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Item # Best of the Millennium: Top 40 Classical Hits ($12.98 ) Best of the Millennium: Top 40 Classical Hits TRACK LIST ON THIS CD 1. Adagio, for violin, strings & organ in G minor (composed by Remo Giazotto; not by Albinoni), T. Mi 26 6:52 Composed by Tomaso Albinoni Performed by Lucerne Festival Strings, Rudolf Baumgartner and Eduard Kaufmann 2. Cantata No. 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147: Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring 3:23 Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach Performed by Orpheus Chamber Orchestra 3. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor ("Moonlight"), Op. 27/2: 1st movement (Adagio sostenuto) 6:07 Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven Performed by Emil Gilels 4. Carmen, opéra-comique in 4 acts: March of the Toreadors 2:19 Composed by Georges Bizet Conducted by Herbert von Karajan Performed by Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra 5. Minuet for string orchestra and various arrangements in A major (after String Quintet in E major, Op.11/5 [aka Op. 13/5], G. 275) 3:24 Composed by Luigi Boccherini Performed by Orpheus Chamber Orchestra 6. Prince Igor, opera (completed by Rimsky-Korsakov & Glazunov): Polovtsian Dance No.1 (Excerpt) 3:52 Composed by Alexander Borodin Performed by Orpheus Chamber Orchestra 7. Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 49: No.4, Wiegenlied 1:54 Composed by Johannes Brahms Performed by Anne Sofie von Otter and Bengt Forsberg 8. Waltz for piano in D flat major ("Minute"), Op. 64/1, CT 212 1:39 Composed by Fryderyk Chopin Performed by Tamas Vasary 9. Clair de lune, for piano (Suite Bergamasque No. 3), L. 75/3 5:04 Composed by Claude Debussy Performed by Alexis Weissenberg 10. Symphony No. 9 in E minor ("From the New World," first published as No. 5), B. 178 (Op. 95): 2nd movement, Largo 2:55 Composed by Antonin Dvorák Conducted by Herbert von Karajan Performed by Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra 11. Pomp and Circumstance March No.1, for orchestra in D major, Op. 39/1 5:55 Composed by Sir Edward Elgar Conducted by Norman del Mar Performed by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 12. Rhapsody in Blue for piano & orchestra (orchestral version by F. Grofé): Andante 5:39 Composed by George Gershwin Conducted by James Levine Performed by James Levine and Chicago Symphony Orchestra 13. Rhapsody in Blue for piano & orchestra (orchestral version by F. Grofé): Finale 0:00 Composed by George Gershwin Conducted by James Levine Performed by James Levine and Chicago Symphony Orchestra 14. Peer Gynt Suite for orchestra (or piano or piano, 4 hands) No. 1, Op. 46: Prelude ("Morning") 3:59 Composed by Edvard Grieg Performed by English Concert and Trevor Pinnock 15. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Hallelujah Chorus 3:58 Composed by George Frideric Handel Performed by English Concert and Trevor Pinnock 16. Liebesträume, notturno for piano in A-flat major No. 3 (O Lieb, so lang du lieben kannst), S. 541/3 (LW A103/3): Excerpt 4:34 Composed by Franz Liszt Performed by Daniel Barenboim 17. Cavalleria rusticana, opera in 1 act: Intermezzo 3:30 Composed by Pietro Mascagni Conducted by Herbert von Karajan Performed by Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra 18. A Midsummer Night's Dream, incidental music, Op. 61: Wedding March 4:29 Composed by Felix Mendelssohn Conducted by James Levine Performed by Chicago Symphony Orchestra 19. Symphonies and Fanfares for the King's Supper: Rondeau ("Masterpiece Theater" Theme) 1:56 Composed by Jean-Joseph Mouret Performed by Norbert Schmitt, Simon Preston, Bernhard Laubin and Hannes Wolfgang 20. Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vďstavski), for orchestra, orchestrated by Ravel: The Great Gate of Kiev 5:56 Composed by Modest Mussorgsky Conducted by Herbert von Karajan Performed by Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra 21. Serenade No. 13 for strings in G major ("Eine kleine Nachtmusik"), K. 525: 1st movement (Allegro) 5:20 Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Conducted by Herbert von Karajan Performed by Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra 22. Orphée aux enfers (Orpheus in the Underworld), operetta: Cancan 2:15 Composed by Jacques Offenbach Conducted by Herbert von Karajan Performed by Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra 23. Carmina Burana, scenic cantata for soloists, choruses & orchestra: No.1, O Fortuna 2:42 Composed by Carl Orff Conducted by James Levine Performed by Chicago Symphony Chorus, Margaret Hillis and Chicago Symphony Orchestra 24. Canon and Gigue for 3 violins & continuo in D major: Canon 4:11 Composed by Johann Pachelbel Performed by Orpheus Chamber Orchestra 25. Lieutenant Kijé, film score and suite for orchestra, Op. 60: Troika 2:45 Composed by Sergey Prokofiev Conducted by Claudio Abbado Performed by Chicago Symphony Orchestra 26. Turandot, opera: Nessun dorma! 3:25 Composed by Giacomo Puccini Conducted by Herbert von Karajan Performed by Vienna State Opera Chorus, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and Plácido Domingo 27. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini (Introduction and 24 Variations), in A minor for piano & orchestra, Op. 43: Variation No.18 3:14 Composed by Sergei Rachmaninoff Conducted by Yuri Akhronovich Performed by London Symphony Orchestra and Tamas Vasary 28. Boléro, ballet for orchestra (or piano): Finale 2:06 Composed by Maurice Ravel Conducted by Claudio Abbado Performed by London Symphony Orchestra 29. The Flight of the Bumble Bee, musical picture for orchestra (from The Tale of Tsar Saltan): Flight of the Bumblebee 1:12 Composed by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Performed by Bolshoi Theater Violin Ensemble 30. Overture to Guillaume Tell (William Tell): Finale 3:15 Composed by Gioachino Rossini Conducted by Herbert von Karajan Performed by Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra 31. The Swan (from "Carnival of the Animals"), original (for 2 pianos & ensemble) and arrangements 3:53 Composed by Camille Saint-Saëns Conducted by Semyon Bychkov Performed by Orchestre de Paris and Mischa Maisky 32. Gymnopedie for piano No.3, for piano 3:04 Composed by Erik Satie Performed by Orpheus Chamber Orchestra 33. Ellens Gesang III ("Ave Maria"), song for voice & piano, D. 839 (Op. 52/6) 5:39 Composed by Franz Schubert Conducted by Ion Marin Performed by London Symphony Orchestra and Cheryl Studer 34. An der schönen, blauen Donau (On the Beautiful, Blue Danube), waltz for orchestra (with chorus ad lib), Op. 314 (RV 314) 10:07 Composed by Johann Strauss II Conducted by Herbert von Karajan Performed by Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra 35. Also sprach Zarathustra (Thus Spoke Zoroaster), tone poem for orchestra, Op. 30: Sunrise 1:50 Composed by Richard Strauss Conducted by Herbert von Karajan Performed by Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra 36. L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), concert suite for orchestra No. 2: Finale 3:15 Composed by Igor Stravinsky Conducted by Mikhail Pletnev Performed by Russian National Orchestra 37. 1812 -- Festival Overture, for orchestra in E flat major, Op. 49: Finale 3:47 Composed by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky Conducted by Herbert von Karajan Performed by Serge Jaroff and Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra 38. Fantasia on Greensleeves, for harp, flute, & strings (arranged by R. Greaves; from the opera Sir John In Love) 4:28 Composed by Ralph Vaughan Williams Performed by Orpheus Chamber Orchestra 39. Il Trovatore, opera: Vedi! le fosche notturne (Anvil Chorus) 2:56 Composed by Giuseppe Verdi Conducted by Carlo Maria Giulini 40. Violin Concerto ("L'inverno", The Four Seasons), for violin, strings & continuo in F minor ("Il cimento" No. 4) Op. 8/4, RV 297: Largo 2:18 Composed by Antonio Vivaldi Conducted by Herbert von Karajan Performed by Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra and Michel Schwalbe 41. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Ride of the Valkyries 4:52 Composed by Richard Wagner Conducted by Daniel Barenboim Performed by Orchestre de Paris Availability:  In Stock Sizes:  Listed by:  theArtsweb.com  (View my listings)

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