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The Ultimate Guitar Collection

~ John Williams
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  • Audio CD (20 Aug 2007)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Sony Classical
  • ASIN: B0002ISFNO
  • Other Editions: Audio CD
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 2,773 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Disc: 1
1. Suite española, Op. 47 Instrumental : No. 5 Asturias (Leyenda)
2. Cavatina from The Deer Hunter Instrumental
3. I. Prelude from Suite for Lute (Guitar) No. 4 in E Major, BWV 1006a: Excerpt
4. Triangular Situations
5. Recuerdos de la Alhambra
6. Romance for Guitar and String Orchestra previously unreleased
7. Dance from "La Vida Breve" Instrumental
8. Sonata in E Major, K. 380 (L. 23) Instrumental
9. Como Llora una Estrella
10. The Mission (Gabriel's Oboe, Mission Theme, On Earth as it is in Heaven) Voice
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Disc: 2
1. Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar and Orchestra : II. Adagio
2. El Diablo Suelto
3. Preludio en do menor 213
4. No. 3 Sevilla (Sevillanas) from Suite española, Op. 47
5. Gnossienne No. 1 Instrumental
6. Cueca
7. Schindler's List Instrumental
8. Lute Suite No. 4 in E Major, BWV 1006a Instrumental : III. Gavotte en Rondeau
9. Nkosi Sikelel'i Afrika
10. Pavane for Guitar and String Orchestra Instrumental
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Album Description

During his career John Williams has not only explored the basic classical literature for guitar, he has also expanded it by inspiring, commissioning and arranging music from different cultures and in different styles, thereby transform the instrument's repertoire. To celebrate this outstanding and ongoing recording career Sony Classical has released a 2 CD retrospective entitled John Williams: The Ultimate Guitar Collection. This thiry-nine track compilation includes key tracks from all John's recent releases including last year's El Diablo Suelto, a celebration of Venezualan guitar music, and 2001's Magic Box on which John joined forces with fellow musicians John Etheridge, Chris Laurence, Paul Clarvis and Richard Harvey to explore the continuing tradition of guitar music in Africa and Madagascar and 1997's The Black Decameron on which John performed music by the comtemporary Cuban composer Leo Brouwer. The Magic Box album also includes guest appearances by Francis Bebey and the African Children's Choir. Designed very much as a gateway into John's substantial recorded catalogue the new album inlcudes many of the great standards of the classical guitar repertoire including Albéniz' Asturias, Stanley Meyer's Cavatina from the film Deerhunter and the ever popular second movement from Joaquin Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranuez. More populist fare includes transcriptions for guitar and orchestra of the theme tunes from Schindler's List and The Godfather, by namesake John Williams and Nino Rota respectively, both taken from the ...Plays the Movies album released in 1997, the traditional tune El Condor Pasa and the anonymous Romance for Guitar and Orchestra. John is also represented as a composer on the new collection with the Aeolian Chant from The Guitarist.

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The best John Williams collection CD, 4 Jun 2009
By Mr. Stephen J. Dann (Hampshire, UK) - See all my reviews
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John Williams is the most outstanding classical guitarist of our time. He has explored, extended and redefined the repertoire for the guitar and made many first class recordings. Unfortunately many of his recordings focus on particular genres and can therefore feel a bit intense.

But this collection is different as it covers a wide range of pieces and styles - a true "best of" and more like an extended private concert of all his best performances. Throughly enjoyable and recomended.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars FAB GUITAR PIECES BY THE MASTER, 13 April 2009
By RD (London) - See all my reviews
Terrific collection of guitar performances, covering most of the genres that John Williams can perform so well, including some real classics, eg Cavatina. Would make a good gift, or an introduction to classical guitar to someone who had not listened to it before. A perfect aid to contemplation, meditation or study.

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4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars John Williams "The Ultimate Guitar Collection", 25 Feb 2009
By Mr. Anthony Walmsley "Historical Fad" (Lincolnshire, Englandf) - See all my reviews
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A lovely CD which can be playing in the background whilst the listener just chills out in a comfortable chair, some memorable pieces of music. Found it very enjoyable.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Serene
This is the most beautiful serene and relaxing classical guitar playing I have heard in a long time - but then it is John Williams! Money well worth spent and a must for all fans.
Published 23 days ago by Lynda Marks

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic guitar virtuoso
John is probably one of the finest guitar virtuoso's in the world if not the best. Eric Clapton is also in that category, but his forte is blues and modern where he really... Read more
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