The Great Symphonies

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CD 1
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1Symphony No. 40. Molto allegro
orchestra:
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
conductor:
Nikolaus Harnoncourt (conductor)
recording of:
Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K. 550 “Great”: I. Allegro molto (2nd version)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (from 1788 until 1788-07-25)
part of:
Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K. 550 “Great” (2nd version)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart6:47
2Symphony No. 101. 'Clock' AndanteJoseph Haydn7:54
3Symphony No. 1. Un poco allegretto e grazioso
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Daniel Barenboim (pianist and conductor)
recording of:
Sinfonie Nr. 1 c-Moll, op. 68: III. Un poco allegretto e grazioso
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (from 1855 until 1876)
part of:
Sinfonie Nr. 1 c-Moll, op. 68
Johannes Brahms5:10
4Symphony No. 8. 'Unfinished' Allegro moderato (excerpt)Franz Schubert9:05
5Symphony No. 6. 'Pathétique' Allegro molto vivaceTchaikovsky9:19
6Symphony No. 4. 'Italian' Andante con motoFelix Mendelssohn6:09
7Symphony No. 9. 'From the New World' Largo (excerpt)
orchestra:
New York Philharmonic
conductor:
Kurt Masur (conductor)
partial recording of:
Symfonie č. 9 e moll, op. 95 „Z Nového světa“: II. Largo
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1893-01-10 until 1893-05-24)
part of:
Symfonie č. 9 e moll, op. 95 „Z Nového světa“
Antonín Dvořák5:15
8Symphony No. 1. 'Titan' Kräftig bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell
orchestra:
San Francisco Symphony
conductor:
Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor and pianist)
recording of:
Symphony no. 1 in D major “Titan”: II. Kräftig bewegt
composer:
Gustav Mahler (composer) (from 1884 until 1888)
part of:
Symphony no. 1 in D major “Titan”
Gustav Mahler7:38
9Symphony No. 3. 'Organ' Final: MaestosoCamille Saint‐Saëns7:45
10Symphony No. 9. 'Choral' Finale (excerpt)
bass vocals:
Benno Schollum (operatic bass)
choir vocals:
Kaunas State Choir of Lithuania
contralto vocals:
Dalia Schaechter (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals:
Jean Glennon (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Algirdas Janutas (tenor)
orchestra:
Sinfonia Varsovia
conductor:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist)
partial recording of:
Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”: IV. Finale. Presto – Allegro assai (Ode an die Freude / Ode to Joy)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1822 until 1824)
librettist:
Friedrich Schiller (German poet and playwright)
is based on:
An die Freude
part of:
Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”
Ludwig van Beethoven3:47
11L'elisir d'amore: “Una furtiva lagrima”
tenor vocals:
Alfie Boe (tenor and actor)
orchestra:
Brno Philharmonic
conductor:
Gareth Hancock (conductor)
recording of:
L’elisir d’amore: Atto II. Romanza “Una furtiva lagrima” (Nemorino)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer) (in 1832)
part of:
L’elisir d’amore: Atto II
Gaetano Donizetti4:38

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