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1.
Handel: Solomon, HWV 67, Act 3: Sinfonia "The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba"
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner
2.
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in E Major, Op. 8 No. 1, RV 269 "Spring": I. Allegro
Antonio Vivaldi, Yehudi Menuhin, Camerata Lysy Gstaad
3.
Bach, JS: Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565: Toccata
Johann Sebastian Bach
4.
Mozart: Horn Concerto No. 4 in E-Flat Major, K. 495: III. Rondo. Allegro vivace
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner, Barry Tuckwell
5.
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio
Ludwig van Beethoven, Kurt Sanderling
6.
Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture in E-Flat Major, Op. 49 (Excerpt)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Mariss Jansons
7.
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 "Choral": IV. Presto - "O Freunde, nicht diese Töne!" (Ode to Joy) [Excerpt]
Ludwig van Beethoven, Philadelphia Orchestra, Westminster Choir, Riccardo Muti, James Morris
8.
Grieg: Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16: I. Allegro molto moderato (Excerpt)
Edvard Grieg, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Neville Marriner, Cecile Ousset
9.
Sibelius: Karelia Suite, Op. 11: III. Alla marcia
Jean Sibelius, Hallé, Sir John Barbirolli
10.
Holst: The Planets, Op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity (Excerpt)
Gustav Holst, Sir Simon Rattle
11.
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso - Allegro con spirito (Excerpt)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, André Previn, Horacio Gutiérrez
12.
Sibelius: Finlandia, Op. 26
Jean Sibelius, Hallé, Sir John Barbirolli
13.
Verdi: Aïda, Act 2: "Gloria all'Egitto, ad Iside" (Chorus) - Triumphal March
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Giuseppe Verdi, Riccardo Muti, Covent Garden, Chorus Of The Royal Opera House
14.
Prokofiev: Suite No. 2 from Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64ter: I. The Montagues and Capulets (Excerpt)
Sergei Prokofiev, Philadelphia Orchestra, Riccardo Muti
15.
Strauss I, J: Radetzky-Marsch, Op. 228
Willi Boskovsky, Johann Strauss I, Wiener Johann Strauss Orchester
16.
Elgar: Land of Hope and Glory
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Elgar, Royal Choral Society, Andrew Davis
17.
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30: I. Allegro ma non tanto (Excerpt)
Sergei Rachmaninoff, St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Mariss Jansons
18.
Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 78 "Organ Symphony": II. (b) Maestoso - Allegro
Camille Saint-Saëns, Michel Plasson, Orchestre Du Capitole De Toulouse, Matthias Eisenberg
19.
Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo
Pietro Mascagni, Riccardo Muti
20.
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto (Excerpt)
City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle, Cecile Ousset
21.
Grieg: Peer Gynt, Op. 23, Act 4: No. 13, Prelude. Morning Mood
Edvard Grieg, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner
22.
Shostakovich / Arr. Atovmyan: The Gadfly, Suite Op. 97a: No. 8 Romance
Dmitri Shostakovich, Tasmin Little, Piers Lane
23.
Barber: Adagio for Strings, Op. 11
Samuel Barber, Eugene Ormandy, Philadelphia Orchestra
24.
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade, Op. 35: II. The Kalendar Prince (Excerpt)
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Philadelphia Orchestra, Riccardo Muti
25.
Massenet: Thaïs, Act 2: Méditation
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Jules Massenet
26.
Borodin: Prince Igor, Act II: Polovtsian Dances (Excerpt)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Alexander Borodin, Sir Thomas Beecham, Beecham Choral Society
27.
Khachaturian: Spartacus Suite No. 2: I. Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Aram Khachaturian, Yuri Temirkanov
28.
Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture (Excerpt)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Mariss Jansons
29.
