VA - Ultimate Classical Dreams: The Essential Masterpieces (5CD BOX SET) (2009)
BAND/ARTIST: VA
- Title: Ultimate Classical Dreams: The Essential Masterpieces
- Year Of Release: 2009
- Label: DECCA
- Genre: Classical music
- Quality: FLAC (image+.cue,log,scans)
- Total Time: 6:31:50
- Total Size: 1.52 GB
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist:
CD1. Ultimate Classical Dreams 1:
01. Debussy: Suite bergamasque (Orch. Mouton) - Clair de lune [4:28]
Eastman-Rochester "Pops" Orchestra / Frederick Fennell (conductor) / 1959
02. Barber: Adagio for Strings, Op.11 [8:41]
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra / David Zinman (conductor) / 1992
03. Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar & Orchestra (Trans. for harp & orchestra) - 2. Adagio (excerpt) [5:44]
Marisa Robles (harps) / Philharmonia Orchestra / Charles Dutoit (conductor) / 1984
04. Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana - Intermezzo [3:11]
National Philharmonic Orchestra / Gianandrea Gavazzeni (conductor) / 1978
05. Mozart: Serenade in G, K.525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik" (Orchestral version) - 2. Romance (Andante) [6:04]
Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) / 1987
06. Faure: Pavane, Op.50 (for choir and orchestra 1901) [6:43]
Chorus & Orchestre symphonique de Montreal / Charles Dutoit (conductor) / 1988
07. Chopin: Nocturne No.2 in E flat, Op.9 No.2 [3:59]
Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano) / 1983
08. Saint-Saens: Le Carnaval des Animaux - Le Cygne [2:32]
Heinrich Schiff (cello) / Samuel Sanders (piano) / 1989
09. Schubert: String Quintet in C, D.956 - 2. Adagio (excerpt) [5:15]
Weller Quartet with Dietfried Gurtler (cello) / 1970
10. J.S. Bach: Suite No.3 in D, BWV 1068 - 2. Air [3:41]
Stuttgarter Kammerorchester / Karl Munchinger (conductor) / 1986
11. Dvorak: Gypsy Melodies, Op.55, No.4 (Songs My Mother Taught Me) [2:07]
Arthur Grumiaux (violin) / Istvan Hajdu (piano) / 1973
12. Yepes: Jeux interdits (Romance) [1:48]
Pepe Romero (guitar) / 1983
13. Faure: Nocturne No.1 in E flat, Op.33, No.1 [7:39]
Pascal Roge (piano) / 1990
14. Mozart: Serenade in B flat, K.361 "Gran partita" - 3. Adagio [5:40]
Members of Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) / 1986
15. Elgar: Sospiri, Op.70 [4:49]
Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) / 1968
16. Canteloube: Chants d'Auvergne - 2. Bailero [6:40]
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano) / English Chamber Orchestra / Jeffrey Tate (conductor) / 1983
CD2. Ultimate Classical Dreams 2:
01. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.14 in C sharp minor, Op.27 No.2 "Moonlight" - 1. Adagio sostenuto [6:06]
Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano) / 1979
02. Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A, K.622 - 2. Adagio [7:17]
Jack Brymer (clarinet) / London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Colin Davis (conductor) / 1964
03. Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op.61 Incidental Music - No.7 Notturno [6:36]
Orchestre symphonique de Montreal / Charles Dutoit (conductor) / 1987
04. Schubert: 4 Impromptus, Op.90, D.899 - No.3 in G flat: Andante [6:28]
Radu Lupu (piano) / 1983
05. Borodin: String Quartet No.2 in D - 3. Notturno [8:09]
Borodin Quartet / 1962
06. Marcello: Oboe Concerto in D minor - 2. Adagio [4:22]
Heinz Holliger (oboe) / I Musici / 1987
07. Schubert: Piano Quintet in A, D.667 "The Trout" - 2. Andante (excerpt) [3:45]
Clifford Curzon (piano) / Willi Boskovsky (violin) / Gunter Breitenbach (viola) / Nikolau Hubner (cello) / Johann Krump (double bass) / 1958
08. Mozart: Concerto for Flute, Harp, and Orchestra in C, K.299 - 2. Andantino [8:32]
Irena Grafenauer (flute) / Maria Graf (harp) / Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) / 1989
09. Vivaldi: Concerto for Lute, 2 Violins and Continuo in D, RV.93 - 2. Largo [5:10]
(Arr. for guitar & chamber orchestra by G.F.Malipiero)
Eduardo Fernandez (guitar) / English Chamber Orchestra / George Malcolm (conductor) / 1987
10. Hoffstetter: String Quartet in F major, Op.3, No.5 (formerly attrib. J. Haydn) - Andante cantabile [4:43]
I Musici / 1999
11. Shostakovich: The Gadfly, Op.97 - 3. Youth (Romance) [3:47]
Alexander Kerr (solo violin) / Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra / Riccardo Chailly (conductor) / 1999
12. Korngold: Suite for 2 Violins, Violoncello and Piano (left hand) Op.23 - 4. Lied [3:41]
Kjell Lysell & Ulf Forsberg (violins) / Mats Lidstroem (cello) / Bengt Forsberg (piano) / 1999
13. J.S. Bach: Concerto for 2 Violins, Strings, and Continuo in D minor, BWV 1043 - 2. Largo ma non tanto [6:25]
Henryk Szeryng & Maurice Hasson (violins) / Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) / 1976
14. Mozart: Cosi fan tutte, K.588 - Act 1 "Soave sia il vento" [2:41]
Lucia Popp (soprano) / Brigitte Fassbaender (mezzo-soprano) / Tom Krause (baritone) / Vienna Haydn Orchestra / Istvan Kertesz (conductor) / 1972
CD3. Ultimate Classical Dreams 3:
01. J.S. Bach: Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, Cantata BWV 147 [3:00]
Stuttgarter Kammerorchester / Karl Munchinger (conductor) / 1978
02. Massenet: Thais - Meditation [5:44]
Nigel Kennedy (violin) / National Philharmonic Orchestra / Richard Bonynge (conductor) / 1984
03. Faure: Requiem, Op.48 - 7. In paradisum [3:14]
Chorus & Orchestre symphonique de Montreal / Charles Dutoit (conductor) / 1988
04. Satie: Gymnopedie No.1 (Orchestrated by Claude Debussy) [2:51]
Orchestre symphonique de Montreal / Charles Dutoit (conductor) / 1989
05. Delibes: Lakme - Act 1 "Viens, Mallika, ... Dome epais" (Flower Duet) [5:05]
Joan Sutherland (Lakme) / Jane Berbie (Mallika) / Orchestre National de l'Opera de Monte-Carlo / Richard Bonynge (conductor) / 1968
06. Saint-Saens: Le Carnaval des Animaux - Le Cygne [3:17]
Jascha Silberstein (cello) / Marie Goossens (harp) / 1972
07. J.S. Bach: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645 (Arr. G. Bantock) [5:29]
New Symphony Orchestra of London / Raymond Agoult (conductor) / 1960
08. Puccini: Madama Butterfly - Act 2 "Coro a bocca chiusa" (Humming Chorus) [3:04]
Wiener Staatsopernchor / Wiener Philharmoniker / Herbert von Karajan (conductor) / 1974
09. Elgar: Variations on an Original Theme, Op.36 "Enigma" - 9. Nimrod (Adagio) [3:13]
Chicago Symphony Orchestra / Sir Georg Solti (conductor) / 1976
10. Delius: A Village Romeo and Juliet - Scene 5: The Walk to the Paradise Garden [10:11]
Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera / Sir Charles Mackerras (conductor) / 1990
11. Faure: Pavane, Op.50 (for choir and orchestra 1901) [6:43]
Chorus & Orchestre symphonique de Montreal / Charles Dutoit (conductor) / 1988
12. Franck: Panis Angelicus [4:22]
Julian Lloyd Webber (cello) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / James Judd (conductor) / 1999
13. Handel: Serse - Act 1 "Ombra mai fu" [2:32]
Anthony Way (treble) / Daniel Philips (organ) / Choir of Uppingham School / English Sinfonia / Neil Page (conductor) / 1997
14. Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending [16:02]
Iona Brown (violin) / Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) / 1972
CD4. Ultimate Classical Dreams 4::
01. J.S. Bach: Suite No.3 in D, BWV 1068 - 2. Air [5:23]
Henryk Szeryng (violin) / Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) / 1976
02. Mozart: Piano Concerto No.23 in A, K.488 - 2. Adagio [7:00]
Clifford Curzon (piano) / London Symphony Orchestra / Istvan Kertesz (conductor) / 1968
03. Rachmaninov: Symphony No.2 in E minor, Op.27 - 3. Adagio [14:21]
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra / Vladimir Ashkenazy (conductor) / 1982
04. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.8 in C minor, Op.13 "Pathetique" - 2. Adagio cantabile [4:58]
Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano) / 1981
05. Puccini: Crisantemi [7:12]
Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin / Riccardo Chailly (conductor) / 1983
06. Brahms: Violin Concerto in D, Op.77 - 2. Adagio [9:09]
Joshua Bell (violin) / The Cleveland Orchestra / Christoph von Dohnanyi (conductor) / 1996
07. Bizet: L'Arlesienne Suite No.1 - Adagietto [3:10]
Orchestre symphonique de Montreal / Charles Dutoit (conductor) / 1988
08. Bizet: Carmen Suite No.1 (Arr. Fritz Hoffmann) - Intermezzo [2:35]
Dorothy Massella (harp) / Robert Langevin (flute) / Orchestre symphonique de Montreal / Charles Dutoit (conductor) / 1988
09. Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.1 in C major, Op.15 - 2. Largo [11:04]
Radu Lupu (piano) / Israel Philharmonic Orchestra / Zubin Mehta (conductor) / 1980
10. Mozart: Horn Concerto No.4 in E flat, K.495 - 2. Romanza (Andante) [4:53]
Barry Tuckwell (horn & conductor) / English Chamber Orchestra / 1984
11. Chopin: 12 Etudes, Op.10 - No. 3 in E "Tristesse" [4:23]
Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano) / 1975
12. Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture - Love Theme [3:12]
Wiener Philharmoniker / Herbert von Karajan (conductor) / 1961
CD5. Ultimate Classical Dreams 5:
01. Wagner: Tristan und Isolde - Prelude to Act 1. Langsam und schmachtend [10:34]
Wiener Philharmoniker / Sir Georg Solti (conductor) / 1960
02. Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty, Op.66 - Act 1 8a. Pas d'action: Introduction (Andante) - Adagio ("Rose Adagio") [6:33]
National Philharmonic Orchestra / Richard Bonynge (conductor) / 1978
03. Beethoven: Violin Romance No.2 in F major, Op.50 [7:48]
Arthur Grumiaux (violin) / Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra / Bernard Haitink (conductor) / 1960
04. J.S. Bach: Concerto for 2 Violins, Strings, and Continuo in D minor, BWV 1043 - 2. Largo ma non tanto [6:40]
Jaap Schroder & Christopher Hirons (violins) / Academy of Ancient Music / Christopher Hogwood (conductor) / 1982
05. Elgar: Cello Concerto in E minor, Op.85 - 3. Adagio [5:15]
Julian Lloyd Webber (cello) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Yehudi Menuhin (conductor) / 1986
06. Liszt: Liebestraum No.3 in A flat, S.541 No.3 (Arr. by Liszt from: O lieb, so lang du lieben kannst, S.298) [3:54]
Misha Dichter (piano) / 1981
07. Debussy: Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune [10:03]
Jeffrey Khaner (flute) / The Cleveland Orchestra / Vladimir Ashkenazy (conductor) / 1987
08. Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op.16 - 2. Adagio [6:38]
Jorge Bolet (piano) / Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin / Riccardo Chailly (conductor) / 1986
09. Rachmaninov: Vocalise, Op.34, No.14 (Version Cello and Piano) [6:59]
Lynn Harrell (cello) / Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano) / 1986
10. Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis [14:33]
London Philharmonic Orchestra / Roger Norrington (conductor) / 2000
From stately string quartets to sweeping symphonies, from the icons of opera to the pioneers of impressionism, here are 5 CDs of trance-inducing classics. Includes Clair De Lune Debussy; Adagio for Strings Barber; Pavane, Op. 50 Faur+ª; Nocturne No. 2 in E Flat Chopin; Sospiri Elgar; Clarinet Concerto in A: Adagio Mozart; A Midsummer Night's Dream: No. 7 "Notturno" Mendelssohn; Concerto for Lute, 2 Violins and Continuo: No. 2 "Largo" Vivaldi; The Gadfly: No. 3 "Youth" (Romance) Shostakovich; Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo Mascagni; Meditation De Thais Massenet, plus Satie, Puccini, Franck, Rachmaninov, Bizet and more!
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