VA — Classical Music 101 (2004)
FLAC (tracks+cue, log, scans) | Genre: Classical, Miscellaneous | 1h 14 min | 338 MB
RCA\’s Classical Music 101 is a clever execution of a ly concept, collecting (you guessed it) 101 famous classical themes and associating them with the movies, television shows, and commercials that have brought them to the public at large. The intent is to show newcomers that they already know more classical music than they think they do, and in doing so entice them to learn more by exploring RCA\’s catalog of full-length recordings (conveniently indexed in the track listing). But it is also a convenient reference for those who might need to rd themselves of how a famous tune goes, or forget where the melody that\’s been stuck in their head all day came from.
Classical Music 101 is not a real listening experience any more than collecting the hooks from every famous pop song onto one CD would be. It\’s a reference — a rder of already familiar things that allows you to connect them with their original contexts. When considered that way, it\’s a brilliant execution. And since every recording is in splendid RCA sound, often performed by the finest musicians of the last 50 years, the quality is superb.
1. Adagio — Baroque Chamber Orchestra
2. Air On The G String — Festival Strings Lucerne
3. Mvmt. III — Festival Strings Lucerne
4. Aria — Peter Serkin
5. Jesu, Joy Of Man\’s Desiring — Norman Luboff Choir
6. Toccata & Fugue In D Minor — Philadelphia Orchestra
7. Adagio For Strings — Boston Symphony Orchestra
8. Mvmt. I — Boston Symphony Orchestra
9. Mvmt. IV — New York Philharmonic
10. Fur Elise — Nellie Kokinos
11. Turkish March — Arthur Fiedler
12. \’Moonlight\’ Sonata — Jorg Demus
13. March To The Scaffold — Boston Symphony Orchestra
14. Rakoczy March — Arthur Fiedler
15. Habanera/Toreador Song — Arthur Fiedler
16. Minuet — Arthur Fiedler
17. Polovtsian Dance No.17 — Arthur Fiedler
18. Hungarian Dance No.5 — London Festival Orchestra
19. Lullaby — Arthur Fiedler
20. Minute Waltz — Geza Anda
21. Grande Valse Brillante — Geza Anda
22. Marche Funebre — Emanuel Ax
23. Simple Gifts — Copland
24. Fanfare For The Common Man — Philadelphia Orchestra
25. Clair De Lune — Arthur Fiedler
26. Prelude To The Afternoon Of A Faun — Philadelphia Orchestra
27. Flower Duet — Philharmonia Virtuosi
28. Mvmt II. Going Home Theme — Arthur Fiedler
29. The Sorcerer\’s apprentice — Philadelphia Orchestra
30. March No.1 — Arthur Fiedler
31. Ritual Fire Dance — Arthur Fiedler
32. Pavane — National Philharmonic
33. Rhapsody In Blue — Arthur Fiedler
34. An American In Paris — Arthur Fiedler
35. Funeral March Of A Marionette — Arthur Fiedler
36. Piano Concerto In A Minor — Kjel Baekkelund
37. Morning — Philadelphia Orchestra
38. Hallelujah Chorus — Royal Philharmonic Chorus
39. Alla Hornpipe — Festival Strings Lucerne
40. Mvmt. II — English Chamber Orchestra
41. Mars — Philadelphia Orchestra
42. Sabre Dance — Arthur Fiedler
43. Vesti La Giubba — Placido Domingo
44. Hungarian Rhapsody No.2 — Philadelphia Orchestra
45. Liebestraum No.3 — Arthur Fiedler
46. Intermezzo — National Philharmonic
47. Wedding March — Philadelphia Orchestra
48. Mvmt. IV — Boston Symphony Orchestra
49. Rondeau — U.K. Symphony
50. Andante — Geza Anda
51. Mvmt. I — Boston Symphony Orchestra
52. Overture — Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
53. Rondo Alla Turca — Walter Hautzig
54. Mvmt. I — English Chamber Orchestra
55. A Night On Bald Mountain — Philadelphia Orchestra
56. Great Gate Of Kiev — Philadelphia Orchestra
57. Barcarolle — Arthur Fiedler
58. Theme II (Can Can) — Arthur Fiedler
59. O Fortuna — New England Conservatory Chorus
60. Canon — Baroque Chamber Orchestra
61. Montagues & Capulets — Boston Symphony Orchestra
62. Lt. Kije\’s Wedding — Arthur Fiedler
63. Nessun Dorma — Jussi Bjorling
64. Mvmt. III — Rome Opera Chorus
65. Mvmt. III. Opening — London Symphony Orchestra
66. Var. 18 — Leonard Pennario
67. Bolero — Boston Symphony Orchestra
68. Flight Of The Bumblebee — Arthur Fiedler
69. Adagio — Julian Beam
70. Overture/Largo Al Factotum — Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
71. Theme II — Arthur Fiedler
72. Danse Macabre — Philadelphia Orchestra
73. Gymnopedie No.1 — National Philharmonic
74. Symphony No.8 \’Unfinished\’ — Boston Symphony Orchestra
75. Ave Maria — Robert Shaw Chorale
76. Finle — Morton Gould & His Orchestra
77. Valse Triste — Finnish Radio Orchestra
78. Stars & Stripes Forever — Arthur Fiedler
79. Semper Fidelis — Arthur Fiedler
80. Blue Danube Waltz — Arthur Fiedler
81. Tales From The Vienna Woods — Arthur Fiedler
82. Fanfare — Chicago Symphony Orchestra
83. Infernal Dance & Main Theme — Boston Symphony Orchestra
84. Waltz Of The Flowers — Arthur Fiedler
85. Waltz — Philadelphia Orchestra
86. Waltz — Philadelphia Orchestra
87. Theme II — Philadelphia Orchestra
88. Opening — Barry Douglas
89. Finale — Chicago Symphony Orchestra
90. Fantasia On Greensleeves — Philadelphia Orchestra
91. Grand March — Arthur Fiedler
92. Anvil Chorus — Rome Opera Chorus
93. Libiamo (Drinking Song) — Carlo Bergonzi
94. Die Irae — Chicago Symphony Chorus
95. Rigoletto — Placido Domingo
96. Allegro — Jose-Luis Garcia
97. Largo — Jose-Luis Garcia
98. Bridal Chorus — Robert Shaw Chorale
99. Ride Of The Valkyries — Philadelphia Orchestra
