Handel: Keyboard Music, Suites 3, 13, 11, 14, 15, & 8

On this CD:

1. Suite for keyboard (Suite de piece), Vol.1, No.3 in D Minor, HWV 428
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by Paul Wolfe

2. Suite for keyboard (Suite de piece), Vol.2, No.7 in B flat, HWV 440
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by Paul Wolfe

3. Suite for keyboard (Suite de piece), Vol.2, No.4 in D minor, HWV 437
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by Paul Wolfe

4. Suite for keyboard (Suite de piece), Vol.2, No.8 in G major, HWV 441
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by Paul Wolfe

5. Suite for keyboard in D minor, HWV 447
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by Paul Wolfe

6. Suite for keyboard (Suite de piece), Vol.1, No.8 in F Minor, HWV 433
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by Paul Wolfe

Tracks:

Bach: Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring
Vivaldi: Largo Winter
Bach: Air On A G String
Torelli: Trumpet Concerto
Bach: Sheep May Safely Graze
Handel: Let The Bright Seraphim
Handel: Pastoral Symphony
Boccherini: String Quintet, Minuet
Mendelssohn: On Wings Of Song
Liszt: Dream Of Love
Rachmaninov: Vocalise
Debussy: Claire De Lune
Satie: Gymnopedie No.1
Gluck: Dance Of The Blessed Spirits
Debussy: Arabesque
Bizet: Intermezzo
Elgar: Salut D'amour
Debussy: Prelude A L'apres - Midi D'un Faun

Tracks:

Wagner: Bridal Chorus
Clarke: Trumpet Voluntary
Handel: Royal Fireworks Music, Overture
Gabrieli: Canzon V
Charpentier: Te Deum
Purcell: Trumpet Tune
Mussorgsky: Promenade
Pachebel: Canon In D
Handel: Larghetto
Vivaldi: Guitar Concerto In D Major, Largo
Handel: Water Music, Air
Macdowell: To A Wild Rose
Beethoven: Pathetique Sonata, Adagio
Melchior: Adagio
Gounod: Ave Maria
Schubert: Ave Maria
Franck: Panis Angelicus
Faure: Pie Jesu
Rachmaninov: Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini
Schumann: Romance For Violin And Piano
Massenet: Meditation

Tracks:

Mendelssohn: Wedding March
Vivaldi: Concerto For Two Trumpets In B, Allegro
Telemann: Trumpet Concerto In D, Allegro
Vivaldi: Spring, Allegro
Telemann: Trumpet Concerto In B, Allegro
Handel: Concerto Grosso, Hornpipe
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No.4, Allegro
Handel: Arrival Of The Queen Of Sheba
Schumann: Piano Quintet In E Flat Major
Widor: Toccata
Dubois: Toccata
Walton: Crown Imperial
Bach: Cantata No.51. 'Jauchzet Gott In Allen Landen.' Alleluia
Mozart: Exsultate Jubilate, Alleluia
Handel: Water Music, Hornpipe
Chopin; Variations On A Theme From 'La Cenerentola'
Faure: Sicilienne
Offenbach: Barcarolle
Faure: Berceuse
Saint-Saens: The Swan
Brahms: Waltz In A Flat
Grieg: Wedding Day At Troldhaugen

Album Description

The process of choosing music for a wedding day can certainly be a daunting process for any couple. There are many choices and the questions can be endless. Traditional music or something off the beaten path? Will your Mom cry (and not in a good way) if you do not come down the aisle to the traditional Wedding March from Wagner, or are you eager to try something new? This collection is designed to give the bridal couple some key pointers to navigate the world of classical music for their wedding day. The package includes over 3 1/2 hours of music on 3 CDs for all portions of the wedding service, all from the Naxos classical label (known for high-quality recordings at inexpensive prices). Wedding day favorites are there, along with new discoveries and tunes you may have never considered for a wedding. All pieces are hand selected by professional wedding musicians and consultants. As a bonus, the 20 page booklet will lead you through the process of choosing music, from hiring musicians to sample programs. Everything you need to create your own unique personal wedding soundtrack.

Customer Reviews:

GREAT WEDDING MUSIC!.......2007-01-24

I used these CD's for my wedding, and I was so happy I did. You need to buy this CD if you like having a traditional wedding! :)

Good Music.......2006-07-05

I bought these CDs for my wedding, in ceremony and reception. Also, when I created my own wedding video, I used it as background music.

A very complete selection of ceremony music!.......2005-02-02

I am getting married in several months and we couldn't decide what music we wanted at our wedding ceremony. This three disk compilation reminded us of all the great ones- including new options we hadn't thought about. I really enjoyed hearing the organ and strings versions of the songs. If you're someone who hears a classical or baroque piece of music, but can't remember the name or the precise tune, this is a must-have to jog your memory and trigger the tear ducts!

Comprehensive Classical Selection.......2004-04-15

I searched all over for a CD set that had a somewhat comprehensive list of classical selections that are traditionally played at weddings. When I found this 3 CD set, I was very pleased. It contains 61 works from almost as many composers. This set might not contain the "best recording ever" of each of the selections, however it is very well done and the quality is very good. I used it primarily to choose the pieces that I wanted to have played by the church organist, and so the actual recordings were more for my consumption rather than for use in the ceremony/reception itself. However, I would not have hestitated to use the CD's in the wedding itself if needed. The book inside includes a list of suggested songs for various wedding styles (formal, outside, morning, etc.). From the classical neophyte to the seasoned classical music expert, this CD set will meet if not exceed expectations.

Just one note..........2003-06-07

I have not heard this album, so I cannot rate it as a whole. (The form made me include a rating, but disregard that.) However, I want to point out that track 36, the Pie Jesu from Gabriel Faure's Requiem is - well, from a requiem, a mass for the dead. The Pie Jesu is a lovely, gentle movement, and it has a beautiful and pure sound that does seem to fit the mood of a wedding. The Latin words, however, mean "Merciful Lord Jesus, grant them everlasting rest," where "them" refers to the dead.

