2 Wild for the World [Explicit Lyrics]

Track Listings

1. Mutha Fuck You Hoes (Intro)

2. Respect

3. Dead Men Callin'

4. Why Now?

5. 2 Wild for the World

6. Playaz Play

7. Forever Hustle

8. I Ain't Goin' to Be Able to Do It

9. Can't Win for Losin'

10. How We Mob

11. Getto Mutha Fuckaz

12. See Us

13. It's About Time

14. Devil's Tryin' to Take My Soul

15. How You Get Yours

16. First Love

2 Wild for the World,Tom Skeemask,Relativity,Dirty South,Gangsta Rap,Hardcore Rap,Party Rap,Pop,Rap,Rap & Hip-Hop,Soul/Reggae/Rhythm & Blues,Underground Rap

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breakdown by cd.
I'm not a music expert

Dvorák: The Masterworks [Box Set]

Manufacturer: Brilliant Classics
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00062FLJW
Release Date: 2004-11-30

Customer Reviews:

breakdown by cd........2007-01-14

CD1-7:SYMPHONIES 1-9

CD8:PIANO CONCERTO

CD9:VIOLIN CONCERTO & CELLO CONCERTO

CD10-11:REQUIEM

CD12-13:STABAT MATER

CD14:PIANO TRIOS OP.90 "DUMKY" & 21

CD15:PIANO TRIOS OP.65 & 26

CD16:PIANO QUARTETS

CD17:PIANO QUINTETS

CD18:STRING QUINTETS

CD19-20:MUSIC FOR VIOLIN AND PIANO

C21:SERENADE/HAUSMUSIK

CD22-31:THE COMPLETE STRING QUARTETS

CD32:SLAVONIC DANCES OP.46 & 72

CD33:PIANO DUET SLAVONIC DANCES

CD34:PIANO DUET LEGENDS FROM THE BOHEMIAN FOREST

CD35:PIANO WORKS

CD36-37:RUSALKA

CD38-40:SYMPHONIC POEMS

I'm not a music expert.......2005-08-25

I don't know too much about music. I own over 700 cds, but I don't play music and I don't have much experience with this music. My only point of reference was the ninth symphony, seeing as every other piece in this box set was new to me. It sounds fine, nothing wrong with it as far as I can see.

Now, here's what you'll get in this box set, seeing as Amazon does not give it a description. 40 cds! no joke, you get 40 cds in this box set. It features:
1. Complete symphonies
2. Complete symphonic poems
3. Cello concerto
4. Piano concerto
5. Violin concerto
6. Requiem
7. Stabat Mater
8. Slavonic Dances
9. Complete String quartets
10. Chamber music
11. Piano Works (solo and duet)
12. Rusalka

As far as I can tell, the only things missing are The Spectre's Bride and Jacobin. Seeing as it is 40 cds, i have not had an opportunity to listen to it, however what i have heard i have been quite satisfied with.

(Not) Your Standard Spike Jones Collection

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Great set of wartime rarities
Cure for the Blues
Standard Transcription Collection

(Not) Your Standard Spike Jones Collection
Spike Jones
Manufacturer: Collector's Choice
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Strictly for Music Lovers
Fonk
Spike Jones - Greatest Hits
Spiked!: The Music of Spike Jones
The Spike Jones Story

ASIN: B00007JR3K
Release Date: 2003-04-08

Album Description

Holiday blues comin' on? Well, put a spike in `em! Here's the zaniest, wildest and just plain sickest Collectors' Choice Music exclusive yet—79 tracks from Spike Jones and his City Slickers! These represent Spike's complete Standard Transcription sides, but these tunes are anything but standard; Mr. Jones brought his full bag of tricks for these non-commercial recordings (made in Hollywood during the early `40s). Add to that the fact that most of these have never been on CD or even LP, and any lover of Spike's mayhem-filled mixture of laughs and hot licks is going to flip over this set! Notes and great pictures accompany this 3-CD walk on the wacky side from the greatest novelty band of all time.

Customer Reviews:

Great set of wartime rarities.......2003-05-14

Spike Jones was the king of the novelty song performers, with hits like "Der Fuehrer's Face" and the parody version of "Sheik of Araby" becoming huge hits during World War II. This is a swell 3-CD set, gathering a full eighty-one of Jones' best tracks from his 1940s heyday, drawn from an extensive archive of radio broadcasts made for the Standard Transcription service. The tightness of his City Slickers band is amply demonstrated in these manic, kookily orchestrated performances. Toots, squonks, blatts and bleats whiz by at lightning speed, as one daffy song after another will delight devoted fans. Amazingly, Jones had the unusual, almost unique ability to perform a repertoire almost entirely made up of comedic material, and yet still be quite listenable and engaging. His jazz chops were hardly in question, and from time to time Jones would dash off a non-novelty ballad or two, just to give the rubes something to think about. Of course, just as often he would perform a song that *sounded* like a straight ballad, but would turn out to be another goof. (One great example of this is the sultry "Serenade To A Jerk," sung in slinky, burlesque tones by Myrtle Horwin.) This collection may seem a little overwhelming, but like his studio recordings, these radio performances have a certain brilliance and joie de vivre about them that will leave you enchanted. Definitely worth checking out!

Cure for the Blues.......2003-04-25

Here's the zaniest, wildest and just plain sickest Collectors' Choice Music exclusive yet-79 tracks from Spike Jones and his City Slickers! These represent Spike's complete Standard Transcription sides, but these tunes are anything but standard; Mr. Jones brought his full bag of tricks for these non-commercial recordings (made in Hollywood during the early `40s). Add to that the fact that most of these have never been on CD or even LP, and any lover of Spike's mayhem-filled mixture of laughs and hot licks is going to flip over this set! Notes and great pictures accompany this 3-CD walk on the wacky side from the greatest novelty band of all time.

Standard Transcription Collection.......2003-04-12

This collection has remastered material from the large stack of Standard Transcription discs from the early 1940's. There are many songs not recorded on RCA, many on the theme of wartime ("48 Reasons Why"), and the quality is excellent. The packaging is threadbare but this is an essential CD package for true music lovers.

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Is Kubelik bettered by Kertesz?
Not the best
Great 7th and 8th but early symphonies fail to excite
Could be the definitive set
Not that great.

Dvorák: The Nine Symphonies

Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000025802
Release Date: 1999-11-09

Tracks:

Symphony No. 1 In C Minor, 'The Bells of Zlonice': 1. Allegro
Symphony No. 1 In C Minor, 'The Bells of Zlonice': 2. Adagio molto
Symphony No. 1 In C Minor, 'The Bells of Zlonice': 3. Allegretto
Symphony No. 1 In C Minor, 'The Bells of Zlonice': 4. Finale: Allegretto
Symphony No. 4 In D minor, Op. 13: 1. Allegro
Symphony No. 4 In D minor, Op. 13: 2. Andante sostenuto e molto cantabile

Tracks:

Symphony No. 4 In D minor, Op. 13: 3. Scherzo: Allegro feroce
Symphony No. 4 In D minor, Op. 13: 4. Finale: Allegro con brio
Symphony No. 2 In B Flat Major, Op. 4: 1. Allegro con moto
Symphony No. 2 In B Flat Major, Op. 4: 2. Poco adagio
Symphony No. 2 In B Flat Major, Op. 4: 3. Scherzo: Allegro con brio
Symphony No. 2 In B Flat Major, Op. 4: 4. Finale: Allegro con fuoco

Tracks:

Symphony No. 3 In E Flat Major, Op. 10: 1. Allegro moderato
Symphony No. 3 In E Flat Major, Op. 10: 2. Adagio molto, tempo di marcia
Symphony No. 3 In E Flat Major, Op. 10: 3. Allegro vivace
Symphony No. 5 In F Major, Op. 76: 1. Allegro, ma non troppo
Symphony No. 5 In F Major, Op. 76: 2. Andante con moto - dopo una piccola pausa si continua
Symphony No. 5 In F Major, Op. 76: 3. Andante con moto, quasi l'istesso tempo - Allegro scherzando

Tracks:

Symphony No. 5 In F Major, Op. 76: 4. Finale: Allegro molto
Symphony No. 6 In D Major, Op. 60: 1. Allegro non tanto
Symphony No. 6 In D Major, Op. 60: 2. Adagio
Symphony No. 6 In D Major, Op. 60: 3. Scherzo: Furiant. Presto
Symphony No. 6 In D Major, Op. 60: 4. Finale: Allegro con spirito
Scherzo capriccioso, Op. 66: Allegro con fuoco - Poco tranquillo - Tempo I - Presto

Tracks:

Symphony No. 7 In D Minor, Op. 70: 1. Allegro maestoso
Symphony No. 7 In D Minor, Op. 70: 2. Poco adagio
Symphony No. 7 In D Minor, Op. 70: 3. Scherzo: Vivace - Poco meno mosso
Symphony No. 7 In D Minor, Op. 70: 4. Finale: Allegro
Symphony No. 8 In G Major, Op. 88: 1. Allegro con brio
Symphony No. 8 In G Major, Op. 88: 2. Adagio
Symphony No. 8 In G Major, Op. 88: 3. Allegretto grazioso - Molto vivace
Symphony No. 8 In G Major, Op. 88: 4. Allegro, ma non troppo

Tracks:

Overture Carnival, Op. 92
The Wood Dove, Op. 110
Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95: 1. Adafio - Allegro molto
Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95: 2. Largo
Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95: 3. Scherzo: Molto vivace
Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95: 4. Allegro con fuoco

Customer Reviews:

Is Kubelik bettered by Kertesz?.......2006-05-03

Although decades old, the two analog sets of Dvorak symphonies from Kertesz and Kubelik remain the front-runnters. From the mid-Sixties onward Decca has been so satisfied with the groundbreaking Kertesz cycle, the first to bring Sym. 1-6 to the general listening public outisde Czechoslovakia, that the company has rarely re-recorded any but the last three, most famous symphonies. DG, on the other hand, didn't release Kubelik's Sym. 1-6 until the digital era (1988, I believe), keeping them in the vualts and out of competiiton with Kertesz.

Now both sets are offered at basically the same price on 6 mid-line discs, with deep discounts on the used market. The difference between the two is quite marked musically, however. Kertesz comunicates the thrill of discovery in the early symphhonies. Amazingly, he had never conducted them before, and their vibrancy and inner life lift my spirits every time I hear them. The LSO didn't know these pieces, either, but play with rousing commitment and vivacity.

By comparison, Kubelik sounds rather correct and staid. He often chooses marginally slower tempos, and his enthusiasm for letting the dance rhytyms become exciting is limited. The Berlin Phil. seems not to catch on to the Slavonic folk idiom, which gets played far too straight (Dvorak had the same problem with Greman orchestras in his lifetime and was only accepted in Vienna and Berlin at first as a kind of naive, folk-flavored Brahms). As to sonics, the Decca set holds up well, being a bit bright at times but otherwise detailed and forward. DG, unforunately, gave Kubelik's later symphonies (#7-9) harsh, glaring sound that makes his readings sound brash; there's an unpleasant sting to the sound at higher volumes. This problem seems less in the earlier symphonies (the cycle was recorded over a longer period than Kertesz's and thus has more variable sound). I do not know if the current re-issue also includes remastering.

It's regrettable that in the interest of economics Decca has cut out several of Kertesz's most interesting fillers, such as the Hussite Over., though they can be found on other CDs from him. We get the Carnival Over. on both sets, after which Kertesz gives us the "My Homeland" and "In Nature's Realm" Over., while Kubelik offers the Scerzo capriccioso and The Wild Dove tone poem, both performed by his Bavarian State Orchestra rather than the Berliners.

As msut be obvious by now, I don't feel the two sets are competitive artistically. Kubelik was a major conductor and dedicated to Dvorak, but his best work isn't here. Kertesz, though not native born to the composer as Kubelik was, found a special affinity for Dvorak, and his cycle is one of the small miracles of Sixties recording. Perhaps not so minor considering that no one has bettered him in the early symphonies for forty years.

