A-Z Of Classical Music (w/ Book) (Incl. 562 Pg. Bk )

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Label: Naxos
UPC: 00747313531929
Release Date: 10/31/2000
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Item#: M63J43
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Song Listing

Disc 1
Song TitleSample
1. De profundis clamavi, offertory in mode 2 (Liber Usualis No. 1076; GR 388) ~ Gregorian Chant
2. Alleluia, O virga mediatrix, alleluia antiphon ~ Hildegard von Bingen (1098 - 1179)
3. Missa Papae Marcelli, for 6 voices: Gloria ~ Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (circa 1525 - 1594)
4. Pavan and galliard a 6, for instrumental consort in C major ~ William Byrd (Composer) (1543 - 1623)
5. Canon and gigue, for 3 violins & continuo in D major, T. 337: Canon ~ Johann Pachelbel (1653 - 1706)
6. Concerto Grosso in G minor ("Christmas Concerto"), Op. 6/8: Vivace - Grave ~ Arcangelo Corelli (1653 - 1713)
7. Premier concert, for harpsichord (or violin, flute, oboe, viol & bassoon) in G major (Concerts royau ~ Fran?ois Couperin (1668 - 1733)
8. Violin Concerto, for violin, strings & continuo in E major ("La Primavera," The Four Seasons; "Il ci ~ Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741)
9. Trumpet Concerto for trumpet, strings & continuo in D major, TWV 51:D7: Adagio ~ Georg Philipp Telemann (1681 - 1767)
10. Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: Air on the G String ~ Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
11. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Hallelujah Chorus ~ George Frederick Handel (1685 - 1759)
12. Symphony No. 104 in D major ("London"), H. 1/104: Allegretto ~ Franz Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809)
13. Sinfonia in F major, Grave F7: Andante ~ Karl Ditters von Dittersdorf (1739 - 1799)
14. Serenade No. 13 for strings in G major ("Eine kleine Nachtmusik"), K. 525: Allegro ~ Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
15. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor ("Moonlight"), Op. 27/2: Adagio ~ Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)
16. Clarinet Concerto No. 2 in E flat major, J. 118 (Op. 74): Andante ~ Carl Maria von Weber (1786 - 1826)
17. Stabat mater for 2 sopranos, tenor, bass, chorus & orchestra: Quis est homo ~ Gioachino Rossini (1792 - 1868)
Disc 2
Song TitleSample
1. Ellens Gesang III ("Ave Maria"), song for voice & piano, D. 839 (Op. 52/6) ~ Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828)
2. Symphonie fantastique for orchestra ("Episode de la vie d'un Artiste...en cinq parties"), H.48 (Op. ~ Hector Berlioz (1803 - 1869)
3. A Midsummer Night's Dream, incidental music, Op. 61: Wedding March ~ Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847)
4. Waltz for piano No. 6 in D flat major ("Minute"), Op. 64/1, CT. 212 ~ Fr?d?ric Chopin (1810 - 1849)
5. Symphony No. 1 in B flat major ("Spring"), Op. 38: Largo ~ Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)
6. Die Walkre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Ride of the Valkyries ~ Richard Wagner (Classical) (1813 - 1883)
7. La Traviata, opera: Prelude ~ Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901)
8. Hungarian Dances (21) for orchestra, WoO 1: Hungarian Dance No. 3 ~ Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897)
9. The Swan Lake, ballet, Op. 20: Sc?ne ~ Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893)
10. Slavonic Dance No. 1 for orchestra in C major, B. 83/1 (Op. 46/1) ~ Antonin Dvor k (1841 - 1904)
11. Enigma Variations, for orchestra, Op. 36: Nimrod ~ Edward Elgar (1857 - 1934)
12. Clair de lune, for orchestra or other arrangement (from "Suite Bergamasque" for piano), L. 75/3 ~ Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918)
13. Also sprach Zarathustra (Thus Spoke Zoroaster), tone poem for orchestra, Op. 30 (TrV 176): Opening ~ Richard Strauss (1864 - 1949)
14. Prelude for piano No.1 in C sharp minor ("The Bells of Moscow"), Op. 3/2 ~ Sergey Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943)
15. Fontane di Roma (The Fountains of Rome), symphonic poem, P. 106: Fountain of the Villa Medici at Sun ~ Ottorino Respighi (1879 - 1936)
16. Pulcinella, suite for orchestra: Overture ~ Igor Stravinsky (1882 - 1971)
17. Carmina Burana, scenic cantata for soloists, choruses & orchestra: O Fortuna ~ Carl Orff (1895 - 1982)
18. Simple Symphony, for string orchestra, Op. 4: Playful Pizzicato ~ Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976)
19. Violin Concerto: 1st Movement ~ Philip Glass (1937 - )



