The Best Classical Album in the World...Ever!

Album by John Lanchbery.

Release date: 2012-06-16

Tracks (36)

  1. Orff: Carmina Burana, Introduction, Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi: O Fortuna
  2. Jerusalem - 1996 Remastered Version
  3. Holst: The Planets, Op. 32: II. Venus, the Bringer of Peace
  4. Puccini: Turandot, Act 3: "Nessun dorma!" (Calaf, Chorus)
  5. Strauss, R: Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30: Introduction
  6. Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 "Choral": IV. Presto - "O Freunde, nicht diese Töne!" (Ode to Joy) [Excerpt]
  7. Handel: Coronation Anthem No. 1, HWV 258 "Zadok the Priest"
  8. Bach, JS: Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565: Toccata
  9. Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act II: No. 12e, Divertissement. Dance of the Reed-Flutes
  10. Handel: Water Music, Suite No. 2 in D Major, HWV 349: II. Alla Hornpipe
  11. Die Walküre - Ride of the Valkyries - Concert Version
  12. Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture in E-Flat Major, Op. 49 (Excerpt)
  13. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto (Excerpt)
  14. Puccini: Madama Butterfly, Act 2 Scene 1: Intermezzo. Coro a bocca chiusa
  15. Elgar: Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma": Variation IX. Nimrod
  16. Saint-Saëns: Le carnaval des animaux, R 125: XIII. Le cygne (Arr. for Cello and Harp)
  17. Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in E Major, Op. 8 No. 1, RV 269 "Spring": I. Allegro
  18. Barber: Adagio for Strings, Op. 11
  19. Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in F Minor, Op. 8 No. 4, RV 297 "Winter": II. Largo
  20. Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo
  21. Beethoven: Bagatelle No. 25 in A Minor, WoO 59 "Für Elise"
  22. Grieg: Peer Gynt, Op. 23, Act 4: No. 13, Prelude. Morning Mood
  23. Williams: Main Theme (From "Schindler's List")
  24. Vaughan Williams & Greaves: Fantasia on Greensleeves
  25. Ravel: Boléro, M. 81 (Excerpt)
  26. Albinoni: Adagio in G Minor (Excerpt)
  27. Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending: Opening (Excerpt)
  28. Mozart: Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525: I. Allegro
  29. Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation XVIII. Andante cantabile
  30. The Sorcerer's Apprentice (Excerpt)
  31. Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95, B. 178 "From the New World": II. Largo (Opening)
  32. Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20, Act I: No. 9, Finale. Andante
  33. Bach: Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147, Pt. II: No. 10 "Jesus bleibet meine Freude"
  34. Rossini: Guillaume Tell: Overture (Excerpt)
  35. handel: Messiah, HWV 56: No. 44 Hallelujah
  36. Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D Major (Land of Hope and Glory)

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