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100 Best Classical Composers

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1
Spem in alium
Andrew Parrott
00:10:18

Thomas Tallis, Composer - Andrew Parrott, Conductor, MainArtist - Alan Wilson, Organ, FeaturedArtist - Taverner Consort, Vocal Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Taverner Choir, Choir, FeaturedArtist

© 2012 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1989 Parlophone Records Limited

2
Missa Papae Marcelli: IV. Sanctus - Hosanna (Excerpt)
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
00:03:49

Sir David Willcocks, Conductor - Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Composer - David Willcocks, MainArtist - Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Chorus, MainArtist

© 2012 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics ℗ 1971, 2008 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd

3
Lachrimae, or Seaven Teares: Semper Dowland Semper Dolens
Emma Kirkby
00:03:11

John Dowland, Composer - Anthony Rooley, Lute, MainArtist - Emma Kirkby, Soprano Vocals, MainArtist

© 2012 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics ℗ 1988 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd

4
L'Orfeo, favola in musica, SV 318, Prologue: Toccata
Emmanuelle Haïm
00:01:39

Claudio Monteverdi, Composer - Le Concert d'Astrée, Ensemble, MainArtist - Emmanuelle Haim, Conductor, MainArtist

© 2012 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics ℗ 2004 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd

5
Miserere mei, Deus
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
00:13:02

John Fraser, Producer - Neville Boyling, Engineer - Stephen Cleobury, Conductor - Gregorio Allegri, Composer - Gerald Finley, Baritone Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Timothy Beasley-Murray, Counter-Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Choir, MainArtist

© 2012 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics ℗ 1984 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company

6
Te Deum, H. 146: I. Prélude
William Christie
00:01:38

Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Composer - Nicolas Bartholomée, Producer - William Christie, Conductor, MainArtist - Les Arts Florissants, Vocal & Instrumental Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Jean Chatauret, Engineer - Jiri Heger, Engineer

© 2012 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2005 Parlophone Records Limited

7
Canon and Gigue for Three Violins and Continuo in D Major: Canon
Taverner Players
00:03:41

David R. Murray, Producer - Johann Pachelbel, Composer - Andrew Parrott, Conductor, MainArtist - Taverner Players, Ensemble, MainArtist

© 2012 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 1988 Parlophone Records Limited

8
Abdelazer, Z. 570: II. Rondeau
Andrew Parrott
00:01:36

David R. Murray, Producer - Mike Hatch, Engineer - Andrew Parrott, Conductor, MainArtist - Taverner Players, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Mike Clements, Engineer - Henry Purcell, Composer

© 2012 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics 1987 A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 1988 Parlophone Records Limited

9
Stabat Mater: I. Stabat Mater dolorosa
Il Seminario Musicale
00:02:59

Gerard Lesne, Counter-Tenor Vocals, MainArtist - Il Seminario Musicale, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Sandrine Piau, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - ALESSANDRO SCARLATTI, Composer

© 2012 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 1999 Parlophone Records Limited

10
Adagio for Strings and Organ in G Minor, "Albinoni's Adagio" (Arr. for Trumpet)
Jonathan Rees
00:07:40

Remo Giazotto, Arranger - Jonathan Rees, Conductor, MainArtist - Scottish Ensemble, Ensemble, MainArtist - Tomaso Albinoni, Composer - Jean-Pierre Bouchard, Orchestrator

© 2012 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics ℗ 1991 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd

11
The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in E Major, Op. 8 No. 1, RV 269 "Spring": I. Allegro
Europe Galante
00:03:03

Antonio Vivaldi, Composer - Fabio Biondi, Conductor, Violin, MainArtist - Europa Galante, Ensemble, MainArtist

© 2012 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2001 Parlophone Records Limited

12
Flute Concerto in D Major, TWV 51:D2: I. Moderato
Emmanuel Pahud
00:02:24

Rainer Kussmaul, Conductor - Emmanuel Pahud, Flute, MainArtist - Georg Philipp Telemann, Composer - Berliner Barock Solisten, Ensemble, MainArtist

© 2012 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2002 Parlophone Records Limited

