CD 1: The Great Piano Concertos

RACHMANINOV
1. Piano Concerto No.1: I Vivace (excerpt)
   Mikhail Pletnev piano – Philharmonia Orchestra / Libor Pešek
   

TCHAIKOVSKY
2. Piano Concerto No.1: I Allegro non troppo (excerpt)
   Jean-Bernard Pommier piano – Hallé Orchestra / Lawrence Foster
   

RACHMANINOV
3. Piano Concerto No.2: I Moderato (excerpt)
   Jean-Bernard Pommier piano – Hallé Orchestra / Lawrence Foster


BEETHOVEN
4. Piano Concerto No.5 “Emperor”: II Adagio (excerpt)
   Christian Zacharias piano – Staatskapelle Dresden / Hans Vonk


CHOPIN
5. Piano Concerto No.2: II Larghetto
   François-René Duchâble piano – Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse / Michel Plasson
   
6. Totentanz (excerpt)
   
7. Piano Concerto No.1: I Allegro maestoso (excerpt)
   Georges Cziffra piano – Orchestre de Paris / György Cziffra Jr.
   
   
SCHUMANN
8. Piano Concerto: I Allegro affetuoso (excerpt)
   Leif Ove Andsnes – Berliner Philharmoniker / Mariss Jansons
   
   
GRIEG
9. Piano Concerto: II Adagio
   Leif Ove Andsnes – Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra / Dmitri Kitayenko


BRAHMS
10. Piano Concerto No.2: II Allegro appassionato (excerpt)
    Stephen Hough piano – BBC Symphony Orchestra / Andrew Davis
    
    
FALLA
11. 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
12. Concerto in G: II Adagio
    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / Andrew Litton piano & direction


POULENC
13. Piano Concerto: I Allegretto (excerpt)
    Jean-Bernard Pommier piano –
    City of London Sinfonia / Richard Hickox


GERSHWIN
14. Rhapsody in Blue (excerpt)
    Aalborg Symphony / Wayne Marshall piano & direction

W. A. MOZART
1. Clarinet Concerto, K.622: II Adagio
   Paul Meyer clarinet – Ensemble Orchestral de Paris / John Nelson



2. Piano Concerto No.9, K.271 "Jeunehomme": I Andantino (excerpt)
   
   
3. Piano Concerto No.20, K.466: I Allegro (excerpt)
   Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie / Mikhail Pletnev piano & direction



4. Piano Concerto No.21, K.467: II Andante Ambache Chamber Orchestra / Diana Ambache piano & direction
   
   
5. Piano Concerto No.22, K.482: II Andante
   Annie Fischer piano – Philharmonia Orchestra / Wolfgang Sawallisch
   
   
6. Piano Concerto No.23, K.488: II Adagio
   
   
7. Piano Concerto No.24 K491 – II. Larghetto
   Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie / Mikhail Pletnev piano & direction
   
   
8. Sinfonia concertante for violin & viola, K.364
   Roger Chase viola – The London Chamber Orchestra /
   Christopher Warren-Green violin & direction
   
   
9. Horn Concerto No.4, K.495: III Rondo (Allegro vivace)
   David Guerrier horn – Ensemble Orchestral de Paris / John Nelson
   
   
10. Flute Concerto No.2, K.314: III Allegro
    Alain Marion flute – Orchestre d’Auvergne / Jean-Jacques Kantorow
    
    
11. Oboe Concerto "Ferlendis", K.271k: I Allegro aperto
    François Leleux oboe – Ensemble Orchestral de Paris / John Nelson
    
    
12. Concerto for flute & harp, K.299: II Andantino
    Samuel Coles flute – Naoko Yoshino harp –
    English Chamber Orchestra / Sir Yehudi Menuhin
    
    
13. Violin Concerto No.5, K.219: I Allegro aperto
    Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie / Christian Tetzlaff violin & direction
    

VIVALDI
The four Seasons, Violin Concertos, op.8
1. Concerto No.1 “La primavera”": I Allegro
2. Concerto No.2 “L'estate”: III Presto
3. Concerto No.3 “L'autumno”: II Adagio molto
4. Concerto No.4 “L'inverno”: I Allegro non molto
   Monica Huggett violin – Raglan Baroque Players / Nicholas Kraemer



5. Concerto for 4 violins, RV553: II Largo
   Andrea Rognoni, Raffaello Negri, Renata Spotti violins –
   Europa Galante / Fabio Biondi violin & direction
   
