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120 Greatest Musical Masterpieces
Box set by Various Artists
Released	1971 (US) and 1978 (UK)
Recorded	Before 1971
Genre	Classical, Popular, Romantic
Length	Over 4:00:00
Label	Columbia (US) and Dacrop Records (UK)
Producer	Vista Marketing and Dacrop Ltd

150 Greatest Musical Masterpieces is a five LP, 33rpm classical music compilation released in the U.S. by Colombia Records, Colombia House from 1971 (also available on 8-track and cassette), comprising a four record set titled 120 Music Masterpieces and a companion or bonus album titled 30 Piano Masterpieces. The first four records actually includes 118 orchestral pieces, many of them excerpts from larger works. The fifth album consists of extracts of solo piano pieces. The records are described as 'electronically rechannelled for stereo'.

In the U.K., the album was released in 1972 as 120 Greatest Music Masterpieces (DL1/1 - DL1/4) and a bonus album titled 30 Great Piano Classics (DL2/1). This version of the compilation was marketed by Dracop Records of 47B Welbeck Street, London (whom are no longer trading). These albums had the same tracks but reordered, and also has new album cover artwork.

The albums were advertised on TV by the Anglo-American actor John Williams. This two minute commercial became the longest-running nationally seen commercial in U.S. television history, for 13 years from 1971 to 1984. It began, "I'm sure you recognize this lovely melody as 'Stranger in Paradise', but did you know that the original theme is from the Polovetsian Dance No. 2 by Borodin?". The commercial became so familiar that it was spoofed on the TV show "Steve Martin's Best Show Ever" (25 Nov 1981).

This was the first large classical LP compilation to be released through mail-order and TV advertising. It was described as "a priceless introduction to the classics which will enrich every home", and "performed by Europe's finest musicians".

After the advent of CDs, better quality digital compilations followed. The London Philharmonic Orchestra recorded The 50 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music, being the first to record a popular classical compilation on CD.

Track Listing (UK version)

