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| Essential Mozart: 32 Of His Greatest Masterpieces | 
 enlarge | Creators: Fritz Dolezal, Franklin Cohen, Peter Schmidl, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Christoph Von Dohnanyi, Christopher Hogwood, David Hill, Georg Solti, George Guest, Gyorgy Fischer, Herbert Von Karajan, Jack Brymer, Myung-whun Chung, Neville Marriner, Peter Maag, Stephen Cleobury, Uri Segal, Willi Boskovsky, Academy Of Ancient Music, Academy Of St. Martin-in-the-fields
Label: Decca
Category: Music
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Avg. Customer Rating:  17 reviews
Sales Rank: 2762
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 2
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Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.4
MPN: 468517
UPC: 028946851722
EAN: 0028946851722
ASIN: B00005A8JZ
Release Date: March 13, 2001
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| Tracks:
Disc 1
| • | Allegro | | • | Andante | | • | Voi che sapete | | • | Largetto | | • | Laudate Dominum | | • | Andantino | | • | Overture | | • | Trio: Soava sia il vento | | • | Andante con moto | | • | Rondo | | • | Serenade: Deh, vieni alla finestra | | • | No. 1 Non piu andrai | | • | No. 3 Sleigh Ride | | • | Adagio | | • | Presto |
Disc 2
| • | Molto allegro | | • | Queen of the Night aria, Der Hoelle Rache | | • | Adagio | | • | La ci darem la mano | | • | Adagio | | • | Der Vogelfaenger bin ich ja | | • | Dove sono | | • | Adagio | | • | Lacrimosa | | • | Rondo alla turca | | • | Champagne aria: Fin ch'han dal vino | | • | Minuet & Trio | | • | Alleluja | | • | Finale: Molto allegro |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 12 more reviews...
 Not for purists, but a great introduction nevertheless April 29, 2001
153 out of 160 found this review helpful
I don't think Mozart purists would want a collection that consists in large part of excerpts or single movements from various works, but I bought this for my kids and it really is an entertaining, first-rate, diverse introduction to the endless repertoire of Mozart. Perfect for someone who is only a casual fan of classical music, or kids who need memorable tunes to sustain their interest in classical music, or I suppose for someone who just wants beautiful music in the background.
a Mozart sampler for any reason you want November 11, 2002
80 out of 82 found this review helpful
This is a great sampler of the world's greatest composer (well, Bach and Beethoven are contenders)! Rather than deciding where to begin -- operas? symphonies? concertos? sonatas? -- you can begin everywhere at once. The performances are not second-rate, they are excerpts from world-class recordings. You can use this set as the basis for further listening adventures, or you can use it as an end in itself. As such, it is surely a contender for Best CD In The World. If you bought complete recordings of every composition excerpted on this disc, you might have to file for bankruptcy, so don't let purism stand in the way of enjoying Mozart.
I used this set as my introduction (it was previously packaged as THE GREATEST MOZART SHOW ON EARTH) when I first ventured into classical music a couple of years ago, and so far I've expanded into operas, piano concertos, violin concertos, and string quintets. The genius revealed over the range of forms led to love at first listening!
Purists Be Damned! June 22, 2005
51 out of 53 found this review helpful
This is an excellent collection and the perfect starting point for anyone interested in getting into classical music or, more specifically, Mozart. It was because of my love for this set that I ended up buying the 180 cd "Complete Mozart Edition" from Phillips. Now, spending $1000+ on everything Mozart ever wrote is a bit extreme and those who aren't kooks and completests like myself most likely won't be inclined to do so. But my love for Mozart and classical really began with this set. I found myself playing this album several times a day because I couldn't believed I had lived 16+ years without ever hearing such wonderful, awe-inspiring music.
Not to mention this set is filled with big-named conductors and orchestras who turn in wonderful performances of many of Mozart's best loved pieces. I swear everytime I hear the Adagio to Mozart's 23rd Piano Concerto I still get chills. This collection also contains a wide range of styles; from opera to symphonies and serenades, from concertos to sonatas. Which is really great at helping newbies (like myself when I first got this) decide which styles they like and will help them make future purchases.
This album really opened up a whole new world for me, and I'm beyond grateful for that. For anyone out there's who's ever considered checking out classical or Mozart, if you're looking at this album, don't hesitate to buy it. At the very worst you'll end up with an album that you won't like and $14 less in your wallet. At the most it will open up a whole new world of musical wonder that you've never known before.
Mozart: music's greatest April 30, 2004
17 out of 26 found this review helpful
This CD includes samples from many of Mozart's best-known and most popular wrorks--sonatas, operas, etc. It's a good starting point for those new to Mozart or the casual classical listener. Buy it for a friend, get them hooked on Music's genius.p.s. I know some people may turn their noses up at me for calling Mozart the greatest, but he was better than Beethoven because of his operas, and he was better than Bach because although Bach is more complex, intricate and elaborate in his instrumentation and harmony, Mozart is more perfect. That is the bottom line. David Rehak
author of "A Young Girl's Crimes"
AN EXCELLENT COLLECTION May 18, 2005
14 out of 14 found this review helpful
For those who enjoy - or would like to get to know - the music of Mozart, ESSENTIAL MOZART is a thoughtful and satisfying collection, so good, in fact, that NPR radio station KUSC is offering the two-disc set as a premium in its current fund drive.
Clearly, an additional bonus is that, for those of us who care about such things, the selections are not rendered by orchestras seeking to escape a well-deserved anonimity, as is sometimes the case with CD's like this. Instead, the recordings feature such outstanding groups as the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, the English Chamber Orchestra, and the Academy of Ancient Music
Yet, the real beauty of this collection is that it is neither expressly for beginners nor exclusively for the Mozart lover. It is that rarest of accomplishments: a gift that embraces the best of both.
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