Italy, the land of the shining sun. And a veritable treasure trove of melodies!
1st Disc
1 "The Four Seasons" ~ Spring Movement 1 (Vivaldi) / Rieko Suzuki (violin) Czech Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra
2 Albinoni's Adagio (Albinoni) / Miroslav Kejmar (trumpet) Jizina Pokorna (organ)
3 Siciliana ~ From "Suite No. 3 of Ancient Dances and Arias for Lute" (Respighi) / Norichika Iimori, Württemburg Orchestra
4 O Sole Mio (Neapolitan Folk Song) / Ken Nishikori (tenor) Fumio Yasuda (piano)
5 Catali Catali (Cardillo)* / Vincenzo La Scola (tenor) Marco Poemi (piano)
6 Nessun Dorma (From the Opera "Turandot") (Lara)* / Vincenzo La Scola (Tenor) Marco Poemi (Piano)
7. The Star Shines (From the Opera "Tosca") (Tosti)* / Vincenzo La Scola (Tenor) Marco Poemi (Piano)
8. Granada (Lara)* / Vincenzo La Scola (Tenor) Marco Poemi (Piano)
9. Marchiale (Tosti)* / Vincenzo La Scola (Tenor) Marco Poemi (Piano)
10. Csárdás (Monti) / Cristina & Laura
11. William Tell Overture (Rossini) / Shigenobu Yamaoka, Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra
12. Pines of the Appian Way - from the Suite "Pines of Rome" (Respighi) / Junichi Hirokami, conducting the Japan Philharmonic Orchestra
2nd disc
1. "The Four Seasons" - Winter Movement 2 (Vivaldi) / Rieko Suzuki (violin) Czech Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra
2. Boccherini's Minuet (Boccherini) / Duo di basso
3. Intermezzo from the Opera "Cavalleria Rusticana" (Mascagni) / Cristina & Laura
4. Caprice No. 24 (Paganini) / Ilya Kahler (violin)
5. Chaconne (Vitali) / Mayu Kijima (violin) Akira Eguchi (piano)
6. Pastorale - from the "Christmas Concerto" (Corelli) / Helmut Mueller-Brühl, conducting the Cologne Chamber Orchestra
7. Madonna's Jewels (Wolf-Ferrari) / Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Naoto Otomo
8. Dance at Hour (Ponchielli) / Czech Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Norichika Iimori
9. Grand March of Aida (Verdi) / Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Tokyo Band, conducted by Hiroyuki Kumazaki
10. Cinema Paradiso (Ennio Morricone) / Kentaro Haneda (piano)
11. Romeo and Juliet (Time for Us) (Nino Rota) / Ensemble Planeta