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Average customer rating: Outstanding It's not heavy breathing Technically good, emotionally bland. Highly recommended just a warning...

Dowland: Complete Lute Works, Vol.1-5 Manufacturer: Harmonia Mundi Fr. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Dowland | Dowland, John | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Lute | Instruments | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Ballets & Dances | Renaissance (c.1450-1600) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Renaissance (c.1450-1600) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Lute | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Solo Instrumental | New Age | Styles | Music Classical | Box Sets | Stores | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music Blowout Box Sets | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 20% Off | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music All Classical Music Blowout | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Dowland, John | ( D ) | Composers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Similar Items: Baroque Lute Music, Vol. 1 Early Venetian Lute Music Weiss: Sonatas for Lute, Volume 1 Royal Lewters: Music of Henry VIII & Elizabeth I's Dowland - The Collected Works / The Consort of Musicke, Rooley ASIN: B0000007HU Release Date: 1997-11-11

Tracks:

1. A Piece Without Title - Dowland
2. Pavana - Dowland
3. Mr Knights Galliard - Dowland
4. My lord willobies wellcome home - Dowland
5. The frogg galliard - Dowland
6. A Fancy - Dowland
7. My Ladie Riches galyerd - Dowland
8. The Lady Laitons Almone - Dowland
9. A Dream (Lady Leighton's Paven) - Dowland
10. Galliard - Dowland
11. Orlando sleepeth - Dowland
12. What if a Day - Dowland
13. Mrs Winters Jumpp - Dowland
14. Galliard - Dowland
15. M. Giles Hobies Galiard - Dowland
16. Dr Cases Pauen - Dowland
17. Mellancoly Galliard - Dowland
18. Galliard - Dowland
19. Mistris Whittes thinge - Dowland
20. Go from my windowe - Dowland
21. Almain - Dowland
22. Mrs Whites Nothing - Dowland
23. Pavan - Dowland
24. Galliard - Dowland
25. Farewell - Dowland

Tracks:

1. My lady hunnsdons puffe
2. Solus cum sola
3. Suzanna Galliard
4. Sir John Smith his Almain
5. Sweet Robyne
6. Dowlands first galliard
7. Master Pypers Pavyn
8. Captain Digorie Piper his Galliard
9. As I wen to Walsingham
10. Monsieur's Almaine
11. Mrs Brigide fleetwoods paven alias Solus sine sola
12. Dowlands Galliard
13. Farwell (As
14. Captain Candishe his Galyard
15. Aloe
16. Can she excuse
17. A Coye Joye
18. Mrs vauxes Gigge
19. Mrs vaux Galliarde
20. Sir Henry Guilforde his Almaine
21. Mignarda
22. Lachrimae
23. Sir John Souch his galliard
24. Fantasia

Tracks:

1. The most high and mightie Christianus, the fourth King of Denmark, his Galliard
2. Sir John Langton his Pavin
3. Mr. Langtons galliard
4. A Fancy
5. A Pavan
6. The most sacred Queene Elizabeth, her Galliard
7. Mrs. Cliftons Allmaine
8. The Right Honourable the Lady Cliftons Spirit
9. tarletones riserrectione
10. Tarletons Willy
11. fortune my foe
12. The Queenes galliard
13. Wallsingham
14. A Galliard (on Walsingham)
15. Dowlands Adew for Master Oliver Cromwell
16. The Right Honourable Ferdinando Earle of Darby, his Galliard
17. Lord Strangs March
18. Mistresse Nichols Almand
19. forlone Hope fancye
20. Mr. Dowlands Midnight
21. Semper Dowland semper dolens

Tracks:

1. Preludium
2. A Fancy
3. Lachrimae
4. Galliard to Lachrimae
5. A Fantasia
6. An Almand
7. Pavana
8. The Right Honourable Robert, Earl of Essex, his Galliard
9. A Galliard (on a galliard by Daniel Bachelar)
10. My Lord Wilobies Welcom Home
11. The Shoemakers Wife. A Toy
12. The Right Hounourable The Lord Viscount Lisle, his Galliard
13. Coranto
14. A Galliard
15. The Lady Russells Paven
16. Galliard (on Awake sweet love, set by Fr. Cutting)
17. The Frog Galliard
18. Come Away
19. La mia Barbara
20. Loth to Departe

Tracks:

1. A Fancy
2. Pavana Dowlandi Angli (Mylius #2)
3. Doulands rounde battell galyarde
4. Pavin
5. The Erle of Darbies Galiard
6. Mistris Norrishis Delight
7. A Jig
8. The Erle of Essex Galliard
9. Galliard
10. Une Jeune Fillette
11. Gagliarda
12. Pavana Lachrimae
13. Squires Galliard
14. A Fancy
15. Hasellwoods Galliard
16. Sir Thomas Monson, his Pavin
17. Sir Thomas Monson, his Galliard
18. Almande
19. Sir Henry Umptons Funerall
20. Captayne Pipers Galliard
21. A fantasie

Amazon.com

Dowland did for lute music what Haydn did for the string quartet and Beethoven the piano sonata. The finest lutenist and songwriter of his age--he composed several of the greatest hits of the late 16th and early 17th centuries--the surviving lute works constitute a sort of encyclopedia of the possibilities of the instrument. There are song arrangements, dance pieces, tributes to the composer's friends, even a musical self-portrait. Much of the music is fashionably sad. Lute songs generally deal with the agony of lost love, and Dowland's most popular tune was called Lachrimae (Tears). Paul O'Dette is simply the best lutenist alive. These five discs are available together at a special price, or separately. A reference edition. --David Hurwitz

Customer Reviews:

Outstanding.......2007-03-31

If you are a fan of the music of John Dowland, you must own this CD. The playing is outstanding to say the least.

It's not heavy breathing.......2006-08-22

It's great that O'Dette gives us the complete solo works, of course. I have the common reaction to O'Dette: his technique is flawless, his performance unengaging.

Others have remarked on the "heavy breathing" noticeable on the recordings -- it's not heavy breathing, but the movement of his fingers on the gut strings making that sound.

Technically good, emotionally bland. .......2006-04-11

Considering the extreme paucity of (especially solo) lute recordings currently available worldwide,
but especially in the US, this set becomes an essential "must have" for all lovers of the lute.
Yet it somehow disappoints.
I am sure that Paul O'Dette is brimming over with virtuousity and a technical expertise
that I am hardly one to pass sound judgement upon.
But the recordings have a flatness and monotony;
the songs are rendered with precision, but seem to lack feeling, empathy, or enthusiasm throughout the offering.
It is an impressive compendium, and I'm glad I purchased it.
There are very few lutenists out there producing any music at all, so Mr. O'Dette should certainly be praised
for delivering such a substantial feast to our ears.
It just should have had more flavor.
Where is Konrad Ragossnig when you need him?

Highly recommended.......2005-10-23

I bought Volume 1 of this set a couple of years ago. It has become one of my favorite CDs, so I thought I would enjoy the full set. I have not been disappointed. I find the sound quality excellent, the playing superb. The included booklet has a lot of interesting background material. The music is great as background for a dinner party or intimate conversation, but has depth aplenty for concentrated listening. I often listen to it while working at the computer where I swear it improves concentration and productivity!

