Grieg: Concerto for piano in Am

On this CD:

1. Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16
Composed by Edvard Grieg
Performed by Aarhus Municipal Orchestra with Percy Grainger
Conducted by Per Drier

2. Country Gardens, for orchestra, BFMS Unnum
Composed by Percy Grainger
Performed by Aarhus Municipal Orchestra with Percy Grainger
Conducted by Per Drier

3. Ramble on Richard Strauss's Love duet From "Der Rosenkavalier"
Composed by Percy Grainger
Performed by Aarhus Municipal Orchestra with Percy Grainger
Conducted by Per Drier

4. Suite on Danish Folk Songs for orchestra, organ & piano, DFMS 1-2 & 9-10, Nos 1-4, complete The Power of Love
Composed by Percy Grainger
Performed by Aarhus Municipal Orchestra with Percy Grainger
Conducted by Per Drier

5. Suite on Danish Folk Songs for orchestra, organ & piano, DFMS 1-2 & 9-10, Nos 1-4, complete Lord Peter's Stable Boy
Composed by Percy Grainger
Performed by Aarhus Municipal Orchestra with Percy Grainger
Conducted by Per Drier

6. Suite on Danish Folk Songs for orchestra, organ & piano, DFMS 1-2 & 9-10, Nos 1-4, complete The Nightingale, the Two Sisters
Composed by Percy Grainger
Performed by Aarhus Municipal Orchestra with Percy Grainger
Conducted by Per Drier

7. Suite on Danish Folk Songs for orchestra, organ & piano, DFMS 1-2 & 9-10, Nos 1-4, complete Jutish Medley
Composed by Percy Grainger
Performed by Aarhus Municipal Orchestra with Percy Grainger
Conducted by Per Drier

Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
Hamelin is such a fascinating pianist that almost anything he plays is automatically interesting. However, some of his Grainger playing is too refined for its own good. The famous Country Gardens, for example, is too jaunty and mild; try Grainger's own rambunctious performance for a contrasting view of the music. And In Dahomey, labeled a rag by Grainger, has precious little ragtime feeling either in the arrangement or the performance. However, the lush decadence Hamelin evokes in Ramble on Love (a sort of meditation on Strauss's Rosenkavalier) is almost worth the price of the disc. Just don't expect to get the complete Grainger experience here. --Leslie Gerber

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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In Memory Of... Classics for Funerals

Manufacturer: Chandos
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Pavanes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music

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General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music

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Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

English | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Oratorios | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

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

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

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

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

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

Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music

General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music
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Funeral Music
In Memoriam: music for solemn occasions
Music for the Funeral Service

ASIN: B0006SGF1O
Release Date: 2005-02-22

Tracks:

Funeral March From Op.35 - BBC Philharmonic
Agnus Dei - Richard Hickox
Komm Susse Tod - BBC Philharmonic
Pie Jesu - Libby Crabtree
'Nimrod' - Alexander Gibson
'I Know That My Redeemer Liveth' - Joan Rodgers
Largo - Simon Standage
Pavane - BBC Philharmonic
Vocalise - Detroit Symphony Orchestra
'When I Am Laid In Earth' - Emma Kirby
'Meditation' - Yuri Torchinsky
Pavane Pour Une Infante Defunte - Louis Lortie
Irish Tune - BBC Philharmonic
Adagio For Strings, Op.11 - Neeme Jarvi

Tracks:

Introitus - Choir Of Saint John's College
'Le Dernier Sommeil De La Vierge - BBC Philharmonic
Panis Angelicus - BBC Philharmonic
Adagietto - Neeme Jarvi
'Dead March' - BBC Philharmonic
'Ruht Wohl, Ihr Heiligen Gebeine' - Harry Christophers
Cantus-In Memory Of Benjamin Britten - Neeme Jarvi
Agnus Dei - City Of Birmingham Symphony Chorus
'Touch Her Soft Lips And Part' - Richard Hickox
'Death Of Ase' - Vernon Handley
'Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring' - Michael Austin
Sursum Corda, Op.11 - Bournemouth Sinfonietta
Marcia Funebre - Walter Weller

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Super-Budget Way to Gain Some Understanding of Romantic Era

Discover: Music of the Romantic Era

Manufacturer: Naxos
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Dances | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music

