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| 1.
| Also sprach Zarathustra (Thus Spoke Zoroaster), tone poem for orchestra, Op. 30: Opening 1:40
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| Composed by Richard Strauss |
| Conducted by Georg Solti |
| Performed by Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra |
| 2.
| Guillaume Tell (William Tell), opera: Overture, finale 3:13
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| Composed by Gioachino Rossini |
| Conducted by Riccardo Chailly |
| Performed by La Scala Theater Orchestra |
| 3.
| Peer Gynt Suite for orchestra (or piano or piano, 4 hands) No. 1, Op. 46: Morning Mood 4:01
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| Composed by Edvard Grieg |
| Performed by Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Conducted by Herbert von Karajan |
| 4.
| O Sole Mio for voice & piano (or orchestra) 3:22
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| Composed by Eduardo di Capua |
| Conducted by Giancarlo Chiaramello |
| Performed by Nation Philharmonic Orchestra and Luciano Pavarotti |
| 5.
| Suite for orchestra No 3 in D major, BWV 1068: Air 3:42
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| Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach |
| Conducted by Karl Münchinger |
| Performed by Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra |
| 6.
| Suite for orchestra No 2 in B minor, BWV 1067: Badinerie 1:29
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| Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach |
| Performed by Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra |
| Conducted by Karl Münchinger |
| 7.
| Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major ("Elvira Madigan") K. 467: Andante 6:43
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| Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
| Conducted by Sandor Végh |
| Performed by Salzburg Mozarteum Camerata Academica and András Schiff |
| 8.
| Radetsky-Marsch for orchestra, Op. 228 2:56
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| Composed by Johann Strauss I |
| Performed by Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Conducted by Willi Boskovsky |
| 9.
| Violin Concerto No.1, in G minor, Op. 26: Adagio 8:43
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| Composed by Max Bruch |
| Conducted by Rudolf Kempe |
| Performed by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Kyung-Wha Chung |
| 10.
| Serenade No. 13 for strings in G major ("Eine kleine Nachtmusik"), K. 525: Allegro 5:38
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| Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
| Conducted by Willi Boskovsky |
| Performed by Wiener Mozart Ensemble |
| 11.
| Baďlčro, folksong for voice & orchestra (Chants d'Auvergne, Series 1, No. 2) 6:44
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| Composed by Joseph Canteloube |
| Performed by English Chamber Orchestra and Kiri Te Kanawa |
| Conducted by Jeffrey Tate |
| 12.
| Waltz for piano in D flat major ("Minute"), Op. 64/1, CT. 212 1:52
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| Composed by Frédéric Chopin |
| Performed by Vladimir Ashkenazy |
| 13.
| Cantata No. 208, "Was mir behagt," ("Hunting Cantata"), BWV 208: Sheep may safely graze 4:29
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| Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach |
| Performed by Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra |
| Conducted by Karl Münchinger |
| 14.
| The Tale of Tsar Saltan (Skazka o Tsare Saltane), opera in 4 acts with a prologue: The Flight of the Bumblebee 1:17
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| Composed by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov |
| Conducted by Vladimir Ashkenazy |
| Performed by New Philharmonia Orchestra of London |
| 15.
| Boléro, ballet for orchestra (or piano): Finale 5:23
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| Composed by Maurice Ravel |
| Conducted by Charles Dutoit |
| Performed by Montreal Symphony Orchestra |
| 16.
| Les Contes d'Hoffmann, opera in 4 acts: Barcarolle 4:02
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| Composed by Jacques Offenbach |
| Conducted by Richard Bonynge |
| Performed by L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande |
| 17.
| Adagio, for violin, strings & organ in G minor (composed by Remo Giazotto; not by Albinoni), T. Mi 26 6:37
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| Composed by Tomaso Albinoni |
| Performed by Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra and Martin Haselböck |
| Conducted by Karl Münchinger |
| 18.
| Pizzicato Polka for orchestra, Op. 234 2:37
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| Composed by Johann II Strauss and Josef |
| Performed by Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Conducted by Willi Boskovsky |
| 19.
| Dein ist mein ganzes Herz (from "Das Land des Lächelns"), for voice & piano (or orchestra): Dein ist mein ganzes herz 3:36
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| Composed by Franz Lehár |
| Conducted by Zubin Mehta |
| Performed by Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Orchestra and Plácido Domingo |
| 20.
