Great Performances: 1903-1998

"Largo al factotum" from The Barber of Seville

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

Giuseppe Campanari

Mazurka in G major "Obertass", op. 19 no. 1

Henryk Wieniawski - Obertass (Mazurka), op. 19 no. 1

Eugène Ysaÿe, Camille Decreus

II. "Pihenö" from Contrasts for Violin, Clarinet and Piano

Béla Bartók - Kontrasztok, Sz. 111

Benny Goodman, Béla Bartók, Joseph Szigeti

IV. Allegro - Prestissimo from Quartet in C minor, op. 18 no. 4

Ludwig van Beethoven - Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, Cello no. 4 in C minor, op. 18 no. 4

Budapest String Quartet

Bachiana Brasileira no. 5: Aria - Cantilena

Heitor Villa-Lobos - Bachianas Brasileiras nº 5, W391

Heitor Villa-Lobos, Bidu Sayão, Leonard Rose

III. Allegro molto vivace from Violin Concerto in E minor, op. 64

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

Bruno Walter, New York Philharmonic, Nathan Milstein

"La donna è mobile" from Rigoletto

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

Emil Cooper, Richard Tucker

"Fossils" from "Carnival of the Animals"

Camille Saint-Saëns - Le Carnaval des animaux

Andre Kostelanetz, Noël Coward

III. Rondo - Allegro spirituoso from Violin Concerto no. 1, op. 6

Niccolò Paganini - Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, op. 6, MS 21

Eugene Ormandy, Philadelphia Orchestra, Zino Francescatti

I. Prélude from "Le Tombeau de Couperin"

Maurice Ravel - Le tombeau de Couperin

Robert Casadesus

"The Desire for Hermitage" from Hermit Songs, op. 29

Samuel Barber - Hermit Songs, op. 29: No. 10. The Desire for Hermitage

Samuel Barber, Leontyne Price

Variation 30 a 1 clav. Quodlibet from "Goldberg" Variations, BWV 988

Johann Sebastian Bach - Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988: Variatio 30. a 1 Clav. Quodlibet

Glenn Gould

Aria from "Goldberg" Variations, BWV 988

Johann Sebastian Bach - Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988

Glenn Gould

"Mack the Knife" from The Three Penny Opera

Kurt Weill - Mack the Knife

Lotte Lenya

III. Menuetto - Trio from Symphony no. 36 "Linz", K. 425

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Symphony no. 36 for Orchestra in C major, K. 425 “Linz”

Bruno Walter, Columbia Symphony Orchestra

III. Allegro vivace assai from Piano Concerto no. 21, K. 467

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

Alexander Schneider, Columbia Symphony Orchestra, Rudolf Serkin

V. Rondo (Allegro) from Symphonie Espagnole in D minor, op. 21

Edouard Lalo - Symphonie espagnole in D minor, op. 21

Eugene Ormandy, Isaac Stern, Philadelphia Orchestra

Battle Hymn of the Republic

William Steffe - Battle Hymn of the Republic

Eugene Ormandy, Richard P. Condie, Philadelphia Orchestra

"Un bel dì" from Madama Butterfly

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

Max Rudolf, Columbia Symphony Orchestra, Eileen Farrell

"Danse sacrale" from The Rite of Spring

Igor Stravinsky - Le Sacre du printemps

Igor Stravinsky, Columbia Symphony Orchestra

"Ritual Fire Dance" from El Amor brujo

Manuel de Falla - El amor brujo

Leopold Stokowski, Philadelphia Orchestra

"Hoe-Down" from Rodeo

Aaron Copland - Rodeo

Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic

"Little" Fugue in G minor, BWV 578

Johann Sebastian Bach - Fugue in G minor, BWV 578

E. Power Biggs

Prelude no. 1 in C major, BWV 846 (from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1)

Johann Sebastian Bach - The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I

Glenn Gould

II. Allegretto scherzando from Symphony no. 8 in F major, op. 93

Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony no. 8 in F major, op. 93

Pau Casals

Slavonic Dance no. 8 in G major, op. 46

Antonín Dvořák - Slavonic Dances, op. 46, B. 83: No. 1 in C major (Furiant)

George Szell, Cleveland Orchestra

IV. "Urlicht" from Symphony no. 2 in C minor "Resurrection"

Gustav Mahler - Symphony no. 2 in C minor

Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic, Jennie Tourel

I. Psalm 108 (Verse 2) & Psalm 100 from Chinchester Psalms

Leonard Bernstein - Chichester Psalms

Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic

Etude in C-sharp minor, op. 2 no. 1

Alexander Scriabin - 3 Pieces, op. 2: No. 1. Étude in C‐sharp minor

Vladimir Horowitz

Etude in A-flat major, op. 72 no. 11

Moritz Moszkowski - Etude in A-flat major, op. 72 no. 11

Vladimir Horowitz

I. Allegro con spirito from Concierto de Aranjuez

Joaquín Rodrigo - Concierto de Aranjuez

Eugene Ormandy, John Williams, Philadelphia Orchestra

III. Alla marcia, moderato from Karelia Suite, op. 11

Jean Sibelius - Karelia-sarja, op. 11

Eugene Ormandy, Philadelphia Orchestra

Fanfare for the Common Man

Aaron Copland - Fanfare for the Common Man

Aaron Copland, London Symphony Orchestra

Beau Soir

Claude Debussy - Beau soir

Claus Ogerman, Columbia Symphony Orchestra, Barbra Streisand

III. Rondo: Allegro assai from Piano Concerto no. 20 in D minor, K. 466

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Concerto for Piano no. 20 in D minor, K. 466

