Various Artists - 100 Best Classics (CD)

The new version of the 100 Best Classics updates the set of 6 CDs with even more great artists including Philippe Jarouossky, Helene Grimaud, Natalie Dessay, Nicholas Harnoncourt and Alexandre Tharaud. This well established series continues to offer a great value for both casual and serious classical music lovers. Check-out all 100 tracks

Track List:

Disc: 1

1. Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro Con Brio - By Nikolaus Harnoncourt
2. Bolero (Excerpt) - By Kent Nagano
3. Solomon, HWV 67, Act 3: Sinfonia - By Sir Thomas Beecham
4. The Four Seasons, Concerto No. 1 in E Major, Op. 8 No. 1, RV 269, 'Spring': I. Allegro - By Yehudi Menuhin/Camerata Lysy Gstaad/Paul Cocker/Alberto Lysy
5. Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95, 'From the New World': IV. Allegro Con Fuoco - By Carlo Maria Giulini
6. Horn Concerto No. 4 in E-Flat Major, K. 495: III. Rondo - Allegro Vivace - By Barry Tuckwell
7. Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125: IV. Ode to Joy - By Sir Simon Rattle
8. 1812 Overture, Op. 49 - By Mariss Jansons
9. Piano Concerto No.3 in D minor: I. Allegro Ma Non Tanto (Excerpt) - By Mikhail Rudy/Mariss Jansons/St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra (Leningrad)
10. Carmina Burana: Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi - O Fortuna - By Riccardo Muti
11. Sibelius: Finlandia, Op. 26 - By Paavo Berglund
12. The Planets Op. 32: Jupiter, the Bringer of Jolity (Excerpt) - By Philharmonia Orchestra
13. Romeo and Juliet - Suites Nos.1 ; 2, Suite No. 2, Op. 64 B: Montagues and Capulets (Dance of the Kni - By Philadelphia Orchestra/Riccardo Muti
14. Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D (Land of Hope and Glory) (Conclusion) (1996 Remastered Versio - By Sir Andrew Davis/London Philharmonic Orchestra/Royal Choral Society
15. Suite in D Major: The Prince of Denmark's March (Trumpet Voluntary) - By Maurice André
16. Aida: Triumphal Chorus ; Grand March (Gloria All'egitto) - By Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden/New Philharmonia Orchestra/Riccardo Muti
17. Radetzky March Op. 228 (1989 Remastered Version) - By Wiener Johann Strauss-Orchester/Willi Boskovsky

Disc: 2

1. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp minor, Op. 27, No. 2, 'Moonlight': I. Adagio Sostenuto - By Maria-João Pires
2. Concerto for Flute and Harp in C Major, K. 299: II. Andantino - By Jean-Pierre Rampal
3. Peer Gynt, Op. 23: No. 13 Morning Mood (Prelude to Act 4) - By Paavo Järvi
4. Adagio for Strings, Op. 11 - By Eugene Ormandy
5. Concierto de Aranjuez: Adagio - Opening - By Julian Bream/Sir Simon Rattle/City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
6. Symphonie N°6 en Fa Majeur Op.68 'Pastorale' : I Allegro Non Troppo - Eveil D'impressions Agréable - By André Cluytens
7. Klavierkonzert NR.21 C-Dur KV 467 (Kadenzen: Christian Zacharias): II. Andante - By Christian Zacharias/Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks/David Zinman
8. Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: II. Air - By Sir Neville Marriner
9. Harpsichord Suite No. 4 in D minor, HWV 437: IV. Sarabande - By Alexander Briger
10. Canon in D Major - By Sir Neville Marriner
11. Adagio in G minor (Excerpt) - By Sir Neville Marriner
12. Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV 1043: II. Largo, Ma Non Tanto - By Anne-Sophie Mutter
13. Clarinet Concerto in a Major, K. 622: II. Adagio - By Sabine Meyer
14. II. Allegretto (Abbrev. Version) from Symphony No. 7 in a Op. 92 - By Philharmonia Orchestra/Kurt Sanderling
15. Variations on An Original Theme, 'Enigma' Op. 36: IX. Nimrod - By London Symphony Orchestra
16. Symphony No. 5 in C-Sharp minor: IV. Adagietto (Conclusion) - By New Philharmonia Orchestra

Disc: 3

1. The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act 2: No. 13, Waltz of the Flowers - By André Previn 1
2. Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64: II. Andante (Excerpt) - By Yehudi Menuhin
3. Piano Concerto No. 5 in E Flat 'Emperor' Op. 73 (Arr. Norman Bates, Publ. EMI Music Publ. LTD): I. a - By Emil Gilels/George Szell/Cleveland Orchestra 1
4. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11: II. Romance - Larghetto - By Martha Argerich
5. Le Carnaval Des Animaux : XIII. Le Cygne - By Renaud Capuçon
6. Méditation de Thaïs - By Renaud Capuçon
7. Le Quattro Stagioni (The Four Seasons), Violin Concerto in F minor Op. 8 No. 4, RV 297, "Winter": II - By Yehudi Menuhin
8. Orfeo Ed Euridice, WQ. 41, Act 2: Dance of the Blessed Spirits - By Renaud Capuçon
9. Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, Act 1: 'The Spell': 6. Waltz (Allegro: Tempo Di Valse) - By Philharmonia Orchestra
10. Scheherazade, Op. 35: II. the Story of the Kalender Prince (Opening) - By Riccardo Muti
11. Fantasia on "Greensleeves" - By Sinfonia of London
12. Theme from Schindler's List - By Tasmin Little
13. Swan Lake, Op. 20, Act II: No. 10, Scene (Moderato) - By André Previn
14. 5 Lieder Op. 49 (2006 Remastered Version): No. 4 Wiegenlied (Lullaby) (WDS. Scherer) - By Victoria de Los Angeles/Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos
15. Waltz No. 9 in A-Flat Major, Op. 69 No. 1 - By Samson François
16. Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90: III. Poco Allegretto - By Sir Simon Rattle
17. An Der Schönen Blauen Donau, Op. 314 - By Willi Boskovsky

Disc: 4

1. Norma, Act 1: "Casta Diva" (Norma, Chorus) - By Tullio Serafin
2. Tosca, Act 2: "Vissi D'arte" (Tosca) - By Angela Gheorghiu
3. Gianni Schicchi: "O Mio Babbino Caro" - By Antonio Pappano 1
4. Nabucco, Act 3: "Va Pensiero, Sull'ali Dorate" (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves) - By Riccardo Muti
5. Turandot, Act 3: "Nessun Dorma" (Calaf) - By Alain Lombard
6. The Tales of Hoffmann, Act 4: "Belle Nuit, Ô Nuit D'amour" (Nicklausse, Giulietta, Chorus) - By Sylvain Cambreling
7. Rusalka, Op. 114, Act I: "Song to the Moon" - By Stefan Soltesz
8. Lakmé, Act 1: Flower Duet - By Mady Mesplé 16 Peer Gynt, Op. 23, Act 4: Solveig's Song (Solveig) - By Paavo Järvi
9. Don Giovanni, K. 527, Act 1: "LÀ CI Darem la Mano" (Zerlina, Don Giovanni) - By Nikolaus Harnoncourt
10. Die Zauberflöte, K. 620, Act 2: "Der Hölle Rache" (Queen of the Night) - By Natalie Dessay
11. Die Lustige Witwe: Lippen Schweigen - By Diana Damrau
12. Carmen, Act 1: "L'amour Est Un Oiseau Rebelle" (Carmen, Chorus) - By Sir Thomas Beecham
13. Serse, Act 1: "Ombra Mai Fu" (Serse) - By Jennifer Larmore
14. Orfeo Ed Euridice, WQ. 30, Act 3: "Che Farò Senza Euridice?" (Orfeo) - By Riccardo Muti
15. Ellens Gesang III, D. 839, Op. 52: No. 6 Ave Maria - By Barbara Bonney
16. Peer Gynt, Op. 23, Act 4: Solveig's Song (Solveig) - By Paavo Järvi

Disc: 5

1. Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op.18: I. Moderato - By Leif Ove Andsnes
2. Nocturne in C-Sharp minor, Op. Posth. - By Mikhail Pletnev
3. Bagatelle No. 25 in a Minor, Woo 59, 'FÜR Elise' - By François-René Duchble
4. 4 Impromptus D. 899: No. 3 in G-Flat Major - By Maria João Pires
5. Préludes, Book 1, L. 117: No. 8 la Fille Aux Cheveux de Lin - By Samson François
6. Keyboard Concerto in F minor, BWV 1056: II Adagio - By David Fray/Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen
7. Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466: II. Romanze - By Yuri Egorov
8. Piano Concerto in G Major, M. 83: II. Adagio Assai - By Hélène Grimaud
9. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 4 in E minor - By Nikolai Lugansky
10. Bach, JS : Goldberg Variations BWV988 : I Aria - By Daniel Barenboim
11. Piano Concerto in a Minor, Op. 16: I. Allegro Molto Moderato (Excerpt) - By London Symphony Orchestra
12. Suite Bergamasque, L. 75: III. Clair de Lune - By Kun Woo Paik
13. Songs Without Words, Book 6, Op. 67: No. 2 Allegro Leggiero - By Alexandre Tharaud
14. Kinderszenen, Op. 15: VII. Träumerei - By Martha Argerich
15. Pictures at An Exhibition: No. 10, the Great Gate of Kiev - By Alexis Weissenberg
16. The Seasons, Op. 37B: VI. Juin (Barcarolle) - By Mikhail Pletnev
17. Liebesträume, S 541: No. 3 in A-Flat Major - By Kun Woo Paik

Disc: 6

1. Cantata No. 147 'Herz Und Mund Und Tat Und Leben', BWV 147: Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (Arr. Marrin - By Academy of St. Martin-In-The-Fields/Celia Nicklin/Ian Watson/Sir Neville Marriner
2. Zadok the Priest, HWV 258 - By Sir Andrew Davis
3. Cantata, BWV 140: "Wachet Auf, Ruft Uns Die Stimme" (Chorus) - By Wolfgang Gönnenwein
4. Miserere (Excerpt) - By Stephen Cleobury
5. Deutsche Messe, D. 872: V. Zum Sanctus: Heilig! Heilig! Heilig! - By Wolfgang Sawallisch
6. Requiem in D minor, Op. 48: IV. Pie Jesu - By Philippe Jaroussky
7. Requiem in D minor, Op. 48: VII. i