Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.5/Glazunov: Violin Concerto

1. Symphony No. 5 in E Minor, Op. 64
Composed by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
Performed by New Philharmonia Orchestra Conducted by Leopold Stokowski

2. Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 82
Composed by Alexander Konstantinovich Glazunov
Performed by New Philharmonia Orchestra Conducted by Leopold Stokowski

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Average customer rating: Love It! Best of the Best GREAT compilation!!! Very well organized The greatest parts from all your favorites

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Tracks:

1. Thus Spake Zarathustra: Sunrise
2. Carmina Burana: O Fortuna
3. Carmen Suite: March Of The Toreadors
4. Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo
5. Orpheus In The Underworld: Can Can
6. Peer Gynt (Suite No. 1): Morning Mood
7. William Tell Overture: Finale
8. Symphony No. 9 ('From The New World'): Largo (Theme)
9. Die Walkure: Ride Of The Valkyries
10. Prince Igor: Flowing Dance Of The Polovtsian Maidens-Men's Dance
11. Hungarian Dance No. 6
12. The Carnival Of The Animals: The Swan
13. The Four Seasons: 'Spring' - Allegro
14. Jesu, Joy Of The Man's Desiring - Bach
15. Canon In D
16. Eine kleine Nachtmusik: Allegro
17. Symphony No. 5: Allegro con brio
18. Peer Gynt (Suite No. 1): In The Hall Of The Mountain King
19. The Firebird Suite: Finale
20. 1812 Overture: Finale - Tchaikovsky

Customer Reviews:

Love It!.......2005-08-11

I first received this CD as a Christmas present more than 6 years ago. My old copy was too scratched to play any more. I was so happy to see that Amazon carried this CD, it has all the best classics on it!

Best of the Best.......2005-05-11

I listen to a variety of music from Cajun to classic rock, to classical---depending on my mood or the situation. This clasical ensemble truly encompasses some of the most hauntingly beautiful music ever to have been written by our civilization's most talented people. I never tire of listening to it.

GREAT compilation!!!.......1999-07-27

I can only wish that popular music (rock, rap, dance) compilers could take a hint from this album, and include only the GOOD songs. This has all of the well-known classical songs. I really wanted to get the title of a particular classical song, and I looked for 4 weeks on the Internet until I remembered I had this album. I put it in, and the second song, "O Fortuna", was it.

Very well organized.......1999-06-25

I really like to llisten your these MAD ABOUT series. However, I could not buy these series in Japan. Please let me now how to buy these series. And tell me what kind of albums you have in stock, and how much if I need air persel. Thanks.

The greatest parts from all your favorites.......1998-10-18

From 2001: A Space Odyssey's theme, to Beethoven's fifth, this CD has the all time best compilation of Classical and Romatic music I have ever heard. The only thing that comes close is Polygram's Really Mad About the Classics.

Average customer rating: nice but same old stuff

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Tracks:

1. 'Masterpiece Theater' Theme: Le Rondeau
2. 'The Four Seasons': Allegro - 'The Spring'
3. Canon In D Major
4. 'Water Music': Alla Hornpipe
5. Toccata And Fugue In D Minor - Bach
6. Air For The 'G' String - Bach
7. Brandenburg Concerto No.5: Allegro - Bach
8. Adagio For Strings And Organ
9. 'Solomon': Arrival Of The Queen Of Sheba
10. Orchestral Suite No.2: Minuet And Badinerie - Bach
11. Concerto For Two Violins And Orchestra: Vivace - Bach
12. Oboe Concerto: Adagio - Marcello
13. Prelude And Fugue In C Major - Bach
14. 'Brandenburg' Concerto No.3: Allegro - Bach
15. 'Royal Fireworks Music': La Rejouissance
16. Messiah: Hallelujah Chorus

Tracks:

1. Piano Concerto No. 1: Intro - Tchaikovsky
2. 'The Valkyrie': Ride Of The Valkyries
3. Piano Concerto No .2: Adagio sostenuto
4. Symphony No.4 Italian: Into - Mendelssohn
5. Polovstian Dance No. 17: Excerpt Polovstian Dance No. 17
6. Slavonic Dance No. 1
7. 'On The Beautiful Blue Danube': Excerpt from 'On The Beautiful Blue Danube'
8. 'La Boheme': Che gelida manina
9. 'Cavalleria rusticana': Intermezzo
10. 'Aida': Triumphal March
11. 'The Nutcracker': Waltz Of The Flowers - Tchaikovsky
12. 'Pictures At An Exibition': Promenade
13. Prelude to 'Lohengrin'
14. Symphony No. 9 'From The New World': Largo
15. '1812' Overture: Finale - Tchaikovsky
16. 'Orpheus In The Underworld': Can-Can
17. 'William Tell' Overture: Finale

Customer Reviews:

nice but same old stuff.......2007-03-18

I was looking for seomthing new to listen to during massage, and I like classic music. What I realized when I listened to this and several more like it, is that it is all kind of boring. The reason I suppose is because there were only a limited number of composers in the last couple of centures, especially 17th through 19th centuries, so we've all heard it all before...

