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Best of Classical Music - The 50 Greatest Classical Masterpieces

Best of Classical Music - The 50 Greatest Classical Masterpieces

Various Artists
2015
Johannes Brahms
21 Hungarian Dances, WoO  1
No. 5 in F-Sharp Major
Walter Klien, Alfred Brendel
1:49
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 14 in C‑Sharp Minor, Op.  27/2 · “Moonlight Sonata”
I. Adagio sostenuto
Arthur Rubinstein
6:12
George Frideric Handel
Music for the Royal Fireworks in D Major, HWV 351
IV. La réjouissance. Allegro
Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, Rudolf Kempe
3:49
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Serenade No. 13 in G Major, K. 525, KV525 · “Eine kleine Nachtmusik (A Little Night Music)”
9:08
I. Allegro
Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan
5:44
IV. Rondo. Allegro
Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan
3:23
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Requiem in D Minor, K. 626, KV626
Sequentia. Lacrimosa
Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale Berlin, Rudolf Kempe, Berlin Philharmonic
4:08
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Piano Concerto No. 1 in B‑Flat Minor, Op.  23, TH 55
I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso - Allegro con spirito
Berlin Philharmonic, Shura Cherkassky, Leopold Ludwig
20:05
Jacques Offenbach
Gaîté parisienne
Barcarolle
Arthur Fiedler, Boston Pops Orchestra
3:50
Felix Mendelssohn
Symphony No. 4 in A Major, Op.  90 · “Italian Symphony”
I. Allegro vivace
Charles Münch, Boston Symphony Orchestra
8:04
Maurice Ravel
Boléro, M.  81
Boléro, M. 81
Charles Münch, Boston Symphony Orchestra
13:52
Ludwig van Beethoven
Violin Concerto in D Major, Op.  61
III. Rondo. Allegro
Jascha Haifetz, Charles Münch, Boston Symphony Orchestra
8:30
Antonín Dvořák
Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, B 178, Op.  95 · “From the New World”
I. Adagio - Allegro molto
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner
8:47
Johann Strauss II
An der schönen blauen Donau, Op. 314 · “The Blue Danube”
An der schönen blauen Donau, Op. 314
Fritz Reiner, Chicago Symphony Orchestra
8:11
Richard Strauss
Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176
Sunrise
Fritz Reiner, Chicago Symphony Orchestra
1:34
Robert Schumann
Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op.  54
III. Allegro vivace
Fritz Reiner, Van Cliburn, Chicago Symphony Orchestra
10:41
George Gershwin
Rhapsody in Blue
Rhapsody in Blue
Earl Wild, Arthur Fiedler, Boston Pops Orchestra
16:21
George Frideric Handel
Suite No. 1 in F Major, HWV 348 · “Water Music No. 1”
VI. Allegro deciso
Herbert von Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic
3:30
Felix Mendelssohn
Die Hebriden in B Minor, Op.  26
Overture
Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan
10:16
Bedřich Smetana
Má Vlast, JB 1:112, T110, T111, T113, T114, T120, T121 · “My Homeland”
No. 2, Vltava
Herbert von Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic
12:06
Richard Wagner
Tannhäuser, WWV70
Overtüre
Herbert von Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic
15:00
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, Op.  98
III. Allegro giocoso
Herbert von Karajan, Philharmonia Orchestra
6:22
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op.  67 · “Fate Symphony”
I. Allegro con brio
Charles Münch, Boston Symphony Orchestra
6:02
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op.  93
I. Allegro vivace e con brio
Philharmonia Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan
9:04
Antonio Vivaldi
Violin Concerto in E Major, RV 269, Op.  8/1 · “Spring from The Four Seasons”
I. Allegro
Felix Ayo, I Musici
3:47
Antonio Vivaldi
Violin Concerto in C Minor, RV 197
I. Allegro non molto
Felix Ayo, I Musici
3:22
Felix Mendelssohn
Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op.  64
III. Allegro non troppo - Allegro molto vivace
Charles Münch, Jascha Heifetz, Boston Symphony Orchestra
5:58
Johann Sebastian Bach
Toccata & Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565
9:32
I. Toccata
Helmut Walcha
2:37
II. Fugue
Helmut Walcha
6:55
John Philip Sousa
The Stars and Stripes Forever!
The Stars and Stripes Forever
Morton Gould
3:35
Johann Strauss I
Radetzky-Marsch, Op. 228 · “Radetzky March”
Radetzky March, Op. 228
Philharmonia Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan
2:53
Johann Sebastian Bach
Double Violin Concerto in D Minor, BWV 1043
II. Largo ma non tanto
The New Symphony Orchestra Of London, Erick Friedman, Malcolm Sargent, Jascha Heifetz
6:03
Johann Sebastian Bach
Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007
I. Prélude
Pau Casals
2:26
Jean Sibelius
Finlandia, Op. 26
Finlandia, Op. 26
The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy
8:28
Alexander Borodin
Prince Igor
Polovtsian Dances
Herbert von Karajan, Philharmonia Orchestra
15:14
Amilcare Ponchielli
La Gioconda, Op. 9
Dance of the Hours
Philharmonia Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan
9:55
Franz von Suppé
Leichte Kavallerie, “Light Cavalry”
Ouvertüre
Herbert von Karajan, Philharmonia Orchestra
7:14
Georges Bizet
Carmen, WD 31, GB9
I. Prélude
Philharmonia Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan
2:20
Gioachino Rossini
Il barbiere di Siviglia, “The Barber of Seville”
Overture
Herbert von Karajan, Philharmonia Orchestra
7:21
Jules Massenet
Thaïs
Méditation
Philharmonia Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan
5:57
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
The Nutcracker Suite, Op.  71a, TH 35
I. Ouverture miniature
Philharmonia Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan
3:33
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
1812 Overture in E‑Flat Major, Op.  49, TH 49
1812 Overture, Op. 49
Philharmonia Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan
17:24
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
The Swan Lake, Op.  20, TH 12
Scène
Philharmonia Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan
2:44
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 35 in D Major, K. 385, KV385 · “Haffner”
IV. Finale. Presto
Herbert von Karajan, Philharmonia Orchestra
3:46
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622, KV622
II. Adagio
Bernard Walton, Philharmonia Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan
8:08
Bedřich Smetana
The Bartered Bride, T93, B. 131, JB 1:100 · “Prodaná Nevěsta”
Overture
Leopold Stokowski, RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
7:12
Edvard Grieg
Peer Gynt, Op. 23
6:26
In the Hall of the Mountain King
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham
2:16
Morning
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham
4:09
Claude Debussy
Suite bergamasque, L.  75, CD 82
No. 3, Clair de lune
Walter Gieseking
5:11
Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F Major, BWV 1046
I. Allegro
Karl Richter
4:03
Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major, BWV 1048
I. —
Karl Richter
7:17

17 April 2015 50 Tracks, 5 Hours 47 minutes ℗ 2015 Four Seasons Records

  • Walter Klien

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  • Alfred Brendel

    Piano

  • Arthur Rubinstein

    Piano

  • Bamberg Symphony Orchestra

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  • Rudolf Kempe

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