The History of Classical Music: The Best of the 20th century

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Suite bergamasque, L. 75: II. Clair de lune

Kun-Woo Paik & Claude Debussy

5:45

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Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto (Excerpt)

Sir Simon Rattle, Cécile Ousset, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra & Sergei Rachmaninoff

4:34

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Jeux d'eau, M. 30

Cécile Ousset & Maurice Ravel

5:28

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Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, L. 86

Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra & Claude Debussy

8:52

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Suite for Jazz Orchestra: VI. Waltz 2

Mariss Jansons, Philadelphia Orchestra & Dmitri Shostakovich

3:45

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The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34

Sir Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra & Benjamin Britten

16:51

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Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64, Act I: Dance of the Knights

André Previn, London Symphony Orchestra & Sergei Prokofiev

5:44

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Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64, Act I: Balcony Scene

André Previn, London Symphony Orchestra & Sergei Prokofiev

8:37

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The Planets, Op. 32: I. Mars, the Bringer of War

Sir Malcolm Sargent, BBC Symphony Orchestra & Gustav Holst

6:57

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The Planets, Op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity

Sir Malcolm Sargent, BBC Symphony Orchestra & Gustav Holst

7:46

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The Rite of Spring, Pt. 2: Danse sacrale

Sir Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra & Igor Stravinsky

5:13

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Preludes Book I, L. 117: VIII. La fille aux cheveux de lin

Dame Moura Lympany & Claude Debussy

2:39

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3 Gymnopédies: I. Lent et douloureux

Angela Brownridge & Erik Satie

3:13

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3 Gymnopédies: II. Lent et triste

Anne Queffélec & Erik Satie

2:58

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14 Romances, Op. 34: XIV. Vocalise

Charles Owen, Natalie Clein & Sergei Rachmaninoff

6:02

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La plus que lente, L. 121

Jean-Bernard Pommier & Claude Debussy

4:27

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Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67: Medley of themes

Sian Edwards, London Philharmonic Orchestra & Sergei Prokofiev

2:45

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Pierrot lunaire, Op. 21: XIX. Serenade

Giuseppe Sinopoli, Andrea Lucchesini, Luisa Castellani & Staatskapelle Dresden

2:44

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5 Morceaux de fantaisie, Op. 3: II. Prelude in C-Sharp Minor (Lento)

Dmitri Alexeev & Sergei Rachmaninoff

4:27

20

Fratres

Franz Schindelbeck, Die 12 Cellisten der Berliner Philharmoniker & Arvo Pärt

9:47

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Rêverie, L. 68

Monique Haas & Claude Debussy

4:27

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Verklärte Nacht, Op. 4

Thomas Kakuska, Artemis Quartet & Arnold Schoenberg

28:59

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Gayaneh, Act IV: Sabre Dance

Aram Khachaturian & London Symphony Orchestra

2:37

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2 Arabesques, L. 66: I. Andantino con moto

Jean-Bernard Pommier & Claude Debussy

3:34

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2 Arabesques, L. 66: II. Allegretto scherzando

Jean-Bernard Pommier & Claude Debussy

3:23

26

Glassworks: V. Façades

Christopher Warren-Green, John Harle, Simon Haram & London Chamber Orchestra

7:50

27

Gnossiennes: I. Lent

Aldo Ciccolini & Erik Satie

3:05

28

Le Tombeau de Couperin, M. 68: II. Fugue

Bertrand Chamayou & Maurice Ravel

3:31

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Je te veux

Antonio Ballista, Paolo Poli & Erik Satie

2:52

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Jeux, L. 126

Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra & Claude Debussy

16:38

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Spiegel im Spiegel

Martin Roscoe, Tasmin Little & Arvo Pärt

8:15

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Für Alina

Sergei Babayan & Arvo Pärt

3:09

33

Chôros No. 1 in E Minor, W 161

Manuel Barrueco & Heitor Villa-Lobos

5:00

34

Bachianas Brasileiras No. 1, W 246: I. Introdução (Embolada): Animato

Enrique Bátiz, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Heitor Villa-Lobos

7:06

35

The Firebird, KC. 10: Finale

Dmitri Kitayenko, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra & Igor Stravinsky

3:27

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Symphony No. 7 in C Major, Op. 60 "Leningrad": I. War. Allegretto

Mariss Jansons & Dmitri Shostakovich

26:04

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Cinderella, Op. 87, Act I: Cinderella's departure for the Ball (Allegro espressivo)

Robert Irving, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Sergei Prokofiev

2:09

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5 Orchesterstücke, Op. 10: III. Sehr langsam und äusserst ruhig

Sir Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra & Anton Webern

1:35

39

Romance from the Gadfly

Piers Lane, Tasmin Little & Dmitri Shostakovich

3:16

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Mikrokosmos, Sz. 107: No. 113, Bulgarian Rhythm

Georges Solchany

1:07

41

Porgy and Bess, Act I: Summertime (Arr. for Piano)

Nicholas McCarthy

2:29

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String Quartet No. 2 "Company": I. Quartet Note = 96

Christopher Warren-Green & London Chamber Orchestra

2:38

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5 Improvisations for Piano, Op. 148: No. 3, Allegro con delicatezza

Michel Legrand

0:48

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Seven Magnificat Antiphons: I. O Weisheit

Jeremy Backhouse, Vasari Singers & Arvo Pärt

1:23

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War Requiem, Op. 66, I. Requiem aeternam: Requiem aeternam dona eis Domine

Sir Simon Rattle, Elisabeth Söderström, Mark Blatchly & Robert Tear

6:11

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Concerto for Piano and Orchestra / Solo For Voice I / Solo For Voice II

Rainer Riehn & Hermann Danuser

19:07

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Spartacus Ballet Highlights: Variation of Aegina

Aram Khachaturian & London Symphony Orchestra

8:08

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Nocturnes, L. 91: III. Sirènes

André Previn, London Symphony Orchestra, Ambrosian Chorus & Claude Debussy

11:25