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50 Reasons To Love Classical (Digital Only)

by Various Artists
50 SONGS
Jan 2011
Vivaldi: Gloria, RV 589: I. Gloria in excelsis Deo
Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford & Simon Preston
Fauré: Pelléas et Mélisande, Op. 80, Suite: III. Sicilienne
Sir Neville Marriner
Haydn: Trumpet Concerto in E-Flat Major, Hob. VIIe:1: III. Rondo. Allegro
Håkan Hardenberger, Academy of St Martin in the Fields & Sir Neville Marriner
Saint-Saëns: Le carnaval des animaux, R. 125: Le cygne
Mischa Maisky & Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Brahms: Hungarian Dance No. 1 in G Minor, WoO 1
Budapest Festival Orchestra & Iván Fischer
Czardas
Lakatoš
Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite No. 3: 1. Italiana
London Philharmonic Orchestra & Jesús López Cobos
Handel: Serse, HWV 40 / Act 1: "Ombra mai fu" (Arr. for Oboe)
Edward Brewer, Randall Wolfgang & Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a: 2e. Chinese Dance (Tea)
Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal & Charles Dutoit
Ravel: Miroirs, M. 43: IV. Alborada del gracioso, M. 43c
Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal & Charles Dutoit
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, K. 488: II. Adagio
Philharmonia Orchestra & Vladimir Ashkenazy
Holst: The Planets, Op. 32: VI. Uranus, the Magician
Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal & Charles Dutoit
Hérold: La fille mal gardée (Rev. Lanchbery), Act I: No. 17a, Clog Dance
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden & John Lanchbery
Delibes: Sylvia, Suite: 3. Pizzicati
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra & Neeme Järvi
J.S. Bach: Toccata & Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565: I. Toccata
Simon Preston
Khachaturian: Masquerade - Suite: Waltz
Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra & Loris Tjeknavorian
Beethoven: Minuet in G Major, WoO 10, No. 2
I Musici
Barber: Adagio for Strings
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra & David Zinman
Prokofiev: Symphony No. 1 in D, Op. 25 "Classical Symphony": 1. Allegro
Vladimir Ashkenazy
Massenet: Méditation from Thaïs
Nicola Benedetti, London Symphony Orchestra & Daniel Harding
Shostakovich: The Gadfly, Op. 97: No. 21, Bazaar
The Philadelphia Orchestra & Riccardo Chailly
Corelli: Concerto grosso in G Minor, Op. 6 No. 8 "Christmas Concerto": III. Adagio – Allegro – Adagio
Trevor Pinnock
Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Incidental Music, Op. 61, MWV M 13: No. 1 Scherzo
Philharmonia Orchestra & Sir Neville Marriner
Boccherini: String Quintet in E Major, G. 275: III. Menuetto
I Musici
Dvořák: 8 Slavonic Dances, Op. 46, B. 83: No. 8 in G Minor (Presto)
Budapest Festival Orchestra & Iván Fischer
Mozart: Requiem in D Minor, K. 626: IIIf. Sequentia. Lacrimosa
Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus, Academy of St Martin in the Fields & Sir Neville Marriner
Kodály: Háry János Suite: Viennese musical clock
Budapest Festival Orchestra & Iván Fischer
Elgar: Serenade for Strings in E Minor, Op. 20: 2. Larghetto
Academy of St Martin in the Fields & Sir Neville Marriner
Chabrier: España - Rhapsody for Orchestra
Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal & Charles Dutoit
Vivaldi: Concerto for Lute, 2 Violins and Continuo in D major, RV 93: 2. Largo (Arr. for Guitar)
Eduardo Fernández, English Chamber Orchestra & George Malcolm
Ponchielli: La Gioconda / Act 3: Dance Of The Hours
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra & Neeme Järvi
Brahms: Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90: 3. Poco allegretto
Gewandhausorchester & Kurt Masur
J.S. Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B Minor, BWV 1067: VI. Menuet – VII. Badinerie
William Bennett, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Thurston Dart & Sir Neville Marriner
Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F, Op. 68 -"Pastoral": 5. Hirtengesang. Frohe und dankbare Gefühle nach dem Sturm: Allegretto
Staatskapelle Dresden & Sir Colin Davis
Handel: Solomon, HWV 67, Act III: The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
Edward Brewer & Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: 3. Anitra's dance
San Francisco Symphony & Herbert Blomstedt
Rodrigo: Fantasía para un gentilhombre for Guitar and Small Orchestra: 3. Danza de las hachas (Allegro con brio)
Carlos Bonell, Orchestre symphonique de Montréal & Charles Dutoit
Marcello: Oboe Concerto in D Minor, S. Z799: II. Adagio
Heinz Holliger & I Musici
Lotti: Crucifixus (8-Part)
The Sixteen & Harry Christophers
Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 26: III. Finale. Allegro energico
Kyung Wha Chung, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Rudolf Kempe
Chopin: Les Sylphides: 7. Valse
National Philharmonic Orchestra & Richard Bonynge
Bizet: Carmen Suite No. 1: III. Intermezzo (Entracte After Act II)
Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal & Charles Dutoit
Mozart: Symphony No. 40 In G Minor, K.550: 1. Molto allegro
Academy of St Martin in the Fields & Sir Neville Marriner
Sibelius: Andante Festivo
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra & Neeme Järvi
J. Strauss II: Frühlingsstimmen, Op. 410
Willi Boskovsky
Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo sinfonico
Staatskapelle Dresden & Silvio Varviso
Verdi: Il Trovatore / Act 2: "Vedi! le fosche notturne spoglie" (Anvil Chorus)
Chicago Symphony Chorus & Sir Georg Solti
Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Introduction, Variation 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Tamás Vásáry, London Symphony Orchestra & Yuri Ahronovitch
Prince Igor / Act 2: Polovtsian Dances
Mariinsky Chorus, Mariinsky Orchestra & Valery Gergiev
Stravinsky: The Firebird, K10, 1945 Suite: X. Finale
Riccardo Chailly