VA — The Ultimate Classical Collection (2005)

Disc 1

-Vivaldi The Four Seasons — Concerto No 1 In E \’Spring\’

Conductor — Alberto Lysy

Orchestra — Camerata Lysy Gstaad

Violin — Yehudi Menuhin

01 — I Allegro

02 — II Largo

03 — III Allegro

-Holst The Planets Op

Conductor — Sir Adrian Boult

Orchestra — London Philharmonic Orchestra

04 — IV Jupiter, The Bringer Of Jollity 7:54

-Beethoven Symphony No 9 In D Minor \’Choral\’ Op 125

Bass — James Morris

Choir — Wesster Choir

Conductor — Riccardo Muti

Orchestra — Philadelphia Orchestra*

05 — Ode To Joy

-Beethoven Symphony No 5 In C Minor Op 67

Conductor — Kurt Sanderling

Orchestra — Philharmonia Orchestra

06 — I Allegro Con Brio

-Orff Caa Burana

Choir — London Philharmonic Choir

Conductor — Franz Welser-M?st

Orchestra — London Philharmonic Orchestra*

07 — O Fortuna

08 -Tchaikovsky \’1812\’ Overture Op 49 (Conclusion)

Conductor — Mariss Jansons

Orchestra — Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra

09 -Barber Adagio For Strings Op 11a

Conductor — Eugene Ormandy

Orchestra — Philadelphia Orchestra*

10 -Pachelbel Canon In D

Conductor — Sir Neville MarrinerOrchestra — Academy Of St. Martin-in-the-Fields

-Beethoven Piano Sonata No 14 In C Sharp Minor \’Moonlight\’ Op 27 No 2

Piano — Daniel Chorzempa

11 — I Adagio Sostenuto

-Mozart Requiem In D Minor K626

Choir — London Philharmonic Choir

Conductor — Franz Welser-M?st

Edited By — Beyer

Orchestra — London Philharmonic Orchestra*

12 — Introit: Requiem Aeternam

Soprano Vocals — Felicity Lott

13 — Lacrimosa

14 -Wagner The Ride Of The Valkyries From Die Walk?re (Act III)

Conductor — Sir Adrian Boult

Orchestra — London Philharmonic Orchestra

-Handel Messiah

Choir — Ambrosian Singers

Conductor — Sir Charles MackerrasEdited By — Lam

*Orchestra — English Chamber Orchestra

15 — Hallelujah Chorus

Disc 2

01 -Ravel Bolero

Conductor — Andr? Previn

Orchestra — London Symphony Orchestra*

-Elgar \’Enigma\’ Variations

Conductor — Sir Adrian Boult

Orchestra — London Symphony Orchestra

02 — od

-Prokofiev Romeo And Juliet Ballet Op 64

Conductor — Andr? Previn

Orchestra — London Symphony Orchestra

03 — Dance Of The Knights (Montagues And Capulets) (Act I)

04 -Gershwin Rhapsody In Blue (Opening)

Conductor — Steuart Bedford

Orchestra — English Chamber Orchestra

Piano — Daniel Blumenthal

05 -Bach Air \’On The G String\’ From Orchestral Suite No 3 In D BWV1068

Conductor — Paul Tortelier

Orchestra — Scottish Chamber Orchestra

-Stravinsky The Rite Of Spring Ballet Part I: The Adoration Of The Earth

Conductor — Sir Charles Mackerras

Orchestra — London Symphony Orchestra

06 — Introduction

07 — The Augurs Of Spring — Dance Of The Adolescents

08 — Ritual Of Abduction

09 -Puccini Nessun Dorma From Turandot (Act III)

Chorus — Rhine Opera

ChorusConductor — Alain Lombard

Orchestra — Strasbourg Philarmonic Orchestra

Tenor Vocals — Jos? Carreras

10 -J. Strauss II By The Beautiful Blue Danube Waltz Op 314

Conductor — Theodor Guschlbauer

Orchestra — London Philharmonic Orchestra

-Beethoven Symphony No 6 In F \’Pastoral\’ Op 68

Conductor — Riccardo Muti

Orchestra — Philadelphia Orchestra

11 — V Allegretto (Shepherds\’ Hymn)

-Tchaikovsky The Nutcracker Ballet Op 71

Conductor — John Lanchbery

Orchestra — Philharmonia Orchestra

12 — Dance Of The Reed Flutes (Act II)

13 — Dance Of The Sugar-Plum Fairy (Act II)

-Bach Toccata And Fugue In D Minor BWV565

Organ — Peter Hurford

14 — Toccata

-Mozart Serenade In G \’Eine Kleine Nachtmusik\’ K525

Conductor — Sir Neville Marriner

Orchestra — Academy Of St. Martin-in-the-Fields*

15 — I Allegro 5:50

-Tchaivovsky Swan Lake

Conductor — Andr? Previn

Orchestra — London Symphony Orchestra

16 — Scene (Act II No 10)

