‎50 Most Beautiful Classical Pieces by Dmitri Shostakovich

II. Vltava

Herbert von Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic

12:13

III. Sicilienne

Leonard Slatkin, Philharmonia Orchestra, Han-Na Chang

3:35

Nocturne

Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Kurt Masur

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

Le Concert d'Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm, Natalie Dessay

4:57

I. Adagio of Spartacus & Phrygia

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

2:44

II. Andante cantabile

Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner

8:16

II. Largo

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

3:29

Cavatina (From "The Deer Hunter")

Thibaut Garcia

3:23

III. Andante cantabile

Alban Berg Quartett

7:31

I. Introitus

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

5:12

I. Allegro assai

Kammerakademie Potsdam, Emmanuel Pahud, Trevor Pinnock

8:17

II. Largo

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

2:11

IV. Ständchen

Julian Lloyd Webber, John Lenehan

3:42

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

Kevin Kenner, Kyung-Wha Chung

4:22

Valse sentimentale, Op. 51 No. 6

Pierre-Yves Hodique, Edgar Moreau

2:26

I. Larghetto

Edoardo Farina, Pierre Amoyal, Susan Moses

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

BBC Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis

3:43

Romance in F Major, Op. 50 (Excerpt)

Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, Thomas Zehetmair

1:59

Elizabethan Masque

George Weldon, Pro Arte Orchestra

2:27

Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 28

Pierre Amoyal, Vernon Handley, 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

Pierre Pierlot, I Solisti Veneti, Claudio Scimone

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, Paavo Järvi, Orchestre De Paris, Stephen Betteridge

3:25

Au fond du temple saint (Nadir, Zurga)

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

4:09

I. Allegro ma non tanto (Excerpt: Opening)

Mariss Jansons, Leningrad Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, Mikhail Rudy

2:54

Minuet

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

3:50

II. Andante

Orchestre National de France, André Cluytens, Dmitri Shostakovich

5:32

IV. Songs My Mother Taught Me

Tine Thing Helseth, Eivind Aadland, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

2:26

Salut d'amour, Op. 12

Pierre-Yves Hodique, Edgar Moreau

2:53

Herbert von Karajan

Conductor
Berlin Philharmonic

Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin

Conductor
Philharmonia Orchestra

Orchestra, Symphony Orchestra
Han-Na Chang

Cello

50 Most Beautiful Classical Pieces

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