100 Must-Have Heroic Classics – Various Artists

1

Carmen, Act I: Overture

Georges Bizet, Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra & Janos Sandor

3:32

2

Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: IV. In the Hall of the Mountain King

Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra, Janos Sandor & Edvard Grieg

2:35

3

The Valkyrie, WWV 86B, Act III: Ride of the Valkyries

Budapest Symphony Orchestra, György Lehel & Richard Wagner

5:19

4

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

Budapest Symphony Orchestra, Tamas Pal & Edward Elgar

6:03

5

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

London Symphony Orchestra, Geoffrey Simon & Gustav Holst

7:29

6

Le Prophéte, Act IV: Coronation March

Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra, Andras Korodi & Giacomo Meyerbeer

1:19

7

The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66: Waltz

Prague Festival Orchestra & Pavel Urbanek

4:11

8

Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor, S. 244

Budapest Symphony Orchestra, Janos Sandor & Franz Liszt

10:13

9

Samson et Dalila: Danse bacchanale

Camille Saint-Saens, Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra & Hanns-Martin Schneidt

7:14

10

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

Hungarian State Orchestra, János Ferencsik & Ludwig van Beethoven

7:28

11

Swan Lake, Op. 20, Act II: No. 10 Scene - Moderato

Prague Festival Orchestra & Pavel Urbanek

2:44

12

Gayaneh, Act III: Sabre Dance

Hungarian State Orchestra & Adam Fischer

2:27

13

Light Cavalry, Act I: Overture

Hungarian State Orchestra & Janos Sandor

6:47

14

Lohengrin, WWV 75, Act III: Prelude

Budapest Symphony Orchestra, György Lehel & Richard Wagner

3:06

15

L' Arlesienne Suite No. 1: IV. Carillon

Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra, Janos Sandor & Georges Bizet

4:16

16

Hungarian Dances, WoO 1: No. 5 in G Minor - Allegro

Vienna Symphony Orchestra, Yuri Ahronovitch & Johannes Brahms

3:05

17

Coriolan Overture, Op. 62

Budapest Symphony Orchestra, Géza Oberfrank & Ludwig van Beethoven

8:39

18

The Rhine Gold, WWV 86A: Finale - Entry of the Gods at Walhall

Richard Wagner, Sofia Symphony Orchestra & Vassil Kazandjiev

7:29

19

Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23: III. Allegro con fuoco

Jenö Jando, Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra & Andras Ligeti

6:55

20

Finlandia, Op. 26: No. 7

Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra, Rouslan Raychev & Jean Sibelius

8:57

21

Pictures at an Exhibition: IV. Bydlo

Dénes Várjon & Modest Mussorgsky

2:38

22

La damnation de Faust, Op. 24: Marche hongroise (Ràkoczy-March)

Hector Berlioz, Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra & Ivan Fischer

4:32

23

Symphony No. 3 in A Minor, Op. 56 "Scottish": IV. Allegro vivacissimo - Allegro maestoso assai

Philharmonia Orchestra, Janos Sandor & Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy

2:38

24

8 Slavonic Dances, Op. 72: No. 1 in B Major - Molto vivace

Vienna Symphony Orchestra, Yuri Ahronovitch & Antonin Dvorak

4:26

25

Morceaux de fantaisie, Op. 3: No. 2, Prelude in C-Sharp Minor

Margarete Babinsky

5:01

26

Mlada, Act II: Cortège - "Procession of the Nobles"

Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra & Rouslan Raychev

4:29

27

Symphony No. 1 in D Major "Titan": II. Kräftig bewegt

Gustav Mahler, Prague Festival Orchestra & Pavel Urbanek

7:09

28

The Valkyrie, WWV 86B, Act III: Wotan's Farewell and Magic Fire Music

Vassil Kazandjiew & Richard Wagner

4:43

29

Zampa: Overture

Budapest Symphony Orchestra & Támas Pal

7:54

30

Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55 "Eroica": Finale. Allegro molto

Hungarian State Orchestra, János Ferencsik & Ludwig van Beethoven

11:45

31

Sigurd Jorsalfar, Op. 56: No. 3, Homage March

Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra, Janos Sandor & Edvard Grieg

8:35

32

Swan Lake, Op. 20, Act III: No. 20 Czardas

Sofia National Opera Orchestra & Janos Sandor

2:52

33

Études, Op. 10: No. 12 in C Minor "Revolutionary"

Louis Kentner & Frederic Chopin

2:51

34

Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, WAB 109: II. Scherzo - Bewegt - Lebhaft

Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, Hartmut Haenchen & Anton Bruckner

9:59

35

The Hebrides, Op. 26: Overture - Fingal's Cave

Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra, Janos Kovacs & Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy

10:22

36

Sylvia, Act I: Prélude - Les Chasseresses (Excerpt)

Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra & Janos Sandor

4:51

37

Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major: III. Allegro marciale animato - Presto

Jenö Jando, Budapest Symphony Orchestra, Andras Ligeti & Franz Liszt

4:16

38

Hunyadi László: Czárdás

Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra & Andras Korodi

4:01

39

Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14: IV. March to the Scaffold

Hector Berlioz, Sofia Symphony Orchestra & Vassil Kazandjiev

4:59

40

Slavonic March in B-Flat Minor, Op. 31: Marche slave

Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra & Ivan Fischer

9:45

41

Prince Igor, Act II, No. 12: Polovitsian Dances

Sofia National Opera Chorus, Sofia National Opera Orchestra, Boris Hinchev & Alexander Borodin

11:47

42

Parsifal, WWV 111, Act III: Chorus of the Knights - "Geleiten wir" (Instrumental Version)

Sofia Symphony Orchestra, Vassil Kazandjiev & Richard Wagner

4:56

43

Carmen Suite No. 2, Act II: VI. Danse boheme

Georges Bizet, Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra & Janos Sandor

4:29

44

The Bartered Bride, Act I: Overture

Budapest Symphony Orchestra, Támas Pal & Friedrich Smetana

6:33

45

Espana

Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra & Rouslan Raychev

6:25

46

Symphony No. 4 in A Major, Op. 90 "Italian": IV. Saltarello. Presto

Philharmonia Orchestra, Janos Sandor & Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy

5:56

47

Il Trovatore, Act II: Gypsy Chorus - "Vede le fosche notturne" (Instrumental Version)

Giuseppe Verdi, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra & Emil Tabakov

2:55

48

Fidelio, Op. 72, Act I: March

Budapest Symphony Orchestra, Tamas Pal & Ludwig van Beethoven

2:25

49

Swan Lake, Op. 20, Act III: No. 21 Danse espagnole

Sofia National Opera Orchestra & Boris Spassov

2:34

50

Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95 "From the New World": IV. Finale. Allegro con fuoco

Prague Festival Orchestra, Pavel Urbanek & Antonin Dvorak

11:20

51

Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16: III. Allegro molto e marcato - Quasi presto - Andante maestoso

Edvard Grieg, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Peter Wohlert & Daniel Gerard

10:43

52

Madama Butterfly, Act II: Butterfly's Death - "Con onor muore" (Instrumental Version)

Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Emil Tabakov & Giacomo Puccini

4:15

53

Pictures at an Exhibition: I. Promenade / II. Gnomus

Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra & Gilbert Levine

4:11

54

Polonaise No. 3 in A Major, Op. 40: No. 1 "Military"

Halina Czerny-Stefanska & Frederic Chopin

5:10

55

Symphony No. 6 in A Minor "Tragic" : II. Scherzo: Wuchtig

Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, Hartmut Haenchen & Gustav Mahler

12:55

56

Sylvia No. 14B, Act III: Cortège de Bacchus

Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra & Janos Sandor

5:50

57

Egmont, Op. 84: Overture in F Minor

London Philharmonic Orchestra, János Sándor & Ludwig van Beethoven

8:20

58

Fantasiestücke, Op. 12: II. Aufschwung

Jenö Jando & Robert Schumann

3:08

59

Karelia Suite, Op. 11: III. Alla marcia - Moderato

Prague Festival Orchestra, Pavel Urbanek & Jean Sibelius

4:39

60

The Flying Dutchman, WWV 63: Overture

Budapest Symphony Orchestra, György Lehel & Richard Wagner

9:50

61

L'Arlesienne Suite No. 2, Op. 23: IV. Farandole

Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra, Janos Sandor & Georges Bizet

3:32

62

Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major, S. 124/R. 455: Allegro marziale animato

Budapest Symphony Orchestra, Andras Korodi & Franz Liszt

11:55

63

La forza del destino, Act II: Chorus - "Rataplan, Rataplan" (Instrumental Version)

Giuseppe Verdi, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra & Emil Tabakov

3:25

64

Twilight of the Gods, WV 86D, Act I: Prologue - Siegfried's Rhine Journey

Wiener Symphoniker, Yuri Ahronovitch & Richard Wagner

10:49

65

Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74 "Pathétique": III. Allegro molto vivace

Prague Festival Orchestra & Pavel Urbanek

9:10

66

Beatrice et Benedict: Overture

Sofia Symphony Orchestra, Vassil Kazandjiev & Hector Berlioz

8:44

67

Borussia: Tempo de marcia trionfale

Gasparo Spontini, Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra & Rouslan Raychev

