[ Warner Classics / 6 CD Box Set ]
Release Date: Tuesday 2 August 2016
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One hundred of the very best popular classics performed by Daniel Barenboim, Leif Ove Andsnes, Jean-Pierre Rampal, Maria-João Pires, David Fray, Maria Callas, Natalie Dessay, Philippe Jaroussky, Angela Gheorghiu, Rolando Villazón, José Carreras, Simon Rattle, Nikolaus Harnoncourt & others.
CD 1 Favourite Classics
1 Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio - Nikolaus Harnoncourt
2 Ravel: Bolero (Excerpt) - Kent Nagano
3 Handel: Solomon, HWV 67, Act 3: Sinfonia - Sir Thomas Beecham
4 Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Concerto No. 1 in E Major, Op. 8 No. 1, RV 269, 'Spring': I. Allegro - Yehudi Menuhin/Camerata Lysy Gstaad/Paul Cocker/Alberto Lysy
5 Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95, 'From the New World': IV. Allegro con fuoco - Carlo Maria Giulini
6 Mozart: Horn Concerto No. 4 in E-Flat Major, K. 495: III. Rondo - Allegro vivace - Barry Tuckwell
7 Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125: IV. Ode to Joy - Sir Simon Rattle
8 Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture, Op. 49 - Mariss Jansons
9 Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No.3 in D minor: I. Allegro ma non tanto (excerpt) - Mikhail Rudy/Mariss Jansons/St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra (Leningrad)
10 Orff: Carmina Burana: Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi - O Fortuna - Riccardo Muti
11 Sibelius: Finlandia, Op. 26 - Paavo Berglund
12 Holst: The Planets Op. 32: Jupiter, the Bringer of Jolity (Excerpt) - Philharmonia Orchestra
13 Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet - Suites Nos.1 & 2, Suite No. 2, Op. 64 b: Montagues and Capulets (Dance of the Knights) [extract] - Philadelphia Orchestra/Riccardo Muti
14 Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D (Land of Hope and Glory) (conclusion) - Sir Andrew Davis/London Philharmonic Orchestra/Royal Choral Society
15 Clarke / Arr Defaye: Suite in D Major: The Prince of Denmark's March (Trumpet Voluntary) - Maurice André
16 Verdi: Aida: Triumphal Chorus & Grand March (Gloria all'Egitto) - Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden/New Philharmonia Orchestra/Riccardo Muti
17 Radetzky March Op. 228 - Wiener Johann Strauss-Orchester/Willi Boskovsky
CD 2 Relaxing Classics
1 Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2, 'Moonlight': I. Adagio sostenuto - Maria-João Pires
2 Mozart: Concerto for Flute and Harp in C Major, K. 299: II. Andantino - Jean-Pierre Rampal
3 Grieg: Peer Gynt, Op. 23: No. 13 Morning Mood (Prelude to Act 4) - Paavo Järvi
4 Barber: Adagio for Strings, Op. 11 - Eugene Ormandy
5 Concierto de Aranjuez: Adagio - Opening - Julian Bream/Sir Simon Rattle/City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
6 Symphonie n°6 en fa majeur Op.68 ''Pastorale'' : I Allegro non troppo - Eveil d'impressions agréables en arrivant à la campagne - André Cluytens
7 Mozart: Klavierkonzert Nr.21 C-dur KV 467 (Kadenzen: Christian Zacharias): II. Andante - Christian Zacharias/Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks/David Zinman
8 Bach, JS: Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: II. Air - Sir Neville Marriner
9 Handel: Harpsichord Suite No. 4 in D Minor, HWV 437: IV. Sarabande - Alexander Briger
10 Pachelbel: Canon in D Major - Sir Neville Marriner
11 Albinoni: Adagio in G Minor (Excerpt) - Sir Neville Marriner
12 Bach, JS: Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043: II. Largo, ma non tanto - Anne-Sophie Mutter
13 Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622: II. Adagio - Sabine Meyer
14 Beethoven: II. Allegretto (abbrev. version) from Symphony No. 7 in A Op. 92 - Philharmonia Orchestra/Kurt Sanderling
15 Elgar: Variations on an Original Theme, 'Enigma' Op. 36: IX. Nimrod - London Symphony Orchestra
16 Mahler: Symphony No. 5 in C-Sharp Minor: IV. Adagietto (conclusion) - New Philharmonia Orchestra
CD 3 Romantic Classics
1 Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act 2: No. 13, Waltz of the Flowers - André Previn
2 Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64: II. Andante (Excerpt) - Yehudi Menuhin
3 Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat 'Emperor' Op. 73 (arr. Norman Bates, publ. EMI Music Publ. Ltd): I. Allegro (abbrev.) - Emil Gilels/George Szell/Cleveland Orchestra
4 Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 11: II. Romance - Larghetto - Martha Argerich
5 Saint-Saëns : Le Carnaval des animaux : XIII. Le cygne - Renaud Capuçon
6 Massenet: Méditation de Thaïs - Renaud Capuçon
7 Vivaldi: Le quattro stagioni (The Four Seasons), Violin Concerto in F Minor Op. 8 No. 4, RV 297, "Winter": II. Largo - Yehudi Menuhin
8 Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 41, Act 2: Dance of the Blessed Spirits - Renaud Capuçon
9 Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, Act 1: 'The Spell': 6. Waltz (Allegro: Tempo di valse) - Philharmonia Orchestra
10 Rimsky Korsakov: Scheherazade, Op. 35: II. The Story of the Kalender Prince (Opening) - Riccardo Muti
11 Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on "Greensleeves" - Sinfonia of London
12 John Williams: Theme from Schindler's List - Tasmin Little
13 Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20, Act II: No. 10, Scene (Moderato) - André Previn
14 Bach, JS: Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043: II. Largo, ma non tanto - Anne-Sophie Mutter
15 Chopin: Waltz No. 9 in A-Flat Major, Op. 69 No. 1 - Samson François
16 Brahms: Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90: III. Poco allegretto - Sir Simon Rattle
17 Strauss, J: An der schönen blauen Donau, Op. 314 - Willi Boskovsky
18. SAINT-SAËNS: Symphony No.3 In C minor - 'Organ' Op.78 (conclusion) (Maestoso - Allegro)
Matthias Eisenberg (organ) • Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse / Michel Plasson
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CD 4
Vocal Classics
CD 5
Piano Classics
CD 6
Spiritual