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VARIOUS ARTISTS

100 Best Classical Composers

VARIOUS ARTISTS

100 SONGS • 7 HOURS AND 52 MINUTES • OCT 29 2012

14
Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: II. Air
English Chamber Orchestra & Philip Ledger
04:49
15
Keyboard Sonata in F Minor, Kk. 519
Mikhail Pletnev
03:14
16
Keyboard Suite No. 4 in D Minor, HWV 437: III. Sarabande (Orch. Hale)
Alexander Briger
03:27
17
Stabat Mater: I. Stabat mater dolorosa
Fabio Biondi feat. David Daniels, Dorothea Röschmann & Europa Galante
03:56
18
Orphée et Eurydice, Wq. 41, Act 2: Ballet des ombres heureuses. (Arr. Kreisler for Violin & Piano)
Renaud Capuçon feat. Jérôme Ducros
03:45
19
Piano Sonata in E-Flat Major, Hob. XVI:52: III. Finale. Presto
Mikhail Pletnev
05:48
20
String Quintet in E Major, Op. 11 No. 5, G. 275: III. Minuetto. Con un poco di moto
Europa Galante & Fabio Biondi
03:38
21
Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467: II. Andante
Jean-Bernard Pommier & Sinfonia Varsovia
07:48
22
Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio
London Classical Players & Sir Roger Norrington
06:32
23
24 Caprices, Op. 1: No. 1 in E Major, "L'Arpeggio" (Andante)
Michael Rabin
04:43
24
Der Freischütz, Op. 77, J. 277: Ouverture (Adagio - Molto vivace)
Joseph Keilberth & Berliner Philharmoniker
02:15
25
Guillaume Tell: Overture. Andante - Allegro (Excerpt, Conclusion)
Roger Norrington
03:17
26
L'elisir d'amore, Act 2: No. 11 "Una furtiva lagrima" (Nemorino)
Marcello Viotti
04:27
27
Schwanengesang, D. 957: No. 4, Ständchen (Arr. for Cello and Piano)
Gautier Capuçon feat. Franck Braley
04:42
28
Norma, Act I: 'Casta Diva'
Maria Callas, Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano & Tullio Serafin
05:36
29
Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14, H 48: II. Un bal. Valse. Allegro non troppo
London Classical Players & Sir Roger Norrington
06:01
30
Radetzky-Marsch, Op. 228
Wiener Johann Strauss Orchester & Willi Boskovsky
02:53
31
A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61, MWV M13: No. 1, Scherzo
John Nelson
04:27
32
12 Études, Op. 25: No. 4 in A Minor
Leif Ove Andsnes
01:58
33
Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6, Heft I: No. 8, Frisch
Stephen Hough
01:01
34
Liebesträum No. 3 in A-Flat Major, S. 541
François-René Duchâble
04:04
35
Nabucco, Act 3: "Va, pensiero, sull'ali dorate" (Chorus)
Riccardo Muti
05:13
36
Die Walküre, Act III: Ride of the Valkyries
Mariss Jansons
04:47
37
Ave Maria, CG 89a
Barbara Hendricks
03:16
38
Les Contes d'Hoffmann, Act 4: "Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour" (Barcarolle) [Nicklausse, Giulietta, Chorus]
Sylvain Cambreling feat. Ann Murray & Jessye Norman
04:23
39
Prélude, fugue et variation, Op. 18, FWV 30: Prélude (Transcr. Bauer)
Aldo Ciccolini
04:25
40
Symphonie espagnole Op. 21: III. Intermezzo (Allegretto non troppo)
Christian Tetzlaff & Libor Pesek
06:03
41
Symphony No. 4 in E-Flat Major "Romantic": IV. Finale. Bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell
Philharmonia Orchestra & Otto Klemperer
19:02
42
Má Vlast, JB 1/112: II. Die Moldau
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra & Libor Pesek
