101 Classical: The Best Classical Music Ever! – Various Artists

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Symphony No. 5 In C Minor, Op.67: 1. Allegro con brio (Excerpt)

Willem van Otterloo, Sydney Symphony Orchestra & Ludwig van Beethoven

2:56

2

Peer Gynt Suite No.1, Op.46: 1. Morning Mood

David Stanhope, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra & Edvard Grieg

4:03

3

Thaïs, Act II: Méditation

David Stanhope, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Barbara Jane Gilby & Jules Massenet

5:40

4

Serenade in G Major, K.525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik": 1. Allegro (Excerpt)

Geoffrey Lancaster, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

2:59

5

Ave Maria... virgo serena, NJE 23.6

Cantillation & Brett Weymark

5:30

6

Intermezzo in A Major, Op.118, No. 2 (Excerpt)

David Stanhope

2:18

7

Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Pt. Two: For the second Day of Christmas: 10. Sinfonia (Arr. W. Gilles Whittaker)

David Stanhope, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra & Johann Sebastian Bach

5:05

8

A Midsummer Night's Dream, Incidental Music, Op.61, MWV M13: 9. Wedding March

Leonard Dommett, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra & Felix Mendelssohn

4:01

9

Kinderszenen, Op.15: 7. Träumerei (Arr. For Orchestra By Charles Woodhouse)

Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Ron Spigelman & Robert Schumann

3:32

10

The Lark Ascending

Antony Walker, Sinfonia Australis, Dimity Hall & Ralph Vaughan Williams

7:19

11

Violin Concerto in E Major, Op. 8, No. 1, RV 269 "La primavera": 1. Allegro

Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, Paul Dyer, Elizabeth Wallfisch & Antonio Vivaldi

3:29

12

Jesu, der du meine Seele, Cantata, BWV 78: 2. "Wir eilen mit schwachen, doch emsigen Schritten"

Daniel Yeadon, Antony Walker, Sally-Anne Russell & Orchestra of the Antipodes

5:07

13

Piano Sonata No.14 in C sharp Minor, Op.27 No.2 "Moonlight": 1. Adagio sostenuto

David Stanhope & Ludwig van Beethoven

6:29

14

Requiem In D Minor, K. 626: 3f. Lacrimosa

Cantillation, Antony Walker, Orchestra of the Antipodes & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

3:14

15

Variations on an Original Theme, Op.36 "Enigma": 9. Nimrod. Adagio

Myer Fredman, Sydney Symphony Orchestra & Edward Elgar

3:21

16

Ave Maria (Arr. Dan Walker)

Daniel Yeadon, Chamber Paul Stanhope, Lyn Williams & Maxime Bibeau

3:26

17

Cello Concerto In C Major, Hob.VIIb:1: 2. Adagio (Excerpt)

Sally Maer, William Motzing & Sinfonia Australis

3:28

18

L'Arlésienne Suite No.1, WD 40: 1. Prélude (Excerpt)

John Lanchbery, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra & Georges Bizet

1:45

19

Sonata in G Minor for Violin and Continuo, B.g5 "The Devil's Trill": 3. Andante - Allegro (Excerpt)

Erin Helyard, Simon Martyn-Ellis, Anthea Cottee & Matthew Greco

2:16

20

Ave verum corpus, K. 618

Cantillation, Antony Walker, Orchestra of the Antipodes & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

2:25

21

Adagio for Strings Op. 11 (Excerpt)

Jorge Mester, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra & Samuel Barber

2:16

22

Concerto grosso in G Minor 'Fatto per la Notte di Natale', Op. 6 No. 8: 6. Largo. Pastorale ad libitum

David Stanhope & Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra

3:15

23

Peer Gynt Suite No.1, Op.46: 4. In The Hall Of The Mountain King

Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Timothy Sexton & Edvard Grieg

2:41

24

Zadok The Priest, HWV 258 (Live from Sydney Opera House Concert Hall, Sydney, 1999)

Antony Walker, Sydney Philharmonia Orchestra, Sydney Philharmonia Symphonic Choir & George Frideric Handel

