Click Here for Sound Samples! Herbert von Karajan conducts the Berlin Philharmonic for this XRCD24 recording of compositional works by composers such as Pachelbel, Brahms, Massenet, Beethoven, Mozart and more!
The reputable Herbert von Karajan opens this recording with one of the most popular works from Baroque music, Pachelbel's Canon in D. He doesn't stop there, however, including another Baroque favorite, Air by J.S. Bach. The Berlin Philharmonic's string section sounds outstanding with their performance of Aase's Death from Grieg's Peer Gynt Suite. This collection rounds out with the closing track "Valse triste", a beautiful waltz by Jean Sibelius.
Features:
• Mastering & Manufactured by JVC Mastering Center, Victor Company of Japan, Ltd.
• Mastered by Tohru Kotetsu with Kazuo Kiuchi & Shizuo Nomiyama
Musicians:
Frank Maus, cembalo/harpsichord (1)
Michel Schwalbe, violin (2)
David Bell, organ (6,8)
Leon Spierer, violin (6)
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
| Johann Pachelbel (1653-1706) | |
 | 1. Canon & Gigue in D Major |
| Jules Massenet (1842-1912) | |
| | 2. Meditation (from the opera: Thais) |
| Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) | |
| Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90 | |
| | 3. Andante |
| Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) | |
| Peer Gynt, Suite No. 1, Op. 46 | |
| | 4. 2nd Movement: Aase's Death |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) | |
| Divertimento in B flat Major "Second Night-Music for Countess Lodron" | |
| | 5. 4th Movement: Adagio |
| Tomaso Albinoni (1671-1751) | |
| | 6. Adagio in G minor for Strings and Organ |
| Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) | |
| Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92 | |
| | 7. 2nd Movement: Allegretto |
| Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) | |
| Suite for Orchestra No. 3 in D Major | |
| | 8. 2nd Movement: Air |
| Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) | |
| | 9. Valse triste, Op. 44 - Lento |
Total playing time, 62'46
