Excellent Compilation and Good Value | 25 Thunderous Classics | Richard [1] Strauss, Gustav Holst, ...

AN INCREDIBLE BARGAIN | 25 Thunderous Classics | Richard [1] Strauss, Gustav Holst, ...

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If you like the exciting and loud classical music selections, this is it. Great Fun and listening.

Excellent Compilation and Good Value

While 25 Thunderous Classics gives only a brief overview of various pieces of music one could consider 'thunderous,' it is an excellent value and introduction to the style of music.

Many of the songs are instantly recognizable, and this is good for someone who may only dabble or be new to classical music. Really, I think the only downside is that it only plays the 'thunderous' part of the song rather than the entire work. However, I would still highly recommend this compact disc.

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AN INCREDIBLE BARGAIN

ALTHOUGH THIS CD IS LIMITED IN ITS SCOPE THE SOUND IS EXCELLENT.THIS IS NOT A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY AND COMPLETE VERSION OF EACH PIECE BUT MERELY A HIGHLIGHT TEASER WHICH MAKES YOU WANT TO HEAR MORE .EACH IS COMPLETE ENOUGH TO BE A TREAT IN ITSELF,ESPECIALLY IN A VEHICLE TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD.

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Beautiful Music, but short

These works are all very beautiful and energizing, however I would have preferred to have the whole song of each work on the CD. Instead they took the most robust part of each piece and played it for three minutes. For me, it detracts from the beauty or energy of the song, but for others who may not want to listen to the whole song, it is very well put together.

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This thing kills!

OK, this is not a great musical experience, but a hodgepodge of the loud, vigorous and stirring parts. For what it is, and purports to be, it deserves 5 stars.

If nothing else, it has the best cannon fusillade of any 1812 overture I have heard. It also includes some of the best versions ever of several compositions, such as Kunzel's rendition of the Fucik favorite, Entry of the Gladiators.

MP3 is execrable for all the nuances and subtleties of most classical music, but this album survives the ravages of MP3 quite well, and is on my Ipod playlist.

I also keep it in the car to avoid drowsiness. It is better than bellowing An die Freude with the windows down. And gets fewer stares.

For the most part, the performers are well known, world class artists, and those who are not still do a great job.

I agree with all who mention the drawback of not hearing the whole composition, but for the purposes I mentioned, it serves quite well. And, after all, everybody who enjoys the excerpt from, say, Mahler's Titan might find the whole thing a little less interesting.

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Also sprach Zarathustra (Thus Spoke Zoroaster), tone poem for orchestra, Op. 30 (TrV 176): Sunrise | The Planets, suite for orchestra & female chorus, Op. 32, H. 125: Mars | 1812 -- Festival Overture, for orchestra in E flat major, Op. 49 | Entry of the Gladiators (Einzug der Gladiatoren), march for orchestra, Op. 68 | Gayane Suite, for orchestra No. 3: Sabre Dance | Caucasian Sketches for orchestra, Op. 10: No. 4, Procession of the Sardar | Night on Bald Mountain (Noch' na Lïsoy gore), symphonic poem, edited by Rimsky-Korsakov: [Excerpt] | Il Trovatore, opera: Anvil Chorus | The Thunderer, march for band | Unter Donner und Blitz (Thunder and Lightning), polka schnell for orchestra, Op. 324 (RV 324) | Lohengrin, opera, WWV 75: Prelude to Act 3 | Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Ride of the Valkyries | Romeo and Juliet, Suite No. 2 for orchestra, Op. 64 ter: Montagues & the Capulets | Symphony No. 6 in F major ('Pastoral'), Op. 68: Thunderstorm | Rondeau, for brass, strings & timpani (from Suite of Symphonies No. 1; 'Masterpiece Theater' Theme) | Music for the Royal Fireworks, for orchestra, HWV 351: Overture | Symphonie fantastique for orchestra ('Episode de la vie d'un Artiste...en cinq parties'), H.48 (Op. 14): March to the Scaffold | Carmen, opera: Les Toreadors | Overture to Guillaume Tell (William Tell): finale | Etude for piano No. 12 in C minor ('Revolutionary'), Op. 10/12, CT. 25 | Fanfare for the Common Man, for brass & percussion (from Symphony No. 3) | Symphony No. 1 in D major ('Titan'): excerpt | Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring), ballet in 2 parts for orchestra: Augurs of Spring | Petrushka, ballet (burlesque) in 4 scenes for orchestra (1947 version): Russian Dance | Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vïstavski), for orchestra, orchestrated by Ravel: The Great Gate at Kiev

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