Classical: 30 of the Best from Naxos

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April 24, 2020
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    Featuring
    • COMPOSER
      VARIOUS
    • PERFORMER
      Various
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    Works
    1. Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620, Act II: Der Holle Rache… (Queen of the Night)

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Vienna Mozart Orchestra

      Performer: Donna Robin

      Conductor: Konrad Leitner

    2. Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: IV. In the Hall of the Mountain King

      Composer: Edvard Grieg

      Ensemble: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Jerzy Maksymiuk

    3. 21 Hungarian Dances, WoO 1: Hungarian Dance No. 1 in G Minor (version for orchestra)

      Composer: Johannes Brahms

      Ensemble: Budapest Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: István Bogár

    4. The Four Seasons: Violin Concerto in E Major, Op. 8, No. 1, RV 269, "Spring": I. Allegro

      Composer: Antonio Vivaldi

      Ensemble: Capella Istropolitana

      Performer: Takako Nishizaki

      Conductor: Stephen Gunzenhauser

    5. Swan Lake, Op. 20, Act II No. 10: Scene, "Swan Theme"

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: Russian State Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Dmitry Yablonsky

    6. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation 18

      Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff

      Ensemble: Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: İdil Biret

      Conductor: Antoni Wit

    7. Canon and Gigue in D Major: Canon

      Composer: Johann Pachelbel

      Ensemble: Capella Istropolitana

      Conductor: Richard Edlinger

    8. An der schönen, blauen Donau (The Beautiful Blue Danube), Op. 314

      Composer: Johann Strauss II

      Ensemble: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Ondrej Lenárd

    9. Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio (excerpt)

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Richard Edlinger

    10. Liebestraume, S541/R211: No. 3. Nocturne in A-Flat Major

      Composer: Franz Liszt

      Performer: Balázs Szokolay

    11. Bagatelle in A Minor, WoO 59, "Für Elise"

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Balázs Szokolay

    12. Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major, BWV 1048: III. Allegro

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Kölner Kammerorchester

      Conductor: Helmut Müller-Brühl

    13. Die Walküre, Act III: Ride of the Valkyries

      Composer: Richard Wagner

      Ensemble: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Uwe Mund

    14. Symphony No. 94 in G Major, Hob.I:94, "The Surprise": II. Andante

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Capella Istropolitana

      Conductor: Barry Wordsworth

    15. Nocturne No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 9, No. 2

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: İdil Biret

    16. Requiem in D Minor, K. 626: Sequence: V. Confutatis maledictis - VI. Lacrimosa dies illa

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Gewandhaus-Kammerchor, Leipziger Kammerorchester

      Conductor: Morten Schuldt-Jensen

    17. The Planets, Op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity

      Composer: Gustav Holst

      Ensemble: Bratislava CSR Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Adrian Leaper

    18. Viola Concerto in G Major, TWV 51:G9: II. Allegro

      Composer: Georg Philipp Telemann

      Ensemble: Capella Istropolitana

      Performer: Ladislav Kyselák

      Conductor: Richard Edlinger

    19. Requiem, Op. 48: Pie Jesu (1893 version, compiled and ed. D. Arnold)

      Composer: Gabriel Fauré

      Ensemble: Oxford Camerata

      Performer: Lisa Beckley, Colm Carey

      Conductor: Jeremy Summerly

    20. Mass in B Minor, BWV 232: Agnus dei

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Capella Istropolitana

      Performer: Martina Koppelstetter

      Conductor: Christian Brembeck

    21. Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K. 331: III. Rondo alla turca: Allegretto

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Performer: Jenő Jandó

    22. 3 Gymnopedies: No. 1. Lent et douloureux (arr. C. Debussy for orchestra)

      Composer: Erik Satie

      Ensemble: Orchestre Symphonique et Lyrique de Nancy

      Conductor: Jérôme Kaltenbach

    23. Serenade No. 13 in G Major, K. 525, "Eine kleine Nachtmusik": I. Allegro

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Svenska Kammarorkestern

      Conductor: Petter Sundkvist

    24. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude and Fugue No. 1 in C Major, BWV 846

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Jenő Jandó

    25. The Four Seasons: Violin Concerto in F Minor, Op. 8, No. 4, RV 297, "L'inverno" (Winter): II. Largo

      Composer: Antonio Vivaldi

      Ensemble: Capella Istropolitana

      Performer: Takako Nishizaki

      Conductor: Stephen Gunzenhauser

    26. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2, "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Jenő Jandó

    27. Suite bergamasque: III. Clair de lune (arr. A. Caplet and G. Cloez for orchestra)

      Composer: Claude Debussy

      Ensemble: Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz

      Conductor: Leif Segerstam

    28. The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a: III. Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Michael Halász

    29. Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro

      Composer: Giacomo Puccini

      Ensemble: Brussels Philharmonic

      Performer: Miriam Gauci

      Conductor: Ali Rahbari

    30. Messiah, HWV 56, Part II: Hallelujah

      Composer: George Frideric Handel


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.