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Classical Music - The 50 Greatest Tracks

by Various Artists
50 SONGS
Aug 2013
The Messiah, HWV 56: Hallelujah Chorus
George Frideric Handel & London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Philharmonic Chorus; John Pritchard
Pavane pour une infante défunte (Pavane for a Dead Princess)
Maurice Ravel & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Sir Malcom Sargent
Swan Lake, Op. 20a: II. Grand Waltz
Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky & London Philharmonic Orchestra; Massimo Freccia
Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95, "From the New World": II. Largo
Antonín Dvořák & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Jascha Horenstein
Gayane, Act IV: Sabre Dance
Aram Khachaturian & London Philharmonic Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin
La fille aux cheveux de lin (The Girl with the Flaxen Hair)
Claude Debussy & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Chorus; Peter Knight
Karelia Suite, Op. 11: I. Intermezzo
Jean Sibelius & London Symphony Orchestra; Charles Gerhardt
Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467: II. Andante
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Anthony Randall; Earl Wild
Kaiser-Walzer (Emperor Waltz), Op. 437
Johann Strauss II & London Symphony Orchestra; Charles Gerhardt
Concerto for 2 Mandolines in G Major, RV 532: II. Andante
Antonio Vivaldi & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Massimo Freccia; Michaela Ponti; Carlo Comberti
Symphonie Fantastique, Op.14: IV. Marche au supplice (March to the Scaffold)
Hector Berlioz & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Massimo Freccia
Leonora Overture No. 3, Op. 72b
Ludwig van Beethoven & London Philharmonic Orchestra; Alexander Rahbari
Jerusalem
Hubert Parry & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Chorus; Gilbert Vinter
Adagio for Strings
Samuel Barber & Slovak Radio New Philharmonic Orchestra, Bratislava; Shardad Rohani
Also sprach Zarathustra (Thus Spoke Zarathustra), Op. 30: I. Sonnenaufgang [Sunrise] {From "2001, A Space Odyssey}
Richard Strauss & Philharmonic Symphony of London; Charles Gerhardt
Carmina Burana: I. O Fortuna
Carl Orff & Riga Radio Chorus; Latvian Philharmonic Orchestra; Ilmar Lapinsch
"Eine Kleine Nachtmusik" (A Little Night Music), Serenade No. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525: I. Allegro
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart & Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra; Shuya Okatsu
Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2, "Moonlight"
Ludwig van Beethoven & Earl Wild
Peer Gynt, Suite No. 1, Op. 46: I. Morning Mood
Edvard Grieg & London Festival Orchestra; Alexander Gibson
Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, "Choral", Op. 125: Theme, "Ode to Joy"
Ludwig van Beethoven & Ambrosian Singers; Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra of London; John McCarthy
"The Four Seasons", Op. 8, Concerto No. 1 in E Major, RV 269, "La primavera" (Spring): I. Allegro
Antonio Vivaldi & José-Luis Garcia; English Chamber Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin
Canon in D Major
Johann Pachelbel & National Philharmonic Orchestra; Charles Gerhardt
Air on the G String
Johann Sebastian Bach & National Philharmonic Baroque Ensemble; Charles Gerhardt
The Planets, Op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
Gustav Holst & Philharmonic Symphony of London; Charles Gerhardt
Enigma Variations, Op. 36: IX. Adagio, "Nimrod"
Edward Elgar & National Philharmonic Orchestra; Charles Gerhardt
The Blue Danube Waltz, Op. 314
Johann Strauss II & National Philharmonic Orchestra; Charles Gerhardt
Turandot, Act III: "Nessun dorma" (None Shall Sleep)
Giacomo Puccini & Charles Craig; London Symphony Orchestra; Edward Downes
Boléro
Maurice Ravel & National Philharmonic Orchestra; Charles Gerhardt
Fanfare for the Common Man
Aaron Copland & National Philharmonic Orchestra; Leonord Slatkin
Solomon, HWV 67, Act III: Sinfonia, "Arrival of the Queen of Sheba"
George Frideric Handel & New Philharmonia Orchestra; Sir Arthur Bliss
Spartacus, Act II: Adagio
Aram Khachaturian & London Promenade Orchestra; Eric Hammerstein
Die Walküre, Act III: Ride of the Valkyries (Walkürenritt)
Richard Wagner & Philharmonic Symphony of London; Charles Gerhardt
William Tell: Overture (Excerpt)
Gioachino Rossini & National Philharmonic Orchestra; Charles Gerhardt
Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo
Pietro Mascagni & Philharmonic Symphony of London; Charles Gerhardt
String Quintet in E major, Op. 11, No. 5: III. Minuet
Luigi Boccherini & National Philharmonic Orchestra; Charles Gerhardt
Concierto de Aranjuez: II. Adagio
Joaquín Rodrigo & National Philharmonic Orchestra; Vernon Handley; Carlos Bonell
Lakmé, Act I: Flower Duet
Léo Delibes & London Promenade Orchestra; London Promenade Orchestra Chorus; Eric Hammerstein
Rhapsody in Blue (Excerpt)
George Gershwin & National Philharmonic Orchestra; Charles Gerhardt; Jeffrey Siegel
Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565
Johann Sebastian Bach & Virgil Fox
Adagio in G Minor
Tomaso Albinoni & William Davis; London Promenade Orchestra; Eric Hammerstein
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation 18, Andante cantabile
Sergei Rachmaninoff & Earl Wild; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Russell Stanger
Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67: Theme
Sergei Prokofiev & Philharmonic Symphony of London; Charles Gerhardt
Keyboard suite in D minor, HWV 437: IV. Sarabande
George Frideric Handel & National Philharmonic Orchestra Strings (no conductor credited - a note at bottom with submission should stop it getting rejected)
Thaïs, Act II: Méditation
Jules Massenet & Philharmonic Symphony of London; Charles Gerhardt; Michael Davis
Symphony No.5: IV. Adagietto
Gustav Mahler & Sinfonia of London; Charles Gerhardt
Gymnopédie No. 1
Erik Satie & London Promenade Orchestra; Eric Hammerstein
Carmen, Act I: "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle", "Habanera"
Georges Bizet & Slovak Radio New Philharmonic Orchestra; Shardad Rohani
Les contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann), Act III: "Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour", "Barcarolle"
Jacques Offenbach & London Promenade Orchestra; Eric Hammerstein
Pavane in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 50
Gabriel Fauré & London Promenade Orchestra; Eric Hammerstein
"1812 Overture", Festival Overture in E-Flat Major, Op. 49: Finale
Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky & National Philharmonic Orchestra; Charles Gerhardt