Classic 100 Top Tens

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ABC Classic FM's annual Classic 100 survey of Australia's favourite music has been a runaway success and the albums deriving from it have been bestsellers, their combination of superb performances and much-loved classics having proved appealing to both classical music experts and novices alike.

Now in a stunning 5-CD package of the Top 10 choices from each series, you can own the crème-de-la-crème of the classical music repertoire, covering piano, opera, concerto, Mozart and the very first Classic 100. This is a must-have recording for anyone who has ever been moved by the power and beauty of classical music.

Track Listing

Classic 100

1. WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART Clarinet Concerto in A major, K622 – II: Adagio
2. VAUGHAN WILLIAMS The Lark Ascending
3. BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 'Choral' – IV: Allegro assai (Ode to Joy – excerpt)
4. BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73 'Emperor' – II: Adagio un poco mosso
5. BEETHOVEN Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61 – III: Rondo
6. BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 6 in F major,Op. 68 'Pastoral' – V: Allegretto
7. BIZET Au fond du temple saint (In the Depths of the Temple) from Les Pêcheurs de Perles (The Pearl Fishers)
8. HANDEL Messiah, HWV56 – Hallelujah
9. ALLEGRI Miserere mei (excerpt)
10. STRAUSS Four Last Songs – III: Beim Schlafengehen (Going to Sleep)

Classic 100 Piano

1. LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2, 'Moonlight': I. Adagio sostenuto
2. JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH Goldberg Variations. Aria mit verschiedenen Veränderungen (Aria with diverse variations), BWV988: Aria
3. CLAUDE DEBUSSY Clair de lune from Suite bergamasque
4. ERIK SATIE Gymnopédie No. 1 from Trois Gymnopédies
5. LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13, 'Pathétique': II. Adagio cantabile
6. FRANZ SCHUBERT Impromptu in G-flat major, D899 No. 3
7. ARTHUR DE LULLI [EUPHONIA ALLEN] The Celebrated Chop Waltz, 'Chopsticks'
8. JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH Das wohltemperirte Clavier (The Well-Tempered Clavier), BWV846-893: Prelude in C major, BWV846
9. FRANZ SCHUBERT Piano Sonata No. 21 in B-flat major, D960: IV. Allegro, ma non troppo
10. LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57, 'Appassionata': I. Allegro assai
11. ROBERT SCHUMANN Von fremden Ländern und Menschen (Of Foreign Lands and People) from Kinderszenen (Scenes from Childhood), Op. 15
12. FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN Étude in C minor, Op. 10 No. 12, 'Revolutionary'
13. SERGEI RACHMANINOV Prelude No. 1 in C-sharp minor, Op. 3 No. 2
14. FRANZ LISZT Liebestraum in A-flat major, S541 No. 3
15. MICHAEL NYMAN The Heart Asks Pleasure First from The Piano
16. JOHANNES BRAHMS Waltz in A-flat major, Op. 39 No. 15
17. LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Bagatelle in A minor,WoO 59, 'Für Elise'
18. WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major, K331: III. Rondo alla turca
19. PETER SCULTHORPE Left Bank Waltz

Classic 100 Opera

1. GEORGES BIZET The Pearl Fishers: Au fond du temple saint (In the depths of the temple)
2. GIUSEPPE VERDI Nabucco:Va, pensiero (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves)
3. LÉO DELIBES Lakmé: Sous le dôme épais (Flower Duet)
4. WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART Così fan tutte: Soave sia il vento (Act I trio)
5. HENRY PURCELL Dido and Aeneas:Thy hand, Belinda…When I am laid in earth (Dido's Lament)
6. GIACOMO PUCCINI Madama Butterfly: Un bel dì (One fine day)
7. RICHARD WAGNER Tristan and Isolde: Liebestod
8. GIUSEPPE VERDI Rigoletto: Un dì, se ben rammentomi...Bella figlia dell'amore (Act III quartet)
9. CHRISTOPH WILLIBALD GLUCK Orfeo ed Euridice: Che farò senza Euridice
10. RICHARD STRAUSS Der Rosenkavalier: Marie Theres'...Ist ein Traum...Spür nur dich (Act III trio and finale)
11. WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART The Magic Flute: O Isis und Osiris
12. GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL Rinaldo: Lascia ch'io pianga
13. BENJAMIN GODARD Jocelyn: Oh! Ne t'éveille pas encore (Berceuse)
14. WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART Don Giovanni: Deh vieni alla finestra (Serenade)
15. CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI The Coronation of Poppea: Pur ti miro
16. GIACOMO PUCCINI Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro

Classic 100 Mozart

1. Clarinet Concerto in A major, KV622: II. Adagio
2. Ave verum Corpus (Hail, true Body), KV618
3. Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, KV467 'Elvira Madigan': II. Andante
4. Così fan tutte, KV588: Soave sia il vento (Gentle be the breeze)
5. Requiem in D minor, KV626 (Süssmayr completion): Lacrimosa
6. Vesperae solennes de confessore (Solemn Vespers of a Confessor), KV339: Laudate Dominum (Praise the Lord)
7. The Magic Flute, KV620: Der Hölle Rache (Queen of the Night Aria)
8. Serenade in B-flat major, KV361 (370a) 'Gran partita': III. Adagio
9. Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, KV488: II. Adagio
10. Exsultate, jubilate, KV165 (158a): Alleluja
11. The Marriage of Figaro, KV492: Overture
12. Piano Sonata in A major, KV331 (300i): III. Alla turca: Allegretto
13. Symphony No. 40 in G minor, KV550: I. Molto allegro
14. Requiem in D minor, KV626 (Süssmayr completion): Dies irae
15. The Magic Flute, KV620: Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja (Birdcatcher's Song: I'm the birdcatcher, yes indeed!)
16. Piano Sonata in A major, KV331 (300i): I. Theme: Andante grazioso
17. The Magic Flute, KV620: Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen (Men who feel love)
18. The Abduction from the Seraglio, KV384: O, wie will ich triumphieren (Oh, what a victory I shall have!)

Classic 100 Concertos

1. BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73 'Emperor': II. Adagio un poco moto
2. RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18: I. Moderato
3. BEETHOVEN Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61: III. Rondo
4. BRUCH Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26: III. Finale (Allegro energico)
5. ELGAR Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85: I. Adagio – Moderato
6. MOZART Clarinet Concerto in A major, KV622: II. Adagio
7. RODRIGO Concierto de Aranjuez: II. Adagio
8. BACH Concerto for two violins in D minor, BWV1043: I. Vivace
9. TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso (excerpt)
10. RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30: I. Allegro ma non troppo (excerpt)

Released: 2008

Released: 2008-04-04T00:00:00