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PHILPS CLASSICS The Stereo Years

PHILPS CLASSICS
The Stereo Years

Int. Release 05 Feb. 2016

50 CDs

Track List

CD 1: Sibelius: Violin Concerto; 4 Humoresques; Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto

Jean Sibelius (1865 - 1957)

Violin Concerto In D Minor, Op.47

1.

1. Allegro moderato

16:54

2.

2. Adagio di molto

10:16

3.

3. Allegro, ma non tanto

7:22

6 Humoresques for Violin and Orchestra

4.

No.3, Op.89, No.1 - Alla gavotta

4:09

5.

No.4, Op.89, No.2 - Andantino

3:17

6.

No.5, Op.89, No.3 - Commodo

3:32

7.

No.6, Op.89, No.4 - Allegro

3:10

Salvatore Accardo, London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893)

Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35, TH 59

8.

1. Allegro moderato

18:39

9.

2. Canzonetta (Andante)

6:50

10.

3. Finale (Allegro vivacissimo)

10:36

Salvatore Accardo, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis

Total Playing Time: 1:24:45

CD 2: Schumann: Frauenliebe und leben; Liederkreis; Schubert: Lieder

Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)

Frauenliebe und -leben Op.42

1.

1. Seit ich ihn gesehen

2:45

2.

2. Er, der Herrlichste von allen

3:02

3.

3. Ich kann's nicht fassen, nicht glauben

1:50

4.

4. Du Ring an meinem Finger

2:32

5.

5. Helft mir, ihr Schwestern

1:49

6.

6. Süsser Freund, du blickest mich verwundert an

4:55

7.

7. An meinem Herzen, an meiner Brust

1:22

8.

8. Nun hast du mir den ersten Schmerz getan

4:10

Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828)

9.

Das Lied im Grünen, Op.115/1, D.917

5:12

10.

Der Schmetterling, D. 633

1:28

11.

An die Nachtigall, D.497

1:28

12.

An die Nachtigall, D. 196

2:01

13.

Der Wachtelschlag, D.742

1:49

14.

Im Freien, Op.80/3, D.880

4:33

15.

Die Vögel, D.691

1:00

16.

Fischerweise, Op.96/4, D.881

3:10

17.

Die Gebüsche, D.646

2:15

18.

Im Haine, Op.56/3, D.738

2:17

Elly Ameling, Dalton Baldwin

Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)

Liederkreis, Op.39

19.

1. In der Fremde

2:31

20.

1:43

21.

3. Waldesgespräch

2:33

22.

1:37

23.

4:32

24.

6. Schöne Fremde

1:28

25.

7. Auf einer Burg

3:29

26.

8. In der Fremde ("Ich hör die Bachlein rauschen")

1:29

27.

2:46

28.

3:24

29.

1:31

30.

12. Frühlingsnacht

1:28

Elly Ameling, Jörg Demus

Total Playing Time: 1:16:09

CD 3: Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 3 & 4

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)

Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 37

1.

1. Allegro con brio

17:15

2.

11:15

3.

3. Rondo (Allegro)

9:33

Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58

4.

1. Allegro moderato

19:24

5.

2. Andante con moto

5:30

6.

3. Rondo (Vivace)

10:15

Claudio Arrau, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard Haitink

Total Playing Time: 1:13:12

CD 4: Liszt: 12 Etudes d'exécution transcendante

Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886)

12 Études d'exécution transcendante, S.139

1.

No.1 Prélude (Presto)

1:05

2.

No.2 Molto vivace

2:18

3.

No.3 Paysage (Poco adagio)

4:16

4.

No.4 Mazeppa (Presto)

7:39

5.

No.5 Feux follets (Allegretto)

4:26

6.

No.6 Vision (Lento)

6:05

7.

No.7 Eroica (Allegro)

4:53

8.

No.8 Wilde Jagd (Presto furioso)

5:07

9.

No.9 Ricordanza (Andantino)

11:00

10.

No.10 Allegro agitato molto

4:46

11.

No.11 Harmonies du soir (Andantino)

8:52

12.

No.12 Chasse neige (Andante con moto)

6:04

Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886), Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901)

13.

Aida: Danza sacre e Duetto finale: Concert Paraphrase, S.436

11:40

Claudio Arrau

Total Playing Time: 1:18:11

CD 5: Handel: Lucrezia; Gluck: Arias

George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759)

La Lucrezia, Cantata HWV 145

1.

"O Numi eterni"

1:14

2.

"Già superbo del mio affano"

4:50

3.

"Ma voi forse nel cielo"

1:10

4.

"Il suol che preme"

3:19

5.

"Ah! che ancor nell' abiso"

1:20

6.

"Questi la disperata anima"

4:38

7.

"A voi, a voi, padre, consorte"

1:13

8.

"Già nel seno comincia compir"

1:01

9.

"Sento ch'il cor"

1:24

Rodelinda, HWV 34

Act 1

10.

"Pompe vane de morte!" - "Dove sei, amato bene?"

6:44

Ariodante, HWV 33

Act 3

11.

"Dopo notte, atra e funesta"

6:59

Serse, HWV 40

original

Act 1

12.

"Frondi tenere e belle" - "Ombra mai fù"

4:06

Hercules, HWV 60

Act 3

13.

"Where shall I fly"

6:41

Atalanta, HWV 35

Act 1

14.

2:48

Joshua, HWV 64

Part 3

15.

O had I Jubal's lyre

2:36

Christoph Willibald von Gluck (1714 - 1787)

Alceste, Wq. 37

Act 1

16.

"Divinités du Styx"

5:25

La Rencontre imprévue, Wq 32

17.

2:04

18.

"Je cherche à vous faire"

2:58

Paride ed Elena, Wq 39

Act 1

Scene 1

19.

"Spiagge amate"

2:06

20.

"O del mio dolce ardor"

3:18

Act 2

Scene 3

21.

"Le belle immagini"

3:42

Act 4

Scene 3

22.

"Di te scordarmi"

4:53

Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30

Vienna Version (1762)

Act 2

23.

Arioso: "Che puro ciel, che chiaro sol"

5:45

Act 3

24.

Aria: "Che farò senza Euridice?"

3:49

Janet Baker, English Chamber Orchestra, Raymond Leppard

Total Playing Time: 1:24:03

CD 6: Schubert: Piano Trios Nos.1 & 2

Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828)

Piano Trio No.1 In B Flat, Op.99 D.898

1.

1. Allegro moderato

10:44

2.

2. Andante un poco mosso

10:06

3.

3. Scherzo (Allegro)

6:09

4.

4. Rondo (Allegro vivace)

8:42

Piano Trio No.2 In E Flat, Op.100 D.929

5.

12:42

6.

2. Andante con moto

8:57

7.

3. Scherzo. (Allegro moderato - Trio)

6:56

8.

4. Allegro moderato

12:44

Beaux Arts Trio

Total Playing Time: 1:17:00

CD 7: Beethoven: Piano Trios Nos. 4, 5, 6 & 9

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)

Piano Trio No.4 in B Flat for Clarinet (Or Violin), Piano & Cello, Op. 11 - "Gassenhauer-Trio"

1.

1. Allegro con brio

6:05

2.

5:01

3.

3. Tema con Variazioni. Andante

6:33

Piano Trio No.5 In D, Op.70 No.1 - "Geistertrio"

4.

1. Allegro vivace e con brio

6:06

5.

2. Largo assai ed espressivo

10:25

6.

5:43

Piano Trio No.6 in E Flat, Op.70, No.2

7.

1. Poco sostenuto - Allegro ma non troppo

8:10

8.

5:14

9.

3. Allegro ma non troppo

5:14

10.

4. Finale (Allegro)

7:35

Piano Trio No.9 in E Flat, WoO 38

11.

1. Allegro moderato

3:19

12.

2. Scherzo (Allegro ma non troppo)

3:29

13.

3. Rondo (Allegretto)

4:43

Beaux Arts Trio

Total Playing Time: 1:17:37

CD 8: Brahms: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 4

Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897)

Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 68

1.

1. Un poco sostenuto - Allegro - Meno allegro

12:37

2.

2. Andante sostenuto

8:45

3.

3. Un poco allegretto e grazioso

4:40

4.

4. Adagio - Piu andante - Allegro non troppo, ma con brio - Piu allegro

16:20

Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 98

5.

1. Allegro non troppo

11:56

6.

2. Andante moderato

11:21

7.

3. Allegro giocoso - Poco meno presto - Tempo I

5:59

8.

4. Allegro energico e passionato - Più allegro

9:24

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Eduard van Beinum

Total Playing Time: 1:21:02

CD 9: Beethoven: Septet, Op.20; Sextet, Op.81b

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)

Septet in E Flat Major, Op. 20

1.

1. Adagio - Allegro con brio

9:45

2.

2. Adagio cantabile

9:23

3.

3. Tempo di Menuetto

3:31

4.

4. Tema con variazioni (Andante)

7:37

5.

5. Scherzo (Allegro molto e vivace)

3:14

6.

6. Andante con moto alla Marcia - Presto

7:33

Berlin Philharmonic Octet

Sextet for 2 Horns and String Quartet in E flat, Op.81b

7.

1. Allegro con brio

7:33

8.

4:01

Berlin Philharmonic Octet, Othmar Berger, Manfred Klier

9.

3. Rondo (Allegro)

5:06

Othmar Berger, Manfred Klier, Berlin Philharmonic Octet

Total Playing Time: 57:43

CD 10: Schubert: Piano Sonata No.21; Wanderer Fantasy

Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828)

Piano Sonata No.21 In B Flat Major, D.960

1.

1. Molto moderato

14:39

2.

2. Andante sostenuto

8:54

3.

3. Scherzo (Allegro vivace con delicatezza)

3:57

4.

4. Allegro ma non troppo

8:34

Fantasy In C Major "Wanderer", Op.15, D. 760

Solo piano

5.

1. Allegro con fuoco ma non troppo

6:04

6.

6:44

7.

4:50

8.

3:32

3 Klavierstücke, D.946

9.

No.1 In E Flat Minor (Allegro assai)

9:01

10.

No.2 In E Flat (Allegretto)

9:33

11.

No.3 In C (Allegro)

5:07

Alfred Brendel

Total Playing Time: 1:20:55

CD 11: Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos.21, 15 & 23

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)

Piano Concerto No.21 in C Major, K.467

1.

1. Allegro maestoso

13:35

2.

6:36

3.

3. Allegro vivace assai

6:13

Piano Concerto No.15 in B Flat Major, K.450

4.

11:03

5.

6:19

6.

7:56

Piano Concerto No. 23 In A Major, K.488

7.

11:04

8.

6:48

9.

3. Allegro assai

7:55

Alfred Brendel, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner

Total Playing Time: 1:17:29

CD 12: Liszt: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2; Totentanz

Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886)

Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major, S. 124

1.

1. Allegro maestoso

5:38

2.

2. Quasi adagio - Allegretto vivace - Allegro animato

8:34

3.

3. Allegro marziale animato

4:14

Piano Concerto No. 2 in A Major, S. 125

4.

1. Adagio sostenuto assai - Allegro agitato assai

7:22

5.

2. Allegro moderato

4:55

6.

3. Allegro deciso - Marziale un poco meno allegro

6:51

7.

4. Allegro animato

1:54

8.

Totentanz, S.126. Paraphrase on "Dies Irae"for piano and orchestra

15:34

Alfred Brendel, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Bernard Haitink

9.

Csárdás macabre, S.224

8:01

10.

Valse oubliée No.1 in F sharp, S.215

2:37

11.

Mosonyis Grabgeleit, S.194

6:48

12.

Schlaflos! Frage und Antwort, S.203

2:25

13.

Unstern! -Sinistre , S208

4:12

Alfred Brendel

Total Playing Time: 1:19:05

CD 13: José Carreras: Italian Arias

Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901)

I Lombardi alla prima crociata

Act 2

1.

"La mia letizia infondere"

2:12

La forza del destino

Act 3

2.

"La vita è inferno" - "Oh, tu che in seno agli angeli"

6:27

Luisa Miller

Act 2

3.

"Oh! fede negar potessi" - "Quando le sere al placido"

5:30

Un ballo in maschera

Act 3

4.

"Forse la soglia attinse" - "Ma se m'è forza perderti"

5:34

Jérusalem

original version (libr. from 1843 "I lombardi")

Act 3

5.

"L'infamie" - "O mes amis, mes frères"

3:56

Saverio Mercadante (1795 - 1870)

Il giuramento

Act 1

6.

"La Dea di tutti i cor" - "Bella adorata incognita"

4:14

Act 2

7.

"Compiuta è omai" - "Fu celeste"

3:43

Gaetano Donizetti (1797 - 1848)

Il Duca d'Alba

Act 4

8.

"Inosservato" - "Angelo casto e bel"

4:13

Maria di Rohan

Act 2

9.

"Nel fragor della festa" - "Alma soave e cara"

4:56

Vincenzo Bellini (1801 - 1835)

Adelson e Salvini

Act 3

10.

"Ecco, signor, la sposa"

2:18

Amilcare Ponchielli (1834 - 1886)

Il figliuol prodigo

11.

"Il padre!" - "Tenda natal"

4:26

José Carreras, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Roberto Benzi

Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901)

I vespri siciliani

Act 4

12.

"E di Monforte il cenno!" - "Giorno di pianto"

9:25

Gaetano Donizetti (1797 - 1848)

L'elisir d'amore

Act 2

13.

"Una furtiva lagrima"

4:37

José Carreras, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Jesús López-Cobos

Roberto Devereux

Act 3

14.

"Ed ancor la tremenda porta" - "Io ti dirò"

9:35

José Carreras, The Ambrosian Singers, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Jesús López-Cobos

Gioacchino Rossini (1792 - 1868)

Stabat Mater

15.

2. Cujus animam gementem

5:44

William Tell

Italian version

Act 4

16.

"Ah.. non mi lasciar, o speme di vendetta" - "O muto asil del pianto"

5:51

José Carreras, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Jesús López-Cobos

Total Playing Time: 1:22:41

CD 14: Saint-Saens: Organ Symphony; Liszt: Organ Works

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921)

Symphony No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 78, R. 176 - "Organ Symphony"

1.

1a. Adagio - Allegro moderato -

9:50

2.

1b. Poco adagio

10:25

3.

2. Allegro moderato - Presto - Allegro moderato - Maestoso - Più allegro - Molto allegro

7:23

4.

2b. Maestoso - Più allegro - Molto allegro

7:50

Daniel Chorzempa, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Edo de Waart

Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886)

5.

Prelude and Fugue on the Name B-A-C-H, S.260

12:03

6.

Funeral Ode, S.268 No.2

8:55

7.

Fantasy and Fugue on "Ad nos, ad salutarem undam", S. 259

30:18

Daniel Chorzempa

Total Playing Time: 1:26:44

CD 15: Dvorák: Symphony No.7 in D Minor; Cello Concerto in B Minor

Antonín Dvo?ák (1841 - 1904)

Symphony No.7 in D Minor, Op.70, B.141

1.

1. Allegro maestoso

10:02

2.

10:10

3.

3. Scherzo (Vivace)

7:02

4.

4. Finale (Allegro)

9:04

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Colin Davis

Cello Concerto in B Minor, Op. 104, B. 191

5.

14:42

6.

2. Adagio ma non troppo

11:35

7.

3. Finale (Allegro moderato)

12:09

Heinrich Schiff, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Colin Davis

Total Playing Time: 1:14:44

CD 16: Berlioz: Harold in Italy; Trista; 2 Overtures

Hector Berlioz (1803 - 1869)

Harold en Italie, Op.16, H.68

1.

1. Harold aux montagnes (Adagio - Allegro)

15:10

2.

2. Marche des Pèlerins (Allegretto)

8:36

3.

3. Sérénade (Allegro assai - Allegretto)

6:37

4.

4. Orgie de brigands (Allegro frenetico - Adagio - Allegro, Tempo I)

11:44

Nobuko Imai, London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis

Tristia, Op.18, H.119

5.

1. Méditation religieuse, H.56b

4:50

6.

2. La mort d'Ophélie. Ballade, H.92b

7:36

7.

3. Marche funèbre pour la dernière scène d'Hamlet, H.103

8:57

The John Alldis Choir, London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis

8.

Overture "Le carnaval romain", Op.9

8:59

9.

Overture "Les francs-juges", Op.3

12:47

London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis

Total Playing Time: 1:25:16

CD 17: Italian Opera Arias; Johann Strauss

Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901)

I vespri siciliani

I Vespri Siciliani

Act 5

1.

"Mercè, dilette amiche"

3:37

Ernani

Part 1

2.

Ernani! Ernani, involami

7:57

Il Trovatore

Act 4

3.

"D'amor sull'ali rosee"

5:17

Don Carlo

Act 5

4.

"Tu che le vanità"

10:35

Vincenzo Bellini (1801 - 1835)

I Puritani

Act 2

5.

"Qui la voce sua soave"

6:26

Gaetano Donizetti (1797 - 1848)

Linda di Chamounix

Linda da Chamounix

Act 1

6.

"O luce di quest'anima"

5:28

Vincenzo Bellini (1801 - 1835)

La Sonnambula

Act 2

7.

"Ah, non credea mirarti"

5:55

I Capuleti e i Montecchi: Eccomi in lieta vesta

I Capuleti e i Montecchi

Act 1

8.

Eccomi...Oh! quante volte

9:25

Cristina Deutekom, Orchestra of the RAI di Roma, Carlo Franci

Johann Strauss II (1825 - 1899)

Pester Csardas, Op.23

9.

Arr. by Max Schönherr

3:17

Wo die Zitronen blüh'n, Op.364

10.

Arr. by Max Schönherr/Text by Stefan Kende

6:24

Josef Strauss (1827 - 1870)

Sphärenklänge, Op.235

11.

Arr. by Max Schönherr

4:40

Johann Strauss II (1825 - 1899)

Wiener Waldlerchen

12.

Arr. by Max Schönherr

4:04

Liebeswalzer

13.

6:08

Cristina Deutekom, Wiener Volksopernorchester, Franz Allers

Total Playing Time: 1:19:13

CD 18: Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker

Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893)

The Nutcracker, Op.71, TH.14

1.

3:14

Act 1

2.

No. 1 The Christmas Tree

3:56

3.

2:24

4.

No. 3 Galop and Dance of the Parents

2:17

5.

No. 4 Dance Scene - The Presents of Drosselmeyer

5:17

6.

No. 5 Scene - Grandfather Dance

5:53

7.

No. 6 Clara And The Nutcracker

6:06

8.

No. 7 The Nutcracker Battles The Army Of The Mouse King - He Wins And Is Transformed Into Prince Charming

3:34

9.

No. 8 In the Christmas Tree

3:19

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Antal Doráti

10.

No. 9 Scene and Waltz of the Snowflakes

6:47

Boys Choir Of St. Bavo Cathedral, Haarlem, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Antal Doráti

Act 2

11.

No. 10 The Magic Castle on the Mountain of Sweets

4:11

12.

No. 11 Clara and Prince Charming

4:56

13.

No. 12a Character Dances: Chocolate (Spanish Dance)

1:17

14.

No. 12b Character Dances: Coffee (Arabian Dance)

2:56

15.

No. 12c Character Dances: Tea (Chinese Dance)

1:06

16.

