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VARIOUS ARTISTS

Sony Classical - Great Performances, 1903-1998

VARIOUS ARTISTS

79 SONGS • 5 HOURS AND 5 MINUTES • OCT 08 1999

1
Largo al factotum from Il barbiere di Siviglia (Vocal)
Charles Adams Prince & Giuseppe Campanari
02:33
2
Mazurka No. 1 in G Major, "Obertass", Op. 19, No. 1 (Instrumental)
Camille DeCreus & Eugène Ysaÿe
02:08
3
II. Piheno (Relaxation) from Contrasts for Violin, Clarinet and Piano (Instrumental)
Benny Goodman, Béla Bartók & Joseph Szigeti
04:32
4
IV. Allegro - Prestissimo from String Quartet in C minor, Op.18, No. 4
Budapest String Quartet
04:16
5
Aria - Cantilena from Bachiana brasileira No. 5
Bidú Sayão
07:02
6
III. Allegretto non troppo - Allegro molto vivace from Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in E minor, Op. 64 (Instrumental)
Bruno Walter & New York Philharmonic Orchestra
05:23
7
La donne è mobile from Rigoletto (Vocal)
Emil Cooper & Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
01:57
8
II. Prestissimo, con sordino from String Quartet No. 4
Juilliard String Quartet
02:49
9
Fossils from Carnival of the Animals
André Kostelanetz, Andre Kostelanetz & His Orchestra & Noël Coward
01:56
10
III. Rondo: Allegro spirituoso from Concerto No. 1 for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 6
Eugene Ormandy & The Philadelphia Orchestra
05:43
11
I. Prélude from Le Tombeau de Couperin
Robert Casadesus
02:47
12
X. The Desire for Hermitage from Hermit Songs, Op. 29
Samuel Barber & Leontyne Price
03:19
13
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 30. Quodlibet. a 1 Clav. (1955 Version)
Glenn Gould & Johann Sebastian Bach
00:49
14
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria da capo (1955 Version)
Glenn Gould & Johann Sebastian Bach
02:11
15
The Threepenny Opera: Moritat von Mackie Messer (Mack the Knife)
Lotte Lenya
03:04
16
III. Menuetto - Trio from Symphony No. 36 in C Major, K. 425 "Linz"
Bruno Walter & Columbia Symphony Orchestra
04:25
17
III. Allegro vivace assai from Concerto No. 21 for Piano and Orchestra, K. 467
Alexander Schneider & Columbia Symphony Orchestra
06:26
18
V. Rondo (Allegro) from Symphonie Espagnole in D minor, Op. 21 (Instrumental)
Eugene Ormandy & The Philadelphia Orchestra
06:48
19
Battle Hymn of the Republic
The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square
04:41
20
Madama Butterfly, Act II: "Un bel di vedremo"
Eileen Farrell
04:43
21
Danse sacrale (L'Elue) from The Rite of Spring
Igor Stravinsky & Columbia Symphony Orchestra
04:35
22
VIII. Ritual Fire Dance from El Amor Brujo (Voice)
Leopold Stokowski & The Philadelphia Orchestra
03:24
23
Hoe-Down. Allegro from Rodeo (Four Dance Episodes)
Leonard Bernstein & New York Philharmonic Orchestra
03:08
24
Fugue in G Minor, BWV 578
E. Power Biggs & Johann Sebastian Bach
04:05
25
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude in C Major, BWV 846
Glenn Gould
02:22
26
II. Allegretto scherzando from Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93
Pablo Casals & Marlboro Festival Orchestra
03:43
27
No. 8 in G minor (Presto) from Slavonic Dances, Op. 46
George Szell & The Cleveland Orchestra
03:52
28
IV. "Urlicht" - Sehr feierlich, aber schlicht from Symphony No. 2 in C minor "Resurrection" (Instrumental)
Leonard Bernstein & New York Philharmonic Orchestra
02:51
29
I. Psalm 108 (verse 2) & Psalm 100 (complete) from Chichester Psalms for Chorus and Orchestra
Leonard Bernstein & New York Philharmonic Orchestra
03:31
30
III. Scherzo: Allegro leggierissimo from Octet in E-flat Major, Op. 20
Marlboro Festival Octet
04:27
31
Étude in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 2, No. 1
Vladimir Horowitz & Alexander Scriabin
03:11
32
Étude in A-flat Major, Op. 72, No. 11
Vladimir Horowitz
01:31
33
I. Allegro con spirito from Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar and Orchestra (Instrumental)
Eugene Ormandy & Members of the Philadelphia Orchestra
05:58
34
III. Alla marcia from Karelia Suite, Op. 11
Eugene Ormandy & The Philadelphia Orchestra
04:35
35
Canzon Septimi Toni No. 2
The Philadelphia Brass Ensemble & The Chicago Brass Ensemble
02:49
36
Fanfare for the Common Man
London Symphony Orchestra & Aaron Copland
03:16
37
Beau Soir (Voice)
Barbra Streisand
