VA - Classical 2016 (2016)

A double album filled with performances by today’s musical headline-makers – from established stars of the concert hall and opera house to young talents who have captured the imagination of audiences of all ages. If you want to hear a favourite artist perform a favourite work, or if you are looking to discover exciting new musicians and memorable new pieces – this is the moment for CLASSICAL 2016.

Tracklist:

CD1:

01. Antonio Pappano - Verdi (Aida) - Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves, 'Vieni, o guerriero vindice'
02. Antonio Pappano - Verdi (Aida) - Ritorna vincitor!
03. Jonas Kaufman - Puccini (Tosca) - 'E lucevan le stele'
04. Placido Domingo - Puccini (Turandot) 'Nessun dorma'
05. Riccardo Muti - Verdi (La traviata) Preludio
06. Diana Damrau - Verdi (La traviata) 'Ah, fors'e lui'
07. Anna Netrebko & Rolando Villazon - Verdi (La traviata) 'Sempre libera'
08. Joyce Didonato - Pacini (Stella di Napoli) 'Ove t'aggiri, o barbaro'
09. Sabine Devielhe - Mozart (Die Zauberflote) 'Fer Holle Rache'
10. Cecilia Bartoli - Mozart (Le nozze di Figaro) 'Voi, che sapete'
11. Vilde Frang - Mozart - Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K.219 - III. Rondeau
12. Martha Argerich - Mozart - Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K.466 - II. Romance
13. Quatuor Ebene - Mendelssohn - String Quartet No. 6 in F minor, Op. 80 - II. Allegro assai
14. David Fray - Schubert - Hungarian Melody in B minor, D.817
15. Dong-Hyek Lim - Chopin - Prelude in B minor, Op. 28 No. 6
16. Renaud Capucon - Bruch - Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26 - II. Adagio

CD2:

01. Alexander Tharaud - Bach - Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 - I. Aria
02. Christina Pluhar - Cavalli (L'Ormindo) 'Che citta'
03. The Hilliard Ensemble (Ockeghem) - Requiem (Missa pro defunctis)
04. Jean Rondeau - Bach - Violin Sonata No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003 - II. Fuga
05. Philippe Jaroussky - Vivaldi - Stabat Mater, RV 621 - I. Stabat Mater dolorosa
06. Camille Berthollet - Vivaldi - Violin Concerto in G minor 'Summer' - III. Presto
07. Nigel Kennedy - Vivaldi - Violin Concerto in F minor 'Winter' - III. Allegro
08. Edgar Moreau - Haydn - Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major, Hob. VIIb.1 - III. Allegro molto
09. Daishin Kashimoto - Beethoven - Violin Sonata No. 5 in F major, Op. 24 'Spring' - III. Scherzo. Allegro molto
10. Emmanuel Pahud - Devienne - Flute Concerto No. 7 in E minor - III Rondo (Allegretto)
11. Bryan Hymel - Berlioz (La Damnation de Faust) 'Nature immense'
12. Joyce Didonato & Anthony Pappano - Berlin 'I Love a Piano'
13. Annie Moses Band - Gerhwin 'Summertime' (arr.)
14. Nicholas McCarthy - Hess - Nocturne
15. Gautier Capucon & Valery Gergiev - Shostakovich - Cello Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 107 - I. Allegrett
16. Berliner Philharmoniker - Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker, Op. 71 - Miniature overture
17. Beatrice Rana - Tchaikovsky - Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23 - III. Allegro con fuoco