No. 12d Character Dances: Trépak (Russian Dance)

1:13

17.

No. 12e Character Dances: Dance of the Reed Pipes

2:33

18.

No. 12f Character Dances: Polchinelle (The Clown)

2:38

19.

No. 13 Waltz of the Flowers

6:51

20.

No. 14a Pas de deux: Intrada

4:12

21.

No. 14b Pas de deux: Variation I (Tarantella)

0:42

22.

No. 14c Pas de deux: Variation II (Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy)

2:13

23.

No. 14d Pas de deux: Coda

1:20

24.

No. 15 Final Waltz and Apotheosis

5:11

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Antal Doráti

Total Playing Time: 1:24:06

CD 19: Berg & Stravinsky Violin Concertos; Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante

Alban Berg (1885 - 1935)

Violin Concerto "To the Memory of an Angel"

1.

1. Andante - Allegro

10:22

2.

2. Allegro - Adagio

14:19

Arthur Grumiaux, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Igor Markevitch

Igor Stravinsky (1882 - 1971)

Violin Concerto in D

3.

5:45

4.

4:07

5.

4:32

6.

5:50

Arthur Grumiaux, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Ernest Bour

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)

Sinfonia Concertante For Violin, Viola And Orchestra In E Flat, K.364

7.

1. Allegro maestoso

13:11

8.

11:15

9.

6:25

Arthur Grumiaux, Arrigo Pelliccia, London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis

Total Playing Time: 1:15:46

CD 20: Mozart: Sonatas For Piano & Violin K.301, 304, 376 & 378

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)

Sonata For Piano And Violin In G Major, K.301

1.

1. Allegro con spirito

5:37

2.

5:06

Sonata For Piano And Violin In E Minor, K.304

3.

6:23

4.

2. Tempo di minuetto

5:26

Sonata for Piano and Violin in F Major, K.376

5.

3:21

6.

5:37

7.

3. Rondo (Allegretto grazioso)

5:42

Sonata For Piano And Violin In B Flat Major, K.378

8.

1. Allegro moderato

5:57

9.

2. Andantino sostenuto e cantabile

4:48

10.

3. Rondo (Allegro)

4:01

Clara Haskil, Arthur Grumiaux

Total Playing Time: 51:58

CD 21: Schubert: Impromptus, D.899 & D.935

Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828)

4 Impromptus, Op.90, D.899

1.

No.1 In C Minor (Allegro molto moderato)

9:55

2.

No.2 In E Flat Major (Allegro)

4:35

3.

No.3 In G Flat Major (Andante)

5:25

4.

No.4 In A Flat Major (Allegretto)

7:13

4 Impromptus Op.142, D.935

5.

No.1 in F Minor: Allegro moderato

10:46

6.

No.2 in A Flat Major: Allegretto

6:41

7.

No.3 in B Flat Major: Theme (Andante) with Variations

11:56

8.

No.4 in F Minor: Allegro scherzando

6:28

Ingrid Haebler

2 Marches caractéristiques in C, D.886, Op.121

9.

No. 1 Allegro vivace

7:25

10.

No. 2 Allegro vivace

8:44

Ingrid Haebler, Ludwig Hoffmann

Total Playing Time: 1:19:08

CD 22: Haydn: Symphony No.96 - "Miracle"; Schubert: Symphony No.9 - "Great";

Franz Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809)

Symphony No.96 In D Major, Hob.I:96 - "The Miracle"

1.

1. Adagio - Allegro

6:50

2.

6:34

3.

3. Menuetto (Allegretto)

5:05

4.

4. Finale (Vivace)

3:09

Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828)

Symphony No. 9 in C Major, D. 944 - "The Great"

5.

1. Andante - Allegro ma non troppo

13:39

6.

2. Andante con moto

14:45

7.

3. Scherzo (Allegro vivace)

10:08

8.

4. Allegro vivace

11:49

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard Haitink

Total Playing Time: 1:11:59

CD 23: Strauss, R.: Ein Heldenleben; Death & Transfiguration

Richard Strauss (1864 - 1949)

Ein Heldenleben, Op.40, TrV 190

1.

4:20

2.

Des Helden Widersacher

3:33

3.

Des Helden Gefährtin

13:51

4.

Des Helden Walstatt

7:29

5.

Des Helden Friedenswerke

6:11

6.

Des Helden Weltflucht und Vollendung

11:49

Herman Krebbers, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard Haitink

7.

Tod und Verklärung, Op.24, TrV 158

26:57

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard Haitink

Total Playing Time: 1:14:10

CD 24: Bruckner: Symphony No.9

Anton Bruckner (1824 - 1896)

Symphony No. 9 In D Minor, WAB 109

1.

1. Feierlich. Misterioso

23:15

2.

2. Scherzo (Bewegt lebhaft) - Trio (Schnell) - Scherzo da capo

11:15

3.

3. Adagio (Langsam, feierlich)

24:52

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard Haitink

Total Playing Time: 59:22

CD 25: Chopin: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849)

Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 11

1.

1. Allegro maestoso

19:53

2.

2. Romance (Larghetto)

9:34

3.

3. Rondo (Vivace)

10:01

Piano Concerto No.2 In F Minor, Op.21

4.

14:05

5.

9:38

6.

3. Allegro vivace

8:34

Adam Harasiewicz, Wiener Symphoniker, Heinrich Hollreiser

Total Playing Time: 1:11:45

CD 26: Mozart & Strauss Oboe Concertos

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)

Oboe Concerto in C, K.314

1.

1. Cadenza: Heinz Holliger

8:20

2.

2. Cadenza: Heinz Holliger

8:17

3.

3. Cadenza: Heinz Holliger

5:47

Richard Strauss (1864 - 1949)

Oboe Concerto In D Major, TrV 292

4.

1. Allegro moderato

8:25

5.

9:51

6.

3. Vivace - Allegro

8:12

Heinz Holliger, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Edo de Waart

Vincenzo Bellini (1801 - 1835)

Concerto in E flat for Oboe and Orchestra

7.

1. Maestuoso e deciso - Larghetto cantabile

2:52

8.

2. Allegro Polonese

3:44

Heinz Holliger, Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, Eliahu Inbal

Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778 - 1837)

9.

Adagio - Theme And Variations In F Minor / F For Oboe

14:46

Heinz Holliger, English Chamber Orchestra, Raymond Leppard

Total Playing Time: 1:10:14

CD 27: Bruckner: Symphony No.5

Anton Bruckner (1824 - 1896)

Symphony No.5 in B Flat Major, WAB 105

1.

