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The 50 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music

David Parry · London Philharmonic Choir · The London Chorus · Finghin Collins · Craig Ogden

X5 Music Group2011Cat. X5CD1054h 14m49 tracks

The 50 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music (2011), CD, on X5 Music Group. Music by Ludwig van Beethoven, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Johann Sebastian Bach, Antonín Dvořák, performed by David Parry, London Philharmonic Choir, The London Chorus, Finghin Collins; 49 tracks.

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Tracklist

Disc 1

01

Carmina Burana: O Fortuna

Carl Orff - Carmina Burana: Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi

David Parry, London Philharmonic Choir, The London Chorus

2:43

02

Orchestral Suite no. 3: Air

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

4:14

03

Peer Gynt: Morning Mood

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

3:45

04

Symphony no. 5: Allegro con brio

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

7:28

05

Frédéric Chopin - Nocturne no. 2 in E‐flat major, op. 9 no. 2

Finghin Collins

4:53

06

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

3:30

07

Adagio for Strings

Samuel Barber - Adagio for Strings

8:23

08

The Four Seasons, “Spring”: Allegro

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

3:13

09

Ride of the Valkyries

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

5:11

10

Claude Debussy - Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82

Finghin Collins

5:14

11

Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves

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

David Parry, London Philharmonic Choir, The London Chorus

4:59

12

The Planets: Jupiter

Gustav Holst - The Planets, op. 32

7:46

13

Symphony no. 9 “From the New World”: Largo

Antonín Dvořák - Symfonie č. 9 e moll, op. 95 „Z Nového světa“

12:50

Disc 2

01

Brandenburg Concerto no. 3: Allegro

Johann Sebastian Bach - Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 3 G-Dur, BWV 1048

5:45

02

Piano Concerto no. 21: Andante

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

David Parry, Finghin Collins

7:18

03

Hungarian Dance no. 5

Johannes Brahms - 21 Hungarian Dances for Orchestra, WoO 1: No. 5 in G minor (Allegro)

2:39

04

Thaïs: Meditation

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

5:01

05

Pomp and Circumstance: March no. 1

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

5:46

06

Requiem Mass: Lacrimosa

Franz Xaver Süssmayr - Requiem in D minor, K. 626

David Parry, London Philharmonic Choir

2:50

07

The Beautiful Blue Danube

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

5:51

08

Ludwig van Beethoven - Bagatelle for Piano in A minor, WoO 59 “Für Elise”: Poco moto

Finghin Collins

3:16

09

Carmen Suite: Habanera

Georges Bizet - Carmen Suite no. 2

2:13

10

Swan Lake Suite: Scene

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

3:02

11

Gymnopedie no. 1

Erik Satie - Première Gymnopédie : Lent et douloureux

Finghin Collins

3:41

12

Symphony no. 9 “Choral”: Ode to Joy

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

David Parry, London Philharmonic Choir, The London Chorus

2:33

Disc 3

01

The Barber of Seville: Overture

Gioachino Rossini - Il barbiere di Siviglia: Sinfonia

6:58

02

Ave Maria (after J.S. Bach)

Johann Sebastian Bach - Ave Maria

David Parry, London Philharmonic Choir

2:34

03

Peer Gynt: In the Hall of the Mountain King

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

2:43

04

Moonlight Sonata: Adagio sostenuto

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

Finghin Collins

5:37

05

Eine Kleine Nachtmusik: Allegro

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

5:51

07

Jean Sibelius - Finlandia, op. 26

8:06

08

String Quintet: Minuet

Luigi Boccherini - Quintet in E major, G. 275, op. 11 no. 5

3:48

09

Symphony no. 40: Allegro molto

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

7:02

10

Stanley Myers - Cavatina

4:00

11

Slavonic Dance no. 2

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

5:35

12

Messa de Requiem: Dies irae – Tuba mirum

Giuseppe Verdi - Messa da requiem: IIb. Dies irae: Tuba mirum (basso, coro)

David Parry, London Philharmonic Choir, The London Chorus

3:55

13

Symphony no. 5: Adagietto

Gustav Mahler - Symphony no. 5

11:01

Disc 4

01

Má Vlast: Vltava

Bedřich Smetana - Má vlast, JB 1:112

11:27

02

Gabriel Fauré - Pavane in F-sharp minor, op. 50

5:07

03

Double Violin Concerto: Vivace

Johann Sebastian Bach - Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043

3:39

04

The Tales of Hoffman: Barcarolle

Jacques Offenbach - Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Acte III. “Belle nuit, ô nuit d’amour” (Nicklausse, Giulietta)

3:34

05

The Magic Flute: Overture

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Die Zauberflöte: Ouvertüre

6:24

06

Piano Sonata no. 11: Rondo Alla Turca

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Sonata for Piano no. 11 in A major, K. 300i/331 “Alla Turca”

Finghin Collins

3:25

07

L’arlesienne Suite no. 1: Prelude

Georges Bizet - L’Arlésienne Suite no. 1

6:53

08

Christmas Concerto: Allegro

Arcangelo Corelli - Concerto Grosso in G minor, op. 6 no. 8 “Christmas Concerto”

2:28

09

Johann Strauss I - Radetzky‐Marsch, op. 228

3:06

10

Sergei Rachmaninoff - Vocalise, op. 34 no. 14

5:51

11

Egmont Overture

Ludwig van Beethoven - Egmont, op. 84: Ouvertüre. Sostenuto, ma non troppo – Allegro

7:58

12

Messiah: Hallelujah Chorus

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

David Parry, London Philharmonic Choir

3:32