A-Z Of Classical Music [2 CDs plus 932-page booklet]

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A-Z Of Classical Music [2 CDs plus 932-page booklet]
Various artists and performers from the vast Naxos catalogue

[ Naxos / 2 CD/Book ]

Release Date: Thursday 10 December 2009

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The A-Z of Classical Music 3rd edition has been expanded to include even more composers and 150 bonus music tracks. The 930-page illustrated book details the lives of hundreds of composers, from Aaltoila to Zwilich. A rich and inspiring resource for everyone!

Tracks:

Short Ride in a Fast Machine (John Adams)
Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043: II. Largo ma non tanto (Bach)
44 Duos for Two Violins, Book 1, Sz. 98: No. 14. Parnas Tanc (Pillow Dance) (Bartok)
Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13, "Pathetique": I. Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio (Beethoven)
Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14: IV. Marche au supplice (Berlioz)
Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90: III. Poco allegretto (Brahms)
Simple Symphony, Op. 4: II. Playful Pizzacato (Britten)
Impromptu No. 1 in A flat major, Op. 29 (Chopin)
Nocturnes: No. 2. Fetes (Debussy)
Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 33: III. Allegretto grazioso - Molto vivace (Dvorak)
Sea Pictures, Op. 37: IV. Where Corals Lie (Elgar)
Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16: II. Adagio (Grieg)
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I: For unto a child is born (Handel)
Trumpet Concerto in E flat major, Hob.VIIe:1: III. Finale (Haydn)
Sinfonietta, JW VI/18: IV. Allegretto (Janacek)
2 Concert Etudes, S145/R6: No. 2. Gnomenreigen (Liszt)
Das Lied von der Erde: III. Von der Jugend (Mahler)
Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 49: II. Andante con moto tranquillo (Mendelssohn)
Occhi, un tempo mia vita (Monteverdi)
Clarinet Quintet in A major, K. 581: II. Larghetto (Mozart)
Motet: Hodie Christus natus est (Palestrina)
Piano Concerto No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 53: IV. Vivace (Prokofiev)
Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro (Puccini)
10 Preludes, Op. 23: No. 5 in G minor (Rachmaninov)
Il Signor Bruschino: Sinfonia (Rossini)
6 Little Piano Pieces, Op. 19: II. Langsam (Schoenberg)
Piano Quintet In A major, Op. 114, D. 667, "Die Forelle" (Trout): IV. Thema with Variations (Schubert)
String Quartet No. 2 in F major, Op. 41, No. 2: I. Allegro vivace (Schumann)
Jazz Suite No. 1: I. Waltz (Shostakovich)
4 Letzte Lieder (4 Last Songs), TrV 296: No. 1. Fruhling (Richard Strauss)
Petrushka (1946 version): Tableau I: Russian Dance (Stravinsky)
Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64: III. Valse (Tchaikovsky)
Viola Concerto in G major, TWV 51:G9: IV. Presto (Telemann)
Rigoletto, Act III: La donna e mobile (Verdi)
Bassoon Concerto in B flat major, RV 501, "La notte" (excerpts) (Vivaldi)
Tristan und Isolde, Act III: Isolde's Liebestod (Wagner)