The 50 greatest tracks

CD 1. Il trovatore. Di quella pira / Verdi (Katia Ricciarelli, soprano ; Robin Leggate, tenor ; Chorus & Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden ; Sir Colin Davis, conductor) (3:15)

Manon Lescaut. Donna non vidi mai / Puccini (London Symphony Orchestra ; Jesús López-Cobos, conductor) (2:26)

L'arlesiana. È la solita storia / Cilea (Orchestra del Teatro dell'Opera di Roma ; Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino ; Zubin Mehta, conductor) (4:22)

Andrea Chénier. Un dì all'azzuro spazio / Giordano (Orchestra del Teatro dell'Opera di Roma ; Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino ; Zubin Mehta, conductor) (5:11)

Tosca. E lucevan le stelle / Puccini (Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden ; Sir Colin Davis, conductor) (3:17)

La Bohème. Che gelida manina / Puccini (Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden ; Sir Colin Davis, conductor) (4:49)

Werther. Pourquoi me réveiller / Massenet (Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden ; Sir Colin Davis, conductor) (2:37)

I lombardi. La mia letizia infondere / Verdi (Royal Philharmonic Orchestra ; Roberto Benzi, conductor) (2:09)

Pagliacci. Vesti la giubba / Leoncavallo (London Symphony Orchestra ; Jesús López-Cobos, conductor) (3:49)

Zingari. Dammi un amore / Leoncavallo (London Symphony Orchestra ; Jesús López-Cobos, conductor) (2:44)

L'amico Fritz. Ed anche Beppe amò / Mascagni (London Symphony Orchestra ; Jesús López-Cobos, conductor) (3:17)

La Gioconda. Cielo e mar / Ponchielli (London Symphony Orchestra ; Jesús López-Cobos, conductor) (4:44)

Un ballo in maschera. Ma se m'è forza perderti / Verdi (Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden ; Sir Colin Davis, conductor) (2:47)

Il corsaro. Sì, de' corsari il fulmine / Verdi (Ambrosian Singers ; New Philharmonia Orchestra ; Lamberto Gardelli, conductor) (2:37)

Adelson e Salvini. Ecco, signor, la sposa / Bellini (Royal Philharmonic Orchestra ; Roberto Benzi, conductor) (2:18)

Il duca d'Alba. Angelo casto e bel / Donizetti (4:10)

Serse. Ombra mai fu / Handel (English Chamber Orchestra ; Vjekoslav Šutej, conductor) (3:09)

Il giuramento. Fu celeste quel contento / Mercadante (Royal Philharmonic Orchestra ; Roberto Benzi, conductor) (3:42)

Ernani. Come rugiada al cespite / Verdi (London Symphony Orchestra ; Jesús López-Cobos, conductor) (3:58)

La battaglia di Legnano. La pia materna mano / Verdi (ORF Chorus & Symphony Orchestra ; Lamberto Gardelli, conductor) (2:25)

Il figliuol prodigo. Tenda natal / Ponchielli (Royal Philharmonic Orchestra ; Roberto Benzi, conductor) (3:07)

La bohème. Testa adorata / Leoncavallo (London Symphony Orchestra ; Jesús López-Cobos, conductor) (3:09)

Tosca. Recondita armonia / Puccini (Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden ; Sir Colin Davis, conductor) (2:05)

Turandot. Nessun dorma / Puccini (London Symphony Orchestra ; Jesús López-Cobos, conductor) (2:58)

CD 2. Granada / Lara (Orchestra del Teatro dell'Opera di Roma ; Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino ; Zubin Mehta, conductor) (3:41)

Mattinata / Leoncavallo ; arr. Juan Alfonso (English Chamber Orchestra ; Enrique García Asensio, conductor) (2:14)

Funiculì, funiculà / Denza/Turco ; arr. Peter Hope (English Chamber Orchestra ; Edoardo Muller, conductor) (2:29)

Te quiero, dijiste / Grever ; arr. Juan Alfonso (English Chamber Orchestra ; Enrique García Asensio, conductor) (3:58)

A vucchella / Tosi/D'Annunzio ; arr. Peter Hope (English Chamber Orchestra ; Edoardo Muller, conductor) (2:57)

Marechiare / Tosti/Di Giacomo ; arr. Peter Hope (English Chamber Orchestra ; Edoardo Muller, conductor) (3:01)

Because / D'Hardelot/Teschemacher ; arr. Juan Alfonso (English Chamber Orchestra ; Enrique García Asensio, conductor) (2:27)

Quiéreme mucho / Rogi ; arr. Juan Alfonso (English Chamber Orchestra ; Enrique García Asensio, conductor) (3:23)

La danza / Rossini ; arr. Juan Alfonso (English Chamber Orchestra ; Enrique García Asensio, conductor) (2:04)

Memory / Lloyd Webber ; arr. Robert Farnon (Robert Farnon and his Orchestra) (4:19)

La serenata / Tosti/Cesareo ; arr. Peter Hope (English Chamber Orchestra ; Edoardo Muller, conductor) (3:07)

Misa Criolla. Kyrie (vidala-babuala) / Ramírez (Domingo Cura, Jorge Padin, percussion ; Coral Salvé de Laredo ; Sociedad Coral de Bilbao ; José Luis Ocejo, conductor) (3:49)

The shadow of your smile / Mandel/Webster ; arr. Robert Farnon (Robert Farnon and his Orchestra) (3:05)

Plaisir d'amour / Martini ; arr. Federico Agostinelli (English Chamber Orchestra ; Vjekoslav Šutej, conductor) (3:14)

You belong to my heart / Lara/Gilbert ; arr. Juan Alfonso (English Chamber Orchestra ; Enrique García Asensio, conductor) (2:47)

West Side story. Tonight / Bernstein (Robert Farnon and his Orchestra) (2:35)

Fenesta che lucive / anon. ; arr. Juan Alfonso (English Chamber Orchestra ; Enrique García Asensio, conductor) (3:33)

My own true love / Steiner ; arr. Robert Farnon) (Robert Farnon and his Orchestra) (3:43)

Malia / Tosti/Pagliara ; arr. Peter Hope (English Chamber Orchestra ; Edoardo Muller, conductor) (3:19)

Ave Maria / J.S. Bach/Gounod ; arr. Job Maarse (MIchael G. Gormley, organ ; Wiener Symphoniker ; Uwe Christian Harrer, conductor) (2:45)

Misa Criolla. Sanctus (carnaval cochabambino) / Ramírez (Arsenion Zambrano, charango guitar ; Domingo Cura, Jorge Padin, percussion ; Ariel Ramírez, harpsichord ; Coral Salvé de Laredo ; Sociedad Coral de Bilbao ; José Luis Ocejo, conductor) (2:14)

Ideale / Tosti/Errico ; arr. Peter Hope (English Chamber Orchestra) (3:35)

The summer knows / Legrand ; arr. Robert Farnon (Robert Farnon and his Orchestra) (3:42)

Torna a Surriento / E. de Curtis/G. de Curtis ; arr. Peter Hope (English Chamber Orchestra ; Edoardo Muller, conductor) (4:26)

Core 'ngrato / Cardillo/Cordiferro ; arr. Giancarlo Chiaramello (Orchestra del Teatro dell'Opera di Roma ; Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino ; Zubin Mehta, conductor) (3:28).