Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Orchestral Favourites (2020)

Tracklist

01. Zadok the Priest, HWV 258
02. Die Walküre, WWV 86B
03. Aida
04. Enigma Variations, Op. 36
05. The Pearl Fishers
06. Orpheus in the Underworld
07. Slavonic Dance No. 8, Op. 46
08. Turandot, Sc 91
09. Danse Macabre, Op. 40
10. Madama Butterfly, Sc 74
11. Adagio for Strings
12. Boléro
13. Finlandia, Op. 26
14. Carmina Burana
15. Pavane in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 50
16. Jerusalem
17. The Liberty Bell March
18. The Barber of Seville
19. On the Beautiful Blue Danube, Op. 314
20. Messiah, HWV 56
21. Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D Major, Op. 39
22. O Sole Mio
23. Gayaneh
24. 1812 Overture in E-Flat Major, Op. 49
25. Also Sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30
26. Light Cavalry
27. The Stars and Stripes Forever in E-Flat Major
28. Rhapsody in Blue
29. Gold and Silver Waltz, Op. 79
30. Nabucco
31. Peer Gynt
32. Carnival of the Animals: XIII. The Swan
33. Rigoletto
34. The Planets, Op. 32: IV. Jupiter
35. Die Meistersinger Von Nürnberg. WWV 96: I. Overture
36. The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66
37. II Pizzicato Polka in in C Major
38. Carmen, Pt. 2: XIV. Prélude and Aragonaise · Les Toreadors
39. The Hebrides Overture in B Minor, Op. 26
40. Pictures at an Exhibition: X. The Great Gate of Kiev
41. Gianni Schicchi, S 88
42. L'italiana in Algeri
43. Gayane
44. Things to Come
45. Prince Igor



Classical hits from one of the worlds great orchestras: a fabulous introduction to the world of music at a super-budget price. Zadok the Priest was written in 1727 for the Coronation of King George II, but its now more familiar to millions of football fans as the anthem for the Champions League. You may never have listened to a Wagner opera, but if youve seen Apocalypse Now, youll know The Ride of the Valkyries. Composing a slow movement for a string quartet, Samuel Barber could hardly have imagined that his Adagio would tap so deeply into universal feelings of grief and reflection once it had become known as his Adagio for strings and used in countless TV programmes and film soundtracks. Classical music is everywhere, and on this 4-album set you can enjoy more than 40 of the most thrilling and powerful pieces ever written. The music in this collection is full of stories. A misty sea voyage off the coast of Scotland (The Hebrides, by Mendelssohn); a dazzling Russian coronation scene (The Great Gate of Kiev, by Mussorgsky); a young woman comforting her old father (O mio babbino caro, by Puccini); a dawn over Egypt (Morning Mood, by Grieg) as well as a display of the Egyptian empire in all its glory (Triumphal March, by Verdi) and all its brutality (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves, also by Verdi). Great music transcends place and time.

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