Mahler: Symphony No. 9; No. 10 Adagio

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Mahler is the composer of the hour. I can't think of another composer who is so frequently played and recorded, and so well. It's not surprising really. His symphonies are the most gratifying to play--difficult but not impossible, and everyone gets something rewarding to do-- while audiences can't seem to get enough of them. Eliahu Inbal's is another fine Mahler cycle, of which this performance is fully characteristic. Most impressive, perhaps, is the clarity of the string playing in the thickest passages of the first movement. Inbal has a very definite idea of where this music is going; he encourages his players to phrase Mahler's seemingly endless melodies in long, coherent arches of sound. The result is extremely compelling, particularly given excellent sound. --David Hurwitz

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ASIN: B00006O0NT
Release Date: 2002-12-03

Tracks:

  1. Overture To 'Tannhauser'
  2. Domna, Pos Vos Ay Chausida
  3. We Don't Merely Use Instruments, We Play On Them. And They Play On Us.
  4. Hungarian Dance No.7
  5. The Violin Is One Of The Most Tender And Beautiful Instruments Ever Invented.
  6. Violin Concerto In D Major (Adagio)
  7. But For A Long Time It Was Seen As The Instrument Of The Devil.
  8. The Soldier's Tale: Triumphal March Of The Devil
  9. The Manipulative Seductiveness Of The Gypsy Violin.
  10. Csardas Music
  11. The Violin And The Initiation Of Nature
  12. The Four Seasons (Spring, Mvt 1)
  13. Birds Are Again Evoked In The Second Concerto, Especially Music's Natural Favourite.
  14. The Four Seasons (Summer, Mvt 1)
  15. Like The Devil, The Violin Is A Master Of Disguise.
  16. Old Viennese Dance No.3 'Schon Rosmarin'
  17. The Menacing Sensuality Of Ravel's Tzigane: A Very Different Side Of The Violin:
  18. Tzigane
  19. Do We Now Have The True Measure Of This Instrument? Not Just Yet.
  20. Caprice No.24
  21. The Many Effects Of The String Tremolando: Brandenburg Concerto No.4 (Last Mvt)/From Joy To Fright/Quartettsatz In C Minor/The String Tremolo Practically Spells The World Agitato.
  22. Variations On A Theme Of Frank Bridge (No.7)
  23. Prokofiev's Tremolo In Romeo And Juliet Should Not Be Heard Just Before Bedtime.
  24. Romeo And Juliet: Act IV
  25. Vivaldi Use It To Illustrate The Shivering Of Travellers Crossing The Ice.
  26. The Four Seasons (Winter, Mvt 1)
  27. The Violin Muted
  28. Clair De Lune
  29. The Gentleness Of Muted Strings Persists Even When A Whole Orchestra Plays.
  30. Piano Concerto No.21 In C Major, K.467 (Slow Mvt)
  31. The Pizzicato Violin
  32. Pizzicato Polka
  33. In Prokofiev's Second Violin Concerto, The Accompaniment Is Pizzicato.
  34. Violin Concerto No.2 In G Minor (Slow Mvt)
  35. Varieties Of Pizzicato: Colas Breugnon (The People's Feast)/Now A Drier, Leaner, Hungrier Pizzicato. There's Not A Lot Of Comfort Here./Capriol Suite (Tordion)/The Use Of Pizzicato As 'Percussion'/Romeo And Juliet (Act I)/Mahler Used Pizzicato...
  36. The Planets (Mars - The Bringer Of War)
  37. The Technique Of Double-Stopping Enables The Violin To Play Duets With Itself./Sonata No.3 In C Major For Unaccompanied Violin (Fugue)/Now A Later Example Of The Same Technique
  38. Hungarian Dance No.4
  39. Double-Stopping Is A Standard Feature Of A Lot Of Folk Music.
  40. The Four Seasons (Autumn, Mvt 1)
  41. Now The Same Technique, But The Sound Might Have Come From Another World.
  42. Bolero
  43. Double-Stopping Can Only Approximate The Sound Of A Real Violin Duet.
  44. Cadenza To The Violin Concerto By Brahms
  45. Now Compare That With A Real Violin Duet.
  46. Forty-Four Duos (No. 1: Teasing Song)
  47. Another Duo By Bartok, Demonstrating The Violin's Rich Lower Register
  48. Forty-Four Duos (No.2: Maypole Dance)
  49. And Now What May Be The Most Beautiful Accompanied Violin Duet In History
  50. Concerto In D Minor For Two Violins (Largo)
  51. The Soul Of The Violin Is In Song; But What About This Weird Passage?
  52. Violin Concerto No.1 In D Major (Mvt 2)
  53. The Use Of Harmonies In The Orchestra Can Be Both Magical And Unsettling.
  54. Symphony No.1 'Titan' (Mvt 1, Opening)
  55. Tchaikovsky's Use Of Harmonics In The Sleeping Beauty Is Both Strange And Darling.
  56. The Sleeping Beauty (Act II, No.15: Entr'Acte)
  57. Ravel's Harmonics In Mother Goose Effect A Magical Transformation.
  58. Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Beauty And The Beast)
  59. Stravinsky's Harmonics In The Firebird Transport Us Almost Into Another World./The Firebird (Introduction)
  60. The Natural Upper Notes Of The Violins Have A Unique Emotional 'Grab'.
  61. Also Sprach Zarathustra (Of The Afterworldsmen)
  62. Still In Their Upper Register, The Violins Unleash The Energy Of A Young Colt.
  63. Variations On A Theme Of Frank Bridge (No. 4)
  64. Elsewhere, Britten Uses The Same High Register To Create A Very Different Mood.
  65. Four Sea Interludes (Dawn) From 'Peter Grimes'
  66. To End This Outing With The Violins, A Charming Little Elfin Dance
  67. Elfenreigen

Tracks:

  1. Introduction To The Viola
  2. Viola Concerto (Mvt 1)
  3. Khatchaturian Gets A Very Different Sound From It: Fuller, Fruitier, More Exotic.
  4. Gayane Suite No.1 (Armen's Solo)
  5. Very Nearly The Whole Of The Violin's Upper Register Is Also Available To The Viola.
  6. Passacaglia, Op.33b From 'Peter Grimes'
  7. The Viola Can Bring A Special, Rich Twanginess To Pizzicato That The Violins Lack./Don Quixote/Berlioz Drew Sounds From It That Retain Their Metallic Strangeness Even Today.
  8. Harold In Italy (Mvt 4)
  9. The Muted Viola: Intimate, Gentle, Poignant In Dvork
  10. Cypresses (No.9)
  11. The Massed Violas Of The Modern Symphony Orchestra In Mahler
  12. Symphony No.4 (Mvt 3)
  13. The 'Period' Viola In Bach
  14. Brandenburg Concerto No.6 (Last Mvt)
  15. The Cello: A Voice Of Unique Nobility
  16. Suite No.1 For Unaccompanied Cello (Prelude)
  17. Brahms And The 'Soul' Of The Cello
  18. Piano Concerto No.2 In B Flat Major (Mvt 3)
  19. Most Orchestral Composers Tend To Emphasize The Cello's Lower Register.
  20. Cantata 'Herz Und Mund Und Tat Und Leben', BWV 147 (Soprana Aria: Bereite Dir, Jesu)
  21. In The Time Of Beethoven The Cello Remained As Fundamental As Ever.
  22. Symphony No.3 'Eroica' (Finale)
  23. But The Cello Is Not Condemned To Spend Its Life In The Basement.
  24. Elfentanz, Op.39
  25. Not Only In Recital Showpieces Like That Is The Cello Is Used In Its Highest Register.
  26. The Protecting Veil (Opening)
  27. A Cello With An Identity-Crisis: The Pizzicato Flamencan
  28. Flamenco
  29. Double-Stopping In The Lower Reaches Of The Cello's Range
  30. Solo Suiet For Cello And Piano (Sardana)
  31. It's In The Middle Register That The Cello Really Comes Into Its Own.
  32. Oriental Dance, Op.2 No.2
  33. It Was To The Cellos That Beethoven Gave Two Of His Most Famous Themes./Symphony No.5 (Mvt 2)/Still More Famous Than That Theme Is This One From The Ninth Symphony.
  34. Symphony No.9 (Finale)
  35. Introduction To The Double-Bass
  36. The Carnival Of The Animals (The Elephant)
  37. But The Double-Bass Can Be Intensely Expressive And Graceful.
  38. Elegy No.1 In D Major
  39. The Range Of The Double-Bass Is The Greatest Of All The String Instruments/Allegro Di Concerto, 'Alla Mendelssohn'/And It's Also Capable Of Very Considerable Virtuosity.
  40. Capriccio Di Bravura
  41. Double-Bass Solos In Orchestral Scores Are Rare But Often Memorable./Symphony No.1 'Titan' (Mvt 3)/In His Third Symphony Mahler Makes A Very Different Use Of The Instrument./Symphony No.3 (Mvt 1)
  42. The Double-Bass Muted In Prokofiev/Lieutenant Kije Suite (Kije's Wedding)/In Another Work Prokofiev Uses The Double-Bass To Enhance The Winds./Romeo And Juliet (Act III)/And He Combines The Bass Clarinet With A Shivering Tremolo From The Double-Basses....
  43. Symphony No.5 (Mvt 3)/So Much For The Strings/On Now To The Winds

