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For Book Lovers Only

Search: The Banks of Green Willow - The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields- Neville Marriner
by: Various Artists

Release Date October 14, 2003

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Ultimate Relaxation Album, Vol. 3

Search: The Banks of Green Willow - The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields- Neville Marriner
by: Various Artists

Release Date April 09, 2002

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Butterworth - Banks of Green Willow, etc

Search: The Banks of Green Willow - The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields- Neville Marriner
by: Academy of St Martin's in the Field

Release Date May 14, 2001
George Butterworth is my favourite English composer with Malcolm Arnold getting close behind. A complete Butterworth disc is very much needed, but there are problems with this one. To begin with the conductor pulls "A Shropshire Lad" out of shape, losing control of the structure a bit, and the recordings of the orchestral works were made in a church, so that there is some loss in woodwind colours, which is disastrous with Butterworth. Finally (though this isn't the fault of Decca now) Butterworth's short orchestral song cycle isn't included, so it is not completely complete. The record is not as bad as I might have put it (the church recording is not as colourless or harsh as they usually are) and until there is decent competition it is ... Read More:

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Classic FM Relax 3CD

Search: The Banks of Green Willow - The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields- Neville Marriner
by: Various Artists

Release Date October 29, 2007

There are so many classical music compilations which claim to `relax' the listener that it becomes either daunting for the newcomer to know which to buy, or repetitive to others who have already purchased several such collections. There's no answer to which is best, for they all have their merits, some being better quality performances, others offer a better selection of music, and others may just be great value for money.

The Classic FM series of CD releases - and they are growing in number - generally offer a little of all these attributes, and are increasingly becoming the first choice of classical music compilation for many people.

This 3CD set entitled `relax' is certainly good value and as usual is well packaged ... Read More:

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Essential Music of England

Search: The Banks of Green Willow - The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields- Neville Marriner
by: VARIOUS

Release Date August 11, 2003

There are so many classical music compilations which claim to `relax' the listener that it becomes either daunting for the newcomer to know which to buy, or repetitive to others who have already purchased several such collections. There's no answer to which is best, for they all have their merits, some being better quality performances, others offer a better selection of music, and others may just be great value for money.

The Classic FM series of CD releases - and they are growing in number - generally offer a little of all these attributes, and are increasingly becoming the first choice of classical music compilation for many people.

This 3CD set entitled `relax' is certainly good value and as usual is well packaged ... Read More: