‎50 Greatest Orchestral Showpieces by Various Artists

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

Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Mariss Jansons

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

Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Chamber Orchestra of Europe

7:20

L'apprenti sorcier (Excerpt)

Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Dmitri Kitayenko

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

Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan

4:30

IV. Allegro con fuoco

Philharmonia Orchestra, Carlo Maria Giulini

11:27

Ouvertüre

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

2:15

Prélude

Michel Plasson, Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse

2:15

España

Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan

6:13

Introduction

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Louis Frémaux

4:55

Overture

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Artur Rodziński

5:14

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

Eugen Jochum, Staatskapelle Dresden

1:17

Coriolan Overture, Op. 62

Philharmonia Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan

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

Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner

7:06

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

Wolfgang Sawallisch, Philharmonia Orchestra

5:05

Ouvertüre

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Colin Davis

4:20

IV. Allegro con brio

Philharmonia Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan

7:03

IV. Finale. Allegro con fuoco

Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan

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

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

6:41

II. Allegro

André Previn, London Symphony Orchestra

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

Herbert von Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic

4:19

IV. Alborada del gracioso

Orchestre De Paris, Herbert von Karajan

8:31

Prelude

Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan

9:34

Danse sacrale

London Philharmonic Orchestra, Kent Nagano

2:39

Overture

Philharmonia Orchestra, Wolfgang Sawallisch

3:44

Ouverture

Philharmonia Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan

9:38

Overture

Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan

8:43

Boléro, M. 81 (Excerpt)

Armin Jordan, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

5:09

II. Vltava

Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan

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

Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan

15:01

Overture

Philharmonia Orchestra, Carlo Maria Giulini

8:05

I. Allegro moderato

Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan

11:56

IV. Finale. Adagio lamentoso

Mstislav Rostropovich, London Philharmonic Orchestra

9:39

Overture

Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan

11:52

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

Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan

10:16

No. 4, Mambo

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Järvi

2:25

Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra

Orchestra, Symphony Orchestra
Mariss Jansons

Conductor
Staatskapelle Dresden

Orchestra
Rudolf Kempe

Conductor
Sir Charles Mackerras

Conductor

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