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Classical: 30 of the Best from Naxos
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Classical: 30 of the Best from Naxos

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Composer
VARIOUS
Artist
Various
Format
CD
Label
Naxos
Released
Apr 24, 2020
Catalog #
8578355-56
UPC
747313835577

About

This introduction to the exciting world of classical music will take you on a voyage of discovery as you experience the beauty and drama of some of the most famous music ever written. This essential collection presents something for every moment: excitement, relaxation, elation and more, with critically acclaimed recordings selected from the vast Naxos catalogue. Let your mind and emotions be transported by the greatest music from the greatest composers.

We have always been keen to lower the barriers to classical music as much as possible, and the Naxos label has had great success with various ‘Best Of’ collections in the past. These have until now tended to focus on single composers, but with Classical Music: 30 of the Best we have brought together a stunning programme of some of the most iconic and famous movements in all music for the enjoyment and exploration of as wide a public as possible.

Tracklist 30 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620, Act II: Der Holle Rache… (Queen of the Night) 02:54
    Track
    1
    Title
    Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620, Act II: Der Holle Rache… (Queen of the Night)
    Duration
    02:54
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Donna Robin
    Ensemble
    Vienna Mozart Orchestra
    Conductor
    Konrad Leitner
  3. 2 Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: IV. In the Hall of the Mountain King 02:36
    Track
    2
    Title
    Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: IV. In the Hall of the Mountain King
    Duration
    02:36
    Composer
    Edvard Grieg
    Ensemble
    BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Jerzy Maksymiuk
  4. 3 21 Hungarian Dances, WoO 1: Hungarian Dance No. 1 in G Minor (version for orchestra) 03:01
    Track
    3
    Title
    21 Hungarian Dances, WoO 1: Hungarian Dance No. 1 in G Minor (version for orchestra)
    Duration
    03:01
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Budapest Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    István Bogár
  5. 4 The Four Seasons: Violin Concerto in E Major, Op. 8, No. 1, RV 269, "Spring": I. Allegro 03:30
    Track
    4
    Title
    The Four Seasons: Violin Concerto in E Major, Op. 8, No. 1, RV 269, "Spring": I. Allegro
    Duration
    03:30
    Composer
    Antonio Vivaldi
    Performer
    Takako Nishizaki
    Ensemble
    Capella Istropolitana
    Conductor
    Stephen Gunzenhauser
  6. 5 Swan Lake, Op. 20, Act II No. 10: Scene, "Swan Theme" 02:15
    Track
    5
    Title
    Swan Lake, Op. 20, Act II No. 10: Scene, "Swan Theme"
    Duration
    02:15
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Ensemble
    Russian State Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Dmitry Yablonsky
  7. 6 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation 18 02:52
    Track
    6
    Title
    Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation 18
    Duration
    02:52
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Performer
    İdil Biret
    Ensemble
    Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Antoni Wit
  8. 7 Canon and Gigue in D Major: Canon 04:45
    Track
    7
    Title
    Canon and Gigue in D Major: Canon
    Duration
    04:45
    Composer
    Johann Pachelbel
    Ensemble
    Capella Istropolitana
    Conductor
    Richard Edlinger
  9. 8 An der schönen, blauen Donau (The Beautiful Blue Danube), Op. 314 09:25
    Track
    8
    Title
    An der schönen, blauen Donau (The Beautiful Blue Danube), Op. 314
    Duration
    09:25
    Composer
    Johann Strauss II
    Ensemble
    Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Ondrej Lenárd
  10. 9 Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio (excerpt) 05:32
    Track
    9
    Title
    Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio (excerpt)
    Duration
    05:32
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Richard Edlinger
  11. 10 Liebestraume, S541/R211: No. 3. Nocturne in A-Flat Major 03:42
    Track
    10
    Title
    Liebestraume, S541/R211: No. 3. Nocturne in A-Flat Major
    Duration
    03:42
    Composer
    Franz Liszt
    Performer
    Balázs Szokolay
  12. 11 Bagatelle in A Minor, WoO 59, "Für Elise" 03:06
    Track
    11
    Title
    Bagatelle in A Minor, WoO 59, "Für Elise"
    Duration
    03:06
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Balázs Szokolay
  13. 12 Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major, BWV 1048: III. Allegro 04:45
    Track
    12
    Title
    Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major, BWV 1048: III. Allegro
    Duration
    04:45
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Kölner Kammerorchester
    Conductor
    Helmut Müller-Brühl
  14. 13 Die Walküre, Act III: Ride of the Valkyries 05:23
    Track
    13
    Title
    Die Walküre, Act III: Ride of the Valkyries
    Duration
    05:23
    Composer
    Richard Wagner
    Ensemble
    Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Uwe Mund
  15. 14 Symphony No. 94 in G Major, Hob.I:94, "The Surprise": II. Andante 05:33
    Track
    14
    Title
