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Music of the world's great composers

Title
Music of the world's great composers [sound recording].
Publication
Pleasantville, N.Y. : Reader's Digest, [1959]

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Additional Authors
  • Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750
  • Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759
  • Haydn, Joseph, 1732-1809
  • Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791
  • Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827
  • Rossini, Gioacchino, 1792-1868
  • Schubert, Franz, 1797-1828
  • Berlioz, Hector, 1803-1869
  • Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847
  • Chopin, Frédéric, 1810-1849
  • Schumann, Robert, 1810-1856
  • Liszt, Franz, 1811-1886
  • Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883
  • Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901
  • Franck, César, 1822-1890
  • Strauss, Johann, 1825-1899
  • Brahms, Johannes, 1833-1897
  • Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875
  • Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893
  • Dvořák, Antonín, 1841-1904
  • Grieg, Edvard, 1843-1907
  • Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay, 1844-1908
  • Debussy, Claude, 1862-1918
  • Strauss, Richard, 1864-1949
  • Sibelius, Jean, 1865-1957
  • Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971
Description
12 sound discs : analog, 33 1/3 rpm, stereo.; 12 in.
Subject
Note
  • Orchestral works.
  • "Recorded and manufactured especially for Reader's Digest by the Custom Record Division of the Radio Corporation of America."
  • Manual sequence.
  • "Introducing the composers, with sketches of their lives, by Robert Littell" ([29] p. : ill.) inserted in container.
Contents
Brandenburg concerto no. 1 / Bach -- Water music suite / Handel -- Symphony no. 94 : "Surprise" / Haydn -- Symphony no. 40 / Mozart -- Symphony no. 3 : "Eroica" / Beethoven -- The barber of Seville. Overture / Rossini -- Symphony no. 8 : "Unfinished" / Schubert -- Roman carnival overture / Berlioz -- Symphony no. 4 : "Italian" / Mendelssohn -- Les Sylphides. Excerpts / Chopin -- Symphony no. 3 : "Rhenish" / Schumann -- Mephisto waltz / Liszt -- Tristan and Isolde. Prelude and Liebestod / Wagner -- La forza del destino. Overture / Verdi -- Symphony in D minor / Franck -- Waltzes: Wiener Blut and Fledermaus: Du und du / Johann Strauss -- Symphony no. 3 / Brahms -- Carmen. Prelude to act I / Bizet -- Symphony no. 6 : "Pathétique" / Tchaikovsky -- Carnival overture / Dvořák -- Peer Gynt suite no. 1 / Grieg -- Russian Easter overture / Rimsky-Korsakov -- Prelude to the Afternoon of a faun / Debussy -- Till Eulenspiegel's merry pranks / Richard Strauss -- Finlandia ; The swan of Tuonela / Sibelius -- The rite of spring / Stravinsky.
Call Number
*LZR 41688
OCLC
9604681
Title
Music of the world's great composers [sound recording].
Imprint
Pleasantville, N.Y. : Reader's Digest, [1959]
Performer
Various orchestras and conductors.
Added Author
Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750. Brandenburgische Konzerte. Nr. 1.
Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759. Water music. Selections.
Haydn, Joseph, 1732-1809. Symphonies, H. I, 94, G major.
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791. Symphonies, K. 550, G minor.
Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827. Symphonies, no. 3, op. 55, E♭ major.
Rossini, Gioacchino, 1792-1868. Barbiere di Siviglia. Sinfonia.
Schubert, Franz, 1797-1828. Symphonies, D. 759, B minor.
Berlioz, Hector, 1803-1869. Carnaval romain.
Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847. Symphonies, no. 4, op. 90, A major.
Chopin, Frédéric, 1810-1849. Piano music. Selections; arranged.
Schumann, Robert, 1810-1856. Symphonies, no. 3, op. 97, E♭ major.
Liszt, Franz, 1811-1886. Tanz in der Dorfschenke; arranged.
Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883. Tristan und Isolde. Selections.
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Forza del destino. Selections.
Franck, César, 1822-1890. Symphony, D minor.
Strauss, Johann, 1825-1899. Waltzes, orchestra. Selections.
Brahms, Johannes, 1833-1897. Symphonies, no. 3, op. 90, F major.
Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875. Carmen. Selections.
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893. Symphonies, no. 6, op. 74, B minor.
Dvořák, Antonín, 1841-1904. Příroda, život a láska. Karneval.
Grieg, Edvard, 1843-1907. Peer Gynt. Selections.
Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay, 1844-1908. Svetlyĭ prazdnik.
Debussy, Claude, 1862-1918. Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune.
Strauss, Richard, 1864-1949. Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche.
Sibelius, Jean, 1865-1957. Finlandia.
Sibelius, Jean, 1865-1957. Lemminkäis-sarja. Tuonelan joutsen.
Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971. Vesna svi︠a︡shchennai︠a︡.
Publisher No.
RD4-1--RD4-12 Reader's Digest
Research Call Number
*LZR 41688 Program notes on file.
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