100 Best Romantic Classics

Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso (Opening)

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

André Previn, London Symphony Orchestra

Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64: Balcony Scene (Excerpt)

Sergei Prokofiev - Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I, Scene II. No. 19. Balcony scene

Riccardo Muti, Philadelphia Orchestra

Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64: Fantasy-Overture in B minor (Excerpt)

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture, TH 42, ČW 39

Mariss Jansons, Oslo Philharmonic

Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini in A minor, Op. 43: Variation XVIII

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

Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Masquerada: Waltz

Aram Khachaturian - Masquerade Suite, op. 48a

Efrem Kurtz, Philharmonia Orchestra

Nutcracker, Op. 71: Grand pas de deux

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II, Картина III, no. 14a. Па-де-де: Танец Принца Оршада и Феи Драже

Mariss Jansons, Oslo Philharmonic

Piano Concerto No. 2 in F major, Op. 102: II. Andante

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

Jerzy Maksymiuk, English Chamber Orchestra

Scheherazade, Op. 35: II. The Story of the Kalendar Prince (Opening)

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov - Scheherazade, op. 35

Riccardo Muti, Philadelphia Orchestra

Spartacus: Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia (Excerpt)

Aram Khachaturian - Spartacus, op. 82: Act 1. 8. Aegina's variation and Bacchanalia

Yuri Temirkanov, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

The Swan Lake, Op. 20: Act II. No. 10. "Scène"

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Swan Lake, op. 20

André Previn, London Symphony Orchestra

Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto (Opening)

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

Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Prince Igor, opera: Polovtsian Dances (Opening)

Alexander Borodin - Polovtsian Dances no. 17, “Polovtsian Dance with Chorus”

Thomas Beecham, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27: III. Adagio (Opening)

Sergei Rachmaninoff - Symphony no. 2 in E minor, op. 27

Mariss Jansons, Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra

The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66: Waltz

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Sleeping Beauty, op. 66: Acte I, no. 6. Valse

Christopher Warren-Green, John Lanchbery, Philharmonia Orchestra

L'oiseau de feu (Conclusion)

Igor Stravinsky - L’Oiseau de feu

Seiji Ozawa, Boston Symphony Orchestra

Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, "Elvira Madigan", K. 467: II. Andante (Excerpt)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Concerto for Piano no. 21 in C major, K. 467

Bryden Thomson, The Hallé, Stephen Hough

String Serenade No. 13 in G major, "Eine kleine Nachtmusik", K. 525: II. Romanze: Andante

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

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Horn Concerto No. 4 in E flat major, K. 495: II. Romanza: Andante cantabile

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Concerto for Horn no. 4 in E-flat major, K. 495

Jeffrey Tate, English Chamber Orchestra

Così fan tutte, ossia La scuola degli amanti, K. 588: Act I. No. 6 "Un'aura amorosa"

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Così fan tutte: Atto I. No. 17. Aria “Un’aura amorosa” (Ferrando)

Bernard Haitink

Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, "Pathétique", Op. 13: II. Adagio cantabile

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 “Pathétique”

Stephen Kovacevich

Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64: II. Andante (Excerpt)

Felix Mendelssohn - Violinkonzert in e-Moll, op. 64

Efrem Kurtz, Yehudi Menuhin, Philharmonia Orchestra

Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622: II. Adagio

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K. 622

Hans Vonk, Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden

Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26: II. Adagio (Opening)

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

Walter Susskind, Yehudi Menuhin, Philharmonia Orchestra

A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61: Nocturne

Felix Mendelssohn - Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61: 7. Notturno. Con moto tranquillo

Charles Mackerras, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Vier letzte Lieder, TrV 296: Beim Schlafengehen (Conclusion)

Richard Strauss - Vier letzte Lieder, AV 150

Klaus Tennstedt

An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314 (Excerpt)

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

Herbert von Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic

Liebesleid

Fritz Kreisler - Liebesleid

Maxim Vengerov

A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61: Wedding March

Felix Mendelssohn - Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61: 9. Hochzeitsmarsch. Allegro vivace

Jeffrey Tate, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Barcarolle

Jacques Offenbach - Les Contes d’Hoffmann : Acte IV. No. 17 Barcarolle « Belle nuit, ô nuit d’amour » (Nicklausse, Giulietta, les invités)

Sylvain Cambreling

Le Carnaval des animaux: XIII. "Le cygne" (original and arrangements)

Camille Saint-Saëns - Le Carnaval des animaux

Han-na Chang, Leonard Slatkin, Philharmonia Orchestra

Carmen: Act I. No. 4 "Habanera"

Georges Bizet - Carmen : Acte I. No. 5 Habanera « L’amour est un oiseau rebelle » (Carmen, chœur)

Georges Prêtre, Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris

Suite bergamasque No. 3, L. 75/3: III. "Clair de lune"

Claude Debussy - Clair de lune from Suite bergamasque

Wolfgang Sawallisch, Philadelphia Orchestra

Lakmé: Act I. No. 2 "Flower Duet"

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

Michel Plasson, Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse

Faust: Act V. "Les Nubiennes"

Charles Gounod - Faust : Acte V

Charles Mackerras, Philharmonia Orchestra

Samson et Dalila, Op. 47: Act II. "Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix"

Camille Saint-Saëns - Samson et Dalila : Acte II, scène 3. « Mon cœur s’ouvre à ta voix » (Dalila)

Georges Prêtre, Orchestre National de France

Pavane in F sharp minor, Op. 50

Gabriel Fauré - Pavane, op. 50

David Willcocks, Philharmonia Orchestra

Romance for violin & orchestra in C major, Op. 48

Camille Saint-Saëns - Romance in C major for Violin and Orchestra, op. 48

Pierre Dervaux, Philharmonia Orchestra, Ulf Hoelscher

Dolly Suite, Op. 56/1: Allegretto moderato "Berceuse"

Gabriel Fauré - Dolly, op. 56

Bruno Rigutto

Carmen: Act III. Entr'acte

Georges Bizet - Carmen Suite no. 1

Seiji Ozawa, Orchestre National de France

Chanson d'amour, Op. 27/1

Gabriel Fauré - Chanson d'Amour, op. 27 no. 1

Michael Francis, London Symphony Orchestra

Gymnopédie No.1

Erik Satie - Gymnopédies

Louis Frémaux, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Sylvia - Suite: II. Intermezzo et Valse lente

Léo Delibes - Sylvia: Ballet Suite

Charles Mackerras, Philharmonia Orchestra

Les Deux Pigeons: "Pas de deux pigeons"

André Messager - Les Deux Pigeons : « Pas de deux pigeons »

Charles Mackerras, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Thaïs: Act II. Entr'acte "Méditation"

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

Herbert von Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic, Anne-Sophie Mutter

Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: I. Morning Mood

Edvard Grieg - Peer Gynt, op. 23: 4. akt, prelude: Morgenstemning

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Má Vlast No. 2, JB 1:112/2: The Moldau (Excerpt)

Bedřich Smetana - Má vlast, JB 1:112

Paavo Berglund, Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden

Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16: II. Adagio

Edvard Grieg - Concerto in A minor for Piano and Orchestra, op. 16

Yuri Temirkanov, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Symphony No. 9 in E minor, "From the New World", Op. 95: II. Largo (Opening)

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

Mariss Jansons, Oslo Philharmonic

Rusalka, Op. 114: "Song to the Moon"

Antonín Dvořák - Rusalka, op. 114, B. 203: 1. jednání. “Měsíčku na nebi hlubokém” (Rusalka)

Stefan Soltész, Munich Radio Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra

Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11: II. Romance: Larghetto (Opening)

Frédéric Chopin - Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in E minor, op. 11

Charles Dutoit, Montreal Symphony Orchestra

Prelude No. 7 in A major, "Les sylphides", Op. 28

Frédéric Chopin - Les Sylphides

Robert Irving, Philharmonia Orchestra

Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, S. 124: II. Quasi adagio

Franz Liszt - Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in E‐flat major, S. 124

Kurt Masur, Michel Béroff, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

Pelléas et Mélisande, Op. 46: Act I. No. 1 Prelude "At the Castle Gate"

Jean Sibelius - Pelléas et Mélisande, op. 46

Paavo Berglund, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Berceuse for piano in D flat major, Op. 57

Frédéric Chopin - Berceuse in D‐flat major, op. 57

Peter Donohoe

Jalousie "Tango Tzigane"

Jacob Gade - Jalousie “Tango Tzigane”

Mariss Jansons, Oslo Philharmonic

Nocturne for piano No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 9/2

Frédéric Chopin - Nocturne no. 2 in E‐flat major, op. 9 no. 2

John Ogdon

Liebesträume, notturno for piano No. 3 in A flat major, "O Lieb, so lang du lieben kannst", S. 541/3

