The History of Classical Music, Part 4: Late Romantic to Modern: From Tchaikovsky to Rachmaninov

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Tracklist

1▶Digital Media: Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto no. 1 / Violin Concerto
2▶Digital Media: Wagner: Overtures & Preludes
3▶Digital Media: Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen (highlights)
4▶Digital Media: Wagner: Tristan und Isolde (highlights)
5▶Digital Media: Verdi: Aida (highlights)
6▶Digital Media: Verdi: Rigoletto (highlights)
7▶Digital Media: Verdi: La traviata (highlights)
8▶Digital Media: Saint‐Saëns: “Organ” Symphony / Franck: Symphony in D minor
9▶Digital Media: Glinka: “Ruslan and Lyudmila” Overture / Balakirev: Islamey / Borodin: Polovtsian Dances / Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition
10▶Digital Media: Rimsky‐Korsakov: Scheherazade / Capriccio espagnol
11▶Digital Media: Mahler: Symphony no. 1 / Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen
12▶Digital Media: Mahler: Symphony no. 5
13▶Digital Media: Debussy: La Mer / Nocturnes / Prélude à l’après‑midi d’un faune
14▶Digital Media: Debussy: Suite bergamansque / Préludes
15▶Digital Media: Strauss, R.: Also sprach Zarathustra / Don Juan / Till Eulenspiegel
16▶Digital Media: Strauss, R.: Death and Transfiguration / Four Last Songs / Capriccio
17▼Digital Media: Puccini: La bohème (highlights)
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1La bohème: Act I. “Questo Mar Rosso mi ammollisce e assidera” – “Pensier profondo”
orchestra:
Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (Orchestra of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia) (on 1987-06-07)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (on 1987-06-07)
recorded at:
Accademia nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Roma (Rome), Roma, Lazio, Italy (on 1987-06-07)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto I, no. 1. “Questo Mar Rosso” … “Nei cieli bigi" (Marcello, Rodolfo) (on 1987-06-07)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
La bohème: Atto I. In soffitta (La bohème: Act I, Puccini)
Giacomo Puccini5:55
2La bohème: Act I. “Io resto”
orchestra:
Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (Orchestra of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia) (on 1987-06-07)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (on 1987-06-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1988)
recorded at:
Accademia nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Roma (Rome), Roma, Lazio, Italy (on 1987-06-07)
live recording of:
La bohème: Atto I. “Io resto per terminar l’articolo” (Rodolfo, Marcello) (on 1987-06-07)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
La bohème: Atto I. In soffitta (La bohème: Act I, Puccini)
Giacomo Puccini0:59
3La bohème: Act I. “Non sono in vena!”
orchestra:
Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (Orchestra of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia) (on 1987-06-07)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (on 1987-06-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1988)
recorded at:
Accademia nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Roma (Rome), Roma, Lazio, Italy (on 1987-06-07)
live recording of:
La bohème: Atto I, no. 5. “Non sono in vena. Chi è là?” (Rodolfo, Mimì) (on 1987-06-07)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
La bohème: Atto I. In soffitta (La bohème: Act I, Puccini)
Giacomo Puccini1:42
4La bohème: Act I. “Si sente meglio?”
