100 Best Classics vol.1 (6 CD box set, FLAC)

Audio CD
Number of Discs: 6 CD box set
Format: FLAC (image+cue)
Label: EMI Classics
Size: 2 GB
Recovery: +3%
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Disc: 1
01. Solomon, oratorio, HWV 67: The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
02. Violin Concerto, for violin, strings & continuo in E major (‘La Primavera,’ The Four Seasons; ‘Il cimento’ No. 1), Op.8/1, RV 269: I.
03. Toccata and Fugue, for organ in D minor, BWV 565 (BC J37): Toccata
04. Horn Concerto No. 4 in E flat major, K. 495: III. Rondo (Allegro vivace)
05. Symphony No. 5 in C minor (‘Fate’), Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio
06. 1812 — Festival Overture, for orchestra in E flat major, Op. 49: Conclusion
07. Symphony No. 9 in D minor (‘Choral’), Op. 125: Ode to Joy
08. Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16: I. Allegro molto moderato (opening)
09. Karelia Suite, for orchestra, Op. 11: No. 3. 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, ballet in 4 acts, Op. 64: 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. Allegro ma non tanto (opening)
18. Symphony No. 3 in C minor (‘Organ’), Op. 78: Maestoso – Allegro (conclusion)

Disc: 2
01. Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: Air on the G string
02. Orfeo ed Euridice (Italian version), opera in 3 acts, Wq. 30: Dance of the Blessed Spirits
03. Canon in D major, instrumental arrangement
04. Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622: II. Adagio
05. Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9): Aria
06. Adagio, for violin, strings & organ in G minor, T. Mi 26 (composed by Remo Giazotto; not by Albinoni): Extract
07. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor (‘Moonlight’), Op. 27/2: I. Adagio sostenuto (extract)
08. Concerto for flute, harp & orchestra in C major, K. 299 (K. 297c): II. Andantino (extract)
09. Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64: II. Andante (extract)
10. Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major (‘Elvira Madigan’) K. 467: II. Andante
11. Symphony No. 9 in E minor (‘From the New World’), B. 178 (Op. 95) (first published as No. 5): II. Largo (opening)
12. Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26: II. Adagio (opening)
13. Enigma Variations, for orchestra, Op. 36: Nimrod
14. Concierto de Aranjuez, for guitar & orchestra: II. Adagio (opening)
15. The Lark Ascending, romance for violin & orchestra: (conclusion)
16. Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor: IV. Adagietto (conclusion)
17. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini (Introduction and 24 Variations), for piano & orchestra in A minor, Op. 43: Variation 18

Disc: 3
01. Les Pêcheurs de perles, opera in 3 acts: Au Fond du Temple Saint (Temple Duet)
02. Rusalka, opera, B. 203 (Op. 114): Song to the Moon
03. Lakmé, opera: Dôme Épais (Flower Duet)
04. Carmen, opera: La Fleur que tu m’Avais Jetée
05. Orfeo ed Euridice (Italian version), opera in 3 acts, Wq. 30: Che Farò Senza Euridice?
06. Norma, opera: Casta diva
07. La bohème, opera: Che Gelida Manina
08. Gianni Schicchi, opera: O Mio Babbino Caro
09. Baïlèro, folksong for voice & orchestra (Chants d’Auvergne, Series 1, No. 2)
10. Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), opera: Vogliatemi Bene
11. Nabucco, opera (Nabucodonosor): Va, Pensiero (Chorus of Hebrew Slaves)
12. Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), operetta: Es Libt’ Eine Vilja
13. Serse (Xerxes), opera, HWV 40: Ombra mai fu
14. Ellens Gesang III (‘Ave Maria’), song for voice & piano, D. 839 (Op. 52/6)
15. Cantique de Noël for voice & orchestra (‘Minuit, Chrétiens,’ ‘O Holy Night’)
16. Turandot, opera: Nessun Dorma

