Beethoven: Quintet in E flat major

Editorial Reviews
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Walter Gieseking is joined by stellar wind players, including the great hornist Dennis Brain; and the Quintets have a gleaming, robust quality that make them irresistible. They were recorded in the mid- 1950s, a time when Gieseking sometimes operated on automatic pilot, but here he sounds involved and fluent; the keyboard part played with aristocratic grace and, where appropriate, sparkling high spirits. The filler is one of Herbert von Karajan's few successful Mozart recordings, aided immeasurably by the expert first-desk soloists of the Philharmonia. Fans of Gieseking and Dennis Brain will want this disc, but anyone will enjoy this happy combination of fine playing, music that's lovely if not profound, and excellent mono sound. --Dan Davis

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.

Mozart & Beethoven: Gieseking-Philharmonia Wind Quartet

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Classic accounts
The Mozart is too relaxed, Gieseking is rather tinkly, too
1955 AND COUNTING
One Of The Greatest Chamber Music CDs
I can highly recommend this disc

Mozart & Beethoven: Gieseking-Philharmonia Wind Quartet

Manufacturer: Testament UK
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Beethoven: Piano Sonatas 17, 18, 21 & 22
Beethoven: Septet in E flat; Sextet in E flat
Griller Quartet Plays Mozart & Haydn
Mozart: The Six String Quintets
Complete Mozart Symphonies / Pinnock, English Concert

ASIN: B000003XJU
Release Date: 1996-11-08

Tracks:

Quintet In E Flat Major For Piano & Wind, K. 452: I. Largo - Allegro Moderato
Quintet In E Flat Major For Piano & Wind, K. 452: II. Larghetto
Quintet In E Flat Major For Piano & Wind, K. 452: III. Rondo (Allegretto)
Quintet In E Flat Major For Piano & Wind, Op. 16: I. Grave - Allegro Ma Non Troppo
Quintet In E Flat Major For Piano & Wind, Op. 16: II. Andante cantabile
Quintet In E Flat Major For Piano & Wind, Op. 16: III. Rondo (Allegro Ma Non Troppo)
Sinfonia Concertante In E Flat Major, K. 297b: I. Allegro
Sinfonia Concertante In E Flat Major, K. 297b: II. Adagio
Sinfonia Concertante In E Flat Major, K. 297b: III. Andantino Con Variazioni

Amazon.com

Walter Gieseking is joined by stellar wind players, including the great hornist Dennis Brain; and the Quintets have a gleaming, robust quality that make them irresistible. They were recorded in the mid- 1950s, a time when Gieseking sometimes operated on automatic pilot, but here he sounds involved and fluent; the keyboard part played with aristocratic grace and, where appropriate, sparkling high spirits. The filler is one of Herbert von Karajan's few successful Mozart recordings, aided immeasurably by the expert first-desk soloists of the Philharmonia. Fans of Gieseking and Dennis Brain will want this disc, but anyone will enjoy this happy combination of fine playing, music that's lovely if not profound, and excellent mono sound. --Dan Davis

Customer Reviews:

Classic accounts.......2007-05-16

One hardly notices the fact that this recording is in rather boxy mono sound; the playing is of such transparency and delicacy to disarm criticism - and in any case, the ear soon adapts to the ambience which is by no means unpleasing.

I'm afraid that while I otherwise applaud and approve his review, I take great exception to David Bryson's description of K297b as "a minor work of spurious attribution to Mozart performed under the baton of Uncle Herbert". It is a sublime piece in a recording I have loved for thirty years; I was delighted when it appeared on this issue. It features the same wonderful artists as in the Mozart and Beethoven quintets, with an orchestra and conductor in top form - no need to be snide about Karajan, especially if one is not even familar with the music. Mr Bryson says that he is "of course unable to offer comment on the filler" and admits that even if he did know it he "would have had next to nothing to say about that in any event" - so why talk disparagingly of it?

Having got that off my chest, I urge any music lover to acquire these cheap, classic accounts of some of the most delightful music ever written.

The Mozart is too relaxed, Gieseking is rather tinkly, too.......2006-12-13

For me, David Bryson's review comes closer to describing the merits and drawbacks of this famous CD than anyone else. Gieseking was a notable Mozart painist in a tradition that regarded Mozart as a delicate, elegant miniaturist. Refined as Gieseking's sensibility was, for me he simply isn't involved enough here. Mr. Bryson notes that the reading, for all its hallowed names, is very relaxed--the opening allegro is practically an anndante. I felt languour setting in quite quickly, and the woodwin tone that others find pleasant sounds seueaky to me. Nor is the dry, boxy sound all that pleasing. In all, this is one classic that shows its pedigree but leaves me flat.

1955 AND COUNTING.......2005-09-09

Gieseking was not a chamber music player to any great extent, but Mozart's looming bicentennial year of 1956 seems to have prompted him to this unusual venture along with partnering Schwarzkopf in Mozart as accompanist. There has been a recent reissue on Sony of these very two works performed in 1953 by that dyed-in-the-wool chamber player Serkin with the principals of the Philadelphia, and it was that issue that reawakened my interest in the Gieseking set, which I have owned for many years. On the References LP the recorded sound is quite remarkably good, and if it has been further enhanced on this cd then so much the better. Brain's horn tone is caught beautifully, and that more than anything else is where this disc has a clear advantage. The woodwind sound is particularly pleasant too, and Gieseking's famously beautiful touch is reproduced very faithfully, to his entire advantage in the Beethoven work, perhaps a little less so in the Mozart.

Mozart's quintet breaks new ground in its treatment of wind timbre in a chamber context, and it is a relaxed and unqualified masterpiece. Beethoven's shows that mixture of caution with iconoclasm that was to be characteristic of him all his career, caution in this instance getting the upper hand. The piece is attractive and already individual in tone - he is following what was an innovative model, but he remains for the most part his master's voice still, his own further novelties being only at the margin. It is far and away the more straightforward work of the two, and Gieseking seems to me far more at home in it, however immersed he may have been getting in Mozart at the time. It is a work that responds particularly well to his refined and elegant manner in Beethoven. Serkin was another sort of Beethoven interpreter basically, but he doesn't try to give such a work as this the kind of `thus spake' treatment he awards to bigger and more powerful compositions. As far as the piano part goes I should say both accounts are admirable, and Gieseking has a clear advantage in terms of the recorded sound.

When it comes to the Mozart there is no question at all that this account is relaxed, the question is whether it may just be too relaxed. What I can't feel sure of is to what extent the players, and the pianist in particular, really intended it to sound the way it does. You just have to play the Serkin account to be back in the normal world of Mozart-playing - alert, graceful and lively and with the characteristic variety of tone-colour that Serkin brought to this composer and to chamber music playing in general, the fruit of a lifetime's practice and familiarity already at age 50 on top of his inborn instinct. I sense that Gieseking basically set the tempo and idiom here. His touch is always tasteful and properly scaled, but after listening to Serkin it seems oddly monochrome, and after listening to Gieseking himself in the Beethoven it seems curiously diffident. This impression could be wrong of course. There is no question whatsoever but that the manner is very original and unusual, and by no means ineffective. This is Mozart, it is hallowed ground, and treading on it with deference and wariness is perfectly understandable. I can't make up my mind after all these years of knowing the performance, and I suspect I never shall be able to. What is unquestionable is just how beautiful it all is, and the recording engineers seem to have been very leading-edge for their time.

This is a disc that I have no qualms about recommending all the same. I can only suppose that its prospective purchasers are interested in hearing Gieseking, Dennis Brain and their illustrious partners in the two quintets. I am of course unable to offer comment on the filler consisting of a minor work of spurious attribution to Mozart performed under the baton of Uncle Herbert, but I suspect I would have had next to nothing to say about that in any event.

One Of The Greatest Chamber Music CDs.......2005-05-23

While I take exception to his description of this music as "lovely if not profound," the Amazon headnote here by Dan Davis provides an otherwise perceptive description of what is heard on this wonderful Testament CD. This is some of Gieseking's very finest playing, and the superb Philharmonia wind players are fully attuned to him in both the Mozart and the Beethoven. This Mozart Quintet is vastly superior to Brain's recording made one year later with a lesser ensemble (coupled on EMI with Brain's superlative accounts of Mozart's 4 Horn Concertos). To my taste, the only Quintets that matched Testament's were once on Supraphon LP with pianist Jan Panenka and the delightfully rustic-sounding Prague Conservatory Professors' Chamber Ensemble (Supraphon, would you PLEASE give us a CD issue?). And I fully agree with Davis that Karajan's Mozart here is one of that conductor's best efforts (usually Karajan's Mozart - and virtually everything else he recorded - sounds like excessively smoothed-out, half-hearted Bruckner).

This CD may be hard to find, but it is utterly essential listening for anyone who savors chamber music-making at its finest.

Highly recommended.

I can highly recommend this disc.......2003-08-11

An extremely enjoyable recording, both for the top quality of the playing and for the remarkably good sound. All the performers are outstanding, but I especially cherish Dennis Brain's playing, given that he left too few recordings. Plaudits for Testament for the sound quality of this mono (ADD) disc and for adding Richard Osborne's informative, enjoyable comments to this release.

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Silver Screen Classics, Vols. 1-5

Manufacturer: Delta
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Tracks:

2001-A Space Odyssey: Also Sprach Zarathustra (Opening Fanfare) - Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra/Janos Sandor
Platoon: Adagio For Strings, Op. 11 - Philharmonia Orchestra/Geoffrey Simon
Rollerball: The Sleeping Beauty-Waltz - Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra/Hans Vonk
Diva: La Wally-Wally's Aria, Act I - Sylvia Sass
Midsummer Night's Dream: Wedding March - Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra/Janos Kovacs
Death In Venice: Sym No. 5: Adagietto - Budapest Festival Orchestra/Ivan Fischer
Amadeus: Piano Concerto K.365, III. Rondo Allegro - Hungarian State Orchestra/Zoltan Kocsis/Dezso Ranki/Janos Ferencsik
Lorenzos Oil: L'Elisir D'Amore: Aria 'Una Furtiva Lagrima' - Hungarian State Orchestra/Denes Gyulos/Janos Ferencsik
Who Framed Roger Rabbit: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 - Budapest Symphony Orchestra/ Andras Korodi
The Music Lovers: Symphony No. 6 'Pathetique': Adagio Lamentoso - Prague Festival Orchestra/Pavel Urbanek

Tracks:

The Four Seasons: The Four Seasons-I. Spring (Allegro) - Budapest Strings
Ordinary People: Canon in D - New Leipzig Bach Collegium Musicum/Max Pommer
Carmen Jones: Carmen - Habanera - Budapest Symphony Orchestra/Janos Sandor
E La Nave Va: William Tell - Soldiers' Dance - Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra/Janos Sandor
Our Of Africa: Clarinet Concerto - Adagio - Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra/Janos Rolla
Love Story: Violin Concerto No.2 - III. Allegro Assai - Christian Altenburger
Ludwig: Lohengrin - Prleude Act I - Budapest Symphony Orchestra/Gyorgy Lehel
Gallipoli: The Pearl Fishers Duet 'Au Fond Du Temple Saint' - Bruno Lazaretti/Roberto Servile
Notturno: Symphony No.8 'Unfinished': II. Andante Con Moto - Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra/Janos Kovacs
10: Bolero - Hungarian State Orchestra/Adam Fischer

Tracks:

Punchline: Sabre Dance (From 'Gayaneh') - Hungarian State Orchestra/Adam Fischer
Raging Bull: Cavalleria Rusticana Intermezzo Sinfonico - Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra/Andras Korodi
Breaking Away: Symphony No.4 'Italian' IV. Saltarello-Presto - Philharmonia Orchestra/Janos Sandor
Mona Lisa: Madama Butterfly Love Duet 'Viene La Sere' - Anna Tomowa-Sintow/Giacomo Aragall
A Clockwork Orange: Pomp & Circumstance-March No.1 - Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra/Herbert Kegel
A Room With A View: Gianni Schicci Aria 'O Mio Babbino Caro' - Ilona Tokody
Excalibur: Twilight Of The Gods-Funeral March - Radio Symphony Orchestra Sofia/Vassil Kazandjiew
Amadeus: Sinfonia Concertante K.364: I. Allegro Maestoso - Christian Altenburger/Wolfrom Christ
E La Nave Va: Moment Musical D.780 No.3 - Budapest Strings
Love Story: Fulte Sonata In F Major K.13-I. Allegro - Eckart Haupt/Arkadi Zenziper
Immortal Beloved: Symphony No.7 in A Major-II. Allegretto - Dresden Philharmonic/Herbert Kegel

Tracks:

Apocalypse Now: Ride Of The Valkyries - Budapest Symphony Orchestra/Gyorgy Lehel
Elvira Madigan: Piano Concerto No.21 - II. Andante - Vilmos Fischer
E La Nave Va: Dance Of The Toy Flutes - Staatskapelle Dresedn/Hans Vonk
A Clockwork Orange: William Tell - Overture - Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra/Rouslan Raichev
Fatal Attraction: Madama Butterfly - Finale 'Con Onor Muore' - Anna Tomowa-Sintow
Notturno: String Quartet In C D.956 - II. Adagio - Totrai Quartet
Heat And Dust: 'Aufschwung' - Jeno Jando
Barry Lyndon: Idomeneo - March - Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra/Hans Graf
E La Nave Va: The Swan (From 'Carnival Of The Animals') - Hungarian State Orchestra/Andras Korodi
The Last Emperor: Emperor Waltz - Strauss Orchestra Vienna/Joseph Francek

Tracks:

Rollerball: Toccata In D minor - Hannes Kostner
Kramer Vs. Kramer: Mandoline Concerto - Lajos Meyer
Amadeus: Symphony No.29 in A Major K.201: I. Allegro Moderato - Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra/Hans Grof
Notturno: Symphony No.9 in C Major: II. Andante Con Moto - Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra/Ervin Lukacs
E La Nave Va: The Force Of Destiny - Overture - Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra/Vassil Stefanov
Hannah And Her Sisters: Manon Lescaut: Aria 'Sola, Perduta, Abbandonata' - Virginia Zeani
E La Nave Va: Clair De Lune - Evwlyne Dubourg
Carmen: Carmen - Seguedille Of Carmen 'Pres De Remparts' - Bulgarian Radio Symphony Orchestra/Ivan Marionov
Dead Poets Society: Symphony No.9 'Choral': 4th Movement (Excerpts) - Alison Hargan/Ute Walther/Eberhard Buchner/Kolos Kovats
Immortal Beloved: Fur Elise - Evelyne Dubourg

Silver Screen Classics: Great Classical Music from Great Movies

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An excellent sampler to get into classical music
Ten cd's for one incredible price.

Silver Screen Classics: Great Classical Music from Great Movies
Richard Strauss , Samuel Barber , Alfredo Catalani , Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky , Gustav Mahler , Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , Gaetano Donizetti , Franz Liszt , Antonio Vivaldi , Johann Pachelbel , Georges Bizet , Gioachino Rossini , Johann Sebastian Bach , Richard Wagner , Franz Schubert , Maurice Ravel , Aram Il'yich Khachaturian , Pietro Mascagni , Felix Mendelssohn , Giacomo Puccini , Edward Elgar , Matthieu-Frederic Blasius , Ludwig van Beethoven , Camille Saint-Saëns , Johann Strauss II , Giuseppe Verdi , and Claude Debussy
Manufacturer: Delta
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Celtic Woman

ASIN: B000001VV0
Release Date: 1995-05-16

Tracks:

Also sprach Zarathustra: Opening Fanfare (2001 - A Space Odyssey) - Silver Screen Classics
Adagio For Strings Op.11: Adagio For Strings, Op. 11 (Platoon) - Silver Screen Classics
The Sleeping Beauty: Waltz (Rollerball) - Silver Screen Classics
Wally's Aria, Act I.: La Wally (Diva) - Silver Screen Classics
Midsummer Night's Dream: Wedding March (Midsummer Night's Dream) - Silver Screen Classics
Symphony No. 5: Adagietto (Death In Venice) - Silver Screen Classics
Piano Concerto K.365: III. Rondo Allergo (Amadeus) - Silver Screen Classics
L'Elisir d'Amore: Aria 'Una Furtiva Lagrima' (Lorenzos Oil) - Silver Screen Classics
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 (Who Framed Roger Rabbit) - Silver Screen Classics
Symphony No. 6 'Pathetique': Adagio Lamentoso (The Music Lovers) - Silver Screen Classics

Tracks:

The Four Seasons: I. Spring (allegro) (The Four Seasons) - Silver Screen Classics
Canon In D: Canon In D (Ordinary People) - Silver Screen Classics
Carmen: Habanera (Carmen Jones) - Silver Screen Classics
William Tell: Soldier's Dance (E La Nave Va) - Silver Screen Classics
Clarinet Concerto: Adagio (Out of Africa) - Silver Screen Classics
Violin Concerto No.2: III. Allegro assai (Love Story) - Silver Screen Classics
Lohengrin: Prelude Act 1 (Ludwig) - Silver Screen Classics
The Pearl Fishers: Duet ' Au Fond du Temps Saint' (The Pearl Fishers) - Silver Screen Classics
Slymphony No.8 (Unfinished): II. Andante con moto (Notturno) - Silver Screen Classics
Bolero: Bolero (10) - Silver Screen Classics

Tracks:

Gayaneh: Sabre Dance (Punchline) - Various Artists
Cavalleria Rusticana Intermezzo sinfonico: Cavalleria Rusticana Intermezzo Sinfonico (Raging Bull) - Various Artists
Symphony No. 4 'Italian': IV. Saltarello - Presto (Breaking Away) - Various Artists
Madama Butterfly: Love Duet ' Viene La Sera' (Mona Lisa) - Various Artists
Pomp & Circumstance: March No. 1 (A Clockwork Orange) - Various Artists
Gianni Schicci: Aria 'O Mio Babbino Caro' (A Room With A View) - Various Artists
Twilight Of The Gods: Funeral March (Excalibur) - Various Artists
Sinfonia concertante K. 364: I. Allegro maestoso (Amadeus) - Various Artists
Moment Musical D.780 No. 3: Moment Musical D.780 No. 3 (E La Nave Va) - Various Artists
Flute Sonata In F Major K.13: I. Allegro (Love Story) - Various Artists
Symphony No. 7 In A Major: II. Allegretto (Immortal Beloved) - Various Artists

Tracks:

Ride of the Valkyries: Ride Of The Valkyries (Apocalypse Now) - Various Artists
Piano Concerto No. 21: II. Andante (Elvira Madigan) - Various Artists
Dance Of The Toy Flutes: Dance Of The Toy Flutes (E La Nave Va) - Various Artists
William Tell: Overture (A Clockwork Orange) - Various Artists
Madama Butterfly: Finale 'Con Onor Muore' (Fatal Attraction) - Various Artists
String Quartet In C D.956: II. Adagio (Notturno) - Various Artists
Aufschwung: Aufschwung (Heat and Dust) - Various Artists
Idomeneo: March (Barry Lyndon) - Various Artists
Carnival Of The Animals: The Swan (E La Nave Va) - Various Artists
Emperor Waltz: Emperor Waltz (The Last Emperor) - Various Artists

Tracks:

Tocatta In D Minor: Tocatta In D Minor (Rollerball) - Various Artists
Mandoline Concerto: Mandoline Concerto (Kramer Vs. Kramer) - Various Artists
Symphony No 29 In A Major K.201: I. Allegro moderato (Amadeus) - Various Artists
Symphony No 9 In C Major: II. Andante con Moto (Notturno) - Various Artists
The Force Of Destiny: Overture (E La Nave Va) - Various Artists
Manon Lescaut: Aria: 'Sola, perduta, abbadonata' (Hannah And Her Sisters) - Various Artists
Clair de Lune: Clair de Lune (E La Nave Va) - Various Artists
Carmen: Seguedille of Carmen 'Pres de remparts' (Carmen) - Various Artists
Symphony No. 9 'Choral': 4th Movement (Excerpts) (Dead Poets Society) - Various Artists
Fur Elise: Fur Elise (Immortal Beloved) - Various Artists

Tracks:

The Marriage Of Figaro: Overture (Trading Places) - Various Artists
Concerto for 2 violins: II. Largo ma non tanto (Children Of A Lesser God) - Various Artists
Quintet In F Major 'Trout Quintet': I. Allegro vivace (Notturno) - Various Artists
Oboe Concerto In D Minor: II. Adagio (Lorenzos Oil) - Various Artists
Tales From The Vienna Woods: Tales From The Vienna Woods (Heat And Dust) - Various Artists
Symphony No. 9 'Choral': 2nd Movement (A Clockwork Orange) - Various Artists
l'apres midi d'un faune: Prelude (Nijinsky) - Various Artists
The Thieving Magpie: Overture (A Clockwork Orange) - Various Artists
Symphony No. 6 In F Major 'Pastorale': IV. Allegro - The Storm (Immortal Beloved) - Various Artists

Tracks:

Rhapsody In Blue: Rhapsody In Blue (Manhattan) - Various Artists
Madama Butterfly: Aria: 'Un bel di vedremo' (Fatal Attraction) - Various Artists
Adagio: Adagio (Gallipoli) - Various Artists
Turandot: Aria: 'Nessun dorma' (The Witches Of Eastwick) - Various Artists
The Marriage Of Figaro: March (Amadeus) - Various Artists
Piano Trio No. 2 In E Flat Major: II. Andante con moto (Notturno) - Various Artists
Requiem: Introitus (Amadeus) - Various Artists
Requiem: Dies Irae (Amadeus) - Various Artists
Requiem: Rex Tremendae (Amadeus) - Various Artists
Requiem: Confutatis (Amadeus) - Various Artists
Requiem: Lacrymosa (Amadeus) - Various Artists
Symphony No. 5 In C Minor: I. Allegro conbrio (Immortal Beloved) - Various Artists

Tracks:

Strike Up The Band: Strike Up The Band (Manhattan) - Silver Screen Classics
La Boheme: Aria: 'Che Gelida Manina' (Moonstruck) - Silver Screen Classics
'1812': Overture (The Music Lovers) - Silver Screen Classics
Ave verum corpus: Ave Verum Corpus (Lorenzos Oil) - Silver Screen Classics
Carmen: Escamillio's Song 'Votre Toast' (Carmen) - Silver Screen Classics
La Boheme: Aria: 'Addio...D'onde lieta usci' (Moonstruck) - Silver Screen Classics
The Abduction From The Seraglio: Finale (Amadeus) - Silver Screen Classics
Piano Concerto No. 20 In D Minor: II. Romanze (Amadeus) - Silver Screen Classics
Symphony No. 25: Allegro con brio (Amadeus) - Silver Screen Classics
The Marriage Of Figaro: Finale 'Pace, pace' (Amadeus) - Silver Screen Classics

Tracks:

Peer Gynt: Morning (Song Of Norway) - Silver Screen Classics
Eine kleine Nachtmusik: Menuetto Allegretto - Rondo Allegro (Ace Venture - Pet Detective) - Silver Screen Classics
Xerxes: Largo (Les Liaisons Dangereuse) - Silver Screen Classics
The Magic Flute: Aria: 'Der Holle Rache'; Aria Queen Of The Night (Amadeus) - Silver Screen Classics
Symphony No. 6 'Pastorale': II. Andante molto mosso (Fantasia) - Silver Screen Classics
La Gioconda: Dance Of The Hours (Fantasia) - Silver Screen Classics
Ave Maria: Ave Maria (Fantasia) - Silver Screen Classics
Andrea Chenier: Aria: 'Come se amare' - 'La mamma morta'; Aria Of Maddalena, 3.Akt (Philadelphia) - Silver Screen Classics
Semiramide: Overture (Unfaithfully Yours) - Silver Screen Classics
Piano Concerto No.5 'Emperor': II. Adagio un poco mosso (Immortal Beloved) - Silver Screen Classics

Tracks:

Messiah: Hallelujah (Look Who's Talking Too) - Various Artists
Serenade 'Gran Partita': III. Adagio (Amadeus) - Various Artists
Stabat Mater: 'Quando corpus morietur' (Amadeus) - Various Artists
The Magic Flute: Aria: 'Ein Madchen Oder Weibchen' (Amadeus) - Various Artists
A Night On The Bare Mountain (Fantasia) - Various Artists
Tannhauser: Pilgrims Chorus (Unfaithfully Yours) - Various Artists
Francesca da Rimini: Francesca Da Rimini (Unfaithfully Yours) - Various Artists
Blue Danube Waltz (Champagne Waltz) - Various Artists

Customer Reviews:

An excellent sampler to get into classical music.......2002-07-02

So often we hear classical music in the movies and wonder "What is that called?" Well now it's here - a chance to find it and listen again to something that caught your ear and your heart. While normally I'm not a big fan of sampler complication albums, I love this set because of the breadth of works represented here. While not explicitly instructional (the liner notes are non-existent, and there is no real explanation of the works beyond their appearance in a specific movie), it lets you experience many famous, and lesser known pieces of classical music. Besides just giving you a nice album to put on and relax to, it also lets you find someone that you may not have heard before, listen to a piece and maybe go off in search of more by the same composer.

The bottom line is that for this price, you have a bargain of CD's of fine quality, and extraordinary breadth, with an anchor to the movies to help put them in a place. Besides, where else can you look for a specific film to try and find out what was that piece that is stuck in your head?

Ten cd's for one incredible price........2001-08-26

Not only do you receive an entire collection of ten cds for a phenomenal value, but you get the best classical music ever composed. These are songs that have been featured in widely popular films, including Apocalypse Now, which brought fame to Wagner's Ride of the Valkyries. This will make a priceless gift for any lover of the cinema or of classical music. All of the songs that are included range from a variety of eras. In addition, famous composers from Mozart to Strauss make an appearance in this musical collection. These songs will remind you of the great movies that you've seen.

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