The Most Beautiful Melodies of Classical Music [5-disc set] (2001)

Track Listing

1. Also sprach Zarathustra (Thus Spoke Zoroaster), tone poem for orchestra, Op. 30 (TrV 176): Fanfare
2. Adagietto, for orchestra (from the Symphony No. 5)
3. Finlandia, tone poem for orchestra, Op. 26
4. The Flight of the Bumble Bee, musical picture for orchestra (from The Tale of Tsar Saltan)
5. Méditation, for violin & orchestra (or other arrangement) (from opera "Thaïs")

1. Also sprach Zarathustra (Thus Spoke Zoroaster), tone poem for orchestra, Op. 30 (TrV 176): Fanfare
2. Adagietto, for orchestra (from the Symphony No. 5)
3. Finlandia, tone poem for orchestra, Op. 26
4. The Flight of the Bumble Bee, musical picture for orchestra (from The Tale of Tsar Saltan)
5. Méditation, for violin & orchestra (or other arrangement) (from opera "Thaïs")
6. Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1, for orchestra in D major, Op. 39/1
7. Humoresque for piano No. 7 in G flat major, B. 187/7 (Op. 101/7)
8. Valse triste, for orchestra (from Kuolema), Op. 44/1
9. Wiener Blut (Vienna Blood), waltz for orchestra, Op. 354 (RV 354)
10. Boléro, ballet for orchestra, M. 81
11. Frühlingsstimmen (Voices of Spring), waltz for orchestra (with voice ad lib), Op. 410 (RV 410)
12. String Quartet in F major ("Serenade"), Op. 3/5, H. 3/17 (spurious, possibly by Hoffstetter): Serenade
13. Song Without Words for piano No. 1 in E major, Op. 19b/1
14. Horn Concerto No. 3 in E flat major, K. 447: 3. Allegro
15. La Damnation de Faust, for mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone, bass, chorus and orchestra ("légende dramatique"), H. 111 (Op. 24): Dance Of The Sylphes
16. Concerto for flute, strings & continuo in G minor: Excerpt
17. Solomon, oratorio, HWV 67: Arrival Of The Queen of Sheba
18. Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488: 2. Andante
19. Fra Holbergs tid (From Holberg?s Time), for string orchestra ("Holberg Suite"), Op. 40: Prelude
20. Carmen, opera: Intermezzo
21. Serenade for string orchestra in E major, B. 52 (Op. 22): Tempo di valse
22. Impromptu for piano in B flat major, D. 935/3 (Op. posth. 142/3)
23. Jeg elsker dig! (I Love Thee!), song for voice & piano, Op. 5/3
24. Rosen aus dem Süden (Roses from the South), waltz for orchestra, Op. 388 (RV 388)
25. Peer Gynt Suite, for orchestra (or piano or piano, 4 hands) No. 1, Op. 46: Morning
26. Les contes d'Hoffmann, opera in 4 acts: Barcarole
27. Melodies (2) for piano, Op. 3: Melody in F, Op. 3/1
28. Nutcracker, ballet, Op. 71: Waltz of the Flowers
29. Ständchen ("Leise flehen meine Lieder"), song for voice & piano (Schwanengesang), D. 957/4
30. La Campanella II, etude for piano in G sharp minor, S. 141/3 (LW A173/3) (Grand Paganini Étude No. 3)
31. Peer Gynt Suite, for orchestra (or piano or piano, 4 hands) No. 1, Op. 46: Anitras Dance
32. Moment musical for piano in F minor ("Air russe"), D. 780/3 (Op. 94/3)
33. Canon and gigue, for 3 violins & continuo in D major, T. 337: Canon in D
34. Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067: Menuet & Badinerie
35. Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major ("Elvira Madigan") K. 467: II. Andante
36. Carmen, opera: Séguedille
37. Song Without Words for piano No. 12 in F sharp minor ("Venetianisches Gondellied"), Op. 30/6
38. Eugene Onegin, opera, Op. 24: Waltz
39. Romance for violin & orchestra in G major, Op. 26
40. Die Fledermaus (The Bat), overture to the operetta (RV 503-1)
41. Peer Gynt Suite, for orchestra (or piano or piano, 4 hands) No. 2, Op. 55: Soveigs Song
42. Waltz for piano No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 18, CT. 207
43. Wiegenlied ("Guten Abend, gut Nacht"), song for voice & piano, Op. 49/4
44. L' Arlésienne, suite for orchestra No. 2, from the incidental music (arranged by Ernest Guirard): Intermezzo
45. The Seasons, for piano, Op. 37a: Barcarole
46. A Midsummer Night's Dream, incidental music, Op. 61, MWV M13: Fairies' March
47. Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622: II. Adagio
48. The Sleeping Beauty, ballet, Op. 66: Waltz
49. La Traviata, opera: Prelude Act I
50. Carmen Suite for orchestra No. 2 (assembled by Ernest Guirard): Chanson du Toréador
51. Album für die Jugend No. 10 ("Fröhlicher Landmann, von der Arbeit Zurückkehrend") for piano, Op. 68/10
52. Minuet for piano in G major, WoO 10/2
53. An der schönen, blauen Donau (On the Beautiful, Blue Danube), waltz for orchestra (with chorus ad lib), Op. 314 (RV 314)
54. Serenade No. 13 for strings in G major ("Eine kleine Nachtmusik"), K. 525: I. Allegro
55. Sonata for flute & keyboard in E flat major, BWV 1031: Siciliano
56. Minuet in A major, arrangement (after String Quintet in