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The no. 1 Classical Album

István Kertész · Richard Bonynge · Georg Solti · Bernard Herrmann · Karl Münchinger · Piero Gamba · Willi Boskovsky · Zubin Mehta · Alberto Erede · Alexander Gibson

Decca ClassicsCat. 444 902-22h 6m39 tracks

The no. 1 Classical Album, CD, on Decca Classics. Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Giacomo Puccini, Giuseppe Verdi, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, performed by István Kertész, Richard Bonynge, Georg Solti, Bernard Herrmann; 39 tracks.

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Tracklist

Disc 1

01

La Rejouissance

George Frideric Handel - Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351

Karl Münchinger, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra

1:21

02

Che farò senza Eurydice?

Christoph Willibald von Gluck - Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Atto III. Aria “Che farò senza Euridice?” (Orfeo)

Alexander Gibson, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Teresa Berganza

3:52

03

Eine kleine Nachtmusik: Allegro

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

Willi Boskovsky

5:38

04

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Requiem in D minor, K. 626

István Kertész, Wilhelm Pitz, Vienna Philharmonic

1:49

05

La donna è mobile

Giuseppe Verdi - Rigoletto: Atto III. “La donna è mobile” (Duca)

Richard Bonynge, London Symphony Orchestra, Luciano Pavarotti

2:24

06

The Swan's Dance. Allegro moderato

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Swan Lake, op. 20: Act II, no. 13: Danses des cygnes

Richard Bonynge, National Philharmonic Orchestra

1:32

08

“The New World” Symphony no. 9: Largo

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

István Kertész, London Symphony Orchestra

2:17

09

Soave sia il vento

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Così fan tutte: Atto I. No. 10 Terzettino “Soave sia il vento” (Fiordligi, Dorabella, Don Alfonso)

István Kertész, Brigitte Fassbaender, Lucia Popp

2:40

10

Giuseppe Verdi - Nabucco: Parte III, scena 2. Coro “Va, pensiero, sull’ali dorate” (Coro)

Lamberto Gardelli, Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor

4:46

11

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

Richard Bonynge, Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra, Jane Berbié

6:03

12

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

5:33

13

Giacomo Puccini - Madama Butterfly: Atto II. Coro a bocca chiusa

Carlo Franci, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia

3:20

14

Rondo alla Turca

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

Wilhelm Backhaus

3:13

15

The Anvil Chorus

Giuseppe Verdi - Il trovatore: Atto II, scena 1. “Vedi! Le fosche notturne” (zingari)

Alberto Erede, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

3:01

16

Giacomo Puccini - Turandot: Atto III, scena 1. Aria “Nessun dorma” (Calaf)

John Alldis, Zubin Mehta, John Alldis Choir

3:00

17

The Marriage of Figaro: Overture

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

István Kertész

4:18

18

Carl Orff - Carmina Burana: Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi

Antal Doráti, László Heltay, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

2:25

19

Toreadors: Prelude Act 1

Georges Bizet - Carmen : Prélude

Charles Munch, Philharmonia Orchestra

2:28

20

1812 Overture: Finale

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

Zubin Mehta, Los Angeles Philharmonic

3:49

Disc 2

01

Barber of Seville: Overture (excerpt)

Gioachino Rossini - Il barbiere di Siviglia: Sinfonia

Piero Gamba, London Symphony Orchestra

2:22

02

Miserere (excerpt)

Gregorio Allegri - Miserere mei, Deus

David Willcocks, Roy Goodman, Choir of King's College, Cambridge

2:21

03

Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade

Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade

Georg Solti, Chicago Symphony Orchestra

1:45

04

The Planets: Mars (excerpt)

Gustav Holst - The Planets, op. 32

2:28

05

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

Bernard Herrmann

3:15

06

Funiculi-Funicula

Luigi Denza - Funiculì, funiculà

Anton Guadagno, Luciano Pavarotti

2:48

07

Piano Concerto no. 21 (Elvira Madigan Theme): Andante

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

Uri Segal, English Chamber Orchestra, Radu Lupu

7:18

08

William Tell Overture: Finale

Gioachino Rossini - William Tell Overture: Finale, March of the Swiss Soldiers (allegro vivace)

Piero Gamba, London Symphony Orchestra

3:10

09

Spartacus: Adagio

Aram Khachaturian - Spartacus, op. 82: Act 1. 8. Aegina's variation and Bacchanalia

Aram Khachaturian, Vienna Philharmonic

3:12

10

The Sorcerer's Apprentice (excerpt)

Paul Dukas - L’Apprenti sorcier

Bernard Herrmann

4:22

11

Clarinet Concerto: Adagio (excerpt)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K. 622

Gervase de Peyer, Peter Maag, London Symphony Orchestra

2:39

12

O mio babbino caro

Giacomo Puccini - Gianni Schicchi: “O mio babbino caro” (Lauretta)

Argeo Quadri, Felicia Weathers

2:18

13

Ride of the Valkyries (excerpt)

Richard Wagner - Excerpt from Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene I, Walkürenritt

Leopold Stokowski, London Symphony Orchestra

1:27

14

Swan Lake: Act I Waltz

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Swan Lake: Act I. Waltz

Richard Bonynge, National Philharmonic Orchestra

7:00

16

Wine, Women and Song, Waltz op. 333 (excerpt)

Johann Strauss II - Wein, Weib und Gesang, op. 333

Willi Boskovsky, Vienna Philharmonic

1:08

17

Carmen: Prelude to Act 1

Georges Bizet - Carmen : Prélude

Thomas Schippers, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

3:33

18

Johann Pachelbel - Canon and Gigue in D major, P. 37, T. 337

Karl Münchinger, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra

4:38

19

Symphony no. 35 “Haffner”: Finale/Presto

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Symphony no. 35 for Orchestra in D major, K. 385 “Haffner”

István Kertész, Vienna Philharmonic

3:55

20

Pomp & Circumstance March no. 1 “Land of Hope & Glory”

Edward Elgar - Pomp and Circumstance Military Marches, op. 39: March no. 1 in D major

1:37

21

Polovtsian Dances (excerpt)

Alexander Borodin - Polovtsian Dances

Ernest Ansermet, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

2:10