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'''''Classical Speed''''' is a sub-series of the ''[[Dancemania Speed]]'' [[Compilation album|compilation]] series,<ref>[[Toshiba EMI]], [http://www.emimusic.jp/dancemania/dancemania/index_j.htm Dancemania releases list] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100914203442/http://www.emimusic.jp/dancemania/dancemania/index_j.htm |date=2010-09-14 }} {{in lang|ja}}</ref> with [[uptempo]] dance remixes of famous [[classical music]] compositions.<ref name="hmv1">[[HMV]], [http://www.hmv.co.jp/product/detail/978700 Classical Speed] {{in lang|ja}}</ref>
[[File:Classical Speed cover.gif|thumb|right|''Classical Speed'']]
==History==
The first issue, ''Classical Speed'', was recorded by crews including some highly recognized dance music producers mainly from [[Germany]] and [[Italy]], and was released on December 11, 2002, featuring tracks originally composed by famous classical music composers such as [[Ludwig van Beethoven|Beethoven]], [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart|Mozart]], and [[Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky|Tchaikovsky]].<ref name="hmv1"/>
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The second issue, ''Classical Speed 2'', was released on August 18, 2004 with tracks including "[[The Planets|Jupiter]]" as the intro, and 19 other tracks, including technically non-classical compositions such as "[[List of compositions by Dmitri Shostakovich|Jazz Suite Waltz]]", "[[Amazing Grace]]", and "[[Stars and Stripes Forever]]".<ref name="hmv2">[[HMV]], [http://www.hmv.co.jp/product/detail/1856311 Classical Speed 2] {{in lang|ja}}</ref>

==Releases==
===''Classical Speed''===
''Classical Speed'' was released on December 11, 2002. The [[DJ mix|non-stop mixing]] was done by the team MST.<ref name="discogs1">[[Discogs]], [http://www.discogs.com/Various-Classical-Speed/release/307636 Classical Speed]</ref> The album's overall average tempo is 181 [[Beats per minute|bpm]].<ref name="ee1">Electronic Emotion, [http://monoglider.hp.infoseek.co.jp/flight/dmcsp.html Dancemania DATA classical SPEED] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090211112037/http://monoglider.hp.infoseek.co.jp/flight/dmcsp.html |date=2009-02-11 }} {{in lang|ja}}</ref>
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!#
!Track
!By
!BPM
!Ref
|-
|1
|[[William Tell Overture|Guillaume Tell]]
|MC F 40
|180
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|-
|2
|[[Radetzky March]]
|Speedorchestra
|184
|<ref name="discogs1"/><ref name="hmv1"/><ref name="ee1"/>
|-
|3
|[[Serenade for Strings (Tchaikovsky)|Serenade for Springs]]
|KK feat. Manu
|200
|<ref name="discogs1"/><ref name="hmv1"/><ref name="ee1"/>
|-
|4
|[[Für Elise|Fur Elise [Speed Over Beethoven]]]
|Rose
|175
|<ref name="discogs1"/><ref name="hmv1"/><ref name="ee1"/>
|-
|5
|[[Hungarian Dance No. 5]]
|Hardcore Synth Orchestra
|175
|<ref name="discogs1"/><ref name="hmv1"/><ref name="ee1"/>
|-
|6
|[[Sabre Dance]]
|Blue Venice
|175
|<ref name="discogs1"/><ref name="hmv1"/><ref name="ee1"/>
|-
|7
|[[Symphony No. 5 (Beethoven)|Symphony No.5 in C Minor]]
|[[CJ Crew]]
|175
|<ref name="discogs1"/><ref name="hmv1"/><ref name="ee1"/>
|-
|8
|[[Swan Lake|Swan Lake Finale Act One]]
|[[CJ Crew]]
|175
|<ref name="discogs1"/><ref name="hmv1"/><ref name="ee1"/>
|-
|9
|[[Ave Maria]]
|[[CJ Crew]] feat. Lilla D
|175
|<ref name="discogs1"/><ref name="hmv1"/><ref name="ee1"/>
|-
|10
|[[Three Marches militaires (Schubert)|Marche Militare]]
|[[CJ Crew]]
|175
|<ref name="discogs1"/><ref name="hmv1"/><ref name="ee1"/>
|-
|11
|[[Aida|Victory March - from Aida]]
|[[CJ Crew]]
|175
|<ref name="discogs1"/><ref name="hmv1"/><ref name="ee1"/>
|-
|12
|[[The Planets|Jupiter - From the Plantes]]
|S.N.A.H.
