The World's Favourite Classics CD Set

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Order Code: 0351456

Surprising, enchanting, soothing and stirring – our editors from around the world have brought together

a treasure trove of the very finest classical music performances to bring you this refreshing treat! On no fewer than 5 CDs, exceptional performers such as Sir Yehudi Menuhin, Earl Wild, The London Symphony Orchestra and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra perform over six hours of blissful music. From the wonderful favourite that opens this collection - Morning from Peer Gynt by Grieg, to the tranquility of Tchaikovsky’s Waltz Of The Flowers, you’ll be transported to another place.

REFLECTION AND MEDITATION: Morning From 'Peer Gynt' GRIEG • Gymnopédie No. 1 SATIE • Pavane FAURÉ • Sleepers Awake BACH • Canon In D PACHELBEL • Air On The G String BACH • Nimrod From 'Enigma Variations' ELGAR • Fantasia On 'Greensleeves' VAUGHAN WILLIAMS • Pavane Pour Une Infante Défunte RAVEL • Adagio For Strings BARBER • and more!
ROMANCE AND PASSION: Clair De Lune DEBUSSY • Intermezzo From 'Cavalleria Rusticana' MASCAGNI, MENASCI, TARGIONI • Au Fond Du Temple Saint ('Pearl Fishers' Duet) BIZET • La Donna È Mobile VERDI, PIAVE • Für Elise BEETHOVEN • Adagio From 'Spartacus' KHACHATURIAN • Boléro RAVEL • The Swan From 'Carnival Of The Animals' SAINT-SAËNS • Nessun Dorma (None Shall Sleep) PUCCINI • and more!
POWER AND GLORY: Fanfare For The Common Man COPLAND • Hallelujah Chorus HANDEL • Largo Al Factotum From 'The Barber Of Seville' ROSSINI • Mars, The Bringer Of War From 'The Planets' HOLST • Ode To Joy From Symphony No. 9 BEETHOVEN • Ride Of The Valkyries WAGNER • Toccata And Fugue In D Minor BACH • Dies Irae From 'Requiem' VERDI • O Fortuna From 'Carmina Burana' ORFF • and more!
GRACE AND ELEGANCE: Arrival Of The Queen Of Sheba HANDEL • Waltz Of The Flowers TCHAIKOVSKY • Summer From 'The Four Seasons' VIVALDI • Minute Waltz CHOPIN • Trumpet Tune And Air PURCELL • The Skaters Waltz WALDTEUFEL • Overture To 'The Magic Flute' MOZART • Waltz (Act I) From 'The Sleeping Beauty' TCHAIKOVSKY • The Blue Danube Waltz STRAUSS II • and more!
SOUND AND SPECTACLE: Sunrise From 'Also Sprach Zarathustra' R STRAUSS • Jupiter, The Bringer Of Jollity From 'The Planets' HOLST • Danse Macabre SAINT-SAËNS • 'The Hebrides' Overture (Fingal's Cave) MENDELSSOHN • Montagues And Capulets PROKOFIEV • 'The William Tell' Overture (Excerpt) ROSSINI • 1812 Overture (Finale) TCHAIKOVSKY • and more!