The Essentials: Greatest Classics, Vol. 1

Album by Niklas Eklund.

Release date: 2016-06-17

Tracks (50)

  1. Serenade No. 13 in G Major, K. 525, "Eine kleine Nachtmusik": I. Allegro
  2. Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a, "St. Anthony Variations": Thema, "Chorale St. Antoni": Andante
  3. Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467, "Elvira Madigan": II. Andante
  4. Guillaume Tell: Overture
  5. Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio
  6. 1812 Overture, Op. 49
  7. Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F Major, BWV 1047: I. [Allegro]
  8. Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F Major, BWV 1047: II. Andante
  9. Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F Major, BWV 1047: III. Allegro assai
  10. Symphony No. 4 in A Major, Op. 90, "Italian": I. Allegro vivace
  11. Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K. 331: III. Alla turca: Allegretto (arr. for orchestra)
  12. 21 Hungarian Dances, WoO 1: Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G Minor (orch. Schmeling)
  13. Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16: I. Allegro molto moderato
  14. The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act II: Waltz of the Flowers
  15. 3 Gymnopedies: Gymnopedie No. 1
  16. Carmina Burana: Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi: O Fortuna
  17. Nocturne No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 9, No. 2
  18. Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147: Chorale: Jesus bleibet meine Freude
  19. The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in E Major, Op. 8 No. 1, RV 269 "Spring": The 4 Seasons: Violin Concerto in E Major, Op. 8, No. 1, RV 269, "La primavera" (Spring): I. Allegro
  20. Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176: I. Also sprach Zarathustra
  21. Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565
  22. Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: IV. I Dovregubbens hall (In the Hall of the Mountain King)
  23. Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo
  24. Swan Lake, Op. 20, Act I: Waltz
  25. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2, "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto
  26. Liebestraume, S541/R211: No. 3. Nocturne in A-Flat Major
  27. Suite bergamasque: III. Clair de lune
  28. Adagio for Strings, Op. 11
  29. Messiah, HWV 56, Part II: Chorus: Hallelujah (1751 Version)
  30. Turandot, Act III: Nessun dorma!
  31. Tristan und Isolde, Act I: Prelude
  32. The Tale of Tsar Saltan: Tale of Tsar Saltan, Op. 57: Flight of the Bumblebee
  33. Die Walküre, Act III: Ride of the Valkyries (arr. L. Stokowski)
  34. Rhapsody in Blue
  35. Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125, "Choral": IV. Finale: Presto - Allegro assai
  36. Solomon, HWV 67: Sinfonia, "Arrival of the Queen of Sheba"
  37. Requiem, Op. 48: Introit - Kyrie
  38. Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90: III. Poco Allegretto
  39. Hymn to St Cecilia, Op. 27
  40. Thaïs: Thais, Act II: Meditation (version for violin and piano)
  41. Fantasia on Greensleeves (arr. R. Greaves for orchestra)
  42. Suite for Jazz Orchestra No. 2: Jazz Suite No. 2: VI. Waltz No. 2
  43. Suite for Trumpet & Strings in D Major: Suite in D Major: VII. Round-O: The Prince of Denmark's March, "Trumpet Voluntary"
  44. The Planets, Op. 32: I. Mars, the Bringer of War
  45. Symphony No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 78, "Organ": II. Maestoso - Allegro - Più allegro - Molto allegro - Pesante
  46. Romeo & Juliet Suite No. 2, Op. 64ter: Romeo and Juliet Suite No. 2, Op. 64ter: I. Montagues and Capulets
  47. Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36, "Enigma": Variation 9: Nimrod (A. J. Jaeger) -
  48. Symphony No. 2 in C Minor, "Resurrection": I. Allegro maestoso
  49. Serenade for Strings in E Major, Op. 22: II. Tempo di Valse
  50. Messa da Requiem: Dies irae

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