Classical Music for People Who Hate Classical Music (1994)

Track Listing

1. Canon and gigue, for 3 violins & continuo in D major, T. 337: Canon
2. Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048: Allegro
3. Violin Concerto, for violin, strings & continuo in F minor ("L'inverno"), RV 297, Op. 8/4 (The Four Seasons; "Il cimento" No. 4): Largo / Allegro
4. Rondeau, for brass, strings & timpani (from Suite of Symphonies No. 1; "Masterpiece Theater" Theme): 1. Rondeau ("Masterpiece Theatre" theme)
5. Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: No. 2, Air

1. Canon and gigue, for 3 violins & continuo in D major, T. 337: Canon
2. Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048: Allegro
3. Violin Concerto, for violin, strings & continuo in F minor ("L'inverno"), RV 297, Op. 8/4 (The Four Seasons; "Il cimento" No. 4): Largo / Allegro
4. Rondeau, for brass, strings & timpani (from Suite of Symphonies No. 1; "Masterpiece Theater" Theme): 1. Rondeau ("Masterpiece Theatre" theme)
5. Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: No. 2, Air
6. Serenade No. 13 for strings in G major ("Eine kleine Nachtmusik"), K. 525: Allegro
7. Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major ("Elvira Madigan") K. 467: Andante
8. Symphony No. 5 in C minor ("Fate"), Op. 67: Introduction
9. Guillaume Tell (William Tell), opera: Overture
10. Aida, opera: Triumphal March
11. An der schönen, blauen Donau (On the Beautiful, Blue Danube), waltz for orchestra (with chorus ad lib), Op. 314 (RV 314)
12. Nutcracker, ballet, Op. 71: Waltz of the Flowers
13. 1812 -- Festival Overture, for orchestra in E flat major, Op. 49: Finale
14. Gayane, ballet in 4 acts: Sabre Dance
15. Leichte Kavallerie (Light Cavalry), overture to the operetta: Overture
16. Carmen, opera: The Toreadors
17. A Midsummer Night's Dream, incidental music, Op. 61, MWV M13: Wedding March
18. Radetzky-Marsch, for orchestra, Op. 228
19. Symphony No. 9 in D minor ("Choral"), Op. 125: Finale
20. Prince Igor, opera (completed by Rimsky-Korsakov & Glazunov): Polovstian Dance No. 17
21. Cantata No. 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (BC A174): Jesu, joy of man's desiring
22. Peer Gynt, incidental music, Op. 23: Solveig's Song
23. Cantata No. 140, "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme," BWV 140 (BC A166): Wachet auf!
24. Water Music Suites Nos 1-3 for orchestra, HWV 348-350: Hornpipe
25. Symphony No. 9 in E minor ("From the New World"), B. 178 (Op. 95) (first published as No. 5): Largo
26. Kaiser-Walzer (Emperor Waltz), for orchestra, Op. 437 (RV 437)
27. String Quartet No. 62 in C major ("Emperor"), Op. 76/3, H. 3/77: St. Anthony's Chorale
28. Les contes d'Hoffmann, opera in 4 acts: Barcarolle
29. L' Arlésienne, incidental music for voices & orchestra for the play by Alphonse Daudet: Farandole
30. Nutcracker, ballet, Op. 71: Dance of the Mirlitons
31. Nutcracker, ballet, Op. 71: Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy
32. Rhapsody in Blue, for piano & orchestra (orchestrated by F. Grofé):
33. Orphée aux enfers, operetta: Can-can
34. Also sprach Zarathustra (Thus Spoke Zoroaster), tone poem for orchestra, Op. 30 (TrV 176): Introduction
35. Symphony No. 4 in A major ("Italian"), Op. 90: Saltarello. Presto
36. Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466: Romance
37. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Ride of the Valkyries
38. Violin Concerto, for violin, strings & continuo in E major ("La Primavera"), RV 269, Op. 8/1 (The Four Seasons; "Il cimento" No. 1): Allegro
39. Toccata and Fugue, for organ in D minor, BWV 565 (BC J37)
40. The Prince of Denmark's March (Trumpet Voluntary) for brass, winds & percussion (or keyboard or trumpet & organ) in D major
41. Music for the Royal Fireworks, for orchestra, HWV 351: La Réjouissance. Allegro
42. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor ("Moonlight"), Op. 27/2: Adagio sostenuto
43. Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville), opera: Overture
44. Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18: Adagio sostenuto
45. Carmina Burana, scenic cantata for soloists, choruses & orchestra: Introduction
46. Peer Gynt, incidental music, Op. 23: Dawn
47. Lohengrin, opera, WWV 75: Prelude
48. Lieutenant Kijé, film score and suite for orchestra, Op. 60: Troïka
49. Adagio for strings (or string quartet), Op. 11 (arr. from 2nd mvt. of String Quartet)
50. Carmen, opera: Habañera
51. Concerto for 2 violins, strings & continuo in D minor ("Double"), BWV 1043: Allegro
52. Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492: Overture
53. Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major ("Alla Turca") K. 331 (K. 300i): 3. Rondo alla turca
54. Largo in F major, instrumental arrangement ("Ombra mai fu" from the opera Se