German Classical Selections – Various Artists

1

Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: I. Prélude

Alisa Weilerstein & Johann Sebastian Bach

2:39

2

Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, WWV 96, Act I: Prelude

Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Marek Janowski & Richard Wagner

8:45

3

Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90: III. Poco allegretto

Herbert Blomstedt, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig & Johannes Brahms

6:20

4

Waldszenen, Op. 82: No. 3, Einsame Blumen

Martin Helmchen & Robert Schumann

2:14

5

String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 18: III. Allegro

Miró Quartet & Ludwig van Beethoven

3:01

6

Kinderszenen, Op. 15: No. 7, Träumerei

Maxim Bernard & Robert Schumann

2:29

7

Organ Sonata No. 5 in C Major, BWV 529 (Arr. J. & T. Steenbrink for Chamber Ensemble): I. Allegro

Holland Baroque & Johann Sebastian Bach

4:47

8

5 Lieder, Op. 49: No. 4, Wiegenlied

Anna Lucia Richter, Ammiel Bushakevitz & Johannes Brahms

2:11

9

Kommt, eilet und laufet, BWV 249 "Easter Oratorio": I. Sinfonia "Adagio"

Keisuke Wakao & Johann Sebastian Bach

4:56

10

Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77: III. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace - Poco piu presto

Julia Fischer, Yakov Kreizberg, Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra & Johannes Brahms

8:08

11

5 Lieder, Op. 41, TrV 195: No. 1, Wiegenlied (Arr. for Violin & Orchestra)

Arabella Steinbacher, Lawrence Foster & Richard Strauss

4:32

12

Lieder ohne Worte, Book 2, Op. 30: No. 6 in F-Sharp Minor, MWV U 110 "Venetianisches Gondellied"

Denis Kozhukhin & Felix Mendelssohn

2:53

13

Concerto grosso No. 1 in B-Flat Major, Op. 3, HWV 312: II. Largo

Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Georg Kallweit & George Frideric Handel

3:54

14

Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645 (Transcr. for Piano by Ferruccio Busoni)

Francesco Piemontesi & Johann Sebastian Bach

4:04

15

Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 26: II. Adagio

Arabella Steinbacher, Orquestra Gulbenkian & Lawrence Foster

9:34

16

Wandrers Nachtlied II: Über allen Gipfeln ist Ruh

Benjamin Appl & Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin

2:34

17

Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber: III. Andantino

WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln, Marek Janowski & Paul Hindemith

4:02

18

4 Ballades, Op. 10: No. 1 in D Minor. Andante "Edward"

Denis Kozhukhin & Johannes Brahms

4:35

19

Symphony in G Major: III. Presto

New Dutch Academy & Simon Murphy

2:38

20

Aria variata, BWV 989: Aria

Tamara Stefanovich & Johann Sebastian Bach

2:43

21

Trio Sonata No. 10 in A Minor, TWV 42:a4: I. Largo

Elephant House Quartet & Georg Philipp Telemann

2:25

22

String Quartet No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 41/1: III. Adagio

Emerson String Quartet & Robert Schumann

5:35

23

Concerto for Two Violins, Strings, and Continuo in D Minor, BWV 1043: II. Largo, ma non tanto

Arabella Steinbacher, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Christoph Koncz & Johann Sebastian Bach

6:07

24

Piano Trio No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 49, MWV Q 29: II. Andante con moto tranquillo

Julia Fischer, Jonathan Gilad, Daniel Müller-Schott & Felix Mendelssohn

6:59

25

Myrthen, Op. 25: No. 1, Widmung (Arr. C. Schumann for Solo Piano)

Mari Kodama & Robert Schumann

2:31

26

Organ Sonata in D Minor, Op. 65 No. 6: IV. Finale. Andante

Bram Beekman & Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy

3:33

27

Quartet in B-Flat Major, Op. 8 No. 6: II. Rondo. Tempo di minuetto

Keisuke Wakao

4:24

28

Cello Suite No. 2, BWV 1008: I. Prelude (Arr. for Liuto Attiorbato by Alon Sariel)

Alon Sariel & Johann Sebastian Bach

4:19

29

Flute Concerto in D Major: III. Presto non assai

Ana de la Vega, Trondheim Soloists & Geir Inge Lotsberg

4:03

30

Symphony No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 52, MWV A 18 "Lobgesang": Ib. Sinfonia - Allegretto un poco agitato

Andrew Manze, NDR Radiophilharmonie & Felix Mendelssohn

5:57

31

Violin Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 108: II. Adagio

Arabella Steinbacher, Robert Kulek & Johannes Brahms

4:54

32

Fidelio, Op. 72, Act I: Mir ist so wunderbar

Marek Janowski, Dresdner Philharmonie, Lise Davidsen & Christina Landshamer

4:48

33

Lohengrin, WWV 75, Act III: Prelude

Marek Janowski, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin & Richard Wagner

3:09

34

Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64, MWV O 14: III. Allegro molto vivace

Arabella Steinbacher & Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy

6:13

35

Harpsichord Concerto No. 7 in G Minor, BWV 1058: II. Andante

Francesco Corti, Il Pomo d'Oro & Johann Sebastian Bach

4:51

36

String Sextet No. 1 in B-Flat Major, Op. 18: III. Scherzo. Allegro molto

WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne Chamber Players & Johannes Brahms

3:05

37

Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio

Marek Janowski, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln & Ludwig van Beethoven

7:06

38

Ein deutsches Requiem, Op. 45: IV. Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen

Rundfunkchor Berlin, Marek Janowski, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin & Johannes Brahms

4:52

39

Symphony No. 5 in D Minor, Op. 107, MWV N 15 "Reformation": IV. Andante con moto - Allegro vivace - Allegro maestoso

NDR Radiophilharmonie, Andrew Manze & Felix Mendelssohn

8:29

40

Symphonie No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 97: III. Nicht zu schnell

Lawrence Foster, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra & Robert Schumann

5:40

41

Der Freischütz, Op. 77, J. 277: Overture

Marek Janowski & Frankfurt Radio Symphony

8:56

42

Der Freischütz, Op. 77, J. 277, Act III: Und ob die Wolke sie verhülle

Marek Janowski, Frankfurt Radio Symphony & Lise Davidsen

5:47