100 Classical Favourites

Various Artists

Release Date:

27/02/2013

Record Label:

Decca Music Group Ltd.

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Disc 1 of 5

Track NumberTrack TitleTrack LengthTrack Price/Buy Link
1

J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F, BWV 1047 - 1. (Allegro)

by I Musici

4:55
2

Bizet: Carmen Suite No. 2 - 2. Habanera

by Orchestre de Paris, Semyon Bychkov

2:01
3

Mozart: Symphony No. 40 In G Minor, K.550 - 1. Molto allegro (Excerpt)

by Orchestra Of The 18th Century, Frans Brüggen

2:33
4

Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini, Op. 43 - Variation 18

by Neeme Järvi, Bella Davidovich, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

2:34
5

Boccherini: String Quintet E, Op.13, No.5 - 3. Menuetto

by I Musici

4:05
6

J.S. Bach: Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, Cantata BWV 147 - Jesu Joy Of Man's Desiring

by St Paul's Cathedral Choir, Neil Black, English Chamber Orchestra, Barry Rose

3:13
7

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 -"Moonlight" - 1. Adagio sostenuto

by Claudio Arrau

6:49
8

Ponchielli: La Gioconda / Act 3 - Dance Of The Hours

by Staatskapelle Dresden, Silvio Varviso

1:26
9

Kreisler: Liebesfreud

by Arthur Grumiaux, Istvan Hajdu

3:23
10

Brahms: 21 Hungarian Dances, WoO 1 - Orchestral Version - No. 5 in G Minor

by Gewandhausorchester, Kurt Masur

2:44
11

Verdi: Aida / Act 2 - "Gloria all'Egitto"

by Dresden State Opera Chorus, Chor der Staatsoper Dresden, Staatskapelle Dresden, Silvio Varviso

3:53
12

Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14, H 48 - IV. Marche au supplice (Allegretto non troppo)

by Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis

6:49
13

Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto In E Minor, Op. 64, MWV O14 - 1. Allegro molto appassionato

by Henryk Szeryng, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard Haitink

3:19
14

Offenbach: Overture Orpheus in the Underworld

by Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir Neville Marriner

1:49
15

Grieg: Peer Gynt, Op. 23 - Concert version by Kurt Masur & Friedhelm Eberle - "In the Hall of the Mountain King"

by Friedhelm Eberle, Rundfunkchor Leipzig, Gewandhausorchester, Kurt Masur

2:25
16

Fauré: Pelléas et Mélisande, Op. 80 - 4. Sicilienne

by Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, David Zinman

3:24
17

Vivaldi: Nulla in mundo pax, R.630 - 1. Nulla in mundo pax (Larghetto)

by Elly Ameling, Jeffrey Tate, English Chamber Orchestra, Vittorio Negri

2:41
18

Tárrega: Recuerdos de la Alhambra

by Pepe Romero

3:33
19

Khachaturian: Adagio from Spartacus: Onedin Line theme

by Mariinsky Orchestra, Valery Gergiev

2:51
20

R. Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30 - Prelude (Sonnenaufgang)

by Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard Haitink

1:59
21

Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 / Act 1 - 13. Dance Of The Knights

by Mariinsky Orchestra, Valery Gergiev

5:24
22

Tchaikovsky: Ouverture solennelle "1812," Op. 49

by Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard Haitink

2:31

Disc 2 of 5

Track NumberTrack TitleTrack LengthTrack Price/Buy Link
1

Handel: The Water Music - Alla hornpipe

by Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Eduard Van Beinum

3:03
2

J. Strauss II: Frühlingsstimmen, Op.410)

by Wiener Symphoniker, Wolfgang Sawallisch

5:47
3

Ravel: Boléro

by Orchestre de Paris, Semyon Bychkov

4:38
4

Saint-Saëns: Le Carnaval des Animaux, R. 125 - Le Cygne

by Mischa Maisky, Martha Argerich, Nelson Freire

3:12
5

Mahler: Symphony No. 5 in C-Sharp Minor / Pt. 3 - 4. Adagietto (Sehr langsam)

by Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard Haitink

4:31
6

Chopin: Nocturne No. 2 in E flat, Op. 9 No. 2

by Claudio Arrau

4:47
7

Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto In D, Op. 35, TH. 59 - 1. Allegro moderato

by Henryk Szeryng, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard Haitink

3:14
8

Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia / Act I - No. 2 Cavatina: "Largo al factotum"

by Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Philharmonia Orchestra, Ion Marin

4:55
9

Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 - 1. Allegro con brio

by Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard Haitink

7:05
10

Rossini: William Tell - Overture

by Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner

3:02
11

Elgar: "Pomp and Circumstance," Op. 39: March, No. 1 in D

by Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Sir Neville Marriner

2:00
12

Sousa: The Liberty Bell

by Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell

3:25
13

Dukas: L'Apprenti sorcier

by Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, David Zinman

1:54
14

Vivaldi: Concerto For Violin And Strings In F Minor, Op. 8, No. 4, RV 297 "L'inverno" - 2. Largo

by Federico Agostini, I Musici

2:10
15

J.S. Bach: Suite No. 3 in D, BWV 1068 - 2. Air

by Kammerorchester Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Peter Schreier

4:05
16

Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30 - 1. Allegro ma non tanto

by Martha Argerich, Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Riccardo Chailly

1:41
17

Mozart: Requiem in D minor, K.626 - 3. Sequentia: Dies irae

by Rundfunkchor Leipzig, Staatskapelle Dresden, Peter Schreier

1:51
18

Verdi: Rigoletto / Act 3 - "La donna è mobile"

by Neil Shicoff, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Giuseppe Sinopoli

2:22
19

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 -"Pathétique" - 2. Adagio cantabile

by Claudio Arrau

6:21
20

Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition (Orch. by Maurice Ravel) - 15. The Great Gate of Kiev

by Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Edo de Waart

5:34

Disc 3 of 5

Track NumberTrack TitleTrack LengthTrack Price/Buy Link
1

Bizet: Carmen Suite No. 1 - 5. Les toréadors

by Orchestre de Paris, Semyon Bychkov

2:12
2

Mozart: Serenade in G, K.525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik" - Orchestral version - 1. Allegro

by I Musici, Pina Carmirelli

5:46
3

Grieg: Peer Gynt, Op. 23 - Concert version by Kurt Masur & Friedhelm Eberle - Prelude: Morning Mood

by Gewandhausorchester, Kurt Masur

4:18
4

Liszt: Liebestraum No. 3 in A flat, S.541 No. 3

by Claudio Arrau

5:00
5

Barber: Adagio for Strings, Op. 11

by I Musici

7:10
6

Pachelbel: Canon in D

by I Musici

4:42
7

Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 11 In A, K.331 -"Alla Turca" - 3. Alla Turca (Allegretto)

by Claudio Arrau

3:33
8

Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann / Act 4 - Entr'acte (Barcarolle)

by Staatskapelle Dresden, Silvio Varviso

3:49
9

Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Incidental Music, Op. 61, MWV M 13 - No. 9 Wedding March

by Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, George Szell

4:53
10

Schubert: Ave Maria, D. 839

by Elly Ameling, Dalton Baldwin

5:43
11

Yepes: Romance "Jeux interdits"

by Pepe Romero

1:46
12

Beethoven: Bagatelle in A Minor, WoO 59 "Für Elise"

by Bella Davidovich

2:58
13

J. Strauss I: Radetzky-Marsch, Op. 228

by Wiener Volksopernorchester, Franz Bauer-Theussl

3:14
14

Chopin: Waltz No. 6 in D Flat, Op. 64 No. 1 -"Minute Waltz"

by Nikita Magaloff

1:43
15

Giazotto: Adagio for Strings and Organ in G minor

by I Musici

3:39
16

Satie: 3 Gymnopédies - No. 1

by Reinbert de Leeuw

4:52
17

Vivaldi: Concerto For Violin And Strings in E, Op. 8, No. 1, RV 269 "La Primavera" - 1. Allegro

by Federico Agostini, I Musici

3:22
18

Verdi: Il Trovatore / Act 2 - "Vedi! le fosche notturne spoglie" (Anvil Chorus)

by Chor der Staatsoper Dresden, Staatskapelle Dresden, Silvio Varviso

3:50

Disc 4 of 5

Track NumberTrack TitleTrack LengthTrack Price/Buy Link
1

Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24 / Part 1 - Marche hongroise

by London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis

4:55
2

J.S. Bach: Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067 - 7. Badinerie

by Irena Grafenauer, Kammerorchester Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Peter Schreier

1:19
3

Beethoven: Minuet in G Major, WoO 10, No. 2

by I Musici

2:46
4

Verdi: Nabucco / Act 3 - "Va, pensiero, sull'ali dorate"

by Chor der Staatsoper Dresden, Staatskapelle Dresden, Silvio Varviso

4:04
5

Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 21 in C, K.467 - 2. Andante

by Stephen Kovacevich, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis

7:43
6

Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50

by Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Jean Fournet

5:08
7

J. Strauss II: An der schönen blauen Donau, Op. 314

by Wiener Volksopernorchester, Franz Bauer-Theussl

4:21
8

Vivaldi: Mandolin Concerto in C, R.425 - 1. Allegro

by Pepe Romero, I Musici

2:36
9

Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15 - 1. Von fremden Ländern und Menschen

by Claudio Arrau

1:36
10

Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15 - 7. Träumerei

by Claudio Arrau

3:01
11

Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A, Op. 92 - 2. Allegretto

by Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard Haitink

3:22
12

Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20, TH.12 / Act 1 - No. 2 Valse (Corps de Ballet)

by London Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Monteux

5:26
13

Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4 In A Major, Op. 90, MWV N 16 - "Italian" - 1. Allegro vivace

by Orchestra Of The 18th Century, Frans Brüggen

4:19
14

Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila, Op. 47, R. 288 / Act 3 - Bacchanale

by Staatskapelle Dresden, Silvio Varviso

7:28
15

Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue

by Werner Haas, Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte‐Carlo, Edo de Waart

3:36
16

Handel: Messiah, HWV 56 / Pt. 2 - 42. "Hallelujah"

by Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Sir Colin Davis

3:47
17

Schubert: Piano Quintet in A, D.667 - "The Trout" - 4. Thema - Andantino - Variazioni I-V - Allegretto

by Ingrid Haebler, Arthur Grumiaux, Georges Janzer, Eva Czako, Jacques Cazauran

1:23
18

Debussy: Suite bergamasque, L. 75 - 3. Clair de lune

by Zoltán Kocsis

5:47
19

Puccini: Turandot / Act 3 - "Nessun dorma"

by José Carreras, London Symphony Orchestra, Jesús López Cobos

2:59
20

Khachaturian: Sabre Dance, from "Gayaneh"

by Orchestra of the Kirov Opera, St. Petersburg, Valery Gergiev

2:13

Disc 5 of 5

Track NumberTrack TitleTrack LengthTrack Price/Buy Link
1

Dvořák: 8 Slavonic Dances, Op. 46 - No. 8 in G Minor. Presto

by Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard Haitink

4:19
2

Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition (Orch. by Maurice Ravel) - 9. Ballet of the Chickens in Their Shells

by Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Edo de Waart

1:13
3

Wagner: Lohengrin, WWV 75 / Act 3 - "Treulich geführt ziehet dahin"

by Rundfunkchor Leipzig, Staatskapelle Dresden, Silvio Varviso

5:00
4

Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 In B Flat Minor, Op. 23, TH.55 - 1a. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso -

by Martha Argerich, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Kirill Kondrashin

4:09
5

Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 "From the New World" - 2. Largo

by Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis

3:04
6

Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar and Orchestra - 2. Adagio

by Alexandre Lagoya, Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte‐Carlo, Antonio de Almeida

3:10
7

Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71, TH.14 / Act 2 - No. 13 Waltz of the Flowers

by Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Antal Doráti

6:48
8

Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte, Op. 62 - No. 6 Andante grazioso in A "Spring Song"

by Werner Haas

2:24
9

Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61 - 3. Rondo. Allegro

by Henryk Szeryng, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard Haitink

2:34
10

Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in D minor, S.359 No. 2 (Corresponds with piano versionNo. 2 in C sharp minor) - Orch. Doppler (Excerpt)

by Gewandhausorchester, Kurt Masur

4:54
11

Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 - "Choral" - 4. Alla marcia (Allegro vivace assai) -

by Netherlands Radio Chorus, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard Haitink

2:35
12

Smetana: Má Vlast (My Country) - 2. Vltava (The Moldau)

by Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Antal Doráti

2:58
13

Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35 - 3. Marche funèbre (Lento)

by Nikita Magaloff

2:31
14

J.S. Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 - Toccata

by Daniel Chorzempa

3:23
15

Hoffstetter: String Quartet in F, H.III No.17, Op.3 No.5 - "Serenade" - 2. Andante cantabile

by I Musici

3:24
16

Vivaldi: Gloria, RV 589 (Rev. Giegling) - I. Gloria in excelsis Deo

by Vittorio Negri, Chorus Del Gran Teatro La Fenice, Orchestra Del Gran Teatro La Fenice

2:27
17

Mozart: Serenade in G, K.525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik" - Orchestral version - 4. Rondo (Allegro)

by I Musici, Pina Carmirelli

3:52
18

Chopin: Polonaise No. 3 in A, Op. 40 No. 1 - "Military"

by Nikita Magaloff

5:36
19

Holst: The Planets, op.32 - 4. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity (Excerpt)

by Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Sir Neville Marriner

5:11
20

Sousa: The Stars and Stripes Forever

by Eastman Philharmonia, Howard Hanson

3:19
Duration:
6:13:08
Genres:
Classical, Compilation
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