101 CLASSICS - The Best Loved Classical Melodies
JOHANN STRAUSS II
1.
An der schonen, blauen Donau (The Beautiful Blue Danube), Op. 314
9:26
Solo: Ondrej Lenárd Conductor
Orchestra: Strauss Festival Orchestra
Conductor: Ondrej Lenárd
2.
Emperor Waltz, Op. 437
11:15
Solo: Ondrej Lenárd Conductor
Orchestra: Strauss Festival Orchestra
Conductor: Ondrej Lenárd
IOSIF IVANOVICI
Solo: István Bogár Conductor
Conductor: István Bogár
Chamber: Budapest Strauss Ensemble
FRANZ LEHÁR
4.
Gold und Silber (Gold and Silver), Op. 79
8:37
Solo: Michael Dittrich Conductor
Orchestra: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Michael Dittrich
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
5.
Serenade in C major, Op. 48
3:54
Solo: Philippe Entremont Conductor
Orchestra: Vienna Chamber Orchestra
Conductor: Philippe Entremont
EMILE CHARLES WALDTEUFEL
6.
Les Patineurs, Op. 183, 'The Skater's Waltz'
7:29
Solo: Alfred Walter Conductor
Orchestra: Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Alfred Walter
JUVENTINO ROSAS
Solo: Enrique Batiz Conductor
Orchestra: Mexico Festival Orchestra
Conductor: Enrique Batiz
JOHANN STRAUSS II
8.
Rosen aus dem Suden, Op. 388
8:24
Solo: Ondrej Lenárd Conductor
Orchestra: Strauss Festival Orchestra
Conductor: Ondrej Lenárd
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
9.
The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a
6:50
Solo: Ondrej Lenárd Conductor
Orchestra: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Ondrej Lenárd
10.
The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66
4:41
Solo: Andrew Mogrelia Conductor
Orchestra: Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Andrew Mogrelia
1.
Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23
4:06
Solo: Bernd Glemser Soloist
Orchestra: Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Antoni Wit
FRANZ SCHUBERT
2.
4 Impromptus, Op. 142, D. 935
7:13
Solo: Jenö Jando Soloist
FRYDERYK CHOPIN
3.
Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11
11:39
Solo: Idil Biret Soloist
Orchestra: Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Robert Stankovsky
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
4.
Bagatelle in A minor, WoO 59, 'Fur Elise'
3:06
Solo: Balazs Szokolay Soloist
JOHANNES BRAHMS
5.
16 Waltzes, Op. 39
1:20
Solo: Balazs Szokolay Soloist
EDVARD GRIEG
6.
Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16
5:49
Solo: Jenö Jando Soloist
Orchestra: Budapest Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Andras Ligeti
FELIX MENDELSSOHN
7.
Lieder ohne Worte (Songs without Words), Book 5, Op. 62
2:17
Solo: Balazs Szokolay Soloist
CLAUDE DEBUSSY
8.
Suite bergamasque
4:14
Solo: Klára Körmendi Soloist
ÉRIK SATIE
Solo: Klára Körmendi Soloist
FRYDERYK CHOPIN
10.
24 Preludes, Op. 28
5:48
Solo: Idil Biret Soloist
FRANZ LISZT
11.
Liebestraume, S541/R211
3:43
Solo: Balazs Szokolay Soloist
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
12.
Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major, K. 331
3:41
Solo: Jenö Jando Soloist
ROBERT SCHUMANN
13.
Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
14:04
Solo: Jenö Jando Soloist
Orchestra: Budapest Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Andras Ligeti
CARL ORFF
Solo: Stephen Gunzenhauser Conductor
Orchestra: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Stephen Gunzenhauser
Choral: Slovak Philharmonic Chorus
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
2.
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248
7:13
Solo: Géza Oberfrank Conductor
Orchestra: Failoni Orchestra, Budapest
Conductor: Géza Oberfrank
Choral: Hungarian Radio Chorus
GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL
Solo: University of Texas Wind Ensemble Orchestra
Orchestra: University of Texas Wind Ensemble
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
4.
Mass in B minor, BWV 232
2:50
Solo: Christian Brembeck Conductor
Orchestra: Capella Istropolitana
Conductor: Christian Brembeck
Choral: Slovak Philharmonic Chorus
GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL
Solo: University of Texas Wind Ensemble Ensemble
Chamber: University of Texas Wind Ensemble
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
6.
Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147
3:22
Solo: Mátyás Antál Conductor
Orchestra: Budapest Failoni Chamber Orchestra
Conductor: Mátyás Antál
Choral: Hungarian Radio Chorus
GREGORIO ALLEGRI
7.
Il salmo Miserere mei Deus
10:10
Solo: Jeremy Summerly Conductor
Conductor: Jeremy Summerly
Choral: Oxford Camerata/Oxford Schola Cantorum
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
8.
St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244
6:28
Solo: Géza Oberfrank Conductor
Orchestra: Hungarian State Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Géza Oberfrank
Choral: Hungarian Festival Choir
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
9.
Requiem in D minor, K. 626
3:20
Solo: Zdenék Kosler Conductor
Orchestra: Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Zdenék Kosler
Choral: Slovak Philharmonic Chorus
RICHARD WAGNER
Solo: Johannes Wildner Conductor
Orchestra: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Johannes Wildner
Choral: Slovak Philharmonic Chorus
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
11.
Ave verum corpus, K. 618
2:49
Solo: Johannes Wildner Conductor
Conductor: Johannes Wildner
Choral: Košice Teachers' Choir
Chamber: Camerata Cassovia
RICHARD WAGNER
Solo: Johannes Wildner Conductor
Orchestra: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Johannes Wildner
Choral: Slovak Philharmonic Chorus
GIUSEPPE VERDI
Solo: Oliver von Dohnányi Conductor
Orchestra: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Oliver von Dohnányi
Choral: Slovak Philharmonic Chorus
REMO GIAZOTTO
1.
Adagio in G minor (attrib. to Albinoni)
11:27
Solo: Richard Edlinger Conductor
Orchestra: Capella Istropolitana
Conductor: Richard Edlinger
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
2.
Violin Concerto in E major, BWV 1042
7:20
Solo: Takako Nishizaki Soloist
Orchestra: Capella Istropolitana
Conductor: Oliver von Dohnányi
GEORG PHILIPP TELEMANN
3.
Trumpet Concerto in D major, TWV 51:D7
1:59
Solo: Niklas Eklund Soloist
Conductor: Nils-Erik Sparf
Chamber: University of Texas Wind Ensemble
TOMASO GIOVANNI ALBINONI
4.
Oboe Concerto in D minor, Op. 9, No. 2
5:19
Solo: Camden Soloist
Orchestra: London Virtuosi
Conductor: John Georgiadis
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
5.
Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488
6:24
Solo: Jenö Jando Soloist
Orchestra: Concentus Hungaricus
Conductor: Mátyás Antál
ALESSANDRO MARCELLO
6.
Oboe Concerto in D minor
4:15
Solo: József Kiss Soloist
Orchestra: Ferenc Erkel Chamber Orchestra Budapest
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
7.
Oboe Quartet in F major, K. 370
3:28
Solo: József Kiss Soloist
Chamber: Sophisticated Lady Jazz Quartet
MAX BRUCH
8.
Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26
8:05
Solo: Takako Nishizaki Soloist
Orchestra: Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Stephen Gunzenhauser
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
9.
Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622
7:16
Solo: Ernst Ottensamer Soloist
Orchestra: Vienna Mozart Academy
Conductor: Johannes Wildner
JOAQUÍN RODRIGO
10.
Concierto de AraNJ uez
10:21
Solo: Norbert Kraft Soloist
Orchestra: Northern Chamber Orchestra
Conductor: Nicholas Ward
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
11.
Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K. 216
8:24
Solo: Takako Nishizaki Soloist
Orchestra: Capella Istropolitana
Conductor: Stephen Gunzenhauser
GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL
1.
Serse (Xerxes), HWV 40 (arr. for oboe and orchestra)
3:42
Solo: Jozef Cejka Soloist
Orchestra: Capella Istropolitana
Conductor: Richard Edlinger
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
2.
Concerto in F minor, BWV 1056
2:50
Solo: Hae Won Chang Soloist
Orchestra: Camerata Cassovia
Conductor: Robert Stankovsky
GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL
3.
Concerto Grosso in A minor, Op. 6, No. 4, HWV 322
2:38
Solo: Jozef Kopelman Conductor
Orchestra: Capella Istropolitana
Conductor: Jozef Kopelman
ANTONIO VIVALDI
4.
Chamber Concerto in D major, RV 93
5:28
Solo: Dagoberto Linhares Soloist
Orchestra: Camerata Cassovia
Conductor: Johannes Wildner
ARCANGELO CORELLI
5.
