200 Masterpieces: Simply Classic, Simply Essential

Slavonic Dances, op. 72: no. 2 in E minor: Allegretto grazioso

Antonín Dvořák - Slavonic Dances, op. 72: No. 2 in E minor. Allegretto grazioso

Ali Rahbari

Le nozze di Figaro, KV 492: Overture

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Sinfonia

Douglas Gamley, National Philharmonic Orchestra

La Gioconda: Dance of the Hours

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

Massimo Freccia

Gianni Schicchi: "O mio babbino caro" (Lauretta)

Giacomo Puccini - Gianni Schicchi: “O mio babbino caro” (Lauretta)

Ali Rahbari, Brussels Philharmonic

Suor Angelica: "Senza mamma, o bimbo"

Giacomo Puccini - Suor Angelica: “Senza mamma, o bimbo, tu sei morto!” (Suor Angelica)

Ali Rahbari, Brussels Philharmonic

Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto

Sergei Rachmaninoff - Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18

Ali Rahbari, Brussels Philharmonic

Piano Concerto no. 3 in D minor, op. 30: I. Allegro ma non tanto

Sergei Rachmaninoff - Piano Concerto no. 3 in D minor, op. 30

Earl Wild, Jascha Horenstein, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Daphnis et Chloé, Suite no. 2: I. Lever du jour

Maurice Ravel - Daphnis et Chloé, Suite no. 2

Georges Prêtre, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Ma mère l'Oye: V. Le Jardin féerique

Maurice Ravel - Ma mère l’Oye

Charles Gerhardt, National Philharmonic Orchestra

Scheherazade, op. 35: I. The Sea and Sinbad's Ship

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov - Scheherazade, op. 35

Ali Rahbari

Flight of the Bumblebee

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov - Полёт шмеля

René Leibowitz, New Symphony Orchestra

William Tell Overture

Gioachino Rossini - Guillaume Tell : Ouverture

Charles Gerhardt, National Philharmonic Orchestra

Il barbiere di Siviglia: Overture

Gioachino Rossini - Il barbiere di Siviglia: Sinfonia

Shardad Rohani

Le Carnaval des animaux: VII. Aquarium

Camille Saint-Saëns - Le Carnaval des animaux

Vernon Handley, National Philharmonic Orchestra

Le Carnaval des animaux: XIII. Le Cygne

Camille Saint-Saëns - Le Carnaval des animaux

Vernon Handley, National Philharmonic Orchestra

Danse Macabre, op. 40

Camille Saint-Saëns - Danse macabre, op. 40

René Leibowitz, Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire

Symphony no. 8 in B minor, D. 759 "Unfinished": I. Allegro moderato

Franz Schubert - Symphony no. 8 in B minor, D. 759 “Unfinished”

Charles Gerhardt, National Philharmonic Orchestra

Ellens Gesang III, op. 52 no. 6, D. 839 "Ave Maria"

Franz Schubert - Ellens Gesang III, op. 52 no. 6, D. 839 “Ave Maria”

Charles Gerhardt, National Philharmonic Orchestra

Sinfonie Nr. 3 Es-Dur, op. 97 "Rheinische": I. Lebhaft

Robert Schumann - Sinfonie Nr. 3 Es-Dur, op. 97 “Rheinische”

René Leibowitz

Piano Concerto no. 2 in F major, op. 102: II. Andante

Dmitri Shostakovich - Piano Concerto no. 2 in F major, op. 102

Massimo Freccia, National Philharmonic Orchestra

The Bartered Bride: Ouvertüre

Bedřich Smetana - Prodaná nevěsta: Overture

Oskar Danon, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Má vlast: II. Vltava, JB 1:112/2

Bedřich Smetana - Má vlast, JB 1:112

Charles Gerhardt, National Philharmonic Orchestra

An der schönen blauen Donau, op. 314

Johann Strauss II - An der schönen blauen Donau, op. 314

Charles Gerhardt, National Philharmonic Orchestra

Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald, op. 325

Johann Strauss II - Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald, op. 325

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Also sprach Zarathustra, op. 30: I. Einleitung

Richard Strauss - Also sprach Zarathustra, op. 30

Charles Gerhardt

The Year 1812, Festival Overture in E-flat major, op. 49

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Year 1812, Festival Overture in E-flat major, op. 49

National Philharmonic Orchestra

The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op.71a: II. Danses caractéristiques: b) Danse de la Fée-Dragée. Andante ma non troppo

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

Shardad Rohani, Viktor Šimčisko

The Sleeping Beauty, op. 66: Waltz

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Sleeping Beauty, op. 66a

Douglas Gamley, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Symphony no. 6 in B minor, op. 74 "Pathétique": IV. Finale. Adagio lamentoso

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Symphony no. 6 in B minor, op. 74 “Pathétique”

Ali Rahbari, Brussels Philharmonic

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: II. Andantino semplice

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23

Anatole Fistoulari, Earl Wild, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Eugene Onegin, op. 24: Act II Scene I: Waltz

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Excerpt from Eugene Onegin, op. 24: Act II Scene I: Waltz

Shardad Rohani

Missa da Requiem: II. Sequenza: Dies irae

Giuseppe Verdi - Messa da requiem: IIa. Dies irae: Dies irae (coro)

Ali Rahbari

Rigoletto: Atto III. "La donna è mobile" (Duca)

Giuseppe Verdi - Rigoletto: Atto III. “La donna è mobile” (Duca)

Charles Gerhardt, National Philharmonic Orchestra

La traviata: Act I. "Libiamo, ne' lieti calici"

Giuseppe Verdi - La traviata: Atto I. Brindisi “Libiamo, ne’ lieti calici” (Alfredo, Coro, Violetta)

Charles Gerhardt, National Philharmonic Orchestra

Aida: Act II. Triumph March and Chorus, "Gloria all'Egitto"

Giuseppe Verdi - Aida: Atto II, scena 2. Gran Finale II “Gloria all’Egitto, ad Iside” (Popolo, Sacerdoti)

Charles Gerhardt, National Philharmonic Orchestra

Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 "L'inverno": II. Largo

Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “L’inverno”

José Luis García Asensio, Leonard Slatkin, English Chamber Orchestra

Concerto in E major, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269 "La primavera": I. Allegro

Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto in E major, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269 “La primavera”

Anthony Halstead, José Luis García Asensio, Leonard Slatkin

Gloria in D major, RV589: I. Gloria in excelsis Deo

Antonio Vivaldi - Gloria in D major, RV 589

Tadeusz Strugała

Concerto for 2 Violins in G major, RV 516: II. Andante (molto)

Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto for 2 Violins in G major, RV 516

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Concerto in G minor, op. 8 no. 2, RV 315 "L'estate": III. Presto

Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto in G minor, op. 8 no. 2, RV 315 “L’estate”

Anthony Halstead, José Luis García Asensio, Leonard Slatkin

Concerto in F major, op. 8 no. 3, RV 293 "L'autunno": I. Allegro

Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto in F major, op. 8 no. 3, RV 293 “L’autunno”

José Luis García Asensio, Leonard Slatkin, English Chamber Orchestra

Lohengrin: Act III. Vorspiel

Richard Wagner - Lohengrin, WWV 75: Akt III. Vorspiel

Alexander Gibson, New Symphony Orchestra

Tristan und Isolde: Liebestod

Richard Wagner - Excerpt from Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt III, Szene III. Liebestod. “Mild und leise wie er lächelt”

Charles Gerhardt, National Philharmonic Orchestra

Die Walküre: Walkürenritt

Richard Wagner - Excerpt from Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene I, Walkürenritt

Charles Gerhardt