> The Most Relaxing Classical Music In The Universe

Release Date: 2003-04-08, Audio CD, Denon Records

Release Date: 2007-02-27, Audio CD, Denon Records

Release Date: 2006-01-10, Audio CD, Denon Records

The Universe: The Complete Season 1 DVD SetFrom our humble ... Read more

The Universe: The Complete Season 1 DVD SetFrom our humble planet to the most awesome celestial bodies immerse yourself in this spectacular exploration of Space.Relive the moments of history's greatest astronomical discoveries.The wonders of Space come alive through spectacular computer animations.Includes the Beyond the Big Bang! The Universe: The Complete Season 2 DVD Set We once considered ourselves to be at the center of the universe – now we know that we are just a small spec in a giant cosmos. This season HISTORY® ventures outsides of our solar system in another epic exploration of the universe and its mysteries.With strikingly realistic computer re-creations you’ll feel like you’ve traveled to the edge of the unknown: visit strange and unfamiliar worlds in “Exoplanets ” prepare for the worst in “Cosmic Collisions ” and uncover the secrets of our own galaxy “the Milky Way.” And that’s just the beginning… learn exactly what “Dark Matter” is and how it takes up 95% of the universe; take a front-row seat for the ultimate light show with “Supernovas;” and while most people have heard of black holes (which swallow all matter that they come in contact with) find out more about “White Holes” – which actually create matter.THE UNIVERSE: THE COMPLETE SEASON TWO includes all 18 original episodes on 5 DVDs: DISC 1: Alien Planets / Cosmic Holes / Mysteries of the Moon / The Milky Way DISC 2: Alien Moons / Dark Matter / Astrobiology / Space Travel DISC 3: Supernovas / Constellations / Unexplained Mysteries / Cosmic Collisions DISC 4: Colonizing Space / Nebulas / Wildest Weather in the Cosmos DISC 5: Biggest Things in Space / Gravity / Cosmic Apocalypse / bonus material. BONUS FEATURE: Featurette “Backyard Astronomers” The Universe: The Complete Season 3 DVD SetImmerse yourself in more spectacular space exploration with SEASON THREE of this epic series from HISTORY™. A virtual collision of astronomy and history each enlightening episode utilizes strikingly realistic computer recreations and animations to provide unprecedented insight into the mysteries of our universe and beyond. See how NASA is arming itself with the latest technology to pre-empt an apocalyptic attack in “Deadly Comets and Meteors.” Learn how scientists envision reproduction and human development in “Sex in Space ” and explore startling new evidence showing the existence of universes other than our own in “Parallel Universes.” From bizarre clouds to the hypothetical Planet X from space disasters to space sex and the possibility of terrifying cosmic collisions experience space in a whole new way – not through a telescope or textbook but firsthand. With THE UNIVERSE you’ll feel like you’ve traveled to the edge of the unknown. BONUS FEATURES: Universe Facts; Image Gallery THE UNIVERSE: THE COMPLETE SEASON THREE includes all 12 original episodes on 4 DVDs. The Universe: The Complete Season 4 DVD SetJourney back to the beginning of history on a mind-blowing adventure through space and time. Using stunning HD graphics THE UNIVERSE returns in SEASON FOUR to transport viewers past the wonders of our own solar system and out to the bizarre far-flung reaches of the cosmos. From death stars to ringed planets star clusters to space wars THE UNIVERSE uses new discoveries and more advanced CGI to help explain the mysteries of outer space. From wormholes to transporters examine which elements from popular sci-fi movies could really exist; and discover how the universe is awash in all sorts of strange liquids from oceans of methane to blobs of alcohol floating in space and even iron rain. Watch and marvel as experts cook up ten ways to destroy the Earth including blowing it up with anti-matter hurling it into the Sun and colliding with another galaxy. This special edition 4-DVD set features all 12 episodes from SEASON FOUR plus additional never-aired segments. Minimize

