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A to Z of Classical Music (CD)

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The third edition of The A Z of Classical Music has been greatly expanded, now including most of the composers represented in the Naxos catalogue. Entries remain, however, restricted by space and by the immense proliferation of classical recordings in which Naxos has been a notable participant. For the same reason the recommended recordings of the earlier editions have been omitted; such information can now be obtained from the previous edition of The A Z of Classical Music. Rather than describing the A Z as a list of the great composers and their greatest works, the new edition, while not quite 'All Composers, Great and Small', now includes a number of less familiar figures, some eclipsed by passing contemporary fashions and others now finding their way back into current concert repertoire. Once again the attempt has been made to provide a modicum of information for the interested, intelligent listener, without the burden of technical jargon, much of which is, in any case, explained in the Glossary of Musical Terms. The new edition is accompanied by two CDs with a brand new selection of sample tracks, ranging from John Adams's Short Ride in a Fast Machine to Palestrina's Hodie Christus natus est to 'Isolde s Liebestod' from Wagner's Tristan und Isolde.

Thanks to Naxos's extraordinary library of recordings, this new edition of The A Z of Classical Music is a remarkable musical resource.

BONUS AREA
Listen to music by a further 150 composers!

The CDs give a snapshot of the greatest composers; the Bonus Area enables you to sample music by 150 others! Ranging from Albéniz to Zwilich, they form a musically colourful variety of famous and less familiar names.

- 150 tracks to stream; 25 tracks to download: all FREE!

- Over 15 hours of music.

  • Artist: Various
  • UPC: 747313531929
  • Manufacturer: Naxos

Tracks:
  • Adams: Short Ride in a Fast...
  • Bach: Double Violin Concerto
  • Bartok: 44 Duos for Two Violins
  • Beethoven: I. Grave
  • Berlioz: IV. Marche au supplice
  • Brahms: III. Poco allegretto
  • Britten: II. Playful Pizzicato
  • Chopin: Impromptu No.
  • Debussy: No. 2: Fêtes
  • Dvorak: III. Allegretto grazioso
  • Elgar: IV. Where Corals Lie
  • Greig: II. Adagio
  • Handel: For unto us a child is...
  • Haydn: III. Finale: Allegro
  • Janacek: IV. Allegretto
  • Liszt: No. 2: Gnomenreigen
  • Mahler: Von der Jugend
  • Mendelssohn: Andante con moto...
  • Monteverdi: Occhi, un tempo mia.
  • Mozart: II. Larghetto
  • Palestrina: Hodie Christus ...
  • Prokoviev: IV. Vivace
  • Schicchi: O mio babbino caro
  • Rachmaninov: Prelude in G minor,
  • Rossini: Sinfonia
  • Schoenberg: II. Langsam
  • Schubert: IV. Theme and Vari...
  • Schumann: I. Allegro vivace
  • Shostakovich: I. Waltz
  • Strauss: No. 1: Frühling
  • Stravinsky: Russian Dance
  • Tchaikovsky: Valse: Allegro
  • Telemann: IV. Presto
  • Verdi: Act III. La donna è mobile
  • Vivaldi: III. Il sonno
  • Vivaldi: IV. Sorge l aurora
  • Wagner: Isolde s Liebestod
    • Release Date:2000-10-17
    Label:Naxos

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