Bach, J S: | Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV1043: Largo ma non tanto Julia Fischer (violin) Toccata & Fugue in D minor: Toccata Simon Preston (organ) |
Beethoven: | Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67: 1. Allegro con brio Gustavo Dudamel Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 ‘Moonlight': Adagio sostenuto Daniel Barenboim (piano) Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 73 'Emperor' - Rondo (Allegro) Hélène Grimaud (piano) |
Bellini: | Casta Diva (from Norma) Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo) |
Brahms: | Hungarian Dance No. 1 in G minor Iván Fischer |
Capua: | O sole mio Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) |
Chopin: | Waltz No. 6 in D flat major, Op. 64 No. 1 'Minute Waltz' Alice Sara Ott (piano) Nocturne No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 9 No. 2 Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano) |
Daquin: | Le Coucou Trevor Pinnock (harpsichord) |
Fauré: | Après un rêve, Op. 7 No. 1 Nicola Benedetti (violin) Sicilienne, Op. 78 Neville Marriner |
Grieg: | In the Hall of the Mountain King (from Peer Gynt) Herbert Blomstedt |
Haydn: | Trumpet Concerto in E flat major, Hob. VIIe:1 (3rd movement) Håkan Hardenberger (trumpet) |
Hérold: | La Fille mal gardée: Clog Dance |
Khachaturian: | Sabre Dance from Gayane Valery Gergiev |
Lara, Augustin: | Granada Plácido Domingo (tenor) |
Liszt: | Liebestraum, S541 No. 3 (Nocturne in A flat major) Lang Lang (piano) Grande Étude de Paganini, S. 141 No. 3 'La Campanella' Yundi Li (piano) |
Massenet: | Meditation (from Thaïs) Anne Sophie Mutter (violin) |
Mozart: | Vesperae Solennes de Confessore, K339: Laudate Dominum Danielle De Niese (soprano) Non piu andrai, farfallone amoroso (from Le Nozze di Figaro) Bryn Terfel (bass-baritone) Voi che sapete (from Le nozze di Figaro) Magdalena Kozená (mezzo) |
Orff: | Carmina Burana: Ecce gratum Riccardo Chailly |
Puccini: | O mio babbino caro (from Gianni Schicchi) Anna Netrebko (soprano) E lucevan le stelle (from Tosca) Jonas Kaufmann (tenor) Che gelida manina (from La Bohème) Roberto Alagna (tenor) Un bel di vedremo (from Madama Butterfly) Renée Fleming (soprano) |
Rachmaninov: | Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43 (extract) Tamás Vásáry (piano) |
Rodrigo: | Fantasia para un Gentilhombre: Danza de las hachas Carlos Bonell (guitar) |
Satie: | Gnossienne No. 1 Pascal Rogé (piano) |
Schumann: | Kinderszenen, Op. 15: Traümerei Nelson Freire (piano) |
Shostakovich: | Jazz Suite No. 2 - Waltz No. 2 Riccardo Chailly |
Strauss, J, II: | Frühlingsstimmen Walzer Op. 410 Willy Boskovsky |
Tárrega: | Recuerdos de la Alhambra Eduardo Fernández (guitar) |
Tchaikovsky: | The Nutcracker: Chinese Dance Charles Dutoit |
Vivaldi: | The Four Seasons: Summer, RV315 - Presto Neville Marriner |
Wagner: | Die Walküre: Ride of the Valkyries Sir Georg Solti |
Williams, John: | Schindler's List - theme Janine Jansen (violin) |
This stunning collection showcases the greatest stars of classical music with dazzling performances from Gustavo Dudamel, Cecilia Bartoli, Lang Lang and Anna Netrebko, to name but a few...
Also includes legendary performances from some of the greatest artists of all time, including Luciano Pavarotti, Sir Georg Solti, Plácido Domingo and Daniel Barenboim.
Introducing the exciting talents of a number of rising stars such as Jonas Kaufmann, Danielle De Niese, Julia Fischer and Alice Sara Ott
With 40 tracks and over 2½ hours of music this collection is outstanding value for money, providing the foundation for a library of classical music.
