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Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: Air on the G String (Hamlet Cigars)

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

Karl Münchinger, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra

La Gioconda: Dance of the Hours (extract) (JIF Cleaner)

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

Bruno Bartoletti, National Philharmonic Orchestra

Pavane (Lux Soap)

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

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Tosca: “Mario! Mario! Mario!” … “Qual occhio al mondo” (Pretty Polly)

Giacomo Puccini - Tosca: Atto I. “Mario! Mario! Mario!... Son qui!” (Tosca, Cavaradossi)

Herbert von Karajan, Vienna Philharmonic

Coppélia: Mazurka (The Guardian)

Léo Delibes - Coppélia : Tableau I, no. 3. Mazurka

Richard Bonynge, National Philharmonic Orchestra

Symphony No. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastoral”: V. Allegretto ‘’Shepherds’ Thanksgiving After the Storm’’ (Blue Riband Margarine)

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

Georg Solti, Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Il trovatore: Anvil Chorus “Vedi! Le fosche notturne” (Lee Jeans)

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

Richard Bonynge, National Philharmonic Orchestra

Gymnopédie No. 1 (orch. Debussy) (Bournville Selection)

Erik Satie - Gymnopédies

Charles Dutoit, Montreal Symphony Orchestra

The Planets: Jupiter (Dulux Weathershield)

Gustav Holst - The Planets, op. 32

Georg Solti

Gianni Schicchi: “O mio babbino caro” (Pentium)

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

Lamberto Gardelli, Stabile Orchestrale Fiorentina

Mà vlast (My Country): Vltava (The Moldau) (Peugeot)

Bedřich Smetana - Má vlast, JB 1:112

Walter Weller, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

The Force of Destiny: Overture (Stella Artois)

Giuseppe Verdi - La forza del destino: Sinfonia

Zubin Mehta, Los Angeles Philharmonic

Rinaldo: “Lascia ch’io pianga la sorte mia” (ed. Leppard) (Harrods Sale)

George Frideric Handel - Rinaldo, HWV 7a: Atto II, Scene IV, no. 22. Aria “Lascia ch’io pianga mia cruda sorte” (Almirena)

Raymond Leppard, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Swan Lake: Dance of the Little Swans (Batchelors)

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Swan Lake: Dance of the Little Swans

Georg Solti, Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Madama Butterfly: “Un bel dì” (One Fine Day) (Twinnings Tea)

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

Lamberto Gardelli, London Symphony Orchestra

Sylvia: Pizzicato (Mazola Pure Corn Oil)

Léo Delibes - Sylvia: Ballet Suite

Richard Bonynge, Philharmonia Orchestra

Canon in D major (International Wool Secretariat)

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

Karl Münchinger, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra

The Barber of Seville: “Largo al factotum” (Fiat Strada)

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

Silvio Varviso

Enigma Variations, op. 36: Nimrod. Adagio (St Bruno Tobacco)

Edward Elgar - Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36

Georg Solti, Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Symphony No. 9 in E minor “From the New World”. I. Adagio – Allegro molto (Pedigree Chum)

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

Kirill Kondrashin, Vienna Philharmonic

The Nutcracker: Dance of the Reed‐Pipes (Cadbury’s Fruit and Nut)

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

Georg Solti, Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Peer Gynt: In the Hall of the Mountain King (Drambuie – Alton Towers)

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

Herbert Blomstedt, San Francisco Symphony