100 Best Classical Music

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Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622 - Version for Basset Clarinet - 2. Adagio (Live)
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, Paul Dyer, Craig Hill
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Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending (Excerpt)
Dimity Hall, Sinfonia Australis, Antony Walker
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Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 "Choral" - IV. Ode to Joy (Live)
Sydney Philharmonia Motet Choir, Sydney Philharmonia Symphonic Choir, Sydney Philharmonia Orchestra, Antony Walker
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Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.5 in E flat major Op.73 -"Emperor" - 2. Adagio un poco mosso
Gerard Willems, Sinfonia Australis, Antony Walker
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Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61 - 3. Rondo
Richard Tognetti, Australian Chamber Orchestra, Anthony Halstead
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Beethoven: Symphony No.6 In F, Op. 68 "Pastoral" - 5. Allegretto
Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Willem van Otterloo
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Bizet: Les pêcheurs de perles, WD 13 / Act 1 - Au fond du temple saint
David Hobson, Teddy Tahu Rhodes, Sinfonia Australis, Thomas Woods
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Handel: Messiah, HWV 56 / Pt. 2 - No. 44 Chorus: "Hallelujah!"
Cantillation, Orchestra of the Antipodes, Antony Walker
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Allegri: Miserere (Excerpt)
Jane Sheldon, Cantillation, Antony Walker
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R. Strauss: Vier letzte Lieder, TrV 296 - 1. Frühling (Live)
Erin Wall, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis
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J.S. Bach: Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, Cantata BWV 147 - 10. "Jesus bleibet meine Freude"
Cantillation, Brett Weymark, Orchestra of the Antipodes
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J.S. Bach: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 / Pt. 2 - Aria: ‘Erbarme dich, mein Gott’
Sally-Anne Russell, Orchestra of the Antipodes, Antony Walker
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Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor, Op.18 - 1. Moderato
Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Janos Fürst, Alexander Lubiantsev
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Bruch: Violin Concerto No.1 in G minor, Op.26 - 1. Vorspiel (Allegro moderato)
Niki Vasilakis, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Sebastian Lang-Lessing
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Fauré: Requiem, Op.48 - 7. In paradisum (Live)
Sydney Philharmonia Motet Choir, Sydney Philharmonia Orchestra, Antony Walker
16
Vivaldi: Violin Concerto in E Major, Op. 8, No. 1, RV 269 "La primavera" - 1. Allegro
Elizabeth Wallfisch, Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, Paul Dyer
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Schubert: Nocturne in E-Flat Major, D. 897
Macquarie Trio
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Schubert: Piano Quintet in A Major, D. 667 "Trout" - 4. Theme And Variations
Seraphim Trio, Jacqueline Cronin, David Campbell
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Elgar: Cello Concerto in E Minor, Op. 85 - I. Adagio - Moderato
Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Li-Wei Qin, Nicholas Braithwaite
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J.S. Bach: Suite for Cello Solo No.1 in G, BWV 1007 - 1. Prélude
Daniel Yeadon
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Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar and Orchestra - 1. Allegro con spirito
Slava Grigoryan, Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Brett Kelly
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J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major, BWV 1048 - 1. Allegro
Orchestra of the Antipodes, Antony Walker
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Pachelbel: Canon And Gigue In D Major, P 37 - 1. Canon
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, David Stanhope
24
Elgar: Variations on an Original Theme, Op.36 "Enigma" - 9. Nimrod (Adagio)
Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Myer Fredman
25
Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis (Excerpt)
Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Patrick Thomas
26
Mozart: Piano Concerto No.23 in A, K.488 - 2. Adagio
Simon Tedeschi, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Briger
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Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.14 in C sharp minor, Op.27 No.2 "Moonlight" - 1. Adagio sostenuto
David Stanhope
28
Schubert: String Quartet No.14 in D minor, D. 810 "Death and the Maiden" - 2. Andante con moto
Tankstream Quartet
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J.S. Bach: Mass in B Minor, BWV 232 / Kyrie - 1b. Christe eleison
Sara Macliver, Sally-Anne Russell, Orchestra of the Antipodes, Antony Walker
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Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana - Intermezzo sinfonico
West Australian Symphony Orchestra, David Measham
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Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467 - 2. Andante (Live)
Vera Kameneva, Australian Chamber Orchestra, Christopher Hogwood
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Mozart: Requiem In D Minor, K. 626 - 3f. Lacrimosa
Cantillation, Orchestra of the Antipodes, Antony Walker
33
Puccini: La Bohème / Act 1 - "Che gelida manina"
David Hobson, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Marco Guidarini
34
J.S. Bach: Suite No.3 in D, BWV 1068 (Arr. August Wilhelm) - 2. Air
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, David Stanhope
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J.S. Bach: Concerto for 2 Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043 - 2. Largo ma non tanto
Richard Tognetti, Helena Rathbone, Australian Chamber Orchestra
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Barber: Adagio for Strings
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Jorge Mester
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Verdi: Nabucco / Act 3 - Va', pensiero (Chorus Of The Hebrew Slaves)
Opera Queensland Chorus, Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Johannes Fritzsch
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Puccini: Madama Butterfly / Act 2 - Un bel dì vedremo
Rita Hunter, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Dobbs Franks
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Massenet: Thaïs / Act 2 - Méditation
Barbara Jane Gilby, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, David Stanhope
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Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55 "Eroica" - 3. Scherzo. Allegro vivace
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, David Porcelijn
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Schubert: An die Musik, D.547
Lauris Elms, John Winther
42
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67 - 1. Allegro con brio
Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Willem van Otterloo
43
Mahler: Symphony No. 5 in C-Sharp Minor / Pt. 3 - 4. Adagietto
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Markus Stenz
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Verdi: Messa da Requiem - 2. Dies irae
Sydney Philharmonia Motet Choir, Sydney Philharmonia Symphonic Choir, Sydney Philharmonia Orchestra, Antony Walker
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Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 78, R. 176 "Organ Symphony" - 2b. Maestoso - Più allegro - Molto allegro
Mel Waters, Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, David Stanhope
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Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30 / Act 3 - "Che farò senza Euridice?"
Lauris Elms, West Australian Symphony Orchestra, Geoffrey Arnold
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Wagner: Tristan und Isolde / Act 3, WWV 90 - Liebestod, Mild und leise
Marilyn Richardson, Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Werner Andreas Albert
48
Mozart: Serenade No.13 in G, 'Eine Kleine Nachtmusik', K525 (1787) - 1. Allegro
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Geoffrey Lancaster
49
Holst: The Planets, Op. 32 - 1. Mars, The Bringer Of War
Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, David Stanhope
50
Saint-Saëns: The Carnival of the Animals, R.125 - 13. The Swan
Janis Laurs, Anna Goldsworthy, Mark Kruger
51
Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43 - Variation No. 18: Andante cantabile (Live)
Ayako Uehara, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Edvard Tchivzhel
52
Dvořák: Symphony No.9 In E Minor, Op.95, B. 178 "From The New World" - 2. Largo (Excerpt)
Sydney Symphony Orchestra, José Serebrier
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Handel: Serse, HWV 40 / Act 1 - Largo
West Australian Symphony Orchestra, David Measham
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Mozart: Die Zauberflöte, K. 620 / Act 2 - "Pa-Pa-Pa-Pa-Pa-Pa-Papagena!"
Isobel Buchanan, John Pringle, Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Richard Bonynge
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Dvořák: Rusalka, Op.114, B. 203 / Act 1 - Song To The Moon
Yvonne Kenny, Vladimir Kamirsky, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
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J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 - 1. Aria
Jacqueline Ogeil
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Mozart: Ave verum corpus, K. 618
Sydney Philharmonia Motet Choir, Sydney Philharmonia Orchestra, Antony Walker
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Prokofiev: Romeo And Juliet Suite No. 2, Op. 64ter - 1. The Montagues And Capulets
Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Christopher Nicholls
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Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance, Op.39 - March No.1 In D Major
Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Patrick Thomas
60
Smetana: Má Vlast, JB1:112 - 2. Vltava
Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Edo De Waart
61
Tchaikovsky: The Year 1812 – Solemn Overture, Op. 49
Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Stuart Challender
62
Mahler: Symphony No.2 in C minor - "Resurrection" - 5e. "O glaube, mein Herz, o glaube"
Rosamund Illing, Elizabeth Campbell, Sydney Philharmonia Choirs, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Stuart Challender
63
J.S. Bach: Jesu, der du meine Seele, Cantata, BWV 78 - 2. "Wir eilen mit schwachen, doch emsigen Schritten"
Sara Macliver, Sally-Anne Russell, Orchestra of the Antipodes, Antony Walker, Daniel Yeadon
