66 Masterpieces of the Romantic Era

VARIOUS ARTISTS

66 SONGS • 7 HOURS AND 51 MINUTES • OCT 05 2011

1

Impromptus, Op. 90: No. 4 in A-Flat Major. Allegretto

07:08

2

Peer Gynt, Suite No. 1, Op. 46: I. Morning Mood

Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra & Libor Pešek

03:53

3

Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 97 "Rhenish": I. Lebhaft

Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra & Jerzy Semkow

09:50

4

Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64: III. Allegretto non troppo - Allegro molto vivace

Philharmonia Hungarica, Reinhard Peters & Ruggiero Ricci

06:33

5

Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23: III. Allegro con fuoco

Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, Bystrik Rezucha & Peter Toperczer

07:00

6

Moments musicaux, D. 780: No. 3. Allegro moderato "Air russe"

01:46

7

Moments musicaux, D. 780: No. 4. Moderato

04:40

8

Der Freischütz, Op. 77: Overture

Orchestre Symphonique du Festival & Loic Bertrand

09:15

9

The Damnation of Faust, Op. 24: March hongroise "Rákóczy March"

Cincinnati Pops Orchestra & Erich Kunzel

04:31

10

Three Concert Etudes, S. 144: No. 3 in D-Flat Major "Un sospiro"

05:26

11

Arabesque in C Major, Op. 18

06:07

12

Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6: XIV. Zart und singend

03:00

13

From Holberg's Time, Op. 40: IV. Andante religioso

Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra & Libor Pešek

05:34

14

Symphony No. 8 in B Minor, D. 759 "Unfinished": I. Allegro moderato

Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra & Bystrik Rezucha

14:19

15

Symphony No. 8 in B Minor, D. 759 "Unfinished": II. Andante con moto

Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra & Bystrik Rezucha

10:37

16

Thaïs, Act II: Meditation

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Christian Rainer

05:16

17

Prince Igor, Act II: Polovtsian Dances

Philharmonia Hungarica & Siegfried Köhler

15:27

18

Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 54: I. Allegro affettuoso

Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, Bystrik Rezucha & Marian Lapsansky

15:42

19

Waltzes, Op. 34: No. 1 in A-Flat Major "Valse Brilliante"

04:55

20

Blumenstück in D-Flat Major, Op. 19

06:38

21

Liebesträume, S. 541: No. 3 in A-Flat Major "O lieb so lang' Du lieben kannst"

Shura Cherkassky

04:43

22

Ellen's Song III, D. 839, "Ave Maria"

Aaron Rosand & Eileen Flissler

05:05

23

Two Elegiac Melodies for String Orchestra, Op. 34: I. The Wounded Heart

Utah Chamber Symphony Orchestra & Maurice Abravanel

03:11

24

My Fatherland, JB 1:112: No. 2. The Moldau

Czech Philharmonic Orchestra & Libor Pešek

11:57

25

Symphony No. 7 in E Major, WAB 107: III. Scherzo. Sehr schnell

Baden-Baden Radio Symphony Orchestra & Hans Rosbaud

10:45

26

Piano Trio in E-Flat Major, D. 929: II. Andante con moto

Trio Concertante

10:27

27

Ave Maria, WAB 6

Motettenchor Pforzheim & Rolf Schweizer

03:07

28

Ständchen, D. 889

Fritz Wunderlich & Rolf Reinhardt

04:12

29

Winterreise, D. 911: No. 24. Der Leiermann

Rudolf Knoll & Ernst Gröschel

03:16

30

Kinderszenen, Op. 15: VII. Träumerei

Peter Schmalfuss

03:03

31

Forest Scenes, Op. 82: VII. The Prophetic Bird

Peter Schmalfuss

02:30

32

Symphony No. 4 in A Major, Op. 90 "Italian": IV. Saltarello. Presto

Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra & David Zinman

05:39

33

Lohengrin, WWV 75: Prelude to Act III & Bridal Chorus

Bamberg Philharmonic Orchestra & Heinrich Hollreiser

05:19

34

Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 11: III. Rondo. Vivace

Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, Libor Pešek & Ida Cernicka

