CD1: La Boheme
1. Guesto Mar Rosso Mi Ammollisce E Assidera (5:30)
2. Non Sono In Vena (4:02)
3. Che Gelida Manina (4:26)
4. Si. Mi Chiamano Mimi (4:53)
5. Ehi! Rodolfo... O Soave Fanciulla (4:42)
6. Quando Men Va (7:13)
7. Mimi?!? Speravo Di Trovarvi Qui (4:56)
8. Marcello, Finalmente... Mimi È Tanto Mallata (5:08)
9. Addio... Donde Lieta Usci (3:18)
10. Dunque È Proprio Finita? (5:40)
11. In Un Coupé?.. O Mimi Tu Più Non Torni (4:26)
12. Vecchia Zimarra (1:48)
13. Sono Andati? (5:06)
14. Dorme? Riposa (4:59)

La Boheme
Rodolfo – Nicolai Gedda
Mimi – Mirella Freni
Marcello – Mario Sereni
Schaunard – Mario Basiola Jr.
Colline – Ferruccio Mazzoli
Alcindoro – Paolo Montarsolo
Musetta – Mariella Adani
Coro e Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
Дирижер: Thomas Schippers
1964/2007
CD2: Tosca, Madama Butterfly
1. Dammi I colori...Recondita Armonia (Tosca) (3:46)
2. Mario! Mario! Mario! (Tosca) (13:02)
3. Tre Sbirri, Una Carozza (Tosca) (3:55)
4. Tosca È Un Buon Falco! (Tosca) (4:35)
5. Vissi D'Arte, Vissi D'Amore (Tosca) (3:05)
6. E Lucevan Le Stelle (Tosca) (3:02)
7. Ah! Franchigia A Floria Tosca...O Dolci Mani (Tosca) (10:18)
8. Dovunque Al mondo...Amore O Grillo (Madama Butterfly) (7:36)
9. Quanto cielo!...Ancora Un Passo Or Via (Madama Butterfly) (3:04)
10. Viene La sera...Bimba Dagli Occhi Pieni Di Malia (Madama Butterfly) (7:45)
11. Vogliatemi Bene, Un Bene Piccolino (Madama Butterfly) (7:11)
12. Un Bel Di Vedremo (Madama Butterfly) (4:40)
Tosca
Floria Tosca – Maria Callas
Mario Cavaradossi – Carlo Bergonzi
Scarpia – Tito Gobbi
Spoletta – Renato Ercolani
Sagrestano – Giorgio Tadeo
Sciarrone – Ugo Trama
Choeurs du Theatre National de l’Opera
Orchestra de la Societe des Concerts du Conservatiore
Дирижер: Georges Pretre
1965/1997
Madama Butterfly
Madama Butterfly (Cio-cio-san) – Victoria de los Angeles
B.F. Pinkerton – Jussi Bjorling
Suzuki – Miriam Pirazzini
Sharpless – Mario Sereni
Goro – Piero de Palma
Orchestra e Coro del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
Дирижер: Gabrielle Santini
1960/1990
CD3: Madama Butterfly, Manon Lescaut
1. Ebbene, Che fareste...E Questo? E Questo? (Madama Butterfly) (4:47)
2. Che Tua Madre Dovrà (Madama Butterfly) (2:46)
3. Una Nave Da Guerra (Madama Butterfly) (2:31)
4. Scuoti Quella Fronda Di Cilegio (Madama Butterfly) (4:51)
5. Humming Chorus (Madama Butterfly) (3:08)
6. Addio, Fiorito Asil (Madama Butterfly) (1:48)
7. Con Onor Muore (Madama Butterfly) (5:05)
8. Tra Voi, Belle, Brune E Bionde (Manon Lescaut) (1:29)
9. Cortese Damigella, Il Priego Mio Accettate (Manon Lescaut) (5:12)
10. Donna Non Vidi Mai (Manon Lescaut) (2:28)
11. Vedete? Lo Son Fedele Alla Parola Mia (Manon Lescaut) (6:11)
12. In Quelle Trine Morbide (Manon Lescaut) (2:21)
13. Oh, Sarò La Più Bella! (Manon Lescaut) (8:06)
14. Ah, Manon, Mi Tradisce! (Manon Lescaut) (2:40)
15. Intermezzo (Manon Lescaut) (4:47)
16. Manon! Des Grieux! (Manon Lescaut) (4:18)
17. Presto In Fila! Marciate!...No! Pazzo Son (Manon Lescaut) (3:52)
18. Sola, Perduta, Abbandonata (Manon Lescaut) (5:04)
19. Fra Le Tue Braccia, Amore (Manon Lescaut) (6:47)
Manon Lescaut
Manon Lescaut – Montserrat Caballe
Chevalier Des Grieux – Placido Domingo
Lescaut – Vicente Sardinero
Edmondo – Robert Tear
Sargeant – Robert Lloyd
A lamplighter – Ian Partridge
Commander – Gwynne Howell
Ambrosian Opera Chorus
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Дирижер: Bruno Bartoletti
1972/1994
CD4: La Fanciulla Del West, La Rondine, Il Tabarro
1. Dove Eravamo? (La Fanciulla Del West) (3:32)
2. Minnie, Dalla Mia Casa Son Partito... (La Fanciulla Del West) (4:34)
3. Ah, Non Temeta, Nessuno Ardirà (La Fanciulla Del West) (5:24)
4. Vieni fuori!...Or Son Sei Mesi Che Mio Padre Mori (La Fanciulla Del West) (5:01)
5. Ch'ella Mi Creda Libero E Lontano (La Fanciulla Del West) (2:28)
6. E Anche Tu Lo Vorrai, Joe (La Fanciulla Del West) (3:03)
7. Le Tue Parole Sono Di Dio (La Fanciulla Del West) (2:53)
8. Chi Il Bel Sogno Di Doretta (La Rondine) (4:43)
9. Denaro! Nient' Altro Che Denaro! (La Rondine) (5:33)
10. Parigi! È La Città Dei Desideri (La Rondine) (2:29)
11. Scusatemi...Scusate (La Rondine) (6:11)
12. Paulette! I Nostri Amici (La Rondine) (2:17)
13. Senti? Anche Il Mare Respira Sommesso (La Rondine) (3:35)
14. E Siam Fuggiti Qui Per Nasconderlo (La Rondine) (6:58)
15. Amore Mio! (La Rondine) (5:23)
16. No! Non Dir Questo (La Rondine) (6:05)
17. Morire? (2:46)
Roberto Alagna
piano - Antonio Pappano
18. O Luigi, Ancora Una Passata (Il Tabarro) (2:43)
19. Hai Ben Ragione (Il Tabarro) (2:38)
La Fanciulla Del West
Minnie - Briggit Nilsson
Dick Johnson - Joao Gibin
Jack Rance - Andrea Mangelli
Sonora - Enzo Sordello
Trin - Florindo Andreolli
Sid - Giuseppe Costariol
Bello - Dino Mantovani
Harry - Dino Formichini
Joe - Antonio Costantino
Happy - Leonardo Monreale
Jim Larkens - Giuseppe Moresi
Coro e Orchestra alla Scala di Milano
Дирижер: Lovro von Matacic
1959/1991
La Rondine
Magda - Angela Gheorghiu
Ruggero - Roberto Alagna
Prunier - William Matteuzzi
Lisette - Inva Mula
Rambaldo - Alberto Rinaldi
Yvette/Georgette - Patrizia Biccire
Bianca/Gabriella - Patrizia Ciofi
Suzy/Lolette - Monica Bacelli
Gobin - Toby Spence
Perichaud - Riccardo Simonetti
Crebillon - Enrico Fissore
London voices
London Symphony Orchestra
Дирижер: Antonio Pappano
1997
CD5: Il Tabarro, Suor Angelica, Gianni Schicchi, Turandot
1. Dimmi: Perchè Gli Hai Chiesto (Il Trittico) (5:00)
2. Nulla! Silenzio! (Il Trittico) (3:42)
3. Senza Mamma (Suor Angelica) (5:20)
4. Firenze È Come Un Albero Fiorito (Gianni Schicchi) (2:32)
5. O Mio Babbino Caro (Gianni Schicchi) (2:09)
6. Lauretta Mia (Gianni Schicchi) (2:41)
7. Perchè Tarda La Luna? (Turandot) (3:27)
8. Signore, Ascolta! (Turandot) (2:27)
9. Non Piangere, Liù...Ah! Per L'ultima Volta! (Turandot) (4:42)
10. Ho Una Casa Nell'Honan (Turandot) (3:12)
11. In Questa Reggia (Turandot) (5:58)
12. Straniero, Ascolta (Turandot) (7:54)
13. Figlio Del Cielo! (Turandot) (3:06)
14. Tre Enigmi M'hai Proposto! (Turandot) (4:00)
15. Nessun Dorma! (Turandot) (2:54)
16. Tu, Che Di Gel Sei Cinta (Turandot) (5:05)
17. Principessa Di Morte! (Turandot) (5:31)
18. Del Primo Pianto (Turandot) (3:38)
19. La Mia Gloria È Il Tuo Amplesso! (Turandot) (4:15)
Il Tabarro
Michele - Carlo Guelfi
Giorgetta - Maria Guleghina
Luigi - Neil Shicoff
Il Tinca - Ricardo Cassinelli
Il Talpa - Enrico Fissore
London Symphony Orchestra
Дирижер: Antonio Pappano
1999
Suor Angelica
Angelica - Kiri Te Kanawa
London Symphony Orchestra
Дирижер: Myung-Whun Chung
1990
Gianni Schicchi
Gianni Schicchi - Jose Van Dam
Lauretta - Angela Gheorghiu
Rinuccio - Roberto Alagna
London Symphony Orchestra
Дирижер: Antonio Pappano
1999
Turandot
La Principessa Turandot - Briggit Nilsson
Calaf - Franco Corelli
Liu - Renata Scotto
L'Impreatore Altoum - Angelo Mercuriali
Timur - Bonaldo Giaiotti
Ping - Guido Mazzini
Pang - Franco Ricciardi
Pong - Piero de Palma
Coro e Orchestra del Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Дирижер: Francesco Molinari Pradelli
1966/1988
CD6: The Early Puccini (Le Villi, Crisantemi, Messa di Gloria, Credo)
1. Preludio Sinfonico (8:46)
London Symphony Orchestra
Дирижер: Antonio Pappano
2001
2. Prelude (Le Villi) (2:41)
3. Ecco La Casa. Dio (Le Villi) (1:17)
4. Torna Ai Felici Di (Le Villi) (4:47)
5. Intermezzo Part I - The Abandoning (Le Villi) (5:38)
6. Intermezzo Part II - The Witches' Sabbath (Le Villi) (3:42)
7. Crisantemi (7:03)
London Symphony Orchestra
Дирижер: Antonio Pappano
2001
8. Kyrie (5:23)
9. Gloria In Excelsis Deo (4:33)
10. Gratias Agimus Tibi (4:58)
11. Qui Tollis Peccata Mundi (5:27)
12. Cum Sancto Spiritu In Gloria Dei Patris (3:54)
13. Credo In Unum Deum (8:20)
14. Et Resurrexit Tertia Die (2:05)
15. Et Unam Sanctam Catholicam (4:10)
16. Sanctus Dominus Deus Sabaoth (3:34)
17. Agnus Dei (2:35)
Le Villi
Roberto - Roberto Alagna
London Voices
London Symphony Orchestra
Дирижер: Antonio Pappano
1997
Magna di Gloria
Roberto Alagna, tenor (10, 13, 17)
Thomas Hampson, baritone (16, 17)
London Symphony Chorus
London Symphony Orchestra
Дирижер: Antonio Pappano
2001

CD 1 – RELAXING BAROQUE
1. J.S. BACH
Sheep may safely graze (Cantata No.208) (arr. Marriner) 
Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner (P) 1984
2. PACHELBEL
Canon in D 
Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner (P) 1974/1997*
3. J.S. BACH
Air ‘on the G string’ (Suite No.3 in D BWV1068) 
Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner (P) 1974/1997*
4. VIVALDI
The Four Seasons − Concerto No.4 in F minor ‘Winter’ (II. Largo) 
Yehudi Menuhin violin · Camerata Lysy Gstaad / Alberto Lysy (P) 1981
5. HANDEL
Ombra mai fu (Largo) (Serse) Gérard Lesne alto · Il Seminario Musicale (P) 1995 EMI France
6. HANDEL
Concerto Grosso Op.6 No.12 – III Larghetto e piano 
Bath Festival Orchestra / Yehudi Menuhin (P) 1964/1999*
7. J. S. BACH
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring (Cantata No.147) 
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge 
Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir David Willcocks (P) 1972/1989*
8. HANDEL
Sarabande (Keyboard Suite in D minor) 
Andrei Gavrilov (piano) (P) 1982/1996*
9. J.S. BACH
Keyboard Concerto No. 5 in F minor BWV1056 – II. Largo 
Andrei Gavrilov (piano) 
Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner (P) 1987
10. VIVALDI 
Concerto for Two Mandolins in G RV532 – II. Andante 
Europa Galante · Fabio Biondi (P) 2002 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics
11. J.S BACH 
Double Violin Concerto in D minor BWV 1043 
II. Largo ma non tanto 
Jonathan Rees & Jane Murdoch (violins)
Scottish Ensemble / Jonathan Rees (P) 1991 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics
12. HANDEL
Lascia ch’io pianga (Rinaldo) (arr. Craig Leon & Isobel Cooper) 
Izzy soprano 
Fabio Zanon guitar · Julia Thornton harp
National Radio Orchestra of the Netherlands / Erno Olah (P) 2002 Virgin Records Ltd
From Izzy’s album ‘New Dawn’
13. GLUCH 
Dance of the Blessed Spirits (Orfeo ed Euridice) 
Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner (P) 1977/1984*
14. J.S. BACH 
Zion hört die Wächter singen (Cantata No.140) 
Süddeutscher Madrigalchor · Consortium Musicum 
Wolfgang Gönnenwein (P) 1967/1990* EMI Electrola GmbH
15. HANDEL
Water Music – Air from Suite No.1 in F Berliner Philharmoniker / Riccardo Muti (P) 1985
16. VIVALDI
Guitar Concerto in D (arr. Emilio Pujol; ed. Isbin) – II. Largo 
Sharon Isbin guitar
Lausanne Chamber Orchestra / Lawrence Foster 
(P) 1991 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics
17. J.S. BACH 
Viola da Gamba Sonata in G minor BWV1029 – II Adagio (opening) 
Jordi Savall viola da gamba · Ton Koopman harpsichord
(P) 1978/1989* EMI Electrola GmbH
18. ALBINONI (realised Giazotto)
Adagio in G minor (extract) 
Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner (P) 1974/1986*
CD 2 – RELAXING MOZART & BEETHOVEN
1. MOZART
2. Serenade in G ‘Eine kleine Nachtmusik’ K525 – II. Romance (Andante) 
Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner (P) 1977/1997*
3. Flute & Harp Concerto in C K299 − II. Andantino (extract) 
James Galway flute · Fritz Helmis harp
Berliner Philharmoniker / Herbert von Karajan (P) 1972/1985*
4. Soave sia il vento (Così fan tutte) 
Margaret Marshall soprano · Agnes Baltsa mezzo-soprano · José van Dam bass
Wiener Philharmoniker / Riccardo Muti (P) 1983 
Live recording
5. Piano Sonata No.11 in A K331 – I. Andante grazioso (Theme) 
Andrei Gavrilov piano (P) 1990
6. Un’aura amorosa (Così fan tutte) 
John Aler tenor
London Philharmonic Orchestra / Bernard Haitink (P) 1987
7. Piano Concerto No.20 in D minor K466 – II. Romance (extract) 
Annie Fischer piano
Philharmonia Orchestra / Sir Adrian Boult (P) 1960/1990*
8. Canzonetta sull’aria (Le nozze di Figaro) 
Dame Felicity Lott & Gianna Rolandi sopranos
London Philharmonic Orchestra / Bernard Haitink (P) 1988
9. Clarinet Quintet in A K581 − II. Larghetto 
Sabine Meyer clarinet
Members of the Vienna String Sextet (P) 1987 EMI Electrola GmbH
10. Ave verum corpus K618 
Stockholm Radio Chorus · Stockholm Chamber Choir
Berliner Philharmoniker / Riccardo Muti (P) 1987
11. Serenade No.10 in B flat K361 ‘Gran Partita’ − III. Adagio 
London Philharmonic Orchestra Wind Ensemble (P) 1985

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
12. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor ‘Moonlight’ Op. 27/2 
I. Adagio sostenuto (extract) 
Dame Moura Lympany (piano) (P) 1991
13. Minuet in G 
Dame Moura Lympany piano (P) 1988
14. Piano Concerto No.5 in E flat ‘Emperor’ Op.73 – II. Adagio (trans. Craig Leon)
Julia Thornton harp 
National Radio Orchestra of the Netherlands / Erno Olah (P) 2003
15. Piano Sonata No.8 in C minor ‘Pathétique’ Op.31
II. Adagio cantabile Stephen Kovacevich piano (P) 1998
16. Für Elise (Bagatelle No.25) 
Dame Moura Lympany piano (P) 1988
17. Symphony No.6 in F ‘Pastoral’ Op.68
V. Allegretto (Shepherds’ Hymn after the Storm) 
The Philadelphia Orchestra / Riccardo Muti (P) 1988
CD 3 – RELAXING FILM CLASSICS
1. ELVIRA MADIGAN 
Piano Concerto No. 21 in C K467 (Mozart) – II. Andante 
Stephen Hough piano
Hallé Orchestra / Bryden Thomson (P) 1987
2. THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY
Casta Diva (Norma) (Bellini)† 
Maria Callas soprano
Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano / Tullio Serafin (P) 1961/1997*
3. THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS
Goldberg Variations (J. S. Bach) – Aria 
Maria Tipo (piano) (P) 1986 EMI France
4. CHARIOTS OF FIRE
Miserere mei, Deus (vv 1–4 & 17–20) (Allegri) 
Timothy Beasley-Murray treble · Gerald Finlay cantor
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge / Stephen Cleobury (P) 1984
5. THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY
Stabat Mater (Pergolesi) 
Lesley Garrett soprano · Robin Blaze countertenor
London Session Orchestra / Paul Daniel (P) 2003
6. CARRINGTON
String Quintet in C D956 (Schubert) – II Adagio opening 
Hungarian Quartet · Laszlo Varga cello (P) 1972/1992* EMI Music France
7. OUT OF AFRICA
Clarinet Concerto in A K622 (Mozart) – II. Adagio 
Sabine Meyer basset clarinet
Staatskapelle Dresden / Hans Vonk (P) 1990 EMI Electrola GmbH
8. BRIEF ENCOUNTER
Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor (Rachmaninov) – II Adagio sostenuto opening*
Cécile Ousset piano
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (P) 1984
9. THE DEER HUNTER
Cavatina (Stanley Myers) 
Manuel Barrueco & Steve Morse guitars (P) 2001 Angel Records
10. DEATH IN VENICE
Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor (Mahler) – IV Adagietto conclusion 
New Philharmonia Orchestra / Sir John Barbirolli (P) 1969/1988*
11. PLATOON
Adagio for Strings (Barber) 
The Philadelphia Orchestra / Eugene Ormandy (P) 1985/1985*
12. THE PIANO
The Heart asks Pleasure First / The Promise (Michael Nyman)† Music composed, directed and produced by Michael Nyman 
(P) 1993 Michael Nyman Ltd under exclusive licence to Virgin Records Ltd
13. AMERICAN BEAUTY
Any Other Name (Thomas Newman) 
Produced and performed by Nikolaj Bloch & Sally Herbert (P) 2001
14. SCHINDLER’S LIST
Schindler’s List Main Theme (John Williams) 
Tasmin Little violin 
New World Philharmonic / Iain Sutherland (P) 1994
15. THE MISSION 
Gabriel’s Oboe (Morricone)† 
Ennio Morricone and his Orchestra (P) 1987 Virgin Records Ltd
16. SIDEWAYS
Memories of the Alhambra (Tárrega) 
Christopher Parkening guitar (P) 1976/2005* Angel Records
17. TITANIC
My Heart Will Go On (James Horner)********* 
Orchestra / David Abel (P) 1998

†Original film soundtrack version
CD 4 – RELAXING ROMANTIC CLASSICS
1. BIZET
Entr’acte to Act III (Carmen) 
Orchestre National de France / Seiji Ozawa (P) 1984
2. MASSENET 
Méditation from Thaïs 
Hans Kalafusz violin
Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra / Sir Neville Marriner 
(P) 1987 EMI Electrola GmbH
3. FAURÉ
Cantique de Jean Racine 
Stephen Farr organ
Winchester Cathedral Choir / David Hill 
(P) 1998 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics
4. MENDELSSOHN
Nocturne (A Midsummer Night’s Dream) 
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment / Sir Charles Mackerras 
(P) 1988 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics
5. FAURÉ
In Paradisum (Requiem Op.48) 
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
New Philharmonia Orchestra / Sir David Willcocks (P) 1968/1997*
6. SAINT-SAËNS
The Swan (Carnival of the Animals) (arr. Chris Hazell) 
Hah-Na Chang cello · Philharmonia Orchestra / Leonard Slatkin (P) 2000
7. ELGAR
Cello Concerto in E minor Op.85 – III. Adagio 
Jacqueline du Pré cello 
London Symphony Orchestra / Sir John Barbirolli (P) 1965/1997*
8. BRUCH 
Violin Concerto No.1 in G minor Op.26 – II. Adagio opening 
Yehudi Menuhin violin 
Philharmonia Orchestra / Walter Susskind (P) 1959/1997*
9. GRIEG 
Morning (Peer Gynt Incidental Music Op.23) 
Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner (P) 1983
10. FAURÉ 
Pavane 
Gareth Morris flute 
New Philharmonia Orchestra / Sir David Willcocks (P) 1968/1997*
11. MENDELSSOHN
Violin Concerto in E minor Op.64 – II. Andante (extract) 
Yehudi Menuhin violin 
Philharmonia Orchestra / Efrem Kurtz (P) 1959/1997*
12. DELIBES
Dôme épais (Flower Duet) (Lakmé) 
Mady Mesplé soprano · Danielle Millet mezzo-soprano
Paris Opéra-Comique Orchestra / Alain Lombard (P) 1971/1987* EMI France
13. DVORÁK 
Symphony No.9 ‘From the New World’ – II. Largo opening 
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra / Mariss Jansons (P) 1989
14. OFFENBACH
Belle nuit (Barcarolle) (Les Contes d’Hoffmann) 
Jessye Norman soprano · Ann Murray mezzo-soprano
Orchestre Symphonique et Chœurs de l’Opéra National
du Théatre Royal de la Monnai, Bruxelles / Sylvain Cambreling (P) 1988
15. ELGAR
Nimrod (‘Enigma’ Variations) 
London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Adrian Boult (P) 1971/1986*
16. DVORÁK 
Song to the Moon (Rusalka) 
Lucia Popp soprano
Münchner Rundfunk Orchester / Stefan Soltesz (P) 1988
17. MASCAGNI
Intermezzo (Cavalleria rusticana) 
Philharmonia Orchestra / Riccardo Muti (P) 1980/1987*
CD 5 – RELAXING PIANO FAVOURITES
1. RACHMANINOV
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini – Variation 18 
Cécile Ousset piano
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (P) 1984
2. FAURÉ
Berceuse (Dolly Suite Op. 56 ) 
Jean-Philippe Collard & Bruno Rigutto pianos (P) 1983 EMI France
3. CHOPIN 
Nocturne No. 2 in E flat Op.9 No.2 
John Ogdon piano (P) 1969/1992*
4. LISZT 
Liebestraum No. 3 in A flat 
John Ogdon piano (P) 1968/1988*
5. CHOPIN
Berceuse in D flat Op. 57 
Peter Donohoe piano (P) 1993
6. GRIEG 
Piano Concerto in A minor – II. Adagio 
Cécile Ousset piano 
London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Neville Marriner (P) 1985
7. SCHUMANN
Träumerei (Kinderszenen) Dame Moura Lympany piano (P) 1988
8. CHOPIN 
Étude in E ‘Tristesse’ Op.10 No.3 
John Ogdon piano (P) 1969/1990*
9. BRAHMS
Waltz No. 15 in A flat 
Moura Lympany piano (P) 1988
10. CHOPIN
Piano Concerto No.1 in E minor Op.11– II. Romance: Larghetto opening
Martha Argerich piano 
Montreal Symphony Orchestra / Charles Dutoit (P) 1999
11. DEBUSSY
La Fille aux cheveux de lin (Préludes Book I) 
Dame Moura Lympany piano (P) 1991
12. CHOPIN
Prelude No.15 in D flat ‘Raindrop’ 
Dmitri Alexeev piano (P) 1986
13. DALLA
Caruso (arr. Bayless) 
John Bayless piano (P) 1999 Angel Records
14. SATIE
Gymnopédie No.1 (Lent et douloureux) Anne Queffélec piano (P) 1988 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics)
15. SATIE
Gnossienne No.1 
Anne Quefféllec piano (P) 1988 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics
16. DEBUSSY
Clair de lune 
Dame Moura Lympany piano (P) 1988
17. SHOSTAKOVICH
Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Op.102 – II. Andante 
Dmitri Alexeev 
English Chamber Orchestra / Jerzy Maksymiuk (P) 1983
CD 6 – RELAXING CLASSICS OF MODERN TIMES
1. KARL JENKINS
Agnus Dei (The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace) 
National Youth Choir of Great Britain musical director Mike Brewer
Paul Beniston principal trumpet · London Philharmonic Orchestra / Karl Jenkins
(P) 2001 Karl Jenkins Music Ltd under exclusive licence to Virgin Records Ltd
Taken from the album The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace
2. ORFF 
In trutina (Carmina Burana) 
Janice Watson soprano
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / David Hill (P) 1995 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics
3. VAUGHAN WILLIAMS 
Fantasia on ‘Greensleeves’ (Sir John in Love) (arr. Greaves) 
Sinfonia of London / Sir John Barbirolli (P) 1963/1986*
4. CANTELOUBE
Baïlèro (Chants d’Auvergne) 
Arleen Auger soprano
English Chamber Orchestra / Yan Pascal Tortelier 
(P) 1988 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics
5. UNGAR & MASON
The Ashokan Farewell 
Jay Ungar violin · Molly Mason guitar
Nashville Chamber orchestra / Paul Gambill (P) 1999 Angel Records
6. RUTTER 
Pie Jesu (Requiem) 
Edward Saklatvala treble · Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
City of London Sinfonia / Stephen Cleobury (P) 1998
7. RODRIGO 
Concierto de Aranjuez – II. Adagio 
Julian Bream guitar · Peter Walden cor anglais
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (P) 1993
8. LLOYD WEBBER
Pie Jesu (Requiem) 
Jane Gilchrist soprano · Fergus Thirlwell treble
Simon Gibson organ · Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra / Kirk Trevor (P) 2004
9. SHOSTAKOVICH 
Romance (The Gadfly) 
Tasmin Little violin · Piers Lane piano (P) 1992
10. DUDLEY
The Crying Game Love Theme Anne Dudley piano & keyboards 
The Quartet of London (P) 2001 Angel Records
11. CANTELOUBE
Brezairola (Chants d’Auvergne) (arr. Tolga Kashif) 
Lesley Garrett soprano · Marcia Crayford violin · Jonathan Williams cello
Orchestra conducted by Philip Ellis (P) 2002
12. VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
The Lark Ascending opening 
Hugh Bean violin 
New Philharmonia Orchestra / Sir Adrian Boult (P) 1967/1987*
13. LENNON & McCARTNEY
Michelle (arr. Ron Goodwin) 
Rostal and Schaefer pianos
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra / Ron Goodwin (P) 1979/2000*
14. VAUGHAN WILLIAMS 1872–1958
Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis opening 
London Philharmonic Orchestra / Sir Adrian Boult (P) 1976/1985*
15. HOLST 
Venus (The Planets) conclusion 
London Philharmonic Orchestra / Sir Adrian Boult (P) 1979/1987*

CD 1: FROM RUSSIA WITH ROMANCE
TCHAIKOVSKY
1. Piano Concerto No.1 in B flat minor Op.23 I: Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso (opening)
Horacio Gutierrez piano
London Symphony Orchestra / André Previn (P) 1976/1994*

2. PROKOFIEV Balcony Scene (Romeo & Juliet) (extract)
Philadelphia Orchestra / Riccardo Muti (P) 1981

3. SHOSTAKOVICH Romance (The Gadfly)
Tasmin Little violin ∙ Piers Lane piano
(P) 1992

4. TCHAIKOVSKY Romeo and Juliet (Fantasy Overture) (extract)
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra / Mariss Jansons (P) 1987

5. RACHMANINOV Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini – Variation 18
Cécile Ousset piano
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (P) 1984

6. KHACHATURIAN Masquerade - Waltz
Philharmonia Orchestra / Efrem Kurtz (P) 1964/1993*

7. RACHMANINOV Vocalise
Natalie Clein cello · Charles Owen piano
(P) 2006

8. TCHAIKOVSKY Grand Pas de Deux (The Nutcracker)
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra / Mariss Jansons (P) 1998

SHOSTAKOVICH
Piano Concerto No.2 in F Op.102
9. II. Andante
Dmitri Alexeev piano
English Chamber Orchestra / Jerzy Maksymiuk (P) 1983

RIMSKY-KORSAKOV
10. Scheherazade Symphonic Suite, Op.35 II. The Story of the Kalendar Prince (opening)
Philadelphia Orchestra / Riccardo Muti (P) 1983

11. KHACHATURIAN Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia (Spartacus) (extract)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra /Yuri Temirkanov (P) 1986

12. TCHAIKOVSKY Swan Lake Scene (Act II No.10)
London Symphony Orchestra / André Previn (P) 1976/1988*

RACHMANINOV
Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor Op.18
13. II: Adagio sostenuto (opening)
Cécile Ousset piano
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (P) 1984

14. BORODIN Polovtsian Dances (Prince Igor) (opening)
Beecham Choral Society Royal Philharmonic Orchestra /
Sir Thomas Beecham (P) 1974/1999*

RACHMANINOV
Symphony No.2 in E minor Op.27
15. III. Adagio (opening)
St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra / Mariss Jansons (P) 1994

16. TCHAIKOVSKY Waltz (The Sleeping Beauty)
Philharmonia Orchestra / John Lanchbery (P) 1982

17. STRAVINSKY Le Oiseau de feu (conclusion)
Boston Symphony Orchestra / Seiji Ozawa (P) 1984/1995*

CD 2: AN AUSTRO-GERMAN ROMANCE

MOZART
1. Piano Concerto No.21 in C ‘Elvira Madigan’ K467 II. Andante (extract)
Stephen Hough piano
Hallé Orchestra / Bryden Thomson (P) 1987

MOZART
2. Serenade in G ‘Eine kleine Nachtmusik’ K525 II. Romanze (Andante)
Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner
(P) 1977/1997*

BEETHOVEN
Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor ‘Moonlight’ Op.27/2
3. I. Adagio sostenuto (extract)
Dame Moura Lympany piano (P) 1991

4. BEETHOVEN ‘Emperor’ Concerto Op.73 – II. Adagio (trans. Craig Leon)
Julia Thornton harp
National Radio Orchestra of the Netherlands / Erno Olah (P) 2003

