Music of the Four Countries

1. The Wreckers, opera Overture
Composed by Ethel Smyth
Performed by Scottish National Orchestra Conducted by Alexander Gibson

2. With the Wild Geese for orchestra
Composed by Hamilton Harty
Performed by Scottish National Orchestra Conducted by Alexander Gibson

3. Land of the Mountain & the Flood, overture for orchestra, Op 3
Composed by Hamish MacCunn
Performed by Scottish National Orchestra Conducted by Alexander Gibson

4. Welsh Rhapsody for orchestra
Composed by Edward German
Performed by Scottish National Orchestra Conducted by Alexander Gibson

Tracks:

Canon
Andante From Piano Concerto No. 21: Elvira Madigan
Coppelia: Notturno
String Quintet In C: Adagio - Schubert
Orchestral Suite No. 3: Air - Bach
Clarinet Concerto: Adagio
Symphony No. 8 'Unfinished': Andante con moto - Schubert
Concerto, Op. 9 No. 2: Adagio
Orpheus And Eurydice: Dance Of The Blessed Spirits

Tracks:

Thais: Meditation
Romance In G, Op. 26
The Last Spring
Minuet
Serenade, Op. 3 No. 5
Poeme, Op. 41 No.6
Elegiac Melody No. 1
Serenade For String Orchestra: Elegia
I Love You
La Gioconda: Dance Of The Hours

Tracks:

Adagio
Romance In F Minor, Op. 11
Peer Gynt: Solveig's Song
Romance For Violin No. 2 In F, Op. 50
Rosamunde: Ballet Music In G
Symphony No. 5: Adagietto

Tracks:

Peer Gynt: Morning
Standchen (Serenade)
Mozartiana Suite: Preghiera (Ave Verum)
Moonlight Sonata: Adagio sostenuto
Piano Concerto No. 23 in A: 2nd Movement
Rosamunde: Intermezzo
Violin Concerto In E Minor: 2nd Movement
Serenade For String Orchestra: 1st Movement
L'Arlesienne, Suite No. 2: Intermezzo
Concierto De Aranjuea: 2nd Movement
Trout Quintet: Theme And Variations

Tracks:

The Tales Of Hoffmann: Barcarolle
Valse Triste
Liebestraum No. 3 In A Flat
Minuet
Oboe Concerto In D Minor: Oboe Concerto In D Minor (Excerpt)
Piano Sonata No. 8: Pathetique: 2nd Movement
Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo sinfonico
Christmas Oratorio: Sinfonia
Ave Maria
Horn Concerto No.3: 2nd Movement
Symphony No. 1: 3rd Movement
Traumerei
Peer Gynt: Ase's Death
Xerves: Largo
Symphony No. 9: From The New World: 2nd Movement

Tracks:

Swan Lake
Eine kleine Nachtmusik: Romance
Nocturne In B Major, Op. 9 No. 3
Madama Butterfly: Humming Chorus
A Midsummer Night's Dream: Notturno
Symphony No. 35: Haffner: Andante
Carmen Suite No. 1: Intermezzo
Piano Sonata In B-Flat Major, D.960: Andante sostenuto
Sinfonia Concertante In E Flat Major: Andante
Piano Concerto No. 2: Larghetto

Tracks:

Impromptu In G Flat Major
Evening Song
Serenade No. 1: Adagio non troppo
The Merry Peasant
Flute Quartet In G Major
Symphony No. 7: Allegretto
Cradle Song
Quartet in G Major: Theme And Variations
Barcarolle: The Seasons: June
Symphony No.36 'Linz': Poco adagio

Tracks:

Prelude In C Minor - Meditation
Piano Concerto In A Minor: Adagio - Meditation
Flute Concerto No. 2: Adagio non troppo - Meditation
Andante - Meditation
Impromptu In B Flat Major - Meditation
Clair de lune - Meditation
Divertimento In D, K.251: Andantino - Meditation
Caro mio ben - Meditation
Piano Concerto No. 9: Jeunehomme: Andante - Meditation
Theme And Variations - Meditation

Tracks:

The Sleeping Beauty: Panorama
Waltz, Op.39 No.15
Flute Concerto In G Minor: Andante
Impromptu In A Flat
Violin Concerto No. 5: Adagio
Symphony No. 3: Allegretto
Brandenburg Concerto No. 2: Andante
Piano Sonata No. 3: Largo
Suite No. 1: Intermezzo
Piano Concerto No. 3: Largo

Tracks:

La Traviata: Act 1: Prelude
Kinderscenen: Foreign Countries And People
Chanson triste
Symphony No. 5: Andante
La Campanella
Flute Concerto in B Flat: Adagio
Piano Sonata No. 2: Funeral March
Symphony No. 94: Surprise: Andante
Concerto for Flute and Harp: Andantino
Symphony No. 6: Pathetique: Adagio lamentoso

Customer Reviews:

Relaxing music at its finest!.......2005-10-14

This is a GREAT 10-CD set!The performances are top-notch, the music is varied, and the feelings engendered are wondrously beautiful.

