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Luigi Boccherini, Ludwig van Beethoven, George Frederick Handel
Age Of Elegance - Greatest Hits
Genres: Dance & Electronic, Special Interest, Classical

Track Listings (20) - Disc #1
1. Minuet in A major, arrangement (after String Quintet in E major, Op.11/5 [aka Op. 13/5], G. 275)
2. Bagatelle for piano in A minor ('Für Elise'), WoO 59
3. Largo in F major, instrumental arrangement ('Ombra mai fu' from the opera Serse)
4. Water Music Suite No.1 for orchestra in F major, HWV 348: V. Air
5. Water Music Suite No.1 for orchestra in F major, HWV 348: VII. Bourrée
6. Water Music Suite No.1 for orchestra in F major, HWV 348: VIII. Hornpipe
7. Work(s): Trumpet Tune and Ayre
8. Minuet for piano in G major, WoO 10/2
9. String Quartet in F major ('Serenade'), Op. 3/5, H. 3/17 (spurious, possibly by Hoffstetter): Andante cantabile (Serenade)
10. Iphigénie en Aulide, opera in 3 acts, Wq. 40: Gavotte
11. Dance of the Blessed Spirits (Melody), arrangement (from 'Orfeo ed Euridice')
12. Work(s): unspecifed contredanses from WoO 14
13. German dance for orchestra in D major, K. 605/1: transposed to A major
14. German dance for orchestra in C major ('Die Schlittenfahrt'), K. 605/3
15. Harp Concerto in B flat major, Op.4/6, HWV 294: III. Allegro Moderato
16. King Arthur, or, The British Worthy, semi-opera, Z. 628: I. Overture
17. King Arthur, or, The British Worthy, semi-opera, Z. 628: III. Aire
18. Serenade No. 13 for strings in G major ('Eine kleine Nachtmusik'), K. 525: II. Romance
19. Symphony No. 82 in C major ('The Bear'), H. 1/82: III. Menuetto - Trio
20. Symphony No. 82 in C major ('The Bear'), H. 1/82: IV. Finale. Vivace assai

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CD Details

All Artists: Luigi Boccherini, Ludwig van Beethoven, George Frederick Handel, Henry Purcell, Franz Joseph Haydn, Christoph Willibald Gluck, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Lazar Gosman, Eugene Ormandy, Michael Tilson Thomas, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Tchaikovsky Chamber Orchestra, Washington Chamber Soloists, Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, Ensemble Wien-Berlin, Berlin Philharmonic Virtuosos, Brandenburg Collegium, Philadelphia Orchestra, Orchestra of St. Luke's, Stockholm Chamber Orchestra
Title: Age Of Elegance - Greatest Hits
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Sony
Release Date: 5/14/1996
Genres: Dance & Electronic, Special Interest, Classical
Styles: Opera & Classical Vocal, Ballets & Dances, Dances, Chamber Music, Forms & Genres, Concertos, Serenades & Divertimentos, Suites, Symphonies, Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music, Historical Periods, Baroque (c.1600-1750), Instruments, Strings, Symphonies
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 074646236925

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CD Reviews

Truly elegant

05/24/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I actually had this album years ago and listened to it so much I needed a replacement, but, by then, it was no longer available. Now here it is on CD - the Xerses/Largo is one of the most beautiful classical compositions and, here, it is presented without vocals - the way I like it. If you don't know much about classical music but want to enjoy a good general mix - this is a great CD to have...."