100 Greatest Classics

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1Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture: Love Theme
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Piero Gamba (conductor and pianist)
Tchaikovsky2:08
2Silent Worship: "Did You Not Hear My Lady?2 (Ptolemy)
tenor vocals:
Kenneth McKellar (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
conductor:
Sir Adrian Boult (conductor)
Handel2:40
3Violin Concerto in E Minor op. 64: 2. Andante
violin:
Sir Yehudi Menuhin (violinist)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Efrem Kurtz (conductor)
Mendelssohn7:59
4Faust: Ballet Music: Suite
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
Gounod3:56
5Messiah: I Know That My Redeemer Liveth
soprano vocals:
Elly Ameling (soprano)
orchestra:
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields (Academy of St Martin in the Fields)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor)
Handel5:18
6Suite No 3 in D Major: Air on the G String
producer:
Michael Bremner (producer/engineer)
harpsichord:
Thurston Dart (conductor and keyboard player) (in 1970-12)
orchestra:
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields (Academy of St Martin in the Fields) (in 1970-12)
conductor:
Neville Marriner (conductor) (in 1970-12)
balance engineer:
Stanley Goodall (engineer) (in 1970-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (for copyrights use only!) (in 1971)
recorded at:
St John’s, Smith Square in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1970-12)
recording of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068: II. Air (Orchestral Suite no. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: II. Air, Air on the G string) (in 1970-12)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1730)
part of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068 (Orchestral Suite no. 3 in D major, BWV 1068)
Bach5:14
71812 Overture op. 49: Closing Section
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
(Lieutenant-Colonel F. Vivian Dunn, Principal Director of Music, Royal Marines) and George Weldon (conductor)
performer:
Band of H.M. Royal Marines (The Band of His/Her Majesty’s Royal Marines)
Tchaikovsky6:50
8Pomp and Circumstance March No 1 In D Major Op 39: "Land of Hope and Glory"
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Arthur Bliss (composer)
Elgar6:01
9The Lost Chord
choir vocals:
The Ambrosian Singers (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir)
tenor vocals:
Stuart Burrows (tenor)
recording of:
The Lost Chord
lyricist:
Adelaide Anne Procter (until 1860)
composer:
Sir Arthur Sullivan (composer) (until 1877-01-13)
Sullivan3:53
10The Four Seasons op. 8: Spring. Allegro
instruments:
Camerata Lysy Gstaad
violin:
Sir Yehudi Menuhin (violinist)
conductor:
Alberto Lysy (violinist and conductor)
Vivaldi3:43
11Invitation to the Dance (orchestrated by Berlioz)
orchestra:
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Willi Boskovsky (violinist and conductor)
recording of:
Aufforderung zum Tanz, J. 260 (Invitation to the Dance, J. 260, orchestrated by Berlioz)
orchestrator:
Hector Berlioz (French composer)
composer:
Carl Maria von Weber (composer)
part of:
Catalogue of the Works of Hector Berlioz (number: H. 90)
orchestration of:
Aufforderung zum Tanze, op. 65 (Invitation to the Dance, op. 65, for piano)
Weber8:50
12Rusalka: "O Silver Moon"
soprano vocals:
Pilar Lorengar (soprano)
orchestra:
Accademia Santa Cecilia, Rome (Orchestra of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia)
conductor:
Giuseppe Patanè (conductor)
recording of:
Rusalka, op. 114, B. 203: 1. jednání. “Měsíčku na nebi hlubokém” (Rusalka) (Rusalka, op. 114, B. 203: Act 1. "Song to the Moon", Song to the Moon)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1900-04-21 until 1900-11-27)
part of:
Rusalka, op. 114, B. 203: 1. jednání
Dvorak6:13
13Enigma Variations op. 36: No 9 Nimrod
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Adrian Boult (conductor)
Elgar4:00
14Nabucco: Chorus of Hebrew Slaves
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Singers (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Claudio Abbado (conductor)
recording of:
Nabucco: Parte III, scena 2. Coro “Va, pensiero, sull’ali dorate” (Coro) (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1841)
librettist:
Temistocle Solera
part of:
Nabucco: Parte III. La profezia
Verdi4:53
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1William Tell Overture -- Closing Section
orchestra:
Paris Conservatoire Orchestra
conductor:
Peter Maag (conductor)
Rossini6:08
2Symphony No 9 In E Minor Op 95 'From The New World' -- Largo (Second Movement)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Sir Alexander Gibson (conductor)
Dvorak4:47
3Horn Concerto No 4 In E Flat Major K495 -- Rondo (Third Movement)
horn:
Barry Tuckwell (hornist / conductor)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Peter Maag (conductor)
Mozart3:58
4The Gondoliers -- Selection: Take A Pair Of Sparkling Eyes; Dance A Cachucha, Fandango, Bolero
vocals:
Chorus of D’Oyly Carte Opera Company and Thomas Round (Singer with D'oyly Carte Opera Company)
orchestra:
New Symphony Orchestra of London (often referred to as just The New Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Isidore Godfrey (conductor)
Gilbert & Sullivan5:04
5Clair De Lune
piano:
Joseph Cooper (pianist and broadcaster)
Debussy4:43
6Hear My Prayer -- 'O For The Wings Of A Dove'
organ:
Peter White (English organist)
choir vocals:
Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge
treble vocals:
Alastair Roberts (treble / chorister)
conductor:
George Guest (organist and conductor)
Mendelssohn6:09
7Serenade No 13 In G Major K 525 'Eine Kleine Nachtmusik' -- First Movement
instruments:
Vienna Mozart Ensemble (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Willi Boskovsky (violinist and conductor)
Mozart5:39
8The Thieving Magpie -- Overture
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (English conductor)
Rossini10:16
9Arrival Of The Queen Of Sheba (Solomon)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor)
performer:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Handel3:11
10Waltz In D Flat Major Op 64 No 1 'Minute Waltz'
piano:
Dame Moura Lympany (British pianist)
Chopin1:42
11Symphony No 7 In A Major Op 92 -- Second Movement
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (English conductor)
Beethoven9:29
12Abide With Me
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Singers (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir)
tenor vocals:
Stuart Burrows (tenor)
Monk4:02
13Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy And Waltz Of The Flowers: 'The Nutcracker'
orchestra:
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Vienna Philharmonic)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
Tchaikovsky7:28
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1The Londonderry Air (Irish Tune From County Derry)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
George Weldon (conductor)
arranger:
Grainger (Australian composer 1882–1961)
Trad3:59
2The Swan of Tuonela op. 22
cor anglais:
Eric Fletcher (English horn player)
orchestra:
Halle Orchestra
conductor:
Sir John Barbirolli (conductor and cellist)
Sibelius7:57
3The Russian Creed
choir vocals:
Brighton Festival Chorus
countertenor vocals:
James Bowman (UK countertenor)
conductor:
Laszlo Heltay (British/Hungarian conductor and composer)
Gretchaninov4:56
4The Holy City
organ:
Martin Neary (organist and choral conductor)
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Singers (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir)
tenor vocals:
Stuart Burrows (tenor)
conductor:
Wyn Morris (conductor)
Weatherley4:49
5Cantata no. 208 “Sheep May Safely Graze”
soprano vocals:
Kirsten Flagstad (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
conductor:
Sir Adrian Boult (conductor)
Bach5:22
6Piano Concerto no. 2 in C Minor op. 18: First Movement (Moderato)
piano:
Dame Moura Lympany (British pianist)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Malcolm Sargent (conductor)
Rachmaninoff9:43
7Hungarian Rhapsody no. 2
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Willi Boskovsky (violinist and conductor)
arranger:
Muller-Berghaus
Liszt10:15
8Xerxes: Largo
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
George Szell (conductor, pianist, composer)
arranger:
Reinhard (composer and arranger)
Handel5:32
9Turandot: “Nessun dorma” (None Shall Sleep)
tenor vocals:
Bruno Prevedi (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
conductor:
Sir Edward Downes (conductor)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto III, scena 1. Aria “Nessun dorma” (Calaf)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1921-03 until 1924-03)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
