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 Classical Music 101 - 101 Famous Classical Themes
Release Date: 09/28/2004 
Label:  Rca Victor Red Seal Catalog #: 63691   Spars Code: n/a 
Composer:  Tomaso AlbinoniSamuel BarberLudwig van BeethovenHector BerliozLuigi Boccherini
Johannes BrahmsFrédéric ChopinAaron CoplandClaude Debussy
Léo DelibesPaul DukasSir Edward ElgarGeorge Gershwin
Aram KhachaturianFranz LisztPietro MascagniFelix Mendelssohn
Jean Joseph MouretWolfgang Amadeus MozartModest MussorgskyCarl Orff
Johann PachelbelSergei ProkofievGiacomo PucciniSergei Rachmaninov
Johann Sebastian BachGeorges BizetAlexander BorodinAntonín Dvorák
Manuel de FallaGabriel FauréCharles GounodEdvard Grieg
George Frideric HandelFranz Joseph HaydnGustav HolstRuggero Leoncavallo
Jacques OffenbachMaurice RavelNikolai Rimsky-KorsakovJoaquin Rodrigo
Camille Saint-SaënsErik SatieFranz SchubertJean Sibelius
John Philip SousaJohann Strauss Jr.Richard StraussIgor Stravinsky
Peter Ilyich TchaikovskyRalph Vaughan WilliamsGiuseppe VerdiAntonio Vivaldi
Richard WagnerGioachino Rossini
Performer:  Jörg DemusEmanuel AxGéza AndaJussi BjörlingBarry Douglas
Peter SerkinNelly KokinosKjell BaekkelundPlacido Domingo
Walter HautzigLeonard PennarioJulian BreamCarlo Bergonzi
José Luis Garcia
Conductor:  Ettore StrattaCharles MunchErich LeinsdorfGeorges PrêtreArthur Fiedler
Alfred ScholzEugene OrmandyRichard KappJames Levine
Harry RabinowitzGéza AndaSeiji OzawaMichael Tilson Thomas
Rudolf BaumgartnerLeopold StokowskiZubin MehtaAaron Copland
Alfred GerhardtOdd Grüner-HeggeSir Thomas BeechamJean-François Paillard
Nello SantiSir Colin DavisAndré PrevinJohn Eliot Gardiner
Robert ShawMorton GouldJukka-Pekka SarasteFritz Reiner
Leonard SlatkinArturo BasileSir Georg Solti
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Baroque Chamber OrchestraBoston Symphony OrchestraBoston PopsLondon Festival Orchestra
Philadelphia OrchestraPhilharmonia VirtuosiNational Philharmonic Orchestra
United Kingdom Symphony OrchestraVienna Symphony OrchestraNew England Conservatory Chorus
Rome Opera House OrchestraRome Opera House ChorusLondon Symphony Orchestra
Lucerne Festival StringsNorman Luboff ChoirNew York Philharmonic
Oslo Philharmonic OrchestraRoyal Philharmonic OrchestraRoyal Philharmonic Chorus
English Chamber OrchestraBavarian Radio Symphony OrchestraMonteverdi Orchestra
Robert Shaw ChoraleMorton Gould OrchestraFinnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Chicago Symphony OrchestraSt. Louis Symphony OrchestraRCA Italian Opera Orchestra
RCA Italian Opera ChorusChicago Symphony ChorusRCA Victor Orchestra
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Number of Discs: 1 
Recorded in: Mixed 
Length: 1 Hours 15 Mins. 

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Includes work(s) by various composers. Ensembles: Philadelphia Orchestra, Boston Pops. Conductors: Eugene Ormandy, Arthur Fiedler. Soloist: Placido Domingo.
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1.  Adagio for Organ and Strings in G minor: Excerpt(s) by Tomaso Albinoni
Conductor:  Ettore Stratta
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Baroque Chamber Orchestra
Period: Baroque 
Written: Venice, Italy 
Length: 0 Minutes 41 Secs. 
Notes: This work was reconstructed by Remo Giazotto in 1945 from a fragment by Albinoni.  
2.  Adagio for Strings, Op. 11: Excerpt(s) by Samuel Barber
Conductor:  Charles Munch
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Boston Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1936; Rome, Italy 
Length: 0 Minutes 50 Secs. 
3.  Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67: 1st movement - Excerpt(s) by Ludwig van Beethoven
Conductor:  Erich Leinsdorf
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Boston Symphony Orchestra
Period: Classical 
Written: 1807-1808; Vienna, Austria 
Length: 0 Minutes 50 Secs. 
4.  Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 no 2 "Moonlight": 1st movement, Adagio sostenuto by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer:  Jörg Demus (Piano)
Period: Classical 
Written: 1801; Vienna, Austria 
Length: 0 Minutes 49 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is presented in excerpted form. 
5.  Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14: 4th movement, March to the Scaffold by Hector Berlioz
Conductor:  Georges Prêtre
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Boston Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1830; France 
Length: 1 Minutes 0 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is presented in excerpted form. 
6.  Quintet for 2 Violins, Viola and 2 Cellos in E major, Op. 11 no 5/G 275: 3rd movement, Minuet in A by Luigi Boccherini
Conductor:  Arthur Fiedler
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Boston Pops
Period: Classical 
Written: 1771; Spain 
Length: 0 Minutes 37 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is presented in excerpted form. 
7.  Hungarian Dances (21) for Orchestra, WoO 1: no 5 in G minor by Johannes Brahms
Conductor:  Alfred Scholz
Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Festival Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1868-1880; Austria 
Length: 0 Minutes 36 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is presented in excerpted form. 
8.  Sonata for Piano no 2 in B flat minor, B 128/Op. 35 "Funeral March": Excerpt(s) by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:  Emanuel Ax (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1837-1839; Paris, France 
Length: 0 Minutes 56 Secs. 
9.  Fanfare for the common man by Aaron Copland
Conductor:  Eugene Ormandy
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philadelphia Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1942; USA 
Length: 0 Minutes 35 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is presented in excerpted form. 
10.  Suite bergamasque: 3rd movement, Clair de Lune - Excerpt(s) by Claude Debussy
Conductor:  Arthur Fiedler
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Boston Pops
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1890/1905; France 
Length: 0 Minutes 54 Secs. 
11.  Lakmé: Viens, Mallikà...Sous le dôme épais "Flower Duet" by Léo Delibes
Conductor:  Richard Kapp
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philharmonia Virtuosi
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1883; France 
Length: 0 Minutes 59 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is presented in excerpted form. 
12.  L'apprenti sorcier by Paul Dukas
Conductor:  Arthur Fiedler
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Boston Pops
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1897; France 
Length: 0 Minutes 31 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is presented here in excerpted form. 
13.  Pomp and Circumstance Marches (5), Op. 39: no 5 in C major by Sir Edward Elgar
Conductor:  Arthur Fiedler
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Boston Pops
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1901-1930; England 
Length: 0 Minutes 35 Secs. 
14.  Rhapsody in Blue: Excerpt(s) by George Gershwin
Conductor:  Arthur Fiedler
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Boston Pops
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1924; USA 
Length: 0 Minutes 44 Secs. 
15.  An American in Paris: Excerpt(s) by George Gershwin
Conductor:  Arthur Fiedler
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Boston Pops
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1928; USA 
Length: 0 Minutes 34 Secs. 
16.  Gayaneh: Sabre Dance by Aram Khachaturian
Conductor:  Arthur Fiedler
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Boston Pops
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1942/1957; USSR 
Length: 0 Minutes 33 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is presented here in excerpted form. 
17.  Hungarian Rhapsodies (19) for Piano, S 244: no 2 in C sharp minor by Franz Liszt
Conductor:  Eugene Ormandy
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philadelphia Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1847; Hungary 
Length: 1 Minutes 36 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is presented in excerpted form. 
18.  Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo by Pietro Mascagni
Conductor:  James Levine
Orchestra/Ensemble:  National Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1890; Italy 
Length: 1 Minutes 5 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is presented in excerpted form.
Composition written: Italy (1888).
Composition revised: Italy (1889). 
19.  Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61: Wedding March by Felix Mendelssohn
Conductor:  Eugene Ormandy
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philadelphia Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1842; Germany 
Length: 0 Minutes 41 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is presented here in excerpted form. 
20.  Suite de Symphonies no 1: 1st movement, Rondeau by Jean Joseph Mouret
Conductor:  Harry Rabinowitz
Orchestra/Ensemble:  United Kingdom Symphony Orchestra
Period: Baroque 
Written: by 1729; France 
Length: 0 Minutes 24 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is presented in excerpted form. 
21.  Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467: 2nd movement, Andante - Excerpt(s) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:  Géza Anda (Piano)
Conductor:  Géza Anda
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Period: Classical 
Written: 1785; Vienna, Austria 
Length: 0 Minutes 49 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is presented here in excerpted form. 
22.  Serenade no 13, K 525 "Kleine Nachtmusik": 1st mvt - Excerpt(s) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Conductor:  Erich Leinsdorf
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Boston Symphony Orchestra
Period: Classical 
Written: 1787; Vienna, Austria 
Length: 0 Minutes 49 Secs. 
23.  Night on the Bare Mountain: Excerpt(s) by Modest Mussorgsky
Conductor:  Eugene Ormandy
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philadelphia Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1867; Russia 
Length: 0 Minutes 40 Secs. 
24.  Pictures at an exhibition: no 16, The Great Gate of Kiev by Modest Mussorgsky
Conductor:  Eugene Ormandy
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philadelphia Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1874; Russia 
Length: 0 Minutes 34 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is presented here in excerpted form.
Arranger: Maurice Ravel. 
25.  Carmina burana: no 1, O fortuna by Carl Orff
Conductor:  Seiji Ozawa
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Boston Symphony Orchestra,  New England Conservatory Chorus
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1936; Germany 
Length: 0 Minutes 54 Secs. 
Language: Latin 
Notes: This selection is presented in excerpted form. 
26.  Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major: Excerpt(s) by Johann Pachelbel
Conductor:  Ettore Stratta
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Baroque Chamber Orchestra
Period: Baroque 
Written: Germany 
Length: 0 Minutes 40 Secs. 
27.  Romeo and Juliet Suite no 2, Op. 64b: Montagues and Capulets by Sergei Prokofiev
Conductor:  Erich Leinsdorf
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Boston Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1936; Paris, France 
Length: 0 Minutes 48 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is presented here in excerpted form. 
28.  Turandot: Nessun dorma! by Giacomo Puccini
Performer:  Jussi Björling (Tenor)
Conductor:  Erich Leinsdorf
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Rome Opera House Orchestra,  Rome Opera House Chorus
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1926; Italy 
Length: 1 Minutes 3 Secs. 
Language: Italian 
Notes: This selection is presented here in excerpted form. 
29.  Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18: 2nd movement, Adagio - Excerpt(s) by Sergei Rachmaninov
Performer:  Barry Douglas (Piano)
Conductor:  Michael Tilson Thomas
Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1900-1901; Russia 
Length: 0 Minutes 46 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is presented in excerpted form. 
30.  Suite for Orchestra no 3 in D major, BWV 1068: Air by Johann Sebastian Bach
Conductor:  Rudolf Baumgartner
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Lucerne Festival Strings
Period: Baroque 
Written: circa 1729-1731; Leipzig, Germany 
Length: 0 Minutes 32 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is presented here in excerpted form.
Composition written: Leipzig, Germany (1738 - 1739). 
31.  Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Theme "Aria" by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:  Peter Serkin (Piano)
Period: Baroque 
Written: Nuremberg, Germany 
Length: 1 Minutes 1 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is presented in excerpted form. 
32.  Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147: Jesu bleibet meine Freude "Jesu, joy of man's desiring" by Johann Sebastian Bach
Conductor:  Leopold Stokowski
Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Symphony Orchestra,  Norman Luboff Choir
Period: Baroque 
Written: 1723; Leipzig, Germany 
Length: 0 Minutes 41 Secs. 
Language: German 
Notes: This selection is presented in excerpted form. 
33.  Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565: Toccata by Johann Sebastian Bach
Conductor:  Eugene Ormandy
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philadelphia Orchestra
Period: Baroque 
Written: by 1708; Arnstadt, Germany 
Length: 0 Minutes 41 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is presented in excerpted form. 
34.  Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral": 4th mvt, Finale - Excerpt(s) by Ludwig van Beethoven
Conductor:  Zubin Mehta
Orchestra/Ensemble:  New York Philharmonic
Period: Classical 
Written: 1822-1824; Vienna, Austria 
Length: 0 Minutes 43 Secs. 
35.  Bagatelle for Piano in A minor, WoO 59 "Für Elise": Excerpt(s) by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer:  Nelly Kokinos (Piano)
Period: Classical 
Written: 1808; Vienna, Austria 
Length: 0 Minutes 44 Secs. 
