VA - The Decca Sound - Highlights (5CD) (2011)

Tracklist:

CD 1
1 Chabrier: España - Rhapsody for Orchestra
by London Symphony Orchestra & Ataúlfo Argenta
2 Puccini: La Fanciulla del West / Act 3 - E anche tu lo vorrai
by Renata Tebaldi & Giorgio Giorgetti & Michele Cazzato & Enzo Guagni & Mario Carlin & Franco Capuana & Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
3 Puccini: La Fanciulla del West / Act 3 - Le tue parole sono di Dio
by Giorgio Giorgetti & Mario del Monaco & Enzo Guagni & Mario Carlin & Angelo Mercuriali & Franco Capuana & Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
4 Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 3 In A Minor, Op. 56, MWV N 18 - "Scottish" - 4. Allegro vivacissimo - Allegro maestoso assai
by London Symphony Orchestra and Peter Maag
5 Ibert: Divertissement - 2. Cortège
by Paris Conservatoire Orchestra and Jean Martinon
6 Dvorák: Symphony No.9 in E minor, Op.95 "From the New World" - 3. Scherzo (Molto vivace)
by Wiener Philharmoniker and István Kertész
7 Haydn: Mass in D Minor - Missa in angustiis ("Nelson Mass"), Hob. XXII:11 - Credo: Et resurrexit
by Sylvia Stahlman & Simon Preston & The Choir of King's College, Cambridge & London Symphony Orchestra & Sir David Willcocks
8 de Falla: La vida breve - Interlude - Spanish Dance No.1
by L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande and Ernest Ansermet
9 Bartók: Piano Concerto No.3, BB 127, Sz. 119 - 1. Allegretto
by Julius Katchen & London Symphony Orchestra & István Kertész
10 Holst: The Planets, Op. 32 - 5. Saturn, The Bringer of Old Age
by Wiener Philharmoniker & Herbert von Karajan
11 Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé, M. 57 - Ballet en 3 parties (complete) / Première partie - Scène - Danse lente et mystérieuse
by The London Symphony Orchestra and Pierre Monteux
12 Britten: War Requiem, Op.66 / Libera me - "Let Us Sleep Now...In Paradisum"
by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau & Sir Peter Pears & Galina Vishnevskaya & Highgate School Boys' Choir & London Symphony Chorus & The Bach Choir & Melos Ensemble & London Symphony Orchestra & Benjamin Britten

CD 2
1 Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No.3 In D Minor, Op.30 - 3. Finale (Alla breve)
by Vladimir Ashkenazy & London Symphony Orchestra & Anatole Fistoulari
2 Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings in C, Op.48 - 2. Walzer: Moderato (Tempo di valse)
by Academy of St. Martin in the Fields and Sir Neville Marriner
3 J.S. Bach: Magnificat in D Major, BWV 243 - 1. Magnificat
by Wiener Akademie-Chor & Stuttgarter Kammerorchester & Karl Münchinger
4 Glinka: Ruslan and Lyudmila / Act 1 - Overture
by London Symphony Orchestra and Sir Georg Solti
5 Bruch: Violin Concerto No.1 in G minor, Op.26 - 2. Adagio
by Kyung Wha Chung and Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Rudolf Kempe
6 Mendelssohn: Octet In E Flat, Op.20, MWV R20 - 4. Presto
by Wiener Oktett
7 Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.8 in C Minor, Op.13 -"Pathétique" - 2. Adagio cantabile
by Radu Lupu
8 Bruckner: Symphony No.4 In E Flat Major - "Romantic" - 3. Scherzo (Bewegt) - Trio (Nicht zu schnell. Keinesfalls schleppend)
by Wiener Philharmoniker and Karl Böhm
9 Varèse: Ionisation
by Los Angeles Percussion Ensemble and Los Angeles Philharmonic and Zubin Mehta
10 Wagner: Götterdämmerung / Dritter Aufzug - "Fliegt heim, ihr Raben!"
by Birgit Nilsson & Gottlob Frick & Wiener Philharmoniker & Sir Georg Solti

