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Summary: An Extraordinary Musical Offering
Comment: This collection is a box of delights. From the spine-tingling antiquities of Byzantine chant to the modern edginess of Shostakovich, Janácek and Bartók, by way of the familiar and the less well-known, the set does nothing less than present the listener with a compelling and beautiful journey through more than seven centuries of Western music. Other reviewers have picked out individual highlights, so suffice to say here that performances and recordings are of a consistently high standard, while special mention must be made of the presentation box, complete with CD of libretti and words, and a stunning book interweaving notes on the music with the story of Harmonia Mundi. Buy it!
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Summary: Yes, Yes Yes!!! Best Classical music deal in History!!!
Comment: Various Artists and Performers including Andreas Scholl, Bernada Fink, Alfred Deller, Paul Lewis, Anonymous 4, Concerto Koln, Rene Jacobs, Philippe Herreweghe
To celebrate its 50th anniversary, Harmonia Mundi presents 50 cornerstone works in the development of western music, performed by undisputed masters in their field. A quintessential selection that will please one and all, from the inquisitive novice to the discerning connoisseur. This limited-edition deluxe boxed set explores the musical milestones of the ages, superbly recorded and carefully compiled.
CONTENTS:
Couperin: Mass for Parishes / Spanish Organ Music / King Arthur / Folksong Recital
Byzantine Chant / Old Roman Chant
Hildegard: Vespers
Dufay: Motets
Bach: St. Matthew Passion / Musical Offering / The Art of Fugue
Lully: Atys
Marais: La Gamme
Monteverdi: Pianto della Madonna
Biber: Rosary Sonatas
Vivaldi: Stabat Mater
Telemann: Trauer-Kantate
D'anglebert: Pièces de clavecin
Herbert of Cherbury: Lute Boo
Banchieri: Barca di Venetia
Telemann: La Bizarre
Couperin: Simphonie de clavecins
Schubert: Piano Quartet
Keiser: Croesus
Haydn: Piano Trio No. 39
Mozart: German Dances
Haydn: Cello Concerto
Mozart: Symphony No. 38
Rossini: Petite Messe solennelle / Sonate a quattro
Schumann: Frauenliebe und -leben
Brahms: Clarinet Sonata No. 1
Wolf: Goethe-Lieder
Rameau: Suite in G
Beethoven-Liszt: Symphony No. 3
Berlioz: Nuits d'été
Falla: El Amor brujo
Schubert: Fantasie D934 / Piano Sonata D960
Chopin: 4 Ballades
Liszt: La Lugubre Gondola
Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 8
Chausson: Piano Quartet
Copland: Vitebsk Trio
Janácek: On an Overgrown Path / String Quartet No. 2
Bartók: Contrasts
Pärt: Berlin Mass
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Summary: Yes, the best deal in classical music history
Comment: I already own several discs in this collection, but for the totally knock me down with a feather price I was more than happy to buy them again. I simply can't believe the price being asked for this collection. Harmonia Mundi is revered and awarded for its recordings of medieval, renaissance and baroque musics, in particular, so don't get the idea you're buying inferior recordings. There are 29 (!!!) cds in the set PLUS a cd-rom of (I believe) printable sheet musics and annotations. This is the best deal in recorded music history - buy this set and you will have a collection of important canonical works beautifully performed and recorded that will reward you for the rest of your life; it's that good. I still cannot believe the price...
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Summary: Best Classical music deal in History!
Comment: Here you get 50 complete works, musicans and recordings are in the top.
The Music spendig from the ancient time to our time.
You get The best Matthäus-Passion of J. S. Bach in history, very good Stabat Mater of Vivaldi sung by Andreas Scholl. Here you find rare recordings and I BET you will like most of the music if you love classical music. It's a Perfect Christmas gift for Classicalmusic lovers!
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