Ultimate Classical Dreams: The Essential Masterpieces
Charles Dutoit · Neville Marriner · Vladimir Ashkenazy · Riccardo Chailly · Richard Bonynge · Georg Solti · Herbert von Karajan · István Kertész · Iwan Edwards · Julian Lloyd Webber
Ultimate Classical Dreams: The Essential Masterpieces (2009), CD, on Decca Classics. Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, Edward Elgar, performed by Charles Dutoit, Neville Marriner, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Riccardo Chailly; 64 tracks.
Composers
Tracklist
Disc 1
Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar and Orchestra: 2. Adagio (excerpt)
Serenade in G, K.525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik": II. Romance (Andante)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“
Gypsy Melodies, Op.55, No.4 - Songs My Mother Taught Me
Disc 2
Piano Sonata No.14 In C Sharp Minor, Op.27 No.2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto
Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”
Clarinet Concerto in A, K.622: II. Adagio
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K. 622
A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op.61 Incidental Music: No.7 Notturno
Felix Mendelssohn - Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61: 7. Notturno. Con moto tranquillo
4 Impromptus, Op.90, D.899: No.3 in G flat: Andante
Franz Schubert - Impromptu in G‐flat major, op. 90, D. 899: No. 3. Andante
Oboe Concerto in D minor: II. Adagio
Alessandro Marcello - Concerto per oboe, archi e continuo in re minore, S D935
Piano Quintet in A, D.667 "The Trout": II. Andante (excerpt)
Concerto for Flute, Harp, and Orchestra in C, K.299: II. Andantino
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Concerto in C major for Flute, Harp & Orchestra, K. 297c/299
Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Irena Grafenauer
Concerto for Lute, 2 Violins and Continuo in D, RV.93: II. Largo
Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto for Lute in D major, RV 93
English Chamber Orchestra, Eduardo Fernández, George Malcolm
String Quartet in F major, Op.3, No.5 (formerly attrib. J. Haydn): Andante cantabile
Roman Hoffstetter - String Quartet in F major, op. 3 no. 5, Hob. III:17
The Gadfly, Op97: III. Youth (Romance)
Dmitri Shostakovich - The Gadfly, op. 97
Riccardo Chailly, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Alexander Kerr
Suite for 2 Violins, Violoncello and Piano (left hand) Op.23: IV. Lied
Erich Wolfgang Korngold - Suite for Two Violins, Cello and Piano Left Hand, op. 23
Disc 3
Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, Cantata BWV 147: Jesu, joy of man's desiring
Johann Sebastian Bach - Kantate, BWV 147 “Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben”: Teil II, X. Choral “Jesus bleibet meine Freude”
Thaïs, Acte Deux: Méditation religieuse - Symphonie
Jules Massenet - Thaïs: Acte II. Entr’acte “Méditation”
Nigel Kennedy, Richard Bonynge, National Philharmonic Orchestra
Lakmé, Act 1: Viens, Mallika, ... Dôme épais (Flower Duet)
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
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645 ('Sleepers, awake')
Johann Sebastian Bach - Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645
Madama Butterfly, Act 2: Coro a bocca chiusa (Humming Chorus)
Giacomo Puccini - Madama Butterfly: Atto II. Coro a bocca chiusa
Variations on an Original Theme, Op.36 "Enigma": 9. Nimrod (Adagio)
Edward Elgar - Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36
A Village Romeo and Juliet, Music Drama in six scenes, Scene 5: The Walk to the Paradise Garden
César Franck - Messe solennelle en la majeur, op. 12
James Judd, Julian Lloyd Webber, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Disc 4
Piano Concerto No.23 in A, K.488: II. Adagio
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 23 in A major, K. 488
Piano Sonata No.8 in C minor, Op.13 "Pathétique": II. Adagio cantabile
Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 “Pathétique”
Violin Concerto in D, Op.77: II. Adagio
Johannes Brahms - Konzert für Violine und Orchester D-Dur, op. 77
Piano Concerto No.1 in C major, Op.15: II. Largo
Ludwig van Beethoven - Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in C major, op. 15
Horn Concerto No.4 in E flat, K.495: II. Romanza (Andante)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Concerto for Horn no. 4 in E-flat major, K. 495
Disc 5
Tristan und Isolde, Prelude to Act 1: Langsam und schmachtend
Richard Wagner - Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt I, Vorspiel
The Sleeping Beauty, Op.66, Act 1: 8a. Pas d'action: Introduction (Andante) - Adagio ("Rose Adagio")
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Sleeping Beauty, op. 66: Acte I, no. 8. Pas d’action: a. Introduction ("Rose adagio")
Violin Romance No.2 in F major, Op.50
Ludwig van Beethoven - Romance for Violin and Orchestra no. 2 in F major, op. 50
Bernard Haitink, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Arthur Grumiaux
Concerto for 2 Violins, Strings, and Continuo in D minor, BWV 1043: II. Largo ma non tanto
Johann Sebastian Bach - Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043
Cello Concerto in E minor, Op.85: III. Adagio
Edward Elgar - Cello Concerto in E minor, op. 85
Julian Lloyd Webber, Yehudi Menuhin, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Liebestraum No.3 in A flat, S.541 No.3 (Arr. by Liszt from: O lieb, so lang du lieben kannst, S.298)
Franz Liszt - Liebesträume, S. 541: No. 3 Liebestraum As‐Dur “Oh Lieb, so lang du lieben kannst”
Piano Concerto in A minor, Op.16: II. Adagio
Edvard Grieg - Concerto in A minor for Piano and Orchestra, op. 16
Riccardo Chailly, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Jorge Bolet