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Sony Classical: Great Performances 1903-1998 [BOX SET]

Giuseppe Campanari (Performer), Edgar Meyer (Performer), Hector Console (Performer), Max Hediguer (Performer), Leonard Rose (Performer), Yo-Yo Ma (Performer), Benny Goodman (Performer), Johann Sebastian Bach (Composer), Samuel Barber (Composer), Bela Bartok (Composer), Ludwig van Beethoven (Composer), Leonard Bernstein (Composer), Eubie Blake (Composer), Luigi Boccherini (Composer), Claude Bolling (Composer), Johannes Brahms (Composer), Joseph Marie Canteloube (Composer), Frederic Chopin (Composer), Aaron Copland (Composer), Claude Debussy (Composer)
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Disc: 1
1. Largo al factotum
2. 2. Pihenö
3. 4. Allegro - Prestissimo
4. 5. Aria - Cantilena
5. 3. Allegro molto vivace
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Disc: 2
1. Danse sacrale
2. Hoe-Down
3. Prelude
4. 2. Allegretto scherzando
5. 4. Urlicht
See all 12 tracks on this disc
Disc: 3
1. 3. Allegro
2. Facades
3. O mio babbino caro
4. 3. Finale. Allegro
5. 1. Allegro
See all 10 tracks on this disc
Disc: 4
1. Main Theme
2. Andante
3. Opening Section
4. All the Delights of the Season
5. Steam Engine
See all 14 tracks on this disc

On this CD:
  1. Il barbière di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville), opera Largo al factotum
    Composed by Gioachino Rossini
    with Giuseppe Campanari, Charles Adams Prince

  2. Obertas, mazourka caractéristique for violin & piano in G major, Op. 19/1
    Composed by Henryk Wieniawski
    with Camille de Creus, Eugene-Auguste Ysaye

  3. Contrasts, pieces (3) for clarinet, violin & piano, Sz. 111, BB 116 2. Pihenö
    Composed by Bela Bartok
    with Joseph Szigeti, Benny Goodman, Bela Bartok

  4. String Quartet No. 4 in C minor, Op. 18/4 4. Allegro - Prestissimo
    Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven

  5. Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5, for voice & 8 cellos, A. 389 5. Aria - Cantilena
    Composed by Heitor Villa-Lobos
    with Leonard Rose, Bidu Sayao
    Conducted by Heitor Villa-Lobos

  6. Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 3. Allegro molto vivace
    Composed by Felix Mendelssohn
    Performed by New York Philharmonic
    with Nathan Milstein
    Conducted by Bruno Walter

  7. Rigoletto, opera La donna è mobile
    Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
    Performed by Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
    with Richard Tucker
    Conducted by Emil Cooper

  8. String Quartet No. 4 in C major, Sz. 91, BB 93 2. Prestissimo, con sordino
    Composed by Bela Bartok
    Performed by Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
    Conducted by Emil Cooper

  9. Carnival of the Animals, zoological fantasy for 2 pianos & ensemble Fossils
    Composed by Camille Saint-Saens
    Performed by Andre Kostelanetz Orchestra
    Conducted by Andre Kostelanetz

  10. Violin Concerto No.1 in E flat major (usually transposed to D major), Op. 6, MS 21 3. Rondo. Allegro spirituoso
    Composed by Niccolo Paganini
    Performed by Philadelphia Orchestra
    with Zino Francescatti
    Conducted by Eugene Ormandy

  11. Le tombeau de Couperin, for piano 1. Prélude
    Composed by Maurice Ravel
    with Robert Casadesus

  12. Hermit Songs, for voice & piano, Op. 29 The Desire for Hermitage
    Composed by Samuel Barber
    with Samuel Barber, Leontyne Price

  13. Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9) Variation 30 a 1 Clav. Quodlibet
    Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
    with Glenn Gould

  14. Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9) Aria
    Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
    with Glenn Gould

  15. Die Dreigroschenoper (The Threepenny Opera), opera Mack the Knife
    Composed by Kurt Weill
    with Lotte Lenya
    Conducted by Roger Bean

