The
Four Seasons - A Musical Calendar of Favorite Classics
DG Universal 469376-2
Box Set 4 CDs
Mars 2003
| 1.Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera" (9:12) | |
| Antonio Vivaldi (circa 1678 - 1741) | |
| Claudio Abbado | |
| Gidon Kremer (Violin) | |
| London Symphony Orchestra | |
| St. John's Smith Square, London, England | |
| 2/1980 | |
| 2.The lark ascending (13:32) | |
| Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958) | |
| Daniel Barenboim | |
| Pinchas Zukerman (Violin) | |
| English Chamber Orchestra | |
| Friedrich Ebert Hall, Hamburg, Germany | |
| 5/1974 | |
| 3.Im Frühling Overture, Op. 36 (9:36) | |
| Karl Goldmark (1830 - 1915) | |
| Arthur Fiedler | |
| Boston Pops | |
| Symphony Hall, Boston, MA | |
| 2/1971 | |
| 4.Spring Song, Op. 16 (7:48) | |
| Jean Sibelius (1865 - 1957) | |
| Neeme J„rvi | |
| Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra | |
| Gothenburg Concert Hall, Sweden | |
| 5/1994 | |
| 5.Appalachian Spring: Simple Gifts (3:28) | |
| Aaron Copland (1900 - 1990) | |
| Orpheus Chamber Orchestra | |
| SUNY Purchase, New York | |
| 3/1988 | |
| 6.Symphony no 1 in B flat major, Op. 38 "Spring": 2nd movement (7:31) | |
| Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856) | |
| Daniel Barenboim | |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra | |
| Symphony Hall, Chicago, IL | |
| 3/1977 | |
| 7.Symphony no 1 in D major "Titan": Blumine (5:57) | |
| Gustav Mahler (1860 - 1911) | |
| Seiji Ozawa | |
| Boston Symphony Orchestra | |
| Symphony Hall, Boston, MA | |
| 10/1977 | |
| 8.Elegiac Melodies (2) for Strings, Op. 34: no 2, Last spring (4:44) | |
| Edvard Grieg (1843 - 1907) | |
| Neeme Järvi | |
| Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra | |
| Gothenburg Concert Hall, Sweden | |
| 6/1992 | |
| 9.Las estaciones porteñ¤os (4): Primavera porteña (3:48) | |
| Astor Piazzolla (1921 - ) | |
| G”ran S”llscher (Guitar)
Patrick Gallois (Flute) |
|
| Studio Acousti, Paris, France | |
| 5/1996 | |
| 10.Songs without words, vol 5, Op. 62: no 6, Andante grazioso in A major "Spring Song" (2:08) | |
| Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847) | |
| Daniel Barenboim (Piano) | |
| Studio Europa Sonor, Paris | |
| 6/1973 | |
| 11.Premier livre de piŠces: TroisiŠme Suite - Le coucou (2:06) | |
| Louis-Claude Daquin (1694 - 1772) | |
| Cambridge Buskers | |
| Henry Wood Hall, London, England | |
| 12/1983 | |
| 12.The First Day of Spring (2:48) | |
| Leroy Anderson (1908 - 1975) | |
| Frederick Fennell | |
| Eastman-Rochester Pops | |
| Watford Town Hall, Watford, England | |
| 7/1964 | |
| 13.Frühlingsstimmen, Op. 410 (6:02) | |
| Johann Strauss Jr. (1825 - 1899) | |
| Lorin Maazel | |
| Waltz / Lied / Song | |
| by 1883 | |
| Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra | |
| Romantic | |
| Vienna, Austria | |
| Studio | |
| Great Hall, Musikverein, Vienna | |
| 1/1981 | |
| 14.Concerto for Violin in G minor, Op. 8 no 2/RV 315 "L'estate" (10:37) | |
| Antonio Vivaldi (circa 1678 - 1741) | |
| Zubin Mehta | |
| Shlomo Mintz (Violin) | |
| Concerto | |
| 1725 | |
| Israel Philharmonic Orchestra | |
| Baroque | |
| Venice, Italy | |
| Studio | |
| Frederic Mann Auditorium, Tel Aviv | |
| 12/1982 | |
| 15.Midsummer Night's Dream Overture, in E major Op. 21 (11:45) | |
| Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847) | |
| Rafael Kubelik | |
| Overture | |
| 1826 | |
| Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra | |
| Romantic | |
| Germany | |
| Studio | |
| Hercules Hall, Munich, Germany | |
| 11/1964 | |
| 16.Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61: Scherzo (4:44) | |
| Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847) | |
| Rafael Kubelik | |
| Scherzo / Incidental Music | |
| 1842 | |
| Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra | |
| Romantic | |
| Germany | |
| Studio | |
| Hercules Hall, Munich, Germany | |
| 11/1964 | |
| 17.Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61: Nocturne (5:34) | |
| Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847) | |
| Rafael Kubelik | |
| Nocturne / Incidental Music | |
| 1842 | |
| Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra | |
| Romantic | |
| Germany | |
| Studio | |
| Hercules Hall, Munich, Germany | |
| 11/1964 | |
| 18.Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61: Wedding March (4:44) | |
| Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847) | |
| Rafael Kubelik | |
| March / Incidental Music | |
| 1842 | |
| Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra | |
| Romantic | |
| Germany | |
| Studio | |
| Hercules Hall, Munich, Germany | |
| 11/1964 | |
| 19.Duenna: Summer Night, Op. 123 - Serenade (2:44) | |
| Sergei Prokofiev (1891 - 1953) | |
| Mikhail Pletnev | |
| Serenade / Suite | |
| 1950 | |
| Russian National Orchestra | |
| 20th Century | |
| USSR | |
| Studio | |
| Great Hall, State Conservatory, Moscow | |
| 4/1994 | |
| 20.Midsommarl†t i Leksand, R 146 (12:44) | |
| Hugo Alfv‚n (1872 - 1960) | |
| Neeme J„rvi | |
| Chorus | |
| 1936-1937 | |
| Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra | |
| 20th Century | |
| Sweden | |
| Studio | |
| Gothenberg Concert Hall, Sweden | |
| 5/1995 | |
| 21.Pieces (2) for Small Orchestra: no 2, Summer Night on the River (5:43) | |
| Frederick Delius (1862 - 1934) | |
| Daniel Barenboim | |
| Tone Poem | |
| 1911 | |
| English Chamber Orchestra | |
| 20th Century | |
| France | |
| Studio | |
| Friedrich Ebert Hall, Hamburg, Germany | |
| 5/1974 | |
| 22.Las estaciones porte¤os (4): Verano porte¤o (4:16) | |
| Astor Piazzolla (1921 - ) | |
| G”ran S”llscher (Guitar)
Patrick Gallois (Flute) |
|
| Tango | |
| 1967 | |
| 20th Century | |
| Argentina | |
| Studio | |
| Studio Acousti, Paris, France | |
| 5/1996 | |
| Arranged: Agust¡n E. Carlevaro | |
| 23.Porgy and Bess: Summertime (3:33) | |
| George Gershwin (1898 - 1937) | |
| Akira Eguchi (Piano)
Gil Shaham (Violin) |
|
| Aria / Lullaby / Opera | |
| 1935 | |
| 20th Century | |
| USA | |
| Studio | |
| Hercules Hall, Munich, Germany | |
| 6/1996 | |
| Arranged: Jascha Heifetz | |
| 24.Pastorale d'‚t‚ (8:57) | |
| Arthur Honegger (1892 - 1955) | |
| Michel Plasson | |
| Pastorale / Tone Poem | |
| 1920 | |
| Toulouse Capitole Orchestra | |
| 20th Century | |
| France | |
| Studio | |
| Toulouse, France | |
| 1991 | |
| 25.Summer Skies (3:03) | |
| Leroy Anderson (1908 - 1975) | |
| Frederick Fennell | |
| Eastman-Rochester Pops | |
| 20th Century | |
| USA | |
| Studio | |
| Eastman Theatre, Rochester, New York | |
| 3/1958 | |
| 26.Concerto for Violin in F major, Op. 8 no 3/RV 293 "L'autunno" (10:56) | |
| Antonio Vivaldi (circa 1678 - 1741) | |
| Zubin Mehta | |
| Shlomo Mintz (Violin) | |
| Concerto | |
| 1725 | |
| Israel Philharmonic Orchestra | |
| Baroque | |
| Venice, Italy | |
| Live | |
| Frederic Mann Auditorium, Tel Aviv | |
| 12/1982 | |
| 27.In Autumn Overture, Op. 11 (11:15) | |
| Edvard Grieg (1843 - 1907) | |
| Neeme J„rvi | |
| Overture | |
| 1866/1887 | |
| Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra | |
| Romantic | |
| Norway | |
| Studio | |
| Gothenburg Concert Hall, Sweden | |
| 1988 | |
| 28.The Seasons, Op. 67: Autumn (9:27) | |
| Alexander Glazunov (1865 - 1936) | |
| Ernest Ansermet | |
| Ballet | |
| 1899 | |
| Suisse Romande Orchestra | |
| Romantic | |
| Russia | |
| Studio | |
| Victoria Hall, Geneva, Switzerland | |
| 5/1966 | |
| 29.The Tempest, Op. 109: Suite no 1 (2:25) | |
| Jean Sibelius (1865 - 1957) | |
| Jussi Jalas | |
| Suite / Incidental Music | |
| 1925 | |
| Hungarian State Symphony Orchestra | |
| Romantic | |
| Finland | |
| Studio | |
| Budapest, Hungary | |
| 6/1972 | |
| 30.Pr‚ludes, Book 2: no 2, Feuilles mortes (4:57) | |
| Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918) | |
| Dino Ciani (Piano) | |
| Prelude | |
| 1912-1913 | |
| 20th Century | |
| France | |
| Studio | |
| Plenar Hall, Academy of Scince, Munich | |
| 4/1972 | |
| 31.Symphony no 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral": 5th movement, Allegretto (9:27) | |
| Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) | |
| Lorin Maazel | |
| Symphony | |
| 1808 | |
| Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra | |
| Classical | |
| Vienna, Austria | |
| Studio | |
| Jesus Christ Church, Berlin, Germany | |
| 11/1959 | |
| 32.Harvest Hymn (3:41) | |
| Percy Aldridge Grainger (1882 - 1961) | |
| Sir Neville Marriner | |
| Hymn | |
| 1932 | |
| Academy of St. Martin in the Fields | |
| 20th Century | |
| England | |
| Studio | |
| The Colosseum, Watford, England | |
| 3/1996 | |
| 33.Las estaciones porte¤os (4): Oto¤o porte¤o (3:53) | |
| Astor Piazzolla (1921 - ) | |
| G”ran S”llscher (Guitar)
Patrick Gallois (Flute) |
|
| Tango | |
| 1969 | |
| 20th Century | |
| Argentina | |
| Studio | |
| Studio Acousti, Paris, France | |
| 5/1996 | |
| 34.Songs without words, vol 1, Op. 19b: no 3, Molto allegro in A major "Hunting Song" (2:10) | |
| Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847) | |
| Daniel Barenboim (Piano) | |
| Character Piece | |
| 1829 | |
| Romantic | |
| Germany | |
| Studio | |
| Studio Europa Sonor, Paris, France | |
| 6/1973 | |
| 35.Quartet for Strings no 17 in B flat major, K 458 "Hunt": 1st movement, Allegro (8:22) | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791) | |
| Quartet | |
| 1784 | |
| Emerson String Quartet | |
| Classical | |
| Vienna, Austria | |
| Studio | |
| German Radio Stidios, Cologne, Germany | |
| 1988 | |
| 36.Concertino d'automne for 2 Pianos and 8 Instruments, Op. 309 (9:48) | |
| Darius Milhaud (1892 - 1974) | |
| Darius Milhaud | |
| Genevieve Joy (Piano)
Jacqueline Bonneau (Piano) |
|
| Concerto | |
| 1950 | |
| Lamoureux Concerts Association Orchestra | |
| 20th Century | |
| France | |
| Studio | |
| 6/1958 | |
| 37.Cagliostro in Wien: Auf der Jagd Polka, Op. 373 (2:12) | |
| Johann Strauss Jr. (1825 - 1899) | |
| Claudio Abbado | |
| Polka / Operetta | |
| 1875 | |
| Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra | |
| Romantic | |
| Vienna, Austria | |
| Live | |
| Great Hall, Musikverein, Vienna, Austria | |
| 1/1998 | |
| 38.Concerto for Violin in F minor, Op. 8 no 4/RV 297 "L'inverno" (8:41) | |
| Antonio Vivaldi (circa 1678 - 1741) | |
| Gil Shaham (Violin) | |
| Concerto | |
| 1725 | |
| Orpheus Chamber Orchestra | |
| Baroque | |
| Venice, Italy | |
| Studio | |
| American Academy of Arts & Letters, NYC | |
| 12/1993 | |
| 39.Concerti grossi (12), Op. 3: no 12 in C major "Christmas Concerto" - Pastorale (4:19) | |
| Francesco Manfredini (1684 - 1750) | |
| Rudolf Baumgartner | |
| Pastorale / Concerto Grosso / Concerto | |
| by 1718 | |
| Lucerne Festival Strings | |
| Baroque | |
| Italy | |
| Studio | |
| Art House, Lucerne, Switzerland | |
| 2/1970 | |
| 40.The Seasons, H 21 no 3: Winter - Introduction (2:37) | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809) | |
| Karl B”hm | |
| Introduction | |
| 1799-1801 | |
| Vienna Symphony Orchestra | |
| Classical | |
| Vienna, Austria | |
| Studio | |