|175
|<ref name="discogs1"/><ref name="hmv1"/><ref name="ee1"/>
|-
|13
|[[Carmen|Carmen's Prelude]]
|Violent String Ensamble
|177
|<ref name="discogs1"/><ref name="hmv1"/><ref name="ee1"/>
|-
|14
|[[Csikós Post|Csiko's Post]]
|Ventura
|180
|<ref name="discogs1"/><ref name="hmv1"/><ref name="ee1"/>
|-
|15
|[[Orphee Aux Enfers|Orphee Aux Enfers [Kick the Can]]]
|[[Bus Stop (band)|Bus Stop]]
|183
|<ref name="discogs1"/><ref name="hmv1"/><ref name="ee1"/>
|-
|16
|[[Piano Sonata, K. 331|Piano Sonata K.331 "Rondo" alla Turca [Classic Cutz]]]
|[[DJ Kambel]] vs [[MC Magika]]
|186
|<ref name="discogs1"/><ref name="hmv1"/><ref name="ee1"/>
|-
|17
|[[Air on the G String|Air -from Suite No.3 in D major, BWV 1068]]
|Mr. Vib-E-Rator
|190
|<ref name="discogs1"/><ref name="hmv1"/><ref name="ee1"/>
|-
|18
|[[Cello Suites (Bach)|Prelude -from Cello Suite No.1 in G major, BWV 1007]]
|S & K
|190
|<ref name="discogs1"/><ref name="hmv1"/><ref name="ee1"/>
|-
|19
|[[Symphony No. 9 (Dvořák)|Symphony No. 9]]
|Mazerati
|190
|<ref name="discogs1"/><ref name="hmv1"/><ref name="ee1"/>
|-
|20
|[[Ode to Joy|Ode To Joy (Speed Version)]]
|Hardcore Synth Orchestra & Jonny Mitraglia
|190
|<ref name="discogs1"/><ref name="hmv1"/><ref name="ee1"/>
|}

===''Classical Speed 2''===
''Classical Speed 2'' was released on August 18, 2004. The non-stop mixing was done by the team KCP.<ref name="discogs2">[[Discogs]], [http://www.discogs.com/Various-Classical-Speed-2/release/332910 Classical Speed 2]</ref> The album's overall average tempo is 182 bpm.<ref name="ee2">Electronic Emotion, [http://monoglider.hp.infoseek.co.jp/flight/dmcsp2.html Dancemania DATA classical SPEED2]{{Dead link|date=July 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} {{in lang|ja}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: small;"
!#
!Track
!By
!BPM
!Ref
|-
|1
|[[The Planets|"The Planets", Op.32 Jupiter, The Bringer of Jolity]]
|Speedorchestra
|180
|<ref name="discogs2"/><ref name="hmv2"/><ref name="ee2"/>
|-
|2
|[[Con te partirò|Con Te Partiro (Time to Say Goodbye)]]
|KK feat. Manu
|182
|<ref name="discogs2"/><ref name="hmv2"/><ref name="ee2"/>
|-
|3
|[[Amazing Grace]]
|Speed All Stars
|180
|<ref name="discogs2"/><ref name="hmv2"/><ref name="ee2"/>
|-
|4
|[[Eine kleine Nachtmusik|Serenade No. 13 in G Major, K. 525, "Eine Kleine Nachatmusik" - 1st Movement]]
|Violent String Ensamble
|180
|<ref name="discogs2"/><ref name="hmv2"/><ref name="ee2"/>
|-
|5
|[[The Four Seasons (Vivaldi)|"The Four Seasons" - "Spring", 1st Movement]]
|Speed All Stars
|179
