The Idiot's Guide to Classical Music

Air on the G String (extract)

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

Rudolf Baumgartner, Lucerne Festival Strings

Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (extract)

Johann Sebastian Bach - Kantate, BWV 147 “Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben”: Teil II, X. Choral “Jesus bleibet meine Freude”

Leopold Stokowski, London Symphony Orchestra, Norman Luboff Choir

Toccata & Fugue (extract)

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

Eugene Ormandy, Philadelphia Orchestra

Adagio for Strings (extract)

Samuel Barber - Adagio for Strings

Charles Munch, Boston Symphony Orchestra

Symphony No. 5 (extract)

Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67

Erich Leinsdorf, Boston Symphony Orchestra

Symphony No. 9 (extract)

Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”

Zubin Mehta, New York Philharmonic

Turkish March (extract)

Ludwig van Beethoven - Die Ruinen von Athen, op. 113

Arthur Fiedler, Boston Pops

Moonlight Sonata (extract)

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

Jörg Demus

Symphonie Fantastique (extract)

Hector Berlioz - Symphonie fantastique, op. 14 : Épisode de la vie d’un artiste … en cinq parties

Georges Prêtre, Boston Symphony Orchestra

Damnation of Faust (extract)

Hector Berlioz - La Damnation de Faust, op. 24

Arthur Fiedler, Boston Pops

Carmen: Habanera (extract)

Georges Bizet - Carmen Suite no. 2

Arthur Fiedler, Boston Pops

Carmen: Toreador Song (extract)

Georges Bizet - Carmen Suite no. 2

Arthur Fiedler, Boston Pops

Minuet (extract)

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

Arthur Fiedler, Boston Pops

Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dance No. 17 (extract)

Alexander Borodin - Polovtsian Dances

Arthur Fiedler, Boston Pops

Hungarian Dance No. 5 (extract)

Johannes Brahms - 21 Hungarian Dances for Orchestra, WoO 1: No. 5 in G minor (Allegro)

Alfred Scholz

Lullaby (extract)

Johannes Brahms - 5 Lieder, op. 49: Nr. 4. Wiegenlied

Arthur Fiedler, Boston Pops

Minute Waltz (extract)

Frédéric Chopin - Waltz no. 6 in D‐flat major, op. 64 no. 1 “Minute Waltz”

Géza Anda

Grande Valse Brillante (extract)

Frédéric Chopin - Waltz no. 1 in E‐flat major, op. 18 “Grande Valse brillante”

Géza Anda

Marche Funèbre (extract)

Frédéric Chopin - Sonata for Piano no. 2 in B‐flat minor, op. 35 “Funeral March”

Emanuel Ax

Appalachian Spring (extract)

Aaron Copland - Appalachian Spring Suite

Aaron Copland, Boston Symphony Orchestra

Fanfare for the Common Man (extract)

Aaron Copland - Fanfare for the Common Man

Eugene Ormandy, Philadelphia Orchestra

Clair de Lune (extract)

Claude Debussy - Suite bergamasque: Clair de lune

Arthur Fiedler, Boston Pops

Prelude to the Afternoon (extract)

Claude Debussy - Prélude à l’après‐midi d’un faune, L. 86, CD 87

Eugene Ormandy, Philadelphia Orchestra

Lakmé: Flower Duet (extract)

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

Richard Kapp, Philharmonia Virtuosi

Symphony No. 9, "New World": II. Largo 'Going Home Theme' (extract)

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

Arthur Fiedler, Boston Pops

The Sorcerer's Apprentice (extract)

Paul Dukas - L’Apprenti sorcier

Eugene Ormandy, Philadelphia Orchestra

El Amor Brujo: Ritual Fire Dance (extract)

Manuel de Falla - El amor brujo

Arthur Fiedler, Boston Pops

Pavane (extract)

Gabriel Fauré - Pavane in F-sharp minor, op. 50

Charles Gerhardt, National Philharmonic Orchestra

Rhapsody in Blue (extract)

George Gershwin - Rhapsody in Blue

Arthur Fiedler, Boston Pops

An American in Paris (extract)

George Gershwin - An American in Paris

Arthur Fiedler, Boston Pops

Funeral March of Marionette (extract)

Charles Gounod - Marche funèbre d’une marionnette

Arthur Fiedler, Boston Pops

Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16 (extract)

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

Odd Grüner-Hegge, Oslo Philharmonic

Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: I. Morning (extract)

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

Eugene Ormandy, Philadelphia Orchestra

Messiah: Hallelujah Chorus (extract)

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus: “Hallelujah”

Thomas Beecham, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Symphony No. 94, 'Surprise' (extract)

Joseph Haydn - Symphony no. 94 in G major, Hob. I:94 “Surprise”

Jean-François Paillard, English Chamber Orchestra

The Planets: Mars (extract)

Gustav Holst - The Planets, op. 32

Eugene Ormandy, Philadelphia Orchestra

Sabre Dance (extract)

Aram Khachaturian - Sabre Dance, from the ballet Gayaneh

Arthur Fiedler, Boston Pops

Pagliacci: Vesti la giubba (extract)

Ruggero Leoncavallo - Pagliacci: Atto I. “Recitar!” … “Vesti la giubba” (Canio)

Nello Santi, Plácido Domingo, London Symphony Orchestra

Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 (extract)

Franz Liszt - Hungarian Rhapsody for Orchestra no. 2 in C minor, S. 359/2

Eugene Ormandy, Philadelphia Orchestra

Liebestraum No. 3 (extract)

Franz Liszt - Liebestraum As-Dur “Oh Lieb, so lang du lieben kannst”, S. 541 Nr. 3

Arthur Fiedler, Boston Pops

Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo (extract)

Pietro Mascagni - Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo

James Levine, National Philharmonic Orchestra

Midsummer Night's Dream: Wedding March (extract)

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

Eugene Ormandy, Philadelphia Orchestra

Symphony No. 4, "Italian": IV. Saltarello. Presto (extract)

Felix Mendelssohn - Symphony no. 4 in A major, op. 90 “Italian”

Charles Munch, Boston Symphony Orchestra

Rondeau (extract)

Jean-Joseph Mouret - Suite de Symphonies no. 1

Harry Rabinowitz

Piano Concerto No. 21 (extract)

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

Vienna Symphony, Géza Anda

Eine kleine Nachtmusik (extract)

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

Erich Leinsdorf, Boston Symphony Orchestra

The Marriage of Figaro - Overture (extract)

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

Colin Davis, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

Sonata in A - Rondo Alla Turca (extract)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Sonata for Piano no. 11 in A major, K. 300i/331 “Alla Turca”

Walter Hautzig

Night on Bald Mountain (extract)

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

Eugene Ormandy, Philadelphia Orchestra

Pictures at an Exhibition: Great Cave of Kiev (extract)

Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky - Tableaux d’une exposition

Eugene Ormandy, Philadelphia Orchestra

Barcarolle (extract)

Jacques Offenbach - Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Barcarolle

Arthur Fiedler, Boston Pops

Carmina Burana: O Fortuna (extract)

Carl Orff - Carmina Burana: Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi

Seiji Ozawa, Boston Symphony Orchestra

Canon (extract)

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

Erich Leinsdorf, Boston Symphony Orchestra

Romeo & Juliet: Montagues & Capulets (extract)

Sergei Prokofiev - Romeo and Juliet: Suite no. 2, op. 64ter

Erich Leinsdorf, Boston Symphony Orchestra

Lt. Kije's Wedding (extract)

Sergei Prokofiev - Lieutenant Kijé Suite, op. 60

Arthur Fiedler, Boston Pops

Turandot: Nessun Dorma (extract)

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

Erich Leinsdorf, Jussi Björling

Piano Concerto No. 2: II (extract)

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

Michael Tilson Thomas, London Symphony Orchestra, Barry Douglas

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

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

André Previn, London Symphony Orchestra

Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini (extract)

