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	Release Date: 08/29/2006 Label: Emi Classics Catalog #: 70853 Spars Code: n/a Composer: George Frideric Handel, Antonio Vivaldi, Johann Sebastian Bach, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven, Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Edvard Grieg, Jean Sibelius, Gustav Holst, Giuseppe Verdi, Sergei Prokofiev, Johann Strauss Sr., Sir Edward Elgar, Sergei Rachmaninov, Camille Saint-Saëns, Christoph W. Gluck, Johann Pachelbel, Tomaso Albinoni, Felix Mendelssohn, Antonín Dvorák, Max Bruch, Joaquin Rodrigo, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Gustav Mahler, Georges Bizet, Léo Delibes, Vincenzo Bellini, Giacomo Puccini, Joseph Canteloube, Franz Lehár, Franz Schubert, Adolphe-Charles Adam, Jeremiah Clarke, Charles Gounod, Claude Debussy, Stanley Myers, Frédéric Chopin, James Horner, Lucio Quarantotto, Johann Strauss Jr., Pietro Mascagni, Dmitri Shostakovich, Samuel Barber, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Jules Massenet, Aram Khachaturian, John T. Williams, Gregorio Allegri, César Franck, Hector Berlioz, Gabriel Fauré, Franz Joseph Haydn, Alexander Borodin, Gioachino Rossini Performer: Yehudi Menuhin, Piano] Wayne [Organ Marshall, Barry Tuckwell, James Morris, Cécile Ousset, Horacio Gutierrez, Mikhail Rudy, Matthias Eisenberg, Sabine Meyer, Julia Thornton, Moura Lympany, James Galway, Fritz Helmis, Stephen Hough, Julian Bream, Nigel Kennedy, Ernest Blanc, Nicolai Gedda, Lucia Popp, Danielle Millet, Mady Mesplé, Agnes Baltsa, Maria Callas, Roberto Alagna, Angela Gheorghiu, Victoria de los Angeles, Renata Scotto, Carlo Bergonzi, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Richard Lewis, Gerald Moore, Dame Janet Baker, José Carreras, Celia Nicklin, Emil Gilels, Jane Parker-Smith, Maurice André, Steve Morse, Manuel Barrueco, Garrick Ohlsson, Piers Lane, Tasmin Little, Eugene Ormandy, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Christian Ferras, Timothy Beasley-Murray, Gerald Finley, Wolfgang Meyer, Henriette Puig-Roget, Heinz Hoppe, José Luis Garcia, Peter Barley, Edda Moser, Luciano Pavarotti, Stephen Layton, Elizabeth Harwood, John Shirley-Quirk, Heather Harper, Robert Tear, David Bell Conductor: Sir Neville Marriner, Alberto Lysy, Kurt Sanderling, Mariss Jansons, Riccardo Muti, Sir John Barbirolli, Simon Rattle, André Previn, Willi Boskovsky, Sir Andrew Davis, Michel Plasson, Hans Vonk, Herbert von Karajan, Efrem Kurtz, Bryden Thomson, Walter Susskind, Sir Adrian Boult, Pierre Dervaux, Stefan Soltesz, Alain Lombard, Georges Prêtre, Tullio Serafin, Richard Armstrong, Antonio Pappano, Jean-Pierre Jacquillat, Bernard Haitink, Lovro von Matacic, Sir Colin Davis, George Szell, Maurice Handford, Alex Briger, Klaus Tennstedt, Jerzy Maksymiuk, David Abel, Yuri Temirkanov, Yehudi Menuhin, Iain Sutherland, Stephen Cleobury, Karl Foster, André Cluytens, Jean-Claude Hartemann, Eugen Jochum, Sir Charles Mackerras, Sir David Willcocks, Franz Welser-Möst, Sir Thomas Beecham, Wolfgang Gönnenwein Orchestra/Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Camerata Lysy, Philharmonia Orchestra, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra, Westminster Choir, London Symphony Orchestra, Hallé Orchestra, Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Johann Strauss Orchestra Vienna, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Choral Society, St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Toulouse Capitole Orchestra, Dresden Staatskapelle, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Paris Opéra Comique Orchestra, Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra, Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra, Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus, Lamoureux Concerts Association Orchestra, Rome Opera House Orchestra, Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra, Philharmonia Chorus, Toulouse Capitole Chorus, Petits Chanteurs à la Croix Potencée, Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra, Rhine Opera Chorus, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, The Cleveland Symphony Orchestra, Sinfonia of London, Polish National Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, Bath Festival Orchestra, New World Philharmonic, Cambridge King's College Choir, St. Hedwig's Cathedral Choir, Berlin Symphony Orchestra, Hallé Orchestra Chorus, René Duclos Chorus, Orchestre de la Société du Conservatoire Paris, English Chamber Orchestra, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bavarian Radio Chorus, Monks of Downside Abbey, Choirboys of Downside Abbey, Cambridge Classical Players, London Philharmonic Choir, Ambrosian Singers, Beecham Choral Society, Polish Chamber Orchestra, South German Madrigal Choir Stuttgart, Consortium Musicum Number of Discs: 6 Recorded in: Stereo Length: 7 Hours 36 Mins.	CD $19.99 In Stock

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BEST CLASSICS 100 offers an impressive assortment of well-known and beloved classical compositions grouped thematically across a six-disc set. The "Uplifting Classics" section promises excitement through a lineup that includes Beethoven's "Ode to Joy," Tchaikovsky's "1812" Overture, and Bach's Toccata in D Minor, among others. Elsewhere, "Relaxing Classics" presents serenely sublime works, notably Pachelbel's Canon in D Major, Albinoni's Adagio in G Minor, and the Andante movement of Mozart's "Elvira Madigan" Piano Concerto. "Spiritual Classics" features masterpieces of faith and devotion, including Handel's "Hallelujah" Chorus and Franck's "Panis Angelicus," while Mascagni's Intermezzo from 'Cavalleria rusticana,' the "Fantasy" Overture from Tchaikovsky's 'Romeo and Juliet,' and Borodin's "Polovtsian Dances," along with many other crowd-pleasers, fall under the rubric of "Favourite Classics." The "Vocal Classics" segment overflows with beautiful arias, songs, and choruses magnificently sung by the likes of José Carreras, Maria Callas, Roberto Alagna, and Dame Janet Baker. It's no surprise that the performances are all of the highest quality imaginable, culled as they were from the vast EMI vaults. BEST CLASSICS 100 is a first-rate sampler loaded with well-chosen musical treasures.


Works on This Recording			Back to Top

1.	Solomon, HWV 67: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba by George Frideric Handel
	Conductor: Sir Neville Marriner Orchestra/Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Period: Baroque Written: by 1749; London, England	Length: 2 Minutes 47 Secs.


2.	Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera": Allegro by Antonio Vivaldi
	Performer: Yehudi Menuhin (Violin) Conductor: Alberto Lysy Orchestra/Ensemble: Camerata Lysy Period: Baroque Written: 1725; Venice, Italy	Length: 3 Minutes 39 Secs.


3.	Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565: Toccata by Johann Sebastian Bach
	Performer: Piano] Wayne [Organ Marshall (Organ) Period: Baroque Written: by 1708; Arnstadt, Germany	Length: 3 Minutes 20 Secs.


4.	Concerto for Horn no 4 in E flat major, K 495: 3rd movement, Rondo by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Performer: Barry Tuckwell (French Horn) Conductor: Sir Neville Marriner Orchestra/Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Period: Classical Written: 1786; Vienna, Austria	Length: 3 Minutes 34 Secs.


5.	Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67: 1st movement, Allegro con brio by Ludwig van Beethoven
	Conductor: Kurt Sanderling Orchestra/Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra Period: Classical Written: 1807-1808; Vienna, Austria	Length: 6 Minutes 32 Secs.


6.	1812 Overture, Op. 49: Finale by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
	Conductor: Mariss Jansons Orchestra/Ensemble: Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1880; Russia	Length: 3 Minutes 31 Secs.

	Notes: This selection is presented in excerpted form.


7.	Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral": 4th movement, Finale - Ode by Ludwig van Beethoven
	Performer: James Morris (Bass) Conductor: Riccardo Muti Orchestra/Ensemble: Philadelphia Orchestra, Westminster Choir Period: Classical Written: 1822-1824; Vienna, Austria	Length: 3 Minutes 19 Secs.


8.	Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 16: 1st movement, Allegro molto moderato by Edvard Grieg
	Performer: Cécile Ousset (Piano) Conductor: Sir Neville Marriner Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1868/1907; Norway	Length: 4 Minutes 24 Secs.

	Notes: This selection is presented in excerpted form.


9.	Karelia Suite, Op. 11: no 3, Alla marcia by Jean Sibelius
	Conductor: Sir John Barbirolli Orchestra/Ensemble: Hallé Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1893; Finland	Length: 4 Minutes 38 Secs.