11:58
43
An der schönen blauen Donau, Op. 314
Wiener Johann Strauss Orchester & Willi Boskovsky
09:24
44
Prince Igor, Act 2, Polovtsian Dances: Pt. 4
Paavo Järvi feat. State Academic Mariinsky Theatre Choir, Saint-Petersburg
02:07
45
Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90: III. Poco allegretto
Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen & Daniel Harding
05:56
46
Le carnaval des animaux, R 125: VII. Aquarium
Nash Ensemble
02:41
47
Lakmé, Act 1 Scene 4: No. 2, Duetto, "Dôme épais, le jasmin" (Lakmé, Mallika)
Alain Lombard
04:48
48
Amour et printemps
Theodor Guschlbauer & Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg
04:11
49
Petite suite from "Jeux d'enfants", Op. 22, WD 39: V. Galop "Le bal"
Paavo Järvi
01:57
50
Pictures at an Exhibition: No. 15, The Knight's Gate in the Old Capital of Kiev
Sir Charles Mackerras & Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir
05:16
51
Le lac des cygnes, Op. 20, Act II: No. 10, Scène. Moderato
VARIOUS ARTISTS & Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
02:49
52
Suite pastorale: I. Idylle
Michel Plasson & Orchestre Du Capitole De Toulouse
04:42
53
8 Slavonic Dances, Op. 72, B. 147: No. 10 in E Minor
Lorin Maazel
02:36
54
Thaïs, Act 2: Méditation
Renaud Capuçon
05:18
55
Peer Gynt, Op. 23, Act 4: No. 13, Prelude. Morning Mood
Paavo Järvi
04:09
56
The Tale of Tsar Saltan, Act III: The Flight of the Bumblebee
André Cluytens & Philharmonia Orchestra
01:16
57
Zigeunerweisen Op. 20
Anne-Sophie Mutter
07:48
58
Requiem, Op. 48: IV. Pie Jesu (1893 Version)
Simon Keenlyside, Richard Studt, Stephen Farr, Winchester Cathedral Choir, Bournemouth Sinfonietta, Nancy Argenta & David Hill
03:26
59
Dornröschen, EHWV 121: Vorspiel (Mässig langsam - Ein wenig lebhafter)
Bamberger Symphoniker
07:40
60
In the Mists: I. Andante (Live)
Piotr Anderszewski
03:37
61
5 Pomp and Circumstance Marches, Op. 39: No. 1 in D Major
Yehudi Menuhin
05:53
62
Vesti la giubba
José Carreras
02:59
63
Tosca, Act 3 Scene 2: "E lucevan le stelle" (Cavaradossi)
Marcello Viotti
02:53
64
Suite Española No. 1, Op. 47: V. Asturias "Leyenda"
Sharon Isbin
06:33
65
Symphony No. 5 in C-Sharp Minor: IV. Adagietto. Sehr langsam (Excerpt)
Jukka-Pekka Saraste
02:55
66
Mörike Lieder: Der Gärtner
Sir Thomas Allen & Geoffrey Parsons
01:28
67
Children's Corner, CD 119, L. 113: No. 6, Golliwog's Cake Walk
Jean-Bernard Pommier
02:48
68
Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo sinfonico (Andante sostenuto)
Riccardo Muti & Philharmonia Orchestra
03:42
69
Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30: Introduction
Staatskapelle Dresden
01:53
70
2 Pieces from Kuolema, Op. 44: No. 1, Valse triste
Paavo Järvi & Estonian National Symphony Orchestra
04:49
71
3 Gymnopédies: No. 1, Lent et douloureux
Anne Queffélec
03:31
72
Goyescas "Los majos enamorados", Cuaderno II: Quejas o la maja y el ruiseñor
Aldo Ciccolini
06:00
73
Die lustige Witwe: Lippen schweigen (1987 Remaster)
Anneliese Rothenberger, Nicolai Gedda, Erika Köth, Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Symphonie Orchester Graunke Munchen & Willy Mattes
03:22
74
Lyrische Sinfonie, Op. 18: I. Ich bin friedlos
