Franz Schubert's Greatest Hits

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1. Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, D. 485: 1. Allegro (4:41)
Common Name Symphony 5
Catalog No. D 485
Conductor Fritz Reiner, The Chicago Symphony
Genre Romantic Period / Symphony
Date Written 1816
Period Romantic
Country Austria
Recording Date 1936/60
2. Piano Quintet in A major, D. 667 "Die Forelle" (The Trout): 4. Theme and Variations (8:22)
Common Name Piano Quintet
Catalog No. D 667
Performer Mieczyslaw Horszowski (Piano)Mischa Schneider (Cello)Boris Kroyt (Viola)Joseph Roisman (Violin)Julius Levine, bass
Genre Quintet / Romantic Period
Date Written 1819
Period Romantic
Recording Date 1936/60
3. Ellens Gesang III ("Ave Maria"), song for voice & piano, D. 839 (Op. 52/6) (4:54)
Common Name Ave Maria Ellens, Ellens Gesang Iii For Voice & Piano
Catalog No. D 839
Performer Kosti Vehanen (Piano) Marian Anderson, contralto
Genre Art Song / Romantic Period / Song
Date Written 1825
Period Romantic
Recording Date 1936/60
4. Gretchen am Spinnrade ("Meine Ruh'..."), song for voice & piano, D. 118 (Op. 2) (3:54)
Catalog No. D 118
Performer Richard Amner (Piano)Dame Kiri Te Kanawa
Genre Art Song / Romantic Period / Song
Date Written 10/19/1814
Period Romantic
Country Austria
Recording Date 1936/60
5. Standchen ("Leise flehen meine Lieder"), song for voice & piano (Schwanengesang), D. 957/4 (3:28)
Common Name Standchen For Voice & Piano
Catalog No. D 957
Performer Helmut Deutsch (Piano) Bo Skovhus, baritone
Genre Art Song / Romantic Period
Date Written 1828
Period Romantic
Country Austria
Recording Date 1936/60
6. Symphony No. 8 in B minor, D. 579 "Unfinished": 1. Allegro molto (13:56)
Common Name Unfinished Symphony, Symphony 8
Catalog No. D 579
Conductor Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic
Genre Romantic Period / Symphony
Date Written 1822
Period Romantic
Country Austria
Recording Date 1936/60
7. Rosamunde, D. 79: Overture (10:44)
Common Name Rosamunde
Catalog No. D 79
Conductor George Szell The Cleveland Orchestra
Genre Romantic Period
Date Written 1823
Period Romantic
Country Germany
Recording Date 1936/60
8. Four Impromptus, D. 899: No. 3 in G flat major (5:14)
Catalog No. D 899
Performer Nelson Freire (Piano)
Genre Impromptu / Romantic Period
Date Written ?1827
Period Romantic
Country Austria
Recording Date 1936/60
9. Trio for violin, violoncello and piano No. 2 in E flat major, D. 929: 2. Andante con moto (9:46)
Catalog No. D 929
Performer Isaac Stern (Violin)Leonard Rose (Cello)Eugene Istomin (Piano) Genre Romantic Period / Trio
Date Written 11/1827
Period Romantic
Country Austria
Recording Date 1936/60
10. Symphony No. 9 in C major, D. 944 "The Great": 4. Finale. Allegro vivace (10:32)
Common Name The Great Symphony, Symphony 9
Catalog No. D 944
Conductor George Szell The Cleveland Orchestra
Genre Romantic Period / Symphony
Date Written 1825-1828
Period Romantic
Country Austria
Recording Date 1936/60
If time allows:
Frauenliebe und Leben, Op. 42. Westminster, 1969
"Poems ... provided by Chamisso."
With: With: Schubert, Franz. Songs. Selections.
Teresa Stich-Randall, soprano; Robert Jones, piano.

Grand duo for piano, 4 hands, op. 140. Columbia [1962]
Performer Arthur Gold, Robert Fizdale, duo-pianists.

Fantasy in C, op. 159. Sonata in A (Duo) op. 162. Mercury [1957]
Rafael Druian, violin; John Simms, piano.

Weber and Schubert overtures. Epic [1960] Overture in C major (in the Italian style).
Performer Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam; Antal Dorati, conductor.

Schubert-Lieder im Spiegel der Antike. Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft, [1962]
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone; Jörg Demus, piano.

Octet in F major, op. 166 Capitol, [1958]. Chamber Music Ensemble of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.

John Williams (Guitarist) Greatest Hits

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01. ALBENIZ - ASTURIAS (LEYENDA) from Suite espanola (6:06)
02. RODRIGO - ADAGIO from Concierto de Aranjuez (10:30) The Philharmonia Orchestra, Louis Fremaux, conductor; Christin Pendril, English horn
03. TARREGA - RECUERDOS DE LA ALHAMBRA (3:34)
04. MYERS - CAVATINA from The Deer Hunter (3:10)
05. DE FALLA - DANCE from La Vida Breve (3:22) with Timothy Kain
06. BARRIOS MANGORE'- LA CATEDRAL (6:59)
07. WILLIAMS - AEOLIAN CHANT from Aeolian Suite (4:23)
08. WILLIAMS - MALINKE GUITARS (8:17)with John Etheridge
09. BARRIOS MANGORE'- UNA LIMOSNA POR EL AMOR DE DIOS (La ultima cancion) (3:22)
10. VIVALDI - LARGO from Guitar Concerto in D Major (4:12)Qrqesta Sinfonica de Sevilla
11. ALBENIZ - SEVILLA (Sevillanas) from Suite espanola (4:43)
12. SATIE - GNOSSIENNE NO. 1 (3:51)
13. J. S. BACH - GAVOTTE EN RONDEAU from Lute Suite No. 4 (2:53)
14. PONCE - SCHERZINO MEXICANO (2:34)arr. Alirio Diaz
15. ALBENIZ - TORRE BERMEJA (Serenata) (4:08) from 12 Piezas Caracteristicas
Additional Selections (if time allows):
Music for guitar and harpsichord. Sonata no. 1, by R. Straube.--Preludio, by M. Ponce.--Sonata no. 2, by R. Straube.--Duo concertante, by S. Dodgson.--Sonata no. 3, by R. Straube. John Williams, guitar; Rafael Puyana, harpsichord; Jordi Savall, viola da gamba.
Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Songs from the Chinese. Odyssey [1970]
With: Elizabethan songs.--Dowland, John. Works, lute. Selections.--Dodgson, Stephen. Poems of John Clare. The big chariot.--The old lute.--The autumn wind.--The herd-boy.--Depression.--Dance song. Wilfred Brown, tenor; John Williams, guitar.

Verdi's Greatest Hits

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The Giuseppe Verdi Monument is a sculpture in honor of composer Giuseppe Verdi located in Verdi Square Park in New York City. The monument was dedicated on Columbus Day, October 12, 1906 by the Verdi Monument Committee chaired by Carlo Barsotti (1850–1927), an Italian-American who hoped to inspire young Italian Americans. He was the founding editor of the Il Progresso Italo Americano Italian-American newspaper, and used its pages to raise funds for this and several other memorials including the Columbus Circle monument, a 1888 monument to Giuseppe Garibaldi in Washington Square Park, a monument to Giovanni da Verazzano (1909) and the 1921 monument to Dante Alighieri in Dante Square. The sculptor was Pasquale Civiletti (1858–1952).
1. Aida: Act II: Triumphal March Leonard Slatkin Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
2. Nabucco: Va, pensiero, sull'ali dorate (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves)
Robert Shaw, Renato Cellini RCA Victor Orchestra, Robert Shaw Chorale
libretto by Temistocle Solera
3. La traviata: Act I: E strano ... A forsè lui ... Follie! ... Sempre libera
Fernando Previtali conducts Rome Opera Orchestra, Anna Moffo, Richard Tucker
libretto by Francesco Maria Piave
4. Rigoletto: Act IV: La donna è mobile Enrico Caruso
5. La donna è mobile from Rigoletto
Emerson Buckley conducts Symphony Orchestra Of Emilia Romagna "Arturo Toscanini"
libretto by Francesco Maria Piave Luciano Pavarotti
6. Aida: Act III: Qui Radamès verrà! (2004 Remastered for SACD)
libretto by Antonio Ghislanzoni
Conductor: Oliviero de Fabritiis Rome Opera Orchestra
Artist: Leontyne Price
7. Aida: Act III: O patria mia
libretto by Antonio Ghislanzoni
Conductor: Oliviero de Fabritiis Rome Opera Orchestra
Artist: Leontyne Price
8. Il Trovatore: Part 2: Scene 1: Vedi! Le fosche notturne spoglie
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
Conductor: John McCarthy, Ambrosian Opera Chorus
Zubin Mehta New Philharmonia Orchestra
Featuring: Placido Domingo, Fiorenza Cossotto,
libretto by Salvatore Cammarano
9. "Caro Nome che il mio cor" From Rigoletto
Sir John Pritchard conducts Philharmonia Orchestra
libretto by Francesco Maria Piave
Artist: Ileana Cotrubas
10. Don Carlo: Act I: Io l'ho perduta!; Dio, che nell'alma infondere
Conductor: Renato Cellini RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Jussi Björling, Robert Merrill Guest Vocals: Emil Markow
11. Il Trovatore: Timor di me?... D'amor sull'ali rosee
Conductor: Gianfranco Masini Orquesta Sinfónica de Barcelona
libretto by Salvatore Cammarano
Artist: Montserrat Caballé
12. Otello: Act I: Già nella notte
James Levine National Philharmonic Orchestra
Featuring: Sherrill Milnes, Frank Little, Renata Scotto, Placido Domingo, Jean Kraft, Paul Crook Guest Vocals: Malcolm King, Paul Plishka
libretto by Arrigo Boito
13. Otello: Act I: Quando narravi
same as 12
14. Otello: Act I: Venga la morte!
same as 12
15. La forza del destino: Act IV: Scene 2: Pace, pace, mio Dio
Conductor: Thomas Schippers
Featuring: Piero de Palma, Shirley Verrett, Ron Bottcher, Richard Tucker, Corinne Vozza, RCA Italiana Opera Chorus, Mario Rinaudo, Robert Merrill, RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra Ezio Flagello, Giovanni Foiani, Giorgio Tozzi
libretto by Francesco Maria Piave
Artist: Leontyne Price
16. La Traviata: Act I: Libiamo ne' lieti calici
Conductor: Georges Prêtre
Featuring: Camillo Sforza, Franco Ruta, Gene Boucher, RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra, Fernando Iacopucci, Thomas Jamerson, Nancy Stokes, Sherrill Milnes, Dorothy Krebill, RCA Italiana Opera Chorus Guest Vocals: Harold Enns
libretto by Francesco Maria Piave
Artist: Montserrat Caballé;Carlo Bergonzi;tenor
17. Rigoletto (1851), Act 3. A 1907 Victor Records recording with Enrico Caruso, Bessie Abott, Louise Homer and Antonio Scotti.
18. Il trovatore (1853), Act 2. Sung by Gabriella Besanzoni in 1920.
19. La traviata (1853), Act 1. Sung by Lucrezia Bori.
20. Un ballo in maschera (1859), Act 1, Scene 2. Performed by Enrico Caruso, Frieda Hempel, Maria Duchêne, Andrés de Segurola and Léon Rothier.
21. La forza del destino (1862), Act 3, Scene 3. Sung by Enrico Caruso and Giuseppe de Luca.
22. Otello (1887), Act 2. Performed by Titta Ruffo and Enrico Caruso.

Glenn Gould's Greatest Hits

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1. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988; Aria
2. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988; Variation 1 a 1 Clav.
3. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988; Variation 2 a 1 Clav.
4. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988; Variation 3 a 1 Clav. Canone all' Unisuono
5. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988; Variation 4 a 1 Clav.
6. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988; Variation 5 a 1 ovvero 2 Clav.
7. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988; Variation 6 a 1 Clav. Canone alla Seconda
8. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988; Variation 7 a 1 ovvero 2 Clav.
9. Italian Concerto in F Major, BWV 971; I. [ ] (Version of 1959)
10. Italian Concerto in F Major, BWV 971; II. Andante (Version of 1959)
11. Italian Concerto in F Major, BWV 971; III. Presto (Version of 1959)
12. English Suite No. 1 in A Major, BWV 806 - VII. Sarabande
13. Invention No. 1 in C Major, BWV 772
14. Sinfonia No. 1 in C Major, BWV 787
15. Lord of Salisbury Pavan and Galliard (Instrumental)
16. Sonata in G Major, K 13 (L 486)
17. Four Ballades, Op. 10, No. 4 in B Major - Andante con moto
18. "Kyllikki" - Three Lyric Pieces for Piano, Op. 41 - II. Andantino
19. Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 2, No. 2 - IV. Rondo. Grazioso
20. Deux Morceaux, Op. 57 - No. 2: Caresse dansée
21. II. Adagio cantabile from Sonata for Piano in B minor, Op. 5
22. Piano quartet in E flat performed by Glenn Gould, piano and members of the Juilliard Quartet.Columbia [1969]

Wagner's Greatest Hits

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1 Eugene Ormandy;The Philadelphia Orchestra Prelude to Act III of Lohengrin
2 Robert Shaw Chorale;RCA Victor Orchestra Lohengrin: Act III: Treulich geführt ziehet dahin (Bridal Chorus)
3 Zubin Mehta;New York Philharmonic Ride of the Valkyries from Die Walküre
4 Eugene Ormandy Siegfried: Act II: Forest Murmurs
5 Erich Leinsdorf Tannhäuser: March (Entry of the Guests)
6 George Szell;The Cleveland Orchestra Prelude to Act I from "Die Meistersinger"
7 Eugene Ormandy Tristan und Isolde: Liebestod
8 Siegfried's Funeral Music and Final Scene from Act III of Götterdämmerung by The Cleveland Orchestra;George Szell
9 Columbia Symphony Orchestra;Bruno Walter Good Friday Music from Parsifal