The Great Composers - The Best of (8CD) (2009) FLAC

CD1 J. S. Bach - The Best of Bach 01. Takako Nishizaki violin, Capella Istropolitana, Oliver von Dohnanyi - Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV 1041: III. Allegro assai 02. Failoni Chamber Orchestra , Geza Oberfrank - Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: Sinfonia 03. Eteri Andjaparidze - Cantata, BWV 147: Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring (tr. Myra Hess)) 04. Capella Istropolitana, Bohdan Warchal - Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048: III. Allegro 05. Bela Banfalvi violin, Emilia Csanky oboe, Budapest Strings - Concerto in C minor for Violin and Oboe, BWV 1060: II. Adagio 06. Chen Pi-hsien - Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria 07. Capella Istropolitana, Jaroslav Krcek - Orchestral Suite no. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: II. Air on a G String 08. Capella Istropolitana, Richard Edlinger - Chorale, BWV 659: Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland 09. Hae Won Chang piano, Camerata Cassovia, Robert Stankovsky - Piano Concerto in F minor, BWV 1056: II. Largo 10. Capella Istropolitana, Jaroslav Krcek - Suite no. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067: Badinerie 11. Capella Istropolitana, Bohdan Warchal - Brandenburg Concerto no. 1 in F major, BWV 1046: Adagio 12. Nicholas Goluses guitar - Violin Sonata No. 3 in C major for solo violin (transcribed for guitar) Largo 13. Takako Nishizaki violin, Capella Istropolitana, Oliver von Dohnanyi - Violin Concerto in E major, BWV 1042: II. Adagio 14. Capella Istropolitana, Jaroslav Krcek - Overture (Suite) No. 4 in D major, BWV 1069: V. Rejouissance 15. Capella Istropolitana, Bohdan Warchal - Brandenburg Concerto no. 2 in F major, BWV 1047: III. Allegro assai 16. Alexander Jablokov violin, Takako Nishizaki violin, Capella Istropolitana, Oliver von Dohnanyi - Concerto for Two Violins and Strings in D minor, BWV 1043: II. Largo ma non tanto 17. Capella Istropolitana, Richard Edlinger - Cantata, BWV 140: Wachet auf, Chorus 18. Wolfgang Rubsam - Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565: Toccata CD2 L. van Beethoven - The Best of LvB 01. Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia, Bela Drahos - Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67 I. Allegro con brio (excerpt) 02. Balazs Szokolay - Bagatelle for Piano in A minor, WoO 59 'Fur Elise' 03. Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia, Bela Drahos - Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 'Eroica' III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace 04. Jeno Jando - Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 УPathetiqueФ II. Adagio cantabile 05. Takako Nishizaki violin, Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, Kenneth Jean - Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61 III. Rondo. Allegro 06. Jeno Jando - Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2, 'Moonlight' I. Adagio sostenuto 07. Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia, Bela Drahos - Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 'Pastoral' I. Pleasant, cheerful feelings aroused on approaching the countryside. Allegro ma non troppo 08. Stefan Vladar piano. Capella Istropolitana, Barry Wordsworth - Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73 УEmperorФ III. Rondo. Allegro 09. Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, Stephen Gunzenhauser - Egmont Overture, Op. 84 10. Gabriele Lechner - soprano, Diane Elias - contralto, Michael Pabst - tenor, Robert Holzer - bass-baritone. Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus, Richard Edlinger - Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 'Choral' IV. Finale. Presto - Allegro assai (excerpt) CD3 F. Chopin - The Best of Chopin 01. Idil Beret - Ballade No. 3 in A-flat major, Op. 47 02. Idil Beret - Mazurka No. 23 in D major, Op. 33, No. 2 03. Idil Biret with Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Kosice; Conductor: Robert Stankovsky - Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21 II. Larghetto 04. Idil Beret - Waltz No. 9 in A-flat major, Op. posth. 69, No. 1 'Farewell' 05. Idil Beret - Nocturne in E-flat major, Op. 9, No. 2 06. Idil Beret - Berceuse in D-flat major, Op. 57 07. Idil Beret - Impromptu No. 4 in C sharp minor, Op. 66 'Fantasie-Impromptu' 08. Idil Beret - Etude in E major, Op. 10 No. 3 'Tristesse' 09. Idil Beret - Waltz No. 6 in D-flat major, Op. 64, No. 1 'Minute' 10. Idil Beret - Polonaise No. 6 in A-flat major, Op. 53 'Heroic' 11. Idil Beret - Prelude in D-flat major, Op. 28, No. 15 'Raindrop' 12. Idil Beret - Scherzo No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 31 13. Idil Beret - Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35 ''Marche funebre'' CD4 E. Grieg - The Best of Grieg 01. Jeno Jando, Budapest Symphony Orchestra, Andras Ligeti - Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16: I. Allegro molto moderato 02. Capella Istropolitana, Adrian Leaper - Two Elegiac Pieces, Op. 34 No. 2: Varen (Last Spring) 03. CSFR State Philharmonic Orchestra, Richard Edlinger - Norwegian Dances, Op. 35 No. 2: Allegretto tranquillo e grazioso 04. BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Statna filharmonia Kosice, Stephen Gunzenhauser - Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: I. Morgenstemning (Morning Mood) 05. CSFR State Philharmonic Orchestra, Stephen Gunzenhauser - Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: III. Anitras dans (Anitra's Dance) 06. CSFR State Philharmonic Orchestra, Stephen Gunzenhauser - Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: IV. I Dovregubbens hall (In the Hall of the Mountain King) 07. CSFR State Philharmonic Orchestra, Stephen Gunzenhauser - Peer Gynt Suite No. 2, Op. 55: II. Arabisk dans (Arabian Dance) 08. CSFR State Philharmonic Orchestra, Stephen Gunzenhauser - Peer Gynt Suite No. 2, Op. 55: IV. Solveigs sang (Solveig's Song) 09. Camerata Cassovia, Alfred Walter - Holberg Suite Op. 40: Prelude 10. Camerata Cassovia, Alfred Walter - Holberg Suite Op. 40: Andante religioso 11. CSFR State Philharmonic Orchestra, Stephen Gunzenhauser - Folkelivsbilleder, Op. 19, No. 2: Brudefolget drager forbi (Bridal Procession) (arr. for orch.) 12. CSFR State Philharmonic Orchestra, Richard Edlinger - Lyric Suite, Op. 54 No. 3: Notturno 13. CSFR State Philharmonic Orchestra, Richard Edlinger - Lyric Suite, Op. 54 No. 4. March of the Dwarfs 14. CSFR State Philharmonic Orchestra, Stephen Gunzenhauser - Lyric Pieces, Book 8, Op. 65, No. 6: Wedding Day at Troldhaugen (arr. Huppertz for orchestra) 15. Capella Istropolitana, Adrian Leaper - Two Elegiac Pieces, Op. 34: Hjertesar (Heart wounds) 16. CSFR State Philharmonic Orchestra, Stephen Gunzenhauser - 3 Orchestral Pieces from Sigurd Jorsalfar, Op. 56: III. Homage March CD5 G. F. Handel - The Best of Handel 01. Capella Istropolitana, Bohdan Warchal - Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351: I. Overture 02. Capella Istropolitana, Bohdan Warchal - Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351: IV. La rejouissance 03. Capella Istropolitana, Jozef Kopelman - Concerto Grosso in G major, op. 3 no. 3, HWV 314: I. Largo e staccato 04. Capella Istropolitana, Jozef Kopelman - Concerto Grosso in G major, op. 3 no. 3, HWV 314: II. Allegro 05. Capella Istropolitana, Jozef Kopelman - Concerto Grosso in G major, op. 3 no. 3, HWV 314: III. Adagio 06. Capella Istropolitana, Jozef Kopelman - Concerto Grosso in G major, op. 3 no. 3, HWV 314: IV. Allegro 07. Budapest Strings, Bela Banfalvi - Solomon, HWV 67, Act III: Sinfonia, “Arrival