V.1 [Import]

1. Le Contrebandier

2. Browning

3. Partance

4. Ding Din Don

5. Le Petit Monsieur Triste

6. Le Vagabond

7. Ou Sont-Ils Tous Mes Petits Copains

8. Mon Legionnaire

9. Dans Un Bouge Du Vieux Port

10. Le Fanion De La Legion

11. Madeleine Qu'avait Du Coeur

12. L'accordeonist

13. De L'autre Cote De Larue

14. Simple Comme Bonjour

15. Les Trois Cloches

16. Bal Dans Ma Rue

Tracks:

I Feel Love [Original 12" Version] - Donna Summer
Chase [Original 12" Version] - Giorgio Moroder
Funky Town [Original 12" Version] - Lipps, Inc.
Supernature [Full Length Album Version]
Menergy [Original 12" Version] - Patrick Cowley
Dancer [Original 12" Version] - Gino Soccio
You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) [Original 12" Version] - Sylvester
Haven't Stopped Dancing Yet [Original 12" Version]
Break [Original 12" Version] - Kat Mandu

Tracks:

Don't Stop the Music [Original 12" Version]
Good Times [Original 12" Version]
Forget Me Nots [Original 12" Version] - Patrice Rushen
Lover's Holiday [Full Length Album Version]
Get Down Saturday Night [Original 12" Version] - Oliver Cheatham
Fresh [12" Remix] - Kool & the Gang
Let's All Chant [Original 12" Version] - Michael Zager Band
Super Freak [Original 12" Version] - Rick James
Rapper's Delight [Full Length Version] - The Sugarhill Gang
Last Night a DJ Saved My Life [Original 12" Version] - Indeep
Last Night a DJ Saved My Life [A Cappella][Version] - Indeep

Tracks:

You're the One for Me [Special Dub/Vocal Edit]
Beat the Street [Special Dub/Vocal Edit] - Sharon Redd
Hit 'N Run Lover [Original 12" Version] - Carol Jiani
Shake Your Body [12" Remix] - The Jacksons
Let the Music Play [Original 12" Version]
I.O.U. [Original 12" Version] - Freeez
Weekend [Original 12" Version] - Class Action
We Just [Original 12" Version]
I Feel Love [Patrick Cowley Remix] - Donna Summer

Tracks:

Finally [12" Choice Mix] - Ce Ce Peniston
Pump Up the Jam [Vocal 12" Version] - Technotronic
Luv 4 Luv [Original 12" Version]
Show Me Love [Original 12" Version]
Rhythm Is a Dancer [12" Mix]
Feel What You Want [Our Tribe Vocal 12" Mix] - Kristine W.
Get Ready for This [Original 12" Version] - 2 Unlimited
Relax [Original New York 12" Mix] - Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Blue Monday [Complete Original 12" Version]
Situation [Special Dub/Vocal Edit]
Moments in Love [Liebrand Mix] - The Art of Noise

Album Description

Four CD box-set with the best tracks from the 70s & 80s, featuring 40 original recordings from the likes of Donna Summer, Giorgio Moroder, Yarbrough & Peoples, Chic, D'Train, Sharon Reed, Ce Ce Peniston, Technotronic, & many more, packaged in a standard double jewel case. Compiled by Ben Liebrand. Sony.

Album Details

A Dance Aficionado's Dream Compilation! Here Are 4CD'S Packed with Some of the Greatest and Most Popular Extended Dance Mixes of the Modern Dance Music Era, Assembled by Ben Liebrand. Of Particular Note Are Both the Original Extended and the Fabled Patrick Cowley Extension of Donna Summer's all Time Classic "i Feel Love"! Then There is Patrick Cowley's "Menergy", Cerrone's "Supernature", Giorgio Moroder's "Chase (Theme from Midnight Express)", Michael Zager's "Let's all Chant"....every Track Included is an Absolute Classic and Hard to Find, but They're all Here in this Package. Superbly Researched and Assembled, Liebrand Has Done Dance Music Lovers the Ultimate Service.

Customer Reviews:

Superb for the collector and DJ alike.......2007-03-09

The quality of these CDs are really impressive. Its good to have really good quality 12" mixes of these tracks. I DJ a lot myself and this and the others in the series are invaluable.

Finally..........2007-01-10

along came the Grand 12 series which is a must for those who enjoyed dance classics of the '80's, '90's and beyond. This series definitely closed the gap of my "must have" hard to find music list.

THIS IS THE GREATEST 12" DANCE COLLECTIONCOLLECTION.......2006-10-17

Being DJ myself years back. I find this collection of the 12" versions one of the best collections I've seen in many years. The quality of the sound was great plus the selections of songs were just great. I was so impress with volume one that I have bought volumes 2 and 3. Thank you Mr. Liebrand for bringing these collections they are great.

no radio edits here!.......2006-08-16

For crying out loud, now there is positively no excuse for continued complaints from dance disco buffs about shortened material music available on CD compilations. With continued support to dream makers who put this package together we can expect the best of dance music yet to come. The first volume is killer stuff and sounds OH so good.

The search is over, WOW!!!.......2006-06-14

One of the best collections ever! Thank you Mr. Liebrand for taking the time to put all of this wonderful songs together. Especially for including Patrick Cowley's remix of "I feel love", Moroder's disco-trance masterpiece. Patrick Cowley was able to perfect perfection by adding the high energy of his keyboards to the hypnotic rhythm creating the crowning jewel of all dance floors around the world! All the other songs are great, but I would have pay the money just for that one alone. Long life for all of them whom keep on bringing back those treasures from the past!!!

This Is Northern Soul! The Motown Sound, Vol. 1

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ATTENTION !! ALL MOTOWN ADDICTS
Good value 2CD

This Is Northern Soul! The Motown Sound, Vol. 1
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Umvd Import
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Cellarful of Motown!, Vol. 2

ASIN: B00007MBZA
Release Date: 2005-05-09

Tracks:

Think It Over
Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)
This Love Starved Heart Of Mine
Goodbye Cruel World
Share A Little Love With Me (Somebody)
Forever In My Heart Aka Come On Back To Me Baby
I'm Still Loving You
He's All I Got
Just Walk In My Shoes
Keep On Lovin' Me
Crying In The Night
You Hit Me (Where It Hurt Me)
(Like A )Nightmare
Thrill A Moment
I'll Keep Holding On
Truly Yours
When I'm Gone
Just A Little Misunderstanding
No One Could Ever Love You More
You Ain't Saying Nothing New
Goodnight Irene
I Gotta Find A Way (To Get You Back)
What More Could A Boy Ask For
It's Too Late For You And Me
Suspicion
Your Love Can Save Me
Just Ain't Enough Love
Lonely, Lonely Girl Am I
Lonely Boy
Baby Come Home To Me
I Gotta Let You Go
When I Fell The Need Aka It's My Baby
For The Love Of Mike
Baby Hit & Run
Tune Up
My Weakness Is You
One Way Out
I Ain't Going Nowhere
Tell Me It's Just A Rumour Baby
Two Can Have A Party
My Smile Is Just A Frown Turned Upside Down
Oh I've Been Blessed
I'll Always Love You
These Things Will Keep Me Loving You
This Old Heart Of Mine (Is Weak For You)
Bird In The Hand (Is Worth Two In The Bush)
Sweet Thing
Lonely Lover

Album Description

2-CD set featuring magical names that should proudly stand alongside the million-sellers because together they were instrumental in building the world's most successful black music company, whose importance has spanned almost four decades. Artists include

Customer Reviews:

ATTENTION !! ALL MOTOWN ADDICTS .......2007-01-16

THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST COLLECTIONS TO COME OUT OF THE MOTOWN VAULTS IN A LONG TIME. IT WAS ACTUALLY RELEASED ON THE DEBUTAUNT LABEL IN THE 90's.
I WENT AHEAD AND BOUGHT IT ON MY OF MY TRIPS TO N.Y.C.
I DID CARTWHEELS OUT OF THAT STORE !! HOWEVER I WAS A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED THAT SOME OF THE TRACKS WERE OF POOR SOUND QUALITY.

THAT'S WHY I THINK THIS RE-RELEASE IS SUPERB, EVERY TRACK SOUNDS EXCELLENT !! RIGHT FROM THE ORIGINAL MASTER !!!!
YOU REALLY DON'T WANT TO MISS A CHANCE TO GRAB THIS ONE !!!

Good value 2CD.......2006-03-09

This attractively priced 2CD replaces two separately issued CDs that appeared on the D?butante label in 1997 and 1998. The title of this reissue is slightly confusing as the original releases were called This Is Northern Soul Volumes One and Two.

They were much heralded at the time as several of the items had never been officially released before, but were well known from the clubs, where scratchy acetates and treasured bootlegs had been played to Northern Soul fans. While the sound quality was obviously better on the CD releases, and the general availability much welcomed, some of the tracks had clearly been transferred from vinyl pressings and some of them were in reprocessed fake stereo.

For this reissue on the Motown label, through the Universal Music Group, only the original Detroit analogue masters have been used for the digital remastering. Reprocessed stereo has been quite rightly eliminated and there is thankfully no vinyl surface noise, representing a significant improvement for most of the tracks. The Temptations' previously unreleased Forever In My Heart was included in the speeded-up master used in the clubs before and is now restored to the proper speed, as found on their Lost And Found CD, and The Andante's (Like A) Nightmare, which had surfaced briefly as a V.I.P. single in 1964, is ten second longer than before (but check out the extended stereo remix on The Motown Box). Carolyn Crawford's lovely single, written and produced by Smokey Robinson, also gains a couple of seconds and is now cleaner sounding. Frank Wilson's Do I Love You (Indeed Do) was in a great alternative stereo mix with a slightly different vocal to the familiar single, and remains so on this.

Mostly, however, the remastering and cleaning up has left the tracks slightly shorter than before. Brenda Holloway's previously unreleased Lonely Boy had been allowed to run until only the funky bass line was left in the mix - now it fades a full ten seconds earlier. Her other two tracks Think It Over and When I'm Gone both still appear in mono mixes in preference to the stereo versions on the subsequently released Motown Anthology set; this is also the case with the three Kim Weston tracks. Conversely, the Velvelettes' Lonely Lonely Girl Am I and Bird In The Hand are in stereo mixes that do not appear on their Motown Anthology double CD. The Detroit Spinners' What More Could A Boy Ask For now clocks in at 2.29 whereas before it was 3.08. The Isley Brothers' Tell Me It's Just A Rumour Baby, recorded in 1966, is now a mono mix lasting 3.08 whereas before it was in stereo and of 2.50 duration.

The Marvelettes' classic I'll Keep Holding On, with a lead vocal from the great Wanda Rogers, is also the well-known original mono mix, though I believe a stereo version has been released somewhere. The Gladys Knight track No One Could Love You More dates from 1967, but was extracted from her 1971 album Standing Ovation for a UK B-side a couple of years later. She can sing just about anybody under the table and all her three tracks are wonderful. Junior Walker's I Ain't Going Nowhere was another popular UK B-side. The oldest recording in the collection is Linda Griner's Goodbye Cruel Love, recorded in June 1962 and a single for Motown in 1963.

Virgil Henry's You Ain't Sayin' Nothing New may be the most recent, but is a bit of an oddity, having been originally released for Jerry Ross's Colossus label as a flipside (Colossus 115), and the same single coupling appeared on Tamla 54212F in 1971, possibly remixed, while Jerry Ross was briefly Berry Gordy's New York A&R man. The mastertape was in less than perfect condition on the 1997 release and is not improved here. Some collectors believe it to have been recorded in New York with local musicians as early as 1966 and this is the publication date given here, though it sounds more recent. The Temptations' I Gotta Find A Way comes from their Norman Whitfield-produced Cloud Nine album of 1969 but had been in the can since October 1963, so dating a track can be problematic.

As always, the music is of the highest order and fully recommended, and only the more avid collector, of which there are many, will be concerned with the specifics detailed above, which are not annotated in the sleeve notes.

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Solid - there are Better
Jazzy, Soulful, Smooth, Eclectic, Music

Rio Lounge, Vol. 1
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Sbme Import
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Rio Lounge, Vol. 2
Call Me Irresponsible

ASIN: B00006BCHM
Release Date: 2002-08-26

Tracks:

Elevator - Jaffa
Night Over Manaus - Boozoo Bajou
Theme from Abbadesse's Street - Soulstance
Carajillo - Trio
Ramiro's Theme - Buscemi
Bossa Per Due - Nicola Conte
Falsa Bahiana - Stan Getz
Vem Para Ficar - Lava
Mango Mongo - Moodorama
Balmes - Esthero, Ian Pooley
Numbers - Smoke City
Elysian Fields - Minus 8
O Preguicoso - Intuit
Girl from Ipanema - Charlie Byrd
Vou Te Contar (Wave) - Os Cariocas

Tracks:

Pabadam - Yonderboi
Nota Bossa Ascension - The Funky Lowlives
Cora Tambor - Ian Pooley, Rossana & Zelia
Dusk You & Me - Groove Armada
Eclipse - Kyoto Jazz Massive
Ainda Sonhar - S-Tone Inc.
Mes Vacances a Rio - <
Volta - Arsenal
Brazil - Mo' Horizons
Amor de Muito [Remix] - Chico Science
Astrud - Basia
Namorada - Carlinhos Brown
Menino Do Rio - Edson Cordeiro
Mato Pato - Gibsy Nova, Kitty Winter
Heaven - Wei-Chi

Album Description

Full title - Rio Lounge - Bossa Nova & New Brazilian Vibes. Import exclusive compilation featuring 30 tracks on 2 CDs from such artists as, Jaffa, Boozoo Bajou, Soulstance, Truby Trio, Buscemi, Nicola Conte, Stan Getz, Moodorama, Ian Pooley feat. Esthero, Smoke City, Charlie Byrd, Yonderboi, Groove Armada, Kyoto Jazz Massive, Mo'Horizons, Basia, & many more. Sony. 2003.

Customer Reviews:

Solid - there are Better.......2003-05-07

What happens when you buy Rio burner and burn Nova Bossa Nova cd's on your computer? You get Rio Lounge... This was originally released in 2002 on Sony Music's Germany side. It's in the New Bossa/Brazil sound, and has many of the artists that are popular within the saturated market and genre.

This is very cookie cutter. It has two discs, as is the standard of the commercial comps, and has the "can't lose" artists and titles. Elevator by Jaffa, Boozoo Bajoe, Truby Trio, Nicola Conte, Intuit, Kyoto Jazz Massive, Ian Pooly, and S-Tone Inc. Those are good artists in the genre and their titles here are good . The problem is that those same titles are on better compilations - and even older compilations as they are not the "freshest" of releases.

The real downside to this set is that, unlike Brazilectro or Glucklich, you don't have any exclusive tracks. But you do have cuts taken from Glucklich (the FIRST and Fourth one!) and some of the other comps and added here. I guess you could say this is a Brazilectro/Glucklich/Boss-A-Troniq mix. All of the songs (except maybe two or three) are on those comps.

The other downside - the sound quality/mix quality is not up to par through and through. Check out the classic "Falsa Bahiana" as done by Stan Getz, and you can tell the album it was taken from - and it doesn't really mix in there well with the subtle bossa from Nicola Conte's Bossa Per Due and Lava's Vem Para Ficar. Side B, you have a strange little loop that happens with Groove Armada's Dusk You & Me too.

Having said all of that, this is solid. You do have some awesome artists and songs - and if you're new and wanna know what was happening from 1999-early 2001, check it out. But I'd skip it - get the second one.

Jazzy, Soulful, Smooth, Eclectic, Music.......2003-02-27

I listened to this CD on my way to Germany to see my fiance who is in the military. After being pampered by the Lufthansa Airline stewardess, and watching a movie, this CD soothed and relaxed me for the rest of my flight! I found myself in a very "European" state of mind. Maybe it is the artist in me, but the music was one I could groove too. I enjoyed it so much that I was determined to find the cd as soon as I landed back here in the states. Definitely a must have. If you like easy jazz music, this is for you!

