Treasury of the World’s Most Beautiful Music

Sonata no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 “Pathétique”

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

Alfred Brendel

Symphony no. 5: Adagio

Gustav Mahler - Symphony no. 5

Anton Nanut, Marko Munih, RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra

Overture no. 3 in D major BWV 1068: Air

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

Günter Kehr

Thais: Meditation

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

Barry Griffiths, Frank Shipway, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

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

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

Alberto Lizzio, Libor Pešek, Robert Stankovsky

Peer Gynt Suite no. 2, op. 55: IV. Solveig’s Song

Edvard Grieg - Peer Gynt Suite no. 2, op. 55

Libor Pešek, Slovak Philharmonic

La plus que lente: Valse

Claude Debussy - La plus que lente, L. 121

Louis de Froment, Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra

Canon in D

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

Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra

Symphony no. 8 in B major “Unfinished”: Andante

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

Peter Maag, Philharmonia Hungarica

Symphony no. 7 in E‐flat major: Adagio

Anton Bruckner - Symphony no. 7 in E-major, WAB 107

Hans Rosbaud, Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra

Symphony no. 4 In E minor op. 98: Andante

Johannes Brahms - Sinfonie Nr. 4 e-Moll, op. 98

Süddeutsche Philharmonie

Piano Concerto no. 1 in C major op. 15

Ludwig van Beethoven - Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in C major, op. 15

Wilfried Boettcher, Stuttgart Philharmonic, Alfred Brendel

Violin Concerto in D minor, BVW 1052: Allegro

Johann Sebastian Bach - Keyboard Concerto in D minor, BWV 1052

Davitt Moroney

Notturno

Antonín Dvořák - Nocturne in B major, op. 40, B. 47

Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Felix Mendelssohn - Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61: 1. Scherzo. Allegro vivace

Alberto Lizzio, Süddeutsche Philharmonie

Romance

Sergei Rachmaninoff - String Quartet no. 1, TN ii/30

Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra

Violin Concerto no. 5 in A major KV 219: Adagio

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Concerto for Violin and Orchestra no. 5 in A major, K. 219 “Turkish”

Cappella Istropolitana

Violin Concerto in D minor, op. 77: Adagio

Johannes Brahms - Konzert für Violine und Orchester D-Dur, op. 77

Robert Wagner, Tiroler Symphonieorchester Innsbruck, Susanne Lautenbacher

Tango op. 165/2 (Arr.: F. Kreisler)

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

Bernhard Kontarsky, Ruggiero Ricci

Hungarian Dance, no. 6

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

Jonel Perlea

Emperor Waltz, op. 437 (Excerpt)

Johann Strauss II - Kaiser‐Walzer, op. 437

Eduard Strauss II, Tiroler Symphonieorchester Innsbruck

Die Lustige Witwe: “Es lebt eine 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)

Franz Bauer-Theussl, Symphony Orchestra of the Volksoper Vienna

Die Lustige Witwe: “Es waren zwei Königskinder” / “Ich geh’ jetzt ins Maxim”

Franz Lehár - Die lustige Witwe: Akt II. "Es waren zwei Königskinder" (Danilo, Hanna, Alle)

Franz Bauer-Theussl, Kurt Equiluz, Symphony Orchestra of the Volksoper Vienna

Die Lustige Witwe: “Lippen schweigen, s’ flüstern Geigen”

Franz Lehár - Die lustige Witwe: Akt III. Nr. 15. Duett „Lippen schweigen” … „Bei jedem Walzerschritt” (Hanna, Danilo)

Franz Bauer-Theussl, Kurt Equiluz, Symphony Orchestra of the Volksoper Vienna

Romance for Violin and Orchestra no. 1 in G major op. 40

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

Susanne Lautenbacher

Piano Concerto no. 20 in D minor KV 466: Romance

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

Robert Wagner, Tiroler Symphonieorchester Innsbruck

Symphony no. 4 in D minor op. 120: Romance

Robert Schumann - Symphony no. 4 in D minor, op. 120

Ernst Märzendorfer

Romance for Violin and Orchestra op. 48

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

Reinhard Peters, Philharmonia Hungarica, Ruggiero Ricci

Romance for Violin and Piano

Johan Svendsen - Romance, op. 26

Hans Kalafusz

Lohengrin: Overture

Richard Wagner - Lohengrin: Vorspiel

Heinrich Hollreiser

Romanza siciliana for Flute and Orchestra

Carl Maria von Weber - Romanza siciliana

Hamburger Symphoniker

Horn Concerto no. 4 in E-flat major KV 495

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

Stuttgart Philharmonic, Hermann Baumann

Ouverture solennelle 1812: Short version

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

Slovak Philharmonic

Toccata and Fugue in D minor BWV 565

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

Hans Christoph Becker-Foss

Rhapsody in Blue (short version)

George Gershwin - Rhapsody in Blue

Slovak Philharmonic