Great Classical Music

1. Richard Wagner's "Overture to Tannhauser"
2. Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 3
3. Dvorak's Cello Concerto No. 1 [DuPre version]
4. Mahler's Symphony No. 10
5. Vivadi's The Four Seasons
6. Bartok's Quartets, No. 1-6
7. Bruckner's Symphony No. 5 in B-flat

"Overture to Tannhauser," Richard Wagner's classic introduction to the opera Tannhauser, sets the stage for the classic struggle of man versus God. Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 3," especially as played by Horowicz, is a fantastic piece. Dvorak's Cello Concerto No. 1 as played by DuPre is a masterpiece. Her virtuosity on this piece exceeds the next contender by parts of the heavens where she plays. The cello excites the soul. [The Yo-Yo Ma version is excellent and widely available.] Mahler's Symphony No. 10 was neer fiished because of his death, yet the work, as it is, speaks to his understanding of life and death. He felt the finger of God on his heart, and he wrote music to express his fear and, more important, his hope for the salvation of himself and us. No Hollywood version of death is as gripping, and no minister, rabbi, priest, or iman could ever find the words to express the sense of salvation written in music by Mahler. A true triumph in music, life, and faith. Vivaldi grabs the listener with a emotional protrait of the environment through four seasons. Bartok's Quartets are much more dark representations of ethnic mood.