50 Best Classics·Various Artists

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

    George Frideric Handel, Sir Neville Marriner, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

    02:48

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

    Antonio Vivaldi, Yehudi Menuhin, Alberto Lysy, Camerata Lysy Gstaad

    03:44

  3. Bach, JS: Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565: Toccata

    Johann Sebastian Bach, Wayne Marshall

    03:22

  4. Mozart: Horn Concerto No. 4 in E-Flat Major, K. 495: III. Rondo. Allegro vivace

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Barry Tuckwell, Sir Neville Marriner, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

    03:37

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

    Ludwig van Beethoven, Philharmonia Orchestra, Kurt Sanderling

    06:35

  6. Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture in E-Flat Major, Op. 49 (Excerpt)

    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Mariss Jansons

    03:35

  7. Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 "Choral": IV. Presto - "O Freunde, nicht diese Töne!" (Ode to Joy) [Excerpt]

    Ludwig van Beethoven, Riccardo Muti, James Morris, Westminster Choir, Philadelphia Orchestra

    03:22

  8. Grieg: Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16: I. Allegro molto moderato (Excerpt)

    Edvard Grieg, Cecile Ousset, Sir Neville Marriner, London Symphony Orchestra

    04:27

  9. Sibelius: Karelia Suite, Op. 11: III. Alla marcia

    Jean Sibelius, Hallé, Sir John Barbirolli

    04:41

  10. Holst: The Planets, Op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity (Excerpt)

    Gustav Holst, Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle

    04:48

  11. Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso - Allegro con spirito (Excerpt)

    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Horacio Gutiérrez, London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn

    03:24

  12. Sibelius: Finlandia, Op. 26

    Jean Sibelius, Hallé, Sir John Barbirolli

    08:28

  13. Verdi: Aïda, Act 2: "Gloria all'Egitto, ad Iside" (Chorus) - Triumphal March

    Giuseppe Verdi, Chorus Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Riccardo Muti

    04:35

  14. Prokofiev: Suite No. 2 from Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64ter: I. The Montagues and Capulets (Excerpt)

    Sergei Prokofiev, Philadelphia Orchestra, Riccardo Muti

    01:53

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

    Johann Strauss I, Wiener Johann Strauss Orchester, Willi Boskovsky

    02:52

  16. Elgar: Land of Hope and Glory

    Edward Elgar, Andrew Davis, Royal Choral Society, London Philharmonic Orchestra

    02:37

  17. Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30: I. Allegro ma non tanto (Excerpt)

    Sergei Rachmaninoff, Mariss Jansons, St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra

    02:52

  18. Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 78 "Organ Symphony": II. (b) Maestoso - Allegro

    Camille Saint-Saëns, Matthias Eisenberg, Orchestre Du Capitole De Toulouse, Michel Plasson

    08:08

  19. Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo

    Pietro Mascagni, Riccardo Muti, Philharmonia Orchestra

    03:43

  20. Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto (Excerpt)

    Sergei Rachmaninoff, Cecile Ousset, Sir Simon Rattle, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

    04:32

  21. Grieg: Peer Gynt, Op. 23, Act 4: No. 13, Prelude. Morning Mood

    Edvard Grieg, Sir Neville Marriner, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

    04:17

  22. Shostakovich / Arr. Atovmian: The Gadfly, Suite Op. 97a: No. 8 Romance

    Dmitri Shostakovich, Tasmin Little, Piers Lane

    03:15

  23. Barber: Adagio for Strings, Op. 11

    Samuel Barber, Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy

    06:21

  24. Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade, Op. 35: II. The Kalendar Prince (Excerpt)

    Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Riccardo Muti, Philadelphia Orchestra

    03:53

  25. Massenet: Thaïs, Act 2: Méditation

    Jules Massenet, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Herbert von Karajan, Berliner Philharmoniker

    06:47

  26. Borodin: Prince Igor, Act II: Polovtsian Dances (Excerpt)

    Alexander Borodin, Beecham Choral Society, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham

    03:52

  27. Khachaturian: Spartacus Suite No. 2: I. Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia

    Aram Khachaturian, Yuri Temirkanov, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    04:45

  28. Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture (Excerpt)

    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Mariss Jansons

    05:04

  29. Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92: II. Allegretto (Excerpt)