1. Introduction (Adagio) - Allegro (Mäßig)

21:04

2.

2. Adagio (Sehr langsam)

18:58

3.

3. Scherzo (Molto vivace, schnell) - Trio. Im gleichenTempo

12:46

4.

4. Finale (Adagio - Allegro moderato)

23:09

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Eugen Jochum

Total Playing Time: 1:15:57

CD 28: Beethoven: Diabelli Variations; Piano Sonata No.17, Op.31, No.2

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)

33 Piano Variations In C Major, Op.120 On A Waltz By Anton Diabelli

1.

Tema (Vivace) - Variation I (Alla marcia maestoso)

2:26

2.

Variation 2 (Poco allegro)

0:41

3.

Variation 3 (L'istesso tempo)

1:26

4.

Variation 4 (Un poco più vivace)

0:55

5.

Variation 5 (Allegro vivace)

0:54

6.

Variation 6 (Allegro ma non troppo e serioso)

1:55

7.

Variation 7 (Un poco più allegro)

1:05

8.

Variation 8 (Poco vivace)

1:37

9.

Variation 9 (Allegro pesante e risoluto)

1:50

10.

Variation 10 (Presto)

0:38

11.

Variation 11 (Allegretto)

1:08

12.

Variation 12 (Un poco più moto)

0:57

13.

Variation 13 (Vivace)

1:06

14.

Variation 14 (Grave e maestoso)

5:17

15.

Variation 15 (Presto scherzando)

0:35

16.

Variation 16 (Allegro)

1:03

17.

1:03

18.

Variation 18 (Poco moderato)

1:29

19.

Variation 19 (Presto)

0:49

20.

Variation 20 (Andante)

2:05

21.

Variation 21 (Allegro con brio - Meno allegro - Tempo I)

1:07

22.

Variation 22 (Allegro molto): Alla "Notte e giorno faticar" di Mozart

0:46

23.

Variation 23 (Allegro assai)

0:51

24.

Variation 24 Fughetta (Andante)

3:15

25.

Variation 25 (Allegro)

0:47

26.

1:14

27.

Variation 27 (Vivace)

0:57

28.

Variation 28 (Allegro)

0:51

29.

Variation 29 (Adagio ma non troppo)

1:28

30.

Variation 30 (Andante, sempre cantabile)

2:06

31.

Variation 31 (Largo, molto espressivo)

5:06

32.

Variation 32 Fuga (Allegro - Poco adagio)

2:51

33.

Variation 33 (Tempo di minuetto moderato, ma non tirarsi dietro)

4:16

Piano Sonata No. 17 in D Minor, Op. 31 No. 2 "The Tempest"

34.

1. Largo - Allegro

8:37

35.

8:46

36.

6:29

Stephen Kovacevich

Total Playing Time: 1:18:26

CD 29: Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op.61; Mozart: Violin Concerto No.4 in D Major, K.218

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)

Violin Concerto In D, Op.61

1.

1. Cadenza Fritz Kreisler

24:18

2.

10:19

3.

3. Cadenza Fritz Kreisler

10:40

Herman Krebbers, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard Haitink

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)

Violin Concerto No.4 In D Major, K.218

4.

9:39

5.

2. Andante cantabile

6:38

6.

3. Rondeau (Andante grazioso - Allegro ma non troppo)

7:32

Herman Krebbers, Netherlands Chamber Orchestra, David Zinman

Total Playing Time: 1:09:06

CD 30: Bach, J.S.: Three Partitas for Solo Violin

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)

Partita for Violin Solo No. 1 in B Minor, BWV 1002

1.

1. Allemanda - Double

7:36

2.

2. Corrente - Double

6:22

3.

3. Sarabande - Double

5:51

4.

4. Tempo di Borea - Double

6:10

Partita for Violin Solo No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004

5.

3:51

6.

2:21

7.

3:37

8.

3:49

9.

12:47

Partita for Violin Solo No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006

10.

3:17

11.

3:32

12.

3. Gavotte en Rondeau

2:43

13.

3:51

14.

1:15

15.

1:47

Gidon Kremer

Total Playing Time: 1:08:49

CD 31: Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 39, 40 & 35

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)

Symphony No. 39 in E-Flat Major, K. 543

1.

1. Adagio - Allegro

9:01

2.

2. Andante con moto

8:13

3.

3. Menuetto (Allegretto)

4:18

4.

4. Finale (Allegro)

4:19

Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550

5.

1. Molto allegro

9:36

6.

7:33

7.

3. Menuetto (Allegretto) - Trio

4:46

8.

4. Finale (Allegro assai)

7:11

Symphony No. 35 in D Major, K.385 "Haffner"

9.

1. Allegro con spirito

5:42

10.

4:55

11.

3:15

12.

4. Finale (Presto)

4:17

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Josef Krips

Total Playing Time: 1:13:06

CD 32: Chopin: Etudes, Op.10 & Op.25

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849)

12 Etudes, Op.10

1.

No.1 In C Major

2:07

2.

No.2 In A Minor

1:30

3.

No.3 In E Major

4:24

4.

No.4 in C Sharp Minor

2:14

5.

No.5 In G-Flat Major

1:47

6.

No.6 In E-Flat Minor

4:07

7.

No.7 In C Major

1:39

8.

No.8 in F Major

2:30

9.

No.9 In F Minor

2:35

10.

No.10 In A-Flat Major

2:18

11.

No.11 In E-Flat Major

2:15

12.

No.12 In C Minor

2:36

12 Etudes, Op.25

13.

No.1 In A-Flat Major - "Harp Study"

2:30

14.

No.2 in F Minor

1:33

15.

No.3 In F Major

1:51

16.

No.4 In A Minor

1:41

17.

No.5 In E Minor

3:23

18.

No.6 In G-Sharp Minor

2:08

19.

No.7 In C-Sharp Minor

5:37

20.

No.8 In D-Flat Major

1:12

21.

No.9 In G-Flat Major - "Butterfly Wings"

1:00

22.

No.10 In B Minor

4:18

23.

No.11 In A Minor "Winter Wind"

3:51

24.

No.12 In C Minor

2:49

Nikita Magaloff

Total Playing Time: 1:01:55

CD 33: Tchaikovsky: Manfred Symphony; Rimsky-Korsakov: Russian Easter Festival Overture

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893)

Manfred Symphony, Op.58, TH.28

1.

1. Lento lugubre - Moderato con moto - Andante

16:53

2.

2. Vivace con spirito

8:44

3.

3. Andante con moto

10:06

4.

