Advantages: Sound Quality, The Features... Disadvantages: The Podcast Feature Is A Little Useless...
can save or delete whenever you like. Who knows , you may even find an old track you forgot you had?...
Another new addition to the iPod Classics range of features is the Cover Flow feature. This is a small feature which allows you to scroll through all of your favourite album artwork from all of your favourite tracks. This feature isn't the greatest , but it's a new feature which i find quite fun to use and flick through my tracks artwork images!!!...
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Product details
Title
(The) Greatest Classical Stars on Earth
Composer
Richard (Georg) Strauss (1864 - 1949); Gioachino (Antonio) Rossini (1792 - 1868); Edvard (Hagerup) Grieg (1843 - 1907); Eduardo Di Capua (1865 - 1917); Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750); Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791); Johann (Baptist) I Strauss (1804 - 1849); Max (Karl August) Bruch (1838 - 1920); (Marie) Joseph Canteloube (de Calaret) (1879 - 1957); Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin (1810 - 1849)
Main Performer
Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor); András Schiff (Piano); Kyung-Wha Chung (Violin); Dame Kiri Te Kanawa (Soprano); Vladimir Ashkenazy (Piano)
Orchestra / Ensemble(s)
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Milan La Scala Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Date of Release
08/1998
Label / Distributor
Decca / Universal Manufacturing and Logistics
Pieces in Set
2
Running Time
3 hours 34 minutes
Genre(s)
Orchestral, Stage works, Vocal and choral, Instrumental
EAN
28946039021
Catalogue Number
460
Work 1
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
Sir Georg Solti
Orchestra / Ensemble
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Work 2
Work Title
Guillaume Tell
Excerpt(s)
1. Galop
Composer
Gioachino (Antonio) Rossini (1792 - 1868)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1829
Date Recorded
1995
Conductor
Riccardo Chailly
Orchestra / Ensemble
Milan La Scala Philharmonic Orchestra
Work 3
Work Title
Peer Gynt, Opp. 46 & 55
Excerpt(s)
1. Prelude_Morning
Composer
Edvard (Hagerup) Grieg (1843 - 1907)
Genre
Stage works
Date Recorded
1961
Conductor
Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra / Ensemble
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Work 4
Work Title
'O sole mio
Excerpt(s)
1. 'O sole mio
Composer
Eduardo Di Capua (1865 - 1917)
Genre
Vocal & Choral
Date Written
1898
Conductor
Giancarlo Chiaramello
Orchestra / Ensemble
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Main Performer
Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor)
Opera Part(s)
Luciano Pavarotti
Work 5
Work Title
(4) Orchestral Suites, BWV1066-9
Excerpt(s)
1. Badinerie 2. Air ('Air on a G String')
Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
c1717-23
Conductor
Karl Münchinger
Orchestra / Ensemble
Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
Work 6
Work Title
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 21, 'Elvira Madigan' in C, K467
Excerpt(s)
1. Andante
Composer
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1785
Date Recorded
1989
Conductor
Sándor Végh
Orchestra / Ensemble
Salzburg Mozarteum Camerata Academica Orchestra
Main Performer
András Schiff (Piano)
Opera Part(s)
András Schiff
Work 7
Work Title
Radetzky March, Op. 228
Excerpt(s)
1. Radetzky March, Op. 228
Composer
Johann (Baptist) I Strauss (1804 - 1849)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1848
Conductor
Willi Boskovsky
Orchestra / Ensemble
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Work 8
Work Title
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26
Excerpt(s)
1. Adagio
Composer
Max (Karl August) Bruch (1838 - 1920)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1868
Date Recorded
1972
Conductor
Rudolf Kempe
Orchestra / Ensemble
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Main Performer
Kyung-Wha Chung (Violin)
Opera Part(s)