Nevertheless, this is a nice CD, very pleasant versions of classic works.

Average customer rating: It Would Be Worth Every Cent Just for the Brahms Sonatas Essential Oistrakh Fantastic A wondeful collection Oistrakh (and Richter) Triumphant!

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Tracks:

1. Violin Concerto In D Major, Op. 35: 1. Allegro moderato
2. Violin Concerto In D Major, Op. 35: 2. Canzonetta. Andante
3. Violin Concerto In D Major, Op. 35: 3. Finale. Allegro vivacissimo
4. Violin Concerto In D Minor, Op. 47: 1. Allegro moderato
5. Violin Concerto In D Minor, Op. 47: 2. Adagio di molto
6. Violin Concerto In D Minor, Op. 47: 3. Allegro, ma non troppo
7. Two Humoresques For Violin And Orchestra op. 87: No. 1 In D Minor
8. Two Humoresques For Violin And Orchestra op. 87: No. 2 In D Major

Tracks:

1. Violin Concerto In D Major, Op. 77: 1. Allegro non troppo
2. Violin Concerto In D Major, Op. 77: 2. Adagio
3. Violin Concerto In D Major, Op. 77: 3. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace - Poco piu presto
4. Violin Concerto In A Minor, Op. 53: 1. Allegro ma non troppo
5. Violin Concerto In A Minor, Op. 53: 2. Adagio ma non troppo
6. Violin Concerto In A Minor, Op. 53: 3. Finale. Allegro gioicoso, ma non troppo

Tracks:

1. Ciacona In G Minor
2. Orfeo ed Euridice: Melody
3. Widmung, Op. 25 No. 1
4. Romance In A Major Op. 94 No. 2
5. Hungarian Dance No. 8 in A Minor - Presto
6. Hungarian Dance No. 9 in E Minor - Allegro ma non troppo
7. Hungarian Dance No. 20 in D Minor - Allegretto - Vivace
8. Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G Minor - Allegro - Vivace
9. Siete Canciones populares espanolas: El pano moruno
10. Siete Canciones populares espanolas: Nana. Berceuse
11. Siete Canciones populares espanolas: Cancion
12. Siete Canciones populares espanolas: Polo
13. Siete Canciones populares espanolas: Asturiana
14. Siete Canciones populares espanolas: Jota
15. Six Songs: Love Song, No. 6
16. Danzas espanolas op. 37: Andaluza No. 5
17. Suite Bergamasque: Passepied
18. Beau Soir
19. Raymonda op. 57: Entr' acte
20. Daisies, op. 38 No. 3
21. Vocalise op. 34 No. 14

Tracks:

1. Violin Sonata No. 2 op. 100: 1. Allegro amabile
2. Violin Sonata No. 2 op. 100: 2. Andante tranquillo - Vivace - Andante - Vivace di piu - Andante - Vivace
3. Violin Sonata No. 2 op. 100: Allegro grazioso (quasi Andante)
4. Violin Sonata No. 3 op. 108: 1. Allegro
5. Violin Sonata No. 3 op. 108: 2. Adagio
6. Violin Sonata No. 3 op. 108: 3. Un poco presto e con sentimento
7. Violin Sonata No. 3 op. 108: 4. Presto agitato
8. Violin Sonata In A Major: 1. Allegretto ben moderato
9. Violin Sonata In A Major: 2. Allegro
10. Violin Sonata In A Major: 3. Recitativo - Fantasia. Ben moderato
11. Violin Sonata In A Major: 4. Allegretto poco mosso

Tracks:

1. Violin Sonata No. 1 Sz. 75: 1. Allegro appassionato
2. Violin Sonata No. 1 Sz. 75: 2. Adagio
3. Violin Sonata No. 1 Sz. 75: 3. Allegro
4. Violin Sonata op. 134: 1. Andante
5. Violin Sonata op. 134: 2. Allegretto
6. Violin Sonata op. 134: 3. Largo

Customer Reviews:

It Would Be Worth Every Cent Just for the Brahms Sonatas.......2006-12-19

This is probably my favorite boxed set of anything, ever. Each disc has its own merits but the Brahms and Franck are passionate and sublime, the Bartok is everything you want your Bartok to be, and of course the Tchaikovsky is without comparison. Long live King David!

Essential Oistrakh.......2002-01-10

A mandatory purchase (at a bargain price!) for all violin lovers- it contains some of Oistrakh's greatest recorded performances, including mind-boggling performances of the Tchaikovsky, Sibelius, Brahms and and Dvorak concerti as well as the famous sonata recordings with Richter. Please, BMG, could we have more such treasures from Melodiya's legendary vaults?

Fantastic.......2000-07-31

Perhaps the great accomplishment in playing an instrument is to play it naturally, as if it were like breathing. Few artists prove this point as well as Oistrakh, the Soviet Union's artist, a true symbol of the Russian's school of music's excellence. As some other reviewer said, this is a moment of true musical orgasm. As an aspiring violinist, hearing Oistrakh's effortless rendition of the Tchaikovsky brings one almost to tears before such greatness. Some may complain about his dated method, but I favor it above any other artist, and highly recommend his interpretation of both the Brahms and the Tchaikovsky. Considering the fact that people didn't walk out of his performance of the pieces while a bombing raid was going on (during WWII), the man's musical prowess is second to none. Of special attention is the Brahms Sonata in A Major with Richter, easily one of the purest performances of the piece.

A wondeful collection.......2000-07-01

David Oistrakh has arguably the best pure tone of all who have ever played the violin--bar none.

Oistrakh (and Richter) Triumphant!.......2000-02-07

Reviewer David Mednicoff is exactly right about this set. All the concerto performances are terrific, but the two discs of sonatas (Brahms #2 & 3; Frank; Shostakovich [the live world premiere] and Bartok) with Richter are really something else. Amazing.

Average customer rating: Highly Disappointing... I'm not an expert on classical music... Terrible recordings of great songs. Massive Classics: Music You Can't Relax To

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Tracks:

1. Dies Irae - Riccardo Muti
2. Polovtsian Dance No.4 - Charles Mackerras
3. The Kinghts' Dance (Excerpt) - Libor Pesek
4. O Fortuna - David Hill
5. Sabre Dance - Ingo Metzmacher
6. Ride Of The Valkyries - Berliner Philhamoniker
7. Summer (Presto) - Europa Galante
8. Mambo - City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
9. Introduction - London Symphony Orchestra
10. Marche 1.28 - Orchestre De L'Opera De Lyon
11. In The Hall Of The Mountain King - Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
12. Mars, The Bringer Of War - Charles Mackerras
13. Fanfare For The Common Man - Carl Davis
14. Danse Infernale - London Symphony Orchestra
15. The Hut On Hen's Legs - Charles Mackerras
16. The Heroes' Gate At Kiev - Charles Mackerras
17. Rumble (Excerpt) - Edo De Waart
18. Scherzo/Allegro (Excerpt) - Andrew Litton
19. Bolero (Excerpt) - Libor Pesek
20. IV. Allegro - Roger Norrington

Customer Reviews:

Highly Disappointing..........2007-04-08

I picked this CD up in the bookstore after listening to it. I'm a big fan of the powerful classics, such as Carmina Burana O Fortuna, and, of course, Verdi's Dies Irae. I already owned those two pieces as well as a few others when I purchased this album. I had figured if they were on it, it was going to be one impressive CD.

I knew something was wrong the moment I started listening to it. Like others have mentioned, the musicmanship is poor. It sounds rushed most of the time. Plus, I compared Massive Classic's versions of Verdi's Dies Irae to the version I already had, and no way do they stand up. One sounded professional, practiced, and powerful. The other, on this CD: wimpy, weak, and lacking.

This CD couldn't take the time to get the best performances of these classics. Don't waste your time listening to it. Find a different album--there are better ones. My suggestions is The Greatest Choral Show on Earth, which features performances from the world's best orchestras and choirs.

I'm not an expert on classical music..........2006-03-08

But MAN do I love this CD! It's fantastic. Most of the songs you've heard from various movies or television shows, and now they're finally all together. I love listening to it while I drive - I find that I don't scream at traffic as much.

Terrible recordings of great songs........2003-12-20

The song selecting is awesome, but the performances and recordings (or the remastering) are awful. The balance seems off (very tinny sound), and the musicianship is weak (Vivaldi's "Summer" sounds like eigth-notes!).

NOTE: this review is for my CD from the BMG music club. I don't know if the CDs are different from what Amazon sells.

Massive Classics: Music You Can't Relax To.......2003-11-19

Exciting and Inspiring! So good my uncle is keeping my CD after he 'borrowed' it, and I have to buy another copy. And I hope it comes soon! Fun to listen to during rush hour traffic!

Average customer rating: Good, but not great selections given the title selected. Worthy on any level Humans Are Classically Stubborn The title says it all.

