Simply the Best Classical Anthems

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1Dies Irae - Requiem
orchestra:
Chœur et Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg (Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Alain Lombard (conductor)
recording of:
Messa da requiem: IIa. Dies irae: Dies irae (coro)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1874)
part of:
Messa da requiem: II. Dies irae (quartetto solista, coro) (full sequenza)
Giuseppe Verdi2:16
2O Fortuna - Carmina Burnana
recording engineer:
Ulrich Ruscher
assistant engineer:
Andreas Florczak and Tobias Lehmann
producer:
Friedemann Engelbrecht
editor:
Ruodlieb Neubauer
choir vocals:
London Philharmonic Choir (in 1992-09)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra) (in 1992-09)
conductor:
Zubin Mehta (conductor) (in 1992-09)
recorded at:
Snape Maltings Concert Hall in Suffolk, England, United Kingdom (in 1992-09)
recording of:
Carmina Burana: Fortuna imperatrix mundi: I. O Fortuna (in 1992-09)
composer:
Carl Orff (composer) (in 1936)
publisher:
B. Schott’s Söhne (publisher; do not use as label)
version of:
O Fortuna (Poem, CB 17)
part of:
Carmina Burana: Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi
Carl Orff2:30
3The Planets: Mars, the Bringer of War
organ:
Sir Andrew Davis (conductor, keyboardist, composer, arranger) (in 1993-12)
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra (in 1993-12)
conductor:
Sir Andrew Davis (conductor, keyboardist, composer, arranger) (in 1993-12)
recorded at:
St. Augustine’s Church (Kilburn, London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1993-12)
recording of:
The Planets, op. 32: I. Mars, the Bringer of War (in 1993-12)
composer:
Gustav Holst (composer) (from 1914 until 1916)
orchestration of:
The Planets, op. 32: I. Mars, the Bringer of War (for two pianos)
part of:
The Planets, op. 32 (Suite for Large Orchestra)
Gustav Holst6:44
4The Ride of the Valkyries - Die Walküre
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Daniel Barenboim (pianist and conductor)
recording of:
Excerpt from Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene I, Walkürenritt (The Valkyrie: Ride of the Valkyries)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1854 until 1856)
publisher:
Schott Music International (publisher; do not use as label)
part of:
Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene I "Hojotoho! Hojotoho!"
Richard Wagner5:23
5Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves - Nabucco
choir vocals:
Coro dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (Chorus of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia)
recording of:
Nabucco: Parte III, scena 2. Coro “Va, pensiero, sull’ali dorate” (Coro) (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1841)
librettist:
Temistocle Solera
part of:
Nabucco: Parte III. La profezia
Giuseppe Verdi3:38
6Fanfare for the Common Man
brass:
London Brass Virtuosi
conductor:
David Honeyball (conductor)
recording of:
Fanfare for the Common Man (for brass and percussion orchestra)
composer:
Aaron Copland (composer) (in 1942)
was commissioned by:
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and Eugene Goossens (Sir Eugene Goossens, composer and conductor, third of the Eugène Goossens dynasty)
premiered by:
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (on 1943-03-12) and Eugene Goossens (Sir Eugene Goossens, composer and conductor, third of the Eugène Goossens dynasty) (on 1943-03-12)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes, Inc. (USA, publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Aaron Copland2:52
7Pomp and Circumstance March - No. 1
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Andrew Davis (conductor, keyboardist, composer, arranger)
recording of:
Pomp and Circumstance Military Marches, op. 39: March no. 1 in D major
premiered in:
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom (on 1901-10-19)
publisher:
Sir Edward Elgar (dec’d) (Edward Elgar, composer)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1901)
publisher:
Boosey & Co. Ltd. (music publisher founded in the 1760s, forebear of Boosey & Hawkes)
part of:
Pomp and Circumstance Military Marches, op. 39
Sir Edward Elgar4:25
8Grand March - Aida
choir vocals:
Coro dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (Chorus of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia)
orchestra:
Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (Orchestra of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia)
chorus master:
Norbert Balatsch (baritone, chorus master and conductor)
partial recording of:
Aida: Atto II, scena 2. Gran Finale II “Gloria all’Egitto, ad Iside” (Popolo, Sacerdoti)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi1:44
9Presto - Summer - Four Seasons
violin:
Piero Toso (violinist)
conductor:
Claudio Scimone (conductor)
recording of:
Concerto in G minor, op. 8 no. 2, RV 315 “L’estate”: III. Presto
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist) (in 1723)
part of:
Concerto in G minor, op. 8 no. 2, RV 315 “L’estate” (Concerto in G minor, op. 8 no. 2, RV 315 “Summer”)
Antonio Vivaldi2:46
10Prelude - Te Deum
orchestra:
Orquestra Gulbenkian (The Gulbenkian Orchestra)
conductor:
Michel Corboz (conductor and composer)
recording of:
Te Deum, H. 146: Prélude
composer:
Marc‐Antoine Charpentier (composer)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
part of:
Te Deum, H. 146
Marc‐Antoine Charpentier2:03
11The Young Persons Guide to the Orchestra
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Andrew Davis (conductor, keyboardist, composer, arranger)
partial recording of:
The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1946)
part of:
Works of Benjamin Britten by opus number (number: op. 34)
Benjamin Britten2:03
12Toccata and Fugue in D Minor
organ:
Marie‐Claire Alain (organist) (in 1993-04)
recorded at:
Grote Kerk (has a Christian-Müller-Orgel) in Haarlem, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (in 1993-04)
recording of:
Toccata und Fuge d-Moll, BWV 565: I. Toccata (in 1993-04)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 30)
part of:
Toccata und Fuge d-Moll, BWV 565 (Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565)
Johann Sebastian Bach2:28
13Symphony No. 5, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio
orchestra:
Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg (Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra)
conductor:
Joseph Keilberth (conductor)
recording of:
Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67: I. Allegro con brio
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1804 until 1808)
part of:
Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67
Ludwig van Beethoven8:45
14Adagio - Spartacus
orchestra:
Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra (Bolshoi Theatre Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Alexander Lazarev (conductor)
recording of:
Spartacus: Adagio of Spartacus & Phrygia
composer:
Aram Khachaturian (Soviet-Armenian composer) (in 1955)
part of:
Spartacus, op. 82
Արամ Խաչատրյան2:44
15Saber Dance - Gayaneh
producer:
Tim Oldham (editor / producer) (in 1993-07)
orchestra:
Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra (Bolshoi Theatre Symphony Orchestra) (in 1993-07)
conductor:
Alexander Lazarev (conductor) (in 1993-07)
recorded at:
Московская Государственная Консерватория им. П. И. Чайковского (Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory) in Moscow, Russia (in 1993-07)
recording of:
Sabre Dance, from the ballet Gayaneh (catch-all for unknown versions) (in 1993-07)
composer:
Aram Khachaturian (Soviet-Armenian composer) (in 1942)
arrangement of:
Gayaneh: Act III, Scene VII (Expiation). Sabre Dance
recording of:
Third Suite from the ballet “Gayaneh” for orchestra, op. 55: V. Sabre Dance (in 1993-07)
composer:
Արամ Խաչատրյան (Aram Khachaturian, Soviet-Armenian composer) (in 1942)
version of:
Gayaneh: Act III, Scene VII (Expiation). Sabre Dance
part of:
Third Suite from the ballet “Gayaneh” for orchestra, op. 55
Արամ Խաչատրյան2:20
16Symphony No. 40, K. 550: I. Allegro molto
orchestra:
Ensemble orchestral de Paris
conductor:
Armin Jordan (conductor)
recording of:
Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K. 550 “Great”: I. Allegro molto (2nd version)
orchestrator:
Neal Desby and Edward Trybek
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (from 1788 until 1788-07-25)
part of:
Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K. 550 “Great” (2nd version)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart7:46
17Zadok the Priest
choir vocals:
Monteverdi Choir (English vocal Baroque ensemble)
orchestra:
Monteverdi Orchestra
conductor:
Sir John Eliot Gardiner (John Eliot Gardiner)
recording of:
The Four Coronation Anthems: “Zadok the Priest”, HWV 258
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1727)
premiered at:
Westminster Abbey in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1727-10-11)
part of:
Händel-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: HWV 258)
part of:
The Four Coronation Anthems
Georg Friedrich Händel3:03
18Nessun Dorma - Turandot
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
orchestra:
Deutschen Opernorchester (Orchestra of the German Opera Berlin)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto III, scena 1. Aria “Nessun dorma” (Calaf)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1921-03 until 1924-03)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
publisher:
Casa Ricordi BMG S.p.A. and Ed. G. Ricordi & Cia. SpA (Italian publisher)
part of:
Turandot: Atto III (Turandot: Act III)
Giacomo Puccini3:24
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1Also sprach Zarathustra
orchestra:
Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg (Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Alain Lombard (conductor)
partial recording of:
Also sprach Zarathustra, op. 30: I. Einleitung (Sonnenaufgang)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (in 1896)
publisher:
Peters Edition Ltd.
part of:
Also sprach Zarathustra, op. 30 (TrV 176)
Richard Strauss?:??