MOZART
5. Horn Concerto No.4 in E flat K495 II. Romanza (Andante cantabile)
Radovan Vlatkovic horn
English Chamber Orchestra / Jeffrey Tate (P) 1987

6. MOZART Un’aura amorosa (Così fan tutte)
John Aler tenor
London Philharmonic Orchestra / Bernard Haitink (P) 1987

BEETHOVEN
7. Piano Sonata No.8 in C minor ‘Pathétique’ Op.31 II. Adagio cantabile
Stephen Kovacevich piano (P) 1998

8. MENDELSSOHN Violin Concerto in E minor Op.64 – II. Andante (extract)
Yehudi Menuhin violin
Philharmonia Orchestra / Efrem Kurtz (P) 1959/1997*

9. MOZART
Clarinet Concerto – II. Adagio
Sabine Meyer clarinet
Dresden Staatskapelle / Hans Vonk (P) 1990 EMI Electrola GmbH

10. MENDELSSOHN Frühlingslied (Lieder ohne Wörte No.30 in A, Op.62 No.6)
Daniel Adni piano (P) 1973/1996*

11. BRUCH Violin Concerto No.1 in G minor Op.26 – II. Adagio (opening)
Yehudi Menuhin violin
Philharmonia Orchestra / Walter Susskind (P) 1959/1997*

12. MENDELSSOHN Nocturne (A Midsummer Night’s Dream)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment / Sir Charles Mackerras
(P) 1988 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics

13. RICHARD STRAUSS Beim Schlafengehen (Vier letzte Lieder) (conclusion)
Lucia Popp soprano
London Philharmonic Orchestra / Klaus Tennstedt (P) 1982

14. J. STRAUSS II An der schönen blauen Donau Walzer, Op.314 (extract)
Berliner Philharmoniker / Herbert von Karajan (P) 1976/1987*

15. KREISLER Liebesleid
Maxim Vengerov violin · Ian Brown piano (P) 2004

16. MENDELSSOHN Wedding March (A Midsummer Night’s Dream)
Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra / Jeffrey Tate (P) 1991

CD 3: A FRENCH ROMANCE

1. OFFENBACH Belle nuit (Barcarolle) (Les Contes d’Hoffmann)
Jessye Norman soprano · Ann Murray mezzo-soprano
Orchestre Symphonique et Chœurs de l’Opéra National du Théatre Royal de la Monnai, Bruxelles / Sylvain Cambreling (P) 1988

2. SAINT-SAËNS The Swan from The Carnival of the Animals (arr. Chris Hazell)
Hah-Na Chang cello
Philharmonia Orchestra / Leonard Slatkin (P) 2000

3. BIZET L’amour est un oiseau rebelle (Habanera) (Carmen)
Maria Callas soprano
Chœurs René Duclos Orchestre du Théâtre National de l’Opéra de Paris / Georges Prêtre (P) 1964

4. DEBUSSY Clair de lune (arr. Stokowski)
Philadelphia Orchstra / Wolfgang Sawallisch (P) 1996

5. DELIBES Flower Duet (Dôme épais) (Lakmé)
Natalie Dessay soprano · Delphine Haidan mezzo-soprano
Orchestre de Capitole de Toulouse /
Michel Plasson (P) 1998 EMI Music France

6. GOUNOD Les nubiennes (Faust Ballet Music)
New Philharmonia Orchestra / Sir Charles Mackerras (P) 1970/1988*

7. SAINT-SAËNS Mon cœur s’ouvre à ta voix (Samson et Dalila)
Maria Callas soprano
Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française / Georges Prêtre (P) 1982/1997*

8. FAURÉ Pavane
Gareth Morris flute
New Philharmonia Orchestra / Sir David Willcocks (P) 1968/1997*

9. MARTINI Plaisir d’amour
Barbara Hendricks soprano∙ Michel Dalberto piano
(P) 1996 EMI France

10. SAINT-SAËNS Romance Op.37
Ulf Hoelscher violin
New Philharmonia Orchestra / Pierre Dervaux (P) 1977/1993*

11. FAURÉ Berceuse (Dolly Suite Op.56)
Jean-Philippe Collard & Bruno Rigutto pianos (P) 1983 EMI France

12. BIZET Entr’acte to Act III (Carmen)
French National Orchestra / Seiji Ozawa (P) 1984

13. FAURÉ Chanson d’amour (arr. Craig Leon)
Natasha Marsh soprano
London Symphony Orchestra / Michael Francis (P) 2007

14. SATIE Gymnopédie No.1 (arr. Debussy)
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Louis Frémaux
(P) 1974/1990*

15. DELIBES Intermezzo & Valse lente (Sylvia)
New Philharmonia Orchestra / Sir Charles Mackerras (P) 1970/1988*

16. MESSAGER Pas de deux pigeons (Les deux pigeons)
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Sir Charles Mackerras (P) 1958/1988*

17. MASSENET Méditation (Thais)
Anne-Sophie Mutter violin
Berliner Philharmoniker / Herbert von Karajan (P) 1981

CD 4: ROMANCE IN A COLD CLIMATE

1. GRIEG Morning (Peer Gynt Incidental Music, Op.23)
Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner (P) 1983

2. SMETANA The Moldau (Ma Vlast) (extract)
Dresden Staatskapelle / Paavo Berglund (P) 1979/1995

3. GRIEG Piano Concerto in A minor - II Adagio
Dmitri Alexeev piano
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Yuri Temirkanov (P) 1989

4. DVORÁK Symphony No.9 ‘From the New World’ – II. Largo (opening)
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra / Mariss Jansons (P) 1989

5. GRIEG Wedding Dayuat Troldhaugen (Lyric Pieces Book VIII, Op.65 No.6) Daniel Adni piano (P) 1974/1995*

6. DVORÁK Song to the Moon (Rusalka)
Lucia Popp soprano
Münchner Rundfunk Orchester / Stefan Soltesz (P) 1988

CHOPIN
7. Piano Concerto No.1 in E minor Op.11 II. Romance (Larghetto) (opening)
Martha Argerich piano
Montreal Symphony Orchestra / Charles Dutoit (P) 1999

8. DVORÁK Humoresque Op.107 No.7
Dame Moura Lympany piano (P) 1988

9. CHOPIN Prelude in A (Les Sylphides)
Philharmonia Orchestra / Robert Irving (P) 1959/1994*

10. LISZT Piano Concerto No.1 in E flat - II. Quasi adagio
Michel Beroff piano
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra / Kurt Mazur (P) 1980/1990*

11. SIBELIUS At the Castle Gate (Pelléas et Mélisande)
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / Paavo Berglund (P) 1979/1997*

12. CHOPIN Berceuse in D flat Op. 57
Peter Donohoe piano (P) 1993

13. GADE Jealousy-Tango
Stig Nilsson violin
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra / Mariss Jansons (P) 1998

14. CHOPIN Nocturne No. 2 in E flat Op.9 No. 2
John Ogdon piano (P) 1969/1992*

15. LISZT Liebestraum No.3 in A flat
Leif Ove Andsnes piano (P) 2006

16. LEHÁR Vilja (Die lustige Witwe)
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf soprano
Philharmonia Orchestra with Chorus / Lovro von Matacic
(P) 1963/2000*

CD 5: ENGLAND & AMERICA IN LOVE

1. ELGAR Salut d’amour
Northern Sinfonia of England / Richard Hickox (P) 1986

2. VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Fantasia on ‘Greensleeves’ (Sir John in Love) (arr. Greaves)
Sinfonia of London / Sir John Barbirolli (P) 1963/1986*

3. ELGAR Cello Concerto in E minor Op.85 – I. Adagio–Moderato (opening)
Jacqueline du Pré cello
London Symphony Orchestra / Sir John Barbirolli (P) 1965/1997*

4. VAUGHAN WILLIAMS The Lark Ascending (opening)
Hugh Bean violin
New Philharmonia Orchestra / Sir Adrian Boult (P) 1967/1987*

5. ELGAR Chanson de matin
London Philharmonic Orchestra / Sir Adrian Boult (P) 1968/1985*

6. VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis (opening)
London Philharmonic Orchestra / Sir Adrian Boult (P) 1976/1985*

7. LENNON & McCARTNEY Michelle (arr. Ron Goodwin)
Rostal & Schaefer pianos
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra / Ron Goodwin
(P) 1979/2000*

8. HOLST Venus (The Planets) (conclusion)
London Philharmonic Orchestra / Sir Adrian Boult (P) 1979/1987*

9. McCARTNEY Celebration (Standing Stone)
London Symphony Chorus & Orchestra / Lawrence Foster (P) 1997 MPL Communications Ltd under exclusive licence to EMI Records Ltd

10. NYMAN The Heart Asks Pleasure First/The Promise (from the film The Piano)
Music composed, directed and produced by Michael Nyman
(P) 1993 Michael Nyman Ltd under exclusive licence to Virgin Records Ltd

11. MYERS Cavatina (from the film The Deer Hunter)
Manuel Barrueco & Steve Morse guitars
(P) 2001 Angel Records

12. NEWMAN Any Other Name (from the film American Beauty)
Produced and performed by Nikolaj Bloch & Sally Herbert (P) 2001

13. HORNER My Heart Will Go On (from the film Titanic)
Orchestra / David Abel (P) 1998

14. VILLA-LOBOS Sentimental Melody (arr. Barbosa-Lima)
Sharon Isbin guitar(P) 1990 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics

15. GERSHWIN Summertime (Porgy and Bess)
Kiri Te Kanawa soprano · The New York Choral Artists
The New Princess Theater Orchestra / John McGlinn (P) 1987

16. BERNSTEIN West Side Story Symphonic Dances - II. Somewhere
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Paavo Järvi
(P) 1998 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics

17. GERSHWIN Rhapsody in Blue (arr. Grofé) (conclusion)
André Previn piano
London Symphony Orchestra / André Previn (P) 1971/1998*

CD 6: MEDITERRANEAN ROMANCE

MASCAGNI
1. Intermezzo (Cavalleria rusticana)
Philharmonia Orchestra / Riccardo Muti (P) 1980/1987*

2. PUCCINI O mio babbino caro (Gianni Schicchi)
Angela Gheorghiu soprano
London Symphony Orchestra / Antonio Pappano (P) 1999
Angela Gheorghiu appears by courtesy of The Decca Record Company Ltd

3. ALBÉNIZ Tango (España Op.165 No.2)
Leif Ove Andsnes piano (P) 2006

4. PUCCINI Chi il bel sogno di Doretta (La rondine)
Montserrat Caballé soprano
London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Charles Mackerras (P) 1970/2002*

5. VIVALDI Spring (The Four Seasons) – I. Allegro
Yehudi Menuhin violin
Camerata Lysy Gstaad / Alberto Lysy (P)1981

6. MONTEVERDI Pur ti miro (L’incoronazione di Poppea) (arr. Craig Leon)
Natasha Marsh soprano ∙ Fernando Lima countertenor
David Parsons lute
London Symphony Orchestra / Craig Leon (P) 2007

7. BOCCHERINI Minuet (arr. Woodhouse)
Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner
(P) 1980/1997*

8. MASCAGNI O amore, o bella luce del core (L’amico Fritz)
Luciano Pavarotti tenor
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Gianandrea Gavazzeni (P) 1969/2000*

9. TÁRREGA Recuerdos de la Alhambra
Christopher Parkening guitar (P) 1976/2005* Angel Records

10. ROTA Ai Giochi Addio (love theme from the Zeffirelli film Romeo & Juliet)
Natasha Marsh soprano
London Symphony Orchestra / François-Xavier Roth (P) 2007

11. RODRIGO Concierto de Aranjuez - II. Adagio (opening)
Julian Bream guitar
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (P) 1993


12. PUCCINI Vogliatemi bene (Love Duet) (Madama Butterfly)
Renata Scotto soprano · Carlo Bergonzi tenor
Orchestra del Teatro dell’ Opera di Roma / Sir John Barbirolli
(P) 1966/2002*

13. VIVALDI Guitar Concerto in D (arr. Emilio Pujol; ed. Isbin) – II. Largo
Sharon Isbin guitar
Lausanne Chamber Orchestra / Lawrence Foster
(P) 1991 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics

14. SARASATE Zigeunerweisen Op.20
Anne-Sophie Mutter violin
Orchestre National de France / Seiji Ozawa (P) 1985

15. QUARANTOTTO Time to Say Goodbye (adapt. F. Peterson)
Amy Nuttall soprano
Orchestra conducted by Julian Kershaw (P) 2005

16. ALBÉNIZ Sevilla (arr. Byzantine)
Julian Byzantine guitar (P) 1993

17. PUCCINI Nessun dorma (Turandot)
José Carreras tenor · Rhine Opera Chorus
Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra / Alain Lombard (P) 1978/1990*

* Compilation Producer: Tony Locantro

CD 1 - 500 YEARS OF SACRED MUSIC 79.44

GREGORIAN CHANT
1. Sub tuum praesidium
Monks & Choir of Downside Abbey
David Lawson & Dom Dunstan O’Keeffe
P 1996 Virgin Records Ltd. (1.02)

ALLEGRI
2. Miserere mei, Deus (vv.1–4 & 17–20)
Timothy Beasley-Murray treble · Gerald Finley cantor
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge / Stephen Cleobury
P 1984 (5.44)

DUNSTABLE
3. Veni Sancte Spiritus
Hilliard Ensemble directed by Paul Hillier
P 1984/1987* EMI Electrola GmbH (6.24)

TALLIS
4. O nata lux
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge / Sir Philip Ledger
P 1982/1994* DDD (1.53)

SHEPPARD
5. Verbum caro factum est
Clerkes of Oxenford / David Wulstan
P 1978/1993* (6.41)

GIOVANNI GABRIELI
6. Buccinate in neomenia tuba
Ambrosian Singers · Barry Rose organ
String & Brass Ensemble / Denis Stevens
P 1970/2007* (4.17)

LUIS DE VICTORIA
7. O magnum mysterium
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge / Sir David Willcocks
P 1965/2007* (4.08)

BYRD
8. Ave verum corpus
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge / Sir David Willcocks
P 1965/2007* (4.38)

PALESTRINA
9. Tu es Petrus
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge / Sir David Willcocks
P 1965/2004* (3.57)

DUFAY
10. Missa ‘L’Homme armé’ – Kyrie
Hilliard Ensemble directed by Paul Hillier
P 1987 (4.07)

LASSUS
11. Missa super ‘Bell’ Amfitrit’ altera’ – Gloria
Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge / George Guest
P 1991 (4.16)

TYE
12. Missa ‘Euge bone’ – Credo
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge / Sir Philip Ledger
P 1982/1995* (5.29)

ISAAC
13. Missa Paschale – Sanctus
Hilliard Ensemble directed by Paul Hillier
P 1983 EMI Electrola GmbH
Recorded in co-production with WDR (4.25)

BYRD
14. Mass a 4 – Agnus Dei
Hilliard Ensemble directed by Paul Hillier
P 1984 (3.51)

JOSQUIN
15. Absalon, fili mi
Hilliard Ensemble directed by Paul Hillier
P 1984 (4.26)

GIBBONS
16. Hosanna to the son of David
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge / Sir David Willcocks
P 1965/2004* (3.11)

TALLIS
17. Spem in alium
Taverner Choir · Wim Becu bass sackbut
Paul Nicholson & Alan Wilson organs / Andrew Parrott
P 1989 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics (10.24)

CD 2 - SACRED GLORIES OF THE BAROQUE 74.09

VIVALDI
Gloria RV589
1. Gloria in excelsis Deo (2.25)
2. Laudamus te
Sarah Fox & Deborah Norman sopranos
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
Academy of Ancient Music / Stephen Cleobury
P 2000 (2.27)

J.S. BACH
3. Magnificat in D BWV243 – Magnificat anima mea
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
Academy of Ancient Music / Stephen Cleobury
P 2000 (2.59)

