Simply the best Classical Anthems (2 CDs)
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ORFF / WAGNER / ELGAR / PROKOFIEV / HANDEL / BRITTEN / SAINT-SAENS
Simply the best Classical Anthems (2 CDs)
Various Performers incls BBC Symphony, London Philharmonic, Monteverdi Choir, Toronto Symphony
[ Warner Classics / 2 CD ]
Release Date: Saturday 20 June 2015
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Simply the Best Classical Anthems - a 2CD collection featuring 38 of the most powerful classics on earth. Includes O'Fortuna (X Factor), Ride of the Valkyries (Apocolypse Now), Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001 A Space Odyssey), Romeo And Juliet: Dance Of The Knights (The Apprentice).
Tracks:
Disc: 1
1. Verdi: Messa da Requiem: II. Dies Irae - Alain Lombard
2 Orff: Carmina Burana: Fortuna imperatrix mundi - I. "O Fortuna" - Zubin Mehta
3 Holst: The Planets Op. 32: I. Mars, the Bringer of War - Andrew Davis
4. Wagner: Die Walküre: The Ride of the Valkyries - Daniel Barenboim
5. Verdi: Nabucco, Act 3: "Va, pensiero" (Chorus of The Hebrew Slaves) - Rizzi
6. Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man - David Honeyball And the London Brass Virtuosi
7. Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance March Op. 39: No. 1 in D Major - Andrew Davis
8. Verdi : Aïda : Act 2 "Gloria all'Egitto, ad Iside" [Chorus] - 'Triumphal Scene' - Carlo Rizzi
9 Vivaldi: Le quattro stagioni (The Four Seasons), Violin Concerto in G Minor, Op. 8 No.2, RV 315, "Summer": III. Presto, tempo impetuoso d'estate - Claudio Scimone
10. Charpentier : Te Deum : I Prélude - Michel Corboz
11. Britten: The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34: I. Introduction and Theme - Andrew Davis
12 Bach, JS: Toccata & Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565: I. Toccata - Marie-Claire Alain
13 Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio - Joseph Keilberth
14. Khachaturian : Spartacus, Suite No.2: I. Adagio of Spartacus & Phrygia - Alexander Lazarev
15 Khachaturian: Gayaneh, Suite No. 3: V. Sabre Dance - Alexander Lazarev
16 Mozart : Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550: I. Molto allegro - Armin Jordan
17 Handel: Coronation Anthem No. 1, Zadok the Priest, HWV 258 - John Eliot Gardiner
18 Puccini: Turandot, Act 3: "Nessun dorma" (Calaf) - Plácido Domingo
Disc 2:
1. Strauss, Richard: Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30: I. Opening (Excerpt) - Alain Lombard
2 Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64, Act 1: Danceof the Knights - Saraste
3 Mozart: Requiem, K. 626: III. Dies irae - Karl Richter
4 Tchaikovsky: Ouverture Solennelle, "1812", Op. 49 (Excerpt) - Zubin Mehta
5. Grieg : Piano Concerto in A minor Op.16 : I Allegro molto moderato - François-René Duchable
6 Vivaldi : Le quattro stagioni (The Four Seasons), Violin Concerto in G Minor, Op. 8 No. 1, RV 315, "Spring": I. Allegro - Claudio Scimone
7 Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Part 2: "Hallelujah" (Chorus) - Raymond Leppard
8 Handel : Music for the Royal Fireworks HWV351 : IV La réjouissance - Jean-François Paillard
9 Rimsky-Korsakov: The Tale of Tsar Saltan, Act 3: The Flight of the Bumble Bee - Raymond Leppard
10. Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14: IV. March to the Scaffold (Excerpt) - Alain Lombard
11 Bizet: Carmen, Act 1: Prelude - Alain Lombard
12 Mozart : Serenade No.13 in G major K525, 'Eine kleine Nachtmusik' : I Allegro - Théodor Guschlbauer
13. Parry / Arr Elgar: Jerusalem - Andrew Davis
14 Holst: The Planets, Op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity (Excerpt) - Andrew Davis
15 Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125, "Choral": IV. Presto - Allegro assai - "Ode to Joy" (Excerpt) - Daniel Barenboim
16 Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20: I. Scene - Alexander Lazarev
17 Elgar: Enigma Variations, Op. 36: X. Nimrod - Andrew Davis
18. Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini Op.43 - Jenö Jando
19 Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition: I. Promenade - James Conlon
20 Saint-Saëns : Symphony No.3 in C minor Op.78, 'Organ' : III Maestoso - Allegro - Jean Martinon
