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40 Best Classical Songs

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Jul 22, 2013

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40 Best Classical Songs

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40 Best Classical Songs

Various Artists

125

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Songwriters (2)

Composer

Ralph Vaughan Williams

Ludwig van Beethoven

ANTONIO VIVALDI (1678-1741)

Musicians (10)

Instrumentation

BBC Symphony Orchestra

Jean-Bernard Pommier

Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo

Il Giardino Armonico

Emiliano Rodolfi

Il Giardino Armonico

The Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra of the National Academy of Saint Cecilia

Visual (0)

Organizations (2)

Record Label

Warner Classics International

Warner Classics

Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group

Publisher

UNIVERSAL PICTURES MUSIC

SUGO RECORDING COMPANY

ANTIOCH PUBLISHING SERVICES

NOVELLO & CO LTD

G. SCHIRMER, INC.

Producers (3)

Conductor

Lawrence Foster

Giovanni Antonini

Alexander Lazarev

Claudio Scimone

Jesús López-Cobos

Joseph Keilberth

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Engineers (1)

Engineer

Daniel Madelaine

Management (1)

Executive

Edward Higginbottom

Edward Higginbottom

Others (0)

Songwriters (2)

Composer

Ralph Vaughan Williams

Ludwig van Beethoven

ANTONIO VIVALDI (1678-1741)

Producers (3)

Conductor

Lawrence Foster

Giovanni Antonini

Alexander Lazarev

Claudio Scimone

Jesús López-Cobos

Joseph Keilberth

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Musicians (10)

Instrumentation

BBC Symphony Orchestra

Jean-Bernard Pommier

Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo

Il Giardino Armonico

Emiliano Rodolfi

Il Giardino Armonico

The Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra of the National Academy of Saint Cecilia

Engineers (1)

Engineer

Daniel Madelaine

Visual (0)

Management (1)

Executive

Edward Higginbottom

Edward Higginbottom

Organizations (2)

Record Label

Warner Classics International

Warner Classics

Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group

Publisher

UNIVERSAL PICTURES MUSIC

SUGO RECORDING COMPANY

ANTIOCH PUBLISHING SERVICES

NOVELLO & CO LTD

G. SCHIRMER, INC.

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Tracks

1

Orff: Carmina Burana, Introduction, Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi: O Fortuna

Zubin Mehta, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Carl Orff, London Philharmonic Choir

2

Debussy: Suite bergamasque, CD 82, L. 75: III. Clair de lune

Claude Debussy, Monique Haas

3

Delibes: Lakmé, Act 1: Flower Duet - "Dôme épais le jasmin" (Lakmé, Mallika)

Jennifer Larmore, Munich Radio Orchestra, Léo Delibes, Hei-Kyung Hong, Jesús López-Cobos

4

Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending

Andrew Davis, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Ralph Vaughan Williams

5

Beethoven: Bagatelle No. 25 in A Minor, WoO 59 "Für Elise"

Ludwig van Beethoven, Rudolf Buchbinder

6

Tallis: "Spem in alium"

Thomas Tallis, Choir of New College, Oxford, Edward Higginbottom

7

Parry: Jerusalem (Arr. Elgar)

Andrew Davis, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Hubert Parry

8

Puccini: Turandot, Act 3: Nessun dorma (Calaf)

Giacomo Puccini, Nello Santi, Plácido Domingo, Berlin Deutsche Oper Orchestra

9

Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis

Andrew Davis, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Ralph Vaughan Williams

10

Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for Three Violins and Continuo in D Major: Canon

Orchestre de chambre Jean-François Paillard, Jean-François Paillard, Johann Pachelbel

11

Ravel: Boléro, M. 81 (Excerpt)

Maurice Ravel, Kent Nagano, London Symphony Orchestra

12

Barber: Agnus Dei, Op. 11 (Barber Adagio) [Excerpt]

Choir of New College, Oxford, Samuel Barber, Edward Higginbottom

13

Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in E Major, Op. 8 No. 1, RV 269 "Spring": I. Allegro

