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Blood Brothers: 1995 London Cast [SOUNDTRACK]

Childrens Toy Shop > Classical Music > Classical Instrumental
from: First Night Records

October 09, 1995
THIS IS A TERRIFIC REMINDER OF WHAT A TREMENDOUS STAGE PERFORMER STEPHANIE LAWRENCE WAS. SHE HAS FEW RIVALS FOR THE ROLE OF MRS JOHNSTONE, MANY HAVE PLAYED IT SUCCESSFULLY BUT THE DESPERATION OF HER PLIGHT AT THE END OF THE SHOW HAS NEVER BEEN MATCHED. THIS IS AN EXCELLENT CAST RECORDING ALL ROUND AND DEFINITELY THE ONE TO BUY FOR AN AUTHENTIC REPRESENTATION OF ONE OF THE FINEST BRITISH MUSICALS EVER WRITTEN.
BUY IT!!

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Tippett - A Child of Our Time

Childrens Toy Shop > Classical Music > Classical Instrumental
from: Naxos

January 31, 2005
The late Sir Michael Tippett was a lifelong pacifist who served a brief sentence during World War II as a conscientious objector. He wrote 'A Child of Our Time' early in WW II and he wrote the text for it himself after T. S. Eliot, whom he had asked to supply the libretto, told him that Tippett's own outline was sufficient to the task. The narrative of the cantata is about a Polish boy living with relatives in France after his parents had been killed by the Nazis who himself then shot and killed a German official in 1938. He was imprisoned by the French government but that apparently wasn't punishment enough; in reprisal for the act the Nazis carried out the horrific 'Kristallnacht.' Tippett's text is not a simple condemnation of the Nazis, ... Read More:

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Karl Jenkins & Adiemus: The Essential Collection

Childrens Toy Shop > Classical Music > Classical Instrumental
by: Karl Jenkins & Adiemus

March 20, 2006
I have been picking up pieces of Jenkins' pieces for a while now but i must say that for anyone new to his work or just interested in hearing some really great music then this album hits the spot. A good collection of many highlights. I recommend it as a great general listening piece and thoroughly worth buying just for adiemus alone! Super!

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Bach - Brandenburg Concertos

Childrens Toy Shop > Classical Music > Classical Instrumental
from: Universal Classics

March 03, 1995
I don't know much about classical music unlike the other reviewers for this CD. However, I was fortunate in that my mother bought me a record (remember them?) of Concertos no 1,3 and 5. You get

1. all 6 Brandenburg concertos beautifully played by English Chamber Orchestra. Normally albums of Bach's Brandenburg concertos only have three of the concertos. Having listened to a few of these, the quality of this CD is at least equal to those recordings in my opinion.

2. two additional concertos: the Concerto for Oboe, Violin and Strings and the Concerto for Flute and Strings. The first of these, as observed in the other reviews, is stunning.

I think this CD is fabulous to listen to and is a complete steal for ... Read More:

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Favourite Welsh Choirs

Childrens Toy Shop > Classical Music > Classical Instrumental
by: Various Artists

July 03, 2000
The quality of the accompanyments and the production quality are outstanding. This is undoubtedly the best Welsh Male Voice choir recording in my collection.

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Braveheart - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Childrens Toy Shop > Classical Music > Classical Instrumental
from: Universal Classics

June 18, 1999
I recently listened to my copy of the Braveheart soundtrack and I can say that it is easily one of my favourite film scores that James Horner has composed and I will certainly be purchasing the second album with the DVD. There are many film soundtracks that I plan to buy and even re-buy for James Horner but Braveheart is certainly one that I recommend for people who are unfamiliar with his work as his other best scores are also good but for me the Braveheart music stands out on it's own.

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Renaissance - Music for Inner Peace

Childrens Toy Shop > Classical Music > Classical Instrumental
by: Harry Christophers, Sixteen

February 21, 2005
Beautiful and haunting vocals. Always a pleasure to listen to this uplifting CD. Recommended.

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Godowsky - Strauss Transcriptions and other Waltzes

Childrens Toy Shop > Classical Music > Classical Instrumental
by: Marc-Andre Hamelin

July 28, 2008
Beautiful and haunting vocals. Always a pleasure to listen to this uplifting CD. Recommended.

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Classic FM Babies

Childrens Toy Shop > Classical Music > Classical Instrumental
by: Katherine Jenkins, Elin Manahan Thomas, Julian Lloyd-Webber, Pascal Roge, Herbert Von Karajan, Charles Dutoit, Harry Christophers, London Symphony Orchestra

July 23, 2007

A lovely 2CD Classic FM compilation of relaxing music - for mothers as much as their babies - consisting of an interesting assortment of baroque, classical, romantic and modern music with the underlying theme of aiming to relax the listener.

Some pieces are chosen partly for their title as well as the soothing effect they have, these include the 'Lullaby' by Brahms and 'The Swan' from 'Carnival of the Animals' by Saint-Saens. The more contemporary offerings are by popular composers such as Patrick Hawes. These are good recordings, as expected by Classic FM, many of which will be comfortably familiar to most of the radio shows listeners.

Comfortably safe by Classic FM maybe, but comfortably relaxing too.

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Tchaikovsky - the Sleeping Beauty (Ovsyanikov) [2006]

Childrens Toy Shop > Classical Music > Classical Instrumental
starring: Alina Cojocaru, Federico Bonelli, Christopher Saunders, Elizabeth McGorian, Alastair Marriott
directed by: Marius Petipa (Choreographer);Ashton / Dowell / Wheeldon (Additional choreography);Valeriy Ovsyanikov (Conductor)

June 30, 2008

A lovely 2CD Classic FM compilation of relaxing music - for mothers as much as their babies - consisting of an interesting assortment of baroque, classical, romantic and modern music with the underlying theme of aiming to relax the listener.

Some pieces are chosen partly for their title as well as the soothing effect they have, these include the 'Lullaby' by Brahms and 'The Swan' from 'Carnival of the Animals' by Saint-Saens. The more contemporary offerings are by popular composers such as Patrick Hawes. These are good recordings, as expected by Classic FM, many of which will be comfortably familiar to most of the radio shows listeners.

Comfortably safe by Classic FM maybe, but comfortably relaxing too.