-Dvorak Symphony No 9 In E Minor \’From The New World\’ Op 95

Conductor — Sir Charles MackerrasCor

Anglais — Angela Tennick Orchestra — London Philharmonic Orchestra

Disc 3

01 — II Largo (Opening)

-Handel Water Music

Conductor — Arthur Davison

Orchestra — Virtuosi Of England*

02 — Air From Suite In F

03 — Alla Hornpipe From Suite In D

-Elgar Cello Concerto In E Minor Op 85

Cello — Paul Tortelier

Conductor — Sir Adrian Boult

Orchestra — London Philharmonic Orchestra

04 — I Adagio — Moderato

05 -Debussy Clair De Lune From Suite Bergamasque

Piano — Daniel Adni

06 -Beethoven F?r Elise (Bagatelle No 25)

Piano — Dame Moura Lympany

07 -Grieg Morning From Peer Gynt Incidental Music Op 23

Conductor — Sir Neville

MarrinerOrchestra — Academy Of St. Martin-in-the-Fields

08 -Vaughan Williams The Lark Ascending (Opening)

Conductor — Sir Adrian Boult

Orchestra — New Philharmonia Orchestra

Violin — Hugh Bean

09 -John Williams Star Wars Main Theme

Orchestra — Geoff Love And His Orchestra

-G?recki Symphony No 3 \’Symphony Of Sorrowful Songs\’

Conductor — Jacek Kaspszyk

Orchestra — Krak?w Symphony Orchestra

Soprano Vocals — Zofia Kilanowicz

10 — Il Lento E Largo — Tranquillissimo

11 -Elgar Pomp And Circumstance March No 1 In D (Land Of Hope And Glory)

Chorus — Royal Choral Society

Conductor — Sir Andrew Davis

Orchestra — London Philharmonic Orchestra

-Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No 2 In C Minor Op 18

Conductor — Sir Simon Rattle

Orchestra — City Of Bigham Symphony Orchestra

Piano — C?cile Ousset

12 — I Moderato

-Rodrigo Concierto De Aranjuez

Conductor — Rafael Fr?hbeck De Burgos

Guitar — Alirio D?az

Orchestra — Spanish National Orchestra*

13 — II Adagio

Disc 4

01 -Delibes Flower Duet (Sous Le D?me ?pais) From Lakm? (Act I)

Conductor — Alain Lombard

Mezzo-soprano Vocals — Danielle Millet

Orchestra — Paris Op?ra-Comique Orchestra

Soprano Vocals — Mady Mespl?

-Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No 3 In D Minor Op 30

Conductor — G?nther Herbig

Orchestra — Philharmonia Orchestra

Piano — C?cile Ousset

02 — I Allegro Ma Non Troppo (Opening)

-J.S. Bach Brandenburg Concerto No 3 In G BWV1048

Conductor — Sir Neville

MarrinerOrchestra — Academy Of St. Martin-in-the-Fields

03 — I Allegro

-Mozart The Marriage Of Figaro

Conductor — Carlo Maria Giulini

Mezzo-soprano Vocals — Fiorenza Cossotto

Orchestra — Philharmonia Orchestra

04 — Overture

05 — Voi, Che Sapete (Act II)

-Mahler Symphony No 5 In C Sharp Minor

Conductor — Sir Charles Mackerras

Orchestra — Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

06 — IV Adagietto (Sehr Langsam)

-Mozart The Magic Flute

Conductor — Bernard Haitink

Orchestra — Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

Soprano Vocals — Edita Gruberova

07 — Der H?lle Rache (Act II)

08 — March Of The Priests (Act II)

-J.S. Bach St Matthew Passion BWV244

Alto Vocals — J?lia Hamari

Conductor — Wolfgang G?nnenwein

Orchestra — Consortium Musicum

09 — Erbarme Dich, Mein Gott (Have Mercy Upon Me, O Lord)

10 -Mussorgsky A Night On The Bare Mountain

Conductor — Georges Pr?tre

Orchestra — Royal Philharmonic Orchestra*

-Mozart Clarinet Concerto In A K622

Clarinet [Basset Clarinet] — Sabine Meyer

Conductor — Hans Vonk

Orchestra — Dresden Staatskapelle

11 — II Adagio

-Beethoven Symphony No 7 In A Op 92

Conductor — Kurt Sanderling

Orchestra — Philharmonia Orchestra

12 — II Allegretto

13 -R. Strauss Also Sprach Zarathustra — Sunrise

Conductor — Klaus TennstedtOrchestra — London Philharmonic Orchestra*Organ — David Bell

-Mussorgsky Pictures From An Exhibition

Conductor — Mariss Jansons

Orchestra — Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra

Orchestrated By — Ravel

14 — The Hut On Fowl\’s Legs

15 — The Great Gate Of Kiev

16 -Saint-Sa?ns Danse Macabre

Conductor — Pierre Dervaux

Orchestra — Orchestre De Paris