100 Best Classics – Various Artists

1

Handel: Solomon, HWV 67, Act 3: No. 42, Sinfonia, "Arrival of the Queen of Sheba" (Allegro)

Sir Neville Marriner & George Frideric Handel

2:49

2

Vivaldi: Violin Concerto in E Major, RV 269, "La primavera": I. Allegro (from "Il cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione", Op. 8, No. 1)

Yehudi Menuhin & Antonio Vivaldi

3:45

3

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

Wayne Marshall & Johann Sebastian Bach

3:23

4

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

Barry Tuckwell & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

3:38

5

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

Philharmonia Orchestra/Kurt Sanderling & Ludwig van Beethoven

6:36

6

Tchaikovsky: Overture with Military Band, Op. 49, "1812 Overture"

Mariss Jansons, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra & Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

3:36

7

Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125, "Choral": IV. Presto (Excerpt)

Riccardo Muti & Ludwig van Beethoven

3:23

8

Grieg: Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16: I. Allegro molto moderato (Excerpt)

London Symphony Orchestra & Edvard Grieg

4:28

9

Sibelius: Karelia Suite, Op. 11: III. Alla marcia (Moderato)

Hallé Orchestra/Sir John Barbirolli & Jean Sibelius

4:42

10

Holst: The Planets, Op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity (Excerpt)

Sir Simon Rattle & Gustav Holst

4:49

11

Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso - Allegro con spirito (Excerpt)

Horacio Gutiérrez & Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

3:24

12

Sibelius: Finlandia, Op. 26

Hallé Orchestra/Sir John Barbirolli & Jean Sibelius

8:29

13

Verdi: Aïda, Act 2 Scene 2: Gloria all'Egitto, ad Iside (Chorus) - Triumphal March

New Philharmonia Orchestra & Giuseppe Verdi

4:36

14

Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, Suite No. 2, Op. 64ter: I. The Montagues and Capulets (Excerpt)

Philadelphia Orchestra, Riccardo Muti & Sergei Prokofiev

1:54

15

Strauss Sr., J.: Radetzky March, Op. 228

Wiener Johann Strauss-Orchester & Johann Strauss I

2:53

16

Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance, Op. 39: I. March in D Major (Sung Version)

Sir Andrew Davis & Sir Edward Elgar

2:38

17

Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30: I. Allegro ma non tanto (Excerpt)

Mariss Jansons & Sergei Rachmaninov

2:53

18

Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 78, "Organ Symphony": II. (b) Maestoso - Allegro

Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse/Michel Plasson & Camille Saint-Saëns

8:09

19

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

Sir Neville Marriner & Johann Sebastian Bach

3:36

20

Orfeo ed Euridice (1997 Digital Remaster), Act II, Scene 2: Dance of the Blessed Spirits (1997 Remastered Version)

Philharmonia Orchestra/Riccardo Muti & Christoph Willibald Gluck

2:16

21

Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue in D Major for 3 Violins and Continuo, P. 37: I. Canon (Orchestral Version)

Sir Neville Marriner & Johann Pachelbel

5:03

22

Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622: II. Adagio

Sabine Meyer & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

6:39

23

Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: I. Aria (feat. Craig Leon, Erno Olah, Fabio Zanon & National Radio Orchestra of The Netherlands)

Julia Thornton & Johann Sebastian Bach

2:11

24

Giazzotto: Adagio for Strings and Organ in G Minor, "Albinoni's Adagio" (Excerpt)

Sir Neville Marriner & Tomaso Albinoni

5:53

25

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

Dame Moura Lympany & Ludwig van Beethoven

3:58

26

Mozart: Concerto for Flute and Harp in C Major, K. 299/297c: II. Andantino

Herbert von Karajan/James Galway/Fritz Helmis/Berliner Philharmoniker & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

4:02

27

Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 64: II. Andante (Excerpt)

Yehudi Menuhin & Felix Mendelssohn

4:31

28

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

Stephen Hough & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

6:49

29

Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95, B. 178, "From the New World": II. Largo

Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra & Antonín Dvorák

4:48

30

Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 26: II. Adagio

Philharmonia Orchestra

4:26

31

Elgar: Variations on a Theme, Op. 36, "Enigma": IX. Nimrod (Adagio)

London Symphony Orchestra & Sir Edward Elgar

3:58

32

Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez: II. Adagio (Excerpt, Opening)

Sir Simon Rattle & Joaquin Rodrigo

4:46

33

The Lark Ascending (conclusion)

Nigel Kennedy/Sir Simon Rattle/City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra & Ralph Vaughan Williams

6:55

34

Mahler: Symphony No. 5: IV. Adagietto (Excerpt)

New Philharmonia Orchestra & Gustav Mahler

3:08

35

Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation XVIII (Andante cantabile)

Cécile Ousset & Sergei Rachmaninov

3:01

36

Bizet: Les Pêcheurs de perles, Act 1: "Au fond du temple saint" (Nadir, Zurga)

Pierre Dervaux & Georges Bizet

5:27

37

Dvorák: Rusalka, Op. 114, B. 203, Act 1: "Mesicku na nebi hlubokém" (Rusalka)

Stefan Soltesz & Antonín Dvorák

5:56

38

Delibes: Lakmé, Act 1 Scene 4: No. 2, Duetto, "Viens, Mallika, les lianes en fleurs … Dôme épais, le jasmin" (Lakmé, Mallika)

Mady Mesplé

3:31

39

Carmen (1985 - Remaster), Act II (Conclusion): Air de Fleur: "La fleur que tu ma'avais jetee"

Maria Callas/Nicolai Gedda/Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Paris/Georges Prêtre & Georges Bizet

3:53

40

Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30, Act 3 Scene 1: No. 22, Aria, "Che farò senza Euridice?" (Orfeo)

Riccardo Muti & Christoph Willibald Gluck

5:31

41

Bellini: Norma, Act 1 Scene 4: No. 4b, Aria, "Casta diva" (Norma, Chorus)

Tullio Serafin & Vincenzo Bellini

5:36

42

La Bohème, 'Bohemian Life': Che gelida manina

Roberto Alagna/London Philharmonic Orchestra/Sir Richard Armstrong & Giacomo Puccini

4:54

43

Puccini: Gianni Schicchi: "O mio babbino caro" (Lauretta)

Angela Gheorghiu & Giacomo Puccini

2:10

44

Canteloube: Chants d'Auvergne, Series 1: No. 2, Baïlèro

Victoria de los Angeles

4:53

45

Madama Butterfly (2002 Digital Remaster): Vogliatemi bene (Love Duet)...Vieni, vieni

Sir John Barbirolli/Coro del Teatro dell'Opera, Roma/Renata Scotto/Carlo Bergonzi/Orchestra del Teatro dell'Opera, Roma & Giacomo Puccini

7:57

46

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

Bernard Haitink & Giuseppe Verdi

5:30

47

Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow): Nun laßt uns aber wie dahein...Es lebt' eine Vilja (Viljalied)...Tanz: Mi velimo dase dase Veslimo! (Hanna/Chor)

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf/Philharmonia Orchestra/Philharmonia Chorus/Lovro von Matacic

4:53

48

Suite from 'Xerxes' (arr. Hoffman) (1991 Digital Remaster): II. Aria:Ombra mai fù

Hallé Orchestra/Sir John Barbirolli/Richard Lewis & George Frideric Handel

3:19

49

Ellens Gesang III (Ave Maria) D839 (1996 Remastered Version)

Dame Janet Baker/Gerald Moore & Franz Schubert

6:45

50

Minuit, Chrétiens (O Holy Night) (arr.Alain Kremski)

Roberto Alagna

5:01

51

Puccini: Turandot, Act 3: "Nessun dorma!" (Calaf, Chorus)

Alain Lombard & Giacomo Puccini

4:12

52

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

Sir Colin Davis & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

4:21

53

Bach, JS / Arr Mariner: Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147: Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring

Sir Neville Marriner & Johann Sebastian Bach

5:16

54

Beethoven / Arr. Bates: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat, Op. 73 "Emperor": I. Allegro

Emil Gilels & Ludwig Van Beethoven

6:43

55

Clarke / Arr Defaye: Prince of Denmark's March, "Trumpet Voluntary"

Maurice André

2:53

56

Mors et vita: Judex

Hallé Orchestra/Maurice Handford & Charles Gounod

4:43

57

La Scala di seta, ' Silken Ladder': Overture

Polish Chamber Orchestra/Jerzy Maksymiuk & Gioachino Rossini

5:24

58

Handel: Keyboard Suite in D Minor, HWV 437: III. Sarabande (Arr. for Orchestra)

Alexander Briger & George Frideric Handel

3:28

59

Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (Ballet), Op. 71, TH 14, Act 2 Tableau 3: No. 13, Valse des fleurs (Tempo di Valse)

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

6:54

60

Prokofiev: Lieutenant Kijé (Suite), Op. 60: IV. Troika

Klaus Tennstedt & Sergei Prokofiev

2:55

61

Vaughan Williams / Arr Greaves: Fantasia on Greensleeves

Sinfonia of London & Ralph Vaughan Williams

4:41

62

Debussy: Suite bergamasque, L. 75: III. Clair de lune

Dame Moura Lympany & Claude Debussy

5:01

63

Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20, Act 2: X. Moderato

London Symphony Orchestra & Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

2:50

64

Myers: Music for Michael Cimino's Movie "The Deer Hunter" (1978): No. 1, Cavatina

Manuel Barrueco

3:16

65

Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 11: II. Romance. Larghetto (Excerpt)

Garrick Ohlsson/Jerzy Maksymiuk/Polish Radio National Symphony Orchestra & Frédéric Chopin

4:07

66

Horner: Music from James Cameron's Film "Titanic": No. 14, Love Theme "My Heart Will Go On" (Arr. for Orchestra)

David Abel

4:23

67

Sartori: Con te partirò (Instrumental Version)

Orchestra/David Abel

4:02

68

Strauss Jr., J.: An der schönen blauen Donau, Op. 314 (Excerpt)

Herbert von Karajan & Johann Strauss II

3:50

69

Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo

Riccardo Muti & Pietro Mascagni

3:44

70

Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto (Excerpt)

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra & Sergei Rachmaninov

4:33

71

Grieg: Peer Gynt, Act 4, No. 1: Morning Mood

Sir Neville Marriner & Edvard Grieg

4:18

72

Shostakovich: The Gadfly (Suite), Op. 97a: No. 8, Romance (Arr. for Violin and Piano)

Tasmin Little & Dmitri Shostakovich

3:16

73

Barber: Adagio for Strings, Op. 11a

Eugene Ormandy & Samuel Barber

6:22

74

Rimsky Korsakov: Scheherazade, Op. 35: II. The Story of the Kalender Prince (Opening)

Riccardo Muti & Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

3:54

75

Massenet: Thaïs: Méditation

Anne-Sophie Mutter/Alexis Weissenberg & Jules Massenet

6:48

76

Polovtsian Dances (beginning) from Prince Igor (1987 Remastered Version)

Beecham Choral Society/Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Sir Thomas Beecham & Alexander Borodin

3:53

77

Khachaturian: Spartacus Suite No. 2: I. Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia

Yuri Temirkanov

4:46

78

Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet, Overture-Fantasy in B Minor, TH 42 (Excerpt)

Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra & Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

5:05

79

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

Philharmonia Orchestra & Ludwig Van Beethoven

3:58

80

Bach, JS: Concerto for 2 Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043: II. Largo ma non tanto

Yehudi Menuhin & Johann Sebastian Bach

7:44

81

Williams, J.: Schindler's List: No. 1, Main Theme

Tasmin Little & John Williams

5:07

82

Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker - Ballet, Op. 71, No. 12, Act 2: Divertissement: V. Dance of the Reed Flutes

André Previn & Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

2:20

83

Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68, "Pastoral": V. Hirtengesang - Frohe und dankbare Gefühle nach dem Sturm (Allegretto)

Philadelphia Orchestra/Riccardo Muti & Ludwig Van Beethoven

6:42

84

Handel: Zadok the Priest, HWV 258

Sir Andrew Davis & George Frideric Handel

6:05

85

Bach, JS: Cantata, BWV 140: "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme" (Chorus)

Wolfgang Gönnenwein & Johann Sebastian Bach

4:50

86

Allegri, G.: Miserere (Excerpt, Opening)

Stephen Cleobury & Gregorio Allegri

5:49

87

Deutsche Messe D. 872 (mit "Gebet des Herrn") (1988 Digital Remaster): Zum Sanctus

Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale Berlin/Berliner Symphoniker/Wolfgang Meyer/Karl Forster & Franz Schubert

3:48

88

Franck: Messe solennelle in A Major, Op. 12, FWV 61: V. Panis angelicus (Chorus)

Maurice Handford & César Franck

4:55

89

Berlioz: L'enfance du Christ, Op. 25, H. 130, Part 2: The Shepherds' Farewell

André Cluytens & Hector Berlioz

3:51

90

St Cecilia Mass (1988 Digital Remaster): Sanctus

Jean-Claude Hartemann/Heinz Hoppe/Choeurs René Duclos/Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire & Charles Gounod

5:21

91

In Paradisum (Requiem Op. 48; 1893 version, ed. John Rutter)

Choir of King's College, Cambridge/English Chamber Orchestra/José-Luis Garcia/Peter Barley/Stephen Cleobury & Gabriel Fauré

3:29

92

Mozart: Vesperae solennes de confessore, K. 339: V. Laudate Dominum

Eugen Jochum & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

5:05

93

Cantique De Jean Racine

Monks And Choir Boys Of Downside Abbey & Gabriel Fauré

5:13

94

Verdi: Messa da Requiem: II. Sequence, 8. Ingemisco (Tenor)

Luciano Pavarotti/Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Milano/Riccardo Muti & Giuseppe Verdi

3:45

95

Mozart: Ave verum corpus, K. 618

Stephen Cleobury & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

3:04

96

Messiah highlights (ed. Basil Lam) (1997 Digital Remaster): I know that my Redeemer liveth (soprano)

Sir Charles Mackerras/English Chamber Orchestra/Elizabeth Harwood & George Frideric Handel

6:40

97

Haydn: The Creation, Hob. XXI, 2, Pt. 1: "The Heavens Are Telling"

Choir of King's College, Cambridge & Joseph Haydn

4:48

98

Requiem Op. 48 (1998 Digital Remaster): IV. Pie Jesu

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau/Victoria de los Angeles/Choeurs Elisabeth Brasseurs/Henriette Puig-Roget/André Cluytens/Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire & Gabriel Fauré

3:20

99

Mozart: Mass No. 19 in D Minor, K. 626, 'Requiem': VII. Lacrimosa

London Philharmonic Orchestra & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

2:58

100

Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: "Hallelujah!" (Chorus)

English Chamber Orchestra & George Frideric Handel

4:03

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