36.  Ruins of Athens, Op. 113: no 5, Marcia alla turca by Ludwig van Beethoven
Conductor:  Arthur Fiedler
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Boston Pops
Period: Classical 
Written: 1811; Vienna, Austria 
Length: 0 Minutes 55 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is presented here in excerpted form. 
37.  La damnation de Faust, Op. 24: Rákóczy March by Hector Berlioz
Conductor:  Arthur Fiedler
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Boston Pops
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1845-1846; France 
Length: 0 Minutes 54 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is presented in excerpted form. 
38.  Carmen: Votre toast je peu vous le rendre "Toreador Song" by Georges Bizet
Conductor:  Arthur Fiedler
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Boston Pops
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1873-1874; France 
Length: 0 Minutes 52 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is part of a medley which also includes "Carmen: L'amour est un oiseau rebelle "Habañera": Excerpt(s)."
Composition written: France (1873 - 1874). 
39.  Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dance no 17 - Excerpt(s) by Alexander Borodin
Conductor:  Arthur Fiedler
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Boston Pops
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1869-1887; Russia 
Length: 0 Minutes 41 Secs. 
40.  Songs (5), Op. 49: no 4, Wiegenlied by Johannes Brahms
Conductor:  Arthur Fiedler
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Boston Pops
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1868; Austria 
Length: 0 Minutes 46 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is presented in excerpted form. 
41.  Waltzes (3) for Piano, B 164/Op. 64: no 1 in D flat major "Minute Waltz" by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:  Géza Anda (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1846-1847; Paris, France 
Length: 0 Minutes 41 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is presented here in excerpted form. 
42.  Waltz for Piano in E flat major, B 62/Op. 18 "Grande valse brillante" by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:  Géza Anda (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1831; Poland 
Length: 0 Minutes 39 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is presented here in excerpted form. 
43.  Appalachian Spring: Simple Gifts by Aaron Copland
Conductor:  Aaron Copland
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Boston Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1944-1945; USA 
Length: 0 Minutes 35 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is presented in excerpted form. 
44.  Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune: Excerpt(s) by Claude Debussy
Conductor:  Eugene Ormandy
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philadelphia Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1892-1894; France 
Length: 0 Minutes 37 Secs. 
45.  Symphony no 9 in E minor, Op. 95/B 178 "From the New World": 2nd movement, Largo - Excerpt(s) by Antonín Dvorák
Conductor:  Arthur Fiedler
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Boston Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1893; USA 
Length: 1 Minutes 33 Secs. 
46.  El amor brujo: Danza rituel del fuego "Ritual Fire Dance" by Manuel de Falla
Conductor:  Arthur Fiedler
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Boston Pops
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1914-1915; Spain 
Length: 0 Minutes 37 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is presented here in excerpted form. 
47.  Pavane, Op. 50 by Gabriel Fauré
Conductor:  Alfred Gerhardt
Orchestra/Ensemble:  National Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1887; France 
Length: 0 Minutes 48 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is presented here in excerpted form. 
48.  Marche funèbre d'une marionette by Charles Gounod
Conductor:  Arthur Fiedler
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Boston Pops
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1872/1879; France 
Length: 0 Minutes 46 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is presented here in excerpted form. 
49.  Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 16: 1st movement, Allegro molto moderato - Excerpt(s) by Edvard Grieg
Performer:  Kjell Baekkelund (Piano)
Conductor:  Odd Grüner-Hegge
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1868/1907; Norway 
Length: 0 Minutes 39 Secs. 
50.  Peer Gynt Suite no 1, Op. 46: no 1, Prelude "Morning" by Edvard Grieg
Conductor:  Eugene Ormandy
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philadelphia Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1875/1888; Norway 
Length: 0 Minutes 35 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is presented here in excerpted form. 
51.  Messiah, HWV 56: Hallelujah! by George Frideric Handel
Conductor:  Sir Thomas Beecham
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Royal Philharmonic Orchestra,  Royal Philharmonic Chorus
Period: Baroque 
Written: 1742; London, England 
Length: 0 Minutes 30 Secs. 
Language: English 
Notes: This selection is presented in excerpted form. 
52.  Water Music Suite no 2 in D major, HWV 349: no 2, Alla Hornpipe by George Frideric Handel
Conductor:  Rudolf Baumgartner
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Lucerne Festival Strings
Period: Baroque 
Written: circa 1715-1717; London, England 
Length: 0 Minutes 30 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is presented here in excerpted form. 
