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Release Date: 06/17/2014 
Label:  Sony   Catalog #: 74698   Spars Code: n/a 
Composer:  Richard Strauss,  Carl Orff,  Richard Wagner,  Antonio Vivaldi,   ... 
Performer:  Nigel Woodhouse,  Paul Meyer,  Kolja Blacher,  Eric Le Sage,   ... 
Conductor:  Fritz Reiner,  Eduardo Mata,  Gustav Kuhn,  Mark Stephenson,   ... 
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Chicago Symphony Orchestra,  London Symphony Orchestra,  London Symphony Chorus,   ... 
Number of Discs: 2 
Recorded in: Stereo 
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Works on This Recording

1.
Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30: Sunrise by Richard Strauss
Conductor:  Fritz Reiner
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1895-1896; Germany 
2.
Carmina burana: no 1, O fortuna by Carl Orff
Conductor:  Eduardo Mata
Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Symphony Orchestra,  London Symphony Chorus
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1936; Germany 
3.
Die Walküre: Ride of the Valkyries by Richard Wagner
Conductor:  Gustav Kuhn
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Tyrolean Festival Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1856; Germany 
4.
Mandolin Concerto: Allegro by Antonio Vivaldi
Performer:  Nigel Woodhouse (Mandolin)
Conductor:  Mark Stephenson
Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Musici
Period: Baroque 
Written: by 1742; Italy 
5.
Requiem in D minor, K 626: Dies irae by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Conductor:  Sir Colin Davis
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra,  Bavarian Radio Chorus
Period: Classical 
Written: 1791; Vienna, Austria 
6.
Suite for Jazz Orchestra no 2, Op. 50b: no 6, Waltz II by Dmitri Shostakovich
Conductor:  Dmitri Kitayenko
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1938; USSR 
7.
Hungarian Dances (21) for Piano 4 hands, WoO 1: no 1 in G minor by Johannes Brahms
Conductor:  Cristian Mandeal
Orchestra/Ensemble:  George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1868; Austria 
8.
L'invitation au chateau: Tango by Francis Poulenc
Performer:  Paul Meyer (Clarinet), Kolja Blacher (Violin), Eric Le Sage (Piano)
9.
Gitaneiras by Ernesto Lecuona
Conductor:  Morton Gould
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Morton Gould Orchestra
Period: Modern 
Written: 19th Century 
10.
Requiem Mass: Dies irae - Excerpt(s) by Giuseppe Verdi
Conductor:  Sir Georg Solti
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Chicago Symphony Orchestra,  Chicago Symphony Chorus
Period: Romantic 
Written: Italy 
11.
Gayaneh: Sabre Dance by Aram Khachaturian
Conductor:  Arthur Fiedler
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Boston Pops
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1942/1957; USSR 
12.
Má vlast: no 2, Moldau, T 111 by Bedrich Smetana
Conductor:  Gustav Kuhn
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Bamberg Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1874; Czech Republic 
13.
Lakmé: Viens, Mallikŕ...Sous le dôme épais "Flower Duet" by Léo Delibes
Performer:  Janice Watson (Soprano), Ruby Philogene (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor:  Carl Davis
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1883; France 
14.
Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major: Canon by Johann Pachelbel
Conductor:  Ettore Stratta
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Baroque Chamber Orchestra
Period: Baroque 
Written: Germany 
15.
La traviata: Noi siamo le zingarelle by Giuseppe Verdi
Conductor:  Georges Prętre
Orchestra/Ensemble:  RCA Italian Opera Orchestra,  RCA Italian Opera Chorus
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1853; Italy 
16.
Masquerade: Waltz by Aram Khachaturian
Conductor:  Kiril Kondrashin
Orchestra/Ensemble:  RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1941; USSR 
17.
Die Zauberflöte, K 620: Der Hölle Rache by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:  Sylvia Geszty (Soprano)
Conductor:  Otmar Suitner
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Dresden Staatskapelle
Period: Classical 
Written: 1791; Vienna, Austria 
18.
Tale of Tsar Saltan: Suite, Op. 57 - Flight of the bumblebee by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Conductor:  André Previn
Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1903; Russia 
19.
The Barber of Seville: Una voce poco fa by Gioachino Rossini
Performer:  Roberta Peters (Soprano)
Conductor:  Erich Leinsdorf
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1816; Italy 
20.
Pavane, Op. 50 by Gabriel Fauré
Conductor:  Charles Gerhardt
Orchestra/Ensemble:  National Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1887; France 
21.
Carnival of the animals: no 7, Aquarium by Camille Saint-Saëns
Conductor:  Arthur Fiedler
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Boston Pops
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1886; France 
22.
