Product Description

About the Artist The award-winning, independent recording artists in the Lumiere String Quartet have played over 500 weddings, and regularly appear at Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, Broadway and in major orchestras and chamber groups around the world. Tracks from their best-selling albums have been used for some of the most popular TV shows and commercials, including MTV, The Discovery Channel, So You Think You Can Dance (Canada), and many independent DVDs. With over one-hundred thousand downloads in their first two years, their recordings are some of the best-loved classical albums of all time.

Product Description This beautifully recorded two CD set contains over 1 1/2 hours of the most beautiful selection of wedding pieces played by the Lumiere String Quartet, with the addition of flute and trumpet for a few tracks.

Included are all of the popular classics used for weddings, with the addition of two contemporary works, including Palladio from the famous De Beers Diamond commercial. Tracks include Pachelbel's Canon, Handel's Hornpipe, Trumpet Voluntary, the Entrance of the Queen of Sheba and many other favorite wedding selections. Use as a guide to hire a quartet for your wedding or you may play it at your reception or ceremony.

Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Aria - George Frideric Handel
2. Largo from Xerxes - George Frideric Handel
3. Air from Water Music - George Frideric Handel
4. Prayer from Hansel & Gretel - Engelbert Humperdinck
5. One Hand, One Heart from West Side Story - Leonard Bernstein
6. Claire de Lune - Claude Debussy
7. Winter from The Four Seasons - Antonio Vivaldi
8. Sleeper's Wake - Johann Sebastian Bach
9. Largo from Concerto for Two Violins in D minor - Johann Sebastian Bach
10. Sheep May Safely Graze - Johann Sebastian Bach
11. Arioso - Johann Sebastian Bach
12. Air from Suite No. 3 - Johann Sebastian Bach
13. Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring - Johann Sebastian Bach
14. Ave Maria - Johann Sebastian Bach
15. Panis Angelicus - Cesar Franck
16. Ave Maria - Franz Schubert
17. Ave Verum - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Disc 2:

1. Canon in D - Johann Pachelbel
2. Promenade from Pictures at an Exhibition - Modest Mussorgsky
3. Trumpet Voluntary - Prince of Denmark March - Jeremiah Clarke
4. Celebration - George Flannigan
5. Bridal Chorus from Lohengrin - Richard Wagner
6. Trumpet Tune- Henry Purcell
7. La Rejouissance from Royal Fireworks - George Frideric Handel
8. Hornpipe from Water Music - George Frideric Handel
9. Aria from Water Music - George Frideric Handel
10. Entrance of the Queen of Sheba - George Frideric Handel
11. Palladio (from De Beers Diamond Commercial) - Karl Jenkins
12. Midsummer Night's Dream - Felix Mendelssohn
13. Rondeau from Premiere Suite- Jean-Joseph Mouret
14. Ode to Joy from Symphony No. 9 - Ludwig van Beethoven
15. Spring from The Four Seasons - Antonio Vivaldi
16. Danza Pastorale from The Four Seasons - Antonio Vivaldi
17. Allelujah from Exsultate, Julbilate - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
18. Allegro from Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 - Johann Sebastian Bach

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #37774 in Music
• Released on: 2006-07-10
• Number of discs: 2
• Dimensions: .23 pounds

About the Artist
Founded in 2005, the New York City-based Lumiere String Quartet is in great demand and is often seen playing together at various museums, restaurants, hotels, clubs, parks, churches, universities, and private parties. Some latest highlights have been performances at Jazz at Lincoln Center, The Clarion for former Taiwanese President Lee Teng-Hui, The Loft on West Street, The Central Park Boat House and The New Leaf Cafe in Fort Tryon Park, to name a few. In addition to playing and recording with the quartet, each member frequently performs on Broadway and at Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, Radio City Music Hall, Madison Square Garden, The Metropolitan Museum, and many more venues in and around greater New York.

Customer Reviews

Re-living my wedding music . . . ? Priceless!
Listening to the Lumiere String Quartet's "Classical Wedding Music," I was alternately squealing with delight ("this was played at MY wedding!") and shedding tears of joy ("this was played at MY wedding!"). Lumiere has done a masterful job of translating these classic pieces to the quartet form. The sound is rich and full. Yes, it works if you're listening for wedding music, but what makes the CD so delightful is that it serves beautifully as chamber music . . . even outside the wedding context. There's something for everyone here -- from the sweet and delicate "Air from Suite No. 3" to the triumphant and majestic "Trumpet Voluntary/Prince of Denmark March." A treat to listen to, whether you're getting married, got married, or have no intention of getting married and just like fine music expertly played!

Jan R
I was never much into the classic but this cd is very relaxing,calming and very well done. I bought this cd to use at my daughter's wedding and as it turns out I listen to it in my car. I'm still a child of the 60's and 70's but I truly enjoy the serenity of this cd. It's a nice calming change.

Definitely will use these at my wedding
The music on these CDs is exactly what I had in mind. The beautiful music will fill the high celing of the church and everyone will enjoy it. The pieces are well done and sound wonderful. I love them!