2013 | Reader's Digest

Classical Music - The 50 Greatest Tracks

Various Artists | 01-08-2013

Composers: George Frideric Handel; Maurice Ravel; Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky; Antonín Dvořák; Aram Khachaturian; Claude Debussy; Jean Sibelius; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Johann Strauss II, Antonio Vivaldi; Hector Berlioz; Ludwig van Beethoven; Hubert Parry; Samuel Barb

Total duration:4 h 28 min
01
The Messiah, HWV 56: Hallelujah Chorus
London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Philharmonic Chorus; John Pritchard
Classical Music - The 50 Greatest Tracks
04:18
Composers: George Frideric Handel
02
Pavane pour une infante défunte (Pavane for a Dead Princess)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Sir Malcom Sargent
Classical Music - The 50 Greatest Tracks
06:08
Composers: Maurice Ravel
03
Swan Lake, Op. 20a: II. Grand Waltz
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Massimo Freccia
Classical Music - The 50 Greatest Tracks
05:20
Composers: Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
04
Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95, "From the New World": II. Largo
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Jascha Horenstein
Classical Music - The 50 Greatest Tracks
12:12
Composers: Antonín Dvořák
05
Gayane, Act IV: Sabre Dance
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin
Classical Music - The 50 Greatest Tracks
02:32
Composers: Aram Khachaturian
06
La fille aux cheveux de lin (The Girl with the Flaxen Hair)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Chorus; Peter Knight
Classical Music - The 50 Greatest Tracks
02:49
Composers: Claude Debussy
07
Karelia Suite, Op. 11: I. Intermezzo
London Symphony Orchestra; Charles Gerhardt
Classical Music - The 50 Greatest Tracks
03:56
Composers: Jean Sibelius
08
Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467: II. Andante
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Anthony Randall; Earl Wild
Classical Music - The 50 Greatest Tracks
07:02
Composers: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
09
Kaiser-Walzer (Emperor Waltz), Op. 437
London Symphony Orchestra; Charles Gerhardt
Classical Music - The 50 Greatest Tracks
10:27
Composers: Johann Strauss II
10
Concerto for 2 Mandolines in G Major, RV 532: II. Andante
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Massimo Freccia; Michaela Ponti; Carlo Comberti
Classical Music - The 50 Greatest Tracks
04:41
Composers: Antonio Vivaldi
11
Symphonie Fantastique, Op.14: IV. Marche au supplice (March to the Scaffold)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Massimo Freccia
Classical Music - The 50 Greatest Tracks
04:30
Composers: Hector Berlioz
12
Leonora Overture No. 3, Op. 72b
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Alexander Rahbari
Classical Music - The 50 Greatest Tracks
14:38
Composers: Ludwig van Beethoven
13
Jerusalem
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Chorus; Gilbert Vinter
Classical Music - The 50 Greatest Tracks
03:02
Composers: Hubert Parry
14
Adagio for Strings
Slovak Radio New Philharmonic Orchestra, Bratislava; Shardad Rohani
Classical Music - The 50 Greatest Tracks
07:10
Composers: Samuel Barber
15
Also sprach Zarathustra (Thus Spoke Zarathustra), Op. 30: I. Sonnenaufgang [Sunrise] {From "2001, A Space Odyssey}
Philharmonic Symphony of London; Charles Gerhardt
Classical Music - The 50 Greatest Tracks
02:00
Composers: Richard Strauss
16
Carmina Burana: I. O Fortuna
Riga Radio Chorus; Latvian Philharmonic Orchestra; Ilmar Lapinsch
Classical Music - The 50 Greatest Tracks
02:35
Composers: Carl Orff
17
"Eine Kleine Nachtmusik" (A Little Night Music), Serenade No. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525: I. Allegro
Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra; Shuya Okatsu
Classical Music - The 50 Greatest Tracks
05:50
Composers: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
18
Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2, "Moonlight"
Earl Wild
Classical Music - The 50 Greatest Tracks
05:22
Composers: Ludwig van Beethoven
19
Peer Gynt, Suite No. 1, Op. 46: I. Morning Mood
London Festival Orchestra; Alexander Gibson
Classical Music - The 50 Greatest Tracks
03:55
Composers: Edvard Grieg
20
Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, "Choral", Op. 125: Theme, "Ode to Joy"
Ambrosian Singers; Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra of London; John McCarthy
Classical Music - The 50 Greatest Tracks
02:47
Composers: Ludwig van Beethoven
21
"The Four Seasons", Op. 8, Concerto No. 1 in E Major, RV 269, "La primavera" (Spring): I. Allegro
José-Luis Garcia; English Chamber Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin
Classical Music - The 50 Greatest Tracks
03:33
Composers: Antonio Vivaldi
22
Canon in D Major
National Philharmonic Orchestra; Charles Gerhardt
Classical Music - The 50 Greatest Tracks
02:54
Composers: Johann Pachelbel
23
Air on the G String
National Philharmonic Baroque Ensemble; Charles Gerhardt