Simply the best value in music, this 2-CD set of classical essentials comes with a 562-page illustrated book detailing the composers and their works. 2 ½ hours of music for anyone interested in the rich history of classical music.
 
Technical Info
Release Date : 10/2000
Re-release? : Yes
Catalog ID : 8-555319/20
Label : Naxos (USA / Record Label)
Number of Discs : 2
Runtime : 2h : 31m
Mono/Stereo : Stereo
SPAR Code : DDD
UPC : 00747313531929

Detailed Track Info

1. De profundis
Composer: Anonymous
Period: Medieval
Language: Latin
From Genre: Offertory / Chant
Track Time: 3m : 17s
Studio/Live: Studio
Venue: Church of the Nativity, Mantua, Italy
Date Recorded: 08/03/1992
Conductor: Turco, Alberto
Ensemble: Nova Schola Gregoriana

2. O virga mediatrix
Composer: Hildegard of Bingen (1098 - 1179)
Date Written: 12th Century
Period: Medieval
Country: Germany
Language: Latin
From Genre: Alleluia
Track Time: 3m : 33s
Studio/Live: Studio
Conductor: Summerly, Jeremy
Ensemble: Oxford Camerata

3. Missa "Papae Marcelli": Gloria
Composer: Giovanni Palestrina (1525 - 1594)
Date Written: by 1567
Period: Renaissance
Country: Italy
Language: Latin
From Genre: Gloria / Mass
Track Time: 5m : 32s
Studio/Live: Studio
Venue: Dorchester Abbey, Oxon, England
Date Recorded: 09/1991
Conductor: Summerly, Jeremy
Ensemble: Oxford Camerata

4. Pavan and Galliard a 6 in C major: Pavan
Composer: William Byrd (1543 - 1623)
Period: Renaissance
Country: England
From Genre: Pavane
Track Time: 3m : 4s
Studio/Live: Studio
Venue: Forde Abbey, Dorset, England
Date Recorded: 1992
Ensemble: Rose Consort of Viols

5. Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major
Composer: Johann Pachelbel (1653 - 1706)
Period: Baroque
Country: Germany
From Genre: Canon / Gigue
Track Time: 4m : 45s
Studio/Live: Studio
Venue: Concert Hall, Slovak Phil, Bratislava
Date Recorded: 08/1988
Conductor: Edlinger, Richard
Ensemble: Capella Istropolitana

6. Concerti grossi (12), Op. 6: no 8 in G minor "Christmas" - Vivace - Grave
Composer: Arcangelo Corelli (1653 - 1713)
Date Written: 1708-1712
Period: Baroque
Country: Rome, Italy
From Genre: Concerto Grosso
Track Time: 1m : 19s
Studio/Live: Studio
Venue: Moyzes Hall, Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
Date Recorded: 1990
Conductor: Krcek, Jaroslav
Ensemble: Capella Istropolitana

7. Concerts royaux: Concert no 1 in G major - Pr?lude
Composer: Fran?ois Couperin (1668 - 1733)
Date Written: 1722
Period: Baroque
Country: Paris, France
From Genre: Prelude / Suite
Track Time: 2m : 47s
Studio/Live: Studio
Venue: St Martin's Church, East Woodhay
Performer: Cummings, Laurence Instrument: Harpsichord

8. Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera": 1st movement, Allegro
Composer: Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741)
Date Written: circa 1725
Period: Baroque
Country: Venice, Italy
From Genre: Concerto
Track Time: 3m : 37s
Studio/Live: Studio
Venue: Slovak Philharmonic Hall, Bratislava
Date Recorded: 07/1987
Conductor: Gunzenhauser, Stephen
Ensemble: Capella Istropolitana
Performer: Nishizaki, Takako Instrument: Violin

9. Concerto for Trumpet in D major, TV 51 no D 7: 1st movement, Adagio
Composer: Georg Philipp Telemann (1681 - 1767)
Date Written: circa 1708-1714
Period: Baroque
Country: Eisenach, Germany
From Genre: Concerto
Track Time: 2m : 5s
Studio/Live: Studio
Venue: Concert Hall, Slovak Philharmonic
Date Recorded: 01/1989
Conductor: Skvor, Petr
Ensemble: Capella Istropolitana
Performer: Kejmar, Miroslav Instrument: Trumpet

10. Suite for Orchestra no 3 in D major, BWV 1068: Air
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
Date Written: circa 1729-1731
Period: Baroque
Country: Leipzig, Germany
From Genre: Air / Overture / Suite
Track Time: 5m : 18s
Studio/Live: Studio
Conductor: Dvor k, Jaroslav
Ensemble: Capella Istropolitana

11. Messiah, HWV 56: Hallelujah!
Composer: George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759)
Date Written: 1742
Period: Baroque
Country: London, England
Language: English
From Genre: Chorus / Oratorio
Track Time: 3m : 41s
Studio/Live: Studio
Venue: Rosslyn Hill Chapel, London, England
Date Recorded: 07/1992
Ensemble: The Scholars Baroque Ensemble

12. Symphony no 104 in D major, H 1 no 104 "London": 3rd movement, Minuet
Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809)
Date Written: 1795
Period: Classical
Country: London, England
From Genre: Minuet / Symphony
Track Time: 5m : 24s
Studio/Live: Studio
Venue: Moyzes Hall, Bratislava
Date Recorded: 06/1989
Conductor: Wordsworth, Barry
Ensemble: Capella Istropolitana

13. Symphony in F major: Andante
Composer: Karl Ditters Dittersdorf (1739 - 1799)
Date Written: 18th Century
Period: Classical
Country: Austria
From Genre: Symphony
Track Time: 2m : 10s
Studio/Live: Studio
Conductor: Grodd, Uwe
Ensemble: Failoni Orchestra Budapest

14. Serenade no 13 in G major, K 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik": 1st movement, Allegro
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
Date Written: 1787
Period: Classical
Country: Vienna, Austria
From Genre: Serenade
Track Time: 5m : 50s
Studio/Live: Studio
Venue: Slovak Philharmonic Hall, Bratislava
Date Recorded: 10/1987
Conductor: Sobotka, Wolfgang
Ensemble: Capella Istropolitana

15. Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 no 2 "Moonlight": 1st movement, Adagio sostenuto
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)
Date Written: 1801
Period: Classical
Country: Vienna, Austria
From Genre: Sonata
Track Time: 5m : 16s
Studio/Live: Studio
Venue: Italian Institute, Budapest, Hungary
Date Recorded: 04/1987
Performer: Jand¢, J?n? Instrument: Piano
Performer: Jand¢, Jen? Instrument: Piano

16. Concerto for Clarinet no 2 in E flat major, J 118/Op. 74: Andante
Composer: Carl Maria von Weber (1786 - 1826)
Date Written: 1811
Period: Romantic
Country: Munich, Germany
From Genre: Concerto
Track Time: 6m : 49s
Studio/Live: Studio
Venue: House of Arts, Kosice, Czechoslovakia
Date Recorded: 02/1990
Conductor: Wildner, Johannes
Ensemble: Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra
Performer: Ottensamer, Ernst Instrument: Clarinet

