In 1990, RD UK looked at the 1989 German success with the “Klassische Kostbarkeiten” series of classical releases. Originally released on vinyl in ‘87, the collections were now 3CD sets and issued at regular intervals to subscribing customers, each set featuring a leading classical composer, and presenting sometimes complete works, rather than the edited highlights for which RD had recently become more popular with their audience.
After the inevitable
elongated period of market research, in 1991 the British RD decided to release
their own “Favourites From The Classics” series, which was to run for 25
editions making it the longest running series released by RD. Taking a softer
approach to their German counterparts, they lost the image of the composer and
the ‘high-brow’ classical look that the Germans had used, and went with a
simple silk background underneath a bold composer name check. The colour of the
silk changed with each edition. Johann Strauss was the most popular composer to
UK markets in research, and
so it was this that was to launch the first of several series in the UK.
The series was
subsequently picked up by the USA who went even further with ‘softening’ the
concept by adding several volumes of multiple composers to replace the less
‘well known’ composers of the UK series.
Other editions were
released throughout the world based on either the UK
or German concepts including France,
South Africa, Australia, Poland
& Canada.
Many countries also
reissued the collections with different designs and different configurations,
to capitalise on the original success of the series.
ORIGINAL GERMAN SERIES ‘Klassische Kostbarkeiten’ (1987)
ORIGINAL UK
SERIES ‘Favourites From The Classics’ (1991)
ORIGINAL US
SERIES ‘Favorites From The Classics’ (1993)
UK
REISSUES (2000)
GLOBAL EDITIONS
COMPLETE UK
LISTING (Release Order)
FAVOURITES
FROM THE CLASSICS : Johann Strauss
FAVOURITES FROM THE CLASSICS : Tchaikovsky
FAVOURITES FROM THE CLASSICS : Mozart
FAVOURITES FROM THE CLASSICS : Beethoven
FAVOURITES FROM THE CLASSICS : Chopin
FAVOURITES FROM THE CLASSICS : Gershwin
FAVOURITES FROM THE CLASSICS : Elgar
FAVOURITES FROM THE CLASSICS : Gilbert & Sullivan
FAVOURITES FROM THE CLASSICS : Handel
FAVOURITES FROM THE CLASSICS : Mendelssohn
FAVOURITES FROM THE CLASSICS : Brahms
FAVOURITES FROM THE CLASSICS : Tchaikovsky
FAVOURITES FROM THE CLASSICS : Mozart
FAVOURITES FROM THE CLASSICS : Beethoven
FAVOURITES FROM THE CLASSICS : Chopin
FAVOURITES FROM THE CLASSICS : Gershwin
FAVOURITES FROM THE CLASSICS : Elgar
FAVOURITES FROM THE CLASSICS : Gilbert & Sullivan
FAVOURITES FROM THE CLASSICS : Handel
FAVOURITES FROM THE CLASSICS : Mendelssohn
FAVOURITES FROM THE CLASSICS : Brahms
FAVOURITES FROM THE CLASSICS : Liszt
FAVOURITES FROM THE CLASSICS : Schumannn
FAVOURITES FROM THE CLASSICS : Beethoven – Volume 2
COMPLETE UK LISTING (Composer Order)
FAVOURITES FROM THE CLASSICS : Schumannn
FAVOURITES FROM THE CLASSICS : Beethoven – Volume 2
COMPLETE UK LISTING (Composer Order)
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