Classical 2013 / DiDonato, Rattle

With 45 tracks, and over 2.5 hours of classical favorites, Classical 2013 is a double album featuring the best and most popular names in classical music from EMI and Virgin Classics. Among the many outstanding singers featured on this release are Diana Damrau, Joyuce DiDonato, Angela Gheorghiu and Philippe Jaroussky. There are also guest appearances by two of the world's leading opera stars, namely Jonas Kaufmann singing 'La fleur que tu m'avais jetee' from Carmen's Flower Songs, and Kathleen Ferrier in the beautiful 'Che faro senza Euridice?' from Gluck's Orfeo ed Euridice.

Instrumentalist include violinists Renaud Capucon and Vilde Frang; guitaring Xuefei Yang; pianists Martha Argerich, HJ Lim, Alexandre Tharaud and Yundi; trumpeter Alison Balsom; the Elias String Quartet and the Artemis Quartet.

Also appearing on the album are a number of the world's greatest conductors, including Antonio Pappano with his Italian orchestra of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia and Sir Simon Rattle with the Berliner Philharmoniker.

Works:

Composers
Benjamin Britten, Anton Bruckner, Karl Jenkins, Ruggero Leoncavallo, Franz Liszt, Traditional, Ludwig Van Beethoven, Antonio Vivaldi, Richard Rogers, Franz Schubert, Johann Sebastian Bach, Antonín Dvorák, Giuseppe Verdi, George Frideric Handel, Giacomo Puccini, Henry Purcell, Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, George Bizet, Christoph Willibald Gluck, Gabriel Fauré, Léo Delibes, Xian Xinghai, Mykola Leontovych, A.A.von Preußen, Jan Koetsier, Jake Heggie

Disc 1:

1	Carmen: Prélude	3:19
2	La Bohème, Act III: Donde lieta uscì (Mimì’s Farewell)	3:13
3	Sonata No. 14 in C Sharp Minor, Op.27 No.2 ‘Moonlight’: I. Adagio sostenuto	4:27
4	Dead Man Walking, Act I: Scene 2 - The drive to Angola State Prison: This journey (Sister Helen)	2:54
5	Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major Opus 35: I. Allegro moderato	18:33
6	Giustino: Vedro con mio diletto (Anastasio)	5:11
7	Sonata for violin & piano No.8 in G major Op.30 No.3: I Allegro assai	6:09
8	Carmen, Act 2: No. 11 Chanson “Les tringles des sistres tintaient avec un éclat métallique” (Carmen/Frasquita/Mercédès)	4:34
9	Sound The Trumpet (Come Ye Sons of Art)	2:27
10	‘‘Overture’’ from The King and I	6:58
11	The Peacemakers: Donna nobis pacem (Trad, Bahá’u’lláh)	4:34
12	Besame mucho (Bolero)	3:44
13	Serenade for tenor, horn and strings, Op.31 (1943): Nocturne (Alfred, Lord Tennyson)	3:35
14	Les Filles de Cadix	3:23
15	Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor BWV1041: Allegro Moderato	4:12
16	Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104: I. Allegro	6:10
17	The Yellow River Piano Concerto: Ode to the Yellow River	4:24

Disc 2:

1	Symphony No.9: II. Scherzo: Bewegt, lebhaft	10:46
2	Carmen, Act 2: “La fleur que tu m’avais jetée” (Don José)	4:25
3	Keyboard Concerto in D Minor BWV 974: II Adagio	3:55
4	Bist du!	4:19
5	Sonata No.2 in D, BWV 1028: Adagio - Allegro (2012 - Remaster)	4:29
6	Atalanta - Overture	3:52
7	Alceste (1997 - Remaster): Divinités du Styx	4:24
8	String Quartet in D minor D810 “Death and the Maiden”: Andante con moto	13:17
9	Carol of the Bells	3:07
10	Sicilienne Op.78	3:52
11	The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, Op.34: Theme (Allegro maestoso e largamente)	1:57
12	Orfeo ed Euridice (1998 - Remaster): Che farò senza Euridice? (Act III) (1998 - Remaster)	4:43
13	Sonata for flute and basso continuo in F Major: II. Allegretto	4:40
14	Messa da Requiem, Sequenza: Ingemisco	3:33
15	Brass Symphony Op.80: 1. Allegro	5:00
16	Fidelio (2000 Digital Remaster): Ouvertüre (Orchester)	6:59
17	I Pagliacci: Qual fiamma avea nel guardo!...Stridono lassu	4:51

