100 Greatest Classics

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5 CDs of superb­ classical perf­ormances from s­uch acclaimed o­rchestras as th­e Orchestra Of ­St John s Smith­ Square, Royal ­Philharmonic Or­chestra, London­ Symphony Orche­stra and many m­ore. Featuring ­ever popular wo­rks by Beethove­n, Dvorak, Hand­el, Mozart and ­many more 100 G­reatest Classic­s is the perfec­t introduction ­to classical mu­sic.

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Tracklist

1▶CD: 100 Greatest Classics, Volume One
2▶CD: 100 Greatest Classics, Volume Two
3▶CD: 100 Greatest Classics, Volume Three
4▼CD: 100 Greatest Classics, Volume Four
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1Organ Symphony no. 5 - Toccata
recording of:
Symphonie pour orgue n° 5 en fa mineur, op. 42 n° 1: V. Toccata
composer:
Charles‐Marie Widor (French organist, composer and teacher) (in 1879)
part of:
Symphonie pour orgue n° 5 en fa mineur, op. 42 n° 1
Charles‐Marie Widor?:??
2España - Rapsodie
recording of:
España (rhapsody for orchestra)
composer:
Emmanuel Chabrier (composer) (in 1883)
dedicated to:
Charles Lamoureux
Emmanuel Chabrier?:??
3Serenade For Strings - Larghetto
recording of:
Serenade for Strings in E minor, op. 20: II. Larghetto
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1892)
part of:
Serenade for Strings in E minor, op. 20
Sir Edward Elgar?:??
4Salut D’Amour
Sir Edward Elgar?:??
5Caucasian Sketches - Procession of the Sardar
orchestra:
Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra (Armenian National Philharmonic Orchestra) (in 1991)
conductor:
Loris Tjeknavorian (in 1991)
recorded at:
Aram Khachaturian Concert Hall in Yerevan, Armenia (in 1991)
recording of:
Caucasian Sketches Suite no. 1, op. 10: IV. Procession of the Sardar (in 1991)
composer:
Михаил Ипполитов‐Иванов (Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov, Russian composer, conductor, teacher) (in 1894)
part of:
Caucasian Sketches Suite no. 1, op. 10
Михаил Михайлович Ипполитов‐Иванов?:??
6Espana - Tango
recording of:
España, seis hojas de álbum, op. 165: II. Tango
composer:
Isaac Albéniz (Spanish composer) (in 1890)
part of:
España, seis hojas de álbum, op. 165
Isaac Albéniz?:??
7Italian Serenade
orchestra:
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
conductor:
Alexander Schneider (violinist and conductor)
recording of:
Italienische Serenade (for small orchestra)
composer:
Hugo Wolf (Austrian composer of Slovenian descent) (in 1887)
premiered at:
[concert] (1904-01)
orchestration of:
Italienische Serenade (Italian Serenade, for string quartet)
Hugo Wolf?:??
8Irmelin - Prelude
recording of:
Irmelin Prelude, RT VI/27
composer:
Frederick Delius (English composer) (in 1931)
part of:
Delius Catalogue of Works (DCW) (number: DCW 43) and Works of Frederick Delius by RT number (number: RT VI/27)
Frederick Delius?:??
9Suite Bergamasque - Clair de Lune
recording of:
Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82 : III. Clair de lune (for piano)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1890 until 1905)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 3)
included in:
Granblue Fantasy (video game soundtrack)
part of:
Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82 (for piano)
Claude Debussy?:??
10Preludes - The Girl With the Flaxen Hair (La Fille Aux Cheveux De Lin)
recording of:
Préludes, Livre I, L. 117, CD 125: VIII. La fille aux cheveux de lin. Très calme et doucement expressif (The Girl with the Flaxen Hair)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1909-12 until 1910-02)
premiered at:
[concert] (1910-06-02)
part of:
Préludes, Livre I, L. 117, CD 125
Claude Debussy?:??
11Children’s Corner - The Golliwog’s Cakewalk
recording of:
Children’s Corner, L. 113: VI. Golliwogg’s Cake‐Walk (original piano version)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1906 until 1908-07)
part of:
Children’s Corner, L. 113, CD 119 (original piano version)
Claude Debussy?:??
12Gymnopedie no. 1
Erik Satie?:??
13Danzas Espanolas - Andaluza (Playera)
recording of:
12 danzas españolas, op. 37, nº 5: Andaluza (Playera)
composer:
Enrique Granados (composer)
part of:
12 danzas españolas, op. 37 (original for piano)
Enrique Granados?:??
14Fantasia on “Greensleeves”
arranger:
Ralph Greaves (in 1934)
recording of:
Fantasia on “Greensleeves”
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (from 1924 until 1928)
arranger:
Ralph Greaves (in 1934)
publisher:
Oxford University Press (in 1936)
is based on:
Greensleeves (generic entry for traditional and unknown arrangements)
is based on:
Lovely Joan (traditional English folk song)
is based on:
Sir John in Love
Ralph Vaughan Williams?:??
15Suite no. 2 - Fantasia On “The Dargason” (Including “Greensleeves”)
recording of:
Second Suite in F for Military Band, op. 28 no. 2: IV. Fantasia on the "Dargason"
composer:
Gustav Holst (composer) (in 1911)
part of:
Second Suite in F for Military Band, op. 28 no. 2
Gustav Holst?:??
16Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini - 18th Variation
recording of:
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: Variation XVIII: Andante cantabile
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (from 1934-07-03 until 1934-08-18)
part of:
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43 (for piano and orchestra)
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов?:??
17Country Gardens
recording of:
Country Gardens (Morris dance tune)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Percy Grainger (Australian composer 1882–1961) (from 1918 until 1952)
publisher:
Schott & Co. Ltd. and G. Schirmer Inc. (in 1919)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 73)
is based on:
Air XX. Country Garden
Percy Grainger?:??
18Shepherd’s Hey
Percy Grainger?:??
19La Vida Breve - Spanish Dance no. 1
Manuel de Falla?:??
20El Amor Brujo (Love, The Magician) - Ritual Fire Dance
recording of:
El amor brujo: VIII. Danza ritual del fuego
composer:
Manuel de Falla (Spanish composer)
part of:
El amor brujo (for symphony orchestra)
Manuel de Falla?:??
5▶CD: 100 Greatest Classics, Volume Five