10.	The Planets, Op. 32/H 125: Jupiter by Gustav Holst
	Conductor: Simon Rattle Orchestra/Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra Period: 20th Century Written: 1914-1916; England	Length: 4 Minutes 46 Secs.

	Notes: This selection is presented in excerpted form.


11.	Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23: 1st movement, Allegro non troppo by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
	Performer: Horacio Gutierrez (Piano) Conductor: André Previn Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1874-1875; Russia	Length: 3 Minutes 21 Secs.


12.	Finlandia, Op. 26 by Jean Sibelius
	Conductor: Sir John Barbirolli Orchestra/Ensemble: Hallé Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: Finland	Length: 8 Minutes 25 Secs.

	Notes: Composition written: Finland (1899 - 1900).


13.	Aida: Gloria all' Egitto by Giuseppe Verdi
	Conductor: Riccardo Muti Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus, New Philharmonia Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1871; Italy	Length: 4 Minutes 33 Secs. Language: Italian


14.	Romeo and Juliet Suite no 2, Op. 64b: Montagues and Capulets by Sergei Prokofiev
	Conductor: Riccardo Muti Orchestra/Ensemble: Philadelphia Orchestra Period: 20th Century Written: 1936; Paris, France	Length: 1 Minutes 49 Secs.


15.	Radetzky March, Op. 228 by Johann Strauss Sr.
	Conductor: Willi Boskovsky Orchestra/Ensemble: Johann Strauss Orchestra Vienna Period: Romantic Written: 1848; Vienna, Austria	Length: 2 Minutes 51 Secs.


16.	Pomp and Circumstance Marches (5), Op. 39: no 1 in D major by Sir Edward Elgar
	Conductor: Sir Andrew Davis Orchestra/Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Choral Society Period: Romantic Written: 1901; England	Length: 2 Minutes 34 Secs.

	Notes: This selection is presented in excerpted form.


17.	Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30: 1st movement, Allegro ma non tanto by Sergei Rachmaninov
	Performer: Mikhail Rudy (Piano) Conductor: Mariss Jansons Orchestra/Ensemble: St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1909; Russia	Length: 2 Minutes 50 Secs.

	Notes: This selection is presented in excerpted form.


18.	Symphony no 3 in C minor, Op. 78 "Organ": Maestoso/Allegro "Finale" by Camille Saint-Saëns
	Performer: Matthias Eisenberg (Organ) Conductor: Michel Plasson Orchestra/Ensemble: Toulouse Capitole Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1886; France	Length: 8 Minutes 8 Secs.


19.	Suite for Orchestra no 3 in D major, BWV 1068: Air by Johann Sebastian Bach
	Conductor: Sir Neville Marriner Orchestra/Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Period: Baroque Written: circa 1729-1731; Leipzig, Germany	Length: 3 Minutes 32 Secs.


20.	Orfeo ed Euridice: Dance of the Blessed Spirits by Christoph W. Gluck
	Conductor: Riccardo Muti Orchestra/Ensemble: New Philharmonia Orchestra Period: Classical Written: 1762/1774; Vienna, Austria	Length: 2 Minutes 12 Secs.


21.	Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major: Canon by Johann Pachelbel
	Conductor: Sir Neville Marriner Orchestra/Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Period: Baroque Written: Germany	Length: 4 Minutes 59 Secs.


22.	Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622: 2nd movement, Adagio by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Performer: Sabine Meyer (Basset Clarinet) Conductor: Hans Vonk Orchestra/Ensemble: Dresden Staatskapelle Period: Classical Written: 1791; Vienna, Austria	Length: 6 Minutes 35 Secs.


23.	Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Theme "Aria" by Johann Sebastian Bach
	Performer: Julia Thornton (Harp) Period: Baroque Written: Nuremberg, Germany	Length: 2 Minutes 7 Secs.

	Notes: Arranger: Craig Leon.


24.	Adagio for Organ and Strings in G minor by Tomaso Albinoni
	Conductor: Sir Neville Marriner Orchestra/Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Period: Baroque Written: Venice, Italy	Length: 5 Minutes 49 Secs.

	Notes: This selection is presented in excerpted form. Arranger: Remo Giazotto. This work was reconstructed by Remo Giazotto in 1945 from a fragment by Albinoni.


25.	Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 no 2 "Moonlight": 1st movement, Adagio sostenuto by Ludwig van Beethoven
	Performer: Moura Lympany (Piano) Period: Classical Written: 1801; Vienna, Austria	Length: 3 Minutes 55 Secs.

	Notes: This selection is presented in excerpted form.


26.	Concerto for Flute and Harp in C major, K 299 (297c): 2nd movement, Andantino by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Performer: James Galway (Flute), Fritz Helmis (Harp) Conductor: Herbert von Karajan Orchestra/Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Period: Classical Written: 1778; Paris, France	Length: 3 Minutes 58 Secs.

	Notes: This selection is presented in excerpted form.


27.	Concerto for Violin in E minor, Op. 64: 2nd movement, Andante by Felix Mendelssohn
	Performer: Yehudi Menuhin (Violin) Conductor: Efrem Kurtz Orchestra/Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1844; Germany	Length: 4 Minutes 27 Secs.

	Notes: This selection is presented in excerpted form.


28.	Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467: 2nd movement, Andante by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Performer: Stephen Hough (Piano) Conductor: Bryden Thomson Orchestra/Ensemble: Hallé Orchestra Period: Classical Written: 1785; Vienna, Austria	Length: 6 Minutes 45 Secs.


29.	Symphony no 9 in E minor, Op. 95/B 178 "From the New World": 2nd movement, Largo by Antonín Dvorák
	Conductor: Mariss Jansons Orchestra/Ensemble: Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1893; USA	Length: 4 Minutes 43 Secs.

	Notes: This selection is presented in excerpted form.


30.	Concerto for Violin no 1 in G minor, Op. 26: 2nd movement, Adagio by Max Bruch
	Performer: Yehudi Menuhin (Violin) Conductor: Walter Susskind Orchestra/Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1868; Germany	Length: 4 Minutes 21 Secs.

	Notes: This selection is presented in excerpted form.


31.	Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma": Variation 9, Nimrod by Sir Edward Elgar
	Conductor: Sir Adrian Boult Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1898-1899; England	Length: 3 Minutes 55 Secs.


32.	Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar: 2nd movement, Adagio by Joaquin Rodrigo
	Performer: Julian Bream (Guitar) Conductor: Simon Rattle Orchestra/Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Period: 20th Century Written: 1939; Spain	Length: 4 Minutes 44 Secs.

	Notes: This selection is presented in excerpted form.


33.	The lark ascending by Ralph Vaughan Williams
	Performer: Nigel Kennedy (Violin) Conductor: Simon Rattle Orchestra/Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Period: 20th Century Written: 1914/1920; England	Length: 6 Minutes 51 Secs.

	Notes: This selection is presented in excerpted form.


34.	Symphony no 5 in C sharp minor: 4th movement, Adagietto by Gustav Mahler
	Conductor: Sir John Barbirolli Orchestra/Ensemble: New Philharmonia Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1901-1902; Vienna, Austria	Length: 3 Minutes 5 Secs.

	Notes: This selection is presented in excerpted form.


35.	Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation 18 by Sergei Rachmaninov
	Performer: Cécile Ousset (Piano) Conductor: Simon Rattle Orchestra/Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1934; USA	Length: 2 Minutes 57 Secs.


36.	Les pêcheurs de perles: Au fond du temple saint by Georges Bizet
	Performer: Ernest Blanc (Baritone), Nicolai Gedda (Tenor) Conductor: Pierre Dervaux Orchestra/Ensemble: Paris Opéra Comique Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1863; France	Length: 5 Minutes 22 Secs. Language: French


37.	Rusalka, Op 114/B 203: O moon high up "Song to the moon" by Antonín Dvorák
	Performer: Lucia Popp (Soprano) Conductor: Stefan Soltesz Orchestra/Ensemble: Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1900; Bohemia	Length: 5 Minutes 52 Secs. Language: Czech


38.	Lakmé: Viens, Mallikà...Sous le dôme épais "Flower Duet" by Léo Delibes
	Performer: Danielle Millet (Mezzo Soprano), Mady Mesplé (Soprano) Conductor: Alain Lombard Orchestra/Ensemble: Paris Opéra Comique Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1883; France	Length: 3 Minutes 27 Secs. Language: French


39.	Carmen: La fleur que tu m'avais jetée "Flower song" by Georges Bizet
	Performer: Nicolai Gedda (Tenor) Conductor: Georges Prêtre Orchestra/Ensemble: Paris Opéra Comique Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1873-1874; France	Length: 3 Minutes 48 Secs. Language: French

	Notes: Composition written: France (1873 - 1874).


40.	Orfeo ed Euridice: Che farò senza Euridice? by Christoph W. Gluck
	Performer: Agnes Baltsa (Mezzo Soprano) Conductor: Riccardo Muti Orchestra/Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra Period: Classical Written: 1762/1774; Vienna, Austria	Length: 5 Minutes 26 Secs. Language: Italian


41.	Norma: Casta diva by Vincenzo Bellini
	Performer: Maria Callas (Soprano) Conductor: Tullio Serafin Orchestra/Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra, Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus Period: Romantic Written: 1831; Italy	Length: 5 Minutes 33 Secs. Language: Italian


42.	La Bohème: Che gelida manina by Giacomo Puccini
	Performer: Roberto Alagna (Tenor) Conductor: Richard Armstrong Orchestra/Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1896; Italy	Length: 4 Minutes 50 Secs. Language: Italian


43.	Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro by Giacomo Puccini
	Performer: Angela Gheorghiu (Soprano) Conductor: Antonio Pappano Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1918; Italy	Length: 2 Minutes 4 Secs. Language: Italian


44.	Chants d'Auvergne: Volume 1 - no 2, Baïlèro by Joseph Canteloube
	Performer: Victoria de los Angeles (Soprano) Conductor: Jean-Pierre Jacquillat Orchestra/Ensemble: Lamoureux Concerts Association Orchestra Period: 20th Century Written: 1923-1930; France	Length: 4 Minutes 49 Secs. Language: French


45.	Madama Butterfly: Vogliatemi bene...O quanti occhi fisi by Giacomo Puccini
	Performer: Renata Scotto (Soprano), Carlo Bergonzi (Tenor) Conductor: Sir John Barbirolli Orchestra/Ensemble: Rome Opera House Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1904; Italy	Length: 7 Minutes 53 Secs. Language: Italian


46.	Nabucco: Va, pensiero by Giuseppe Verdi
	Conductor: Bernard Haitink Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra, Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus Period: Romantic Written: 1842; Italy	Length: 5 Minutes 26 Secs. Language: Italian


47.	Die lustige Witwe: Es lebt eine Vilja...Vilja, o Vilja by Franz Lehár
	Performer: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano) Conductor: Lovro von Matacic Orchestra/Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra, Philharmonia Chorus Period: Romantic Written: 1905; Vienna, Austria	Length: 4 Minutes 52 Secs. Language: German


48.	Serse, HWV 40: Ombra mai fu "Largo" by George Frideric Handel
	Performer: Richard Lewis (Tenor) Conductor: Sir John Barbirolli Orchestra/Ensemble: Hallé Orchestra Period: Baroque Written: 1738; London, England	Length: 3 Minutes 15 Secs. Language: Italian

	Notes: Arranger: Hoffman.


49.	Ellens Gesang III, D 839/Op. 52 no 6 "Ave Maria" by Franz Schubert
	Performer: Gerald Moore (Piano), Dame Janet Baker (Soprano) Period: Romantic Written: 1825; Vienna, Austria	Length: 6 Minutes 41 Secs.

	Notes: This selection is sung in German and Latin.


50.	Minuit, Chrétiens "O holy night" by Adolphe-Charles Adam
	Performer: Roberto Alagna (Tenor) Conductor: Michel Plasson Orchestra/Ensemble: Toulouse Capitole Orchestra, Toulouse Capitole Chorus, Petits Chanteurs à la Croix Potencée Period: Romantic Written: France	Length: 4 Minutes 57 Secs. Language: French

	Notes: Arranger: Alain Kremski.


51.	Turandot: Nessun dorma! by Giacomo Puccini
	Performer: José Carreras (Tenor) Conductor: Alain Lombard Orchestra/Ensemble: Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra, Rhine Opera Chorus Period: Romantic Written: 1926; Italy	Length: 4 Minutes 10 Secs. Language: Italian


52.	Le nozze di Figaro, K 492: Overture by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Conductor: Sir Colin Davis Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Period: Classical Written: 1786; Vienna, Austria	Length: 4 Minutes 18 Secs.


53.	Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147: Jesu bleibet meine Freude "Jesu, joy of man's desiring" by Johann Sebastian Bach
	Performer: Celia Nicklin (Oboe) Conductor: Sir Neville Marriner Orchestra/Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Period: Baroque Written: 1723; Leipzig, Germany	Length: 5 Minutes 12 Secs.

	Notes: Arranger: Sir Neville Marriner.


54.	Concerto for Piano no 5 in E flat major, Op. 73 "Emperor": 1st movement, Allegro by Ludwig van Beethoven
	Performer: Emil Gilels (Piano) Conductor: George Szell Orchestra/Ensemble: The Cleveland Symphony Orchestra Period: Classical Written: 1809; Vienna, Austria	Length: 6 Minutes 39 Secs.

	Notes: This selection is presented in excerpted form.


55.	Suite in D major: Prince of Denmark's March "Trumpet Voluntary" by Jeremiah Clarke
	Performer: Jane Parker-Smith (Organ), Maurice André (Trumpet) Period: Baroque Written: by 1700; England	Length: 2 Minutes 52 Secs.

	Notes: Arranger: Jean-Michel Defaye.


56.	Mors et vita: Judex by Charles Gounod
	Conductor: Maurice Handford Orchestra/Ensemble: Hallé Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: ?1885; France	Length: 4 Minutes 39 Secs.


57.	Suite for Harpsichord in D minor, HWV 437: no 4, Sarabande with Variations by George Frideric Handel
	Conductor: Alex Briger Orchestra/Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Period: Baroque Written: by 1733; London, England	Length: 3 Minutes 24 Secs.

	Notes: Arranger: Simon Hale.


58.	Nutcracker, Op. 71: no 13, Act 2 - Waltz of the Flowers by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
	Conductor: André Previn Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1891-1892; Russia	Length: 6 Minutes 50 Secs.


59.	Lieutenant Kijé Suite, Op. 60: Troika by Sergei Prokofiev
	Conductor: Klaus Tennstedt Orchestra/Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra Period: 20th Century Written: 1934; Paris, France	Length: 2 Minutes 51 Secs.


60.	Fantasia on Greensleeves by Ralph Vaughan Williams
	Conductor: Sir John Barbirolli Orchestra/Ensemble: Sinfonia of London Period: 20th Century Written: 1934; England	Length: 4 Minutes 37 Secs.

	Notes: Arranger: Ralph Greaves.


61.	Suite bergamasque: 3rd movement, Clair de Lune by Claude Debussy
	Performer: Moura Lympany (Piano) Period: 20th Century Written: 1890/1905; France	Length: 4 Minutes 55 Secs.


62.	Swan Lake, Op. 20: no 10, Act 2 - Scène, Allegro moderato by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
	Conductor: André Previn Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1875-1876; Russia	Length: 2 Minutes 47 Secs.


63.	The Deer Hunter: Cavatina by Stanley Myers
	Performer: Steve Morse (Guitar), Manuel Barrueco (Guitar) Period: 20th Century Written: 1979	Length: 3 Minutes 14 Secs.


64.	Concerto for Piano no 1 in E minor, B 53/Op. 11: 2nd movement, Romanze by Frédéric Chopin
	Performer: Garrick Ohlsson (Piano) Conductor: Jerzy Maksymiuk Orchestra/Ensemble: Polish National Symphony Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1830; Poland	Length: 4 Minutes 3 Secs.

	Notes: This selection is presented in excerpted form.


65.	Titanic: My heart will go on by James Horner
	Conductor: David Abel Orchestra/Ensemble: Orchestra	Length: 4 Minutes 19 Secs.


66.	Time to say goodbye by Lucio Quarantotto
	Conductor: David Abel Orchestra/Ensemble: Orchestra Period: 20th Century Written: 1998	Length: 3 Minutes 57 Secs.


67.	An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314 by Johann Strauss Jr.
	Conductor: Herbert von Karajan Orchestra/Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1867; Vienna, Austria	Length: 3 Minutes 45 Secs.

	Notes: This selection is presented in excerpted form.


68.	Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo by Pietro Mascagni
	Conductor: Riccardo Muti Orchestra/Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1890; Italy	Length: 3 Minutes 41 Secs.

	Notes: Composition written: Italy (1888). Composition revised: Italy (1889).


69.	Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18: 2nd movement, Adagio sostenuto by Sergei Rachmaninov
	Performer: Cécile Ousset (Piano) Conductor: Simon Rattle Orchestra/Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1900-1901; Russia	Length: 4 Minutes 28 Secs.

	Notes: This selection is presented in excerpted form.


70.	Peer Gynt, Op. 23: no 13, Act 4 Prelude - Morning by Edvard Grieg
	Conductor: Sir Neville Marriner Orchestra/Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Period: Romantic Written: 1875/1892; Norway	Length: 4 Minutes 14 Secs.


71.	Gadfly, Op. 97: Romance by Dmitri Shostakovich
	Performer: Piers Lane (Piano), Tasmin Little (Violin) Period: 20th Century Written: 1955; USSR	Length: 3 Minutes 12 Secs.


