#

Composer

Title

Artist

Time

1

Ludwig van Beethoven

Overture, The Consecration of the House, Op. 124

The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Herbert von Karajan

10:24

2

Hubert Parry

Blest Pair of Sirens

The London Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Sir Adrian Boult

11:14

3

George Frederic Handel

Music for the Royal Fireworks

La Grande Écurie et la Chambre du Roi conducted by Jean-Claude Malgoire

22:09

4

Pablo de Sarasate

Concert Fantasy on Themes from Bizet's Carmen, Op. 25

Itzhak Perlman (violin); The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Lawrence Foster

11:48

5

Léon Minkus

Music from Act II of La Bayadčre

The London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Richard Bonynge

12:03

6

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

Onaway! Awake, Beloved (from Hiawatha's Wedding Feast)

William Brown (tenor); The London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Paul Freeman

6:18

7

Michael Torke

Bright Blue Music

The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra conducted by David Zinman

9:15

8

Charles Gounod

Funeral March for a Marionette

The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy

4:08

9

Uuno Klami

Overture, Suomenlinna

The Lahti Symphony Orchestra conducted by Osmo Vänskä

12:46

10

Ambroise Thomas

Music from Mignon
- Oui, je veux par le monde promener
- Connais-tu le pays?
- C'est moi, j'ai tout brisé
- Adieu, Mignon!
- Je suis Titania… Ah! vous voilŕ

Marilyn Horne (Mignon), Ruth Welting (Philine), Alain Vanzo (Wilhelm Meister), Nicola Zaccaria (Lothario), André Battedou (Laerte), Frederica von Stade (Frédéric); The Ambrosian Opera Chorus and the Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Antonio de Almeida

27:37

11

Ottorino Respighi

Symphonic Impressions, Church Windows

The Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Geoffey Simon

26:44

12

Johann Sebastian Bach

Italian Concerto in F major, BWV 971

Trevor Pinnock (harpsichord)

12:26

13

Ralph Vaughan Williams

Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis

The London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Sir Adrian Boult

16:33

14

Victor Massé

La Carnaval Venise (from La reine Topaze)

Sumi Jo (Topaze); The English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Richard Bonynge

6:31

15

Joachim Raff

March from Act III of Bernhard von Weimar

The Gothenburg Opera Orchestra conducted by Henrik Schaefer

8:46

16

Leroy Anderson

The Syncopated Clock

The Boston Pops Orchestra conducted by Arthur Fiedler

2:25

17

Béla Kéler

Spanish Comedy Overture

The Southwest German Radio Orchestra of Baden-Baden conducted by Klaus Arp

6:49

18

Sergei Prokofiev

Alexander Nevsky, Op. 78

Lili Chookasian (mezzo-soprano); The Westminster Choir and the New York Philharmonic conducted by Thomas Schippers

41:09

19

Camille Saint-Saëns

Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 78, Organ

Berj Zamkochian (organ); The Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Charles Munch

34:25

20

Sergei Rachmaninov

Rhaposdy on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43

Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano); The London Symphony Orchestra conducted by André Previn

20:32

21

Dmitri Kabalevsky

Suite from The Comedians, Op. 26

The RCA Orchestra conducted by Kiril Kondrashin

15:07

22

Rudolf Friml

Indian Love Call from Rose Marie

Anna Moffo (Rose Marie), Richard Lewis (Jim); The Lehman Engel Orchestra conducted by Lehman Engel

6:21

23

Padraig O'Connor

Introspect

The RTÉ Sinfonietta conducted by Proinnsias Ó Duinn

7:09

24

Antonio Bazzini

Scherzo fantastique, Les rondes des Lutins, Op. 25

Gil Shaham (violin), Jonathan Feldman (piano)

5:29

25

Richard Wagner

Overture to Tannhäuser

The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Herbert von Karajan

15:11

26

Johannes Brahms

Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53

Dame Janet Baker (Alto); The John Alldis Choir and the London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Sir Adrian Boult

12:03

27

Peter Tchaikovsky

Music from The Nutcracker

The National Philharmonic Orchestra of London conducted by Richard Bonynge

49:55

28

Robert Schumann

Introduction and Allegro Appassionato for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 92

Rudolf Serkin (piano); The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy

15:43

29

John Addison

Suite from A Bridge Too Far

The BBC Concert Orchestra conducted by Rumon Gamba

10:24

30

Antonio Vivaldi

Concerto in C major for Two Trumpets, RV 537

James Thompson and Robert Early (trumpets); I Musici de Montreal conducted by Yuli Turovsky

7:30

31

Claude Debussy

Prélude ŕ l'aprčs-midi d'un faune

The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy

8:58

32

Richard Rodgers

Guadalcanal March

The London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Sir Adrian Boult

2:11

33

Franz von Suppé

Overture to Poet and Peasant

The New York Philharmonic conducted by Leonard Bernstein

9:59

34

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Music from The Marriage of Figaro
- Se vuol ballare
- Non piů andrai
- Porgi amor
- Voi che sapete che cosa č amor
- Voi signor, che giusto siete
- Dove sono i bei momenti
- Gente, gente, all'armi

Dame Kiri Te Kanawa (Countess Almaviva), Sir Thomas Allen (Count Almaviva), Samuel Ramey (Figaro), Lucia Popp (Susanna), Fredrica von Stade (Cherubino), Kurt Moll (Bartolo), Robert Tear (Basilio); The London Opera Chorus and the London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Sir Georg Solti

27:34

35

Antonín Dvořák

Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95, From the New World

The Scottish National Orchestra conducted by Neeme Järvi

44:50

36

Franz Schubert

Wanderer Fantasy, D. 760 (orchestrated by Franz Liszt)

Louis Lortie (piano); The Residente Orchestra of The Hague conducted by George Pehvehlian

21:15

37

Edvard Grieg

Suite No. 1 from Peer Gynt

The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Herbert von Karajan

14:49

38

Herbert Clarke

From the Shores of the Mighty Pacific

Gerard Schwarz (cornet); William Bolcom (piano)

6:04

39

Maurice Ravel

Pavane pour une infante défunte

The Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Seiji Ozawa

6:22

40

Jacques Offenbach

Gendarmes Duet from Genevičve de Brabant

Sir John Tomlinson (Pitou), Barry Banks (Grabuge); The Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by David Parry

2:46

41

Friedrich Kuhlau

Overture to Lulu

The Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Michael Schřnwandt

6:44

42

Gioacchino Rossini

Music from Tancredi
- O patria… Di tanti palpiti
- L'aura che intorno spiri
- Vendetta! Rigore
- Gran Dio! Deh, tu proteggi

Vesselina Kasarova (Tancredi), Eva Mei (Amenaide), Ramón Vargas (Argirio), Harry Peeters (Orbazzano), Veronica Cangemi (Roggiero), Melinda Paulsen (Isaura); The Bavarian Radio Chorus and the Munich Radio Orchestra conducted by Roberto Abbado

27:31

43

Felix Mendelssohn

Incidental Music from A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61

Lilian Watson (soprano), Delia Wallis (mezzo-soprano); The Finchley Children's Music Group and the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by André Previn

37:53

44

Carl Maria von Weber

Konzertstück in F minor, Op. 79

Peter Rösel (piano); The Staatskapelle Dresden conducted by Herbert Blomstedt

17:10

45

Joan Tower

Made in America

The Nashville Symphony Orchestra conducted by Leonard Slatkin

13:16

46

Giuseppe Verdi

Chorus of the Scottish Refugees (from Macbeth)

The Ambrosian Opera Chorus and the New Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Riccardo Muti

6:30

47

Tobias Picker

Old and Lost Rivers

The Houston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Christoph Eschenbach

6:47

48

Julius Fučík

Entry of the Gladiators, Op. 68

The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Václav Neumann

2:47

49

Ingeborg von Bronsart

Overture to Jery und Bätely

The Malmö Opera Orchestra conducted by Dario Salvi

8:24

50

William Walton

Belshazzar's Feast

Benjamin Luxon (baritone); The Brighton Festival Chorus, the Collegeum Musicum of London and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by André Previn

36:31

51

Ludwig van Beethoven

Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Carlos Kleiber

33:26

52

Joaquín Rodrigo

Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar and Orchestra

John Williams (guitar); The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy

21:04

53

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

Capriccio Espagnol, Op. 34

The RCA Orchestra conducted by Kiril Kondrashin

15:09

54

Johann Sebastian Bach

Prelude and Fugue in G major, BWV 541

Anthony Newman (organ)

6:51

55

Emil Waldteufel

Estudiantina, Op. 191

The Orchestra of the Vienna Volksoper conducted by Franz Bauer-Theussl

6:39

56

Franz Schmidt

Intermezzo from Notre Dame

The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Herbert von Karajan

4:43

57

Jean-Philippe Rameau

Overture to Pygmalion

The New Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Raymond Leppard

6:08

58

Vincenzo Bellini

Music from I puritani
- A te, o cara
- Son vergin vezzosa
- Oh! vieni al tempio… Ma tu giŕ mi fuggi?
- Credeasi, misera!.. Suon d'araldi?

Beverly Sills (Elvira), Nicolai Gedda (Arturo), Louis Qullico (Riccardo), Paul Plishka (Giorgio), Riccardo Cassinelli (Bruno), Richard Van Allen (Valton), Heather Begg (Enrichetta); The Ambrosian Opera Chorus and the London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Julius Rudel

30:30

59

Carl Nielsen

Symphony No. 4, Op. 29, Inextinguishable

The Scottish National Orchestra conducted by Sir Alexander Gibson

33:20

60

George Gershwin

Rhapsody in Blue

Earl Wild (piano); The Boston Pops Orchestra conducted by Arthur Fiedler

16:24

61

Bedřich Smetana

Symphonic Poem, The Moldau

The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Herbert von Karajan

12:34

62

Tomaso Albinoni

Oboe Concerto in B flat major

Anthony Robson (oboe); Collegeum Musicum 90 conducted by Simon Standage

7:43

63

Graeme Koehne

Forty Reasons to be Cheerful

The Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Richard Mills

6:39

64

Michael Balfe

I Dreamt I Dwelt in Marble Halls (from The Bohemian Girl)

Yvonne Kenny (Arline); The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra conducted by Vladimir Kamirski

4:11

65

Karl Goldmark

Overture, In Spring

The Boston Pops Orchestra conducted by Arthur Fiedler

9:42

66

Domenico Cimarosa

Il maestro di capella

Fernando Corena (bass); The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden conducted by Argeo Quadri

18:04

67

Peter Tchaikovsky

Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64

The Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Mariss Jansons

43:06

68

Franz Liszt

Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major

Philippe Entremont (piano); The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy

20:29

69

Edward Elgar

Three Bavarian Dances, Op. 27

The London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Sir Adrian Boult

11:45

70

Camille Saint-Saëns

Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 28

Ruggiero Ricci (violin); The Orchestra of Radio Luxembourg conducted by Pierre Cao

8:15

71

Ellen Taaffe Zwilich

Celebration

The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra conducted by John Nelson

8:24

72

Marcel Lanquetuit

Toccata

Jane Parker-Smith (organ)

5:44

73

Daniel Auber

Overture to Marco Spada

The New Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Richard Bonynge

9:03

74

Anton Bruckner

Te Deum

Agnes Baltsa (soprano), Anna Tomowa-Sintow (mezzo-soprano), Peter Schreier (tenor), José van Dam (bass); The Vienna Singverein and the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Herbert von Karajan

25:10

75

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Symphony No. 38 in D major, K. 504, Prague

The Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields conducted by Sir Neville Marriner

29:26

76

Johann Nepomuk Hummel

Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 85

Stephen Hough (piano); The English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Bryden Thomson

30:29

77

Max Steiner

Suite from Gone With the Wind

The National Philharmonic Orchestra of London conducted by Charles Gerhardt

14:48

78

Napoléon Coste

Pastorale and Scherzo, Op. 10

Claudio Maccari and Paolo Pugliese (guitars)

7:06

79

Samuel Barber

Adagio for Strings, Op. 11b

The New York Philharmonic conducted by Thomas Schippers

9:14

80

Jean-Joseph Mouret

Suite de Symphonies

The Pfeiffer Trumpet Consort

5:06

81

Hector Berlioz

Overture to Benvenuto Cellini

The Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Charles Munch

10:45

82

Giacomo Puccini

Music from La bohčme
- Che gelida manina
- Sě. Mi chiamano Mimě
- O soave fanciulla
- Quando m'en vo

Mirella Freni (Mimi), Luciano Pavarotti (Rodolfo), Elizabeth Harwood (Musetta), Rolando Panerai (Marcello), Gianni Maffeo (Schaunard), Nicolai Ghiaurov (Colline), Michel Sénéchal (Alcindoro); The Chorus of the Deutsche Oper, Berlin and the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Herbert von Karajan

21:44

83

Jean Sibelius

Symphony No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 82

The New York Philharmonic conducted by Leonard Bernstein

32:56

84

Edouard Lalo

Symphonie Espagnole

Joshua Bell (violin); The Montreal Symphony Orchestra conducted by Charles Dutoit

33:21

85

Michael Kamen

Suite from Band of Brothers

The London Metropolitan Orchestra conducted by Michael Kamen

15:52

86

Ernesto Lecuona

Rapsodia Cubana for Piano and Orchestra

Thomas Tirino (piano); The Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Michael Bartos

8:35

87

Juventino Rosas

Over the Waves

The Orchestra of the Vienna Volksoper conducted by Franz Bauer-Theussl

6:33

88

Malcolm Arnold

March from Bridge on the River Kwai

The London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Richard Hickox

3:14

89

Julius Benedict

Overture to The Lily of Killarney

The Victorian Opera Orchestra conducted by Richard Bonynge

8:43

90

Arthur Sullivan

Songs from The Gondoliers
- We're called gondoliere
- In enterprise of martial kind
- Take a pair of sparkling eyes
- To help unhappy commoners
- Dance a cachucha

John Reed (Duke of Plaza Toro), Gillian Knight (Dutchess), Thomas Round (Marco), Alan Styler (Giuseppe), Jennifer Toye (Casilda), Jeffrey Skitch (Luiz); The D’Oyly Carte Opera Chorus and the New Symphony Orchestra of London conducted by Isidore Godfrey

12:23

91

Felix Mendelssohn

Symphony No. 4 in A major, Op. 90, Italian

The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Christoph von Dohnányi

25:38

92

Robert Schumann

Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54

Rudolf Serkin (piano); The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy

30:48

93

Alexander Borodin

Polovetsian Dances from Prince Igor

The Boston Pops Orchestra conducted by Arthur Fiedler

11:08

94

Richard Wagner

Festmarsch from Tannhäuser

The Harvard Glee Club, the Radcliffe Choral Society and the Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Erich Leinsdorf

6:52

95

Emmanuel Chabrier

Espańa

The Orchestre National de France conducted by Armin Jordan

6:29

96

Giacomo Meyerbeer

Coronation March from Le prophčte

The New York Philharmonic conducted by Leonard Bernstein

3:38

97

Richard Heuberger

Overture to Der Opernball

The Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields conducted by Sir Neville Marriner

6:47

98

Johann Sebastian Bach

Magnificat in D major, BWV 243

Nancy Argenta and Patrizia Kwella (sopranos), Charles Brett (alto), Anthony Rolfe-Johnson (tenor), David Thomas (bass); The Monteverdi Choir and the English Baroque Soloists conducted by Sir John Eliot Gardiner

26:03

99

Gustav Mahler

Symphony No. 1 in D major

The Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Rafael Kubelik

49:45

100

Franz Josef Haydn

Trumpet Concerto in E flat major

Wynton Marsalis (trumpet); The National Philharmonic Orchestra of London conducted by Raymond Leppard

14:15

101

Johann Strauss, Jr.

On the Beautiful, Blue Danube, Op. 314

The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Herbert von Karajan

11:55

102

Nicoló Paganini

Variations on God Save the King, Op. 9

Salvatore Accardo (violin)

6:44

103

José Pablo Moncayo

Huapango

The Festival Orchestra of Mexico conducted by Enrique Batiz

8:37

104

Frédéric Chopin

Fantasie Impromptu in C sharp minor, Op. 66

Artur Rubinstein (piano)

5:20

105

Antonín Dvořák

Carnival Overture, Op. 92

The Scottish National Orchestra conducted by Neeme Järvi

9:08

106

Georges Bizet

Music from Carmen
- Habanera
- Seguidilla
- Toreador's Song
- Flower Song
- Micaëla's Song

Leontyne Price (Carmen), Franco Corelli (Don José), Robert Merrill (Escamillo) Mirella Freni (Micaëla); The Vienna State Opera Chorus and the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Herbert von Karajan

26:26

107

Aram Khachaturian

Suite from Gayaneh

The St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Gennady Rozhdestvensky

20:11

108

Ludwig van Beethoven

Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 73, Emperor

Murray Perahia (piano); The Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam conducted by Bernard Haitink

38:47

109

Modest Mussorgsky

Night on Bald Mountain

The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy

11:45

110

Cole Porter

Begin the Beguine

Thomas Hampson (baritone); The London Symphony Orchestra conducted by John McGlinn

6:55

111

Josef Strauss

My Life is Love and Laughter, Op. 263

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by Fritz Reiner

6:42

112

George Frederic Handel

Sing Ye To the Lord (from Israel in Egypt)

Heather Harper (soprano); The Leeds Festival Chorus and the English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras

3:56

113

Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari

Overture to La dama boba

The Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields conducted by Sir Neville Marriner

8:27

114

Gaetano Donizetti

Music from Lucia di Lammermoor
- Regnava nel silenzio
- Sulla tomba… Veranno a te
- Sextet
- Mad Scene

Dame Joan Sutherland (Lucia), Luciano Pavarotti (Edgardo), Sherrill Milnes (Enrico), Huguette Tourangeau (Alisa), Nicolai Ghiaurov (Raimondo), Ryland Davies (Arturo); The Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden conducted by Richard Bonynge

38:10

115

César Franck

Symphony in D minor

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by Pierre Monteux

39:10

116

Peter Tchaikovsky

Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23

Van Cliburn (piano); The RCA Orchestra conducted by Kiril Kondrashin

34:40

117

Franz Liszt

Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C sharp minor

The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy

10:55

118

Erich Korngold

Marietta’s Lied (from Die Tote Stadt)

Renée Fleming (Marietta); The English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Jeffrey Tate

6:05

119

Joseph Hellmesberger, Jr.

Danse Diabolique

The Göttingen Symphony Orchestra conducted by Christian Simonis

6:04

120

Cécile Chaminade

The Flatterer, Op. 50

Eric Parkin (piano)

2:19

121

Giuseppe Verdi

Overture to La forza del destino

The New Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Riccardo Muti

7:15

122

Arrigo Boito

Music from Mefistofele
- Salve Regina!
- Dai campi, dai prati
- Folletto, veloce, legger
- Lontano, lontano, lontano
- Forma ideal, purissima
- Cammina, cammina… All'erta!

Montserrat Caballé (Marguerite), Josella Ligi (Elena), Plácido Domingo (Faust), Norman Treigle (Mephistopheles); The Ambrosian Opera Chorus and the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Julius Rudel

42:41

123

Gustav Holst

The Planets, Op. 32

The New England Conservatory Chorus and the Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by William Steinberg

45:51

124

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K. 467

Alfred Brendel (piano); The Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields conducted by Sir Neville Marriner

26:18

125

Zoltán Kodály

Dances of Galanta

The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy

15:24

126

Jules Massenet

Meditation from Thaďs

Michael Schwalbé (violin); The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Herbert von Karajan

6:10

127

Arthur Honegger

Pacific 231

The Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Charles Dutoit

6:24

128

Paolo Tosti

Goodbye

Ben Heppner (tenor); Members of the London Symphony Orchestra

4:20

129

Elfride Andrée

Concert Overture in D major

The Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Michael Bartosch

11:13

130

Giovanni Palestrina

Stabat Mater

The Gabrieli Consort conducted by Paul McCreesh

10:50

131

Dmitri Shostakovich

Suite for Variety Orchestra

The Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam conducted by Riccardo Chailly

24:11

132

Béla Bartók

Piano Concerto No. 2

Géza Anda (piano); The Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Ferenc Fricsay

28:31

133

Maurice Ravel

Bolero

The Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Seiji Ozawa

15:07

134

Franz Doppler

Duet on American Themes, Op. 37

Patrick Gallois and Kazunori Seo (flutes); The Sinfonia Finlandia Jyväskylä

7:03

135

Jean Sibelius

Valse Triste, Op. 44, No. 1

The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Herbert von Karajan

6:09

136

Ruggiero Leoncavallo

Recitar!.. Vesti la giubba (from I Pagliacci)

Luciano Pavarotti (Canio); The National Philharmonic Orchestra of London conducted by Giuseppe Patané

4:08

137

Gioacchino Rossini

Overture to The Barber of Seville

The Orchestra of the Bologne Theatre conducted by Riccardo Chailly

7:14

138

Richard Wagner

Final Scene from Parsifal

Peter Hofmann (Parsifal) José van Dam (Amfortas); The Chorus of the Deutsche Oper, Berlin and the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Herbert von Karajan

10:59

139

Johann Sebastian Bach

Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068

The English Baroque Soloists conducted by Sir John Eliot Gardiner

22:16

140

Sergei Rachmaninov

Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18

Earl Wild (piano); The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Jascha Horenstein

30:28

141

Charles Villiers Stanford

Irish Rhapsody No. 1 in D minor, Op. 78

The Ulster Orchestra conducted by Vernon Handley

13:49

142

Jenő Hubay

Scenčs de la Csárda No. 4, Op. 32, Hejri Kati

Chloë Hanslip (violin); The Bornemouth Symphony Orchestra conducted by Andrew Mogrelia

6:13

143

Lou Koster

Lore-Lore, Op. 13

The Orchestre Estro Armonico Luxembourg conducted by Jonathan Kaell

8:01

144

Dmitri Bortniansky

Ich bete an die Macht der Liebe

The Leipzig Radio Choir conducted by Jörg-Peter Weigle

3:43

145

Franz Lachner

Overture to Catarina Cornaro

The Munich Radio Orchestra conducted by Ralf Weikert

6:28

146

Max Reger

To Hope, Op. 124

Annaliese Burmeister (alto); The Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Heinz Bongartz

11:56

147

Richard Strauss

Also Sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30

The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Herbert von Karajan

35:53

148

Felix Mendelssohn

Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64

Isaac Stern (violin); The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy

27:24

149

Julius Röntgen

A Little Song of the Sea, Op. 45

The NDR Radio Philharmonic Orchestra of Hannover conducted by David Porcelijn

12:16

150

Camille Saint-Saëns

Caprice-Valse, Op. 76, Wedding Cake

Jean-Philippe Collard (piano); The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by André Previn

6:21

151

Saverio Mercadante

Garibaldi

The Symphony Orchestra of Rome conducted by Francesco La Vecchia

9:25

152

Charles Ives

The Circus Band

The Gregg Smith Singers and the Columbia Chamber Orchestra conducted by Gregg Smith

2:46

153

Joseph Martin Kraus

Overture to Olympie

The English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Richard Bonynge

5:53

154

Ernest Reyer

Pilgrim's March from Le selam

Bruno Lazzaretti (tenor); The RIAS Chamber Choir and the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Guido Maria Guida

12:16

155

Sergei Taneyev

Oresteia, Op. 6

The Novosibirsk Academic Symphony Orchestra conducted by Thomas Sanderling

20:47

156

Johannes Brahms

Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 83

Van Cliburn (piano); The Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by Fritz Reiner

48:31

157

Paul Dukas

The Sorcerer's Apprentice

The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy

10:29

158

Max Bruch

Kol Nidrei, Op. 47

János Starker (cello); The London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Antal Doráti

9:57

159

Peter Tchaikovsky

Marche Slav, Op. 31

The Boston Pops Orchestra conducted by Arthur Fiedler

9:47

160

Hector Berlioz

La belle voyageuse, Op. 2, No. 4

Sheila Armstrong (soprano); The London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Colin Davis

5:39

161

Franz von Suppé

Overture to The Light Cavalry

The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Herbert von Karajan

7:44

162

Morten Lauridsen

Agnus Dei

The Los Angeles Master Chorale and Sinfonia Orchestra conducted by Paul Salamunovich

10:00

163

Ludwig van Beethoven

Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125, Choral

Lucine Amara (soprano), Lili Chookasian (contralto), John Alexander (tenor), John Macurdy (bass); The Mormon Tabernacle Choir and the Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy

68:14

164

Charles Alkan

Quasi-Faust, Op. 33, No. 2

Raymond Lewenthal (piano)

11:20

165

Ennio Morricone

Suite from The Mission

The Crouch End Festival Chorus and the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Paul Bateman

13:09

166

Joseph Canteloube

Baďlčro

Dame Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano); The English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Sir Jeffrey Tate

6:48

167

William Walton

Spitfire Prelude and Fugue

The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Sir Charles Groves

7:24

168

Frédéric Chopin

Étude in C minor, Op. 25, No. 12

Maurizio Pollini (piano)

2:31

169

Otto Nicolai

Overture to The Merry Wives of Windsor

The Boston Pops Orchestra conducted by Arthur Fiedler

7:48

170

Thomas Tallis

Spem in Alium

The Sixteen directed by Harry Christophers

9:52

171

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Symphony No. 41 in C major, K. 551, Jupiter

The Cleveland Orchestra conducted by George Szell

26:39

172

Robert Schumann

Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129

Leonard Rose (cello); The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy

24:01

173

Hamilton Harty

A John Field Suite

The Northern Sinfonia conducted by Neville Dilkes

17:59

174

Louis Moreau Gottschalk

Variations on the Brazilian National Anthem, Op. 69

Cristina Ortiz (piano); The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Moshe Atzmon

8:11

175

Carl Maria von Weber

Invitation to the Dance, Op. 65

The New York Philharmonic conducted by Leonard Bernstein

8:38

176

Giacomo Puccini

O mio babbino caro (from Gianni Schicchi)

Renée Fleming (Lauretta); The London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras

2:53

177

Domenico Cimarosa

Overture to Il matrimonio segreto

The Nicholaus Esterházy Sinfonia conducted by Alessandro Amoretti

6:03

178

Eugen d'Albert

The Little Mermaid, Op. 15

Vikorija Kaminskaite (soprano); The Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Jun Märkl

16:20

179

Aaron Copland

Four Dance Episodes from Rodeo

The New York Philharmonic conducted by Leonard Bernstein

18:18

180

Johann Sebastian Bach

Violin Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004

Jascha Heifetz (violin)

26:01

181

Alberic Magnard

Hymne ŕ la Justice, Op. 14

The Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse conducted by Michel Plasson

14:54

182

Gustave Charpentier

Depuis le jour (from Louise)

Renée Fleming (Louise); The English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Sir Jeffrey Tate

6:07

183

Adolphus Hailstork

Three Spirituals for Orchestra

The Virginia Symphony Orchestra conducted by JoAnn Falletta

8:09

184

Elmer Bernstein

Theme from The Magnificent Seven

The Cincinnati Pops Orchestra conducted by Erich Kunzel

5:35

185

Juan Arriaga

Overture to Los Esclavos Felices

The Algarve Orchestra conducted by Álvaro Cassuto

7:23

186

Richard Wagner

Entry of the Gods into Valhalla (from Das Rheingold)

George London (Wotan), Kirsten Flagstad (Fricka), Set Svanholm (Loge), Eberhard Wächter (Donner), Oda Balsborg, Hetty Plümacher and Ira Malaniuk (Rheinmaidens); The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Sir Georg Solti

11:53

187

Franz Schubert

Symphony No. 9 in C major, D. 944, Great

The Cleveland Orchestra conducted by George Szell

46:58

188

Gabriel Pierné

Piano Concerto in C minor, Op. 12

Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano); The BBC Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Juanjo Mena

18:44

189

Bedřich Smetana

Dances from The Bartered Bride

The London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Geoffrey Simon

17:19

190

Franz Lehár

Vilja Song (from The Merry Widow)

Dame Joan Sutherland (Hannah); The Ambrosian Opera Chorus and the National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Richard Bonynge

6:39

191

Richard Rodgers

Waltz from Carousel

The Cincinnati Pops Orchestra conducted by Erich Kunzel

7:46

192

Abe Holtzman

Blaze Away!

The New London Orchestra conducted by Ronald Corp

3:47

193

Ignacy Dobrzyński

Overture to Monbar

The Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Łukasz Borowicz

10:53

194

Ralph Vaughan Williams

Benedicte

Heather Harper (soprano); The Bach Choir and the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir David Willcocks

14:20

195

Anton Bruckner

Symphony No. 9 in D minor

The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Carl Schuricht

56:22

196

David Amram

Theme and Variations on Red River Valley

Julius Baker (flute); The Manhattan Chamber Orchestra conducted by Richard Auldon Clark

12:25

197

André Grétry

Suite from Céphale et Procris

The Orchestre de Ličge conducted by Paul Strauss

12:00

198

Whitney Thayer

Varations on the Russian National Anthem, Op. 12

Arturo Sacchetti (organ)

9:00

199

Luciano Berio

Four Original Versions of Boccherini’s Ritirata notturna di Madrid

The Giuseppe Verdi Symphony Orchestra of Milan conducted by Riccardo Chailly

6:28

200

Ron Goodwin

Theme from 633 Squadron

The BBC Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Rumon Gamba

3:06

201

George Frederic Handel

Overture to Radamisto

The English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Richard Bonynge

4:37

202

Alexander Grechaninov

Snowflakes, Op. 47

The Russian State Symphonic Capella and the Russian State Symphony Orchestra conducted by Valery Polyanski

14:00

203

Edward Elgar

Variations on an Original Theme, Enigma, Op. 36

The London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Adrian Boult

30:09

204

Nicoló Paganini

Violin Concerto No. 2 in B minor, Op. 7

Shmuel Ashkenasi (violin); The Vienna Symphony Orchestra conducted by Heribert Esser

27:20

205

Sergei Prokofiev

Symphony No. 1 in D major, Op. 23, Classical

The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy

13:12

206

Mili Balakirev

Oriental Fantasy, Islamey

Gary Graffman (piano)

8:18

207

Robert Docker

The Spirit of Cambria

The RTÉ Concert Orchestra conducted by Barry Knight

7:58

208

François Couperin

Les baricades mystérieuses

Trevor Pinnock (harpsichord)

2:11

209

Peter Tchaikovsky

1812 Overture, Op. 49

The Temple University Choirs and the Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy

16:50

210

Ludwig van Beethoven

Music from Fidelio
- Ha! Welch ein Augenblick
- Abscheulicher!.. Komm, Hoffnung
- Prisoner's Chorus
- Gott! Welch Dunkel hier!.. In des Lebens Frühlingstagen
- Pistol Scene
- Wer ein holdes Weib errungen

Hildegard Behrens (Leonore), Peter Hofmann (Florestan), Hans Sotin (Rocco), Theo Adam (Don Pizarro), Sona Ghazarian (Marzelline), David Kübler (Jacquino), Gwynne Howell (Don Fernando); The Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Sir Georg Solti

39:08

211

Ottorino Respighi

Suite from La Boutique Fantasque

The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy

21:49

212

Edvard Grieg

Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16

Stephen Kovacevic (piano); The BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Colin Davis

29:29

213

Roy Harris

Symphony No. 3

The New York Philharmonic conducted by Leonard Bernstein

17:24

214

Alamiro Giampieri

The Carnival of Venice

Michael Collins (clarinet), Piers Lane (piano)

6:53

215

Thomas Schmidt-Kowalski

The Return from Atlantis, Op. 103

The Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Thomas Schmidt-Kowalski

8:31

216

Jerome Kern

Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (from Roberta)

Jeanne Lehman (Roberta); The London Sinfonietta conducted by John McGlinn

3:38

217

Felix Mendelssohn

Overture, The Hebrides, Op. 26

The London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Claudio Abbado

10:28

218

Gioacchino Rossini

Music from The Barber of Seville
- Largo al factotum
- Una voce poco fa
- La calunnia č venticello
- Ma signor!
- Ah! qual colpo inaspettato!

Sir Thomas Allen (Figaro), Agnes Baltsa (Rosina), Francesco Ariaza (Don Almaviva), Domenico Trimarchi (Don Basilio), Robert Lloyd (Don Bartolo), Sally Burgess (Berta); The Ambrosian Opera Chorus and the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields conducted by Sir Neville Marriner

26:41

219

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

Scheherezade, Op. 35

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by Fritz Reiner

44:32

220

Frédéric Chopin

Andante Spinato and Grande Polonaise Brillante in E flat major, Op. 22

Martha Argerich (piano)

13:22

221

Henry Purcell

Suite from Abdelazar

The Hartford Chamber Orchestra conducted by Fritz Mahler

12:19

222

Robert Stolz

Du sollst der Kaiser meiner Seele sein (from Der Favorite)

Barbara Hendricks (Manon); The Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Lawrence Foster

6:13

223

Alfred Newman

Suite from The Robe

The National Philharmonic Orchestra of London conducted by Charles Gerhardt

8:34

224

Johann Sebastian Bach

Sinfonia in D major, BWV 1045

Isabelle Faust (violin); The Collegeum Musicum of Stuttgart conducted by Helmuth Rilling

5:45

225

Engelbert Humperdinck

Overture to Hänsel und Gretel

The Bamberg Symphony Orchestra conducted by Karl Anton Rickenbacher

7:42

226

Giuseppe Verdi

Music from Rigoletto
- Questa o quella
- Gualtier maldč… Caro nome
- La donne č mobile
- Bella figlia del amore

Dame Joan Sutherland (Gilda), Luciano Pavarotti (Duke of Mantua), Sherrill Milnes (Rigoletto), Huguette Tourangeau (Maddalena); The London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Richard Bonynge

15:40

227

Franz Josef Haydn

Symphony No. 87 in A major

The Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields conducted by Sir Neville Marriner

21:13

228

Ernest Bloch

Schelomo

Leonard Rose (cello); The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy

21:12

229

Hubert Parry

Symphonic Variations in E minor

The London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Sir Adrian Boult

13:31

230

Dietrich Buxtehude

Prelude and Fugue in G minor, BuxWV 149

E. Power Biggs (organ)

7:28

231

Richard Wagner

Prelude to Act I of Die Meistersinger von Nürnburg

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by Fritz Reiner

9:53

232

Johann Halvorsen

March of the Boyars

The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy

4:23

233

Vasily Kalinnikov

Overture to Tsar Boris

The Scottish National Orchestra conducted by Neeme Järvi

9:38

234

Marc-Antoine Charpentier

Te Deum

Annick Massis (soprano), Magdalena Kožená (mezzo-soprano), Eric Huchet and Patrick Henckens (tenors), Russell Smythe (baritone), Jean-Louis Bindi (bass); The Chorus Of Les Musiciens du Louvre and Les Musiciens du Louvre conducted by Marc Minkowski

19:08

235

Anton Rubinstein

Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 42, Ocean

The State Symphony Orchestra of Russia conducted by Igor Golovchin

47:44

236

Franz Liszt

Venezia e Napoli

Aldo Ciccolini (piano)

17:46

237

Gabriel Fauré

Suite from Pelléas et Mélisande, Op. 80

The Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Seiji Ozawa

17:42

238

Antonio Vivaldi

Violin Concerto in F minor, RV 297, Winter

Anshel Brusilow (violin); The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy

8:26

239

Jean Sibelius

Symphonic Poem, Finlandia, Op. 26

The Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Colin Davis

8:04

240

Henry Bishop

Home! Sweet Home!

The New York Vocal Arts Ensemble conducted by Raymond Beegle

2:59

241

Anton Arensky

Overture to A Dream on the Volga

The BBC Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Vassily Siniasky

7:07

242

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Music from Cosě fan tutte
- Sento, oh Dio, che questo piede
- Ah, scostati!.. Smanie implacabili
- Un'aura amorosa
- Eccovi il medico… Dammi un bacio
- Fra gli amplessi

Pilar Lorengar (Fiordigili), Theresa Berganza (Dorabella), Ryland Davies (Ferrando), Tom Krause (Gugliemo), Jane Berbié (Despina), Gabriel Bacquier (Don Alfonso); The London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Sir Georg Solti

28:34

243

Johannes Brahms

Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Carlos Kleiber

39:41

244

Camille Saint-Saëns

Violin Concerto No. 3 in B minor, Op. 61

Ruggiero Ricci (violin); The Orchestra of Radio Luxembourg conducted by Pierre Cao

24:45

245

Arcangelo Corelli

Concerto Grosso in G minor, Op. 6, No. 8, Christmas

The English Concert conducted by Trevor Pinnock

14:07

246

Charles Ives

Variations on America

Hans-Ola Ericsson (organ)

9:00

247

Mikhail Glinka

Kamarinskaya

The BBC Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Vassily Siniasky

7:35

248

William Schuman

Orchestra Song

The Seattle Symphony Orchestra conducted by Gerard Schwarz

3:01

249

Fritz Brun

Overture to a Jubilee Celebration

The Moscow Symphony Orchestra conducted by Adriano

11:49

250

Richard Strauss

Four Last Songs

Dame Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano); The London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Andrew Davis

21:05

251

Peter Tchaikovsky

Music from Swan Lake

The National Philharmonic Orchestra of London conducted by Richard Bonynge

60:38

252

Joseph Mayseder

Violin Concertino No. 2 in E major, Op. 53

Raimund Lissy (violin); The Mayseder Orchestra conducted by Helmut Zehetner

14:32

253

Louis Moreau Gottschalk

A Montevideo

The Hot Springs Festival Symphony Orchestra conducted by Richard Rosenberg

11:21

254

Giacomo Meyerbeer

Ô beau pays de la Touraine (from Les Huguenots)

Montserrat Caballé (Marguerite); The New Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Reynald Giovaninetti

7:11

255

Joseph Hellmesberger, Sr.

Ballszene

The Göttingen Symphony Orchestra conducted by Christian Simonis

7:58

256

Ludwig van Beethoven

Bagatelle No. 25 in A minor, Für Elise

Rudolf Buchbinder (piano)

2:47

257

Dmitri Shostakovich

Festive Overture, Op. 96

The Scottish National Orchestra conducted by Neeme Järvi

6:04

258

Modest Mussorgsky

Music from Boris Godunov
- Coronation Scene
- Varlaam's Song
- In the church in Uglich… Ugh! Give me air!
- Sad, Shuisky is not with us
- Farewell, my son

Sir John Tomlinson (Boris), Clive Bayley (Varlaam), Stuart Kale (Prince Shuisky), Joan Rodgers (Xenia); The Opera North Chorus, the Choristers of Leeds Parish Church and the English Northern Philharmonia conducted by Paul Daniel

34:00

259

William Walton

Symphony No. 1 in B flat minor

The Scottish National Orchestra conducted by Sir Alexander Gibson

43:17

260

Antonín Dvořák

Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104

Zara Nelsova (cello); The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra conducted by Walter Susskind

36:52

261

Charles Gounod

Ballet Music from Faust

The New Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras

16:50

262

Giuseppe Torelli

Sinfonia in C major for Four Trumpets, G. 33

Helmut Wobisch, Adolf Holler, Joseph Hell, Gerald Conrath (trumpets); I Solisti di Zagreb conducted by Antonio Janigro

6:52

263

Percy Grainger

Irish Tune from County Derry, Danny Boy

The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra conducted by Leonard Slatkin

6:20

264

Johann Strauss, Jr.

Kriegsabenteur, Op. 419

The Boston Pops Orchestra conducted by Arthur Fiedler

2:28

265

Luigi Mancinelli

Overture to Cleopatra

The Symphony Orchestra of Rome conducted by Francesco La Vecchia

9:22

266

Samuel Barber

Knoxville: Summer of 1915, Op. 24

Roberta Alexander (soprano); The Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Edo de Waart

15:42

267

Franz Schubert

Symphony No. 6 in C major, D. 589, Little

The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Lorin Maazel

23:46

268

Johann Sebastian Bach

Concerto in D minor for Two Violins and Orchestra, BWV 1043

Jascha Heifetz and Erick Friedman (violins); The New Symphony Orchestra of London conducted by Sir Malcolm Sargent

14:38

269

Bedřich Smetana

Symphonic Poem, Vyšehrad

The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Herbert von Karajan

15:57

270

Matvey Nikolaevsky

Two Ballet Marches

Mikhail Mordvinov (piano)

8:20

271

Aldemaro Romero

Tocatta Bachiana y Pajarillo Aldemaroso

The Orquestra Sinfónica di Venezuela conducted by Theodore Kuchar

9:21

272

Richard Wagner

Song to the Evening Star (from Tannhäuser)

Sherill Milnes (Wolfram); The New Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Anton Guadagno

5:48

273

Adolphe Adam

Overture to Giralda

The New Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Richard Bonynge

7:56

274

Claude Debussy

La damoiselle élue

Frederica von Stade (mezzo-soprano), Susanne Mentzer (speaker); The Tanglewood Festival Chorus and the Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Seiji Ozawa

19:27

275

Hans Rott

Symphony in E major

The Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Paavo Järvi

53:23

276

Francis Poulenc

Concerto in G minor for Organ, Strings and Timpani

Maurice Duruflé (organ); The Orchestre National de la RTF conducted by Georges Prętre

22:58

277

Hugo Alfvén

Swedish Rhapsody No. 1, Op. 19, Midsummer Watch

The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy

13:13

278

Jules Levy

Grand Russian Fantasia

Wynton Marsalis (trumpet); The Eastman Wind Ensemble conducted by Donald Hunsberger

6:22

279

Albert Ketčlbey

In a Persian Market

The London Promenade Orchestra conducted by Alexander Faris

6:53

280

Johann Pachelbel

Canon in D major

The Academy of St. Martin-In-the-Fields conducted by Sir Neville Marriner

5:06

281

Robert Schumann

Overture, Manfred, Op. 115

The Cleveland Orchestra conducted by George Szell

11:12

282

Giuseppe Verdi

Music from La Traviata
- Libiamo ne'lieti calici
- E strano!.. Ah! fors č lui… Sempre libera
- Disprezzo degno sč stesso rende
- Parigi, o cara, noi lasceremo

Dame Joan Sutherland (Violetta), Luciano Pavarotti (Alfredo), Matteo Manuguerra (Germont); The London Opera Chorus and the National Philharmonic Orchestra of London conducted by Richard Bonynge

26:06

283

Igor Stravinsky

Suite from The Firebird

The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Riccardo Muti

19:42

284

Eduard Nápravník

Fantasie Russe in B minor

Evgeny Soifertis (piano); The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra conducted by Alexander Titov

12:19

285

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Symphony No. 35 in D major, K. 385, Haffner

The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Herbert von Karajan

16:48

286

Frédéric Chopin

Ballade in G minor, Op. 23

Artur Rubinstein (piano)

9:28

287

Graham Waterhouse

Jig, Air and Reel for String Orchestra, Op. 9

The Endymion Ensemble conducted by Yaron Traub

7:03

288

Reynaldo Hahn

Si mes vers avaient des ailes

Susan Graham (soprano), Roger Vignoles (piano)

2:19

289

Franz Berwald

Overture to The Queen of Golconda

The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Ulf Björlin

7:16

290

Carlisle Floyd

Music from Susannah
- Ain't it a pretty night?
- Revival Scene
- The trees on the mountain are cold and bare
- Hear me, O Lord, I beseech thee

Samuel Ramey (Blitch), Cheryl Studer (Susannah); Orchestra and Chorus of the Lyon Opera conducted by Kent Nagano

26:01

291

Ottorino Respighi

The Pines of Rome

The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Riccardo Muti

22:10

292

Johannes Brahms

Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77

Jascha Heifetz (violin); The Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by Fritz Reiner

34:37

293

Kara Kareyev

Albanian Rhapsody

The Azerbaijan State Symphony Orchestra conducted by Rauf Abdullayev

12:40

294

George Gershwin

Bess, you is my woman now (from Porgy and Bess)

Donnie Ray Albert (Porgy), Clamma Dale (Bess); The Orchestra of the Houston Grand Opera conducted by John DeMain

6:06

295

Jacques Ibert

Bacchanale

The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra conducted by Louis Frémaux

8:33

296

Louis Vierne

Carillon de Westminster, Op. 54, No. 6

Jane Parker-Smith (organ)

5:52

297

Carl Nielsen

Overture to Maskarade

The Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra conducted by Myung Wha Chung

4:41

298

Samuel Wesley

Ascribe unto the Lord

The Choir of Clare College, Cambridge conducted by Christopher Robinson

12:56

299

Peter Tchaikovsky

Romeo and Juliet

The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Riccardo Muti

20:28

300

Benjamin Godard

Concerto Romantique in A minor, Op. 35

Aaron Rosand (violin); The Orchestra of Radio Luxembourg conducted by Louis de Froment

20:45

301

Erich Korngold

Suite from The Sea Hawk

The London Symphony Orchestra conducted by André Previn

17:25

302

Franz Liszt

St. François de Paule marchant sur les flots

Leslie Howard (piano)

7:41

303

Eugene Zádor

Csardas Rhapsody

The Budapest Symphony Orchestra conducted by Mariusz Smolij

9:20

304

John Philip Sousa

The Stars and Stripes Forever

The Boston Pops Orchestra conducted by Arthur Fiedler

3:28

305

Hans Pfitzner

Overture to Das Christelflein

The Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra of Bratislava conducted by Heribert Beissel

12:23

306

Gioacchino Rossini

Music from La donna del lago
- Mura felici… Elena! O tu, che chiamo
- Quel rapido torrente… Eccomi a voi, miei prodi
- Crudele sospetto… Giŕ un raggio forier
- Tanti affetti in tal momento

Katia Ricciarelli (Elena), Dano Raffanti (Rodrigo), Lucia Valentini Terrani (Malcolm), Samuel Ramey (Douglas), Oslavio Di Credico (Serano); The Prague Philharmonic Choir and the Chamber Orchestra of Europe conducted by Maurizio Pollini

27:05

307

Ludwig van Beethoven

Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 55, Eroica

The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Herbert von Karajan

48:05

308

Ernest Chausson

Počme, Op. 25

Erick Friedman (violin); The London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Malcolm Sargent

14:46

309

Georges Bizet

L'Arlésienne Suite No. 2

The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy

16:59

310

Alexandre Guilmant

March on Lift Up Your Heads

Jennifer Bate (organ)

6:55

311

Camille Saint-Saëns

Symphonic Poem, Danse Macabre, Op. 40

The Orchestre de Paris conducted by Pierre Dervaux

6:54

312

Felix Mendelssohn

War March of the Priests from Athalie

The New York Philharmonic conducted by Leonard Bernstein

4:54

313

Doreen Carwithen

Overture, Bishop Rock

The London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Richard Hickox

8:20

314

Hector Berlioz

Les nuits d'été, Op. 7

Yvonne Minton (soprano), Stuart Burrows (tenor); The BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Pierre Boulez

31:47

315

Jean Sibelius

Four Legends from the Kalevala, Op. 22

The Orchestre de la Suisse Romande conducted by Horst Stein

42:49

316

Sergei Rachmaninov

Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30

Vladimir Horowitz (piano); The New York Philharmonic conducted by Eugene Ormandy

43:21

317

Arnold Bax

Christmas Eve

The London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Bryden Thomson

17:56

318

David Popper

Hungarian Rhapsody, Op. 68

Maria Kliegel (cello); The Nicolas Esterházy Sinfonia conducted by Gerhard Markson

7:55

319

Fikret Amirov

Azerbaijan Capriccio

The Russian Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Dmitri Yablonsky

8:46

320

Henri Duparc

Phidylé

Dame Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano); The Orchestra of the National Opera, Brussels conducted by Sir John Pritchard

5:16

321

Ernst Mielck

Dramatic Overture

The Helsinki University Symphony Orchestra conducted by Mikk Murdvee

12:41

322

Michel-Richard Delalande

Te Deum

Véronique Gens, Sandrine Piau and Arlette Steyer (sopranos), Jean-Paul Fouchécourt and François Piolino (tenors), Jérôme Correas (bass); Les Arts Florissants conducted by William Christie

20:07

323

Leoš Janáček

Rhapsody for Orchestra, Taras Bulba

The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras

23:34

324

Henryk Wieniawski

Violin Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 22

Gil Shaham (violin); The London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Lawrence Foster

23:56

325

Kevin Kaska

The Battle for Atlantis

The Winchester Cathedral Chamber Choir and the Scottish National Orchestra conducted by Allan Wilson

12:08

326

Vincenzo Righini

Ove son? Qual'aure io spiro (from Il natal d'Apollo)

Diana Damrau (Erifle); Le Cercle De L'Harmonie conducted by Jérémie Rhorer

7:09

327

Malcolm Arnold

Four Cornish Dances, Op. 91

The Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Bryden Thomson

8:49

328

Franz Schubert

Marche Militaire No. 1 in D major, Op. 51, No. 1

The Cleveland Pops Orchestra conducted by Louis Lane

4:09

329

Airat Ichmouratov

Youth Overture, Op. 50

The Orchestre de la Francophonie conducted by Jean-Philippe Tremblay

13:51

330

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Exsultate, Jubilate, K. 165

Judith Raskin (soprano); The Cleveland Orchestra conducted by George Szell

15:38

331

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

Musical Pictures from The Tale of Tsar Saltan

The Scottish National Orchestra conducted by Neeme Järvi

24:55

332

Giuseppe Tartini

Sonata for Violin in G minor, The Devil's Trill

Gil Shaham (violin), Jonathan Feldman (piano)

14:17

333

Albert Roussel

Bacchus et Ariane Suite No. 2

The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy

15:58

334

Frédéric Chopin

Scherzo in C sharp minor, Op. 39

Artur Rubinstein (piano)

7:18

335

Jakov Gotovac

Symphonic Reel, Op. 12

The Hannover Radio Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Moshe Atzmon

7:58

336

Friedrich von Flotow

M'apparě tutt'amor (from Martha)

Plácido Domingo (Lyonel); The London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Nello Santi

3:49

337

Hamish MacCunn

Overture, The Land of the Mountain and the Flood

The Scottish National Orchestra conducted by Sir Alexander Gibson

9:15

338

Florent Schmitt

Psalm 47, Gloire au Seigneur!

Andréa Guiot (soprano); The Orchestra and Chorus of the French National Radio and Television conducted by Jean Martinon

27:03

339

Peter Tchaikovsky

Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74, Pathétique

The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy

46:52

340

Edward MacDowell

Piano Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 23

Earl Wild (piano); The RCA Orchestra conducted by Massimo Freccia

26:32

341

Othmar Schoeck

Festlicher Hymnus, Op. 64

The Scottish National Orchestra conducted by Rainer Held

12:39

342

Ferdinando Paër

Io saprei con alma forte… Ho risoluto (from Sofonisba)

Jennifer Larmore (Sofonisba); The Geoffrey Mitchell Choir and the Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Marco Guidarini

6:56

343

Richard Wagner

Siegfried's Funeral March from Götterdämmerung

The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Sir Georg Solti

8:02

344

Henry Mancini

Pie in the Face Polka from The Great Race

James Galway (flute); The National Philharmonic Orchestra of London conducted by Henry Mancini

2:32

345

Michael Balfe

Overture to The Bohemian Girl

The Boston Pops Orchestra conducted by Arthur Fiedler

8:42

346

Jacques Offenbach

Music from Les contes d'Hoffmann
- Va pour Kleinzach
- Les oiseaux dans la charmille
- Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour
- Scintille, diamant
- Non, ne me tente plus!.. Chčre enfant
- Adieu! Je ne veux pas te suivre

Dame Joan Sutherland (Olympia / Giulietta / Antonia / Stella), Plácido Domingo (Hoffmann), Gabriel Bacquier (Lindorff / Coppélius / Dappertutto / Dr. Miracle), Huguette Tourangeau (Nicklausse), Margarite Lilowa (A Voice); The Chorus of the Radio Suisse Romande, the Pro Arte Chorus of Lausanne, the Chorus Du Brassus and the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande conducted by Richard Bonynge

25:05

347

Richard Strauss

Death and Transfiguration, Op. 24

The London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Claudio Abbado

26:19

348

Franz Liszt

Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major

Philippe Entremont (piano); The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy

18:42

349

Alberto Ginastera

Suite from Estancia, Op. 8a

The Orquesta Filarmónica de la Ciudad de México conducted by Enrique Bátiz

12:50

350

Fritz Kreisler

Praeludium and Allegro

Patrice Fontanarosa (violin); The Orchestra of Radio Luxembourg conducted by Louis de Froment

6:25

351

Pavel Vejvanovský

Serenade ad Duos Choros

The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Václav Neumann

7:34

352

Scott Joplin

The Easy Winners

The New England Conservatory Ragtime Ensemble conducted by Gunther Schuller

3:57

353

Johannes Brahms

Tragic Overture, Op. 81

The National Philharmonic Orchestra of London conducted by Leopold Stokowski

11:46

354

Giuseppe Verdi

Music from Il trovatore
- Anvil Chorus
- Il balen del suo sorriso… Per me ora fatale
- Ah! sě, ben mio… Di quella pira
- Mira, di acerbe lagrime spargo… Vivrŕ!
- Ciel!... non m'inganna quel fioco lume?

