Good Music at a Great Price | 25 Thunderous Classics | Richard [1] Strauss, Gustav Holst, ...

Good for the novice | 25 Thunderous Classics | Richard [1] Strauss, Gustav Holst, ...

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	• 25 Thunderous Classics Richard [1] Strauss, Gustav Holst, ... Vox (Classical), 2000 average customer review:based on 14 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Short and Sweet

This is the best collection of moving classics on one CD that I have ever seen. The only drawback is that 25 pieces in 75 minutes means each piece averages 3 minutes. However, I prefer that to less pieces.

Good Music at a Great Price

I bought this CD mostly for "Entry of the Gladiators," which everyone will recognize as classic circus music. The performance on this CD (by Erich Kunzel and the Cincinnati Pops) is the best available version of Entry of the Gladiators. The rest of the CD offers mostly excerpts of classical music.

Good for the novice

The recordings on this disc are pretty good. However, the editors selected only the *loud* parts, as indicated by the title. I was pretty disappointed to find that the pieces are, in many cases, edited to reflect the most famous themes, etc, instead of including the whole work. In general, I would recommend this to the classical music novice, or someone who wants to expand their knowledge of classical music in general. Those who already are familiar with these pieces will probably feel gypped.

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