⇒ CLASSICAL CDs BY COMPOSER
Albeniz, Isaac -- "Zambra Granadina" (Classical guitar and orchestra),"Asturias"
Anderson, Leroy -- "American Portraits", includes The Typewriter, Blue Tango,
Sleigh Ride, Fiddle Faddle, Syncopated Clock. Buglers Holiday, Waltzing
Cat and more
Bach, Johann Sebastian -- "Brandenburg Concertos, Nos. 1-5", Organ Favorites
-- "Toccata and Fugue in D minor", "Concerto in A", "Piece d'orgue",
"Fugue in G", "Wachet auf", "Toccata and Fugue in F"
Beethoven, Ludwig von -- Symphonies Nos. 4, 5, 6, 7 and 9; piano music
Borodin -- "Polovetsian Dances"
Brahms, Johannes -- Symphony No. 1; Tragic Overture; Hungarian Dances
Cage, John -- The Piano Works: The Seasons, ASLSP, and Cheap Imitation
Chabrier -- "Espana"
Chopin, Frederic - "Works for Solo Piano", Minute Waltz, Polonaise in C-sharp
minor, Nocturnes, Waltzes, Preludes, Scherzos and more
Clarke, Jeremiah - Trumpet Voluntary"
Copland, Aaron - Rodeo, Billy the Kid, Appalachian Spring, Fanfare for the
Common Man, Lincoln Portrait (Adlai Stevenson, narrator), and more
Corelli -- "Concerto Grosso in D"
de Falla, Manuel -- "Spanish Pieces"--Aragonesa No.1 - (classical guitar)
Debussy, Claude -- "La Mer", "Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun", piano works
Dvorak, Anton -- "Symphony No. 9 -- From the New World", "Slavonic Dances”
Gershwin, George -- "Rhapsody in Blue", "An American in Paris", and "Porgy
and Bess"
Glass, Philip - "Anima Mundi" --The Journey, The Ark, Living Waters, and more
Glinka - "Summer Night in Madrid", "Capriccio Brillante on the Jota Aragonesa"
Gould, Martin -- "American Salute" (When Johnny Comes Marching Home)
Granados -- "Zapateado" (classical guitar and orchestra),Spanish Dances
Grieg, Edvard -- "Peer Gynt Suites, nos. 1 and 2, "Norwegian Bridal
Procession", "Wedding Day at Troldhaugen", "Orchestral Pieces from
Sigurd Jorsalfar"
Grofe, Ferde -- "Grand Canyon Suite"
Handel, George Frederic --"Water Music" (complete -- all 3 suites),"Music for
the Royal Fireworks", selections from “The Messiah”
Haydn, Josef -- Symphony no. 94 (Surprise), Symphony no. 100 (Military) ,
Symphony no. 101 (Clock)
Ives, Charles -- Variations on America
Joplin, Scott -- "The Complete Works", includes Weeping Willow, Palm Leaf
Rag, The Entertainer, The Favorite, The Sycamore, Elite Syncopation and
others. Does NOT include Maple Leaf Rag.
Liszt, Franz -- Hungarian Rhapsodies, nos. 2 and 6
Marsalis, Wynton -- Black Codes From the Underground (original jazz)
Massenet -- "Le Cid" (Ballet music)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus -- "Symphony no. 35 --- Haffner", "Symphony no.
36 --- Linz", "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik", Salzburg Symphonies nos. 1,2,
and 3, Piano Concertos no. 20 and 21 (Elvira Madigan)
Pachelbel -- "Canon in D"
Ravel, Maurice -- "Pavanne for a Dead Princess", "Bolero"
Rimsky-Korsakov -- "Capriccio Espagnol"
Rodrigo -- "Concierto de Aranjuez" (classical guitar and orchestra)
Rossini -- William Tell Overture (known as Lone Ranger to many)
Smetana -- "Vltava"
Strauss, Johann II and Joseph -- Blue Danube Waltz, Pizzacato Polka, Roses
from the South, Egyptian March, Emperor Waltz, Village Swallows from
Austria, Tritsch-Tratsch polka, Viennese Blood Waltz, Persian march,
1001 Nights Waltz, Voices of Spring Waltz, Musical Joke
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyitch -- "Swan Lake" Suite, "Sleeping Beauty" Suite,
"Symphony No. 6 - Pathetique", "Hamlet, Fantasy - Overture", "1812
Overture" (with live cannon!)
