Monday, March 27, 2017

Best Classics 100 (2004) (- Disc 5)

100 Best Classics


Disc: 1 Favourite classics
CD 1 - 1PlayBeethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio - Nikolaus Harnoncourt
CD 1 - 2PlayRavel: Bolero (Excerpt) - Kent Nagano
CD 1 - 3PlayHandel: Solomon, HWV 67, Act 3: Sinfonia - Sir Thomas Beecham
CD 1 - 4PlayVivaldi: The Four Seasons, Concerto No. 1 in E Major, Op. 8 No. 1, RV 269, 'Spring': I. Allegro - Yehudi Menuhin
CD 1 - 5PlayDvorak: Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95, 'From the New World': IV. Allegro con fuoco - Carlo Maria Giulini
CD 1 - 6PlayMozart: Horn Concerto No. 4 in E-Flat Major, K. 495: III. Rondo - Allegro vivace - Barry Tuckwell
CD 1 - 7PlayBeethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125: IV. Ode to Joy - Sir Simon Rattle
CD 1 - 8PlayTchaikovsky: Overture with Military Band, Op. 49, "1812 Overture" - Mariss Jansons, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
CD 1 - 9PlayRachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30: I. Allegro ma non tanto (Excerpt) - Mariss Jansons
CD 1 - 10PlayOrff: Carmina Burana: Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi - O Fortuna - Riccardo Muti
CD 1 - 11PlaySibelius: Finlandia, Op. 26 - Paavo Berglund
CD 1 - 12PlayHolst: The Planets, Op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity (Excerpt) - Sir Simon Rattle
CD 1 - 13PlayProkofiev: Romeo and Juliet, Suite No. 2, Op. 64: I. The Montagues and Capulets (Excerpt) - Philadelphia Orchestra, Riccardo Muti
CD 1 - 14PlayElgar: Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D Major - Land of Hope and Glory (conclusion) - Sir Andrew Davis
CD 1 - 15PlayClarke / Arr Defaye: Prince of Denmark's March, "Trumpet Voluntary" - Maurice André
CD 1 - 16PlayVerdi: Aida: Triumphal Chorus & Grand March (Gloria all'Egitto) - New Philharmonia Orchestra
CD 1 - 17PlayStrauss, Johann I: Radetzky March, Op. 228 - Wiener Johann Strauss-Orchester



Disc: 2 Relaxing classics

CD 2 - 1PlayBeethoven: Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2, 'Moonlight': I. Adagio sostenuto - Maria-João Pires
CD 2 - 2PlayMozart: Concerto for Flute and Harp in C Major, K. 299: II. Andantino - Jean-Pierre Rampal
CD 2 - 3PlayGrieg: Peer Gynt (Incidental Music), Op. 23, Act 4: No. 13, Prelude. Morning Mood [Allegretto pastorale] - Paavo Järvi
CD 2 - 4PlayBarber: Adagio for Strings, Op. 11a - Eugene Ormandy
CD 2 - 5PlayRodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez: II. Adagio (Excerpt, Opening) - Sir Simon Rattle
CD 2 - 6PlayBeethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 'Pastorale': I. Allegro ma non troppo - André Cluytens
CD 2 - 7PlayMozart: Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467: II. Andante - Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
CD 2 - 8PlayBach, JS: Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: II. Air - Sir Neville Marriner
CD 2 - 9PlayHandel: Harpsichord Suite No. 4 in D Minor, HWV 437 (from "Suites de Pièces pour le Clavecin II", 1733): IV. Saraband [Arr. for Orchestra] - Alexander Briger
CD 2 - 10PlayPachelbel: Canon in D Major - Sir Neville Marriner
CD 2 - 11PlayAlbinoni: Adagio in G Minor (Excerpt) - Sir Neville Marriner
CD 2 - 12PlayBach: Concerto for 2 Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043: II. Largo ma non tanto - Anne-Sophie Mutter
CD 2 - 13PlayMozart: Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622: II. Adagio - Sabine Meyer
CD 2 - 14PlayBeethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92: II. Allegretto - Philharmonia Orchestra
CD 2 - 15PlayElgar: Variations on an Original Theme, 'Enigma' Op. 36: IX. Nimrod - London Symphony Orchestra
CD 2 - 16PlayMahler: Symphony No. 5 in C-Sharp Minor: IV. Adagietto (conclusion) - New Philharmonia Orchestra

Disc: 3 Romantic classics

CD 3 - 1PlayTchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act 2: No. 13, Waltz of the Flowers - André Previn
CD 3 - 2PlayMendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64: II. Andante (Excerpt) - Yehudi Menuhin
CD 3 - 3PlayPiano Concerto No. 5 in E flat 'Emperor' Op. 73 (arr. Norman Bates, publ. EMI Music Publ. Ltd): I. Allegro (abbrev.) - Emil Gilels/George Szell/Cleveland Orchestra
CD 3 - 4PlayChopin: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 11: II. Romance - Larghetto - Martha Argerich
CD 3 - 5PlaySaint-Saëns : Le Carnaval des animaux : XIII. Le cygne - Renaud Capuçon
CD 3 - 6PlayMassenet: Thaïs, Act 2 Tableau 2: Méditation (Andante religioso) - Renaud Capuçon
CD 3 - 7PlayVivaldi: Le quattro stagioni (The Four Seasons), Violin Concerto in F Minor Op. 8 No. 4, RV 297, "Winter": II. Largo - Yehudi Menuhin
CD 3 - 8PlayGluck: Orfeo ed Eurídice, Wq. 41, Act 2: Dance of the Blessed Spirits - Renaud Capuçon
CD 3 - 9PlayTchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, Act 1: 'The Spell': 6. Waltz (Allegro: Tempo di valse) - Philharmonia Orchestra
CD 3 - 10PlayRimsky Korsakov: Scheherazade, Op. 35: II. The Story of the Kalender Prince (Opening) - Riccardo Muti
CD 3 - 11PlayVaughan Williams: Fantasia on Greensleeves, for Flute, Harp and Strings - Sinfonia of London
CD 3 - 12PlayWilliams, J.: Music for Steven Spielberg's Film "Schindler's List": No. 1, Main Theme - Tasmin Little
CD 3 - 13PlayTchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20, Act II: No. 10, Scene (Moderato) - André Previn
CD 3 - 14PlayBach: Concerto for 2 Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043: II. Largo ma non tanto - Anne-Sophie Mutter
CD 3 - 15PlayChopin: Waltz No. 9 in A-Flat Major, Op. 69 No. 1 - Samson François
CD 3 - 16PlayBrahms: Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90: III. Poco allegretto - Sir Simon Rattle
CD 3 - 17PlayStrauss, J: An der schönen blauen Donau, Op. 314 - Willi Boskovsky

Disc: 4 Vocal classics

CD 4 - 1PlayBellini: Norma, Act 1: "Casta diva" (Norma, Chorus) - Maria Callas
CD 4 - 2PlayPuccini: Tosca, Act 2: "Vissi d'arte" (Tosca) - Angela Gheorghiu
CD 4 - 3PlayPuccini: Gianni Schicchi: "O mio babbino caro" (Lauretta) - Angela Gheorghiu
CD 4 - 4PlayVerdi: Nabucco, Act 3: "Va pensiero, sull`ali dorate" (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves) - Riccardo Muti
CD 4 - 5PlayPuccini: Turandot, Act 3 Scene 1: Nessun dorma (Calaf) - Alain Lombard
CD 4 - 6PlayOffenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann, Act 4: No. 13 "Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour" (Nicklausse, Giulietta, Chorus) - Sylvain Cambreling
CD 4 - 7PlayDvorak: Rusalka, Op. 114, Act I: "Song to the Moon" - Stefan Soltesz
CD 4 - 8PlayDelibes: Lakmé, Act 1: Flower Duet - Mady Mesplé
CD 4 - 9PlayMozart: Don Giovanni, K. 527, Act 1: "Là ci darem la mano" (Zerlina, Don Giovanni) - Nikolaus Harnoncourt
CD 4 - 10PlayMozart: Die Zauberflöte, K. 620, Act 2: "Der Hölle Rache" (Queen of the Night) - Natalie Dessay
CD 4 - 11PlayLehár: Die lustige Witwe, Act 3: "Lippen schweigen" (Hanna, Count Danilo) - Diana Damrau
CD 4 - 12PlayBizet: Carmen, Act 1: "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle" (Carmen, Chorus) - Sir Thomas Beecham
CD 4 - 13PlayHandel: Serse, Act 1: "Ombra mai fu" (Serse) - Jennifer Larmore
CD 4 - 14PlayGluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30, Act 3: "Che farò senza Euridice?" (Orfeo) - Riccardo Muti
CD 4 - 15PlaySchubert: Ellens Gesang III, D. 839, Op. 52: No. 6 Ave Maria - Barbara Bonney
CD 4 - 16
Grieg: Peer Gynt, Op. 23, Act 4: Solveig's song (Solveig) - Paavo Järvi