02:38
38
Baroque and Blue from Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano
Jean-Pierre Rampal, Claude Bolling, Marcel Sabiani & Max Hediguer
05:15
39
III. Rondo. Allegro assai from Concerto No. 20 in D minor for Piano and Orchestra, K. 466 (Instrumental)
Murray Perahia & English Chamber Orchestra
07:09
40
Danse générale from "Daphnis et Chloê" (Voice)
Pierre Boulez & New York Philharmonic Orchestra
04:20
41
Eubie's Classical Rag
Eubie Blake
03:48
42
4 Klavierstücke, Op. 119: No. 1, Intermezzo in B Minor. Adagio
Rudolf Serkin
04:23
43
III. Allegro from Concerto No. 2 in D Major for Cello and Orchestra, Hob.VIIb, 2 (Instrumental)
José-Luis Garcia & English Chamber Orchestra
04:23
44
Perhaps Love
John Denver & Plácido Domingo
02:58
45
Glassworks: V. Façades
Philip Glass Ensemble
07:22
46
Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro
Kiri Te Kanawa & Sir John Pritchard
02:27
47
Passo pel prat (Folksong)
Antonio de Almeida & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
03:40
48
III. Allegro from Concerto in E-flat Major for Trumpet and Orchestra, H.VIIe, 1
Raymond Leppard & The National Philharmonic Orchestra
04:28
49
I. Allegro from Flute Concerto in D Major, RV 428 "Il gardellino" (Instrumental)
Claudio Scimone
03:54
50
Promenade: Walking the Dog
Michael Tilson Thomas & Los Angeles Philharmonic
02:54
51
III. Allegro fugato from Sonata No. 5 in D Major for Cello and Piano, Op. 102, No. 2 (Instrumental)
Emanuel Ax & Yo-Yo Ma
04:45
52
VII. Turangalîla II - Un peu vif, bien modéré from Turangalîla-Symphonie
Esa-Pekka Salonen & The Philharmonia Orchestra
03:59
53
IV. Rondo alla zingarese. Presto from Quartet No. 1 in G minor for Piano and Strings, Op. 25
Isaac Stern, Jaime Laredo, Yo-Yo Ma, Emanuel Ax & Johannes Brahms
08:03
54
Mazurka in C Minor, Op. 56, No. 3
Vladimir Horowitz
05:07
55
II. Vivace from String Quartet in D minor, Op. 56 "Voces intimae" (Instrumental)
Juilliard String Quartet
02:37
56
Ch'ella mi creda libero e lontano,... from La fanciulla del West (The Girl of the Golden West)
Mara Zampieri, Plácido Domingo & Juan Pons
02:07
57
Star Wars, Episode IV "A New Hope": Main Theme
John Williams
05:50
58
Concerto in D Minor for 2 Mandolins, RV. 532: Andante (Arr. For Cello and Voice)
Yo-Yo Ma & Bobby McFerrin
04:00
59
Salut d'amour, Op. 12 "Liebesgruss"
Midori & Robert McDonald
03:11
60
"Minuet" from String Quintet No. 1 in E Major, Op. 13 No. 5, G. 275
Bobby McFerrin & The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
03:39
61
Bagatelle in A Minor, WoO 59 "Für Elise"
Murray Perahia
02:53
62
Appalachia Waltz
Yo-Yo Ma, Mark O'Connor & Edgar Meyer
05:48
63
Rhapsody in Blue -- Opening Section
Robert Sadin & Orchestra of St. Luke's
09:55
64
All the Delights of the Season (Instrumental)
Robert Ziegler, Tony Hymas & Patrick Doyle
01:15
65
Steam Engine (Instrumental)
Robert Ziegler, Tony Hymas & Patrick Doyle
01:20
66
Summon the Heroes (Radio Edit)
John Williams & The Boston Pops Orchestra
03:36
67
Prélude from Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007 (Instrumental)
Yo-Yo Ma
02:19
68
Die Walküre: Hojotoho! Hojotoho! (Voice)
Jane Eaglen
02:16
69
Sonata in A Major, K 537
Murray Perahia
02:59
70
The Murder from Psycho: A Suite for Strings (Instrumental)
Esa-Pekka Salonen & Los Angeles Philharmonic
01:01
71
Flight of the Bumblebee (Interlude from The Tale of the Tsar Saltan)
Arcadi Volodos & Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
01:33
72
I. Preludio from Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006
Hilary Hahn & Johann Sebastian Bach
03:30
73
Libertango
Yo-Yo Ma & Astor Piazzolla
03:08
74
Angel (Lust) [Edited version]
Mary Rowell, Allison Cornell, Sue Hadjopoulos, Dawn Upshaw, Suzanne Vega & Joe Jackson
04:29
75
Main Theme (From "Schindler's List")
Itzhak Perlman & John Williams
03:34
76
I. Allegro ben ritmato e deciso from Three Preludes (Instrumental)
John Williams, Joshua Bell & George Gershwin
01:40
77
Rigoletto: La donna è mobile (Voice)
Marcelo Alvarez
02:20
78
3 Gymnopédies: No. 3, Lent et grave (Arr. J. Williams for Guitar & Orchestra)
William Goodchild, John Williams & Erik Satie
02:28
79
Song of Peace
Tan Dun & Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra
04:02
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