28 Greatest Hits

28 Greatest Hits

ASIN: B000007OB4

Track Listings

1. Mountain Dew

2. 15 Cents Is All I Got

3. You'll Make Our Shack a Mansion

4. Eight More Miles to Louisville

5. Bald Headed End of the Broom

6. Old Rattler

7. Down in Dixie (Where They Say You All)

8. East Bound Freight Train

9. Time, Time, Time, Time

10. Take It on Out the Door

11. Get Back on the Glory Road

12. I'm Tying the Leaves (So They Won't Come Down)

13. You Done Me Mean and Hateful

14. I Don't Know Gee from Haw

15. I'm My Own Grandpaw

16. Chicken Don't Roost Too High

17. Tragic Romance

18. Daisy Dean

19. Are You from Dixie?

20. Five String Banjo Boogie

See all 28 tracks on this disc

Tracks:

Samson et Dalila: Bacchanale
Carnival Of The Animals (Chamber Version): No. 13. The Swan
Carnival Of The Animals (Chamber Version): No. 14: Finale
Dance Macabre, Op.40
Suite algerienne, Op. 60: Marche militaire francaise
Introduction and Rondo capriccioso, Op.28
Samson et Dalila: 'Mon coeur s'ouvre a ta voix'
Concert Piece For Horn & Orchestra, Op.94
Romance, Op.37
Piano Concerto No.2 In G Minor, Op.22: III. Presto
Symphony No.3 In C Minor, Op.78 'Organ': II. Allegro moderato - Presto - Maestoso - Allegro

Customer Reviews:

the most sensetive music ever.......2005-10-26

This music take me away from every day troubles and brings my soul to a beutiful world of music.Saint-Saent's vision of music is different, his creations are sensitive and intence. He is agreat talent.

Cool Camille.......2003-03-06

I think that the sound of Saint Saens Music is very unique. I think that anyone out there wanting to listen to some excellent writing I assure you that Saint Saens has written it. On behalf of Amazon I would definitely rate this music 5 stars. I thank Amazon for a perfect portrayal of his works. You shoppers out there might want to take a look at buying this.

RIGHT AWAY!!!
-Nick

Astounding!!!.......2000-10-06

I have come accross very few CD's that have 74 minutes of music that I enjoy. This CD is one of those. Mason Jones does a great job on Morceau, everyone likes danse bachannalle, the piano concerto is great, it's just a really enjoyable CD to own. I recommend it highly, it's one of my favorites.

Great Selections, So-So Collection.......2000-06-23

As all good elementary school music teachers know, Saint-Saëns could evoke emotions from a rock. I don't know if it's his masterful command (or creation) of the idioms of music, or whether it's the formal structure of his compositions, but there's never any confusion about how one feels when listening to this Apollo.

This Sony recording supposedly collects his best. It does and it doesn't. The "Danse Macabre"--a perennial Saint Saëns fave--is definitely better than any others on the market--crisper, livelier, and ... er... creepier. And the Bacchanale is also superbly done. (Don't take my word for it though--you can compare these yourself from the various samples.) But as great as these individual pieces are, Sony failed to bring to the "Swan" the rest of the zoo from "Carnivale des Animaux," and, worse, they forgot the "Aquarium," too! Plus, the "Organ Symphony" *must* be heard in its entirety to sound like the serious piece of music that it is.

I haven't found the noumenal Saint-Saëns collection yet. But this one surely isn't phenomenal.

Classical is the best.......2000-06-22

It's composition very good. Thanks Sony for this great album.

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More like Three and a Half Stars
Good, not Great
Five Stars for Chopin
Chopn's Greatest Hits
Fantastic!!