Disc: 5 Piano classics -(-)

CD 5 - 1PlayRachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op.18: I. Moderato - Leif Ove Andsnes
CD 5 - 2PlayChopin: Nocturne in C-Sharp Minor, Op.Posth. - Mikhail Pletnev
CD 5 - 3PlayBeethoven: Bagatelle in A Minor, WoO 59, "Für Elise" - François-René Duchâble
CD 5 - 4PlaySchubert: 4 Impromptus D. 899: No. 3 in G-Flat Major - Maria João Pires
CD 5 - 5PlayDebussy: Préludes, Book 1, L. 117: No. 8 La fille aux cheveux de lin - Samson François
CD 5 - 6PlayKeyboard concerto in F minor, BWV 1056: II Adagio - David Fray/Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen
CD 5 - 7PlayMozart: Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor, K. 466: II. Romance - Yuri Egorov
CD 5 - 8PlayRavel: Piano Concerto in G Major, M. 83: II. Adagio assai - Hélène Grimaud
CD 5 - 9PlayChopin: 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 4 in E Minor - Nikolai Lugansky
CD 5 - 10PlayBach, JS : Goldberg Variations BWV988 : I Aria - Daniel Barenboim
CD 5 - 11PlayGrieg: Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16: I. Allegro molto moderato (Excerpt) - London Symphony Orchestra
CD 5 - 12PlayDebussy: Suite bergamasque, L. 75: III. Clair de lune (Andante très expressif) - Kun Woo Paik
CD 5 - 13PlayMendelssohn: Songs Without Words, Book 6, Op. 67: No. 2 Allegro leggiero - Alexandre Tharaud
CD 5 - 14PlaySchumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15: VII. Träumerei - Martha Argerich
CD 5 - 15PlayPictures at an Exhibition: No. 10, The Great Gate of Kiev - Alexis Weissenberg
CD 5 - 16PlayTchaikovsky: The Seasons, Op. 37b: VI. Juin (Barcarolle) - Mikhail Pletnev
CD 5 - 17PlayLiszt: Liebesträume, S. 541: No. 3 in A-Flat Major (Poco allegro con affetto) - Kun Woo Paik

Disc: 6 Spiritual.

CD 6 - 1PlayBach, JS / Arr Mariner: Cantata No. 147 'Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben', BWV 147: Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring - Sir Neville Marriner
CD 6 - 2PlayHandel: Zadok the Priest, HWV 258 - Sir Andrew Davis
CD 6 - 3PlayBach, JS: Cantata, BWV 140: "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme" (Chorus) - Wolfgang Gönnenwein
CD 6 - 4PlayAllegri, G.: Miserere (Excerpt, Opening) - Stephen Cleobury
CD 6 - 5PlaySchubert: Deutsche Messe, D. 872: No. 5, Zum Sanctus, "Heilig! heilig! heilig!" (Sehr langsam) - Wolfgang Sawallisch
CD 6 - 6PlayFauré: Requiem in D Minor, Op. 48: IV. Pie Jesu (Adagio) - Philippe Jaroussky
CD 6 - 7PlayFauré: Requiem in D Minor, Op. 48: VII. In Paradisum - Paavo Järvi
CD 6 - 8PlayBach, JS: Mass in B Minor, BWV 232: IV. Sanctus, (a) Sanctus [Chorus] - Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
CD 6 - 9PlayMozart: Vesperae solennes de confessore, K. 339: V. Laudate Dominum - Eugen Jochum
CD 6 - 10PlayFauré: Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11 - Paavo Järvi
CD 6 - 11PlayMozart: Ave verum corpus, K. 618 - Stephen Cleobury
CD 6 - 12PlayVerdi: Messa da Requiem: IX. Ingemisco - Ildar Abdrazakov
CD 6 - 13PlayHandel: Messiah, HWV 56, Part 3: "I know that my Redeemer liveth" (Soprano) - Emmanuelle Haïm
CD 6 - 14PlayBerlioz: L'Enfance du Christ, Op. 25, H. 130, Part 2: The Shepherds' Farewell - André Cluytens
CD 6 - 15PlayHaydn: The Creation, Hob. XXI:2 - Part 1 The heavens are telling - Choir of King's College, Cambridge
CD 6 - 16PlayMozart: Requiem in D Minor, K. 626: III. Sequentia, (f) Lacrimosa [Chorus] - Carlo Maria Giulini
CD 6 - 17PlayHandel: Messiah highlights: Hallelujah (Chorus) - English Chamber Orchestra