  16. Symphony No. 36 in C major ("Linz"), K. 425 3. Menuetto - Trio
    Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performed by Columbia Symphony Orchestra
    Conducted by Bruno Walter

  17. Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major ("Elvira Madigan") K. 467 3. Allegro vivace assai
    Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performed by Columbia Symphony Orchestra
    with Rudolf Serkin
    Conducted by Alexander Schneider

  18. Symphonie espagnole, for violin and orchestra in D minor, Op. 21 5. Rondo (Allegro)
    Composed by Edouard Lalo
    Performed by Philadelphia Orchestra
    with Isaac Stern
    Conducted by Eugene Ormandy

  19. Battle Hymn of the Republic
    Composed by G. S. Scofield
    Performed by Philadelphia Orchestra
    Conducted by Eugene Ormandy

  20. Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), opera Un bel dì
    Composed by Giacomo Puccini
    Performed by Columbia Symphony Orchestra
    with Eileen Farrell
    Conducted by Max Rudolf

  21. Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring), ballet in 2 parts for orchestra Danse sacrale
    Composed by Igor Stravinsky
    Performed by Columbia Symphony Orchestra
    Conducted by Igor Stravinsky

  22. Ritual Fire Dance, for orchestra (from "El Amor brujo")
    Composed by Manuel de Falla
    Performed by Philadelphia Orchestra
    Conducted by Leopold Stokowski

  23. Rodeo, selections from the ballet (including "Four Dance Episodes") Hoe-Down
    Composed by Aaron Copland
    Performed by New York Philharmonic
    Conducted by Leonard Bernstein

  24. Fugue for organ in G minor ("Little"), BWV 578 (BC J66)
    Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
    with E. Power Biggs

  25. Prelude and Fugue, for keyboard No. 1 in C major (WTC I/1), BWV 846 (BC L80) Prelude
    Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
    with Glenn Gould

  26. Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93 2. Allegretto scherzando
    Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performed by Marlboro Festival Orchestra
    Conducted by Pablo Casals

  27. Slavonic Dance No. 8 for piano, 4 hands in G minor, B. 78/8 (Op. 46/8)
    Composed by Antonin Dvorak
    Performed by Cleveland Orchestra
    Conducted by George Szell

  28. Symphony No. 2 in C minor ("Resurrection") 4. Urlicht
    Composed by Gustav Mahler
    Performed by New York Philharmonic
    with Jennie Tourel
    Conducted by Leonard Bernstein

  29. Chichester Psalms, for boy soloist, chorus & orchestra 1. Psalm 108 (Verse 2) and Psalm 100
    Composed by Leonard Bernstein
    Performed by New York Philharmonic
    with Camerata Singers
    Conducted by Leonard Bernstein

  30. Octet for strings in E flat major, Op. 20 3. Scherzo: Allegro leggierissimo
    Composed by Felix Mendelssohn
    with Marlboro Festival Octet

  31. Etude for piano in C sharp minor, Op. 2/1
    Composed by Alexander Scriabin
    with Vladimir Horowitz

  32. Etude for piano in A flat major, Op. 72/11
    Composed by Moritz Moszkowski
    with Vladimir Horowitz

  33. Concierto de Aranjuez for guitar & orchestra 1. Allegro con spirito
    Composed by Joaquin Rodrigo
    with Philadelphia Orchestra [members of], John [guitar] Williams
    Conducted by Eugene Ormandy

  34. Karelia Suite, for orchestra, Op. 11 3. Alla marcia. Moderato
    Composed by Jean Sibelius
    with Philadelphia Orchestra [members of], John [guitar] Williams
    Conducted by Eugene Ormandy

  35. Sacrae Symphoniae: No. 3: Canzon septimi toni for 8 parts
    Composed by Giovanni Gabrieli
    with Philadelphia Brass Ensemble, Cleveland Brass Ensemble, Chicago Brass Ensemble

  36. Fanfare for the Common Man, for brass & percussion (from Symphony No. 3)
    Composed by Aaron Copland
    Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
    Conducted by Aaron Copland

  37. Beau soir ("Lorsque au soleil couchant les rivières sont roses"), song for voice & piano, L. 6
    Composed by Claude Debussy
    Performed by Columbia Symphony Orchestra
    with Barbra Streisand
    Conducted by Claus Ogermann

