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Released: 1999-10-12

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Title Tracks for Sony Classical: Great Performances 1903-1998
    1. Largo al factotum
    2. 2. Pihenö
    3. 4. Allegro - Prestissimo
    4. 5. Aria - Cantilena
    5. 3. Allegro molto vivace
    6. La donna č mobile
    7. 2. Prestissimo, con sordino
    8. Fossils
    9. 3. Rondo. Allegro spirituoso
    10. 1. Prélude
    11. The Desire for Hermitage
    12. Variation 30 a 1 Clav. Quodlibet
    13. Aria
    14. Mack the Knife
    15. 3. Menuetto - Trio
    16. 3. Allegro vivace assai
    17. 5. Rondo (Allegro)
    18. Un bel dě
    19. Danse sacrale
    20. Hoe-Down
    21. Prelude
    22. 2. Allegretto scherzando
    23. 4. Urlicht
    24. 1. Psalm 108 (Verse 2) and Psalm 100
    25. 3. Scherzo: Allegro leggierissimo
    26. 1. Allegro con spirito
    27. 3. Alla marcia. Moderato
    28. Baroque and Blue
    29. 3. Rondo. Allegro assai
    30. Danse générale
    31. 3. Allegro
    32. Facades
    33. O mio babbino caro
    34. 3. Finale. Allegro
    35. 1. Allegro
    36. 3. Allegro fugato
    37. 7. Turangalîla II
    38. 4. Rondo alla Zingarese. Presto
    39. 2. Vivace
    40. Ch'ella mi creda libero e lontano
    41. Main Theme
    42. Andante
    43. Opening Section
    44. All the Delights of the Season
    45. Steam Engine
    46. Prelude
    47. Brünnhilde's Battle Cry
    48. Suite for Strings: The Murder
    49. Prelude
    50. Angel (Lust)
    51. Theme
    52. 1. Allegro ben ritmato e deciso
    53. La donna č mobile
    54. Song of Peace


Product Details
Sony Classical: Great Performances 1903-1998
  • Audio CD: 0 pages (1999-10-12)
  • Publisher: Sony
  • Label: Sony
  • Format: Box set
  • Studio: Sony
  • Average Customer Review: 4 Star based on 8 reviews
  • Sales Rank in Music: #194914


Customer Reviews
Avg. Customer Review:4 Star

0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:

Customer Rating: 2 Star
Summary: Mish Mash 2007-09-12
Comment: While I like this sort of recording I bought it only because it was quite cheap in the used section. It has some very interesting moments, but of course is little more than a "sampler" if you will, and one that is too stuffed with a variety performers that don't necessarily work well one against the other. To be specific, when Victor put out this sort of thing it would be "The First 100 Years at the Metropolitan Opera", and that traced just that. All the singers from 1903 until the 1983 release date. Its hardly perfect, but at least it has a purpose.

EMI did a similar reissue, but it contained one CD at a time, so one could think carefully about that which they wanted to buy.

This is one of the rare times I'm going to say there's just too much here, and not always of a good thing. They barely raid the cupboard of older recordings, and I assume Sony has a heck of a lot of them. Two CD sets from each decade could have been a far more intesting and thought provoking A&R decission. Four CDs that are aimed at nothing more than what I mentioned earlier don't really cut it


0 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

Customer Rating: 5 Star
Summary: What I Bought From Sony Companies 2005-08-19
Comment: Bach, Goldberg Variations, Gould, Haydn, L. Mozart, Hummel, Wynton Marsalis, Leppard, Joseph Haydn, Walter (Japanese), Mozart Piano Concertos & Rondos, Murray Perahia, Mozart Quartets by Ax, Stern, Laredo, and Ma, Mozart Concerto Violin, Zukerman, Chopin, Concertos Piano, Gilels, Ormandy, Watts, Schippers, Bruckner, L'Archibudelli, Johannes Brahms, Gould, Brahms, Stern, Trios and Quartets, Brahms, Ax, Ma, Bizet, Carmen and L'Arlesienne suites, Bernstein, Dvorak, Herbert, Ma, Masur, Faure, Quartets, Ax, Stern, Laredo, Ma, Janacek, String Quartets, Alban Berg, Lyric Suite, Juilliard String Quartet, Copland Collection, Debussy, nocturnes, Upshaw, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Canteloube, John Williams Plays Barrios, Ligeti Edition, Claude Bolling, suites and such Jazz, 4 CDs, Joshua Bell, Bernstein, West Side Story. Albert, Bartok, Bloch, Ma, Zinman, John McLaughlin, Concerto for Guitar, and with Katia Labeque, Kathleen Battle.Wynton Marsalis, Baroque Duet,Kathleen Battle Jean-Pierre Rampal in Concert, Bobby McFerrin paper music, with Yo-Yo Ma in Hush, Katia & Marielle Labeque, Love of Colours, Wynton Marsalis, Baroque Music for Trumpets, and Elliot Goldenthal, Fire Water Paper, A Vietnam Oratorio.
I list these because I am trying to figure out what of value is in the Columbia, CBS, and Sony sound legacy in case they come back to the U.S. and revive classical music recording in this country.
Duane Crawford


3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

Customer Rating: 4 Star
Summary: Strange interpretation of "classical" 2005-01-17
Comment: I bought this CD because it contained some songs I was having a hard time finding elsewhere, such as Passo pel prat, Chants d'Auvergne sung by Fredrica Von Stade. However, some of the songs on this CD do not seem to belong e.g. all three songs by John Williams, Mack the Knife, Barbra Streisand, and the Psycho Murder Theme for starters, and many more.

I gave the CD 4 stars only because I was happy that I was able to find a few somewhat rare tracks.


3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

Customer Rating: 3 Star
Summary: An interesting mix... 2002-05-17
Comment: This is a sampler in the truest meaning of the word. I bought this 4 CD work primarly for two tracks, but also because I was interested to see what else was out there without investing a fortune in CD's I wouldn't like! I was surprised by the wide diversity of music ranging from true classical and jazz to contemporary compositions and interpretations.

While I find some tracks divine (Williams's _Schindler's List_), I find other tracks unsettling (_Beau Soir_ performed by Barbra Streisand). But when you are trying to span 100 years of music, you will (and should) encounter all tastes and styles. Overall, I really enjoy listening to this set. My only regret is that I don't have a CD changer...


1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

Customer Rating: 5 Star
Summary: A touch of history.... 2002-01-28
Comment: An exceptional set. The history of music making of the 20th century in 4 CDs. Even from the first track with Giuseppe Campanari and Charles Adams Prince you can see that people put much time in collecting the best interpretations and putting together an amazing collection. Other highlights include the "Mack The Knife" with Lotte Lenya, the Bachiana Brasileiras, The Fanfare For The Common Man with LSO conducted by the composer and so many more. An undespiuted *****



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