Berlin Classics' Basics series is a surprisingly comprehensive budget line that covers the core masterworks of the classical repertoire with many fine recordings by important German conductors and orchestras drawn from the Edel Classics catalog. The booklet that accompanies Basics Highlights: Die Ganze Welt der Klassik shows 129 cover photos, which should give some idea how broad the line is. Yet the disc itself is sadly narrow in its selections, with no fewer than three famous Mozart tracks, and the rest of the selections ...
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Berlin Classics' Basics series is a surprisingly comprehensive budget line that covers the core masterworks of the classical repertoire with many fine recordings by important German conductors and orchestras drawn from the Edel Classics catalog. The booklet that accompanies Basics Highlights: Die Ganze Welt der Klassik shows 129 cover photos, which should give some idea how broad the line is. Yet the disc itself is sadly narrow in its selections, with no fewer than three famous Mozart tracks, and the rest of the selections by Bach, Bizet, Dvorák, Grieg, Handel, Liszt, Massenet, Mendelssohn, Rossini, Schubert, Smetana, Tchaikovsky, and Verdi are easily identifiable by even the most casual classical listener. To the extent that cost-conscious consumers might prefer to spend their money on complete performances, especially of off the beaten path pieces, collecting the series as individual discs without including either this sampler or the comparable Best of Basics survey is advisable. Since the value of...
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Antonin Dvorák; Bedrich Smetana; Edvard Grieg; Felix Mendelssohn; Franz Liszt; Franz Schubert; George Frederick Handel;... New. New in new packaging. USA Orders only! Brand New product! please allow delivery times of 3-7 business days within the USA. US orders only please.
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