HANDEL ed. Lam
4. Messiah – For unto us a child is born
Ambrosian Singers · English Chamber Orchestra
Sir Charles Mackerras
P 1967/1989* (4.17)

J.S. BACH
5. Christmas Oratorio – Bereite dich, Zion
Janet Baker mezzo-soprano
Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Philip Ledger
P 1977/1996 (5.31)

HANDEL
6. Zadok the Priest (Coronation Anthem)
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
Academy of Ancient Music / Stephen Cleobury
P 2000 (5.18)

J.S. BACH
Mass in B minor
7. Cum Sancto Spiritu (4.21)
8. Et incarnatus est
Chor & Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen
Rundfunks / Eugen Jochum
P 1982 (4.27)
9. O Mensch, bewein dein’ Sünde groß –
Chorale prelude BWV622
Peter Hurford at the organ of the Martinikerk,
Groningen, Holland
P 1993 (5.23)
10. ‘Wachet auf, uns ruft die Stimme’
BWV140 – Zion hört die Wächter singen
South German Madrigal Choir
Consortium Musicum / Wolfgang Gönnenwein
P 1967/1995* EMI Electrola GmbH (4.44)
11. St Matthew Passion – Erbarme dich, mein Gott
Stephanie Blythe contralto
Ensemble Orchestral de Paris / John Nelson
P 2001 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics (6.22)
12. ‘Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben’
BWV147 – Jesus bleibet meine Freude
(Jesu, joy of man’s desiring)
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Sir David Willcocks
P 1972/1989* (3.29)

PURCELL
13. Thou knowest, Lord
(Funeral Music for Queen Mary) Z58c
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble / Sir Philip Ledger
P 1977/1989* (2.19)
14. Hear my prayer, O Lord Z15
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
Sir Philip Ledger
P 1977/1991* (2.10)
15. HASSLER harm. J.S. BACH
15 St Matthew Passion – O sacred head, sore
wounded (Passion Chorale)
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
Sir David Willcocks
P 1973/1994* (2.42)

LOTTI
16. Crucifixus a 8
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
Sir Philip Ledger
P 1978/1994* (3.41)

HANDEL ed. Lam
Messiah
17. I know that my redeemer liveth 6.38
18. Hallelujah Chorus
Elizabeth Harwood soprano · Ambrosian Singers
English Chamber Orchestra / Sir Charles Mackerras
P 1967/1987* (4.01)

CD 3 - MOZART, HAYDN & BEETHOVEN 75.55

MOZART ed. Beyer
Requiem in D minor K626
1. Introit: Requiem aeternam (4.27)
2. Kyrie (2.33)
3. Lacrimosa dies illa 2.56
Felicity Lott soprano
London Philharmonic Choir & Orchestra
Franz Welser-Möst
P 1990 (2.56)
4. Vesperae solennes de confessore K339 –
Laudate Dominum
Barbara Hendricks soprano · Academy Chorus
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Sir Neville Marriner
P 1987 EMI Music France (5.26)
5. Regina coeli K127 – Regina coeli
Kölner Kammerchor · Collegium Cartusianum
Peter Neumann
P 1989 EMI Electrola GmbH (4.02)
6. Mass in C minor K427 – Laudamus te
Kiri Te Kanawa soprano
New Philharmonia Orchestra / Raymond Leppard
P 1974/1986* (4.53)
7. Mass in C ‘Coronation’ K317 – Benedictus
Edda Moser soprano · Julia Hamari mezzo-soprano
Nicolai Gedda tenor
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau baritone
Chor und Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Eugen Jochum
P 1977/1986* (3.13)
8. Exsultate, jubilate K165 – Alleluia
Lucia Popp soprano
English Chamber Orchestra / Georg Fischer
P 1967/1988* (2.53)
9. Ave verum corpus K618
Swedish Radio Chorus · Stockholm Chamber Choir
Berliner Philharmoniker / Riccardo Muti
P 1990 (3.23)

HAYDN ed. Temperley
The Creation
10. With verdure clad (4.51)
11. The heavens are telling
Arleen Augér soprano · Philip Langridge tenor
David Thomas bass
CBSO Chorus · City of Birmingham Symphony
Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle
P 1991 (3.34)

Mass No.11 in D minor ‘Nelson’
12. Kyrie (4.25)
13. Gloria in excelsis Deo
Margaret Marshall & Christine Schönknecht sopranos
Carolyn Watkinson contralto · Keith Lewis tenor
Robert Holl bass
Leipzig Radio Chorus
Dresden Staatskapelle / Sir Neville Marriner
P 1987 (3.23)

BEETHOVEN
14. Mass in C Op.86 – Kyrie
Elly Ameling soprano · Janet Baker mezzo-soprano
Theo Altmeyer tenor · Marius Rintzler bass
New Philharmonia Chorus & Orchestra
Carlo Maria Giulini
P 1971/1990* (5.31)
15. Die Ehre Gottes aus der Natur
(Die Himmel rühmen)
Op.48 No.4 orch. Mottl
New Philharmonia Chorus & Orchestra / Wilhelm Pitz
P 1967/1994* (2.28)
16. Missa solemnis Op.123 – Gloria
Carol Vaness soprano · Waltraud Meier contralto
Hans Peter Blochwitz tenor · Hans Tschammer bass
Tallis Chamber Choir · English Chamber Orchestra
Jeffrey Tate
P 1990 (17.12)

CD 4 - FRENCH SACRED CLASSICS 70.20

MARC-ANTOINE CHARPENTIER
1. Te Deum in D – Prelude
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Sir Philip Ledger
P 1978/1992* (1.46)

BACH-GOUNOD
2. Ave Maria
Janet Baker mezzo-soprano
Sir Philip Ledger at the organ of
King’s College Chapel, Cambridge
P 1981/1988* (3.11)

GOUNOD
Messe solennelle de Sainte Cécile
3. Credo – opening (3.47)
4. Sanctus
Laurence Dale tenor · Chœurs de Radio France
Nouvelle Orchestre Philharmonique / Georges Prêtre
P 1984 EMI Music France (5.30)

BERLIOZ
5. L’Enfance du Christ – The Shepherds’ Farewell
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Stephen Cleobury
P 1990 (4.11)
6. Te Deum – Tu, Christe, Rex gloriae
Marie-Claire Alain at the Cavaillé-Coll organ
of La Madeleine, Paris
Chœur de l’Orchestre de Paris
Chœur d’enfants de l’Union Européenne &
Maîtrise d’Antony
Orchestre de Paris / John Nelson
P 2001 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics (5.36)

FAURÉ ed. Rutter
7. Requiem Op.48 – Pie Jesu
Nancy Argenta soprano · Stephen Farr organ
Bournemouth Sinfonietta / David Hill
P 1998 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics (3.27)

DURUFLÉ
8. Ubi caritas Op.10 No.1
Winchester Cathedral Choir / David Hill
P 1998 Floating Earth under exclusive licence to
EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics (2.37)

FAURÉ
9. Cantique de Jean Racine Op.11
Winchester Cathedral Choir –
Stephen Farr organ / David Hill
P 1998 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics (5.48)

Franck Arr. Sandré
10. Panis angelicus
Hallé Choir & Orchestra / Maurice Handford
P 1981/1988* (4.53)

POULENC
11. Gloria – Laudamus te
Chœurs de Radio France · Orchestre National
de France / Georges Prêtre
P 1989 (2.57)
12. Vinea mea electa
(Four Motets for a Time of Penitence)
The Sixteen / Harry Christophers
P 1990 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics (3.45)

BOËLLMANN
13. Prière à Notre-Dame (Suite gothique Op.25) 4.06
Fredric Bayco at the organ of Holy Trinity Church,
Paddington, London
P 1965/1988* (4.06)

MESSIAEN
14. O sacrum convivium 5.10
London Voices / Terry Edwards
P 1990 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics

DURUFLÉ
Requiem (reduced orchestration version)
15. Sanctus (3.24)
16. Libera me
Olaf Bär baritone · Choir of King’s College,
Cambridge
Peter Barley organ
English Chamber Orchestra / Stephen Cleobury
P 1989 (5.43)

FAURÉ
17. Requiem Op.48 – In Paradisum
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
New Philharmonia Orchestra / Sir David Willcocks
P 1968/1997* (3.43)

CD 5 - ROMANTIC SACRED MASTERPIECES 75.40

HUMMEL
1. Mass in E flat Op.80 – Sanctus
Stuttgart Hymnus Boys’ Choir
Werner Keltsch Instrumental Ensemble
Gerhard Wilhelm
P 1971/1988* EMI Electrola GmbH (1.30)

MENDELSSOHN
Elijah
2. O rest in the Lord (3.42)
3. And then shall your light break forth
Janet Baker mezzo-soprano
New Philharmonia Chorus & Orchestra
Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos
P 1968/1988* (3.16)

ROSSINI
4. Stabat mater – Cujus animam 6.57
Robert Gambill tenor
Orchestra of Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Riccardo Muti
P 1982 (6.57)

SCHUBERT
5. Gott ist mein Hirt (Psalm 23) D706
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
Sir Philip Ledger piano
P 1975/2004* (4.55)
6. Deutsche Messe D872 – Heilig, heilig, heilig
Chor & Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Wolfgang Sawallisch
P 1982 (2.27)
7. Ave Maria arr. Bickenbach
Anneliese Rothenberger soprano
Graunke Symphony Orchestra
Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden
P 1967/1988* EMI Electrola GmbH (4.23)

ELGAR
8. Ave verum corpus
Choir of Worcester Cathedral · Harry Bramma organ
Christopher Robinson
P 1969/1996* (2.32)

KARG-ELERT
9. Nun danket alle Gott: Choral-Improvisation Op.65
Sir Philip Ledger at the organ of King’s College
Chapel, Cambridge
P 1982 (3.33)

BRUCKNER
10. Ave Maria
New Philharmonia Chorus / Wilhelm Pitz
P 1967/2003* (3.07)

BALFOUR GARDINER
11. Evening Hymn (Te lucis ante terminum)
Thomas Trotter organ
City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus / Simon Halsey
P 2006 (6.04)

VERDI
Messa da Requiem
12. Recordare (4.20)
13. Ingemisco (3.46)
14. Lux aeterna
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf soprano
Christa Ludwig mezzo-soprano
Nicolai Gedda tenor · Nicolai Ghiaurov bass
Philharmonia Orchestra / Carlo Maria Giulini
P 1964/1997* (6.50)

BRAHMS
15. Ein deutsches Requiem Op.45 – Wie lieblich
sind deine Wohnungen
BBC Symphony Chorus
London Philharmonic Choir & Orchestra
Klaus Tennstedt
P 1985 (6.08)

PUCCINI
Messa di Gloria
16. Gloria in excelsis Deo – In terra pax –
Laudamus te
London Symphony Chorus & Orchestra
Antonio Pappano
P 2001 (4.34)

PARRY
17. I was glad
Cambridge University Musical Society Chorus
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
Band of the Royal Military School of Music,
Kneller Hall
New Philharmonia Orchestra / Sir Philip Ledger
P 1977/1988* (6.47)

CD 6 - MODERN SACRED FAVOURITES 73.41

JENKINS
1. The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace – Agnus Dei 3.37
National Youth Choir of Great Britain
Musical director: Mike Brewer
Paul Beniston principal trumpet
London Philharmonic Orchestra / Karl Jenkins
P 2001 Karl Jenkins Music Ltd under exclusive
licence to Virgin Records Ltd
From the album ‘The Armed Man (A Mass for Peace)’ (3.37)

STRAVINSKY
2. Ave Maria
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge / Stephen Cleobury
P 1997 (1.54)

BERNSTEIN
Chichester Psalms (reduced scoring with organ,
harp and percussion)
3. I. Maestoso ma energico – Allegro molto 3.49
Michael Pearce treble · Peter Winn alto
John Bowley tenor · Daniel Sladden bass
Peter Barley organ · Rachel Masters harp
David Corkhill percussion
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge / Stephen Cleobury
P 1991 (3.49)

LLOYD WEBBER
4. Pie Jesu (Requiem) 2.48
Jane Gilchrist soprano · Fergus Thirlwell treble
Simon Gibson organ
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra / Kirk Trevor
P 2004 (2.48)

PRIZEMAN
5. Voca Me
Libera
Joseph Platt, Christopher Robson
& Anthony Chadney soloists
Arranged and directed by Robert Prizeman
P 2004 Robert Prizeman under exclusive licence
to EMI Records Ltd (4.47)

KASHIF arr. Kashif & Kershaw
6. Ave Maria
(Additional programming by Steven Price)
Lesley Garrett soprano · Julian Leang treble
Clare Singers · Orchestra conducted by Philip Ellis
P 2001
Julian Leang appears by kind permission of the
Dean and Chapter of St Paul’s Cathedral (4.46)

VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
7. Mass in G minor – Kyrie
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
Sir David Willcocks
P 1969/1989* (3.54)

GÓRECKI
8. Totus tuus Op.60
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge / Stephen Cleobury
P 1994 (8.53)

PÄRT
9. Magnificat (1989)
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge / Stephen Cleobury
P 1994 (6.19)

RACHMANINOV
10. Ave Maria (Vespers Op.37) 2.56
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge / Stephen Cleobury
P 1999 (2.56)

TAVENER
11. Song for Athene
Winchester Cathedral Choir / David Hill
P 1998 Floating Earth Ltd under exclusive
licence to EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics (6.10)

BURGON
12. Nunc Dimittis
Paul Miles-Kingston treble
Crispian Steele-Perkins trumpet · Martin Neary organ
P 1985 (2.42)

RUTTER
13. Requiem – Requiem aeternam
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
City of London Sinfonia / Stephen Cleobury
P 1998 (5.34)

BARBER
14. Agnus Dei (Adagio for Strings)
Winchester Cathedral Choir / David Hill
P 1998 Floating Earth under exclusive licence
to EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics (7.41)

JENKINS
15. The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace – Benedictus
National Youth Choir of Great Britain
Musical director: Mike Brewer
Guy Johnston cello
London Philharmonic Orchestra / Karl Jenkins
P 2001 Karl Jenkins Music Ltd under exclusive
licence to Virgin Records Ltd
From the album ‘The Armed Man (A Mass for Peace)’ (7.37)

CD 1: KARAJAN CONDUCTS MOZART

1. Eine kleine Nachtmusik (Serenade in G, K525) I. Allegro
2. II. Romanze (Andante)
3. III. Menuetto (Allegretto)
4. IV. Rondo (Allegro)
Berliner Philharmoniker (P) 1961/1988*

5. Flute & Harp Concerto in C K299: II. Andantino (extract)
James Galway flute / Fritz Helmis harp
Berliner Philharmoniker / Herbert von Karajan (P) 1972/1985*

6. ‘Sleigh Ride’ German Dance K605 No.3
Berliner Philharmoniker (P) 1961/1988*

7. Clarinet Concerto in A K622: II. Adagio
Bernard Walton clarinet
Philharmonia Orchestra (P) 1957/1989* MONO

8. Horn Concerto No.4 in E flat K495:III. Rondo (Allegro vivace)
Dennis Brain horn
Philharmonia Orchestra (P) 1954/1997* MONO

9. Die Zauberflöte Overture
10. Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja (Act I)
11. Der Hölle Rache (Act II)
Erich Kunz baritone / Wilma Lipp soprano
Wiener Philharmoniker (P) 1952/1999* MONO

12. Così fan tutte Soave sia il vento (Act I)
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf soprano / Nan Merriman mezzo-soprano
Sesto Bruscantini bass Wiener Philharmoniker (P) 1955/1999* MONO

13. Ave verum corpus K618
Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Wien Philharmonia Orchestra (P) 1961/1990* MONO

