Classics for Lovers

Rudolf Knoll (Performer), Johann Pachelbel (Composer), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Composer), Ruggero Leoncavallo (Composer), Giacomo Puccini (Composer), Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (Composer), Alexander Borodin (Composer), Richard [Classical] Wagner (Composer), Camille Saint-Saens (Composer), Johann Sebastian Bach (Composer), Ludwig van Beethoven (Composer), Sergey Rachmaninov (Composer), Giuseppe Verdi (Composer), Antonin Dvorak (Composer), Friedrich von Flotow (Composer), Gustav Holst (Composer), Maurice Ravel (Composer), George Frederick Handel (Composer), Adolphe Adam (Composer), Jacques Offenbach (Composer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Rudolf Knoll
• Composer: Johann Pachelbel, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ruggero Leoncavallo, Giacomo Puccini, Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, et al.
• Audio CD (October 18, 1994)
• Number of Discs: 4
• Label: Compendia
• ASIN: B000003QWF
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #282,556 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #80 in Music > Classical > Ballets & Dances > Pavanes

Track Listings

Disc: 1

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

2. Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major ('Elvira Madigan') K. 467: Andante

3. Pagliacci, opera: Vesti la giubba

4. Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), opera: Un bel dí

5. Romeo and Juliet, fantasy-overture for orchestra in B minor (3 versions)

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Disc: 2

1. Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: Air for the G String

2. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor ('Moonlight'), Op. 27/2: Adagio Sostenuto

3. The Swan Lake, suite, Op. 20a: Scene: Enchanted Lake

4. Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18: Adagio sostenuto

5. Clair de lune, for orchestra or other arrangement (from 'Suite Bergamasque' for piano), L. 75/3

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Disc: 3

1. Peer Gynt Suite for orchestra (or piano or piano, 4 hands) No. 1, Op. 46: Morning Song

2. Largo in F major, instrumental arrangement ('Ombra mai fu' from the opera Serse)

3. Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466: Romance

4. Nutcracker, suite from the ballet, Op. 71a: Arabian Dance

5. Pavane pour une infante défunte, for piano (or orchestra)

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Disc: 4

1. The Sleeping Beauty, suite for orchestra, Op. 66a: Pas d'action: Andante

2. Scheherazade, symphonic suite for orchestra, Op. 35: The Young Prince and Young Princess

3. Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622: Adagio

4. An der schönen, blauen Donau (On the Beautiful, Blue Danube), waltz for orchestra (with chorus ad lib), Op. 314 (RV 314)

5. La Mer, symphonic sketches (3) for orchestra, L. 109: From Dawn Until Noon on the Sea

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars This is not a good digital recording, July 26, 1999

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Dr. Bonechill (california) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Classics for Lovers (Audio CD)

There is a 'record player' hum in the background when you try to listen to various tracks on these CDs. The compilation is wonderful. The Quality of the recording is very disappointing. The outside of the album cover reads DDD which I thought to mean clean and clear all digital recording. Don't be deceived by the cover.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Well..., February 19, 2008

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E. Bryant (MA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Classics for Lovers (Audio CD)

The item is fine, except for the fact that I THOUGHT I was supposed to be getting 4 CDs. I don't like how there's this chance of a fine print where you don't get the whole product. I bought it through a seller, and even though its not technically "Amazon", this is the 2nd time I've had problems with this site in the last 2 months. Needless to say I won't be buying anything for awhile.

If you want to know how it is, I listened to the 1st cd, (which is the only one I got) and its decent.

That's my rant.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars got what i ordered, December 20, 2010

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Timotei Cramrock (Central PA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Classics for Lovers (Audio CD)

I was after Bolero from Ravel - and this came up for $2.98 while searching.
cannot complain about the price with free shipping. It arrived quickly.
not a great sound - but ok.
has 12 tracks (nor Bolero - but 2 others from Ravel)
This is NOT a 4 disc set like some one thought!