Ranging from Gregorian chant to Philip Glass this well-bal ... Read more

Ranging from Gregorian chant to Philip Glass this well-balanced guide to historical and contemporary classical music examines major works by 500 composers worldwide. It focuses on exemplary recordings of symphonies operas concertos choral pieces chamber music piano pieces and other works performed by an international spectrum of premier conductors musicians and vocalists. Incisive often anecdotal critiques define the distinctive style and interpretation of thousands of selected works and recordings. Composers profiled and reviewed include: Bach Beethoven Bernstein Brahms Chopin Copland Czerny Debussy Gershwin Gilbert & Sullivan Handel Haydn Mozart Prokofieff Puccini Reich Schubert Tchaikovsky Varèse Wagner and hundreds of others. Minimize

Combining the International Who's Who in Classical Music an ... Read more

Combining the International Who's Who in Classical Music and the International Who's Who in Popular Music, this two-volume set provides a complete view of the whole of the music world.9781857883466 In this simple, sharp, and snappy guide, well-known author David Freemantle offers advice on how to become an inspirational leader and forge a team that perpetually performs at its peak. The Biz: 50 Little Things That Make a Big Difference to Team Motivation and Leadership provides fifty little things managers Minimize

Features:This value pack includes 3 CD's: Mozart's Magic Fa ... Read more

Features:This value pack includes 3 CD's: Mozart's Magic Fantasy, Tchaikovsky Discovers America, and Mr. Bach Comes to Call. The award-winning Classical Kids series introduces children--and adults--to the joys of classical music. A dramatic story, a little bit of history and the world's best-loved classical music set the scene for these fun-filled musical adventures. Table of Contents: Publisher: Childrens Composer: Catalog Number: 1896449433 Pages:   Minimize

With more than 200 stunning color photographs by noted phot ... Read more

With more than 200 stunning color photographs by noted photographer Wendy McDougall Classical Destinations takes readers on a tour of the history and geography of classical music examining the lives of the great composers as related to their places of birth education triumphs and failures. For today's traveler the book comes full-circle describing how through their achievements the great composers came to influence the places where they lived and performed.In these pages readers can visit Venice when it was home to Vivaldi Salzburg as Mozart's prodigious talents emerged Leipzig during the time of Mendelssohn and Schumann Prague as growing Czech nationalism gripped Smetana and the Vienna where Beethoven faced incurable deafness. The reader will accompany J. S. Bach through the towns of central Germany and tour St. Petersburg as Tchaikovsky knew it. Beyond the cities Classical Destinations includes the dramatic landscapes of Norway and Finland that made so much of an impress Minimize

Features:This value pack includes 3 CD's: Bethoven Lives Up ... Read more

Features:This value pack includes 3 CD's: Bethoven Lives Upstairs, Vivaldi's Ring of Mystery, and Hallelujah Handel. The award-winning Classical Kids series introduces children--and adults--to the joys of classical music. A dramatic story, a little bit of history and the world's best-loved classical music set the scene for these fun-filled musical adventures. Table of Contents: Publisher: Childrens Composer: Catalog Number: 1896449417 Pages:   Minimize