2Dance of the Knights From Romeo and JulietСергей Сергеевич Прокофьев?:??
3Dies Irae From Requiem
recorded in:
München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (in 1961-11)
choir vocals:
Münchener Bach‐Chor (Munich Bach Choir) (in 1961-11)
orchestra:
Münchener Bach‐Orchester (Munich Bach Orchestra) (in 1961-11)
conductor:
Karl Richter (conductor/ choir master/ organist/ harpsichordist)
recording of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626: III. Sequenz: a. Dies irae (Süßmayr Edition; choir) (in 1961-11)
orchestrator:
Franz Xaver Süßmayr
additional composer:
Joseph Leopold Eybler (Austrian composer)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
part of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626: III. Sequenz (Süßmayr Edition)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?:??
41812 Overture
orchestra:
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (Israeli orchestra)
conductor:
Zubin Mehta (conductor)
partial recording of:
The Year 1812, Festival Overture in E-flat major, op. 49
premiered in:
Moscow, Russia (on 1882-08-20)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (from 1880-09 until 1880-11)
part of:
The Tchaikovsky Handbook (number: TH 49), Thematic and Bibliographical Catalogue of P. I. Čajkovskij's Works (number: ČW 46) and Works of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky by opus number (number: op. 49)
is based on:
Боже, Царя храни! (God Save the Tsar!)
quotes music from:
Troparion of the Holy Cross
quotes music from:
La Marseillaise (national anthem of France)
quotes music from:
Боже, Царя храни! (God Save the Tsar!)
Пётр Ильич Чайковский?:??
5Piano Concerto
piano:
François‐René Duchâble (French pianist)
orchestra:
Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg (Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Theodor Guschlbauer (conductor)
recording of:
Concerto in A minor for Piano and Orchestra, op. 16
premiered in:
Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark (on 1869-04-03)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1868)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 13) and Works of Edvard Grieg by opus number (number: op. 16)
Edvard Grieg?:??
6Allegro from Spring Four Seasons
violin:
Piero Toso (violinist)
conductor:
Claudio Scimone (conductor)
recording of:
Concerto in E major, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269 “La primavera”: I. Allegro
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist) (in 1723)
part of:
Concerto in E major, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269 “La primavera” (Concerto in E major, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269 “Spring”)
Antonio Vivaldi?:??
7Hallelujah Chorus From Messiah
choir vocals:
English Chamber Choir
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Raymond Leppard (conductor and harpsichordist)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus “Hallelujah”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
librettist:
Charles Jennens
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
Georg Friedrich Händel?:??
8La Réjouissance From Music From the Royal Fireworks
oboe:
Pierre Pierlot (oboist) (in 1962)
orchestra:
Orchestre de chambre Jean‐François Paillard (in 1962)
conductor:
Jean‐François Paillard (French conductor) (in 1962)
recorded at:
Église Notre‐Dame du Liban in Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1962)
recording of:
Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351: IV. La Réjouissance (in 1962)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1749)
part of:
Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351
Georg Friedrich Händel?:??
9Flight of the Bumble Bee
orchestra:
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Raymond Leppard (conductor and harpsichordist)
recording of:
Flight of the Bumblebee (Rimski‐Korsakov work, catch‐all for arrangements)
composer:
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov, Russian composer)
publisher:
Domaine public (refers to works that are in the public domain)
arrangement of:
Полёт шмеля (Flight of the Bumblebee, Flight of the Bumblebee; orchestral interlude between Tableaus 1 & 2 in Act III of The Tale of Tsar Saltan)
recording of:
The Flight of the Bumble-Bee (for violin and orchestra, Kennedy & Lenehan)
orchestrator:
Nigel Kennedy (violinist) and John Lenehan (classical pianist)
composer:
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov, Russian composer) (from 1899 until 1900)
arrangement of:
Полёт шмеля (Flight of the Bumblebee, Flight of the Bumblebee; orchestral interlude between Tableaus 1 & 2 in Act III of The Tale of Tsar Saltan)
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков?:??
10March to the Scaffold From Symphonie FantastiqueHector Berlioz?:??
11Overture From Carmen
soprano vocals:
Régine Crespin (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg (Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Alain Lombard (conductor)
recording of:
Carmen : Prélude
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Carmen (Italian lyrics)
part of:
Carmen (German translation, Julius Hopp)
part of:
Carmen (english lyrics, David Parry)
part of:
Carmen, WD 31 (opera by Georges Bizet)
Georges Bizet?:??
12Eine kleine Nachtmusik
orchestra:
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Theodor Guschlbauer (conductor)
recording of:
Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1787)
part of:
Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, ninth edition, 2024, K⁹) (number: K. 525), Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, original numbering) (number: 525) and Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, sixth edition, 1964, K⁶) (number: K. 525)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?:??
13Jerusalem
choir vocals:
BBC Symphony Chorus (amateur chorus associated with the BBC Symphony Orchestra)
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Andrew Davis (conductor, keyboardist, composer, arranger)
recording of:
Jerusalem (orchestrated by Elgar)
orchestrator:
Edward Elgar (composer)
lyricist:
William Blake (English poet, painter, and printmaker)
composer:
Hubert Parry (English composer)
orchestration of:
Jerusalem (anthem by Hubert Parry)
Sir Hubert Parry?:??
14Jupiter from The Planets
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Andrew Davis (conductor, keyboardist, composer, arranger)
recording of:
The Planets, op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
composer:
Gustav Holst (composer) (from 1914 until 1916)
orchestration of:
The Planets, op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity (for two pianos)
part of:
The Planets, op. 32 (Suite for Large Orchestra)
Gustav Holst?:??
15Symphony No 9, "Ode to Joy"
orchestra:
Staatskapelle Berlin
conductor:
Daniel Barenboim (pianist and conductor)
recording of:
Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”: IV. Finale. Presto – Allegro assai (Ode an die Freude / Ode to Joy)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1822 until 1824)
librettist:
Friedrich Schiller (German poet and playwright)
quotes lyrics from:
An die Freude
part of:
Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”
Ludwig van Beethoven?:??
16Scene from Swan Lake
orchestra:
Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra (Bolshoi Theatre Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Alexander Lazarev (conductor)
recording of:
The Swan Lake (suite from the ballet), op. 20a: I. Scène (lake in the moonlight)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (in 1876)
part of:
The Swan Lake (suite from the ballet), op. 20a (Version A - 6 movements)
part of:
The Swan Lake (suite from the ballet), op. 20a (Version B - 8 movements)
recording of:
The Swan Lake (suite from the ballet), op. 20a: IV. Scène
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (in 1876)
part of:
The Swan Lake (suite from the ballet), op. 20a (Version A - 6 movements)
part of:
The Swan Lake (suite from the ballet), op. 20a (Version B - 8 movements)
Пётр Ильич Чайковский?:??
17Nimrod from Enigma Variations
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra (in 1991-04)
conductor:
Sir Andrew Davis (conductor, keyboardist, composer, arranger) (in 1991-04)
recording of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36: IX. Nimrod (Adagio) (in 1991-04)
publisher:
Sir Edward Elgar (dec’d) (Edward Elgar, composer)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1899)
dedicated to:
Augustus J. Jaeger
part of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36
Sir Edward Elgar?:??
18Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini [Variation 18]
piano:
Jenő Jandó (pianist)
orchestra:
Budapest Symphony Orchestra (unspecified orchestra, probably Alfred Scholz related) and Magyar Rádió Szimfonikus Zenekara (Budapest Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
György Lehel (conductor)
edit of:
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43 by Magyar Rádió Szimfonikus Zenekara (Budapest Symphony Orchestra), György Lehel (conductor), Gyula Németh (conductor), Jenő Jandó (pianist)
recording of:
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: Variation XVIII: Andante cantabile
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (from 1934-07-03 until 1934-08-18)
part of:
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43 (for piano and orchestra)
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов?:??
19Promenade from Pictures at an Exhibition
orchestra:
Rotterdams Philharmonisch Orkest (Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
James Conlon (conductor)
recording of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade (unspecified promenade)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer) (from 1874-06-02 until 1874-06-22)
is based on:
Pictures at an Exhibition (original piano version)
Модест Петрович Мусоргский?:??
20Finale, Symphony for Organ No 3
organ:
Marie‐Claire Alain (organist)
orchestra:
Orchestre national de l’ORTF (National Orchestra of France, RTF / ORTF / Radio France)
conductor:
Jean Martinon (French conductor and composer)
partial recording of:
Symphony no. 3 in C minor “avec orgue”, op. 78: II. Allegro moderato — Presto — Maestoso — Allegro
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer) (in 1886)
publisher:
Éditions Durand (1947–present)
part of:
Symphony no. 3 in C minor “avec orgue”, op. 78
Camille Saint‐Saëns?:??

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