Beginning with Grieg’s magical depiction of a Norwegian sunrise and finishing with the tender, heartbreaking “Adagietto” from Mahler’s Symphony No. 5, this album is the perfect introduction to classical music’s infinite variety. Throughout, you’ll encounter gems from the Baroque, including Bach’s stately “Air on a G String” and the sparkling opening movement of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons. And there’s exquisite Mozart in the form of his effervescent Eine kleine Nachtmusik, the restless Symphony No. 40, and his final, tragic masterpiece, the Requiem. Elgar’s Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1, the overture to Rossini’s Barber of Seville, Sibelius’ Finlandia and Wagner’s The Read more on Last.fm.
