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A Treasury of All-Time Classics

Charles Gerhardt · Douglas Gamley · René Leibowitz · Leonard Slatkin · Eric Robinson · Adrian Boult · Alexander Gibson · Anatole Fistoulari · Arthur Bliss · James Walker

Reader’s Digest1994Cat. RDCD771-7765h 8m72 tracks
MusicBrainz

Composers

Aaron Copland1Alexandre Luigini1Alfredo Catalani1Anton Rubinstein1Antonín Dvořák1Antonio Vivaldi1Aram Khachaturian1Arthur Sullivan1Bedřich Smetana1Benjamin Britten1Camille Saint-Saëns1Carl Maria von Weber1César Franck1Charles Gounod1Christian Sinding1Claude Debussy1Edward Elgar1Edward MacDowell1Émile Waldteufel1Emmanuel Chabrier1Enrique Granados1Eric Coates1Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari1Felix Mendelssohn1Gabriel Fauré1Gabriel Pierné1Gaetano Donizetti1George Frideric Handel1Georges Bizet1Giacomo Meyerbeer1Giacomo Puccini1Giuseppe Verdi1Grigoraș Dinicu1Gustav Holst1Gustave Charpentier1Hans Christian Lumbye1Hector Berlioz1Heitor Villa-Lobos1Igor Stravinsky1Jacques Offenbach1Jean Sibelius1Johann Sebastian Bach1Johann Strauss II1Johannes Brahms1John Philip Sousa1Jules Massenet1Léo Delibes1Leonard Bernstein1Leroy Anderson1Ludwig van Beethoven1Manuel de Falla1Maurice Ravel1Mikhail Glinka1Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky1Morton Gould1Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov1Otto Nicolai1Ottorino Respighi1Pablo de Sarasate1Pietro Mascagni1Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky1Ralph Vaughan Williams1Richard Strauss1Richard Wagner1Robert Schumann1Samuel Coleridge-Taylor1Sergei Prokofiev1Sergei Rachmaninoff1Victor Herbert1Vincenzo Bellini1William Walton1Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart1

Tracklist

Disc 1

01

Overture to 'The Magic Flute'

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Die Zauberflöte: Ouvertüre

Charles Gerhardt, National Philharmonic Orchestra

6:50
04

Arrival of The Queen of Sheba from 'Solomon'

George Frideric Handel - Solomon, HWV 67: Act III. Sinfonia “The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba”

Arthur Bliss, Philharmonia Orchestra

3:17
05

Fifth Symphony - 1st Movement (excerpt)

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

René Leibowitz, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

2:48
06

Air on a G String

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

Charles Gerhardt

4:05
07

Spring from 'The Four Seasons'

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

José Luis García Asensio, Leonard Slatkin, English Chamber Orchestra

10:17
08

Una furtiva lagrima from 'L'Elisir d'amore'

Gaetano Donizetti - L’elisir d’amore: “Una furtiva lagrima”

Charles Gerhardt, National Philharmonic Orchestra

4:08
10

Casta Diva from 'Norma'

Vincenzo Bellini - Casta Diva (from Norma)

Charles Gerhardt, National Philharmonic Orchestra

3:09
12

Invitation to the Dance

Carl Maria von Weber - Aufforderung zum Tanz, op. 65

Alexander Gibson, New Symphony Orchestra

8:35
13

Barcarolle from 'The Tales of Hoffmann'

Jacques Offenbach - Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Barcarolle

René Leibowitz, Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire

4:09

Disc 2

01

Ruslan and Ludmilla Overture

Mikhail Glinka - Руслан и Людмила: Увертюра

Douglas Gamley, National Philharmonic Orchestra

5:49
02

Scherzo from 'A Midsummer Night’s Dream'

Felix Mendelssohn - Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61: 1. Scherzo. Allegro vivace

Charles Gerhardt, National Philharmonic Orchestra

4:50
04

Waltz from 'Les Patineurs'

Giacomo Meyerbeer - Les Patineurs

Anatole Fistoulari

2:53
06

Funeral March of a Marionette

Charles Gounod - Marche funèbre d’une marionnette

René Leibowitz

3:58
07

Ballet of the Sylphs from 'The Damnation of Faust'

Hector Berlioz - La Damnation de Faust : Deuxième Partie : Scène 7. Ballet des sylphes (Orchestre)

Alexander Gibson, New Symphony Orchestra

2:21
08

Dedication

Robert Schumann - Myrthen, op. 25: Nr. 1. Widmung

Douglas Gamley, RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra

2:31
09

Overture to 'The Merry Wives of Windsor'

