The History Of Classical Music In 24 Hours [24 CD][Limited Edition]

The History Of Classical Music In 24 Hours [24 CD][Limited Edition]

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Created from the legendary Deutsche Grammophon Catalogue, The History of Classical Music in 24 Hours is a collection that can spark a life-long interest in classical music. <br><br>Thematically arranged on 24 discs, The History weaves its way from Medieval Music to Minimalism, with many stops along the way: The Renaissance, Baroque (vocal and instrumental), the great Concertos, the Rise of the Virtuoso, a three disc focus on opera and more.<br><br>Featured are some of classical music s most popular works: Symphonies from Beethoven, Mozart, Haydn, Schubert and Brahms, perennial favourites including Spring from the Four Seasons, Barber s Adagio, Ravel s Bolero and Concertos by Rachmaninov, Dvo ák and Schumann.<br> <br>Artists include Claudio Abbado, Martha Argerich, Leonard Bernstein, Plácido Domingo, Emerson String Quartet, Carlos Kleiber, James Levine, Nathan Milstein, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Bryn Terfel and Fritz Wunderlich<br><br>Each disc comes with a mini essay available on a dedicated website. <br><br>PRODUCT DETAILS<br>24 CDs housed in 12 double mint packs<br>Dedicated Website<br><br><br>1. Disc I <br>Music of The Middle Ages (Pérotin, de Machaut)<br><br>Disc II Music of the Renaissance (Anonymus, Dufay, Desprez, Dowland, Byrd)<br><br>2. Disc III Baroque Vocal (Bach, Handel)<br><br>Disc IV Baroque Instrumental (Pachelbel, Handel, Bach, Vivaldi, Purcell)<br><br>3. Disc V The Classical Symphony (Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven)<br><br>Disc VI The Classical Concerto (Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven)<br><br>4. Disc VII A Trip to France (Berlioz, Cherubin, Auber)<br><br>Disc VIII The Romantic Symphony (Schubert, Brahms)<br><br>5. Disc IX Cycles and Songs (Schumann, Beethoven, Schubert)<br><br>Disc X The Virtuoso I (Chopin, Brahms, Liszt)<br><br>6. Disc XI The Virtuoso II (Tchaikovsky, Mendelssohn)<br><br>Disc XII The Romantic Cello (Dvorák, Elgar) <br><br>7. Disc XIII The Virtuoso III (Schumann, Rachmaninov)<br><br>Disc XIV Big Voice, Big Orchestra (Brahms, Wagner, Mahler, R. Strauss) <br><br>8. Disc XV Get Your Program (Sibelius, Smetana, Holst)<br><br>Disc XVI New Currents (Prokofiev, Bartók, Shostakovich) <br><br>9. Disc XVII A World Re-Arranged (Barber, Britten, Ives, Stravinsky)<br><br>Disc XVIII Viva Espagna (Rodrigo, Sor, Albéniz, Villa-Lobos, Moreno Torroba)<br><br>10. Disc XIX Lasting Impressions (Ravel, Debussy)<br><br>Disc XX 12 Points of View (Berg, Webern, Schoenberg)<br><br>11. Disc XXI Minimalism (Rihm, Adams, Glass)<br><br>Disc XXII Opera Orchestra (Bizet, Mozart, Mascagni, Rossini, Wagner etc)<br><br>12. Disc XXIII Opera Aria (Mozart, Verdi, Puccini, Rossini, Wagner, Leoncavallo)<br><br>Disc XXIV Opera - Duets & Chorus (Weber, Verdi, Beethoven, Purcell)