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COMPOSER: Franz Liszt
TITLE: Essential Liszt
TRACKS: LONDON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA / WILLI BOSKOVSKY - Hungarian Rhapsodies S359 : No.2 in C minor (arr. Karl Muller-Berghaus). CECILE OUSSET - Six Grand Etudes after Paganini : La campanella. MARGARET PRICE / JAMES LOCKHART - Lieder : O lieb' so lang du lieben kannst!. CECILE OUSSET - Sonata for Piano in B minor S178 : Allegro energico / Recapitulation / Presto - Coda. FRANCOIS-RENE DUCHABLE - Concert Studies : Un sospiro. KURT MASUR / GEWANDHAUSORCHESTRA LEIPZIG - 2 Episodes from Lenau's Faust S110 : Der Tanz in der Dorfschenke - Mephisto Waltz No.1. DIMITRIS SGOUROS - Feux follets - Transcendental etude No.5. STEPHEN HOUGH - Annees de pelerinage - troisieme annee S163 : Les jeux d'eau a la Villa d'Este. PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA / RICCARDO MUTI - Les Preludes S97. MICHEL BEROFF / KURT MASUR / GEWANDHAUSORCHESTRA LEIPZIG - Piano Concerto No.1 in E Flat Major S124 : Allegro maestoso. FRANCOIS-RENE DUCHABLE - 6 Consolations S172 : No.3 in D flat major - Lento placido. ANDREA LUCCHESINI - 19 Hungarian Rhapsodies S244 : No.6 in D flat major. MIKHAIL RUDY - Mort D'Isolde. MARGARET PRICE / JAMES LOCKHART - Lieder : Kling leise mein Lied. MICHEL BEROFF / KURT MASUR / GEWANDHAUSORCHESTRA LEIPZIG - Piano Concerto No.2 in A major S125 : Allegro deciso / Marziale un poco meno allegro / Allegro animato. KUN WOO PAIK - Au bord d'une source from Annees de pelerinage 1 la Suisse. VLADIMIR OVCHINNIKOV - Etudes d'execution transcendante S139 : Mazeppa. JOHN OGDON - Valse oubliee No.1 S215 No.1. GEORGES CZIFFRA - 19 Hungarian Rhapsodies S244 : No.15 in A minor - Rakoczy. JEANNE-MARIE DARRE - 3 Caprices poetique - Etudes de concert : La Leggierezza. MICHEL BEROFF / KURT MASUR / GEWANDHAUSORCHESTRA LEIPZIG - Totentanz S126.

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TITLE: Essential Trumpet
TRACKS: John Wilbraham / Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields / Sir Neville Marriner - Trumpet Concerto in E Flat. Maurice Andre / Jorg Faerber / Wurttembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn - Trumpet Suite in D Crispian Steele-Perkins / City of London Baroque Sinfonia / Richard Hickox - Ayres for the Theatre -Round 0 - The Prince of Denmark's March / Mr Shore's Tunes / Shore's Trumpet / Shore's Tune. Alison Balsom / Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen - Trumpet Concerto in D Major. English Chamber Orchestra / Jeffrey Tate / Ole Edvard Antonsen - Trumpet Concerto in D Major. Maurice Andre / English Chamber Orchestra / Sir Charles Mackerras - Trumpet Concerto in E Flat. Alison Balsom / Scottish Ensemble - Oboe Concerto in C Minor. Neville Marriner / Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields / Kenneth Sillito / Celia Nickli - Brandenburg Concerto No.2 in F BWV1047. Maurice Andre / Bernard Soustrot / Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields / Sir Neville Marriner - Double Trumpet Concerto in C Major RV537. English Chamber Orchestra / Jeffrey Tate / Ole Edvard Antonsen - Trumpet Concerto in D major. Maurice Andre / English Chamber Orchestra / Sir Charles Mackerras - Trumpet Concerto in B Flat op.7 No.3. Wayne Marshall / Ole Edvard Antonsen - Toccata. Wayne Marshall / Ole Edvard Antonsen - Prelude from Te Deum. Wayne Marshall / Ole Edvard Antonsen - Musique heroique or 12 Marches. Wayne Marshall / Ole Edvard Antonsen - La Majeste. Crispian Steele-Perkins / City of London Baroque Sinfonia / Richard Hickox - Suite in C. Crispian Steele-Perkins / City of London Baroque Sinfonia / Richard Hickox - Overture. Crispian Steele-Perkins / City of London Baroque Sinfonia / Richard Hickox - Echo. Crispian Steele-Perkins / City of London Baroque Sinfonia / Richard Hickox - Cebel. Edward H Tarr - Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra in D. Wolfgang Sawallisch / Ole Edvard Antonsen - Triptique. Wolfgang Sawallisch / Ole Edvard Antonsen - Concert Etude op.49. Maurice Andre / Berliner Philharmoniker / Herbert von Karajan - Concerto in E Flat.