Vivaldi, Antonio -- "The Four Seasons", "Famous Flute Concerti", "Concerto
for Two Trumpets in C"
⇒ MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS
COLLECTION OF PIANO FAVORITES -- Fur Elise (Beethoven), Turkish March
(Mozart), Merry Peasant (Schumann), Traumerei (Schumann), Waltz in A flat
(Brahms), Spinning Song (Mendelssohn), Moonlight Sonata, adagio movement
(Beethoven), Malaguena (Albeniz), Clair de Lune (Debussy), Nocturne in C#
(Chopin)
GREGORIAN CHANTS -- (The Gold Collection) -- by Coro Francescano di
Assisi
"INTRODUCTION TO EARLY MUSIC" -- A collection of Gregorian chants, early
organ, harpsichord, lute, and viol music dating prior to the 1500s. Composers
include Hildegard of Bingen, Ockeghem, Josquin, Byrd, Palestrina, Couperin,
and da Milano.
OPERA GOES TO THE MOVIES - famous music from operas that has been
used in movies: Fatal Attraction (Un bel di from Madame Butterfly), Apocalypse
Now (Die Walkure), Prizzi's Honor (Overture from Barber of Seville), Godfather
III (Cavalleria Rusticana), …many more
⇒ MISCELLANEOUS MUSIC
CHURCH, CHARLOTTE -- "Voice of an Angel" - Danny Boy, Amazing Grace,
Three Welsh Bird Songs..more
COLLECTIONS OF NATIONAL ANTHEMS, vol. 2" (America/Africa/Middle
East/Oceania)
COMPLETE NATIONAL ANTHEMS OF THE WORLD;, vol. 6 (Taiwan Zimbabwe)
HALLOWEEN PARTY MUSIC -- Monster Mash, Ghostbusters, Werewolves of
London, Spooky, Time Warp,…more
MONTOYA, CARLOS (recording artist) -- Hispanic/Latin music for solo guitar
MUSIC FOR ST. PATRICK'S DAY
OUT OF THE GHETTO; -- Songs of the Jews in America -- includes Der Fisher,
Golus Marsh, Yiddish, Mayn Yingele, Eliyohy Hanovi, Milchome, A Volechl
RAVI SHANKAR - Raga Hamsadhwani, Dhun Kafi, Raga Ramkali - sitar, tabla,
and tamboura
RHUMBA! -- the Peres Blanca Band -- a collection of rhumbas
⇒ MUSIC OF AND ABOUT AMERICA (Does NOT include the 1960s/70s!)
"AFRICAN AMERICAN SPIRITUALS" - There is a Balm in Gilead, We Shall
Walk Through the Valley in Peace, Roll Jordan,Roll, Deep River, Listen to the
Lambs, Gospel Train, Oh Freedom…many more
"AMERICA SINGS" -- classics including Dixie, America, Over There, We're
Tenting Tonight, Yankee Doodle, Columbia the Gem of the Ocean, Maryland my
Maryland, Hail to the Chief, America the Beautiful, and Star-Spangled Banner
"AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL" -- John Williams, Arthur Fiedler and the Boston
Pops includes:This Land is Your Land, Battle Hymn of the Republic, The
Entertainer, Alexander's Ragtime band, Strike up the Band (Gershwin), 76
Trombones,When the Saints Go Marching In, Stars and Stripes Forever
"APPALACHIAN STOMP" -- Nine Pound Hammer, Roving Gambler, Dueling
Banjos, Foggy Mountain Breakdown, Rocky Top, Blue Moon of Kentucky, Will
the Circle Be Unbroken?…many more
CHANTICLEER -- Where the Sun Will Never Go Down -- includes spirituals and
traditional gospel music -- Old time Religion; Deep River; All Night, All Day;
Steal Away; We Shall Walk Through the Valley in Peace; more
"GREAT SONGS OF AMERICA" includes songs in the following categories:
British Heritage, Building of America, Irish Heritage, Sea Chanties and Riverboat
Songs, Westward Migration, Civil War, The Cowboy, Badmen and Tough
Women, Railroads/coal Mines, Sweet Songs in the Parlor, Ragtime and Jazz,
Country Blues, America Goes to War,Great Depression
"MUSIC OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION" -- includes fife music, and songs
SWEET HONEY IN THE ROCK - "Twenty-five Years" - We Are the Ones,
Redemption Song, Greed, Run, Hope, Forever Love, Anybody Here?…more
TRAINS --TRAIN 45 includes a collection of original recordings of the 20s-50s
from both Anglo-American and African-American traditions that recall the longgone age of steam and illustrate the impact that the railroads once had on our
national culture
⇒ 20th CENTURY MUSIC WITH A CONSCIENCE!
CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL --Bad Moon Rising, Green River,
Fortunate Son, Who'll Stop the Rain, Run Through the Jungle, Have You Ever
Seen the Rain? and others
CROSBY, STILLS, NASH AND YOUNG -- includes Deja Vu, Wooden Ships,
Teach Your Children, Ohio, Find the Cost of Freedom, Woodstock and others
DYLAN, BOB --"The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" -- includes Blowin' in the Wind,
Masters of War, Hard Rain's Gonna Fall, Don't Think Twice -- it's All Right,
Talking World War III Blues, I Shall be Free
KINGSTON TRIO --Tom Dooley, Lion Sleeps Tonight, Greenback Dollar, Roviní
Gambler, Tijuana Jail, M.T.A., Early Morning Rain and more
OCHS, PHIL -"All the News That's Fit to Sing" - One More Parade, The
Thresher, Power and the Glory, The Bells (Edgar Allen Poe), Automation Song,
Bound For Glory… more
PETER, PAUL, & MARY-- includes Sorrow, Cruel War, If I Had a Hammer,
Where Have all the Flowers Gone?
PETE SEEGER -- Pioneer of Folk -- includes Round and Round Hitler's Grave,
Sinking of the Reuben James, Casey Jones, T for Texas, Cindy, Cumberland
Mountain Bear Chase, Erie Canal, Which Side are You On?, C for Conscription
SIMON AND GARFUNKLE - "Sounds of Silence" - Richard Cory, Sounds of
Silence, I Am a Rock…more
THE WEAVERS - Pay Me My Money Down, Greensleeves, Rock Island Line,
Suliram, Shalom Chaverim, Sixteen Tons, Follow the Drinking Gourd, When the
Saints Go Marching In….many more
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⇒ BIG BAND SOUNDS (WORLD WAR II ERA)
BEST OF BENNY GOODMAN -- Let's Dance, Stompin at the Savoy, On a Slow
Boat To China, Sing,Sing, Sing, Moonglow and more
BIG BAND GREATEST HITS -- includes music of Glenn Miller, Erskine
Hawkins, Charlie Barnet, Duke Ellington, Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman, Count
Basie, Tommy Dorsey, Woody Herman, Lionel Hampton, and Illinois Jacquet
GLENN MILLER WAR BROADCASTS -- a really cool CD complete with radio
Interviews in German(with English translations included. Includes
Moonlight Serenade, In the Mood, Tuxedo Junction, String of Pearls and more
⇒ MULTI-CULTURAL RECORDINGS
AFRICA 1. "INDIGO AFRICA" -illustrates the diversity and richness of the various
styles of music of Africa
2. AFRICAN TRIBAL MUSIC and DANCES (festival music of the Princes of
Dahomey)
3. AFRO-CARIBBEAN GROOVES and African Drums
ANDES - The Flute of the Andes
AUSTRALIA - WALTZING MATILDA, The Overlander, Botany Bay, The Drover's
Dream….more
"AUSTRALIA-COLORS OF THE WORLD EXPLORER" - Bellin-Bellin,Wala,
Valley of the Winds, Spirit Land, Emu,Kangaroo…more (intriguing, indigenous
music!!!!)
CARIBBEAN SOUNDS -- Limbo Bug, Gumbo Calypso, Jamacian Mambo,
Voodoo Rumba, Everybody Limbo, Day-O, , Guantanamera, …more
CHINA
SONG OF THE DRAGON - The Rising Sun, Moonshine in Autumn, Welcome to
Our Land,Big Mountain, Welcome to the Guests, ….more
CHINESE BAMBOO FLUTE MUSIC - Capriccio for Chinese Flute, The Maidens
of the Tea Mountain, The Song of the Four Seasons, ….more
GERMANY - Beer Barrel Polka, Schneewalzer, Volksmusik Medley,…more
GREECE -Zorba the Greek, Zonaradiko, A Night in Plaka, Dyonisos's Dance,
Never on a Sunday, and more
INDIAN FLUTE and SITAR OF INDIA -- Raga Malkauns, Suite for Two Sitars,
Meditational Raga of Northern India… and more
KOTO MUSIC OF JAPAN -- Kurui, Sagi-Musume, Kya No Yoru, Ukigomo,
Chidori, Netori, Kyorei,26 selections
MARIACHI FROM MEXICO -- Guadlaajara, La Cucaracha, Carabina, El
Mariachi, Paula, Estrellita, 30 selections in all
AUTHENTIC NATIVE AMERICAN MUSIC and CEREMONIAL WAR DANCES,
music of the Sioux, Cheyene, Kiowa, Crow, Shawnee, Pawnee, Navajo, Ute,
Zuni, Apache, and more
PARAGUAYAN HARP
RUSSIA - "The Art of the Balalaika"
SWITZERLAND - Music from the Swiss Mountains -- Alepngross, Feurige
Herzen, St. Galler Schublig…more