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Wagner

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       Die Meistersinger
1.   Prelude to Act I 9'33
       Cleveland Orchestra/George Szell

       Lohengrin
2.   Bridal Chorus 4'48
       Chor der Bayreuther Festspiele
       (Norbert Balatsch, Director)
       Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele/Woldemar Nelsson

Vivaldi

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       Concerto for Lute (Guitar), 2 Violins & Basso continuo in D Major, RV 93
1.   I. Allegro glusto 3'45
2.   II. Largo 4'29
3.   III. Allegro 2'05
       John Williams, Guitar
       Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra/Janos Rolla

       Flute Concerto in D Major "Il Gardellino," RV 428
4.   I. Allegro 3'54
       Jean-Pierre Rampal, Flute
       I Solisti Veneti/Claudio Scimone

Strauss

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       Johann Strauss, Jr.
1.   The Blue Danube Waltz, Op. 314 9'45
       Cleveland Orchestra/George Szell

2.   Perpetuum mobile, A Musical Joke, Op. 257 2'57
       New York Philharmonic/Leonardo Bernstein

3.   Voices of Spring, Waltz, Op. 410 5'49
       Cleveland Orchestra/George Szell

4.   Die Fledermaus Overture 8'27
       London Symphony Orchestra/Harry Rabinowitz

Grieg

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       Peer GyntSuite No. 1
1.   I. Morning Mood 4'17
2.   II. Ase's Death 5'44
3.   III. Anitra's Dance 3'18
4.   IV. In the Hall of the Mountain King+ 2'32
       +Oslo Philharmonic Chorus
       (Terje Kram, Chorus Master)
       Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra/Esa-Pekka Salonen

Copeland

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Tracks included are:

1.   Fanfare for the Common Man 3'16
       London Symphony Orchestra/Aaron Copeland

2.   El Salon Mexico 11'26
       New Philharmonia Orchestra/Aaron Copeland

3.   "Simple Gifts" 5'37
       from Appalachian Spring
       Boston Pops Orchestra/John Williams

Gershwin

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Track Listing:

1.   Strike up the Band 2'44
       (arr. John Green)
       Boston Pops Orchestra/John Williams

2.   Rhapsody in Blue 16'14
       (orchestrated by Ferde Grofe)
       Leonard Bernstein, Piano and Conductor
       Columbia Symphony Orchestra

3.   Prelude No. 1 1'24
       (arr. Irwin Kostal)
       Katia & Marielle Labeque, Pianos

Tchaikovsky

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       Selections from The Nutcracker, Op. 71
1.   Russian Dance 1'07
2.   Chinese Dance 1'00
3.   Dance of the Reed Flutes 2'07
4.   Arabian Dance 3'01
5.   Waltz of the Flowers 6'56
       Philharmonia Orchestra/Michael Tilson Thomas

Bernstein

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Track Listing:

1.   Candide Overture 4'22
       Philharmonia Virtuosi/Richard Kapp

       Selections from West Side Story:
2.   Maria 2'39
3.   Tonight 6'36
4.   Somewhere 5'14
       Peter Hofmann, Tenor
       Deborah Sasson, Soprano
       Orchestra conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas

Bach

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Track Listing:

1.   "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" 3'10
       from Cantata No. 147, Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben
       Mormon Tabernacle Choir

       (Richard P. Condie, Director)
        Philadelphia Orchestra/Eugene Ormandy

       The Anna Magdalena Notebook, And. 114
2.    Minuet 1'35
       (arr. Thomas Frost)
       Philadelphia Orchestra/Eugene Ormandy

Mozart

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Track Listing:

1.   The Marriage of Figaro Overture, K. 492 4'43
       Tafelmusik/Bruno Weil

2.   Theme from Elvira Madigan (Andante) 6'39
       from Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467
       Murray Perahia, Pianist & Conductor
       Chamber Orchestra of Europe

       Piano Sonata in C Major, K. 545 ("Sonata facile")
3.   I. Allegro 1'49
       Glenn Gould, Piano

Ravel

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Track listing:

1.   Bolero 15'24
       London Symphony Orchestra/Michael Tilson Thomas

2.   Pavane for a Dead Princess 5'45
       Philadelphia Orchestra/Eugene Ormandy

3.   Alborada del gracioso 8'40
       Orchestre National de France/Lorin Maazel

4.   "Feria" from Rapsodie espagnole 6'41
       London Symphony Orchestra/Michael Tilson Thomas

Handel

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Track Listing:

1.   Arrival of the Queen of Sheba 3'05
       from Solomon
       English Chamber Orchestra/Raymond Leppard

       Water Music Suite No. 1 (Excerpts)
2.   3. [Allegro] - Andante - [Allegro] da capo 7'37
3.   5. Air 2'38
4.   6. Minuet 3'52
5.   7. Bourree 1'07
6.   8. Hornpipe 1'32
       New York Philharmonic/Pierre Boulez

Debussy

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Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Track Listing:

1.   Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun 10'54
       London Symphony Orchestra/Michael Tilson Thomas

2.   The Girl with the Flaxen Hair 2'43
       from Preludes, Book 1
       Paul Crossley, Piano

3.   Fetes 6'21
       from Two Nocturnes
       Philharmonia Orchestra/Michael Tilson Thomas

How the Beatles Changed the World

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Fifty years after the Beatles' first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show on February 9, 1964, it remains the most-watched television event in history. When the Beatles burst onto the scene, they charmed the public with their mop-top haircuts, their playful wit, and their sweetly romantic rock songs—igniting Beatlemania, an intense fandom unlike any before.

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How the Beatles Changed the World

The Story of Buildings

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We spend most of our lives in buildings. We make our homes in them, go to school in them, and work in them. We're surrounded by buildings practically every moment of our lives! But why and how did people start making buildings? How did they learn to make them stronger, bigger, and more comfortable? And why did they start to decorate them in different ways?

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The Story of Buildings

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