200 Masterpieces: Simply Classic, Simply Essential
Charles Gerhardt · Ali Rahbari · José Luis García Asensio · Leonard Slatkin · Douglas Gamley · João Paulo Santos · René Leibowitz · Shardad Rohani · Anthony Halstead · Georges Prêtre
200 Masterpieces: Simply Classic, Simply Essential (2010), CD, on Reader’s Digest Music. Music by Antonio Vivaldi, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Franz Schubert, Giuseppe Verdi, performed by Charles Gerhardt, Ali Rahbari, José Luis García Asensio, Leonard Slatkin; 62 tracks.
Composers
Tracklist
Toccata und Fuge für Orgel in d-Moll in D minor, BWV 565
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme no. 140, BWV 645
Johann Sebastian Bach - Sechs Choräle von Verschiedener Art (Schübler-Choräle): Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645
Waltz No. 6 in D-flat major, op. 64 no. 1 "Minute Waltz"
Frédéric Chopin - Waltz no. 6 in D‐flat major, op. 64 no. 1 “Minute Waltz”
Prélude in D-flat major, op. 28 no. 15 "Raindrop": Sostenuto
Frédéric Chopin - Prélude no. 15 in D‐flat major, op. 28 “Raindrop”: Sostenuto
Slavonic Dances, op. 72: no. 2 in E minor: Allegretto grazioso
Antonín Dvořák - Slavonic Dances, op. 72: No. 2 in E minor. Allegretto grazioso
Hänsel und Gretel: Abendsegen (orchestral version)
Engelbert Humperdinck - Hänsel und Gretel: Akt II, 2. Szene. “Abends, will ich schlafen gehn” (Hänsel, Gretel)
Liebestraum As-Dur "Oh Lieb, so lang du lieben kannst", S. 541 Nr. 3
Franz Liszt - Liebesträume, S. 541: No. 3 Liebestraum As‐Dur “Oh Lieb, so lang du lieben kannst”
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in E-flat major, S.124: I. Allegro maestoso
Franz Liszt - Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in E‐flat major, S. 124
Fantasia on Hungarian Folk Melodies for piano and orchestra, S. 123
Franz Liszt - Fantasia on Hungarian Folk Melodies for piano and orchestra, S. 123
Sonata for Piano no. 11 in A major, K. 300i/331 "Alla Turca": III. Rondo alla Turca. Allegretto
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Sonata for Piano no. 11 in A major, K. 300i/331 “Alla Turca”
La Gioconda: Dance of the Hours
Amilcare Ponchielli - La Gioconda: Atto III, scena 2. Danza delle ore
Gianni Schicchi: "O mio babbino caro" (Lauretta)
Giacomo Puccini - Gianni Schicchi: “O mio babbino caro” (Lauretta)
Suor Angelica: "Senza mamma, o bimbo"
Giacomo Puccini - Suor Angelica: “Senza mamma, o bimbo, tu sei morto!” (Suor Angelica)
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto
Sergei Rachmaninoff - Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18
Piano Concerto no. 3 in D minor, op. 30: I. Allegro ma non tanto
Sergei Rachmaninoff - Piano Concerto no. 3 in D minor, op. 30
Introduction et allegro pour harpe, flûte, clarinette et quatuor
Maurice Ravel - Introduction et allegro pour harpe, flûte, clarinette et quatuor
Camille Saint-Saëns - Danse macabre, op. 40
René Leibowitz, Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire
Symphony no. 8 in B minor, D. 759 "Unfinished": I. Allegro moderato
Franz Schubert - Symphony no. 8 in B minor, D. 759 “Unfinished”
Ellens Gesang III, op. 52 no. 6, D. 839 "Ave Maria"
Franz Schubert - Ellens Gesang III, op. 52 no. 6, D. 839 “Ave Maria”
Impromptu in G-flat major, op. 90 no. 3, D. 899 no. 3. Andante
Franz Schubert - Impromptu in G‐flat major, op. 90, D. 899: No. 3. Andante
Piano Trio no. 2 in E-flat major, op. 100, D. 929: II. Andante con moto
Franz Schubert - Piano Trio no. 2 in E-flat major, op. 100, D. 929
Sinfonie Nr. 3 Es-Dur, op. 97 "Rheinische": I. Lebhaft
Robert Schumann - Sinfonie Nr. 3 Es-Dur, op. 97 “Rheinische”
Piano Concerto no. 2 in F major, op. 102: II. Andante
Dmitri Shostakovich - Piano Concerto no. 2 in F major, op. 102
The Year 1812, Festival Overture in E-flat major, op. 49
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Year 1812, Festival Overture in E-flat major, op. 49
Symphony no. 6 in B minor, op. 74 "Pathétique": IV. Finale. Adagio lamentoso
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Symphony no. 6 in B minor, op. 74 “Pathétique”
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: II. Andantino semplice
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23
Eugene Onegin, op. 24: Act II Scene I: Waltz
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Excerpt from Eugene Onegin, op. 24: Act II Scene I: Waltz
Missa da Requiem: II. Sequenza: Dies irae
Giuseppe Verdi - Messa da requiem: IIa. Dies irae: Dies irae (coro)
Rigoletto: Atto III. "La donna è mobile" (Duca)
Giuseppe Verdi - Rigoletto: Atto III. “La donna è mobile” (Duca)
La traviata: Act I. "Libiamo, ne' lieti calici"
Giuseppe Verdi - La traviata: Atto I. Brindisi “Libiamo, ne’ lieti calici” (Alfredo, Coro, Violetta)
Aida: Act II. Triumph March and Chorus, "Gloria all'Egitto"
Giuseppe Verdi - Aida: Atto II, scena 2. Gran Finale II “Gloria all’Egitto, ad Iside” (Popolo, Sacerdoti)
Charles Gerhardt, National Philharmonic Orchestra, Ambrosian Singers
Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 "L'inverno": II. Largo
Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “L’inverno”
José Luis García Asensio, Leonard Slatkin, English Chamber Orchestra
Concerto in E major, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269 "La primavera": I. Allegro
Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto in E major, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269 “La primavera”
Concerto for 2 Violins in G major, RV 516: II. Andante (molto)
Concerto in G minor, op. 8 no. 2, RV 315 "L'estate": III. Presto
Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto in G minor, op. 8 no. 2, RV 315 “L’estate”
Concerto in F major, op. 8 no. 3, RV 293 "L'autunno": I. Allegro
Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto in F major, op. 8 no. 3, RV 293 “L’autunno”
José Luis García Asensio, Leonard Slatkin, English Chamber Orchestra