Romantic Era - A 'Project Climax' Subcategory - 15 CDs

Romantic Era (1820-1880)
The period in music history that we call the Romantic era lasted from roughly 1810 until sometime around 1900. There was no drastic break with the Classical era which preceded it; rather, the difference is one of degree. Romantic composers stretched the accepted rules of harmony and form, creating novel musical structures and exploring new and richer harmonies, both in instantaneous sonorities and over the course of a whole piece or movement.

The term "Romantic" comes from the predisposition of many nineteenth-century composers towards the fantastic, idealistic, and marvelous – qualities associated with medieval romance. Composers in this time expressed much more intense and personal emotions in their music than had composers of previous eras. It was also around this time that the idea of the musician as an artist – rather than a craftsman – began to take hold.

Romantic music remains the most popular style in today's concert halls, and it is difficult to choose just ten works to represent this rich and varied era. If you enjoy the music on this list, you should try out some music of the worthy composers we have had to omit, such as Gabriel Fauré, César Franck, Edvard Grieg, Franz Liszt, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, and Camille Saint-Saëns.




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If you want more
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Johannes Brahms; 01 - Piano Trio No. 1 Op. 8, No. 2 Op. 87 - Eroica Trio (EMI 2002)
http://rapidshare.de/files/33944016/B.T.ET.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.de/files/33944338/B.T.ET.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.de/files/33947004/B.T.ET.part3.rar
http://rapidshare.de/files/33977554/B.T.ET.Cvrs.rar

02 - Franz Schubert; 'Trout' Quintet & 'Death and the Maiden' - Amadeus Quartet (DG 1997)
http://rapidshare.de/files/32600369/064ATPACKUPE.part4.rar
http://rapidshare.de/files/32596842/064ATPACKUPE.part3.rar
http://rapidshare.de/files/32592697/064ATPACKUPE.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.de/files/32589547/064ATPACKUPE.part1.rar

03 - Tchaikovsky & Rachmoninov; Piano Concertos - Van Cliburn, Reiner, Kondrashin (RCA 1993)
http://rapidshare.de/files/32904028/077AGERJNWFW.part3.rar
http://rapidshare.de/files/32899351/077AGERJNWFW.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.de/files/32894133/077AGERJNWFW.part1.rar

04 - Hector Berlioz; Symphonie Fantastique - Gardiner & ORR (Philipe 1993)
http://rapidshare.de/files/34403034/110ABCDFGRHR.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.de/files/34397689/110ABCDFGRHR.part1.rar

05 - Frederic Chopin; Favourite Piano Works - Vladimir Ashkenazy (Decca 1996) 2 CDs
http://rapidshare.de/files/34489583/111BPOKGJEHF.part3.rar
http://rapidshare.de/files/34487177/111BPOKGJEHF.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.de/files/34484600/111BPOKGJEHF.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.de/files/34481544/111APOKGJEHF.part3.rar
http://rapidshare.de/files/34410334/111APOKGJEHF.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.de/files/34407218/111APOKGJEHF.part1.rar

06 - Georges Bizet; Carmen - Sir Thomas Beecham, de Los Angeles, Gedda (EMI 2000) 3 CDs
http://rapidshare.de/files/34638735/112CDGJLMBCZ.part4.rar
http://rapidshare.de/files/34635709/112CDGJLMBCZ.part3.rar
http://rapidshare.de/files/34629942/112CDGJLMBCZ.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.de/files/34622984/112CDGJLMBCZ.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.de/files/34510767/112BDGJLMBCZ.part3.rar
http://rapidshare.de/files/34506819/112BDGJLMBCZ.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.de/files/34503007/112BDGJLMBCZ.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.de/files/34500150/112ADGJLMBCZ.part3.rar
http://rapidshare.de/files/34497350/112ADGJLMBCZ.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.de/files/34493270/112ADGJLMBCZ.part1.rar

07 - Antonín Dvorak; Symphony No. 9 'From the New World' - Fritz Reiner (RCA 2005)
http://rapidshare.de/files/32900291/D.NWS.SSO.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.de/files/32902281/D.NWS.SSO.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.de/files/32907237/D.NWS.SSO.part3.rar
http://rapidshare.de/files/32901655/D.NWS.SSO.part4.rar
http://rapidshare.de/files/32943599/Cvrs.rar

08 - Giuseppe Verdi; La Traviata - Gheorghiu, Sir Georg Solti & CG (Decca 1994) 2 CDs
http://rapidshare.de/files/34687123/114BTASKIJHR.part3.rar
http://rapidshare.de/files/34671076/114BTASKIJHR.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.de/files/34667979/114BTASKIJHR.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.de/files/34665110/114ATASKIJHR.part4.rar
http://rapidshare.de/files/34662001/114ATASKIJHR.part3.rar
http://rapidshare.de/files/34645578/114ATASKIJHR.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.de/files/34641525/114ATASKIJHR.part1.rar

09 - Robert Schumann; Four Symphonies, 'Manfred' Overture - Szell & CO (Sony 1996) 2 CDs
http://rapidshare.de/files/34728401/115BSWPMBJFD.part4.rar
http://rapidshare.de/files/34723844/115BSWPMBJFD.part3.rar
http://rapidshare.de/files/34720645/115BSWPMBJFD.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.de/files/34718475/115BSWPMBJFD.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.de/files/34716021/115ASWPMBJFD.part4.rar
http://rapidshare.de/files/34714413/115ASWPMBJFD.part3.rar
http://rapidshare.de/files/34694120/115ASWPMBJFD.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.de/files/34690678/115ASWPMBJFD.part1.rar

10 - Richard Wagner; Tristan und Isolde - Fischer-Dieskau, Furtwängler (EMI 2002) 4 CDs
http://rapidshare.de/files/34776666/116DPOJFRHSH.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.de/files/34769629/116DPOJFRHSH.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.de/files/34764546/116CPOJFRHSH.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.de/files/34756904/116CPOJFRHSH.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.de/files/34751529/116BPOJFRHSH.part3.rar
http://rapidshare.de/files/34746535/116BPOJFRHSH.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.de/files/34737837/116BPOJFRHSH.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.de/files/34735058/116APOJFRHSH.part3.rar
http://rapidshare.de/files/34732875/116APOJFRHSH.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.de/files/34730622/116APOJFRHSH.part1.rar

11 - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky; Symphony No. 6 In B Minor Op. 74 'Pathetique' (Chandos 1992)
http://rapidshare.de/files/32888168/076APCDGJEDF.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.de/files/32882112/076APCDGJEDF.part1.rar

12 - Felix Mendelssohn; Quartet, Quintet 1 & 2, Octet - Hausmusik London (Virgin 2000) 2 CDs
http://rapidshare.de/files/34792369/M.OQQ.HL.1.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.de/files/34771868/M.OQQ.HL.1.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.de/files/34790611/M.OQQ.HL.1.part3.rar
http://rapidshare.de/files/34797391/M.0QQ.HL.2.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.de/files/34820549/M.0QQ.HL.2.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.de/files/34821644/M.0QQ.HL.2.part3.rar
http://rapidshare.de/files/34810468/M.OQQ.HL.Cvrs.rar

13 - Brahms & Tchaikovsky; Violin concertos Op. 77 & 35 - Heifetz, Reiner & CSO (RCA 1993)
http://rapidshare.de/files/33004886/B.T.VC.H.CS.R.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.de/files/33004649/B.T.VC.H.CS.R.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.de/files/33004778/B.T.VC.H.CS.R.part3.rar
http://rapidshare.de/files/33017969/B.T.VC.H.CS.R.part4.rar
http://rapidshare.de/files/33065421/Cvrs.rar

14 - Franz Schubert; Symphonies Nos. 3 & 8 'Unfinished' - Kleiber & Wiener Philharmoniker (DG 1997)
http://rapidshare.de/files/32612394/065AINPOBEMJ.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.de/files/32608267/065AINPOBEMJ.part1.rar

15 - Antonín Dvorák; Piano Quintet Op. 81 & String Quartet Op. 51 - Takecs Quartet (Decca 1999)
http://rapidshare.de/files/34801721/118ADGRTJKNF.part3.rar
http://rapidshare.de/files/34791911/118ADGRTJKNF.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.de/files/34784611/118ADGRTJKNF.part1.rar