100 Years of Strauss

Editorial Reviews
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André Rieu's faithful legion of fans will be pleased to hear this tribute to Viennese composer and waltz king Johann Strauss. Rieu performs this music with polish and a glee that's simply infectious, even if he's a tad inaccurate. But that's OK; as his numerous appearances on public television reveal, Rieu's best at capturing the lively spirit of the music--not its subtle details. The lively Vienna Blood sets this energetic waltz disc in motion; Josef Strauss's On Holiday keeps a furious pace; and--of course--we end with a dramatic and lush reading of The Blue Danube. The Johann Strauss Orchestra performs these works with a light touch that conveys the elegance of these works nicely, though seasoned classical ears may want more drama in their music. For them, we recommend hearing Nikolaus Harnoncourt's Johann Strauss in Berlin disc. The rest of us will be perfectly happy letting Rieu reveal the glories of the Viennese waltz. --Edward Garabedian

Tracks:

Overture To 'Tannhauser'
Domna, Pos Vos Ay Chausida
We Don't Merely Use Instruments, We Play On Them. And They Play On Us.
Hungarian Dance No.7
The Violin Is One Of The Most Tender And Beautiful Instruments Ever Invented.
Violin Concerto In D Major (Adagio)
But For A Long Time It Was Seen As The Instrument Of The Devil.
The Soldier's Tale: Triumphal March Of The Devil
The Manipulative Seductiveness Of The Gypsy Violin.
Csardas Music
The Violin And The Initiation Of Nature
The Four Seasons (Spring, Mvt 1)
Birds Are Again Evoked In The Second Concerto, Especially Music's Natural Favourite.
The Four Seasons (Summer, Mvt 1)
Like The Devil, The Violin Is A Master Of Disguise.
Old Viennese Dance No.3 'Schon Rosmarin'
The Menacing Sensuality Of Ravel's Tzigane: A Very Different Side Of The Violin:
Tzigane
Do We Now Have The True Measure Of This Instrument? Not Just Yet.
Caprice No.24
The Many Effects Of The String Tremolando: Brandenburg Concerto No.4 (Last Mvt)/From Joy To Fright/Quartettsatz In C Minor/The String Tremolo Practically Spells The World Agitato.
Variations On A Theme Of Frank Bridge (No.7)
Prokofiev's Tremolo In Romeo And Juliet Should Not Be Heard Just Before Bedtime.
Romeo And Juliet: Act IV
Vivaldi Use It To Illustrate The Shivering Of Travellers Crossing The Ice.
The Four Seasons (Winter, Mvt 1)
The Violin Muted
Clair De Lune
The Gentleness Of Muted Strings Persists Even When A Whole Orchestra Plays.
Piano Concerto No.21 In C Major, K.467 (Slow Mvt)
The Pizzicato Violin
Pizzicato Polka
In Prokofiev's Second Violin Concerto, The Accompaniment Is Pizzicato.
Violin Concerto No.2 In G Minor (Slow Mvt)
Varieties Of Pizzicato: Colas Breugnon (The People's Feast)/Now A Drier, Leaner, Hungrier Pizzicato. There's Not A Lot Of Comfort Here./Capriol Suite (Tordion)/The Use Of Pizzicato As 'Percussion'/Romeo And Juliet (Act I)/Mahler Used Pizzicato...
The Planets (Mars - The Bringer Of War)
The Technique Of Double-Stopping Enables The Violin To Play Duets With Itself./Sonata No.3 In C Major For Unaccompanied Violin (Fugue)/Now A Later Example Of The Same Technique
Hungarian Dance No.4
Double-Stopping Is A Standard Feature Of A Lot Of Folk Music.
The Four Seasons (Autumn, Mvt 1)
Now The Same Technique, But The Sound Might Have Come From Another World.
Bolero
Double-Stopping Can Only Approximate The Sound Of A Real Violin Duet.
Cadenza To The Violin Concerto By Brahms
Now Compare That With A Real Violin Duet.
Forty-Four Duos (No. 1: Teasing Song)
Another Duo By Bartok, Demonstrating The Violin's Rich Lower Register
Forty-Four Duos (No.2: Maypole Dance)
And Now What May Be The Most Beautiful Accompanied Violin Duet In History
Concerto In D Minor For Two Violins (Largo)
The Soul Of The Violin Is In Song; But What About This Weird Passage?
Violin Concerto No.1 In D Major (Mvt 2)
The Use Of Harmonies In The Orchestra Can Be Both Magical And Unsettling.
Symphony No.1 'Titan' (Mvt 1, Opening)
Tchaikovsky's Use Of Harmonics In The Sleeping Beauty Is Both Strange And Darling.
The Sleeping Beauty (Act II, No.15: Entr'Acte)
Ravel's Harmonics In Mother Goose Effect A Magical Transformation.
Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Beauty And The Beast)
Stravinsky's Harmonics In The Firebird Transport Us Almost Into Another World./The Firebird (Introduction)
The Natural Upper Notes Of The Violins Have A Unique Emotional 'Grab'.
Also Sprach Zarathustra (Of The Afterworldsmen)
Still In Their Upper Register, The Violins Unleash The Energy Of A Young Colt.
Variations On A Theme Of Frank Bridge (No. 4)
Elsewhere, Britten Uses The Same High Register To Create A Very Different Mood.
Four Sea Interludes (Dawn) From 'Peter Grimes'
To End This Outing With The Violins, A Charming Little Elfin Dance
Elfenreigen

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Introduction To The Viola
Viola Concerto (Mvt 1)
Khatchaturian Gets A Very Different Sound From It: Fuller, Fruitier, More Exotic.
Gayane Suite No.1 (Armen's Solo)
Very Nearly The Whole Of The Violin's Upper Register Is Also Available To The Viola.
Passacaglia, Op.33b From 'Peter Grimes'
The Viola Can Bring A Special, Rich Twanginess To Pizzicato That The Violins Lack./Don Quixote/Berlioz Drew Sounds From It That Retain Their Metallic Strangeness Even Today.
Harold In Italy (Mvt 4)
The Muted Viola: Intimate, Gentle, Poignant In Dvork
Cypresses (No.9)
The Massed Violas Of The Modern Symphony Orchestra In Mahler
Symphony No.4 (Mvt 3)
The 'Period' Viola In Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No.6 (Last Mvt)
The Cello: A Voice Of Unique Nobility
Suite No.1 For Unaccompanied Cello (Prelude)
Brahms And The 'Soul' Of The Cello
Piano Concerto No.2 In B Flat Major (Mvt 3)
Most Orchestral Composers Tend To Emphasize The Cello's Lower Register.
Cantata 'Herz Und Mund Und Tat Und Leben', BWV 147 (Soprana Aria: Bereite Dir, Jesu)
In The Time Of Beethoven The Cello Remained As Fundamental As Ever.
Symphony No.3 'Eroica' (Finale)
But The Cello Is Not Condemned To Spend Its Life In The Basement.
Elfentanz, Op.39
Not Only In Recital Showpieces Like That Is The Cello Is Used In Its Highest Register.
The Protecting Veil (Opening)
A Cello With An Identity-Crisis: The Pizzicato Flamencan
Flamenco
Double-Stopping In The Lower Reaches Of The Cello's Range
Solo Suiet For Cello And Piano (Sardana)
It's In The Middle Register That The Cello Really Comes Into Its Own.
Oriental Dance, Op.2 No.2
It Was To The Cellos That Beethoven Gave Two Of His Most Famous Themes./Symphony No.5 (Mvt 2)/Still More Famous Than That Theme Is This One From The Ninth Symphony.
Symphony No.9 (Finale)
Introduction To The Double-Bass
The Carnival Of The Animals (The Elephant)
But The Double-Bass Can Be Intensely Expressive And Graceful.
Elegy No.1 In D Major
The Range Of The Double-Bass Is The Greatest Of All The String Instruments/Allegro Di Concerto, 'Alla Mendelssohn'/And It's Also Capable Of Very Considerable Virtuosity.
Capriccio Di Bravura
Double-Bass Solos In Orchestral Scores Are Rare But Often Memorable./Symphony No.1 'Titan' (Mvt 3)/In His Third Symphony Mahler Makes A Very Different Use Of The Instrument./Symphony No.3 (Mvt 1)
The Double-Bass Muted In Prokofiev/Lieutenant Kije Suite (Kije's Wedding)/In Another Work Prokofiev Uses The Double-Bass To Enhance The Winds./Romeo And Juliet (Act III)/And He Combines The Bass Clarinet With A Shivering Tremolo From The Double-Basses....
Symphony No.5 (Mvt 3)/So Much For The Strings/On Now To The Winds

