The Carnegie Hall Library of Classical Music 20 volumes - 100 albums
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Description
This is a 20 volume "made in Italy" collection which includes 100 albums, in reviewing the albums they appear to be in mint "never played" condition. They are encased and have been very well protected in 20 gold leaf trimmed heavy duty boxed sets. Each set contains 5 high quality vinyl 33 1/3 LP records pressed by Deutsche Grammophon, Philips and Archiz Produkton. Each record is protected in a double sleeve. This archive collection contains a history of classical music from Beethoven to Bach to Mozart. Some of the most renown orchestras and conductors perform in these classicals. You'll hear music by the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra and many more.Each box set includes a booklet listing the music, composers, historical background and artists for the set. This fantastic set was produced in the early 70's and was originally purchased through an American Express promotion where the proceeds were donated to the refurbishment of Carnegie Hall in New York City.
The twenty 5 album sets are the following: Beethoven I 1770-1827 Beethoven II 1770-1827 Brahms 1833-1897 Hayden/Mozart 1732-1809 Mozart 1756-1791 Bach 1685-1750 Romantic Era I 1800-1850 (Schumann, Schubert, Chopin) Romantic Era II 1800-1850 (Mendelssohn, Berlioz, Rossini, Liszt) The Russians 1870-1900 (Tchaikovsky, Korsakov, Mussorgsky I) Nationalism 1850-1900 Impressionism 1900-1930 (Ravel, Debussy, Falla, Vaughn Williams, Delius) Verdi 1818-1901 Pre & Early Baroque 1450-1700 High Baroque 1700-1750 Late Romantic 1850-1890 (Bizet, Saint Saens, Delibes, Offenbach) Post Romantic 1890-1920 Wagner 1813-1883 (Tristan & Isolde) Turn of the Century 1900-1930 (Holst, Strauss, Puccini, Respighi, Scriabin, Lehar) 20th Century I 1900-1950 (Stravinsky, Schoenberg, Berg, Webern, Mihaud, Prokofiev, Shostakovich) 20th Century II 1900-1950 (Bartok, Kodaly, Copland, Gershwin, Penderecki, Ives, Britten)