Description |
4 audio discs : digital, stereophonic ; 4 3/4 in.. |
Series |
Classical heritage |
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Garland reference library of the humanities. Classical heritage.
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Note |
Intersound: CH 1210 |
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Vocal, orchestral, chamber or solo works by various composers. |
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Vocal works sung chiefly in Italian; some German and Latin. |
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Compact discs |
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Program notes by Rob Enslin (4 p.). |
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"Classics for Lovers is an elegant collection of the world's most romantic music.. The selections stem from four artistic periods: the Baroque, the Classic, the Romantic and the Twentieth Century."--Program notes. |
Contents |
[Disc One] Canon in D major / Pachelbel (5:31) -- Piano concerto no. 21 : Elvira Madigan : Andante / Mozart (7:01) -- Pagliacci : Vesti la giubba / Leoncavallo (3:20) -- Madame Butterfly : Un bel dí / Puccini (4:33) -- Romeo and Juliet : Fantasy overture / Tchaikovsky (21:44) -- Prince Igor : Polovstian [i.e. Polovetzian] dances 8 and 17 / Borodin (14:02) -- Tristan and Isolde : Overture / Wagner (10:39) -- Symphony no. 3 : Organ : Poco adagio / Saint-Saëns (9:42). |
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[Disc Two] Air for the G string / Bach (5:00) -- Moonlight sonata : adagio sostenuto / Beethoven (6:45) -- Swan lake : Suite : Scene : Enchanted lake / Tchaikovsky (3:09) -- Piano concerto no. 2 : Adagio sostenuto / Rachmaninoff (10:58) -- Clair de lune / Debussy (5:37) -- Aida : Celeste, Aida / Verdi (3:23) -- La Boheme : Che gelida manina / Puccini (4:48) -- Symphony no. 9 : From the New World : Largo / Dvořák (15:21) -- Martha : Ach, so fromm / Flotow (2:56) -- The Planets, op. 32 : Venus : the bringer of peace / Holst (8:38) -- Bolero / Ravel (13:21). |
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[Disc Three] Peer Gynt : Suite : Morning song / Grieg (4:19) -- Xerxes : Largo / Handel (3:06) -- Piano concerto no. 20 : Romance / Mozart (9:26) -- The Nutcracker : Suite : Arabian dance / Tchaikovsky (2:51) -- Pavan / Ravel (6:02) -- Prelude to the afternoon of a faun / Debussy (9:21) -- Giselle : Adagio ; Waltz / Adam (4:15) -- The carnival of the animals : The swan / Saint-Saëns (3:02) -- Eine kleine Nachtmusik : Romanze : Andante / Mozart (6:22) -- The tales of Hoffman : Barcarolle / Offenbach (3:18) -- Cavalleria rusticana : Intermezzo / Mascagni (3:57) -- Daphnis and Chloé / Ravel (16:25). |
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[Disc Four] The sleeping beauty : Suite : Pas d'action : Andante / Tchaikovsky (5:25) -- Scheherazade : The young prince and young princess / Rimsky-Korsakoff (10:34) -- Clarinet concerto in A major : Adagio / Mozart (7:35) -- On the beautiful blue Danube / Strauss Jr. (9:44) -- La mer : From dawn until noon on the sea / Debussy (8:55) -- Carmen : highlights / Bizet (12:16) -- Carmina Burana : highlights / Orff (5:36) -- Symphony no. 6 : Pathétique : Adagio lamentoso ; Andante / Tchaikovsky (10:47). |
Performer |
Various performers. |
Note |
GMD: sound recording. |
Subject |
Orchestral music.
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Concertos (Piano) -- Excerpts.
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Operas -- Excerpts.
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Ballets -- Excerpts.
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Overtures.
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Symphonies -- Excerpts.
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Harp music.
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Piano music.
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Sonatas (Piano)
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Concertos (Clarinet)
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Suites (Orchestra) -- Excerpts.
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ISBN |
9786308793417 |
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6308793418 |
Standard No. |
015095584427 |
Music No. |
5844 Compendia |
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