Classical Music 101: A Bibliography of the 101 Recordings That I Find Most Agreeable
May 6, 2024
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As a companion to the previous list, which contains admittedly esoteric recordings whose aesthetic content is not liable to convert any non-classical music lovers, I've also written a list of the recordings from which I gain the most aesthetic pleasure ("agreeable" being in the Kantian sense). This list is organized by composer, whose order appear by frequency. Because it is purely for entertainment purposes, I frequently repeat performers and feature primarily musicians from the mid-20th century on the list.
Richard Wagner
Operas
· (1860) Tristan und Isolde
o Act I Vorspiel (Arr. for solo piano by E. Schelling) [Recorded by Ignacy Jan Paderewski]. (1930). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAkf-mMpBXo
o Isolde! Geliebte! Tristan! Geliebter... O eitler Tagesknecht!... O sink hernieder... Einsam wachend... Lausch Geliebter!... So stürben wir... Lass' mich sterben! (Act II Love Duet) [Recorded by Kirsten Flagstad, Lauritz Melchior, Sabine Kalter, London Philharmonic Orchestra & Fritz Reiner]. (1936). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1yqdxNpwh4
o Mild und leise (Liebestod) [Recorded by Kirsten Flagstad, Philharmonia Orchestra & Wilhelm Furtwängler]. (1952). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpQCZK0UF4E
· (1850) Lohengrin
o Act I Vorspiel [Recorded by Willem Mengelberg & Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra]. (1927). https://www.willemmengelberg.nl/?q=content/wagner-lohengrin
o Das susse Lied verhallt... Atmest du nicht mit mir die süssen Düfte?... Höchstes Vertraun hast du mir schon zu danken (Act III Love Duet) [Recorded by Kirsten Flagstad, Lauritz Melchior, RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra & Edwin McArthur]. (1940). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vbDMG886lo
o In fernem Land, unnahbar euren Schritten… Mein lieber Schwan! (Lohengrin’s Narration & Farewell) Recorded by Lauritz Melchior, Elisabeth Rethberg, Kerstin Thorborg, Emanuel List, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Chorus & Erich Leinsdorf. (1940). https://www.pristineclassical.com/products/paco160
· (1876) Götterdämmerung
o Zu neuen Taten, teurer Helde... O heilige Gotter! [Recorded by Kirsten Flagstad, Lauritz Melchior, San Francisco Opera Orchestra & Edwin McArthur (1939). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSa1oC_fcj0
o Siegfried's Trauermarsch [Recorded by Wilhelm Furtwängler & Berliner Philharmoniker]. (1933). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7l8PPErDJA
o Starke Scheite schichtet mir dort... Mein Erbe nun nehm' ich zu eigen... Fliegt heim, ihr Raben!... Zuruck vom Ring (Brünhilde's Immolation & Orchestral Finale) [Recorded by Kirsten Flagstad, Philharmonia Orchestra & Wilhelm Furtwängler]. (1948). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bM9pZDkv068
· (1844) Der Fliegende Holländer
o Wie aus der Ferne längst vergang'ner Zeiten… Verzeiht! Mein Volk hält [Recorded by Hans Hotter, Viorica Ursuleac, Georg Hann, Bayerische Staatsoper & Clemens Krauss]. (1944). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XLdBA-t7gk&list=OLAK5uy_ky7_h305YFhK8YVJ9ftrIfuIuBFgbx6do&index=18 & https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0d0iI7BXmsQ&list=OLAK5uy_ky7_h305YFhK8YVJ9ftrIfuIuBFgbx6do&index=18
· (1882) Parsifal
o Act I Vorspiel [Recorded by Karl Muck & Staatskapelle Berlin]. (1927). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Parsifal_Act_I_-_Prelude.ogg
· (1865) Die Walküre
o Leb wohl, du kühnes, herrliches Kind!... Der Augen leuchtendes Paar... Loge, hör! Lausche hieher! (Wotan’s Farewell & Magic Fire Music) [Recorded by Friedrich Schorr, Staatskapelle Berlin & Leo Blech]. (1927). https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=fZLMaEh95B8&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Flittlemurphydog-sacrifice.blogspot.com%2F&feature=emb_imp_woyt
· (1846) Tannhäuser
o Act I Vorspiel (Arr. for solo piano by Franz Liszt) [Recorded by Benno Moiseiwitsch]. (1938). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMndXR1CzJ8
· (1871) Siegfried
o Nothung! Nothung! Neidliches Schwert!... Hoho! Hoho! Hahei!... Schmiede, mein Hammer, ein hartes Schwert! (Forging Scene) [Recorded by Lauritz Melchior, Albert Reiss, London Symphony Orchestra & Albert Coates]. (1929). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1k7tDkbzW6I
· (1861) Das Rheingold
o Schwüles Gedünst schwebt in der Luft… Zur Burg führt die Brücke... Abendlich strahlt der Sonne Auge... Ihrem Ende eilen sie zu... Rheingold! Rheingold! Reines Gold! (Entry of the Gods Into Valhalla) [Recorded by Eberhard Wächter, Waldemar Kmentt, George London, Kirsten Flagstad, Set Svanholm, Hetty Plümacher, Oda Balsborg, Ira Malaniuk, Wiener Philharmoniker & Georg Solti]. (1958). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfprcvuHoG8
· (1868) Die Mesitersinger von Nürnberg
o Aha! Da streicht die Lene... Ein Kind ward hier geboren... Selig wie die Sonne (Act III Quintet) [Recorded by Lauritz Melchior, Friedrich Schorr, Elisabeth Schumann, Ben Davis, Gladys Parr, London Symphony Orchestra & Albert Coates]. (1928). https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/8030609--heroes-and-heroines-of-bayreuth-friedrich-schorr-historical-recordings-1926-1932
Ludwig van Beethoven
Operas
· (1826) Fidelio
o Abscheulicher! Wo Eilst Du Hin?... Komm, Hoffnung, lass den letzten Stern [Recorded by Kirsten Flagstad, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Bruno Walter]. (1941). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0CmnFtg19A
o Gott! Welch Dunkel hier!... In des Lebens Frühlingstagen [Recorded by Helge Rosvaenge, Orchester der Staatsoper Berlin & Bruno Seidler-Winkler]. (1938). https://archive.org/details/helge-roswaenge-ludwig-von-beethoven-fidelio-gott-welch-dunkel-hier-gramophone-db-4522
o Er Sterbe!… O Namenlose Freude (Act II Quartet & Love Duet) [Recorded by Martha Mödl, Anton Dermota, Ludwig Weber, Waldemar Kmentt, Chor und Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper & Karl Böhm]. (1955). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgRh_R-VDRQ (1:31:02-1:38:18)
Masses
· (1827) Missa Solemnis, Op. 123
o Credo [Recorded by Zinka Milanov, Bruna Castagna, Jussi Björling, Alexander Kipnis, Westminster Choir, NBC Symphony Orchestra & Arturo Toscanini]. (1940). https://archive.org/details/03-beethoven-missa-solemnis-op.-123-toscanini-28.-xii.-1940
Symphonies
· (1826) Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 “Choral“
o I. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso [Recorded by Wilhelm Furtwängler & Berliner Philharmoniker]. (1942). https://archive.org/details/lp_symphony-no-9-choral-variations-on-a-them_vilhelm-furtvngler-berliner-philharmoniker
o II. Molto vivace [Recorded by Arturo Toscanini & Orquesta del Teatro Colón]. (1941). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGF_qPOpSrI (13:14-25:48)
o IV. Finale. Presto -- Allegro Assai [Recorded by Elisabeth Hongen, Tilla Briem, Peter Anders, Rudolf Watzke, Bruno Kittel Choir, Berliner Philharmoniker & Wilhelm Furtwängler]. (1942). https://archive.org/details/lp_symphony-no-9-choral-variations-on-a-them_vilhelm-furtvngler-berliner-philharmoniker
· (1806) Symphony No. 3 in Eb, Op. 55 “Eroica“
o I. Allegro con Brio [Recorded by Arturo Toscanini & NBC Symphony Orchestra]. (1939). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkrJ-BqZFjI&list=PLa1rC97wRkZiPqw7VdUhGYrz_1gr21n8K&index=12
o II. Marcia funebre. Adagio assai [Recorded by Erich Kleiber & Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra]. (1950). https://archive.org/details/BeethovenSymphonyNo.3InEFlatMajorOp.55eroica/Beethoven-symphony-no.-3_2-Marcia-funebre-erich-kleiber.mp3
o IV. Finale. Allegro Molto [Recorded by Wilhelm Furtwängler & Berliner Philharmoniker]. (1944). https://archive.org/details/lp_symphony-no-3-eroica-recorded-in-1944_vilhelm-furtvngler-viener-philharmoniker-l
· (1809) Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con Brio [Recorded by Arturo Toscanini & NBC Symphony Orchestra]. (1939). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvDG63-qhWE&list=PLa1rC97wRkZiPqw7VdUhGYrz_1gr21n8K&index=22
Concerti
· (1811) Piano Concerto No. 5 in Eb, Op. 73 "Emperor": II. Adagio Un Poco Mosso [Recorded by Edwin Fischer, Philharmonia Orchestra & Wilhelm Furtwängler]. (1951). https://archive.org/details/lp_concerto-no-5-in-e-flat-major-the-emperor_ludvig-van-beethoven-edvin-fischer-vilhelm
Overtures
· (1808) Coriolan Overture, Op. 62 [Recorded by Wilhelm Furtwängler & Berliner Philharmoniker]. (1943). https://archive.org/details/beethovencoriolanoverturefurtwanglerbpo1943restored
Chamber Works
· (1827) Große Fuge, Op. 133 [Recorded by Wilhelm Furtwängler & Strings of the Wiener Philharmoniker]. (1954). https://archive.org/details/lp_symphony-no-5-grosse-fuge-opus-133_vilhelm-furtvngler-berliner-philharmoniker
Solo Piano Works
· (1807) No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata" [Recorded by Artur Schnabel]. (1933). https://archive.org/details/lp_the-complete-piano-sonatas-on-thirteen-dis_ludwig-van-beethoven-artur-schnabel_0
Johann Sebastian Bach
Passions
· (1830) St. Matthew Passion, BWV244
o Kommt, ihr Töchter, helft mir klagen [Recorded by Willem Mengelberg, Amsterdam Toonkunstkoor & Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra]. (1939). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ds_5Bsi3DvU
o Petrus aber saß draußen im Palast... Wahrlich, du bist auch einer von denen... Da hub er an, sich zu verfluchen und zu schwören… Erbarme dich, mein Gott [Recorded by Walther Ludwig, Kathleen Ferrier, Wiener Singverein, Wiener Symphoniker & Herbert von Karajan]. (1950). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbfU1hmcAqs&t=1s (1:50:50-2:01:12)
o Wir setzen uns mit Tränen nieder [Recorded by Willem Mengelberg, Amsterdam Toonkunstkoor & Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra]. (1939). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9sAwDUHNBc
Masses
· (1845) Mass in B minor, BWV 232
o Osanna in excelsis… Benedictus qui venit… Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi… Dona nobis pacem (Pt. IV) [Recorded by Kathleen Ferrier, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Walter Ludwig, Wiener Singverein, Wiener Philharmoniker & Herbert von Karajan]. (1950). https://archive.org/details/12Credo/21+Sanctus.mp3
Organ Works
· (1846) Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582 [Recorded by Albert Schweitzer]. (1951). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zf9bmzo-kGQ&list=OLAK5uy_nmsGzLRpaa1FtpA3EdEEtiM_RK2NXrzFI&index=32
& https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvPogTZgnag
· (1812) Prelude and Fugue in E minor, BWV 548 "Wedge" [Recorded by Albert Schweitzer]. (1936). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vsv2t3XKmk
· (1838) Fantasia and Fugue in G minor, BWV 542 "Great" [Recorded by Albert Schweitzer]. (1935). https://archive.org/details/AlbertSchweitzerPlaysBach
Chaconne
· (1802) Partita for Solo Violin in D minor, BWV 1004: V. Chaconne [Recorded by Adolf Busch]. (1929). https://archive.org/details/partita-nr.-2-in-d-moll-bwv-1004-adolf-busch
· (1802) Partita for Solo Violin in D minor, BWV 1004: V. Chaconne (Arr. for solo piano by Ferruccio Busoni) [Recorded by Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli]. (1948). https://archive.org/details/Bach-busoniChaconne-FromPartitaForSoloViolinNo.2Bwv1004
· (1802) Partita for Solo Violin in D minor, BWV 1004: V. Chaconne (Arr. for solo guitar by Andrés Segovia) [Recorded by Andrés Segovia]. (1946). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35Xy2mQp02U
Solo Harpsichord Works
· (1802) Chromatic Fantasia & Fugue in D minor, BWV 903 [Recorded by Wanda Landowska]. (1935). https://archive.org/details/lp_italian-concerto-chromatic-fantasia-fugue_wanda-landowska-johann-sebastian-bach
Contrapuntal Works
· (1751) Die Kunst der Fuge, BWV 1080: Fuga a 3 Soggetti (Contrapunctus XIV) [Recorded by Hermann Scherchen & Radio Orchester Beromünster]. (1949). https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/8055819--hermann-scherchen-conducts-bach-and-schoenberg
Concerti
· (1852) Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050: I. Allegro [Recorded by Alfred Cortot, Jacques Thibaud, Roger Cortet & Orchestre de L'Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris]. (1932). https://archive.org/details/BrandenburgConcertoNo.5cortot
Giuseppe Verdi
Large-Scale Vocal Works
· (1874) Messa da Requiem
o Dies irae... Tuba mirum... Liber scriptus... Quid sum miser... Rex tremendae... Recordare... Ingemisco... Confutatis... Lacrymosa (Dies Irae) [Recorded by Jussi Björling, Zinka Milanov, Bruna Castagna, Nicola Moscona, Westminster Choir, NBC Symphony Orchestra & Arturo Toscanini]. (1940). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBRX6Q9O5zs
· (1872) Aïda
o Gloria all' Egitto… Marcia trionfale… Ballabile… Vieni, o guerriero… Quest' assisa… O Re, pei scari Numi (Act II Scene II “Triumphal”) [Recorded by Maria Callas, Kurt Baum, Giulietta Simionato, Robert Weede, Nicola Moscona, Ignacio Ruffino, Orquesta y Coro del Palacio de Bellas Artes, México & Guido Picco]. (1950). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75iPfrWHwEg (53:30-1:18:10)
o Ciel mio padre! [Recorded by Giuseppe Taddei, Maria Callas, Orquesta del Palacio de Bellas Artes, Mexico City & Oliviero de Fabritiis]. (1951). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RC42OnlzsM
o La fatal pietra sovra me si chiuse... Morir sì pura e bella... Immenso immenso... O terra addio [Recorded by Gina Cigna, Giovanni Martinelli, Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra & Ettore Panizza]. (1937). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWOvo88etHo (2:31:25-2:44:30)
· (1886) Otello
o Tu?! Indietro! fuggi!... Ora e per sempre... Era la notte... Oh! mostruosa colpa!... Ah! mille vite... Si, pel ciel [Recorded by Giovanni Martinelli, Lawrence Tibbett, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Ettore Panizza]. (1938). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCeO1xtw3eg
· (1853) La Traviata
o Un dì, felice, eterea... Si ridesta in ciel... È strano! È strano!... Ah fors'è lui quest'anima... Follie! Sempre libera [Recorded by Maria Callas, Cesare Valletti, Orquesta del Palacio de Bellas Artes, México & Oliviero de Fabritiis]. (1951). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZS8cXccWAi8 (14:27-31:20)
· (1851) Rigoletto
o La donna è mobile… Un di, se ben rammentorni… Bella figlia dell'amore [Recorded by Jussi Björling, Bidú Sayão, Leonard Warren, Martha Lipton, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Cesare Sodero]. (1945). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5jwyj5iAQA (1:26:28-1:35:21)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphonies
· (1894) Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 "Pathétique": I. Adagio - Allegro non troppo [Recorded by Yevgeny Mravinsky & Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra]. (1960). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHO2Wr9yQeQ (0:00-17:30)
· (1880) Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36: I. Andante sostenuto - Moderato con anima [Recorded by Willem Mengelberg & Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra]. (1929). https://archive.org/details/TCHAIKOVSKYSymphonyNo.4-Mengelberg-NEWTRANSFER
· (1888) Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64: I. Andante - Allegro con anima [Recorded by Serge Koussevitzky & Boston Symphony Orchestra]. (1944). https://archive.org/details/SymphonyNo.5_201905
Concerti
· (1880) Piano Concerto No. 1 in Bb minor, Op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso - Allegro con spirito [Recorded by Vladimir Horowitz, NBC Symphony Orchestra & Arturo Toscanini]. (1941). https://archive.org/details/051.AllegroNonTroppoEMoltoMae
Overtures
· (1871) Romeo and Juliet, TH 42, ČW 39 (Overture-Fantasy) [Recorded by Willem Mengelberg & Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra]. (1930). https://www.willemmengelberg.nl/?q=content/tchaikovsky-romeo-and-juliet
Richard Strauss
Operas
· (1905) Salome
o Ah! Du wolltest mich nicht deinen Mund küssen lassen [Recorded by Maria Cebotari, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin & Artur Rother]. (1943). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sRQTXOHH14
· (1910) Der Rosenkavalier
o Marie Theres'... Hab' mir's gelobt… Ist ein Traum [Recorded by Lotte Lehmann, Elisabeth Schumann, Maria Olszewska, Orchestra der Wiener Staatsoper & Robert Heger]. (1936). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7w4y9jRD4s (6:30-18:00)
· (1908) Elektra
o Elektra: Agamemnon hört dich!... Elektra, Schwester!... Ob ich nicht höre?... Sie fahren dahin... Hörst du denn nicht, sie tragen ihn... Schweig, und tanze [Recorded by Rose Pauly, Charlotte Boerner, Enid Szánthó, Julius Huehn, New York Philharmonic & Arthur Rodzinsky]. (1937). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hI7IwQ3QBgc (1:02:38-1:12:30)
Tone Poems
· (1891) Tod und Verklärung, Op. 24 [Recorded by Victor de Sabata & Wiener Philharmoniker]. (1953). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROjqfwfaTCU&list=OLAK5uy_l31pWOWMs61sFB-IinOducPcVT1unz4vY&index=3
Miscellaneous
· (1946) Metamorphosen, study for 23 solo strings (TrV 290, AV 142) [Recorded by Wilhelm Furtwängler & Berliner Philharmoniker]. (1947). https://archive.org/details/lp_metamorphosen-symphonische-metamorphosen_richard-strauss-paul-hindemith-berliner-ph
Giacomo Puccini
Operas
· (1900) Tosca
o Mario! Mario! Mario!... Ah, quegli occhi (Act I Love Duet) [Recorded by Maria Callas, Giuseppe di Stefano, Orquestra del Palacio de Bellas Artes, Mexico & Guido Picco]. (1952). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZm-oWqBS-s (11:17-23:56)
o Ov'è Angelotti...Mario?! tu qui?… La povera mia cena fu interrotta… Quanto?...Quanto?...Il prezzo!...Già, mi dicon venal… Vissi d’arte [Recorded by Maria Callas, Tito Gobbi, Giuseppe di Stefano, Dario Caselli, Angelo Mercuriali, Orchestra e Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano & Victor de Sabata]. (1953). https://archive.org/details/lp_tosca_maria-callas-giuseppe-di-stefano-tito-gobb_0
o Franchigia a Floria Tosca… O dolci mani... Senti, l'ora è vicina... Amaro sol per te… E non giungono... Trionfa!... Di nova speme... Son pronto… Com'è lunga l'attesa!... Presto, su! Mario! [Recorded by Renata Tebaldi, Ferruccio Tagliavini, Tito Gobbi, David Tree, Ronald Lewis, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden & Francesco Molinari-Pradelli]. (1955). https://archive.org/details/puccinitoscatebalditagliavinigobbilondon1955newrecordingwithhqsound (1:35:26-1:49:14)
· (1926) Turandot
o In questa Reggia... O Principe, che a lunghe carovane… Straniero, ascolta!... Tre enigmi [Recorded by Eva Turner, Giovanni Martinelli, Licia Albanese, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London Philharmonic Orchestra & John Barbirolli]. (1937). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VRiiVRqFvY&list=OLAK5uy_l5iO_fw-1sFI0jEGQZVkqzpnVnCYO0mt8&index=8 & https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsgcDQMccJU&list=OLAK5uy_l5iO_fw-1sFI0jEGQZVkqzpnVnCYO0mt8&index=9
· (1897) La Bohéme
o Che gelida manina… Si, mi chiamano Mimi… O soave fanciulla [Recorded by Carlo Bergonzi, Renata Tebaldi, Ettore Bastianini, Cesare Siepi, Renato Cesari, Orchestra dell'Accademia di Santa Cecilia & Tullio Serafin]. (1959). https://archive.org/details/lp_la-boheme_renata-tebaldi-carlo-bergonzi-ettore-basti
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Operas
· (1791) Don Giovanni
o Già la mensa é preparata (Final Scene) [Recorded by Cesare Siepi, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Anton Dermota, Otto Edelmann, Walter Berry, Elisabeth Grümmer, Deszö Ernster, Erna Berger, Chor der Wiener Staatsoper, Wiener Philharmoniker & Wilhelm Furtwängler]. (1954). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwysHE1Lx1k (2:37:54-3:01:22)
Masses
· (1800) Requiem in D minor, K. 626: Dies irae, Tuba mirum, Rex tremendae, Recordare, Confutatis & Lacrimosa (Sequentia) [Recorded by Lisa della Casa, Ira Malaniuk, Anton Dermota, Cesare Siepi, Chor der Wiener Staatsoper, Wiener Philharmoniker & Bruno Walter]. (1956). https://archive.org/details/MozartRequiemBruno
Concerti
· (1796) Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466: I. Allegro (Cadenza by Beethoven) [Recorded by Artur Schnabel, Philharmonia Orchestra & Walter Susskind]. (1948). https://archive.org/details/pianoconcertono.20
George Frideric Handel
Large-Scale Vocal Works
· (1724) Giulio Cesare in Egitto
o Che sento? Oh Dio!... Se pietà di me non senti [Recorded by Irmgard Seefried, Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin & Karl Böhm]. (1960). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7eB_pl22XzE&list=OLAK5uy_mt6LdmwuhY2A1MKloc75dLGnIqbfwmqtg&index=5 & https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vasHl27YwQc&list=OLAK5uy_mt6LdmwuhY2A1MKloc75dLGnIqbfwmqtg&index=7
o Piangeró la sorte mia [Recorded by Renata Tebaldi, Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano della RAI & Oliviero de Fabritiis]. (1957). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYmLMpVcqqk
o Dall'ondoso periglio... Aure, deh, per pietà [Recorded by Hans Hotter, Philharmonia Orchestra & George Weldon] (1951). https://youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=znHIpSi8XnY
· (1711) Rinaldo
o Dove sei, idolo mio?... Cara Sposa [Recorded by Marilyn Horne, National Arts Center Orchestra & Mario Bernardi]. (1982). https://www.discogs.com/release/28122190-Georg-Friedrich-H%C3%A4ndel-Marilyn-Horne-Samuel-Ramey-Benita-Valente-Noelle-Rogers-John-Alexander-7-Nat
· (1767) Messiah
o I know that my Redeemer liveth [Recorded by Isobel Baillie, Hallé Orchestra & Leslie Howard]. (1941). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pebGi0eBEfE
Frédéric Chopin
Solo Piano Works
· (1840) Piano Sonata No. 2 in Bb minor, Op. 35 [Recorded by Sergei Rachmaninoff]. (1930). https://archive.org/details/CHOPINSonataInB-flatMinor-NEWTRANSFER
· (1836) Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23 [Recorded by Josef Hofmann]. (1937). https://archive.org/details/JosefHofmann1937JubileeConcertChopinRachmaninoffBeethovenColumbiaML4929Complete 2:17-10:10
· (1837) Scherzo No. 2 in Bb minor, Op. 31 [Recorded by Arthur Rubenstein]. (1933). https://archive.org/details/chopin-op-31-ar-1932
Gustav Mahler
Symphonies
· (1896) Symphony No. 2 in C minor "Resurrection": IV. “Urlicht” & V. Im Tempo des Scherzo [Recorded by Nadine Conner, Mona Paulee, Westminster Choir, New York Philharmonic & Bruno Walter]. (1942). https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/8019911--bruno-walter-s-mahler-the-early-new-york-recordings
Arnold Schoenberg
Chamber Works
· (1905) Verklärte Nacht, Op. 4 (Revised Version For String Orchestra) [Recorded by Eugene Ormandy & Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra]. (1934). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yooB7pX3ddE
Franz Liszt
Solo Piano Works
· (1954) Sonate in B Minor, S. 173 [Recorded by Vladimir Horowitz]. (1932). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoQ1WGWrox4
Anton Bruckner
Symphonies
· (1885) Symphony No. 7 in E major, WAB 107: Adagio. Sehr feierlich und sehr langsam [Recorded by Wilhelm Furtwängler & Berliner Philharmoniker]. (1942). https://archive.org/details/brucknersymphonyno.7adagiocenturysrecordingwilhelmfurtwangler1942
Carl Maria von Weber
Operas
· (1821) Der Freischütz
o Milch des Mondes fiel auf's Kraut (Wolf's Glen Scene) [Recorded by Kurt Böhme, Claus Clausen, Hans Hopf, Wiener Staatsopernchor, Wiener Philharmoniker & Wilhelm Furtwängler]. (1954). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9QzEsX0HOo (1:21:56-1:40:03)
Vincenzo Bellini
Operas
· (1832) Norma
o Sediziose voci… Casta diva… Fine al rito… Ah! bello a me ritorna [Recorded by Maria Callas, Giacomo Vaghi, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden & Vittorio Gui]. (1952). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoQx_kFzbng&list=OLAK5uy_mlbcKRihEpXYoFNtiZZwUkkxk-1G3GT7o&index=9, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baTj6MkrE7Y&list=OLAK5uy_mlbcKRihEpXYoFNtiZZwUkkxk-1G3GT7o&index=10, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lja25SaPglY&list=OLAK5uy_mlbcKRihEpXYoFNtiZZwUkkxk-1G3GT7o&index=11 & https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMR86C9Y1MY&list=OLAK5uy_mlbcKRihEpXYoFNtiZZwUkkxk-1G3GT7o&index=12
Giacomo Meyerbeer
Operas
· (1836) Gli Ugonotti
o O ciel! Ove vai tu… Stringe il periligio (Act IV Love Duet) [Recorded by Giulietta Simionato, Franco Corelli, Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano & Gianandrea Gavezzani]. (1962). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FTRRtBzT04
Gaetano Donizetti
Opera
· (1835) Lucia di Lammermoor
o Il dolce suono... Ardon gl'incensi... Alfin son tua... Spargi d'amaro pianto (Mad Scene) [Recorded by Maria Callas, Orchestra del Palacio de Bellas Artes & Guido Picco]. (1952). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKWzVaGg5A4
Igor Stravinsky
Ballets
· (1910) L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet suite for orchestra (1945 Version): X. Infernal dance, XI. Lullaby & XII. Final hymn [Recorded by Igor Stravinsky & New York Philharmonic Orchestra]. (1946). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TWg5YTetZE (14:51-25:56)
Antonín Dvořák
Concerti
· (1896) Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104: I. Allegro [Recorded by Pablo Casals, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra & George Szell]. (1937). https://archive.org/details/DVORAKCelloConcerto-Casals-NEWTRANSFER
Modest Mussorgsky
Operas
· (1874) Boris Godunov
o Ostav’te nas! Uydite vse! … Proshchay, moy syn, umirayu… Plach’te, plach’te, lyudie (Farewell and Death of Boris) [Recorded by Feodor Chaliapin, Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Margherita Carioso & Vincenzo Belleza]. (1928). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzOk_TdtBDA
Thomas Tallis
Motets
· (1888) Spem in alium nunquam habui [Recorded by Choir of King's College Cambridge, Cambridge, University Music Society, Sir David Willcocks & John Langdon]. (1965). https://archive.org/details/lp_tudor-church-music-record-1_thomas-tallis-the-kings-college-choir-of-c
Camille Saint-Säens
Operas
· (1877) Samson et Dalila
o Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix [Recorded by César Vezzani, Marie Duchéne, Unidentified Orchestra & Piero Coppola]. (1931). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZtBSNbfw2Q (9:17-20:58)
Christoph Willibald Gluck
Operas
· (1774) Orphée et Eurydice
o Fortune ennemie… J'ai perdu mon Eurydice [Recorded by Léopold Simoneau, Suzanne Danco, Orchestre des Concerts Lameuroux, Ensemble Vocal Roger Blanchard & Hans Rosbaud]. (1956). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=td1bgLseYuc&list=OLAK5uy_nmirlJ-4hADgCkIz-E5ozq-1AXrFV3wF8&index=15, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQvJpCv7NzY&list=OLAK5uy_nmirlJ-4hADgCkIz-E5ozq-1AXrFV3wF8&index=16 & https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jn20EFTcMNU&list=OLAK5uy_nmirlJ-4hADgCkIz-E5ozq-1AXrFV3wF8&index=17
Felix Mendelssohn
Concerti
· (1845) Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64: I. Allegro molto appassionato [Recorded by Jascha Heifetz, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Sir Thomas Beecham]. (1949). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0tqdhbnpn8 (0:11-11:07)
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerti
· (1725) Le quattro stagioni; Concerto No. 4 in F minor, Op. 8 "L'inverno" [Recorded by Henry Swoboda, Orchestre Musical Masterpiece & Louis Kaufman]. (1948). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewVCI9jptnM (29:40-37:42)
Gioacchino Rossini
Operas
· (1829) Guglielmo Tell
o O muto asil [Recorded by Mario Filippeschi, Coro e Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI di Torino & Mario Rossi]. (1951). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKfrzf7CJjE (2:20:42-2:30:12)
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Choral Works
· (1915) All-Night Vigil, Op. 37: Svete tikhiy. Kievskago raspeva… Nïne otpushchayeshi. Kievskago raspeva. (Kiev Chants) [Recorded by Alexander Sveshnikov, Konstantin Ognevoi & State Academic Russian Choir of the USSR]. (1965). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eojcnK2yLlI&list=PLsxVzI-9kqg3Vp6zne_3c58aiTlQ6jxim&index=5 & https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrXnVXxmb1Q&list=PLsxVzI-9kqg3Vp6zne_3c58aiTlQ6jxim&index=5
Edward Elgar
Concerti
· (1920) Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85: I. Adagio – Moderato [Recorded by Jacqueline du Pré, London Symphony Orchestra & John Barbirolli]. (1965). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGIwqFpxBXY
Giovanni Pieruigi da Palestrina
Masses
· (1567) Missa Papae Marcelli: V. Agnus Dei [Recorded by Roger Wagner & The Roger Wagner Chorale]. (1951). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hnekq2_Z8Ks (25:13-32:31)
Johannes Brahms
Concerti
· (1879) Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77: III. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace [Recorded by Adolf Busch, New York Philharmonic & William Steinberg]. (1943). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLeUBOx3wwQ&list=OLAK5uy_lp4MAZalTSGfBbTWNmVsojgN-0w0sxN_w&index=3
Samuel Barber
Chamber Works
· (1939) String Quartet, Op. 11: II. Molto adagio (Arr. for string orchestra "Adagio for Strings") [Recorded by Arturo Toscanini & NBC Symphony Orchestra]. (1938). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrTIJ3S9DLQ
Ruggero Leoncavallo
Operas
· (1892) Pagliacci
o No, Pagliaccio non son… Ebben, se mir giudichi... No, per mia madre! [Recorded by Giovanni Martinelli, Queena Mario, Lawrence Tibbet, Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra & Vincenzo Bellezza]. (1934). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CM3eCCfypyg (1:03:31-1:09:50)
Charles Gounod
Operas
· (1859) Faust
o Quel trouble inconnu... Salut! Demeure chaste et pure (Faust’s Recitative and Cavatina) [Recorded by Georges Thill, Unidentified Orchestra & Eugéne Bigot]. (1930). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qP52VGrp2yU