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50 Best Romantic Classics

Jessye Norman (soprano), Ann Murray (mezzo-soprano), Han-Na Chang (cello), Maria Callas (soprano), Delphine Haidan (mezzo-soprano), Natalie Dessay (soprano), Gareth Morris (flute), Barbara Hendricks (soprano), Michel Dalberto (piano), Ulf Hoelscher (violin), Jean-Philippe Collard (piano), Bruno Rigutto...

  • Release Date: 1st Mar 2010
  • Catalogue No: 4575552
  • Label: Warner Classics
  • Series: 50 Best
  • Length: 3 hours 36 minutes

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Contents

Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann, Act 4: "Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour" (Barcarolle) [Nicklausse, Giulietta, Chorus]

Work length4:24
$1.30
$1.70
  • Ann Murray (mezzo-soprano), Jessye Norman (soprano)
  • Choeurs de l’Opéra National du Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie de Bruxelles, Orchestre de l’Opéra National du Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie de Bruxelles
  • Sylvain Cambreling
  • Recorded: 1986-07-31
  • Recording Venue: 25, 27, 29-30 June & July 1986 /Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels

Saint-Saëns: Le carnaval des animaux: XIII. Le cygne (Arr. Hazell for Cello and Orchestra)

Work length3:18
$1.30
$1.70
  • Aline Brewer (harp), Han-Na Chang (cello)
  • Philharmonia Orchestra
  • Leonard Slatkin
  • Recorded: 2000-03-26
  • Recording Venue: 24-26 March 2000/Abbey Road Studio No.1

Bizet: L'amour est un oiseau rebelle 'Habanera' (from Carmen)

Work length4:21
$1.30
$1.70
  • Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Paris, Maria Callas (soprano)
  • Choeurs René Duclos, Orchestre du Théatre National de l'Opéra Paris
  • Georges Prêtre
  • Recorded: 1964-07-20
  • Recording Venue: 6-20 July 1964 / Salle Wagram, Paris

Debussy: Suite bergamasque, CD 82, L. 75: III. Clair de lune (Orch. Stokowski)

Work length5:12
$1.30
$1.70
  • Philadelphia Orchestra
  • Wolfgang Sawallisch
  • Recorded: 1995-02-11
  • Recording Venue: 8/11 February 1995, Giandomenico Studios, Collingswood, New Jersey

Delibes: Lakmé, Act 1: Duo des fleurs."Viens, Mallika" - "Dôme épais, le jasmin" (Lakmé, Mallika)

Work length4:52
$1.30
$1.70
  • Delphine Haidan (mezzo-soprano), Natalie Dessay (soprano)
  • Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse
  • Michel Plasson
  • Recorded: 1997-12-31
  • Recording Venue: 24 June - 2 July 1997 / Halle-aux-Grains, Toulouse

Gounod: Faust: Ballet Music (Act V) (2002 Remastered Version): Les Nubiennes

Work length2:25
$1.30
$1.70
  • New Philharmonia Orchestra
  • Sir Charles Mackerras
  • Recorded: 1969-04-01
  • Recording Venue: 9 May 1968 & 1 April 1969 / No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila, Op. 47, Act II, Scene 3: Air. "Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix" (Dalila, Samson)

Work length5:21
$1.30
$1.70
  • Maria Callas (soprano)
  • Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française
  • Georges Prêtre
  • Recorded: 1961-04-05
  • Recording Venue: 28 March-5 April 1961, Salle Wagram, Paris

Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50

Work length6:50
$1.30
$1.70
  • Gareth Morris (flute)
  • New Philharmonia Orchestra
  • Sir David Willcocks
  • Recorded: 1967-12-10
  • Recording Venue: 10 December 1967/Chapel of Trinity College, Cambridge

Martini, J P: Plaisir d'amour

Work length2:53
$1.30
$1.70
  • Barbara Hendricks (soprano), Michel Dalberto (piano)
  • Recorded: 1995-03-05
  • Recording Venue: Musicathéàtre,La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland

Saint-Saëns: Romance pour flûte et orchestre, Op. 37 (Version for Violin and Orchestra)

Work length5:55
$1.30
$1.70
  • Ulf Hoelscher (violin)
  • New Philharmonia Orchestra
  • Pierre Dervaux
  • Recorded: 1977-04-07
  • Recording Venue: 23-24 March & 4-7 April 1977 / No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Fauré: Dolly Suite, Op. 56: No. 1. Berceuse

