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Rachmaninoff

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1. Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 14 (6'08)
     Tchaikovsky Chamber Orchestra/Lazar Gosman

2. Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
     III. Allegro scherzando
(11'40)
     Yefim Bronfman, Piano
     Philharmonia Orchestra/Esa-Pekka Salonen

3. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43
     18th Variation
(2'40)
     Vladimir Feltsman, Piano
     Israel Philharmonic/Zubin Mehta

Brahms

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1. Hungarian Dance No. 5 (2'49)
     Tonhalle-Orchester Zurich/Christoph Eschenbach

2. Lullaby, Op. 49, No 4 (2'32)
     Columbia Symphony Orchestra/Andre Kostelanetz

3. Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80 (10'32)
     London Symphony Orchestra/Michael Tilson Thomas

Beethoven

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     Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67
1. I. Allegro con brio (8'35)
     New York Philharmonic/Leonard Bernstein

2. Minuet in G Major, WoO 10, No. 2 (2'58)
     (arr. Thomas Frost)
     Philadelphia Orchestra/Eugene Ormandy

3. Fur Elise (3'26)
     (Bagatelle in A minor, WoO 59)
     (arr. William Smith)
     Philadelphia Orchestra/William Smith

Chopin

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1. Polonaise in A Major, Op. 40, No. 1 "Military" (5'36)
     Philippe Entremont, Piano

2. Waltz in D-flat Major, Op. 64, No. 1 "Minute" (1'40)
     Hiroko Nakamura, Piano

3. Mazurka in C Major, Op. 24, No. 2 (1'59)
     Emanuel Ax, Piano

4. Waltz in C-sharp minor, Op. 64, No. 2 (3'16)
     Alexander Barilowsky, Piano

Schubert

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       Symphony No. 8 in B minor "Unfinished"
1.   Allegro moderato (13'50)
       New York Philharmonic/Leonard Bernstein

2.   marche militaire, Op. 51, No. 1 (4'07)
       Cleveland Pops Orchestra/Louis Lane

3.   Ave Maria (5'49)
       (arr. Arthur Harris)
       Isaac Stern, Violin
       Columbia Symphony Orchestra/Milton Katims

Verdi

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1.   "Grand March" from Aida 7'11
       Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Chorus/James Levine

2.   "La donna e mobile" from Rigoletto 2'10
       Luciano Pavarotti, Tenor
       Symphony Orchestra of Emilia Romagna "ARTURO TOSCANINI" /
       Emerson Buckley

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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Track Listing:

       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

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