Christopher Parkening - Christopher Parkening: The Great Recordings (1993)

A 2-CD collection of favorite recordings (“greatest hits”) by America’s preeminent guitar virtuoso in celebration of 25 years on the EMI Classics label.

CD1

[5:17] 1. Christopher Parkening - J.S. Bach: Fugue From Violin Sonata No. 1
[2:07] 2. Christopher Parkening - Tárrega: Estudio Brillante
[1:56] 3. Christopher Parkening - Villa-Lobos: Etude No. 1 In E Minor
[3:56] 4. Christopher Parkening - Tárrega: Recuerdos De La Alhambra
[6:24] 5. Christopher Parkening - Albéniz: Leyenda
[1:56] 6. Christopher Parkening - Anonymous: Romance
[3:36] 7. Christopher Parkening - Albéniz: Rumores De La Caleta
[5:10] 8. Christopher Parkening - Tárrega: Capricho Arabe
[3:07] 9. Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra - J.S. Bach: Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring From Cantata
[2:03] 10. Christopher Parkening - J.S. Bach: Prelude No. 1 From Well-Tempered Clavier
[1:42] 11. Christopher Parkening - J.S. Bach: Prelude No. 6 from Well-tempered Clavier
[4:33] 12. Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra - J.S. Bach: Sleepers Awake From Canata No. 140 (Trans. Parkening)
[3:03] 13. Christopher Parkening - J.S. Bach: Allegro from Prelude, Fugue & Allegro (trans. Williams)
[4:48] 14. Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra - J.S. Bach: Cantata 208 (Sheep May Safely Graze; Tran. Foster)
[2:14] 15. Christopher Parkening - Couperin: Les Barncades mysterieuses
[4:20] 16. Christopher Parkening - Ponce: Preambulo & Allegro Vivo
[3:58] 17. Christopher Parkening - Weiss: Passacaglia
[2:34] 18. Christopher Parkening - Debussy: The Girl With The Flaxen Hair
[2:51] 19. Christopher Parkening - Satie: Gymnopedie No. 1
[3:25] 20. Christopher Parkening - Ravel: Empress Of The Pagodas
[2:38] 21. Christopher Parkening - Traditional: Afro-Cuban Lullaby

CD2

[3:40] 1. Christopher Parkening - J.S. Bach: Praeludium from Fourth Lute Suite (trans. Parkening)
[2:02] 2. Christopher Parkening - Traditional: Fairest Lord Jesus
[3:43] 3. Christopher Parkening - Mozart: Praise Ye The Lord - Laudate Dominum (from Solemn Vespers K339)
[2:41] 4. Christopher Parkening - Traditional: Simple Gifts
[2:43] 5. Christopher Parkening - Hymn Of Christian Joy
[4:05] 6. Paul Shure - J.S. Bach: We Thank Thee, Lord, We Thank Thee
[3:04] 7. Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra - J.S. Bach: Anoso From Cantata No. 156
[2:44] 8. Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra - J.S. Bach: What God Hath Done Is Rightly Done (Cantata No. 99)
[1:34] 9. Christopher Parkening - Telemann: Canon (trans. Parkening)
[2:54] 10. Christopher Parkening - Fauré: Berceuse from Dolly Suite, Op. 56
[3:14] 11. Christopher Parkening - Falla: Spanish Dance No. 1 from La Vida Breve (trans. Parkening)
[2:38] 12. Christopher Parkening - Villa-Lobos: Terezinha de Jesus
[2:28] 13. Christopher Parkening - Ponce: Prelude (in Baroque Style) (trans. Ravenscroft)
[4:31] 14. Christopher Parkening - Granados: Intermezzo from Goyescas (trans. Pujol)
[1:57] 15. Christopher Parkening - Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Fugue from Prelude & Fugue No. 4 in E
[4:07] 16. Christopher Parkening - Evening Dance
[6:17] 17. Christopher Parkening - Sor: Variations of a theme by Mozart
[1:26] 18. Christopher Parkening - Sanz: Canarios from Suite espanola
[4:58] 19. Christopher Parkening - Granados: La Maja de Goya
[2:11] 20. Christopher Parkening - Traditional: El Noi de la mare from Suite Catalan
[10:32] 21. Christopher Parkening - Rodrigo: Adagio from Concierto de Aranjuez