Masters of Classical Music (10 CD box set, FLAC)

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# Serenade No. 13 for strings in G major (“Eine kleine Nachtmusik”), K. 525 Allegro
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
with Vienna Mozart Ensemble
Conducted by Herbert Kraus

# Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488 Adagio
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performed by Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra
with Zoltan Kocsis
Conducted by Janos Rolla

# Flute Concerto No. 2 in D major, K. 314 (K. 285d) Allegro
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performed by Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra
with Bela Drahos
Conducted by Janos Rolla

# Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550 Molto allegro
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performed by Salzburg Festival Orchestra
Conducted by Hans Graf

# Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622 Adagio
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performed by Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra
with Bela Kovacs
Conducted by Janos Rolla

# Serenade No. 11 for winds in E flat major, K. 375 Menuetto
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
with Budapest Wind Ensemble

# Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major (“Turkish”) K. 219 Unspecified excerpt
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
with Evelyne Dubourg

# Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K. 216 Allegro
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
with Deutsche Bachsolisten, Christian Altenburger
Conducted by Helmut Winschermann

# Divertimento No. 17 for 2 horns & strings in D major, K. 334 (K.320b) Menuetto
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
with Salzburg Camerata
Conducted by Sandor Vegh

# Horn Concerto No. 3 in E flat major, K. 447 Allegro
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
with Vienna Mozart Ensemble, Bernd Heiser
Conducted by Herbert Kraus

# Cassation for orchestra in B flat major, K. 99 (K. 63a) Allegro
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
with Salzburg Camerata
Conducted by Sandor Vegh

# Orchestral Suite No. 4 in D major, BWV 1069 Réjouissance
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
with Deutsche Bachsolisten
Conducted by Helmut Winschermann

# Orchestral Suite No. 4 in D major, BWV 1069 Air
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
with Deutsche Bachsolisten
Conducted by Helmut Winschermann

# Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F major, BWV 1047 1. Allegro
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
with Deutsche Bachsolisten
Conducted by Helmut Winschermann

# Cantata No. 147, “Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben,” BWV 147 (BC A174) Jesu, joy of man’s desiring
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
with Hans-Dieter Weber, Frank Berger

# Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067 Menuet & Badinerie
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
with Deutsche Bachsolisten
Conducted by Helmut Winschermann

# Prelude for keyboard in C major (WFN 14, variant of BWV 846), BWV 846a
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
with Andrea Vigh

# Toccata and Fugue, for organ in D minor, BWV 565 (BC J37)
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
with Hannes Kastner

# Prelude for lute in C minor, BWV 999 (BC L171)
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
with Franz Just

# Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C major, BWV 1066 Passepied
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
with Deutsche Bachsolisten
Conducted by Helmut Winschermann

# Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F major, BWV 1046 2. Adagio
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
with Deutsche Bachsolisten
Conducted by Helmut Winschermann

# Kommst du nun, Jesu, vom Himmel herunter, chorale prelude for organ (Schübler Chorale No. 6), BWV 650 (BC K27)
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
with Friedrich Kircheis, Ludwig Guttler

# Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048 2. Allegro
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
with Deutsche Bachsolisten
Conducted by Helmut Winschermann

# Concerto for violin, strings & continuo No. 2 in E major, BWV 1042 1. Adagio
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
with Deutsche Bachsolisten, Christian Altenburger
Conducted by Helmut Winschermann

# St. Matthew Passion (Matthäuspassion), BWV 244 (BC D3b) Finale Chorus. Wir setzen uns mit Tränen nieder
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra
Conducted by Frigyes Sandor

# Symphony No. 5 in C minor (“Fate”), Op. 67 Allegro con brio
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performed by Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Herbert Kegel

# Bagatelle for piano in A minor (“Für Elise”), WoO 59
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
with Evelyne Dubourg

# Romance for violin & orchestra No. 2 in F major, Op. 50
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
with Miklos Szenthelyi

# Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor (“Moonlight”), Op. 27/2 Adagio sostenuto
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
with Evelyne Dubourg

# Work(s) [Unspecified] Minuet
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
with Budapest Strings

# Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93 Allegretto scherzando
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performed by Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Herbert Kegel

# Coriolan Overture, Op. 62
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performed by Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Herbert Kegel

# Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 19 Adagio
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performed by Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra
with Anton Dikov
Conducted by Emil Tabakov

# Symphony No. 5 in C minor (“Fate”), Op. 67 Allegro
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performed by Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Herbert Kegel

# Egmont, incidental music, Op. 84 Overture
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performed by London Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Alfred Scholz

# Die Fledermaus (The Bat), operetta (RV 503) Excerpts
Composed by Johann II Strauss
Performed by RTL Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Kurt Redel

# Wein, Weib und Gesang (Wine, Women and Song), waltz for orchestra (with voice ad lib), Op. 333 (RV 333)
Composed by Johann II Strauss
Performed by Vienna Johann Strauss Orchestra
Conducted by Joseph Francek

# Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka (Chit-Chat Polka), for orchestra, Op. 214 (RV 214)
Composed by Johann II Strauss
Performed by Vienna Johann Strauss Orchestra
Conducted by Joseph Francek

# An der schönen, blauen Donau (On the Beautiful, Blue Danube), waltz for orchestra (with chorus ad lib), Op. 314 (RV 314)
Composed by Johann II Strauss
Performed by Vienna Johann Strauss Orchestra
Conducted by Joseph Francek

# Der Zigeunerbaron (The Gypsy Baron), operetta (RV 511) Introduction
Composed by Johann II Strauss
Performed by RTL Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Kurt Redel

# Annen-Polka, for orchestra, Op. 117 (RV 117)
Composed by Johann II Strauss
Performed by Vienna Johann Strauss Orchestra
Conducted by Joseph Francek

# Wiener Blut (Vienna Blood), waltz for orchestra, Op. 354 (RV 354)
Composed by Johann II Strauss
Performed by Vienna Johann Strauss Orchestra
Conducted by Joseph Francek

# Der Zigeunerbaron (The Gypsy Baron), operetta (RV 511) Einzugsmarsch
Composed by Johann II Strauss
Performed by Vienna Johann Strauss Orchestra
Conducted by Joseph Francek

# Tannhäuser, opera, WWV 70 Overture
Composed by Richard Wagner
Performed by Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Vasil Kazandjiev

# Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, opera, WWV 96 Dance of the Prentices
Composed by Richard Wagner
Performed by Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Vasil Kazandjiev

# Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, opera, WWV 96 Act 3. Prelude
Composed by Richard Wagner
Performed by Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Vasil Kazandjiev

# Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, opera, WWV 96 Aufzug der Meistersinger
Composed by Richard Wagner
Performed by Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Vasil Kazandjiev

# Der fliegende Holländer (The Flying Dutchman), opera, WWV 63 Overture
Composed by Richard Wagner
Performed by Budapest Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Gyorgy Lehel

# Lohengrin, opera, WWV 75 Prelude
Composed by Richard Wagner
Performed by Budapest Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Gyorgy Lehel

# Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90 Prelude and Liebestod
Composed by Richard Wagner
Performed by Budapest Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Gyorgy Lehel

# Tannhäuser, opera, WWV 70 Arrival of the Guests at Wartburg
Composed by Richard Wagner
Performed by Budapest Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Gyorgy Lehel

# Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23 Allegro non troppo
Composed by Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky
Performed by Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra
with Jeno Jando
Conducted by Andras Ligeti

# Serenade for strings (or piano, 4 hands) in C major, Op. 48 Waltz
Composed by Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky
Performed by Berlin Chamber Orchestra
Conducted by Peter Wohlert

# Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35 Andante
Composed by Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky
Performed by Budapest Symphony Orchestra
with Emmy Verhey
Conducted by Arpad Joo

# The Sleeping Beauty, suite for orchestra, Op. 66a Introduction
Composed by Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky
Performed by Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Hans Vonk

# The Sleeping Beauty, suite for orchestra, Op. 66a Pas d’action – Adagio
Composed by Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky
Performed by Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Hans Vonk

# The Sleeping Beauty, suite for orchestra, Op. 66a Waltz
Composed by Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky
Performed by Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Hans Vonk

