Hall of Fame: 163-231
View and download the nation's favourite classical works from our list of classical recordings from the Classic FM Hall of Fame 2008, starting at No. 163 to No. 231...
163 (300) Vaughan Williams - The Wasps – Overture
Hear it on: Hallé Orchestra, Henry Goodman & Mark Elder Hallé - Vaughan Williams: The Wasps
164 (191) Addinsell - Warsaw Concerto
Hear it on: Jean-Yves Thibaudet - Warsaw Concerto
165 (111) Barber - Violin Concerto
Hear it on: André Previn, Gil Shaham & London Symphony Orchestra - Barber: Violin Concerto - Korngold: Violin Concerto
166 (256) Debussy - Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune
Hear it on: Cleveland Orchestra & Pierre Boulez - Debussy: Images, Printemps & Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune
167 (91) Elgar - Violin Concerto
Hear it on: Hilary Hahn, London Symphony Orchestra & Sir Colin Davis Elgar: Violin Concerto; Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending
168 (100) Gounod - Mors et Vita: Judex
Hear it on: Michel Plasson & Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse - Gonoud: Mors et Vita
169 (254) Liszt - Hungarian Rhapsody No.2
Hear it on: Marc-Andre Hamelin - Liszt: Marc-André Hamelin Plays Liszt
170 (207) Rossini - William Tell: Overture
Hear it on: Ambrosian Opera Chorus, National Philharmonic Orchestra & Riccardo Chailly Rossini: Gugliemo Tell
171 (105) Beethoven - Piano Concerto No. 4 in G
Hear it on: Alfred Brendel, Sir Simon Rattle & Wiener Philharmoniker - Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 4
172 (–) Barry - Out of Africa
Hear it on: John Barry - Out of Africa (Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack
173 (132) Brahms - Piano Concerto No.2 in B flat
Hear it on: Rudolf Buchbinder - Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 & Two Rhapsodies
174 (150) Mahler - Symphony No.1 in D
Hear it on: Berliner Philharmoniker & Claudio Abbado - Mahler: Symphony No. 1
175 (177) Tarrega - Memories of the Alhambra
Hear it on: Pepe Romero - Tárrega: Recuerdos De La Alhambra / Albéniz: Asturias / Jeux Interdits
176 (129) Handel - Sarabande
Hear it on: Sir Neville Marriner & Yehudi Menuhin - Sarabande - Baroque Favorites
177 (197) Bach - Orchestral Suite No. 3 – Air on the G String
Hear it on: Bach Collegium Japan & Masaaki Suzuki - Bach: 4 Orchestral Suites, BWV 1066-1069
178 (208) Haydn - The Creation
Hear it on: English Baroque Soloists & John Eliot Gardiner - Haydn: The Creation
179 (–) Mozart - Horn Concerto No.2
Hear it on: David Pyatt, London Philharmonic Orchestra & Nicholas Braithwaite - British Horn Concertos: Jacob, Arnold, Bowen, Gipps & Vinter
180 (–) Rutter - A Gaelic Blessing
Hear it on: John Rutter & The Cambridge Singers - John Rutter: The Choral Collection
181 (275) Chopin - Nocturne in E flat Op.9 No.2
Hear it on: Daniel Barenboim - Chopin: Nocturnes
182 (98) Beethoven - Romance No.2 in F major
Hear it on: Anne-Sophie Mutter, Kurt Masur & New York Philharmonic Beethoven: Violin Concerto - Romances
183 (–) Mozart - Exsultate jubilate
Hear it on: John Constable, Kiri Te Kanawa, London Symphony Orchestra & Sir Colin Davis - Mozart: Exsultate, Jubilate
184 (192) Copland - Appalachian Spring
Hear it on: Leonard Bernstein & New York Philharmonic Bernstein Century - Copland: Appalachian Spring; Rodeo; Billy the Kid; Fanfare for the Common Man
185 (220) Haydn - Trumpet Concerto in E flat
Hear it on: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Hakan Hardenberger & Sir Neville Marriner Haydn, Hummel & Richter: Virtuoso Trumpet Concertos
186 (135) Mendelssohn - Symphony No. 4 in A ‘Italian’
Hear it on: Berliner Philharmoniker & Herbert Von Karajan - Mendelssohn: "Scottish" & "Italian" Symphonies
187 (126) Mozart - Piano Concerto No.20 in D minor
Hear it on: Stanislaw Wislocki & Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra - Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20, K. 466; Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3
188 (267) Vaughan Williams - Symphony No.5 in D
Hear it on: Atlanta Chamber Chorus, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Robert Spano - Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 5, Fantasia On a Theme By Thomas Tallis, Serenade to Music
189 (257) Vaughan Williams - Symphony No.1 (‘A Sea Symphony’)
Hear it on: Bournemouth Symphony Chorus & Orchestra, Christopher Maltman & Joan Rodgers - Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 1, "A Sea Symphony"
190 (193) Parry - Jerusalem
Hear it on: BBC Concert Orchestra & Various Artists - Pomp and Circumstance
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191 (165) Walton - Crown Imperial
Hear it on: Andre Previn & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Walton: Symphony No. 1 - Orb & Sceptre - Crown Imperial
192 (120) Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 4
Hear it on: Berliner Philharmoniker & Herbert Von Karajan - Tchaikovsky: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 5 & 6
193 (137) Elgar - Introduction and Allegro for strings
Hear it on: London Symphony Orchestra & Sir Colin Davis - Elgar: Enigma Variations, Introduction & Allegro
194 (265) Lauridsen - O Magnum Mysterium
Hear it on: Chamber Choir Of Europe, Morten Lauridsen & Nicol Matt - Lauridsen: O Magnum Mysterium
195 (138) Schumann - Piano Concerto in A minor
Hear it on: Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado & Maurizio Pollini - Schumann: Piano Concerto
196 (279) Bruch - Violin Concerto No.2