Tracks:

Brandenbutg Concerto No.3 In G First Movement
Overture No.3 In D Second Movement
Violin Concerto In E First Movement
Prelude In C minor
Jesu Bleibet Meine Freude (Chorus From Cantata No.147)
Overture No.2 In B minor Minuet And Badinerie
Oboe Concerto In D minor Second Movement
Brandenburg Concerto No.4 In G Third Movement
Musical Offering - Fuga canonica
Easter Oratorio - Overture
Minuet In D minor
Kommst Du Nun, Jesu, Vom Himmel herunter(From Choral Prelude BWV 650
Brandenburg Concerto No.1 In F Second Movement
Art Of The Fugue - Contrapunctus 9
Concerto For Flute, Violin, Harpsichord And Strings. Triple Concerto - Third Movement
Overture No.4 In D - Réjouissance
Concerto No. 1 in E: Spring
Concerto No. 1 in E: Spring
Concerto No. 1 in E: Spring
Concerto No. 2 in G minor: Summer
Concerto No. 2 in G minor: Summer
Concerto No. 2 in G minor: Summer
Concerto No. 3 in F: Autumn
Concerto No. 3 in F: Autumn
Concerto No. 3 in F: Autumn
Concerto No. 4 in F minor: Winter
Concerto No. 4 in F minor: Winter
Concerto No. 4 in F minor: Winter
Concerto for Flute, Strings & Basso Continuo in G minor, Op. 10, no.2
Concerto for Flute, Strings & Basso Continuo in G minor, Op. 10, no.2
Concerto for Flute, Strings & Basso Continuo in G minor, Op. 10, no.2
Concerto for Flute, Strings & Basso Continuo in G minor, Op. 10, no.2
Concerto for Flute, Strings & Basso Continuo in G minor, Op. 10, no.2
Concerto for Flute, Strings & Basso Continuo in G minor, Op. 10, no.2
Concerto Grosso in A minor, Op. 3, no. 8
Concerto Grosso in A minor, Op. 3, no. 8
Concerto Grosso in A minor, Op. 3, no. 8
Water Music - Alla Hornpipe
Xerxes - Ombra Mai Fu (Largo)
Messiah - And The Glory Of The Lord
Concerto Grosso In A Minor, Op. 6, No. 4 - Larghetto Affettuoso
Organ Concerto In F, Op. 4, No. 4 Allegro
Water Music - Air
Messiah - For Unto Us A Child Is Born
Concerto Grosso In B flat, Op. 3, No. 2 - Largo
Salomon - Sinfonia, Act 3
The Choice Of Hercules - While For Thy Arms
Water Music - Allegro (Suite No. 1)
Suite No. 5 In E - Air With Variations
Jephtha - How Dark, O Lord
Organ Concerto In F, Op. 4, No. 5 Alla Siciliana - Presto
Mi Palpita Il Cor (Solo Cantata) S'un Di M'adora
Water Music - Andante Allegro Da Capo
Concerto for Trumpet & Orchestra in E-flat: First Movement
Symphony No. 94 in G: Surprise Symphony-second movement
Concerto for Violin No. 2 in D: Third Movement
Flute Trio No. 31 in G: Second Movement
Symphony No. 31 in D: Hornsignal-First Movement
String Quartet No. 17 in F, Op. 3, no. 5: Serenade Quartet-Second Movement
Sinfonia Concertante in B-flat for Violin, Cello, Oboe, Bassoon and Orchestra-Third Movement
Concerto for 2 Horns & Orchestra in E-flat: Second Movement
Symphony No. 88 in G: Fourth Movement
String Quartet No. 77 in C: Kaiser Quartet-Poco adagio cantabile
Notturno No. 1 in C: Second Movement
Symphony No. 98 in B: Londoner No. 4-Fourth Movement
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik - first movement
Piano Concerto in A - second movement
Flute Concerto in D - Rondeau
Serenade - Minuet
Violin Concerto - first movement
Symphony No. 40 in G minor - first movement
Clarinet Concerto - second movement
Turkish March
Divertimento - Minuet
Horn Concerto No. 3 in E-flat - first movement
Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67-First Movement
Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27, no. 2: Moonlight Sonata-First Movement
Overture
O welche Lust (Prisoners' Chorus)
Ha, welch ein Augenblick (Pizarros's Aria)
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37: Second Movement
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D, Op. 61: Third Movement
Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13: Pathétique-Second Movement
Sympony No. 6 in F, Op. 68: Pastorale-First Movement
Fantasy for Piano, Chorus and Orchestra in C minor, Op. 80: Choral Fantasy - Finale
German Dance No. 1 In C
Impromptu Op. 90, No. 3 In G-Flat
Heidenroslein
Ave Maria
Der Lindenbaum
Quintet In A 'Trout Quintet' - Andante
Mass No. 6 In E-Flat - Kyrie
Die Schone Mullerin Des Mullers Blumen
German Dance No. 2 In G
Piano Sonata In B-Flat
Nachtgesang Im Walde
Winterreise - No. 15: Die Krahe
German Mass - Zum Sanctus (Heilit, Heilig Ist Der Herr)
Symphony No. 8 In B Minor 'Unfinished' - Second Movement
Waltz No. 1 in E-flat, Op. 18 Grande Valse brillante
Nocturne in E-flat, Op. 9, no. 2
Etude in G-flat, Op. 10, no. 5
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21-Second Movement
Mazurka in D minor, Op. 33, no. 2
Prelude in D-flat, Op. 28, no. 15 Raindrop
Etude in C, Op. 10, no. 1
Nocturne in D-flat, Op. 27, no. 2
Impromptu No. 4 in C-sharp minor, Op. 66 Fantasy Impromptu
Scherzo in B minor, Op. 20
Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 35-Third Movement
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11 - Third Movement
Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor - first movement 113.String Seranade - Waltz
Violin Concerto - second movement
The Sleeping Beauty - Waltz
Capriccio Italien, Op. 45
Swan Lake - Waltz
Eugene Onegin - Polonaise
The Nutcracker - Waltz of the Flowers
