Your Hundred Best Tunes: The Nation's Favourite Classical Music

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Tracklist

▼ CD 1: Uplifting Classics
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba (Solomon)
George Frideric Handel2:47
2The Four Seasons I. Allegro (Concerto No.1 in E 'Spring')
Antonio Vivaldi3:39
3Toccata in D minor Bwv565i
Johann Sebastian Bach3:20
4Horn Concerto No. 4 in E Flat K495 II. Rondo (Allegro vivace)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:34
5Symphony No. 5 in C minor Op. 67 I. Allegro con brio
Ludwig van Beethoven6:32
6'1812' Overture (Conclusion)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovski3:31
7Ode to Joy (Symphony No. 9 in D minor 'Choral', Op. 125)
Ludwig van Beethoven3:19
8Piano Concerto in A minor Op. 16 I. Allegro molto moderato (Opening)
Edvard Grieg4:24
9Alla marcia (Karelia Suite, Op. 11/3)
orchestra:
Hallé Orchestra
conductor:
Sir John Barbirolli (conductor and cellist)
recording of:
Karelia-sarja, op. 11: III. Alla marcia (for orchestra)
composer:
Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer) (in 1893)
part of:
Karelia-sarja, op. 11
Jean Sibelius4:38
10Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity (Conclusion) (The Planets, Op. 32)
Gustav Holst4:46
11Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor Op.23
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovski3:21
12Finlandia. Symphonic Poem Op. 26
orchestra:
Hallé Orchestra
conductor:
Sir John Barbirolli (conductor and cellist)
recording of:
Finlandia, op. 26 (for orchestra)
premiered in:
Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland (on 1900-07-02)
composer:
Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer) (in 1899)
revised by:
Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer) (in 1900)
premiered at:
Konsertti (1900-07-02)
publisher:
Breitkopf & Härtel (in 1905)
part of:
Works of Jean Sibelius by opus number (number: op. 26)
version of:
Sanomalehdistön päivien musiikki, op. 25/26: VII. Tableau 6. Finland Awakes
Jean Sibelius8:25
13Gloria all'Egitto (Triumphal Scene & Grand March) (Aida)
choir vocals:
Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
orchestra:
New Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976)
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor)
recording of:
Aida: Atto II, scena 2. Gran Finale II “Gloria all’Egitto, ad Iside” (Popolo, Sacerdoti)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto II
recording of:
Aida: Atto II, scena 2. Marcia trionfale (orchestra) (Triumphal march, Triumphmarsch)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Akt II
Giuseppe Verdi4:33
14Montagues and Capulets (Dance of the Knights) (Romeo and Juliet)
Sergei Prokofiev1:49
15Old Comrades March
Carl Teike4:38
16Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 (Land of Hope and Glory) (Conclusion)
Edward Elgar2:34
17Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor
Sergei Rachmaninoff2:50
18Symphony No. 3 in C minor 'Organ' Op. 78 (Conclusion) (Maestoso - Allegro)
Camille Saint‐Saëns8:09
▶ CD 2: Relaxing Classics
▶ CD 3: Vocal Classics
▶ CD 4: Golden Classics
▶ CD 5: Favourite Classics
▶ CD 6: Spiritual Classics