The Great Composers And Their Music 63 Vinyl LP Set 1983-85 Decca - 3 missing

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The Great Composers And Their Music - 63 of the 65 record set (no magazines)

Label: Decca
Series: The Great Composers And Their Music
Format: Vinyl, LP
Country: UK
Released: 1983 - 1985
Genre: Classical

A part-work series released under the Marshall Cavendish label, running from around 1983 - 1985 in this format (later CDs were released) focusing on major classical works.
Not to be confused with another series, The Great Composers. Note that the label on the Christmas record says 'The Great Composers' but it is apparently part of this series, and the style of packaging is certainly consistent.

The German counterpart of this series is: Grosse Komponisten Und Ihre Musik, and the French counterpart is: Les Grands Compositeurs Et Leur Musique.

Here are the record details (number - composer(s) - performers - title - release year); the blank lines indicate missing records:
1 - Beethoven - Karl Böhm, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra - Symphony No.5 In C Minor, Opus 67 - 1983
2 - Brahms - Symphony No.1 In C Minor, Opus 68 - 1983
3 - Chopin / Tamás Vásáry - Chopin: Piano Recital - 1983
4 - Tchaikovsky / Boston Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis, Claudio Arrau - Piano Concerto No. 1 / "Romeo And Juliet" - 1983
5 - Schubert, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Karl Böhm - Symphony No. 8 And Symphony No. 5 - 1983
6 - Beethoven - Sir Colin Davis, Arthur Grumiaux, Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam - Violin Concerto In D, Opus 61 - 1983
7 - Schumann, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Georg Solti, London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn - Symphony No.1 / Piano Concerto In A Minor - 1983
8 - Brahms - Piano Concerto No.2 In B Flat Major, Opus 83 - 1984
9 - Tchaikovsky / L'Orchestre De La Suisse Romande, Ernest Ansermet - Ballet Music (Album, Comp) - 1983
10 - Berlioz, London Symphony Orchestra Conducted By Sir Colin Davis - Symphonie Fantastique Opus 14 - 1984
11 - Mendelssohn, Gabriel Chmura Conducting London Symphony Orchestra - Overtures including 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' Opus 21 - 1983
12 - Liszt, Misha Dichter, André Previn, The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra - The Piano Concertos - 1984

14 - Brahms / Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam / Bernard Haitink / Henryk Szeryng - Violin Concerto In D Major, Opus 77 - 1983
15 - Beethoven - Piano Concerto No. 5, Opus 73 "Emperor" - 1984
16 - Tchaïkovsky / Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra / Evgeny Mravinsky - Symphony No. 6 In B Minor, Opus 74 ('Pathétique')  - 1984
17 - Mendelssohn / London Symphony Orchestra / Pierino Gamba / Ruggiero Ricci / Claudio Abbado - Violin Concerto In E Minor + Symphony No. 4 - 1984
18 - Beethoven - Piano Sonatas - 1984
19 - Tchaikovsky - Short Orchestral Works - 1983
20 - Mahler - Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Rafael Kubelik - Symphonic Excerpts (Feat. Themes From Visconti's Film 'Death In Venice') - 1984
21 - Mozart, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Conducted By Bernhard Klee Soloist Wilhelm Kempff - Piano Concertos Nos. 21 And 22 - 1984
22 - Bach / English Chamber Orchestra / Raymond Leppard - Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 2, 3 And 5 - 1984
23 - Handel / London Symphony Orchestra And Choir / Conducted By Colin Davis - Messiah (Highlights) - 1984
24 - Mozart / Vienna Mozart Ensemble / Conducted By Willi Boskovsky - Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, Three German Dances,  And A Musical Joke
25 - Vivaldi - I Musici , Soloist Roberto Michelucci - The Four Seasons - 1984
26 - Bach / Karl Richter - Selected Organ Works - 1984
27 - Mozart - New Philharmonia Orchestra, Carlo Maria Giulini - Symphony No. 40 In G Minor, And Symphony No. 41 In C,  'Jupiter' - 1984
28 - Various Composers - Performed By The Academy Of St. Martin-in-the-Fields And I Musici - A Baroque Festival - 1984
29 - Handel - The Academy Of St. Martin-in-the-Fields - Music For The Royal Fireworks And Water Music Suites In D And F - 1984