Get it for $9.99 at Sam's Club!.......2005-06-22

Very nice set of CD's, very beatiful and relaxing, but don't pay $27, get it for $9 at Sam's Club. I know this will be censored but come on, how can you guys charge those saps that much! Amazon should try to find the best price for its customers, even if it sends them to different vendors. Censoring this message is a crime, DON'T DO IT. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Beautiful, moving music! You'll recognize many of the pieces.......2004-02-24

John Cheng's review, below, said it's "an undeniable bargain," and I whole heartedly agree! I especially LOVE Volume 5. I have a Typing/Resume business, and I listen to Volume 5 ALL the time on my computer while I'm doing my work. It inspires me to be creative and calms me down when I'm stressed.

I would say I've _easily_ listened to Volume 5 at least 100 times, and I'm still not tired of it. That's amazing for me, because I'm also a musician (singer/pianist) and I get bored easily. I actually found the Volume 5 CD at a Thrift store, and loved it so much that I bought the whole set recently. So I've only listened to a few of the other CD's in this set, so far, and they're also great.

This is NOT boring music. My clients and family have heard it also, and they've also mentioned how soothing and wonderful these pieces are. Most of you will probably recognize a lot of these songs! You'll be saying, "OH! I remember THIS one! I haven't heard this for YEARS!!!"

It's well worth the money for 10 very full CD's!!! Try it! You won't be disappointed!

Happy listening!
Betty, Owner of Betty's Desk Typing Service and Quality Resumes

Meditative, But Not Boring.......2002-06-21

Here's the deal: If you check out the individual CDs of this collection, you'll pay way too much. That said, compare this price, and realize it is a steal at twice the price.

The list of selections is immense. 101 selections. Most of it you've heard before, but that's OK. Despite the various cute names -- quite creative -- "Vol. 9"!... you can load your CD player and enjoy them without feeling a transition of style.

It's true these aren't meditative in the sense of a Gregorian chant. Anyone familiar with classical music will recognize the composers and various movements to know this. What is true is that you can sit down and write Amazon reviews with it in the background quite comfortably. No weird interpretations, just the music as you know it.

It is also meditative in the sense of popping on it your portable player as you go for a Sunday afternoon walk. The music has just the right pacing: no quite aerobics class, but not ready for the office elevator either.

The box and jewel cases are not that flimsy kind of thing often associated with box sets. It sounds silly to review the jewel cases, but I'm frustrated with the ones I've received lately that have no meat to them. This'll do the job.

I fully recommend "Meditation: Classical Relaxation, 10 Volume Set [BOX SET].

Anthony Trendl
editor, HungarianBookstore.com

A Bargain and Beautiful.......2002-02-28

This is a wonderful collection of some of my most favorite classical selections. Most I already own, but still like having these all together. I could only wish that the recording level was the same for all selections. Yes, some are written to be softer, but I found it often necessary to turn the volume up or down for different selections. But aside from this minor preference, the quality, the choices, and the price are all super.

Average customer rating:

Karma Dogs
William Brooks
Manufacturer: Sawhorse Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music

Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000CAACEM
Release Date: 2002-07-29

Tracks:

Karma Dogs
I Didn't Think
After The Flood
Between Two Rivers
Alright
Miracle
Isabel
Scream Fill The Silence
I Do Not Know
Slacker Blues
Convertible Girls
Still Around

Product Description

William Brooks' first release. Country Folk Rock.

