1000 Years Of Classical Music

Various Artists

1000 Years Of Classical Music
Format
Audio
Publisher
Country
Published
11 March 2016
ISBN
0028948124565

1000 Years Of Classical Music

Various Artists

Classical music is a living tradition stretching across a millennium.

In this 8CD set, 100 tracks spanning 1000 years give a panoramic overview from the earliest chant to the present day, presenting a fascinating soundtrack to the development of our world.

BAROQUE & BEFORE C.1000 TO C.1750
The age of the church and the court - with music from ancient chant to the treasures of the baroque, including Hildegard, Tallis, Monteverdi, Vivaldi, JS Bach and Handel.

THE CLASSICAL ERA C.1750 TO C.1820
The era of innovation - the birth of the symphony, the arrival of the piano, the first concerts, and the towering geniuses of Ludwig van Beethoven and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

THE ROMANTIC ERA C.1820 TO C.1900
Revolution, heroism and ambition - told in music through the virtuosic concertos of Chopin, Mendelssohn and Tchaikovsky, and the operas of Puccini, Verdi and Wagner.

THE MODERN ERA C.1900 TO THE PRESENT
A world of fragmentation and a flourishing of diversity - from music born out of World War I to 21st-century Australia, via French Impressionism, Eastern European minimalism and American classics.

Review

ABC Classics has been producing high-quality recordings of all the Australian orchestras, chamber groups, choirs and soloists for years. This means they have an extensive library of music that is not just the best musicians in Australia doing their thing but it also covers the gamut of classical music. So why shouldn’t they put out an 8-disc selection of music from the last 1000 years?! It’s better than them wasting away in a vault somewhere! What blows my mind is how well thought-out this selection is. Yes, it has famous music, but it also has repertoire that you might not have heard before. Although it’s only one little movement of each work, they’re going to release 100 CDs to further the enjoyment of exploring all of these years of music.

Featuring mostly orchestral music, with some solo piano, chamber, and a touch of choral squeezed in, this is perfect for those people who like classical music but can’t name their favourite piece. This is also perfect for those people doing exams as the liner notes give the best run down of 1000 years of history I’ve ever read. How can you not love something that is beautiful and good for you at the same time?


Kate Rockstrom

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