4. Allegro con fuoco

17:46

London Symphony Orchestra, Igor Markevitch

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844 - 1908)

5.

Russian Easter Festival, Overture, Op.36

14:22

Alexander Borodin (1833 - 1887)

Prince Igor

Act 2

6.

Polovtsian Dances

11:11

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Igor Markevitch

Total Playing Time: 1:19:02

CD 34: Bizet: Carmen Suite; L'Arlesienne Suites

Georges Bizet (1838 - 1875)

Carmen Suite No.1

1.

2:21

2.

1:33

3.

Les dragons d'Alcala

1:56

4.

3:05

5.

2:13

6.

1:51

Carmen Suite No.2

7.

Marche des contrebandiers

4:09

8.

2:18

9.

Chanson du toréador

2:44

10.

La garde montante

3:50

11.

4:38

L'Arlésienne Suite No.1, WD 40

12.

6:42

13.

3:16

14.

3:11

15.

4:37

L'Arlésienne Suite No.2, WD 28

Arranged by E. Guiraud (1837-1892)

16.

4:45

17.

2. Agnus Dei (Intermezzo)

3:56

18.

4:14

19.

3:35

London Symphony Orchestra, Neville Marriner

Total Playing Time: 1:04:54

CD 35: Brahms: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3

Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897)

Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73

1.

1. Allegro non troppo

14:47

2.

2. Adagio non troppo - L'istesso tempo, ma grazioso

9:10

3.

3. Allegretto grazioso ( Quasi andantino) - Presto ma non assai

5:24

4.

4. Allegro con spirito

9:39

Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90

5.

1. Allegro con brio - Un poco sostenuto - Tempo I

13:15

6.

8:53

7.

3. Poco allegretto

6:03

8.

9:00

Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Kurt Masur

Total Playing Time: 1:16:11

CD 36: Vivaldi: The Four Seasons

Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741)

Concerto For Violin And Strings In E Major, Op.8, No.1, RV 269 "La Primavera"

Rev. by Vittorio Negri (1923-)

1.

3:45

2.

2:59

3.

3. Allegro (Danza pastorale)

4:40

Concerto For Violin And Strings In G Minor, Op.8, No.2, RV 315 "L'estate"

Rev. by Vittorio Negri (1923-)

4.

1. Allegro non molto - Allegro

5:19

5.

2. Adagio - Presto - Adagio

2:22

6.

3. Presto (Tempo impetuoso d'estate)

2:51

Concerto For Violin And Strings In F Major, Op.8, No.3, RV 293 "L'autunno"

Rev. by Vittorio Negri (1923-)

7.

1. Allegro (Ballo, e canto de' villanelli)

5:57

8.

2. Adagio molto (Ubriachi dormienti)

2:42

9.

3. Allegro (La caccia)

3:42

Concerto For Violin And Strings In F Minor, Op.8, No.4, RV 297 "L'inverno"

Rev. by Vittorio Negri (1923-)

10.

1. Allegro non molto

3:20

11.

2:39

12.

3:02

Violin Concerto In E Major, RV 271 "L'amoroso"

13.

5:24

14.

3:50

15.

4:09

Felix Ayo, I Musici

Total Playing Time: 56:41

CD 37: Cimarosa: Requiem

Domenico Cimarosa (1749 - 1801)

Requiem

Rev. Vittorio Negri

1.

Introitus: Requiem

6:43

2.

2:37

3.

In memoria aeterna

2:18

4.

0:58

Montreux Festival Chorus, Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, Vittorio Negri

5.

1:11

Elly Ameling, Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, Vittorio Negri

6.

1:10

Montreux Festival Chorus, Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, Vittorio Negri

7.

1:50

Birgit Finnilä, Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, Vittorio Negri

8.

1:10

Montreux Festival Chorus, Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, Vittorio Negri

9.

5:21

Elly Ameling, Birgit Finnilä, Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, Vittorio Negri

10.

2:40

Elly Ameling, Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, Montreux Festival Chorus, Vittorio Negri

11.

3:06

Richard van Vrooman, Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, Vittorio Negri

12.

6:24

Elly Ameling, Birgit Finnilä, Kurt Widmer, Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, Vittorio Negri

13.

6:03

Elly Ameling, Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, Montreux Festival Chorus, Vittorio Negri

14.

4:36

15.

2:10

16.

2:42

Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, Montreux Festival Chorus, Vittorio Negri

17.

1:50

Elly Ameling, Birgit Finnilä, Richard van Vrooman, Montreux Festival Chorus, Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, Vittorio Negri

18.

7:04

Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, Montreux Festival Chorus, Vittorio Negri

Concertante for Flute, Oboe and Orchestra in G

Arr. Heinz Holliger

19.

9:17

20.

3:48

21.

3. Rondo (Allegretto ma non tanto)

4:03

Aurèle Nicolet, Heinz Holliger, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Kenneth Sillito

Total Playing Time: 1:17:01

CD 38: Mozart: Don Giovanni & Die Entführung for Wind Ensemble

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)

Don Giovanni, K. 527

Arr. for 8 wind instruments by Johann G. Triebensee

1.

4:04

Act 1

2.

"Notte e giorno faticar"

2:03

3.

"Madamina, il catalogo è questo"

3:36

4.

"Giovinette, che fate all'amore"

1:08

5.

"Là ci darem la mano"

2:52

6.

Dalla sua pace (K.540a)

3:45

7.

"Fin ch'han dal vino"

0:58

8.

Finale: "Presto, presto... pria ch'ei venga"

6:58

Act 2

9.

"Deh! vieni alla finestra"

1:53

10.

"Vedrai, carino"

2:28

11.

Mi tradì quell'alma ingrata (K540c, Aria)

1:58

12.

"Non mi dir, bell'idol mio"

4:08

13.

Finale: "Già la mensa è preparata"

3:00

Die Entführung aus dem Serail, K.384

Arr. for Wind

14.

1:34

15.

"Hier soll ich dich denn sehen"

2:43

16.

"Durch Zärtlichkeit und Schmeicheln"

2:56

17.

"Ich gehe, doch rate ich dir"

2:49

18.

"Welche Wonne, welche Lust"

2:39

19.

"Vivat Bacchus! Bacchus lebe!"

1:42

Arr. for 8 wind instruments, attr. to Johann Wendt (1745-1801)

Act 2

20.

"Wenn der Freude Tränen fließen"

3:57

Arr. for Wind

21.

"Ha, wie will ich triumphieren"

1:52

Gioacchino Rossini (1792 - 1868)

Il barbiere di Siviglia

Arr. for wind ensemble by Wenzel Sedlak

22.

7:05

L'italiana In Algeri

23.

