Leonard [Box set]

Leonard [Box set]

ASIN: B000001AYL

Track Listings
Disc: 1

1. Campus Boogie

2. Too Beautiful To Cry

3. Smooth Sailin'

4. Fool's Gold

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Disc: 2

1. What Kind Of Sweetheart Are You

2. No Love Have I

3. All Of The Monkeys Ain't In The Zoo

4. That's The Way Love Is

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Disc: 3

1. Amazing Grace

2. The Old Rugged Cross

3. Hearts Don't Break

4. You Belong In My Arms

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Disc: 4

1. If I Could Just Go Back

2. I Got Mine

3. You'd Better Be Nice

4. I Can Do That (& Wanda Collins)

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Disc: 5

1. Big Dummy

2. Shindig In The Barn

3. There's No Girl In My Life Anymore

4. Skinny

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Customer Reviews:

Not Hahn's best work on display.......2006-12-22

While Hilary Hahn lovers will enjoy this, I don't think this box represents her best work from the recording studio. The contents are:
-- Bach's Violin Partitas BWV 1004-1006.
-- Beethoven's Violin Concerto Op. 61 with Zinman/Baltimore Symphony.
-- Bernstein's Serenade "After Plato's Symposium" with same forces.
-- Brahms Violin Concerto Op. 77 with Marriner/ASMF
-- Stravinsky's Violin Concerto in D with same forces.

All these selections have been available individually for some time. They generally received good reviews although the Brahms and Beethoven warhorses compete with the best recordings ever made. I owned both and sold them, not considering them the equal to my favorite versions -- Bell with Norrington (Beethoven) and Kennedy (Brahms). They are not bad and Hahn fans will enjoy them.

The Bach is -- like everything this performer does -- romantically inclined, as is the Stravinsky. You'd have to judge your own taste to determine if a romantic approach will suit you in this music.

It's hard for me to understand why any box of Hilary Hahn's previous recordings would exclude her best one -- the Barber Violin Concerto under which she estblished her name in classical music. Here is musicmaking on the most grand scale -- exquisite, romantic and visionary -- with wonderful support by Hugh Wolff and a chamber orchestra. The recording was also banded with a far less well known piece by a modern composer.

This box is essentially for fans of the violinist that want her big warhorses in their collection and didn't get them when they first came out. That's fine if that's the goal but I don't think these performances compete with the best out there. That would be different if the Barber was included.

Hilary Hahn: Greatest Young Violinist of Our Generation.......2006-03-17

First, let me just clarify what is included in this collection: you get three, factory-sealed CDs in their original packaging: 1) the Bach solo violin music CD 2) the Beethoven/Bernstein CD 3) the Brahms/Stravinsky CD. These three CDs come in their own special box, but they are each exactly as they were in their original release. This alone makes the set worthy from a budget perspective.
When I say "greatest" in the review title, I mean most enjoyable to listen to, virtuosic, and musically gifted. When I say "our generation" I mean of all young violinists on the scene today (that's why I say "young" in the title), not including the great masters of earlier generations (even those still alive). I also do not mean to detract from many other wonderful young violinists, whose names I will not mention, since this is not a contest. There are many capable violinists on the scene today, and they all have unique qualities that they bring to their playing. All are worthy of our listening and all should be blessed with success (if that is possible!). What makes Hilary Hahn stand out, however, is her ability to make music, which might otherwise be unappealing, extremely enjoyable to listen to. She has such a mesmerizingly beautiful and sweet tone to her playing, her intonation is so clear and smooth, and her virtuosity is often jaw-dropping.
Even if you are generally not a fan of the German repertoire, you will still find her recordings of the Beethoven and Brahms concertos very appealing. I have heard various recordings of both of these works, and Hahn's are, by far, the most enjoyable to listen to. You'll never hear a more bravura entry into the first movement, or a more thrilling final movement, of the Brahms concerto than Hahn's. Even Bach, which some people find boring, sounds so sweet and heartening in Hahn's hands, that you will find yourself listening to her Bach recording more than you would have expected. The same goes for the other two concertos, those of Bernstein and Stravinsky (the former "a concerto in all but name", the booklet notes tell us). Even if you generally do not enjoy modernist music (some people call it "scratchy"), you wil undoubtedly enjoy Hahn's exciting and virtuosic renderings of these works, which have never sounded better. In fact, her virtuosity seems to know no bounds; she can play at the fastest tempos imaginable, without missing a note or sounding in the least bit strained. (This quality is perhaps evident even more in recordings not included here, such as the Barber and Shostakovich concertos). She also always manages to have first-rate orchestral accompaniment in all her recordings.
Her playing never sounds "cool" or emotionally distant as some critics have alleged. She simply does not overindulge or wallow in the seriousness of it all, making her recordings vibrant, expressive, and heartfelt, without sounding overblown. We are lucky to have such a gifted violinist in our generation and we can only hope that she will go on to record all the major--and minor--pieces in the violin repertoire, achieving the huge success which she so rightfully deserves.

[Later note: For the sake of consistency, I must add that one other violinist currently on the scene has displayed as remarkable musicianship as Hilary Hahh, and that is Jennifer Frautschi. While this name may not be as instantly recognizable as Hahn's to some people, I highly encourage you to purchase her recordings of the two Prokofiev concertos or either of her other two CDs. She conveys a somewhat different tone than does Hahn, but one that is no less appealing to the listener. As I said above, this is no contest, but I must state that "greatest" is a very strong compliment, and in this case, there is strong competition from Frautschi!]

