Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, Howard Blake, Arcangelo Corelli, Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Felix Mendelssohn, Sergey Rachmaninov, Charles Camille Saint-Saëns, Franz Peter Schubert, Robert Schumann, Dmitri Shostakovich, Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky
Performer: Martin Helmchen, Alexei Ogrintchouk, Vesko Eschkenazy, Julia Fischer, Daniel Müller-Schott, Jonathan Gilad, Mari Kodama, Arabella Steinbacher, Andrew Marriner, Nareh Arghamanyan, Christian Tetzlaff, Antoine Tamestit, Marie-Elisabeth Hecker, Alois Posch
Orchestra: Russian National Orchestra, Concertgebouw Kamerorkest, New Dutch Academy Chamber Orchestra, Gulbenkian Orchestra, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Conductor: Mikhail Pletnev, Simon Murphy, Lawrence Foster, Sir Neville Marriner, Vladimir Jurowski, Marek Janowski
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Pentatone
Catalogue: PTC5186531
Release: 2014
Size: 1.1 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Schumann: Waldszenen, Op. 82
01. No. 1. Eintritt (Entering the Forest)
02. No. 2. Jager auf der Lauer (Hunter on the Look-out)
03. No. 3. Einsame Blumen (Solitary Flowers)
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36
04. III. Scherzo: Pizzicato ostinato – Allegro
Bach: Concerto in C minor, BWV1060
05. II. Adagio
Corelli: Concerto grosso Op. 6 No. 4 in D major
06. III. Allegro
Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 49
07. III. Scherzo: Leggiero e vivace
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Op. 17 ‘Little Russian’
08. II. Andante marziale, quasi moderato
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53 ‘Waldstein’
09. III. Rondo: Allegretto moderato – Prestissimo
Korngold: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35
10. III. Finale: Allegro assai vivace
Blake: Clarinet Concerto, Op. 329a
11. III. Round Dance: Vivace
Rachmaninov: Morceaux de Fantaisie, Op. 3
12. No. 2. Prelude in C-Sharp Minor
Schubert: Piano Quintet in A major, D667 ‘The Trout’
13. II. Andante
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 1 in F minor, Op. 10
14. II. Allegro
Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 2 in A minor, Op. 55
15. II. Adagio
This timeless collection is pretty much every piece you would expect to be included, and then some. A good variety of music to please every palate, from an inimitable and incredibly precise performance by Julia Fischer to Mari Kodama’s solo piano whose splendid movement allows you to experience the full glory of Beethoven’s music.
But that’s no surprise, since PENTATONE has some of the finest interpreters in its catalogue to draw from and over 150 surround-sound albums– each and every one a top-quality DSD recording.
This compilation can be enjoyed by both the curious beginner and classical aficionado. Includes music by Robert Schumann; Tchaikovsky;JS Bach; Corelli; Mendelssohn; Beethoven; Korngold; Rachmaninov