The Essential Classics Collection – Various Artists

1

Grieg: Peer Gynt, Op. 23, Act IV: No. 13, Prelude. Morning Mood

Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Järvi & Edvard Grieg

4:18

2

Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue in D major: 1. Canon

Festival Strings Lucerne & Rudolf Baumgartner

6:25

3

Saint-Saëns: 動物の謝肉祭: 白鳥 - Saint-Saëns: Le carnaval des animaux, R. 125: XIII. Le cygne

Wolfgang Herzer, Alfons Kontarsky, Aloys Kontarsky & Karl Böhm

2:53

4

Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50 (Choral Version)

Boston Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa, Tanglewood Festival Chorus & Gabriel Fauré

6:50

5

Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez: II. Adagio

Göran Söllscher, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra & Joaquín Rodrigo

10:54

6

J.S. Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: Air "on the G String"

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra & Johann Sebastian Bach

4:41

7

Mahler: Symphony No. 5: IV. Adagietto. Sehr langsam

Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Rafael Kubelík & Gustav Mahler

9:48

8

Elgar: Cello Concerto in E Minor, Op. 85: I. Adagio - Moderato

Pierre Fournier, Berliner Philharmoniker, Alfred Wallenstein & Edward Elgar

7:06

9

Albinoni, Giazotto: 弦楽とオルガンのためのアダージョト短調 - Albinoni, Giazotto: Adagio For Strings And Organ In G Minor

Eduard Kaufmann, Walter Prystawski, Festival Strings Lucerne & Rudolf Baumgartner

6:55

10

Dvořák: 交響曲第9番ホ短調作品95《新世界より》: 第2楽章: Largo - Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 "From the New World": 2. Largo

Berliner Philharmoniker, Rafael Kubelík & Antonín Dvořák

5:13

11

Offenbach: Les contes d'Hoffmann, Giulietta Act: Barcarolle (Entracte)

Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Järvi & Jacques Offenbach

4:42

12

Bizet: Carmen Suite No. 1: VI. Les toréadors (Act I Prelude. Allegro giocoso) (Excerpt)

Myung-Whun Chung & Georges Bizet

2:06

13

Orff: Carmina Burana: I. O fortuna

Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Eugen Jochum & Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin

2:36

14

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

Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Järvi & Edvard Grieg

2:59

15

Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin and Strings in F minor, Op. 8, No. 4, R.297 "L'inverno": 1. Allegro non molto - 2. Largo - 3. Allegro

Trevor Pinnock, The English Concert, Simon Standage & Antonio Vivaldi

7:54

16

Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition (Orch. Ravel): Promenade 1

Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Carlo Maria Giulini

1:51

17

Tchaikovsky: Overture 1812, Op. 49: Overture 1812 - Beginning

Churchbells of Gothenburg, Gothenburg Artillery Division, Gothenburg Symphony Brass Band & Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

4:13

18

Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 / Act I: No. 13, Dance of the Knights

Boston Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa & Sergei Prokofiev

5:25

19

Verdi: Requiem: IIa. Dies irae

Berliner Philharmoniker, Carlo Maria Giulini, Ernst Senff Chor & Giuseppe Verdi

2:47

20

Wagner: 楽劇《ワルキューレ》: ワルキューレの騎行 - Wagner: Die Walküre, WWV 86B - Concert version / Act 3: The Ride Of The Walkyres

Orchestre de Paris & Daniel Barenboim

4:56

21

R. Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30: I. Prelude. Sonnenaufgang

Boston Symphony Orchestra, William Steinberg & Richard Strauss

1:59

22

Gershwin: Rhapsody In Blue

Siegfried Stockigt, Kurt Hiltawsky, Gewandhausorchester & Kurt Masur

15:55

23

Ravel: Boléro, M. 81

Boston Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa & Maurice Ravel

15:03

24

Weber: Aufforderung zum Tanz, Op. 65 (Orch. Berlioz)

Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin & Ferenc Fricsay

10:26

25

Brahms: 21 Hungarian Dances, WoO 1: Hungarian Dance No. 1 in G Minor, No. 3 in F Major (Orch. Brahms), No. 6 in D-Flat Major (Orch. Schmeling)

Wiener Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado & Johannes Brahms

8:23

26

Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a, TH.35: Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy...Waltz Of The Flowers

Berliner Philharmoniker, Ferdinand Leitner & Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

8:52

27

Offenbach: バレエ《パリの喜び》: 第16曲: Cancan. Allegro - Offenbach: Gaîté parisienne: Allegro - Cancan

Boston Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa & Jacques Offenbach

1:40

28

Handel: Water Music Suite No. 2 in D Major, HWV 349: II. [Alla Hornpipe]

The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock & George Frideric Handel

4:16

29

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

David Jolley, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

3:41

30

J. Strauss II: ワルツ《美しく青きドナウ》作品314: ワルツ《美しく青きドナウ》作品314 - J. Strauss II: An der schönen blauen Donau, Waltz, Op. 314

Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Ferenc Fricsay & Johann Strauss II

9:43

31

Smetana: The Bartered Bride: Polka, Furiant and Dance of the Comedians

Wiener Philharmoniker, James Levine & Bedřich Smetana

13:14

32

Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances (With Chorus)

Torgny Sporsen, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Järvi & Gothenburg Symphony Choir

11:31

33

J. Strauss I: ラデツキー行進曲作品228: ラデツキー行進曲作品228 - J. Strauss I: Radetzky March, Op. 228 (Arr. Pagel)

Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Ferenc Fricsay & Johann Strauss I

2:20

34

Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467: II. Andante "Elvira Madigan"