72.	Adagio for Strings, Op. 11 by Samuel Barber
	Performer: Eugene Ormandy () Orchestra/Ensemble: Philadelphia Orchestra Period: 20th Century Written: 1936; Rome, Italy	Length: 6 Minutes 20 Secs.


73.	Scheherazade, Op. 35: 2nd movement, The Kalender Prince by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
	Conductor: Riccardo Muti Orchestra/Ensemble: Philadelphia Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1888; Russia	Length: 3 Minutes 50 Secs.

	Notes: This selection is presented in excerpted form.


74.	Thaïs: Meditation by Jules Massenet
	Performer: Anne-Sophie Mutter (Violin) Conductor: Herbert von Karajan Orchestra/Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1894; France	Length: 6 Minutes 44 Secs.


75.	Spartacus Suite no 2: Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia by Aram Khachaturian
	Conductor: Yuri Temirkanov Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Period: 20th Century Written: 1955-1957; USSR	Length: 4 Minutes 43 Secs.

	Notes: This selection is presented in excerpted form.


76.	Romeo and Juliet Overture by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
	Conductor: Mariss Jansons Orchestra/Ensemble: Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1869/1880; Russia	Length: 5 Minutes 1 Secs.

	Notes: This selection is presented in excerpted form.


77.	Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 92: 2nd movement, Allegretto by Ludwig van Beethoven
	Conductor: Kurt Sanderling Orchestra/Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra Period: Classical Written: 1811-1812; Vienna, Austria	Length: 3 Minutes 54 Secs.

	Notes: This selection is presented in excerpted form.


78.	Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043: 2nd movement, Largo ma non tanto by Johann Sebastian Bach
	Performer: Christian Ferras (Violin), Yehudi Menuhin (Violin) Conductor: Yehudi Menuhin Orchestra/Ensemble: Bath Festival Orchestra Period: Baroque Written: 1717-1723; Cöthen, Germany	Length: 7 Minutes 41 Secs.


79.	Schindler's List: Main Theme by John T. Williams
	Performer: Tasmin Little (Violin) Conductor: Iain Sutherland Orchestra/Ensemble: New World Philharmonic Period: 20th Century Written: 1993; USA	Length: 5 Minutes 2 Secs.


80.	Nutcracker, Op. 71: no 12e, Act 2 - Dance of the Flutes "Toy Trumpets" by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
	Conductor: André Previn Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1891-1892; Russia	Length: 2 Minutes 17 Secs.


81.	Symphony no 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral": 5th movement, Allegretto by Ludwig van Beethoven
	Conductor: Riccardo Muti Orchestra/Ensemble: Philadelphia Orchestra Period: Classical Written: 1808; Vienna, Austria	Length: 6 Minutes 41 Secs.


82.	Coronation Anthems (4): no 1, HWV 258 "Zadok the priest" by George Frideric Handel
	Conductor: Sir Andrew Davis Orchestra/Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Choral Society Period: Baroque Written: 1727; London, England	Length: 6 Minutes 1 Secs. Language: English


83.	Miserere mei Deus by Gregorio Allegri
	Performer: Timothy Beasley-Murray (Treble), Gerald Finley (Cantor) Conductor: Stephen Cleobury Orchestra/Ensemble: Cambridge King's College Choir Period: Renaissance Written: by 1603; Italy	Length: 5 Minutes 45 Secs. Language: Latin


84.	German Mass in F major, D 872: Sanctus by Franz Schubert
	Performer: Wolfgang Meyer (Organ) Conductor: Karl Foster Orchestra/Ensemble: St. Hedwig's Cathedral Choir, Berlin Symphony Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1827; Vienna, Austria	Length: 3 Minutes 44 Secs. Language: German


85.	Panis angelicus by César Franck
	Conductor: Maurice Handford Orchestra/Ensemble: Hallé Orchestra, Hallé Orchestra Chorus Period: Romantic Written: 1872; France	Length: 4 Minutes 54 Secs. Language: Latin

	Notes: Arranger: Gustave Sandré.


