
• Conductor: Armin Jordan, Artur Rother, Claudio Scimone, Jean-François Paillard, John Eliot Gardiner, et al.
• Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach, Gabriel Faure, Charles Gounod, George Frederick Handel, Felix [1] Mendelssohn, et al.
• Audio CD (August 3, 1993)
• SPARS Code: AAD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Erato
• ASIN: B000005EBM
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #337,117 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Double Violin Concerto, for 2 violins, strings & continuo in A minor ('L'estro armonico' No. 8), Op. 3/8, RV 522: Concerto No. 8 in A

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

3. Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F major, BWV 1047: Allegro

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

5. 2001, a Space Odyssey, film score: Voluntary for Trumpet

6. Violin Concerto, for violin, strings & continuo in E major ('La Primavera,' The Four Seasons; 'Il cimento' No. 1), Op.8/1, RV 269: Al

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

8. Water Music Suite No.1 for orchestra in F major, HWV 348: Menuet

9. Lohengrin, opera, WWV 75: Wedding March

10. Lohengrin, opera, WWV 75: Wedding March

11. Exsultate, jubilate, motet for soprano & orchestra, K. 165 (K. 158a): Alleluia

12. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Alleluia

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

14. Ave Maria, for voice & piano (after Bach's Prelude No. 1 from the Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1)

15. Greensleeves, folk song

16. A Midsummer Night's Dream, incidental music, Op. 61: Wedding March

17. A Midsummer Night's Dream, incidental music, Op. 61: Wedding March

18. Gloria, for 3 solo voices, chorus, trumpet, oboe, violin (ad lib), 2 violas, 2 cellos, strings & continuo in D major, RV 589: Gloria

19. Music for the Royal Fireworks, for orchestra, HWV 351: Le Rejouissance

Customer Reviews

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A beautiful collection, January 23, 2005

By	Erica Anderson (Minneapolis, MN) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

I remember my earliest musical influences as a child was classical and baroque music. I grew up listening to Beethoven, Mozart, Vivaldi, and so on. I always found the music to be very soothing and relaxing to listen to. Two decades later, I still love listening to Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, Pachelbel, and Vivaldi to name a few.

One of my favorite classical compilations that I still listen to is a compilation of wedding music called "Musiques Nuptiales". I bought this cd solely for the music, not because of any impending nuptials (which I have no desire). This cd has all of my favorite classical/baroque movements ranging from Bach's "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" to Vivaldi's "Concerto No. 1" (taken from the spring section of the timeless "The Four Seasons"). I just love Purcell's "Trumpet Voluntary" with the brass section. It is vibrant and full of energy. Of course I can never tire of listening to the emotionally moving sounds of Pachebel's "Canon in D Major". I never tire of listening to this song. The melodies really moves me to tears. I also love Bach's "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring". It is a beautiful song that simply takes my breathe away. "Concerto No. 1" is another personal favorite movement. Taken from the spring section of Vivaldi's "The Four Seasons", everytime I listen to this song I envision springtime. I can see the birds chirping and flowers blooming.

The only weakness to this album is that I didn't think it was necessary to have two versions of Wagner's "Wedding March" and Mendelssohn's "Wedding March". I definitely preferred the orchestral versions over the organ versions. Then again this cd is called wedding music and probably offered two different versions of each song for the couple to choose during their ceremony. Otherwise, great compilation of the most beautiful classical and baroque music. It never ceases to amaze me how this music still manages to hold up in a world filled with disposable trends.