100 Best Romantic Classics

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100 Best Romantic Classics

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  • Booklet languages: English
  • Time: 443:42
  • Release Date: 2007

Performances

Composer Title Time
Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23 (1. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso [Opening]) 3:24
Sergey Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet, ballet in 4 acts, Op. 64 (Balcony Scene [Excerpt]) 5:34
Dmitry Shostakovich The Gadfly, suite from the film score, Op. 97a (assembled by Atovmyan) (Romance) 3:15
Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet, fantasy-overture for orchestra in B minor (3 versions) ([Excerpt]) 2:59
Sergey Rachmaninov Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini (Introduction and 24 Variations), for piano & orchestra in A minor, Op. 43 (Variation 18) 2:59
Aram Khachaturian Masquerada, suite from the incidental music for orchestra (or piano) (Waltz) 4:22
Sergey Rachmaninov Vocalise, instrumental arrangement, Op. 34/14 6:06
Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky Nutcracker, ballet, Op. 71 (Grand pas de deux) 5:15
Dmitry Shostakovich Piano Concerto No. 2 in F major, Op. 102 (2. Andante) 6:10
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade, symphonic suite for orchestra, Op. 35 (2. The Stoty of the Kalendar Prince [Opening]) 3:52
Aram Khachaturian Spartacus, ballet (Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia [Excerpt]) 4:45
Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky The Swan Lake, ballet, Op. 20 (Act 2. No. 10. Scene) 2:49
Sergey Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18 (2. Adagio sostenuto [Opening]) 4:31
Alexander Borodin Prince Igor, opera (completed by Rimsky-Korsakov & Glazunov) (Polovtsian Dances [Opening]) 2:35
Sergey Rachmaninov Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27 (3. Adagio [Opening]) 7:14
Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky The Sleeping Beauty, ballet, Op. 66 (Waltz) 5:00
Igor Stravinsky L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet in 2 scenes for orchestra ([Conclusion]) 3:04
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major ("Elvira Madigan") K. 467 (2. Andante [Excerpt]) 5:22
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Serenade No. 13 for strings in G major ("Eine kleine Nachtmusik"), K. 525 (2. Romanze: Andante) 5:48
Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor ("Moonlight"), Op. 27/2 (1. Adagio sostenuto [Excerpt]) 3:59
Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major ("Emperor"), Op. 73 (2. Adagio) 7:04
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Horn Concerto No. 4 in E flat major, K. 495 (2. Romanza: Andante cantabile) 4:46
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Così fan tutte, opera, K. 588 (Un'aura amorosa) 4:45
Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor ("Pathétique"), Op. 13 (2. Adagio cantabile) 5:35
Felix Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 (2. Andante [Excerpt]) 4:31
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622 (2. Adagio) 6:38
Felix Mendelssohn Song Without Words for piano No. 30 in A major ("Frühlingslied"), Op. 62/6 2:42
Max Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26 (2. Adagio [Opening]) 4:24
Felix Mendelssohn A Midsummer Night's Dream, incidental music, Op. 61 (Nocturne) 5:54
Richard Strauss Vier letzte Lieder (Four Last Songs), for soprano & orchestra, o.Op. 150 (TrV 296, AV 150) (Beim Schlafengehen [Conclusion]) 4:25
Johann Strauss II An der schönen, blauen Donau (On the Beautiful, Blue Danube), waltz for orchestra (with chorus ad lib), Op. 314 (RV 314) ([Excerpt]) 3:48
Fritz Kreisler Liebesleid (Love's Sorrow), for violin & piano 3:26
Felix Mendelssohn A Midsummer Night's Dream, incidental music, Op. 61 (Wedding March) 5:35
Jacques Offenbach Les contes d'Hoffmann, opera in 4 acts (Barcarolle) 4:24
Camille Saint-Saëns The Swan (from "Carnival of the Animals"), original (for 2 pianos & ensemble) and arrangements 3:18
Georges Bizet Carmen, opera (Habanera. L'amour est un oiseau rebelle) 4:21
Claude Debussy Clair de lune, for orchestra or other arrangement (from "Suite Bergamasque" for piano), L. 75/3 5:12
Léo Delibes Lakmé, opera (Flower Duet. Dôme épais) 4:52
Charles Gounod Faust, opera (Ballet Music. Les nubiennes) 2:25
Camille Saint-Saëns Samson et Dalila, opera in 3 acts, Op. 47 (Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix) 5:21
Gabriel Fauré Pavane, for orchestra & chorus ad lib in F sharp minor, Op. 50 6:50
Jean-Paul-Gilles Martini (aka J.P. Schwarzendorf) Plaisir d'amour, for voice & piano (or orchestra) 2:53
Camille Saint-Saëns Romance for violin & orchestra in C major, Op. 48 5:55
Gabriel Fauré Berceuse, for piano, 4 hands or orchestra (Dolly, suite), Op. 56/1 2:38
Georges Bizet Carmen, opera (Act 3. Entr'acte) 2:35
