VA - 50 Greatest Orchestral Showpieces (2026)

Tracklist:

1. Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra – Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture in E-Flat Major, Op. 49 (Excerpt) (03:35)
2. Mariss Jansons – Wagner: Die Walküre, Act 3: Ride of the Valkyries (04:47)
3. Staatskapelle Dresden – Strauss, R: Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30: Introduction (01:52)
4. Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir – Mussorgsky: Night on Bald Mountain (Excerpt, Orch. Rimsky-Korsakov) (02:38)
5. Nikolaus Harnoncourt – Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio (07:20)
6. Dmitri Kitayenko – Dukas: L'apprenti sorcier (Excerpt) (03:46)
7. Paavo Berglund – Sibelius: Finlandia, Op. 26 (08:06)
8. Herbert von Karajan – Borodin: Prince Igor, Act 2: Dance of the Polovtsian Maidens (02:22)
9. Herbert von Karajan – Dvořák: 8 Slavonic Dances, Op. 46, B. 83: No. 8 in G Minor (04:30)
10. Carlo Maria Giulini – Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95, B. 178 "From the New World": IV. Allegro con fuoco (11:27)
11. Joseph Keilberth – Weber: Der Freischütz, Op. 77, J. 277: Ouvertüre (02:15)
12. Orchestre Du Capitole De Toulouse – Bizet: Carmen, WD 31: Prélude (02:15)
13. Herbert von Karajan – Chabrier: España (06:13)
14. City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra – Offenbach: La vie parisienne: Introduction (04:55)
15. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Artur Rodzinski – Glinka: Ruslan and Lyudmila: Overture (05:14)
16. Staatskapelle Dresden – Bruckner: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, WAB 109: II. Scherzo. Bewegt, lebhaft - Trio. Schnell (Excerpt) (01:17)
17. Herbert von Karajan – Beethoven: Coriolan Overture, Op. 62 (09:07)
18. Herbert von Karajan – Wagner: Lohengrin, Act 3: Prelude (03:13)
19. Herbert von Karajan – Mozart: Symphony No. 41 in C Major, K. 551 "Jupiter": IV. Molto allegro (06:14)
20. Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart/Gianluigi Gelmetti – Rossini: La scala di seta: Sinfonia (05:45)
21. New Philharmonia Orchestra – Verdi: La forza del destino, Act 1: Sinfonia (07:10)
22. Sir Neville Marriner – Suppé: Leichte Kavallerie: Overture (07:06)
23. Philharmonia Orchestra – Weber: Der Beherrscher der Geister, Op. 27, J. 122 (05:05)
24. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Ouvertüre (04:20)
25. Herbert von Karajan – Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92: IV. Allegro con brio (07:03)
26. Herbert von Karajan – Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 36: IV. Finale. Allegro con fuoco (08:53)
27. Philadelphia Orchestra – Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition: X. The Hut on Fowl's Legs "Baba Yaga" (Orch. Ravel, M. A 24) (03:13)
28. Philadelphia Orchestra – Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition: XI. The Great Gate of Kiev (Orch. Ravel, M. A 24) (05:10)
29. Rudolf Kempe – Smetana: Die verkaufte Braut: Öffnung (06:41)
30. André Previn – Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10 in E Minor, Op. 93: II. Allegro (04:31)
31. Sir Adrian Boult – Holst: The Planets, Op. 32: I. Mars, the Bringer of War (08:02)
32. Herbert von Karajan – Mascagni: L'amico Fritz: Intermezzo (05:11)
33. Herbert von Karajan – Berlioz: La damnation de Faust, Op. 24, H 111: Marche hongroise (04:19)
34. Herbert von Karajan – Ravel: Miroirs, M. 43: IV. Alborada del gracioso (08:31)
35. Herbert von Karajan – Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Act 1: Prelude (09:34)
36. Kent Nagano – Stravinsky: Le Sacre du printemps, Tableau II "Le sacrifice": Danse sacrale (02:39)
37. Philharmonia Orchestra – Weber: Euryanthe, Op. 81, J. 291: Overture (03:44)
38. Philharmonia Orchestra – Offenbach: Orphée aux enfers: Ouverture (09:38)
39. Herbert von Karajan – Strauss II, J: Die Fledermaus: Overture (08:43)
40. Armin Jordan – Ravel: Boléro, M. 81 (Excerpt) (05:09)
41. Herbert von Karajan – Smetana: Má vlast: II. Vltava (12:51)
42. Carlo Maria Giulini – Dvořák: Symphony No. 8 in G Major, Op. 88, B. 163: IV. Allegro ma non troppo (10:12)
43. Herbert von Karajan – Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55 "Eroica": IV. Finale. Allegro molto (11:59)
44. Herbert von Karajan – Wagner: Tannhäuser: Overture (15:01)
45. Carlo Maria Giulini – Rossini: L'italiana in Algeri: Overture (08:05)
46. Herbert von Karajan – Schubert: Symphony No. 8 in B Minor, D. 759 "Unfinished": I. Allegro moderato (11:56)
47. London Philharmonic Orchestra – Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74 "Pathétique": IV. Finale. Adagio lamentoso (09:39)
48. Herbert von Karajan – Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer: Overture (11:52)
49. Herbert von Karajan – Mendelssohn: The Hebrides, Op. 26, MWV P7 "Fingal's Cave" (10:16)
50. Paavo Järvi – Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story: No. 4, Mambo (02:25)

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