Chopin: Greatest Hits

Manufacturer: Sony
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000002A1N
Release Date: 1994-08-09

Tracks:

Polonaise In A Major, Op. 40 No. 1: 'Military'
Waltz In D-Flat Major, Op. 64, No. 1: 'Minute'
Mazurka In C Major, Op. 24, No. 2
Waltz In C-Sharp Minor, Op. 64, No. 2
Mazurka In D Major, Op. 33, No. 2
Fantasie-Impromptu In C-Sharp Minor, Op. 66
Nocturne In E-Flat Major, Op. 9, No. 2
Waltz In G-Flat Major, Op. 70, No. 1
Prelude In A Major, Op. 2, No. 7
Polonaise In A-Flat Major, Op. 53
Etude In E Major, Op. 10, No. 3
Prelude In C Minor, Op. 28, No. 20
Prelude In D-Flat Major, Op. 28, No. 15: 'Raindrop'
Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 35: 'Funeral March'
Etude In C Minor, Op. 10, No. 12: 'Revolutionary'
Mazurka In C-Sharp Minor, Op. 6, No. 2
Waltz In E-Flat Major, Op. 18: 'Grand Valse brillante' From Les Sylphides
Piano Concerto No. 2 In F Minor, Op. 21: 'Allegro vivace'

Customer Reviews:

More like Three and a Half Stars.......2006-02-05

When I think of the piano, the first composer that comes to my mind is Chopin. Chopin was a composer who excelled in small form writing for the piano. He wrote beautiful melodies with complex accompaniment that was both challenging for the performer and enlightening for the listener. Chopin did not write many multi-movement pieces and what he did write is generally not as good as his solo piano pieces anyway (this is my opinion, not a fact).
When buying recordings of Chopin's music, there are basically two options. You can either go with a "Greatest Hits" type collection, which works very well with Chopin, or you can buy collections that assemble all he wrote for a certain form (preludes, nocturnes, etudes, etc...). If you are new to Chopin, I suggest buying a "Greatest Hits" collection, though not necessarily this one, even though this is the CD in my car right now. The playing is okay but it's nothing really that special. Considering all the masterful Chopin interpreters out there, such as Rubinstein, Ashkenazy, Argerich, Pollini, and Perahia, it seems silly not to start with a pianist that you really love, since almost every great pianist has recorded works by Chopin. Having said that, this collection contains almost all my favorite works by Chopin, my only complaint being I wish it had more than one nocturne. Thus it serves as a good introduction to Chopin's music. I would recommend the Favorite Chopin collection by Ashkenazy over this collection because not only is he an amazing pianist and a masterful interpreter of Chopin, but it's two discs for the price of one.

Good, not Great.......2002-03-02

Revolutionary Etude and many other performers are good. However, Fanastie Impromptu I've heard performed much better. Raindrop Prelude is played okay, but the song is so low in volume that I can hardly hear it. Good deal though.

Five Stars for Chopin.......2002-01-27

What can I say! This is a wonderful collection of music. I highly recommend it for anyone who loves his music.

Chopn's Greatest Hits.......2001-04-08

Not a good version of Les Sylphides (#17); which is only a 5 minute excerpt. Any other Les Sylphides pieces are sprinkled throughout the CD as piano.

Fantastic!!.......1999-08-15

Frederic Chopin is a very talented artist and composer. A must have of any Chopin collector.

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For Water Aerobics, a Top-Ten CD
Greatest March Sampling Out There!
For the Lover of Marches
Blood Pumping Music
Blood Pumping Music

Marches: Greatest Hits

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Marches: The Greatest Hits

ASIN: B000002AW0
Release Date: 1994-12-06

Tracks:

Various: The Prince of Denmark's March
Various: March from The Anna Magdalena Notebook
Various: March from Cantata No. 207
Various: See, the Conqu'ring Hero Comes March from Judus Maccabaeus
Various: Turkish March from The Ruins of Athens, Op. 113, No. 4
Various: Rakoczy March from The Damnation of Faust
Various: Procession of the Nobles from Mlada Suite
Various: Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1
Various: Grand March from Aida
Various: The Washington Post March
Various: National Emblem March
Various: The Liberty Bell
Various: Colonel Bogey March
Various: Semper fidelis
Various: British Grenadiers
Various: King Cotton
Various: Under the Double Eagle
Various: The Thunderer
Various: III. March from First Suite for Military Band in E-flat Major
Various: March of the Toys from Babes in Toyland
Various: El capitan
Various: March from 1941
Various: March from The Love for Three Oranges
Various: The Raiders' March from Raiders of the Lost Ark
Various: The Stars and Stripes Forever!