Work length2:38
$1.30
$1.70
  • Bruno Rigutto (piano), Jean-Philippe Collard (piano)
  • Recorded: 1982-01-01

Bizet: Carmen, WD 31, Act 3: Entr'acte

Work length2:35
$1.30
$1.70
  • Orchestre National de France
  • Seiji Ozawa
  • Recorded: 1983-06-26
  • Recording Venue: 25-26 June 1983, Salle Wagram, Paris

Craig Leon, Gabriel Fauré: Chanson D'Amour Op 27 No 1

Work length2:03
$1.30
$1.70
  • Natasha Marsh (vocals), Ian Phillipps-Kerr (vocals), Andrew Walter (vocals), Cassell Webb (vocals), Grace Row (vocals), Simon Rhodes (recorder)
  • London Symphony Orchestra
  • Michael Francis
  • Recorded: 2006-01-01
  • Recording Venue: Abbey Road Studios, London

Satie: Gymnopédie No. 3

Work length2:52
$1.30
$1.70
  • City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
  • Louis Frémaux
  • Recorded: 1973-08-31
  • Recording Venue: 30 & 31 August 1973, Great Hall, University of Birmingham

Delibes: Sylvia - Suite (2002 Remastered Version): Intermezzo & Valse lente

Work length4:25
$1.30
$1.70
  • New Philharmonia Orchestra
  • Sir Charles Mackerras
  • Recorded: 1968-05-09
  • Recording Venue: 9 May 1968 / No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Messager: Les deux pigeons - Suite (2002 Remastered Version): Pas de deux pigeons

Work length3:19
$1.30
$1.70
  • Orch.Of Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Royal Opera House Covent Garden
  • Sir Charles Mackerras
  • Recorded: 1956-04-29
  • Recording Venue: 25 & 29 April 1956 / No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Massenet: Meditation (from Thaïs)

Work length6:44
$1.30
$1.70
  • Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin)
  • Berliner Philharmoniker
  • Herbert von Karajan
  • Recorded: 1981-01-03
  • Recording Venue: 16 & 17 Nov 1980 and 1-3 Jan 1981, Philharmonie, Berlin

Grieg: Peer Gynt, Op. 23, Act 4: No. 13, Prelude. Morning Mood

Work length4:19
$1.30
$1.70
  • Academy of St Martin in the Fields
  • Sir Neville Marriner
  • Recorded: 1982-07-30
  • Recording Venue: 28-30 July 1982, EMI Studios, Abbey Road, London

Smetana: Má Vlast, JB 1 / 112: II. Die Moldau (Excerpt)

Work length5:01
$1.30
$1.70
  • Staatskapelle Dresden
  • Paavo Berglund
  • Recorded: 1978-03-13
  • Recording Venue: 6-13 March 1978, Lukaskirche, Dresden

Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor Op. 16: Adagio

Work length6:40
$1.30
$1.70
  • Dmitri Alexeev/Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Yuri Temirkanov, Dmitri Alexeev (piano)
  • Yuri Temirkanov
  • Recorded: 1988-02-15
  • Recording Venue: 13 & 15 February 1988 / Henry Wood Hall, Southwark, London

Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 'From the New World': II. Largo

Work length4:46
$1.30
$1.70
  • Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Mariss Jansons
  • Recorded: 1988-11-30
  • Recording Venue: November 1988, Konserthus, Oslo

Grieg: Wedding Day at Troldhaugen (from Lyric Pieces Op. 65)

Work length5:41
$1.30
$1.70
  • Daniel Adni (piano)
  • Recorded: 1973-06-17
  • Recording Venue: 8/9/15/17 June 1973: No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Dvořák: Mesícku na nebi hlubokém 'Song to the Moon' (from Rusalka)

Work length5:54
$1.30
$1.70
  • Lucia Popp (soprano)
  • Munich Radio Orchestra
  • Stefan Soltesz
  • Recorded: 1987-09-30
  • Recording Venue: September 1987, Studio 1, Bayerischer Rundfunk, Munich

Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 11: II. Romance. Larghetto (Excerpt)

Work length3:53
$1.30
$1.70
  • Martha Argerich (piano)
  • Montreal Symphony Orchestra
  • Charles Dutoit
  • Recorded: 1998-10-31
  • Recording Venue: 29-31 Oct 1998, L'Église de St. Eustache, Montréal

