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Rhapsody in Blue

by Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra & Richard Hayman · from Best of the Best Classical Music 1

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Review by Jules Archer★★½Sample

Respectfully: no. “Rhapsody in Blue” is the only thing I'd revisit.

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an album you don't listen to so much as live inside for a month.

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1
Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: II. Air, "Air On a G String"
sample avg 3.3
5:14
2
Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565 (Arr. By M. Reger)
sample avg 4.0 · Risto Lauriala
9:48
3
Canon and Gigue: Canon in D Major
sample avg 3.7 · Capella Istropolitana & Richard Edlinger
4:46
4
Canon and Gigue: Gigue
sample avg 4.0 · Capella Istropolitana & Richard Edlinger
1:26
5
Sinfonie Nr. 9 D-Moll, Op. 125: 4. Finale: Presto - Allegro assai (Uhrwerk Orange)
sample avg 3.2 · Maria Kliegel & Nina Tichman
13:52
6
Bagatelle in A Minor, WoO 59 "Fur Elise"
sample avg 3.0 · Balázs Szokolay
3:10
7
Lakmé: Blumenduett - Lakme: Viens, Mallika... Dome Epais, "Flower Duet"
sample avg 3.7 · Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra & Johannes Wildner
6:41
8
Carmen Suite No. 2: IV. Chanson Du Toreador
sample avg 3.0 · Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra & Anthony Bramall
2:41
9
Carmen Suite No. 1: V. Les Toreadors
sample avg 3.4 · Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra & Anthony Bramall
2:22
10
Bolero: Bolero
sample avg 3.6 · Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Adrian Leaper
13:34
11
A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61 (Arr. for Organ)
sample avg 3.1 · Bertalan Hock
6:11
12
The 4 Seasons: Violin Concerto in F Minor, Op. 8, No. 4, Rv 297, "L'inverno" (Winter): II. Largo
sample avg 3.6 · Capella Istropolitana & Stephen Gunzenhauser
2:26
13
24 Preludes, Prelude No. 15 in D-Flat Major, Op. 28, No. 15
sample avg 3.7 · İdil Biret
5:50
14
Guillaume Tell (William Tell): Overture
sample avg 3.0 · Zagreb Festival Orchestra & Michael Halász
12:13
15
Lohengrin: Lohengrin: Bridal Chorus
sample avg 2.9 · Russian State Symphony Orchestra & John McGlinn
5:39
16
Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto
sample avg 3.5 · Jenő Jandó
5:19
17
Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio
sample avg 3.2 · RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra & Gerhard Markson
7:17
18
Les Contes D'hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann): Barcarole [Arr. for Orchestra]
sample avg 4.1 · Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra & Keith Clark
3:23
19
Reverie: Reverie
sample avg 3.8 · François-Joël Thiollier
4:26
20
2 Arabesques: Arabesque No. 1
sample avg 3.8 · Klára Körmendi
3:30
21
Suite bergamasque, L. 75: III. Clair de lune
sample avg 3.7 · Klára Körmendi
4:14
22
Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95, B. 178, "From the New World": IV. Allegro con fuoco
sample avg 3.6 · Baltimore Symphony Orchestra & Marin Alsop
10:55
23
Leichte Kavallerie (Light Cavalry): Light Cavalry: Overture
sample avg 3.6 · Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Kosice & Alfred Walter
6:25
24
Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K. 331: III. Rondo alla turca: Allegretto
sample avg 3.1 · Jenő Jandó
3:21
25
An American in Paris
sample avg 3.8 · New Zealand Symphony Orchestra & James Judd
18:47
26
Rhapsody in Blue
sample avg 3.2 · Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra & Richard Hayman
16:55
27
An Der Schonen, Blauen Donau (The Beautiful Blue Danube), Waltz, Op. 314: An Der Schonen, Blauen Donau
sample avg 3.7 · Strauss Festival Orchestra & Ondrej Lenárd
9:25
28
Peer Gynt-Suite Nr. 1, Op. 46: I. Morgenstemning (Morning Mood)
sample avg 3.8 · Malmö Symphony Orchestra & Bjarte Engeset
4:17
29
Peer Gynt-Suite Nr. 1, Op. 46: IV. I Dovregubbens Hall (In the Hall of the Mountain King)
sample avg 3.7 · Malmö Symphony Orchestra & Bjarte Engeset
2:40
30
Peer Gynt-Suite Nr. 1, Op. 46: III. Anitra's Dance
sample avg 3.3 · Philharmonic Orchestra, Kosice & Stephen Gunzenhauser
3:21
31
Messiah, HWV 56, Part II: Hallelujah
sample avg 4.1 · Scholars Baroque Ensemble & Kym Amps
3:38
32
Serenade No. 13 in G Major, K. 525, "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik": I. Allegro
sample avg 3.6 · Swedish Chamber Orchestra & Petter Sundkvist
6:08
33
Orphee Aux Enfers (Orpheus in the Underworld)
sample avg 3.0 · Capella Istropolitana
5:23
34
Carnival of the Animals: VII. Aquarium
sample avg 3.8 · Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra & Ondrej Lenárd
2:19
35
Tale of Tsar Saltan, Op. 57: Flight of the Bumblebee
sample avg 3.3 · Philharmonia Orchestra & Enrique Bátiz
1:34
36
La Gazza Ladra (The Thieving Magpie): La Gazza Ladra
sample avg 3.8 · Zagreb Festival Orchestra & Michael Halász
10:10
37
1812 Festival Overture, Op. 49
sample avg 3.9 · Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Adrian Leaper
15:32
38
The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a: III. Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies
sample avg 3.3 · Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra & Michael Halász
1:48
39
The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a: IV. Russian Dance, "Trepak"
sample avg 2.9 · Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra & Michael Halász
1:11
40
The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a: VIII. Waltz of the Flowers
sample avg 4.0 · Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra & Michael Halász
6:54
41
Nabucco: Nabucco: Va, Pensiero, "Chorus of Hebrew Slaves"
sample avg 3.8 · Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra & Oliver von Dohnányi
4:44
42
Die Walküre, 3. Akt: Walkürenritt: Ride of the Valkyries
sample avg 3.1 · Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra & Uwe Mund
5:29
43
Adagio in G Minor (Attrib. to Albinoni)
sample avg 3.4 · Capella Istropolitana & Richard Edlinger
11:34
44
String Quintet in E Major, Op. 11, No. 5, G. 275: III. Minuet (Arr. By L. Stokowski for Orchestra)
sample avg 3.2 · Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra & José Serebrier
3:44
45
Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F Major, BWV 1046: III. Allegro
sample avg 3.9 · Swiss Baroque Soloists
3:57
46
Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: I. Prelude
sample avg 3.8 · Alexander Rudin
2:32
47
Concerto for 2 Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043: I. Vivace
sample avg 3.1 · Capella Istropolitana & Oliver von Dohnányi
4:00
48
Solomon, HWV 67: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
sample avg 3.4 · Budapest Strings & Béla Bánfalvi
3:33