Customer Reviews:

For Water Aerobics, a Top-Ten CD.......2005-07-30

I provide music for water aerobics classes. The class members are typically retirees, and like Classical music, yet until this CD the only Classical music with a beat distinctive and steady enough for water aerobics that I'd found was on the "Hooked on Classics" series. Thus, for water aerobics, this is a find.

Also contributing to this CD's popularity for water aerobics are that: (1) many of the songs are upbeat, and (2) "new stereo" recordings (in contrast to my recordings of Sousa marches that were played by Sousa himself; he died in the 1930s.)

In Summary, were you to buy just ten CDs for water aerobics classes, this would be one of them.

Greatest March Sampling Out There!.......2004-04-05

Knowing very little about classical music, I bought several march compilations a few years back, in hopes that I could develop at least a fanboy level of appreciation. Of the compilations I picked up, this is the one that showed me the most diverse sampling of marches. If you want to become familiar with the march genre, this collection runs away with the blue ribbon, with no contendors close behind. The other compilations I came across focused strictly on the American military marches; they were all very good, but this compilation dishes up a diverse menu, from Ludwig Von Beethoven to John Williams.

This CD has a special place in my collection since it turned me on to John Philip Sousa, who has become one of my favorite composers ever. The Sousa selections on this CD are performed by The Incredible Columbia All-Star Band. I enjoyed these tunes immensely enough to buy some Sousa compilations, and found that while the All-Star Band's take on Sousa tunes is very good, I greatly prefer the releases by The United States Marine Band. The Sousa tunes on this CD are a bit rushed for my taste, while The United States Marine Band's delivery seems more pronounced and evenly paced.

My personal favorite track is Kenneth Alford's "Colonel Bogey" performed by John Williams and The Boston Pops Orchestra. They take Alford's memorable placid march, and shape it into a powerful storm-of-an-orchestral march. Absent are the keyboards prevalent in many renditions of Colonel Bogey, but beautifully replaced with a dynamic orchestra.

It's the variety of marches, however, that steal the show, especially if you are a novice like I am, and want to find out which era of marches is your cup of tea. You get a wide range, from Hector Berlioz's Racoczy March from "Damnation of Faust," to Edwin Bagley's "National Emblem March," to Victor Herbert's "March of the Toys," all the way up to the present day with John William's "The Raider's March" from "Raiders of the Lost Ark."

I am still getting my feet wet learning about marches, and this compilation has given me a great head start. No doubt I'll cringe one day if I read this clumsy description of Sousa and Alford tunes, but for the time being, I am having great fun discovering a whole new school of music. This CD is a great starting point if you want to become familiar with marches.

Just one other comment that will only further display my amateur level of classical music appreciation, but I've just got to say it: JOHN PHILIP SOUSA ROCKS!!! There are very few pieces that sound as happy and uplifting as a Sousa march. I proudly salute Mr. Sousa!

For the Lover of Marches.......2002-05-16

This is the best march music CD I have in my collection. It covers a range from Beethoven's "Turkish March" (track 5 and my favorite of the CD) to Sousa. The weakness of the CD comes from the Incredible Columbia All-Star Band tracks. They do a few Sousa marches and the difference between them and the Boston Pops is very noticable. But that's just a minor complaint and certainly nothing to keep you from buying and enjoying this CD.

Blood Pumping Music.......2001-01-30

This CD took me back many years. It has great music that will get your blood pumping. It is a great selection of music and should be in anyones CD collection!!

Blood Pumping Music.......2001-01-30

This CD is a great CD. It includes some the worlds most famous marches with a great recording. I grew up in marching bands in East Texas and loved marches, and this CD gets my blood pumping and takes me back to the old days. If you love great music and marches, this is a sure buy!!!!