Leontyne Price (Leonore), Plácido Domingo (Enrico), Fiorenza Cossotto (Azucena), Ryland Davies (Ruiz); The Ambrosian Opera Chorus and the New Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Zubin Mehta

34:03

355

Jules Massenet

Orchestral Suite No. 3, Scčnes Dramatiques

The National Philharmonic Orchestra of London conducted by Richard Bonynge

19:48

356

Ludwig van Beethoven

Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp major, Op. 27, No. 2, Moonlight

Alfred Brendel (piano)

16:07

357

Harold Truscott

Elegy

The National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland conducted by Gary Brain

13:17

358

Emmerich Kálmán

Gypsy airs and joyful phrases (from Gräfin Mariza)

Christine Brewer (Countess Mariza); The Geoffrey Mitchell Choir and the Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by David Parry

7:09

359

Johann Sebastian Bach

Fantasia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 537 (orchestrated by Sir Edward Elgar)

The London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Sir Adrian Boult

8:48

360

Alexander Mosolov

Iron Foundry, Op. 19

The Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam conducted by Riccardo Chailly

3:35

361

Ferruccio Busoni

Comedy Overture

The Symphony Orchestra of Rome conducted by Francesco La Vecchia

6:59

362

Claudio Monteverdi

Ave maris stella (from the Vespro della Beata Vergine)

Jill Gomez and Felicity Palmer (sopranos), James Bowman (countertenor), Robert Tear and Philip Langridge (tenors), John Shirley-Quirk and Michael Rippon (basses); The Salisbury Cathedral Boys' Choir, the Monteverdi Choir, the Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, the David Munrow Recorder Ensemble and the Monteverdi Orchestra conducted by Sir John Eliot Gardiner

10:14

363

Paul Hindemith

Symphony, Mathis der Maler

The Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by William Steinberg

26:10

364

Felix Mendelssohn

Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25

Rudolf Serkin (piano); The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy

19:20

365

Samuel Barber

Second Essay for Orchestra, Op. 17

The New York Philharmonic conducted by Thomas Schippers

10:53

366

Georg Philipp Telemann

Trumpet Concerto in D major

Hĺkan Hardenberger (trumpet); The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields conducted by Iona Brown

7:45

367

Alan Hovhaness

Alleluia and Fugue

The Seattle Symphony Orchestra conducted by Gerard Schwarz

9:26

368

John Adams

Short Ride in a Fast Machine

The San Francisco Symphony Orchestra conducted by Edo de Waart

4:20

369

Mikhail Glinka

Overture to Ruslan and Ludmila

The London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Georg Solti

4:59

370

Fromental Halévy

Music from La Juive
- Si la rigeur et la vengeance
- Lorsqu'ŕ toi je me suis donnée
- Vous qui du Dieu vivant… Sur eux anathčme!
- Rachel, quand du Seigneur
- Il est temps!

José Carreras (Eleazar), Julia Varady (Rachel), June Anderson (Eudoxia), Dalmacio Gonzales (Leopold), Ferruccio Furlanetto (Cardinal Brogni), René Massis (Ruggiero); The Ambrosian Opera Chorus and the Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Antonio de Alemeida

28:10

371

Claude Debussy

La Mer

The Montreal Symphony Orchestra conducted by Charles Dutoit

23:02

372

Henri Vieuxtemps

Violin Concerto No. 5 in A minor, Op. 37

Jascha Heifetz (violin); The New Symphony Orchestra of London conducted by Sir Malcolm Sargent

17:17

373

Walter Piston

Suite from The Incredible Flutist

The New York Philharmonic conducted by Leonard Bernstein

15:58

374

Robert Schumann

Toccata in C major, Op. 7

Vladimir Horowitz (piano)

6:29

375

Giacomo Puccini

Preludio Sinfonico for Orchestra

The London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Antonio Pappano

8:53

376

John Williams

March from Raiders of the Lost Ark

The Boston Pops Orchestra conducted by John Williams

5:32

377

George Whitefield Chadwick

Overture, Rip Van Winkle

The Detroit Symphony Orchestra conducted by Neeme Järvi

10:27

378

Hector Berlioz

Music from Benvenuto Cellini
- Ah! mourir, chčre belle
- A nous voisines et servantes!
- A boire, ŕ boire… Si la terre aux beaux jours se couronne
- Viens, pas ŕ pas… Assassiner un capucin
- Le Pape ici! de la prudence!
- Tra, la, la, la, ... Mais qu'ai-je donc?
- Sur les monts les plus sauvages
- Viva! Viva!

Nicolai Gedda (Cellini), Christiane Eda-Pierre (Teresa), Jules Bastin (Balducci), Robert Massard (Fieramosca), Jane Berbié (Ascanio), Roger Soyer (Pope Clement VII); The Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden and the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Colin Davis

36:48

379

Peter Tchaikovsky

Symphonic Fantasy, The Tempest, Op. 18

The Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Elihu Inbal

22:38

380

Adolf Schulz-Evler

Concert Arabesques on The Beautiful Blue Danube

Piers Lane (piano)

10:59

381

William Henry Fry

Niagara Symphony

The Scottish National Orchestra conducted by Tony Rowe

13:46

382

Franz Waxman

Fantasy on Themes from Bizet's Carmen

Mayuko Kamio (violin); The St. Petersburg Orchestra of the State Hermitage Museum conducted by Saulius Sondetzkis

9:51

383

Josef Rheinberger

Prelude to Die Sieben Raben

The Frankfurt Brandenburg State Orchestra conducted by Nikos Athinaos

8:54

384

Charles Marie Widor

Toccata

Jane Parker-Smith (organ)

5:40

385

Gasparo Spontini

Overture to La vestale

The  Orchestra of La Scala, Milan conducted by Riccardo Muti

7:05

386

Umberto Giordano

Music from Andrea Chénier
- Un dě all'azzurro spazio… La notte il giorno
- Nemico della patria?
- La mamma morte
- Come un bel dě di maggio
- Vicino a te… La nostre morte

Renata Scotto (Maddelena), Plácido Domingo (Chénier), Sherrill Milnes (Gérard), Jean Kraft (Countess di Coigny), Isser Bushkin (Schmidt); The John Alldis Choir and the National Philharmonic Orchestra of London conducted by James Levine

31:33

387

Modest Mussorgsky

Pictures at an Exhibition (orchestrated by Maurice Ravel)

The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Riccardo Muti

31:24

388

Sergei Prokofiev

Piano Concerto No. 1 in D flat major, Op. 10

Kun Woo Paik (piano); The Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Antoni Wit

15:58

389

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Serenade No. 13 in G major, K. 525, Eine Kleine Nachtmusik

The Cleveland Orchestra conducted by George Szell

17:24

390

Maurice Ravel

Tzigane

Lelia Josefowicz (violin); The Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields conducted by Sir Neville Marriner

9:43

391

Ron Goodwin

Music from Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines

The BBC Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Rumon Gamba

6:18

392

Gustav Holst

I Vow to Thee, My Country

Della Jones (soprano); The Royal Choral Society and the BBC Concert Orchestra conduted by Barry Wordsworth

4:47

393

Edward Elgar

Overture, Cockagine, Op. 40

The London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Sir Adrian Boult

15:01

394

Arthur Sullivan

Songs from The Mikado
- A wand'ring minstrel I
- Three little maids from school are we
- As some day it may happen
- The flowers that bloom in the spring
- Willow, tit-willow

John Reed (Ko-Ko), Colin Wright (Nanki-Poo), Valerie Masterson (Yum-Yum), Peggy Ann Jones (Pitti-Sing), Pauline Wales (Peep-Bo); The D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Royston Nash

12:46

395

Béla Bartók

Concerto for Orchestra

The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy

37:50

396

Moritz Moszkowski

Piano Concerto No. 2 in E major, Op. 59

Joseph Moog (piano); The German Radio Philharmonic Orchestra of Saarbrücken Kaiserlautern conducted by Nicholas Milton

35:38

397

Franz Liszt

Symphonic Poem No. 3, Les Préludes

The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Herbert von Karajan

14:44

398

Johann Friedrich Fasch

Concerto in B minor for Flute and Oboe

Jan de Winne (flute), Marcel Ponseele (oboe); Il Gardellino

6:50

399

Emmanuel Chabrier

Fęte polonaise

The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Sir John Eliot Gardiner

7:27

400

Jean Sibelius

Andante Festivo for String Orchestra

The Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra conducted by Neeme Järvi

5:15

401

François Boďeldieu

Overture to Le calife de Bagdad

The New Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Richard Bonynge

7:44

402

Gaetano Donizetti

Music from Don Pasquale
- Pronto io son
- Povero Ernesto! Cercherň lontana terra
- Ah! E rimasto lŕ impietrato… Riunita immantinento… Io? Io?
- Eccomi… Bravo, bravo, Don Pasquale!

Mirella Freni (Norina), Sesto Bruscantini (Don Pasquale), Leo Nucci (Dr. Malatesta), Gösta Winbergh (Ernesto); The Ambrosian Opera Chorus and the Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Riccardo Muti

27:55

403

Reinhold Gličre

Suite from The Red Poppy, Op. 70

The BBC Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Sir Edward Downes

26:06

404

Johann Sebastian Bach

Concerto in A minor for Four Harpsichords and Orchestra, BWV 1065

Christianne Jaccottet, Christine Sartoretti, Nicole Hostettler and Leonore Klinckerfus (harpsichords); The Württemberg Chamber Orchestra conducted by Jörg Fäber

10:13

405

Aaron Copland

Three Latin-American Sketches

The London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Aaron Copland

10:43

406

Louis Niedermeyer

Pietŕ, Signore

Andrea Bocelli (tenor); The Chorus and Orchestra of the St. Cecilia Academy conducted by Myung Whun Chung

6:57

407

Johann Strauss, Jr.

Thousand and One Nights, Op. 346

The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy

9:12

408

Pietro Mascagni

Intermezzo from L’amico Fritz

The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Herbert von Karajan

5:01

409

Ludwig van Beethoven

Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b

The New York Philharmonic conducted by Leonard Bernstein

13:17

410

George Frederic Handel

Coronation Anthem No. 3, The King shall rejoice

The Choir of Westminster Abbey and the English Concert conducted by Trevor Pinnock

10:59

411

Alfred Bruneau

The Legend of Gold

The Rhenish Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by James Lockhart

26:37

412

Frédéric Chopin

Variations in B flat major on La ci darem la mano, Op. 2

Eldar Nebolsin (piano); The Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin conducted by Vladimir Ashkenazy

15:50

413

Antonín Dvořák

Scherzo Capriccioso, Op. 66

The London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Istvan Kertész

12:04

414

Émile Sauret

Étude-caprice in C major, Op. 64, No. 1

Nazrin Rashidova (violin)

6:29

415

Ion Ivanovici

Danube Waves

The Orchestra of the Vienna Volksoper conducted by Franz Bauer-Theussl

7:49

416

Felix Mendelssohn

Song without Words in A major, Op. 62, No. 6, Spring Song

Daniel Barenboim (piano)

2:15

417

Emil von Reznicek

Overture to Donna Diana

The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Willy Boskovsky

5:41

418

Domenico Cimarosa

Music from Il matrimonio segreto
- Cara, non dubitar
- Perdonate, signor mio
- Orsů, saper conviene
- Son lunatico, bilioso
- Se son vendicata
- Ascoltate un uom di mondo

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Geronimo), Arleen Augér (Carolina), Julia Varady (Elisetta), Julia Hamari (Fidalma), Alberto Rinaldi (Count Robinson) Ryland Davies (Paolino); The English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Daniel Barenboim

31:08

419

Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov

Caucasian Sketches, Op. 10

The Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Loris Tjeknavorian

20:28

420

Camille Saint-Saëns

Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22

Philippe Entremont (piano); The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy

22:23

421

Peter Tchaikovsky

Capriccio Italien, Op. 45

The RCA Orchestra conducted by Kiril Kondrashin

15:59

422

Franz Danzi

Potpourri No. 2 in B flat major on Lŕ ci darem la mano

Eduard Brunner (clarinet); The Munich Chamber Orchestra conducted by Hans Stadlmair

9:24

423

John Estacio

Bootlegger's Tarantella

The Youth Orchestra of the Americas conducted by Jean-Pascal Hamelin

6:57

424

Kenneth Alford

Colonel Bogey

The London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Sir Adrian Boult

4:08

425

Aimé Maillart

Overture to Les Dragons de Villars

The London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Richard Bonynge

5:46

426

Giovanni Paisiello

Music from The Barber of Seville
- Lodi al ciel
- La calunnia
- Gia riede primavera
- Don Basilio! Giusto cielo!

Krisztina Laki (Rosina), Dénes Gulyás (Almaviva), István Gáti (Figaro), József Gregor (Bartolo), Sándor Sólom Nagy (Basilio); The Hungarian State Orchestra conducted by Ádám Fischer

31:00

427

Alexander Scriabin

Le počme de l'extase, Op. 54

The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Riccardo Muti

20:02

428

Ignaz Moscheles

Grande Sonata Concertante in A major, Op. 44

Jean-Pierre Rampal (flute), John Steele Ritter (piano)

27:15

429

Bedřich Smetana

Symphonic Poem, Blaník

The Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Rafael Kubelik

14:06

430

Richard Addinsell

Warsaw Concerto

Misha Dichter (piano); The Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Sir Neville Marriner

8:12

431

Frederick Delius

On Hearing the First Cuckoo of Spring

The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy

6:12

432

Harold Fraser-Simson

Love will find a way (from The Maid of the Mountains)

Dame Joan Sutherland (Theresa); The New Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Richard Bonynge

2:51

433

Leonard Bernstein

Overture to Candide

The New York Philharmonic conducted by Leonard Bernstein

4:12

434

Giuseppe Verdi

Music from Aida
- Se quel guerrier io fossi!.. Celeste Aida
- Ritorna vincitor!
- Gloria al Egitto!
- O re, pei sacri Numi
- O patria mia!
- Morir! Sě pura e bella

Plácido Domingo (Ramadčs), Montserrat Caballé (Aida), Fiorenza Cossotto (Amneris), Nicolai Ghiaruov (Ramfis), Piero Cappuccilli (Amonasro), Luigi Roni (The King) ; The Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden and the New Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Riccardo Muti

34:43

435

Anton Bruckner

Symphony No. 6 in A major

The New Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Otto Klemperer

54:54

436

Ignaz Paderewski

Polish Fantasy, Op. 19

Earl Wild (piano); The London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Arthur Fiedler

19:14

437

Benjamin Britten

Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes, Op. 33a

The Ulster Orchestra conducted by Vernon Handley

15:45

438

Carl Höhne

Slavonic Fantasy

Hĺkan Hardenberger (trumpet), Roland Pöntinen (piano)

7:10

439

Guan Xia

Gazing at the Stars

The Nuremburg Symphony Orchestra conducted by En Shao

9:35

440

Richard Rodgers

You'll Never Walk Alone (from Carousel)

Samuel Ramey (Billy); The National Philharmonic Orchestra of London conducted by Peter Matz

2:48

441

John Ansell

Overture, Plymouth Hoe

The BBC National Orchestra of Wales conducted by Rumon Gamba

8:05

442

Richard Flury

The Death of Sappho

Julia Sophie Wagner (soprano); The Nuremburg Symphony Orchestra conducted by Paul Mann

10:51

443

Johannes Brahms

Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy

45:40

444

Franz Josef Haydn

Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major

Yo-Yo Ma (cello); The English Chamber Orchestra conducted by José Garcia

23:53

445

Manuel de Falla

Suite from The Three-Cornered Hat

The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy

12:59

446

Johann Sebastian Bach

Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565

Michael Murray (organ)

8:38

447

Richard Strauss

Dance of the Seven Veils from Salome

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by Fritz Reiner

9:10

448

Carl Orff

O Fortuna (from Carmina Burana)

The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Robert Shaw

5:19

449

Walter Leigh

Overture, Agincourt

The New Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Nicholas Braithwaite

11:37

450

Vincenzo Bellini

Music from Beatrice di Tenda
- Ma la sola, ahimč! son io… Ah! la pena in lor piombň
- Parti... Deh! perdona
- Qui m'accolse oppresso
- Ah! se un'urna č a me concessa

Dame Joan Sutherland (Beatrice), Luciano Pavarotti (Orombello), Josephine Veasey (Agnese), Cornelius Opthof (Filippo), Joseph Ward (Anichino), The Ambrosian Opera Chorus and the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Richard Bonynge

31:15

451

Michael Tippett

Fantasia Concertante on a Theme of Corelli

The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra conducted by Richard Hickox

19:06

452

Ralph Vaughan Williams

The Lark Ascending

Hugh Bean (violin); The New Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Sir Adrian Boult

14:50

453

George Enescu

Romanian Rhapsody No. 1 in A major, Op. 11

The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy

12:19

454

Max Reger

Variations and Fugue on Heil, unserm König Heil, WoO 4, No. 7

Josef Still (organ)

7:56

455

Uuno Klami

The Cobblers on the Heath

The Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sakari Oramo

8:16

456

Pablo de Sarasate

Zapateado, Op. 23, No. 6

Sarah Chang (violin), Charles Abramovic (piano)

3:17

457

Daniel Auber

Overture to Masaniello

The Detroit Symphony Orchestra conducted by Paul Paray

7:30

458

Amilcare Ponchielli

Music from La Gioconda
- Cielo e mar!
- E un anatema!.. Il mio braccia t'afferra!
- Dance of the Hours
- Suicido!

Montserrat Caballé (Gioconda), Agnes Baltsa (Laura), Luciano Pavarotti (Enzo), Sherrill Milnes (Barnaba); The London Opera Chorus and the National Philharmonic Orchestra of London conducted by Bruno Bartoletti

29:01

459

Ludwig van Beethoven

Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Carlos Kleiber

38:45

460

Robert Schumann

Violin Concerto in D minor

Joshua Bell (violin); The Cleveland Orchestra conducted by Christoph von Dohnányi

27:39

461

Aaron Copland

El Salón México

The Detroit Symphony Orchestra conducted by Antal Doráti

10:39

462

Hubert Parry

I was glad

The London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Richard Hickox

7:08

463

Alexander Borodin

In the Steppes of Central Asia

The Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra conducted by Neeme Järvi

7:33

464

John Knowles Paine

Concert Variations on the Austrian National Hymn, Op. 3, No. 1

Richard Ellsasser (organ)

5:16

465

Étienne Méhul

Overture to La chasse du jeune Henri

The Orchestra of the Gulbenkian Foundation conducted by Michel Swierczewski

10:40

466

Hector Berlioz

Te Deum, Op. 22

Jean Dupouy (tenor); The Children's Chorus of Paris, Maitrise de la Resurrection and the Chorus and Orchestre de Paris conducted by Daniel Barenboim

40:28

467

Peter Tchaikovsky

Symphonic Poem, Francesca da Rimini, Op. 32

The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Charles Munch

23:36

468

Gabriel Fauré

Ballade for Piano and Orchestra

Philippe Entremont (piano); The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy

13:42

469

Fela Sowande

Africa Suite for String Orchestra

The London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Paul Freeman

14:51

470

Isaac Albéniz

Asturias, Op. 47, No. 5

Andrés Segovia (guitar)

6:27

471

Edward Elgar

Pomp and Circumstance March in D major, Op. 39, No. 1

The London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Sir Adrian Boult

6:09

472

Richard Wagner

Bridal Chorus from Lohengrin

The Vienna State Opera Orchestra and the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Claudio Abbado

5:19

473

Douglas Lilburn

Overture, Aotearoa

The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by John Hopkins

8:01

474

Carl Maria von Weber

Music from Oberon
- Von Jugend auf in dem Kampfgefild
- Ehre und Heil dem, der treu ist
- Arabiens einsam Kind
- Ozean, du Ungeheuer!
- Trauere, mein Herz
- O Herr! Seinem geschworenen Eid getreu

Birgit Nilsson (Rezia), Julia Hamari (Fatima), Plácido Domingo (Huon), Donald Grobe (Oberon), Hermann Prey (Scherasmin), Marga Schiml (Puck); The Bavarian Radio Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Raphael Kubelik

33:31

475

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550

The Cleveland Orchestra conducted by George Szell

26:44

476

Camille Saint-Saëns

Piano Concerto No. 4 in C minor, Op. 44

Philippe Entremont (piano); The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy

24:49

477

Edouard Lalo

Rhapsody

The Orchestra of the Monte Carlo Opera conducted by Antonio de Almeida

11:35

478

Charles Ives

General William Booth Enters into Heaven

Archie Drake (bass); The Gregg Smith Singers and the Columbia Chamber Orchestra conducted by Gregg Smith

6:32

479

Graeme Koehne

The Persistence of Memory

The Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Richard Mills

9:43

480

Frédéric Chopin

Waltz in D flat major, Op. 64, No. 1, Minute

Artur Rubinstein (piano)

1:55

481

Alexander Glazunov

Solemn Overture, Op. 73

The Moscow Symphony Orchestra conducted by Igor Golovschin

10:56

482

George Frederic Handel

Music from Messiah
- Behold, a virgin shall conceive… O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion
- For unto us a child is born
- Lift up your heads
- Halleluja
- I know my Redeemer liveth
- Behold, I tell you a mystery… The trumpet shall sound
- Worthy is the Lamb that was slain… Blessing and honor

Dame Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano), Anne Gjevang (alto), Keith Lewis (tenor), Gwynne Howell (bass); The Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Sir Georg Solti

38:51

483

Felix Mendelssohn

Octet in E flat major, Op. 20

The Academy Chamber Ensemble

31:58

484

Antonio Vivaldi

Violin Concerto in F major, RV 293, Autumn

Simon Standage (violin); The English Concert conducted by Trevor Pinnock

10:25

485

Nikolai Myaskovsky

Symphony No. 21 in F sharp minor, Op. 51

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by Morton Gould

14:28

486

Louis Moreau Gottschalk

Grand Tarantelle for Piano and Orchestra

Eugene List (piano); The Vienna State Opera Orchestra conducted by Igor Buketoff

7:48

487

Henry Cowell

Hymn and Fuguing Tune No. 10

The Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields conducted by Sir Neville Marriner

6:54

488

Antonín Dvořák

Humoresque in G flat major, Op. 101, No. 7

Itzhak Perlman (violin), Yo-Yo Ma (cello); The Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Seiji Ozawa

3:32

489

Ferdinand Hérold

Overture to Zampa

The New York Philharmonic conducted by Leonard Bernstein

8:34

490

Jules Massenet

Music from Esclarmonde
- Ah! trop malheureuse Esclarmonde!.. On vient, ma soeur!
- Voici le divin moment
- Regarde-les, ces yeux plus purs
- Dignitaires! Guerriers!

Dame Joan Sutherland (Esclarmonde), Huguette Tourandeau (Parséis), Giacomo Aragall (Roland), Louis Qullico (Blois), Ryland Davies (Énéas), Clifford Grant (Phorcas); The John Alldis Choir and the National Philharmonic Orchestra of London conducted by Richard Bonynge

27:48

491

Franz Schubert

Symphony No. 8 in B minor, D. 759, Unfinished

The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Lorin Maazel

22:30

492

Max Bruch

Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26

Jascha Heifetz (violin); The New Symphony Orchestra of London conducted by Sir Malcolm Sargent

22:10

493

Vítězslav Novák

Lady Godiva, Op. 41

The BBC Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Libor Pešek

17:15

494

Johann Sebastian Bach

Prelude and Fugue in A minor, BWV 543

Simon Preston (organ)

9:43

495

Guillaume Lekeu

Symphonic Poem No. 1, Chant de Triomphale Delivrance

The Ličge Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Pierre Bartholomée

9:18

496

Arthur Sullivan

The Lost Chord

Stuart Burrows (tenor); The Ambrosian Chorus conducted by Wyn Morris

3:51

497

Jacques Offenbach

Overture to Orpheus in the Underworld

The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Herbert von Karajan

9:43

498

Giacomo Puccini

Music from Turandot
- Non piangere Liů
- In questa reggia
- Nessun dorma
- Principessa di morte!

Dame Joan Sutherland (Turandot), Luciano Pavarotti (Calaf), Montserrat Caballé (Liů), Nicolai Ghiaurov (Timur), Tom Krause (Ping), Pier Francesco Poli (Pang), Piero de Palma (Pong); The John Alldis Choir and the London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Zubin Mehta

29:51

499

Charles Villiers Stanford

Irish Rhapsody No. 4 in A minor, Op. 141, The Fisherman of Loch Neagh and What He Saw

The Ulster Orchestra conducted by Vernon Handley

18:29

500

Xian Xinghai

Piano Concerto in D major, Yellow River

Yin Chengzong (piano); The Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra of Bratislava conducted by Adrian Leaper

21:18

501

Virgil Thomson

Suite from The Plow that Broke the Plains

The Symphony of the Air conducted by Leopold Stokowski

13:47

502

Ole Bull

Cantabile Doloroso and Rondo Giocoso

Arve Tellefsen (violin); The Trondheim Symphony Orchestra conducted by Eivand Aadland

8:40

503

William Walton

Coronation March, Crown Imperial

The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra conducted by Louis Frémaux

9:05

504

André Grétry

Pantomime from Zémire et Azor

The Belgian Radio and Television Orchestra conducted by Edgar Doneux

2:52

505

Gabriel Pierné

Overture to Ramuntcho

The Philharmonie de Lorraine conducted by Jacques Houtmann

9:08

506

Franz Josef Haydn

Music from The Seasons
- Spring, her lovely charms unfolding… God of Light!
- Hark! The deep tremendous voice… Now cease the conflicts fierce of winds
- Thus nature, ever kind, rewards
- Then breaks that great and glorious day

Heather Harper (soprano), Ryland Davies (tenor), John Shirley-Quirk (baritone); The BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Sir Colin Davis

31:52

507

Jean Sibelius

Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43

The Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra conducted by Neeme Järvi

42:08

508

Ludwig van Beethoven

Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58

Murray Perahia (piano); The Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam conducted by Bernard Haitink

33:56

509

Giacomo Meyerbeer

Suite from The Skaters

The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy

12:54

510

Franz Lehár

Meine Lippen, die küssen so heiss (from Giuditta)

Noëmi Nadelmann (Giuditta); The Budapest Symphony Orchestra conducted by Jan Schultsz

6:16

511

Tomaso Albinoni

Adagio in G minor

The Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields conducted by Sir Neville Marriner

8:00

512

Jules Grison

Toccata in F major

Jane Parker-Smith (organ)

5:45

513

Gioacchino Rossini

Overture to William Tell

The New York Philharmonic conducted by Leonard Bernstein

11:33

514

Alban Berg

Der Wein

Jessye Norman (soprano); The New York Philharmonic conducted by Pierre Boulez

12:38

515

Peter Tchaikovsky

Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36

The Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Mariss Jansons

41:29

516

Ottorino Respighi

Adagio and Variations for Cello and Orchestra

André Navarra (cello); The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Karel Ančerl

10:18

517

Johannes Brahms

Variations in B flat major on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a

The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy

17:31

518

Franz Liszt

Tarantella di Bravura after Auber's La Muette di Portici

György Cziffra (piano)

7:57

519

Hans Pfitzner

Prelude to Act I of Palestrina

The Orchestra of the Deutsche Oper Berlin conducted by Christian Theielemann

7:31

520

Richard Wagner

The Ride of the Valkyries (transcribed by Edwin Lemare)

Anthony Newman (organ)

4:36

521

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Overture to The Marriage of Figaro

The Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields conducted by Sir Neville Marriner

4:14

522

Frederick Loewe

Songs from My Fair Lady
- Why can't the English
- Woudn't it be loverly?
- With a little bit of luck
- I could have danced all night
- On the street where she lives
- Show me
- Get me to the church on time

Jeremy Irons (Higgins), Sir John Gielgud (Pickering), Dame Kiri Te Kanawa (Eliza), Jerry Hadley (Freddy Eynsford-Hill), Warren Mitchell (Doolittle); The London Voices and the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by John Mauceri

29:07

523

Sergei Rachmaninov

Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27

The Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam conducted by Vladimir Ashkenazy

54:57

524

Adolf von Henselt

Piano Concerto in F minor, Op. 16

Marc-André Hamelin (piano); The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra conducted by Martyn Brabbins

29:52

525

Emmanuel Chabrier

Suite Pastorale

The Detroit Symphony Orchestra conducted by Paul Paray

16:01

526

Jean-Baptiste Arban

Variations on The Carnival of Venice

Wynton Marsalis (trumpet); The Eastman Wind Ensemble conducted by Donald Hunsberger

7:40

527

Edward Elgar

Meditation from The Light of Life

The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Sir Charles Groves

7:34

528

Giuseppe Verdi

Santo di patria… Allor che i forte corrono (from Attila)

Dame Joan Sutherland (Odabella); The London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Richard Bonynge

5:42

529

Balfour Gardiner

Overture to a Comedy

The Northern Sinfonia of England conducted by Richard Hickox

7:57

530

Vincenzo Bellini

Music from Norma
- Casta Diva
- O non tremare… Oh! Di qual sei tu vittima… Perfido!
- Mira, O Norma
- Guerra, guerra!

