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The Ultimate Experience in Sound & Performance

Bryden Thomson · Neeme Järvi · Geoffrey Simon · Vernon Handley · Adrian Shepherd · Alexander Gibson · Mariss Jansons · Maxim Shostakovich · Yuli Turovsky · Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Chandos1987Cat. CHAN 860159m24 tracks

The Ultimate Experience in Sound & Performance (1987), CD, on Chandos. Music by Ralph Vaughan Williams, Richard Strauss, Sergei Prokofiev, Antonín Dvořák, performed by Bryden Thomson, Neeme Järvi, Geoffrey Simon, Vernon Handley; 24 tracks.

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Tracklist

01

Ein Heldenleben: The Hero

Richard Strauss - Ein Heldenleben

Neeme Järvi, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Felicity Lott

1:50

02

Beim Schlafengehen

Richard Strauss - Vier letzte Lieder, AV 150

Neeme Järvi, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Felicity Lott

1:55

03

Peer Gynt Suite no. 1: Morning

Edvard Grieg - Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46

Vernon Handley, Ulster Orchestra

2:21

04

String Quartet in A minor: 4th Movt.

William Walton - String Quartet no. 2 in A minor

Gabrieli Quartet

1:46

05

Piano Concerto no. 2: 2nd Movt.

Dmitri Shostakovich - Piano Concerto no. 2 in F major, op. 102

Maxim Shostakovich

2:30

06

Mélodie op. 35 Bis no. 5

Sergei Prokofiev - Five Melodies for Violin and Piano, op. 35bis

Lydia Mordkovitch

3:06

10

Belkis, Queen of Sheba: The Dream of Solomon

Ottorino Respighi - Belkis, Regina di Saba

Geoffrey Simon, Philharmonia Orchestra

2:33

11

Nights in the Gardens of Spain: 1st Movt.

Manuel de Falla - Noches en los jardines de España

Geoffrey Simon, London Symphony Orchestra, Margaret Fingerhut

3:47

12

Ralph Vaughan Williams - Linden Lea

Benjamin Luxon, David Willison

2:17

13

Sinfonia Concertante: 1st Movt.

Sergei Prokofiev - Symphony-Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in E minor, op. 125

Neeme Järvi, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Raphael Wallfisch

1:45

15

Water Music, Suites 2 & 3: Hornpipe

George Frideric Handel - Water Music, Suite no. 2 in D major, HWV 349: 12. Alla hornpipe

Alexander Gibson, Royal Scottish National Orchestra

1:05

16

Les Mariés de La Tour Eiffel Ballet: Ouverture

Georges Auric - Les mariés de la tour Eiffel

Geoffrey Simon, Philharmonia Orchestra

2:26

18

4 Sea Interludes: Sunday Morning

Benjamin Britten - Four Sea Interludes from 'Peter Grimes', op. 33a

Vernon Handley, Ulster Orchestra

2:38

19

Nouvelle Étude no. 1 in F minor

Frédéric Chopin - Trois nouvelles études for Piano no. 1 in F minor, B. 130 no. 1

2:14

20

Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis

Ralph Vaughan Williams - Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis

3:17

21

With the Wild Geese

Hamilton Harty - With the Wild Geese

Bryden Thomson, Ulster Orchestra, Malcolm Binns

2:15

22

Piano Concerto in A minor op. 85: 1st Movt.

Johann Nepomuk Hummel - Piano Concerto no. 2 in A minor, op. 85

Bryden Thomson, English Chamber Orchestra, Stephen Hough

2:46

23

Recorder Concerto in C, RV444: 2nd Movt.

Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto in C major, RV 444

Yuli Turovsky, I Musici de Montréal Chamber Orchestra

1:46

24

Symphonie no. 2 in F: 3rd Movt.

Thomas Arne - Symphony no. 2 in F major

Adrian Shepherd

2:15

26

Symphony no. 2: 3rd Movt.

Arnold Bax - Symphony no. 2, GP 276

2:49

27

Symphony no. 9 in E minor op. 95, ‘From the New World’: 2nd Movt.

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

Neeme Järvi, Royal Scottish National Orchestra

3:12

28

The Bells: 4th Movt.

Sergei Rachmaninoff - The Bells, op. 35

Neeme Järvi, Royal Scottish National Orchestra

3:16

29

Symphonie no. 1 in G minor op. 13, ‘Winter Daydreams’: 4th Movt.

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Symphony no. 1 in G minor, op. 13 "Winter Daydreams"

Mariss Jansons, Oslo Philharmonic

2:11

30

Symphonie no. 1 in A-flat op. 55: 4th Movt.

Edward Elgar - Symphony no. 1 in A-flat major, op. 55

3:41