Sony Classical: Great Performances, 1903-1998 [Box set]

Giuseppe Campanari (Performer), Gioachino Rossini (Composer), Henryk Wieniawski (Composer), Bela Bartok (Composer), Ludwig van Beethoven (Composer), Heitor Villa-Lobos (Composer), Felix [1] Mendelssohn (Composer), Camille Saint-Saens (Composer), Giuseppe Verdi (Composer), Niccolo Paganini (Composer), Maurice Ravel (Composer), Samuel Barber (Composer), Johann Sebastian Bach (Composer), Kurt Weill (Composer), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Composer), Edouard Lalo (Composer), G. S. Scofield (Composer), Giacomo Puccini (Composer), Igor Stravinsky (Composer), Manuel de Falla (Composer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Giuseppe Campanari
• Composer: Gioachino Rossini, Henryk Wieniawski, Bela Bartok, Ludwig van Beethoven, Heitor Villa-Lobos, et al.
• Audio CD (October 12, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 4
• 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: B00000K2EX
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #83,552 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Largo al factotum

2. Obertas, mazourka caractéristique for violin & piano in G major, Op. 19

3. 2. Pihenö

4. 4. Allegro - Prestissimo

5. 5. Aria - Cantilena

See all 20 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring), ballet in 2 parts for orchestra: Danse sacrale

2. Ritual Fire Dance, for orchestra (from 'El Amor brujo')

3. Rodeo, selections from the ballet (including 'Four Dance Episodes'): Hoe-Down

4. Fugue for organ in G minor ('Little'), BWV 578 (BC J66)

5. Prelude and Fugue, for keyboard No. 1 in C major (WTC I/1), BWV 846 (BC L80): Prelude

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Disc: 3

1. Eubie's Classical Rag

2. Eubie's Classical Rag

3. Cello Concerto No. 2 in D major, H. 7b/2 (Op. 101): 3. Allegro

4. Behind the Gardens, Behind the Wall, Under the Tree...

5. Perhaps love

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Disc: 4

1. Star Wars, Episode IV: A New Hope, film score: Main Theme

2. Double Mandolin Concerto, for 2 mandolins, strings & continuo in G major, RV 532: Andante

3. Salut d'amour, for violin & piano, Op. 12

4. Minuet in A major, arrangement (after String Quintet in E major, Op.11/5 [aka Op. 13/5], G. 275)

5. Bagatelle for piano in A minor ('Für Elise'), WoO 59

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must for music appreciation, September 25, 2000

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Music Graduate Student (Southeastern Louisiana University) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sony Classical: Great Performances, 1903-1998 (Audio CD)

This 4 CD set not only contains some of the best performances of the last century, but also works as a comprehensive review of some of the finest musical literature spanning from the Baroque period to Modern Avant-Garde. Some of the earlier recordings are better for nostalgia purposes due to the poor mediums of the times, but the performances for the most part are professional. Only complaint: Some of the best works (Wagner's "Die Walküre", for example) are only provided in excerpt form to showcase a certain performer or section of the piece. Otherwise a worthy investment for the price and amount of quality music that is presented.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A touch of history...., January 27, 2002

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annemal (Corvallis, OR) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sony Classical: Great Performances, 1903-1998 (Audio CD)

An exceptional set. The history of music making of the 20th century in 4 CDs. Even from the first track with Giuseppe Campanari and Charles Adams Prince you can see that people put much time in collecting the best interpretations and putting together an amazing collection. Other highlights include the "Mack The Knife" with Lotte Lenya, the Bachiana Brasileiras, The Fanfare For The Common Man with LSO conducted by the composer and so many more. An undespiuted FIVE STARS

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Strange interpretation of "classical", January 16, 2005

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Michael B Williams "Brandon" (Brooklyn, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sony Classical: Great Performances, 1903-1998 (Audio CD)

I bought this CD because it contained some songs I was having a hard time finding elsewhere, such as Passo pel prat, Chants d'Auvergne sung by Fredrica Von Stade. However, some of the songs on this CD do not seem to belong e.g. all three songs by John Williams, Mack the Knife, Barbra Streisand, and the Psycho Murder Theme for starters, and many more.

I gave the CD 4 stars only because I was happy that I was able to find a few somewhat rare tracks.