A few tunes appear more than once as Dowland reused some work, but the arrangements are sufficiently different to be interesting. It is his complete lute works, after all. Some might criticise the set for sounding too much in the same style. It is the work of one composer, and if you happen to like the style, as I do, this is a pro rather than a con.

Another reviewer mentioned obtrusive breathing on the recording. I had listened to Volume 1 for two years before reading the review and had not noticed this. On listening carefully, there is breathing audible, but I do not find it a problem. Perhaps it depends whether one listens to the music or the background.

just a warning..........2005-10-14

Beautiful music, but... you can hear Paul's heavy breathing throughout. Apparently a lot of other reviewers either don't hear the heavy breathing, or aren't bothered by it, but for me, it's a near deal-breaker. Go ahead and mark my review as unhelpful, but I had to put the warning out there.

Average customer rating: Mill. Classical review classical music for the unitiated Some little gems there that I had forgotten! A very helpful collection Excellent!

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Tracks:

1. Brandenbutg Concerto No.3 In G First Movement
2. Overture No.3 In D Second Movement
3. Violin Concerto In E First Movement
4. Prelude In C minor
5. Jesu Bleibet Meine Freude (Chorus From Cantata No.147)
6. Overture No.2 In B minor Minuet And Badinerie
7. Oboe Concerto In D minor Second Movement
8. Brandenburg Concerto No.4 In G Third Movement
9. Musical Offering - Fuga canonica
10. Easter Oratorio - Overture
11. Minuet In D minor
12. Kommst Du Nun, Jesu, Vom Himmel herunter(From Choral Prelude BWV 650
13. Brandenburg Concerto No.1 In F Second Movement
14. Art Of The Fugue - Contrapunctus 9
15. Concerto For Flute, Violin, Harpsichord And Strings. Triple Concerto - Third Movement
16. Overture No.4 In D - Réjouissance
17. Concerto No. 1 in E: Spring
18. Concerto No. 1 in E: Spring
19. Concerto No. 1 in E: Spring
20. Concerto No. 2 in G minor: Summer
21. Concerto No. 2 in G minor: Summer
22. Concerto No. 2 in G minor: Summer
23. Concerto No. 3 in F: Autumn
24. Concerto No. 3 in F: Autumn
25. Concerto No. 3 in F: Autumn
26. Concerto No. 4 in F minor: Winter
27. Concerto No. 4 in F minor: Winter
28. Concerto No. 4 in F minor: Winter
29. Concerto for Flute, Strings & Basso Continuo in G minor, Op. 10, no.2
30. Concerto for Flute, Strings & Basso Continuo in G minor, Op. 10, no.2
31. Concerto for Flute, Strings & Basso Continuo in G minor, Op. 10, no.2
32. Concerto for Flute, Strings & Basso Continuo in G minor, Op. 10, no.2
33. Concerto for Flute, Strings & Basso Continuo in G minor, Op. 10, no.2
34. Concerto for Flute, Strings & Basso Continuo in G minor, Op. 10, no.2
35. Concerto Grosso in A minor, Op. 3, no. 8
36. Concerto Grosso in A minor, Op. 3, no. 8
37. Concerto Grosso in A minor, Op. 3, no. 8
38. Water Music - Alla Hornpipe
39. Xerxes - Ombra Mai Fu (Largo)
40. Messiah - And The Glory Of The Lord
41. Concerto Grosso In A Minor, Op. 6, No. 4 - Larghetto Affettuoso
42. Organ Concerto In F, Op. 4, No. 4 Allegro
43. Water Music - Air
44. Messiah - For Unto Us A Child Is Born
45. Concerto Grosso In B flat, Op. 3, No. 2 - Largo
46. Salomon - Sinfonia, Act 3
47. The Choice Of Hercules - While For Thy Arms
48. Water Music - Allegro (Suite No. 1)
49. Suite No. 5 In E - Air With Variations
50. Jephtha - How Dark, O Lord
51. Organ Concerto In F, Op. 4, No. 5 Alla Siciliana - Presto
52. Mi Palpita Il Cor (Solo Cantata) S'un Di M'adora
53. Water Music - Andante Allegro Da Capo
54. Concerto for Trumpet & Orchestra in E-flat: First Movement
55. Symphony No. 94 in G: Surprise Symphony-second movement
56. Concerto for Violin No. 2 in D: Third Movement
57. Flute Trio No. 31 in G: Second Movement
58. Symphony No. 31 in D: Hornsignal-First Movement
59. String Quartet No. 17 in F, Op. 3, no. 5: Serenade Quartet-Second Movement
60. Sinfonia Concertante in B-flat for Violin, Cello, Oboe, Bassoon and Orchestra-Third Movement
61. Concerto for 2 Horns & Orchestra in E-flat: Second Movement
62. Symphony No. 88 in G: Fourth Movement
63. String Quartet No. 77 in C: Kaiser Quartet-Poco adagio cantabile
64. Notturno No. 1 in C: Second Movement
65. Symphony No. 98 in B: Londoner No. 4-Fourth Movement
66. Eine Kleine Nachtmusik - first movement
67. Piano Concerto in A - second movement
68. Flute Concerto in D - Rondeau
69. Serenade - Minuet
70. Violin Concerto - first movement
71. Symphony No. 40 in G minor - first movement
72. Clarinet Concerto - second movement
73. Turkish March
74. Divertimento - Minuet
75. Horn Concerto No. 3 in E-flat - first movement
76. Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67-First Movement
77. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27, no. 2: Moonlight Sonata-First Movement
78. Overture
79. O welche Lust (Prisoners' Chorus)
80. Ha, welch ein Augenblick (Pizarros's Aria)
81. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37: Second Movement
82. Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D, Op. 61: Third Movement
83. Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13: Pathétique-Second Movement
84. Sympony No. 6 in F, Op. 68: Pastorale-First Movement
85. Fantasy for Piano, Chorus and Orchestra in C minor, Op. 80: Choral Fantasy - Finale
86. German Dance No. 1 In C
87. Impromptu Op. 90, No. 3 In G-Flat
88. Heidenroslein
89. Ave Maria
90. Der Lindenbaum
91. Quintet In A 'Trout Quintet' - Andante
92. Mass No. 6 In E-Flat - Kyrie
93. Die Schone Mullerin Des Mullers Blumen
94. German Dance No. 2 In G
95. Piano Sonata In B-Flat
96. Nachtgesang Im Walde
97. Winterreise - No. 15: Die Krahe
98. German Mass - Zum Sanctus (Heilit, Heilig Ist Der Herr)
99. Symphony No. 8 In B Minor 'Unfinished' - Second Movement
100. Waltz No. 1 in E-flat, Op. 18 Grande Valse brillante
101. Nocturne in E-flat, Op. 9, no. 2
102. Etude in G-flat, Op. 10, no. 5
103. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21-Second Movement
104. Mazurka in D minor, Op. 33, no. 2
105. Prelude in D-flat, Op. 28, no. 15 Raindrop
106. Etude in C, Op. 10, no. 1
107. Nocturne in D-flat, Op. 27, no. 2
108. Impromptu No. 4 in C-sharp minor, Op. 66 Fantasy Impromptu
109. Scherzo in B minor, Op. 20
110. Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 35-Third Movement
111. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11 - Third Movement
112. Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor - first movement 113.String Seranade - Waltz
113. Violin Concerto - second movement
114. The Sleeping Beauty - Waltz
115. Capriccio Italien, Op. 45
116. Swan Lake - Waltz
117. Eugene Onegin - Polonaise
118. The Nutcracker - Waltz of the Flowers
119. Orchestral Suite No. 4 - Mozartiana - Third Movement
120. Swan Lake - Dance of the Swans
121. Symphony No. 6 in B minor - Pathétique - Third Movement
122. Hungarian Dance No.5
123. Lullaby
124. Symphony No.1 in C minor, Op. 68 - Third Movement
125. Intermezzo in E-flat, Op.117, no. 1
126. Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D, Op. 77 - Third Movement
127. Waltz, Op. 39, no. 15
128. Concert for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in B-flat, Op. 83 - Second Movement
129. String Quintet in G, Op. 111 - Second Movement
130. Symphony No.4 in E minor, Op. 98 - Third Movement
131. Intermezzo in A minor, Op. 76, no. 7
132. Hungarian Dance No.1 in G minor
133. German Requiem Selig sind die Toten (Final Chorus)
134. Die Fledermaus - Overture
135. Kaiser Waltz, Op.437
136. Thunder And Lightning Polka, Op. 324
137. Roses From The South Waltz, Op. 388
138. AnnenPolka, Op. 117
139. Vienna Blood Waltz, Op. 354
140. Eljen A Magyar Polka, Op. 332
141. Wine, Women and Song Waltz, Op. 333
142. On The Beautiful Blue Danube Waltz, Op. 134
143. Die Meistersinger Von Nurnberg - Overture
144. Tannhauser - Die Pilger sind's (Pilgims' Chorus)
145. Tannhauser - O du mein holder Abendstern (Wolfram's Aria)
146. Lohengrin - Act 3 Prelude and Bridal Chorus
147. The Flying Dutchman - Jo-ho-he Traft ihr das Schiff (Senta's Ballad)
148. The Flying Dutchman - Steuermann, lass die Wacht (Sailors' Chorus)
149. Die Walkure - Wintersturme wichen dem Wonnemond (Siegmund's Aria)
150. Die Walkure - Ride of the Valkyries
151. Siegfried Hoho! Hoho! Hohei! Schmiede mein Hammer (Siegfried's Forging Song)
152. Tristan und Isolde - Liebestod
153. Thus sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30 (excerpt)
154. Don Juan, Op. 20
155. Eine Alpensinfonie, Op. 64, I.Nacht
156. Don Quixote, Op.35, first movement: Introduction
157. Salome, Op. 54, Dance Of The Seven Veils
158. Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59, Finale: Hab' mir's gelobt ihn lieb zu haben
159. Piano Concerto 2 In C minor, Op. 18 - First Movement
160. Vocalise, Op.34, No. 14
161. Prelude In G Sharp minor, Op. 32, No. 12
162. Piano Concerto No. 4 In G minor, Op. 40 - Third Movement
163. Symphony No. 2 In E minor, Op. 27 - Third Movement
164. Piano Concerto No. 1 In F sharp minor, Op. 1 - Second Movement
165. Rhapsody, Op. 43 On A Theme By Paganini
166. Hungarian Rhapsody No.2
167. Liebestraum No.3 in A-flat
168. Piano Concerto No.1 in E-flat - third movement
169. Angelus
170. Mephisto Waltz No.1 (Dance in a Village Tavern)
171. Prelude and Fugue on B-A-C-H
172. Dante Symphony - Finale. - Purgatorio - Magnificat
173. Les Préludes
174. Boléro
175. Daphnis et Chloé first movement: Nocturne
176. Rhapsodie Espagnole
177. Shéhérazade - first movement: Asie
178. Ma Mère l'Oye - fourth movement: La Belle et la Bête
179. Introduction and Allegro for Harp, Flute, Clarinet, and String Quartet
180. La Valse
181. Slavic Dance No. 1 in C, Op. 46, no.1
182. Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 'From the New World' - second movement
183. Humoresque, Op. 101
184. Slavic Dance No. 8 in G minor, Op. 46, no. 8
185. Serenade for String Orchestra, Op. 22 - second movement
186. Romance for Violin and Orchestra In F minor, Op. 11
187. Symphony No. 7 in D minor - third movement
188. Melodie (Songs My Mother Taught Me)
189. Carneval Overture, Op. 92
190. Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in B minor, Op. 104 - third movement
191. Symphony No.4 In A, Op. 90. Italian - First Movement
192. Frühlingslied In A, Op. 62, No. 6
193. Wedding March (From A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op.61)
194. Duetto In F, Op.30, No.6 (From Songs Without Words)
195. String Symphony No.9 In C. Schweitzer Symphony - Third Movement
196. Concerto For Violin, Piano And String Orchestra No. 1 In D minor - Second Movement
197. Symphony No.3 In A minor, Op.56 Scottish - Third Movement"
198. Notturno (From A Midsumment Night's Dream, Op. 61)
199. Rondo Capriccioso, Op.14
200. String Symphony No. 12 In G minor - First Movement
201. Venetian Gondola Song In F Sharp minor, Op.30, No.6
202. Scherzo (From A Midsumment Night's Dream, Op. 61)
203. Violin Concerto In E minor, Op.64 - Third Movement
204. Peer Gynt - Suite No. 1, Op. 46 - Morgenstimmung
205. Holberg Suite, Op. 40 - I. Prelude. Allegro vivace
206. Holberg Suite, Op. 40 - IV. Air. Andante religioso
207. Arietta, Op. 12, no. 1
208. Homage March from Sigurd Jorsalfar, Op. 56
209. Peer Gynt - Suite No. 2, Op. 55 - Solveig's Song
210. Wedding Day at Troldhauen, Op. 65, no. 6
211. The Last Spring, Op. 34, no. 2
212. Peer Gynt - Suite No. 1, Op 46 - Anitra's Dance
213. Nordic Melody Op. 63
214. Notturno, Op. 54, no. 4
215. Elegie, Op. 47, no. 5
216. Peer Gynt - Suite No. 2, Op. 55 - Arabic Dance
217. Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16 - Allegro
218. Symphony No. 3 in E flat, Op. 97 - Rhenish - first movement
219. Traumerai (from Kinderszenen, Op. 15)
220. Mondnacht (from Eichendorff-Liederkreis, Op. 39)
221. Aufschwung (from Fantasietucke, Op. 12)
222. Triolett, Op. 114, no. 2
223. Tanzlied (No. 1 from Duets, Op. 78)
224. Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120 - second movement
225. Frühlingsgruss
226. Abschied (from Waldszenen Op. 82)
227. Dichterliebe, Op. 48 - Im wunderschonen Monat Mai
228. Manfred Overture, Op. 115
229. Romance in F sharp, Op. 28, no. 2
230. Die Rose stand im Tau
231. Liebesgarten (from Four Duets, Op. 34)
232. Warum? (from Fantasiestucke, Op. 12)
233. Kennst du das Land, Op.79, no. 29 (from Lieder der Mignon, Op. 98a)
234. Von fremden Landern und Menschen (from Kinderszenen, Op. 15)

Album Description

An extraordinary 20-CD collection of great works by Bach, Vivaldi, Handel, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin, Tchaikovsky, Brahms, Ravel, Mendelssohn, Rachmaninoff, J. Strauss, R. Strauss, Schumann, Wagner, Dvorak, Grieg and Liszt. It also features worldrenowned artists such as Sir Neville Marriner, Martha Argerich, Ivo Pogorelich, Hermann Prey, Reiner Goldberg, Sylvia Sass, Jochen Kowalski, Peter Schreler and many more. This exquisite, copper metallic, deluxe boxed set is the perfect gift for the classical music neophyte.

