40 Most Beautiful Classical Anthems

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1Carmina Burana: Fortuna Imperatrix mundi: Ⅰ. O Fortuna
recording engineer:
Ulrich Ruscher
assistant engineer:
Andreas Florczak and Tobias Lehmann
producer:
Friedemann Engelbrecht
editor:
Ruodlieb Neubauer
choir vocals:
London Philharmonic Choir (in 1992-09)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra) (in 1992-09)
conductor:
Zubin Mehta (conductor) (in 1992-09)
recorded at:
Snape Maltings Concert Hall in Suffolk, England, United Kingdom (in 1992-09)
recording of:
Carmina Burana: Fortuna imperatrix mundi: I. O Fortuna (in 1992-09)
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 Orff2:30
2The Ride of the Valkyries from Die Walküre
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Daniel Barenboim (pianist and 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 Wagner5:23
3Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves from Nabucco
choir vocals:
Coro dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (Chorus of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia)
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
Giuseppe Verdi3:38
4Pomp and Circumstance March №1
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Eric Robinson (conductor)
recording of:
Pomp and Circumstance Military Marches, op. 39: March no. 1 in D major
premiered in:
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom (on 1901-10-19)
publisher:
Sir Edward Elgar (dec’d) (Edward Elgar, composer)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1901)
publisher:
Boosey & Co. Ltd. (music publisher founded in the 1760s, forebear of Boosey & Hawkes)
part of:
Pomp and Circumstance Military Marches, op. 39
Sir Edward Elgar6:22
5Toccata and Fugue in D minor (excerpt)
organ:
Marie‐Claire Alain (organist) (in 1993-04)
recorded at:
Grote Kerk (has a Christian-Müller-Orgel) in Haarlem, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (in 1993-04)
recording of:
Toccata und Fuge d-Moll, BWV 565: I. Toccata (in 1993-04)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 30)
part of:
Toccata und Fuge d-Moll, BWV 565 (Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565)
Johann Sebastian Bach2:28
6Symphony №5 in C minor, op. 67: I. Allegro con brio (First Movement)
orchestra:
Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg (Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra)
conductor:
Joseph Keilberth (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 Beethoven8:45
7Zadok the Priest (excerpt)
choir vocals:
Monteverdi Choir (English vocal Baroque ensemble)
orchestra:
Monteverdi Orchestra
conductor:
Sir John Eliot Gardiner (John Eliot Gardiner)
recording of:
The Four Coronation Anthems: “Zadok the Priest”, HWV 258
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1727)
premiered at:
Westminster Abbey in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1727-10-11)
part of:
Händel-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: HWV 258)
part of:
The Four Coronation Anthems
Georg Friedrich Händel3:03
8Nessun dorma from Turandot
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin (Orchestra of the German Opera Berlin)
conductor:
Nello Santi (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 Puccini23:24
9Also Sprach Zarathustra (opening)
orchestra:
Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg (Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Alain Lombard (conductor)
recording of:
Also sprach Zarathustra, op. 30: I. Einleitung (Sonnenaufgang)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (in 1896)
publisher:
Peters Edition Ltd.
part of:
Also sprach Zarathustra, op. 30 (TrV 176)
Richard Strauss1:37
10Dance of the Knights from Romeo & Juliet
sound engineer:
Onno Scholtze (sound engineer) (in 1996-09)
assistant engineer:
Mark Donahue (engineer) (in 1996-09)
producer:
Pekka Savijoki
orchestra:
Toronto Symphony Orchestra (in 1996-09)
conductor:
Jukka‐Pekka Saraste (conductor) (in 1996-09)
recorded at:
Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (in 1996-09)
recording of:
Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I, Scene II. No. 13. Dance of the Knights (in 1996-09)
composer:
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев (Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer)
part of:
Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев4:05
11Finale from 1812 Overture
orchestra:
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (Israeli orchestra)
conductor:
Zubin Mehta (conductor)
partial recording of:
The Year 1812, Festival Overture in E-flat major, op. 49
premiered in:
Moscow, Russia (on 1882-08-20)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (from 1880-09 until 1880-11)
part of:
The Tchaikovsky Handbook (number: TH 49), Thematic and Bibliographical Catalogue of P. I. Čajkovskij's Works (number: ČW 46) and Works of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky by opus number (number: op. 49)
is based on:
Боже, Царя храни! (God Save the Tsar!)
quotes music from:
Troparion of the Holy Cross
quotes music from:
La Marseillaise (national anthem of France)
quotes music from:
Боже, Царя храни! (God Save the Tsar!)
Пётр Ильич Чайковский3:42
12Allegro from Spring (The Four Seasons)
orchestra:
I Solisti Veneti
conductor:
Claudio Scimone (conductor)
recording of:
Concerto in E major, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269 “La primavera”: I. Allegro
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist) (in 1723)
part of:
Concerto in E major, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269 “La primavera” (Concerto in E major, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269 “Spring”)
Antonio Vivaldi3:30
13Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah
choir vocals:
English Chamber Choir
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Raymond Leppard (conductor and harpsichordist)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus “Hallelujah”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
librettist:
Charles Jennens
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
Georg Friedrich Händel4:04
14Jerusalem (live from 1994 Proms)
choir vocals:
BBC Symphony Chorus (amateur chorus associated with the BBC Symphony Orchestra)
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Andrew Davis (conductor, keyboardist, composer, arranger)
recording of:
Jerusalem (orchestrated by Elgar)
orchestrator:
Edward Elgar (composer)
lyricist:
William Blake (English poet, painter, and printmaker)
composer:
Hubert Parry (English composer)
orchestration of:
Jerusalem (anthem by Hubert Parry)
Sir Hubert Parry2:23
15The Planets: Mars, the Bringer of War
organ:
Sir Andrew Davis (conductor, keyboardist, composer, arranger) (in 1993-12)
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra (in 1993-12)
conductor:
Sir Andrew Davis (conductor, keyboardist, composer, arranger) (in 1993-12)
recorded at:
St. Augustine’s Church (Kilburn, London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1993-12)
recording of:
The Planets, op. 32: I. Mars, the Bringer of War (in 1993-12)
composer:
Gustav Holst (composer) (from 1914 until 1916)
orchestration of:
The Planets, op. 32: I. Mars, the Bringer of War (for two pianos)
part of:
The Planets, op. 32 (Suite for Large Orchestra)
Gustav Holst6:44
16Ode to Joy from Symphony №9
orchestra:
Staatskapelle Berlin
conductor:
Daniel Barenboim (pianist and 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 Beethoven0:53
17Promenade from Pictures at an Exhibition
orchestra:
Rotterdams Philharmonisch Orkest (Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
James Conlon (conductor)
recording of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade (unspecified promenade)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer) (from 1874-06-02 until 1874-06-22)
is based on:
Pictures at an Exhibition (original piano version)
Модест Петрович Мусоргский1:42
18Finale from Symphony №3 (Organ) (excerpt)
orchestra:
Orchestre national de l'ORTF (National Orchestra of France, RTF / ORTF / Radio France)
conductor:
Jean Martinon (French conductor and composer)
partial recording of:
Symphony no. 3 in C minor “avec orgue”, op. 78: II. Allegro moderato — Presto — Maestoso — Allegro
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer) (in 1886)
publisher:
Éditions Durand (1947–present)
part of:
Symphony no. 3 in C minor “avec orgue”, op. 78
Camille Saint‐Saëns2:30
19Grand March from Aida
choir vocals:
Coro dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (Chorus of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia)
orchestra:
Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (Orchestra of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia)
chorus master:
Norbert Balatsch (baritone, chorus master and conductor)
partial recording of:
Aida: Atto II, scena 2. Gran Finale II “Gloria all’Egitto, ad Iside” (Popolo, Sacerdoti)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi1:43
20Presto from Summer (The Four Seasons)
orchestra:
I Solisti Veneti
conductor:
Claudio Scimone (conductor)
recording of:
Concerto in G minor, op. 8 no. 2, RV 315 “L’estate”: III. Presto
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist) (in 1723)
part of:
Concerto in G minor, op. 8 no. 2, RV 315 “L’estate” (Concerto in G minor, op. 8 no. 2, RV 315 “Summer”)
Antonio Vivaldi2:47
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