The Classic Connection

Moonlight Sonata: 1st Movement

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”

Earl Wild

The Blue Danube

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

Anton Paulik, Vienna Symphony

Sleepers, Awake! (Wachet auf!) from Cantata no. 140

Johann Sebastian Bach - Kantate, BWV 140 "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme"

Wolfgang Gönnenwein

Adagio for Strings

Samuel Barber - Adagio for Strings

Morton Gould

Für Elise

Ludwig van Beethoven - Bagatelle for Piano in A minor, WoO 59 “Für Elise”: Poco moto

Staffan Scheja

Clair de lune

Claude Debussy - Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82

Earl Wild

Romantic Symphony: 2nd Movement

Howard Hanson - Symphony no. 2, op. 30 "Romantic"

Charles Gerhardt, RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra

Eine Kleine Nachtmusik: 1st Movement

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“

Victor Desarzens

Eine Kleine Nachtmusik: 2nd Movement

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“

Victor Desarzens

Eine Kleine Nachtmusik: 3rd Movement

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“

Victor Desarzens

Eine Kleine Nachtmusik: 4th Movement

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“

Victor Desarzens

‘The Nutcracker’ Suite: Miniature Overture

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

Adrian Boult, New Symphony Orchestra

‘The Nutcracker’ Suite: March

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

Adrian Boult, New Symphony Orchestra

‘The Nutcracker’ Suite: Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy

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

Adrian Boult, New Symphony Orchestra

‘The Nutcracker’ Suite: Russian Dance

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

Adrian Boult, New Symphony Orchestra

‘The Nutcracker’ Suite: Arabian Dance

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

Adrian Boult, New Symphony Orchestra

‘The Nutcracker’ Suite: Chinese Dance

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

Adrian Boult, New Symphony Orchestra

‘The Nutcracker’ Suite: Dance Of The Flutes

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

Adrian Boult, New Symphony Orchestra

‘The Nutcracker’ Suite: Waltz Of The Flowers

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

Adrian Boult, New Symphony Orchestra

A Musical Joke: 4th Movement

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Divertimento for 2 Horns & Strings in F major, K. 522 "Ein musikalischer Spaß"

Guido Cantelli, Philharmonia Orchestra

Fossils from ‘The Carnival of the Animals’

Camille Saint-Saëns - Le Carnaval des animaux

James Walker

The Sorcerer’s Apprentice

Paul Dukas - L’Apprenti sorcier

René Leibowitz, Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire

Overture To ‘The Thieving Magpie’

Gioachino Rossini - La gazza ladra: Ouverture

Gilbert Vinter

English Dance no. 1 (from the second set)

Malcolm Arnold - English Dances, Set 2, op. 33

Bryden Thomson, Philharmonia Orchestra

‘The Trout’ Quintet: Finale

Franz Schubert - Quintett A-Dur, D. 667 „Forellenquintett“

Amadeus Quartet, Hephzibah Menuhin

Boléro

Maurice Ravel - Boléro

Charles Gerhardt, National Philharmonic Orchestra

Ride of the Valkyries from ‘Die Walküre’

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

Alexander Gibson, New Symphony Orchestra

Night on the Bare Mountain

Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky - Une nuit sur le mont chauve: Fantaisie pour l'orchestre

Eduardo Mata, Dallas Symphony Orchestra

O Fortuna from ‘Carmina Burana’

Carl Orff - Carmina Burana: Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi

Maurice Handford, The Hallé

‘The Planets’ Suite: Mars

Gustav Holst - The Planets, op. 32

William Boughton, Philharmonia Orchestra

‘The Planets’ Suite: Mercury

Gustav Holst - The Planets, op. 32

William Boughton, Philharmonia Orchestra

‘The Planets’ Suite: Jupiter

Gustav Holst - The Planets, op. 32

William Boughton, Philharmonia Orchestra

Toccata and Fugue in D minor

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

Virgil Fox

Morning from Peer Gynt Suite no. 1

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

Alexander Gibson, London Festival Orchestra

Symphony no. 9 in E minor – 2nd Movement from ‘The New World’

Antonín Dvořák - Symfonie č. 9 e moll, op. 95 „Z Nového světa“

Rudolf Kempe, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Air on the G String

Johann Sebastian Bach - Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068

Yehudi Menuhin

Canon in D

Johann Pachelbel - Canon and Gigue in D major, P. 37, T. 337

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

The ‘Pastoral’ Symphony: 1st Movement

Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastorale”

René Leibowitz, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

The ‘Pastoral’ Symphony: 4th Movement

Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastorale”

René Leibowitz, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

The ‘Pastoral’ Symphony: 5th Movement

Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastorale”

René Leibowitz, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Nessun dorma (None Shall Sleep)

Giacomo Puccini - Turandot: Atto III, scena 1. Aria “Nessun dorma” (Calaf)

Edward Downes, London Symphony Orchestra

Flower Duet from ‘Lakmé’

Léo Delibes - Lakmé : Acte I. No. 2 Duetto « Viens, Mallika, les lianes en fleurs » … « Dôme épais le jasmin » (Lakmé, Mallika)

Alain Lombard, Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris, Mady Mesplé

Ebben? Ne andrò lontana from ‘La Wally’

Alfredo Catalani - La Wally: Atto I. “Ebben? Ne andrò lontana” (Wally)

Ali Rahbari, Brussels Philharmonic, Miriam Gauci

One Fine Day

Giacomo Puccini - Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “Un bel dì, vedremo” (Butterfly)

Robert Mandell, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Bell Song from ‘Lakmé’

Léo Delibes - Lakmé : Acte II. No. 10 Scène & légende de la fille du Paria (Air des clochettes) « Ah !… Par les dieux inspirée » … « Où va la jeune indoue » (Lakmé, Nilakantha)

Tullio Serafin, Anna Moffo

Barcarolle from ‘The Tales of Hoffmann’

Jacques Offenbach - Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Acte III. “Belle nuit, ô nuit d’amour” (Nicklausse, Giulietta)

Anton Guadagno, Philharmonia Orchestra, Montserrat Caballé

Largo al factotum from ‘The Barber of Seville’

Gioachino Rossini - Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I, N°2. Cavatina “Largo al factotum” (Figaro)

Erich Leinsdorf, Robert Merrill

The Four Seasons: Spring: 1st Movement

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

José Luis García Asensio, Leonard Slatkin, English Chamber Orchestra

The Four Seasons: Spring: 3rd Movement

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

José Luis García Asensio, Leonard Slatkin, English Chamber Orchestra

The Four Seasons: Summer: 3rd Movement

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

Anthony Halstead, José Luis García Asensio, Leonard Slatkin

The Four Seasons: Autumn: 1st Movement

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

José Luis García Asensio, Leonard Slatkin, English Chamber Orchestra

The Four Seasons: Autumn: 3rd Movement

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

José Luis García Asensio, Leonard Slatkin, English Chamber Orchestra

The Four Seasons: Winter: 1st Movement

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

José Luis García Asensio, Leonard Slatkin, English Chamber Orchestra

The Four Seasons: Winter: 3rd Movement

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

José Luis García Asensio, Leonard Slatkin, English Chamber Orchestra

Caprice no. 24

Niccolò Paganini - 24 Caprices for Solo Violin, op. 1, MS 25: No. 24 in A minor: Tema con variazioni. Quasi presto

Charles Gerhardt, National Philharmonic Orchestra