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A Treasury Of Golden Classics

Manufacturer: Madacy Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Mazurkas | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music

Waltzes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music

Etudes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

Fantasies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

Fugues | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

Preludes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music

Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Airs | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Classical | Box Sets | Stores | Music
ASIN: B000000LJP
Release Date: 1995-04-16

Tracks:

Moment Musical, F-Minor
Impromptu, A Flat-Major - Vienna Opera Orchestra
Rrie
Song of Spring
Seasons: Octorber, Op.37
Waltz C Sharp-Minor, Op. 64/2
To Spring
Erotic
Prelude to Rain Drops, Op. 28 No. 15, D Flat-Major
Consolation, E-Major - New Philharmonia Orchestra of London,
Liebestraum, A Flat-Major - New Philharmonia Orchestra of London,
Revolution, C-Minor, Op. 10/12
Waltz, A Flat-Major, Op. 69/1 - New Philharmonia Orchestra of London,
Waltz No. 2, A Flat-Major - New Philharmonia Orchestra of London,

Tracks:

Musical Moments - New Philharmonia Orchestra of London,
In the Evening - Vienna Opera Orchestra
Rise - Vienna Opera Orchestra
Why? - Vienna Opera Orchestra
Dreaming - The New Philharmonic Orchestra
Nocturne Es-Major - The New Philharmonic Orchestra
Waltz Cis-Minor
Etude Cis-Minor - London Philharmonic Orchestra
Etude C-Minor
Consolation - London Festival Orchestra
Barcarolle June - London Festival Orchestra
Prelude Cis-Minor - London Festival Orchestra

Tracks:

Light Cavalry, Overture - London Festival Orchestra
Beatiful Galath Overture - London Festival Orchestra
(Die) Banditernstreiche, Overture - London Festival Orchestra
Poet and Peasent, Overture - London Festival Orchestra
William Tell, Overture - London Festival Orchestra

Tracks:

Dorfschwalben, Op. 164 - London Festival Orchestra
Artist's Life
Love Songs, Op. 114
Voices of Spring, Op. 410
Vienna Bonbons, Op. 307

Tracks:

Merry Wives of Windsor
Tannhuaser
Magic Flute

Tracks:

Seasons: Febuary (Carneval)
Seasons: October (Autumn Song)
For Elisa (Fur Elise)
Arietta
Waltz
Song for Native Country (Heimatlied)
Prelude, E-Minor, Op. 28/4
Prelude, C-Minor, Op. 28/20
Prelude, H-Minor, Op. 28/6
Prelude, A-Major, Op. 28/7
Mazurka, F-Minor, Op. 63/2
Mazurka, C Sharp-Minor, Op. 63/1
Fantasy, D-Minor
(From Children Scenes) Foreign People & Countries
Enough Luck
Important Event
Knight of the Hobby Horse
Almost Too Serious
Frightening
Child Is Dozing Off
Great Poet's Speech
Song Without Words, Op. 62/3
Scherzo
Three Preludes: E-Minor, Op. 11/4
Three Preludes: D-Major, Op. 11/5
Three Preludes: E-Major, Op. 11/9

Tracks:

Prelude, C-Major 848
Giga, B-Major BWV 825
Fantasy, D-Minor KV 397
Rondo Alla Turca, A-Minor
Moonlight Sonata, Cis-Mnor Op. 21/2: Quasi Una Fantasia, Adagio ...
Impromptu, As-Major 142
Moment Musical, F-Minor, Op. 94
(From Scenes of Childhood) Lucky Enough
(From Scenes of Childhood) Important Moment
(From Scenes of Childhood) Dreamings
(From Songs Without Words) Venetian Gondola Song. Op. 30/6
Minute Waltz, As-Major
Fantasy-Impromptu
(From Lyric Pieces) For Spring, Op. 43
(From Lyric Pieces) Erotic, Op. 43
Love Dream No. 3
October, Op. 37a
Waltz, As-Major

Tracks:

Poet and Peasant
Interlude from "Cavalleria Rusticana"
Marinarella
Wedding March
Sabre Dance
Dreary Waltz
March of Florence
Carmen Suite No. 1: Prelude/Aragonia/Interlude/Segedilla/Dragons ...
Carment Suite No. 2: Smugglers March/Harbanera/Nocturno Song of ...

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British Miscellany

Music of the Four Countries

Manufacturer: Classics for Pleasur
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Classical | Styles | Music

Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

English | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000003X5T
Release Date: 1994-02-01

Tracks:

The Wreckers: Ov
With The Wild Geese
The Land Of The Mountain And The Flood: Conc Ov
Welsh Rhap

Customer Reviews:

British Miscellany.......2001-10-21

This CD has four pieces of music with no link except that they reflect the musical idioms of England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland. The compositions are of varying quality, but the committed playing of Gibson and the SSO bring out the best in all of them.

The best piece has to be McCunn's "Land of the Mountain and the Flood": a rollicking overture with an unforgettable main theme, brilliantly played.

Next is Smyth's "The Wreckers" overture. Again, lively and full of memorable tunes. A much negelcted composer, it is nice to see something of hers finallly get on CD.

Harty's "Wild Geese" overture is jolly, if not very memorable, and here it is played enthusiastically by the SSO.