Sony Classical Great Performances: 1903-1998

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Track list

CD 1: Acoustic, Electric, Mono and Early Stereo Years 1903-1959

=> 1 "Largo al factotum" from The Barber of Seville (2:36)
=> 2 Mazurka in G major "Obertass", op. 19 no. 1 (2:11)
=> 3 II. "Pilenö" from Contrasts for Violin, Clarinet and Piano (4:34)
=> 4 IV. Allegro - Prestissimo from Quartet in C minor, op. 18 no. 4 (4:17)
=> 5 Bachiana Brasileira no. 5: Aria - Cantilena (7:05)
=> 6 III. Allegro molto vivace from Violin Concerto in E minor, op. 64 (5:23)
=> 7 "La donna è mobile" from Rigoletto (1:58)
=> 8 II. Prestissimo, con sordino from String Quartet no. 4 (2:51)
=> 9 "Fossils" from "Carnival of the Animals" (1:58)
=> 10 III. Rondo - Allegro spirituoso from Violin Concerto no. 1, op. 6 (5:45)
=> 11 I. Prélude from "Le Tombeau de Couperin" (2:49)
=> 12 "The Desire for Hermitage" from Hermit Songs, op. 29 (3:22)
=> 13 Variation 30 a 1 clav. Quodlibet from "Goldberg" Variations, BWV 988 (0:48)
=> 14 Aria from "Goldberg" Variations, BWV 988 (2:13)
=> 15 "Mack the Knife" from The Three Penny Opera (3:06)
=> 16 III. Menuetto - Trio from Symphony no. 36 "Linz", K. 425 (4:28)
=> 17 III. Allegro vivace assai from Piano Concerto no. 21, K. 467 (6:28)
=> 18 V. Rondo (Allegro) from Symphonie Espagnole in D minor, op. 21 (6:50)
=> 19 Battle Hymn of the Republic (4:44)
=> 20 "Un bel dì" from Madama Butterfly (4:42)

CD 2: The Analog Stereo Years 1960-1975

=> 1 "Danse sacrale" from The Rite of Spring (4:39)
=> 2 "Ritual Fire Dance" from El Amor brujo (3:24)
=> 3 "Hoe-Down" from Rodeo (3:10)
=> 4 "Little" Fugue in G minor, BWV 578 (4:08)
=> 5 Prelude no. 1 in C major, BWV 846 (from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1) (2:25)
=> 6 II. Allegretto scherzando from Symphony no. 8 in F major, op. 93 (3:46)
=> 7 Slavonic Dance no. 1 in C major, op. 46 (3:54)
=> 8 IV. "Urlicht" from Symphony no. 2 in C minor "Resurrection" (2:55)
=> 9 I. Psalm 108 (Verse 2) & Psalm 100 from Chinchester Psalms (3:32)
=> 10 III. Scherzo: Allegro leggierissimo from Octet in E-flat major, op. 20 (4:29)
=> 11 Etude in C-sharp minor, op. 2 no. 1 (3:10)
=> 12 Etude in A-flat major, op. 72 no. 11 (1:34)
=> 13 I. Allegro con spirito from Concierto de Aranjuez (6:00)
=> 14 III. Alla marcia, moderato from Karelia Suite, op. 11 (4:37)
=> 15 Canzon Septimi Toni no. 2 (2:51)
=> 16 Fanfare for the Common Man (3:17)
=> 17 Beau Soir (2:40)
=> 18 Baroque and Blue (5:17)
=> 19 III. Rondo: Allegro assai from Piano Concerto no. 20 in D minor, K. 466 (7:11)
=> 20 Danse générale from Daphnis et Chloé (4:19)

CD 3: Late Stereo and The Introduction of Digital Stereo 1976-1991

=> 1 Eubie's Classical Rag (3:51)
=> 2 Intermezzo in B minor, op. 119 no. 1 (4:27)
=> 3 III. Allegro from Cello Concerto no. 2 in D major, op. 101 (4:26)
=> 4 Behind the Gardens, Behind the Wall, Under the Tree... (7:25)
=> 5 Perhaps Love (3:00)
=> 6 Facades from Glassworks (7:24)
=> 7 "O mio babbino caro" from Gianni Schicchi (2:28)
=> 8 "Passo pel prat" from Chants d'Auvergne (3:42)
=> 9 III. Finale: Allegro from Trumpet Concerto in E-flat major (4:30)
=> 10 I. Allegro from Flute Concerto in D major, RV 428 "Il Gardellino" (3:56)
=> 11 Promenade (Walking The Dog) (2:57)
=> 12 III. Allegro fugato from Sonata no. 5 for Cello and Piano, op. 102 no. 2 (4:47)
=> 13 7. Turangalîla II from Turangalîla Symphony (4:01)
=> 14 IV. Rondo alla zingarese: Presto from Piano Quartet in G minor, op. 25 (8:05)
=> 15 Mazurka in C minor, op. 56 no. 3 (5:09)
=> 16 II. Vivace from String Quartet in D minor, op. 56 "Voces Intimae" (2:39)
=> 17 "Ch'ella mi creda libero e lontano" from La fanciulla del West (2:06)

CD 4: Digital Stereo and Beyond 1990-1998

=> 1 Main Theme from Star Wars (5:53)
=> 2 Andante from Concerto in D minor for 2 Mandolins (4:02)
=> 3 Salut d'amour, op. 12 (3:14)
=> 4 Minuet from Quintet no. 1 in E major (3:40)
=> 5 "Für Elise" (2:55)
=> 6 Appalachia Waltz (5:50)
=> 7 Opening Section from Rhapsody in Blue (9:57)
=> 8 "All the Delights of the Season" from Sense and Sensibility (1:15)
=> 9 "Steam Engine" from Sense and Sensibility (1:22)
=> 10 Summon the Heroes (3:38)
=> 11 Prelude to Cello Suite no. 1 in G major, BWV 1007 (2:20)
=> 12 Brünnhilde's "Battle Cry" from Die Walküre (2:17)
=> 13 Sonata in A major, K. 537 (3:01)
=> 14 "The Murder" from Psycho: A Suite for Strings (1:03)
=> 15 Flight of the Bumblebee (1:35)
=> 16 Prelude from Partita no. 3 in E, BWV 1006: (3:32)
=> 17 Libertango (3:10)
=> 18 Angel (Lust) (4:31)
=> 19 Theme from Schindler's List (3:37)
=> 20 I. Allegro ben ritmato e deciso from Three Preludes (1:41)
=> 21 "La donna è mobile" from Rigoletto (2:22)
=> 22 Gymnopédie no. 3 (2:30)
=> 23 "Song of Peace" from Symphony 1997: Heaven Earth Mankind (4:01)

Labels

=> Sony Classical

J4K 65819

Release events

1999-10-12

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