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

Arthur Fiedler, Boston Pops, Leonard Pennario

Bolero (extract)

Maurice Ravel - Boléro

Charles Munch, Boston Symphony Orchestra

Flight of the Bumblebee (extract)

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov - Полёт шмеля

Arthur Fiedler, Boston Pops

Concierto de Aranjuez: Adagio (extract)

Joaquín Rodrigo - Concierto de Aranjuez

John Eliot Gardiner, Julian Bream

The Barber of Seville: Overture (extract)

Gioachino Rossini - Il barbiere di Siviglia: Sinfonia

Fritz Reiner, Chicago Symphony Orchestra

The Barber of Seville: Largo Al Factotum (extract)

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

Erich Leinsdorf

William Tell Overture: Theme II (extract)

Gioachino Rossini - Guillaume Tell : Ouverture

Arthur Fiedler, Boston Pops

Danse Macabre (extract)

Camille Saint-Saëns - Danse macabre, op. 40

Eugene Ormandy, Philadelphia Orchestra

Gymnopédie No. 1 (extract)

Erik Satie - Gymnopédies

Charles Gerhardt, National Philharmonic Orchestra

Symphony No. 8, 'Unfinished' (extract)

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

Charles Munch, Boston Symphony Orchestra

Ave Maria (extract)

Franz Schubert - Ave Maria

Robert Shaw Chorale

Finlandia: Finale (extract)

Jean Sibelius - Finlandia, op. 26

Morton Gould

Valse Triste (extract)

Jean Sibelius - Valse triste, op. 44 no. 1

Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra

Stars & Stripes Forever (extract)

John Philip Sousa - The Stars and Stripes Forever

Arthur Fiedler, Boston Pops

Semper Fidelis (extract)

John Philip Sousa - Semper Fidelis

Arthur Fiedler, Boston Pops

Blue Danube Waltz (extract)

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

Arthur Fiedler, Boston Pops

Tales From the Vienna Woods (extract)

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

Arthur Fiedler, Boston Pops

Also sprach Zarathustra (extract)

Richard Strauss - Also sprach Zarathustra, op. 30

Fritz Reiner, Chicago Symphony Orchestra

The Nutcracker: Waltz of the Flowers (extract)

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

Arthur Fiedler, Boston Pops

Swan Lake: Waltz (extract)

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Swan Lake (suite from the ballet), op. 20a

Eugene Ormandy, Philadelphia Orchestra

Sleeping Beauty: Waltz (extract)

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

Eugene Ormandy, Philadelphia Orchestra

Romeo & Juliet: Theme II (extract)

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

Eugene Ormandy, Philadelphia Orchestra

Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23: (opening extract)

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

Leonard Slatkin, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, Barry Douglas

1812 Overture: Finale (extract)

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

Fritz Reiner, Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Fantasia on 'Greensleeves' (extract)

Ralph Vaughan Williams - Fantasia on “Greensleeves”

Eugene Ormandy, Philadelphia Orchestra

Aida: Grand March (extract)

Giuseppe Verdi - Aida: Grand March

Arthur Fiedler, Boston Pops

Il Trovatore: Anvil Chorus (extract)

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

Erich Leinsdorf

Requiem: Dies Irae (extract)

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

Georg Solti, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Chorus

Rigoletto: La Donna è Mobile (extract)

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

Nello Santi, Plácido Domingo, London Symphony Orchestra

The Four Seasons, 'Spring': Allegro (extract)

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, 'Winter': Largo (extract)

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

José Luis García Asensio, Leonard Slatkin, English Chamber Orchestra

Lohengrin: Bridal Chorus (extract)

Richard Wagner - Lohengrin, WWV 75: Akt III, Szene I. „Treulich geführt ziehet dahin“ (Chor)

RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Robert Shaw Chorale

Die Walküre: Ride of the Valkyries (extract)

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

Eugene Ormandy, Philadelphia Orchestra