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- Release Date: 11/14/2006
- 5 Disc Set
- Sales Rank: 5,302
- Label: DECCA
- UPC: 028947580850
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Ultimate Classics [Box Set]
Disc
1 | ||
| 1 | Solomon, oratorio, HWV 67 / George Frederick Han | |
| 2 | Ellens Gesang III ("Ave M / Franz Schubert | |
| 3 | Cantata No. 147, "Herz un / Johann Sebastian Bac | |
| 4 | Canon in D major, instrum / Johann Pachelbel | |
| 5 | The Lord's Prayer / Albert Hay Malotte | |
| 6 | Serenade No. 13 for strin / Wolfgang Amadeus Moz | |
| 7 | Violin Concerto in E mino / Felix Mendelssohn | |
| 8 | Madama Butterfly (Madame / Giacomo Puccini | |
| 9 | Nutcracker, suite from th / Pyotr Il'yich Tchaik | |
| 10 | Piano Concerto in A minor / Edvard Grieg | |
| 11 | Nabucco, opera (Nabucodon / Giuseppe Verdi | |
| 12 | Pomp and Circumstance Mar / Edward Elgar | |
Disc
2 | ||
| 1 | Orphée aux enfers, operet / Jacques Offenbach | |
| 2 | Casanova, musical comedy / Johann Strauss II | |
| 3 | Cantata No. 208, "Was mir / Johann Sebastian Bac | |
| 4 | Bagatelle for piano in A / Ludwig van Beethoven | |
| 5 | The Lost Chord, song for / Arthur Sullivan | |
| 6 | Zémire et Azor, opera in / André-Ernest-Modeste | |
| 7 | Rigoletto, opera: La donn / Giuseppe Verdi | |
| 8 | Cavalleria rusticana, ope / Pietro Mascagni | |
| 9 | The Prince of Denmark's M / Jeremiah Clarke | |
| 10 | Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56 / George Frederick Han | |
| 11 | Jerusalem ("And did those / Hubert Parry | |
| 12 | La Traviata, opera: Act 1 / Giuseppe Verdi | |
| 13 | Piano Concerto No. 5 in E / Ludwig van Beethoven | |
| 14 | Fantasia on Greensleeves, / Ralph Vaughan Willia | |
| 15 | Boléro, ballet for orches / Maurice Ravel | |
Disc
3 | ||
| 1 | Peer Gynt Suite for orche / Edvard Grieg | |
| 2 | All in the April evening, / Hugh S. Roberton | |
| 3 | Aida, opera: Grand March / Giuseppe Verdi | |
| 4 | Thaïs, opera in 3 acts: M / Jules Massenet | |
| 5 | The Holy City, sacred bal / Stephen Adams (Micha | |
| 6 | Elijah (Elias), oratorio, / Felix Mendelssohn | |
| 7 | The Crucifixion, for teno / John Stainer | |
| 8 | Piano Concerto No. 2 in C / Sergey Rachmaninov | |
| 9 | Berceuse de Jocelyn ("Ang / Benjamin Godard | |
| 10 | Symphony No. 9 in E minor / Antonin Dvorák | |
| 11 | Les Pêcheurs de perles, o / Georges Bizet | |
Disc
4 | ||
| 1 | The Hebrides, overture fo / Felix Mendelssohn | |
| 2 | La bohème, opera: Che gel / Giacomo Puccini | |
| 3 | Concierto de Aranjuez, fo / Joaquín Rodrigo | |
| 4 | Bohemian Girl, opera: I d / Michael William Balf | |
| 5 | String Quartet in F major / Roman Hoffstetter | |
| 6 | The Gondoliers (The King / Arthur Sullivan | |
| 7 | Sanctuary of the Heart, M / Albert W. Ketèlbey | |
| 8 | Ave Maria, for voice & pi / Charles Gounod | |
| 9 | The Lord Is My Shepherd, / Jessie Seymour Irvin | |
| 10 | Blow the Wind Southerly ( / English Traditional | |
| 11 | Londonderry Air (Danny Bo / Irish Traditional | |
| 12 | Karelia Suite, for orches / Jean Sibelius | |
| 13 | Suite bergamasque, for pi / Claude Debussy | |
| 14 | Symphony No. 9 in D minor / Ludwig van Beethoven | |
Disc
5 | ||
| 1 | Le nozze di Figaro (The M / Wolfgang Amadeus Moz | |
| 2 | Serse (Xerxes), opera, HW / George Frederick Han | |
| 3 | Ave verum Corpus, motet f / Wolfgang Amadeus Moz | |
| 4 | Mors et vita, trilogy of / Charles Gounod | |
| 5 | Tolomeo, rè d'Egitto, ope / George Frederick Han | |
| 6 | Romance for violin & orch / Ludwig van Beethoven | |
| 7 | Baïlèro, folksong for voi / Joseph Canteloube | |
| 8 | Scheherazade, symphonic s / Nikolai Rimsky-Korsa | |
| 9 | Piano Concerto No. 1 in B / Pyotr Il'yich Tchaik | |
| 10 | Songs (5) for voice & pia / Johannes Brahms | |
| 11 | Abide with me (Tune: Even / William Henry Monk | |
| 12 | Horn Concerto No. 4 in E / Wolfgang Amadeus Moz | |
| 13 | Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56 / George Frederick Han | |
Ultimate Classics [Box Set] | ||
| 1. | Solomon, oratorio, HWV 67: The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba 3:20 | |
| Composed by George Frideric Handel | ||
| Conducted by Neville Marriner | ||
| Performed by Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields | ||
| 2. | Ellens Gesang III ("Ave Maria"), song for voice & piano, D. 839 (Op. 52/6) 4:58 | |
| Composed by Franz Schubert | ||
| Performed by Joan Sutherland, Ambrosian Singers and Philharmonia Orchestra | ||
| Conducted by Richard Bonynge | ||
| 3. | Cantata No. 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (BC A174): Jesu, joy of man's desiring 7:34 | |
| Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach | ||
| Performed by Choir of King's College, Cambridge | ||
| Conducted by George Guest | ||
| 4. | Canon in D major, various arrangements 4:40 | |
| Composed by Johann Pachelbel | ||
| Performed by Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra | ||
| Conducted by Karl Münchinger | ||
| 5. | The Lord's Prayer 3:07 | |
| Composed by Albert Hay Malotte | ||
| Performed by Ambrosian Singers, Stuart Burrows and Martin Neary | ||
| Conducted by Wyn Morris | ||
| 6. | Serenade No. 13 for strings in G major ("Eine kleine Nachtmusik"), K. 525: 1st Movement. Allegro 5:56 | |
| Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | ||
| Conducted by Neville Marriner | ||
| Performed by Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields | ||
| 7. | Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64: 2nd Movement. Andante 7:50 | |
| Composed by Felix Mendelssohn | ||
| Performed by London Symphony Orchestra and Ruggiero Ricci | ||
| Conducted by Piero Gamba | ||
| 8. | Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), opera: One fine day 4:55 | |
| Composed by Giacomo Puccini | ||
| Conducted by Tullio Serafin | ||
| Performed by Renata Tebaldi and Orchestrea dell'Academia di Santa Cecila | ||
| 9. | Nutcracker, suite from the ballet, Op. 71a: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy / Waltz of the Flowe 7:41 | |
| Composed by Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky | ||
| Performed by Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra | ||
| Conducted by Herbert von Karajan | ||
| 10. | Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16: 3rd Movement. Allegro molto e marcato 10:34 | |
| Composed by Edvard Grieg | ||
| Conducted by André Previn | ||
| Performed by London Symphony Orchestra and Radu Lupu | ||
| 11. | Nabucco, opera (Nabucodonosor): Va, pensiero (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves) 4:52 | |
| Composed by Giuseppe Verdi | ||
| Conducted by Lamberto Gardelli | ||
| Performed by Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor and Vienna State Opera Orchestra | ||
| 12. | Pomp and Circumstance March No.1, for orchestra in D major, Op. 39/1 6:36 | |
| Composed by Edward Elgar | ||
| Performed by London Philharmonic Orchestra | ||
| Conducted by Georg Solti | ||
| 13. | Orphée aux enfers, operetta in 2 acts: Overture 9:02 | |
| Composed by Jacques Offenbach | ||
| Conducted by Ernest Ansermet | ||
| Performed by L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande | ||
| 14. | Casanova, musical comedy (Strauss works arr. by Benatzky): Nun's Chorus 3:56 | |
| Composed by Johann Strauss II | ||
| Performed by Joan Sutherland, Philharmonia Orchestra and Ambrosian Light Opera Chorus | ||
| Conducted by Richard Bonynge | ||
| 15. | Cantata No. 208, "Was mir behagt," (Hunt Cantata), BWV 208 (BC G1, G3): Sheep may safely graze 4:37 | |
| Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach | ||
| Performed by Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra | ||
| Conducted by Karl Münchinger | ||
| 16. | Bagatelle for piano in A minor ("Für Elise"), WoO 59 3:04 | |
| Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven | ||
| Performed by Vladimir Ashkenazy | ||
| 17. | The Lost Chord, song for voice & piano 3:58 | |
| Composed by Arthur Sullivan | ||
| Performed by Ambrosian Singers, Stuart Burrows and Martin Neary | ||
| Conducted by Wyn Morris | ||
| 18. | Zémire et Azor, opera in 4 acts: Pantomime and Finale 5:15 | |
| Composed by André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry | ||
| Conducted by Richard Hickox | ||
| Performed by Richard Hickox Orchestra | ||
| 19. | Rigoletto, opera: La donna è mobile 2:25 | |
| Composed by Giuseppe Verdi | ||
| Conducted by Richard Bonynge | ||
| Performed by London Symphony Orchestra and Luciano Pavarotti | ||
| 20. | Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act: Intermezzo 3:21 | |
| Composed by Pietro Mascagni | ||
| Conducted by Gianandrea Gavazzeni | ||
| Performed by Nation Philharmonic Orchestra | ||
| 21. | The Prince of Denmark's March (Trumpet Voluntary) for brass, winds & percussion (or keyboard or trumpet & organ) in D major 2:53 | |
| Composed by Jeremiah Clarke | ||
| Performed by Elgar Howarth, Philip Jones and The Philip Jones Brass Ensemble | ||
| 22. | Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: I know that my Redeemer liveth 5:59 | |
| Composed by George Frideric Handel | ||
| Performed by Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Kiri Te Kanawa | ||
| Conducted by Georg Solti | ||
| 23. | Jerusalem ("And did those feet in ancient time"), for chorus & organ (or orchestra) 2:44 | |
| Composed by Hubert Parry | ||
| Performed by Canterbury Cathedral Choir, David Flood and The Philip Jones Brass Ensemble | ||
| Conducted by Allan Wicks | ||
| 24. | La Traviata, opera: Act 1. Prelude 4:11 | |
| Composed by Giuseppe Verdi | ||
| Conducted by Richard Bonynge | ||
| Performed by Nation Philharmonic Orchestra | ||
| 25. | Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major ("Emperor"), Op. 73: 3rd Movement. Rondo. Allegro 10:41 | |
| Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven | ||
| Performed by Vladimir Ashkenazy and Chicago Symphony Orchestra | ||
| Conducted by Georg Solti | ||
| 26. | Fantasia on Greensleeves, for harp, flute & strings (arranged by R. Greaves; from the opera "Sir John In Love") 4:25 | |
| Composed by Ralph Vaughan Williams | ||
| Conducted by Neville Marriner | ||
| Performed by Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields and William Bennett | ||
| 27. | Boléro, ballet for orchestra (or piano): Finale 5:03 | |
| Composed by Maurice Ravel | ||
| Conducted by Ernest Ansermet | ||
| Performed by L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande | ||
| 28. | Peer Gynt Suite for orchestra (or piano or piano, 4 hands) No. 1, Op. 46: Morning Mood 4:07 | |
| Composed by Edvard Grieg | ||
| Performed by Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra | ||
| Conducted by Herbert von Karajan | ||
| 29. | All in the April evening 3:23 | |
| Composed by Hugh S. Roberton | ||
| Performed by Treorchy Male Voice Choir | ||
| 30. | Aida, opera: Grand March and Ballet 11:44 | |
| Composed by Giuseppe Verdi | ||
| Conducted by Carlo Franci | ||
| Performed by Accademia di Santa Cecilia Chorus and Orchestrea dell'Academia di Santa Cecila | ||
| 31. | Thaïs, lyric comedy in 3 acts: Méditation 5:49 | |
| Composed by Jules Massenet | ||
| Conducted by Richard Bonynge | ||
| Performed by Nigel Kennedy and Nation Philharmonic Orchestra | ||
| 32. | The Holy City, sacred ballad for voice & piano (or orchestra and chorus, ad lib) 4:59 | |
| Composed by Stephen Adams (Michael Maybrick) | ||
| Performed by Ambrosian Singers, Stuart Burrows and Martin Neary | ||
| Conducted by Wyn Morris | ||
| 33. | Elijah (Elias), oratorio, Op. 70: Oh rest in the Lord 3:51 | |
| Composed by Felix Mendelssohn | ||