14. Symphony No.29 in A K201 I. Allegro moderato (extract)
Berliner Philharmoniker (P) 1960/1996

15. Oboe Concerto in B flat K314 III. Rondo (Allegretto)
Lothar Koch oboe
Berliner Philharmoniker (P) 1972/1987*

16. Symphony No.40 in G minor K550 I. Molto allegro
Berliner Philharmoniker (P) 1971/1996*

CD 2: THE GREAT CONCERTOS

VIVALDI
1. Le quattro stagioni La primavera - I. Allegro
2. L’estate – III. Presto
3. L’autunno – III. Allegro
4. L’inverno – II. Largo
Anne-Sophie Mutter violin
Wiener Philharmoniker (P) 1984

HUMMEL
5. Trumpet Concerto in E flat (ed. Oubradous) III: Rondo (Allegro molto)
Maurice André trumpet
Berliner Philharmoniker (P) 1974/1998*

BEETHOVEN
6. Piano Concerto No.1 in C Op.15 II. Largo (opening)
Alexis Weissenberg piano
Berliner Philharmoniker (P) 1978/1996*

BEETHOVEN
7. Piano Concerto No.2 in B flat Op.19 III. Rondo (Molto allegro)
Alexis Weissenberg piano
Berliner Philharmoniker / Herbert von Karajan (P) 1978/1996*

BEETHOVEN
8. Triple Concerto for Piano, Violin & Cello in C Op.56 II. Largo
Sviatoslav Richter piano David Oistrakh violin /
Mstislav Rostropovich cello
Berliner Philharmoniker / Herbert von Karajan (P) 1970/1996*

BEETHOVEN
9. Piano Concerto No.4 in G Op.58 II. Andante con moto
10. III. Rondo (Vivace) (extract)
Alexis Weissenberg piano
Berliner Philharmoniker (P) 1977/1996*

BEETHOVEN
11. Piano Concerto No.5 in E flat ‘Emperor’ Op.73 II. Adagio un poco mosso (conclusion)
12. III: Rondo (Allegro) (extract)
Alexis Weissenberg piano
Berliner Philharmoniker (P) 1974/1996*

TCHAIKOVSKY
13. Piano Concerto No.1 in B flat minor Op23 I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso (opening)
Alexis Weissenberg piano
Orchestre de Paris (P) 1970/2004*

14. RICHARD STRAUSS Don Quixote Op.35 - 2 Theme
Mstislav Rostropovich cello
Berliner Phiolharmoniker (P) 1975/1996*

RACHMANINOV
15. Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor Op.18 II. Adagio sostenuto (opening)
Alexis Weissenberg piano
Berliner Philharmoniker (P) 1973/2004*

BRAHMS
16. Violin Concerto in D Op.77 III. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace (cadenza Kreisler)
Gidon Kremer violin
Berliner Philharmoniker (P) 1976/1996*

CD 3: THE GREAT SYMPHONIES

BEETHOVEN
1. Symphony No.5 in C minor Op.67 I. Allegro con brio
Philharmonia Orchestra (P) 1955/2007* MONO

BEETHOVEN
2. Symphony No.6 in F ‘Pastoral’ Op.68 V. Allegretto (Shepherds’ Hymn after the Storm)
Philharmonia Orchestra (P) 1954/2007* MONO

BEETHOVEN
3. Symphony No.7 in A Op.92 II. Allegretto (opening)
4. IV. Allegro con brio
Philharmonia Orchestra (P) 1953/1989* MONO

BEETHOVEN
5. Symphony No.8 in F Op.93 II: Allegretto scherzando
6. IV: Allegro vivace (conclusion)
Philharmonia Orchestra / Herbert von Karajan (P) 1956/2007*

BEETHOVEN
7. Symphony No.9 in D minor ‘Choral’ Op.125 IV. Ode to Joy
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf soprano / Marga Höffgen contralto /
Ernst Haefliger tenor / Otto Edelmann bass
Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde,
Wien Philharmonia Orchestra (P) 1956/1989* MONO

HAYDN
8. Symphony No.104 in D ‘London’ III. Menuetto (Allegro) & Trio 4.25
Berliner Philharmoniker (P) 1976/1996*

SCHUBERT
9. Symphony No.8 in B minor ‘Unfinished’ D759 I. Allegro moderato (opening)
Berliner Philharmoniker (P) 1976/1996*

DVORÁK
10. Symphony No.9 ‘From the New World’ II. Largo (opening)
Berliner Philharmoniker (P) 1977/1986*

TCHAIKOVSKY
11. Symphony No.5 in E minor Op.64 III. Valse (Allegro moderato)
Berliner Philharmoniker (P) 1972/1988*

TCHAIKOVSKY
12. Symphony No.6 in B minor Op.74 I. Adagio - Allegro non troppo (extract)
Philharmonia Orchestra (P) 1959/1990*

SIBELIUS
13. Symphony No.5 in E flat Op.82 III. Allegro molto – Largamente assai
Berliner Philharmoniker (P) 1977/2001*

CD 4: POPULAR ORCHESTRAL PIECES

HANDEL
1. Water Music Suite (arr. Hamilton Harty) V. Allegro deciso
Berliner Philharmoniker (P) 1961/1988*

2. JOHANN STRAUSS II Unter Donner und Blitz - Polka
Philharmonia Orchestra (P) 1961/2005*

J. STRAUSS II
3. An der schönen blauen Donau Walzer, Op.314 (extract)
Berliner Philharmoniker / Herbert von Karajan (P) 1976/1987*

4. JOHANN STRAUSS I Radetzky March
Philharmonia Orchestra (P) 1961/2005*

5. WALDTEUFEL Skaters’ Waltz
Philharmonia Orchestra (P) 1961/2005*

6. BERLIOZ Marche hongroise (La Damnation de Faust)
Berliner Philharmoniker (P) 1980/1989*

7. CHABRIER España

8. CHABRIER Marche joyeuse
Philharmonia Orchestra (P) 1961/2005*

9. JOHANN STRAUSS II Tritsch-Tratsch – Polka
Berliner Philharmoniker (P) 1976/1985*

10. SMETANA The Moldau (opening)
Berliner Philharmoniker (P) 1977/1986*

11. SIBELIUS Valse triste
Berliner Philharmoniker (P) 1986

SIBELIUS
12. Karelia Suite, Op.11 I. Intermezzo
13. III. Alla marcia
Berliner Philharmoniker (P) 1981

BARTOK
14. Concerto for Orchestra IV Intermezzo interrotto (Allegretto)
Berliner Philharmoniker (P) 1974/1989*

RESPIGHI
15. The Pines of Rome I. The Pines of the Villa Borghese
16. IV. The Pines of the Via Appia

CD 5: KARAJAN IN THE THEATRE

1. ROSSINI Il barbiere di Siviglia – Overture
Philharmonia Orchestra (P) 1961/1989*

2. GOUNOD Faust Ballet Music – Les Nubiennes
Berliner Philharmoniker (P) 1980/1989*

3. BIZET L’Arlésienne Suite No.2 - Farandole
Berliner Philharmoniker (P) 1980/1989*

BIZET
4. Carmen Prelude to Act I
5. Entr’acte to Act II
6. Entr’acte to Act III
7. Entr’acte to Act IV
Philharmonia Orchestra (P) 1959/1990*

8. MASSENET Thaïs - Meditation
Anne-Sophie Mutter violin Berliner Philharmoniker (P) 1981

9. OFFENBACH Orphée aux enfers – Overture
Philharmonia Orchestra (P) 1961/2005*

10. OFFENBACH Les Contes d’Hoffmann - Barcarolle
Philharmonia Orchestra (P) 1959/1996*

11. PUCCINI Manon Lescaut – Intermezzo
Berliner Philharmoniker (P) 1981

BORODIN
12. Prince Igor Dance of the Polovtsian Maidens (Act II)
13. Polovtsian Dances (Act II) (opening)
Philharmonia Orchestra (P) 1961/2005*

TCHAIKOVSKY
14. Swan Lake Scene (Act II)
15. Dance of the Little Swans (Act II)
16. Hungarian Dance (Czardas) (Act III)
Philharmonia Orchestra (P) 1959/2007*

TCHAIKOVSKY
17. Sleeping Beauty Valse (Act I)
18. Rose Adagio (Act I)
Philharmonia Orchestra (P) 1959/2007*

19. WEINBERGER Schwanda the Bagpiper - Polka
Philharmonia Orchestra (P) 1981/2005*

20. WAGNER
Lohengrin – Prelude to Act III
Berliner Philharmoniker (P) 1975/1996*

CD 6: VOCAL MUSIC

VERDI
1. Otello
2. Una vela! Una vela!...Esultate! (Act I) Ave Maria (Act IV)
Mirella Freni soprano(2)
Jon Vickers, Aldo Bottion & Michel Sénéchal tenors (1)
Peter Glossop baritone (1) Mario Machi bass (1)
Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin / Berliner Philharmoniker
(P) 1974/1988*

VERDI
3. Don Carlo Dio, che nell’alma infondere (Act I)
4. Nei giardin del bello (Act II)
José Carreras tenor (3) Piero Cappuccilli baritone (3)
José Van Dam bass (3) Agnes Baltsa mezzo-soprano (4)
Edita Gruberova soprano (4)
Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin / Berliner Philharmoniker
(P) 1979/1988*

5. VERDI Il trovatore Vedi le fosche notturne spoglie (Anvil Chorus) (Act II, Scene 1)
Chor der Deutsche Oper Berlin / Berliner Philharmoniker
(P) 1978/1986*

BRAHMS
6. Ein deutsches Requiem IV. Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen
Wiener Singverein / Berliner Philharmoniker
(P) 1977/1988*

RICHARD STRAUSS
7. Der Rosenkavalier Herr Kavalier (Act II, Finale)
Kerstin Meyer mezzo-soprano / Otto Edelmann bass
Philharmonia Orchestra (P) 1957/2001*

HUMPERDINCK
8. Hansel und Gretel Brüderchen, komm tanz mit mir (Act I)
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf & Elisabeth Grümmer sopranos
Philharmonia Orchestra (P) 1953/1999* MONO

BEETHOVEN
9. Fidelio Mir ist so wunderbar (Act I)
10. Wer ein holdes Weib errungen (Act II Finale)
Helga Dernesch & Helen Donath sopranos
Jon Vickers & Horst R. Laubenthal tenors
José van Dam & Karl Ridderbusch basses
Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin / Berliner Philharmoniker
(P) 1971/1988*

BEETHOVEN
11. Missa Solemnis Gloria in excelsis Deo - Gratias agimus tibi
Gundula Janowitz soprano / Agnes Baltsa mezzo-soprano
Peter Schreier tenor / José Van Dam bass
Singverein der Gesellshaft der Musikfreunde, Wien
Berliner Philharmoniker (P) 1975/1988*

12. BACH Mass in B minor Crucifixus
13. Et resurrexit
Singverein & Orchester der Gesellshaft der Musikfreunde, Wien
(P) 1954/1999* MONO

DONIZETTI
14. Lucia di Lammermoor Spargi d’amaro pianto (Act III)
Maria Callas soprano
RIAS Sinfonie-Orchester Berlin (P) 1997* MONO
Recorded live at the Städtische Oper, Berlin 29 IX. 1955

VERDI
15. Aida Gloria all’Egitto (Act II Scene 2)
16. Triumphal March (Act II Scene 2)
17. Ballet Music (Act II Scene 2)
18. Vieni, o guerriero vindice (Act II Scene 2)
Chor der Wiener Staatsoper / Wiener Philharmoniker
(P) 1980/1986*

* Compilation Producer: Tony Locantro

CD 1: VIVALDI

LE QUATTRO STAGIONI (THE FOUR SEASONS)
1. Concerto No.1 in E 'La primavera' (Spring) I. Allegro
2. II. Largo
3. III. Allegro

4. Concerto No.2 in G minor 'L'estate' (Summer) I. Allegro
5. II. Adagio
6. III. Presto

7. Concerto No.3 in F 'L'autunno' (Autumn) I. Allegro
8. II. Adagio molto
9. III. Allegro

10. Concerto No.4 in F minor 'L'inverno' (Winter) I. Allegro non molto
11. II. Largo
12. III. Allegro

Paul Cocker continuo
Camerata Lysy Gstaad / Alberto Lysy

13. Concerto in C 'Il piacere' RV180 (Pleasure) I. Allegro
14. II. Largo e cantabile
15. III. Allegro

16. Concerto in E flat 'La tempesta di mare' RV253 (The Storm at Sea) I. Presto
17. II. Largo
18. III. Presto

19. Concerto in B flat 'La caccia' RV362 (The Hunt) I. Allegro
20. II. Adagio
21. III. Allegro

22. Concerto in A minor RV356 I. Allegro
23. II. Largo
24. III. Presto

Polish Chamber Orchestra / Jerzy Maksymiuk

CD 2: BACH & MOZART

J. S. BACH
1. Brandenburg Concerto No.3 in G BWV1048 I. Allegro
Bath Festival Orchestra / Yehudi Menuhin director

2. Double Violin Concerto in D minor BWV1043 II. Largo ma non tanto
Christian Ferras violin
Bath Festival Orchestra / Yehudi Menuhin director

3. Violin Concerto in A minor BWV 1041 I. Allegro
Bath Festival Orchestra / Yehudi Menuhin director

4. Concerto for violin & oboe in D minor BWV 1060 II. Adagio
Leon Goossens oboe
Bath Festival Orchestra / Yehudi Menuhin director

5. Violin Concerto in E BWV 1042 III. Allegro assai Bath Festival Orchestra / Yehudi Menuhin director

6. Musical Offering BWV 1079 ed. Boyling Trio Sonata – I. Largo
Elaine Schaffer flute
Members of the Bath Festival Orchestra / Yehudi Menuhin director

7. Partita No.3 in E BWV1006 I. Preludio
8. III. Gavotte en Rondeau
9. IV. Menuet I
10. V. Bourrée

11. Partita No.2 in D minor BWV 1004 III. Sarabanda
12. IV. Giga

13. Sonata No.3 in C BWV 1005 IV. Allegro assai

MOZART

14. Violin Concerto No.3 in G K216 II. Adagio
Bath Festival Orchestra / Yehudi menuhin director

15. Violin Concerto No.5 in A K219 'Turkish' III. Rondeau: Tempo di Menuetto – Allegro
cadenza: Menuhin
Bath Festival Orchestra / Yehudi Menuhin director

16. Sinfonia concertante in E flat K364 III. Presto
Rudolf Barshai viola
Bath Festival Orchestra / Yehudi Menuhin director

CD 3: BEETHOVEN & BRAHMS

BEETHOVEN

1. Romance No.1 in G Op.40
Philharmonia Orchestra / Sir John Pritchard

2. Violin Sonata No.5 in F Op.24 'Spring' I. Allegro opening
3. III. Scherzo (Allegro molto)
4. IV. Rondo (Allegro ma non troppo)
Jeremy Menuhin piano

5. Romance No.2 in F Op.50
Philharmonia Orchestra / Sir John Pritchard

6. Violin Sonata No 9 in A Op.47 'Kreutzer' II. Andante
7. III. Finale: Presto conclusion
Jeremy Menuhin piano

8. Violin Concerto in D Op.61 I. Allegro ma non troppo opening
9. II. Larghetto
10. III. Rondo: Allegro (cadenza: Kreisler) conclusion
Lucerne Festival Orchestra / Wilhelm Furtwängler

BRAHMS

11. Horn Trio in E flat, Op.40 IV. Finale: Allegro con brio
Alan Civil horn • Hephzibah Menuhin piano

12. Violin Concerto in D minor Op.77 III. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace
Berliner Philharmoniker / Rudolf Kempe

CD 4: THE ROMANTIC ERA

MENDELSSOHN
1. Violin Concerto in E minor Op.64 I. Allegro molto appassionato
Philharmonia Orchestra / Efrem Kurtz

BRUCH
2. Violin Concerto No.1 in G minor Op.26 II. Adagio
Philharmonia Orchestra / Walter Susskind

LALO
3. Symphonie espagnole Op.21 III. Intermezzo: Allegretto non troppo
Philharmonia Orchestra / Sir Eugene Goossens

PAGANINI
4. Violin Concerto No.1 in D Op.6 III. Rondo: Allegro spiritoso
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Alberto Erede

5. SAINT-SAËNS Introduction and Rondo capriccioso in A minor Op.28
Philharmonia Orchestra / Sir Eugene Goossens

VIEUXTEMPS
6. Violin Concerto No.5 in A minor Op.37 III. Adagio – IV. Allegro con fuoco
Philharmonia Orchestra / Anatole Fistoulari

TCHAIKOVSKY
7. Swan Lake Pas d'action Act II (Andante – Andante non troppo – Allegro)
Philharmonia Orchestra / Efrem Kurtz

PAGANINI
8. Violin Concerto No.2 in B minor Op.6 III. Rondo ('La campanella')
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Alberto Erede

ELGAR
9. Violin Concerto in B minor Op.61 III. Cadenza (accompagnata: Lento) – Allegro molto
London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Edward Elgar

CD 5: SHOWPIECES & ENCORES

1. PAGANINI Moto perpetuo in C Op.11
Marcel Gazelle piano

24 Caprices Op.1
2. No.9 in E 'La chasse'
3. No.24 in A minor

SARASATE
4. Caprice basque Op.24
Marcel Gazelle piano

5. Danzas españoles No.1 ‘Malagueña' Op.21 No.1
Hendrik Endt piano

6. Danzas españoles No.2 ‘Habañera' Op.21 No.2

7. Danzas españoles No.3 ‘Romanza andaluza' Op.22 No.1

8. Danzas españoles No.6 ‘Zapateado' Op.23 No.2
Marcel Gazelle piano

BAZZINI
9. La Ronde des lutins Op.25
Marcel Gazelle piano

KREISLER
10. Caprice viennois

11. Tambourin chinois

12. Schön Rosmarin

13. Praeludium & Allegro in the Style of Pugnani

14. La Chasse in the Style of Cartier
Marcel Gazelle piano

DINICU arr. Heifetz
15. Hora Staccata
Hendrik Endt piano

MOSZKOWSKI arr. Sarasate
16. Guitarre Op.45 No.2
Artur Balsam piano

BRAHMS arr. Joachim
17. Hungarian Dance No.1 in G minor

18. Hungarian Dance No.4 in B minor

19. Hungarian Dance No.6 in B flat

20. Hungarian Dance No.7 in A

21. Hungarian Dance No.17 in F sharp minor
Marcel Gazelle piano

CD 6: MENUHIN THE ADVENTURER

WALTON
1. Violin Concerto (1939 rev.1943) II. Presto capriccioso alla napolitana & Trio (Canzonetta)
London Symphony Orchestra / Sir William Walton

2. SHANKAR Swara-Kakali based on Rága Tilang
Ravi Shankar sitar • Alla Rakha tabla

MARTIN
3. Polyptyque for violin & two small string orchestras I. Image des Rameaux
4. VI. Image de la Glorification
Menuhin Festival Orchestra • Zurich Chamber Orchestra
Edmond de Stoutz

WILLIAMSON
5. Violin Concerto II. Vivace
London Philharmonic Orchestra / Sir Adrian Boult

6. BARTÓK 44 Duos for 2 violins No.28 Sorrow

7. No.31 Greeting

8. No.33 Harvest Song

9. No.36 Bagpipes

10. No.41 Scherzo

11. No.42 Arabian Song
Nell Gotkovsky violin

BOULANGER
12. 3 Pieces for violin & piano D'un matin de printemps
Clifford Curzon piano

BARTÓK
13. Rhapsody No.2 (1928 rev.1944) Lassú (Moderato) – Friss (Allegro moderato)
BBC Symphony Orchestra / Pierre Boulez

PANUFNIK
14. Violin Concerto III. Vivace
Menuhin Festival Orchestra / Sir Andrzej Panufnik

15. GADE arr. Harris Jealousy
Stéphane Grappelli violin
Alan Clare Trio
(Alan Clare piano • Lennie Bush bass • Chris Karan drums)
Max Harris

16. GERSHWIN arr. Harris Summertime (Porgy and Bess)
Stéphane Grappelli violin
Alan Clare electric piano • Lennie Bush bass • Ronnie Verrell drums
Max Harris

17. YOUMANS arr. Harris Tea for Two (No, No, Nanette)
Stéphane Grappelli violin
John Etheridge lead guitar • Jan Blok rhythm guitar
Pierre Michelot bass • Ronnie Verrell drums

18. GRAPPELLI Menuet pour Menuhin
Stéphane Grappelli electric piano

CD 1 - THE FOUR SEASONS 60.40

Concerto No.1 in E Op.8 No.1 ‘La primavera’ RV269
1. I. Allegro 3.07
2. II. Largo e pianissimo sempre 2.41
3. III. Danza pastorale: Allegro 4.20

Concerto No.2 in G minor Op.8 No.2 ‘L’estate’ RV315
4. I. Allegro non molto 5.09
5. II. Adagio 2.05
6. III. Presto 2.33

Concerto No.3 in F Op.8 No.3 ‘L’autunno’ RV293
7. I. Allegro 5.24
8. II. Adagio molto 2.55
9. III. Allegro 3.42

Concerto No.4 in F minor Op.8 No.4 ‘L’inverno’ RV297
10. I. Allegro non molto 3.03
11. II. Largo 2.26
12. III. Allegro 3.05

Concerto for 3 violins in F RV551*
13. I. Allegro 4.29
14. II. Andante 2.15
15. III. Allegro 3.15

Concerto for 4 violins in B minor RV580*
16. I. Allegro 3.53
17. II. Largo 2.48
18. III. Allegro 3.30

London Chamber Orchestra
Christopher Warren-Green violin

CD 2 - VIVALDI IN VENICE 55.08

Concerto for 2 trumpets in C RV537
1. I. Allegro 2.55
2. II. Largo 1.22
3. III. Allegro 2.47

Oboe Concerto in C RV447
4. I. Allegro 5.14
5. II. Larghetto 4.08
6. III. Minuetto 5.05

Cello Concerto in C minor RV401
7. I. Allegro non molto 4.26
8. II. Adagio 3.30
9. III. Allegro ma non molto 3.13

Bassoon Concerto in B flat RV502
10. I. Allegro 3.16
11. II. Largo 5.41
12. 12 III. Allegro 2.49

Concerto for 2 violins in A minor RV522 (from L’estro armonico)
13. I. Allegro 3.23
14. II. Larghetto e spiritoso 4.12
15. III. Allegro 3.07

London Chamber Orchestra
Christopher Warren-Green

CD 3 - VIVALDI AND THE CONCERTO 62.52

Concerto for 2 mandolins in G RV532
1. I. Allegro 3.58
2. II. Andante 2.46
3. III. Allegro 3.20

Mandolin Concerto in C RV425
4. I. Allegro 3.10
5. II. Largo 2.53
6. III. Allegro 2.10

Europa Galante / Fabio Biondi

Violin Concerto in C ‘per la Santissima Assenzione di Maria Vergine’ RV581
7. I. Adagio e staccato – Allegro 5.28
8. II. Largo 2.58
9. III. Allegro 5.00

Fabio Biondi violin · Il Seminario Musicale

Flute Concerto in G minor ‘La notte’ RV439
10. Largo – Presto (Fantasmi) – Largo – Presto – Largo (Il sonno) – Allegro 8.13

Concerto in G minor ‘per l’Orchestra di Dresda’ RV577
11. I. Allegro 3.57
12. II. Largo non molto 2.09
13. III. Allegro 3.45

Concerto in C ‘per la solennità di San Lorenzo’ RV556
14. I. Largo – Allegro molto 5.43
15. II. Largo e cantabile 2.30
16. III. Allegro 4.52

Taverner Players / Andrew Parrott

CD 4 - CANTATAS AND SONATAS 74.28

1. Cantata ‘Cessate, omai cessate’ RV684 11.56

Derek Lee Ragin countertenor
Teatro Lirico / Stephen Stubbs

Sonata for cello & basso continuo in G minor RV42
2. Preludio: Largo – Allemanda: Andante –
Sarabanda: Largo – Giga: Allegro 10.38

Teatro Lirico / Stephen Stubbs

Sonata for 2 violins & basso continuo in D minor ‘La Follia’ RV63
3. Tema con 19 variazioni

Sinfonia in B minor ‘Al Santo Sepolcro’ RV169
4. Adagio molto – Allegro, ma poco 2.52

London Baroque / Charles Medlam

5. Gloria RV637: Introduction ‘Cur sagittas, cur tela, cur faces’ 8.44
6. Salve Regina RV616 13.43
7. Miserere RV641: Introduction ‘Non in pratis aut in hortis’ 17.08

Gérard Lesne alto · Il Seminario Musicale

CD 5 - GLORIA 58.07

Gloria RV589
1. I. Gloria in excelsis Deo 2.29
2. II. Et in terra pax 4.47
3. III. Laudamus te 2.32
4. IV. Gratias agimus tibi 0.28
5. V. Propter magnam gloriam tuam 0.54
6. VI. Domine Deus 3.24
7. VII. Domine Fili unigenite 2.18
8. VIII. Domine Deus, Agnus Dei 4.39
9. IX. Qui tollis peccata mundi 1.11
10. X. Qui sedes ad dexteram patris 2.30
11. XI. Quoniam tu solus sanctus 0.51
12. XII. Cum sancto spiritu 3.03

Emily van Evera soprano
Alison Place mezzo-soprano
Margaret Cable contralto
Taverner Choir and Players / Andrew Parrott

Motet ‘In furore’ RV626
13. I. In furore giustissimae irae 4.31
14. II. Miserationem Pater piissime 0.37
15. III. Tunc meus fletus 4.01
16. IV. Alleluia 1.42

Patrizia Ciofi soprano
Europa Galante / Fabio Biondi

Stabat Mater RV621
17. Stabat Mater dolorosa 3.18
18. Cujus animam 1.47
19. O quam tristis 1.34
20. Qui est homo 3.09
21. Quis non posset 1.54
22. Pro peccatis 1.33
23. Eja Mater 2.26
24. Fac ut ardeat 1.19
25. Amen 1.10

David Daniels countertenor
Europa Galante / Fabio Biondi violin & direction

CD 6 - VIVALDI AT THE OPERA 77.57

Ottone in villa RV719
1. Aria: L’ombre, l’aure, e ancora il rio 7.20
2. Aria: Gelosia, tu già rendi l’alma mia 3.07

Suzie LeBlanc, Claron McFadden sopranos
Derek Lee Ragin countertenor
Teatro Lirico / Stephen Stubbs

Bajazet RV703
3. Aria: Del destin non dee lagnarsi 3.38
4. Aria: Nasce rosa lusinghiera 3.54
5. Aria: Barbaro traditor 3.36
6. Aria: Qual guerriero in campo armato 7.37

Ildebrando D’Arcangelo bass-baritone (3)
Patrizia Ciofi soprano (4)
David Daniels countertenor (5)
Vivica Genaux mezzo-soprano (6)
Europa Galante / Fabio Biondi

Laudate pueri Dominum RV600
7. Laudate pueri Dominum 2.03
8. Sit nomen Domini 3.33
9. A solis ortu usque ad occasum 1.50
10. Excelsus super omnes 3.35
11. Qui sicut Dominus Deus 1.30
12. Suscitans a terra inopem 1.40
13. Ut collocet eum 1.44
14. Gloria Patri et Filio 3.36
15. Laudate pueri Dominum 1.42
16. Amen 2.06

Patrizia Ciofi soprano
Europa Galante / Fabio Biondi

17. Aria: All’armi, o guerrieri! 1.11
18. Aria: Mio dolce amato sposo 6.51
19. Duetto: Mio bel tesoro 1.15
Leonardo de Lisi tenor (17)
Dominique Labelle soprano (18, 19)
Marina Comparato mezzo-soprano (19)
Il Complesso Barocco / Alan Curtis

CD 1: HANDEL & MOZART ARIAS

1. HANDEL Ev’ry valley shall be exalted (Messiah)
John Aler tenor
Toronto Symphony Orchestra / Andrew Davis
2. Ombra mai fu (Serse)
Fritz Wunderlich tenor
Bayerisches Staatsorchester / Hans Müller-Kray
3. Where’er you walk (Semele)
John Mark Ainsley tenor
London Philharmonic Orchestra / Sir Andrew Davis
4. Love sounds th’alarm (Acis and Galatea)
Ian Bostridge tenor
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment / Harry Bicket
5. Vani sono i lamenti...Svegliatevi nel core (Giulio Cesare in Egitto)
Placido Domingo tenor
National Philharmonic Orchestra / Eugene Kohn
6. MOZART Fuor del mar (Idomeneo)
Placido Domingo tenor
Münchner Rundfunkorchester / Eugene Kohn
7. Hier soll ich dich (Die Entführung aus dem Serail)
Leopold Simoneau tenor
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Sir Thomas Beecham
8. Konstanze! Konstanze!...O wie ängstlich
(Die Entführung aus dem Serail)
Fritz Wunderlich tenor
Berliner Symphoniker / Berislav Klobucar
9. Frisch zum Kampfe! (Die Entführung aus dem Serail)
Placido Domingo tenor
Münchner Rundfunkorchester / Eugene Kohn
10. Wenn der Freude Tränen fliessen (Die Entführung aus dem Serail)
Leopold Simoneau tenor
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Sir Thomas Beecham
11. Dalla sua pace (Don Giovanni)
Luigi Alva tenor
Philharmonia Orchestra / Carlo Maria Giulini
12. Il mio tesoro (Don Giovanni)
Luigi Alva tenor
Philharmonia Orchestra / Carlo Maria Giulini
13. Un’ aura amorosa (Così fan tutte)
14. In qual fiero contrasto…Tradito, schernito (Così fan tutte)
Alfredo Kraus tenor
Philharmonia Orchestra / Karl Böhm
15. Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön (Die Zauberflöte)
Fritz Wunderlich tenor
Berliner Symphoniker / Berislav Klobucar
16. Ah, se fosse intorno al trono (La clemenza di Tito)
Placido Domingo tenor
Münchner Rundfunkorchester / Eugene Kohn

CD 2: VERDI ARIAS

1. VERDI O figli, o figli miei!...Ah, la paterna mano (Macbeth)
José Carreras tenor
New Philharmonia Orchestra / Riccardo Muti
2. Oh, tutto di navicelle...Ella in poter del barbero...Cara patria (Attila)
Placido Domingo tenor
Ambrosian Opera Chorus
National Philharmonic Orchestra / Eugene Kohn
3. Oh! fede negar potessi ...Quando le sere (Luisa Miller)
Franco Corelli tenor
New Philharmonia Orchestra / Franco Ferraris
4. Questa o quella (Rigoletto)
5. Ella mi fu rapita!...Parmi veder le lagrime (Rigoletto)
6. La donna è mobile (Rigoletto)
Alfredo Kraus tenor
Philharmonia Orchestra / Julius Rudel
7. Ah sì, ben mio (Il trovatore)
8. Di quella pira (Il trovatore)
Franco Corelli tenor
Coro e Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
Thomas Schippers
9. Lunge da lei...De’ miei bollenti spiriti...O mio rimorso (La traviata)
Rolando Villazón tenor
Münchner Rundfunkorchester / Marcello Viotti
10. Di’ tu se fedele (Un ballo in maschera)
Nicolai Gedda tenor
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden /
Giuseppe Patané
11. Forse la soglia attinse...Ma se m’è forza perderti
(Un ballo in maschera)
Placido Domingo tenor
New Philharmonia Orchestra / Riccardo Muti
12. La vita è inferno...O tu che in seno agli angeli
(La forza del destino)
Carlo Bergonzi tenor
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Lamberto Gardelli
13. Io l’ho perduta...Io la vidi (Don Carlo)
José Carreras tenor
Berliner Philharmoniker / Herbert von Karajan
14. Se quel guerrier io fossi!...Celeste Aida (Aida)
Placido Domingo tenor
New Philharmonia Orchestra / Riccardo Muti
15. Ingemisco (Requiem)
Luciano Pavarotti tenor
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano / Riccardo Muti
16. Niun mi tema (Otello)
Placido Domingo tenor
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden /
John Barker

