The No. 1 Classical Collection: The Nation's 50 Favourite Works

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Tracklist

1▶CD: Hall of Fame Nos. 1-7

2▶CD: Hall of Fame Nos. 8-17

3▶CD: Hall of Fame Nos. 18-26

4▶CD: Hall of Fame Nos. 27-38

5▼CD: Hall of Fame Nos. 39-50
#	Title	Artist	Length
1	The Pearl Fishers Duet, Act 1 bass vocals: Nicolaï Ghiaurov tenor vocals: Luciano Pavarotti orchestra: National Philharmonic Orchestra conductor: Robin Stapleton recording of: Les Pêcheurs de perles : Acte I. No. 2 Duo « Au fond du temple saint » (Zurga, Nadir) composer: Georges Bizet (from 1863-04 until 1863-08) librettist: Michel Carré and Eugène Cormon part of: Les Pêcheurs de perles : Acte I	Georges Bizet	6:37
2	Double Violin Concerto: II. recorded in: La Chaux-de-Fonds, Neuchâtel, Switzerland (from 1978-11-06 until 1978-11-11) producer and balance engineer: Wilhelm Hellweg violin: Arthur Grumiaux (from 1978-11-06 until 1978-11-11) and Herman Krebbers (from 1978-11-06 until 1978-11-11) orchestra: Les Solistes Romands (from 1978-11-06 until 1978-11-11) conductor: Arpad Gérecz (from 1978-11-06 until 1978-11-11) recorded at: Salle de Musique in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Neuchâtel, Switzerland (from 1978-11-06 until 1978-11-11) recording of: Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043: II. Largo ma non tanto (from 1978-11-06 until 1978-11-11) composer: Johann Sebastian Bach (from 1730 until 1731) part of: Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043	Johann Sebastian Bach	6:45
3	Piano Concerto no. 3: I. piano: Rafael Orozco orchestra: Rotterdams Philharmonisch Orkest conductor: Edo de Waart recording of: Piano Concerto no. 3 in D minor, op. 30: I. Allegro ma non tanto composer: Sergei Rachmaninov (from 1909 until 1909-09-23) part of: Piano Concerto no. 3 in D minor, op. 30	Sergei Rachmaninov	7:01
4	Swan Lake I. Swan Theme orchestra: Wiener Philharmoniker conductor: Herbert von Karajan	Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky	2:42
5	Swan Lake III. Dance of the Cygnets orchestra: Wiener Philharmoniker conductor: Herbert von Karajan	Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky	1:35
6	Piano Concerto no. 1: I. piano: Rafael Orozco orchestra: Rotterdams Philharmonisch Orkest conductor: Edo de Waart partial recording of: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso (1888 version, most often performed) composer: Пётр Ильич Чайковский (from 1874-11 until 1875-02) part of: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23 (1888 version, most often performed) revision of: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso (1879 version, rarely performed) revision of: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: I. Andante non troppo e molto maestoso (original 1874/75 version, rarely performed)	Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky	3:37
7	Piano Concerto no. 21: II. engineer and balance engineer: John Pellowe producer: Christopher Raeburn piano: András Schiff (from 1989-12-11 until 1989-12-12) orchestra: Camerata Salzburg (from 1989-12-11 until 1989-12-12) conductor: Sándor Végh (from 1989-12-11 until 1989-12-12) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Universal Music Operations Ltd. (in 1991) recorded at: Mozarteum: Großer Saal in Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria (from 1989-12-11 until 1989-12-12) and Wiener Musikverein: Großer Musikvereinssaal in Innere Stadt, Wien, Austria (from 1989-12-11 until 1989-12-12) recording of: Concerto for Piano no. 21 in C major, K. 467: II. Andante (from 1989-12-11 until 1989-12-12) composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (from 1785 until 1785-03-09) part of: Concerto for Piano no. 21 in C major, K. 467	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	6:46
