Best of the Millennium: Top 40 Classical Hits |
| 1.
| Adagio, for violin, strings & organ in G minor (composed by Remo Giazotto; not by Albinoni), T. Mi 26 6:52
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| Composed by Tomaso Albinoni |
| Performed by Lucerne Festival Strings and Eduard Kaufmann |
| 2.
| Cantata No. 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147: Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring 3:23
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| Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach |
| Performed by Orpheus Chamber Orchestra |
| 3.
| Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor ("Moonlight"), Op. 27/2: 1st movement (Adagio sostenuto) 6:07
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| Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven |
| Performed by Emil Gilels |
| 4.
| Carmen, opéra-comique in 4 acts: March of the Toreadors 2:19
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| Composed by Georges Bizet |
| Performed by Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Conducted by Herbert von Karajan |
| 5.
| Minuet for string orchestra and various arrangements in A major (after String Quintet in E major, Op.11/5 [aka Op. 13/5], G. 275) 3:24
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| Composed by Luigi Boccherini |
| Performed by Orpheus Chamber Orchestra |
| 6.
| Prince Igor, opera (completed by Rimsky-Korsakov & Glazunov): Polovtsian Dance No.1 (Excerpt) 3:52
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| Composed by Alexander Borodin |
| Performed by Orpheus Chamber Orchestra |
| 7.
| Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 49: No.4, Wiegenlied 1:54
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| Composed by Johannes Brahms |
| Performed by Bengt Forsberg and Anne Sofie von Otter |
| 8.
| Waltz for piano in D flat major ("Minute"), Op. 64/1, CT 212 1:39
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| Composed by Frédéric Chopin |
| Performed by Tamás Vásáry |
| 9.
| Clair de lune, for piano (Suite Bergamasque No. 3), L. 75/3 5:04
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| Composed by Claude Debussy |
| Performed by Alexis Weissenberg |
| 10.
| Symphony No. 9 in E minor ("From the New World," first published as No. 5), B. 178 (Op. 95): 2nd movement, Largo 2:55
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| Composed by Antonin Dvorák |
| Performed by Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Conducted by Herbert von Karajan |
| 11.
| Pomp and Circumstance March No.1, for orchestra in D major, Op. 39/1 5:55
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| Composed by Edward Elgar |
| Conducted by Norman del Mar |
| Performed by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra |
| 12.
| Rhapsody in Blue for piano & orchestra (orchestral version by F. Grofé): Andante 5:39
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| Composed by George Gershwin |
| Performed by Chicago Symphony Orchestra and James Levine |
| Conducted by James Levine |
| 13.
| Rhapsody in Blue, for piano & orchestra (orchestrated by F. Grofé): Finale 3:59
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| Composed by George Gershwin |
| Performed by Chicago Symphony Orchestra and James Levine |
| Conducted by James Levine |
| 14.
| Peer Gynt Suite for orchestra (or piano or piano, 4 hands) No. 1, Op. 46: Prelude ("Morning") 3:58
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| Composed by Edvard Grieg |
| Performed by English Consort |
| 15.
| Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Hallelujah Chorus 4:34
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| Composed by George Frideric Handel |
| Performed by English Consort |
| 16.
| Liebesträume, notturno for piano No. 3 in A flat major ("O Lieb, so lang du lieben kannst"), S. 541/3 (LW A103/3) 3:30
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| Composed by Franz Liszt |
| Performed by Daniel Barenboim |
| 17.
| Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act: Intermezzo 4:29
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| Composed by Pietro Mascagni |
| Performed by Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Conducted by Herbert von Karajan |
| 18.
| A Midsummer Night's Dream, incidental music, Op. 61: Wedding March 1:56
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| Composed by Felix Mendelssohn |
| Performed by Chicago Symphony Orchestra |
| Conducted by James Levine |
| 19.
| Rondeau, for brass, strings & timpani (from Suite of Symphonies No. 1; "Masterpiece Theater" Theme) 5:56
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| Composed by Jean-Joseph Mouret |
| Performed by Bernhard Läubin,
Simon Preston,
Norbert Schmitt and Hannes Wolfgang |
| 20.
| Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vďstavski), for orchestra, orchestrated by Ravel: The Great Gate of Kiev 5:20
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| Composed by Modest Mussorgsky |
| Performed by Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Conducted by Herbert von Karajan |
| 21.
| Serenade No. 13 for strings in G major ("Eine kleine Nachtmusik"), K. 525: 1st movement (Allegro) 2:15
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| Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
| Performed by Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Conducted by Herbert von Karajan |
| 22.