of the Queen of Sheba” 08. Capella Istropolitana, Jozef Kopelman - Concerto Grosso in A minor, op. 6 no. 4, HWV 322: I. Larghetto affettuoso 09. Capella Istropolitana, Jozef Kopelman - Concerto Grosso in D major, op. 6 no. 5, HWV 323: II. Allegro 10. Capella Istropolitana, Jozef Kopelman - Concerto Grosso in G minor, op. 6 no. 6, HWV 324: I. Larghetto affettuoso 11. Johann Aratore, organ. Handel Festival Chamber Orchestra, John Tinge. - Concerto in F no. 13, HWV 295, 'The Cuckoo & The Nightingale': Allegro 12. Capella Istropolitana, Jozef Kopelman - Alexander's Feast, HWV 75: Allegro 13. Capella Istropolitana, Jozef Kopelman - Alexander's FeastHWV 75: Andante, non presto 14. Josef Cejka, oboe. Capella Istropolitana, Richard Edlinger - Oboe Concerto no. 3 in G minor, HWV 287: Largo 15. Capella Istropolitana, Richard Edlinger - Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: See Here the Conqu’ring Hero Comes 16. Jozef Cejka, oboe. Capella Istropolitana, Richard Edlinger - Serse, HWV 40: Atto I. Arioso 'Ombra mai fu' (Serse) 17. Capella Istropolitana, Bohdan Warchal - Water Music, Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348: V. Air 18. Capella Istropolitana, Bohdan Warchal - Water Music, Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348: VIII. Hornpipe 19. Capella Istropolitana, Bohdan Warchal - Water Music, Suite no. 2 in D major, HWV 349: V. Bourree 20. Capella Istropolitana, Bohdan Warchal - Water Music, Suite no. 2 in D major, HWV 349: II. Alla Hornpipe 21. Miroslav Kejmar,trumpet. Capella Istropolitana, Petr Skvor - Concerto in D minor for trumpet and orchestra, HWV 367a: I. Largo - vivace 22. Capella Istropolitana, Jaroslav Krcek - Messiah, HWV 56: Pastoral Symphony (Pifa) 23. Miroslav Kejmar, trumpet. Capella Istropolitana, Richard Edlinger - Trumpet Concerto in D major, HWV 335a: II. Vivace 24. Bratislava City Chorus, Capella Istropolitana, Jaroslav Krcek - Messiah, HWV 56: Hallelujah CD6 W. A. Mozart - The Best of Mozart 01. Capella Istropolitana, Wolfgang Sobotka - Serenade No. 13 in G major, K525: 'Eine kleine Nachtmusik' I. Allegro 02. Capella Istropolitana, Johannes Wildner - German Dance No. 3, K 605: No. 3 'Sleigh Ride' 03. Capella Istropolitana, Barry Wordsworth - Symphony no. 25 in G minor, K. 173dB/183: I. Allegro con brio 04. Eder Quartet - String Quartet No. 17 in B-flat major, K. 458, 'Hunt': II. Menuetto: Moderato 05. Milos Stevove, French Horn. Capella Istropolitana, Jozef Kopelman - Horn Concerto No. 3 in E-flat major, K. 447: III. Allegro 06. Capella Istropolitana, Barry Wordsworth - Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K. 550: I. Allegro molto 07. Ernst Ottensamer, Vienna Mozart Academy, Johannes Wildner - Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622: II. Adagio 08. Capella Istropolitana, Richard Edlinger - Divertimento in D major, K. 136: I. Allegro 09. Herbert Weissberg, flute. Capella Istropolitana, Martin Sieghart - Flute Concerto No. 1 in G major, KV 313: III. Rondo. Tempo di menuetto 10. Jeno Jando - Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major, K. 331: III. Alla Turca. Allegretto 11. Jozsef Kiss, oboe. Kodaly Quartet - Quartet in F major for oboe, violin, viola & cello, K. 370: II. Adagio 12. Takako Nishizaki, violin. Capella Istropolitana, Stephen Gunzenhauser - Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K. 216: III. Rondeau: Allegro 13. Jeno Jando, Concentus Hungaricus, Andras Ligeti - Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K. 467 'Elvira Madigan': II. Andante 14. Capella Istropolitana, Barry Wordsworth - Symphony No. 41 in C major, K. 551 'Jupiter': III. Minuetto. Allegretto & Trio CD7 G. Puccini - The Best of Puccini 01. Miriam Gauci, soprano. Belgian Radio and Television Philharmonic Orchestra, Alexander Rahbari - Manon Lescaut: In quelle