Best Classical Album of the Millennium [Box set, Import]

Ernest Blanc (Performer), Johann Pachelbel (Composer), Antonio Vivaldi (Composer), Tomaso Albinoni (Composer), Ludwig van Beethoven (Composer), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Composer), Edward Elgar (Composer), Sergey Rachmaninov (Composer), Joaquin Rodrigo (Composer), Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (Composer), Antonin Dvorak (Composer), Samuel Barber (Composer), Felix [1] Mendelssohn (Composer), Pietro Mascagni (Composer), George Frederick Handel (Composer), Johann Sebastian Bach (Composer), Gregorio Allegri (Composer), Gabriel Faure (Composer), Leo Delibes (Composer), Jacques Offenbach (Composer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Ernest Blanc
• Composer: Johann Pachelbel, Antonio Vivaldi, Tomaso Albinoni, Ludwig van Beethoven, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, et al.
• Audio CD (October 27, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 3
• Format: Box set, Import
• 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: EMI Import
• ASIN: B00002MFD1
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #402,730 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #47 in Music > Classical > Opera & Vocal > Vocal Non-Opera > Psalms

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Canon and gigue, for 3 violins & continuo in D major, T. 337

2. Violin Concerto, for violin, strings & continuo in F minor ('L'inverno,' The Four Seasons; 'Il cimento' No. 4), Op. 8/4, RV 297: II.

3. Adagio, for violin, strings & organ in G minor, T. Mi 26 (composed by Remo Giazotto; not by Albinoni)

4. Symphony No. 6 in F major ('Pastoral'), Op. 68: V: Allegretto (Shepherd's Hymn)

5. Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622: II. Adagio (opening)

6. Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85: III. Adagio

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Disc: 2

1. Gloria, for 3 solo voices, chorus, trumpet, oboe, violin (ad lib), 2 violas, 2 cellos, strings & continuo in D major, RV 589: Gloria

2. Zadok the Priest, coronation anthem No. 1 for chorus & orchestra, HWV 258

3. Cantata No. 147, 'Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben,' BWV 147 (BC A174): Jesus bleibet meine Freude (Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring)

4. Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626: Lacrimosa

5. Work(s): Ave Maria

6. Miserere mei Deus (Psalm 51), motet for chorus: [Excerpt]

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Disc: 3

1. Also sprach Zarathustra (Thus Spoke Zoroaster), tone poem for orchestra, Op. 30 (TrV 176): Sunrise

2. The Perfect Fool, opera & ballet, Op. 39, H. 150: Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity (conclusion)

3. Fantasia and Fugue, for organ in A minor (doubtful), BWV 561

4. Violin Concerto, for violin, strings & continuo in E major ('La Primavera,' The Four Seasons; 'Il cimento' No. 1), Op.8/1, RV 269: Co

5. Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550: I. Molto allegro

6. Symphony No. 5 in C minor ('Fate'), Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio

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Customer Reviews

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great compilation album, March 15, 2005

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This review is from: Best Classical Album of the Millennium (Audio CD)

The set includes 3 CDs - "Relaxing", "Vocals", and "Epic". The recordings are wonderful versions performed by excellent orchestras/singers. I listen to it on my Paradigm speakers and close my eyes and can feel encompassed by the music. The recordings do not have the flaws (hiss, pops, scratches) in the sound that many 'cheap' classical CDs have. For 3 CDs and the quality of the recordings, I found this album a good choice!