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Some Other Artists in the Classical Genre
• James Last • The London Symphony Orchestra & The Royal Choral Society • John Williams • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart • Ludwig van Beethoven • Unknown Artist • Ivor Novello • Frédéric Chopin & Samson François • Mantovani And His Orchestra • Vangelis • Manuel And His Music Of The Mountains • Igor Stravinsky & The Philadelphia Orchestra & Riccardo Muti • Mark Burton • Solomon (6) & Ludwig van Beethoven • The Sinfonia Of London & The Ambrosian Singers • Aled Jones • John Keating • Richard Hartley & Michael Reed Orchestra • Coro E Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala & Umberto Berrettoni • Sky • Gioacchino Rossini & Friedrich Wilhelm Rust & Robert-Nicholas-Charles Bochsa & Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach & Heinz Holliger & Ursu • Gustav Holst & Hallé Orchestra & James Loughran • Gustav Mahler & Bruno Walter & The New York Philharmonic Orchestra • Ludwig van Beethoven, André Cluytens & Berliner Philharmoniker • The London Philharmonic Orchestra • Ludwig van Beethoven, Otto Klemperer & Philharmonia Orchestra • Klaus Wunderlich • Frank Bridge & Ernest John Moeran • Gustav Holst & Leopold Stokowski & Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra • Gustav Holst & Sir Malcolm Sargent & BBC Symphony Orchestra & B.B.C. Women's Chorus • London Philharmonic Orchestra, The & Sir Charles Mackerras • James Galway • Al Martino • Frédéric Chopin & Dame Moura Lympany • The Philadelphia Orchestra • Georges Bizet & Risë Stevens & Jan Peerce & Licia Albanese & Robert Merrill & Fritz Reiner • London Symphony Orchestra • Edvard Grieg & Oslo Filharmoniske Orkester & Kjell Bækkelund • Simon Rattle & Philharmonia Orchestra • Johannes Brahms & Herbert von Karajan & Berliner Philharmoniker •
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Some Other Artists on the Classics For Pleasure Label
• Frédéric Chopin & Samson François • Ludwig van Beethoven, André Cluytens & Berliner Philharmoniker • Gustav Holst & Hallé Orchestra & James Loughran • Allan Schiller & Frédéric Chopin • Ludwig van Beethoven, Hans Richter-Haaser, István Kertész & Philharmonia Orchestra • Ludwig van Beethoven, Rudolf Firkušný, William Steinberg & The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra • Johannes Brahms, Claudio Arrau, Carlo Maria Giulini & Philharmonia Orchestra • Edvard Grieg, Peter Katin, John Pritchard & The London Philharmonic Orchestra • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Dame Moura Lympany, Arthur Davison & The Virtuosi Of England • Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff, Dame Moura Lympany, Sir Malcolm Sargent & The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Peter Katin, John Pritchard & The London Philharmonic Orchestra • Ludwig van Beethoven & Gwenneth Pryor & Carlos Villa • Shura Cherkassky • Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy & The Royal Choral Society • Guido Cantelli • Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Elizabeth Harwood, Marjorie Thomas, Richard Lewis & The Royal Choral Society • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Anthony Collins & The Sinfonia Of London • Georg Friedrich Händel • Franz Schubert, Paul Kletzki & The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra • Jean Sibelius, Sir Malcolm Sargent & BBC Symphony Orchestra • Jean Sibelius, Sir Malcolm Sargent & BBC Symphony Orchestra • The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Robert Irving • John Ogdon & Brenda Lucas • London Philharmonic Orchestra, The & Sir Charles Mackerras • London Philharmonic Orchestra, The & Vernon Handley • Jean Sibelius & BBC Symphony Orchestra & Sir Malcolm Sargent • Patricia Kern, Margret Neville, Ann Howard & Engelbert Humperdinck • Craig Sheppard & Franz Liszt • Valentina Kameníková & Frédéric Chopin • Ludwig van Beethoven, Gabriel Tacchino, André Cluytens & Berliner Philharmoniker • Dame Moura Lympany • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Philharmonia Orchestra & Constantin Silvestri • Antonín Dvo?ák, Wolfgang Sawallisch & Philharmonia Orchestra • Ludwig van Beethoven, Gré Brouwenstijn, Kerstin Meyer, Nicolai Gedda, Frederick Guthrie & Chor Der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale Be • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky& Scottish National Orchestra • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky & Leonid Kogan & Constantin Silvestri • Franz Liszt, Samson François, Constantin Silvestri & Philharmonia Orchestra • AntonÃn Dvořák • Gustav Holst & Sir Malcolm Sargent & BBC Symphony Orchestra & B.B.C. Women's Chorus • Erik Satie & Peter Lawson •
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Information on the Classical Genre
Classical music, strictly defined, means music produced in the western world between 1750 and 1820. This music included opera, chamber music, choral pieces, and music requiring a full orchestra. To most, however, classical music refers to all of the above types of music within most time periods before the 20th century.
Classical music in its limited definition includes the works of Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven. From Mozart, a huge range of pieces offer us a chance to enjoy. Mozart wrote symphonies, music for quartets and quintets, chamber orchestra pieces, choral pieces, piano concertos, and entire operas. In total, he wrote over 600 musical pieces. He is perhaps best known for his opera, The Magic Flute . Most also recognize Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, as well as a number of his symphonies and concertos.
Classical music would not be quite the same without Beethoven, who is particularly known for his symphonies. Beethoven’s sixth symphony is probably most recognized because of its pastorale, a section of music used in the Disney film Fantasia. The achingly beautiful Moonlight Sonata is also Beethoven. Beethoven wrote only one opera, Fidelio. His genius rests in his symphonies and piano concertos, and some Beethoven must be in the catalog of anyone who loves classical music.
Haydn has often been referred to as the “father of classical music.†His work during this era forms the basis of influence for others who wrote classical music. Ironically, though he is considered the progenitor of classical music, he is less familiar to most audiences than the composers mentioned above. His Symphony no. 94, The Surprise Symphony, is among his best known works.
Classical music in the broader definition evokes such composers as Bach, who preceded the more rigidly defined classical music era and is more rightly classed in the Baroque period. Vivaldi, perhaps best remembered for The Four Seasons is also of the Baroque period. Handel’s Messiah is well known to the many who participate in sing-alongs during the Christmas season.
The Romantic Period, which follows directly after the classical period, is known for its emotive qualities. Mahler and Sibelius stand out and tend to be familiar to most. Wagner is perhaps the most frequently recognized of the Romantic composers, his work stormy and grand, and his many operas still performed regularly today.
Classical music may also refer to the native and folk music of any country. The styles vary greatly depending upon available instruments. For example, the classical music of Indonesia, with its use of the gamelan, is vastly different from what most would consider classical music of the western world. Folk traditions in other countries may seem more influential to western classical music. Musicians of the baroque and classical periods often adapted their works from folk music.