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a newer 2016 release with barcode 028947892625 (possibly with Decca cat # 478 9262) is available at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B018FCVK8U/ (released Jan 15, 2016, referred to from https://www.deccaclassics.com/us/cat/4789262 )

Annotation last modified on 2018-03-03 07:12 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: Ansermet · Falla: El sombrero de tres picos / Debussy: Images
2▶CD: Argenta · España / Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto
3▶CD: Ashkenazy · Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto 3 / Piano Sonata
4▶CD: Ashkenazy · Sibelius 1 / Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition
5▶CD: Bartoli · Italian Songs
6▶CD: Bell · Barber & Walton Concertos
7▶CD: Blomstedt · R. Strauss: Eine Alpensinfonie
8▶CD: Böhm · Bruckner 4
9▶CD: Boskovsky · New Year’s Day Concert, 1979
10▶CD: Britten · War Requiem
11▶CD: Chailly · Messiaen: Turangalîla‐sinfonie
12▶CD: Chung · Bruch & Mendelssohn Concertos
13▶CD: Curzon · Mozart: Piano Concertos 20 & 27
14▶CD: Dohnányi · Schoenberg / Berg / Webern
15▶CD: Dorati · Stravinsky: L’Oiseau de feu / Le Sacre du printemps
16▶CD: Dutoit · Ravel: Ma Mère l’Oye / Boléro
17▼CD: Fleming · Opera Scenes
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1Le nozze di Figaro: “Porgi amor”
soprano vocals [Contessa]:
Renée Fleming (soprano) (from 1996-12-16 until 1996-12-21)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1996-12-16 until 1996-12-21)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (from 1996-12-16 until 1996-12-21)
recorded at:
Henry Wood Hall (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1996-12)
recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto II, Scena I. (no. 11) Cavatina “Porgi, amor qualche ristoro” (La Contessa) (from 1996-12-16 until 1996-12-21)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto II (The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492: Act II)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart23:56
2Le nozze di Figaro: “E Susanna non vien!” – “Dove sono i bei momenti”
soprano vocals:
Renée Fleming (soprano) (from 1996-12-16 until 1996-12-21)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1996-12-16 until 1996-12-21)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (from 1996-12-16 until 1996-12-21)
recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto III, Scena VI. (no. 20) Aria “Dove sono i bei momenti” (La Contessa) (from 1996-12-16 until 1996-12-21)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto III (The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492: Act III)
recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto III, Scena VI. (no. 20) Recitativo “E Susanna non vien!” (La Contessa) (from 1996-12-16 until 1996-12-21)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto III (The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492: Act III)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart6:23
3Eugen Onegin: “Nu, zaboitalas ya!” – “Puskai pogilabnu ya, no pryezhde” (Letter scene)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Лариса Дядькова (Larissa Diadkova, mezzo-soprano) (from 1996-12-16 until 1996-12-21)
soprano vocals:
Renée Fleming (soprano) (from 1996-12-16 until 1996-12-21)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1996-12-16 until 1996-12-21)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (from 1996-12-16 until 1996-12-21)
recording of:
Евгений Онегин, op. 24: Действие I, картина 2, no. 9. Сцена письма “Пускай погибну я, но прежде” (Eugene Onegin: Act I, Scene 2, no. 9. Letter scene "Let me die, but first...", Letter Scene “Puskay pogibnu ya, no prezhde”) (from 1996-12-16 until 1996-12-21)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
librettist:
Константин Шиловский (Konstantin Shilovsky) and Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
Евгений Онегин, op. 24: Действие первое (Eugene Onegin, op. 24: Act I)
Пётр Ильич Чайковский21:21
4Rusalka: “Měsičku na nebi hlubokém” (O Silver Moon)
soprano vocals:
Renée Fleming (soprano) (from 1996-12-16 until 1996-12-21)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1996-12-16 until 1996-12-21)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (from 1996-12-16 until 1996-12-21)
