VA - Best Classics Vol. 2 (6 CD) (2006)
BAND/ARTIST: VA
- Title: Best Classics Vol. 2
- Year Of Release: 2006
- Label: Alliance
- Genre: Classic
- Quality: FLAC (image+.cue,log)
- Total Time: 07:18:44
- Total Size: 1.83 GB
- WebSite: Album Preview
This is the follow up to the extremely popular album Best Classics 100. The 6 CDs are themed differently from those in the first album and cover ‘Spectacular Classics’, ‘Eternal Classics’, ‘Romantic Classics’, ‘Instrumental Classics’, ‘Nostalgic Classics’ and ‘Favourite Encores’.
Tracklist:
CD 1 – SPECTACULAR CLASSICS 72.16
BIZET
Carmen – Act I Prelude
Orchestre National de France / Seiji Ozawa (P) 1984 (2.10)
WAGNER
The Ride of the Valkyries (Die Walküre)
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra / Mariss Jansons (P) 1992 (4.44)
ORFF
O Fortuna (Carmina Burana)
Philharmonia Chorus & Orchestra / Riccardo Muti (P) 1980/1997* (2.43)
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV
The Flight of the Bumble-Bee (Tsar Saltan)
Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields / Sir Neville Marriner (P) 1987 (1.20)
MUSSORGSKY–RAVEL
Pictures at an Exhibition
The Hut on Fowl’s Legs (3.26)
The Great Gate at Kiev
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra / Mariss Jansons (P) 1989 (5.22)
GLINKA
Ruslan and Ludmilla – Overture
Bavarian State Orchestra / Wolfgang Sawallisch (P) 1988 Toshiba-EMI
Made in co-production with Bavarian Radio (5.18)
SHOSTAKOVICH
Waltz No.2 (Jazz Suite No.2)
The Philadelphia Orchestra / Mariss Jansons (P) 1997 (3.43)
RAVEL
Bolero (conclusion)
London Symphony Orchestra / André Previn (P) 1980/1992* (5.14)
VERDI
Vedi! le fosche notturne spoglie (Anvil Chorus) (Il trovatore)
Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano / Riccardo Muti (P) 1992 (2.53)
HOLST
Mars, the Bringer of War (The Planets)
Philharmonia Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (P) 1981 (7.09)
BERLIOZ
Symphonie fantastique – IV: Marche au supplice
Orchestre National de France / Leonard Bernstein (P) 1977/1987* (4.50)
ROSSINI
Guillaume Tell – Overture (conclusion)
The Philadelphia Orchestra / Riccardo Muti (P) 1985 (3.09)
KHACHATURIAN
Sabre Dance (Gayaneh)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Yuri Temirkanov (P) 1986 (2.20)
GERSHWIN
Rhapsody in Blue (jazzband version – opening) (arr. Grofé)
Wayne Marshall (piano)
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (P) 1996 (4.35)
MUSSORGSKY
Night on a Bare Mountain (arr. Bates)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Georges Prêtre (P) 1963/1988* EMI France (7.15)
STRAVINSKY
Le Sacre du printemps – Danse sacrale (L’élue)
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (P) 1989 (4.56)
CD 2 – ETERNAL CLASSICS 73.38
J. S. BACH
Brandenburg Concerto No.2 in F BWV1047 – III: Allegro Assai
Mark Bennett trumpet ∙ Kenneth Sillito violin ∙
Celia Nicklin oboe ∙ Philip Pickett recorder
Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner (P) 1987 (2.48)
VIVALDI
L’inverno (Le quattro stagioni) – II: Largo
Anne-Sophie Mutter violin
Wiener Philharmoniker / Herbert von Karajan (P) 1984 (1.58)
HANDEL
Water Music Suite No.2 in D – Alla Hornpipe
Prague Chamber Orchestra / Sir Charles Mackerras (P) 1978/1988* (3.14)
J. S. BACH
Keyboard Concerto No. 5 in F minor BWV1056 – II: Largo
Andrei Gavrilov piano
Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner (P) 1987 (3.24)
HANDEL
Music for the Royal Fireworks – La Réjouissance (Allegro)
Menuhin Festival Orchestra / Yehudi Menuhin (P) 1969/1989* (2.21)
MOZART
Serenata notturna in D K239 – I: Marcia (Maestoso)
Bath Festival Orchestra / Yehudi Menuhin (P) 1963/1990* (4.32)
BEETHOVEN
Für Elise (Bagatelle No.25)
Dame Moura Lympany piano (P) 1988 (3.17)
MOZART
Voi che sapete (Le nozze di Figaro)
Ann Murray mezzo-soprano
Wiener Philharmoniker / Riccardo Muti (P) 1987 (2.51)
BEETHOVEN
Piano Concerto No.5 in E flat ‘Emperor’ Op.73
II: Adagio un poco mosso (extract)
Walter Gieseking piano
Philharmonia Orchestra / Alceo Galliera (P) 1968/1989* (5.19)
MENDELSSOHN
Frühlingslied (Lieder ohne Wörte No.30 in A, Op.62 No.6)
Daniel Adni piano (P) 1973/1996* (2.37)
BEETHOVEN
Piano Sonata No.8 in C minor ‘Pathétique’ Op.13 – II: Adagio cantabile
Walter Gieseking piano (P) 1957/1990* (5.46)
TCHAIKOVSKY
Serenade for Strings in C Op.48 – II: Valse (Moderato)
City of London Sinfonia / Richard Hickox (P) 1992 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics (3.38)
PUCCINI
Vissi d’arte (Tosca)
Angela Gheorghiu soprano
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / Antonio Pappano
(P) 2001 Euripide Productions under exclusive licence to EMI Records Ltd (3.25)
RACHMANINOV
Prelude in C sharp minor Op.3 No.2
Dame Moura Lympany piano (P) 1988 (4.34)
JOHANN STRAUSS II
Wiener Blut Waltz, Op.354 (extract)
Wiener Johann Strauss Orchester / Willi Boskovsky (P) 1982 (5.36)
RICHARD STRAUSS
Beim Schlafengehen (Vier letzte Lieder) (conclusion)
Lucia Popp soprano
London Philharmonic Orchestra / Klaus Tennstedt (P) 1982 (4.21)
SMETANA
Vltava (Ma vlast) (extract)
Staatskapelle Dresden / Paavo Berglund (P) 1979/1995* (4.59)
TCHAIKOVSKY
Symphony No.4 in F minor Op.36 – IV: Finale (Allegro con fuoco)
The Philadelphia Orchestra / Riccardo Muti (P) 1991 (8.41)
CD 3 – ROMANTIC CLASSICS 71.39
MOZART
Serenade in G ‘Eine kleine Nachtmusik’ K525 – II: Romanze (Andante)
Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner (P) 1977/1997* (5.46)
WAGNER
Treulich geführt (Bridal Chorus) (Lohengrin)
Chorus & Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Bernard Haitink (P) 1989 (5.15)
BIZET
Carmen – Entr’acte Act III
Orchestre National de France / Seiji Ozawa (P) 1984 (2.31)
CHOPIN
Nocturne No. 2 in E flat Op.9 No.2
John Ogdon piano (P) 1969/1992* (5.14)
OFFENBACH
Barcarolle (Les Contes d’Hoffmann)
Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra / Sir Neville Marriner (P) 1987 EMI Electrola GmbH
A co-production with SDR Stuttgart (3.04)
RACHMANINOV
Vocalise
Natalie Dessay soprano
Berlin Symphony Orchestra / Michael Schønwandt (P) 1998 EMI France (5.18)
LISZT
Liebestraum No.3 in A flat
Kun Woo Paik piano (P) 1991 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics (5.31)
HOLST
Venus, the Bringer of Peace (The Planets)
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra / Sir Charles Mackerras
(P) 1989 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics (8.07)
FAURÉ
Pavane Op.50
Gareth Morris flute
New Philharmonia Orchestra / Sir David Willcocks (P) 1968/1997* (6.45)
FLOTOW
Ach so fromm (Martha)
Fritz Wunderlich tenor
Berliner Symphoniker / Berislav Klobucar (P) 1960/1986* EMI Electrola GmbH (2.48)
MENDELSSOHN
Wedding March (A Midsummer Night’s Dream)
Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra / Jeffrey Tate (P) 1991 (5.33)
GERSHWIN
Summertime (Porgy and Bess)
Kiri Te Kanawa soprano ∙ The New York Choral Artists
The New Princess Theater Orchestra / John McGlinn (P) 1987 (2.39)
FAURÉ
Berceuse (Dolly Suite Op.56)
Jean-Philippe Collard & Bruno Rigutto pianos (P) 1983 EMI France (2.34)
WAGNER
Mild und leise (Liebestod) (Tristan und Isolde)
Cheryl Studer soprano
Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks / Jeffrey Tate (P) 1989 (6.30)
STRAVINSKY
Le Oiseau de feu (conclusion)
Boston Symphony Orchestra / Seiji Ozawa (P) 1984/1995* (3.02)
CD 4 – INSTRUMENTAL CLASSICS 74.39
CHARPENTIER
Te Deum – Fanfare (arr. Defaye)
Maurice André trumpet ∙ Jane Parker-Smith organ (P) 1978/1987* (1.58)
J. S. BACH
Brandenburg Concerto No.5 in D BWV1050 – III: Allegro
Iona Brown violin ∙ William Bennett flute ∙ George Malcolm harpsichord
Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner (P) 1987 (5.12)
J. S. BACH
Italian Concerto BWV971 – I: Allegro
Richard Egarr harpsichord (P) 1997 (4.13)
VIVALDI
Guitar Concerto in D (arr. Emilio Pujol; ed. Isbin) – II: Largo
Sharon Isbin guitar
Lausanne Chamber Orchestra / Lawrence Foster (P) 1991 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics (6.04)
J. S. BACH
Cello Suite No.1 in G BWV1007 – I: Prélude
Paul Tortelier cello (P) 1961/1987* EMI France (2.30)
MOZART
Flute Concerto No.2 in D K314 – III: Rondeau (Allegro)
Ransom Wilson flute
London Symphony Orchestra / Raymond Leppard (P) 1989 Angel Records (5.31)
SAINT-SAËNS
Le Cygne (Le Carnaval des animaux)
Paul Tortelier cello ∙ Shuku Iwasaki piano (P) 1973/1988* Toshiba-EMI Ltd (2.36)
ALBÉNIZ
Sevilla (arr. Byzantine)
Julian Byzantine guitar (P) 1993 (5.18)
KREISLER
Liebesfreud
Rodney Friend violin ∙ Michael Isador piano (P) 1978/1998* (3.27)
HUMMEL
Trumpet Concerto in E flat (ed. Oubradous) – III: Rondo (Allegro molto)
Maurice André trumpet
Berliner Philharmoniker / Herbert von Karajan (P) 1974/1988 (3.37)
VIVALDI
L’estate (Le quattro stagioni) – III: Presto
Anne-Sophie Mutter violin
Wiener Philharmoniker / Herbert von Karajan (P) 1984 (2.42)
ELGAR
Cello Concerto in E minor Op.85 – I: Adagio–Moderato
Jacqueline du Pré cello
London Symphony Orchestra / Sir John Barbirolli (P) 1965/1995* (7.58)
DEBUSSY
Arabesque No.1 (trans. Henriette Renié)
Markus Klinko harp (P) 1992 EMI France (4.02)
SARASATE
Zigeunerweisen Op.20
Anne-Sophie Mutter violin
Orchestre National de France / Seiji Ozawa (P) 1985 (7.46)
MOZART
Horn Concerto No. 4 in E flat K495 – II: Romanza (Andante cantabile)
Radovan Vlatkovič horn
English Chamber Orchestra / Jeffrey Tate (P) 1987 (4.42)
TCHAIKOVSKY
Violin Concerto in D Op.35 – I: Allegro moderato (conclusion)
Ulf Hoelscher violin
New Philharmonia Orchestra / Okko Kamu (P) 1972/1990* (5.53)
CD 5 – NOSTALGIC CLASSICS 72.09
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
Clarinet Quintet in A K581 – II: Larghetto
Sabine Meyer clarinet
Members of the Vienna String Sextet (P) 1988 EMI Electrola GmbH (6.28)
SCHUMANN
Träumerei (Kinderszenen)
Dame Moura Lympany piano (P) 1988 (2.36)
LLOYD WEBBER
Pie Jesu (Requiem)
Jane Gilchrist soprano
Fergus Thirlwell boy soprano ∙ Simon Gibson organ
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra / Kirk Trevor (P) 2004 (2.47)
MOZART
Piano Concerto No.20 in D minor K466 – II: Romanze (excerpt)
Annie Fischer piano
Philharmonia Orchestra / Sir Adrian Boult (P) 1960/1990* (6.13)
CHOPIN
Berceuse in D flat Op.57
Peter Donohoe piano (P) 1993 (4.24)
MENDELSSOHN
Nocturne (A Midsummer Night’s Dream)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment / Sir Charles Mackerras
(P) 1988 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics (5.49)
ELGAR
Salut d’amour
Northern Sinfonia of England / Richard Hickox (P) 1986 (3.50)
CHOPIN
Étude in E ‘Tristesse’ Op.10 No.3
John Ogdon piano (P) 1969/1990* (4.10)
MOZART
Serenade No.10 for 13 wind instruments in B flat ‘Gran Partita’ K361
III: Adagio
Bläserensemble Sabine Meyer (P) 1992 EMI Electrola GmbH (5.24)
GRIEG
Solveig’s Song (Peer Gynt)
Lucia Popp soprano
Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner (P) 1983 (5.44)
SAINT-SAËNS
Aquarium (Le Carnaval des animaux)
Peter Katin & Philip Fowke pianos
Scottish National Orchestra / Alexander Gibson (P) 1975/1991* (2.05)
DEBUSSY
La Fille aux cheveux de lin (Préludes Book I)
Dame Moura Lympany piano (P) 1991 (2.34)
CHOPIN
Prélude No.15 in D flat ‘Raindrop’ Op.28 No.15
Dmitri Alexeev piano (P) 1986 (5.50)
SCHUBERT
Ständchen D957 No.4
Barbara Hendricks soprano ∙ Radu Lupu piano (P) 1993 EMI France (3.42)
SATIE
Gymnodédie No.1 (Lent et douloureux)
Aldo Ciccolini piano (P) 1986 EMI France (3.06 )
RAVEL
Pavane pur une infante defunte
New Philharmonia Orchestra / Lorin Maazel (P) 1972/1988* (6.20)
CD 6 – FAVOURITE ENCORES 77.14
BERNSTEIN
Candide – Overture
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / Andrew Litton
(P) 1991 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics (4.10)
MOZART
German Dance No.3 ‘Sleigh Ride’ K605 No.3
Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner (P) 1974/1997* (3.05)
BRAHMS
Waltz No.15 in A flat
Dame Moura Lympany piano (P) 1988 (1.36)
SCHUBERT
Heidenröslein D257
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau baritone (P) 1965/1988* (1.43)
BEETHOVEN
Minuet in G
Dame Moura Lympany piano (P) 1988 (2.49)
KREISLER
Liebesleid
Rodney Friend violin ∙ Michael Isador piano (P) 1978/1998* (3.38)
MOZART
Rondo alla turca (Piano Sonata No.11 in A K331)
Andrei Gavrilov piano (P) 1990 (3.25)
BIZET
L’amour est un oiseau rebelle (Habanera) (Carmen)
Maria Callas soprano ∙ Chœurs René Duclos
Orchestre du Théâtre National de l’Opéra de Paris / Georges Prêtre (P) 1964/1997* (4.19)
DVORÁK
Humoresque Op.107 No.7
Dame Moura Lympany piano (P) 1988 (3.01)
PUCCINI
Chi il bel sogno di Doretta (La rondine)
Montserrat Caballé soprano
London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Charles Mackerras (P) 1970/1995* (3.01)
CHOPIN
Waltz in C sharp minor Op.64 No.2
Dmitri Alexeev piano (P) 1985 (4.11)
TÁRREGA
Recuerdos de la Alhambra
Christopher Parkening guitar (P) 1976/2005* Angel Records (3.53)
CHOPIN
Polonaise No.6 in A flat ‘Heroic’ Op.53
Martha Argerich piano (P) 1999/1999* (6.33)
JOHANN STRAUSS II
Tritsch-Tratsch Polka Op.214
Berliner Philharmoniker / Herbert von Karajan (P) 1976/1985* (2.35)
RESPIGHI
I pini di Villa Borghese (Pini di Roma)
London Symphony Orchestra / Lamberto Gardelli (P) 1977/1996* (2.51)
PROKOFIEV
Peter and the Wolf (extract)
London Philharmonic Orchestra / Sian Edwards (P) 1990 (2.41)
OFFENBACH
Orphée aux enfers – Overture
Philharmonia Orchestra / Herbert von Karajan (P) 1959/1988* (9.35)
WAGNER
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg – Act I Prelude
Berliner Philharmoniker / Herbert von Karajan (P) 1975/2001* (9.33)
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