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100 Classical Favourites

1998/01/01

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J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F, BWV 1047 - 1. (Allegro)

I Musici

4:55
2

Bizet: Carmen Suite No. 2 - 2. Habanera

Semyon Bychkov, Orchestre de Paris

2:01
3

Mozart: Symphony No. 40 In G Minor, K.550 - 1. Molto allegro - Excerpt

Frans Brüggen, Orchestra of the 18th Century

2:33
4

Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini, Op. 43 - Variation 18

Bella Davidovich, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Neeme Järvi

2:34
5

Boccherini: String Quintet E, Op.13, No.5 - 3. Menuetto

I Musici

4:05
6

J.S. Bach: Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, Cantata BWV 147 - Jesu Joy Of Man's Desiring

Neil Black, English Chamber Orchestra, Barry Rose, St Paul's Cathedral Choir

3:13
7

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 -"Moonlight" - 1. Adagio sostenuto

Claudio Arrau

6:49
8

Ponchielli: La Gioconda / Act 3 - Dance Of The Hours

Silvio Varviso, Staatskapelle Dresden

1:26
9

Kreisler: Liebesfreud

Istvan Hajdu, Arthur Grumiaux

3:23
10

Brahms: 21 Hungarian Dances, WoO 1 - Orchestral Version - No. 5 in G Minor

Kurt Masur, Gewandhausorchester

2:44
11

Verdi: Aida / Act 2 - "Gloria all'Egitto"

Silvio Varviso, Dresden State Opera Chorus, Staatskapelle Dresden, Chor der Staatsoper Dresden

3:53
12

Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14, H 48 - IV. Marche au supplice (Allegretto non troppo)

Sir Colin Davis, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

6:49
13

Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto In E Minor, Op. 64, MWV O14 - 1. Allegro molto appassionato

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard Haitink, Henryk Szeryng

3:19
14

Offenbach: Overture Orpheus in the Underworld

Sir Neville Marriner, Philharmonia Orchestra

1:49
15

Grieg: Peer Gynt, Op. 23 - Concert version by Kurt Masur & Friedhelm Eberle - "In the Hall of the Mountain King"

Rundfunkchor Leipzig, Gewandhausorchester, Kurt Masur, Friedhelm Eberle

2:25
16

Fauré: Pelléas et Mélisande, Op. 80 - 4. Sicilienne

David Zinman, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

3:24
17

Vivaldi: Nulla in mundo pax, R.630 - 1. Nulla in mundo pax (Larghetto)

Jeffrey Tate, English Chamber Orchestra, Vittorio Negri, Elly Ameling

2:41
18

Tárrega: Recuerdos de la Alhambra

Pepe Romero

3:33
19

Khachaturian: Adagio from Spartacus: Onedin Line theme

Valery Gergiev, Mariinsky Orchestra

2:51
20

R. Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30 - Prelude (Sonnenaufgang)

Bernard Haitink, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

1:59
21

Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 / Act 1 - 13. Dance Of The Knights

Valery Gergiev, Mariinsky Orchestra

5:24
22

Tchaikovsky: Ouverture solennelle "1812," Op. 49

Bernard Haitink, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

2:31
23

Handel: The Water Music - Alla hornpipe

Eduard van Beinum, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

3:03
24

J. Strauss II: Voices of Spring, Op. 410 (Frühlingsstimmen)

Wolfgang Sawallisch, Wiener Symphoniker

5:47
25

Ravel: Boléro

Semyon Bychkov, Orchestre de Paris

4:38
26

Saint-Saëns: Le Carnaval des Animaux, R. 125 - Le Cygne

Martha Argerich, Nelson Freire, Mischa Maisky

3:12
27

Mahler: Symphony No. 5 in C-Sharp Minor / Pt. 3 - 4. Adagietto (Sehr langsam)

Bernard Haitink, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

4:31
28

Chopin: Nocturne No. 2 in E flat, Op. 9 No. 2

Claudio Arrau

4:47
29

Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto In D, Op. 35, TH. 59 - 1. Allegro moderato

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard Haitink, Henryk Szeryng

3:14
30

Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia / Act 1 - No.2 Cavatina: "Largo al factotum"