Not the best.......2005-05-19

Rafael Kubelik was a great conductor, whom I have alot of respect for. However, I just could not sink my teeth into these performances. I found them to be brash and over the top. They were played way too heavily for Dvorak. It was as if they thought they were playing Brahms. Now, I know Dvorak was a great admirer of Brahms, and that he definitely can be considered a Brahmsian, but the the music of these two men is very different. I prefer a lighter, more rustic approach to these works, like one finds in the Istvan Kertesz set on London. This is certainly the set to stick with for these symphonies. I have long since sold my Kubelik recording, because it just didn't do it for me... the Kertesz recording is a keeper.

Great 7th and 8th but early symphonies fail to excite.......2005-03-27

One of the problems in recording all of the symphonies of any composer is that some of the performances will fail. Just like very few sporting teams can win 9 games in a row, very few conductor/orchestra combinations can pull off 9 excellent performances. In this set there are only 2 excellent ones, 7 and 8. The New World (9) is cold and passionless, his Chicago recording was absolutely magnificent. The rest are ponderous and lacking in charm. It seems like the Berlin Philharmonic was simply not interested in the early symphonies of Dvorak. I wonder if they ever played them in concert or did they simply record them. Whatever, this set is not a bargain. One more thought: 2 of the symphonies are spread over two CDs. There is no excuse for doing something that outrageous. I checked the timings and the symphonies could have been placed on the 6 cds without spreading any of them on 2 discs. Or they could have simply put the set on 7 cds. Blank CDs don't cost much.

Could be the definitive set.......2004-04-20

I recently, actually just before purchasing this set, received Vaclav Neumann's set with the Czech Philharmonic. A really good set to compare this one to. I also have had, over the years, different performances of the late symphonies with, Ormandy, Szell, Sawallisch, Walter and Carlo Maria Giulini. When it comes to lush sound and playing, nothing tops the Philadelphia Orchestra. It was the first time that I had a chance to listen, side by side, the 7th, 8th and 9th. But, I must say overall this set is truly magnificent. In fact Maestro Kubelik's reading of the 2nd symph. helped me to understand the work. Neumann, although wonderfully played by the Czech orchestra, somehow couldn't bring across the meaning of the work to me, along with the strings sounding like they were in another building somewhere.

To me, all of Dvorak's sympyhonies are a set of tone poems that are molded together through a cyclic theme that pops up here and there. They are all so beautiful and magical and powerful, yet seem to weave together into a beautiful whole that can be called a symphony.

My favorites used to be the 1st, 4th, 7th,8th and 9th. Now, because of the maestro's reading, the second and a deeper love of the fourth. Infact, I want to add that the second may be the composers best work. Very creative and spontaneous but beautiful and powerful at the same time. The slow movent of the fourth maybe one of the most beautiful slow movements of any symphony ever composed.

His readings of the 3rd, 5th, and 6th are superior also. In a critique I wrote for the Neumann set I said that the strings were so poorly miked that it took away from his readings and the Kubelik readings magnify this tremendously.

The Berlin Philharmonic is wonderful in this set. I wish DG would have recorded the other works with it. The recordings with the Bavarian Radio Orchestra are very good, but the viruosity of the BPO would have added even more to the performances.

This set is an absolute must have for any basic library of classical music, and a must have for any Dvorack lover, the most underated and underplayed composer of them all. I wonder how few know that Dvorak truly amazed Brahms and Brahms even published some of the symphonies for him.

Not that great........2002-04-28

I certainly am no expert so you might want to weigh the review based on that. Some of the symphonies especially 7 & 8 were just not there. Played too fast there is no lushness or warmth that one expects in Dvorak's music, especially when compared to other recordings I have heard.

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Now it's possible to get your Partch all in a row

The Harry Partch Collection, Volume 1

Manufacturer: New World Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0002WZTKC
Release Date: 2004-09-28

Tracks:

Eleven Intrusions (1949-50)
Eleven Intrusions (1949-50)
Eleven Intrusions (1949-50)
Eleven Intrusions (1949-50)
Eleven Intrusions (1949-50)
Eleven Intrusions (1949-50)
Eleven Intrusions (1949-50)
Eleven Intrusions (1949-50)
Eleven Intrusions (1949-50)
Eleven Intrusions (1949-50)
Eleven Intrusions (1949-50)
Plectra and Percussion Dances-Satyr-Play Music for Dance Theatre (1952)- Castor & Pollux---A Dance for the Twin Rhythms of Gemini
Plectra and Percussion Dances-Satyr-Play Music for Dance Theatre (1952)- Castor & Pollux---A Dance for the Twin Rhythms of Gemini
Plectra and Percussion Dances-Satyr-Play Music for Dance Theatre (1952)- Ring Around the Moon---A Dance for Here and Now
Plectra and Percussion Dances-Satyr-Play Music for Dance Theatre (1952)- Ring Around the Moon---A Dance for Here and Now
Plectra and Percussion Dances-Satyr-Play Music for Dance Theatre (1952)- Ring Around the Moon---A Dance for Here and Now
Plectra and Percussion Dances-Satyr-Play Music for Dance Theatre (1952)- Ring Around the Moon---A Dance for Here and Now
Plectra and Percussion Dances-Satyr-Play Music for Dance Theatre (1952)- Even Wild Horses---Dance Music for an Absent Drama
Plectra and Percussion Dances-Satyr-Play Music for Dance Theatre (1952)- Even Wild Horses---Dance Music for an Absent Drama
Plectra and Percussion Dances-Satyr-Play Music for Dance Theatre (1952)- Even Wild Horses---Dance Music for an Absent Drama
Plectra and Percussion Dances-Satyr-Play Music for Dance Theatre (1952)- Even Wild Horses---Dance Music for an Absent Drama
Plectra and Percussion Dances-Satyr-Play Music for Dance Theatre (1952)- Even Wild Horses---Dance Music for an Absent Drama
Plectra and Percussion Dances-Satyr-Play Music for Dance Theatre (1952)- Even Wild Horses---Dance Music for an Absent Drama
Plectra and Percussion Dances-Satyr-Play Music for Dance Theatre (1952)- Even Wild Horses---Dance Music for an Absent Drama
Plectra and Percussion Dances-Satyr-Play Music for Dance Theatre (1952)- Even Wild Horses---Dance Music for an Absent Drama
Ulysses at the Edge (1955)

Album Description

This newly remastered reissue marks a welcome return to the catalog of the first volume of the classic 4-CD collection that was formerly available on the CRI label. The works recorded on this disc span the first six years of what Harry Partch (1901-1974), slightly tongue-in-cheek, called the "third period" of his creative life. They show him moving away from the obsession with "the intrinsic music of spoken words" that had characterized his earlier output (the vocal works of 1930-33 and 1941-45) and towards an instrumental idiom, predominantly percussive in nature. This path was to take him through the "music-dance drama" King Oedipus (1951)—-the culmination of his "spoken word" manner—to the "dance satire" The Bewitched (1954-55), in which his new percussive idiom manifests itself. The three works on this disc show Partch before, during, and after this period of transition. In their quiet, forlorn way, the Eleven Intrusions are among the most compelling and beautiful of Partch's works. The individual pieces were composed at various times between August 1949 and December 1950, and only later gathered together as a cycle. Nonetheless they form a unified whole, with a nucleus of eight songs framed by two instrumental preludes and an essentially instrumental postlude. Although foreshadowed by the dance sequences of King Oedipus, the Plectra and Percussion Dances (1952) are the first of Partch's major works to be wholly instrumental in conception. They stand in relation to Oedipus as a satyr play in relation to a Greek tragedy—hence the work's subtitle, "Satyr-Play Music for Dance Theater." He felt that after the prolonged period of composition and production of Oedipus it was "almost a necessity to give vent to feelings and ideas, whims and caprices, even nonsense, that seem to have no place in tragedy." The final work on this disc is Ulysses at the Edge, written at Partch's studio at Gate 5 in July 1955. Ulysses, which Partch describes as a "minor adventure in rhythm," is unique among his mature compositions in that, in its original form, it did not call for any of his own instruments. The version recorded here, for alto and baritone saxophones, Diamond Marimba, Boo, Cloud-Chamber Bowls, and speaking voice, is considered the third version of the piece.

Customer Reviews:

Now it's possible to get your Partch all in a row.......2006-02-20

Harry Partch is the quintissential mad genius of music--his image of music that was non-Eurocentric led to him devising his own tonal scale based on ancient Greek and Asian methods and then creating his own instruments. This series release of Partch music lets one organize his Partch tastes and get a real sense of his progress through time. This disc is superb for the Intrusions, ghostly little pieces that were my first introduction to this fine composer. I would also highly recommend volume 3, which has Barstow, one of my favorite Partch pieces.

Be prepared. This is classical music you have not been prepared for. If you're already a fan of Partch, aren't you glad SOMEONE is getting all his amazing stuff together in one tightly knit package?

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Broadway: America's Music 1935-2005

Manufacturer: Decca Broadway
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000B8I93Q
Release Date: 2005-10-18

Tracks:

Oh What a Beautiful Mornin'
Summertime
I Could Write a Book
It Never Entered My Mind
I Can Cook Too
Make It Another Old Fashioned, Please
If I Loved You
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
Thou Swell
I Left My Heart at the Stage Door Canteen
There's No Business Like Show Business
South American Way

Tracks:

Shall We Dance
Ohio
Luck Be a Lady
Mack the Knife
There's a Small Hotel
Once in Love with Amy
Yodel Blues
Lazy Afternoon
There Must Be Somethin' Better Than Love
You're Just in Love
Now Is the Time

Tracks:

Impossible Dream
Love Makes the World Go 'Round
Try to Remember
Put on a Happy Face
I Say Hello
Happiness
She Loves Me
What Kind of Fool Am I?
Shy
Consider Yourself
Poor Little Person

Tracks:

Magic to Do
They're Playing My Song
I Don't Know How to Love Him
I Won't Send Roses
Good Morning Starshine
Don't Cry for Me, Argentina
Hard Candy Christmas
Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend
Won't You Charleston with Me?
Applause

Tracks:

Phantom of the Opera
Memory
On My Own
Muddy Water
How Could I Ever Know
American Dream
I Know Him So Well
Dr. Jazz
Me and My Girl
Suddenly Seymour

Tracks:

Mamma Mia!
Popular
Seasons of Love
Oh, the Thinks You Can Think
Whatever Lola Wants
Crazy
How Deep Is Your Love
Stars
People Like Us
I Go to Rio

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A little something different

Symphonic Magic, Vols. 1-4

Manufacturer: Michelle Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Symphonic Suites of the Animated Classics
Heigh-Ho! Mozart

ASIN: B0000011KK
Release Date: 1997-06-24

Tracks:

The Circle of Life - Kingston SO/Glen Fast
I Just Can't Wait To Be King - Kingston SO/Glen Fast
Can You Feel the Love Tonight - Kingston SO/Glen Fast
The Lion Sleeps Tonight - City of Prague Phil/Colin Frechter
Hakuna Matata - Kingston SO/Glen Fast
Carnival of the Animals: Introduction-Royal March of the Lion - American PO/Barry Faldner
Carnival of the Animals: Wild Asses - American PO/Barry Faldner
Carnival of the Animals: The Aquarium - American PO/Barry Faldner
Carnival of the Animals: Aviary - American PO/Barry Faldner
Carnival of the Animals: The Swan - American PO/Barry Faldner
Carnival of the Animals: Finale - American PO/Barry Faldner
William Tell Overture - Ljublijana SO/Anton Nanut
Radetsky March - Sofia SO/Barry Faldner
Give a Little Whistle - Kingston SO/Glen Fast
When You Wish Upon A Star - Kingston SO/Glen Fast
I've Got No Strings - Kingston SO/Glen Fast
Turn Of The Old Music Box - Kingston SO/Glen Fast
Hi Diddle-dee-dee (an Actor's Life for Me) - Kingston SO/Glen Fast
When You Wish Upon A Star (reprise) - Kingston SO/Glen Fast
Symphonie Fantastique: March of the Scaffold - Ljublijana SO/Anton Nanut
Hebrides Ov Op.26: Fingal's Cave - Ljublijana SO/Marko Munih
The Magic Flute Ov, K.620 - Ljublijana SO/Marko Munih

Tracks:

(Just) Whistle While You Work - Kingston SO/Glen Fast
I'm Wishing - Kingston SO/Glen Fast
With A Smile And A Song - Kingston SO/Glen Fast
Some Day My Prince Will Come - Kingston SO/Glen Fast
One Song - Kingston SO/Glen Fast
Heigh-Ho - Kingston SO/Glen Fast
The Nutcracker Ste, Op.71a: Miniature Ov - Ljublijana SO/Marko Munih
The Nutcracker Ste, Op.71a: March - Ljublijana SO/Marko Munih
The Nutcracker Ste, Op.71a: Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy - Ljublijana SO/Marko Munih
The Nutcracker Ste, Op.71a: Russian Dance - Ljublijana SO/Marko Munih
The Nutcracker Ste, Op.71a: Arabian Dance - Ljublijana SO/Marko Munih
The Nutcracker Ste, Op.71a: Chinese Dance - Ljublijana SO/Marko Munih
The Nutcracker Ste, Op.71a: Dance of the Pipe Flutes - Ljublijana SO/Marko Munih
The Nutcracker Ste, Op.71a: Waltz of the Flowers - Ljublijana SO/Marko Munih
Colonel Hathi's March - City of Prague PO/Colin Frechter
The Bare Necessities - City of Prague PO/Colin Frechter
I Wanna Be Just Like You - City of Prague PO/Colin Frechter
Poet and Peasant Ov - Ljublijana SO/Anton Nanut
'L'Arlesienne' Ste No.2: Farandole - Ljublijana SO/Marko Munih
The Love of Three Oranges March - American PO/Barry Faldner
Finlandia - Ljublijana SO/Marko Munih
'Eine Kleine Nachtmusik' (A Little Night Music) (Ser in G, K.525 Allegro) - Ljublijana SO/Alexander Von Pitamic

Tracks:

Belle - Kingston SO/Glen Fast
Beauty and the Beast - Kingston SO/Glen Fast
Be Our Guest - City of Prague PO/Colin Frechter
The Sleeping Beauty Ballet Ste, Op.66: Introduction, The Tree Fairy - Volgograd SO/Edward Serov
The Sleeping Beauty Ballet Ste, Op.66: Adagio, Pas d'action - Volgograd SO/Edward Serov
The Sleeping Beauty Ballet Ste, Op.66: Pas de caricature - Volgograd SO/Edward Serov
The Sleeping Beauty Ballet Ste, Op.66: Panorama - Volgograd SO/Edward Serov
The Sleeping Beauty Ballet Ste, Op.66: Waltz - Volgograd SO/Edward Serov
Arabian Nights - Kingston SO/Glen Fast
Prince Ali - Kingston SO/Glen Fast
A Whole New World - Kingston SO/Glen Fast
One Jump Ahead - Kingston SO/Glen Fast
Scheherazade, Op.35: The Sea and Sinbad's Ship - Ljublijana SO/Anton Nanut
Dumbo Overture - City of Prague PO/Colin Frechter
March Militaire - Sofia SO/Barry Faldner
'Peer Gynt' Ste No.1, Op.46: In The Hall of the Mountain King - Ljublijana SO/Andrew Schenck
Light Cavalry Ov - Ljublijana SO/Marko Munih

Tracks:

If I Knew You - City of Prague PO/Colin Frechter
Just Around The River Bend - City of Prague PO/Colin Frechter
Colours Of The Wind - City of Prague PO/Colin Frechter
Peter and the Wolf (Symphonic Tale for Children), Op.67: Andantino (Peter) - American PO/Barry Faldner
Peter and the Wolf (Symphonic Tale for Children), Op.67: Allegro (The Bird) - American PO/Barry Faldner
Peter and the Wolf (Symphonic Tale for Children), Op.67: Moderato No.11 (The Cat) - American PO/Barry Faldner
Peter and the Wolf (Symphonic Tale for Children), Op.67: Poco Pin Andante No.15 (The Grandfather) - American PO/Barry Faldner
Peter and the Wolf (Symphonic Tale for Children), Op.67: Andantino, Come Prima No.17 (Peter) - American PO/Barry Faldner
Peter and the Wolf (Symphonic Tale for Children), Op.67: Andante No.18 (The Grandfather) - American PO/Barry Faldner
Peter and the Wolf (Symphonic Tale for Children), Op.67: Andante Molto No.19 (The Wolf) - American PO/Barry Faldner
Peter and the Wolf (Symphonic Tale for Children), Op.67: Andante No.24 (The Duck) - American PO/Barry Faldner
Peter and the Wolf (Symphonic Tale for Children), Op.67: Vivo No.30 (The Bird) - American PO/Barry Faldner
Peter and the Wolf (Symphonic Tale for Children), Op.67: Poco Meno Mosso-Moderato No.35 (Peter) - American PO/Barry Faldner
Peter and the Wolf (Symphonic Tale for Children), Op.67: Allegro Moderato No.39 (The Hunters) - American PO/Barry Faldner
Peter and the Wolf (Symphonic Tale for Children), Op.67: Andante No.41 (Peter) - American PO/Barry Faldner
Peter and the Wolf (Symphonic Tale for Children), Op.67: Sostenuto-Listesso Tempo No.48... - American PO/Barry Faldner
Peter and the Wolf (Symphonic Tale for Children), Op.67: Andante-End No.53 (Peter) - American PO/Barry Faldner
Swan Lake Ballet: Scene (moderato) - Ljublijana SO/Marko Munih
Swan Lake Ballet: Waltz - Ljublijana SO/Marko Munih
Swan Lake Ballet: Swan Dance (allegro moderato) - Ljublijana SO/Marko Munih
Swan Lake Ballet: Scene (andante) - Ljublijana SO/Marko Munih
Swan Lake Ballet: Czardas (moderato) - Ljublijana SO/Marko Munih
Bibbidi-Bobbodi-Boo - City of Prague PO/Colin Frechter
A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes - City of Prague PO/Colin Frechter
We Can Do It - City of Prague PO/Colin Frechter
So This Is Love (Cinderella Waltz) - City of Prague PO/Colin Frechter
'Carmen Ste' No.1: The Toreadors - Ljublijana SO/Marko Munih
In the Steppes of Central Asia - Ljublijana SO/Marko Munih
1812 Ov, Op.49 (finale) - Ljublijana SO/Marko Munih
Marriage of Figaro Ov, K.492 - Ljublijana SO/Anton Nanut

Customer Reviews:

A little something different.......2007-01-10

I enjoyed this music and am using some of it to choreograph a little different "Disney" for my students.I think it will come in handy in the future as well.

