A-Z of Classical Music

A-Z of Classical Music

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This is a companion set to Naxos' "The A~Z of Opera" (previously reviewed.. It follows the same format and is an ideal compilation for people who are new to classical music as well as classical music buffs. It contains a double CD with two and a half hours of classical music (as you would expect) ... Read review





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The Biggest Little Box of Classical Music
A review by mikeydred on A-Z of Classical Music
April 17th, 2001


Author's product rating:   

Originality Groundbreaking 
Lyrics Not applicable 
Quality and consistency of tracks Flawless 
Value for Money  

Advantages: An excellent introduction to Classical Music
Disadvantages: None

Recommend to potential buyers: yes 

Full review

This is a companion set to Naxos' "The A~Z of Opera" (previously reviewed.. It follows the same format and is an ideal compilation for people who are new to classical music as well as classical music buffs. It contains a double CD with two and a half hours of classical music (as you would expect) and a 562 page book (not quite as thick as the Opera one) compiled and written again by Keith Anderson.

So what's in the pack?


~~ The Book

This contains 562 pages of information pertaining to classical music. It's the same size as a CD and fairly thick. The text is concise and clear and informative, with portraits of composers throughout. After the index you get 450 pages of concise histories of composers, with recommendations of recordings from the Naxos catalogue. It is arranged in alphabetical order, and starts with Adolphe Adam and is completed by Bernd Alois Zimmerman. As well as details about the composer there are sections on the different types of music each composer produced (e.g. keyboard, opera, dance etc.). This is an excellent reference volume and full of lots of useful information. It would an excellent addition to any library or school music department.

This is followed by a sixty page glossary of musical terms, which also includes musical instruments and styles. Ideal for awkward crossword clues. There is then a forty five page section on classical music used in films, ordered by film name. The book is completed by a list of illustrations followed by a page about the author. The package is worth buying for the book alone.

~~ The Music

There are two CDs , arranged in chronological order , giving a good representation of classical music drawn from the Naxos catalogue. The names are not all familiar , but the music is uniformly excellent, so for every Beethoven you get a Corelli, for every Verdi you get a Palestrina and so on. The first CD opens with a Gregorian Chant (De Profundis) and is followed by "O Virga Mediatrix" by Hildegard Von Bingen. More familiar territory is covered on the second CD which opens with Scubert's "Ave Maria" and includes Mendelssohn's "Wedding March" , finishing with Orff's "O Fortuna", Britten's "Playful Pizzicato" and Glass' "Violin Concerto - 1st Movement". A very listenable collection, and available for 8.99 GBP from Amazon.

This is the sort of opinion where a spell checker is not much uses. I hope I got all the names right.

Useful related web sites are

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www.hnh.com

Copyright © 2001 by Mike Singleton, Newcastle, England 


A-Z of Classical Music

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Title: A-Z of Classical Music

Composer: Abbess Hildegard of Bingen (1098 - 1179); Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525/6-1594); William Byrd (1543 - 1623); Johann Pachelbel (1653 - 1706); Arcangelo Corelli (1653 - 1713); François Couperin (1668 - 1733); Antonio (Lucio) Vivaldi (1678 - 1741); Georg Philipp Telemann (1681 - 1767); Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750); George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759)

Main Performer: Laurence Cummings (Harpsichord); Takako Nishizaki (Violin); Miroslav Kejmar (Trumpet); Jenö Jandó (Piano); Ernst Ottensamer (Clarinet)

Orchestra / Ensemble(s): Oxford Camerata Choir; Red Byrd; Rose Consort of Viols Choir

Date of Release: 02/10/2000

Recomended Retail Price: 9.99 GBP

Label / Distributor: Naxos / Select

Pieces in Set: 2

Running Time: 3 hours 31 minutes

Genre(s): Vocal and choral, Chamber, Orchestral, Instrumental, Stage works

EAN: 747313531929

Catalogue Number: 8

Work 1

Work Title: O virga mediatrix

Excerpt(s): 1. O virga mediatrix

Composer: Abbess Hildegard of Bingen (1098 - 1179)

Genre: Vocal & Choral

Conductor: Jeremy Summerly

Orchestra / Ensemble: Oxford Camerata Choir

Work 2

Work Title: Missa Papae Marcelli

Excerpt(s): 1. Gloria

Composer: Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525/6-1594)

Genre: Vocal & Choral

Date Written: Published 1567

Conductor: Jeremy Summerly

Orchestra / Ensemble: Oxford Camerata Choir

Work 3

Work Title: Pavan and Galliard a 6, C, BE17/15

Excerpt(s): 1. Pavan and Galliard a 6, C, BE17/15

Composer: William Byrd (1543 - 1623)

Genre: Chamber

Orchestra / Ensemble: Rose Consort of Viols Choir

Orchestra / Ensemble: Red Byrd

Work 4

Work Title: Canon and Gigue in D

Excerpt(s): 1. Canon

Composer: Johann Pachelbel (1653 - 1706)

Genre: Orchestral

Conductor: Richard Edlinger

Orchestra / Ensemble: Capella Istropolitana Orchestra

Work 5

Work Title: (12) Concerti Grossi, Op. 6

Excerpt(s): 1. Vivace - Grave

Composer: Arcangelo Corelli (1653 - 1713)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: Published 1714

Conductor: Jaroslav Krchek

Orchestra / Ensemble: Capella Istropolitana Orchestra

Work 6

Work Title: Concerts royaux

Excerpt(s): 1. Prélude

Composer: François Couperin (1668 - 1733)

Genre: Chamber

Date Written: Published 1722

Main Performer: Laurence Cummings (Harpsichord)

Opera Part(s): Laurence Cummings

Work 7

Work Title: (12) Concerti for Violin and Strings, '(Il) cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione', Op. 8

Excerpt(s): 1. Allegro

Composer: Antonio (Lucio) Vivaldi (1678 - 1741)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: Published 1725

Conductor: Stephen Gunzenhauser

Orchestra / Ensemble: Capella Istropolitana Orchestra

Main Performer: Takako Nishizaki (Violin)

Opera Part(s): Takako Nishizaki

Work 8

Work Title: Concerto for Trumpet and Strings in D

Excerpt(s): 1. Adagio

Composer: Georg Philipp Telemann (1681 - 1767)

Genre: Orchestral

Conductor: Petr Skvor

Orchestra / Ensemble: Capella Istropolitana Orchestra

Main Performer: Miroslav Kejmar (Trumpet)

Opera Part(s): Miroslav Kejmar

Work 9

Work Title: (4) Orchestral Suites, BWV1066-9

Excerpt(s): 1. Air ('Air on a G String')

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: c1717-23

Conductor: Jaroslav Dvorák

Orchestra / Ensemble: Capella Istropolitana Orchestra

Work 10

Work Title: Messiah, HWV56

Excerpt(s): 1. Hallelujah

Composer: George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759)

Genre: Vocal & Choral

Date Written: 1742

Orchestra / Ensemble: (The) Scholars Baroque Ensemble Choir

Work 11

Work Title: Symphony No. 104, 'London' in D

Excerpt(s): 1. Menuet

Composer: (Franz) Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1795

Conductor: Barry Wordsworth

Orchestra / Ensemble: Capella Istropolitana Orchestra

Work 12

Work Title: Symphony in F Major, Grave F7

Excerpt(s): 1. Symphony in F Major, Grave F7

Composer: Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf (1739 - 1799)

Genre: Orchestral

Conductor: Uwe Grodd

Orchestra / Ensemble: Failoni Orchestra, Budapest

Work 13

Work Title: Serenade No. 13, "Eine kleine Nachtmusik" in G, K525

Excerpt(s): 1. Allegro

Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1787

Conductor: Wolfgang Sobotka

Orchestra / Ensemble: Capella Istropolitana Orchestra

Work 14

Work Title: Sonata for Piano No. 14, 'Moonlight' in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2

Excerpt(s): 1. Adagio sostenuto

Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)

Genre: Instrumental

Date Written: 1801

Main Performer: Jenö Jandó (Piano)

Opera Part(s): Jenö Jandó

Work 15

Work Title: Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra No. 2 in E flat, J118 (Op. 74)

Excerpt(s): 1. Andante

Composer: Carl Maria (Friedrich Ernst) von Weber (1786 - 1826)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1811

Conductor: Johannes Wildner

Orchestra / Ensemble: CSSR State Philharmonic Orchestra

Main Performer: Ernst Ottensamer (Clarinet)

Opera Part(s): Ernst Ottensamer

Work 16

Work Title: Stabat mater

Excerpt(s): 1. Quis est homo

Composer: Gioachino (Antonio) Rossini (1792 - 1868)

Genre: Vocal & Choral

Date Written: 1832

Conductor: Pier Giorgio Morandi

Orchestra / Ensemble: Hungarian State Opera Orchestra

Orchestra / Ensemble: Hungarian State Opera Chorus

Main Performer: Antonio Siragusa (Tenor), Carlo Colombara (Bass), Gloria Scalchi (Mezzo soprano), Patrizia Pace (Soprano)

Opera Part(s): Antonio Siragusa, Carlo Colombara, Gloria Scalchi, Patrizia Pace

Work 17

Work Title: Ave Maria, 'Ellens Gesang III', D839

Excerpt(s): 1. Ave Maria, 'Ellens Gesang III', D839

Composer: Franz (Peter) Schubert (1797 - 1828)

Genre: Vocal & Choral

Date Written: 1825

Conductor: Lászlo Kovács

Orchestra / Ensemble: Budapest Camerata Orchestra

Main Performer: Ingrid Kertesi (Soprano)

Opera Part(s): Ingrid Kertesi

Work 18

Work Title: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14

Excerpt(s): 1. Un bal

Composer: (Louis-)Hector Berlioz (1803 - 1869)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1830