Franz Liszt - Liebesträume, S. 541: No. 3 Liebestraum As‐Dur “Oh Lieb, so lang du lieben kannst”

Leif Ove Andsnes

Die lustige Witwe: "Vilja"

Franz Lehár - Die lustige Witwe: Akt II. N°7. Introduktion, Tanz und Vilja-Lied: “Ich bitte, hier jetzt zu verweilen” … “Nun laßt uns aber wie daheim” … “Es lebt’ eine Vilja” (Hanna, Chor)

Lovro von Matačić, Philharmonia Orchestra

Salut d'amour, Op. 12

Edward Elgar - Salut d’amour, op. 12

Richard Hickox

Sir John In Love: "Fantasia on Greensleeves"

Ralph Vaughan Williams - Fantasia on “Greensleeves”

John Barbirolli, Sinfonia of London

Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85: I. Adagio — Moderato (Opening)

Edward Elgar - Cello Concerto in E minor, op. 85

John Barbirolli, London Symphony Orchestra

The Lark Ascending (Opening)

Ralph Vaughan Williams - The Lark Ascending

Adrian Boult, Philharmonia Orchestra, Hugh Bean

Chanson de nuit and chanson de matin, Op. 15: "Chanson de matin"

Edward Elgar - Chanson de matin, op. 15 no. 2

Adrian Boult

Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis (Opening)

Ralph Vaughan Williams - Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis

Adrian Boult

The Planets, Op. 32: "Venus" (Conclusion)

Gustav Holst - The Planets, op. 32

Adrian Boult

Standing Stone: "Celebration"

Paul McCartney - Standing Stone: IVe. Strings Pluck, Horns Blow, Drums Beat: Celebration (Andante)

Lawrence Foster, London Symphony Orchestra

The Piano: The Heart Asks Pleasure First / The Promise

Michael Nyman - The Heart Asks Pleasure First

Michael Nyman

Floresta do Amazones, A. 556: "Melodia sentimental"

Heitor Villa-Lobos - Floresta do Amazonas: Melodia sentimental

Sharon Isbin

Porgy and Bess: "Summertime"

George Gershwin - Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene I. “Summertime” (Bess)

John McGlinn

Symphonic Dances from "West Side Story": II. Somewhere

Leonard Bernstein - Symphonic Dances from West Side Story

Paavo Järvi, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Rhapsody in Blue (Conclusion)

George Gershwin - Rhapsody in Blue

André Previn, London Symphony Orchestra

Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo Sinfonico

Pietro Mascagni - Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo

Riccardo Muti, Philharmonia Orchestra

Gianni Schicchi: "O mio babbino caro"

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

Antonio Pappano, London Symphony Orchestra

España,Op. 165: Tango

Isaac Albéniz - España, seis hojas de álbum, op. 165

Leif Ove Andsnes

La Rondine: "Chi il bel sogno di Doretta"

Giacomo Puccini - La rondine: Atto I. “Ch’il bel sogno di Doretta” (Prunier, Magda, Lisette, Suzy, Yvette, Bianca)

Charles Mackerras, London Symphony Orchestra

Violin Concerto No. 1 in E major, Op.8/1: La Primavera

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

Alberto Lysy, Yehudi Menuhin

L'incoronazione di Poppea, SV 308: "Pur ti miro"

Claudio Monteverdi - L’incoronazione di Poppea: Atto III. “Pur ti miro” (Poppea, Nerone)

Craig Leon, London Symphony Orchestra

String Quintet in E major, Op. 11/5: Minuetto, trio (in A major)

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

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

L'amico Fritz: "O amore, o bella luce del core"

Pietro Mascagni - L’amico Fritz: Atto III: “O amore, o bella luce del core” (Fritz)

Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Concierto de Aranjuez: II. Adagio (Opening)

Joaquín Rodrigo - Concierto de Aranjuez

Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Julian Bream

Madama Butterfly: "Vogliatemi bene"

Giacomo Puccini - Madama Butterfly: Atto I. “Vogliatemi bene, un bene piccolino” … “Un pò'di vero c'è” … “Oh quanti occhi fisi” (Butterfly, Pinkerton)

John Barbirolli

Chamber Concerto in D major, RV 93: II. Largo

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

Lawrence Foster, Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, Sharon Isbin

Zigeunerweisen, "Gypsy Airs", Op. 20

Pablo de Sarasate - Zigeunerweisen, op. 20

Seiji Ozawa, Orchestre National de France, Anne-Sophie Mutter

Turandot: "Nessun dorma"

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

Alain Lombard, Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg