100 Best Classical Composers
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Spem in alium
Andrew Parrott
22
Missa Papae Marcelli: IV. Sanctus - Hosanna (Excerpt)
Choir Of King's College, Cambridge, David Willcocks
33
Lachrimae, or Seaven Teares: Semper Dowland Semper Dolens
Emma Kirkby, Anthony Rooley
44
L'Orfeo, favola in musica, SV 318, Prologue: Toccata
Emmanuelle Haïm, Le Concert d'Astrée
55
Miserere mei, Deus
Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
66
Te Deum, H. 146: I. Prélude
William Christie
77
Canon and Gigue for Three Violins and Continuo in D Major: Canon
Taverner Players, Andrew Parrott
88
Abdelazer, Z. 570: II. Rondeau
Andrew Parrott
99
Stabat Mater: I. Stabat Mater dolorosa
Gérard Lesne
1010
Adagio for Strings and Organ in G Minor, "Albinoni's Adagio" (Arr. for Trumpet)
Jonathan Rees, Scottish Ensemble
1111
The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in E Major, Op. 8 No. 1, RV 269 "Spring": I. Allegro
Fabio Biondi, Europa Galante
1212
Flute Concerto in D Major, TWV 51:D2: I. Moderato
Emmanuel Pahud, Berliner Barock Solisten
1313
Les Indes galantes : Les Sauvages - Danse du Calumet de la Paix et duo Forêts paisibles
Emmanuelle Haïm, Le Concert d'Astrée, Natalie Dessay, Stephane Degout
1414
Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: II. Air
English Chamber Orchestra, Philip Ledger
1515
Keyboard Sonata in F Minor, Kk. 519
Mikhail Pletnev
1616
Keyboard Suite No. 4 in D Minor, HWV 437: III. Sarabande (Orch. Hale)
Alexander Briger
1717
Stabat Mater: I. Stabat mater dolorosa
Fabio Biondi
1818
Orphée et Eurydice, Wq. 41, Act 2: Ballet des ombres heureuses. (Arr. Kreisler for Violin & Piano)
Renaud Capuçon
1919
Piano Sonata in E-Flat Major, Hob. XVI:52: III. Finale. Presto
Mikhail Pletnev
2020
String Quintet in E Major, Op. 11 No. 5, G. 275: III. Minuetto. Con un poco di moto ((Performed in A Major))
Fabio Biondi, Europa Galante
2121
Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467: II. Andante
Jean-Bernard Pommier, Sinfonia Varsovia
2222
Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio
London Classical Players, Sir Roger Norrington
2323
24 Caprices, Op. 1: No. 1 in E Major, "L'Arpeggio" (Andante)
Michael Rabin
2424
Der Freischütz, Op. 77, J. 277: Ouverture (Adagio - Molto vivace)
Joseph Keilberth, Berliner Philharmoniker
2525
Guillaume Tell: Overture. Andante - Allegro (Excerpt, Conclusion)
Roger Norrington
2626
L'elisir d'amore, Act 2: No. 11 "Una furtiva lagrima" (Nemorino)
Marcello Viotti
2727
Schwanengesang, D. 957: No. 4, Ständchen (Arr. for Cello and Piano)
Gautier Capuçon
2828
Norma, Act I: 'Casta Diva'
Maria Callas, Coro Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano, Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano, Tullio Serafin
2929
Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14, H 48: II. Un bal. Valse. Allegro non troppo
London Classical Players, Sir Roger Norrington
3030
Radetzky-Marsch, Op. 228
Wiener Johann Strauss Orchester, Willi Boskovsky
3131
A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61, MWV M13: No. 1, Scherzo
John Nelson
3232
12 Études, Op. 25: No. 4 in A Minor
Leif Ove Andsnes
3333
Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6, Heft I: No. 8, Frisch
Stephen Hough
3434
Liebesträum No. 3 in A-Flat Major, S. 541
François-René Duchable
3535
Nabucco, Act 3: "Va, pensiero, sull'ali dorate" (Chorus)
Riccardo Muti
3636
Die Walküre, Act III: Ride of the Valkyries
Mariss Jansons
3737
Ave Maria, CG 89a
Barbara Hendricks
3838
Les Contes d'Hoffmann, Act 4: "Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour" (Barcarolle) [Nicklausse, Giulietta, Chorus]
Sylvain Cambreling
3939
Prélude, fugue et variation, Op. 18, FWV 30: Prélude (Transcr. Bauer)
Aldo Ciccolini
4040
Symphonie espagnole Op. 21: III. Intermezzo (Allegretto non troppo)
Christian Tetzlaff, Libor Pesek
4141
Symphony No. 4 in E-Flat Major "Romantic": IV. Finale. Bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell
Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer
4242
Má Vlast, JB 1/112: II. Die Moldau
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Libor Pesek
4343
An der schönen blauen Donau, Op. 314
Wiener Johann Strauss Orchester, Willi Boskovsky
4444
Prince Igor, Act 2, Polovtsian Dances: Pt. 4
Paavo Järvi
4545
Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90: III. Poco allegretto
Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, Daniel Harding
4646
Le carnaval des animaux, R 125: VII. Aquarium
Nash Ensemble
4747
Lakmé, Act 1 Scene 4: No. 2, Duetto, "Dôme épais, le jasmin" (Lakmé, Mallika)
Alain Lombard
4848
Amour et printemps
Théodor Guschlbauer, Orchestre Philharmonique De Strasbourg
4949
Petite suite from "Jeux d'enfants", Op. 22, WD 39: V. Galop "Le bal"
Paavo Järvi
5050
Pictures at an Exhibition: No. 15, The Knight's Gate in the Old Capital of Kiev
Sir Charles Mackerras, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir
5151
Le lac des cygnes, Op. 20, Act II: No. 10, Scène. Moderato
André Previn, London Symphony Orchestra
5252
Suite pastorale: I. Idylle
Michel Plasson, Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse
5353
8 Slavonic Dances, Op. 72, B. 147: No. 10 in E Minor
Lorin Maazel
5454
Thaïs, Act 2: Méditation
Renaud Capuçon
5555
Peer Gynt, Op. 23, Act 4: No. 13, Prelude. Morning Mood
Paavo Järvi
5656
The Tale of Tsar Saltan, Act III: The Flight of the Bumblebee
André Cluytens, Philharmonia Orchestra
5757
Zigeunerweisen Op. 20
Anne-Sophie Mutter
5858
Requiem, Op. 48: IV. Pie Jesu (1893 Version)
Stephen Farr, Simon Keenlyside, Richard Studt, Winchester Cathedral Choir, Bournemouth Sinfonietta, Nancy Argenta, David Hill
5959
Dornröschen, EHWV 121: Vorspiel (Mässig langsam - Ein wenig lebhafter)
Bamberger Symphoniker
6060
In the Mists: I. Andante (Live)
Piotr Anderszewski
6161
5 Pomp and Circumstance Marches, Op. 39: No. 1 in D Major
Yehudi Menuhin
6262
Vesti la giubba
José Carreras
6363
Tosca, Act 3 Scene 2: "E lucevan le stelle" (Cavaradossi)
Marcello Viotti
6464
Suite Española No. 1, Op. 47: V. Asturias "Leyenda"
Sharon Isbin
6565
Symphony No. 5 in C-Sharp Minor: IV. Adagietto. Sehr langsam (Excerpt)
Jukka-Pekka Saraste
6666
Mörike Lieder: Der Gärtner
Geoffrey Parsons, Sir Thomas Allen
6767
Children's Corner, CD 119, L. 113: No. 6, Golliwog's Cake Walk
Jean-Bernard Pommier
6868
Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo sinfonico (Andante sostenuto)
Riccardo Muti, Philharmonia Orchestra
6969
Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30: Introduction
Staatskapelle Dresden
7070
2 Pieces from Kuolema, Op. 44: No. 1, Valse triste
Paavo Järvi, Estonian National Symphony Orchestra
7171
3 Gymnopédies: No. 1, Lent et douloureux
Anne Queffélec
7272
Goyescas "Los majos enamorados", Cuaderno II: Quejas o la maja y el ruiseñor
Aldo Ciccolini
7373
Die lustige Witwe: Lippen schweigen (1987 Remaster) (1987 Remaster)
Anneliese Rothenberger, Nicolai Gedda, Erika Köth, Chor Des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Symphonie Orchester Graunke Munchen, Willy Mattes
7474
Lyrische Sinfonie, Op. 18: I. Ich bin friedlos
Armin Jordan
7575
Scriabin: 12 Etudes, Op. 8: No. 12 in D-Sharp Minor (Patetico)
Domingos António
7676
Fantasia on Greensleeves for Flute, Harp and Strings
Northern Sinfonia Of England, Richard Hickox
7777
14 Romances, Op. 34: No. 14, Vocalise
Natalie Dessay
7878
The Planets, Op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras
7979
Verklärte Nacht, Op. 4: Introduction (Grave, Excerpt) [Sextet Version] (Sextet Version)
Nash Ensemble
8080
3 Old Viennese Dances: II. Liebesleid
Renaud Capuçon
8181
Boléro, M. 81
Jean Martinon
8282
La vida breve, Act II, Cuadro I: Danza española
Rafael Frühbeck De Burgos
8383
6 Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56: No. 1, Jocul cu bâtă - No. 2, Brâul & No. 3, Pê-loc
Michel Béroff
8484
Le Sacre du printemps, Tableau I "L'adoration de la Terre": Les augures printaniers - Danses des adolescentes
Kent Nagano
8585
Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 for Soprano and 8 Cellos, W. 389: I. Aria in A Minor (Cantilena. Adagio)
Mady Mesplé, Albert Tétard, Bernard Escavi, Jeanine Tétard, Guy Besnard, Jean Deferrieux, Pierre Masson, Jean Barthe, Pierre Degenne
8686
Suite No. 2 from Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64ter: I. The Montagues and Capulets
Paavo Järvi
8787
Scaramouche : III. Brazileira (Remasterisé en 1988) (Remasterisé en 1988)
Christian Ivaldi, Noël Lee
8888
Carmina Burana, Introduction, Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi: O Fortuna
James Bowman, Janice Watson, Donald Maxwell, Bournemouth Symphony Chorus, Waynflete Singers, Highcliffe Junior Choir, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, David Hill
8989
Porgy and Bess, Act 1, Scene 1: "Summertime" (Clara, Chorus)
Harolyn Blackwell, Glyndebourne Chorus, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle
9090
Concerto for Two Pianos in D Minor, FP 61: II. Larghetto
Anne Queffélec, Jean-Bernard Pommier, City Of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox
9191
Fanfare for the Common Man
Carl Davis, London Philharmonic Orchestra
9292
Kleine Dreigroschenmusik: II. Die Moritat von Mackie Messer
Otto Klemperer, Philharmonia Orchestra
9393
Concierto de Aranjuez: II. Adagio
Sharon Isbin, Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, Lawrence Foster
9494
Gayaneh: Sabre Dance
Paavo Järvi
9595
Suite for Jazz Orchestra No. 2, Op. 50b: No. 2, Waltz
Paavo Järvi
9696
Agnus Dei (After Adagio for Strings, Op. 11)
Winchester Cathedral Choir, David Hill
9797
Simple Symphony, Op. 4: II. Playful Pizzicato
Christopher Warren-Green, London Chamber Orchestra
9898
Symphonic Dances from West Side Story: No. 1, Prologue
Paavo Järvi, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
9999
Estaciones porteñas: No. 2, Otoño porteño (Arr. Runge & Ammon for Piano Trio)
Jacques Ammon
100100
Spiegel im Spiegel (Excerpt)
Martin Roscoe, Tasmin Little

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