01. Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8, No. 1/RV 269 "Le Quattro Stagioni, Primavera": I. Allegro (3:13) Common Name Spring" from "The Four Seasons Composer Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741 Italian) Conductor Martin Sieghart Performer Rainer Kussmaul (Violin) Orchestra Stuttgarter Kammerorchester (Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra) Period Baroque Date Written circa 1725; Venice, Italy 02. Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K 550: I. Molto allegro (7:53) Composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791 Austrian) Conductor Libor Pesek Orchestra Slovenská filharmónia (Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra) Period Classical Date Written 1788; Vienna, Austria 03. Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major, P. 37: I. Canon (4:45) Composer Johann Pachelbel (1653 - 1706 German) Conductor Bernhard Güller Orchestra Stuttgarter Kammerorchester (Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra) Period Baroque Date Written Germany 04. Quintet for 2 Violins, Viola and 2 Cellos in E major, Op. 11, No. 5/G 275: III. Minuetto (3:47) Composer Luigi Boccherini (1743 - 1805 Italian) Conductor Bernhard Güller Orchestra Stuttgarter Kammerorchester (Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra) Period Classical Date Written 1771; Spain 05. Bagatelle for Piano in A minor, WoO 59 "Für Elise" (2:44) Composer Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827 German) Performer Alfred Brendel (Piano) Period Classical Date Written 1808; Vienna, Austria Date of Recording 03/1984
06. Serenade No. 13 in G major, K 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik": I. Allegro (7:51) Composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791 Austrian) Conductor Libor Pesek Orchestra Slovenská filharmónia (Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra) Period Classical Date Written 1787; Vienna, Austria 07. Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio (8:19) Composer Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827 German) Conductor Josef Krips Orchestra London Symphony Orchestra Period Classical Date Written 1807-1808; Vienna, Austria 08. Sonata for Piano No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27, No. 2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto (Moonlight Sonata: Love Theme) (6:11) Composer Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827 German) Performer Josef Bulva (Piano) Period Classical Date Written 1801 09. Ellens Gesang III, D 839/Op. 52, No. 6 "Ave Maria" (5:58) Composer Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828 Austrian) Conductor Mary Jane Newman (Organ) Performer Amy Butler (Mezzo-soprano) Clavin Wiersma (Violin) Period Romantic Date Written 1825; Vienna, Austria 10. Water Music Suite No. 2 in D Major, HWV 349: VI. Alla Hornpipe (3:12) Composer George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759 German, later British) Conductor Oliver von Dohnanyi Orchestra Orchestre De Chambre Slovaque (Slovak Chamber Orchestra) Period Baroque Date Written circa 1715-1717; London, England
11. Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: I. Prelude "Morning Mood" (3:52) Composer Edvard Grieg (1843 - 1907 Norwegian) Conductor Libor Pesek Orchestra Slovenská filharmónia (Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra) Period Romantic Date Written 1875/1888; Norway 12. Suite for Orchestra No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: II. Air (4:57) Composer Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750 German) Conductor Bernhard Güller Orchestra Stuttgarter Kammerorchester (Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra) Period Baroque Date Written circa 1729-1731; Leipzig, Germany 13. Adagio for Organ and Strings in G minor (6:43) Composer Tomaso Albinoni (1671 - 1751 Italian) Conductor Günter Kehr Performer Douglas Haas (Organ) Orchestra Württembergisches Kammerorchester (Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn) Period Baroque Date Written Venice, Italy Note (Arr. by Remo Giazotto) 14. Requiem in D minor, K 626: VII. Lacrimosa (3:01) Composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791 Austrian) Conductor Johannes Somary Chorus Amor Artis Chorus Orchestra Amor Artis Orchestra Period Classical Date Written 1791; Vienna, Austria Language Latin 15. Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral": IV. Presto (Ode to Joy) [Excerpt] (5:01) Composer Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827 German) Conductor Josef Krips Performer Donaldson Bell (Bass-Baritone) Shirley Verrett (Mezzo-Soprano) Jennifer Vyvyan (Soprano) Rudolf Petrak (Tenor) Orchestra London Symphony Orchestra Period Classical Date Written 1822-1824; Vienna, Austria Language German |