Vote Now 2007 Classical Countdown
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1. BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 9 in d minor
Cleveland Orchestra and Chorus, George Szell, conductor
Adele Addison, soprano
Jane Hobson, mezzo-soprano
Richard Lewis, tenor
Donald Bell, baritone
Sony Classical 46533
2. DVORAK: Symphony No. 9 in e minor, “From the New World”
Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Neeme Jarvi, conductor
Chandos 9008
3. BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 6 in F, “Pastoral”
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Walter Weller, conductor
Musical Heritage Society 532 476
4. RACHMANINOFF: Piano Concerto No. 2 in c minor
Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Litton, conductor
Stephen Hough, piano
Hyperion 67501
5. SAINT-SAENS: Symphony No. 3 in c minor, “Organ”
Boston Symphony Orchestra, Charles Munch, conductor
Berj Zamkochian, organ
RCA 82876
6. BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 5 in c minor
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Carlos Kleiber, conductor
Deutsche Grammophon 415 861
7. GRIEG: Piano Concerto in a minor
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Kazuyoshi Akiyama, conductor
Andre Laplante, piano
Orpheum 801
8. VIVALDI: The Four Seasons
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Gerard Schwarz, conductor
Elmar Oliveira, violin
Delos 3007
9. GERSHWIN: Rhapsody in Blue
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Jeffrey Siegel, piano
Vox 5007
10. BACH: Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D
Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood, conductor
Oiseau-Lyre 414 187
11. TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 6 in b minor, “Pathetique”
Kirov Orchestra, Valery Gergiev, conductor
Philips 456 580
12. HANDEL: Highlights from “Messiah”
Chorus and Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Sir Neville Marriner, conductor
Sylvia McNair, soprano
Anne Sofie von Otter, mezzo-soprano
Jerry Hadley, tenor
Robert Lloyd, bass
Philips 434 723
13. COPLAND: Appalachian Spring
Los Angeles Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein, conductor
Deutsche Grammophon 439 521
14. BACH: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G
Lucerne Festival Strings, Rudolph Baumgartner, conductor
RCA 60745
15. BARBER: Adagio for Strings
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Telarc 80059
16. BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat, “Emperor”
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Hans Knappertsbusch, conductor
Sir Clifford Curzon, piano
London 452 302
17. TCHAIKOVSKY: Violin Concerto in D
New Philharmonia Orchestra, Jan Krenz, conductor
Arthur Grumiaux, violin
Philips 442 287
18. HOLST: The Planets
London Philharmonic Orchestra and Geoffrey Mitchell Choir, Sir Adrian Boult, conductor
EMI Classics 69045
19. PACHELBEL: Canon and gigue
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Sir Neville Marriner, conductor
Philips 416 386
20. BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat, “Eroica”
Berlin Philharmonic, Eugen Jochum, conductor
Deutsche Grammophon 474 018
21. BACH: Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F
English Chamber Orchestra, Raymond Leppard, conductor
Philips 420 345
22. TCHAIKOVSKY: “1812” Overture
Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati, conductor
Mercury 434 360
23. MAHLER: Symphony No. 3 in D
Boston Symphony Orchestra and New England Conservatory Chorus, Erich Leinsdorf, conductor
Shirley Verrett, mezzo-soprano
RCA 63469
24. RESPIGHI: The Pines of Rome
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Kazuyoshi Akiyama, conductor
Orpheum 801
25. MENDELSSOHN: Violin Concerto in e minor
New York Chamber Symphony, Gerard Schwarz, conductor
Nadia Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin
EMI Classics 49276
26. RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Scheherazade
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Robert Spano, conductor
Telarc 80568
27. BRAHMS: Symphony No. 1 in c minor
New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein, conductor
Sony Classical 60970
28. MOUSSORGSKY / RAVEL: Pictures at an Exhibition
Minnesota Orchestra, Eiji Oue, conductor
Reference 79
29. BEETHOVEN: Violin Concerto in D
Camerata Salzburg, Sir Roger Norrington, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin
Sony Classical 89505
30. DVORAK: Symphony No. 8 in G
Philadelphia Orchestra, Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor
EMI Classics 49948
31. BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 7 in A
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Carlos Kleiber, conductor
Deutsche Grammophon 447 400
32. FAURE: Requiem
Chorus and Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Sir Neville Marriner, conductor
Sylvia McNair, soprano
Sir Thomas Allen, baritone
Philips 446 084
33. MOZART: Symphony No. 40 in g minor
Berlin Philharmonic, Karl Bohm, conductor
Deutsche Grammophon 457 524
34. SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 5
Kirov Orchestra, Valery Gergiev, conductor
Philips 0002487
35. TCHAIKOVSKY: Serenade for Strings
Moscow Chamber Orchestra, Constantine Orbelian, conductot
Delos 3255
36. BACH: Concerto in d minor for Two Violins
English Chamber Orchestra, Salvatore Accardo, conductor
Anne-Sophie Mutter and Salvatore Accardo, violins
EMI Classics 47005
37. MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 21 in C
English Chamber Orchestra, Jeffrey Tate, conductor
Mitsuko Uchida, piano
Philips 438 634
38. BACH: Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Deutsche Grammophon 431 660
39. SIBELIUS: Violin Concerto in d minor
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Sir Neville Marriner, conductor
Leila Josefowicz, violin
Philips 446 131
40. ENESCO: Roumanian Rhapsody No. 1
Boston Pops Orchestra, Arthur Fiedler, conductor
RCA 62698