100 Best Film Classics

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Performers

• Sabine Meyer (Basset Clarinet)
• Angela Gheorghiu (Soprano)
• Radu Lupu (Piano)
• John Aler (Tenor)
• Andre Previn (Piano)
• Edita Gruberova (Soprano)
• Christopher Parkening (Guitar)
• Felicity Lott
• James Galway (Flute)
• Gianna Rolandi (Soprano)
• Fritz Helmis (Harp)
• Robin Blaze (Countertenor)
• Graziella Sciutti
• Lesley Garrett
• Carlo Bergonzi (Tenor)
• Barry Tuckwell (Horn)
• Lucia Popp (Soprano)
• Barry Tuckwell (French Horn)
• Ghena Dimitrova (Soprano)
• Laszlo Varga (Cello)
• Ann Murray (Mezzo Soprano)
• Robert Cohen (Cello)
• Jessye Norman (Soprano)
• Michael Nyman
• Stephen Hough (Piano)
• Wayne Marshall [Piano/Organ] (Organ)
• David Bell (Organ)
• Dmitri Alexeev (Piano)
• Yehudi Menuhin (Violin)
• Ernest Blanc (Baritone)
• Annie Fischer (Piano)
• Christian Ferras (Violin)
• Nicolai Gedda (Tenor)
• Andrei Gavrilov (Piano)
• Jordi Savall (Vielle)
• Augustin Dumay (Violin)
• Christian Zacharias (Piano)
• Ton Koopman (Harpsichord)
• Gary Hoffman (Cello)
• Moura Lympany (Piano)
• Maria Tipo (Piano)
• Horacio Gutierrez (Piano)
• Gerald Finley (Voice)
• Timothy Beasley-Murray (Treble)
• Martha Argerich (Piano)
• Gerald Finley (Cantor)
• Alex Slobodyanik (Piano)
• Steve Morse (Guitar)
• Alexander Slobodyanik (Piano)
• Manuel Barrueco (Guitar)
• Maria Callas (Soprano)
• Nikolaj Bloch (Keyboards)
• Alfredo Kraus
• Sally Herbert (Keyboards)
• Agnes Baltsa (Mezzo Soprano)
• Tasmin Little (Violin)
• Margaret Marshall (Soprano)
• James Morris (Bass Baritone)
• Westminster Choir (Bass Baritone)
• Leontyne Price (Soprano)
• Sabine Meyer (Clarinet)
• Claudio Desderi (Baritone)
• José Carreras (Tenor)
• Gérard Caussé (Viola)
• Cécile Ousset (Piano)
• Anne Queffélec (Piano)
• André Saint-Clivier (Mandolin)
• José Van Dam (Bass Baritone)
• Eberhard Wächter (Baritone)

Conductors

• Abel, David
• Abel, David [Violin]
• Auriacombe, Louis
• Barbirolli, John
• Bateman, Paul
• Boult, Adrian
• Cambreling, Sylvain
• Cleobury, Stephen
• Daniel, Paul
• Davis, Andrew
• Davis, Colin
• del Mar, Norman
• Dervaux, Pierre
• Dutoit, Charles
• Gardelli, Lamberto
• Giulini, Carlo Maria
• Goodwin, Ron
• Haitink, Bernard
• Hickox, Richard
• Jansons, Mariss
• Karajan, Herbert von
• Levine, James
• Lombard, Alain
• Love, Geoff
• Lysy, Alberto
• Maksymiuk, Jerzy
• Marriner, Sir Neville
• Menuhin, Yehudi
• Morricone, Ennio
• Muti, Riccardo
• Ormandy, Eugene
• Pappano, Antonio
• Parrott, Andrew
• Pretre, Georges
• Previn, Andre
• Raine, Nic
• Rattle, Simon, Sir
• Rudel, Julius
• Serafin, Tullio
• Soltesz, Stefan
• Sutherland, Iain
• Tennstedt, Klaus
• Thompson, Bryden
• Vonk, Hans
• Willcocks, David
• Zinman, David

Ensembles

• Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
• Bath Festival Orchestra
• Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
• Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
• Brussels National Opera Chorus
• Brussels National Opera Orchestra
• Camerata Lysy Gstaad
• City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
• City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
• Crouch End Festival Chorus
• Dresden Staatskapelle
• Ennio Morricone Orchestra
• Geoff Love & His Orchestra
• Hungarian String Quartet
• King's College Choir of Cambridge
• La Scala Theater Orchestra
• La Scala Theater Orchestra & Chorus
• London Philharmonic Orchestra
• London Symphony Chorus
• London Symphony Orchestra
• Munich Radio Orchestra
• National Philharmonic Orchestra
• New Philharmonia Orchestra
• New World Philharmonic
• Northern Sinfonia
• Northern Sinfonia Chorus
• Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg
• Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
• Paris Conservatory Concert Society Orchestra
• Paris National Opera Orchestra
• Philadelphia Orchestra
• Philharmonia Orchestra
• Polish Chamber Orchestra
• Rhine Opera Chorus
• Ron Goodwin's Orchestra
• Royal Choral Society
• Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus
• Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra
• Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
• Stockholm Radio Chorus
• Taverner Choir
• Taverner Choir, Consort & Players
• Taverner Players
• The London Session Orchestra
• The Orchestra
• Toulouse Chamber Orchestra
• Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
• Halle Orchestra
• Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal
• Rene Duclos Choir

Composers

• Giovanni Pergolesi (1710 - 1736)
• Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893)
• Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849)
• Vincenzo Bellini (1801 - 1835)
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
• Antonin Dvorák (1841 - 1904)
• John Williams (Film Composer) (1932 - )
• George Frederick Handel (1685 - 1759)
• Pietro Mascagni (1863 - 1945)
• Tomaso Albinoni (1671 - 1751)
• Sergey Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943)
• Samuel Barber (Composer) (1910 - 1981)
• Ennio Morricone (Composer/Conductor) (1928 - )
• Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)
• Franz Schubert (Vienna) (1797 - 1828)
• Gustav Holst (1874 - 1934)
• Erik Satie (Composer) (1866 - 1925)
• Richard Strauss (1864 - 1949)
• Giacomo Puccini (1858 - 1924)
• James Horner (1953 - )
• Alfredo Catalani (1854 - 1893)
• Hans Zimmer / Lisa Gerrard
• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
• Howard Shore (Composer) (1946 - )
• Johann Pachelbel (1653 - 1706)
• Gregorio Allegri (1582 - 1652)
• Gustav Mahler (Composer) (1860 - 1911)
• Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901)
• Francisco Tárrega (1852 - 1909)
• Edward Elgar (1857 - 1934)
• Michael Nyman (Piano) (1944 - )
• Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918)
• Richard Wagner (1813 - 1883)
• Umberto Giordano (1867 - 1948)
• John Barry (Conductor/Composer) (1933 - 2011)
• Jacques Offenbach (1819 - 1880)
• Georges Bizet (1838 - 1875)
• Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741)
• Paul Dukas (Composer) (1865 - 1935)
• Stanley Myers (1933 - 1993)
• Thomas Newman (1955 - )
• Dmitry Shostakovich (1906 - 1975)

Notes & Reviews:

This collection features music from Hollywood blockbusters such as 'Harry Potter', 'Titanic', 'The Lord of the Rings', 'Death in Venice', 'American Beauty', and many others.

Notes & Reviews:

There's no way to put all the great music that has appeared in over a century of films into one set, but this collection from EMI Classics collects enough famous pieces to make most cinephiles smile. A mix of classical works used in films (like Also Sprach Zarathustra Op. 30 [Opening], now indelibly linked with 2001: A Space Odyssey) and score excerpts (like John Williams' "Star Wars [Main Theme]"), the set flows seamlessly from piece to piece. As the title suggests, 100 Best Film Classics leans more toward the classical side than the score side, which means it would also work well as an introduction to classical music for the film score fan looking to broaden his or her horizons. ~ Heather Phares

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Strauss, Richard : Also Sprach Zarathustra :: Sunrise

