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200 Masterpieces: Simply Classic - Simply Essential

VARIOUS ARTISTS

200 SONGS • 17 HOURS AND 41 MINUTES • MAR 30 2010

1
Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565
Virgil Fox & Johann Sebastian Bach
08:42
2
Sleepers, Awake (from Cantata No. 140, BWV 645)
Douglas Gamley
05:43
3
Prelude No. 1 in C Major, BWV 846 (from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I)
Larry Dalton
02:43
4
Ave Maria (Based on Bach's Prelude No. 1, BWV 846) (Orchestral version)
Charles Gerhardt
03:03
5
Air on the G String (from Suite for Orchestra No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068)
Charles Gerhardt
04:01
6
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: I. Aria
John Browning
04:57
7
Passacaglia and Fugue in C Minor, BWV 582 (Arr. for Two Orchestras)
Rene Leibowitz
14:04
8
Adagio for Strings (from String Quartet in B Minor, Op. 11: II. Adagio) (featured in "Platoon" and "The Elephant Man")
Eric Hammerstein
07:26
9
Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Ludwig van Beethoven
06:50
10
Für Elise (Bagatelle in A Minor, WoO 59)
Oldrich Vlcek & Virtuosi di Praga
03:04
11
Egmont Overture, Op. 84
Alexander Rahbari & Ludwig van Beethoven
08:24
12
Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2 "Moonlight" I. Adagio sostenuto
Christopher O'Riley & Ludwig van Beethoven
06:04
13
Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op 68 "Pastoral": II. Andante molto mosso (Scene by the Brook)
René Leibowitz & Ludwig van Beethoven
12:39
14
Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique": II. Adagio cantabile
Jodie De Salvo
04:49
15
Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92: II. Allegretto (featured in "Zardoz")
Rene Leibowitz & Ludwig van Beethoven
09:08
16
Ode to Joy (Theme) (from Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 "Choral") (featured in "Dead Poets Society")
John McCarthy
02:47
17
Farandole (from L'arlésienne, Suite No. 2)
Charles Gerhardt
03:13
18
Les Pecheurs de Perles (The Pearl Fishers), Act I. Au Fond Du Temple Saint (Duet Theme) [Orchestral version]
Eric Hammerstein
02:43
19
Carmen: March of the Toreadors
Eric Hammerstein
02:09
20
Menuet (from L'arlésienne, Suite No. 2)
Jan Van Reeth & Anne Lies Sturm
03:47
21
Minuet (from String Quintet No. 5 in E, Op. 13)
Virtuosi di Praga
03:12
22
Nocturne (from String Quartet No. 2 in D)
Arthur Bliss
08:09
23
Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G Minor
Eric Robinson
02:36
24
Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90: III. Poco allegretto
Karl Anton Rickenbacher
06:25
25
Waltz in A-Flat Major, Op. 39, No. 5
Eric Hammerstein
01:23
26
Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 98: I. Allegro non troppo
Fritz Reiner
11:16
27
Lullaby (from 5 Lieder, Op. 49) (Orchestral version)
Douglas Gamley
02:24
28
The Banks of Green Willow
Paul Murphy
06:06
29
Etude No. 3 in E Major, Op. 10 "Tristesse"
Abbey Simon
04:10
30
Waltz No. 6 in D-Flat, Op. 64 "Minute Waltz"
Philip Fowke
01:50
31
Concerto for Piano No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 11: II. Romance (Larghetto)
Earl Wild & Malcolm Sargent
10:01
32
Waltz No. 7 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 64, No. 2
Moura Lympany
03:14
33
Prelude in D-Flat Major, Op. 28, No. 15 "Raindrop"
Staffan Scheja
06:15
34
Nocturne in A-Flat, Op. 32, No. 2 (Arranged for Piano & Orchestra)
Christian Steiner & Charles Gerhardt
03:59
35
Trumpet Voluntary in D Major (The Prince of Denmark's March)
Charles Gerhartdt
02:08
36
Simple Gifts (from Appalachian Spring)
Charles Gerhardt
04:38
37
Clair de Lune (from Suite Bergamasque, L 75)
Skaila Kanga & Charles Gerhardt
04:33
38
Rêverie, L 68
Ralph Votapek
04:23
39
Nocturnes, L 91: I. Nuages (Clouds) (Orchestral version)
Georges Pretre
06:47
40
Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune (Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun), for orchestra, L 86
Claude Debussy
10:31
41
Lakmé, Act I: Flower Duet (Theme to British Airways TV Commercial)
Charles Gerhardt
04:00
42
On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring
William Jackson
06:31
43
Carnival Overture, Op. 92
Alexander Gibson
09:25
44
Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95 "From the New World": II. Largo (Excerpt)
Charles Gerhardt
03:38
45
Rusalka, Op. 114 (B. 203), Act I: O Lovely Moon (Orchestral version)
Eric Hammerstein
04:14
46
Humoresque, Op. 101, No. 7
Eric Robinson
03:34
47
String Quartet No. 12 in F, Op. 96 "American": II. Lento
Travnicek Quartet
07:19
48
Slavonic Dance in C Major, Op. 46, No. 1
Charles Gerhardt
04:03
49
Slavonic Dance in E Minor, Op. 72, No. 2
Alexander Rahbari
05:33
50
Variations On an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma": IX. Nimrod (Adagio)
Charles Gerhardt
03:23
51
Piano Quintet in A Minor, Op. 84: II. Adagio
Aura Ensemble
11:39
52
Pomp and Circumstance, Op. 39: March No. 1 in D
Sir Adrian Boult
06:09
53
Pavane, Op. 50
Eric Hammerstein
04:02
54
Requiem, Op. 48: III. Sanctus (Arranged for Orchestra)
The Sunset Strings
03:12
55
Quartet No. 1 in C Minor for Piano and Strings, Op. 15: II. Scherzo, Allegro vivo
Scheuerer Piano Quartet
05:39
56
Trois mélodies, Op. 23, No. 1: Les berceaux (Arranged for Orchestra)
Dirk Brossé
03:16
57
Psyché (Symphonic Poem for Orchestra), M. 47: IV. Psyché et Éros (Allegreto modére)
Georges Pretre
07:30
58
Sonata for Violin and Piano in A Major: IV. Allegretto poco mosso
Josef Suk & Josef Hala
06:18
59
Symphony in D Minor: III. Allegro non troppo
Alexander Rahbari
09:58
60
Entry of the Gladiators, Op. 68, "Triumph March"
Charles Gerhardt
02:45
61
Patience: Overture
James Walker
02:53
62
The Pirates of Penzance: Oh, Better Far to Live and Die
Kenneth Sandford & James Walker
02:19
63
H.M.S. Pinafore: Overture
Rene Leibowitz
04:07
64
H.M.S. Pinafore: We Sail the Ocean Blue
James Walker
02:09
65
H.M.S. Pinafore: I'm Called Little Buttercup
Jean Allister & James Walker
01:26
66
The Mikado: Three Little Maids from School Are We
Patricia Clark, Cynthia Glover, Jean Allister & James Walker
01:24
67
The Pirates of Penzance: I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major-General
John Cartier & James Walker
03:00
68
Caro mio ben (Orchestral version)
Eric Hammerstein
03:35
69
Andrea Chenier: La Mamma Morta (Orchestral version)
Charles Gerhardt
03:46
70
Russlan and Ludmilla: Overture
Eric Hammerstein
05:43
71
Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: IV. In the Hall of the Mountain King
James Walker
02:25
72
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in A Minor, Op. 16: I. Allegro molto moderato
Earl Wild & Rene Leibowitz
12:59
73
Lyric Suite, Op. 54: IV. March of the Dwarfs
James Walker
03:20
74
Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: I. Morning Mood
Alexander Gibson
03:55
75
Peer Gynt Suite No. 2, Op. 55: IV. Solveig's Song (Orchestral version)
Charles Gerhardt
05:11
76
Return to Rundarne
Eric Hammerstein
03:04
77
Holberg Suite, Op. 40: II. Sarabande (Andante)
Oldrich Vlcek & Virtuosi di Praga
03:31
78
Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act III: Chorus "See, the Conquering Hero"
Charles Gerhardt
02:22
79
Water Music Suite No. 1 in F Major, HWV 348: V. Air
Eric Hammerstein
01:52
80
Solomon, HWV 67: Sinfonia, "Arrival of the Queen of Sheba"
Charles Gerhardt
03:11
81
Xerxes, HWV 40: Largo ("Ombra Mai Fu")
Eric Robinson
03:46
82
