100 Ultimate Classical Music Masterpieces by Classic FM

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1Symphony No.5 in C minor, Op.67 - 1. Allegro con brio
Philharmonia Orchestra7:59
2Symphony No.9 in E minor, Op.95
recording engineer:
Colin Moorfoot (engineer)
producer:
Paul Myers (classical record producer)
orchestra:
The Cleveland Orchestra (on 1984-10-26)
conductor:
Christoph von Dohnányi (German conductor) (on 1984-10-26)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1986)
recorded at:
TempleLive Cleveland Masonic in Cleveland, Ohio, United States (on 1984-10-26)
recording of:
Symfonie č. 9 e moll, op. 95 „Z Nového světa“: II. Largo (Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 "From the New World": II. Largo) (on 1984-10-26)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1893-01-10 until 1893-05-24)
part of:
Symfonie č. 9 e moll, op. 95 „Z Nového světa“ (Symphony no. 9 in E minor, op. 95 “From the New World”)
The Cleveland Orchestra11:48
3The Planets, Op.32 - 4. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
orchestra:
Orchestre symphonique de Montréal (Montreal Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Charles Dutoit (conductor)
recording of:
The Planets, op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
composer:
Gustav Holst (composer) (from 1914 until 1916)
orchestration of:
The Planets, op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity (for two pianos)
part of:
The Planets, op. 32 (Suite for Large Orchestra)
Orchestre symphonique de Montréal8:01
4Carmina Burana / Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi -
engineer:
Arthur Lilley (engineer) and Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer)
producer:
Tony D’Amato
choir vocals:
Brighton Festival Chorus
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Antal Doráti (conductor)
chorus master:
László Heltay (British/Hungarian conductor and composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1976)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1976-02)
recording of:
Carmina Burana: Fortuna imperatrix mundi: I. O Fortuna
composer:
Carl Orff (composer) (in 1936)
publisher:
B. Schott’s Söhne (publisher; do not use as label)
version of:
O Fortuna (Poem, CB 17)
part of:
Carmina Burana: Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi
Brighton Festival Chorus52:23
5Die Walküre - Concert version - Dritter Aufzug - The Ride of the Walkyres
orchestra:
National Symphony Orchestra (Washington, D.C.)
conductor:
Antal Doráti (conductor)
recording of:
Excerpt from Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene I, Walkürenritt (The Valkyrie: Ride of the Valkyries)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1854 until 1856)
publisher:
Schott Music International (publisher; do not use as label)
part of:
Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene I "Hojotoho! Hojotoho!"
National Symphony Orchestra5:14
6Gloria in D, R.589 - 1. Gloria in excelsis Deo
producer:
Chris Hazell
choir vocals:
Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge (in 1981-07)
orchestra:
The Wren Orchestra (in 1981-07)
conductor:
George Guest (organist and conductor) (in 1981-07)
balance engineer:
Colin Moorfoot (engineer)
recorded at:
St John’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1981-07)
recording of:
Gloria, RV 589: I. Gloria in excelsis Deo (edited by Malipiero) (in 1981-07)
lyricist:
Anonymous ([anonymous], special purpose artist)
additional composer:
Gian Francesco Malipiero (Italian composer)
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist)
is based on:
Gloria in D major, RV 589: I. Gloria in excelsis Deo
part of:
Gloria, RV 589 (edited by Malipiero)
Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge2:44
7Ruslan and Lyudmila / Act 1 - Overture
engineer:
Jaap de Jong and Roger de Schot
producer:
Anna Barry (classical producer)
orchestra:
Kirov Orchestra (Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra, fka Kirov Orchestra till 1992) (in 1993-05)
conductor:
Valery Gergeiv (Valery Gergiev, conductor) (in 1993-05)
balance engineer:
Erdo Groot (sound engineer for recordings of classical music)
recorded at:
Philharmonie Haarlem in Haarlem, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (in 1993-05)
recording of:
Руслан и Людмила: Увертюра (Ruslan and Lyudmila: Overture) (in 1993-05)
composer:
Mikhail Glinka (Russian composer) (from 1837 until 1842)
part of:
Руслан и Людмила (Ruslan and Lyudmila)
Симфонический оркестр Мариинского театра4:55
8Adagio for Strings, Op.11
engineer:
Simon Eadon (classical music engineer)
producer:
Chris Hazell
orchestra:
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (from 1991-09-30 until 1991-10-01)
conductor:
David Zinman (conductor) (from 1991-09-30 until 1991-10-01)
balance engineer:
Simon Eadon (classical music engineer) (from 1991-09-30 until 1991-10-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Music Group Limited (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1992) and The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1992)
recorded at:
Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall (Meyerhoff Symphony Hall) in Baltimore, Maryland, United States (from 1991-09-30 until 1991-10-01)
recording of:
Adagio for Strings (from 1991-09-30 until 1991-10-01)
orchestrator:
Samuel Barber (American composer) (in 1938)
composer:
Samuel Barber (American composer) (in 1936)
premiered by:
NBC Symphony Orchestra (on 1938-11-05) and Arturo Toscanini (conductor) (on 1938-11-05)
premiered at:
[radio broadcast] (1938-11-05)
publisher:
Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and G. Schirmer Inc.