| Carmina Burana, scenic cantata for soloists, choruses & orchestra: O Fortuna 2:35
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| Composed by Carl Orff |
| Conducted by Riccardo Chailly |
| Performed by Rundfunkchor Berlin and Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra |
| 21.
| Suite for Jazz Orchestra, No. 2: 2. Waltz 3:42
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| Composed by Dmitry Shostakovich |
| Conducted by Riccardo Chailly |
| Performed by Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam |
| 22.
| Adagio for strings (arr. from 2nd mvt. of String Quartet), for string quartet/string orchestra), Op. 11 8:40
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| Composed by Samuel Barber |
| Performed by Baltimore Symphony Orchestra |
| Conducted by David Zinman |
| 23.
| Fantasia on Greensleeves, for harp, flute, & strings (arranged by R. Greaves; from the opera Sir John In Love) 4:17
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| Composed by Ralph Vaughan Williams |
| Conducted by Neville Marriner |
| Performed by Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields |
| 24.
| Violin Concerto ("La Primavera", The Four Seasons) for violin, strings & continuo in E ("Il cimento" No. 1), Op.8/1, RV 269: No. 1, Allegro 3:12
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| Composed by Antonio Vivaldi |
| Conducted by Neville Marriner |
| Performed by Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields and Alan Loveday |
| 25.
| The Prince of Denmark's March (Trumpet Voluntary in D major) for brass, winds, & percussion (or keyboard or trumpet & organ) 2:47
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| Composed by Al Clarke |
| Performed by The Philip Jones Brass Ensemble |
| 26.
| Canon and Gigue for 3 violins & continuo in D major: Canon 4:31
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| Composed by Johann Pachelbel |
| Performed by Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra |
| Conducted by Karl Münchinger |
| 27.
| Casanova, musical comedy (Strauss works arr. by Benatzky): Nuns' Chorus 3:34
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| Composed by Johann Strauss II |
| Performed by Kiri Te Kanawa,
Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Utah Symphony Orchestra |
| Conducted by Julius Rudel |
| 28.
| Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor ("Moonlight"), Op. 27/2: 1. Adagio sostenuto 5:28
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| Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven |
| Performed by Vladimir Ashkenazy |
| 29.
| Romeo and Juliet, fantasy-overture for orchestra in B minor (3 versions): Love theme 3:15
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| Composed by Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky |
| Performed by Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Conducted by Herbert von Karajan |
| 30.
| Warsaw Concerto for piano & orchestra 9:00
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| Composed by Richard Addinsell |
| Conducted by Moshe Atzmon |
| Performed by Cristina Ortiz and Royal Philharmonic Orchestra |
| 31.
| Symphony No. 9, arranged for piano, 4 hands ("From the New World"), B. 521: 3. Largo - Excerpt 5:36
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| Composed by Antonin Dvorák |
| Conducted by Georg Solti |
| Performed by Chicago Symphony Orchestra |
| 32.
| Nutcracker, ballet, Op.71: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy 1:37
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| Composed by Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky |
| Performed by Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Conducted by Herbert von Karajan |
| 33.
| Concierto de Aranjuez for guitar & orchestra: 2. Adagio - Excerpt 5:30
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| Composed by Joaquín Rodrigo |
| Conducted by Charles Dutoit |
| Performed by Carlos Bonell and Montreal Symphony Orchestra |
| 34.
| Solomon, oratorio, HWV 67: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba 3:10
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| Composed by George Frideric Handel |
| Conducted by Neville Marriner |
| Performed by Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields |
| 35.
| Hungarian Dances (21) for orchestra, WoO1: No. 5 in G minor 2:11
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| Composed by Johannes Brahms |
| Conducted by Walter Weller |
| Performed by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra |
| 36.
| Méditation (from opera "Thäis"), violin & orchestra version and various arrangements 5:40
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| Composed by Jules Massenet |
| Conducted by Richard Bonynge |
| Performed by Nigel Kennedy and Nation Philharmonic Orchestra |
| 37.
| Turandot, opera: Nessun Dorma 2:59
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| Composed by Giacomo Puccini |
| Performed by John Alldis Choir,
London Philharmonic Orchestra and Luciano Pavarotti |
| Conducted by Zubin Mehta |
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