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A-Z of Classical Music

~ Ernst Ottensamer (Clarinet), Johann Sebastian Bach (Composer), Ludwig van Beethoven (Composer), Hector Berlioz (Composer), Johannes Brahms (Composer), et al.

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Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, Hector Berlioz, Johannes Brahms, Benjamin Britten, et al.
Audio CD (16 Oct 2000)
SPARS Code: DDD
Number of Discs: 2
Label: Naxos
ASIN: B00004YYRT
Other Editions: MP3 Download

Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)

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Disc 1:

Samples

Song Title Artist Time Price

1. Gregorian Chant: De Profundis Alberto Turco 3:21 �0.69

2. Alleluia - O virga mediatrix Jeremy Summerly 3:34 �0.69

3. Missa Papae Marcelli: Gloria Jeremy Summerly 5:32 �0.69

4. Pavane for 6 Viols: Pavane For 6 Viols Red Byrd 3:08 �0.69

5. Canon and Gigue: Canon in D major Richard Edlinger 4:48 �0.69

6. Concerto Grosso in G minor, Op. 6, No. 8, "Christmas Concerto" (use): Vivace - Grave Jaroslav Krecek 1:21 �0.69

7. Concerts royaux: Concerto No. 1 in G major: Prelude Laurence Cummings 2:46 �0.69

8. The 4 Seasons: Violin Concerto in E major, Op. 8, No. 1, RV 269, "La primavera" (Spring)�: Allegro Stephen Gunzenhauser 3:32 �0.69

9. Trumpet Concerto in D major, TWV 51:D7: Adagio Peter Skvor 2:07 �0.69

10. Overture (Suite) No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: Overture (Suite) No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: Air Jaroslav Dvorak 5:19 �0.69

11. Messiah, HWV 56: Messiah, HWV 56: Hallelujah Scholars Baroque Ensemble 3:40 �0.69

12. Symphony No. 104 in D major, Hob.I:104, "London": Symphony No. 104 in D major, Hob.I:104, "London": III. Menuetto: Allegro Barry Wordsworth 5:25 �0.69

13. Symphony in F major, Grave F7: Andante Uwe Grodd 2:11 �0.69

14. Serenade No. 13 in G major, K. 525, "Eine kleine Nachtmusik"�: Serenade No. 13 in G major, K. 525, "Eine kleine Nachtmusik": I. Allegro Wolfgang Sobotka 5:53 �0.69

15. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27, No. 2, "Moonlight": Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27, No. 2, "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto Jeno Jando 5:19 �0.69

16. Clarinet Concerto No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 74, J. 155: Andante Johannes Wildner 6:50 �0.69

17. Stabat mater: Quis est homo from Stabat Mater Pier Giorgio Morandi 6:54 �0.69

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Disc 2:

Samples

Song Title Artist Time Price

1. Ellen's Gesang III (Ave Maria!), Op. 56, No. 6, D. 839, "Hymne an die Jungfrau" Laszlo Kovacs 4:53 �0.69

2. Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14: Un Bal Pinchas Steinberg 6:31 �0.69

3. A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61: Wedding March Richard Hayman 6:24 �0.69

4. Waltz No. 6 in D flat major, Op. 64, No. 1, "Minute": Minute Waltz Idil Biret 1:46 �0.69

5. Symphony No. 1 in B flat major, Op. 38, "Spring": Larghetto Alexander Rahbari 5:33 �0.69

6. Die Walkure, Act III: Ride of the Valkyries: Ride Of The Valkyries Uwe Mund 5:25 �0.69

7. La traviata: Prelude Alexander Rahbari 3:54 �0.69

8. 21 Hungarian Dances, WoO 1 (arr. for orchestra): Hungarian Dance No. 3, WoO 1, No. 3 Istvan Bogar 2:20 �0.69

9. Swan Lake, Op. 20: Scene Ondrej Lenard 2:43 �0.69

10. Slavonic Dances, Series 1, Op. 46, B. 78: Slavonic Dance No. 1 in C major, Op. 46, No. 1 Balazs Szokolay 3:52 �0.69

11. Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36, "Enigma": Nimrod George Hurst 3:42 �0.69

12. Suite Bergamasque (arr. for orchestra): Clair de Lune Keith Clark 4:29 �0.69

13. Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176 : Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176: Introduction Zdenek Kosler 1:53 �0.69

