Sensual Classics II
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Composer: Leonard BernsteinComposer: Johannes Brahms
Composer: Frederic Chopin
Composer: Claude Debussy
Composer: Edward Elgar
Composer: Gustav Holst
Composer: Sergey Prokofiev
Composer: Sergey Rachmaninov
Composer: Erik Satie
Composer: Robert Schumann
Composer: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
Composer: Heitor Villa-Lobos
Conductor: Andrew Davis
Conductor: Arleen Aug?r
Conductor: Armin Jordan
Conductor: Eliahu Inbal
Conductor: Kurt Masur
Conductor: Lawrence Foster
Conductor: Maxim Shostakovich
Conductor: Sir Andrew Davis
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1994-03-08
Music Label: Elektra / Wea
Soundtracks:
- Gymnopedie III
- Etude, Op. 10, No. 3
- Symphony No.6 in B minor, Op.74 'Pathetique': Adagio. Allegro non troppo
- Vocalise, Op. 34
- Chanson de matin, Op. 15 No. 2
- Romeo And Juliet: Fantasy Overture
- Albumblatter: Wiegenliedchen (Lullaby)
- Gymnopedie I
- Romeo And Juliet Suite No. 1, Op. 64b: Romeo And Juliet
- Piano Concerto No. 2 In B Flat Major, Op. 83: Andante
- Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5: Aria (Cantilena): Adagio
- La fille aux cheveux de lin (Piano Preludes vol. 1)
- Andantino semplice
- West Side Story: Maria
- Waltz, No. 1 In D Flat Major Op. 64
- Enigma Variations, Op. 36: Nimrod
- The Planets: Venus, The Bringer Of Peace
Free Music Notes for Sensual Classics II
Free Music Review: good selection -- not bad performances
Hit: 3 Stars
I agree with the previous reviewers that these are well selected pieces, at least if the standard is potentially to set the mood for romance. I have listened to this album a number of times and find the performances quite adequate -- I disagree that the perforamnces are bad. The roster of who is performing the pieces is not a lot of folks generally considered to be slouches. If these are bad performances, I think a lot of people would have trouble recognizing good performances.The one thing I find really disappointing about this album is its price, which I find very high for a compilation album. For bettervalue, I would suggest looking for some of the many "adagio" albums that Polygram puts out that have 2 well-filled CDs with very nice selections of generally quiet, relaxing, romantic music (a good one is "Evening Adagios").
Better yet, buy some albums on the Naxos label... that have some of the pieces on any of these compilations and listen to all of the pieces on each CD. You'll get good value for your money and hear a lot of very good music too!
Sensual Classics II Poster
Sensual Classics must have been a hit, particularly the cover photo of a man and woman undressing one another. For here we have Sensuous Classics II, complete with a book of eight more make-out photos sprawled over 10 foldout panels. There are no liner notes (no room, I guess). Again, the selections are absurd and the performance standard uneven. From the first note, Lawrence Foster's performance with the Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte Carlo of Satie's Gymnopedie No. 1 goes limp, if you'll pardon the expression. By contrast, Heitor Villa-Lobos's Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 with soprano Arlene Auger and the cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic is bold and sensuous and memorable. --Gwendolyn FreedClassical Music CDs
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