ARTISTS: John Wilbraham   Maurice Andre   Crispin Steele-Perkins   Alison Balsom

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COMPOSER: Antonio Vivaldi
TITLE: Essential Flute
TRACKS: William Bennett / English Chamber Orchestra / George Malcolm - Flute Concerto in D RV428 'Il gardellino'. Michel Debost / Lionel Rogg - Flute Sonata in E Flat BWV1031 : Siciliano. Elaine Shaffer / Bath Festival Orchestra / Yehudi Menuhin - Orchestral Suites BWV1066-9 : Suite No.2 in B Minor BWV1067 : Ouverture / Rondeau / Sarabande / Bourrees I & II / Polonaise et double / Menuet / Badinerie. Linde Consort / Hans-Martin Linde - Concerto Grosso in G Major HWV314 : Largo e staccato / Allegro / Adagio / Allegro. Emmanuel Pahud - Partita for Solo Flute in A Minor BWV1013 : Allemande / Corrente / Sarabande / Bouree Anglaise. Emmanuel Pahud / Berliner Barock Solisten / Jacques Zoon / Klaus Stoll - Concerto in A Minor for 2 Flutes & Violin TWV40:A1 : Lentement / Allegro / Loure / Rondeau. Yehudi Menuhin / Elaine Shaffer / George Malcolm / Bath Festival Chamber Orchestra - Brandenburg Concerto No.5 in D BWV1050 : Affettuoso / Allegro. Royal Liverpool Philharmonic / Charles Groves - Dance of the Blessed Spirits from Orfeo ed Euridice. Samuel Coles / Naoko Yoshino / English Chamber Orchestra / Yehudi Menuhin - Flute & Harp Concerto in C Major K299 : Andantino. Philharmonia Orchestra / John Lanchbery - The Nutcracker op.71 : Divertissement / Dance of the Reed Flutes. Emmanuel Pahud / Rotterdam Philharmonic / Yannick Nezet-Seguin - Fantaisie brilliante sur 'Carmen'. London Philharmonic / Jonathan Snowden / Serge Baudo - Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune. Emmanuel Pahud / Paul Meyer - Choro No.2 for Flute & Clarinet : pouco movido. Halle Orchestra / Owain Arwel Hughes - March of the Little Lead Soldiers. Emmanuel Pahud / Stephen Kovacevich - Flute Sonata No.2 in D op.94 : Allegro con brio. Philippa Davies - Syrinx. Paul Edmund Davies / John Alley - Petite Valse. Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields / Sir Neville Marriner - Pavane op.50 - orchestral version. Jonathan Snowden / Andrew Litton - Flute Sonata : Presto giocoso. Emmanuel Pahud / Simon Rattle / Berliner Philharmoniker - Flute Concerto : Allegretto.