Customer Reviews:

Mill. Classical review.......2007-05-13

This is a great set of recordings for the money, the only problem was I've had to clean some of the CD's before they played correctly.

classical music for the unitiated.......2007-04-01

This set is a good way to start listening to classical music. It's very well produced and easy to listen to. I purchased it to use as part of my world history high school class. It would have been nice to have some bio information on the composers. However, the product is exactly as advertised and good value for the money. The students were intrigued by how many of the excerpts they had heard before.

Some little gems there that I had forgotten!.......2007-03-30

Although I studied classical music at school, I had all but forgotten it until I bought this set. I heard several tracks I haven't heard for over 30 years, and I had been humming Brahms's 'Hungarian Dance no. 5' for years without ever knowing what it was and it was on the disc, so that was nice.

I found it to be a very good selection overall, but I felt too much had already been heard on TV, which of course is what lots of newcomers to classical music might appreciate. I managed to find about 2 hours of tracks that I wanted to keep, which works out quite expensive per disc, but I did find some wonderful music I had completely forgotten about, so it was worth it. All in all, it represents good value, and I have only knocked one star off as so much of it had been used in adverts.

It is definitely a good introduction to classical music, and it has made me want to listen to more of it, so I don't regret this 'expensive' purchase one bit!

Classical Masterpieces of the Millennium [20 CD Set]

A very helpful collection.......2007-03-24

I define this set as an excellent way to find out who you like, and who you don't, among 20 of the important composers. It opens the door to purchasing more complete pieces by composers you do like, and can save a lot of time and money in the process.
To criticize the set for not containing more composers, or more than just snippets of those who are in the set, is missing the point: it is a helpful introduction to finding your way in the huge maze of classical music. It succeeds admirably in this.
Sound quality is uniformly very good on an audiophile system.
Highly recommended.

Excellent!.......2007-03-08

A great way to start a classical music collection. It's nice to have a full CD of each composer. It makes it easy to keep track of selections/composers I already have and what composers I still need to puchase to complete my collection.

Average customer rating: Microcosmos Great value with a few flaws eeh, I guess I don't like Bartok that much Best classical value out there 5 Stars for the music and performance

Bartok: Complete Solo Piano Music Manufacturer: Vox (Classical) ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Dances | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music General | Bartók, Béla | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Etudes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Improvisation | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Elegies | Requiems, Elegies & Tombeau | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Rondos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Bagatelles | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Impromptus | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Noels | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music Similar Items: Bartok: The Piano Concertos Béla Bartók: The 6 String Quartets - Takács Quartet Complete Piano Works of Scriabin Bartok: Violin Concertos, Viola Concerto, 6 Duo for 2 Violins, Violin Rhapsodies; Yehudi Menuhin Brahms: Works for Solo Piano ASIN: B00008X5AY Release Date: 2003-05-27

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Sàndor, still active at 90 as this reissue appears, was a student of Bartók and a preferred interpreter of his music. Since this set appeared on nine LPs in the early 1960s, it has been the standard for Bartók's piano music; in this fine-sounding reissue, it still is. Sàndor can hit hard enough for such virtuoso pieces as the Piano Sonata and "Out of Doors," but he also retains the romantic element heard in the composer's own playing which tempers the harsher qualities of the music. While this collection isn't quite as complete as advertised (some early, insignificant piano music by Bartók is omitted), it includes all of Bartók's significant piano music, including such relatively obscure gems as the Bagatelles, eight Improvisations, and many delectable folk arrangements which will appeal even to listeners who think Bartók is too challenging for them. Vox's recorded sound, superbly remastered, resists obsolescence as effectively as Sàndor's performances. Even with the inclusion of the early books of "Mikrokosmos," which will appeal mostly to piano students, this set is worth several times the asking price. --Leslie Gerber

Customer Reviews:

Microcosmos.......2007-03-08

Sándor was a champion not only of Bartók's music but also of Bartók's style of playing. He often complained that people were too quick to see Bartók as ultra-modern, and to fail to appreciate the rich seam of lyricism that also runs through his music.

The piano music is dominated by short pieces, many of them written for piano students, notably the collections "Microcosmos" and "For Children". These, together with suites of folk dance arrangements, make up the bulk of the solo piano output.

Sandór plays these short, and often simple pieces, with neither too much nor too little art. As a gifted teacher, he knew unerringly how much music each of these small vessels held. The result is beguiling - but be warned: no-one can listen to the 153 short pieces of Microcosmos end-to-end. This is an anthology to be dipped into, not swallowed whole.

The remastering is pretty successful (fortunately - some of Vox's CD reissues are plagued by severe deterioration of the original tapes). And it's for half nothing-what's not to like?

Great value with a few flaws.......2006-07-28

I am not a Bartok expert by any scale, but I do like the way these pieces, without exception, are played. There are, however, a couple of other problems.

As mentioned by an earlier reviewer, very few of the works are split into tracks - Mikrokosmos is divided into 7 for each of its six volumes, and to accomodate for a full CD. In these seven tracks there are 121 songs. I would have much preferred if the songs had been split into tracks. Almost the entire CD set is this way - Fifteen Hungarian Songs is one track, Fourteen Bagatelles, etc. It is very annoying when one wants to hear a particular song in those tracks and not the others.

Another detriment to the collection is the recording quality. It is decent most of the time, but in loud sections the piano buzzes. One might be able to ignore it, but I think that it detracts from the passion of the forte quite a bit.

Overall, for $18 it is pretty decent, but if you are like me and like to keep your music library neatly organized (and aren't extremely cheap), I would not recommend this set.

eeh, I guess I don't like Bartok that much.......2006-07-25

I like the fact that Bartok is into the folk tradition and all, but he just tends to forget the fact that melody has to be SOMEWHERE in the music. I'm all for creative expression when you're sitting alone at the piano, but abstract music should be reserved for performance art. I like playing some of your stuff Bela, but I just don't want to listen to you.

Best classical value out there.......2005-10-05

To put this set in perspective, for months I would go to my local Tower Records fishing for worthwhile classical CDs at least once a week. One of the discs that sat in the bins the longest was a single CD of Bartok piano music, played by Zoltan Kocsis. It was Volume 7 of a complete series. This CD listed for $17.99, and as long as I went to that Tower Records, it did not budge an inch, nor was its price amended.

Now, Kocsis is one of the greatest pianists alive, and if anyone is worthy of commanding a premium, it is him. And to be fair, that CD is going to be re-released on October 11 as part of a Collector's Edition - eight CDs, $63.97 MSRP. But it's already going up against this little gem, which contains five CDs with all of the truly great solo-piano works by an internationally recognized Bartok specialist for $21 - not much more than the cost of one CD from the other set. This kind of value is not to be taken lightly.

I came to this set with my impression of Sandor informed by his complete Prokofiev - ultra-hard, sometimes rhythmically slack, always melodically lacking in some way or another. But he held a very special feeling for Bartok, and saved his best playing for the great Hungarian. In passages like the first of the Three Csik Dances, the opening of the Improvisations Op. 20, or in the Ten Easy Pieces, there is a simplicity, charm and wistful homesickness that is quite touching. In pieces like the Out of Doors suite, the Sonata, or the Burlesques, there is a vicious, impulsive energy, a wicked sense of humor and an overabundance of overtones. It is never mindless, inappropriate or even overly harsh - it's just very, very loud.

In this set I like best the endless landscape of the Sonatina, the unusual colors and fragrances in the Etudes, the brilliantly conceived Bear Dance (the last of the Ten Easy Pieces), and the multifaceted, complex, gorgeous Improvisations. Any fan of Bartok should hear these.

5 Stars for the music and performance.......2005-04-04

This is a fantastic deal, but the problem with this Collection stems from the fact that the pieces are often not separated by tracks. This is especially annoying for the Children's Pieces and Mikrokosmos. There are so many pieces, one wears out the fast forward button and still may miss the particular piece one is looking for. The booklet is fairly insightful, and the performer is widely hailed as the supreme interpreter of Bartok's piano music. So aside from this slightly annoying at times and ridiculously annoying at other times flaw, this is one of the best deals in Classical music. Don't hesitate. Add it to the cart.

Average customer rating: A step up from the so-so disc 2 Top Of The Line Best of the Series!

New Wave Dance Hits: Just Can't Get Enough, Vol. 3 Various Artists Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music New Wave | New Wave & Post-Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music New Wave | Compilations | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music 1980s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Rock | Styles | Music Dance Pop | Compilations | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music 1980-1989 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Rhino Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: New Wave Dance Hits: Just Can't Get Enough, Vol. 2 New Wave Dance Hits: Just Can't Get Enough, Vol. 5 New Wave Dance Hits: Just Can't Get Enough, Vol. 1 New Wave Dance Hits: Just Can't Get Enough, Vol. 6 New Wave Hits: Just Can't Get Enough, Vol. 4 ASIN: B0000033AT Release Date: 1994-06-21

Tracks:

1. Cars - Gary Numan
2. Private Idaho - The B-52's
3. Making Plans For Nigel - XTC
4. Teacher Teacher - Rockpile
5. Looking For Clues - Robert Palmer
6. I Live In The City - The Humans
7. Drivin' - Pearl Harbor & The Explosions
8. What I Like About You - The Romantics
9. 88 Lines About 44 Women - The Nails
10. New Toy - Lene Lovich
11. Fade To Grey - Visage
12. Stool Pigeon - Kid Creole And The Coconuts
13. Tempted - Squeeze
14. Too Much Pressure - The Selecter
15. It's A Night For Beautiful Girls - The Fools
16. Are You Ready For The Sex Girls? - Gleaming Spires

Customer Reviews:

A step up from the so-so disc 2.......2004-06-22

As these discs go, #3 is fairly packed with goodies, some you've heard enough to make your bowels move, and some that are pretty cool surprises. Gary Numan's "Cars" kicks things off and sounds a lot better than I remember it sounding. Maybe I'm mellowing. The B-52's "Private Idaho", "What I Like About You" by The Romantics and Squeeze's "Tempted" all fit into the "heard it a million times" category, but since they're all pretty cool songs I decided to give them a pass. The most pleasant surprises on this volume are Rockpile's "Teacher Teacher" and "88 Lines About 44 Women" by The Nails. Uncovering nuggets like these are what makes this collection fun.

Top Of The Line.......2001-07-07

This and Vol 5 are the best in the series. This is a good reflection of the diversity and talent of many of the 80's best. Many of the bands here had lenghty careers (XTC, Squeeze) while others made the most of thier 15 minutes of fame. How great to hear Visages "Fade To Grey" and Kid Creoles "Stool Pigeon" again. Great c.d., I highly recommend it.

Best of the Series!.......2000-01-05

Unlike the other CDs in this series, every cut is a gem! Well known classics like "Cars", "Private Idaho" and "Teacher, Teacher" are combined with less well known (at least to me) equally great songs like "88 Lines", "Stool Pigeon" and especially "I Live in the City". I own vol 1-7 and 13; this is the best!

Average customer rating: A strong closing to the trilogy More like rare GROOVES Finally very easy to look things up.

Smooth Grooves: New Jack Ballads, Vol. 3 Various Artists Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Compilations | R&B | Styles | Music Soul | Compilations | R&B | Styles | Music Quiet Storm | R&B | Styles | Music New Jack | R&B | Styles | Music 1980s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music 1990s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music 1980-1989 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music 1990-1999 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Rhino Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Smooth Grooves: New Jack Ballads, Vol. 1 Smooth Grooves: New Jack Ballads, Vol. 2 Smooth Grooves: After Hours Smooth Grooves: A Sensual Collection, Vol. 7 Smooth Grooves: A Sensual Collection, Vol. 9 ASIN: B00000346R Release Date: 1998-01-13

Tracks:

1. Roses Are Red - Mac Band
2. Tell Me (How It Feels) - 52nd Street
3. Let's Chill - Guy
4. Slow Love - Doc Box & B. Fresh
5. I Promise (I Do Love You) - Dreamboy
6. Tease Me - Gary Taylor
7. Thinkin' About Ya - Timex Social Club
8. That's Where You'll Find Me - Deja
9. No More Tears - Tawatha
10. Why You Treat Me So Bad - Club Nouveau
11. It's You - Troy Johnson
12. Instant Replay - Mico Wave

Customer Reviews:

A strong closing to the trilogy.......2006-12-11

Smooth Grooves: New Jack Ballads, Vol. 3 closes out the New Jack Ballads series very strong. The disc features the timless slow jam Let's Chill by Guy and the sentimenatl I Promise I Do Love You by Dreamboy. There's also some rareties on the disc including another hot rap ballad Slow Love by Doc Box & B. Fresh. market, If you want a disc featuring such hits as Mac Band's "Roses Are Red," 52nd Street's "Tell Me (How It Feels)," )," Timex Social Club's "Thinkin' About Ya," Tawatha's "No More Tears," Mico Wave's "Instant Replay" and Club Nouveau's "Why You Treat Me So Bad", plus the tracks I mentioned then this is the disc for you !

More like rare GROOVES.......2004-04-13

Very good CD filled with hard to find hits from 52nd Street (worth the price of the CD) and also Mac band. What may be the best song on this is D'eja. Pick up the CD it's worth it!!!

Finally.......2000-02-24

I had been looking for the song "Slow Love" by Doc Box & B. Fresh for years. No one knew who or what I was talking about and even the internet was not helpful (ie..search engines) But...thankfully..this site was able to locate the song for me. This song brings back so many great memories and it is nice to know that I wasn't just crazy thinking I remembered a song that doesn't exist. It exists and it is one of the best songs I know. The rest of the CD is great too. But "Slow Love" is the jam! Check it out!

very easy to look things up........1999-06-20

i like this sight i found a song that i have been looking for. This is the only place that i could find the song that i like.

Average customer rating: piano for the suburbanite This would be the greatest exce[pt.... Who Better than to Record the Mazurkas? Arthur Rubinstein: Chopin's 51 Mazurkas The unsurpassable Rubinstein

Rubinstein Collection, Vol. 50 Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Mazurkas | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Chopin | Chopin, Frédéric | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Classical Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Classical Instrumental Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Rubinstein Collection, Vol. 48 Arthur Rubinstein - Chopin 19 Nocturnes (Vol. 49) Rubinstein Collection, Vol. 46 Rubinstein Collection, Vol. 45 The Rubinstein Collection Vol 47 - Chopin: Waltzes, Impromptus, Bolero ASIN: B00004ZD5E Release Date: 2001-03-06

Tracks:

1. Mazurka No.1 in f#, Op.6
2. Mazurka No.2 in c#, Op.6
3. Mazurka No.3 in E, Op.6
4. Mazurka No.4 in e flat, Op.6
5. Mazurka No.1 in B flat, Op.7
6. Mazurka No.2 in a, Op.7
7. Mazurka No.3 in f, Op.7
8. Mazurka No.4 in A flat, Op.7
9. Mazurka No.5 in C, Op.7
10. Mazurka No.1 in B flat, Op.17
11. Mazurka No.2 in e, Op.17
12. Mazurka No.3 in A flat, Op.17
13. Mazurka No.4 in a, Op.17
14. Mazurka No.1 in g, Op.24
15. Mazurka No.2 in C, Op.24
16. Mazurka No.3 in A flat, Op.24
17. Mazurka No.4 in b flat, Op.24
18. Mazurka No.1 in c, Op.30
19. Mazurka No.2 in b, Op.30
20. Mazurka No.3 in D flat, Op.30
21. Mazurka No.4 in C#, Op.30
22. Mazurka No.1 in G#, Op.33
23. Mazurka No.2 in D, Op.33
24. Mazurka No.3 in C, Op.33
25. Mazurka No.4 in b, Op.33

Tracks:

1. Mazurka No.1 in c#, Op.41
2. Mazurka No.2 in e, Op.41
3. Mazurka No.3 in B, Op.41
4. Mazurka No.4 in A flat, Op.41
5. Mazurka No.1 in G, Op.50
6. Mazurka No.2 in A flat, Op.50
7. Mazurka No.3 in C#, Op.50
8. Mazurka No.1 in B, Op.56
9. Mazurka No.2 in C, Op.56
10. Mazurka No.3 in c, Op.56
11. Mazurka No.1 in a, Op.59
12. Mazurka No.2 in A flat, Op.59
13. Mazurka No.3 in f#, Op.59
14. Mazurka No.1 in B, Op.63
15. Mazurka No.2 in f, Op.63
16. Mazurka No.3 in C#, Op.63
17. Mazurka No.1 in G, Op.67
18. Mazurka No.2 in g, Op.67
19. Mazurka No.3 in C, Op.67
20. Mazurka No.4 in a, Op.67
21. Mazurka No.1 in C, Op.68
22. Mazurka No.2 in a, Op.68
23. Mazurka No.3 in F, Op.68
24. Mazurka No.4 in f, Op.68
25. Mazurka 'A'Emile Gaillard' in a
26. Mazurka 'Notre Temps' in a

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Chopin wrote mazurkas throughout his all-too-brief life, using this Polish dance as the basis for short pieces that encompass a world of harmonic explorations and varied emotions, from the subtly comic to the intensely sad. Rubinstein plays the 51 in the standard canon, skipping the unpublished youthful ones. Of his three recordings of the set, connoisseurs tend to prefer his first, from 1938-1939 (available on RCA, EMI, and Naxos) for their spontaneity. But these 1965-1966 stereo recordings in refreshingly alive transfers can't fail to please most listeners. They're a bit weightier than the early ones, but the added depth and Rubinstein's characterization of each piece yield big dividends. In the great C sharp minor Mazurka, Op. 50, No. 3, for example, he plays the beautiful opening theme with disarming simplicity that invests it with mournful regret, manages the transitions to bolder statements flawlessly, and turns a charming dance into a dramatic tone poem that says in five minutes what some composers need a full symphony to say. That miracle is repeated often in this set, as Rubinstein appears at first to be underplaying a piece until you realize the sophistication of his carefully modulated dynamics, gentle rubato, and varied tone. His was an outward simplicity that hid complex art. Throughout, he plays with a wonderful, singing tone, rhythmic life, and an aristocratic authority few have matched. --Dan Davis

Customer Reviews:

piano for the suburbanite.......2005-04-23

nothing artistic here.
plays like a student.
pass it up...

This would be the greatest exce[pt...........2002-01-08

This would be the greatest of all Rubinstein Chopin recordings except...there are the Polonaises (Volumte 28!), and the Nocturnes (Volume 46!). Count this one tied for 3rd, with the Ballades, the Waltzes, the.... Hey, wait -- you might as well get them all.

My only problem with this recording is that the repeat button on my CD player isn't working. I listen to one and say, "That's gotta be the best Rubinstein/Chopin Mazurka there could possibly be," but no sooner than I think that, that another one comes on, EVEN BETTER.

Okay, I have my fav. The great B Minor Opus 33 Number 4. This is mid-period Chopin at his finest, and Rubinstein at his finest, and we are privileged to be alive so that we can rehear it.

Who Better than to Record the Mazurkas?.......2001-12-01

Chopin. Rubinstein. Mazurkas. Perfection. The impeccable Rubinstein rubato shines most when he plays the works which invite overindulgence, like the dance forms, or the easily sentimentalized nocturnes. Especially in these mazurkas where his rhythmic restraint is admirable. These recordings are quirky yet authoritative enough to make me wonder whether only a fellow Pole can play Chopin with such multifariousness (16 letters!) of movement within the staff. I've heard other recordings of the mazurkas, mainly Ashkenazy (boring... where's the life?) and individual performance pieces in compiliations, but none sparkle like the way Rubinstein makes them sparkle. Sublime.

Arthur Rubinstein: Chopin's 51 Mazurkas.......2001-04-07

Fabulous! Polish music at its best!

The unsurpassable Rubinstein.......2001-03-29

While his recordings of other composers is somewhat uneven, Rubinstein is the absolute master of Chopin. Noone else captures the beauty, nuance, depth, poetry, and feel of his music in quite the same way, and the Mazurkas (which by the way sound wonderful in their new remastering) are no exception. Even the very familiar ones sound fresh in Rubinstein's hands, and whether you listen to these a few at a time (as I usually do) or straight through, I highly recommend this recording as well as the other reissues in this series.

