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Simply the Best Classical Anthems

Andrew Davis · Alain Lombard · Alexander Lazarev · Claudio Scimone · Daniel Barenboim · Raymond Leppard · Theodor Guschlbauer · Zubin Mehta · Armin Jordan · György Lehel

Erato1999Cat. 3984-26388-22h 0m36 tracks

Simply the Best Classical Anthems (1999), CD, on Erato. Music by George Frideric Handel, Antonio Vivaldi, Aram Khachaturian, Edward Elgar, performed by Andrew Davis, Alain Lombard, Alexander Lazarev, Claudio Scimone; 36 tracks.

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Tracklist

Disc 1

01

Dies Irae - Requiem

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

Alain Lombard, Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg

2:16

02

O Fortuna - Carmina Burnana

Carl Orff - Carmina Burana: Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi

Zubin Mehta, London Philharmonic Choir

2:29

03

The Planets: Mars, the Bringer of War

Gustav Holst - The Planets, op. 32

Andrew Davis, BBC Symphony Orchestra

6:44

04

The Ride of the Valkyries - Die Walküre

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

Daniel Barenboim, Chicago Symphony Orchestra

5:23

07

Pomp and Circumstance March - No. 1

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

Andrew Davis, BBC Symphony Orchestra

4:25

08

Grand March - 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

09

Presto - Summer - Four Seasons

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

Claudio Scimone

2:46

10

Prelude - Te Deum

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

Michel Corboz, Gulbenkian Orchestra

2:03

11

The Young Persons Guide to the Orchestra

Benjamin Britten - The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34

Andrew Davis, BBC Symphony Orchestra

2:03

12

Toccata and Fugue in D Minor

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

Marie-Claire Alain

2:28

13

Symphony No. 5, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio

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

Joseph Keilberth, Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg

8:45

14

Adagio - Spartacus

Aram Khachaturian - Spartacus, op. 82: Act 1. 8. Aegina's variation and Bacchanalia

Alexander Lazarev, Symphonic Orchestra of State Academic Bolshoi Theater

2:44

15

Saber Dance - Gayaneh

Aram Khachaturian - Sabre Dance, from the ballet Gayaneh

Alexander Lazarev, Symphonic Orchestra of State Academic Bolshoi Theater

2:20

16

Symphony No. 40, K. 550: I. Allegro molto

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

Armin Jordan, Orchestre de chambre de Paris

7:46

17

Zadok the Priest

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

John Eliot Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir

3:03

18

Nessun Dorma - Turandot

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

Plácido Domingo, Deutsche Oper Berlin

3:24

Disc 2

01

Also sprach Zarathustra

Richard Strauss - Also sprach Zarathustra, op. 30

Alain Lombard, Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg

1:36

02

Dance of the Knights From Romeo and Juliet

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

Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Toronto Symphony Orchestra

1:49

03

Dies Irae From Requiem

Joseph Leopold Eybler - Requiem

Karl Richter, Münchener Bach-Orchester, Münchener Bach-Chor

1:55

04

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

Zubin Mehta, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

3:46

05

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

Theodor Guschlbauer, Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg, François-René Duchâble

2:18

06

Allegro from Spring Four Seasons

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

Claudio Scimone

3:30

07

Hallelujah Chorus From Messiah

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

Raymond Leppard, English Chamber Orchestra

4:04

08

La Réjouissance From Music From the Royal Fireworks

George Frideric Handel - Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351

Jean-François Paillard, Jean-Francois Paillard Chamber Orchestra, Pierre Pierlot

2:28

09

Flight of the Bumble Bee

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov - The Flight of the Bumble-Bee

Raymond Leppard, Scottish Chamber Orchestra

1:32

10

March to the Scaffold From Symphonie Fantastique

Hector Berlioz - Symphonie fantastique, op. 14

Alain Lombard, Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg

2:59

11

Overture From Carmen

Georges Bizet - Carmen : Prélude

Alain Lombard, Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg, Régine Crespin

3:31

12

Eine kleine Nachtmusik

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

Theodor Guschlbauer, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

5:55

13

Hubert Parry - Jerusalem

Andrew Davis, BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Symphony Chorus

2:23

14

Jupiter from The Planets

Gustav Holst - The Planets, op. 32

Andrew Davis, BBC Symphony Orchestra

1:53

15

Symphony No 9, "Ode to Joy"

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

Daniel Barenboim, Berlin Staatskapelle

0:54

16

Scene from Swan Lake

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

Alexander Lazarev, Symphonic Orchestra of State Academic Bolshoi Theater

3:01

17

Nimrod from Enigma Variations

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

Andrew Davis, BBC Symphony Orchestra

4:14

18

Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini [Variation 18]

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

György Lehel, Jenő Jandó

2:32

19

Promenade from Pictures at an Exhibition

Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade

James Conlon, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

1:42

20

Finale, Symphony for Organ No 3

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

Jean Martinon, Orchestre National de France, Marie-Claire Alain

7:42