50 classics for entertaining.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: EMI (Firm) (Publisher)
Language:French
German
Italian
Language and/or Writing System:
Vocal selections sung in French, German and Italian.
Published: [England] : EMI Classics, [2011?]
Subjects:
Instrumental music.
Vocal music.
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Variant Title:
Fifty classics for entertaining
Format: Electronic Audio
Contents:
  • Water music suite no. 2 in D major, HWV 349. Alla hornpipe / George Frideric Handel (Prague Chamber Orchestra ; Charles Mackerras, conductor)
  • Canon and gigue in D major / Johann Pachelbel (Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Orchestra ; Neville Marriner, conductor)
  • Dolly, op. 56. Berceuse / Gabriel Faure (Jean-Philippe Collard, Bruno Rigutto, piano)
  • Serenade no. 13 in G major, K. 525, "Eine kleine Nachtmusik." Romanze / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Orchestra ; Neville Marriner, conductor)
  • Guitar concerto no. 1 in D major, op. 99. Andante alla romanza / Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (Sharon Isbin, guitar ; Lausanne Chamber Orchestra ; Lawrence Foster, conductor)
  • Carmen. L'amor est un oiseau rebelle / Georges Bizet (Maria Callas, soprano ; Paris National Opera Orchestra ; Rene Duclos Choir ; Georges Pretre, conductor)
  • The 4 seasons. Violin concerto in F minor, op. 8, no. 4, RV 297, "L'inverno." Largo / Antonio Vivaldi (Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin ; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra ; Herbert von Karajan, conductor)
  • Brandenburg concerto no. 4 in G major, BWV 1049. Presto / Johann Sebastian Bach (Phil Pickett, recorder ; Catherine Latham, oboe ; Iona Brown, violin ; John Constable, harpsichord ; Neville Marriner, conductor)
  • Piano concerto no. 20 in D minor, K. 466. Romance / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Annie Fischer, piano ; Philharmonia Orchestra ; Adrian Boult, conductor)
  • Suite espagnola no. 1, op. 47. Sevilla / Isaac Albeniz (Julian Byzantine, Greg Smallman, guitars)
  • Salut d'amour, op. 12 / Edward Elgar (Northern Sinfonia ; Richard Hickox, conductor)
  • Pini di Roma. I pini di Villa Borghese / Ottorino Respighi (London Symphony Orchestra ; Lamberto Gardelli, conductor)
  • Jazz suite no. 2. Waltz no. 2 / Dmitry Shostakovich (Philadelphia Orchestra ; Mariss Jansons, conductor)
  • Rhapsody in blue. Opening / George Gershwin (Wayne Marshall, piano ; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra ; Simon Rattle, conductor)
  • Serenade no. 6 in D major, K. 239, "Serenata Notturna." Marcia / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Yehudi Menuhin, violin, conductor ; Bath Festival Orchestra)
  • Concerto in the Italian style in F major, BWV 971, "Italian concerto." Allegro / Johann Sebastian Bach (Richard Egarr, harpsichord)
  • Pavane, op. 50 / Gabriel Faure (Gareth Morris, flute ; New Philharmonia Orchestra ; David Willcocks, conductor)
  • 3 gymnopedies. Lent et douloureux / Erik Satie (Aldo Ciccolini, piano)
  • Carnival of the animals. Le cygne / Camille Saint-Saëns (Paul Tortelier, cello ; Shuku Iwasaki, piano)
  • The sleeping beauty, op. 66. The spell waltz / Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (Christopher Warren-Green, violin ; Philharmonia Orchestra ; John Lanchbery, conductor)
  • Piano sonata no. 14 in C sharp minor, op. 27, no. 2, "Moonlight." Adagio sostenuto / Ludwig van Beethoven (Moura Lympany, piano)
  • Lakme. Dome epais le jasmin a ala rose s'assemble / Leo Delibes (Natalie Dessay, soprano ; Delphine Haiden, mezzo-soprano ; Gregory Kunde, tenor ; Jose Van Dam, baritone ; Toulouse Capitol Orchestra ; Toulouse Capitol Chorus ; Michel Plasson, conductor)
  • Flute concerto no. 2 in D major, K. 314. Rondo / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Ransom Wilson, flute ; London Symphony Orchestra ; Raymond Leppard, conductor)