17. Stabat mater: Qui est homo
Composer: Gioachino Rossini (1792 - 1868)
Date Written: 1832/1842
Period: Romantic
Country: Italy
From Genre: Stabat Mater
Track Time: 6m : 54s
Studio/Live: Studio
Conductor: Morandi, Piergiorgio
Ensemble: Hungarian State Opera Chorus
Ensemble: Hungarian State Opera Orchestra
Performer: Pace, Patrizia Instrument: Soprano
Performer: Scalchi, Gloria Instrument: Mezzo Soprano

18. Ellens Gesang III, D 839/Op. 52 no 6 "Ave Maria"
Composer: Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828)
Date Written: 1825
Period: Romantic
Country: Vienna, Austria
Language: German
From Genre: Lied / Song
Track Time: 4m : 50s
Studio/Live: Studio
Conductor: Kov cs, L szl¢
Ensemble: Camerata Budapest
Performer: Kertesi, Ingrid Instrument: Soprano

19. Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14: 2nd movement, Scene at the Ball
Composer: Hector Berlioz (1803 - 1868)
Date Written: 1830
Period: Romantic
Country: France
From Genre: Symphony
Track Time: 6m : 30s
Studio/Live: Studio
Conductor: Steinberg, Pinchas
Ensemble: Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

20. Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61: Wedding March
Composer: Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847)
Date Written: 1842
Period: Romantic
Country: Germany
From Genre: Incidental Music / March
Track Time: 6m : 23s
Studio/Live: Studio
Date Recorded: 1989
Conductor: Hayman, Richard
Ensemble: Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra

21. Waltzes (3) for Piano, B 164/Op. 64: no 1 in D flat major "Minute Waltz"
Composer: Fr?d?ric Chopin (1810 - 1849)
Date Written: 1846-1847
Period: Romantic
Country: Paris, France
From Genre: Waltz
Track Time: 1m : 45s
Studio/Live: Studio
Venue: Tonstudio, Sandhausen
Date Recorded: 1991
Performer: Biret, Idil Instrument: Piano

22. Symphony no 1 in B flat major, Op. 38 "Spring": 2nd movement, Larghetto
Composer: Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)
Date Written: 1841
Period: Romantic
Country: Germany
From Genre: Symphony
Track Time: 5m : 29s
Studio/Live: Studio
Venue: Belgian Radio Concert Hall, Brussels
Date Recorded: 06/1991
Conductor: Rahbari, Alexander
Ensemble: Brussels Belgian Radio & TV Philharmonic Orchestra

23. Die Walkre: Ride of the Valkyries
Composer: Richard Wagner (Composer) (1813 - 1883)
Date Written: 1856
Period: Romantic
Country: Germany
From Genre: Opera
Track Time: 5m : 23s
Studio/Live: Studio
Conductor: Mund, Uwe
Ensemble: Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

24. La traviata: Act 1 Prelude
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901)
Date Written: 1853
Period: Romantic
Country: Italy
From Genre: Overture / Prelude / Opera
Track Time: 3m : 51s
Studio/Live: Studio
Venue: Slovak Radio Concert Hall, Bratislava
Date Recorded: 12/1990
Conductor: Mund, Uwe
Ensemble: Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

25. Hungarian Dances (21) for Orchestra, WoO 1: no 3 in F major
Composer: Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897)
Date Written: 1868
Period: Romantic
Country: Austria
From Genre: Dance
Track Time: 2m : 17s
Studio/Live: Studio
Venue: Italian Institute, Budapest, Hungary
Date Recorded: 03/1988
Conductor: Bog r, Istv n
Ensemble: Budapest Symphony Orchestra

26. Swan Lake, Op. 20: no 26, Act 4 - Sc?ne
Composer: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893)
Date Written: 1875-1876
Period: Romantic
Country: Russia
From Genre: Ballet
Track Time: 2m : 40s
Studio/Live: Studio
Venue: Concert Hall, Slovak Radio, Bratislava
Date Recorded: 1989
Conductor: Len rd, Ondrej
Ensemble: Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Bratislava