CD 3
1 Mozart: Piano Concerto No.27 in B flat, K.595 - 3. Allegro
by Sir Clifford Curzon & English Chamber Orchestra & Benjamin Britten
2 R. Strauss: Alpensymphonie, Op.64 - Ausklang
by San Francisco Symphony & Herbert Blomstedt
3 R. Strauss: Alpensymphonie, Op.64 - Nacht
by San Francisco Symphony & Herbert Blomstedt
4 Sibelius: Symphony No.1 in E minor, Op.39 - 3. Scherzo (Allegro)
by Philharmonia Orchestra & Vladimir Ashkenazy
5 Schoenberg: Erwartung, Op.17 - Liebster, Liebster, der Morgen kommt
by Anja Silja & Wiener Philharmoniker & Christoph von Dohnányi
6 J. Strauss II: Wein, Weib und Gesang, Op. 333 (Live)
by Wiener Philharmoniker and Willi Boskovsky
7 Respighi: Pines of Rome - The Pines of the Appian Way (I pini della Via Appia)
by The Cleveland Orchestra and Lorin Maazel
8 Granados: Goyescas - Suite - 4. Quejas ó la maja y el ruiseñor
by Alicia De Larrocha
9 Shostakovich: Symphony No.5 in D minor, Op.47 - 2. Allegretto
by Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam & Bernard Haitink
10 Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto No.2 In G Minor, Op.22, R.190 - 2. Allegro scherzando
by Pascal Rogé & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Charles Dutoit
11 Mahler: Symphony No.8 in E flat - "Symphony of a Thousand" / Part One: Hymnus "Veni creator spiritus" - "Veni, Creator...Da gaudiorum praemia"
by Heather Harper & Lucia Popp & Yvonne Minton & Helen Watts & René Kollo & John Shirley-Quirk & Martti Talvela & Wiener Singverein & Wiener Sängerknaben & Wiener Staatsopernchor & Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Sir Georg Solti
12 Mahler: Symphony No.8 in E flat - "Symphony of a Thousand" / Part One: Hymnus "Veni creator spiritus" - "Gloria sit Patri Domino"
by Heather Harper & Lucia Popp & Helen Watts & Yvonne Minton & René Kollo & John Shirley-Quirk & Martti Talvela & Wiener Singverein & Wiener Sängerknaben & Wiener Staatsopernchor & Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Sir Georg Solti

CD 4
1 Ravel: Ma mère l'oye, M.60 - Les entretiens de la Belle et de la Bête
by Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal and Charles Dutoit
2 Puccini: Turandot / Act 1 - "Signore, ascolta"
by Montserrat Caballé & London Philharmonic Orchestra & Zubin Mehta
3 Puccini: Turandot / Act 1 - "Non piangere Liù"
by Luciano Pavarotti & London Philharmonic Orchestra & Zubin Mehta
4 Puccini: Turandot / Act 3 - Che è mai di me?
by Dame Joan Sutherland & Luciano Pavarotti & Wandsworth School Boys Choir & The John Alldis Choir & London Philharmonic Orchestra & Zubin Mehta
5 Puccini: Turandot / Act 3 - "Del primo pianto...Più grande vittoria non voler"
by Dame Joan Sutherland & Luciano Pavarotti & London Philharmonic Orchestra & Zubin Mehta
6 Puccini: Turandot / Act 3 - "So il tuo nome!"
by Dame Joan Sutherland & Luciano Pavarotti & London Philharmonic Orchestra & Zubin Mehta
7 Puccini: Turandot / Act 3 - "Diecimile anni al nostro Imperatore...Padre augusto"
by Dame Joan Sutherland & The John Alldis Choir & London Philharmonic Orchestra & Zubin Mehta
8 Janácek: Sinfonietta - 3. Moderato - Con moto - Prestissimo - Tempo I - Moderato
by Wiener Philharmoniker and Sir Charles Mackerras
9 Beethoven: In questa tomba obscura, WoO.133
by Cecilia Bartoli & András Schiff
10 Mozart: Ridente la calma, K.152
by Cecilia Bartoli & András Schiff
11 Schubert: Willkommen und Abschied D767
by Cecilia Bartoli & András Schiff
12 Susato: Dansereye (1551) - Pavane 'La Battaille'
by New London Consort and Philip Pickett
13 Hollaender: Eine Kleine Sehnsucht
by Ute Lemper & Matrix Ensemble & Jeff Cohen & Robert Ziegler
14 Brahms: Piano Concerto No.1 in D minor, Op.15 - 3. Rondo (Allegro non troppo)
by Nelson Freire & Gewandhausorchester Leipzig & Riccardo Chailly
15 Verdi: Ernani / Part 4 - "Solingo, errante misero" (Live In New York / 1981)
by Dame Joan Sutherland & Marilyn Horne & Luciano Pavarotti & New York City Opera Orchestra & Richard Bonynge
16 Stravinsky: Le Sacre du Printemps / Part 2: The Sacrifice - Sacrificial Dance (The Chosen Victim)
by Detroit Symphony Orchestra and Antal Doráti

