Reader's Digest
Reader's Digest - 250 Years of Great Music From Bach to Bernstein (1992-05-03)
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250 Years of Great Music From Bach to Bernstein (1992-05-03) (4 CD Boxed Set)
By Reader's Digest
Very Good Condition
GREAT VALUE FOR A HUGE 4 CD COLLECTION!
A Review:
I got this because I remembered my mother having an old Reader's Digest collection of classics on LP, and that was how I was initially exposed to classical music as a child. I have been thoroughly enjoying this collection. The pieces are of decent quality, and the pieces are arranged in a pleasing order and with reasonable volume, so I can just put the discs in and work. Good music to write by!! This one and Art of the Violin have been a great addition to my work day. Ah, and my daughter fell in love with it because she said one of the discs sounds like the music they used to use to accompany cartoons.
Tracklist
| A1 | –Mozart* | The Marriage Of Figaro Overture | |
| A2 | –Pachelbel* | Cannon In D | |
| A3 | –Haydn* | Serenade | |
| A4 | –Boccherini* | Minuet From Quintet In E Major | |
| A5 | –Handel* | Arrival Of The Queen Of Sheba From Solomon | |
| A6 | –Bach* | Air For The G String | |
| A7 | –Berlioz* | Ràkóczy March From The Damnation Of Faust | |
| A8 | –Paganini* |
Moto Perpetuo, Op. 11
Arranged By – Dolanini |
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| A9 | –Bellini* |
Casta Diva From Norma
Oboe – Chris Cowie (2) |
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| A10 | –Johann Strauss Sr. | Radetzky March | |
| A11 | –Rossini* |
Largo Al Factotum From The Barber Of Seville
Trumpet – John Barclay |
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| A12 | –Schubert* | Marche Militaire | |
| A13 | –Beethoven* | "Moonlight" Sonata | |
| A14 | –Chopin* | Military Polonaise | |
| A15 | –Liszt* | Libestraum | |
| A16 | –Schumann* | Träumeri | |
| A17 | –Mendelssohn* | Scherzo From A Midsummer Night's Dream | |
| A18 | –Verdi* | Triumphal March From Aïda | |
| B1 | –Wagner* | Ride Of The Valkyries From Die Walküre | |
| B2 | –Offenbach* | Barcrolle From The Tales Of The Hoffmann | |
| B3 | –Gounod* | Grand March From The Queen Of Sheba | |
| B4 | –Johann Strauss Jr. | On The Beautiful Blue Danube | |
| B5 | –Borodin* | Sherzo From String Quartet No. 2 | |
| B6 | –Suppé* | Light Cavalry Overture | |
| B7 | –Rubinstein* | Melody In F, Op. 3, No. 1 | |
| B8 | –Brahms* | Hungarian Dance No. 5 | |
| B9 | –Smetana* | Dance Of The Comedians From Coppélia | |
| B10 | –Delibes* | Panis Angelicus | |
| B11 | –Franck* |
Panis Angelicus
Arranged By – Leibowitz* |
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| B12 | –Waldteufel* | The Skaters Waltz | |
| B13 | –Saint-Saëns* | The Swan From Carnival Of The Animals | |
| B14 | –Bizet* | Habanera From Carmen | |
| B15 | –Mussorgsky* | The Great Gate At Kiev From Pictures At An Exhibition | |
| B16 | –Tchaikovsky* | Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy From The Nutcracker Suite | |
| C1 | –Chabrier* | España Rhapsody | |
| C2 | –Dvořák* | Humoresque | |
| C3 | –Debussy* | Rêverie | |
| C4 | –Grieg* | Solveig's Song From Peer Gynt | |
| C5 | –Fauré* | Berceuse From Dolly | |
| C6 | –Mascagni* | Intermezzo From Davalleria Rusticana | |
| C7 | –MacDowell* | To A Wild Rose | |
| C8 | –Sousa* | The Stars And Stripes Forever | |
| C9 | –Puccini* | O Mio Babbino Caro (Oh, My Beloved Daddy) From Gianni Schicchi | |
| C10 | –Albéniz* | Tango In D | |
| C11 | –Rimsky-Korsakov* | "The Sea And Sinbad's Ship" Theme From Scheherazade | |
| C12 | –Richard Strauss | Also Sprach Zarathustra (Excerpt) | |
| C13 | –Massenet* | Méditation From Thaïs | |
| C14 | –Elgar* | Pomp And Circumstance March No. 1 | |
| C15 | –Sibelius* | Valse Triste | |
| C16 | –Coates* | Knightsbridge March From London Suite | |
| C17 | –Alfvén* | 7 | |
| C18 | –Vaughan Williams* | Fantasia On "Greensleeves" | |
| D1 | –Rachmaninoff* |
Rhapsody On A Them By Paganini, 18th Variation
Piano – Raymond Lewenthal |
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| D2 | –Granados* | The Maiden And The Nightingale From Goyescas | |
| D3 | –Kreisler* |
Libesfreund
Arranged By – Rachmaninoff* |
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| D4 | –Ravel* | Pavane For A Dead Princess (Excerpt) | |
| D5 | –Falla* | Ritual Fire Dance From El Amor Brujo | |
| D6 | –Respighi* | The Pines Of The Appian Way From The Pines Of Rome | |
| D7 | –Prokofiev* | Troika From Lieutenant Kije Suite | |
| D8 | –Lehár* | Vilia From The Merry Widow | |
| D9 | –Khatchaturian* | Sabre Dance From Gayne | |
| D10 | –Stravinsky* | Fireworks | |
| D11 | –Villa-Lobos* | The Little Train Of The Brazilian Country Man | |
| D12 | –Gershwin* | Rhapsody In Blue | |
| D13 | –Shostakovich* | Romance From The Gadfly | |
| D14 | –Bernstein* | Overture From Candide | |
| D15 | –Grofé* | On The Train From Grand Canyon Suite | |
| D16 | –Anderson* | Sleigh Ride | |
| D17 | –Gould* | Tropical | |
| D18 | –Copland* | Simple Gifts From Appalachian Spring |
