VA - The Ultimate Classical Collection (2005)

Tracklist:

Disc 1

–Vivaldi The Four Seasons - Concerto No 1 In E 'Spring'
Conductor – Alberto Lysy
Orchestra – Camerata Lysy Gstaad
Violin – Yehudi Menuhin
01 – I Allegro
02 – II Largo
03 – III Allegro
–Holst The Planets Op
Conductor – Sir Adrian Boult
Orchestra – London Philharmonic Orchestra
04 – IV Jupiter, The Bringer Of Jollity 7:54
–Beethoven Symphony No 9 In D Minor 'Choral' Op 125
Bass – James Morris
Choir – Westminster Choir
Conductor – Riccardo Muti
Orchestra – Philadelphia Orchestra*
05 – Ode To Joy
–Beethoven Symphony No 5 In C Minor Op 67
Conductor – Kurt Sanderling
Orchestra – Philharmonia Orchestra
06 – I Allegro Con Brio
–Orff Carmina Burana
Choir – London Philharmonic Choir
Conductor – Franz Welser-Möst
Orchestra – London Philharmonic Orchestra*
07 – O Fortuna
08 –Tchaikovsky '1812' Overture Op 49 (Conclusion)
Conductor – Mariss Jansons
Orchestra – Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
09 –Barber Adagio For Strings Op 11a
Conductor – Eugene Ormandy
Orchestra – Philadelphia Orchestra*
10 –Pachelbel Canon In D
Conductor – Sir Neville MarrinerOrchestra – Academy Of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
–Beethoven Piano Sonata No 14 In C Sharp Minor 'Moonlight' Op 27 No 2
Piano – Daniel Chorzempa
11 – I Adagio Sostenuto
–Mozart Requiem In D Minor K626
Choir – London Philharmonic Choir
Conductor – Franz Welser-Möst
Edited By – Beyer
Orchestra – London Philharmonic Orchestra*
12 – Introit: Requiem Aeternam
Soprano Vocals – Felicity Lott
13 – Lacrimosa
14 –Wagner The Ride Of The Valkyries From Die Walküre (Act III)
Conductor – Sir Adrian Boult
Orchestra – London Philharmonic Orchestra
–Handel Messiah
Choir – Ambrosian Singers
Conductor – Sir Charles MackerrasEdited By – Lam
*Orchestra – English Chamber Orchestra
15 – Hallelujah Chorus

Disc 2

01 –Ravel Bolero
Conductor – André Previn
Orchestra – London Symphony Orchestra*
–Elgar 'Enigma' Variations
Conductor – Sir Adrian Boult
Orchestra – London Symphony Orchestra
02 – Nimrod
–Prokofiev Romeo And Juliet Ballet Op 64
Conductor – André Previn
Orchestra – London Symphony Orchestra
03 – Dance Of The Knights (Montagues And Capulets) (Act I)
04 –Gershwin Rhapsody In Blue (Opening)
Conductor – Steuart Bedford
Orchestra – English Chamber Orchestra
Piano – Daniel Blumenthal
05 –Bach Air 'On The G String' From Orchestral Suite No 3 In D BWV1068
Conductor – Paul Tortelier
Orchestra – Scottish Chamber Orchestra
–Stravinsky The Rite Of Spring Ballet Part I: The Adoration Of The Earth
Conductor – Sir Charles Mackerras
Orchestra – London Symphony Orchestra
06 – Introduction
07 – The Augurs Of Spring - Dance Of The Adolescents
08 – Ritual Of Abduction
09 –Puccini Nessun Dorma From Turandot (Act III)
Chorus – Rhine Opera
ChorusConductor – Alain Lombard
Orchestra – Strasbourg Philarmonic Orchestra
Tenor Vocals – José Carreras
10 –J. Strauss II By The Beautiful Blue Danube Waltz Op 314
Conductor – Theodor Guschlbauer
Orchestra – London Philharmonic Orchestra
–Beethoven Symphony No 6 In F 'Pastoral' Op 68
Conductor – Riccardo Muti
Orchestra – Philadelphia Orchestra
11 – V Allegretto (Shepherds' Hymn)
–Tchaikovsky The Nutcracker Ballet Op 71
Conductor – John Lanchbery
Orchestra – Philharmonia Orchestra
12 – Dance Of The Reed Flutes (Act II)
13 – Dance Of The Sugar-Plum Fairy (Act II)
–Bach Toccata And Fugue In D Minor BWV565
Organ – Peter Hurford
14 – Toccata
–Mozart Serenade In G 'Eine Kleine Nachtmusik' K525
Conductor – Sir Neville Marriner
Orchestra – Academy Of St. Martin-in-the-Fields*
15 – I Allegro 5:50
–Tchaivovsky Swan Lake
Conductor – André Previn
Orchestra – London Symphony Orchestra
16 – Scene (Act II No 10)
–Dvorak Symphony No 9 In E Minor 'From The New World' Op 95
Conductor – Sir Charles MackerrasCor
Anglais – Angela Tennick Orchestra – London Philharmonic Orchestra

Disc 3

01 – II Largo (Opening)
–Handel Water Music
Conductor – Arthur Davison
Orchestra – Virtuosi Of England*
02 – Air From Suite In F
03 – Alla Hornpipe From Suite In D
–Elgar Cello Concerto In E Minor Op 85
Cello – Paul Tortelier
Conductor – Sir Adrian Boult
Orchestra – London Philharmonic Orchestra
04 – I Adagio - Moderato
05 –Debussy Clair De Lune From Suite Bergamasque
Piano – Daniel Adni
06 –Beethoven Für Elise (Bagatelle No 25)
Piano – Dame Moura Lympany
07 –Grieg Morning From Peer Gynt Incidental Music Op 23
Conductor – Sir Neville
MarrinerOrchestra – Academy Of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
08 –Vaughan Williams The Lark Ascending (Opening)
Conductor – Sir Adrian Boult
Orchestra – New Philharmonia Orchestra
Violin – Hugh Bean
09 –John Williams Star Wars Main Theme
Orchestra – Geoff Love And His Orchestra
–Górecki Symphony No 3 'Symphony Of Sorrowful Songs'
Conductor – Jacek Kaspszyk
Orchestra – Kraków Symphony Orchestra
Soprano Vocals – Zofia Kilanowicz
10 – Il Lento E Largo - Tranquillissimo
11 –Elgar Pomp And Circumstance March No 1 In D (Land Of Hope And Glory)
Chorus – Royal Choral Society
Conductor – Sir Andrew Davis
Orchestra – London Philharmonic Orchestra
–Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No 2 In C Minor Op 18
Conductor – Sir Simon Rattle
Orchestra – City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Piano – Cécile Ousset
12 – I Moderato
–Rodrigo Concierto De Aranjuez
Conductor – Rafael Frühbeck De Burgos
Guitar – Alirio Díaz
Orchestra – Spanish National Orchestra*
13 – II Adagio

Disc 4

01 –Delibes Flower Duet (Sous Le Dôme Épais) From Lakmé (Act I)
Conductor – Alain Lombard
Mezzo-soprano Vocals – Danielle Millet
Orchestra – Paris Opéra-Comique Orchestra
Soprano Vocals – Mady Mesplé
–Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No 3 In D Minor Op 30
Conductor – Günther Herbig
Orchestra – Philharmonia Orchestra
Piano – Cécile Ousset
02 – I Allegro Ma Non Troppo (Opening)
–J.S. Bach Brandenburg Concerto No 3 In G BWV1048
Conductor – Sir Neville
MarrinerOrchestra – Academy Of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
03 – I Allegro
–Mozart The Marriage Of Figaro
Conductor – Carlo Maria Giulini
Mezzo-soprano Vocals – Fiorenza Cossotto
Orchestra – Philharmonia Orchestra
04 – Overture
05 – Voi, Che Sapete (Act II)
–Mahler Symphony No 5 In C Sharp Minor
Conductor – Sir Charles Mackerras
Orchestra – Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
06 – IV Adagietto (Sehr Langsam)
–Mozart The Magic Flute
Conductor – Bernard Haitink
Orchestra – Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Soprano Vocals – Edita Gruberova
07 – Der Hölle Rache (Act II)
08 – March Of The Priests (Act II)
–J.S. Bach St Matthew Passion BWV244
Alto Vocals – Júlia Hamari
Conductor – Wolfgang Gönnenwein
Orchestra – Consortium Musicum
09 – Erbarme Dich, Mein Gott (Have Mercy Upon Me, O Lord)
10 –Mussorgsky A Night On The Bare Mountain
Conductor – Georges Prêtre
Orchestra – Royal Philharmonic Orchestra*
–Mozart Clarinet Concerto In A K622
Clarinet [Basset Clarinet] – Sabine Meyer
Conductor – Hans Vonk
Orchestra – Dresden Staatskapelle
11 – II Adagio
–Beethoven Symphony No 7 In A Op 92
Conductor – Kurt Sanderling
Orchestra – Philharmonia Orchestra
12 – II Allegretto
13 –R. Strauss Also Sprach Zarathustra - Sunrise
Conductor – Klaus TennstedtOrchestra – London Philharmonic Orchestra*Organ – David Bell
–Mussorgsky Pictures From An Exhibition
Conductor – Mariss Jansons
Orchestra – Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Orchestrated By – Ravel
14 – The Hut On Fowl's Legs
15 – The Great Gate Of Kiev
16 –Saint-Saëns Danse Macabre
Conductor – Pierre Dervaux
Orchestra – Orchestre De Paris