Centenary Edition 1938-1947, Vol. 5
On this CD:
1. Overture to La scala di seta (The Silken Ladder)
Composed by Gioachino Rossini
Conducted by Arturo Toscanini
2. Suite for solo cello No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007 prélude
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Pablo Casals
3. Schön Rosmarin for violin & piano
Composed by Fritz Kreisler
Performed by Fritz Kreisler, Franz Rupp
4. Transcription for piano of Mendelssohn's "Scherzo" from "A Midsummer Night's Dream," TN iii/7
Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov
Performed by Benno Moiseiwitsch
5. La Paloma: for voice & piano (or orchestra)
Composed by Sebastian Iradier
Performed by Beniamino Gigli
Conducted by Ruggiero Ricci
6. Cantata No. 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 Jesu, Joy of man's Desiring, Arranged for piano by Myra Hess
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Dame Myra Hess
7. Otello, opera Act I: Esultate!
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Giacomo Lauri-Volpi
Conducted by Gino Marinuzzi
8. Ruins of Athens, incidental music, Op. 113 Overture
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Conducted by Felix Weingartner
9. Les Nuits d'été, song cycle for voice & piano (or orchestra), H. 81 (Op. 7) IV: Absence
Composed by Hector Berlioz
Performed by Maggie Teyte
Conducted by Leslie Heward
10. Gianni Schicchi, opera O my beloved father
Composed by Giacomo Puccini
Performed by Joan Hammond
Conducted by Leslie Heward
11. Pizzicato Polka for orchestra, Op 234
Composed by Johann II and Josef Strauss
Performed by Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Hans Knappertsbusch
12. Turandot, opera Act III: Nessun dorma
Composed by Giacomo Puccini
Performed by Jussi Bjorling
Conducted by Nils Grevilius
13. Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77 III: Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace
Composed by Johannes Brahms
Performed by Ginette Neveu
Conducted by Issay Alexandrovich Dobroven
14. The Swan (from "Carnival of the Animals"), original (for 2 pianos & ensemble) and arrangements Le Cygne
Composed by Camille Saint-Saens
Performed by Pierre Fournier, Gerald Martin Moore
15. Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492 Overture
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performed by Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Herbert von Karajan
16. Folksong Arrangements, Vol. III "British Isles", for voice & piano The Plough Boy
Composed by Benjamin Britten
Performed by Benjamin Britten, Peter Pears
17. Aida, opera Act I: Ritorna vincitor
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Ljuba Welitsch
Conducted by Josef Krips
18. Mignon, opera in 3 acts Act II: Addio Mignon, fa core!
Composed by Ambroise Thomas
Performed by Giuseppe di Stefano
Conducted by Alberto Erede
19. Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492 Act I: Non più andrai
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performed by Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Erich Kunz
Conducted by Herbert von Karajan
Centenary Edition 1938-1947, Vol. 5, Music, Erich Kunz, Pablo Casals, Pierre Fournier, Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, Hector Berlioz, Johannes Brahms, Benjamin Britten, Sebastian Iradier, Fritz Kreisler, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Giacomo Puccini, Sergey Rachmaninov, Gioachino Rossini, Camille Saint-Saens, Johann II and Josef Strauss, Ambroise Thomas, Giuseppe Verdi, Alberto Erede, Arturo Toscanini, Felix Weingartner, Gino Marinuzzi, Hans Knappertsbusch, Herbert von Karajan, Issay Alexandrovich Dobroven, Josef Krips, Leslie Heward, Nils Grevillius, Ruggiero Ricci, Wiener Philharmoniker, Benno Moiseiwitsch, Dame Myra Hess, Franz Rupp, Gerald Moore, Lord Benjamin Britten, Joan Hammond, Ljuba Welitsch, Maggie Teyte, Beniamino Gigli, Giacomo Lauri-Volpi, Giuseppe di Stefano, Jussi Björling, Peter Pears, Fritz Kreisler, Ginette Neveu, Cantata, Cello Solo
Centenary Edition 1938-1947, Vol. 5
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