Various - The Classical Album (2CD)

CD 1: The Classical Album

Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958)

1. The Lark Ascending 4:37

Nicola Benedetti, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Litton

Sergey Vasil'yevich Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943)

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

2. 2. Adagio sostenuto 4:19

Vladimir Ashkenazy, London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)

Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622

3. 2. Adagio 7:35

Emma Johnson, English Chamber Orchestra, Raymond Leppard

Johann Pachelbel (1653 - 1706)

4. Canon & Gigue in D, P.37 4:10

Edward Brewer, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

Karl Jenkins (1944 - )

The Armed Man - A Mass For Peace

5. XII. Benedictus 5:24

Laura Wright, The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Richard Hein

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)

Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight"

6. 1. Adagio sostenuto 5:26

Nelson Freire

Gregorio Allegri (1582 - 1652)

7. Miserere Mei 2:51

Voces8

Ludovico Einaudi (1955 - )

8. I Giorni 6:45

Ludovico Einaudi

Howard Shore

9. A Lord Of The Rings Suite 6:44

James Galway, London Symphony Orchestra, Klauspeter Seibel

Samuel Barber (1910 - 1981)

10. Adagio For Strings, Op. 11 3:43

Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)

Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73 "Emperor"

11. 2. Adagio un poco mosso 7:06

Wilhelm Kempff, Berliner Philharmoniker, Ferdinand Leitner

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)

Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major, BWV 1048

12. 1. (Allegro) 5:41

Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Riccardo Chailly

Gustav Holst (1874 - 1934)

The Planets, Op. 32

13. 4. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity 5:10

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Neville Marriner

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) 

Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92

14. 2. Allegretto 3:47 

Philharmonia Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy

Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918) 

Suite bergamasque, L. 75

15. 3. Clair de lune 5:44

Zoltán Kocsis

Total Playing Time: 1:19:02

CD 2: The Classical Album

Johann Strauss II (1825 - 1899)

1. An der schönen blauen Donau, Op. 314 7:54

André Rieu, Johann Strauss Orchestra

Sergei Prokofiev (1891 - 1953)

Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64

Act 1

2. 13. Dance Of The Knights 5:07

The Cleveland Orchestra, Lorin Maazel

George Gershwin (1898 - 1937)

3. Rhapsody in Blue 5:26

London Festival Orchestra, Stanley Black

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893)

Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23, TH 55

4. 1. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso - Allegro con spirito 3:51

Jorge Bolet, Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, Charles Dutoit

George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759)

Messiah, HWV 56

John Tobin edition

Pt. 2

5. 42. Chorus: "Hallelujah" 3:39

Chicago Symphony Chorus, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Georg Solti

Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741)

12 Violin Concertos, Op.8 "Il cimento dell'armonia e dell' invenzione"

Concerto No. 1 in E Major for solo violin "La Primavera" - RV269

6. 1. Allegro 3:19

Jane Jansen, Candida Thompson, Henk Rubingh, Julian Rachlin, Stacey Watton, Maarten Jansen, Liz Kenny, Jan Jansen 

Pietro Mascagni (1863 - 1945) 

Cavalleria rusticana

7. Intermezzo 3:13

The National Philharmonic Orchestra, Gianandrea Gavazzeni

Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958)

8. Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis 6:00

London Philharmonic Orchestra, Roger Norrington 

Max Bruch (1838 - 1920)

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

9. 2. Adagio 4:52

Julia Fischer, Tonhalle Orchester Zurich, David Zinman

Antonín Dvo?ák (1841 - 1904)

Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95, B. 178, "From the New World"

10. 2. Largo 2:36

London Philharmonic Orchestra, Enrique Bátiz

Edward Elgar (1857 - 1934)

Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma"

11. Variation 9. Nimrod (Adagio) 4:10

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Mackerras

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)

Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 "Pastoral"

12. 3. Lustiges Zusammensein der Landleute (Allegro) - 4. Gewitter. Sturm (Allegro) - 5. Hirtengesang. Frohe und dankbare Gefühle nach dem Sturm (Allegretto) 6:10

Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner

Edward Elgar (1857 - 1934)

Cello Concerto In E Minor, Op.85

13. 1. Adagio - Moderato 7:47

Alisa Weilerstein, Staatskapelle Berlin, Daniel Barenboim

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849)

14. Nocturne No. 20 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. posth. 4:01

Vladimir Ashkenazy

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)

Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 "Choral"

15. 4. Alla marcia (Allegro vivace assai) - 4:40

Paul Frey, Chor der Staatsoper Dresden, Staatskapelle Dresden, Colin Davis

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893)

Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Esa-Pekka Salonen