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40 Most Beautiful Classical Anthems

Andrew Davis · David Parry · Alain Lombard · Claudio Scimone · Daniel Barenboim · Zubin Mehta · Alexander Lazarev · Carlo Rizzi · Eric Robinson · James Conlon

Warner Classics2007Cat. 2564-69893-12h 9m37 tracks

40 Most Beautiful Classical Anthems (2007), CD, on Warner Classics. Music by Antonio Vivaldi, Edward Elgar, Eric Coates, George Frideric Handel, performed by Andrew Davis, David Parry, Alain Lombard, Claudio Scimone; 37 tracks.

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Tracklist

Disc 1

01

Carmina Burana: Fortuna Imperatrix mundi: Ⅰ. O Fortuna

Carl Orff - Carmina Burana: Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi

Zubin Mehta, London Philharmonic Choir

2:29

02

The Ride of the Valkyries from Die Walküre

Richard Wagner - Excerpt from Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene I, Walkürenritt

Daniel Barenboim, Chicago Symphony Orchestra

5:23

04

Pomp and Circumstance March №1

Edward Elgar - Pomp and Circumstance Military Marches, op. 39: March no. 1 in D major

Eric Robinson, National Philharmonic Orchestra

6:22

05

Toccata and Fugue in D minor (excerpt)

Johann Sebastian Bach - Toccata und Fuge d-Moll, BWV 565

Marie-Claire Alain

2:28

06

Symphony №5 in C minor, op. 67: I. Allegro con brio (First Movement)

Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67

Joseph Keilberth, Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg

8:45

07

Zadok the Priest (excerpt)

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

John Eliot Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir

3:03

08

Nessun dorma from Turandot

Giacomo Puccini - Turandot: Atto III, scena 1. Aria “Nessun dorma” (Calaf)

Nello Santi, Plácido Domingo, Deutsche Oper Berlin

3:24

09

Also Sprach Zarathustra (opening)

Richard Strauss - Also sprach Zarathustra, op. 30

Alain Lombard, Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg

1:35

10

Dance of the Knights from Romeo & Juliet

Sergei Prokofiev - Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I, Scene II. No. 13. Dance of the Knights

Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Toronto Symphony Orchestra

4:05

11

Finale from 1812 Overture

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

Zubin Mehta, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

3:46

12

Allegro from Spring (The Four Seasons)

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

Claudio Scimone, I Solisti Veneti

3:29

13

Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah

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

Raymond Leppard, English Chamber Orchestra

4:04

14

Jerusalem (live from 1994 Proms)

Hubert Parry - Jerusalem

Andrew Davis, BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Symphony Chorus

2:23

15

The Planets: Mars, the Bringer of War

Gustav Holst - The Planets, op. 32

Andrew Davis, BBC Symphony Orchestra

6:44

16

Ode to Joy from Symphony №9

Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”

Daniel Barenboim, Berlin Staatskapelle

0:53

17

Promenade from Pictures at an Exhibition

Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade

James Conlon, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

1:42

18

Finale from Symphony №3 (Organ) (excerpt)

Camille Saint-Saëns - Symphony no. 3 in C minor “avec orgue”, op. 78

Jean Martinon, Orchestre National de France

2:30

19

Grand March from Aida

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

20

Presto from Summer (The Four Seasons)

Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto in G minor, op. 8 no. 2, RV 315 “L’estate”

Claudio Scimone, I Solisti Veneti

2:47

Disc 2

02

The Planets: Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity

Gustav Holst - The Planets, op. 32

Andrew Davis, BBC Symphony Orchestra

1:53

03

Nimrod from Engima

Edward Elgar - Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36

Andrew Davis, BBC Symphony Orchestra

4:14

04

Fantasia on Greensleeves

Ralph Vaughan Williams - Fantasia on “Greensleeves”

Andrew Davis, BBC Symphony Orchestra

4:29

05

The Dam Busters March

Eric Coates - The Dam Busters March

David Parry, BBC Symphony Orchestra

4:08

06

Ronald Binge - Sailing By

David Parry, BBC Symphony Orchestra

2:31

07

By The Sleepy Lagoon

Eric Coates - By the Sleepy Lagoon

David Parry, BBC Symphony Orchestra

3:58

08

Arthur Wood - My Native Heath: Barwick Green

David Parry, BBC Symphony Orchestra

3:17

10

Entry of the Gladiators

Julius Fučík - Vjezd gladiátorů, op. 68

Václav Neumann, Czech Philharmonic

2:45

11

Samuel Barber - Adagio for Strings

Lawrence Foster, Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra

3:39

12

Richard Wagner - Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg, WWV 70: Ouvertüre

Marek Janowski, Philharmonia Orchestra

3:05

13

Finlandia, op. 26

Jean Sibelius - Finlandia, op. 26

Andrew Davis, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra

7:43

14

Karelia-sarja, op. 11: I. Intermezzo

Jean Sibelius - Karelia-sarja, op. 11

Okko Kamu, Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

3:09

15

Marc-Antoine Charpentier - Te Deum, H. 146: Prélude

Michel Corboz, Gulbenkian Orchestra

2:03

16

Georges Bizet - Carmen : Prélude

Alain Lombard, Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg

3:30

17

Maurice Ravel - Boléro

Alain Lombard, Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg

2:22

18

Giuseppe Verdi - Il trovatore: Atto II, scena 1. “Vedi! Le fosche notturne” (zingari)

Carlo Rizzi, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia

2:49

19

Aram Khachaturian - Sabre Dance, from the ballet Gayaneh

Alexander Lazarev, Symphonic Orchestra of State Academic Bolshoi Theater

2:20

20

Rule, Britannia!

Thomas Arne - Rule, Britannia!

Andrew Davis, BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Singers

4:25