|<ref name="discogs2"/><ref name="hmv2"/><ref name="ee2"/>
|-
|6
|[[Symphony No. 40 (Mozart)|Symphony No.40 in G Minor, K.550 -1st Movent:Molto allegro]]
|[[CJ Crew|Nancy And The Boys]]
|180
|<ref name="discogs2"/><ref name="hmv2"/><ref name="ee2"/>
|-
|7
|[[Judas Maccabaeus (Handel)|"Judas Maccabaeus" - See, The Conquering Hero]]
|[[CJ Crew|The Orff Ki Ensemble]]
|180
|<ref name="discogs2"/><ref name="hmv2"/><ref name="ee2"/>
|-
|8
|[[Zigeunerweisen|Zigeunerweisen, Op.20]]
|[[CJ Crew]] feat. [[Shazza]]
|180
|<ref name="discogs2"/><ref name="hmv2"/><ref name="ee2"/>
|-
|9
|[[Piano Sonata No. 8 (Beethoven)|Piano Sonata No.8 - 2nd Movement]]
|Speed All Stars
|180
|<ref name="discogs2"/><ref name="hmv2"/><ref name="ee2"/>
|-
|10
|[[Étude Op. 10, No. 3 (Chopin)|Chanson de l'adieu - Etude No.3 in E major, Op.10-3]]
|Extra Terror Sound
|180
|<ref name="discogs2"/><ref name="hmv2"/><ref name="ee2"/>
|-
|11
|[[Stars and Stripes Forever|The Stars & Stripes Forever]]
|Hardcore Synth Orchestra
|182
|<ref name="discogs2"/><ref name="hmv2"/><ref name="ee2"/>
|-
|12
|[[Piano Sonata No. 14 (Beethoven)|Piano Sonata No.14 in C sharp minor, Op.27-2 "Mondschein" - 1st. movement]]
|[[CJ Crew|Pyan Issim]]
|182
|<ref name="discogs2"/><ref name="hmv2"/><ref name="ee2"/>
|-
|13
|[[Carmina Burana|"Carmina Burana" - O Fortuna]]
|[[CJ Crew|The Orff Ki Ensemble]]
|182
|<ref name="discogs2"/><ref name="hmv2"/><ref name="ee2"/>
|-
|14
|[[List of compositions by Dmitri Shostakovich|Jazz Suite No.2 - No.4 Waltz]]
|[[CJ Crew|Pynck Hobo]]
|182
|<ref name="discogs2"/><ref name="hmv2"/><ref name="ee2"/>
|-
|15
|[[Gymnopédies (Satie)|Gymnopedie No.1]]
|Violent String Ensamble
|182
|<ref name="discogs2"/><ref name="hmv2"/><ref name="ee2"/>
|-
|16
|[[Prince Igor|Prince Igor - Polovetsian Dance]]
|DJ Speedo feat. Arenas Orchestra
|182
|<ref name="discogs2"/><ref name="hmv2"/><ref name="ee2"/>
|-
|17
|[[Die Walküre|Die Walkure - The Ride of the Valkyries]]
|MC F 40
|182
|<ref name="discogs2"/><ref name="hmv2"/><ref name="ee2"/>
|-
|18
|[[Boléro|Bolero]]
|DJ Speedo feat. Arenas Orchestra
|182
|<ref name="discogs2"/><ref name="hmv2"/><ref name="ee2"/>
|-
|19
|[[Piano Concerto No. 1 (Tchaikovsky)|Piano Concerto No.1 in B Flat Minor, Op.23 - 1st Movement (Opening)]]
|Speedmaster
|186
|<ref name="discogs2"/><ref name="hmv2"/><ref name="ee2"/>
|-
|20
|[[Pomp and Circumstance Marches|March "Pomp and Circumstance" No.1 in D Major, Op.39 - 1]]
|Mazerati
|197
|<ref name="discogs2"/><ref name="hmv2"/><ref name="ee2"/>
|}

==References==
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