Concerto Grosso, Op. 6: No. 5 in D Major, HWV 323: I. Larghetto e Staccato
Charles Gerhardt
03:23
83
Messiah, HWV 56: Hallelujah Chorus
John Pritchard
04:18
84
String Quartet in C, Op. 76, No. 3 "Emperor": II. Poco adagio; cantabile (Excerpt) (Arranged for Orchestra)
Charles Gerhardt
03:42
85
Symphony in G Major, Hob. I, No. 94 "Surprise": II. Andante (Excerpt)
Eric Hammerstein
04:08
86
Symphony No. 104 in D "London": IV. Finale: Allegro spirituoso
Josef Krips
06:41
87
Sinfonia Concertante in B-Flat for Violin, Cello, Oboe, Bassoon and Orchestra, Hob. 1: 105: II. Andante
Rudolf Krecmer & Virtuosi di Praga
05:30
88
Sonata No. 10, HOB XVI: II. Andante
Walid Akl
03:38
89
The Planets, Op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
Charles Gerhardt
07:42
90
The Planets, Op. 32: II. Venus, the Bringer of Peace
Charles Gerhardt
08:50
91
Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra in E Major: III. Rondo
Paul Archibald & Charles Gerhardt
03:48
92
Piano Concerto No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 85: II. Larghetto
Dana Protopopescu & Alexander Rahbari
04:47
93
Hansel and Gretel: Evening Prayer (Orchestral version)
Nick Ingman
02:54
94
Danube Waves
Charles Gerhardt
05:25
95
The Entertainer (featured in "The Sting")
Earl Wild
03:42
96
Sabre Dance
Leonard Slatkin
02:32
97
Symphonie espagnole in D Minor for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 21: V. Rondo (Allegro)
Hugh Bean & Douglas Gamley
08:53
98
The Merry Widow Waltz (from "The Merry Widow")
Patrice Fontanarosa & Douglas Gamley
03:21
99
I Pagliacci: "Vesti La Giubba"
Charles Craig & Edward Downes
03:45
100
I Pagliacci: Intermezzo
Neil Richardson
03:22
101
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor, S. 244
Douglas Gamley
10:24
102
Liebestraum No. 3 in A-Flat, S. 541 No. 3
David Lively
04:09
103
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in E-Flat Major, S. 124: I. Allegro maestoso
David Lively & Alexander Rahbari
05:31
104
Fantasia on Hungarian Folk Themes, S. 123 ("Hungarian Fantasy")
David Lively & Alexander Rahbari
15:11
105
Ballet Egyptien: II. Andante sostenuto
Eric Robinson
04:36
106
Symphony No. 5 in C-Sharp Minor: IV. Adagietto
Avi Ostrowsky
11:20
107
Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo (featured in "Raging Bull," "A Midsummer Night's Dream")
Shardad Rohani
03:39
108
Méditation from Thaïs
Michael Davis & Charles Gerhardt
05:05
109
Le Cid: Spanish Dance
Eric Hammerstein
02:06
110
Élégie (for Cello and Orchestra)
Keith Harvey & David Firman
02:09
111
A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 21: Concert Overture
Rene Leibowitz
12:21
112
A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61: IX. Wedding March
Charles Gerhardt
04:35
113
The Hebrides Overture ("Fingal's Cave Overture"), Op. 26
Charles Gerhardt
10:10
114
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in E Minor, Op. 64: III. Allegro molto vivace
Evgueni Bushkov & Alexander Rahbari
05:49
115
Songs Without Words, Vol. 1, Book 2, Op. 30: I. Andante espressivo (featured in "Sophie's Choice")
Dana Protopopescu
03:55
116
Symphony No. 4 in A Major, Op. 90 "Italian": I. Allegro vivace
Massimo Freccia
07:59
117
Rondeau (from "Suite de Symphonies No. 1") (Theme to "Masterpiece Theatre")
Eric Hammerstein
01:25
118
Eine kleine Nachtmusik ("A Little Night Music"), Serenade No. 13 in G Major, K. 525: I. Allegro
Eric Hammerstein
05:56
119
Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550: I. Molto allegro
Václav Neumann & Virtuosi di Praga
06:16
120
Concerto for Piano No. 21 in C Major, K. 467 ("Elvira Madigan"): II. Andante
Earl Wild, Anthony Randall & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
07:02
121
