100 Best Karajan

Compilation by Herbert von Karajan

Released 2008

Tracklist

  • CD 1: Karajan Conducts Mozart
  • 1
    Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525: I. Allegro
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    5:44
  • 2
    Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525: II. Romance. Andante
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    5:56
  • 3
    Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525: III. Minuetto. Allegretto
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    2:23
  • 4
    Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525: IV. Rondo. Allegro
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    3:21
  • 5
    Flute & Harp Concerto in C: II. Andantino [excerpt]
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    4:00
  • 6
    “Sleigh Ride” – German Dance
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    2:46
  • 7
    Clarinet Concerto in A: II. Adagio
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    8:11
  • 8
    Horn Concerto no. 4 in E-flat, K. 495: III. Rondo. Allegro vivace
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    3:34
  • 9
    Die Zauberflöte: Overture
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    7:07
  • 10
    Die Zauberflöte: Der Vogeflänger bin ich ja (Act I)
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    2:40
  • 11
    Die Zauberflöte: Der Hölle Rache (Act II)
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    2:52
  • 12
    Cosi fan tutte: Soave sia il vento (Act I)
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    3:25
  • 13
    Ave verum corpus
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    4:00
  • 14
    Symphony no. 29 in A: I. Allegro moderato [excerpt]
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    5:18
  • 15
    Oboe Concerto in B-flat: III. Rondo. Allegretto
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    5:31
  • 16
    Symphony no. 40 in G minor: I. Molto allegro
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    7:42
  • CD 2: The Great Concertos
  • 1
    Le quattro stagioni: La primavera: I. Allegro
    Antonio Vivaldi
    3:20
  • 2
    Le quattro stagioni: L'estate: III. Presto
    Antonio Vivaldi
    2:47
  • 3
    Le quattro stagioni: L'autunno: III. Allegro
    Antonio Vivaldi
    3:21
  • 4
    Le quattro stagioni: L'inverno: II. Largo
    Antonio Vivaldi
    2:02
  • 5
    Le quattro stagioni: L'inverno: III. Allegro
    Antonio Vivaldi
    3:16
  • 6
    Trumpet Concerto in E-flat: III. Rondo: Allegro molto (ed. Oubradous)
    Johann Nepomuk Hummel
    3:40
  • 7
    Piano Concerto no. 1 in C: II. Largo (opening)
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    4:35
  • 8
    Piano Concerto no. 2 in B-flat: III. Rondo. Molto allegro
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    5:54
  • 9
    Triple Concerto in C: II. Largo
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    5:31
  • 10
    Piano Concerto no. 4 in G: II. Andante con moto
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    5:09
  • 11
    Piano Concerto no. 4 in G: III. Rondo. Vivace [excerpt]
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    7:20
  • 12
    Piano Concerto no. 5 in E-flat “Emperor”: II. Adagio un poco mosso (conclusion)
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    4:28
  • 13
    Piano Concerto no. 5 in E-flat “Emperor”: III. Rondo. Allegro [excerpt]
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    4:32
  • 14
    Piano Concerto no. 1 in B-flat minor: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso (opening)
    Пётр Ильич Чайковский
    4:00
  • 15
    Don Quixote – Theme
    Richard Strauss
    2:25
  • 16
    Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor: II. Adagio sostenuto (opening)
    Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов
    5:04
  • 17
    Violin Concerto in D: III. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace (cadenza Kreisler)
    Johannes Brahms
    8:31
  • CD 3: The Great Symphonies
  • 1
    Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67: I. Allegro con brio
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    7:22
  • 2
    Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastoral”: V. Allegretto (Shepherds' Hymn After the Storm)
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    9:25
  • 3
    Symphony no. 7 in A major, op. 92: II. Allegretto (opening)
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    3:16
  • 4
    Symphony no. 7 in A major, op. 92: IV. Allegro con brio
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    7:02
  • 5
    Symphony no. 8 in F major, op. 93: II. Allegretto scherzando
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    3:58
  • 6
    Symphony no. 8 in F major, op. 93: IV. Allegro vivace (conclusion)
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    3:44