Géza Anda, Camerata Salzburg & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

7:16

35

Chopin: 夜想曲集: 第5番嬰ヘ長調作品15の2 - Chopin: Nocturne No. 5 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 15 No. 2

Daniel Barenboim & Frédéric Chopin

3:59

36

Schumann: 子供の情景作品15: 第7曲: トロイメライ - Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15: VII. Träumerei

Martha Argerich & Robert Schumann

3:00

37

Beethoven: Für Elise, Bagatelle in A Minor, WoO 59

Anatol Ugorski & Ludwig van Beethoven

4:04

38

Debussy: Suite bergamasque, CD 82: III. Clair de lune

Alexis Weissenberg & Claude Debussy

5:09

39

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight Sonata": I. Adagio sostenuto

Emil Gilels & Ludwig van Beethoven

6:07

40

Rachmaninoff: 13の前奏曲作品32: 第10番ロ短調 - Rachmaninoff: 13 Preludes, Op. 32: No. 10 in B Minor. Lento

Lilya Zilberstein & Sergei Rachmaninoff

5:04

41

Liszt, Wagner: Ballade aus "Der fliegende Holländer", S. 441 (After Wagner)

Daniel Barenboim & Franz Liszt

5:50

42

Chopin: 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 15 in D-Flat Major "Raindrop Prelude"

Christoph Eschenbach & Frédéric Chopin

5:34

43

Debussy: Préludes, Book 1, CD 125: VIII. La fille aux cheveux de lin

Alexis Weissenberg & Claude Debussy

2:40

44

Rachmaninoff: 13 Preludes, Op. 32: No. 12 in G-Sharp Minor. Allegro

Lilya Zilberstein & Sergei Rachmaninoff

2:26

45

Schubert: 6 Moments musicaux, D. 780: No. 2 in A-Flat Major. Andantino

Wilhelm Kempff & Franz Schubert

5:45

46

Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, K. 488: II. Adagio

Géza Anda, Camerata Salzburg & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

6:59

47

Handel: Messiah, HWV 56 / Pt. 2: XLII. "Hallelujah"

The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock & George Frideric Handel

4:02

48

Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Greensleeves

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra & Ralph Vaughan Williams

4:30

49

Smetana: Má vlast, JB 1:112: II. Vltava "The Moldau"

Boston Symphony Orchestra, Rafael Kubelík & Bedřich Smetana

11:59

50

J.S. Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565

Simon Preston & Johann Sebastian Bach

8:27

51

Sibelius: Finlandia, Op. 26

Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Järvi & Jean Sibelius

9:03

52

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

Boston Symphony Orchestra, William Steinberg & Gustav Holst

8:00

53

Bernstein: "West Side Story" - Symphonic Dances: 1. Prologue - 4. Mambo - 9. Finale

San Francisco Symphony & Seiji Ozawa

9:39

54

Mendelssohn: The Hebrides Overture, Op. 26, MWV P7 "Fingal's Cave"

London Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Abbado & Felix Mendelssohn

10:25

55

Elgar: "Pomp And Circumstance," Op. 39: March, No. 1 In D

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Norman Del Mar & Edward Elgar

5:54

56

Puccini: Turandot: Nessun dorma

Plácido Domingo, Wiener Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan & Wiener Staatsopernchor

3:29

57

Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore, Act II: Una furtiva lagrima

Plácido Domingo, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Carlo Maria Giulini & Gaetano Donizetti

4:40

58

Verdi: Il Trovatore - Libretto: Salvatore Cammarano/Leonore Emanuele Bardare / Act 3: "Di quella pira"

Antonietta Stella, Franco Ricciardi, Carlo Bergonzi & Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano

2:01

59

Verdi: Nabucco, Act III: Va, pensiero "Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves"

Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Giuseppe Sinopoli, Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin & Giuseppe Verdi

5:03

60

Bizet: Carmen, Act II: La fleur que tu m'avais jetée "Flower Song"

Plácido Domingo, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Carlo Maria Giulini & Georges Bizet

3:59

61

Bizet: Carmen, WD 31 / Act 1: "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle" (Havanaise)

Grace Bumbry, Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Janos Kulka & Georges Bizet

4:01

62

Puccini: La Bohème / Act 1: "Che gelida manina"

Sándor Kónya, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Antonino Votto & Giacomo Puccini

5:01

63

Verdi: Il trovatore, Act II: Vedi! Le fosche notturne spoglie "Anvil Chorus"

Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Tullio Serafin & Giuseppe Verdi

2:58

64

Wagner: Tristan und Isolde, Act III: Mild und leise wie er lächelt

Margaret Price, Staatskapelle Dresden & Carlos Kleiber

7:29

65

Puccini: Madama Butterfly, Act II: Un bel dì vedremo

Mirella Freni, Philharmonia Orchestra, Giuseppe Sinopoli & Giacomo Puccini

5:02

66

Mozart: Die Zauberflöte, K. 620, Act II: No. 18, O Isis und Osiris, welche Wonne "Chorus of the Priests"

Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Giuseppe Sinopoli, Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

3:24

67

Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo

Philharmonia Orchestra & Giuseppe Sinopoli

4:20

68

Verdi: Aida, Act I: Se quel guerrier io fossi! – Celeste Aida

Plácido Domingo, Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Claudio Abbado & Giuseppe Verdi

4:36

69

Verdi: Aida, Act II: Chorus. Gloria all'Egitto – Grand March

Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Giuseppe Sinopoli, Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin & Giuseppe Verdi

5:11

70

Rossini: William Tell: Overture

Orchestra del Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, Tullio Serafin & Gioachino Rossini

12:02