The Essential Classics Collection | 
 enlarge | Creators: Edvard Grieg, Johann Pachelbel, Camille Saint-saens, Gabriel Faure, Joaquin Rodrigo, Johann Sebastian Bach, Gustav Mahler, Sir Edward Elgar, Neeme Jaervi, Rudolf Baumgartner, Karl Boehm, Seiji Ozawa, Rafael Kubelik, Alfred Wallenstein, Lucerne Festival Strings, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Bayreuth Festival Orchestra, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Wolfgang Herzer, Goeran Soellscher, Pierre Fournier, Simon Standage, Siegfried Stoeckigt, David Jolley, Geza Anda, Daniel Barenboim, Martha Argerich, Anatol Ugorski
Label: DG
Category: Music
List Price: £9.99
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New (11) from £6.86
Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 2875
Format: Box Set
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 6
Running Time: 422 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 5 x 2.6
UPC: 028946348529
EAN: 0028946348529
ASIN: B000038I67
Release Date: July 3, 2000
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Disc 1
| • | No.13. Morning mood - Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Jaervi | | • | 1. Canon - Festival Strings Lucerne, Rudolf Baumgartner | | • | Le Cygne - Wolfgang Herzer, Alfons Kontarsky, Aloys Kontarsky, Wiener Philharmoniker, Karl Boehm | | • | Pavane, Op.50 - Boston Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa, Tanglewood Festival Chorus, John Oliver | | • | 2. Adagio - Goeran Soellscher, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra | | • | 2. Air - Orpheus Chamber Orchestra | | • | 4. Adagietto (Sehr langsam) - Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Rafael Kubelik | | • | 1. Adagio - Moderato - Pierre Fournier, Berliner Philharmoniker, Alfred Wallenstein | | • | Adagio for Strings and Organ in G minor - Arr. Remo Giazotto/ Transcr. A. Lagoya - Eduard Kaufmann, Walter Prystawski, Festival Strings Lucerne, Rudolf Baumgartner | | • | 2. Largo - Berliner Philharmoniker, Rafael Kubelik | | • | Entr'acte (Barcarolle) - Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Jaervi |
Disc 2
| • | Les toreadors - Orchestre de l'Opera Bastille, Myung-Whun Chung | | • | "O Fortuna" - Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Eugen Jochum, Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Walter Hagen-Groll | | • | 4. In the Hall of the Mountain King - Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Jaervi | | • | 1. Allegro non molto - 2. Largo - 3. Allegro - Trevor Pinnock, The English Concert, Simon Standage | | • | Promenade - Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Carlo Maria Giulini | | • | Overture 1812 - Beginning - Churchbells of Gothenburg, Gothenburg Artillery Division, Gothenburg Symphony Brass Band, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Jaervi, Gothenburg Symphony Chorus, Ove Gotting | | • | 13. Dance of the knights - Boston Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa | | • | 2. Dies irae - Berliner Philharmoniker, Carlo Maria Giulini, Ernst Senff Chor | | • | The Ride of the Walkyres - Orchestre de Paris, Daniel Barenboim | | • | Einleitung - Boston Symphony Orchestra, William Steinberg | | • | Rhapsody in Blue - Siegfried Stockigt, Kurt Hiltawsky, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Kurt Masur | | • | Bolero - Boston Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa |
Disc 3
| • | Invitation to the Dance, Op.65 (Aufforderung zum Tanze) - Orchestrated by H. Berlioz (1803-1869) - Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Ferenc Fricsay | | • | No. 1 in G minor, No. 3 in F and No. 6 in D flat - Wiener Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado | | • | Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy...Waltz of the Flowers - Berliner Philharmoniker, Ferdinand Leitner | | • | Allegro - Cancan - Boston Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa | | • | 2. Alla Hornpipe - The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock | | • | 3. Rondo (Allegro vivace) - David Jolley, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra | | • | An der schoenen blauen Donau, Op.314 - Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Ferenc Fricsay | | • | Polka, Furiant and Dance of the Comedians - Wiener Philharmoniker, James Levine | | • | Polovtsian Dances, from Prince Igor - Torgny Sporsen, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Jaervi, Gothenburg Symphony Chorus, Ove Gotting | | • | Radetzky-Marsch, Op.228 - Arr. Ertl - Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Ferenc Fricsay |
Disc 4
| • | 2. Andante - Geza Anda, Camerata Academica des Mozarteums Salzburg | | • | Nocturne No.5 in F sharp, Op.15 No.2 - Daniel Barenboim | | • | 7. Traeumerei - Martha Argerich | | • | Poco moto - Anatol Ugorski | | • | 3. Clair de lune - Alexis Weissenberg | | • | 1. Adagio sostenuto - Emil Gilels | | • | No.10 in B minor: Lento - Lilya Zilberstein | | • | The Flying Dutchman/Wagner: Ballade, Transcription S. 441 - Daniel Barenboim | | • | 15. in D flat major ("Raindrop") - Christoph Eschenbach | | • | 8. La fille aux cheveux de lin - Alexis Weissenberg | | • | No.12 in g sharp minor: Allegro - Lilya Zilberstein | | • | No.2 in A flat (Andantino) - Wilhelm Kempff | | • | 2. Adagio - Geza Anda, Camerata Academica des Mozarteums Salzburg |
Disc 5