CD 5
1 Parry: I Was Glad
by Waynflete Singers & Choir Of Winchester Cathedral & Timothy Byram-Wigfield & Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra & David Hill
2 Barber: Concerto for Violin & Orchestra, Op.14 - 2. Andante
by Joshua Bell & Baltimore Symphony Orchestra & David Zinman
3 Di Capua, Mazzucchi: 'O Sole Mio - 'O sole mio
by José Carreras & Plácido Domingo & Luciano Pavarotti & Orchestra del Teatro dell'Opera di Roma & Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino & Zubin Mehta
4 J.S. Bach: Aria mit 30 Veränderungen, BWV 988 "Goldberg Variations" - Var. 26 a 2 Clav.
by András Schiff
5 J.S. Bach: Aria mit 30 Veränderungen, BWV 988 "Goldberg Variations" - Var. 27 Canone alla Nona
by András Schiff
6 J.S. Bach: Aria mit 30 Veränderungen, BWV 988 "Goldberg Variations" - Var. 28 a 2 Clav.
by András Schiff
7 J.S. Bach: Aria mit 30 Veränderungen, BWV 988 "Goldberg Variations" - Var. 29 a 1 ovvero 2 Clav.
by András Schiff
8 J.S. Bach: Aria mit 30 Veränderungen, BWV 988 "Goldberg Variations" - Var. 30 Quodlibet a 1 Clav.
by András Schiff
9 J.S. Bach: Aria mit 30 Veränderungen, BWV 988 "Goldberg Variations" - Aria
by András Schiff
10 R. Strauss: Daphne, Op.82 - "Ich komme, ich komme"
by Renée Fleming & London Symphony Orchestra & Sir Georg Solti
11 Pergolesi: Stabat Mater - 9. Sancta Mater
by Barbara Bonney & Andreas Scholl & Les Talens Lyriques & Christophe Rousset
12 Beethoven: String Quartet No.11 in F minor, Op.95 - "Serioso" - 4. Larghetto espressivo - Allegretto agitato
by Takács Quarte
13 Purcell: Dido and Aeneas, Z.626 / Act 3 - "Thy Hand Belinda - When I Am Laid In Earth"
by Catherine Bott & The Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood
14 Purcell: Dido and Aeneas / Act 3 - "With drooping wings"
by The Academy Of Ancient Music Chorus & The Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood
15 Britten: Violin Concerto, Op.15 - 1. Moderato con moto
by Janine Jansen and London Symphony Orchestra and Paavo Järvi
16 Messiaen: Turangalîla Symphonie - 5. Joie de sang des étoiles
by Jean-Yves Thibaudet & Takashi Harada & Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra & Riccardo Chailly