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50 Best Classical Composers

Libor Pešek · Paavo Järvi · Roger Norrington · Daniel Harding · Marcello Viotti · Riccardo Muti · Willi Boskovsky · Alain Lombard · Alexander Briger · André Previn

Virgin ClassicsCat. 50999 972456 2 93h 38m49 tracks

50 Best Classical Composers, CD, on Virgin Classics. Music by Johann Sebastian Bach, Alexander Borodin, Anton Bruckner, Antonín Dvořák, performed by Libor Pešek, Paavo Järvi, Roger Norrington, Daniel Harding; 49 tracks.

Composers

Tracklist

Disc 1

01

The Four Seasons: Spring: Allegro

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

Fabio Biondi, Europa Galante

3:02

02

Suite no. 3: Air

Johann Sebastian Bach - Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068

Philip Ledger, English Chamber Orchestra

4:49

03

George Frideric Handel - Suite de pièce in D minor, Vol. 2 no. 4, HWV 437

Alexander Briger, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

3:26

04

Piano Concerto no. 21: Andante

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

Sinfonia Varsovia, Jean-Bernard Pommier

7:52

05

Symphony no. 5: Allegro con brio

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

Roger Norrington, London Classical Players

6:33

06

Niccolò Paganini - 24 Caprices for Solo Violin, op. 1, MS 25: No. 24 in A minor: Tema con variazioni. Quasi presto

4:31

07

Der Freischütz: Overture [excerpt]

Carl Maria von Weber - Der Freischütz: Ouvertüre

Joseph Keilberth, Berlin Philharmonic

2:15

08

William Tell: Overture (conclusion)

Gioachino Rossini - Guillaume Tell : Ouverture

Roger Norrington, London Classical Players

3:17

09

L'elisir d'amore: Una furtiva lagrima

Gaetano Donizetti - L’elisir d’amore: Atto II. Romanza “Una furtiva lagrima” (Nemorino)

Marcello Viotti, Munich Radio Orchestra, Rolando Villazón

4:29

10

Schwanengesang: Ständchen

Franz Schubert - Schwanengesang, D. 957

Frank Braley, Gautier Capuçon

4:43

11

Norma: Casta diva

Vincenzo Bellini - Norma: Atto I, scena 1. Scena e cavatina “Casta diva, che inargenti” (Norma, coro)

Tullio Serafin, Orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Coro del Teatro alla Scala

5:36

12

Symphonie fantastique: Un bal

Hector Berlioz - Symphonie fantastique, op. 14

Roger Norrington, London Classical Players

6:02

13

Johann Strauss I - Radetzky‐Marsch, op. 228

Willi Boskovsky, Wiener Johann Strauss Orchester

2:54

14

A Midsummer Night's Dream: Scherzo

Felix Mendelssohn - Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61: 1. Scherzo. Allegro vivace

John Nelson, Orchestre de chambre de Paris, Orchestre de chambre de Paris

4:30

15

Etude, op. 25 no. 4

Frédéric Chopin - Étude in A minor, op. 25 no. 4: Agitato

Leif Ove Andsnes

1:58

16

Davidsbündlertänze: Frisch

Robert Schumann - Davidsbündlertänze, op. 6

1:01

17

Liebestraum no. 3

Franz Liszt - Liebesträume, S. 541: No. 3 Liebestraum As‐Dur “Oh Lieb, so lang du lieben kannst”

François-René Duchâble

4:10

Disc 2

01

Nabucco: Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves

Giuseppe Verdi - Nabucco: Parte III, scena 2. Coro “Va, pensiero, sull’ali dorate” (Coro)

Riccardo Muti, Philharmonia Orchestra, Ambrosian Singers

4:14

02

The Ride of the Valkyries

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

Mariss Jansons, Oslo Philharmonic

4:47

03

Johann Sebastian Bach - Ave Maria

Eric Ericson, Barbara Hendricks, Erik Lundkvist

3:18

04

Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Barcarolle

Jacques Offenbach - Les Contes d’Hoffmann : Acte IV. No. 17 Barcarolle « Belle nuit, ô nuit d’amour » (Nicklausse, Giulietta, les invités)

Sylvain Cambreling, Ann Murray, Jessye Norman

4:23

05

Prelude, Fugue and Variations: Prelude

César Franck - Prélude, Fugue et Variation, op. 18

4:24

06

Symphonie espagnole: Intermezzo

Edouard Lalo - Symphonie espagnole in D minor, op. 21

Libor Pešek, Czech Philharmonic, Christian Tetzlaff

6:03

07

Symphony no. 4 “Romantic”: Finale [excerpt]