World's Most Beautiful Melodies: Bouquet

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World's Most Beautiful Melodies: Bouquet

Manufacturer: Sony Special Product
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B000002YF9
Release Date: 1995-12-01

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Around the World in 80 Minutes
Kenneth Jean , Libor Pesek , Martin Fischer-Dieskau , Peter Marchbank , Stephen Gunzenhauser , Wilfred Lehmann , and Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Manufacturer: Marco Polo
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000045SZ
Release Date: 1996-06-18

Tracks:

Nell Gwyn: England - Pastoral Dance
Document, Suite No. 3, Preludes Op.31: France - Document, Suite No. 3, Preludes Op.31
Sleeping Beauty: Germany - Prelude
The Magic Pot (Ballet): Italy - 'Dance Of The Tarter Archers'
Memories Of Childhood: Austria - Butterfly In The Meadow
Hungarian Childrens World: Hungary - The Little Gypsy
Suite, Op.3: The Czech Republic - Adagio
Stabat Mater, Op. 53: Poland - Christe, cum sit hinc exire
Symphony No.5 'Svastika': Denmark - Rest
Andante - Piano Trio No. 2 In A Minor Op.64: Norway - Andante - Piano Trio No. 2 In A Minor Op.64
Lithuania - Preludias Opus 12 No.1 , Lento From Five Preludes
Rusia - The Enchanted Lake, Op. 62 - Liadov
Traditional Chinese Pieces: China - Singing The Night Among The Fishing Boats
Symphony N. 4 In C Minor (Excerpt): Australia - Symphony N. 4 In C Minor (Excerpt) - Hill
Woodland Sketches, Op.51: America - To A Wild Rose
L'Enchantee: England - Dance Of The Nymphs And Satyrs

Dvorak: Symphonies Nos. 7-9; Smetana: The Moldau

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Way above all others...
Outstanding Eighth ; fine Seventh and Ninth.
Great Performances, Great Value of Kubelik & Dvorak
Good Performances, Good Value

Dvorak: Symphonies Nos. 7-9; Smetana: The Moldau

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ASIN: B000001GL5
Release Date: 1995-01-24

Tracks:

Symphony No. 7 In D Minor, Op. 70: 1. Allegro maestoso
Symphony No. 7 In D Minor, Op. 70: 2. Poco Adagio
Symphony No. 7 In D Minor, Op. 70: 3. Scherzo. Vivace - poco meno mosso
Symphony No. 7 In D Minor, Op. 70: 4. Finale. Allegro
Symphony No. 8 In G Major, Op. 88: 1. Allegro con brio
Symphony No. 8 In G Major, Op. 88: 2. Adagio
Symphony No. 8 In G Major, Op. 88: 3. Allegretto gracioso
Symphony No. 8 In G Major, Op. 88: 4. Allegro, ma non troppo

Tracks:

Symphony No. 9 In E Minor, Op. 95 'The New World': 1. Adagio-Allegro molto
Symphony No. 9 In E Minor, Op. 95 'The New World': 2. Largo
Symphony No. 9 In E Minor, Op. 95 'The New World': 3. Scherzo. Molto vivace
Symphony No. 9 In E Minor, Op. 95 'The New World': 4. Allegro con fuoco
The Wood Dove, Op. 110
The Moldau: II. The Moldau

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Rafael Kubelík's complete Dvorák symphony cycle with the Berlin Philharmonic is one of the glories of the DG catalog, and this sampler, containing the three last symphonies at a twofer price, is all but irresistible. There were few conductors more authoritative in this music than Kubelík, and he inspired his players to performances that routinely surpassed the response they gave their regular conductor, Herbert von Karajan. This is essential listening. --David Hurwitz

Customer Reviews:

Way above all others..........2004-06-08

This is a Dvorak cycle which is at once tasteful and powerful. the brass sonorities of the BPO are richly caught...Kubelik was a master in this repetoire.

Outstanding Eighth ; fine Seventh and Ninth........2002-07-12

Dvorak's music contains a great wealth of melodic inventiveness---grand climaxes, nostalgic reflections, panoramic vistas and exquisite instrumental color. Though Rafael Kubelik was, I feel, one of the finest interpreters of this music, he sometimes was not given the best treatment in the DGG recording studio. Here, for example, the horns occasionally border on stridency and could stand a little more fullness. Otherwise, Kubelik's view of the "New World" is a very fine one, though, for me, it does not match sonically and interpretively the classic Kertesz/Vienna Philharmonic version on London/Decca recorded around 1960 (not currently available). That performance should be re-issued and enshrined in the company's Legendary Performance series...In Dvorak's Seventh, Kubelik maintains his usual lyrical approach, though there are some areas in the final movement where I don't care for a few of his interpretive touches. Also, the colorful main theme in that movement could have been presented with a little more brio. Albeit, one of the better Seventh's I've heard. Another fine account, from years past, was Haitink's (Philips/Epic lp) in his first ever recording with the Amsterdam Concertgebouw. It is not and, sadly, probably never will be issued on CD. The Concertgebouw has also recorded (Philips CD) Colin Davis in this and the other Dvorak masterworks. I'm sorry, but as good as the orchestral execution and sound quality are of these releases, Davis does little for me in Dvorak because he seems to lack the feel for the Czech idiom. One conductor who had it, aside from Kubelik, was George Szell. For me, his Cleveland performance of the Seventh is the finest available in stereo. But there was another conductor with perhaps more Dvorak in his blood than anyone else. And that was Vaclav Talich. His 1938 account with the Czech Philharmonic (though in mono, and fairly good sound, at that) stands alone. There's loving care expressed in every bar. Moreover, this is no soppy interpretation. The dynamics are certainly there when called for. You can find his account, usually coupled with the Dvorak Eighth, on several different labels. I own the Koch.