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Revisiting the Beethoven Piano Concertos
Historic Recordings! A Real Touchstone!
Nothing else compares

Beethoven: Piano Concertos (Box Set)

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Mozart: The Great Piano Concertos, Vol. 1

ASIN: B000002801
Release Date: 1992-08-25

Tracks:

Concerto For Piano & Orchestra No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15: I. Allegro con brio
Concerto For Piano & Orchestra No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15: II. Largo
Concerto For Piano & Orchestra No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15: III. Rondo. Allegro scherzando
Concerto For Piano & Orchestra No. 3 in C Minor, Op.37: I. Allegro con brio
Concerto For Piano & Orchestra No. 3 in C Minor, Op.37: II. Largo
Concerto For Piano & Orchestra No. 3 in C Minor, Op.37: III. Rondo. Allegro

Tracks:

Concerto For Piano And Orchestra No. 2 In B-Flat Major, Op. 19: I Allegro con brio
Concerto For Piano And Orchestra No. 2 In B-Flat Major, Op. 19: II Adagio
Concerto For Piano And Orchestra No. 2 In B-Flat Major, Op. 19: III Rondo. Molto allegro
Concerto For Piano And Orchestra No. 4 In G Major, Op. 58: I Allegro moderato
Concerto For Piano And Orchestra No. 4 In G Major, Op. 58: II Andante con moto
Concerto For Piano And Orchestra No. 4 In G Major, Op. 58: III Rondo. Vivace

Tracks:

Concerto For Piano And Orchestra No. 5 In E-Flat Major, Op. 73 'Emperor': I Allegro
Concerto For Piano And Orchestra No. 5 In E-Flat Major, Op. 73 'Emperor': II Adagio un poco moto
Concerto For Piano And Orchestra No. 5 In E-Flat Major, Op. 73 'Emperor': III Rondo. Allegro
Concerto For Piano, Violin, Violcello And Orchestra In C Major, Op. 56 'Triple Concerto': I Allegro
Concerto For Piano, Violin, Violcello And Orchestra In C Major, Op. 56 'Triple Concerto': II Largo
Concerto For Piano, Violin, Violcello And Orchestra In C Major, Op. 56 'Triple Concerto': III Rondo alla Polacca

Customer Reviews:

Very fine Partnership.......2004-10-09

This is one of the finest examples of the beauty of this music, Szell and Cleveland play like angels with super tone and excellent support of the soloist...to me it does not get better than this!

Very fine!l.......2004-09-17

I have always found Fleischer in his view of Beethoven to be most warm..the wonder of phrasing may not be so close to Arrau who is far more suited to the Beethoven temperment..but the poise is superb with a really great sense of legato in the right hand. Articulation is super however, at times I feel the pedal work blurs a bit of his tone in the mid register. As to the piano I am not sure what it is..but every note is caught which is so important in this cycle. As a back up I reccommend Arrua and Haitink as well!

Revisiting the Beethoven Piano Concertos.......2004-06-08

Beethoven's fourth and fifth piano concertos were among the first works I heard and loved in getting to know music too many years ago. The remaining three piano concertos did not lag far behind. I enjoyed greatly having the opportunity to listen closely again to each of the Beethoven piano concertos in this outstanding collaboration between George Szell and the Cleveland Orchestra and pianist Leon Fleisher. This set was originally recorded in the early 1960s. The performances of the orchestra and pianist are driven and passionate. There is no better introduction to this music for those listeners new to the Beethoven concertos. In addition this box set is available at a low price.

As a young man in Vienna, Beethoven first tried to make his way as a performer with a virtuosic and improvisatory piano technique. With the exception of the "Emperor" Concerto, Beethoven wrote these works to perform himself in order to display his prodigous command of the keyboard.

The first two piano concertos are early works showing Beethoven heavily under the influence of Mozart, the master of the classical piano concerto. The concerto no. 2 in B-flat major, opus 19, was the first of the pair and is one of the earliest of Beethoven's major orchestral compositions. Its early versions probably were composed before Beethoven moved to Vienna, and it was revised repeatedly thereafter. Beethoven completed the work in 1798, and premiered it in Vienna and Prague. It is the most Mozartean of Beethoven's compositions, and Beethoven in later years expressed some dissatisfaction with it. It will still delight the listener.

The first concerto, in C major, opus 15 has substantially more snap and drama than the earlier concerto. It also features a highly difficult and virtuosic cadenza that Beethoven composed for this score at a later time. Beethoven completed this concerto in 1800. It features a song-like, trilling slow movement, a march-like opening movement, and a virtuosic rondo finale.

Over the years, Beethoven's third piano concerto in c-minor, opus 37 has grown the most on me. This work is modeled on Mozart's c-minor piano concerto, but it represents a distinct break from the first and second concertos. The work stands literally on the edge between Beethoven's first and second periods of composition. The work begins with a long, dark orchestral introduction. The piano writing is virtuosic and by turns angry and dramatic and lyrical. The second movement of the concerto is in a major key remote from c minor. It is intense and lyrical featuring a flowing theme in the cellos together with the piano. The third movement is a skipping dance which breaks into an exultant presto at the end. This work has some rough edges when compared to Mozart's but it is an undoubted masterpiece in its own right. Beethoven first performed this concerto in 1803 at a concert which also included the Second Symphony and the oratorio, Christ on the Mount of Olives.

The fourth concerto in G major, opus 58, represents a distinct stylistic break. The work opens with a short, meditative statement of the theme in the solo piano, followed by the orchestral exposition which opens in a remote key. The work is mostly quiet and lyrical and features great interplay between the piano and the orchestra. This is highlighted in the slow movement which consists of a dialogue between a brusque orchestra and a pleading soloist -- with the two never playing together. The work was completed in 1805, and Beethoven performed it in 1808.

Beethoven's final piano concerto, which has become almost the prototype of the piano concerto, is the famous "Emperor" in E-flat major opus 73. This work, together with Beethoven's "Eroica" symphony also in E-flat major virtually define Beethoven's "heroic" period for many listeners. This is a flamboyant work which opens with crashing chords and brilliant piano arpeggios a and includes crashing chords and difficult double octaves in its development section. The work also unites the solo part with the orchestra to make the work one of large, symphonic proportions. There are some modern listeners who feel uncomfortable with music of this sweep and grandeur. In his recent book "Beethoven: the Music and the Life" (2003), Lewis Lockwood commented on this tendency (page 251):

"To [t]his pessimism there is no final response except that provided by listeners and musicians who seem to arise in every new generation and regard works such as the Eroica and the 'Emperor' Concerto as among their most significan personal experiences. Listeners accept them not as antiquated expressions of a political idealism that has been cruelly banished by history, but as evocations of the human possibilities that might be realized in a better world."

This collection also included Beethoven's "Triple" concerto in C major for piano, violing, and cello, opus 56 performed by Eugene Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orchestra with Eugene Istomin, piano, Issac Stern, violin, and Leonard Rose, cello. The cello has the largest solo role in this work and is highly difficult to play. The piano solo was composed for a musical amateur. The Triple Concerto has had its critics over the years. I enjoy it. The music is laid-back and diffuse and does not show the same level of inspiration as do the piano concertos.

This box set is the ideal way to get to know, or to revisit, Beethoven's piano concertos. The new listener will cherish these works over the years. This disk will encourage the listeners to explore and love this music and related art music.

Historic Recordings! A Real Touchstone!.......2003-08-18

Going on 40 years since they were recorded, Leon Fleisher's collaborations with George Szell and the Cleveland Orchestra on
some of the greatest of all piano concerti, have gained legendary status among lovers of classical music... and for good
reason. This collection of the complete Beethoven cycle gives
ample proof of why this is so.
George Szell was one of the greatest of all 20th century conductors. Unfortunately, with the passing of time he has also
become one of the most overlooked. Like Toscanini and Solti, Szell was one of the last of the great Apollonarian conductors,
whose goal it was to: "Play what is written, AS it is written."
Toscanini and Solti both posessed an uncanny talent for getting
their ensembles to play "over their heads" and transcend their
individual and collective limitations. What Szell posessed was
a better ORCHESTRA. By the time of these reccordings, Szell had
built the Cleveland Orchestra into the finest in America at that
time, and one of the very finest in the world.
In Leon Fleisher, Szell found the perfect, like-minded collaborator.
These are probably the most disciplined and rigorous recordings of these great masterworks you will ever hear. In revisiting these familiar scores, Fleisher and Szell set out to discover NOT was unique or new or interesting to them, but rather what
BEETHOVEN put into them. The result is to give the listener something of invaluable beauty: the closest thing to Beethoven's
intent as is humanly possible. This is not to say these performances lack passion, intensity and emotion. Far from it!
But the passion, intensity and emotion here are simply what the music requires, nothing more. What these recordings communicate
primarily and with greatest impact is the GENIUS of Beethoven.
Only later does one become aware of the genius of the artists, in their willingness to sublimate their egos in pursuit of that goal.
There are any number of simply superb performances of these works by some of the most astounding pianists of all time, from
Josef Hoffman to Glenn Gould to Martha Argerich. All of them have their special virtues and their special pleasures. But THESE are the recordings you will compare all others to. They will form a permanent point of reference in their sobriety, their probity, their complete lack of affectation, and, ultimately, their GENIUS.

Nothing else compares.......2003-01-04

I owned the recording of Piano Concert No. 5 (Emperor) on CBS tape, way back when in the 70's, and bought it again on cassette tape when the first one wore out. Then the 2nd tape wore out, and I could not find it anywhere. I had to do without for like 15 years until not too long ago, doing a search on the web, discovered that it had been reproduced on CD and owned now by Sony. I was elated to get it again.

I have listened to many artists' rendition of the Emperor and they all stink, by comparison. Fleisher's playing, along with this orchestra is nothing short of perfection!

His playing skill was phenomenal. Other artists play the piano too slowly, and miss so much of the character of the piece, because many passages need "effect" that Fleisher brings out in his performance. I cry sometimes listening to this, because of how excellent it is.

