50 Reasons to Love Classical

Gloria in D, R.589: Gloria in excelsis

Antonio Vivaldi - Gloria in D major, RV 589

Simon Preston

Pelléas et Mélisande, Op. 80: Sicilienne

Gabriel Fauré - Pelléas et Mélisande, op. 80

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, William Bennett

Trumpet Concerto in E flat, H.VIIe No.1: III. Allegro

Joseph Haydn - Konzert für Trompete und Orchester Es-Dur, Hob. VIIe:1

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Le Carnaval des Animaux: Le cygne

Camille Saint-Saëns - Le Carnaval des animaux

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Mischa Maisky

Hungarian Dance No.1 in G minor

Johannes Brahms - 21 Hungarian Dances for Orchestra, WoO 1: No. 1 in G minor (Allegro molto)

Iván Fischer, Budapest Festival Orchestra

Czardas

Vittorio Monti - Csárdás

Roby Lakatos

Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite No. 3: I. Italiana

Ottorino Respighi - Ancient Airs and Dances Suite no. 3

Jesús López Cobos

Serse, Act 1: "Ombra mai fù"

George Frideric Handel - Serse, HWV 40: Atto I, no. 2. Arioso “Ombra mai fù” (Serse)

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

Nutcracker Suite, Op.71a: Chinese Dance (Tea)

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a

Charles Dutoit, Montreal Symphony Orchestra

Alborada del gracioso

Maurice Ravel - Alborada del gracioso

Charles Dutoit, Montreal Symphony Orchestra

Piano Concerto No. 23 in A, K.488: II. Andante

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 23 in A major, K. 488

Vladimir Ashkenazy, Philharmonia Orchestra

The Planets, op.32: VI. Uranus, the Magician

Gustav Holst - The Planets, op. 32

Charles Dutoit, Montreal Symphony Orchestra

La fille mal gardée, Act 1: 17a. Clog Dance

Ferdinand Hérold - La Fille mal gardée: Act I: No. 17a. Clog Dance

John Lanchbery, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Sylvia, Suite: III. Pizzicati

Léo Delibes - Sylvia: Ballet Suite

Neeme Järvi, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565: Toccata

Johann Sebastian Bach - Toccata und Fuge d-Moll, BWV 565

Simon Preston

Minuet in G, WoO 10 No. 2

Ludwig van Beethoven - Minuet in G major, WoO 10 no. 2

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Adagio for Strings, Op. 11

Samuel Barber - Adagio for Strings

David Zinman, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

Symphony No.1 in D, Op. 25 "Classical Symphony": I. Allegro

Sergei Prokofiev - Symphony no. 1 in D major, op. 25 “Classical”

Vladimir Ashkenazy, London Symphony Orchestra

Meditation from Thais

Jules Massenet - Thaïs: Acte II. Entr’acte “Méditation”

Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra, Nicola Benedetti

Concerto grosso in G minor, Op. 6, No. 8 "fatto per la notte di Natale": III. 3. Adagio - Allegro - Adagio

Arcangelo Corelli - Concerto Grosso in G minor, op. 6 no. 8 “Christmas Concerto”

Jaap ter Linden, Micaela Comberti, Simon Standage

A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61 Incidental Music: I. Scherzo

Felix Mendelssohn - Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61: 1. Scherzo. Allegro vivace

Neville Marriner, Philharmonia Orchestra

Minuet from String Quintet in E, Op.13, No. 5

Luigi Boccherini - Quintet in E major, G. 275, op. 11 no. 5

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Requiem in D minor, K.626: III. Sequentia: Lacrimosa

Franz Xaver Süssmayr - Requiem in D minor, K. 626

László Heltay, Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Serenade for String Orchestra in E minor, Op. 20: II. Larghetto

Edward Elgar - Serenade for Strings in E minor, op. 20

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

España - Rhapsody for Orchestra

Emmanuel Chabrier - España

Charles Dutoit, Montreal Symphony Orchestra

Concerto in D for guitar & strings: II. Largo

Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto for Lute in D major, RV 93

English Chamber Orchestra, Eduardo Fernández, George Malcolm

La Gioconda, Act 3: Dance of the Hours

Amilcare Ponchielli - La Gioconda: Atto III, scena 2. Danza delle ore

Neeme Järvi, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

Symphony No. 3 in F, Op. 90: III. Poco allegretto

Johannes Brahms - Sinfonie Nr. 3 F-Dur, op. 90

Kurt Masur, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067 - 6. Menuet - 7. Badinerie

Johann Sebastian Bach - Orchestersuite Nr. 2 h-Moll, BWV 1067

Neville Marriner, Robert Thurston Dart, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Symphony No. 6 in F, Op. 68, "Pastoral": V. Hirtengesang. Frohe und dankbare Gefühle nach dem Sturm

Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 "Pastoral", S. 464 no. 6

Colin Davis, Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden

Solomon HWV 67, Act 3: The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba

George Frideric Handel - Solomon, HWV 67: Act III. Sinfonia “The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba”

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

Peer Gynt Suite No.1, Op. 46: III. Anitra's dance

Edvard Grieg - Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46

Herbert Blomstedt, San Francisco Symphony

Fantasía para un gentilhombre for Guitar and Small Orchestra: III. Danza de las hachas

Joaquín Rodrigo - Fantasía para un gentilhombre

Charles Dutoit, Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Carlos Bonell

Oboe Concerto in D minor: II. Adagio

Alessandro Marcello - Concerto per oboe, archi e continuo in re minore, S D935

Heinz Holliger, I Musici

Crucifixus

Antonio Lotti - Crucifixus a 8

Harry Christophers, The Sixteen

Violin Concerto No.1 in G minor, Op. 26: III. Finale (Allegro energico)

Max Bruch - Violin Concerto no. 1 in G minor, op. 26

Rudolf Kempe, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Kyung-wha Chung

Carmen Suite No.1: Intermezzo

Georges Bizet - Carmen Suite no. 1

Charles Dutoit, Montreal Symphony Orchestra

Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K.550: I. Molto allegro

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K. 550 “Great”

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Andante Festivo

Jean Sibelius - Andante festivo, JS 34b

Neeme Järvi, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

Voices of Spring, Op.410 (Frühlingsstimmen)

Johann Strauss II - Frühlingsstimmen, op. 410

Willi Boskovsky, Vienna Philharmonic

Cavalleria rusticana - Intermezzo sinfonico

Pietro Mascagni - Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo

Silvio Varviso, Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden

Il Trovatore, Act 2: "Vedi! le fosche notturne spoglie" (Anvil Chorus)

Giuseppe Verdi - Il trovatore: Atto II, scena 1. “Vedi! Le fosche notturne” (zingari)

Georg Solti, Margaret Hillis, Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op.43 - Introduction, Variation 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Sergei Rachmaninoff - Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43

Yuri Ahronovitch, London Symphony Orchestra, Tamás Vásáry

Prince Igor, Act 2: Polovtsian Dances

Alexander Borodin - Prince Igor: Act II. Polovtsian Dance with Choir

Valery Gergiev, Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra