The Classic Connection
Adrian Boult · José Luis García Asensio · Leonard Slatkin · René Leibowitz · Victor Desarzens · Charles Gerhardt · William Boughton · Alexander Gibson · Earl Wild · Alain Lombard
Composers
Tracklist
Disc 1
Moonlight Sonata: 1st Movement
Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”
Sleepers, Awake! (Wachet auf!) from Cantata no. 140
Johann Sebastian Bach - Kantate, BWV 140 "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme"
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik: 1st Movement
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik: 2nd Movement
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“
Disc 2
‘The Nutcracker’ Suite: Miniature Overture
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a
‘The Nutcracker’ Suite: Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a
‘The Nutcracker’ Suite: Russian Dance
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a
‘The Nutcracker’ Suite: Arabian Dance
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a
‘The Nutcracker’ Suite: Chinese Dance
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a
‘The Nutcracker’ Suite: Dance Of The Flutes
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a
‘The Nutcracker’ Suite: Waltz Of The Flowers
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Divertimento for 2 Horns & Strings in F major, K. 522 "Ein musikalischer Spaß"
Disc 3
Ride of the Valkyries from ‘Die Walküre’
Richard Wagner - Excerpt from Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene I, Walkürenritt
Disc 4
Symphony no. 9 in E minor – 2nd Movement from ‘The New World’
Antonín Dvořák - Symfonie č. 9 e moll, op. 95 „Z Nového světa“
The ‘Pastoral’ Symphony: 1st Movement
Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastorale”
Disc 5
Nessun dorma (None Shall Sleep)
Giacomo Puccini - Turandot: Atto III, scena 1. Aria “Nessun dorma” (Calaf)
Léo Delibes - Lakmé : Acte I. No. 2 Duetto « Viens, Mallika, les lianes en fleurs » … « Dôme épais le jasmin » (Lakmé, Mallika)
Ebben? Ne andrò lontana from ‘La Wally’
Alfredo Catalani - La Wally: Atto I. “Ebben? Ne andrò lontana” (Wally)
Léo Delibes - Lakmé : Acte II. No. 10 Scène & légende de la fille du Paria (Air des clochettes) « Ah !… Par les dieux inspirée » … « Où va la jeune indoue » (Lakmé, Nilakantha)
Barcarolle from ‘The Tales of Hoffmann’
Jacques Offenbach - Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Acte III. “Belle nuit, ô nuit d’amour” (Nicklausse, Giulietta)
Largo al factotum from ‘The Barber of Seville’
Gioachino Rossini - Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I, N°2. Cavatina “Largo al factotum” (Figaro)
The Four Seasons: Spring: 1st Movement
Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto in E major, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269 “La primavera”
José Luis García Asensio, Leonard Slatkin, English Chamber Orchestra
The Four Seasons: Spring: 3rd Movement
Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto in E major, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269 “La primavera”
José Luis García Asensio, Leonard Slatkin, English Chamber Orchestra
The Four Seasons: Summer: 3rd Movement
Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto in G minor, op. 8 no. 2, RV 315 “L’estate”
The Four Seasons: Autumn: 1st Movement
Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto in F major, op. 8 no. 3, RV 293 “L’autunno”
José Luis García Asensio, Leonard Slatkin, English Chamber Orchestra
The Four Seasons: Autumn: 3rd Movement
Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto in F major, op. 8 no. 3, RV 293 “L’autunno”
José Luis García Asensio, Leonard Slatkin, English Chamber Orchestra
The Four Seasons: Winter: 1st Movement
Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “L’inverno”
José Luis García Asensio, Leonard Slatkin, English Chamber Orchestra