The Essential Classics Collection [Box set]

Antonin Dvorak (Composer), Johannes Brahms (Composer), Hector Berlioz (Composer), Franz [Vienna] Schubert (Composer), Paul [Composer] Dukas (Composer), Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (Composer), Modest Mussorgsky (Composer), Ludwig van Beethoven (Composer), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Composer), Sergey Rachmaninov (Composer), Joaquin Rodrigo (Composer), Johann II [Junior] Strauss (Composer), Sergey Prokofiev (Composer), Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (Composer), Erik Satie (Composer), Gregorian Chant (Composer), Antonio Vivaldi (Composer), Giuseppe Verdi (Composer), Carl Orff (Composer), Claude Debussy (Composer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Composer: Antonin Dvorak, Johannes Brahms, Hector Berlioz, Franz [Vienna] Schubert, Paul [Composer] Dukas, et al.
• Audio CD (March 4, 1997)
• Number of Discs: 3
• 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: Sony
• ASIN: B0000029UK
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  • #89 in Music > Classical > Opera & Vocal > Vocal Non-Opera > Chants

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Symphony No. 5 in C minor ('Fate'), Op. 67: 1st mvt.

2. Symphony No. 9 in E minor ('From the New World'), B. 178 (Op. 95) (first published as No. 5): 2nd mvt.

3. Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90: 3rd mvt.

4. Symphonie fantastique for orchestra ('Episode de la vie d'un Artiste...en cinq parties'), H.48 (Op. 14)

5. Symphony No. 9 in C major ('The Great'), D. 944: 3rd mvt.

6. The Sorcerer's Apprentice (L'apprenti sorcier), symphonic scherzo for orchestra

7. Scheherazade, symphonic suite for orchestra, Op. 35: 4th movement, Festival at Baghdad; The Sea; The Shipwreck

8. Slavonic Dance No. 1 for orchestra in C major, B. 83/1 (Op. 46/1)

9. Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vïstavski), for orchestra, orchestrated by Ravel: excerpts: The Hut on Fowls' Legs; The Great G

Disc: 2

1. Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77: 3rd mvt.

2. Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major ('Emperor'), Op. 73: 3rd mvt.

3. Flute Concerto No. 1 in G major, K. 313 (K. 285c): 1st mvt.

4. Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18: 3rd mvt.

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

6. Concierto de Aranjuez, for guitar & orchestra: 2nd mvt.

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

8. Romeo and Juliet, Suite No. 2 for orchestra, Op. 64 ter: Montagues & Capulets

9. The Swan Lake, ballet, Op. 20: Act II, Scene I