Absolute Classics - 500 Years of Hits - Part 1
Compilation by Various Artists
Released 2000
Tracklist
- CD 1: Volume One
- 1Four Seasons: Spring (Chanel No. 19 Ad)Antonio Vivaldi3:19
- 2Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo (Theme From 'Raging Bull')Pietro Mascagni3:30
- 3Piano Concerto No.3: 1st Movement (Theme From 'Shine')Sergei Rachmaninov2:59
- 4Canon (Pure Wool Ad)Johann Pachelbel6:26
- 5The Planets: Jupiter (Rugby World Cup Theme)Gustav Holst8:01
- 6Eine Kleine Nachtmusik - Allegro ('Witches of Eastwick')Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart6:12
- 7Air on a G String (Hamlet Cigars Ad)Johann Sebastian Bach6:54
- 82:44
- 9William Tell: Finale (Theme From 'The Lone Ranger')Gioachino Rossini3:14
- 102:37
- 11Nutcracker: Waltz of the Flowers (Hellman's Mayonnaise Ad)Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky7:03
- 12Military PolonaiseFryderyk Chopin6:09
- 13Bolero (theme used by Torville and Dean)Maurice Ravel8:24
- 14Turandot: Nessun Dorma (Football Italia World Cup Theme)Giacomo Puccini3:24
- 15Tchaikovsky 1812 Overture: Finale (Paxo Ad)Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky4:13
- CD 2: Volume Two
- 14:00
- 2Piano Concerto No. 21: Andante (Elvira Madigan)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart7:14
- 3Pavane (Lux soap ad)Gabriel Fauré6:50
- 4Tales of Hoffmann: Barcarolle (Bailey's Irish Cream ad)Jacques Offenbach3:37
- 5Hungarian Dance No.5Johannes Brahms2:38
- 6Romeo and Juliet: Dance of the Knights (Chanel Egoiste ad)Sergei Prokofiev5:24
- 7Water Music: AllegroGeorge Frideric Handel7:36
- 8Fantasie ImpromptuFryderyk Chopin4:52
- 9Guitar Concerto: 2nd MovementJoaquín Rodrigo9:41
- 10Thäis: Meditation (St Ivel Gold ad)Jules Massenet6:03
- 11Enigma Variations: Nimrod (Royal Doulton ad)Edward Elgar4:01
- 12Swan Lake: WaltzPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky6:43
- 134:56
- CD 3: Volume Three
- 1Messiah - Hallelujah ChorusGeorge Frideric Handel4:07
- 2Peer Gynt - Morning (AEG ad)Edvard Grieg4:04
- 39:43
- 4Slavonic DanceAntonín Dvořák3:35
- 5Peter & The Wolf - Peters' Theme * (theme from 'Zoo-time')Sergei Prokofiev1:01
- 6A Musical Joke - 4th movement (Horse of the Year show)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:27
- 7Etude ('So dep is the Night' - Estee Lauder ad)Fryderyk Chopin4:09
- 8Requiem: Pie JesuGabriel Fauré3:28
- 9Pavane pour une infante defunteMaurice Ravel6:19
- 10Hungarian DanceJohannes Brahms2:56
- 11Carmen - The HabaneraGeorges Bizet4:39
- 12Clarinet Concerto - Slow movement (theme from 'Out of Africa')Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart8:12
- 13Hebrides Overture 'Fingals Cave'Felix Mendelssohn5:21
- 14The Blue Danube (theme used in '2001')Johann Strauss8:16
- CD 4: Volume Four
- 1Prelude from CarmenGeorges Bizet3:34
- 2Symphonie Fantastique: WaltzHector Berlioz6:22
- 3The Force of Destiny: Overture (Stella Artois ad)Giuseppe Verdi7:50
- 4Liebestraum No. 3Franz Liszt4:47
- 5L'Elisir d'amore: Una furtiva lagrimaGaetano Donizetti4:40
- 6Sleeping Beauty: WaltzPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky4:37
- 7Cosi Fan Tutte: Trio - "Soave sia il vento" (theme from 'Sunday Bloody Sunday')Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:08
- 8Faust: WaltzCharles Gounod4:26
- 9Xerxes: LargoGeorge Frideric Handel2:57
- 10Tales from the Vienna WoodsJohann Strauss9:31
- 11Moonlight Sonata: 1st movement (theme used in 'Immortal Beloved')Ludwig van Beethoven6:07
- 12Ave Maria (theme used in 'Fantasia')Franz Schubert5:20
- 13Brandenburg Concerto No. 2: AllegroJohann Sebastian Bach5:14
- 14Serenade for strings: WaltzPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky3:58
- 15Vivaldi Four Seasons: Winter (Audi ad)Antonio Vivaldi3:29
- CD 5: Volume Five
- 11st MovementLudwig van Beethoven7:15
- 22:07
- 32:19
- 44:36
- 5Invitation to the DanceCarl Maria von Weber7:24
- 6La Gioconda: Dance of the hours ('Hello Mother Hello Father' Jif ad)Amilcare Ponchielli2:45
- 7Adagio (theme used in 'Butterflies')Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni / Remo Giazotto10:07
- 8Tosca: E lucevan le StelleGiacomo Puccini4:37
- 9Marriage of Figaro: Letter Duet (theme from 'Shawshank Redemption')Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:38
- 10Nutcracker: MarchPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky2:28
- 11Finlandia (theme used in 'Die Hard')Jean Sibelius9:27
- 12A Midsummer Night's Dream: NocturneFelix Mendelssohn5:36
- 13Gymnopedie No. 1Erik Satie3:57
- 14Simple Symphony: Playful Pizzicato (Royal Bank of Scotland ad)Benjamin Britten3:15
- 15Fantasia on GreensleevesRalph Vaughan Williams4:29
- 16Carnival of the Animals: The SwanCamille Saint‐Saëns2:52
Issues
A2000
T2000