Summer Classics

1. Concerto for Violin in G minor, Op. 8 no 2/RV 315 "L'estate" by Antonio Vivaldi

Performer: Anne-Sophie Mutter (Violin)
Conductor: Herbert von Karajan
Period: Baroque
Written: 1725; Venice, Italy
Length: 10 Minutes 22 Secs.

2. Antiche arie ed danze, Op. 40: 1. Balletto "Il Conte Orlando" by Ottorino Respighi

Conductor: Sir Neville Marriner
Period: Post-Romantic
Written: 1902
Length: 2 Minutes 24 Secs.

3. Antiche arie ed danze, Op. 40: 3. Villanelia (Anon.) by Ottorino Respighi

Conductor: Sir Neville Marriner
Period: Post-Romantic
Written: 1902
Length: 5 Minutes 19 Secs.

4. Antiche arie ed danze, Op. 40: 4. Passo mezzo e mascherada (Anon.) by Ottorino Respighi

Conductor: Sir Neville Marriner
Period: Post-Romantic
Written: 1902
Length: 4 Minutes 5 Secs.

5. Midsummer Night's Dream Overture, in E major Op. 21 by Felix Mendelssohn

Conductor: André Previn
Period: Romantic
Written: 1826; Germany
Length: 12 Minutes 29 Secs.

6. Carmen: Suite no 1 - Act 4 Prelude "Aragonaise" by Georges Bizet

Conductor: Sir Neville Marriner
Period: Romantic
Written: 1875; France
Length: 2 Minutes 19 Secs.

7. Carmen: Suite no 1 - Act 3 Prelude "Intermezzo" by Georges Bizet

Conductor: Sir Neville Marriner
Period: Romantic
Written: 1875; France
Length: 3 Minutes 6 Secs.

8. Carmen: Suite no 1 - Act 1 Prelude "Les toréadors" by Georges Bizet

Conductor: Sir Neville Marriner
Period: Romantic
Written: 1875; France
Length: 2 Minutes 26 Secs.

9. Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune by Claude Debussy

Performer: Susan Milan (Flute)
Conductor: Paul Tortelier
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1892-1894; France
Length: 9 Minutes 45 Secs.

10. Guillaume Tell: Pas de soldats by Gioachino Rossini

Conductor: Lamberto Gardelli
Period: Romantic
Written: 1829; Italy
Length: 5 Minutes 15 Secs.

11. Les contes d'Hoffmann: Barcarolle by Jacques Offenbach

Conductor: Sir Neville Marriner
Period: Romantic
Written: 1881; Paris, France
Length: 3 Minutes 8 Secs.

12. Le Cid: Castillane by Jules Massenet

Conductor: Louis Frémaux
Period: Romantic
Written: 1885; France
Length: 3 Minutes 8 Secs.

13. Le Cid: Andalouse by Jules Massenet

Conductor: Louis Frémaux
Period: Romantic
Written: 1885; France
Length: 2 Minutes 29 Secs.

14. Le Cid: Ballet music - Navarraise by Jules Massenet

Conductor: Louis Frémaux
Period: Romantic
Written: 1885; France
Length: 3 Minutes 15 Secs.

15. Chamber Concerto for Lute and 2 Violins in D major, RV 93: 2nd movement, Largo by Antonio Vivaldi

Conductor: Iona Brown
Period: Baroque
Written: Venice, Italy
Length: 4 Minutes 36 Secs.

16. Boléro: Excerpt(s) by Maurice Ravel

Conductor: André Previn
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1928; France
Length: 5 Minutes 17 Secs.

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