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50 Best Classics Album
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2010
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50 Best Classics Album Songs and Lyrics

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Handel: Coronation Anthem No. 1, HWV 258 "Zadok the Priest"
by George Frideric Handel, Andrew Davis, The Royal Choral Society, London Philharmonic Orchestra

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Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo
by Pietro Mascagni, Riccardo Muti, Philharmonia Orchestra

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Handel: Solomon, HWV 67, Act 3: Sinfonia "The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba"
by George Frideric Handel, Sir Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

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Bach, JS: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140: No. 1, Chor. "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme"
by Sebastian, Consortium Musicum, Wolfgang Gönnenwein, South German Madrigal Choir, Suddeutscher Madrigalchor, Consortium Classicum

4:49

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Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto (Excerpt)
by Sergei Rachmaninoff, Cécile Ousset, Sir Simon Rattle, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

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Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in E Major, Op. 8 No. 1, RV 269 "Spring": I. Allegro
by Antonio Vivaldi, Yehudi Menuhin, Alberto Lysy, Camerata Lysy Gstaad

3:45

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Allegri: Miserere (Excerpt)
by Gregorio Allegri, Stephen Cleobury, Choir Of King's College, Cambridge, Timothy Beasley-Murray

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Bach, JS: Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565: Toccata
by Sebastian, Wayne Marshall

3:23

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Grieg: Peer Gynt, Op. 23, Act 4: No. 13, Prelude. Morning Mood
by Edvard Grieg, Sir Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

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Mozart: Horn Concerto No. 4 in E-Flat Major, K. 495: III. Rondo. Allegro vivace
by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Barry Tuckwell, Sir Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

3:37

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Shostakovich / Arr. Atovmian: The Gadfly, Suite Op. 97a: No. 8 Romance
by Dmitri Shostakovich, Tasmin Little, Piers Lane

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Schubert: Deutsche Messe, D. 872: No. 5, Zum Sanctus
by Franz Schubert, Chor der St. Hedwigs, Kathedrale Berlin, Berliner Symphoniker, Wolfgang Meyer, Karl Forster, Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale Berlin

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Barber: Adagio for Strings, Op. 11
by Samuel Barber, Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy

6:22

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Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio
by Ludwig van Beethoven, Philharmonia Orchestra, Kurt Sanderling

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Franck / Arr. Sandré: Ma**, Op. 12, FWV 61: Panis Angelicus
by Cesar Franck, Halle Choir, Hallé, Maurice Handford

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Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture in E-Flat Major, Op. 49 (Excerpt)
by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Mariss Jansons

6:04

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Scheherazade, Op. 35: No. 2, The Legend of the Kalender Prince (Excerpt: Opening)
by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Riccardo Muti, Philadelphia Orchestra

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Berlioz: L'enfance du Christ, Op. 25, H. 130, Part 2: The Shepherds' Farewell
by Hector Berlioz, André Cluytens, Orchestre De La Société Des Concerts Du Conservatoire

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Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 "Choral": IV. Presto - "O Freunde, nicht diese Töne!" (Ode to Joy) [Excerpt]
by Ludwig van Beethoven, Riccardo Muti, James Morris, Westminster Choir, Philadelphia Orchestra

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Ma**enet: Thaïs, Act 2: Méditation
by Jules Massenet, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Herbert von Karajan, Berliner Philharmoniker

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Gounod: St Cecilia Ma**: IV. Sanctus
by Charles Gounod, Orchestre De La Société Des Concerts Du Conservatoire, Jean-Claude Hartemann

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Grieg: Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16: I. Allegro molto moderato (Excerpt)
by Edvard Grieg, Cécile Ousset, Sir Neville Marriner, London Symphony Orchestra

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Prince Igor, Act II: Polovtsian Dances (Excerpt: Beginning)
by Alexander Borodin, Sir Thomas Beecham, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Beecham Choral Society

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Fauré / Arr. Rutter: Requiem, Op. 48: VII. In Paradisum
by Gabriel Fauré, Choir Of King's College, Cambridge, English Chamber Orchestra, José-Luis Garcia, Peter Barley, Stephen Cleobury

3:28

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Mozart: Vesperae solennes de confessore, K. 339: V. Laudate Dominum
by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Eugen Jochum, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

5:05

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Khachaturian: Spartacus Suite No. 2: I. Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia
by Aram Khachaturian, Yuri Temirkanov, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