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Grandpa Jones
Grandpa is THE BEST!!!!!
History from the Heart
Great music, poor CD.

Grandpa Jones - 28 Greatest Hits
Grandpa Jones
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Binding: Audio CD

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Release Date: 1998-05-19

Tracks:

Mountain Dew
15 Cents Is All I Got
You'll Make Our Shack A Mansion
Eight More Miles To Louisville
Bald Headed End Of The Broom
Old Rattler
Down In Dixie (Where They Say You All)
East Bound Freight Train
Time, Time, Time, Time
Take It On Out The Door
Get Back On The Glory Road
I'm Tying The Leaves So They Won't Come Down
You Done Me Mean And Hateful
I Don't Know Gee From Haw
I'm My Own Grandpa
Chicken Don't Roost Too High
Tragic Romance
Daisy Dean
Are You From Dixie
Five-String Banjo Boogie
How Many Biscuits Can You Eat
Old Rattler's Treed Again
Grandpa's Getting Married Again
It's Raining Here This Morning
Our Fathers Had Religion
Don't Sweet Talk Me
Uncle Eph's Got The Coon
My Little Naggin Wife

Customer Reviews:

Grandpa Jones.......2006-07-05

Great listening music. Takes me back to old Hee-Haw days. Enjoy the old music and people from my younger days listening to radio and then TV.

Grandpa is THE BEST!!!!!.......2006-02-26

Even if you didn't grow up watching Hee-Haw, you have to love Grandpa Jones. The songs are fun to listen to and the music is great. Whether you're a country fan or not, there's something for everyone on this Grandpa Jones album. A must have for any music fan's collection.

History from the Heart.......2004-01-04

I saw Grandpa Jones at the Opry many years ago, when he was still relatively young. At the time I bought a cassette of his music, long since worn out as cassettes do. I came across this CD by chance browsing through Amazon. A word to those who only know him from Hee Haw: Jones was an accomplished musician, singer and comedian whose considerable talent was not done justice on television.

I admit I couldn't put this CD down when it came in the mail. These are country songs like you certainly won't hear on or off the radio today. He is very, very far removed from what country music calls itself today. Jones became famous as a young man singing songs that were old then! He sings with an honesty of humor when the song calls for it. However, this small collection also demonstrates his fine singing voice on 'straight' songs. 'Daisy Dean' and 'I'm Tying the Leaves...' have never been surpassed. 'Chicken Don't Roost Too High' and 'How Many Biscuits Can You Eat' are enchanting in their frank celebration of what country life used to be like in my grandparents' time.

Now, for the recording: the sound quality is very variable. However, please don't let this deter you from purchasing one of Jones's albums. So many of these songs were recorded under less than ideal conditions, in pre-tape days. I've encountered the same limitations with other historical recordings, such as the original Carter Family. Perhaps it's because I also have a lot of historical opera that it truly doesn't bother me much. CEDAR and other filtration methods mask too much of the original character of recordings. I didn't expect these to sound modern, and they don't. Early Burl Ives sounds like this also. So what? Let's celebrate that we have these legendary artists preserved at all. When I can find a better copy of some of these songs I'll buy them. In the meantime, enjoy!

Great music, poor CD........2002-02-19

First, let me say that I love Grandpa Jones. It's bothersome to me that it's so hard to find his earlier recordings on CD. To the best of my knowledge, this CD released by King Records is the only CD currently available containing his classic King recordings. And it's a great idea: 28 classic Grandpa Jones tracks on one CD. Unfortunately, despite containing great recordings by Grandpa, I found the CD to be a waste of money and time. The sound quality varies greatly from song to song, with some being decent and some being downright awful. And the packaging is even worse. The only liner notes are the sparse ones stuck on the back cover. There's no recording info such as dates or musicians. And don't let the "Photos enclosed!" blurb on the cover fool you. There's simply a little collage of six photos on the backside of the front insert. I don't understand why King can't spend a little money or at least a little time when putting out CD's. My advice would be to leave this CD on the rack and wait for Westside or another label to put together a quality CD of Grandpa's King recordings.

