40 Most Beautiful Classical Anthems

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40 Most Beautiful Classical Anthems

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  • Time: 140:58
  • Release Date: 2007

Performances

Composer Title Time
Carl Orff Carmina Burana, scenic cantata for soloists, choruses & orchestra (O Fortuna) 2:30
Richard Wagner Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b (Ride of the Valkyries) 5:22
Giuseppe Verdi Nabucco, opera (Nabucodonosor) (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves) 3:38
Edward Elgar Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1, for orchestra in D major, Op. 39/1 6:22
Johann Sebastian Bach Toccata and Fugue, for organ in D minor, BWV 565 (BC J37) ([Excerpt]) 2:27
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor ("Fate"), Op. 67 (1st movement) 8:45
George Frederick Handel Zadok the Priest, coronation anthem No. 1 for chorus & orchestra, HWV 258 ([Excerpt]) 3:02
Giacomo Puccini Turandot, opera (Nessun dorma) 3:23
Richard Strauss Also sprach Zarathustra (Thus Spoke Zoroaster), tone poem for orchestra, Op. 30 (TrV 176) (Opening) 1:36
Sergey Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet, ballet in 4 acts, Op. 64 (Dance of the Knights) 4:04
Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky 1812 -- Festival Overture, for orchestra in E flat major, Op. 49 (Finale) 3:42
Antonio Vivaldi Violin Concerto, for violin, strings & continuo in E major ("La Primavera," The Four Seasons; "Il cimento" No. 1), Op.8/1, RV 269 (Allegro) 3:30
George Frederick Handel Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56 (Hallelujah Chorus) 4:04
Hubert Parry Jerusalem ("And did those feet in ancient time"), for chorus & organ (or orchestra) 2:23
Gustav Holst The Planets, suite for orchestra & female chorus, Op. 32, H. 125 (Mars) 6:43
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 9 in D minor ("Choral"), Op. 125 (Ode to Joy) 0:53
Modest Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vïstavski), for orchestra, orchestrated by Ravel (Promenade) 1:41
Camille Saint-Saëns Symphony No. 3 in C minor ("Organ"), Op. 78 (Finale (excerpt)) 2:29
Giuseppe Verdi Aida, opera (Grand March) 1:43
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 (Presto) 2:47
Fritz Spiegl Radio 4 UK, television theme for orchestra 5:28
Gustav Holst The Planets, suite for orchestra & female chorus, Op. 32, H. 125 (Jupiter (excerpt)) 1:53
Edward Elgar Enigma Variations, for orchestra, Op. 36 (Nimrod) 4:13
Ralph Vaughan Williams Fantasia on Greensleeves, for harp, flute & strings (arranged by R. Greaves; from the opera "Sir John in Love") 4:32
Eric Coates The Dam Busters, march for the film score 4:08
Ronald Binge Sailing by (BBC Radio 4's Shipping Forecast theme) 2:31
Eric Coates By the Sleepy Lagoon, valse serenade for orchestra 3:57
Arthur Wood My Native Heath, suite for orchestra (Barwick Green (Maypole Dance)) 3:16
Henry J. Wood Fantasia on British Sea Songs, for orchestra (Sailor's Hornpipe (Jack's the Lad)) 2:11
Julius Fucik Entry of the Gladiators (Einzug der Gladiatoren), march for orchestra, Op. 68 2:44
Samuel Barber Adagio for strings (or string quartet; arr. from 2nd mvt. of String Quartet), Op. 11 ([Excerpt]) 3:39
Richard Wagner Tannhäuser, opera, WWV 70 (Overture (excerpt)) 3:04
Jean Sibelius Finlandia, tone poem for orchestra, Op. 26 7:43
Jean Sibelius Karelia Suite, for orchestra, Op. 11 (Intermezzo) 3:09
Marc-Antoine Charpentier Prélude pour le Te Deum à 8, for strings, H. 145a 2:03
Georges Bizet Carmen, opera (Overture) 3:30
Maurice Ravel Boléro, ballet for orchestra ([Excerpt]) 2:21
Giuseppe Verdi Il Trovatore, opera (Anvil Chorus) 2:48
Aram Khachaturian Gayane, ballet in 4 acts (Sabre Dance) 2:19
Thomas Arne Rule, Britannia, for orchestra/band (with voice and/or chorus ad lib) 4:25

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