25 Romantic Classics [Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered]

Johann Sebastian Bach (Composer), Ludwig van Beethoven (Composer), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Composer), Antonio Vivaldi (Composer), Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (Composer), George Frederick Handel (Composer), Johannes Brahms (Composer), Frederic Chopin (Composer), Claude Debussy (Composer), Johann Pachelbel (Composer), Felix [1] Mendelssohn (Composer), Arcangelo Corelli (Composer), Charles Gounod (Composer), Johann Friedrich Fasch (Composer), Alessandro Marcello (Composer), Giacomo Puccini (Composer), Frank Shipway (Conductor), Arie Vardi (Conductor), Alberto Lizzio (Conductor), Jonel Perlea (Conductor) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Conductor: Frank Shipway, Arie Vardi, Alberto Lizzio, Jonel Perlea
• Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Antonio Vivaldi, Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, et al.
• Audio CD (January 30, 1996)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
• Label: Vox (Classical)
• ASIN: B0000058HR
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #103,271 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #61 in Music > Classical > Forms & Genres > Symphonies > Classical
  • #71 in Music > Classical > Historical Periods > Classical (c.1770-1830) > Forms & Genres > Symphonies
  • #90 in Music > Classical > Chamber Music > Quartets

Track Listings

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

2. Bagatelle for piano in A minor ('Für Elise'), WoO 59: Edited, edited

3. Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488: Adagio

4. Violin Concerto, for violin, strings & continuo in G minor ('L'estate,' The Four Seasons; 'Il cimento' No. 2), Op. 8/2, RV 315: Alleg

5. Nutcracker, suite from the ballet, Op. 71a: Dance of the Flutes, edited

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

7. Waltz for piano in A flat major, Op. 39/15

8. Prelude for piano No. 7 in A major, Op. 28/7, CT. 172

9. Rêverie, for piano, L. 68

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

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

12. Symphony No. 9 in C major, K. 73: III: Menuetto, edited

13. Sarabande, Gigue & Badinerie ('Suite for Strings') (arranged by Ettore Pinelli): Sarabande

14. Serenade No. 13 for strings in G major ('Eine kleine Nachtmusik'), K. 525: III: Menuetto, Allegretto, edited

15. Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067: Menuet, edited

16. Concerto Grosso in D major, Op. 6/4: Vivace

17. Meditation on Prelude No. 1 of Bach, for violin or cello & piano with organ or cello ad lib. (or other instrumental arrangement)

18. The Sleeping Beauty, suite for orchestra, Op. 66a: Waltz

19. Double Oboe Concerto for 2 oboes (or recorders), strings & continuo in D minor, RV 535: I: Largo, edited

20. Trumpet Concerto in D major: Excerpt

See all 25 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

25 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars moving interpretation, November 29, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: 25 Romantic Classics (Audio CD)

The quality of how these pieces are played is incredible. I am moved to tears every time I listen to Canon in D. I have other recordings of these same pieces, but they do not come to life the same way they do on this recording. The only recording I am disappointed with is Fur Elise, which is the only piano solo on the CD.

21 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great start for newcomers to classical music!, October 14, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: 25 Romantic Classics (Audio CD)

This is a fabulous CD for anyone who isn't sure they'll like classical music. You can't beat the price! You get a full 78 minutes of beautiful music for just a few bucks. This CD is certainly worth checking out.

20 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not worth the money, July 5, 2003

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Dr. Jayyousi (Jerusalem) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 25 Romantic Classics (Audio CD)

I have heard this CD (25 Romantic Classics). The main problem in the 25 tracks is that most of them are not pure romantic music. The Air on G string could not be classified as "Romantic" because the general theme is closer to tragic than romantic. The same thing goes for Vivaldi's allegro. The Performance of Mozart's Piano concerto in A made by the poor "Israel Chamber Orchestra" is weak, and i am still wondering of putting this performance in the CD Although There are dozens of great performances for Mozrat's piano concertos. The performance of Beethoven's Fur Elise is quite poor. it went faster than the usual, in addition to extreme use of the sustaining pedal. I Believe that any amateur could perform it better than the soloist here. I wonder why t Chopin's prelude no.7 is in such a CD, its quite out of any conceivable thematic context in addition to being to short. preludes such No.6 (the Tolling Bells) and No.15 (Raindrops) could have been much better for such a CD of romantic music. Add to that, the pianist didn't use the tempo rubato in playing this piece. So the semi-romantic piece was totally destroyed. The rest of the tracks too humble for the serious critic. I don't believe that this CD makes any addition to any classical collection.