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Contents: Soothing, healing melodies?the latest definitive edition of the "Adagio Karajan" series, which has sold over 5 million copies worldwide! From the vast collection of classical performances left behind by Karajan, the emperor of 20th-century music, beautiful and soothing masterpieces have been carefully selected for these two CDs. A DX (Deluxe) version commemorating the 20th anniversary of the series! [Celebrating the 105th anniversary of Karajan's birth] [Celebrating the 75th anniversary of Karajan's first recording] SHM-CD specification, domestic release only Tracklist 1. Mascagni: Intermezzo from the opera "Cavalleria Rusticana" / Wolfgang Meyer (organ) 2. Pachelbel (arranged by Seifert): Canon / Frank Maus (harpsichord) 3. Mahler: Adagietto - from Symphony No. 5 4. Massenet: Song - from the opera "Tha?s" / Michel Schwalb? (violin) 5. Gluck: Dance of the Blessed Spirits - from the opera "Orfeo ed Euridice" / Karlheinz Zeller (flute) 6. Tchaikovsky: Love Theme - from the fantasy overture "Romeo and Juliet" 7. Albinoni (Giazot): 1. Adagio for Strings and Organ / David Bell (organ), Leon Spieller (violin) 8. Grieg: Solveig's Song - from Peer Gynt Suite No. 2, Op. 55 9. Debussy: Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun / Karlheinz Zeller (flute) 10. Vivaldi: Largo - from the second movement of the Winter Concerto in The Four Seasons / Michel Schwalb? (violin) 11. Sibelius: Valse Triste 12. J.S. Bach: Air on the G String - from Orchestral Suite No. 3, BWV 1068 / David Bell (organ) 1. Offenbach: Barcarolle - from the opera The Tales of Hoffmann 2. Bizet: Adagietto - from L'Arl?sienne Suite No. 1 3. Grieg: The Death of Aase ? from Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46 4. Vivaldi: Largo ? 2nd movement from Concerto for Two Violins in A minor, RV523 / Thomas Brandis, Emil Maas (violins), Otmar Borwitzky (cello [basso continuo]) 5. Verdi: Prelude to Act 3 of the opera La Traviata 6. Mozart: Romance ? 2nd movement from Serenade No. 13 in G major, K.525, Eine kleine Nachtmusik 7. Sibelius: The Swan of Tuonela, Op. 22 No. 2 / Gerhard Stempnik (English horn) 8. Tchaikovsky: Elegy ? 3rd movement from Serenade for Strings, Op. 48 9. Puccini: Humming Chorus ?\ From Act 2 of the opera Madama Butterfly 10. Ravel: Pavane for a Dead Princess 11. Respighi: Siciliana ?\ From Suite No. 3 of Ancient Airs and Dances for Lute 12. Bizet: Intermezzo to Act 3 of the opera Carmen 13. Chopin (Douglas): Nocturne ?\ From the ballet Les Sylphides 14. Handel: Aria ?\ Concerto Grosso in B minor, Op. 6 No. 12, 3rd movement 15. Wagner: Isolde's Love-Death ?\ From the opera Tristan und Isolde Media reviews and more Commemorating the 105th anniversary of the birth of Herbert von Karajan, one of the leading conductors of the 20th century, and the 75th anniversary of his first recording (as of 2013). This work is a deluxe edition of the classical hit compilation album "Adagio Karajan" released in 1994. This is a truly luxurious album featuring not only the Berlin Philharmonic, but also the Vienna Philharmonic, which is arguably one of the most popular orchestras in the world. (C)RS
