100 Best Classics, Vol. 2

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100 Best Classics, Vol. 2

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  • Time: 438:45
  • Release Date: 2006

Performances

Composer Title Time
Georges Bizet Carmen, opera (Ouvertüre) 2:13
Richard Wagner Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b (Walkürenritt) 4:49
Carl Orff Carmina Burana, scenic cantata for soloists, choruses & orchestra (O Fortuna) 2:46
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov The Flight of the Bumble Bee, musical picture for orchestra (from The Tale of Tsar Saltan) 1:24
Modest Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vïstavski), for orchestra, orchestrated by Ravel (The Hut On Fowl's Legs) 3:26
Modest Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vïstavski), for orchestra, orchestrated by Ravel (The Great Gate Of Kiev) 5:26
Mikhail Glinka Overture: Ruslan and Ludmilla, G. xivov 5:23
Dmitry Shostakovich Suite for Jazz Orchestra No. 2 (Waltz No. 2) 3:47
Maurice Ravel Boléro, ballet for orchestra ([Excerpt]) 5:19
Giuseppe Verdi Il Trovatore, opera (Vedi! Le Fosche Notturne Spoglie) 2:55
Gustav Holst The Planets, for 2 pianos (original version of work), Op. 32, H. 125 (Mars, The Bringer Of War) 7:14
Hector Berlioz Symphonie fantastique for orchestra ("Episode de la vie d'un Artiste...en cinq parties"), H.48 (Op. 14) (4. Marche Au Supplice) 4:55
Gioachino Rossini Overture to Guillaume Tell (William Tell) ([Excerpt]) 3:13
Aram Khachaturian Gayane, ballet in 4 acts (Säbeltanz) 2:23
George Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue, for piano & orchestra (orchestrated by F. Grofé) ([Excerpt]) 4:40
Modest Mussorgsky Night on Bald Mountain (Noch' na Lïsoy gore), symphonic poem, edited by Rimsky-Korsakov 7:19
Igor Stravinsky Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring), ballet in 2 parts for orchestra (Danse Sacrale (L'Élue)) 4:59
Johann Sebastian Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F major, BWV 1047 (3. Allegro Assai) 2:52
Antonio Vivaldi Violin Concerto, for violin, strings & continuo in F minor ("L'inverno," The Four Seasons; "Il cimento" No. 4), Op. 8/4, RV 297 (2. Largo) 2:02
George Frederick Handel Water Music Suite No. 2 for orchestra in D major, HWV 349 (Alla Hornpipe) 3:18
Johann Sebastian Bach Concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo No. 5 in F minor, BWV 1056 (2. Largo) 3:27
George Frederick Handel Music for the Royal Fireworks, for orchestra, HWV 351 (La Réjouissance: Allegro) 2:24
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Serenade No. 6 for orchestra in D major ("Serenata Notturna"), K. 239 (1. Marcia: Maestoso) 4:35
Ludwig van Beethoven Bagatelle for piano in A minor ("Für Elise"), WoO 59 3:21
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492 (Voi Che Sapete) 2:58
Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major ("Emperor"), Op. 73 (2. Adagio Un Poco Mosso [Excerpt]) 5:23
Felix Mendelssohn Song Without Words for piano No. 30 in A major ("Frühlingslied"), Op. 62/6 2:40
Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor ("Pathétique"), Op. 13 (2. Adagio Cantabile) 5:50
Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky Serenade for strings (or piano, 4 hands) in C major, Op. 48 (2. Valse) 3:42
Giacomo Puccini Tosca, opera (Vissi d'Arte) 3:31
Sergey Rachmaninov Prelude for piano No.1 in C sharp minor ("The Bells of Moscow"), Op. 3/2 4:37
Johann Strauss II Wiener Blut (Vienna Blood), waltz for orchestra, Op. 354 (RV 354) 5:42
Richard Strauss Vier letzte Lieder (Four Last Songs), for soprano & orchestra, o.Op. 150 (TrV 296, AV 150) (Beim Schlafengehen [Excerpt]) 4:26
Bedrich Smetana Vltava (The Moldau), symphonic poem (Má Vlast No. 2), JB 1:112/2 5:01
Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36 (4. Finale: Allegro Con Fuoco) 8:43
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Serenade No. 13 for strings in G major ("Eine kleine Nachtmusik"), K. 525 (2. Romanze: Andante) 5:48
Richard Wagner Lohengrin, opera, WWV 75 (Treulich Geführt) 5:19
Georges Bizet Carmen, opera (Act 3. Entr'acte) 2:35
Frédéric Chopin Nocturne for piano No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 9/2, CT. 109 5:19
Jacques Offenbach Les contes d'Hoffmann, opera in 4 acts (Barcarolle) 3:08
Sergey Rachmaninov Vocalise, instrumental arrangement, Op. 34/14 5:22
Franz Liszt Liebesträume, notturno for piano No. 3 in A flat major ("O Lieb, so lang du lieben kannst"), S. 541/3 (LW A103/3) 5:35
Gustav Holst The Planets, for 2 pianos (original version of work), Op. 32, H. 125 (Venus, The Bringer Of Peace) 8:11
Gabriel Fauré Pavane, for orchestra & chorus ad lib in F sharp minor, Op. 50 6:50
Friedrich von Flotow Martha, opera (Ach So Fromm) 2:51
Felix Mendelssohn A Midsummer Night's Dream, incidental music, Op. 61 ([Excerpt]) 5:37
George Gershwin Summertime, song (from Porgy and Bess, opera) 2:43
Gabriel Fauré Dolly, suite for piano, 4 hands or orchestra, Op. 56 (Berceuse) 2:42