| Great Hall, Musikverein, Vienna, Austria | |
| 1967 | |
| 41.Les patineurs, Op. 183 (8:44) | |
| Emil Waldteufel (1837 - 1915) | |
| Neeme J„rvi | |
| Waltz | |
| 1882 | |
| Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra | |
| Romantic | |
| Paris, France | |
| Studio | |
| Gothenburg Concert Hall, Sweden | |
| 5/1966 | |
| 42.Children's Corner: no 4, The Snow is Dancing (2:19) | |
| Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918) | |
| J”rg Demus (Piano) | |
| Suite | |
| 1906-1908 | |
| 20th Century | |
| France | |
| Studio | |
| Beethoven Hall, Hanover, Germany | |
| 5/1960 | |
| 43.Pr‚ludes, Book 1: no 6, Des pas sur la neige (4:45) | |
| Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918) | |
| Dino Ciani (Piano) | |
| Prelude | |
| 1909 | |
| 20th Century | |
| France | |
| Studio | |
| Plenar Hall, Academy of Science, Munich | |
| 4/1972 | |
| 44.Messiah, HWV 56: Pastoral Symphony "Pifa" (3:04) | |
| George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759) | |
| Karl Richter | |
| Sinfonia / Oratorio | |
| 1742 | |
| London Philharmonic Orchestra | |
| Baroque | |
| London, England | |
| Studio | |
| Brent Town Hall, London, England | |
| 11/1972 | |
| 45.Symphony no 1 in G minor, Op. 13 "Winter daydreams": 2nd movement, Adagio cantabile (10:44) | |
| Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893) | |
| Michael Tilson Thomas | |
| Symphony | |
| 1866/1874 | |
| Boston Symphony Orchestra | |
| Romantic | |
| Russia | |
| Studio | |
| Symphony Hall, Boston, Massachusetts | |
| 3/1970 | |
| 46.Las estaciones porte¤os (4): Invierno porte¤o (4:20) | |
| Astor Piazzolla (1921 - ) | |
| G”ran S”llscher (Guitar)
Patrick Gallois (Flute) |
|
| Tango | |
| 1970 | |
| 20th Century | |
| Argentina | |
| Studio | |
| Studio Acousti, Paris, France | |
| 5/1996 | |
| Arranged: Agust¡n E. Carlevaro | |
| 47.Les saisons, Op. 37b: no 12, D‚cembre "No‰l" (4:09) | |
| Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893) | |
| Richard Bonynge | |
| Noel | |
| 1875-1876 | |
| London Symphony Orchestra | |
| Romantic | |
| Russia | |
| Studio | |
| Kingsway Hall, London, England | |
| 12/1969 | |
| Arranged: Douglas Gamley | |
| 48.Nutcracker, Op. 71: no 1b, Act 1 - Decorating the Christmas Tree (4:17) | |
| Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893) | |
| Seiji Ozawa | |
| Ballet | |
| 1891-1892 | |
| Boston Symphony Orchestra | |
| Romantic | |
| Russia | |
| Studio | |
| Symphony Hall, Boston, Massachusetts | |
| 12/1990 | |
| 49.Nutcracker, Op. 71: no 9, Act 1 - Waltz of the Snowflakes (6:24) | |
| Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893) | |
| Seiji Ozawa | |
| Waltz / Ballet | |
| 1891-1892 | |
| Boston Symphony Orchestra | |
| Romantic | |
| Russia | |
| Studio | |
| Symphony Hall, Boston, Massachusetts | |
| 12/1990 | |
| 50.Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: no 10, Sinfonia in G major (7:27) | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750) | |
| Arthur Fiedler | |
| Sinfonia / Oratorio | |
| 1734-1735 | |
| Boston Pops | |
| Baroque | |
| Leipzig, Germany | |
| Studio | |
| Symphony Hall, Boston, Massachusetts | |
| 2/1970 | |
| 51.German Dances (3), K 605: no 3 in C major "Sleigh ride" (2:52) | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791) | |
| Arthur Fiedler | |
| Dance | |
| 1789 | |
| Boston Pops | |
| Classical | |
| Vienna, Austria | |
| Studio | |
| Symphony Hall, Boston, Massachusetts | |
| 2/1970 | |
| 52.Sleigh Ride (2:58) | |
| Leroy Anderson (1908 - 1975) | |
| Arthur Fiedler | |
| Song / Carol | |
| 1948 | |
| Boston Pops | |
| 20th Century | |
| USA | |
| Studio | |
| Symphony Hall, Boston, Massachusetts | |
| 2/1970 | |