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The Antiquity And Magic Of The Flute
Prelude A L'Apres-Midi D'Un Faune
The Versatility And Agility Of The Flute
Orchestral Suite No.2 In B Minor (Badinerie)
The Flute In Fifteenth-Century Spain
Sa'Dawi
Other Flutes: The Bass And Alto
Chamber Music No.II
The Piccolo - Aptly Named
La Naissance D'Osiris (Mvt 6)
From A Piccolo Of The Eighteenth Century To One Of Its Descendants In The Twentieth
Suite No.1 For Small Orchestra (Valse)
A Variety Of Techniques
Chamber Music No.II
Flutter-Tonguing. But Tchaikovsky Got There Eighty Years Before.
The Nutcracker (Act II, No.2: Scene)
From The Transverse To The Vertical: The Baroque Recorder
Recorded Suite In A Minor (Menuet II)
An Unfamiliar, Early Vision Of The Instrument
Naelden, Naelden
The Bachian Oboe
Cantata 'Ein Feste Burg Ist Unser Gott', BWV 80 (No.7: Duetto)
Introduction To The Cor Anglais Or 'English Born'
Symphony No.9 'From The New World' (Mvt 2)
The Loneliness Of The Cor Anglais
The Swan Of Tuonela
The Cor Anglais Joins The French Horn In Haydn.
Symphony No.22 'The Philosopher' (Opening)
Introduction To The Oboe D'Amore, Beloved Of Bach - But Also Of Ravel
Bolero
The Clarinet Family: Boxing The Compass, From The Depths Of The Bass Clarinet.../The Egyptian (Violence)/...To The Raucous And Squealy.../Taras Bulba (The Death Of Ostap)/...To The Shrill And Complaining...
Petrushka (No.8: Peasant With Bear)/...To The High Sprits Of A Playful Puppy./Symphonie Fantastique (Last Mvt)/And To The Downright Jazzy/Romeo And Juliet (Act II)
As The High Clarinets Tend To Be Loud, So The Bass Tends To Be Soft:
Gayane Suite No. 1 (Mvt 5)
The Bass Clarinet Is Used By Most Composers Mainly As A Colouring Agent.../Petrushka (No.4: The Blackamoor)/...But It Does Occasionally Get A Whole Tune To Itself./Iberia (Almeria).
The Range Of The Normal Clarinet Parts Goes Quite High...
The Snow Maiden (Scene 5: Melodrama)
...And Quite Low.
Peter And The Wolf (The Cat)
The Clarinet As Concerto Soloist
Clarinet Concerto In A Major (Rondo)
But That's Not The Instrument Mozart Wrote It For; This Is:
Clarinet Concerto In A Major (Rondo)
Introduction To The Saxophone
Hary Janos Suite (Mvt 4)
The Soprano Saxophone Has Quite A Different Feel To It.
L'Arlesienne Suite No.1 (Minuet)
The Little Sopranino Sax Goes Even Higher.
Bolero
The Most Famous Use Of The Saxophone Is In An Orchestration By Ravel.
Pictures At An Exhibition (The Old Castle)
The Saxophone Can Be Quite Contagiously Good-Humoured.
Sax-O-Phun
The Puffa-Puffa Image Of The Bassoon
Peter And The Wolf (Grandfather)
The Bachian Bassoon, In Accompanimental Mode
Cantata 'Weichet Nur, Betrubte Schatten' ('Wedding Cantata'), BWV 202 (Aria No.1)
Bizet Leaves The Puffa-Puffa Image Out, Allowing The Bassoon To Sing./Carmen Suite No.1 (Les Dragons D'Alcala)
And Ravel, Also In Spanish Mode, Does Likewise.
Bolero
The Bassoon As A Voice Of High Seriousness, Indeed Desolate Loneliness
Symphony No.3 (Opening)
The Eerie Bassoon In Its Highest Register
The Rite Of Spring (Opening)
Stravinsky Now Draws On Its Lowest Register, Lonely And Melancholy.
The Firebird Suite (1919, Berceuse)
The Bassoon As Concerto Soloist, Avoiding All Exaggeration
Bassoon Concerto In G Minor (Finale)
The Deep-Voiced Contra-Bassoon, As A Fairy-Tale Beast
Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Beauty And The Beast)
The French Horn Under Its Woodwind Hat
Wind Quintet, Op.43 (Last Mvt)
Now A More Prominent Role, In A Woodwind Quintet From An Earlier Era
Wind Quintet In A Minor, Op.100 No.5 (Mvt 2)
The Horn In Harmonious Blend With Strings In Another Quintet
Horn Quintet, K.407 (Finale)

