Relaxing with the Classics (1998)

Track Listing

1. Rondeau, for brass, strings & timpani (from Suite of Symphonies No. 1; "Masterpiece Theater" Theme)
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 and gigue, for 3 violins & continuo in D major, T. 337: Canon
4. Water Music Suite No. 2 for orchestra in D major, HWV 349: Alla Hornpipe
5. Toccata and Fugue, for organ in D minor, BWV 565 (BC J37)

1. Rondeau, for brass, strings & timpani (from Suite of Symphonies No. 1; "Masterpiece Theater" Theme)
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 and gigue, for 3 violins & continuo in D major, T. 337: Canon
4. Water Music Suite No. 2 for orchestra in D major, HWV 349: Alla Hornpipe
5. Toccata and Fugue, for organ in D minor, BWV 565 (BC J37)
6. Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: Air for the "G" String
7. Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050: Allegro
8. Adagio, for violin, strings & organ in G minor, T. Mi 26 (composed by Remo Giazotto; not by Albinoni)
9. Solomon, oratorio, HWV 67: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
10. Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067: Minuet & Badinerie
11. Concerto for 2 violins, strings & continuo in D minor ("Double"), BWV 1043: Vivace
12. Concerto for oboe, strings & continuo in D minor, SF. 935 (often transposed to C minor): Adagio
13. Prelude and Fugue, for organ in C major, BWV 531 (BC J9)
14. Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048:
15. Music for the Royal Fireworks, for orchestra, HWV 351: La Réjouissance
16. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: "Hallelujah"
17. Symphony No. 5 in C minor ("Fate"), Op. 67: Allegro con brio
18. Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major ("Elvira Madigan") K. 467: Andante
19. Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550: Molto allegro
20. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor ("Moonlight"), Op. 27/2: Adagio sostenuto
21. Serenade No. 13 for strings in G major ("Eine kleine Nachtmusik"), K. 525: Allegro
22. String Quintet for 2 violins, viola & 2 cellos in A major, G. 281 (Op. 13/5): Minuet
23. Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, D. 485: Allegro
24. Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622: Adagio
25. Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492: Overture
26. Symphony No. 104 in D major ("London"), H. 1/104: Adagio; Allegro
27. Egmont, incidental music, Op. 84: Overture
28. Symphony No. 9 in D minor ("Choral"), Op. 125: Finale
29. Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23: Introduction
30. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Ride of the Valkyries
31. Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18: Adagio sostenuto
32. Symphony No. 4 in A major ("Italian"), Op. 90: Introduction
33. Prince Igor, opera (completed by Rimsky-Korsakov & Glazunov): Polovtsian Dance No. 17 (Excerpt)
34. Slavonic Dance for piano, 4 hands No. 1 in C major, B. 78/1 (Op. 46/1)
35. An der schönen, blauen Donau (On the Beautiful, Blue Danube), waltz for orchestra (with chorus ad lib), Op. 314 (RV 314): Excerpt
36. La bohème, opera: Che gelida manina (What a cold, little hand)
37. Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act: Intermezzo
38. Aida, opera: Triumphal March
39. Nutcracker, ballet, Op. 71: Waltz of the Flowers
40. Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vïstavski), for orchestra, orchestrated by Ravel: Promenade
41. Prelude to Lohengrin, for orchestra
42. Symphony No. 9 in E minor ("From the New World"), B. 178 (Op. 95) (first published as No. 5): Largo
43. 1812 -- Festival Overture, for orchestra in E flat major, Op. 49: Finale
44. Orphée aux enfers, operetta: Can-Can
45. Overture to Guillaume Tell (William Tell): Finale
46. Boléro, ballet for orchestra, M. 81
47. Pavane pour une infante défunte, for piano (or orchestra), M. 19
48. La Mer, symphonic sketches (3) for orchestra, CD 111 (L. 109): From Dawn Until Noon on the Sea
49. Gymnopédies (3), for piano (also orchestrated by Debussy)
50. Carmina Burana, scenic cantata for soloists, choruses & orchestra: Introduction
51. Gayane, ballet in 4 acts: Sabre Dance
52. Lieutenant Kijé, film score and suite for orchestra, Op. 60: Troïka
53. L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), concert suite for orchestra No. 2: Finale
54. Candide, overture to the operetta
55. Rhapsody in Blue, for piano & orchestra (orchestrated by F. Grofé): Excerpt
56. Fanfare for the Common Man, for brass & percussion (from Symphony No. 3)
57. Variations on a Shaker Melody, for orchestra (arr. from Appalachian Spring)
58. Adagio for strings