09:33

35

Violin Concerto in D Minor, WoO 23: I. Mit kräftigem, nicht zu schnellem Tempo - Langsam

Luxemburg Radio Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Cao & Susanne Lautenbacher

14:26

36

Nocturnes, Op. 9: No. 2 in E-Flat Major

04:44

37

Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 35: III. Marche funèbre. Lento

09:18

38

Ballade for Piano No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 52

10:47

39

3 Romances, Op. 28: No. 2 in F-Sharp Major

04:42

40

Lyric Suite, Op. 54: I. Shepherd's Boy

Utah Symphony Orchestra & Maurice Abravanel

05:01

41

A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61: V. Nocturne

Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra & David Zinman

06:23

42

Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16: II. Adagio

Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, Bystrik Rezucha & Marian Lapsansky

06:05

43

Waltzes, Op. 39: No. 15 in A-Flat Major

01:53

44

Rondo capriccioso in E Major, Op. 14

Shura Cherkassky

06:34

45

Impromptu in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 66 "Fantaisie-Impromptu"

04:52

46

Symphony No. 5 in C-Sharp Minor: I. Trauermarsch. In gemessenem Schritt, streng, wie ein Kondukt

London Symphony Orchestra & Harold Farberman

14:16

47

Symphony No. 5 in C-Sharp Minor: IV. Adagietto. Sehr langsam

London Symphony Orchestra & Harold Farberman

12:04

48

The Nutcracker, Ballet Suite, Op. 71a: VIII. Flower Waltz

Symphony Of The Air

05:27

49

The Sleeping Beauty, Ballet Suite, Op. 66a: IV. Waltz

The New Philharmonia Orchestra London & Lawrence Siegel

04:24

50

Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14: II. A Ball

Orchestre Symphonique du Festival & Loic Bertrand

06:07

51

Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14: V. Dream of a Witches' Sabbath

Orchestre Symphonique du Festival & Loic Bertrand

11:22

52

Consolation No. 3 in D-Flat Major

03:57

53

Songs Without Words, Op. 62: No. 6. Allegretto grazioso in A Major "Spring Song"

02:16

54

Venezia e Napoli, S. 159: III. Andante placido "Gondoliera"

Peter Schmalfuss

05:25

55

Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture, TH 42

London Philharmonic Orchestra & Lawrence Siegel

18:05

56

Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74 "Pathétique": IV. Finale. Adagio lamentoso

Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra & Bystrik Rezucha

09:08

57

Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2, S. 244, No. 2

Cincinnati Pops Orchestra & Erich Kunzel

09:46

58

Symphony No. 1 in D Major "Titan": III. Feierlich und gemessen, ohne zu schleppen

London Symphony Orchestra & Harold Farberman

10:50

59

12 études d'execution transcendante, S. 139: XI. Harmonies du soir

10:09

60

Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen: IV. Die zwei blauen Augen

Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, Jascha Horenstein & Norman Foster

04:53

61

Lohengrin, WWV 75, Act I: "Einsam in trüben Tagen" (Elsa's Dream)

Hamburg State Opera Orchestra, Leopold Ludwig & Hamburg State Opera Chorus

05:23

62

Pictures at an Exhibition: I. Promenade (Transcr. for Orchestra)

Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin & Saint Louis Symphony Chorus

01:30

63

Der fliegende Holländer, WWV 63, Act III: "Steuermann lass die Wacht"

Philharmonia Orchestra, Nicolae Boboc & Philharmonia Chorus

02:03

64

Symphony No. 6 in A Minor "Tragic": II. Scherzo, wuchtig. Pesante

London Symphony Orchestra & Harold Farberman

13:41

65

The Valkyrie, WWV 86b, Act III: Ride of the Valkyries

Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra & Jerzy Semkow

05:29

66

Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, WWV 96: Prelude to Act I

Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra & Bystrik Rezucha

09:50

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