Desert Island Discs: 40 Classical Castaway Favourites (2012)

Track Listing

1. By the Sleepy Lagoon, valse serenade for orchestra
2. An der schönen, blauen Donau (On the Beautiful, Blue Danube), waltz for orchestra (with chorus ad lib), Op. 314 (RV 314)
3. Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18: Adagio sostenuto
4. Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), opera: Un bel di (One fine day)
5. Clair de lune, for piano (Suite Bergamasque No. 3), CD. 82/3 (L. 75/3)

1. By the Sleepy Lagoon, valse serenade for orchestra
2. An der schönen, blauen Donau (On the Beautiful, Blue Danube), waltz for orchestra (with chorus ad lib), Op. 314 (RV 314)
3. Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18: Adagio sostenuto
4. Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), opera: Un bel di (One fine day)
5. Clair de lune, for piano (Suite Bergamasque No. 3), CD. 82/3 (L. 75/3)
6. Concerto for 2 violins, strings & continuo in D minor ("Double"), BWV 1043: Largo ma non tanto
7. Romeo and Juliet, fantasy-overture for orchestra in B minor (3 versions): Love Theme
8. Fantasia on Greensleeves, for harp, flute & strings (arranged by R. Greaves; from the opera "Sir John in Love")
9. Enigma Variations, for orchestra, Op. 36: Nimrod
10. Così fan tutte, opera, K. 588: Soave il vento
11. A Midsummer Night's Dream, incidental music, Op. 61, MWV M13: Wedding March
12. Symphony No. 9 in D minor ("Choral"), Op. 125: Ode to joy
13. Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622: Adagio
14. Nabucco (Nabucodonosor), opera: Va pensiero (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves)
15. Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43: Finale (excerpt)
16. Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1, for orchestra in D major, Op. 39/1
17. Rhapsody in Blue, for piano & orchestra (orchestrated by F. Grofé)
18. Turandot, opera: Nessun dorma!
19. Symphony No. 6 in F major ("Pastoral"), Op. 68: Finale
20. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, introduction and 24 variations for piano & orchestra in A minor, Op. 43: Variation No. 18
21. Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77: Adagio
22. Pavane pour une infante défunte, for piano (or orchestra), M. 19
23. Symphony No. 9 in E minor ("From the New World"), B. 178 (Op. 95) (first published as No. 5): Largo
24. Norma, opera: Casta diva
25. Cantata No. 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (BC A174): Jesu, joy of man's desiring
26. Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050: Allegro
27. Symphony No. 5 in C minor ("Fate"), Op. 67: Allegro con brio
28. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: The Ride of the Valkyries
29. Quintet for 2 violins, viola & 2 cellos in C major, D. 956 (Op. posth. 163): Adagio (excerpt)
30. Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major ("Elvira Madigan") K. 467: Andante
31. Les Pêcheurs de perles, opera in 3 acts: Au fond du temple saint
32. Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85: Adagio
33. The Lark Ascending, romance for violin & orchestra
34. Dido and Aeneas, opera, Z. 626: When I am laid in earth
35. Don Giovanni, opera, K. 527: Duet: La ci darem la mano
36. Serenade No. 13 for strings in G major ("Eine kleine Nachtmusik"), K. 525: Allegro
37. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor ("Moonlight"), Op. 27/2: Adagio sostenuto
38. Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16: Adagio
39. Requiem Mass, for soloists, chorus & orchestra ("Manzoni Requiem"): Dies irae (excerpt)
40. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Hallelujah Chorus