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Analekta: Classical Gems: Free Sampler |  | Artist: Various Artists
Label: Groupe Analekta Inc.
Category: Digital Music Album
Buy New: $0.00
as of 7/29/2010 12:00 CDT details
Seller: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
Rating:  7 reviews
Genre: classical-music
Media: MP3 Download
Running Time: 2318 Minutes
ASIN: B002O4CV8Y
Release Date: September 8, 2009
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 7
Classical Gems is the Perfect Title May 20, 2010
ClasseekGeek (Honolulu, HI)
I downloaded this from the Amazon MP3 loader to I-Tunes after the Christmas holiday and found this entire collection to absolutely generous. I have purchased at least three recordings off the Analekta label, and basically, sonic engineering and production values have been excellent. I especially enjoyed the Arrival of the Queen of Sheba(off of Handel's Solomon). The Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal plays a sumptuous interpretation of Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini. With the inclusion of James Ehnes and Mari Kodama, Analekta has generously provided a "free purchase" exclusively for Amazon members. What a steal!
Nice Quality for Free? How can you beat that? March 21, 2010
Jon Hardy
This is a selection of classical music that is free to download. Good quality for free? You can't beat that.
Beautiful Classical Tunes February 28, 2010
Brooklyn Girl (Central NJ, USA)
When I first stumbled upon this sampler, I though hey it's free so "purchasing" it was a no brainer for me. After listening to it, I am so glad I did purchase it. The tracks on this sampler are wonderful. This would make a perfect addition to anyone who enjoys classical music.
 A good free classical music sampler January 4, 2010
Kevin Maze (Montgomery, AL United States)
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
This is a good classical music sampler. It's not great, but it is free. The album is comprised of 10 tracks and the first track gets it off on the wrong foot. Tafelmusik Orchestra's rendition of Beethoven's 5th is faster than most versions, so much so that I almost expected to hear Walter Murphy's "A Fifth of Beethoven." And for some reason, the recording is much softer than the other tracks. Not a good way to start a sampler.
A strange addition to the collection of "classical" music is Ennio Morricone's theme from "The Mission." Morricone is a great composer and I love his music, but he seems somewhat out of place in the company of Vivaldi, Rachmaninov, Bach and Handel. But the most out-of-place pieces are tracks 8 and 9: two versions of "Happy Birthday"; one in the style of Beethoven, the other in the manner of tango. And both songs are only a minute each, which to me, seems like the sampler was doing a bit of cheating.
Overall, the sampler is good. The other pieces are good; again, not great. It is what it is: A good free music sampler.
Great collection of free classical music December 1, 2009
M. Annabi
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I really enjoyed listening to this album all the way through. I recognized about half the tracks from previous experience with classical music and the rest was new to me.
This is free, so there is no reason that everyone shouldn't snag this and add it to their collection.
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