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Classical Dreams: Music to Inspire.
Classical Dreams: Music to Inspire. Various artists. Virgin 7243 5 67734 2 4 (2-disc set).
Think of the most dreamy, the most tranquil, the most serene musical works you can imagine, put them all together in a two-and-half-hour package, and you'll get some idea of what this album is about. Compilation producer Robert Laporta has collected twenty-seven individual items here from the Virgin Records catalogue, ranging from two to 10 minutes each for a two-disc set. The result is, well, dreamy.
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Source: HighBeam Research, Classical Dreams: Music to Inspire.