Dvořák: 8 Humoresques, Op. 101, B. 187: No. 7 in G-Flat Major

Work length3:04
$1.30
$1.70
  • Dame Moura Lympany (piano)
  • Recorded: 1988-01-19
  • Recording Venue: 18/19 January 1988, No. 1 Studios, Abbey Road, London

Chopin: Les Sylphides: Overture after Prelude in A Major, Op. 28 No. 7 (Orch. Douglas)

Work length3:23
$1.30
$1.70
  • Philharmonia Orchestra
  • Robert Irving
  • Recorded: 1959-04-10
  • Recording Venue: 10 April 1959. No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major, S. 124: II. Quasi adagio

Work length4:33
$1.30
$1.70
  • Michel Béroff (piano)
  • Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
  • Kurt Masur
  • Recorded: 1977-06-01
  • Recording Venue: June 1977: Paul Gerhardt-Kirche, Leipzig

Sibelius: Pelléas et Mélisande Suite, Op. 46: I. At the Castle Gate

Work length2:53
$1.30
$1.70
  • Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
  • Paavo Berglund
  • Recorded: 1997-12-31
  • Recording Venue: 6/7 May 1978. Guildhall, Southampton

Chopin: Berceuse in D flat major, Op. 57

Work length4:30
$1.30
$1.70
  • Peter Donohoe (piano)
  • Recorded: 1992-02-26
  • Recording Venue: 24-26 February 1992, Butterworth Hall, University of Warwick

Gade, J: Jalousie "Tango tzigane"

Work length4:12
$1.30
$1.70
  • Stig Nilsson (violin)
  • Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Mariss Jansons
  • Recorded: 1997-05-10
  • Recording Venue: 5-10 May, 1997, Oslo Konserthus, Norway

Chopin: Nocturne No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 9 No. 2

Work length5:18
$1.30
$1.70
  • John Ogdon (piano)
  • Recorded: 1968-06-16
  • Recording Venue: 14-16 June 1968 / No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Liszt: Liebestraum, S541 No. 3 (Nocturne in A flat major)

Work length4:09
$1.30
$1.70
  • Leif Ove Andsnes (piano)
  • Recorded: 2006-06-18
  • Recording Venue: 16th-18th June 2006, Potton Hall, Suffolk

Lehár: Die lustige Witwe, IFL 12, Act 2: "Nun laßt uns aber wie dahein". "Es lebt' eine Vilja" (Viljalied)... "Mi velimo dase dase Veslimo!" [Hanna, Chor]

Work length4:52
$1.30
$1.70
  • Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano)
  • Philharmonia Orchestra, Philharmonia Chorus
  • Lovro von Matacic
  • Recorded: 1962-07-12
  • Recording Venue: 2-7, 9 & 12 July 1962, Kingsway Hall, London, and No. 3 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo

Work length3:44
$1.30
$1.70
  • Philharmonia Orchestra
  • Riccardo Muti
  • Recorded: 1987-01-01
  • Recording Venue: 2-7 August 1979. Watford Town Hall

Puccini: O mio babbino caro (from Gianni Schicchi)

Work length2:07
$1.30
$1.70
  • Angela Gheorghiu (soprano)
  • London Symphony Orchestra
  • Antonio Pappano
  • Recorded: 1997-08-15
  • Recording Venue: 12-15 August 1997, Lyndhurst Hall, Air Studios, Hampstead London

Albéniz: Tango (No. 2 from Espana, Op. 165)

Work length2:30
$1.30
$1.70
  • Leif Ove Andsnes (piano)
  • Recorded: 2005-09-30
  • Recording Venue: 1 - 5 September 2005, Potton Hall, Suffolk

Puccini: Chi il bel sogno di Doretta (from La Rondine)

Work length3:08
$1.30
$1.70
  • Montserrat Caballé (soprano)
  • London Symphony Orchestra
  • Sir Charles Mackerras
  • Recorded: 1970-04-10
  • Recording Venue: 31st March & 10 April 1970, Kingsway Hall, London

Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in E Major, Op. 8 No. 1, RV 269 "Spring": I. Allegro