• Performer: David Bell (Organ)
• Conductor: Klaus Tennstedt
• Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra
• Running Time: 1 min. 46 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 1896
• Studio/Live: Studio

Wagner, Richard : Die Walküre :: The Ride of the Valkyries

• Conductor: Mariss Jansons
• Ensemble: Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
• Running Time: 4 min. 47 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1854-1856
• Studio/Live: Studio

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626 :: Lacrimosa

• Conductor: Richard Hickox
• Ensemble: Northern Sinfonia Chorus
• Running Time: 3 min. 10 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Choral
• Written: 1791
• Studio/Live: Studio

Horner, James : Titanic :: My Heart Will Go On

• Conductor: David Abel
• Ensemble: The Orchestra
• Running Time: 4 min. 22 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Form: Film Score
• Studio/Live: Studio

Barry, John : You Only Live Twice, film score :: Main Theme

• Conductor: Nic Raine
• Ensemble: City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
• Running Time: 2 min. 56 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Written: 1967
• Studio/Live: Studio

Williams, John : Star Wars :: A New Hope, film score

• Conductor: Geoff Love
• Ensemble: Geoff Love & His Orchestra
• Running Time: 3 min. 17 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Form: Film Score
• Written: 1977
• Studio/Live: Studio

Hans Zimmer / Lisa Gerrar : Gladiator, film score :: Gladiator Theme [extract]

• Conductor: Nic Raine
• Ensemble: City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
• Running Time: 2 min. 23 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Form: Film Score
• Written: 2000
• Studio/Live: Studio

Bizet, Georges : The Pearl Fishers, opera :: Au fond du temple saint (Temple Duet)

• Performers: Ernest Blanc (Baritone); Nicolai Gedda (Tenor); David Bell (Organ)
• Conductor: Klaus Tennstedt
• Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra
• Running Time: 5 min. 25 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1863
• Studio/Live: Studio

Mascagni, Pietro : Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act :: Intermezzo

• Conductor: Riccardo Muti
• Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra
• Running Time: 3 min. 43 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Studio/Live: Studio

Shore, Howard [Composer] : Lord of the Rings :: Fellowship of the Ring, film score

• Conductor: Nic Raine
• Ensemble: City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
• Running Time: 5 min. 54 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Form: Film Score
• Written: 2001
• Studio/Live: Studio

Williams, John : Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, film score :: Fawkes the Phoenix

• Conductor: Nic Raine
• Ensemble: City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
• Running Time: 3 min. 38 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Written: 2002
• Studio/Live: Studio

Williams, John : Saving Private Ryan :: Hymn to the Fallen

• Conductor: Paul Bateman
• Ensemble: City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
• Running Time: 6 min. 5 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Form: Film Score
• Written: 1998
• Studio/Live: Studio

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Divertimento for violin, viola & cello in E flat major, K. 563 :: 3. Menuetto

• Performers: Augustin Dumay (Violin); Gary Hoffman (Cello); Gérard Caussé (Viola)
• Notes: Composition written: 1788.
• Running Time: 5 min. 20 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Written: 1788
• Studio/Live: Studio

Dukas, Paul [Composer] : The Sorcerer's Apprentice (L'apprenti sorcier), symphonic scherzo for orchestra :: [extract]

• Conductor: Mariss Jansons
• Ensemble: Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
• Notes: This selection is presented in excerpted form.
• Running Time: 6 min. 39 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 1897
• Studio/Live: Studio

Horner, James : Braveheart :: End Titles

• Conductor: Paul Bateman
• Ensemble: City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
• Running Time: 7 min. 6 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Form: Film Score
• Written: 1995
• Studio/Live: Studio

Rachmaninov, Sergei : Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18 :: 2. Adagio sostenuto [opening]

• Performer: Cécile Ousset (Piano)
• Conductor: Simon Rattle
• Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
• Notes: This selection is presented in excerpted form.
• Running Time: 4 min. 32 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1900-1901
• Studio/Live: Studio

Allegri, Gregorio : Miserere :: [extract]

• Performers: Gerald Finley (Voice); Timothy Beasley-Murray (Treble); Gerald Finley (Cantor)
• Conductor: Stephen Cleobury
• Ensemble: King's College Choir of Cambridge
• Notes: This selection is presented in the excerpted form.
• Running Time: 5 min. 47 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Choral
• Written: 16th Century
• Studio/Live: Studio

Myers, Stanley : He was beautiful :: Cavatina

• Performers: Steve Morse (Guitar); Manuel Barrueco (Guitar)
• Running Time: 3 min. 16 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Form: Film Score
• Written: 1978
• Studio/Live: Studio

Barber, Samuel : Adagio for Strings

• Conductor: Eugene Ormandy
• Ensemble: Philadelphia Orchestra
• Running Time: 6 min. 23 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1936
• Studio/Live: Studio

Mahler, Gustav : Symphony no 5 in C sharp minor :: 4. Adagietto [conclusion]

• Conductor: John Barbirolli
• Ensemble: New Philharmonia Orchestra
• Notes: This selection is presented in the excerpted form.
• Running Time: 3 min. 8 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 1901-1902
• Studio/Live: Studio

Newman, Thomas : American Beauty, film score :: Any Other Name

• Performers: Nikolaj Bloch (Keyboards); Sally Herbert (Keyboards)
• Running Time: 4 min. 6 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Form: Film Score
• Written: 1999
• Studio/Live: Studio

Williams, John : E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, film score :: Main Theme

• Conductor: Ron Goodwin
• Ensemble: Ron Goodwin's Orchestra
• Running Time: 3 min. 59 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Form: Film Score
• Written: 1982
• Studio/Live: Studio

Williams, John : Schindler's List :: Main Theme

• Performer: Tasmin Little (Violin)
• Conductor: Iain Sutherland
• Ensemble: New World Philharmonic
• Notes: Composition written: 1993.
• Running Time: 5 min. 5 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Form: Film Score
• Written: 1993
• Studio/Live: Studio

Morricone, Ennio : The Mission :: Gabriel's Oboe

• Conductor: Ennio Morricone
• Ensemble: Ennio Morricone Orchestra
• Running Time: 2 min. 14 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Film Score
• Written: 1986
• Studio/Live: Studio

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Symphony no 25 in G minor, K 183 (173dB) :: 1. Allegro con brio [opening]

• Conductor: Sir Marriner
• Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
• Running Time: 4 min. 43 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 1773
• Studio/Live: Studio

Verdi, Giuseppe : La forza del destino :: Overture. Theme

• Conductor: John Barbirolli
• Ensemble: Hallé Orchestra
• Running Time: 2 min. 57 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1862
• Studio/Live: Studio

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Eine Kleine Nachtmusik :: 2. Romance

• Conductor: Sir Marriner
• Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
• Running Time: 5 min. 45 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Written: 1787
• Studio/Live: Studio

Morricone, Ennio : Cinema Paradiso :: Love Theme

• Conductor: Paul Bateman
• Ensemble: City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
• Running Time: 3 min. 33 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Film Score
• Written: 1988
• Studio/Live: Studio

Shostakovich, Dmitri : Jazz Suite no 2 (as used in the film "Testimony") :: Waltz no 2

• Conductor: Mariss Jansons
• Ensemble: Philadelphia Orchestra
• Notes: Composition written: 1938.
• Running Time: 3 min. 44 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1938
• Studio/Live: Studio

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral" :: Ode to Joy

• Performers: James Morris (Bass Baritone); Westminster Choir (Bass Baritone)
• Conductor: Riccardo Muti
• Ensemble: Philadelphia Orchestra
• Running Time: 3 min. 20 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 1824
• Studio/Live: Studio

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Eine Kleine Nachtmusik :: 1. Allegro

• Conductor: Sir Marriner
• Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
• Running Time: 5 min. 52 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Written: 1787
• Studio/Live: Studio

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622 :: 2. Adagio

• Performers: Sabine Meyer (Clarinet); Sabine Meyer (Basset Clarinet)
• Conductor: Hans Vonk
• Ensemble: Dresden Staatskapelle
• Running Time: 6 min. 38 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1791
• Studio/Live: Studio

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Concerto for 2 Pianos in E flat major, K 365 (316a) :: 3. Rondo

• Performers: Radu Lupu (Piano); Andre Previn (Piano)
• Conductor: Andre Previn
• Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
• Notes: Composition written: 1779.
• Running Time: 6 min. 47 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Written: 1779
• Studio/Live: Studio

Francisco Tárrega (1852 - 1909) : Recuerdos de la Alhambra

• Performer: Christopher Parkening (Guitar)
• Running Time: 3 min. 57 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: circa 1880-1905
• Studio/Live: Studio

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Concerto for Flute & Harp, K. 299 in C major :: 2. Andantino [extract]

• Performers: James Galway (Flute); Fritz Helmis (Harp)
• Conductor: Herbert Karajan
• Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
• Running Time: 4 min. sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Written: 1778
• Studio/Live: Studio

Pergolesi, Giovanni : Stabat Mater :: Stabat mater dolorosa

• Performers: Robin Blaze (Countertenor); Lesley Garrett
• Conductor: Paul Daniel
• Ensemble: The London Session Orchestra
• Running Time: 3 min. 57 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 1736-1736
• Studio/Live: Studio

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Ave verum corpus

• Conductor: Riccardo Muti
• Ensemble: Stockholm Radio Chorus
• Running Time: 3 min. 26 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Choral
• Written: 1791
• Studio/Live: Studio

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Concerto for Horn no 2 in E flat major, K 417 :: 3. Rondo

• Performers: Barry Tuckwell (Horn); Barry Tuckwell (French Horn)
• Conductor: Sir Marriner
• Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
• Running Time: 3 min. 16 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1783
• Studio/Live: Studio

Schubert, Franz : Quintet for Strings in C major, Op. 163/D 956 :: 2. Adagio [opening]

• Performer: Laszlo Varga (Cello)
• Ensemble: Hungarian String Quartet
• Running Time: 4 min. 39 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1828
• Studio/Live: Studio

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492 :: Overture

• Conductor: Colin Davis
• Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
• Running Time: 4 min. 20 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Written: 1786
• Studio/Live: Studio

Elgar, Edward : Concerto for Cello :: 1. Adagio - Moderato [opening]

• Performer: Robert Cohen (Cello)
• Conductor: Norman del Mar
• Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra
• Notes: This selection is presente in the excerpted form.
• Running Time: 3 min. 48 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1919
• Studio/Live: Studio

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Symphony no 40 in G minor, K 550 :: 1. Molto allegro [extract]

• Conductor: Sir Marriner
• Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
• Notes: This selection is presented in the excerpted form.
• Running Time: 5 min. 36 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 1788
• Studio/Live: Studio

Elgar, Edward : Enigma Variations :: Nimrod

• Conductor: Adrian Boult
• Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
• Running Time: 3 min. 57 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1898-1899
• Studio/Live: Studio

Schubert, Franz : Symphony no 8 in B minor, D 759 "Unfinished" :: 1. Allegro moderato [opening]

• Conductor: Herbert Karajan
• Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
• Notes: This selection is presented in the excerpted form.
• Running Time: 4 min. 10 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 1822
• Studio/Live: Studio

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Eine Kleine Nachtmusik :: 4. Rondo

• Conductor: Sir Marriner
• Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
• Running Time: 3 min. 5 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Written: 1787
• Studio/Live: Studio

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : Swan Lake :: Scene

• Conductor: Andre Previn
• Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
• Running Time: 2 min. 49 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Ballet
• Written: 1875-1876
• Studio/Live: Studio

Holst, Gustav : The Planets, Op. 32/H 125 :: Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity [c

• Conductor: Simon Rattle
• Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra
• Running Time: 4 min. 48 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1914-1916
• Studio/Live: Studio

Nyman, Michael [Piano] : The Piano, film score :: The Heart Asks Pleasure First / The Promise

• Performer: Michael Nyman
• Running Time: 3 min. 15 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Film Score
• Written: 1992
• Studio/Live: Studio