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COMPOSER: George Frideric Handel
TITLE: Essential Harp
TRACKS: Marielle Nordmann / Jean-Jacques Kantorow / Orchestre d'Auvergne - Harp Concerto in B Flat op.4 No.6 : Andante - Allegro. Julia Thornton / Fabio Zanon / National Radio Orchestra of the Netherlands - Largo From the Lute Concerto In D Major RV93 (trans. by Craig Leon). Marielle Nordmann / Jean-Jacques Kantorow / Orchestre d'Auvergne - Harp concerto in C major HobXVIII:8 : Finale:allegro. Julia Thornton / National Radio Orchestra of the Netherlands / Erno Olah - Sarabande And Variations From The Suite In D Minor G110. Marielle Nordmann / Jean-Jacques Kantorow / Orchestre d'Auvergne : Symphony with Harp op.36 No.3 : Minuetto grazioso. Herbert von Karajan / James Galway / Fritz Helmis / Berliner Philharmoniker - Flute and Harp Concerto in C K299 : AndantiNo.Markus Klinko - Suite bergamasque : Clair de lune. Julia Thornton - Les Baricades Misterieuses. Ann Griffiths - Divertissement a la francaise. Martine Geliot - Une chatelaine en sa tour impromptu en la mineur op.110. Markus Klinko / Orchestre De L'Opera Bastille - Danse sacree et danse profane : Danse sacree. Nicanor Zabaleta / Orquesta Nacional de Espana / Rafa - Concerto pour harpe & orchestre en sol mineur op.81 : Romanza - Andante. Annie Challan - Au matin etude de concert in F : Introduction & Allegro. Marielle Nordmann / Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg / Theodor Guschlbauer / Francois-Rene Duchable - Concertino for Harp & Piano in D Minor : Allegro brillante. James Galway / Fritz Helmis / Berliner Philharmoniker / Herbert von Karajan - Flute and Harp Concerto in C K299 : Rondeau - Allegro. Marielle Nordmann / Jean-Jacques Kantorow / Orchestre d'Auvergne - Harp Concerto in D Minor : Largo. Annie Challan / Ensemble Instrumental Sinfonia / Jean Witold - Rondeau - Allegro agitato from Harp Concerto in C. Ann Griffiths - Sonata for Harp in E Flat op.34 No.1 : Allegro brillante. National Radio Orchestra of the Netherlands / Julia Thornton / Erno Olah - Lachrimae Antiquae - Flow My Teares. Nancy Allen - Arabesque in G : Alegretto scherzando. Julia Thornton / National Radio Orchestra of the Netherlands / Erno Olah - Andantino From The Sonata C Minor. Markus Klinko : La Source - etude op.44. Julia Thornton - Prelude No 10 'The Sunken Cathedral' From 12 Preludes Book 1. Ann Griffiths - Sonatina prodigio : Gagliarda - Allegro. Marielle Nordmann / Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg / Theodor Guschlbauer - Harp Concerto in E Flat Major op.98 : Andante. Markus Klinko - Six Pieces for harp : Scherzetto. Nancy Allen / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Enrique Batiz - Concierto serenata : Estudiantina - Allegro ma non troppo. Marielle Nordmann / Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg / Theodor Guschlbauer - Concertino for Harp & Piano in D Minor : Andante. Annie Challan / Andre Cluytens / Orchestre de la Societe - Concerstuck for harp & orchestra in G flat op.39 : Allegretto scherzando.

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COMPOSER: Johann Sebastian Bach
TITLE: Essential Organ
TRACKS: Wayne Marshall - Toccata and Fugue in D minor BWV565. Colin Tilney / Menuhin Festival Orchestra / Yehudi Menuhin / Simon Preston - Organ Concerto No.13 in F 'The Cuckoo and the Nightingale' : Allegro. Nicolas Kynaston - Fugue in G 'Alla gigue' BWV577. Yehudi Menuhin / Simon Preston / Valda Aveling - Organ Concerto No.9 in B flat 'Hallelujah' op.7 No.3 : Allegro. Noel Rawsthorne - Trumpet Voluntary. Werner Jacob - Toccata in C. Orchestre de Chambre de Toulouse - Organ Concerto No.11 in G minor op.7 No.5 : Staccato ma non troppo allegro. Lionel Rogg - Toccata and Fugue in F major BuxWV 157 : Fugue. Noel Rawsthorne - A Midsummer Night's Dream op.21 and op.61. Noel Rawsthorne - Wedding March (arr. Rawsthorne). Viktor Lukas - Praludium und Fuge in G minor. Noel Rawsthorne - Marche militaire No.1. Nicolas Kynaston - Canon in B minor op.56 No.5. Nicolas Kynaston - Athalie op.74. Nicolas Kynaston - War March of the Priests. Nicolas Kynaston - Fantasie in E Flat. Wayne Marshall - Concert Overture in C minor. Fernando Germani - Symphony No.5 in F minor op.42 No.1 : Toccata - Allegro. Virgil Fox - Prelude & Fugue in G minor op.7 No.3. Symphony No 2 in E minor op.20 : Movement 3: Scherzo. Jane Parker-Smith - Toccata in F. Nicolas Kynaston - Grand Choeur dialogue. Nicolas Kynaston - Toccata in B Minor. Fredric Bayco : Suite gothique op.25 : Priere a Notre-Dame. Wayne Marshall - Carillon-sortie in D. Virgil Fox - Suite for Organ op.5 : Sicilienne. Nicolas Kynaston - Etude de Concert. Virgil Fox - Elegie. Guy Morancon - Toccata extrait from the Suite Gothique op.25. Fernando Germani - 3 Chorales : No.1 in E major. Matthias Eisenberg / Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse / Michel Plasson - Symphony No.3 'Organ' op.78 : Adagio Allegro moderato.