Disc: 4
01. Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492: Overture
02. Jesu bleibet meine Freude, transcription for piano (after J.S. Bach, BWV 147)
03. Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major (‘Emperor’), Op. 73: I. Allegro (extract)
04. The Prince of Denmark’s March (Trumpet Voluntary) for brass, winds & percussion (or keyboard or trumpet & organ) in D major
05. Mors et vita, trilogy of oratorios for soloists, chorus & orchestra: Judex
06. La scala di seta (The Silken Ladder), opera: Overture
07. Air (Sarabande) in E major, HWV 425
08. Nutcracker, ballet, Op. 71: Waltz of the Flowers
09. Lieutenant Kijé, film score and suite for orchestra, Op. 60: Troika
10. Fantasia on Greensleeves, for harp, flute & strings (arranged by R. Greaves; from the opera ‘Sir John In Love’)
11. Clair de lune, for piano (Suite Bergamasque No. 3), L. 75/3
12. The Swan Lake, ballet, Op. 20: Act II. No. 10
13. The Deer Hunter, film score: Cavatina
14. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11, CT. 47: II. Romance (Larghetto) (opening)
15. Titanic, film score: My Heart Will Go On
16. Time to Say Goodbye (Con te partirò), song
17. An der schönen, blauen Donau (On the Beautiful, Blue Danube), waltz for orchestra (with chorus ad lib), Op. 314 (RV 314): [Excerpt]

Disc: 5
01. Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act: Intermezzo
02. Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto (opening)
03. Peer Gynt, incidental music, Op. 23: Morning
04. The Gadfly, film score, Op. 97: Romance
05. Adagio for strings (or string quartet; arr. from 2nd mvt. of String Quartet), Op. 11
06. Scheherazade, symphonic suite for orchestra, Op. 35: The Story of the Kalender Prince (opening)
07. Thaïs, opera in 3 acts: Méditation
08. Prince Igor, opera (completed by Rimsky-Korsakov & Glazunov): Polovtsian Dances (beginning)
09. Spartacus, ballet: Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia (extract)
10. Romeo and Juliet, fantasy-overture for orchestra in B minor (3 versions): (excerpt)
11. Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92: II. Allegretto (extract)
12. Concerto for 2 violins, strings & continuo in D minor (‘Double’), BWV 1043: II. Largo ma non tanto
13. Schindler’s List, film score: Theme
14. Nutcracker, ballet, Op. 71: Dance of the Reed Flutes
15. Symphony No. 6 in F major (‘Pastoral’), Op. 68: V. Allegretto (Shepherd’s Hymn after the Storm)
16. Symphony No. 6 in F major (‘Pastoral’), Op. 68: V. Allegretto (Shepherd’s Hymn after the Storm)

Disc: 6
01. Zadok the Priest
02. Zion hört die Wächter singen (Cantata No. 140)
03. Miserere a 9 (vv.1-4 & 17-20)
04. Deutsche Messe D. 872 (mit “Gebet des Herrn”)
05. Panis angelicus (1988 Digital Remaster)
06. L’Enfance du Christ Op. 25: L’Adieu des bergers (Shepherds’ Farewell)
07. St Cecilia Mass (1988 Digital Remaster): Sanctus
08. In Paradisum (Requiem Op. 48; 1893 version, ed. John Rutter)
09. Vesperae solennes de confessore (Solemn Vespers), K.339
10. Cantique De Jean Racine
11. Messa da Requiem, Sequenza:: Ingemisco
12. Ave verum corpus, K.618
13. Messiah highlights (ed. Basil Lam)
14. The heavens are telling (The Creation: Part 1)
15. Requiem Op. 48 (1998 Digital Remaster): IV. Pie Jesu
16. Requiem in D Minor, K.626, III. Sequenz: 6. Lacrimosa
17. Messiah highlights (ed. Basil Lam)

Great collection of classics

I’ve never been a huge fan of classical music, but my wife loves it. I got this for her as a gift (along with Best Classics 100 Volume 2) and she loves it. In fact, as she listens to it, I’ve actually begun to appreciate some of it. It still would not be my first choice, but I do think it is a good way for someone who is not familiar with classical music to get a little taste that they can begin to appreciate more as time goes on.