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The 50 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music is a compilation of classical works recorded by the
London Philharmonic Orchestra with conductor
David Parry .
[2] Recorded at
Abbey Road Studios ,
Royal Festival Hall and
Henry Wood Hall in London, the compilation was released in digital formats in November, 2009 and as a 4-CD set in 2011.
[3] The 50 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music has sold over 200,000 copies and spent over three days as one of the top 10 classical albums on iTunes.
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Track listing
Edvard Grieg –
Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 Op. 46:
Morning Mood
Ludwig van Beethoven –
Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67, "Fate": I. Allegro con brio
Antonio Vivaldi –
The Four Seasons , Op. 8, "Spring": Allegro
Samuel Barber –
Adagio for Strings
Richard Wagner –
The Valkyrie :
Ride of the Valkyries
Frédéric Chopin –
Nocturne No. 2 in E-Flat major, Op. 9
Johann Pachelbel –
Canon in D Major
Carl Orff –
Carmina Burana : O fortuna
Johann Sebastian Bach –
Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: Air
Gustav Holst –
The Planets , Op. 32: Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
Claude Debussy –
Suite bergamasque , L 75: Clair de lune
Giuseppe Verdi –
Nabucco : Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves (Va, pensiero, sull'ali dorate)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart –
Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major , K. 467: II. Andante
Johann Sebastian Bach –
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048: Allegro
Jules Massenet –
Thaïs: Meditation
Antonín Dvořák –
Symphony No. 9 in E minor , Op. 95, "From the New World": II. Largo
Johann Strauss II –
On the Beautiful Blue Danube , Op. 314
Johannes Brahms –
Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G minor
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky –
Swan Lake Suite, Op. 20: Scene
Erik Satie –
Gymnopédie No. 1
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart –
Requiem, K. 626 : Lacrimosa Dies illa
Ludwig van Beethoven –
Bagatelle in A minor , Wo Op. 59, "Für Elise"
Edward Elgar –
Pomp and Circumstance , Op. 39: Land of Hope and Glory
Georges Bizet –
Carmen Suite No. 2: Habanera
Ludwig van Beethoven –
Symphony No. 9 in D minor , Op. 125, "Choral": Ode an die Freude
Jacques Offenbach –
The Tales of Hoffmann : Barcarolle
Remo Giazotto –
Adagio in G minor for Strings and Organ (after T. Albinoni)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart –
Serenade No. 13 in G major, K. 525, "Eine kleine Nachtmusik": I. Allegro
Gioachino Rossini –
The Barber of Seville : Overture
Ludwig van Beethoven –
Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27:2, "Moonlight Sonata": Adagio sostenuto
Bedřich Smetana –
Má Vlast (My Fatherland) : Vltava (The Moldau River)
Luigi Boccherini –
String Quintet in E major , Op. 13: Minuet (mislabeled – should be Op. 11, No. 5 (G. 275): Minuet)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart –
Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550: I. Allegro Molto
Antonín Dvořák –
Slavonic Dance No. 2 , Op. 72
Charles Gounod –
Ave Maria (after J.S. Bach)
Jean Sibelius –
Finlandia , Op. 26
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart –
Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major , K. 331: Rondo alla turca
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart –
The Magic Flute , K. 620: Overture
George Frideric Handel –
The Messiah , HWV 56: Hallelujah Chorus
Edvard Grieg –
Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: In the Hall of the Mountain King
Gabriel Fauré –
Pavane
Johann Sebastian Bach –
Double Concerto in D minor for Two Violins , BWV 1043: Vivace
Georges Bizet –
L'Arlésienne Suite No. 1 : Prelude
Johann Strauss I –
Radetzky March , Op. 228
Ludwig van Beethoven –
Egmont , Op. 84: Overture
Stanley Myers –
Cavatina
Arcangelo Corelli –
Concerto Grosso No. 8 in G minor , Op. 6: "Christmas Concerto": Allegro
Sergei Rachmaninoff –
Vocalise , Op. 34
Giuseppe Verdi –
Messa da Requiem : Dies irae – Tuba mirum
Gustav Mahler –
Symphony No. 5 in C-sharp minor: Adagietto
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