Tracks 1 and 2

Mass K. 317 "Coronation" Kyrie and Agnus Dei

-Vienna Boys Choir Soloists (soprano and alto); Robert Behan, tenor; Walter Raninger, bass; Vienna Cathedral Orchestra; Ferdinand Grossman, conductor

(Salzburg, Mar. 1779)

Tracks 3-7

Idomeneo K. 366 (Excerpts)

Track 3- Overture

Track 4- Aria "Padre germani addio!" (Ilia)

Translation: "Farewell father."

Track 5- Aria "Tutte nel cor vi sento" (Elettra)

Translation: "I feel you all in my heart."

Track 6- Chorus "Pieta! Numi, pieta!" (Immediately following Elettra Aria)

Translation: "Have Pity Gods."

Track 7- Aria "Se il padre perdei" (Ilia)

Translation: "I have lost my father."

-Heidi Grant Murphy, Ilia; Carol Vaness, Elettra; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; James Levine, conductor

(Munich, Jan. 1781)

Tracks 8-14

Die Entführung aus dem Serail K. 384 (Excerpts)

Track 8-9- Overture

Track 10- Aria "Ach ich liebte, war so glucklich" (Constanze)

Translation: "Once I was in love, so happy."

Track 11- Trio "Ihr Schmerz, ihre Tränen" (Osmin, Belmonte, and Pedrillo) (Act 1 Finale)

Translation: "Its painful, it brings tears to my eyes."

Track 12- Is Empty

Track 13-14- Quartet "Ach, Belmonte! Ach mein Leben!" (Constanze, Belmonte, Pedrillo, Blonde) (Act II Finale)

Translation: Oh Belmonte! Oh my love."

Erika Köth, Constanze; Lotte Schädle, Blonde; Fritz Wunderlich, Belmonte; Friedrich Lenz, Pedrillo; Kurt Böhme, Osmin; Bayreuth Opera Orchestra; Eugen Jochum, conductor

(Vienna, July 1782)

Tracks 15-17

Quartet in G Major K387 Movments I and II

Track 15- Movment I

Track 16-17- Movment II

-Budapest String Quartet

(Vienna, Dec. 1782)

Track 18 Quintet in Eb Major K. 452 Movment I

-Daniel Barenboim, piano; Hansjörg Schellenberger, oboe; Larry Combs, clarinet; Dale Clevenger, horn; Daniele Damiano, bassoon

(Vienna, Mar. 1784)

Tracks 1-2

Serenade in C Minor K. 388 Movements I and II

-Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

(Vienna, July 1782)

Tracks 3-4

Serenade in Bb Major K. 361 Movments I and III

-Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

(Vienna, 1781)

Tracks 5-6

Mass in C Minor K. 427 Kyrie and Gloria (Excerpt)

-Ileana Cotrubas, soprano; Kiri te Kanawa, soprano; Werner Krenn, tenor; Hans Sotin, bass; John Alldis Choir; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Raymond Leppard, conductor

(Vienna, May 1783)

Tracks 7-16

Piano Concerto in G Major K. 453 Movement I

-Alfred Brendel, piano; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor

(Vienna, Apr. 1784)

Tracks 17-18

Piano Concerto in C Minor K. 491 Movments I and II

-Richard Goode, piano; Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

(Vienna, Mar. 1786)

Track 1

Quintet in C Major K. 515 Movement I

-Griller Quartet with William Primrose

(Vienna, May 1787)

Track 2

Symphony in Eb Major K. 543 Movement IV

-Academny of St. Martin in the Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor

(Vienna, June 1788)

Track 3

Symphony in C Major K. 551 Movement IV

-Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor

(Vienna, Aug. 1788)

Tracks 4-10

Marriage of Figaro K. 492 (Excerpts)

Track 4- Overture

Track 5- Please Ignore

Track 6- Duet "Cinque...dieci. venti...trenta..." (Figaro, Susannah)

Translation: "Five, ten, twenty, thirty."

Track 7- Trio "Cosa sento! tosto andate" (Count, Basilio, Susannah)

Translation: "What do I hear. go at once."

Track 8- Cavatina "Porgi, amor, qualche ristoro" (Countess)

Translation: "Oh love. Bring me some relief."

Tracks 9-10- Act IV Finale (Pretty Much Everyone Here)

-Ferruccio Furlanetto, Figaro; Dawn Upshaw, Susannah; Kiri Te Kanawa, Countess; Thomas Hampson, Count; Anthony Laciura, Basilio; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; James Levine, conductor

(Vienna, May 1786)

Tracks 11-14

Don Giovanni K. 527 (Excerpts Part I)

Track 11- Overture

Track 12- No. 1 Introduction "Notte e giorno faticar" (Leporello, Donna Anna, Don Giovanni, Commendatore)

Translation: "Night and day, I wear myself out."

Track 13- No. 3 Aria "Ah! chi mi dice mai" (Donna Elvira, Giovanni, Leporello)

Translation: "Ah who will tell me."

Track 14- No. 7 Duettino "La ci darem la mano (Giovanni, Zerlina)

Translation: "Ah flee from that traitor."