5:38

25

L'Orfeo, SV 318, Prologo: Ritornello - 'Dal mio Permesso amato' (Excerpt) (Live At City Recital Hall, Sydney, 2004)

Antony Walker, Orchestra of the Antipodes, Sara Macliver & Claudio Monteverdi

4:31

26

The Gadfly Suite, Op. 97a: 8. Romance (Arr. by Lev Atovmyan) (From "The Gadfly")

David Stanhope, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Barbara Jane Gilby & Dmitri Shostakovich

6:28

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Symphony No.9 In D Minor, Op.125: 4. Ode to Joy (Excerpt) (Live At Concert Hall, Opera House, Sydney, 1999)

Antony Walker, Sydney Philharmonia Motet Choir, Sydney Philharmonia Orchestra & Sydney Philharmonia Symphonic Choir

5:54

28

Sospiri, Op. 70

David Stanhope, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra & Edward Elgar

4:36

29

Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture - TH.42: Love Theme

David Stanhope, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra & Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

3:32

30

Hassan, RTI/9 - incidental music for Flecker's Drama: Serenade (Arr. Thomas Beecham)

David Stanhope & Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra

2:37

31

Boléro, M.81 (Excerpt)

Stuart Challender, Sydney Symphony Orchestra & Maurice Ravel

5:16

32

L'Enfance du Christ, Op.25, H 130, Partie 2: La fuite en Egypte: Le repos de la Sainte Famille

David Stanhope, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra & Hector Berlioz

3:00

33

Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3: 48. The Trumpet Shall Sound (Excerpt)

Teddy Tahu Rhodes, Antony Walker, Orchestra of the Antipodes & Leanne Sullivan

4:07

34

Symphony No.86 in D Major, Hob.I:86: 4. Finale: Allegro con spirito (Excerpt)

Adelaide Symphony Orchestra & Timothy Sexton

2:18

35

Le Carnaval des Animaux, R. 125: 13. The Swan

Bernard Heinze & Queensland Symphony Orchestra

2:33

36

Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis (Excerpt)

Patrick Thomas, Queensland Symphony Orchestra & Ralph Vaughan Williams

6:21

37

Valse Triste, Op. 44

David Stanhope, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra & Jean Sibelius

4:53

38

Pavane pour une infante défunte, M.19 (Orchestral Version)

David Stanhope, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra & Maurice Ravel

6:22

39

Well-Tempered Clavier Book I, No.1, BWV 846: 1. Prelude In C Major

Erin Helyard & Johann Sebastian Bach

1:59

40

Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622: 2. Adagio

Donald Westlake, Robert Pikler, Sydney Symphony Orchestra & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

7:31

41

Romeo And Juliet Suite No. 2, Op. 64ter: 1. The Montagues And Capulets

Christopher Nicholls, Sydney Symphony Orchestra & Sergei Prokofiev

3:59

42

Vocalise Op.34, No.14 (Excerpt)

David Stanhope, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra & Sergei Rachmaninoff

3:25

43

Nocturne No.1 in B Major, Op.32

David Stanhope & Frédéric Chopin

5:49

44

O tu suavissima virga (Excerpt)

Neil McEwan, Singers Of St Laurence & Brooke Green

2:08

45

Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, Cantata BWV 147: 10. "Jesus bleibet meine Freude"

Cantillation, Brett Weymark, Orchestra of the Antipodes & Johann Sebastian Bach

2:27

46

Light Cavalry: Overture (Excerpt)

Leonard Dommett & Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

2:10

47

Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92: 2. Allegretto

Willem van Otterloo, Sydney Symphony Orchestra & Ludwig van Beethoven

8:58

48

Die Walküre, WWV 86B, Act III: Ride Of The Valkyries

David Measham, West Australian Symphony Orchestra & Richard Wagner

5:07

49

Symphony No.5 In C Sharp Minor: 4. Adagietto (Excerpt)

Antony Walker & Sinfonia Australis

3:52

50

Symphony No.9 In E Minor, Op.95, B. 178 "From The New World": 2. Largo (Excerpt)

José Serebrier & Sydney Symphony Orchestra

4:08

51

Adagio in G Minor (Arr. Remo Giazotto) (Excerpt)

ABC Philharmonic Orchestra & William Motzing

3:37

52

Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565: 1. Toccata

Michael Dudman & Johann Sebastian Bach

2:49

53

Messa da Requiem: 2. Dies irae (Live)

Antony Walker, Sydney Philharmonia Choirs, Sydney Philharmonia Orchestra & Giuseppe Verdi

1:39

54

Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major, BWV 1048: 1. (Allegro)

Antony Walker, Orchestra of the Antipodes & Johann Sebastian Bach

5:32

55

Concerto For Violin And Strings In F Minor, Op.8, No.4, RV 297 "L'inverno": 2. Largo

Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Timothy Sexton & Antonio Vivaldi

2:10

56

Requiem, Op.48: 7. In paradisum (Live At Concert Hall, Opera House, Sydney, 1999)

Antony Walker, Sydney Philharmonia Motet Choir, Sydney Philharmonia Orchestra & Gabriel Fauré

3:32

57

Bagatelle in A Minor, WoO 59 "Für Elise"

David Stanhope & Ludwig van Beethoven

2:55

58

An der schönen blauen Donau, Op.314: Waltz, Op. 314 "On the Beautiful Blue Danube" (Excerpt)

Vladimir Ponkin, Queensland Symphony Orchestra & Johann Strauss II

3:12

59

Harpsichord Suite Set I No.1 in A Major, HWV 426: 3. Courante

David Stanhope & George Frideric Handel

3:40

60

The Tale of Tsar Saltan, Act III: The Flight Of The Bumble-Bee

Shalom Ronly-Riklis & Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra

1:28

61

The Sleeping Beauty, Op.66, TH.13, Act I: 6. Valse

Leonard Dommett, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra & Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

4:42

62

Gloria in D Major, RV 589: 1. Gloria In excelsis Deo (Live from Sydney Opera House Concert Hall, Sydney, 1999)

Antony Walker, Sydney Philharmonia Motet Choir, Sydney Philharmonia Orchestra & Antonio Vivaldi

2:23

63

Prince Igor, Polovtsian Dances, Act II: No.8 Dance of the Young Polovtsian Girls (Live At Concert Hall, Opera House, Sydney, 1999)

Antony Walker & Sydney Philharmonia Orchestra

2:23

64

Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo sinfonico

David Measham & West Australian Symphony Orchestra

3:06

65

Spem in alium (Excerpt)

Cantillation & Antony Walker

4:36

66

Suite pastorale: 1. Idylle

David Stanhope & Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra

5:01

67

Irish Tune From County Derry (Arr. Percy Grainger)

Stuart Challender & Sydney Symphony Orchestra

3:58

68

Symphony No.2 In C Minor, IGM 8 "Resurrection": Finale: "O glaube, mein Herz, o glaube" (Excerpt) (Live At Concert Hall, Opera House, Sydney, 1990)

Stuart Challender, Elizabeth Campbell, Sydney Symphony Orchestra & The Sydney Philharmonia Choir

3:35

69

La Vierge, Scene 4: The Assumption: Le dernier sommeil de la Vierge

David Stanhope, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra & Jules Massenet

4:00

70

Les Contes d'Hoffmann, Act III: Barcarolle "Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour"

Richard Bonynge, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Heather Begg & Glenys Fowles

3:51

71

1812 Overture, Op. 49 (Excerpt)

Stuart Challender, Sydney Symphony Orchestra & Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

3:53

72

Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 44 Chorus: "Hallelujah!"

Cantillation, Antony Walker, Orchestra of the Antipodes & George Frideric Handel

3:37

73

Suite for Cello Solo No.1 in G, BWV 1007: 1. Prélude

Daniel Yeadon & Johann Sebastian Bach

3:01

74

Miserere (Excerpt)

Cantillation, Antony Walker, Jane Sheldon & Gregorio Allegri

5:28

75

Trumpet Voluntary 'Prince of Denmark’s March' (Arr. Henry Wood)

Adelaide Symphony Orchestra & Timothy Sexton

2:49

76

Hungarian Dance No. 5, WoO 1

David Measham & West Australian Symphony Orchestra

2:31

77

Festive Overture in A Major, Op. 96

Bernard Heinze, Sydney Symphony Orchestra & Dmitri Shostakovich

6:42

78

My Country, JB1:112: 2. Vltava (Excerpt)

Edo de Waart & Sydney Symphony Orchestra

5:29

79

King Arthur, or The British Worthy, Z.628, Act III: Third Act Tune: Hornpipe

Ironwood

0:51

80

Pictures At An Exhibition, IMM 50: 10. The Great Gate Of Kiev (Bogatyr)

David Measham & West Australian Symphony Orchestra

4:15

81

Carmina Burana, Blanziflor et Helena: 1. O Fortuna (Live At Sydney Opera House Concert Hall, 1999)

Antony Walker, Sydney Philharmonia Motet Choir, Sydney Philharmonia Orchestra & Sydney Philharmonia Symphonic Choir

2:38

82

William Tell, IGR 33: Overture: Galop

Leonard Dommett, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra & Gioachino Rossini

3:41

83

Swan Lake, Op. 20, TH.12, Act II: No 10. Scène

Vanco Cavdarski, Sydney Symphony Orchestra & Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

2:37

84

Xerxes, HWV 40: Largo (Ombra mai fu) (Arr. for Trumpet & Orchestra)

David Stanhope, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Yoram Levy & George Frideric Handel

2:54

85

Carmen Suite No.1: 3. Intermezzo

Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Timothy Sexton & Georges Bizet

2:56

86

Quintet in E Major, Op.11, No.5, G.275: 3. Minuetto (Excerpt)

David Stanhope & Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra

1:35

87

Suite bergamasque, L.75: 3. Clair de lune

John Chen & Claude Debussy

4:49

88

Symphony No.6 In F, Op.68 "Pastoral": 5. Hirtengesang. Frohe und dankbare Gefühle nach dem Sturm (Allegretto)

David Porcelijn, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra & Ludwig van Beethoven

8:28

89

Pavane, Op. 50

Matthias Bamert, Sydney Symphony Orchestra & Gabriel Fauré

5:29

90

Aria mit 30 Veränderungen, BWV 988 "Goldberg Variations": Aria (Live At City Recital Hall, Sydney, 2005)

Ian Munro & Johann Sebastian Bach

1:23

91

El amor brujo, IMF 1: No. 8 Ritual Fire Dance

Adelaide Symphony Orchestra & Timothy Sexton

4:09

92

Die Schöpfung, Hob.XXI:2, Pt. 1-Scene 4: 13. The Heavens Are Telling The Glory Of God

Antony Walker, Sydney Philharmonia Choirs & Sydney Philharmonia Orchestra

3:58

93

Piano Quintet in A Major D.667 "The Trout": 3. Scherzo (Presto)

David Campbell, Jacqueline Cronin, Seraphim Trio & Franz Schubert

3:56

94

Canon And Gigue In D Major, P 37: 1. Canon

David Stanhope, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra & Johann Pachelbel

4:35

95

All-Night Vigil, Op.37: 6. Bogoroditse Devo, raduysya (Live At Concert Hall, Opera House, Sydney, 1999)

Antony Walker, Sydney Philharmonia Symphonic Choir & Sergei Rachmaninoff

2:50

96

Spartacus: Adagio Of Spartacus And Phrygia

David Measham & West Australian Symphony Orchestra

5:44

97

Suite No.3 in D, BWV 1068: 2. Air (Arr. August Wilhelm)

David Stanhope, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra & Johann Sebastian Bach

3:29

98

Antiche danze ed arie per liuto, Suite 3 P. 172: 1. Italiana

David Stanhope & Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra

3:05

99

Radetzky March, Op. 228

Queensland Symphony Orchestra & Vladimir Ponkin

3:27

100

Vespro della Beata Vergine, SV 206: "Deus in adiutorium" (Live In Sydney, 1999)

Antony Walker, Sydney Philharmonia Motet Choir, Sydney Philharmonia Orchestra & Claudio Monteverdi

2:06

101

Pomp And Circumstance Marches, Op.39: March No.1 in D Major (Excerpt)

Patrick Thomas, Queensland Symphony Orchestra & Edward Elgar

2:37