CD 3: PUCCINI AND THE VERISMO SCHOOL

1. PUCCINI Donna non vidi mai (Manon Lescaut)
Charles Craig tenor
Orchestra / Michael Collins
2. Che gelida manina (La bohème)
Roberto Alagna tenor
Philharmonia Orchestra / Antonio Pappano
3. Recondita armonia (Tosca)
Placido Domingo tenor
National Philharmonic Orchestra / Eugene Kohn
4. E lucevan le stelle (Tosca)
Franco Corelli tenor
Philharmonia Orchestra / Franco Ferraris
5. Addio, fiorito asil (Madama Butterfly)
Jussi Björling tenor • Mario Sereni baritone
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma / Gabriele Santini
6. Firenze è come un albero fiorito (Gianni Schicchi)
Roberto Alagna tenor
London Symphony Orchestra / Antonio Pappano
7. Una parola sola...Or son sei mesi (La fanciulla del West)
8. Ch’ella mi creda libero (La fanciulla del West)
Giuseppe di Stefano tenor
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano / Antonino Votto
9. Nessun dorma (Turandot)
José Carreras tenor
Rhine Opera Chorus · Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra
Alain Lombard
10. GIORDANO Colpito...Un dì all’azzuro spazio (Andrea Chénier)
11. Legray!...Andrea Chénier!...Sì, fui soldato (Andrea Chénier)
12. Come un bel dì di maggio (Andrea Chénier)
Franco Corelli tenor • Antonietta Stella soprano (11)
Mario Sereni & Paolo Pedani baritones (11)
Giuseppi Modesti bass (11)
Orchestra del Teatro dell’ Opera di Roma / Gabriele Santini
13. Amor ti vieta (Fedora)
Beniamino Gigli tenor
Orchestra / Umberto Berretoni
14. CILEA È la solita storia (L’Arlesiana)
Rolando Villazón tenor
Münchner Rundfunkorchester / Marcello Viotti
15. MASCAGNI Intanto amici...Viva il vino spumeggiante (Cavalleria rusticana)
16. Mamma, quel vino è generoso (Cavalleria rusticana)
Adriana Lazzarini mezzo-soprano (15)
Corinna Vozza mezzo-soprano (16)
Franco Corelli tenor
Coro e Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
Gabriele Santini
17. O amore, o bella luce del core (L’amico Fritz)
Luciano Pavarotti tenor
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden /
Gianandrea Gavazzeni
18. LEONCAVALLO Recitar!...Vesti la giubba (Pagliacci)
José Carreras tenor
Philharmonia Orchestra / Riccardo Muti

CD 4: ITALIAN AND SPANISH ARIAS

1. VIVALDI All’armi, o guerrieri! (Il giustino)
Leonardo de Lisi tenor
Il Complesso Barocco / Alan Curtis
2. BELLINI A te, o cara (I puritani)
Franco Corelli tenor
Philharmonia Orchestra / Franco Ferraris
3. Meco all’altar di Venere...Me protegge, me difende (Norma)
Franco Corelli & Piero de Palma tenors
Orchestra e Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano /
Tullio Serafin
4. ROSSINI Ecco ridente in cielo (Il barbiere di Siviglia)
Luigi Alva tenor
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Vittorio Gui
5. Cujus animam (Stabat Mater)
Robert Gambill tenor
Orchestra of Maggio Musicale Fiorentino / Riccardo Muti
6. Domine Deus (Petite Messe solennelle) arr. Mingardo
Franco Corelli tenor
Orchestra / Raffaele Mingardo
7. DONIZETTI Favorita del Re!...Spirto gentil (La favorita)
Franco Corelli tenor
Philharmonia Orchestra / Franco Ferraris
8. Com’è gentil (Don Pasquale)
Alfredo Kraus tenor
Ambrosian Opera Chorus
London Symphony Orchestra / Sarah Caldwell
9. Quanto è bella (L’elisir d’amore)
10. Una furtiva lagrima (L’elisir d’amore)
Nicolai Gedda tenor
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
Francesco Molinari Pradelli
11. Tombe degli avi miei…Fra poco a me ricovero (Lucia di Lammermoor)
12. Tu che a Dio spiegasti l’ali (Lucia di Lammermoor)
Alfredo Kraus tenor
Robert Lloyd bass (12) • Ambrosian Opera Chorus (12)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Nicola Rescigno
13. BOITO Dai campi, dai prati (Mefistofele)
Peter Seiffert tenor
Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin / Heinz Wallberg
14. PONCHIELLI Cielo e mar (La Gioconda)
Franco Corelli tenor
Philharmonia Orchestra / Franco Ferraris
15. GUERRERO Mi aldea (Los gavilanes)
Placido Domingo tenor
Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid / Manuel Moreno-Buendía
16. SOROZÁBAL No puede ser (La taberna del puerto)
Rolando Villazón tenor
Orquesta de la Comunidad de Madrid / Placido Domingo

CD 5: FRENCH ARIAS

1. MEYERBEER Pays merveilleux...O paradis (L’Africaine)
José Carreras tenor
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden /
Jacques Delacôte

DONIZETTI
2. Ah ! mes amis, quel jour de fête...Pour mon âme
(La Fille du régiment)
Rockwell Blake tenor
Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo / Patrick Fournillier

HALÉVY
3. Rachel, quand du Seigneur (La Juive)
José Carreras tenor
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden /
Jacques Delacôte

ROSSINI
4. Asile héréditaire (Guillaume Tell)
Nicolai Gedda tenor
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Lamberto Gardelli

5. Que les destins prospères (Le Comte Ory)
Rockwell Blake tenor
Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo / Patrick Fournillier

6. ADAM Mes amis, écoutez l’histoire (Le Postillon de Lonjumeau)
John Aler tenor
Chorale Jean Laforge
Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte Carlo / Thomas Fulton

7. MASSENET Je suis seul...Ah! fuyez, douce image (Manon)
Alfredo Kraus tenor
Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse
Michel Plasson

8. Ah ! tout est bien fini !... souverain, ô juge, ô père (Le Cid)
José Carreras tenor
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden /
Jacques Delacôte

9. Traduire...Pourquoi me réveiller (Werther)
Roberto Alagna tenor
London Symphony Orchestra / Antonio Pappano

10. GOUNOD L’amour ! L’amour...Ah ! Lève-toi, soleil ! (Roméo et Juliette)
Roberto Alagna tenor
Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse / Michel Plasson

11. Quel trouble inconnu...Salut, demeure chaste et pure (Faust)
Christine Rice mezzo-soprano, Roger Vignoles piano

12. LALO Puisqu’on ne peut fléchir...Vainement, ma bien aimée (Le Roi d’Ys)
Beniamino Gigli tenor
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Rainaldo Zamboni

13. THOMAS Adieu, Mignon, courage (Mignon)

14. Elle ne croyait pas (Mignon)
Nicolai Gedda tenor
Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Français /
Georges Prêtre

15. BIZET La fleur que tu m’avais jetée (Carmen)
Jon Vickers tenor
Orchestra of the Théâtre National de l’Opéra
Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos

16. Je crois entendre encore (Les Pêcheurs de perles)
Alain Vanzo tenor
Orchestre du Théâtre National de l’Opéra de Paris
Georges Prêtre

17. OFFENBACH Va, pour Kleinzach (Les Contes d’Hoffmann)
Nicolai Gedda & Andre Mallabrera tenors
Chœurs René Duclos
Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire
André Cluytens

18. Au Mont Ida (La Belle Hélène)
Roberto Alagna tenor
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden /
Richard Armstrong

CD 6: RUSSIAN AND GERMAN ARIAS

1. TCHAIKOVSKY Chto nasha zhizhn? Igra! (The Queen of Spades)
Nicolai Gedda tenor
Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra / Gika Zdravkovitch

2. Kuda, kuda (Eugene Onegin)
Rolando Villazón tenor
Münchner Rundfunkorchester / Michel Plasson

BEETHOVEN
3. Gott! Welch Dunkel hier (Fidelio)
Jon Vickers tenor
Berliner Philharmoniker / Herbert von Karajan

FLOTOW
4. Ach, so fromm (Martha)
Fritz Wunderlich tenor
Berliner Symphoniker / Berislav Klobucar

5. WEBER Nein, länger reag’ ich nicht...Durch die Wälder (Der Freischütz)
Rudolf Schock tenor
Berliner Philharmoniker / Joseph Keilberth

6. LORTZING Vater, Mutter, Schwestern, Brüder (Undine)
Peter Schreier tenor
Berlin Symphony Orchestra / Robert Heger

7. GOLDMARK Magische Töne (Die Königen von Saba)
Nicolai Gedda tenor
Orchester der Bayerischen Staatsoper München /
Heinrich Bender

8. LEHÁR Dein ist mein ganzes Herz (Das Land des Lächelns)
Fritz Wunderlich tenor
Orchestra / Carl Michalski

9. Gern hab’ ich die Frau’n geküßt (Paganini)
Nicolai Gedda tenor
Bayerisches Symphonie-Orchester / Willy Boskovsky

10. JOHANN STRAUSS II Als flotter Geist...Ja, das alles auf Ehr’ (Der Zigeunerbaron)
Peter Seiffert tenor
Wiener Opernball-Orchester (Mitgleider der Wiener Volksoper)
Peter Falk

11. WAGNER Dir töne Lob! (Tannhäuser)
Klaus König tenor
Sinfonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks / Bernard Haitink

12. In fernem Land (Lohengrin)
Nicolai Gedda tenor
Orchester der Bayerischen Staatsoper München / Heinrich Bender

13. Mein lieber Schwan (Lohengrin)
Rudolf Schock tenor
Sinfonieorchester des Norddeutschen Rundfunks Hamburg /
Wilhelm Schüchter

14. Morgenlicht leuchtend im rosigem Schein
(Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg)
Ben Heppner tenor
Bernd Weikl baritone • Kurt Moll bass • Cheryl Studer soprano
Chor der Bayerischen Staatsoper • Bayerisches Staatsorchester
Wolfgang Sawallisch

15. Winterstürme, wichen dem Wonnemond (Die Walküre)
Peter Seiffert tenor
Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin
Heinz Wallberg

16. Was am besten er kann...Nothung! Nothung! (Siegfried)
Siegfried Jerusalem & Peter Haage tenors
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks / Bernard Haitink

CD 1 76.14

1. Symphony No.40 in G minor K550
1 I Allegro molto
Berliner Philharmoniker / Herbert von Karajan (P) 1971/1996* (7.40)
2. Clarinet Concerto in A K622
II Adagio
Jack Brymer (clarinet)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Sir Thomas Beecham (P) 1960/2001* (8.51)
3. Symphony No.25 in G minor K183
I Allegro con brio (opening)
Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner (P) 1988 (4.41)
4. Piano Concerto No.21 in C K467
II Andante
Christian Zacharias (piano)
Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks / David Zinman
(P)1989 EMI Electrola GmbH (5.15)
5. Symphony No.35 in D ‘Haffner’ K385
IV Finale (Presto)
English Chamber Orchestra / Jeffrey Tate (P) 1985 (4.14)
6. Violin Concerto No.3 in G K216
II Adagio
Frank-Peter Zimmermann (violin)
Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn
Jörg Faerber (P) 1984 EMI Electrola GmbH (8.56)
7. Divertimento in D K334
III Menuetto
Stockholm Chamber Orchestra / Franz Welser-Möst (P) 1990 (4.24
8. Symphony No.41 in C ’Jupiter’ K551
IV Allegro 6.06
Berliner Philharmoniker / Herbert von Karajan (P) 1971/1996* (4.24)
9. Piano Concerto No.23 in A K488
II Adagio
English Chamber Orchestra / Daniel Barenboim (piano & director)
(P) 1967/1988* (7.36)
10. Horn Concerto No.4 in E flat K495
III Rondo (Allegro Vivace)
Barry Tuckwell (horn)
Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner (P) 1972/1988* (3.32)
11. Concerto for flute and harp in C K299
II Andantino
James Galway (flute) ∙ Fritz Helmis (harp)
Berliner Philharmoniker / Herbert von Karajan (P) 1972/1996* (8.15)
12. Sinfonia Concertante for violin and viola in E flat K364
III Presto
Anne Sophie Mutter (violin) ∙ Bruno Giuranna (viola)
Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner (P) 1991 (6.09)

CD 2 79.08

1. Le nozze di Figaro (Da Ponte) K492
Overture (Orchestra) (3.56)
2. Non più andrai (Figaro)
Thomas Allen (baritone) (3.37)
3. Porgi amor (Contessa)
Margaret Price (soprano) (3.44)
4. Voi, che sapete (Cherubino)
Ann Murray (mezzo-soprano) (2.53)
5. Hai già vinta la causa!...Vedrò, mentr’io sospiro (Conte)
Jorma Hynninen (baritone) (4.37)
6. Dove sono (Contessa)
Margaret Price (soprano) (4.17)
7. Canzonetta sull’aria…Che soave zeffiretto (Contessa/Susanna)
Margaret Price & Kathleen Battle (sopranos) (2.26)
8. Deh vieni, non tardar (Susanna)
Kathleen Battle (soprano)
Wiener Philharmoniker / Riccardo Muti (P) 1987) (3.22)
9. Così fan tutte (Da Ponte) K588
Bella vita militar (Chorus) (1.40)
10. Soave sia il vento (Fiordiligi/Dorabella/Don Alfonso)
Margaret Marshall (soprano) ∙ Agnes Baltsa (mezzo-soprano)
José van Dam (bass) (3.19)
11. Smanie implacabili (Dorabella)
Agnes Baltsa (mezzo-soprano) (2.02)
12. L’intatta fede…Come scoglio (Fiordiligi)
Margaret Marshall (soprano) (5.13)
13. Un’aura amorosa (Ferrando)
Francisco Araiza (tenor)
Konzertvereingung Wiener Staatsopernchor
Wiener Philharmoniker / Riccardo Muti (P) 1983
Live recording (5.12)
14. Don Giovanni (Da Ponte) K527
Madamina, il catalogo è questo (Leporello)
Samuel Ramey (bass) (5.46)
15. Là ci darem la mano (Don Giovanni/Zerlina)
William Shimell (baritone) ∙ Susanne Mentzer (soprano) (3.18)
16. Or sai chi l’onore (Donna Anna)
Cheryl Studer (soprano) (2.55)
17. Dalla sua pace (Don Ottavio)
Frank Lopardo (tenor) (4.58)
18. Finch’han dal vino (Don Giovanni)
William Shimell (baritone) (1.13)
19. Deh, vieni alla finestra (Don Giovanni)
William Shimell (baritone) (2.01)
20. Vedrai, carino (Zerlina)
Susanne Mentzer (soprano) (3.46)
21. In quali eccessi, o Numi…Mi tradì, quell’alma ingrata (Donna Elvira)
Carol Vaness (soprano) (6.00)
22. Questo è il fin (Donna Elvira/Donna Anna/Zerlina/Don Ottavio/Masetto)
Carol Vaness, Cheryl Studer & Susanne Mentzer (sopranos)
Frank Lopardo (tenor) ∙ Natale de Carolis (baritone)
Wiener Philharmoniker / Riccardo Muti (P) (1991) (1.47)

