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1-1 –Pachelbel* Canon
Conductor – Andrew Parrott
Orchestra – Taverner Players
3:39
1-2 –Vivaldi* The Four Seasons – ‘Winter’
Conductor – Alberto Lysy
Strings – Camerata Lysy Gstaad
Violin – Yehudi Menuhin
2:04
1-3 –Albinoni* Adagio
Conductor – Sir Neville Marriner
Orchestra – The Academy Of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
5:48
1-4 –Beethoven* ‘Pastoral’ Symphony
Conductor – Riccardo Muti
Orchestra – The Philadelphia Orchestra
6:41
1-5 –Mozart* Clarinet Concerto
Clarinet – Jack Brymer
Conductor – Sir Thomas Beecham
Orchestra – The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
4:35
1-6 –Elgar* Cello Concerto
Cello – Jacqueline Du Pré
Conductor – Sir John Barbirolli
Orchestra – The London Symphony Orchestra
5:14
1-7 –Rachmaninov* Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini
Conductor – Sir Simon Rattle
Orchestra – City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Piano – Cécile Ousset
2:57
1-8 –Rodrigo* Concierto De Aranjuez
Conductor – Sir Simon Rattle
Guitar – Julian Bream
Orchestra – City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
4:44
1-9 –Tchaikovsky* Swan Lake
Conductor – André Previn
Orchestra – The London Symphony Orchestra
2:47
1-10 –Dvorak* ‘New World’ Symphony
Conductor – Mariss Jansons
Orchestra – Oslo Philharminic Orchestra*
2:45
1-11 –Elgar* Nimrod
Conductor – Sir Adrian Boult
Orchestra – The London Symphony Orchestra
3:54
1-12 –Beethoven* ‘Moonlight’ Sonata
Piano – Dame Moura Lympany
3:55
1-13 –Rachmaninov* Piano Concerto No. 2
Conductor – Sir Simon Rattle
Orchestra – City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Piano – Cécile Ousset
4:28
1-14 –Barber* Adagio
Conductor – Eugene Ormandy
Orchestra – The Philadelphia Orchestra
6:20
1-15 –Mozart* ‘Elivra Madigan’ Piano Concerto
Conductor – Bryden Thomson
Orchestra – Hallé Orchestra
Piano – Stephen Hough
5:18
1-16 –Tchaikovsky* Dance Of The Reed Flutes
Conductor – Mariss Jansons
Orchestra – The London Philharmonic Orchestra
2:30
1-17 –Mendelssohn* Violin Concerto
Conductor – Efrem Kurtz
Orchestra – The Philharmonic Orchestra*
Violin – Yehudi Menuhin
4:26
1-18 –Mascagni* Intermezzo
Conductor – Riccardo Muti
Orchestra – The Philharmonic Orchestra*
3:40
2-1 –Vivaldi* Gloria In Excelsis Deo
Conductor – Sir Neville Marriner
Performer – The Academy And Academy Chorus Of St. Martin In The Fields*
2:22
2-2 –Handel* Zadok The Priest
Conductor – Yehudi Menuhin
Orchestra – Menuhin Festival Orchestra
Vocals – The Ambrosian Singers
5:42
2-3 –Bach* Jesu Joy Of Man’s Desiring
Choir – Choir Of King’s College, Cambridge*
Conductor – David Willcocks
Orchestra – The Academy Of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
3:29
2-4 –Mozart* Lacrimosa (Requiem)
Choir – The London Philharmonic Choir
Conductor – Franz Welser-Möst
Organ – David Bell (5)
2:56
2-5 –Bach* And Gounod* Ave Maria
Mezzo-soprano Vocals – Janet Baker
Organ – Philip Ledger
3:11
2-6 –Allegri* Miserere Mei, Deus
Bass Vocals [Cantor] – Gerald Finley
Choir – Choir Of King’s College, Cambridge*
Conductor – Stephen Cleobury
Treble Vocals – Timothy Beasley-Murray
5:45
2-7 –Faure* In Paradisum (Requiem)
Choir – Choir Of King’s College, Cambridge*
Conductor – Stephen Cleobury
Orchestra – English Chamber Orchestra
Organ – Peter Barley
Violin – José-Luis Garcia
3:26
2-8 –Delibes* Flower Duet
Chorus – Chœurs Du Théâtre National De L’Opéra Comique
Conductor – Alain Lombard
Mezzo-soprano Vocals – Danielle Millet
Orchestra – Orchestre Du Théâtre National De L’Opéra-Comique
Soprano Vocals – Mady Mesplé
4:17
2-9 –Offenbach* Barcarolle
Conductor – André Cluytens
Mezzo-soprano Vocals – Jeannine Collard
Orchestra – Orchestre De La Société Des Concerts Du Conservatoire
Soprano Vocals – Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
3:48
2-10 –Faure* Pavane
Conductor – Maurice Handford
Performer – Hallé Choir and Orchestra*
6:07
2-11 –Puccini* O Mio Babbino Caro
Conductor – Sir Charles Mackerras
Orchestra – The London Symphony Orchestra
Soprano Vocals – Montserrat Caballé
2:40
2-12 –Puccini* One Fine Day (Madam Butterfly)
Conductor – Sir John Barbirolli
Orchestra – Orchestra Del Teatro Dell’Opera Di Roma
Soprano Vocals – Renata Scotto
4:37
2-13 –Verdi* Chorus Of Hebrew Slaves
Conductor – Bernard Haitink
Performer – Chorus & Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden*
5:26
2-14 –Bizet* Temple Duet (The Pearl Fishers)
Chorus – Chœurs Du Théâtre National De L’Opéra Comique
Conductor – Pierre Dervaux (2)
Orchestra – Orchestre Du Théâtre National De L’Opéra-Comique
Tenor Vocals – Nicolai Gedda
5:22
2-15 –Verdi* Anvil Chorus
Conductor – Bernard Haitink
Performer – Chorus & Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden*
2:48
2-16 –Puccini* Nessum Dorma
Choir – Chœurs De L’Opéra Du Rhin*
Conductor – Alain Lombard
Orchestra – Orchestre Philharmonique De Strasbourg
Tenor Vocals – José Carreras
4:10
2-17 –Orff* O Fortuna (Carmina Burana)
Choir – The London Philharmonic Choir
Conductor – Franz Welser-Möst
Orchestra – The London Philharmonic Orchestra
2:28
2-18 –Verdi* Dies Irae
Chorus – Philharmonia Chorus
Conductor – Carlo Maria Giulini
Performer – Philharmonia Orchestra
2:18
2-19 –Handel* Hallelujah Chorus (Messiah)
Conductor – Sir Charles Mackerras
Orchestra – English Chamber Orchestra
Vocals – The Ambrosian Singers
4:00
3-1 –Strauss* Sunrise
Conductor – Klaus Tennstedt
Orchestra – The London Philharmonic Orchestra
1:44
3-2 –Holst* The Planets – ‘Jupiter’
Conductor – Sir Simon Rattle
Orchestra – The Philharmonic Orchestra*
4:46
3-3 –Bach* Toccata
Organ – Wayne Marshall (2)
3:20
3-4 –Vivaldi* The Four Seasons – ‘Spring’
Conductor – Alberto Lysy
Orchestra – Camerata Lysy Gstaad
Violin – Yehudi Menuhin
3:39
3-5 –Mozart* Symphony No. 40
Conductor – Sir Neville Marriner
Orchestra – The Academy Of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
5:31
3-6 –Beethoven* Fifth Symphony
Conductor – Kurt Sanderling
Orchestra – Philharmonia Orchestra
6:32
3-7 –Prokofiev* Montagues & Capuletes
Conductor – Riccardo Muti
Orchestra – The Philadelphia Orchestra
1:50
3-8 –Grieg* Piano Concerto
Conductor – Sir Neville Marriner
Orchestra – The London Symphony Orchestra
Piano – Cécile Ousset
4:25
3-9 –Ravel* Bolero
Conductor – André Previn
Orchestra – The London Symphony Orchestra
5:15
3-10 –Copland* Fanfare Of The Common Man
Conductor – Enrique Batiz
Orchestra – Mexico City Philharmonic Orchestra
3:39
3-11 –Wagner* Ride Of The Valkyries
Conductor – Mariss Jansons
Orchestra – Oslo Philharminic Orchestra*
4:45
3-12 –Tchaikovsky* Piano Concerto No. 1
Conductor – André Previn
Orchestra – The London Symphony Orchestra
Piano – Horacio Gutiérrez
3:21
3-13 –Bach* Brandenburg Concerto No. 2
Conductor – Sir Neville Marriner
Harpsichord – George Malcolm
Oboe – Celia Nicklin
Orchestra – The Academy Of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
Recorder – Philip Pickett
Trumpet – Mark Bennett (2)
Violin – Kenneth Sillito
2:48
3-14 –Rachmaninov* Piano Concerto No. 3
Conductor – Mariss Jansons
Orchestra – St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra*
Piano – Mikhaïl Rudy
2:49
3-15 –Tchaikovsky* ‘1812’ Overture
Conductor – Mariss Jansons
Orchestra – Oslo Philharminic Orchestra*
3:31
3-16 –Beethoven* Ode To Joy
Bass Vocals – James Morris (5)
Choir – Westminster Choir
Conductor – Riccardo Muti
Orchestra – The Philadelphia Orchestra
3:19
3-17 –Bizet* Carmen – Prelude
Conductor – Seiji Ozawa
Orchestra – Orchestre National De France
2:07
3-18 –Beethoven* ‘Emporer’ Concerto
Conductor – George Szell
Orchestra – The Cleveland Orchestra
Piano – Emil Gilels
6:39
3-19 –Handel* For Unto Us A Child Is Born
Conductor – Sir Charles Mackerras
Orchestra – English Chamber Orchestra
Vocals – The Ambrosian Singers
4:19
3-20 –Elgar* Pomp & Circumstance March No. 1
Choir – The Royal Choral Society
Conductor – Andrew Davis
Orchestra – The London Philharmonic Orchestra
2:34