100 Best romantic classics (6CD)

100 Best romantic classics (6CD)

Genre: Classics, Vocal, Instrumental
Audio codec: FLAC
Type Rip: image + cue
Bitrate audio: lossless 

This 6-CD set contains an unrivalled collection of 100 favourite romantic classics, performed by some of the world's leading artists. ’ Among them are the singers Maria Callas, Czech, Angela Gheorghiu. Barbara Hendricks, Luciano Pavarotti and Kiri Te Kanawa; Leif Ove Andsnes instrumentalists, Martha Argerich, Jacqueline du Pre, Yehudi Menuhin, Anne-Sophie Mutter and Maxim Vengerov Mariss Jansons conductors; plus, Riccardo Muti, Antonio Pappano, Previn, André fer-Sir Simon Rattle and Herbert von Karajan. 
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CD 1: FROM RUSSIA WITH ROMANCE

TCHAIKOVSKY
Piano Concerto No.1 in B flat minor Op.23
I: Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso (opening)
Horacio Gutierrez piano
London Symphony Orchestra / André Previn (P) 1976/1994*
PROKOFIEV
Balcony Scene (Romeo & Juliet) (extract)
Philadelphia Orchestra / Riccardo Muti (P) 1981
SHOSTAKOVICH
Romance (The Gadfly)
Tasmin Little violin ∙ Piers Lane piano
(P) 1992
TCHAIKOVSKY
Romeo and Juliet (Fantasy Overture) (extract)
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra / Mariss Jansons (P) 1987
RACHMANINOV
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini – Variation 18
Cécile Ousset piano
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (P) 1984
KHACHATURIAN
Masquerade - Waltz
Philharmonia Orchestra / Efrem Kurtz (P) 1964/1993*
RACHMANINOV
Vocalise
Natalie Clein cello · Charles Owen piano
(P) 2006
TCHAIKOVSKY
Grand Pas de Deux (The Nutcracker)
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra / Mariss Jansons (P) 1998
SHOSTAKOVICH
Piano Concerto No.2 in F Op.102
II. Andante
Dmitri Alexeev piano
English Chamber Orchestra / Jerzy Maksymiuk (P) 1983
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV
Scheherazade Symphonic Suite, Op.35
II. The Story of the Kalendar Prince (opening)
Philadelphia Orchestra / Riccardo Muti (P) 1983
KHACHATURIAN
Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia (Spartacus) (extract)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra /Yuri Temirkanov (P) 1986
TCHAIKOVSKY
Swan Lake Scene (Act II No.10)
London Symphony Orchestra / André Previn (P) 1976/1988*
RACHMANINOV
Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor Op.18
II: Adagio sostenuto (opening)
Cécile Ousset piano
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (P) 1984
BORODIN
Polovtsian Dances (Prince Igor) (opening)
Beecham Choral Society Royal Philharmonic Orchestra /
Sir Thomas Beecham (P) 1974/1999*
RACHMANINOV
Symphony No.2 in E minor Op.27
III. Adagio (opening)
St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra / Mariss Jansons (P) 1994
TCHAIKOVSKY
Waltz (The Sleeping Beauty)
Philharmonia Orchestra / John Lanchbery (P) 1982
STRAVINSKY
Le Oiseau de feu (conclusion)
Boston Symphony Orchestra / Seiji Ozawa (P) 1984/1995* 

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CD 2: AN AUSTRO-GERMAN ROMANCE

