Various Artists - 100 Best Classics (2016) (6 CD)

Tracklist
 

CD 1

1. Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio - Nikolaus Harnoncourt

2. Bolero (Excerpt) - Kent Nagano

3. Solomon, HWV 67, Act 3: Sinfonia - Sir Thomas Beecham

4. The Four Seasons, Concerto No. 1 in E Major, Op. 8 No. 1, RV 269, 'Spring': I. Allegro - Yehudi Menuhin/Camerata Lysy Gstaad/Paul Cocker/Alberto Lysy

5. Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95, 'From the New World': IV. Allegro con fuoco - Carlo Maria Giulini

6. Horn Concerto No. 4 in E-Flat Major, K. 495: III. Rondo - Allegro vivace - Barry Tuckwell

7. Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125: IV. Ode to Joy - Sir Simon Rattle

8. 1812 Overture, Op. 49 - Mariss Jansons

9. Piano Concerto No.3 in D minor: I. Allegro ma non tanto (excerpt) - Mikhail Rudy/Mariss Jansons/St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra (Leningrad)

10. Carmina Burana: Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi - O Fortuna - Riccardo Muti

11. Sibelius: Finlandia, Op. 26 - Paavo Berglund

12. The Planets Op. 32: Jupiter, the Bringer of Jolity (Excerpt) - Philharmonia Orchestra

13. Romeo and Juliet - Suites Nos.1 & 2, Suite No. 2, Op. 64 b: Montagues and Capulets (Dance of the Knights) [extract] - Philadelphia Orchestra/Riccardo Muti

14. Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D (Land of Hope and Glory) (conclusion) (1996 Remastered Version) - Sir Andrew Davis/London Philharmonic Orchestra/Royal Choral Society

15. Suite in D Major: The Prince of Denmark's March (Trumpet Voluntary) - Maurice Andre

16. Aida: Triumphal Chorus & Grand March (Gloria all'Egitto) - Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden/New Philharmonia Orchestra/Riccardo Muti

17. Radetzky March Op. 228 (1989 Remastered Version) - Wiener Johann Strauss-Orchester/Willi Boskovsky

CD 2

1. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2, 'Moonlight': I. Adagio sostenuto - Maria-Joao Pires

2. Concerto for Flute and Harp in C Major, K. 299: II. Andantino - Jean-Pierre Rampal

3. Peer Gynt, Op. 23: No. 13 Morning Mood (Prelude to Act 4) - Paavo Jarvi

4. Adagio for Strings, Op. 11 - Eugene Ormandy

5. Concierto de Aranjuez: Adagio - Opening - Julian Bream/Sir Simon Rattle/City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

6. Symphonie no6 en fa majeur Op 68 ''Pastorale'' : I Allegro non troppo - Eveil d'impressions agreables en arrivant a la campagne - Andre Cluytens

7. Klavierkonzert Nr.21 C-dur KV 467 (Kadenzen: Christian Zacharias): II. Andante - Christian Zacharias/Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks/David Zinman

8. Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: II. Air - Sir Neville Marriner

9. Harpsichord Suite No. 4 in D Minor, HWV 437: IV. Sarabande - Alexander Briger

10. Canon in D Major - Sir Neville Marriner

11. Adagio in G Minor (Excerpt) - Sir Neville Marriner

12. Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043: II. Largo, ma non tanto - Anne-Sophie Mutter

13. Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622: II. Adagio - Sabine Meyer

14. II. Allegretto (abbrev. version) from Symphony No. 7 in A Op. 92 - Philharmonia Orchestra/Kurt Sanderling

15. Variations on an Original Theme, 'Enigma' Op. 36: IX. Nimrod - London Symphony Orchestra

16. Symphony No. 5 in C-Sharp Minor: IV. Adagietto (conclusion) - New Philharmonia Orchestra

CD 3

1. The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act 2: No. 13, Waltz of the Flowers - Andre Previn

2. Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64: II. Andante (Excerpt) - Yehudi Menuhin

3. Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat 'Emperor' Op. 73 (arr. Norman Bates, publ. EMI Music Publ. Ltd): I. Allegro (abbrev.) - Emil Gilels/George Szell/Cleveland Orchestra

4. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 11: II. Romance - Larghetto - Martha Argerich

5. Le Carnaval des animaux : XIII. Le cygne - Renaud Capucon

6. Meditation de Thais - Renaud Capucon

7. Le quattro stagioni (The Four Seasons), Violin Concerto in F Minor Op. 8 No. 4, RV 297, "Winter": II. Largo - Yehudi Menuhin

8. Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq 41, Act 2: Dance of the Blessed Spirits - Renaud Capucon

9. Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, Act 1: 'The Spell': 6. Waltz (Allegro: Tempo di valse) - Philharmonia Orchestra

10. Scheherazade, Op. 35: II. The Story of the Kalender Prince (Opening) - Riccardo Muti

11. Fantasia on "Greensleeves" - Sinfonia of London

12. Theme from Schindler's List - Tasmin Little

13. Swan Lake, Op. 20, Act II: No. 10, Scene (Moderato) - Andre Previn

14. 5 Lieder Op. 49 (2006 Remastered Version): No. 4 Wiegenlied (Lullaby) (wds. Scherer) - Victoria de los Angeles/Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos

15. Waltz No. 9 in A-Flat Major, Op. 69 No. 1 - Samson Francois

16. Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90: III. Poco allegretto - Sir Simon Rattle

