101 Classical Favourites

Symphony no. 36 for Orchestra in C major, K. 425: I. Poco adagio

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

Rafael Kubelík, Vienna Philharmonic

Egmont: Overture op. 84

Ludwig van Beethoven - Egmont, op. 84: Ouvertüre. Sostenuto, ma non troppo – Allegro

André Vandernoot, Berlin Philharmonic

Dance macabre op. 40

Camille Saint-Saëns - Danse macabre, op. 40

Constantin Silvestri, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Meditation from Thais

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

Felix Slatkin, Michael Rabin

Requiem: Pie Jesu

Gabriel Fauré - Requiem, op. 48

André Cluytens, Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Henriette Puig-Roget

Symphony no. 5 in C-sharp major: IV. Adagietto

Gustav Mahler - Symphony no. 5

Paul Kletzki, Philharmonia Orchestra

Wiegenlied op. 49 no. 4

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

Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, Sinfonia of London

Adagio for Strings

Samuel Barber - Adagio for Strings

Eugene Ormandy

Nabucco: Atto III. "Va pensiero"

Giuseppe Verdi - Nabucco: Parte III, scena 2. Coro “Va, pensiero, sull’ali dorate” (Coro)

Gabriele Santini

An der schönen, blauen Donau

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

Willi Boskovsky, Wiener Johann Strauss Orchester

Boléro

Maurice Ravel - Boléro

Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, Philharmonia Orchestra

Arrival of the Queen of Sheba (Sinfonia)

George Frideric Handel - Solomon, HWV 67: Act III. Sinfonia “The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba”

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Symphony no. 40 in G minor K 550: I. Allegro molto

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K. 550 “Great”

Anthony Collins

Messiah: Hallelujah

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

Charles Mackerras, English Chamber Orchestra

Piano Concerto no. 20 in D minor, K 466: II. Romance

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

André Vandernoot, Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire

Rosamunde D797: Entr'acte no. 3

Franz Schubert - Rosamunde, D. 797

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Hungarian Dance no. 6

Johannes Brahms - 21 Hungarian Dances for Orchestra, WoO 1: No. 6 in D major (Vivace)

Constantin Silvestri, Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire

La Gioconda: Atto III. Dance of the Hours

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

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Symphony no. 4 in A minor: I. Allegro vivace

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

Heinz Wallberg, Philharmonia Orchestra

Rigoletto: Atto III. "La donna è mobile"

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

Francesco Molinari-Pradelli

Enigma Variation no. 9 "Nimrod"

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

Adrian Boult, London Symphony Orchestra

Also sprach Zarathustra, op. 30

Richard Strauss - Also sprach Zarathustra, op. 30

Lorin Maazel, Philharmonia Orchestra

Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV 1043: II: Largo ma non troppo

Johann Sebastian Bach - Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043

Yehudi Menuhin, Christian Ferras

Water Music Suite: Air

George Frideric Handel - Water Music, Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348: IIIa. [Allegro]

Malcolm Sargent, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 87: I: Allegro

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

André Previn, London Symphony Orchestra

Light Cavalry Overture

Franz von Suppè - Leichte Kavallerie: Ouvertüre

Herbert von Karajan, Philharmonia Orchestra

Symphony no. 8 in B minor, D 759 “Unfinished”: I: Allegro moderato

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

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

A Midsummer’s Night Dream: Wedding March

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

André Previn, London Symphony Orchestra

Les Pécheurs de perles : Acte I. « Au fond du temple saint »

Georges Bizet - Les Pêcheurs de perles : Acte I. No. 2 Duo « Au fond du temple saint » (Zurga, Nadir)

André Cluytens

Pavane pour une infante défunte

Maurice Ravel - Pavane pour une infante défunte

Constantin Silvestri, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Concierto de Aranjuez: II. Adagio

Joaquín Rodrigo - Concierto de Aranjuez

Antoni Ros-Marbà, Philharmonia Orchestra

Turandot: “Nessun dorma”