In 1965, National Education Television (NET), the predecess ... Read more

In 1965, National Education Television (NET), the predecessor to PBS, commissioned WGBH, Boston to produce a series of educational television programs based on interviews filmed at WGBH, Boston in November 1964 and January 1965 with composer Aaron Copland. The result was MUSIC IN THE 20's - 12 half-hour programs offering an insight into the seminal music of the 20th century by one of America's profound musical minds and, arguably, its most celebrated composer. The lectures and the television series focus on the years commencing in 1921, when, as a young man, Copland journeyed to Paris. There he studied for three years with the legendary teacher Nadia Boulanger. Steeped within the seismic revolutionary 20's cultural upheaval that altered painting, literature and music, Copland was energized by contacts with many of the personalities who were the substance of the changes. He mixed with painters - Chagall, Picasso, Modigliani and with writers - James Joyce, Gertrude Stein, Ernest Hemingway, Ezra Pound and André Gide. But Copland was naturally enthralled and enlightened by the composers: especially Stravinsky, Schoenberg and their influences on Berg, Webern and almost everyone else; by French composers, Satie, Poulenc, Milhaud, Honegger; by fellow Americans, Virgil Thomson, Roy Harris, Charles Ives; by European schools - Béla Bartok, Paul Hindemith and Kurt Weill; by American jazz and its impact on Stravinsky and Milhaud among others.The twelve programs contain a detailed illuminating discourse by Maestro Copland. The series includes on-camera performances by a hand-picked studio orchestra along with appearances of instrumental luminaries: Sylvia Marlowe, David Tudor, Paul Jacobs, Tossy Spivakovsky, the Julliard String Quartet; vocalists: Beverly Sills, Lotte Lenya, Donald Gramm and conductors: Aaron Copland, Sarah Caldwell, Milton Rosenstock and Igor Stravinsky. The programs also contain appropriate instructive piano demonstrations by Aaron Copland of key music elements. MUSIC IN THE 20's will prove to be an invaluable aid to scholars, music educators and a renewed insight to music lovers. COPLAND PROGRAM LISTING Program Listing: 1. Background: 1910-1919: 2. Paris: Les Six: 3. Jazz and Jazz Influence: 4. Neo-Classicism: 5. Central Europe: 12-Tone Revolution: 6. New Movements in Opera: 7. Nationalism: European Style: 8. Nationalism: New World Style : 9. New Faces: 10. American Music in the 20's: 11. Experimental Attitudes (1) : 12. Experimental Attitudes (2) TECHNICAL NOTE: The Library of Congress is the custodian of the National Educational Television (NET) film and tape archives. They could only find the original master tapes for Programs #3 through #12. The original tapes for Programs #l & #2 were missing. Fortunately, The Library of Congress did have safety copies of Programs #1 & #2, but they are the ones most technically challenged. However, for this DVD release they have been restored as well as technically possible. Kultur, National Educational Television, and the Aaron Copland Fund for Music all agree that the historical content and the educational importance of this series overrode any technical deficiencies. Produced and Directed by David M. Davis at WGBH, Boston for National Educational Television (c) 1965 Reissue of this program has been funded by THE AARON COPLAND FUND FOR MUSIC, INC. Minimize

The eagerly awaited sequel to Dr. Gray's The Popular Guide ... Read more

The eagerly awaited sequel to Dr. Gray's The Popular Guide to Classical Music, the newly released, The WORLD of WOMEN in Classical Music, is written in the same scintillating style and reflects over 10 years of research and incredible WEALTH of information! Besides Composers, Conductors and Performers?also explored are two hitherto neglected fields: Musicologists, and Women in the BUSINESS of Music. And what a field the latter is! Women behind the scenes in Orchestras and Opera companies! Women in the publishing and recording businesses. Women as nurturing and pioneering impresarios up to today?s savvy Agents! Plus a miscellany of other niches from running Chamber Music America to the American Symphony Orchestra League. As if this were not enough, the icing on the cake comes in the last chapter, The Unforgotten, which beautifully pays homage to Women Philanthropists whose generosity has founded Symphonies and kept Classical Music alive and vibrant. Each entry is a miniature masterpiece of biography, revealing personal glimpses of talented women who defied limiting social conventions to forge a path for themselves and future generations. Starting in caveman times, this exciting book takes us through the musical eras: Ancient, Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic and Modern?always within the context of historic events. Women in music known and admired by Emperors, Kings, Popes and the foremost male counterparts of each century, now spring back to life in the pages of this generous 1100 page scenario. History will prove that Dr. Gray has fulfilled a destiny by drawing back the veil that has enshrouded centuries of women in music, bequeathing to us a detailed and colorful tapestry upon which to feast our imagination, and forever enrich our minds, hearts and spirits...... Minimize