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Bizet, Georges : Carmen, opera :: Act 1. Prelude

Conductor: Simon Rattle
Running Time: 2 min. 12 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1873-1874

Puccini, Giacomo : La Bohème :: Donde lieta uscì

Performer: Angela Gheorghiu (Soprano)
Conductor: Marco Armiliato
Running Time: 3 min. 13 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1896

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

Performer: Hyun-Jung LIM (Piano)
Running Time: 4 min. 31 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Written: 1801

Heggie, Jake : Dead Man Walking :: This journey

Performer: Joyce DiDonato (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor: Patrick Summers
Running Time: 2 min. 59 sec.
Period Time: Contemporary
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 2000
Studio/Live: Live

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35 :: 1. Allegro moderato [Excerpt]

Performer: Vilde Frang (Violin)
Conductor: Eivind Jensen
Running Time: 7 min. 44 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Concerto
Written: 1878

Vivaldi, Antonio : Giustino :: Vedrò con mio diletto

Performer: Philippe Jaroussky (Countertenor)
Conductor: Jean-Christophe Spinosi
Ensemble: Ensemble Matheus
Running Time: 5 min. 12 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1724

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Sonata for Violin no 8 in G major, Op. 30/3 :: 1. Allegro assai

Performers: Martha Argerich (Piano); Renaud Capuçon (Violin)
Notes: Composition written: 1801-02.
Running Time: 6 min. 9 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Written: 1801-1802

Bizet, Georges : Carmen, opera :: Les tringles des sistres tintaient (Chanson bohème)

Performers: Magdalena Kozená (Voice); Christina Landshammer (Soprano); Rachel Frenkel
Conductor: Simon Rattle
Running Time: 4 min. 38 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1873-1874

Purcell, Henry : Come Ye Sons of Art Away (Birthday Ode for Queen Mary) :: Sound the trumpet

Performers: Alison Balsom (Trumpet); Iestyn Davies (Countertenor)
Conductor: Trevor Pinnock
Ensemble: The English Concert
Running Time: 2 min. 31 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Written: 1694

Rodgers, Richard : The King and I :: Overture

Conductor: John Wilson
Notes: Composition written: 1951.
Running Time: 6 min. 59 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1951

Jenkins, Karl [Composer] : The Peacemakers :: Dona nobis pacem

Conductor: Karl Jenkins
Running Time: 4 min. 35 sec.
Period Time: Contemporary
Form: Cantata/Oratorio

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

Conductor: Vasily Petrenko
Running Time: 5 min. 47 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic

Britten, Benjamin : Serenade for tenor, horn and strings :: 2. Nocturne

Performers: Radek Baborák (Horn); Ian Bostridge (Tenor)
Conductor: Simon Rattle
Running Time: 3 min. 34 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1943

Delibes, Léo : Les Filles de Cadiz "Chanson Espagnole"

Performer: Tine Helseth (Trumpet)
Conductor: Eivind Aadland
Notes: Composition written: 1874.
Running Time: 3 min. 21 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1874

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Concerto for Violin no 1 in A minor, BWV 1041 :: 1. Allegro moderato

Performer: Xue Yang (Guitar)
Running Time: 4 min. 15 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Concerto
Written: 1730

Dvorak, Antonin : Concerto for Cello in B minor :: 1. Allegro [Excerpt]

Performer: Mario Brunello (Cello)
Conductor: Antonio Pappano
Running Time: 6 min. 12 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Concerto

C, Yellow River Composers' : The Yellow River Piano Concerto :: 2. Ode to the Yellow River

Performer: Yundi Li (Piano)
Conductor: Zuohuang Chen
Running Time: 4 min. 24 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Concerto