Conductor: Pinchas Steinberg

Orchestra / Ensemble: Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

Work 19

Work Title: (A) Midsummer Night's Dream, Opp. 21 and 61

Excerpt(s): 1. Wedding March (Entr'acte to Act 5)

Composer: (Jakob Ludwig) Felix Mendelssohn (-Bartholdy) (1809 - 1847)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1826-1842

Conductor: Richard Hayman

Orchestra / Ensemble: Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra

Work 20

Work Title: Waltzes

Excerpt(s): 1. No. 6 in D flat, Op. 64/1 (Minute)

Composer: Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin (1810 - 1849)

Genre: Instrumental

Main Performer: Idil Biret (Piano)

Opera Part(s): Idil Biret

Work 21

Work Title: Symphony No. 1, 'Spring' in B flat, Op. 38

Excerpt(s): 1. Larghetto

Composer: Robert (Alexander) Schumann (1810 - 1856)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1841

Conductor: Alexander Rahbari

Orchestra / Ensemble: Brussels Belgian Radio & TV Philharmonic Orchestra

Work 22

Work Title: (Der) Ring des Nibelungen: Part 2, '(Die) Walküre'

Excerpt(s): 1. Ride of the Valkyries (concert version)

Composer: (Wilhelm) Richard Wagner (1813 - 1883)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1850

Conductor: Uwe Mund

Orchestra / Ensemble: Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

Work 23

Work Title: (La) traviata

Excerpt(s): 1. Prelude

Composer: Giuseppe (Fortunino Francesco) Verdi (1813 - 1901)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1853

Conductor: Alexander Rahbari

Orchestra / Ensemble: Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

Work 24

Work Title: (21) Hungarian Dances, WoO 1

Excerpt(s): 1. F (orch Brahms)

Composer: Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1852-69

Conductor: István Bogár

Orchestra / Ensemble: Budapest Symphony Orchestra

Work 25

Work Title: Swan Lake, Op. 20

Excerpt(s): 1. Scene finale (Andante)

Composer: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1877

Conductor: Ondrej Lenárd

Orchestra / Ensemble: Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

Work 26

Work Title: (16) Slavonic Dances, B78 & B145 (Opp. 46 & 72)

Excerpt(s): 1. B78 - No. 1 in C

Composer: Antonín Dvorák (1841 - 1904)

Genre: Chamber

Date Written: 1878, 1886

Main Performer: Balázs Szokolay (Piano)

Opera Part(s): Balázs Szokolay

Work 27

Work Title: Variations on an Original Theme, 'Enigma', Op. 36

Excerpt(s): 1. Nimrod

Composer: Sir Edward (William) Elgar (1857 - 1934)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1898-99

Conductor: George Hurst

Orchestra / Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Work 28

Work Title: Suite bergamasque

Excerpt(s): 1. Clair de lune

Composer: (Achille-)Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918)

Genre: Instrumental

Date Written: 1905

Conductor: Keith Clark

Orchestra / Ensemble: Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

Work 29

Work Title: Also sprach Zarathustra, 'Thus spake Zarathustra', Op. 30

Excerpt(s): 1. Opening

Composer: Richard (Georg) Strauss (1864 - 1949)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1895-96

Conductor: Zdenek Kosler

Orchestra / Ensemble: Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra

Work 30

Work Title: (24) Preludes

Excerpt(s): 1. C sharp minor, Op. 3/2

Composer: Sergey (Vasil'yevich) Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943)

Genre: Instrumental

Main Performer: Idil Biret (Piano)

Opera Part(s): Idil Biret

Work 31

Work Title: Fontane di Roma, 'Fountains of Rome'

Excerpt(s): 1. La fontana di Villa Medici al tramonto

Composer: Ottorino Respighi (1879 - 1936)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1914-16

Conductor: Enrique Bátiz

Orchestra / Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Work 32

Work Title: Pulcinella

Excerpt(s): 1. Sinfonia (Overture)

Composer: Igor (Fyodorovich) Stravinsky (1882 - 1971)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1922 rev 1949

Conductor: Stefan Sanderling

Orchestra / Ensemble: Bournemouth Sinfonietta Orchestra

Work 33

Work Title: Carmina Burana

Excerpt(s): 1. Fortuna imperatrix mundi - O Fortuna

Composer: Carl Orff (1895 - 1982)

Genre: Vocal & Choral

Date Written: 1936

Conductor: Stephen Gunzenhauser

Orchestra / Ensemble: Slovak Philharmonic Chorus

Orchestra / Ensemble: Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

Work 34

Work Title: Simple Symphony, Op. 4

Excerpt(s): 1. Playful Pizzicato

Composer: (Edward) Benjamin (Lord Britten of Aldeburgh) Britten (1913 - 1976)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1933-34

Conductor: Richard Studt

Orchestra / Ensemble: Bournemouth Sinfonietta Orchestra

Work 35

Work Title: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra

Composer: Philip Glass (b 1937)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1987

Conductor: Takuo Yuasa

Orchestra / Ensemble: Ulster Orchestra

Main Performer: Adele Anthony (Violin)

Opera Part(s): Adele Anthony

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