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Released: July 14, 1994 |
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The Top 100 Masterpieces of Classical Music (Box Set) Track Listing:
Disc 1:
1. Toccata for keyboard in D minor, BWV 913 (BC L144)
2. Canon and gigue, for 3 violins & continuo in D major, T. 337: Canon in D
3. Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048: Allegro
4. Water Music Suite No.2 for orchestra in D major, HWV 349
5. Trumpet Tune ('Cibell') for harpsichord in C major, ZT 678
6. Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: Air
7. Violin Concerto, for violin, strings & continuo in E major ('La Primavera,' The Four Seasons; 'Il cimento' No. 1), Op.8/1, RV 269
8. Adagio, for violin, strings & organ in G minor, T. Mi 26 (composed by Remo Giazotto; not by Albinoni)
9. Mandolin Concerto, for mandolin, strings & continuo in C major, RV 425
10. Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067: Minuet and Badinerie
Disc 2:
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)
6. Flute Concerto, for flute, strings & continuo in G minor ('La Notte'), Op. 10/2, RV 439: 6. Allegro
7. Solomon, oratorio, HWV 67: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
8. Concerto for oboe, strings & continuo in D minor (reconstruction), BWV 1059R: 2nd movement
9. Concerto Grosso in A minor, Op.6/4, HWV 322
10. Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major ('Turkish') K. 219: 2nd movement
Disc 3:
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
6. Don Giovanni, opera, K. 527: Overture
7. Horn Concerto No. 3 in E flat major, K. 447: 2nd movement
8. Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488: 1st movement
9. Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492: March
10. Serenade No. 6 for orchestra in D major ('Serenata Notturna'), K. 239
Disc 4:
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
6. String Quartet No. 62 in C major ('Emperor'), Op. 76/3, H. 3/77: Emporor's Hymn
7. Symphony No. 5 in C minor ('Fate'), Op. 67: 1st movement
8. Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622: 2nd movement
9. Minuet for piano in G major, WoO 10/2
10. Trumpet Concerto in E flat major, H. 7e/1: 3rd movement
Disc 5:
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
6. Der Freischütz, opera, J. 277 (Op. 77): Overture
7. Ellens Gesang III ('Ave Maria'), song for voice & piano, D. 839 (Op. 52/6)
8. Symphony No. 4 in A major ('Italian'), Op. 90: 1st movement
9. Kinderszenen No. 7 ('Träumerei'), for piano, Op. 15/7
10. German Dances (12) for piano (Ländler), D. 790 (Op. posth. 171): German Dance No. 1
Disc 6:
1. A Midsummer Night's Dream, incidental music, Op. 61: Wedding March
2. Liebesträume, notturno for piano No. 3 in A flat major ('O Lieb, so lang du lieben kannst'), S. 541/3 (LW A103/3)
3. Nabucco, opera (Nabucodonosor): Overture
4. Album für die Jugend No. 10 ('Fröhlicher Landmann, von der Arbeit Zurückkehrend') for piano, Op. 68/10
5. Hungarian Rhapsody, for orchestra No. 2 in C sharp minor, S. 359/2 (LW G21/2)
6. Lohengrin, opera, WWV 75: Prelude to Act 3
7. La Traviata, opera: Prelude to Act 1
8. Tannhäuser, opera, WWV 70: Arrival of the Guests at Wartburg
9. Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64: 2nd movement
10. Dichter und Bauer (Poet and Peasant), overture for orchestra
Disc 7:
1. Orphée aux enfers, operetta: Overture
2. Melody in F, instrumental arrangement, Op. 3/1
3. Les Préludes, symphonic poem for orchestra, S. 97 (LW G3)
4. Waltz for piano, 4 hands in A flat major, Op. 39/15
5. La forza del destino, opera: Overture
6. Jeg elsker Dig (I Love but Thee), song for voice & piano, Op. 5/3
7. Prodaná nevesta (The Bartered Bride), overture to the opera
8. Les contes d'Hoffmann, opera in 4 acts: Barcarolle
9. Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka (Chit-Chat Polka), for orchestra, Op. 214 (RV 214)
10. Light Cavalry, overture to the operetta
Disc 8:
1. Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23: 1st movement