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COMPOSER: Johann Sebastian Bach
TITLE: Essential Strings
TRACKS: Symphony Orchestra / Leopold Stokowski - Violin Partita No.3 in E BWV1006 : Preludio. Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields / Sir Neville Marriner - Canon in D. Jean-Patrice Brosse - Concerto Grosso En Sol Mineur op.6 No.8 'Pour La Nuit De Noel' : Pastorale - Largo. Neville Marriner / Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields - Serenade No.13 in G K525 'Eine kleine Nachtmusik' : Allegro / Romanze - Andante / Menuetto - Allegretto / Rondo - Allegro. Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields / Sir Neville Marriner - Minuet from String Quintet in E op.13 No.5. English Chamber Orchestra / Jeffrey Tate - Serenade No.6 in D 'Serenata notturna' K239 : Marcia - Maestoso. Bath Festival Orchestra / Yehudi Menuhin - Concerto Grosso op.6 No.6 in G minor : Musette - Larghetto. Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields / Sir Neville Marriner - 4 Orchestral Suites BWV1066-9 : Suite No.3 in D Major BWV1068 2 oboes 3 trumpets strings and timpani : Air. Polish Chamber Orchestra / Jerzy Maksymiuk - String Sonata No.1 in G major : Moderato. Maxim Vengerov - Hungarian Dances : No.5 in F sharp minor. Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields / Sir Neville Marriner - Andante cantabile from String Quartet No.1 in D op.11 (arr.Marriner). Norwegian Chamber Orchestra / Iona Brown - Holberg Suite op.40 : Preludium. Northern Sinfonia of England / Richard Hickox - Fantasia on 'Greensleeves' : Andante festivo. City of London Sinfonia / Richard Hickox - Serenade in C op.48 : Pezzo in forma di sonatina Andante non troppo - Allegro moderato / Valse Moderato: Tempo di valse. Christopher Warren-Green / Lyn Fletcher / Roger Chase / Nigel Warren-Green / Andrew Shulman - Serenade in E flat major op.6 : Andante con moto. London Chamber Orchestra / Christopher Warren-Green - Serenade in E major B52 op.22 : Tempo di Valse. Bournemouth Sinfonietta / Kenneth Montgomery - Serenade op.11 : Allegro molto. Die 12 Cellisten der Berliner Philharmoniker - Bachianas Brasileiras No.1 : Introduction - Embolada. John Barbirolli / Sinfonia of London - Serenade in E Minor op.20 : Larghetto. Die 12 Cellisten der Berliner Philharmoniker - Addios Nonino (arr.Julio Medaglio). Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields / Neville Marriner - Simple Symphony op.4 : Playful Pizzicato. Philadelphia Orchestra / Eugene Ormandy - Adagio for Strings op.11. Moscow Chamber Orchestra / Bath Festival Orchestra / Rudolf Barshai - Concerto for double string orchestra : Allegro con brio. London Philharmonic / David Nolan / Bernard Haitink - Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis.