Antonio Vivaldi, Il Giardino Armonico, Enrico Onofri, Giovanni Antonini

14

Holst: The Planets, Op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity

Andrew Davis, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Gustav Holst

15

Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: I. Morning Mood

Lawrence Foster, Edvard Grieg, Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra

16

Elgar: 5 Pomp and Circumstance Marches, Op. 39: No. 1 in D Major

Andrew Davis, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Edward Elgar

17

Schubert: Ave Maria, Op. 52 No. 6, D. 839 (Excerpt)

Barbara Bonney, Franz Schubert, Geoffrey Parsons

18

Trad / Arr Vaughan Williams: Greensleeves

Choir of New College, Oxford, Anonymous, Edward Higginbottom

19

Bellini / Arr Defaye: Norma, Act 1: "Casta Diva, che inargenti" (Norma)

Maurice André, Orchestre National de l'Opéra de Monte-Carlo, Marc Soustrot, Vincenzo Bellini

20

Handel: Coronation Anthem No. 1, "Zadok the Priest", HWV 258

George Frideric Handel, John Eliot Gardiner, Monteverdi Orchestra

21

Holst: The Planets, Op. 32: I. Mars, the Bringer of War

Andrew Davis, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Gustav Holst

22

Mozart: Requiem in D Minor, K. 626: VIII. Lacrimosa

Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Vienna State Opera Chorus

23

Elgar: Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma": Variation IX. Nimrod

Andrew Davis, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Edward Elgar

24

Gershwin / Orch Grofé: Rhapsody in Blue (Excerpt)

Fazıl Say, George Gershwin, Kurt Masur, New York Philharmonic

25

Coates: Dambusters March

BBC Symphony Orchestra, David Parry, Eric Coates

26

Bach, JS: Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: I. Prelude

Jörg Baumann, Johann Sebastian Bach

27

Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture in E-Flat Major, Op. 49

Zubin Mehta, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

28

Arne: Rule Britannia!

Andrew Davis, BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Thomas Arne, Bryn Terfel, BBC Singers

29

Handel: Solomon, HWV 67, Act 3: Sinfonia. "The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba"

Emiliano Rodolfi, George Frideric Handel, Il Giardino Armonico, Giovanni Antonini, Marco Cera

30

Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio

Ludwig van Beethoven, Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg, Joseph Keilberth

31

Bach, JS: Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: II. Air

Orchestre de chambre Jean-François Paillard, Pierre Pierlot, Paul Hongne, Jean-François Paillard, Claude Maisonneuve, Johann Sebastian Bach, Maxence Larrieu

32

Rimsky-Korsakov: The Tale of Tsar Saltan, Act III: The Flight of the Bumblebee

Scottish Chamber Ochestra, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Raymond Leppard

33

Barber: Adagio for Strings, Op. 11

Lawrence Foster, Samuel Barber, Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra

34

Mozart: Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550: I. Molto allegro (Excerpt)

Theodor Guschlbauer, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Bamberg Symphony

35

Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez: II. Adagio (Excerpt)

Orchestre National de l'Opéra de Monte-Carlo, Joaquín Rodrigo, Turibio Santos, Claudio Scimone

36

Verdi: Nabucco, Act 3: "Va pensiero", 'Chorus of the Hebrew slaves' (Chorus)

Giuseppe Verdi, Carlo Rizzi, Chorus of the National Academy of Saint Cecilia, Orchestra of the National Academy of Saint Cecilia

37

Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20, Act II: No. 10, Scene. Moderato (Excerpt)

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Alexander Lazarev, The Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra

38

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto

Ludwig van Beethoven, Jean-Bernard Pommier

39

Massenet / Arr. Marsick: Thaïs, Act 2: Méditation

Jules Massenet, Dmitriy Cogan, Alexander Markov

40

Binge: Sailing By (Radio 4, Shipping Forecast theme)

BBC Symphony Orchestra, David Parry, Ronald Binge