Tracks:

  1. The Antiquity And Magic Of The Flute
  2. Prelude A L'Apres-Midi D'Un Faune
  3. The Versatility And Agility Of The Flute
  4. Orchestral Suite No.2 In B Minor (Badinerie)
  5. The Flute In Fifteenth-Century Spain
  6. Sa'Dawi
  7. Other Flutes: The Bass And Alto
  8. Chamber Music No.II
  9. The Piccolo - Aptly Named
  10. La Naissance D'Osiris (Mvt 6)
  11. From A Piccolo Of The Eighteenth Century To One Of Its Descendants In The Twentieth
  12. Suite No.1 For Small Orchestra (Valse)
  13. A Variety Of Techniques
  14. Chamber Music No.II
  15. Flutter-Tonguing. But Tchaikovsky Got There Eighty Years Before.
  16. The Nutcracker (Act II, No.2: Scene)
  17. From The Transverse To The Vertical: The Baroque Recorder
  18. Recorded Suite In A Minor (Menuet II)
  19. An Unfamiliar, Early Vision Of The Instrument
  20. Naelden, Naelden
  21. The Bachian Oboe
  22. Cantata 'Ein Feste Burg Ist Unser Gott', BWV 80 (No.7: Duetto)
  23. Introduction To The Cor Anglais Or 'English Born'
  24. Symphony No.9 'From The New World' (Mvt 2)
  25. The Loneliness Of The Cor Anglais
  26. The Swan Of Tuonela
  27. The Cor Anglais Joins The French Horn In Haydn.
  28. Symphony No.22 'The Philosopher' (Opening)
  29. Introduction To The Oboe D'Amore, Beloved Of Bach - But Also Of Ravel
  30. Bolero
  31. The Clarinet Family: Boxing The Compass, From The Depths Of The Bass Clarinet.../The Egyptian (Violence)/...To The Raucous And Squealy.../Taras Bulba (The Death Of Ostap)/...To The Shrill And Complaining...
  32. Petrushka (No.8: Peasant With Bear)/...To The High Sprits Of A Playful Puppy./Symphonie Fantastique (Last Mvt)/And To The Downright Jazzy/Romeo And Juliet (Act II)
  33. As The High Clarinets Tend To Be Loud, So The Bass Tends To Be Soft:
  34. Gayane Suite No. 1 (Mvt 5)
  35. The Bass Clarinet Is Used By Most Composers Mainly As A Colouring Agent.../Petrushka (No.4: The Blackamoor)/...But It Does Occasionally Get A Whole Tune To Itself./Iberia (Almeria).
  36. The Range Of The Normal Clarinet Parts Goes Quite High...
  37. The Snow Maiden (Scene 5: Melodrama)
  38. ...And Quite Low.
  39. Peter And The Wolf (The Cat)
  40. The Clarinet As Concerto Soloist
  41. Clarinet Concerto In A Major (Rondo)
  42. But That's Not The Instrument Mozart Wrote It For; This Is:
  43. Clarinet Concerto In A Major (Rondo)
  44. Introduction To The Saxophone
  45. Hary Janos Suite (Mvt 4)
  46. The Soprano Saxophone Has Quite A Different Feel To It.
  47. L'Arlesienne Suite No.1 (Minuet)
  48. The Little Sopranino Sax Goes Even Higher.
  49. Bolero
  50. The Most Famous Use Of The Saxophone Is In An Orchestration By Ravel.
  51. Pictures At An Exhibition (The Old Castle)
  52. The Saxophone Can Be Quite Contagiously Good-Humoured.
  53. Sax-O-Phun
  54. The Puffa-Puffa Image Of The Bassoon
  55. Peter And The Wolf (Grandfather)
  56. The Bachian Bassoon, In Accompanimental Mode
  57. Cantata 'Weichet Nur, Betrubte Schatten' ('Wedding Cantata'), BWV 202 (Aria No.1)
  58. Bizet Leaves The Puffa-Puffa Image Out, Allowing The Bassoon To Sing./Carmen Suite No.1 (Les Dragons D'Alcala)
  59. And Ravel, Also In Spanish Mode, Does Likewise.
  60. Bolero
  61. The Bassoon As A Voice Of High Seriousness, Indeed Desolate Loneliness
  62. Symphony No.3 (Opening)
  63. The Eerie Bassoon In Its Highest Register
  64. The Rite Of Spring (Opening)
  65. Stravinsky Now Draws On Its Lowest Register, Lonely And Melancholy.
  66. The Firebird Suite (1919, Berceuse)
  67. The Bassoon As Concerto Soloist, Avoiding All Exaggeration
  68. Bassoon Concerto In G Minor (Finale)
  69. The Deep-Voiced Contra-Bassoon, As A Fairy-Tale Beast
  70. Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Beauty And The Beast)
  71. The French Horn Under Its Woodwind Hat
  72. Wind Quintet, Op.43 (Last Mvt)
  73. Now A More Prominent Role, In A Woodwind Quintet From An Earlier Era
  74. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Op.100 No.5 (Mvt 2)
  75. The Horn In Harmonious Blend With Strings In Another Quintet
  76. Horn Quintet, K.407 (Finale)

Tracks:

  1. The Trumpet As Virtuoso Soloist
  2. Brandenburg Concerto No.2 (Last Mvt)
  3. The Special Brillance Of Paired Trumpets
  4. Concerto In C For Two Trumpets, RV537 (Mvt 1)
  5. The Ceremonial Trumpet
  6. Fanfare For The Common Man
  7. Trumpets And Drums - An Incomparable Alliance
  8. Messiah (The Trumpet Shall Sound)
  9. The Versatility Of The Trumpet, From The Most Public To The Most Lonely
  10. Piano Concerto In F (Slow Mvt)
  11. The Trumpet As The Voice Of The City/An American In Paris/The Trumpet As Recruitment Officer/The Soldier's Tale (The March)/The Trumpet As Swaggerer
  12. Carmen Suite No.2 (Habanera)
  13. The Trumpet As The Voice Of Strength And Courage
  14. Carmet Suite No.2 (Toreador's Song)
  15. The Trumpet Muted/Petrushka (No.4: The Blackamoor)/Lieutenant Kije Suite (Opening)/The Trumpet As The Voice Of Weariness
  16. Billy The Kid
  17. The Trumpet As Character Actor
  18. Pictures At An Exhibition (No.6)
  19. The Trumpet As The Voice Of God
  20. Mass In B Minor ('Et Exspecto')
  21. The Birth Of The Trombone
  22. Aenmerckt Nu Hier
  23. The Birth Of The Brass As A Family
  24. Canzon 12 In Double Echo
  25. The Trombone In The Eighteenth Century
  26. Trombone Concerto In B Flat Major (Finale)
  27. The Tone Of The Tenor Trombone/Romance For Trombone And Organ/The Memorable Voice Of The Bass Trombone/Requiem (Mvt 2)/But The Bass Trombone Is More Than An Instrumental Bullfrog.
  28. Hosannah
  29. The Trombones Become Part Of The Orchestra.
  30. Symphony No.5 (Finale)
  31. The Wagnerian Trombone:/Overture To 'Tannhauser'
  32. The Trombone As Caricaturist
  33. Pulcinella (No.19: Vivo)
  34. The Trombone As Raspberry/Concerto For Orchestra (Intermezzo)
  35. The Horn And The Hunt
  36. Horn Concerto No.4 In E Flat, K.495 (Finale)
  37. The Challenging Horn Of The Baroque
  38. Abaris Ou Les Boreades (Menuet)
  39. The Scarcity Of First-Rate Players In Handel's Time
  40. Walter Music (Minuet 1)
  41. The Horn As Magician/The Firebird Suite (1919, Finale)
  42. Horns And The Sound Of Nobility
  43. Overture To 'Tannhauser' (Opening)
  44. The Special Sound Of The Horn In Its Higher Register
  45. Mass In B Minor ('Quoniam Tu Solus Sanctus')
  46. The Trumpet-Like Sound Of Massed Horns
  47. Symphony No.3 (Mvt 1, Opening)
  48. The Tuba - Unfairly Maligned?
  49. Symphony No.6 (Mvt 3)
  50. The Tuba Perfectly Cast By Ravel
  51. Pictures At An Exhibition (Bydlo)

Tracks:

  1. Introduction. And We Begin With A Bang.
  2. Fanfare For The Common Man/The Bass Drum On The Battlefields/Wellington's Victory, Op.91 (Opening)
  3. At The Opposite Extreme Is The Triangle.
  4. Piano Concerto No.1 In E Flat (Scherzo)
  5. Categories Of Percussion: Tuned And Untuned. The Side Drum
  6. Overture To 'La Gazza Ladra' - The Thieving Magpie (Opening)
  7. The Side Drum In An Effective But Unexpected Role/Clarinet Concerto (Mvt 1)
  8. The Tambourine. One Of The Oldest Instruments In The World
  9. Den Hoboecken Dans
  10. Even Older Is The Originally Oriental Gong.
  11. Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Laideronette)
  12. No Single Instrument Can Match The Gong In Evoking The Breaking Of Waves./Passacaglia, Op.33b From 'Peter Grimes'/But Gongs Don't Have To Be Struck To Be Effective.
  13. Gymnopedie No.2
  14. The Cymbals Are Generally Discovered Early In Life./The Sanguine Fan/And They Do More Than Clash Together Loudly. They Can Be Clashed Together Softly./Studio Example: But They Needn't Be Clashed Together At All/Studio Example: They Can Be Lightly...
  15. Other Untuned Percussion Instruments Include The Whip.: Piano Concerto In G Major (Opening)/And Here Are No Fewer Than Twenty, Cracked By Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (Act I, Scene 5)
  16. More Versatile Than The Whip Are The Wood Blocks.../Studio Example/...Which Crop Up All Over The Place In Twentieth-Century American Music.
  17. Rodeo (Hoe-Down)
  18. Related To The Wood Blocks, By Sound, Are The Castanets./Jota Aragonesa/But The Castanets Were Also Used By Monteverdi Back In The Seventeenth Century.
  19. Scherzi Musicali (Damigella Tutta Belle)
  20. A Still Earlier Example From Fifteenth-Century Spain
  21. Yo M'Enamori D'Un Aire
  22. The Birth Of The Bongo
  23. Symphonic Dances From 'West Side Story'
  24. From The Streets Of New York To The Blacksmith's Shop/Il Trovatore ('Anvil Chorus')
  25. Desert-Island Decibels: Grand Canyon Suite (On The Trail)/Arcana
  26. From One Vegetable To Another: The Humble Squash, Or Marrow/Huapango
  27. Onwards To The Tuned Percussion. First, The Timpani
  28. Also Sprach Zarathustra (Introduction)
  29. But The Drum Roll Can Be More Effectively Frightening Than The Big Bang.: Symphony No.2 'Resurrection' (Mvt 3)
  30. Not One Drum Roll, But Many/Grand Canyon Suite (Sunrise)/Symphonie Fantastique (Last Mvt)
  31. Taking Advantage Of Tunability
  32. Music For Strings, Percussion And Celeste (Mvt 2)
  33. The Russian Composer Rodion Shchedrin Takes A Downward Turn./Carmen Suite (Changing Of The Guard)/Tuned, Yes; But For The Truly Melodic We Must Look Elsewhere.
  34. Introducing The Glockenspiel/Carmen Suite (Carmen's Entrance And Habanera)
  35. Saint-Saens And The Xylophone
  36. The Carnival Of The Animals (Fossils)
  37. Ravel And The Xylophone
  38. Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Laideronette)
  39. Introducing The Marimba/Carmen Suite (First Intermezzo)
  40. Introducing The Vibraphone
  41. The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre (Narange Dolce)
  42. The Vibraphone Goes Russian.../Carmen Suite (Carmen's Entrance And Habanera)/...And Is Joined By The Marimba./Carmen Suite (Carmen's Entrance And Habanera)
  43. Introducing The Hungarian Cimbalom
  44. Folk Dances
  45. The Cimbalom And The Symphony Orchestra
  46. Hary Janos Suite (Mvt 3)
  47. Introducing The Tubular Bells
  48. Hary Janos Suite (Viennese Musical Clock)
  49. A More 'Up-Front' Approach From Rodion Shchedrin
  50. Carmen Suite (Introduction)
  51. But The Bells Can Also Make The Sinister Even More Sinister./Symphony No.7 'Sinfonia Antartica' (Mvt 1)
  52. Introducing The Celeste
  53. The Nutcracker (Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy)
  54. Magic, In The Use Of Collective Percussion
  55. Miroirs (La Vallee Des Cloches)
  56. Plucked Instruments: The 'Undercover Percussion'/Carmen Suite (Scene)
  57. A Prime Case In Point Is The Harp, Irresistible To The Romantics./The Nutcracker (Act II, No.1: Scene)/The Non-Solo Harp As An Integral Part Of The Orchestra/Hungarian Rhapsody No.1
  58. The Traditionally Subservient Role Of The Harpsichord In The Baroque Orchestra
  59. Brandenburg Concerto No.2 (Slow Mvt)
  60. The Piano: King Of The Tuned Percussion/Symphony No.3 'Organ' (Mvt 3)/And A Quarter Of A Century After That:
  61. Petrushka (Russian Dance)
  62. The Anti-Romantic Piano As An Integral Part Of The Orchestra
  63. Music For Strings, Percussion And Celeste (Last Mvt)

Tracks:

  1. Keyboard Instruments In The Orchestra - The Most Powerful Of Them All:
  2. Symphony No.3 'Organ' (Finale)
  3. But Things In Handel's Day Were Very Different.
  4. Organ Concerto In B Flat, Op.4 No.3 (Last Mvt)
  5. The Organ Is Difficult To Classify.
  6. An Unexpected, Organ-related Guest
  7. Concerto Pour Zampogna (Last Mvt)
  8. Peasant-Fancying... And A Touch Of The Roaming Cowboy
  9. Les Miserables (Drink With Me)
  10. Outside Artefacts And The Power Of Association
  11. Mahler's Sleighbells
  12. Symphony No.4 (Opening)
  13. A Roll-Call Of Some Unusual Guests/The Typewriter/Parade
  14. Chains, And More/Integrales/An American In Paris/Sandpaper Ballet
  15. Purpose-Built Oddities: Wind Machines/Symphony No.7 'Sinfonia Antartica' (Opening)
  16. Don Quixote (Variation VIII)
  17. National Calling Cards: The Guitar For Spain/Concierto De Aranjuez (Finale)
  18. And The Guitar's Poor American Relative, The Banjo/Washington Breakdown
  19. And Poorer Still, The Mouth Organ/The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre (Packing Up)
  20. The Balalaika For Russia/Romeo And Juliet (Act II: No.14)
  21. The Maracas For Mexico/The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre (El Desayuno)
  22. The Bongos And Congas And A Whole Wealth Of Other Drums For Africa And Central America/Studio Example
  23. The Sitar Of India/Evening Raga: Bhapoli
  24. The Accordion For France (Especially Paris)/Paris Canaille
  25. The Zither For Vienna/The Third Man (Theme)
  26. The Cimbalom For Hungary/Folk Dances
  27. The Guitar As An Integral Part Of The Orchestra/Rondena
  28. There Are Whole Orchestras Of Balalaikas./Sveit Mesiats
  29. The Effect Of The Wordless Human Voice, Used Purely As An Instrument/Symphony No.7 'Sinfonia Antartica' (Mvt 1)
  30. Nocturnes
  31. Instruments And the Imitation Of Nature. The Clarinet As Cuckoo
  32. The Carnival Of The Animals (The Cuckoo)
  33. The Flute As An All-purpose Aviary
  34. The Carnival Of The Animals (The Aviary)
  35. The Oboe As Duck
  36. Peter And The Wolf (The Duck)
  37. The Recording Of Reality. Does It Work As Well?
  38. The Pines Of Rome (The Pines Of The Janiculum)
  39. The Recording Of Reality Electronically Reborn In New Guises
  40. Cantus Articus - Concerto For Birds And Orchesra (Mvt 2)
  41. Beethoven Turns Avian: Cuckoo, Nightingale, And Quail
  42. Symphony No.6 'Pastoral' (Andante Molto Mosso)
  43. Some Improbable Casting: The Violin As Braying Donkey
  44. The Carnival Of The Animals (Persons With Long Ears)
  45. A Truly Orchestral Hee-haw To Be Reckoned With
  46. Overture To 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'
  47. A Thunderstorm In A Million
  48. Symphony No.6 'Pastoral (Allegro-Allegretto)
  49. the Instrumental Depiction Of A Silent World
  50. The Carnival Of The Animals (The Aquarium)
  51. Saint-Saens' Menagerie Takes A Curtain Call.
  52. The Carnival Of The Animals (Finale)

Tracks:

  1. The Grouping Of Instrumental Families. An Additive Approach. First, Two Violins
  2. Forty-Four Duos (No.4)
  3. A Great Contrast, Of Both Pitch And Character: Violin And Viola
  4. Duo For Violin And Viola In B Flat Major, K.424 (Finale, Vars 1 & 2)/Studio Example
  5. Arrival Of The Standard String Trio: Violin, Viola, And Cello
  6. String Trio In B Flat (Menuetto)
  7. The String Quartet: Two Violins, Viola, And Cello
  8. String Quartet In F, Op.18 No.1 (Mvt 3)
  9. The String Quintet - When The Extra Instrument Is A Second Viola
  10. String Quartet No.5 In D, K.593 (Adagio)
  11. The String Quintet - When The Extra Instrument Is A Second Cello
  12. String Quintet In C (Mvt 3)
  13. The String Sextet: Two Violins, Two Violas, And Two Cellos
  14. String Sextet In B Flat (Mvt 2)
  15. The String Octet: The Standard String Quaret Times Two
  16. Octet In E Flat, Op.20 (Mvt 1)
  17. Double The String Octet: A Fully Fledged String Orchestra
  18. String Symphony No.2 (Finale)
  19. The Massed Strings Of A Symphony Orchestra
  20. Fantasia On A Theme Of Thomas Tallis
  21. Contrasts Of Pitch And Instrumental 'Colour' In The Woodwind Section
  22. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Op.100 No.5 (Theme)
  23. In The First Variation It's The Horn That Gets The Lion's Share.
  24. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 1
  25. In Variation Two The Torch Is Handed To The Bassoon.
  26. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 2
  27. In Variation Three The Oboe Leads.
  28. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 3
  29. Variation Four: Conversation Before Returning To A Solo-dominated Texture
  30. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 4
  31. And Variation Five is Dominated By The Clarinet.
  32. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 5
  33. The Next To Be Featured Is The Virtuoso Flute.
  34. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 6
  35. Individual Farewells And A Closing Chorus
  36. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 7
  37. A Mixed Group: Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, String Quartet, And Double-Bass
  38. Octet In F (Mvt 3)
  39. The Early Classical Symphony Orchestra Of Haydn And Mozart
  40. Symphony No.29 In A, K.201 (Finale)
  41. Strings, Wind, But No Brass. What Haydn And Mozart Never Knew
  42. Canzon 28
  43. Beethoven's Fifth: Two Horns, Two Trumpets, And Three Trombones Join The Team.
  44. Symphony No.5 (Finale)
  45. From Beethoven To The Massive Orchestras Of Berlioz, Wagner, And Mahler
  46. Beethoven Changed The Face Of The Symphony And The Orchestra Forever
  47. Symphoy No.6 'Tragic' (Mvt 1)
  48. The Cult Of Orchestral Elephantiasis Reaches Its Peak.
  49. Symphony No.1 'Gothic' (VI: Te Ergo Quaesumus)
  50. When Large Doesn't Necessarily Mean Loud: Debussy
  51. Images (Gigues)
  52. A Crisis Of Confidence; The Orchestra's Survival Hangs In The Balance, But It Still Develops. The Ondes Martenot:
  53. Turangalila Symphony (Chant D'amour 1)
  54. The Advent Of The 'Early Music' Movement Brings A New Vitality And Freshness.
  55. Balle De Xerxes (Gavotte En Rondeau)
  56. Computer And Synthesiser: Friends Or Foes?
  57. Concerto In D Minor For Two Violins (Largo)
  58. A Speculative Look Ahead/Mass In B Minor ('Dona Nobis Pacem')

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Instruments of the Orchestra - Great Reference Material!.......2007-04-04

This set lends itself to greatly enhancing one's knowledge of the orchestra, instruments in it, and their usage. I am a huge music buff, and I still picked up a great deal I previously did not know. I highly recommend this for all who wish to understand the origin of music, as well as the processes that are employed to create music!

5 out of 5 stars Beginner or Expert.......2007-03-12

This CD is excellent for the beginner or expert! To be able to haear the instrumets separately and then together really provides a good education. and/or refresher. The book thaty comes with the CD is alomost worth the price by itself!

5 out of 5 stars Very Informative and Enjoyable.......2006-11-20

Whether you're a music novice or pro, "The instruments of the Orchestra" is a very worthwhile purchase. The 7 CDs, with a total of 8 hours, are expertly narrated by Jeremy Siepmann. He's a great speaker, very much like the late Leonard Bernstein was. Mr. Siepmann takes you on an unforgetable musical journey covering the origins and use of the various orchestral instruments throughout musical history. The balance between his narration and a wealth of musical examples, which range from snippets to entire movements, is superb. The comprehensive enclosed booklet is excellent and faithfully follows the 7 CDs in content. Even with my 40+ years of music training I still learned new things from this wonderful collection. Considering the excellence of the content, and a cost that translates to about $5 per disc, this collection is a great value. Grab it, you won't regret that you did. Five solid stars!

3 out of 5 stars Frank's view.......2006-08-19

This boxed set of CD's with booklet achieved all I had hoped that it would. There are good samples of individual instruments and well done commentary on each. The only drawback was that some of the samples were too brief and could have been longer, hoiwever I guess this fits in with time constraints of the medium. It has given me a lot of clues as to future purchases of CD's for listening to individual instruments. Altogeth a satisfactory purchase and a welcome addition to my collection.

5 out of 5 stars Excellent Intro for Those Not Familiar with the Orchestra.......2003-11-08

I've listened to classical music for years and am interested in composition. I bought this CD set to learn how an orchestra and its instruments work. I thought the CDs would be a nice but boring lecture. They aren't! Not only are they FUN but they are informative as well. I learned a huge amount from each CD and couldn't wait to listen to the next one.

The narrator and writer is a great speaker and holds your attention well. He is definitely knowledgeable. He provides musical examples for each point he makes, so you get to "hear" what he just talked about. I'd say the CDs are about 65% music and 35% narration. You'll learn about the range of instruments, some history, different ways to play them, how they sound, and how they are used in the orchestra. This CD set was a great learning experience and is sold at such a low price!

I recommend this CD for those who want to learn about classical music and those who know about it but are interested in learning more about the inner workings of an orchestra. You'll learn much useful information. For instance, the Rite of Spring (with that eerie start) is written for bassoon! I never knew a bassoon could sound like that but now I do.

The one complaint I have is the last CD. This deals with the orchestra. I wanted more of a tour of how the orchestra has been used through history up to the present. Instead, it was a tour of how different groups of instruments sound. I thought it could have been better. The other 6 CDs are excellent.
Top 100 Masterpieces of Classical Music (Collectors Edition) (Box Set)
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    ASIN: B00008L428
    Release Date: 2003-02-13
    Mahler: Symphonies 1-10; Das Lied von der Erde
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    • Good -- but not great
    • Outstanding, yet Affordable Mahler Set
    • Ignore the name(s): Listen to the Music!
    • An exceptionally fine bargain
    • best overall cycle
    Mahler: Symphonies 1-10; Das Lied von der Erde

    Manufacturer: EMI Classics
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    1. Mahler: Symphonies Nos. 1-9; Adagio
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    5. Mahler - The Symphonies plus Das Lied von der Erde Boxset / Leonard Bernstein, Wiener Philharmoniker, London Symphony Orchestra, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

    ASIN: B000BQ7BX2
    Release Date: 2006-01-10

    Tracks:

    1. I. Langsam, Schleppend, Wie Ein Naturlaut - Im Anfang Sehr Gemachlich - Kolner Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester
    2. II. Kraftig Bewegt, Doch NIcht Zu Schnell - Kolner Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester
    3. III. Feirlich Und Gemessen, Ohne Zu Schleppen - Kolner Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester
    4. IV. Sturmisch Bewegt - Kolner Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester
    5. I. Allegro Maestoso. Mit Durchaus Ernstem Und Feierlichem Ausdruck - Krisztina Laki

    Tracks:

    1. II. Andante Moderato. Sehr Gemachlich - Krisztina Laki
    2. II. In Ruhig Fliessender Bewegung - Krisztina Laki
    3. IV. Urlicht: Sehr Feierlich, Aber Schlicht - Krisztina Laki
    4. V. Im Tempo Des Scherzo. Wild Herausfahrend - Krisztina Laki
    5. Wieder Sehr Breit - Krisztina Laki
    6. Ritardando...Maestoso. Sehr Zuruckhaltend - Krisztina Laki
    7. Wieder Zuruckhaltend - Krisztina Laki
    8. Langsam, Misterioso - Krisztina Laki
    9. Etwas Bewegter - Krisztina Laki
    10. Mit Aufschwung, Aber Nicht Eilen - Krisztina Laki

    Tracks:

    1. I. Kraftig. Entschieden - Gwendolyn Killebrew
    2. II. Tempo Di Menuetto - Gwendolyn Killebrew
    3. III. Comodo. Scherzando - Gwendolyn Killebrew
    4. IV. Sehr Langsam - Gwendolyn Killebrew

    Tracks:

    1. V. Lustig IM Tempo UNd Keck Im Ausdruck - Gwendolyn Killebrew
    2. VI. Sehr Langsam - Ruhevoll - Empfunden - Gwendolyn Killebrew
    3. I. Bed Achtig. Nicht Eilen - Lucia Popp
    4. II. In Gemachlicher Bewegung. Ohne Hast - Lucia Popp
    5. III. Ruhevoll - Lucia Popp

    Tracks:

    1. IV. Sehr Behaglich - Lucia Popp
    2. I. Trauermarsch (Im Gemessenem Schritt - Streng - Wie Ein Kondukt) - Kolner Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester
    3. II. Sturmisch Bewegt, Mit Grosster Vehemenz - Kolner Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester
    4. III. Scherzo (Kraftig, Nicht Zu Schnell) - Kolner Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester
    5. IV. Adagietto (Sehr Langsam) - Kolner Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester
    6. V. Rondo - Finale (Allegro) - Kolner Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester

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    1. I. Langsam - Allegro - Kolner Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester
    2. II. Nachtmusik I - Kolner Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester
    3. III. Scherzo: Schattenhaft - Kolner Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester
    4. IV. Nachtmusik II. Andante Amoroso - Kolner Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester
    5. V. Rondo - Finale - Kolner Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester

    Tracks:

    1. I. Allegro Energico, Ma Non Troppo - Kolner Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester
    2. II. Scherzo. Wuchtig - Kolner Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester
    3. III. Andante Moderato - Kolner Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester

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    1. IV. Finale: Sostenuto - Allegro Moderato - Kolner Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester
    2. I. Andante Comodo - Kolner Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester
    3. II. Im Tempo Eines Gemachlichen Landlers - Etwas Tappisch Und Sehr Derb - Kolner Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester

    Tracks:

    1. III. Rondo Burleske: Allegro Assai. Sehr Trotzig - Kolner Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester
    2. IV. Adagio: Sehr Langsam Und Noch Zuruckhaltend - Kolner Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester
    3. I. Adagio - Kolner Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester

    Tracks:

    1. Veni, Creator Spiritus - Maria Venuti
    2. Imple Superna Gratia - Maria Venuti
    3. Infirma Nostri Corporis - Maria Venuti
    4. Accende Lumen Sensibus - Maria Venuti
    5. Veni, Creator Spiritus - Maria Venuti
    6. Gloria Patri Domino - Maria Venuti
    7. Poco Adagio: Waldung, Sie Schwankt Heran - Maria Venuti
    8. Ewiger Wonnebrand - Maria Venuti
    9. Wie Felsenabgrund Mir Zu Fussen - Maria Venuti
    10. Gerettet Ist Das Edle Glied - Maria Venuti
    11. Uns Bleibt Ein Erdenrest - Maria Venuti
    12. Hier Ist Die Aussicht Frei - Maria Venuti
    13. Hochste Herrscherin Der Welt - Maria Venuti
    14. Dir, Der Unberuhrbaren - Maria Venuti
    15. Bei Der Liebe, Die Den Fussen - Maria Venuti
    16. Neige, Neige, Du Ohnegleiche - Maria Venuti
    17. Blicket Suf Zum Retterblick - Maria Venuti
    18. Alles Vergangliche - Maria Venuti

    Tracks:

    1. I. Das Trinklied Vom Jammer Der Erde - Marjana Lipovsek
    2. II. Der Einsame Im Herbst - Marjana Lipovsek
    3. III. Von Der Jugend - Marjana Lipovsek
    4. IV. Von Der Schonheit - Marjana Lipovsek
    5. V. Der Trunkene Im Fruhling - Marjana Lipovsek
    6. VI. Der Abschied - Marjana Lipovsek

    Customer Reviews:

    4 out of 5 stars Good -- but not great.......2007-07-07

    Having listened intently to this set two times now, once with scores in hand, once without, I have to give this set less than a 5 star rating. The sound is adequate, compressed at times, muddy at others. The later symphonies fare better than 1 & 2. Conducting is fine: very straightfoward and unfussy. Plays it straight. And maybe that's a problem. The sixth in particular never really scales the heights or depths. Same story with 8. Layout is weird, but economical. My biggest beef is the orchestral execution. There are a LOT of bloopers that should have been fixed. In a live concert you can accept, even expect, some error in music this difficult. But on recordings they become very irritating. I grant that most people would never notice any, but if you have a good ear and really know this music there are some problems. The worst is an abundance of wrong notes in the 4th movement of the 7th, which otherwise is a superb version -- one of the best. Another easy to spot example occurs at the end of the 6th: why did the cellos leave the bass clarinet to fend for itself just a few bars before the end? Why didn't someone fix this?
    I'm glad I heard this set, but there are better, albeit more expensive. As a complete set there isn't any that is altogether perfect, but Solti/Decca, Haitink/Philips, Kubelik/DG and deWaart/RCA come closer.

    5 out of 5 stars Outstanding, yet Affordable Mahler Set.......2007-06-10

    If you are looking for a great Mahler set that doesn't give you the Walletdämmerung syndrome, yet you also want excellent musicians and soloists and a conductor with a most refreshing and philosophically true understanding of Mahler's music, I would recommend that you purchase this box set of Mahler symphonies with Gary Bertini. Although Gary Bertini was not a big name in the recording industry, he was deemed as a highly esteemable conductor in Europe. His Mahler offers a completely different sound from what you would hear from Bernstein, Abbado, Walter, and Klemperer, much closer to what Rafael Kubelik did with his Mahler, but Bertini offers a degree of transparency in his music that you cannot hear in any other conductor. Despite the transparency, his Mahler does not lack passion. If you want to know what I mean, you must listen to his Symphonies no. 1,2,4,5,6,7,8, and 9. These renditions are ranked with the very best Mahlerians in a very competitive field. Bertini is also supported by an ensemble of an extremely high calibre--the WDR or the Kölner Rundfunks Orchester. They play with a finesse and a grace that rivals the very best Mahler orchestras, including the Vienna Philharmonic, the Bavarian Radio Symphony, and the Concertgebouw. In terms of virtuosity and beauty, the orchestra offers some of the most glorious playing and a crystalline sound balance that you would want in a world-class German orchestra.

    The soloists are all excellent too. You have Florence Quivar, Paul Frey, Lucia Popp, Julia Varady, Julia Hamari, and Alan Titus, among others. You must simply hear the alto part that Quivar sings in the Resurrection Symphony!

    Included in this already sparkling box set is a Das Lied von der Erde with Marjana Lipovsek and Ben Heppner. While I will always love Klemperer, Ludwig, and Wunderlich, I think this Das Lied von der Erde comes close to being one of the very best recordings of the work. Heppner sings with his usual golden tone and security, and sings the tenor's songs with an abandon and an elan that makes his interpretation very attractive. Lipovsek sings the mezzo parts with a tragically imbued tone that improved over her recording with Solti years earlier. You must listen to what she does in the Abschied. I have never heard a more resentful and reflective understanding of this very complex movement other than Christa Ludwig, Janet Baker, and Kathleen Ferrier.

    All in all, a Mahler box set that everyone should get along with Haitink, Chailly, and Kubelik.

    4 out of 5 stars Ignore the name(s): Listen to the Music!.......2007-05-07

    Gary Bertini and the Cologne Radio Symphony? The Mahler symphonies have been recorded in toto by many of the "biggest" names in music Leonard Bernstein (three times), Solti, Kubelik, Haitink and so on with the best known orchestras in the world ---- Vienna Philharmonic, Concertgebouw, New York Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony, Berlin Philharmonic, and so on and so on. I've given away my bias by those I've chosen to list and the sequence I've put them in.
    And along comes a little known conductor, now deceased, with an orchestra I would not rank with those above; and by virtue of their sheer musicianship they belong alongside all the above. Mr. Bertini's performances hew closer to Mr. Kubelik and Mr. Haitink in being moderate in both tempo and phrasing. At the same time, Mr. Bertini still beings a far greater feeling of intensity and passion than either. Mr. Bertini's performances have a sweep and a grandeur that places them on the same plane as Mr. Bernstein's performances without entirely going "over the top" as Mr. B. was inclined to do.
    No: Bertini's recording of the Sixth Symphony does not take us emotionally to the depth of Mr. Bernstein's last recording (DG digital). Nor has Mr. Solti's magnificent performance of the Eighth been surpassed. But I were asked to choose one cycle to live with for the rest of my life, it would be this one.

    5 out of 5 stars An exceptionally fine bargain.......2007-03-26

    Gary Bertini's EMI Mahler cycle is more or less contemporary with Tennstedt's Mahler cycle on the same label. But, according to the gossip, the company decided to keep Bertini in the vaults since the former and LPO where more publicly known. In my view, however, Bertini's set is clearly superior. The orchestra - Kölner Rundfunk Sinfonieorchester - is outstanding, far better than LPO, and so are most of Bertini's interpretations as well.

