VA - Classical 2011 (2CD) (2010) FLAC(tracks +.cue, log + scans) | Release: 2010 | 662 MB | (5% rec) Genre: Classical

With 40 tracks, and over 2? hours of classical favourites, this double album features the best and most popular names in classical music, ranging from present day superstars to classical legends. An instant collection of the most commercial and beautiful classical music that will have a wide appeal. • Features spectacular performances from Classical music’s brightest stars including, Anna Netrebko, Sir Simong Rattle, Angela Gheorghiu, Placido Domingo, Nigel Kennedy, Sarah Brightman, Paul Potts, Rolando Villazon, Natalie Dessay, Leif Ove Andsnes, Evgeny Kissin, Roberto Alagna, Emmanuel Pahud. • Dazzling recordings from today’s most exciting rising talents including Joyce DiDonato, Yundi, Alison Balsom, Gabriela Montero, David Daniels, David Fray, Vivica Genaux, Ingrid Fliter, Xuefei Yang, Sarah Chang, Kate Royal, Alexandre Tharaud, Simon O’Neill, Jonas Kaufman, Diana Damrau, Max Emanuel Cencic, Philippe Jaroussky • Nuria Rial • New music from best-selling ensembles of Quatuor Ebene, Die 12 Cellisten der Berliner Philharmoniker , Libera, Belcea Quartet • Brilliant collaborations from Gautier Capucon and Valery Gergiev and Ian Bostridge and Thomas Ades • The programme also contains tracks by some of the world’s greatest stars of the past such as Maria Callas, Luciano Pavarotti and many more. Tracklist: CD 1: 01. Angela Gheorghiu - L'amour Est Un Enfant Boheme (Bizet) 02. Placido Domingo - Recondita Armonia (Puccini) 03. Karl Jenkins - Gloria 04. Joyce Didonato - Bel Raggio Lusinghier (Rossini) 05. Nigel Kennedy - Violin Concerto In A Minor (J. S. Bach) 06. Sarah Brightman - O Waly, Waly 07. Yundi - Nocturne No. 2 (Chopin) 08. Libera - Deep Peace (Rutter) 09. Alison Balsom - Concerto In A Minor RV 356 (Vivaldi) 10. Gabriela Montero - Malaguena (Lecuona) 11. Gautier Capucon / Valery Gergiev - Rococo Variations (Tchaikovsky) 12. David Fray - Moment Musical No. 3 (Schubert) 13. Vivica Genaux - Ricordati Che Sei (Vivaldi) 14. Die 12 Cellisten Der Berliner Philarmoniker - Clair De Lune (Debussy) 15. Maria Gallas - Ebben? Ne Andro Lontana (Catalani) 16. Emmanuel Pahud - Fantasy On "La Traviata" (Verdi) 17. Quatuor Ebene - Misirlou (Roubanis) 18. Rolando Villazon - Quanto E Bella (Donizetti) 19. Xuefei Yang - Concierto De Aranjuez (Rodrigo) 20. Paul Potts - Nessun Dorma (Puccini) CD 2: 01. Anna Netrebko - Inflammatus Et Accensus (Rossini) 02. Natalie Dessay - Amor (Richard Strauss) 03. Evgeny Kissin - Piano Concerto No. 2 (Prokofiev) 04. Sarah Chang - Violin Concerto No. 1 (Bruch) 05. Placido Domingo - Afluarela Do Brasil (Barroso) 06. Martha Argerich / Mauricio Vallina - Reminiscences De Don Juan (Liszt) 07. Kate Royal - Del Ciglio Dolente (Handel) 08. Alexandre Tharaud - Trois Ecossaises (Chopin) 09. Russell Watson - Intermezzo (Mascagni) 10. Leif Ove Andsnes - Piano Concerto No. 4 (Rachmaninov) 11. Simon O'Neill - Wintersturme Wichen Dem Wonnemond (Wagner) 12. Angela Gheorghiu / Roberto Alagna - O Soave Fanciulla (Puccini) 13. Ingrid Fliter - "Minute" Waltz In D Flat (Chopin) 14. Jonas Kaufmann - Dovunque Al Mondo (Puccini) 15. Diana Damrau - Saper Vorreste (Verdi) 16. Philippe Jaroussky / Nuria Rial - Pur Ti Miro (Monteverdi) 17. Luciano Pavarotti / Mirella Freni - Suzel, Bon Di (Mascagni) 18. Belcea Quartet - String Quartet No. 14 (Schubert) 19. Ian Bostridge / Thomas Ades - The Tempest (Ades) 20. Sir Simon Rattle - The Nutcracker (Tchaikovsky)