Best of the Complete Mozart Edition [Box set]

Mozart (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 14, 1995)
• Number of Discs: 25
• Format: Box set
• Note on Boxed Sets: During shipping, discs in boxed sets occasionally become dislodged without damage. Please examine and play these discs. If you are not completely satisfied, we'll refund or replace your purchase.
• Label: Philips
• ASIN: B0000041C7
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #546,814 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The definitive collection--worth the effort., October 12, 2002

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Arturo Ballester (Monterrey, NL Mexico) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Best of the Complete Mozart Edition (Audio CD)

I'm fascinated with this collection; the selection of performances is superb and you always an authoritative interpretation for each piece. The selection of material is very well balanced. This collection is all the Mozart I'll need for the next decade. It is a good buy if you have only two or three Mozart albums in your CD collection and are intending to deepen your knowledge of this greatest of composers.

A couple of drawbacks in the collection are its lack of decent accompaining literature (you only get the CD's succint liner notes in four languages) and an occasional selection with poor sound quality or hiss from an old recording. The average quality of the remasterizations, though, is very good. You should probably get a nice book on Mozart to read while listening.

Importers beware! this product could produce massive import duties. Check before ordering.

13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb!, April 13, 2000

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This review is from: Best of the Complete Mozart Edition (Audio CD)

This is a high quality set, well worth the money. It is an investment in beautiful music for a lifetime.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is it -- the best condensed collection!, December 13, 2006

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"Worship Mozart!" (Grand Canyon State) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Best of the Complete Mozart Edition (Audio CD)

If you don't want to go through the painstaking process of collecting all 45 volumes of the older Philips Complete Mozart Edition, which could end up costing close to $2,000 by the time you have the entire collection, you should eye this condensed set. Granted, it doesn't have ALL the works of Mozart (hence, its title!) so, for the Mozart completist or fanatic, this boxed set will only leave one salivating for more. I am fortunate enough to own both the whole collection and the 'Best of' set and sometimes this 'Best of' set satifies me for a quick fix. The performers of the Philips Complete Mozart Edition are first class and, many would consider, THE world's most acclaimed Mozartian conductors and performers. To me, there is no one who can capture the spirit of Mozart's pieces as well as Sir Neville Marriner and the ASMF. Perhaps with today's technology, some pieces could be better digitally remastered but, quite frankly, I do not hear any hissing sound from these recordings (some from the 1980's), even after being downloaded into my iPod. Don't waste your time and money chasing other Mozart collections because, to date, I have not come across any others that quite compare to the Philips Complete Mozart Edition. Even the 'Best of' set merits more than 5 stars!