  38. Suite for flute & jazz piano trio No.1 Baroque and Blue
    Composed by Claude Bolling
    with Jean-Pierre Rampal, Max Hediguer, Claude Bolling, Marcel Sabiani

  39. Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466 3. Rondo. Allegro assai
    Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    with English Chamber Orchestra, Murray Perahia

  40. Daphnis et Chloé, ballet for orchestra Danse générale
    Composed by Maurice Ravel
    Performed by New York Philharmonic
    with Camerata Singers
    Conducted by Pierre Boulez

  41. Eubie's Classical Rag
    Composed by Eubie Blake
    with Eubie Blake

  42. Intermezzo for piano in B minor, Op. 119/1
    Composed by Johannes Brahms
    with Rudolf Serkin

  43. Cello Concerto No. 2 in D major, H. 7b/2 (Op. 101) 3. Allegro
    Composed by Franz Joseph Haydn
    Performed by Jose-Luis Garcia
    with English Chamber Orchestra, Yo-Yo Ma

  44. Behind The Gardens, Behind The Wall, Under The Tree...
    Composed by Andreas Vollenweider
    with Andreas Vollenweider

  45. Perhaps love
    Composed by John Denver
    with John Denver, Placido Domingo

  46. Glassworks, pieces (6) for chamber ensemble (or marching band) Facades
    Composed by Philip Glass
    with Philip Glass Ensemble
    Conducted by Michael Riesman

  47. Gianni Schicchi, opera O mio babbino caro
    Composed by Giacomo Puccini
    Performed by London Philharmonic Orchestra
    with Kiri Te Kanawa
    Conducted by Sir John Pritchard

  48. Passo pel prat (Viens par le pré), folksong for voice & orchestra (Chants d'Auvergne, Series 3, No. 2)
    Composed by Joseph Marie Canteloube
    Performed by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
    with Frederica Von Stade
    Conducted by Antonio Carlos Nobrega d Almeida

  49. Trumpet Concerto in E flat major, H. 7e/1 3. Finale. Allegro
    Composed by Franz Joseph Haydn
    Performed by National Philharmonic Orchestra
    with Wynton Marsalis
    Conducted by Raymond Leppard

  50. Flute Concerto, for flute, strings & continuo in D major ("Il gardellino"), Op. 10/3, RV 428 1. Allegro
    Composed by Antonio Vivaldi
    with Jean-Pierre Rampal, I Solisti Veneti
    Conducted by Claudio Scimone

  51. Promenade, for piano or orchestra (arrangement of "Walking the Dog" from Shall we Dance, film)
    Composed by George Gershwin
    Performed by Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas

  52. Sonata for cello & piano No. 5 in D major, Op. 102/2 3. Allegro fugato
    Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
    with Emanuel Ax, Yo-Yo Ma

  53. Turangalîla-symphonie, for piano, ondes martenot & orchestra, I/29 7. Turangalîla II
    Composed by Olivier Messiaen
    Performed by London Philharmonia Orchestra
    with Tristan Murail
    Conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen

  54. Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25 4. Rondo alla Zingarese. Presto
    Composed by Johannes Brahms
    with Emanuel Ax, Isaac Stern, Jaime Laredo, Yo-Yo Ma

  55. Mazurka for piano No. 35 in C minor, Op. 56/3, CT. 85
    Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
    with Vladimir Horowitz

  56. String Quartet in D minor ("Voces Intimae"), Op. 56 2. Vivace
    Composed by Jean Sibelius

  57. La fanciulla del West (The Girl of the Golden West), opera Ch'ella mi creda libero e lontano
    Composed by Giacomo Puccini
    Performed by La Scala Theater Orchestra
    with Placido Domingo
    Conducted by Lorin Maazel

  58. Star Wars [AKA "Episode IV - A New Hope"], film score Main Theme
    Composed by John Williams
    Performed by Skywalker Symphony Orchestra
    Conducted by John Williams

  59. Double Mandolin Concerto, for 2 mandolins, strings & continuo in G major, RV 532 Andante
    Composed by Antonio Vivaldi
    with Bobby McFerrin, Yo-Yo Ma