MOZART
Piano Concerto No.21 in C ‘Elvira Madigan’ K467
II. Andante (extract)
Stephen Hough piano
Hallé Orchestra / Bryden Thomson (P) 1987
MOZART
Serenade in G ‘Eine kleine Nachtmusik’ K525
II. Romanze (Andante)
Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner
(P) 1977/1997*
BEETHOVEN
Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor ‘Moonlight’ Op.27/2
I. Adagio sostenuto (extract)
Dame Moura Lympany piano (P) 1991
BEETHOVEN
‘Emperor’ Concerto Op.73 – II. Adagio (trans. Craig Leon)
Julia Thornton harp
National Radio Orchestra of the Netherlands / Erno Olah (P) 2003
MOZART
Horn Concerto No.4 in E flat K495
II. Romanza (Andante cantabile)
Radovan Vlatkovic horn
English Chamber Orchestra / Jeffrey Tate (P) 1987
MOZART
Un’aura amorosa (Così fan tutte)
John Aler tenor
London Philharmonic Orchestra / Bernard Haitink (P) 1987
BEETHOVEN
Piano Sonata No.8 in C minor ‘Pathétique’ Op.31
II. Adagio cantabile
Stephen Kovacevich piano (P) 1998
MENDELSSOHN
Violin Concerto in E minor Op.64 – II. Andante (extract)
Yehudi Menuhin violin
Philharmonia Orchestra / Efrem Kurtz (P) 1959/1997*
MOZART
Clarinet Concerto – II. Adagio
Sabine Meyer clarinet
Dresden Staatskapelle / Hans Vonk (P) 1990 EMI Electrola GmbH
MENDELSSOHN
Frühlingslied (Lieder ohne Wörte No.30 in A, Op.62 No.6)
Daniel Adni piano (P) 1973/1996*
BRUCH
Violin Concerto No.1 in G minor Op.26 – II. Adagio (opening)
Yehudi Menuhin violin
Philharmonia Orchestra / Walter Susskind (P) 1959/1997*
MENDELSSOHN
Nocturne (A Midsummer Night’s Dream)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment / Sir Charles Mackerras
(P) 1988 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics
RICHARD STRAUSS
Beim Schlafengehen (Vier letzte Lieder) (conclusion)
Lucia Popp soprano
London Philharmonic Orchestra / Klaus Tennstedt (P) 1982
J. STRAUSS II
An der schönen blauen Donau Walzer, Op.314 (extract)
Berliner Philharmoniker / Herbert von Karajan (P) 1976/1987*
KREISLER
Liebesleid
Maxim Vengerov violin · Ian Brown piano (P) 2004
MENDELSSOHN
Wedding March (A Midsummer Night’s Dream)
Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra / Jeffrey Tate (P) 1991 


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CD 3: A FRENCH ROMANCE

OFFENBACH
Belle nuit (Barcarolle) (Les Contes d’Hoffmann)
Jessye Norman soprano · Ann Murray mezzo-soprano
Orchestre Symphonique et Chœurs de l’Opéra National du Théatre Royal de la Monnai, Bruxelles / Sylvain Cambreling (P) 1988
SAINT-SAËNS
The Swan from The Carnival of the Animals (arr. Chris Hazell)
Hah-Na Chang cello
Philharmonia Orchestra / Leonard Slatkin (P) 2000
BIZET
L’amour est un oiseau rebelle (Habanera) (Carmen)
Maria Callas soprano
Chœurs René Duclos Orchestre du Théâtre National de l’Opéra de Paris / Georges Prêtre (P) 1964
DEBUSSY
Clair de lune (arr. Stokowski)
Philadelphia Orchstra / Wolfgang Sawallisch (P) 1996
DELIBES
Flower Duet (Dôme épais) (Lakmé)
Natalie Dessay soprano · Delphine Haidan mezzo-soprano
Orchestre de Capitole de Toulouse /
Michel Plasson (P) 1998 EMI Music France
GOUNOD
Les nubiennes (Faust Ballet Music)
New Philharmonia Orchestra / Sir Charles Mackerras (P) 1970/1988*
SAINT-SAËNS
Mon cœur s’ouvre à ta voix (Samson et Dalila)
Maria Callas soprano
Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française / Georges Prêtre (P) 1982/1997*
FAURÉ
Pavane
Gareth Morris flute
New Philharmonia Orchestra / Sir David Willcocks (P) 1968/1997*
MARTINI
Plaisir d’amour
Barbara Hendricks soprano∙ Michel Dalberto piano
(P) 1996 EMI France
SAINT-SAËNS
Romance Op.37
Ulf Hoelscher violin
New Philharmonia Orchestra / Pierre Dervaux (P) 1977/1993*
FAURÉ
Berceuse (Dolly Suite Op.56)
Jean-Philippe Collard & Bruno Rigutto pianos (P) 1983 EMI France
BIZET
Entr’acte to Act III (Carmen)
French National Orchestra / Seiji Ozawa (P) 1984
FAURÉ
Chanson d’amour (arr. Craig Leon)
Natasha Marsh soprano
London Symphony Orchestra / Michael Francis (P) 2007
SATIE
Gymnopédie No.1 (arr. Debussy)
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Louis Frémaux
(P) 1974/1990*
DELIBES
Intermezzo & Valse lente (Sylvia)
New Philharmonia Orchestra / Sir Charles Mackerras (P) 1970/1988*
MESSAGER
Pas de deux pigeons (Les deux pigeons)
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Sir Charles Mackerras (P) 1958/1988*
MASSENET
Méditation (Thais)
Anne-Sophie Mutter violin
Berliner Philharmoniker / Herbert von Karajan (P) 1981 


