100 Best Classics

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1▼CD: Favourite Classics
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1Symphony No. 5: Allegro con brio
orchestra:
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
conductor:
Nikolaus Harnoncourt (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
Ludwig van Beethoven7:20
2Bolero (Excerpt)
Maurice Ravel5:29
3Solomon: Sinfonia
George Frideric Handel3:14
4The Four Seasons, "Spring": Allegro
Antonio Vivaldi3:42
5Symphony No. 9 "From the New World": Allegro con fuoco
recording of:
Symfonie č. 9 e moll, op. 95 „Z Nového světa“: IV. Allegro con fuoco (Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 “From the New World”: IV. Allegro con fuoco)
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 Dvořák11:20
6Horn Concerto No. 4: Rondo
recording of:
Concerto for Horn no. 4 in E-flat major, K. 495: III. Rondo. Allegro vivace
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1786)
part of:
Concerto for Horn no. 4 in E-flat major, K. 495
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:36
7Symphony No. 9: Ode to Joy
choir vocals:
Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor (Wiener Staatsoper Choir)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic)
conductor:
Karl Böhm (Austrian conductor)
partial recording of:
Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”: IV. Finale. Presto – Allegro assai (Ode an die Freude / Ode to Joy)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1822 until 1824)
librettist:
Friedrich Schiller (German poet and playwright)
quotes lyrics from:
An die Freude
part of:
Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”
Ludwig van Beethoven3:47
81812 Overture
recording of:
1812 Overture
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
Пётр Ильич Чайковский3:34
9Piano Concerto No. 3: Allegro ma non tanto (Excerpt)
partial recording of:
Piano Concerto no. 3 in D minor, op. 30: I. Allegro ma non tanto
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninov (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (from 1909 until 1909-09-23)
part of:
Piano Concerto no. 3 in D minor, op. 30
Камерный хор им. С.В. Рахманинова2:54
10Carmina Burana: O Fortuna
recording of:
Carmina Burana: Fortuna imperatrix mundi: I. O Fortuna
composer:
Carl Orff (composer) (in 1936)
publisher:
B. Schott’s Söhne (publisher; do not use as label)
version of:
O Fortuna (Poem, CB 17)
part of:
Carmina Burana: Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi
Carl Orff2:43
11Finlandia
engineer:
Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer)
producer:
Andrew Cornall (engineer / producer)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (in 1980-03)
conductor:
Vladimir Ashkenazy (Russian‐Icelandic conductor and pianist) (in 1980-03)
balance engineer:
Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (in 1980-03)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1980-03)
recording of:
Finlandia, op. 26 (for orchestra) (in 1980-03)
premiered in:
Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland (on 1900-07-02)
composer:
Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer) (in 1899)
revised by:
Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer) (in 1900)
premiered at:
Konsertti (1900-07-02)
publisher:
Breitkopf & Härtel (in 1905)
part of:
Works of Jean Sibelius by opus number (number: op. 26)
version of:
Sanomalehdistön päivien musiikki, op. 25/26: VII. Tableau 6. Finland Awakes
Jean Sibelius8:07
12The Planets: Jupiter (Excerpt)
live recording of:
The Planets, op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
composer:
Gustav Holst (composer) (from 1914 until 1916)
orchestration of:
The Planets, op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity (for two pianos)
part of:
The Planets, op. 32 (Suite for Large Orchestra)
Gustav Holst4:51
13Romeo and Juliet: Dance of the Knights
recording of:
Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I, Scene II. No. 13. Dance of the Knights
composer:
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев (Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer)
part of:
Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев1:53
14Pomp and Circumstance: Land of Hope and Glory
recording of:
Land of Hope and Glory
anthem of:
England, United Kingdom (ended)
lyricist:
Arthur Christopher Benson
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1902)
is based on:
Coronation Ode, op. 44: VI. Finale: “Land of Hope and Glory” (contralto soloist, with chorus)
Edward Elgar2:36
15Trumpet Voluntary
organ:
David Kinsela (NSW, Australia based organist)
recording of:
The Prince of Denmark’s March (orchestrated by H. Wood)
orchestrator:
Sir Henry Wood (English conductor)
composer:
Jeremiah Clarke (English baroque composer and organist)
orchestration of:
The Prince of Denmark’s March (erroneously called “Trumpet Voluntary”)
Jeremiah Clarke2:54
16Aida: Gloria All'Egitto
choir vocals:
Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (from 1974-07-02 until 1974-07-11)
orchestra:
New Philharmonia Orchestra (Philharmonia Orchestra, London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (from 1974-07-02 until 1974-07-11)
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor) (from 1974-07-02 until 1974-07-11)
chorus master:
Douglas Robinson (chorus master) (from 1974-07-02 until 1974-07-11)
performer:
Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
recorded at:
Walthamstow Assembly Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1974-07-02 until 1974-07-11)
recording of:
Aida: Atto II, scena 2. Gran Finale II “Gloria all’Egitto, ad Iside” (Popolo, Sacerdoti) (from 1974-07-02 until 1974-07-11)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto II
recording of:
Aida: Atto II, scena 2. Marcia trionfale (orchestra) (Triumphal march, Triumphmarsch)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Akt II
part of:
Aida: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi4:35
17Radetzky March
orchestra:
Wiener Johann Strauss Orchester
recording of:
Radetzky‐Marsch, op. 228 (Radetzky March, op. 228)
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss I, Baptist, Vater, Johann Strauss I, Sr., the Elder, the Father) (in 1848)
dedicated to:
Joseph Radetzky von Radetz
premiered at:
Wasserglacis in Wien (Vienna), Austria (on 1848-08-31)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Sr. by opus number (number: op. 228)
Johann Strauss2:52
2▶CD: Relaxing Classics
3▶CD: Romantic Classics
4▶CD: Vocal Classics
5▶CD: Piano Classics
6▶CD: Spiritual