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Best of the Classics
Best of Classics 1
Genres: Dance & Electronic, Special Interest, Classical

Track Listings (20) - Disc #1
1. Prelude and Fugue, for keyboard No. 1 in C major (WTC I/1), BWV 846 (BC L80): Prelude
2. Partita for keyboard No. 1 in B flat major, BWV 825 (BC L1)
3. Fantasia for piano in D minor (fragment), K. 397 (K. 385g)
4. Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major ('Alla Turca') K. 331 (K. 300i): Rondo alla Turca
5. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor ('Moonlight'), Op. 27/2: Quasi una fantasia, Adagio sostenuto
6. Bagatelle for piano in A minor ('Für Elise'), WoO 59
7. Impromptu for piano in A flat major, D. 899/4 (Op. 90/4)
8. Moment musical for piano in F minor ('Air russe'), D. 780/3 (Op. 94/3)
9. Kinderszenen No. 5 ('Glückes genug'), for piano, Op. 15/5
10. Kinderszenen No. 4 ('Bittendes Kind'), for piano, Op. 15/4
11. Kinderszenen No. 9 ('Ritter vom Steckenpferd'), for piano, Op. 15/9
12. Kinderszenen No. 7 ('Träumerei'), for piano, Op. 15/7
13. Song Without Words for piano No. 12 in F sharp minor ('Venetianisches Gondellied'), Op. 30/6
14. Prelude for piano No. 15 in D flat major, Op. 28/15, CT. 180
15. Waltz for piano No. 6 in D flat major ('Minute'), Op. 64/1, CT. 212
16. Fantasy-Impromptu for piano in C sharp minor, Op. 66, CT. 46
17. An den Frühling (To Spring), lyric piece for piano, Op. 43/6
18. Erotik, lyric piece for piano, Op. 43/5
19. The Seasons, for piano, Op. 37
20. Waltz for piano in A flat major, Op. 39/15
Track Listings (20) - Disc #2
1. The Swan Lake, ballet, Op. 20: Czardas
2. Waltz for piano No. 6 in D flat major ('Minute'), Op. 64/1, CT. 212
3. Slavonic Dance No. 9 for orchestra in B major, B. 147/1 (Op. 72/1)
4. Partita for keyboard No. 1 in B flat major, BWV 825 (BC L1): Giga
5. Serenade No. 13 for strings in G major ('Eine kleine Nachtmusik'), K. 525: Menuetto
6. Liebesträume, notturno for piano No. 3 in A flat major ('O Lieb, so lang du lieben kannst'), S. 541/3 (LW A103/3)
7. Concerto Grosso in C major, Op. 3/12 'Christmas Pastorale'
8. Carmen, opera: Bohemian Dance
9. Waltz for piano No. 11 in G flat major, Op. 70/1, CT. 217
10. Nutcracker, suite from the ballet, Op. 71a: Dance of the Reed Flutes
11. Meditation on Prelude No. 1 of Bach, for violin or cello & piano with organ or cello ad lib. (or other instrumental arrangement)
12. Diese Wonne, diese Seligkeit
13. Aida, opera: Triumphal March
14. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor ('Moonlight'), Op. 27/2: Quasi una fantasia, Adagio sostenuto
15. Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: Air
16. Pizzicato Polka for orchestra, Op. 234
17. Music for the Royal Fireworks, for orchestra, HWV 351: Allegro
18. Symphony No. 29 in A major, K. 201 (K. 186a): Menuetto
19. Minuet in A major, arrangement (after String Quintet in E major, Op.11/5 [aka Op. 13/5], G. 275)
20. Radetzky-Marsch, for orchestra, Op. 228
Track Listings (16) - Disc #3
1. Violin Concerto, for violin, strings & continuo in F minor ('L'inverno,' The Four Seasons; 'Il cimento' No. 4), Op. 8/4, RV 297: exc
2. Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F major, BWV 1047: Allegro
3. Partita for keyboard No. 1 in B flat major, BWV 825 (BC L1): Gigue
4. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Hallelujah
5. Dance of the Blessed Spirits (Melody), arrangement (from 'Orfeo ed Euridice')
6. String Quartet No. 62 in C major ('Emperor'), Op. 76/3, H. 3/77: Andante, Thema
7. Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major ('Alla Turca') K. 331 (K. 300i): Turkish March
8. Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550: Allegro reprise
9. Bagatelle for piano in A minor ('Für Elise'), WoO 59
10. Symphony No. 3 in E flat major ('Eroica'), Op. 55: Allegro con brio, reprise
11. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor ('Moonlight'), Op. 27/2: excerpt
