A Celebration of Defining Moments in Recording History (2004)

Track Listing

1. Sinfonietta for orchestra ("Military," "Sokol Festival"), JW 6/18: 1. Allegretto
2. Combat del somni, 5 songs for voice & piano: 1. Damunt de tu, nómes les flors
3. Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54: 2. Intermezzo (Andantino grazioso)
4. Don Giovanni, opera, K. 527: Act 2. Scene 1. Canzonetta: Deh vieni alla finestra
5. Symphony No. 3 in E flat major ("Eroica"), Op. 55: 3. Scherzo (Allegro vivace) & Trio
6. Gymnopedie for piano No. 1
7. Don Carlo, opera: Act 2. Scene 1. Dio, che nell'alma infondere amor
8. Caprices (24) for solo violin, Op. 1, MS 25: Caprice No. 24
9. Liederkreis, 12 songs for voice & piano, Op. 39
10. Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85: 3. Adagio
11. Miroirs, for piano (or orchestra), M. 43: No. 4. Alborada del Gracioso
12. Sea Interludes (4) from Peter Grimes, for orchestra, Op. 33a: 1. Dawn (Lento e tranquillo)
13. Das Lied von der Erde, for alto (or baritone), tenor & orchestra: 5. Der Trunkene im Frühling
14. Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 19: 2. Scherzo (Vivacissimo)
15. Boris Godunov, opera: Act 4. Scene 2. Syn moy! Dityá moyó rodnóye (Boris's farewell)
16. Piano Concerto No. 22 in E flat major, K. 482: 3. Rondo (conclusion)
17. La bohème, opera: Act 1. O soave fanciulla
18. Symphony No. 2 in C minor ("Resurrection"): 5. O Schmerz, du Alldurchdringer
19. Bachianas Brasileiras No. 2, for orchestra, A. 247: 4. Tocata (Little Train of the Caipira)
20. Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), opera, K. 620: Act 2. O Isis und Osiris
21. Work(s): Préludes 2
22. Symphonie fantastique for orchestra ("Episode de la vie d'un Artiste...en cinq parties"), H.48 (Op. 14): 4. Marche au supplice (March to the scaffold)
23. Il Trovatore, opera: Act 4. Scene 1. Miserere ... Quel suon, quelle preci
24. String Quartet in F major, M. 35: 4. Vif et agité
25. Wesendonck Lieder, songs (5) for voice & piano (or orchestra), WWV 91: 5. Traume
26. Horn Concerto No. 3 in E flat major, K. 447: 3. Allegro
27. Fidelio, opera, Op. 72: Act 1. Quartett: Mir is so wunderbar
28. Piano Concerto in G major, M. 83: 3. Presto
29. Oft denk' ich, sie sind nur ausgegangen, song for voice & piano (or orchestra) in E flat major (Kindertotenlieder No. 4)
30. Dialogues des Carmélites, opera, FP 159: Act 2. Scene 4. Mes chères filles
31. Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64: 3. Allegro molto vivace
32. Salome, opera, Op. 54 (TrV 215): Ah! Ich habe deinen Mund geküßt, Jochanaan
33. Tout un monde lointain. . ., concerto for cello & orchestra: 3. Houles (Large et ample)
34. Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville), opera: Act 1. Finale. Mi par d'esser con la testa
35. Fantasia on Greensleeves, for harp, flute & strings (arranged by R. Greaves; from the opera "Sir John in Love")
36. Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), operetta: Act 1. Hilfe kommt zur rechten Zeit! O kommet doch, o kommt, ihr Ballsirenen
37. Symphony No. 9 in D minor ("Choral"), Op. 125: 4. Tochter aus Elysium