The Greatest Classical Music of All Time

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1▼CD: Orchestral Favourites
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	William Tell Overture orchestra: Melbourne Symphony Orchestra conductor: Leonard Dommett (conductor and violinist) partial recording of: Guillaume Tell : Ouverture (William Tell: Overture) composer: Gioachino Rossini (composer) librettist: Hippolyte Louis-Florent Bis (librettist) and Étienne de Jouy part of: Guglielmo Tell (italian version by Calisto Bassi) part of: Guillaume Tell	Gioachino Rossini		3:38
2	Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622: II. Adagio clarinet: Donald Westlake (clarinetist) orchestra: Sydney Symphony Orchestra conductor: Robert Pikler recording of: Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K. 622: II. Adagio (Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra in A major, K. 622: II. Adagio) composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (from 1791-09-28 until 1791-10-07) part of: Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K. 622	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart		7:31
3	Ride of the Valkyries (From the Valkyrie) orchestra: West Australian Symphony Orchestra conductor: David Measham (conductor) recording of: Excerpt from Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene I, Walkürenritt (The Valkyrie: Ride of the Valkyries) composer: Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1854 until 1856) publisher: Schott Music International (publisher; do not use as label) part of: Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene I "Hojotoho! Hojotoho!"	Richard Wagner		5:05
4	Vocalise orchestra: Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra conductor: David Stanhope (Australian composer, conductor and virtuoso pianist) recorded at: ABC Odeon in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (from 1999-09-14 until 1999-09-16) recording of: Vocalise, op. 34 no. 14 (arr. by composer for orchestra) (from 1999-09-14 until 1999-09-16) orchestrator: Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (in 1919) composer: Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (in 1912) orchestration of: 14 Romances, op. 34 no. 14: Vocalise (Vocalise, for voice and piano, original version)	Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов		6:47
5	The Toreador Song (From Carmen Suite) orchestra: Melbourne Symphony Orchestra conductor: Leonard Dommett (conductor and violinist) recording of: Carmen Suite no. 1: VI. Les Toréadors. Allegro giocoso (theme from Carmen: Prelude to Act I and Carmen: Act IV. « Les voici ! Voici la quadrille ! ») composer: Georges Bizet (French composer) is based on: Carmen : Acte IV. No. 26 « Les voici ! Voici la quadrille ! » (Chœur, les gamins, Escamillo, Carmen, Frasquita, Mercédès) is based on: Carmen : Prélude part of: Carmen Suite no. 1	Georges Bizet		2:08
6	Symphony no. 9 in E minor "New World Symphony": Largo orchestra: Sydney Symphony Orchestra conductor: José Serebrier (Uruguayan conductor and composer) partial recording of: Symfonie č. 9 e moll, op. 95 „Z Nového světa“: II. Largo (Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 “From the New World”: II. Largo) composer: Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1893-01-10 until 1893-05-24) part of: Symfonie č. 9 e moll, op. 95 „Z Nového světa“ (Symphony no. 9 in E minor, op. 95 “From the New World”)	Antonín Dvořák		4:06
7	Marche Militaire no. 1 in D orchestra: Queensland Symphony Orchestra (aka The Queensland Orchestra between 2001–2010) conductor: Patrick Thomas (Australian conductor) recording of: Marche militaire, op. 51, D. 733 no. 1 in D major composer: Franz Schubert (composer) part of: 3 Marches militaires, op. 51, D. 733	Franz Schubert		4:11
8	Serenade From String Quartet in F orchestra: Queensland Symphony Orchestra (aka The Queensland Orchestra between 2001–2010) conductor: Patrick Thomas (Australian conductor) recording of: String Quartet in F major, op. 3 no. 5, Hob. III:17: II. Andante cantabile composer: Roman Hoffstetter previously attributed to: Joseph Haydn (composer) part of: String Quartet in F major, op. 3 no. 5, Hob. III:17	Joseph Haydn		3:40
9	Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67: I. Allegro con brio orchestra: Sydney Symphony Orchestra conductor: Willem van Otterloo (conductor) recording of: Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67: I. Allegro con brio composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1804 until 1808) part of: Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67 recording of: Symphony no. 5 in C minor, S. 464 no. 5: I. Allegro con brio (for piano solo, Liszt) composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1804 until 1808) piano arranger: Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor) arrangement of: Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67: I. Allegro con brio part of: Symphony no. 5 in C minor, S. 464 no. 5 (for piano solo, Liszt)	Ludwig van Beethoven		7:22
10	Triumphant March (From Aida) orchestra: Queensland Symphony Orchestra (aka The Queensland Orchestra between 2001–2010) conductor: Patrick Thomas (Australian conductor) recording of: Aida: Grand March (catch-all for arrangements) composer: Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) arrangement of: Aida: Atto II, scena 2. Gran Finale II “Gloria all’Egitto, ad Iside” (Popolo, Sacerdoti)	Giuseppe Verdi		6:26
11	Hungarian Dance no. 5 orchestra: West Australian Symphony Orchestra conductor: David Measham (conductor) recording of: Hungarian Dances for piano, 4 hands, WoO 1, Book 1, No. 5 in F-sharp minor: Allegro – Vivace composer: Johannes Brahms (German composer) (from 1858 until 1868) part of: Hungarian Dances for piano, 4 hands, WoO 1, Book 1	Johannes Brahms		2:30
12	Polka (From the Bartered Bride) orchestra: West Australian Symphony Orchestra conductor: David Measham (conductor) recording of: Die verkaufte Braut: I. Polka (The Bartered Bride: I. Polka) composer: Bedřich Smetana (composer) (from 1863 until 1870) part of: Three Dances from "The Bartered Bride"	Bedřich Smetana		4:46
13	Nimrod (From Enigma Variations) orchestra: Sydney Symphony Orchestra conductor: Myer Fredman (British-Australian conductor) recording of: Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36: IX. Nimrod (Adagio) publisher: Sir Edward Elgar (dec’d) (Edward Elgar, composer) composer: Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1899) dedicated to: Augustus J. Jaeger part of: Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36	Sir Edward Elgar		3:18
14	Intermezzo (From Cavalleria Rusticana) orchestra: Adelaide Symphony Orchestra conductor: Elyakum Shapirra recording of: Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo composer: Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor) (in 1888) publisher: Ascherberg Hopwood & Crew part of: Cavalleria rusticana part of: Cavalleria rusticana (German lyrics)	Pietro Mascagni		3:34
15	Light Cavalry Overture orchestra: Melbourne Symphony Orchestra conductor: Leonard Dommett (conductor and violinist) recording of: Leichte Kavallerie: Ouvertüre (Light Cavalry: Overture) composer: Franz von Suppé (Franz von Suppè, composer) part of: Leichte Kavallerie (Light Cavalry)	Franz von Suppé		7:34
16	Wedding March (From a Midsummer Night’s Dream) orchestra: Melbourne Symphony Orchestra conductor: Leonard Dommett (conductor and violinist) recording of: Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61: 9. Hochzeitsmarsch. Allegro vivace (A Midsummer Night’s Dream, op. 61: no. 9. Wedding March: Allegro vivace) composer: Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1842) part of: Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61 (A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 61)	Felix Mendelssohn		3:55

3▶CD: Great Choral Masterpieces

4▶CD: Russian Spectacular

5▶CD: Music of Fantasy & Imagination

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ASIN:	US: B00029CWVO [info]

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Format:: 4×CD
Length:: 5:04:50

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Type:: Album + Compilation
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

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ABC Classics

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