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10 Jewel Cases in a cardboard slipcase. Individual cat#s: VBO 98090, VBO 98091, VBO 98092, VBO 98093, VBO 98094, VBO 98095, VBO 98096, VBO 98097, VBO 98098, VBO 98099

CD 1: The track lengths for the Piano Concerto do not match other releases of the Lljubljana / Nanut / Tomsic recording. The original editor has transcribed it correctly from the scanned images, but it's possible the release information was wrong.

Annotation last modified on 2026-10-04 01:24 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶Medium: Volume 1: Edvard Grieg
2▶Medium: Volume 2: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
3▶Medium: Volume 3: Antonio Vivaldi
4▶Medium: Volume 4: Ludwig van Beethoven
5▶Medium: Volume 5: Frédéric Chopin
6▶Medium: Volume 6: Johann Strauss Jr.
7▶Medium: Volume 7: Edward Elgar
8▼Medium: Volume 8: Georg Friedrich Händel
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1The Messiah - Hallelujah Chorus (Westminster Church Choir & Orchestra feat. conductor: Kenneth Dowley)
choir vocals:
Westminister Choir and Westminster Church Choir (connected to Kenneth Dowley)
orchestra:
Westminister Orchestra and Westminster Church Orchestra (connected to Kenneth Dowley)
conductor:
Kenneth Dowley (conductor)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus “Hallelujah”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
librettist:
Charles Jennens
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
recording of:
The Messiah: Hallelujah Chorus (for band, Longfield)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
arranger:
Robert Longfield (American composer)
arrangement of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus “Hallelujah”
Georg Friedrich Händel4:22
2The Messiah - Glory to God (Westminster Church Choir & Orchestra feat. conductor: Kenneth Dowley)
choir vocals:
Westminister Choir and Westminster Church Choir (connected to Kenneth Dowley)
orchestra:
Westminister Orchestra and Westminster Church Orchestra (connected to Kenneth Dowley)
conductor:
Kenneth Dowley (conductor)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 17. Chorus “Glory to God in the highest”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
Georg Friedrich Händel2:13
3The Messiah - And the Glory of the Lord (Westminster Church Choir & Orchestra feat. conductor: Kenneth Dowley)
choir vocals:
Westminister Choir and Westminster Church Choir (connected to Kenneth Dowley)
orchestra:
Westminister Orchestra and Westminster Church Orchestra (connected to Kenneth Dowley)
conductor:
Kenneth Dowley (conductor)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 4. Chorus “And the glory of the Lord”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
Georg Friedrich Händel3:24
4Xerxes: Largo (Salburg Consort)
orchestra:
Salzburg Consort
recording of:
Largo from “Xerxes” (for violin, harp, organ and strings, arr. Hellmesberger)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
arranger:
Josef Hellmesberger, Jr.
arrangement of:
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I, no. 2. Arioso “Ombra mai fù” (Serse)
recording of:
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I, no. 2. Arioso “Ombra mai fù” (Serse)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (from 1737-12-26 until 1738-01-09)
librettist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I
recording of:
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I. Arioso “Ombra mai fù” (“largo”; catch‐all for arrangements)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
arrangement of:
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I, no. 2. Arioso “Ombra mai fù” (Serse)
Georg Friedrich Händel3:15
5Fireworks Music, Concerto No. 26 in D major - Ouverture (Musici di San Marco feat. conductor: Luigi Varese)
orchestra:
Musici di San Marco (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and Norddeutsche Philharmonie (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Alberto Lizzio (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and Luigi Varese (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351: I. Ouverture
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1749)
part of:
Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351
Georg Friedrich Händel9:53
6Fireworks Music, Concerto No. 26 in D major - Bourrée (Musici di San Marco feat. conductor: Luigi Varese)
orchestra:
Musici di San Marco (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and Norddeutsche Philharmonie (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Alberto Lizzio (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and Luigi Varese (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351: II. Bourrée
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1749)
part of:
Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351
Georg Friedrich Händel2:03
7Fireworks Music, Concerto No. 26 in D major - La paix: Largo alla siciliana (Musici di San Marco feat. conductor: Luigi Varese)
orchestra:
Bratislava Chamber Orchestra, Musici di San Marco (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and Norddeutsche Philharmonie (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Vlastimil Horák (conductor), Alberto Lizzio (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and Luigi Varese (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351: III. La Paix: Largo alla siciliana
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1749)
part of:
Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351
Georg Friedrich Händel3:54
8Fireworks Music, Concerto No. 26 in D major - La réjouissance: Allegro (Musici di San Marco feat. conductor: Luigi Varese)
orchestra:
Berlin Festival Orchestra (Alfred Scholtz pseudonym), Berliner Festspielorchester (likely another Alfred Scholz orchestra pseudonym), The European Philharmonic Orchestra (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym, NOT the Austrian orchestra of the same name), Musici di San Marco (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and Norddeutsche Philharmonie (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Alberto Lizzio (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Vladimir Petroschoff (conductor, an Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and Luigi Varese (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351: IV. La Réjouissance
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1749)
part of:
Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351
Georg Friedrich Händel2:27
9Fireworks Music, Concerto No. 26 in D major - Menuet 1 (Musici di San Marco feat. conductor: Luigi Varese)
orchestra:
Musici di San Marco (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and Norddeutsche Philharmonie (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Alberto Lizzio (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and Luigi Varese (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351: Va. Menuet I
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1749)
part of:
Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351: V. Menuet I and II
Georg Friedrich Händel0:59
10Fireworks Music, Concerto No. 26 in D major - Menuet 2 (Musici di San Marco feat. conductor: Luigi Varese)
orchestra:
Musici di San Marco (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and Norddeutsche Philharmonie (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Alberto Lizzio (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and Luigi Varese (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351: Vb. Menuet II
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1749)
part of:
Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351: V. Menuet I and II
Georg Friedrich Händel1:29
11Water Music, Suite No.2 in D major - Allegro (Musici di San Marco feat. conductor: Luigi Varese)
orchestra:
London Festival Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Musici di San Marco (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Norddeutsche Philharmonie (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Henry Adolph (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Hanspeter Gmür (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Luigi Varese (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and Hans Zanotelli (German conductor, 1927–1993; also used as an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
Water Music, Suite no. 2 in D major, HWV 349: 11. Allegro
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1717)
part of:
Water Music Suite no. 2 in D major, HWV 349
Georg Friedrich Händel2:13
12Water Music, Suite No.2 in D major - Alla hornpipe (Musici di San Marco feat. conductor: Luigi Varese)
orchestra:
Musici di San Marco (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Norddeutsche Philharmonie (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Hanspeter Gmür (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Luigi Varese (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and Hans Zanotelli (German conductor, 1927–1993; also used as an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
Water Music, Suite no. 2 in D major, HWV 349: 12. Alla hornpipe
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1717)
part of:
Water Music Suite no. 2 in D major, HWV 349
Georg Friedrich Händel4:52
13Water Music, Suite No.2 in D major - Menuet (Musici di San Marco feat. conductor: Luigi Varese)
orchestra:
Musici di San Marco (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Norddeutsche Philharmonie (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and Süddeutsche Philharmonie (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Hanspeter Gmür (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Alexander von Pitamic (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Luigi Varese (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and Hans Zanotelli (German conductor, 1927–1993; also used as an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
Suite no. 2 in D-major ex "Water Music": Coro
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
recording of:
Water Music, Suite no. 2 in D major, HWV 349: 13. Minuet
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1717)
part of:
Water Music Suite no. 2 in D major, HWV 349
Georg Friedrich Händel1:25
14Water Music, Suite No.2 in D major - Lentement (Musici di San Marco feat. conductor: Luigi Varese)
orchestra:
Musici di San Marco (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and Süddeutsche Philharmonie (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Alexander von Pitamic (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and Luigi Varese (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
Suite no. 2 in D-major ex "Water Music": Loure
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
recording of:
Water Music, Suite no. 2 in D major, HWV 349: 14. Lentement
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1717)
part of:
Water Music Suite no. 2 in D major, HWV 349
Georg Friedrich Händel2:00
15Water Music, Suite No.2 in D major - Bourrée (Musici di San Marco feat. conductor: Luigi Varese)
orchestra:
Musici di San Marco (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and Süddeutsche Philharmonie (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Alexander von Pitamic (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and Luigi Varese (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
Water Music, Suite no. 2 in D major, HWV 349: 15. Bourrée
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1717)
part of:
Water Music Suite no. 2 in D major, HWV 349
Georg Friedrich Händel1:28
16Concerto Grosso Op. 6-12 in B minor: Largo (North German Philharmonic Orchestra feat. conductor: Hans Zanotelli)
orchestra:
North German Philharmonic Orchestra (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Hans Zanotelli (German conductor, 1927–1993; also used as an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
Concerto grosso in B minor, op. 6 no. 12, HWV 330: I. Largo
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
part of:
Concerto grosso in B minor, op. 6 no. 12, HWV 330
Georg Friedrich Händel2:33
17Concerto Grosso Op. 6-12 in B minor: Allegro (North German Philharmonic Orchestra feat. conductor: Hans Zanotelli)
orchestra:
North German Philharmonic Orchestra (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Hans Zanotelli (German conductor, 1927–1993; also used as an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
Concerto grosso in B minor, op. 6 no. 12, HWV 330: II. Allegro
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
part of:
Concerto grosso in B minor, op. 6 no. 12, HWV 330
Georg Friedrich Händel3:44
18Concerto Grosso Op. 6-12 in B minor: Aria: Larghetto e piano (North German Philharmonic Orchestra feat. conductor: Hans Zanotelli)
orchestra:
North German Philharmonic Orchestra (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Hans Zanotelli (German conductor, 1927–1993; also used as an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
Concerto grosso in B minor, op. 6 no. 12, HWV 330: III. Aria: larghetto e piano
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
part of:
Concerto grosso in B minor, op. 6 no. 12, HWV 330
Georg Friedrich Händel5:31
19Concerto Grosso Op. 6-12 in B minor: Largo (North German Philharmonic Orchestra feat. conductor: Hans Zanotelli)
orchestra:
North German Philharmonic Orchestra (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Hans Zanotelli (German conductor, 1927–1993; also used as an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
Concerto grosso in B minor, op. 6 no. 12, HWV 330: IV. Largo
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
part of:
Concerto grosso in B minor, op. 6 no. 12, HWV 330
Georg Friedrich Händel1:00
20Concerto Grosso Op. 6-12 in B minor: Allegro (North German Philharmonic Orchestra feat. conductor: Hans Zanotelli)
orchestra:
North German Philharmonic Orchestra (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Hans Zanotelli (German conductor, 1927–1993; also used as an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
Concerto grosso in B minor, op. 6 no. 12, HWV 330: V. Allegro
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
part of:
Concerto grosso in B minor, op. 6 no. 12, HWV 330
Georg Friedrich Händel2:27
9▶Medium: Volume 9: Johann Sebastian Bach
10▶Medium: Volume 10: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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