The Best Classics... Ever! (2005)

Track Listing

1. Gymnopédie for piano No. 1
2. Canon in D major, instrumental arrangement
3. Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: Air 'on the G string'
4. Requiem for soloists, chorus & orchestra, K. 626: Lacrimosa
5. Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18: 2. Adagio sostenuto (opening)

1. Gymnopédie for piano No. 1
2. Canon in D major, instrumental arrangement
3. Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: Air 'on the G string'
4. Requiem for soloists, chorus & orchestra, K. 626: Lacrimosa
5. Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18: 2. Adagio sostenuto (opening)
6. Violin Concerto, for violin, strings & continuo in F minor ("L'inverno"), RV 297, Op. 8/4 (The Four Seasons; "Il cimento" No. 4): 2. Largo
7. The Piano, film score: The Heart Asks Pleasure First / Promise
8. Adagio, for violin, strings & organ in G minor, T. Mi 26 (composed by Remo Giazotto; not by Albinoni): (Extract)
9. Pavane, for orchestra & chorus ad lib in F sharp minor, Op. 50
10. Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85: 1. Adagio - Moderato (opening)
11. The Swan Lake, ballet, Op. 20: Act 2. No. 10. Swan Theme
12. Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor: 4. Adagietto (conclusion)
13. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor ("Moonlight"), Op. 27/2: 2. Adagio sostenuto (extract)
14. Adagio for strings (or string quartet), Op. 11 (arr. from 2nd mvt. of String Quartet)
15. The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace, for soloists, chorus & orchestra: Agnus Dei
16. Miserere mei Deus (Psalm 51), motet for chorus: Verses 1-4 and 17-20
17. Liebeslieder waltz No. 15 for piano, 4 hands in A flat major, Op. 52a/15
18. Serenade No. 13 for strings in G major ("Eine kleine Nachtmusik"), K. 525: 1. Allegro
19. An der schönen, blauen Donau (On the Beautiful, Blue Danube), waltz for orchestra (with chorus ad lib), Op. 314 (RV 314): (Extract)
20. Rigoletto, opera: La donna è mobile
21. Violin Concerto, for violin, strings & continuo in G minor ("L'estate"), RV 315, Op. 8/2 (The Four Seasons; "Il cimento" No. 2): 3. Presto
22. Carmen, opera: Prelude
23. Boléro, ballet for orchestra, M. 81: (Conclusion)
24. Turandot, opera: Act 3. Nessun dorma!
25. Lakmé, opera: Act 1. Dome epais (Flower Duet)
26. Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23: 1. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso (opening)
27. Rhapsody in Blue, for piano & jazz band: (Opening)
28. Rinaldo, opera, HWV 7: Lascia ch'io pianga
29. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, introduction and 24 variations for piano & orchestra in A minor, Op. 43: Variation 18
30. Norma, opera: Act 1. Casta diva
31. Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492: Act 3. Canzonetta sull'aria
32. Gianni Schicchi, opera: O mio babbino caro
33. Ellens Gesang III ("Ave Maria"), song for voice & piano, D. 839 (Op. 52/6)
34. Schindler's List, film score: Theme
35. Mazurka for piano No. 38 in F sharp minor, Op. 59/3, CT. 88
36. The Flight of the Bumble Bee, musical picture for orchestra (from The Tale of Tsar Saltan)
37. The Swan Lake, suite, Op. 20a: Allegro moderato
38. Violin Concerto, for violin, strings & continuo in E major ("La Primavera"), RV 269, Op. 8/1 (The Four Seasons; "Il cimento" No. 1): 1. Allegro
39. Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048: 1. Allegro moderato
40. Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492: Overture
41. Les contes d'Hoffmann, opera in 4 acts: Act 4. Belle nuit, o nuit d'amour
42. Les Pêcheurs de perles, opera in 3 acts: Act 1. Au fond du temple saint
43. The Planets, suite for orchestra & female chorus, Op. 32, H. 125: Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity (conclusion)
44. Summertime, song (from Porgy and Bess, opera)
45. Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16: 1. Allegro molto moderato (opening)
46. Nabucco (Nabucodonosor), opera: Act 3. Va, pensiero (Chorus of Hebrew Slaves)
47. Suo Gân (Lullaby), song
48. Zadok the Priest, coronation anthem No. 1 for chorus & orchestra, HWV 258
49. Carmen, opera: Act 1. L'amour est un oiseau rebelle (Habañera)
50. Goldberg Variations, for keyboard, BWV 988 (BC L9) (Clavier-Übung IV): Aria
51. Also sprach Zarathustra (Thus Spoke Zoroaster), tone poem for orchestra, Op. 30 (TrV 176): (opening, overture, introduction)
52. Romeo and Juliet, ballet in 4 acts, Op. 64: Montagues and Capulets
53. Symphony No. 5 in C minor ("Fate"), Op. 67: 1. Allegro con brio
54. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: The Ride of the Valkyries
55. Carmina Burana, scenic cantat