  • Piano sonata no. 15 in D major, op. 28, "Pastoral." Rondo / Ludwig van Beethoven (Stephen Kovacevich, piano)
  • The Gadfly suite, op. 97a. Romance / Dmitry Shostakovich (Tasmin Little, violin ; Piers Lane, piano)
  • Chanson de matin, op. 15, no. 2 / Edward Elgar (London Philharmonic Orchestra ; Adrian Boult, conductor)
  • Clarinet concerto in A major, K. 622. Adagio / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Jack Brymer, clarinet ; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra ; Thomas Beecham, conductor)
  • Cavatina / Stanley Myers (Manuel Barrueco, Steve Morse, guitar)
  • Les pecheurs de perles. Au fond du temple saint / Georges Bizet (Nicolai Gedda, tenor ; Ernest Blanc, baritone ; Paris Opera-Comique Orchestra ; Pierre Dervaux, conductor)
  • String quintet in E major, op. 13, no. 6, G. 282. Menuetto / Luigi Boccherini (Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Orchestra ; Neville Marriner, conductor)
  • Concerto for 2 violins in D minor, BWV 1043. Allegro / Johann Sebastian Bach (Jonathan Rees, Jane Murdoch, violins ; Scottish Ensemble ; Jonathan Rees, conductor)
  • Violin sonata no. 9 in A major, op. 47, "Kreutzer." Andante con variazioni / Ludwig van Beethoven (Yehudi Menuhin, violin ; Jeremy Menuhin, piano)
  • Le nozze di Figaro. Voi che sapete / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Teresa Berganza, mezzo-soprano ; Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone ; English Chamber Orchestra ; Daniel Barenboim, conductor)
  • Norma. Casta diva / Vincenzo Bellini (Maria Callas, soprano ; Milan La Scala Orchestra ; Tullio Serafin, conductor)
  • Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68, "Pastoral." Shepherd's song / Ludwig van Beethoven (Philadelphia Orchestra ; Riccardo Muti, conductor)
  • The mission. Gabriel's oboe / Ennio Morricone (Ennio Morricone Orchestra ; Ennio Morricone, conductor)
  • Swan Lake, op. 20. Moderato / Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (London Symphony Orchestra ; Andre Previn, conductor)
  • The nutcracker, op. 71. Dance of the sugar-plum fairy / Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (Philharmonia Orchestra ; John Lanchbery, conductor)
  • Suite bergamasque. Clair de lune / Claude Debussy (Moura Lympany, piano)
  • Concerto grosso in B minor, op. 6, no. 12, HWV 330. Aria / George Frideric Handel (Yehudi Menuhin, violin, conductor ; Bath Festival Orchestra)
  • Brandenburg concerto no. 3 in G major, BWV 1048. Allegro / Johann Sebastian Bach (Rachel Beckett, recorder ; Phil Pickett, Zbigniew Czapczynaki, violins ; Polish Chamber Orchestra ; Jerzy Maksymiuk, conductor)
  • Pineapple poll. Opening dance / Arthur Sullivan (London Philharmonic Orchestra ; Charles Mackerras, conductor)
  • Horn concerto no. 4 in E flat major, K. 495. Romance / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Radovan Vlatkovic, horn ; English Chamber Orchestra ; Jeffrey Tate, conductor)
  • Nocturne no. 2 in E flat major, op. 9, no. 2 / Fryderyk Chopin (John Ogdon, piano)
  • Les contes d'Hoffmann. Belle nuit, o nuit d'amour / Jacques Offenbach (Linde Consort ; Neville Marriner, conductor)
  • Keyboard concerto in F minor, BWV 1056. Largo / Johann Sebastian Bach (John Constable, harpsichord ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Orchestra ; Neville Marriner, conductor)
  • A midsummer night's dream, op. 61. Nocturne / Felix Mendelssohn (Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment ; Charles Mackerras, conductor)
  • Arabesque no. 1 in E major / Claude Debussy (Markus Klinko, harp)
  • 4 Letzte Lieder. Beim Schlafengehen / Richard Strauss (Lucia Popp, soprano ; London Philharmonic Orchestra ; Klaus Tennstedt, conductor)
  • Piano sonata no. 8 in C minor, op. 13, "Pathetique." Adagio cantabile / Ludwig van Beethoven (Walter Gieseking, piano).