recording of:
Rusalka, op. 114, B. 203: 1. jednání. “Měsíčku na nebi hlubokém” (Rusalka) (Rusalka, op. 114, B. 203: Act 1. "Song to the Moon", Song to the Moon) (from 1996-12-16 until 1996-12-21)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1900-04-21 until 1900-11-27)
part of:
Rusalka, op. 114, B. 203: 1. jednání
Antonín Dvořák6:47
5Otello: “Era più calmo?” – “Piangea cantando” – “Ave Maria”
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Лариса Дядькова (Larissa Diadkova, mezzo-soprano) (from 1996-12-16 until 1996-12-21)
soprano vocals:
Renée Fleming (soprano) (from 1996-12-16 until 1996-12-21)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1996-12-16 until 1996-12-21)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (from 1996-12-16 until 1996-12-21)
recording of:
Otello: Atto IV. “Ave Maria” (Desdemona) (from 1996-12-16 until 1996-12-21)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (from 1884 until 1886-11-01, in 1887)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Otello: Atto IV
recording of:
Otello: Atto IV. “Era più calmo?” (Emilia, Desdemona) (from 1996-12-16 until 1996-12-21)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (from 1884 until 1886-11-01)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Otello: Atto IV
recording of:
Otello: Atto IV. “Mia madre aveva una povera ancella” (Desdemona) (from 1996-12-16 until 1996-12-21)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (from 1884 until 1886-11-01)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Otello: Atto IV
recording of:
Otello: Atto IV. “Piangea cantando nell’erma landa” (Desdemona) (Willow Song) (from 1996-12-16 until 1996-12-21)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (from 1884 until 1886-11-01)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Otello: Atto IV
Giuseppe Verdi16:12
6Peter Grimes: “Peter seems to have disappeared” – “Embroidery in childhood was a luxury of idleness” (Embroidery aria)
baritone vocals:
Jonathan Summers (baritone) (from 1996-12-16 until 1996-12-21)
soprano vocals:
Renée Fleming (soprano) (from 1996-12-16 until 1996-12-21)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1996-12-16 until 1996-12-21)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (from 1996-12-16 until 1996-12-21)
recording of:
Peter Grimes: Act III Scene I: "Embroidery in childhood was a luxury of idleness" (Ellen) (from 1996-12-16 until 1996-12-21)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (from 1942 until 1945)
librettist:
Charles Montagu Slater (from 1942 until 1945)
part of:
Peter Grimes: Act III: Scene 1
Benjamin Britten6:02
7Daphne: “Ich komme, ich komme” (Transformation scene)
soprano vocals:
Renée Fleming (soprano) (from 1996-12-16 until 1996-12-21)
vocals:
Renée Fleming (soprano)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1996-12-16 until 1996-12-21)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (from 1996-12-16 until 1996-12-21)
recording of:
Daphne, op. 82: (Daphnes Verwandlung) "Ich komme... Ich komme, grünende Brüder" (from 1996-12-16 until 1996-12-21)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (in 1938)
librettist:
Joseph Gregor
part of:
Daphne (op. 82; TrV 272)
Richard Strauss11:26
18▶CD: Freire · Brahms: Piano Concerto 1 / Schumann: Carnaval
19▶CD: Haitink · Shostakovich 4 & 9
20▶CD: Hogwood · Purcell: Dido and Aeneas
21▶CD: Jansen · Britten & Beethoven Violin Concertos
22▶CD: Karajan · Holst: The Planets
23▶CD: Katchen · Bartók / Prokofiev: Piano Concerto 3 / Ravel: Piano Concerto
24▶CD: Kertész · Dvořak: New World Symphony / Symphony 8
25▶CD: King’s College Choir & St John’s College Choir · Haydn: Nelson Mass & Paukenmesse
26▶CD: Larrocha · Granados: Goyescas / Falla: Noches en los jardines de España
27▶CD: Lemper · Berlin Cabaret Songs
28▶CD: Lupu · Beethoven: Moonlight, Pathétique & Waldstein Sonatas
29▶CD: Maag · Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night’s Dream / Symphony 3
30▶CD: Maazel · Respighi: Feste romane / Pini di Roma / Rimsky‐Korsakov
31▶CD: Mackerras · Janáček: Sinfonietta / Taras Bulba / The Cunning Little Vixen Suite