Beverly Sills (Norma), Shirley Verrett (Adalgisa), Enrico di Giuseppe (Pollione), Paul Plishka (Oroveso); The John Alldis Choir and the New Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by James Levine

27:12

531

Franz Schreker

Prelude to a Drama

The Gürzenich Orchestra of Cologne conducted by James Conlon

18:46

532

Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco

Guitar Concerto in D major, Op. 99

John Williams (guitar); The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy

19:46

533

Aram Khachaturian

Suite from Maskarade

The Scottish National Orchestra conducted by Neeme Järvi

16:27

534

Juliusz Zarębski

Polonaise Triomphale in A major, Op. 11

Piotr Salajczyk and Maria Szwajger-Kułakowska (piano)

7:38

535

Edvard Grieg

Funeral March for Rikard Nordraak

The Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Ole Kristian Ruud

8:06

536

Johann Strauss, Jr.

Voices of Spring, Op. 410

The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy

5:32

537

Arthur Thomas

Overture to The Golden Web

The Victorian Opera Orchestra conducted by Richard Bonynge

8:23

538

Pietro Mascagni

Music from Cavalleria Rusticana
- Innegiammo, il Signor non č morto
- Voi lo sapete, o mamma
- Intermezzo
- Mamma, quel vino č generoso

José Carreras (Turiddu), Montserrat Caballé (Santuzza), Matteo Manuguerra (Alfio), Julia Hamari (Lola), Astrid Varnay (Mamma Lucia); The Ambrosian Opera Chorus and the Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Riccardo Muti

19:20

539

Johann Sebastian Bach

Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050

The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

20:44

540

Robert Schumann

Faschingsschwank aus Wien, Op. 26

Aldo Ciccolini (piano)

21:44

541

Maurice Ravel

Suite No. 2 from Daphnis et Chloé

The Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by André Previn

17:24

542

Henryk Wieniawski

Le Carnaval Russe, Op. 11

Marat Bisengaliev (violin), John Lenahan (piano)

7:16

543

William Boyce

Symphony No. 5 in D major

The Bournemouth Sinfonietta conducted by Ronald Thomas

7:41

544

Oscar Straus

My Hero (from The Chocolate Soldier)

Marilyn Hill Smith (Nadina); The Chandos Concert Orchestra conducted by Barry Knight

4:47

545

William Sterndale Bennett

Overture, The Naiades, Op. 15

The Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Nicholas Braithwaite

12:27

546

Sigmund Romberg

Songs from The Student Prince
- Marching Song - Drinking Song - Come boys
- In Heidelberg fair - Gaudeamus igitur
- Deep in my heart
- Serenade
- Just we two

Dorothy Kirsten (Kathie), Gordon MacRae (Prince Karl Franz), Earle Wilkie (Dr. Engel), William Felber (Ruder), Richard Robinson (Lutz); The Robert Wagner Chorale and the Capitol Theatre Orchestra conducted by Van Alexander

21:22

547

Dmitri Shostakovich

Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47

The Scottish National Orchestra conducted by Neeme Järvi

46:56

548

Samuel Barber

Violin Concerto, Op. 14

Kyoko Takezawa (violin); The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra conducted by Leonard Slatkin

23:48

549

Miklós Rózsa

Suite from Ben Hur

The BBC Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Rumon Gamba

16:04

550

Frédéric Chopin

Ballade in A flat major, Op. 47

Artur Rubinstein (piano)

7:21

551

Camille Saint-Saëns

Symphonic Poem, Le rouet d'Omphale, Op. 31

The Orchestre de Paris conducted by Pierre Dervaux

9:16

552

Alfredo Catalani

Ebben? ne andrň lontana (from La Wally)

Renata Tebaldi (Wally); The Orchestra of the Monte Carlo Opera conducted by Fausto Cleva

5:00

553

Carl Maria von Weber

Overture to Silvana

The Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Neeme Järvi

5:45

554

Richard Strauss

Final Scene from Salome

Birgit Nilsson (Salome), Gerhard Stolze (Herod), Grace Hoffman (Herodias); The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Sir Georg Solti

17:12

555

Ernest Chausson

Symphony in B flat major, Op. 20

The BBC Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Yan Pascal Tortelier

33:11

556

Ludwig van Beethoven

Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61

Jascha Heifetz (violin); The Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Charles Munch

37:49

557

Sergei Prokofiev

Suite from The Love for Three Oranges, Op. 33A

The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy

16:24

558

Charles Alkan

Le festin d'Ésope, Op. 39, No. 12

Raymond Lewenthal (piano)

8:54

559

Josef Strauss

Music of the Spheres, Op. 235

The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Herbert von Karajan

9:03

560

Claude Debussy

Claire de Lune (orchestrated by Lucien Calliet)

The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy

5:04

561

Franz von Suppé

Overture to Morning, Noon and Night in Vienna

The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Herbert von Karajan

9:01

562

Riccardo Zandonai

Music from Francesca da Rimini
- Č ancora sgombro il campo del comune?
- Paolo, datemi pace!.. Ah, la parola che i miei occhi incontrano
- E cosě vada s'č pur mio destino!... Vieni

Magda Olivero (Francesca), Mario del Monaco (Paolo); The Monte Carlo Opera Orchestra conducted by Nicola Rescigno

28:41

563

Zoltán Kodály

Suite from Háry János

The Cleveland Orchestra conducted by George Szell

23:18

564

Franz Liszt

Fantasia quasi Sonata, Aprčs une lecture du Dante

Aldo Ciccolini (piano)

13:54

565

Richard Wagner

Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde

The Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Mariss Jansons

16:33

566

Giuseppe Torelli

Trumpet Sonata in D major

Alison Balsom (trumpet); The Academy of Ancient Music conducted by Pavlo Beznosiuk

7:35

567

Malcolm Arnold

Four Scottish Dances, Op. 59

The Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Bryden Thomson

8:26

568

Charles Gounod

Ah! Let me live in this dream! (from Roméo et Juliette)

Elizabeth Futtal (Juliette); The Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Steven White

3:58

569

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

Russian Easter Overture, Op. 36

The Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra conducted by Neeme Järvi

15:05

570

Cole Porter

Music from Anything Goes
- I get a kick out of you
- Bon voyage
- Where are the men?
- You're the top
- What a joy to be young
- Be like the bluebird
- Buddy, beware

Kim Criswell (Reno), Cris Groenendaal (Billy), Fredrica von Stade (Hope), Jack Gilford (Moonface); The Ambrosian Chorus and the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by John McGlinn

23:50

571

Franz Josef Haydn

Symphony No. 104 in D major, London

The New York Philharmonic conducted by Leonard Bernstein

24:05

572

Bernhard Crusell

Clarinet Concerto No. 3 in B flat major, Op. 11

Michael Collins (clarinet); The Swedish Chamber Orchestra

22:50

573

Alphons Diepenbrock

Hymne

The St. Gallen Symphony Orchestra conducted by Otto Tausk

14:16

574

Max Reger

Introduction and Passacaglia in D minor

Martin Welzel (organ)

7:55

575

Emil Waldteufel

The Skaters, Op. 183

The Orchestra of the Vienna Volksoper conducted by Franz Bauer-Theussl

8:37

576

Karl King

The Melody Shop

The US Air Force Air Mobility Command Band Of The Golden West conducted by Captain Phillip Chevillard

2:03

577

Giuseppe Verdi

Overture to I vespri siciliani

The New Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Riccardo Muti

8:21

578

Jules Massenet

Music from Manon
- Je suis encore tout étourdie
- Adieu, notre petite table… En fermant les yeux
- Toi! Vous!.. N'est-ce plus ma main?
- Tu pleures!...Ah! je sens une pure flamme

Beverly Sills (Manon), Nicolai Gedda (des Grieux); The New Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Julius Rudel

32:19

579

Franz Schubert

Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, D. 485

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by Fritz Reiner

24:59

580

Peter Tchaikovsky

Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35

Isaac Stern (violin); The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy

33:00

581

Jean Sibelius

Symphonic Poem, Night Ride and Sunrise, Op. 55

The Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Sir Simon Rattle

14:39

582

Auguste Mermet

Pręte ŕ te fuir… Le soir pensive (from Roland ŕ Roncevaux)

Véronique Gens (Alde); Les Talens Lyriques conducted by Christophe Rousset

6:22

583

Pancho Vladigerov

Bulgarian Rhapsody, Vardar

The Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Alexander Vladigerov

8:41

584

George Frederic Handel

The Harmonious Blacksmith

Igor Kipnis (harpsichord)

4:17

585

André Messager

Overture to Veronique

The Orchestra of Radio Luxembourg conducted by Paul Bonneau

3:08

586

Pēteris Vasks

Mein Herr und mein Gott

The Latvian Radio Choir and the Sinfonietta Riga conducted by Sigvards Kļava

9:30

587

Jacques Offenbach

Suite from Gaîté Parisienne (arranged by Manuel Rosenthal)

The Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Seiji Ozawa

19:21

588

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Oboe Concerto in C major, K. 314

Heinz Holliger (oboe); The Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields conducted by Sir Neville Marriner

19:57

589

Hector Berlioz

Three Pieces from La damnation de Faust, Op. 24
- Minuet of the Will-o'-the Wisps
- Dance of the Sylphs
- Rákóczy March

The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra conducted by Louis Frémaux

12:48

590

George Gershwin

Variations on I Got Rhythm

Earl Wild (piano); The Boston Pops Orchestra conducted by Arthur Fiedler

7:59

591

Arvo Pärt

Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten

The Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Neeme Järvi

6:00

592

John Philip Sousa

Washington Post

The Band of H.M. Royal Marines conducted by Lt. Col. G. A. C. Hoskins

2:26

593

August Labitzky

Characteristic Overture

The Carlsbad Symphony Orchestra conducted by Douglas Bostock

13:56

594

Léo Delibes

Music from Lakmé
- Flower Duet
- D'oů viens-tu? Que veux-tu?.. C'est le dieu de la jeunesse
- Air de clochettes
- C'est lui! C'est lui!

Dame Joan Sutherland (Lakmé), Alain Vanzo (Gérald), Gabriel Bacquier (Nilakantha), Jane Berbié (Mallika); The Orchestra of the Monte Carlo Opera conducted by Richard Bonynge

24:37

595

Ralph Vaughan Williams

Symphony No. 4 in F minor

The New York Philharmonic conducted by Leonard Bernstein

33:51

596

Henri Litolff

Concerto Symphonique No. 4 in D minor, Op. 102

Peter Donohue (piano); The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra conducted by Andrew Litton

37:58

597

Johann Sebastian Bach

Prelude and Fugue in E flat major, BWV 522, St. Anne (orchestrated by Arnold Schoenberg)

The BBC Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Leonard Slatkin

14:42

598

Victor Herbert

Songs from Naughty Marietta

Teresa Ringholz (Marietta); The Eastman-Dryden Orchestra conducted by Donald Hunsberger

7:08

599

Benjamin Britten

Soirées Musicales, Op. 9 (after Gioacchino Rossini)

The National Philharmonic Orchestra of London conducted by Richard Bonynge

9:49

600

Frédéric Chopin

Polonaise in A major, Op. 40, No. 1, Military

Artur Rubinstein (piano)

4:16

601

Carl Nielsen

Helios Overture, Op. 17

The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy

10:10

602

Daniel Auber

Music from Le domino noir
- Le trouble et la frayeur
- Qui je sais? Une feé, un bon ange
- La belle Inčs fait florčs
- La bonne affaire!
- Flamme vengeresse
- Mes soeurs, mes chčres soeurs

Sumi Jo (Angčle), Bruce Ford (Horace), Martine Olmeda (Jachinthe), Patrick Power (Count Juliano), Gilles Cachemaille (Lord Elfort), Jules Bastin (Gil Perez), Doris Lamprecht (Ursule); The London Voices and the English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Richard Bonynge

26:07

603

Robert Schumann

Symphony No. 1 in B flat major, Op. 38, Spring

The New York Philharmonic conducted by Leonard Bernstein

34:07

604

Giovanni Battista Viotti

Violin Concerto No. 22 in A minor

Manfred Scherzer (violin); The Berlin Chamber Orchestra conducted by Helmut Koch

27:49

605

Johann Strauss, Jr.

Roses from the South, Op. 388

The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Herbert von Karajan

10:13

606

Carl Maria von Weber

Polonaise Brillante, Op. 72 (orchestrated by Franz Liszt)

Misha Dichter (piano); The Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Sir Neville Marriner

9:34

607

Robert Kajanus

Finnish Rhapsody No. 1 in D minor, Op. 5

The Lahti Symphony Orchestra conducted by Osmo Vänskä

9:40

608

Anton Bruckner

Os justi

The Chorus of the Bavarian Radio conducted by Eugen Jochum

5:08

609

Felix Mendelssohn

Overture, The Fair Melusine, Op. 32

The London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Claudio Abbado

10:56

610

Giacomo Puccini

Music from Madama Butterfly
- Love Duet
- Un bel dě vedremo
- Flower Duet
- Humming Chorus
- Con onor muore

Renata Scotto (Butterfly), Carlo Bergonzi (Pinkerton), Anna Di Stasio (Suzuki); The Chorus and Orchestra of the Rome Opera House conducted by Sir John Barbirolli

31:30

611

William Walton

Suite from The Wise Virgins (after Johann Sebastian Bach)

The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra conducted by Louis Frémaux

19:23

612

Franz Liszt

Totentanz

Alexander Brailowsky (piano); The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy

15:26

613

Bedřich Smetana

Symphonic Poem, From Bohemia's Woods and Fields

The Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Rafael Kubelik

12:45

614

Jenő Hubay

Fantasie brillante on Themes from Carmen

Gil Shaham (violin), Akira Eguchi (piano)

8:50

615

Peter Warlock

Capriol Suite

The Bournemouth Sinfonietta conducted by Richard Studt

9:33

616

Gioacchino Rossini

La Danza

Luciano Pavarotti (tenor); The Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna conducted by Richard Bonynge

3:09

617

Woldemar Bargiel

Overture to Medea

The Omsk Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Dmitri Vasilyev

12:50

618

Richard Wagner

Love Duet from Siegfried

Birgit Nilsson (Brünnhilde), Wolfgang Windgassen (Siegfried); The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Sir Georg Solti

11:22

619

Ludwig van Beethoven

Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68, Pastoral

The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy

37:50

620

Antonín Dvořák

Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 53

Ruggiero Ricci (violin); The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra conducted by Walter Susskind

29:18

621

Peter Boyer

New Beginnings

The London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Peter Boyer

11:47

622

Leo Fall

Schlafcoupé Lied

Dame Joan Sutherland (soprano); The Ambrosian Light Opera Chorus and the New Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Richard Bonynge

7:13

623

Hans Christian Lumbye

My Farewell to Berlin

The Tivoli Symphony Orchestra conducted by Giordano Bellincampi

8:00

624

Dmitri Tiomkin

Theme from The Guns of Navarone

The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by José Serebrier

2:33

625

Luigi Cherubini

Overture to Faniska

The Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields conducted by Sir Neville Marriner

7:30

626

Arthur Sullivan

Songs from Iolanthe
- Loudly let the trumpet bray
- The law is the true embodiment
- When I went to the Bar
- Love, unrequited, robs me of my rest
- If you go in you're sure to win

John Reed (The Lord Chancellor), Donald Adams (Lord Mountararat), Thomas Round (Lord Tolloller); The D’Oyly Carte Opera Chorus, the Band of the Grenadier Guards and the New Symphony Orchestra of London conducted by Isidore Godfrey

16:20

627

Gustav Mahler

Symphony No. 10 in F sharp major (performing version by Deryck Cooke)

The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy

70:15

628

Johannes Brahms

Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15

Leon Fleisher (piano); The Cleveland Orchestra conducted by George Szell

46:52

629

Richard Strauss

Don Juan, Op. 20

The London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Claudio Abbado

16:30

630

Antonio Vivaldi

Flute Concerto in G major, RV 435

Lisa Beznosiuk (flute); The English Concert conducted by Trevor Pinnock

6:59

631

Maurice Ravel

Une barque sur l’océan

The Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Seiji Ozawa

7:53

632

George Frederic Handel

Coronation Anthem No. 1, Zadok the Priest

The Choir of Westminster Abbey and the English Concert conducted by Simon Preston

5:23

633

Dudley Buck

Festival Overture on The Star-Spangled Banner

The London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Kenneth Klein

6:50

634

Giovanni Pacini

Music from Carlo di Borgogna
- Del ciel cura, quest'alloro… Di gioia sorse
- Sě, tutto omai fině… Ah! sgombrate, omai lasciatemi
- D'essa in traccia… Ripetiamo il sacro giuro
- Del leone di Borgogna… Un vano prestigio

Bruce Ford (Carlo), Elizabeth Futtal (Leonora), Jennifer Larmore (Estella), Roberto Frontali (Arnoldo), Dominic Natoli (Athol), Helen Williams (Amelia), Garry Magee (Gugliemo); The Geoffrey Mitchell Choir and the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields conducted by David Parry

30:07

635

Peter Tchaikovsky

Serenade in C major for String Orchestra, Op. 48

The Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Charles Munch

26:48

636

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Sinfonia Concertante in E flat major, K. 364

Rafael Druian (violin), Abraham Skernick (violin); The Cleveland Orchestra conducted by George Szell

31:06

637

Alfred Reed

El Camino Real

The Senzoku Gakuen Symphonic Wind Orchestra conducted by Alfred Reed

11:23

638

Johann Sebastian Bach

Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582

Anthony Newman (harpsichord)

9:42

639

Edvard Grieg

Wedding Day at Troldhaugen, Op. 65, No. 6

The Scottish National Orchestra conducted by Jerzy Maksymiuk

6:07

640

Julius Fučík

The Old Bear with a Sore Head, Op. 210

Jiri Formaček (bassoon); The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Václav Neumann

4:39

641

Havergal Brian

Comedy Overture, The Tinker's Wedding

The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras

7:20

642

Ambroise Thomas

Music from Hamlet
- Vains regrets! tendresse éphémčre!
- O vin, dissipe la tristesse
- Pardonne, hélas! ta voix m'accable!.. Mon fils!
- A vos jeux, mes amis, permettez-moi
- La fatigue alourdit mes pas… Comme une pâle fleur
- Écoute! Quel est ce bruit de pas?

Sherrill Milnes (Hamlet), Dame Joan Sutherland (Ophélie), James Morris (Claudius), Gösta Winbergh (Laërte), Barbara Conrad (Gertrude), Sir John Tomlinson (Ghost), Keith Lewis (Marcellus), Philip Gelling (Horatio), Arwel Huw Morgan (Polonius); The Orchestra and Chorus of the Welsh National Opera conducted by Richard Bonynge

40:26

643

Siegmund von Hausegger

Wieland der Schmied

The American Symphony Orchestra conducted by Leon Botstein

18:26

644

Vincent d'Indy

Symphony on a French Mountain Air, Op. 25

Nicole Henriot-Schweitzer (piano); The Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Charles Munch

25:17

645

William Schuman

New England Triptych

The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra conducted by Leonard Slatkin

15:33

646

Cécile Chaminade

Flute Concertino, Op. 107

Susan Milan (flute); The City of London Sinfonia conducted by Richard Hickox

8:09

647

Jaromir Weinberger

Polka and Fugue from Schwanda the Bagpiper

The Cincinnati Pops Orchestra conducted by Erich Kunzel

8:38

648

Charles Alkan

Le chemin de fer, Op. 27

Laurent Martin (piano)

5:00

649

Peter Cornelius

Overture to Der Barbier von Bagdad

The West German Radio Symphony Orchestra of Cologne conducted by Ferdinand Leitner

7:37

650

Nicolas Flagello

Dante's Farewell, Op. 37

Susan Gonzales (soprano); The National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine conducted by John McLaughlin Williams

13:47

651

Charles Martin Loeffler

A Pagan Poem, Op. 14

The Leopold Stokowski Symphony Orchestra conducted by Leopold Stokowski

23:46

652

Alessandro Marcello

Oboe Concerto in D minor

Heinz Holliger (oboe); I Musici

11:47

653

Louis Coerne

Excalibur, Op. 180

The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Karl Krueger

13:16

654

Erik Satie

Three Gymnopédes

Frank Glazer (piano)

7:56

655

Boris Asafiev

Music from Act IV of The Flames of Paris

The Sofia National Opera Orchestra conducted by Boris Spassov

6:06

656

Edward White

Puffin' Billy

The BBC Concert Orchestra conducted by Vernon Handley

3:48

657

Alexander Mackenzie

Overture, Britannia

The English Northern Philharmonia conducted by David Lloyd-Jones

7:22

658

Richard Wagner

O sinkt herneider (from Tristan und Isolde)

Jon Vickers (Tristan), Helga Dernesch (Isolde); The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Herbert von Karajan

12:57

659

Aaron Copland

Appalachian Spring

The Detroit Symphony Orchestra conducted by Antal Doráti

23:06

660

Leopold Godowsky

Passacaglia

Marc-André Hamelin (piano)

18:40

661

Zdeněk Fibich

Symphonic Poem, The Tempest, Op. 46

The Czech National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Marek Štilec

11:39

662

Ferdinand Hérold

Jours de mon enfance (from Le pré aux clercs)

Sumi Jo (Isabelle); The English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Richard Bonynge

7:58

663

Christian Cannabich

Symphony No. 50 in D minor, Op. 10, No. 5

The Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia conducted by Uwe Grodd

9:28

664

E. E. Bagley

National Emblem March

The Boston Pops Orchestra conducted by Arthur Fiedler

3:06

665

Florian Gassmann

Overture to Love in the Workshop

The English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Richard Bonynge

7:14

666

John Rutter

Gloria

The Choir of King's College Choir, the Gonville and Caius College Choir and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra conducted by Stephen Cleobury

17:51

667

Arnold Schoenberg

Verklärte Nacht, Op. 4

The Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Riccardo Chailly

30:03

668

Felix Mendelssohn

Concerto in A flat major for Two Pianos and Orchestra

Stephen Coombs and Ian Munro (pianos); The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra conducted by Jerzy Maksymiuk

41:29

669

Elisabetta Brusa

Messidor

The National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine conducted by Fabio Mastrangelo

11:56

670

Charles Lecocq

O Paris, gai séjour (from Les cent vierges)

Mady Mesplé (Gabrielle); The Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Pierre Dervaux

6:06

671

Georg Matthias Monn

Symphony in B flat major

L'Arpa Festante conducted by Michi Gaigg

9:50

672

Ronald Binge

Elizabethan Serenade

The RCA Orchestra conducted by Douglas Gamley

2:49

673

Harold Shapero

Nine-Minute Overture

The Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by André Previn

9:18

674

Erich Zeisl

Requiem Ebraico

Deborah Riedel (soprano), Della Jones (mezzo-soprano), Michael Kraus (bass); The Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Lawrence Foster

17:24

675

Peter Tchaikovsky

Music from The Sleeping Beauty

The Russian National Orchestra conducted by Mikhail Pletnev

65:43

676

Béla Bartók

Violin Concerto No. 1

Isaac Stern (violin); The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy

21:42

677

Johann Strauss, Jr.

Artist's Life, Op. 316

The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Herbert von Karajan

10:16

678

Hector Berlioz

La captive, Op. 12

Josephine Veasey (mezzo-soprano); The London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Colin Davis

7:09

679

Geoffrey Toye

The Haunted Ballroom

The RTÉ Concert Orchestra conducted by Ernest Tomlinson

7:06

680

Johann Sebastian Bach

My Spirit be Joyful, BWV 146

Douglas Major (organ); The Empire Brass

5:25

681

Dmitri Kabalevsky

Overture to Colas Breugnon

The Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy

4:49

682

Otakar Ostrčil

The Orphaned Child, Op. 9

Libuše Márová (mezzo-soprano); The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Václav Neumann

11:02

683

Jean Sibelius

Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 105

The Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra conducted by Neeme Järvi

21:05

684

Erich Korngold

Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35

Anne Sophie Mutter (violin); The London Symphony Orchestra conducted by André Previn

23:43

685

Irving Fine

Toccata Concertante

The Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Joel Spiegelman

11:09

686

Enrico Bossi

Scherzo in G minor, Op. 49, No. 2

Arturo Sacchetti (organ)

7:09

687

György Ligeti

Lux aeterna

The Stuttgart Schola Cantorum conducted by Clytus Gottwald

9:34

688

Eric Coates

The Dambusters

The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Sir Charles Groves

3:59

689

Friedrich Kuhlau

Overture to The Elf's Hill

The Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Michael Schřnwandt

11:25

690

Adolphe Adam

Music from Le postillon de Lonjumeau
- Quoi, tous les deux!
- Mes amis, écoutez l'histoire
- Assis au pied d'un hętre
- Ŕ la noblesse je m'allie

June Anderson (Madeleine / Madame de Latour),  John Aler (Chapelou / Saint-Phar), François Le Roux (de Corcy), Jean-Philippe Lafont (Biju / Alcindor); The Jean Laforge Choral Ensemble and the Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Thomas Fulton

26:02

691

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

Suite from Le coq d'or

The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy

24:07

692

Ignaz Paderewski

Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 17

Earl Wild (piano); The Boston Pops Orchestra conducted by Arthur Fiedler

32:35

693

Richard Strauss

Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks, Op. 28

The London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Claudio Abbado

15:01

694

Morten Lauridsen

O Magnum Mysterium

The Robert Shaw Chamber Singers directed by Robert Shaw

6:24

695

Albert Ketčlbey

Dance of the Merry Mascots

The London Promenade Orchestra conducted by Alexander Faris

6:50

696

Dmitri Shostakovich

Prelude and Fugue in A major, Op. 87, No. 7

Roger Woodward (piano)

3:12

697

Jean-Philippe Rameau

Overture to La temple du gloire

The English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Raymond Leppard

5:56

698

Giuseppe Verdi

Music from Falstaff
- L'onore! Ladri!
- Va, vecchio John
- Č sogno? O realtŕ?
- Tutto nel mondo é burla

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Falstaff), Regina Resnik (Quickly), Ilva Ligaue (Alice), Rolando Panerai (Ford), Gaziella Sciutti (Nanneta), Juan Oncina (Fenton), Hilde Rössel-Majdan (Meg), Gerhard Stolze (Dr. Caius), Murray Dickie (Bardolph), Erich Kunz (Pistol); The Chorus of the Vienna State Opera and the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Leonard Bernstein

25:38

699

Frédéric Chopin

Les Sylphides (orchestrated by Roy Douglas)

The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy

25:33

700

George Gershwin

Concerto in F

Earl Wild (piano); The Boston Pops Orchestra conducted by Arthur Fiedler

28:55

701

David Diamond

Rounds for String Orchestra

The Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra conducted by Gerard Schwarz

13:57

702

Henryk Wieniawski

Variations on The Scarlet Sarafan, Op. 6

Marat Bisengaliev (violin), John Lenahan (piano)

7:13

703

Richard Rodgers

Slaughter on Tenth Avenue

The Cincinnati Pops Orchestra conducted by Erich Kunzel

8:50

704

George Frederic Handel

Minuet from Berenice

The Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields conducted by Sir Neville Marriner

3:50

705

Ludwig van Beethoven

Overture to Egmont, Op. 84

The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Herbert von Karajan

8:30

706

Richard Wagner

Forging Song from Siegfried

Wolfgang Windgassen (Siegfried), Gerhard Stolze (Mime); The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Sir Georg Solti

14:12

707

Franz Schubert

Symphony No. 4 in C minor, D. 417, Tragic

The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Lorin Maazel

27:43

708

Alexander Glazunov

Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 82

Jascha Heifetz (violin); The RCA Orchestra conducted by Walter Hendl

18:55

709

Robert Schumann

Overture, Scherzo and Finale in E flat major, Op. 52

The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Herbert von Karajan

16:58

710

Farhad Badalbeyli

The Sea

Farhad Badalbeyli (piano); The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Dmitri Yablonsky

7:50

711

Edward Elgar

Sursum Corda, Op. 11

The London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Richard Hickox

9:46

712

Douglas Moore

Willow Song (from The Ballad of Baby Doe)

Beverly Sills (Baby Doe); The New York City Opera Orchestra conducted by Emerson Buckley

3:05

713

Frederic Lamond

Overture, From the Scottish Highlands

The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra conducted by Martyn Brabbins

9:24

714

Johannes Brahms

Music from A German Requiem, Op. 45
- Blessed are they that mourn
- Lord, make me to know
- Here on earth have we no continuing place

Jerome Hines (bass); The Mormon Tabernacle Choir and the Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy

28:05

715

Peter Tchaikovsky

Symphonic Poem in B minor, Manfred, Op. 58

The Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam conducted by Bernard Haitink

57:36

716

Camille Saint-Saëns

Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra, Africa, Op. 89

Jean-Philippe Collard (piano); The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by André Previn

10:53

717

Louis Moreau Gottschalk

A Night in the Tropics

The Hot Springs Festival Symphony Orchestra conducted by Richard Rosenberg

16:14

718

Georg Philipp Telemann

Violin Concerto in A minor

Elizabeth Wallfisch (violin); L'Orfeo Baroque Orchestra

8:56

719

Ronald Binge

Scottish Rhapsody

The Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Ernest Tomlinson

6:26

720

Hubert Parry

Jerusalem

The Leeds Festival Chorus and the English Northern Philharmonia conducted by Paul Daniel

2:42

721

Franz von Suppé

Overture to Jolly Robbers

The Montreal Symphony Orchestra conducted by Charles Dutoit

7:23

722

Cecil Coles

Fra Giacomo

Paul Whelan (baritone); The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra conducted by Martyn Brabbins

10:30

723

Franz Josef Haydn

Symphony No. 103 in E flat major, Drum Roll

The Philharmonia Hungarica conducted by Antal Doráti

29:07

724

Johann Sebastian Bach

Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D minor, BWV 903

Trevor Pinnock (harpsichord)

10:45

725

William Walton

Suite from Henry V

The Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Sir William Walton

15:15

726

Giacomo Meyerbeer

Robert, toi que j'aime (from Robert le diable)

Patrizia Ciofi (Isabelle), Warren Mok (Robert); The Italian International Orchestra conducted by Renato Palumbo

7:21

727

Frederick Delius

The Walk to the Paradise Garden from A Village Romeo and Juliet

The Scottish National Orchestra conduced by David Lloyd-Jones

9:16

728

Nicoló Paganini

Caprice No. 24 in A minor

Salvatore Accardo (violin)

4:22

729

Bedřich Smetana

Overture to The Bartered Bride

The London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Geoffrey Simon

6:38

730

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Music from The Abduction from the Seraglio
- Here surely I must find her… You may think you found a maiden
- March, march, march, off you go
- I'm going but mark what I say… Be off now!
- Tortures unrelenting
- Your noble mercy passes measure… Pasha Selim, live forever!

Mattiwilda Dobbs (Constanze), Nicolai Gedda (Belmonte), John Fryatt (Pedrillo), Noel Mangin (Osmin), Jenifer Eddy (Blonda), David Kelsey (Pasha Selim); The Ambrosian Singers and the Bath Festival Orchestra conducted by Sir Yehudi Menuhin

30:10

731

Antonín Dvořák

Symphony No. 5 in F major, Op. 76

The London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Istvan Kertész

40:22

732

Carl Maria von Weber

Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 11

Maria Littauer (piano); The Hamburg Symphony Orchestra conducted by Siegfried Köhler

20:30

733

Johann Strauss, Jr.

Emperor Waltz, Op. 437

The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy

10:38

734

Antonio Bazzini

Le Carillon d'Arras, Op. 36

Chloë Hanslip (violin), Caspar Frantz (piano)

6:00

735

Mikhail Glinka

Capriccio Brillante

The London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras

8:38

736

Jeremiah Clarke

Trumpet Voluntary

Gilbert Johnson (trumpet); The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy

2:21

737

Ethel Smyth

Overture to The Wreckers

The Scottish National Orchestra conducted by Sir Alexander Gibson

9:37

738

Francis Poulenc

Music from Dialogues of the Carmelites
- You may get up, my child
- My dear daughters
- My daughters, we have come almost to the end
- Salve Regina, Mater misericordiae

Catrin Wyn-Davies (Blanche), Dame Felicity Palmer (Prioress), Dame Josephine Barstow (Madame Lidoine), Jane Powell (Mother Jeanne), Ryland Davies (Chaplain), David Stephenson (Gaoler), William Berger (Monsieur Javelinot); The English Opera Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Paul Daniel

36:02

739

Alexander Moyzes

Down the River Vah, Op. 26

The CSR Symphony Orchestra of Bratislava conducted by Ondrej Lenard

23:12

740

Muzio Clementi

Piano Concerto in C major

Bruno Canino (piano); The Orchestre Sinfonia di Roma conducted by Francesco La Vecchia

21:22

741

William Bolcom

Commedia for 'Almost' 18th-Century Orchestra

The Lancaster Festival Orchestra conducted by Gary Sheldon

11:02

742

Félicien David

Couplets du Mysoli (from La perle du Brésil)

Sumi Jo (Zora); The English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Richard Bonynge

8:01

743

Maurice Ravel

Menuet Antique

The Boston Sympony Orchestra conducted by Seiji Ozawa

6:27

744

Bernard Herrmann

Theme from North by Northwest

The London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Bernard Herrmann

3:06

745

Jacques Offenbach

Overture to La belle Hélčne

The Boston Pops Orchestra conducted by Arthur Fiedler

9:07

746

Richard Wagner

Wotan's Farewell (from Die Walküre)

Thomas Stewart (Wotan); The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Herbert von Karajan

17:14

747

Sergei Prokofiev

Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, Op. 100

The Cleveland Orchestra conducted by George Szell

38:55

748

Joseph Jongen

Sonata Eröica, Op. 94

Jane Parker-Smith (organ)

15:36

749

Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari

Music from The Jewels of the Madonna

The Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields conducted by Sir Neville Marriner

15:42

750

Giovanni Palestrina

Veni Creator Spiritus

The Sixteen directed by Harry Christophers

7:26

751

Duke Ellington

Take the 'A' Train

The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by JoAnn Falletta

6:20

752

Ennio Morricone

Theme from The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

The Chorus and Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia conducted by Ennio Morricone

3:07

753

Felix Weingartner

Overture, Aus ernster Zeit, Op. 56

The Basel Symphony Orchestra conducted by Marko Letonja

12:49

754

Johann Heinichen

Magnificat in A major

Mária Zádori (soprano), Kai Wessel (alto), Wilfried Jochens (tenor), Stephan Schreckenberger (bass); The Rheinische Kantorei and Das Kleine Konzert conducted by Hermann Max

12:37

755

Karl Goldmark

Rustic Wedding Symphony, Op. 26

The New York Philharmonic conducted by Leonard Bernstein

43:56

756

Antonio Vivaldi

Violin Concerto in E major, RV 269, Spring

Anshel Brusilow (violin); The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy

11:26

757

Georges Bizet

Suite No. 1 from Carmen

The National Philharmonic Orchestra of London conducted by Leopold Stokowski

12:06

758

Sergei Lyapunov

Epic Song, Op. 11, No. 8

Konstantin Scherbakov (piano)

8:37

759

George Butterworth

The Banks of Green Willow

The English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Jeffrey Tate

6:48

760

Alex North

Unchained Melody (from Unchained)

The Hollywood Bowl Orchestra conducted by John Mauceri

3:29

761

Robert Schumann

Overture to The Bride of Messina

The Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Riccardo Muti

7:48

762

Daniel Catán

Love Duet from Rappaccini's Daughter

Encarnación Vázquez (Beatriz), Fernando de la Mora (Giovanni); The Mexico City Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Eduardo Diazmuńoz

13:09

763

Igor Stravinsky

The Rite of Spring

The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Riccardo Muti

32:59

764

Max Bruch

Scottish Fantasy, Op. 46

Jascha Heifetz (violin); The New Symphony Orchestra of London conducted by Sir Malcolm Sargent

25:50

765

Niels Gade

Suite from Napoli

The London Festival Ballet Orchestra conducted by Terence Kern

13:56

766

Ferruccio Busoni

Divertimento for Flute and Orchestra

Aurčle Nicolet (flute); The Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra conducted by Kurt Masur

9:29

767

Gabriel Fauré

Pavane, Op. 50

The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy

7:04

768

Franz Lehár

I'm off to Chez Maxim (from The Merry Widow)

Peter Morrison (Danilo); The Chandos Concert Orchestra conducted by Barry Knight

2:38

769

Stanisław Moniuszko

Overture to Halka

The Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Antoni Wit

8:32

770

Arthur Sullivan

Songs from The Pirates of Penzance
- I am the very model of a modern Major General
- When the foeman bares his steel
- Poor wand'ring one
- When a felon's not engaged in his employment

John Reed (General), Owen Brannigan (Sergeant), Valerie Masteron (Mabel), Jean Allister (Edith); The D’Oyly Carte Opera Chorus and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Isidore Godfrey

13:41

771

Johannes Brahms

Serenade No. 1 in D major, Op. 11

The Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra conducted by Riccardo Chailly

39:11

772

Ignatz Waghalter

Violin Concerto in A major, Op. 15

Irmina Trynkos (violin); The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Alexander Walker

21:31

773

Michael Torke

Ash

The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra conducted by David Zinman

15:07

774

Franz Liszt

The Fountains of the Ville d'Este

Aldo Ciccolini (piano)

7:41

775

Hugo Wolf

Prelude and Intermezzo from Der Corregidor

The Orchestre de Paris conducted by Daniel Barenboim

7:44

776

George Posford

At the Balalaika

Dame Joan Sutherland (Lydia); The Ambrosian Light Opera Chorus and the New Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Richard Bonynge

5:25

777

Hector Berlioz

Overture, The Corsair, Op. 21

The Scottish National Orchestra conducted by Sir Alexander Gibson

8:14

778

Gaetano Donizetti

Music from La fille du régiment
- Au bruit de la guerre
- Quoi! Vous m'aimez?.. Depuis l'instant oů
- Ah! mes amis, quel jour de fęte
- Quand le destin, au milieu de la guerre

Dame Joan Sutherland (Marie), Luciano Pavarotti (Tonio), Spiro Malas (Sulpice), Monica Sinclair (The Marquise of Berkenfield), Eric Garrett (Corporal); The Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden conducted by Richard Bonynge

24:51

779

Ottorino Respighi

Suite from Belkis, Queen of Sheba

The Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Geoffrey Simon

22:36

780

Johann Sebastian Bach

Violin Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006

Jascha Heifetz (violin)

17:11

781

Maximilian Steinberg

Variations in G major for Orchestra, Op. 2

The Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra conducted by Neeme Järvi

15:19

782

Ernest Chausson

Chanson perpetuelle, Op. 37

Véronique Gens (soprano); I Giardini

6:24

783

Jean Sibelius

Symphonic Poem, Spring Song, Op. 16

The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Sir Charles Groves

7:06

784

Ralph Vaughan Williams

Fantasia on Greensleeves

The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy

5:02

785

Giovanni Battista Pergolesi

Overture to L'Olimpiade

The Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia conducted by Myung Whun Chung

5:45

786

Richard Wagner

Immolation Scene from Götterdämmerung

Birgit Nilsson (Brünnhilde); The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Sir Georg Solti

20:25

787

Anton Bruckner

Symphony No. 4 in E flat major, Romantic

The Columbia Symphony Orchestra conducted by Bruno Walter

66:17

788

Henri Litolff

Concerto Symphonique No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 45

Michael Ponti (piano); The Berlin Symphony Orchestra conducted by Volker Schmidt-Gertenbach

28:58

789

Benjamin Britten

The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34

The London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten

16:37

790

Mauro Giuliani

Variations on a Theme of Handel, Op. 107

Pepe Romero (guitar)

7:24

791

Edouard Lalo

Prelude to Namouna

The Orchestra of the Monte Carlo Opera conducted by David Robertson

6:47

792

Julius Fučík

Florentine March, Op. 214

The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Václav Neumann

5:06

793

William Walton

Johannesburg Festival Overture

The New York Philharmonic conducted by André Kostelanetz

7:35

794

Gioacchino Rossini

Music from The Thieving Magpie
- Oh, my heart is full of joy… Spring is returning
- Darling, darling, let me embrace you… Yes, even in the battle
- Take this girl away
- God in heaven, oh, God of justice
- Now that the storm is over

Christopher Purves (Mayor), Barry Banks (Gianetto), Majella Cullagh (Ninetta), Susan Bickley (Lucia), Nerys Jones (Pippo), Jeremy White (Fabrizio), John Graham-Hall (Isacco); The Geoffrey Mitchell Choir and the Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by David Parry

22:44

795

Aram Khachaturian

Suite from Spartacus

The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Yuri Temirkanov

24:44

796

Ludwig van Beethoven

Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op. 47, Kreutzer

Jascha Heifetz (violin), Brooks Smith (piano)

31:21

797

Edward Elgar

Introduction and Allegro for String Orchestra, Op. 47

The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Sir John Eliot Gardiner

12:58

798

Francesco Manfredini

Concerto in D major for Two Trumpets

Helmut Wobisch, Adolf Holler (trumpets); I Solisti di Zagreb conducted by Antonio Janigro

7:11

799

César Cui

Prelude to Le Flibustier

The Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Robert Stankovsky

7:44

800

Richard Strauss

Solemn Entry of the Knights of the Order of St. John

Michael Murray (organ); The Empire Brass

5:54

801

George Gershwin

Cuban Overture

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by James Levine

9:54

802

Jerome Kern

Music from Show Boat
- Make believe I love you
- Old Man River
- Can't help loving dat man of mine
- You are love
- Bill
- After the ball
- Finale Ultimo

Fredrica von Stade (Magnolia), Jerry Hadley (Ravenal), Bruce Hubbard (Joe), Theresa Stratas (Julie), Karla Burns (Queenie), Robert Nichols (Cap'n Andy), Lillian Gish (Lady on the Levee); The Ambrosian Chorus and the London Sinfonietta conducted by John McGlinn

32:57

803

Felix Mendelssohn

Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 56, Scottish

The New York Philharmonic conducted by Leonard Bernstein

38:29

804

Léon Boëllmann

Suite Gothique

Jennifer Bate (organ)

12:31

805

Edvard Grieg

Norwegian Dances, Op. 35

The Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra conducted by Neeme Järvi

17:15

806

Camille Saint-Saëns

Havanaise for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 83

Ruggiero Ricci (violin); The Orchestra of Radio Luxembourg conducted by Pierre Cao

8:07

807

Sergei Rachmaninov

Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 14

The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy

6:22

808

Ralph Benatzky

Im Salzkammergut (from White Horse Inn)

Marion Grimaldi (Josepha); The Mike Sammes Singers and the 20th Century Symphony Orchestra conducted by Johnny Douglas

3:40

809

Johann Strauss, Jr.

Overture to Die Fledermaus

The Bavarian State Orchestra conducted by Carlos Kleiber

7:46

810

Francesco Veracini

Music from Adriano in Siria
- Prigioniera abbandonata
- Un lampo di speranza
- La ragion
- Amor, dover, rispetto

Sonia Prina (Adriano), Ann Hallenberg (Farnaspe), Roberta Invernizzi (Emirena); Europa Galanta conducted by Fabio Biondi

24:19

811

Gustav Mahler

Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor

The New York Philharmonic conducted by Leonard Bernstein

69:11

812

Charles Alkan

Piano Concerto, Op. 39, Nos. 8-10 (arranged by Karl Klindworth)

Dmitri Feofanov (piano); The Razumovsky Symphony Orchestra conducted by Robert Stankowsky

24:51

813

George Frederic Handel

Water Music Suite (arranged by Hamilton Harty)

The Ulster Orchestra conducted by Bryden Thomson

15:50

814

Pablo de Sarasate

Zigeunerweisen, Op. 20

Itzhak Perlman (violin); The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Lawrence Foster

11:48

815

Henry Hadley

Scherzo Diabolique

The Albany Symphony Orchestra conducted by Julius Hegyi

7:24

816

Eduardo di Capua

O solo mio

Luciano Pavarotti (tenor); The National Philharmonic Orchestra of London conducted by Giancarlo Chiaramello

3:26

817

Johannes Brahms

Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80

The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy

10:26

818

Giuseppe Verdi

Music from the Manzoni Requiem
- Dies irae
- Mors stupebit
- Liber scriptus
- Ingemisco
- Sanctus
- Libera me

Martina Arroyo (soprano), Josephine Veasey (mezzo-soprano), Plácido Domingo (tenor), Ruggiero Raimondi (bass); The London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Leonard Bernstein

30:40

819

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

Suite from Mlada

The Scottish National Orchestra conducted by Neeme Järvi

19:14

820

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Piano Sonata No. 16 in C major, K. 545

Dame Mitsuko Uchida (piano)

13:40

821

Alan Hovhaness

Symphony No. 2, Op. 132, Mysterious Mountain

The Seattle Symphony Orchestra conducted by Gerard Schwarz

17:08

822

Tomaso Vitali

Chaconne in G minor

Oliver Colbentson (violin), Erich Appel (piano)

9:12

823

Stanley Black

Suite from Sands of the Desert

The BBC Concert Orchestra conducted by Barry Wordsworth

9:16

824

Engelbert Humperdinck

Children's Prayer from Hänsel und Gretel

The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy

3:01

825

William Schuman

American Festival Overture

The Los Angeles Phiharmonic Orchestra conducted by Leonard Bernstein

9:25

826

Franz Josef Haydn

Te Deum in C major

The Arnold Schoenberg Choir and the Concentus Musicus of Vienna conducted by Nikolaus Harnoncourt

9:40

827

Béla Bartók

Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by Fritz Reiner

28:06

828

Astor Piazzolla

Le Grand Tango

Salvatore Accardo (violin); The Orchestra da Camera Italiana

12:15

829

Léo Delibes

Suite from Coppélia

The New Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras

12:17

830

Max Reger

Siegesfeier, Op. 145, No. 7

Edgar Krapp (organ)

6:45

831

Richard Wagner

Prelude to Act I of Lohengrin

The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Sir Georg Solti

9:52

832

César Franck

Panis Angelicus

Dame Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano); The English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Barry Rose

3:40

833

Peter Tchaikovsky

Festival Overture on the Danish National Anthem

The Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Geoffrey Simon

13:14

834

Agostino Steffani

Sperate in Deo

Nuria Rial and Yetzabel Arias Fernandez (sopranos), Julian Prégardian (tenor), Salvo Vitale (bass); The Swiss Radio Television Chorus and I Barocchisti conducted by Diego Fasolis

12:59

835

William Levi Dawson

Negro Folk Symphony

The Detroit Symphony Orchestra conducted by Neeme Järvi

28:27

836

Miklós Rózsa

Violin Concerto, Op. 24

Jennifer Pike (violin); The BBC Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Rumon Gamba

31:33

837

Bedřich Smetana

Symphonic Poem, Wallenstein's Camp

The Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Rafael Kubelik

15:14

838

Pietro Mascagni

Cherry Duet from L’Amico Fritz

Cecilia Bartoli (Suzel), Luciano Pavarotti (Fritz); The Giuseppe Verdi Symphony Orchestra of Milan conducted by Riccardo Chailly

7:57

839

Claude Debussy

La cathédrale engloutie (orchestrated by Leopold Stokowski)

The New Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Leopold Stokowski

6:40

840

Franz Lehár

Waltz from The Merry Widow

The Boston Pops Orchestra conducted by Arthur Fiedler

5:50

841

Carl Maria von Weber

Overture to Euryanthe

The New York Philharmonic conducted by Leonard Bernstein

9:04

842

Samuel Barber

A Hand of Bridge, Op. 35

Philip Maero (David), Patricia Neway (Geraldine), William Lewis (Bill), Eunice Alberts (Sally); The Symphony of the Air conducted by Vladimir Golschmann

9:42

843

Carl Nielsen

Symphony No. 5, Op. 50

The New York Philharmonic conducted by Leonard Bernstein

33:16

844

Johann Sebastian Bach

Cello Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007

Yo-Yo Ma (cello)

16:42

845

Mieczysław Karłowicz

Bianca da Molina, Op. 6

The BBC Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Gianandrea Noseda

11:16

846

Franz Liszt

Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6 in D flat major

Roberto Szidon (piano)

6:59

847

Marin Marais

La Sonnerie de Sainte Genevičve du Mont ŕ Paris

Spectre de la Rose

8:30

848

Fritz Kreisler

Liebesfreud

Shlomo Mintz (violin), Clifford Benson (piano)

3:04

849

Malcolm Arnold

Overture, Peterloo, Op. 97

The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Malcolm Arnold

9:07

850

Ludwig van Beethoven

Ah, Perfido!, Op. 65

Charlotte Margiano (soprano); The Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique conducted by Sir John Eliot Gardiner

12:44

851

Sergei Prokofiev

Suite from Lieutenant Kijé, Op. 60

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by Claudio Abbado

20:27

852

Manuel de Falla

Nights in the Gardens of Spain

Alicia de Larrocha (piano); The London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos

25:05

853

Charles Ives

Three Places in New England

The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy

17:57

854

Francesco Cilea

Sincero amor (from Adriana Lecouvreur)

Plácido Domingo (Maurizio), Renata Scotto (Adriana); The Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by James Levine

6:43

855

Thomas Schmidt-Kowalski

Sternennacht, Op. 34, No. 2

The Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Thomas Schmidt-Kowalski

6:09

856

Fritz Kreisler

Liebesfreud

Shlomo Mintz (violin), Clifford Benson (piano)

3:04

857

Antoine Dauvergne

Overture to La Vénitienne

Les Agrémens conducted by Guy van Waas

5:27

858

Giuseppe Verdi

Music from Otello
- Una vela! Una vela!
- Giŕ nella notte densa... Venga la morte
- Mia madre aveva una povera ancella… Ave Maria

Renata Tebaldi (Desdemona), Mario Del Monaco (Othello), Ana Raquel Satre (Emilia), Aldo Protti (Iago); The Chorus of the Vienna State Opera and the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Herbert von Karajan

30:43

859

Robert Schumann

Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 97, Rhenish

The Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Riccardo Muti

36:06

860

Frédéric Chopin

Fantasy on Polish Airs in A major, Op. 13

Claudio Arrau (piano); The London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Elihu Inbal

14:13

861

Zoltán Kodály

Dances of Marosszék

The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy

13:26

862

Lars-Erik Larsson

Oboe Concertino

Helen Jahren (oboe); The Musica Vitae Chamber Orchestra conducted by Lennart Hedwall

9:34

863

Max Steiner

Suite from King Kong

The National Philharmonic Orchestra of London conducted by Charles Gerhardt

7:18

864

Lionel Monckton

Soldiers in the Park

The New London Orchestra conducted by Ronald Corp

3:55

865

Franz Schubert

Overture to Rosamunde, D. 797

The Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra conducted by Kurt Masur

10:14

866

Christoph Willibald Gluck

Music from Orfeo ed Euridice
- Che disse? Che ascoltai?... Addio, addio, o mie sospiri
- Deh! placatavi con me
- Dance of the Furies
- Dance of the Blessed Spirits
- Che farň senza Euridice?

Marilyn Horne (Orpheus); The Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden conducted by Sir Georg Solti

30:34

867

Hector Berlioz

Symphonie Fantastique, Op. 14

The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Riccardo Muti

54:38

868

Alexandre Guilmant

Organ Sonata No. 3 in C minor, Op. 56

Peter Eilander (organ)

13:04

869

Jules Massenet

Orchestral Suite No. 5, Scčnes Napolitaines

The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Jean-Yves Ossonce

11:50

870

George Frederic Handel

Three Choruses from Judas Maccabeus
- See, the conqu'ring hero comes
- Sing unto God
- Halleluja, amen

The Wandsworth School Boys' Choir and the English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras

7:32

871

William Walton

Coronation March, Orb and Sceptre

The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra conducted by Louis Frémaux

7:01

872

Scott Joplin

The Entertainer

The New England Conservatory Ragtime Ensemble conducted by Gunther Schuller

4:17

873

Paul Wranitzky

Overture to Die Post-Station

The Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice conducted by Marek Štilec

4:52

874

Richard Strauss

Final Scene from Der Rosenkavalier

Dame Kiri Te Kanawa (Marschallin), Anna Sofie von Otter (Octavian), Barbara Hendricks (Sofie); The Staatskapelle Dresden conducted by Bernard Haitink

12:23

875

Jean-Féry Rebel

Les Éléments

The Academy of Ancient Music conducted by Christopher Hogwood

24:45

876

Alexander Dreyschock

Piano Concerto in D minor, Op. 137

Piers Lane (piano); The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra conducted by Niklas Willén

24:15

877

Edward German

Welsh Rhapsody

The Scottish National Orchestra conducted by Sir Alexander Gibson

17:51

878

Anton Bruckner

Christus factus est

The Bavarian Radio Chorus conducted by Eugen Jochum

6:01

879

Vasily Kalafati

Polonaise in F major, Op. 14

The Athens Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Byron Fidetzis

7:22

880

Christian Sinding

Rustles of Spring, Op. 32, No. 3

The Iceland Symphony Orchestra conducted Bjarte Engeset

2:39

881

Richard Wagner

Overture to The Flying Dutchman

The Vienna Symphony Orchestra conducted by Wolfgang Sawallisch

10:15

882

Heitor Villa-Lobos

Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5

Renée Fleming (soprano); The New World Symphony Orchestra conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas

11:14

883

Rued Langgaard

Symphony No. 6, Heaven Asunder

The Artur Rubinstein Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Ilya Stupel

20:58

884

Maurice Ravel

Piano Concerto in D major for the Left Hand

Robert Casadesus (piano); The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy

17:35

885

Charles Tomlinson Griffes

The Pleasure Dome of Kublai Khan

The Seattle Symphony Orchestra conducted by Gerard Schwarz

10:51

886

Antonio Salieri

Numi, respiro...Ah, lo sento (from L'Europa riconosciuta)

Diana Damrau (Europa); Le Cercle de L'Harmonie conducted by Jérémie Rhorer

6:28

887

Francis Chagrin

Renaissance Suite

The Royal Ballet Sinfonia conducted by Gavin Sutherland

7:04

888

Johann Sebastian Bach

Sleepers, Awake, BWV 645

The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy

4:00

889

Antonín Dvořák

Hussite Overture, Op. 67

The Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Rafael Kubelik

12:50

890

Cecilia McDowall

The Shipping Forecast

Andrew Hobday (narrator); The Choir of Merton College, Oxford and the Orchestra Nova conducted by George Vass

14:42

891

Dmitri Shostakovich

Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93

The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy

50:40

892

Karl Goldmark

Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 28

Itzhak Perlman (violin); The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra conducted by André Previn

34:18

893

Darius Milhaud

Le Boeuf sur le toit, Op. 58

The Orchestra of Radio Luxembourg conducted by Louis de Froment

15:33

894

Hubert Bath

Cornish Rhapsody

Phillip Fowke (piano); The RTE Concert Orchestra conducted by Proinnsias Ó Duinn

6:09

895

Leopold Mozart

Toy Symphony

I Musici de Montrieal conducted by Yuli Turovsky

9:36

896

Charles Gounod

Ave Maria

Dame Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano); The Utah Symphony Orchestra conducted by Julius Rudel

2:53

897

Ludwig van Beethoven

Overture to Coriolanus, Op. 62

The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Herbert von Karajan

9:03

898

Giovanni Gabrieli

Quem vidistis, pastores?

The Philp Jones Brass Ensemble and the Monteverdi Choir conducted by Sir John Eliot Gardiner

10:25

899

Felix Mendelssohn

Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 107, Reformation

The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Lorin Maazel

26:53

900

Henry Cowell

Piano Concerto

Jeremy Denk (piano); The San Francisco Symphony Orchestra conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas

14:55

901

Leroy Anderson

Scottish Suite

The BBC Concert Orchestra conducted by Leonard Slatkin

10:30

902

Olivier Messiaen

Trois Mélodies

Louise Alder (soprano), Joseph Middleton (piano)

6:52

903

Vytautas Barkauskas

Konzertstück No. 2, Op. 103

The Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Juozas Domarkas

8:17

904

F. W. Meacham

American Patrol

The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra conducted by Leonard Slatkin

2:48

905

Ignaz Brüll

Macbeth Overture, Op. 46

The Malta Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Michael Laus

8:29

906

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Requiem in D minor, K. 626

Barbara Bonney (soprano), Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano), Hans Peter Blochwitz (tenor), Sir Willard White (bass); The Monteverdi Choir and the English Baroque Soloists conducted by Sir John Eliot Gardiner

46:38

907

Howard Hanson

Symphony No. 2, Op. 30, Romantic

The Seattle Symphony Orchestra conducted by Gerard Schwarz

28:06

908

Franz Liszt

Spanish Rhapsody

Leslie Howard (piano)

13:35

909

Ernest Chausson

Soir de Fęte, Op. 32

The BBC Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Yan Pascal Tortelier

13:36

910

Antonio Vivaldi

Violin Concerto in G minor, RV 315, Summer

Simon Standage (violin); The English Concert conducted by Trevor Pinnock

9:51

911

Georges Auric

Suite from Moulin Rouge

Mary Carewe (soprano); The BBC Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Rumon Gamba

9:18

912

Luigi Boccherini

Minuet

I Musici

4:11

913

Carl Ziehrer

Overture to Der Schatzmeister

The Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra of Kosiče conducted by Christian Pollack

7:53

914

Arthur Sullivan

Songs from HMS Pinafore
- I am the ruler of the sea
- When I was a lad
- I'm called Little Buttercup
- Never mind the why and wherefore

John Reed (Sir Joseph Porter), Gillian Knight (Little Buttercup), Thomas Round (Ralph Rackstraw), Jeffrey Skitch (Captain Corcoran), Jean Hindmarsh (Josephine), Joyce Wright (Hebe); The D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus and the New Symphony Orchestra of London conducted by Isidore Godfrey

9:29

915

Igor Stravinsky

Petrushka

The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Riccardo Muti

33:30

916

Julius Klengel

Cello Concerto No. 3 in A minor, Op. 31

Raphaela Gromes (cello); The Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Nicholas Carter

22:09

917

George Frederic Handel

Concerto Grosso in C major, Alexander's Feast

The English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Raymond Leppard

12:46

918

Charles Tournemire

Choral Improvisation on Victimae paschali

Kevin Clarke (organ)

9:56

919

Ester Mägi

Vesper

The Estonian National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Mihkel Kütson

6:58

920

Leo Arnauld

Bugler's Dream

The Concert Arts Orchestra conducted by Felix Slatkin

3:58

921

Franz von Suppé

Overture to Isabella

The Scottish National Orchestra conducted by Neeme Järvi

7:53

922

Gregorio Allegri

Miserere

The Sixteen directed by Harry Christophers

11:55

923

Leonard Bernstein

Symphonic Dances from West Side Story

The New York Philharmonic conducted by Leonard Bernstein

21:03

924

Johann Nepomuk Hummel

Trumpet Concerto in E major

Wynton Marsalis (trumpet); The National Philharmonic Orchestra of London conducted by Raymond Leppard

17:38

925

Peter Tchaikovsky

Symphonic Poem, The Voyevode, Op. 78

The Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Elihu Inbal

11:53

926

Robert Schumann

Arabeske, Op. 18

Maurizio Pollini (piano)

6:25

927

Kurt Atterberg

Vittorioso, Op. 58

The Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra conducted by Neeme Järvi

8:24

928

Geoffrey Burgon

Nunc Dimittis

Michael Laird (trumpet), Jeremy Suter (organ); The Chorus of Chichester Cathedral directed by Alan Thurlow

2:58

929

Reinhard Keiser

Overture to Croesus

The Academy for Ancient Music, Berlin conducted by René Jacobs

4:52

930

Arnold Schoenberg

Wood Dove's Song (from Gurrelieder)

Tatiana Troyanos (Waldtaube); The Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Seiji Ozawa

12:05

931

Johannes Brahms

Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

The London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Sir Adrian Boult

43:06

932

Eugčne Ysa˙e

Chant d'Hiver in B minor for Violin and Orchestra

Aaron Rosand (violin); The Orchestra of Radio Luxembourg conducted by Louis de Froment

10:46

933

Gustav Holst

St. Paul’s Suite, Op. 29

The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Sir Malcolm Sargent

12:38

934

John Rutter

Te Deum

The Choirs of St. Alban's Cathedral and the Ensemble DeChorum conducted by Andrew Lucas

7:44

935

Frank Bridge

There is a Willow grows aslant a Brook

The Bournemouth Sinfonietta conducted by Norman Del Mar

9:26

936

Carl Davis

Theme from The World at War

The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Carl Davis

4:00

937

Richard Wagner

Overture to Rienzi

The Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Otto Klemperer

11:32

938

Johann Sebastian Bach

Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen, BWV 51

Emma Kirkby (soprano); The English Baroque Soloists conducted by Sir John Eliot Gardiner

15:41

939

Ferde Grofé

Grand Canyon Suite

The Cincinnati Pops Orchestra conducted by Erich Kunzel

31:02

940

Joseph Joachim

Violin Concerto in G minor, Op. 3

Suyoen Kim (violin); The Staatskapelle Weimar conducted by Michael Halász

20:06

941

Anton von Webern

Im Sommerwind

The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy

12:32

942

Sergei Lyapunov

Aeolean Harp, Op. 11, No. 9

Konstantin Scherbakov (piano)

6:24

943

Arturo Márquez

Danzón No. 2

The Simón Bolivar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela conducted by Gustavo Dudamel

9:44

944

Claude-Joseph Rouget de Lisle

La Marseillaise (arranged by François-Joseph Gossec)

The Leeds Festival Chorus and the Wallace Collection conducted by John Wallace

4:10

945

William Wordsworth

Overture, Conflict

The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra conducted by James Loughran

9:14

946

Ralph Vaughan Williams

Toward the Unknown Region

The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Norman Del Mar

11:48

947

Jean-Philippe Rameau

Suite from La temple du gloire

The English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Raymond Leppard

20:24

948

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Horn Concerto No. 4 in E flat major, K. 495

Alan Civil (horn); The Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields conducted by Sir Neville Marriner

16:32

949

Carlos Chávez

Symphony No. 2, Sinfonia India

The New York Philharmonic conducted by Leonard Bernstein

12:04

950

Max Bruch

Adagio on Celtic Themes for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 56

Curdin Coray (cello); The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Howard Griffiths

9:32

951

A. J. Potter

Rhapsody Under a High Sky

The RTÉ Sinfonietta conducted by Proinnsias Ó Duinn

9:38

952

Jerome Moross

Theme from The Big Country

The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Nic Raine

3:16

953

Arthur Bliss

Edinburgh Overture

The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra conducted by Vernon Handley

10:12

954

Robert Fayrfax

Magnificat regale

The Ars Nova Copenhagen directed by Paul Hillier

12:54

955

Leoš Janáček

Sinfonietta for Orchestra

The Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Rafael Kubelik

21:52

956

Dmitri Kabalevsky

Violin Concerto in C major, Op. 48

Lydia Mordkovich (violin); The Scottish National Orchestra conducted by Neeme Järvi

16:10

957

Jean Sibelius

Symphonic Poem, Tapiola, Op. 112

The Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Paavo Berglund

14:56

958

Flor Peeters

Toccata, Fugue and Hymn on Ave maris stella, Op. 28

Andrew Lumsden (organ)

8:44

959

Evaristo Felice Dall'Abaco

Concerto No. 4 in A minor, Op. 2, No. 4

Il Tempio Armonico conducted by Alberto Rasi

7:33

960

Johann Strauss, Sr.

Radetzky March

The Boston Pops Orchestra conducted by Arthur Fiedler

3:16

961

Roy Harris

An American Overture, When Johnny Comes Marching Home

The Louisville Orchestra conducted by Jorge Mester

7:17

962

Henry Purcell

Music from Dido and Aeneas
- Ah! Belinda, I am prest
- See, your royal guest appears
- Wayward sisters… Ruin'd ere the set of sun
- Behold, upon my bending spear… Stay, Prince
- Thy hand, Belinda.. When I am laid in earth

Anne Sofie von Otter (Dido), Stephen Varcoe (Aeneas), Lynn Dawson (Belinda), Nigel Rogers (Sorcerer), Elizabeth Priddy and Carol Hall (Witches), Kym Amps (Spirit); The English Concert and Concert Choir conducted by Trevor Pinnock

27:34

963

Camille Saint-Saëns

The Carnival of the Animals

Aldo Ciccolini and Alexis Weissenberg (pianos); The Paris Conservatoire Orchestra conducted by Georges Prętre

20:46

964

Felix Mendelssohn

Capriccio Brillant in B minor, Op. 22

Gary Graffman (piano); The Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Charles Munch

10:29

965

Hubert Parry

Incidental Music from Hypatia

The BBC Concert Orchestra conducted by John Wilson

13:11

966

Ferdinando Sor

Variations on a Theme by Mozart, Op. 9

Andrés Segovia (guitar)

7:04

967

Einojuhani Rautavaara

Divertimento

The Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra conducted by Juha Kangas

8:37

968

Grigoras Dinicu

Hora Staccato

Sarah Chang (violin), Charles Abramovic (piano)

2:00

969

Carl Maria von Weber

Overture to Der Freischütz

The New York Philharmonic conducted by Leonard Bernstein

10:33

970

Edward Elgar

Psalm 48, Great is the Lord

The London Symphony Chorus and the Northern Sinfonia of England conducted by Richard Hickox

9:44

971

Bohuslav Martinů

Symphony No. 5

The Bamberg Symphony Orchestra conducted by Neeme Järvi

31:12

972

Franz Liszt

Six Grand Études after Paganini

André Watts (piano)

25:55

973

Linda Robbins Coleman

For a Beautiful Land

The Lansdowne Symphony Orchestra conducted by Reuben Blundell

10:48

974

Ole Bull

A Mountain Vision

Arve Tellefsen (violin); The Trondheim Symphony Orchestra conducted by Eivand Aadland

7:11

975

Francesco Geminiani

Concerto Grosso No. 5 in G minor

I Musici

9:28

976

Eduard Strauss

Bahn Frei Polka, Op. 45

The Boston Pops Orchestra conducted by Arthur Fiedler

2:14

977

Johan Peter Emilus Hartmann

Overture to Liden Kirsten

The Royal Danish Orchestra conducted by Johan Hye-Knudsen

8:40

978

Georges Bizet

Music from The Pearl Fishers
- Then from the sacred shrine
- I am alone here in the night
- Léďla! Léďla!
- The storm has run its course
- Sacred light of being

Rebecca Evans (Léďla), Barry Banks (Nadir), Simon Keenlyside (Zurga); The London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by David Parry

31:16

979

Sergei Prokofiev

Suite No. 2 from Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64b

The Scottish National Orchestra conducted by Neeme Järvi

31:37

980

Alexander Arutiunian

Trumpet Concerto in A flat major

Paul Merkelo (trumpet); The Russian National Orchestra conducted by Hans Graf

15:45

981

Johann Sebastian Bach

Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C major, BWV 564 (orchestrated by Eugene Ormandy)

The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy

16:25

982

Franz Lehár

Hungarian Fantasy, Op. 45

Aaron Rosand (violin); The Orchestra of Radio Luxembourg conducted by Louis de Froment

8:07

983

Ernest Farrar

Heroic Elegy, Op. 36

The Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Aladair Mitchell

8:14

984

Jules Massenet

March of the Princesses from Cendrillon

The National Philharmonic Orchestra of London conducted by Richard Bonynge

4:01

985

Wilhelm Stenhammar

Overture, Excelsior!

The Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra conducted by Neeme Järvi

12:23

986

Daniel Auber

Music from La muette de Portici
- O moment enchanteur!
- Amour sacré de la patrie
- N'espérez pas me fuir
- Arbitre d'une vie
- L'Ennemie!

Diego Torres (Masaniello), Angelina Ruzzafante (Elvire), Oscar de la Torre (Alphonse), Wiard Witholt (Pietro); The Anhalt Theatre Chorus and the Anhalt Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Antony Hermus

27:08

987

Antonín Dvořák

Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70

The Cleveland Orchestra conducted by George Szell

35:42

988

Gerald Finzi

Grand Fantasia and Toccata, Op. 38

Peter Donohue (piano); The Northern Sinfonia

13:45

989

Léo Delibes

Suite from Sylvia

The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy

12:15

990

Georges Hüe

Solo de concert

Ryan Gardner (trumpet), Charity Wicks (piano)

7:48

991

Otto Klemperer

Merry Waltz

The Rheinland-Pfaltz State Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Alun Francis

7:42

992

Franz Schubert

Ave Maria, D. 839

Renée Fleming (soprano); The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Andreas Delfs

4:22

993

Gioacchino Rossini

Overture to La gazza ladra

The Cleveland Orchestra conducted by George Szell

9:21

994

Anton Bruckner

Helgoland

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Daniel Barenboim

13:54

995

Sergei Rachmaninov

Symphonic Dances, Op. 45

The Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam conducted by Vladimir Ashkenazy

33:36

996

Ludwig van Beethoven

Grosse Fuge in B flat major, Op. 133

The Melos Quartet

15:17

997

Maurice Ravel

La Valse

The Minnesota Orchestra conducted by Stanlislaw Skrowaczewski

12:38

998

Johann Friedrich Fasch

Recorder Concerto in F major

Gwyn Roberts (recorder); Tempesta di Mare

8:16

999

Benjamin Britten

Passacaglia from Peter Grimes

The Ulster Orchestra conducted by Vernon Handley

7:17

1000

Giuseppe Verdi

Pace, pace, mio Dio (from La forza del destino)

Leontyne Price (Leonora); The London Symphony Orchestra conducted by James Levine

5:35

1001

Domenico Cimarosa

Overture to L'infedelta fedele

The Nicholaus Esterházy Sinfonia conducted by Alessandro Amoretti

5:28

1002

Samuel Barber

Prayers of Kierkegaard, Op. 30

Sarah Reese (soprano), Dale Duesing (tenor); The Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Andrew Schenck

19:22

1003

Peter Tchaikovsky

Orchestral Suite No. 1 in D major, Op. 43

The Detroit Symphony Orchestra conducted by Neeme Järvi

35:36

1004

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major, K. 331

Walter Klein (piano)

20:15

1005

Don Gillis

Symphony No. 5˝, A Symphony for Fun

The New London Orchestra conducted by Ronald Corp

14:09

1006

Luigi Arditi

Parla!

Eva Lind (soprano); The Orchestra of the Vienna Volksoper conducted by Franz Bauer-Theussl

6:18

1007

Ned Rorem

Eagles

The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra conducted by Louis Lane

8:30

1008

Charles Zimmerman

Anchors Aweigh

The New York Philharmonic conducted by Leonard Bernstein

2:36

1009

Jacques Offenbach

Overture to La fille du tambour-major

The London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Richard Bonynge

6:39

1010

Kevin Memley

Gloria

Ensemble Leszczynski conducted by Geoffroy Vançon

9:36

1011

Franz Josef Haydn

Symphony No. 96 in D major, Miracle

The Cleveland Orchestra conducted by George Szell

23:03

1012

Aram Khachaturian

Violin Concerto in D minor

Lydia Mordkovich (violin); The Scottish National Orchestra conducted by Neeme Järvi

37:07

1013

Lorenzo Ferrero

La Ruta de Cortes

The National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine conducted by Takuo Yuasa

13:48

1014

Fernand de la Tombelle

Toccata in E minor, Op. 23, No. 3

Daniele Sajeva (organ)

7:07

1015

Constant Lambert

Rondo Burlesca

The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Simon Joly

9:16

1016

George Frederic Handel

Largo from Xerxes

The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy

5:54

1017

Michael Jary

Overture to Faschingstraum

The Orchestra of the Southwest German Radio, Baden-Baden conducted by Klaus Arp

6:50

1018

Vincenzo Bellini

Music from La sonnambula
- Prendi: l'anel ti dono
- Son geloso del zefiro errante
- E menzonga… D'un pensiero e d'un accento… Non piů nozze
- Perché non posso odiarti
- Ah! non credea mirarti

Dame Joan Sutherland (Amina), Luciano Pavarotti (Elvino); The London Opera Chorus and the National Philharmonic Orchestra of London conducted by Richard Bonynge

35:41

1019

Charles Villiers Stanford

Symphony No. 3 in F minor, Op. 28, Irish

The Ulster Orchestra conducted by Vernon Handley

41:39

1020

Giuseppe Martucci

Theme and Variations for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 58

Lya De Barbariis (piano); The Symphony Orchestra of Rome conducted by Francesco La Vecchia

14:21

1021

Richard Wagner

Dawn and Siegfried's Rhine Journey from Götterdämmerung

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by Fritz Reiner

13:21

1022

Giacomo Meyerbeer

Pays merveilleux... Ô Paradis... Conduisez-moi vers ce navire (from L'Africaine)

Bryan Hymel (Vasco de Gama); The Czech Philharmonic Chorus of Brno and the Prague Philharmonia conducted by Emmanuel Villaume

7:04

1023

Michel Corrette

Concerto No. 25 In G minor, Les sauvages et La Furstemberg

Musica Antiqua of Cologne conducted by Reinhard Goebel

9:24

1024

Edward Elgar

Salut d'Amour, Op. 12

The Bournemouth Sinfonietta conducted by Norman Del Mar

3:32

1025

Joachim Raff

Overture to Dame Kobold

The Bamberg Symphony Orchestra conducted by Hans Stadlmair

6:48

1026

Hector Berlioz

Music from La damnation de Faust, Op. 24
- Brander's Song… Song of the Flea
- Le roi de Thulé
- D'amour l'ardente flamme
- Nature immense, impénétrable et fičre
- Ride to the Abyss
- Apotheosis in Heaven

Nicolai Gedda (Faust), Jules Bastin (Mephistopheles), Josephine Veasey (Margarite), Richard van Allen (Brander); The London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Sir Colin Davis

38:58

1027

Reinhold Gličre

Symphony No. 3 in B minor, Op. 42, Ilya Murometz

The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy

58:59

1028

Florence Price

Violin Concerto No. 2

Er-Gene Kahng (violin); The Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Ryan Cockerham

14:19

1029

Arnold Bax

Tintagel

The Ulster Orchestra conducted by Bryden Thomson

14:59

1030

Jean Françaix

Piano Concertino

Claude Françaix (piano); The London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Antal Doráti

8:05

1031

Erich Korngold

Suite from Escape Me Never

The National Philharmonic Orchestra of London conducted by Charles Gerhardt

8:17

1032

Robert Schumann

Suleika's Song, Op. 25, No. 9

Edith Mathis (soprano), Christoph Eschenbach (piano)

2:34

1033

Felix Mendelssohn

Overture, Ruy Blas, Op. 95

The London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Claudio Abbado

8:30

1034

Johann Sebastian Bach

Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140

Ruth Holton (soprano), Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor), Stephen Varcoe (bass); The Monteverdi Choir and the English Baroque Soloists conducted by Sir John Eliot Gardiner

24:42

1035

Ottorino Respighi

Feste romane

The New York Philharmonic conducted by Leonard Bernstein

23:21

1036

César Franck

Symphonic Variations for Piano and Orchestra

André Watts (piano); The London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Erich Leinsdorf

14:32

1037

Philip Spratley

A Helpston Fantasia

The Siberian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Dmitri Vasilyev

13:59

1038

Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari

Respiro, e andanto... O gioia la nube leggera (from Il segreto di Susanna)

Renata Scotto (Susanna); The London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Gianandrea Gavazzeni

7:27

1039

Riccardo Drigo

Suite from Le Corsaire

The London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Richard Bonynge

8:00

1040

Johannes Brahms

Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G minor

The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Claudio Abbado

2:19

1041

Luigi Cherubini

Overture to Anacréon

The Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields conducted by Sir Neville Marriner

8:48

1042

Antonio Vivaldi

Gloria in D major, RV 589

Lucy Ballard (mezzo soprano), Margaret Cameron (mezzo soprano), Elinor Carter (alto), Katherine Fuge (soprano); The Monteverdi Choir and the English Baroque Soloists conducted by Sir John Eliot Gardiner

27:44

1043

Georges Bizet

Suite No. 2 from Carmen

The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy

19:47

1044

Francis Poulenc

Piano Concerto in C sharp minor

Gabriel Tacchino (piano); The Paris Conservatoire Orchestra conducted by Georges Prętre

19:38

1045

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

Suite from The Snow Maiden

The Scottish National Orchestra conducted by Neeme Järvi

13:31

1046

James Moody

Spanish Rhapsody, Toledo

Tommy Reilly (harmonica); The Munich Radio Orchestra conducted by Robert Farnon

6:46

1047

William Boyce

Symphony No. 1 in B flat major

The Bournemouth Sinfonietta conducted by Ronald Thomas

7:29

1048

Henryk Wieniawski

Scherzo-tarantelle in G minor, Op. 16

Itzhak Perlman (violin), Samuel Sanders (piano)

4:30

1049

August Enna

Overture to Kleopatra

The NDR Radio Philharmonic Orchestra of Hannover conducted by Hermann Baumer

8:39

1050

Giacomo Puccini

Music from Tosca
- Recondita armonia
- Mario! Mario! Mario!.. Ah, quegli occhi
- Va, Tosca
- Vissi d'arte
- E lucevan le stelle