14. Morceaux de fantaisie, Op. 3: Prelude In C Sharp Minor Idil Biret 4:43 �0.69

15. Fontane di Roma (Fountains of Rome), P. 106: Fountain Of The Villa Medici At Sunset Enrique Batiz 6:10 �0.69

16. Pulcinella Suite: Overture Stefan Sanderling 2:11 �0.69

17. Carmina Burana: O Fortuna from Carmina Burana Stephen Gunzenhauser 2:42 �0.69

18. Simple Symphony, Op. 4 (use): Playful Pizzicato Richard Studt 3:22 �0.69

19. Violin Concerto: Violin Concerto (1st Movement) Takuo Yuasa 6:47 �0.69

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O virga mediatrix
Composed by Abbess Hildegard of Bingen
Performed by Oxford Camerata
Conducted by Jeremy Summerly
Missa Papae Marcelli
Composed by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Performed by Oxford Camerata
Conducted by Jeremy Summerly
Pavan and Galliard a 6, C
Composed by William Byrd
Performed by Rose Consort of Viols
Canon and Gigue in D
Composed by Johann Pachelbel
Performed by Capella Istropolitana
Conducted by Richard Edlinger
(12) Concerti Grossi
Composed by Arcangelo Corelli
Performed by Capella Istropolitana
Conducted by Jaroslav Krchek
Concerts royaux
Composed by Fran�ois Couperin
with Laurence Cummings
12 Concertos for Violin and Strings
Composed by Antonio Vivaldi
Performed by Capella Istropolitana
with Takako Nishizaki
Conducted by Stephen Gunzenhauser
Concerto for Trumpet and Strings in D
Composed by Georg Philipp Telemann
Performed by Capella Istropolitana
with Miroslav Kejmar
Conducted by Petr Skvor
(4) Orchestral Suites
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Capella Istropolitana
Conducted by Jaroslav Dvor�k
Messiah
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by Scholars Baroque Ensemble
Symphony No. 104, 'London' in D
Composed by Joseph Haydn
Performed by Capella Istropolitana
Conducted by Barry Wordsworth
Symphony in F Major
Composed by Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf
Performed by Budapest Failoni Orchestra
Conducted by Uwe Grodd
Serenade No. 13, "Eine kleine Nachtmusik" in G
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performed by Capella Istropolitana
Conducted by Wolfgang Sobotka
Sonata for Piano No. 14, 'Moonlight' in C sharp minor
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
with Jen� Jand�
Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra No. 2 in E flat
Composed by Carl Maria von Weber
Performed by CSSR State Philharmonic Orchestra
with Ernst Ottensamer
Conducted by Johannes Wildner
Stabat mater
Composed by Gioachino Rossini
Performed by Hungarian State Opera Chorus, Hungarian State Opera Orchestra
with Patrizia Pace, Gloria Scalchi, Antonio Siragusa, Carlo Colombara
Conducted by Pier Giorgio Morandi
Ave Maria, 'Ellens Gesang III'
Composed by Franz Schubert
Performed by Budapest Camerata
with Ingrid Kertesi
Conducted by L�szlo Kov�cs
Symphonie fantastique
Composed by Hector Berlioz
Performed by Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Pinchas Steinberg
(A) Midsummer Night's Dream
Composed by Felix Mendelssohn
Performed by Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Richard Hayman
Waltzes
Composed by Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin
with Idil Biret
Symphony No. 1, 'Spring' in B flat
Composed by Robert Schumann
Performed by Brussels Belgian Radio & TV Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Alexander Rahbari
Die Walk�re
Composed by Richard Wagner
Performed by Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Uwe Mund
(La) traviata
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Alexander Rahbari
(21) Hungarian Dances
Composed by Johannes Brahms
Performed by Budapest Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Istv�n Bog�r

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Is it a two-CD set with a particularly thick booklet, or a 562-page book with a compilation album attached? Whichever, the unpretentious text by Keith Anderson offers a basic introduction to the lives and works of dozens of composers, together with recommended recordings from the Naxos and Marco Polo catalogues. Anderson also includes a useful 59-page glossary of musical terms and an extensive listing of which classical pieces have been employed in which films. The odd thing about the 36 extracts and complete pieces on the CDs is that they do not form an A-Z at all, but are arranged chronologically, from 1,000-year-old Gregorian chant to the opening movement of contemporary composer Philip Glass's Violin Concerto. Between these two points is the early music of Palestrina and Byrd, the baroque glories of Vivaldi and Bach, the 19th-century romantic masters from Beethoven to Tchaikovsky, and such 20th-century greats as Rachmaninov and Stravinsky. Opera, song and chamber music are barely represented, but there is only so much that can fit into 151 minutes. Essentially a deluxe sampler for the vast Naxos catalogue, the discs offer a good introduction to some of the most famous and melodic music ever composed, while the book will be very useful to the newcomer to the potentially confusing world of classical music. --Gary S Dalkin

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5.0 out of 5 stars The best introductary classical compilation available., 17 Aug 2001

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Not being someone who usually enjoys compilations I approached this one with some caution. After hearing it however my view is that if you are new to classical music or have only a limited appreciation this set is an absolute must. Even those with a great deal of knowledge will find something new.

Instead of trying to collect 'the most famous bits' Naxos have provided an overview of a thousand years of music. Composers who a few years ago would have been considered obscure (Hidegard of Bingen, von Ditterdorf) or thought too 'avant garde' (Philip Glass) are included.

After hearing it you'll be certain to want to follow up many of the composers or their contemporaries.

The massive accompanying booklet is unpretentious and hugely helpful. The performances are of Naxos' usual exemplary standard, not outstanding but never tedious or too extreme in interpretation.

Overall, and at this price, about the best introductory compilation to classical music available.

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