Popular Classics (2007)

Track Listing

1. Solomon, oratorio, HWV 67: The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
2. Cantata No. 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (BC A174): Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
3. Canon in D major, instrumental arrangement
4. Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), opera: Un bel dì (One fine day)
5. Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64: 2. Andante

1. Solomon, oratorio, HWV 67: The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
2. Cantata No. 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (BC A174): Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
3. Canon in D major, instrumental arrangement
4. Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), opera: Un bel dì (One fine day)
5. Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64: 2. Andante
6. Bagatelle for piano in A minor ("Für Elise"), WoO 59
7. Ellens Gesang III ("Ave Maria"), song for voice & piano, D. 839 (Op. 52/6)
8. Nutcracker, suite from the ballet, Op. 71a: Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy / Waltz of the Flowers
9. Nabucco (Nabucodonosor), opera: Va, pensiero (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves)
10. Peer Gynt Suite, for orchestra (or piano or piano, 4 hands) No. 1, Op. 46: Morning Mood
11. Wiegenlied ("Guten Abend, gut Nacht"), song for voice & piano, Op. 49/4
12. La Traviata, opera: Act 1. Prelude
13. Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18: 1. Moderato
14. Horn Concerto No. 4 in E flat major, K. 495: 3. Rondo: Allegro vivace
15. Jerusalem ("And did those feet in ancient time"), for chorus & organ (or orchestra)
16. Serenade No. 13 for strings in G major ("Eine kleine Nachtmusik"), K. 525: 1. Allegro
17. Rigoletto, opera: La donna è mobile
18. The Prince of Denmark's March (Trumpet Voluntary) for brass, winds & percussion (or keyboard or trumpet & organ) in D major
19. Cantata No. 208, "Was mir behagt" ("Hunt Cantata"), BWV 208 (BC G1, G3): Sheep May Safely Graze
20. Concierto de Aranjuez, for guitar & orchestra: 2. Adagio
21. Casanova, musical comedy (Strauss works arr. by Benatzky): Nuns' Chorus
22. Fantasia on Greensleeves, for harp, flute & strings (arranged by R. Greaves; from the opera "Sir John in Love")
23. Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act: Intermezzo
24. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: I know that my redeemer liveth
25. Symphony No. 9 in E minor ("From the New World"), B. 178 (Op. 95) (first published as No. 5): 2. Largo
26. Les Pêcheurs de perles, opera in 3 acts: Au fond du temple saint (Peral Fishers' Duet)
27. Serenade, for flute & piano
28. La bohème, opera: Che gelida manina
29. Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1, for orchestra in D major, Op. 39/1
30. The Holy City, sacred ballad for voice & piano (or orchestra and chorus, ad lib)
31. Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492: Overture
32. Baïlèro, folksong for voice & orchestra (Chants d'Auvergne, Series 1, No. 2)
33. Ave Maria, for voice & piano, CG 89e (after Bach's Prelude No. 1 from the Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1)
34. The Crucifixion, for tenor, bass, chorus & organ: God so loved the world
35. Blow the Wind Southerly (Northumbrian Folk Song)
36. Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23: 1. Allegro non troppo
37. Ave verum corpus, motet for chorus, strings & organ, K. 618
38. Mors et vita, trilogy of oratorios for soloists, chorus & orchestra, CG 33: Judex
39. Bohemian Girl, opera: I dream I dwelt in marble halls
40. Karelia Suite, for orchestra, Op. 11: 3. Alla marcia
41. Clair de lune, for piano (Suite Bergamasque No. 3), CD. 82/3 (L. 75/3)
42. The Hebrides, overture for orchestra in B minor ("Fingal's Cave"), Op. 26
43. Symphony No. 9 in D minor ("Choral"), Op. 125: 4. Ode to Joy
44. Thaïs, opera in 3 acts: Méditation