The 50 Greatest Classical Orchestras – Various Artists

1

Scheherazade, Op. 35: III. The Young Prince and the Young Princess

Seiji Ozawa, Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

2:12

2

Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550: I. Molto allegro

Sir Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

7:29

3

Die Fledermaus: Overture to Act I

Nikolaus Harnoncourt & Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

9:03

4

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

Sir Adrian Boult & London Philharmonic Orchestra

8:00

5

An American in Paris

André Previn & London Symphony Orchestra

18:18

6

Elegy, Op. 58

Richard Hickox & City of London Sinfonia

5:08

7

The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act II: No. 13, Waltz of the Flowers

Sir Simon Rattle, Berliner Philharmoniker & Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

6:56

8

Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Overture

Carlo Maria Giulini, Philharmonia Orchestra & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

4:20

9

Spartacus, Suite No. 2: I. Adagio of Spartacus & Phrygia

Alexander Lazarev

2:45

10

Symphony No. 2 in C Minor "Resurrection": I. Allegro Maestoso

Sir Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra & Gustav Mahler

23:53

11

Bolero, M. 81

Alain Lombard & Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg

2:24

12

Symphony No. 7 in C Major, Op. 60 "Leningrad": II. Moderato (Poco allegretto)

Mariss Jansons & Dmitri Shostakovich

10:03

13

Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: II. Air

Sir Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields & Johann Sebastian Bach

3:36

14

Overture to Heinrich Joseph von Collin's Tragedy "Coriolan", Op. 62

Daniel Harding, Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen & Ludwig van Beethoven

7:29

15

Weihnachts-Oratorium, BWV 248, Pt. 2: 10. Sinfonia

Michel Corboz, Lausanne Chamber Orchestra & Johann Sebastian Bach

5:16

16

Guillaume Tell: Overture

Carlo Maria Giulini & Philharmonia Orchestra

12:20

17

Le Poème de l'extase, Op. 54

Riccardo Muti & The Philadelphia Orchestra

20:03

18

Symphony No. 5 in B-Flat Major, D. 485: I. Allegro

Riccardo Muti & Wiener Philharmoniker

7:00

19

Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351: IV. La Réjouissance. Allegro

Roger Norrington & London Classical Players

2:09

20

Serenade in C Major, Op. 48: II. Valse (Moderato - Tempo di valse)

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia & Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

3:41

21

Symphony No. 8 in G Major, B. 163: III. Allegretto grazioso - Molto vivace

Carlo Maria Giulini, Philharmonia Orchestra & Antonín Dvořák

6:56

22

Danse macabre in G Minor, Op. 40

Georges Prêtre, Orchestre National de France & Camille Saint-Saëns

7:10

23

Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92: IV. Allegro con brio

Sir Simon Rattle, Wiener Philharmoniker & Ludwig van Beethoven

8:48

24

Tragic Overture, Op. 81

Eugen Jochum, London Philharmonic Orchestra & Johannes Brahms

12:23

25

Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, B. 178 "From the New World": II. Largo

Mariss Jansons, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra & Antonín Dvořák

12:00

26

Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major, BWV 1048: I. Allegro

Sir Neville Marriner, George Malcolm, Academy of St Martin in the Fields & Johann Sebastian Bach

6:27

27

Samson et Dalila, Op. 47, Act III: Bacchanale

Myung-Whun Chung, Orchestre De L'Opera Bastille & Camille Saint-Saëns

7:01

28

Má vlast, JB 1:112: No. 2, Vltava

Mariss Jansons & Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra

12:10

29

In the Steppes of Central Asia

Vernon Handley, Hallé Orchestra & Alexander Borodin

6:23

30

Symphony No. 10 in E Minor, Op. 93: II. Allegro

André Previn, London Symphony Orchestra & Dmitri Shostakovich

4:32

31

Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14: IV. Marche au supplice (Allegretto non troppo)

Mariss Jansons, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra & Hector Berlioz

4:51

32

Light Cavalry: Overture

Sir Neville Marriner & Academy of St Martin in the Fields

7:07

33

L'Apprenti sorcier

Georges Prêtre & Orchestre National de France

10:28

34

Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90: III. Poco allegretto

Eugen Jochum, London Philharmonic Orchestra & Johannes Brahms

5:39

35

Don Giovanni, K. 527: Overture

Carlo Maria Giulini, Philharmonia Orchestra & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

6:19

36

Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64, Act I: The Knights' Dance

Paavo Järvi & Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France

3:57

37

Swan Lake, Op. 20, Act II: No. 10, Scène

André Previn, London Symphony Orchestra & Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

2:50

38

Masonic Funeral Music in C Minor, K. 477

Louis Langrée, Yves Castagnet, Le Concert d'Astrée & Le Choeur d'Astrée

5:00

39

La traviata: Preludio

Riccardo Muti, Philharmonia Orchestra & Giuseppe Verdi

3:51

40

Nocturnes, L. 91: II. Fêtes

André Previn & London Symphony Orchestra

6:44

41

Symphony No. 1 in D Major, Op. 25 "Classical Symphony": III. Gavotte. Non troppo allegro

André Previn & London Symphony Orchestra

1:36

42

The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, Act I "The Spell": No. 6, Grande valse villageoise "The Garland Waltz"

André Previn, London Symphony Orchestra & Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

4:59

43

Holberg Suite, Op. 40: II. Sarabande

Paavo Järvi, Estonian National Symphony Orchestra & Edvard Grieg

4:03

44

Symphony No. 41 in C Major, K. 551 "Jupiter": IV. Molto allegro

Jeffrey Tate, English Chamber Orchestra & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

9:14

45

Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: Sinfony. Grave - Allegro moderato

Sir Stephen Cleobury

3:30

46

Gayaneh, Suite No. 3: V. Sabre Dance

Alexander Lazarev

2:20

47

Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio

Sir Simon Rattle, Wiener Philharmoniker & Ludwig van Beethoven

7:18

48

Ma Mère l'oye, M. 62: V. Les entretiens de la belle et la bête

Jean Martinon & Orchestre de Paris

4:08

49

Pavane, Op. 50

Sir Thomas Beecham, Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française & Gabriel Fauré

5:08

50

Peer Gynt, Op. 23: Act II: No. 8, In the Hall of the Mountain King (Choir)

Paavo Järvi, Estonian National Symphony Orchestra & Estonian National Male Choir

2:26