64
Litolff: Concerto Symphonique No. 4, Op.102 - 2. Scherzo
Ian Munro, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, David Porcelijn
65
Elgar: Sea Pictures, op.37 - 2. In Haven
Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Elizabeth Campbell, Nicholas Braithwaite
66
Caccini: Ave Maria (Arr. Dan Walker)
Lyn Williams, Gondwana Voices, Alexandre Oguey, Helena Rathbone, Aiko Goto, Nicole Forsyth, Daniel Yeadon, Maxime Bibeau, Paul Stanhope
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Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K.492 / Act 1 - "Non più andrai"
Teddy Tahu Rhodes, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Ola Rudner
68
Grieg: Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16 - 1. Allegro molto moderato
Simon Tedeschi, Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Richard Bonynge
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Beethoven: Piano Trio No.7 in B Flat, Op. 97 "Archduke" - 4. Allegro moderato
Macquarie Trio
70
J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Pt. Two: For the second Day of Christmas - Arr. W. Gilles Whittaker - 10. Sinfonia
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, David Stanhope
71
Chopin: Piano Concerto No.1 in E minor, Op.11 - 2. Romance (Larghetto) (Live)
Ewa Kupiec, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Christopher Seaman
72
J.S. Bach: Partita for Violin Solo No.2 in D minor, BWV 1004 - 5. Ciaccona
Richard Tognetti
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Gershwin: Rhapsody In Blue (Excerpt)
Simon Tedeschi, Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Northey
74
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23, TH 55 - 1. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso (Excerpt)
The Queensland Orchestra, Richard Bonynge, Simon Tedeschi
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Verdi: La traviata / Act 1 - "Libiamo ne'lieti calici" (Brindisi) (Live)
Opera Australia Orchestra, Thomas Woods, Antoinette Halloran, Jamie Allen, Opera Australia Chorus
76
Mahler: Rückert-Lieder - 4. Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen
Teddy Tahu Rhodes, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Marko Letonja
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Schubert: 4 Impromptus, Op.90, D.899 - 3. Impromptu In G-Flat Major
Roger Woodward
78
Puccini: Gianni Schicchi - O mio babbino caro
Yvonne Kenny, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Karmirski
79
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92 - 2. Allegretto
Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Willem van Otterloo
80
Ravel: Boléro, M. 81
Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Stuart Challender
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Satie: 3 Gymnopédies - 1. Lent et douloureux
Stephanie McCallum
82
Orff: Carmina Burana / Blanziflor et Helena - 1. O Fortuna (Live)
Sydney Philharmonia Symphonic Choir, Sydney Philharmonia Motet Choir, Sydney Philharmonia Orchestra, Antony Walker
83
Mozart: Clarinet Quintet in A, K. 581 - 2. Larghetto
Kammer Ensemble
84
Mozart: Così fan tutte, K. 588 / Act 1 - Soave sia il vento
Amanda Thane, Fiona Janes, David Brennan, Opera Australia Orchestra, Carlo Rizzi
85
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique" - 2. Adagio cantabile
Gerard Willems
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Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.4 in G, Op.58 - 2. Andante con moto
Gerard Willems, Sinfonia Australis, Antony Walker
87
J.S. Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier: Book 1, BWV 846-869 - Prelude No. 1 in C Major
Michael Kieran Harvey
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Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto In E Minor, Op.64, MWV O14 - 3. Allegretto non troppo - Allegro molto vivace
Niki Vasilakis, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Sebastian Lang-Lessing
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Sibelius: Finlandia Op. 26
Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Arvo Volmer
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J.S. Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565
Michael Dudman
91
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35, TH. 59 - 3. Allegro vivacissimo (Live)
Jane Peters, Australian Youth Orchestra, Christoph Eschenbach
92
Purcell: Dido and Aeneas, Z.626 / Act 3 - Dido’s Lament: ‘Thy hand Belinda…When I am laid in earth’
Fiona Campbell, Orchestra of the Antipodes, Antony Walker
93
Debussy: Suite bergamasque, L.75 - 3. Clair de lune
Stephanie McCallum
94
Albinoni, Giazotto: Adagio In G minor
A.B.C. Philharmonic Orchestra, William Motzing
95
Handel: Zadok The Priest, HWV 258 (Live)
Sydney Philharmonia Symphonic Choir, Sydney Philharmonia Orchestra, Antony Walker
96
Mozart: Piano Sonata No.16 in C, K.545 "Sonata facile" - 1. Allegro
Gerard Willems
97
Stravinsky: The Rite Of Spring / Part 1: The Adoration Of The Earth - 1. Introduction
Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Willem van Otterloo
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Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite No.1, Op.46 - 1. Morning Mood
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, David Stanhope
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Khachaturian: Spartacus - Adagio Of Spartacus And Phrygia
West Australian Symphony Orchestra, David Measham
100
Fauré: Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11
Cantillation, David Drury, Antony Walker

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