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The Essential Classics

Kurt Masur · Alfred Scholz · Geoffrey Simon · Kurt Redel · Mark Ermler · Christopher Warren-Green · Edward Downes · Frank Shipway · Günter Kehr · Hans Reinhardt

Star Direct1991Cat. SCD 004Known duration: 2h 28m (37 of 37 shown tracks)37 tracks

The Essential Classics (1991), Format unverified, on Star Direct. Music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven, Frédéric Chopin, performed by Kurt Masur, Alfred Scholz, Geoffrey Simon, Kurt Redel; 37 tracks.

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Composers

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky6 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart6 Ludwig van Beethoven4 Frédéric Chopin3 Johann Sebastian Bach3 Antonio Vivaldi2 Claude Debussy2 Gustav Holst2 Alexander Scriabin1 Antonín Dvořák1 Edvard Grieg1 Edward Elgar1 Franz Schubert1 George Frideric Handel1 Giuseppe Verdi1 Johann Strauss II1 Robert Schumann1

Tracklist

Disc 1

01

Jupiter (From The Planet Suite)

Gustav Holst - The Planets, op. 32

Geoffrey Simon, London Symphony Orchestra

1:53

02

Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525: Allegro

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“

Alfred Scholz, Günter Kehr, Camerata Labacensis

6:31

04

Hallelujah Chorus (From Messiah)

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

3:38

05

Air on a 'G' String

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

Hans Reinhardt, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

3:17

07

Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto in G minor, op. 8 no. 2, RV 315 “L’estate”

Jean-François Paillard, Jean-Francois Paillard Chamber Orchestra

2:53

08

Moonlight Sonata, Op. 27 No. 2: I. Adagio sostenuto

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”

5:31

10

Sugar Plum Fairy (Coda & Pas De Deux)

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy

Mark Ermler, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

2:17

11

Claude Debussy - Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82

5:10

12

The Marriage of Figaro (Overture)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Sinfonia

Alfred Scholz, Hamburger Symphoniker

4:18

13

Kinderszenen, Op. 15 No. 7: Träumerei

Robert Schumann - Kinderszenen, op. 15: No. 7. Träumerei

2:48

16

Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23

Kurt Masur, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

7:14

Disc 2

01

Symphony No. 5, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio

Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67

7:18

02

Piano Concerto No. 9 (Allegro)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Concerto for Piano no. 9 in E-flat major, K. 271 “Jenamy”

3:36

05

The Girl With Flaxen Hair

Claude Debussy - Préludes, Livre I, L. 117, CD 125

3:01

07

Rondo All Turca

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Sonata for Piano no. 11 in A major, K. 300i/331 “Alla Turca”

Sylvia Čápová-Vizváry

3:31

10

Sleeping Beauty (Waltz)

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Sleeping Beauty, op. 66a

The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra

4:30

11

Solitary Traveller (Lyric Pieces Op 43 No. 2)

Edvard Grieg - Lyriske stykker, hefte III, op. 43: No. 2: Ensom vandrer

2:23

12

Rigoletto ('Questa O Quella')

Giuseppe Verdi - Rigoletto: Atto I, scena 1. N°2 Ballata “Questa o quella” (Duca)

1:51

13

Frédéric Chopin - Fantaisie in F minor, op. 49

Dubravka Tomšič Srebotnjak

2:08

15

Violin Concerto In E Major

Johann Sebastian Bach - Konzert für Violine und Orchester E-Dur, BWV 1042

Kurt Masur, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

3:02

Disc 3

01

Spring (From Four Seasons)

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

Drottningholms Barockensemble

3:13

02

Cello Concerto (Excerpt)

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

Edward Downes, BBC Philharmonic, Alexander Baillie

4:41

04

Symphony No. 9, Op. 125 "Choral"

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

Kurt Masur, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Edda Moser

2:44

11

Capriccio Italien

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Capriccio italien, op. 45

London Symphony Orchestra

4:28

13

Etude in C-sharp minor, Op. 2 No. 1

Alexander Scriabin - 3 Pieces, op. 2: No. 1. Étude in C‐sharp minor

3:00

14

Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K. 467

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

Kurt Redel, Camerata Labacensis, Leonard Hokanson

3:00

16

Final Waltz Apotheosis (Swan Lake)

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Swan Lake, op. 20

Mark Ermler, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

5:11

Disc 4

02

Largo (From 'New World Symphony')

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

Christopher Warren-Green

4:20

05

Accelerations Waltz

Johann Strauss II - Accelerationen, op. 234

Alfred Scholz, Symphony Orchestra of the Volksoper Vienna

9:02

06

Ludwig van Beethoven - Bagatelle for Piano in A minor, WoO 59 “Für Elise”: Poco moto

Christiane Jaccottet, Dubravka Tomšič Srebotnjak, Sylvia Čápová-Vizváry

2:57

07

Impromptu Op 29

Frédéric Chopin - Impromptu no. 1 in A‐flat major, op. 29: Allegro assai

Dubravka Tomšič Srebotnjak

3:58

08

Etude in G Flat Op 10 No. 5

Frédéric Chopin - Étude in G‐flat major, op. 10 no. 5 “Black Keys”: Vivace

1:49

09

The Planets: Mars, the Bringer of War

Gustav Holst - The Planets, op. 32

3:25

10

Brandenburg Concerto No. 4, BWV 1049: I. Allegro

Johann Sebastian Bach - Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 4 G-Dur, BWV 1049

7:58

13

Horn Concerto No. 4 in E-flat major, K. 495

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Concerto for Horn no. 4 in E-flat major, K. 495

Nicolas Flagello

3:36

14

Moment Musical No. 3 In F Minor

Franz Schubert - 6 Moments musicaux for Piano, op. 94, D. 780: No. 3 in F minor. Allegro moderato

1:47

16

1812 (Overture)

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Year 1812, Festival Overture in E-flat major, op. 49

Kurt Masur, Leipziger Sinfonie-Orchester

6:52