Artist	Song
Alberto Turco & Nova Schola Gregoriana	Introitus: Adorate Deum
from Gregorian Chant for Meditation (2005)
Richard Marlow & The Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge	Miserere Mei, Deus (Psalm 51)
from Allegri: Miserere (1993)
The English Concert & Trevor Pinnock	Canon and Gigue in D Major: I. Canon
from Pachelbel: Canon & Gigue (1985)
Anne-Sophie Mutter, Herbert von Karajan & Wiener Philharmoniker	The Four Seasons: Violin Concerto No. 1 in E Major, RV 269, "Spring": I. Allegro
from Mutter - Vivaldi: Le Quattro Stagioni (The Four Seasons) (1984)
Hilary Hahn, Jeffrey Kahane, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra & Margaret Batjer	Concerto for 2 Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043: I. Vivace
from Bach: Violin Concertos (2003)
Wilhelm Kempff	Aria Mit 30 Veränderungen, BWV 988 "Goldberg Variations": Aria
from Bach: Goldberg Variations (1994)
Yo-Yo Ma	Suite for Solo Cello No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: I. Prélude
from Bach: The Cello Suites (1997)
Scholars Baroque Ensemble	The Messiah: Behold, I Tell You a Mystery... The Trumpet Shall Sound
from Handel: The Messiah (Highlights) (1995)
Academy of St. Martin In the Fields & Sir Neville Marriner	Solomon HWV 67: The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
from The World of Classical Favourites (1992)
Angela Gheorghiu, Ion Marin, London Philharmonic Orchestra & Romanian National Choir "Madrigal-Marin Constantin"	Ave Maria, "Ellens Gesang III", D.839
from Angela Gheorghiu: Mysterium - Sacred Arias (2001)
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble & Sir Neville Marriner	"Eine Kleine Nachtmusik" Serenade In G, K. 525: I. Allegro
from Sir Neville Marriner: A Celebration (2004)
Emmanuel Pahud, Marie-Pierre Langlamet & Sabine Meyer	Concerto for Clarinet in A Major, K. 622: II. Adagio
from Mozart: Wind Concertos (2001)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Sir Thomas Beecham	Symphony No. 104 in D Major (London): IV. Finale: Spiritoso
from Haydn: Symphonies Nos 93-104 (2009)
Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique & John Eliot Gardiner	Symphony No.5 in C Minor: I. Allegro con brio
from Beethoven: Symhonies Nos. 5 & 6 (1995)
Chicago Symphony Chorus, Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Sir Georg Solti	Nabucco: Chorus, "Va, Pensiero, Sull'ali Dorate"
from Great Opera Choruses (1998)
Sir Georg Solti & Wiener Philharmoniker	Die Walküre: The Ride of the Valkyries
from Wagner: Favourite Overtures (2011)
Academy of St. Martin In the Fields, John Birch, Sir Neville Marriner & Sylvia McNair	Requiem, Op.48: 4. Pie Jesu
from Fauré: Requiem, Ravel: Pavane & Others (1995)
London Symphony Orchestra & Sir Charles Mackerras	The Nutcracker, Op. 71a, Act II: Scene 14: Pas de deux: Dance of the Prince & the Sugar-Plum Fairy
from Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (1986)
Barry Wordsworth & BBC Concert Orchestra	Nimrod (Adagio) from Variations On an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma"
from The Last Night of the Proms (1996)
Herbert von Karajan, Mirella Freni & Wiener Philharmoniker	Madama Butterfly: Un Bel Dì Vedremo
from Puccini: Madama Butterfly - Highlights (1989)
Leonard Bernstein & New York Philharmonic	The Planets, Op. 32, H. 125: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity - Allegro Giocoso - Andante Maestoso - Tempo I - Maestoso - Lento Maestoso - Presto
from Holst: The Planets, Op. 32 - Walton: Façade (1996)
Leonard Bernstein & New York Philharmonic	Adagio for Strings from the String Quartet, Op. 11
from Great Performances - Barber's Adagio and Other Romantic Favorites for Strings (1987)
Chor Der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Eugen Jochum, Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin & Walter Hagen-Groll	Carmina Burana: "O Fortuna"
from Orff: Carmina Burana (1995)
Aaron Copland, London Symphony Orchestra & William Warfield	Fanfare for the Common Man
from Copland Conducts Copland (Expanded Edition) (2003)

Comment:

Our Basics will give you a quick fly-by of the last, oh, 12 centuries of music. Not an easy feat for 25 tracks, trying to take you from the cloistered world of eighth-century Gregorian monks to the elegant and expansive 20th-century "Fanfare for the Common Man." On your journey, you're certain to encounter melodies you know (Wagner's "Die Walküre: The Ride of the Valkyries" will either remind you of the smell of napalm in the morning or the phrase "Kill Da Wabbit!") as well as some new potential faves.

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