Kyung-Wha Chung
Work 9
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
Willi Boskovsky
Orchestra / Ensemble
VIenna Mozart Ensemble Choir
Work 10
Work Title
Chants d'Auvergne
Excerpt(s)
1. Baďlčro
Composer
(Marie) Joseph Canteloube (de Calaret) (1879 - 1957)
Genre
Vocal & Choral
Date Written
1923-30
Conductor
Jeffrey Tate
Orchestra / Ensemble
English Chamber Orchestra
Main Performer
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa (Soprano)
Opera Part(s)
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa
Work 11
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
Vladimir Ashkenazy (Piano)
Opera Part(s)
Vladimir Ashkenazy
Work 12
Work Title
Cantata No. 208, 'Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd' (Hunt Cantata), BWV208
Excerpt(s)
1. Aria: Schafe können sicher weiden (Sheep may safely graze)
Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
Genre
Vocal & Choral
Date Written
1713
Conductor
Karl Münchinger
Orchestra / Ensemble
Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
Work 13
Work Title
(The) Tale of Tsar Saltan
Excerpt(s)
1. Flight of the bumble-bee
Composer
Nikolay Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov (1844 - 1908)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1900
Conductor
Vladimir Ashkenazy
Orchestra / Ensemble
Philharmonia Orchestra
Work 14
Work Title
Boléro
Excerpt(s)
1. Boléro
Composer
(Joseph) Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1928
Conductor
Charles Dutoit
Orchestra / Ensemble
Montreal Symphony Orchestra
Work 15
Work Title
Lakmé
Excerpt(s)
1. Dôme épais le jasmin/Sous le dôme épais (Flower duet
Composer
(Clément Philibert) Léo Delibes (1836 - 1891)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1883
Conductor
Andrew Greenwood
Orchestra / Ensemble
Philharmonia Orchestra
Main Performer
Lesley Garrett (Soprano)
Opera Part(s)
Lesley Garrett
Work 16
Work Title
Adagio in G minor
Excerpt(s)
1. arr Cameron as 'Amore perduto'
Composer
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni (1671 - 1751)
Genre
Orchestral
Conductor
Karl Münchinger
Orchestra / Ensemble
Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
Main Performer
Martin Haselböck (Organ)
Opera Part(s)
Martin Haselböck
Work 17
Work Title
Pizzicato Polka
Excerpt(s)
1. Pizzicato Polka
Composer
Johann (Baptist) II Strauss (1825 - 1899)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1870
Conductor
Willi Boskovsky
Orchestra / Ensemble
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Work 18
Work Title
(Das) Land des Lächelns, 'Land of Smiles'
Excerpt(s)
1. Dein ist mein ganzes Herz! (You are my heart's delight)
Composer
Franz Lehár (1870 - 1948)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1929
Conductor
Zubin Mehta
Orchestra / Ensemble
Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra
Orchestra / Ensemble
Rome Opera Orchestra
Main Performer
Plácido Domingo (Tenor)
Opera Part(s)
Plácido Domingo
Work 19
Work Title
Carmina Burana
Excerpt(s)
1. Fortuna imperatrix mundi - O Fortuna
Composer
Carl Orff (1895 - 1982)
Genre
Vocal & Choral
Date Written
1936
Date Recorded
1983
Conductor
Riccardo Chailly
Orchestra / Ensemble
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra
Orchestra / Ensemble
Berlin Radio Symphony Chorus
Work 20
Work Title
Jazz Suite No. 2
Excerpt(s)
1. Waltz 2
Composer
Dmitry (Dmitriyevich) Shostakovich (1906 - 1975)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1938
Conductor
Riccardo Chailly
Orchestra / Ensemble
(Royal) Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam
Work 21
Work Title
Adagio for Strings, Op. 11
Excerpt(s)
1. Adagio for Strings, Op. 11
Composer
Samuel Barber (1910 - 1981)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1938
Conductor
David Zinman
Orchestra / Ensemble
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Work 22
Work Title
Fantasia on 'Greensleeves'
Excerpt(s)
1. Fantasia on 'Greensleeves'
Composer
Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1934
Conductor
Neville Marriner
Orchestra / Ensemble
Academy of St Martin in the Fields Orchestra
