100 Best Classics [EMI] (2006)

Track Listing

1. Solomon, oratorio, HWV 67: The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
2. Violin Concerto, for violin, strings & continuo in E major ("La Primavera"), RV 269, Op. 8/1 (The Four Seasons; "Il cimento" No. 1): I. Aliegro (Concerto No. 1 in E 'La primavera')
3. Toccata and Fugue, for organ in D minor, BWV 565 (BC J37)
4. Horn Concerto No. 4 in E flat major, K. 495: III. Rondo (Allegro vivace)
5. Symphony No. 5 in C minor ("Fate"), Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio

1. Solomon, oratorio, HWV 67: The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
2. Violin Concerto, for violin, strings & continuo in E major ("La Primavera"), RV 269, Op. 8/1 (The Four Seasons; "Il cimento" No. 1): I. Aliegro (Concerto No. 1 in E 'La primavera')
3. Toccata and Fugue, for organ in D minor, BWV 565 (BC J37)
4. Horn Concerto No. 4 in E flat major, K. 495: III. Rondo (Allegro vivace)
5. Symphony No. 5 in C minor ("Fate"), Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio
6. 1812 -- Festival Overture, for orchestra in E flat major, Op. 49: (Conclusion)
7. Ode to Joy (An die Freude) (Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee)
8. Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16: I. Allegro molto moderato (opening)
9. Karelia Suite, for orchestra, Op. 11: Alla Marcia
10. The Planets, suite for orchestra & female chorus, Op. 32, H. 125: Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity (Conclusion)
11. Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso
12. Finlandia, tone poem for orchestra, Op. 26
13. Aida, opera: Gloria All'Egitto (Triumphal Scene & Grand March)
14. Romeo and Juliet, Suite No. 2 for orchestra, Op. 64 ter: Montagues and Capulets (Dance of the Knights)
15. Radetzky-Marsch, for orchestra, Op. 228
16. Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1, for orchestra in D major, Op. 39/1: Land of Hope and Glory (Conclusion)
17. Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30: I. Allegor ma non tanto (opening)
18. Symphony No. 3 in C minor ("Organ"), Op. 78: (conclusion) (Maestoso - Allegro)
19. Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: Air 'On the G String'
20. Orfeo ed Euridice (Italian version), opera in 3 acts, Wq. 30: Dance of the Blessed Spirits
21. Canon in D major, instrumental arrangement
22. Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622: II. Adagio - Sabine Meyer (basset clarinet)
23. Goldberg Variations, for keyboard, BWV 988 (BC L9) (Clavier-Übung IV): Aria
24. Adagio, for violin, strings & organ in G minor, T. Mi 26 (composed by Remo Giazotto; not by Albinoni)
25. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor ("Moonlight"), Op. 27/2: I. Adagio sostenuto (extract)
26. Concerto for flute, harp & orchestra in C major, K. 299 (K. 297c): II. Andantino (extract)
27. Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64: II. Andante (extract)
28. Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major ("Elvira Madigan") K. 467: II. Andante
29. Symphony No. 9 in E minor ("From the New World"), B. 178 (Op. 95) (first published as No. 5): II. Largo (opening)
30. Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26: II. Adagio (opening)
31. Enigma Variations, for orchestra, Op. 36: Nimrod
32. Concierto de Aranjuez, for guitar & orchestra: II. Adagio (opening)
33. The Lark Ascending, romance for violin & orchestra: (Conclusion)
34. Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor: IV. Adagietto (conclusion)
35. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, introduction and 24 variations for piano & orchestra in A minor, Op. 43: Variation 18
36. Les Pêcheurs de perles, opera in 3 acts: Au Fond Du Temple Saint (Temple Duet)
37. Rusalka, opera, B. 203 (Op. 114): Song to the Moon
38. Lakmé, opera: Dôme Épais (Flower Duet)
39. Carmen, opera: La Fleur Que Tu M'Avais Jetée (Flower Song)
40. Orfeo ed Euridice (Italian version), opera in 3 acts, Wq. 30: Che Faró Senza Euridice?
41. Norma, opera: Casta Diva
42. La bohème, opera: Che Gelida Manina
43. Gianni Schicchi, opera: O Mio Babbino Caro
44. Baïlèro, folksong for voice & orchestra (Chants d'Auvergne, Series 1, No. 2)
45. Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), opera: Vogliatemi Bene
46. Nabucco (Nabucodonosor), opera: Chorus of Hebrew Slaves: Va, Pensiero
47. Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), operetta: Es Lebt' Eine Vilja
48. Serse (Xerxes), opera, HWV 40: Ombra Mai Fu
49. Ellens Gesang III ("Ave Maria"), song for voice & piano, D. 839 (Op. 52/6): Ave Maria
50. Cantique de Noël, for voice & orchestra ("Minuit, Chrétiens," "O Holy Night")
51. Turandot, opera: Nessun Dorma
52. Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492: Overture
53. Cantata No. 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (BC A174): Jesus Bleibet Meine Freude
54. Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major ("Emperor"), Op. 73: I. Allegro (