CD 3 79.47

1. Der Schauspieldirektor – Overture K486
Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner (P) 1981 (3.43)
2. Idomeneo (Varesco) K366
Fuor del mar ho un mar in seno (Idomeneo)
Ian Bostridge (tenor) (6.15)
3. Zeffiretti lusinghieri (Ilia)
Lisa Milne (soprano)
Scottish Chamber Orchestra / Sir Charles Mackerras (P) 2002 (4.56)
4. Die Entführung aus dem Serail (Stephanie) K384
Konstanze, dich wieder zu sehen dich! (Belmonte)
Nicolai Gedda (tenor) (4.58)
5. Martern aller Arten (Konstanze)
Anneliese Rothenberger (soprano) (8.47)
6. Welche Wonne, welche Lust (Blonde)
Lucia Popp (soprano) (2.30)
7. Vivat, Bacchus! (Osmin/Pedrillo)
Gottlob Frick (bass) ∙ Gerhard Unger (tenor) (2.07)
8. Oh, wie will ich triumphieren (Osmin)
Gottlob Frick (bass)
Wiener Philharmoniker / Josef Krips (P) 1966/1989* (3.26)
9. Die Zauberflöte (Schikaneder) K620
Overture (Orchestra)
Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner (P) 1981 (6.49)
10. Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja (Papageno)
Wolfgang Brendel (baritone) (2.47)
11. Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön (Tamino)
Siegfried Jerusalem (tenor) (4.01)
12. Bei Männern (Pamina/Papageno)
Lucia Popp (soprano) ∙ Wolfgang Brendel (baritone) (3.11)
13. Schnelle Füsse (Pamina/Papageno/Monostatos/Chorus)
Lucia Popp (soprano) ∙ Wolfgang Brendel (baritone)
Heinz Zednik (tenor) (3.11)
14. O Isis und Osiris (Sarastro/ Chorus)
Roland Bracht (bass) (2.51)
15. Der Hölle Rache (Königin der Nacht)
Edita Gruberova (soprano) (2.48)
16. Ach, ich fühl’s (Pamina)
Lucia Popp (soprano) (4.11)
17. Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen (Papageno)
Wolfgang Brendel (baritone) (4.10)
18. Pa-pa-pa-pa-Papagena! (Papageno/Papagena)
Wolfgang Brendel (baritone) ∙ Brigitte Linder (soprano)
Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Sinfonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks / Bernard Haitink (P) 1981 (2.35)
19. O du eselhafter Martin K560 (2.44)
20. Bona nox, bist a rechta Ox K561 (1.21)
21. Essen und trinken K234
Wiener Akademie Kammerchor / Xaver Mayer
(P) 1970/1988* EMI Electrola GmbH (1.36)

CD 4 77.23

1. Piano Sonata in A K331
III Rondo alla turca (Allegretto)
Andrei Gavrilov (piano) (P) 1990 (3.26)
2. Serenade for 13 wind instruments in B flat ‘Gran Partita’ K361
III Adagio
Bläserensemble Sabine Meyer (P) 1992 EMI Electrola GmbH (5.24)
3. Der Butterbrot
Emile Naoumoff (piano) (P) 1987 EMI Music France (1.12)
4. Violin Sonata in E minor K304
I Allegro
Frank-Peter Zimmermann (violin) ∙ Alexander Lonquich (piano)
(P) 1992 Electrola GmbH (9.00)
5. Variations on ‘Ah, vous dirais-je, maman’ in C K265
Aldo Ciccolini (piano) (P) 1982/2002* EMI Music France (9.33)
6. Serenade in G ‘Eine kleine Nachtmusik’ K525
I Allegro (5.54)
7. II Romanze (Andante) (5.44)
8. III Menuet (1.58)
9. IV Rondo (Allegro)
Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner (P) 1977/1997* (3.03)
10. German Dance No.3 ‘Sleigh Ride’ K605 No.3
Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner (P) 1977/1997* (3.06)
11. Fantasie in D minor K397
Alexander Lonquich (piano) (P) 1991 EMI Electrola GmbH (5.36)
12. Divertimento for string trio in E flat ‘Puchberg’ K563
VI Finale (Allegro)
Augustin Dumay (violin) ∙ Gérard Caussé (viola) ∙ Gary Hoffman (cello)
(P) 1990 EMI Music France (6.32)
13. Masonic Funeral Music K477
Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner (P) 1991 (5.54)
14. Piano Sonata in C K545
I Allegro (3.08)
15. II Andante (5.45)
16. III Allegro
Jean-Bernard Pommier (piano) (P) 1982 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics (1.41)

CD 5 79.46

1. Sonata for two pianos in D K448
I Allegro con spirito
Christian Zacharias & Marie-Luis Hinrichs (pianos)
(P) 1996 EMI Electrola GmbH (7.59)
2. Clarinet Quintet in A K581
II Larghetto
Sabine Meyer (clarinet)
Members of the Vienna String Sextet (P) 1987 EMI Electrola GmbH (6.27)
3. Serenade for wind instruments in C minor K388
III Menuetto in canone
Bläserensemble Sabine Meyer
(P) 1997 EMI Electrola GmbH (4.09)
4. Flute Quartet No.2 in G K285a
I Andante
Philippa Davies (flute) ∙ Marcia Crayford (violin)
Roger Chase (viola) ∙ Christopher van Kampen (cello)
The Nash Ensemble (artistic director Amelia Freedman MBE)
(P) 1989 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics (6.50)
5. Quintet for piano, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon in E flat K452
III Rondo (Allegretto)
Lamar Crowson (piano) ∙ Melos Ensemble (P) 1965/1998* (5.53)
6. Duo for violin and viola in G K423
II Adagio
Augustin Dumay (violin) ∙ Gérard Caussé (viola)
(P) 1994 EMI Music France (4.12)
7. Piano Sonata in A minor K310
III Presto
Daniel Barenboim (piano) (P) 1985 (2.59)
8. String Quartet No.17 in B flat ‘The Hunt’ K458
IV Allegro assai
Alban Berg Quartett
Günther Pichler & Gerhard Schultz (violins)
Thomas Kakuska (viola) ∙ Valentin Erben (cello) (P) 1991 (6.30)
9. Oboe Quartet in F K370
III Rondeau (Allegro)
Gareth Hulse (oboe) ∙ Nash Ensemble
(P) 1990 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics (4.25)
10. Piano Concerto No.26 in D ‘Coronation Concerto’ K537
II Adagio
Christian Zacharias (piano)
Orchestre des Bayerischen Rundfunks / David Zinman
(P) 1987 EMI Electrola GmbH (6.58)
11. Violin Concerto No.5 in A K219
III Rondeau (Tempo di minuetto)
Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie ∙ Christian Tetzlaff (violin & director)
(P) 1996 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics (8.33)
12. Minuet in D K355
Alexander Lonquich (piano) (P) 1991 EMI Electrola GmbH (2.50)
13. Serenade for wind instruments in E flat K375
V Finale (Allegro)
Consortium Classicum (P) 1978 EMI Electrola GmbH (3.26)
14. Eine musikalische Spaß in F K522
I Allegro (3.28)
15. IV Presto
Mitglieder des Sinnhofer Kammerorchester München
(P) 1974/1988* EMI Electrola GmbH (4.32)

CD 6 72.33

1. Requiem in D minor (ed. Beyer) K626
Introït: Requiem aeternam (4.27)
2. Kyrie (2.33)
3. Lacrimosa dies illa
Felicity Lott (soprano)
London Philharmonic Choir & Orchestra / Franz Welser-Möst (P) 1990 (2.56)
4. Laudate Dominum (Vesperae solennes de confessore) K339
Barbara Hendricks (soprano) ∙ Academy Chorus
Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner
(P) 1987 EMI France (5.26)
5. Ave verum corpus K618
Swedish Radio Chorus ∙ Stockholm Chamber Choir
Berliner Philharmoniker / Riccardo Muti (P) 1990 (3.23)
6. Agnus Dei (Litaniae Laurentanae) K195
Barbara Hendricks (soprano) ∙ Academy Chorus
Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner
(P) 1987 EMI France (6.20)
7. Mass in C minor K427
Et incarnatus est
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
New Philharmonia Orchestra / Raymond Leppard (P) 1974/2000* (8.26)
8. ‘Coronation’ Mass in C K317
Benedictus
Edda Moser (soprano) ∙ Julia Hamari (mezzo-soprano)
Nicolai Gedda (tenor) ∙ Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone)
Chor und Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Eugen Jochum (P) 1977/1986* (3.13)
9. Exsultate, jubilate K165
Lucia Popp (soprano)
English Chamber Orchestra / Georg Fischer (P) 1967/1988* (15.37)
10. Regina coeli K127
I Regina coeli
Kölner Kammerchor ∙ Collegium Cartusianum
Peter Neumann (P) 1989 EMI Electrola GmbH (4.02)
11. Sancta Maria, mater Dei K273
Kölner Kammerchor ∙ Collegium Cartusianum
Peter Neumann (P) 1991 EMI Electrola GmbH (4.03)
12. Betracht dies Herz K42
Barbara Hendricks, soprano
Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner
(P) 1987 EMI France (6.12)
13. An die Freundschaft K148
Dietrich Fischer-Disekau (baritone) ∙ Daniel Barenboim (piano)
(P)1972/2005* (2.08)
14. Die Zauberflöte K620
Die Strahlen der Sonne vertreiben die Nacht
Kurt Moll Sarastro
Chor und Orchester des Bayerischen Staatsoper / Wolfgang Sawallisch
(P) 1972//1987* EMI Electrola GmbH (3.05)

CD1 (00:48:27)
01. Dean Martin - Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow! (1:56)
02. The Beach Boys - Santa Claus is Comin' to Town (2:19)
03. Eve Boswell - The Christmas Tree (2:51)
04. Gracie Fields - The Fairy on the Christmas Tree (3:04)
05. Ella Fitzgerald - The First Noel (1:48)
06. Josef Locke - The Holy City (4:29)
07. Bing Crosby - The Little Drummer Boy (2:57)
08. Al Martino - Silver Bells (3:12)
09. Nancy Wilson - What Are You Doing New Year's Eve? (2:24)
10. Wild Rose - Jingle Bell Rock (2:30)
11. Stacie Orrico - Love Came Down (3:29)
12. Matt Monro - When A Child is Born (2:52)
13. Dean Martin - White Chirstmas (2:28)
14. Peggy Lee - The Christmas List (2:38)
15. Ella Fitzgerald - Silent Night (2:50)
16. Norah Jones - Peace (3:50)
17. Bing Crosby - Have Yourself A Merry Little Chirstmas (2:50)

CD2 (00:50:57)
01. Beach Boys, The - I'll Be Home for Christmas (2:44)
02. Al Martino - Here in My Heart (3:03)
03. Avalon - Jesus Born on this Day (4:23)
04. The Seekers - Morningtown Ride (2:40)
05. Rebecca St. James - Happy Christmas (War is Over) (3:41)
06. Bobby Goldsboro - Look Around You (It's Christmas Time) (2:25)
07. Stacie Orrico - O Come All Ye Faithful (3:59)
08. Bebe & Cece Winans - For Unto Us (A Child is Born) (4:30)
09. Adam Faith - Lonely Pup (in A Christmas Shop) (1:47)
10. Cliff Adams - The Twelve Days of Christmas (4:08)
11. Kate Winslet - What if (4:04)
12. The Magnets - A Winter's Tale (3:07)
13. State of the Heart - Please Come Home for Christmas (2:42)
14. Peggy Lee - The Christmas Waltz (2:53)
15. Aled Jones - Walking in the Air (3:24)
16. Ella Fitzgerald - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (1:27)

CD3 (00:50:31)
01. Beach Boys, The - We Three Kings of Orient Are (4:04)
02. Twila Paris - I Saw Three Ships (4:40)
03. Vera Lynn - Away in A Manger (2:45)
04. Gracie Fields - Little Donkey (3:32)
05. Les Pau - Jingle Bells (1:37)
06. The Spinners - The Twelve Days of Christmas (3:53)
07. Mike Oldfield - In Dulci Jubilo (2:50)
08. Bert Jansch - In the Bleak Mid Winter (2:22)
09. The Cliff Adams Singers - Do You Hear What I Hear (3:48)
10. Jimmy Rodgers - O Holy Night (2:26)
11. Steven Curtis Chapman - O Come, O Come Emmanuel (3:33)
12. Twila Paris - Hallelujah (3:53)
13. The Choir of St Paulґs Cathedral - Joy to the World (1:48)
14. The Choir of St Paulґs Cathedral - O Little Town of Bethlehem (3:59)
15. The Choir of St Paulґs Cathedral - The Holly and the Ivy (3:32)
16. The Choir of St Paulґs Cathedral - Ding Dong Merrily on High (1:49)

CD4 (00:53:04)
01. Dean Martin - Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer (2:16)
02. Wizzard - I Wish it Could Be Christmas Everyday (4:39)
03. Jeff Beck - Hi Ho Silver Lining (2:47)
04. Mud - Lonely this Chirstmas (3:33)
05. Mel & Kim - Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree (3:33)
06. Billie - Last Christmas (5:01)
07. Jan and Dean - Frosty the Snowman (2:07)
08. Alma Cogan - Never Do A Tango with an Eskimo (2:10)
09. Peggy Lee - I Like A Sleigh Ride (2:03)
10. Les Baxter - Santa Claus' Party (2:09)
11. Peggy Lee - Happy Holiday (1:55)
12. The Scaffold - Lily the Pink (4:22)
13. Spice Girls - Christmas Wrapping (4:16)
14. Big Dee Erwin - Swinging on A Star (2:37)
15. The Cliff Adams Singers - Auld Lang Syne (2:31)
16. Mary Margaret O'hara - Christmas Evermore (4:12)
17. Ruby Murray - Christmas Time in Ireland (2:53)

CD5 (00:59:41)
01. Matt Monro - Mary's Boy Child (3:20)
02. Kay Starr - (Everybody's Waitin' for) the Man with the Bag (2:41)
03. Lou Rawls - A Child with A Toy (3:23)
04. Julie London - I'd Like You for Christmas (2:35)
05. Peggy Lee - Deck the Halls (2:09)
06. Avalon - Angels Medley (Joy Album Version) (6:04)
07. Bebe and Cece Winans - Give Me A Star (5:01)
08. Steven Curtis Chapman - Christmas is All in the Heart (5:16)
09. Harry Secombe - Hark the Herald Angels Sing (3:03)
10. Diana Decker - I'm A Little Christmas Cracker (1:57)
11. Arthur Askey - I'm Sending A Letter to Santa Claus (3:11)
12. Stacie Orrico - Christmas Wish (3:56)
13. Lou Rawls - Merry Christmas Baby (2:33)
14. Alma Cogan - Must Be Santa (2:12)
15. Cleo Laine - Once in Royal David's City (3:08)
16. Dorothy Squires - Snowy White Snow and Jingle Bells (2:46)
17. Josef Locke & Orchestra - Star of Bethlehem (3:57)
18. Roger Whittaker - Good King Wenceslas (2:29)

CD6 (0:49:57)
01. Beach Boys, The - Little Saint Nick (Instrumental) (2:01)
02. Alma Cogan - Christmas Cards (2:48)
03. Ray Anthony and His Bookends - Christmas Kisses (1:57)
04. Glen Campbell - Blue Christmas (2:32)
05. Julie London - Warm December (1:57)
06. Stacie Orrico - What Child is This? (4:22)
07. Bebe and Cece Winans - Ooh Child (5:14)
08. Rebecca St. James - One Small Child (3:25)
09. Avalon - Light A Candle (3:44)
10. The George Mitchell Minstrels - The Christmas Bells (1:24)
11. Denny Williams - Moon River (2:36)
12. Twila Paris - In the Bleak Midwinter (4:30)
13. The Mike Sammes Singers - Somwhere My Love (2:33)
14. Jo Stafford - You Belong to Me (3:12)
15. Steven Curtis Chapman - Carol of the Bells (3:44)
16. Rebecca St. James - Sweet Little Jesus Boy (3:58)