Features:When a young queen falls mysteriously ill, her chi ... Read more

Features:When a young queen falls mysteriously ill, her children are sent deep into the forest in search of her only cure: the legendary unicorn. The great magician Merlin helps them on their quest. With riddles and the unicorn's song, the children travel to the magical isle of Avalon. There they must decide what can truly cure their mother -- King Arthur's powerful sister, Morgan-le-Fay, or the healing touch of the unicorn. Features more than two dozen excerpts of pre-Baroque music, including traditional English songs like Greensleeves and Early One Morning, Gregorian Chant, Celtic songs, wild Medieval dances plus a journey into the future of music with Bach, Beethoven and beyond. The award-winning Classical Kids series introduces children--and adults--to the joys of classical music. A dramatic story, a little bit of history and the world's best-loved classical music set the scene for Minimize

Shot in Salzburg against the majestic Bavarian Alps, THE SO ... Read more

Shot in Salzburg against the majestic Bavarian Alps, THE SOUND OF MUSIC is considered one of the greatest screen musicals ever made. Winner of five Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director (Robert Wise), the film, based on a real family and their true events, tells the story of a young postulate, Maria (Julie Andrews), who, after proving too high-spirited for the Mother Abess and other nuns, is sent off to work as a governess to seven unruly children. The Von Trapp family is run, in military style, by the seemingly cold-hearted Captain Von Trapp (Christopher Plummer), a lonely widowed naval officer. Seeing how badly he and his children need companionship, he proposes to the Baroness Schraeder (Eleanor Parker), a calculating, mutual friend of beloved family friend Max Detweiler (Richard Haydn). It is the baroness who soon realizes that it's Maria with her warmth and love for the children the captain really loves. It is nearly bliss for the newly formed family who loves to sing together except for the cloud looming over their beloved Austrian horizon: Hitler is ascending to power, forcing Von Trapp to decide whether to join the Nazi party which he loathes or force his family to leave their home forever. One of the most memorable scores ever written (by Rodgers and Hammerstein) and breathtaking performances by Andrews, Plummer, and the seven children mark this classic as one of the world's most favorite films. Minimize

The Piano Treasury of Classical Music is designed to be the ... Read more

The Piano Treasury of Classical Music is designed to be the cornerstone of your personal music library. This tremendous piano collection contains 400 pages of great music literature specially selected and edited for the pianist who loves classical music. No other single volume can provide the wealth of exquisite piano selections contained within these pages. Here you will find the world's favorite inventions preludes fugues minuets sonata movements nocturnes waltzes mazurkas intermezzos romantic short pieces impressionistic works and light classics as well as the most rewarding traditional arrangements of themes from the great symphonies chamber works operas and ballets by the master composers of the past four centuries. Minimize

The lives and music of the great composers of classical mus ... Read more

The lives and music of the great composers of classical music unfold in this entertaining account, introduced by singer and presenter Aled Jones.... Minimize

ADVENTURES BEYOND THE BODY: INDUCTION MUSIC FOR OUT-OF-BODY ... Read more

ADVENTURES BEYOND THE BODY: INDUCTION MUSIC FOR OUT-OF-BODY TRAVEL, a 2-CD set. William Buhlman Presents: Music For Out-Of-Body Travel.This 2-CD set combines hypnotic ancient rhythms with the latest psycho-acoustic mind technologies. This music will help to transport the listener from the beta to delta brain state. Please avoid using this 2-CD set while operating a vehicle or anything that requires external concentration. For maximum effectiveness, headphones should be used in conjunction with your favorite out-of-body induction technique. For proven techniques, please refer to William Buhlman's book ADVENTURES BEYOND THE BODY. 1) Lay down (back straight), take several deep breaths and completely relax. 2) Reaffirm your clear intention, I will now have an out-of-body experience! 3) Begin your favorite out-of-body technique. 4) Let yourself become completely immersed in the music. 5) Allow your body to drift into total relaxation, as your mind remains focused on your technique and intention. 6) Hold your intention and technique as your last conscious thought as your body drifts to sleep. Waves of Light is an exhilarating yet profoundly peaceful musical journey into the mind, body, and beyond. By combining the ancient knowledge of harmonics and recent discoveries in brain research, Waves of Light produces specific frequencies (for alpha, then theta) to create whole-brain consciousness and tunes the body to the natural harmonics of the earth and sun. A relaxing ride to Nirvana. The Power of 7 is a magical sound sculpture (tuned to the color green) which energizes and balances the heart chakra (thymus) by resonating the subtle energy levels of the listener. Combining hypnotic ancient rhythms with the latest psycho-acoustic mind technologies, this music will transport the listener from the beta to delta brain state. The Power of Seven is used professionally for healing, inducing altered states of consciousness and out-of-body travel. William Buhlman has trained out-of-body travelers in his workshops for more than a decade, teaching people how to project their consciousness outside the limits of their physical bodies and to explore dimensions and worlds beyond everyday life. William Buhlman presents, ADVENTURES BEYOND THE BODY, INDUCTION MUSIC FOR OUT-OF-BODY TRAVEL, a 2-CD set created by Brian E. Paulson. Waves of Light and The Power of 7 are used exclusively by William Buhlman in his out-of-body workshops. Everything in the universe is energy. Its pulsating rhythms are outside and within us all. This energy moves in waves or cycles, never resting and appearing in endless variations from the waves crashing on the shore, to the ebb and flow of patterns within our minds. These vibrations (or energy) can manifest themselves in many forms; from the forms of sacred geometry (the soul and shape of nature) to the colors of consciousness as evidenced by photographs of auras revealing moods of the psyche. Therein lies an infinite array of vibrations, from the micro cosmos to the macro cosmos. True healing is in accord with these primal and omnipresent energies. Although we are all unique and vibrating individuals with our own special needs, there are certain key frequencies which strike a resonance deep within to facilitate the alignment, healing and attunement of our minds, bodies, and spirit. Minimize

Western classical music has become as Chinese as Peking Ope ... Read more

Western classical music has become as Chinese as Peking Opera, and it has woven its way into the hearts and lives of ordinary Chinese people. This lucidly written account traces the biographies of the bold visionaries who carried out this musical merger. Rhapsody in Red is a history of classical music in China that revolves around a common theme: how Western classical music entered China, and how it became Chinese. China's oldest orchestra was founded in 1879, two years before the Boston Symphony. Since then, classical music has woven its way into the lives of ordinary Chinese people. Millions of Chinese children take piano and violin lessons every week. Yet, despite the importance of classical music in China - and of Chinese classical musicians and composers to the world - next to nothing has been written on this fascinating subject. The authors capture the events with the voice of an insider and the perspective of a Westerner, presenting new information, original research and insights into a topic that has barely been broached elsewhere. "Every chapter is as exiting as it is revealing. The book is thoroughly researched, with superb bibliography. I am ecstatic; my students will be electrified." - Clive M. Marks, Chairman, The London College of Music, Trestee, Trinity College of Music and The London Philarmonic Orchestra Minimize

The Gramophone Classical Music Guide 2010 is the essential ... Read more

The Gramophone Classical Music Guide 2010 is the essential guide for music lovers collecting their music on CD DVD or as a download. Drawing on the magazine's 85-year experience of reviewing classical music on record The Guide reviews 3 500 recordings covering the full spectrum of classical music from the Middle Ages to the brand new from Grand Opera to Lieder and song from string quartets to organ music. Minimize

