 | Heavy Classix
Buy new: $10.98 / Used from: $0.67 On most compilation albums on this list, expect to find one or more of the following : Also Sprach Zarathustra, 1812 Overture, The Planets (Mars), Ride of the Valkyries, Night on Bald Mountain.......
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 | Heavy Classix, Vol. 2
Buy used from: $2.28 ....If buying more than one album from this list, check selections carefully to avoid excessive duplication of pieces among albums. ** I love these two "Heavy Classix" albums from Angel Records!**
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 | A Dysfunctional Family Christmas
Buy used from: $0.79 Despite the wonderfully sardonic title, this CD is actually a great collection of non-holiday "heavy" classical music. Check it out, along with my review! It's a blast (conceptually and musically).
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 | Lease Breakers
Buy used from: $1.53 From Sony Classics. 16 tracks. One of my favorites here.
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 | Twilight of the Gods: The Essential Wagner Collection
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $4.74 Disc 1: "Music of Power, Conflict & Death" . . . HEAVY, MAN !!! [Deutsche Grammophon, 14 tracks on this disc. Disc 2 has a softer sound (for Wagner), called "Music of Love/Ecstasy/Redemption"]
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 | The Y2K Album: A Doomsday Collection For The Coming Crash
Buy used from: $1.19 ***Doomsday Classics!*** The title may be dated, but the music is timeless! For the ultra-low used prices, you can't go wrong. GREAT SOUND QUALITY! [Decca. 15 tracks]
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 | Dies Irae-The Essential Choral Collection
Buy new: $17.98 / Used from: $3.77 CHORAL blasterpieces (with orchestra). Subtitled: "The 30 most electrifying and emotive choral classics of all time." INTENSE! [2 CDS. Deutsche Grammophon.]
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 | Planet of the Apes by Danny Elfman
Buy new: $8.98 / Used from: $0.89 Can a commercial, mainstream movie soundtrack be considered classical music? YES! if you like your orchestral music with booming brass and heavy percussion. Bad movie/great music! From SONY CLASSICAL
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 | Symphonic Spectacular
Buy new: $9.98 / Used from: $0.94 Give your speakers a musical workout! Contains many great selections not found on other compilation albums on this list. [Telarc. 10 tracks]
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 | Massive Classics
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $1.59 Subtitled "Music You CAN'T Relax To." [EMI Classics; 20 tracks]
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 | Thunder Classics
Buy used from: $3.99 3 budget, themed CDs. Disc 1: Battle Cries-War Classics-8 tracks. Disc 2: Blows of Fate-Tragic Classics-9 tracks. Disc 3: Triumphal Fanfares-Celebratory Classics-15 tracks. [Madacy Records]
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 | 25 Thunderous Classics
Buy new: $4.98 / Used from: $1.88 A great "starter" album for the classical music novice. Contains 25 shorter excerpts on 1 CD. Like a tasty musical "appetizer" to help you decide on the main courses to come. [Vox ]
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 | Thunder & Lightning
Buy new: $17.98 / Used from: $5.18 2-CD collection. [Decca, 32 tracks total.]
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 | Simply the Best Classical Anthems
Buy new: $16.99 / Used from: $5.99 2-CD set. Another typical "greatest hits" sampler collection. [Elektra, 38 tracks total.]
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 | Classical Thunder I
Buy used from: $0.90 See item 16 below for complete track listing on Disc 1 of this series.
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 | Time Life Presents: Classical Thunder
Buy new: $12.98 / Used from: $5.01 Contains Discs 1 & 2 of Time-Life: Classical Thunder series. Click here to see complete track listings on both CDs. A Disc 3 is also available.
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 | Music to Die For
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $4.71 "Heavy" classics with some more melancholy pieces. [ Naxos. 11 tracks.]
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 | Power Classics! Volumes 1-10
Buy used from: $15.99 10 CDs ! ! The CDs can also be bought individually or in 5-CD boxed sets. [Delta Music (Laserlight).]
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 | Thunderous Classics
Buy new: $5.98 / Used from: $1.97 Vox (Classical), 15 tracks.
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 | Power Classics by Various
Buy new: $24.98 / Used from: $0.96 RCA. 15 tracks.
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 | Cappuccino Classics
Buy used from: $0.77 RCA. 19 tracks.
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 | Sonic Boom!
Buy used from: $2.42 RCA. 14 tracks.
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 | Idiot's Guide to Classical Music
Buy used from: $0.83 For the classical novice only. I don't have much use for this type of sampler. Contains very, very short samples from 99 different classical pieces---all on 1 CD ! OK for a reference tool only.
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 | Classical Music 101
Buy new: $5.97 / Used from: $2.48 101 mini-samples from all types of classical music---all on one CD ! Can you "NAME THAT TUNE" in 5 notes? ? Use for reference only to guide your future purchases.
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 | Hooked On Classics
Buy used from: $28.97 OK, admit it! You loved this album when you first heard it and it may have been your intro to classical music. While the incessant backbeat hasn't aged well, this CD is still a hoot to listen to.
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