Ultimate Classics: The Essential Masterpieces
Richard Bonynge · Georg Solti · Vladimir Ashkenazy · Neville Marriner · George Guest · Herbert von Karajan · Karl Münchinger · André Previn · Ernest Ansermet · Martin Neary
Ultimate Classics: The Essential Masterpieces (2006), CD, on Decca Classics. Music by George Frideric Handel, Giuseppe Verdi, Ludwig van Beethoven, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, performed by Richard Bonynge, Georg Solti, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Neville Marriner; 58 tracks.
Composers
Tracklist
Disc 1
Solomon HWV 67: Act 3. The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
George Frideric Handel - Solomon, HWV 67: Act III. Sinfonia “The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba”
Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, Cantata BWV 147
Johann Sebastian Bach - Kantate, BWV 147 “Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben”: Teil II, X. Choral “Jesus bleibet meine Freude”
George Guest, Choir of St John's College, Cambridge, Peter Gilbert White
Serenade in G, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik": I. Allegro
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“
Madama Butterfly: Act 2. Un bel dì vedremo
Giacomo Puccini - Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “Che tua madre dovrà” (Butterfly)
Tullio Serafin, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Renata Tebaldi
Nutcracker Suite, op. 71a: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy... Waltz of the Flowers
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II, Картина III, no. 14c. Па-де-де: Вариация II: Танец Феи Драже
Disc 2
Bagatelle in A minor, WoO 59 "Für Elise"
Ludwig van Beethoven - Bagatelle for Piano in A minor, WoO 59 “Für Elise”: Poco moto
Rigoletto: Act 3. "La donna è mobile"
Giuseppe Verdi - Rigoletto: Atto III. “La donna è mobile” (Duca)
Richard Bonynge, London Symphony Orchestra, Luciano Pavarotti
Messiah: Part 3. No. 43. Air "I know that my Redeemer liveth"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 45. Air “I know that my Redeemer liveth” (Soprano)
Piano Concerto no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73 "Emperor": III. Rondo (Allegro)
Ludwig van Beethoven - Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73 “Emperor”
Disc 3
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: No.1. Morning mood
Edvard Grieg - Peer Gynt, op. 23: 4. akt, prelude: Morgenstemning
Aida: Act 2. Gloria all'Egitto, ad Iside
Giuseppe Verdi - Aida: Atto II, scena 2. Gran Finale II “Gloria all’Egitto, ad Iside” (Popolo, Sacerdoti)
Carlo Franci, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Thaïs, Acte Deux: Méditation religieuse - Symphonie
Jules Massenet - Thaïs: Acte II. Entr’acte “Méditation”
Nigel Kennedy, Richard Bonynge, National Philharmonic Orchestra
Elijah, op. 70: Part 2. "Oh rest in the Lord, wait patiently for Him"
Felix Mendelssohn - Elijah, op. 70: Air (Angel) - "O rest in the Lord"
The Crucifixion: God so loved the world
John Stainer - The Crucifixion: God So Loved the World (chorus or quartet a cappella)
George Guest, Choir of St John's College, Cambridge, Brian Runnett
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18: I. Moderato
Sergei Rachmaninoff - Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18
Disc 4
La bohème: Act 1. "Che gelida manina"
Giacomo Puccini - La bohème: Atto I, no. 6. “Che gelida manina!” (Rodolfo)
The Bohemian Girl: Act 2. I Dreamt I Dwelt In Marble Halls
Michael William Balfe - The Bohemian Girl: Act 2 no. 3 “I dreamt I dwelt in marble halls”
String Quartet in F major, op. 3: No. 5. Andante cantabile
Roman Hoffstetter - String Quartet in F major, op. 3 no. 5, Hob. III:17
The Gondoliers: Act Two. Nos. 30-33. Take a pair of sparkling eyes... Dance...
Arthur Sullivan - The Gondoliers: Act II, no. 13, Song: “Take a Pair of Sparkling Eyes” (Marco)
Disc 5
Serse: Act 1. Largo. "'Ombra mai fu"
George Frideric Handel - Serse, HWV 40: Atto I, no. 2. Arioso “Ombra mai fù” (Serse)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Ave Verum Corpus, K. 618
George Guest, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Choir of St John's College, Cambridge
Mors et Vita: Part 2. No. 5. Judex
Charles Gounod - Mors et Vita: Pars secunda "Judicium": Judex: 4. Sedenti in Throno
George Frideric Handel - Silent Worship
Adrian Boult, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Kenneth McKellar
Violin Romance no. 2 in F major, op. 50
Ludwig van Beethoven - Romance for Violin and Orchestra no. 2 in F major, op. 50
Scheherazade, op. 35: The Young Prince and the Young Princess
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov - Scheherazade, op. 35
Leopold Stokowski, London Symphony Orchestra, Erich Gruenberg
Piano Concerto no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso (excerpt)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23
William Henry Monk - Abide With Me
Richard Farnes, Stephen Cleobury, Choir of King's College, Cambridge