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- Release Date: 08/29/2006
- 6 Disc Set
- Sales Rank: 654
- Label: ANGEL RECORDS
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EMI's 100 Best series offers an impressive assortment of well-known and beloved classical repertoire, featuring performances by great artists from Menuhin to Kennedy, Callas to Te Kanawa.
Each release in the 100 Best series is grouped thematically across six CDs and features over seven hours of music.
Spectacular value and an amazingly low price make these collections a great introduction to the wonderful world of classical music. From the Label
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A collection for all seasons.by WJM
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July 27, 2009: Not a day goes by that I do not find myself wandering into that section of my musical library now gracefully occupied by this compilation. Divided into six thematic discs - Uplifting, Relaxing, Vocal, Golden, Favorite, and Spiritual - the collection includes all of those tracks that we know and love, to those that we recognize but cannot identify, all the way to those tracks about which we had unfortunately forgotten. For example, disc one contains such favorites as the conclusion to Tchaikovsky's "1812 Overture", Bach's "Tocatta in D Minor", and the graduation-day heirloom "Pomp and Circumstance", while disc four includes "Cavatina" (the theme from the 1978 film, "The Deer Hunter"), a stunning rendition of James Horner's "My Heart Will Go On", and Vaughan Williams's take on "Greensleaves"; here, vastly different works exist side by side, while never feeling forced or artificially arranged, despite that all too common effect of compilations such as this. If you have been disappointed by other musical anthologies in the past, I would urge you to reconsider your aversion by giving these discs a chance - after all, even if one were to find issue, the value in terms of cost for quality is outstanding.
In addition, I have two side notes. Firstly, EMI has also published other '100 Best' compilations, with themes ranging from the Baroque to Piano, so explore those if you are looking for a more thematically coherent collection. Secondly, fans of Sarah Brightman's various albums will be pleasantly surprised to find many of the original works that served as her inspirations.My highest recommendation to all listeners, as there truly is something for everybody on these discs. Also, do not simply skip to those tracks with which you are familiar; let each disc play, and you are sure to discover new gems along the way.excellent variety of classical musicby Anonymous
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July 19, 2009: My son loves classical music. This variety and the number of disks in the set make it great for listening to at home or in the car.
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Best Classics 100
Disc
1 | ||
| 1 | Solomon, oratorio, HWV 67 / George Frederick Han | |
| 2 | Violin Concerto, for viol / Antonio Vivaldi | |
| 3 | Toccata and Fugue, for or / Johann Sebastian Bac | |
| 4 | Horn Concerto No. 4 in E / Wolfgang Amadeus Moz | |
| 5 | Symphony No. 5 in C minor / Ludwig van Beethoven | |
| 6 | 1812 -- Festival Overture / Pyotr Il'yich Tchaik | |
| 7 | Symphony No. 9 in D minor / Ludwig van Beethoven | |
| 8 | Piano Concerto in A minor / Edvard Grieg | |
| 9 | Karelia Suite, for orches / Jean Sibelius | |
| 10 | The Planets, suite for or / Gustav Holst | |
| 11 | Piano Concerto No. 1 in B / Pyotr Il'yich Tchaik | |
| 12 | Finlandia, tone poem for / Jean Sibelius | |
| 13 | Aida, opera: Gloria All'E / Giuseppe Verdi | |
| 14 | Romeo and Juliet, ballet / Sergey Prokofiev | |
| 15 | Radetzky-Marsch, for orch / Johann Strauss I | |
| 16 | Pomp and Circumstance Mar / Edward Elgar | |
| 17 | Piano Concerto No. 3 in D / Sergey Rachmaninov | |
| 18 | Symphony No. 3 in C minor / Camille Saint-Saëns | |
Disc
2 | ||
| 1 | Orchestral Suite No. 3 in / Johann Sebastian Bac | |
| 2 | Orfeo ed Euridice (Italia / Christoph Willibald | |
