Classical 2011 / EMI

With 40 tracks, and over 2½ hours of classical favorites, this double album features the best and most popular names in classical music, ranging from present day superstars to classical legends. Classical 2011 features spectacular performances from classical music's brightest stars.

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Bizet, Georges : Carmen, opera :: L'amour est un enfant Bohème (Habanera, original version)

Performer: Angela Gheorghiu (Soprano)
Conductor: Michel Plasson
Running Time: 3 min. 38 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1873-1874

Puccini, Giacomo : Tosca :: Rocondita armonia

Performer: Placido Domingo (Tenor)
Conductor: Eugene Kohn
Running Time: 2 min. 57 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1900

Jenkins, Karl [Composer] : Gloria :: in excelsis Deo

Performer: Karl Jenkins (Piano)
Conductor: Karl Jenkins
Running Time: 4 min. 51 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Choral

Rossini, Gioachino : Semiramide :: Bel raggio lusinghier

Performer: Joyce DiDonato (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor: Eduardo Müller
Notes: Composition written: 1823.
Running Time: 6 min. 14 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1823

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Concerto for Violin in A minor, BWV 1041 :: 1. [Allegro]

Performer: Nigel Kennedy (Violin)
Conductor: Nigel Kennedy
Running Time: 3 min. 50 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Concerto
Written: 1730

Traditional, English : O Waly, Waly, folk song

Performers: Sarah Brightman (Soprano); Geoffrey Parsons (Piano)
Running Time: 4 min. 38 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Written: circa 1765

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Nocturne for piano no 2 in E flat major, Op. 9/2, CT. 109

Performer: Yundi Li (Piano)
Running Time: 4 min. 32 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1830-1832

Rutter, John : A Gaelic Blessing

Performers: Robert Prizeman (Piano); Ian Tilley (Keyboards); Robert Prizeman (Keyboards); James Threadgill (Voice); Ian Tilley (Piano); Samuel Moriarty (Voice); Stefan Leadbeater (Voice)
Conductor: Robert Prizeman
Notes: Composition written: 1978.
Running Time: 3 min. 31 sec.
Period Time: Contemporary
Form: Choral
Written: 1978

Vivaldi, Antonio : Concerto in A minor, RV356 :: 3. Presto

Performer: Alison Balsom (Violin)
Ensemble: Scottish Ensemble
Running Time: 2 min. 33 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Concerto
Written: 1711

Lecuona, Ernesto : Malagueña, song for voice & piano

Performer: Gabriela Montero (Guitar)
Notes: Composition written: 1928.
Running Time: 4 min. sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1928

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : Variations on a Rococo Theme :: Variation 7 & Coda

Performers: Valery Gergiev (Piano); Gautier Capuçon (Cello)
Conductor: Valery Gergiev
Running Time: 2 min. 15 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1876

Schubert, Franz : Moments musicaux (6) for Piano, D 780/Op. 94

Performer: David Fray (Piano)
Running Time: 2 min. 14 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1823

Vivaldi, Antonio : Farnace :: Ricordate che sei

Performer: Vivica Genaux (Mezzo-Soprano)
Conductor: Fabio Biondi
Running Time: 3 min. 45 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 02/10/1727

Debussy, Claude : Clair de lune

Running Time: 4 min. 36 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1890-1905

Catalani, Alfredo : La Wally :: Ebben? Ne andrò lontana

Performer: Maria Callas (Soprano)
Conductor: Tullio Serafin
Running Time: 4 min. 56 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1892

Krakamp, Emanuele : Fantasy on La Traviata :: (Opening)

Performer: Emmanuel Pahud (Flute)
Conductor: Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Notes: This work was written in collaboration with Giulio Briccialdi (1818 - 1881).
Running Time: 2 min. 52 sec.
Period Time: Romantic

Roubanis, Nicholas : Pulp Fiction :: Misirlou

Ensemble: Quatuor Ebène
Running Time: 3 min. 9 sec.

