1. Dvorák, Antonín: Symphony No. 9 in e, Op. 95 “From the New World”
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
Sir Libor Pesek
Mediphon 8411
2. Beethoven, Ludwig Van: Symphony No. 6 in F, Op. 68 “Pastoral”
Cleveland Orchestra
Christoph Von Dohnanyi
Telarc 80145
3. Grieg, Edvard: Piano Concerto in a, Op. 16
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
René Leibowitz
Earl Wild, piano
Chesky 50
4. Mahler, Gustav: Symphony No. 7 in e
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein
CBS/Sony 60564
5. Beethoven, Ludwig Van: Symphony No. 9 in d, Op. 125 “Choral”
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan
Vienna Singverein, Janet Perry, soprano, Agnes Baltsa, mezzo, Vinson Cole, tenor,
José Van Dam, baritone
Deutsche Grammophon 410987
6. Fauré, Gabriel: Requiem, Op. 48
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Sir Neville Marriner
Sylvia McNair, soprano, Sir Thomas Allen, baritone, the ASMF Chorus
Philips 446084
7. Beethoven, Ludwig Van: Piano Concerto No. 5 in Eb, Op. 73 “Emperor”
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Bernard Haitink
Murray Perahia, piano
CBS/SONY 42330
8. Copland, Aaron: Appalachian Spring (Ballet for Martha)
(Original version for 13 instruments)
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Hugh Wolff
Teldec 46314
9. Gershwin, George: Rhapsody in Blue
(1924 version for w/jazz orchestra)
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor & soloist
CBS/SONY 39699
10. Brahms, Johannes: German Requiem (Ein deutsches Requiem) Op. 45
Berlin Philharmonic
Sir Simon Rattle
Dorothea Röschmann, soprano
Thomas Quasthoff, bass-baritone
Berlin Radio Chorus
Angel/EMI 65393
11. Beethoven, Ludwig Van: Symphony No. 7 in A, Op. 92
(live, Tanglewood, 8/19/1990, Bernstein’s last concert)
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Bernstein
Deutsch Grammophon 431768
12. Traditional: Simple Gifts (Shaker Hymn)
Yo-Yo Ma, cello
Alison Krauss, vocal
CBS/SONY 89667
13. Barber, Samuel: Adagio for Strings (from String Quartet) Op. 11
Manhattan String Quartet
Celestial Harmonie 13087
14. Rachmaninoff, Sergei: Symphonic Dances, Op. 45
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Andrew Litton
VrgnClscs 90832
15. Dvorák, Antonín: String Quartet No. 12 in F, Op. 96
American Quartet
Prague String Quartet
Deutsch Grammophon 463165
16. Strauss, Richard: Four Last Songs (Vier letzte Lieder)
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Sir Georg Solti
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, soprano
London 430511
17. Mozart, W. A.: Eine kleine Nachtmusik (Serenade in G) K. 525
Takacs Quartet
w/Joseph Carver, bass viol
London 460034
18. Sibelius, Jean: Violin Concerto in d, Op. 47
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramo
Lisa Batiashvili, violin
CBS/SONY 712936
19. Lauridsen, Morten: Lux Aeterna
L.A. Master Chorale and Sym. Orch.
Paul Salamunovich
RCM 19705
20. Saint-Saëns, Camille: Carnival of the Animals
Orch. du conservatoire de Paris
Georges Prêtre
Angel/EMI 69112
21. Beethoven, Ludwig Van: Symphony No. 5 in c, Op. 67
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell
CBS/SONY 47651
22. Rachmaninoff, Sergei: Piano Concerto No. 3 in d, Op. 30
Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Litton
Stephen Hough, piano
Hyperion 67501
23. Schubert, Franz: Piano Quintet in A, Op. 114 “Trout”
Cleveland Quartet
John O’Conor, piano
Telarc 80225
24. Saint-Saëns, Camille: Symphony No. 3 in c, Op. 78 “Organ”
The Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy
CBS/SONY 47655
25. Tchaikovsky, P. I.: Souvenir de Florence, Sextet in D, Op. 70
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Mischa Maisky, cello
Deutsch Grammophon 453460
26. Brahms, Johannes: Violin Concerto in D, Op 77
Berlin Philharmonic
Claudio Abbado
Viktoria Mullova, violin
Philips 438998
27. Gershwin, George: Piano Concerto in F
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel
William Tritt, piano
Telarc 80445
28. Beethoven, Ludwig Van: Violin Concerto in D, Op. 61
Berlin Philharmonic
Wilhelm Furtwängler
Wolfgang Schneiderhan, violin
Deutsche Grammophon 30082
29. Brahms, Johannes: Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 73
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert Von Karajan
Deutsche Grammophon 423142
30. Tchaikovsky, P. I.: Piano Concerto No. 1 in bb, Op. 23
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert Von Karajan
Evgeny Kissin, piano
Deutsch Grammophon 427485
31. Ravel, Maurice: Daphnis et Chloé (suites 1 & 2)
London Symphony Orch.
André Previn
BBC 73
32. Vivaldi, Antonio: Gloria in D
Academy of Ancient Music
Simon Preston
Judith Nelson and Dame Emma Kirkby, soprano
Caroly Watkinson, mezzo-soprano
L’Oiseau-Lyre 455727
33. Beethoven, Ludwig Van: Symphony No. 3 in Eb, Op. 55 “Eroica”
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Erich Kleiber
London 414626
34. Dvorák, Antonín: Symphony No. 8 in G, Op. 88
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Vaclav Talich
KOCH Int’l 7007
35. Hovahness, Alan: Symphony No. 2, Op. 132 “Mysterious Mountain”
London Symphony Orchestra
John Williams
CBS/SONY 62729
36. Chopin, Frédéric: Piano Concerto No. 2 in f, Op. 21
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Zubin Mehta
Murray Perahia, piano
CBS/SONY 44922
37. Ravel, Maurice: Bolero
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Charles Munch
RCA 61956
38. Rachmaninoff, Sergei: Symphony No. 2 in e, Op. 27
The Philadelphia Orchestra
Charles Dutoit
London 440604
39. Puccini, Giacomo: Turandot: Nessun dorma!
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Zubin Mehta
Luciano Pavarotti, tenor
Atlantic 82614
40. J. S. Bach: Magnificat in D BWV 243
King’s Consort
Edward Higginbottom
Oxford New College Choir, et al...
BBC 52