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Table of Contents:

• Le corsaire : Ouverture (9:06) / Berlioz (André Cluytens, conductor ; l'Orchestre national de la Radiodiffusion française)
• La magicienne. "Ce sentier nous conduit vers le couvent voisin" (5:35) / Halévy (Véronique Gens, soprano ; Hervé Niquet, conductor)
• Quintette avec clarinette en si bémol majeur, op. 34. Fantaisia: Adagio (5:24) / Weber (Pierre Génisson, clarinet ; Quatuor 212)
• Sonate pour piano, no. 35, Hob. XVI: 43. Rondo: Presto (4:39) / Haydn (Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, piano)
• Pavan bray (4:26) / Byrd (Hopkinson Smith, lute)
• "Udite, lagrimosi spirti d'Averno" (4:19) / Marenzio (Raphaël Pichon, countertenor ; Pygmalion)
• Vêpres de la Vierge. "Nisi Dominus" (4:36) / Monteverdi (John Eliot Gardiner, conductor ; the Monteverdi Choir ; the English Baroque Soloists)
• "À la fin cette bergère" (3:55) / Boësset (Vincent Dumestre, conductor ; Le Poème Harmonique)
• Chorals BWV 649 "Ach bleib'bei uns, Herr Jesu Christ" et BWV 650 "Kommst du nun, Jesu vom himmel herunter auf erden (5:40) / Bach (Olivier Vernet, organ)
• L'enlèvement au sérail. "Solche hergelauf'ne laffen" (5:33) / Mozart (Matti Salminen, bass ; Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor)
• Danza española, op. 37 no. 12. Bolero (Arabesca): Andante (5:19) / Granados (Alicia de Larrocha, piano)
• Samson et Dalila. "Printemps qui commence" (5:58) / Saint-Saëns (Rita Gorr, soprano voice ; George Prêtre, conductor).

Contributors:

Berlioz, Hector, 1803-1869

Halévy, F., 1799-1862

Weber, Carl Maria von, 1786-1826

Haydn, Joseph, 1732-1809

Byrd, William, 1539 or 1540-1623

Marenzio, Luca, 1553-1599

Monteverdi, Claudio, 1567-1643

Boesset, Anthoyne

Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791

Granados, Enrique, 1867-1916

Saint-Saëns, Camille, 1835-1921

Cluytens, André , conductor

Gens, Véronique , singer

Niquet, Hervé , conductor

Génisson, Pierre, 1986- , instrumentalist

Bavouzet, Jean-Efflam , instrumentalist

Smith, Hopkinson , instrumentalist

Pichon, Raphaël , singer

Gardiner, John Eliot , conductor

Dumestre, Vincent , conductor

Vernet, Olivier, 1964- , instrumentalist

Salminen, Matti , singer

Harnoncourt, Nikolaus , conductor

Larrocha, Alicia de , instrumentalist

Gorr, Rita , singer

Prêtre, Georges , conductor

Poème harmonique (Musical group) , instrumentalist, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/itr

Radiodiffusion française > Orchestre national , instrumentalist, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/itr

Quartet 212 , instrumentalist, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/itr

Pygmalion (Musical group) , instrumentalist, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/itr

Monteverdi Choir , singer, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/sng

English Baroque Soloists , instrumentalist, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/itr

Languages:

French
Latin
Italian
German

Language Notes:

Vocal selections sung in French, Italian, Latin, and German.

Included Works:

Corsaire [by Berlioz, H.]

Magicienne [by Halévy, F.] > Ce sentier nous conduit vers le couvent voisin

Quintet, clarinet, violins (2), viola, cello, op. 34, B♭ major [by Weber, C.M.v.] > Fantasia

Sonatas, piano [by Haydn, J.] > H. XVI, 43, A♭ major > Rondo

Bray [by Byrd, W.]

Madrigals, voices (5) [by Marenzio, L.] > Book 6 > Udite, lagrimosi spirti d'Averno

Vespro della Beata Vergine [by Monteverdi, C.] > Nisi Dominus

À la fin cette bergère [by Boesset, A.]

Choräle von verschiedener Art, BWV 645-650 [by Bach, J.S.] > Ach bleib' bei uns, Herr Jesu Christ

Choräle von verschiedener Art, BWV 645-650 [by Bach, J.S.] > Kommst du nun, Jesu, vom Himmel herunter

Entführung aus dem Serail [by Mozart, W.A.] > Solche hergelauf'ne Laffen

Danzas españolas [by Granados, E.] > Bolero

Samson et Dalila [by Saint-Saëns, C.] > Printemps qui commence

Alternate Titles:

Additional title on container: Choc de classica: les extraits des meilleurs CD du mois

Subjects:

Overtures

Operas — Excerpts

Songs (High voice) with orchestra

Quintets (Clarinet, violins (2), viola, cello)

Sonatas (Piano)

Lute music

Madrigals

Songs with instrumental ensemble

Choruses, Sacred (Mixed voices) with instrumental ensemble

Organ music

Chorale preludes

Songs (Low voice) with orchestra

Piano music

Boleros (Music)

Operas

Genres:

Overtures

Operas

Excerpts

Songs

Art music

Chamber music

Sonatas

Madrigals (Music)

Sacred music

Chorale preludes

Boleros (Music)

Performers:

Various performers.

Performance Medium:

1 ensemble: orchestra
1 performer and 1 ensemble: solo soprano voice; orchestra
5 performers: clarinet; violin (2); viola; cello
1 performer: piano
1 performer: lute
Singer; instrumental ensemble
2 ensembles: mixed chorus; instrumental ensemble
1 performer: organ
1 performer and 1 ensemble: solo bass voice; orchestra

General Notes:

Title from disc label.
"Radio Classique"--Container.
All selections previously released.
Issued with Classica, no. 194, July-August 2017.

Physical Description:

1 audio disc ; 4 3/4 in.
op. 34
H. XVI, 43

Physical Characteristics:

plastic; metal; 4 3/4 in.; 1.4 m/s; mass-produced

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical

Digital Characteristics:

audio file; CD audio

Call Numbers:

LPCD 161,444

OCLC Numbers:

1250028598