Philharmonia Orchestra, Ion Marin, Dmitri Hvorostovsky

4:55
31

Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 - 1. Allegro con brio

Bernard Haitink, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

7:05
32

Rossini: William Tell - Overture

Sir Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

3:02
33

Elgar: "Pomp and Circumstance," Op. 39: March, No. 1 in D

Sir Neville Marriner, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

2:00
34

Sousa: The Liberty Bell

Frederick Fennell, Eastman Wind Ensemble

3:25
35

Dukas: L'Apprenti sorcier

David Zinman, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

1:54
36

Vivaldi: Concerto For Violin And Strings In F Minor, Op. 8, No. 4, RV 297 "L'inverno" - 2. Largo

I Musici, Federico Agostini

2:10
37

J.S. Bach: Suite No. 3 in D, BWV 1068 - 2. Air

Peter Schreier, Kammerorchester Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

4:05
38

Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30 - 1. Allegro ma non tanto

Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Riccardo Chailly, Martha Argerich

1:41
39

Mozart: Requiem in D minor, K.626 - 3. Sequentia: Dies irae

Staatskapelle Dresden, Peter Schreier, Rundfunkchor Leipzig

1:51
40

Verdi: Rigoletto / Act 3 - "La donna è mobile"

Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Giuseppe Sinopoli, Neil Shicoff

2:22
41

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 -"Pathétique" - 2. Adagio cantabile

Claudio Arrau

6:21
42

Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition (Orch. by Maurice Ravel) - 15. The Great Gate of Kiev

Edo de Waart, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

5:34
43

Bizet: Carmen Suite No. 1 - 5. Les toréadors

Semyon Bychkov, Orchestre de Paris

2:12
44

Mozart: Serenade in G, K.525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik" - Orchestral version - 1. Allegro

Pina Carmirelli, I Musici

5:46
45

Grieg: Peer Gynt, Op. 23 - Concert version by Kurt Masur & Friedhelm Eberle - Prelude: Morning Mood

Kurt Masur, Gewandhausorchester

4:18
46

Liszt: Liebestraum No. 3 in A flat, S.541 No. 3

Claudio Arrau

5:00
47

Barber: Adagio for Strings, Op. 11

I Musici

7:10
48

Pachelbel: Canon in D

I Musici

4:42
49

Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 11 In A, K.331 -"Alla Turca" - 3. Alla Turca (Allegretto)

Claudio Arrau

3:33
50

Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann / Act 4 - Entr'acte (Barcarolle)

Silvio Varviso, Staatskapelle Dresden

3:49
51

Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Incidental Music, Op. 61, MWV M 13 - No. 9 Wedding March

George Szell, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

4:53
52

Schubert: Ave Maria, "Ellens Gesang III", D839

Dalton Baldwin, Elly Ameling

5:43
53

Yepes: Romance "Jeux interdits"

Pepe Romero

1:46
54

Beethoven: Bagatelle in A Minor, WoO 59 "Für Elise"

Bella Davidovich

2:58
55

J. Strauss I: Radetzky-Marsch, Op. 228

Franz Bauer-Theussl, Wiener Volksopernorchester

3:14
56

Chopin: Waltz No. 6 in D Flat, Op. 64 No. 1 -"Minute Waltz"

Nikita Magaloff

1:43
57

Giazotto: Adagio for Strings and Organ in G minor

I Musici

3:39
58

Satie: 3 Gymnopédies - No. 1. Lent et douloureux

Reinbert de Leeuw

4:52
59

Vivaldi: Concerto For Violin And Strings in E, Op. 8, No. 1, RV 269 "La Primavera" - 1. Allegro

I Musici, Federico Agostini

3:22
60

Verdi: Il Trovatore / Act 2 - "Vedi! le fosche notturne spoglie" (Anvil Chorus)

Silvio Varviso, Staatskapelle Dresden, Chor der Staatsoper Dresden

3:50
61

Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24 / Part 1 - Marche hongroise

Sir Colin Davis, London Symphony Orchestra

4:55
62

J.S. Bach: Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067 - 7. Badinerie

Kammerorchester Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Peter Schreier, Irena Grafenauer

1:19
63

Beethoven: Minuet in G Major, WoO 10, No. 2

I Musici

2:46
64

Verdi: Nabucco / Act 3 - "Va, pensiero, sull'ali dorate"

Silvio Varviso, Staatskapelle Dresden, Chor der Staatsoper Dresden

4:04
65

Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 21 in C, K.467 - 2. Andante

London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis, Stephen Kovacevich

7:43
66

Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50

Jean Fournet, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

5:08
67

J. Strauss II: An der schönen blauen Donau, Op. 314

Franz Bauer-Theussl, Wiener Volksopernorchester

4:21
68

Vivaldi: Mandolin Concerto in C, R.425 - 1. Allegro

I Musici, Pepe Romero

2:36
69

Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15 - 1. Von fremden Ländern und Menschen

Claudio Arrau

1:36
70

Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15 - 7. Träumerei

Claudio Arrau

3:01
71

Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A, Op. 92 - 2. Allegretto

Bernard Haitink, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

3:22
72

Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20, TH.12 / Act 1 - No. 2 Valse (Corps de Ballet)

Pierre Monteux, London Symphony Orchestra

5:26
73

Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4 In A Major, Op. 90, MWV N 16 - "Italian" - 1. Allegro vivace

Frans Brüggen, Orchestra of the 18th Century

4:19
74

Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila, Op. 47, R. 288 / Act 3 - Bacchanale

Silvio Varviso, Staatskapelle Dresden

7:28
75

Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue

Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte‐Carlo, Edo de Waart, Werner Haas

3:36
76

Handel: Messiah, HWV 56 / Pt. 2 - 42. "Hallelujah"

Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Sir Colin Davis, Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks

3:47
77

Schubert: Piano Quintet in A, D.667 - "The Trout" - 4. Thema - Andantino - Variazioni I-V - Allegretto

Arthur Grumiaux, Georges Janzer, Eva Czako, Jacques Cazauran, Ingrid Haebler

1:23
78

Debussy: Suite bergamasque, L. 75 - 3. Clair de lune

Zoltán Kocsis

5:48
79

Puccini: Turandot / Act 3 - "Nessun dorma"

London Symphony Orchestra, Jesús López Cobos, José Carreras

2:59
80

Khachaturian: Sabre Dance, from "Gayaneh"

Valery Gergiev, Orchestra of the Kirov Opera, St. Petersburg

2:13
81

Dvořák: 8 Slavonic Dances, Op. 46 - No. 8 in G Minor. Presto

Bernard Haitink, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

4:19
82

Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition (Orch. by Maurice Ravel) - 9. Ballet of the Chickens in Their Shells

Edo de Waart, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

1:13
83

Wagner: Lohengrin, WWV 75 / Act 3 - "Treulich geführt ziehet dahin"

Staatskapelle Dresden, Silvio Varviso, Rundfunkchor Leipzig

5:00
84

Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 In B Flat Minor, Op. 23, TH.55 - 1a. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso -

Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Kirill Kondrashin, Martha Argerich

4:09
85

Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 "From the New World" - 2. Largo

Sir Colin Davis, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

3:04
86

Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar and Orchestra - 2. Adagio

Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte‐Carlo, Alexandre Lagoya, Antonio de Almeida

3:10
87

Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71, TH.14 / Act 2 - No. 13 Waltz of the Flowers

Antal Doráti, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

6:48
88

Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte, Op. 62 - No. 6 Andante grazioso in A "Spring Song"

Werner Haas

2:24
89

Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61 - 3. Rondo. Allegro

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard Haitink, Henryk Szeryng

2:34
90

Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in D minor, S.359 No. 2 (Corresponds with piano versionNo. 2 in C sharp minor) - Orch. Doppler - Excerpt

Kurt Masur, Gewandhausorchester

4:54
91

Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 - "Choral" - 4. Alla marcia (Allegro vivace assai) -

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard Haitink, Netherlands Radio Chorus

2:35
92

Smetana: Má Vlast (My Country) - 2. Vltava (The Moldau)

Antal Doráti, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

2:58
93

Chopin: Piano Sonata No.2 in B flat minor, Op.35 - 3. Marche funèbre (Lento)

Nikita Magaloff

2:31
94

J.S. Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 - Toccata

Daniel Chorzempa

3:23
95

Hoffstetter: String Quartet in F, H.III No.17, Op.3 No.5 - "Serenade" - 2. Andante cantabile

I Musici

3:24
96

Vivaldi: Gloria in D, R.589 - rev. Franz Giegling - Gloria in excelsis Deo

Vittorio Negri, Orchestra Del Gran Teatro La Fenice, Chorus Del Gran Teatro La Fenice

2:27
97

Mozart: Serenade in G, K.525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik" - Orchestral version - 4. Rondo (Allegro)

Pina Carmirelli, I Musici

3:52
98

Chopin: Polonaise No. 3 in A, Op. 40 No. 1 - "Military"

Nikita Magaloff

5:36
99

Holst: The Planets, op.32 - 4. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity - Excerpt

Sir Neville Marriner, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

5:11
100

Sousa: The Stars and Stripes Forever

Howard Hanson, Eastman Philharmonia

3:19

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1998/01/01