Average customer rating: Disappointing

Fauré - The Complete Songs, Vol. 4 ~ Dans un parfum de roses Jean-Paul Fouchécourt , Felicity Lott , Gabriel Fauré , Graham Johnson , Stephen Varcoe , Geraldine McGreevy , and Jennifer Smith Manufacturer: Hyperion UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Fauré, Gabriel | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Incidental Music | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | 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 Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Gabriel Fauré: The Complete Songs, Vol. 3 Fauré: The Complete Songs, Vol. 2: Un paysage choisi Faure: Complete Songs 1 - Au bord de l'eau The Songs of Henri Duparc L'Invitation au Voyage: Mélodies from La belle époque ASIN: B000BJ7BMA Release Date: 2005-12-13

Customer Reviews:

Disappointing.......2006-08-10

Faure's songs are exquisite. Unfortunately, this album does not show them in the best light. Three of the five singers - Felicity Lott, Stephen Varcoe and Jennifer Smith - are closer to sixty than fifty, and they sound it. Geraldine McGreevy and Jean-Paul Fouchecourt provide a mere nine (out of 28) tracks of compensation, but nearly 24 minutes of Jennifer Smith wavering through La chanson d'Eve is almost too much.
Buy this if you have the other three, just to complete the set.

Average customer rating: Outstanding and a Remarkable Bargain Nobilissima visione! a remarkable set

Mozart: String Quartets (Complete Mozart Edition, Vol. 12) Manufacturer: Philips ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Quartets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Similar Items: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: String Quintets Mozart: Complete String Trios & Duos Mozart: Serenades for Orchestra Mozart: The Violin Sonatas Haydn: Complete Piano Trios ASIN: B00000410T Release Date: 1991-04-05

Tracks:

1. String Quartets Nos.1-15: Quartet No.1In G - Adagio
2. String Quartets Nos.1-15: Quartet No.1In G - Allegro
3. String Quartets Nos.1-15: Quartet No.1In G - Menuetto
4. String Quartets Nos.1-15: Quartet No.1In G - Rondeau
5. String Quartets Nos.1-15: Quartet No.2 In D - Allegro
6. String Quartets Nos.1-15: Quartet No.2 In D - Andante
7. String Quartets Nos.1-15: Quartet No.2 In D - Molto allegro
8. String Quartets Nos.1-15: Quartet No.3 In G - Presto
9. String Quartets Nos.1-15: Quartet No.3 In G - Adagio
10. String Quartets Nos.1-15: Quartet No.3 In G - Tempo Di Menuetto
11. String Quartets Nos.1-15: Quartet No.3 In G - Adagio
12. String Quartets Nos.1-15: Quartet No.4 In C - Allegro
13. String Quartets Nos.1-15: Quartet No.4 In C - Andante
14. String Quartets Nos.1-15: Quartet No.4 In C - Presto
15. String Quartets Nos.1-15: Quartet No.5 In F - Allegro
16. String Quartets Nos.1-15: Quartet No.5 In F - Andante Un Poco Allegretto
17. String Quartets Nos.1-15: Quartet No.5 In F - Tempo Di Menuetto

Tracks:

1. String Quartets Nos.1-15: Quartet No.6 In B Flat - Andante
2. String Quartets Nos.1-15: Quartet No.6 In B Flat - Allegro
3. String Quartets Nos.1-15: Quartet No.6 In B Flat - Rondo, Allegro Grazioso
4. String Quartets Nos.1-15: Quartet No.7 In E Flat - Allegro
5. String Quartets Nos.1-15: Quartet No.7 In E Flat - Un Poco Adagio
6. String Quartets Nos.1-15: Quartet No.7 In E Flat - Presto
7. String Quartets Nos.1-15: Quartet No.8 In F - Allegro
8. String Quartets Nos.1-15: Quartet No.8 In F - Andante
9. String Quartets Nos.1-15: Quartet No.8 In F - Menuetto
10. String Quartets Nos.1-15: Quartet No.8 In F - Allegro
11. String Quartets Nos.1-15: Quartet No.9 In A - Molto Allegro
12. String Quartets Nos.1-15: Quartet No.9 In A - Andante
13. String Quartets Nos.1-15: Quartet No.9 In A - Menuetto
14. String Quartets Nos.1-15: Quartet No.9 In A - Rondeaux, Allegro

Tracks:

1. String Quartets Nos.1-15: Quartet No.10 In C - Andante
2. String Quartets Nos.1-15: Quartet No.10 In C - Menuetto
3. String Quartets Nos.1-15: Quartet No.10 In C - Un Poco Adagio
4. String Quartets Nos.1-15: Quartet No.10 In C - Rondeaux, Allegro
5. String Quartets Nos.1-15: Quartet No.11 In E Flat - Adagio - Allegro Assai - Adagio
6. String Quartets Nos.1-15: Quartet No.11 In E Flat - Menuetto
7. String Quartets Nos.1-15: Quartet No.11 In E Flat - Andante
8. String Quartets Nos.1-15: Quartet No.11 In E Flat - Allegro Assai
9. String Quartets Nos.1-15: Quartet No.12 In B Flat - Allegro Spiritoso
10. String Quartets Nos.1-15: Quartet No.12 In B Flat - Adagio
11. String Quartets Nos.1-15: Quartet No.12 In B Flat - Menuetto
12. String Quartets Nos.1-15: Quartet No.12 In B Flat - Allegro Assai
13. String Quartets Nos.1-15: Quartet No.13 In D Minor - Allegro Ma Molto Moderato
14. String Quartets Nos.1-15: Quartet No.13 In D Minor - Andantino Grazioso
15. String Quartets Nos.1-15: Quartet No.13 In D Minor - Menuetto
16. String Quartets Nos.1-15: Quartet No.13 In D Minor - Allegro

Tracks:

1. String Quartets Nos.1-15: The Six Haydn Quartets - Quartet No.14 In G - Allegro Vivace Assai
2. String Quartets Nos.1-15: The Six Haydn Quartets - Quartet No.14 In G - Allegretto
3. String Quartets Nos.1-15: The Six Haydn Quartets - Quartet No.14 In G - Andante Cantabile
4. String Quartets Nos.1-15: The Six Haydn Quartets - Quartet No.14 In G - Molto Allegro
5. String Quartets Nos.1-15: The Six Haydn Quartets - Quartet No.15 In D Minor - Allegro Moderato
6. String Quartets Nos.1-15: The Six Haydn Quartets - Quartet No.15 In D Minor - Andante
7. String Quartets Nos.1-15: The Six Haydn Quartets - Quartet No.15 In D Minor - Menuetto, Allegretto
8. String Quartets Nos.1-15: The Six Haydn Quartets - Quartet No.15 In D Minor - Allegretto Ma Non Troppo - Piu Allegro

Tracks:

1. String Quartets Nos.1-15: Quartet No.16 In E Flat - Adagio
2. String Quartets Nos.1-15: Quartet No.16 In E Flat - Allegro
3. String Quartets Nos.1-15: Quartet No.16 In E Flat - Minuetto
4. String Quartets Nos.1-15: Quartet No.16 In E Flat - Rondeau
5. String Quartets Nos.1-15: Quartet No.17 In B Flat - Allegro
6. String Quartets Nos.1-15: Quartet No.17 In B Flat - Andante
7. String Quartets Nos.1-15: Quartet No.17 In B Flat - Molto Allegro
8. String Quartets Nos.1-15: Quartet No.17 In B Flat - Presto

Tracks:

1. Quartet No.18 In A - Allegro
2. Quartet No.18 In A - Menuetto
3. Quartet No.18 In A - Andante
4. Quartet No.18 In A - Allegro Non Troppo
5. Quartet No.19 In C - Adagio - Allegro
6. 2: Andante cantabile
7. Quartet No.19 In C - Allegretto
8. Quartet No.19 In C - Allegro Molto