orchestra:
Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (Orchestra of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia) (on 1987-06-07)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (on 1987-06-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1988)
recorded at:
Accademia nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Roma (Rome), Roma, Lazio, Italy (on 1987-06-07)
live recording of:
La bohème: Atto I. “Si sente meglio?” (Rodolfo, Mimì) (on 1987-06-07)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
La bohème: Atto I. In soffitta (La bohème: Act I, Puccini)
Giacomo Puccini2:49
5La bohème: Act I. “Che gelida manina”
tenor vocals:
Jerry Hadley (tenor)
vocals:
Jerry Hadley (tenor) (on 1987-06-07)
orchestra:
Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (Orchestra of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia) (on 1987-06-07)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (on 1987-06-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1988)
recorded at:
Accademia nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Roma (Rome), Roma, Lazio, Italy (on 1987-06-07)
live recording of:
La bohème: Atto I, no. 6. “Che gelida manina!” (Rodolfo) (on 1987-06-07)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (in 1896)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
La bohème: Atto I. In soffitta (La bohème: Act I, Puccini)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto I, no. 6. “Che gelida manina!” (Rodolfo)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (in 1896)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
La bohème: Atto I. In soffitta (La bohème: Act I, Puccini)
Giacomo Puccini5:13
6La bohème: Act I. “Sì. Mi chiamano Mimì”
orchestra:
Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (Orchestra of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia) (on 1987-06-07)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (on 1987-06-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1988)
recorded at:
Accademia nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Roma (Rome), Roma, Lazio, Italy (on 1987-06-07)
live recording of:
La bohème: Atto I, no. 7. “Sì. Mi chiamano Mimì” (Mimì) (on 1987-06-07)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
La bohème: Atto I. In soffitta (La bohème: Act I, Puccini)
Giacomo Puccini5:23
7La bohème: Act I. “Ehi! Rodolfo!”
orchestra:
Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (Orchestra of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia) (on 1987-06-07)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (on 1987-06-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1988)
recorded at:
Accademia nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Roma (Rome), Roma, Lazio, Italy (on 1987-06-07)
live recording of:
La bohème: Atto I, no. 8. “Ehi! Rodolfo” (Schaunard, Colline, Marcello, Mimi) (on 1987-06-07)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
La bohème: Atto I. In soffitta (La bohème: Act I, Puccini)
Giacomo Puccini0:46
8La bohème: Act I. “O soave fanciulla”
orchestra:
Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (Orchestra of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia) (on 1987-06-07)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (on 1987-06-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1988)
recorded at:
Accademia nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Roma (Rome), Roma, Lazio, Italy (on 1987-06-07)
live recording of:
La bohème: Atto I, no. 9. “O soave fanciulla” (Rodolfo, Marcello, Mimì) (on 1987-06-07)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (in 1896)
librettist:
Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa (in 1896)
part of:
La bohème: Atto I. In soffitta (La bohème: Act I, Puccini)
Giacomo Puccini4:25
9La bohème: Act II. “Arranci, datteri!”
orchestra:
Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (Orchestra of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia) (on 1987-06-07)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (on 1987-06-07)
recorded at:
Accademia nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Roma (Rome), Roma, Lazio, Italy (on 1987-06-07)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto II. no. 10. “Aranci, datteri! Caldi i marroni!” (Venditori [Coro], Schaunard, Colline, Rodolfo, Mimi, Marcello) (on 1987-06-07)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
La bohème: Atto II. Al Quartiere Latino (La bohème: Act II, Puccini)
Giacomo Puccini2:28
10La bohème: Act II. “La commedia è stupenda!”
orchestra:
Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (Orchestra of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia) (on 1987-06-07)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (on 1987-06-07)
recorded at:
Accademia nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Roma (Rome), Roma, Lazio, Italy (on 1987-06-07)
partial recording of:
La bohème: Atto II. “Domandatelo a me” (Marcello, Musetta, Alcindoro, Colline, Schaunard, Coro, Rodolfo, Mimì) (on 1987-06-07)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
La bohème: Atto II. Al Quartiere Latino (La bohème: Act II, Puccini)
Giacomo Puccini1:19
11La bohème: Act II. “Quando men vo”
orchestra:
Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (Orchestra of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia) (on 1987-06-07)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (on 1987-06-07)
recorded at:
Accademia nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Roma (Rome), Roma, Lazio, Italy (on 1987-06-07)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto II. no. 13. “Quando me’n vo soletta” (Musetta, Marcello, Alcindoro, Mimi, Schaunard, Colline) (Musetta’s Waltz) (on 1987-06-07)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
La bohème: Atto II. Al Quartiere Latino (La bohème: Act II, Puccini)
Giacomo Puccini5:39
12La bohème: Act II. “Il conto?!”