Record,Track	Composer	Title, piece
1A, 1a	Rossini	“William Tell Overture” (Finale)
1A, 1b	Verdi	Anvil Chorus from “Il Trovatore”
1A, 1c	Gilbert and Sullivan	“HMS Pinafore” (Overture)
1A, 2a	Tchaikovsky	1st Movement from Piano Concerto No.1
1A, 2b	Rimsky-Korsakov	Capriccio Espagnole
1A, 2c	Strauss	Tritsch-Tratsch Polka
1A, 3a	Mozart	Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
1A, 3b	Verdi	Sempra Libere from “La Traviata”
1A, 3c	Puccini	The Stars Were Shining from “Tosca”
1A, 4a	Smetana	“The Moldau”
1A, 4b	Brahms	3rd Movement from Violin Concerto
1A, 4c	Mendelssohn	4th Movement from “Italian Symphony”
1A, 5a	Tchaikovsky	Introduction to Act II from “Swan Lake”
1A, 5b	Ravel	Alborada del Gracioso
1A, 5c	Strauss	Waltzes from “Der Rosenkavalier”
1B, 1a	Bizet	March of the Toreadors from “Carmen”
1B, 1b	Borodin	Polovtsian Dance No.2
1B, 1c	Rachmaninoff	Last Movement from Piano Concerto No.2
1B, 2a	Schubert	Marche Militaire
1B, 2b	Tchaikovsky	Capriccio Italien
1B, 2c	Wagner	Song to the Evening Star from “Tannhauser”
1B, 3	Smetana	Overture, Furiant and Dance Of The Comedians from “The Bartered Bride”
1B, 4a	Strauss	Vienna Blood Waltz
1B, 4b	Chopin	Grande Valse Brilliante
1B, 4c	Waldteufel	Skaters' Waltz
1B, 5a	Traditional	Greensleeves
1B, 5b	Debussy	Maid with the Flaxen Hair
1B, 5c	Traditional	Meadowlands
2A, 1a	Saint-Seans	Dance Macabre
2A, 1b	Mozart	1st Movement from Symphony No 40
2A, 1c	Saint-Seans	2nd Movement from Piano Concerto No 2
2A, 2a	Tchaikovsky	Marche Miniature from “The Nutcracker”
2A, 2b	Tchaikovsky	Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy from “The Nutcracker”
2A, 2c	Tchaikovsky	Russian Dance from “The Nutcracker”
2A, 2d	Tchaikovsky	Arabian Dance from “The Nutcracker”
2A, 2e	Tchaikovsky	Chinese Dance from “The Nutcracker”
2A, 2f	Tchaikovsky	Dance of the Reed Pipes from “The Nutcracker”
2A, 3a	Boccherini	Minuet
2A, 3b	Rimsky-Korsakov	Song of India
2A, 3c	Strauss	Waltz from “Die Fledermaus”
2A, 4a	Beethoven	3rd Movement from the “Emperor” Concerto
2A, 4b	Rimsky-Korsakov	Dance of the Tumblers
2A, 4c	Mendelssohn	“Fingal's Cave” (Overture)
2B, 1a	Wagner	Magic Fire Music from “The Valkyries”
2B, 1b	Strauss	Tales from Vienna Woods
2B, 1c	Mozart	Piano Concerto (K461) - Theme from “Elvira Madigan”
2B, 2a	Beethoven	1st Movement from Symphony No 5
2B, 2b	Tchaikovsky	Waltz from “Swan Lake”
2B, 2c	Verdi	Drinking Song from “La Traviata”
2B, 3a	Herbert	March of the Toys from “Toyland”
2B, 3b	Debussy	Clair de Lune
2B, 3c	Tchaikovsky	March Slave
2B, 4a	Dvorak	Largo from Symphony No 5 (No 9) “The New World”
2B, 4b	Brahms	Hungarian Dance No 5
2B, 4c	Rimsky-Korsakov	The Flight of the Bumbel Bee
2B, 5a	Dvorak	Humoresque
2B, 5b	Grieg	Anitra's Dance from “Peer Gynt”
3A, 1a	Grieg	1st Movement from Piano Concerto
3A, 1b	Schumann	Traumerei
3A, 1c	Massenet	Meditation from “Thais”
3A, 2a	Brahms	3rd Movement from Symphony No.3
3A, 2b	Verdi	La Donna e Mobile from “Rigoletto”
3A, 2c	Offenbach	Can-Can from Gaite Parisienne
3A, 3a	Schubert	Serenade
3A, 3b	Dvorak	Slavonic Dance No.7
3A, 3c	Grieg	In The Hall of the Mountain King from “Peer Gynt”
3A, 4a	Tchaikovsky	Prologue to Act 1 from “Sleeping Beauty
3A, 4b	Tchaikovsky	Waltz No.13 from “Swan Lake”
3A, 4c	Rimsky-Korsakov	Festival of Baghdad from “Sheherazade”
3A, 5a	Gounod	Waltz from “Faust”
3A, 5b	Gilbert and Sullivan	Overture From “The Pirates of Penzance”
3A, 5c	Glinka	“Ruslan and Liudmila” Overture
3B, 1a	Borodin	Nocturne for Strings
3B, 1b	Tchaikovsky	Love theme From “Romeo and Juliet
3B, 1c	Tchaikovsky	None but the Lonely Heart
3B, 2a	Chopin	Etude No.3 Op.10
3B, 2b	Offenbach	Barcarolle from “Tales Of Hoffman”
3B, 2c	Wagner	Liebestodt from “Tristan Und Isolde”
3B, 3a	Ponchielli	Dance of the Hours
3B, 3b	Tchaikovsky	Waltz of the Flowers
3B, 3c	Brahms	“Cradle Song” Lullaby
3B, 4a	Chabrier	Espana Rhapsody
3B, 4b	Strauss	Pizzicato Polka
3B, 4c	Tchaikovsky	Andante Cantabile
3B, 5a	Grieg	Morning Mood from “Peer Gynt
3B, 5b	Wagner	Prelude to Act III From “Lohengrin”
3B, 5c	Tchaikovsky	1812 Overture (Finale)
4A, 1a	Rimsky-Korsakov	The Sea and Sinbad's Ship from “Sheherazade”
4A, 1b	Tchaikovsky	Introduction Scene from “Swan Lake”
4A, 1c	Strauss	Radetzky March
4A, 2a	Puccini	Musetta's Waltz from “La Bohème”
4A, 2b	Debussy	Reverie
4A, 2c	Schubert	1st Movement from the “Unfinished Symphony”
4A, 3a	Delibes	Waltz from “Coppélia”
4A, 3b	Weber	Invitation to the Dance
4A, 3c	Tchaikovsky	Serenade for Strings
4A, 4a	Leoncavallo	Vesti La Guibba from “I Pagliacci”
4A, 4b	Verdi	Celeste Aida from “Aida”
4A, 4c	Bizet	Haberera from “Carmen”
4A, 5a	Mozart	Overture from “The Marriage of Figaro”
4A, 5b	Tchaikovsky	2nd Movement from Symphony No 5
4A, 5c	Bizet	Farandole from “L'Arlesienne Suite”
4B, 1a	Gliere	Russian Sailor's Dance
4B, 1b	Gershwin	Rhapsody in Blue
4B, 1c	Wolf-Ferrari	Serenade from “Jewels of the Madonna”
4B, 2a	de Falla	Ritual Fire Dance
4B, 2b	Grofe	On the Trail from “The Grand Canyon”
4B, 2c	Sousa	Stars and Stripes Forever
4B, 2d	Strauss, R	Music from “2001 - A Space Odyssey”
4B, 3a	Sibelius	Finlandia
4B, 3b	Sousa	El Capitan
4B, 3c	Khachaturian	Sabre Dance from “Gayaneh”
4B, 4a	Sousa	Anchors Aweigh
4B, 4b	Ippolitov-Ivanov	Procession of the Sardars
4B, 4c	Kabalevsky	Comedian's Gallop
4B, 5a	Ravel	Bolero
4B, 5b	Lehar	The Merry Widow Waltz
4B, 5c	Addinsell	Warsaw Concerto
5A, 1a	Liszt	Liebestraum
5A, 1b	Albeniz	Tango No 2, Op 165
5A, 1c	Albeniz	Seguidillas No 5, Op 232
5A, 2a	Bach	Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
5A, 2b	Chopin	Raindrop Prelude
5A, 2c	Liszt	Hungarian Rhapsody No. 8
5A, 3a	Handel	The Harmonious Blacksmith
5A, 3b	Mozart	Turkish Rondo
5A, 3c	Beethoven	Für Elise
5A, 4a	Scarlatti	Sonata No 31
5A, 4b	MacDowell	To a Water Lily
5A, 4c	MacDowell	To a Wild Rose
5A, 5a	Liszt	Rakoczy March
5A, 5b	Liszt	Valse Oubliee No 1 (Valse élégiaque)
5A, 5c	Chopin-Liszt	Chant Polonais
5B, 1a	Brahms	Waltz No 15 in A-Flat
5B, 1b	Chopin	Fantaisie-Impromptu
5B, 1c	Schubert	Moment Musical
5B, 2a	Rachmaninoff	Prelude in C-Sharp Minor
5B, 2b	Chopin	Minute Waltz
5B, 2c	Paderewsky	Minuet in G
5B, 3a	Sinding	Rustle of Spring
5B, 3b	Chopin	Nocturne No 2 in E-flat, Op 9
5B, 3c	Dohnányi	Rhapsody No 3, Op 11
5B, 4a	Chopin	Military Polonaise
5B, 4b	Liszt	La Campanella
5B, 4c	Daquin	The Cuckoo
5B, 5a	Beethoven	1st Movement from Moonlight Sonata
5B, 5b	Chopin	Prelude No 7, Op 28
5B, 5c	Chopin	Waltz in C-Sharp Minor

References

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