100 Best Concertos

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Disc 1

1. 1 Piano Concerto No. 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1: 1. Vivace [Extract] - Sergey Rachmaninov & Libor Pesek (3:29)
   Composed bySergey Rachmaninov

   Conducted byLibor Pesek

   Performed byLibor Pesek, New Philharmonia Orchestra
2. 2 Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23: 1. Allegro non troppo [Extract] - Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky & Lawrence Foster (3:39)
   Composed byPeter Ilich Tchaikovsky

   Conducted byLawrence Foster

   Performed byLawrence Foster, The Hallé
3. 3 Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18: 1. Moderato [Extract] - Sergey Rachmaninov & Lawrence Foster (4:49)
   Composed bySergey Rachmaninov

   Conducted byLawrence Foster

   Performed byLawrence Foster, The Hallé
4. 4 Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major ("Emperor"), Op. 73: 2. Adagio un poco mosso [Extract] - Ludwig van Beethoven & Dresden Staatskapelle (6:38)
   Composed byLudwig van Beethoven

   Conducted byHans Vonk

   Performed byDresden Staatskapelle, Hans Vonk
5. 5 Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21, CT. 48: 2. Larghetto - Frédéric Chopin & François-René Duchâble (10:49)
   Composed byFrédéric Chopin

   Conducted byMichel Plasson

   Performed byOrchestre Capitole Toulouse, Michel Plasson
6. 6 Totentanz, for piano & orchestra, S. 126 (LW H8): [Extract] - György Cziffra & Franz Liszt (2:26)
   Composed byFranz Liszt

   Conducted byGyörgy Cziffra

   Performed byGyörgy Cziffra, Orchestre de Paris
7. 7 Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, S. 124 (LW H4): 1. Allegro maestoso [Extract] - György Cziffra & Franz Liszt (4:19)
   Composed byFranz Liszt

   Conducted byGyörgy Cziffra

   Performed byGyörgy Cziffra, Orchestre de Paris
8. 8 Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54: 1. Allegro affettuoso [Extract] - Robert Schumann & Leif Ove Andsnes (4:29)
   Composed byRobert Schumann

   Conducted byMariss Jansons

   Performed byBerlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Mariss Jansons
9. 9 Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16: 2. Adagio - Edvard Grieg & Leif Ove Andsnes (6:12)
   Composed byEdvard Grieg

   Conducted byDmitri Kitayenko

   Performed byBergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Dmitri Kitayenko
10. 10 Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 83: 2. Allegro appassionato [Extract] - Johannes Brahms & Stephen Hough (4:38)
    Composed byJohannes Brahms

    Conducted byAndrew Davis

    Performed byBBC Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis
11. 11 Noches en los jardines de España (Nights in the Gardens of Spain), for piano & orchestra, G. 49: 1. En el generalife [Extract] - Manuel de Falla & Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos (5:45)
    Composed byManuel de Falla

    Conducted byRafael Frühbeck de Burgos

    Performed byRafael Frühbeck de Burgos, Paris Conservatory Concert Society Orchestra
12. 12 Piano Concerto in G major: 2. Adagio - Maurice Ravel & Andrew Litton (10:02)
    Composed byMaurice Ravel

    Performed byBournemouth Symphony Orchestra
13. 13 Piano Concerto in C sharp minor, FP 146: 1. Allegretto [Extract] - Francis Poulenc & Richard Hickox (3:47)
    Composed byFrancis Poulenc

    Conducted byRichard Hickox

    Performed byRichard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia
14. 14 Rhapsody in Blue, for piano & orchestra (orchestrated by F. Grofé): [Extract] - Ålborg Symphony Orchestra & George Gershwin (8:32)
    Composed byGeorge Gershwin

    Conducted byWayne Marshall

    Performed byÅlborg Symphony Orchestra, Wayne Marshall

Disc 2

1. 1 Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622: 2. Adagio - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart & Ensemble Orchestral de Paris (6:46)
   Composed byWolfgang Amadeus Mozart

   Conducted byJohn Nelson

   Performed byJohn Nelson
2. 2 Piano Concerto No. 9 in E flat major ("Jeunehomme," "Jenamy"), K. 271: 1. Andantino [Extract] - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart & Mikhail Pletnev (4:10)
   Composed byWolfgang Amadeus Mozart

   Performed bySoloists of the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie
3. 3 Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466: 1. Allegro [Extract] - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart & Mikhail Pletnev (5:45)
   Composed byWolfgang Amadeus Mozart

   Performed bySoloists of the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie
4. 4 Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major ("Elvira Madigan") K. 467: 2. Andante - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart & Ambache Chamber Ensemble (6:48)
   Composed byWolfgang Amadeus Mozart

   Conducted byDiana Ambache

   Performed byAmbache Chamber Ensemble, Diana Ambache
5. 5 Piano Concerto No. 22 in E flat major, K. 482: 2. Andante - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart & Annie Fischer (9:40)
   Composed byWolfgang Amadeus Mozart

   Conducted byWolfgang Sawallisch

   Performed byNew Philharmonia Orchestra, Wolfgang Sawallisch
6. 6 Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488: 2. Adagio - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (6:18)
   Composed byWolfgang Amadeus Mozart
7. 7 Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491: 3. Allegretto [Extract] - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart & Mikhail Pletnev (2:10)
   Composed byWolfgang Amadeus Mozart

   Performed bySoloists of the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie
8. 8 Sinfonia concertante for violin, viola & orchestra in E flat major, K. 364 (K. 320d): 2. Andante - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart & Roger Chase (11:17)
   Composed byWolfgang Amadeus Mozart

   Conducted byChristopher Warren-Green

   Performed byChristopher Warren-Green, London Chamber Orchestra
9. 9 Horn Concerto No. 4 in E flat major, K. 495: 3. Rondo: Allegro vivace - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart & Ensemble Orchestral de Paris (3:41)
   Composed byWolfgang Amadeus Mozart

   Conducted byJohn Nelson

   Performed byJohn Nelson
10. 10 Flute Concerto No. 2 in D major, K. 314 (K. 285d): 3. Allegro - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart & Jean-Jacques Kantorow (5:02)
    Composed byWolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Conducted byJean-Jacques Kantorow

    Performed byJean-Jacques Kantorow, Orchestre d'Auvergne
11. 11 Violin Concerto in D major (doubtful, "Concerto No. 7"), K(2) 271a (K. 271i): 1. Allegro aperto - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart & Ensemble Orchestral de Paris (3:22)
    Composed byWolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Conducted byJohn Nelson

    Performed byEnsemble Orchestral de Paris, John Nelson
12. 12 Concerto for flute, harp & orchestra in C major, K. 299 (K. 297c): 2. Andantino - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart & English Chamber Orchestra (9:13)
    Composed byWolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Conducted byYehudi Menuhin

    Performed byEnglish Chamber Orchestra, Yehudi Menuhin
13. 13 Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major ("Turkish") K. 219: 1. Allegro aperto [Extract] - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart & Christian Tetzlaf (2:08)
    Composed byWolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Performed bySoloists of the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie

Disc 3

1. 1 Violin Concerto, for violin, strings & continuo in E major ("La Primavera," The Four Seasons; "Il cimento" No. 1), Op.8/1, RV 269: 1. Allegro - Antonio Vivaldi & Monica Huggett (3:35)
   Composed byAntonio Vivaldi

   Conducted byNicholas Kraemer

   Performed byNicholas Kraemer, Raglan Baroque Players
2. 2 Violin Concerto, for violin, strings & continuo in G minor ("L'estate," The Four Seasons; "Il cimento" No. 2), Op. 8/2, RV 315: 3. Presto - Antonio Vivaldi & Monica Huggett (2:40)
   Composed byAntonio Vivaldi

   Conducted byNicholas Kraemer

   Performed byNicholas Kraemer, Raglan Baroque Players
3. 3 Violin Concerto, for violin, strings & continuo in F major ("L'autunno," The Four Seasons; "Il cimento" No. 3), Op.8/3, RV 293: 2. Largo - Antonio Vivaldi & Monica Huggett (2:40)
   Composed byAntonio Vivaldi

   Conducted byNicholas Kraemer

   Performed byNicholas Kraemer, Raglan Baroque Players
4. 4 Violin Concerto, for violin, strings & continuo in F minor ("L'inverno," The Four Seasons; "Il cimento" No. 4), Op. 8/4, RV 297: 1. Allegro non molto - Antonio Vivaldi & Monica Huggett (3:16)
   Composed byAntonio Vivaldi

   Conducted byNicholas Kraemer

   Performed byNicholas Kraemer, Raglan Baroque Players
5. 5 Concerto for 4 violins, strings & continuo in B flat Major, RV 553: 2. Largo - Antonio Vivaldi & Fabio Biondi (2:14)
   Composed byAntonio Vivaldi

   Conducted byFabio Biondi

   Performed byFabio Biondi
6. 6 Flute Concerto, for flute, strings & continuo in F major ("La tempesta di mare"), Op. 10/1, RV 433: 1. Allegro - Antonio Vivaldi & Fabio Biondi (2:11)
   Composed byAntonio Vivaldi

   Conducted byFabio Biondi

   Performed byFabio Biondi
7. 7 Flute Concerto, for flute, strings & continuo in G minor ("La Notte"), Op. 10/2, RV 439: 5. Largo (il sonno) - Antonio Vivaldi & Fabio Biondi (1:22)
   Composed byAntonio Vivaldi

   Conducted byFabio Biondi

   Performed byFabio Biondi
8. 8 Mandolin Concerto, for mandolin, strings & continuo in C major, RV 425: 1. (Allegro) - Antonio Vivaldi & Fabio Biondi (3:16)
   Composed byAntonio Vivaldi

   Conducted byFabio Biondi

   Performed byFabio Biondi
9. 9 Concerto for violin, strings & continuo No. 1 in A minor, BWV 1041: 1. Allegro - Johann Sebastian Bach & Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (3:52)
   Composed byJohann Sebastian Bach

   Performed byOrchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
10. 10 Concerto for violin, strings & continuo No. 2 in E major, BWV 1042: 2. Adagio - Johann Sebastian Bach & Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (5:56)
    Composed byJohann Sebastian Bach

    Performed byOrchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
11. 11 Concerto for 2 violins, strings & continuo in D minor ("Double"), BWV 1043: 1. Vivace - Johann Sebastian Bach & Alison Bury (3:51)
    Composed byJohann Sebastian Bach

    Performed byOrchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
12. 12 Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F major, BWV 1046: 1. (Allegro) - Johann Sebastian Bach & Siegbert Rampe (3:27)
    Composed byJohann Sebastian Bach

    Conducted bySiegbert Rampe

    Performed bySiegbert Rampe, La Stravaganza
13. 13 Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F major, BWV 1047: 3. Allegro assai - Johann Sebastian Bach & Siegbert Rampe (2:34)
    Composed byJohann Sebastian Bach

    Conducted bySiegbert Rampe

    Performed bySiegbert Rampe, La Stravaganza
14. 14 Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048: 1. (Allegro) - Johann Sebastian Bach & Siegbert Rampe (5:25)
    Composed byJohann Sebastian Bach

    Conducted bySiegbert Rampe

    Performed bySiegbert Rampe, La Stravaganza
15. 15 Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major, BWV 1049: 2. Andante - Johann Sebastian Bach & Siegbert Rampe (3:14)
    Composed byJohann Sebastian Bach

    Conducted bySiegbert Rampe

    Performed bySiegbert Rampe, La Stravaganza
16. 16 Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050: 3. Allegro - Johann Sebastian Bach & Siegbert Rampe (5:01)
    Composed byJohann Sebastian Bach

    Conducted bySiegbert Rampe

    Performed bySiegbert Rampe, La Stravaganza
17. 17 Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B flat major, BWV 1051: 1. (Allegro) - Johann Sebastian Bach & Siegbert Rampe (5:03)
    Composed byJohann Sebastian Bach

