Arranger(s): Reed, Alfred
Label: Naxos Educational
Series: A-Z
Genre: Chamber Music; Choral - Sacred; Choral - Secular; Concerto; Instrumental; Orchestral; Vocal
Period: 20th Century; Baroque; Classical; Contemporary; Medieval; Renaissance; Romantic
Catalogue No: 8.555319-20
Barcode: 0747313531929
Release Date: 06/1993

A TO Z OF CLASSICAL MUSIC (The) (2nd Expanded Edition, 2000)

A–Z of Classical Music
Booklet of 562 pages
2 CDs
ISBN 9-6263-4210-2

A-Z of Classical Music is a remarkable 562-page, illustrated book, detailing the lives of all the great composers as well as many less known, but equally fascinating, musical masters. Like the Naxos range of recordings itself, A-Z of Classical Music is a rich source of inspiration for anyone either just embarking on a lifetime of musical enjoyment or for whom classical music has long been a way of life. Included within is an extensive glossary of musical terms plus a unique guide to classical music used in acclaimed films. Two-and-a-half hours of the finest music from across the centuries are contained on the accompanying CDs.

Tracklist

Disc 1
Nova Schola Gregoriana (Choir)
Turco, Alberto (Conductor)
1 Gregorian Chant: De Profundis 03:21
Nova Schola Gregoriana (Choir)
Turco, Alberto (Conductor)
Hildegard of Bingen
Hildegard of Bingen - Lyricist
Oxford Camerata (Choir)
Summerly, Jeremy (Conductor)
2 Alleluia - O virga mediatrix 03:35
Oxford Camerata (Choir)
Summerly, Jeremy (Conductor)
Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da
Mass Text - Lyricist
Oxford Camerata (Choir)
Summerly, Jeremy (Conductor)
3 Gloria 05:32
Oxford Camerata (Choir)
Summerly, Jeremy (Conductor)
Byrd, William
Rose Consort of Viols, The (Ensemble)
Byrd, Red (harpsichord)
4 Pavane For 6 Viols 03:09
Rose Consort of Viols, The (Ensemble)
Byrd, Red (harpsichord)
Pachelbel, Johann
Capella Istropolitana (Orchestra)
Edlinger, Richard (Conductor)
5 Canon in D Major 04:49
Capella Istropolitana (Orchestra)
Edlinger, Richard (Conductor)
Corelli, Arcangelo
Capella Istropolitana (Orchestra)
Krček, Jaroslav (Conductor)
6 Vivace - Grave 01:21
Capella Istropolitana (Orchestra)
Krček, Jaroslav (Conductor)
Couperin, François
Cummings, Laurence (harpsichord)
7 Prelude 02:47
Cummings, Laurence (harpsichord)
Vivaldi, Antonio
Nishizaki, Takako (violin)
Capella Istropolitana (Orchestra)
Gunzenhauser, Stephen (Conductor)
8 Allegro 03:33
Nishizaki, Takako (violin)
Capella Istropolitana (Orchestra)
Gunzenhauser, Stephen (Conductor)
Telemann, Georg Philipp
Kejmar, Miroslav (trumpet)
Capella Istropolitana (Orchestra)
Škvor, Petr (Conductor)
9 Adagio 02:07
Kejmar, Miroslav (trumpet)
Capella Istropolitana (Orchestra)
Škvor, Petr (Conductor)
Bach, Johann Sebastian
Capella Istropolitana (Orchestra)
Krček, Jaroslav (Conductor)
10 Overture (Suite) No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: Air 05:21
Capella Istropolitana (Orchestra)
Krček, Jaroslav (Conductor)
Handel, George Frideric
Bible - New Testament - Lyricist
Scholars Baroque Ensemble (Ensemble)
11 Messiah, HWV 56: Hallelujah 03:40
Scholars Baroque Ensemble (Ensemble)
Haydn, Franz Joseph
Capella Istropolitana (Orchestra)
Wordsworth, Barry (Conductor)
12 Symphony No. 104 in D Major, Hob.I:104, "London": III. Menuetto: Allegro 05:26
Capella Istropolitana (Orchestra)
Wordsworth, Barry (Conductor)
Dittersdorf, Carl Ditters von
Failoni Orchestra, Budapest (Orchestra)
Grodd, Uwe (Conductor)
13 Andante 02:12
Failoni Orchestra, Budapest (Orchestra)
Grodd, Uwe (Conductor)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Capella Istropolitana (Orchestra)
Sobotka, Wolfgang (Conductor)
14 Serenade No. 13 in G Major, K. 525, "Eine kleine Nachtmusik": I. Allegro 05:53
Capella Istropolitana (Orchestra)
Sobotka, Wolfgang (Conductor)
Beethoven, Ludwig van
Jandó, Jenő (piano)
15 Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2, "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto 05:20
Jandó, Jenő (piano)
Weber, Carl Maria von
Ottensamer, Ernst (clarinet)
CSSR State Philharmonic Orchestra, Košice (Orchestra)
Wildner, Johannes (Conductor)
16 Clarinet Concerto No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 74, J. 118: II. Andante con moto 06:51
Ottensamer, Ernst (clarinet)
CSSR State Philharmonic Orchestra, Košice (Orchestra)
Wildner, Johannes (Conductor)
Rossini, Gioachino
Pace, Patrizia (soprano)