Orchestral Suite No. 4 - Mozartiana - Third Movement
Swan Lake - Dance of the Swans
Symphony No. 6 in B minor - Pathétique - Third Movement
Hungarian Dance No.5
Lullaby
Symphony No.1 in C minor, Op. 68 - Third Movement
Intermezzo in E-flat, Op.117, no. 1
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D, Op. 77 - Third Movement
Waltz, Op. 39, no. 15
Concert for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in B-flat, Op. 83 - Second Movement
String Quintet in G, Op. 111 - Second Movement
Symphony No.4 in E minor, Op. 98 - Third Movement
Intermezzo in A minor, Op. 76, no. 7
Hungarian Dance No.1 in G minor
German Requiem Selig sind die Toten (Final Chorus)
Die Fledermaus - Overture
Kaiser Waltz, Op.437
Thunder And Lightning Polka, Op. 324
Roses From The South Waltz, Op. 388
AnnenPolka, Op. 117
Vienna Blood Waltz, Op. 354
Eljen A Magyar Polka, Op. 332
Wine, Women and Song Waltz, Op. 333
On The Beautiful Blue Danube Waltz, Op. 134
Die Meistersinger Von Nurnberg - Overture
Tannhauser - Die Pilger sind's (Pilgims' Chorus)
Tannhauser - O du mein holder Abendstern (Wolfram's Aria)
Lohengrin - Act 3 Prelude and Bridal Chorus
The Flying Dutchman - Jo-ho-he Traft ihr das Schiff (Senta's Ballad)
The Flying Dutchman - Steuermann, lass die Wacht (Sailors' Chorus)
Die Walkure - Wintersturme wichen dem Wonnemond (Siegmund's Aria)
Die Walkure - Ride of the Valkyries
Siegfried Hoho! Hoho! Hohei! Schmiede mein Hammer (Siegfried's Forging Song)
Tristan und Isolde - Liebestod
Thus sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30 (excerpt)
Don Juan, Op. 20
Eine Alpensinfonie, Op. 64, I.Nacht
Don Quixote, Op.35, first movement: Introduction
Salome, Op. 54, Dance Of The Seven Veils
Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59, Finale: Hab' mir's gelobt ihn lieb zu haben
Piano Concerto 2 In C minor, Op. 18 - First Movement
Vocalise, Op.34, No. 14
Prelude In G Sharp minor, Op. 32, No. 12
Piano Concerto No. 4 In G minor, Op. 40 - Third Movement
Symphony No. 2 In E minor, Op. 27 - Third Movement
Piano Concerto No. 1 In F sharp minor, Op. 1 - Second Movement
Rhapsody, Op. 43 On A Theme By Paganini
Hungarian Rhapsody No.2
Liebestraum No.3 in A-flat
Piano Concerto No.1 in E-flat - third movement
Angelus
Mephisto Waltz No.1 (Dance in a Village Tavern)
Prelude and Fugue on B-A-C-H
Dante Symphony - Finale. - Purgatorio - Magnificat
Les Préludes
Boléro
Daphnis et Chloé first movement: Nocturne
Rhapsodie Espagnole
Shéhérazade - first movement: Asie
Ma Mère l'Oye - fourth movement: La Belle et la Bête
Introduction and Allegro for Harp, Flute, Clarinet, and String Quartet
La Valse
Slavic Dance No. 1 in C, Op. 46, no.1
Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 'From the New World' - second movement
Humoresque, Op. 101
Slavic Dance No. 8 in G minor, Op. 46, no. 8
Serenade for String Orchestra, Op. 22 - second movement
Romance for Violin and Orchestra In F minor, Op. 11
Symphony No. 7 in D minor - third movement
Melodie (Songs My Mother Taught Me)
Carneval Overture, Op. 92
Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in B minor, Op. 104 - third movement
Symphony No.4 In A, Op. 90. Italian - First Movement
Frühlingslied In A, Op. 62, No. 6
Wedding March (From A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op.61)
Duetto In F, Op.30, No.6 (From Songs Without Words)
String Symphony No.9 In C. Schweitzer Symphony - Third Movement
Concerto For Violin, Piano And String Orchestra No. 1 In D minor - Second Movement
Symphony No.3 In A minor, Op.56 Scottish - Third Movement"
Notturno (From A Midsumment Night's Dream, Op. 61)
Rondo Capriccioso, Op.14
String Symphony No. 12 In G minor - First Movement
Venetian Gondola Song In F Sharp minor, Op.30, No.6
Scherzo (From A Midsumment Night's Dream, Op. 61)
Violin Concerto In E minor, Op.64 - Third Movement
Peer Gynt - Suite No. 1, Op. 46 - Morgenstimmung
Holberg Suite, Op. 40 - I. Prelude. Allegro vivace
Holberg Suite, Op. 40 - IV. Air. Andante religioso
Arietta, Op. 12, no. 1
Homage March from Sigurd Jorsalfar, Op. 56
Peer Gynt - Suite No. 2, Op. 55 - Solveig's Song
Wedding Day at Troldhauen, Op. 65, no. 6
The Last Spring, Op. 34, no. 2
Peer Gynt - Suite No. 1, Op 46 - Anitra's Dance
Nordic Melody Op. 63
Notturno, Op. 54, no. 4
Elegie, Op. 47, no. 5
Peer Gynt - Suite No. 2, Op. 55 - Arabic Dance
Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16 - Allegro
Symphony No. 3 in E flat, Op. 97 - Rhenish - first movement
Traumerai (from Kinderszenen, Op. 15)
Mondnacht (from Eichendorff-Liederkreis, Op. 39)
Aufschwung (from Fantasietucke, Op. 12)
Triolett, Op. 114, no. 2
Tanzlied (No. 1 from Duets, Op. 78)
Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120 - second movement
Frühlingsgruss
Abschied (from Waldszenen Op. 82)
Dichterliebe, Op. 48 - Im wunderschonen Monat Mai
Manfred Overture, Op. 115
Romance in F sharp, Op. 28, no. 2
Die Rose stand im Tau
Liebesgarten (from Four Duets, Op. 34)
Warum? (from Fantasiestucke, Op. 12)
Kennst du das Land, Op.79, no. 29 (from Lieder der Mignon, Op. 98a)
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.

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Tracks:

The Four Seasons: Spring: Allegro
Air On The 'G' String
Brandenburg Concerto No. 5: Allegro
Canon In D
Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring
Eine kleine Nachtmusik: Allegro
'Moonlight' Sonata: Adagio Sostenuto
String Quintet In E Major, Op. 13, No. 5: Minuet
Nocturne In D-Flat Major, Op. 27-2
Trois Gymnopedies: Lent et Douloureux
Nocturne In G Major Op. 37-2
Adagio For Strings

Tracks:

Brandenberg Concerto No. 3: Allegro
Royal Fireworks Music: La Rejouissance
Messiah: Hallelujah Chorus
La Mer: From Dawn Until Noon On The Sea
Lieutenant Kije: Troika
Symphony No. 4: Introduction
Polovtsian Dance No. 17: Excerpt - Borodin
On The Beautiful Blue Danube: Excerpt
The Nutcracker: Waltz Of The Flowers
Pictures At An Exhibition: Promenade
Lohengrin: Prelude - Wagner
Symphony No. 9, 'From The New World': Largo
William Tell Overture: Finale
Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 35: Funeral March
Nocturne In G Minor, Op. 37-1

Tracks:

Xerxes: Largo
Bassoon Concerto In B-Flat Major: Andante Ma Adagio
Impromptu In F-Sharp Major, Op. 36
'Emperor' String Quartet, No. 3: Poco adagio
Waltz No. 3 In A Minor, Op. 34, No. 2
Nocturne In C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27-1
Egmont: Overture
Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo
'Water Music' Suite: Alla Hornpipe
Adagio For Strings And Organ
Orchestral Suite No. 2: Minuet And Badinerie
Concerto For Two Violins And Orchestra: Vivace
Oboe Concerto: Adagio
Prelude And Fugue In C Major

Tracks:

Claire de Lune
Piano Concerto No. 21: Andante ('Elvira Madigan' Theme)
Pavan For A Dead Princess
Pathetique Sonata: Adagio Cantabile
Prelude No. 15 In D-Flat Major
Arabesque No. 1
Nocturne
Thais: Meditation
The Afternoon Of A Faun: Prelude
Fur Elise
Peer Gynt: Dawn
Horn Concerto No. 2 In E-Flat Major: Andante
Horn Concerto No. 3 In E-Flat Major: Romanza
Clarinet Concerto In A Major: Adagio

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3 stars for classical buffs, 5 for beginners!
3 stars for classical buffs, 5 for beginners!

300 Years of Classical

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ASIN: B000000K8A
Release Date: 1995-04-16

Tracks:

Canon In D Major - Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
Sarabande, Giga And Badinerie - The Soloists Of Zagreb
Adagio In G Major - Garcia Navarro
Tpt Voluntary - Frank Shipway
Spring (Allegro, Largo, Allegro) - Rainer Kussmaul
Toccata And Fugue In D Minor BWV 565 - Hans-Christoph Becker-Foss
Air - Hans-Christoph Becker-Foss
Overture-Peace - Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
Allegro-Air-Hornpipe - Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
(Andante, Allegro Di Molto) - Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
Menuet In a - PCO Zagreb/Tonko Ninic

Tracks:

Allegro - Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
Andante - Svetlana Stanceva
Allegro Con Brio - Anton Nanut
Adagio Sostenuto - Josef Bulva
Final Chorus 'Ode To Joy' - William Bolden
Overture William Tell - Alfred Scholz
Waltzes: Op. 9 - Peter Schmalfuss
'Unfinished': Allgro Moderato - Anton Nanut
'The Trout': Thema Con Variazioni - Casper da Salo Quintet

Tracks:

Wedding March - A Midsummer Night's Dream - Alfred Scholz
Raindrop Prelude - Ida Cernicka
Nocturne #2 - Peter Schmalfuss
Allegro Vivace - Marian Lapsansky
Love Dream - Josef Bulva
- The Valkyrie - Southwest Studio Orchestra
La Traviata - Nuremburg Symphony Orchestra
The Moldau - Libor Pesek
The Blue Danube - Vienna Opera Orchestra
Hungarian Dances - Louis Ablazzo
Les Toreadors - Loic Bertrand
Nutcracker Suite - Alberto Lizzo

Tracks:

Largo - Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
Solveig's Air - Libor Pesek
Tosca - Alander Von Pitamic
Moonlight - Peter Schmalfuss
Prelude In C Sharp Minor - Sylvia Capova
The Planets - Venus - Symphonic Orchestra Berlin
Transfigured Night - Martin Sieghart
Bolero - RSO Ljubljana
Love The Magician - Anton Nanut
Allegro Barbaro - Bianca Sitzuis
The Rite Of Spring - Philharmonic Orchestra
Rhapsody In Blue - Libor Pesek

Customer Reviews:

3 stars for classical buffs, 5 for beginners!.......2002-12-08

I bought this collection several years when I was just starting out my classical collection and have since replaced a good portion of the pieces with more complete works.

Connoisseurs probably won't find much here: the performances are mostly quite good, but not inspiring.

For beginners, though, interested in getting started in the wonderful world of classical music, this is a great value: an amazing range of music for just a terrific price. Recommended.

3 stars for classical buffs, 5 for beginners!.......2002-12-08

I bought this collection several years when I was just starting out my classical collection and have since replaced a good portion of the pieces with more complete works.

Connoisseurs probably won't find much here: the performances are mostly quite good, but not inspiring.

Tracks:

Canon In D Major
Sarabande, Giga And Badinerie
Adagio In G Minor
Trumpet Voluntary
The Four Seasons: Spring: Allegro - Largo - Allegro
Toccata And Fugue In D Minor, BWV 565
Air From Suite No. 3, BWV 1068
Fireworks Music: Overture Peace
Water Music: Allegro - Hornpipe
Symphony No. 94, 'Surprise': Andante - Allegro di molto
Menuet In A Major

Tracks:

'A Little Night Music': Allegro
Piano Concerto No. 21, 'Elvira Madigan': Andante
Symphony No. 5, 'The Fate': Allegro con brio
Sonata No. 14 , 'Moonlight': Adagio Sostenuto
Symphony No. 9: Final Chorus 'Ode To Joy'
Overture William Tell
Waltzes , Op. 9
Symphony No. 8, 'Unfinished': Allegro moderato
Piano Quintet, 'The Trout': Thema con variazioni

Tracks:

A Midsummer Night's Dream: Wedding March
Piano Pieces: Raindrop Prelude
Piano Pieces: Nocturne No. 2
Piano Concerto In A Minor, Op. 54: Allegro vivace
Love Dream: No. 3
The Valkyrie: Ride Of The Valkyries
La Traviata: Overture
Smetana: Symphonic Poem
The Blue Danube: The Waltz
Hungarian Dances: No. 2
Carmen: Les Toreadores
Nutcracker Suite: Flower Waltz

Tracks:

Symphony No. 9, 'From The New World': Largo
Peer Gynt-Suite: Solveig's Air
TOSCA: El lucevan le stelle
Suite Bergamasque: Cair de Lune - Moonlight
Prelude In C Sharp Minor, Op. 3-2
The Planets: Venus (AAD)
Transfigured Night: Final Part
Bolero (Short Version)
El amor brujo - Love The Magician: A Media Boche - Firedance
Allegro barbaro
The Rite Of Spring: The Adoration Of The Earth (Beginning)
Rhapsody In Blue: (Short Version)

Customer Reviews:

Great Collection.......2006-04-09

This set of CDs is perfect for beginners to classical music since it takes you through the years of classical music from earliest to the most recent so you can hear how the music gradually changes over time. They go in order by the eras Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and Modern so you can get a feel for what all of them were like, and style of each of them. They have some of the greatest hits of classical music by the greatest composers of classical music on this set. I got this set when I first got into classical music but I still listen to these CDs now because the performances are very enjoyable and the sound quality is great. This set of CDs is a must have for any classical collection.

