The Great EMI Recordings

Tracklist

• CD 1
• 1
  A London Overture

  John Ireland
  12:23
• 2
  Symphony No. 2 “A London Symphony”: I. Lento – Allegro Risoluto (Molto Pesante)

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  14:05
• 3
  Symphony No. 2 “A London Symphony”: Ii. Lento

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  11:41
• 4
  Symphony No. 2 “A London Symphony”: Iii. Scherzo (Nocturne): Allegro Vivace

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  7:31
• 5
  Symphony No. 2 “A London Symphony”: Iv. Andante Con Moto – Maestoso Alla Marcia (Quasi Lento) – Allegro – Maestoso Alla Marcia (Alla I) – Epilogue (Andante Sostenuto)

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  13:20
• 6
  The Garden of Fand

  Arnold Bax
  15:27
• CD 2
• 1
  The Walk to the Paradise Garden (A Village Romeo and Juliet)

  Frederick Delius
  9:53
• 2
  In a Summer Garden

  Frederick Delius
  15:06
• 3
  A Shropshire Lad

  George Butterworth
  10:56
• 4
  Symphony no. 5 in D: I. Preludio: Moderato – Allegro – Tempo I

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  11:01
• 5
  Symphony no. 5 in D: II. Scherzo: Presto misterioso

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  4:58
• 6
  Symphony no. 5 in D: III. Romanza: Lento

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  12:10
• 7
  Symphony no. 5 in D: IV. Passacaglia: Moderato – Allegro – Tempo primo – Tempo del preludio

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  10:19
• CD 3
• 1
  Finlandia op. 26

  Jean Sibelius
  8:29
• 2
  Karelia Suite op. 11: I. Intermezzo

  Jean Sibelius
  3:45
• 3
  Karelia Suite op. 11: II. Ballade

  Jean Sibelius
  7:17
• 4
  Karelia Suite op. 11: III. Alla marcia

  Jean Sibelius
  4:40
• 5
  Pohjola’s Daughter op. 49

  Jean Sibelius
  14:15
• 6
  Valse triste (Kuolema – Incidental Music op. 44)

  Jean Sibelius
  5:35
• 7
  The Swan of Tuonela (Lemminkäinen Suite op. 22)

  Jean Sibelius
  7:55
• 8
  Cello Concerto in E minor op. 85: I. Adagio – Moderato

  Edward Elgar
  7:20
• 9
  Cello Concerto in E minor op. 85: II. Lento – Allegro molto

  Edward Elgar
  4:24
• 10
  Cello Concerto in E minor op. 85: III. Adagio

  Edward Elgar
  4:37
• 11
  Cello Concerto in E minor op. 85: IV. Allegro ma non troppo

  Edward Elgar
  10:53
• CD 4
• 1
  Symphony no. 5 in C‐sharp minor: I. Trauermarsch (In gemessenem Schritt. Streng. Wie ein Kondukt)

  Gustav Mahler
  13:47
• 2
  Symphony no. 5 in C‐sharp minor: II. Stürmisch Bewegt (Mit größter Vehemenz)

  Gustav Mahler
  15:14
• 3
  Symphony no. 5 in C‐sharp minor: III. Scherzo (Kräftig, nicht zu schnell)

  Gustav Mahler
  18:04
• 4
  Symphony no. 5 in C‐sharp minor: IV. Adagietto (Sehr langsam)

  Gustav Mahler
  9:51
• 5
  Symphony no. 5 in C‐sharp minor: V. Rondo – Finale (Allegro)

  Gustav Mahler
  17:28
• CD 5
• 1
  La Mer: I. De l’aube à midi sur la mer

  Claude Debussy
  9:27
• 2
  La Mer: II. Jeux de vagues

  Claude Debussy
  6:32
• 3
  La Mer: III. Dialogue du vent et de la mer

  Claude Debussy
  8:15
• 4
  Daphnis et Chloé Suite no. 2: I. Lever du jour

  Maurice Ravel
  5:45
• 5
  Daphnis et Chloé Suite no. 2: II. Pantomime

  Maurice Ravel
  5:12
• 6
  Daphnis et Chloé Suite no. 2: III. Danse générale

  Maurice Ravel
  4:51
• 7
  La Valse

  Maurice Ravel
  11:57
• 8
  Ma mère l’oye Suite: I. Pavane de la belle au bois dormant

  Maurice Ravel
  1:36
• 9
  Ma mère l’oye Suite: II. Petit Poucet

  Maurice Ravel
  3:18
• 10
  Ma mère l’oye Suite: III. Laidronnette, impératrice des pagodes

  Maurice Ravel
  3:29
• 11
  Ma mère l’oye Suite: IV. Les Entretiens de la belle et de la bête

  Maurice Ravel
  3:46
• 12
  Ma mère l’oye Suite: V. Le Jardin féerique

  Maurice Ravel
  3:27
• CD 6
• 1
  Serenade in C for Strings op. 48: I. Pezzo in forma di sonatina

  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  10:11
• 2
  Serenade in C for Strings op. 48: II. Valse: Moderato