13
Les Indes galantes : Les Sauvages - Danse du Calumet de la Paix et duo Forêts paisibles
Emmanuelle Haïm
00:05:22

Natalie Dessay, Soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Jean-Philippe Rameau, Composer - Le Concert d'Astrée, Ensemble, MainArtist - Emmanuelle Haim, Conductor, MainArtist - Stéphane Degout, MainArtist, Bass-Baritone Vocals

© 2012 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics ℗ 2012 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd

14
Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: II. Air
English Chamber Orchestra
00:04:49

English Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Philip Ledger, Conductor, MainArtist

© 2012 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1991 Parlophone Records Limited

15
Keyboard Sonata in F Minor, Kk. 519
Mikhail Pletnev
00:03:13

David R. Murray, Producer - Mikhail Pletnev, Piano, MainArtist - DOMENICO SCARLATTI, Composer

© 2012 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 1995 Parlophone Records Limited

16
Keyboard Suite No. 4 in D Minor, HWV 437: III. Sarabande (Orch. Hale)
Alexander Briger
00:03:27

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Simon Hale, Orchestrator - Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Orchestra - Alexander Briger, Conductor, MainArtist

© 2012 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2002 Parlophone Records Limited

17
Stabat Mater: I. Stabat mater dolorosa
Fabio Biondi
00:03:56

David Daniels, Counter-Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Composer - Fabio Biondi, Conductor, MainArtist - Europa Galante, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Dorothea Röschmann, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist

© 2012 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2006 Parlophone Records Limited

18
Orphée et Eurydice, Wq. 41, Act 2: Ballet des ombres heureuses. (Arr. Kreisler for Violin & Piano)
Renaud Capuçon
00:03:44

Christoph Willibald Gluck, Composer - Fritz Kreisler, Arranger - Renaud Capucon, Violin, MainArtist - Jerome Ducros, Piano, FeaturedArtist

© 2012 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics ℗ 2007 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company

19
Piano Sonata in E-Flat Major, Hob. XVI:52: III. Finale. Presto
Mikhail Pletnev
00:05:48

Andrew Keener, Producer - Mikhail Pletnev, Piano, MainArtist - Joseph Haydn, Composer

© 2012 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 1989 Parlophone Records Limited

20
String Quintet in E Major, Op. 11 No. 5, G. 275: III. Minuetto. Con un poco di moto ((Performed in A Major))
Europe Galante
00:03:37

Luigi Boccherini, Composer - Fabio Biondi, Conductor, Violin, MainArtist - Europa Galante, Ensemble, MainArtist

© 2012 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2001 Parlophone Records Limited

DISC 2

1
Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467: II. Andante
Jean-Bernard Pommier
00:07:48

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Tim Handley, Producer - Jean-Bernard Pommier, Conductor, Piano, MainArtist - Sinfonia Varsovia, Orchestra, MainArtist - Lech Dudzik, Engineer - Krzysztof Drab, Engineer

© 2012 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 1989 Parlophone Records Limited

2
Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio
London Classical Players
00:06:32

Sir Roger Norrington, Conductor, MainArtist - Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - David R. Murray, Producer - London Classical Players, Orchestra, MainArtist - Mike Clements, Engineer

© 2012 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 1989 Parlophone Records Limited

3
24 Caprices, Op. 1: No. 1 in E Major, "L'Arpeggio" (Andante)
Michäel Rabin
00:04:42

Michael Rabin, Violin, MainArtist - Richard C. Jones, Recording Producer - Niccolò Paganini, Composer

© 2012 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics ℗ 1958, 2003 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Angel Records. Digital remastering

4
Der Freischütz, Op. 77, J. 277: Ouverture (Adagio - Molto vivace)
Joseph Keilberth
00:02:15

Berliner Philharmoniker, Orchestra, MainArtist - Carl Maria Von Weber, Composer - Joseph Keilberth, Conductor, MainArtist

© 2012 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics ℗ 1900 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by

5
Guillaume Tell: Overture. Andante - Allegro (Excerpt, Conclusion)
Roger Norrington
00:03:17

Sir Roger Norrington, Conductor - Gioachino Rossini, Composer - Roger Norrington, MainArtist - London Classical Players, Orchestra

