Simply the Best Classical Anthems |
| 1.
| Requiem Mass, for soloists, chorus & orchestra (Manzoni Requiem): Dies Irae 2:15
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| Composed by Giuseppe Verdi |
| Conducted by Alain Lombard |
| Performed by Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg |
| 2.
| Carmina Burana, scenic cantata for soloists, choruses & orchestra: O Fortuna 2:29
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| Composed by Carl Orff |
| Performed by London Philharmonic Chorus and London Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Conducted by Zubin Mehta |
| 3.
| The Planets, suite for orchestra & female chorus, Op. 32, H. 125: Mars 6:43
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| Composed by Gustav Holst |
| Performed by BBC Symphony Orchestra |
| Conducted by Andrew Davis |
| 4.
| Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Ride of the Valkyries 5:22
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| Composed by Richard Wagner |
| Conducted by Daniel Barenboim |
| Performed by Chicago Symphony Orchestra |
| 5.
| Nabucco, opera (Nabucodonosor): Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves 3:38
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| Composed by Giuseppe Verdi |
| Performed by Norbert Balatsch and Saint Cecilia Academy Orchestra |
| Conducted by Carlo Rizzi |
| 6.
| Fanfare for the Common Man, for brass & percussion (from Symphony No. 3) 2:52
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| Composed by Aaron Copland |
| Conducted by David Honeyball |
| Performed by London Brass Virtuosi |
| 7.
| Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major, Op.39/1: excerpt 4:25
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| Composed by Edward Elgar |
| Performed by BBC Symphony Orchestra |
| Conducted by Andrew Davis |
| 8.
| Aida, opera: Grand March 1:43
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| Composed by Giuseppe Verdi |
| Performed by Norbert Balatsch and Saint Cecilia Academy Orchestra |
| Conducted by Carlo Rizzi |
| 9.
| Violin Concerto ("L'estate", The Four Seasons) for violin, strings & continuo in G minor, Op. 8/2, RV 315: Presto 2:46
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| Composed by Antonio Vivaldi |
| Performed by I Solisti Veneti and Piero Toso |
| Conducted by Claudio Scimone |
| 10.
| Prélude pour le Te Deum à 8, for strings, H. 145a 2:03
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| Composed by Marc-Antoine Charpentier |
| Conducted by Michel Corboz |
| 11.
| Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell), for speaker ad lib & orchestra, Op. 34: excerpts 2:02
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| Composed by Benjamin Britten |
| Performed by BBC Symphony Orchestra |
| Conducted by Andrew Davis |
| 12.
| Toccata and Fugue for organ in D minor, BWV 565: Toccata 2:27
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| Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach |
| Performed by Marie-Claire Alain |
| 13.
| Symphony No. 5 in C minor ("Fate") Op. 67: First movement 8:45
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| Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven |
| Conducted by Joseph Keilberth |
| Performed by Hamburg State Philharmonic Orchestra |
| 14.
| Spartacus, ballet in 4 acts: Adagio (excerpts) 2:44
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| Composed by Aram Khachaturian |
| Conducted by Alexander Lazarev |
| Performed by Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra |
| 15.
| Gayane Suite No.3, for orchestra: Sabre Dance 2:19
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| Composed by Aram Khachaturian |
| Conducted by Alexander Lazarev |
| Performed by Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra |
| 16.
| Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550: First movement 7:45
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| Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
| Performed by Ensemble Orchestral de Paris |
| Conducted by Armin Jordan |
| 17.
| Coronation Anthem No.1 for chorus & orchestra "Zadok the Priest" HWV 258 3:02
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| Composed by George Frideric Handel |
| Conducted by John Eliot Gardiner |
| Performed by Monteverdi Choir and Monteverdi Conservatory Giovanni Orchestra |
| 18.
| Turandot, opera: Nessun dorma 3:23
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| Composed by Giacomo Puccini |
| Performed by Berlin State Opera Orchestra and Plácido Domingo |
| Conducted by Nello Santi |
| 19.
| Also sprach Zarathustra (Thus Spoke Zoroaster), tone poem for orchestra, Op. 30: excerpts 1:36
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| Composed by Richard Strauss |
| Conducted by Alain Lombard |
| Performed by Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg |
| 20.
