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Adagio for Strings, Op. 11 / Barber (8:43)
Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio / Beethoven (7:57)
2 Arabesques: No. 1 in E Major / Debussy (3:57)
Die Walkure, Act III: The Ride of the Valkyries / Wagner (5:09)
Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36, "Enigma": Variation 9: Nimrod (A.J. Jaeger) / Elgar (4:11)
Canon and Gigue in D Major: Canon in D Major / Pachelbel (4:31)
Suite bergamasque: III. Clair de lune (arr. for orchestra) / Debussy (5:51)
Bagatelle in A Minor, WoO 59, "Fur Elise" / Beethoven (3:00)
Peer Gynt, Op. 23, Act IV: Prelude (Morgenstemning) (Morning Mood) / Grieg (4:17)
3 Gymnopedies: No. 1. Lent et douloureux / Satie (3:11)
Liebestraume, S541/R211: No. 3. Nocturne in A-Flat Major / Liszt (4:57)
Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565: Toccata / Bach (3:27)
Swan Lake, Op. 20, Act II No. 10: Moderato / Tchaikovsky (2:55)
Nocturne No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 9, No. 2 / Chopin (4:49)
2 Rhapsodies, Op. 79: No. 2 in G Minor / Brahms (7:14)
The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a: II. Danses carateristiques: Dance of the Sugar-plum Fairy / Tchaikovsky (1:48)
Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36, "Enigma": Theme: Andante / Elgar (1:38)
Lakme, Act I: Viens, Mallika ... Dome epais le jasmin / Delibes (6:07)
An der schonen, blauen Donau (The Beautiful Blue Danube), Op. 314 / Strauss II (7:58)
Zadok the Priest, HWV 258: Coronation Anthem No. 1 / Handel (5:55)
Tale of Tsar Saltan, Op. 57: Flight of the Bumblebee / Rimsky-Korsakov (1:21)
Bolero / Ravel (5:18)
Requiem, Op. 48: Pie Jesu / Fauré (3:46)
Nabucco, Act III: Va, pensiero, sull ali dorate / Verdi (4:48)
Water Music: Suite No. 1 in F Major, HWV 348: V. Air / Handel (3:36)
Pavane, Op. 50 / Fauré (8:17)
Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune / Debussy (10:43)
Rigoletto, Act III: La donna e mobile / Verdi (3:09)
Adagio in G Minor (attrib. to Albinoni) / Giazotto (6:38)
5 Military Marches, Op. 39, "Pomp and Circumstance": No. 1 in D Major, "Land of Hope and Glory" / Elgar (6:36)
Rinaldo, HWV 7, Act II Aria: Lascia ch'io pianga / Handel (4:52)
Il salmo Miserere mei Deus: Miserere / Allegri (11:18)
Solomon, HWV 67, Act III: Sinfonia, "Arrival of the Queen of Sheba" / Handel (3:10)
Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53, "Waldstein": II. Introduzione: Adagio molto / Beethoven (4:40)
The 4 Seasons: Violin Concerto in F Major, Op. 8, No. 3, RV 293, "L'autunno" (Autumn): I. Allegro (5:04) ; The 4 Seasons: Violin Concerto in E Major, Op. 8, No. 1, RV 269, "La primavera" (Spring): I. Allegro (3:14) ; The 4 Seasons: Violin Concerto in E Major, Op. 8, No. 1, RV 269, "La primavera" (Spring): III. Danza pastorale: Allegro (4:40) / Vivaldi
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria da capo / Bach
Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176: Einleitung / Richard Strauss (2:01)
Preludes, Book 1: No. 8. La fille aux cheveux de lin (arr. for orchestra) / Debussy (2:41)
Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville), Act I: Cavatina: Una voce poco fa
Io sono docile, son rispettosa / Rossini (6:30)
Carmina Burana: III. Cour d'amours: In trutina / Orff (2:39)
The Planets, Op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity / Holst (7:19)
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major, BWV 1048: III. Allegro / J.S. Bach (5:14)
Children's Corner: VI. Golliwogg's Cake-Walk / Debussy (2:55)
Peer Gynt, Op. 23, Act II: I Dovregubbens hall (In the Hall of the Mountain King) / Grieg (2:30)
Thais, Act II: Meditation / Massenet (5:35)
Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville): Overture / Rossini (7:25)
Valse romantique / Debussy (4:03)
Requiem in D Minor, K. 626: Sequence No. 6: Lacrimosa dies illa / Mozart (4:13)