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Tracks:

1. 'Peer Gynt' Suite No. 1: Morning
2. Cantata No. 147: Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring - London Symphony Orchestra
3. The Four Seasons - Winter: Largo - English Chamber Orchestra
4. Clarinet Concerto : Adagio - English Chamber Orchestra
5. Tales Of Hoffmann: Barcarolle
6. Lakme: Flower Duet - Richard Kapp
7. Clair de Lune
8. Tales From The Vienna Woods
9. Sabre Dance
10. The Nutcracker: Pas de deux - Fritz Reiner
11. Polovtsian Dance No. 17 ('Stranger In Paradise')
12. Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini: Variation 18
13. Fantasia On 'Greensleeves' - Classical Music For People Who Hate Classical Music
14. Piano Concerto No. 21: Andante - Vienna Symphony
15. Symphony No. 9 'New World': Going Home Theme - Various Artists
16. Rhapsody in Blue (Excerpt)

Customer Reviews:

Good, but not great selections given the title selected........2007-03-04

This CD contains some good pieces, but overall, the selections were not what I would have picked for a CD with this title. I used to think that I hated classical music, but now that I've sailed past 40 I have learned to enjoy it in almost every variety. Nevertheless, as a child of the Rock/Pop Music era, I can tell you most people today who think they hate classical music, think so because they've pretty much only heard the slower/less dramatic compositions. (I.e., "elevator" music.) The goal, of course, is to develop a real love for the genere, but in most cases, the introduction needs to be a "grabber." Perhaps I'm too skeptical, but while there is more than elevator music on this CD, I do not think it is on the whole upbeat or rythmatically appealing enough to sieze the interest of most of today's A.D.D. generation --- which is the presumable target audience.

Worthy on any level.......2002-01-23

I bought this cd for my father about 3 years ago. My father loved classical music. Actually, one might consider him quite the snob about classical music. Pop (was 83 at the time) and I (48 at the time) spent many an occasion listening to this wonderful cd. It has enough variety and familiar pieces (and yet, not the regular stuff) that we could let it play again and again and still be delighted with the pleasure that it brought to us both. I am listening to it even as I write this review. Buy, buy, buy! It is a PERFECT gift.

Humans Are Classically Stubborn.......2001-05-16

We humans are quite a stubborn bunch. Once we get something in our heads, it's hard to change our minds. I have been a life "shunner" of classical music. A pseudo snob, I couldn't waste time on music I couldn't.....A. Dance (poorly) to, or...B. Sing (horribly) along with. Yet in galleries, museums, or theatres, I would hear strains of truly beautiful music and would think "I just have to find out what that is!" Then, of course, I didn't. I finally forced myself to purchase this CD at the urging of my 12 year old and I fell in love. YOU know all of these pieces. YOU'VE heard them every time you cried during a tear-jerker or strolled through a museum. And YOU like them, you really, really like them. The CD has become one of my favorites and actually induced me to buy more classical music. The name of my new purchase? "MORE Classical Music For People Who Hate Classical Music." Hey -It's a start. Give this one a listen, it will seem like an old friend has come to visit. And you just might learn something.

The title says it all........1999-08-28

This CD is good for those who do not regularly collect classical CD's. If you don't really know much about classical music, but would like just a taste, this CD is for. This album is also good for those who love classical music, I bought it because it had all of my favorite classical works all on one CD. I can play a song at a get together and everyone there has heard the song some where at some point in their lives.

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The Earliest Concerto Recordings, Vol. 1 Manufacturer: Pearl ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Beethoven | Beethoven, Ludwig van | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Sibelius | Sibelius, Jean | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Tchaikovsky | Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wieniawski | Wieniawski, Henri | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Heifetz, Jascha | ( H ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music London Philharmonic Orchestra | ( L ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B000000WPJ Release Date: 1995-10-17

Tracks:

1. Concerto In D, Op. 61: Allegro ma non troppo
2. Concerto In D, Op. 61: Larghetto
3. Concerto In D, Op. 61: Rondo
4. Concerto No. 5 In A, K.219 'Turkish': Allegro Aperto
5. Concerto No. 5 In A, K.219 'Turkish': Adagio
6. Concerto No. 5 In A, K.219 'Turkish': Rondeau - Tempo Di Minuetto - Allegro
7. Meditation, Op. 32
8. Scherzo Tarantelle, Op. 16

Tracks:

1. Concerto In D, Op. 47: Allegro moderato
2. Concerto In D, Op. 47: Canzonetta. Andante
3. Concerto In D, Op. 47: Finale. Allegro vivacissimo
4. Concerto In D, Op. 47: Allegro moderato
5. Concerto In D, Op. 47: Adagio di molto
6. Concerto In D, Op. 47: Allegro, man non tanto
7. Concerto In A Minor, Op. 82: Moderato
8. Concerto In A Minor, Op. 82: Andante sostenuto
9. Concerto In A Minor, Op. 82: Allegro

Amazon.com

Jascha Heifetz's post-war remakes of these 1934-40 concerto discs, good as they were, weren't always as warm or as involving as these versions which feature superhuman violinism and sound--often very insightful interpretations. The classic combination with Arturo Toscanini in the Beethoven leads off the collection, forward-moving with tensile strength and a flowing, inward-looking slow movement. The Mozart Turkish Concerto sparkles with grace; the Tchaikowsky is dazzling in its tonal finesse; the Sibelius, with Sir Thomas Beecham, never bettered. In his hands, even the Glazunov sounds like a major work. Terrific transfers yield sound that fully conveys Hiefetz's tonal splendors. This is Volume One; Volume Two (Pearl GEMM CDS 9167) offers two further well-filled discs of delights. --Dan Davis

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Tracks:

1. Concerto In G For Piano And Orchestra: 1. Allegramente
2. Concerto In G For Piano And Orchestra: 2. Adagio assai
3. Concerto In G For Piano And Orchestra: 3. Presto
4. Capriccio: 1. Presto
5. Capriccio: 2. Andantino rapsodico
6. Capriccio: 3. Allegro capriccioso ma tempo giusto
7. Le Tombeau de Couperin - Suite pour piano: 1. Prelude
8. Le tombeau de Couperin: 2. Fugue
9. Le tombeau de Couperin: 3. Forlane
10. Le tombeau de Couperin: 4. Rigaudon
11. Le tombeau de Couperin: 5. Menuet
12. Le tombeau de Couperin: 6. Toccata

Tracks:

1. Symphony No. 5 In E Minor Op. 64: 1. Andante - Allegro con anima
2. Symphony No. 5 In E Minor Op. 64: 2. Andante cantabile, con alcuna licenza - Moderato con anima - Andante mosso - Allegro non troppo - Tempo I
3. Symphony No. 5 In E Minor Op. 64: 3. Valse: Allegro moderato
4. Symphony No. 5 In E Minor Op. 64: 4. Finale: Andante maestoso - Allegro vivace - Molto vivace - Moderato assai e molto maestoso - Presto
5. In The Steppes Of Central Asia
6. Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances

Tracks:

1. Four Serious Songs Op.121: 1. Denn es gehet dem Menschen wie dem Vieh
2. Four Serious Songs Op.121: 2. Ich wandte mich und sahe an alle
3. Four Serious Songs Op.121: 3. O Tod, wie bitter bist du
4. Four Serious Songs Op.121: 4. Wenn ich mit Menschen- und mit Engelszungen redete
5. The Italian Songbook (Excerpts): 4. Gesegnet sei, durch den die Welt entstund
6. The Italian Songbook (Excerpts): 5. Selig ihr Blinden
7. The Italian Songbook (Excerpts): 7. Der Mond hat eine schwere Klag' erhoben
8. The Italian Songbook (Excerpts): 8. Nun lass uns Frieden schliessen
9. The Italian Songbook (Excerpts): 13. Hoffartig seid Ihr, schones Kind
10. The Italian Songbook (Excerpts): 14. Geselle, woll'n wir uns in Kutten hullen
11. The Italian Songbook (Excerpts): 17. Und willst du deinen Liebsten sterben sehen
12. The Italian Songbook (Excerpts): 18. Heb' auf dein blondes Haupt
13. The Italian Songbook (Excerpts): 33. Sterb' ich, so hullt in Blumen
14. The Italian Songbook (Excerpts): 34. Und steht Ihr fruh am Morgen auf
15. The Italian Songbook (Excerpts): 35. Benedeit die sel'ge Mutter
16. The Italian Songbook (Excerpts): 37. Wie viele Zeit verlor ich
17. The Italian Songbook (Excerpts): 41. Heut Nacht erhob ich mich
18. The Italian Songbook (Excerpts): 42. Nicht langer kann ich singen
19. A Poet's Love Op. 48: 1. Im wunderschonen Monat Mai
20. A Poet's Love Op. 48: 2. Aus meinen Tranen spriessen
21. A Poet's Love Op. 48: 3. Die Rose, die Lilie, die Taube, die Sonne
22. A Poet's Love Op. 48: 4. Wenn ich in deine Augen seh'
23. A Poet's Love Op. 48: 5. Ich will meine Seele tauchen
24. A Poet's Love Op. 48: 6. Im Rhein, im heiligen Strome
25. A Poet's Love Op. 48: 7. Ich grolle nicht
26. A Poet's Love Op. 48: 8. Und wussten's die Blumen, die kleinen
27. A Poet's Love Op. 48: 9. Das ist ein Floten und Geigen
28. A Poet's Love Op. 48: 10. Hor ich das Liedchen klingen
29. A Poet's Love Op. 48: 11. Ein Jungling liebt ein Madchen
30. A Poet's Love Op. 48: 12. Am leuchtenden Sommermorgen
31. A Poet's Love Op. 48: 13. Ich hab' im Traum geweinet
32. A Poet's Love Op. 48: 14. Allnachtlich im Traume seh' ich dich
33. A Poet's Love Op. 48: 15. Aus alten Marchen winkt es
34. A Poet's Love Op. 48: 16. Die alten bosen Lieder

