The Best Classical Album of the Millennium…Ever!

Canon in D

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

Andrew Parrott, Taverner Players

The Four Seasons “Winter” Concerto no. 4 in F minor

Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “L’inverno”

Alberto Lysy, Yehudi Menuhin

Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastoral”: Shepherds’ Hymn

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

Riccardo Muti, Philadelphia Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra

Clarinet Concerto

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

Thomas Beecham, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Jack Brymer

Cello Concerto in E minor op. 85: Adagio

Edward Elgar - Cello Concerto in E minor, op. 85

John Barbirolli, London Symphony Orchestra, Jacqueline du Pré

Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini: Var.18

Sergei Rachmaninoff - Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: Variation XVIII

Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Cécile Ousset

Concierto de Aranjuez: Adagio

Joaquín Rodrigo - Concierto de Aranjuez

Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Julian Bream

Swan Lake - Scene 10, Act II

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Swan Lake, op. 20

André Previn, London Symphony Orchestra

“New World Symphony”: Largo

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

Mariss Jansons, Oslo Philharmonic

Nimrod

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

Adrian Boult, London Symphony Orchestra

“Moonlight” Sonata

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

Moura Lympany

Piano Concerto no. 2

Sergei Rachmaninoff - Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18

Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Cécile Ousset

Adagio For Strings

Samuel Barber - Adagio for Strings

Eugene Ormandy, Philadelphia Orchestra

“Elvira Madigan” Piano Concerto

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

Bryden Thomson, The Hallé, Stephen Hough

Dance of the Reed Flutes (Nutcracker Suite)

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a

Mariss Jansons

Violin Concerto

Felix Mendelssohn - Violinkonzert in e-Moll, op. 64

Efrem Kurtz, Yehudi Menuhin, Philharmonia Orchestra

Intermezzo (Cavalleria Rusticana)

Pietro Mascagni - Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo

Riccardo Muti, Philharmonia Orchestra

Gloria In Excelsis Deo

Antonio Vivaldi - Gloria, RV 589

László Heltay, Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Zadok the Priest

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

Yehudi Menuhin, Ambrosian Singers

Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring

Johann Sebastian Bach - Kantate, BWV 147 „Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben“: Teil II, X. Choral „Jesus bleibet meine Freude“

David Willcocks, Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Lacrimosa (Requiem)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Requiem in D minor, K. 626: IIIf. Sequenz: “Lacrimosa”

Franz Welser-Möst, London Philharmonic Choir

Ave Maria

Johann Sebastian Bach - Ave Maria

Philip Ledger, Janet Baker

Miserere Mei, Deus

Gregorio Allegri - Miserere mei, Deus

Stephen Cleobury, Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Gerald Finley

In Paradisum (Requiem)

Gabriel Fauré - Requiem, op. 48

José Luis García Asensio, Stephen Cleobury, English Chamber Orchestra

Flower Duet

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

Alain Lombard, Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris, Mady Mesplé

Barcarolle (The Tales of Hoffmann)

Jacques Offenbach - Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Acte III. Entracte (Orchestre) - "Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour" (Barcarolle) (une voix, Giulietta, Chœur)

André Cluytens, Jean Laforge, Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire

Pavane

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

Maurice Handford, The Hallé

O Mio Babbino Caro (Gianni Schicchi)

Giacomo Puccini - Gianni Schicchi: “O mio babbino caro” (Lauretta)

Charles Mackerras, London Symphony Orchestra, Montserrat Caballé

One Fine Day (Madame Butterfly)

Giacomo Puccini - Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “Un bel dì, vedremo” (Butterfly)

John Barbirolli, Renata Scotto

(Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves)

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

Bernard Haitink, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Temple Duet (The Pearl Fishers)

Georges Bizet - Les Pêcheurs de perles : Acte I. No. 2 Duo « Au fond du temple saint » (Zurga, Nadir)

Pierre Dervaux, Ernest Blanc, Nicolai Gedda

Anvil Chorus

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

Bernard Haitink, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Nessun dorma (Turandot)

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

Alain Lombard, Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg, José Carreras

O Fortuna (Carmina Burana)

Carl Orff - Carmina Burana: Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi

Franz Welser-Möst, London Philharmonic Choir

Dies Irae (Requiem)

Giuseppe Verdi - Messa da requiem: IIa. Dies irae: Dies irae (coro)

Carlo Maria Giulini, Philharmonia Orchestra, Philharmonia Chorus

Hallelujah (Messiah)

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

Charles Mackerras, Paul Esswood, Robert Tear

Alvorada (Also Sprach Zarathustra)

Richard Strauss - Also sprach Zarathustra, op. 30

Klaus Tennstedt

Jupiter (The Planets)

Gustav Holst - The Planets, op. 32

Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra

Toccata

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

Wayne Marshall

The Four Seasons

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

Alberto Lysy, Yehudi Menuhin

Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K. 550 “Great”

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

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Fifth Symphony

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

Kurt Sanderling, Wolfgang Sawallisch, Philharmonia Orchestra

Montagues & Capulets (Romeo & Juliet)

Sergei Prokofiev - Romeo and Juliet: Suite no. 2, op. 64ter

Riccardo Muti, Philadelphia Orchestra

Piano Concerto

Edvard Grieg - Concerto in A minor for Piano and Orchestra, op. 16

Neville Marriner, London Symphony Orchestra, Cécile Ousset

Bolero

Maurice Ravel - Boléro

André Previn, London Symphony Orchestra

Fanfare for the Common Man

Aaron Copland - Fanfare for the Common Man

Enrique Bátiz, Mexico City Philharmonic Orchestra

The Ride of the Valkyries

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

Mariss Jansons, Oslo Philharmonic

Piano Concerto no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23

André Previn, London Symphony Orchestra, Horacio Gutiérrez

Brandenburg Concerto no. 2 in F major, BWV 1047

Johann Sebastian Bach - Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 2 F-Dur, BWV 1047

Kenneth Sillito, Neville Marriner, Philip Pickett

Piano Concerto no. 3

Sergei Rachmaninoff - Piano Concerto no. 3 in D minor, op. 30

Mariss Jansons, Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Mikhail Rudy

1812 Overture, op. 49

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

Mariss Jansons, Oslo Philharmonic

Ode to Joy

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

Adrian Boult, Joseph Flummerfelt, Riccardo Muti

Carmen / Prelude

Georges Bizet - Carmen : Prélude

Seiji Ozawa, Orchestre National de France

“Emperor” Concerto

Ludwig van Beethoven - Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73 “Emperor”

George Szell, Cleveland Orchestra, Emil Gilels

For Unto Us a Child Is Born (Messiah)

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 12. Chorus “For unto us a Child is born”

Charles Mackerras, John McCarthy, English Chamber Orchestra

Pomp & Circumstance March no. 1 (Land of Hope & Glory)

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

Andrew Davis, Royal Choral Society