| Description |
2 audio discs (126 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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1.4 m/s |
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digital recording |
| Note |
Compact discs. |
| Performer |
Various artists, orchestras and conductors. |
| Contents |
Disc one. Dies Irae from Requiem / Verdi -- O fortuna from Carmina Burana / Orff -- Mars from The planets / Holst -- The ride of the Valkyries from Die Walküre / Wagner -- Chorus of the Hebrew slaves from Nabucco / Verdi -- Fanfare for the common man / Copland -- Pomp and circumstance march, no. 1 / Elgar -- Grand march from Aida / Verdi -- Presto from Summer (Four seasons) / Vivaldi -- Prelude from Te deum / Charpentier -- The young person's guide to the orchestra / Britten -- Toccata and fugue in D minor / Bach -- First movement from Symphony no. 5 / Beethoven -- Adagio from Spartacus / Khachaturian -- Sabre dance from Gayaneh / Khachaturian -- First movement from Symphony no. 40 / Mozart -- Zadok the priest / Handel -- Nessun dorma from Turandot / Puccini. |
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Disc two. Also sprach Zarzthoustra / Strauss -- Dance of the knights from Romeo and Juliet / Prokofiev -- Dies Irae from Requiem / Mozart -- 1812 overture / Tchaikovsky -- Piano concerto / Grieg -- Allegro from spring (Four seasons) / Vivaldi -- Hallelujah chorus from Messiah / Handel -- La réjouissance from music from The royal fireworks / Handel -- Flight of the bumble bee / Rimsky-Korsakov -- March to the scaffold from Symphonie fantastique / Berlioz -- Overture from Carmen / Bizet -- Eine kleine Nachtmusik / Mozart -- Jerusalem / Parry -- Jupiter from The planets / Holst -- Symphony no. 9 "Ode to joy" / Beethoven -- Scene from Swan Lake / Tchaikovsky -- Nimrod from Enigma variations / Elgar -- Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini (Variation 18) / Rachmaninov -- Promenade from Pictures at an exhibition / Mussorgsky -- Finale: Symphony for organ no 3 / Saint-Saëns. |
| Genre/Form |
Orchestral music.
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Anthems.
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Anthems.
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Sound recordings.
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Sound recordings.
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| Added Title |
Classical anthems |
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36 of the most powerful classics on earth |
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Thirty six of the most powerful classics on earth |
| Music No. |
3984-26388-2 Erato |
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