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A Bouquet of Classics

Riccardo Muti · Thomas Beecham · Andrei Gavrilov · David Oistrakh · Efrem Kurtz · Igor Oistrakh · John Barbirolli · Yehudi Menuhin · André Previn · Jean Martinon

EMI Classics1992Cat. RCZE 676725h 59m40 tracks

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Tracklist

Disc 1

01

The Barber of Seville (Overture)

Gioachino Rossini - Il barbiere di Siviglia: Sinfonia

Malcolm Sargent, Vienna Philharmonic

7:35

02

Prelude to Act 1 from Carmen

Georges Bizet - Carmen : Prélude

Thomas Beecham, Orchestre National de France

3:33

03

Symphony no. 4 in A, op. 90 (”Italian”): I. Allegro vivace

Felix Mendelssohn - Symphony no. 4 in A major, op. 90 “Italian”

Riccardo Muti, Philharmonia Orchestra

10:43

04

Symphony no. 4 in A, op. 90 (”Italian”): II. Andante con moto

Felix Mendelssohn - Symphony no. 4 in A major, op. 90 “Italian”

Riccardo Muti, Philharmonia Orchestra

6:28

05

Symphony no. 4 in A, op. 90 (”Italian”): III. Con moto moderato

Felix Mendelssohn - Symphony no. 4 in A major, op. 90 “Italian”

Riccardo Muti, Philharmonia Orchestra

6:16

06

Symphony no. 4 in A, op. 90 (”Italian”): IV. Saltarello (Presto)

Felix Mendelssohn - Symphony no. 4 in A major, op. 90 “Italian”

Riccardo Muti, Philharmonia Orchestra

5:37

07

Hungarian March from The Damnation of Faust

Hector Berlioz - La Damnation de Faust : Première Partie : Scène 3. Marche Hongroise (Orchestre)

John Barbirolli, The Hallé

4:41

08

Scherzo Capriccioso, op. 66

Antonín Dvořák - Scherzo capriccioso, op. 66, B. 131

John Barbirolli, The Hallé

12:15

09

Capriccio Italien, op. 45

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Capriccio italien, op. 45

Paul Kletzki, Philharmonia Orchestra

14:20

Disc 2

01

Sinfonia Concertante in E-flat, K. 364: I. Allegro maestoso

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Sinfonia concertante for Violin, Viola and Orchestra in E-flat major, K. 364/320d

David Oistrakh, Igor Oistrakh, Berlin Philharmonic

13:26

02

Sinfonia Concertante in E-flat, K. 364: II. Andante

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Sinfonia concertante for Violin, Viola and Orchestra in E-flat major, K. 364/320d

David Oistrakh, Igor Oistrakh, Berlin Philharmonic

11:57

03

Sinfonia Concertante in E-flat, K. 364: III. Presto

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Sinfonia concertante for Violin, Viola and Orchestra in E-flat major, K. 364/320d

David Oistrakh, Igor Oistrakh, Berlin Philharmonic

6:11

04

Prelude a l’apres-midi d’un faune

Claude Debussy - Prélude à l’après‐midi d’un faune, L. 86, CD 87

André Previn, London Symphony Orchestra

10:22

05

Maurice Ravel - Boléro

Jean Martinon, Orchestre de Paris

15:03

06

Romeo and Juliet (Fantasy overture)

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture, TH 42, ČW 39

André Previn, London Symphony Orchestra

20:36

Disc 3

01

Scheherazade, op. 35: The Sea and Sinbad’s Ship

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov - Scheherazade, op. 35

Thomas Beecham, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Steven Staryk

10:04

02

Scheherazade, op. 35: The Story of the Kalender Prince

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov - Scheherazade, op. 35

Thomas Beecham, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Steven Staryk

12:02

03

Scheherazade, op. 35: The Young Prince and the Young Princess

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov - Scheherazade, op. 35

Thomas Beecham, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Steven Staryk

10:43

04

Scheherazade, op. 35: The Festival of Bagdad - The Sea - The Ship Goes to Pieces on a Rock surmounted by a Bronze Warrior

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov - Scheherazade, op. 35

Thomas Beecham, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Steven Staryk

12:56

05

Meditation from Thais

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

Lorin Maazel, Philharmonia Orchestra

5:03

06

Love Scene from Romeo and Juliet, op. 17

Hector Berlioz - Roméo et Juliette, op. 17 : Deuxième partie: Nº 3. Scène d'amour: Nuit sereine - Le Jardin de Capulet, silencieux et désert « Ohé ! Capulets, bonsoir ! » - Les jeunes Capulets sortant de la fête, passent en chantant des réminiscences de la musique du bal

Riccardo Muti, Philadelphia Orchestra

15:20

07

Symphony no. 5 in C-sharp minor: Adagietto

Gustav Mahler - Symphony no. 5

John Barbirolli, Philharmonia Orchestra

9:51

Disc 4

01

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

Jean-Pierre Jacquillat, Orchestre de Paris

6:22

02

Karelia Suite: Alla Marcia, op. 11 no. 3

Jean Sibelius - Karelia-sarja, op. 11

Thomas Beecham, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

4:35

03

Flower Duet (Viens Malika) from Lakmé

Léo Delibes - Lakmé : Acte I. No. 2 Duetto « Viens, Mallika, les lianes en fleurs » … « Dôme épais le jasmin » (Lakmé, Mallika)

5:56

04

Troika from Leiutenant Kijé

Sergei Prokofiev - Lieutenant Kijé Suite, op. 60

Klaus Tennstedt

2:55

06

Quartet no. 2 in D: Nocturne

Alexander Borodin - String Quartet no. 2 in D major

Kenneth Sillito, Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

7:42

07

Sei Nicht Bös from Der Obersteiger

Carl Zeller - Der Obersteiger: Akt II. "Sei nicht bös" (Martin)

Otto Ackermann, Philharmonia Orchestra

4:18

08

Pavane pour une infante défunte

Maurice Ravel - Pavane pour une infante défunte

Jean Martinon, Orchestre de Paris

6:39

09

Vltava (Die Moldau) from Má Vlast

Bedřich Smetana - Má vlast, JB 1:112

Malcolm Sargent, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

11:54

10

Prelude to Act I from La Traviata

Giuseppe Verdi - La traviata: Preludio

Tullio Serafin, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

4:44

11

Prelude to Act III from La Traviata

Giuseppe Verdi - La traviata: Atto III. Preludio

Tullio Serafin, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

5:05

Disc 5

01

Emmanuel Chabrier - España

Riccardo Muti, Philadelphia Orchestra

6:07

02

Violin Concerto in E minor, op. 64: I. Allegro

Felix Mendelssohn - Violinkonzert in e-Moll, op. 64

Efrem Kurtz, Yehudi Menuhin, Philharmonia Orchestra

12:20

03

Violin Concerto in E minor, op. 64: II. Andante

Felix Mendelssohn - Violinkonzert in e-Moll, op. 64

Efrem Kurtz, Yehudi Menuhin, Philharmonia Orchestra

7:54

04

Violin Concerto in E minor, op. 64: III. Allegretto non troppo - Allegro molto vivace

Felix Mendelssohn - Violinkonzert in e-Moll, op. 64

Efrem Kurtz, Yehudi Menuhin, Philharmonia Orchestra

6:28

05

Pantomime from Zemire et Azor

André Grétry - Zémire et Azor

4:10

06

Piano Concerto no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo a molto maestoso

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

Andrei Gavrilov, Riccardo Muti, Philharmonia Orchestra

22:33

07

Piano Concerto no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: II. Andantino semplica

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

Andrei Gavrilov, Riccardo Muti, Philharmonia Orchestra

8:11

08

Piano Concerto no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: III. Allegro con fuoco

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

Andrei Gavrilov, Riccardo Muti, Philharmonia Orchestra

6:47