    Symphony No. 94 in G Major, Hob.I:94, "The Surprise": II. Andante
    Duration
    05:33
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Capella Istropolitana
    Conductor
    Barry Wordsworth
  16. 15 Nocturne No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 9, No. 2 04:31
    Track
    15
    Title
    Nocturne No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 9, No. 2
    Duration
    04:31
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  17. Disc 2
  18. 1 Requiem in D Minor, K. 626: Sequence: V. Confutatis maledictis - VI. Lacrimosa dies illa 04:31
    Track
    1
    Title
    Requiem in D Minor, K. 626: Sequence: V. Confutatis maledictis - VI. Lacrimosa dies illa
    Duration
    04:31
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Ensemble
    Gewandhaus-Kammerchor, Leipziger Kammerorchester
    Conductor
    Morten Schuldt-Jensen
  19. 2 The Planets, Op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity 07:55
    Track
    2
    Title
    The Planets, Op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
    Duration
    07:55
    Composer
    Gustav Holst
    Ensemble
    Bratislava CSR Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Adrian Leaper
  20. 3 Viola Concerto in G Major, TWV 51:G9: II. Allegro 02:51
    Track
    3
    Title
    Viola Concerto in G Major, TWV 51:G9: II. Allegro
    Duration
    02:51
    Composer
    Georg Philipp Telemann
    Performer
    Ladislav Kyselák
    Ensemble
    Capella Istropolitana
    Conductor
    Richard Edlinger
  21. 4 Requiem, Op. 48: Pie Jesu (1893 version, compiled and ed. D. Arnold) 03:29
    Track
    4
    Title
    Requiem, Op. 48: Pie Jesu (1893 version, compiled and ed. D. Arnold)
    Duration
    03:29
    Composer
    Gabriel Fauré
    Performer
    Lisa Beckley, Colm Carey
    Ensemble
    Oxford Camerata
    Conductor
    Jeremy Summerly
  22. 5 Mass in B Minor, BWV 232: Agnus dei 05:46
    Track
    5
    Title
    Mass in B Minor, BWV 232: Agnus dei
    Duration
    05:46
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Martina Koppelstetter
    Ensemble
    Capella Istropolitana
    Conductor
    Christian Brembeck
  23. 6 Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K. 331: III. Rondo alla turca: Allegretto 03:18
    Track
    6
    Title
    Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K. 331: III. Rondo alla turca: Allegretto
    Duration
    03:18
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Jenő Jandó
  24. 7 3 Gymnopedies: No. 1. Lent et douloureux (arr. C. Debussy for orchestra) 04:02
    Track
    7
    Title
    3 Gymnopedies: No. 1. Lent et douloureux (arr. C. Debussy for orchestra)
    Duration
    04:02
    Composer
    Erik Satie
    Ensemble
    Orchestre Symphonique et Lyrique de Nancy
    Conductor
    Jérôme Kaltenbach
  25. 8 Serenade No. 13 in G Major, K. 525, "Eine kleine Nachtmusik": I. Allegro 06:02
    Track
    8
    Title
    Serenade No. 13 in G Major, K. 525, "Eine kleine Nachtmusik": I. Allegro
    Duration
    06:02
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Petter Sundkvist
  26. 9 The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude and Fugue No. 1 in C Major, BWV 846 04:23
    Track
    9
    Title
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude and Fugue No. 1 in C Major, BWV 846
    Duration
    04:23
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Jenő Jandó
  27. 10 The Four Seasons: Violin Concerto in F Minor, Op. 8, No. 4, RV 297, "L'inverno" (Winter): II. Largo 02:18
    Track
    10
    Title
    The Four Seasons: Violin Concerto in F Minor, Op. 8, No. 4, RV 297, "L'inverno" (Winter): II. Largo
    Duration
    02:18
    Composer
    Antonio Vivaldi
    Performer
    Takako Nishizaki
    Ensemble
    Capella Istropolitana
    Conductor
    Stephen Gunzenhauser
  28. 11 Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2, "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto 05:16
    Track
    11
    Title
    Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2, "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto
    Duration
    05:16
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Jenő Jandó
  29. 12 Suite bergamasque: III. Clair de lune (arr. A. Caplet and G. Cloez for orchestra) 04:25
    Track
    12
    Title
    Suite bergamasque: III. Clair de lune (arr. A. Caplet and G. Cloez for orchestra)
    Duration
    04:25
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Ensemble
    Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz
    Conductor
    Leif Segerstam
  30. 13 The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a: III. Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies 01:48
    Track
    13
    Title
    The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a: III. Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies
    Duration
    01:48
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Ensemble
    Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Michael Halász
  31. 14 Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro 02:26
    Track
    14
    Title
    Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro
    Duration
    02:26
    Composer
    Giacomo Puccini
    Performer
    Miriam Gauci
    Ensemble
    Brussels Philharmonic
    Conductor
    Ali Rahbari
  32. 15 Messiah, HWV 56, Part II: Hallelujah 03:41
    Track
    15
    Title
    Messiah, HWV 56, Part II: Hallelujah
    Duration
    03:41
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel