32 Original Classics [Import]

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2 CD set contains 32 original classics. Prism Leisure. 2005.

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Average customer rating: The "Clinker" of the bunch

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Customer Reviews:

The "Clinker" of the bunch.......2006-12-19

Having collected the entire "The Masterworks" series (including the Bach and Mozart Complete Works) this set is the 'clinker' of the bunch. First off... 6 CD's of Lieder 'historic' (pre-historic) recordings. No Overtures, No Orchestral Seranades, No Haydn Variations?? The performances of the Symphonies and the Concertos are shakey and not very well recorded. Brilliant Classics, who has done such a wonderful job with the Hadyn Complete Symphonies (licensed from Nimbus), the Mozart and Bach Complete sets, has stumbled a bit with this release.

Average customer rating: Mostly good Look at the List of Performers First this "masterworks" series is available much more cheaply from Amazon France You heard guy below: Beethoven needs the royality checks! Buy my box Set!

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Customer Reviews:

Mostly good.......2007-05-26

A bit of a mixed bag. The symphonies are superb. This is one of the great symphony cycles. The piano sonatas are good, very good (analog) sound. The quartets are well recorded indeed, but there are better cycles out there. The rest is OK, and the sound is genrally good.

Look at the List of Performers First.......2006-11-17

If you want most of Beethoven sitting on one bookshelf, this is a great bargain (especially if you shop for it on amazon.de). But few if any of the performances represent the pinnacles of interpretation that most listeners demand when Beethoven is the composer. The symphonies for instance: can Blomstedt be compared to Furtwangler or (if you lean toward historically informed instrumentation) Gardiner? Most amazingly, the artists who perform the quartets -- the heart of Beethoven's music -- are not even named in the listing.
On the other hand: Vivaldi: The Masterworks is a collection including the very best interpreters, such as Fabio Biondi! Bach Edition (complete Bach) is a fabulous selection of recordings made over 20 years, and almost the same praise can be given the Complete Mozart.

this "masterworks" series is available much more cheaply from Amazon France.......2006-05-28

there are several sets in this series and it's much cheaper to buy these from Amazon France.

included are bach, beethoven, vivaldi, brahms, dvorak, schubert, handel, hayden, and mendelssohn.

they're even cheaper than the list price once u go through the checkout (VAT is removed for overseas (out-of-france) purchases).

**also, the 'complete works of mozart' set is much cheaper there (or at Amazon Germany), too. the 'complete works of bach' is due out later this year.

You heard guy below: Beethoven needs the royality checks! .......2006-04-07

There is quality beyond the Austrian green cardboard (which is lovely to look at, to say the least). In fact, the performance of the symphonies (Dresden Staatskapelle and Herbert Blomstedt) is alone worth the price. The Staatskapelle is a solid group, and Blomstedt, although less wellknown, holds his own. It should be mentioned that Blomstedt recorded many of the most celebrated 20th composition CDs on the market, and definitely knows his stuff. Peter Wohlert recorded mostly for compiliation lables, but to be selected by the Berlin Phil shows that he is a formdiable conductor in rank as well.

Should you buy this collection then? Given the fact that each CD cost $1.75, there is definitely the bargin factor. However, Beethoven's music desveres the top interpreters and musicians of our time - and this applies for all of his music, not just the symphonic. If you are into bargins, then proceed to buy this collection. However, if you save up a bit more, you can buy Karajan's 1963 Beethovens symphonies along with Kempff's 1956 sonata cycles for just a bit more than 70 bucks. Shop around for the string quartets, and the complete overtures should range anywhere from 15 to 30 bucks depending on the conductor/ensemble.

Overall, this is certainly an exceptional bargin. However, quality matter more than money. Besides, chicks dig people with sophisticated tastes.

Buy my box Set!.......2006-03-21

Awesome deal, 40 CD box set of me, Beethoven! There are 3 principle reasons you should buy this box set:

This box is QUALITY my friend, made of the finest, Austrian cardboard with a lovely green finish, it is made to last! You can just set it on your dresser and whenever you need a Beethoven fix you can just pull a CD out. But don't you hate getting your CDs out of order so you can't find what the hell you're looking for?! Not with this set! They are well organized into symphonies, concerti, sonatas and such, so you can find EXACTLY what your looking for, and they have big numbers on them so you can put them right back where they belong.

And the music! Need we go into this, composed through the inspiration of God himself and penned by the greatest composer who ever walked the streets of Vienna, me, Beethoven! Top notch, all done by top performers and recorded at high, clear, digital quality, stick one in your stereo and rock out man! All of my great and mighty works are here, absolutely sublime!

Lastly, you'll be supporting me, I need those royalty checks to keep rolling in!

Buy it if you love me or just buy it if you want people to think that you're sophisticated (the chicks also dig it, I should know: Antonie Brentano, giggity!), you can't go wrong!

Average customer rating: Ogdon and Gilels put Beethoven's Variations on display

Beethoven: Piano Variations Manufacturer: EMI Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Beethoven | Beethoven, Ludwig van | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Variations | Variations | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Similar Items: Beethoven: Variations & Vignettes Historic Russian Archives Emil Gilels Edition [Box Set] Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli Vol. 2 [Germany] Haydn: Piano Sonatas Nos. 1-10 Emil Gilels Plays Beethoven (Box Set) ASIN: B0001RVRFE Release Date: 2004-08-10

Tracks:

1. Thema
2. Variation I
3. Variation II
4. Variation III
5. Variation IV
6. Variation V
7. Variation VI. Allegro, Alla Marcia
8. Variation VII. (Allegro) - Adagio - Allegro
9. Thema, Allegretto
10. Variation I
11. Variation II
12. Variation III
13. Variation IV
14. Variation V
15. Variation VI
16. Variation VII
17. Variation VIII
18. Variation IX
19. Variation X
20. Variation XI
21. Variation XII
22. Variation XIII
23. Variation XIV. Allegretto - Adagio
24. Variation XV
25. Variation XVI
26. Variation XVII
27. Variation XVIII
28. Variation XIX
29. Variation XX. Scherzando
30. Variation XXI
31. Variation XXII
32. Variation XXIII. Adagio Sostenuto
33. Variation XXIV. Allegro - Allegro Stringendo - Presto Assai
34. Thema. Allegretto
35. Variation I
36. Variation II
37. Variation III. Commodetto
38. Variation IV
39. Variation V. Risolutio - Arioso. Andante Con Moto
40. Variation VI. Espressivo
41. Variation VII. Allegro Con Moto
42. Variation VIII. Tempo I
43. Variation IX. Con Spirito - Andantino - Tempo I
44. Variation X
45. Variation XI. Allegro
46. Variation XII. Allegro Non Tanto, Con Grazia - Capriccio. Andante
47. Variation XIII. Marcia, Vivace
48. Thema. Allegretto
49. Variation I
50. Variation II
51. Variation III
52. Variation IV
53. Variation V
54. Variation VI
55. Variation VII
56. Variation VIII
57. Variation IX
58. Variation X
59. Variation XI
60. Variation XII. Allegro - Adagio
61. Thema: (Andantino)
62. Variation I
63. Variation II
64. Variation III
65. Variation IV
66. Variation V
67. Variation VI

Tracks:

1. Thema: Tempo Moderato
2. Variation I
3. Variation II
4. Variation III
5. Variation IV
6. Variation V
7. Thema: Allegretto
8. Variation I
9. Variation II
10. Variation III
11. Variation IV
12. Variation V
13. Variation VI
14. Variation VII
15. Variation VIII. Allegro - Presto
16. Thema: Andante Con Moto
17. Variation I
18. Variation II
19. Variation III
20. Variation IV
21. Variation V
22. Variation VI
23. Variation VII
24. Variation VIII
25. Variation IX
26. Variation X. Allegretto (Alla Austriaca) - Tempo I
27. Thema: Allegretto
28. Variation I
29. Variation II
30. Variation III
31. Variation IV
32. Variation V
33. Variation VI
34. Variation VII. Allegro - Allegro Molto
35. Thema: Andante, Quasi Allegretto
36. Variation I
37. Variation II
38. Variation III
39. Variation IV
40. Variation V
41. Variation VI
42. Thema: Allegretto
43. Variation I, II & III
44. Variation IV & V
45. Variation VI
46. Variation VII & VIII
47. Variation IX, X & XI
48. Variation XII
49. Variation XIII & XIV
50. Variation XV, XVI, XVII & XVIII
51. Variation XIX, XX, XXI & XXII
52. Variation XXIII, XXIV & XXV
53. Variation XXVI & XXVII
54. Variation XXVIII
55. Variation XXIX & XXX
56. Variation XXXI & XXXII
57. Thema: Allegretto
58. Variation I
59. Variation II
60. Variation III
61. Variation IV
62. Variation V
63. Variation VI
64. Variation VII
65. Variation VIII
66. Variation IX
67. Variation X
68. Variation XI
69. Variation XII
70. Thema: Allegro Risoluto
71. Variation I
72. Variation II
73. Variation III
74. Variation IV
75. Variation V
76. Variation VI. Presto - Tempo I

Amazon.com

The average listener will never have heard most of the music on these discs, sets of variations Beethoven composed in his piano-playing days for casual use. All but one lack opus numbers, which means Beethoven didn't take them very seriously. There are no hidden masterpieces here, at least not in Ogdon's nine selections. But the music has charm and grace, and gives dedicated Beethoven-lovers a chance to experience the composer at his most informal. Ogdon, a great fire-breathing virtuoso during his brief prime, plays this music with modesty and subtlety, never inflating the music beyond its boundaries. These previously-rare recordings (if they were ever issued at all) expand our understanding of a great, tragic pianist, brought down at the height of his career by mental illness. The Gilels performances, of somewhat better-known music, are rescued from their original use as fillers on concerto LPs. Gilels plays the almost famous 32 Variations in C Minor with wonderful drama, and captures the humor in the "Turkish March" Variations. With EMI's excellently remastered sound and super-bargain price, this set is well worth acquiring for anyone interested in the music. --Leslie Gerber

Customer Reviews:

Ogdon and Gilels put Beethoven's Variations on display.......2005-07-09

Beethoven's WoO ('werke ohne opus', works without an opus number) numbers scare away a lot of listeners. They say, "Since Beethoven didn't care to give an opus number, he didn't care about it" or "Beethoven thought it was immature or second rate music." However, these are dazzling sets of variations, probably originating from Beethoven's live improvisations and therefore were not conceived to be published works (though most of them were published soon after they were written). Among these variations are some of the most challenging, creative, and wildly ingenious developments of piano technique of the 18th and early 19th centuries, the very same elements that would lay the foundations for Beethoven's 5 great Piano Concerti, his unsurpassed body of 32 piano sonatas, and his use of the piano in chamber music.

And so I disagree with Ms. Gerber's remark that Beethoven didn't take these pieces very seriously or that there are no hidden masterpieces here. Many of the variations are masterpieces in and of themselves! While the Variations WoO 65 and 66 (1790-1792) are clearly simpler and more tradiationally 'Viennese' than the later WoO 78 'God Save the King', WoO 79 'Rule Britannia', and WoO 80 'C minor'(1802-1806), there is quite a feast for your ears in each piece. These virtuosic variations are perfectly suited to the remarkable interprative and technical skills of two great Beethoven performers, John Ogdon and Emil Gilels. [Certainly, If people would venture to name the people who could overcome any technical barrier on the piano, Ogdon's name would be at the top of the list.] While this is mostly Ogdon's time to dazzle us with his fancy fingerwork, Gilels performs the best known of these works, the C minor Variations WoO 80 and the D major 'Turkish March' Variations op. 76 (1809), and also puts on an amazing show. You'll hear cascading scales and arpeggios, octave passages, pedal tones, trills, rapidly repeated notes, fugues, beautiful harmonization and voice leading, all of which come up in Beethoven's sonatas. (For examples, from WoO 79 the second variation foretells the opening of Sonata op. 109; the third variaion of cascading arpeggios is similar to a passage in the last movement of the Waldstein Sonata. Further examples abound, though the drama and form of these variations does not compare to the greatest among the sonatas.)

The EMI producers were wise to put each variation on its own track, just in case your ears want to hear those stunning pyrotechnics or harmonic twist again.

The liner notes are informative and concise though do not attempt, as I have, to portray the importance and ingenuity of these works. With 13 complete sets of Variations in 2 CDs, this disc is a must for a Beethoven collector, lovers of piano music, and will provide many hours of fun and satisfying listening for any music lover. This is a stunning EMI re-issue compilation, which at about 140 minutes, is a bargain. We are also fortunate that EMI has re-issued remasterings of several other great Ogdon recordings (Rachmaninoff piano music, Shostakovich concerti). Get this while you can, and then look for more Ogdon and Beethoven Sonatas.

Average customer rating: Good, not great. Incredible! overly rich nostalgic pieces and particles of the piano

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Tracks:

1. Hexentanz
2. Chant Polonais No. 1 In G 'Maiden's Wish'
3. The Crimson Petal
4. The Fuchsia tree
5. Capriccio In F Minor, Op. 28 No. 6
6. Minuet In G, Op. 14 No. 4
7. Nocturne, In B Flat, Op. 16 No. 4
8. Etude In A-Flat Major, Op. 1 No. 2
9. Melodie In E
10. Caprice-Burlesque
11. My Favorite Things
12. Kashmiri Song
13. Music Box
14. The Swan
15. Papillons
16. The Gardens Of Buitenzorg- (From 'Java Suite', Book 3)
17. Waltz In A, Op. 2
18. En route, Op. 9
19. Sicilliano, Op. 42 No. 2
20. Caprice espagnol, Op. 37

Tracks:

1. Variations Brillantes Op. 14
2. The Enchanted Nymph
3. Der Kontrebandiste
4. Melody In F
5. Gargoyles, Op. 29: I. Presto
6. Gargoyles, Op. 29: II. Adagio semplice, ma con molto rubato
7. Gargoyles, Op. 29: III. Allegro moderato
8. Gargoyles, Op. 29: IV. Presto feroce
9. The Musical Snuffbox
10. The Musical Snuffbox
11. Etude de style, Op. 40 No. 1 'Agilite'
12. Till I Wake
13. Weep You No More
14. March Of The Siamese Children
15. Valse mignone
16. Serenata, Op. 15 No. 1
17. Bourree (From Violin Sonata No. 2)
18. Erinnerungen (Triakontameron No. 25)
19. Adagietto (From 'L'Arlesienne')
20. Ungarishe Zigeunerweisen

Customer Reviews:

Good, not great........2002-05-22

I got this double cd, since a fellow reviewer of Hamelin's Kaleidoscope said he couldn't fully endorse that disc, since this cd would be so much better. Wrong again, sewer boy!

Thanks to Arthur Schnabel complete recordings of Sonatas, Concertos and Variation Works have become the mainstay of the recorded piano repertoire. Nowadays, it is hard to imagine that this has not always been the case. Yet, just have a look at the complete Rachmaninov recordings on RCA to see that even this giant mostly recorded little trifles, since the record buyers of his time prefered snacks over meals.

This generous and economic double cd contains a compilation of mostly romantic smaller scale works, that Rachmaninov's clientele would have enjoyed. Some are obscure, others e.g. Ljadov's snuff box and Taussig's Gypsy tunes are pretty well known.

Hough-a man from the splendid 1961 vintage, just like Hamelin and your's truly- is a highly accomplished pianist. His playing is good, yet not up to the Hamelin standards. The repertoire, however, started to bore the hell out of me after a while. I admit, that there are true exceptions like the Liebermann Gargoyles, but for me this set was simply too much of a good thing.

The interpretations vary from decent to good. I used to own an lp of the French virtuoso Setrak, that contained both the Ljadov and Taussig mentioned above and believe you me those interpretations dwarfed what we get here.

In conclusion, a generous compilation of smaller scale pianoworks. Good clean piano playing and more than adequate recordings.

Incredible!.......2001-01-12

I am a pianophile and longtime record collector, and this is one of the most awe-inspiring recordings I have ever heard. Stephen Hough's pianism - and I don't mean to be hyperbolic - simply exhausts all adjectives one might try to use to describe it. This is the kind of album to listen to not so much for the music (though these are charming and now-rarely heard pieces) but for the artistry of the performer. For stunning virtuosity, listen to the final measures of the Moszowski piece or to the MacDowell; for rich tone and melting legato listen to Hough's own transcriptions of the two Roger Quilter songs. Out of hundreds of CDs I have heard, this is one of my absolute favorites - and a steal at the price. Stephen Hough is the modern day Cortot, Gieseking, Rachmaninoff, and Joseph Levine, for he has it all - drama, precision, color, intellect, raw strength, and yes - delicacy. I rarely make recommendations like this, but you absolutely must hear this recording.

overly rich nostalgic pieces and particles of the piano.......2001-01-06

This is music that seems to have lapsed into a forgotten time warp, like when you open that old wood truck in the attic to find odd bits and particles,objects,dolls and photographs that immediately transports you into another fantasia place. That's what this music does. Hough has selected for the most part fast filigreed,rapid cascades and ribbons of pieces. Each however has its own narrative,its own special tale to reveal, a special musical texture,an endearing melody. Needless to say most of the composers here are those you've never heard before,like Ignaz Friedman, whose "Music Box" is not what you think, yes it has that timbre of forever moving tickly tones,for a ballerina popping out of a ceramic box. But there is a large pallette of sophistication here as well with the unique timbre of the piano. Every piece does this admirably. The Hexentanz of MacDowell (arr.Liszt) is a helter-skelter piece never stopping,scaling the upper regions of the keyboard,and this would be an encore work. It keeps you on the edge of your upholstered chair.Leoplold Godowsky is not an unfamiliar name,he is a specialist in the art of the arragement trying to capture a timbre, and here in Camille Saint-Saens forever memorable "Swan"the final days of post-romantic Louis Napoleon the Third era is handled with just a few more ripples in the pond than before almost imperceptible.

When played in consecutive order all these works I found myself bored,this music inhabits such a rich timbral world that it's message overspends itself, overspills into the next work. A modernist voice of Lowell Lieberman is here, a postmodern specialist in this genre of the new tonality, or the past revisited. Proust taught us the rich chasms of remembering, and the process of reoccurence of time returning in differnt guises. Lieberman's "Gargoyles" has its own sardonic charm.,equally at home compliasant with his timbral brethren.

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Tracks:

1. Allegro
2. Miniature Overture
3. Clair De Lune
4. Andante
5. Largo
6. Andante
7. Allegro
8. Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring
9. Andante Con Moto
10. Water Music Suite 3 In G Major 'Riguadon'
11. Adagio Cantabile
12. Scherzo (Molto Vivace)
13. Presto, Presto
14. Apres Un Reve
15. Allegretto
16. Allegro Assai
17. Nocturne No. 2 In E Major Op. 62
18. Allegro
19. Gavotte/Musette/Gavotte
20. Songs My Mother Taught Me

Tracks:

1. Peer Gynt, Suite 1 'Morning' Op. 46
2. Menuet/Trio/Da Capo/Trio/Da Capo
3. Adagio
4. Allegro Con Spirito
5. Bewegt
6. Un Poco Allegretto E Grazioso
7. Arrival Of The Queen Of Sheba
8. Allegretto
9. Allegro Non Molto
10. Allegretto Grazioso (Quasi Andantino)/Presto Ma Non Assai
11. Intermezzo
12. Petit Mari, Petit Femme
13. Rondo-Allegro Vivace
14. Sinfonia In C Minor BWV 21
15. Water Music Suite 2 In D Major 'Menuet'
16. Introduction
17. Finale: Allegro
18. The Rejoicing
19. Panorama
20. Wie Melodien

Tracks:

1. Andante
2. Adagio
3. Allegro
4. Adagio Sostenuto
5. Scherzo/Tri, Piu, Lento
6. Feierlich
7. Spiritoso
8. Adagio
9. The Swan
10. Andante
11. Allegro Maestoso
12. Air
13. Traumerei
14. Largo
15. Menuetto/Allegro Vivace
16. Mazurka Op. 63 No. 3 In C-Sharp Minor
17. Allegro
18. Swan Lake, Act I 'Scene'
19. Beau Soir
20. Menuetto/Allegretto

Album Description

60 Best Loved Classics contains over four hours of the finest in Classical music from composers such as Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Handel, Bach, Beethoven, Chopin among others. These familiar selections are performed by leading American and European orchestras, ensembles and solo performers, all collected in one beautiful 3-CD set for less than the cost of most single classical releases.

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Tracks:

1. Pachelbel: Canon in D major
2. Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 21 ("Elvira Madigan") -Adante
3. Leoncavallo: Vesti la giubba from "Pagliacci"
4. Puccini: Madame Butterfly - Un bel dm
5. Tchaikovsky: "Romeo and Juliet" Fantasy Overture
6. Borodin: Prince Igor -Polovstian Dances 8 and 17
7. Wagner: Overture to "Tristan and Isolde"
8. Saint-Sakns: Symphony No. 3, "Organ" -- Poco adagio

Tracks:

1. Bach: Air for the "G" String
2. Beethoven: "Moonlight" Sonata - Adagio sostenuto
3. Tchaikovsky: "Swan Lake" Suite-Scene: Enchanted Lake
4. Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 - Adagio sostenuto
5. Debussy: Clair de lune
6. Verdi: Aida - Celeste, Aida
7. Puccini: La Boheme -Che gelida manina
8. Dvorak: Symphony No. 9, "From the New World" -- Largo
9. Flotow: Martha - Ach, so Fromm
10. Holst: The Planets, Op. 32 -Venus (The Bringer of Peace)
11. Ravel: Bolero

Tracks:

1. Grieg: "Peer Gynt" Suite - Morning Song
2. Handel: Largo from "Xerxes"
3. Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20 - Romance
4. Tchaikovsky: "The Nutcracker" Suite -Arabian Dance
5. Ravel: Pavan
6. Debussy: Prelude to "The Afternoon of a Faun"
7. Adam: Giselle- Adagio ; Waltz
8. Saint-Sakns: The Carnivals of the Animals -The Swan
9. Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik -- Romanze: Adante
10. Offenbach: The Tales of Hoffman - Barcarolle
11. Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana -Intermezzo
12. Ravel: Daphnis et Chloi: Suite No. 2

Tracks:

1. Tchaikovsky: "The Sleeping Beauty" Suite - Pas d' action:
2. Rimsky-Korsakoff: Scheherazade - The Young Prince and
3. Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A major - Adagio
4. Strauss Jr.: On the Beautiful, Blue Danube
5. Debussy: La Mer - From Dawn Until Noon on the Sea
6. Bizet: "Carmen" Highlights: Intermezzo
7. Seguidilla
8. Habaqera
9. Nocturne
10. Orff: "Carmina Burana" Highlights: Omina sol temperat
11. Amor volat undique
12. Dies, nox et omina
13. Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6, "Pathitique" - Adagio

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Customer Reviews:

Not what I expected..........2006-02-04

...BETTER! After having received numerous recently selections that were a disappointment, this was a welcomed master works collection!

Superbly recorded and arranged, the sound quality is excellent. If you are a mozart fan or want to be a mozart fan, don't pass this set up. What may seem a little pricey is actually a little over a dollar a disk making this set an exceptional value.

Many gems in here. Each disc is in a decent cardboard sleeve and all are housed in a very study and easy to access slip case. Overall the packaging design is wonderful and you will be surprised just how little space a 40 cd collection will take up.

But I can not praise the sound recording quality enough. A wonderful mix of string quartets, symphonies and opera including a stunning rendition and recording of Figaro in 3 parts.

A praiseworthy set from a beginning collector.

Happy 250th Wolfgang!

Average customer rating: Outstanding

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Tracks:

1. Romeo & Juliet, Op.64 - Dance Of The Knights
2. The Gadfly, Op. 97a - Romance
3. Swan Lake, Op. 20 - Spanish Dance
4. The Tale Of Tsar Saltan: The Tale Of Tsar Saltan - Flight Of The Bumble Bee
5. Spartacus Suite No. 4 - Masquerade - Circus - Dance Suite: Masquerade - Waltz
6. Symphony No. 1 - Islamey - Tamara: Islamey - Oriental Fantasy
7. The Three Cornered Hat: The Three Cornered Hat - Miller's Dance
8. Symphony In C - Jeux d'enfants - Scenes Bohemiennes: Jeux d'enfants (Petite Suite) - Duo
9. Orpheus In The Underworld: Orpheus In The Underworld - Overture
10. Carnival Of The Animals, No.13 - The Swan
11. Coppelia: Coppelia - Valse
12. Gymnopedie No. 2
13. Joyeuse marche
14. Cinderella: Cinderella - Overture
15. La Traviata: La Traviata - Prelude - Act 3
16. Pines Of Rome, No. 4 - The Pines Of The Appian Way

Tracks:

1. Les Sylphides: Les Sylphides - Polonaise In A, Op. 40 No. 1
2. Egmont: Egmont - Overture, Op. 84
3. Piano Concerto No. 1 In C, Op. 11: Piano Concerto No. 1 In C, Op. 11 - Adagio
4. Hungarian Dance No. 1 In G Minor
5. Finlandia - Tone Poem, Op. 26
6. Sinfonietta: Sinfonietta - 4th Movement - Allegretto
7. Czech Suite In D, Op. 39: Czech Suite In D, Op. 39 - Polka
8. The Bartered Bride: The Bartered Bride - Dance Of The Comedians - Act 3
9. Symphony No. 5 In C Sharp Minor: Symphony No. 5 In C Sharp Minor - Adagietto
10. Concerto For Orchestra - Music For Strings, Percussion And Celesta: Concerto For Orchestra - Intermezzo interrotto - Allegretto
11. English Dance No. 7, Op. 33 No. 3 - Set 2
12. Koanga: Koanga - La Calinda
13. Serenade in E Minor for Strings, Op. 20: Serenade In E Minor For Strings, Op. 20 - Larghetto
14. The Planets, Op. 32: The Planets, Op. 32 - Mars, The Bringer Of War

Customer Reviews:

Outstanding.......1999-11-01

This CD is worth the money. It offers a great mix of the classics taken from a variety of composers and sources.

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25 Ultimate Classics Manufacturer: Vox (Classical) ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Waltzes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Quintets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Beethoven | Beethoven, Ludwig van | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Boccherini | Boccherini, Luigi | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Borodin | Borodin, Alexander | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Brahms | Brahms, Johannes | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Chopin | Chopin, Frédéric | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Holst | Holst, Gustav | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Liszt | Liszt, Franz | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Mendelssohn | Mendelssohn, Felix | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Alessandro Marcello | Marcello, Alessandro | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Puccini | Puccini, Giacomo | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Ravel, Maurice | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rossini | Rossini, Gioacchino | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Saint-Saëns, Camille | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Satie | Satie, Erik | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Sousa | Sousa, John Philip | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Strauss | Strauss, Richard | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Tchaikovsky | Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wagner | Wagner, Richard | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Divertimentos | Serenades & Divertimentos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Nocturnes | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Incidental Music | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Marches | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Tone Poems | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Organ | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Oboe | Reeds & Winds | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra | ( C ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music London Philharmonic Orchestra | ( L ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Minnesota Orchestra | ( M ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music St. Louis Symphony Orchestra | ( S ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra | ( V ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music Romances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Russian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Marches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music 4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B0000D9PLX Release Date: 2003-03-18

Tracks:

1. William Tell Overture (Finale) - Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Thomas Schippers
2. Meistersinger Overture - St. Louis Symphony, Jerzy Semkow
3. Polovstian Dances (Excerpt) - Vienna Symphony Orchestra
4. Hungarian Dance No. 2 - Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, Erich Kunzel
5. Stars and Stripes - Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, Erich Kunzel
6. Habanera from Carmen - London Festival Orchestra, Alfred Scholz
7. Gran Partita (Adagio)
8. Oboe Concerto in D Minor (II Andante) - Paul Angerer, Helmut Hucke,
9. Nessun Dorma - Julian Bigg, Czech Symphony Orchestra, John Oakman
10. Swan - JFaerber,
11. Greensleeves - Elena Polonska
12. Granada - Konrad Ragossnig
13. Toccata in D Minor - Walter Kraft
14. Also Sprach Zarathustra (Opening) - St. Louis Symphony, Walter Susskind
15. Mars - St. Louis Symphony, Walter Susskind
16. Hungarian Dance No. 5 in F# Minor - London Festival Orchestra, Alfred Scholz
17. Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy - Bamberg Symphony Orchestra,
18. Dance of the Reed Flutes - Bamberg Symphony Orchestra,
19. Minute Waltz - Abbey Simon
20. Nocturne in Eb, Op. 9 No. 3 - Abbey Simon
21. Gymnopedie No. 1 - Frank Glazer
22. Violin Sonata No. 5 in F, "Spring" (I Allegro) - Eileen Flissler, Aaron Rosand
23. Minuet from String Quintet in E
24. Nocturne from a Midsummer's Night Dream - Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, David Zinman
25. Bolero - Stanislaw Skrowaczewski

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