    Considering that Bertini and the orchestra are not among the obvious "stars", it is an exceptional sleeper. In fact, Bertini was virtually unknown before this cycle made him famous, post mortem.

    The cycle combines both live and studio recordings. The live ones were recorded in Japan where the audience knows how to behave. Excellent stereo sound adds to the pleasure.

    But one could note that some of Bertini's tempi are among the slowest on record. The final movement of symphony no. 9 stops at 28:34, which is ten minutes more than Walter's 1939 classic. It's even a few seconds slower than Chailly's very slow account on Decca. The finale of the third is six minutes longer than Tennstedt's on EMI. But the adagietto in the fifth stops at just above 10 minutes, so Bertini is not consistently very slow when Mahler's music may invite sentimental conductors to drag. Unlike such conductors, however, Bertini has the ability to keep tension during a long breath, bringing forth interesting details in contextual balance.

    Thus the performances of symphonies 1, 5, 7, 8, 9 and Das Lied von der Erde are outstanding, challenging almost every recording in the current catalogue. The remaining symphonies are also convincingly presented, in perfectly consistent performances.

    However, one irritating thing with this set is that the fourth symphony is divided over two discs. That EMI decision was not necessary. The cycle could still fit on 11 CDs with a different editing. The policy for all record companies should be to avoid unnecessary splitting.

    At a super-bargain price, this is of course the first choice among boxed sets, especially the contemporary ones. All the recordings in this box have something that attracts repeated listening. This is true of Gielen's outstanding cycle too (Hänssler), but it requires you to pay four times the price. Still, Kubelik (DG) remains my favourite cycle. But Bertini's is better recorded.

    Warmly recommended!

    5 out of 5 stars best overall cycle.......2006-12-09

    There's little that I could add to the testimonials that have already been written here . While none of these performances would be an absolute first choice for me, save Bertini's Mahler 8th (which IS extraordinary), all of them have an amazing consistantcy in style, sound quality, and orchestral execution. The inclusion of a really fine "Das Lied von der Erde", expertly sung by Ben Heppner and Marjana Lipovsek, makes this a clear front runner. While Bertini didn't record a complete Mahler 10th symphony (finished by Deryck Cooke and others), his M10 Adagio is outstanding - giving the feeling of completeness on to itself. In fact, other than Leonard Bernstein, I can think of no other conductor who has been so satisfying in capturing the complete emotional range of Mahler's symphonies; going from the fresh and youthful first symphony (and Bertini is truly fresh and youthful); working on up to the cosmic orgasm that is the 8th symphony (and Bertini is cosmically orgasmic here), and still making the drastic shift to the zen-like, other-worldliness of the so-called farewell trilogy: "DLvdE", 9th symphony, and 10th symphony adagio. He runs the entire gamut, Janet.

    Much positive has been written about Gielen's fine Mahler cycle. But his box set doesn't include his recording of the Cooke 10th (Chailly's does!), which is really a very good 10th. It's also more expensive. In addition, getting Gielen's Mahler 6th separately also gives you a really fine performance of Alban Berg's "Three Pieces For Orchestra" - a very natural coupling for that dark work. Better to pick and choose with Gielen, I think. If you want a box, get the Bertini.
    Meditation: Classical Relaxation (Box Set)
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      ASIN: B000001W1A
      Release Date: 1991-03-12

      Tracks:

      1. Canon
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      3. Coppelia: Notturno
      4. String Quintet In C: Adagio - Schubert
      5. Orchestral Suite No. 3: Air - Bach
      6. Clarinet Concerto: Adagio
      7. Symphony No. 8 'Unfinished': Andante con moto - Schubert
      8. Concerto, Op. 9, No. 2: Adagio
      9. Orpheus And Eurydice: Dance Of The Blessed Spirits

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      2. Romance In G, Op. 26
      3. The Last Spring
      4. Minuet
      5. Serenade, Op. 3, No. 5
      6. Poeme, Op. 41, No. 6
      7. Elegiac Melody No. 1
      8. Serenade For String Orchestra: Elegia
      9. I Love You
      10. La Gioconda: Dance Of The Hours

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      1. Adagio
      2. Romance In F Minor, Op. 11
      3. Peer Gynt: Solveig's Song
      4. Romance For Violin No. 2 In F, Op. 50
      5. Rosamunde: Ballet Music In G
      6. Symphony No. 5: Adagietto

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      1. Peer Gynt: Morning
      2. Standchen (Serenade)
      3. Mozartiana Suite: Preghiera (Ave Verum)
      4. Moonlight Sonata: Adagio sostenuto
      5. Piano Concerto No. 23 In A,, 2nd Movement
      6. Rosamunde: Intermezzo
      7. Violin Concerto In E Minor, 2nd Movement
      8. Serenade For String Orchestra, 1st Movement
      9. L'Arlesienne, Suite No. 2: Intermezzo
      10. Concierto de Aranjuez, 2nd Movement
      11. Trout Quintet: Theme And Variations

      Tracks:

      1. The Tales Of Hoffman: Barcarolle
      2. Valse Triste
      3. Liebestraum No. 3 In A Flat
      4. Minuet
      5. Oboe Concerto In D Minor (Excerpt)
      6. Piano Sonata, No. 8 'Pathetique', 2nd Movement
      7. Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo sinfonico
      8. Christmas Oratorio: Sinfonia
      9. Ave Maria
      10. Horn Concerto No. 3, 2nd Movement
      11. Symphony No. 1, 3rd Movement
      12. Traumerei
      13. Peer Gynt: Ase's Death
      14. Xerxes: Largo
      15. Symphony No. 9, 'From The New World', 2nd Movement
      Music for Meditation (Box Set)
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        Release Date: 1997-10-24
        The Top 100 Masterpieces of Classical Music (Box Set)
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        • Decent Quality, But a Little Rushed
        • Decent, but not exciting
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        The Top 100 Masterpieces of Classical Music (Box Set)

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        ASIN: B000001VUG
        Release Date: 1994-07-14

        Tracks:

        1. Toccata In D Minor: Toccata In D Minor (1709) - 100 Masterpieces Vol. 1 (1685-1730)
        2. Canon In D: Canon in D (1698) - 100 Masterpieces Vol. 1 (1685-1730)
        3. Brandenburg Concerto No. 3, 1st Movement: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3, 1st Movement (1721) - 100 Masterpieces Vol. 1 (1685-1730)
        4. Water Music, Suite No. 2 In D: 4.1 1st Movement - 4.2 Alla Hornpipe - 4.3 Minuet - 4.4 Lentement - 4.5 Bourree - 100 Masterpieces Vol. 1 (1685-1730)
        5. Trumpet Tune And Air: Trumpet Tune And Air (1685) - 100 Masterpieces Vol. 1 (1685-1730)
        6. Orchestral Suite No. 3 In D: Air - 100 Masterpieces Vol. 1 (1685-1730)
        7. The Four Seasons - Spring: The Four Seasons - Spring (1725): 7.1 Allegro - 7.2 Largo e painissimo - 7.3 Allegro Bela Banfalvi - 100 Masterpieces Vol. 1 (1685-1730)
        8. Adagio: Adagio (1730) - 100 Masterpieces Vol. 1 (1685-1730)
        9. Mandoline Concerto In C, RV 425: 9.1 Allegro - 9.2 Largo - 9.3 Allegro - 100 Masterpieces Vol. 1 (1685-1730)
        10. Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B Minor: Minuet and Badinerie (1721) : - 10.1 Minuet - 10.2 Badinerie - 100 Masterpieces Vol. 1 (1685-1730)

        Tracks:

        1. Messiah: 'Hallelujah' (1742)
        2. 'Orpheus and Eurydice': Dance Of The Blessed Spirits (1762)
        3. 'Christmas Oratorio': Sinfonia In G (1734)
        4. Violin Concerto No.3 in G: Violin Concerto No.3 In G, 1st Movement (1775)
        5. 'Xerxes': Largo (1734)
        6. Flute Concerto In G 'La Notte': VI. Allegro (1731)
        7. 'Solomon': Arrival Of The Queen Of Sheba (1749)
        8. Oboe Concerto In D Minor: Oboe Concerto In D Minor, 2nd Movement (1731)
        9. Concerto grosso In A Minor Op.6 No.4: 9.1 Larghetto affettuoso - 9.2 Allegro - 9.3 Largo Piano - 9.4 Allegro
        10. Violin Concerto No.5 In A, 2nd Movement: Violin Concerto No.5 In A, 2nd Movement (1775)

        Tracks:

        1. Eine kleine Nachtmusik: 1st movement (1787)
        2. Piano Concerto No. 21 in C: 2nd Movement (Elvira Madigan)
        3. The Marriage Of Figaro: Overture (1786)
        4. Flute Concerto No. 2 In D: 2nd Movement (1778)
        5. Piano Sonata In A (1778): Rondo Alla Turca
        6. Don Giovanni: Overture (1787)
        7. Horn Concerto No. 3 In E Flat: 2nd Movement
        8. Piano Concerto No. 23 in A: 1st Movement (1786)
        9. The Marriage Of Figaro: March (1786)
        10. Serenata Notturna: 10.1 Marcia. Maestoso - 10.2 Menuetto - 10.3 Rondeau. Allegretto

        Tracks:

        1. Symphony No. 40: 1st Movement (1788) - 100 Masterpieces Vol. 4 (1788-1810)
        2. 'Moonlight' Sonata: 1st Movement (1801) - 100 Masterpieces Vol. 4 (1788-1810)
        3. Symphony No. 94: 'Surprise' ,2nd Movement (1791) - 100 Masterpieces Vol. 4 (1788-1810)
        4. The Magic Flute: Overture (1791) - 100 Masterpieces Vol. 4 (1788-1810)
        5. Fur Elise: Fur Elise (1810) - 100 Masterpieces Vol. 4 (1788-1810)
        6. String Quartet In C: Emporor's Hymn - 100 Masterpieces Vol. 4 (1788-1810)
        7. Symphony No. 5: 1st Movement (1808) - 100 Masterpieces Vol. 4 (1788-1810)
        8. Clarinet Concerto In A: 2nd Movement (1791) - 100 Masterpieces Vol. 4 (1788-1810)
        9. Minuet In G: Minuet in G (1796) - 100 Masterpieces Vol. 4 (1788-1810)
        10. Trumpet Concerto In E Flat: 3rd Movement - 100 Masterpieces Vol. 4 (1788-1810)

        Tracks:

        1. The Barber Of Seville: Overture (1821)
        2. Symphiny No.8 In B Minor: 'Unfinished' 2nd Movement (1822)
        3. Spring Song: Spring Song (1841)
        4. Polonaise In A, Op.40 No.3: 'Military'
        5. Rosamunde: Ballet Music In G
        6. Der Freischutz: Overture (1820)
        7. Ave Maria: Ave Maria (1825)
        8. Symphony No.4 In A: 'Italian', 1st Movement (1833)
        9. Traumerei: Traumerei (1838)
        10. German Dance No. 1: German Dance No. 1 (1811)

        Tracks:

        1. A Midsummer Night's Dream: Wedding March (1843) - 100 Masterpieces
        2. Liebestraum No. 3 In A flat: Liebestraum No. 3 In A Flat (1847) - 100 Masterpieces
        3. Nabucco: Overture (1842) - 100 Masterpieces
        4. The Merry Peasant: The Merry Peasant (1848) - 100 Masterpieces
        5. Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 (1847) - 100 Masterpieces
        6. Lohengin: Prelude to Act 3 (1850) - 100 Masterpieces
        7. La Traviata: Prelude to Act 1(1853) - 100 Masterpieces
        8. Tannhauser: Arrival Of The Guests At Wartburg (1845) - 100 Masterpieces
        9. Violin Concerto In E Minor: Violin Concerto In E Minor, 2nd Movement (1845) - 100 Masterpieces
        10. Poet And Peasant: Overture (1846) - 100 Masterpieces

        Tracks:

        1. Orpheus In The Underworld: Overture (1858)
        2. Melody In F: Melody In F (1858)
        3. Les Preludes: Les Preludes (1854)
        4. Waltz In A Flat: Waltz In A Flat (1865)
        5. The Force Of Destiny: Overture (1862)
        6. I Love You: I Love You (1864)
        7. The Bartered Bride: Overture (1866)
        8. The Tales Of Hoffmann: Barcarolle (1864)
        9. Tritsch Tratsch Polka: Tritsch Tratsch Polka (1858)
        10. Light Cavalry: Overture (1866)

        Tracks:

        1. Piano Concerto No. 1 In B Flat Minor: 1st Movement (excerpt) (1875) - 100 Masterpieces
        2. Cradle Song: Cradle Song (1868) - 100 Masterpieces
        3. The Moldau: The Moldau (1875) - 100 Masterpieces
        4. The Valkyrie: Ride Of The Valkyries (1870) - 100 Masterpieces
        5. Peer Gynt: Morning (1876) - 100 Masterpieces
        6. Carmen: Les Toreadors (1875) - 100 Masterpieces
        7. Coppelia: Notturno (1870) - 100 Masterpieces
        8. Marche Slave, Op. 31: Marche Slave, Op. 31 (1876) - 100 Masterpieces
        9. L'Arlesienne: Intermezzo (1872) - 100 Masterpieces
        10. The Blue Danube: Waltz (1867) - 100 Masterpieces

        Tracks:

        1. Eugene Onegin: Polonaise (1878) - 100 Masterpieces Vol. 9
        2. Symphony No.9 'From The New World': 2nd Movement (1893) - 100 Masterpieces Vol. 9
        3. The Nutcracker: Waltz of the Flowers (1892) - 100 Masterpieces Vol. 9
        4. Capriccio espagnol: Alborado (1887) - 100 Masterpieces Vol. 9
        5. The Last Spring - 100 Masterpieces Vol. 9
        6. Slavonic Dance No. 2: Slavonic Dance No. 2 (1886) - 100 Masterpieces Vol. 9
        7. The Sleeping Beauty: Introduction (1889) - 100 Masterpieces Vol. 9
        8. Twilight Of The Gods: Siegfred's Death And Funeral March (1877) - 100 Masterpieces Vol. 9
        9. Songs My Mother Taught Me: Songs My Mother Taught Me (1880) - 100 Masterpieces Vol. 9
        10. Emperor Waltz - 100 Masterpieces Vol. 9

        Tracks:

        1. Also sprach Zarathustra: Fanfare (1896)
        2. Symphony No.5: Adagietto (1902)
        3. Finlandia: Finlandia (1899)
        4. Dance Of The Bumble Bee: Dance Of The Bumble Bee (1900)
        5. 'Thais': Meditation
        6. Pomp amd Circumstance: March No.1 (1901)
        7. Humoresque: Humoresque (1894)
        8. Valse Triste: Valse Triste (1903)
        9. Vienna Blood: Vienna Blood - Waltz (1899)
        10. Bolero: Bolero (1928)

        Customer Reviews:

        3 out of 5 stars Decent Quality, But a Little Rushed.......2002-09-20

        I have to agree that this is a good collection of music for the money, especially if you are a novice at the Classics like me. Each disc covers a 40 year period with an hour of music and a little bit of history in the cover slip. However, there were some oddities that made me question the quality of this product. First, a few of the songs seemed like the conductor was hurrying them along so the songs on a disc would add up to exactly one hour -- where's the love? I know I'm a novice, but there are just some songs that are so famous that you can pretty easily tell when they are being butchered or compressed. Second, the quality of the product was suspect. Some of the discs looked like they were manufactured in 1990 and some in 1994. The older ones just had the titles on the discs and the newer ones had a screen-printed color change with no information. They couldn't even use the same type of Jewel Case throughout the collection. In total, it's good for beginners and the money, but not much else.

        3 out of 5 stars Decent, but not exciting.......2002-09-01

        Not bad, but not a perfect as well. The music selection is very questionable for my taste. The performers are not always very suitable for specific masterpieces. It is inherently, just because such mix of names cannot be bad ;). If I will compose such set a lot of forgotten things should take their place.

        3 out of 5 stars Decent, but not exciting.......2002-09-01

        Not bad, but not a perfect as well. The music selection is very questionable for my taste. The performers are not always very suitable for specific masterpieces. It is inherently, just because such mix of names cannot be bad ;). If I will compose such set a lot of forgotten things should take their place.

        4 out of 5 stars Sounds good to me........2002-07-25

        Bought this CD to calm and relax myself after a hard days work. CD seems like a great collection to me. It's got a lot of songs that I recognize and some that I don't. It does sooth me a bit after the the many stresses of everyday life.

        I'm not really a classical music nut like "Frasier Crane" so I'm not sure how much merit I can bring to the table with this review. But I think it's great..!!!

