All works performed by the best and iconic artists of the Warner Classics & Erato catalogues including Martha Argerich, Maria Callas, Renaud Capucon, William Christie, Natalie Dessay, Samson Francois, David Fray, Helene Grimaud and many more. Three compact discs of well-known and loved pieces.
Tracks include: MOZART: Klavierkonzert Nr.21 C-dur KV 467 (Kadenzen:
Christian Zacharias): II. Andante – Christian Zacharias
BACH: Keyboard concerto in F minor, BWV 1056: II Adagio – David Fray
VIVALDI: The Four Seasons, Concerto No. 4 in F Minor, RV 297, ‘Winter’: I.
Allegro non molto – Fabio Biondi
BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 5 “Emperor”: II. Adagio un poco mosso –
Christian Zacharias
DVORAK: Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95, ‘From the New World’: IV.
Allegro con fuoco – Carlo Maria Giulini
BELLINI: Norma, Act 1: “Casta diva” (Norma, Chorus) – Maria Callas/Tullio
Serafin
BRAHMS: Violin Concerto: III: Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace – Frank
Peter Zimmermann
CHOPIN: Piano Sonata No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 58: IV. Finale (Presto, non
tanto) – Martha Argerich
VERDI: Aida, Act 2: Marcia trionfale – Riccardo Muti
WAGNER: Lohengrin: Vorspiel (Orchester) – Chor der Wiener Staatsoper/Wiener
Philharmoniker/Rudolf Kempe
VIVALDI: Stabat Mater, RV 621: I. Stabat Mater dolorosa – Fabio Biondi
TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 5 in E Minor, Op. 64: III. Valse (Allegro
moderato) – Riccardo Muti
HAYDN: Cello Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Hob. VIIb:1: III. Allegro molto –
Mstislav Rostropovich
PURCELL: Funeral Sentences for the death of Queen Mary II Z27 : III Canzona, VII
March – John Eliot Gardiner
HANDEL: Harpsichord Suite No. 4 in D Minor, HWV 437: IV. Sarabande –
Alexander Briger
SCHUBERT: Symphony No. 8 in B Minor D.759 “Unfinished” I. Allegro
moderato – Riccardo Muti
TCHAIKOVSKY: The Nutcracker – Ballet, Op. 71: Miniature Overture – Sir
Simon Rattle
MENDELLSOHN: Violin Concerto in E Minor Op. 64: I. Allegro molto
appassionato – Maxim Vengerov
SCHUMANN: Symphony No. 3 in E Flat Major, Op.97 ‘Rhenish’: I. Lebhaft –
Staatskapelle Dresden/Wolfgang Sawallisch
BIZET: Carmen, Act 3: Entr'acte – Seiji Ozawa
PUCCINI: Tosca, Act 2: “Vissi d'arte” (Tosca) – Maria Callas
BACH: Orchestral Suite No.3 in D major BWV1068 : II Air [‘Air on the G
String’] – Nikolaus Harnoncourt
MENDELSSOHN: Violin Concerto in E Minor Op. 64: I. Allegro molto
appassionato – Maxim Vengerov
MOZART: Symphony No.40 in G minor K550 : I Molto allegro – Nikolaus
Harnoncourt