Richard Strauss, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, George Szell, London Symphony Orchestra
3:21
Ein deutsches Requiem, Op. 45: V. Ihr habt nur Traurigkeit (Soprano and Choir)
Johannes Brahms, Christiane Karg, Swedish Radio Choir, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding
6:33
Pelléas et Mélisande, Op. 80: II. La Fileuse
Gabriel Fauré, Zubin Mehta, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
2:09
Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61, MWV M13: No. 3, Song with Chorus. "You Spotted Snakes"
Felix Mendelssohn, André Previn, Delia Wallis, Finchley Children's Music Group, Lillian Watson, London Symphony Orchestra
4:30
Stabat Mater, Op. 58: II. Quis est homo, qui non fleret (Andante sostenuto)
Antonín Dvořák, Philippe Herreweghe, Royal Flemish Philharmonic, Ilse Eerens, Michaela Selinger, Maximilian Schmitt, Florian Boesch
9:27
Strauss, R: Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59, Act I: "I komm' glei'" (Octavian, Orphans, Milliner, Animals Seller, Marschallin, Valzacchi)
Richard Strauss, Herbert von Karajan, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Anny Felbermayer, Children's Chorus from Loughton High School for Girls and Bancroft's School, Christa Ludwig, Gerhard Unger, Kerstin Meyer, Paul Kuen, Philharmonia Orchestra
Charles Gounod, Carlo Rizzi, Welsh National Opera Orchestra
3:56
L'Europa riconosciuta: Numi, respiro...Ah, lo sento (Europa)
Antonio Salieri, Diana Damrau, Jérémie Rhorer, Le Cercle De L'Harmonie
6:26
Ah! Tardai troppo… O luce di quest anima (from Linda di Chamounix)
Dame Joan Sutherland, Paris Conservatoire Orchestra, Nello Santi
6:13
Ingemisco
Giuseppe Verdi, Carmen Giannattasio, Veronica Simeoni, Alxander Timchenko, Carlo Colombara, Yuri Temirkanov, St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra
3:48
Rossini: Stabat Mater: II. Cujus animam gementem
Gioachino Rossini, Antonio Pappano, Lawrence Brownlee, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
6:16
Schumann: Symphony No. 2 in C Major, Op. 61: IV. Allegro molto vivace
Robert Schumann, San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas
9:21
Il natal d'Apollo: Ombra dolente (Alceo)
Vincenzo Righini, Diana Damrau, Jérémie Rhorer, Le Cercle De L'Harmonie
4:04
Elektra: Xiv. Platz da! Wer lungert so vor einer Tür?
Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Richard Strauss, Sonny Wallentin, Bengt Lindberger, Royal Swedish Opera Orchestra, Siegfried Köhler
0:56
Grande messe des morts, Op. 5, "Requiem": Lacrimosa
Hector Berlioz, Toby Spence, SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart, MDR Leipzig Radio Chorus, Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, Sir Roger Norrington
9:59
Im Fruhling, D. 882
Franz Schubert, Hanno Müller-Brachmann, Ulrich Eisenlohr
4:37
Le rossignol (The Nightingale): Scene 1 (The Forest at Dawn): Nightingale's Aria
Igor Stravinsky, Olga Trifonova, Robert Tear, Pippa Longworth, Paul Whelan, Stephen Richardson, Andrew Greenan, Sally Burgess, Peter Hall, Simon Preece, London Voices, Philharmonia Orchestra, Robert Craft
3:00
Elgar: Sea Pictures, Op. 37: No. 5, The Swimmer
Edward Elgar, Janet Baker, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli
6:09
Strauss, R: 8 Gedichte aus Letzte Blätter, Op. 10: No. 1, Zueignung (Version with Orchestra)
Richard Strauss, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, George Szell, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
Tosca: Act I: Recondita armonia (Cavaradossi, Il Sagrestano)
Giacomo Puccini, Nelly Miricioiu, Giorgio Lamberti, Silvano Carroli, Andrea Piccinni, Miroslav Dvorský, Jan Durco, Stanislav Beňačka, Jozef Spacek, Slovak Philharmonic Chorus, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Raimo Sirkia, Slovak Chamber Choir, Alexander Rahbari, Markus Lehtinen
4:21
Orfeo ed Euridice: Act I, Scene 1, Orfeo: Chiamo il mio ben così
Christoph Willibald Gluck, René Jacobs, Bernarda Fink, Freiburger Barockorchester
6:41
Strauss, R: 3 Gesänge älterer deutscher Dichter, Op. 43: No. 2, Muttertändelei (Version with Orchestra)
Richard Strauss, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, George Szell, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
2:09
6 Gedichte und Requiem, Op. 90: No. 7. Requiem
Robert Schumann, Thomas E. Bauer, Uta Hielscher
4:20
Puccini: La bohème, Act 1: "Sì. Mi chiamano Mimì" (Mimì, Rodolfo, Schaunard, Colline, Marcello)
Giacomo Puccini, Barbara Hendricks, Francesco Ellero D'Artegna, Gino Quilico, James Conlon, José Carreras, Orchestre National De France, Richard Cowan
5:32
Triumphal Symphony in E Major, Op. 6: II. Largo maestoso
Bedřich Smetana, Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Darrell Ang
10:40
Dvořák: Symphony No. 5 in F Major, Op. 76, B. 54: I. Allegro ma non troppo
Antonín Dvořák, Mariss Jansons, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
9:43
Tosca: Act III: O dolci mani mansuete e pure (Cavaradossi)
Giacomo Puccini, Nelly Miricioiu, Giorgio Lamberti, Silvano Carroli, Andrea Piccinni, Miroslav Dvorský, Jan Durco, Stanislav Beňačka, Jozef Spacek, Slovak Philharmonic Chorus, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Raimo Sirkia, Slovak Chamber Choir, Alexander Rahbari, Markus Lehtinen
1:33
Lucia di Lammermoor / Act 1: "Quando rapito in estasi"
Gaetano Donizetti, Dame Joan Sutherland, Huguette Tourangeau, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Richard Bonynge
Antonín Dvořák, Chor der Sächsischen Staatsoper Dresden; see Dresden State Opera Chorus, Matthias Brauer, Staatskapelle Dresden, Giuseppe Sinopoli
7:49
Der Freischütz, J. 277, Act III: Schaut, o schaut! Er traf die eigne Braut!
Carl Maria von Weber, Gundula Janowitz, Edith Mathis, Peter Schreier, Bernd Weikl, Siegfried Vogel, Theo Adam, MDR Leipzig Radio Chorus, Staatskapelle Dresden, Carlos Kleiber
9:22
La traviata, Act I: E strano! - Ah, fors'è lui
Giuseppe Verdi, Ileana Cotrubas, Bavarian State Orchestra, Carlos Kleiber
3:36
Fidelio, Op. 72 (Ed. Lühning & Didion), Act II: Introduction - Gott! welch Dunkel hier! - In des Lebens Frühlingstagen
Ludwig van Beethoven, Jonas Kaufmann, Lucerne Festival Orchestra, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Claudio Abbado
11:23
La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24, H 111 / Pt. 4: Scène 15. Romance. "D'amour l'ardente flamme"
Hector Berlioz, Frederica von Stade, Chicago Symphony Chorus, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti
10:43
Symphony No. 8 in E-Flat Major "Symphony of a Thousand", Pt. 1: VIII. Gloria sit Patri Domino
Gustav Mahler, Heather Harper, Lucia Popp, Helen Watts, Yvonne Minton, René Kollo, John Shirley-Quirk, Martti Talvela, Wiener Singverein, Vienna Boys' Choir, Wiener Staatsopernchor, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti
2:27
Lyric Pieces, Op. 54 - Orch. by Edvard Grieg: IV. Notturno: Andante
Edvard Grieg, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Järvi
4:17
Eugene Onegin, Op. 24, TH.5 / Act 1: "Slikhali l vi za roschei glas nochnoi"
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Nuccia Focile, Sarah Walker, Olga Borodina, Irina Arkhipova, Orchestre de Paris, Semyon Bychkov
5:20
Der Freischütz, J. 277, Act II: Wie nahte mir der Schlummer - Leise, leise, fromme Weise!
Carl Maria von Weber, Gundula Janowitz, Staatskapelle Dresden, Carlos Kleiber
8:19
Salome, Op. 54 / Scene 4: "Ah! Ich habe deinen Mund geküsst, Jochanaan"
Richard Strauss, Cheryl Studer, Horst Hiestermann, Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Giuseppe Sinopoli
4:36
Requiem, Op. 48: 1. Introit et Kyrie (Chorus)
Gabriel Fauré, Philharmonia Orchestra, Carlo Maria Giulini, Timothy Farrell, Philharmonia Chorus London, Horst Neumann
7:50
La traviata, Act III: Prendi, quest'è l'immagine
Giuseppe Verdi, Ileana Cotrubas, Helena Jungwirth, Plácido Domingo, Sherrill Milnes, Giovanni Foiani, Bavarian State Orchestra, Carlos Kleiber
3:51
Rusalka, Op. 114 / Act 3: Líbej mne, líbej, mír mi prej
Antonín Dvořák, Ben Heppner, Renée Fleming, Franz Hawlata, Czech Philharmonic, Sir Charles Mackerras
10:28
Norma / Act 1: Sgombra è la sacra
Vincenzo Bellini, Montserrat Caballé, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Richard Bonynge
3:50
Symphony No. 4 in G Major: IV. Sehr behaglich: "Wir genießen die himmlischen Freuden"
Gustav Mahler, Juliane Banse, The Cleveland Orchestra, Pierre Boulez
8:44
Falstaff / Act 3: Dal labbro il canto estasiato
Giuseppe Verdi, Dalmacio Gonzales, Barbara Hendricks, Katia Ricciarelli, Lucia Valentini Terrani, Brenda Boozer, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Carlo Maria Giulini
4:59
Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14: V. Songe d'une nuit du Sabbat (Larghetto - Allegro - Ronde du Sabbat: Poco meno mosso)
Hector Berlioz, The Cleveland Orchestra, Pierre Boulez
9:53
La Wally / Act 1: "Ebben? Ne andrò lontana"
Alfredo Catalani, Angela Gheorghiu, Orchestra del Teatro Regio di Torino, John Mauceri