Scalchi, Gloria (contralto)
Hungarian State Opera Chorus (Choir)
Hungarian State Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Morandi, Pier Giorgio (Conductor)
17 Quis est homo from Stabat Mater 06:54
Pace, Patrizia (soprano)
Scalchi, Gloria (contralto)
Hungarian State Opera Chorus (Choir)
Hungarian State Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Morandi, Pier Giorgio (Conductor)
Disc 2
Schubert, Franz
Storck, Philip Adam - Lyricist
Scott, Walter - Lyricist
Kertesi, Ingrid (soprano)
Camerata Budapest (Ensemble)
Kovács, László (Conductor)
1 Ellens Gesang III (Ave Maria!), Op. 52, No. 6, D. 839, "Hymne an die Jungfrau" (version for voice and orchestra) 04:53
Kertesi, Ingrid (soprano)
Camerata Budapest (Ensemble)
Kovács, László (Conductor)
Berlioz, Hector
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Steinberg, Pinchas (Conductor)
2 Un Bal 06:32
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Steinberg, Pinchas (Conductor)
Mendelssohn, Felix
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hayman, Richard (Conductor)
3 Wedding March 06:25
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hayman, Richard (Conductor)
Chopin, Fryderyk
Biret, Idil (piano)
4 Minute Waltz 01:47
Biret, Idil (piano)
Schumann, Robert
Belgian Radio and Television Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Rahbari, Alexander (Conductor)
5 Larghetto 05:34
Belgian Radio and Television Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Rahbari, Alexander (Conductor)
Wagner, Richard
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Mund, Uwe (Conductor)
6 Die Walküre, Act III: Ride of the Valkyries 05:25
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Mund, Uwe (Conductor)
Verdi, Giuseppe
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Rahbari, Alexander (Conductor)
7 Prelude 03:54
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Rahbari, Alexander (Conductor)
Brahms, Johannes
Budapest Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Bogár, István (Conductor)
8 Hungarian Dance No. 3, WoO 1, No. 3 02:20
Budapest Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Bogár, István (Conductor)
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yich
CSR Symphony Orchestra, Bratislava (Orchestra)
Lenárd, Ondrej (Conductor)
9 Scene 02:44
CSR Symphony Orchestra, Bratislava (Orchestra)
Lenárd, Ondrej (Conductor)
Dvořák, Antonín
Szokolay, Balázs (piano)
10 Slavonic Dance No. 1 in C Major, Op. 46, No. 1 03:52
Szokolay, Balázs (piano)
Elgar, Edward
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hurst, George (Conductor)
11 Nimrod 03:43
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hurst, George (Conductor)
Debussy, Claude
Reed, Alfred - Arranger
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Clark, Keith (Conductor)
12 Clair de Lune 04:29
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Clark, Keith (Conductor)
Strauss, Richard
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Košler, Zdeněk (Conductor)
13 Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176: Introduction 01:54
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Košler, Zdeněk (Conductor)
Rachmaninov, Sergey
Biret, Idil (piano)
14 Prelude In C-Sharp Minor 04:43
Biret, Idil (piano)
Respighi, Ottorino
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Bátiz, Enrique (Conductor)
15 Fountain Of The Villa Medici At Sunset 06:10
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Bátiz, Enrique (Conductor)
Stravinsky, Igor
Bournemouth Sinfonietta (Orchestra)
Sanderling, Stefan (Conductor)
16 Overture 02:12
Bournemouth Sinfonietta (Orchestra)
Sanderling, Stefan (Conductor)
Orff, Carl
Slovak Philharmonic Chorus (Choir)
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Gunzenhauser, Stephen (Conductor)
17 O Fortuna from Carmina Burana 02:43
Slovak Philharmonic Chorus (Choir)
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Gunzenhauser, Stephen (Conductor)
Britten, Benjamin
Bournemouth Sinfonietta (Orchestra)
Studt, Richard (Conductor)
18 Playful Pizzicato 03:23
Bournemouth Sinfonietta (Orchestra)
Studt, Richard (Conductor)
Glass, Philip
Anthony, Adele (violin)
Ulster Orchestra (Orchestra)
Yuasa, Takuo (Conductor)
19 Violin Concerto No. 1 (1st movement) 06:47
Anthony, Adele (violin)
Ulster Orchestra (Orchestra)
Yuasa, Takuo (Conductor)

Total Playing Time: 02:31:21