The Top 100 Masterpieces Of Classical Music Vol. 1-5 [Box set]

Johann Sebastian Bach (Composer), Johann Pachelbel (Composer), George Frederick Handel (Composer), Henry Purcell (Composer), Antonio Vivaldi (Composer), Tomaso Albinoni (Composer), Christoph Willibald Gluck (Composer), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Composer), Ludwig van Beethoven (Composer), Franz Joseph Haydn (Composer), Gioachino Rossini (Composer), Franz [Vienna] Schubert (Composer), Felix [1] Mendelssohn (Composer), Frederic Chopin (Composer), Carl Maria von Weber (Composer), Robert Schumann (Composer), Max Pommer (Conductor), Helmut Winschermann (Conductor), Herbert Kegel (Conductor), Marcus Creed (Conductor) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Conductor: Max Pommer, Helmut Winschermann, Herbert Kegel, Marcus Creed
• Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach, Johann Pachelbel, George Frederick Handel, Henry Purcell, Antonio Vivaldi, et al.
• Audio CD (November 1, 1995)
• Number of Discs: 5
• 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: Delta
• ASIN: B000001W11
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #250,670 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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  • #81 in Music > Classical > Ballets & Dances > Polonaises

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Hallelujah

2. Dance of the Blessed Spirits (Melody), arrangement (from 'Orfeo ed Euridice')

3. Weihnachtsoratorium (Christmas Oratorio), in six parts, BWV 248 (BC D7): Sinfonia in G

4. Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K. 216: 1st movement

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

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Disc: 2

1. Serenade No. 13 for strings in G major ('Eine kleine Nachtmusik'), K. 525: 1st movement - Various Artists

2. Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major ('Elvira Madigan') K. 467: 2nd movement ('Elvira Madigan') - Various Artists

3. Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492: Overture - Various Artists

4. Flute Concerto No. 2 in D major, K. 314 (K. 285d): 2nd movement - Various Artists

5. Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major ('Alla Turca') K. 331 (K. 300i): Rondo Alla Turca - Various Artists

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Disc: 3

1. Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550: 1st movement

2. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor ('Moonlight'), Op. 27/2: 1st movement

3. Symphony No. 92 in G major ('Oxford'/'Letter Q'), H. 1/92: 2nd movement

4. Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), opera, K. 620: Overture

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

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Disc: 4

1. Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville), opera: Overture

2. Symphony No. 8 in B minor ('Unfinished'), D. 759: 2nd movement

3. Frühlingslied ('Berg und Thal will ich durchstreifen'), song for chorus, Op. 100/3

4. Polonaise for piano No. 3 in A major ('Military'), Op. 40/1, CT. 152

5. Rosamunde, Fürstin von Cypern, incidental music, D. 797 (Op. 26): Ballet Music in G

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Customer Reviews

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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Bargain, February 27, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: The Top 100 Masterpieces Of Classical Music Vol. 1-5 (Audio CD)

A great selection of classical music with good, pleasant sound. These discs are to be listened to and enjoyed; not analyzed and argued over. Just play one after the other for hours of famous pieces that take you chronologically from the Baroque through the Romantic period. It is an easy and economical way to listen to a fine general survey of great, timeless music. Plainly stated, a bargain.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars good start to classical music, June 11, 2002

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D. Dubei "ioancuza" (New York, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Top 100 Masterpieces Of Classical Music Vol. 1-5 (Audio CD)

while not the best and crispest recordings and best interpretations of the compositions, this is a good start to delving into classical music. it does require a learned taste to truly enjoy some of the more complex and diverse classical pieces and this is a good start.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Truly enjoyable, May 15, 2002

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Ellen Cornhusker "HuskerGirl" - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Top 100 Masterpieces Of Classical Music Vol. 1-5 (Audio CD)

I don't know if one could say that these are the "definitve" recordings of classical works, but they are certainly good, and are a great way for people to discover the titles and composers of some of the great familiar works, even if they are untutored, as I am. Two questions though: where are the next five volumes? I have the first 50 works here, but there must be 50 more somewhere? Also, did nobody but Mozart write great works from 1776-1785? One volume is nothing but Mozart.