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A superb milestone
For the sheer pleasure of them all....
Antal Dorati's Claim To Fame
A major milestone in recorded music, stunning achievement
Dorati blazed the trail for Haydn interpreters

Haydn: The Symphonies

Manufacturer: Umvd Import
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Haydn: The Complete Piano Sonatas
Haydn: The String Quartets
Haydn: Complete Piano Trios
Liszt: Piano Works
Complete Mozart Symphonies / Pinnock, English Concert

ASIN: B0000042DP
Release Date: 1997-06-24

Tracks:

Symphony No. 1 In D Major - I. Presto
Symphony No. 1 In D Major - II. Andante
Symphony No. 1 In D Major - III. Finale: Presto
Symphony No. 2 In C Major - I. Allegro
Symphony No. 2 In C Major - II. Andante
Symphony No. 2 In C Major - III. Finale: Presto
Symphony No. 3 In G Major - I. Allegro
Symphony No. 3 In G Major - II. Andante Moderato
Symphony No. 3 In G Major - Menuet E Trio
Symphony No. 3 In G Major - Finale: Alla Breve
Symphony No. 4 In D Major - I. Presto
Symphony No. 4 In D Major - II. Andante
Symphony No. 4 In D Major - III. Finale: Tempo Di Menuetto
Symphony No. 5 In A Major - I. Adagio Ma Non Troppo
Symphony No. 5 In A Major - II. Allegro
Symphony No. 5 In A Major - III. Menuet E Trio
Symphony No. 5 In A Major - IV. Finale: Presto

Tracks:

Symphony No. 6 In D Major - 'Le Matin' - I. Adagio-Allegro
Symphony No. 6 In D Major - 'Le Matin' - II. Adagio-Andante
Symphony No. 6 In D Major - 'Le Matin' - III. Menuet E Trio
Symphony No. 6 In D Major - 'Le Matin' - IV. Finale: Allegro
Symphony No. 7 In C Major - 'Le Midi' - I. Adagio-Allegro
Symphony No. 7 In C Major - 'Le Midi' - II. Recitativo: Adagio
Symphony No. 7 In C Major - 'Le Midi' - III. Menuetto E Trio
Symphony No. 7 In C Major - 'Le Midi' - IV. Finale: Allegro
Symphony No. 8 In G Major - 'Le Soir' - I. Allegro Molto
Symphony No. 8 In G Major - 'Le Soir' - II. Andante
Symphony No. 8 In G Major - 'Le Soir' - III. Menuetto E Trio
Symphony No. 8 In G Major - 'Le Soir' - IV. 'La Tempesta': Presto

Tracks:

Symphony No. 9 In C Major - I. Allegro Molto
Symphony No. 9 In C Major - II. Andante
Symphony No. 9 In C Major - III. Finale: Menuetto-Allegretto
Symphony No. 10 In D Major - I. Allegro
Symphony No. 10 In D Major - II. Andante
Symphony No. 10 In D Major - III. Finale: Presto
Symphony No. 11 In E Flat Major - I. Adagio Cantabile
Symphony No. 11 In E Flat Major - II. Allegro
Symphony No. 11 In E Flat Major - III. Menuet E Trio
Symphony No. 11 In E Flat Major - IV. Finale: Presto
Symphony No. 12 In E Major - I. Allegro
Symphony No. 12 In E Major - II. Adagio
Symphony No. 12 In E Major - III. Finale: Presto

Tracks:

Symphony No. 13 In D Major - I. Allegro Molto
Symphony No. 13 In D Major - II. Adagio Cantabile
Symphony No. 13 In D Major - III. Menuet E Trio
Symphony No. 13 In D Major - IV. Finale: Allegro Molto
Symphony No. 14 In A Major - I. Allegro Molto
Symphony No. 14 In A Major - II. Andante
Symphony No. 14 In A Major - III. Menuetto E Trio: Allegretto
Symphony No. 14 In A Major - IV. Finale: Allegretto
Symphony No. 15 In D Major - I. Adagio-Presto-Adagio
Symphony No. 15 In D Major - II. Menuet E Trio
Symphony No. 15 In D Major - III. Andante
Symphony No. 15 In D Major - IV. Finale: Presto
Symphony No. 16 In B Flat Major - I. Allegro
Symphony No. 16 In B Flat Major - II. Andante Ma Non Troppo
Symphony No. 16 In B Flat Major - III. Finale: Presto

Tracks:

Symphony No. 17 In F Major - I. Allegro
Symphony No. 17 In F Major - II. Andante Ma Non Troppo
Symphony No. 17 In F Major - III. Finale: Allegro Molto
Symphony No. 18 In G Major - I. Andante Moderato
Symphony No. 18 In G Major - II. Allegro Molto
Symphony No. 18 In G Major - III. Tempo Di Menuet
Symphony No. 19 In D Major - I. Allegro Molto
Symphony No. 19 In D Major - II. Andante
Symphony No. 19 In D Major - III. Presto
Symphony No. 20 In C Major - I. Allegro Molto
Symphony No. 20 In C Major - II. Andante Cantabile
Symphony No. 20 In C Major - III. Menuetto E Trio
Symphony No. 20 In C Major - IV. Presto
Symphony No. 21 In A Major - I. Adagio
Symphony No. 21 In A Major - II. Presto
Symphony No. 21 In A Major - III. Menuetto E Trio
Symphony No. 21 In A Major - IV. Allegro Molto

Tracks:

Symphony No. 22 In E Flat Major - 'The Philosopher' - I. Adagio
Symphony No. 22 In E Flat Major - 'The Philosopher' - II. Presto
Symphony No. 22 In E Flat Major - 'The Philosopher' - III. Menuetto E Trio
Symphony No. 22 In E Flat Major - 'The Philosopher' - IV. Presto
Symphony No. 23 In G Major - I. Allegro
Symphony No. 23 In G Major - II. Andante
Symphony No. 23 In G Major - III. Menuetto E Trio
Symphony No. 23 In G Major - IV. Presto Assai
Symphony No. 24 In D Major - I. Allegro
Symphony No. 24 In D Major - II. Adagio
Symphony No. 24 In D Major - III. Menuetto E Trio
Symphony No. 24 In D Major - IV. Allegro
Symphony No. 25 In C Major - I. Adagio
Symphony No. 25 In C Major - II. Menuetto E Trio
Symphony No. 25 In C Major - III. Presto

Tracks:

Symphony No. 26 In D Minor - 'Lamentatione' - I. Allegro Assai Con Spirito
Symphony No. 26 In D Minor - 'Lamentatione' - II. Adagio
Symphony No. 26 In D Minor - 'Lamentatione' - III. Menuetto E Trio
Symphony No. 27 In G Major - I. Allegro Molto
Symphony No. 27 In G Major - II. Andante Siciliano
Symphony No. 27 In G Major - III. Presto
Symphony No. 28 In A Major - I. Allegro Di Molto
Symphony No. 28 In A Major - II. Poco Adagio
Symphony No. 28 In A Major - III. Menuetto E Trio: Allegro Molto
Symphony No. 28 In A Major - IV. Presto Assai
Symphony No. 29 In E Major - I. Allegro Di Molto
Symphony No. 29 In E Major - II. Andante
Symphony No. 29 In E Major - III. Menuetto E Trio: Allegretto
Symphony No. 29 In E Major - IV. Presto

Tracks:

Symphony No. 30 In C Major - 'Alleluja' - I. Allegro
Symphony No. 30 In C Major - 'Alleluja' - II. Andante
Symphony No. 30 In C Major - 'Alleluja' - III. Tempo Di Menuet, Piu Tosto Allegretto
Symphony No. 31 In D Major - 'Hornsignal' - I. Allegro
Symphony No. 31 In D Major - 'Hornsignal' - II. Adagio
Symphony No. 31 In D Major - 'Hornsignal' - III. Menuetto E Trio
Symphony No. 31 In D Major - 'Hornsignal' - IV. Moderato Molto
Symphony No. 32 In C Major - I. Allegro Molto
Symphony No. 32 In C Major - II. Menuetto E Trio
Symphony No. 32 In C Major - III. Adagio Ma Non Troppo
Symphony No. 32 In C Major - IV. Presto
Symphony No. 33 In C Major - I. Vivace
Symphony No. 33 In C Major - II. Andante
Symphony No. 33 In C Major - III. Menuetto E Trio
Symphony No. 33 In C Major - IV. Allegro

Tracks:

Symphony No. 34 In D Minor - I. Adagio
Symphony No. 34 In D Minor - II. Allegro
Symphony No. 34 In D Minor - III. Menuetto E Trio
Symphony No. 34 In D Minor - IV. Presto Assai
Symphony No. 35 In B Flat Major - I. Allegro Di Molto
Symphony No. 35 In B Flat Major - II. Andante
Symphony No. 35 In B Flat Major - III. Menuetto E Trio: Un Poco Allegretto
Symphony No. 35 In B Flat Major - IV. Presto
Symphony No. 36 In E Flat Major - I. Vivace
Symphony No. 36 In E Flat Major - II. Adagio
Symphony No. 36 In E Flat Major - III. Menuetto E Trio
Symphony No. 36 In E Flat Major - IV. Allegro-Presto
Symphony No. 37 In C Major - I. Presto
Symphony No. 37 In C Major - II. Menuet E Trio
Symphony No. 37 In C Major - III. Andante
Symphony No. 37 In C Major - IV. Presto

Tracks:

Symphony No. 38 In C Major - 'Echo' - I. Allegro Di Molto
Symphony No. 38 In C Major - 'Echo' - II. Andante Molto
Symphony No. 38 In C Major - 'Echo' - III. Menuet E Trio: Allegro
Symphony No. 38 In C Major - 'Echo' - IV. Finale: Allegro Di Molto
Symphony No. 39 In G Minor - I. Allegro Assai
Symphony No. 39 In G Minor - II. Andante
Symphony No. 39 In G Minor - III. Menuet E Trio
Symphony No. 39 In G Minor - IV. Finale
Symphony No. 40 In F Major - I. Allegro
Symphony No. 40 In F Major - II. Andante Piu Tosto Allegretto
Symphony No. 40 In F Major - III. Menuet E Trio
Symphony No. 40 In F Major - IV. Finale: Fuga
Symphony No. 41 In C Major - I. Allegro Con Spirito
Symphony No. 41 In C Major - II. Un Poco Andante
Symphony No. 41 In C Major - III. Menuet E Trio
Symphony No. 41 In C Major - IV. Finale: Presto

Tracks:

Symphony No. 42 In D Major - I. Moderato E Maestoso
Symphony No. 42 In D Major - II. Andantino E Cantabile
Symphony No. 42 In D Major - III. Menuet E Trio: Allegretto
Symphony No. 42 In D Major - IV. Finale: Scherzando E Presto
Symphony No. 43 In E Flat Major - 'Merkur' - I. Allegro
Symphony No. 43 In E Flat Major - 'Merkur' - II. Adagio
Symphony No. 43 In E Flat Major - 'Merkur' - III. Menuetto E Trio
Symphony No. 43 In E Flat Major - 'Merkur' - IV. Finale: Allegro
Symphony No. 44 In E Minor - 'Trauer' ('Mourning') - I. Allegro Con Brio
Symphony No. 44 In E Minor - 'Trauer' ('Mourning') - II. Menuetto E Trio: Allegretto Canone In...
Symphony No. 44 In E Minor - 'Trauer' ('Mourning') - III. Adagio
Symphony No. 44 In E Minor - 'Trauer' ('Mourning') - IV. Presto

Tracks:

Symphony No. 45 In F Sharp Minor - 'Abschied' ('Farewell') - I. Allegro Assai
Symphony No. 45 In F Sharp Minor - 'Abschied' ('Farewell') - II. Adagio
Symphony No. 45 In F Sharp Minor - 'Abschied' ('Farewell') - III. Menuet E Trio: Allegretto
Symphony No. 45 In F Sharp Minor - 'Abschied' ('Farewell') - IV. Finale: Presto E Adagio
Symphony No. 46 In B Major - I. Vivace
Symphony No. 46 In B Major - II. Poco Adagio
Symphony No. 46 In B Major - III. Menuet E Trio: Allegretto
Symphony No. 46 In B Major - IV. Finale: Presto E Scherzando
Symphony No. 47 In G Major - I. Allegro
Symphony No. 47 In G Major - II. Un Poco Adagio, Cantabile
Symphony No. 47 In G Major - III. Menuet E Trio Al Roverso
Symphony No. 47 In G Major - IV. Finale: Presto Assai

Tracks:

Symphony No. 48 In C Major - 'Maria Theresia' - I. Allegro
Symphony No. 48 In C Major - 'Maria Theresia' - II. Adagio
Symphony No. 48 In C Major - 'Maria Theresia' - III. Menuet E Trio
Symphony No. 48 In C Major - 'Maria Theresia' - IV. Finale: Allegro
Symphony No. 49 In F Minor - 'La Passione' - I. Adagio
Symphony No. 49 In F Minor - 'La Passione' - II. Allegro Di Molto
Symphony No. 49 In F Minor - 'La Passione' - III. Menuet E Trio
Symphony No. 49 In F Minor - 'La Passione' - IV. Finale: Presto
Symphony No. 50 In C Major - I. Adagio E Maestoso
Symphony No. 50 In C Major - II. Andante Moderato
Symphony No. 50 In C Major - III. Menuet E Trio
Symphony No. 50 In C Major - IV. Finale: Presto

Tracks:

Symphony No. 51 In B Flat Major - I. Vivace
Symphony No. 51 In B Flat Major - II. Adagio
Symphony No. 51 In B Flat Major - III. Menuet, Trio I, Trio II
Symphony No. 51 In B Flat Major - IV. Finale: Allegro
Symphony No. 52 In C Minor - I. Allegro Assai Con Brio
Symphony No. 52 In C Minor - II. Andante
Symphony No. 52 In C Minor - III. Menuetto E Trio: Allegretto
Symphony No. 52 In C Minor - IV. Finale: Presto
Symphony No. 53 In D Major - 'L'Imperiale' - I. Largo Maestoso-Vivace
Symphony No. 53 In D Major - 'L'Imperiale' - II. Andante
Symphony No. 53 In D Major - 'L'Imperiale' - III. Menuetto E Trio
Symphony No. 53 In D Major - 'L'Imperiale' - IV. Finale: Presto

Tracks:

Symphony No. 54 In G Major - I. Adagio Maestoso-Presto
Symphony No. 54 In G Major - II. Adagio Assai
Symphony No. 54 In G Major - III. Menuet E Trio: Allegretto
Symphony No. 54 In G Major - IV. Finale: Presto
Symphony No. 55 In E Flat Major - 'Der Schulmeister' ('The Schoolmaster') - I. Allegro Di Molto
Symphony No. 55 In E Flat Major - 'Der Schulmeister' ('The Schoolmaster') - II. Adagio, Ma...
Symphony No. 55 In E Flat Major - 'Der Schulmeister' ('The Schoolmaster') - III. Menuetto E Trio
Symphony No. 55 In E Flat Major - 'Der Schulmeister' ('The Schoolmaster') - IV. Finale: Presto
Symphony No. 56 In C Major - I. Allegro Di Molto
Symphony No. 56 In C Major - II. Adagio
Symphony No. 56 In C Major - III. Menuet E Trio
Symphony No. 56 In C Major - IV. Finale: Prestissimo

Tracks:

Symphony No. 57 In D Major - I. Adagio-[Allegro]
Symphony No. 57 In D Major - II. Adagio
Symphony No. 57 In D Major - III. Menuet E Trio: Allegretto
Symphony No. 57 In D Major - IV. Finale: Prestissimo
Symphony No. 58 In F Major - I. Allegro
Symphony No. 58 In F Major - II. Andante
Symphony No. 58 In F Major - III. Menuet Alla Zoppa E Trio: Un Poco Allegretto
Symphony No. 58 In F Major - IV. Finale: Presto
Symphony No. 59 In A Major - 'Feuersymphonie' ('Fire') - I. Presto
Symphony No. 59 In A Major - 'Feuersymphonie' ('Fire') - II. Andante O Piu Tosto Allegretto
Symphony No. 59 In A Major - 'Feuersymphonie' ('Fire') - III. Menuet E Trio
Symphony No. 59 In A Major - 'Feuersymphonie' ('Fire') - IV. Allegro Assai

Tracks:

Symphony No. 60 In C Major - 'Il Distratto' - I. Adagio
Symphony No. 60 In C Major - 'Il Distratto' - II. Andante
Symphony No. 60 In C Major - 'Il Distratto' - III. Menuetto E Trio
Symphony No. 60 In C Major - 'Il Distratto' - IV. Presto
Symphony No. 60 In C Major - 'Il Distratto' - V. Adagio (Di Lamentatione)
Symphony No. 60 In C Major - 'Il Distratto' - VI. Finale: Prestissimo
Symphony No. 61 In D Major - I. Vivace
Symphony No. 61 In D Major - II. Adagio
Symphony No. 61 In D Major - III. Menuet E Trio: Allegretto
Symphony No. 61 In D Major - IV. Prestissimo
Symphony No. 62 In D Major - I. Allegro
Symphony No. 62 In D Major - II. Allegretto
Symphony No. 62 In D Major - III. Menuet E Trio: Allegretto
Symphony No. 62 In D Major - IV. Finale: Allegro

Tracks:

Symphony No. 63 In C Major - 'La Roxelane' - I. Allegro
Symphony No. 63 In C Major - 'La Roxelane' - II. Allegretto O Piu Tosto Allegro
Symphony No. 63 In C Major - 'La Roxelane' - III. Menuet E Trio
Symphony No. 63 In C Major - 'La Roxelane' - IV. Finale: Presto
Symphony No. 64 In A Major - I. Allegro Con Spirito
Symphony No. 64 In A Major - II. Largo
Symphony No. 64 In A Major - III. Menuet E Trio: Allegretto
Symphony No. 64 In A Major - IV. Finale: Presto
Symphony No. 65 In A Major - I. Vivace E Con Spirito
Symphony No. 65 In A Major - II. Andante
Symphony No. 65 In A Major - III. Menuetto E Trio
Symphony No. 65 In A Major - IV. Finale: Presto

Tracks:

Symphony No. 66 In B Flat Major - I. Allegro Con Brio
Symphony No. 66 In B Flat Major - II. Adagio
Symphony No. 66 In B Flat Major - III. Menuetto E Trio
Symphony No. 66 In B Flat Major - IV. Finale: Scherzando E Presto
Symphony No. 67 In F Major - I. Presto
Symphony No. 67 In F Major - II. Adagio
Symphony No. 67 In F Major - III. Menuetto E Trio
Symphony No. 67 In F Major - IV. Finale: Allegro Di Molto-Adagio E Cantabile
Symphony No. 68 In B Flat Major - I. Vivace
Symphony No. 68 In B Flat Major - II. Menuetto E Trio
Symphony No. 68 In B Flat Major - III. Adagio Cantabile
Symphony No. 68 In B Flat Major - IV. Finale: Presto

Tracks:

Symphony No. 69 In C Major - 'Laudon' - I. Vivace
Symphony No. 69 In C Major - 'Laudon' - II. Un Poco Adagio Piu Tosto Andante
Symphony No. 69 In C Major - 'Laudon' - III. Menuetto E Trio
Symphony No. 69 In C Major - 'Laudon' - IV. Finale: Presto
Symphony No. 70 In D Major - I. Vivace Con Brio
Symphony No. 70 In D Major - II. Specie D'un Canone In Contrapunto Doppio: Andante
Symphony No. 70 In D Major - III. Menuet E Trio: Allegretto
Symphony No. 70 In D Major - IV. Finale: Allegro Con Brio
Symphony No. 71 In B Flat Major - I. Allegro
Symphony No. 71 In B Flat Major - II. Adagio
Symphony No. 71 In B Flat Major - III. Menuet E Trio
Symphony No. 71 In B Flat Major - IV. Finale: Vivace

Tracks:

Symphony No. 72 In D Major - I. Allegro
Symphony No. 72 In D Major - II. Andante
Symphony No. 72 In D Major - III. Menuetto E Trio
Symphony No. 72 In D Major - IV. Thema Con Variazioni: Andante-Presto
Symphony No. 73 In D Major - 'La Chasse' - I. Adagio-Allegro
Symphony No. 73 In D Major - 'La Chasse' - II. Andante
Symphony No. 73 In D Major - 'La Chasse' - III. Menuetto E Trio: Allegretto
Symphony No. 73 In D Major - 'La Chasse' - IV. La Chasse: Presto
Symphony No. 74 In E Flat Major - I. Vivace Assai
Symphony No. 74 In E Flat Major - II. Adagio Cantabile
Symphony No. 74 In E Flat Major - III. Menuetto E Trio: Allegretto
Symphony No. 74 In E Flat Major - IV. Finale: Allegro Assai

Tracks:

Symphony No. 75 In D Major - I. Grave-Presto
Symphony No. 75 In D Major - II. Poco Adagio
Symphony No. 75 In D Major - III. Menuetto E Trio: Allegretto
Symphony No. 75 In D Major - IV. Finale: Vivace
Symphony No. 76 In E Flat Major - I. Allegro
Symphony No. 76 In E Flat Major - II. Adagio, Ma Non Troppo
Symphony No. 76 In E Flat Major - III. Menuetto E Trio: Allegretto
Symphony No. 76 In E Flat Major - IV. Finale: Vivace
Symphony No. 77 In B Flat Major - I. Vivace
Symphony No. 77 In B Flat Major - II. Andante Sostenuto
Symphony No. 77 In B Flat Major - III. Menuetto E Trio: Allegro
Symphony No. 77 In B Flat Major - IV. Finale: Allegro Spiritoso

Tracks:

Symphony No. 78 In C Minor - I. Vivace
Symphony No. 78 In C Minor - II. Adagio
Symphony No. 78 In C Minor - III. Menuetto E Trio: Allegretto
Symphony No. 78 In C Minor - IV. Finale: Presto
Symphony No. 79 In F Major - I. Allegro Con Spirito
Symphony No. 79 In F Major - II. Adagio Cantabile
Symphony No. 79 In F Major - III. Menuetto E Trio: Allegretto
Symphony No. 79 In F Major - IV. Finale: Vivace
Symphony No. 80 In D Minor - I. Allegro Spiritoso
Symphony No. 80 In D Minor - II. Adagio
Symphony No. 80 In D Minor - III. Menuetto E Trio
Symphony No. 80 In D Minor - IV. Finale: Presto

Tracks:

Symphony No. 81 In G Major - I. Vivace
Symphony No. 81 In G Major - II. Andante
Symphony No. 81 In G Major - III. Menuetto E Trio: Allegretto
Symphony No. 81 In G Major - IV. Finale: Allegro, Ma Non Troppo
Symphony No. 82 In C Major - 'L'Ours' ('The Bear') - I. Vivace Assai
Symphony No. 82 In C Major - 'L'Ours' ('The Bear') - II. Allegretto
Symphony No. 82 In C Major - 'L'Ours' ('The Bear') - III. Menuetto E Trio
Symphony No. 82 In C Major - 'L'Ours' ('The Bear') - IV. Finale: Vivace
Symphony No. 83 In G Minor - 'La Poule' ('The Hen') - I. Allegro Spiritoso
Symphony No. 83 In G Minor - 'La Poule' ('The Hen') - II. Andante
Symphony No. 83 In G Minor - 'La Poule' ('The Hen') - III. Menuetto E Trio: Allegretto
Symphony No. 83 In G Minor - 'La Poule' ('The Hen') - IV. Finale: Vivace

Tracks:

Symphony No. 84 In E Flat Major - I. Largo-Allegro
Symphony No. 84 In E Flat Major - II. Andante
Symphony No. 84 In E Flat Major - III. Menuetto E Trio: Allegretto
Symphony No. 84 In E Flat Major - IV. Finale: Vivace
Symphony No. 85 In B Flat Major - 'La Reine' - I. Adagio-Vivace
Symphony No. 85 In B Flat Major - 'La Reine' - II. Romance: Allegretto
Symphony No. 85 In B Flat Major - 'La Reine' - III. Menuetto E Trio: Allegretto
Symphony No. 85 In B Flat Major - 'La Reine' - IV. Finale: Presto
Symphony No. 86 In D Major - I. Adagio-Allegro Spiritoso
Symphony No. 86 In D Major - II. Capriccio: Largo
Symphony No. 86 In D Major - III. Menuet E Trio: Allegretto
Symphony No. 86 In D Major - IV. Finale: Allegro Con Spirito

Tracks:

Symphony No. 87 In A Major - I. Vivace
Symphony No. 87 In A Major - II. Adagio
Symphony No. 87 In A Major - III. Menuet E Trio
Symphony No. 87 In A Major - IV. Finale: Vivace
Symphony No. 88 In G Major - I. Adagio-Allegro
Symphony No. 88 In G Major - II. Largo
Symphony No. 88 In G Major - III. Menuetto E Trio: Allegretto
Symphony No. 88 In G Major - IV. Finale: Allegro Con Spirito
Symphony No. 89 In F Major - I. Vivace
Symphony No. 89 In F Major - II. Andante Con Moto
Symphony No. 89 In F Major - III. Menuet E Trio: Allegretto
Symphony No. 89 In F Major - IV. Finale: Vivace Assai

Tracks:

Symphony No. 90 In C Major - I. Adagio-Allegro Assai
Symphony No. 90 In C Major - II. Andante
Symphony No. 90 In C Major - III. Menuet E Trio
Symphony No. 90 In C Major - IV. Finale: Allegro Assai
Symphony No. 91 In E Flat Major - I. Largo-Allegro Assai
Symphony No. 91 In E Flat Major - II. Andante
Symphony No. 91 In E Flat Major - III. Menuet E Trio: Un Poco Allegretto
Symphony No. 91 In E Flat Major - IV. Finale: Vivace
Symphony No. 92 In G Major - 'Oxford' - I. Adagio-Allegro Spiritoso
Symphony No. 92 In G Major - 'Oxford' - II. Adagio
Symphony No. 92 In G Major - 'Oxford' - III. Menuetto E Trio: Allegretto
Symphony No. 92 In G Major - 'Oxford' - IV. Finale: Presto

Tracks:

Symphony No. 93 In D Major - I. Adagio-Allegro Assai
Symphony No. 93 In D Major - II. Largo Cantabile
Symphony No. 93 In D Major - III. Menuetto E Trio: Allegro
Symphony No. 93 In D Major - IV. Finale: Presto Ma Non Troppo
Symphony No. 94 In G Major - 'Surprise' ('Mit Dem Paukenschlag') - I. Adagio-Vivace Assai
Symphony No. 94 In G Major - 'Surprise' ('Mit Dem Paukenschlag') - II. Andante
Symphony No. 94 In G Major - 'Surprise' ('Mit Dem Paukenschlag') - III. Menuet E Trio: Allegro...
Symphony No. 94 In G Major - 'Surprise' ('Mit Dem Paukenschlag') - IV. Finale: Allegro Di Molto
Symphony No. 95 In C Minor - I. Allegro Moderato
Symphony No. 95 In C Minor - II. Andante Cantabile
Symphony No. 95 In C Minor - III. Menuet E Trio
Symphony No. 95 In C Minor - IV. Finale: Vivace