Serenade No. 13 in G Major, K. 525, "Eine kleine Nachtmusik" (excerpts) (15:00) ; Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K. 331: III. Alla turca: Allegretto (3:14) / Mozart
Messiah, HWV 56, Part II: Hallelujah / Handel (4:04)
21 Hungarian Dances, WoO 1: Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G Minor (version for orchestra) / Brahms (2:12)
Danses espagnolas sur les motifs de l'opera Carmen de Bizet: II. Habanera / Lagoya (3:47)
Overture (Suite) No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: II. Air, "Air on a G String" / J.S. Bach (5:47)
Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), K. 492: Overture / Mozart (3:58)
Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147: Jesu, Joy of Man's desiring / J.S. Bach (6:11)
Messa da Requiem: Dies irae: Tuba mirum
Mors stupebit (3:03) ; Messa da Requiem: Dies irae (2:43) / Verdi
Slavonic Dances, Series 2, Op. 72, B. 147: No. 2 in E Minor / Dvořak (6:44)
14 Songs, Op. 34: No. 14. Vocalise in E Minor (arr. Z. Kocsis) / Rachmaninov (5:59)
Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95, B. 178, "From the New World": II. Largo / Dvořak (11:07)
Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2, "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto / Beethoven (6:11)
Ellens Gesang III (Ave Maria!), Op. 52, No. 6, D. 839, "Hymne an die Jungfrau" / Schubert (5:48)
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626, Act III: When I am laid in earth / Purcell (4:48)
The Planets, Op. 32: II. Venus, the Bringer of Peace / Holst (8:23)
Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550: I. Molto allegro / Mozart (9:36)
Pavane pour une infante defunte (arr. C. Hazell for oboe and orchestra) / Ravel (5:55)
Serenade in E Major, Op. 22, B. 52: I. Moderato / Dvořak (4:36)
4 Impromptus, Op. 90, D. 899: No. 4 in A-Flat Major / Schubert (8:11)
Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64, Act I: Balcony Scene / Prokofiev (3:14)
Rhapsody in Blue / Gershwin (13:52)
Turandot, Act III: Nessun dorma! / Puccini (3:01)
Mass in B Minor, BWV 232: Et resurrexit / J.S. Bach (4:20)
Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92: II. Allegretto / Beethoven (7:44)
Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 98: I. Allegro non troppo / Brahms (13:04)
The Lark Ascending / Vaughan Williams (15:28)
Concierto de Aranjuez: II. Adagio / Rodrigo (11:33)
Sospiri, Op. 70 / Elgar (4:54)
Carnival of the Animals: VII. Aquarium / Saint-Saëns (2:07)
Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14: IV. Marche au Supplice: Allegretto non troppo / Berlioz (6:52)
Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro / Puccini (2:55)
3 Gnossiennes: Gnossienne No. 1 / Satie (5:39)
Water Music: Suite No. 2 in D Major, HWV 349: II. Alla Hornpipe / Handel (3:18)
The Hebrides in D Major, Op. 26, MWV P7, "Fingal's Cave" / Mendelssohn (10:46)
Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: I. Prelude / J.S. Bach (2:51)
Elijah, Op. 70, MWV A25, Part I: Help, Lord! Wilt Thou quite destroy us? (Sung in English) / Mendelssohn (3:53)
Cello Concerto in E Minor, Op. 85: III. Adagio / Elgar (5:21)
Carnival of the Animals: XIII. The Swan / Saint-Saëns (3:14)
The Gadfly Suite, Op. 97a: III. Youth: Romance / Shostakovich (3:01)
Prince Igor (Knyaz Igor), Act II: Polovtsian Dances / Borodin (13:41)
Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64, Act I: Dance of the Knights / Prokofiev (5:41)
6 Etudes d'execution transcendante d'apres Paganini, S140/R3a: No. 3 in A-Flat Minor, "La campanella" / Liszt (5:10)
Polonaise in C Major, Op. 89 / Beethoven (5:07)
Ave Maria (arr. J. Maarse for tenor, organ and orchestra) / J.S. Bach (2:49)
Oedipus, King of Thebes, Z. 583: Music for a While / Purcell (4:15)
Messe a 3 voix (Mass in 3 voices), Op. 12, M. 61: Panis angelicus (arr. D. Gamley for voice, choir and orchestra) / Franck (4:04)
1812 Festival Overture, Op. 49 (version with chorus) / Tchaikovsky (16:04).
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