    Conducted bySiegbert Rampe

    Performed bySiegbert Rampe, La Stravaganza
18. 18 Concerto for 2 harpsichords, strings & continuo in C minor, BWV 1062: 1. (Allegro) - Johann Sebastian Bach & Gustav Leonhardt (3:45)
    Composed byJohann Sebastian Bach

    Conducted byBob van Asperen

    Performed byBob van Asperen
19. 19 Concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo No. 1 in D minor, BWV 1052: 1. Allegro [Extract] - Johann Sebastian Bach & Melante Amsterdam (2:38)
    Composed byJohann Sebastian Bach

    Conducted byBob van Asperen

    Performed byBob van Asperen
20. 20 Concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo No. 3 in D major, BWV 1054: 2. Adagio [Extract] - Johann Sebastian Bach & Melante Amsterdam (2:51)
    Composed byJohann Sebastian Bach

    Conducted byBob van Asperen

    Performed byBob van Asperen
21. 21 Concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo No. 7 in G minor, BWV 1058: 1. Allegro - Johann Sebastian Bach & Melante Amsterdam (3:43)
    Composed byJohann Sebastian Bach

    Conducted byBob van Asperen

    Performed byBob van Asperen
22. 22 Concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo No. 5 in F minor, BWV 1056: 2. Largo - Johann Sebastian Bach & Melante Amsterdam (2:32)
    Composed byJohann Sebastian Bach

    Conducted byBob van Asperen

    Performed byBob van Asperen
23. 23 Concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo No. 4 in A major, BWV 1055: 3. Allegro ma non tanto - Johann Sebastian Bach & Melante Amsterdam (4:22)
    Composed byJohann Sebastian Bach

    Conducted byBob van Asperen

    Performed byBob van Asperen

Disc 4

1. 1 Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61: 3. Rondo: Allegro - Ludwig van Beethoven & Neville Marriner (10:19)
   Composed byLudwig van Beethoven

   Conducted byNeville Marriner

   Performed byNeville Marriner, Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
2. 2 Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64: 1. Allegro molto appassionato [Extract] - Felix Mendelssohn & Daniel Harding (3:02)
   Composed byFelix Mendelssohn

   Conducted byDaniel Harding

   Performed byDaniel Harding, Mahler Chamber Orchestra
3. 3 Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35: 2. Canzonetta: Andante - Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky & Augustin Dumay (6:30)
   Composed byPeter Ilich Tchaikovsky

   Conducted byEmil Tchakarov

   Performed byLondon Symphony Orchestra, Emil Tchakarov
4. 4 Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77: 3. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace [Extract] - Johannes Brahms & Christian Tetzlaf (2:08)
   Composed byJohannes Brahms

   Conducted byThomas Dausgaard

   Performed byThomas Dausgaard, Danish National Symphony Orchestra
5. 5 Concerto for violin, cello & orchestra in A minor ("Double"), Op. 102: 3. Vivace non troppo [Extract] - Johannes Brahms & Myung-Whun Chung (2:54)
   Composed byJohannes Brahms

   Conducted byMyung-Whun Chung

   Performed byMyung-Whun Chung, Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra
6. 6 Violin Concerto (No. 2) in B minor, Sz. 112, BB 117: 2. Andante tranquillo [Extract] - Béla Bartók & Michael Gielen (4:15)
   Composed byBéla Bartók

   Conducted byMichael Gielen

   Performed byMichael Gielen, London Philharmonic Orchestra
7. 7 Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47: 1. Allegro moderato [Extract] - Jean Sibelius & Christian Tetzlaf (4:42)
   Composed byJean Sibelius

   Conducted byThomas Dausgaard

   Performed byThomas Dausgaard, Danish National Symphony Orchestra
8. 8 Suite, for violin & string orchestra, Op. 117: In the summer - Jean Sibelius & Christian Tetzlaf (1:46)
   Composed byJean Sibelius