Tracks:

Nabucco: Sinf - Arturo Toscanini/Orch Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano
Nabucco: Act III: Va Pensiero Sull'ali Dorate - Arturo Toscanini/Orch Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano
Rigoletto: Ella Mi Fu Rapita - Arturo Toscanini/NBC SO
Rigoletto: Cortigiani, Vil Razza - Arturo Toscanini/NBC SO
Rigoletto: La Donna E Mobile - Arturo Toscanini/NBC SO
Rigoletto: Act Three (Complete) - Arturo Toscanini/NBC SO

Tracks:

La Traviata: Addio Del Passato - Arturo Toscanini/Orch Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano
I Vespri Siciliani: Sinf - Arturo Toscanini/Orch Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano
La Forza Del Destino: Opr Closing Scene - Arturo Toscanini/Orch Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano
Don Carlo: Ella Giammai M Amo - Arturo Toscanini/Orch Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano
Aida: Celeste Aida - Arturo Toscanini/Orch Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano
Aida: Nume Custode E Vindice - Arturo Toscanini/Orch Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano
Aida: Ritorna Vincitor - Arturo Toscanini/New York PO
Falstaff: L'onore - Arturo Toscanini/Orch Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano
Quattro Pezzi Sacri: Te Deum - Arturo Toscanini/Orch Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano

Tracks:

Tannhauser: Ov, Tristan Und Isolde - Arturo Toscanini/NBC SO
Tannhauser: Prld And Liebestod - Arturo Toscanini/NBC SO
Die Walkure: Ride Of The Walkyries - Arturo Toscanini/NBC SO
Die Walkure: Act 1, Scene 3: Ein Schwert Verhiess Mir Der Vater - Arturo Toscanini/NBC SO
Die Walkure: Act 1, Scene 3: Der Manner Sippe - Arturo Toscanini/NBC SO
Die Walkure: Act 1, Scene 3: Wintersturme Wichen - Arturo Toscanini/NBC SO
Die Walkure: Act 1, Scene 3: Du Bist Der Lenz - Arturo Toscanini/NBC SO
Die Walkure: Act 1, Scene 3: Ein Minnetraum - Arturo Toscanini/NBC SO
Die Walkure: Act 1, Scene 3: Siegmund Heiss Ich - Arturo Toscanini/NBC SO

Tracks:

Die Gotterdammerung: Dawn And Siegried's Rhine Journey - Arturo Toscanini/NBC SO
Die Gotterdammerung: Zu Neuen Taten - Arturo Toscanini/NBC SO
Die Gotterdammerung: Willst Du Mir Minne Schenken - Arturo Toscanini/NBC SO
Die Gotterdammerung: O Heilige Gotter - Arturo Toscanini/NBC SO
Die Gotterdammerung: Siegfried's Funeral Music - Arturo Toscanini/NBC SO
Die Gotterdammerung: Starke Scheite Schichtet Mir Dort - Arturo Toscanini/NBC SO
Die Gotterdammerung: Wie Sonne Lauter Strahlt Mir Sein Licht - Arturo Toscanini/NBC SO
Die Gotterdammerung: Mein Erbe Nun Nehm' Ich Zu Eigen - Arturo Toscanini/NBC SO
Die Gotterdammerung: Fliegt Heim Ihr Raben! - Arturo Toscanini/NBC SO
Die Gotterdammerung: Grane, Meine Ross, Sei Mir Gegrusst - Arturo Toscanini/NBC SO

Tracks:

Sym No.101 in D 'The Clock': I. Adagio. Presto - Arturo Toscanini/Phil SO Of New York
Sym No.101 in D 'The Clock': II. Andante - Arturo Toscanini/Phil SO Of New York
Sym No.101 in D 'The Clock': III. Menuett. Allegro - Arturo Toscanini/Phil SO Of New York
Sym No.101 in D 'The Clock': IV. Finale. Vivace - Arturo Toscanini/Phil SO Of New York
Sym No.35 in D, KV 385 'Haffner': I. Allegro Con Spirito - Arturo Toscanini/Phil SO Of New York
Sym No.35 in D, KV 385 'Haffner': II. Andante - Arturo Toscanini/Phil SO Of New York
Sym No.35 in D, KV 385 'Haffner': III. Menuetto. Trio - Arturo Toscanini/Phil SO Of New York
Sym No.35 in D, KV 385 'Haffner': IV. Finale. Presto - Arturo Toscanini/Phil SO Of New York
Vars On A Theme By Haydn, Op.56a - Arturo Toscanini/Phil SO Of New York

Tracks:

Con in C, Op.56: I. Allegro - Arturo Toscanini/New York PO
Con in C, Op.56: II. Largo - Arturo Toscanini/New York PO
Con in C, Op.56: III. Rondo Alla Polacca - Arturo Toscanini/New York PO
Con in b, Op.104: I. Allegro - Arturo Toscanini/NBC SO
Con in b, Op.104: II. Adagio Ma Non Troppo - Arturo Toscanini/NBC SO
Con in b, Op.104: III. Finale. Allegro Moderato - Arturo Toscanini/NBC SO

Tracks:

Sym No.4 in B flat, Op.60: I. Adagio. Allegro Vivace - Arturo Toscanini/BBC SO
Sym No.4 in B flat, Op.60: II. Adagio - Arturo Toscanini/BBC SO
Sym No.4 in B flat, Op.60: III. Menuetto. Allegro Vivace. Trio - Arturo Toscanini/BBC SO
Sym No.4 in B flat, Op.60: IV. Allegro Ma Non Troppo - Arturo Toscanini/BBC SO
Sym No.7 in A, Op.92: I. Poco Sostenuto. Vivace - Arturo Toscanini/BBC SO
Sym No.7 in A, Op.92: II. Allegretto - Arturo Toscanini/BBC SO
Sym No.7 in A, Op.92: III. Presto - Arturo Toscanini/BBC SO
Sym No.7 in A, Op.92: IV. Allegro Con Brio - Arturo Toscanini/BBC SO
The Creatures Of Prometheus, Op.43: Ov - Arturo Toscanini/BBC SO