orchestra:
Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (Orchestra of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia) (on 1987-06-07)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (on 1987-06-07)
recorded at:
Accademia nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Roma (Rome), Roma, Lazio, Italy (on 1987-06-07)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto II. no. 14. “Chi l’ha richiesto?” (Colline) (on 1987-06-07)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
La bohème: Atto II. Al Quartiere Latino (La bohème: Act II, Puccini)
Giacomo Puccini2:33
13La bohème: Act III. “Mimì è una civetta”
orchestra:
Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (Orchestra of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia) (on 1987-06-07)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (on 1987-06-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1988)
recorded at:
Accademia nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Roma (Rome), Roma, Lazio, Italy (on 1987-06-07)
live recording of:
La bohème: Atto III. “Mimì è una civetta” (Rodolfo, Marcello, Mimì) (on 1987-06-07)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
La bohème: Atto III. La Barriera d'Enfer (La bohème: Act III, Puccini)
Giacomo Puccini1:26
14La bohème: Act III. “Mimì è tanto malata!”
orchestra:
Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (Orchestra of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia) (on 1987-06-07)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (on 1987-06-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1988)
recorded at:
Accademia nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Roma (Rome), Roma, Lazio, Italy (on 1987-06-07)
live partial recording of:
La bohème: Atto III. “Mimì è tanto malata!” (Rodolfo, Marcello, Mimì) (on 1987-06-07)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
La bohème: Atto III. La Barriera d'Enfer (La bohème: Act III, Puccini)
Giacomo Puccini1:54
15La bohème: Act III. “Mimì di serra è fiore”
orchestra:
Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (Orchestra of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia) (on 1987-06-07)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (on 1987-06-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1988)
recorded at:
Accademia nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Roma (Rome), Roma, Lazio, Italy (on 1987-06-07)
live partial recording of:
La bohème: Atto III. “Mimì è tanto malata!” (Rodolfo, Marcello, Mimì) (on 1987-06-07)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
La bohème: Atto III. La Barriera d'Enfer (La bohème: Act III, Puccini)
Giacomo Puccini1:37
16La bohème: Act III. “Donde lieta uscì”
orchestra:
Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (Orchestra of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia) (on 1987-06-07)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (on 1987-06-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1988)
recorded at:
Accademia nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Roma (Rome), Roma, Lazio, Italy (on 1987-06-07)
live recording of:
La bohème: Atto III. no. 18. “Donde lieta uscì” (Mimì) (on 1987-06-07)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
La bohème: Atto III. La Barriera d'Enfer (La bohème: Act III, Puccini)
Giacomo Puccini3:13
17La bohème: Act III. “Dunque è propio finita!”
orchestra:
Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (Orchestra of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia) (on 1987-06-07)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (on 1987-06-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1988)
recorded at:
Accademia nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Roma (Rome), Roma, Lazio, Italy (on 1987-06-07)
live recording of:
La bohème: Atto III. no. 19. “Dunque è proprio finita” … “Sempre tua, per la vita” (Mimì, Rodolfo, Marcello, Musetta) (on 1987-06-07)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
La bohème: Atto III. La Barriera d'Enfer (La bohème: Act III, Puccini)
Giacomo Puccini6:03
18La bohème: Act IV. “Sono andati? Fingevo di dormire”
orchestra:
Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (Orchestra of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia) (on 1987-06-07)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (on 1987-06-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1988)
recorded at:
Accademia nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Roma (Rome), Roma, Lazio, Italy (on 1987-06-07)
live recording of:
La bohème: Atto IV. no. 25. “Sono andati? Fingevo di dormire” (Mimì, Rodolfo) (on 1987-06-07)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
La bohème: Atto IV. In soffitta (La bohème: Act IV, Puccini)
Giacomo Puccini6:22
19La bohème: Act IV. “Oh Dio! Mimì!”
