A342 Central Questions in the Study of Music
Christoph Poppen · Christopher Hogwood · Claudio Abbado · Richard Bonynge · Gustav Leonhardt · Howard Griffiths · Igor Stravinsky · James Levine · Joseph Swensen · Lamberto Gardelli
A342 Central Questions in the Study of Music (2015), CD, on The Open University. Music by Arnold Schoenberg, Olivier Messiaen, Giuseppe Verdi, Ludwig van Beethoven, performed by Christoph Poppen, Christopher Hogwood, Claudio Abbado, Richard Bonynge; 47 tracks.
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Disc 7
Fantasia on Rossini’s Barber of Seville (extract)
Sigismond Thalberg - Grande fantaisie sur le Barbier de Séville, Opéra de Rossini, op. 63
Disc 8
Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 "Pastoral": I. Allegro ma non troppo
Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastorale”
Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 "Pastoral": II. Andante molto mosso
Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastorale”
Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 "Pastoral": III. Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastorale”
Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 "Pastoral": IV. Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastorale”
Disc 9
Disc 10
Attila: ‘E gettata la mia sorte’
Giuseppe Verdi - Attila: Atto II. N°10 “È gettata la mia sorte” (Ezio)
Lamberto Gardelli, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sherrill Milnes
La Cenerentola: 'Non piu mesta'
Gioachino Rossini - La Cenerentola: Atto II, scena 3. Finale II, coro e scena “Della Fortuna instabile” … “Nacqui all’affanno” … “Non più mesta” (Coro, Cenerentola, Ramiro, Dandini, Alidoro, Clorinda, Tisbe, Magnifico)
Il barbiere di Siviglia: ‘Cessa di piu resistere’
Gioachino Rossini - Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto II, No. 18. Aria “Cessa di più resistere” (Conte, Coro)
Vincenzo Bellini - Norma: Atto I, scena 1. Scena e cavatina “Casta diva, che inargenti” (Norma, coro)
Richard Bonynge, Welsh National Opera, Welsh National Opera Chorus
Gaetano Donizetti - Anna Bolena: Atto II, Scena 3. “Piangete voi?” (Anna, Coro)
Nicola Rescigno, Philharmonia Orchestra, Philharmonia Chorus
Rigoletto: Quartet ‘Bella figlia’
Giuseppe Verdi - Rigoletto: Atto III. N°12 Quartetto "Bella figlia dell'amore" (Duca, Maddalena, Gilda, Rigoletto)
Tullio Serafin, Orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Adriana Lazzarini
Il Trovatore: ‘Di quella pira’
Giuseppe Verdi - Il trovatore: Atto III, scena 2. “Di quella pira l’orrendo foco” (Manrico, Leonora, Ruiz, armed men)
Richard Bonynge, National Philharmonic Orchestra, Graham Clark
Disc 11
Quartet for the End of Time: II. Vocalise, pour l'Ange qui annonce la Fin du Temps
Quartet for the End of Time: V. Louange à l'Éternité de Jésus
Quartet for the End of Time: VI. Danse de la fureur, pour les sept trompettes
Quartet for the End of Time: VII. Fouillis d'arcs-en-ciel, pour l'Ange qui annonce la Fin du Temps
Quartet for the End of Time: VIII. Louange à l'Immortalité de Jésus