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50 Best Classical Composers
Year
2012
Language
ENGLISH
Duration
3h 55m 8s
Performers
Fabio Biondi, English Chamber Orchestra, Sir Philip Ledger, Alexander Briger, Jean-Bernard Pommier, Sinfonia Varsovia, Sir Roger Norrington, Michael Rabin, Maria Callas, Coro del Teatro alla Scala, London Classical Players, Willi Boskovsky, Wiener Johann Strauss Orchester, Leif Ove Andsnes, Stephen Hough, François-René Duchâble, Riccardo Muti, Mariss Jansons, Aldo Ciccolini, Christian Tetzlaff, Libor Pesek, Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer, Daniel Harding, Nash Ensemble, Orchestre De Paris, London Symphony Orchestra, Andre Previn, Michel Plasson, Orchestre Du Capitole De Tolouse, Berliner Philharmoniker, Lorin Maazel, Andre Cluytens, Orchestre National De France, Bamberger Symphoniker, Karl Anton Rickenbacher, Piotr Anderszewski, Sharon Isbin, ukka-Pekka Saraste, Sir Thomas Allen, Geoffrey Parsons
Publication Information
Parlophone Records Limited
Songs
| 1 | The Four Seasons, Concerto No. 1 in E Major, RV 269, 'Spring': I. Allegro | 00:03:03 |
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| 2 | Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: II. Air (Air on the G-String) | 00:04:49 |
| 3 | Harpsichord Suite No. 4 in D Minor, HWV 437: Sarabande | 00:03:27 |
| 4 | Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major K. 467: II. Andante | 00:07:48 |
| 5 | Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio | 00:06:32 |
| 6 | 24 Caprices Op. 1 (2003 Remastered Version): No.24 in A minor | 00:04:42 |
| 7 | Weber: Der Freischütz, Op. 77, J. 277: Ouverture (Adagio - Molto vivace) | 00:02:15 |
| 8 | Rossini: Guillaume Tell: Overture. Andante - Allegro (Excerpt, Conclusion) | 00:03:17 |
| 9 | L'Elisir d'amore, Act 2: "Una furtiva lagrima" (Nemorino) | 00:04:27 |
| 10 | Schubert: Schwanengesang, D. 957: IV. Ständchen | 00:04:42 |
| 11 | Norma, Act I: 'Casta Diva' | 00:05:35 |
| 12 | Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, H 48: II. Un bal | 00:06:02 |
| 13 | Radetzky March Op. 228 | 00:02:52 |
| 14 | A Midsummer Night's Dream Op. 61: Scherzo - Allegro vivace (1843) | 00:04:26 |
| 15 | Etude in A Minor, Op. 25 No. 4 | 00:01:58 |
| 16 | Davidsbündertänze Op. 6, Book I: Frisch | 00:01:01 |
| 17 | Liszt: Liebesträume, S. 541: No. 3 in A-Flat Major (Poco allegro con affetto) | 00:04:10 |
| 18 | Verdi: Nabucco, Act III (Chorus of Hebrew Slaves): Va, pensiero, sull'ali dorate.. (Coro) | 00:05:12 |
| 19 | Die Walküre, Act 3: Ride of the Valkyries (Concert Version) | 00:04:47 |
| 20 | Ave Maria (Arr. from Bach's Prelude No.1 in C Major, BWV 846) | 00:03:15 |
| 21 | The Tales of Hoffmann, Act 4: "Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour" (Nicklausse, Giulietta, Chorus) | 00:04:23 |
| 22 | Prélude, Fugue et Variation (transcr. Harold Bauer) : I Prélude | 00:04:24 |
| 23 | Symphonie espagnole Op. 21: III. Intermezzo (Allegretto non troppo) | 00:06:02 |
| 24 | Symphony No. 4 in E Flat 'Romantic'): IV. Finale (Bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell) | 00:19:01 |
| 25 | Má vlast, JB 1:112: II. Vltava | 00:11:58 |
| 26 | Strauss, J: An der schönen blauen Donau, Op. 314 | 00:09:23 |
| 27 | Borodine: Prince Igor, Polovtsian Dances: Dance IV | 00:02:07 |
| 28 | Brahms: Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90: III. Poco allegretto | 00:05:56 |
| 29 | Saint-Saëns: Le carnaval des animaux, R. 125: VII. Aquarium | 00:02:40 |
| 30 | Lakmé: Sous le dôme épais ("Flower Duet") | 00:04:48 |
| 31 | Waldteufel: Amour et printemps | 00:04:10 |
| 32 | Bizet: Jeux d'enfants, WD 56: XII. Le Bal | 00:01:56 |
| 33 | Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition: No. 15, The Knight's Gate in the Old Capital of Kiev | 00:05:15 |
| 34 | Swan Lake, Op. 20, Act 2: 10. Scène - Moderato | 00:02:49 |
| 35 | Suite Pastorale (excerpt of 10 Pièces Pittoresques): I. Idylle | 00:04:42 |
| 36 | Slavonic Dances, Op. 72: No. 2 in E Minor: Dumka (Allegretto grazioso) | 00:02:36 |
| 37 | Méditation de Thaïs | 00:05:17 |
| 38 | Peer Gynt (incidental music): No. 13, Morning Mood (Prelude to Act IV) | 00:04:12 |
| 39 | Rimsky-Korsakov: The Tale of Tsar Saltan, Act 3: Flight of the Bumblebee | 00:01:16 |
| 40 | Zigeunerweisen Op. 20 | 00:07:48 |
| 41 | Fauré: Requiem, Op. 48: IV. Pie Jesu | 00:03:25 |
| 42 | Humperdinck: Dornröschen, EHWV 121: Vorspiel (Mässig langsam - Ein wenig lebhafter) | 00:07:39 |
| 43 | Janáček: In the Mists: I. Andante (Live) | 00:03:36 |
| 44 | Pomp and Circumstances Marches, Op. 39: No. 1 in D Major | 00:05:53 |
| 45 | Vesti la giubba | 00:02:59 |
| 46 | Tosca, Act 3: "E lucevan le stelle" (Cavaradossi) | 00:02:53 |
| 47 | Albéniz / Arr Segovia: Suite Española No. 1, Op. 47: V. Asturias | 00:06:32 |
| 48 | Mahler: Symphony No. 5 in C-Sharp Minor: IV. Adagietto. Sehr langsam | 00:02:54 |
| 49 | Mörike Lieder: Der Gärtner | 00:01:27 |
| 50 | Debussy: Children's Corner, CD 119, L. 113: No. 6, Golliwog's Cake Walk | 00:02:47 |