Madama Butterfly: Un bel dě vedremo by Giacomo Puccini
Performer:  Leontyne Price (Soprano)
Conductor:  Edward Downes
Orchestra/Ensemble:  New Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1904; Italy 
23.
Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo by Pietro Mascagni
Conductor:  James Levine
Orchestra/Ensemble:  National Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: Italy 
24.
Gymnopédies (3) for Piano: no 1, Lent et douloureux by Erik Satie
Conductor:  Charles Gerhardt
Orchestra/Ensemble:  National Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1888; France 
25.
Concerto for Violin in G minor, Op. 8 no 2/RV 315 "L'estate": 3rd movement, Presto by Antonio Vivaldi
Performer:  Vladimir Spivakov (Violin)
Conductor:  Vladimir Spivakov
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Moscow Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra
Period: Baroque 
Written: 1725; Venice, Italy 
26.
La traviata: Libiamo ne' lieti calici "Brindisi" by Giuseppe Verdi
Performer:  Carlo Bergonzi (Tenor), Montserrat Caballé (Soprano)
Conductor:  Georges Prętre
Orchestra/Ensemble:  RCA Italian Opera Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1853; Italy 
27.
Carmen: Act 1 Prelude "Les toréadors" by Georges Bizet
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1873-1874; France 
28.
Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a: no 7, Dance of the Reeds by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Conductor:  Mark Ermler
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1892; Russia 
29.
Nabucco: Va, pensiero by Giuseppe Verdi
Conductor:  Renato Cellini
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Robert Shaw Chorale,  RCA Victor Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1842; Italy 
30.
Coppélia: Danse lente by Léo Delibes
Conductor:  Mark Ermler
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1870; France 
31.
Suite for Orchestra no 3 in D major, BWV 1068: Air by Johann Sebastian Bach
Conductor:  Rudolf Baumgartner
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Lucerne Festival Strings
Period: Baroque 
Written: circa 1729-1731; Leipzig, Germany 
32.
Requiem in D minor, K 626: Lacrymosa by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Conductor:  Sir Colin Davis
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra,  Bavarian Radio Chorus
Period: Classical 
Written: 1791; Vienna, Austria 
33.
Suite bergamasque: 3rd movement, Clair de Lune by Claude Debussy
Conductor:  Arthur Fiedler
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Boston Pops
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1890/1905; France 
34.
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini: Andante cantabile by Sergei Rachmaninov
Performer:  Leonard Pennario (Piano)
Conductor:  Arthur Fiedler
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Boston Pops
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1934; Russia 
35.
Les contes d'Hoffmann: Barcarolle by Jacques Offenbach
Conductor:  Arthur Fiedler
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Boston Pops
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1881; Paris, France 
36.
Guillaume Tell: Overture by Gioachino Rossini
Conductor:  Arthur Fiedler
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Boston Pops
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1829; Italy 
37.
Il trovatore: Vedi! le fosche notturne "Anvil Chorus" by Giuseppe Verdi
Conductor:  Zubin Mehta
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Ambrosian Opera Chorus,  Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1853; Italy 
38.
Romeo and Juliet Suite no 2, Op. 64b: Montagues and Capulets by Sergei Prokofiev
Conductor:  Mark Ermler
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1936; Paris, France 
39.
Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G major, BWV 1048: Allegro by Johann Sebastian Bach
Conductor:  Rudolf Baumgartner
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Lucerne Festival Strings
Period: Baroque 
Written: 1711-1713; ?Weimar, Germany 
40.
Swan Lake: Final Scene by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Conductor:  Mark Ermler
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1875-1876; Russia 
41.
Rigoletto: Scorrendo uniti by Giuseppe Verdi
Conductor:  Sir Georg Solti
Orchestra/Ensemble:  RCA Italian Opera Orchestra,  RCA Italian Opera Chorus
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1851; Italy 
42.
The Four Seasons: Winter: Allegro non molto by Antonio Vivaldi
Performer:  Vladimir Spivakov (Violin)
Conductor:  Vladimir Spivakov
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Moscow Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra
Period: Baroque 
Written: 1725; Italy 
43.
L'arlésienne: Suite no 2 - 4th movement, Farandole by Georges Bizet
Conductor:  Arthur Fiedler
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Boston Pops
Period: Romantic 
Written: France 
44.
Orchestral Suite No. 2: Minuet and Badinerie by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:  James Galway (Flute)
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Zagreb Soloists
Period: Baroque 
Written: 1738-1739 
45.
Gnossiennes (6) for Piano: no 1 by Erik Satie
Performer:  William Masselos (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1890; France 

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