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Explore The Classics/Power/Be Original Explore The Classics/Power/Be Original
Published by: Allegro Corporation\nExecutive Producer: Guido Scipione\n
This classical cd contains 14 tracks and runs 77min 49sec.
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1. Explore The Classics/Power/Be Original - Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man (03:22)
   Aaron Copland (1900-1990) wrote his famous fanfare during\nWorld War Two. Its stirring theme has been used countless\ntimes in advertisements and motion pictures, yet still retains\nits emotive power.\n\nfrom NIM 5246
2. Explore The Classics/Power/Be Original - Holst: The Planets, Suite for Orchestra, Op. 32 Mars, bringer of war (07:05)
   Mars was written in the last days before World War I. Its\nrelentless hammerblows were a herald for the tradgedy that\nsoon followed.\n\nfrom IMP PCD 890
3. Explore The Classics/Power/Be Original - Bach/Liszt: Fantasie in G Minor, BWV 542 (06:10)
   Johann Sebastian Bach was one of the greatest musical\ngeniuses thatever walked this earth. Franz Liszt, himself\nquite a name, thought his organ works were absolutely\nfabulous - the problem was, not enough people knew about\nthem. He transcribed them fo
4. Explore The Classics/Power/Be Original - Resphighi: The Fountains of Rome The Fountain of Trevi at Mid-day (03:29)
   "The solemn theme, passing from the wood to the brass\ninstruments, assumes a triumphal character. Trumpets peal;\nacross the radiant surface of the water there passes\nNeptune's chariot, drawn by seahorses and followed by a\ntrain of sirens and tritons.
5. Explore The Classics/Power/Be Original - J.S. Bach: Toccata & Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565 (08:36)
   The most famous solo organ work in history! Bach's\nrenowned piece is presented by the famous organist\nJean Guillou. He performs on the renowned organ ot\nSt. Eustache, the largest church in paris.\n\nCAUTION: Extreme bass tones! Set volume carefully!\n\
6. Explore The Classics/Power/Be Original - Shostakovich: Symphoniy No. 10 in E Minor, Op. 93 Allegro (04:15)
   A musical portrait of Joseph Stalin - one of the true terrors\nof the 20th Century.\n\nfrom IMP PCD 2043
7. Explore The Classics/Power/Be Original - Dvorak: String Quartet in F Major, Op. 96 "American" Finale-vivace ma non troppo (05:25)
   Jeanette M. Thurber, wife of an embarrassingly prosperous\ngiant in the American grocery business, nurtured whims.\nOne of them was to lure Dvor
8. Explore The Classics/Power/Be Original - Liszt: Apres une lecture du Dante, (Fantasia quasi Sonata), excerpt (05:18)
   Liszt (1811-1886) evokes the hell out of Dante's Inferno.\nThrough stunning keyboard effects he conjures up the\nagitated wailing of the damned souls, first heard after the\ngrimly majestic introduction.\n\nfrom NIM 5422
9. Explore The Classics/Power/Be Original - Enesco: Romanian Rhapsodiy No. 1 in A Major, excerpt (06:17)
   Based on Romainian folk melodies, this rhapsody builds\nmomentum to the inevitable climax.\n\nfrom VAN 10
10. Explore The Classics/Power/Be Original - Teixeira: Te Deum Tibi omnes Angeli (06:11)
    Dom Joao V, crowned King of Portugal in 1707, had one\naim in life: to link Church and State as closely as possible\nand spend his life as priest-King. He was obsessed with\nhow church music could best portray the power of the faith.\nYou can't get much c
11. Explore The Classics/Power/Be Original - Ginastera: Estancia Danza final "Malambo" (04:03)
    Argentniean composer Alberto Ginastera (1916-1983) wrote\nthe ballet "Estancia" in 1941 to explore the melodic and\nrhythmic colors of his homeland. "Malambo" represents the\nbrilliant, beautiful dance of the gauchos (cowboys) of\nArgentina with flashy or
12. Explore The Classics/Power/Be Original - Sibelius: Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 43 Finale, excerpt (04:50)
    This is music that tries to seem reserved and inaccessible,\nbut achieves great emotional intensity instead.\n\nfrom IMP PCD 927
13. Explore The Classics/Power/Be Original - Saint-Saens: Symphony No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 78 "Organ" Maestoso (07:28)
    Known as "the French Beethoven", composer Saint-Saens\n(1835-1921) was also an organist. He warned his publisher\nthat this, the finale of the 3rd Symphony "will be terrifying"\nwith its massive orchestration and huge organ chords. He\nwas absolutely righ
14. Explore The Classics/Power/Be Original - Orff: Carmina Burana Ave formosissima, O fortuna (05:12)
    O Fortuna, from Carmina Burana is probably the most\nrecognisable piece of classical music to moviegoers and\ntelevision viewers. It is difficult to imagine that this now\nfamous expression of ecstacy began life in a medieval\nGerman manastery.\n\nfrom IM