   
6. Flute Concerto “La Tempesta di mare”: I Allegro
   
   
7. Flute Concerto “La Notte”: V Largo (Il sonno)
   Lorenzo Cavasanti recorder – Europa Galante / Fabio Biondi



8. Mandoline Concerto, RV425: I (Allegro)
   Giovanni Scaramuzzino mandoline – Europa Galante / Fabio Biondi
   
   
J S BACH
9. Violin Concerto No.1, BWV1041: I Allegro



10. Violin Concerto No.2, BWV1042: II Adagio



11. Concerto for 2 violins, BWV1043: I Vivace
    Alison Bury violin (BWV1043) –
    Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment /
    Elizabeth Wallfisch violin & direction



12. Brandenburg Concert No.1, BWV1046: I (Allegro)



13. Brandenburg Concert No.2, BWV1047: III Allegro assai



14. Brandenburg Concert No.3, BWV1048: I (Allegro)



15. Brandenburg Concert No.4, BWV1049: II Andante



16. Brandenburg Concert No.5, BWV1050: III Allegro



17. Brandenburg Concert No.6, BWV1041: I (Allegro)
    La Stravaganza (Hamburg) / Siegbert Rampe



18. Concerto for 2 harpsichords, BWV1062: I Allegro



19. Harpsichord Concerto No.1, BWV1052: I Allegro (excerpt)



20. Harpsichord Concerto No.3, BWV1054: II Adagio (excerpt)



21. Harpsichord Concerto No.7, BWV1058: I Allegro



22. Harpsichord Concerto No.5, BWV1056: II Largo



23. Harpsichord Concerto No.4, BWV1055: IIII Allegro ma non tanto
    Gustav Leonhardt harpsichord (BWV1062) – Melante Amsterdam / Bob van Asperen harpsichord & direction

BEETHOVEN
1. Violin Concerto: II Canzonetta (Andante)
   Dmitry Sitkovetsky violin –
   Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner
   
   
MENDELSSOHN
2. Violin Concerto No.2: I Allegro (excerpt)
   Renaud Capuçon violin – Mahler Chamber Orchestra / Daniel Harding
   
   
TCHAIKOVSKY
3. Des pas sur la neige (Préludes, Book I)
   Augustin Dumay violin – London Symphony Orchestra / Emil Tchakarov
   
   
BRAHMS
4. Violin Concerto: III Allegro giocoso (excerpt)
   Christian Tetzlaff violin –
   Danish National Symphony Orchestra / Thomas Dausgaard
   
   
5. Double Concerto for violin and cello: III Vivace non troppo (excerpt)
   Renaud Capuçon violin – Gautier Capuçon cello –
   Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester / Myung-Whun Chung


BARTOK
6. Violin Concerto No.2: II Andante tranquillo (excerpt)
   Christian Tetzlaff violin – The London Philharmonic / Michael Gielen


SIBELIUS
7. Violin Concerto: I Allegro moderato (excerpt)
   
   
8. Suite for violin and strings: In the summer
   Christian Tetzlaff violin –
   Danish National Symphony Orchestra / Thomas Dausgaard
   
   
LOCATELLI
9. Violin Concerto “Il Laberinto Armonico”: II Largo – Presto – Adagio
   Orchestre d'Auvergne / Jean-Jacques Kantorow violin & direction
   
   
PAGANINI
10. Violin Concerto “La Campanella”: III Rondo (excerpt)
    Orchestra da Camera Italiana / Salvatore Accardo violin & direction
    
    
JÁNACEK
11. Violin Concerto “The Pilgrimage of a soul”: VII Maestoso
    Christian Tetzlaff violin – Philharmonia Orchestra / Libor Pešek
    
    
LALO
12. Symphonie espagnole: II Scherzando : Allegro molto
    Christian Tetzlaff violin – Czech Philharmonic Orchestra / Libor Pešek
    
    
MASSENET
13. Méditation de Thaïs
    Renaud Capuçon violin –
    Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie / Daniel Harding
    
    
RAVEL
14. Tzigane
    Renaud Capuçon violin –
    Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie / Daniel Harding
    
    SAINT-SAËNS
15. Violin Concerto No.1: II Scherzo: Vivacissimo
    
    
PROKOFIEV
16. Violin Concerto No.2: II Andante assai (excerpt)
    Dmitry Sitkovetsky violin –
    London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Colin Davis=



17. Introduction & rondo capricioso (excerpt)
    Renaud Capuçon violin –
    Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie / Daniel Harding
    
