VA - The History of Classical Music in 24 Hours (2015) [24CD Box Set]

Created from the legendary Deutsche Grammophon Catalogue, The History of Classical Music in 24 Hours is a collection that can spark a life-long interest in classical music. 

Thematically arranged on 24 discs, The History weaves its way from Medieval Music to Minimalism, with many stops along the way: The Renaissance, Baroque (vocal and instrumental), the great Concertos, the Rise of the Virtuoso, a three disc focus on opera and more.

Featured are some of classical music s most popular works: Symphonies from Beethoven, Mozart, Haydn, Schubert and Brahms, perennial favourites including Spring from the Four Seasons, Barber s Adagio, Ravel s Bolero and Concertos by Rachmaninov, Dvo ák and Schumann.

Artists include Claudio Abbado, Martha Argerich, Leonard Bernstein, Plácido Domingo, Emerson String Quartet, Carlos Kleiber, James Levine, Nathan Milstein, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Bryn Terfel and Fritz Wunderlich