   Conducted byThomas Dausgaard

   Performed byThomas Dausgaard, Danish National Symphony Orchestra
9. 9 Violin Concerto in D major ("The Labyrinth"), Op. 3/12: 2. Largo - Presto - Adagio - Jean-Jacques Kantorow & Pietro Antonio Locatelli (2:44)
   Composed byPietro Antonio Locatelli

   Conducted byJean-Jacques Kantorow

   Performed byJean-Jacques Kantorow, Orchestre d'Auvergne
10. 10 Violin Concerto No.2 in B minor ("La campanella"), Op. 7, MS 48: 3. Rondo: Andantino [Extract] - Niccolò Paganini & Salvatore Accardo (1:34)
    Composed byNiccolò Paganini

    Conducted bySalvatore Accardo

    Performed bySalvatore Accardo, Orchestra da Camera
11. 11 Violin Concerto ("Putování dusicky," "Pilgrimage of the Soul"), JW 9/10 (fragments completed by others): 7. Maestoso - Leos Janácek & Libor Pesek (1:15)
    Composed byLeos Janácek

    Conducted byLibor Pesek

    Performed byLibor Pesek, New Philharmonia Orchestra
12. 12 Symphonie espagnole, for violin and orchestra in D minor, Op. 21: 2. Scherzando: Allegro molto - Edouard Lalo & Czech Philharmonic Orchestra (4:11)
    Composed byEdouard Lalo

    Conducted byLibor Pesek

    Performed byCzech Philharmonic Orchestra, Libor Pesek
13. 13 Méditation, for violin & orchestra (or other arrangement) (from opera "Thäis") - Jules Massenet & Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie (5:18)
    Composed byJules Massenet

    Conducted byDaniel Harding

    Performed byDeutsche Kammerphilharmonie, Daniel Harding
14. 14 Tzigane, rhapsodie de concert, for violin & piano (or orchestra) - Maurice Ravel & Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie (10:03)
    Composed byMaurice Ravel

    Conducted byDaniel Harding

    Performed byDeutsche Kammerphilharmonie, Daniel Harding
15. 15 Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, for violin & orchestra in A minor, Op. 28: [Extract] - Camille Saint-Saëns & Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie (7:04)
    Composed byCamille Saint-Saëns

    Conducted byDaniel Harding

    Performed byDeutsche Kammerphilharmonie, Daniel Harding
16. 16 Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 19: 2. Scherzo: Vivacissimo - Sergey Prokofiev & Colin Davis (4:04)
    Composed bySergey Prokofiev

    Conducted byColin Davis

    Performed byColin Davis, London Symphony Orchestra
17. 17 Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 63: 2. Andante assai [Extract] - Sergey Prokofiev & Colin Davis (1:53)
    Composed bySergey Prokofiev

    Conducted byColin Davis

    Performed byColin Davis, London Symphony Orchestra
18. 18 Violin Concerto in D major: 4. Capriccio - Igor Stravinsky & Gianluigi Gelmetti (5:56)
    Composed byIgor Stravinsky

    Conducted byGianluigi Gelmetti

    Performed byGianluigi Gelmetti, SWR Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra

Disc 5

1. 1 Concierto de Aranjuez, for guitar & orchestra: 2. Adagio [Extract] - Joaquín Rodrigo & Lausanne Chamber Orchestra (3:00)
   Composed byJoaquín Rodrigo

   Conducted byLawrence Foster

   Performed byLausanne Chamber Orchestra, Lawrence Foster
2. 2 Concert champêtre, for harpsichord & orchestra, FP 49: 2. Andante (Mouvement de sicilienne) - Francis Poulenc & Maggie Cole (6:10)
   Composed byFrancis Poulenc

   Conducted byRichard Hickox

   Performed byRichard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia
3. 3–4 Danses sacrée et profane, for chromatic harp & string orchestra, L. 103 - Jean Martinon & Claude Debussy (9:17)
   Composed byClaude Debussy