Polonaises | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music

Quintets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

Preludes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music

Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

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Discover Music of the Classical Era
Discover Music of the 20th Century
Discover Music of the Baroque Era
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A History of Musical Style

ASIN: B0006OL5EU
Release Date: 2005-01-18

Tracks:

Movement 1: Allegro Con Brio - Bela Drahos
Movement 4: Marche Au Supplice (March To The Scaffold) - San Diego Symphony Orchestra
Movement 1: Allegor Maestoso - Tempo Giusto - Joseph Banowetz
Polonaise In D Minor, Op.71 No.1 - Idil Biret
Gretchen At The Spinning Wheel - Lynda Russell
The Hebrides - Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
Movement 4: Allegro, Ma Non Troppo - Jeno Jando
Intermezzo In A Major, Op.118 No.2 - Idil Biret
Nacqui All'affanno E Al Pianto - Hungarian State Opera Chorus
Spargi D'amaro Pianto - Luba Orgonasova
E Lui... Dio Che Nell'alma Infondere - Giacomo Aragall

Tracks:

Prelude And Liebstod - Johannes Wildner
Kamarinskaya - Anthony Bramall
Movement 1: Allegro - Stephen Gunzenhauser
Movement 2: Allegro Con Grazia - Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
Vltava - Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
Slavonic Dance In C Major, Op.46 No.1 - Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
Romance In B Flat For Violin And Piano - Pascal Devoyon
In The Hall Of The Mountain King - Jerzy Maksymiuk
Solemn And Measured, Without Dragging - Michael Halasz
Prelude In C Sharp Minor, Op.3 No.2 - Idil Biret
Variation 9: Nimrod - Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Customer Reviews:

Super-Budget Way to Gain Some Understanding of Romantic Era.......2005-03-05

This 2CD set from Naxos at super-budget price is a wonderful way for teens or adults to acquaint themselves with the Romantic Era of classical music. It contains complete movements from works ranging from Beethoven (the 'Eroica' Symphony that started the Romantic era) to Elgar (the Nimrod variation from the 'Enigma Variations'). And pegged to those selections is an extensive and clearly-written 100-page essay by David McCleery that gives all kinds of background information as well as blow-by-blow descriptions of the pieces being played [e.g., in Schubert's song, 'Gretchen at the Spinning Wheel', "when she imagines kissing him the piano stops its repetitive spinning motif, indicating that she is so overcome by the thought that she has stopped working."]. Accompanying the text are pictures of the composers as well a quotation from most of them, from the sober [Mahler: 'To write a symphony is, for me, to construct the world.'] to the humorous [Grieg: 'I am sure my music has the taste of codfish in it.']. Also, there are reproductions of historical documents that illustrate the social currents of each period of time, from the Declaration of Independence, illustrating the spread of the idea of democracy, to a letter from Dvorák to his music publisher taking him to task for his anti-Czech sentiments.

Composers represented by their music are Beethoven, Berlioz, Liszt, Chopin, Schubert, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Brahms, Rossini, Donizetti, Verdi, Wagner, Glinka, Borodin, Tchaikovsky, Smetana, Dvorák, Fauré, Grieg, Mahler, Rachmaninov and Elgar. Among the musical selections are all sorts of music, from the Beethoven symphony movement, chamber music of Schumann, a song by Schubert, an operatic duet (from 'Don Carlo') by Verdi, Fauré's Romance for Violin and Piano, the first movement of Mahler's First Symphony, a Chopin polonaise, and a Liszt piano concerto. The recordings of all these works are excerpted from Naxos's huge library of releases of classical music, and the performances are universally quite acceptable and in good stereo sound.

Provided as a kind of background for the newcomer to classical music is a Timeline of the Romantic Era (music, history, art, literature) so they can place various composers and their works in a cultural context. There are extensive suggestions for further listening, a listing of Romantic era composers including many more than those whose works are included here, and a helpful glossary of musical terms written in everyday language.

This is a very thoughtfully done short-course in the Romantic era that will not only answer questions of casual classical music listeners but also stimulate interest in further exploration. I recommend it highly.

