Great Orchestral Melodies (1995)

Track Listing

1. Solomon, oratorio, HWV 67: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
2. Violin Concerto, for violin, strings & continuo in E major ("La Primavera"), RV 269, Op. 8/1 (The Four Seasons; "Il cimento" No. 1): Allegro
3. Canon in D major, instrumental arrangement
4. Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067: Minuet and Badinerie
5. Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050: Allegro

1. Solomon, oratorio, HWV 67: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
2. Violin Concerto, for violin, strings & continuo in E major ("La Primavera"), RV 269, Op. 8/1 (The Four Seasons; "Il cimento" No. 1): Allegro
3. Canon in D major, instrumental arrangement
4. Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067: Minuet and Badinerie
5. Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050: Allegro
6. Symphony No. 104 in D major ("London"), H. 1/104: Adagio - Allegro
7. Divertimento for string quartet (or string orchestra) in D major ("Salzburg Symphony No. 1"), K. 136 (K. 125a): Allegro
8. Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major ("Emperor"), Op. 73: Adagio un poco mosso
9. The Ruins of Athens, incidental music, Op. 113: Turkish March
10. Serenade No. 13 for strings in G major ("Eine kleine Nachtmusik"), K. 525: Romanze: Andante
11. Marche Militaire for piano, 4 hands in D major, D. 733/1 (Op. 51/1)
12. The Hebrides, overture for orchestra in B minor ("Fingal's Cave"), Op. 26
13. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Ride of the Valkyries
14. Slavonic Dance for orchestra No. 1 in C major, B. 83/1 (Op. 46/1)
15. Slavonic Dance for orchestra No. 3 in A flat major, B. 83/3 (Op. 46/3)
16. Slavonic Dance for orchestra No. 7 in C minor, B. 83/7 (Op. 46/7)
17. Slavonic Dance for orchestra No. 8 in G minor B. 83/8 (Op. 46/8)
18. Festival Coronation March, for orchestra (or piano) in D major
19. Entry of the Gladiators (Einzug der Gladiatoren), march for orchestra, Op. 68
20. Serenade for strings (or piano, 4 hands) in C major, Op. 48: Waltz
21. Samson et Dalila, opera in 3 acts, Op. 47: Bacchanale
22. Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18: Adagio sostenuto
23. Ruslan and Lyudmila, opera in 5 acts, G. xiv: Overture
24. Also sprach Zarathustra (Thus Spoke Zoroaster), tone poem for orchestra, Op. 30 (TrV 176): Introduction
25. Symphonie fantastique for orchestra ("Episode de la vie d'un Artiste...en cinq parties"), H.48 (Op. 14): March to the Scaffold
26. An der schönen, blauen Donau (On the Beautiful, Blue Danube), waltz for orchestra (with chorus ad lib), Op. 314 (RV 314)
27. L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet in 2 scenes for orchestra: The Palace of Kashchei and His Enchantments Vanish
28. Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vïstavski), for orchestra, orchestrated by Ravel: Promenade
29. Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vïstavski), for orchestra, orchestrated by Ravel: Gnomes
30. Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vïstavski), for orchestra, orchestrated by Ravel: The Hut on Fowl's Legs (Baba Yaga)
31. Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vïstavski), for orchestra, orchestrated by Ravel: The Great Gate of Kiev
32. Night on Bald Mountain (Noch' na Lïsoy gore), symphonic poem, edited by Rimsky-Korsakov
33. The Planets, suite for orchestra & female chorus, Op. 32, H. 125: Mars: The Bringer of War
34. Pini di Roma (The Pines of Rome), symphonic poem, P. 141: The Pines of the Appian Way
35. Pavane pour une infante défunte, for piano (or orchestra), M. 19
36. The Sorcerer's Apprentice (L'apprenti sorcier), symphonic scherzo for orchestra
37. El Sombrero de tres picos, Suite No. 1, for orchestra (scenes and dances from Part I), G. 58: Dance of the Miller's Wife
38. Scheherazade, symphonic suite for orchestra, Op. 35: Festival at Baghdad/The Sea/The Ship Goes to Pieces Against a Rock Surmounted by a Bronze Warrior
39. Fanfare for the Common Man, for brass & percussion (from Symphony No. 3)
40. Variations on a Shaker Melody, for orchestra (arr. from Appalachian Spring)
41. Candide, overture to the operetta
42. West Side Story, musical: Suite: I Feel Pretty; Maria; Something's Coming; Tonight; One Hand, One Heart; Cool; America
43. Rhapsody in Blue, for piano & orchestra (orchestrated by F. Grofé)
44. Adagio for strings (or string quartet), Op. 11 (arr. from 2nd mvt. of String Quartet)
45. Variations on "America," for organ, S. 140 (K. 3D5)
46. Rodeo, ballet: Hoe-down
47. Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1, for orchestra in D major, Op. 39/1
48. Gayane, ballet in 4 acts: Sabre Dance
49. Lieutenant Kijé, film score and suite for