Tracks:

1. String Quartets Nos. 16-23: Quartet No.20 In D - Allegretto
2. String Quartets Nos. 16-23: Quartet No.20 In D - Menuetto, Allegretto
3. String Quartets Nos. 16-23: Quartet No.20 In D - Adagio
4. String Quartets Nos. 16-23: Quartet No.20 In D - Allegro
5. String Quartets Nos. 16-23: The Three Prussian Quartets - Quartet No.21 In D - Allegretto
6. String Quartets Nos. 16-23: The Three Prussian Quartets - Quartet No.21 In D - Andante
7. String Quartets Nos. 16-23: The Three Prussian Quartets - Quartet No.21 In D - Menuetto, Allegro
8. String Quartets Nos. 16-23: The Three Prussian Quartets - Quartet No.21 In D - Allegretto

Tracks:

1. String Quartets Nos.16-23: Quartet No.22 In B Flat - Allegro
2. String Quartets Nos.16-23: Quartet No.22 In B Flat - Larghetto
3. String Quartets Nos.16-23: Quartet No.22 In B Flat - Menuetto, Moderato
4. String Quartets Nos.16-23: Quartet No.22 In B Flat - Allegro Assai
5. String Quartets Nos.16-23: Quartet No.23 In F - Allegro Moderato
6. String Quartets Nos.16-23: Quartet No.23 In F - Allegretto
7. String Quartets Nos.16-23: Quartet No.23 In F - Menuetto (Allegretto)
8. String Quartets Nos.16-23: Quartet No.23 In F - Allegro

Customer Reviews:

Outstanding and a Remarkable Bargain.......2005-08-11

Mozart's string quartets need no introduction. This collection is a compilation of recordings made by the famous Quartetto Italiano over a period of several years. The playing is excellent and it is very interesting to hear this range of quartets played by a single ensemble. At less than $14 per disk (Amazon list price plus shipping costs), this is an incredible bargain for so much rewarding music.

Nobilissima visione!.......2005-04-01

Since you listen the first bars of any of these memorable works, you feel the difference that makes the great difference. The approach given by these excellent musicians is unique in what sublime perfection, astonishing musicality and enrapturing commitment concerns. Paolo Borciani, the unforgettable leader of this ensemble sealed his name in the Holly Pantheon of the greatest with these unvaluable, prodigious and lavish recordings.
All the possible adjectives are not enough to describe the status of these performances.
Don't miss these golden recordings under no pretext!

a remarkable set.......2002-11-08

This box set is a fantastic addition to anyone's Mozart collection. Performances are passionate and simply beautiful.
It is fascinating to listen to the quartets chronologically and hear Mozart's development as a composer (even the earliest quartets have many fine moments). While the sound quality of the quartets recorded in 1966 are not as crisp as those recorded in the 70s, every disc has acceptable sound and is a treasure in itself.
Highest of recommendations!

Average customer rating: One of my favorite's in the series A Must awesome!

Smooth Grooves: A Sensual Collection, Vol. 3 Various Artists Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz Fusion | Jazz | Styles | Music Modern Postbebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Smooth Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Compilations | R&B | Styles | Music Soul | Compilations | R&B | Styles | Music General | Funk | R&B | Styles | Music Quiet Storm | R&B | Styles | Music 1970s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music 1980s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music 1970-1979 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music 1980-1989 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Rhino Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Smooth Grooves: A Sensual Collection, Vol. 1 Smooth Grooves: A Sensual Collection, Vol. 4 Smooth Grooves: A Sensual Collection, Vol. 2 Smooth Grooves: A Sensual Collection, Vol. 8 Smooth Grooves: A Sensual Collection, Vol. 9 ASIN: B0000033G9 Release Date: 1995-02-14

Tracks:

1. Float On - Floaters
2. You Are My Starship - Norman Connors
3. Voyage To Atlantis - Isley Brothers
4. 'Cause I Love You - Lenny Williams
5. It's Been A Long Time - New Birth
6. Hey Love - Delfonics
7. Stop To Start - Blue Magic
8. Break Up To Make Up - Stylistics
9. Willing To Learn - Tower Of Power
10. Something He Can Feel - Aretha Franklin
11. Special Lady - Ray, Goodman & Brown
12. You Don't Have To Cry - Rene & Angela

Customer Reviews:

One of my favorite's in the series.......2006-12-11

Smooth Grooves: A Sensual Collection, Vol. 3 continues a great trend in the series of providing sensual listening experiences. The listener is a hit with a quadruple TKO with the first four tracks on the CD. First you get the extended mix of Float On by The Floaters. The song is eleven minutes and 49 seconds of slow jam bliss. The second song You Are My Starship by Norman Connors is another winner as is # 3. Voyage To Atlantis by The Isley Brothers . Track 4. 'Cause I Love You by Lenny Williams has become an everlasting slow jam that is one of the most heartfelt songs a man ever sung to a woman. Two of my other tracks on the CD are # 10 Something He Can Feel by Aretha Franklin & # 12 You Don't Have To Cry by Rene & Angela. Something He Can Feel" is a startling showcase for Curtis Mayfield's empathetic skills (he said that he tried to imagine how a woman feels when she loves a man) and serves as one of Franklin's best '70s sides while You Don't Have To Cry showcases everlasting love.

A Must.......2000-06-20

This Disc Starts off with Two Great Songs.Float On By The Floaters is Incredible alone.a true TImeless SOulful gem.You are My Starship By Norman COnnors is a Classic for the ages.Voyage to Atlantis By The Isley Brothers is very Essential.SO Many Great Artists Here Setting The Mood up Right.A Must Have.

awesome!.......1998-09-04

I'm in my early twenties and haved loved older music all my life. This CD is a great collection of old slow songs. I listen to it constantly!

Average customer rating: GREAT MUSIC SELECTION!!

New York Dance Classics, Vol. 3: A Collection of 80's Dance Music Various Artists Manufacturer: Hot Productions ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Disco | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music House | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music 1980s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music 1980-1989 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Blues | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music Techno-House | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: New York Dance Classics, Vol. 1: A Collection of 80's Dance Music New York Dance Classics, Vol. 2: A Collection of 80's Dance Music Grand 12 Inches, Vol. 3 Original Salsoul Classics: The 20th Anniversary Object of My Desire and Other Hits ASIN: B000001R02 Release Date: 1996-09-03

Tracks:

1. Touch Me (All Night Long) - Wish
2. Treat Her Sweeter - Paul Simpson Connection
3. Summertime Summertime - Nocera
4. I.O.U. - John Rocca
5. Why Ya Wanna Go - Fascination
6. Do It Anyway You Wanna - Cashmere
7. Playgirl - Babie & Keyes
8. Hungry For Your Love - Hanson & Davis
9. Watch Out - Brandi Wells
10. You And Me - The Flirts
11. Up On The Hill (Mt U.) - The Trammps
12. Work My Body Over - D.S.K.

Customer Reviews:

GREAT MUSIC SELECTION!!.......2003-06-09

Up on the Hill (Mt. U.) - The Trammps ....THIS SONG IT/S ENOUGHT TO BUY IT....EXCELLENT REMIXED AND MASTERED...CONGRATULATIONS GUYS!!...5 STARS EDITION!

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