The A to Z of Classical Music (2nd Expanded Edition, 2000)
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A-Z of Classical Music is a remarkable 562-page, illustrated book, detailing the lives of all the great composers as well as many less known, but equally...
A-Z of Classical Music is a remarkable 562-page, illustrated book, detailing the lives of all the great composers as well as many less known, but equally fascinating, musical masters. Like the Naxos range of recordings 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 on the accompanying CDs.
Gregorian Chant: De Profundis (more info)
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Gregorian Chant: De Profundis - 3:21
Alleluia, O virga mediatrix (more info)
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Alleluia - O virga mediatrix - 3:35
Masses, Book 2: Missa Papae Marcelli (more info)
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Gloria - 5:32
Pavane for 6 Viols (more info)
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Pavane For 6 Viols - 3:09
Canon and Gigue in D major (more info)
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Canon in D major - 4:49
Concerto Grosso in G minor, Op. 6, No. 8, "Christmas Concerto" (more info)
Performed by:
Wroclaw Chamber Orchestra Leopoldinum
Cantilena
Cologne Chamber Orchestra
New Dutch Academy Chamber Orchestra
Capella Istropolitana
Collegium Musicum 90
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Orchestra
Baden-Baden Philharmonic Orchestra
Composed by:
Arcangelo Corelli
Conducted by:
Karol Teutsch
Jaroslav Krecek
Simon Murphy
Richard Edlinger
Helmut Muller-Bruhl
Iona Brown
Bernard Labadie
Adrian Shepherd
Pavel Baleff
Hans-Joachim Drechsler
Jeffrey Thomas
Simon Standage, violin
Quido Holbling, violin
Anna Holbling, violin
John Constable, harpsichord
Ludovit Kanta, cello
Angus Anderson, violin
Adrian Davies, violin
Daniela Ruso, harpsichord
Yasushi Ideue, violin
Alexandra Bossak, violin
Jonathan Rees, violin
Lionel Handy, cello
Ian Watson, organ
Rinaldo Alessandrini, harpsichord
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Vivace - Grave - 1:21
Concerts royaux: Concerto No. 1 in G major (more info)
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Prelude - 2:47
The 4 Seasons: Violin Concerto in E major, Op. 8, No. 1, RV 269, "La primavera" (Spring) (more info)
Performed by:
Wroclaw Chamber Orchestra Leopoldinum
Stellenbosch Camerata
London Mozart Players
Bournemouth Sinfonietta
Shanghai Conservatory Symphony Orchestra
Concert Hall Chamber Orchestra
Moscow Chamber Orchestra
Camerata Salzburg
Capella Istropolitana
Canadian National Arts Centre Orchestra
Europa Galante
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Orchestra
Accademia Ziliniana
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
St. Petersburg Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra
St. Petersburg RTV Orchestra
Composed by:
Neville Marriner
Antonio Vivaldi
Conducted by:
Henry Swoboda
Cheng-wu Fan
Fabio Biondi
Pinchas Zukerman
Richard Edlinger
Stephen Gunzenhauser
Iona Brown
Gerard Schwarz
Constantine Orbelian
Papel Popv
Stanislav Gorvenko
Stefania Azzaro, violin
Jan Stanienda, violin
Benjamin Schmid, violin
Quido Holbling, violin
David Juritz, violin
Anna Holbling, violin
Alexander Jablokov, violin
Anthony Newman,
Federico Guglielmo, violin
Massimo Quarta, violin
Elmar Oliveira, violin
Ronald Thomas, cello
Takako Nishizaki, violin
Jindrich Pazdera, violin
Cho-Liang Lin, violin
Louis Kaufman, violin
Edouard Nies-Berger, organ
Edith Weiss-Mann, harpsichord
Yuko Tanaka, harpsichord
Daniel Rowland, violin
Rinaldo Alessandrini, harpsichord
Pavel Popov, violin
Recording date: 26-28 March 1990
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Allegro - 3:33
Trumpet Concerto in D major, TWV 51:D7 (more info)
Performed by:
American Concerto Orchestra
Capella Istropolitana
Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble
New York Chamber Symphony
Latvian Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra
Composed by:
Georg Philipp Telemann
Conducted by:
Richard Edlinger
Peter Skvor
Gerard Schwarz
Stephen Burns, trumpet
Niklas Eklund, trumpet
Miroslav Kejmar, trumpet
Loren Glickman, bassoon
Nils-Erik Sparf, violin
Reinhold Friedrich, trumpet
Syoko Aki, violin
Frederick Zlotkin, cello
Linda Skernick, harpsichord
Gordon Gottlieb, percussion
Pierre Kremer, trumpet
Hannes Rux, trumpet
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Adagio - 2:07
Overture (Suite) No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068 (more info)
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II. Air - 5:21
Messiah, HWV 56 (more info)
Performed by:
L'Arco Baroque Orchestra
Washington National Cathedral Baroque Orchestra
Budapest Failoni Chamber Orchestra
Camerata Cassovia
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra
London Symphony Orchestra
Capella Istropolitana
Collegium Musicum 90
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra
Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra
Trinity Church Orchestra
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Scholars Baroque Ensemble
Stuttgart Bach Collegium
Studio orchestra
Grande Ecurie et la Chambre du Roy, La
RIAS Symphony Orchestra
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
Mostly Mozart Orchestra
New Jersey Symphony Orchestra
American Bach Soloists Orchestra
Cologne Radio Orchestra
Academy of London
Berlin RIAS Sinfonietta
Composed by:
George Frideric Handel
James Taylor
Conducted by:
Michael McCarthy
Jorg Breiding
Peter Marschik
Jaroslav Krecek
Malcolm Sargent
Monica Huggett
Marcus Creed
William Lacey
Adrian Boult
Ivars Taurins
Richard Hickox
Jean-Claude Malgoire
Owen Burdick
Helmuth Rilling
Thomas Beecham
Gerard Schwarz
Alexander Weimann
Daniel Taylor
Helmut Froschauer
David Parry
Valentin Radu
Joseph Flummerfelt
Jeffrey Thomas
Sarah Tenant-Flowers
Nathalie Paulin, soprano
Kay Stiefermann, baritone
Frances Jellard, mezzo-soprano
William Sharp, baritone
Elizabeth Harwood, soprano
Arnold Grier, organ
Sara Macliver, soprano
Susan Lewis Kavinski, soprano
Yvette Smith, mezzo-soprano
David Bachmann, organ
Jeffrey Strauss, baritone
Eric Budzynski, harpsichord
Nathan Berg,
Kym Amps, soprano
Stephen Alltop, piano
Suzie Le Blanc, soprano
Matthew White, counter-tenor
Bryn Terfel, bass-baritone
Kathleen Ferrier, contralto
Philip Langridge, tenor
Christopher Robson, counter-tenor
Jennifer Lane, mezzo-soprano
Carolyn Sinclair,
John Shirley-Quirk, bass-baritone
Angus Davidson, counter-tenor
Ivan Sharpe,
Bruce Ford, tenor
Della Jones, mezzo-soprano
Joan Rodgers, soprano
Helen Parker, soprano
David Price,
Brett Polegato, baritone
Siri Karoline Thornhill, soprano
Alexander Young,
Jan Kobow, tenor
William Hite, tenor
Maria Jette, soprano
Patrice Djerejian, contralto
Basil Lam, harpsichord
Bejun Mehta,
Hubert Eisdell, tenor
Arleen Auger, soprano
Thomas Quasthoff, bass
Sibylla Rubens, soprano
Ingeborg Danz, alto
Arianna Zukerman, soprano
Norma Procter, contralto
Steven Tharp, tenor
Michael Erxleben, violin
Max Emanuel Cencic, soprano
Charles Humphries, tenor
Robert Torday, bass-baritone
Martin Wolfel, alto
Rufus Muller, tenor
Benjamin Butterfield, tenor
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Hallelujah - 3:40
Symphony No. 104 in D major, Hob.I:104, "London" (more info)
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Symphony No. 104 in D major, Hob.I:104, "London": III. Menuetto: Allegro - 5:26
Symphony in F major, Grave F7 (more info)
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Andante - 2:12
Serenade No. 13 in G major, K. 525, "Eine kleine Nachtmusik" (more info)
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Allegro - 5:53
Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27, No. 2, "Moonlight" (more info)
Composed by:
Alain Lefevre
Ignacy Jan Paderewski
Ludwig van Beethoven
Silvia Capova, piano
Gerhard Oppitz, piano
Mari Kodama, piano
Wilhelm Backhaus, piano
Artur Schnabel, piano
Benno Moiseiwitsch, piano
Eva Sukova, piano
Ignaz Friedman, narrator
Jeno Jando, piano
Louis Lortie, piano
Israela Margalit, piano
Peter Nagy, piano
Michael Korstick, piano
Anton Kuerti, piano
Idil Biret, piano
Istvan Szekely, piano
Eugene Mursky, piano
Timothy Ehlen, piano
Martin Souter, piano
Recording date: 7 September 1926
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I. Adagio sostenuto - 5:20
Clarinet Concerto No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 74, J. 155 (more info)
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Andante - 6:51
Stabat mater (more info)
Performed by:
City of London Sinfonia
Hungarian State Opera Orchestra
Milan La Scala Orchestra
Neue Orchester
Composed by:
Anonymous
Gioachino Rossini
Conducted by:
Carlo Sabajno
Richard Hickox
Pier Giorgio Morandi
Christoph Spering