17. An der schonen blauen Donau, Op 314 - Willi Boskovsky

CD 4

1. Norma, Act 1: "Casta diva" (Norma, Chorus) - Tullio Serafin

2. Tosca, Act 2: "Vissi d'arte" (Tosca) - Angela Gheorghiu

3. Gianni Schicchi: "O mio babbino caro" - Antonio Pappano

4. Nabucco, Act 3: "Va pensiero, sull`ali dorate" (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves) - Riccardo Muti

5. Turandot, Act 3: "Nessun dorma" (Calaf) - Alain Lombard

6. The Tales of Hoffmann, Act 4: "Belle nuit, o nuit d'amour" (Nicklausse, Giulietta, Chorus) - Sylvain Cambreling

7. Rusalka, Op. 114, Act I: "Song to the Moon" - Stefan Soltesz

8. Lakme, Act 1: Flower Duet - Mady Mesple

9. Don Giovanni, K 527, Act 1: "La ci darem la mano" (Zerlina, Don Giovanni) - Nikolaus Harnoncourt

10. Die Zauberflote, K 620, Act 2: "Der Holle Rache" (Queen of the Night) - Natalie Dessay

11. Die lustige Witwe: Lippen schweigen - Diana Damrau

12. Carmen, Act 1: "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle" (Carmen, Chorus) - Sir Thomas Beecham

13. Serse, Act 1: "Ombra mai fu" (Serse) - Jennifer Larmore

14. Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq 30, Act 3: "Che faro senza Euridice?" (Orfeo) - Riccardo Muti

15. Ellens Gesang III, D. 839, Op. 52: No. 6 Ave Maria - Barbara Bonney

16. Peer Gynt, Op. 23, Act 4: Solveig's song (Solveig) - Paavo Jarvi

CD 5

1. Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op.18: I. Moderato - Leif Ove Andsnes

2. Nocturne in C-Sharp Minor, Op.Posth. - Mikhail Pletnev

3. Bagatelle No 25 in A Minor, WoO 59, 'Fur Elise' - Francois-Rene Duchable

4. Impromptus D. 899: No. 3 in G-Flat Major - Maria Joao Pires

5. Preludes, Book 1, L 117: No 8 La fille aux cheveux de lin - Samson Francois

6. Keyboard concerto in F minor, BWV 1056: II Adagio - David Fray/Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen

7. Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor, K. 466: II. Romanze - Yuri Egorov

8. Piano Concerto in G Major, M. 83: II. Adagio assai - Helene Grimaud

9. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 4 in E Minor - Nikolai Lugansky

10. Bach, JS : Goldberg Variations BWV988 : I Aria - Daniel Barenboim

11. Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16: I. Allegro molto moderato (Excerpt) - London Symphony Orchestra

12. Suite bergamasque, L. 75: III. Clair de lune - Kun Woo Paik

13. Songs Without Words, Book 6, Op. 67: No. 2 Allegro leggiero - Alexandre Tharaud

14. Kinderszenen, Op 15: VII Traumerei - Martha Argerich

15. Pictures at an Exhibition: No. 10, The Great Gate of Kiev - Alexis Weissenberg

16. The Seasons, Op. 37b: VI. Juin (Barcarolle) - Mikhail Pletnev

17. Liebestraume, S 541: No 3 in A-Flat Major - Kun Woo Paik

CD 6

1. Cantata No. 147 'Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben', BWV 147: Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (arr. Marriner) - Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields/Celia Nicklin/Ian Watson/Sir Neville Marriner

2. Zadok the Priest, HWV 258 - Sir Andrew Davis

3. Cantata, BWV 140: "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme" (Chorus) - Wolfgang Gonnenwein

4. Miserere (Excerpt) - Stephen Cleobury

5. Deutsche Messe, D. 872: V. Zum Sanctus: Heilig! heilig! heilig! - Wolfgang Sawallisch

6. Requiem in D Minor, Op. 48: IV. Pie Jesu - Philippe Jaroussky

7. Requiem in D Minor, Op. 48: VII. In Paradisum - Paavo Jarvi

8. Mass in B Minor, BWV 232, Sanctus: Sanctus (chorus) - Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks/Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks/Eugen Jochum

9. Vesperae solennes de confessore, K. 339: Laudate Dominum - Eugen Jochum

10. Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11 - Paavo Jarvi

11. Ave verum corpus, K. 618 - Stephen Cleobury

12. Messa da Requiem: IX. Ingemisco - Ildar Abdrazakov

13. Messiah, HWV 56, Part 3: "I know that my Redeemer liveth" (Soprano) - Emmanuelle Haim

14. L'Enfance du Christ, Op. 25, H. 130, Part 2: The Shepherds' Farewell - Andre Cluytens

15. The heavens are telling (The Creation: Part 1) (1988 Remastered Version) - Sir David Willcocks/Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields/Heather Harper/Robert Tear/John Shirley-Quirk/Choir of King's College, Cambridge

16. Mass No. 19 in D Minor, K. 626, 'Requiem': VII. Lacrimosa - Carlo Maria Giulini

17. Messiah highlights (ed. Basil Lam) (1997 Remastered Version): Hallelujah (Chorus) - Sir Charles Mackerras/English Chamber Orchestra/Ambrosian Singers