100 Best Classics: Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin, Clarke, Dvorak, Elgar, Grieg, Mozart, Orff, Pachelbel, Ravel, Strauss, Verdi, Vivaldi, Рахманинов, Чайковский, etc (Andsnes, Argerich, Barenboim, Callas, Capucon, Grimaud, Jansons, etc) [6 CDs] (2016) FLAC

CD1 – Favourite Classics – [75:35]
1. Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no.5 in C minor op.67: I. Allegro con brio
2. Maurice Ravel: Bolero (extract)
3. Handel: Solomon DWV 67, Act 3: Sinfonia
4. Vivaldi: Le quattro stagioni, Spring: I. Allegro
5. Dvorak: Symphony no.9 in E minor op.95 ‘From the New World’: IV. Allegro con fuoco
6. Mozart: Horn Concerto no.4 in E-flat, K.495: III. Rondo
7. Beethoven: Symphony no.9 in D minor op.125: IV. Ode to Joy
8. Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture, op.49
9. Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto no.3 in D minor op.30: I. Allegro ma non tanto
10. Orff: Carmina Burana: O Fortuna
11. Sibelius: Finlandia op.26
12. Holst: The PLanets op.32: Jupiter, the Birnger of Jolity (extract)
13. Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet suite no.2: Dance of the Knights (excerpt)
14. Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance, March no.1 in D: Land of Hope and Glory (conclusion)
15. Clarke: Trumpet Voluntary, The Prince of Denmark’s March
16. Verdi: Aida: Triumphal Chorus and Grand March
17. Straus I: Radetzky March, op.228

1. Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Nikolaus Harnoncourt
2. London Symphony Orchestra, Kent Nagano
3. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham
4. Sir Yehudi Menuhin, Camerata Lysy Gstaad, Alberto Lysy
5. Philharmonia Orchestra, Carlo Maria Giulini
6. Marry Tuckwell, Academy of St.Martin-in-the-Fields, Sir Neville Marriner
7. Barbara Bonney, Brigit Remmert, Kert Streit, Thomas Hampson, City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus, Wiener Philharmoniker, Simon Rattle
8. Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Mariss Jansons
9. Mikhail Rudy, St.Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Mariss Jansons
10. Philharmonia Chorus and Orchestra, Riccardo Muti
11. Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Berglund
12. Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle
13. Philadelphia Orchestra, Riccardo Muti
14. Royal Choral Society, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis
15. Maurice Andre, Jane Parker-Smith
16. Chorus of the Royal Opera ouse, Covent Garden, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Riccardo Muti
17. Strauss I: Wiener Johann Strauss Orchester, Willi Boskovsky

CD2 – Relaxing Classics – [76:51]
1. Beethoven: Piano Sonata no.14 in C-sharp minor op.27 no.2 ‘Moonlight’: I. Adagio sostenuto
2. Mozart: Concerto for Flute and Harp in C K.299: II. Andantino
3. Grieg: Peer Gynt op.23: no.13 Morning Mood
4. Barber: Adagio for Strings op.11
5. Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez: II. Adagio
6. Beethoven: Symphony no.6 in F op.68 ‘Postoral’: I. Allegro non troppo
7. Mozart: Piano Concerto no.21 in C K.467: II. Andante
8. Bach: Suite no.3 in D BWV 1068: II. Air
9. Handel: Harpsichord Suite no.4 in D minor: IV. Sarabande
10. Pachelbel: Canon in D
11. Albinoni: Adagio in G minor (extract)
12. Bach: Concerto for two Violins in D minor BWV 1043: II. Largo ma non tanto
13. Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A K.622: II. Adagio
14. Beethoven: Symphony no.7 in A op.92: II. Allegretto (extract)
15. Elgar: Variations on an Original Theme op.36: IX. Nimrod
16. Mahler: Symphony no.5 in C-sharp minor: IV. Adagietto

1. Baria-Joao Pires
2. Jean-Piere Rampal, Lili Laskine, Ensembre instrumental Jean-Marie Leclair, Jean-Francois Paillard
3. Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Järvi
4. Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy
5. Gulian Bream, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle
6. Berliner Philharmoniker, Andre Cluytens
7. Christian Zacharias, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, David Zinman
8. Academy of St.Martin-in-the-Fields, Sir Neville Marriner
9. Academy of St.Martin-in-the-Fields, Alexander Briger
10-11. Academy of St.Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner
12. Anne-Sophie Mutter, Salvatore Accardo, English Chamber Orchestra
13. Sabine Meyer, Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado
14. Philharmonia Orchestra, Kurt Sanderling
15. London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult
16. New Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli

CD3 – Romantic Classics – [74:34]
1. Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker op.71: Act 2: No.13, Waltz of the Flowers
2. Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor op.64: II. Andante
3. Beethoven: Piano Concerto no.5 in E-flat, op.73 ‘Emperor’: I. Allegro
4. Chopin: Piano Concerto no.1 in E minor op.11: II. Romance
5. Saint-Saens: Le Carnaval des animaux: XIII. Le cygne
6. Massenet: Meditation de Thais
7. Vivaldi: Le quattro stagioni ‘Winter’: II. Largo
8. Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice act 2: Dance of the BLessed Spirits
9. Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty op.66 act 1: The Spell: 6 Waltz
10. Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade op.35: II. The Story of the Kalender Prince
11. Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on ‘Greensleeves’
12. John Williams: Theme from Schindler’s List
13. Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake op.20 Act II: No.10 Scene
14. Brahms: Wiegenlied
15. Chopin: Waltz no.9 in A-flat op.69 no.1
16. Brahms: Symphony no.3 in F op.90: III. Poco allegretto
17. J.Strauss II: An der schönen blauen Donau, op.314

1. ondon Symphoyn Orcehstra, Andre Previn
2. Yehudi Menuhin, Philharmonia Orchestra, Efrem Kurtz
3. Emil Gilels, Cleveland Orchestra, George Szell
4. Martha Argerich, Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal, Charles Dutoit
5. Gautier Capucon, Frank Braley
6. Renaud Capucon, Die Deutsche Kamerphilharmonie Bremen, Daniel Harding
7. Sir Yehudi Menuhin, Camerato Lysy Gstaad, Alberty Lysy
8. Renaud Capucon, Jerome Ducros
9. Philharmonia Orchestra John Lanchbery
10. Philadelphia Orchestra, Riccardo Muti
11. Sinfonia of London, Sir John Barbirolli
12. Tasmin Little, New World Philharmonic, Ian Sutherland
13. London Symphony Orchestre, Andre Previn
14. Victoria de los Angeles, Sinfonia of London, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos
15. Samson Francois
16. Berliner Philharmoniker, Sir Simon Rattle
17. Wiener Johann Strauss Orchester, Willi Boskovsky

CD4 – Vocal Classics – [69:20]
1. Bellini: Norma, Act 1: ‘Casta diva’
2. Puccini: Tosca, act 2: ‘Vissi d’arte’
3. Puccini: Gianni Schicchi: ‘O mio babbino caro’
4. Verdi: Nabucco, Act 3: Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves ‘Va pensiero, sull’ali dorate’
5. Puccini: Turandot, Act 3: ‘Nessun dorma’
6. Offenbach: Les Contes d’Hoffmann, act 4: Barcarolle: ‘Belle nuit, o nuit d’amour’
7. Dvorak: Rusalka, op.114, Act I: ‘Song to the Moon’
8. Delibes: Lakme, Act 1: Flower duet: ‘Sous le dome epais’
9. Mozart: Don Giovanni K.527, Act 1: ‘La ci darem la mano’
10. Mozart: Die Zauberflöte, K.620, Act 2: ‘Der Hölle Rache’
11. Lehar: Die lustige Witwe: ‘Lippen schweigen’
12. Bizet: Carmen, Act 1: ‘L’abour est un oiseau rebelle’
13. Handel: Serse, Act 1: ‘Ombra mai fu’
14. Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, Act 3: ‘Che faro senza Euridice?’
15. Schubert: Ellens Gesang III, D.839: No.6 Ave Maria
16. Grieg: Peer Gynt, op.23, Act 4: Solveig’s song

1. Maria Callas, Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Tullio Serafin
2. Puccini: Angelo Gheorghiu, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Antonio Pappano
3. Puccini: Angela Gheorghiu, London Symphony Orchestra, Antonio Pappano
4. Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra, Riccardo Muti
5. Jose Carreras, Chours de l’Opera du Rhin, Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg, Alain Lombard
6. Jessye Norman, Ann Murray, Brussels National Opera Chorus, Orchestre Symphonique de l’Opera National, Bruxelles, Sylvain Cambreling
7. Lucia Popp, Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Stefan Soltesz
8. Mady Mesple, Danielle Millet, Orchestre du Theatre National do l’Opera-Comique, Alain Lombard
9. Barbara Bonney, Thomas Hampson, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Nikolaus Harnoncourt
10. Natalie Dessay, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Louis Langree
11. Diana Damrau, Rolando Villazon, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, David Charles Abell
12. Victoria de los Angeles, Chours and Orchestre National de la Nadiodiffusion Francaise, Sir Thomas Beecham
13. Jennifer Larmore, Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, Jesus Lopez-Cobos
14. Agnes Baltsa, Philharmonia Orchestra, Riccardo Muti
15. Barbara Bonney, Geoffrey Parsons
16. Camilla Tilling, National Male Choir of Estonia, Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Jarvi

CD5 – Piano Classics – [81:00]
1. Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto no.2 in C minor op.18: I. Moderato
2. Chopin: Nocturne in C-sharp minor, op.posth
3. Beethoven: Bagatelle no.25 in A minor, WoO 59 ‘Für Elise’
4. Schubert: Impromptu in G-flat D.899 no.3
5. Debussy: Preludes, Book 1, L.117: No.8 La fille aux cheveux de lin
6. Bach: Keyboard Concerto in F minor BWV 1056: II. Adagio
7. Mozart: Piano Concerto no.20 in D minor K.466: II. Romanze
8. Ravel: Piano Concerto in G M.83: II. Adagio assai
9. Chopin: Prelude in E minor op.28 no.4
10. Bach: Goldberg Variations BWV 988: I. Aria
11. Grieg: Piano Conecrto in A minor op.16: I. Allegro moto moderato
12. Debussy: Suite bergamasque, L.75: III. Clair de lune
13. Mondelssohn: Songs without words, Book 6, op.67: No.2 Allegro leggiero
14. Schumann: Kinderszenen, op.15: VII. Träumerei
15. Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition: No.10 The Great Gate of Kiev
16. Tchaikovsky: The Seasons, op.37b: VI. June
17. Liszt: Liebesträume, S541: No.3 in A-flat

1. Leif Ove Andsnes, Berliner Philharmoniker, Antonio Pappano
2. Mikhail Pletnev
3. Francois-Rene Duchable
4. Maria-Joao Pires
5. Samson Francois
6. David Fray, Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen
7. Yuri Egorov, Philharmonia Orchestra, Wolfgang Sawallisch
8. Helene Grimaud, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, David Zinman
9. Nikolai Lugansky
10. Daniel Barenboim
11. Cecile Ousset, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Neville Marriner
12. Kun Woo Paik
13. Alexander Tharaud
14. Martha Argerich
15. Alexis Weissenberg
16. Mikhail Pletnev
17. Kun Woo Paik

CD6 – Spiritual – [76:26]
1. Bach: Cantata ‘Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben’ BWV 147: ‘Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring’
2. Handel: Zadok the Priest HWV 258
3. Bach: Cantata BWV 140: ‘Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme’
4. Allegri: Miserere (extract)
5. Schubert: Deutsche Messe, D.872: V. Zum Sanctus: Heilig! Heilig! Heilig!
6. Faure: Requiem in D minor op.48 – VI. Pie Jesu
7. Faure: VII. In Paradisum
8. Bach: Mass in B minor BWV 232: Sanctus
9. Mozart: Vesperae solennes de confessore K.339: Laudate Dominum
10. Faure: Cantique de Jean Racine op.11
11. Mozart: Ave verum corpus K.618
12. Verdi: Messa da Requiem: IX. Ingemisco
13. Handel: Messiah HWV 56, Part 3: ‘I know that my Redeemer liveth’
14. Berlioz: L’Enfance du Christ, op.25 part 2: The Shepherd’s Farewell
15. Haydn: The Creation part 1: ‘The heavens are telling’
16. Mozart: Requiem in D minor K.626: VII. Larcimosa
17. Handel: Messiah, HWV 56: Hallelujah

1. Celia Nicklin, Academy of St.Martin-in-the-Fields, Sir Neville Marriner
2. Royal Choral Society, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis
3. Süddeutscher Madrigalchor, Consortium Classicum, Wolfgang Gönnenwein
4. King’s College Choir, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury
5. Chor und Symphonieorchester des Bayerschen Rundfunks, Wolfgang Sawallisch
6-7. Philippe Jaroussky, Chour de l’Orchestre de Paris, Orchestre de Paris, Paavo Järvi
8. Chor und Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Eugen Jochum
9. Edda Moser, Chor und Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Eugen Jochum
10. Choeur de l’Orchestre de Paris, Orchestre de Paris, Paavo Järvi
11. Hilliard Ensemble, Kin’s College Choir, Cambridge Classical Players, Stephen Cleobury
12. Piotr Beczala, Orchestre del’Opera National de Paris, Philippe Jordan
13. Lucy Crowe, Le Concert d’Astree, Emmanuelle Haim
14. Choeurs Rene Duclos, Orchestre de la Societe des Concerts du Conservatoire, Andre Cluytens
15. Heather Harper, Robert Tear, John Shirley-Quirk, King’s College Choir, Academy of St.Martin in the Fields, Sir David Willcocks
16. Philharmonia Chorus and Orcestra, Carlo Maria Guilini
17. Ambrosian Singers, English Chamber Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras