Description:

Rattle and the Berlin Philharmonic. From the inaugural concert of "Mahler: Symphony No. 5" to the last recording of "Rachmaninoff" for Warner Classics. The ultimate three-disc set of the best of the best, selected from the brilliant live recordings. Includes commentary.

Tracklisting:

1 SYMPHONY NO.5 IN C SHARP MINOR 4.ADAGIETTO. SEHR LANGSAM / BERLIN PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
2 SYMPHONY NO.9 IN D 4.ADAGIO. SEHR LANGSAM UND NOCH ZURUCKHALTEND / BERLIN PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
3 SYMPHONY NO.10 1.ADAGIO / BERLIN PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
4 SYMPHONY NO.2 IN C MINOR 'RESURRECTION' FINALE:LANGSAM. MISTERIOSO: 'AUFERSTEH'N. JA AUFERSTEH'N / BERLIN PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
1 THE PLANETS. OP.32-SUITE FOR LARGE ORCHESTRA 1.MARS. THE BRINGER OF WAR / SIMON RATTLE
2 PRELUDE A L'APRES-MIDI D'UN FAUNE / SIMON RATTLE
3 THE NUTCRACKER NO.12 DIVERTISSEMENT:CHOCOLATE:SPANISH DANCE.COFFEE:ARABIAN DANCE TEA:CHINESE DANCE. / SIMON RATTLE
4 HUNGARIAN DANCE NO.3 IN F / SIMON RATTLE
5 CARMINA BURANA UF DEM ANGER:TANZ / SIMON RATTLE
6 LE SACRE DU PRINTEMPS PREMIERE PARTIE:L'ADORATION DE LA TERRE / SIMON RATTLE
7 SYMPHONIC DANCES OP.45 1.NON ALLEGRO / SIMON RATTLE
8 POLOVTZIAN DANCES (FROM PRINCE IGOR) / SIMON RATTLE
9 PICTURES At AN EXHIBITION THE GREAT GATE OF KIEV / SIMON RATTLE
1 FIDELIO-OVERTURE / SIMON RATTLE
2 SYMPHONY NO.88 IN G 4.FINALE. ALLEGRO CON SPIRITO / SIMON RATTLE
3 SYMPHONY NO.9 IN C 'THE GREAT' 4.FINALE. ALLEGRO VIVACE / SIMON RATTLE
4 PIANO QUARTET NO.1 OP.25 IN G MINOR 4.RONDO ALLA ZINGARESE / SIMON RATTLE
5 SYMPHONIE FANTASTIQUE 5.SONGE D'UNE NUIT DU SABBAT / SIMON RATTLE
6 GYMNOPEDIE NO.3 / SIMON RATTLE
7 CARMEN-PRELUDE / SIMON RATTLE
8 SLAVONIC DANCE OP.46 NO.3 IN A FLAT / SIMON RATTLE
9 POMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE MARCH OP.39 NO.4 IN G / SIMON RATTLE
10 MA MERE L'OYE LE JARDIN FEERIQUE / SIMON RATTLE
11 CANDIDE-OVERTURE / SIMON RATTLE
12 THE PERFUME-STORY OF A MURDERER AWAITING EXECUTION / SIMON RATTLE
13 THE FLOWER IS A KEY (A RAP FOR MOZART) / SIMON RATTLE