Immerse yourself in the timeless elegance of classical music with Leopold Mozart's "Light Classical Favourites, Vol. 2." Released on January 1, 2000, under the Maestoso label, this album is a treasure trove of beloved compositions that span a rich tapestry of genres and moods. Leopold Mozart, a name synonymous with musical brilliance, curates a collection that is as diverse as it is enchanting.
The album opens with "Toy Symphony," a playful and whimsical piece that sets the tone for the journey ahead. It continues with a mix of well-known classics and hidden gems, including the lively "Perpetual Motion," the serene "Air On The G-String," and the energetic "Tritsch-Tratsch Polka." Each track is a masterpiece in its own right, showcasing the depth and versatility of classical music.
With a duration of 3 hours and 35 minutes, this album offers an extensive exploration of classical favourites. From the dramatic "The Great Gate Of Kiev" to the romantic "Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture," every piece is performed with precision and passion. The inclusion of "Finlandia" and "The Moldau" adds a touch of national pride and cultural richness, while "The Blue Danube" brings a waltz-like charm that is unmistakably captivating.
"Light Classical Favourites, Vol. 2" is not just an album; it's a celebration of classical music's enduring appeal. Whether you're a seasoned aficionado or a newcomer to the genre, this collection promises a delightful and enriching listening experience. Leopold Mozart's meticulous selection and the exquisite performances make this album a must-have for any classical music enthusiast.
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Tracks
Toy SymphonyLeopold Mozart, Niccolò Paganini, Johann Christian Bach, Johann Strauss II, Richard Wagner, Johannes Brahms, Jean Sibelius, Modest Mussorgsky, Richard Strauss, Ottorino Respighi, Bedřich Smetana, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Hector Berlioz, Mikhail Glinka, Anatoly Lyadov, Carl Maria von Weber, Luigi Cherubini, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ambroise Thomas, NBC Symphony Orchestra, Arturo Toscanini
Perpetual MotionLeopold Mozart, Niccolò Paganini, Johann Christian Bach, Johann Strauss II, Richard Wagner, Johannes Brahms, Jean Sibelius, Modest Mussorgsky, Richard Strauss, Ottorino Respighi, Bedřich Smetana, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Hector Berlioz, Mikhail Glinka, Anatoly Lyadov, Carl Maria von Weber, Luigi Cherubini, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ambroise Thomas, NBC Symphony Orchestra, Arturo Toscanini
Air On The G-StringLeopold Mozart, Niccolò Paganini, Johann Christian Bach, Johann Strauss II, Richard Wagner, Johannes Brahms, Jean Sibelius, Modest Mussorgsky, Richard Strauss, Ottorino Respighi, Bedřich Smetana, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Hector Berlioz, Mikhail Glinka, Anatoly Lyadov, Carl Maria von Weber, Luigi Cherubini, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ambroise Thomas, NBC Symphony Orchestra, Arturo Toscanini
Tritsch-Tratsch PolkaLeopold Mozart, Niccolò Paganini, Johann Christian Bach, Johann Strauss II, Richard Wagner, Johannes Brahms, Jean Sibelius, Modest Mussorgsky, Richard Strauss, Ottorino Respighi, Bedřich Smetana, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Hector Berlioz, Mikhail Glinka, Anatoly Lyadov, Carl Maria von Weber, Luigi Cherubini, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ambroise Thomas, NBC Symphony Orchestra, Arturo Toscanini
Prelude To Act III Of "The Mastersingers"Leopold Mozart, Niccolò Paganini, Johann Christian Bach, Johann Strauss II, Richard Wagner, Johannes Brahms, Jean Sibelius, Modest Mussorgsky, Richard Strauss, Ottorino Respighi, Bedřich Smetana, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Hector Berlioz, Mikhail Glinka, Anatoly Lyadov, Carl Maria von Weber, Luigi Cherubini, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ambroise Thomas, NBC Symphony Orchestra, Arturo Toscanini
Hungarian Dances Nos. 1, 17, 20 And 21Ambroise Thomas, Leopold Mozart, Niccolò Paganini, Johann Christian Bach, Johann Strauss II, Richard Wagner, Johannes Brahms, Jean Sibelius, Modest Mussorgsky, Richard Strauss, Ottorino Respighi, Bedřich Smetana, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Hector Berlioz, Mikhail Glinka, Anatoly Lyadov, Carl Maria von Weber, Luigi Cherubini, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, NBC Symphony Orchestra, Arturo Toscanini