Tracks:

1. String Quartet In G Major D 887: 1. Allegro molto moderato
2. String Quartet In G Major D 887: 2. Andante un poco mosso
3. String Quartet In G Major D 887: 3. Scherzo: Allegro vivace - Trio: Allegretto
4. String Quartet In G Major D 887: 4. Allegro assai
5. String Quartet In A Minor D 804 'Rosamunde': 1. Allegro ma non troppo
6. String Quartet In A Minor D 804 'Rosamunde': 2. Andante
7. String Quartet In A Minor D 804 'Rosamunde': 3. Menuetto: Allegretto
8. String Quartet In A Minor D 804 'Rosamunde': 4. Allegro moderato

Tracks:

1. Sonata For Piano And Violin No. 9 In A Major Op. 47 'Kreutzer': 1. Adagio sostenuto - Presto - Adagio - Tempo I
2. Sonata For Piano And Violin No. 9 In A Major Op. 47 'Kreutzer': 2. Andante con Variazioni I-IV
3. Sonata For Piano And Violin No. 9 In A Major Op. 47 'Kreutzer': 3. Finale: Presto
4. Sonata For Piano And Violin No. 10 In G Major Op. 96: 1. Allegro moderato
5. Sonata For Piano And Violin No. 10 In G Major Op. 96: 2. Adagio espressivo
6. Sonata For Piano And Violin No. 10 In G Major Op. 96: 3. Scherzo: Allegro
7. Sonata For Piano And Violin No. 10 In G Major Op. 96: 4. Poco Allegretto - Adagio - Tempo I - Allegro - Poco Adagio - Presto
8. Non temer, amato bene K. 490

Tracks:

1. Symphonie Fantastique Op. 14: 1. Reveries - Passions: Largo - Allegro agitato e appassionato assai
2. Symphonie Fantastique Op. 14: 2. A Ball: Valse: Allegro non troppo
3. Symphonie Fantastique Op. 14: 3. Scene In The Country: Adagio
4. Symphonie Fantastique Op. 14: 4. March To The Scaffold: Allegretto non troppo
5. Symphonie Fantastique Op. 14: 5. Dream Of A Sabbath Night: Larghetto - Allegro - Dies irai - Ronde du Sabbat - Dies irae et Ronde du Sabbat ensemble
6. Pictures At An Exhibition: Promenade: Allegro giusto, nel modo russico; senza allegrezza, ma poco sostenuto
7. Pictures At An Exhibition: I. Gnomus: Vivo
8. Pictures At An Exhibition: Promenade: Moderato condo e con delicatezza
9. Pictures At An Exhibition: II. The Old Castle: Andante
10. Pictures At An Exhibition: Promenade: Moderato non tanto, pesante
11. Pictures At An Exhibition: III. Tuilerie Gardens: Allegretto non troppo, capriccioso
12. Pictures At An Exhibition: Iv. Bydlo: Sempre moderato, pesante
13. Pictures At An Exhibition: Promenade: Tranquillo
14. Pictures At An Exhibition: V. Ballet Of The Unhatched Chicks: Scherzino. Vivo leggiero
15. Pictures At An Exhibition: VI Samuel Goldenberg und Schmuyle: Andante
16. Pictures At An Exhibition: VII. The Limoges Market: Allegretto vivo, sempre scherzando
17. Pictures At An Exhibition: VIII. Catacombae: Sepulchrum Romanum: Largo
18. Pictures At An Exhibition: Con mortuis in lingua mortua: Andante non troppo, con lamento
19. Pictures At An Exhibition: IX. The Hut On Chicken's Legs: Allegro con brio, feroce - Andante mosso - Allegro molto
20. Pictures At An Exhibition: X. The Great Gate In Kiev: Allegro alla breve. Maestoso. Con grandezza

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1. Concerto For Violin And Orchestra In D Major Op. 77: 1. Allegro non troppo - David Oistrakh
2. Concerto For Violin And Orchestra In D Major Op. 77: 2. Adagio - David Oistrakh
3. Concerto For Violin And Orchestra In D Major Op. 77: 3. Allegro giocoso,ma non troppo vivace - Poco piu presto - David Oistrakh
4. 'Navarra' - Spanish Dance For Two Violins And Orchestra In A Major Op. 33 - David Oistrakh
5. 3 Etudes-Caprices For Two Violins Op. 18: No. 2 In E Flat Major - David Oistrakh
6. 3 Etudes-Caprices For Two Violins Op. 18: No. 5 In E Major - David Oistrakh
7. 3 Etudes-Caprices For Two Violins Op. 18: No. 4 In A Minor - David Oistrakh