   Conducted byJean Martinon

   Performed byJean Martinon, ORTF National Orchestra
   1. 3Danse sacrée
   2. 4Danse profane
4. 5 Harold en Italie (Harold in Italy), symphony for viola & orchestra, H. 68 (Op. 16): Marche de pèlerins chantant la pière du soir [Extr - Hector Berlioz & Gérard Caussé (4:09)
   Composed byHector Berlioz

   Conducted byMichel Plasson

   Performed byOrchestre Capitole Toulouse, Michel Plasson
5. 6 Cello Concerto in B minor, B. 191 (Op. 104): 1. Allegro [Extract] - Antonin Dvorák & Mariss Jansons (6:15)
   Composed byAntonin Dvorák

   Conducted byMariss Jansons

   Performed byMariss Jansons, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
6. 7 Cello Concerto in G major, G. 480: 2. Adagio - Luigi Boccherini & Steven Isserlis (4:05)
   Composed byLuigi Boccherini

   Conducted byJuha Kangas

   Performed byJuha Kangas, Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra
7. 8 Oboe Concerto in C minor, SF. 799 (attributed to A. Marcello): 2. Adagio - Benedetto Marcello & Richard Stamp (3:51)
   Composed byBenedetto Marcello

   Conducted byRichard Stamp

   Performed byRichard Stamp, London Academy
8. 9 Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in F minor, J. 114 (Op. 73): 3. Rondo: Allegretto - Carl Maria von Weber & Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (6:19)
   Composed byCarl Maria von Weber

   Conducted byAntony Pay

   Performed byOrchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Antony Pay
9. 10 Cello Concerto No. 2 in D major, H. 7b/2 (Op. 101): 3. Finale: Allegro - Franz Joseph Haydn & Iona Brown (4:38)
   Composed byFranz Joseph Haydn

   Conducted byIona Brown

   Performed byIona Brown, Norwegian Chamber Orchestra
10. 11 Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129: 2. Langsam [Extract] - Robert Schumann & Paavo Järvi (3:36)
    Composed byRobert Schumann

    Conducted byPaavo Järvi

    Performed byPaavo Järvi, Radio France Orchestre Philharmonique
11. 12 Don Quixote, fantastic variations for cello & orchestra, Op. 35 (TrV 184): [Extract] - Richard Strauss & Edo de Waart (2:29)
    Composed byRichard Strauss

    Conducted byEdo de Waart

    Performed byEdo de Waart, Minnesota Orchestra
12. 13 Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85: 3. Adagio - Edward Elgar & Richard Hickox (4:46)
    Composed byEdward Elgar

    Conducted byRichard Hickox

    Performed byRichard Hickox, London Symphony Orchestra
13. 14 Cello Concerto, in A minor, Op. 22: 2. Andante sostenuto - Samuel Barber & Jukka-Pekka Saraste (7:44)
    Composed bySamuel Barber

    Conducted byJukka-Pekka Saraste

    Performed byJukka-Pekka Saraste, Scottish Chamber Orchestra
14. 15 Organ Concerto in D minor, Op. 7/4, HWV 309: 4. Allegro - George Frideric Handel & Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (3:21)
    Composed byGeorge Frideric Handel

    Conducted byBob van Asperen

    Performed byOrchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Bob van Asperen
15. 16 Concerto for cello, strings & continuo ("No. 3") in A major, H. 439, Wq. 172: 3. Allegro assai - Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach & Anner Bylsma (5:01)
    Composed byCarl Philipp Emanuel Bach

    Conducted byGustav Leonhardt

    Performed byGustav Leonhardt, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
16. 17 Double Mandolin Concerto, for 2 mandolins, strings & continuo in G major, RV 532: 3. Allegro - Antonio Vivaldi & Fabio Biondi (3:19)
    Composed byAntonio Vivaldi

    Conducted byFabio Biondi

    Performed byFabio Biondi

Disc 6

1. 1 Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58: 1. Allegro moderato [Extract] - Ludwig van Beethoven & Dresden Staatskapelle (7:25)
   Composed byLudwig van Beethoven