Tracks:

Symphony No. 96 In D Major - 'Miracle' - I. Adagio-Allegro
Symphony No. 96 In D Major - 'Miracle' - II. Andante
Symphony No. 96 In D Major - 'Miracle' - III. Menuetto E Trio: Allegretto
Symphony No. 96 In D Major - 'Miracle' - IV. Finale: Vivace
Symphony No. 97 In C Major - I. Adagio-Vivace
Symphony No. 97 In C Major - II. Adagio Ma Non Troppo
Symphony No. 97 In C Major - III. Menuetto E Trio: Allegretto
Symphony No. 97 In C Major - IV. Finale: Presto Assai
Symphony No. 98 In B Flat Major - I. Adagio-Allegro
Symphony No. 98 In B Flat Major - II. Adagio
Symphony No. 98 In B Flat Major - III. Menuetto E Trio: Allegro
Symphony No. 98 In B Flat Major - IV. Finale: Presto

Tracks:

Symphony No. 99 In E Flat Major - I. Adagio-Vivace Assai
Symphony No. 99 In E Flat Major - II. Adagio
Symphony No. 99 In E Flat Major - III. Menuetto E Trio: Allegretto
Symphony No. 99 In E Flat Major - IV. Finale: Vivace
Symphony No. 100 In G Major - 'Military' - I. Adagio-Allegro
Symphony No. 100 In G Major - 'Military' - II. Allegretto
Symphony No. 100 In G Major - 'Military' - III. Menuetto E Trio: Moderato
Symphony No. 100 In G Major - 'Military' - IV. Finale: Presto
Sinfonia Concertante In B Flat Major - I. Allegro
Sinfonia Concertante In B Flat Major - II. Andante
Sinfonia Concertante In B Flat Major - III. Allegro Con Spirito

Tracks:

Symphony No. 101 In D Major - 'The Clock' ('L'Horloge') - I. Adagio-Presto
Symphony No. 101 In D Major - 'The Clock' ('L'Horloge') - II. Andante
Symphony No. 101 In D Major - 'The Clock' ('L'Horloge') - III. Menuetto E Trio: Allegretto
Symphony No. 101 In D Major - 'The Clock' ('L'Horloge') - IV. Finale: Vivace
Symphony No. 102 In B Flat Major - I. Largo-Vivace
Symphony No. 102 In B Flat Major - II. Adagio
Symphony No. 102 In B Flat Major - III. Menuetto E Trio: Allegro
Symphony No. 102 In B Flat Major - IV. Finale: Presto
Symphony 'A' In B Flat Major - I. Allegro
Symphony 'A' In B Flat Major - II. Andante
Symphony 'A' In B Flat Major - III. Allegro Molto

Tracks:

Symphony No. 103 In E Flat Major - 'Drum-roll' - I. Adagio-Allegro Con Spirito
Symphony No. 103 In E Flat Major - 'Drum-roll' - II. Andante, Piu Tosto Allegretto
Symphony No. 103 In E Flat Major - 'Drum-roll' - III. Menuetto E Trio
Symphony No. 103 In E Flat Major - 'Drum-roll' - IV. Finale: Allegro Con Spirito
Symphony No. 104 In D Major - 'London' - I. Adagio-Allegro
Symphony No. 104 In D Major - 'London' - II. Andante
Symphony No. 104 In D Major - 'London' - III. Menuetto E Trio: Allegro
Symphony No. 104 In D Major - 'London' - IV. Finale: Spiritoso
Symphony 'B' In B Flat Major - I. Allegro Molto
Symphony 'B' In B Flat Major - II. Menuetto E Trio: Allegretto
Symphony 'B' In B Flat Major - III. Andante
Symphony 'B' In B Flat Major - IV. Finale: Presto

Tracks:

Symphony No. 22 In E Flat Major - 'The Philosopher' (2nd Version) - I. Presto
Symphony No. 22 In E Flat Major - 'The Philosopher' (2nd Version) - II. Andante Grazioso
Symphony No. 22 In E Flat Major - 'The Philosopher' (2nd Version) - III. Finale: Presto
Symphony No. 53 In D Major - 'L'Imperiale' - Alternative Ending A - Finale. Capriccio: Moderato
Symphony No. 53 In D Major - 'L'Imperiale' - Alternative Ending C - Presto
Symphony No. 53 In D Major - 'L'Imperiale' - Alternative Ending D - 'Overture In D': Presto
Symphony No. 63 In C Major - 'La Roxelane' (1st Version) - I. Allegro
Symphony No. 63 In C Major - 'La Roxelane' (1st Version) - II. Allegretto 'La Roxelane'
Symphony No. 63 In C Major - 'La Roxelane' (1st Version) - III. Menuet E Trio: Allegretto
Symphony No. 63 In C Major - 'La Roxelane' (1st Version) - IV. Finale: Prestissimo
Symphony No. 103 In E Flat Major - 'Drum-roll' - Alternative Ending - Finale: Allegro Con Spirito

Amazon.com

Another monument in the history of recording, this is the only set of Haydn symphonies that ever reached completion, and the performances are generally so good as to bear comparison with many of the best individual performances. The music itself is astounding--107 symphonies, all of them good, many of them shattering masterpieces. Haydn invented the Classical style, which, along with the contributions from his friend Mozart and his student Beethoven, became the standard by which all future music was measured. At a budget price, owning this set is like being able to have your own authentic copy of the "Mona Lisa" for a couple hundred dollars. Awesome! --David Hurwitz

Customer Reviews:

A superb milestone.......2007-05-01

Antal Dorati's pioneering, complete cycle of Haydn's symphonies is a milestone in recording history. Here it is incarnated on 33 CDs. What you get are outstanding, superb performances. The orchestra - Hungarica Philharmonia - is just wonderful, and the interpretations are remarkable in their attention to detail and structure. In addition, the Decca analogue sound has never been better than here. The booklet is also excellent.

Dorati's pioneering efforts included also the Haydn operas, which recently have been collected and released in two boxes from Philips, and the 24 Minuets (Decca).

What about the competition, then? Adam Fischer's Haydn project on Nimbus offers also a complete cycle, now on Brilliant Classics at a bargain price for a very big box with 33 CDs and a brief booklet. Well, for one thing, Dorati's set is the classic cycle. Further, Dorati's readings are less extravagant than Fischer's - and in my view preferable. The sound is also better in the earlier Dorati set: a warm analogue sound in contrast to Fischer's chilly, all-digital sound, which also is very uneven. But Fischer's Haydn is less expensive: you can get his cycle for less than $100 from second-hand dealers. Despite that, Dorati's cycle should be your first choice. Moreover, if shelf space is an issue, the Dorati box is one inch slimmer and a half inch less tall.

Furthermore, there are selections of symphonies from Jochum (DG) and Scherchen (DG), of which I hold the latter in higher esteem due to its idiosyncrasy. In retrospect, however, Dorati's complete cycle has a unique classic status and is as such unchallenged. Thus I warmly recommend it as a part of the foundation of your collection in addition to Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, Mahler, and Mozart symphony cycles, because this is delightful music that will last for a lifetime on a desert island.

[Note: this box is available brand new at amazon.co.uk, for £98.87.]

For the sheer pleasure of them all...........2006-11-11

In the mid seventies, my father purchased all of what had been released of this cycle on vinyl LP. As vinyl goes, the London discs were first rate, and a prized possession.

I lost the vinyl collection during a move in the mid 80's. It was an emotional impact; I had cherished them as a child, and as a gift, irreplaceable.

This release is true to my memory, and now I have the entire cycle.

I've performed many of these in various orchestras and loved them all.

There's a fresh energy to the performances, and an elegance to the collection quite rare and delightful.

As a set, it's actually quite affordable considering it's under $6 per disc, or under $2 per symphony.

Antal Dorati's Claim To Fame.......2005-10-14

If it wasn't for this massive recording project, Hungarian-born conductor Antal Dorati would not have been acknowledged as a first-classconductor at a time when such giants as Leopold Stokowski, Herbert Von Karajan, George Solti and Leonard Bernstein were still conducting. Dorati is an exemplary exponent of classical music, which is also to say Classical Era music (1750-1800). Nevertheless, even if Dorati has a superb touch for this kind of repertoire, he is equally as brilliant in 20th century music and Romantic Era music, as his Tchaikovsky symphonies and ballets have proven. At an expensive price, this recording is still worth it. It's a legend in recorded history of classical music. No other conductor dared to take on such a monumental project as to record all 100 and plus symphonies of Franz Joseph Haydn, the composer who by definition began the movement of Classical Era music. It was Mozart, who was his younger friend, that is better known today for this kind of music and moreover, musicologists believe he refined and perfected the style. But don't underestimate Papa Haydn. His music is beautiful, bursting with energy and lightness, elegance, warmth and melodic harmony that is so refreshing to hear especially in our own time which is full of stress.