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COMPOSER: George Frideric Handel
TITLE: Essential Handel
TRACKS: Ian Watson - Solomon HWV67 - Sinfonia: The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba. Harry Bicket - Serse 'Xerxes' - Ombra mai fu Largo. Prague Chamber Orchestra - Suite No.1 in F Major : Air / Minuet. Georges Armand - Organ Concerto No.13 in F 'The Cuckoo and the Nightingale' : Allegro. Alexander Briger - Harpsichord Suite No.4 in D minor HWV437 : Sarabande. Wurttembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn - Suite in D for trumpet and strings : Overture / Gigue Allegro / Air Minuetto / Bourree / Marche. Pamela Coburn : Samson HWV57 : Let the bright Seraphim. Prague Chamber Orchestra - Suite No.2 in D Major : Alla Hornpipe. English Chamber Orchestra - Messiah highlights : Ev'ry valley. Prague Chamber Orchestra - Suite No.3 in G Major : Rigaudon Presto. English Chamber Orchestra - For unto us a Child is born - Chorus. Nicholas McGegan - Concerto Grosso in C major 'Alexander's Feast' : Allegro. Sviatoslav Richter - Suite No.5 in E major HWV430 : Air con Variazioni Andantino. Menuhin Festival Orchestra - Solomon HWV67 : From the censer curling rise. Pierre Pierlot - Concerto En Si Bemol Majeur Pour Harpe Et Cordes op.4 No.6 : Andante - Allegro. Valda Aveling : Oboe Concerto No.1 in B flat HWV301 : Siciliana. English Chamber Orchestra - Hallelujah Chorus. Royal Choral Society - Zadok the Priest. Colin Tilney - Organ Concerto No.1 in G minor op.4 No.1 : First movement: Larghetto e staccato. Elizabeth Harwood - Messiah highlights : I know that my Redeemer liveth. Kenneth Montgomery - Saul HWV53 : Dead March. Harry Bicket - Semele HWV58 : Where E're You Walk. Chor der St Hedwigs-Kathedrale Berlin - Judas Maccabaeus : Seht er kommt mit Preis gekront and March. Yehudi Menuhin - Concerto Grosso op.6 No.6 in G minor : Musette Larghetto. Teresa Zylis-Gara - Dixit Dominus Dixit Dominus Gloria HWV232. City of London Baroque Sinfonia - Verdi prati selve amene. Valda Aveling - Organ Concerto No.9 in B flat 'Hallelujah' op.7 No.3 : Allegro. English Chamber Orchestra - Why do the nations. Charles Mackerras - Music for the Royal Fireworks HWV351 : Overture / Bourree / La paix / La Rejouissance.

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COMPOSER: Giuseppe Verdi
TITLE: Essential Opera
TRACKS: Aida : Se quel guerrier io fossi .... Celeste Aida / Vedi! le fosche notturne spoglie - Anvil Chorus. Les Pecheurs de perles : Au fond du temple saint. Lakme : Dome epais le jasmin a la rose s'assemble. Marriage of Figaro : Cavatina: La ran le lerea ... Largo al factotum. La Rondine : Chi il bel sogno di Doretta. I Pagliacci : Recitar! Vesti la giubba. Si Mi chiamano Mimi. Couplets du Toréador Votre toast je peux vous le rendre. Air de la fleur: La fleur que tu m'avais jetee… Non tu ne m'aimes pas - Air de la fleur: La fleur que tu m'avais jetee. Madama Butterfly : Un bel di vedremo. Der Vogelfanger bin ich ja, Rusalka : Song to the Moon. Orfeo ed Euridice : Che faro senza Euridice?. Gianni Schicchi : O mio babbino caro. Adriana Lecouvreur : Ecco: respiro appena ... Io son l'umile ancella. La Wally - Ebben? Ne andro lontano. Belle nuit o nuit d'amour. Turandot : Nessun dorma. Libiamo ne'lieti calici. Norma : Casta Diva. La donna e mobile. Cosi fan tutte K588 : Soave sia il vento. Tosca : Recondita armonia. D'amor sull'ali rosee. Figaro : Non piu andrai. Tosca : Vissi d'arte. Cosi fan tutte K588 : Un' aura amorosa. Die Zauberflote K620 : Der Holle Rache. Canzonetta sull'aria. Andrea Chenier : La mamma morta. Don Giovanni : La ci darem la mano. E lucevan le stelle. L'amour est un oiseau rebelle. Che gelida manina. Nabucco : Va pensiero sull'ali dorata. L'amico Fritz : Ed anche Beppe amo. Tristan und Isolde : Mild und leise.

