- Performer: Boris Berezovsky, Ronald Patterson, Cyprien Katsaris, Arleen Auger
- Orchestra: Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
- Conductor: Lawrence Foster, Kurt Masur, Armin Jordan, Eliahu Inbal
- Composer: Erik Satie, Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin, Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Sergey Rachmaninov
- Audio CD (8 Mar 1994)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: Teldec
- ASIN: B000000SL6
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 314,274 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings
| 1. Gymnopedie III |
| 2. Etude, Op. 10, No. 3 |
| 3. Symphony No.6 in B minor, Op.74 'Pathetique': Adagio. Allegro non troppo |
| 4. Vocalise, Op. 34 |
| 5. Chanson de matin, Op. 15 No. 2 |
| 6. Romeo And Juliet: Fantasy Overture |
| 7. Albumblatter: Wiegenliedchen (Lullaby) |
| 8. Gymnopedie I |
| 9. Romeo And Juliet Suite No. 1, Op. 64b: Romeo And Juliet |
| 10. Piano Concerto No. 2 In B Flat Major, Op. 83: Andante |
| 11. Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5: Aria (Cantilena): Adagio |
| 12. La fille aux cheveux de lin (Piano Preludes vol. 1) |
| 13. Andantino semplice |
| 14. West Side Story: Maria |
| 15. Waltz, No. 1 In D Flat Major Op. 64 |
| 16. Enigma Variations, Op. 36: Nimrod |
| 17. The Planets: Venus, The Bringer Of Peace |
Product Description
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Sensual Classics must have been a hit, particularly the cover photo of a man and woman undressing one another. For here we have Sensuous Classics II, complete with a book of eight more make-out photos sprawled over 10 foldout panels. There are no liner notes (no room, I guess). Again, the selections are absurd and the performance standard uneven. From the first note, Lawrence Foster's performance with the Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte Carlo of Satie's Gymnopedie No. 1 goes limp, if you'll pardon the expression. By contrast, Heitor Villa-Lobos's Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 with soprano Arlene Auger and the cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic is bold and sensuous and memorable. --Gwendolyn Freed
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Good selection, poor performance.
23 Aug 1999
I picked up this CD because it seemed to be a great selection of my favorite romantic classical tunes. I found the performances to be poor overall, however I was indeed pleased with the selection.
This CD might be considered a bargain if you are looking for performances from most of the all-time favorites. But for quality performances, look elsewhere.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
good selection -- not bad performances
2 Oct 2002
I agree with the previous reviewers that these are well selected pieces, at least if the standard is potentially to set the mood for romance. I have listened to this album a number of times and find the performances quite adequate -- I disagree that the perforamnces are bad. The roster of who is performing the pieces is not a lot of folks generally considered to be slouches. If these are bad performances, I think a lot of people would have trouble recognizing good performances.
The one thing I find really disappointing about this album is its price, which I find very high for a compilation album. For bettervalue, I would suggest looking for some of the many "adagio" albums that Polygram puts out that have 2 well-filled CDs with very nice selections of generally quiet, relaxing, romantic music (a good one is "Evening Adagios").
Better yet, buy some albums on the Naxos label... that have some of the pieces on any of these compilations and listen to all of the pieces on each CD. You'll get good value for your money and hear a lot of very good music too!
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