Embark on a thrilling journey through the realms of classical music with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's "Epic Classics: The Ride to Jupiter." This captivating album, set to release on May 11, 2025, under Warner Classics, is a meticulously curated collection of some of the most iconic and powerful pieces in the classical repertoire. Spanning a diverse range of genres, including classical, requiem, opera, classical piano, and chamber music, this album is a testament to the timeless brilliance of Mozart and his contemporaries.
The album opens with the exhilarating "Ride of the Valkyries" from Wagner's "Die Walküre," setting the stage for an adventure that traverses the cosmic landscapes of Holst's "The Planets," the dramatic intensity of Beethoven's Symphony No. 5, and the profound depth of Verdi's "Messa da Requiem" and Mozart's own "Requiem in D Minor." Each piece is performed with unparalleled virtuosity, bringing to life the rich emotional and narrative tapestries woven into these masterpieces.
A highlight of the album is the inclusion of Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, a work renowned for its technical demands and lyrical beauty. The concerto is presented in its entirety, offering a comprehensive exploration of Rachmaninov's genius. The album concludes with Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, "Pathétique," a poignant and deeply moving composition that encapsulates the essence of human emotion.
With a total runtime of 49 minutes, "Epic Classics: The Ride to Jupiter" is a concise yet comprehensive journey through some of the most celebrated works in classical music. Whether you are a seasoned aficionado or a newcomer to the genre, this album promises an enriching and unforgettable listening experience. Immerse yourself in the timeless elegance and profound depth of Mozart and his contemporaries, and let the music transport you to new heights of artistic appreciation.
Wagner: Die Walküre, Act 3: Ride of the ValkyriesRichard Wagner, Mariss Jansons, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio, Pt. 1Ludwig van Beethoven, Riccardo Muti, Philadelphia Orchestra
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio, Pt. 2Ludwig van Beethoven, Riccardo Muti, Philadelphia Orchestra
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio, Pt. 3Ludwig van Beethoven, Riccardo Muti, Philadelphia Orchestra
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio, Pt. 4Ludwig van Beethoven, Riccardo Muti, Philadelphia Orchestra
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio, Pt. 5Ludwig van Beethoven, Riccardo Muti, Philadelphia Orchestra
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio, Pt. 6Ludwig van Beethoven, Riccardo Muti, Philadelphia Orchestra
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio, Pt. 7Ludwig van Beethoven, Riccardo Muti, Philadelphia Orchestra
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio, Pt. 8Ludwig van Beethoven, Riccardo Muti, Philadelphia Orchestra
Holst: The Planets, Op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity, Pt. 1Gustav Holst, Sir Adrian Boult, London Philharmonic Orchestra
Holst: The Planets, Op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity, Pt. 2Gustav Holst, Sir Adrian Boult, London Philharmonic Orchestra
Holst: The Planets, Op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity, Pt. 3Gustav Holst, Sir Adrian Boult, London Philharmonic Orchestra
Holst: The Planets, Op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity, Pt. 4Gustav Holst, Sir Adrian Boult, London Philharmonic Orchestra
Holst: The Planets, Op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity, Pt. 5Gustav Holst, Sir Adrian Boult, London Philharmonic Orchestra
Holst: The Planets, Op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity, Pt. 6Gustav Holst, Sir Adrian Boult, London Philharmonic Orchestra
Holst: The Planets, Op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity, Pt. 7Gustav Holst, Sir Adrian Boult, London Philharmonic Orchestra
Holst: The Planets, Op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity, Pt. 8Gustav Holst, Sir Adrian Boult, London Philharmonic Orchestra
Orff: Carmina Burana, Introduction "Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi": O FortunaCarl Orff, Sir Simon Rattle, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Berliner Philharmoniker
Verdi: Messa da Requiem: III. Dies iraeGiuseppe Verdi, Riccardo Muti, Ambrosian Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra
Mozart: Requiem in D Minor, K. 626: III. Dies iraeWolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Riccardo Muti, Stockholm Chamber Choir, Swedish Radio Choir, Berliner Philharmoniker
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: III. Allegro scherzando, Pt. 1Sergei Rachmaninoff, Nikolai Lugansky, Sakari Oramo, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: III. Allegro scherzando, Pt. 2Sergei Rachmaninoff, Nikolai Lugansky, Sakari Oramo, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: III. Allegro scherzando, Pt. 3Sergei Rachmaninoff, Nikolai Lugansky, Sakari Oramo, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: III. Allegro scherzando, Pt. 4Sergei Rachmaninoff, Nikolai Lugansky, Sakari Oramo, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: III. Allegro scherzando, Pt. 5Sergei Rachmaninoff, Nikolai Lugansky, Sakari Oramo, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: III. Allegro scherzando, Pt. 6Sergei Rachmaninoff, Nikolai Lugansky, Sakari Oramo, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: III. Allegro scherzando, Pt. 7Sergei Rachmaninoff, Nikolai Lugansky, Sakari Oramo, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: III. Allegro scherzando, Pt. 8Sergei Rachmaninoff, Nikolai Lugansky, Sakari Oramo, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: III. Allegro scherzando, Pt. 9Sergei Rachmaninoff, Nikolai Lugansky, Sakari Oramo, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: III. Allegro scherzando, Pt. 10Sergei Rachmaninoff, Nikolai Lugansky, Sakari Oramo, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: III. Allegro scherzando, Pt. 11Sergei Rachmaninoff, Nikolai Lugansky, Sakari Oramo, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: III. Allegro scherzando, Pt. 12Sergei Rachmaninoff, Nikolai Lugansky, Sakari Oramo, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: III. Allegro scherzando, Pt. 13Sergei Rachmaninoff, Nikolai Lugansky, Sakari Oramo, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: III. Allegro scherzando, Pt. 14Sergei Rachmaninoff, Nikolai Lugansky, Sakari Oramo, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: III. Allegro scherzando, Pt. 15Sergei Rachmaninoff, Nikolai Lugansky, Sakari Oramo, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: III. Allegro scherzando, Pt. 16Sergei Rachmaninoff, Nikolai Lugansky, Sakari Oramo, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: III. Allegro scherzando, Pt. 17Sergei Rachmaninoff, Nikolai Lugansky, Sakari Oramo, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: III. Allegro scherzando, Pt. 18Sergei Rachmaninoff, Nikolai Lugansky, Sakari Oramo, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74 "Pathétique": I. Adagio - Allegro non troppo, Pt. 1Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Antonio Pappano, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74 "Pathétique": I. Adagio - Allegro non troppo, Pt. 2Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Antonio Pappano, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74 "Pathétique": I. Adagio - Allegro non troppo, Pt. 3Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Antonio Pappano, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74 "Pathétique": I. Adagio - Allegro non troppo, Pt. 4Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Antonio Pappano, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74 "Pathétique": I. Adagio - Allegro non troppo, Pt. 5Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Antonio Pappano, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74 "Pathétique": I. Adagio - Allegro non troppo, Pt. 6Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Antonio Pappano, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74 "Pathétique": I. Adagio - Allegro non troppo, Pt. 7Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Antonio Pappano, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74 "Pathétique": I. Adagio - Allegro non troppo, Pt. 8Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Antonio Pappano, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74 "Pathétique": I. Adagio - Allegro non troppo, Pt. 9Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Antonio Pappano, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74 "Pathétique": I. Adagio - Allegro non troppo, Pt. 10Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Antonio Pappano, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74 "Pathétique": I. Adagio - Allegro non troppo, Pt. 11Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Antonio Pappano, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74 "Pathétique": I. Adagio - Allegro non troppo, Pt. 12Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Antonio Pappano, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
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