The Sound Of Simon Rattle & Berliner Philharmoniker

CD1

1. Mahler: Symphony No. 5 in C-Sharp Minor: IV. Adagietto (Sehr langsam)
2. Mahler: Symphony No. 9 in D Major: IV. Adagio
3. Mahler / Cooke: Symphony No. 10 in F-Sharp Major: I. Adagio
4. Symphony No. 2 in C minor 'Ressurection': Langsam. Misterioso
5. Symphony No. 2 in C minor 'Ressurection': Etwas bewegter
6. Symphony No. 2 in C minor 'Ressurection': Mit Aufschwung aber nicht eilen

CD2

1. Holst: The Planets, Op. 32: I. Mars, the Bringer of War
2. Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, L. 86
3. Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act 2: No. 12
4. Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker - Ballet, Op. 71, Act II, No. 12 - Divertissement: Coffee: Arabian Dance
5. Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker - Ballet, Op. 71, Act II, No. 12 - Divertissement: Tea: Chinese Dance
6. Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring, Part 1: L'adoration de la terre
7. Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker - Ballet, Op. 71, Act II, No. 12 - Divertissement: Dance of the Reed Pipes
8. Borodin: Polovtsian Dances (from Prince Igor)
9. Carmina Burana, Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi: Fortune plango vulnera - Coro
10. Le Sacre du Printemps / The Rite of Spring, Part I: L'Adoration de la Terre (Adoration of the Earth): I Introduction / Introduction
11. Le Sacre du Printemps / The Rite of Spring, Part I: L'Adoration de la Terre (Adoration of the Earth): II Les Augures printaniers/ Augurs of spring
12. Le Sacre du Printemps / The Rite of Spring, Part I: L'Adoration de la Terre (Adoration of the Earth): III Danses des adolescents / Dances of the Young girls
13. Le Sacre du Printemps / The Rite of Spring, Part I: L'Adoration de la Terre (Adoration of the Earth): IV Jeu du rapt / Ritual of Abduction
14. Le Sacre du Printemps / The Rite of Spring, Part I: L'Adoration de la Terre (Adoration of the Earth): V Rondes printanières / Spring Rounds
15. Le Sacre du Printemps / The Rite of Spring, Part I: L'Adoration de la Terre (Adoration of the Earth): VI Jeux des cités rivals / Ritual of the Rival Tribes
16. Le Sacre du Printemps / The Rite of Spring, Part I: L'Adoration de la Terre (Adoration of the Earth): VII Cortège du sage: Le Sage / Procession of the Sage: The Sage
17. Le Sacre du Printemps / The Rite of Spring, Part I: L'Adoration de la Terre (Adoration of the Earth): VIII Le Sage / The Sage
18. Le Sacre du Printemps / The Rite of Spring, Part I: L'Adoration de la Terre (Adoration of the Earth): IX Danse de la terre / Dance of the Earth
19. Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances, Op. 45: I. Non allegro
20. Borodin: Polovtsian Dances (from Prince Igor)
21. Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition: X. The Great Gate of Kiev

CD3

1. Beethoven: Fidelio: Overture
2. Haydn: Symphony No. 88 in G Major, Hob.I: 88: IV. Finale (Allegro con spirito)
3. Schubert: Symphony No. 9 in C Major, D. 944, 'The Great': IV. Allegro vivace
4. Brahms / Arr Schönberg: Piano Quartet No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 25: IV. Rondo alla Zingarese
5. Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14, H. 48: V. Songe d'une nuit du Sabbat
6. Satie: 3 Gymnopédies: No. 3 Lent et grave
7. Bizet: Carmen: Prélude
8. Dvorak: 8 Slavonic Dances, Op. 46: No. 3 in A-Flat Major
9. Elgar: 5 Pomp and Circumstance Marches, Op. 39: No. 4 in G Major
10. Ravel: Ma Mère l'Oye, M. 60: V. Le Jardin féerique
11. Bernstein: Candide: Overture
12. Tykwer/Heil/Klimek: Perfume - The Story of a Murderer: Awaiting Execution
13. Cardenas: The Flower is a Key (A Rap for Mozart)

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.