Otto Nicolai - Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor: Ouvertüre

Symphony Orchestra of the Volksoper Vienna

8:35
10

Blue Danube Waltz

Johann Strauss II - An der schönen blauen Donau, op. 314

Charles Gerhardt, National Philharmonic Orchestra

4:50
13

Romance

Anton Rubinstein - Romance in E-flat major, op. 44 no. 1

Douglas Gamley, RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra

3:31
14

Hungarian Dance no. 5

Johannes Brahms - 21 Hungarian Dances for Orchestra, WoO 1: No. 5 in G minor (Allegro)

Eric Robinson, National Philharmonic Orchestra

2:39
15

Grand March from 'Tannhäuser'

Richard Wagner - Excerpt from Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg, WWV 70: Aufzug II, Scene IV. Festmarsch

Leonard Slatkin, National Philharmonic Orchestra

6:12

Disc 3

01

Champagne Galop

Hans Christian Lumbye - Champagne Galop, op. 14

Eric Robinson, New Symphony Orchestra

2:09
02

Skaters Waltz

Émile Waldteufel - Les Patineurs, op. 183

René Leibowitz, New Symphony Orchestra

6:51
03

Panis Angelicus

César Franck - Panis Angelicus

René Leibowitz, New Symphony Orchestra

4:12
04

Waltz from 'Coppelia'

Léo Delibes - Coppélia

Anatole Fistoulari

3:14
05

Triumphal March from 'Aida'

Giuseppe Verdi - Aida: Atto II, scena 2. Gran Finale II “Gloria all’Egitto, ad Iside” (Popolo, Sacerdoti)

Charles Gerhardt, National Philharmonic Orchestra

5:46
06

Overture to 'The Bartered Bride'

Bedřich Smetana - Prodaná nevěsta: Overture

Oskar Danon, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

6:35
07

Humoresque

Antonín Dvořák - Humoresque in G-flat major, op. 101 no. 7

Eric Robinson, National Philharmonic Orchestra

3:39
08

Habanera from 'Carmen'

Georges Bizet - Carmen Suite no. 2

René Leibowitz, New Symphony Orchestra

2:31
09

The Maiden and the Nightingale from 'Goyescas'

Enrique Granados - Goyescas, H.64, No. 4: Quejas o la maja y el ruiseñor

Douglas Gamley, National Philharmonic Orchestra

4:38
11

Dance of the Water Nymphs from 'The Lorelei'

Alfredo Catalani - Loreley

Charles Gerhardt, National Philharmonic Orchestra

7:02
12

Waltz from 'Swan Lake'

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Swan Lake (suite from the ballet), op. 20a

Adrian Boult, New Symphony Orchestra

4:49
13

Song of India from 'Sadko'

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov - Sadko: Scene IV. Song of the Indian Guest

Douglas Gamley, RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra

3:11
14

March of the Little Lead Soldiers

Gabriel Pierné - March of the Little Lead Soldiers

René Leibowitz, Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire

3:23
15

A Night on the Bare Mountain

Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky - A Night on the Bare Mountain

Adrian Boult, New Symphony Orchestra

9:01

Disc 4

01

España

Emmanuel Chabrier - España

Leonard Slatkin, National Philharmonic Orchestra

6:33
02

O mio babbino caro from 'Gianni Schicchi'

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

Charles Gerhardt, National Philharmonic Orchestra

2:43
03

To a Water Lily

Edward MacDowell - 10 Woodland Sketches, op. 51: No. 6. To a Water Lily

Douglas Gamley, RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra

3:12
04

Golliwogg's Cakewalk

Claude Debussy - Children’s Corner, L. 113

Peter Knight, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

2:44
06

Depuis le jour from 'Louise'

Gustave Charpentier - Louise: Acte III, Scène I. “Depuis le jour” (Louise)

Robert Mandell

4:03
07

Intermezzo from 'Cavalleria rusticana'

Pietro Mascagni - Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo

Massimo Freccia

4:00
08

Nimrod from 'Enigma Variations'

Edward Elgar - Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36

Charles Gerhardt, National Philharmonic Orchestra

3:26
09

Dance of the Seven Veils from 'Salome'

Richard Strauss - Salomes Tanz, TrV 215a

Antal Doráti, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

9:03
10

Intermezzo from 'Karelia' Suite

Jean Sibelius - Karelia-sarja, op. 11

Charles Gerhardt, London Symphony Orchestra

4:01
11

Dambusters March

Eric Coates - The Dam Busters March

Eric Robinson, National Philharmonic Orchestra

4:21
12

Overture to 'Susanna’s Secret'

Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari - Il segreto di Susanna: Overture

Massimo Freccia

2:55
13

Demande et réponse from 'Petite Suite de Concert'

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor - Petite Suite de Concert, op. 77

James Walker, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

4:43
14

March of the Toys from 'Babes in Toyland'

Victor Herbert - Babes in Toyland: Act II. March of the Toys

James Walker

2:46

Disc 5

01

Stars and Stripes Forever

John Philip Sousa - The Stars and Stripes Forever

Charles Gerhardt, National Philharmonic Orchestra

3:36
02

Berceuse from 'Dolly' Suite

Gabriel Fauré - Dolly Suite, op. 56

Charles Gerhardt, RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra

3:17
03

The Swan from 'Carnival of the Animals'

Camille Saint-Saëns - Le Carnaval des animaux

Robert Mandell

3:31
05

Zigeunerweisen

Pablo de Sarasate - Zigeunerweisen, op. 20

Douglas Gamley, National Philharmonic Orchestra

5:12
07

Slow Movement from 'Ballet Egyptien'

Alexandre Luigini - Ballet égyptien, op. 12

Eric Robinson, New Symphony Orchestra

4:40
08

Overture to 'The Yeomen of the Guard'

Arthur Sullivan - The Yeomen of the Guard: Overture

Douglas Gamley, National Philharmonic Orchestra

5:09
09

Méditation from 'Thaïs'

Jules Massenet - Meditation from Thaïs

René Leibowitz, RCA Italiana Orchestra

4:26
11

Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini, 18th Variation

Sergei Rachmaninoff - Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: Variation XVIII

George Weldon, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

3:21
12

Rustle of Spring

Christian Sinding - 6 Stücke, op. 32: Nr. 3. Frühlingsrauschen

Douglas Gamley, National Philharmonic Orchestra

2:31
14

Pavane for a Dead Princess (excerpt)

Maurice Ravel - Pavane pour une infante défunte

Charles Gerhardt

5:38
15

Ritual Fire Dance from 'El amor brujo'

Manuel de Falla - El amor brujo

René Leibowitz, New Symphony Orchestra

3:46
16

Pines of the Appian Way from 'The Pines of Rome'

Ottorino Respighi - Pini di Roma, P 141

Rudolf Kempe, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

5:10

Disc 6

02

Marching Song

Gustav Holst - Two Songs Without Words, op. 22

Arthur Bliss, National Philharmonic Orchestra

4:11
03

Folk Songs from Somerset March

Ralph Vaughan Williams - English Folk Song Suite

Douglas Gamley, National Philharmonic Orchestra

3:15
04

Touch Her Soft Lips and Part from the Film 'Henry V'

William Walton - Two Pieces for Strings from “Henry V”: Touch her soft lips and part

Charles Gerhardt, RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra

1:34
06

Hora Staccato

Grigoraș Dinicu - Hora staccato

Douglas Gamley, National Philharmonic Orchestra

2:16
07

Sabre Dance from 'Gayaneh'

Aram Khachaturian - Sabre Dance, from the ballet Gayaneh

Leonard Slatkin

2:33
09

Fireworks

Igor Stravinsky - Feu d’artifice, op. 4

Leonard Slatkin

4:00
10

Finale to 'the Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra'

Benjamin Britten - The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34

Charles Gerhardt

2:50
11

Little Train of the Brazilian Countryman

Heitor Villa-Lobos - Bachianas Brasileiras nº 2, W247

Charles Gerhardt, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

3:27
12

March from 'The Love of Three Oranges'

Sergei Prokofiev - Suite from "Love for Three Oranges", op. 33A

Oskar Danon, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

1:28
15

Overture to 'Candide'

Leonard Bernstein - Candide: Overture

Leonard Slatkin, National Philharmonic Orchestra

4:23
17

Sleigh Ride

Leroy Anderson - Sleigh Ride

Charles Gerhardt, London Symphony Orchestra

3:07
18

Tropical

Morton Gould - Tropical Serenade

Charles Gerhardt, National Philharmonic Orchestra

3:12
19

Simple Gifts from 'Appalachian Spring'

Aaron Copland - Appalachian Spring Suite

Charles Gerhardt, National Philharmonic Orchestra

4:40