Classical Journey: Germany

Robert Schumann (Composer), Max Bruch (Composer), Johannes Brahms (Composer), Felix [1] Mendelssohn (Composer), Friedrich von Flotow (Composer), Ludwig van Beethoven (Composer), Johann Sebastian Bach (Composer), Carl Maria von Weber (Composer), Richard [Classical] Wagner (Composer), Neville Marriner (Conductor), Janos Sandor (Conductor), Tamas Pal (Conductor), Helmut Winschermann (Conductor), Gustav Kuhn (Conductor), Yuri Ahronovitch (Conductor), Budapest Strings (Performer), German Bach Soloists (Performer), Dresden Staatskapelle (Performer), SWR Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra), Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Budapest Strings, German Bach Soloists, Dresden Staatskapelle
• Orchestra: SWR Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra
• Conductor: Neville Marriner, Janos Sandor, Tamas Pal, Helmut Winschermann, Gustav Kuhn, et al.
• Composer: Robert Schumann, Max Bruch, Johannes Brahms, Felix [1] Mendelssohn, Friedrich von Flotow, et al.
• Audio CD (August 23, 1991)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Delta
• ASIN: B000001VSF
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #562,727 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Symphony No. 3 in E flat major ('Rhenish'), Op. 97: No. 1 - Stuttgart RSO/Sir Neville Marriner

2. Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26: Adagio - MIKLOS SZENTHELYI/BUDAPEST PO/JANOS SANDOR

3. Waltz for piano, 4 hands in A flat major, Op. 39/15 - Budapest Strs

4. Song Without Words for piano No. 30 in A major ('Frühlingslied'), Op. 62/6 - Budapest Strs

5. Martha, opera: Overture - Budapest SO/Tamas Pal

6. Work(s): [Unspecified] Minuet - Budapest Strs

7. Kinderszenen (Scenes from Childhood) for piano, Op. 15: Von fremden Ländern und Menschen - Evelyne Dubourg

8. Bagatelle for piano in A minor ('Für Elise'), WoO 59 - Evelyne Dubourg

9. Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: Air - New Leipzig Bach Collegium Musicum/Max Pommer

10. Der Freischütz, overture to the opera - Staatskapelle Dresden/Gustav Kuhn

11. Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, opera, WWV 96: Overture - Vienna SO/Yuri Ahronovitch

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars for the elise, please!, September 9, 2002

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Will Saar (ramapo valley, NJ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Classical Journey: Germany (Audio CD)

the other items in this collection are passable,
a few not so much yet
the recording of 'fur elise' is my favorite ever. the small
bridge passage, usually taken at a slightly increased tempo is always pretty but never really takes off (most of you may have experienced perahia's somniferous take, from immortal beloved, etc.) even in such hands as those of artur schnabel and wilhelm kempff.
here, the unsentimental, perfect trill of the beginning goves way to wonder after wonder. the bridge of which i've spoken, still makes me laugh out loud, for joy.

stars, only for the averaging out offered by the inclusion this jewel.