100 Best Classics - EMI - Vol 2 Top Performers - All Eras - (6CDs)

This is Volume Two of The Best Classics.



CD 1: (Spectacular Classics)

1. Bizet: Carmen Act 1 Prelude - Orchestre National de France/ Seiji Ozawa,

2. Wagner: Die Walkure – The Ride of the Valkyries - Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra/ Mariss Jansons,

3. Orff: Carmina Burana – O Fortuna - Philharmonia Chorus & Orchestra/ Riccardo Muti,

4. Rimsky-Korsakov: The Tale of Tsar Saltan - Academy of St. Martin in the Fields/ Sir Neville Marriner,

5. Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition : The Hut on FowlÂ’s Legs - Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra/ Mariss Jansons,

6. The Great Gate of Kiev - Oslo Phiharmonic Orchestra/ Mariss Jansons,

7. Glinka: Ruslan & Ludmila – Overture - Bavarian State Orchestra/ Wolfgang Sawallisch,

8. Shostakovich: Jazz Suite No.2 – Waltz No. 2 - The Philadelphia Orchestra/ Mariss Jansons,

9. Ravel: Bolero Conclusion - London Symphony Orchestra/ Andre Previn,

10. Verdi: Il trovatore – Vedi! Le fosche notturne spoglie (Anvil Chorus) - Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano/ Riccardo Muti,

11. Holst: The Planets – Mars, the Bringer of War - Philharmonia Orchestra/ Sir Simon Rattle,

12. Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique – IV: Marche au supplice - Orchestre National de France/ Leonard Bernstein,

13. Rossini: William Tell (Guillaume Tell) – Overture conclusion - The Philadelphia Orchestra/ Riccardo Muti,

14. Khachaturian: Gayaneh – Sabre Dance - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/ Yuri Temirkanov,

15. Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue jazz band version – opening - Wayne Marshall/ City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/ Sir Simon Rattle,

16. Mussorgsky: A Night on the Bare Mountain - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/ Georges Pretre,

17. Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring (Le Sacre du Printemps) – Danse sacrale (L’elue) - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/ Yuri Temirkanov,

CD 2: ( Eternal Classics)

1. J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No.2 in F BWV 1047 – III: Allegro assai - Mark Bennett/ Kenneth Sillito/ Celia Nicklin/ Philip Pickett/ Academy of St Martin in the Fields/ Sir Neville Marriner,

2. Vivaldi: The Four Seasons – No.4 Winter – II: Largo - Anne-Sophie Mutter/ Wiener Philharmoniker/ Herbert von Karajan,

3. Handel: Water Music – Suite No.2 in D – Alla Hornpipe - Prague Chamber Orchestra/ Sir Charles Mackerras,

4. J.S. Bach: Keyboard Concerto No.5 in F minor BWV 1056 – II: Largo - Andrei Gavrilov/ Academy of St Martin in the Fields/ Sir Neville Marriner,

5. Handel: Music of the Royal Fireworks – La Rejouissance: Allegro - Menuhin Festival Orchestra/ Yehudi Menuhin,

6. Mozart: Serenata notturna in D K239 – I: Marcia: Maestoso - Bath Festival Orchestra/ Yehudi Menuhin,

7. Beethoven: Fur Elise - Dame Moura Lympany,

8. Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro – Voi che sapete - Ann Murray/ Wiener Philharmoniker/ Riccardo Muti,

9. Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.5 in E flat Op.73 ‘Emperor’ – II: Adagio un poco mosso extract - Walter Gieseking/ Philharmonia Orchestra/ Alceo Galliera,

10. Mendelssohn: Songs without Words – Fruhlingslied - Daniel Adni,

11. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.8 in C minor Op.13 ‘Pathetique’ – II: Adagio Cantabile - Walter Gieseking,

12. Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings in C Op.48 – II: Valse: Moderato - City of London Sinfonia/ Richard Hickox,

13. Puccini: Tosca – Vissi d’ arte - Angela Gheorghiu/ Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden/ Antonio Pappano,

14. Rachmaninov: Prelude in C sharp minor Op.3 No.2 - Dame Moura Lympany,

15. Johann Strauss II: Wiener Blut Op.354 extract - Wiener Johann Strauss Orchester/ Willi Boskovsky,

16. Richard Strauss: Four Last Songs – Beim Schlafengehen conclusion - Lucia Popp/ London Philharmonic Orchestra/ Klaus Tennstedt,

17. Smetana: Ma vlast – Vltava extact - Staatskapelle Dresden/ Paavo Berglund,

18. Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.4 in F minor Op.36 – IV: Finale Allegro con fuoco - The Philadelphia Orchestra/ Riccardo Muti,

CD 3: (Romantic Classics)

1. Mozart: Serenade in G K525 ‘Eine kleine Nachtmusik’ – II: Romanze: Andante - Academy of St Martin in the Fields/ Sir Neville Marriner,

2. Wagner: Lohengrin – Treulich gefuhrt (Bridal Chorus) - Chorus & Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden/ Bernard Haitink,

3. Bizet: Carmen – Entr’ acte – Act III - Orchestre National de France/ Seiji Ozawa,

4. Chopin: Nocturne No.2 in E flat Op.9 No.2 - John Ogdon,

5. Offenbach: Les Contes d’Hoffmann – Barcarolle - Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra/ Sir Neville Marriner,

6. Rachmaninov: Vocalise - Natalie Dessay/ Berlin Symphony Orchestra/ Michael Schonwandt,

7. Liszt: Liebestraum No.3 in A flat - Kun Woo Paik,

8. Holst: The Planets – Venus, the Bringer of Peace - Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/ Sir Charles Mackerras,

9. Faure: Pavane Op.50 - Gareth Morris/ New Philharmonia Orchestra/ Sir David Willcocks,

10. Flotow: Martha – Ach so fromm - Fritz Wunderlich/ Berliner Symphoniker/ Berislav Klobucar,

11. Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night’s Dream (incidental music) – Wedding March - Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra/ Jeffrey Tate,

12. Gershwin: Porgy and Bess – Summertime -Kiri Te Kanawa/ The New York Choral Artists/ The New Princess Theater Orchestra/ John McGlinn,

13. Faure: Dolly Suite Op.56 – Berceuse - Jean-Philippe Collard & Bruno Rigutto,

14. Wagner: Tristan und Isolde – Mild und leise (Liebestod) - Cheryl Studer/ Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks/ Jeffrey Tate,

15. Stravinsky: The Firebird (LÂ’Oiseau de feu) conclusion - Boston Symphony Orchestra/ Seiji Ozawa,

CD 4: (Intsrumental Classics)

1. Charpentier: Te Deum opening - Maurice Andre/ Jane Parker-Smith,

2. J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No.5 in D BWV 1050 – III: Allegro - Iona Brown/ William Bennett/ George Malcolm/ Academy of St Martin in the Fields/ Sir Neville Marriner,

3. J.S. Bach: Italian Concerto BWV 971 – I: Allegro - Richard Egarr,

4. Vivaldi: Guitar Concerto in D – II: Largo - Sharon Isbin/ Lausanne Chamber Orchestra/ Lawrence Foster,

5. J.S. Bach: Cello Suite No.1 in G BWV 1007 – I: Prelude - Paul Tortelier,

6. Mozart: Flute Concerto No.2 in D K314 – III: Rondeau: Allegro - Ransom Wilson/ London Symphony Orchestra/ Raymond Leppard,

7. Saint-Saens: Carnival of the Animals (Le Carnaval des animaux) – The Swan (Le Cygne) - Paul Tortelier/ Shuku Iwasaki,

8. Albeniz: Sevilla - Julian Byzantine,

9. Kreisler: Liebesfreud - Rodney Friend/ Michael Isador,

10. Hummel: Trumpet Concerto in E flat – III: Rondo: Allegro molto - Maurice Andre/ Berliner Philharmoniker/ Herbert von Karajan,

11. Vivaldi: The Four Seasons (Le quattro stagioni) No.2 Summer (L’estate) – III: Preslo - Anne-Sophie Mutter/ Wiener Philharmoniker/ Herbert von Karajan,

12. Elgar: Cello Concerto in E minor Op.85 – I: Adagio-Moderato - Jacqueline du Pre/ London Symphony Orchestra/ Sir John Barbirolli,

13. Debussy: Arabesque No.1 - Markus Klinko,

14. Sarasate: Zigeunerweisen Op.20 - Anne-Sophie Mutter/ Orchestre National de France/ Seiji Ozawa,

15. Mozart: Horn Concerto No.4 in E flat K495 – II: Romanze: Andante cantabile - Radovan Vlatkovic/ English Chamber Orchestra/ Jeffrey Tate,

16. Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D Op.35 – I: Allegro moderato conclusion - Ulf Hoelscher/ New Philharmonia Orchestra/ Okko Kamu,

CD 5: (Nostalgic Classics)

1. Mozart: Clarinet Quintet in A K581 – II: Larghetto - Sabine Meyer/ Members of the Vienna String Sextet,

2. Schumann: Kinderszenen Op.15 – Traumerei - Dame Moura Lympany,

3. Lloyd Webber: Requiem – Pie Jesu -Jane Gilchrist/ Fergus Thirlwell/ Simon Gibson/ Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra/ Kirk Trevor,

4. Mozart: Piano Concerto No.20 in D minor K466 – II: Romanze extract - Annie Fischer/ Philharmonia Orchestra/ Sir Adrian Boult,

5. Chopin: Berceuse in D flat Op.57 - Peter Donohoe,

6. Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night’s Dream (incidental music) – Nocturne - Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment/ Sir Charles Mackerras,

7. Elgar: Salut dÂ’amour - Northern Sinfonia/ Richard Hickox,

8. Chopin: Etude in E Op.10 No.3 'Tristesse' - John Ogdon,

9. Mozart: Serenade No.10 for 13 wind instruments in B flat ‘Gran Partita’ K361 – III: Adagio - Blaserensemble Sabine Meyer,

10. Grieg: Peer Gynt (incidental music) – Solveig’s Song - Lucia Popp/ Academy of St Martin in the Fields/ Sir Neville Marriner,

11. Saint-Saens: Carnival of the Animals (Le Carnaval des Animaux) – Aquarium - Peter Katin & Philip Fowke/ Scottish National Orchestra/ Alexander Gibson,

12. Debussy: The Girl with the Flaxen Hair (La Fille aux cheveux de lin) - Dame Moura Lympany,

13. Chopin: Prelude No.15 in D flat Op.28 'Raindrop' - Dmitri Alexeev,

14. Schubert: Standchen D957 No.4 - Barbara Hendricks/ Radu Lupu,

15. Satie: Gymnopedie No.1 - Aldo Ciccolini,

16. Ravel: Pavane pour une infante defunte - New Philharmonia Orchestra/ Lorin Maazel,

CD 6: (Favouite Encores)

1. Bernstein: Candide – Overture - Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra/ Andrew Litton,

2. Mozart: German Dance K605 No.3 'Sleigh Ride' - Academy of St Martin in the Fields/ Sir Neville Marriner,

3. Brahms: Waltz No.15 in A flat - Dame Moura Lympany,

4. Schubert: Heidenroslein D257 - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau/ Gerald Moore,

5. Beethoven: Minuet in G - Dame Moura Lympany,

6. Kreisler: Liebesleid - Rodney Friend/ Michael Isador,

7. Mozart: Piano Sonata No.11 in A K331 – III: Rondo alla turca - Andrei Gavrilov,

8. Bizet: Carmen – L’amour est un oiseau rebelle (Habanera) - Maria Callas/ Choeurs Rene Duclos/ Orchestre du Theatre National de I’Opera de Paris/ Georges Pretre,

9. Dvorak: Humoresque Op.107 No.7 - Dame Moura Lympany,

10. Puccini: La rondine – Chi il bel sogno di Doretta - Montserrat Caballe/ London Symphony Orchestra/ Sir Charles Mackerras,

11. Chopin: Waltz in C sharp minor Op.64 No.2 - Dmitri Alexeev,101.

12. Tarrega: Memories of the Alhambra (Recuerdos de la Alhambra) - Christopher Parkening,102.

13. Chopin: Polonaise No.6 in A flat ‘Heroic’ Op.53 - Martha Argerich,103.

14. Johann Strauss II: Tritsch-Tratsch Polka Op.214 - Berliner Philharmoniker/ Herbert von Karajan,104.

15. Respighi: Pines of Rome (Pini di Roma) – The Pines of the Villa Borghese - London Symphony Orchestra/ Lamberto Gardelli,105.

16. Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf extract - London Philharmonic Orchestra/ Sian Edwards,106.

17. Offenbach: Orphee aux enfers (Orpheus in the Underworld) – Overture - Philharmonia Orchestra/ Herbert von Karajan,107.

18. Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg – Act I – Prelude - Berliner Philharmoniker/ Herbert von Karajan