| 3 | Canon in D major, instrum / Johann Pachelbel | |
| 4 | Clarinet Concerto in A ma / Wolfgang Amadeus Moz | |
| 5 | Goldberg Variations, for / Johann Sebastian Bac | |
| 6 | Adagio, for violin, strin / Tomaso Albinoni | |
| 7 | Piano Sonata No. 14 in C / Ludwig van Beethoven | |
| 8 | Concerto for flute, harp / Wolfgang Amadeus Moz | |
| 9 | Violin Concerto in E mino / Felix Mendelssohn | |
| 10 | Piano Concerto No. 21 in / Wolfgang Amadeus Moz | |
| 11 | Symphony No. 9 in E minor / Antonin Dvorák | |
| 12 | Violin Concerto No. 1 in / Max Bruch | |
| 13 | Enigma Variations, for or / Edward Elgar | |
| 14 | Concierto de Aranjuez, fo / Joaquín Rodrigo | |
| 15 | The Lark Ascending, roman / Ralph Vaughan Willia | |
| 16 | Symphony No. 5 in C sharp / Gustav Mahler | |
| 17 | Rhapsody on a Theme of Pa / Sergey Rachmaninov | |
Disc
3 | ||
| 1 | Les Pêcheurs de perles, o / Georges Bizet | |
| 2 | Rusalka, opera, B. 203 (O / Antonin Dvorák | |
| 3 | Lakmé, opera: Dôme Épais / Léo Delibes | |
| 4 | Carmen, opera: La Fleur q / Georges Bizet | |
| 5 | Orfeo ed Euridice (Italia / Christoph Willibald | |
| 6 | Norma, opera: Casta diva / Vincenzo Bellini | |
| 7 | La bohème, opera: Che Gel / Giacomo Puccini | |
| 8 | Gianni Schicchi, opera: O / Giacomo Puccini | |
| 9 | Baïlèro, folksong for voi / Joseph Canteloube | |
| 10 | Madama Butterfly (Madame / Giacomo Puccini | |
| 11 | Nabucco, opera (Nabucodon / Giuseppe Verdi | |
| 12 | Die lustige Witwe (The Me / Franz Lehár | |
| 13 | Serse (Xerxes), opera, HW / George Frederick Han | |
| 14 | Ellens Gesang III ("Ave M / Franz Schubert | |
| 15 | Cantique de Noël for voic / Adolphe Adam | |
| 16 | Turandot, opera: Nessun D / Giacomo Puccini | |
Disc
4 | ||
| 1 | Le nozze di Figaro (The M / Wolfgang Amadeus Moz | |
| 2 | Jesu bleibet meine Freude / Wilhelm Kempff | |
| 3 | Piano Concerto No. 5 in E / Ludwig van Beethoven | |
| 4 | The Prince of Denmark's M / Jeremiah Clarke | |
| 5 | Mors et vita, trilogy of / Charles Gounod | |
| 6 | La scala di seta (The Sil / Gioachino Rossini | |
| 7 | Air (Sarabande) in E majo / George Frederick Han | |
| 8 | Nutcracker, ballet, Op. 7 / Pyotr Il'yich Tchaik | |
| 9 | Lieutenant Kijé, film sco / Sergey Prokofiev | |
| 10 | Fantasia on Greensleeves, / Ralph Vaughan Willia | |
| 11 | Clair de lune, for piano / Claude Debussy | |
| 12 | The Swan Lake, ballet, Op / Pyotr Il'yich Tchaik | |
| 13 | The Deer Hunter, film sco / Stanley Myers | |
| 14 | Piano Concerto No. 1 in E / Frédéric Chopin | |
| 15 | Titanic, film score: My H / James Horner | |
| 16 | Time to Say Goodbye (Con / Francesco Sartori | |
| 17 | An der schönen, blauen Do / Johann Strauss II | |
Disc
5 | ||
| 1 | Cavalleria rusticana, ope / Pietro Mascagni | |
| 2 | Piano Concerto No. 2 in C / Sergey Rachmaninov | |
| 3 | Peer Gynt, incidental mus / Edvard Grieg | |
| 4 | The Gadfly, film score, O / Dmitry Shostakovich | |
| 5 | Adagio for strings (or st / Samuel Barber | |
| 6 | Scheherazade, symphonic s / Nikolai Rimsky-Korsa | |
| 7 | Thaïs, opera in 3 acts: M / Jules Massenet | |
| 8 | Prince Igor, opera (compl / Alexander Borodin | |
| 9 | Spartacus, ballet: Adagio / Aram Khachaturian | |
| 10 | Romeo and Juliet, fantasy / Pyotr Il'yich Tchaik | |
| 11 | Symphony No. 7 in A major / Ludwig van Beethoven | |
| 12 | Concerto for 2 violins, s / Johann Sebastian Bac | |
| 13 | Schindler's List, film sc / John Williams | |
| 14 | Nutcracker, ballet, Op. 7 / Pyotr Il'yich Tchaik | |
| 15 | Symphony No. 6 in F major / Ludwig van Beethoven | |
Disc
6 | ||
| 1 | Zadok the Priest, coronat / George Frederick Han | |
| 2 | Cantata No. 140, "Wachet / Johann Sebastian Bac | |
| 3 | Miserere mei Deus (Psalm / Gregorio Allegri | |
| 4 | Deutsche Messe (German Ma / Franz Schubert | |
| 5 | Panis angelicus for tenor / César Franck | |
| 6 | L' Enfance du Christ, ora / Hector Berlioz | |
| 7 | Messe solennelle de Saint / Charles Gounod | |
| 8 | Requiem, for 2 solo voice / Gabriel Fauré | |
| 9 | Vesperae solennes de conf / Wolfgang Amadeus Moz | |
| 10 | Cantique de Jean Racine, / Gabriel Fauré | |
| 11 | Requiem Mass, for soloist / Giuseppe Verdi | |
| 12 | Ave verum Corpus, motet f / Wolfgang Amadeus Moz | |
| 13 | Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56 / George Frederick Han | |
| 14 | Die Schöpfung (The Creati / Franz Joseph Haydn | |
| 15 | Requiem, for 2 solo voice / Gabriel Fauré | |
| 16 | Requiem for soloists, cho / Wolfgang Amadeus Moz | |
| 17 | Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56 / George Frederick Han | |
Best Classics 100 | ||
| 1. | Solomon, oratorio, HWV 67: The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba 2:50 | |
| Composed by George Frideric Handel | ||
| Conducted by Neville Marriner | ||
| Performed by Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields | ||
| 2. | Violin Concerto, for violin, strings & continuo in E major ("La Primavera," The Four Seasons; "Il cimento" No. 1), Op.8/1, RV 269: I. Allegro 3:42 | |
| Composed by Antonio Vivaldi | ||
| Performed by Camerata Lysy Gstaad and Yehudi Menuhin | ||
| Conducted by Alberto Lysy | ||
| 3. | Toccata and Fugue, for organ in D minor, BWV 565 (BC J37): Toccata 3:23 | |
| Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach | ||
| Performed by Wayne Marshall | ||
| 4. | Horn Concerto No. 4 in E flat major, K. 495: III. Rondo (Allegro vivace) 3:37 | |
| Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | ||
| Conducted by Neville Marriner | ||
| Performed by Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields and Barry Tuckwell | ||
| 5. | Symphony No. 5 in C minor ("Fate"), Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio 6:35 | |
| Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven | ||
| Performed by Philharmonia Orchestra | ||
| Conducted by Kurt Sanderling | ||
| 6. | 1812 -- Festival Overture, for orchestra in E flat major, Op. 49: Conclusion 3:35 | |
| Composed by Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky | ||
| Conducted by Mariss Jansons | ||
| Performed by Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra | ||
| 7. | Symphony No. 9 in D minor ("Choral"), Op. 125: Ode to Joy 3:22 | |
| Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven | ||
| Performed by James Morris, Philadelphia Orchestra and Westminster Choir | ||
| Conducted by Riccardo Muti | ||
| 8. | Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16: I. Allegro molto moderato (opening) 4:27 | |
| Composed by Edvard Grieg | ||
| Conducted by Neville Marriner | ||
| Performed by London Symphony Orchestra and Cécile Ousset | ||
| 9. | Karelia Suite, for orchestra, Op. 11: No. 3. Alla marcia 4:41 | |
| Composed by Jean Sibelius | ||
| Conducted by John Barbirolli | ||
| Performed by The Hallé | ||
| 10. | The Planets, suite for orchestra & female chorus, Op. 32, H. 125: Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity (conclusion) 4:50 | |
| Composed by Gustav Holst | ||
| Performed by Philharmonia Orchestra | ||
| Conducted by Simon Rattle | ||
| 11. | Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso 3:24 | |
| Composed by Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky | ||
| Conducted by André Previn | ||
| Performed by Horacio Gutiérrez and London Symphony Orchestra | ||
| 12. | Finlandia, tone poem for orchestra, Op. 26 8:28 | |
| Composed by Jean Sibelius | ||
| Conducted by John Barbirolli | ||
| Performed by The Hallé | ||
| 13. | Aida, opera: Gloria All'Egitto (Triumphal Scene & Grand March) 4:35 | |
| Composed by Giuseppe Verdi | ||
| Conducted by Riccardo Muti | ||
| Performed by Philharmonia Orchestra and Royal Opera House Chorus Covent Garden | ||
| 14. | Romeo and Juliet, ballet in 4 acts, Op. 64: Montagues and Capulets (Dance of the Knights) 1:53 | |
| Composed by Sergey Prokofiev | ||
| Conducted by Riccardo Muti | ||
| Performed by Philadelphia Orchestra | ||
| 15. | Radetzky-Marsch, for orchestra, Op. 228 2:54 | |
| Composed by Johann Strauss I | ||
| Conducted by Willi Boskovsky | ||
| Performed by Wiener Johann-Strauss Kammerorchester | ||
| 16. | Pomp and Circumstance March No.1, for orchestra in D major, Op. 39/1: Land of Hope and Glory (conclusion) 2:37 | |
