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50 Best Classics

By Various Artists

26th February 2010

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Title

Tempo

Key

Length

Handel: Solomon, HWV 67, Act 3: Sinfonia "The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba"
George Frideric Handel, Sir Neville Marriner, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in E Major, Op. 8 No. 1, RV 269 "Spring": I. Allegro
Antonio Vivaldi, Yehudi Menuhin, Alberto Lysy, Camerata Lysy Gstaad

Bach, JS: Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565: Toccata
Johann Sebastian Bach, Wayne Marshall

Mozart: Horn Concerto No. 4 in E-Flat Major, K. 495: III. Rondo. Allegro vivace
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Barry Tuckwell, Sir Neville Marriner, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio
Ludwig van Beethoven, Philharmonia Orchestra, Kurt Sanderling

Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture in E-Flat Major, Op. 49 (Excerpt)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Mariss Jansons

Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 "Choral": IV. Presto - "O Freunde, nicht diese Töne!" (Ode to Joy) [Excerpt]
Ludwig van Beethoven, Riccardo Muti, James Morris, Westminster Choir, Philadelphia Orchestra

Grieg: Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16: I. Allegro molto moderato (Excerpt)
Edvard Grieg, Cecile Ousset, Sir Neville Marriner, London Symphony Orchestra

Sibelius: Karelia Suite, Op. 11: III. Alla marcia
Jean Sibelius, Hallé, Sir John Barbirolli

Holst: The Planets, Op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity (Excerpt)
Gustav Holst, Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle

Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso - Allegro con spirito (Excerpt)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Horacio Gutiérrez, London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn

Sibelius: Finlandia, Op. 26
Jean Sibelius, Hallé, Sir John Barbirolli

Verdi: Aïda, Act 2: "Gloria all'Egitto, ad Iside" (Chorus) - Triumphal March
Giuseppe Verdi, Chorus Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Riccardo Muti

Prokofiev: Suite No. 2 from Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64ter: I. The Montagues and Capulets (Excerpt)
Sergei Prokofiev, Philadelphia Orchestra, Riccardo Muti

Strauss I, J: Radetzky-Marsch, Op. 228
Johann Strauss I, Wiener Johann Strauss Orchester, Willi Boskovsky

Elgar: Land of Hope and Glory
Edward Elgar, Andrew Davis, Royal Choral Society, London Philharmonic Orchestra

Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30: I. Allegro ma non tanto (Excerpt)
Sergei Rachmaninoff, Mariss Jansons, St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra

Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 78 "Organ Symphony": II. (b) Maestoso - Allegro
Camille Saint-Saëns, Matthias Eisenberg, Orchestre Du Capitole De Toulouse, Michel Plasson

Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo
Pietro Mascagni, Riccardo Muti, Philharmonia Orchestra

Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto (Excerpt)
Sergei Rachmaninoff, Cecile Ousset, Sir Simon Rattle, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Grieg: Peer Gynt, Op. 23, Act 4: No. 13, Prelude. Morning Mood
Edvard Grieg, Sir Neville Marriner, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

Shostakovich / Arr. Atovmian: The Gadfly, Suite Op. 97a: No. 8 Romance
Dmitri Shostakovich, Tasmin Little, Piers Lane

Barber: Adagio for Strings, Op. 11
Samuel Barber, Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy

Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade, Op. 35: II. The Kalendar Prince (Excerpt)
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Riccardo Muti, Philadelphia Orchestra

Massenet: Thaïs, Act 2: Méditation
Jules Massenet, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Herbert von Karajan, Berliner Philharmoniker

Borodin: Prince Igor, Act II: Polovtsian Dances (Excerpt)
Alexander Borodin, Beecham Choral Society, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham

Khachaturian: Spartacus Suite No. 2: I. Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia
Aram Khachaturian, Yuri Temirkanov, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture (Excerpt)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Mariss Jansons

Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92: II. Allegretto (Excerpt)
Ludwig van Beethoven, Philharmonia Orchestra, Kurt Sanderling

Bach, JS: Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043: II. Largo ma non tanto
Johann Sebastian Bach, Yehudi Menuhin, Christian Ferras, Bath Festival Orchestra

Williams: Main Theme (From "Schindler's List")
John Williams, Tasmin Little, Iain Sutherland, The New World Philharmonic

Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act II: No. 12e, Divertissement. Dance of the Reed-Flutes
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, André Previn, London Symphony Orchestra

Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 "Pastoral": V. Hirtengesang. Frohe und dankbare Gefühle nach dem Sturm. Allegretto
Ludwig van Beethoven, Riccardo Muti, Philadelphia Orchestra

Handel: Coronation Anthem No. 1, HWV 258 "Zadok the Priest"
George Frideric Handel, Andrew Davis, Royal Choral Society, London Philharmonic Orchestra

Bach, JS: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140: No. 1, Chor. "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme"
Johann Sebastian Bach, Consortium Musicum, Wolfgang Gönnenwein, South German Madrigal Choir, Suddeutscher Madrigalchor, Consortium Classicum

Allegri: Miserere (Excerpt)
Gregorio Allegri, Stephen Cleobury, Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Timothy Beasley-Murray

Schubert: Deutsche Messe, D. 872: No. 5, Zum Sanctus
Franz Schubert, Chor der St. Hedwigs, Kathedrale Berlin, Berliner Symphoniker, Wolfgang Meyer, Karl Forster, Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale Berlin

Franck / Arr. Sandré: Mass, Op. 12, FWV 61: Panis Angelicus
César Franck, Halle Choir, Hallé, Maurice Handford

Berlioz: L'enfance du Christ, Op. 25, H. 130, Part 2: The Shepherds' Farewell
Hector Berlioz, André Cluytens, Orchestre De La Société Des Concerts Du Conservatoire

Gounod: St Cecilia Mass: IV. Sanctus
Charles Gounod, Orchestre De La Société Des Concerts Du Conservatoire, Jean-Claude Hartemann

Fauré / Arr. Rutter: Requiem, Op. 48: VII. In Paradisum
Gabriel Fauré, Choir of King's College, Cambridge, English Chamber Orchestra, José-Luis Garcia, Peter Barley, Stephen Cleobury

Mozart: Vesperae solennes de confessore, K. 339: V. Laudate Dominum
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Eugen Jochum, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

Cantique De Jean Racine
Gabriel Fauré, Monks And Choirboys Of Downside Abbey, David Lawson, Dom Dunstan O'Keeffe

Verdi: Messa da Requiem: IX. Ingemisco
Giuseppe Verdi, Riccardo Muti, Luciano Pavarotti, Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano

Mozart: Ave verum corpus, K. 618
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Cambridge, Cambridge Classical Players, Roy Goodman, Stephen Layton, Stephen Cleobury

Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3, Scene 1: Aria. "I Know That My Redeemer Liveth"
George Frideric Handel, Sir Charles Mackerras, English Chamber Orchestra, Ambrosian Singers, Elizabeth Harwood, Janet Baker, Robert Tear, Raimund Herincx

Haydn: The Creation, Hob. XXI:2, Pt. 1: Trio and Chorus. "The Heavens Are Telling" (Chorus, Gabriel, Uriel, Raphael)
Joseph Haydn, Sir David Willcocks, Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Heather Harper, John Shirley-Quirk, Robert Tear, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

Fauré: Requiem, Op. 48 : IV. Pie Jesu (Soprano)
Gabriel Fauré, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Victoria de los Ángeles, Choeurs Elisabeth Brasseurs, Henriette Puig-Roget, André Cluytens, Orchestre De La Société Des Concerts Du Conservatoire

Mozart / Compl. Beyer: Requiem in D Minor, K. 626: VIII. Lacrimosa
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Franz Welser-Möst, London Philharmonic Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra

Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2, Scene 7: Chorus. "Hallelujah"
George Frideric Handel, Sir Charles Mackerras, English Chamber Orchestra, Ambrosian Singers, Elizabeth Harwood, Janet Baker, Robert Tear, Raimund Herincx