Hear it on: Itzhak Perlman - Bruch: Scottish Fantasy & Violin Concerto No. 2
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197 (233) Parry - I Was Glad
Hear it on: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra & Various Artists - Parry: Blest Pair of Sirens, I Was Glad
198 (163) Elgar - Salut d'amour
Hear it on: Natalie Clein, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra & Vernon Handley - Elgar: Cello Concerto
199 (200) Mendelssohn - A Midsummer Night's Dream
Hear it on: André Previn & London Symphony Orchestra - Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream
200 (204) Ravel - Pavane pour une infante défunte
Hear it on: Boston Symphony Orchestra & Seiji Ozawa - Ravel: Boléro
201 (262) Williams - Jurassic Park soundtrack
Hear it on: John Williams - Music from the Film of Steven Spielberg
202 (245) Hess - Ladies in Lavender soundtrack
Hear it on: Joshua Bell, Marcia Crayford & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Ladies in Lavender (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
203 (176) Albinoni - Oboe Concerto in D minor Op.9 No 2
Hear it on: Heinz Holliger - Albinoni: 6 Oboe Concertos
204 (124) Elgar - Symphony No.1 in A flat
Hear it on: London Symphony Orchestra & Sir Colin Davis - Elgar: Symphony No. 1
205 (273) Mussorgsky - A Night on the Bare Mountain
Hear it on: Cleveland Orchestra & Oliver Knussen - Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition
206 (–) McCartney - Ecce Cor Meum
Hear it on: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields & Various Artists - Classical 2008
207 (285) Chopin - Fantaisie-Impromptu
Hear it on: Antoni Wit, Olga Kern & Warsaw Philharmonic - Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1
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208 (–) Saint-Saens - Samson et Delilah
Hear it on: Colin Davis, London Symphony Chorus & London Symphony Orchestra - Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila
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209 (146) Stanley - Trumpet Voluntary
Hear it on: Wynton Marsalis - The Essential Wynton Marsalis
210 (–) Berg - Violin Concerto
Hear it on: BBC Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Hope & Paul Watkins Berg & Britten - Violin Concertos
211 (118) Beethoven - Fantasia for Piano, Chorus & Orchestra in C minor
Hear it on: André Previn, Emanuel Ax & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Beethoven: The Piano Concertos
212 (182) Stravinsky - The Firebird Suite
Hear it on: Cleveland Orchestra & Pierre Boulez Stravinsky: Le Sacre du Printemps, The Firebird
213 (134) Mozart - Piano Concerto No.23 in A
Hear it on: Mozart: Piano Concertos, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Composer), Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim
214 (251) Rossini - The Thieving Magpie Overture
Hear it on: Machael Halasz & Zagreb Festival Orchestra - Rossini: Overtures
215 (–) Mozart - Mass No.18 in C minor ‘Great’
Hear it on: Gabrieli Consort & Players & Paul McCreesh - Mozart: Great Mass In C Minor
216 (236) Grieg - Wedding Day at Troldhaugen (from Lyric Pieces, Book 8)
Hear it on: Leif Ove Andsnes - Grieg: Lyric Pieces
217 (–) Johann Strauss II - Die Fledermaus
Hear it on: Bayerisches Straatsopernorchester & Carlos Kleiber - Strauss: Die Fledermaus
218 (144) Rachmaninov - Piano Concerto No.1 in F# minor
Hear it on: Boston Symphony Orchestra, Krystian Zimerman & Seiji Ozawa - Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2
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219 (263) Delius - A Village Romeo and Juliet –The Walk to the Paradise Garden
Hear it on: Unicorn Kanchana Souvenir UKCD2073
220 (–) Vaughan Williams - Symphony No.2 (‘A London Symphony’)
Hear it on: Andre Previn & London Philharmonic Orchestra - Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 2 - The Lark Ascending
221 (186) Beethoven - Triple Concerto in C
Hear it on: Bernard Haitink & London Symphony Orchestra - Beethoven Symphony No. 7 & Triple Concerto
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222 (175) Mozart - Horn Concerto No.4 in E flat
Hear it on: Mozart - Wind Concertos; Sinfonia Concertante, Julie Price, Anthony Pike, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ralf Gothoni, John Thurgood, et al.
223 (–) Debussy - Preludes Book I
Hear it on: Krystian Zimerman - Debussy: Preludes
224 (239) Elgar - Sea Pictures
Hear it on: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Sarah Connolly & Simon Wright - Edward Elgar: Sea Pictures
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225 (–) Arnold - Clarinet Concerto No.2
Hear it on: Bournemouth Sinfonietta, Norman Del Mar & Ronald Thomas - British Composers: Arnold: Wind Concertos
226 (225) Bellini - Norma: ‘Casta Diva’
Hear it on: Sutherland, Pavarotti, Caballe, Ramey, Welsh National Opera - Bellini: Norma
227 (258) Wagner - The Mastersingers of Nuremberg
Hear it on: Eugen Jochum & Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin - Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
228 (248) Tchaikovsky - Piano Concerto No. 2 in G
Hear it on: Academy Of St Martin In The Fields, Garrick Ohlsson and Sir Neville Marriner - Piano Concertos
229 (–) Nyman - The Piano
Hear it on: Michael Nyman - The Piano (Original Music From The Film)
230 (178) Dvorak - Symphony No. 8 in G
Hear it on: Berliner Philharmoniker & Herbert Von Karajan - Dvorak: Symphonies Nos. 8 & 9
231 (87) Hawes - Quanta Qualia
Hear it on: Patrick Hawes - Towards the Light
