The Ultimate Classic FM Album | Classic FM CFMD54

The Ultimate Classic FM Album

Label: Classic FM

Cat No: CFMD54

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Release Date: 18th October 2017

About

The Ultimate Classic FM Album is a collection of the most popular classical pieces to ever be written. This album aims to highlight the fact that classical music is a way of life, it’s with us every day through our favourite films, TV adverts and even the biggest sporting events. You don’t need to be a classical aficionado to recognise most pieces on this album. Classical music is so accessible and this album highlights this.

In Classic FM’s anniversary year, the brand celebrates over two decades of broadcasting classical music to the nation, boasting nearly 6 million listeners, this album showcases those pieces of music that we all know and love, and and definitely hum along to!

Contents:
1. Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, Op.64 - Dance of the Knights (Act 1)
- The Cleveland Orchestra, Lorin Maazel
2. Puccini: Nessun dorma (Turandot)
- Alfie Boe, Brno Philharmonic Orchestra, Gareth Hancock
3. Williams: Jurassic Park Suite
- City of Prague Philharmonic, Paul Bateman
4. Barber: Adagio for strings, Op.11/2
- Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, David Zinman
5. Beethoven: Bagatelle in A minor, WoO 59 "Für Elise"
6. Elgar: Variations on an Original Theme, Op.36 "Enigma" - Variation 9. Nimrod (Adagio)
- Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Mackerras
7. Handel: Zadok the Priest (Coronation Anthem No.1, HWV 258)
- Trevor Pinnock, The Choir of Westminster Abbey, The English Concert, Simon Preston
8. Gershwin: Summertime (arr. for guitar)
- Craig Ogden, Tippett Quartet
9. Mozart: Ave verum corpus, K618
- James Vivian, Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury
10. Joplin: The Entertainer
- Morten Gunnar Larsen
11. Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite, Op.71a, TH.35 - Dance of the Reed-Pipes
- Wiener Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
12. Myers: Cavatina
- Craig Ogden
13. Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream - Wedding March (arr. organ)
- Peter Hurford
14. Wagner: Die Walküre - "Hojotoho! Hojotoho!" (Ride of the Valkyries)
- Wiener Philharmoniker, Georg Solti
15. Vivaldi: Violin Concerto in G minor, Op.8 no.2, RV315 "Summer" - 3. Presto (Tempo impetuoso d'estate)
- Simon Standage, The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock
16. Pachelbel: Canon in D
- I Musici
17. Dvorák: Symphony No.9 in E minor, Op.95 "From the New World" - 2. Largo
- Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Jiri Belohlavek
18. Delibes: The Flower Duet (from Lakmé)
- Katherine Jenkins, Kiri Te Kanawa, Philharmonia Orchestra, Anthony Inglis
19. Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini, Op.43 - Variation 18
- Bella Davidovich, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Neeme Järvi
20. J.S. Bach: Orchestral Suite No.3 in D major, BWV 1068 - 2. Air
- Münchener Bach-Orchester, Karl Richter
21. J. Strauss II: The Blue Danube
- André Rieu
22. Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana - Intermezzo
- National Philharmonic Orchestra, Gianandrea Gavazzeni
23. Verdi: Nabucco - "Va, pensiero, sull'ali dorate" (Act 3)
- Chicago Symphony Chorus, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Georg Solti
24. Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Greensleeves
- Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner
25. Gardel: Tango - Por una Cabeza
- Nicola Benedetti, Ksenija Sidorova, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Kirill Karabits
26. Liszt: Liebestraum No.3 in A flat major, S541
- Jorge Bolet
27. Kats-Chernin: Wild Swans Suite (version for violin and piano) - 2. Eliza Aria
- Daniel Hope, Jacques Ammon

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