        4 out of 5 stars Wonderful Selection.......2001-05-13

        Some of the world's truly finest musicians perform some of the all time greatest and most loved musical masterpieces. The CD makes for easy and peaceful listening of an evening.
        Classics for Relaxation
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          Classics for Relaxation

          Manufacturer: Madacy Records
          ProductGroup: Music
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          ASIN: B0001MZ804
          Release Date: 2004-04-06

          Tracks:

          1. Prelude a l'AprMidi d'un Faune - Belgrad Philharmonic Orchestra, Igor Markevitch
          2. Agnus Dei - Ricardo Casinelli, ,
          3. Four Seasons -- 2nd Movement: Largo E Pianissimo Sempre - Martin Sieghart, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
          4. Orfeo Ed Euridice 2nd Act -- Ballo: Andante (Dance of the Blessed ...) - Wilhelm Keitel,
          5. Liebestraum No. 3 in A flat major, Op. 62 "O Lieb So Lang" du ... - Peter Schmalfuss
          6. Ice Skaters Waltz "Las Patineurs" Excerpt - Gerhard Becker, Berlin Symphony Orchestra
          7. Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46 Death of Ase - Libor Pesek, Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
          8. Air - Artur Faihs, Frida Faihs
          9. Nutcracker Ballet Suite, Op. 71a III: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy - Alfred Scholz, South German Philharmonic Orchestra
          10. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988, No. 1: Aria - Christiane Jaccottet
          11. Tales of Hoffman "Barcarolle" - Philharmonic Orchestra, Christian Rainer
          12. Suite Bergamasque III: Clair de Lune - Peter Schmalfuss
          13. Landler, Op. 171, No. 4 - Peter Schmalfuss
          14. Ave Verum Corpus, Motet K. 618 - Rolf Schweizer,
          15. Preludes, Op. 28 No. 15 in D flat major: Sostenuto "Raindrops" - Bianca Sitzius
          16. Canon in D major: Preludes - Bernhard G Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
          17. Elegies for Piano, Op. 34 I: Wounded Heart - Stefan Jeschko

          Tracks:

          1. Preludes, Book 1 No. 8: "La Fille aux Cheveux de Lin" - Peter Schmalfuss
          2. Suite Espa, Op. 47 Sevilla - Irina Kircher
          3. Water Music Suite, Allegro - Oliver VonDohnanyi
          4. Humoresque, Op. 101 - Erich Appel, Oliver Colbentson
          5. Songs Without Words for Piano, Book 2, Op. 30, No. 6 in F sharp minor - Sylvia Capova
          6. Swan Lake, Ballet Suite, Dance of the Swans - Belgrad Philharmonic Orchestra, Igor Markevitch
          7. Divertimento No. 1 in B flat major, 2nd Movement - Chorale Saint Antoni Andante,
          8. Symphony No. 5, 4th Movement: Adagietto - Anton Nanut
          9. Lohengrin, Prelude to Act 3 - Bystrik Rezucha, Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
          10. Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 Op. 46: Anitra's Dance - Libor Pesek, Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
          11. Preludes, Op. 3, No. 2 in C sharp minor - Yuri A. Rozum
          12. Tale of the Tsar Saltan -- Flight of the Bumble Bee - Camerata Rhenania, Hanspeter Gmur
          13. Symphony No. 41 in C major, K. 551 "Jupiter," 1st Movement: ... - London Philharmonic Orchestra, Alfred Scholz
          14. Finlandia, Op. 26/7 - Roland Donatte,
          15. Etudes, Op. 10, No. 5 in G flat major "Black Keys" - Peter Schmalfuss
          16. Serenade in E major, Op. 22, 1st Movement: Moderato - Marian Lapsansky, Bystrik Rezucha, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra

          Tracks:

          1. Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 54, 2nd Movement: ... - Marian Lapsansky, Bystrik Rezucha,
          2. Nutcracker Ballet Suite, Op. 71a, Arab Dance - Alfred Scholz, South German Philharmonic Orchestra
          3. Divertimento for 2 Horns & Strings in F major "A Musical Joke," ... - Capella Istropolitana
          4. Faust "Margarethe" -- Ballet Music, Allegretto - The London Symphony Orchestra, Alfred Scholz
          5. Gymnopedies No. 3 - Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
          6. Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48, 2nd Movement; Waltz - Kurt Redel
          7. Scenes from Childhood, Op. 15 Traumerei - Peter Schmalfuss
          8. Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16, Adagio - Marian Lapsansky, Bystrik Rezucha, Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
          9. Waltz in A flat major, Op. 69/1 - Peter Schmalfuss
          10. Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73, Adagio Non Troppo - Libor Pesek, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
          11. Largo from Xerxes - Ernst Riedlinger
          12. Symphony No. 22 in E flat major, "Philosopher," Adagio
          13. Quintet in E minor, G. 451, Allegro Moderato - Karl Heinz Ber, Hans Kalafusz, GKehr, Gunter Lemmen, Siegfried Palm
          Mahler: Symphonies Nos. 5, 9, 10 (Adagio)
          Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
          • A good Fifth, a disappointing Ninth, a great Tenth
          Mahler: Symphonies Nos. 5, 9, 10 (Adagio)

          Manufacturer: Angel Records
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

          All Works by MahlerAll Works by Mahler | Mahler, Gustav | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
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          ASIN: B000002S43
          Release Date: 1993-03-16

          Tracks:

          1. Sym No.5 in c sharp: I. Trauemarsch
          2. Sym No.5 in c sharp: II. Sturmisch bewegt,mit grobter Vehemenz
          3. Sym No.5 in c sharp: III. Scherzo (Kraftig. Nicht zu schnell)
          4. Sym No.5 in c sharp: IV. Adagietto (Sehr langsam)
          5. Sym No.5 in c sharp: V. rondo - Finale (Allegro)

          Tracks:

          1. Sym No.9: I. Andante comodo
          2. Sym No.9: II. Im Tempo eines gemachlichen Lanlers (Etwas tappisch und sehr derb)
          3. Sym No.9: III. Rondo - Burleske

          Tracks:

          1. Sym No.9: IV. Adagio
          2. Sym No.10 in F sharp: I. Adagio

          Customer Reviews:

          4 out of 5 stars A good Fifth, a disappointing Ninth, a great Tenth.......2006-03-21

          It's hard to recommend a box set when the best thing in it lasts only 28 min., but Tennstedt's performance of the Adagio from the Mahler Tenth is exceptional by any standard. He gets playing of great intensity from the London Phil, with very close-up miking to add to the intensity. As always in his conducting, Tennstedt is spontaneous about rhythm and phrasing, and here he feels very deeply, bringing out not just the tragedy of this great movement but its inner struggle and excitement. I found it hard to believe that this reading was 4 or 5 min. slower than usual, it made such a dramatic impact.

          Unfortunately, there's a disappointing Ninth Sym. here, one of the rare failures in Tennstedt's cycle. The opening movement in particular seems to lack rhythmic vitality, and despite many lovely touches along the way, a good-enough Ninth isn't good enough among all the great ones. The set is filled out with a good Fifth Sym., but it's not as fine as his remake with the Chicago Sym. In all, I hope EMI gives us the Adagio form the Tenth in the cheap two-fer already available in England, but it comes with the Ninth, too.
          Mahler: Symphonies Nos. 7, 9, 10 (Adagio)
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            Mahler: Symphonies Nos. 7, 9, 10 (Adagio)

            Manufacturer: Sony
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            ASIN: B0000027MU
            Release Date: 1992-12-08
            Silver Screen Classics, Vols. 1-5
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              Silver Screen Classics, Vols. 1-5

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              ASIN: B000001VX5
              Release Date: 1995-05-16

              Tracks:

              1. 2001-A Space Odyssey: Also Sprach Zarathustra (Opening Fanfare) - Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra/Janos Sandor
              2. Platoon: Adagio For Strings, Op. 11 - Philharmonia Orchestra/Geoffrey Simon
              3. Rollerball: The Sleeping Beauty-Waltz - Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra/Hans Vonk
              4. Diva: La Wally-Wally's Aria, Act I - Sylvia Sass
              5. Midsummer Night's Dream: Wedding March - Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra/Janos Kovacs
              6. Death In Venice: Sym No. 5: Adagietto - Budapest Festival Orchestra/Ivan Fischer
              7. Amadeus: Piano Concerto K.365, III. Rondo Allegro - Hungarian State Orchestra/Zoltan Kocsis/Dezso Ranki/Janos Ferencsik
              8. Lorenzos Oil: L'Elisir D'Amore: Aria 'Una Furtiva Lagrima' - Hungarian State Orchestra/Denes Gyulos/Janos Ferencsik
              9. Who Framed Roger Rabbit: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 - Budapest Symphony Orchestra/ Andras Korodi
              10. The Music Lovers: Symphony No. 6 'Pathetique': Adagio Lamentoso - Prague Festival Orchestra/Pavel Urbanek

              Tracks:

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

              Tracks:

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

              Tracks:

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

              Tracks:

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

              Track Listings:

              1. Maria Callas - The 1958 Los Angeles Concert / Puccini, Rossini, et al [Live]
              2. Messiaen: Quartet for the End of Time; Bartók: Contrasts
              3. Mozart - Die Zauberflöte / Streit · Bonney · Jo · Cachemaille · Sigmundsson · Hagegard · Drottningholm Court Theatre · Östman
              4. Mozart: Piano Concertos No 19 & 27 / Haskil, Fricsay
              5. Mozart: Symphony No. 41; Piano Concerto No. 21
              6. Music for the Movies [Soundtrack]
              7. Music to Hear [Enhanced]
              8. Orff: Carmina Burana [Import]
              9. Palestrina: Masses & Motets - Pro Cantione Antiqua 2CD
              10. Parley Belnap At the Organ

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