100 Best Concertos
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CD 1: The Great Piano Concertos
RACHMANINOV
- Piano Concerto No.1: I Vivace (excerpt)
Mikhail Pletnev piano – Philharmonia Orchestra / Libor Pešek
TCHAIKOVSKY
- Piano Concerto No.1: I Allegro non troppo (excerpt)
Jean-Bernard Pommier piano – Hallé Orchestra / Lawrence Foster
RACHMANINOV
- Piano Concerto No.2: I Moderato (excerpt)
Jean-Bernard Pommier piano – Hallé Orchestra / Lawrence Foster
BEETHOVEN
- Piano Concerto No.5 “Emperor”: II Adagio (excerpt)
Christian Zacharias piano – Staatskapelle Dresden / Hans Vonk
CHOPIN
- Piano Concerto No.2: II Larghetto
François-René Duchâble piano – Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse / Michel Plasson
- Totentanz (excerpt)
- Piano Concerto No.1: I Allegro maestoso (excerpt)
Georges Cziffra piano – Orchestre de Paris / György Cziffra Jr.
SCHUMANN
- Piano Concerto: I Allegro affetuoso (excerpt)
Leif Ove Andsnes – Berliner Philharmoniker / Mariss Jansons
GRIEG
- Piano Concerto: II Adagio
Leif Ove Andsnes – Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra / Dmitri Kitayenko
BRAHMS
- Piano Concerto No.2: II Allegro appassionato (excerpt)
Stephen Hough piano – BBC Symphony Orchestra / Andrew Davis
FALLA
- Noches en los Jardines de España: I En el Generalife (excerpt)
Gonzalo Soriano piano – Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire / Rafaël Frühbeck de Burgos
RAVEL
- Concerto in G: II Adagio
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / Andrew Litton piano & direction
POULENC
- Piano Concerto: I Allegretto (excerpt)
Jean-Bernard Pommier piano –
City of London Sinfonia / Richard Hickox
GERSHWIN
- Rhapsody in Blue (excerpt)
Aalborg Symphony / Wayne Marshall piano & direction
CD 2: The Great Mozart Concertos
W. A. MOZART
- Clarinet Concerto, K.622: II Adagio
Paul Meyer clarinet – Ensemble Orchestral de Paris / John Nelson
- Piano Concerto No.9, K.271 "Jeunehomme": I Andantino (excerpt)
- Piano Concerto No.20, K.466: I Allegro (excerpt)
Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie / Mikhail Pletnev piano & direction
- Piano Concerto No.21, K.467: II Andante
Ambache Chamber Orchestra / Diana Ambache piano & direction
- Piano Concerto No.22, K.482: II Andante
Annie Fischer piano – Philharmonia Orchestra / Wolfgang Sawallisch
- Piano Concerto No.23, K.488: II Adagio
- Piano Concerto No.24 K491 – II. Larghetto
Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie / Mikhail Pletnev piano & direction
- Sinfonia concertante for violin & viola, K.364
Roger Chase viola – The London Chamber Orchestra /
Christopher Warren-Green violin & direction
- Horn Concerto No.4, K.495: III Rondo (Allegro vivace)
David Guerrier horn – Ensemble Orchestral de Paris / John Nelson
- Flute Concerto No.2, K.314: III Allegro
Alain Marion flute – Orchestre d’Auvergne / Jean-Jacques Kantorow
- Oboe Concerto "Ferlendis", K.271k: I Allegro aperto
François Leleux oboe – Ensemble Orchestral de Paris / John Nelson
- Concerto for flute & harp, K.299: II Andantino
Samuel Coles flute – Naoko Yoshino harp –
English Chamber Orchestra / Sir Yehudi Menuhin
- Violin Concerto No.5, K.219: I Allegro aperto
Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie / Christian Tetzlaff violin & direction
CD 3: From Vivaldi to Bach:
The Great Concertos on period instruments
VIVALDI
The four Seasons, Violin Concertos, op.8
- Concerto No.1 “La primavera”": I Allegro
- Concerto No.2 “L'estate”: III Presto
- Concerto No.3 “L'autumno”: II Adagio molto
- Concerto No.4 “L'inverno”: I Allegro non molto
Monica Huggett violin – Raglan Baroque Players / Nicholas Kraemer
- Concerto for 4 violins, RV553: II Largo
Andrea Rognoni, Raffaello Negri, Renata Spotti violins –
Europa Galante / Fabio Biondi violin & direction
- Flute Concerto “La Tempesta di mare”: I Allegro
- Flute Concerto “La Notte”: V Largo (Il sonno)
Lorenzo Cavasanti recorder – Europa Galante / Fabio Biondi
- Mandoline Concerto, RV425: I (Allegro)
Giovanni Scaramuzzino mandoline – Europa Galante / Fabio Biondi
J S BACH
- Violin Concerto No.1, BWV1041: I Allegro
- Violin Concerto No.2, BWV1042: II Adagio
- Concerto for 2 violins, BWV1043: I Vivace
Alison Bury violin (BWV1043) –
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment /
Elizabeth Wallfisch violin & direction
- Brandenburg Concert No.1, BWV1046: I (Allegro)
- Brandenburg Concert No.2, BWV1047: III Allegro assai
- Brandenburg Concert No.3, BWV1048: I (Allegro)
- Brandenburg Concert No.4, BWV1049: II Andante
- Brandenburg Concert No.5, BWV1050: III Allegro
- Brandenburg Concert No.6, BWV1041: I (Allegro)
La Stravaganza (Hamburg) / Siegbert Rampe
- Concerto for 2 harpsichords, BWV1062: I Allegro
- Harpsichord Concerto No.1, BWV1052: I Allegro (excerpt)
- Harpsichord Concerto No.3, BWV1054: II Adagio (excerpt)
- Harpsichord Concerto No.7, BWV1058: I Allegro
- Harpsichord Concerto No.5, BWV1056: II Largo
- Harpsichord Concerto No.4, BWV1055: IIII Allegro ma non tanto
Gustav Leonhardt harpsichord (BWV1062) – Melante Amsterdam / Bob van Asperen harpsichord & direction
CD 4: The Great Violin Concertos
BEETHOVEN
- Violin Concerto: II Canzonetta (Andante)
Dmitry Sitkovetsky violin –
Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner
MENDELSSOHN
- Violin Concerto No.2: I Allegro (excerpt)
Renaud Capuçon violin – Mahler Chamber Orchestra / Daniel Harding
TCHAIKOVSKY
- Des pas sur la neige (Préludes, Book I)
Augustin Dumay violin – London Symphony Orchestra / Emil Tchakarov
BRAHMS
- Violin Concerto: III Allegro giocoso (excerpt)
Christian Tetzlaff violin –
Danish National Symphony Orchestra / Thomas Dausgaard
- Double Concerto for violin and cello: III Vivace non troppo (excerpt)
Renaud Capuçon violin – Gautier Capuçon cello –
Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester / Myung-Whun Chung
BARTOK
- Violin Concerto No.2: II Andante tranquillo (excerpt)
Christian Tetzlaff violin – The London Philharmonic / Michael Gielen
SIBELIUS
- Violin Concerto: I Allegro moderato (excerpt)
- Suite for violin and strings: In the summer
Christian Tetzlaff violin –
Danish National Symphony Orchestra / Thomas Dausgaard
LOCATELLI
- Violin Concerto “Il Laberinto Armonico”: II Largo – Presto – Adagio
Orchestre d'Auvergne / Jean-Jacques Kantorow violin & direction
PAGANINI
- Violin Concerto “La Campanella”: III Rondo (excerpt)
Orchestra da Camera Italiana / Salvatore Accardo violin & direction
JÁNACEK
- Violin Concerto “The Pilgrimage of a soul”: VII Maestoso
Christian Tetzlaff violin – Philharmonia Orchestra / Libor Pešek
LALO
- Symphonie espagnole: II Scherzando : Allegro molto
Christian Tetzlaff violin – Czech Philharmonic Orchestra / Libor Pešek
MASSENET
- Méditation de Thaïs
Renaud Capuçon violin –
Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie / Daniel Harding
RAVEL
- Tzigane
Renaud Capuçon violin –
Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie / Daniel Harding
SAINT-SAËNS
- Violin Concerto No.1: II Scherzo: Vivacissimo
PROKOFIEV
- Violin Concerto No.2: II Andante assai (excerpt)
Dmitry Sitkovetsky violin –
London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Colin Davis=
- Introduction & rondo capricioso (excerpt)
Renaud Capuçon violin –
Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie / Daniel Harding
STRAVINSKY
- Violin Concerto: IV Capriccio
Frank Peter Zimmermann violin –
Radio Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart / Gianluigi Gelmetti
CD 5: Great Concertos for various instruments
RODRIGO
- Concierto de Aranjuez: II Adagio (excerpt)
Sharon Isbin guitar –
Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne / Lawrence Foster
POULENC
- Concert champêtre: II Andante
Maggie Cole harpsichord – City of London Sinfonia / Richard Hickox
DEBUSSY
Danses sacrée et profane
- Danse sacrée
- Danse profane
Marie-Claire Jamet harp –