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

Alain Lombard, Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg

Aida: “Gloria all’Egitto”

Giuseppe Verdi - Aida: Gloria all’Egitto (Chor)

Gabriele Santini

String Quintet in E: III. Minuet

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

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

String Quartet no. 1 in D major op. 11: II. Andante cantabile

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - String Quartet no. 1 in D major, op. 11

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Violin Concerto in E minor, op. 64: II. Andante

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

Constantin Silvestri, Philharmonia Orchestra, Christian Ferras

Die Zauberflöte: Akt I. “Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja”

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Die Zauberflöte: Akt I. No. 2 Arie „Was hör’ ich?” … „Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja” (Papageno)

Richard Armstrong, Scottish Chamber Orchestra

Les Préludes (Symphonic Poem)

Franz Liszt - Les Préludes, S. 97

Constantin Silvestri, Philharmonia Orchestra

Humoresque in G‐flat major, op. 101, no. 7

Antonín Dvořák - Humoresque no. 7 for Piano in G-flat major, B. 187/7, op. 101 no. 7: Poco lento e grazioso

Jörg Demus

Serenade for Stringsin C, op. 42: II. Valse

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Serenade for Strings in C major, op. 48

Norman Del Mar

Ave Maria

Charles Gounod - Ave Maria

Philip Ledger, Janet Baker

Requiem: Ingemisco

Giuseppe Verdi - Messa da requiem: IIh. Dies irae: Ingemisco (tenore)

Giulio Bertola, Orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala, Milan

La gazza ladra: Overture

Gioachino Rossini - La gazza ladra: Ouverture

Colin Davis, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

L’Arlésienne Suite no. 2: IV. Farandole

Georges Bizet - L’Arlésienne Suite no. 2

Heinz Wallberg, Philharmonia Orchestra

The Four Seasons: Spring

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

Jerzy Maksymiuk

Cantata BWV 147: Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring

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

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Eine kleine Nachtmusik: Allegro

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

Herbert von Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic

The Tales of Hoffman: Barcarolle

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

Herbert von Karajan, Philharmonia Orchestra

Finlandia, op. 16, no. 7

Jean Sibelius - Finlandia, op. 26

Constantin Silvestri, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

The Nutcracker Suite: Waltz of the Flowers

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

Wolfgang Sawallisch, Philharmonia Orchestra

Il barbiere di Siviglia: Largo al factotum

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

Vittorio Gui, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Warsaw Concerto

Richard Addinsell - Warsaw Concerto

Carmen Dragon, Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, Leonard Pennario

Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia

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

Yuri Temirkanov, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Carmen: Act II. Toreador's Song

Georges Bizet - Carmen : Acte II. No. 14 Couplets « Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre » … « Toréador, en garde ! » (Escamillo, Mercédès, Frasquita, Carmen, Moralès, Zuniga, Lillas Pastia, chœur d’hommes)

Georges Prêtre, Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris

Roses From the South (Rosen aus dem Süden)

Johann Strauss II - Rosen aus dem Süden, op. 388

Willi Boskovsky, Wiener Johann Strauss Orchester

Brandenburg Concerto: Allegro

Johann Sebastian Bach - Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 1 F-Dur, BWV 1046

Adrian Boult

Ave verum corpus, K. 628

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Ave Verum Corpus, K. 618

Riccardo Muti, Swedish Chamber Orchestra

Romance no. 1 in G major, op. 40

Ludwig van Beethoven - Romance for Violin and Orchestra no. 1 in G major, op. 40

Josef Suk, Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Piano Concerto no. 1: Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso

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

Walter Weller, Dimitris Sgouros

Ave Maria

Franz Schubert - Ave Maria

Jörg Demus

Carnaval des animaux: The Swan

Camille Saint-Saëns - Le Carnaval des animaux

Zubin Mehta, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

Invitation à la dance (orch. Berlioz)

Carl Maria von Weber - Aufforderung zum Tanz, J. 260

Herbert von Karajan, Philharmonia Orchestra

Die Moldau

Bedřich Smetana - Má vlast, JB 1:112

Herbert von Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic

Carmina Burana: O Fortuna

Carl Orff - Carmina Burana: Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi

Norbert Balatsch, Riccardo Muti, Philharmonia Orchestra

Piano Concerto in A minor: Adagio

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

George Weldon, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Gina Bachauer

In a Persian Market

Albert Ketèlbey - In a Persian Market

John Lanchbery, John McCarthy, Philharmonia Orchestra

Swan Lake Suite: Swan Theme

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

Wolfgang Sawallisch, Philharmonia Orchestra

Pomp and Circumstance Marches op. 39: No. 1 in D major

Edward Elgar - Pomp and Circumstance Military Marches, op. 39: March no. 1 in D major

John Barbirolli, Philharmonia Orchestra

Orchestral Suite in D minor: Minuet & Badinerie

Johann Sebastian Bach - Orchestersuite Nr. 2 h-Moll, BWV 1067

Yehudi Menuhin

Canon a 3 on a ground in D

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

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Moonlight Sonata: Adagio

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

Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, Leonard Pennario

Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: I. Morning

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

Paavo Berglund, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Hungarian Rhapsody no. 2 in C minor

Franz Liszt - Zweite Ungarische Rhapsodie

Willi Boskovsky

Piano Concerto no. 21 in C major, K. 467: II. Andante

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

Christoph Eschenbach

Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68: I. Allegro ma non troppo / II. Andante molto mosso

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

Eugen Jochum, London Symphony Orchestra

Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor: II. Adagio sostenuto

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

Hugo Rignold, Philharmonia Orchestra

Romance (The Gadfly)

Dmitri Shostakovich - The Gadfly Suite, op. 97a

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Lohengrin: Akt III. Bridal Chorus “Treulich geführt ziehet dahin”

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

Robert Heger

The Sleeping Beauty: Waltz

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

André Previn, London Symphony Orchestra

Symphony no. 3 in C minor, op. 78 “Organ Symphony”: Allegro moderato – Maestoso – Allegro

Camille Saint-Saëns - Symphony no. 3 in C minor “avec orgue”, op. 78

Christopher Robinson, Louis Frémaux, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Die Walküre: Akt III. The Ride of the Valkyries

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

Klaus Tennstedt, Berlin Philharmonic

Orchestral Suite no. 3 in D: Air

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

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Orfeo ed Euridice: Atto II. Dance of The Blessed Spirits

Christoph Willibald von Gluck - Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Ballet in D minor “Dance of the Blessed Spirits”

Charles Groves, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic

Liebestraum no. 3

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

Carmen Dragon, Leonard Pennario

Horn Concerto no. 4 in E‐flat major: III. Rondo

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

Jeffrey Tate, English Chamber Orchestra

Symphony no. 6 “Pathétique”: I. Andante

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Symphony no. 6 in B minor, op. 74 “Pathétique”

Jascha Horenstein, London Symphony Orchestra

Lohengrin: Akt III. Prelude

Richard Wagner - Lohengrin, WWV 75: Akt III. Vorspiel

Klaus Tennstedt, Berlin Philharmonic

Symphony no. 9 “From the New World”: II. Largo

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

Herbert von Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic

Wiener Blut, op. 354

Johann Strauss II - Wiener Blut, op. 354

Willi Boskovsky, Wiener Johann Strauss Orchester

Trumpet Concerto in B‐flat: III. Allegro

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

Riccardo Muti, Philharmonia Orchestra

Havanaise op. 83

Camille Saint-Saëns - Havanaise in E major, op. 83

Eugene Aynsley Goossens, Yehudi Menuhin, Philharmonia Orchestra

Symphony no. 9 in D minor “Choral”: IV. Allegro

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

André Cluytens, Karl Forster, Berlin Philharmonic