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Sibelius: Karelia Suite, Op. 11: III. Alla marcia
by Jean Sibelius, Hallé, Sir John Barbirolli

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Romeo and Juliet, TH 42 "Fantasy Overture" (Excerpt)
by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Mariss Jansons, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra

5:04

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Holst: The Planets, Op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity (Excerpt)
by Gustav Holst, Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle

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Cantique De Jean Racine
by Gabriel Fauré, Monks and Choirboys of Downside Abbey, David Lawson, Dom Dunstan O'Keeffe

5:13

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Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92: II. Allegretto (Excerpt)
by Ludwig van Beethoven, Philharmonia Orchestra, Kurt Sanderling

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Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso - Allegro con spirito (Excerpt)
by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Horacio Gutiérrez, London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn

3:24

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Verdi: Messa da Requiem: IX. Ingemisco
by Giuseppe Verdi, Riccardo Muti, Luciano Pavarotti, Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano

3:44

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Mozart: Ave verum corpus, K. 618
by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Choir Of King's College, Cambridge, Cambridge, Cambridge Classical Players, Roy Goodman, Stephen Layton, Stephen Cleobury

3:03

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Bach, JS: Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043: II. Largo ma non tanto
by Sebastian, Yehudi Menuhin, Christian Ferras, Bath Festival Orchestra

7:44

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Sibelius: Finlandia, Op. 26
by Jean Sibelius, Hallé, Sir John Barbirolli

8:29

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Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3, Scene 1: Aria. "I Know That My Redeemer Liveth"
by George Frideric Handel, Sir Charles Mackerras, English Chamber Orchestra, Ambrosian Singers, Elizabeth Harwood, Dame Janet Baker, Robert Tear, Raimund Herincx

6:40

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Williams: Main Theme (From "Schindler's List")
by John Williams, Tasmin Little, Iain Sutherland, The New World Philharmonic

5:06

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Verdi: Aïda, Act 2: "Gloria all'Egitto, ad Iside" (Chorus) - Triumphal March
by Giuseppe Verdi, Chorus Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Riccardo Muti

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Haydn: The Creation, Hob. XXI:2, Pt. 1: Trio and Chorus. "The Heavens Are Telling" (Chorus, Gabriel, Uriel, Raphael)
by Joseph Haydn, Sir David Willcocks, Choir Of King's College, Cambridge, Heather Harper, John Shirley-Quirk, Robert Tear, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

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Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act II: No. 12e, Divertissement. Dance of the Reed-Flutes
by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, André Previn, London Symphony Orchestra

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Romeo and Juliet, Suite No. 2, Op. 64ter: I. The Montagues and Capulets "Dance of the Knights" (Excerpt)
by Sergei Prokofiev, Riccardo Muti, Philadelphia Orchestra

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Fauré: Requiem, Op. 48 : IV. Pie Jesu (Soprano)
by Gabriel Fauré, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Victoria De Los Angeles, Choeurs Elisabeth Brasseurs, Henriette Puig-Roget, André Cluytens, Orchestre De La Société Des Concerts Du Conservatoire

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Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 "Pastoral": V. Hirtengesang. Frohe und dankbare Gefühle nach dem Sturm. Allegretto
by Ludwig van Beethoven, Riccardo Muti, Philadelphia Orchestra

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Strauss I, J: Radetzky-Marsch, Op. 228
by Johann Strauss I, Wiener Johann Strauss Orchester, Willi Boskovsky

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Mozart / Compl. Beyer: Requiem in D Minor, K. 626: VIII. Lacrimosa
by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Franz Welser-Möst, London Philharmonic Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra

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Elgar: Land of Hope and Glory
by Edward Elgar, Andrew Davis, The Royal Choral Society, London Philharmonic Orchestra

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Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2, Scene 7: Chorus. "Hallelujah"
by George Frideric Handel, Sir Charles Mackerras, English Chamber Orchestra, Ambrosian Singers, Elizabeth Harwood, Dame Janet Baker, Robert Tear, Raimund Herincx

4:02

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Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30: I. Allegro ma non tanto (Excerpt: Opening)
by Sergei Rachmaninoff, Mariss Jansons, Mikhail Rudy, St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra

2:54

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Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 78 "Organ Symphony": II. (b) Maestoso - Allegro
by Camille Saint-Saëns, Matthias Eisenberg, Orchestre Du Capitole De Toulouse, Michel Plasson

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