300 Years Of Glorious Music - Various Artists (3-CD Set)

300 Years Of Glorious Music

Label: Reader’s Digest – RDCD1621-3

Format: 3 x CD, Compilation

Country: Europe

Released: 1996

Genre: Classical

CD 1 – The Age Of Elegance

1. Bach – Toccata And Fugue In D Minor, BWV 565 (Organ [Munich Cathedral Organ] – Franz Lehrndorfer) – 10:05
2. Vivaldi – Winter From The Four Seasons (Conductor – Leonard Slatkin, Orchestra – The English Chamber Orchestra, Violin – José-Luis Garcia) – 9:16
3. Boccherini – Minuet (Conductor – Charles Gerhardt, Orchestra – The National Philharmonic Orchestra) – 3:54
4. Bach – Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 In G, BWV 1048 (Conductor – Jörg Faerber, Orchestra – The Wüttemberg Chamber Orchestra) – 11:13
5. Handel – Excerpts From The Water Music (Conductor – Yehudi Menuhin, Orchestra – The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) – 13:26
6. Haydn – Symphony No. 94 In G (Surprise) – 2nd Movement (Conductor – Barry Wordsworth, Orchestra – The Capella Istropolitana) – 5:31
7. Mozart – Symphony No. 40 In G Minor, K550 – 1st Movement (Conductor – Hartmut Haenchen, Orchestra – The Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra) – 7:47
8. Mozart – Eine Kleine Nachtmusik – 1st Movement (Conductor – Charles Gerhardt, Orchestra – The London Promenade Orchestra) – 5:56

CD 2 – The Age Of Romance

1. Beethoven – Symphony No. 6 In F, Op. 68 (Pastoral) – 1st Movement (Conductor – René Leibowitz, Orchestra – The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) – 11:25
2. Schubert – Entr’Acte No. 1 From Rosamunde (Conductor – Charles Gerhardt, Orchestra – The London Promenade Orchestra) – 6:02
3. Chopin – Polonaise No. 6 In A Flat, Op. 53 (Heroic) (Piano – Earl Wild) – 6:11
4. Brahms – Symphony No. 1 In C Minor – 2nd Movement (Conductor – Jascha Horenstein, Orchestra – The London Symphony Orchestra) – 9:31
5. Mendelssohn – Scherzo From A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Conductor – Charles Gerhardt, Orchestra – The National Philharmonic Orchestra) – 4:41
6. Tchaikovsky – Grand Waltz From Swan Lake, Op. 20 (Conductor – Massimo Freccia, Orchestra – The London Philharmonic Orchestra) – 5:20
7. Grieg – Piano Concerto In A Minor, Op. 16 – 1st Movement (Conductor – René Leibowitz, Orchestra – The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Piano – Earl Wild) – 12:56
8. Strauss II – Emperor Waltz, Op. 437 (Conductor – Jascha Horenstein, Orchestra – The Vienna State Opera Orchestra) – 9:31

CD 3 – The Age Of Inspiration

1. Holst – The Bringer Of War (Conductor – William Boughton, Orchestra – The Philharmonia Orchestra) – 7:00
2. Debussy – Fêtes From Nocturnes (Conductor – Georges Pretre, Orchestra – The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) – 6:20
3. Elgar – Cello Concerto In E Minor – 1st Movement (Cello – Maria Kliegel, Conductor – Michael Halasz, Orchestra – The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) – 8:42
4. Rachmaninov – Symphony No. 2 In E Minor – 2nd Movement (Conductor – Tadaaki Otaka, Orchestra – The BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra) – 10:08
5. Gershwin – Cuban Overture (Conductor – Charles Gerhardt, Orchestra – The National Philharmonic Orchestra) – 10:52
6. Shostakovich – Polka From The Age Of Gold (Conductor – Charles Gerhardt, Orchestra – The National Philharmonic Orchestra) – 2:05
7. Walton – Popular Song From Façade (Conductor – Charles Gerhardt, Orchestra – Sinfonia Of London) – 2:13
8. Bernstein – Three Dances From Fancy Free (Conductor – Charles Gerhardt, Orchestra – The National Philharmonic Orchestra) – 5:57
9. Copland – Simple Gifts From Appalachian Spring (Conductor – Charles Gerhardt, Orchestra – The National Philharmonic Orchestra) – 4:37
10. Villa-Lobos – The Little Train Of The Brazilian Countryman (Conductor – Charles Gerhardt, Orchestra – The London Philharmonic Orchestra) – 3:20
11. Stravinsky – Finale From The Firebird (Conductor – Massimo Freccia, Orchestra – Orchestra Filarmonica Di Roma) – 3:25