FinlandiaLeopold Mozart, Niccolò Paganini, Johann Christian Bach, Johann Strauss II, Richard Wagner, Johannes Brahms, Jean Sibelius, Modest Mussorgsky, Richard Strauss, Ottorino Respighi, Bedřich Smetana, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Hector Berlioz, Mikhail Glinka, Anatoly Lyadov, Carl Maria von Weber, Luigi Cherubini, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ambroise Thomas, NBC Symphony Orchestra, Arturo Toscanini
The Great Gate Of KievLeopold Mozart, Niccolò Paganini, Johann Christian Bach, Johann Strauss II, Richard Wagner, Johannes Brahms, Jean Sibelius, Modest Mussorgsky, Richard Strauss, Ottorino Respighi, Bedřich Smetana, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Hector Berlioz, Mikhail Glinka, Anatoly Lyadov, Carl Maria von Weber, Luigi Cherubini, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ambroise Thomas, NBC Symphony Orchestra, Arturo Toscanini
Till Eulenspiegel's Merry PranksLeopold Mozart, Niccolò Paganini, Johann Christian Bach, Johann Strauss II, Richard Wagner, Johannes Brahms, Jean Sibelius, Modest Mussorgsky, Richard Strauss, Ottorino Respighi, Bedřich Smetana, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Hector Berlioz, Mikhail Glinka, Anatoly Lyadov, Carl Maria von Weber, Luigi Cherubini, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ambroise Thomas, NBC Symphony Orchestra, Arturo Toscanini
Pines Of RomeLeopold Mozart, Niccolò Paganini, Johann Christian Bach, Johann Strauss II, Richard Wagner, Johannes Brahms, Jean Sibelius, Modest Mussorgsky, Richard Strauss, Ottorino Respighi, Bedřich Smetana, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Hector Berlioz, Mikhail Glinka, Anatoly Lyadov, Carl Maria von Weber, Luigi Cherubini, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ambroise Thomas, NBC Symphony Orchestra, Arturo Toscanini
The MoldauLeopold Mozart, Niccolò Paganini, Johann Christian Bach, Johann Strauss II, Richard Wagner, Johannes Brahms, Jean Sibelius, Modest Mussorgsky, Richard Strauss, Ottorino Respighi, Bedřich Smetana, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Hector Berlioz, Mikhail Glinka, Anatoly Lyadov, Carl Maria von Weber, Luigi Cherubini, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ambroise Thomas, NBC Symphony Orchestra, Arturo Toscanini
Romeo and Juliet Fantasy OvertureLeopold Mozart, Niccolò Paganini, Johann Christian Bach, Johann Strauss II, Richard Wagner, Johannes Brahms, Jean Sibelius, Modest Mussorgsky, Richard Strauss, Ottorino Respighi, Bedřich Smetana, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Hector Berlioz, Mikhail Glinka, Anatoly Lyadov, Carl Maria von Weber, Luigi Cherubini, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ambroise Thomas, NBC Symphony Orchestra, Arturo Toscanini
Queen Mab Scherzo From "Romeo And Juliet"Leopold Mozart, Niccolò Paganini, Johann Christian Bach, Johann Strauss II, Richard Wagner, Johannes Brahms, Jean Sibelius, Modest Mussorgsky, Richard Strauss, Ottorino Respighi, Bedřich Smetana, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Hector Berlioz, Mikhail Glinka, Anatoly Lyadov, Carl Maria von Weber, Luigi Cherubini, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ambroise Thomas, NBC Symphony Orchestra, Arturo Toscanini
Rakoczi MarchRichard Wagner, Johannes Brahms, Jean Sibelius, Modest Mussorgsky, Richard Strauss, Ottorino Respighi, Bedřich Smetana, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Hector Berlioz, Mikhail Glinka, Anatoly Lyadov, Carl Maria von Weber, Luigi Cherubini, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ambroise Thomas, Leopold Mozart, Niccolò Paganini, Johann Christian Bach, Johann Strauss II, NBC Symphony Orchestra, Arturo Toscanini
KamarinskayaLeopold Mozart, Niccolò Paganini, Johann Christian Bach, Johann Strauss II, Richard Wagner, Johannes Brahms, Jean Sibelius, Modest Mussorgsky, Richard Strauss, Ottorino Respighi, Bedřich Smetana, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Hector Berlioz, Mikhail Glinka, Anatoly Lyadov, Carl Maria von Weber, Luigi Cherubini, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ambroise Thomas, NBC Symphony Orchestra, Arturo Toscanini