27. Slavonic Dances (8) for Piano 4 hands, Op. 46/B 78: no 1 in C major, Furiant
Composer: Anton¡n Dvor k (1841 - 1904)
Date Written: 1878
Period: Romantic
Country: Bohemia
From Genre: Dance
Track Time: 3m : 48s
Studio/Live: Studio
Venue: Italian Institute, Budapest, Hungary
Date Recorded: 09/1987
Performer: Nagy, P?ter Instrument: Piano
Performer: Szokolay, Bal zs Instrument: Piano

28. Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma": Variation 9, Nimrod
Composer: Sir Edward Elgar (1857 - 1934)
Date Written: 1898-1899
Period: Romantic
Country: England
From Genre: Variations
Track Time: 3m : 40s
Studio/Live: Studio
Conductor: Hurst, George
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

29. Suite bergamasque: 3rd movement, Clair de Lune
Composer: Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918)
Date Written: 1890/1905
Period: 20th Century
Country: France
From Genre: Suite
Track Time: 4m : 25s
Studio/Live: Studio
Work Notes: Orchestrated: Andr? Caplet
Conductor: Clark, Keith
Ensemble: Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

30. Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30: Introduction
Composer: Richard Strauss (1864 - 1949)
Date Written: 1895-1896
Period: Romantic
Country: Germany
From Genre: Tone Poem
Track Time: 1m : 51s
Studio/Live: Studio
Venue: Reduta Hall, Bratislava
Conductor: Kosler, Zdenek
Ensemble: Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra

31. Morceaux de fantaisies (5), Op. 3: no 2, Pr?lude in C sharp minor
Composer: Sergei Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943)
Date Written: 1892
Period: Romantic
Country: Russia
From Genre: Prelude
Track Time: 4m : 41s
Studio/Live: Studio
Venue: Tonstudio Van Geest, Heidelberg, Germany
Date Recorded: 1989-90
Performer: Biret, Idil Instrument: Piano

32. Fountains of Rome: Villa Medici Fountain at Sunset
Composer: Ottorino Respighi (1879 - 1936)
Date Written: 1914-1916
Period: 20th Century
Country: Rome, Italy
From Genre: Tone Poem
Track Time: 6m : 9s
Studio/Live: Studio
Venue: London, England
Date Recorded: 04/1991
Conductor: B tiz, Enrique
Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

33. Pulcinella Suite: 1st movement, Sinfonia
Composer: Igor Stravinsky (1882 - 1971)
Date Written: 1922/1947
Period: 20th Century
Country: France
From Genre: Ballet / Sinfonia / Suite
Track Time: 2m : 8s
Studio/Live: Studio
Conductor: Sanderling, Stefan
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

34. Carmina burana: no 1, O fortuna
Composer: Carl Orff (1895 - 1982)
Date Written: 1936
Period: 20th Century
Country: Germany
From Genre: Cantata / Chorus
Track Time: 2m : 40s
Studio/Live: Studio
Venue: Czechoslovak Radio Studio, Bratislava
Date Recorded: 1988
Conductor: Gunzenhauser, Stephen
Ensemble: Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Ensemble: Slovak Philharmonic Choir

35. Simple Symphony for Strings, Op. 4: 2nd movement
Composer: Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976)
Date Written: 1933-1934
Period: 20th Century
Country: England
From Genre: Symphony
Track Time: 3m : 18s
Studio/Live: Studio
Venue: Winter Gardens, Bournemouth, England
Date Recorded: 10/1993
Conductor: Studt, Richard
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

36. Concerto for Violin: 1st movement
Composer: Philip Glass (1937 - )
Date Written: 1987
Period: 20th Century
Country: USA
From Genre: Concerto
Track Time: 6m : 42s
Studio/Live: Studio
Venue: Ulster Hall, Belfast, Ireland
Date Recorded: 05/1999
Conductor: Yuasa, Takuo
Ensemble: Ulster Orchestra
Performer: Anthony, Adele Instrument: Violin
 

  
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