    Ludwig van Beethoven, Philharmonia Orchestra, Kurt Sanderling

    03:57

  30. Bach, JS: Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043: II. Largo ma non tanto

    Johann Sebastian Bach, Yehudi Menuhin, Christian Ferras, Bath Festival Orchestra

    07:43

  31. Williams: Main Theme (From "Schindler's List")

    John Williams, Tasmin Little, Iain Sutherland, The New World Philharmonic

    05:06

  32. Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act II: No. 12e, Divertissement. Dance of the Reed-Flutes

    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, André Previn, London Symphony Orchestra

    02:19

  33. Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 "Pastoral": V. Hirtengesang. Frohe und dankbare Gefühle nach dem Sturm. Allegretto

    Ludwig van Beethoven, Riccardo Muti, Philadelphia Orchestra

    06:41

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

    George Frideric Handel, Andrew Davis, Royal Choral Society, London Philharmonic Orchestra

    06:04

  35. Bach, JS: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140: No. 1, Chor. "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme"

    Johann Sebastian Bach, Consortium Musicum, Wolfgang Gönnenwein, South German Madrigal Choir, Suddeutscher Madrigalchor, Consortium Classicum

    04:49

  36. Allegri: Miserere (Excerpt)

    Gregorio Allegri, Stephen Cleobury, Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Timothy Beasley-Murray

    05:48

  37. Schubert: Deutsche Messe, D. 872: No. 5, Zum Sanctus

    Franz Schubert, Chor der St. Hedwigs, Kathedrale Berlin, Berliner Symphoniker, Wolfgang Meyer, Karl Forster, Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale Berlin

    03:47

  38. Franck / Arr. Sandré: Mass, Op. 12, FWV 61: Panis Angelicus

    César Franck, Halle Choir, Hallé, Maurice Handford

    04:54

  39. Berlioz: L'enfance du Christ, Op. 25, H. 130, Part 2: The Shepherds' Farewell

    Hector Berlioz, André Cluytens, Orchestre De La Société Des Concerts Du Conservatoire

    03:50

  40. Gounod: St Cecilia Mass: IV. Sanctus

    Charles Gounod, Orchestre De La Société Des Concerts Du Conservatoire, Jean-Claude Hartemann

    05:20

  41. Fauré / Arr. Rutter: Requiem, Op. 48: VII. In Paradisum

    Gabriel Fauré, Choir of King's College, Cambridge, English Chamber Orchestra, José-Luis Garcia, Peter Barley, Stephen Cleobury

    03:28

  42. Mozart: Vesperae solennes de confessore, K. 339: V. Laudate Dominum

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Eugen Jochum, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

    05:04

  43. Cantique De Jean Racine

    Gabriel Fauré, Monks And Choirboys Of Downside Abbey, David Lawson, Dom Dunstan O'Keeffe

    05:12

  44. Verdi: Messa da Requiem: IX. Ingemisco

    Giuseppe Verdi, Riccardo Muti, Luciano Pavarotti, Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano

    03:44

  45. Mozart: Ave verum corpus, K. 618

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Cambridge, Cambridge Classical Players, Roy Goodman, Stephen Layton, Stephen Cleobury

    03:03

  46. Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3, Scene 1: Aria. "I Know That My Redeemer Liveth"

    George Frideric Handel, Sir Charles Mackerras, English Chamber Orchestra, Ambrosian Singers, Elizabeth Harwood, Janet Baker, Robert Tear, Raimund Herincx

    06:39

  47. Haydn: The Creation, Hob. XXI:2, Pt. 1: Trio and Chorus. "The Heavens Are Telling" (Chorus, Gabriel, Uriel, Raphael)

    Joseph Haydn, Sir David Willcocks, Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Heather Harper, John Shirley-Quirk, Robert Tear, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

    04:47

  48. Fauré: Requiem, Op. 48 : IV. Pie Jesu (Soprano)

    Gabriel Fauré, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Victoria de los Ángeles, Choeurs Elisabeth Brasseurs, Henriette Puig-Roget, André Cluytens, Orchestre De La Société Des Concerts Du Conservatoire

    03:19

  49. Mozart / Compl. Beyer: Requiem in D Minor, K. 626: VIII. Lacrimosa

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Franz Welser-Möst, London Philharmonic Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra

    02:57

  50. Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2, Scene 7: Chorus. "Hallelujah"

    George Frideric Handel, Sir Charles Mackerras, English Chamber Orchestra, Ambrosian Singers, Elizabeth Harwood, Janet Baker, Robert Tear, Raimund Herincx

    04:02