Under Kubelik, the Dvorak Eighth is given one of the most thoroughly enjoyable accounts ever recorded. The accents, poetic musings and dynamic contrasts are all on the mark. What an absolutely beautiful interpretation! I have only one very slight criticism. The pace of the last movement might be a little too fast. But I'm not complaining. Another outstanding but better recorded Eighth comes from Istvan Kertesz and the London Symphony. Kertesz's slightly more relaxed pace frequently yields a very attractive lyricism, yet his more resounding moments are also quite impressive. Sir John Barbirolli's late 1950s account (nla, but well worth searching for) is also special. It absolutely brims with affection and endearing detail. Vaclav Talich's wonderful reading from 1935 (with Dvorak's Seventh on the previously mentioned Koch International) combines dynamics, warmth and tunefulness. It too occupies a seat among my aforementioned favorites. Another version, with Bruno Walter and the Columbia Symphony reveals a nice atmospheric presence, though occasionally the sound can be a tad bright. Nonetheless, his performance still ranks highly, as do George Szell's first two recordings, made with the Amsterdam Concertgebouw (in mono) and the Cleveland Orchestra (Sony), though I would place Walter and Szell just below the vanguard of Kubelik, Kertesz, Barbirolli and Talich.

Great Performances, Great Value of Kubelik & Dvorak.......2001-08-30

Those on a budget might seriously consider getting this two CD set of Rafael Kubelik conducting the Berlin Philharmonic, in lieu of the multiple CD set of his entire Dvorak symphony cycle. These are electrifying performances every bit as good as Sir Colin Davis' readings with the Concertgebouw Orchestra. Admittedly, the sound quality might not be as splendid as those of recent vintage, yet this is a set worth acquiring. With regards to the quality of the performance, Kubelik's 1960's account is as fine as the latest I have heard from the likes of Abbado and Harnoncourt. This two CD compilation concludes with Kubelik's celebrated version with the Boston Symphony Orchestra of the tone poem Moldau from Smetana's tone poem cycle Ma Vlast.

Good Performances, Good Value.......2000-07-14

Kubelik clearly had a special relationship with these works, as evidenced by the recent reissue of symphonies 7 and 9 with the Vienna Philharmonic from the 1950's in the Decca Legends series, but it is these recordings with the Berlin Philharmonic from the 70's that have become somewhat of a standard by which more recent recordings are judged. All three symphonies are played very well, with judicious choices of tempi and detailed orchestration. The sound is excellent for its time and DG has done a good job with the remastering. And yet, I still go back to the set of these symphonies with the Cleveland Orchestra under Dohnanyi on Decca as my absolute top choice. The sound on the latter rivals any cd I've heard from any source and the readings seem to have a bit more life than Kubelik. The Cleveland versions are also available on a 2 for 1 set from Decca, so either set is a good value. You probably won't be disappointed with either set.

Dvorak: Symphonies 1-9 / Orchestral Works

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ambitious and comprehensive
An astonishing bargain on the used market
Hard to beat

Dvorak: Symphonies 1-9 / Orchestral Works

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Beethoven: Piano Sonatas (Complete) [Box Set]

ASIN: B00004Z34H
Release Date: 2001-04-10

Tracks:

The Wild Dove, Op.110
Sym No.1 in c: I. Allegro
Sym No.1 in c: II. Adagio Molto
Sym No.1 in c: III. Allegretto
Sym No.1 in c: IV. Finale: Allegretto

Tracks:

Sym No.2 in B flat, Op.4: I. Allegro Con Moto
Sym No.2 in B flat, Op.4: II. Poco Adagio
Sym No.2 in B flat, Op.4: III. Allegro Con Brio
Sym No.2 in B flat, Op.4: IV. Finale: Allegro Con Fuoco Alla Breve
My Home (Domov Mui) Ov, Op.62: Andante/Maestoso/Quasi Andante/Allegro Vivace

Tracks:

Sym No.3 in E flat, Op.10: I. Allegro Moderato
Sym No.3 in E flat, Op.10: II. Adagio Molto, Tempo Di Marcia
Sym No.3 in E flat, Op.10: III. Finale (Allegro Vivace)
Scherzo Capriccioso, Op.66
Carnival Ov, Op.92

Tracks:

Othello, Op.93: Ov
Sym No.4 in d, Op.13: I. Allegro
Sym No.4 in d, Op.13: II. Andante Sostenuto E Molto Cantabile
Sym No.4 in d, Op.13: III. Scherzo: Allegro Feroce
Sym No.4 in d, Op.13: IV. Finale: Allegro Con Brio

Tracks:

Czech Ste, Op.39: I. Allegro Moderato
Czech Ste, Op.39: II. Allegro Grazioso
Czech Ste, Op.39: III. Allegro Giusto
Czech Ste, Op.39: IV. Andante Con Moto
Czech Ste, Op.39: V. Presto
Sym No.5 in F, Op.76: I. Allegro Ma Non Troppo
Sym No.5 in F, Op.76: II. Andante Con Moto
Sym No.5 in F, Op.76: III. Scherzo: Allegro Scherzando
Sym No.5 in F, Op.76: IV. Finale: Allegro Molto

Tracks:

In Nature's Realm Ov, Op.91: Allegro, Ma Non Troppo
Sym No.6 in D, Op.60: I. Allegro Non Tanto
Sym No.6 in D, Op.60: II. Adagio
Sym No.6 in D, Op.60: III. Scherzo
Sym No.6 in D, Op.60: IV. Finale: Allegro Con Spirito

Tracks:

Sym No.7 in d, Op.70: I. Allegro Maestoso
Sym No.7 in d, Op.70: II. Poco Adagio
Sym No.7 in d, Op.70: III. Scherzo: Vivace
Sym No.7 in d, Op.70: IV. Finale: Allegro
Sym No.8 in G, Op.88: I. Allegro Maestoso
Sym No.8 in G, Op.88: II. Poco Adagio
Sym No.8 in G, Op.88: III. Scherzo: Vivace
Sym No.8 in G, Op.88: IV. Allegro Ma Non Troppo

Tracks:

American Ste, Op.98b: I. Andante Con Moto
American Ste, Op.98b: II. Allegro
American Ste, Op.98b: III. Moderato (Alla Polacca)
American Ste, Op.98b: IV. Andante
American Ste, Op.98b: V. Allegro
Sym No.9 in e, Op.95 'From The New World': I. Adagio - Allegro Molto
Sym No.9 in e, Op.95 'From The New World': II. Largo
Sym No.9 in e, Op.95 'From The New World': III. Scherzo (Molto Vivace)
Sym No.9 in e, Op.95 'From The New World': IV. Allegro Con Fuoco

Customer Reviews:

ambitious and comprehensive.......2007-01-26

I bought this set because I was looking for early Dvorak, which is surprisingly difficult to find. As a collection of such hard-to-find material, this set of recordings is fabulous. I am already enamored of the fourth, listening to it over and over. The more I listen to this set of CDs, the more I like it. The technical quality of the playing, though overall not quite up to the level of the top world-class orchestras, is nonetheless excellent and in many ways more authentic of Dvorak and his world -- plus there are some really strong performances especially on the woodwind side.

An astonishing bargain on the used market.......2006-07-29

I was listening to Libor Pesek's complete Dvorak symphonies, which unlike most is generously filled with miscellaneous tone poems, overtures, and suites. The Czech Phil. sounds like they are to the manner born, but technical execution is spotty--this is an orchestra to appreciate for its local color rather than virtuosity. Pesek has middle-of-the-road ideas about the symphonies. The thin recorded sound isn't ideal, but the tangy Czech woodwinds are miked very close, which is appealing. There's no single performance to rival the best on CD, but everything is quite agreeable.

Then I noticed that on the used market this whole set sells for under $10--bargain alert. One could easily live with thwese readings and enjoy them al the more at such a steal.

Hard to beat.......2002-11-23

This set is a compilation of Pesek's recording cycle for Virgin between 1987-1995.

As a set of the complete symphonies it competes with Gunzenhauser (Naxos), Kertesz (Decca), Kubelik (DG), Jaarvi (Chandos) and Rowicki (Philips) In the UK this set is the cheapest way to buy a complete Dvorak cycle (there is a compilation box from Brilliant slightly cheaper but has the performances split unsuccessfully between three conductors : Paavo Jarvi, Kosler and Menuhin). However, in reviewing the set I took no account of price because, quite simply this set stands up well against all of the above.

First a note on the works. Dvorak's early symphonies are rarely performed and until recently hard to find on record. They dont reflect the maturity of style and understanding of symphonic form that one associates with 7, 8 and 9 but amongst them there are some real gems that it is a pity to neglect. Most notable is how clear Dvorak's orchestral voice is right from the start. Apart from strong and very obvious early influences from Wagner, Brahms and Beethoven what one hears most are pre-echoes of orchestral techniques used more successfully in the later works. Listening to the symphonies chronologically one is aware of the gradual maturing of form with the occasional marked change in approach such as from 4 - 5 when Dvorak's friendship with Brahms has clearly had effect. Needless to say, all the symphonies are orchestrally rich, colourful and dynamic with passages of great excitement and moments of sublime beauty.

Pesek's cycle alternates between his two favorite orchestras, 1,3,7,8 & 9 performed with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic (of whom he is currently conductor in residence) and 2,4, 5 & 6 the Czech Philharmonic (of whom he used to be conductor in residence). This alternation of orchestras adds an extra dimension to the cycle that I found quite refreshing. Pesek's approach has always been to let the orchestra have the freedom to express what he calls its "invisible spirit". "..you can hardly come to any orchestra and make them only play your way - it's a mutual exchange of experience..". Indeed this cycle gives one the chance to contrast the "invisible spirits" of the RLPO and CPO whilst still being aware of a unifying approach from Pesek.

The first 3 symphonies suffer perhaps from having too many ideas jostling for attention. It seems as if Dvorak is so excited with the infintie range of colours his orchestral paintbox can offer that he cant help but try out as many original and unusual scorings as possible. There are also many and frequent changes of dynamic, resulting in a kind of "crescendo-fatigue" Where Jaarvi tries hard to bring out an overall architecture that quite simply isnt there, Pesek, instead, revels in the many different textures and contrasting dynamics spotlighting certain passages for the inherent beauty they contain. I can think of no better approach for these early symphonies. With the fourth symphony however, Pesek now brings out the emerging sense of form as Dvorak reduces his orchestral palette in favour of more thematic development.

With Kertesz and Kubelik (and even the old Neumann on Supraphon) I was always aware of the shortcomings of the "middle" symphonies (5 & 6) feeling that they were "almost there but not quite". Under Pesek however, these symphonies exhibit a depth and maturity that gives me new respect. There is a relaxed confidence in his approach that makes us wonder why these works arent more played. There is much good music here and certainly I would put these particular performances at the top of my list.

When it comes to the "big three" (7, 8 and 9) there is so much competition in the catalogue that it would be impossible to pull out any one version and label it the best. Everyone has their own favorites (mine are Szell for 7, Kertesz for 8 and Barbirolli for 9). All I can say is the performances here are superb and cannot be criticised. Everything I look for in each performance Pesek has in spades. I may prefer Szell's third movement of the seventh or Barbirolli's opening to the ninth but this is countered by other aspects of the Pesek performances that are better in different ways. Most satisfying of all, having listened to Pesek guide me through the earlier symphonies, following his interpretation through into the last ones provides an insight and sense of completeness that any individual performance cannot achieve.

Finally a note on the recording. The CPO recordings (House of Artists, Prague) have slightly more ambience than the RLPO (Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool) which perhaps reinforces their "Czech" sound (memories of Supraphon!) but although the acoustic results in a slightly "fuller" sound it does not muddy the overall clarity of the excellent recording. The CPO recording of Symphony no 2 though was recorded in the Dvorak Hall, Prague and here there is slightly more reverberation. It's still within tolerable limits though. Overall the sound quality is excellent.

This is, all in all, great value for money and if the only Dvorak you know is the "New World" I suggest you go mad and buy this. You also get excellent performances of the Czech and American Suites, Othello, Wild Dove, My Home and Carnival Overtures and Scherzo Capriccioso thrown in as fillers!

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