40 most beautiful classical pieces
(Music CD)

CD 1. Piano concerto no. 21 in C major, K. 467. Andante / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Christian Zacharias, piano ; Symphonieorchester der Bayerischen Rundfunks ; David Zinman, [conductor]) (5:16) -- Symphonie no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 : 'Choral'. Ode to joy : (excerpt) / Ludwig van Beethoven (Gré Brouwenstijn, [soprano] ; Kerstin Meyer, [mezzo-soprano] ; Nicolai Gedda, [tenor] ; Frederick Guthrie, [bass] ; Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale ; Berliner Philharmoniker ; André Cluytens, [conductor]) (6:52) -- Keyboard concerto in F minor, BWV 1056. Adagio / Johann Sebastian Bach (David Fray, piano & direction ; The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie, Bremen) (3:09) -- The four seasons. Concerto op. 8 no. 4 : 'Winter'. Allegro non molto / Antonio Vivaldi (Europe [that is, Europa] Galante ; Fabio Biondi, [violin, conductor]) (3:15) -- Pavane pour une infante défunte / Maurice Ravel (Samson François, piano) (5:59) -- Messa da Requiem. Sequenza : Dies irae / Giuseppe Verdi (Orchestra e coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia ; Antonio Pappano, [conductor]) (2:18) -- Die Zauberflöte = (The magic flute). Der Hölle Rache : (Act II) / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Natalie Dessay, The Queen of the Night ; Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment ; Louis Langrée, [conductor]) (2:58) -- Norma. Casta diva : (Act I) / Vincenzo Bellini (Maria Callas, Norma ; Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano ; Tullio Serafin, [conductor]) (5:35) -- Violin concerto in D major, op. 77. Allegro giocoso / Johannes Brahms (Frank Peter Zimmermann, violin ; Berliner Philharmoniker ; Wolfgang Sawallisch, [conductor]) (7:39) -- Piano trio no. 2 in E flat major, D. 929. Andante con moto : (excerpts) / Franz Schubert (Renaud Capuçon, violin ; Gautier Capuçon, cello ; Frank Braley, piano) (3:14) -- Aida. Marcia trionfale : (Act II) / Giuseppe Verdi (New Philharmonia Orchestra ; Riccardo Muti, [conductor]) (1:30) -- Piano sonata no. 3 in B minor, op. 58. Finale : Presto, non tanto / Frédéric Chopin (Martha Argerich, piano) (4:45) -- Die Walküre. Ride of the Valkyries : (Act III) / Richard Wagner (Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra ; Mariss Jansons, [conductor]) (4:46) -- Ma mère l'oye. Pavane da la belle au bois dormant / Maurice Ravel (Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse ; Michel Plasson, [conductor]) (1:40) -- Carnival of the animals. Aquarium : (orchestral version) / Camille Saint-Saëns (Mikhaïl Rudy & Tzimon Barto, pianos ; Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse ; Michel Plasson, [conductor]) (2:58) -- An der schönen, blauen Donau = (The blue Danube) : waltz, op. 314 / Johann Strauss II (Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam ; Nikolaus Harnoncourt, [conductor]) (9:30) -- Te Deum, H. 146. Prélude / Marc-Antoine Charpentier (Les Arts Florissants ; William Christie, [conductor]) (1:36) -- Messiah : HWV56. Hallelujah : (Part II) / George Frideric Handel (Le Concert d'Astrée ; Emmanuelle Haïm, [conductor]) -- Goldberg variations : BWV 988. Aria / Johann Sebastian Bach (Maria Tipo, piano) (3:03) --

CD 2. Mass in B minor, BWV 232. Missa. Gloria in excelsis / Johann Sebastian Bach (Collegium Vocale, Ghent ; Philippe Herreweghe, [conductor]) (7:04)

Stabat Mater, RV 621. Stabat Mater dolorosa / Antonio Vivaldi (David Daniels, countertenor ; Europa Galante ; Fabio Biondi, [conductor] (3:21)

Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K. 550. Molto allegro / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra ; Nikolaus Harnoncourt, [conductor]) (6:46)

Piano sonata no. 30 in E major, op. 109. Prestissimo / Ludwig van Beethoven (Hélène Grimaud, piano) (2:25)

Romeo and Juliet : op. 64. Dance of the knights : (Act I) / Sergei Prokofiev (London Symphony Orchestra ; André Previn, [conductor]) (5:40)

Kinderszenen : op. 15. Träumerei / Robert Schumann (Martha Argerich, piano) (2:50)

Peer Gynt. Solveig's song / Edvard Grieg (Camilla Tilling, soprano ; Estonian National Symphony Orchestra ; Paavo Järvi, [conductor]) (4:52)

Symphony no. 9 in E minor, op. 95 : 'From the New World'. Allego con fuoco : (excerpt) / Antonín Dvořák (Orchestre de Paris ; Georges Prêtre, [conductor]) (3:55)

Prelude in G minor, op. 23 no. 5 : 'Alla marcia' / Sergei Rachmaninov (Dmitri Alexeev, piano) (4:02)

Symphony no. 5 in E minor, op. 64. Valse : Allegro moderato / Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Philharmonia Orchestra ; Riccardo Muti, [conductor]) (6:16)

Gymnopédie : no. 1 / Erik Satie (Anne Queffélec, piano) (6:16)

Carmen : suite no. 1. Entr'acte to Acte III / Georges Bizet (Orchestre national de France ; Seiji Ozawa, [conductor]) (2:34)

Préludes, premier livre. La fille aux cheveux de lin / Claude Debussy (Samson François, piano) (2:14)

Requiem, op. 48. Pie, Jesu / Gabriel Faure (Philippe Jaroussky, countertenor ; Orchestre de Paris, Paavo Järvi, conductor) (3:41)

Music for the funeral of Queen Mary : Z. 860. Canzona (1:44) ; March (2:20) / Henry Purcell (Monteverdi Choir & Orchestra ; Sir John Eliot Gardiner, [conductor])

Piano sonata no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 : 'Pathétique'. Adagio cantabile / Ludwig van Beethoven (Maria João Pires, piano) (4:23)

Lohengrin. Prelude : (Act III) / Richard Wagner (Wiener Philharmoniker ; Rudolf Kempe, [conductor]) (3:32)

Waltz no. 6 in D flat major, op. 64 no. 1 : 'Minute waltz' / Frédéric Chopin (George Cziffra, piano) (1:55)

The nutcracker : ballet, op. 71. Miniature overture / Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Berliner Philharmoniker ; Sir Simon Rattle, [conductor]) (3:12)

Tosca. Vissi d'arte : (Act II) / Giacomo Puccini (Maria Callas, Tosca ; Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano ; Victor de Sabata, [conductor]) (3:10).