randy@utcsrgv.UUCP (Randall S. Becker) (04/30/84)
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Date: Mon, 30-Apr-84 09:26:21 EDT
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> I would appreciate a (short) list of the best recordings for
> introducing someone to classical music. I would appreciate
> it if the list was kept to <10 items.
Way way back in the early 60's, when virgin vinyl was still an easy to come
by, Deutsche Grammophon in association with Reader's Digest released a 10
record set called "Concert Favourites in the Light Classical Tradition."
The following is a selection of the music contained therein:
Lohengrin, Prelude to Acts 1 & 3, Wagner
La Traviata, Overture, Verdi
The Barber of Seville, Overture, Rossini
Fidelio, Overture, Beethoven
The Marriage of Figaro, Overture, Mozart
Dance of the Hours, Ponchielli
Valse from "Faust", Gounod
La Mer, Debussy
Daphnis et Chloe, Ravel
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C-minor, Liszt
Capriccio Italien, Tchaikovsky
Radetzky March, Strauss
Polovtsian Dances, Borodin
Capriccio Espagnol, Rimsky-Korsakov
William Tell, Overture, Rossini
Springtime for "The Four Seasons", Vivaldi
Brandenburg Concerto, No. 3, J.S. Bach
Vltava (The Moldau), Smetana
Night on the Bare Mountain, Mussorgsky
The Sorcerer's Apprentice, Dukas
My copy was borroded 2 years ago from my dear mother, and I would dearly
love to get my own copy. If anyone out there has a connection with either
D.G. or Reader's digest or can get a hold of a new copy of this collection
please let me know.
Randall Becker
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