John Relyea, bass
Beniamino Gigli, tenor
Helen Field, soprano
Sara Mingardo,
Carlo Colombara, bass
Roderick Earle, bass
Arthur Davies, tenor
Della Jones, mezzo-soprano
Antonino Siragusa, tenor
Iride Martinez,
Patrizia Pace, soprano
Gloria Scalchi, mezzo-soprano
Charles Castronovo,
Recording date: 1 October 1932
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Quis est homo from Stabat Mater - 6:54
Ellens Gesang III (Ave Maria!), Op. 56, No. 6, D. 839, "Hymne an die Jungfrau" (arr. E. Becht) (more info)
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Ave Maria, D. 839 (arr. for soprano and orchestra) - 4:53
Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14 (more info)
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Un Bal - 6:32
A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61 (more info)
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Wedding March - 6:25
Waltz No. 6 in D flat major, Op. 64, No. 1, "Minute" (more info)
Composed by:
Alain Lefevre
Fryderyk Chopin
Janusz Olejniczak, piano
Alfred Cortot, piano
Lidia Grychtolowna, piano
Benno Moiseiwitsch, piano
Eva Sukova, piano
Ignaz Friedman, narrator
Richard Raymond, piano
Idil Biret, piano
Istvan Szekely, piano
Eugene Mursky, piano
Recording date: 13-17 October 1987
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Minute Waltz - 1:47
Symphony No. 1 in B flat major, Op. 38, "Spring" (more info)
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Larghetto - 5:34
Die Walkure (more info)
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Ride Of The Valkyries - 5:25
La traviata (more info)
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Prelude - 3:54
21 Hungarian Dances, WoO 1 (version for orchestra) (more info)
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Hungarian Dance No. 3, WoO 1, No. 3 - 2:20
Swan Lake Suite, Op. 20a (more info)
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Scene - 2:44
Slavonic Dances, Series 1, Op. 46, B. 78 (more info)
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Slavonic Dance No. 1 in C major, Op. 46, No. 1 - 3:52
Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36, "Enigma" (more info)
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Nimrod - 3:43
Suite bergamasque: III. Clair de lune (arr. A. Reed) (more info)
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Clair de Lune - 4:29
Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176 (more info)
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Introduction (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) - 1:54
Morceaux de fantaisie, Op. 3 (more info)
Composed by:
Sergei Rachmaninov
Ignacy Jan Paderewski
Arthur Rubinstein, piano
Dmitry Paperno, piano
Benno Moiseiwitsch, piano
William Kapell, piano
Ethella Chuprik, piano
Bernd Glemser, piano
Josef Hofmann, piano
Rustem Hayroudinoff, piano
Elena Bezprozvannykh,
Eldar Nebolsin, piano
Idil Biret, piano
Konstantin Scherbakov, piano
Balazs Szokolay, piano
Margarete Babinsky, piano
Recording date: 11-20 January 1993
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Prelude In C Sharp Minor - 4:43
Fontane di Roma (Fountains of Rome), P. 106 (more info)
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Fountain Of The Villa Medici At Sunset - 6:10
Pulcinella Suite (more info)
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Overture - 2:12
Carmina Burana (more info)
Performed by:
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
London Symphony Orchestra
North German Radio Symphony Orchestra
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Prague Festival Orchestra
Composed by:
Anonymous
Carl Orff
Conducted by:
Marin Alsop
Gunter Wand
Richard Hickox
Stephen Gunzenhauser
Pavel Urbanek
Maria Venuti, soprano
Ulf Kenklies, tenor
Peter Binder, baritone
Greg Beardsell, choirmaster
Markus Eiche, baritone
Claire Rutter, soprano
Thomas Randle, tenor
Vladimir Dolezal, tenor
Pavol Prochazka, choirmaster
Eva Jenisova, soprano
Laura Claycomb, soprano
Ivan Kusnjer, baritone
Mary Denniss,
Andrew Knights,
Barry Banks, baritone
Christopher Maltman, baritone
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O Fortuna - 2:43
Simple Symphony, Op. 4 (more info)
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Playful Pizzicato - 3:23
Violin Concerto (more info)
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Violin Concerto (1st Movement) - 6:47