86.	L'enfance du Christ, Op. 25: L'adieu des bergers by Hector Berlioz
	Conductor: André Cluytens Orchestra/Ensemble: René Duclos Chorus, Orchestre de la Société du Conservatoire Paris Period: Romantic Written: 1850-1854; France	Length: 3 Minutes 47 Secs. Language: French


87.	Messe solennelle de Sainte Cécile: Sanctus by Charles Gounod
	Performer: Henriette Puig-Roget (Organ), Heinz Hoppe (Tenor) Conductor: Jean-Claude Hartemann Orchestra/Ensemble: René Duclos Chorus, Orchestre de la Société du Conservatoire Paris Period: Romantic Written: 1855; France	Length: 5 Minutes 16 Secs. Language: French


88.	Requiem, Op. 48: In paradisum by Gabriel Fauré
	Performer: José Luis Garcia (Violin), Peter Barley (Organ) Conductor: Stephen Cleobury Orchestra/Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra, Cambridge King's College Choir Period: Romantic Written: 1887-1890; France	Length: 3 Minutes 26 Secs. Language: Latin

	Notes: Composition written: France (1877 - 1890).


89.	Vesperae solennes de confessore, K 339: Laudate Dominum by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Performer: Edda Moser (Soprano) Conductor: Eugen Jochum Orchestra/Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bavarian Radio Chorus Period: Classical Written: 1780; Salzburg, Austria	Length: 5 Minutes 6 Secs. Language: Latin


90.	Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11 by Gabriel Fauré
	Orchestra/Ensemble: Monks of Downside Abbey, Choirboys of Downside Abbey Period: Romantic Written: 1865; France	Length: 5 Minutes 10 Secs. Language: French


91.	Requiem Mass: Ingemisco by Giuseppe Verdi
	Performer: Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor) Conductor: Riccardo Muti Orchestra/Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1874; Italy	Length: 3 Minutes 39 Secs. Language: Latin


92.	Ave verum corpus in D major, K 618 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Performer: Stephen Layton (Organ) Conductor: Stephen Cleobury Orchestra/Ensemble: Cambridge Classical Players, Cambridge King's College Choir Period: Classical Written: 1791; Austria	Length: 3 Minutes 3 Secs. Language: Latin


93.	Messiah, HWV 56: I know that my redeemer liveth by George Frideric Handel
	Performer: Elizabeth Harwood (Soprano) Conductor: Sir Charles Mackerras Orchestra/Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra Period: Baroque Written: 1742; London, England	Length: 6 Minutes 39 Secs. Language: English

	Notes: Arranger: Basil Lam.


94.	The Creation, H 21 no 2: The heavens are telling by Franz Joseph Haydn
	Performer: John Shirley-Quirk (Baritone), Heather Harper (Soprano), Robert Tear (Tenor) Conductor: Sir David Willcocks Orchestra/Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Cambridge King's College Choir Period: Classical Written: 1796-1798; Vienna, Austria	Length: 4 Minutes 53 Secs. Language: English


95.	Requiem, Op. 48: Pie Jesu by Gabriel Fauré
	Performer: Henriette Puig-Roget (Organ), Victoria de los Angeles (Soprano) Conductor: André Cluytens Orchestra/Ensemble: Orchestre de la Société du Conservatoire Paris Period: Romantic Written: 1888 rev 1893; France	Length: 3 Minutes 17 Secs. Language: Latin


96.	Requiem in D minor, K 626: Lacrymosa by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Performer: David Bell (Organ) Conductor: Franz Welser-Möst Orchestra/Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra, London Philharmonic Choir Period: Classical Written: 1791; Vienna, Austria	Length: 2 Minutes 57 Secs. Language: Latin

	Notes: Arranger: Franz Beyer.


97.	Messiah, HWV 56: Hallelujah! by George Frideric Handel
	Conductor: Sir Charles Mackerras Orchestra/Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra, Ambrosian Singers Period: Baroque Written: 1742; London, England	Length: 4 Minutes 3 Secs. Language: English

	Notes: Arranger: Basil Lam.


98.	Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances by Alexander Borodin
	Conductor: Sir Thomas Beecham Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Beecham Choral Society Period: Romantic Written: 1869-1887; Russia	Length: 3 Minutes 49 Secs.

	Notes: This selection is presented in excerpted form. Arrangers: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov; Alexander Glazunov. Composition written: Russia (1869 - 1887).


99.	La scala di seta: Overture by Gioachino Rossini
	Conductor: Jerzy Maksymiuk Orchestra/Ensemble: Polish Chamber Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1812; Italy	Length: 5 Minutes 21 Secs.


100.	Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140: no 4, Zion hört die Wächter singen, das Herz tut in ihr by Johann Sebastian Bach
	Conductor: Wolfgang Gönnenwein Orchestra/Ensemble: South German Madrigal Choir Stuttgart, Consortium Musicum Period: Baroque Written: 1731; Leipzig, Germany	Length: 4 Minutes 45 Secs. Language: German

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