50 Great Recordings

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1▶CD: Beethoven: Sonatas for Cello and Piano
2▶CD: Also sprach Zarathustra · Ein Heldenleben
3▶CD: Goldberg Variations, BWV988
4▶CD: Chopin: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2
5▶CD: Gershwin · Bernstein
6▶CD: Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 3 & 4
7▶CD: Arias from Aida · Il trovatore · Madama Butterfly · La rondine · Tosca · Turandot
8▶CD: Recital
9▶CD: Presenting Montserrat Caballé
10▶CD: Horowitz plays Liszt
11▶CD: Berühmte Celloromanzen
12▶CD: Carlos Kleiber conducts Johann Strauss
13▶CD: Motetten BWV 225-229
14▶CD: Gustav Mahler: Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen / Des Knaben Wunderhorn
15▶CD: Mozart: Mass in C minor K. 427
16▶CD: D.Scarlatti: Sonatas
17▶CD: Mendelssohn · Gade: Octets for Strings
18▶CD: Haydn: Piano Concertos
19▶CD: Baroque Duet
20▶CD: Thomaskantoren vor Bach
21▶CD: Zelenka · Pisendel: Concerti
22▶CD: The Film Scores
23▶CD: The Mozart Sessions
24▼CD: Strauss: Four Last Songs / Songs with Orchestra / Rosenkavalier Suite
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1Four Last Songs: I. Frühling
soprano vocals:
Renée Fleming (soprano) (from 1995-03-14 until 1995-03-20)
orchestra:
Houston Symphony (from 1995-03-14 until 1995-03-20)
conductor:
Christoph Eschenbach (pianist and conductor) (from 1995-03-14 until 1995-03-20)
recorded at:
Jones Hall for the Performing Arts in Houston, Texas, United States (from 1995-03-14 until 1995-03-20)
recording of:
Vier letzte Lieder, AV 150: I. „Frühling“ (Four Last Songs, AV 150: 1. “Spring”) (from 1995-03-14 until 1995-03-20)
lyricist:
Hermann Hesse (German‐Swiss poet, novelist, and painter)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (on 1948-07-20)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
premiered at:
Royal Albert Hall in Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1950-05-22)
part of:
Vier letzte Lieder, AV 150 (Four Last Songs, AV 150)
Richard Strauss3:50
2Four Last Songs: II. September
soprano vocals:
Renée Fleming (soprano) (from 1995-03-14 until 1995-03-20)
orchestra:
Houston Symphony (from 1995-03-14 until 1995-03-20)
conductor:
Christoph Eschenbach (pianist and conductor) (from 1995-03-14 until 1995-03-20)
recorded at:
Jones Hall for the Performing Arts in Houston, Texas, United States (from 1995-03-14 until 1995-03-20)
recording of:
Vier letzte Lieder, AV 150: II. „September“ (Four Last Songs, AV 150: 2. “September”) (from 1995-03-14 until 1995-03-20)
lyricist:
Hermann Hesse (German‐Swiss poet, novelist, and painter)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (on 1948-09-20)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
premiered at:
Royal Albert Hall in Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1950-05-22)
part of:
Vier letzte Lieder, AV 150 (Four Last Songs, AV 150)
Richard Strauss5:34
3Four Last Songs: III. Beim Schlafengehn
soprano vocals:
Renée Fleming (soprano) (from 1995-03-14 until 1995-03-20)
orchestra:
Houston Symphony (from 1995-03-14 until 1995-03-20)
conductor:
Christoph Eschenbach (pianist and conductor) (from 1995-03-14 until 1995-03-20)
recorded at:
Jones Hall for the Performing Arts in Houston, Texas, United States (from 1995-03-14 until 1995-03-20)
recording of:
Vier letzte Lieder, AV 150: III. „Beim Schlafengehen“ (Four Last Songs, AV 150: 3. “When You Go to Sleep”) (from 1995-03-14 until 1995-03-20)
lyricist:
Hermann Hesse (German‐Swiss poet, novelist, and painter)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (on 1948-08-04)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
premiered at:
Royal Albert Hall in Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1950-05-22)
part of:
Vier letzte Lieder, AV 150 (Four Last Songs, AV 150)
Richard Strauss6:02
4Four Last Songs: IV. Im Abendrot
soprano vocals:
Renée Fleming (soprano) (from 1995-03-14 until 1995-03-20)
orchestra:
Houston Symphony (from 1995-03-14 until 1995-03-20)
conductor:
Christoph Eschenbach (pianist and conductor) (from 1995-03-14 until 1995-03-20)
recorded at:
Jones Hall for the Performing Arts in Houston, Texas, United States (from 1995-03-14 until 1995-03-20)
recording of:
Vier letzte Lieder, AV 150: IV. „Im Abendrot“ (Four Last Songs, AV 150: 4. “In the Afterglow”) (from 1995-03-14 until 1995-03-20)
lyricist:
Joseph von Eichendorff
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (on 1948-05-06)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
premiered at:
Royal Albert Hall in Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1950-05-22)
part of:
Vier letzte Lieder, AV 150 (Four Last Songs, AV 150)
Richard Strauss8:57
5Songs with Orchestra: Befreit, op. 39 no. 4
soprano vocals:
Renée Fleming (soprano) (on 1995-05-08)
orchestra:
Houston Symphony (on 1995-05-08)
conductor:
Christoph Eschenbach (pianist and conductor) (on 1995-05-08)
recorded at:
Jones Hall for the Performing Arts in Houston, Texas, United States (on 1995-05-08)
recording of:
Befreit, op. 39 no. 4 (for voice and orchestra) (on 1995-05-08)
lyricist:
Richard Dehmel
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (from 1897 until 1898)
arranger:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (in 1933)
arrangement of:
Befreit, op. 39 no. 4 (for voice and piano)
Richard Strauss6:02
6Songs with Orchestra: Muttertändelei, op. 43 no. 2
soprano vocals:
Renée Fleming (soprano) (on 1995-05-08)
orchestra:
Houston Symphony (on 1995-05-08)
conductor:
Christoph Eschenbach (pianist and conductor) (on 1995-05-08)
recorded at:
Jones Hall for the Performing Arts in Houston, Texas, United States (on 1995-05-08)
recording of:
Muttertändelei, op. 43 no. 2 (for voice and orchestra) (on 1995-05-08)
lyricist:
Gottfried August Bürger
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (in 1899)
arranger:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (in 1900)
arrangement of:
Muttertändelei, op. 43 no. 2 (for voice and piano)
Richard Strauss2:10
7Songs with Orchestra: Wiegenlied, op. 41 no. 1
soprano vocals:
Renée Fleming (soprano) (on 1995-05-08)
orchestra:
Houston Symphony (on 1995-05-08)
conductor:
Christoph Eschenbach (pianist and conductor) (on 1995-05-08)
recorded at:
Jones Hall for the Performing Arts in Houston, Texas, United States (on 1995-05-08)
recording of:
Wiegenlied, op. 41 no. 1 (Lullaby, op. 41 no. 1) (on 1995-05-08)
lyricist:
Richard Dehmel
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (in 1899)
part of:
5 Lieder for voice and piano (op 41; TrV 195)
Richard Strauss4:46
8Songs with Orchestra: Waldseligkeit, op. 49 no. 1
soprano vocals:
Renée Fleming (soprano) (on 1995-05-08)
orchestra:
Houston Symphony (on 1995-05-08)
conductor:
Christoph Eschenbach (pianist and conductor) (on 1995-05-08)
recorded at:
Jones Hall for the Performing Arts in Houston, Texas, United States (on 1995-05-08)
recording of:
Waldseligkeit, op. 49 no. 1 (on 1995-05-08)
lyricist:
Richard Dehmel
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (from 1900 until 1901)
part of:
8 Lieder for voice and piano (op. 49; TrV 204)
Richard Strauss3:32
9Songs with Orchestra: Cäcilie, op. 27 no. 2
soprano vocals:
Renée Fleming (soprano) (on 1995-05-08)
orchestra:
Houston Symphony (on 1995-05-08)
conductor:
Christoph Eschenbach (pianist and conductor) (on 1995-05-08)
recorded at:
Jones Hall for the Performing Arts in Houston, Texas, United States (on 1995-05-08)
recording of:
Cäcilie, op. 27 no. 2 (on 1995-05-08)
lyricist:
Heinrich Hart
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (in 1894)
part of:
4 Lieder, op. 27
Richard Strauss2:38
10Der Rosenkavalier, op. 59 - Suite
orchestra:
Houston Symphony (on 1995-05-08)
conductor:
Christoph Eschenbach (pianist and conductor) (on 1995-05-08)
recorded at:
Jones Hall for the Performing Arts in Houston, Texas, United States (on 1995-05-08)
recording of:
Der Rosenkavalier (Suite), TrV 227d, AV 145 (on 1995-05-08)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer)
arranger:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1945)
is based on:
Der Rosenkavalier (The Rose-knight, op. 59, op 59; TrV 227)
Richard Strauss25:19
25▶CD: Ottorino Respighi: Pines of Rome / The Fountains of Rome / Roman Festivals
26▶CD: Gershwin Fantasy
27▶CD: Bach: English Suites No. 1 / No. 3 / No. 6
28▶CD: Bruckner: Symphony no. 4
29▶CD: Sibelius: Karelia Suite / Tapiola / Nightride & Sunrise / Finlandia
30▶CD: Antonio Lotti: Requiem / Credo / Miserere
31▶CD: Chopin: 24 Préludes / Sonata no. 2 / Polonaise op. 53
32▶CD: Barber & Meyer: Violin Concertos
33▶CD: Piano Concerto No. 3 / Solo Piano Works
34▶CD: koechin: the music for 2 pianists
35▶CD: Late Vivaldi Concertos
36▶CD: Mendelssohn & Bruch: Violin Concertos
37▶CD: Mozart: Requiem
38▶CD: Pour la Violle et le Théorbe
39▶CD: Ferrucio Busoni: Violin Concerto / Violin Sonata No. 2
40▶CD: Italian Concertos
41▶CD: Tchaikovsky, Saint-Saëns, Ginastera
42▶CD: Italian Sonatas
43▶CD: Beethoven: Violin Concerto / Tsintsadze: Miniatures
44▶CD: Vivaldi: Vespro per la Vergine
45▶CD: Händel: Duetti amorosi
46▶CD: La poesia cromatica
47▶CD: Richard Wagner: Orchestral Music from Tannhäuser · Lohengrin · Walküre · Götterdämmerung
48▶CD: Spirituosa: concerto melante
49▶CD: C. P. E. Bach: Bassoon Music
50▶CD: Symphonies 4 / 5

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includes:24 Préludes / Sonata no. 2 / Polonaise, op. 53 by Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer); Evgeny Kissin (Russian classical pianist)