‎50 Greatest Orchestral Showpieces by Various Artists

1812 Overture in E-Flat Major, Op. 49 (Excerpt)

Mariss Jansons, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra

3:35

Ride of the Valkyries

Mariss Jansons, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra

4:47

Introduction

Staatskapelle Dresden, Rudolf Kempe

1:52

Night on Bald Mountain (Orch. Rimsky-Korsakov) [Excerpt]

Sir Charles Mackerras, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir

2:38

I. Allegro con brio

Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Nikolaus Harnoncourt

7:20

L'apprenti sorcier (Excerpt)

Dmitri Kitayenko, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra

3:46

Finlandia, Op. 26

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Berglund

8:06

Dance of the Polovtsian Maidens

Herbert von Karajan, Philharmonia Orchestra

2:22

No. 8 in G Minor

Herbert von Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic

4:30

IV. Allegro con fuoco

Philharmonia Orchestra, Carlo Maria Giulini

11:27

Ouvertüre

Berlin Philharmonic, Joseph Keilberth, Lisa Otto, Wilhelm Walter Dicks, Hermann Prey, Elisabeth Grümmer, Rudolf Schock, Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Fritz Hoppe

2:15

Prélude

Michel Plasson, Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse

2:15

España

Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan

6:13

Introduction

Louis Frémaux, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

4:55

Overture

Artur Rodziński, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

5:14

II. Scherzo. Bewegt, lebhaft - Trio. Schnell (Excerpt)

Staatskapelle Dresden, Eugen Jochum

1:17

Coriolan Overture, Op. 62

Herbert von Karajan, Philharmonia Orchestra

9:07

Prelude

Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan

3:13

IV. Molto allegro

Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan

6:14

Sinfonia

Gianluigi Gelmetti, SWR Symphonieorchester

5:45

Sinfonia

Riccardo Muti, Philharmonia Orchestra

7:10

Overture

Neville Marriner, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

7:06

Der Beherrscher der Geister, Op. 27, J. 122

Wolfgang Sawallisch, Philharmonia Orchestra

5:05

Ouvertüre

Colin Davis, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

4:20

IV. Allegro con brio

Philharmonia Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan

7:03

IV. Finale. Allegro con fuoco

Herbert von Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic

8:53

X. The Hut on Fowl's Legs "Baba Yaga" (Orch. Ravel, M. A 24)

Riccardo Muti, The Philadelphia Orchestra

3:13

XI. The Great Gate of Kiev (Orch. Ravel, M. A 24)

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Riccardo Muti

5:10

Öffnung

Rudolf Kempe, Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, Sieglinde Wagner, Ivan Sardi, Walter Stoll, Günther Arndt, RIAS Kammerchor, Marcel Cordes, Ernst Krukowski, Pilar Lorengar, Gertrud Freedmann, Nada Puttar, Gottlob Frick, Fritz Wunderlich, Karl-Ernst Mercker

6:41

II. Allegro

London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn

4:31

I. Mars, the Bringer of War

London Philharmonic Orchestra, Adrian Boult

8:02

Intermezzo

Herbert von Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic

5:11

Marche hongroise

Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan

4:19

IV. Alborada del gracioso

Herbert von Karajan, Orchestre De Paris

8:31

Prelude

Herbert von Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic

9:34

Danse sacrale

London Philharmonic Orchestra, Kent Nagano

2:39

Overture

Wolfgang Sawallisch, Philharmonia Orchestra

3:44

Ouverture

Philharmonia Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan

9:38

Overture

Herbert von Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic

8:43

Boléro, M. 81 (Excerpt)

Armin Jordan, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

5:09

II. Vltava

Herbert von Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic

12:51

IV. Allegro ma non troppo

Philharmonia Orchestra, Carlo Maria Giulini

10:12

IV. Finale. Allegro molto

Herbert von Karajan, Philharmonia Orchestra

11:59

Overture

Herbert von Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic

15:01

Overture

Philharmonia Orchestra, Carlo Maria Giulini

8:05

I. Allegro moderato

Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan

11:56

IV. Finale. Adagio lamentoso

London Philharmonic Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropovich

9:39

Overture

Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan

11:52

The Hebrides, Op. 26, MWV P7 "Fingal's Cave"

Herbert von Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic

10:16

No. 4, Mambo

Paavo Järvi, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

2:25

Mariss Jansons

Conductor
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra

Orchestra, Symphony Orchestra
Staatskapelle Dresden

Orchestra
Rudolf Kempe

Conductor
Sir Charles Mackerras

Conductor

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