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  • Audio CD (3 Nov 2003)
  • SPARS Code: DDD
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Classics
  • ASIN: B000026APH
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 571 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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    #22 in  Music > Easy Listening
    #24 in  Music > Bargain CDs > Budget
    #56 in  Music > Compilation

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On this CD:
  1. Carmina Burana
    Composed by Carl Orff
    Performed by St Louis Symphony Chorus, St Louis Symphony Orchestra
    Conducted by Leonard Slatkin

  2. Lakmé
    Composed by Léo Delibes
    Performed by Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
    with Janice Watson, Ruby Philogene
    Conducted by Carl Davis

  3. Symphony No. 9, "From the New World" in E minor
    Composed by Antonín Dvorák
    Performed by Czech State Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conducted by José Serebrier

  4. Peer Gynt
    Composed by Edvard Grieg
    Performed by Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra
    Conducted by Tadeusz Wojciechowski

  5. La bohème
    Composed by Giacomo Puccini
    Performed by Rome Symphony Orchestra
    with Luciano Pavarotti
    Conducted by Nino Bonavolontà

  6. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
    Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov
    with Evelyn Chen
    Conducted by Leonard Slatkin

  7. Suite bergamasque
    Composed by Claude Debussy
    with Kathryn Stott

  8. (Il) trovatore
    Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
    Performed by Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conducted by Carl Davis

  9. Canon and Gigue in D
    Composed by Johann Pachelbel
    Performed by City of London Sinfonia
    Conducted by Andrew Watkinson

  10. Exsultate, jubilate
    Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performed by Britten Sinfonia
    with Lesley Garrett
    Conducted by Ivor Bolton

  11. Pavane
    Composed by Gabriel Fauré
    Performed by Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conducted by Libor Pesek

  12. Carmen
    Composed by Georges Bizet
    Performed by New Philharmonia Orchestra
    with Plácido Domingo
    Conducted by Sherrill Milnes

  13. Adagio in G minor
    Composed by Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni
    Performed by City of London Sinfonia
    Conducted by Andrew Watkinson

  14. Romeo and Juliet
    Composed by Sergey Prokofiev
    Conducted by Barry Wordsworth

  15. Variations on an Original Theme, 'Enigma'
    Composed by Sir Edward Elgar
    Conducted by Sir Edward Downes

  16. 1812
    Composed by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
    Performed by Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conducted by Sir Andrew Davis

  17. Pomp and Circumstance
    Composed by Sir Edward Elgar
    Performed by Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conducted by Carl Davis

  18. Les pêcheurs de perles
    Composed by Georges Bizet
    Performed by Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
    with Robert Merrill, Jussi Björling
    Conducted by Renato Cellini

  19. Cavalleria rusticana
    Composed by Pietro Mascagni
    Performed by Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir
    Conducted by Carl Davis

  20. Messiah
    Composed by George Frideric Handel
    Performed by London Musici Chamber Choir
    with Bryn Terfel
    Conducted by Mark Stephenson

  21. 12 Concertos for Violin and Strings
    Composed by Antonio Vivaldi
    Performed by Zagreb Soloists
    with James Galway

  22. Requiem
    Composed by Gabriel Fauré
    Performed by Cambridge Trinity College Choir
    with Camilla Otaki
    Conducted by Richard Marlow

  23. Spartacus_Ballet Suite No. 2
    Composed by Aram Il'yich Khachaturian
    Conducted by Barry Wordsworth

  24. Trois Gymnopédies
    Composed by Erik Satie
    with Peter Dickinson

  25. (4) Orchestral Suites
    Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performed by City of London Sinfonia
    Conducted by Andrew Watkinson

  26. Gianni Schicchi
    Composed by Giacomo Puccini
    with Angela Gheorghiu
    Conducted by Sir Edward Downes

  27. Symphony No. 6, 'Pastoral' in F
    Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performed by North German Radio Symphony Orchestra
    Conducted by Günter Wand

  28. Jerusalem
    Composed by Hubert Parry
    Performed by Cambridge Trinity College Choir
    Conducted by Richard Marlow

  29. Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra in A
    Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performed by Britten Sinfonia
    with Joy Farrall
    Conducted by Nicholas Cleobury

  30. Agnus Dei
    Composed by Samuel Barber
    Performed by Cambridge Trinity College Choir
    Conducted by Richard Marlow

  31. Turandot
    Composed by Giacomo Puccini
    with Johan Botha
    Conducted by Sir Edward Downes

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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Great value, but certainly not the 'only one' you'll ever need, 8 Mar 2008
By Mart Music (Essex, UK) - See all my reviews
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The budget price doesn't reflect the quality of this 2 disc collection of classical music highlights, for the soloists, orchestras, conductors and the recordings themselves ensure it is a good quality selection of mostly familiar music from the classical music repertoire.

The choices lean heavily towards the opera style, so for that reason alone will not be the only album necessary to cover everyone's taste - even the complete classical beginner will find many of their familiar favourites are absent.

The tracks are mostly single movements from the whole score, which may not please the more enthusiastic classical fan, but it's unavoidable given the short time permitted by only 2 CDs. In any case, this album really is only aimed at those wanting a brief 'best of' product rather than an in depth study, and for that purpose it does its job well.

I would recommend the album as a bargain value, well perfomed selection of classical/opera music. It's not the only one as its title claims, but it's not a bad starting point.

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67 of 72 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A brilliant job of showmanship and programming, 23 Jan 2004
By Frank T. Manheim "telemann" (Fairfax VA) - See all my reviews
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"The Only. . . " album may sound like a superficial pastiche to reviewer 1, but it isn't. I'm a classical music activist and an advocate for imaginative ways to reverse classical's decline. From this standpoint this product demonstrates first-rate creative showmanship and sophistication on the part of its producers. As the second reviewer indicates, the album does more than just stimulate impulse purchase. The outrageously inspired title was obviously designed to attract newcomers to classical. Having lured the uninitiated, a wrong start on the first track could be the last heard. The inspired choice of Orff, with his primal rhythms and simple harmonic structure, probably breaks with stereotypes people may have about classical. The listener then gets an abrupt change of pace with luscious, delicate ballet melodies by Delibes, followed by all-meat-and-no-potatoes romantic masterpieces in the Dvorak 9th Symphony (appropriately performed by a Czech orchestra) and the Grieg Peer Gynt Suite. The album includes popular classic hits like the Pachelbel Canon and Albinoni Adagio but embraces diverse styles ranging from Khatchaturian and Prokofiev to Bizet's the Pearl Fishers (opera) and Satie's Gymnopedie. Toward the end come full and unchopped performances of core classical repertory like the Bach instrumental suites and Vivaldi violin concerti (in dynamic, living-tradition style, led by James Galway). Reviewer No. 2 is on target. This is a superb present for newcomers. More experienced listeners can relax and enjoy masterly programming of great classics, executed by fine performers and ensembles.
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92 of 111 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars It is as it is titled., 5 April 2001
I was visiting from USA and found this CD in Birmingham. I have not taken it out of my CD player since 1999! Buy one and leave it in slot 3...you won't regret it. The variety is perfect, changing moods just when you feel worn from the last track. Two colleagues bargained over the last CD available and the won who lost borrows mine. Today I ordered it for him and sent one to my son, a metallic music lover, who likes just a bit of classical and this CD will fit the bill.
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Having NEVER brought a Classical music CD before I felt it was about time I did.

Now I am so pleased. This is a super CD set full of well known music which I enjoy.
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5.0 out of 5 stars For classical music followers
The Only Classical Album You'll Ever Need is an album well suited to satisfy musical taste for followers of classical music. Read more
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Whod ave fought dat there would be enuf badass classical songs to be worf fillin two WHOLE CDs? Well, there aint. Read more
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