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COMPOSER: Frederic Chopin
TITLE: Essential Piano
TRACKS: Stephen Kovacevich - Waltz No.1 in E flat op.18 (Chopin). Moura Lympany - Piano Sonata No.14 in C sharp minor 'Moonlight' op.27/2 : Adagio sostenuto excerpt (Beethoven arr. Norman Bates). Daniel Adni - Fantaisie-impromptu in C sharp minor op.66. Michel Beroff - Danses Hongroises Pour Piano a 4 Mains : No.5 En Fa Diese Mineur. Moura Lympany - Suite bergamasque - Clair de lune (Debussy). Ingrid Fliter - Waltz in D flat op.64 No.1 'Minute' (Chopin). Aldo Ciccolini - Six Gnossiennes : No.1 Lent (Satie). Andrei Gavrilov - Piano Sonata No.11 in A K331 : Rondo alla turca Allegretto (Mozart). Moura Lympany - Kinderszenen op.15 : No.7 Traumerei (Schumann). John Ogdon - Prelude in C sharp minor Lento op.3 No.2. Stephen Kovacevich - Piano Sonata No.8 in C minor op.13 'Pathetique' : Adagio cantabile (Beethoven). Andor Foldes - Impromptus D899 : Impromptu No.4. Garrick Ohlsson - Nocturne No.2 in E flat major op.9 No.2. Cecile Ousset - Pavane pour une infante defunte (Ravel). Daniel Adni - Polonaise No.3 in A 'Military' op.40 No.1. Martha Argerich - Polonaise No.6 in A flat 'Heroic' op.53. Moura Lympany - 25 Bagatelles : No.25 in A minor WoO59 Fur Elise (Beethoven). Moura Lympany - Waltz in A flat major op.39/15. Moura Lympany - Trois Gymnopedies : Lent et douloureux (Satie). Garrick Ohlsson - Preludes op.28 : Prelude No.15 in D flat major Sostenuto 'Raindrop'. Christian Zacharias - Piano Sonata No.16 in C K545 : Allegro (Mozart). Jacques Fevrier - Marche Militaire No.1 En Re Majeur Pour Piano a 4 Mains D733 (Schubert). Mikhail Pletnev - Piano Sonata No.2 in B flat minor op.35 : Marche funebre Lento (Chopin). John Ogdon - Etudes d'execution transcendante d'apres Paganini S140 : La campanella (Liszt). Bruno Rigutto - Dolly Suite op.56 : Berceuse. Moura Lympany - Golliwogg's Cake Walk from Children's Corner (Debussy). Moura Lympany - Minuet in G WoO10 No.2. Leif Ove Andsnes - Lyric Pieces Book VIII op.65 : No.6 Wedding Day at Troldhaugen (Grieg). Daniel Adni - Songs without Words : Andante grazioso in A major op.62 No.6 'Fruhlingslied'. Moura Lympany - La fille aux cheveux de lin from Preludes Book I. Andrei Gavrilov - Etude in C minor op.25/12 (Chopin). Mikhail Pletnev - The Seasons op.37b : Fevrier - Carnaval (Tchaikovsky). Mikhail Pletnev - The Seasons op.37b : Novembre Course en Troïka (Tchaikovsky). Andrei Gavrilov - Tristesse' op.10/3. Alexis Weissenberg - Pictures at an Exhibition - No.10 The Great Gate of Kiev (Mussorgsky).

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COMPOSER: Johann Sebastian Bach
TITLE: Essential Relaxing Classics
TRACKS: Sheep may safely graze from Cantata No.208 (arr. Marriner). Canon in D. Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra in A K622 : Adagio. Piano Sonata No.14 in C sharp minor 'Moonlight' op.27/2 : Adagio sostenuto excerpt. Concerto No.4 in F minor L'inverno Winter RV297 op.8 No.4 : Largo. Flute and Harp Concerto in C K299 : Andantino. Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis opening. Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor op.18 : Adagio sostenuto excerpt. Cello Concerto in E minor op.85 : Adagio. Symphony No.9 in E minor op.95 'From the New World' : Second movement: Largo opening. The Lark Ascending opening. Adagio From The Piano Concerto No.5 In E Flat Major op.73 'The Emperor'. Concerto for violin and orchestra No.1 in G minor op.26 : Second movement: Adagio opening. Variations on an Original Theme 'Enigma' op.36 : Nimrod. Romance from the Gadfly. Symphony No.6 in F 'Pastoral' op.68 : Allegretto - Shepherds' Hymn. Suite No.3 in D major BWV1068 : Air. Adagio in G minor excerpt. Piano Concerto No.21 in C 'Elvira Madigan' K467 : Andante excerpt. The Mission - Gabriel's Oboe. Peer Gynt - Prelude Morning. Trois Gymnopedies : Lent et douloureux. Suite bergamasque : Clair de lune. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini op.43 : Variation XVIII Andante cantabile a tempo vivace. Concierto de Aranjuez : Adagio - Opening. Piano Concerto in A minor op.16 : Adagio. Violin Concerto in E minor op.64 : Andante excerpt. Romance : Larghetto. Cavalleria Rusticana : Intermezzo. 'Pathetique' Sonata : Adagio Cantabile. Dance of the Blessed Spirits from Orfeo ed Euridice. Six Gnossiennes : No.1 Lent. The Swan - Le Cygne. Symphony No.5 in C sharp minor : Adagietto conclusion. Thais - Meditation.

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COMPOSER: Johann Sebastian Bach
TITLE: Essential Wedding
TRACKS: Ian Watson - Sheep may safely graze from Cantata No.208 (JS Bach arr. Marriner). Noel Rawsthorne - Air from Suite No.3 in D BWV1068 (JS Bach). David Reichenberg - Cantata No.156 'Ich steh mit einem Fuss im Grabe' BWV156 - Sinfonia. Markus Klinko - Two Arabesques : No.1. Piers Lane - The Gadfly op.97a - Romance 3 and 7. Nash Ensemble - The Carnival of the Animals - zoological fantasy - The Swan. Reginald Kilbey Strings - Serse : Ombra mai fu Largo (arr. Byfield). Fredrico Bayco - Bridal Chorus from Lohengrin. Jane Parker-Smith - Trumpet Voluntary 'Prince of Denmark's March' (arr. Jean-Michel Defaye). Ian Tracey - Water Music HWV348-50 - Alla hornpipe from Suite in D (arr. Tracey). Jane Parker-Smith - Voluntaries op.6 : Trumpet Tune in D (arr. Jean-Michel Defaye). Helen Gough - Gloria in D RV589 : Gloria in excelsis Deo. Eiddwen Harrhy - Te Deum H146 - Prelude. Kenneth Montgomery - Solomon HWV67 - Sinfonia The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba (ed. Boyling). Menuhin Festival Orchestra - Music for the Royal Fireworks HWV351 : La Rejouissance. Paul Cocker - Concerto No.1 in E La primavera / Spring RV269 op.8 No.1 : Allegro. Wurttembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn - Suite in D for trumpet and strings : Marche. Eric Ericson - Suite in D for trumpet and strings - Ave Maria Ellen's Gesang D839. Sioned Williams - Suite in D for trumpet and strings - Morning has broken. Philip Ledger - Jerusalem. Georg Fischer : Exsultate jubilate K165 : Alleluia. David Willcocks - Five Mystical Songs : The Call. Philip Ledger - Ave Maria. Alfie Boe - Amazing Grace. David Willcocks - Antiphon - chorus only. Temple Church Choir - Cantata 147 - Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring (arr. Thalben-Ball). Sioned Williams - The Lord's my shepherd - Brother James' Air. Fredric Bayco - Suite gothique op.25 - Priere a Notre-Dame. Philip Ledger - If ye love me. Kun Woo Paik - Liebestraume S541 : No.3 in A flat. Philip Ledger - Gott ist mein Hirt Psalm 23 D706. Massed Choirs from Merseyside - Thine be the glory risen conquering son. Eric Ericson - Panis angelicus. Swedish Radio Choir - Ave verum corpus K618. Fergus Thirwell - Requiem - Pie Jesu. Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks - Deutsche Messe D872 - Zum Sanctus: Heilig! heilig! heilig!. Roy Goodman - Vesperae de Domenica K321 - Laudate Dominum. Harry Bramma - Ave verum corpus op.2 No.1. Jean-Philippe Lafont - Messe solennelle de Ste Cecile - Sanctus. Noel Rawsthorne - A Midsummer Night's Dream op.21 and op.61 - Wedding March (arr. Rawsthorne). Wayne Marshall - Symphony No.5 in F minor op.42 No.1 : Toccata Allegro. Philip Ledger - Choral-Improvisationen op.65 - Nun danket alle Gott. Wayne Marshall - Carillon-sortie in D. Wurttembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn - Suite in D for trumpet and strings : Overture. Wayne Marshall - Grand Choeur dialogue No.6 of Six Pieces pour orgue.

