101 Romantic Classics (6-CD BOX SET)

Composers: Various
Artists: Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, National Philharmonic Orchestra, Tonhalle Orchester Zürich, Berliner Philharmoniker
Conductors: Lorin Maazel, Herbert von Karajan, Kurt Herbert Adler, Franco Patané, Tullio Serafin
Number of Discs: 6
Label: Decca
CD Release Date: July 29, 2016

Classical music captures the spirit of romance like no other music, and this charming collection of perennial favorites includes music from the most romantic of composers – Chopin, Rachmaninov, Tchaikovsky, Puccini, and many more.

The set is themed for every romantic mood, with the first two discs devoted to the stirring passion of orchestral music, the second two to the intimacy of solo piano music, and the last two to the wide-ranging emotions of opera.

Includes music from three works written for the greatest love story ever told, Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, with music from Tchaikovsky’s overture, Prokofiev’s ballet and the main theme from the soundtrack to Franco Zeffirelli’s film, by Nino Rota.

Recordings from some of the world’s greatest artists, including Luciano Pavarotti, Joan Sutherland, Sir Georg Solti, Herbert von Karajan, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Radu Lupu, Nigel Kennedy and Bryn Terfel.

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