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40 Most Beautiful Orchestral Classics
2011 · by Various Artists
Classical40 songs4 hr 4 min
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- 3Canon & Gigue in D Major
sample avg 3.3 · Jean-François Paillard & Orchestre de Chambre Jean-François Paillard
7:12 - 8Spartacus Suite No. 2: I. Adagio of Spartacus & Phrygia
sample avg 3.6 · Alexander Lazarev, Boris Shlepakov, Sergei Girshenko, The Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra & Vladimir Ferapontov
2:44 - 9Horn Concerto No. 4 in E-Flat Major K. 495: II Romanza
sample avg 3.6 · Jean-François Paillard, Orchestre de Chambre Jean-François Paillard & Pierre Del Vescovo
4:22 - 10Oboe Concerto in C Minor: II Adagio
sample avg 3.4 · Jean-François Paillard, Orchestre de Chambre Jean-François Paillard & Pierre Pierlot
4:23 - 11Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: II Adagio sostenuto [Excerpt]
sample avg 3.2 · Alexei Sultanov, London Symphony Orchestra & Maxim Shostakovich
6:40 - 12Orfeo ed Euridice: Act II - Ballet
sample avg 3.0 · Glyndebourne Chorus, London Philharmonic Orchestra & Raymond Leppard
5:37 - 13Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 83: III Andante
sample avg 2.9 · Cyprien Katsaris, Eliahu Inbal & Philharmonia Orchestra
13:31 - 14Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: II Air ("Air on the G string")
sample avg 3.9 · Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra & János Rolla
5:23 - 15Romeo and Juliet, "Fantasy Overture": Finale [Excerpt]
sample avg 3.9 · Gewandhausorchester Leipzig & Kurt Masur
4:51 - 16Symphony No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 27: III. Adagio
sample avg 3.5 · Kurt Sanderling & Philharmonia Orchestra
8:04 - 17Concerto in G Major for 2 Mandolins, RV 532: I. Allegro
sample avg 3.9 · Alessandro Pitrelli, Bonifacio Bianchi, Claudio Scimone & I Solisti Veneti
4:29 - 18Symphony No. 5 in C-Sharp Minor: IV. Adagietto [Excerpt]
sample avg 4.0 · New York Philharmonic & Zubin Mehta
7:25 - 19Oboe Concerto in D Minor, Op. 9 No. 2: II. Adagio
sample avg 3.3 · Claudio Scimone, I Solisti Veneti & Pierre Pierlot
6:06 - 20Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 43: IV. Finale (Allegro moderato) [Excerpt]
sample avg 3.7 · New York Philharmonic & Zubin Mehta
4:11 - 21Antiche danze ed arie: Suite No. 3: III. Siciliana
sample avg 3.8 · Hugh Wolff & The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
3:25 - 22Suite No. 2 Op. 64c, "Romeo and Juliet": I. Montagues and Capulets
sample avg 3.1 · Armin Jordan & Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
5:03 - 23Piano Concerto No.1 in B-Flat Minor Op. 23: II Andantino semplice
sample avg 3.9 · Alexei Sultanov, London Symphony Orchestra & Maxim Shostakovich
6:34 - 24Swan Lake: Act II - Scene [Swan Theme Excerpt]
sample avg 3.3 · Alexander Lazarev & The Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra
2:57 - 25Prelude sinfonico in A Major
sample avg 3.2 · Claudio Scimone & Orchestre national de l'Opéra de Monte-Carlo
10:04 - 27Piano Concerto in A Minor: II. Adagio
sample avg 3.1 · François-René Duchâble, Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra & Theodor Guschlbauer
6:09 - 28The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a : VIII. Flower Waltz
sample avg 3.9 · Alexander Lazarev & The Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra
7:01 - 29Serenade in C Major, Op. 48: IV. Finale [Tema russo]
sample avg 4.0 · Ernö Sebestyén & Philharmonische Virtuosen Berlin
7:39 - 30La Vierge: X. The Last Sleep of the Virgin
sample avg 3.9 · John Eliot Gardiner & Orchestre National De L'Opera De Monte Carlo
4:03 - 31Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35: II. Canzonetta (Andante)
sample avg 3.3 · Charles Dutoit, Philharmonia Orchestra & Pierre Amoyal
7:25 - 32King Arthur: Act V - "Fairest Isle"
sample avg 4.0 · Les Arts Florissants, Véronique Gens & William Christie
4:46 - 33Serenade in E Major, Op. 22: II. Larghetto
sample avg 3.5 · Hugo Wolf & The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
6:12 - 34Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73: II. Adagio non troppo
sample avg 4.0 · Kurt Masur & New York Philharmonic
10:02 - 35The Nutcracker, Op. 71: Act I - March
sample avg 3.4 · Alexander Lazarev & The Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra
2:51 - 36Lemminkainen Suite, Op. 22: III. The Swan of Tuonela
sample avg 3.8 · Gewandhausorchester Leipzig & Kurt Masur
7:58 - 38Concerto for 2 Flutes: I. Grave
sample avg 4.0 · Giovanni Antonini, Il Giardino Armonico & Marco Brolli
4:05 - 39Symphony No. 9 in E Minor Op. 95, "From the New World": I. Adagio - Allegro molto
sample avg 4.0 · Kurt Masur & New York Philharmonic
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