53.  Symphony no 94 in G major, H 1 no 94 "Surprise": 2nd mvt - Excerpt(s) by Franz Joseph Haydn
Conductor:  Jean-François Paillard
Orchestra/Ensemble:  English Chamber Orchestra
Period: Classical 
Written: 1791; London, England 
Length: 0 Minutes 41 Secs. 
54.  The Planets, Op. 32/H 125: Mars by Gustav Holst
Conductor:  Eugene Ormandy
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philadelphia Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1914-1916; England 
Length: 0 Minutes 31 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is presented here in excerpted form. 
55.  I Pagliacci: Recitar!...Vesti la giubba by Ruggero Leoncavallo
Performer:  Placido Domingo (Tenor)
Conductor:  Nello Santi
Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1892; Italy 
Length: 0 Minutes 48 Secs. 
Language: Italian 
Notes: This selection is presented here in excerpted form. 
56.  Liebesträume for Piano, S 541: no 3, O Lieb, so lang by Franz Liszt
Conductor:  Arthur Fiedler
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Boston Pops
Period: Romantic 
Written: circa 1850; Weimar, Germany 
Length: 1 Minutes 1 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is presented here in excerpted form. 
57.  Symphony no 4 in A major, Op. 90 "Italian": 4th movement, Saltarello by Felix Mendelssohn
Conductor:  Charles Munch
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Boston Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1833; Germany 
Length: 0 Minutes 41 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is presented here in excerpted form. 
58.  Le nozze di Figaro, K 492: Overture by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Conductor:  Sir Colin Davis
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Period: Classical 
Written: 1786; Vienna, Austria 
Length: 0 Minutes 25 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is presented here in excerpted form. 
59.  Sonata for Piano no 11 in A major, K 331 (300i): 3rd movement, Rondo alla turca by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:  Walter Hautzig (Piano)
Period: Classical 
Written: 1781-1783; Vienna, Austria 
Length: 0 Minutes 29 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is presented here in excerpted form. 
60.  Symphony no 40 in G minor, K 550: 1st movement, Molto allegro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Conductor:  Jean-François Paillard
Orchestra/Ensemble:  English Chamber Orchestra
Period: Classical 
Written: 1788; Vienna, Austria 
Length: 0 Minutes 34 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is presented here in excerpted form. 
61.  Les contes d'Hoffmann: Barcarolle by Jacques Offenbach
Conductor:  Arthur Fiedler
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Boston Pops
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1881; Paris, France 
Length: 0 Minutes 44 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is presented here in excerpted form. 
62.  Orphée aux enfers: Can-can by Jacques Offenbach
Conductor:  Arthur Fiedler
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Boston Pops
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1858/1874; Paris, France 
Length: 0 Minutes 51 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is presented here in excerpted form. 
63.  Lieutenant Kijé Suite, Op. 60: Wedding by Sergei Prokofiev
Conductor:  Arthur Fiedler
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Boston Pops
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1934; Paris, France 
Length: 0 Minutes 29 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is presented here in excerpted form. 
64.  Symphony no 2 in E minor, Op. 27: 3rd movement, Adagio - Excerpt(s) by Sergei Rachmaninov
Conductor:  André Previn
Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1906-1907; Russia 
Length: 0 Minutes 30 Secs. 
65.  Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation 18 by Sergei Rachmaninov
Performer:  Leonard Pennario (Piano)
Conductor:  Arthur Fiedler
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Boston Pops
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1934; USA 
Length: 0 Minutes 41 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is presented here in excerpted form. 
66.  Boléro: Excerpt(s) by Maurice Ravel
Conductor:  Charles Munch
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Boston Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1928; France 
Length: 0 Minutes 39 Secs. 
67.  Tale of Tsar Saltan: Suite, Op. 57 - Flight of the bumblebee by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Conductor:  Arthur Fiedler
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Boston Pops
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1903; Russia 
Length: 0 Minutes 30 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is presented here in excerpted form. 
68.  Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar: 2nd movement, Adagio by Joaquin Rodrigo
Performer:  Julian Bream (Guitar)
Conductor:  John Eliot Gardiner
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Monteverdi Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1939; Spain 
Length: 0 Minutes 33 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is presented here in excerpted form. 
69.  Danse macabre in G minor, Op. 40: Excerpt(s) by Camille Saint-Saëns
Conductor:  Eugene Ormandy
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philadelphia Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1874; France 
Length: 0 Minutes 39 Secs. 
70.  Gymnopédies (3) for Piano: no 1, Lent et douloureux by Erik Satie
Conductor:  Alfred Gerhardt
Orchestra/Ensemble:  National Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1888; France 
Length: 0 Minutes 40 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is presented here in excerpted form.
Arranger: Claude Debussy. 
71.  Symphony no 8 in B minor, D 759 "Unfinished": Excerpt(s) by Franz Schubert
Conductor:  Charles Munch
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Boston Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1822; Vienna, Austria 
Length: 0 Minutes 39 Secs. 
72.  Ellens Gesang III, D 839/Op. 52 no 6 "Ave Maria" by Franz Schubert
Conductor:  Robert Shaw
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Robert Shaw Chorale
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1825; Vienna, Austria 
Length: 0 Minutes 40 Secs. 
Language: Latin 
Notes: This selection is presented here in excerpted form. 
73.  Finlandia, Op. 26: Excerpt(s) by Jean Sibelius
Conductor:  Morton Gould
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Morton Gould Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1899-1900; Finland 
Length: 0 Minutes 36 Secs. 
74.  Kuolema: Valse triste, Op. 44 no 1 by Jean Sibelius
Conductor:  Jukka-Pekka Saraste
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1903-1904; Finland 
Length: 0 Minutes 31 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is presented here in excerpted form. 
75.  Stars and Stripes Forever by John Philip Sousa
Conductor:  Arthur Fiedler
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Boston Pops
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1897; USA 
Length: 0 Minutes 33 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is presented here in excerpted form. 
76.  Semper Fidelis by John Philip Sousa
Conductor:  Arthur Fiedler
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Boston Pops
Period: Romantic 
Written: circa 1888; USA 
Length: 0 Minutes 34 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is presented here in excerpted form. 
77.  An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314: Excerpt(s) by Johann Strauss Jr.
Conductor:  Arthur Fiedler
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Boston Pops
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1867; Vienna, Austria 
Length: 0 Minutes 41 Secs. 
78.  Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald, Op. 325: Excerpt(s) by Johann Strauss Jr.
Conductor:  Arthur Fiedler
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Boston Pops
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1868; Vienna, Austria 
Length: 0 Minutes 27 Secs. 
79.  Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30: Introduction by Richard Strauss
Conductor:  Fritz Reiner
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1895-1896; Germany 
Length: 0 Minutes 43 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is presented here in excerpted form. 
80.  Firebird Suite: Final Hymn by Igor Stravinsky
Conductor:  Erich Leinsdorf
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Boston Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1945; USA 
Length: 1 Minutes 29 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is part of a medley which also includes "Firebird: Danse infernale."
This selection is presented here in excerpted form. 
81.  Nutcracker, Op. 71: no 13, Act 2 - Waltz of the Flowers by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Conductor:  Arthur Fiedler
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Boston Pops
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1891-1892; Russia 
Length: 0 Minutes 28 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is presented here in excerpted form. 
82.  Swan Lake, Op. 20: no 2, Act 1 - Valse by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Conductor:  Arthur Fiedler
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Boston Pops
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1875-1876; Russia 
Length: 0 Minutes 25 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is presented here in excerpted form. 
83.  Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66: no 7, Act 1 - Valse by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Conductor:  Eugene Ormandy
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philadelphia Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1888-1889; Russia 
Length: 0 Minutes 24 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is presented here in excerpted form. 
84.  Romeo and Juliet Overture: Love Theme by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Conductor:  Eugene Ormandy
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philadelphia Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1869/1880; Russia 
Length: 0 Minutes 41 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is presented here in excerpted form. 
85.  Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23: 1st movement, Allegro non troppo - Excerpt(s) by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Performer:  Barry Douglas (Piano)
Conductor:  Leonard Slatkin
Orchestra/Ensemble:  St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1874-1875; Russia 
Length: 0 Minutes 40 Secs. 
86.  1812 Overture, Op. 49: Finale by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Conductor:  Fritz Reiner
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1880; Russia 
Length: 0 Minutes 59 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is presented here in excerpted form. 
87.  Fantasia on Greensleeves by Ralph Vaughan Williams
Conductor:  Eugene Ormandy
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philadelphia Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1934; England 
Length: 0 Minutes 34 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is presented here in excerpted form. 
88.  Aida: Grand March by Giuseppe Verdi
Conductor:  Arthur Fiedler
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Boston Pops
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1871; Italy 
Length: 0 Minutes 35 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is presented here in excerpted form. 
89.  Il trovatore: Vedi! le fosche notturne "Anvil Chorus" by Giuseppe Verdi
Conductor:  Arturo Basile
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Rome Opera House Orchestra,  Rome Opera House Chorus
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1853; Italy 
Length: 0 Minutes 30 Secs. 
Language: Italian 
Notes: This selection is presented in excerpted form. 
90.  La traviata: Libiamo ne' lieti calici "Brindisi" by Giuseppe Verdi
Performer:  Carlo Bergonzi (Tenor)
Conductor:  Georges Prêtre
Orchestra/Ensemble:  RCA Italian Opera Orchestra,  RCA Italian Opera Chorus
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1853; Italy 
Length: 0 Minutes 55 Secs. 
Language: Italian 
Notes: This selection is presented here in excerpted form. 
91.  Requiem Mass: Dies irae by Giuseppe Verdi
Conductor:  Sir Georg Solti
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Chicago Symphony Orchestra,  Chicago Symphony Chorus
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1874; Italy 
Length: 0 Minutes 35 Secs. 
Language: Latin 
Notes: This selection is presented here in excerpted form. 
92.  Rigoletto: La donna è mobile by Giuseppe Verdi
Performer:  Placido Domingo (Tenor)
Conductor:  Nello Santi
Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1851; Italy 
Length: 0 Minutes 39 Secs. 
Language: Italian 
Notes: This selection is presented here in excerpted form. 
93.  Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera": 1st movement, Allegro by Antonio Vivaldi
Performer:  José Luis Garcia (Violin)
Conductor:  Leonard Slatkin
Orchestra/Ensemble:  English Chamber Orchestra
Period: Baroque 
Written: circa 1725; Venice, Italy 
Length: 0 Minutes 25 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is presented here in excerpted form. 
94.  Concerto for Violin in F minor, Op. 8 no 4/RV 297 "L'inverno": 2nd movement, Largo by Antonio Vivaldi
Performer:  José Luis Garcia (Violin)
Conductor:  Leonard Slatkin
Orchestra/Ensemble:  English Chamber Orchestra
Period: Baroque 
Written: 1725; Venice, Italy 
Length: 0 Minutes 31 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is presented here in excerpted form. 
95.  Lohengrin: Treulich geführt "Bridal Chorus" - Excerpt(s) by Richard Wagner
Conductor:  Robert Shaw
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Robert Shaw Chorale,  RCA Victor Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1847; Germany 
Length: 0 Minutes 38 Secs. 
Language: German 
96.  Die Walküre: Ride of the Valkyries - Excerpt(s) by Richard Wagner
Conductor:  Eugene Ormandy
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philadelphia Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1856; Germany 
Length: 0 Minutes 47 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is presented here in excerpted form. 
97.  Carmen: L'amour est un oiseau rebelle "Habañera": Excerpt(s) by Georges Bizet
Conductor:  Arthur Fiedler
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Boston Pops
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1873-1874; France 
Length: 0 Minutes 52 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is part of a medley which also includes "Carmen: Votre toast je peu vous le rendre "Toreador Song"." 
98.  Firebird: Danse infernale by Igor Stravinsky
Conductor:  Erich Leinsdorf
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Boston Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1909-1910; Russia 
Length: 1 Minutes 29 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is part of a medley which also includes "Firebird Suite: Final Hymn."
This selection is presented here in excerpted form. 
99.  Il barbiere di Siviglia: Overture by Gioachino Rossini
Conductor:  Fritz Reiner,  Erich Leinsdorf
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Chicago Symphony Orchestra,  Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1816; Italy 
Length: 0 Minutes 51 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is part of a medley which also includes "Il barbiere di Siviglia: Largo al factotum."
These selections are presented here in excerpted form. 
100.  Il barbiere di Siviglia: Largo al factotum by Gioachino Rossini
Conductor:  Fritz Reiner,  Erich Leinsdorf
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Chicago Symphony Orchestra,  Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1816; Italy 
Length: 0 Minutes 51 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is part of a medley which also includes "Il barbiere di Siviglia: Overture."
These selections are presented here in excerpted form. 
101.  Guillaume Tell: Overture - Excerpt(s) by Gioachino Rossini
Conductor:  Arthur Fiedler
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Boston Pops
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1829; Italy 
Length: 0 Minutes 40 Secs. 
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