The 50 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music

London Philharmonic Orchestra & David Parry
Classical · 2009

Full of the memorable and deeply sentimental moments that make classical music timeless, this collection from the LPO is riveting. The “Air” from Bach’s ethereal third orchestral suite receives a light and breezy interpretation, while the pulse of Mozart’s familiar, magnetic “Eine Kleine Nachtmusik” makes it difficult to stay seated. The album rounds out with high-flying moments of electricity (Wagner’s “Ride of the Valkyries”) and pensive, impressionistic vibes (Debussy’s “Clair de Lune”), as well as one of music’s most unabashedly romantic works: the “Adagietto” from Mahler’s Fifth.
Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46
By Edvard Grieg
1
Symphony No. 5 In C Minor, Op. 67 "Fate"
By Ludwig van Beethoven
2
The Four Seasons, Op. 8 "Spring":
By Antonio Vivaldi Pieter Schoeman , London Philharmonic Orchestra , & David Parry
3
Adagio for Strings
By Samuel Barber
4
The Valkyrie
By Richard Wagner
5
Nocturne No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 9
By Frédéric Chopin Finghin Collins
6
Canon in D Major
By Johann Pachelbel
7
Carmina Burana
By Carl Orff London Philharmonic Orchestra , David Parry , London Philharmonic Choir , & The London Chorus
8
Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068
By Johann Sebastian Bach
9
The Planets, Op. 32
By Gustav Holst
10
Suite Bergamasque, L. 75
By Claude Debussy Finghin Collins
11
Nabucco
By Giuseppe Verdi London Philharmonic Orchestra , David Parry , London Philharmonic Choir , & The London Chorus
12
Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467
By Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Finghin Collins , London Philharmonic Orchestra , & David Parry
13
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major, BWV 1048
By Johann Sebastian Bach
14
Thaïs: Meditation
By Jules Massenet Pieter Schoeman , London Philharmonic Orchestra , & David Parry
15
Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95 "From the New World"
By Antonín Dvořák
16
On the Beautiful Blue Danube, Op. 314
By Johann Strauss II
17
Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G Minor
By Johannes Brahms
18
Swan Lake Suite, Op. 20
By Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
19
Gymnopédie No. 1
By Erik Satie Finghin Collins
20
Requiem, K. 626
By Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart London Philharmonic Orchestra , David Parry , & London Philharmonic Choir
21
Bagatelle in A Minor, WoO 59 "Für Elise"
By Ludwig van Beethoven Finghin Collins
22
Pomp and Circumstance, Op. 39
By Sir Edward Elgar
23
Carmen Suite No. 2
By Georges Bizet
24
Symphony No. 9 In D Minor, Op. 125 "Choral"
By Ludwig van Beethoven London Philharmonic Orchestra , David Parry , London Philharmonic Choir , & The London Chorus
25
The Tales of Hoffmann:
By Jacques Offenbach
26
Adagio in G Minor for Strings and Organ (Attrib. T. Albinoni)
By Remo Giazotto
27
Serenade No. 13 in G Major, K. 525 "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik"
By Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
28
The Barber of Seville
By Gioacchino Rossini
29
Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight Sonata"
By Ludwig van Beethoven Finghin Collins
30
Má Vlast (My Fatherland)
By Bedřich Smetana
31
String Quintet in E Major, Op. 11 No. 5, G. 275
By Luigi Boccherini
32
Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550
By Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
33
Slavonic Dances, Op. 72
By Antonín Dvořák
34
Ave Maria (After J.S. Bach)
By Charles Gounod London Philharmonic Orchestra , David Parry , & London Philharmonic Choir
35
Finlandia, Op. 26
By Jean Sibelius
36
Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K. 331
By Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Finghin Collins
37
The Magic Flute, K. 620
By Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
38
The Messiah, HWV 56
By George Frideric Handel London Philharmonic Orchestra , David Parry , & London Philharmonic Choir
39
Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46
By Edvard Grieg
40
Pavane, Op. 50
By Gabriel Fauré
41
Double Concerto in D Minor for Two Violins, BWV 1043
By Johann Sebastian Bach Pieter Schoeman , Vesselin Gellev , London Philharmonic Orchestra , & David Parry
42
L'Arlesienne Suite No. 1
By Georges Bizet
43
Radetzky March, Op. 228
By Johann Strauss I
44
Egmont, Op. 84
By Ludwig van Beethoven
45
Cavatina
By Stanley Myers Craig Ogden
46
Concerto Grosso No. 8 in G Minor, Op. 6 "Christmas Concerto"
By Arcangelo Corelli
47
14 Romances, Op. 34
By Sergei Rachmaninoff Pieter Schoeman , London Philharmonic Orchestra , & David Parry
48
Messa Da Requiem
By Giuseppe Verdi London Philharmonic Orchestra , David Parry , London Philharmonic Choir , & The London Chorus
49
Symphony No. 5
By Gustav Mahler
50

December 1, 2009

50 Songs, 4 Hours, 23 Minutes

℗ 2009 X5 Music Group

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