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50 Greatest Classics by Classic FM

by Various Artists
50 SONGS
Jan 2012
R. Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30
John Williams;Boston Pops Orchestra
Vivaldi: Nulla in Mundo Pax Sincera, RV 630
Elin Manahan Thomas, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment & Harry Christophers
Tárrega: Recuerdos de La Alhambra
Eduardo Fernandez
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64: I. Allegro molto appassionato –
Joshua Bell & Sir Neville Marriner
J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F Major, BWV 1047: I. [Allegro]
Henryk Szeryng, Michala Petri, Heinz Holliger, André Bernard, Academy of St Martin in the Fields & Sir Neville Marriner
Bizet: Carmen Suite No. 2: II. Habanera (Act I)
Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal & Charles Dutoit
Mozart: Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550: 1. Molto allegro
Staatskapelle Dresden & Sir Colin Davis
Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini, Op. 43: Variation 18
Neeme Järvi & Bella Davidovich
Grieg: Peer Gynt, Op. 23 - Concert version by Kurt Masur & Friedhelm Eberle: "In the Hall of the Mountain King"
Friedhelm Eberle, Rundfunkchor Leipzig, Gewandhausorchester & Kurt Masur
Khachaturian: Adagio from Spartacus: Onedin Line theme
Mariinsky Orchestra & Valery Gergiev
Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 / Act 1: 13. Dance Of The Knights
Mariinsky Orchestra & Valery Gergiev
Handel: The Water Music: Alla hornpipe
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra & Eduard van Beinum
Saint-Saëns: Le Carnaval des Animaux, R. 125: Le Cygne
Mischa Maisky, Martha Argerich & Nelson Freire
Pachelbel: Canon in D
I Musici
Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 11 In A, K.331 -"Alla Turca": 3. Alla Turca (Allegretto)
Claudio Arrau
Chopin: Nocturne No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 9 No. 2
Claudio Arrau
Sousa: The Liberty Bell
Eastman Wind Ensemble & Frederick Fennell
J.S. Bach: Suite No. 3 in D, BWV 1068: 2. Air
Kammerorchester Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach & Peter Schreier
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique": II. Adagio cantabile
Alfred Brendel
Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition (Orch. Ravel): X. The Great Gates of Kyiv
André Previn
J. Strauss I: Radetzky March, Op. 228 (Live in Vienna, 1979)
Wiener Philharmoniker & Willi Boskovsky
Chopin: Waltz No. 6 in D-Flat Major, Op. 64 No. 1 "Minute Waltz"
Vladimir Ashkenazy
Giazotto: Adagio for Strings and Organ in G minor
Maria Teresa Garatti & I Musici
Satie: Gymnopédie No. 1. Lent et douloureux
Pascal Rogé
Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin and Strings in E, Op. 8, No. 1, RV.269 "La Primavera": 1. Allegro
Christopher Hirons, Nigel North & Christopher Hogwood
La damnation de Faust, Op. 24, H. 111 / Pt. I: Marche hongroise
Orchestre Lamoureux & Igor Markevitch
J.S. Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 2 In B Minor, BWV 1067: VII. Badinerie
Aurèle Nicolet, Münchener Bach-Orchester & Karl Richter
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467: II. Andante
Alfred Brendel, Academy of St Martin in the Fields & Sir Neville Marriner
Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50 (Choral Version)
Choeur de l'Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal & Charles Dutoit
Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15: VII. Träumerei
Radu Lupu
J. Strauss II: An der schönen blauen Donau, Waltz, Op. 314 (Excerpt / Conclusion)
Herbert von Karajan
Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20 (Mariinsky Version), Act I: No. 1, Scene. Allegro
Mariinsky Orchestra & Valery Gergiev
Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila / Act 3: Bacchanale
Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal & Charles Dutoit
Debussy: Suite bergamasque, CD 82: III. Clair de lune
Tamás Vásáry
Dvořák: 8 Slavonic Dances, Op. 46, B.83: No. 8 in G minor (Presto)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Antal Doráti
Lohengrin, Act III Scene 1: Treulich geführt ziehet dahin "Bridal Chorus"
Wiener Staatsopernchor, Wiener Philharmoniker & Sir Georg Solti
Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 "From the New World": 2. Largo
The Cleveland Orchestra & Christoph von Dohnányi
Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar and Orchestra: 2. Adagio
Carlos Bonell, Orchestre symphonique de Montréal & Charles Dutoit
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71, TH.14 / Act 2: No. 13 Waltz of the Flowers
National Philharmonic Orchestra & Richard Bonynge
Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61: 3. Rondo. Allegro
Kyung Wha Chung, Wiener Philharmoniker & Kirill Kondrashin
Smetana: Má Vlast, JB1:112: 2. Vltava
Wiener Philharmoniker & Rafael Kubelik
Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 35: III. Marche funèbre. Lento
Vladimir Ashkenazy
Vivaldi: Gloria, RV 589: I. Gloria in excelsis Deo
Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford, Academy of Ancient Music & Simon Preston
Mozart: Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525: IV. Rondo. Allegro
Academy of St Martin in the Fields & Sir Neville Marriner
Chopin: Polonaise No. 3 in A Major, Op. 40 No. 1 "Military"
Vladimir Ashkenazy
Holst: The Planets, Op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal & Charles Dutoit
Sousa: The Stars and Stripes Forever
Eastman Wind Ensemble & Frederick Fennell
Handel: Messiah / Part 2: "Hallelujah"
London Symphony Chorus & Sir Colin Davis
Khachaturian: Gayaneh: Sabre Dance
Aram Khachaturian, Wiener Philharmoniker
Verdi: Il Trovatore / Act 2: "Vedi! le fosche notturne spoglie"
Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia & Carlo Franci