Symphony (25) Favorites [ORIGINAL RECORDING REISSUED] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED]

Ludwig van Beethoven (Composer), Hector Berlioz (Composer), Johannes Brahms (Composer), Antonin Dvorak (Composer), Franz Joseph Haydn (Composer), Michael Haydn (Composer), Felix [1] Mendelssohn (Composer), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Composer), Sergey Prokofiev (Composer), Sergey Rachmaninov (Composer), Camille Saint-Saens (Composer), Franz Schubert (Composer), Robert Schumann (Composer), Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (Composer), Alberto Lizzio (Conductor), Anton Nanut (Conductor), David Zinman (Conductor), Günter Kehr (Conductor), Harold Farberman (Conductor), Heinrich Hollreiser (Conductor)

Product Details

• Conductor: Alberto Lizzio, Anton Nanut, David Zinman, Günter Kehr, Harold Farberman, et al.
• Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven, Hector Berlioz, Johannes Brahms, Antonin Dvorak, Franz Joseph Haydn, et al.
• Audio CD (July 1, 1997)
• SPARS Code: ADD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
• Label: Vox (Classical)
• ASIN: B0000058IU
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #4,659 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Track Listings

1. Symphony No. 6 in F major ('Pastoral'), Op. 68: 1st Movement

2. Symphony No. 29 in A major, K. 201 (K. 186a): 1st Movement

3. Symphony in F major, MH 477 (P 30): Scherzando

4. Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550: Minuet

5. Symphony No. 94 in G major ('Surprise'/'The Drumstroke'/'Mit dem Paukenschlag'), H. 1/94: Andante

6. Symphony No. 41 in C major ('Jupiter'), K. 551: 1st Movement

7. Symphony No. 34 in C major, K. 338: Finale

8. Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, D. 485: Andante

9. Symphony No. 4 in A major ('Italian'), Op. 90: 1st Movement

10. Symphonie fantastique for orchestra ('Episode de la vie d'un Artiste...en cinq parties'), H.48 (Op. 14): Scenes from a Ball

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

12. Symphony No. 6 in F major ('Pastoral'), Op. 68: 4th Movement "Thunderstorm"

13. Symphony No. 5 in C minor ('Fate'), Op. 67: Andante

14. Symphony No. 8 in B minor ('Unfinished'), D. 759: 1st Movement

15. Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61: Scherzo

16. Symphony No. 9 in E minor ('From the New World'), B. 178 (Op. 95) (first published as No. 5): 4th Movement

17. Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64: 3rd Movement: Waltz

18. Symphony No. 1 in D major ('Classical'), Op. 25: Gavotte

19. Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27: 1st Movement: Allegro

20. Symphony No. 3 in C minor ('Organ'), Op. 78: Finale

See all 25 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Grand symphonic adventure, July 25, 2005

By	R. Schechter (U.S.) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This album provides a quick exposure to some of the best movements in the best symphonies. Many of the tracks will sound familiar. They are played well and have good sound quality.
As a novice musician, i have great appreciation for it.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Surprisingly good!, May 2, 2009

By	Annie Van Auken (Planet Earth) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

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When I purchased this CD I expected an album of average performances and OK sound. What I got though was 25 superbly clear stereo tracks rendered by quite competent orchestras.

Points of criticism here are minor ones.
Six Beethoven excerpts and only one of Brahms; an example of his magnificent 4th Symphony being conspicuously absent.

No actual liner notes, and the two pages of contents are printed in an exceedingly small font.

Hearing these favorite strains whets the appetite for the complete works, so the job of a "sampler" is well-fulfilled here (not a criticism!).

In summary, you will find this melange of edits from the VOX catalog most satisfying indeed!

TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 79:02


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