The Magic Flute: Overture
Charles Gerhardt
06:42
122
Coronation Mass in C Major, K. 317: II. Gloria
Charles Gerhardt
04:18
123
Ave Verum Corpus in D, K. 618
Charles Gerhardt
03:44
124
Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K. 331: III. Rondo alla Turca ("Turkish March") (Allegretto)
Daniel Blumenthal
03:19
125
The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492: Overture
Douglas Gamley
04:22
126
The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492: Act III. Recitative and Aria: "Dove Sono"
Dame Margaret Price & Edward Downes
06:29
127
Symphony No. 41 in C Major, K. 551 "Jupiter": IV. Molto allegro
Rene Leibowitz
05:59
128
Don Giovanni, K. 527: Overture
Charles Gerhardt
06:25
129
Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra in A Major, K. 622: II. Adagio (Featured in "Out of Africa")
Thomas Kelly & Charles Gerhardt
07:16
130
Vesperae Solennes de Confessore in C Major, K. 339: V. Laudate Dominum
Kate Hurney, Ambrosian Singers & Charles Gerhardt
05:24
131
Requiem in D Minor, K. 626: III. Sequentia: Confutatis maledictis
Charles Gerhardt
03:03
132
Pictures at an Exhibition: I. Promenade (Piano Solo)
Earl Wild
01:46
133
Orpheus in the Underworld: Can Can
Charles Gerhardt
02:11
134
The Tales of Hoffman: Barcarolle
Eric Hammerstein
04:06
135
Canon in D (featured in "Ordinary People")
Charles Gerhardt
05:18
136
La Gioconda: Dance of the Hours (featured in "Fantasia")
Massimo Freccia
09:45
137
The Love for Three Oranges, Op. 33b: March
Eric Hammerstein
01:24
138
Gianni Schicchi: "O mio babbino caro" (featured in "A Room with a View")
Miriam Gauci & Alexander Rahbari
02:08
139
Tosca: "Vissi d'arte, vissi d'amore"
Miriam Gauci & Alexander Rahbari
03:09
140
Tosca: "E Lucevan le Stelle"
Giacomo Aragall & Alexander Rahbari
02:52
141
Suor Angelica: "Senza mamma, o bimbo, tu sei morto!"
Miriam Gauci & Alexander Rahbari
04:43
142
Suor Angelica: "Sorella, o buona sorella"
Bernadette Degelin, Miriam Gauci, Jaak Gregoor Chorus & Alexander Rahbari
02:08
143
Madama Butterfly: Humming Chorus
Eric Hammerstein
02:37
144
La Bohème: "O soave fanciulla"
Giacomo Aragall, Vicente Sardinero, Miriam Gauci & Alexander Rahbari
04:03
145
La Bohème: Act II. Musetta's Waltz (Orchestral version)
Nick Ingman
02:28
146
Turandot: Nessun Dorma (Arr. for Chorus and Orchestra)
Charles Gerhardt
03:27
147
Trumpet Tune and Air
Bob Farley & Douglas Gamley
04:27
148
Ten Sonatas in Four Parts: Sonata No. 5 in G Minor, Z. 806: III. Largo - Adagio
Slovak Radio Quartet
02:32
149
Concerto for Flute in G Major: I. Allegro assai
Michael Martin Kofler, Oldrich Vlcek & Virtuosi di Praga
05:48
150
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: 18th Variation (featured in "Somewhere in Time")
Raymond Lewenthal & George Weldon
03:15
151
Prelude in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 3, No. 2
Jodie De Salvo
04:00
152
Concerto for Piano No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto (Featured in "Brief Encounter")
David Lively & Alexander Rahbari
11:45
153
Symphony No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 27: III. Adagio
Dietrich Schöller-Manno
13:29
154
Concerto for Piano No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30: I. Allegro ma non troppo
Earl Wild & Jascha Horenstein
14:59
155
Daphnis et Chloé, Suite No. 2: I. Daybreak
Georges Pretre & Maurice Ravel
05:20
156
Pavane for a Dead Princess
Trio Apollon
06:23
157
Mother Goose Suite: V. The Fairy Garden
Charles Gerhardt
03:57
158
Introduction and Allegro for Harp, Flute, Clarinet and Strings
Angela Jones, Renie Yamahata, Lubomir Legemza, Thomas Briccetti & Virtuosi di Praga
11:04
159
Sheherazade: I. The Sea and Sinbad's Ship
Vahid Khadem-Missagh & Alexander Rahbari