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467 :: 2. Andante

• Performer: Stephen Hough (Piano)
• Conductor: Bryden Thompson
• Ensemble: Hallé Orchestra
• Running Time: 6 min. 47 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1785
• Studio/Live: Studio

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Prelude for piano no 15 in D flat major, Op. 28/15, CT. 180

• Performer: Dmitri Alexeev (Piano)
• Running Time: 5 min. 53 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1838-1839
• Studio/Live: Studio

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Concerto for Piano no 20 in D minor, K 466 :: 2. Romance [extract]

• Performer: Annie Fischer (Piano)
• Conductor: Adrian Boult
• Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra
• Notes: This selection is presented in the excerpted form.
• Running Time: 6 min. 15 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1785
• Studio/Live: Studio

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Waltz for piano no 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 64/2, CT. 213

• Performer: Dmitri Alexeev (Piano)
• Running Time: 4 min. 14 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1846-1847
• Studio/Live: Studio

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Sonata for Piano no 11 in A major, K 331 (300i) :: 3. Rondo alla turca

• Performer: Andrei Gavrilov (Piano)
• Notes: Composition written: 1783.
• Running Time: 3 min. 28 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Written: 1783
• Studio/Live: Studio

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Concerto for Piano no 25 in C major, K 503 :: 2. Andante

• Performer: Christian Zacharias (Piano)
• Conductor: David Zinman
• Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
• Running Time: 7 min. 9 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1786
• Studio/Live: Studio

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Sonata for Piano no 11 in A major, K 331 (300i) :: 1. Andante grazioso [opening]

• Performer: Andrei Gavrilov (Piano)
• Notes: This selection is presented in the excerpted form.
• Running Time: 1 min. 59 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Written: 1783
• Studio/Live: Studio

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight" :: 1. Adagio sostenuto [extract]

• Performer: Moura Lympany (Piano)
• Notes: This selection is presented in the excerpted form.
• Running Time: 3 min. 58 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Written: 1801
• Studio/Live: Studio

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Work(s) :: Nocturne in C-sharp minor, Op. posth. (as used in the film The Pianist)

• Performer: Maria Tipo (Piano)
• Running Time: 4 min. 24 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Studio/Live: Studio

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23 :: 1. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso [opening]

• Performer: Horacio Gutierrez (Piano)
• Conductor: Andre Previn
• Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
• Notes: This selection is presented in the excerpted form.
• Running Time: 3 min. 23 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1874
• Studio/Live: Studio

Satie, Erik [Composer] : Gymnopedie for piano no 1

• Performer: Anne Queffélec (Piano)
• Running Time: 3 min. 35 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1888
• Studio/Live: Studio

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Waltz for piano no 6 in D flat major ("Minute"), Op. 64/1, CT. 212

• Performer: Dmitri Alexeev (Piano)
• Running Time: 1 min. 50 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1846-1847
• Studio/Live: Studio

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Bagatelle for piano in A minor ("Für Elise"), WoO 59

• Performer: Moura Lympany (Piano)
• Notes: This selection is presented in the excerpted form.
• Running Time: 3 min. 20 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Written: 1810
• Studio/Live: Studio

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Concerto for Piano no 1 in E minor, B 53/Op. 11 :: 2. Romance

• Performer: Martha Argerich (Piano)
• Conductor: Charles Dutoit
• Ensemble: Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal
• Running Time: 3 min. 52 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1830
• Studio/Live: Studio

Debussy, Claude : Clair de lune

• Performer: Moura Lympany (Piano)
• Running Time: 4 min. 56 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1890-1905
• Studio/Live: Studio

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Polonaise for piano no 6 in A flat major ("Héroique"), Op. 53, CT. 155

• Performers: Alex Slobodyanik (Piano); Alexander Slobodyanik (Piano)
• Running Time: 6 min. 45 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1842-1843
• Studio/Live: Studio

Bellini, Vincenzo : Norma, opera :: Casta Diva

• Performer: Maria Callas (Soprano)
• Conductor: Tullio Serafin
• Ensemble: La Scala Theater Orchestra
• Running Time: 5 min. 36 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1831

Verdi, Giuseppe : Rigoletto :: La donna è mobile

• Performer: Alfredo Kraus
• Conductor: Julius Rudel
• Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra
• Running Time: 2 min. 17 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1851

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Così fan tutte, K 588 :: Soave sia il vento

• Performers: Agnes Baltsa (Mezzo Soprano); Margaret Marshall (Soprano); José Van Dam (Bass Baritone)
• Conductor: Riccardo Muti
• Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
• Running Time: 3 min. 22 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Written: 1790
• Studio/Live: Live

Verdi, Giuseppe : Il Trovatore :: D'amor sull'ali rosee

• Performer: Leontyne Price (Soprano)
• Conductor: Herbert Karajan
• Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
• Running Time: 4 min. 44 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1853

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492 :: Non piú andrai

• Performer: Claudio Desderi (Baritone)
• Conductor: Bernard Haitink
• Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra
• Running Time: 3 min. 41 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Written: 1786

Puccini, Giacomo : Tosca :: Vissi d'arte

• Performer: Angela Gheorghiu (Soprano)
• Conductor: Antonio Pappano
• Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra
• Running Time: 3 min. 28 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1900

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Così fan tutte, K 588 :: Un'aura amorosa

• Performer: John Aler (Tenor)
• Conductor: Bernard Haitink
• Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra
• Running Time: 4 min. 45 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Written: 1790

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620 :: Der Hölle Rache

• Performer: Edita Gruberova (Soprano)
• Conductor: Bernard Haitink
• Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
• Running Time: 2 min. 51 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1791

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492 :: Canzonetta sull'aria

• Performers: Felicity Lott; Gianna Rolandi (Soprano)
• Conductor: Bernard Haitink
• Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra
• Running Time: 3 min. 6 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Written: 1786

Giordano, Umberto : Andrea Chénier :: La mamma morta

• Performer: Maria Callas (Soprano)
• Conductor: Tullio Serafin
• Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra
• Notes: Composition written: 1896.
• Running Time: 4 min. 55 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1896

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Don Giovanni :: Là ci darem la mano

• Performers: Eberhard Wächter (Baritone); Graziella Sciutti
• Conductor: Carlo Giulini
• Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra
• Running Time: 3 min. 17 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1787

Puccini, Giacomo : Tosca :: E lucevan le stelle

• Performer: Carlo Bergonzi (Tenor)
• Conductor: Georges Prêtre
• Ensemble: Paris Conservatory Concert Society Orchestra
• Running Time: 3 min. 4 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1900

Bizet, Georges : Carmen, opera :: L'amour est un oisseau rebelle (Habañera)

• Performer: Maria Callas (Soprano)
• Conductor: Georges Prêtre
• Ensemble: René Duclos Choir
• Running Time: 4 min. 22 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1873-1874

Puccini, Giacomo : La bohème :: Che gelida manina

• Performer: Alfredo Kraus
• Conductor: James Levine
• Ensemble: National Philharmonic Orchestra
• Running Time: 5 min. 2 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1896

Antonin Dvorák (1841 - 1904) : Rusalka :: Song to the Moon

• Performers: Lucia Popp (Soprano); Ghena Dimitrova (Soprano)
• Conductor: Stefan Soltesz
• Ensemble: Munich Radio Orchestra
• Running Time: 5 min. 55 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta

Catalani, Alfredo : La Wally :: Ebben? Ne andrò lontana

• Performer: Ghena Dimitrova (Soprano)
• Conductor: Lamberto Gardelli
• Ensemble: Munich Radio Orchestra
• Running Time: 3 min. 28 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1892

Offenbach, Jacques : Gaîté Parisienne :: Belle nuit (Barcarolle)

• Performers: Ann Murray (Mezzo Soprano); Jessye Norman (Soprano); José Carreras (Tenor)
• Conductor: Sylvain Cambreling
• Ensemble: Brussels National Opera Orchestra
• Running Time: 4 min. 23 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta

Puccini, Giacomo : Turandot :: Nessun dorma

• Performer: José Carreras (Tenor)
• Conductor: Alain Lombard
• Ensemble: Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg
• Notes: Composition written: 1926.
• Running Time: 4 min. 11 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1926

Handel, George Frideric : Solomon :: The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba

• Conductor: Sir Marriner
• Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
• Running Time: 2 min. 50 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Cantata/Oratorio
• Written: 1748

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Toccata and Fugue for Organ in D minor, BWV 565 :: Fugue

• Performer: Wayne Marshall [Piano/Organ] (Organ)
• Running Time: 6 min. 20 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: by 1708

Handel, George Frideric : Coronation Anthem

• Conductor: Andrew Davis
• Ensemble: Royal Choral Society
• Running Time: 6 min. 4 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Choral
• Written: 1727

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043 :: 2. Largo ma non tanto [o

• Performers: Yehudi Menuhin (Violin); Christian Ferras (Violin)
• Conductor: Yehudi Menuhin
• Ensemble: Bath Festival Orchestra
• Running Time: 2 min. 36 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 1730-1731

Vivaldi, Antonio : La Gloria e Himeneo, "Dall'eccelsa mia reggia", wedding cantata for 2 voices & continuo, RV 687 :: Glo

• Conductor: Andrew Parrott
• Ensemble: Taverner Players
• Running Time: 2 min. 33 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Choral
• Written: 09/12/1725

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Sonata for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord no 3 in G minor, BWV 1029 :: 2. Adagio [opening]

• Performers: Jordi Savall (Vielle); Ton Koopman (Harpsichord)
• Running Time: 2 min. 33 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 1720

Albinoni, Tomaso : Adagio for Organ and Strings in G minor

• Conductor: Sir Marriner
• Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
• Running Time: 5 min. 52 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 1945

Vivaldi, Antonio : Concerto for Mandolin in C major, RV 425 :: 1. Allegro

• Performer: André Saint-Clivier (Mandolin)
• Conductor: Louis Auriacombe
• Ensemble: Toulouse Chamber Orchestra
• Running Time: 2 min. 59 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Concerto
• Written: by 1742

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 :: Aria

• Performer: Maria Tipo (Piano)
• Running Time: 3 min. 5 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 1741

Handel, George Frideric : Concerti grossi (12), Op. 6 :: 3. Larghetto e piano

• Conductor: Yehudi Menuhin
• Ensemble: Bath Festival Orchestra
• Running Time: 4 min. 14 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 1739

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068 :: Air on the G string

• Conductor: Sir Marriner
• Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
• Running Time: 3 min. 35 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 1731

Pachelbel, Johann : Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major

• Conductor: Sir Marriner
• Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
• Running Time: 5 min. 2 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: after 1700

Vivaldi, Antonio : Concerto for Violin in F major, Op. 8 no 3/RV 293 "L'autunno"

• Performer: Yehudi Menuhin (Violin)
• Conductor: Alberto Lysy
• Ensemble: Camerata Lysy Gstaad
• Running Time: 2 min. 12 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1725

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben" BWV 147 :: Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring

• Conductor: David Willcocks
• Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
• Running Time: 3 min. 31 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 07/02/1723

Handel, George Frideric : Work(s) :: Keyboard Suite in D minor (as used in the film Barry Lyndon)

• Performer: Andrei Gavrilov (Piano)
• Running Time: 3 min. 2 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Concerto for Harpsichord in F minor, BWV 1056 :: 2. Largo

• Performer: Andrei Gavrilov (Piano)
• Conductor: Sir Marriner
• Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
• Running Time: 3 min. 28 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1738

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G major, BWV 1048 :: 1. Allegro moderato

• Conductor: Jerzy Maksymiuk
• Ensemble: Polish Chamber Orchestra
• Running Time: 5 min. 18 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 03/24/1721

Handel, George Frideric : Der Messias :: Hallelujah Chorus

• Conductor: David Willcocks
• Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
• Running Time: 4 min. 26 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Cantata/Oratorio
• Written: 1741