WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
(1756-1791)
1
Countess' Cavatina (Porgi, amor)
from
The Marriage of Figaro
3:49
'Hear my prayer, I humbly beg you'
2
Countess and Susanna's Recitative and Duettino (Che soave zeffiretto)
from
The Marriage of Figaro
3:53
'That's amazing! How did he react?' -
with
Judith Howarth
soprano
CHRISTOPH WILLIBALD GLUCK
(1714-1787)
3
Alceste's Aria (Ou suis-je?)
from
Alceste
4:54
'Where am I?'
RICHARD WAGNER
(1813-1883)
4
Elisabeth's Prayer (Allmachtige Jungfrau)
from
Tannhauser
4:34
'Almighty Virgin'
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
(1913-1976)
5
Embroidery Aria
from
Peter Grimes
4:05
'Embroidery in childhood was a luxury of idleness'
LUDVIG VAN BEETHOVEN
(1770-1827)
6
Leonora's Recitative and Aria (Komm, Hoffnung)
from
Fidelio
7:10
'Vile murderer! Sadistic swine!' -
'Come hope, you faint and distant star'
Philharmonia Orchestra
GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL
(1685-1750)
7
Rodelinda's Aria (Se il mio duol non e si forte)
from
Rodelinda
5:54
'If my pain, my bitter sighing'
CHRISTOPH WILLIBALD GLUCK
8
Alceste's Aria (Grands dieux)
from
Alceste
3:56
'Great Gods! Cruel fortune has cursed me'
RICHARD WAGNER
9
Elsa's Dream (Einsam in truben Tagen)
from
Lohengrin
7:42
'When all my hopes departed'
GIAN CARLO MENOTTI
(1911-2007)
10
Magda's Aria
from
The Consul
7:09
'To this we've come'
ERICH WOLFGANG KORNGOLD
(1857-1957)
11
Marietta's Song (Gluck, das mir verblieb)
from
Die tote Stadt (The Dead City)
5:12
'My joy lives in you'
with
Timothy Robinson
tenor
ANTONIN DVORAK
(1841-1904)
12
'Songs my mother taught me'
from
Gypsy Songs, Op. 55
2:17
FRANZ LEHAR
(1870-1948)
13
Lisa and Sou-Chong's Duet (Wer hat die Liebe uns ins Herz geschenkt?)
from
The Land of Smiles
4:35
'Love, what has given you this magic pow'r?'
with
Timothy Robinson
tenor
RICHARD RODGERS
(1902-1979)
14
'Climb ev'ry mountain'
from
The Sound of Music
3:10
Philharmonia Orchestra
Christine Brewer soprano
David Parry
21 August 2004 (track 4) and 19-21 & 23 May 2008 (other tracks)