arrangement of:
String Quartet, op. 11: II. Molto adagio
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra8:47
9Cavalleria rusticana - Intermezzo
recording engineer:
Colin Moorfoot (engineer)
producer:
Michael Woolcock (producer)
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera) (from 1976-06-10 until 1976-06-16)
conductor:
Gianandrea Gavazzeni (conductor) (from 1976-06-10 until 1976-06-16)
balance engineer:
Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (in 1976-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Music Group Limited (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1978)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1976-06-10 until 1976-06-16)
recording of:
Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo (from 1976-06-10 until 1976-06-16)
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor) (in 1888)
publisher:
Ascherberg Hopwood & Crew
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana (German lyrics)
National Philharmonic Orchestra3:10
10Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor, Op.18 - 2. Adagio sostenuto
recording engineer:
Tryggvi Tryggvason (classical music engineer and producer, aka Trygg Tryggvason)
engineer:
James Lock (James Locke, engineer)
producer:
Christopher Raeburn (producer)
piano:
Vladimir Ashkenazy (Russian‐Icelandic conductor and pianist) (from 1970-10-20 until 1970-10-23)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1970-10-20 until 1970-10-23)
conductor:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger) (from 1970-10-20 until 1970-10-23)
balance engineer:
Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (in 1970-10)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1970-10-20 until 1970-10-23)
recording of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto (from 1970-10-20 until 1970-10-23)
premiered in:
Moscow, Russia (on 1900-12-15)
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (from 1900 until 1901-04)
part of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18
Vladimir Ashkenazy411:52
11The Lark Ascending
producer:
Dominic Fyfe
violin:
Janine Jansen (Dutch violinist and violist) (in 2003-02)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (in 2003-02)
conductor:
Barry Wordsworth (conductor) (in 2003-02)
balance engineer:
Philip Siney (sound engineer)
recorded at:
Watford Colosseum (fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 2003-02)
recording of:
The Lark Ascending (for violin and orchestra) (in 2003-02)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1914)
premiered at:
[concert] (1921-06-14)
premiered at:
Queen’s Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1921-06-14)
arrangement of:
The Lark Ascending (for violin and piano)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra14:35
12Piano Concerto No.4 in G, Op.58 - 3. Rondo (Vivace)
Stephen Kovacevich9:02
13Clarinet Concerto in A, K622 - 2. Adagio
clarinet:
Emma Johnson (UK clarinettist) (in 1985)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (in 1985)
conductor:
Raymond Leppard (conductor and harpsichordist) (in 1985)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
ASV Ltd. (not for release label use; fka Academy Sound & Vision Ltd. until 1995-02-03) (in 1985)
recording of:
Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K. 622: II. Adagio (Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra in A major, K. 622: II. Adagio) (in 1985)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (from 1791-09-28 until 1791-10-07)
part of:
Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K. 622
Emma Johnson7:37
14Variations on an Original Theme, Op.36
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (from 1992-02-24 until 1992-02-25)
conductor:
Sir Charles Mackerras (Australian conductor) (from 1992-02-24 until 1992-02-25)
recorded at:
Walthamstow Assembly Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1992-02-24 until 1992-02-25)
recording of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36: IX. Nimrod (Adagio) (from 1992-02-24 until 1992-02-25)
publisher:
Sir Edward Elgar (dec’d) (Edward Elgar, composer)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1899)
dedicated to:
Augustus J. Jaeger