| Orphée aux enfers, operetta: Cancan 2:42
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| Composed by Jacques Offenbach |
| Performed by Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Conducted by Herbert von Karajan |
| 23.
| Carmina Burana, scenic cantata for soloists, choruses & orchestra: No.1, O Fortuna 4:11
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| Composed by Carl Orff |
| Performed by Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chicago Symphony Chorus |
| Conducted by James Levine |
| 24.
| Canon and gigue, for 3 violins & continuo in D major, T. 337: Canon 2:45
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| Composed by Johann Pachelbel |
| Performed by Orpheus Chamber Orchestra |
| 25.
| Lieutenant Kijé, film score and suite for orchestra, Op. 60: Troika 3:25
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| Composed by Sergey Prokofiev |
| Conducted by Claudio Abbado |
| Performed by Chicago Symphony Orchestra |
| 26.
| Turandot, opera: Nessun dorma! 3:14
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| Composed by Giacomo Puccini |
| Performed by Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra,
Vienna State Opera Chorus and Plácido Domingo |
| Conducted by Herbert von Karajan |
| 27.
| Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini (Introduction and 24 Variations), for piano & orchestra in A minor, Op. 43: Variation No.18 2:06
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| Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov |
| Conducted by Yuri Ahronovitch |
| Performed by London Symphony Orchestra and Tamás Vásáry |
| 28.
| Boléro, ballet for orchestra: Finale 1:12
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| Composed by Maurice Ravel |
| Conducted by Claudio Abbado |
| Performed by London Symphony Orchestra |
| 29.
| The Flight of the Bumble Bee, musical picture for orchestra (from The Tale of Tsar Saltan) 3:15
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| Composed by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov |
| Performed by Bolshoi Theater Violin Ensemble |
| 30.
| Overture to Guillaume Tell (William Tell): Finale 3:53
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| Composed by Gioachino Rossini |
| Performed by Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Conducted by Herbert von Karajan |
| 31.
| The Swan (from "Carnival of the Animals"), original (for 2 pianos & ensemble) and arrangements 3:04
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| Composed by Camille Saint-Saëns |
| Conducted by Semyon Bychkov |
| Performed by Misha Maisky and Orchestre de Paris |
| 32.
| Gymnopedie for piano No. 3 5:39
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| Composed by Erik Satie |
| Performed by Orpheus Chamber Orchestra |
| 33.
| Ellens Gesang III ("Ave Maria"), song for voice & piano, D. 839 (Op. 52/6) 10:07
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| Composed by Franz Schubert |
| Performed by London Symphony Orchestra and Cheryl Studer |
| Conducted by Ion Marin |
| 34.
| An der schönen, blauen Donau (On the Beautiful, Blue Danube), waltz for orchestra (with chorus ad lib), Op. 314 (RV 314) 1:50
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| Composed by Johann Strauss II |
| Performed by Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Conducted by Herbert von Karajan |
| 35.
| Also sprach Zarathustra (Thus Spoke Zoroaster), tone poem for orchestra, Op. 30 (TrV 176): Sunrise 3:15
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| Composed by Richard Strauss |
| Performed by Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Conducted by Herbert von Karajan |
| 36.
| L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), concert suite for orchestra No. 2: Finale 3:47
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| Composed by Igor Stravinsky |
| Conducted by Mikhail Pletnev |
| Performed by Russian National Orchestra |
| 37.
| 1812 -- Festival Overture, for orchestra in E flat major, Op. 49: Finale 4:28
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| Composed by Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky |
| Performed by Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra and Don Cossack Chorus |
| Conducted by Herbert von Karajan |
| 38.
| Fantasia on Greensleeves, for harp, flute & strings (arranged by R. Greaves; from the opera "Sir John In Love") 2:56
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| Composed by Ralph Vaughan Williams |
| Performed by Orpheus Chamber Orchestra |
| 39.
| Il Trovatore, opera: Vedi! le fosche notturne (Anvil Chorus) 2:18
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| Composed by Giuseppe Verdi |
| Conducted by Carlo Maria Giulini |
| 40.
| Violin Concerto, for violin, strings & continuo in F minor ("L'inverno," The Four Seasons; "Il cimento" No. 4), Op. 8/4, RV 297: Largo 4:52
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| Composed by Antonio Vivaldi |
| Performed by Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra and Michel Schwalbé |
| Conducted by Herbert von Karajan |
| 41.
| Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Ride of the Valkyries 4:52
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| Composed by Richard Wagner |
| Conducted by Daniel Barenboim |
| Performed by Orchestre de Paris |
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