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1.Adiemus: Songs of Sanctuary from: Venture May 15, 1995
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Having your name extended through qualifications and growing a moustache Dali himself would be proud of does not grant you default access to the soul. High brow nothingness disguised as profound music easily sways sheep. Drop the education, open your heart, and wake up.

2.Vaughan Williams: (2CD) Lark Ascending, Tallis Fantasia, Greensleeves, Variations on Dives and Lazarus from: Double Decca April 12, 1999
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Everything you would want as in introduction to Vaughan Williams is here and it sounds fabulous. Whilst not my favourite recording of "The Lark Ascending", its still a treat and more than compensated for by the magnificent recordings of the "English Folk Suite" and "Oboe Concerto". Disc 2 is just a sheer delight from start to finish. Every track is sublime and you couldnt ask for a better selection of Vaughan Williams on 2 discs. The only comparison I can draw is the "Abba Gold" collection. Thats how good Vaughan Williams and this cd is. Just buy it and enjoy England's finest composer. It makes my day better whenever I put it on.

3.Film 100 by: London Philharmonic Orchestra October 02, 2006
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If you're looking for any CD's with movie music, this would be my first, and only, stop. There's something for everyone, and although stuff like the Indiana Jones theme is missing, and the opera CD (Disc 5) is a little week, the likes of "Ride of the Valkiryies" and "Ode to Joy" is just timeles, and best of all, immortalised by the films they're featured in, the compliment of all compliments to these films. It's very cheap to, I would highly recommend this.

4.Adiemus - The Journey from: Virgin November 01, 1999
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What a dreadful pile of poo. Amazon, please give us the option of a no-star rating for horrific trash like this.

5.Pavarotti - The Ultimate Collection from: Decca October 13, 1997
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What a let down! I bought this for Nessum Dorma and found that the cupboard of his repertoire is actually pretty bare. Other than "Just one Cornetto" there aren't any big hits on this album. Surely they could have included the 1975 classic "everyone's a fruit and nut case"? More importantly, none of it is in english so i've no idea what he's on about. That said, this guy can sing, proving, like Michelle McManus before him that being obese is no barrier if you have a decent voice. With the right material this guy could have a big career ahead of him. Maybe he should enter X-Factor, Simon Cowell could make him a big star.

6.Elgar: Violin Concerto in B Minor from: EMI Classics March 04, 2002
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Elgar played the violin himself, and this concerto is his greatest gift to his fellow violinists. When he composed the work in 1909 and 1910, there were already many concertos that gave room for virtuosic playing. Elgar did something different: he created a score that does not so much show what the violin can do as reveal all that it can say. Here the solo violin yearns, rejoices, pleads and consoles, and then, in one of the most original cadenzas ever written for any instrument, it takes up many of the previous themes and views each familiar melody in an utterly new way. Basil Maine, Elgar's first biographer, said it best when he remarked that most cadenzas call for the soloist to step into the limelight. Elgar instead asks the player to ... Read More:

7.Elgar: The Apostles from: British Composers April 06, 1992
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I have performed this piece as a member of the chorus in King's College Chapel and witnessed a superb performance at the Proms. I have also listened to this particular performance many times. This work is far less well known than "Gerontius" but for me (as for Boult) this is the greater work. I suspect that it is less performed than it should be because of the need for six first-class soloists. At every point, I find this strange and haunting work absolutely inspired. Perhaps the dramatic temperature cools towards the end of the first part, but this is necessary for the gradual building of tension through the extraordinary meditation of Judas (certainly the "hero" of this work) to the stunning apotheosis in the Transfiguration of Christ. Which is almost ... Read More:

8.Mahler: Complete Symphonies from: EMI September 28, 1998
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The late Klaus Tennstedt was a very great Mahler conductor and this set, in part, reflects that very well. Symphonies 3, 6 and 8 (and especially number 8) are right up with the very finest performances ever recorded. Symphonies 1, 2 and 4 are of a very high quality. Symphony 7 sounds fine until you hear the live BBC Legends recording (Mahler - Symphony No 7; Mozart - Symphony No 41 and you realise just how ALIVE a live Tennstedt performance can be (I know it costs almost as much as the complete set being reviewed here but please believe me, it is worth every penny!). As for symphonies 5 and 9 I personally find them rather four-square and unyielding. So on balance this is a very good set to buy as a super budget investment beating the Tabakov/Sophia PhilharmonicMahler: ... Read More:

9.Karl Jenkins: Palladio - Diamond Music from: Sony May 20, 1996
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Like most albums the title track and some others are superb. Trouble is a lot of the tracks use a similar if not idntical musical theme, so it can be difficult to know which track you are listening to.

10.Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf/Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals from: Avid Master Series April 02, 2001
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Like most albums the title track and some others are superb. Trouble is a lot of the tracks use a similar if not idntical musical theme, so it can be difficult to know which track you are listening to.

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