2 CDs TT=2hrs30mins and 161 page booklet in a slipcase

Scott Morrison

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Classic Emotions: Melancholy CD 1

Manufacturer: Delta
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Ballets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music

Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B0000DELF6
Release Date: 1998-01-01

Tracks:

La Traviata: Prld Act I - Sofia SO/Vassil Stefanov
Lyric Pieces Op.47: Melancholy - Janos Balint/Deborah Sipkai
Clair De Lune - Evelyne Dubourg
Chanson Triste - Budapest Strs
Peer Gynt: Ase's Death - Budapest PO/Janos Sandor
Des Abends - Jeno Jando
Con BWV 1056: Largo - Janos Balint/Deborah Sipkai
Coppelia: Notturno - Berlin RSO/Heinz Fricke
Andante Cantabile Op. Posth. - Budapest Strs
Der Lindenbaum - Hartmut Holl/Tabea Zimmermann
Sym No.4 in A Op.90 'Italian': II. Andante Con Moto - Philharmonia Orch/Janos Sandor
Holberg-Ste, Op.40: Sarabande - Budapest Strs
Romance in F#, Op.28 No.2 - Evelyne Dubourg
Evening Song - Erno Sebestyen/Andreas Juffinger
Last Spring - Dresden Phil/Herbert Kegel

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Collection of Piano Music, Vol. 2

Manufacturer: Celestial Harmonies
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Dances | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music

Preludes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

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

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Meditation | New Age | Styles | Music
ASIN: B00000080G
Release Date: 1991-10-16

Tracks:

Arietta No. 1 Op. 12
Intermezzo No. 1 in E Flat Major Op. 117
Consolation No. 4
English Suite No. 2 in a Minor BWV 807: Sarabande
Der Muller und Der Bach
Romance No. 2 Op. 28
Escenas Romanticas: Epilogo
Annees de Pelerinage: Au Lac de Wallenstadt
Italian Concerto in F Major BWV 971: Arioso
Prelude No. 6 in B Minor Op. 28
Consolation No. 1
Symphony No. 6 in F Major Op. 68: Szene Am Bach: Andante Molto Moto
Piano Sonata No. 17 in D Minor ("Tempest") Op. 31/: Adagio
Piano Sonata No. 31 in a Flat Major, Op. 110
Symphony No. 9 in D Minor Op. 125: Adagio Molto E Cantabile

Tracks:

Bagatelles (6) For Piano, Op. 126, No. 3 in E Flat
Nocturne in B Flat Minor Op. 9 No. 1
Intermezzo in B Flat Minor Op. 117 No. 2
Sonata in B Flat Major D 960: Andante Sostenuto
Nocturne in E Minor Op. 72 No. 1
Intermezzo in B Minor Op. 119 No. 1
Sonata No. 1 Op. 6: Second Movement
Preludes, Book 1 No. 8
Gymnopedie No. 1
Miroirs, For Piano (Or Orchestra): La Vallde Cloches
Guirlandes Op. 73 No. 1
Prelude in G Flat Major Op. 23 No. 10
4eme Nocturne
Fragilite Op. 51 No. 1
Vingt Regards Sur l'Enfant Jesus
Elegie
Gnossienne No. 4

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Beautiful Muzik
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BUY OF THE CENTURY!!!

Classic Emotions: Melancholy (Box Set)

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Beautiful Muzik.......2007-04-29

If you are looking for bouncy happy marching band style muzik, this is not for you. On the other hand, if you are mellow and like your tunes laid-back, buy this set. Buy it twice. This set is fantabulous!!!!!Yes FANTABULOUS (even if that's not a real word)

Pass this one........2005-07-20

2 CDs for $8. I don't think so. You can find better quality recordings on plenty of other CDs. Don't waste your time here.

BUY OF THE CENTURY!!!.......2001-12-14

This is an INCREDIBLE VALUE!! 2 CDs filled with GORGEOUS MUSIC, EXCELLENT SOUND and TERRIFIC PERFORMERS!! ALL BANDS on BOTH CDs SOFT, SOOTHING, ROMANTIC combination of Orchestral, solo piano and duos, performing many of the lovliest pieces by Tchaikovsky, Grieg, Schumann, Verdi, Debussy, Dvorak+++. Whether you know classical music or not, you're in for a real treat! I cannot believe this 2-CD set is so cheap!! Would make an EXCELLENT GIFT!!