32▶CD: Marriner · Tchaikovsky: Serenade for strings / Souvenir de Florence
33▶CD: Martinon · Ibert: Divertissement / Borodin 2
34▶CD: Mehta · Varèse / Ives 2
35▶CD: Monteux · Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé / Elgar: Enigma Variations
36▶CD: Münchinger · Bach: Magnificat / Cantatas 10 & 140
37▶CD: Nilsson / Solti · Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen (great scenes)
38▶CD: Carreras / Domingo / Pavarotti · In Concert, 1990
39▶CD: Pavarotti ・ Puccini: Turandot (highlights)
40▶CD: Pickett · Susato: Dansereye
41▶CD: Rogé · Saint‐Saëns: Piano Concertos 2, 4 & 5
42▶CD: Rousset · Pergolesi: Stabat Mater
43▶CD: Schiff · Bach: Goldber Variations
44▶CD: Solti · Romantic Russia / Suppé: 4 Overtures
45▶CD: Solti · Mahler 8
46▶CD: Sutherland / Horne / Pavarotti · Live from Lincoln Center
47▶CD: Takács Quartet · Beethoven: Quartets opp. 95, 130 & 133
48▶CD: Tebaldi / Del Monaco · Puccini: La fanciulla del West (highlights)
49▶CD: Wiener Oktett · Mendelssohn: Octet / Beethoven: Septet
50▶CD: Winchester / Terfel · Walton: Belshazzar’s Feast

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includes:A Midsummer Night’s Dream / Symphony no. 3 “Scottish” by Felix Mendelssohn (composer); Peter Maag (conductor)
Arcana / Intégrales / Ionisation by Edgard Varèse (composer); Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta (conductor)
Barber: Violin Concerto / Walton: Violin Concerto / Bloch: Baal Shem by Barber (American composer), Walton (British composer and conductor), Bloch (Swiss-American composer); Joshua Bell (violinist), Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, David Zinman (conductor)
Bartók: Piano Concerto no. 3 / Ravel: Piano Concerto in G major by Bartók (Béla Bartók, composer), Ravel (Maurice Ravel, French composer); Julius Katchen (pianist), London Symphony (London Symphony Orchestra), István Kertész (conductor)
Berlin Cabaret Songs by Ute Lemper
Dansereye (1551) by Tielman Susato (Flemish Renaissance composer); New London Consort, Philip Pickett (musician)
Daphnis et Chloé by Ravel (Maurice Ravel, French composer); London Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Monteux (conductor)
Eine Alpensinfonie / Don Juan by Richard Strauss (German composer); San Francisco Symphony, Herbert Blomstedt (conductor)
España by The London Symphony Orchestra (London Symphony Orchestra), Ataúlfo Argenta (pianist and conductor)
Goldberg Variations (1982 recording) by Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician); András Schiff (pianist)
Goyescas: Volumes 1 & 2 / El pelele by Granados (composer); Alicia de Larrocha (pianist)
Ibert: Divertissement / Bizet: Jeux d’enfants / Saint‐Säens: Danse macabre / Le rouet d’omphale by Ibert (French composer), Bizet (French composer), Saint‐Saëns (composer); Paris Conservatoire Orchestra, Jean Martinon (French conductor and composer)
In Concert by Carreras (Spanish tenor), Domingo (tenor), Pavarotti (tenor), Mehta (Zubin Mehta, conductor)
Italian Songs by Beethoven (Ludwig van Beethoven, German composer), Schubert (Franz Schubert, composer), Mozart (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, classical composer), Haydn (composer); Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo‐soprano), András Schiff (pianist)
La fanciulla del West (1958 studio cast) by Puccini (Italian composer); Tebaldi (soprano), del Monaco (tenor), MacNeil (American baritone), Tozzi (operatic bass), Orchestra (Orchestra of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia) e Coro dell’Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Roma (Chorus of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia), Franco Capuana (conductor)
Le Sacre du printemps / L’Oiseau de feu by Stravinsky (Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer); Antal Doráti (conductor)
Ma Mère l’Oye / Pavane pour une infante défunte / Le Tombeau de Couperin / Valses nobles et sentimentales by Ravel (Maurice Ravel, French composer); Orchestre symphonique de Montréal (Montreal Symphony Orchestra), Charles Dutoit (conductor)
