The Top 100 Masterpieces Of Classical Music Vol. 1-5 [BOX SET]

Bela Kovacs (Performer), Tomaso Albinoni (Composer), Johann Sebastian Bach (Composer), Ludwig van Beethoven (Composer), Frederic Chopin (Composer), Christoph Willibald Gluck (Composer), George Frederick Handel (Composer), Franz Joseph Haydn (Composer), Felix [1] Mendelssohn (Composer), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Composer), Johann Pachelbel (Composer), Henry Purcell (Composer), Gioachino Rossini (Composer), Franz Schubert (Composer), Robert Schumann (Composer), Antonio Vivaldi (Composer), Carl Maria von Weber (Composer), Andras Korodi (Conductor), Gustav Kuhn (Conductor), Hans Graf (Conductor)

Product Details

• Performer: Bela Kovacs
• Conductor: Andras Korodi, Gustav Kuhn, Hans Graf
• Composer: Tomaso Albinoni, Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, Frederic Chopin, Christoph Willibald Gluck, 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.com Sales Rank: #134,334 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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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

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

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

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

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

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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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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

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

By A Customer

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.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

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

By	D. Dubei "ioancuza" (New York, NY) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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.

15 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars It's an OK CD, February 6, 2003

By	E. Jeffrie - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

There are a lot of classical music on these CDs, but the quality of the orchestra is not that good :(

They need to improve the digital quality of the music, even with a great CD player the music sounds pretty awful