100 Best - 100 Best Classics [CD]

Discover the timeless beauty of classical music with '100 Best Classics'. This iconic compilation features renowned artists such as Beethoven, Mozart, and Bach, showcasing a diverse range of orchestral masterpieces. Carefully curated, each track was selected based on its historical significance, cultural impact, and enduring popularity. From symphonies to concertos, this collection offers a captivating journey through the rich tapestry of classical music. Whether you're a seasoned aficionado or a newcomer to the genre, '100 Best Classics' promises to enchant and inspire with its unparalleled selection of the finest classical compositions.

Disc 1

1. Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio - Nikolaus Harnoncourt

2. Bolero, M. 81 (Excerpt) - Kent Nagano

3. Solomon, HWV 67, Act 3: Sinfonia - Sir Thomas Beecham

4. Violin Concerto in E Major, RV 269, La primavera: I. Allegro (from Il cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione, Op. 8, No. 1) - Yehudi Menuhin

5. Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95, From the New World: IV. Allegro con fuoco - Carlo Maria Giulini

6. Horn Concerto No. 4 in E-Flat Major, K. 495: III. Rondo (Allegro vivace) - Barry Tuckwell

7. Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125: IV. Ode to Joy - Sir Simon Rattle

8. Overture with Military Band, Op. 49, 1812 Overture - Mariss Jansons, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra

9. Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30: I. Allegro ma non tanto (Excerpt) - Mariss Jansons

10. Carmina Burana: Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi - O Fortuna - Riccardo Muti

11. Finlandia, Op. 26 - Paavo Berglund

12. The Planets, Op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity (Excerpt) - Sir Simon Rattle

13. Romeo and Juliet, Suite No. 2, Op. 64ter: I. The Montagues and Capulets (Excerpt) - Philadelphia Orchestra, Riccardo Muti

14. Pomp and Circumstance, Op. 39: I. March in D Major (Sung Version) - Sir Andrew Davis

15. Prince of Denmark's March, Trumpet Voluntary (Arr. for Trumpet by Jean-Michel Defaye) - Maurice Andre

16. Aida, Act 2 Scene 2: Gloria all'Egitto, ad Iside (Chorus) - Triumphal March - New Philharmonia Orchestra

17. Radetzky March, Op. 228 - Willi Boskovsky

Disc 2

1. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2, 'Moonlight': I. Adagio sostenuto - Maria-Joao Pires

2. Concerto for Flute and Harp in C Major, K. 299: II. Andantino - Jean-Pierre Rampal

3. Peer Gynt, Op. 23, Act 4: Morning Mood (Prelude to Act 4) - Paavo Jarvi

4. Adagio for Strings, Op. 11a - Eugene Ormandy

5. Concierto de Aranjuez: II. Adagio (Excerpt, Opening) - Sir Simon Rattle

6. Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 Pastorale: I. Allegro ma non troppo - Andre Cluytens

7. Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467: II. Andante - Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

8. Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: II. Air - Sir Neville Marriner

9. Keyboard Suite in D Minor, HWV 437: III. Sarabande (Arr. Hale for Orchestra) - Alexander Briger

10. Canon and Gigue in D Major for 3 Violins and Continuo, P. 37: I. Canon (Orchestral Version) - Sir Neville Marriner

11. Adagio for Strings and Organ in G Minor, Albinoni's Adagio (Excerpt) - Sir Neville Marriner

12. Concerto for 2 Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043: II. Largo ma non tanto - Anne-Sophie Mutter

13. Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622: II. Adagio - Sabine Meyer

14. Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92: II. Allegretto - Philharmonia Orchestra

15. Variations on a Theme, Op. 36, Enigma: IX. Nimrod (Adagio) - London Symphony Orchestra

16. Symphony No. 5: IV. Adagietto (Excerpt) - New Philharmonia Orchestra

Disc 3

1. The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act 2: No. 13, Waltz of the Flowers - Andre Previn

2. Violin Concerto No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 64: II. Andante (Excerpt) - Yehudi Menuhin

3. Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat, Op. 73 Emperor: I. Allegro (Arr. Norman Bates) - Emil Gilels

4. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 11: II. Romance (Larghetto) - Martha Argerich

5. Le carnaval des animaux, R. 125: XIII. Le cygne - Renaud Capucon

6. Thais, Act 2: Meditation (Andante religioso) - Renaud Capucon

7. Violin Concerto in F Minor, RV 297, L'inverno: II. Largo (from Il cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione, Op. 8, No. 4) - Yehudi Menuhin

8. Orphee et Eurydice, Wq 41, Act 2: Ballet des ombres heureuses Lent, tres doux (Arr for Violin and Piano) - Renaud Capucon

9. Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, Act 1: 6. Waltz (Allegro. Tempo di valse) - Philharmonia Orchestra

10. Scheherazade, Op. 35: II. The Story of the Kalender Prince (Opening) - Riccardo Muti

11. Fantasia on Greensleeves (Arr. for Flute, Harp and Strings) - Sinfonia of London

12. Schindler's List: No. 1, Main Theme - Tasmin Little

13. Swan Lake, Op 20, Act 2: No 10, Scene (Moderato) - Andre Previn

14. 5 Lieder, Op. 49: No. 4 Wiegenlied (Lullaby) - Victoria de los Angeles

15. Waltz No. 9 in A-Flat Major, Op. 69 No. 1 - Samson Francois

16. Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90: III. Poco allegretto - Sir Simon Rattle