31 - Bach - The Academy Of St. Martin-in-the-Fields - Orchestral Suites No. 2 In B Minor, BWV 1067 & No. 3 In D, BWV 1068 - 1984
32 - Mozart, The London Symphony Orchestra Directed By Colin Davis - Clarinet Concerto In A, K622 And Flute & Harp Concerto In C, K299 - 1984
33 - Various - Chicago Symphony Orchestra - Borodin: Polovtsian Dances, Mussorgsky: Night On The Bare Mountain, Rimsky-Korsakov: Russian Easter Overture, Capriccio Espanol - 1984
34 - Sibelius / Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam / George Szell - Symphony No. 2 In D, Opus 43 And Finlandia, Opus 26 - 1984
35 - Dvo?ák - Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Karl Böhm - Symphony No. 9 In E Minor, Op. 95 "From The New World" - 1988
36 - Rimsky-Korsakov - Boston Symphony Orchestra - Seiji Ozawa - Scheherazade Opus 35 - 1983
37 - Grieg - English Chamber Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis - 'Peer Gynt' Suites Nos. 1 & 2 / Piano Concerto In A Minor, Op. 16 - 1983
38 - Dvo?ák / Smetana - Cello Concerto In B Minor, Op. 104 / The Moldau (Vltava) - 1984
39 - Ravel, L'Orchestre De La Suisse Romande, Ernest Ansermet - Orchestral Works - 1984
40 - Offenbach, Gounod, Sir Georg Solti, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden - Gaité Parisienne / Faust - Ballet Music - 1984
41 - Johann Strauss ll - Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Willi Boskovsky - Viennese Waltzes - 1984
42 - Debussy / The Cleveland Orchestra / Lorin Maazel - La Mer And Nocturnes ?(LP, Album) - 1984
43 - Stravinsky — Mens Chorus Of New England Conservatory - Boston Symphony Orchestra - Le Sacre Du Printemps / King Of The Stars - 1984
44 - Richard Strauss - Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam, Bernard Haitink - Till Eulenspiegel Op. 28 / Also Sprach Zarathustra Op. 30 / Don Juan Op. 20 - 1984
45 - Elgar - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Norman Del Mar - Enigma Variations Opus 36 And Pomp And Circumstance Opus 39  - 1984
46 - Bartók, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti - Concerto For Orchestra / Dance Suite  - 1985
47 - Prokofiev / Shostakovich - Symphony No. 1 In D, Op. 25 / The Love Of Three Oranges / Symphony No. 9 In E Flat Major, Op. 70 - 1985
48 - Rachmaninov - London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti, London Phil. Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult - Piano Concerto #2 In C Minor, Rhapsody On Theme Of Paganini - 1985
49 - Orff - Carmina Burana, Cantiones Profanae - 1985
50 - Holst, Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta - The Planets  - 1985
51 - Rodrigo - Orquesta Sinfónica de RTVE, Odón Alonso, Narciso Yepes - Concierto De Aranjuez And Fantasia Para Un Gentilhombre ?(Cass) - 1985
52 - Gershwin - Orchestre National De L'Opera De Monte Carlo, Edo de Waart, Werner Hass - Piano Concerto In F. Rhapsody In Blue I Got Rhythm - 1985
53 - Bizet - Marilyn Horne, James McCracken, Leonard Bernstein, Tom Krause, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra - Carmen (Operatic Highlights)  - 1985
54 - Mozart - The Magic Flute And Cosi Fan Tutte ?(LP, Hig) - 1985
55 - Verdi - Aida And Rigoletto (Operatic Highlights) - 1985
56 - Rossini / Donizetti - The Barber Of Seville / Don Pasquale - 1985
57 - Puccini - Madam Butterfly / Turandot (operatic highlights) - 1985
58 - Leoncavallo / Mascagni - I Pagliacci / Cavalleria Rusticana (Operatic Highlights)  - 1985
59 - Gounod, Bonynge Conducting The London Symphony Orchestra, The Ambrosian Opera Chorus - Faust (Operatic Highlights)  - 1985

61 - Verdi - La Traviata And Il Trovatore (Operatic Highlights) - 1985
62 - Puccini - La Bohème / Tosca (Operatic Highlights) - 1979
63 - Richard Strauss - Der Rosenkavalier (Operatic Highlights ) - 1985
64 - Wagner - Pierre Boulez, Bayreuth Festival Orchestra - The Ring (Operatic Highlights)  - 1985
65 - Johann Strauss, Lehár - Die Fledermaus / The Merry Widow (Operatic Highlights)  - 1985
66* - A Celebration Of Christmas

*Not officially numbered, and here are the details of this record: A1     Once In Royal David's City     4:52
A2     In Dulci Jubilo (Four-Part Choir A Cappella)     2:33
A3     Angelus Ad Virginem     2:07
A4     Ding Dong! Merrily On High     3:12
A5     Star Carol     1:32
A6     Stille Nacht, Heilge Nacht     3:32
A7     Il Est Né Le Divin Enfant     1:35
A8     Willcocks: Fanfare 'O Come All Ye Faithful'     4:20

B1     Hodie Christus Natus Est     2:29
B2     Canzone: Sol Sol La Sol     1:30
B3     God Rest You Merry. Gentlemen     2:53
B4     Es Ist Ein Ros' Entsprungen     2:15
B5     The Three Kings     2:43
B6     L'Adieu Des Bergers (Excert From 'L'Enfance Du Christ')     4:46
B7     Unto Us Is Born A Son (Tune From 'Piae Cantiones 1582')     1:38
B8     We Wish You A Merry Christmas     1:30
B9     Hark! The Herald Angels Sing     3:53

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