Track Listing

1. Symphony No. 6 in F major ('Pastoral'), Op. 68: 1st Movement
2. Symphony No. 29 in A major, K. 201 (K. 186a): 1st Movement
3. Symphony in F major, MH 477 (P 30): Scherzando
4. Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550: Minuet
5. Symphony No. 94 in G major ('Surprise'/'The Drumstroke'/'Mit dem Paukenschlag'), H. 1/94: Andante
6. Symphony No. 41 in C major ('Jupiter'), K. 551: 1st Movement
7. Symphony No. 34 in C major, K. 338: Finale
8. Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, D. 485: Andante
9. Symphony No. 4 in A major ('Italian'), Op. 90: 1st Movement
10. Symphonie fantastique for orchestra ('Episode de la vie d'un Artiste...en cinq parties'), H.48 (Op. 14): Scenes from a Ball
11. Symphony No. 9 in E minor ('From the New World'), B. 178 (Op. 95) (first published as No. 5): Largo
12. Symphony No. 6 in F major ('Pastoral'), Op. 68: 4th Movement "Thunderstorm"
13. Symphony No. 5 in C minor ('Fate'), Op. 67: Andante
14. Symphony No. 8 in B minor ('Unfinished'), D. 759: 1st Movement
15. Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61: Scherzo
16. Symphony No. 9 in E minor ('From the New World'), B. 178 (Op. 95) (first published as No. 5): 4th Movement
17. Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64: 3rd Movement: Waltz
18. Symphony No. 1 in D major ('Classical'), Op. 25: Gavotte
19. Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27: 1st Movement: Allegro
20. Symphony No. 3 in C minor ('Organ'), Op. 78: Finale
21. Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68: Finale
22. Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64: Finale
23. Symphony No. 9 in D minor ('Choral'), Op. 125: 3rd Movement: Adagio
24. Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92: 1st Movement (extract)
25. Symphony No. 5 in C minor ('Fate'), Op. 67: Finale

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2638 in Music
• Released on: 1997-07-01
• Number of discs: 1
• Formats: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered

Customer Reviews

A Grand symphonic adventure
This album provides a quick exposure to some of the best movements in the best symphonies. Many of the tracks will sound familiar. They are played well and have good sound quality.
As a novice musician, i have great appreciation for it.

Surprisingly good!
When I purchased this CD I expected an album of average performances and OK sound. What I got though was 25 superbly clear stereo tracks rendered by quite competent orchestras.

Points of criticism here are minor ones.
Six Beethoven excerpts and only one of Brahms; an example of his magnificent 4th Symphony being conspicuously absent.

No actual liner notes, and the two pages of contents are printed in an exceedingly small font.

Hearing these favorite strains whets the appetite for the complete works, so the job of a "sampler" is well-fulfilled here (not a criticism!).

In summary, you will find this melange of edits from the VOX catalog most satisfying indeed!

TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 79:02


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