8	Symphony no. 5: IV. Adagietto recording engineer: Jürgen Bulgrin (in 1997-10) and Wolf‐Dieter Karwatky (in 1997-10) engineer: Graham Meek producer: Andrew Cornall editor: Dagmar Birwe, Ingmar Haas and Ian Watson orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (in 1997-10) conductor: Riccardo Chailly (in 1997-10) balance engineer: Jonathan Stokes recorded at: Concertgebouw: Grote Zaal in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (in 1997-10) recording of: Symphony no. 5 in C-sharp minor: IV. Adagietto. Sehr langsam (in 1997-10) composer: Gustav Mahler (from 1901 until 1902) part of: Symphony no. 5	Gustav Mahler	10:26
9	Clair de lune recording engineer: Onno Scholtze (from 1983-09-11 until 1983-09-15) producer: Wilhelm Hellweg piano: Zoltán Kocsis (from 1983-09-11 until 1983-09-15) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Philips Classics Productions (in 1984) and Universal International Music B.V. (in 1984) recorded at: Henry Wood Hall in London, England, United Kingdom (from 1983-09-11 until 1983-09-15) recording of: Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82 : III. Clair de lune (for piano) (from 1983-09-11 until 1983-09-15) composer: Claude Debussy (from 1890 until 1905) part of: Classic 100: Piano (number: 3) part of: Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82 (for piano)	Claude Debussy	5:52
10	Four Last Songs: "Im Abendrot" engineer: James Lock producer: Christopher Raeburn soprano vocals: Kiri Te Kanawa (from 1990-06-08 until 1990-06-09) orchestra: Wiener Philharmoniker (from 1990-06-08 until 1990-06-09) conductor: Sir Georg Solti (from 1990-06-08 until 1990-06-09) recorded at: Konzerthaus: Großer Saal in Landstraße, Wien, Austria (from 1990-06-08 until 1990-06-09) recording of: Vier letzte Lieder, AV 150: IV. „Im Abendrot“ (Four Last Songs, AV 150: 4. “In the Afterglow”) (from 1990-06-08 until 1990-06-09) lyricist: Joseph von Eichendorff composer: Richard Strauss (on 1948-05-06) publisher: Boosey & Hawkes premiered at: Royal Albert Hall in Kensington and Chelsea, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1950-05-22) part of: Vier letzte Lieder, AV 150 (Four Last Songs, AV 150)	Richard Strauss	6:23
11	Symphony no. 5 "Pathetique": I. orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra conductor: Vladimir Ashkenazy partial recording of: Symphony no. 6 in B minor, op. 74 “Pathétique”: I. Adagio – Allegro non troppo (Symphony no. 6 in B minor, op. 74 "Pathétique": I. Adagio - Allegro non troppo) composer: Пётр Ильич Чайковский (from 1893-02 until 1893-08) part of: Symphony no. 6 in B minor, op. 74 “Pathétique”	Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky	5:31
12	Peer Gynt: Morning Mood engineer: James Lock and Michael Mailes producer: Andrew Cornall orchestra: San Francisco Symphony (from 1989-06-02 until 1989-06-03) conductor: Herbert Blomstedt (from 1989-06-02 until 1989-06-03) balance engineer: John Pellowe phonographic copyright (℗) by: Decca Music Group Limited and Universal Music Operations Ltd. (in 1989) recorded at: Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco, California, United States (from 1989-06-02 until 1989-06-03) recording of: Peer Gynt, op. 23: 4. akt, prelude: Morgenstemning (from 1989-06-02 until 1989-06-03) composer: Edvard Grieg (in 1875) librettist: Henrik Ibsen (in 1867) part of: Peer Gynt, op. 23	Edvard Grieg	4:23
13	Má vlast: Vltava orchestra: Wiener Philharmoniker conductor: James Levine recording of: Má vlast: II. Vltava, JB 1:112/2 (Die Moldau) composer: Bedřich Smetana (from 1874-11-20 until 1874-12-08) part of: B. number catalogue by František Bartoš (number: B. 111) is based on: La Mantovana part of: Má vlast, JB 1:112 (My Country / My Fatherland)	Bedřich Smetana	12:02

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