  60. Salut d'amour, for violin & piano, Op. 12
    Composed by Edward Elgar
    with Midori (Goto)

  61. Minuet in A major, arrangements (after String Quintet in E major, Op.11/5 [aka Op. 13/5], G. 275)
    Composed by Luigi Boccherini
    with Bobby McFerrin, St. Paul Chamber Orchestra

  62. Bagatelle for piano in A minor ("Für Elise"), WoO 59
    Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
    with Murray Perahia

  63. Appalachia Waltz, for solo cello
    Composed by Mark O'Connor
    with Mark O'Connor, Edgar Meyer, Yo-Yo Ma

  64. Rhapsody in Blue, for piano & jazz band Opening Section
    Composed by George Gershwin
    with Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, Marcus Roberts, Orchestra of [members of] St. Luke's
    Conducted by Robert Sadin

  65. Sense & Sensibility, film score All the Delights of the Season
    Composed by Patrick Doyle
    Conducted by Robert Ziegler

  66. Sense & Sensibility, film score Steam Engine
    Composed by Patrick Doyle
    Conducted by Robert Ziegler

  67. Summon the Heroes
    Composed by John Williams
    Performed by Boston Pops Orchestra
    Conducted by John Williams

  68. Suite for solo cello No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007 Prelude
    Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
    with Yo-Yo Ma

  69. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b Brünnhilde's Battle Cry
    Composed by Richard Wagner
    Performed by Covent Garden Royal Opera House Chorus and Orchestra
    with Jane Eaglen

  70. Sonata for keyboard in A major, K. 537 (L. 293)
    Composed by Domenico Scarlatti
    with Murray Perahia

  71. Psycho: A Suite for Strings Suite for Strings: The Murder
    Composed by Bernard Herrmann
    Performed by Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen

  72. The Flight of the Bumble Bee, musical picture for orchestra (from The Tale of Tsar Saltan)
    Composed by Nikolay Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov
    with Arcadi Volodos

  73. Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006 Prelude
    Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
    with Hilary Hahn

  74. Libertango, tango
    Composed by Astor Piazzolla
    with Hector Console, Antonio Agri, Leonardo Marconi, Horacio Malvicino, Nestor Marconi, Oscar Castro-Neves, Yo-Yo Ma

  75. Heaven and Hell, crossover cantata Angel (Lust)
    Composed by Joe Jackson
    with Allison Cornell, Mary Rowell, Dawn Upshaw, Suzanne Vega, Sue Hadjopoulos, Joe Jackson

  76. Schindler's List, film score Theme
    Composed by John Williams
    Performed by Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
    with Itzhak Perlman
    Conducted by John Williams

  77. Preludes (3) for piano 1. Allegro ben ritmato e deciso
    Composed by George Gershwin
    with Joshua Bell

  78. Rigoletto, opera La donna è mobile
    Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
    Performed by Welsh National Opera Orchestra
    with Marcelo Alvarez
    Conducted by Carlo Rizzi

  79. Gymnopedie for piano No.3
    Composed by Erik Satie
    with John [guitar] Williams
    Conducted by John Williams

  80. Heaven Earth Mankind (Symphony 1997), symphony for cello, Bianzhong Bells, children's chorus, CD player & orchestra Song of Peace
    Composed by Dun Tan
    Performed by Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra
    with Imperial Bells Ensemble (China), Yo-Yo Ma
    Conducted by Dun Tan


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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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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.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Strange interpretation of "classical", January 16, 2005
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.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars An interesting mix..., May 17, 2002
This is a sampler in the truest meaning of the word. I bought this 4 CD work primarly for two tracks, but also because I was interested to see what else was out there without investing a fortune in CD's I wouldn't like! I was surprised by the wide diversity of music ranging from true classical and jazz to contemporary compositions and interpretations.

While I find some tracks divine (Williams's _Schindler's List_), I find other tracks unsettling (_Beau Soir_ performed by Barbra Streisand). But when you are trying to span 100 years of music, you will (and should) encounter all tastes and styles. Overall, I really enjoy listening to this set. My only regret is that I don't have a CD changer...

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