Work 23
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
Neville Marriner
Orchestra / Ensemble
Academy of St Martin in the Fields Orchestra
Main Performer
Alan Loveday (Violin)
Opera Part(s)
Alan Loveday
Work 24
Work Title
Suite in D
Excerpt(s)
1. Rondo_Prince of Denmark's March (Trumpet Voluntary)
Composer
Jeremiah Clarke (c1674 - 1707)
Genre
Orchestral
Orchestra / Ensemble
(Philip) Jones Brass Ensemble Choir
Work 25
Work Title
Canon and Gigue in D
Excerpt(s)
1. Canon
Composer
Johann Pachelbel (1653 - 1706)
Genre
Orchestral
Conductor
Karl Münchinger
Orchestra / Ensemble
Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
Work 26
Work Title
Casanova
Excerpt(s)
1. Nuns' Chorus
Composer
Johann (Baptist) II Strauss (1825 - 1899)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1928
Conductor
Julius Rudel
Orchestra / Ensemble
Utah Symphony Orchestra
Orchestra / Ensemble
Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Main Performer
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa (Soprano)
Opera Part(s)
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa
Work 27
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
Vladimir Ashkenazy (Piano)
Opera Part(s)
Vladimir Ashkenazy
Work 28
Work Title
Romeo and Juliet
Excerpt(s)
1. Love Theme
Composer
Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1869 Revised 1879,1880
Conductor
Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra / Ensemble
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Work 29
Work Title
Pavane, Op. 50
Excerpt(s)
1. Pavane, Op. 50
Composer
Gabriel (Urbain) Fauré (1845 - 1924)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1887
Date Recorded
1987
Conductor
Charles Dutoit
Orchestra / Ensemble
Montreal Symphony Orchestra Chorus
Orchestra / Ensemble
Montreal Symphony Orchestra
Work 30
Work Title
Symphony No. 9, 'From the New World' in E minor, B178 (Op. 95)
Excerpt(s)
1. Largo
Composer
Antonín Dvorák (1841 - 1904)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1893
Conductor
Sir Georg Solti
Orchestra / Ensemble
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Work 31
Work Title
(The) Nutcracker, Op. 71a
Excerpt(s)
1. Dance of the sugar-plum fairy (Danse de la fée dragée)
Composer
Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1892
Conductor
Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra / Ensemble
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Work 32
Work Title
Concierto de Aranjuez
Excerpt(s)
1. Adagio
Composer
Joaquín Rodrigo (1901 - 1999)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1939
Conductor
Charles Dutoit
Orchestra / Ensemble
Montreal Symphony Orchestra
Main Performer
Carlos Bonell (Guitar)
Opera Part(s)
Carlos Bonell
Work 33
Work Title
Solomon, HWV67
Excerpt(s)
1. Sinfonia (Arrival of Queen of Sheba)
Composer
George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759)
Genre
Vocal & Choral
Date Written
1749
Conductor
Neville Marriner
Orchestra / Ensemble
Academy of St Martin in the Fields Orchestra
Work 34
Work Title
(21) Hungarian Dances, WoO 1
Excerpt(s)
1. G minor (orch Schmeling)
Composer
Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1852-69
Conductor
Walter Weller
Orchestra / Ensemble
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Work 35
Work Title
Thaďs
Excerpt(s)
1. Méditation
Composer
Jules (Emile Frédéric) Massenet (1842 - 1912)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1894
Conductor
Richard Bonynge
Orchestra / Ensemble
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Main Performer
Nigel Kennedy (Violin)
Opera Part(s)
Nigel Kennedy
Work 36
Work Title
Turandot
Excerpt(s)
1. Nessun dorma!
Composer
Giacomo (Antonia Domenico Michele Secondo Maria) Puccini (1858 - 1924)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1926
Date Recorded
1972
Conductor
Zubin Mehta
Orchestra / Ensemble
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Main Performer
Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor)
Opera Part(s)
Luciano Pavarotti
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