Magnificat in D major / Cantata no. 10 by Bach (Johann Sebastian Bach, German Baroque period composer & musician); Ameling (soprano), Van Bork (soprano), Watts (contralto), Krenn (tenor), Rintzler (Romanian operatic bass), Krause (bass-baritone), Wiener Akademiechor (Vienna Chamber Choir, choir), Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Karl Münchinger (German conductor)
Mendelssohn Octet / Beethoven Septet by Mendelssohn (Felix Mendelssohn, composer), Beethoven (Ludwig van Beethoven, German composer); Wiener Oktett
New Year's Day Concert in Vienna 1979 by Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic), Willi Boskovsky (violinist and conductor)
Piano Concertos no. 20, K466 & no. 27, K595 by Mozart (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, classical composer); Clifford Curzon (classical pianist, knighted in 1977), Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist), English Chamber Orchestra
Piano Concertos nos. 2, 4 & 5 by Saint‐Saëns (composer); Pascal Rogé (pianist), Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976), Charles Dutoit (conductor)
Piano Sonata op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight” / Piano Sonata op. 13 “Pathetique” / Piano Sonata op. 53 “Waldstein” by Beethoven (Ludwig van Beethoven, German composer); Radu Lupu (Romanian concert pianist)
Respighi: Feste romane / Pini di Roma / Rimsky‐Korsakov: Le Coq d’or (suite) by Respighi (composer), Rimsky‐Korsakov (Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov, Russian composer); The Cleveland Orchestra, Lorin Maazel (conductor)
Serenade for Strings / Souvenir de Florence by Tchaikovsky (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer), Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner (conductor)
Signatures: Great Opera Scenes by Renée Fleming (soprano), Sir Georg Solti (conductor), London Symphony Orchestra
Sinfonietta / Taras Bulba / The Cunning Little Vixen Suite by Janáček (Czech composer); Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic), Charles Mackerras (Australian conductor)
Stabat Mater / Salve Regina by Pergolesi (composer); Andreas Scholl (countertenor), Barbara Bonney (soprano), Christophe Rousset (French harpsichordist & conductor), Les Talens Lyriques (French classical musical ensemble)
Symphonie no. 8 (1971 recording) by Mahler (composer); Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Georg Solti (Sir Georg Solti, conductor)
Symphony no. 4 by Bruckner (Austrian composer); Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Vienna Philharmonic), Karl Böhm (Austrian conductor)
Symphony no. 9 in E minor, op. 95 “New World” by Dvořák (Antonín Dvořák, composer); Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Vienna Philharmonic), István Kertész (conductor)
The Planets by Holst (Gustav Holst, composer); Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic), Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
The Three-cornered Hat / La Vida Breve - Interlude and Dance by Falla (Spanish composer); Teresa Berganza (mezzo-soprano), L’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (OSR), Ernest Ansermet (conductor)
Turandot (1972 studio cast) by Puccini (Italian composer); Sutherland (soprano), Pavarotti (tenor), Caballé (soprano), Ghiaurov (operatic bass), Krause (bass-baritone), Pears (tenor), John Alldis Choir (The John Alldis Choir), London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra), Zubin Mehta (conductor)
Turangalîla‐Symphonie by Olivier Messiaen (composer and organist); Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly (conductor), Jean‐Yves Thibaudet (pianist), Takashi Harada (Harada Takashi, ondes Martenot player)
Violin Concertos / Scottish Fantasia by Mendelssohn (Felix Mendelssohn, composer), Bruch (composer and conductor); Kyung Wha-Chung (Kyung-Wha Chung, violinist), Kempe (conductor), Dutoit (conductor)
Walton: Belshazzar’s Feast / Coronation Te Deum / Parry: I Was Glad / Jerusalem by Walton (British composer and conductor), Parry (English composer); Bryn Terfel (bass‐baritone opera singer), Waynflete Singers, Winchester Cathedral Choir, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Litton (conductor)
War Requiem by Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist); Galina Vishnevskaya (soprano), Peter Pears (tenor), Dietrich Fischer‐Dieskau (baritone)