| Composed by Edward Elgar | ||
| Performed by London Philharmonic Orchestra and Royal Choral Society | ||
| Conducted by Andrew Davis | ||
| 17. | Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30: I. Allegro ma non tanto (opening) 2:54 | |
| Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov | ||
| Conducted by Mariss Jansons | ||
| Performed by Mikhail Rudy and St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra | ||
| 18. | Symphony No. 3 in C minor ("Organ"), Op. 78: Maestoso - Allegro (conclusion) 8:08 | |
| Composed by Camille Saint-Saëns | ||
| Performed by Matthias Eisenberg and Orchestre Capitole Toulouse | ||
| Conducted by Michel Plasson | ||
| 19. | Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: Air on the G string 3:35 | |
| Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach | ||
| Conducted by Neville Marriner | ||
| Performed by Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields | ||
| 20. | Orfeo ed Euridice (Italian version), opera in 3 acts, Wq. 30: Dance of the Blessed Spirits 2:15 | |
| Composed by Christoph Willibald Gluck | ||
| Conducted by Riccardo Muti | ||
| Performed by Philharmonia Orchestra | ||
| 21. | Canon in D major, various arrangements 5:01 | |
| Composed by Johann Pachelbel | ||
| Conducted by Neville Marriner | ||
| Performed by Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields | ||
| 22. | Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622: II. Adagio 6:39 | |
| Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | ||
| Performed by Dresden Staatskapelle and Sabine Meyer | ||
| Conducted by Hans Vonk | ||
| 23. | Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9): Aria 2:10 | |
| Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach | ||
| Performed by Julia Thornton | ||
| 24. | Adagio, for violin, strings & organ in G minor, T. Mi 26 (composed by Remo Giazotto; not by Albinoni): Extract 5:52 | |
| Composed by Tomaso Albinoni | ||
| Conducted by Neville Marriner | ||
| Performed by Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields | ||
| 25. | Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor ("Moonlight"), Op. 27/2: I. Adagio sostenuto (extract) 3:58 | |
| Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven | ||
| Performed by Moura Lympany and Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields | ||
| Conducted by Neville Marriner | ||
| 26. | Concerto for flute, harp & orchestra in C major, K. 299 (K. 297c): II. Andantino (extract) 4:01 | |
| Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | ||
| Performed by James Galway, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra and Fritz Helmis | ||
| Conducted by Herbert von Karajan | ||
| 27. | Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64: II. Andante (extract) 4:30 | |
| Composed by Felix Mendelssohn | ||
| Conducted by Efrem Kurtz | ||
| Performed by Yehudi Menuhin and Philharmonia Orchestra | ||
| 28. | Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major ("Elvira Madigan") K. 467: II. Andante 6:48 | |
| Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | ||
| Performed by Stephen Hough and The Hallé | ||
| Conducted by Bryden Thomson | ||
| 29. | Symphony No. 9 in E minor ("From the New World"), B. 178 (Op. 95) (first published as No. 5): II. Largo (opening) 4:46 | |
| Composed by Antonin Dvorák | ||
| Performed by Stephen Hough and Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra | ||
| Conducted by Mariss Jansons | ||
| 30. | Violin Concerto No.1 in G minor, Op. 26: II. Adagio (opening) 4:25 | |
| Composed by Max Bruch | ||
| Performed by Yehudi Menuhin and Philharmonia Orchestra | ||
| Conducted by Walter Süsskind | ||
| 31. | Enigma Variations, for orchestra, Op. 36: Nimrod 3:58 | |
| Composed by Edward Elgar | ||
| Conducted by Adrian Boult | ||
| Performed by London Symphony Orchestra | ||
| 32. | Concierto de Aranjuez for guitar & orchestra: II. Adagio (opening) 4:47 | |
| Composed by Joaquín Rodrigo | ||
| Performed by Julian Bream and City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra | ||
| Conducted by Simon Rattle | ||
| 33. | The Lark Ascending, romance for violin & orchestra: (conclusion) 6:54 | |
| Composed by Ralph Vaughan Williams | ||
| Performed by City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and Nigel Kennedy | ||
| Conducted by Simon Rattle | ||
| 34. | Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor: IV. Adagietto (conclusion) 3:08 | |
| Composed by Gustav Mahler | ||
| Conducted by John Barbirolli | ||
| Performed by Philharmonia Orchestra | ||
| 35. | Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini (Introduction and 24 Variations), in A minor for piano & orchestra, Op. 43: Variation 18 2:57 | |
| Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov | ||
| Performed by City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra and Cécile Ousset | ||
| Conducted by Simon Rattle | ||
| 36. | Les Pêcheurs de perles, opera in 3 acts: Au Fond du Temple Saint (Temple Duet) 5:26 | |
| Composed by Georges Bizet | ||
| Performed by Ernest Blanc, Nicolai Gedda and Paris Opéra-Comique Orchestra | ||
| Conducted by Pierre Dervaux | ||
| 37. | Rusalka, opera, B. 203 (Op. 114): Song to the Moon 5:55 | |
| Composed by Antonin Dvorák | ||
| Performed by Munich Radio Orchestra and Lucia Popp | ||
| Conducted by Stefan Soltesz | ||
| 38. | Lakmé, opera: Dôme Épais (Flower Duet) 3:31 | |
| Composed by Léo Delibes | ||
| Conducted by Alain Lombard | ||
| Performed by Mady Mesplé, Danielle Millet and Paris Opéra-Comique Orchestra | ||
| 39. | Carmen, opéra-comique in 4 acts: La Fleur que tu m'Avais Jetée 3:52 | |
| Composed by Georges Bizet | ||
| Performed by Nicolai Gedda and Paris Opéra-Comique Orchestra | ||
| Conducted by Georges Prêtre | ||
| 40. | Orfeo ed Euridice (Italian version), opera in 3 acts, Wq. 30: Che Farò Senza Euridice? 5:30 | |
| Composed by Christoph Willibald Gluck | ||
| Performed by Agnes Baltsa and Philharmonia Orchestra | ||
| Conducted by Riccardo Muti | ||
| 41. | Norma, opera: Casta diva 5:36 | |
| Composed by Vicenzo Bellini | ||
| Performed by La Scala Theater Chorus and La Scala Theater Orchestra | ||
| Conducted by Tullio Serafin | ||
| 42. | La bohème, opera: Che Gelida Manina 4:53 | |
| Composed by Giacomo Puccini | ||
| Performed by Roberto Alagna and London Philharmonic Orchestra | ||
| Conducted by Richard Armstrong | ||
| 43. | Gianni Schicchi, opera: O Mio Babbino Caro 2:08 | |
| Composed by Giacomo Puccini | ||
| Performed by Angela Gheorghiu and London Symphony Orchestra | ||
| Conducted by Antonio Pappano | ||
| 44. | Baïlèro, folksong for voice & orchestra (Chants d'Auvergne, Series 1, No. 2) 4:52 | |
| Composed by Joseph Canteloube | ||
| Conducted by Jean-Pierre Jacquillat | ||
| Performed by Victoria de Los Angeles and Lamoureux Concert Association Orchestra | ||
| 45. | Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), opera: Vogliatemi Bene 7:56 | |
| Composed by Giacomo Puccini | ||
| Conducted by John Barbirolli | ||
| Performed by Carlo Bergonzi, Rome Opera Theater Orchestra and Renata Scotto | ||
| 46. | Nabucco, opera (Nabucodonosor): Va, Pensiero (Chorus of Hebrew Slaves) 5:29 | |
| Composed by Giuseppe Verdi | ||
| Conducted by Bernard Haitink | ||
| Performed by Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus and Orchestra, Royal Opera House Chorus Covent Garden and Renata Scotto | ||
| 47. | Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), operetta: Es Libt' Eine Vilja 4:55 | |
| Composed by Franz Lehár | ||
| Conducted by Lovro von Matacic | ||
| Performed by Philharmonia Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra and Elisabeth Schwarzkopf | ||
| 48. | Serse (Xerxes), opera, HWV 40: Ombra mai fu 3:18 | |
| Composed by George Frideric Handel | ||
| Conducted by John Barbirolli | ||
| Performed by The Hallé and Richard Lewis | ||
| 49. | Ellens Gesang III ("Ave Maria"), song for voice & piano, D. 839 (Op. 52/6) 6:44 | |
| Composed by Franz Schubert | ||
| Performed by Janet Baker and Gerald Moore | ||
| 50. | Cantique de Noel for voice & orchestra, "O Holy Night" 5:00 | |
| Composed by Adolphe Adam | ||
| Performed by Roberto Alagna, Choeur de Capitole de Toulouse, Orchestre Capitole Toulouse, Petits Chanteurs a la Croix Potencee and Choeur de Capitole de Toulouse | ||
| Conducted by Michel Plasson | ||
| 51. | Turandot, opera: Nessun Dorma 4:10 | |
| Composed by Giacomo Puccini | ||
| Performed by José Carreras, Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg and Choeurs de l'Opéra du Rhin | ||
| Conducted by Alain Lombard | ||
| 52. | Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492: Overture 4:21 | |
| Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | ||
| Conducted by Colin Davis | ||
| Performed by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | ||
| 53. | Jesu bleibet meine Freude, transcription for piano (after J.S. Bach, BWV 147) 5:15 | |
| Composed by Wilhelm Kempff | ||
| Conducted by Neville Marriner | ||
| Performed by Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields and Celia Nicklin | ||
| 54. | Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major ("Emperor"), Op. 73: I. Allegro (extract) 6:42 | |
| Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven | ||
| Conducted by George Szell | ||
| Performed by Cleveland Orchestra and Emil Gilels | ||
| 55. | The Prince of Denmark's March (Trumpet Voluntary in D major) for brass, winds, & percussion (or keyboard or trumpet & organ) 2:54 | |
| Composed by Jeremiah Clarke | ||
| Performed by Maurice André and Jane Parker-Smith | ||
| 56. | Mors et vita, trilogy of oratorios for soloists, chorus & orchestra: Judex 4:42 | |
| Composed by Charles Gounod | ||
| Performed by The Hallé | ||
| Conducted by Maurice Handford | ||
| 57. | La scala di seta (The Silken Ladder), opera: Overture 5:23 | |
| Composed by Gioachino Rossini | ||
| Conducted by Jerzy Maksymiuk | ||
| Performed by Polish Radio Chamber Orchestra | ||
| 58. | Air (Sarabande) in E major, HWV 425 3:26 | |
| Composed by George Frideric Handel | ||
| Performed by Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields | ||
| Conducted by Alex Briger | ||
| 59. | Nutcracker, ballet, Op. 71: Waltz of the Flowers 6:53 | |
| Composed by Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky | ||
| Conducted by André Previn | ||
| Performed by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | ||
| 60. | Lieutenant Kijé, film score and suite for orchestra, Op. 60: Troika 2:54 | |
| Composed by Sergey Prokofiev | ||
| Performed by London Philharmonic Orchestra | ||
| Conducted by Klaus Tennstedt | ||
| 61. | Fantasia on Greensleeves, for harp, flute & strings (arranged by R. Greaves; from the opera "Sir John In Love") 4:41 | |
| Composed by Ralph Vaughan Williams | ||
| Conducted by John Barbirolli | ||
| Performed by The Sinfonia of London | ||
| 62. | Clair de lune, for piano (Suite Bergamasque No. 3), L. 75/3 4:58 | |
| Composed by Claude Debussy | ||
| Performed by Moura Lympany | ||
| 63. | The Swan Lake, ballet, Op. 20: Act II. No. 10 2:50 | |
| Composed by Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky | ||
| Conducted by André Previn | ||
| Performed by London Symphony Orchestra | ||
| 64. | The Deer Hunter, film score: Cavatina 3:16 | |
| Composed by Stanley Myers | ||
| Performed by Manuel Barrueco and Steve Morse | ||
| 65. | Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11, CT. 47: II. Romance (Larghetto) (opening) 4:07 | |
| Composed by Frédéric Chopin | ||
| Conducted by Jerzy Maksymiuk | ||
| Performed by Garrick Ohlsson and Polish National Symphony Orchestra | ||
| 66. | Titanic, film score: My Heart Will Go On 4:21 | |
| Composed by James Horner | ||
| Conducted by David Abel | ||
| 67. | Time to Say Goodbye (Con te partirò), song 4:01 | |
| Composed by Francesco Sartori | ||
| Conducted by David Abel | ||
| 68. | An der schönen, blauen Donau (On the Beautiful, Blue Danube), waltz for orchestra (with chorus ad lib), Op. 314 (RV 314): [Excerpt] 3:45 | |
| Composed by Johann Strauss II | ||
| Performed by Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra | ||
| Conducted by Herbert von Karajan | ||