Work length3:42
$1.30
$1.70
  • Yehudi Menuhin (violin), Paul Cocker (harpsichord)
  • Camerata Lysy Gstaad
  • Alberto Lysy
  • Recorded: 1979-12-30
  • Recording Venue: 29 & 30 December 1979, No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Claudio Monteverdi, Craig Leon: Pur Ti Miro

Work length3:45
$1.30
$1.70
  • Natasha Marsh (lead vocals), Fernando Lima (vocals), David Parsons (lute), Bernard Robertson (harpsichord), Andrew Dudman (recorder), Ian Phillipps-Kerr (vocals), Andrew Walter (vocals), Cassell Webb (vocals), Grace Row (vocals)
  • London Symphony Orchestra
  • Craig Leon
  • Recorded: 2006-01-01
  • Recording Venue: Abbey Road Studios, London

Boccherini: String Quintet in E Major, Op. 11 No. 5, G. 275: III. Minuetto - Trio (Arr. Woodhouse for String Orchestra)

Work length3:56
$1.30
$1.70
  • Academy of St Martin in the Fields
  • Sir Neville Marriner
  • Recorded: 1980-02-15
  • Recording Venue: 14 & 15 February 1980, No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Mascagni: L'amico Fritz, Act 3 Scene 3: "O amore, o bella luce del core" (Fritz)

Work length2:32
$1.30
$1.70
  • Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
  • Royal Opera House Covent Garden
  • Gianandrea Gavazzeni
  • Recorded: 1968-09-07
  • Recording Venue: 29 -31 August & 1-7 September 1968 / No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Tárrega: Recuerdos de la Alhambra

Work length3:57
$1.30
$1.70
  • Christopher Parkening (guitar), Christopher Parkening (musician)
  • Recorded: 1986-01-31

E Morante, Rota: Ai Giochi Addio

Work length3:23
$1.30
$1.70
  • Natasha Marsh
  • London Symphony Orchestra
  • François-Xavier Roth
  • Recorded: 2006-01-01
  • Recording Venue: Abbey Road Studios, London

Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez: II. Adagio (Excerpt, Opening)

Work length4:46
$1.30
$1.70
  • Julian Bream (guitar)
  • City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
  • Sir Simon Rattle
  • Recorded: 1990-10-28
  • Recording Venue: 28 Oct 1990, Butterworth Hall, Warwick University

Puccini: Madama Butterfly, Act 1: "Vogliatemi bene" (Love Duet) "Vieni, vieni" [Butterfly, Pinkerton]

Work length7:56
$1.30
$1.70
  • Renata Scotto (soprano), Carlo Bergonzi (tenor)
  • Coro Del Teatro Dell'Opera Di Roma, Teatro dell'Opera, Roma
  • Sir John Barbirolli
  • Recorded: 2002-12-31
  • Recording Venue: 16,17,20-22,24-27 August 1966/Teatro dell'Opera, Roma

Vivaldi: Guitar Concerto in D Major, RV 93: II. Largo (Arr. Pujol)

Work length6:08
$1.30
$1.70
  • Sharon Isbin (guitar)
  • Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne
  • Lawrence Foster
  • Recorded: 1989-09-30
  • Recording Venue: September 1989 / La Grange de Dorigny, Lausanne University

Sarasate: Zigeunerweisen, Op. 20

Work length7:49
$1.30
$1.70
  • Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin)
  • Orchestre National de France
  • Seiji Ozawa
  • Recorded: 1984-05-30
  • Recording Venue: 29 & 30 May 1984/Salle Wagram, Paris

F Satori, Frank Peterson, L Quarantotto: Time to Say Goodbye (Con Te Partiro)

Work length3:53
$1.30
$1.70
  • Amy Nuttall (vocals)
  • Andrew Brown
  • Julian Kershaw
  • Recorded: 2005-01-01
  • Recording Venue: Abbey Road Studios

Albéniz: Suite española No. 1, Op. 47: III. Sevilla (Arr. Byzantine)

Work length5:22
$1.30
$1.70
  • Julian Byzantine (guitar)
  • Recorded: 1990-04-10
  • Recording Venue: 9 & 10 April 1990 / Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School, Elstree, Hertfordshire

Puccini: Nessun dorma (from Turandot)

Work length4:10
$1.30
$1.70
  • José Carreras (tenor)
  • Choeurs de l'Opéra du Rhin, Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Alain Lombard
  • Recorded: 1977-08-31
  • Recording Venue: 22-31 August 1977, Palais de la Musique, Strasbourg

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