A richly detailed portrait of the music and surrounding cu ... Read more

A richly detailed portrait of the music and surrounding culture in one of history's most creative eras.Music in the Age of the Renaissance, written by one of the country's leading scholars, brings to life the musical styles and genres that mark this humanistic period of artistic and scientific revolution. In his compelling treatment of how the music was developed and transmitted, Professor Leeman Perkins grounds his narrative firmly in political, religious, social, and cultural history, opening a window onto the lavish courts, magnificent churches, and thriving urban centers in which music played such a vital role. The latest, best, and most comprehensive survey of Renaissance music to appear in over forty years. Minimize

The Sound of Music (1965) Julia Andrews, Christopher Plumme ... Read more

The Sound of Music (1965) Julia Andrews, Christopher PlummerDirector: Robert WiseCo-stars: Eleanor Parker, Richard Haydn174 minutes, ColorDVD: Region 1We'd give anything to be little Von Trapp children, living our lives in the confines of this film. We'd refuse to wear clothes made from curtains. We'd sing loudly (like off-key Ethel Mermans) when we were hiding from Nazis, and never compromise our talent to sing before Papa's guests. We'd snatch Eleanor Parker's Eva Gabor wig, moon nuns, and wet Julie's bed during "My Favorite Things." What fun we'd have. Despite the political danger, we know it's leading to music swells and Andrews's million-dollar wedding gown--enough to make Grace Kelly and Princess Di and Elizabeth Taylor slap their mothers. It's so perfectly contrived and mechanical and fresh as a daisy, it's infuriating. And only the sly, insistently subversive Christopher Plummer is on our side.Maria (Julie Andrews) is a young postulant at a nunnery who quickly realizes that the cloister is not for her. Yet she still believes in the values espoused by the church, so she goes out into the world and radiantly attempts to bring what she's learned to the lay world. Soon Maria is hired by Austrian widower Capt. Von Trapp (Christopher Plummer) as a governess for his seven singing children. Noting that the children seem cowed by their disciplinarian father, she strives to open their lives to joy. They live in one of the most beautiful sections of the Alps, but only learn to appreciate the surrounding vistas when Maria, with her fresh outlook, shows them what they have. All that is soon threatened by Nazi rule in Austria, forcing the Von Trapps to flee while en route to Salzburg for a musical festival in which they are to perform. A staple of 1960s Hollywood films, THE SOUND OF MUSIC delivered an unforgettable Julie Andrews performance, and presented a most postcard view of Austria. The songs are hard to forget--"The Sound of Music," "Do Re Mi," "My Favorite Things," "Edelweiss", "Climb Every Mountain", and our pick of the litter, "The Lonely Goatherd"--but we're trying. So you expected a serious review?In a nutshell: lovely to look at, scripted competently, with a few chilling moments about the lurking Nazis. And who does Eleanor Parker think she is--Anne Baxter standing in for Joan Crawford? Minimize

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Classique introduces 777 of the most inspiring classical LP ... Read more

Classique introduces 777 of the most inspiring classical LP covers from its heyday,documenting groundbreaking art work and cover culture that is typical of itsepoch. In the same way that an attractive cover lures you into buying a record,Classique entices readers taking them on a journey through the magnificentevolution of record cover art. Ranging from romantic motifs, naturalism, abstractart, psychedelic and surreal experimentation to supernatural artwork and pureunadulterated kitsch, the diverse examples of classical cover design assembledin the book are immense.Compiled by avid record collector Hort Scherg, the cover art featured in this bookis taken from his substantial collection and presented in fifteen chapters. Eachchapter is dedicated to the stylistic approaches significant to each decade fromthe 1950s to the 1980s, the variety and characteristic trends for countries suchas the US, England and Russia, the different musical genres, the graphic mediumspracticed from illustration, poster art and photography and the record companiesof the times including Deutsche Grammophon, Decca and Capitol. Classique alsogives an overview of record producers with information on their repertoires, evenincluding those sought-after record labels for the audiophile classical collector.Because design for music has always served as fertile grounds for experimentalwork and developments in graphic art, this book is not only for aficionados andcreatives, but also for everyone interested in visual culture. Minimize