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The Classic Experience II

Adrian Boult · John Barbirolli · Neville Marriner · Riccardo Muti · Alain Lombard · Charles Mackerras · George Weldon · Georges Prêtre · Alceo Galliera · André Previn

EMI1990Cat. CDS 7 94431 22h 5m32 tracks

The Classic Experience II (1990), CD, on EMI. Music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Georges Bizet, Giacomo Puccini, performed by Adrian Boult, John Barbirolli, Neville Marriner, Riccardo Muti; 32 tracks.

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Tracklist

Disc 1

01

O Fortuna from 'Carmina Burana'

Carl Orff - Carmina Burana: Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi

Norbert Balatsch, Riccardo Muti, Philharmonia Orchestra

2:43

02

Scene from 'Swan Lake'

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Swan Lake, op. 20

George Weldon, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

2:55

03

Flower Duet from 'Lakme'

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

Alain Lombard, Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris, Mady Mesplé

4:20

04

In the Hall of the Mountain King from 'Peer Gynt'

Edvard Grieg - Peer Gynt, op. 23: 2. akt: I Dovregubbens hall

John Barbirolli, The Hallé, Ambrosian Singers

2:26

05

Overture from 'Carmen'

Georges Bizet - Carmen : Prélude

Georges Prêtre, Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris

2:16

06

Chanson Boheme from 'Carmen'

Georges Bizet - Carmen : Acte II. No. 12 Chanson bohème « Les tringles des sistres tintaient » (Frasquita, Mercédès, Carmen)

Georges Prêtre, Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris, Jane Berbié

4:21

07

Rondo from 'Eine kleine Nachtmusik'

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

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

3:04

08

Largo Al Factorum from 'The Barber of Seville'

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

Alceo Galliera, Philharmonia Orchestra, Tito Gobbi

4:43

09

Rondo from 'Horn Concerto No 4'

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Concerto for Horn no. 4 in E-flat major, K. 495

Barry Tuckwell, Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

3:36

11

Waltz of the Flowers from 'The Nutcracker'

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

George Weldon, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

5:04

12

Ludwig van Beethoven - Bagatelle for Piano in A minor, WoO 59 “Für Elise”: Poco moto

3:21

13

Cello Concerto First Movement

Edward Elgar - Cello Concerto in E minor, op. 85

John Barbirolli, London Symphony Orchestra, Jacqueline du Pré

3:25

14

Gabriel Fauré - Pavane, op. 50

Thomas Beecham, Orchestre National de France, Gareth Morris

5:07

15

Pizzicati From 'Sylvia'

Léo Delibes - Sylvia: Ballet Suite

Charles Mackerras, Philharmonia Orchestra

1:50

16

Gymnopodie No 3

Erik Satie - Gymnopédies

Louis Frémaux, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

2:52

17

Nessun Dorma from 'Turandot'

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

Alain Lombard, Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg, José Carreras

5:06

18

Adagio for Strings

Samuel Barber - Adagio for Strings

Eugene Ormandy, Philadelphia Orchestra

6:24

19

O Mio Babbino from 'Gianni Schicchi'

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

Charles Mackerras, London Symphony Orchestra, Montserrat Caballé

2:45

Disc 2

02

Summer from 'The Four Seasons'

Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto in G minor, op. 8 no. 2, RV 315 “L’estate”

Nigel Kennedy, English Chamber Orchestra

2:53

03

Johann Sebastian Bach - Kantate, BWV 140 "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme"

Wolfgang Gönnenwein

3:29

04

Shepherd's Hymn from 'The Pastoral Symphony'

Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastorale”

Riccardo Muti, Philadelphia Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra

6:42

06

Badinerie from 'Suite No. 2'

Johann Sebastian Bach - Orchestersuite Nr. 2 h-Moll, BWV 1067

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Denis Vigay

1:26

07

La Donna e Mobile from 'Rigoletto'

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

Francesco Molinari-Pradelli, Nicolai Gedda

2:20

08

Rondo from 'A Musical Joke'

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Divertimento for 2 Horns & Strings in F major, K. 522 "Ein musikalischer Spaß"

Guido Cantelli, Philharmonia Orchestra

4:08

10

Symphony No. 6: I. Allegro

Ralph Vaughan Williams - Symphony no. 6 in E minor

Adrian Boult, Philharmonia Orchestra

1:49

11

Sunrise from 'Also sprach Zarathustra'

Richard Strauss - Also sprach Zarathustra, op. 30

Klaus Tennstedt

1:47

12

Prelude to Act III of 'Lohengrin'

Richard Wagner - Lohengrin, WWV 75: Akt III. Vorspiel

Adrian Boult, Philharmonia Orchestra

3:24

13

Jupiter from 'The Planets'

Gustav Holst - The Planets, op. 32

Adrian Boult, Philharmonia Orchestra

7:58

14

Romeo and Juliet

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture, TH 42, ČW 39

André Previn, London Symphony Orchestra

5:20

15

The Thieving Magpie

Gioachino Rossini - La gazza ladra: Ouverture

Carlo Maria Giulini, Philharmonia Orchestra

3:11

16

Excerpts from the Pathetique and Manfred Symphonies

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Symphony no. 6 in B minor, op. 74 “Pathétique”

Riccardo Muti, Philharmonia Orchestra

6:37

17

Jean Sibelius - Finlandia, op. 26

John Barbirolli, The Hallé

8:28