The Best Classical Album of the Millennium…Ever!
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Tracklist
Disc 1
The Four Seasons “Winter” Concerto no. 4 in F minor
Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “L’inverno”
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
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
Joaquín Rodrigo - Concierto de Aranjuez
Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Julian Bream
Edward Elgar - Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36
Adrian Boult, London Symphony Orchestra
Sergei Rachmaninoff - Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18
Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Cécile Ousset
“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
Disc 2
George Frideric Handel - The Four Coronation Anthems: “Zadok the Priest”, HWV 258
Yehudi Menuhin, Ambrosian Singers
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
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Requiem in D minor, K. 626: IIIf. Sequenz: “Lacrimosa”
Franz Welser-Möst, London Philharmonic Choir
Gregorio Allegri - Miserere mei, Deus
Stephen Cleobury, Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Gerald Finley
Gabriel Fauré - Requiem, op. 48
José Luis García Asensio, Stephen Cleobury, English Chamber Orchestra
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
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
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
Giuseppe Verdi - Il trovatore: Atto II, scena 1. “Vedi! Le fosche notturne” (zingari)
Bernard Haitink, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Giacomo Puccini - Turandot: Atto III, scena 1. Aria “Nessun dorma” (Calaf)
Alain Lombard, Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg, José Carreras
Disc 3
Gustav Holst - The Planets, op. 32
Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra
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
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
Edvard Grieg - Concerto in A minor for Piano and Orchestra, op. 16
Neville Marriner, London Symphony Orchestra, Cécile Ousset
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
Sergei Rachmaninoff - Piano Concerto no. 3 in D minor, op. 30
Mariss Jansons, Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Mikhail Rudy
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Year 1812, Festival Overture in E-flat major, op. 49
Mariss Jansons, Oslo Philharmonic
Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”
Adrian Boult, Joseph Flummerfelt, Riccardo Muti
Ludwig van Beethoven - Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73 “Emperor”
George Szell, Cleveland Orchestra, Emil Gilels