Elgar: Variations on an Original Theme; Holst: Planets

Advantages: Everything you could ever want from a classical CD
Disadvantages: none

...Beethoven 5. Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra in A Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 6. Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in E minor Composed by Sir Edward Elgar 7. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov 8. Concierto de Aranjuez Composed by Joaquín Rodrigo 9. Swan Lake Composed by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky 10. Symphony No. 9, "From the New World" in E minor Composed by Antonín Dvorák 11. Variations on an Original Theme, 'Enigma' Composed by Sir Edward Elgar 12. Sonata for Piano No. 14, 'Moonlight' in C sharp minor Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven 13. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in C minor Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov 14. Adagio for Strings Composed by Samuel Barber 15. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 21, "Elvira M in C Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 16... Read review

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Advantages: Good intro, great pieces
Disadvantages: Extracts, some favourites missing

...aged about 20 years! So I'll compromise – a track listing (along with where you may know any of the pieces from), and then a summary of the highlights at the bottom. Happy? I know my GP is :) CD 1 1. Dies Irae (from Requiem) by Verdi 2. O Fortuna (from Carmina Burana) by Orff [Old Spice advert anyone?] 3. Mars (from The Planets) by Holst ['Quatermass', as well as numerous adverts] 4. The Ride Of The Valkyries (from Die Walkure) by Wagner [Rebel Without A Cause, Small Soldiers, amongst others] 5. Chorus Of The Hebrew Slaves (from Nabucco) by Verdi 6. Fanfare For The Common Man by Copland [some BBC sport event?] 7. Pomp And Circumstance March – No. 1 by Elgar [Last Night Of The Proms] 8. Grand March (from Aida) by Verdi [ 9. Presto (from Summer – Four Seasons) by Vivaldi [lots of films, including Up Close... Read review

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Advantages: A great diversity of famous works
Disadvantages: Not everything is perfect

...of the Knights from Romeo and Juliet, op.65 (exc.) MOZART: Dies Irae from Requiem, K.626 TCHAIKOVSKY: 1812 Overture, Op.49 (exc.) GRIEG: 1st mvt from Piano Concerto in A minor, Op.16 (exc.) VIVALDI: Allegro from Spring of The Four Seasons, op.8 HÄNDEL: Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah HÄNDEL: La Rejouissance from Fireworks Music RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: The Flight of the Bumble Bee BERLIOZ: March to the Scaffold from Symphonie fantastique, op.14 (exc.) BIZET: Overture from Carmen MOZART: 1st mvt. from Eine Kleine Nachtmusic, K.525 PARRY: Jerusalem HOLST: Jupiter from The Planets, op.32 (exc.) BEETHOVEN: Ode to Joy from Symphony no.9 in D minor, Op.125 TCHAIKOVSKY: Scene from Swan Lake, Op.20 ELGAR: Nimrod from Enigma Variations, op.36 RACHMANINOV: 18th Variation from Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op.43 MUSSORGSKY: Promenade from Pictures at an Exhibition... Read review

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