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The Joys of Light Music

Boris Mersson · Jean-Marie Auberson · Walter Goehr · Carl Schuricht · Gianfranco Rivoli · Hans Swarowsky · Carl Bamberger · Josef Krips · Pierre Monteux · Pierre-Michel Le Conte

Cat. SMSG 7029E6h 32m68 tracks

The Joys of Light Music, CD. Music by Johann Strauss II, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Frédéric Chopin, Georges Bizet, performed by Boris Mersson, Jean-Marie Auberson, Walter Goehr, Carl Schuricht; 68 tracks.

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Tracklist

Disc 1

01

Johann Sebastian Bach - Ave Maria

Boris Mersson, Jean-Marie Auberson, Orchestre de Paris

2:56

02

Johannes Brahms - 5 Lieder, op. 49: Nr. 4. Wiegenlied

Boris Mersson, Jean-Marie Auberson, Orchestre de Paris

1:58

03

Dance of the Hours

Amilcare Ponchielli - La Gioconda: Atto III, scena 2. Danza delle ore

Boris Mersson, Jean-Marie Auberson, Orchestre de Paris

4:02

04

Frédéric Chopin - Étude in E major, op. 10 no. 3: Lento ma non troppo

Boris Mersson, Jean-Marie Auberson, Orchestre de Paris

3:57

05

George Frideric Handel - Serse, HWV 40: Atto I. Arioso “Ombra mai fù”

Boris Mersson, Jean-Marie Auberson, Orchestre de Paris

5:19

07

Air From Suite in D major - “Air on the G String”

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

Boris Mersson, Jean-Marie Auberson, Orchestre de Paris

5:39

08

None but the Lonely Heart

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - 6 Romances, op. 6: No. 6. Нет, только тот, кто знал / None but the Lonely Heart

Boris Mersson, Jean-Marie Auberson, Orchestre de Paris

2:02

09

Franz Liszt - Liebestraum As-Dur “Oh Lieb, so lang du lieben kannst”, S. 541 Nr. 3

Boris Mersson, Jean-Marie Auberson, Orchestre de Paris

4:02

10

Robert Schumann - Kinderszenen, op. 15: Träumerei

Boris Mersson, Jean-Marie Auberson, Orchestre de Paris

3:00

11

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Chanson triste, op. 40 no. 2

Boris Mersson, Jean-Marie Auberson, Orchestre de Paris

3:08

12

Toréador et Andalouse

Anton Rubinstein - Bal costumé, op. 103

Boris Mersson, Jean-Marie Auberson, Orchestre de Paris

1:59

13

Plaisir d'amour

Jean-Paul-Égide Martini - Plaisir d’amour

Boris Mersson, Jean-Marie Auberson, Orchestre de Paris

4:07

14

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov - Hindu Song from Sadko

Boris Mersson, Jean-Marie Auberson, Orchestre de Paris

4:13

15

Richard Wagner - Tannhäuser: O du mein holder Abendstern

Boris Mersson, Jean-Marie Auberson, Orchestre de Paris

3:13

Disc 2

01

The Nutcracker: Overture – Dance of the Reed Pipes – Waltz of the Flowers

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a

Gianfranco Rivoli, Amsterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

12:22

02

Rosamunde: Entr'acte music N° 3

Franz Schubert - Rosamunde, D. 797

Carl Bamberger, Pasdeloup Orchestra

7:48

03

Les Sylphides: Prélude op. 28 N° 7 – Waltz op. 18

Frédéric Chopin - Les Sylphides

Boris Mersson, Orchestre de Paris

7:11

04

Coppelia: Prelude and Mazurka / Sylvia: Intermezzo and Valse lente – Divertimento: Pizzicato

Léo Delibes - Sylvia: Ballet Suite

Walter Goehr, Orchestre de Paris

11:32

05

A Midsummer Night's Dream: Scherzo – Wedding March

Felix Mendelssohn - Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61: 9. Hochzeitsmarsch. Allegro vivace

Carl Schuricht, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

9:44

06

Polovtsian Dances: Excerpts

Alexander Borodin - Polovtsian Dances

Pierre Monteux, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra

7:51

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Disc 6

01

Carmen: Toreador's Song

Georges Bizet - Carmen : Acte II. No. 14 Couplets « Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre » … « Toréador, en garde ! » (Escamillo, Mercédès, Frasquita, Carmen, Moralès, Zuniga, Lillas Pastia, chœur d’hommes)

Pierre-Michel Le Conte, Orchestre de Paris, Heinz Rehfuss

4:49

02

La Bohème: Mi chiamano Mimì

Giacomo Puccini - La bohème: Atto I, no. 7. “Sì. Mi chiamano Mimì” (Mimì)

Carl Bamberger, Marilyn Tyler

3:52

03

Tosca: E lucevan le stelle

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

Arturo Basile, Ferruccio Tagliavini

2:51

04

Pagliacci: Vesti la giubba

Ruggero Leoncavallo - Pagliacci: Atto I. “Recitar!” … “Vesti la giubba” (Canio)

Alfredo Simonetto, Carlo Bergonzi

3:44

05

Don Pasquale: So anch'io la virtù

Gaetano Donizetti - Don Pasquale: Atto I, Scena 2. “So anch’lo la virtù magica” (Norina)

Boris Mersson, Tonhalle Orchester Zürich, Reri Grist

5:15

06

The Land of Smiles: You Are My Heart's Delight

Franz Lehár - The Land of Smiles: “You Are My Heart’s Delight”

3:42

07

Hansel and Gretel: Abends will ich schlafen gehn (Evening Prayer)

Engelbert Humperdinck - Hänsel und Gretel: Akt II, 2. Szene. “Abends, will ich schlafen gehn” (Hänsel, Gretel)

Boris Mersson, Tonhalle Orchester Zürich, Gwyneth Jones

3:04

08

Rigoletto: La donna è mobile

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

Gianfranco Rivoli, Michele Molese

2:14

09

La Traviata: Brindisi

Giuseppe Verdi - La traviata: Atto I. Brindisi “Libiamo, ne’ lieti calici” (Alfredo, Coro, Violetta)

Gianfranco Rivoli, Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor

3:06

10

The Marriage of Figaro: Voi che sapete

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto II, Scena II. (no. 12) Canzona “Voi che sapete che cosa è amor” (Cherubino)

Walter Goehr, Amsterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Cora Canne Meijer

3:08

11

The Barber of Seville: Largo al factotum

Gioachino Rossini - Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I, N°2. Cavatina “Largo al factotum” (Figaro)

Amsterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

4:29

12

Orpheus in the Underworld: Der Tod will als Freund mir erscheinen

Jacques Offenbach - Orpheus in der Unterwelt: Akt I, Szene 1. Couplets „Der Tod will mir als Freund erscheinen” (Eurydike)

2:00

13

Madame Pompadour: Joseph, ach Joseph

Leo Fall - Madame Pompadour

3:07

14

White Horse Inn: Es muss was Wunderbares sein

Ralph Benatzky - Im weißen Rößl: Es muß was Wunderbares sein, von dir geliebt zu werden

Walter Goehr, Ingeborg Fanger

2:19

15

The Merry Widow: Alls One to All Men Where There's Gold – Young Lovers All, Awake

Franz Lehár - The Merry Widow

5:21

Disc 7

05

Czardas From "Ritter Pasman"

Johann Strauss II - Csárdás aus 'Ritter Pasman', op. 441-1

5:12

Disc 8

01

The Barber of Seville: Overture

Gioachino Rossini - Il barbiere di Siviglia: Sinfonia

Gianfranco Rivoli

7:01

02

The Merry Wives of Windsor: Overture

Otto Nicolai - Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor: Ouvertüre

Carl Schuricht, Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra

7:56

03

Light Cavalry: Overture

Franz von Suppè - Leichte Kavallerie: Ouvertüre

7:14

04

Carmen: Overture

Georges Bizet - Carmen : Prélude

Pierre-Michel Le Conte, Orchestre de Paris

2:09

05

The Marriage of Figaro: Overture

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

Josef Krips, Tonhalle Orchester Zürich

4:17

06

Roman Carnival: Overture

Hector Berlioz - Le Carnaval romain, ouverture pour orchestre, op. 9

Walter Goehr, Amsterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

8:37

07

Fingal's Cave: Overture

Felix Mendelssohn - Die Hebriden, op. 26

Carl Schuricht, Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra

10:20

Disc 9