For Mother - A Classical Bouquet - Decca Import - PID 1078933 - 028947814184

In time for Mother's Day comes this new box-set, a bouquet of classical gems for every mother's music library. This 4-CD set includes a wide-range of works by Mozart, Bach, Barber, Mahler, Dvorak, Saint-Saens, Faure and many more with performances by Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Joshua Bell, Nigel Kennedy, Yehudi Menuhin, Herbert von Karajan, Georg Solti, Charles Dutoit, The Vienna Philharmonic, The Cleveland Orchestra and others. This truly is a bouquet of classical music! Every mother will enjoy these beautiful melodies.

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Barber, Samuel : Adagio for Strings

Conductor: David Zinman
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Running Time: 8 min. 47 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1936

Massenet, Jules : Meditation (from "Thaïs")

Performer: Nigel Kennedy (Violin)
Conductor: Richard Bonynge
Running Time: 5 min. 43 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic

Rachmaninov, Sergei : Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18 :: 2. Adagio sostenuto

Performer: Jean-Yves Thibaudet (Piano)
Conductor: Vladimir Ashkenazy
Running Time: 11 min. 31 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Concerto
Written: 1900-1901

Satie, Erik [Composer] : Gymnopédies :: Nos. 1 & 3

Conductor: Charles Dutoit
Running Time: 6 min. 29 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1888

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622 :: 2. Adagio

Performer: Franklin Cohen (Clarinet)
Conductor: Christoph Dohnányi
Running Time: 7 min. 21 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Concerto
Written: 1791

Khachaturian, Aram : Spartacus :: Adagio of and Phrygia

Conductor: Aram Khachaturian
Notes: Composition written: 1950-54.
Running Time: 9 min. 11 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Ballet
Written: 1950-1954

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight" :: 1. Adagio sostenuto

Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy (Piano)
Running Time: 5 min. 29 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Written: 1801

Bruch, Max : Kol Nidrei for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 47

Performer: Lynn Harrell (Cello)
Conductor: Vladimir Ashkenazy
Notes: Composition written: Jewish.
Running Time: 10 min. 12 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic

Elgar, Edward : Enigma Variations :: 9. Nimrod (Adagio)

Conductor: Sir Solti
Running Time: 3 min. 19 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1898-1899

Mahler, Gustav : Symphony no 5 in C sharp minor

Conductor: Sir Solti
Running Time: 9 min. 54 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Orchestral
Written: 1901-1902

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467 :: 2. Andante

Performer: Radu Lupu (Piano)
Conductor: Uri Segal
Running Time: 7 min. 20 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Concerto
Written: 1785

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : Quartet for Strings no 1 :: 2. Andante cantabile

Conductor: Raymond Agoult
Running Time: 8 min. 19 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1871

Bruch, Max : Concerto for Violin no 1 in G minor :: 2. Adagio

Performer: Kyung-Wha Chung (Violin)
Conductor: Rudolf Kempe
Running Time: 8 min. 46 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Concerto
Written: 1864-1867

Antonin Dvorák (1841 - 1904) : Symphony no 9 in E minor 'From the New World' :: 2. Largo

Conductor: Christoph Dohnányi
Notes: Composition written: 01/10/1893-05/24/1893.
Running Time: 11 min. 53 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Orchestral

Rachmaninov, Sergei : Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini :: Variation 18 (excerpt)

Performer: Jean-Yves Thibaudet (Piano)
Conductor: Vladimir Ashkenazy
Running Time: 3 min. 6 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1934

Mascagni, Pietro : Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act :: Intermezzo

Conductor: Gianandrea Gavazzeni
Running Time: 3 min. 17 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic

Debussy, Claude : Clair de lune

Performer: Pascal Rogé (Piano)
Running Time: 5 min. 35 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1890-1905

Joaquín Rodrigo (1901 - 1999) : Concierto de Aranjuez :: 2. Adagio

Performer: Carlos Bonell (Guitar)
Conductor: Charles Dutoit
Running Time: 10 min. 57 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Concerto
Written: 1939

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921) : Carnival of the animals

Performers: Jascha Silberstein (Cello); Marie Goossens (Harp)
Running Time: 3 min. 21 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1886

Shostakovich, Dmitri : Concerto for Piano no 2 in F major, Op. 102 :: 2. Andante

Performer: Cristina Ortiz (Piano)
Conductor: Vladimir Ashkenazy
Running Time: 7 min. 35 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Concerto
Written: 1957

Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924) : Pavane, Op. 50

Conductor: Charles Dutoit
Running Time: 6 min. 40 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1887

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068 :: 2. Air

Performer: Henryk Szeryng (Violin)
Conductor: Sir Marriner
Running Time: 5 min. 23 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Written: 1731

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Concerto for Piano no 23 in A major, K 488 :: 2. Andante

Performer: Clifford Curzon (Piano)
Conductor: István Kertész
Running Time: 7 min. 6 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Concerto
Written: 1786

Rachmaninov, Sergei : Symphony no 2 in E minor, Op. 27 :: 3. Adagio

Conductor: Vladimir Ashkenazy
Running Time: 14 min. 19 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Orchestral
Written: 1906-1907

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Sonata for Piano no 8 in C minor, Op. 13 'Pathétique' :: 2. Adagio cantabile

Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy (Piano)
Running Time: 5 min. 2 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Written: 1797-1798

Puccini, Giacomo : Chrysanthemums, elegy for string quartet

Conductor: Riccardo Chailly
Running Time: 7 min. 11 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1890

Brahms, Johannes : Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 77 :: 2. Adagio

Performer: Joshua Bell (Violin)
Conductor: Christoph Dohnányi
Running Time: 9 min. 13 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Concerto
Written: 1878

Bizet, Georges : L' Arlésienne, Suite no 1 :: Adagietto

Conductor: Charles Dutoit
Running Time: 3 min. 13 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1872

Bizet, Georges : Carmen Suite for orchestra no 1 :: Intermezzo

Performers: Dorothy Masella (Harp); Robert Langevin (Flute)
Conductor: Charles Dutoit
Notes: Composition written: 1875.
Running Time: 2 min. 37 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1875

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Concerto for Piano no 1 in C major, Op. 15 :: 2. Largo

Performer: Radu Lupu (Piano)
Conductor: Zubin Mehta
Running Time: 11 min. 10 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Concerto
Written: 1798

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Concerto for Horn no 4 in E flat major, K 495 :: 2. Romanza (Andante)

Performer: Barry Tuckwell (Horn)
Conductor: Barry Tuckwell
Running Time: 4 min. 58 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Concerto
Written: 1786

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Etude for piano no 3 in E major, Op. 10/3, CT. 16

Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy (Piano)
Running Time: 4 min. 25 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1832

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : Romeo and Juliet Overture :: Love Theme

Conductor: Herbert Karajan
Running Time: 3 min. 14 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Orchestral
Written: 1880

Wagner, Richard : Tristan und Isolde :: Prelude - Langsam und smachtend

Conductor: Sir Solti
Running Time: 10 min. 37 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1857-1859

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : The Sleeping Beauty :: 8a. Pas d'action

Conductor: Richard Bonynge
Running Time: 6 min. 37 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1890

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Romance for Violin and Orchestra no 2 in F major, Op. 50

Performer: Arthur Grumiaux (Violin)
Conductor: Bernard Haitink
Running Time: 7 min. 53 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Written: 1802

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Double Violin Concerto in D minor, BWV 1043 :: 2. Largo ma non tanto

Performers: Christopher Hirons (Violin); Jaap Schroder [Violin/Conductor] (Violin)
Conductor: Christopher Hogwood
Running Time: 6 min. 45 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Written: 1730-1731

Elgar, Edward : Concerto for Cello :: 3. Adagio

Performer: Julian Lloyd Webber (Cello)
Conductor: Yehudi Menuhin
Running Time: 5 min. 19 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Concerto
Written: 1919

Liszt, Franz : Liebesträume for Piano, S 541

Performer: Misha Dichter (Piano)
Running Time: 3 min. 59 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1843-1850

Debussy, Claude : Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune

Performer: Jeffrey Khaner (Flute)
Conductor: Vladimir Ashkenazy
Running Time: 10 min. 7 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1894

Grieg, Edvard : Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 16 :: 2. Adagio

Performer: Jorge Bolet (Piano)
Conductor: Riccardo Chailly
Running Time: 6 min. 43 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Concerto
Written: 1868

Rachmaninov, Sergei : Songs (14), Op. 34

Performers: Vladimir Ashkenazy (Piano); Lynn Harrell (Cello)
Running Time: 6 min. 58 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic

Vaughan Williams, Ralph : Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis

Conductor: Roger Norrington
Running Time: 14 min. 34 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1910

For Mother - A Classical Bouquet

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