| Romeo and Juliet, ballet in 4 acts, Op. 64: Dance of the knights 1:48
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| Composed by Sergey Prokofiev |
| Conducted by Jukka-Pekka Saraste |
| Performed by Toronto Symphony Orchestra |
| 21.
| Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626: Dies Irae 1:56
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| Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
| Conducted by Karl Richter |
| 22.
| 1812 -- Festival Overture, for orchestra in E flat major, Op. 49: excerpt 3:45
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| Composed by Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky |
| Performed by Israel Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Conducted by Zubin Mehta |
| 23.
| Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16: [Unspecified] excerpt 2:17
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| Composed by Edvard Grieg |
| Performed by François-René Duchâble and Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg |
| Conducted by Theodor Guschlbauer |
| 24.
| Violin Concerto ("La Primavera", The Four Seasons) for violin, strings & continuo in E ("Il cimento" No. 1), Op.8/1, RV 269: Allegro 3:30
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| Composed by Antonio Vivaldi |
| Performed by I Solisti Veneti and Piero Toso |
| Conducted by Claudio Scimone |
| 25.
| Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Hallelujah 4:04
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| Composed by George Frideric Handel |
| Performed by English Chamber Choir and English Chamber Orchestra |
| Conducted by Raymond Leppard |
| 26.
| Music for the Royal Fireworks, for orchestra, HWV 351: La Réjouissance 2:28
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| Composed by George Frideric Handel |
| Performed by Jean-François Paillard Chamber Orchestra |
| Conducted by Jean-François Paillard |
| 27.
| The Tale of Tsar Saltan (Skazka o Tsare Saltane), opera in 4 acts with a prologue: Flight of the Bumblebee 1:32
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| Composed by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov |
| Conducted by Raymond Leppard |
| Performed by Scottish Chamber Orchestra |
| 28.
| Symphonie fantastique for orchestra ("Episode de la vie d'un Artiste...en cinq parties"), H.48 (Op. 14): March to the Scaffold 2:59
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| Composed by Hector Berlioz |
| Conducted by Alain Lombard |
| Performed by Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg |
| 29.
| Carmen, opéra-comique in 4 acts: Overture 3:30
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| Composed by Georges Bizet |
| Conducted by Alain Lombard |
| 30.
| Serenade No. 13 for strings in G major ("Eine kleine Nachtmusik"), K. 525: excerpts 5:55
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| Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
| Performed by Bournemouth Sinfonietta |
| Conducted by Theodor Guschlbauer |
| 31.
| Jerusalem ("And did those feet in ancient time"), for chorus & organ (or orchestra) 2:23
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| Composed by Hubert Parry |
| Performed by BBC Symphony Orchestra |
| Conducted by Andrew Davis |
| 32.
| The Planets, suite for orchestra & female chorus, Op. 32, H. 125: Jupiter 1:53
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| Composed by Gustav Holst |
| Performed by BBC Symphony Orchestra |
| Conducted by Andrew Davis |
| 33.
| Symphony No. 9 in D minor ("Choral"), Op. 125: excerpt 0:53
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| Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven |
| Conducted by Daniel Barenboim |
| Performed by Staatskapelle Berlin |
| 34.
| The Swan Lake, ballet, Op. 20: [Unspecified] Scene (excerpt) 3:01
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| Composed by Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky |
| Conducted by Alexander Lazarev |
| Performed by Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra |
| 35.
| Enigma Variations for orchestra, Op.36: Nimrod 4:12
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| Composed by Edward Elgar |
| Performed by BBC Symphony Orchestra |
| Conducted by Andrew Davis |
| 36.
| Polka W.R., for piano in A flat major, TN ii/18 2:32
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| Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov |
| Performed by Budapest Symphony Orchestra |
| Conducted by Andrew Davis |
| 37.
| Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vïstavski), for orchestra, orchestrated by Ravel: Promenade 1:41
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| Composed by Modest Mussorgsky |
| Conducted by James Conlon |
| 38.
| Symphony No. 3 ("Organ"), in C minor, Op. 78: Finale 7:43
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| Composed by Camille Saint-Saëns |
| Conducted by Jean Martinon |
| Performed by Marie-Claire Alain and ORTF National Orchestra |
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