2. Wiegenlied ('Guten Abend, gut Nacht'), song for voice & piano, Op. 49/4
3. Vltava (The Moldau), symphonic poem (Má Vlast No. 2), JB 1:112/2
4. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Ride of the Valkyries
5. Peer Gynt Suite for orchestra (or piano or piano, 4 hands) No. 1, Op. 46: Morning
6. Carmen, opera: Les Toréadors
7. Coppélia, ou La fille aux yeux d'émail, ballet: Notturno
8. Slavonic March, for orchestra, Op. 31
9. L' Arlésienne, incidental music for voices & orchestra for the play by Alphonse Daudet: Intermezzo
10. An der schönen, blauen Donau (On the Beautiful, Blue Danube), waltz for orchestra (with chorus ad lib), Op. 314 (RV 314)
Disc 9:
1. Eugene Onegin, opera, Op. 24: Polonaise
2. Symphony No. 9 in E minor ('From the New World'), B. 178 (Op. 95) (first published as No. 5): 2nd movement
3. Nutcracker, ballet, Op. 71: Waltz of the Flowers
4. Capriccio espagnol (Kaprichchio na ispankskiye temï), for orchestra, Op. 34: Alborado
5. Våren (Last Spring), elegiac melody for orchestra (or piano) No. 2, Op. 34/2
6. Slavonic Dance No. 2 for orchestra in E minor, B. 83/2 (Op. 46/2)
7. The Sleeping Beauty, ballet, Op. 66: Introduction
8. Die Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), opera, WWV 86d: Siegfried's Death and Funeral March
9. Songs my mother taught me (Als die alte Mutter), song for voice & piano (Gypsy Melodies), B. 104/4 (Op. 55/4)
10. Kaiser-Walzer (Emperor Waltz), for orchestra, Op. 437 (RV 437)
The Top 100 Masterpieces of Classical Music (Box Set) Reviews:
It is the best collection of classic masterpieces. 
2007-11-29 - I had this collection and lost it in 2000 when moving to a new house. I took me a time to find it but after having it again I can say it is the most valuable selection of classic music, it is truly the 100 top masterpieces and the sound is excellent.
Decent Quality, But a Little Rushed 
2002-09-19 - I have to agree that this is a good collection of music for the money, especially if you are a novice at the Classics like me. Each disc covers a 40 year period with an hour of music and a little bit of history in the cover slip. However, there were some oddities that made me question the quality of this product. First, a few of the songs seemed like the conductor was hurrying them along so the songs on a disc would add up to exactly one hour -- where's the love? I know I'm a novice, but there are just some songs that are so famous that you can pretty easily tell when they are being butchered or compressed. Second, the quality of the product was suspect. Some of the discs looked like they were manufactured in 1990 and some in 1994. The older ones just had the titles on the discs and the newer ones had a screen-printed color change with no information. They couldn't even use the same type of Jewel Case throughout the collection. In total, it's good for beginners and the money, but not much else.
Decent, but not exciting
2002-08-31 - Not bad, but not a perfect as well. The music selection is very questionable for my taste. The performers are not always very suitable for specific masterpieces. It is inherently, just because such mix of names cannot be bad ;). If I will compose such set a lot of forgotten things should take their place.
Decent, but not exciting
2002-08-31 - Not bad, but not a perfect as well. The music selection is very questionable for my taste. The performers are not always very suitable for specific masterpieces. It is inherently, just because such mix of names cannot be bad ;). If I will compose such set a lot of forgotten things should take their place.
Sounds good to me. 
2002-07-25 - Bought this CD to calm and relax myself after a hard days work. CD seems like a great collection to me. It's got a lot of songs that I recognize and some that I don't. It does sooth me a bit after the the many stresses of everyday life.
I'm not really a classical music nut like "Frasier Crane" so I'm not sure how much merit I can bring to the table with this review. But I think it's great..!!!
