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Various Artists
Ultimate Classical Dreams
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (16) - Disc #1
1. Clair de lune, for piano (Suite Bergamasque No. 3), L. 75/3
2. Adagio for strings (or string quartet; arr. from 2nd mvt. of String Quartet), Op. 11
3. Concierto de Aranjuez, for guitar & orchestra: 2. Adagio [Excerpt]
4. Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act: Intermezzo
5. Serenade No. 13 for strings in G major ('Eine kleine Nachtmusik'), K. 525: 2. Romance: Andante
6. Pavane, for orchestra & chorus ad lib in F sharp minor, Op. 50
7. Nocturne for piano No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 9/2, CT. 109
8. The Swan (from 'Carnival of the Animals'), original (for 2 pianos & ensemble) and arrangements
9. Quintet for 2 violins, viola & 2 cellos in C major, D. 956 (Op. posth. 163): 2. Adagio [Excerpt]
10. Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: 2. Air ('Air on the G String')
11. Songs my mother taught me (Als die alte Mutter), song for voice & piano (Gypsy Melodies), B. 104/4 (Op. 55/4)
12. Jeux Interdits ('Spanish Romance'), for guitar
13. Nocturne for piano No. 1 in E flat minor, Op. 33/1
14. Serenade No. 10 for winds in B flat major ('Gran Partita'), K. 361 (K. 370a): 3. Adagio
15. Sospiri, adagio for strings, harp & organ, Op. 70
16. Baïlèro, folksong for voice & orchestra (Chants d'Auvergne, Series 1, No. 2)
Track Listings (14) - Disc #2
1. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor ('Moonlight'), Op. 27/2: 1. Adagio sostenuto
2. Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622: 2. Adagio
3. A Midsummer Night's Dream, incidental music, Op. 61: Nocturne
4. Impromptu for piano in G flat major, D. 899/3 (Op. 90/3)
5. String Quartet No. 2 in D major: 3. Notturno: Allegro
6. Concerto for oboe, strings & continuo in D minor, SF. 935 (often transposed to C minor): 2. Adagio
7. Quintet for piano, violin, viola, cello & double bass in A major ('Trout'), D. 667 (Op. posth. 114): 2. Andantino [Excerpt]
8. Concerto for flute, harp & orchestra in C major, K. 299 (K. 297c): 2. Adagio [Excerpt]
9. Lute (Chamber) Concerto, for lute (or guitar), 2 violins & continuo in D major, RV 93: 2. Largo
10. String Quartet in F major ('Serenade'), Op. 3/5, H. 3/17 (spurious, possibly by Hoffstetter): Andante cantabile
11. The Gadfly, suite from the film score, Op. 97a (assembled by Atovmyan): Romance
12. Suite for 2 violins, cello & piano left hand, Op. 23: 4. Lied
13. Concerto for 2 violins, strings & continuo in D minor ('Double'), BWV 1043: 2. Largo, ma non tanto
14. Così fan tutte, opera, K. 588: Soave sia il vento (Trio)
Track Listings (14) - Disc #3
1. Cantata No. 147, 'Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben,' BWV 147 (BC A174): Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
2. Méditation, for violin & orchestra (or other arrangement) (from opera 'Thaïs')
3. Requiem, for 2 solo voices, chorus, organ & orchestra, Op. 48: Paradisum
4. Gymnopedie for piano No. 1
5. Lakmé, opera: Dôme épais le jasmin (Flower Duet)
6. The Swan (from 'Carnival of the Animals'), original (for 2 pianos & ensemble) and arrangements
7. Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, chorale prelude for organ (Schübler Chorale No. 1), BWV 645 (BC K22)
8. Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), opera: Humming Chorus
9. Enigma Variations, for orchestra, Op. 36: Nimrod
10. A Village Romeo & Juliet, lyric drama, RT i/6: Walk to the Paradise Garden
11. Pavane, for orchestra & chorus ad lib in F sharp minor, Op. 50
12. Panis angelicus for tenor, organ, harp, cello & bass
13. Serse (Xerxes), opera, HWV 40: Ombra mai fu (Largo)
14. The Lark Ascending, romance for violin & orchestra
Track Listings (12) - Disc #4
1. Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: 2. Air (Air on the G string)
2. Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488: 2. Adagio
3. Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27: 3. Adagio
4. Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor ('Pathétique'), Op. 13: 2. Adagio cantabile
5. Crisantemi (Chrysanthemums), elegy for string quartet
6. Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77: 2. Adagio
7. L' Arlésienne, suite for orchestra No. 1, from the incidental music: Adagietto
8. Carmen Suite for orchestra No. 1 (assembled by Ernest Guirard): Intermezzo
9. Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15: 2. Largo
10. Horn Concerto No. 4 in E flat major, K. 495: 2. Romanza (Andante)
11. Etude for piano No. 3 in E major, Op. 10/3, CT. 16
12. Romeo and Juliet, fantasy-overture for orchestra in B minor (3 versions): Love Theme [Excerpt]
Track Listings (10) - Disc #5
1. Prelude to Tristan und Isolde, for orchestra
2. The Sleeping Beauty, suite for orchestra, Op. 66a: Rose Adagio
3. Romance for violin & orchestra No. 2 in F major, Op. 50
4. Concerto for 2 violins, strings & continuo in D minor ('Double'), BWV 1043: 2. Largo ma non tanto
5. Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85: 3. Adagio
6. Liebesträume, notturno for piano No. 3 in A flat major ('O Lieb, so lang du lieben kannst'), S. 541/3 (LW A103/3)
7. Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune (Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun), for orchestra, L. 86
8. Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16: 2. Adagio
9. Vocalise, instrumental arrangement, Op. 34/14
10. Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis, for 2 string orchestras

Features works by Mozart, Debussy, Bach, Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin, etc...Including pieces such as Clair de Lune, Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring, Love Theme (Romeo & Juliet), Eine Kleine Nactmusik, and many more!

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All Artists: Various Artists
Title: Ultimate Classical Dreams
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Decca
Original Release Date: 1/1/2009
Re-Release Date: 4/21/2009
Album Type: Box set
Genre: Classical
Styles: Opera & Classical Vocal, Chamber Music, Forms & Genres, Concertos, Symphonies
Number of Discs: 5
SwapaCD Credits: 5
UPC: 028947814849

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