The Blue DanubeLeopold Mozart, Niccolò Paganini, Johann Christian Bach, Johann Strauss II, Richard Wagner, Johannes Brahms, Jean Sibelius, Modest Mussorgsky, Richard Strauss, Ottorino Respighi, Bedřich Smetana, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Hector Berlioz, Mikhail Glinka, Anatoly Lyadov, Carl Maria von Weber, Luigi Cherubini, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ambroise Thomas, NBC Symphony Orchestra, Arturo Toscanini
Prelude To Act I Of "Lohengrin"Leopold Mozart, Niccolò Paganini, Johann Christian Bach, Johann Strauss II, Richard Wagner, Johannes Brahms, Jean Sibelius, Modest Mussorgsky, Richard Strauss, Ottorino Respighi, Bedřich Smetana, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Hector Berlioz, Mikhail Glinka, Anatoly Lyadov, Carl Maria von Weber, Luigi Cherubini, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ambroise Thomas, NBC Symphony Orchestra, Arturo Toscanini
KikimoraLeopold Mozart, Niccolò Paganini, Johann Christian Bach, Johann Strauss II, Richard Wagner, Johannes Brahms, Jean Sibelius, Modest Mussorgsky, Richard Strauss, Ottorino Respighi, Bedřich Smetana, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Hector Berlioz, Mikhail Glinka, Anatoly Lyadov, Carl Maria von Weber, Luigi Cherubini, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ambroise Thomas, NBC Symphony Orchestra, Arturo Toscanini
Variations On A Theme Of HaydenLeopold Mozart, Niccolò Paganini, Johann Christian Bach, Johann Strauss II, Richard Wagner, Johannes Brahms, Jean Sibelius, Modest Mussorgsky, Richard Strauss, Ottorino Respighi, Bedřich Smetana, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Hector Berlioz, Mikhail Glinka, Anatoly Lyadov, Carl Maria von Weber, Luigi Cherubini, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ambroise Thomas, NBC Symphony Orchestra, Arturo Toscanini
Overture To The "Huntsman"Leopold Mozart, Niccolò Paganini, Johann Christian Bach, Johann Strauss II, Richard Wagner, Johannes Brahms, Jean Sibelius, Modest Mussorgsky, Richard Strauss, Ottorino Respighi, Bedřich Smetana, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Hector Berlioz, Mikhail Glinka, Anatoly Lyadov, Carl Maria von Weber, Luigi Cherubini, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ambroise Thomas, NBC Symphony Orchestra, Arturo Toscanini
Overture To "Ali Baba"Leopold Mozart, Niccolò Paganini, Johann Christian Bach, Johann Strauss II, Richard Wagner, Johannes Brahms, Jean Sibelius, Modest Mussorgsky, Richard Strauss, Ottorino Respighi, Bedřich Smetana, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Hector Berlioz, Mikhail Glinka, Anatoly Lyadov, Carl Maria von Weber, Luigi Cherubini, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ambroise Thomas, NBC Symphony Orchestra, Arturo Toscanini
Overture To "The Marriage Of Figaro"Leopold Mozart, Niccolò Paganini, Johann Christian Bach, Johann Strauss II, Richard Wagner, Johannes Brahms, Jean Sibelius, Modest Mussorgsky, Richard Strauss, Ottorino Respighi, Bedřich Smetana, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Hector Berlioz, Mikhail Glinka, Anatoly Lyadov, Carl Maria von Weber, Luigi Cherubini, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ambroise Thomas, NBC Symphony Orchestra, Arturo Toscanini
Overture To "Euryanthe"Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Hector Berlioz, Mikhail Glinka, Anatoly Lyadov, Carl Maria von Weber, Luigi Cherubini, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ambroise Thomas, Leopold Mozart, Niccolò Paganini, Johann Christian Bach, Johann Strauss II, Richard Wagner, Johannes Brahms, Jean Sibelius, Modest Mussorgsky, Richard Strauss, Ottorino Respighi, Bedřich Smetana, NBC Symphony Orchestra, Arturo Toscanini
Overture To "Mignon"Leopold Mozart, Niccolò Paganini, Johann Christian Bach, Johann Strauss II, Richard Wagner, Johannes Brahms, Jean Sibelius, Modest Mussorgsky, Richard Strauss, Ottorino Respighi, Bedřich Smetana, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Hector Berlioz, Mikhail Glinka, Anatoly Lyadov, Carl Maria von Weber, Luigi Cherubini, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ambroise Thomas, NBC Symphony Orchestra, Arturo Toscanini