2009 studio album by the London Philharmonic Orchestra
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The 50 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music London Philharmonic Orchestra with conductor David Parry .[ 2] Abbey Road Studios , Royal Festival Hall and Henry Wood Hall in London, the compilation was released in digital formats in November, 2009 and as a 4-CD set in 2011.[ 3] The 50 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music has sold over 200,000 copies and spent over three days as one of the top 10 classical albums on iTunes.[ 4]
Track listing
Edvard Grieg – Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 op. 46: Morning Mood Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 5 in C minor, op. 67, "Fate": I. Allegro con brioAntonio Vivaldi – The Four Seasons , op. 8, "Spring": AllegroSamuel Barber – Adagio for Strings Richard Wagner – The Valkyrie : Ride of the Valkyries Frédéric Chopin – Nocturne No. 2 in E-Flat major, op. 9Johann Pachelbel – Canon in D Major Carl Orff – Carmina Burana : O fortunaJohann Sebastian Bach – Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: AirGustav Holst – The Planets , op. 32: Jupiter, the Bringer of JollityClaude Debussy – Suite bergamasque , L 75: Clair de luneGiuseppe Verdi – Nabucco : Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves (Va, pensiero, sull'ali dorate)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major , K. 467: II. AndanteJohann Sebastian Bach – Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048: AllegroJules Massenet – Thaïs: Meditation Antonín Dvořák – Symphony No. 9 in E minor , op. 95, "From the New World": II. LargoJohann Strauss II – On the Beautiful Blue Danube , op. 314Johannes Brahms – Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G minorPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Swan Lake Suite, op. 20: ScèneErik Satie – Gymnopédie No. 1 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Requiem, K. 626 : Lacrimosa dies illaLudwig van Beethoven – Bagatelle in A minor , WoO 59, "Für Elise"Edward Elgar – Pomp and Circumstance , op. 39: Land of Hope and GloryGeorges Bizet – Carmen Suite No. 2: HabaneraLudwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 9 in D minor , op. 125, "Choral": Ode an die FreudeJacques Offenbach – The Tales of Hoffmann : BarcarolleRemo Giazotto – Adagio in G minor for Strings and Organ (after T. Albinoni)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Serenade No. 13 in G major, K. 525, "Eine kleine Nachtmusik": I. AllegroGioachino Rossini – The Barber of Seville : OvertureLudwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27:2, "Moonlight Sonata": Adagio sostenutoBedřich Smetana – Má vlast (My Fatherland) : Vltava (The Moldau River)Luigi Boccherini – String Quintet in E major , op. 13: Minuet (mislabeled – should be op. 11, No. 5 (G. 275): Minuet)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550: I. Allegro moltoAntonín Dvořák – Slavonic Dance No. 2 , op. 72Charles Gounod – Ave Maria (after J.S. Bach)Jean Sibelius – Finlandia , op. 26Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major , K. 331: Rondo alla turcaWolfgang Amadeus Mozart – The Magic Flute , K. 620: OvertureGeorge Frideric Handel – The Messiah , HWV 56: Hallelujah ChorusEdvard Grieg – Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, op. 46: In the Hall of the Mountain KingGabriel Fauré – Pavane Johann Sebastian Bach – Double Concerto in D minor for Two Violins , BWV 1043: VivaceGeorges Bizet – L'Arlésienne Suite No. 1 : PreludeJohann Strauss I – Radetzky March , op. 228Ludwig van Beethoven – Egmont , op. 84: OvertureStanley Myers – Cavatina Arcangelo Corelli – Concerto Grosso No. 8 in G minor , op. 6: "Christmas Concerto": AllegroSergei Rachmaninoff – Vocalise , op. 34Giuseppe Verdi – Messa da Requiem : Dies irae - Tuba mirumGustav Mahler – Symphony No. 5 in C-sharp minor: Adagietto
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