Anton Bruckner - Symphony no. 4 in E-flat major, WAB 104 “Romantische”

Otto Klemperer, Philharmonia Orchestra

2:35

08

Bedřich Smetana - Má vlast, JB 1:112

Libor Pešek, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic

11:58

09

The Blue Danube

Johann Strauss II - An der schönen blauen Donau, op. 314

Willi Boskovsky, Wiener Johann Strauss Orchester

9:23

10

Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dance no. 4

Alexander Borodin - Polovtsian Dances no. 17, “Polovtsian Dance with Chorus”

Paavo Järvi, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France

2:07

11

Symphony no. 3: Poco allegretto

Johannes Brahms - Sinfonie Nr. 3 F-Dur, op. 90

Daniel Harding, Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie

5:57

12

The Carnival of the Animals: Aquarium

Camille Saint-Saëns - Le Carnaval des animaux

Libor Pešek, Nash Ensemble

2:44

13

Lakmé: Flower Duet

Léo Delibes - Lakmé : Acte I. No. 2 Duetto « Viens, Mallika, les lianes en fleurs » … « Dôme épais le jasmin » (Lakmé, Mallika)

Alain Lombard, Mady Mesplé

4:49

14

Love and Spring

Émile Waldteufel - Amour et Printemps

Theodor Guschlbauer, Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg

4:10

15

Jeux d'enfants: Galop

Georges Bizet - Petite Suite d'orchestre (Jeux d'enfants), op. 22

Paavo Järvi, Orchestre de Paris

1:57

Disc 3

01

Pictures at an Exhibition: The Great Gate of Kiev

Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibition: No. 10 "The Great Gate at Kiev"

Charles Mackerras, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic

5:05

02

Swan Lake: Scene. Moderato

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Swan Lake, op. 20

André Previn, London Symphony Orchestra

2:48

03

Emmanuel Chabrier - Suite pastorale

Michel Plasson, Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse

4:41

04

Slavonic Dance, op. 72 no. 2

Antonín Dvořák - Slavonic Dances, op. 72: No. 2 in E minor. Allegretto grazioso

Lorin Maazel, Berlin Philharmonic

2:35

05

Meditation from Thaïs

Jules Massenet - Thaïs: Acte II. Entr’acte “Méditation”

Daniel Harding, Renaud Capuçon, Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie

5:19

06

Peer Gynt: Morning Mood

Edvard Grieg - Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46

Paavo Järvi, Estonian National Symphony Orchestra

4:11

08

Pablo de Sarasate - Zigeunerweisen, op. 20

Seiji Ozawa, Orchestre National de France, Anne-Sophie Mutter

7:48

09

Requiem: Pie Jesu

Gabriel Fauré - Requiem, op. 48

David Hill, Bournemouth Sinfonietta, Nancy Argenta

3:29

10

Dornröschen, EHWV 121: Vorspiel

Engelbert Humperdinck - Dornröschen: Präludium

Karl Anton Rickenbacher, Bamberg Symphony

7:30

11

In the Mist: Andante

Leoš Janáček - V mlhách

Piotr Anderszewski

3:37

12

Pomp and Circomstance: March no. 1 [excerpt]

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

Yehudi Menuhin, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

1:45

13

Pagliacci: Vesti la giubba

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

Riccardo Muti, Philharmonia Orchestra, José Carreras

2:59

14

Tosca: E lucevan le stelle

Giacomo Puccini - Tosca: Atto III. “E lucevan le stelle” (Cavaradossi)

Marcello Viotti, Munich Radio Orchestra, Rolando Villazón

2:47

15

Isaac Albéniz - Suite española No. 1, B 7, Op. 47 No. 5 "Asturias": Leyenda in G minor

6:29

16

Symphony no. 5: Adagietto

Gustav Mahler - Symphony no. 5

Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra

9:22

17

Mörike Lieder: Der Gärtner

Hugo Wolf - Mörike-Lieder: No. 17. Der Gärtner "Auf ihrem Leibrößlein"

Geoffrey Parsons, Thomas Allen

1:28

18

Children's Corner: Golliwog's Cake-Walk

Claude Debussy - Children’s Corner, L. 113

Jean-Bernard Pommier

2:43