publisher:
Casa Ricordi BMG S.p.A. and Ed. G. Ricordi & Cia. SpA (Italian publisher)
part of:
Turandot: Atto III (Turandot: Act III)
Giacomo Puccini2:51
10Andante cantabile (String Quartet no. 1 op. 11)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Paul Kletzki (Polish conductor and composer)
arranger:
Schmid (arranger, orchestrator)
Tchaikovsky7:46
11Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia (Spartacus)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Aram Khachaturian (Soviet-Armenian composer)
Khachaturian9:50
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1Semele: “Where’er You Walk”
tenor vocals:
Kenneth McKellar (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
conductor:
Sir Adrian Boult (conductor)
Handel4:02
2Peer Gynt: Morning Mood
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
Grieg4:01
3Madama Butterfly: “One Fine Day”
soprano vocals:
Renata Tebaldi (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra of Santa Cecilia, Rome (Orchestra of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor)
Puccini4:53
4The Blue Danube op. 314
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Malcolm Sargent (conductor)
Johann Strauss II8:47
5Samson and Delilah: “Softly Awakes My Heart”
soprano vocals:
Marilyn Horne (American operatic mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
Vienna Opera Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym; also Vienna Strauss Orchestra)
conductor:
Henry Lewis (conductor)
Saint‐Saens6:29
6Symphony No 4 in A Major op. 90 ‘Italian’ -- First Movement
orchestra:
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (Israeli orchestra)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
Mendelssohn7:06
7The Marriage of Figaro: Overture
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (English conductor)
Mozart4:20
8Ave Maria
soprano vocals:
Leontyne Price (soprano)
orchestra:
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Vienna Philharmonic)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
Bach-Gounod2:42
9Liebestraum No 3 in A Flat Major
piano:
Pascal Rogé (pianist)
Liszt4:34
10Rosamunde: Overture
orchestra:
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (Israeli orchestra)
conductor:
Zubin Mehta (conductor)
Schubert9:41
11Aida: Grand March
choir vocals:
Chorus of the Accademia Santa Cecilia, Rome (Chorus of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Accademia Santa Cecilia, Rome (Orchestra of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia)
conductor:
Carlo Franci (Conductor, composer)
Verdi4:57
12Elias: “O Rest in the Lord”
contralto vocals:
Dame Janet Baker (mezzo‐soprano and alto)
orchestra:
New Philharmonia Orchestra (Philharmonia Orchestra, London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos (conductor)
Mendelssohn3:46
13Die Walküre: The Ride of the Valkyries
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Sir Adrian Boult (conductor)
Wagner5:22
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1The Skaters Waltz op. 183
orchestra:
Monte Carlo National Opera Orchestra (Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Willi Boskovsky (violinist and conductor)
Émile Waldteufel2:13
2Der Obersteiger: „Sei nicht bös” (Don't Be Cross)
choir vocals:
Vienna Operetta Chorus
soprano vocals:
Hilde Geuden (soprano)
orchestra:
Vienna State Opera Orchestra
conductor:
Robert Stoltz and Robert Stolz (Viennese operetta composer, songwriter and conductor)
Carl Zeller3:49
3Symphony No 6 in F Major op. 68 'Pastoral' -- Fifth Movement (Shepherds' Thanksgiving After the Storm)
orchestra:
Munich Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Rudolf Kempe (conductor)
Ludwig van Beethoven8:58
4Cantata No 147 "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring"
organ:
Peter White (English organist)
choir vocals:
Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
George Guest (organist and conductor)
Johann Sebastian Bach4:00
5Capriccio italien op. 45
orchestra:
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (Israeli orchestra)
conductor:
Zubin Mehta (conductor)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky15:48
6Symphony No 5 in C Minor op. 67: First Movement
orchestra:
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Vienna Philharmonic)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
Ludwig van Beethoven7:24
7Casanova: The Nun's Chorus
choir vocals:
Vienna Operetta Chorus