09:42
160
The Flight of the Bumblebee
Rene Leibowitz
01:27
161
William Tell: Overture (Finale)
Charles Gerhardt
03:22
162
The Barber of Seville: Overture
Shardad Rohani
07:50
163
La Danza (from Soirées Musicales) (Orchestral version)
Eric Hammerstein
03:12
164
Carnival of the Animals: VII. Aquarium (featured in "Days of Heaven")
Vernon Handley
02:18
165
Carnival of the Animals: XIII. The Swan
Vernon Handley
03:03
166
Danse Macabre, Op. 40
Rene Leibowitz
07:02
167
Gymnopédie No. 1
João Paulo Santos
03:44
168
Gymnopédie No. 2
João Paulo Santos
03:09
169
Gymnopédie No. 3
João Paulo Santos
03:02
170
Symphony No. 8 in B Minor, D. 759 "Unfinished": I. Allegro moderato
Charles Gerhardt
11:19
171
Ave Maria, D. 839 (Op. 52, No. 6)
Claire Henry & Charles Gerhardt
04:57
172
Impromptu, Op. 90, No. 3 in G-Flat
Daniel Blumenthal
06:13
173
Trio No. 2 in E-Flat, Op. 100, D. 929: II. Andante con moto (featured in "Barry Lyndon")
Fortepianotrio Florestan
09:18
174
Kinderszenen (Scenes from Childhood), Op. 15: VII. Träumerei (Dreaming)
Jodie De Salvo
02:53
175
Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat, Op. 97 "Rhenish": I. Lebhaft
Rene Leibowitz
09:14
176
Piano Concerto No. 2 in F, Op. 102: II. Andante
Michael Round & Massimo Freccia
07:10
177
The Bartered Bride: Overture
Oscar Danon
06:30
178
Má Vlast (My Country): II. Vltava (The Moldau)
Charles Gerhardt
12:18
179
By the Beautiful Blue Danube Waltz, Op. 314 (featured in "2001: A Space Odyssey")
Charles Gerhardt
09:42
180
Tales from the Vienna Woods
Hans Reinert & Peter Guth
10:49
181
Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30: I. Introduction (Sunrise) (featured in "2001: A Space Odyssey")
Charles Gerhardt
02:00
182
1812 Overture, Op. 49
Charles Gerhardt & Douglas Gamley
15:25
183
Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71A: III. Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
Viktor Simcisko & Shardad Rohani
01:45
184
The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66: Waltz
Douglas Gamley
03:46
185
Symphony No. 6 in B Minor "Pathetique", Op. 74: IV. Finale (Adagio lamentoso)
Alexander Rahbari
09:47
186
Concerto for Piano No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23: II. Andantino simplice - Prestissimo
Earl Wild & Anatole Fistoulari
07:18
187
Eugene Onegin, Op. 24: Waltz
Shardad Rohani
06:55
188
Messa da Requiem: II. Dies Irae: 1. Dies Irae
Ján Rzehnal & Alexander Rahbari
02:11
189
Rigoletto: "La Donna è Mobile" (Orchestral version)
Charles Gerhardt
01:32
190
La Traviata: "Libiamo Ne'lieti Calici" (The Drinking Song) (Orchestral version)
Charles Gerhardt
02:51
191
Aida: Triumphal March and Chorus "Gloria all'Egitto"
Charles Gerhardt
05:43
192
The Four Seasons, Op. 8: Concerto No. 4 for Violin in F Minor, RV 297 "Winter": II. Largo
Jose-Luis Garcia & Leonard Slatkin
02:17
193
The Four Seasons, Op. 8: Concerto No. 1 for Violin in E Major, RV 269 "Spring": I. Allegro
Jose-Luis Garcia & Leonard Slatkin
03:33
194
Gloria in D, RV 589: I. Gloria in Excelsis Deo
Josef Pancik, Tadeusz Strugala & Virtusosi di Praga
02:23
195
Concerto for 2 Mandolines in G: II. Andante
Michaela Ponti, Carlo Comberti & Massimo Freccia
04:41
196
The Four Seasons, Op. 8: Concerto No. 2 for Violin in G Minor, RV 315 "Summer": III. Presto
Jose-Luis Garcia & Leonard Slatkin
03:01
197
The Four Seasons, Op. 8: Concerto No. 3 for Violin in F Major, RV 293 "Autumn": I. Allegro
Jose-Luis Garcia & Leonard Slatkin
05:46
198
Lohengrin: Prelude to Act III
Alexander Gibson
03:15
199
Tistan und Isolde: Liebestod
Charles Gerhardt
09:37
200
Die Walküre: Ride of the Valkyries (featured in "Apocalypse Now")
Charles Gerhardt
04:35
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