Concerto Grosso in C minor, Op. 6, No. 3
2:28
Solo: Anna Hölbling Soloist
Orchestra: Capella Istropolitana
Conductor: Jaroslav Krecek
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
6.
Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043
6:50
Solo: Alexander Jablokov Soloist
Orchestra: Capella Istropolitana
Conductor: Oliver von Dohnányi
ANTONIO VIVALDI
7.
Concerto in C major, RV 443
4:09
Solo: Jiri Stivin Soloist
Orchestra: Capella Istropolitana
Conductor: Oliver von Dohnányi
GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL
8.
Oboe Concerto No. 3 in G minor, HWV 287
3:12
Solo: Richard Edlinger Conductor
Orchestra: Capella Istropolitana
Conductor: Richard Edlinger
ANTONIO VIVALDI
9.
Concerto for Oboe and Violin in B flat major, RV 548
3:07
Solo: Gabriela Krckova Soloist
Orchestra: Capella Istropolitana
Conductor: Jaroslav Krecek
ANTONIN DVORÁK
10.
Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95, B. 178, 'From the New World'
11:58
Solo: Stephen Gunzenhauser Conductor
Orchestra: Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Stephen Gunzenhauser
ANTONIO VIVALDI
11.
The 4 Seasons: Violin Concerto in F minor, Op. 8, No. 4, RV 297, 'L'inverno' (Winter)
2:21
Solo: Takako Nishizaki Soloist
Orchestra: Capella Istropolitana
Conductor: Stephen Gunzenhauser
FRYDERYK CHOPIN
12.
Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21
9:23
Solo: Idil Biret Soloist
Orchestra: Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Robert Stankovsky
GEORGES BIZET
Solo: Alexander Rahbari Conductor
Orchestra: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Alexander Rahbari
GIACOMO PUCCINI
Solo: Miriam Gauci Soloist
Orchestra: Belgian Radio and Television Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Alexander Rahbari
LUDOVIC HALEVY
Solo: Alan Titus Soloist
Orchestra: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Alexander Rahbari
GIOVANNI TARGIONI-TOZZETTI
4.
Cavalleria rusticana
3:39
Solo: Alexander Rahbari Conductor
Orchestra: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Alexander Rahbari
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
5.
Die Zauberflote (The Magic Flute), K. 620
2:50
Solo: Hellen Kwon Soloist
Orchestra: Failoni Orchestra, Budapest
Conductor: Michael Halász
FRANCESCO MARIA PIAVE
Solo: Monika Krause Soloist
Orchestra: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Alexander Rahbari
Choral: Slovak Philharmonic Chorus
RENATO SIMONI
Solo: Thomas Harper Soloist
Orchestra: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Michael Halász
GIUSEPPE GIACOSA
Solo: Giorgio Lamberti Soloist
Orchestra: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Alexander Rahbari
GIACOMO ROSSI
Solo: Ingrid Kertesi Soloist
Conductor: László Kovács
Chamber: Budapest Camerata
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
10.
Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), K. 492
3:59
Solo: Barry Wordsworth Conductor
Orchestra: Capella Istropolitana
Conductor: Barry Wordsworth
GIUSEPPE GIACOSA
11.
Madama Butterfly
4:36
Solo: Miriam Gauci Soloist
Orchestra: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Alexander Rahbari
EUGENE CORMON
12.
Les pecheurs de perles (The Pearl Fishers)
5:48
Solo: Janez Lotric Soloist
Orchestra: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Johannes Wildner
CESARE STERBINI
13.
Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville)
4:34
Solo: Roberto Servile Soloist
Orchestra: Budapest Failoni Chamber Orchestra
Conductor: Will Humburg
ANTONIO GHISLANZONI
Solo: Ricco Saccani Conductor
Orchestra: Ireland National Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Ricco Saccani
Choral: RTE Philharmonic Choir
FRANCESCO MARIA PIAVE
Solo: Yordy Ramiro Soloist
Orchestra: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Alexander Rahbari
GIUSEPPE GIACOSA
Solo: Luba Orgonášová Soloist
Orchestra: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Will Humburg
GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL
Solo: Béla Bánfalvi Conductor
Conductor: Béla Banfalvi
Chamber: Budapest Strings
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
2.
Overture (Suite) No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068
5:55
Solo: Jaroslav Dvorak Conductor
Orchestra: Capella Istropolitana
Conductor: Jaroslav Dvorak
3.
Overture (Suite) No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067
1:24
Solo: Jaroslav Dvorak Conductor
Orchestra: Capella Istropolitana
Conductor: Jaroslav Dvorak
ANTONIO VIVALDI
4.