© 2012 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics ℗ 1990 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd

6
L'elisir d'amore, Act 2: No. 11 "Una furtiva lagrima" (Nemorino)
Marcello Viotti
00:04:27

Gaetano Donizetti, Composer - Rolando Villazon, Tenor Vocals - Marcello Viotti, Conductor, MainArtist - Muenchner Rundfunkorchester, Orchestra

© 2012 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics ℗ 2004 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company

7
Schwanengesang, D. 957: No. 4, Ständchen (Arr. for Cello and Piano)
Franck Braley
00:04:42

Franz Schubert, Composer - Gautier Capucon, Cello, MainArtist - Franck Braley, Piano, FeaturedArtist

© 2012 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2008 Parlophone Records Limited

8
Norma, Act I: 'Casta Diva'
Coro Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano
00:05:35

Nicola Zaccaria, Bass Vocals - Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano, Orchestra - Vincenzo Bellini, Composer - Maria Callas, Soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Tullio Serafin, Conductor, MainArtist - Coro Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano, MainArtist - Christa Ludwig, Mezzo-soprano Vocals - Franco Corelli, Tenor Vocals - Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano, MainArtist - Coro del Teatro alla Scala, Milano, Chorus

© 2012 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics ℗ 1961 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd Digital remastering (p) 1989 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd

9
Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14, H 48: II. Un bal. Valse. Allegro non troppo
London Classical Players
00:06:00

Sir Roger Norrington, Conductor, MainArtist - David R. Murray, Producer - London Classical Players, Orchestra, MainArtist - Hector Berlioz, Composer

© 2012 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 1989 Parlophone Records Limited

10
Radetzky-Marsch, Op. 228
Vienna Johann Strauss Orchestra
00:02:52

Johann Strauss I, Composer - Wiener Johann Strauss Orchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Willi Boskovsky, Conductor, MainArtist

© 2012 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics ℗ 1972/1989 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company

11
A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61, MWV M13: No. 1, Scherzo
John Nelson
00:04:26

Felix Mendelssohn, Composer - John Nelson, Conductor, MainArtist - Ensemble Orchestral De Paris, Orchestra

© 2012 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2002 Parlophone Records Limited

12
12 Études, Op. 25: No. 4 in A Minor
00:01:58

Leif Ove Andsnes, Piano, MainArtist - Frederic Chopin, Composer

© 2012 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 1992 Parlophone Records Limited

13
Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6, Heft I: No. 8, Frisch
Stephen Hough
00:01:01

Robert Schumann, Composer - Stephen Hough, Piano, MainArtist

© 2012 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 1989 Parlophone Records Limited

14
Liebesträum No. 3 in A-Flat Major, S. 541
François-René Duchable
00:04:04

Franz Liszt, Composer - François-René Duchable, Piano, MainArtist

© 2012 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics ℗ 1974 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company

DISC 3

1
Nabucco, Act 3: "Va, pensiero, sull'ali dorate" (Chorus)
Riccardo Muti
00:05:12

Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Riccardo Muti, Conductor, MainArtist - Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Ambrosian Chorus, Chorus

© 2012 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics ℗ 1978 Parlophone Records Limited. Remastered (p) 1986 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company

2
Die Walküre, Act III: Ride of the Valkyries
Mariss Jansons
00:04:47

John Fraser, Producer - Mark Vigars, Engineer - Mariss Jansons, Conductor, MainArtist - Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Richard Wagner, Composer, Poet

© 2012 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics ℗ 1992 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company

3
Ave Maria, CG 89a
Barbara Hendricks
00:03:15

Charles Gounod, Composer - Rene Challan, Orchestrator - Barbara Hendricks, Soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Eric Ericson, Conductor - Stockholm Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra - Erik Lundkvist, Organ

© 2012 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 1990 Warner Music France

4
Les Contes d'Hoffmann, Act 4: "Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour" (Barcarolle) [Nicklausse, Giulietta, Chorus]
Ann Murray
00:04:23

Jacques Offenbach, Composer - Sylvain Cambreling, Conductor, MainArtist - Ann Murray , Mezzo-soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Jessye Norman, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Jules Barbier, Poet - Choeurs de l’Opéra National du Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie de Bruxelles, Chorus - Orchestre de l’Opéra National du Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie de Bruxelles, Orchestra

© 2012 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics ℗ 1988 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company

5
Prélude, fugue et variation, Op. 18, FWV 30: Prélude (Transcr. Bauer)
Aldo Ciccolini
00:04:24

Aldo Ciccolini, Piano, MainArtist - Cesar Franck, Composer - Harold Bauer, Transcriber

© 2012 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 1969, 2009 Warner Music France

6
Symphonie espagnole Op. 21: III. Intermezzo (Allegretto non troppo)
Christian Tetzlaff
00:06:02

Libor Pesek, Conductor, MainArtist - Edouard Lalo, Composer - Christian Tetzlaff, Violin, MainArtist - Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Tschechische Philharmonie, Orchestra

© 2012 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics 1993 ℗ 1994 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd

7
Symphony No. 4 in E-Flat Major "Romantic": IV. Finale. Bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell
Philharmonia Orchestra
00:19:01

Walter Legge, Producer - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Otto Klemperer, Conductor, MainArtist - Anton BRUCKNER, Composer

© 2012 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1965 Parlophone Records Limited. Remastered 2004 Parlophone Records Limited

8
Má Vlast, JB 1/112: II. Die Moldau
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
00:11:58

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Bedrich Smetana, Composer - Libor Pesek, Conductor, MainArtist

© 2012 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics ℗ 1990 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd

9
An der schönen blauen Donau, Op. 314
Willi Boskovsky
00:09:23

Johann Strauss II, Composer - Wiener Johann Strauss Orchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Willi Boskovsky, Conductor, MainArtist

© 2012 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics ℗ 1982 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company

10
Prince Igor, Act 2, Polovtsian Dances: Pt. 4
Paavo Järvi
00:02:07

Paavo Jarvi, Conductor, MainArtist - Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Orchestra - Alexander Borodin, Composer - State Academic Mariinsky Theatre Choir, Saint-Petersburg, Choir, FeaturedArtist

© 2012 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2004 Parlophone Records Limited

11
Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90: III. Poco allegretto
Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen
00:05:56

Johannes Brahms, Composer - Daniel Harding, Conductor, MainArtist - Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ulrich Schneider, Producer - Markus Heiland, Engineer

© 2012 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2001 Parlophone Records Limited

12
Le carnaval des animaux, R 125: VII. Aquarium
Nash Ensemble
00:02:40

CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS, Composer - Nash Ensemble, Ensemble, MainArtist

© 2012 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1989 Parlophone Records Limited

13
Lakmé, Act 1 Scene 4: No. 2, Duetto, "Dôme épais, le jasmin" (Lakmé, Mallika)
Alain Lombard
00:04:48

Orchestre Du Theatre National De L'opera-comique, Orchestra - Léo Delibes, Composer - Alain Lombard, Conductor, MainArtist - Mady Mesple, Soprano Vocals - Danielle Millet, Mezzo-soprano Vocals

© 2012 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics ℗ 1971, 2009 Warner Music France

14
Amour et printemps
Theodor Guschlbauer
00:04:10

Orchestre Philharmonique De Strasbourg, Orchestra, MainArtist - Theodor Guschlbauer, Conductor, MainArtist - Emile Waldteufel, Composer

© 2012 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics ℗ 1994 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd

15
Jeux d'enfants, WD 56: XII. Le Bal
Paavo Järvi
00:01:56

Georges Bizet, Composer - Paavo Jarvi, Conductor, MainArtist - Orchestre De Paris, Orchestra

© 2012 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics ℗ 2010 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company

DISC 4

1
Pictures at an Exhibition: No. 15, The Knight's Gate in the Old Capital of Kiev
Charles Mackerras
00:05:15

Sir Charles Mackerras, Conductor, MainArtist - Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir, Orchestra, MainArtist - Modest Mussorgsky, Composer

© 2012 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics ℗ 1991 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd

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