orchestra:
Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (Orchestra of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia) (on 1987-06-07)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (on 1987-06-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1988)
recorded at:
Accademia nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Roma (Rome), Roma, Lazio, Italy (on 1987-06-07)
live recording of:
La bohème: Atto IV. no. 26. “O Dio! Mimì! … Che avvien?” (Rodolfo, Schaunard, Mimì, Musetta, Marcello, Colline) (on 1987-06-07)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
La bohème: Atto IV. In soffitta (La bohème: Act IV, Puccini)
Giacomo Puccini2:57
20La bohème: Act IV. “Che ha detto il medico?”
orchestra:
Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (Orchestra of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia) (on 1987-06-07)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (on 1987-06-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1988)
recorded at:
Accademia nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Roma (Rome), Roma, Lazio, Italy (on 1987-06-07)
live recording of:
La bohème: Atto IV. “Che ha detto il medico?” (Rodolfo, Marcello, Musetta, Schaunard, Colline) (on 1987-06-07)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
La bohème: Atto IV. In soffitta (La bohème: Act IV, Puccini)
Giacomo Puccini3:02
18▶Digital Media: Puccini: Tosca (highlights) / Nessun dorma
19▶Digital Media: Elgar: “Enigma” Variations / Holst: The Planets
20▶Digital Media: Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto no. 3 / Scriabin: Le poeme de l’extase

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includes:Also sprach Zarathustra / Don Juan / Till Eulenspiegel by Richard Strauss (German composer); Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra), Karl Böhm (Austrian conductor)
Der Ring des Nibelungen (highlights) by Richard Wagner (composer); Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra), Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
Holst: The Planets / Elgar: Enigma Variations by Holst (Gustav Holst, composer), Elgar (Edward Elgar, composer); Boston Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, William Steinberg (conductor), Eugen Jochum (conductor)
La bohème (1987 live composite recording cast) by Puccini (Italian composer); Réaux (US soprano), Hadley (tenor), Hampson (baritone), Daniels (soprano), Coro (Chorus of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia) e Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (Orchestra of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia), Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist)
La Mer / Nocturnes / Prélude à l’après‐midi d’un faune by Claude Debussy (French composer); Orchestre de Paris, Daniel Barenboim (pianist and conductor)
La traviata (1976-77 studio cast) by Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer); Ileana Cotrubas (Romanian soprano), Placido Domingo (tenor), Sherrill Milnes (baritone), Plácido Domingo (tenor), Bayerisches Staatsorchester (Bavarian State Orchestra, orchestra of the Bavarian State Opera in Munich, Germany), Carlos Kleiber (conductor)
Piano Concerto no. 1 / Violin Concerto by Tchaikovsky (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer); Martha Argerich (Argentine pianist), Nathan Milstein (violinist)
Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer); Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic), Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor), Piero Cappuccilli (baritone), Ileana Cotrubaş (Romanian soprano), Plácido Domingo (tenor), Elena Obraztsova (mezzo-soprano), Nicolaï Ghiaurov (operatic bass), Kurt Moll (operatic bass), Hanna Schwarz (mezzo soprano), Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor (Wiener Staatsoper Choir)
Scheherazade / Capriccio espagnol by Rimski-Korsakov (Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov, Russian composer); Joseph Silverstein (violinist and conductor), Seiji Ozawa (conductor and composer), Boston Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Järvi (Estonian conductor), Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Suite bergamasque / 12 Préludes by Claude Debussy (French composer); Tamás Vásáry (Hungarian pianist and conductor), Dino Ciani (Italian pianist)
Symphonie Nr. 1 / Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen (1967 recording) by Gustav Mahler (composer); Dietrich Fischer‐Dieskau (baritone), Rafael Kubelík (conductor)
Symphonie Nr. 5 by Gustav Mahler (composer); Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra), Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
Tristan und Isolde (1966 Bayreuth cast, composite recordings) by Richard Wagner (composer); Birgit Nilsson (soprano), Wolfgang Windgassen (tenor), Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano), Martti Talvela (operatic bass), Eberhard Wächter (baritone), Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele (Bayreuth Festival Orchestra), Karl Böhm (Austrian conductor)
part of:The History of Classical Music: From Gregorian Chant to Górecki (order: 4)