Katia Ricciarelli (Tosca), José Carreras (Cavaradossi), Ruggiero Raimondi (Scarpia); The Chorus of the Deutsche Oper, Berlin and the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Herbert von Karajan

29:48

1051

Ralph Vaughan Williams

Symphony No. 5 in D major

The London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Sir Adrian Boult

37:26

1052

Ludwig van Beethoven

Triple Concerto in C major, Op. 36

Eugene Istomin (piano), Isaac Stern (violin), Leonard Rose (cello); The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy

36:05

1053

Arthur Foote

Francesca da Rimini

The Seattle Symphony Orchestra conducted by Gerard Schwarz

14:40

1054

Franz Liszt

Polonaise in E major

Leslie Howard (piano)

8:30

1055

Alfredo Casella

Introduction, Chorale and March, Op. 57

The BBC Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Gianandrea Noseda

7:44

1056

Morton Gould

American Salute

The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Lukas Foss

4:30

1057

Franz von Suppé

Overture to Pique Dame

The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Herbert von Karajan

8:29

1058

Healey Willan

Te Deum

The Vancouver Bach Chorus and the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra conducted by Bruce Pullan

11:26

1059

Aaron Copland

Suite from The Red Pony

The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra conducted by Leonard Slatkin

23:25

1060

Béla Bartók

Piano Concerto No. 3

Géza Anda (piano); The Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Ferenc Fricsay

24:16

1061

Jean-Yves Daniel-Lesur

Andrea del Sarto

The Orchestra of Radio Luxembourg conducted by Louis de Froment

14:46

1062

Heinrich Biber

Passacaglia in G minor

Rachel Podger (violin)

8:52

1063

Gustav Holst

A Winter Idyll

The Ulster Orchestra conducted by JoAnn Falletta

9:01

1064

Richard Strauss

Befreit, Op. 39, No. 4

Dame Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano); The London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Andrew Davis

5:08

1065

Felix Draeseke

Overture to Gudrun

The North German Radio Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Jörg-Peter Weigle

11:24

1066

Giuseppe Verdi

Music from Don Carlos
- Fontainbleau! Foręt immense… Je l'ai vue
- Au palais des fées
- People's Chorus
- Ah, je ne verrai plus la Reine.. O don fatal
- Toi qui sus le néant

Plácido Domingo (Carlos), Katia Ricciarelli (Elizabeth), Lucia Valentini-Terrani (Eboli); The Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala, Milan conducted by Claudio Abbado

35:16

1067

Richard Wagner

Prelude and Good Friday Music from Parsifal

The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Christian Thielemann

26:24

1068

Frédéric Chopin

Polonaise -Fantaisie in A flat major, Op. 61

Artur Rubinstein (piano)

12:58

1069

Walter Piston

Concerto for Orchestra

The Boston Modern Orchestra Project conducted by Gil Rose

14:15

1070

John McEwen

Airs écossais, Op. 34

Rachel Barton Pine (violin); The Scottish Chamber Orchestra conducted by Alexander Platt

7:32

1071

Anthony Louis Scarmolin

Arioso for String Orchestra

The Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Joel Eric Subin

6:30

1072

Claude Debussy

L'isle joyeuse

Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano)

5:47

1073

Ge Gan-Ru

Butterfly Overture

The Scottish National Orchestra conducted by Tsung Yeh

15:16

1074

Lorenzo Perosi

O Padre Nostro

The Chamber Choir of the Conservatory 'Arrigo Boito' of Parma and the Carlo Coccia Symphony Orchestra conducted by Arturo Sacchetti

10:26

1075

Kurt Weill

Suite from The Threepenny Opera

The Contemporary Chamber Ensemble conducted by Arthur Weisberg

20:33

1076

Johann Sebastian Bach

Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV 1041

Christoph Poppen (violin); The Collegeum Musicum of Stuttgart conducted by Helmuth Rilling

12:50

1077

Alexander Scriabin

Prometheus, Op. 60

Vladimir Sokoloff (piano); The Mendelssohn Club of Philadelphia and the Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy

17:41

1078

Leonard Bernstein

Glitter and Be Gay (from Candide)

June Anderson (Cunégonde); The London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Leonard Bernstein

6:50

1079

Richard Adams

Brutal Reality

The Albany Symphony Orchestra conducted by David Alan Miller

6:22

1080

Joseph Lanner

Tarantula Galop, Op. 125

The Orchestre Régional de Cannes conducted by Wolfgang Dörner

2:03

1081

Hector Berlioz

Roman Carnival Overture

The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra conducted by Louis Frémaux

8:44

1082

Gaetano Donizetti

Music from L'elisir d'amore
- Quanto č bella, quanto č cara
- Della crudele Isotta
- Come Paride vezzoso… Or se m'ami, come io t'amo
- Udite, udite, O rustici
- Un furtiva lagrima

Dame Joan Sutherland (Adina), Luciano Pavarotti (Nemorino), Dominic Cossa (Belcore), Maria Casula (Giannetta), Spiro Malas (Dr. Dulcamara); The Ambrosian Opera Chorus and the English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Richard Bonynge

30:39

1083

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Symphony No. 36 in C major, K. 425, Linz

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by Fritz Reiner

23:04

1084

Christopher Theofanidis

Violin Concerto

Chee Yun (violin); The Albany Symphony Orchestra conducted by David Alan Miller

21:00

1085

Vítězslava Kaprálová

Military Sinfonietta, Op. 11

The University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra conducted by Kenneth Kiesler

14:44

1086

Louis Vierne

Sur le Rhin, Op. 54, No. 5

Olivier Latry (organ)

9:25

1087

Camille Saint-Saëns

Bacchanale from Samson et Dalila

The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy

7:25

1088

Modest Mussorgsky

Dawn on the Moscow River (from Khovanshchina)

The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Claudio Abbado

5:41

1089

Dora Pejačević

Overture in D minor

The Brandenburg State Orchestra of Frankfurt conducted by Howard Griffiths

5:46

1090

Gioacchino Rossini

Music from Le comte Ory
- Une dame de haut parage
- Un proie ŕ la tristesse
- Ciel! O terreur… Venez amis, retirons nous
- Ah! quel respect, Madame
- Dans ce lieu solitaire

Sumi Jo (Comtesse Adčle), Diana Montague (Isolier), Maryse Castets (Alice), Raquel Pierotti (Dame Ragonde), John Aler (Comte Ory), Gino Quilico (Rambaud), Gilles Cachermaille (The Governor); The Orchestra and Chorus of the Lyon Opera conducted by Sir John Eliot Gardiner

37:25

1091

Anton Bruckner

Symphony No. 7 in E major

The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy

55:57

1092

Richard Yardumian

Passacaglia, Recitative and Fugue

John Ogdon (piano); The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Igor Buketoff

17:42

1093

Karl Jenkins

Concerto Grosso for String Orchestra, Palladio

The Non-Profit Music Chamber Orchestra conducted by Ari Malikian

16:53

1094

Astor Piazzolla

Milonga del angel

Yo-Yo Ma (cello), Edwin Barker (double bass), Frank Corliss (piano), Nestor Marconi (bandoneon)

6:48

1095

Louis Moreau Gottschalk

Marcha Triunfal y Final de Opera for Orchestra and Band

The Vienna State Opera Orchestra conducted by Igor Buketoff

9:05

1096

Franz Schubert

Gretchen am Spinnrad, D. 118

Elly Ameling (soprano), Jörg Demus (piano)

3:44

1097

Gian Carlo Menotti

Overture to Amelia al ballo

The Columbia Symphony Orchestra conducted by Thomas Schippers

4:17

1098

Charles Gounod

Music from Faust
- Nous, nous retrouvons, mes amis!
- Quel trouble inconnue me pénčtre?.. Salut! Demure chaste et pure
- Il était un roi de Thulé… O Dieu! Que de bijoux!
- Soldiers' Chorus
- Alerte, alerte!.. Christ est resusscité

Victoria de los Angeles (Marguerite), Nicolai Gedda (Faust), Boris Christoff (Mephistopheles), Liliane Berton (Siebel); The Paris Opera Orchestra and Chorus conducted by André Cluytens

33:44

1099

Jean Sibelius

Symphony No. 4 in A minor, Op. 63

The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy

32:23

1100

Sergei Prokofiev

Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Op. 26

Martha Argerich (piano); The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Claudio Abbado

27:00

1101

Nino Rota

Suite from The Godfather

The London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by John Mauceri

15:20

1102

Lili Boulanger

Psalm 129

The Monteverdi Choir and the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir John Eliot Gardiner

7:33

1103

Francesco Manfredini

Concerto Grosso in D major, Op. 3, No. 9

The Capella Istropolitana conducted by Jaroslav Kreček

7:17

1104

John Philip Sousa

The U.S. Field Artillery March

The U.S. Marine Corps Band conducted by Lt. Col. Jack T. Kline

2:37

1105

Paul Dukas

Overture, Polyeucte

The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Antonio de Almeida

15:46

1106

Cole Porter

Songs from Kiss Me, Kate
- Wunderbar
- Where is the life I led?
- So in love
- Brush up on your Shakespeare

Dame Josephine Barstow (Lilli), Thomas Hampson (Fred), Robert Nichols (First Gangster), Dave Garrison (Second Gangster); The London Sinfonietta conducted by John McGlinn

16:25

1107

Antonín Dvořák

Serenade in E major for Strings, Op. 22

The Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

28:20

1108

Joaquín Rodrigo

Fantasia para un gentilhombre

Pepe Romero (guitar); The Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields conducted by Sir Neville Marriner

22:03

1109

Paul Hindemith

Concert Music for String and Brass, Op. 50

The Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by William Steinberg

16:36

1110

Thomas Arne

Rule Britannia (arranged by Sir Malcolm Sargent)

Anne Collins (contralto); The Liverpool Philharmonic Choir and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Sir Charles Groves

6:00

1111

Josef Strauss

Delirien Waltz, Op. 212

The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Herbert von Karajan

9:43

1112

Tekla Bądarzewska

The Maiden's Prayer, Op. 4

Péter Nagy (piano)

4:41

1113

Carl Maria von Weber

Overture to Oberon

The New York Philharmonic conducted by Leonard Bernstein

9:34

1114

James MacMillan

Magnificat

The BBC Singers and the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Sir James MacMillan

13:10

1115

Dmitri Shostakovich

Symphony No. 1 in F minor, Op. 10

The Scottish National Orchestra conducted by Neeme Järvi

33:49

1116

Johannes Brahms

Variations on a Theme by Paganini, Op. 35

Julius Katchen (piano)

20:22

1117

Gabriel Fauré

Masques et Bergamasques, Op. 112

The Seattle Symphony Orchestra conducted by Ludovic Morlot

13:37

1118

Jean-Philippe Rameau

Un horizon serein (from Les Boréades)

Sabine Devieilhe (Alphise); Les Ambassadeurs conducted by Alexis Kossenko

8:04

1119

Samuel Barber

First Essay for Orchestra, Op. 12

The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra conducted by Leonard Slatkin

9:25

1120

Franz Liszt

Grand Galop Chromatique in E flat major

György Cziffra (piano)

3:23

1121

Cipriani Potter

Overture, Cymbeline

The BBC National Orchestra of Wales conducted by Howard Griffiths

15:15

1122

Johann Sebastian Bach

Music from the St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244
- Come ye daughters, share my mourning
- Behold, my Savior now is taken
- O man, thy grievous sin bemoan
- Give me, O give me back my Lord
- In tears of grief, dear Lord, we leave thee

Dame Felicity Lott (soprano), Alfreda Hodgson (alto), Stephen Roberts (bass); The Bach Choir, the Boys of St. Paul's Cathedral Choir and the Thames Chamber Orchestra conducted by Sir David Willcocks

31:10

1123

Richard Strauss

Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40

The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy

44L27

1124

Peter Tchaikovsky

Variations in A major on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33

János Starker (cello); The London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Antal Doráti

15:50

1125

William Schuman

Symphony No. 5, Symphony for Strings

The New York Philharmonic conducted by Leonard Bernstein

16:43

1126

Camille Erlanger

Solo in F major for Chromatic Trumpet

Ryan Gardner (trumpet), Charity Wicks (piano)

6:48

1127

György Ligeti

Atmosphčres

The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Claudio Abbado

9:11

1128

Emmanuel Chabrier

Danse slave (from Le roi malgré lui)

The Detroit Symphony Orchestra conducted by Paul Paray

5:09

1129

Arthur Sullivan

Overture, Di Ballo

The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Sir Charles Groves

11:49

1130

Richard Wagner

Prize Song and Final Scene from Die Meistersinger von Nürnburg

José van Dam (Sachs), Ben Heppner (Walther), Karita Mattila (Eva), René Pape (Pogner); The Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Sir Georg Solti

13:30

1131

Edward Elgar

In the South, Op. 50

The London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Jeffrey Tate

20:19

1132

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622

Jack Brymer (clarinet); The London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Colin Davis

27:26

1133

Jacques Ibert

Escales

The Montreal Symphony Orchestra conducted by Charles Dutoit

14:40

1134

Ludwig van Beethoven

Rondo in G major in the Hungarian Style, Op. 129, Rage Over a Lost Penny

Alfred Brendel (piano)

6:16

1135

Philipp Fahrbach, Sr.

Ocarina Waltz, Op. 330

The Nuremburg Symphony Orchestra conducted by Christian Simonis

6:04

1136

John Williams

Theme from Star Wars

The Boston Pops Orchestra conducted by John Williams

5:35

1137

Ambroise Thomas

Overture to Mignon

The New York Philharmonic conducted by Leonard Bernstein

8:45

1138

Gasparo Spontini

Music from La vestale
- Ô d'un pouvoir funeste
- Toi que j'implore avec effroi… Impitoyables dieux!
- Ô des infortunés déesse tutélaire!.. Nommez le mortel téméraire
- Marche funéraire
- Des lauriers couvrons les chemins

Rosalind Plowright (Julia), Arturo Cauli (Grand Pontiff); The Bavarian Radio Chorus and the Munich Radio Orchestra conducted by Gustav Kuhn

31:26

1139

Peter Boyer

Symphony No. 1

The London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Peter Boyer

23:58

1140

Robert Schumann

Konzertstück in F major for Four Horns and Orchestra, Op. 86

Francis Orval, Robert Janssens, Robert Desprez and François Tommasini (horns); The Orchestra of Radio Luxembourg conducted by Pierre Cao

18:02

1141

Henry Wood

Fantasia on British Sea Songs

The Leeds Festival Chorus and the English Northern Philharmonia conducted by Paul Daniel

14:41

1142

Moritz Moszkowski

Caprice espagnole, Op. 37

Jeffrey Biegel (piano)

6:51

1143

Camille Saint-Saëns

Symphonic Poem, Phaëton, Op. 39

The Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Charles Dutoit

9:02

1144

Frédéric Chopin

Étude in A flat major, Op. 25, No. 1, Aeolean Harp

Maurizio Pollini (piano)

2:11

1145

Siegfried Wagner

Overture to Der Schmied von Marienburg

The Rheinland-Pfaltz State Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Werner Andreas Albert

14:10

1146

Charles Villiers Stanford

The Resurrection, Op. 5

Robert Murray (tenor); The Bach Choir and the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra conducted by David Hill

12:21

1147

Franz Josef Haydn

Symphony No. 94 in G major, Surprise

The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Pierre Monteux

20:52

1148

Ernst von Dohnányi

Variations on a Nursery Song, Op. 25

Zoltán Kocsis (piano); The Budapest Festival Orchestra conducted by Iván Fischer

22:41

1149

Johann Strauss, Jr.

Tales from the Vienna Woods, Op. 325

The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy

11:01

1150

Anton Bruckner

Vexilla Regis

The Bavarian Radio Chorus conducted by Eugen Jochum

6:12

1151

Zoltán Kodály

Hungarian Tunes

The Philharmonia Hungarica conducted by Antal Doráti

8:40

1152

Ron Goodwin

Aces High

The BBC Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Rumon Gamba

3:44

1153

Franz von Suppé

Overture to The Beautiful Galatea

The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Herbert von Karajan

7:30

1154

Hubert Parry

Coronation Te Deum in D major

The BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales conducted by Neeme Järvi

17:06

1155

George Gershwin

A Symphonic Picture of Porgy and Bess(arranged by Robert Russell Bennett)

The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy

25:05

1156

Edouard Lalo

Cello Concerto in D minor

Yo-Yo Ma (cello); The French National Orchestra conducted by Lorin Maazel

27:12

1157

Joan Tower

Tambor

The Nashville Symphony Orchestra conducted by Leonard Slatkin

13:16

1158

John Knowles Paine

Fantasie on Ein' feste Berg, Op. 13

Richard Morris (organ)

7:38

1159

Isaac Albéniz

Fęte-Dieu ŕ Séville (orchestrated by Leopold Stokowski)

The Cincinnati Pops Orchestra conducted by Erich Kunzel

8:56

1160

Victor Herbert

March of the Toys (from Babes in Toyland)

The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy

4:03

1161

Richard Rodgers

Overture to South Pacific

The Hollywood Bowl Orchestra conducted by John Mauceri

6:57

1162

Gustav Mahler

Veni Creator Spiritus (from the Symphony No. 8 in E flat major, Symphony of a Thousand)

Erna Spoorenberg, Dame Gwyneth Jones and Gwyneth Annear (sopranos), Anna Reynolds and Norma Proctor (contraltos), John Mitchinson (tenor), Donald McIntyre and Vladimir Rudzutak (basses); The Leeds Festival Chorus and the London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Leonard Bernstein

24:11

1163

Ottorino Respighi

Suite No. 2 of Ancient Airs and Dances

The Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Seiji Ozawa

19:39

1164

Tomaso Albinoni

Oboe Concerto in D minor, Op. 9, No. 2

Heinz Holliger (oboe); I Musici

12:28

1165

Claude Debussy

Children's Corner (orchestrated by André Caplet)

The Montreal Symphony Orchestra conducted by Charles Dutoit

17:46

1166

Darius Milhaud

Scaramouche

Anthony and Joseph Paratore (pianos)

9:55

1167

William Walton

Capriccio Burlesco

The New York Philharmonic conducted by André Kostelanetz

6:57

1168

Adolphe Adam

O Holy Night

The Temple University Concert Choir and the Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy

2:46

1169

George Whitefield Chadwick

Overture, Melpomene

The Detroit Symphony Orchestra conducted by Neeme Järvi

11:56

1170

Alban Berg

Music from Wozzeck
- Langsam, Wozzeck, langsam!
- Was erleb' ich, Wozzeck?
- Was die Steine glänzen!
- Dort links geht's in die Stadt

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Wozzeck), Evelyn Lear (Marie), Gerhard Stolze (Captain), Karl-Christian Kohn (Doctor); Chorus and Orchestra of the Deutsche Oper Berlin, conducted by Karl Böhm

24:55

1171

Sergei Rachmaninov

The Isle of the Dead, Op. 29

The Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam conducted by Vladimir Ashkenazy

21:08

1172

Heinrich Ernst

Violin Concerto in F sharp minor, Op. 23

Aaron Rosand (violin); The Orchestra of Radio Luxembourg conducted by Louis de Froment

16:44

1173

Peter Tchaikovsky

Polonaise and Waltz from Eugene Onegin

The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy

11:35

1174

Erik Satie

Three Gnossiennes

William Masselos (piano)

7:29

1175

Alexander Borodin

Nocturne (arranged by Sir Malcolm Sargent)

The Queensland Symphony Orchestra conducted by David Stanhope

8:34

1176

Henry Mancini

Moon River (from Breakfast at Tiffany's)

The Richard Hayman Orchestra conducted by Richard Hayman

3:21

1177

Daniel Auber

Overture to Fra Diavolo

The Detroit Symphony Orchestra conducted by Paul Paray

7:37

1178

Gioacchino Rossini

Music from La Cenerentola
- Miei rampolli femminini
- Come un'ape ne' giorni d'aprile
- Signor… Altezza, č in tavola
- Si, ritrovarla io giuro
- Non piů mesta

Cecilia Bartoli (Angelina), Fernanda Cossa (Clorinda), Gloria Banditelli (Tisbe), Michele Pertusi (Alidoro), Enzo Dara (Don Magnifico), William Matteuzzi (Ramiro), Alessandro Corbelli (Dandini); The Orchestra and Chorus of the Bologna Theatre conducted by Riccardo Chailly

23:52

1179

Henryk Górecki

Symphony No. 3, Op. 36, Symphony of Sorrowful Songs

Dawn Upshaw (soprano); The London Sinfonietta conducted by David Zinman

53:01

1180

Jean Sibelius

Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47

Jascha Heifetz (violin); The Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by Walter Hendl

26:45

1181

Maurice Ravel

Rapsodie espagnole

The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy

15:40

1182

Franz Schubert

Impromptu in A flat major, Op. 90, No. 4

Alfred Brendel (piano)

7:21

1183

Carl Nielsen

Symphonic Rhapsody

The Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Herbert Blomstedt

8:40

1184

George Frederic Handel

Arrival of the Queen of Sheba (from Solomon)

The English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Raymond Leppard

3:07

1185

Felix Mendelssohn

Overture to Athalie

The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Christoph von Dohnányi

8:54

1186

Richard Wagner

Senta's Ballad (from The Flying Dutchman)

Jessye Norman (Senta); The London Phillharmonic Orchestra conducted by Klaus Tennstedt

8:38

1187

Johannes Brahms

Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by Fritz Reiner

34:37

1188

Franz Liszt

Fantasia and Fugue on the Chorale Ad nos, ad salutarem undam

Jane Parker-Smith (organ)

28:30

1189

Antonín Dvořák

Slavonic Rhapsody in A minor, Op. 14

The Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Libor Pešek

17:28

1190

Gabriel Fauré

Élégie in C minor for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 24

Leonard Rose (cello); The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy

7:14

1191

Aaron Copland

Suite from Our Town

The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra conducted by Leonard Slatkin

9:06

1192

John Philip Sousa

Semper Fidelis

The Boston Pops Orchestra conducted by John Williams

2:48

1193

E. J. Moeran

Overture for a Masque

The Ulster Orchestra conducted by JoAnn Falletta

9:25

1194

Hector Berlioz

Dies Irae (from the Requiem, Op. 5)

The Choirs of Radio France, the French National Orchestra and the Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Leonard Bernstein

12:55

1195

Robert Schumann

Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120

The Cleveland Orchestra conducted by George Szell

25:25

1196

Ludwig van Beethoven

Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111

Alfred Brendel (piano)

24:21

1197

Jules Massenet

Orchestral Suite No. 4, Scčnes Pittoresques

The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra conducted by Louis Frémaux

17:30

1198

Carl Maria von Weber

Andante and Hungarian Rondo for Bassoon and Orchestra, Op. 35

Karen Geoghegan (bassoon); The Orchestra of Opera North conducted by Benjamin Wallfisch

9:12

1199

Michael Torke

Run

The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra conducted by Yoel Levi

6:34

1200

Johann Sebastian Bach

Bist du bei mir, BWV 508 (arranged by Thomas Frost)

The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy

3:45

1201

Robert Volkmann

Overture in C major

The Northwest German Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Werner Andreas Albert

8:50

1202

Albert Lortzing

Music from Zar und Zimmermann
- Die Eifersucht ist eine Plage
- O Sancta Justitia!
- Schon seit geraumer Zeit bemerk'
- Sonst spiel' ich mit Szepter
- So scheid' ich denn von euch

Erika Köth (Marie), Annaliese Burmeister (Widow Browe), Hermann Prey (Tsar), Peter Schreier (Ivanov), Gottlob Frick (Van Bett), Nicolai Gedda (Marquis), Fred Teschler (Lefort), Siegfried Vogel (Syndham); The Leipzig Radio Chorus and the Staatskapelle Dresden conducted by Robert Heger

29:50

1203

Richard Strauss

Suite from Der Rosenkavalier

The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy

22:54

1204

Edvard Grieg

Lyric Pieces, Op. 12

Nicholas Roth (piano)

10:32

1205

Benjamin Britten

Simple Symphony, Op. 4

The English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten

17:30

1206

Camille Saint-Saëns

Mon coeur s'ouvre a ta voix (from Samson et Dalilah)

Marilyn Horne (Dalilah); The Vienna State Opera Orchestra conducted by Henry Lewis

6:29

1207

Johann Nepomuk Hummel

Variations on O du lieber Augustin

The London Mozart Players conducted by Howard Shelley

8:58

1208

Astor Piazzolla

Libertango

Allison Balsom (trumpet); The Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra conducted by Edward Gardner

4:30

1209

Julius Fučík

Overture, Miramare

The Scottish National Orchestra conducted by Neeme Järvi

7:50

1210

Anton Bruckner

Psalm 150

Maria Stader (soprano); The Chorus of the Deutsche Opera, Berlin and the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Eugen Jochum

8:50

1211

William Grant Still

Symphony No. 1, Afro-American

The London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Paul Freeman

24:32

1212

Franz Reizenstein

Variations on The Lambeth Walk

Martin Jones (piano)

13:32

1213

César Franck

Symphonic Poem, The Accursed Huntsman

The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Riccardo Muti

15:25

1214

Max Bruch

Adagio Appassionato, Op. 57

Salvatore Accardo (violin); The Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra conducted by Kurt Masur

9:46

1215

Ennio Morricone

Suite from Once Upon a Time in America

The Danish National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sarah Hicks

7:50

1216

Robert Planquette

Le Régiment de Sambre et Meuse

The Boston Pops Orchestra conducted by Arthur Fiedler

3:59

1217

Johann Kalliwoda

Overture No. 10 in F minor, Op. 142

The Cologne Academy conducted by Michael Alexander Willens

7:02

1218

Ralph Vaughan Williams

Mass in G minor

The Richard Hickox Singers conducted by Richard Hickox

24:32

1219

Georges Bizet

Symphony in C major

The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Charles Munch

25:05

1220

Heitor Villa-Lobos

Guitar Concerto

John Williams (guitar); The English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Daniel Barenboim

18:58

1221

Franz Schreker

Nachtstück from Der ferne Klang

The BBC Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Vassily Siniasky

16:18

1222

Conradin Kreutzer

Fantasie for Bassoon and Orchestra

Karen Geoghegan (bassoon); The BBC Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Gianandrea Noseda

9:44

1223

Samuel Barber

Music for a Scene from Shelley, Op. 7

The Symphony of the Air conducted by Vladimir Golschmann

9:02

1224

Ernesto Lecuona

Malagueńa (orchestrated by Morton Gould)

The Cincinnati Pops Orchestra conducted by Erich Kunzel

4:18

1225

Christoph Weyse

Overture to The Sleeping Draught

The Royal Danish Orchestra conducted by Johan Hye-Knudsen

4:49

1226

Igor Stravinsky

Symphony of Psalms

The Berlin Radio Chorus and the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Pierre Boulez

20:04

1227

Franz Josef Haydn

Symphony No. 82 in C major, The Bear

The New York Philharmonic conducted by Leonard Bernstein

24:28

1228

Gustav Merkel

Organ Sonata No. 1 in D minor, Op. 30

Hans Fagius and David Sanger (organ)

14:35

1229

Vincenzo Tommasini

The Good-Humoured Ladies

The English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Richard Bonynge

11:57

1230

Claude Debussy

Danses sacrée et profane

Vera Badings (harp); The Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam conducted by Bernard Haitink

9:16

1231

Lowell Liebermann

Revelry

The BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Grant Llewellyn

7:08

1232

Johann Strauss, Jr.

Thunder and Lightning Polka, Op. 324

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by Fritz Reiner

2:49

1233

Robert Radecke

Overture to King John, Op. 25

The Biel Solothum Symphony Orchestra conducted by Kaspar Zehnder

10:33

1234

Peter Tchaikovsky

Music from Eugene Onegin
- Letter Aria
- Were I the sort who had intended
- How far, how far away you seem now
- The gift of love is rightly treasured
- Onegin, I was then far younger

Dame Kiri Te Kanawa (Tatyana), Thomas Hampson (Onegin). Neil Rosenshein (Lensky), John Connell (Gremin); The Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras

37:59

1235

Charles Ives

Symphony No. 3, The Camp Meeting

The Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields conducted by Sir Neville Marriner

21:24

1236

Franz Xaver Pokorny

Flute Concerto in D major

Severino Gazzelloni (flute); I Musici

14:52

1237

Marin Marais

Suite from Alcyone

The Concentus Musicus of Vienna conducted by Nikolaus Harnoncourt

16:13

1238

Frédéric Chopin

Polonaise in A flat major, Op. 53, Heroic

Artur Rubinstein (piano)

7:16

1239

Benjamin Frankel

Suite from The Importance of Being Earnest

The Queensland Symphony Orchestra conducted by Werner Andreas Albert

7:26

1240

Max Steiner

Theme from A Summer Place

The Cincinnati Pops Orchestra conducted by Erich Kunzel

4:12

1241

Edouard Lalo

Overture to Le roi d'Ys

The Orchestra of the Monte Carlo Opera conducted by Antonio de Almeida

10:19

1242

Max Reger

Requiem on a Poem by Hebbel, Op. 144B

Marga Höffgen (alto); The NDR Symphony Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Roland Bader

15:30

1243

Paul Creston

Symphony No. 3, Op. 48, The Three Mysteries

The National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine conducted by Theodore Kuchar

26:38

1244

Felix Mendelssohn

Piano Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 40

Rudolf Serkin (piano); The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy

22:36

1245

Ottorino Respighi

Suite No. 1 of Ancient Airs and Dances

The Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Seiji Ozawa

15:29

1246

Johann Sebastian Bach

Jauchzet! Frohlocket!, BWV 248

The Monteverdi Choir and the English Baroque Soloists conducted by Sir John Eliot Gardiner

7:48

1247

Emil Waldteufel

Espańa, Op. 236

The Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra of Kosiče conducted by Alfred Walter

6:27

1248

George Frederic Handel

Let the Bright Seraphim (from Samson)

Dame Joan Sutherland (soprano), Harry Dilly (trumpet); The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden conducted by Francesco Molinari-Pradelli

5:53

1249

Reginald De Koven

Overture to Robin Hood

The Ohio Light Opera Orchestra conducted by J. Lynn Thompson

7:29

1250

Franz Schubert

Mass in G major, D. 167

Lucia Popp (soprano), Adolf Dallapozza (tenor), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone); The Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Wolfgang Sawallisch

21:39

1251

Antonín Dvořák

Symphony No. 8 in G minor, Op. 88

The London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Istvan Kertész

35:11

1252

Johannes Brahms

Concerto in A minor for Violin, Cello and Orchestra, Op. 102

Isaac Stern (violin), Leonard Rose (cello); The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy

33:43

1253

Franz Liszt

Symphonic Poem No. 11, The Battle of the Huns

The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducte by Zubin Mehta

14:21

1254

Joaquín Turina

Rapsodia sinfónica, Op. 66

Martin Roscoe (piano); The BBC Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Juanjo Mena

8:55

1255

Eduard Künneke

Zigeunerweisen

The Munich Radio Orchestra conducted by Ernst Theis

9:17

1256

Giuseppe Verdi

Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves from Nabucco

The Ambrosian Opera Chorus and the Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Riccardo Muti

5:16

1257

Peter Lange-Müller

Overture to Viking Blood

The Aalborg Symphony Orchestra conducted by Moshe Atzmon

5:28

1258

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Vesperae solennes de confessore in C major, K. 339

Barbara Bonney (soprano), Catherine Wyn Rogers (contralto), Jamie MacDougall (tenor), Stephen Gadd (bass); The English Concert and Choir conducted by Trevor Pinnock

25:12

1259

Hector Berlioz

Harold in Italy, Op. 16

William Primrose (viola); The Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Charles Munch

38:02

1260

Carl Maria von Weber

Clarinet Concerto No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 74

Sabine Meyer (clarinet); The Staatskapelle Dresden conducted by Herbert Blomstedt

22:11

1261

Frederick Delius

Brigg Fair

The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy

14:48

1262

Arvo Pärt

Spiegel im Spiegel

Tasmin Little (violin), Martin Roscoe (piano)

8:16

1263

Dmitri Tiomkin

Suite from Giant

The London Voices and the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Richard Kaufman

8:24

1264

Enrique Granados

El Pelele

Alicia de Larrocha (piano)

4:13

1265

George Alexander Macfarren

Overture to She Stoops to Conquer

The Victorian Opera Orchestra conducted by Richard Bonynge

5:57

1266

Christoph Willibald Gluck

Music from Iphigénie en Tauride
- O toi qui prolongeas mes jours
- Unis dčs la plus tendre enfance
- O malheureuse Iphigénie!
- Et tu prétends encore que
- Divinité des grands âmes
- Je t'emplore et je tremble
- Les Dieux, longtemps et courroux

Diana Montague (Iphigenia), John Aler (Pylades), Sir Thomas Allen (Orestes); The Monteverdi Choir and the Orchestre de l’Opera de Lyon conducted by Sir John Eliot Gardiner

22:49

1267

Gustav Mahler

Totenfeier

The Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam conducted by Riccardo Chailly

23:13

1268

Camille Saint-Saëns

Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 20

Ruggiero Ricci (violin); The Orchestra of Radio Luxembourg conducted by Pierre Cao

10:35

1269

John Adams

Christian Zeal and Activity

The San Francisco Symphony Orchestra conducted by Edo de Waart

10:23

1270

Herbert Brewer

Triumphal Song

Daniel Cook (organ)

7:36

1271

Carl Nielsen

Bohemian-Danish Folk Melody

The Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Herbert Blomstedt

7:35

1272

Marc-Antoine Charpentier

Marche de Triomphe et Second Air de Trompette

Musica Antiqua of Cologne conducted by Reinhard Goebel

5:50

1273

Zygmunt Noskowski

Concert Overture, Morskie Oko, Op. 19

The Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Zygmunt Rychert

13:10

1274

Dan Forrest

Te Deum

Ensemble Leszczynski conducted by Geoffroy Vançon

19:40

1275

Robert Schumann

Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Op. 61

The New York Philharmonic conducted by Leonard Bernstein

42:00

1276

Ludwig van Beethoven

Piano Sonata No. 29 in B flat major, Op. 106, Hammerklavier

Fazil Say (piano)

39:53

1277

Michael Daugherty

Hell's Angels

The Oregon Symphony Orchestra conducted by James DePriest

16:23

1278

Henri Vieuxtemps

Fantasie, Souvenir de Russe, Op. 21

Reto Kuppel (violin); The Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Marcus Bosch

9:22

1279

Aaron Copland

Danzon Cubano

The Detroit Symphony Orchestra conducted by Leonard Slatkin

7:07

1280

Luigi Denza

Funiculi, Funiculŕ

Luciano Pavarotti (tenor); The Orchestra and Chorus del Teatro Comunale di Bologna conducted by Antonio Guadagno

2:43

1281

Anthony Louis Scarmolin

Overture on a Street Vendor's Ditty

The Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Joel Eric Suben

8:26

1282

Giovanni Battista Pergolesi

Magnificat

Elizabeth Vaughan (soprano), Dame Janet Baker (contralto), Ian Partridge (tenor), Christopher Keyte (bass); The Choir of King's College, Cambridge and the Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields conducted by Sir Neville Marriner

11:56

1283

Béla Bartók

Suite from The Miraculous Mandarin

The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy

19:50

1284

Julius Conus

Violin Concerto in E minor

Itzhak Perlman (violin); The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra conducted by André Previn

18:53

1285

Mieczysław Weinberg

Rhapsody on Moldavian Themes

The St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra conducted by Vladimir Lande

13:15

1286

Domenico Scarlatti

Sonata in A major, K. 404

Lucas Debargue (piano)

6:49

1287

Christopher Rouse

Phaethon

The Houston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Christoph Eschenbach

8:09

1288

Franco Leoni

Ferito! L'hanno ferito! (from L'Oracolo)

Dame Joan Sutherland (Ah-Joe), Clifford Grant (Hu-Tsin); The John Alldis Choir and the National Philharmonic Orchestra of London conducted by Richard Bonynge

4:16

1289

Roy Budd

Tricolour Overture

The BBC Concert Orchestra conducted by Roderick Dunk

6:19

1290

Carl Loewe

Archibald Douglas, Op. 128

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone), Jörg Demus (piano)

11:34

1291

Paul Hindemith

Symphonic Metamorphoses on Themes of Carl Maria von Weber

The Cleveland Orchestra conducted by George Szell

19:34

1292

Julius Reubke

Sonata in C minor on the 94th Psalm

Jeremy Filsell (organ)

23:57

1293

Arnold Schoenberg

Theme and Variations, Op. 43B

The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy

11:44

1294

Marcos Portugal

Sconsigliata!.. Son Regina! (from La morte di Semiramide)

Yvonne Kenny (Semiramide); The Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by David Parry

6:36

1295

David Hackbridge Johnson

Valse mérovingienne, Op. 77a

The Liepāja Symphony Orchestra conducted by Paul Mann

6:19

1296

Johann Sebastian Bach

Fugue in G minor, BWV 578, Little (orchestrated by Lucien Calliet)

The Boston Pops Orchestra conducted by Arthur Fiedler

3:38

1297

Charles O'Brien

Concert Overture, Ellangowan, Op. 10

The Liepāja Symphony Orchestra conducted by Paul Mann

13:20

1298

Gaetano Donizetti

Music from Maria Stuarda
- Ah! dal Ciel discenda un raggio
- Questa imago, questa foglio… Ah! rimiro il bel sembiante
- Da tutti abbandonata
- Deh! l'accogl… Morta al mondo, ah! morta al trono
- Deh! Tu di un úmile preghiera il suono odi
- Ah! se un giorno da queste ritorte

Dame Joan Sutherland (Mary), Luciano Pavarotti (Leicester), Huguette Tourangeau (Elizabeth), Roger Soyer (Talbot), James Morris (Cecil); The Orchestra and Chorus del Teatro Comunale di Bologna conducted by Richard Bonynge

32:22

1299

Florent Schmitt

La Tragédie de Salome, Op. 50

The Women's Chorus and Orchestre National de la RTF conducted by Jean Martinon

27:34

1300

Giovanni Bottesini

Double Bass Concerto No. 2 in B minor

Boguslav Furtok (double bass); The Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Stephan Tetzlaff

16:24

1301

Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov

Turkish Fragments, Op. 62

The National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine conducted by Arthur Fagan

16:56

1302

Antonio Vivaldi

Oboe Concerto in A minor, RV 461

Robin Williams (oboe); The Scottish Chamber Orchestra conducted by Nicholas McGegan

9:14

1303

Gordon Langford

Spirit of London

The BBC Concert Orchestra conducted by Rumon Gamba

6:47

1304

Sergei Rachmaninov

Prelude in C sharp minor, Op. 3, No. 2

Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano)

4:35

1305

Felix Mendelssohn

Overture in C major, Op. 101, Trumpet

The London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Claudio Abbado

9:25

1306

George Frederic Handel

Dettingen Anthem, The King Shall Rejoice

The Choir of Westminster Abbey and the English Concert conducted by Trevor Pinnock

14:12

1307

Alexander Scriabin

Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Op. 29

The Scottish National Orchestra conducted by Neeme Järvi

40:00

1308

John Corigliano

Chaconne for Violin and Orchestra, The Red Violin

Chloë Hanslip (violin); The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Leonard Slatkin

16:48

1309

Adolphe Adam

Suite from Giselle

The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy

11:25

1310

Theo Charlier

Solo de concours

Reinhold Friedrich (trumpet), Thomas Duis (piano)

6:58

1311

Hugo Wolf

Italian Serenade

The Orchestre de Paris conducted by Daniel Barenboim

8:00

1312

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Ave verum corpus, K. 618

The London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Sir Colin Davis

3:56

1313

Gioacchino Rossini

Overture to La Cenerentola

The Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna conducted by Riccardo Chailly

7:40

1314

Francis Poulenc

Gloria

Luba Organosova (soprano); The Netherlands Radio Chorus and the Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam conducted by Riccardo Chailly

22:18

1315

Aaron Copland

Symphony No. 3

The New York Philharmonic conducted by Leonard Bernstein

41:38

1316

Ellen Taaffe Zwilich

Peanuts Gallery

Jeffrey Biegel (piano); The Florida State University Symphony Orchestra conducted by Alexander Jiménez

14:39

1317

Alexander Glazunov

Autumn from The Seasons

The Scottish National Orchestra conducted by Neeme Järvi

11:04

1318

György Ligeti

Kyrie

The Bavarian Radio Chorus and the Hessian Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Michael Gielen

6:35

1319

Reinhold Gličre

Holiday in Ferghana, Op. 75

The BBC Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Vassily Siniasky

9:08

1320

Johannes Brahms

Hungarian Dance No. 6 in D major

The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Claudio Abbado

3:09

1321

Franz von Suppé

Overture to Boccaccio

The Detroit Symphony Orchestra conducted by Paul Paray

6:54

1322

Gustav Mahler

Auferstehn (from the Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Resurrection)

Jeanie Tourel (soprano), Lee Venora (mezzo-soprano); The Westminster Chorus and the New York Philharmonic conducted by Leonard Bernstein

14:36

1323

Edward Elgar

The Crown of India Suite, Op. 66

The London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Daniel Barenboim

18:10

1324

Frédéric Chopin

Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35, Funeral March

Artur Rubinstein (piano)

22:53

1325

Georges Bizet

L'Arlésienne Suite No. 1

The Cleveland Orchestra conducted by George Szell

17:18

1326

Antonín Dvořák

Song to the Moon (from Rusalka)

Leontyne Price (Rusalka); The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden conducted by Nello Santi

6:20

1327

Bedřich Smetana

Symphonic Poem, Šárka

The Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Rafael Kubelik

9:35

1328

Eugčne Gigout

Toccata in B minor

Jane Parker-Smith (organ)

3:14

1329

Alexander Borodin

Overture to Prince Igor

The Boston Pops Orchestra conducted by Arthur Fiedler

10:04

1330

Jules Massenet

Music from Cendrillon
- Ah! que mes soeurs sont heureuses
- Toi qui m'es apparue
- A deux genoux… Je viens ŕ vous
- Posez dans son écrin

Fredrica von Stade (Cendrillon), Nicolai Gedda (Prince Charming); The Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Julius Rudel

32:18

1331

Vasily Kalinnikov

Symphony No. 2 in A major

The Scottish National Orchestra conducted by Neeme Järvi

37:29

1332

Ludwig van Beethoven

Fantasy in C major for Piano, Chorus and Orchestra, Op. 80

Rudolf Serkin (piano); The Westminster Choir and the New York Philharmonic conducted by Leonard Bernstein

18:25

1333

Eric Coates

London Suite

The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Sir Charles Groves

14:34

1334

Joseph de Boismortier

Bassoon Concerto, Op. 21

Laurent Le Chenadec (bassoon); Le Concert Spirituel conducted by Hervé Niquet

6:14

1335

Anatol Liadov

The Enchanted Lake, Op. 62

The BBC Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Vassily Siniasky

7:47

1336

Franz Schubert

Erlkönig, D. 328

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone), Gerald Moore (piano)

4:20

1337

George Gershwin

Overture to Strike Up the Band

The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas

7:12

1338

Hector Berlioz

Music from Les Troyens
- Trojan March
- Complices de sa gloire
- Nuit d'ivresse et d'extase infinie!
- Vallon sonore
- Adieu, fičre cité
- Ah! au secours!

Berit Lindholm (Cassandra), Josephine Veasey (Dido), Jon Vickers (Aeaneas), Ryland Davies (Hylas); The Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden conducted by Sir Colin Davis

34:08

1339

Josef Suk

Symphonic Poem, Praga, Op. 26

The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Libor Pešek

23:28

1340

Franz Liszt

Fantasy on Hungarian Folk Themes

Philippe Entremont (piano); The New Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Seiji Ozawa

16:40

1341

Johann Sebastian Bach

Chaconne from the Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004 (orchestrated by
Joachim Raff)

The BBC Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Leonard Slatkin

13:13

1342

Alexandre Guilmant

Fantasy on Two English Melodies, Op. 43

Christopher Herrick (organ)

8:52

1343

Krzysztof Penderecki

Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima

The Polish Radio National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Krzysztof Penderecki

9:56

1344

Scott Joplin

Maple Leaf Rag

The New England Conservatory Ragtime Ensemble conducted by Gunther Schuller

3:14

1345

Walter Saul

Overture for the Jubilee

The National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine conducted by Theodore Kuchar

7:44

1346

Gabriel Fauré

Requiem in D minor, Op. 48

Elin Manahan Thomas (soprano), Roderick Williams (baritone); The Sixteen and the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields conducted by Harry Christophers

32:30

1347

Rued Langgaard

Symphony No. 16, Sun Deluge

The Danish National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Thomas Dausgaard

22:00

1348

Jacques Ibert

Flute Concerto

Susan Milan (flute); The City of London Sinfonia conducted by Richard Hickox

19:52

1349

Ottorino Respighi

The Fountains of Rome

The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Riccardo Muti

15:29

1350

Nikolai Medtner

Sonata Tragica, Op. 39, No. 5

Geoffrey Tozer (piano)

9:40

1351

Alfred Reed

The Hounds of Spring

The Senzoku Gakuen Symphonic Wind Orchestra conducted by Alfred Reed

9:22

1352

Nicoló Paganini

Moto Perpetuo, Op. 11

The Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields conducted by Sir Neville Marriner

3:52

1353

Samuel Barber

Overture to The School for Scandal

The New York Phiharmonic conducted by Thomas Schippers

7:45

1354

Jean-Baptiste Lully

Te Deum Laudamus

Jennifer Smith and Francine Bessac (sopranos), Zeger Vanderstten (countertenor), Louis Devos (tenor), Phillippe Huttenlocher (bass); The Vocal Ensemble “A Coeur Jolie” of Valence and the Jean François Paillard Chamber Orchestra conducted by Jean François Paillard

10:42

1355

Alexander Borodin

Symphony No. 2 in B minor

The Czechoslovak Radio Symphony Orchestra of Bratislava conducted by Stephen Gunzenhauser

25:33

1356

Robert Schumann

Kinderszenen, Op. 15

Vladimir Horowitz (piano)

17:35

1357

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

Musical Picture from Sadko, Op. 5

The Moscow Symphony Orchestra conducted by Igor Golovschin

11:48

1358

Camille Saint-Saëns

Caprice Andalous in G minor, Op. 122

Ruggiero Ricci (violin); The Philharmonia Hungarica conducted by Othmar Mága

9:00

1359

Edvard Grieg

Homage March from Sigurd Jorsalfar, Op. 56

The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Herbert von Karajan

9:41

1360

Arthur Benjamin

Jamaican Rumba

The BBC Concert Orchestra conducted by Vernon Handley

2:20

1361

Franz Josef Haydn

Overture to Lo Speziale

The Vienna State Opera Orchestra conducted by Max Goberman

7:03

1362

Richard Strauss

Final Scene from Elektra

Birgit Nilsson (Elektra), Marie Collier (Chrysothemis), Gerhard Stolze (Aegisth); The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Sir Georg Solti

10:47

1363

Franco Alfano

Symphony No. 1 in E major, Classica

The Brandenburg State Orchestra of Frankfurt conducted by Israel Yinon

32:53

1364

Peter Tchaikovsky

Piano Concerto No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 75

Gary Graffman (piano); The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy

15:15

1365

Mikhail Glinka

Symphony on Two Russian Themes

The BBC Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Vassily Siniasky

13:11

1366

Heinrich Biber

Rosary Sonata No. 16

Rachel Podger (violin)

8:52

1367

Johann Strauss, Jr.

Accelerations, Op. 234

The Boston Pops Orchestra conducted by Arthur Fiedler

8:42

1368

Cole Porter

Don't Fence Me In

Thomas Hampson (baritone); The London Symphony Orchestra conducted by John McGlinn

4:03

1369

Arthur Sullivan

Overture in C major, In Memoriam

The BBC Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Richard Hickox

11:44

1370

Carl Maria von Weber

Music from Der Freischütz
- O diese Sonne… Durch die Wälder, durch die Auen
- Scene in the Wolf's Glen
- Agathe's Prayer
- Huntmen's Chorus

Gundula Janowitz (Agatha); Peter Schreier (Max), Theo Adam (Kaspar), Gerhard Paul (Samiel), Siegfried Vogel (Kuno); The Leipzig Radio Chorus and the Dresden Staatskapelle conducted by Carlos Kleiber

34:50

1371

Aram Khachaturian

Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Symphony With a Bell

The Scottish National Orchestra conducted by Neeme Järvi

51:35

1372

Ernest Bloch

Baal Shem

Joshua Bell (violin); The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra conducted by David Zinman

14:11

1373

Jean Sibelius

Karelia Suite, Op. 11

The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy

15:25

1374

Mark O'Connor

Surrender the Sword

Mark O'Connor (violin); The Nashville Symphony Orchestra conducted by Kenneth Schermerhorn

9:24

1375

César Franck

Les Éolides

The Ulster Orchestra conducted by Yan Pascal Tortelier

9:51

1376

Giuseppe Verdi

Prelude to La Traviata

The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Herbert von Karajan

4:13

1377

Karl Goldmark

Overture, In Italy, Op. 49

The Bamberg Symphony Orchestra conducted by Fabrice Bollon

11:38

1378

Ralph Vaughan Williams

Serenade to Music

Adele Addison, Lucine Amara, Eileen Farrell (sopranos), Lili Chookasian, Jennie Tourel, Shirley Verrett (mezzo-sopranos), Charles Bressler, Jon Vickers (tenors), George London, Ezio Flagello, Donald Bell (bass-baritones); The New York Philharmonic conducted by Leonard Bernstein

13:33

1379

Aaron Copland

Suite from The Tender Land

The Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Aaron Copland

20:44

1380

Sergei Prokofiev

Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 63

Jascha Heifetz (violin); The Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Charles Munch

23:17

1381

Julius Röntgen

Symphony No. 12 in C major, In Babylone

The Brandenburg State Orchestra of Frankfurt conducted by David Porcelijn

10:02

1382

Louis Moreau Gottschalk

Concert Paraphrase on National Airs, The Union, Op. 48

Cecile Licad (piano)

7:32

1383

Hans Pfitzner

Love Theme from Das Herz

The Orchestra of the Deutsche Oper Berlin conducted by Christian Theielemann

7:09

1384

George Frederic Handel

Dead March from Saul

E. Power Biggs (organ); The English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Sir Charles Groves

3:33

1385

Emmanuel Chabrier

Overture to Gwendoline

The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Sir John Eliot Gardiner

8:39

1386

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Music from Don Giovanni
- Madamina, il catalogo č questo
- Lŕ ci darem la mano
- Dalla sua pace
- Il mio tesoro intanto
- Mi tradě quell'alma ingrata
- Non mi dir, bell'idol mio

Cheryl Studer (Donna Anna), Carol Vaness (Donna Elvira), Susanne Mentzer (Zerlina), William Shimell (Don Giovanni), Frank Lopardo (Don Ottavio), Samuel Ramey (Leporello); The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Riccardo Muti

26:51

1387

Charles Gounod

Symphony No. 2 in E flat major

The Iceland Symphony Orchestra conducted by Yan Pascal Tortelier

35:46

1388

Ferruccio Busoni

Konzertstück In D minor For Piano and Orchestra, Op. 31a

Frank Glazer (piano); The Berlin Symphony Orchestra conducted by Carl-August Bünte

17:33

1389

Claude Debussy

Symphonic Poem, Printemps

The Orchestre de Capitole du Toulouse conducted by Michel Plasson

15:46

1390

Arcangelo Corelli

Oboe Concerto in A major

Anthony Camden (oboe); The City of London Sinfonia conducted by Nicholas Ward

9:27

1391

Franz Waxman

Suite from Sunset Boulevard

The National Philharmonic Orchestra of London conducted by Charles Gerhardt

7:50

1392

Johannes Brahms

Wiegenlied, Op. 49, No. 4

Anne Sofie von Otter (soprano), Bengt Forsberg (piano)

1:55

1393

William Walton

Overture, Scapino

The London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Bryden Thomson

8:54

1394

Giacomo Puccini

Music from Manon Lescaut
- Cortese damigella
- Donna non vidi mai
- Oh, sarň la piů bella!...Tu, tu, amore tu
- Presto! In fila!... Guardate, pazzo son
- Sola, perduta, abbandonata

Mirella Freni (Manon), Plácido Domingo (Des Grieux), Renato Bruson (Lescaut), Pascal Allen (Sergeant), Sir John Tomlinson (Commandante); The Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden and the Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Giuseppe Sinopoli

25:13

1395

Bohuslav Martinů

Double Concerto for Two String Orchestras

The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Jiří Bělohlávek

21:55

1396

Frédéric Chopin

Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21

Artur Rubinstein (piano); The Symphony of the Air conducted by Alfred Wallenstein

30:10

1397

Carl Ruggles

Sun-Treader

The Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas

16:35

1398

Giovanni Gabrieli

In ecclesiis

The Gabrieli Consort and the Gabrieli Players conducted by Paul McCreesh

7:02

1399

Jonathan Leshnoff

Starburst

The Nashville Symphony Orchestra conducted by Giancarlo Guerrero

7:59

1400

Ludwig van Beethoven

Turkish March from The Ruins of Athens

The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy

1:54