Absolute Classics - 500 Years of Hits - Part 2
Compilation by Various Artists
Released 2000
Tracklist
- CD 1: Volume Six
- 16:46
- 2Tannhäuser: OvertureRichard Wagner4:38
- 3The Firebird: Finale (Theme From 'Shirley Valentine')Igor Stravinsky3:26
- 4Overture no. 2: Badinerie (Theme From 'Fatal Attraction')Johann Sebastian Bach1:31
- 5Adagio for Strings (Theme From 'Platoon')Samuel Barber10:04
- 6Madame Butterfly: One Fine DayGiacomo Puccini5:02
- 7O sole mio (Cornetto and Boddingtons Ads)Eduardo Di Capua3:26
- 87:30
- 9The Nutcracker: Russian DancePyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky1:12
- 10Arrival of the Queen of Sheba (Chanel No. 19 Ad)George Frideric Handel3:10
- 11Für Elise (IBM Computers Ad)Ludwig van Beethoven4:01
- 12Peer Gynt: Solvejg's SongEdvard Grieg5:10
- 13Karelia Suite: Alla Marcia (World in Action Theme)Jean Sibelius4:42
- 14The Moldau (Peugeot 605 Ad)Bedřich Smetana5:08
- 15Symphony no. 9 'Choral' / Ode to Joy (European Football Championship Theme)Ludwig van Beethoven7:51
- CD 2: Volume Seven
- 1Also sprach Zarathustra: Opening (theme from '2001')Richard Strauss2:00
- 2The Planets: MarsGustav Holst6:37
- 3Symphony no. 7: Second movement (Castrol GTX ad)Gustav Mahler4:02
- 4Double Concerto in D minor: Largo (theme from 'Children of a Lesser God')Johann Sebastian Bach6:37
- 5Violin Romance no. 2Ludwig van Beethoven5:38
- 6The Barber of Seville: Largo al Factotum (Ragù sauce ad)Gioachino Rossini4:40
- 7Granada (Granada TV ad)Agustín Lara3:55
- 8EspanaEmmanuel Chabrier6:30
- 9Flight of the Bumblebee (theme featured in 'Shine')Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov1:13
- 10Kinderszenen: Träumerei (Chocolate Break ad)Robert Schumann3:30
- 11Suite bergamasque: Clair de lune (Boursin ad)Claude Debussy5:17
- 12Lohengrin: Bridal Chorus ('Here comes the bride')Richard Wagner5:00
- 13Romeo and Juliet: Love scenePyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky3:33
- 14Madame Butterfly: Humming Chorus (Del Monte ad)Giacomo Puccini3:10
- 15'Pastoral' Symphony (Tweed perfume ad)Ludwig van Beethoven9:53
- 16Horn Concerto no. 4: Rondo (Vauxhall Carlton ad)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:05
- CD 3: Volume Eight
- 12:18
- 2Requiem: Introitus (Theme from 'Amadeus')Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart6:42
- 3VocaliseSergei Rachmaninov5:33
- 4Stabat Mater (Honda ad)Giovanni Battista Pergolesi4:41
- 5Rhapsody in Blue (Theme from 'Manhattan')George Gershwin6:35
- 6WalzFryderyk Chopin1:59
- 7Eine Kleine Nachtmusik: AndanteWolfgang Amadeus Mozart5:58
- 8Tke Pearlfishers Duet: Au fond du temple saintGeorges Bizet5:07
- 9Symphony 7: Allegretto (Adidas ad)Ludwig van Beethoven8:12
- 10Radetzky March (Theme from 'Age of Innocence')Johann Strauss2:53
- 11Gayaneh Sabre Dance (Fujicolor Film ad)Aram Khachaturian2:19
- 12Symphony no. 5: Toccata (Theme from 'Sunset Boulecvard')Charles‐Marie Widor5:30
- 13The Damnation of Faust: Hungarian MarchHector Berlioz4:31
- 14Aida: Grand MarchGiuseppe Verdi5:11
- 15Wedding March (Theme from 'Four Weddings and a Funeral')Felix Mendelssohn4:44
- 16II Trovatore: Anvil Chorus (Lee Jeans ad)Giuseppe Verdi2:46
- CD 4: Volume Nine
- 1Pictures at an Exhibition: PromenadeModest Mussorgsky1:53
- 2Prelude no. 2 (Fox's Classic biscuit ad)Fryderyk Chopin2:15
- 3Light Cavalry OvertureFranz von Suppé7:36
- 4Slavonic DanceAntonín Dvořák4:05
- 5Annen Polka (Delight Cream ad)Johann Strauss4:26
- 6Piano Concerto Movement 1Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky4:43
- 7La Traviata: PreludeGiuseppe Verdi3:39
- 87:07
- 9Rondo Alla Turca (Theme from 'The Wedding Banquet')Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:33
- 10Ave Maria (St Ivel Gold ad)Bach/Gounod3:20
- 11Requiem - Lux Aeterna (Theme used in 'Amadeus')Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart5:56
- 12L'Arlesienne Suite - FarandoleGeorges Bizet3:20
- 13Pathétique Sonata: Adagio cantabileLudwig van Beethoven4:58
- 14Dance of the Reeds (Cadbury's Fruit and Nut ad)Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky2:19
- 15Water Music: HornpipeGeorge Frideric Handel2:47
- 16'Sleeper's Awake' (LIoyds Bank ad)Johann Sebastian Bach9:41
- 17Firebird: Infernal DanceIgor Stravinsky3:59
- 18Four Seasons 'Summer': Presto (Audi ad)Antonio Vivaldi2:35
- CD 5: Volume Ten
- 1Toccata and Fugue in D minorJohann Sebastian Bach2:43
- 2Marriage of Figaro: Overture (Citroen ZX ad)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:20
- 3New Word Symphony: Largo (Hovis ad)Antonín Dvořák4:48
- 4Marche Militaire no. 1Franz Schubert5:24
- 5Organ Symphony: Maestoso (Theme from 'Babe')Camille Saint‐Saëns3:10
- 6Night on Bare Mountain (Maxell tape ad)Modest Mussorgsky7:15
- 7Lohengrin: Prelude to Act IIIRichard Wagner3:18
- 8Violin Concerto: AdagioMax Bruch4:48
- 9Piano Concerto no. 2: Adagio Sostenuto (Theme from 'Brief Encounter')Sergei Rachmaninov12:30
- 10Raindrop PreludeFryderyk Chopin4:53
- 11Chorale: Jesu Joy of Man's DesireJohann Sebastian Bach3:16
- 12Minuet (Theme from 'The Ladykillers')Luigi Boccherini3:24
- 13Gloria (Theme used in 'Shine')Antonio Vivaldi2:24
- 14The Nutcracker: Chinese Dance (Muticheerios ad)Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky1:14
- 15Music for the Royal Fireworks: OvertureGeorge Frideric Handel7:50
- 16Zadok the Priest (Theme from 'Madness of King George')George Frideric Handel5:17
Release credits
- conductor [8]
- choir vocals [14]
- piano [10]
- soprano vocals [11]
- flute [4], solo [4]
- performing orchestra [1]
- performing orchestra [7]
- choir vocals [10]
- performing orchestra [3.3, 3.10, 5.15, 1.8, 2.13, 4.3, 4.5, 4.8, 4.12]
- conductor [14], performing orchestra [4.14, 1.9, 2.2, 3.13]
- conductor [1]
- conductor [4.7, 3.9]
- conductor [3.8, 4.6]
- performing orchestra [5.8, 4.1]
- choir vocals [16]
- choir vocals [14, 16]
- choir vocals [15]
- choir vocals [3.2, 2.12]
- piano [2.10, 4.9]
- conductor [2.6, 5.8, 3.4]
- trumpet [13]
- oboe [13]
- performing orchestra [8]
- violin [4]
- conductor [7]
- performing orchestra [4.18, 5.11]
- baritone vocals [8]
- conductor [5.6, 2.3, 2.5, 2.14, 1.2, 1.6, 3.14, 3.16]
- tenor vocals [8]
- solo [15], soprano vocals [15]
- performing orchestra [12-13]
- horn [16]
- conductor [10]
- mezzo-soprano vocals [15], solo [15]
- conductor [4]
- producer [2]
- organ [1]
- conductor [2.13, 3.10, 4.3, 4.5, 4.11-12]
- baritone vocals [6]
- conductor [8, 14]
- piano [6]
- conductor [8]
- conductor [3.7, 2.15-16, 5.2, 5.7]
- conductor [4.16, 1.4]
- bass vocals [15], solo [15]
- conductor [3.1-2, 3.5, 1.1, 1.5, 1.15]
- performing orchestra [3.4, 2.6-7, 5.9]
- conductor [5.3, 2.1, 1.3, 3.3, 4.17]
- performing orchestra [3.5, 1.5]
- mezzo-soprano vocals [4]
- conductor [7]
- soprano vocals [4]
- soprano vocals [2]
- tenor vocals [7]
- piano [2, 6]
- organ [5]
- soprano vocals [6]
- choir vocals [16]
- performing orchestra [1.4, 4.16]
- conductor [12-13]
- performing orchestra [3.1, 5.6]
- performing orchestra [3.14, 3.16, 5.2]
- performing orchestra [5]
- performing orchestra [8]
- performing orchestra [5.12, 4.15]
- performing orchestra [1.2, 1.6, 2.3, 2.5, 2.14]
- cello [8]
- vocal [7]
- conductor [4.4, 3.15, 2.12, 5.15]
- solo [15], tenor vocals [15]
- performing orchestra [6]
- conductor [4.18, 5.11]
- performing orchestra [4.10, 4.17, 1.3]
- violin [2.5, 5.8]
- conductor [16], organ [12]
- violin [4]
- performing orchestra [4.4, 3.2, 3.15, 2.12]
- piano [2.11, 5.9]
- performing orchestra [1.10, 2.4, 5.13, 5.16]
- choir vocals [13]
- conductor [5.13, 1.10, 2.4], organ [16]
- clarinet [15]
- performing orchestra [1.14-15, 4.11, 2.1, 2.15-16, 5.3-4, 5.7, 3.7, 3.9]
- choir vocals [11]
- piano [13]
- conductor [2]
- engineer [2]
- violin [18]
- chorus master [2]
- piano [11]
- performing orchestra [9]
- conductor [11]
- performing orchestra [11]
- conductor [9]
- conductor [9]
- conductor [3.13, 1.9, 5.14, 4.14]
- conductor [5]
Issues
A2000
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