| 69. | Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act: Intermezzo 3:44 | |
| Composed by Pietro Mascagni | ||
| Conducted by Riccardo Muti | ||
| Performed by Philharmonia Orchestra | ||
| 70. | Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto (opening) 4:32 | |
| Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov | ||
| Performed by City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and Cécile Ousset | ||
| Conducted by Simon Rattle | ||
| 71. | Peer Gynt, incidental music, Op. 23: Morning 4:17 | |
| Composed by Edvard Grieg | ||
| Conducted by Neville Marriner | ||
| Performed by Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields | ||
| 72. | The Gadfly, film score, Op. 97: Romance 3:15 | |
| Composed by Dmitry Shostakovich | ||
| Performed by Piers Lane and Tasmin Little | ||
| 73. | Adagio for strings (or string quartet; arr. from 2nd mvt. of String Quartet), Op. 11 6:23 | |
| Composed by Samuel Barber | ||
| Performed by Eugene Ormandy and Philadelphia Orchestra | ||
| 74. | Scheherazade, symphonic suite for orchestra, Op. 35: The Story of the Kalender Prince (opening) 3:53 | |
| Composed by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov | ||
| Conducted by Riccardo Muti | ||
| Performed by Philadelphia Orchestra | ||
| 75. | Thaïs, lyric comedy in 3 acts: Méditation 6:47 | |
| Composed by Jules Massenet | ||
| Performed by Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra | ||
| Conducted by Herbert von Karajan | ||
| 76. | Prince Igor, opera (completed by Rimsky-Korsakov & Glazunov): Polovtsian Dances (beginning) 3:52 | |
| Composed by Alexander Borodin | ||
| Conducted by Thomas Beecham | ||
| Performed by Beecham Choral Society and Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | ||
| 77. | Spartacus, ballet in 4 acts: Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia (extract) 4:46 | |
| Composed by Aram Khachaturian | ||
| Performed by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | ||
| Conducted by Yuri Temirkanov | ||
| 78. | Romeo and Juliet, fantasy-overture for orchestra in B minor (3 versions): (excerpt) 5:04 | |
| Composed by Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky | ||
| Conducted by Mariss Jansons | ||
| Performed by Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra | ||
| 79. | Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92: II. Allegretto (extract) 3:57 | |
| Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven | ||
| Performed by Philharmonia Orchestra | ||
| Conducted by Kurt Sanderling | ||
| 80. | Concerto for 2 violins, strings & continuo in D minor ("Double"), BWV 1043: II. Largo ma non tanto 7:43 | |
| Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach | ||
| Performed by Bach Festival Orchestra, Christian Ferras and Yehudi Menuhin | ||
| Conducted by Yehudi Menuhin | ||
| 81. | Schindler's List, film score: Theme 5:04 | |
| Composed by John Williams [composer] | ||
| Performed by New World Philharmonic | ||
| Conducted by Iain Sutherland | ||
| 82. | Nutcracker, ballet, Op. 71: Dance of the Reed Flutes 2:21 | |
| Composed by Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky | ||
| Conducted by André Previn | ||
| Performed by London Symphony Orchestra | ||
| 83. | Symphony No. 6 in F major ("Pastoral"), Op. 68: V. Allegretto (Shepherd's Hymn after the Storm) 6:41 | |
| Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven | ||
| Conducted by Riccardo Muti | ||
| Performed by Philadelphia Orchestra | ||
| 84. | Zadok the Priest, coronation anthem No. 1 for chorus & orchestra, HWV 258 6:05 | |
| Composed by George Frideric Handel | ||
| Performed by London Philharmonic Orchestra and Royal Choral Society | ||
| Conducted by Andrew Davis | ||
| 85. | Cantata No. 140, "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme," BWV 140 (BC A166): Zion Hört die Wächter 4:49 | |
| Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach | ||
| Performed by Consortium Musicum and South German Madrigal Choir | ||
| Conducted by Wolfgang Gonnenwein | ||
| 86. | Miserere mei Deus (Psalm 51), motet for chorus: (w 1-4, 17-20) 5:48 | |
| Composed by Gregorio Allegri | ||
| Performed by Timothy Beasley-Murray, Choir of King's College, Cambridge and Gerald Finley | ||
| Conducted by Stephen Cleobury | ||
| 87. | Deutsche Messe (German Mass), for mixed chorus, wind ensemble & organ, D. 872: Sanctus 3:47 | |
| Composed by Franz Schubert | ||
| Performed by Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, St. Hedwig's Cathedral Chor and Wolfgang Sebastian Meyer | ||
| Conducted by Karl Forster | ||
| 88. | Panis angelicus for tenor, organ, harp, cello & bass 4:58 | |
| Composed by César Franck | ||
| Performed by The Hallé Choir and The Hallé | ||
| Conducted by Maurice Handford | ||
| 89. | L' Enfance du Christ, oratorio for soprano, 2 tenors, Baritone, 3 basses, chorus & orchetsra ("trilogie sacrée") H. 130 (Op. 25): L'Adieu des Bergers 3:50 | |
| Composed by Hector Berlioz | ||
| Performed by René Duclos Choir and Members of the Conservatory Society Concert Orchestra | ||
| Conducted by André Cluytens | ||
| 90. | Messe solennelle de Sainte Cécile for soloists, chorus, orchestra & organ in G major: Sanctus 5:20 | |
| Composed by Charles Gounod | ||
| Performed by René Duclos Choir, Heinz Hoppe, Henriette Puig-Roget and Members of the Conservatory Society Concert Orchestra | ||
| Conducted by Jean-Claude Hartemann | ||
| 91. | Requiem, for 2 solo voices, chorus, organ & orchestra, Op. 48: In Paradisum 3:29 | |
| Composed by Gabriel Fauré | ||
| Performed by Peter Barley, Choir of King's College, Cambridge, English Chamber Orchestra and Jose-Luis Garcia | ||
| Conducted by Stephen Cleobury | ||
| 92. | Vesperae solennes de confessore for soloists, chorus & orchestra, K. 339: Laudate Dominum 5:09 | |
| Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | ||
| Performed by Bavarian Radio Chorus, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and Edda Moser | ||
| Conducted by Eugen Jochum | ||
| 93. | Cantique de Jean Racine, for 4-part chorus & organ (or orchestra), Op. 11 5:12 | |
| Composed by Gabriel Fauré | ||
| Performed by Downside Abbey Monks and Choirboys | ||
| 94. | Requiem Mass, for soloists, chorus & orchestra (Manzoni Requiem): Ingemisco 3:43 | |
| Composed by Giuseppe Verdi | ||
| Conducted by Riccardo Muti | ||
| Performed by La Scala Theater Orchestra and Luciano Pavarotti | ||
| 95. | Ave verum Corpus, motet for chorus, strings & organ, K. 618 3:05 | |
| Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | ||
| Performed by Cambridge Classical Players, Choir of King's College, Cambridge and Stephen Layton | ||
| Conducted by Stephen Cleobury | ||
| 96. | Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: I Know That My Redeemer Liveth 6:42 | |
| Composed by George Frideric Handel | ||
| Performed by English Chamber Orchestra and Elizabeth Harwood | ||
| Conducted by Charles Mackerras | ||
| 97. | Die Schöpfung (The Creation), oratorio, H. 21/2: The Heavens Are Telling 4:47 | |
| Composed by Franz Joseph Haydn | ||
| Conducted by David Willcocks | ||
| Performed by Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Heather Harper, John Shirley-Quirk and Robert Tear | ||
| 98. | Requiem, for 2 solo voices, chorus, organ & orchestra, Op. 48: Pie Jesu 3:20 | |
| Composed by Gabriel Fauré | ||
| Conducted by André Cluytens | ||
| Performed by Victoria de Los Angeles, Paris Conservatory Concert Society Orchestra and Henriette Puig-Roget | ||
| 99. | Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626: Lacrimosa 2:58 | |
| Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | ||
| Performed by David Bell, London Philharmonic Chorus and London Philharmonic Orchestra | ||
| Conducted by Franz Welser-Möst | ||
| 100. | Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Hallelujah Chorus 4:03 | |
| Composed by George Frideric Handel | ||
| Performed by Ambrosian Singers and English Chamber Orchestra | ||
| Conducted by Charles Mackerras | ||
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- Release Date: 08/29/2006
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