trine morbide (Manon) 02. Thomas Harper, tenor. Slovak Radio SO, Michael Halasz - Manon Lescaut: Donna non vidi mai (Des Grieux) 03. Belgian Radio and Television Philharmonic Orchestra, Alexander Rahbari - Manon Lescaut: Act II: Intermezzo 04. Jonathon Welch, tenor. Slovak Radio SO, Will Humburg - La boheme: Act I. Che gelida manina! (Rodolfo) 05. Luba Orgonasova, soprano. Slovak Radio SO, Will Humburg - La boheme: Act I. Si, mi chiamano Mimi (Mimi) 06. Luba Orgonasova, soprano. Jonathon Welch, tenor. Slovak Radio SO, Will Humburg - La boheme: Act I. O soave fanciulla (Mimi, Rodolfo) 07. Miriam Gauci, soprano. Belgian Radio and Television Philharmonic Orchestra, Alexander Rahbari - Suor Angelica: Senza Mamma (Suor Angelica) 08. Thomas Harper, tenor. Slovak Radio SO, Michael Halasz - Tosca: Act I. Recondita armonia (Cavaradossi) 09. Nelly Miricioiu, soprano. Slovak Radio SO, Alexander Rahbari - Tosca: Act II. Vissi d’arte, vissi d’amore (Tosca, Scarpia) 10. Giorgio Lamberti, tenor. Slovak Radio SO, Alexander Rahbari - Tosca: Act III: E lucevan le stelle … (Cavaradossi) 11. Slovak Radio SO, Lenard Ondrej - Edgar: Prelude to Act III 12. Miriam Gauci, soprano; Yordy Ramiro, tenor. Slovak Radio SO, Alexander Rahbari - Madama Butterfly: Act I. Bimba dagli occhi pieni di malia (Pinkerton & Butterfly) 13. Miriam Gauci, soprano. Slovak Radio SO, Alexander Rahbari - Madama Butterfly: Act II. Un bel di, vedremo (Cio-Cio-San (Madama Butterfly)) 14. Slovak Philharmonic Choir, Slovak Radio SO, Alexander Rahbari - Madama Butterfly: Act II. Humming Chorus 15. Thomas Harper, tenor. Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Michael Halasz - La fanciulla del West: Ch’ella mi creda libera (Johnson) 16. Luba Orgonasova, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Will Humburg - La rondine: Act 1. Ch’il bel sogno di Doretta (Magda) 17. Slovak Radio SO, Lenard Ondrej - Le Villi: Act 2. La tregenda (Witches’ Dance) 18. Miriam Gauci, soprano. Belgian Radio and Television Philharmonic Orchestra, Alexander Rahbari - Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro (Lauretta) 19. Miriam Gauci, soprano. Belgian Radio and Television Philharmonic Orchestra, Alexander Rahbari - Turandot: Act I. Signore, ascolta (Liu) 20. Thomas Harper, tenor. Slovak Radio SO, Michael Halasz - Turandot: Act III, Scene I. Nessun dorma! (Calaf) CD8 P. I. Tchakovsky - The Best of Tchaikovsky 01. Bernd Glemser, piano. Polish National Radio SO, Antoni Wit - Piano Concerto no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: III. Allegro con fuoco - Molto meno mosso - Allegro vivo 02. Polish National Radio SO, Antoni Wit - Symphony no. 5 in E minor, op. 64: II. Andante cantabile, con alcuna licenza 03. Slovak Radio SO, Ondrej Lenard - Eugene Onegin, op. 24: Act III. Polonaise 04. Maria Kliegel, cello. RTE National Symphony Orchestra, Gerhard Markson - Nocturne op. 19 no. 4 in C-sharp minor 05. CSSR State Philharmonic Orchestra, Kosice, Andrew Mogrelia - The Sleeping Beauty, op. 66: Act I. Valse 06. Takako Nishizaki, violin. Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, Kenneth Jean - Violin Concerto in D major, op. 35: II. Canzonetta. Andante 07. Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, Michael Halasz - The Nutcracker, op. 71: Russian Dance (Trepak) 08. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Adrian Leaper - 1812 Overture, op. 49 09. CSR Symphony Orchestra, Bratislava, Ondrej Lenard - Swan Lake, op. 20: Act II: Swans on the lake 10. Ilona Prunyi, piano - The Seasons, op. 37b, no. 6, June: Barcarolle 11. Wiener Kammerorchester, Philippe Entremont - Serenade for Strings in C major, op. 48: II. Walzer. Moderato - Tempo di valse 12. Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Antoni Wit - Symphony no. 6 in B minor, op. 74 'Pathetique': III. Allegro molto vivace