soprano vocals:
Hilde Geuden (soprano)
orchestra:
Vienna State Opera Orchestra
conductor:
Robert Stolz (Viennese operetta composer, songwriter and conductor)
Johann Strauss II4:44
8Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune
recording engineer:
Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (in 1961-12)
producer:
Erik Smith (British producer, pianist and harpsichordist)
flute:
Claude Monteux (American flutist and conductor) (from 1961-12-11 until 1961-12-13)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1961-12-11 until 1961-12-13)
conductor:
Pierre Monteux (conductor) (from 1961-12-11 until 1961-12-13)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1961-12-11 until 1961-12-13)
recording of:
Prélude à l’après‐midi d’un faune, L. 86, CD 87 (Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, L. 86, CD 87, original version for orchestra) (from 1961-12-11 until 1961-12-13)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1891 until 1894-09)
dedicated to:
Raymond Bonheur (composer, 1861-1939)
premiered at:
[concert] (1894-12-22)
publisher:
Eugène Fromont (in 1895-10)
part of:
Classic 100: Music of France (2012) (number: 6), Catalogue François Lesure des œuvres de Claude Debussy (Version de 1977 “L.”) (number: L. 86) and Catalogue François Lesure des œuvres de Claude Debussy (Version révisée en 2001 “CD”) (number: CD 87)
Claude Debussy9:25
9Für Elise
piano:
Joseph Cooper (pianist and broadcaster)
Ludwig van Beethoven3:15
10Swan Lake: Scene and Dance of the Little Swans
orchestra:
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Vienna Philharmonic)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky4:07
11The Tales of Hoffmann: Barcarolle
orchestra:
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (OSR)
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist)
Jacques Offenbach4:04
12Piano Concerto in A Minor op. 16: Last Movement
piano:
Solomon (British classical pianist Solomon Cutner)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Herbert Menges (conductor)
recording of:
Concerto in A minor for Piano and Orchestra, op. 16: III. Allegro moderato molto e marcato
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1868)
part of:
Concerto in A minor for Piano and Orchestra, op. 16
Edvard Grieg4:35
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1Also sprach Zarathustra op. 30: Sunrise (Opening Section)
orchestra:
Dresden State Orchestra (Staatskapelle, Dresden) (Dresden Symphonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Rudolf Kempe (conductor)
Richard Strauss1:54
2Finlandia op. 26
orchestra:
Hallé Orchestra
conductor:
Sir John Barbirolli, C.H. (conductor and cellist)
Jean Sibelius8:28
3Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo
orchestra:
Orchestra di Roma
conductor:
Silvio Varviso (conductor)
Pietro Mascagni3:45
4‘My Love’s Like A Red, Red Rose’
tenor vocals:
Kenneth McKellar (tenor)
conductor:
Robert Sharples (British composer, arranger, music director, and conductor)
[anonymous]3:48
5In a Monastery Garden
choir vocals:
Royal Philharmonic Chorus
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Eric Rogers (British composer, conductor and arranger)
Albert Ketèlbey5:24
6Cavalleria rusticana: Easter Hymn
choir vocals:
Chorus di Roma
soprano vocals:
Elena Suliotis (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra di Roma
Pietro Mascagni5:47
7Boléro (excerpt)
orchestra:
Los Angeles Philharmonic
conductor:
Zubin Mehta (conductor)
Maurice Ravel5:04
8Warsaw Concerto
piano:
Landauer and Rawicz
orchestra:
The Mantovani Orchestra
conductor:
Mantovani (Anglo‐Italian conductor)
Richard Addinsell7:57
9Solemn Melody
organ:
Charles Smart (organist)
Sir Henry Walford Davies3:17
10The Lord’s Prayer
organ:
Martin Neary (organist and choral conductor)
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Singers (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir)
tenor vocals:
Stuart Burrows (tenor)
conductor:
Wyn Morris (conductor)
Albert Hay Malotte3:03
11Fantasia on Greensleeves
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor)
Ralph Vaughan Williams4:17
12Elizabethan Serenade
conductor:
Harry Mortimer (UK brass band composer and conductor)
performer:
Fairey Aviation (The KNDS Fairey Band, reverted to this name from “Engineering Band” 1986–2000), Foden’s Band and Morris Motors Band
Ronald Binge3:16
13All in the April Evening
choir vocals:
Treorchy Male Choir
Hugh Roberton & Katharine Tynan3:15
14Symphony No. 5 for Organ in F Minor op. 42 No. 1: Toccata
organ:
Simon Preston (organist, conductor, composer)
Charles‐Marie Widor5:34
15Faery Song (The Immortal Hour)
piano:
John Constable (pianist)
tenor vocals:
Stuart Burrows (tenor)
Rutland Boughton1:43
16Karelia Suite op. 11: Alla marcia
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Alexander Gibson (conductor)
Jean Sibelius4:06
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1The Barber of Seville: Overture
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Vittorio Gui (conductor and composer)
Rossini7:37
2Jerusalem Op. 208
orchestra:
Coventry Cathedral Boys Choir
Parry2:34
3'Moonlight' Sonata (No. 14) In C-Sharp Minor Op. 27 No. 2: First Movement
piano:
Friedrich Gulda (pianist)
Beethoven7:31
4Symphony No. 6 in B Minor Op. 72 'Pathétique': First Movement, Excerpt
orchestra:
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Vienna Philharmonic)
conductor:
Lorin Maazel (conductor)
Tchaikovsky5:04
5The Lord's My Shepherd (Crimond, Psalm 23)
conductor:
Wyn Morris (conductor)
performer:
Huddersfield Choral Society
Irvine3:30
6Trumpet Voluntary
trumpet:
Knellar Hall Trumpeters
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Kenneth Alwyn (conductor)
Clarke2:49
7Ave Maria
soprano vocals:
Leontyne Price (soprano)
orchestra:
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Vienna Philharmonic)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
Schubert5:26
8Tannhäuser: Overture, Excerpt
orchestra:
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Vienna Philharmonic)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
Wagner4:45
9The Hebrides Overture (Fingal's Cave) Op. 26
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Peter Maag (conductor)
Mendelssohn10:07
10Water Music: Suite 2, 'Alla Hornpipe'
orchestra:
Prague Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Charles Mackerras (Australian conductor)
Handel3:17
11Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor Op. 26: Second Movement (Adagio)
violin:
Sir Yehudi Menuhin (violinist)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Walter Susskind (conductor)
Bruch8:38
12Roses From the South Op 288
orchestra:
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Vienna Philharmonic)
conductor:
Willi Boskovsky (violinist and conductor)
Johann Strauss II8:10
13Hallelujah Chorus ('Messiah')
choir vocals:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor)
Handel3:39
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1Tales From the Vienna Woods, op. 325
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Antal Doráti (conductor)
Johann Strauss II11:09
2La Gioconda: Dance of the Hours
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
recording of:
La Gioconda: Atto III, scena 2. Danza delle ore
composer:
Amilcare Ponchielli (composer)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Fantasia (Disney soundtrack)
part of:
La Gioconda: Atto III. Cà d'Oro
Amilcare Ponchielli3:06
3Symphony no. 8 in B minor 'Unfinished': First Movement (excerpt)
orchestra:
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (Israeli orchestra)
conductor:
Zubin Mehta (conductor)
Franz Schubert11:50
4Piano Concerto no. 5 in E-flat major op. 73 'Emperor': Third Movement (Rondo)
piano:
Emil Gilels (pianist)
orchestra:
Cleveland Orchestra
conductor:
George Szell (conductor, pianist, composer)
Ludwig van Beethoven10:27
5Toccata and Fugue in D minor BMV 565: Toccata
organ:
Jane Parker‐Smith (organist)
Johann Sebastian Bach2:55
6Piano Concerto no. 1 in B-flat minor op. 23: First Movement (excerpt)
piano:
Shura Cherkassky (Shura Cherkassky, American pianist)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Sir Adrian Boult (conductor)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky3:18
7Symphony no. 9 in D minor op. 125 'Choral': Last Movement (excerpt)
bass vocals:
Donald McIntyre (bass-baritone)
choir vocals:
Munich Motet Choir and Munich Philharmonic Choir
contralto vocals:
Brigitte Fassbaender (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals:
Urszula Koszut
tenor vocals:
Nicolai Gedda (tenor)
orchestra:
Munich Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Rudolf Kempe (conductor)
chorus master:
Hans Rudolf Zöbeley (conductor)
Ludwig van Beethoven16:53
8Prince Igor: Polovstian Dances
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Lovro von Matacic (conductor)
Alexander Borodin14:10