The Great Recordings

Compilation by Herbert von Karajan

Released 4 February 2008

Tracklist

  • CD 1
  • 1
    Triple Concerto in C major, op. 56: I. Allegro
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    17:57
  • 2
    Triple Concerto in C major, op. 56: II. Largo
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    5:36
  • 3
    Triple Concerto in C major, op. 56: III. Rondo alla Polacca
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    13:05
  • 4
    Der fliegende Holländer: Overture
    Richard Wagner
    11:54
  • 5
    Parsifal: Prelude to Act I
    Richard Wagner
    15:01
  • 6
    Parsifal: Prelude to Act III
    Richard Wagner
    6:18
  • CD 2
  • 1
    Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 73: I. Allegro non troppo
    Johannes Brahms
    16:00
  • 2
    Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 73: II. Adagio non troppo
    Johannes Brahms
    10:51
  • 3
    Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 73: III. Allegretto grazioso (Quasi andantino)
    Johannes Brahms
    5:22
  • 4
    Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 73: IV. Allegro con spirito
    Johannes Brahms
    8:42
  • 5
    Masonic Funeral Music, K. 477
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    6:13
  • 6
    Metamorphosen
    Richard Strauss
    26:21
  • CD 3
  • 1
    Symphony no. 7 in E major: I. Allegro moderato
    Anton Bruckner
    21:47
  • 2
    Symphony no. 7 in E major: II. Adagio. Sehr feierlich und sehr langsam
    Anton Bruckner
    22:59
  • 3
    Symphony no. 7 in E major: III. Scherzo. Sehr schnell - Trio. Etwas langsamer
    Anton Bruckner
    10:27
  • 4
    Symphony no. 7 in E major: IV. Finale. Bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell
    Anton Bruckner
    12:46
  • CD 4
  • 1
    Symphony no. 4 in A minor, op. 63: I. Tempo molto moderato, quasi adagio
    Jean Sibelius
    10:39
  • 2
    Symphony no. 4 in A minor, op. 63: II. Allegro molto vivace
    Jean Sibelius
    5:27
  • 3
    Symphony no. 4 in A minor, op. 63: III. Il tempo largo
    Jean Sibelius
    12:50
  • 4
    Symphony no. 4 in A minor, op. 63: IV. Allegro
    Jean Sibelius
    10:10
  • 5
    Symphony no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 82: I. Tempo molto moderato - Largamente - Allegro moderato
    Jean Sibelius
    14:15
  • 6
    Symphony no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 82: II. Andante mosso, quasi allegretto
    Jean Sibelius
    9:01
  • 7
    Symphony no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 82: III. Allegro molto - Largamente assai
    Jean Sibelius
    9:10
  • CD 5
  • 1
    En saga, op. 9
    Jean Sibelius
    18:28
  • 2
    Lemminkäinen Suite, op. 22: The Swan of Tuonela
    Jean Sibelius
    8:37
  • 3
    Karelia Suite, op. 11: I. Intermezzo
    Jean Sibelius
    4:02
  • 4
    Karelia Suite, op. 11: II. Ballade
    Jean Sibelius
    7:29
  • 5
    Karelia Suite, op. 11: III. Alla marcia
    Jean Sibelius
    5:01
  • 6
    Finlandia, op. 26
    Jean Sibelius
    9:46
  • 7
    Valse triste, op. 44
    Jean Sibelius
    6:09
  • 8
    Tapiola, op. 112
    Jean Sibelius
    19:23
  • CD 6
  • 1
    Don Quixote, op. 35: Introduction
    Richard Strauss
    6:25
  • 2
    Don Quixote, op. 35: Thema
    Richard Strauss
    2:19
  • 3
    Don Quixote, op. 35: Variation I
    Richard Strauss
    2:40
  • 4
    Don Quixote, op. 35: Variation II
    Richard Strauss
    1:44
  • 5
    Don Quixote, op. 35: Variation III
    Richard Strauss
    8:37
  • 6
    Don Quixote, op. 35: Variation IV
    Richard Strauss
    1:57
  • 7
    Don Quixote, op. 35: Variation V
    Richard Strauss
    4:10
  • 8
    Don Quixote, op. 35: Variation VI
    Richard Strauss
    1:15
  • 9
    Don Quixote, op. 35: Variation VII
    Richard Strauss
    1:16
  • 10
    Don Quixote, op. 35: Variation VIII
    Richard Strauss
    1:51
  • 11
    Don Quixote, op. 35: Variation IX
    Richard Strauss
    1:12
  • 12
    Don Quixote, op. 35: Variation X
    Richard Strauss
    4:41
  • 13
    Don Quixote, op. 35: Finale
    Richard Strauss
    5:42
  • 14
    Tannhäuser: Overture & Venusberg Music (Paris version)
    Richard Wagner
    23:52
  • 15
    Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Prelude to Act I
    Richard Wagner
    9:34
  • CD 7
  • 1
    Symphonia domestica, op. 53: Bewegt
    Richard Strauss
    5:18
  • 2
    Symphonia domestica, op. 53: Scherzo: Munter
    Richard Strauss
    11:56
  • 3
    Symphonia domestica, op. 53: Adagio
    Richard Strauss
    12:55
  • 4
    Symphonia domestica, op. 53: Finale: Sehr lebhaft
    Richard Strauss
    13:47
  • 5
    Tristan und Isolde: Prelude and Liebestod
    Richard Strauss
    19:02
  • 6
    Lohengrin: Prelude to Act I
    Richard Wagner
    9:48
  • 7
    Lohengrin: Prelude to Act II
    Richard Wagner
    3:14
  • CD 8
  • 1
    La Mer: I. De l'aube à midi sur la mer
    Claude Debussy
    9:46
  • 2
    La Mer: II. Jeux de vagues
    Claude Debussy
    6:45
  • 3
    La Mer: III. Dialogue du vent et de la mer
    Claude Debussy
    8:56
  • 4
    Boléro
    Maurice Ravel
    16:14
  • 5
    Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune
    Claude Debussy
    10:16
  • 6
    Alborada del gracioso
    Maurice Ravel
    8:36
  • 7
    La Valse
    Maurice Ravel
    14:06

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