    
STRAVINSKY
18. Violin Concerto: IV Capriccio
    Frank Peter Zimmermann violin –
    Radio Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart / Gianluigi Gelmetti

RODRIGO
1. Concierto de Aranjuez: II Adagio (excerpt)
   Sharon Isbin guitar –
   Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne / Lawrence Foster
   
   
POULENC
2. Concert champêtre: II Andante
   Maggie Cole harpsichord – City of London Sinfonia / Richard Hickox


DEBUSSY
Danses sacrée et profane
3. Danse sacrée
4. Danse profane
   Marie-Claire Jamet harp –
   Orchestre National de l'ORTF / Jean Martinon


BERLIOZ orch. Ravel
5. Harold en Italie: II Marche de pèlerins chantant la prière du soir (excerpt)
   Gérard Caussé viola –
   Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse / Michel Plasson
   
   
DVORAK
6. Cello Concerto: I Allegro (excerpt)
   Truls Mørk cello – Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra / Mariss Jansons


BOCCEHRINI
7. Cello Concerto, G.480: II Adagio
   Steven Isserlis cello –
   Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra, Finland / Juha Kangas


MARCELLO
8. Oboe Concerto: II Adagio
   Ray Still oboe – Academy of London / Richard Stamp


WEBER
9. Clarinet Concerto No.1: III Rondo
   Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment /
   Antony Pay clarinet & direction
   
   
HAYDN
10. Cello Concerto No.2: III Finale: Allegro
    Truls Mørk cello – The Norwegian Chamber Orchestra / Iona Brown
    
    
SCHUMANN
11. Cello Concerto: II Langsam (excerpt)
    Truls Mørk cello –
    Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France / Paavo Järvi


STRAUSS
12. Don Quixote (excerpt)
    Steven Isserlis cello – Minnesota Orchestra / Edo de Waart
    
    
ELGAR
13. Cello Concerto: III Adagio
    Steven Isserlis cello – London Symphony Orchestra / Richard Hickox
    
    
BARBER
14. Cello Concerto: II Andante sostenuto
    Ralph Kirshbaum cello –
    Scottish Chamber Orchestra / Jukka-Pekka Saraste
    
    
HANDEL
15. Organ Concerto, op.7 No.4: IV Allegro
    Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment /
    Bob van Asperen organ & direction
    
    
C P E BACH
16. Cello Concerto, H.439: III Allegro assai
    Steven Isserlis cello – Minnesota Orchestra / Edo de Waart
    
    
VIVALDI
17. Concerto for 2 mandolines, RV532: III Allegro
    Giovanni Scaramuzzino, Sonia Maurer mandolines –
    Europa Galante / Fabio Biondi

BEETHOVEN
1. Piano Concerto No.4: I Allegro moderato (excerpt)
   
2. Piano Concerto No.1: II Largo
   
3. Piano Concerto No.3: III Rondo (excerpt)
   
4. Triple Concerto for piano, violin & cello*: II Largo
   
5. 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

6. Piano Concerto in F: II Adagio
   Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie / Mikhail Pletnev piano & direction


CHOPIN

7. Piano Concerto No.1: III Rondo: Vivace
   Alexis Weissenberg piano –
   Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire / Stanislaw Skrowaczewski


LISZT

8. Piano Concerto No.2: IV Allegro animato
   Leif Ove Andsnes piano –
   Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra / Dmitri Kitayenko


BRAHMS
9. Piano Concerto No.1: III Rondo (excerpt)
   Stephen Hough piano – BBC Symphony Orchestra / Andrew Davis


RACHMANINOV
10. Piano Concerto No.3: I Allegro ma non tanto (excerpt)
    Mikhail Pletnev piano – Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra / Paavo Berglund



11. Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini (excerpt)
    Mikhail Pletnev piano – Philharmonia Orchestra / Libor Pešek


FAURÉ
12. Ballade (excerpt)
    Jean-Philippe Collard piano –
    Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse / Michel Plasson


POULENC
13. Concerto for 2 pianos: II Larghetto
    Jean-Bernard Pommier, Anne Queffélec pianos –
    City of London Sinfonia / Richard Hickox


VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
14. Concerto for 2 pianos: I Toccata (excerpt)
    Ralph Markham, Kenneth Broadway pianos –
    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Sir Yehudi Menuhin


GERSHWIN
15. Piano Concerto: III Allegro agitato
    Aalborg Symphony / Wayne Marshall piano & direction

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.