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A great violinist playing great music.
Obviously a must-have for Perlman fans

Itzhak Perlman - Greatest Hits ~ "Carmen" Fantasy · Havanaise · Poème · and more

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ASIN: B000001GIO
Release Date: 1993-05-11

Tracks:

'Carmen' Fantasy: Introduction: Allegro moderato
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'Carmen' Fantasy: II. Lento assai
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'Carmen' Fantasy: IV. Moderato
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Reverie Et Caprice

Customer Reviews:

A great violinist playing great music........2005-06-01

Itzhak Perlman demonstrates his mastery of the violin while playing Pablo de Saratate's 'Carmen Fantasy' on this CD.

Obviously a must-have for Perlman fans.......1999-02-09

Carmen Fantasy with perfect skills, what else can I say...buy it if you are a true Perlman fan!

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Frederic Chopin Greatest Hits

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'Minute' Waltz
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Meditation: The Greatest Hits

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Piano: Greatest Hits

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Siciliano [from Sonata No. 2 in E-Flat Major, BWV 1031] - Wilhelm Kempff
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Adagio Sostenuto [From Piano Sonata No. 14 in C Sharp Mino, Op. 27 N] - Claudio Arrau
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Gymnope No. 1
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Variation 18 [from Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini, Op. 43] - Jean-Yves Thibaudet
Andante Con Moto E Poco Rubato [from 3 Preludes for Piano Solo] - Cleveland Orchestra,

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A real bargain: great sound, and performances from Kostelanetz, Ormandy, and Entremont!

Chopin's Greatest Hits

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A real bargain: great sound, and performances from Kostelanetz, Ormandy, and Entremont!.......2005-09-27

"Chopin's Greatest Hits" may be a misnomer, as he wrote so many "hits" it would be hard to find which were the greatest, or most popular. But this disc is most enjoyable, if not to everyone's taste.

You may know nearly all Chopin's compositions are for piano solo, except the 2 Piano Concertos and several works for Piano and Orchestra. Chopin did not write a symphony, overtures to plays, or concertos other than for piano. But some of Chopin's piano pieces have been arranged for orchestra, as most of the tracks of this disc: such as the Polonaise in A Major, "Military Polonaise", here performed by Andre Kostelanetz and the New York Philharmonic. The Ormandy tracks are all movements from the arrangement of Chopin's music for ballet, "Les Sylphides," and I suspect these were taken from that recording, available in a Sony "Essential Classics" release from the early 1990s. Chopin arranged for orchestra is effective, and entertaining, in my opinion, but I like Bach and Handel works played by a full symphony orchestra: exciting, but not "authentic" in a Puritanical sense of the word.

The sound is full and rich, and easily the equal of many DDD recordings being made today. Ormandy/Philadelphia produced a gorgeous sound in the 1960s: something to behold: much to my liking.

Since someone has a copy to sell (as of the date of this review), for just $.01, $2.50 with shipping: what do you have to lose? For less than the cost of a fast food meal (and no stomach ache afterwards) you can try out some great performances of the late 1960s, and even if they aren't preferable, you aren't out much.

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Chopin: Greatest Hits

Manufacturer: Decca
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Mazurkas | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music

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Ballads | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

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Fantasies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B0001AP19Y
Release Date: 2004-02-10

Tracks:

Heroic
Minute - Zoltan Kocsis
Prelude No. 4 In E Minor, Op. 28 - Claudio Arrau
Fantaisie-Impromptu - Stanislav Bunin
Tristesse
Mazurka No. 5 In B-Flat Major, Op. 7 No. 1
Military
Nocturne No. 1 In B-Flat Minor, Op. 9 No. 1
Revolutionary
Black Keys - Mikhail Pletnev
Raindrop
Grande Valse Brillante
Funeral March - Martha Argerich
Berceuse In D-Flat Major, Op. 57
Ballade No. 4 In F Minor, Op. 52

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