Tracks:

Missa Solemnis, Op.123: Kyrie - Westminster Chor
Missa Solemnis, Op.123: Gloria - Westminster Chor
Missa Solemnis, Op.123: Credo - Westminster Chor
Missa Solemnis, Op.123: Sanctus - Westminster Chor
Missa Solemnis, Op.123: Agnus Dei - Westminster Chor

Tracks:

La Gazza Ladra: Sinf - Orch del Teatro alla Scala di Milano/Arturo Toscanini
La Gazza Ladra: Act III: Mose In Egitto. Dal Tuo Stellato Soglio - Chor Del Teatro Alla Scala di Milano
La Gazza Ladra: Act I: Guglioelmo Tell/Bridal Chor: Cinto Il Crine - Chor Del Teatro Alla Scala di Milano
La Gazza Ladra: Act II: Pas De Six - Chor Del Teatro Alla Scala di Milano
La Gazza Ladra: Act III: Soldier's March - Orch del Teatro alla Scala di Milano/Arturo Toscanini
Don Pasquale: Sinf - Arturo Toscanini/Orch Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano
Lucia Di Lammermoor: Regnava Nel Silenzio - Arturo Toscanini/Orch Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano
Lucia Di Lammermoor: Cruda, Funestra Smania - Arturo Toscanini/Orch Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano
Manon Lescaut: Act III: Intermezzo - Arturo Toscanini/Orch Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano
Manon Lescaut: Act III: Ansia Eterna, Crudel! - Arturo Toscanini/Orch Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano
Manon Lescaut: Act III: Manon!...Des Grieux! - Arturo Toscanini/Orch Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano
Manon Lescaut: Act III: All'armi! All'armi! - Arturo Toscanini/Orch Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano
Manon Lescaut: Act III: Presto In Fila Marciate! - Arturo Toscanini/Orch Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano
Madame Butterfly: Un Bel Di Vedremo - Arturo Toscanini/Orch Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano

Tracks:

Danse Macabre - Arturo Toscanini/New York PO
Prld A L'apres Midi D'un Faune - Arturo Toscanini/New York PO
La Mer: I. De L'aube A Midi Sur La Mer - Arturo Toscanini/New York PO
La Mer: II. Jeux De Vagues - Arturo Toscanini/New York PO
La Mer: III. Dialogue Du Vent Et De La Mer - Arturo Toscanini/BBC SO
Bolero - Arturo Toscanini/NBC SO

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A Life in Music, Box 1 (Box Set)

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A Life in Music, Box 3 (Box Set)

ASIN: B000002B6Q
Release Date: 1995-05-16

Tracks:

Concerto For Violin, Strings And Continuo In E Major, Op.8 No.1, RV 269 'La primavera': I. Allegro
Concerto For Violin, Strings And Continuo In E Major, Op.8 No.1, RV 269 'La primavera': II. Largo
Concerto For Violin, Strings And Continuo In E Major, Op.8 No.1, RV 269 'La primavera': III. Allegro
Concerto For Violin, Strings And Continuo In G Minor, Op.8 No.2, RV 315 'L'estate': I. Allegro non molto
Concerto For Violin, Strings And Continuo In G Minor, Op.8 No.2, RV 315 'L'estate': II. Adagio
Concerto For Violin, Strings And Continuo In G Minor, Op.8 No.2, RV 315 'L'estate': III. Presto
Concerto For Violin, Strings And Continuo In G Minor, Op.8 No.3, RV 293 'L'autunno': I. Allegro
Concerto For Violin, Strings And Continuo In G Minor, Op.8 No.3, RV 293 'L'autunno': II. Adagio molto
Concerto For Violin, Strings And Continuo In G Minor, Op.8 No.3, RV 293 'L'autunno': III. Allegro
Concerto For Violin, Strings And Continuo In G Minor, Op.8 No.4, RV 297 'L'inverno': I. Allegro non molto
Concerto For Violin, Strings And Continuo In G Minor, Op.8 No.4, RV 297 'L'inverno': II. Largo
Concerto For Violin, Strings And Continuo In G Minor, Op.8 No.4, RV 297 'L'inverno': III. Allegro
Concerto For Two Violins, Strings And Continuo In G Major, RV 516: I. Allegro molto
Concerto For Two Violins, Strings And Continuo In G Major, RV 516: II. Andante
Concerto For Two Violins, Strings And Continuo In G Major, RV 516: III. Allegro
Concerto For Two Violins, Strings And Continuo In B-Flat Major, RV 524: I. Allegro
Concerto For Two Violins, Strings And Continuo In B-Flat Major, RV 524: II. Andante
Concerto For Two Violins, Strings And Continuo In B-Flat Major, RV 524: III. Allegro
Concerto For Three Violins, Strings And Continuo In F Major, RV 551: I. Allegro
Concerto For Three Violins, Strings And Continuo In F Major, RV 551: II. Andante
Concerto For Three Violins, Strings And Continuo In F Major, RV 551: III. Allegro

