Classical Collection: The Essential Romantics

Classical Collection: The Essential Romantics

Classical Collection: The Essential Romantics

1 Prelude to Act 4 (Morning mood)
04:15 San Francisco Symphony, Edo de Waart
Orchestra: San Francisco Symphony - Conductor: Edo de Waart - Composer: Edvard Grieg
2 3. Clair de lune [Suite bergamasque, L.75]
05:08 Alexis Weissenberg
Piano: Alexis Weissenberg - Producer: Hanno Rinke - Recording Producer: Werner Mayer - Balance Engineer: Klaus Scheibe - Recording Engineer: Volker Martin - Editor: Jürgen Bulgrin - Editor: Reinhild Schmidt - Editor: Jobst Eberhardt - Editor: Klaus Behrens - Composer: Claude Debussy
3 3. The Flight Of The Bumble-Bee
01:16 Philharmonia Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy
Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra - Conductor: Vladimir Ashkenazy - Composer: Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov - Balance Engineer: John Dunkerley - Producer: Andrew Cornall
4 1. Scene - Swan Theme
03:10 Berliner Philharmoniker, Mstislav Rostropovich
Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker - Producer: Cord Garben - Conductor: Mstislav Rostropovich - Balance Engineer: Wolfgang Mitlehner - Recording Engineer: Volker Martin - Recording Engineer: Rainer Hoepfner - Editor: Jobst Eberhardt - Composer: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
5 Nessun dorma!
02:57 Luciano Pavarotti, John Alldis Choir, Wandsworth School Boys Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta
Tenor: Luciano Pavarotti - Chorus: John Alldis Choir - Choir: Wandsworth School Boys Choir - Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra - Conductor: Zubin Mehta - Producer: Ray Minshull - Assistant Producer: Michael Woolcock - Balance Engineer: James Lock - Balance Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson - Recording Producer: Ray Minshull - Composer: Giacomo Puccini
6 Liebestraum No.3
04:54 Jorge Bolet
Piano: Jorge Bolet - Composer: Franz Liszt - Producer: Peter Wadland - Balance Engineer: John Dunkerley
7 "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle" (Havanaise) [Carmen / Act 1]
04:10 Marilyn Horne, Wiener Opernchor, Wiener Opernorchester, Henry Lewis
Recording Producer: Christopher Raeburn - Mezzo-Soprano: Marilyn Horne - Balance Engineer: James Lock - Chorus: Wiener Opernchor - Orchestra: Wiener Opernorchester - Conductor: Henry Lewis - Composer: Georges Bizet
8 1. Allegro non troppo [Symphony No.4 in E minor, Op.98]
12:29 Wiener Philharmoniker, István Kertész
Orchestra: Wiener Philharmoniker - Conductor: István Kertész - Composer: Johannes Brahms - Producer: Christopher Raeburn - Balance Engineer: James Lock
9 Nocturne No.2 in E flat, Op.9 No.2
03:59 Vladimir Ashkenazy
Recording Producer: James Walker - Piano: Vladimir Ashkenazy - Recording Engineer: Simon Eadon - Composer: Frédéric Chopin
10 Pavane, Op.50
08:17 London Philharmonic Orchestra, Bernard Herrmann
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra - Conductor: Bernard Herrmann - Composer: Gabriel Fauré - Balance Engineer: Arthur Lilley - Assistant Producer: Gavin Barrett - Engineer: Arthur Bannister - Engineer: Iain Churches
11 An der schönen blauen Donau, Op. 314
07:57 Chor der Wiener Staatsoper, Wiener Philharmoniker, Willi Boskovsky
Choir: Chor der Wiener Staatsoper - Orchestra: Wiener Philharmoniker - Conductor: Willi Boskovsky - Composer: Johann Strauss II - Producer: Christopher Raeburn - Balance Engineer: Gordon Parry
12 Prelude (Opening to "2001")
02:02 Los Angeles Philharmonic, Zubin Mehta
Orchestra: Los Angeles Philharmonic - Conductor: Zubin Mehta - Composer: Richard Strauss - Producer: Ray Minshull - Balance Engineer: Simon Eadon - Balance Engineer: James Lock - Engineer: Michael Mailes
13 1. Allegro ma non tanto
17:47 Tamás Vásáry, London Symphony Orchestra, Yuri Ahronovitch
Producer: Cord Garben - Piano: Tamás Vásáry - Balance Engineer: Heinz Wildhagen - Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra - Recording Engineer: Joachim Niss - Conductor: Yuri Ahronovitch - Editor: Cord Garben - Editor: Jürgen Bulgrin - Composer: Sergey Vasil'yevich Rachmaninov
14 The Ride Of The Valkyries
05:09 London Symphony Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra - Conductor: Leopold Stokowski - Composer/Author: Richard Wagner - Producer: Tony D'Amato - Balance Engineer: Arthur Lilley
15 2. Adagio un poco mosso
08:50 Friedrich Gulda, Wiener Philharmoniker, Horst Stein
Recording Producer: David Harvey - Piano: Friedrich Gulda - Recording Engineer: Gordon Parry - Orchestra: Wiener Philharmoniker - Conductor: Horst Stein - Recording Engineer: James Lock - Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
16 Pavane Pour Une Infante Defunte, M.19 (Arr. for Oboe & Orchestra)
05:55 Albrecht Mayer, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Mathias Mönius
Oboe: Albrecht Mayer - Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields - Conductor: Mathias Mönius - Recording Producer: Dominic Fyfe - Recording Engineer: Philip Siney - Composer: Maurice Ravel
17 9. Nimrod (Adagio) [Variations On An Original Theme, Op.36 "Enigma"]
03:58 Philharmonia Orchestra, Giuseppe Sinopoli
Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra - Conductor: Giuseppe Sinopoli - Producer: Wolfgang Stengel - Producer: Gunter Breest - Composer: Edward Elgar - Balance Engineer: Klaus Hiemann
18 Rhapsody In Blue
13:51 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, André Previn
Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra - Recording Producer: Wilhelm Hellweg - Conductor: André Previn - Recording Engineer: Onno Scholze - Recording Engineer: John Newton - Composer: George Gershwin
19 Va pensiero, sull'ali dorate [Nabucco / Act 3]
04:58 Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Giuseppe Sinopoli, Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin
Producer: Dr. Hans Hirsch - Orchestra: Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin - Conductor: Giuseppe Sinopoli - Recording Producer: Wolfgang Stengel - Chorus: Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin - Production Coordinator: Renate Kupfer - Production Coordinator: Hanno Rinke - Balance Engineer: Klaus Hiemann - Recording Engineer: Christopher Alder - Recording Engineer: Jürgen Bulgrin - Editor: Christopher Alder - Chorus Master: Walter Hagen-Groll - Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
20 No. 13 Waltz Of The Flowers [The Nutcracker, Op.71 / Act 2]
06:58 Boston Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa
Orchestra: Boston Symphony Orchestra - Conductor: Seiji Ozawa - Producer: Alison Ames - Recording Producer: Christian Gansch - Balance Engineer: Hans-Peter Schweigmann - Recording Engineer: Klaus Behrens - Editor: Mark Buecker - Composer: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
21 1. Adagio - Moderato [Cello Concerto in E minor, Op.85]
08:17 Julian Lloyd Webber, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Yehudi Menuhin
Cello: Julian Lloyd Webber - Recording Producer: Wilhelm Hellweg - Recording Engineer: Roger de Schot - Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Recording Engineer: Erdo Groot - Conductor: Yehudi Menuhin - Composer: Edward Elgar
22 Vocalise, Op.34, No.14
05:58 Vladimir Ashkenazy
Recording Producer: Andrew Cornall - Piano: Vladimir Ashkenazy - Balance Engineer: Philip Siney - Composer: Sergey Vasil'yevich Rachmaninov
23 Méditation [Thaïs / Act 2]
05:14 Joshua Bell, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Litton
Violin: Joshua Bell - Producer: Paul Myers - Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Conductor: Andrew Litton - Composer: Jules Massenet - Balance Engineer: Colin Moorfoot
24 Boléro, M.81
15:03 Boston Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa
Orchestra: Boston Symphony Orchestra - Producer: Thomas Mowrey - Conductor: Seiji Ozawa - Recording Producer: Thomas Mowrey - Production Coordinator: Franz Christian Wulff - Balance Engineer: Joachim Niss - Balance Engineer: Gernot Westhaeuser - Composer: Maurice Ravel
25 Panis Angelicus
04:06 José Carreras, Wiener Symphoniker, Uwe Christian Harrer, Michael G. Gormley
Tenor: José Carreras - Orchestra: Wiener Symphoniker - Conductor: Uwe Christian Harrer - Organ: Michael G. Gormley - Composer: César Franck
26 Libiamo ne'lieti calici
02:56 Ileana Cotrubas, Plácido Domingo, Chor der Bayerischen Staatsoper München, Bavarian State Orchestra, Carlos Kleiber
Producer: Dr. Hans Hirsch - Soprano: Ileana Cotrubas - Production Coordinator: Helen Kuzaj - Tenor: Plácido Domingo - Chorus: Chor der Bayerischen Staatsoper München - Recording Producer: Hans Weber - Orchestra: Bavarian State Orchestra - Recording Engineer: Klaus Behrens - Conductor: Carlos Kleiber - Recording Engineer: Wolf-Dieter Karwatky - Balance Engineer: Klaus Scheibe - Chorus Master: Wolfgang Baumgart - Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
27 No.5 Alla marcia In G Minor [10 Preludes, Op.23]
03:40 Sviatoslav Richter
Recording Producer: Hans Weber - Piano: Sviatoslav Richter - Balance Engineer: Heinz Wildhagen - Editor: Helmut Najda
28 Sabre Dance [Gayaneh]
02:10 Valery Gergiev, Kirov Orchestra, St Petersburg
Conductor: Valery Gergiev - Orchestra: Kirov Orchestra, St Petersburg - Composer: Aram Khachaturian
29 1. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso - Allegro con spirito [Piano Concerto No.1 In B Flat Minor, Op.23]
21:08 Martha Argerich, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Dutoit
Piano: Martha Argerich - Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Conductor: Charles Dutoit - Producer: Karl Faust - Recording Producer: Rainer Brock - Balance Engineer: Heinz Wildhagen - Recording Engineer: Joachim Niss - Composer: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
30 Un bel dì vedremo
04:33 Mirella Freni, Wiener Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Producer: Christopher Raeburn - Soprano: Mirella Freni - Producer: Michael Woolcock - Orchestra: Wiener Philharmoniker - Recording Engineer: Gordon Parry - Conductor: Herbert von Karajan - Recording Engineer: James Lock - Recording Engineer: Jack Law - Composer: Giacomo Puccini
31 2. Largo [Symphony No.9 in E minor, Op.95 "From the New World"]
11:48 The Cleveland Orchestra, Christoph von Dohnányi
Orchestra: The Cleveland Orchestra - Conductor: Christoph von Dohnányi - Composer: Antonín Dvorák - Producer: Paul Myers - Balance Engineer: Colin Moorfoot
32 4. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
07:15 London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra - Conductor: Sir Georg Solti - Composer: Gustav Holst - Producer: James Mallinson - Balance Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson - Recording Engineer: Andrew Pinder
33 Ave Maria, "Ellens Gesang III", D839
05:41 Elly Ameling, Dalton Baldwin
Soprano: Elly Ameling - Piano: Dalton Baldwin - Composer: Franz Schubert
34 No. 2 Prelude in C Sharp Minor [5 Morceaux de Fantaisie, Op. 3]
04:30 Vladimir Ashkenazy
Producer: James Walker - Piano: Vladimir Ashkenazy - Balance Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson - Balance Engineer: John Dunkerley - Composer: Sergey Vasil'yevich Rachmaninov
35 Hungarian Rhapsody No.2 In C-Sharp Minor, S.244/2
12:12 Wiener Philharmoniker, Giuseppe Sinopoli
Producer: Werner Mayer - Orchestra: Wiener Philharmoniker - Conductor: Giuseppe Sinopoli - Composer: Franz Liszt - Balance Engineer: Ulrich Vette
36 "Vissi d'arte, vissi d'amore"
03:20 Kiri Te Kanawa, National Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti
Recording Producer: Christopher Raeburn - Soprano: Kiri Te Kanawa - Assistant Producer: Andrew Cornall - Orchestra: National Philharmonic Orchestra - Recording Engineer: James Lock - Conductor: Sir Georg Solti - Recording Engineer: John Dunkerley - Recording Engineer: John Pellowe - Composer: Giacomo Puccini
37 7. Träumerei
02:26 Wilhelm Kempff
Producer: Dr. Rudolf Werner - Piano: Wilhelm Kempff - Recording Producer: Cord Garben - Balance Engineer: Klaus Scheibe - Recording Engineer: Helmut Najda - Editor: Hans-Rudolf Müller - Editor: Volker Martin - Editor: Gernot Westhaeuser - Editor: Jobst Eberhardt - Composer: Robert Schumann
38 2. Adagio
11:28 Pepe Romero, Christine Pendrill, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner
Guitar: Pepe Romero - Cor Anglais: Christine Pendrill - Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields - Conductor: Sir Neville Marriner - Recording Producer: Wilhelm Hellweg - Recording Engineer: Onno Scholze - Composer: Joaquín Rodrigo
39 In The Hall Of The Mountain King
02:25 San Francisco Symphony, San Francisco Symphony Chorus, Edo de Waart
Orchestra: San Francisco Symphony - Chorus: San Francisco Symphony Chorus - Conductor: Edo de Waart - Composer: Edvard Grieg
40 Waltz No.1 in E flat, Op.18 -"Grande valse brillante"
04:55 Vladimir Ashkenazy
Piano: Vladimir Ashkenazy - Recording Producer: James Walker - Recording Engineer: John Dunkerley - Composer: Frédéric Chopin
41 1. Langsam. Schleppend
15:45 Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti
Orchestra: Chicago Symphony Orchestra - Recording Producer: James Mallinson - Recording Engineer: James Lock - Conductor: Sir Georg Solti - Composer: Gustav Mahler
42 No.2 in E minor (Allegretto scherzando) [8 Slavonic Dances, Op.46]
04:45 Budapest Festival Orchestra, Iván Fischer
Orchestra: Budapest Festival Orchestra - Conductor: Iván Fischer - Composer: Antonín Dvorák
43 Hungarian Dance No.5 in G minor
02:12 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Walter Weller
Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Conductor: Walter Weller - Composer: Johannes Brahms - Producer: Michael Haas - Balance Engineer: Simon Eadon
44 Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia [Spartacus]
08:51 Kirov Orchestra, St Petersburg, Valery Gergiev
Orchestra: Kirov Orchestra, St Petersburg - Conductor: Valery Gergiev - Composer: Aram Khachaturian
45 Finlandia, Op.26
08:01 Philharmonia Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy
Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra - Conductor: Vladimir Ashkenazy - Composer: Jean Sibelius - Producer: Andrew Cornall - Balance Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson
46 Rhapsody In G Minor, Op.79, No.2
06:25 Martha Argerich
Recording Producer: Karl-Heinz Schneider - Piano: Martha Argerich - Balance Engineer: Heinz Wildhagen - Editor: Helmut Najda - Composer: Johannes Brahms
47 "Che gelida manina"
04:38 Luciano Pavarotti, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Tenor: Luciano Pavarotti - Producer: Ray Minshull - Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker - Producer: James Mallinson - Conductor: Herbert von Karajan - Recording Engineer: Gordon Parry - Recording Engineer: James Lock - Recording Engineer: Colin Moorfoot - Composer: Giacomo Puccini
48 Ouverture solennelle "1812," Op.49
14:49 Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, University Of Minnesota Brass Band
Orchestra: Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra - Ensemble: University Of Minnesota Brass Band - Conductor: Antal Doráti - Engineer: C. Robert Fine - Composer: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
49 2. Allegretto
08:42 Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra: Wiener Philharmoniker - Conductor: Herbert von Karajan - Recording Producer: John Culshaw - Balance Engineer: James Brown - Recording Producer: Ray Minshull - Balance Engineer: Gordon Parry - Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
50 2b. Maestoso - Più allegro - Molto allegro
07:44 Peter Hurford, Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Charles Dutoit
Organ: Peter Hurford - Orchestra: Orchestre symphonique de Montréal - Conductor: Charles Dutoit - Producer: Ray Minshull - Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns - Balance Engineer: James Lock
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