| Performed by Kathleen Ferrier and Boyd Neel Orchestra | ||
| Conducted by (Louis) Boyd Neel | ||
| 34. | The Crucifixion, for tenor, bass, chorus & organ: God so loved the world 4:07 | |
| Composed by John Stainer | ||
| Performed by St. John's College Choir, Cambridge | ||
| Conducted by George Guest | ||
| 35. | Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18: 1st Movement. Moderato 11:13 | |
| Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov | ||
| Conducted by André Previn | ||
| Performed by Vladimir Ashkenazy and London Symphony Orchestra | ||
| 36. | Berceuse de Jocelyn ("Angels Guard Thee") 5:04 | |
| Composed by Benjamin Godard | ||
| Performed by Kenneth McKellar | ||
| Conducted by Peter Knight | ||
| 37. | Symphony No. 9 in E minor ("From the New World"), B. 178 (Op. 95) (first published as No. 5): 2nd Movement. Largo (excerpt) 5:15 | |
| Composed by Antonin Dvorák | ||
| Conducted by István Kertész | ||
| Performed by London Symphony Orchestra | ||
| 38. | Les Pêcheurs de perles, opera in 3 acts: Pearl Fishers' Duet (Au fond du temple saint) 6:38 | |
| Composed by Georges Bizet | ||
| Performed by Nicolai Ghiaurov, Nation Philharmonic Orchestra and Luciano Pavarotti | ||
| Conducted by Robin Stapleton | ||
| 39. | The Hebrides, overture for orchestra in B minor ("Fingal's Cave"), Op. 26 (4 versions) 10:17 | |
| Composed by Felix Mendelssohn | ||
| Performed by Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra | ||
| Conducted by Christoph von Dohnányi | ||
| 40. | La bohème, opera: Che gelida manina 4:45 | |
| Composed by Giacomo Puccini | ||
| Performed by Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra and Luciano Pavarotti | ||
| Conducted by Herbert von Karajan | ||
| 41. | Concierto de Aranjuez for guitar & orchestra: 2nd Movement. Adagio 11:00 | |
| Composed by Joaquín Rodrigo | ||
| Performed by Carlos Bonell and Montreal Symphony Orchestra | ||
| Conducted by Charles Dutoit | ||
| 42. | Bohemian Girl, opera: I dreamt I dwelt in marble halls 4:43 | |
| Composed by Michael William Balfe | ||
| Performed by Joan Sutherland and London Symphony Orchestra | ||
| Conducted by Richard Bonynge | ||
| 43. | String Quartet in F major, (prev. attr. Haydn, Op.3/5): Serenade 4:07 | |
| Composed by Roman Hoffstetter | ||
| Performed by Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra | ||
| Conducted by Karl Münchinger | ||
| 44. | The Gondoliers (The King of Barataria), operetta: Take a pair of sparkling eyes 5:15 | |
| Composed by Arthur Sullivan | ||
| Performed by D'Oyly Carte Opera Orchestra, New Symphony Orchestra of London and Thomas Round | ||
| Conducted by Isidore Godfrey | ||
| 45. | Sanctuary of the Heart, Meditation religieuse 4:03 | |
| Composed by Albert W. Ketèlbey | ||
| Conducted by Eric Rogers | ||
| Performed by Royal Philharmonic Chorus and Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | ||
| 46. | Ave Maria, for voice & piano (or other vocal arrangements; after Bach's Prelude No. 1 from the Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1) 2:48 | |
| Composed by Charles Gounod | ||
| Performed by Leontyne Price and Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra | ||
| Conducted by Herbert von Karajan | ||
| 47. | The Lord Is My Shepherd, for chorus 3:39 | |
| Composed by Jessie Seymour Irvine | ||
| Performed by Huddersfield Choral Society | ||
| Conducted by Wyn Morris | ||
| 48. | Blow the Wind Southerly (Northumbrian Folk Song) 2:31 | |
| Composed by English Traditional | ||
| Performed by Kathleen Ferrier | ||
| 49. | Londonderry Air (Danny Boy), folk song 3:10 | |
| Composed by Irish Traditional | ||
| Performed by The Philip Jones Brass Ensemble | ||
| 50. | Karelia Suite, for orchestra, Op. 11: 3rd Movement. Alla marcia 4:37 | |
| Composed by Jean Sibelius | ||
| Conducted by Vladimir Ashkenazy | ||
| Performed by Philharmonia Orchestra | ||