Armin Jordan feat. Andreas Schmidt
11:40
75
Scriabin: 12 Etudes, Op. 8: No. 12 in D-Sharp Minor (Patetico)
Domingos António
02:15
76
Fantasia on Greensleeves for Flute, Harp and Strings
Northern Sinfonia Of England & Richard Hickox
04:51
77
14 Romances, Op. 34: No. 14, Vocalise
Natalie Dessay
05:21
78
The Planets, Op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra & Sir Charles Mackerras
07:36
79
Verklärte Nacht, Op. 4: Introduction (Grave, Excerpt) [Sextet Version]
Nash Ensemble
02:52
80
3 Old Viennese Dances: II. Liebesleid
Renaud Capuçon feat. Jérôme Ducros
03:18
81
Boléro, M. 81
Jean Martinon
14:56
82
La vida breve, Act II, Cuadro I: Danza española
Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos feat. Lucero Tena
03:22
83
6 Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56: No. 1, Jocul cu bâtă - No. 2, Brâul & No. 3, Pê-loc
Michel Béroff
02:38
84
Le Sacre du printemps, Tableau I "L'adoration de la Terre": Les augures printaniers - Danses des adolescentes
Kent Nagano
03:23
85
Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 for Soprano and 8 Cellos, W. 389: I. Aria in A Minor (Cantilena. Adagio)
Mady Mesplé, Albert Tétard, Bernard Escavi, Jeanine Tétard, Guy Besnard, Jean Deferrieux, Pierre Masson, Jean Barthe & Pierre Degenne feat. Cello Ensemble
06:29
86
Suite No. 2 from Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64ter: I. The Montagues and Capulets
Paavo Järvi
03:58
87
Scaramouche : III. Brazileira (Remasterisé en 1988)
Christian Ivaldi & Noël Lee
02:07
88
Carmina Burana, Introduction, Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi: O Fortuna
Janice Watson, James Bowman, Donald Maxwell, Bournemouth Symphony Chorus, Waynflete Singers, Highcliffe Junior Choir, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra & David Hill
02:36
89
Porgy and Bess, Act 1, Scene 1: "Summertime" (Clara, Chorus)
Harolyn Blackwell, Glyndebourne Chorus, London Philharmonic Orchestra & Sir Simon Rattle feat. Glyndebourne Festival Chorus
03:13
90
Concerto for Two Pianos in D Minor, FP 61: II. Larghetto
Jean-Bernard Pommier, Anne Queffélec, City of London Sinfonia & Richard Hickox
05:50
91
Fanfare for the Common Man
Carl Davis & London Philharmonic Orchestra
03:10
92
Kleine Dreigroschenmusik: II. Die Moritat von Mackie Messer
Otto Klemperer & Philharmonia Orchestra
02:19
93
Concierto de Aranjuez: II. Adagio
Sharon Isbin, Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne & Lawrence Foster
11:39
94
Gayaneh: Sabre Dance
Paavo Järvi
02:30
95
Suite for Jazz Orchestra No. 2, Op. 50b: No. 2, Waltz
Paavo Järvi
03:53
96
Agnus Dei (After Adagio for Strings, Op. 11)
Winchester Cathedral Choir & David Hill
07:41
97
Simple Symphony, Op. 4: II. Playful Pizzicato
Christopher Warren-Green & London Chamber Orchestra
03:29
98
Symphonic Dances from West Side Story: No. 1, Prologue
Paavo Järvi & City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
04:25
99
Estaciones porteñas: No. 2, Otoño porteño (Arr. Runge & Ammon for Piano Trio)
Jacques Ammon feat. Eckart Runge & Natalia Prischepenko
06:04
100
Spiegel im Spiegel (Excerpt)
Tasmin Little & Martin Roscoe
04:05
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