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Essential Classics

Herbert von Karajan · Leonard Bernstein · Trevor Pinnock · Carlo Maria Giulini · Giuseppe Sinopoli · Lorin Maazel · Luis Antonio García Navarro · Neeme Järvi · Alfred Wallenstein · Eugen Jochum

Deutsche Grammophon1990Cat. 431 541-22h 24m32 tracks

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Tracklist

Disc 1

01

Also sprach Zarathustra

Richard Strauss - Also sprach Zarathustra, op. 30

Lorin Maazel, Vienna Philharmonic

2:00

02

Water Music: Alla Hornpipe

George Frideric Handel - Water Music, Suite no. 2 in D major, HWV 349: 12. Alla hornpipe

Simon Standage, Trevor Pinnock, The English Concert

4:16

03

Gabriel Fauré - Pavane in F-sharp minor, op. 50

Seiji Ozawa, Boston Symphony Orchestra

2:37

04

The Four Seasons: "Spring"

Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto in E major, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269 “La primavera”

Isaac Stern, Itzhak Perlman, Pinchas Zukerman

3:27

05

Concerto for Piano No. 21 in C major, K. 467 "Elvira Madigan": II. Andante

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Concerto for Piano no. 21 in C major, K. 467

Géza Anda, Camerata Salzburg

7:15

06

Richard Wagner - Lohengrin, WWV 75: Akt III. Vorspiel

Giuseppe Sinopoli, New York Philharmonic

3:16

07

The Tales of Hoffman

Jacques Offenbach - Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Barcarolle

Neeme Järvi, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

4:35

08

The Planets: Jupiter

Gustav Holst - The Planets, op. 32

William Steinberg, Boston Symphony Orchestra

8:01

09

Concierto de Aranjuez: II. Adagio

Joaquín Rodrigo - Concierto de Aranjuez

Luis Antonio García Navarro, Philharmonia Orchestra, Narciso Yepes

5:47

10

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus: “Hallelujah”

Trevor Pinnock, The English Concert

4:00

12

Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 "From the New World": II. Largo

Antonín Dvořák - Symfonie č. 9 e moll, op. 95 „Z Nového světa“

Lorin Maazel, Vienna Philharmonic

4:47

13

Johann Strauss II - Kaiser‐Walzer, op. 437

Herbert von Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic

3:22

14

Cello Concerto, Op. 85: I. Adagio - Moderato

Edward Elgar - Cello Concerto in E minor, op. 85

Alfred Wallenstein, Berlin Philharmonic

3:08

15

Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major: II. Air

Johann Sebastian Bach - Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068

Karl Richter, Münchener Bach-Orchester

5:45

16

Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125, "Choral": IV. Presto

Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”

Karl Böhm, Vienna Philharmonic

7:37

Disc 2

01

Carmina Burana: O Fortuna

Carl Orff - Carmina Burana: Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi

Eugen Jochum, Walter Hagen-Groll

2:36

02

Thias: Meditation

Jules Massenet - Thaïs: Acte II. Entr’acte “Méditation”

Herbert von Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic, Michel Schwalbé

3:08

03

Ride of the Varkyries

Richard Wagner - Excerpt from Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene I, Walkürenritt

Herbert von Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic

6:13

04

Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: I. Morning

Edvard Grieg - Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46

Neeme Järvi, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

4:14

05

Carmen: Prelude

Georges Bizet - Carmen : Prélude

Leonard Bernstein

2:40

06

Cannon And Gigue

Johann Pachelbel - Canon and Gigue in D major, P. 37, T. 337

Trevor Pinnock, The English Concert

5:50

07

Nabaccu: Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves

Giuseppe Verdi - Nabucco: Parte III, scena 2. Coro “Va, pensiero, sull’ali dorate” (Coro)

Giuseppe Sinopoli

4:58

08

Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini: Variation 18

Sergei Rachmaninoff - Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: Variation XVIII

Tamás Vásáry, Yuri Ahronovitch, London Symphony Orchestra

3:22

09

El Amour Brujo: Ritual Fire Dance

Manuel de Falla - El amor brujo

Luis Antonio García Navarro, London Symphony Orchestra

4:06

10

Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade

Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky - Tableaux d’une exposition: Promenade

Carlo Maria Giulini, Chicago Symphony Orchestra

1:50

11

Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo

Pietro Mascagni - Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo

Herbert von Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic

3:31

12

Karelia Suite, Op. 11: Intermezzo

Jean Sibelius - Karelia-sarja, op. 11

Okko Kamu, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra

4:04

13

The Nutcracker: Waltz of the Flowers

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a

Mstislav Rostropovich, Berlin Philharmonic

5:47

14

Symphony No. 3: IV. Fanfare For The Common Man

Aaron Copland - Fanfare for the Common Man

Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic

2:19

15

Symphony No.5: IV. Adagietto

Gustav Mahler - Symphony no. 5

Rafael Kubelík, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

9:46

16

Requium: Dies Irae

Giuseppe Verdi - Messa da requiem: IIa. Dies irae: Dies irae (coro)

Carlo Maria Giulini, Berlin Philharmonic

2:43

17

Pomp and Circumstance: March no. 1 in D major

Edward Elgar - Pomp and Circumstance Military Marches, op. 39: March no. 1 in D major

Leonard Bernstein, BBC Symphony Orchestra

6:42