12. Symphony No. 8 in B minor ('Unfinished'), D. 759: 1st part, reprise
13. Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54: Andante grazioso
14. Berceuse for piano in D flat major, Op. 57, CT. 7
15. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, S. 124 (LW H4): Allegro maestoso
16. Lohengrin, opera, WWV 75: Prelude, Act 3
Track Listings (20) - Disc #4
1. Carmen, opera: Les Toreadors
2. Prelude for lute in C minor, BWV 999 (BC L171)
3. The Sleeping Beauty, ballet, Op. 66: Waltz
4. Nocturne for piano No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 9/2, CT. 109
5. Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka (Chit-Chat Polka), for orchestra, Op. 214 (RV 214)
6. Double Violin Concerto, for 2 violins, strings & continuo in A minor ('L'estro armonico' No. 8), Op. 3/8, RV 522: Allegro
7. Les contes d'Hoffmann, opera in 4 acts: Barcarole
8. Sarabande, Gigue & Badinerie ('Suite for Strings') (arranged by Ettore Pinelli): Badinerie in F major
9. Prelude and Fugue, for keyboard No. 2 in C minor (WTC I/2), BWV 847 (BC L81)
10. Prince Igor, opera (completed by Rimsky-Korsakov & Glazunov): Allegro
11. Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492: Overture
12. Minuet for piano in G major, WoO 10/2
13. Kinderszenen No. 7 ('Träumerei'), for piano, Op. 15/7
14. Prodaná nevesta (The Bartered Bride), opera, JB 1:100: Polka
15. Peer Gynt, incidental music, Op. 23: The Morning
16. Serenade for string orchestra in E major, B. 52 (Op. 22): moderato
17. Ellens Gesang III ('Ave Maria'), song for voice & piano, D. 839 (Op. 52/6)
18. Hungarian Dances (21) for orchestra, WoO 1: Hungarian Dance No.1
19. Carmen, opera: Habañera
20. Concerto ripieno (also Sinfonia), for strings & continuo in C major, RV 115: Allegro molto
Track Listings (18) - Disc #5
1. Also sprach Zarathustra (Thus Spoke Zoroaster), tone poem for orchestra, Op. 30 (TrV 176): Exceprt
2. Prelude and Fugue, for keyboard No. 1 in C major (WTC I/1), BWV 846 (BC L80): Prelude
3. Notre Dame, opera: Interlude
4. Concierto de Aranjuez, for guitar & orchestra: Adagio
5. Impromptu for piano in B flat major, D. 935/3 (Op. posth. 142/3): [Excerpt]
6. Overture to La gazza ladra (The Thieving Magpie): [excerpt]
7. Somewhere, song (from 'West Side Story')
8. España, rhapsody for orchestra, also arranged for 2 pianos
9. Jeux Interdits ('Spanish Romance'), for guitar
10. Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622: Adagio
11. Etude for piano No. 3 in E major, Op. 10/3, CT. 16
12. Hungarian Dances (21) for orchestra, WoO 1: Hungarian Dance No.5
13. Méditation, for violin & orchestra (or other arrangement) (from opera 'Thaïs')
14. Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vïstavski), for piano: Promenade 1
15. The Prince of Denmark's March (Trumpet Voluntary) for brass, winds & percussion (or keyboard or trumpet & organ) in D major
16. Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor ('Pathétique'), Op. 13: Adagio cantabile
17. Music for the Royal Fireworks, for orchestra, HWV 351: Peace
18. Nabucco, opera (Nabucodonosor): Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves (Va, pensiero)

All Artists: Best of the Classics
Title: Best of Classics 1
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Label: Madacy Records
Release Date: 11/30/1999
Genres: Dance & Electronic, Special Interest, Classical
Styles: Marches, Opera & Classical Vocal, Ballets & Dances, Ballets, Minuets, Polkas, Waltzes, Chamber Music, Forms & Genres, Concertos, Etudes, Fantasies, Preludes, Serenades & Divertimentos, Short Forms, Sonatas, Suites, Symphonies, Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music, Historical Periods, Modern, 20th, & 21st Century, Romantic (c.1820-1910), Instruments, Brass, Keyboard, Reeds & Winds, Strings, Symphonies
Number of Discs: 5
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UPC: 056775950729

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