Gabriel Fauré Chanson d'amour, song for voice & piano in F major, Op. 27/1 2:03
Erik Satie Gymnopedie for piano No. 1 2:52
Léo Delibes Sylvia, ou La nymphe de Diane, ballet (Intermezzo & Valse lente) 4:25
André Messager Les Deux Pigeons, ballet (Pas de deux pigeons) 3:19
Jules Massenet Méditation, for violin & orchestra (or other arrangement) (from opera "Thaïs") 6:44
Edvard Grieg Peer Gynt Suite for orchestra (or piano or piano, 4 hands) No. 1, Op. 46 (Morning) 4:19
Bedrich Smetana Vltava (The Moldau), symphonic poem (Má Vlast No. 2), JB 1:112/2 ([Excerpt]) 5:01
Edvard Grieg Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16 (2. Adagio) 6:40
Antonin Dvorák Symphony No. 9 in E minor ("From the New World"), B. 178 (Op. 95) (first published as No. 5) (2. Largo [Opening]) 4:46
Edvard Grieg Bryllupsdag på Troldhaugen (Wedding Day at Troldhaugen), lyric piece for piano, Op. 65/6 5:41
Antonin Dvorák Rusalka, opera, B. 203 (Op. 114) (Song to the Moon) 5:54
Frédéric Chopin Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11, CT. 47 (2. Romance. Largehtto [Opening]) 3:53
Antonin Dvorák Humoresque No. 7 for piano in G flat major, B. 187/7 (Op. 101/7) 3:04
Frédéric Chopin Les sylphides, ballet (arrangement) (Prelude in A) 3:23
Franz Liszt Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, S. 124 (LW H4) (2. Quasi adagio) 4:33
Jean Sibelius Pelléas et Mélisande, incidental music for orchestra, Op. 46 (At the Castle Gate) 2:53
Frédéric Chopin Berceuse for piano in D flat major, Op. 57, CT. 7 4:30
Jacob Gade Jalousie, tango for orchestra 4:12
Frédéric Chopin Nocturne for piano No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 9/2, CT. 109 5:18
Franz Liszt Liebesträume, notturno for piano No. 3 in A flat major ("O Lieb, so lang du lieben kannst"), S. 541/3 (LW A103/3) 4:09
Franz Lehár Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), operetta (Vilja) 4:52
Edward Elgar Salut d'amour, for violin & piano, Op. 12 3:55
Ralph Vaughan Williams Fantasia on Greensleeves, for harp, flute & strings (arranged by R. Greaves; from the opera "Sir John in Love") 4:41
Edward Elgar Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85 (1. Adagio - Moderato [Opening]) 3:26
Ralph Vaughan Williams The Lark Ascending, romance for violin & orchestra ([Opening]) 6:25
Edward Elgar Pieces (2) ("Chanson de matin" & "Chanson de nuit"), for violin & piano (later orchestrated), Op. 15 (Chanson de matin) 3:06
Ralph Vaughan Williams Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis, for 2 string orchestras ([Opening]) 6:13
John Lennon Michelle 3:22
Gustav Holst The Planets, suite for orchestra & female chorus, Op. 32, H. 125 (Venus [Conclusion]) 6:16
Paul McCartney Standing Stone, for orchestra & chorus (Celebration) 6:17
Michael Nyman The Piano, film score (The Heart Asks Pleasure First / The Promise) 3:13
Stanley Myers Cavatina (from "The Deer Hunter") 3:17
Thomas Newman American Beauty, film score (Any Other Name) 4:07
James Horner My Heart Will Go On (from the film "Titanic") 4:22
Heitor Villa-Lobos Melodia sentimental, for voice & piano (from Floresta do Amazones), A. 556 3:59
George Gershwin Porgy and Bess, opera (Summertime) 2:43
Leonard Bernstein Symphonic Dances (9) from "West Side Story", for orchestra (orchestrated with Ramin & Kostal) (2. Somewhere) 4:02
George Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue, for piano & orchestra (orchestrated by F. Grofé) ([Conclusion]) 5:35
Pietro Mascagni Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act (Intermezzo) 3:44
Giacomo Puccini Gianni Schicchi, opera (O mio babbino caro) 2:07
Isaac Albéniz España, album leaves (6) for piano, Op. 165, B. 37 (Tango) 2:30
Giacomo Puccini La Rondine (The Swallow), opera (Chi il bel sogno di Doretta) 3:08
Antonio Vivaldi Violin Concerto, for violin, strings & continuo in E major ("La Primavera," The Four Seasons; "Il cimento" No. 1), Op.8/1, RV 269 (1. Allegro) 3:42
Claudio Monteverdi L'incoronazione di Poppea, opera in 3 acts, SV 308 (Pur ti miro) 3:45
Luigi Boccherini Minuet in A major, arrangement (after String Quintet in E major, Op.11/5 [aka Op. 13/5], G. 275) 3:56
Pietro Mascagni L'amico Fritz, opera (commedia lyrica) in 3 acts (O amore, o bella luce del core) 2:32
Francisco Tárrega Recuerdos de la Alhambra, for guitar 3:57
Nino Rota Romeo and Juliet, film score (Ai giochi addio) 3:23
Joaquín Rodrigo Concierto de Aranjuez, for guitar & orchestra (2. Adagio [Opening]) 4:46
Giacomo Puccini Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), opera (Vogliatemi bene) 7:56
Antonio Vivaldi Lute (Chamber) Concerto, for lute (or guitar), 2 violins & continuo in D major, RV 93 (2. Largo) 6:08
Pablo de Sarasate Zigeunerweisen, for violin & piano (or orchestra) ("Gypsy Airs"), Op. 20 7:49
Francesco Sartori Time to Say Goodbye (Con te partirò), song 3:53
Isaac Albéniz Suite española No. 1, for piano, Op. 47, B. 7 (Sevilla) 5:22
Giacomo Puccini Turandot, opera (Nessun dorma) 4:14

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