Track Listing

1. Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: Air on the G String, edited
2. Bagatelle for piano in A minor ('Für Elise'), WoO 59: Edited, edited
3. Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488: Adagio
4. Violin Concerto, for violin, strings & continuo in G minor ('L'estate,' The Four Seasons; 'Il cimento' No. 2), Op. 8/2, RV 315: Alleg
5. Nutcracker, suite from the ballet, Op. 71a: Dance of the Flutes, edited
6. Largo in F major, instrumental arrangement ('Ombra mai fu' from the opera Serse)
7. Waltz for piano in A flat major, Op. 39/15
8. Prelude for piano No. 7 in A major, Op. 28/7, CT. 172
9. Rêverie, for piano, L. 68
10. Canon and gigue, for 3 violins & continuo in D major, T. 337: Canon in D
11. Song without Words for piano No. 30 in A major ('Frühlingslied'), Op. 62/6
12. Symphony No. 9 in C major, K. 73: III: Menuetto, edited
13. Sarabande, Gigue & Badinerie ('Suite for Strings') (arranged by Ettore Pinelli): Sarabande
14. Serenade No. 13 for strings in G major ('Eine kleine Nachtmusik'), K. 525: III: Menuetto, Allegretto, edited
15. Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067: Menuet, edited
16. Concerto Grosso in D major, Op. 6/4: Vivace
17. Meditation on Prelude No. 1 of Bach, for violin or cello & piano with organ or cello ad lib. (or other instrumental arrangement)
18. The Sleeping Beauty, suite for orchestra, Op. 66a: Waltz
19. Double Oboe Concerto for 2 oboes (or recorders), strings & continuo in D minor, RV 535: I: Largo, edited
20. Trumpet Concerto in D major: Excerpt
21. Wiegenlied ('Guten Abend, gut Nacht'), song for voice & piano, Op. 49/4
22. Nutcracker, suite from the ballet, Op. 71a: Chinese dance
23. Symphony No. 5 in D major/D minor ('Reformation'), Op. 107: Andante, edited
24. Concerto for oboe, strings & continuo in D minor, SF. 935 (often transposed to C minor): II. Andante e spiccato
25. Gianni Schicchi, opera: O mio babbino caro, edited

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #28475 in Music
• Released on: 1996-01-30
• Number of discs: 1
• Formats: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered

Customer Reviews

moving interpretation
The quality of how these pieces are played is incredible. I am moved to tears every time I listen to Canon in D. I have other recordings of these same pieces, but they do not come to life the same way they do on this recording. The only recording I am disappointed with is Fur Elise, which is the only piano solo on the CD.

A great start for newcomers to classical music!
This is a fabulous CD for anyone who isn't sure they'll like classical music. You can't beat the price! You get a full 78 minutes of beautiful music for just a few bucks. This CD is certainly worth checking out.

Not worth the money
I have heard this CD (25 Romantic Classics). The main problem in the 25 tracks is that most of them are not pure romantic music. The Air on G string could not be classified as "Romantic" because the general theme is closer to tragic than romantic. The same thing goes for Vivaldi's allegro. The Performance of Mozart's Piano concerto in A made by the poor "Israel Chamber Orchestra" is weak, and i am still wondering of putting this performance in the CD Although There are dozens of great performances for Mozrat's piano concertos. The performance of Beethoven's Fur Elise is quite poor. it went faster than the usual, in addition to extreme use of the sustaining pedal. I Believe that any amateur could perform it better than the soloist here. I wonder why t Chopin's prelude no.7 is in such a CD, its quite out of any conceivable thematic context in addition to being to short. preludes such No.6 (the Tolling Bells) and No.15 (Raindrops) could have been much better for such a CD of romantic music. Add to that, the pianist didn't use the tempo rubato in playing this piece. So the semi-romantic piece was totally destroyed. The rest of the tracks too humble for the serious critic. I don't believe that this CD makes any addition to any classical collection.