Ultimate Classics – Various Artists

1

Handel: Solomon, HWV 67, Act III: The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba

Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner & George Frideric Handel

3:15

2

Schubert: "Ellens Gesang III", D839: Ave Maria

Joan Sutherland, Ambrosian Singers, New Philharmonia Orchestra & Richard Bonynge

4:54

3

J.S. Bach: Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, Cantata BWV 147: Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring

Choir Of St. John's College, Cambridge, Peter White & George Guest

7:29

4

Pachelbel: Canon in D Major, P. 37/1 (Orch. Münchinger)

Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Karl Münchinger & Johann Pachelbel

4:35

5

Malotte: The Lord's Prayer

Stuart Burrows, Ambrosian Singers, Martin Neary & Wyn Morris

3:02

6

Mozart: Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525: I. Allegro

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

5:51

7

Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64, MWV O 14: 2. Andante

Ruggiero Ricci, London Symphony Orchestra, Piero Gamba & Felix Mendelssohn

7:46

8

Puccini: Madama Butterfly / Act 2: "Un bel dì vedremo"

Renata Tebaldi, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Tullio Serafin & Giacomo Puccini

4:52

9

Tchaikovsky: バレエ組曲《くるみ割り人形》作品71a: 金平糖の精の踊り～花のワルツ - Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy – Waltz of the Flowers

Wiener Philharmoniker & Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

7:36

10

Grieg: Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16: III. Allegro moderato molto e marcato

Radu Lupu, London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn & Edvard Grieg

10:30

11

Verdi: Nabucco / Act 3: "Va, pensiero" (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves)

Wiener Staatsopernchor, Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Lamberto Gardelli & Giuseppe Verdi

4:47

12

Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D Major, Op. 39 No. 1

London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti & Edward Elgar

6:37

13

Offenbach: Orpheus in the Underworld (Orphée aux enfers): Overture (Extract)

Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Ernest Ansermet & Jacques Offenbach

8:58

14

J. Strauss II: Casanova: Nuns' Chorus

Joan Sutherland, Ambrosian Opera Chorus, New Philharmonia Orchestra & Richard Bonynge

3:52

15

J.S. Bach: Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd, Cantata BWV 208: Sheep May Safely Graze

Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Karl Münchinger & Johann Sebastian Bach

4:32

16

Beethoven: Für Elise

Vladimir Ashkenazy & Ludwig van Beethoven

3:00

17

Sullivan: The Lost Chord

Stuart Burrows, Ambrosian Singers, Martin Neary & Wyn Morris

3:54

18

Grétry: Pantomine and Finale

Richard Hickox Orchestra

5:11

19

Verdi: Rigoletto, Act III: La donna è mobile

Luciano Pavarotti, London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Bonynge & Giuseppe Verdi

2:22

20

Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo

National Philharmonic Orchestra, Gianandrea Gavazzeni & Pietro Mascagni

3:17

21

Clarke: Trumpet Voluntary

Philip Jones, Elgar Howarth & Philip Jones Brass Ensemble

2:48

22

Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3: No. 45, Aria. I Know That My Redeemer Liveth (Soprano)

Kiri Te Kanawa, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti & George Frideric Handel

5:54

23

Parry: Jerusalem

Canterbury Cathedral Choir, Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, David Flood & Allan Wicks

2:40

24

Verdi: La traviata, Act I: Prelude

National Philharmonic Orchestra, Richard Bonynge & Giuseppe Verdi

4:06

25

Beethoven: ピアノ協奏曲第5番変ホ長調作品73《皇帝》: 第3楽章: Rondo. Allegro ma non troppo - Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73 "Emperor": III. Rondo. Allegro ma non troppo

Vladimir Ashkenazy, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti & Ludwig van Beethoven

10:35

26

Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Greensleeves

Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner & Ralph Vaughan Williams

4:21

27

Ravel: Boléro, M.81 (Excerpt / Finale)

Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Ernest Ansermet & Maurice Ravel

5:04

28

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

Wiener Philharmoniker & Edvard Grieg

4:02

29

Roberton: All in the April Evening

Treorchy Male Choir

3:20

30

Verdi: Aida / Act 2: "Gloria all'Egitto, ad Iside"

Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Carlo Franci & Giuseppe Verdi

11:39

31

Massenet: Thaïs / Acte Deux: Meditation

Nigel Kennedy, National Philharmonic Orchestra, Richard Bonynge & Jules Massenet

5:44

32

S. Adams: The Holy City

Stuart Burrows, Ambrosian Singers, Martin Neary & Wyn Morris

4:54

33

Mendelssohn: Elijah, Op. 70, MWV A25 / Part 2: "Oh rest in the Lord, wait patiently for Him"

Kathleen Ferrier, Boyd Neel Orchestra, Boyd Neel & Felix Mendelssohn

3:46

34

Stainer: The Crucifixion: God so loved the world

The Choir of St John’s Cambridge & George Guest

4:01

35

Rachmaninoff: ピアノ協奏曲第2番ハ短調作品18: 第1楽章: Moderato - Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: I. Moderato