4:27

68

Scheherazade, Op. 35: IV. Festival at Baghdad - Finale

Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra, Janos Sandor & Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

12:00

69

Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 54: I. Allegro affettuoso

Heidrun Holtmann, Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Stefan Soltesz & Robert Schumann

14:51

70

Husitska, Op. 67: Overture

Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Ghiaurov & Antonin Dvorak

14:09

71

L'Arlesiénne Suite No. 2: I. Pastorale

Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra, Janos Sandor & Georges Bizet

5:24

72

The Bartered Bride, Act I: Polka

Prague Festival Orchestra, Pavel Urbanek & Friedrich Smetana

4:53

73

Spanish Dance, Op. 23: No. 2, Zapateado

Miklos Szenthelyi, Hungarian State Orchestra, György Gyorivanyi-Rath & Pablo de Sarasate

3:28

74

Swan Lake, Op. 20, Act III: No. 22, Danse napolitaine

Sofia National Opera Orchestra & Boris Spassov

2:02

75

William Tell: Overture

Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra, Rouslan Raychev & Gioacchino Rossini

12:48

76

Carnival of the Animals: I. Introduction and Lion's Royal March

Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra, Andras Kórodi & Camille Saint-Saens

2:04

77

Hungarian Dance No. 14 in D Minor

Prague Festival Orchestra, Pavel Urbanek & Johannes Brahms

2:24

78

The Snow Maiden, Op. 12, Act III: IV. Dance of the Tumblers

Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra & Rouslan Raychev

3:38

79

Symphony No. 5 in E Minor, Op. 64: IV. Finale - Andante maestoso. Allegro con fuoco

Prague Festival Orchestra & Pavel Urbanek

11:23

80

Fidelio, Op. 72b: Overture

Budapest Symphony Orchestra, Tamas Pal & Ludwig van Beethoven

6:19

81

Three Military Marches, Op. 51, D. 733: I. Allegro vivace in D Major

Budapest Strings, Béla Bánfalvi & Franz Schubert

5:07

82

Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 83: II. Allegro appassionato

Dimitris Sgouros, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Emil Tabakov & Johannes Brahms

9:21

83

Symphonie Fantastique, No. 14: V. Larghetto

Sofia Symphony Orchestra, Vassil Kazandjiev & Hector Berlioz

10:19

84

Tannhäuser, WWV 70, Act II: Entry of the Guests - "Freudig begrüßen wir" (Instrumental Version)

Richard Wagner, Budapest Symphony Orchestra & György Lehel

6:32

85

Pictures at an Exhibition: No. 9, The Hut on Fowl's Legs - "Baba Yaga"

Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra & Gilbert Levine

3:18

86

Pictures at an Exhibition: No. 10, The Great Gate of Kiev

Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra & Gilbert Levine

5:51

87

Wanderer Fantasy in C Major, Op. 15, D. 760: Allegro con fuoco, ma non troppo

Peter Rösel & Franz Schubert

3:27

88

Coppélia: Slavonic Folk Melody with Variations

Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra & Janos Sandor

5:21

89

Fidelio, Op. 72, Act II: Chorus - "O welche Lust"

Bulgarian National Choir, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Georgi Robev & Ludwig van Beethoven

3:43

90

Má Vlast: II. Vltava - "Die Moldau"

Vienna Symphony Orchestra, Yuri Ahronovitch & Friedrich Smetana

12:41

91

Grand Canyon Suite: I. Sunrise

Berlin Radio Orchestra & Hans-Dieter Baum

5:26

92

The Sicilian Vespers, Act I: Overture

Sofia Symphony Orchestra, Boris Hinchev & Giuseppe Verdi

8:38

93

Festive March for the Goethe Centenary

Hungarian State Orchestra, Gyula Németh & Franz Liszt

9:18

94

Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95, "From the New World": III. Scherzo

Antonin Dvorak, Prague Festival Orchestra & Pavel Urbanek

7:18

95

Ruslan and Ludmilla, Act I: Overture

New Philharmonia Orchestra, Janos Sandor & Michail Glinka

5:30

96

21 Hungarian Dances, WoO 1: No. 4 in F-Sharp Minor

Prague Festival Orchestra, Pavel Urbanek & Johannes Brahms

5:03

97

The Csárdas Princess: Prélude

Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra & Tamas Breitner

2:47

98

Bachianas Brasileiras No. 2 "O trenzinho do caipira": II. Aria - Largo

Heitor Villa-Lobos, Berlin Radio Orchestra & Hans-Dieter Baum

5:58

99

The Stars and Stripes Forever March

Sofia Brass Academy

3:42

100

1812 Overture, Op. 49

Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra & Ivan Fischer

16:12