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Festival of Light ClassicalMusic Album Box Set. Excellent Condition

Sold Date: October 28, 2024
Start Date: October 22, 2024
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🎵  Festival of Light Classical Music  – A beautifully curated 12-LP box set, featuring timeless classical masterpieces. This collection was produced by Reader's Digest and RCA with their high-quality *Cyclophonic* Miracle Sound Recording for an enhanced listening experience.

📚  Adventures in Light Classical Music Booklet  – Included is a comprehensive guide to composers and their works, adding depth to your appreciation of each piece.

💽  12 Vinyl Records  – Each record is housed in a numbered sleeve (1-12), containing performances from world-renowned orchestras such as the New Symphony Orchestra of London and Vienna State Opera Orchestra.

🎶  Composers & Highlights :

-  Tchaikovsky  – *Nutcracker Suite* & *Swan Lake Ballet Suite*

-  Mozart  – *Eine Kleine Nachtmusik*

-  Rossini  – *Semiramide Overture*

-  Offenbach  – *Orpheus in Hades Overture*

-  Verdi  – *Aida: Grand March* & *La Traviata*

🎧  Condition : The set is in great vintage condition, with all 12 records included, and the booklet providing insightful background on the featured composers.

A must-have for classical music enthusiasts and collectors alike!

The  Festival of Light Classical Music  is a beautifully curated box set produced by Reader's Digest and RCA in the 1960s. This collection contains  12 vinyl LPs , each showcasing a wide variety of classical masterpieces from renowned composers and performed by top-tier orchestras like the  New Symphony Orchestra of London  and  Vienna State Opera Orchestra .

Highlights from the collection include:

-  Tchaikovsky : *Nutcracker Suite* and *Swan Lake Ballet Suite*

-  Mozart : *Eine Kleine Nachtmusik*

-  Rossini : *Semiramide Overture*

-  Bizet : *Carmen Suite*

-  Ravel : *Bolero*

-  Verdi : *Aida: Grand March* and *La Traviata*

-  Wagner : *Ride of the Valkyries* and *Siegfried’s Rhine Journey*

Additionally, each record includes performances of iconic pieces such as  Mussorgsky's  *Night on the Bare Mountain* and  Offenbach's  *Orpheus in Hades: Overture*. The set is accompanied by a comprehensive booklet, *Adventures in Light Classical Music*, which provides insightful notes on the composers and the music.

This box set has become a collector's item, appreciated for its high-quality vinyl pressing and the historical significance of the recordings.