   Conducted byHans Vonk

   Performed byDresden Staatskapelle, Hans Vonk
2. 2 Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15: 2. Largo - Ludwig van Beethoven & Dresden Staatskapelle (10:45)
   Composed byLudwig van Beethoven

   Conducted byHans Vonk

   Performed byDresden Staatskapelle, Hans Vonk
3. 3 Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37: 3. Rondo: Allegro [Extract] - Ludwig van Beethoven & Dresden Staatskapelle (3:36)
   Composed byLudwig van Beethoven

   Conducted byHans Vonk

   Performed byDresden Staatskapelle, Hans Vonk
4. 4 Concerto for piano, violin, cello & orchestra in C major ("Triple Concerto"), Op. 56: 2. Largo - Ludwig van Beethoven & Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra (4:51)
   Composed byLudwig van Beethoven

   Conducted byKurt Masur

   Performed byLeipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Kurt Masur
5. 5 Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 19: 3. Rondo: Molto allegro [Extract] - Ludwig van Beethoven & Dresden Staatskapelle (3:40)
   Composed byLudwig van Beethoven

   Conducted byHans Vonk

   Performed byDresden Staatskapelle, Hans Vonk
6. 6 Keyboard Concerto in F major, H. 18/7 (doubtful): 2. Adagio - Franz Joseph Haydn & Mikhail Pletnev (2:45)
   Composed byFranz Joseph Haydn

   Conducted byMikhail Pletnev

   Performed byMikhail Pletnev, Soloists of the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie
7. 7 Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11, CT. 47: 3. Rondo: Vivace - Stanislaw Skrowaczewski & Frédéric Chopin (4:56)
   Composed byFrédéric Chopin

   Conducted byStanislaw Skrowaczewski

   Performed byStanislaw Skrowaczewski, Paris Conservatory Concert Society Orchestra
8. 8 Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major, S. 125 (LW H6): 4. Allegro animato - Franz Liszt & Leif Ove Andsnes (5:07)
   Composed byFranz Liszt

   Conducted byDmitri Kitayenko

   Performed byBergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Dmitri Kitayenko
9. 9 Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15: 3. Rondo: Allegro non troppo [Extract] - Johannes Brahms & Stephen Hough (2:30)
   Composed byJohannes Brahms

   Conducted byAndrew Davis

   Performed byBBC Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis
10. 10 Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30: 1. Allegro ma non tanto [Extract] - Sergey Rachmaninov & Leif Ove Andsnes (2:51)
    Composed bySergey Rachmaninov

    Conducted byPaavo Berglund

    Performed byPaavo Berglund, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
11. 11 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini (Introduction and 24 Variations), for piano & orchestra in A minor, Op. 43: [Extract] - Sergey Rachmaninov & Libor Pesek (2:27)
    Composed bySergey Rachmaninov

    Conducted byLibor Pesek, Mikhail Pletnev

    Performed byLibor Pesek, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Mikhail Pletnev
12. 12 Ballade for piano & orchestra (or piano solo) in F sharp major, Op. 19: [Extract] - Gabriel Fauré & Jean-Philippe Collard (7:22)
    Composed byGabriel Fauré

    Conducted byMichel Plasson

    Performed byOrchestre Capitole Toulouse, Michel Plasson
13. 13 Concerto for 2 pianos & orchestra in D minor, FP 61: 2. Larghetto - Francis Poulenc & Richard Hickox (5:55)
    Composed byFrancis Poulenc

    Conducted byRichard Hickox

    Performed byRichard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia
14. 14 Concerto for 2 pianos & orchestra in C major (revised version of Piano Concerto): 1. Toccata: Allegro moderato [Extract] - Ralph Vaughan Williams & Kenneth Broadway (5:06)
    Composed byRalph Vaughan Williams

    Conducted byYehudi Menuhin

    Performed byYehudi Menuhin, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
15. 15 Concerto in F, for piano & orchestra: 3. Allegro agitato - Ålborg Symphony Orchestra & George Gershwin (6:42)
    Composed byGeorge Gershwin

    Conducted byWayne Marshall

    Performed byÅlborg Symphony Orchestra, Wayne Marshall