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Pastorale

Manufacturer: Naxos
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ASIN: B00002MXT0
Release Date: 2001-09-01

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Pastorale - Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
Largo - Alexander Jablokov
Andante Con Moto - Michael Halasz
Adagio Non Troppo - Herbert Weissberg
La Plus Que Lente - Balazs Szokolay
Hungarian Dance No. 11 - Budapest Symphony Orchestra
Largo - Capella Istropolitana
Largo I - Kodaly Quartet
Largo - Stefan Vladar
Larghetto - Capella Istropolitana
Songs My Mother Taught Me (Gypsy Song No. 4) - Takako Nishizaki
Borghild's Dream - Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra

Grieg: Concerto for piano in Am; Tchaikovsky: Symphony No2, Op17

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Grieg: Concerto for piano in Am; Tchaikovsky: Symphony No2, Op17

Manufacturer: Berlin Classics
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ASIN: B0000035TG
Release Date: 1996-11-19

Grieg: Concerto for piano in Am; Small piano pieces EG104/23

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Familiar and unfamiliar Grieg
Lovely unique piano playing

Grieg: Concerto for piano in Am; Small piano pieces EG104/23

Manufacturer: Bis
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ASIN: B0000016JV
Release Date: 1994-10-12

Tracks:

Piano Conceto In A Minor: Allegro Molto Moderato
Piano Conceto In A Minor: Adagio
Piano Conceto In A Minor: Allegro Moderato Molto E Marcato
Larviks-Polka (1858)
23 Small Piano Pieces: Piano Piece I. Allegro Agitato
23 Small Piano Pieces: Piano Piece II. Allegro desiderio
23 Small Piano Pieces: Piano Piece III. Molto Allegro Vivace
23 Small Piano Pieces: Piano Piece IV. Andante; Quasi Allegretto
23 Small Piano Pieces: Piano Piece V. Allegro Assai
23 Small Piano Pieces: Piano Piece VI. Allegro Con Moto
23 Small Piano Pieces: Piano Piece VII. Andante, Quasi Allegretto
23 Small Piano Pieces: Piano Piece VIII. Prelude. Allegro Assai
23 Small Piano Pieces: Piano Piece IX. Andante, Moderato
23 Small Piano Pieces: Piano Piece X. Andante Con Gravita
23 Small Piano Pieces: Piano Piece XI. Vivace
23 Small Piano Pieces: Piano Piece XII. Largo Con Estro Poetica
23 Small Piano Pieces: Piano Piece XIII. Allegretto Con Moto
23 Small Piano Pieces: Piano Piece XIV. Allegretto Con Moto
23 Small Piano Pieces: Piano Piece XV. Prelude With 2 Voices. Con Passione
23 Small Piano Pieces: Piano Piece XVI. Allegro Assai, Quasi Prestoq
23 Small Piano Pieces: Piano Piece XVII. Molto Adagio Religioso
23 Small Piano Pieces: Piano Piece XVIII. Allegro Molto
23 Small Piano Pieces: Piano Piece XIX. Andante Moderato
23 Small Piano Pieces: Piano Piece XX. Allegro Vivace
23 Small Piano Pieces: Piano Piece XXI. Andante Moderato
23 Small Piano Pieces: Piano Piece XXII. Nicht Zu Schnell, Ruhing
Piano Piece XXIII. Assai Allegro Furioso

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Familiar and unfamiliar Grieg.......2004-03-09

This recording certainly has the virtue of novelty, even though the main piece on it is one of Grieg's most familiar works, the Piano Concerto in A minor. However, the concerto played by Love Derwinger with the Norrkoping Symphony is not the standard version but Grieg's original composition of 1868 (he revised it several times, the last only a few weeks before his death in 1907). Most of the differences are details in the orchestration, and a few stand out even to the untutored ear--the lyrical second theme in the first movement being given to a solo trumpet is perhaps the most striking example, and on the evidence of this recording Grieg was probably wise to have toned this particular bit of scoring down. On the other hand, the solo cello and oboe that lend such poignancy to the opening tutti of the second movement apparently were not added until a subsquent revision, and the end of the massive first-movement cadenza also seems rather plain and unspectacular. Hearing these small differences is certainly interesting, and, together with the inclusion of two dozen short piano pieces from Grieg's earliest compositional period (age fifteen), justifies listening to this recording. Both the Larvikspolka and the Smaastykker (Small pieces) are charming enough, being basically good salon music with occasional flavorings of Schumann and Beethoven, two composers who would continue to exert a strong influence on the mature Grieg.

