50 Best Classical Composers

Various Artists

• Released on 15/10/2012 by Parlophone Records Limited
• Main artist: Various Artists
• Genre: Classical

1 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

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2 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

3 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

4 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

5 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

6 24 Caprices Op. 1 (2003 Remastered Version): No.24 in A minor

Michäel Rabin 00:04:42

Michael Rabin, Violin, Vocals, MainArtist - Richard C. Jones, Producer, Produced & Engineered by - Niccolò Paganini, Composer

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

7 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

8 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

9 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

10 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

11 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

12 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

13 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

14 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

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15 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

16 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

17 Liebesträum No. 3 in A-Flat Major, S. 541

François-René Duchable 00:04:10

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 2

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

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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 3

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

2 Le lac des cygnes, Op. 20, Act II: No. 10, Scène. Moderato

André Previn 00:02:49

Andre Previn, Conductor, MainArtist - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Composer

© 2012 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1976, 1988 Parlophone Records Limited

3 Suite pastorale: I. Idylle

Orchestre Du Capitole De Toulouse 00:04:42

Orchestre Du Capitole De Toulouse, Orchestra, MainArtist - Michel Plasson, Conductor, MainArtist - Emmanuel Chabrier, Composer

© 2012 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 1987 Warner Music France

4 8 Slavonic Dances, Op. 72, B. 147: No. 10 in E Minor

Berliner Philharmoniker 00:02:36

David Groves, Producer - Antonín Dvorák, Composer - Berliner Philharmoniker, Orchestra - Lorin Maazel, Conductor, MainArtist

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

5 Thaïs, Act 2: Méditation

Renaud Capuçon 00:05:17

Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, Orchestra - Jules Massenet, Composer - Renaud Capucon, Violin, MainArtist - Daniel Harding, Conductor

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

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

Paavo Järvi 00:04:09

Edvard Grieg, Composer - Paavo Jarvi, Conductor, MainArtist - Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra

© 2012 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics ℗ 2005 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company

7 The Tale of Tsar Saltan, Act III: The Flight of the Bumblebee

André Cluytens 00:01:16

Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Andre Cluytens, Conductor, MainArtist - Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Composer - Arthur Hartmann, Arranger

© 2012 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1960 Parlophone Records Limited. Remastered 1994 Parlophone Records Limited

8 Zigeunerweisen Op. 20

Seiji Ozawa 00:07:48

Seiji Ozawa, Conductor - Orchestre National De France, Orchestra, MainArtist - Anne-Sophie Mutter, Violin - Pablo de Sarasate, Composer

© 2012 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics ℗ 1985 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd

9 Requiem, Op. 48: IV. Pie Jesu (1893 Version)

Simon Keenlyside 00:03:25

Gabriel Fauré, Composer - Bournemouth Sinfonietta, Orchestra, MainArtist - Richard Studt, MainArtist - David Hill, Conductor, MainArtist - Winchester Cathedral Choir, MainArtist - Stephen Farr, Organ, MainArtist - Simon Keenlyside, MainArtist - Nancy Argenta, Soprano Vocals, MainArtist

© 2012 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 1998 Parlophone Records Limited

10 Dornröschen, EHWV 121: Vorspiel (Mässig langsam - Ein wenig lebhafter)

Bamberger Symphoniker 00:07:39

Karl Anton Rickenbacher, Conductor - Bamberger Symphoniker, Orchestra, MainArtist - Engelbert Humperdinck, Composer

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

11 In the Mists: I. Andante (Live)

00:03:36

Leos Janácek, Composer - Piotr Anderszewski, Piano, MainArtist

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12 5 Pomp and Circumstance Marches, Op. 39: No. 1 in D Major

Yehudi Menuhin 00:05:53

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Yehudi Menuhin, Conductor, MainArtist - Sir Edward ELGAR, Composer

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

13 Vesti la giubba

Alexander Faris 00:02:59

Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Riccardo Muti, Conductor - Ruggero Leoncavallo, Composer, Lyricist - Jose Carreras, Tenor Vocals, MainArtist - Renata Scotto, Soprano Vocals - Thomas Allen, Bass-Baritone Vocals - Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Chorus - Ugo Benelli, Tenor Vocals - Kari Nurmela, Bass-Baritone Vocals

© 2012 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics ℗ 1980 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd

14 Tosca, Act 3 Scene 2: "E lucevan le stelle" (Cavaradossi)

Marcello Viotti 00:02:53

Giacomo Puccini, 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

15 Suite Española No. 1, Op. 47: V. Asturias "Leyenda"

Sharon Isbin 00:06:32

Simon Foster, Producer - Isaac Albeniz, Composer - Steve Barnett, Producer - Sharon Isbin, Guitar, MainArtist - Andres Segovia, Arranger - Preston Smith, Engineer

© 2012 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics ℗ 1990 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company

16 Symphony No. 5 in C-Sharp Minor: IV. Adagietto. Sehr langsam (Excerpt)

00:02:54

Gustav Mahler, Composer - Tim Handley, Producer - Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Conductor, MainArtist - Pekka Priha, Engineer - Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Kari Ahtovirta, Engineer

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

17 Mörike Lieder: Der Gärtner

Sir Thomas Allen 00:01:27

Hugo Wolf, Composer - Eduard Mörike, Lyricist - Geoffrey Parsons, Piano, MainArtist - Sir Thomas Allen, MainArtist, Bass-Baritone Vocals

© 2012 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics ℗ 1992 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd

18 Children's Corner, CD 119, L. 113: No. 6, Golliwog's Cake Walk

00:02:47

Claude Debussy, Composer - Jean-Bernard Pommier, Piano, MainArtist

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

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• Total length: 03:55:03

• Main artist: Various Artists
• Composer: Various Composers
• Label: Parlophone Records Limited
• Genre: Classical
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