100 Best Classics

Handel: Solomon, Hwv 67, Act 3: No. 42, Sinfonia, "Arrival Of The Queen Of Sheba" (Allegro)

Sir Neville Marriner

2:49

Vivaldi: 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

3:45

Bach: Toccata And Fugue In D Minor, Bwv 565: I. Toccata

Wayne Marshall

3:23

Mozart: Horn Concerto No. 4 In E-Flat Major, K. 495: Iii. Rondo (Allegro Vivace)

Barry Tuckwell

3:38

Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 In C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro Con Brio

Philharmonia Orchestra/Kurt Sanderling

6:36

Tchaikovsky: Overture With Military Band, Op. 49, "1812 Overture"

Mariss Jansons, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra

3:36

Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 In D Minor, Op. 125, "Choral": Iv. Presto (Excerpt)

Riccardo Muti

3:23

Grieg: Piano Concerto In A Minor, Op. 16: I. Allegro Molto Moderato (Excerpt)

London Symphony Orchestra

4:28

Sibelius: Karelia Suite, Op. 11: Iii. Alla Marcia (Moderato)

Hallé Orchestra/Sir John Barbirolli

4:42

Holst: The Planets, Op. 32: Iv. Jupiter, The Bringer Of Jollity (Excerpt)

Sir Simon Rattle

4:49

Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 In B-Flat Minor, Op. 23: I. Allegro Non Troppo E Molto Maestoso - Allegro Con Spirito (Excerpt)

Horacio Gutiérrez

3:24

Sibelius: Finlandia, Op. 26

Hallé Orchestra/Sir John Barbirolli

8:29

Verdi: Aïda, Act 2 Scene 2: Gloria All'Egitto, Ad Iside (Chorus) - Triumphal March

New Philharmonia Orchestra

4:36

Prokofiev: Romeo And Juliet, Suite No. 2, Op. 64Ter: I. The Montagues And Capulets (Excerpt)

Philadelphia Orchestra, Riccardo Muti

1:54

Strauss Sr., J.: Radetzky March, Op. 228

Wiener Johann Strauss-Orchester

2:53

Elgar: Pomp And Circumstance, Op. 39: I. March In D Major (Sung Version)

Sir Andrew Davis

2:38

Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3 In D Minor, Op. 30: I. Allegro Ma Non Tanto (Excerpt)

Mariss Jansons

2:53

Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 In C Minor, Op. 78, "Organ Symphony": Ii. (B) Maestoso - Allegro

Orchestre Du Capitole De Toulouse/Michel Plasson

8:09

Bach, Js: Orchestral Suite No. 3 In D Major, Bwv 1068: Ii. Air

Sir Neville Marriner

3:36

Orfeo Ed Euridice (1997 Digital Remaster), Act Ii, Scene 2: Dance Of The Blessed Spirits (1997 Remastered Version)

Philharmonia Orchestra/Riccardo Muti

2:16

Pachelbel: Canon And Gigue In D Major For 3 Violins And Continuo, P. 37: I. Canon (Orchestral Version)

Sir Neville Marriner

5:03

Mozart: Clarinet Concerto In A Major, K. 622: Ii. Adagio

Sabine Meyer

6:39

Goldberg Variations, Bwv 988: I. Aria (Feat. Craig Leon, Erno Olah, Fabio Zanon & National Radio Orchestra Of The Netherlands)

Julia Thornton

2:11

Giazotto: Adagio In G Minor "Albinoni'S Adagio"

Leon Spierer

11:46

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 14 In C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2, "Moonlight": I. Adagio Sostenuto (Excerpt)

Dame Moura Lympany

3:58

Mozart: Concerto For Flute And Harp In C Major, K. 299/297C: Ii. Andantino

Herbert Von Karajan/James Galway/Fritz Helmis/Berliner Philharmoniker

4:02

Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto No. 2 In E Minor, Op. 64: Ii. Andante (Excerpt)

Yehudi Menuhin

4:31

Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 21 In C Major, K. 467, 'Elvira Madigan': Ii. Andante

Stephen Hough

6:49

Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 In E Minor, Op. 95, B. 178, "From The New World": Ii. Largo

Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra

4:48

Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 In G Minor, Op. 26: Ii. Adagio

Philharmonia Orchestra

4:26

Elgar: Variations On A Theme, Op. 36, "Enigma": Ix. Nimrod (Adagio)

London Symphony Orchestra

3:58

Rodrigo: Concierto De Aranjuez: Ii. Adagio (Excerpt, Opening)

Sir Simon Rattle

4:46

The Lark Ascending (Conclusion)

Nigel Kennedy/Sir Simon Rattle/City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

6:55

Mahler: Symphony No. 5: Iv. Adagietto (Excerpt)

New Philharmonia Orchestra

3:08

Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation Xviii (Andante Cantabile)

Cécile Ousset

3:01

Bizet: Les Pêcheurs De Perles, Act 1: "Au Fond Du Temple Saint" (Nadir, Zurga)

Pierre Dervaux

5:27

Dvorák: Rusalka, Op. 114, B. 203, Act 1: "Mesicku Na Nebi Hlubokém" (Rusalka)

Stefan Soltesz

5:56

Lakmé, Act 1 Scene 4: No. 2, Duetto, "Viens, Mallika, Les Lianes En Fleurs … Dôme Épais, Le Jasmin" (Lakmé, Mallika)

Alain Lombard/Mady Mesplé/Danielle Millet/Orchestre Du Théâtre National De I'Opéra-Comique

5:57

Carmen (1985 - Remaster), Act Ii (Conclusion): Air De Fleur: "La Fleur Que Tu Ma'Avais Jetee"

Maria Callas/Nicolai Gedda/Orchestre De L'Opéra National De Paris/Georges Prêtre

3:53

Gluck: Orfeo Ed Euridice, Wq. 30, Act 3 Scene 1: No. 22, Aria, "Che Farò Senza Euridice?" (Orfeo)

Riccardo Muti

5:31

Bellini: Norma, Act 1 Scene 4: No. 4B, Aria, "Casta Diva" (Norma, Chorus)

Tullio Serafin

5:36

La Bohème, 'Bohemian Life': Che Gelida Manina

Roberto Alagna/London Philharmonic Orchestra/Sir Richard Armstrong

4:54

Puccini: Gianni Schicchi: "O Mio Babbino Caro" (Lauretta)

Angela Gheorghiu

2:10

Canteloube: Chants D'Auvergne, Series 1: No. 2, Baïlèro

Victoria De Los Angeles

4:53

Madama Butterfly (2002 Digital Remaster): Vogliatemi Bene (Love Duet)...Vieni, Vieni

Sir John Barbirolli/Coro Del Teatro Dell'Opera, Roma/Renata Scotto/Carlo Bergonzi/Orchestra Del Teatro Dell'Opera, Roma

7:57

Verdi: Nabucco, Act 3: "Va Pensiero" (Chorus Of The Hebrew Slaves)

Bernard Haitink

5:30

Die Lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow): Nun Laßt Uns Aber Wie Dahein...Es Lebt' Eine Vilja (Viljalied)...Tanz: Mi Velimo Dase Dase Veslimo! (Hanna/Chor)

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf/Philharmonia Orchestra/Philharmonia Chorus/Lovro Von Matacic

4:53

Suite From 'Xerxes' (Arr. Hoffman) (1991 Digital Remaster): Ii. Aria:Ombra Mai Fù

Hallé Orchestra/Sir John Barbirolli/Richard Lewis

3:19

Ellens Gesang Iii (Ave Maria) D839 (1996 Remastered Version)

Dame Janet Baker/Gerald Moore

6:45

Minuit, Chrétiens (O Holy Night) (Arr.Alain Kremski)

Roberto Alagna

5:01

Turandot, Act 3 : "Nessun Dorma!" (Calaf, Coro) (Feat. Choeurs De L'Opéra Du Rhin & José Carreras)

Alain Lombard

3:02

Mozart: Le Nozze Di Figaro, K. 492: Ouvertüre

Sir Colin Davis

4:21

Bach, Js / Arr Mariner: Herz Und Mund Und Tat Und Leben, Bwv 147: Jesu, Joy Of Man'S Desiring

Sir Neville Marriner

5:16

Beethoven / Arr. Bates: Piano Concerto No. 5 In E-Flat, Op. 73 "Emperor": I. Allegro

Emil Gilels

6:43

Clarke / Arr Defaye: Prince Of Denmark'S March, "Trumpet Voluntary"

Maurice André

2:53

Mors Et Vita: Judex

Hallé Orchestra/Maurice Handford

4:43

La Scala Di Seta, ' Silken Ladder': Overture

Polish Chamber Orchestra/Jerzy Maksymiuk

5:24

Keyboard Suite In D Minor, Hwv 437: Iii. Sarabande (Arr. P. Breiner For Orchestra)

Kiev Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra

5:50

Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (Ballet), Op. 71, Th 14, Act 2 Tableau 3: No. 13, Valse Des Fleurs (Tempo Di Valse)

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

6:54

Prokofiev: Lieutenant Kijé (Suite), Op. 60: Iv. Troika

Klaus Tennstedt

2:55

Vaughan Williams / Arr Greaves: Fantasia On Greensleeves

Sinfonia Of London

4:41

Debussy: Suite Bergamasque, L. 75: Iii. Clair De Lune

Dame Moura Lympany

5:01

Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20, Act 2: X. Moderato

London Symphony Orchestra

2:50

Myers: Music For Michael Cimino'S Movie "The Deer Hunter" (1978): No. 1, Cavatina

Manuel Barrueco

3:16

Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1 In E Minor, Op. 11: Ii. Romance. Larghetto (Excerpt)

Garrick Ohlsson/Jerzy Maksymiuk/Polish Radio National Symphony Orchestra

4:07

Horner: Music From James Cameron'S Film "Titanic": No. 14, Love Theme "My Heart Will Go On" (Arr. For Orchestra)

David Abel

4:23

Sartori: Con Te Partirò (Instrumental Version)

Orchestra/David Abel

4:02

Strauss Jr., J.: An Der Schönen Blauen Donau, Op. 314 (Excerpt)

Herbert Von Karajan

3:50

Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo

Riccardo Muti

3:44

Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 In C Minor, Op. 18: Ii. Adagio Sostenuto (Excerpt)

City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

4:33

Grieg: Peer Gynt, Act 4, No. 1: Morning Mood

Sir Neville Marriner

4:18

Shostakovich: The Gadfly (Suite), Op. 97A: No. 8, Romance (Arr. For Violin And Piano)

Tasmin Little

3:16

Barber: Adagio For Strings, Op. 11A

Eugene Ormandy

6:22

Rimsky Korsakov: Scheherazade, Op. 35: Ii. The Story Of The Kalender Prince (Opening)

Riccardo Muti

3:54

Massenet: Thaïs: Méditation

Anne-Sophie Mutter/Alexis Weissenberg

6:48

Polovtsian Dances (Beginning) From Prince Igor (1987 Remastered Version)

Beecham Choral Society/Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Sir Thomas Beecham

3:53

Khachaturian: Spartacus Suite No. 2: I. Adagio Of Spartacus And Phrygia

Yuri Temirkanov

4:46

Tchaikovsky: Romeo And Juliet, Overture-Fantasy In B Minor, Th 42 (Excerpt)

Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra

5:05

Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 In A Major, Op. 92: Ii. Allegretto

Philharmonia Orchestra

3:58

Bach, Js: Concerto For 2 Violins In D Minor, Bwv 1043: Ii. Largo Ma Non Tanto

Yehudi Menuhin

7:44

Williams, J.: Schindler'S List: No. 1, Main Theme

Tasmin Little

5:07

The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act Ii: No. 12E, Divertissement. Dance Of The Reed-Flutes

André Previn

2:22

Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 In F Major, Op. 68, "Pastoral": V. Hirtengesang - Frohe Und Dankbare Gefühle Nach Dem Sturm (Allegretto)

Philadelphia Orchestra/Riccardo Muti

6:42

Handel: Zadok The Priest, Hwv 258

Sir Andrew Davis

6:05

Bach, Js: Cantata, Bwv 140: "Wachet Auf, Ruft Uns Die Stimme" (Chorus)

Wolfgang Gönnenwein

4:50

Allegri, G.: Miserere (Excerpt, Opening)

Stephen Cleobury

5:49

Deutsche Messe D. 872 (Mit "Gebet Des Herrn") (1988 Digital Remaster): Zum Sanctus

Chor Der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale Berlin/Berliner Symphoniker/Wolfgang Meyer/Karl Forster

3:48

Franck: Messe Solennelle In A Major, Op. 12, Fwv 61: V. Panis Angelicus (Chorus)

Maurice Handford

4:55

Berlioz: L'Enfance Du Christ, Op. 25, H. 130, Part 2: The Shepherds' Farewell

André Cluytens

3:51

St Cecilia Mass (1988 Digital Remaster): Sanctus

Jean-Claude Hartemann/Heinz Hoppe/Choeurs René Duclos/Orchestre De La Société Des Concerts Du Conservatoire

5:21

In Paradisum (Requiem Op. 48; 1893 Version, Ed. John Rutter)

Choir Of King'S College, Cambridge/English Chamber Orchestra/José-Luis Garcia/Peter Barley/Stephen Cleobury

3:29

Mozart: Vesperae Solennes De Confessore, K. 339: V. Laudate Dominum

Eugen Jochum

5:05

Cantique De Jean Racine

Monks And Choir Boys Of Downside Abbey

5:13

Verdi: Messa Da Requiem: Ii. Sequence, 8. Ingemisco (Tenor)

Luciano Pavarotti/Coro E Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano/Riccardo Muti

3:45

Mozart: Ave Verum Corpus, K. 618

Stephen Cleobury

3:04

Messiah Highlights (Ed. Basil Lam) (1997 Digital Remaster): I Know That My Redeemer Liveth (Soprano)

Sir Charles Mackerras/English Chamber Orchestra/Elizabeth Harwood

6:40

Haydn: The Creation, Hob. Xxi, 2, Pt. 1: "The Heavens Are Telling"

Choir Of King'S College, Cambridge

4:48

Requiem Op. 48 (1998 Digital Remaster): Iv. Pie Jesu

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau/Victoria De Los Angeles/Choeurs Elisabeth Brasseurs/Henriette Puig-Roget/André Cluytens/Orchestre De La Société Des Concerts Du Conservatoire

3:20

Mozart: Mass No. 19 In D Minor, K. 626, 'Requiem': Vii. Lacrimosa

London Philharmonic Orchestra

2:58

Handel: Messiah, Hwv 56, Pt. 2: "Hallelujah!" (Chorus)

English Chamber Orchestra

4:03