17. An der schonen blauen Donau, Op 314 - Willi Boskovsky

Disc 4

1. Norma, Act 1: Casta diva (Norma, Chorus) - Maria Callas

2. Tosca, Act 2: Vissi d'arte (Tosca) - Angela Gheorghiu

3. Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro (Lauretta) - Angela Gheorghiu

4. Nabucco, Act 3: Va pensiero, sull`ali dorate (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves) - Riccardo Muti

5. Turandot, Act 3: Nessun dorma! (Calaf, Chorus) - Alain Lombard

6. Les Contes d'Hoffmann, Act 4: No 13 Belle nuit, o nuit d'amour (Nicklausse, Giulietta, Chorus) - Sylvain Cambreling

7. Rusalka, Op 114, B 203, Act 1: Mesicku na nebi hlubokem (Rusalka) - Stefan Soltesz

8. Lakme, Act 1: Viens, Mallika, les lianes en fleurs Dome epais, le jasmin (Lakme, Mallika) - Mady Mesple

9. Don Giovanni, K 527, Act 1: La ci darem la mano (Zerlina, Don Giovanni) - Nikolaus Harnoncourt

10. Die Zauberflote, K 620, Act 2 Scene 8: No 14, Arie, Der Holle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen (Konigin) - Natalie Dessay

11. Die lustige Witwe: Lippen schweigen - Diana Damrau

12. Carmen, Act 1: L'amour est un oiseau rebelle (Carmen, Chorus) - Sir Thomas Beecham

13. Serse, HWV 40, Act 1: Ombra mai fu (Serse) - Jennifer Larmore

14. Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq 30, Act 3 Scene 1: No 22, Aria, Che faro senza Euridice? (Orfeo) - Riccardo Muti

15. Ave Maria, D. 839 - Barbara Bonney

16. Peer Gynt, Op. 23, Act 4: Solveig's song (Solveig) - Paavo Jarvi

Disc 5

1. Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: I. Moderato - Leif Ove Andsnes

2. Nocturne in C-Sharp Minor, Op. Posth. - Mikhail Pletnev

3. Bagatelle in A Minor, WoO 59 Fur Elise - Francois-Rene Duchable

4. Impromptus D. 899: No. 3 in G-Flat Major - Maria Joao Pires

5. Preludes, Book 1, L 117: No 8 La fille aux cheveux de lin - Samson Francois

6. Keyboard Concerto No. 5 in F Minor, BWV 1056: II. Largo - David Fray

7. Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor, K. 466: II. Romance - Yuri Egorov

8. Piano Concerto in G Major, M. 83: II. Adagio assai - Helene Grimaud

9. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 4 in E Minor - Nikolai Lugansky

10. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: I. Aria - Daniel Barenboim

11. Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16: I. Allegro molto moderato (Excerpt) - London Symphony Orchestra

12. Suite bergamasque, L 75: III Clair de lune (Andante tres expressif) - Kun Woo Paik

13. Songs Without Words, Book 6, Op. 67: No. 2 Allegro leggiero - Alexandre Tharaud

14. Kinderszenen, Op 15: VII Traumerei (Live) - Martha Argerich

15. Pictures at an Exhibition: No. 10, The Great Gate of Kiev - Alexis Weissenberg

16. The Seasons, Op. 37b, TH 135: VI. June (Barcarolle) - Mikhail Pletnev

17. Liebestraume, S 541: No 3 in A-Flat Major (Poco allegro con affetto) - Kun Woo Paik

Disc 6

1. Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147: Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (Arr. Marriner) - Sir Neville Marriner

2. Zadok the Priest, HWV 258 - Sir Andrew Davis

3. Cantata, BWV 140: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme (Chorus) - Wolfgang Gonnenwein

4. Miserere (Excerpt, Opening) - Stephen Cleobury

5. Deutsche Messe, D. 872: No. 5, Zum Sanctus, Heilig! heilig! heilig! (Sehr langsam) - Wolfgang Sawallisch

6. Requiem in D Minor, Op. 48: IV. Pie Jesu (Adagio) - Philippe Jaroussky

7. Requiem in D Minor, Op. 48: VII. In Paradisum - Paavo Jarvi

8. Mass in B Minor, BWV 232: IV. Sanctus Sanctus Dominus Deus Sabaoth (Chorus) - Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

9. Vesperae solennes de confessore, K. 339: V. Laudate Dominum - Eugen Jochum

10. Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11 - Paavo Jarvi

11. Ave verum corpus, K. 618 - Stephen Cleobury

12. Messa da Requiem: IX. Ingemisco - Ildar Abdrazakov

13. Messiah, HWV 56, Part 3: I Know That My Redeemer Liveth (Soprano) - Emmanuelle Haim

14. L'enfance du Christ, Op. 25, H. 130, Part 2: The Shepherds' Farewell - Andre Cluytens

15. The Creation, Hob. XXI, 2, Pt. 1: The Heavens Are Telling - Choir of King's College, Cambridge

16. Requiem in D Minor, K. 626: III. Sequentia Lacrimosa - Carlo Maria Giulini

17. Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: Hallelujah! (Chorus) - English Chamber Orchestra

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• Release Date: August 05, 2016

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