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Classical Legends - Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Angela Gheorghiu (soprano); Cécile Ousset (piano); Delphine Haidan (soprano);...
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  1. Violin Concerto, for violin, strings & continuo in E major ("La Primavera"), RV 269, Op. 8/1 (The Four Seasons; "Il cimento" No. 1): I. Allegro
  2. Work(s): The Heart Asks Pleasure First / The Promise (The Piano)
  3. Concerto for flute, harp & orchestra in C major, K. 299 (K. 297c): II. Andantino
  4. Carmen, opera: L'amour est un oiseau rebelle (Habanera)
  5. Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: Air
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  1. Violin Concerto, for violin, strings & continuo in E major ("La Primavera"), RV 269, Op. 8/1 (The Four Seasons; "Il cimento" No. 1): I. Allegro
  2. Work(s): The Heart Asks Pleasure First / The Promise (The Piano)
  3. Concerto for flute, harp & orchestra in C major, K. 299 (K. 297c): II. Andantino
  4. Carmen, opera: L'amour est un oiseau rebelle (Habanera)
  5. Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: Air
  6. Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85: I. Adagio - Moderato (Opening)
  7. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor ("Moonlight"), Op. 27/2: I. Adagio sostenuto (extract)
  8. La bohème, opera: O Soave fanciulla
  9. Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26: II. Adagio (opening)
  10. The Swan Lake, ballet, Op. 20: Swan Theme, Act 2. No. 10 Scène
  11. Gianni Schicchi, opera: O mio babbino caro
  12. Rigoletto, opera: La donna è mobile
  13. The Planets, suite for orchestra & female chorus, Op. 32, H. 125: Jupiter (conclusion)
  14. Tosca, opera: E lucevan le stelle
  15. Requiem, for 2 solo voices, chorus, organ & orchestra, Op. 48: In paradisium
  16. Caprice for solo violin in A minor (Theme & Variations), Op. 1/24, MS 25/24
  17. Porgy and Bess, opera: Summertime
  18. Adagio for strings (or string quartet), Op. 11 (arr. from 2nd mvt. of String Quartet)
  19. Ellens Gesang III ("Ave Maria"), song for voice & piano, D. 839 (Op. 52/6)
  20. Waltz for piano No. 6 in D flat major ("Minute"), Op. 64/1, CT. 212
  21. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: The Ride of the Valkyries
  22. Toccata and Fugue, for organ in D minor ("Dorian"), BWV 538 (BC J38):
  23. Rodrigo (after Joaquín Rodrigo's En Aranjuez con tu amor)
  24. The Mission, film score: Gabriel's Oboe
  25. Frühling ("In dämmrigen Grüften träumte ich lang"), song for soprano & orchestra, o.Op. 150/1 (TrV 296/1, AV 150/1)
  26. Suite for solo cello No. 6 in D major, BWV 1012: Gigue
  27. Lakmé, opera: Dôme épais (Flower Duet)
  28. Liebeslieder waltz No. 15 for piano, 4 hands in A flat major, Op. 52a/15
  29. Trumpet Concerto in E or E flat major, WoO 1, S. 49: III. Rondo (Allegro molto)
  30. Pavane, for orchestra & chorus ad lib in F sharp minor, Op. 50
  31. The Lark Ascending, romance for violin & orchestra: Conclusion
  32. Norma, opera: Casta Diva
  33. Air (Sarabande) in E major, HWV 425
  34. Schindler's List, film score: Theme
  35. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, introduction and 24 variations for piano & orchestra in A minor, Op. 43: Variation 18
  36. Requiem Mass, for soloists, chorus & orchestra ("Manzoni Requiem"): Ingemisco
  37. Adagietto, for orchestra (from the Symphony No. 5): (conclusion)
  38. Tuesday: Extract
  39. Turandot, opera: Nessun Dorma
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Classical Legends is an EMI two-disc set that provides a way for non-expert listeners to get a grip on classical music and opera from the artist's, rather than a composer or genre-driven perspective. Its one-track-per-artist program is weighted more to the classical end of the scale as opposed to vocal music, and also included are some performers more readily associated with pop music. Among those included on the disc are singers Plácido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti, Maria Callas, Sarah Brightman, and Izzy; instrumentalists ...

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