This is the re-issue with added bonuses of the 2nd Volume in the series of PentaTone Music SA-CD 5.0.Hybrid Muiltichannel Surround Sound, from this Dutch company.
Over 70 minutes of Classical Music which is 14 Tracks, plus bonus 3 x Tracks on sound effects and 31 Tracks on setting up your 5.1 speaker system. This is a better value CD than the 2003 version as this brings your Hi-Fi alive. This CD is superb in it's recordings by top Orchestra's and guest musicians, which include The Academy of St.Martin in the Fields, Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra, Limburg Symphony Orchestra, Netherlands Chamber Orchestra, Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra Amsterdam, Netherlands Radio Symphony Orchestra, New Dutch Academy and The Russian National Orchestra.
Here is the track listing that will suit everybody young and old.
Track 1. Alexander Glazunov (1865 - 1936)
Violin Concarto in A minor - Moderato (Time 04.22)
Track 2. Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897)
Symphony No.2 in D - Allegretto - Presto (Time 05.06)
Track 3. Sergei Ivanovich Taneyev (1856 - 1915)
Cantata No.2, Op.36 - Double Chorus (Time 04.51)
Track 4. Arcangelo Corelli (1653 - 1713)
Concerto da chiesa in D - Allegro (Time 03.11)
Track 5. Carl Loewe (1796 - 1869)
Piano concerto No.2 in A - Espaniola (Time 07.43)
Track 6. Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809)
Symphony No.44 in E minor - Allegro con brio (Time 06.29)
Track 7. Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)
Piano Sonata "Moonlight" - Adagio sostenuto (Time 05.39)
Track 8. Johann Stamitz (1717 - 1757)
Sinfonia a Quattro in F - Tempo di Minuetto (Time 04.08)
Track 9. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
Adagio for Violin and Orchestra in E, KV261 (Time 07.51)
Track 10. Gabriel Faure (1845 - 1924)
Requiem Op.48 - In paradisum (Time 02.56)
Track 11. Gabriel Faure (1845 - 1924)
Pelleas et Melisande - Sicilienne (Time 03.30)
Track 12. Gottfried August Homilius (1714 - 1785)
Choralvorspiel "Hilf, Herr Jesu, lass gelingen" (Time 02.29)
Track 13. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
Clarinet Concert in A - Rondo (Time 08.27)
Track 14. Richard Wagner (1813 - 1883)
Lohengrin - Prelude 3rd Act (Time 03.22)
BONUS TRACKS: Will only play on SACD equipment.
Track 15. Dawn on the banks of Loch Lomond (Time 04.55)
Track 16. A Steam train journey on the Bluebell Railway UK (Time 03.53)
Track 17. The Edinburgh Military Tattoo (Time 05.05)
Track 18 - 48. SA-CD Test Tones for Speakers.
Total Playing Time 96.30.
An excellant CD in price, and found to be a very useful tool in the setting up of the speakers. 10/10