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The Trumpet As Virtuoso Soloist
Brandenburg Concerto No.2 (Last Mvt)
The Special Brillance Of Paired Trumpets
Concerto In C For Two Trumpets, RV537 (Mvt 1)
The Ceremonial Trumpet
Fanfare For The Common Man
Trumpets And Drums - An Incomparable Alliance
Messiah (The Trumpet Shall Sound)
The Versatility Of The Trumpet, From The Most Public To The Most Lonely
Piano Concerto In F (Slow Mvt)
The Trumpet As The Voice Of The City/An American In Paris/The Trumpet As Recruitment Officer/The Soldier's Tale (The March)/The Trumpet As Swaggerer
Carmen Suite No.2 (Habanera)
The Trumpet As The Voice Of Strength And Courage
Carmet Suite No.2 (Toreador's Song)
The Trumpet Muted/Petrushka (No.4: The Blackamoor)/Lieutenant Kije Suite (Opening)/The Trumpet As The Voice Of Weariness
Billy The Kid
The Trumpet As Character Actor
Pictures At An Exhibition (No.6)
The Trumpet As The Voice Of God
Mass In B Minor ('Et Exspecto')
The Birth Of The Trombone
Aenmerckt Nu Hier
The Birth Of The Brass As A Family
Canzon 12 In Double Echo
The Trombone In The Eighteenth Century
Trombone Concerto In B Flat Major (Finale)
The Tone Of The Tenor Trombone/Romance For Trombone And Organ/The Memorable Voice Of The Bass Trombone/Requiem (Mvt 2)/But The Bass Trombone Is More Than An Instrumental Bullfrog.
Hosannah
The Trombones Become Part Of The Orchestra.
Symphony No.5 (Finale)
The Wagnerian Trombone:/Overture To 'Tannhauser'
The Trombone As Caricaturist
Pulcinella (No.19: Vivo)
The Trombone As Raspberry/Concerto For Orchestra (Intermezzo)
The Horn And The Hunt
Horn Concerto No.4 In E Flat, K.495 (Finale)
The Challenging Horn Of The Baroque
Abaris Ou Les Boreades (Menuet)
The Scarcity Of First-Rate Players In Handel's Time
Walter Music (Minuet 1)
The Horn As Magician/The Firebird Suite (1919, Finale)
Horns And The Sound Of Nobility
Overture To 'Tannhauser' (Opening)
The Special Sound Of The Horn In Its Higher Register
Mass In B Minor ('Quoniam Tu Solus Sanctus')
The Trumpet-Like Sound Of Massed Horns
Symphony No.3 (Mvt 1, Opening)
The Tuba - Unfairly Maligned?
Symphony No.6 (Mvt 3)
The Tuba Perfectly Cast By Ravel
Pictures At An Exhibition (Bydlo)

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Introduction. And We Begin With A Bang.
Fanfare For The Common Man/The Bass Drum On The Battlefields/Wellington's Victory, Op.91 (Opening)
At The Opposite Extreme Is The Triangle.
Piano Concerto No.1 In E Flat (Scherzo)
Categories Of Percussion: Tuned And Untuned. The Side Drum
Overture To 'La Gazza Ladra' - The Thieving Magpie (Opening)
The Side Drum In An Effective But Unexpected Role/Clarinet Concerto (Mvt 1)
The Tambourine. One Of The Oldest Instruments In The World
Den Hoboecken Dans
Even Older Is The Originally Oriental Gong.
Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Laideronette)
No Single Instrument Can Match The Gong In Evoking The Breaking Of Waves./Passacaglia, Op.33b From 'Peter Grimes'/But Gongs Don't Have To Be Struck To Be Effective.
Gymnopedie No.2
The Cymbals Are Generally Discovered Early In Life./The Sanguine Fan/And They Do More Than Clash Together Loudly. They Can Be Clashed Together Softly./Studio Example: But They Needn't Be Clashed Together At All/Studio Example: They Can Be Lightly...
Other Untuned Percussion Instruments Include The Whip.: Piano Concerto In G Major (Opening)/And Here Are No Fewer Than Twenty, Cracked By Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (Act I, Scene 5)
More Versatile Than The Whip Are The Wood Blocks.../Studio Example/...Which Crop Up All Over The Place In Twentieth-Century American Music.
Rodeo (Hoe-Down)
Related To The Wood Blocks, By Sound, Are The Castanets./Jota Aragonesa/But The Castanets Were Also Used By Monteverdi Back In The Seventeenth Century.
Scherzi Musicali (Damigella Tutta Belle)
A Still Earlier Example From Fifteenth-Century Spain
Yo M'Enamori D'Un Aire
The Birth Of The Bongo
Symphonic Dances From 'West Side Story'
From The Streets Of New York To The Blacksmith's Shop/Il Trovatore ('Anvil Chorus')
Desert-Island Decibels: Grand Canyon Suite (On The Trail)/Arcana
From One Vegetable To Another: The Humble Squash, Or Marrow/Huapango
Onwards To The Tuned Percussion. First, The Timpani
Also Sprach Zarathustra (Introduction)
But The Drum Roll Can Be More Effectively Frightening Than The Big Bang.: Symphony No.2 'Resurrection' (Mvt 3)
Not One Drum Roll, But Many/Grand Canyon Suite (Sunrise)/Symphonie Fantastique (Last Mvt)
Taking Advantage Of Tunability
Music For Strings, Percussion And Celeste (Mvt 2)
The Russian Composer Rodion Shchedrin Takes A Downward Turn./Carmen Suite (Changing Of The Guard)/Tuned, Yes; But For The Truly Melodic We Must Look Elsewhere.
Introducing The Glockenspiel/Carmen Suite (Carmen's Entrance And Habanera)
Saint-Saens And The Xylophone
The Carnival Of The Animals (Fossils)
Ravel And The Xylophone
Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Laideronette)
Introducing The Marimba/Carmen Suite (First Intermezzo)
Introducing The Vibraphone
The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre (Narange Dolce)
The Vibraphone Goes Russian.../Carmen Suite (Carmen's Entrance And Habanera)/...And Is Joined By The Marimba./Carmen Suite (Carmen's Entrance And Habanera)
Introducing The Hungarian Cimbalom
Folk Dances
The Cimbalom And The Symphony Orchestra
Hary Janos Suite (Mvt 3)
Introducing The Tubular Bells
Hary Janos Suite (Viennese Musical Clock)
A More 'Up-Front' Approach From Rodion Shchedrin
Carmen Suite (Introduction)
But The Bells Can Also Make The Sinister Even More Sinister./Symphony No.7 'Sinfonia Antartica' (Mvt 1)
Introducing The Celeste
The Nutcracker (Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy)
Magic, In The Use Of Collective Percussion
Miroirs (La Vallee Des Cloches)
Plucked Instruments: The 'Undercover Percussion'/Carmen Suite (Scene)
A Prime Case In Point Is The Harp, Irresistible To The Romantics./The Nutcracker (Act II, No.1: Scene)/The Non-Solo Harp As An Integral Part Of The Orchestra/Hungarian Rhapsody No.1
The Traditionally Subservient Role Of The Harpsichord In The Baroque Orchestra
Brandenburg Concerto No.2 (Slow Mvt)
The Piano: King Of The Tuned Percussion/Symphony No.3 'Organ' (Mvt 3)/And A Quarter Of A Century After That:
Petrushka (Russian Dance)
The Anti-Romantic Piano As An Integral Part Of The Orchestra
Music For Strings, Percussion And Celeste (Last Mvt)

Tracks:

Keyboard Instruments In The Orchestra - The Most Powerful Of Them All:
Symphony No.3 'Organ' (Finale)
But Things In Handel's Day Were Very Different.
Organ Concerto In B Flat, Op.4 No.3 (Last Mvt)
The Organ Is Difficult To Classify.
An Unexpected, Organ-related Guest
Concerto Pour Zampogna (Last Mvt)
Peasant-Fancying... And A Touch Of The Roaming Cowboy
Les Miserables (Drink With Me)
Outside Artefacts And The Power Of Association
Mahler's Sleighbells
Symphony No.4 (Opening)
A Roll-Call Of Some Unusual Guests/The Typewriter/Parade
Chains, And More/Integrales/An American In Paris/Sandpaper Ballet
Purpose-Built Oddities: Wind Machines/Symphony No.7 'Sinfonia Antartica' (Opening)
Don Quixote (Variation VIII)
National Calling Cards: The Guitar For Spain/Concierto De Aranjuez (Finale)
And The Guitar's Poor American Relative, The Banjo/Washington Breakdown
And Poorer Still, The Mouth Organ/The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre (Packing Up)
The Balalaika For Russia/Romeo And Juliet (Act II: No.14)
The Maracas For Mexico/The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre (El Desayuno)
The Bongos And Congas And A Whole Wealth Of Other Drums For Africa And Central America/Studio Example
The Sitar Of India/Evening Raga: Bhapoli
The Accordion For France (Especially Paris)/Paris Canaille
The Zither For Vienna/The Third Man (Theme)
The Cimbalom For Hungary/Folk Dances
The Guitar As An Integral Part Of The Orchestra/Rondena
There Are Whole Orchestras Of Balalaikas./Sveit Mesiats
The Effect Of The Wordless Human Voice, Used Purely As An Instrument/Symphony No.7 'Sinfonia Antartica' (Mvt 1)
Nocturnes
Instruments And the Imitation Of Nature. The Clarinet As Cuckoo
The Carnival Of The Animals (The Cuckoo)
The Flute As An All-purpose Aviary
The Carnival Of The Animals (The Aviary)
The Oboe As Duck
Peter And The Wolf (The Duck)
The Recording Of Reality. Does It Work As Well?
The Pines Of Rome (The Pines Of The Janiculum)
The Recording Of Reality Electronically Reborn In New Guises
Cantus Articus - Concerto For Birds And Orchesra (Mvt 2)
Beethoven Turns Avian: Cuckoo, Nightingale, And Quail
Symphony No.6 'Pastoral' (Andante Molto Mosso)
Some Improbable Casting: The Violin As Braying Donkey
The Carnival Of The Animals (Persons With Long Ears)
A Truly Orchestral Hee-haw To Be Reckoned With
Overture To 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'
A Thunderstorm In A Million
Symphony No.6 'Pastoral (Allegro-Allegretto)
the Instrumental Depiction Of A Silent World
The Carnival Of The Animals (The Aquarium)
Saint-Saens' Menagerie Takes A Curtain Call.
The Carnival Of The Animals (Finale)

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The Grouping Of Instrumental Families. An Additive Approach. First, Two Violins
Forty-Four Duos (No.4)
A Great Contrast, Of Both Pitch And Character: Violin And Viola
Duo For Violin And Viola In B Flat Major, K.424 (Finale, Vars 1 & 2)/Studio Example
Arrival Of The Standard String Trio: Violin, Viola, And Cello
String Trio In B Flat (Menuetto)
The String Quartet: Two Violins, Viola, And Cello
String Quartet In F, Op.18 No.1 (Mvt 3)
The String Quintet - When The Extra Instrument Is A Second Viola
String Quartet No.5 In D, K.593 (Adagio)
The String Quintet - When The Extra Instrument Is A Second Cello
String Quintet In C (Mvt 3)
The String Sextet: Two Violins, Two Violas, And Two Cellos
String Sextet In B Flat (Mvt 2)
The String Octet: The Standard String Quaret Times Two
Octet In E Flat, Op.20 (Mvt 1)
Double The String Octet: A Fully Fledged String Orchestra
String Symphony No.2 (Finale)
The Massed Strings Of A Symphony Orchestra
Fantasia On A Theme Of Thomas Tallis
Contrasts Of Pitch And Instrumental 'Colour' In The Woodwind Section
Wind Quintet In A Minor, Op.100 No.5 (Theme)
In The First Variation It's The Horn That Gets The Lion's Share.
Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 1
In Variation Two The Torch Is Handed To The Bassoon.
Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 2
In Variation Three The Oboe Leads.
Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 3
Variation Four: Conversation Before Returning To A Solo-dominated Texture
Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 4
And Variation Five is Dominated By The Clarinet.
Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 5
The Next To Be Featured Is The Virtuoso Flute.
Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 6
Individual Farewells And A Closing Chorus
Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 7
A Mixed Group: Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, String Quartet, And Double-Bass
Octet In F (Mvt 3)
The Early Classical Symphony Orchestra Of Haydn And Mozart
Symphony No.29 In A, K.201 (Finale)
Strings, Wind, But No Brass. What Haydn And Mozart Never Knew
Canzon 28
Beethoven's Fifth: Two Horns, Two Trumpets, And Three Trombones Join The Team.
Symphony No.5 (Finale)
From Beethoven To The Massive Orchestras Of Berlioz, Wagner, And Mahler
Beethoven Changed The Face Of The Symphony And The Orchestra Forever
Symphoy No.6 'Tragic' (Mvt 1)
The Cult Of Orchestral Elephantiasis Reaches Its Peak.
Symphony No.1 'Gothic' (VI: Te Ergo Quaesumus)
When Large Doesn't Necessarily Mean Loud: Debussy
Images (Gigues)
A Crisis Of Confidence; The Orchestra's Survival Hangs In The Balance, But It Still Develops. The Ondes Martenot:
Turangalila Symphony (Chant D'amour 1)
The Advent Of The 'Early Music' Movement Brings A New Vitality And Freshness.
Balle De Xerxes (Gavotte En Rondeau)
Computer And Synthesiser: Friends Or Foes?
Concerto In D Minor For Two Violins (Largo)
A Speculative Look Ahead/Mass In B Minor ('Dona Nobis Pacem')

Customer Reviews:

Instruments of the Orchestra - Great Reference Material!.......2007-04-04

This set lends itself to greatly enhancing one's knowledge of the orchestra, instruments in it, and their usage. I am a huge music buff, and I still picked up a great deal I previously did not know. I highly recommend this for all who wish to understand the origin of music, as well as the processes that are employed to create music!

Beginner or Expert.......2007-03-12

This CD is excellent for the beginner or expert! To be able to haear the instrumets separately and then together really provides a good education. and/or refresher. The book thaty comes with the CD is alomost worth the price by itself!

Very Informative and Enjoyable.......2006-11-20

Whether you're a music novice or pro, "The instruments of the Orchestra" is a very worthwhile purchase. The 7 CDs, with a total of 8 hours, are expertly narrated by Jeremy Siepmann. He's a great speaker, very much like the late Leonard Bernstein was. Mr. Siepmann takes you on an unforgetable musical journey covering the origins and use of the various orchestral instruments throughout musical history. The balance between his narration and a wealth of musical examples, which range from snippets to entire movements, is superb. The comprehensive enclosed booklet is excellent and faithfully follows the 7 CDs in content. Even with my 40+ years of music training I still learned new things from this wonderful collection. Considering the excellence of the content, and a cost that translates to about $5 per disc, this collection is a great value. Grab it, you won't regret that you did. Five solid stars!

Frank's view.......2006-08-19

This boxed set of CD's with booklet achieved all I had hoped that it would. There are good samples of individual instruments and well done commentary on each. The only drawback was that some of the samples were too brief and could have been longer, hoiwever I guess this fits in with time constraints of the medium. It has given me a lot of clues as to future purchases of CD's for listening to individual instruments. Altogeth a satisfactory purchase and a welcome addition to my collection.

Excellent Intro for Those Not Familiar with the Orchestra.......2003-11-08

I've listened to classical music for years and am interested in composition. I bought this CD set to learn how an orchestra and its instruments work. I thought the CDs would be a nice but boring lecture. They aren't! Not only are they FUN but they are informative as well. I learned a huge amount from each CD and couldn't wait to listen to the next one.

The narrator and writer is a great speaker and holds your attention well. He is definitely knowledgeable. He provides musical examples for each point he makes, so you get to "hear" what he just talked about. I'd say the CDs are about 65% music and 35% narration. You'll learn about the range of instruments, some history, different ways to play them, how they sound, and how they are used in the orchestra. This CD set was a great learning experience and is sold at such a low price!

I recommend this CD for those who want to learn about classical music and those who know about it but are interested in learning more about the inner workings of an orchestra. You'll learn much useful information. For instance, the Rite of Spring (with that eerie start) is written for bassoon! I never knew a bassoon could sound like that but now I do.

The one complaint I have is the last CD. This deals with the orchestra. I wanted more of a tour of how the orchestra has been used through history up to the present. Instead, it was a tour of how different groups of instruments sound. I thought it could have been better. The other 6 CDs are excellent.

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100 Ywears of Strauss

100 Years of Strauss

Breath-taking, unforgetable and very romantic, January 2001

Fantasticabulous!

100 Years of Strauss

100 Years of Strauss
André Rieu , and Johann Strauss
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ASIN: B00000JP87
Release Date: 2000-03-07

Tracks:

Vienna Blood
Perpetual Motion
Draussen In Sievering blhon der Flieder
On Holiday
Fata Morgana
The Gypsy Baron
Tales From The Vienna Woods
Ohne Sorgen
Casanova
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André Rieu's faithful legion of fans will be pleased to hear this tribute to Viennese composer and waltz king Johann Strauss. Rieu performs this music with polish and a glee that's simply infectious, even if he's a tad inaccurate. But that's OK; as his numerous appearances on public television reveal, Rieu's best at capturing the lively spirit of the music--not its subtle details. The lively Vienna Blood sets this energetic waltz disc in motion; Josef Strauss's On Holiday keeps a furious pace; and--of course--we end with a dramatic and lush reading of The Blue Danube. The Johann Strauss Orchestra performs these works with a light touch that conveys the elegance of these works nicely, though seasoned classical ears may want more drama in their music. For them, we recommend hearing Nikolaus Harnoncourt's Johann Strauss in Berlin disc. The rest of us will be perfectly happy letting Rieu reveal the glories of the Viennese waltz. --Edward Garabedian

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100 Ywears of Strauss.......2007-03-12

I first heard Andre Rieu perform on PBS, and was enthralled with his music. It is absolutely beautiful.

100 Years of Strauss.......2006-08-20

The above item was shown has a DVD when in fact it's a CD Music only disk.

Breath-taking, unforgetable and very romantic, January 2001.......2001-01-03

I have never heard such beautiful music until I learned of Andre Rieu and the Johann Strauss Orcherstra! It is absolutely wonderful! I was thrilled beyond belief when I finally had the opportunity to go and see them in concert (May 2000) in Toronto. I ended up going by myself. Altogether, the trip, stay and concert ticket were a small fortune for me. The result however was unimagineable and astounding! In fact I had never been to a concert before in my life. I was saving it for the best. This was the night of all nights, for me! Not to mention that I had a terrific seat. Andre is not exactly hard to look at either! The way in which he handles his members and himself is very unique as well! His music is so uplifting and peaceful. I could listen to it all day! My wish is to see him again, soon. My dream is to go back to Europe and see him there.

Fantasticabulous!.......2000-12-09

I have always loved the music of Strauss. There's something magical about it that appeals to just about every age. Who can resist the pull of the waltz? And Andre Rieu has made a terrific album. It never fails to lift the spirits no matter what. This album though is not strictly dedicated to the waltz. There are a few other pieces by Strauss that are just as wonderful. Some I hadn't heard before, but they soon became etched in my soul with the ones I was familiar with. Andre makes classical music very accessible to all people with his television specials and charismatic style. Oh, and did I forget to mention that he is also cute? And on top of all that he's one hell of a violinist..WOW!

100 Years of Strauss.......2000-09-17

I first watched him perform on PBS in March, and fell in love with his music. This was the first CD I obtained of his, and I play it everyday. His music is so moving, and makes me "feel" so good. I now own 5 other CD's of his and will continue to get them, as they are available. The best music I have ever listened to.

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100 Years of Great Music

Manufacturer: Angel Records
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ASIN: B000002SAA
Release Date: 1997-11-11

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Die Entfuhrung: Martern Aller Arten - Maria Ivogun
Ste Algerienne: Marche Militaire - Camille Saint-Saens
Louise: Depuis Le Jour - Marie-Louise Edvina
Slavonic Dance No.1 in g - Jacques Thibaud
L'Africaine: O Paradis - Fernand Ansseau
Rigoletto: La Donna E Mobile - Miguel Fleta
Falstaff: L'onore! Ladri! - Mariano Stabile
Liebestraum No.3 in A flat - Wilhelm Backhaus
Waltz in D flat - Vladimir de Pachmann
Prld in g# - Alfred Cortot
Der Rosenkavalier (Film Music): Act I Extract - Augmented London Tivoli Orch/Richard Strauss
La Boheme: Donde Lieta Usci - Dame Nellie Melba
The Planets: Mercury - LSO/Gustav Holst
Carmen: La Fleur Que Tu M'avais Jetee - Georges Thill
Oh For The Wings Of A Dove - Ernest Lough
Recuerdos De La Alahambra - Andres Segovia
Now Sleeps The Crimson Petal - John McCormack
Die Walkure: Nun Zaume Dein Ross - Frieda Leider/Friedrich Schorr
Aida: Ritorna Vincitor - Florence Austral
Il Trovatore: Ah! Si, Ben Mio - Aureliano Pertile
Lohengrin: Einsam In Truben Tagen - Elisabeth Rethberg
Rigoletto: Bella Figlia Dell'amore - Beniamino Gigli/Amelita Galli-Curci/Louise Homer/Giuseppe De Luca

Centenary Edition - 100 Years of Great Music

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Centenary Edition - 100 Years of Great Music

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ASIN: B000002S8V
Release Date: 1997-02-18

Tracks:

Ave Maria, D.839 - Edith Clegg
C'Est L'Histoire Amoureuse - Ellen Beach Yaw
Vn Con in e: III. Allegretto Non Troppo-Allegro Molto Vivace (Extract) - Jacques Jacobs
Les Filles De Cadix - Marie Tempest
The Queen Of Spades, Act 3: It Is Nearly Midnight Now - Medea Mei-Figner
Pagliacci, Act I: Recitar!...Vesti La Giubba - Enrico Caruso
Faust, Act IV: Vous Qui Faiter I'Endormine - Pol Plancon
Carmen, Act I: L'Amour Est Un Oiseau Rebelle (Habanera) - Emma Calve
Die Walkure, Act III: Leb' Wohl, Du Kuhnes, Herrliches Kind - Anton van Rooy
Heidenroslein, D257 - Minnie Nast
Die Forelle, D.550 - Leopold Demuth
The Mikado, Act 2: A More Humane Mikado - Richard Temple
Hungarian Dance No.2 in d - Joseph Joachim
Otello, Act I: Esultate! - Francesco Tamagno
Lyric Pieces, Op.43 No.6: To The Spring - Edvard Grieg
Simon The Cellarer - Sir Charles Santley
Caprice Basque, Op.24 - Pablo De Sarasate
Pelleas Et Melisande, Act III: Mes Longs Cheveux - Mary Garden
Lucia Di Lammermoor, Act II: Del Ciel Clemente - Dame Nellie Melba
Otello, Act II: Era La Notte - Victor Maurel
Il Barbiere Di Siviglia, Act I: Ecco Ridente In Cielo - Fernando Di Lucia
Die Konigin Von Saba, Act II: Magische Tone - Leo Slezak
Don Giovanni, Act I: Or Sai Chi L'Onore - Lilli Lehmann
Il Barbiere Di Siviglia, Act I: Largo Al Factotum - Titta Ruffo
La Sonnambula, Act II: Ah, Non Credea Mirarti - Adelina Patti
Romeo Et Juliette, Act I: Je Veux Vivre Dans Ce Reve - Geraldine Farrar
Don Pasquale, Act III: Va Ben Ma Riflettete...Cheti, Cheti, Immantinente - Giuseppe De Luca/Ferruccio Corradetti

Tracks:

Partita No.3, BWV 1006: Prld in E - Joseph Szigeti
Il Barbiere Di Siviglia, Act I: Una Voce Poco Fa - Elvira De Hidalgo
Dalibor, Act II: Jac Je Mi - Emmy Destinn
Aida, Act III: Qui Radames Verra...O Patria Mia - Celestina Boninsegna
Mireille, Act I: O D'Amor Messagera - Luisa Tetrazzini
Otello, Act II: Si, Pel Ciel Marmoreo Giuro! - Giovanni Zenatello/Pasquale Amato
Die Zauberflote, Act I: Infelice, Sconsolata - Frieda Hempel
An Die Musik, D.547 - Elena Gerhardt
La Serenata - Mattia Battistini
Mazurka in D, Op.19 No.2 - Jan Kubelik
Rigoletto, Act I: Questa O Quella - Ippolito Lazaro
Un Ballo In Maschera, Act III: Saper Vorreste - Selma Kurz
The Demon, Act II: Do Not Weep, Child - Feodor Chaliapin
Etude in f, Op.25 No.2 - Ignacy Jan Paderewski
Andrea Chenier, Act I: Un Di All'azzurro Spazio - Bernardo De Muro
Il Barbiere Di Siviglia, Act I: Se Il Mio Nome - Dmitri Smirnov
Ariadne Auf Naxos: Es Gibt Ein Reich - Maria Jeritza
Lucia Di Lammermoor, Act III: Tu Che A Dio Spiegasti L'Ali - Tito Schipa
Sym No.5 in c, Op.67: I. Allegro Con Brio - Berliner Phil/Arthur Nikisch
Die Schone Mullerin, No.1: Das Wandern - Sir George Henschel
Land Of Hope And Glory - Dame Clara Butt

Tracks:

Die Entfuhrung Aus Dem Serail, Act II: Martern Aller Arten - Maria Ivogun
Ste Algerienne: Marche Militaire Francaise - Camille Saint-Saens
Louise, Act III: Depuis Le Jour - Marie-Louise Edvina
Slavonic Dance No.1 in g, Op.46 No.2 - Jacques Thibaud
L'Africaine, Act IV: Pays Merveilleux...O Paradis - Fernand Ansseau
Rigoletto, Act III: La Donna E Mobile - Miguel Fleta
Falstaff, Act I: L'Onore! Ladri! - Mariano Stabile
Liebestraum No.3 in A flat - Wilhelm Backhaus
Waltz in D flat, Op.64 No.1 - Vladimir de Pachmann
Prld in g#, Op.28 No.12 - Alfred Cortot
The Marschallin Dismisses Octavian (Act I): Der Rosenkavalier (Film Music) - Augmented London Tivoli Orch/Richard Strauss
La Boheme, Act III: Donde Lieta Usci - Dame Nellie Melba
The Planets-III. Mercury, The Winged Messenger - LSO/Gustav Holst
Carmen, Act II: La Fleur Que Tu M'Avais Jetee - Georges Thill
Hear My Prayer: Oh For The Wings Of A Dove - Ernest Lough
Recuerdos De La Alhambra (Tremolo Study) - Andres Segovia
Now Sleeps The Crimson Petal - John McCormack
Die Walkure, Act II: Nun Zaume Dein Ross...Hojotoho! - Frieda Leider/Friedrich Schorr
Aida, Act I: Ritorna Vincitor - Florence Austral
Il Trovatore, Act III: Ah! Si, Ben Mio - Aureliano Pertile
Lohengrin, Act I: Einsam In Truben Tagen - Elisabeth Rethberg
Rigoletto, Act III: Bella Figlia Dell'amore - Benjamino Gigli/Amelita Galli-Curci/Louise Homer/Guiseppe De Luca

Tracks:

Turandot, Act II: In Questa Reggia - EVA TURNER
Nuns' Chorus (Casanova) - Anni Frind
Pno Trio in B flat, Op. 97 'Archduke': II. Scherzo (Allegro) - Alfred Cortot/Jacques Thibaud/Pablo Casals
Das Land Des Lachelns, Act II: Dein Ist Mein Ganzes Herz - Richard Tauber
HMS Pinafore, Act II: Never Mind The Why And Wherefore - Henry Lytton/George Baker/Elsie Griffin
Second Liturgy Of St John Chrysostom, Op.29: The Creed - Paris Metropolitan Russian Church Chor/Nicolai Afonsky
Clavelitos - Conchita Supervia
Boris Godunov, Act III: Monologue Of Boris - Feodor Chaliapin
Vn Con in b, Op.61: III. (Extract) Cadenza-Allegro Molto - Yehudi Menuhin
Pno Son No.14 in c#, Op.27 No.2 'Moonlight': I. Adagio Sostenuto - Artur Schnabel
Heidenroslein D.257 - Elisabeth Schumann
Arrival Of The Queen Of Sheba (Solomon) - LPO/Beecham
Prld And Fugue No.2 in c, BWV 847 - Edwin Fischer
The Floral Dance - Peter Dawson
Voi Lo Sapete, O Mamma (Cavalleria Rusticana) - Claudia Muzio
Etude in G flat, Op.10 No.5 - Vladimir Horowitz
Die Walkure, Act I: Wintersturme Wichen Dem Wonnemond...Du Bist Der Lenz - Lauritz Melchoir/Lotte Lehmann
Toccata in d, BWV 565 - Albert Schweitzer
Goldberg Vars, BWV 988: Aria: Andante Espressivo - Wanda Landowska
Hora Staccato - Jascha Heifetz
Don Giovanni, Act II: Questo E Il Fin Di Chi Fa Mal - Glyndebourne Festival Company/Fritz Busch