  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  3:52
• 3
  Serenade in C for Strings op. 48: III. Élégie: Larghetto elegiaco

  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  9:23
• 4
  Serenade in C for Strings op. 48: IV. Finale: Tema russo

  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  7:39
• 5
  Symphony no. 4 in F minor op. 36: I. Andante sostenuto – Moderato con anima

  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  17:08
• 6
  Symphony no. 4 in F minor op. 36: II. Andantino in modo di canzona

  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  9:01
• 7
  Symphony no. 4 in F minor op. 36: III. Scherzo: Pizzicato ostinato

  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  5:43
• 8
  Symphony no. 4 in F minor op. 36: IV. Finale: Allegro con fuoco

  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  9:06
• CD 7
• 1
  Introduction and Allegro op. 47

  Edward Elgar
  14:06
• 2
  Serenade in E minor op. 20: I. Allegro piacevole

  Edward Elgar
  3:58
• 3
  Serenade in E minor op. 20: II. Larghetto

  Edward Elgar
  6:00
• 4
  Serenade in E minor op. 20: III. Allegretto – Come prima

  Edward Elgar
  3:13
• 5
  Elegy op. 58

  Edward Elgar
  4:30
• 6
  Sospiri op. 70

  Edward Elgar
  5:16
• 7
  Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  16:19
• 8
  Fantasia on “Greensleeves”

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  4:45
• 9
  Tintagel

  Arnold Bax
  15:03
• CD 8
• 1
  Sea Pictures op. 37: I. Sea Slumber‐song

  Edward Elgar
  5:04
• 2
  Sea Pictures op. 37: II. In Haven

  Edward Elgar
  2:05
• 3
  Sea Pictures op. 37: III. Sabbath Morning at Sea

  Edward Elgar
  6:20
• 4
  Sea Pictures op. 37: IV. Where Corals Lie

  Edward Elgar
  4:10
• 5
  Sea Pictures op. 37: V. The Swimmer

  Edward Elgar
  6:12
• 6
  Symphony no. 1 in A‐flat op. 55: I. Andante: Nobilimente e semplice – Allegro

  Edward Elgar
  21:38
• 7
  Symphony no. 1 in A‐flat op. 55: II. Allegro molto

  Edward Elgar
  7:03
• 8
  Symphony no. 1 in A‐flat op. 55: III. Adagio

  Edward Elgar
  12:15
• 9
  Symphony no. 1 in A‐flat op. 55: IV. Lento – Allegro

  Edward Elgar
  12:48
• CD 9
• 1
  Tragic Overture op. 81

  Johannes Brahms
  13:11
• 2
  Symphony no. 3 in F op. 90: I. Allegro con brio – Un poco sostenuto – Tempo I

  Johannes Brahms
  10:10
• 3
  Symphony no. 3 in F op. 90: II. Andante

  Johannes Brahms
  9:05
• 4
  Symphony no. 3 in F op. 90: III. Poco allegretto

  Johannes Brahms
  6:13
• 5
  Symphony no. 3 in F op. 90: IV. Allegro – Un poco sostenuto

  Johannes Brahms
  9:45
• 6
  Variations on an Original Theme op. 36 “Enigma”: Introduction

  Edward Elgar
  1:27
• 7
  Variations on an Original Theme op. 36 “Enigma”: Variation I: (C.A.E.) / Variation II: (H.D.S‐P.)

  Edward Elgar
  1:47
• 8
  Variations on an Original Theme op. 36 “Enigma”: Variation II: (H.D.S‐P.)

  Edward Elgar
  0:49
• 9
  Variations on an Original Theme op. 36 “Enigma”: Variation III: (R.B.T.)

  Edward Elgar
  1:28
• 10
  Variations on an Original Theme op. 36 “Enigma”: Variation IV. (M.W.B.)

  Edward Elgar
  0:30
• 11
  Variations on an Original Theme op. 36 “Enigma”: Variation V: (R.P.A.)

  Edward Elgar
  2:16
• 12
  Variations on an Original Theme op. 36 “Enigma”: Variation VI: (Ysobel)

  Edward Elgar
  1:16
• 13
  Variations on an Original Theme op. 36 “Enigma”: Variation VII: (Troyte)

  Edward Elgar
  1:03
• 14
  Variations on an Original Theme op. 36 “Enigma”: Variation VIII: (W.N.)

  Edward Elgar
  1:47
• 15
  Variations on an Original Theme op. 36 “Enigma”: Variation IX: (Nimrod)

  Edward Elgar
  3:34
• 16
  Variations on an Original Theme op. 36 “Enigma”: Variation X: (Dorabella) – Intermezzo

  Edward Elgar
  2:24
• 17
  Variations on an Original Theme op. 36 “Enigma”: Variation XI: (G.R.S.)

  Edward Elgar
  0:59
• 18
  Variations on an Original Theme op. 36 “Enigma”: Variation XII: (B.G.N.)

  Edward Elgar
  2:53
• 19
  Variations on an Original Theme op. 36 “Enigma”: Variation XIII: (∙∙∙) – Romanza

  Edward Elgar
  2:46
• 20
  Variations on an Original Theme op. 36 “Enigma”: Variation XIV: (E.D.U.) – Finale

  Edward Elgar
  5:30
• CD 10
• 1
  Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “È Izaghi ed Izanami” (Suzuki/Butterfly)

  Giacomo Puccini
  2:36
• 2
  Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “Suzuki… È lungi la misera ?” (Butterfly/Suzuki)

  Giacomo Puccini
  4:31
• 3
  Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “Un bel dí vedremo” (Butterfly)

  Giacomo Puccini
  4:42
• 4
  Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “C’è. Entrate” (Goro/Sharpless/Butterfly)

  Giacomo Puccini
  3:48
• 5
  Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “Ah sì. Goro, appena B. F. Pinkerton fu in mare” (Butterfly/Goro/Yamadori/Sharpless)

  Giacomo Puccini
  2:42
• 6
  Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “Si sa che aprir la porta” (Butterfly/Sharpless/Yamadori/Goro)

  Giacomo Puccini
  3:03
• 7
  Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “Ora a noi” (Sharpless/Butterfly)

  Giacomo Puccini
  3:10
• 8
  Les Nuits d’été op. 7 : I. Villanelle

  Hector Berlioz
  2:22
• 9
  Les Nuits d’été op. 7 : II. Le Spectre de la rose

  Hector Berlioz
  7:53
• 10
  Les Nuits d’été op. 7 : III. Sur les laguens

  Hector Berlioz
  5:37
• 11
  Les Nuits d’été op. 7 : IV. Absence

  Hector Berlioz
  5:28
• 12
  Les Nuits d’été op. 7 : V. Au cimetière

  Hector Berlioz
  6:09
• 13
  Les Nuits d’été op. 7 : VI. L’Île inconnue

  Hector Berlioz
  3:59
• 14
  Fünf Rückert‐Lieder: I. Blicke mir nicht in die Lieder !

  Gustav Mahler
  1:37
• 15
  Fünf Rückert‐Lieder: II. Ich atmet’ einen linden Duft !

  Gustav Mahler
  2:42
• 16
  Fünf Rückert‐Lieder: III. Um Mitternacht

  Gustav Mahler
  5:55
• 17
  Fünf Rückert‐Lieder: IV. Liebst du um Schönheit

  Gustav Mahler
  2:26
• 18
  Fünf Rückert‐Lieder: V. Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen

  Gustav Mahler
  6:48

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Release credits

• Allen Stagg
  balance [1-5]
• André Navarra
  cello [8-11]
• Anna di Stasio
  mezzo-soprano vocals [1, 1-2, 2]
• Bob Auger
  balance [5.8-12, 3.8-11]
• Christopher Bishop
  producer [1-7]
• Christopher Parker
  balance [1]
• Dame Janet Baker
  mezzo-soprano vocals [8-13], vocal [14-18]
• Douglas Terry
  producer [5.9-12, 3.8-11]
• Eric Fletcher
  cor anglais [7]
• Ernst Rothe
  balance [4]
• Giuseppe Morresi
  bass vocals [5, 5-6, 6]
• Hallé Orchestra
  performing orchestra [2.2-3, 3.1-11, 1.2-6, 6.5-8, 5.1-12]
• Harold Davidson
  balance [2-3, 8]
• Howard Davidson
  balance [2-3]
• John Mosely
  balance [8-11]
• London Symphony Orchestra
  performing orchestra [8.1-5, 1.1, 7.9, 2.1, 6.1-4]
• Neville Boyling
  balance [7.7, 6.1-4]
• Oliver Vella
  cello [8-12]
• Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
  performing orchestra [1, 1-2, 2-4, 4-5, 5-6, 6-7]
• Peter Bown
  balance [1-7]
• Philharmonia Orchestra
  performing orchestra [9.6-20, 2.4-7, 10.8-18, 4.1-5, 7.5-6, 8.6-9]
• Piero de Palma
  tenor vocals [4, 4-5, 5-6, 6]
• Ralph Greaves
  arranger [8]
• Renata Scotto
  soprano vocals [1, 1-2, 2-4, 4-5, 5-6, 6-7]
• Robert Gooch
  balance [1-6]
• Rolando Panerai
  baritone vocals [4, 4-5, 5-6, 6-7]
• Ronald Kinloch Anderson
  producer [6.1-4, 1.1, 9.4, 10.1-6, 4.1-5]
• Sinfonia of London
  performing orchestra [2-3, 7-8]
• Sinfonia of London
  performing orchestra [1-4, 7-8]
• Sir John Barbirolli
  conductor [8.1-9, 9.1-4, 9.4-20, 3.1-11, 4.1-5, 5.1-12, 6.1-8, 10.1, 10.1-2, 10.2-4, 10.4-5, 10.5-6, 10.6-18, 2.1-7, 1.1-6, 7.1-9]
• Stuart Eltham
  balance [1-5]
• Victor Olof
  producer [2-3, 7-8]
• Wiener Philharmoniker
  performing orchestra [1-4, 4-5]
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  10x CD
  2010