Classical Music - The 50 Greatest Tracks
04:01
Composers: Johann Sebastian Bach
24
The Planets, Op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
Philharmonic Symphony of London; Charles Gerhardt
Classical Music - The 50 Greatest Tracks
07:42
Composers: Gustav Holst
25
Enigma Variations, Op. 36: IX. Adagio, "Nimrod"
National Philharmonic Orchestra; Charles Gerhardt
Classical Music - The 50 Greatest Tracks
03:12
Composers: Edward Elgar
26
The Blue Danube Waltz, Op. 314
National Philharmonic Orchestra; Charles Gerhardt
Classical Music - The 50 Greatest Tracks
04:46
Composers: Johann Strauss II
27
Turandot, Act III: "Nessun dorma" (None Shall Sleep)
Charles Craig; London Symphony Orchestra; Edward Downes
Classical Music - The 50 Greatest Tracks
03:04
Composers: Giacomo Puccini
28
Boléro
National Philharmonic Orchestra; Charles Gerhardt
Classical Music - The 50 Greatest Tracks
14:38
Composers: Maurice Ravel
29
Fanfare for the Common Man
National Philharmonic Orchestra; Leonord Slatkin
Classical Music - The 50 Greatest Tracks
03:23
Composers: Aaron Copland
30
Solomon, HWV 67, Act III: Sinfonia, "Arrival of the Queen of Sheba"
New Philharmonia Orchestra; Sir Arthur Bliss
Classical Music - The 50 Greatest Tracks
03:12
Composers: George Frideric Handel
31
Spartacus, Act II: Adagio
London Promenade Orchestra; Eric Hammerstein
Classical Music - The 50 Greatest Tracks
03:31
Composers: Aram Khachaturian
32
Die Walküre, Act III: Ride of the Valkyries (Walkürenritt)
Philharmonic Symphony of London; Charles Gerhardt
Classical Music - The 50 Greatest Tracks
04:35
Composers: Richard Wagner
33
William Tell: Overture (Excerpt)
National Philharmonic Orchestra; Charles Gerhardt
Classical Music - The 50 Greatest Tracks
03:22
Composers: Gioachino Rossini
34
Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo
Philharmonic Symphony of London; Charles Gerhardt
Classical Music - The 50 Greatest Tracks
02:55
Composers: Pietro Mascagni
35
String Quintet in E major, Op. 11, No. 5: III. Minuet
National Philharmonic Orchestra; Charles Gerhardt
Classical Music - The 50 Greatest Tracks
03:57
Composers: Luigi Boccherini
36
Concierto de Aranjuez: II. Adagio
National Philharmonic Orchestra; Vernon Handley; Carlos Bonell
Classical Music - The 50 Greatest Tracks
10:35
Composers: Joaquín Rodrigo
37
Lakmé, Act I: Flower Duet
London Promenade Orchestra; London Promenade Orchestra Chorus; Eric Hammerstein
Classical Music - The 50 Greatest Tracks
03:59
Composers: Léo Delibes
38
Rhapsody in Blue (Excerpt)
National Philharmonic Orchestra; Charles Gerhardt; Jeffrey Siegel
Classical Music - The 50 Greatest Tracks
15:37
Composers: George Gershwin
39
Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565
Virgil Fox
Classical Music - The 50 Greatest Tracks
08:42
Composers: Johann Sebastian Bach
40
Adagio in G Minor
William Davis; London Promenade Orchestra; Eric Hammerstein
Classical Music - The 50 Greatest Tracks
08:34
Composers: Tomaso Albinoni
41
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation 18, Andante cantabile
Earl Wild; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Russell Stanger
Classical Music - The 50 Greatest Tracks
02:36
Composers: Sergei Rachmaninoff
42
Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67: Theme
Philharmonic Symphony of London; Charles Gerhardt
Classical Music - The 50 Greatest Tracks
02:54
Composers: Sergei Prokofiev
43
Keyboard suite in D minor, HWV 437: IV. Sarabande
National Philharmonic Orchestra Strings (no conductor credited - a note at bottom with submission should stop it getting rejected)
Classical Music - The 50 Greatest Tracks
02:51
Composers: George Frideric Handel
44
Thaïs, Act II: Méditation
Philharmonic Symphony of London; Charles Gerhardt; Michael Davis
Classical Music - The 50 Greatest Tracks
05:05
Composers: Jules Massenet
45
Symphony No.5: IV. Adagietto
Sinfonia of London; Charles Gerhardt
Classical Music - The 50 Greatest Tracks
10:14
Composers: Gustav Mahler
46
Gymnopédie No. 1
London Promenade Orchestra; Eric Hammerstein
Classical Music - The 50 Greatest Tracks
03:18
Composers: Erik Satie
47
Carmen, Act I: "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle", "Habanera"
Slovak Radio New Philharmonic Orchestra; Shardad Rohani
Classical Music - The 50 Greatest Tracks
01:59
Composers: Georges Bizet
48
Les contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann), Act III: "Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour", "Barcarolle"
London Promenade Orchestra; Eric Hammerstein
Classical Music - The 50 Greatest Tracks
04:06
Composers: Jacques Offenbach
49
Pavane in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 50
London Promenade Orchestra; Eric Hammerstein
Classical Music - The 50 Greatest Tracks
04:03
Composers: Gabriel Fauré
50
"1812 Overture", Festival Overture in E-Flat Major, Op. 49: Finale
National Philharmonic Orchestra; Charles Gerhardt
Classical Music - The 50 Greatest Tracks
03:41
Composers: Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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