Tracks:

Ov - La Scala Di Seta - BBC SO/Arturo Toscanini
Vc Ste No.1 in G, BWV 1007: Prld - Pablo Casals
Mazurka No.5 in B flat, Op.7 No.1 - Arthur Rubinstein
Schon Rosmarin - Fritz Kreisler/Franz Rupp
A Midsummers Night's Dream, Incidental Music, Op.61: Scherzo - Benno Moiseiwitsch
La Paloma - Beniamino Gigli
Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring - Dame Myra Hess
Otello, Act I: Esultate! - Giacomo Lauri-Volpi
Die Ruinen Von Athen, Incidental Music, Op.113: Ov - LSO/Felix Weingartner
Les Nuits D'Ete: IV. Absence - Maggie Teyte
O My Beloved Father (Gianni Schicchi) - Joan Hammond
Pizzicato Polka - Wiener Phil/Hans Knappertsbusch
Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter Of Zion (Messiah) - Isobel Baillie
Tunadot, Act III: Nessun Dorma - Jussi Bjorling
Vn Con in d, Op.77: III. Allegro Giocoso, Ma Non Troppo Vivace - Ginette Neveu
Le Carnaval Des Animaux: Le Cygne - Pierre Fournier
Le Nozze Di Figaro: Ov - Wiener Phil/Herbert Von Karajan
The Plough Boy - Peter Pears/Benjamin Britten
Aida, Act I: Ritorna Vincitor - Ljuba Welitsch
Mignon, Act II: Addio Mignon, Fa Core! - Giuseppe Di Stefano
Le Nozze Di Figaro, Act I: Non Piu Andrai - Erich Kunz

Tracks:

Sym No.1 in D, Op.25 'Classical': III. Gavotte (Non Troppo Allegro) - Berliner Phil/Sergiu Celibidache
Otello, Act II: Era La Notte - Tito Gobbi
Kindertotenlieder: Oft Denk' Ichsie Sind Nur Ausgegangen - Kathleen Ferrier
Waltz No.5 in A flat, Op.42 - Dinu Lipatti
Die Schone Mullerin, D.795: Ungeduld - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau/Gerald Moore
Tristan Und Isolde, Act III: Mild Und Leise (Liebestod) - Kirsten Flagstad
Prlds, Book I - No.10: La Cathedrale Engloutie - Walter Gieseking
Tosca, Act II: Vissi D'Arte - Maria Callas
Hn Con No.4 in E flat, K.495: III. Rondo (Allegro Vivace) - Dennis Brain
Gayaneh, Act III: Sabre Dance - PO/Aram Khachaturian
Die Fledermaus, Act II: Klange Der Heimat - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Facade: Popular Song - PO/William Walton
Perpetuum Mobile - Yehudi Menuhin/Gerald Moore
Le Nozze Di Figaro, Act II: Voi Signor, Che Giuto Siete - Sena Jurinac/Graziella Sciutti/Monica Sinclair/Hugues Cuenod/Sisto Bruscantini/Franco Calabrese...
Sym No.5 in c, Op.67: I. Allegro Con Brio - PO/Otto Klemperer
Daphnis Et Chloe, Ste No. 2: Danse Generale - PO/Guido Cantelli
La Boheme, Act I: O Soave Fanciulla - Victoria De Los Angeles/Jussi Bjorling/Robert Merrill
Pno Con in a, Op.16: I. Allegro Molto Moderato (Opening) - Solomon
Standchen, Op.106 No.1 - Hans Hotter/Gerald Moore
Pno Con in G: III. Presto - Arturo Benedetti Michelageli

Tracks:

Ov: Rusian And Ludmilla - Philharmonia Orch/Constantin Silvestri
Faust, Act V: Et Voici Le Jardin Charmant - De Los Angeles
Pno Son No.26 in E, Op.81a, 'Les Adieux' : III. Vivacissimamente (Le Retour) - Claudio Arrau
Vn Con in e, Op.64: II. Andante - Yehudi Menuhin
Don Giovanni, Act I: Signor, Guardate Un Poco - Sutherland/Schwarzkopf/Alva/Giulini
Vc Ste No.3 in C, BWV 1009: Sarabande - Paul Tortelier
The Bartered Bride, Act III: Dance Of The Comedians - RPO/Rudolf Kempe
Cosi Fan Tutte, Act I: Un'aura Amorosa - Alfredo Kraus
Pno Con No.1 in b flat, Op.23, I: Allegro Non Troppo E Molto Maestoso (Opening) - John Ogdon
La Boheme, Act III: Donde Liesta usci - Mirella Freni
3 Gymnopedies: I. Lent Et Douloureux - Aldo Ciccolini
Carmen, Act I: L'amour Est Un Aiseau Rebelle (Habanera) - Maria Callas
Turandot, Act III: Principessa Di Morte - Birgit Nilsson/Franco Corelli
Vc Con in e, Op.85: III. Adagio - Jacqueline Du Pre
Sea Pictures: II. In Haven (Capri) - Janet Baker
Vier Letzte Lieder: Fruhling (Hesse) - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Madama Butterfly, Act I: Bimba Dagli Occhi Pieni Di Malia - Renata Scotto
Pno Son in c No.8, Op.13 'Pathetique': III. Rondo (Allegro) - Daniel Barenboim

Tracks:

Polonaise No.6 in A flat, Op.53 'Heroic' 6.55 - Maurizio Pollini
L'amico Fritz, Act III: O Amore, O Bella Luce Del Core - Luciano Pavarotti
Chants D'Auvergne: Bailero - Victoria De Los Angeles
On Christmas Night - Choir Of King's College/Cambridge/David Willcocks
Triple Con in C, Op.56: II. Largo 5.26 - D. Oistrakh/Rostropovich/Richter/Karajan
Turandot, Act I: Signor Ascolta - Montserrat Caballe
'Enigma' Vars, Op.36: Nimrod - LSO/Sir Adrian Boult
The Danserye: I. La Mourisque - Early Music Consort Of London/David Munrow
Radetzky March, Op.228 - Wiener Johann Strauss Orchester..
Rhapsody In Blue (Opening) - LSO/Andre Previn
Caprice in a, Op.1 No.24 - Itzhak Periman
Aida, Act I: Se Quel Guerrier Io Fossi...Celeste Aida - Placido Domingo/Riccardo Muti
Tpt Con in E flat: III. Rondo (Allegro Molto) - Maurice Andre/Karajan
Pno Con in g, Op.33: III. Allegro Con Fuoco - Sviatoslav Richter/Kleiber
Ser 'Eine Kleine Nachtmusik', K.525: I. Allegro - Academy Of St. Martin In The Field/Marriener
Sym Fantastique, Op.14a: IV. Marche Au Supplice - Orchestre National De France/Bernstein
Tea For Two - Yehudi Menuhin/Stephane Grappelli