-Rodney Gilfry- Don Giovanni; Andrea Silvestrelli- Commendatore; Luba Orgonasova- Donna Anna; Christoph Pregardien- Don Ottavio; Charlotte Margiono- Donna Elvira; Ildebrando DíArcangelo- Leporello; Julian C larkson- Masetto; Eirian James- Zerlina; English Baroque Soloists; Monteverdi Chori; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor

(Prague, Oct. 1787)

Tracks 1-4

Don Giovanni K. 527 (Excerpts Part II)

Act II Finale

Track 1 "Gia la mensa e preparata" (Don Giovanni, Leporello)

Translation: "The table is ready."

Track 2- Recitative "Líultima prova dellíamor mio (Don na Elvira, Don Giovanni, Leporello)

Translation: "I want to prove my love for you."

Track 3- "Don Giovanni, a cenar teco míinvitaste" (Commendatore, Don Giovanni, Leporello, Chorus)

Translation: "You invited me to dine with you."

Track 4- "Ah! dove e il perfido" (Donna Anna, Donna Elvira, Zerlina, Don Ottavio, Masetto, Leporello)

Translation: "Ah! Where is the liar?"

-Rodney Gilfry- Don Giovanni; Andrea Silvestrelli- Commendatore; Luba Orgonasova- Donna Anna; Christoph Pregardien- Don Ottavio; Charlotte Margiono- Donna Elvira; Ildebrando DíArcangelo- Leporello; Julian C larkson- Masetto; Eirian James- Zerlina; English Baroque Soloists; Monteverdi Chori; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor

Tracks 5-13

Cosi fan tutte K. 588 (Excerpts)

Track 5- Overture

Track 6- No. 1 Terzetto "La mia Dorabella capace non e" (Ferrando, Guglielmo, Don Alfonso)

Translation: "My Dorabella could not do such a thing."

Track 7- No. 6 Quintet ":Sento, o Dio, che questo piede" (Guglielmo, Ferrando, Don Alfonso, Fiordiligi, Dorabella)

Translation: "Oh heaven, I feel my steps falter."

Track 8- No. 11 Aria "Smanie implacibili che míagitate" (Dorabella)

Translation: "Implacable pangs which torment me."

Track 9- No. 25 Rondo "Per pieta, ben mio, perdona" (Fiordiligi)

Translation: In pityís name, my dearest, forgive."

Tracks 10-13 Act II Finale

Track 10- "Fate presto, o cari amici" (Despina, Don Alfonso, Chorus)

Translation: "Be quick about it dear friends."

Track 11- "Benedetti I doppio coniugi" (Fiordiligi, Dorabella, Ferrando, Guglielmo)

Translation: "Blessed be the two bridegrooms."

Track 12- "Miei signori, tutto e fatto" (Don Alfonso, Fiordiligi, Dorabella, Ferrando, Guglielmo, Despina)

Translation: "Everything is ready friends."

Track 13- "Sani e salvi, agli amplessi amorosi" (Everyone)

Translation: Safe and sound, exulting with joy."

-Kiri Te Kanawa; Ann Murray; Thomas Hampson; Hans Peter Blochwitz;

Marie McLaughlin; Ferruccio Furlanetto; Vienna Philharmonic; James Levine, conductor

(Vienna, Jan. 1790)

Track 14

Clarinet Quintet K. 581 Movement I

-Harold Wright, clarinet; Boston Symphony Chamber Players

(Vienna, Sept. 1787)

Track 1

Clarinet Concerto K. 622 Movement II

-Sabine Meyer, clarinet; Berlin Philharmonic; Claudio Abbado, conductor

(Vienna, Oct. 1791)

Tracks 2-5

Magic Flute K. 620

Track 2- Overture

Track 3- No. 1 Introduction "Zu Hülfe! zu Hülfe!" (Three Ladies, Tamino)

Translation: "Please help. Please help."

Track 4- No. 14 Aria "Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen" (Queen of the Night)

Translation: "Hellish revenge is boiling in my heart."

-H. Blochwitz (Tamino); E. Gruberova (Queen); Zurich Opera Orchestra; Nikolaus Harncourt, conductor (I think this is the cast)

Track 5- Duet "Pa-Pa-Pa-Pa-Papagena" (Papageno, Papagena) (Cecilia Bartoli and Bryn Terfel)

(Vienna, Sept. 1791)

Tracks 6-7

Requiem K. 626 (Kyrie and Agnus Dei)

-Sylvia McNair, soprano; Carolyn Watkinson, Contralto; Francisco Araiza, tenor; Robert Lloyd, bass; Academy of St. Martin in the Fieldsl; Neville Marriner, conductor

(Vienna, 1791)

Track 8

Bonus Recording of Queen of the Night Aria

Tracks 9-11

More Bonus Recordings

Piano Concerto in C Major K. 467

-Malcolm Bilson, fortepiano; English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor

Tracks 12-14

Bonus Recordings

Oboe Quartet in F Major K. 370

-John Mack, oboe; Daniel Majeske, violin; Abraham Skernick, viola; Stephen Geber, cello