Tracks:

Concerto For String Orchestra In A Minor, Op.3 No.8 RV522: I. Allegro - Vivaldi
Concerto For String Orchestra In A Minor, Op.3 No.8 RV522: II. Larghetto e spiritoso - Vivaldi
Concerto For String Orchestra In A Minor, Op.3 No.8 RV522: III. Allegro - Vivaldi
Concerto For Two Violins, Strings And Continuo In D Minor, RV 514: I. Allegro non molto - Vivaldi
Concerto For Two Violins, Strings And Continuo In D Minor, RV 514: II. Adagio - Vivaldi
Concerto For Two Violins, Strings And Continuo In D Minor, RV 514: III. Allegro molto - Vivaldi
Concerto For Two Violins, Strings And Continuo In G Minor, RV 517: I. Allegro - Vivaldi
Concerto For Two Violins, Strings And Continuo In G Minor, RV 517: II. Andante - Vivaldi
Concerto For Two Violins, Strings And Continuo In G Minor, RV 517: III. [-] - Vivaldi
Concerto For Two Violins, Strings And Continuo In C Minor, RV 509: I. Allegro ma poco e cantabile - Vivaldi
Concerto For Two Violins, Strings And Continuo In C Minor, RV 509: II. Andante molto - Vivaldi
Concerto For Two Violins, Strings And Continuo In C Minor, RV 509: III. Allegro - Vivaldi
Concerto For Two Violins And Strings In D Major, RV 512: I. Allegro molto - Vivaldi
Concerto For Two Violins And Strings In D Major, RV 512: II. Largo - Vivaldi
Concerto For Two Violins And Strings In D Major, RV 512: III. Allegro - Vivaldi
Sinfonia Concertante For Violin, Viola And Orchestra In D Major: I. Allegro - Vivaldi
Sinfonia Concertante For Violin, Viola And Orchestra In D Major: II. Romance - Vivaldi
Sinfonia Concertante For Violin, Viola And Orchestra In D Major: III. Rondeau - Vivaldi

Tracks:

Concerto For Violin And Orchestra In A Minor, BWV 1041: I. [ - ]
Concerto For Violin And Orchestra In A Minor, BWV 1041: II. Andante
Concerto For Violin And Orchestra In A Minor, BWV 1041: III. Allegro assai
Concerto For Violin And Orchestra In E Major, BWV 1042: I. Allegro
Concerto For Violin And Orchestra In E Major, BWV 1042: II. Adagio
Concerto For Violin And Orchestra In E Major, BWV 1042: III. Allegro assai
Concerto For Two Violins And Orchestra In D Minor, BWV 1043: I. Vivace - Itzhak Perlman
Concerto For Two Violins And Orchestra In D Minor, BWV 1043: II. Largo, ma non tanto - Itzhak Perlman
Concerto For Two Violins And Orchestra In D Minor, BWV 1043: III. Allegro - Itzhak Perlman
Concerto For Oboe, Violin, And Orchestra In C Minor, BWV 1060: I. Allegro - Leonard Bernstein
Concerto For Oboe, Violin, And Orchestra In C Minor, BWV 1060: II. Adagio - Leonard Bernstein
Concerto For Oboe, Violin, And Orchestra In C Minor, BWV 1060: III. Allegro - Leonard Bernstein

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Concerto For Violin And Orchestra No. 1 In B-Flat Major, K.207: Allegro moderato - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Concerto For Violin And Orchestra No. 1 In B-Flat Major, K.207: Adagio - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Concerto For Violin And Orchestra No. 1 In B-Flat Major, K.207: Presto - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Concerto For Violin And Orchestra No.2 In D Major, K. 211: Allegro moderato - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Concerto For Violin And Orchestra No.2 In D Major, K. 211: Andante - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Concerto For Violin And Orchestra No.2 In D Major, K. 211: Rondeau. Allegro - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Concerto For Violin And Orchestra No. 3 In G Major, K. 216: Allegro
Concerto For Violin And Orchestra No. 3 In G Major, K. 216: Adagio
Concerto For Violin And Orchestra No. 3 In G Major, K. 216: Rondeau. Allegro

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Concerto For Violin And Orchestra No.4 In D Major, K. 218: Allegro
Concerto For Violin And Orchestra No.4 In D Major, K. 218: Andante cantabile
Concerto For Violin And Orchestra No.4 In D Major, K. 218: Rondeau. Andante grazioso
Concerto For Violin And Orchestra No.5 In A Major, K. 219: Allegro aperto
Concerto For Violin And Orchestra No.5 In A Major, K. 219: Adagio
Concerto For Violin And Orchestra No.5 In A Major, K. 219: Rondeau. Tempo di menuetto
Adagio For Violin And Orchestra In E Major, K. 261
Rondo For Violin And Orchestra In C Major, K. 373

Tracks:

Concertone For Two Violins And Orchestra In C Major, K. 190: Allegro spiritoso - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Concertone For Two Violins And Orchestra In C Major, K. 190: Andantino grazioso - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Concertone For Two Violins And Orchestra In C Major, K. 190: Tempo di menuetto. Vivace - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Sinfonia Concertante For Violin, Viola And Orchestra In E-Flat Major, K. 364: Allegro maestoso - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Sinfonia Concertante For Violin, Viola And Orchestra In E-Flat Major, K. 364: Andante - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Sinfonia Concertante For Violin, Viola And Orchestra In E-Flat Major, K. 364: Presto - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

Tracks:

Concerto For Violin And Orchestra In D Major, Op. 61: I. Allegro ma non troppo
Concerto For Violin And Orchestra In D Major, Op. 61: II. Larghetto
Concerto For Violin And Orchestra In D Major, Op. 61: III. Rondo. Allegro
Concerto For Violin, Cello And Orchestra In A Minor, Op.102: I. Allegro
Concerto For Violin, Cello And Orchestra In A Minor, Op.102: II. Andante
Concerto For Violin, Cello And Orchestra In A Minor, Op.102: III. Vivace non troppo

Tracks:

Concerto For Violin And Orchestra In D Major, Op. 77: I. Allegro non troppo
Concerto For Violin And Orchestra In D Major, Op. 77: II. Adgio
Concerto For Violin And Orchestra In D Major, Op. 77: III. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace
Concerto For Violin, Cello, Piano And Orchestra In C Major, Op.56: I. Allegro
Concerto For Violin, Cello, Piano And Orchestra In C Major, Op.56: II. Largo
Concerto For Violin, Cello, Piano And Orchestra In C Major, Op.56: III. Rondo alla polacca

Tracks:

Concerto For Violin And Orchestra In E Minor, Op. 64: I. Allegro molto appassionato
Concerto For Violin And Orchestra In E Minor, Op. 64: II. Andante
Concerto For Violin And Orchestra In E Minor, Op. 64: III. Allegretto ma non troppo - Allegro molto vivace
Concerto For Violin And Orchestra In A Minor, Op. 53: I. Allegro ma non toppo
Concerto For Violin And Orchestra In A Minor, Op. 53: II. Adagio ma non troppo
Concerto For Violin And Orchestra In A Minor, Op. 53: III. Finale. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo
Romance For Violin And Orchestra In F Minor, Op. 11

Tracks:

Concerto For Violin And Orchestra In D Major, Op. 35: I. Allegro moderato
Concerto For Violin And Orchestra In D Major, Op. 35: II. Conzonetta. Andante
Concerto For Violin And Orchestra In D Major, Op. 35: III. Finale. Allegro vivacissimo
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D minor, op. 47: I. Allegro moderato
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D minor, op. 47: II. Adagio di molto
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D minor, op. 47: III. Allegro, ma non tanto

Tracks:

Concerto For Violin And Orchestra No.2 In D Minor, Op. 22: I. Allegro moderato
Concerto For Violin And Orchestra No.2 In D Minor, Op. 22: II. Romance. Andante non troppo
Concerto For Violin And Orchestra No.2 In D Minor, Op. 22: III. Allegro con fuoco - Allegro moderato (a la Zingara)
Concerto For Violin And Orchestra No. 1 In G Minor, Op. 26: I. Vorspiel. Allegro moderato
Concerto For Violin And Orchestra No. 1 In G Minor, Op. 26: II. Adagio
Concerto For Violin And Orchestra No. 1 In G Minor, Op. 26: III. Finale. Allegro energico
Souvenir d'un lieu cher, Op. 42, No. 1: 'Meditation'
Serenade melancolique For Violin And Orchestra In B-Flat Minor, Op. 26

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The 20th Century Maestros (Box Set)

Manufacturer: History
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Dances | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music

Waltzes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music

Improvisation | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music

Modern & 20th Century | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music

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Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

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French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Passions | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Tracks:

Allegramente - Bernstein
Adagio Assai - Bernstein
Presto - Bernstein
Prophecy - Bernstein
Profanation - Bernstein
Lamentation - Bernstein
Solo - Bernstein
Pas De Deux - Bernstein
Pas De Trois - Bernstein
Coda - Bernstein
Allegro Con Brio - Kubelik
Adagio - Kubelik
Allegretto Grazioso - Kubelik
Allegro Ma Non Troppo - Kubelik
The Moldau - Smetana
Hakon Jarl - Smetana
Molto Allegro - Von Karajan
Andante - Von Karajan
Menuetto Allegretto - Von Karajan
Presto - Von Karajan
Adagio - Von Karajan
Allegro Con Grazia - Von Karajan
Allegro Molto Vivace - Von Karajan
Finale Adagio Lamentoso Andante - Von Karajan
Allegro Non Troppo - Celibidache
Andante Moderato - Celibidache
Allegro Giocosco - Cilibidache
Allegro Energico - Celibidache
Overture - Celibidache
March - Celibidache
Variations - Celibidache
Trepak - Celibidache
Danse Arabe - Celibidache
Danse Chinose - Celibidache
Danse De Mirlitons - Celibidache
Valse Des Fleurs - Celibidache
Largo E Maestoso - Dorati
Lento - Dorati
Andantino Quasi Allegretto - Dorati
Allegro Molto - Dorati
Allegro Molto Moderato - Dorati
Adagio - Dorati
Allegro Moderato Molto E Marcato - Dorati
Andante Allegro Con Anima - Fricsay
Andante Cantabile Con Alcuna Licenza - Fricsay
Valse Allegro Moderato - Fricsay
Finale Andante Maestoso - Fricsay
Rosen Aus Dem Suden - Fricsay
Wiener Blut - Fricsay
Un Poco Sostenuto Allegro - Bohm
Andante Sostenuto - Bohm
Un Poco Allegretto E Grazioso - Bohm
Adagio Piu Andante Allegro Ma Non Troppo Ma Con Brio - Bohm
Overture Der Fliegende Hollander - Bohm
Ouvertue Le Nozze Di Fiigaro - Bohm
Allegro Moderato - Jochum
Allegro Sehr Feierlich Und Sehr Langsam - Jochum
Scherzo Bewegt - Jochum
Finale Bewegt Doch Nicht Zu Schnell - Jochum
Allegro Affetuoso - Steinberg
Intermezzo Andantino Grazioso - Steinberg
Allegro Vivace - Steinberg
Allegro Moderato - Steinberg
Canzonetta (Andante) - Steinberg
Finale Allegro Vivacissimo - Steinberg
Allegro Brillante E Molto Vivace - Kondrashin
Andante Non Troppo - Kondrashin
Allegro Con Fuoco - Kondrashin
Allegro Man Non Troppo - Kondrashin
Adagio Ma Non Troppo - Kondrashin
Finale Allegro Giocoso Ma Non Troppo - Kondrashin
Komm SuBer Tod BWV 478 - Stokowski
Adagio (From Taccata) Adagio And Fugue In C - Stokowski
Mein Jesu Was Fur Ein Seelenweh Bwv 487 - Stokowski
Es Ist Vollbracht - Stokowski
A Night On The Bare Mountain - Stokowski
Romeo And Juliet Fantasy Overture - Stokowski
Tanz Der Sieben Schleier - Stokowski
No 1 - Stokowski
No 3 - Stokowski
Allegro Ma Non Troppo - Ormandy
Intermezzo Adagio - Ormandy
Finale Alle Breve - Ormandy
Andante Ma Non Troppo Allegro Energico - Ormandy
Andante - Ormandy
Scherzo Allegro - Ormandy
Finale Quasi Una Fantasia - Ormandy
Adagio Allegro Molto - Szell
Largo - Szell
Molto Vivace - Szell
Allegro Con Fuoco - Szell
Allegro Non Troppo - Szell
Scherzando - Szell
Andante - Szell
Rondo - Szell
An Der Schonen Blauen Donau - Szell
Allegro Maestoso - Barbirolli
Romance Larghetto - Barbirolli
Rondo Vivace - Barbirolli

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German digitally remastered box-set features one disc apiece from some of the 20th century's greatest composers including, Arturo Toscanini, Leopold Stokowski, Herbert Von Karajan, Leonard Bernstein, Otto Klemperer, Eugene Ormandy & many more. 20 slimline

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Flute Concertos [Box Set]

Manufacturer: Brilliant Classics
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music

Classical | Box Sets | Stores | Music
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Reinecke: Harp Concerto: Flute Concerto

ASIN: B00005TS0U
Release Date: 2001-11-13

The Americans: Complete Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon

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Very Good To Memorable Recordings of Bernstein's American Composer Recordings

The Americans: Complete Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon

Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Ballets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music

Preludes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music

Modern & 20th Century | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Deutsche Grammophon: Music | Specialty Stores | Music
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Leonard Bernstein Conducts Sibelius (Collectors Edition)
Stravinsky, Shostakovich: Bernstein's Complete Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon
Leonard Bernstein Conducts Haydn (Collectors Edition)
Mahler: The Complete Symphonies
Leonard Bernstein Conducts Brahms (Collectors Edition)

ASIN: B0001WGDXU
Release Date: 2004-05-11

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Very Good To Memorable Recordings of Bernstein's American Composer Recordings.......2007-07-01

This is yet another superb box set of Bernstein's Deutsche Grammophon recordings, emphasizing his strong affinity and interest in the work of such great American composers like Charles Ives, Aaron Copland and William Schuman. The best recordings are those with The New York Philharmonic of Charles Ives's orchestral works and Aaron Copland's Third Symphony, "Quiet City" suite for horn and strings, and the El Salon de Mexico ballet suite. But I also admire Bernstein's recordings with the Los Angeles Philharmonic of Gershwin's great classical/jazz orchestral works like "Rhapsody in Blue" and "An American in Paris", and the recordings of several other Copland scores, most notably, "Appalachian Spring". Like virtually all of the other recordings in Deutsche Grammophon's "Collector's Edition" series of Leonard Bernstein, these were recorded by Deutsche Grammophon in the 1980s, often during live concert performances held in Los Angeles, Tel Aviv, and New York City (Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall). While some may prefer Bernstein's classic recordings of Copland and Ives for CBS Masterworks (now Sony) in the late 1950s and 1960s, these have the benefit of being digital recordings made by Deutsche Grammophon's then state-0f-the-art recording processes. Without question, anyone who is a fan of Copland's, Gershwin's or Ives' scores and of Leonard Bernstein will surely cherish this fine 6 CD box set.

The Wonderful World of Classical Music (Box Set)

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The Wonderful World of Classical Music (Box Set)

Manufacturer: Delta
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Quartets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

Preludes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

Scherzo | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music

Modern & 20th Century | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music

Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Russian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Oratorios | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Cantatas | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Masses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Motets | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Musical Theater | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Requiems | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
ASIN: B00005YKWJ
Release Date: 2000-07-10

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