Tracks:

Adagio - The Philadelphia Orchestra/eugene Ormandy
Pagliacci, Act I: Recitar!...Vesti La Giubba - Jose Carreras/Riccardo Muti
Veni Sancte Spiritus Sequence (Mode I) - Choir Of the Benedictine Abbey Of Silos
Str Qt No.13 in B flat, Op.130: V. Cavatina (Adagio Molto Espressivo) - Alban Berg Quartett
Cosi Fan Tutte, Act I: Soave Sia Il Vento - Marshall/Baltsa/Van Dam/Muti
Hpd Con in D: III. Allegretto - Bob Van Asperen
El Grillo - Hilliard Ensemble
Vecchie Letrose - Hesperion XX/Jordi Savall
Vespro Della Beata Vergine Deus In Adiutorium...Domine Ad Adiuvandum Me Festina - Taverner Consort, Choir & Player
The Four Seasons: Spring: I. Allegro - Anne-Sophie Mutter/Karajan
Requiem in d, K.626: Dies Irae - Choeurs Et Orchestre De Paris...
La Bella Helene, Act I: Amours Divins - Jessye Norman/Michel Plasson
Cl Con in E flat, Op.26: III. Allegro - Sabine Meyer/Herbert Blomstedt
Porgy And Bess, Act I: Summertime - Dame Kiri Te Kanawa
Sym No.8 in F, Op.93: IV. Allegro Vivace - London Classical Players/Roger Norrington
Messa Da Requiem: Sanctus - Orchestra E Coro Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano...
Show Boat, Act I: Make Believe - Frederica Von Stade/Jerry Hadley/John McGlinn
Romance No.2 in F, Op.50 - Frank Peter Zimmermann/Jeffrey Take
Sym No.8 - Part 2 (Conclusion): Alles Vergangliche - LPO/Klaus Tennstedt

Tracks:

Porgy And Bess, Act II: Bess, You Is My Woman Now - White/Hayman/Rattle
Die Walkure, Act III: Loge Hor! Lausche Hieher! - James Morris/Bernard Haitink
L'Africaine, Act IV: Pays Merveilleux...O Paradis - Placido Domingo/John Barker
Winterreise, D.911: Der Lindenbaum - Olaf Bar/Geoffrey Parsons
Hansel Und Gretel, Act II: Der Kleine Sandmann Bin Ich...Abends, Will Ich Schlafen Geh'n - Hendricks/Bonney/Von Otter
Carmina Burana: 5. Ecce Gratum - The London Philharmonic/Franz Welser-Most
Vn Con No.1 in g, Op.26: III. Finale (Allegro Energico) - Kyung-Wha Chung
Don Giovanni, Act I: Or Sal Chi L'onore - Cheryl Studer
Chant Des Moissonneurs Vendeens - Thomas Hampson
No.5 From 'Set No.1': Calcium Light Music - Ensemble Modern/Ingo Metzmacher
Vc Ste No.6, BWV 1012: VI. Gigue - Mstisiav Rostropovich
Hungarian Dance No.2 in d - Sarah Chang
Son in G, K.55 - Christian Zacharias
Sym No.2 in e: III. Adagio (Opening) - Petersburg Philharmonic/Mariss Jansons
Son in A, D.959: II. Andantino - Stephen Kovacevich
Pno Qnt in E flat, Op.44: III. Scherzo. Molto Vivace - Martha Argerich
Werther, Act III: Toute Mon Ame Est La!...Pourquoi Me Reveiller? - Roberto Alagna
Die Meistersinger, Act III: Verachtet Mir Die Meister Nicht - Bernd Weikl/Sawallisch

Tracks:

Spring Song - Adolf Umbach
The Queen Of Spades: Forgive Me - Nikolai Figner
Norwegian Bridal Procession, Op.19 No.2 - Edvard Grieg
Mattinata - Enrico Caruso
Pagliacci: Ah! Tu Mi Sfidi! - Josefina Huguet
Oberon - Ov - LSO/Arthur Nikisch
Gas Shell Bombardment By The Royal Garrison Artillery Outside Lille - Royal Garrison Artillery
Ecossaise, WoO 83 - Ferruccio Busoni
A Message To The Children Of The Empire - King George V And Queen Mary
La Boutique Fantasque (Excerpt) - British SO/Adrian Boult
La Boutique Fantasque (Excerpt) - Royal Albert Hall Orchestra/Eugene Goossens
Messiah: Behold The Lamb Of God - Crystal Palace Handel Festival Chor/Orch...
Parsifal, Akt I: Transformation Scene - Bayreuth Festival Orch/Karl Muck
Pno Con No.1 in e, Op.11: III. Rondo. Vivace - Moriz Rosenthal
Epiphanias - Gerhard Husch
Sym No.41 in C, K.551 'jupiter': I. Allegro Vivace - LPO/Sir Thomas Beecham
Partita No.3 in e, BWV 1006: III. Gavotte En Rondeau - Yehudi Menuhin
Mikrokosmos, Vol.VI No.146, Ostinato - Bela Bartik
Zigeunerweisen - Jascha Helfetz
Sym No.9: II. Im Tempo Eines Germachlichen Landlers - Wiener Philharmoniker/Bruno Walter
pelleas Et melisande, Avte II: Vous Ne Savez Pas - Joachim
Haydn Vars Op.56a - Wiener Philharmonkier/Wilhelm Furtwangler
Belshazzar's Feast - Praise Ye The God Of Gold - Dennis Noble
Sym No.9: IV. Poco Adagio - Tempo I. Poco Adagio - Schwarzkopf
Pno con in f# Op.20: II. Theme And Vars. - Solomon
Sym No.5 in e, Op.64: III. Valse. Allegro Moderato - Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala/Milano...
Die Meistersinger Von Nurnberg, Akt III: Qnt - Schwarzkopf
Sym No.7: II. Allegretto - Philharmonia Orch/Nikolai Malko
Scheherazade: IV. Festival At Baghdad - RPO/Sir Thomas Beecham
Das Lied von Der Erde: III. Bon Der Jugen - Fritz Wunderlich
Ich Wollt' Mein Lieb', Op.63 No.1 - Los Angeles
Vc Son: III. Largo - Jacqueline Du Pre
Images: No.3, Rondes De Printemps - LSO/Andre Previn
'Death And The Maiden' Qt: III. Allegro Molto - Alban Berg Quartett
Die Walkure, Akt II: Der Dort Mich Ruft - Cheryl Studer
Pno Con No.1 in d, Op.15: I. Maestoso - Stephen Kovacevich
Sym No.2 'Resurrection': V. Mit Aufschwung Aber Nicht Eilen - Arleen Auger/Dame Janet Baker

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