Bruckner, Anton : Symphony no 9 in D minor, WAB 109 :: 2. Scherzo

Conductor: Simon Rattle
Notes: Composition written: 1887-96.
Running Time: 4 min. 7 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Orchestral
Written: 1887-1896

Bizet, Georges : Carmen, opera :: La fleur que tu m'avais jetée (Flower Song)

Performer: Jonas Kaufmann (Tenor)
Conductor: Simon Rattle
Running Time: 4 min. 27 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1873-1874

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Concerto in D minor, BWV 974 (after Marcello) :: Adagio

Performers: Alexandre Thomov (Piano); Alexandre Tharaud (Piano)
Conductor: Bernard Labadie
Ensemble: Les Violons du Roy
Running Time: 3 min. 59 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Concerto
Written: 1713-1714

Liszt, Franz : Bist du!, S. 277

Performers: Diana Damrau (Soprano); Helmut Deutsch (Piano)
Running Time: 4 min. 23 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1844

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Sonata no 2 in D major, BWV 1028 :: Adagio - Allegro

Performers: Jacqueline du Pré (Cello); Ronald Anderson (Harpsichord); Ronald Kinloch (Harpsichord)
Running Time: 4 min. 37 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Written: 1720

Handel, George Frideric : Atalanta :: Overture

Performer: Alison Balsom (Trumpet)
Conductor: Trevor Pinnock
Ensemble: The English Concert
Running Time: 3 min. 56 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1736

Gluck, Christoph Willibald : Alceste :: Divinités du Styx

Performer: Maria Callas (Soprano)
Conductor: Georges Prêtre
Notes: Composition written: Germany.
Running Time: 4 min. 26 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Opera/Operetta

Schubert, Franz : Quartet for Strings in D minor, D. 810 :: 2. Andante con moto [Excerpt]

Running Time: 6 min. 29 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1824

Leontovych, Mykola : Carol of the Bells

Performers: Steven Geraghty (Piano); Robert Prizeman (Piano); Robert Prizeman (Keyboards); Sam Coates (Piano); Steven Geraghty (Keyboards); Sam Coates (Keyboards)
Conductor: Robert Prizeman
Running Time: 3 min. 8 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Christmas
Written: 1910

Fauré, Gabriel : Pavane, Op. 50

Performers: Michel Dalberto (Piano); Gautier Capuçon (Cello)
Running Time: 3 min. 53 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 04/16/1898

Britten, Benjamin : The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra :: Theme. Allegro maestoso e largamente

Conductor: Simon Rattle
Running Time: 2 min. 1 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1946

Gluck, Christoph Willibald : Orfeo ed Euridice :: Che farò senza Euridice?

Conductor: Charles Bruck
Running Time: 4 min. 48 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Opera/Operetta

Amalie, Princess of Pruss : Sonata in F major for flute and basso continuo :: 2. Allegretto

Performers: Trevor Pinnock (Harpsichord); Jonathan Manson [Cello/Viola da gamba] (Cello); Emmanuel Pahud (Flute)
Running Time: 4 min. 44 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Written: 1771

Verdi, Giuseppe : Requiem Mass :: Ingemisco

Performer: Rolando Villazón (Tenor)
Conductor: Antonio Pappano
Running Time: 3 min. 40 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1874

Koetsier, Jan : Brass Symphony, Op. 80 :: 1. Allegro

Ensemble: tenThing (Brass Ensemble)
Running Time: 5 min. 1 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Orchestral
Written: 1987

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Fidelio, overture, Op. 72c

Conductor: Otto Klemperer
Running Time: 6 min. 59 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Orchestral
Written: 1814

Leoncavallo, Ruggero : Pagliacci :: Qual fiamma avea nel guardo!... Stridono lassù

Performer: Angela Gheorghiu (Soprano)
Conductor: Marco Armiliato
Running Time: 4 min. 52 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1892

Classical 2013 / DiDonato, Rattle, Frag, Jaroussky, Lim, Balsom, Pahud, Villazon

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