Concert Favorites (Best Known Classics) (1965) 10-LP Vinyl Box Set • Nutcracker

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10-LP Box Set Vinyls play with occasional light-crackles (play-graded). Box Cover has scuffing (front/back); discoloration on back alongside a surface abrasion near top-center in the paper. Inner-sleeves are original (generic white). Spine shows minor wear. Shelf-wear along the corners and other edges alongside splits. Bottom-right edge split with excess wear around it. Release date is approximately 1965. (Not a cut-out.)

Tracks:

1. Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite
2. Miniature Overture
3. March
4. Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy
5. Russian Dance (Trepak)
6. Arab Dance
7. Chinese Dance
8. Dance Of The Mirlitons
9. Waltz Of The Flowers
10. Favorite Concertos
11. Meditation - Thais
12. Serenade
13. Poem
14. Brahm's Lullaby
15. -
16. Best Known Movements From Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake
17. Best Known Themes From Peer Gynt
18. Morning Mood
19. Antira's Dance
20. In The Hall Of The Mountain King
21. Solvejg's Song
22. -
23. George Gershwin's Rhapsody In Blue
24. Concerto Under The Stars
25. Claire De Lune
26. Chopin's Study In E Major
27. Chopin's Nocturne
28. Liebestraum
29. Marches From The Opera
30. Aida
31. Faust
32. Tannhauser
33. Magic Flute
34. Carmen
35. Die Meistersinger
36. Marriage Of Figaro
37. Fidelio
38. The Prophet
39. Overtures From The Opera
40. The Marriage Of Figaro
41. William Tell
42. Ruslin And Ludmilla
43. The Elegance Of The Waltz
44. The Beautiful Blue Danube
45. The Waves Of The Danube
46. Valse Triste
47. Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade
48. First Movement
49. Second Movement
50. Third Movement
51. Fourth Movement
52. -
53. Tchaikovsky's "1812" Overture
54. Tchaikovsky's Capriccio Italien
55. Light Cavalry And Other Favorite Overtures
56. Light Cavalry--Overture
57. Orpheus In The Underworld
58. Poet And Peasant--Oveture
59. Donna Diana--Overture
60. Bizet's Gallop
61. Piano Concerto No. 1
62. First Movement
63. Second Movement
64. Third Movement
65. Ferde Grofe's Grand Canyon Suite
66. Sunrise
67. The Painted Desert
68. On The Trail
69. On The Trail--Concluded
70. Sunset
71. Cloudburst

About The Record:

Concert Favorites (Best Known Light Classics), by Various Artists, is a comprehensive 10-LP box set compilation from the budget label Somerset (also issued on its Stereo-Fidelity subsidiary), featuring beloved light classical pieces performed by ensembles including the 101 Strings, London Philharmonic Orchestra, and Nord Deutsches Symphonie, making it a substantial library collection of accessible orchestral works. This anthology stands out for its ambitious scope as a multi-record set dedicated to perennial light classics, curating timeless repertoire from renowned composers that remains staples in symphony performances and popular concert programming. Highlights include fan-favorite selections such as excerpts from Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker (like Arab Dance, Chinese Dance, Dance of the Mirlitons, and Waltz of the Flowers), overtures and pieces from operas like Tannhauser, Magic Flute, Carmen, Die Meistersinger, and Marriage of Figaro, alongside other crowd-pleasing favorites from the light classical tradition. Its unique appeal lies in offering an affordable, expansive introduction to these enduring works during the era of budget stereo recordings. No specific hit singles or chart positions are associated with this compilation album.