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The Ultimate Classical Collection

Georg Solti · Karl Münchinger · Barry Wordsworth · Charles Dutoit · Christopher Hogwood · Colin Davis · Ernest Ansermet · Harry Christophers · Henry Lewis · John Alldis

Universal Music on Demand2018Cat. 48404291h 14m21 tracks

Composers

George Frideric Handel3 Giacomo Puccini3 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky2 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2 Antonín Dvořák1 Dmitri Shostakovich1 Edward Elgar1 Frédéric Chopin1 Georges Bizet1 Johann Sebastian Bach1 John Williams1 Ludovico Einaudi1 Maurice Ravel1 Richard Strauss1 William Henry Monk1

Tracklist

Disc 1

03

Turandot: “Nessun dorma!”

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

John Alldis, Zubin Mehta

3:00

10

Tosca: E lucevan le stelle

Giacomo Puccini - Tosca: Atto III. “E lucevan le stelle” (Cavaradossi)

Marco Armiliato, Prague Philharmonic Orchestra

3:16

11

Eternal Source of Light Divine

George Frideric Handel - Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne, HWV 74: “Eternal Source of Light Divine”

Harry Christophers, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

3:50

15

Ludovico Einaudi - I giorni

Ludovico Einaudi

6:41

Disc 2

06

William Henry Monk - Abide With Me

Richard Farnes, Stephen Cleobury

4:24

09

Main Theme (Star Wars)

John Williams - Main Title

5:39

15

Sarabande (“Barry Lyndon”)

George Frideric Handel - Suite de pièce in D minor, Vol. 2 no. 4, HWV 437

Christopher Hogwood

2:54

Disc 3

02

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

Karl Münchinger, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra

3:50

04

The Nutcracker: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy)

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II, Картина III, no. 14c. Па-де-де: Вариация II: Танец Феи Драже

Richard Bonynge, National Philharmonic Orchestra

2:29

05

Le nozze di Figaro: “Sull’aria … Che soave zeffiretto”

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto III, Scena X. (no. 21) Duettino “Sull’aria… che soave zeffiretto” (La Contessa, Susanna)

3:34

07

Sinfonia: The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba

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

Karl Münchinger, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra

3:14

08

“Enigma” Nimrod (Adagio)

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

Georg Solti, Chicago Symphony Orchestra

3:15

09

The Gadfly Youth (Romance)

Dmitri Shostakovich - The Gadfly Suite, op. 97a

Barry Wordsworth, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Janine Jansen

2:38

11

Maurice Ravel - Boléro

Ernest Ansermet, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

5:04

12

Nocturne No. 2 in E Flat, Op .9 No.2

Frédéric Chopin - Nocturne no. 2 in E‐flat major, op. 9 no. 2

Vladimir Ashkenazy

4:03

14

Swan Lake No. 9 Finale (Andante)

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Swan Lake, op. 20

Charles Dutoit, Montreal Symphony Orchestra

2:57

15

The Magic Flute: „Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen”

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Die Zauberflöte: Akt II. No. 14 Arie „Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen” (Die Königin der Nacht)

Georg Solti, Vienna Philharmonic

2:55

16

Symphony No. 9 in E minor: Largo

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

Colin Davis, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

3:07

18

Gianni Schicchi: “Oh! Mio Babbino Caro”

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

Lamberto Gardelli, Stabile Orchestrale Fiorentina

2:11

19

Carmen : « L’amour est un oiseau rebelle »

Georges Bizet - Carmen : Acte I. No. 5 Habanera « L’amour est un oiseau rebelle » (Carmen, chœur)

4:13

20

Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30 Prelude

Richard Strauss - Also sprach Zarathustra, op. 30

Georg Solti, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Samuel Magad

1:55