| • | "Hallelujah" - The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock, The English Concert Choir | | • | Fantasia on Greensleeves - Orpheus Chamber Orchestra | | • | 2. Vltava (The Moldau) - Boston Symphony Orchestra, Rafael Kubelik | | • | Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 - Simon Preston | | • | Andante sostenuto - Allegro moderato - Allegro - Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Jaervi | | • | 4. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity - Boston Symphony Orchestra, William Steinberg | | • | 1. Prologue - 4. Mambo - 9. Finale - San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa | | • | Allegro moderato - London Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Abbado | | • | "Pomp and Circumstance," Op.39: March, No.1 in D - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Norman Del Mar |
Disc 6
| • | "Nessun dorma" - Placido Domingo, Wiener Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan, Wiener Staatsopernchor, Roberto Benaglio | | • | "Una furtiva lagrima" - Placido Domingo, Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Carlo Maria Giulini | | • | "Di quella pira" - Carlo Bergonzi, Antonietta Stella, Franco Ricciardi, Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Tullio Serafin, Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Norberto Mola | | • | Coro: Introduzione - "Va pensiero, sull'ali dorate" - Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Giuseppe Sinopoli, Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Walter Hagen-Groll | | • | "La fleur que tu m'avais jetee" - Placido Domingo, Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Carlo Maria Giulini | | • | "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle" (Havanaise) - Grace Bumbry, Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Janos Kulka | | • | "Che gelida manina" - Sandor Konya, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Antonino Votto | | • | "Vedi! le fosche notturne spoglie" (Anvil Chorus) - Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Tullio Serafin, Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Norberto Mola | | • | "Mild und leise wie er laechelt" (Isoldes Liebestod) - Margaret Price, Staatskapelle Dresden, Carlos Kleiber | | • | Un bel di vedremo - Mirella Freni, Philharmonia Orchestra, Giuseppe Sinopoli | | • | "O Isis und Osiris, welche Wonne!" - Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Giuseppe Sinopoli, Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Walter Hagen-Groll | | • | Intermezzo sinfonico - Philharmonia Orchestra, Giuseppe Sinopoli | | • | Se quel guerrier io fossi!..Celeste Aida - Placido Domingo, Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Claudio Abbado | | • | "Gloria all'Egitto" - Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Giuseppe Sinopoli, Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Walter Hagen-Groll | | • | Overture - Rome Opera House Orchestra, Tullio Serafin |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 6 more reviews...
 Bought it as a gift August 7, 2007
Beatrice Nano (London)
I bought this as a gift for my niece, since I wanted her to be educated about classical music as she was on her way to college. Ended up buying two copies as I found I loved it so much. Normally I like to pick and choose my orchestras, composers, and conductors, but this collection has jujst about everything. Also, I'd never bought some of the more "popular" items (Strauss and Grieg) as I'd heard them a million times, but now I have them and the performances are all great. This truly has a smattering of it all, and if you're not a classical music lover, it's bound to turn you on to the stuff.
 Good value collection... but... March 31, 2007
John R. Murdoch (Scotland)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
This 6 CD collection contains most of the popular classical music you could every want and is priced competitively. However many of the recordings are very old and the sound quality is at best adequate. A lot of the performances although technically excellent are dull and uninspiring. The packaging is bland with minimal information about the music or performers. If you want quality rather than quantity look elsewhere.
The ultimate classical album March 13, 2007
Rachel Phillips (Manchester)
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
Yes I know lots of people have said this before but if you want a box set to add to your collection then this has to be it. Quite simply it has everything you will need to cover any mood you might be in. An essential purchase. 5 stars!
 Good beginner's collection December 28, 2004
20 out of 23 found this review helpful
A very wide selection of pieces, organised into themes, although rather loosely if you ask me!! Some of them just didn't fit the theme. Mostly a good selection, but a few pieces that let the collection down.A very good collection for someone new to classical music, but most classical fans will have the best pieces on this collection already and would do better buying something like the fantastic Tchaikovsky box set they have here.
A perfect Gift November 22, 2004
17 out of 23 found this review helpful
I get easily bored with most kind of music. But this collection is worth every penny, it is an excellent mixture. If you have to buy someone a gift, this would be a very good choice, even for those who are not so keen on classical music.
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