Description:
The crème de la creme of great classical recordings featured in the best-selling ABC book. From Edison’s 1888 phonograph to today’s MP3 files, recorded music has never ceased to be the prized possession of music lovers. This 2CD collection presents selected highlights from the extraordinary list of must-have recordings assembled in 1001 Classical Recordings You Must Hear Before You Die. An indispensible companion to a fascinating book.

Track Listing:

Disk 1
1.	Adagio - Moderato - London Symphony Orchestra, John Barbirolli, Jacqueline Du Pre
2.	Thy Hand...WHEN I Am Laid...WITH Drooping Wings - Catherine Bott, The Academy Of Ancient Music Chorus, The Academy Of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood
3.	Allegro - English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
4.	Alla Hornpipe - English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
5.	No.39 Chorus: "Ruht Wohl, Ihr Heiligen Gebeine" - English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, The Monteverdi Choir
6.	Molto Allegro - The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock
7.	Andante - Wilhelm Kempff, Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, Ferdinand Leitner
8.	Allegro Con Brio - Takacs Quartet
9.	Allegro Con Brio - Wiener Philharmoniker, Carlos Kleiber
10.	Thema - Andantino - Variazioni I-v - Allegretto - Clifford Curzon, Members Of The Wiener Oktett, Willi Boskovsky, Gunter Breitenbach, Nikolaus Hubner, Johann Krump
11.	Der Muller Und Der Bach - Dietrich Fischer-dieskau, Jorg Demus
Disk 2
1.	Allegro Energico E Passionato - Piu Allegro - Wiener Philharmoniker, Carlos Kleiber
2.	Prelude In G Minor, Op.23, No.5 - Vladimir Ashkenazy
3.	Adagio Ma Non Troppo - Pierre Fournier, Berliner Philharmoniker, George Szell
4.	La Flute Enchantee - L'orchestre De La Suisse Romande, Regine Crespin, Ernest Ansermet
5.	Oboe Concerto, Op.45 - West Australian Symphony Orchestra, Vernon Handley
6.	Elegy - Peter Pears, Dennis Brain, The Boyd Neel String Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
7.	The Tired Moon (Sunrise) - Antony Gray
8.	Friendly Bulls On The Highway - Antony Gray
9.	Timid Pink Flamingoes - Antony Gray
10.	The Bridge That Van Gogh Painted - Antony Gray
11.	Roman Amphitheatre At Arles - Antony Gray
12.	Wild Horses In The Long Grass - Antony Gray
13.	Parade - Cockarde - Antony Gray
14.	Bullrushes - Antony Gray
15.	Farandole - Antony Gray
16.	The Tired Sun (Evening) - Antony Gray
17.	Earth Cry - Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Stuart Challender
18.	Ecstatic - Dene Olding, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Stuart Challender
19.	Part I - Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Edo De Waart, Synergy

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