A to Z of Classical Music
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Performer: Ernst OttensamerComposer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
Composer: Hector Berlioz
Composer: Johannes Brahms
Composer: Benjamin Britten
Composer: William Byrd
Composer: Gregorian Chant
Composer: Frederic Chopin
Composer: Arcangelo Corelli
Composer: Francois Couperin
Composer: Claude Debussy
Composer: Karl Ditters von Dittersdorf
Composer: Antonin Dvorak
Composer: Edward Elgar
Composer: Philip Glass
Composer: George Frederick Handel
Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn
Composer: Hildegard of Bingen
Composer: Felix Mendelssohn
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2000-10-17
Music Label: Naxos
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
- Gloria
- Canon
- Vivace - Grave
- Pr?lude
- Allegro
- Adagio
- Air on the G String
- Hallelujah Chorus
- Allegretto
- Andante
- Allegro
- Adagio
- Andante
- Quis est homo
- Un Bal
- Wedding March
- Largo
- Ride of the Valkyries
- Prelude
- Hungarian Dance No. 3
- Sc?ne
- Nimrod
- Opening
- Fountain of the Villa Medici at Sunset
- Overture
- O Fortuna
- Playful Pizzicato
- 1st Movement
Music reviews of A to Z of Classical Music
Music Review: LETTER PERFECT CLASS(ICAL) ACT!
Rating: 4 Stars
It's only natural we sometimes hit the high seas....make that Cs. This is one box set about which we sing praises. This set features more than two hours of the finest music from across the centuries by such composers as Schubert, Chopin, Mozart, Handel, Stravinsky and Glass. The set also comes with a 562-page illustrated book, detailing the lives of hundreds of composers, aglossary of musical terms and a unique guide to the classical music used in 360 top films.
Description of A to Z of Classical Music
A-Z of Classical Music is a remarkable 562-page, illustrated bok, detailing the lives of all the great composers as well as many less known, but equally fascinating, musical masters. Like the Naxos range of recording itself, A-Z of Classical Music is a rich source of inspiration for anyone either just embarking on a lifetime of musical enjoyment or for whom classical music has long been a way of life. Included within is an extensive glossary of musical terms plus a unique guide to classical music used in acclaimed films. Two-and-a-half hours of the finest music from across the centuries are contained in the accompanying CDs.Is it a two-CD set with a particularly thick booklet, or a 562-page book with a compilation album attached? Either way, the unpretentious text by Keith Anderson offers an introduction to the lives and works of dozens of composers, together with recommended recordings from the Naxos and Marco Polo catalogs. Anderson includes a useful 59-page glossary of musical terms and an extensive listing of classical pieces used in films. The odd thing about the 36 extracts and complete pieces on the CDs is that they do not form an A-to-Z at all. Rather, they are arranged chronologically, from 1,000-year-old Gregorian chant to the opening movement of contemporary composer Philip Glass's Violin Concerto. Between these two points is the early music of Palestrina and Byrd; the Baroque glories of Vivaldi and Bach; the 19th-century Romantic masters, from Beethoven to Tchaikovsky; and such 20th-century greats as Rachmaninov and Stravinsky. Opera, song, and chamber music are barely represented, but only so much can fit into 151 minutes. Essentially a deluxe sampler of the vast Naxos catalogue, the discs offer a good introduction to some of the most famous and melodic music ever composed, while the book will be very useful to newcomers to the potentially confusing world of classical music. --Gary S. Dalkin
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- Styles > Classical > Ballets & Dances
- Baroque Dance Suites
- Dances
- Waltzes
- Chamber Music > Quartets
- General
- Featured Composers, A-Z > ( B ) > Bach, Johann Sebastian
- Beethoven, Ludwig van
- Berlioz, Hector
- Bolcom, William
- Brahms, Johannes
- Britten, Sir Benjamin
- Byrd, William
- ( C ) > Corelli, Arcangelo
- Couperin, Fran?ois
- ( D ) > Debussy, Claude
- Dittersdorf, Karl Ditters
- Dvor?k, Anton?n
- ( E ) > Elgar, Sir Edward
- ( G ) > Glass, Philip
- ( H ) > Haydn, Franz Joseph
- Hildegard of Bingen
- ( M ) > Mendelssohn, Felix
- Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
- ( O ) > Orff, Carl
- ( P ) > Pachelbel, Johann
- ( R ) > Respighi, Ottorino
- Rossini, Gioacchino
- Rachmaninov, Sergei > All Works by Rachmaninov
- ( S ) > Schubert, Franz
- Schumann, Robert
- Strauss, Richard
- Stravinsky, Igor
- ( T ) > Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich > All Works by Tchaikovsky
- Telemann, Georg Philipp
- ( V ) > Verdi, Giuseppe
- Vivaldi, Antonio
- ( W ) > Wagner, Richard
- Weber, Carl Maria von
- Forms & Genres > Concertos > Concerto Grossi
- General
- Preludes
- Serenades & Divertimentos
- Sonatas > Sonatinas
- Suites
- Symphonies > Classical
- Romantic
- Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music > Incidental Music
- Tone Poems
- Historical Periods > Baroque (c.1600-1750) > Ballets & Dances
- Composers > Telemann, Georg Philipp
- General
- Classical (c.1770-1830) > Forms & Genres > Chamber Music
- General
- Early Music > General
- Sacred & Religious
- Vocal & Song
- Modern, 20th, & 21st Century > Forms & Genres > Symphonies
- General Modern
- Renaissance (c.1450-1600) > Sacred & Religious
- Romantic (c.1820-1910) > Ballets & Dances
- Forms & Genres > Chamber Music
- Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music
- General
- Vocal & Song
- Opera & Vocal > Historical Periods > Classical (c.1770-1830)
- Baroque (c.1600-1750)
- Romantic (c.1820-1910)
- Renaissance (c.1450-1600)
- General
- Languages > German
- Italian
- Oratorios
- Vocal Non-Opera > Cantatas
- Chants
- Oratorios
- Instruments > Brass > Trumpet
- Keyboard > General
- Reeds & Winds > Clarinet
- Strings > Violin
- Symphonies > General
- Modern & 20th Century
- General
- Miscellaneous > Instructional > General
- Bach, Johann Sebastian - Works by J.S. Bach
- Beethoven, Ludwig van - Works by Beethoven
- Berlioz, Hector - Works by Berlioz
- Brahms, Johannes - Works by Brahms
- Britten, Sir Benjamin - Works by Britten
- Corelli, Arcangelo - Works by Corelli
- Dittersdorf, Karl Ditters - Works by Dittersdorf
- Elgar, Sir Edward - Works by Elgar
- Haydn, Franz Joseph - Works by Franz Joseph Haydn
- Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus - Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Orff, Carl - Works by Orff
- Pachelbel, Johann - Works by Pachelbel
- Mendelssohn, Felix - Works by Mendelssohn
- Debussy, Claude - Works by Debussy
- Glass, Philip - Works by Glass
- Classical - Featured Composers, A-Z - ( C ) - Couperin, Fran?ois - General
- Classical - Featured Composers, A-Z - ( D ) - Dvor?k, Anton?n - General
- Classical - Historical Periods - Baroque (c.1600-1750) - Composers - Telemann, Georg Philipp - General
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