Sound of Simon Rattle & Berliner Philharmoniker (3 CDs)

The Sound of Simon Rattle

Kate Royal (soprano), Magdalena Kozena (mezzo)

Berliner Philharmoniker, Simon Rattle

The Musical Intoxication of a Great Era

On September 7, 2002, Sir Simon Rattle was appointed new Principal Conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic, marking the start of a new and memorable era for the world of music: Rattle has opened up new repertoire channels for the musicians, endowed the tradition-steeped ensemble with a youthful image and established the inimitable Rattle Sound. Great moments brought together here for the first time on 3 CDs.

Beethoven: Fidelio Overture Op. 72c
Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14 - Dream of a Witches' Sabbath
Bernstein: Candide - Overture
Bizet: Carmen: Prelude to Act I
Borodin: Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances
Cardenas, S: The Flower is Key (A Rap for Mozart)
Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune
Dvorak: Slavonic Dance No. 3 in A flat major, Op. 46 No. 3
Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance March No. 4 in G major, Op. 39 No. 4
Holst: The Planets: Mars
Mahler: Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor - Adagietto
Mahler: Symphony No. 10 in F sharp major - Adagio
Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition: Great Gate of Kiev
Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances, Op. 45: 1 - Non allegro
Ravel: Le Jardin féerique
Satie: Gymnopédie No. 3
Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a (excerpts)