Classical 2012 / Gheorghiu, Fray

Following the enormous success of the previous albums in the annual Classical series, Virgin Classics is releasing Classical 2012 in November 2011. With 45 tracks, and over 2½ hours of classical favourites, this double album features the best and most popular names in classical music from the catalogues of both Virgin Classics and EMI Classics, including a number of brand new recordings by exciting young artists. This is an impressive collection of the most commercial and beautiful classical music that will have a wide appeal.

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Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921) : Samson et Dalila :: Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix

Performer: Angela Gheorghiu (Soprano)
Conductor: Marco Armiliato
Running Time: 5 min. 39 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1859-1877

Rossini, Gioachino : William Tell Overture :: Extract

Conductor: Antonio Pappano
Running Time: 5 min. 47 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1829

Leoncavallo, Ruggero : Pagliacci :: Recitar!...Vesti la giubba

Performer: Jonas Kaufmann (Tenor)
Conductor: Antonio Pappano
Running Time: 3 min. 38 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1892

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Sonata for Piano no 8 in C minor, Op. 18 'Pathétique' :: 2. Adagio cantabile

Performer: Ingrid Fliter (Piano)
Running Time: 5 min. 55 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Written: 1797-1798

Handel, George Frideric : Giulio Cesare in Egitto :: Piangerò la sorte mia

Performer: Natalie Dessay (Soprano)
Conductor: Emmanuelle Haïm
Running Time: 6 min. 28 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1724

Vivaldi, Antonio : Concerto in G, Op. 3/3, RV 310 :: 1. Allegro

Performer: Alison Balsom (Violin)
Conductor: Alison Balsom
Ensemble: Scottish Ensemble
Running Time: 2 min. 15 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Concerto
Written: 1711

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Quartet for Strings in C, K 465 'Dissonance' :: 3. Menuetto

Running Time: 5 min. 9 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Written: 1785

Brahms, Johannes : German Requiem, Op. 45 :: Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen

Conductor: Järvi Paavo
Running Time: 5 min. 16 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Choral
Written: 1857-1868

Schumann, Robert : Kinderszenen, Op. 15

Performer: Martha Argerich (Piano)
Running Time: 2 min. 45 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1838
Studio/Live: Live

Puccini, Giacomo : Gianni Schicchi, opera :: O mio babbino caro

Performer: Maria Callas (Soprano)
Conductor: Tullio Serafin
Running Time: 2 min. 39 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1918

Béla Bartók (1881 - 1945) : Sonata for solo violin :: 2. Fuga

Performer: Vilde Frang (Violin)
Notes: Composition written: 1944.
Running Time: 4 min. 59 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1944

Reich, Steve : Triple Quartet :: Movement 3

Ensemble: London Steve Reich Ensemble
Running Time: 3 min. 23 sec.
Period Time: Contemporary
Written: 1999

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Etude for piano no 12 in C minor ("Revolutionary"), Op. 10/12, CT. 25

Performer: Yundi Li (Piano)
Running Time: 2 min. 19 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1830-1832
Studio/Live: Live

Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924) : Quintet for Piano & Strings no 2, Op. 115 :: 2. Allegro vivo

Performer: Nicholas Angelich (Piano)
Running Time: 4 min. 15 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Chamber Music
Written: 1919-1921

Berlioz, Hector : Les Troyens, opera, H. 133a :: Ah! Je vais mourir...Adieu, fière cité

Performer: Véronique Gens (Soprano)
Conductor: Christophe Rousset
Ensemble: Les Talens Lyriques
Notes: Composition written: 1858.
Running Time: 6 min. 12 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1858

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 :: Aria

Performer: Nicholas Angelich (Piano)
Running Time: 5 min. 23 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Written: 1741

Mahler, Gustav : Symphony no 2 in C minor 'Resurrection' :: 5. Conclusion - Mit Aufschwung, aber nicht eilen

Performers: Magdalena Kozená (Voice); Kate Royal (Voice)
Conductor: Simon Rattle
Running Time: 4 min. 46 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Orchestral
Written: 1888-1894
Studio/Live: Live

Rossini, Gioachino : La Cenerentola :: Nacqui all'affano

Performers: Elena Semenova; Pascale Obrecht; Joyce DiDonato (Mezzo Soprano); Nabil Suliman; Paolo Stupenengo
Conductor: Kazushi Ono
Running Time: 7 min. 48 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1817

Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924) : Requiem :: Pie Jesu

Performer: Philippe Jaroussky (Countertenor)
Running Time: 3 min. 38 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Choral
Written: 1887-1900

Antonin Dvorák (1841 - 1904) : Rusalka :: Song to the Moon

Performer: Anna Netrebko (Soprano)
Conductor: Gianandrea Noseda
Running Time: 5 min. 3 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Quartet for Strings no 5 in A, Op. 18/5 :: 2. Menuetto & Trio

Notes: Composition written: 1798-1800.
Running Time: 4 min. 48 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Written: 1798-1800

Vivaldi, Antonio : Il Farnace :: Recordati che sei

Performer: Max Cencic (Countertenor)
Ensemble: I Barocchisti
Running Time: 3 min. 25 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 02/10/1727

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

Conductor: Antonio Pappano
Running Time: 8 min. 20 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Orchestral
Written: 1906-1907
Studio/Live: Live

Strauss, Richard : Lieder (6), Op. 17

Performer: Diana Damrau (Soprano)
Conductor: Christian Thielemann
Running Time: 2 min. 21 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1885-1887

Scarlatti, Domenico : Sonata for Harpsichord in C major, K 72/L 401

Performer: Alexandre Tharaud (Piano)
Running Time: 2 min. 6 sec.
Period Time: Baroque

Quantz, Johann Joachim : Caprices :: Capriccio

Performer: Emmanuel Pahud (Flute)
Running Time: 2 min. 26 sec.
Period Time: Classical

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Sonata for Violin no 5 in F, Op. 24 'Spring' :: 4. Rondo

Performers: Frank Braley (Piano); Renaud Capuçon (Violin)
Running Time: 6 min. 34 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Written: 1800-1801

Isaac Albéniz (1860 - 1909) : Suite :: Aragón

Performer: Xue Yang (Guitar)
Conductor: Eiji Oue
Running Time: 5 min. 24 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1886

Schumann, Robert : Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in D minor, Op. 63 :: 2. Lebhaft, doch nicht zu rasch

Performers: Christian Tetzlaff (Violin); Leif Andsnes (Piano); Tanja Tetzlaff (Cello)
Running Time: 4 min. 57 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1847

Monteverdi, Claudio : Vespro della Beata Vergine :: 1. Introitus

Performers: Fernando Guimaraes; Christina Pluhar (Theorbo)
Ensemble: L'Arpeggiata
Running Time: 2 min. 4 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Choral
Written: 1610

Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel : Concerto for Cello in A, Wq. 172 :: 3. Allegro assai

Performer: Truls Truls Mork (Cello)
Ensemble: Les Violons du Roy
Running Time: 5 min. 6 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Concerto
Written: 1753

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Keyboard Concerto in F minor, BWV 1056 :: 1. Allegro

Performer: David Fray (Piano)
Running Time: 3 min. 34 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Concerto
Written: 1738

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

Performer: Angela Gheorghiu (Soprano)
Conductor: Marco Armiliato
Running Time: 3 min. 45 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1892

Gershwin, George : An American in Paris :: Main Title

Conductor: John Wilson
Notes: Composition written: 1928.
Running Time: 3 min. sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Orchestral
Written: 1928

Schoenberg, Arnold : Chamber Symphony no 1, Op. 9b :: 4. Tempo primo - Animato poco a poco - Tempo primo - Molto vivace

Conductor: Simon Rattle
Running Time: 3 min. 9 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1906

Classical 2012 / Gheorghiu, Fray, Balsom, Kaufmann, Netrebko, Jaroussky, DiDonato, Pahud

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