Richard Wagner Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90 (Mild Und Leise (Liebestod)) 6:36
Igor Stravinsky L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet suite for orchestra ([Excerpt]) 3:05
Marc-Antoine Charpentier Prélude pour le Te Deum à 8, for strings, H. 145a 2:03
Johann Sebastian Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050 (3. Allegro) 5:17
Johann Sebastian Bach Italian Concerto, for solo keyboard in F major (Clavier-Übung II/1), BWV 971 (BC L7) (1. Allegro) 4:16
Antonio Vivaldi Guitar Concerto, for guitar, strings & continuo in A major (arranged from Trio Sonata in C major, RV 82) (2. Largo) 6:09
Johann Sebastian Bach Suite for solo cello No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007 (1. Prélude) 2:35
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Flute Concerto No. 2 in D major, K. 314 (K. 285d) (3. Rondo: Allegro) 5:35
Camille Saint-Saëns The Swan (from "Carnival of the Animals"), original (for 2 pianos & ensemble) and arrangements 2:39
Isaac Albéniz Suite española No. 1, for piano, Op. 47, B. 7 (Sevilla) 5:22
Fritz Kreisler Liebesfreud (Love's Joy), for violin & piano 3:31
Johann Nepomuk Hummel Trumpet Concerto in E or E flat major, WoO 1, S. 49 (3. Rondo: Allegro Molto) 3:40
Antonio Vivaldi Violin Concerto, for violin, strings & continuo in G minor ("L'estate," The Four Seasons; "Il cimento" No. 2), Op. 8/2, RV 315 (3. Presto) 2:46
Edward Elgar Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85 (1. Adagio - Moderato) 8:04
Claude Debussy Arabesque, for piano No. 1 in E major, L. 66/1 4:05
Pablo de Sarasate Zigeunerweisen, for violin & piano (or orchestra) ("Gypsy Airs"), Op. 20 7:49
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Horn Concerto No. 4 in E flat major, K. 495 (2. Romanze: Andante Cantabile) 4:45
Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35 (1. Allegro Moderato [Excerpt]) 5:55
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Clarinet Quintet in A major ("Stadler"), K. 581 (2. Larghetto) 6:31
Robert Schumann Kinderszenen No. 7 ("Träumerei"), for piano, Op. 15/7 2:40
Andrew Lloyd Webber Pie Jesu, for soprano, treble & orchestra (from the Requiem) 2:50
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466 (2. Romanze [Excerpt]) 6:17
Frédéric Chopin Berceuse for piano in D flat major, Op. 57, CT. 7 4:29
Felix Mendelssohn A Midsummer Night's Dream, incidental music, Op. 61 (Nocturne) 5:53
Edward Elgar Salut d'amour, for violin & piano, Op. 12 3:56
Frédéric Chopin Etude for piano No. 3 in E major, Op. 10/3, CT. 16 4:15
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Serenade No. 10 for winds in B flat major ("Gran Partita"), K. 361 (K. 370a) (3. Adagio) 5:28
Edvard Grieg Peer Gynt, incidental music, Op. 23 (Solveig's Song) 5:47
Camille Saint-Saëns Carnival of the Animals, zoological fantasy for 2 pianos & ensemble (Aquarium) 2:09
Claude Debussy La fille aux cheveux de lin, prelude for piano, L. 117/8 2:39
Frédéric Chopin Prelude for piano No. 15 in D flat major, Op. 28/15, CT. 180 5:53
Franz Schubert Ständchen ("Leise flehen meine Lieder"), song for voice & piano (Schwanengesang), D. 957/4 3:46
Erik Satie Gymnopedie for piano No. 1 3:11
Maurice Ravel Pavane pour une infante défunte, for piano (or orchestra) 6:21
Leonard Bernstein Overture to Candide, for orchestra 4:13
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart German dance for orchestra in C major ("Die Schlittenfahrt"), K. 605/3 3:08
Johannes Brahms Waltz for piano in A flat major, Op. 39/15 1:40
Franz Schubert Heidenröslein ("Sah ein Knab..."), song for voice & piano, D. 257 (Op. 3/3) 1:47
Ludwig van Beethoven Minuet for piano in G major, WoO 10/2 2:55
Fritz Kreisler Liebesleid (Love's Sorrow), for violin & piano 3:41
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major ("Alla Turca") K. 331 (K. 300i) (3. Rondo Alla Turca) 3:29
Georges Bizet Carmen, opera (L'Amour Est Un Oiseau Rebelle (Habanera)) 4:23
Antonin Dvorák Humoresque No. 7 for piano in G flat major, B. 187/7 (Op. 101/7) 3:05
Giacomo Puccini La Rondine (The Swallow), opera (Chi il Bel Sogno Di Doretta) 3:05
Frédéric Chopin Waltz for piano No. 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 64/2, CT. 213 4:15
Francisco Tárrega Recuerdos de la Alhambra, for guitar 3:57
Frédéric Chopin Polonaise for piano No. 6 in A flat major ("Héroique"), Op. 53, CT. 155 6:36
Johann Strauss II Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka (Chit-Chat Polka), for orchestra, Op. 214 (RV 214) 2:39
Ottorino Respighi Pini di Roma (The Pines of Rome), symphonic poem, P. 141 (Die Pinine Der Villa Borghese) 2:53
Sergey Prokofiev Peter and the Wolf, children's tale for narrator & orchestra, Op. 67 ([Excerpt]) 2:46
Jacques Offenbach Orphée aux enfers, operetta (Ouvertüre) 9:38
Richard Wagner Prelude to Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, for orchestra 9:35

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