part of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra4:10
15Serenade in G, K.525
recorded in:
Great Britain (from 1985-11-08 until 1985-11-09)
producer:
Michael Bremner (producer/engineer)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (from 1985-11-08 until 1985-11-09)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) (from 1985-11-08 until 1985-11-09)
recorded at:
St John’s, Smith Square in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1985-11-08 until 1985-11-09)
recording of:
Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“: IV. Rondo. Allegro (from 1985-11-08 until 1985-11-09)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1787)
part of:
Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“
Academy of St Martin in the Fields3:01
16Suite No.3 in D, BWV 1068 - 2. Air
executive producer:
Günther Breest (producer for classical music)
producer:
Michel Glotz
organ:
David Bell (organist) (from 1983-09-28 until 1983-09-30)
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) (from 1983-09-28 until 1983-09-30)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1983-09-28 until 1983-09-30)
balance engineer:
Günter Hermanns (producer/engineer) (from 1983-09-28 until 1983-09-30)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1984)
recorded at:
Berliner Philharmonie in Mitte, Berlin, Germany (from 1983-09-28 until 1983-09-30)
recording of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068: II. Air (Orchestral Suite no. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: II. Air, Air on the G string) (from 1983-09-28 until 1983-09-30)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1730)
part of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068 (Orchestral Suite no. 3 in D major, BWV 1068)
Berliner Philharmoniker56:04
17Vier letzte Lieder - 1. Frühling
engineer:
James Lock (James Locke, engineer)
producer:
Christopher Raeburn (producer)
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano) (from 1990-06-08 until 1990-06-09)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (from 1990-06-08 until 1990-06-09)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (from 1990-06-08 until 1990-06-09)
recorded at:
Konzerthaus: Großer Saal in Landstraße, Wien (Vienna), Austria (from 1990-06-08 until 1990-06-09)
recording of:
Vier letzte Lieder, AV 150: I. „Frühling“ (Four Last Songs, AV 150: 1. “Spring”) (from 1990-06-08 until 1990-06-09)
lyricist:
Hermann Hesse (German‐Swiss poet, novelist, and painter)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (on 1948-07-20)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
premiered at:
Royal Albert Hall in Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1950-05-22)
part of:
Vier letzte Lieder, AV 150 (Four Last Songs, AV 150)
Kiri Te Kanawa3:21
18Gabriel's Oboe
orchestra:
Prague Philharmonia (The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra) (in 1999-05) and Prague Philharmonia (in 1999-05)
conductor:
Nick Ingman (in 1999-05)
arranger:
Nick Ingman
recorded at:
Smecky Music Studios in Praha (Prague), Czechia (in 1999-05)
recording of:
Gabriel’s Oboe (The Mission, main theme) (in 1999-05)
publisher:
Ennio Morricone (Italian classical and score composer)
orchestrator and composer:
Ennio Morricone (Italian classical and score composer)
publisher:
EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!) and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
part of:
The Mission
Pražská komorní filharmonie3:15
19Il Trovatore / Act 2 -
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto II, scena 1. “Vedi! Le fosche notturne” (zingari) (“Anvil Chorus”)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto II. La gitana
Coro dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia2:38
20An der schönen blauen Donau, Op.314
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
partial recording of:
An der schönen blauen Donau, op. 314 (On the Beautiful Blue Danube, op. 314)
premiered in:
Wien (Vienna), Austria (on 1867-02-15)
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son) (in 1866)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Jr. by opus number (number: op. 314)
Berliner Philharmoniker3:18
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