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Desert Island Discs: 40 Classical Castaway Favourites

Eugene Ormandy · Nicholas Cleobury · Alfred Wallenstein · Edward Downes · Leonard Slatkin · André Previn · Andrew Parrott · Bertrand de Billy · Carl Davis · David Zinman

Sony Music20133h 54m40 tracks

Desert Island Discs: 40 Classical Castaway Favourites (2013), CD, on Sony Music. Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven, Edward Elgar, Johann Sebastian Bach, performed by Eugene Ormandy, Nicholas Cleobury, Alfred Wallenstein, Edward Downes; 40 tracks.

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Tracklist

Disc 1

01

By the Sleepy Lagoon (Desert Island Discs Theme)

Eric Coates - By the Sleepy Lagoon

Vernon Handley, BBC Concert Orchestra

3:54

02

The Blue Danube Waltz

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

Eugene Ormandy, Philadelphia Orchestra

7:09

03

Piano Concerto no. 2: Adagio sostenuto

Sergei Rachmaninoff - Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18

Leonard Slatkin, Philharmonia Orchestra

12:33

04

Madama Butterfly: "Un bel dì" (One Fine Day)

Giacomo Puccini - Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “Un bel dì, vedremo” (Butterfly)

John Pritchard, Kiri Te Kanawa

4:33

05

Alphons Diepenbrock - Clair de lune

5:17

06

Concerto for 2 Violins: Largo ma non tanto

Johann Sebastian Bach - Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043

José Luis García Asensio, Pinchas Zukerman, English Chamber Orchestra

7:24

07

Romeo and Juliet: Overture (Love Theme)

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

Eugene Ormandy, Philadelphia Orchestra

3:12

08

Fantasia on Greensleeves

Ralph Vaughan Williams - Fantasia on “Greensleeves”

Nicholas Cleobury, Britten Sinfonia

4:09

09

Enigma Variations: Nimrod

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

3:30

10

Così fan tutte: Trio "Soave sia il vento"

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Così fan tutte: Atto I. No. 10 Terzettino “Soave sia il vento” (Fiordligi, Dorabella, Don Alfonso)

Nicholas McGegan, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Della Jones

2:47

11

A Midsummer Night's Dream: Wedding March

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

George Szell, Cleveland Orchestra

4:52

12

Symphony no. 9: Choral (Ode to Joy)

Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”

André Previn, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Florence Quivar

2:49

13

Clarinet Concerto: Adagio

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K. 622

Nicholas Cleobury, Britten Sinfonia

7:45

14

Nabucco: Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves "Va pensiero"

Giuseppe Verdi - Nabucco: Parte III, scena 2. Coro “Va, pensiero, sull’ali dorate” (Coro)

Lawrence Foster, Deutsche Oper Berlin

4:38

15

Symphony no. 2 Finale (excerpt)

Jean Sibelius - Sinfonia nro 2 D-duuri, op. 43

Lorin Maazel, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

4:25

Disc 2

01

Pomp and Circumstance: March no. 1

Edward Elgar - Pomp and Circumstance Military Marches, op. 39: March no. 1 in D major

Carl Davis, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic

6:39

02

Rhapsody in Blue

George Gershwin - Rhapsody in Blue

17:21

03

Turandot: "Nessun Dorma"

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

Edward Downes, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

3:23

04

Symphony no. 6 "Pastoral": Finale

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

David Zinman, Tonhalle Orchester Zürich

9:01

05

Paganini Rhapsody: 18th Variation

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

Leonard Slatkin, Philharmonia Orchestra

3:13

06

Violin Concerto: Adagio

Johannes Brahms - Konzert für Violine und Orchester D-Dur, op. 77

Fritz Reiner, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Jascha Heifetz

8:16

07

Pavane pour une infante défunte

Maurice Ravel - Pavane pour une infante défunte

6:45

08

Symphony no. 9 "New World": Largo (excerpt)

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

Libor Pešek, Prague Symphony Orchestra

3:52

09

Norma: "Casta Diva"

Vincenzo Bellini - Norma: Atto I, scena 1. Scena e cavatina “Casta diva, che inargenti” (Norma, coro)

BBC Concert Orchestra, Lesley Garrett

5:13

10

Jesu, Joy of Mans Desiring

Johann Sebastian Bach - Kantate, BWV 147 “Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben”: Teil II, X. Choral “Jesus bleibet meine Freude”

City of London Sinfonia

3:21

11

Brandenburg Concerto no. 5: Allegro

Johann Sebastian Bach - Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 5 D-Dur, BWV 1050

James Levine, Donald Peck, Samuel Magad

10:25

Disc 3

01

Symphony no. 5: Allegro con brio

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

Günter Wand, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra

7:15

02

The Ride of the Valkyries

Richard Wagner - Excerpt from Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene I, Walkürenritt

Eugene Ormandy, Philadelphia Orchestra

5:03

03

Quintet in C: Adagio (excerpt)

Franz Schubert - String Quintet in C major, D. 956

Bernard Greenhouse

5:04

04

Piano Concerto no. 21: Andante

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Concerto for Piano no. 21 in C major, K. 467

Alfred Wallenstein, RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Arthur Rubinstein

6:36

05

The Pearl Fishers: Duet "Au fond du temple saint"

Georges Bizet - Les Pêcheurs de perles : Acte I. No. 2 Duo « Au fond du temple saint » (Zurga, Nadir)

Renato Cellini, RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Jussi Björling

4:38

06

Cello Concerto: Adagio

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

Edward Downes, BBC Philharmonic, Alexander Baillie

4:44

07

The Lark Ascending

Ralph Vaughan Williams - The Lark Ascending

Nicholas Cleobury, Britten Sinfonia

13:52

08

Dido and Aeneas: "When I Am Laid in Earth"

Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 37. Ground, Aria and Ritornello “When I am laid in earth” (Dido)

Andrew Parrott, Taverner Players, Emily Van Evera

3:45

09

Don Giovanni: Duet "Là ci darem la mano"

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Don Giovanni: Atto I. No. 7 Duettino “Là ci darem la mano” (Don Giovanni, Zerlina)

Bertrand de Billy, Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Kwangchul Youn

3:05

10

Eine kleine Nachtmusik: Allegro

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

City of London Sinfonia

5:50

11

Moonlight Sonata: Adagio sostenuto

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”

6:02

12

Piano Concerto: Adagio

Edvard Grieg - Concerto in A minor for Piano and Orchestra, op. 16

Alfred Wallenstein, RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Arthur Rubinstein

6:00

13

Requiem: Dies irae (excerpt)

Giuseppe Verdi - Messa da requiem

Eugene Ormandy, Philadelphia Orchestra

2:15

14

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus: “Hallelujah”

3:38