BY KEITH ANDERSON

Classical Music

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Includes 2 CDs + 150 Tracks Online

3RD EXPANDED EDITION

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Haydn: Trumpet Concerto (Finale) 4:39 Jürgen Schuster, trumpet; Cologne Chamber Orchestra; Helmut Müller-Brühl 8.570482

Janáček: Sinfonietta (mvt IV) 2:38 Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra; Ondrej Lenárd 8.550411

Liszt: Gnomenreigen 3:09 William Wolfram, piano 8.557014

Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde (Von der Jugend) 3:10 Thomas Harper, tenor; National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland; Michael Halász 8.550933

TT 79:10

Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No. 1 (mvt II) 6:39 Gould Piano Trio 8.555063

Monteverdi: Occhi, un tempo mia vita 3:03 Delitiæ Musicæ; Marco Longhini 8.555309

Mozart: Clarinet Quintet (mvt II) 5:57 József Balogh, clarinet; Danubius Quartet 8.550390

Palestrina: Motet: Hodie Christus natus est 2:47 Schola Cantorum of Oxford; Jeremy Summerly 8.550836

Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 4 (mvt IV) 1:33 Kun Woo Paik, piano; Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra; Antoni Wit 8.550566

Puccini: Gianni Schicchi (O mio babbino caro) 2:27 Miriam Gauci, Lauretta; BRT Philharmonic Orchestra; Alexander Rahbari 8.555796

Rachmaninov: Prelude in G minor 3:51 Eldar Nebolsin, piano 8.570327

Rossini: Il Signor Bruschino (Sinfonia) 4:34 I Virtuosi Italiani; Claudio Desderi 8.660128

Schoenberg: Six Little Piano Pieces (II. Langsam) 0:53 Peter Hill, piano 8.553870

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1 Adams: Short Ride in a Fast Machine 4:05 Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Marin Alsop 8.559031

2 J.S. Bach: Double Violin Concerto (mvt II) 6:46 Takako Nishizaki, violin; Alexander Jablokov, violin; Capella Istropolitana; Oliver Dohnányi 8.550194

3 Bartók: 44 Duos for Two Violins (No. 14) 0:40 György Pauk, violin; Kazuki Sawa, violin 8.550868

4 Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 8 ‘Pathétique’ (mvt I) 8:28 Jenő Jandó, piano 8.550045

5 Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique (IV. Marche au supplice) 4:43 San Diego Symphony Orchestra; Yoav Talmi 8.553597

6 Brahms: Symphony No. 3 (mvt III) 5:49 London Philharmonic Orchestra; Marin Alsop 8.557430

7 Britten: Simple Symphony (II. Playful Pizzicato) 3:00 Northern Sinfonia; Steuart Bedford 8.557205

8 Chopin: Impromptu No. 1 4:32 Idil Biret, piano 8.550362

9 Debussy: Nocturnes (No. 2: Fêtes) 6:39 Orchestre National de Lyon; Jun Märkl 8.570993

10 Dvořák: Symphony No. 8 (mvt III) 5:46 Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra; Stephen Gunzenhauser 8.550269

11 Elgar: Sea Pictures (IV. Where Corals Lie) 3:35 Sarah Connolly, mezzo-soprano; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Simon Wright 8.557710

12 Grieg: Piano Concerto (mvt II) 6:16 Håvard Gimse, piano; Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Bjarte Engeset 8.557279

13 Handel: Messiah (For unto us a child is born) 4:03 The Scholars Baroque Ensemble 8.550667–68

For full track details, see pages 6–13 of the main book.

CD 1

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14 Haydn: Trumpet Concerto (Finale) 4:39 Jürgen Schuster, trumpet; Cologne Chamber Orchestra; Helmut Müller-Brühl 8.570482

15 Janáček: Sinfonietta (mvt IV) 2:38 Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra; Ondrej Lenárd 8.550411

16 Liszt: Gnomenreigen 3:09 William Wolfram, piano 8.557014

17 Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde (Von der Jugend) 3:10 Thomas Harper, tenor; National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland; Michael Halász 8.550933

TT 79:10

CD 2

1 Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No. 1 (mvt II) 6:39 Gould Piano Trio 8.555063

2 Monteverdi: Occhi, un tempo mia vita 3:03 Delitiæ Musicæ; Marco Longhini 8.555309

3 Mozart: Clarinet Quintet (mvt II) 5:57 József Balogh, clarinet; Danubius Quartet 8.550390

4 Palestrina: Motet: Hodie Christus natus est 2:47 Schola Cantorum of Oxford; Jeremy Summerly 8.550836

5 Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 4 (mvt IV) 1:33 Kun Woo Paik, piano; Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra; Antoni Wit 8.550566

6 Puccini: Gianni Schicchi (O mio babbino caro) 2:27 Miriam Gauci, Lauretta; BRT Philharmonic Orchestra; Alexander Rahbari 8.555796

7 Rachmaninov: Prelude in G minor 3:51 Eldar Nebolsin, piano 8.570327

8 Rossini: Il Signor Bruschino (Sinfonia) 4:34 I Virtuosi Italiani; Claudio Desderi 8.660128

9 Schoenberg: Six Little Piano Pieces (II. Langsam) 0:53 Peter Hill, piano 8.553870

Adams: Short Ride in a Fast Machine 4:05 Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Marin Alsop 8.559031

J.S. Bach: Double Violin Concerto (mvt II) 6:46 Takako Nishizaki, violin; Alexander Jablokov, violin; Capella Istropolitana; Oliver Dohnányi 8.550194

Bartók: 44 Duos for Two Violins (No. 14) 0:40 György Pauk, violin; Kazuki Sawa, violin 8.550868

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 8 ‘Pathétique’ (mvt I) 8:28 Jenő Jandó, piano 8.550045

Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique (IV. Marche au supplice) 4:43 San Diego Symphony Orchestra; Yoav Talmi 8.553597

Brahms: Symphony No. 3 (mvt III) 5:49 London Philharmonic Orchestra; Marin Alsop 8.557430

Britten: Simple Symphony (II. Playful Pizzicato) 3:00 Northern Sinfonia; Steuart Bedford 8.557205

Chopin: Impromptu No. 1 4:32 Idil Biret, piano 8.550362

Debussy: Nocturnes (No. 2: Fêtes) 6:39 Orchestre National de Lyon; Jun Märkl 8.570993

Dvořák: Symphony No. 8 (mvt III) 5:46 Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra; Stephen Gunzenhauser 8.550269

Elgar: Sea Pictures (IV. Where Corals Lie) 3:35 Sarah Connolly, mezzo-soprano; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Simon Wright 8.557710

Grieg: Piano Concerto (mvt II) 6:16 Håvard Gimse, piano; Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Bjarte Engeset 8.557279

Handel: Messiah (For unto us a child is born) 4:03 The Scholars Baroque Ensemble 8.550667–68

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10 Schubert: ‘Trout’ Quintet (mvt IV) 7:12 Jenő Jandó, piano; Kodály Quartet; István Tóth, double bass 8.550658

11 Schumann: String Quartet No. 2 (mvt I) 4:41 Fine Arts Quartet 8.570151

12 Shostakovich: Jazz Suite No. 1 (Waltz) 2:29 Russian State Symphony Orchestra; Dmitry Yablonsky 8.555949

13 R. Strauss: Four Last Songs (No. 1: Frühling) 3:41 Ricarda Merbeth, soprano; Weimar Staatskapelle; Michael Halász 8.570283

14 Stravinsky: Petrushka (Russian Dance) 2:46 Philharmonia Orchestra; Robert Craft 8.557500

15 Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 (mvt III) 5:39 Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra; Antoni Wit 8.550716

16 Telemann: Viola Concerto (mvt IV) 2:46 Ladislav Kyselak, viola; Capella Istropolitana; Richard Edlinger 8.550156

17 Verdi: Rigoletto (La donna è mobile) 2:16 Yordy Ramiro, Duke of Mantua; Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra; Alexander Rahbari 8.553167

18 – 19 Vivaldi: Bassoon Concerto ‘La notte’ (mvts III–IV) 4:36 Tamás Benkócs, bassoon; Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia; Béla Drahos 8.555938

20 Wagner: Isolde’s Liebestod 7:14 Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra; Johannes Wildner 8.550498

TT: 76:25 TT CDs 1& 2: 2:35:35

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