| 51. | Suite bergamasque, for piano, L. 75: Clair de lune 5:42 | |
| Composed by Claude Debussy | ||
| Performed by Pascal Rogé | ||
| 52. | Symphony No. 9 in D minor ("Choral"), Op. 125: 4th Movement. Ode to Joy (excerpt) 7:32 | |
| Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven | ||
| Performed by Stuart Burrows, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Chorus, Pilar Lorengar, Yvonne Minton and Martti Talvela | ||
| Conducted by Georg Solti | ||
| 53. | Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492: Overture 4:00 | |
| Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | ||
| Performed by London Philharmonic Orchestra | ||
| Conducted by Georg Solti | ||
| 54. | Serse (Xerxes), opera, HWV 40: Largo 5:37 | |
| Composed by George Frideric Handel | ||
| Conducted by George Szell | ||
| Performed by London Symphony Orchestra | ||
| 55. | Ave verum Corpus, motet for chorus, strings & organ, K. 618 3:55 | |
| Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | ||
| Performed by Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, St. John's College Choir, Cambridge and Peter White | ||
| Conducted by George Guest | ||
| 56. | Mors et vita, trilogy of oratorios for soloists, chorus & orchestra: Judex 4:38 | |
| Composed by Charles Gounod | ||
| Conducted by Richard Hickox | ||
| Performed by Richard Hickox Orchestra | ||
| 57. | Tolomeo, rè d'Egitto, opera, HWV 25: Silent Worship 2:48 | |
| Composed by George Frideric Handel | ||
| Conducted by Adrian Boult | ||
| Performed by Kenneth McKellar and Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus and Orchestra | ||
| 58. | Romance for violin & orchestra No. 2 in F major, Op. 50 9:35 | |
| Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven | ||
| Performed by Willi Boskovsky and Wiener Mozart Ensemble | ||
| Conducted by Willi Boskovsky | ||
| 59. | Baïlèro, folksong for voice & orchestra (Chants d'Auvergne, Series 1, No. 2) 6:50 | |
| Composed by Joseph Canteloube | ||
| Performed by English Chamber Orchestra and Kiri Te Kanawa | ||
| Conducted by Jeffrey Tate | ||
| 60. | Scheherazade, symphonic suite for orchestra, Op. 35: The Young Prince and the Young Princess 12:01 | |
| Composed by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov | ||
| Conducted by Leopold Stokowski | ||
| Performed by Erich Gruenberg and London Symphony Orchestra | ||
| 61. | Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23: 1st Movement. Allegro non troppo (excerpt) 9:14 | |
| Composed by Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky | ||
| Performed by Vladimir Ashkenazy and London Symphony Orchestra | ||
| Conducted by Lorin Maazel | ||
| 62. | Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 49: Lullaby 2:22 | |
| Composed by Johannes Brahms | ||
| Conducted by Anton Guadagno | ||
| Performed by Philharmonia Orchestra and Renata Tebaldi | ||
| 63. | Abide with me (Tune: Eventide) 4:30 | |
| Composed by William Henry Monk | ||
| Performed by Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Richard Farnes and Bruce Blyth | ||
| Conducted by Stephen Cleobury | ||
| 64. | Horn Concerto No. 4 in E flat major, K. 495: 3rd Movement. Rondo (Allegro vivace) 4:07 | |
| Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | ||
| Performed by London Symphony Orchestra and Barry Tuckwell | ||
| Conducted by Peter Maag | ||
| 65. | Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Hallelujah Chorus 3:43 | |
| Composed by George Frideric Handel | ||
| Conducted by Neville Marriner | ||
| Performed by Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields and Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Chorus | ||
Product Details
- Format: CD - Slip Sleeve
- Release Date: 11/14/2006
- Label: DECCA
- Catalog No.: 000766302
- UPC: 028947580850
- Sales Rank: 5,302
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