# Capriccio Italien, for orchestra (or piano, 4 hands), Op. 45
Composed by Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky
Performed by Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Yuri Akhronovich

# The Swan Lake, suite, Op. 20a Scene No. 10
Composed by Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky
Performed by Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Hans Vonk

# The Swan Lake, suite, Op. 20a Waltz
Composed by Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky
Performed by Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Hans Vonk

# Eugene Onegin, opera, Op. 24 Polonaise
Composed by Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky
Performed by Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Hans Vonk

# Violin Concerto, for violin, strings & continuo in E major (“La Primavera,” The Four Seasons; “Il cimento” No. 1), Op.8/1, RV 269
Composed by Antonio Vivaldi
Performed by Budapest Strings
Conducted by Karoly Botvay

# Concerto for 2 violins, cello, strings & continuo in D minor (“L’estro armonico” No. 11), Op. 3/11, RV 565 Siciliano
Composed by Antonio Vivaldi
Performed by Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra

# Concerto for 2 violins, 2 recorders, 2 oboes, bassoon, strings & continuo in D minor, RV 566 Allegro assai
Composed by Antonio Vivaldi

# Violin Concerto, for violin, strings & continuo in G minor (“L’estate,” The Four Seasons; “Il cimento” No. 2), Op. 8/2, RV 315
Composed by Antonio Vivaldi
Performed by Budapest Strings
Conducted by Karoly Botvay

# Sonata for oboe (or violin) & continuo in B flat major, RV 34
Composed by Antonio Vivaldi
with Christine Schornsheim, Burkhard Glaetzner

# Violin Concerto, for violin, strings & continuo in F major (“L’autunno,” The Four Seasons; “Il cimento” No. 3), Op.8/3, RV 293
Composed by Antonio Vivaldi
Performed by Budapest Strings
Conducted by Karoly Botvay

# Oboe Concerto, for oboe, strings & continuo in G minor, Op. 11/6, RV460
Composed by Antonio Vivaldi
with Burkhard Glaetzner, New Bach Collegium Musicum Leipzig
Conducted by Max Pommer

# Concerto for 2 violins, cello, strings & continuo in D minor (“L’estro armonico” No. 11), Op. 3/11, RV 565 Largo e spiccato
Composed by Antonio Vivaldi

# Violin Concerto, for violin, strings & continuo in F minor (“L’inverno,” The Four Seasons; “Il cimento” No. 4), Op. 8/4, RV 297
Composed by Antonio Vivaldi
Performed by Budapest Strings
Conducted by Karoly Botvay

# Scherzo for piano No. 1 in B minor, Op. 20, CT. 197
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
with Krzysztof Jablonski

# Nocturnes (3) for piano, Op. 9, CT. 108-110 No. 2 in B major
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
with Krzysztof Jablonski

# Etudes (12) for piano, Op. 10, CT. 14-25 No. 5 in G flat major
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
with Krzysztof Jablonski

# Etudes (12) for piano, Op. 25, CT. 26-37 No. 10 in B minor
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
with Krzysztof Jablonski

# Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 28, CT. 166-189 No. 13 in F sharp major
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
with Stanislav Bunin

# Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 28, CT. 166-189 No. 14 in E flat minor
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
with Stanislav Bunin

# Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 28, CT. 166-189 No. 15 in D flat major (“Raindrops”)
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
with Stanislav Bunin

# Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 28, CT. 166-189 No. 16 in B flat minor
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
with Stanislav Bunin

# Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 28, CT. 166-189 No. 17 in A flat major
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
with Stanislav Bunin

# Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 28, CT. 166-189 No. 18 in F minor
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
with Stanislav Bunin

# Scherzo for piano No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 31, CT. 198
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
with Yuval Fichman

# Waltz for piano No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 18, CT. 207
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
with Jean-Marc Luisada

# Nocturne for piano in C sharp minor (doubtful), KK Anh.Ia/6
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
with Evelyne Dubourg

# Mazurkas (4) for piano, Op. 24, CT. 64-67 No. 3 in A flat major
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
with Jean-Marc Luisada

# Mazurkas (4) for piano, Op. 24, CT. 64-67 No. 4 in B flat minor
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
with Jean-Marc Luisada

# Ellens Gesang III (“Ave Maria”), song for voice & piano, D. 839 (Op. 52/6)
Composed by Franz Schubert
with Budapest Strings

# Impromptu for piano in E flat major, D. 899/2 (Op. 90/2)
Composed by Franz Schubert
with Jeno Jando

# Ständchen (“Leise flehen meine Lieder”), song for voice & piano (Schwanengesang), D. 957/4 Ständchen
Composed by Franz Schubert
with Budapest Strings

# Quintet for piano, violin, viola, cello & double bass in A major (“Trout”), D. 667 (Op. posth. 114) Tema con variazioni
Composed by Franz Schubert
with Danielle Dechenne, Emmy Verhey

# Rosamunde, Fürstin von Cypern, incidental music, D. 797 (Op. 26) Entr’acte No. 1
Composed by Franz Schubert
Performed by Hungarian State Opera Orchestra
Conducted by Adam Fischer

# Moment musical for piano in A flat major, D. 780/2 (Op. 94/2)
Composed by Franz Schubert
with Jeno Jando

# Rosamunde, Fürstin von Cypern, incidental music, D. 797 (Op. 26) Entr’acte No. 2
Composed by Franz Schubert
Performed by Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Janos Kovacs

# Moment musical for piano in F minor (“Air russe”), D. 780/3 (Op. 94/3)
Composed by Franz Schubert
with Budapest Strings

# Rosamunde, Fürstin von Cypern, incidental music, D. 797 (Op. 26) Ballet Music No. 2
Composed by Franz Schubert
Performed by Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Janos Kovacs

# Rosamunde, Fürstin von Cypern, incidental music, D. 797 (Op. 26) Ballet Music No. 2
Composed by Franz Schubert
Performed by Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Janos Kovacs

# Nabucco, opera (Nabucodonosor) Overture
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Vassil Stefanov

# Nabucco, opera (Nabucodonosor) Va pensiero, sull’ali dorate
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Georgi Robev

# Aida, opera Prelude
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Vassil Stefanov

# Il Trovatore, opera Vedi! le fosche notturne (Gypsies’ Chorus)
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Georgi Robev

# Il Trovatore, opera Or co’ daddi, ma fra poco (Soldiers’ Chorus)
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Georgi Robev

# Aroldo, opera Overture
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Vassil Stefanov

# La Traviata, opera Prelude
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Vassil Stefanov

# La Traviata, opera Noi siamo zingarelle
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Georgi Robev

# La Traviata, opera Libiamo ne’ lieti calici
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Georgi Robev

# La Traviata, opera Di Madride noi siam mattadori
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Georgi Robev

# La forza del destino, opera Overture
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Vassil Stefanov

Well organized, splendid choices, great MP3

Most of the classical 99 or 100 collections are very random. Since this is from a ten composer box put out by Laserlight years ago it puts the focus on composers.
Wagner and Verdi, the two opera guys, are represented mostly by popular overtures and orchestral transitional pieces. The few chorus selections are big sound, mass groups which you may like even if you can’t stand arias.
BACH and VIVALDI are represented by many popular and familiar early pieces which belong in any greatest hits collection. BEETHOVEN, TCHAIKOVSKY, and MOZART are present with symphony movements, concerto movements and other familiar pieces.
J. STRAUSS, the waltz king, and SCHUBERT are well represented.
The CHOPIN section is the crown jewel of this collection for me. I owned this set many years ago and passed on all of the discs but the Chopin. I could not stand to give it up. Although not famous, these young (then) pianists took their Chopin seriously. I found several performances which made nice additions to my major pianist Chopin collections.
What is not to like? Listen by composer. Random play to mix it up. Find the symphonies or operas you need to seek out. This has background music. However, I suspect you will be trapped into listening with your full attention. Some of these selections and performances are that good.
I stopped counting my cd collection when it got to four digits and I am still tempted to download this, both for the excellence of the choices and the organization. The performances range from competent to inspired, a bonus. Enjoy.