Vladimir Ashkenazy, London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn & Sergei Rachmaninoff

11:09

36

Godard: Angels Guard Thee

Kenneth McKellar, Orchestra & Peter Knight

5:00

37

Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 In E Minor, Op. 95, B. 178: 2. Largo

London Symphony Orchestra, István Kertész & Antonín Dvořák

5:10

38

Bizet: Les pêcheurs de perles, WD 13 / Act 1: In the Depths of the Temple

Luciano Pavarotti, Nicolai Ghiaurov, National Philharmonic Orchestra & Robin Stapleton

6:39

39

Mendelssohn: The Hebrides, Op. 26 (Fingal's Cave)

Wiener Philharmoniker, Christoph von Dohnányi & Felix Mendelssohn

10:13

40

Puccini: La bohème, Act I: Che gelida manina

Luciano Pavarotti, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan & Giacomo Puccini

4:42

41

Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar and Orchestra: 2. Adagio

Carlos Bonell, Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Charles Dutoit & Joaquín Rodrigo

10:55

42

Balfe: The Bohemian Girl / Act 2: "I Dreamt I Dwelt In Marble Halls"

Joan Sutherland, London Symphony Orchestra & Richard Bonynge

4:37

43

Hoffstetter: String Quartet in F Major, Op. 3, No. 5 (formerly attrib. J. Haydn): Andante cantabile

Stuttgarter Kammerorchester & Karl Münchinger

4:02

44

Sullivan: The Gondoliers or The King of Barataria - Version with dialogue - Act Two: Take A Pair of Sparkling Eyes

Thomas Round, D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus, New Symphony Orchestra of London & Isidore Godfrey

5:10

45

Ketèlbey: Sanctuary Of The Heart

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Eric Rogers

3:59

46

Gounod, J.S. Bach: Ave Maria

Leontyne Price, Wiener Philharmoniker, Charles Gounod & Johann Sebastian Bach

2:43

47

Anonymous: The Lord's My Shepherd

Huddersfield Choral Society & Wyn Morris

3:34

48

Blow the Wind Southerly

Kathleen Ferrier

2:26

49

Traditional: The Londonderry Air - Arr. John Iveson

Philip Jones Brass Ensemble

3:05

50

Sibelius: Karelia Suite, Op. 11: 3. Alla marcia. Moderato

Philharmonia Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy & Jean Sibelius

4:32

51

Debussy: ベルガマスク組曲: 第3曲: 月の光 - Debussy: Suite bergamasque, CD 82: Clair de Lune

Pascal Rogé & Claude Debussy

5:36

52

Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 - "Choral": 4. Presto - Allegro assai

Pilar Lorengar, Yvonne Minton, Stuart Burrows & Martti Talvela

7:33

53

Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Overture

London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

3:55

54

Handel: Serse, HWV 40: Largo (Orch. Reinhard)

London Symphony Orchestra, George Szell & George Frideric Handel

5:32

55

Mozart: Ave verum corpus, K.618

Choir Of St. John's College, Cambridge, Peter White & George Guest

3:51

56

Gounod: Mors et Vita: Judex

Richard Hickox Orchestra & Charles Gounod

4:33

57

Handel: Tolomeo, HWV 25 - English text: Silent Worship ("Did'st Thou Not See My Lady?")

Kenneth McKellar, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Sir Adrian Boult & George Frideric Handel

2:43

58

Beethoven: Violin Romance No. 2 in F Major, Op. 50

Willi Boskovsky, Wiener Mozart Ensemble & Ludwig van Beethoven

9:29

59

Canteloube: Chants d'Auvergne: 2. Bailero

Kiri Te Kanawa, English Chamber Orchestra & Jeffrey Tate

6:45

60

Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade, Op. 35: The Young Prince and the Young Princess

London Symphony Orchestra, Erich Gruenberg, Leopold Stokowski & Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

11:57

61

Tchaikovsky: ピアノ協奏曲第1番変ロ短調作品23: 第1楽章: Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso (抜粋) - Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 In B Flat Minor, Op. 23, TH.55: 1. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso (Edit)

Vladimir Ashkenazy, London Symphony Orchestra, Lorin Maazel & Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

9:09

62

Brahms: Wiegenlied, Op. 49, No. 4

Renata Tebaldi, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Anton Guadagno & Johannes Brahms

2:17

63

W.H. Monk: Abide With Me

Bruce Blyth, Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Richard Farnes & Stephen Cleobury

4:26

64

Mozart: Horn Concerto No. 4 in E-Flat Major, K. 495: 3. Rondo. Allegro vivace

Barry Tuckwell, London Symphony Orchestra, Peter Maag & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

4:02

65

Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 44, Chorus. Hallelujah, for the Lord God Omnipotent Reigneth

Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner & George Frideric Handel

3:44