Haydn's symphonies are not all similar sounding. Each symphony was unique, like the hand prints on people. Yes, at times they do tend to sound the same, possibly because so many of them were in the key of D. Nevertheless, they are music of individual merit. As his symphonies approached its later years and maturation, Haydn employed slights of ear and orchestral innovations that were considered new and bold in his time. The "surprise" in his "Surprise Symphony" is a thunderous "bang" in fortissimo by the orchestra after a melody that is rather bland and sleepy (which to me sounds like "Mary Had A Little Lamb"). The "Clock" Symphony is measured in a kind of "tick-tock" beat and is very very elegant and memorable, as it conjures up the image of a Rococco clock or a clock museum. The Paris Symphonies are an Austrian-German man's "trip" to Paris and his interpretation of French music. It sounds nothing at all like French music at the time although at times it nearly slips into the slow grandeur of the music of Baroque master Jean Baptiste Lully. The London Symphonies are among his best, with a kind of majesty and pomp typically associated with English royalty. If you listen carefully it's in the music. A similar thing occurs in the music to the "Oxford" Symphony. Haydn had visited Oxford to teach music and was awarded a doctorate. He composed music for that special event and the music is brooding, intellectual and somehow very very English.

Antal Dorati and his formidable Hungarica Philharmonica is at their very best in this set. The sound is crisp, gleaming and unbeatable. Even if you get the individualized sets of these symphonies, you will be treating yourself to some top-notch classical music. A must have for fans of Antal Dorati.

A major milestone in recorded music, stunning achievement.......2005-03-29

This complete cycle of the Symphonies of F.J. Haydn heralded a new era in recorded music. Everything about the project was first rate. The sound was among Decca's best. The playing of the little known Philharmonia Hungarica was close to perfect. Dorati's interpretations never disappointed. To top it off, Decca offered the cycle at budget prices and threw in unprecedented notes from H.C. Robbins Landon.

Many would comment "once you've heard one, you've heard them all" when asked about Haydn's vast symphonic output. They could not be more wrong. There isn't a dull symphony or poor performance in the lot. Try such unknowns as #26, or #33, or #51 and #52, to name a few of my lesser known favorites.

Those familiar with Haydn's more well known symphonies, such as the London Symphonies (93-104) were even astonished to find Dorati's performances giving more formidable orchestras and conductors a run for their money.

So what can be said of the set 30 years later?

Everything said earlier still stands, including the original liner notes. Only Graham Johnson's scrupulous notes with his various Hyperion lieder sets surpass Landon's astounding commentary. The digital transfers are from the late 80s, so they are not the best, but still quite serviceable. And the price is still quite reasonable.

Beware, though, that these are not period instruments. Dorati does use "period forces" as much as possible, meaning the number of instruments closely matches what would have been used originally.

So why do I say this set "heralded a new era in recorded music"? Because after the resounding success it enjoyed, many "complete" works projects of similar or greater magnitude got their chance. I doubt we would have any where near the volumes of "complete sets" we now enjoy had it not been for Dorati and Decca's Haydn cycle.

In short, a fabulous set that I would never part with.

Dorati blazed the trail for Haydn interpreters.......2004-11-12

I've owned this complete set of Haydn symphonies for at least a decade or more. While I enjoy period instrument sound and performance practice, you cannot get a complete set on period instruments (I was hoping Hogwood would finish his cycle but I understand it wasn't to be). In all honesty, I think the best period instrument interpretations outdo the modern instrument recordings in sheer energy amd agility, but in respect of modern instruments, Dorati, the pioneer, does an extraordinary job of bringing out the essential flavor and energy that was Haydn's symphonies. I don't like mixing and matching various orchestras and conductors, so buying this 32 CD set gets you all 104+ symphonies in one tidy package. The sound quality is very good considering the times, with a very forward midrange.

Average customer rating:

Better than most all the ordinary FF soundtracks
I love this CD.
For those who wanna get their FF orchestra groove on...
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(FF VI)
MC-3
(FF V)
Vamo' Alla Flamenco (FF IX)
MC-1
(FF X)
(FF X)
MC-2
Love Grows (FF VIII)
(FF X)
MC-3
Melodies Of Life (FF IX)
MC-4
(FF VII)
MC-5
The Man With The Machine Gun (FF VIII)
Final Fantasy

Album Description

Music From Final Fantasy recorded live at Tokyo's International Forum on February 20, 2002. The show was the first 'Final Fantasy' full orchestra concert (the Tokyo Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra). Guest performers include Emiko Shiratori and Rikki who performed the theme songs. The CD includes enhanced material with a comment from Nobuo Uematsu and backstage footage.

Album Details

Music from 'final Fantasy' at the Tokyo International Forum.

Customer Reviews:

Better than most all the ordinary FF soundtracks.......2007-01-24

First of all, people seem to be overly critical of the choir. They say that it sounds out of tune or whatever, but this is only because they were recorded live. In Advent: One-Winged Angel, the same choir sounds totally incredible. The choir itself isn't bad, it's the recording environment that was not so hot.
That said, I can say that this is a very impressive two CD set, even though several of the songs I don't recognize. The music is professionally composed and arranged, and just goes to show that Final Fantasy music is proffesional level. The only cons are the lesser sound quality of being recorded live and the MC tracks, which can get to be a bit long. The way they keep talking makes me really want to know what they're saying. My favorite pieces are:
1. One-Winged Angel: I do admit that the FFVII Reunion Tracks arrangement is better, but only because of the recording environment. This arrangement has a lot of cool new elements and an awesome sound. The only problems I see with this arrangement is the absent-minded microphone placement and a bit of background shuffling that is heard at one part. The shuffling is very quiet and you get used to it, but I'm just picky about these things. As for the microphone placement; whoever put one right next to the #%@$in' snare drum deproved the quality of the piece a bit much. The snare drum during the chorus is louder than any of the other parts, and the choir is already being a bit overpowered by the orchestra. This makes for a choral section that isn't heard well enough. Despite all these slight cons, however, this arrangement of the classic piece remains superb and awesome-sounding.
2. Liberi Fatali: Same choir rant as before. This arrangement doesn't sound quite as good as the original, but it's not really that different, it's still an incredible piece.
3. Melodies of Life: This arrangement is better, I think, than the original except for the singing. She sounded a lot more confident in the original. But aside from that, this song is a great classic.
4. Suteki Da Ne: The original was quite a bit better, both in sound quality and in the singing. Rikki was nervous during the performance, it is shown by her incessant breath-taking in the middle of phrases and low confidence in her voice. However, the instrumentation does sound nicely different in some spots, and Rikki's singing is still beautiful.
This album is a must-have for any FF freak, and is better than most all the ordinary FF soundtracks. Don't miss it.

I love this CD........2004-02-23

Firstly, Mr. Gibbs -- why would anybody buy this if they haven't played Final Fantasy games?

Secondly, this is an amazing CD. With the exception of One-Winged Angel, every track on this CD is (in my opinion) the best orchestral version of these songs ever done. And this is coming from somebody who owns Celtic Moon, Grand Finale, Fithos Lusec, and a smattering of Orchestral Game Concert CDs.

Do yourself a favor and buy this CD. It really is excellent.

For those who wanna get their FF orchestra groove on..........2004-02-20

Final Fantasy 20020220 is worth buying. It is a great CD to listen to if you want to hear orchestrated versions performed live, mistakes and all. That said, let me point out everything that is wrong with the performances, and why I did not give 20020220 a 5/5. As partial as I am to Final Fantasy music, I must criticize the singing in this performance. In both tracks that featured a choir (Liberi Fatali and One Winged Angel) it seemed like everyone was trying to outsing each other, the tenors in particular would sing awfully loud, while everyone else was drowned out. The soloists RIKKI and Emiko Shiratori did a fabulous job, in my opinon. Others said that they sounded nervous, I do not agree. The actual performance by the orchestra was brilliant. I especially liked Liberi Fatali, One Winged Angel, and Vamo' Alla Flamenco. I wish I could speak Japanese, because 8 of the 25 tracks on the 2 disc set are nothing but the concert MCs talking about stuff. All in all I would like to restate that FF20020220 is worth buying, but maybe you should play some of the FF games to hear these songs before you listen to the orchestra version, all the more to appreciate this masterpiece.

The Fantasy Continues..........2003-06-10

Nobuo Uematsu truly holds true to the Final Fantasy music legacy he himself set down beginning with the Final Fantasy Symphonic Suite CDs. Although I do have a few complaints, my overall take on this album is extremely positive. I'd say my favourite renditions on this CD are "Vamo' Alla Flamenco", lush, rich arrangement for orchestra (which truly is the greatest symphonic rendering I've seen from almost any game composer [thanks to Shiro Hamaguchi]) and the brass-graced Final Fantasy VI's "Terra" / "Tina" (which almost lives up to the Grand Finale version). Basically, every single song on these two CDs were mind-blowing with the exceptions of the two most crucial ones, "Liberi Fatali" and "One-Winged Angel". Okay, fine... I've got to give credit where credit is due, Liberi Fatali isn't THAT bad. It falters near the end though, but the primary complaint isn't the symphonic elements (or even the annoying snare [?] drum... *grrr*), but rather the supposed choir they assigned. Not very harmonic or in-tune, but I still give it 4-stars.
To sum it all up, all very nice arrangements with those little differences which make it all the more enjoyable. Cons? The choir voices and the MC segments (I don't speak Japanese, so my apologies if you do and find them entertaining).

One of the Best (non OST) Final Fantasy works.......2003-02-19

There hasn't been a live CD since the ill-fated "Symphonic Suite" many years ago and now there is this - quite simply put a live version of some of the best Final Fantasy songs. The Tokyo Philharmonic is on every beat and adds alittle more to the Final Fantasy melodies. The MC's get annoying and their Japanese is very hard to understand. The choice of songs was superb yet there is no "live feel" as most of the songs are played just as you would have heard them on another Final Fantasy CD. All in all, this is one of the best and one can easily see by some of its few flaws to its real beauty - the epitome of Nobuo Uematsu's Final Fantasy work.

20TH Century Masters: Best of Ready Records, Vol. 1

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20TH Century Masters: Best of Ready Records, Vol. 1
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Umvd Import
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000J3FDOQ
Release Date: 2006-10-31

Tracks:

New York City - Demics
All I Want Is You Alone - Steve Blimkie and the Reason
Same Old Place - Blue Peter
Circular Impression
Cardiac Arrest - Colin Linden
Conventional Beliefs
You Turn Me On
Ba Kome - Manteca
Nova Heart
Radio Silence - Blue Peter
Turning It Out
Arias & Symphonies

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Soul Satisfaction, Vol. 1
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Mca Import
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | R&B | Styles | Music

General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music

Northern | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music

Soul | Compilations | R&B | Styles | Music

R&B | Imports | Stores | Music

Rock | Imports | Stores | Music
ASIN: B0000255EK
Release Date: 2004-01-06

Tracks:

Please Give Me One More Chance - Clyde McPhatter
Thanks for a Little Lovin'
Soul Self Satisfaction - Earl Sumner Jackson
That's Not Love
Lend a Hand - Bobby Hutton
Larue
You Don't Love Me Anymore - Johnny Caswell
I Thought You Were Mine - The Natural Four
Like One
Cracked Up Over You - Danny White & Linda Nail
Competition Ain't Nothin'
Shoes - Bobby "Blue" Bland
I'm Gonna Love You a Long Time
Winner Takes All - Geraldine Hunt
I Surrender - Eddie Holman
Love Runs Out - Willie Hutch
What Good Am I? - Jaibi
For Crying out Loud - Bunny Sigler
You're Falling in Love - Betty Everett
Take Away the Pain Stain - Patti Austin
One Wonderful Moment
Tainted Love - Gloria Jones

Album Description

1999 compilation featuring 22 rare soul tracks from such artists as Carl Carlton, Shakers, Earl Jackson, Holly St. James, Bobby Hutton, & more. MCA.

History of Dance, Vol. 1: The Club Edition

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History of Dance, Vol. 1: The Club Edition
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Sony / Bmg Import
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music

Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music
ASIN: B000I5YBDE
Release Date: 2006-10-02

Tracks:

Free
Give It Up
U Got Me Up
Beautiful People
It's Gonna Be Alright
Follow Me
Love & Happiness (Yemaya Y Ochun)
Can You Feel It
Groove Of Island
Better Late Than Never
X-Paradise
Concerto In E
Satisfy My Love
Spring (Is In The Air)
God Save The Queer
Joy
Taste Like Funk
Lot Of Love
Benzona!
Waitress Of An Open Mind
Show Me Love
Oh Boy
Deep Inside
Conte De Fees
Waterfall
Make My Love
Whammer Slammer
What Hope Have I
Brighter Days
Let The Beat Hit 'Em
Where Love Lives
Night Train
Keep On Jumpin'
Movin' Up
La Luna
Bad Luck (Tfx Club Mix)
Melody Of Bells
Luv Dancin'
Groovebird
Just Having Fun
On A Disco Train
Witch Doctor
Let's Groove
Who Keeps Changing Your Mind
Disco's Revenge
Goodbye Thing
Freedom
House Of Love (In My House)
Just Believe (Little Louie Vega & Tony Humphries Ext Mix)
Horn Song
Muzik
There But For The Grace Of God
Reach
Don't Lose The Magic
Pump Me Up
Transformation
Cycle Of Life
Keep Hot
Generate Power
I Get Lifted
A Deeper Love
Do You Know What I Mean
Everybody Be Somebody
Salva Mea
Damn Women
Vallee De Larmes
If You Should Need A Friend
Muzik X-Press
Hold That Sucker Down
Shake It
Future Of The Future
Wild Luv
Alright To Love
Feeling
Come And Take A Trip
Found A Cure
Free
Love Sequel
You Sure Do
Solid Session
Feel What You Want
Push The Feeling On
Ultra Flava
Luv 4 Luv
Coupe Bresil
Say What
Make The World Go Round
Joy
Dance To The Music
From The Ghetto
Is It All Over My Face
Equipment Chasing
Pot Of Gold
Bass Tune
Spend The Night
New Kind Of Medicine
Emotions
House Of Lords
I Luv You Baby
Eastern Vibes

#1's: 38 of the Greatest #1 Singles of All Time

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#1's: 38 of the Greatest #1 Singles of All Time
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Umvd Import
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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General | Compilations | Rock | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B000269QWU
Release Date: 2004-07-26

Tracks:

We Will Rock You
Another Brick in the Wall, Pt. 2 - Pink Floyd
Money for Nothing - Dire Straits
How You Remind Me - Nickelback
Feel - Robbie Williams
Message in a Bottle - The Police
Atomic - Blondie
Let's Dance - David Bowie
Need You Tonight - INXS
Reflex - Duran Duran
Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God) - Kate Bush
Killer - Adamski
West End Girls - Pet Shop Boys
Do You Really Want to Hurt Me? - Culture Club
Tainted Love - Soft Cell
Mad World - Tears for Fears
Take on Me - a-ha
Little Less Conversation - JXL
Where Is the Love? - Black Eyed Peas

Tracks:

(Just Like) Starting Over - John Lennon
No More Lonely Nights - Paul McCartney
Here with Me - Dido
Sacrifice - Elton John
Hero - Enrique Iglesias
Always
I Believe I Can Fly
I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston
Foolish
Hello - Lionel Richie
No Matter What - Boyzone
Love Is All Around - Wet Wet Wet
I Got You Baby - Chrissie Hynde, UB40,
Genie in a Bottle - Christina Aguilera
Love Don't Cost a Thing - Jennifer Lopez
Oops! ...I Did It Again - Britney Spears
Can't Get You out of My Head - Kylie Minogue
Night Fever - The Bee Gees
Waterloo - ABBA,

Montreal Jazz Festival, Vol. 1: Very Best Live

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Montreal Jazz Festival, Vol. 1: Very Best Live
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Umvd Import
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Jazz | Styles | Music

General | Compilations | Jazz | Styles | Music

Jazz | Imports | Stores | Music
ASIN: B0002GPPKW
Release Date: 2004-07-12

Tracks:

Fulford Street Romp [Live] - Oliver Jones
Summer (Estate) [Live] - Shirley Horn
Time Check [Live] - Buddy Rich
Make Believe [Live] - Dave Holland
Little Piece in C for U [Live] - Michel Petrucciani
Flower Is a Lovesome Thing [Live] - James Carter
I'll Stay [Live] - Roy Hargrove
Dark Shadows [Live] - Andy Bey
MC Thing [Live]
Time for Love [Live] - Peter Cincotti
Sunny Side of the Street [Live] - Holly Cole
Prayer [Live] - Charles Lloyd
I'll Never Be the Same - Diana Krall

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