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1. Christmas Oratorio BMV 248: Part One: 1. Chor: 'Jauchzet, frohlocket, auf, prieset die Tage'
2. Christmas Oratorio BMV 248: Part One: 2. Rezitativ (Evangelist): 'Es begab sich aber zu der zeit'
3. Christmas Oratorio BMV 248: Part One: 3. Rezitativ (Alt): 'Nun wird mein liebster Brautigam'
4. Christmas Oratorio BMV 248: Part One: 4. Arie (Alt): 'Bereite dich, Zion, mit zartichen Trieben'
5. Christmas Oratorio BMV 248: Part One: 5. Choral: 'Wie soll ich dich empfangen'
6. Christmas Oratorio BMV 248: Part One: 6. Rezitativ (Evangelist): 'Uns sie gebar ihren ersten Sohn'
7. Christmas Oratorio BMV 248: Part One: 7. Choral (Chor-Sopran): 'Er ist auf Erden kommen arm - Rezitativ (Bass): 'Wer kann die Liebe recht erhohn'
8. Christmas Oratorio BMV 248: Part One: 8. Arie (Bass): 'Grosser Herr und starker Konig'
9. Christmas Oratorio BMV 248: Part One: 9. Choral: 'Ach mein herzliebes Jesulein'
10. Christmas Oratorio BMV 248: Part Two: 10. Sinfonia
11. Christmas Oratorio BMV 248: Part Two: 11. Rezitativ (Evangelist): 'Und es waren Hirten in derselben Gegend'
12. Christmas Oratorio BMV 248: Part Two: 12. Choral: 'Brich an, o schones Morgenlicht'
13. Christmas Oratorio BMV 248: Part Two: 13. Rezitativ (Evangelist): 'Und der Engel sprach zu ihnen' - (Engel): 'Furchtet euch nicht'
14. Christmas Oratorio BMV 248: Part Two: 14. Rezitativ (Bass): 'Was Gott dem Abraham verheissen'
15. Christmas Oratorio BMV 248: Part Two: Arie (Tenor): 'Frohe Hirten, eilt, ach eilet'
16. Christmas Oratorio BMV 248: Part Two: 16. Rezitativ (Evangelist): 'Und das habt zum Zeichen'
17. Christmas Oratorio BMV 248: Part Two: 17. Choral: 'Schaut hin, dort liegt im finstern Stall'
18. Christmas Oratorio BMV 248: Part Two: 18. Rezitativ (Bass): 'So geht denn hin'
19. Christmas Oratorio BMV 248: Part Two: 19. Arie (Alt): 'Schlafe, mein Liebster, geniesse der Ruh'
20. Christmas Oratorio BMV 248: Part Two: 20. Rezitativ (Evangelist): 'Und alsobald war da bei dem Engel'
21. Christmas Oratorio BMV 248: Part Two: 21. Chor: 'Ehre sei Gott in der Hohe'
22. Christmas Oratorio BMV 248: Part Two: 22. Rezitativ (Bass): 'So recht, ihr Engel, jauchzt und singet'
23. Christmas Oratorio BMV 248: Part Two: 23. Choral: 'Wir singen dir in deinem Heer'

Tracks:

1. March In G Minor Op. 76 No. 2
2. Forest Scenes Op. 82: 1. Entry: Nicht zu schnell
3. Forest Scenes Op. 82: 2. Hunter On The Lookout: Hochst lebhaft
4. Forest Scenes Op. 82: 3. Lonely Flowers: Einfach
5. Forest Scenes Op. 82: 4. Place Of Evil Fame: Ziemlich langsam
6. Forest Scenes Op. 82: 5. Friendly Landscape: Schnell
7. Forest Scenes Op. 82: 6. Shelter: Massig
8. Forest Scenes Op. 82: 7. Bird As Prophet: Langsam, sehr zart
9. Forest Scenes Op. 82: 8. Hunting Song: Rasch, kraftig
10. Forest Scenes Op. 82: 9. Farewell: Nicht zu schull
11. Fantasiestucke Op. 12: 1.In The Evening: Sehr innig zu spielen
12. Fantasiestucke Op. 12: 2. Soaring: Sehr rasch
13. Fantasiestucke Op. 12: 3. Why?: Langsam und zart
14. Fantasiestucke Op. 12: 5. In The Nightt: Mit Leidenschaft
15. Fantasiestucke Op. 12: 7. Dream's Turmoil: Ausserst lebhaft
16. Fantasiestucke Op. 12: 8. End Of The Song: Mit gutem Humor
17. Novellette In F Major Op. 21 No. 1: Markiert und kraftig
18. Tocata In C Major Op. 7: Allegro
19. Theme And Variations On The Name Abegg Op. 1: Thema: Animato - Var. I-III

Tracks:

1. Romeo And Juliet - Dramatic Symphony Op. 17: The Capulets Ball: Andante malinconico e sostenuto - Larghetto espressivo - Allegro
2. Romeo And Juliet - Dramatic Symphony Op. 17: Queen Mab: Scherzo: Prestissimo - Allegretto - Prestissimo - Presto
3. Romeo And Juliet - Dramatic Symphony Op. 17: Love Scene: Adagio - Allegro agitato e disperato - Adagio
4. Romeo And Juliet - Dramatic Symphony Op. 17: Romeo At The Capulets Tomb: Allegro agitato e disperato - Largo - Allegro vivace ed appassionato assai
5. Romeo And Juliet: Fantasy-Overture: Andante non tanto quasi Moderato - Allegro - Molto meno mosso - Allegro giusto - Moderato assai
6. Romeo And Juliet (Ballet): Romeo At Juliet's Tomb: Adagio funebre
7. Romeo And Juliet (Ballet): Tybalt's Death: Precipitato - Presto - Adagio drammatico

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Europe is heard bursting out of the tension and isolation of war in recordings that--because of their pre-stereo status--have been long unavailable in any form. Pianist Monique Haas performs in combustible collaborations with conductors Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt and Ferenc Fricsay, respectively, in Ravel's Concerto in G and Stravinsky's Capriccio, reflecting the postwar German enthusiasm for the French-based music they'd been deprived of. Fricsay's Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 is one of the best ever, the young Amadeus Quartet is far more alert and inventive in Schubert's "Rosamunde" quartet than its more mature self, and the late conductor Fritz Lehmann has an incomparable way with Bach's chorales in Christmas Oratorio excerpts. Violinist Wolfgang Schneiderhan is heard in his earlier (and better) Beethoven sonata recordings with Wilhelm Kempf, and the younger, less-mannered Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau sings Brahms's Four Serious Songs. Two Russian greats, David Oistrakh and Sviatoslav Richter, bringing their customary mastery, respectively, to Brahms and Schumann, as does the electrifying Igor Markevitch in his lesser-known, 1953 recording of Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique. Lorin Maazel, conducting selections from Berlioz's Romeo and Juliet, is full of fine ideas but not a lot of style. --David Patrick Stearns

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Tracks:

1. Pachelbel's Canon: Canon in D
2. Pachelbel's Canon: Minuet and Badinerie from Orchestral Suite No. 2
3. Pachelbel's Canon: 'Masterpiece Theatre' Theme
4. Pachelbel's Canon: Air for the 'G' string
5. Pachelbel's Canon: Alla Hornpipe from 'Water Music' Suite
6. Pachelbel's Canon: Allegro from 'The Spring' from 'The Four Seasons'
7. Pachelbel's Canon: Trumpet Voluntary
8. Pachelbel's Canon: Allegro from 'Brandenburg' Concerto No. 5
9. Pachelbel's Canon: Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
10. Pachelbel's Canon: Largo from 'Xerxes'
11. Pachelbel's Canon: Allegro:Rustic Dance from 'The Spring' from 'The Four Seasons'
12. Pachelbel's Canon: Overture to Orchestral Suite No. 3

Tracks:

1. Beethoven's Fifth: Allegro from 'Eine kleine Nachtmusik
2. Beethoven's Fifth: Andante from Piano Concerto No. 21
3. Beethoven's Fifth: Allegro con brio from Symphony No. 5
4. Beethoven's Fifth: Adagio sostenutp from 'Moonlight Sonata'
5. Beethoven's Fifth: Overture to 'The Barber of Seville'
6. Beethoven's Fifth: Allegro vivace from Symphony No. 5
7. Beethoven's Fifth: Wedding March from 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'
8. Beethoven's Fifth: Overture to 'William Tell'

Tracks:

1. The Nutcracker: On the Beautiful Blue Danube
2. The Nutcracker: Waltz of the Flowers from The 'Nutcracker'
3. The Nutcracker: Polovtsian Dance No. 17 from 'Prince Igor'
4. The Nutcracker: Largo from Symphony no. 9, 'From the New World'
5. The Nutcracker: Barcarolle from 'The Tales of Hoffman'
6. The Nutcracker: Scene:Enchanted Lake from 'Swan Lake'
7. The Nutcracker: Waltz from Serenade for Strings
8. The Nutcracker: Clair de Lune
9. The Nutcracker: Dawn from 'Peer Gynt'
10. The Nutcracker: Adagio for Strings

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