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Classic Hits: 50 Tracks of the World's Favourite Classical Music

Jean-François Paillard · Theodor Guschlbauer · Alain Lombard · Alexander Lazarev · Andrew Davis · Claudio Scimone · John Eliot Gardiner · Nello Santi · Norbert Balatsch · Plácido Domingo

Erato1996Cat. 0630 16740-259m19 tracks

Classic Hits: 50 Tracks of the World's Favourite Classical Music (1996), CD, on Erato. Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, George Frideric Handel, Ludwig van Beethoven, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, performed by Jean-François Paillard, Theodor Guschlbauer, Alain Lombard, Alexander Lazarev; 19 tracks.

Composers

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart6 George Frideric Handel4 Ludwig van Beethoven2 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky2 Antonio Vivaldi1 Giuseppe Verdi1 Hubert Parry1 Johann Pachelbel1 Ruggero Leoncavallo1

Tracklist

Disc 1

01

The Four Seasons

Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto in E major, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269 “La primavera”

Claudio Scimone, I Solisti Veneti

3:38

05

Ruggero Leoncavallo - Pagliacci: Atto I. “Recitar!” … “Vesti la giubba” (Canio)

Nello Santi, Plácido Domingo, Deutsche Oper Berlin

4:09

08

Canon in D major

Johann Pachelbel - Canon and Gigue in D major, P. 37, T. 337

Jean-François Paillard, Jean-Francois Paillard Chamber Orchestra

3:22

09

Piano Concerto no. 21

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Concerto for Piano no. 21 in C major, K. 467

Theodor Guschlbauer, Gulbenkian Orchestra, Maria João Pires

3:41

12

Aida: Triumphal March

Giuseppe Verdi - Aida: Atto II, scena 2. Gran Finale II “Gloria all’Egitto, ad Iside” (Popolo, Sacerdoti)

Norbert Balatsch, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia

1:44

18

Messiah: Hallelujah Chorus

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus: “Hallelujah”

Raymond Leppard, English Chamber Orchestra

4:04

19

“Moonlight” Sonata

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”

Pierre Barbizet

3:07

20

Symphony no. 6, “Pastoral”

Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastorale”

Theodor Guschlbauer, Philharmonia Orchestra

2:40

24

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Così fan tutte: Atto I. No. 10 Terzettino “Soave sia il vento” (Fiordligi, Dorabella, Don Alfonso)

Alain Lombard, Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg, Frederica von Stade

3:09

25

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Year 1812, Festival Overture in E-flat major, op. 49

Zubin Mehta, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

3:46

Disc 2

01

Eine kleine Nachtmusik: Minuet

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“

Jean-François Paillard, Jean-Francois Paillard Chamber Orchestra

1:58

02

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“

Jean-François Paillard, Jean-Francois Paillard Chamber Orchestra

3:47

06

Swan Lake: Scene

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Swan Lake (suite from the ballet), op. 20a

Alexander Lazarev, Symphonic Orchestra of State Academic Bolshoi Theater

3:01

10

Clarinet Concerto in A minor

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K. 622

Jean-François Paillard, Jean-Francois Paillard Chamber Orchestra, Jacques Lancelot

2:12

12

Hubert Parry - Jerusalem

Andrew Davis, BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Symphony Chorus

2:23

14

Symphony no. 40 in G minor

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K. 550 “Great”

Theodor Guschlbauer, Bamberg Symphony

3:58

17

Coronation Anthem no. 1: Zadok the Priest

George Frideric Handel - The Four Coronation Anthems: “Zadok the Priest”, HWV 258

John Eliot Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir

3:03

19

George Frideric Handel - Water Music, Suite no. 2 in D major, HWV 349: 12. Alla hornpipe

Jean-François Paillard, Jean-Francois Paillard Chamber Orchestra

3:04

20

Music for the Royal Fireworks

George Frideric Handel - Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351

Jean-François Paillard, Jean-Francois Paillard Chamber Orchestra, Pierre Pierlot

2:28