‎50 Most Beautiful Classical Pieces by Dmitri Shostakovich

II. Vltava

Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan

12:13

III. Sicilienne

Han-Na Chang, Philharmonia Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin

3:35

Nocturne

Kurt Masur, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

5:38

XIII. The Swan

Jacqueline du Pré, Osian Ellis

2:49

The Lark Ascending

BBC Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis

6:04

Var. IX. Nimrod. Adagio

London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vernon Handley, David Bell

3:34

Meditation

Alexander Markov, Dmitriy Cogan

4:51

Tutto può donna vezzosa

Emmanuelle Haïm, Natalie Dessay, Le Concert d'Astrée

4:57

I. Adagio of Spartacus & Phrygia

Alexander Lazarev, Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra, Sergei Girshenko, Boris Shlepakov, Vladimir Ferapontov

2:44

II. Andante cantabile

Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner

8:16

II. Largo

Andrei Gavrilov, John Constable, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner

3:29

Cavatina (From "The Deer Hunter")

Thibaut Garcia

3:23

III. Andante cantabile

Alban Berg Quartett

7:31

I. Introitus

Anna Maria Panzarella, Les Arts Florissants, William Christie, Nathan Berg, Nathalie Stutzmann, Christoph Prégardien

5:12

I. Allegro assai

Emmanuel Pahud, Kammerakademie Potsdam, Trevor Pinnock

8:17

II. Largo

Yehudi Menuhin, Camerata Lysy Gstaad, Alberto Lysy, Paul Cocker

2:11

IV. Ständchen

John Lenehan, Julian Lloyd Webber

3:42

V. Panis Angelicus (Arr. Kenner for Piano and Violin)

Kyung-Wha Chung, Kevin Kenner

4:22

Valse sentimentale, Op. 51 No. 6

Pierre-Yves Hodique, Edgar Moreau

2:26

I. Larghetto

Edoardo Farina, Susan Moses, Pierre Amoyal

4:37

No. 3, Chant sans paroles. Allegretto grazioso e cantabile

Alexander Markovich

3:19

I. Lent et douloureux

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Louis Frémaux

2:52

Var. 2

David Fray

1:37

Mélodie (Arr. for Piano & Violin by Fritz Kreisler)

Dmitry Cogan, Alexander Markov

3:29

III. Rondo - Allegro spirituoso

Marcello Viotti, Alexander Markov, Saarbrücken Radio Symphony Orchestra

8:59

I. Moderato

London Chamber Orchestra, Christopher Warren-Green

4:44

II. Adagio cantabile

Stephen Kovacevich

5:33

III. Entr'acte to Act III

Orchestre National de France, Seiji Ozawa

2:31

Var. XVIII. Andante cantabile

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle, Cécile Ousset

2:59

No. 14, Vocalise

Alexander Markov, Dmitry Cogan

5:38

No. 2, Chanson de Matin

Andrew Davis, BBC Symphony Orchestra

3:43

Romance in F Major, Op. 50 (Excerpt)

Thomas Zehetmair, Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen

1:59

Elizabethan Masque

George Weldon, Pro Arte Orchestra

2:27

Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 28

Vernon Handley, Pierre Amoyal, Philharmonia Orchestra

9:08

II. Allemande

Piotr Anderszewski

3:57

Adagio in G Minor (Arr. Duarte for Orchestra & Solo Guitar)

Sharon Isbin, Zürcher Kammerorchester, Howard Griffiths

7:52

No. 42, The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba

Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner

2:50

II. Adagio

I Solisti Veneti, Claudio Scimone, Pierre Pierlot

6:06

IX. Aria. Schafe können sicher weiden (Arr. Dębicz & Zdunik for Cello & Piano)

Aleksander Dębicz, Marcin Zdunik

3:48

I. Allegro vivace

Herbert von Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic

8:21

Dance of the Blessed Spirits "Melody" (Arr. Kreisler for Violin & Piano)

Edgar Moreau, Pierre-Yves Hodique

3:15

2 Mélodies, Op. 3, No. 1 in F Major. Moderato assai (Arr. Popper for Cello & Piano)

Chi Ho Han, Taeguk Mun

2:47

Barcarolle (Orchestral Version)

Neville Marriner, SWR Symphonieorchester

3:08

VII. In Paradisum

Chœur de l'Orchestre de Paris, Orchestre De Paris, Paavo Järvi, Stephen Betteridge

3:25

Au fond du temple saint (Nadir, Zurga)

Carlo Rizzi, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Jerry Hadley, Thomas Hampson

4:09

I. Allegro ma non tanto (Excerpt: Opening)

Leningrad Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, Mikhail Rudy, Mariss Jansons

2:54

Minuet

Ian Watson, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner

3:50

II. Andante

André Cluytens, Orchestre National de France, Dmitri Shostakovich

5:32

IV. Songs My Mother Taught Me

Eivind Aadland, Tine Thing Helseth, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

2:26

Salut d'amour, Op. 12

Edgar Moreau, Pierre-Yves Hodique

2:53

Berlin Philharmonic

Orchestra
Herbert von Karajan

Conductor
Han-Na Chang

Cello
Philharmonia Orchestra

Orchestra, Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin

Conductor

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