The 4 Seasons: Violin Concerto in E major, Op. 8, No. 1, RV 269, 'La primavera' (Spring)
3:30
Solo: Takako Nishizaki Soloist
Orchestra: Capella Istropolitana
Conductor: Stephen Gunzenhauser
GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL
5.
Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351
3:29
Solo: Bohdan Warchal Conductor
Orchestra: Capella Istropolitana
Conductor: Bohdan Warchal
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
6.
Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565
2:55
Solo: Wolfgang Rubsam Soloist
FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN
7.
Trumpet Concerto in E flat major, Hob.VIIe:1
4:28
Solo: Miroslav Kejmar Soloist
Orchestra: Capella Istropolitana
Conductor: Peter Škvor
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
8.
Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K. 467, 'Elvira Madigan'
6:43
Solo: Jenö Jando Soloist
Orchestra: Concentus Hungaricus
Conductor: Andras Ligeti
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
9.
Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67
6:53
Solo: Richard Edlinger Conductor
Orchestra: Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Richard Edlinger
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
10.
Serenade No. 13 in G major, K. 525, 'Eine kleine Nachtmusik'
5:49
Solo: Wolfgang Sobotka Conductor
Orchestra: Capella Istropolitana
Conductor: Wolfgang Sobotka
CHRISTOPH WILLIBALD GLUCK
11.
Orfeo ed Euridice
6:05
Solo: Johannes Wildner Conductor
Orchestra: Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Johannes Wildner
JOHANN PACHELBEL
12.
Canon and Gigue in D major
4:44
Solo: Richard Edlinger Conductor
Orchestra: Capella Istropolitana
Conductor: Richard Edlinger
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
13.
Romance No. 2 in F major, Op. 50
9:49
Solo: Takako Nishizaki Soloist
Orchestra: Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Kenneth Jean
EDVARD GRIEG
1.
Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46
3:52
Solo: Jerzy Maksymiuk Conductor
Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Jerzy Maksymiuk
FRANZ SCHUBERT
2.
Ellens Gesang III (Ave Maria!), Op. 52, No. 6, D. 839, 'Hymne an die Jungfrau' (arr. P. Breiner)
6:47
Solo: Takako Nishizaki Soloist
Orchestra: Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Peter Breiner
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
3.
Serenade No. 13 in G major, K. 525, 'Eine kleine Nachtmusik'
6:03
Solo: Wolfgang Sobotka Conductor
Orchestra: Capella Istropolitana
Conductor: Wolfgang Sobotka
LUIGI BOCCHERINI
4.
String Quintet in E major, Op. 11, No. 5, G. 275
3:26
Solo: György Éder Soloist
Chamber: Danubius String Quintet
BENJAMIN GODARD
5.
Jocelyn Suite, Op. 100
5:27
Solo: Ondrej Lenárd Conductor
Orchestra: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Ondrej Lenárd
JOHANNES BRAHMS
6.
21 Hungarian Dances, WoO 1 (orch. M. Schmeling)
2:15
Solo: István Bogár Conductor
Orchestra: Budapest Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: István Bogár
RICHARD STRAUSS
7.
Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176
1:49
Solo: Zdenék Kosler Conductor
Orchestra: Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Zdenék Kosler
SIR EDWARD ELGAR (1857 – 1934)
8.
5 Military Marches, Op. 39, 'Pomp and Circumstance'
6:01
Solo: Adrian Leaper Conductor
Orchestra: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Adrian Leaper
EDVARD GRIEG
9.
Lyric Pieces, Book 8, Op. 65 (arr. for orchestra)
5:55
Solo: Jerzy Maksymiuk Conductor
Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Jerzy Maksymiuk
FRANZ SCHUBERT
10.
3 Marches militaires, Op. 51, D. 733: No. 1 in D major (arr. P. Breiner)
4:56
Solo: Peter Breiner Conductor
Orchestra: Razumovsky Sinfonia
Conductor: Peter Breiner
EDVARD GRIEG
11.
Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46
2:35
Solo: Jerzy Maksymiuk Conductor
Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Jerzy Maksymiuk
12.
2 Elegiac Melodies, Op. 34 (version for orchestra)
4:15
Solo: Adrian Leaper Conductor
Orchestra: Capella Istropolitana
Conductor: Adrian Leaper
BEDRICH SMETANA
13.
Ma vlast (My Fatherland)
13:11
Solo: Antoni Wit Conductor
Orchestra: Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Antoni Wit