Orchestre National de l'ORTF / Jean Martinon
BERLIOZ orch. Ravel
- Harold en Italie: II Marche de pèlerins chantant la prière du soir (excerpt)
Gérard Caussé viola –
Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse / Michel Plasson
DVORAK
- Cello Concerto: I Allegro (excerpt)
Truls Mørk cello – Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra / Mariss Jansons
BOCCEHRINI
- Cello Concerto, G.480: II Adagio
Steven Isserlis cello –
Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra, Finland / Juha Kangas
MARCELLO
- Oboe Concerto: II Adagio
Ray Still oboe – Academy of London / Richard Stamp
WEBER
- Clarinet Concerto No.1: III Rondo
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment /
Antony Pay clarinet & direction
HAYDN
- Cello Concerto No.2: III Finale: Allegro
Truls Mørk cello – The Norwegian Chamber Orchestra / Iona Brown
SCHUMANN
- Cello Concerto: II Langsam (excerpt)
Truls Mørk cello –
Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France / Paavo Järvi
STRAUSS
- Don Quixote (excerpt)
Steven Isserlis cello – Minnesota Orchestra / Edo de Waart
ELGAR
- Cello Concerto: III Adagio
Steven Isserlis cello – London Symphony Orchestra / Richard Hickox
BARBER
- Cello Concerto: II Andante sostenuto
Ralph Kirshbaum cello –
Scottish Chamber Orchestra / Jukka-Pekka Saraste
HANDEL
- Organ Concerto, op.7 No.4: IV Allegro
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment /
Bob van Asperen organ & direction
C P E BACH
- Cello Concerto, H.439: III Allegro assai
Steven Isserlis cello – Minnesota Orchestra / Edo de Waart
VIVALDI
- Concerto for 2 mandolines, RV532: III Allegro
Giovanni Scaramuzzino, Sonia Maurer mandolines –
Europa Galante / Fabio Biondi
CD 6: The Great Piano Concertos (II)
BEETHOVEN
- Piano Concerto No.4: I Allegro moderato (excerpt)
- Piano Concerto No.1: II Largo
- Piano Concerto No.3: III Rondo (excerpt)
- Triple Concerto for piano, violin & cello*: II Largo
- Piano Concerto No.2: III Rondo (excerpt)
Christian Zacharias piano – Staatskapelle Dresden / Hans Vonk
*Christian Zacharias piano – Ulf Hoelscher violin – Heinrich Schiff cello – Gewandhaus Leipzig Orchestra / Kurt Masur
HAYDN
- Piano Concerto in F: II Adagio
Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie / Mikhail Pletnev piano & direction
CHOPIN
- Piano Concerto No.1: III Rondo: Vivace
Alexis Weissenberg piano –
Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire / Stanislaw Skrowaczewski
LISZT
- Piano Concerto No.2: IV Allegro animato
Leif Ove Andsnes piano –
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra / Dmitri Kitayenko
BRAHMS
- Piano Concerto No.1: III Rondo (excerpt)
Stephen Hough piano – BBC Symphony Orchestra / Andrew Davis
RACHMANINOV
- Piano Concerto No.3: I Allegro ma non tanto (excerpt)
Mikhail Pletnev piano – Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra / Paavo Berglund
- Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini (excerpt)
Mikhail Pletnev piano – Philharmonia Orchestra / Libor Pešek
FAURÉ
- Ballade (excerpt)
Jean-Philippe Collard piano –
Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse / Michel Plasson
POULENC
- Concerto for 2 pianos: II Larghetto
Jean-Bernard Pommier, Anne Queffélec pianos –
City of London Sinfonia / Richard Hickox
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
- Concerto for 2 pianos: I Toccata (excerpt)
Ralph Markham, Kenneth Broadway pianos –
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Sir Yehudi Menuhin
GERSHWIN
- Piano Concerto: III Allegro agitato
Aalborg Symphony / Wayne Marshall piano & direction
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This 6 CD set features excerpts from some of the best known concertos in classical music, played by a collection of some of the greatest artists on record, including Leif Ove Andsnes, Steven Isserlis, Mikhail Pletnev, Gustav Leonhardt, Dmitry Sitkovetsky, Jean-Bernard Pommier and Truls Mørk. |