Some years ago I gave a CD called Cleaning to the Classics to my younger sister. She loved it, and I've been intending ever since to get one for myself. Yesterday I finally ordered one at Amazon.com and I'm so looking forward to its arrival.
Take a look at the playlist and you'll see that this music really does have the potential to light a fire under the reluctant house-cleaner:
- Khatchaturian - Sabre Dance (02:29)
- Wagner - Ride of the Valkyries (05:33)
- Mussogorsky - Night On Bald Mountain (11:11)
- Verdi - Triumphal March (11:45)
- Ipolitov-Ivanov - Caucasion Sketches (03:47)
- Verdi - Anvil Chorus (02:58)
- Berlioz - Damnation of Faust (04:13)
- Strauss - Thunder and Lightening Fast Polkas (03:16)
- Beethoven - The Storm from Symphony 6 (03:18)
- Rimsky-Korsakov - Cortege (04:46)
- Tchaikovsky - 1812 Overture (03:36)
The punchline comes with the very first track. You put on the CD, grab your duster -- and Khatchaturian just makes you want to go into action!
Fantastic! Almost unbelievable! Some years ago I made a list of songs to play while cleaning the house. However, my list was a collection of pop/rock songs from the 60's, starting with The Beatles, "Rock and roll music".
Same idea, different music, but probably the same result. A clean house! :-)
Posted by: Bente M | May 12, 2011 at 08:03 PM
Bente, I wish we could all hear your "cleaning collection"!
Posted by: Keara | September 20, 2011 at 12:25 PM