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92: II. Allegretto (Excerpt)
Ludwig van Beethoven, Kurt Sanderling
30.
Bach, JS: Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043: II. Largo ma non tanto
Johann Sebastian Bach, Yehudi Menuhin, Christian Ferras, Bath Festival Orchestra
31.
Williams: Main Theme (From "Schindler's List")
John Williams, Tasmin Little, Iain Sutherland, New World Philharmonic Orchestra
32.
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act II: No. 12e, Divertissement. Dance of the Reed-Flutes
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, André Previn
33.
Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 "Pastoral": V. Hirtengesang. Frohe und dankbare Gefühle nach dem Sturm. Allegretto
Ludwig van Beethoven, Philadelphia Orchestra, Riccardo Muti
34.
Handel: Coronation Anthem No. 1, HWV 258 "Zadok the Priest"
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, George Frideric Handel, Royal Choral Society, Andrew Davis
35.
Bach, JS: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140: No. 1, Chor. "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme"
Johann Sebastian Bach, Consortium Musicum, Wolfgang Gönnenwein, South German Madrigal Choir, Suddeutscher Madrigalchor, Consortium Classicum
36.
Allegri: Miserere (Excerpt)
Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Gregorio Allegri, Timothy Beasley-Murray, Sir Stephen Cleobury
37.
Schubert: Deutsche Messe, D. 872: No. 5, Zum Sanctus
Franz Schubert, Berliner Symphoniker, Wolfgang Meyer, Karl Forster, Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale Berlin, Chor der St. Hedwigs, Kathedrale Berlin
38.
Franck: Mass, Op. 12, FWV 61: Panis angelicus (Arr. Sandré for Choir and Orchestra)
César Franck, Hallé, Maurice Handford, Halle Choir
39.
Berlioz: L'enfance du Christ, Op. 25, H 130, Pt. 2: L'adieu des bergers. "Il s'en va loin de la Terre"
Hector Berlioz, Orchestre De La Société Des Concerts Du Conservatoire, André Cluytens, Choeurs Rene Duclos
40.
Gounod: St Cecilia Mass: IV. Sanctus
Charles Gounod, Orchestre De La Société Des Concerts Du Conservatoire, Jean-Claude Hartemann
41.
Fauré: Requiem, Op. 48: VII. In Paradisum
Gabriel Fauré, Choir of King's College, Cambridge, English Chamber Orchestra, José-Luis Garcia, Peter Barley, Sir Stephen Cleobury
42.
Mozart: Vesperae solennes de confessore, K. 339: V. Laudate Dominum
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Eugen Jochum
43.
Cantique De Jean Racine
Gabriel Fauré, Dom Dunstan O'Keeffe, David Lawson, Monks And Choirboys Of Downside Abbey
44.
Verdi: Messa da Requiem: IX. Ingemisco
Giuseppe Verdi, Luciano Pavarotti, Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano, Riccardo Muti
45.
Mozart: Ave verum corpus, K. 618
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Stephen Layton, Roy Goodman, Cambridge, Cambridge Classical Players, Sir Stephen Cleobury
46.
Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3, Scene 1: Aria. "I Know That My Redeemer Liveth"
George Frideric Handel, English Chamber Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras, Janet Baker, The Ambrosian Singers, Robert Tear, Elizabeth Harwood, Raimund Herincx
47.
Haydn: The Creation, Hob. XXI:2, Pt. 1: Trio and Chorus. "The Heavens Are Telling" (Chorus, Gabriel, Uriel, Raphael)
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Joseph Haydn, Sir David Willcocks, Heather Harper, Robert Tear, John Shirley-Quirk
48.
Fauré: Requiem, Op. 48 : IV. Pie Jesu (Soprano)
Gabriel Fauré, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Orchestre De La Société Des Concerts Du Conservatoire, André Cluytens, Victoria de los Ángeles, Choeurs Elisabeth Brasseurs, Henriette Puig-Roget
49.
Mozart / Compl. Beyer: Requiem in D Minor, K. 626: VIII. Lacrimosa
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, London Philharmonic Choir, Franz Welser-Möst
50.
Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2, Scene 7: Chorus. "Hallelujah"
George Frideric Handel, English Chamber Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras, Janet Baker, The Ambrosian Singers, Robert Tear, Elizabeth Harwood, Raimund Herincx

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02/26/2010

Handel: Solomon, HWV 67, Act 3: Sinfonia "The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba"

Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in E Major, Op. 8 No. 1, RV 269 "Spring": I. Allegro

Bach, JS: Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565: Toccata

Mozart: Horn Concerto No. 4 in E-Flat Major, K. 495: III. Rondo. Allegro vivace

Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio

Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture in E-Flat Major, Op. 49 (Excerpt)

Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 "Choral": IV. Presto - "O Freunde, nicht diese Töne!" (Ode to Joy) [Excerpt]

Grieg: Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16: I. Allegro molto moderato (Excerpt)

Sibelius: Karelia Suite, Op. 11: III. Alla marcia

Holst: The Planets, Op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity (Excerpt)

Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso - Allegro con spirito (Excerpt)

Sibelius: Finlandia, Op. 26

Verdi: Aïda, Act 2: "Gloria all'Egitto, ad Iside" (Chorus) - Triumphal March

Prokofiev: Suite No. 2 from Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64ter: I. The Montagues and Capulets (Excerpt)

Strauss I, J: Radetzky-Marsch, Op. 228

Elgar: Land of Hope and Glory

Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30: I. Allegro ma non tanto (Excerpt)

Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 78 "Organ Symphony": II. (b) Maestoso - Allegro

Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo

Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto (Excerpt)

Grieg: Peer Gynt, Op. 23, Act 4: No. 13, Prelude. Morning Mood

Shostakovich / Arr. Atovmyan: The Gadfly, Suite Op. 97a: No. 8 Romance

Barber: Adagio for Strings, Op. 11

Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade, Op. 35: II. The Kalendar Prince (Excerpt)

Massenet: Thaïs, Act 2: Méditation

Borodin: Prince Igor, Act II: Polovtsian Dances (Excerpt)

Khachaturian: Spartacus Suite No. 2: I. Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia

Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture (Excerpt)

Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92: II. Allegretto (Excerpt)

Bach, JS: Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043: II. Largo ma non tanto

Williams: Main Theme (From "Schindler's List")

Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act II: No. 12e, Divertissement. Dance of the Reed-Flutes

Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 "Pastoral": V. Hirtengesang. Frohe und dankbare Gefühle nach dem Sturm. Allegretto

Handel: Coronation Anthem No. 1, HWV 258 "Zadok the Priest"

Bach, JS: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140: No. 1, Chor. "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme"

Allegri: Miserere (Excerpt)

Schubert: Deutsche Messe, D. 872: No. 5, Zum Sanctus

Franck: Mass, Op. 12, FWV 61: Panis angelicus (Arr. Sandré for Choir and Orchestra)

Berlioz: L'enfance du Christ, Op. 25, H 130, Pt. 2: L'adieu des bergers. "Il s'en va loin de la Terre"

Gounod: St Cecilia Mass: IV. Sanctus

Fauré: Requiem, Op. 48: VII. In Paradisum

Mozart: Vesperae solennes de confessore, K. 339: V. Laudate Dominum

Cantique De Jean Racine

Verdi: Messa da Requiem: IX. Ingemisco

Mozart: Ave verum corpus, K. 618

Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3, Scene 1: Aria. "I Know That My Redeemer Liveth"

Haydn: The Creation, Hob. XXI:2, Pt. 1: Trio and Chorus. "The Heavens Are Telling" (Chorus, Gabriel, Uriel, Raphael)

Fauré: Requiem, Op. 48 : IV. Pie Jesu (Soprano)

Mozart / Compl. Beyer: Requiem in D Minor, K. 626: VIII. Lacrimosa

Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2, Scene 7: Chorus. "Hallelujah"