  • 7
    Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”: IV. Ode to Joy
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    5:16
  • 8
    Symphony no. 104 in D major “London”: III. Menuetto (Allegro) & Trio
    Joseph Haydn
    4:29
  • 9
    Symphony no. 8 in B minor, “Unfinished”: I. Allegro moderato (opening)
    Franz Schubert
    4:10
  • 10
    Symphony no. 9 in E minor, op. 95 “From the New World”: II. Largo (opening)
    Antonín Dvořák
    4:34
  • 11
    Symphony no. 5 in E minor, op. 64: III. Valse (Allegro moderato)
    Пётр Ильич Чайковский
    6:19
  • 12
    Symphony no. 6 in B minor, op. 74 “Pathétique”: I. Adagio – Allegro non troppo [excerpt]
    Пётр Ильич Чайковский
    5:20
  • 13
    Symphony no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 82: III. Allegro molto – Largamente assai
    Jean Sibelius
    9:11
  • CD 4: Popular Orchestral Pieces
  • 1
    Water Music Suite: V. Allegro deciso
    Georg Friedrich Händel
    3:33
  • 2
    Unter donner und blitz – Polka
    Johann Strauss II
    3:17
  • 3
    An der schönen blauen Donau [excerpt]
    Johann Strauss II
    3:48
  • 4
    Radetzky March
    Johann Strauss I
    2:56
  • 5
    Skater's Waltz
    Émile Waldteufel
    7:36
  • 6
    Marche hongroise (La damnation de Faust)
    Hector Berlioz
    4:17
  • 7
    España
    Emmanuel Chabrier
    6:00
  • 8
    Marche joyeuse
    Emmanuel Chabrier
    4:06
  • 9
    Tritsch-Tratsch – Polka, op. 214
    Johann Strauss II
    2:40
  • 10
    Ma vlast – Vltava (opening)
    Bedřich Smetana
    5:27
  • 11
    Valse triste
    Jean Sibelius
    6:04
  • 12
    Karelia Suite: I. Intermezzo
    Jean Sibelius
    4:03
  • 13
    Karelia Suite: III. Alla marcia
    Jean Sibelius
    4:59
  • 14
    Concerto for Orchestra: IV. Intermezzo interrotto. Allegretto
    Béla Bartók
    4:26
  • 15
    The Pines of Rome: I. The Pines of the Villa Borghese
    Ottorino Respighi
    2:51
  • 16
    The Pines of Rome: IV. The Pines of the Via Appia
    Ottorino Respighi
    6:10
  • CD 5: Karajan in the Theatre
  • 1
    Il barbiere di Siviglia: Overture
    Rossini
    7:21
  • 2
    Faust Ballet Music: Les Nubiennes
    Gounod
    2:36
  • 3
    L’Arlésienne Suite no. 2: Farandole
    Bizet
    3:27
  • 4
    Carmen: Prelude to Act I
    Bizet
    2:19
  • 5
    Carmen: Entr’acte to Act II
    Bizet
    1:36
  • 6
    Carmen: Entr’acte to Act III
    Bizet
    2:59
  • 7
    Carmen: Entr’acte to Act IV
    Bizet
    2:24
  • 8
    Thaïs: Meditation
    Massenet
    6:48
  • 9
    Orphée aux enfers: Overture
    Offenbach
    9:42
  • 10
    Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Barcarolle
    Offenbach
    4:09
  • 11
    Manon Lescaut: Intermezzo
    Puccini
    5:28
  • 12
    Prince Igor: Dance of the Polovtsian Maidens (Act II)
    Borodin
    2:26
  • 13
    Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances (Act II) (opening)
    Borodin
    3:39
  • 14
    Swan Lake: Scene (Act II)
    Tchaikovsky
    2:44
  • 15
    Swan Lake: Dance of the Little Swans (Act II)
    Tchaikovsky
    1:36
  • 16
    Swan Lake: Hungarian Dance (Czárdás) (Act III)
    Tchaikovsky
    3:31
  • 17
    Sleeping Beauty: Valse (Act I)
    Tchaikovsky
    4:21
  • 18
    Sleeping Beauty: Rose Adagio (Act I)
    Tchaikovsky
    6:12
  • 19
    Schwanda the Bagpiper: Polka
    Weinberger
    2:24
  • 20
    Lohengrin: Prelude to Act III
    Wagner
    3:16
  • CD 6: Karajan and the Voice
  • 1
    Otello: “Una vela! Una vela! ... Esultate!” (Act I)
    Verdi
    6:30
  • 2
    Otello: “Ave Maria” (Act IV)
    Verdi
    5:01
  • 3
    Don Carlo: “Dio, che nell’ alma infondere” (Act I)
    Verdi
    4:47
  • 4
    Don Carlo “Nei giardin del bello” (Act II)
    Verdi
    4:53
  • 5
    Il trovatore: “Vedi le fosche notturne spoglie” (Act II, Scene I)
    Verdi
    3:03
  • 6
    Ein deutshes Requiem: IV. Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnugen
    Brahms
    5:31
  • 7
    Der Rosenkavalier: “Herr Kavalier” (Act II, Finale)
    R. Strauss
    4:48
  • 8
    Hänsel und Gretel: “Brüderchen, komm tanz mit mir” (Act I)
    Humperdinck
    3:46
  • 9
    Fidelio: “Mir ist so wunderbar” (Act I)
    Beethoven
    4:46
  • 10
    Fidelio: “Wer ein holdes Weib errungen” (Act II, Finale)
    Beethoven
    4:06
  • 11
    Missa solemnis: Gloria in excelsis Deo – Gratias agimus tibi
    Beethoven
    4:58
  • 12
    Mass in B minor: Crucifixus
    Bach
    2:48
  • 13
    Mass in B minor: Et resurrexit
    Bach
    3:58
  • 14
    Lucia di Lammermoor: “Spargi d’amaro pianto” (Act III)
    Donizetti
    4:10
  • 15
    Aida: Act II, Scene 2: Gloria all’ Egitto
    Verdi
    3:26
  • 16
    Aida: Act II, Scene 2: Triumphal March
    Verdi
    1:43
  • 17
    Aida: Act II, Scene 2: Ballet Music
    Verdi
    4:15
  • 18
    Aida: Act II, Scene 2: Vieni, o guerriero vindice
    Verdi
    2:26

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