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Album Summary

Composers

• Georges Bizet (1838 - 1875)
• Edvard Grieg (1843 - 1907)
• Joseph Lanner (1801 - 1843)
• Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)
• Emile Waldteufel (1837 - 1915)
• Gioachino Rossini (1792 - 1868)
• Ignace Jan Paderewski (1860 - 1941)
• Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849)
• Giacomo Puccini (1858 - 1924)
• Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)
• Franz Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809)
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
• Antonin Dvorák (1841 - 1904)
• Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847)
• Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893)
• Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844 - 1908)
• Johann Strauss II (Junior) (1825 - 1899)
• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
• Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901)
• Franz von Suppé (1819 - 1895)

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Works Details

Bizet, Georges : L' Arlésienne, suite for orchestra no 1 :: Prelude

• Running Time: 6 min. 40 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1872

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Waltz for piano no 2 in A flat major, Op. 34/1, CT. 208

• Running Time: 5 min. 43 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1835

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : Sleeping Beauty :: Adagio

• Running Time: 5 min. 44 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Ballet
• Written: 1888-1889

Grieg, Edvard : Peer Gynt Suite :: Morning Mood

• Running Time: 4 min. 26 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1874-1875

Puccini, Giacomo : Madame Butterfly :: Un Bel (excerpt)

• Notes: Composition written: 1904.
• Running Time: 4 min. 15 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1904

Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolai : Capriccio espagnol, Op. 34

• Notes: Composition written: 1887.
• Running Time: 15 min. 56 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1887

Lanner, Josef : Mittersnacht Walzer (Midnight Waltz), for orchestra, Op. 8

• Running Time: 5 min. 16 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Waltz

Schumann, Robert : Kinderszenen, Op. 15

• Running Time: 3 min. 13 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1838

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : Romeo and Juliet :: Love Theme

• Running Time: 8 min. 12 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 1880

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Funeral March for Piano in C minor, B 10/Op. 72 no 2

• Running Time: 6 min. sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: circa 1826

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : Concerto for Violin :: 3rd Movement

• Running Time: 9 min. 45 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1878

Strauss II (Junior), Johann : An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314

• Running Time: 9 min. 47 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Waltz
• Written: 1867

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Les sylphides, ballet (arrangement) :: Grand Waltz

• Running Time: 5 min. 38 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Ballet

Strauss II (Junior), Johann : Wiener Bonbons, Op. 307

• Running Time: 8 min. 18 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Waltz
• Written: 1866

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Work(s) :: Three Waltzes

• Running Time: 4 min. 11 sec.
• Period Time: Classical

Haydn, Franz Joseph : Concerto for Trumpet :: 3rd Movement

• Running Time: 5 min. 7 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1796

Strauss II (Junior), Johann : Morgenblätter, Op. 279

• Running Time: 10 min. 35 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Waltz
• Written: 1864

Grieg, Edvard : Peer Gynt :: Anitra's Dance

• Running Time: 3 min. 30 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1874-1875

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Suite no 3 :: Overture

• Running Time: 7 min. 12 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 1731

Strauss II (Junior), Johann : Fledermaus-Polka (The Bat Polka), for orchestra, Op. 362 (RV 362)

• Notes: Composition written: 1874.
• Running Time: 3 min. 33 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1874

Strauss II (Junior), Johann : Voices of Spring :: [Excerpt]

• Running Time: 3 min. 34 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Waltz
• Written: 1883

Strauss II (Junior), Johann : Accelerations Waltz :: [Excerpt]

• Running Time: 3 min. 15 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Waltz
• Written: 1860

Strauss II (Junior), Johann : Artist's Life :: [Excerpt]

• Running Time: 3 min. 18 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Waltz
• Written: 1867

Waldteufel, Emile : Skater's Waltz :: [Excerpt]

• Running Time: 4 min. 38 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Waltz
• Written: 1882

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : Serenade for Strings :: [Excerpt]

• Running Time: 3 min. 44 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1880

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Figaro :: Overture

• Running Time: 4 min. 15 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Written: 1786

Verdi, Giuseppe : La Traviata :: Scene and Aria. E Stano

• Notes: Composition written: 1853.
• Running Time: 8 min. 52 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1853

Verdi, Giuseppe : La Traviata :: Drinking Song

• Notes: Composition written: 1853.
• Running Time: 3 min. 5 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1853

Rossini, Gioachino : Barber of Seville :: Ecco Ridente

• Running Time: 4 min. 34 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1816

Rossini, Gioachino : Barber of Seville :: Largo Al Factotum

• Running Time: 4 min. 56 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1816

Rossini, Gioachino : Barber of Seville :: Una Voce Poco

• Running Time: 5 min. 58 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1816

Verdi, Giuseppe : Rigoletto :: La Donna e Mobile

• Running Time: 2 min. 12 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1851

Verdi, Giuseppe : Rigoletto :: Un di, se ben Tramenton

• Running Time: 5 min. 53 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1851

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Magic Flute :: Aria de Camino

• Running Time: 3 min. 47 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1791

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Così fan tutte, K 588 :: Aria de Ferrando

• Running Time: 4 min. 31 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Written: 1790

Puccini, Giacomo : La Boheme :: Aria. Your Tiny Hand

• Running Time: 4 min. 7 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1896

Puccini, Giacomo : La Boheme :: Aria. Mimi

• Running Time: 4 min. 16 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1896

Puccini, Giacomo : Madame Butterfly :: Tutti i Fior

• Notes: Composition written: 1904.
• Running Time: 5 min. 52 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1904

Verdi, Giuseppe : Il Travatore :: Di Tale Amor

• Running Time: 1 min. 32 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1853

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Don Giovanni :: Finale. Gia La Mensa

• Running Time: 12 min. 28 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1787

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Fidelio, Op. 72 :: Overture

• Notes: Composition written: 1804-06.
• Running Time: 6 min. 22 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1804-1806

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : Sleeping Beauty :: Sila

• Running Time: 4 min. 40 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Ballet
• Written: 1888-1889

Grieg, Edvard : Peer Gynt Suite :: Solveigh's Song

• Running Time: 5 min. 30 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1874-1875

Strauss II (Junior), Johann : Wein, Weib und Gesang, Op. 333

• Running Time: 5 min. 49 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Waltz
• Written: 1869

Antonin Dvorák (1841 - 1904) : New World Symphony :: Largo

• Notes: Composition written: 01/10/1893-05/24/1893.
• Running Time: 13 min. 12 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Orchestral

Franz von Suppé (1819 - 1895) : Dichter und Bauer (Poet and Peasant), overture to the operetta

• Running Time: 9 min. 27 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1846

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Magic Flute :: Overture

• Running Time: 7 min. 11 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1791

Rossini, Gioachino : William Tell Overture :: (Excerpts)

• Running Time: 5 min. 43 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1829

Puccini, Giacomo : La Boheme :: Musetta's Waltz

• Running Time: 2 min. 7 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1896

Paderewski, Ignace Jan : Minuet in G major (with quartet)

• Running Time: 3 min. 1 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Eine Kleine Nachtmusik :: Rondo

• Running Time: 3 min. 51 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Written: 1787

Strauss II (Junior), Johann : Roses from the South Waltz :: [Excerpt]

• Running Time: 3 min. 31 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Waltz
• Written: 1880

Mendelssohn, Felix : A Midsummer Night's Dream :: Wedding March

• Running Time: 5 min. 17 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1843