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CD 4: ROMANCE IN A COLD CLIMATE

GRIEG
Morning (Peer Gynt Incidental Music, Op.23)
Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner (P) 1983
SMETANA
The Moldau (Ma Vlast) (extract)
Dresden Staatskapelle / Paavo Berglund (P) 1979/1995
GRIEG
Piano Concerto in A minor - II Adagio
Dmitri Alexeev piano
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Yuri Temirkanov (P) 1989
DVORÁK
Symphony No.9 ‘From the New World’ – II. Largo (opening)
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra / Mariss Jansons (P) 1989
GRIEG
Wedding Dayuat Troldhaugen (Lyric Pieces Book VIII, Op.65 No.6) Daniel Adni piano (P) 1974/1995*
DVORÁK
Song to the Moon (Rusalka)
Lucia Popp soprano
Münchner Rundfunk Orchester / Stefan Soltesz (P) 1988
CHOPIN
Piano Concerto No.1 in E minor Op.11
II. Romance (Larghetto) (opening)
Martha Argerich piano
Montreal Symphony Orchestra / Charles Dutoit (P) 1999
DVORÁK
Humoresque Op.107 No.7
Dame Moura Lympany piano (P) 1988
CHOPIN
Prelude in A (Les Sylphides)
Philharmonia Orchestra / Robert Irving (P) 1959/1994*
LISZT
Piano Concerto No.1 in E flat - II. Quasi adagio
Michel Beroff piano
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra / Kurt Mazur (P) 1980/1990*
SIBELIUS
At the Castle Gate (Pelléas et Mélisande)
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / Paavo Berglund (P) 1979/1997*
CHOPIN
Berceuse in D flat Op. 57
Peter Donohoe piano (P) 1993
GADE
Jealousy-Tango
Stig Nilsson violin
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra / Mariss Jansons (P) 1998
CHOPIN
Nocturne No. 2 in E flat Op.9 No. 2
John Ogdon piano (P) 1969/1992*
LISZT
Liebestraum No.3 in A flat
Leif Ove Andsnes piano (P) 2006
LEHÁR
Vilja (Die lustige Witwe)
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf soprano
Philharmonia Orchestra with Chorus / Lovro von Matacic
(P) 1963/2000*

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CD 5: ENGLAND & AMERICA IN LOVE

ELGAR
Salut d’amour
Northern Sinfonia of England / Richard Hickox (P) 1986
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Fantasia on ‘Greensleeves’ (Sir John in Love) (arr. Greaves)
Sinfonia of London / Sir John Barbirolli (P) 1963/1986*
ELGAR
Cello Concerto in E minor Op.85 – I. Adagio–Moderato (opening)
Jacqueline du Pré cello
London Symphony Orchestra / Sir John Barbirolli (P) 1965/1997*
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
The Lark Ascending (opening)
Hugh Bean violin
New Philharmonia Orchestra / Sir Adrian Boult (P) 1967/1987*
ELGAR
Chanson de matin
London Philharmonic Orchestra / Sir Adrian Boult (P) 1968/1985*
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis (opening)
London Philharmonic Orchestra / Sir Adrian Boult (P) 1976/1985*
LENNON & McCARTNEY
Michelle (arr. Ron Goodwin)
Rostal & Schaefer pianos
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra / Ron Goodwin
(P) 1979/2000*
HOLST
Venus (The Planets) (conclusion)
London Philharmonic Orchestra / Sir Adrian Boult (P) 1979/1987*
McCARTNEY
Celebration (Standing Stone)
London Symphony Chorus & Orchestra / Lawrence Foster (P) 1997 MPL Communications Ltd under exclusive licence to EMI Records Ltd
NYMAN
The Heart Asks Pleasure First/The Promise (from the film The Piano)
Music composed, directed and produced by Michael Nyman
(P) 1993 Michael Nyman Ltd under exclusive licence to Virgin Records Ltd
MYERS
Cavatina (from the film The Deer Hunter)
Manuel Barrueco & Steve Morse guitars
(P) 2001 Angel Records
NEWMAN
Any Other Name (from the film American Beauty)
Produced and performed by Nikolaj Bloch & Sally Herbert (P) 2001
HORNER
My Heart Will Go On (from the film Titanic)
Orchestra / David Abel (P) 1998
VILLA-LOBOS
Sentimental Melody (arr. Barbosa-Lima)
Sharon Isbin guitar(P) 1990 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics
GERSHWIN
Summertime (Porgy and Bess)
Kiri Te Kanawa soprano · The New York Choral Artists
The New Princess Theater Orchestra / John McGlinn (P) 1987
BERNSTEIN
West Side Story Symphonic Dances - II. Somewhere
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Paavo Järvi
(P) 1998 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics
GERSHWIN
Rhapsody in Blue (arr. Grofé) (conclusion)
André Previn piano
London Symphony Orchestra / André Previn (P) 1971/1998*

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CD 6: MEDITERRANEAN ROMANCE

MASCAGNI
Intermezzo (Cavalleria rusticana)
Philharmonia Orchestra / Riccardo Muti (P) 1980/1987*
PUCCINI
O mio babbino caro (Gianni Schicchi)
Angela Gheorghiu soprano
London Symphony Orchestra / Antonio Pappano (P) 1999
Angela Gheorghiu appears by courtesy of The Decca Record Company Ltd
ALBÉNIZ
Tango (España Op.165 No.2)
Leif Ove Andsnes piano (P) 2006
PUCCINI
Chi il bel sogno di Doretta (La rondine)
Montserrat Caballé soprano
London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Charles Mackerras (P) 1970/2002*
VIVALDI
Spring (The Four Seasons) – I. Allegro
Yehudi Menuhin violin
Camerata Lysy Gstaad / Alberto Lysy (P)1981
MONTEVERDI
Pur ti miro (L’incoronazione di Poppea) (arr. Craig Leon)
Natasha Marsh soprano ∙ Fernando Lima countertenor
David Parsons lute
London Symphony Orchestra / Craig Leon (P) 2007
BOCCHERINI
Minuet (arr. Woodhouse)
Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner
(P) 1980/1997*
MASCAGNI
O amore, o bella luce del core (L’amico Fritz)
Luciano Pavarotti tenor
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Gianandrea Gavazzeni (P) 1969/2000*
TÁRREGA
Recuerdos de la Alhambra
Christopher Parkening guitar (P) 1976/2005* Angel Records
ROTA
Ai Giochi Addio (love theme from the Zeffirelli film Romeo & Juliet)
Natasha Marsh soprano
London Symphony Orchestra / François-Xavier Roth (P) 2007
RODRIGO
Concierto de Aranjuez - II. Adagio (opening)
Julian Bream guitar
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (P) 1993
PUCCINI
Vogliatemi bene (Love Duet) (Madama Butterfly)
Renata Scotto soprano · Carlo Bergonzi tenor
Orchestra del Teatro dell’ Opera di Roma / Sir John Barbirolli
(P) 1966/2002*
VIVALDI
Guitar Concerto in D (arr. Emilio Pujol; ed. Isbin) – II. Largo
Sharon Isbin guitar
Lausanne Chamber Orchestra / Lawrence Foster
(P) 1991 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics
SARASATE
Zigeunerweisen Op.20
Anne-Sophie Mutter violin
Orchestre National de France / Seiji Ozawa (P) 1985
QUARANTOTTO
Time to Say Goodbye (adapt. F. Peterson)
Amy Nuttall soprano
Orchestra conducted by Julian Kershaw (P) 2005
ALBÉNIZ
Sevilla (arr. Byzantine)
Julian Byzantine guitar (P) 1993
PUCCINI
Nessun dorma (Turandot)
José Carreras tenor · Rhine Opera Chorus
Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra / Alain Lombard (P) 1978/1990*

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