English Chamber Orchestra, Murray Perahia

Danse générale from Daphnis et Chloé

Maurice Ravel - Daphnis et Chloé, Suite no. 2

Pierre Boulez, New York Philharmonic

Intermezzo in B minor, Op. 119, No. 1

Johannes Brahms - Klavierstücke, op. 119: Nr. 1. Intermezzo in h-Moll. Adagio

Rudolf Serkin

III. Allegro from Concerto No. 2 in D major for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 101

Joseph Haydn - Cello Concerto no. 2 in D major, Hob. VIIb:2, op. 101

José Luis García Asensio, English Chamber Orchestra, Yo-Yo Ma

"O mio babbino caro" from Gianni Schicchi

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

John Pritchard, Kiri Te Kanawa

III. Finale. Allegro from Trumpet Concerto in E flat major

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

Raymond Leppard, Wynton Marsalis, National Symphony Orchestra

I. Allegro from Flute Concerto in D major, RV.428 "Il gardellino"

Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto in D major, op. 10 no. 3, RV 428 “Il gardellino”

Claudio Scimone, I Solisti Veneti, Jean-Pierre Rampal

Promenade (walking the dog)

George Gershwin - Promenade

Michael Tilson Thomas, Los Angeles Philharmonic

III. Allegro fugato from Sonata No. 5 in D major for Cello and Piano, Op. 102, No. 2

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Cello and Piano no. 5 in D major, op. 102 no. 2

Emanuel Ax, Yo-Yo Ma

7. "Turangalila II" from Turngalila Symphony

Olivier Messiaen - Turangalîla-Symphonie, I/29

Esa-Pekka Salonen, Philharmonia Orchestra, Paul Crossley

IV. Rondo alla Zingarese. Presto from Piano quartet in G minor, Op. 25

Johannes Brahms - Piano Quartet no. 1 in G minor, op. 25

Isaac Stern, Jaime Laredo, Emanuel Ax

Mazurka in C minor, Op. 56, No. 3

Frédéric Chopin - Mazurka no. 35 in C minor, op. 56 no. 3

Vladimir Horowitz

II. Vivace from String Quartet in D minor, Op. 56 "Voces intimae"

Jean Sibelius - String Quartet in D minor, op. 56 “Voces Intimae”

Robert Mann, Joel Krosnick

"Ch'ella mi creda libero e lontano" from La fanciulla del West

Giacomo Puccini - La fanciulla del West: Atto III. “Ch’ella mi creda libero e lontano” (Johnson, Rance)

Lorin Maazel, Plácido Domingo, Orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala, Milan

Main Theme from Star Wars

John Williams - Main Title

John Williams

Andante from Concerto in D minor for 2 Mandolins

Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto in G major for Two Mandolins, Strings and Continuo, RV 532

Bobby McFerrin, Yo-Yo Ma

Salut d'amour, Op. 12

Edward Elgar - Salut d’amour, op. 12

Midori Gotō

Minuet from String Quintet No. 1 in E major

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

Bobby McFerrin, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

Fur Elise

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

Murray Perahia

Opening Section from Rhapsody in Blue

George Gershwin - Rhapsody in Blue

Marcus Roberts

Prelude to Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007

Johann Sebastian Bach - Suite für Violoncello solo no. 1 G-Dur, BWV 1007

Yo-Yo Ma

Brunnhilde's "Battle Cry"

Richard Wagner - Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene I "Hojotoho! Hojotoho!"

Mark Elder, Jane Eaglen

Sonata in A major, K. 537

Domenico Scarlatti - Sonata in A major, K 537, L 293

Murray Perahia

Flight of the Bumblebee

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov - Flight of the Bumblebee

Arcadi Volodos

Prelude to Suite No. 3 in E, BWV 1006

Johann Sebastian Bach - Violin Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006.1/1006

Hilary Hahn

Libertango

Astor Piazzolla - Libertango

Yo-Yo Ma

I. Allegro ben ritmato e deciso

George Gershwin - Three Preludes: No. 3. Allegro ben ritmato e deciso

John Williams, Joshua Bell

"La donna e mobile" from Rigoletto

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

Carlo Rizzi, Welsh National Opera, Marcelo Álvarez

Gymnopedie No. 3 for guitar and small orchestra

Erik Satie - Troisième Gymnopédie: Lent et grave

John Williams

"Song of Peace" from Symphony 1997: Heaven Earth Mankind

Tan Dun - Heaven Earth Mankind (Symphony 1997)

Tan Dun, Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Yo-Yo Ma