Europa - Treasures Of European Music

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Label: Harmonia Mundi
Catalog: 2908153/58
Format: CD

Disc One: Music of the Mediterranean Basin: Italy - Music from Ancient Greece, The Mediterranean islands, etc.
Disc Two: From the Franco-Flemish polyphony to French music: France, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxemburg
Disc Three: Two Golden Ages of Iberian music: Spain, Portugal
Disc Four: Music from the British Isles: United Kingdom
Disc Five: From the Viennese School to German Romanticism: Germany, Austria
Disc Six: Eastern and Northern Europa: Hungary, Poland, Czech Rep., Slovakia, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, Ukraine, etc.

A 6-CD box set outlining the heritage of european music from the earliest of chant to the most modern of chamber music. 50% off!
Now the Europe embraces 25 member states, this unique set invites you on an astounding musical journey through the entire continent. For this 'geohistorical' panorama that runs from Antiquity to our own day owes its specificity less to a genuine stylistic vision. Here you will find in music, thanks to the whole stable of harmonia mundi artists, the answers to such questions as: How can we recognize French music? Why did the Italian style regin supreme over the Eurpean scene for three centuries? Is there a difference between German Romanticism and the Viennese Classical style? Not to mention the awakening of Eastern Europe in the late nineteenth century; Spain and Portugal; a touch of typically British melancholy; the music of the Mediterranean basin; and much more! Special boxed ste in reinforced carcboard with two adjustable parts. 6 CDs in cardboard sleeves, 88 page booklet. 40 x 60 cm poster with full-colour European maps linked to musical centres.