Love Derwinger, the soloist, has a considerable international career, but his rendition of the Concerto is a bit staid and pedantic to these listener's ears. Under Junichi Hirokami's somewhat pedestrian direction the Concerto does not really spring to life. This performance certainly does nothing to displace many superior recordings of the standard version (Fleisher, Perahia and Cliburn among them). Derwinger seems altogether more comfortable tossing off the short pieces and these have a considerable charm. There are extended and interesting notes about all of the music in what is a deluxe recording package. This likely won't become anyone's top Grieg Concerto choice, but is a recording certainly worth investigating.

Lovely unique piano playing.......2000-10-29

Griegs piano concerto is one of the most famous of its kind today. In fact, Griegs piano- and vocalmusic probably is the best way to get to know the scandinavian sentiment as expressed in romantic music. This concerto also is a great introduction to any serious pianist. And let's just start by saying that this recording won't let you down.

Here we have a very fine recording of the worldknown concerto, but not in its most wellknow way - this is a world premiere recording of the very first version of the concerto (Grieg wrote seven versions of the concerto before he died). This means that if you've just heard the concerto for the first time, and now want to buy it - you may not recognize this recording as exactly the same as the version you've heard before. On the other hand, that may not be a problem if you're not especially keen on pianoconcertos as it's not the melody played by the piano that has been mostly changed, it's the orchestration, heard most clearly in this versions heavier brass and some special changes in the second movement. Still, the result is not at all very far from the more famous, later, version.

The soloist Derwinger makes an excellent job, sounding just as floatingly and romantic, yet rythmically secure, as one might wish. The same has to be said about the SON under Hirokami. The sound has been beautifully caught by the BIS-engineers. The record also includes some fairly unknown solo pianopieces from Griegs youth. These shows some early signs of the special moods, the romantic melodic richness and dance-rhytms that was later to become Griegs sign-mark. Maybe not as individual as his later works, yet very beautiful and effective. I actually find these pieces just as important a reason for buying this record, as the pianoconcerto is, since they're so simple and beautiful.

The symphonic-ouverture 'In autumn' is included as a excellently wellplayed filler.

Tracks:

Piano Concerto In A Minor: Allegro Moderato
Piano Concerto In A Minor: Adagio
Piano Concerto In A Minor: Allegro Marcato
Country Gardens
Ramble On Love
Suite On Danish Folk Songs: The Power Of Love
Suite On Danish Folk Songs: Lord Peter's Stable-Boy
Suite On Danish Folk Songs: The Nightingale; The Two Sisters
Suite On Danish Folk Songs: Jutish Medley

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Hamelin is such a fascinating pianist that almost anything he plays is automatically interesting. However, some of his Grainger playing is too refined for its own good. The famous Country Gardens, for example, is too jaunty and mild; try Grainger's own rambunctious performance for a contrasting view of the music. And In Dahomey, labeled a rag by Grainger, has precious little ragtime feeling either in the arrangement or the performance. However, the lush decadence Hamelin evokes in Ramble on Love (a sort of meditation on Strauss's Rosenkavalier) is almost worth the price of the disc. Just don't expect to get the complete Grainger experience here. --Leslie Gerber

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You can hear why Grieg admired Percy Grainger so warmly........2000-01-15

There is an interesting story behind this release which is recounted in the sleeve notes. When it was first discovered, Harold Schonberg advised that it not be released because the number of finger slippages and outright mistakes would injure the reputation of a great pianist. It's true there are a lot of botches but Grainger's pianism - this was the first time I'd heard him play - is about as virtuosic as it gets. This live recording from 1957, when Grainger was in his seventies, is well worth the release. If you're a real fan of the Grieg, my personal bias would be towards one of the other early recordings - either the famous Lipatti or the Gieseking with Karajan - but if you're into historic performances then get this disc. There's also some of Grainger's own works (including the famous Country Gardens, which gets an even more botched treatment than the Grieg) and the sense of occasion in hearing Grainger himself play them is enormous. It's wild.

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