Donizetti, Gaetano : L' elisir d'amore, opera :: Quanto è bella

Performer: Rolando Villazón (Tenor)
Conductor: Marcello Viotti
Running Time: 2 min. 30 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1832

Joaquín Rodrigo (1901 - 1999) : Concierto de Aranjuez :: 1. Allegro con spirito

Performer: Xue Yang (Guitar)
Conductor: Eiji Oue
Running Time: 6 min. 9 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Concerto
Written: 1939

Puccini, Giacomo : Turandot :: Nessun dorma

Performer: Paul Potts (Tenor)
Conductor: David Snell
Notes: Composition written: 1926.
Running Time: 2 min. 53 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1926

Rossini, Gioachino : Stabat Mater :: Inflammatus et accensus

Performer: Anna Netrebko (Soprano)
Conductor: Antonio Pappano
Running Time: 4 min. 47 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1841

Strauss, Richard : Amor

Performer: Natalie Dessay (Soprano)
Conductor: Antonio Pappano
Running Time: 3 min. 6 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1918

Prokofiev, Sergei : Concerto for Piano no 2 in G minor :: 3. Intermezzo

Performer: Evgeni Kissin (Piano)
Conductor: Vladimir Ashkenazy
Notes: Composition written: 1912-13.
Running Time: 6 min. 39 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Concerto
Written: 1912-1913

Bruch, Max : Concerto for Violin no 1 in G minor :: 3. Finale

Performer: Sarah Chang (Violin)
Conductor: Kurt Masur
Running Time: 7 min. 8 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Concerto
Written: 1864-1867

Barroso, Ary : Aquarela do Brasil (Brazil), song for voice & ensemble

Performer: Placido Domingo (Tenor)
Running Time: 4 min. 21 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1939

Liszt, Franz : Réminiscences de Don Juan :: 4. Presto

Performers: Martha Argerich (Piano); Mauricio Vallina (Piano)
Running Time: 3 min. 23 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: after 1843
Studio/Live: Live

Handel, George Frideric : La Resurrezione :: Del ciglio dolente

Performer: Kate Royal (Voice)
Conductor: Emmanuelle Haïm
Running Time: 2 min. 31 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Cantata/Oratorio
Written: 1708

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Trois Écossaises, Op. 72/3 :: no 1 in D / no 2 in G / no 3 in D flat

Performer: Alexandre Tharaud (Piano)
Running Time: 2 min. 32 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1826

Mascagni, Pietro : Ave Maria, for voice & orchestra

Performer: Russell Watson (Tenor)
Running Time: 5 min. 1 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic

Rachmaninov, Sergei : Concerto for Piano no 4 in G minor :: 2. Largo

Performer: Leif Andsnes (Piano)
Conductor: Antonio Pappano
Notes: Composition written: 1926.
Running Time: 6 min. 39 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Concerto
Written: 1926

Wagner, Richard : Die Walküre :: Winterstürme wichen dem Wonnemond

Performer: Simon O'Neill (Tenor)
Conductor: Pietari Inkinen
Running Time: 3 min. 19 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1854-1856

Puccini, Giacomo : La bohème :: O soave fanciulla

Performers: Roberto Alagna (Tenor); Angela Gheorghiu (Soprano)
Conductor: Richard Armstrong
Running Time: 3 min. 50 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1896

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Waltz for piano no 6 in D flat major ("Minute"), Op. 64/1, CT. 212

Performer: Ingrid Fliter (Piano)
Running Time: 2 min. 2 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1846-1847

Puccini, Giacomo : Madama Butterfly :: Dovunque al mondo

Performers: Jonas Kaufmann (Tenor); Fabio Capitanucci (Baritone)
Conductor: Antonio Pappano
Notes: Composition written: 1904.
Running Time: 3 min. 11 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1904

Verdi, Giuseppe : Un ballo in maschera :: Super vorreste

Performer: Diana Damrau (Soprano)
Conductor: Dan Ettinger
Running Time: 2 min. 17 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1859

Monteverdi, Claudio : L'incoronazione di Poppea :: Pur ti miro

Performers: Núria Rial (Voice); Philippe Jaroussky (Countertenor)
Conductor: Christina Pluhar
Running Time: 4 min. 13 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1642

Mascagni, Pietro : L'amico Fritz :: Suzel, bon dì

Performers: Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor); Mirella Freni (Soprano)
Conductor: Gianandrea Gavazzeni
Running Time: 4 min. 18 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta

Schubert, Franz : Quartet for Strings no 14 in D minor, "Der Tod und das Mädchen", D 810 :: 3. Scherzo

Running Time: 4 min. sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1824

Thomas Adès (Conductor/Composer) (1971 - ) : The Tempest :: Who was here?

Performers: Ian Bostridge (Tenor); Cyndia Sieden (Soprano); Thomas Adès (Voice)
Conductor: Thomas Adès
Running Time: 3 min. 25 sec.
Period Time: Contemporary
Studio/Live: Live

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : The Nutcracker :: Pas de deux - Coda

Conductor: Simon Rattle
Running Time: 1 min. 23 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Ballet
Written: 1892

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