Gotta have it!.......2001-05-21

This set of CD's is a must have.

Gotta have it!.......2001-05-21

This set of CD's is a must have.

Customer Reviews:

Educational. Not entertaining........2001-01-11

Thinking the 100 tracks this four volume set has to offer would be a relaxing in the car, or underscored during work time, I found the compilation of various composers to be rather jarring. Each CD contains 25 tracks of different movements from 6 to 8 artists, which don't follow any pleasing through line. If you are interested in learning just who composed which famous piece, or if you need to have on hand the top 100 classical pieces (according to whom? I don't know), then this may be right for you. If you are looking for leisure then I suggest you find something that actually completes a symphony.

Night Music, Vol.1: Classical Favourites for Relaxing and Dreaming

Average customer rating:

Excellent collection of peaceful music.

Night Music, Vol.1: Classical Favourites for Relaxing and Dreaming

Manufacturer: Naxos
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Quartets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Choruses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music

Classical | Box Sets | Stores | Music

Tracks:

Eine Kleine Nachtmusik: Romance - Capella Istropolitana/Sobotka
Moonlight Son: Adagio Sostenuto - Jeno Jando
Brandenburg Con No.1: Adagio - Capella Istropolitana/Warchal
Sym No.40: Andante - Capella Istropolitana/Wordsworth
Melodie - Honda/CSR SO/Clark
To Spring - Balazs Sokolay
Berceuse - CSR SO/Lenard
Canon - Capella Istropolitana/Edlinger
Str Qt Op.76, No.2: Andante - Kodaly Qt
Clair De Lune - Peter Nagy
Tpt Con: 2nd Movt - Capella Istropolitana/Edlinger
Pno Con No.2: Larghetto - Szekely/Budapest SO/Nemeth
Sicilienne - CSR SO/Lenard

Tracks:

Swan Lake: Andante - Slovak Phil/Halasz
Pno Son K.322: Adagio - Peter Nagy
Four Seasons: Spring/Largo - Nischizaki/Capella Istropolitana/Gunzenhauser
Sym No.96: Andante - Capella Istropolitana/Wordsworth
Pno Con No.4: Andante - Vladar/Capella Istropolitana/Wordsworth
Vocalise - Peter Nagy
Peer Gynt Ste: Solveig's Song - CSSR State PO (Kosice)/Guzenhauser
Water Music: Adagio - Capella Istropolitana/Warchal
Str Qt Op.10: Andantino - Kodaly Qt
Fl And Hp Con: Andantino - Capella Istropolitana/Edlinger
Con Grosso Op.6, No.4: Largo - Capella Istropolitana/Kopelman
Moment Musical - Peter Nagy
A Midsummer Night's Dream: Notturno - Slovak PO/Bramall

Tracks:

Pavane - CSR Sym Orch/Clark
Chanson Triste - Peter Nagy
Oboe Con: Adagio - Capella Instropolitana/Edlinger
Sym No.1: Andante Cantabile - Zagreb Phil/Edlinger
Vc Con: Adagio - Kanta/Capella Instropolitana/Breiner
On Wings Of Song - Peter Nagy
L'Arlesienne: Adagietto - Slovak Phil/Bramall
Adagio - Capella Instropolitana/Edlinger
Str Qt Op. 76, No.4: Adagio - Kodaly Qt
Pno Con K.467: Andante - Lang/Capella Instropolitana/Ebertle
Christmas Con: Pastorale - Capella Instropolitana/Edlinger
Les Adieux: Andante Expressivo - Jeno Jando
Salzburg Sym K.138: Andante - Capella Instropolitana/Edlinger

Tracks:

Karelia Ste: Ballade - CSR SO/Schermerhorn
Song Without Words in F - Balazs Szokolay
Brandenburg Con No.4: Andante - Capella Istropolitana/Warchal
New World Sym: Largo - CSR SO/Lenard
Pno Con No.1: Quasi Adagio - Banowetz/CSR SO
Andante Sostenuto - Peter Nagy
Italian Ste: Notturno - CSSR State PO/Edlinger
Recorder Ste: Siciliano - Capella Istropolitana/Edlinger
Melody - Nishizak/Harden
Cello Con No.2: Adagio - Capella Istropolitana/Breiner
Recorder Ste: Air A L'Italienne - Capella Istropolitana/Edlinger
Dream Of Love No.3 - Balazs Szokolay
Faust (Ballet Music): Adagio - CSR Sym/Lenard

Tracks:

Barcarolle - CSR SO/Lenard
Pathetique Son: Adagio Cantabile - Jeno Jando
Four Seasons: Autumn: Adagio Molto - Nishizaki/Capella Istropolitana/Gunzenhauser
Jupiter Sym: Andante Cantabile - Capella Istropolitana/Wordsworth
Vn Con: Adagio - Honda/Slovak PO/Clark
Melodie - Peter Nagy
Slavonic Dance No.12 - Slovak PO/Kosler
Fireworks Music: La Paix - Capella Istropolitana/Warchal
Cantabile - Nishizaki/Suzuki
Hn Con No.4: Romance - Stevove/Capella Istropolitana/Kopelman
Ste No.1: Forlane - Capella Istropolitana/Dvorak
Traumerei - Jeno Jando
Carmen Ste: Nocturne - Slovak PO/Bramall

Customer Reviews:

Excellent collection of peaceful music........1999-08-17

If you are looking for music that can soothe the soul, buy this collection. Each cd has a collection of excerpts from classical artists which are peaceful in style. Works from big-time composers such as Beethoven and Bach are included, but many outstanding pieces are drawn from lesser known artists such as Godard and Paganini. I use these cds as background music at work, where the wide swings in volume found in most of classical music would be inappropriate. As always with Naxos, the recordings are of excellent quality.

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Great Composers Collection

Manufacturer: Madacy Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Polkas | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music

Waltzes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music

Septets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

Ballads | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

Etudes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

Fantasies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

Preludes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

Rondos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music

Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Oratorios | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

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Tracks:

The Well Tempered Clavier: Prelude and Fugue In C Major, BWV 846
Brandenburg Concerto No.3 In G Major, BWV 1048: Allegro
Brandenburg Concerto No.3 In G Major, BWV 1048: Adagio
Brandenburg Concerto No.3 In G Major, BWV 1048: Allegro
Concerto In A Minor, BWV 1004 For Flute, Violin, Harpsichourd And Basso Continuo: Allegro
Concerto In A Minor, BWV 1004 For Flute, Violin, Harpsichourd And Basso Continuo: Adagio ma non tanto e dolce
Concerto In A Minor, BWV 1004 For Flute, Violin, Harpsichourd And Basso Continuo: Alla breve
Suite No.2 In B Minor, BWV 1067: Overture
Suite No.2 In B Minor, BWV 1067: Rondeau
Suite No.2 In B Minor, BWV 1067: Sarabande
Suite No.2 In B Minor, BWV 1067: Bouree I
Suite No.2 In B Minor, BWV 1067: Bouree II
Suite No.2 In B Minor, BWV 1067: Polonaise I
Suite No.2 In B Minor, BWV 1067: Polonaise II
Suite No.2 In B Minor, BWV 1067: Double
Suite No.2 In B Minor, BWV 1067: Menuetto
Suite No.2 In B Minor, BWV 1067: Badinerie
Italian Concerto In F Major, BWV 971: (Without Indication)
Italian Concerto In F Major, BWV 971: Andante
Italian Concerto In F Major, BWV 971: Presto

Tracks:

Symphony No.5 in C minor op.67:: Allegro con brio
Rondo a capriccio in G major op.129: 'The Rage Over The Lost Penny'
Septet op.20 in E flat major: Menuetto
Overture Op.72a: Leonore
Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor (Moonlight): Adagio sostenuto
Sonata in A major op.47 (Kreutzer): Finale-Presto
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No.5 in E flat major op.73 (Emperor): Adagio un poco mosso
Bagatelle in A minor No.59: Fur Elise
Symphony No.9 In D Minor Op.125: Finale: Ode To Joy

Tracks:

Prelude In D Flat Major 'Raindrops': 1. op. 28 No.15
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in F minor op.21: Maestoso
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in F minor op.21: Larghetto
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in F minor op.21: Allegro vivace
Ballad No. 1 in G minor op 23
Fantasy - Improptu op. 66
Etude In C Minor Op.10 No.12 'Revolution': Allegro con fuoco
Scherzo No. 2 in B flat minor op.31
Waltz No. 6 in D flat major op.64-1:

Tracks:

Watermusic, Suite:: Allegro
Watermusic, Suite:: Air
Watermusic, Suite: Bourree
Watermusic, Suite: Hornpipe
Watermusic, Suite: Andante espressivo
Watermusic, Suite: Hornpipe II
'Xerxes': Largo
Music of the Royal Fireworks, Suite: Overture
Music of the Royal Fireworks, Suite: Burree
Music of the Royal Fireworks, Suite: La paix (The Peace)
Music of the Royal Fireworks, Suite: La rejouissance (The Joy)
Music of the Royal Fireworks, Suite: Menuett I
Music of the Royal Fireworks, Suite: Menuett II
Concerto grosso op.10 No.10 ('Alexander Feast'): Overture
Concerto grosso op.10 No.10 ('Alexander Feast'): Allegro
Concerto grosso op.10 No.10 ('Alexander Feast'): Air: Lentement
Concerto grosso op.10 No.10 ('Alexander Feast'): Allegro
Concerto grosso op.10 No.10 ('Alexander Feast'): Allegro
Concerto grosso op.10 No.10 ('Alexander Feast'): Allegro moderato
Gavotte and Passepied
'The Messiah': Hallelujah

Tracks:

Concerto For Piano And Orchestra No. 1 In E Flat Major: Allegro maestoso
Concerto For Piano And Orchestra No. 1 In E Flat Major: Quasi Adagio
Concerto For Piano And Orchestra No. 1 In E Flat Major: Allegro marziale animato - Presto
Love Dream No. 3 In A Flat Major: Piano solo
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 In C Sharp Minor: Piano solo
Evening Harmony In D Flat Major: Piano solo
Large Orchestra: 'Mephisto-Waltz'
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6 in D flat major: Orchestra

Tracks:

'A Little Night Music' Serenade No.13 In G Major KV525: Allegro
'A Little Night Music' Serenade No.13 In G Major KV525: Romanza: Andante
'A Little Night Music' Serenade No.13 In G Major KV525: Menuetto - Trio - Menuetto: Allegretto
'A Little Night Music' Serenade No.13 In G Major KV525: Rondo: Allegro
Symphony No.41 In C Major KV 551: Molto Allegro
The Magic Flute KV 620: Oveture
12 Variations About ' - ' KV265: 'Ah, vous dirai-je, Maman'
Symphony No.40 in G minor KV 550: Molto allegro
Sonata for Piano No.11 in A major KV 331: Rondo alla turca
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No.23 in A major KV 488: Allegro

Tracks:

Orchestra: Bolero
Poeme choregraphique - for Orchestra: La Valse
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in G major: Allegremente
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in G major: Adagio assai
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in G major: Presto
Orchestra: Rhapsodie Espagnole

Tracks:

1. Op. 437: Emperor Waltz
Waltz op.314: The Blue Danube
Fast Polka op.324: Thunder and Lightning
Waltz op.410: Voices of Spring
A musical joke op. 257: Perpetuum mobile
Waltz op.354: Venna Blood
Op.214: Tritsch-Tratsch Polka
The Bat: Overture
Treasure Waltz op. 418: The Gypsy Baron

Tracks:

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in B flat minor op.23: Allegro non tropo e molto maestoso - Allegro con brio
Nutcracker Suite op.71a: Flower Waltz
Nutcracker Suite op.71a: Dance of the Reed Flutes
Overture solenelle '1812' Op.49
Swan-Lake Suite op20a: Lake in the Moonlight
Swan-Lake Suite op20a: Hungarian Dance
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major op.35: Canzonetta: Andante
Symphony No. 6 in B minor op.74: Finale: Adagio lamentoso

Tracks:

Concerto NO.1 op.8 IN E: Allegro
The Spring Op.8 No.1: Largo e pianissimo sempre
The Spring Op.8 No.1: Allegro (Danzo pastorale)
The Summer Op.8 No.2: Allegro non molto - Allegro, e tutto sopra il Canto
The Summer Op.8 No.2: Adagio e piano
The Summer Op.8 No.2: Presto, tempo impettuoso d'Estate
The Autumn Op.8 No.3: Allegro
The Autumn Op.8 No.3: Adagio molto
The Autumn Op.8 No.3: La Caccia (Allegro)
The Winter Op.8 No.4: Allegro non molto
The Winter Op.8 No.4: Largo
The Winter Op.8 No.4: Allegro
Concerto for two Trumpets and String Orchestra:: Allegro
Concerto for two Trumpets and String Orchestra: Largo
Concerto for two Trumpets and String Orchestra: Concerto for two Trumpets and String Orchestra: Allegro
Concerto For Flute And Orchestra In G Minor Op.10 No.2: Largo 'Fantasy', Presto
Concerto For Flute And Orchestra In G Minor Op.10 No.2: Allegro
Concerto For Flute And Orchestra In G Minor Op.10 No.2: Largo 'Il Sonno'
Concerto For Flute And Orchestra In G Minor Op.10 No.2: Allegro
Concerto For Strings And Basso Continuo In G Major 'All Rustica' RV 151: Presto
Concerto For Strings And Basso Continuo In G Major 'All Rustica' RV 151: Adagio
Concerto For Strings And Basso Continuo In G Major 'All Rustica' RV 151: Allegro

Handel: Keyboard Music, Suites 3, 13, 11, 14, 15, & 8

Average customer rating:

HOT HANDEL ON A HOT HARPSICHORD BY A HOT HARPSICHORDIST!!!

Handel: Keyboard Music, Suites 3, 13, 11, 14, 15, & 8

Manufacturer: Lyrichord Discs Inc.
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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General | Classical | Styles | Music

Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music
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When They Had Pedals, Vol. 1 - The Pleyel

ASIN: B00000DC25
Release Date: 1998-10-20

Tracks:

Suite 3 No.3 in d: Prld
Suite 3 No.3 in d: Fugue
Suite 3 No.3 in d: Allemande
Suite 3 No.3 in d: Courante
Suite 3 No.3 in d: Air & Variations
Suite 3 No.3 in d: Presto
Suite No.13 in b flat: Allemande
Suite No.13 in b flat: Courante
Suite No.13 in b flat: Sarabande
Suite No.13 in b flat: Gigue
Suite No.11n d: Allemande
Suite No.11 in d: Courante
Suite No.11n d: Sarabande Variee
Suite No.11n d: Gigue

Tracks:

Suite No.14 in G: Allemande
Suite No.14 in G: Allegro
Suite No.14 in G: Courante
Suite No.14 in G: Air
Suite No.14 in G: Minuette
Suite No.14 in G: Gavotte Variee
Suite No.14 in G: Gigue
Suite No.15 in d: Allemande
Suite No.15 in d: Courante
Suite No.15 in d: Sarabande
Suite No.15 in d: Gigue
Suite No.8 in f: Prld
Suite No.8 in f: Fugue
Suite No.8 in f: Allemande
Suite No.8 in f: Courante
Suite No.8 in f: Gigue

Customer Reviews:

HOT HANDEL ON A HOT HARPSICHORD BY A HOT HARPSICHORDIST!!!.......2004-11-26

Since hearing all of these FABULOUS recordings on truly modern harpsichords with 16' and pedals, I just can't stand to hear historically based instruments any more.

On this recording,made in 1958, originally made for Experiences Anonymes, Paul Wolfe is playing his then-brand-new Rutkowski and Robinette Harpsichord(Mr. Wolfe was actually Rutkowski and Robinette's FIRST customer as you'll read in the liner notes). The instrument has, in addition to the standard 2x8',1 x4' with coupler disposition, an absolutely THRILLING 16' register, as well as a nasale and buff stop on the upper 8' manual. It is all controlled by 7 pedals.

Handel, usually so chipper and gay in his writing, is very dark in many of the suites recorded. The opening prelude of the D minor suite on disc one just blows you away under Wolfe's fingers, especially with that leonine 16' kickin' arse and takin' names! And the rythmic bite is to die for! No pussy-footing around the keys for Wolfe. He lays into his harpsichord and shows it who's boss!!

And in the slow movements--ah such sublime playing, it makes me think of Wolfe's teacher, Wanda Landowska(That's right! Wolfe studied with her from 1950 to 1959!). And in the slow movements, Wolfe usually opts for the back 8' which is absolutely heavenly! You have to listen closely to remind yourself that Rutkowksi's beautifully voiced back 8'is in fact a harpsichord and not a guitar!

Buy this album and disocver truly GREAT Harpsichord playing. When Landowska said she endeavoured to make the music of the past LIVE again, this is what she meant by that! Viva Musique Ancienne! and Long Live the Old School of Harpsichord Playing!

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Greatest Masterpieces of the Millennium

Manufacturer: Platinum Disc
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Mazurkas | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music

Polonaises | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music

Waltzes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music

Quartets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

Quintets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

Etudes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

Fantasies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

Preludes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music

Lullabies & Berceuse | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Cantatas | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

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General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B00008BL9T
Release Date: 1999-02-23

Tracks:

Badinerie from Orchestral Suite No. 2 - The London Symphony Orchestra
Air on the G String from Orchestral Suite No. 3 - The London Symphony Orchestra
Brandenburg Concerto, No. 3 - The London Symphony Orchestra
1st Movement from Violin Concerto No. 2 - The London Symphony Orchestra
Polonaise and Rondo from Orchestral Suite No. 2 - The London Symphony Orchestra
Harpischord Concerto No. 5 in F Minor - The London Symphony Orchestra
Jesus Bleibet Meine Freude from Cantata No. 147 - The London Symphony Orchestra
Fugue in G Minor, BWV. 1026 - The London Symphony Orchestra
Toccata and Fugue in D Minor - The London Symphony Orchestra

Tracks:

Canon in D - The London Symphony Orchestra
Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 - The London Symphony Orchestra
Largo from Xerxes - The London Symphony Orchestra
Sonata in C, K. 420 - The London Symphony Orchestra
Adagio in G Minor - The London Symphony Orchestra
Spring from the Four Seasons - The London Symphony Orchestra
Toccata and Fugue in D Minor - The London Symphony Orchestra
Harmonious Blacksmith - The London Symphony Orchestra

Tracks:

Symphony No. 5: 1st Movement - The London Symphony Orchestra
Fse - The London Symphony Orchestra
Egmont Overture - The London Symphony Orchestra
1st Movement from Moonlight Sonata, No. 14 - The London Symphony Orchestra
3rd Movement from Violin Concerto - The London Symphony Orchestra
Finale from Symphony No. 9: Ode to Joy - The London Symphony Orchestra

Tracks:

Waltz No. 1: Grand Waltz Brillante: Op. 18 - The London Symphony Orchestra
Waltz No. 6: Petit Chein - The London Symphony Orchestra
Waltz No. 7, Op. 64, No. 2 - The London Symphony Orchestra
Waltz No. 10, Op. 69, No. 2 - The London Symphony Orchestra
Fantaisie-Impromptu in C-Sharp Minor - The London Symphony Orchestra
Raindrop Prelude, Op. 28, No. 15 - The London Symphony Orchestra
Adieu Etude, Op. 10, No. 3 - The London Symphony Orchestra
Heroic Polonaise, Op 53, No. 6 - The London Symphony Orchestra
Mazurka, Op. 7, No. 1 - The London Symphony Orchestra
Mazurka, Op. 33, No. 4 - The London Symphony Orchestra
Nocturne, Op. 9, No. 2 - The London Symphony Orchestra
Nocturne, Op. 15, No. 2 - The London Symphony Orchestra
Berceuse in D Flat, Op. 57 - The London Symphony Orchestra

Tracks:

Water Music: Allegro Deciso - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Mornig from Peer Gynt - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Farandole from l'Arlesienne Suite II - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Waltz from the Serenade for String - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Rhapsody Espa Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Barcarolle from Tales of Hoffman - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Trumpet Voluntary - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Slavonic Dance No. 2 - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Meditation for Thasis: Classics for Love - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Hungarian March - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Air on the G String: Classic Strings - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Claire de Lune - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Ride of the Valkyries - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Tracks:

Prelude from Tristan und Isolde - Bayreuth Studio Symphony Orchestra
Gymnopedie No. 1 - The London Symphony Orchestra
Overture to Die Fledermaus - Philharmonic Orchestra Of The Vienna Opera
Dance of the Reed Pipes from the Nutcracker - Moscow State Phil Harmonic Orchestra
Adagietto from Symphony No. 5 - Radio Luxembourg Symphony Orchestra
Barber of Seville Orverture - South American Festival Orchestra
Winter from the Four Seasons, 3rd MVT. - Heidelberg Chamber Orchestra
Fugue in G Minor, BWV. 542 - The London Symphony Orchestra
Spring Sonata (1st Movement) - Simone Gutman, Stanley Wiener
Air from the Water Music - Little Orchestra Of London
Scheherazade Symphonic Suite Op. 35 - South American Festival Orchestra
Sabre Dance - Radio Luxembourg Symphony Orchestra

Tracks:

Prelude to Act III; "Lohengrin" - Halle Orchestra
Flute Concerto "La Notte" in G Minor, Op. 10, No. 2 - Munich Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra
Waltz from Symphony No. 5 in E Minor, Op. 64 - Paris Philharmonic Orchestra
Stranger Op. 68/29 - The London Symphony Orchestra
Clarinet Concerto - Little Orchestra Of London
Quodlibet on Welsh Nursery Tunes - Cardiff Symphony Orchestra
Mars, The Bringer of War from "The Planets" Op. 32 - Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra
Minuet - Spitfields Sinfonietta Of London
Moment Musical - The London Symphony Orchestra
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik K. 525 - The London Symphony Orchestra
Sleepers Wake - The London Symphony Orchestra

Tracks:

Overture Oberon - Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Minuet Op. 13 No. 5 - The London Symphony Orchestra
Radetzky March Op. 228 - Vienna Concert Orchestra
Ensaga - Orion Orchestra
Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor Op. 26 - Berlin Symphony Orchestra
Overture from lo Speziale - The London Symphony Orchestra
Die Fledermaus (The Bat) Mein Herr Was Dachten Sie (Act 1) - Hamburg Opera
Campanella - The London Symphony Orchestra
Symphony No. 1 in D Major, 1st MVT. - Vienna Symphony Orchestra

Tracks:

Salzburg Symphony No. 1 in D Major K 136 - Munich Symphony Orchestra
Overture: The Gypsy Princess - Vienna Volksoper Orchestra
Concerto Grosso in D Major Op. 3 No. 6 - Wuttemberg Chamber Orchestra
Little Shepherd (Children's Corner Suite) - The London Symphony Orchestra
Devertimento for Orchestra No. 1 - Little Orchestra Of London
"Your Tiny Hand Is Frozen" la Boheme - Rome Opera Orchestra
Fantasia in G Major for Organ BWV 572 - The London Symphony Orchestra
Entry of the Nobles from Mlada - New Philharmonia Orchestra
Venetian Gondolier's Song - George Levinstein
Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64 - Symphony Orchestra Hamburg
Hungarian Dance No. 12 in D Minor - Munich Symphony Orchestra

Tracks:

Ride of the Valkyries - Dresden State Orchestra
Summer from the Four Seasons - Benito Rossi, Violin Orchestra Da Camera Di Milano
Waltz from the Sleeping Beauty - Bramberg Symphony Orchestra
Canon - Sinfonie Orchester Graunke Munich
Prayer - Paris Opera Orchestra
Riding Piece Op. 68.23 from Album for Youth - The London Symphony Orchestra
Coriolan Overture Op. 62 - Sydney Symphony Orchestra
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major BWV 1048 - Munich Bach Orchestra
Waltz Op. 39 No. 15 - The London Symphony Orchestra
Oracion del Toro - Gabrieli Strings
Music from the Royal Fireworks - The London Symphony Orchestra
Clarinet Quintet K. 581 - The London Symphony Orchestra

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