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1▼CD: Volume One: Best Loved Dances
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1Blue Danube
recording of:
An der schönen blauen Donau, op. 314 (On the Beautiful Blue Danube, op. 314)
premiered in:
Wien (Vienna), Austria (on 1867-02-15)
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son) (in 1866)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Jr. by opus number (number: op. 314)
Johann Strauss1:32
2Capriccio Italien
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky3:13
3Hungarian Dance #5
Johannes Brahms0:44
4Bolero
Maurice Ravel2:08
5Emperor Waltz
recording of:
Kaiser‐Walzer, op. 437 (Emperor Waltz, op. 437)
premiered in:
Berlin, Germany (on 1889-10-21)
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son) (in 1889)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Jr. by opus number (number: op. 437)
Johann Strauss1:29
6Marche Slav
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky1:34
7Hungarian Rhapsody #2
Franz Liszt1:48
8Serenade for Strings/Waltz (from: Eugene Onegin)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky2:28
9Liebestraum
Franz Liszt2:30
10Danse Macabre
Camille Saint‐Saëns1:56
11Perpetual Motion
recording of:
Perpetuum mobile, op. 257
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son) (in 1861)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Jr. by opus number (number: op. 257)
Johann Strauss1:52
12In the Hall of the Mountain King
Edvard Grieg1:52
13Amita's Dance
Edvard Grieg2:16
14Morning Mood
Edvard Grieg2:16
15Solveng's Song
Edvard Grieg2:21
16Dance of the Hours
Amilcare Ponchielli1:41
17Song of India (from "Sadko")
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov1:32
18Slavonic Dance #2
Antonín Dvořák2:05
19Humoresque
Antonín Dvořák2:02
20Polovtsian Dance #2
Alexander Borodin1:33
21Polovtsian Dance #3
Alexander Borodin1:41
22Nocturne
Alexander Borodin2:20
23Trisch Trasch Polka
recording of:
Tritsch–Tratsch Polka, op. 214
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son) (until 1858)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Jr. by opus number (number: op. 214)
Johann Strauss2:34
24Rumanian Rhapsody #1
George Enescu2:40
25Ritual Fire Dance
Manuel de Falla1:39
26Wine, Women and Song
recording of:
Wein, Weib und Gesang, op. 333 (Wine, Woman and Song)
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Jr. by opus number (number: op. 333)
Johann Strauss2:13
27The Swan (from "Carnival of the Animals")
Camille Saint‐Saëns1:13
28Scheherezade Sea & Sinbad's Ship
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov3:07
29Young Prince and Princess (1&2)
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov2:56
30Story of Kalander Prince
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov3:22
31Morning Papers
recording of:
Morgenblätter, op. 279
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Jr. by opus number (number: op. 279)
Johann Strauss1:23
32Quintet in E major: Minuet
Luigi Boccherini3:05
33Espagna: 1st Theme
Emmanuel Chabrier1:28
34Espagna: 2nd Theme
Emmanuel Chabrier2:48
2▼CD: Volume Two: Best Loved Dances
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1Pizzicato Polka
recording of:
Pizzicato-Polka
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son) (in 1869) and Josef Strauss (Austrian composer) (in 1869)
Johann Strauss1:40
2Pavane for Dead Princess
Maurice Ravel1:22
3Berceuse
Gabriel Fauré2:00
4Pavane
Gabriel Fauré3:34
5Symphony #6
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky1:51
6Unfinished Symphony
Franz Schubert1:52
7Symphony #7
Ludwig van Beethoven2:15
8Symphony #40
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:03
9Symphony #41 (Jupiter)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:41
10New World Symphony
Antonín Dvořák1:52
11Symphony #94 (Surprise): 2nd movement
Joseph Haydn2:16
12Symphony #1: Finale
Johannes Brahms2:25
13Symphony #4: Scherzo
Johannes Brahms2:10
14Symphony #6 (Pastoral): 3rd movement
Ludwig van Beethoven1:47
15Symphony #9
Ludwig van Beethoven2:38
16Symphony #5: 1st movement
Ludwig van Beethoven1:30
17Symphony #5: 4th movement
Ludwig van Beethoven1:38
18Symphony #1 in D minor: 1st movement
César Franck1:29
19Symphony #4: 1st movement
Felix Mendelssohn1:33
20Symphony #4: Last movement "Saltarello"
Felix Mendelssohn2:23
21Symphony #3
Camille Saint‐Saëns1:36
22Symphony #2: 4th movement
Jean Sibelious1:37
231812 Overture
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky2:14
24Flying Dutchmen Overture
Richard Wagner1:44
25Egmont Overture
Ludwig van Beethoven1:58
26William Tell Overture
Gioachino Rossini2:04
27Lohengrin: Act 3: Prelude
Gioachino Rossini3:07
28Barber of Seville
Gioachino Rossini2:44
29Light Cavalry (1&2)
Franz von Suppé1:29
30Academic Festival Overture
Johannes Brahms1:27
31Ride of the Valkyries
Richard Wagner1:50
32Poet and Peasant
Franz von Suppé1:43
33Fidelio Overture
Ludwig van Beethoven2:13
34Morning Noon and Night
Franz von Suppé2:13
35Triumphal March from "Aida"
recording of:
Aida: Atto II, scena 2. Marcia trionfale (orchestra) (Triumphal march, Triumphmarsch)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Akt II
part of:
Aida: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi1:32
36Russian Easter Overture
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov3:14
3▼CD: Volume Three: Best Loved Overtures
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1Carmen: Prelude to Act 1
Georges Bizet2:13
2Funeral March of a Marionette
Charles Guonod2:08
3Silken Ladder
Gioachino Rossini1:53
4Die schöne Galathée
Franz von Suppé2:41
5Eine kleine Nachtmusik
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart1:48
6March Militaire
Franz Schubert2:10
7Violin Concerto
Felix Mendelssohn2:47
8Piano Concert #5 "Emperor"
Ludwig van Beethoven1:56
9Piano Concerto #1: 1st movement
Johannes Brahms2:24
10Piano Concerto #1
Robert Schumann2:32
11Violin Concerto
Jean Sibelious2:34
12Brandenburg #1: 1st movement
Johann Sebastian Bach2:25
13Brandenburg #1: 2nd movement
Johann Sebastian Bach2:39
14Brandenburg #1: 3rd movement
Johann Sebastian Bach2:19
15Piano Concert #1: Last movement
Felix Mendelssohn2:33
16Violin Concerto: Last movement
Johannes Brahms1:47
17Concerto #21 (Elvira Madigan Theme)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:23
18Italian Concerto
Johann Sebastian Bach2:01
19Rhapsody in Blue
George Gershwin1:49
20Piano Concerto #1
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky1:54
21Piano Concerto: 1st movement
Edvard Grieg1:57
22Piano Concerto #2
Sergei Rachmaninov2:14
23Concerto in D minor for 2 Violins
Johann Sebastian Bach2:05
24Violin Concerto #1: 2nd movement
Johann Sebastian Bach1:38
4▶CD: Volume Four: Best Loved Piano Music
5▶CD: Volume Five: Best Loved Ballets