Overture (Arr. for wind ensemble by Wenzel Sedlak)

8:11

Netherlands Wind Ensemble

Total Playing Time: 1:14:19

CD 39: Berlioz: Nuits d'été; Ravel: Schéhérazade

Hector Berlioz (1803 - 1869)

Les nuits d'été, Op.7, H. 81

1.

2:22

2.

2. Le spectre de la rose

7:16

3.

3. Sur les lagunes

6:52

4.

6:18

5.

5. Au cimetière (claire de lune)

5:29

6.

6. L'île inconnue

4:06

Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937)

Shéhérazade, M.41

7.

10:29

8.

2. La flûte enchantée

3:15

9.

3. L'indifférent

4:48

Jessye Norman, London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis

Total Playing Time: 50:55

CD 40: Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.6; Nutcracker Suite

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893)

Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74, TH 30 - "Pathétique"

1.

1. Adagio - Allegro non troppo

18:32

2.

2. Allegro con grazia

7:57

3.

3. Allegro molto vivace

8:39

4.

4. Finale (Adagio lamentoso - Andante)

9:59

Nutcracker Suite, Op.71a, TH.35

5.

1. Miniature Overture

3:50

6.

2:36

7.

2b. Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy

1:41

8.

2c. Russian Dance (Trepak)

1:09

9.

2d. Arabian Dance (Coffee)

3:57

10.

2e. Chinese Dance (Tea)

1:15

11.

2f. Dance of the Reed-Pipes (Merlitons)

2:22

12.

3. Waltz Of The Flowers

6:36

Orchestre de Paris, Seiji Ozawa

Total Playing Time: 1:08:33

CD 41: Debussy & Ravel String Quartets

Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918)

String Quartet In G Minor, Op.10, L. 85

1.

1. Animé et très décidé

6:29

2.

2. Scherzo (Assez vif et bien rythmé)

3:57

3.

3. Andantino doucement expressif

8:40

4.

4. Très modéré - Très mouvementé - Très animé

7:38

Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937)

String Quartet In F Major, M.35

5.

1. Allegro moderato. Très doux

8:38

6.

2. Assez vif. Très rythmé

6:36

7.

9:05

8.

4. Vif et agité

5:30

Quartetto Italiano

Total Playing Time: 56:33

CD 42: Richter - The Sofia Recital

Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky (1839 - 1881)

Pictures at an Exhibition

for Piano

1.

Promenade. Allegro giusto, nel modo rustico, senza allegrezza, ma poco sostenuto - attacca

1:36

2.

Gnomus.Sempre vivo

2:28

3.

Promenade.Moderato commodo assai e con delicatezza - attacca

0:44

4.

The Old Castle - Promenade

4:53

5.

The Tuileries Gardens.Allegretto non troppo troppo, capriccioso

0:57

6.

Bydlo.Sempre moderato, pesante

2:16

7.

Promenade.Tranquillo - attacca

0:34

8.

Ballet of the Chickens in Their Shells

1:10

9.

Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuyle.Andante.Grave-energico - Andantino

1:45

10.

Promenade.Allegro giusto, nel modo russico, poco sostenuto - attacca

1:07

11.

The Market-place at Limoges.Allegretto vivo, sempre scherzando - attacca

1:18

12.

The Catacombs (Sepulchrum romanum) - Cum mortuis in lingua mortua

3:54

13.

The Hut on Fowl's Legs (Baba-Yaga).Allegro con brio, feroce - Andante mosso - Allegro molto - attacca

2:52

14.

The Great Gate of Kiev.Allegro alla breve.Maestoso.Con grandezza

4:49

Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828)

6 Moments musicaux, Op.94, D.780

15.

No.1 in C Major (Moderato)

5:47

16.

Impromptu in E flat, D.899 No.2

4:38

17.

Impromptu in A flat, D.899 No.4

7:17

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849)

12 Etudes, Op.10

18.

No.3 In E Major

4:21

Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886)

19.

Valse oubliée No.1 in F sharp, S.215

2:54

20.

Valse oubliée No.2 in A flat, S.215

5:55

12 Études d'exécution transcendante, S.139

21.

No.5 Feux follets (Allegretto)

3:38

22.

No.11 Harmonies du soir (Andantino)

9:14

Sergey Vasil'yevich Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943)

23.

Prélude in G sharp minor, Op.32, No.12

2:19

Sviatoslav Richter

Total Playing Time: 1:16:26

CD 43: Giuliani: Guitar Concerto; Rodrigo: 3 Concertos

Mauro Giuliani (1781 - 1829)

Guitar Concerto No. 1 in A major, Op. 30

1.

1. Allegro maestoso

9:31

2.

2. Andantino (Siciliano)

6:12

3.

3. Polonaise (Allegretto)

6:51

Pepe Romero, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner

Joaquín Rodrigo (1901 - 1999)

Concierto Madrigal for 2 Guitars and Orchestra

4.

Fanfarre (Allegro marziale)

2:02

5.

Madrigal (Andante nostalgico)

2:52

6.

Entrada (Allegro vivace)

1:40

7.

Pastorcito, tu que vienes, pastorcito tu que vas (Allegro vivace)

1:41

8.

Girardilla (Presto)

1:26

9.

Pastoral (Allegro)

1:59

10.

2:00

11.

Arieta (Andante nostalgico)

6:11

12.

Zapateado (Allegro vivace)

4:45

13.

Caccia a la española (Allegro vivace - Andante nostalgico

4:45

Pepe Romero, Angel Romero, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner

Concierto Andaluz for 4 Guitars and Orchestra

14.

1. Tiempo de Bolero

7:49

15.

9:56

16.

6:14

Los Romeros, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner

Total Playing Time: 1:15:54

CD 44: Dvorak: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 6

Antonín Dvo?ák (1841 - 1904)

Symphony No.6 In D Major, Op.60, B.112

1.

1. Allegro non tanto

16:58

2.

9:30

3.

3. Scherzo (Furiant: Presto)

8:09

4.

4. Finale (Allegro con spirito)

9:37

Symphony No.5 In F Major, Op.76, B.54

5.

1. Allegro, ma non troppo

11:20

6.

2. Andante con moto

7:02

7.

3. Andante con moto - Allegro scherzando

7:50

8.

4. Allegro molto

10:48

London Symphony Orchestra, Witold Rowicki

Total Playing Time: 1:21:14

CD 45: Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem; Alto Rhapsody

Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897)

Ein deutsches Requiem, Op. 45

1.

1. "Selig sind, die da Leid tragen"

11:09

2.

2. "Denn alles Fleisch, es ist wie Gras"

14:30

Singverein Der Gesellschaft Der Musikfreunde, Wiener Symphoniker, Wolfgang Sawallisch

3.

3. "Herr, lehre doch mich"

9:52

Singverein Der Gesellschaft Der Musikfreunde, Wiener Symphoniker, Wolfgang Sawallisch, Franz Crass

4.

4. "Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen, Herr Zebaoth!"

4:46

Singverein Der Gesellschaft Der Musikfreunde, Wiener Symphoniker, Wolfgang Sawallisch

5.

5. "Ihr habt nun Traurigkeit"

6:42

Wilma Lipp, Singverein Der Gesellschaft Der Musikfreunde, Wiener Symphoniker, Wolfgang Sawallisch

6.

6. "Denn wir haben hie keine bleibende Statt"

10:27

Franz Crass, Singverein Der Gesellschaft Der Musikfreunde, Wiener Symphoniker, Wolfgang Sawallisch

7.

7. "Selig sind die Toten, die in dem Herrn sterben"

11:14

Singverein Der Gesellschaft Der Musikfreunde, Wiener Symphoniker, Wolfgang Sawallisch

8.

Rhapsody for Alto, Chorus, and Orchestra, Op. 53

12:42

Aafje Heynis, Singverein Der Gesellschaft Der Musikfreunde, Wiener Symphoniker, Wolfgang Sawallisch

Total Playing Time: 1:21:22

CD 46: Baroque Opera Arias; Ravel Songs

George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759)

Rodelinda, HWV 34

Act 2

1.

Scacciata dal suo nido

4:57

Tolomeo, HWV 25

Act 3

2.

Che piu si tarda...Stille amare

7:41

Radamisto, HWV 12

Act 1

3.

Perfido, di a quell'empio

4:39

Il Floridante, HWV 14

Act 1

4.

Aria "Alma mia"

4:27

Berenice, HWV 38

Act 2

5.

Si, tra i ceppi

5:02

Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683 - 1764)

Hippolyte et Aricie

Act 2

6.

"Ah! qu'on daigne du moins...Puisque Pluton"

3:40

Castor et Pollux, RCT 32

7.

Nature, amour, qui partagez mon coeur

4:40

Dardanus, RCT 35

Act 4

8.

Voici les tristes lieux...Monstre affreux

4:58

Gérard Souzay, English Chamber Orchestra, Raymond Leppard

Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632 - 1687)

Alceste, LWV 50

Act 4

9.

Il faut passer tôt ou tard

4:09

Cadmus et Hermione

Act 5

10.

Belle Hermione, hélas

5:20

Gérard Souzay, Raymond Leppard, English Chamber Orchestra

Persée

11.

Je ne puis dans votre malheur

5:34

Gérard Souzay, English Chamber Orchestra, Raymond Leppard

Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937)

Histoires naturelles, M. 50

12.

4:41

13.

3:04

14.

2:57

15.

4. Le marin-pêcheur

2:19

16.

3:06

Don Quichotte à Dulcinée, M. 84

17.

1. Chanson romanesque

2:07

18.

2. Chanson épique

3:11

19.

3. Chanson à boire

1:47

2 Epigrammes de Clément Marot

20.

1. D'Anne qui me jecta de la neige, M.21

2:26

21.

2. D'Anne jouant de l'espinette, M.10

2:01

Gérard Souzay, Dalton Baldwin

Total Playing Time: 1:22:46

CD 47: Sibelius: Symphony No.2; Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream

Jean Sibelius (1865 - 1957)

Symphony No.2 in D Major, Op.43

1.

1. Allegretto - Poco allegro - Tranquillo, ma poco a poco ravvivando il tempo al allegro

9:25

2.

2. Tempo andante, ma rubato - Andante sostenuto

12:38

3.

3. Vivacissimo - Lento e suave - Largamente

5:44

4.

4. Finale (Allegro moderato)

13:44

Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847)

5.

Overture "A Midsummer Night's Dream", Op.21, MWV P 3

11:31

A Midsummer Night's Dream, Incidental Music, Op.61, MWV M 13

6.

4:22

7.

5:40

8.

No.9 Wedding March

5:01

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, George Szell

Total Playing Time: 1:08:05

CD 48: Wieniawski: Violin Concerto No.2; Szymanowski: Violin Concerto No.2

Henryk Wieniawski (1835 - 1880)

Violin Concerto No.2 in D minor, Op.22

1.

1. Allegro moderato

12:28

2.

4:51

3.

3. Allegro confuoco

6:45

Karol Szymanowski (1882 - 1937)

Violin Concerto No.2, Op.61

4.

1. - Moderato, molto tranquilo

11:40

5.

2. - Allegramente molto energico

3:54

6.

3. - Andantino molto tranquilo

5:08

Henryk Szeryng, Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, Jan Krenz

Niccolò Paganini (1782 - 1840)

Violin Concerto No.1 In D Major, Op.6, MS.21

7.

1. Allegro maestoso

18:36

8.

5:16

9.

3. Rondo (Allegro spirituoso)

7:41

Henryk Szeryng, London Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Gibson

Total Playing Time: 1:16:19

CD 49: Weill: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2; Gershwin: Piano Concerto

Kurt Weill (1900 - 1950)

1.

Symphony No.1 (Symph.in einem Satz)

25:44

Symphony No.2

2.

1. Sostenuto - Allegro molto

9:23

3.

12:05

4.

3. Allegro vivace

6:31

Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Edo de Waart

George Gershwin (1898 - 1937)

Concerto in F

5.

12:44

6.

11:36

7.

3. Allegro agitato

6:41

Werner Haas, Orchestre National de l'Opéra de Monte-Carlo, Edo de Waart

Total Playing Time: 1:24:44

CD 50: Prokofiev & Khachaturian Cello Concertos

Sergei Prokofiev (1891 - 1953)

Cello Concerto in E minor, Op.58

1.

5:24

2.

2. Allegro giusto

13:11

3.

3. Allegro (Tema con variazioni)

12:24

Aram Il'yich Khachaturian (1903 - 1978)

Concerto for Cello & Orchestra

4.

1. Allegro moderato

14:51

5.

2. Andante sostenuto -

7:40

6.

3. Allegro a battuta

9:40

Christine Walevska, Orchestre National de l'Opéra de Monte-Carlo, Eliahu Inbal

Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893)

7.

Variations On A Rococo Theme, Op.33, TH.57

17:52

Maurice Gendron, Wiener Symphoniker, Christoph von Dohnányi

Total Playing Time: 1:21:02

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