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COMPOSER: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
TITLE: Essential Ballet
TRACKS: Philharmonia Orchestra / John Lanchbery - Swan Lake op.20 : No.10: Scene - Moderato / Dances of the Swans / Dance of the Cygnets - Allegro moderato / Andante - Andante non troppo - Allegro / Spanish Dance - Allegro non troppo: tempo di bolero. Philharmonia Orchestra / John Lanchbery - Sleeping Beauty op.66 : Act I: 'The Spell' / Pas d'action / Rose Adagio - Andante - Adagio maestoso / Waltz - Allegro: Tempo di valse. Philharmonia Orchestra / John Lanchbery - The Nutcracker op.71 - Divertissement : Variation 2: Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy - Coda to Pas de deux / Dance of the Reed Flutes / Waltz of the Flowers. Robert Irving / Royal Philharmonic - Pas de deux: Kitri and Basilio Act III : Entree / Adage / Basilio's Solo / Kitri's Solo / Coda. Royal Liverpool Philharmonic / Barry Wordsworth - La Fille mal gardee : Widow Simone - Clog Dance Act II / Pas de deux. London Symphony Orchestra / Andre Previn - Cinderella: Fairies : No.12 Spring Fairy - Allegro / No.13 Summer Fairy / No.15 Autumn Fairy - Allegro moderato / No.16 Winter Fairy - Allegro moderato / Pas de deux: The Prince and Cinderella. Royal Philharmonic / Yuri Temirkanov - Spartacus Ballet Suite No.2 Adagio. London Symphony Orchestra / Andre Previn : Romeo and Juliet : Dance of the Knights / Balcony Scene Act1. Philharmonia Orchestra / Robert Irving - Giselle : Valse Act I / as de deux Act II. London Festival Ballet Orchestra / Terence Kern - Le Corsaire - Pas de deux and Variations : Pas de deux / Variation 1 / Variation 2 / Coda. New Philharmonia Orchestra / Charles Mackerras - Coppelia : Waltz / Czardas. Manuel Rosenthal / Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte Carlo - Gaite Parisienne : Overture - La Vie Parisienne. New Philharmonia Orchestra / Charles Mackerras : Sylvia Suite : Pizzicati. City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Peter Donohoe / Simon Rattle - Petrushka - Scenes burlesques en quatre tableaux : Premiere tableau - Le tour de passe-passe - Danse russe. City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Simon Rattle - Apollo - Ballet en deux tableaux : Deuxieme tableaux / Coda Apollon et les Muses. Robert Irving / Philharmonia Orchestra - Les Sylphides : Grande Valse brillante in E flat op.18. Georges Pretre / Ambrosian Singers / Philharmonia Orchestra - Les Biches : Rondeau. André Previn / London Symphony Orchestra - Daphnis et Chloe : Danse generale - Bacchanale. Jean-Philippe Collard / Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse / Michel Plasson - Variations symphoniques. John Lanchbery / Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden - Monotones. John Lanchbery / Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden - Gnossienne No.1 Lent. Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden / John Lanchbery - Tales of Beatrix Potter - Music from the Royal Ballet film : Mrs Tiggy-Winkle's Laundry. London Philharmonic / Charles Mackerras - Pineapple Poll - Suite : Opening Dance. Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra / Leonard Slatkin - Rodeo : Hoe-Down. City of London Sinfonia / Richard Hickox - Serenade in C op.48 : Valse - Moderato: Tempo di valse. Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse / Michel Plasson - Shylock - incidental music op.57 : Final. City of London Sinfonia / Richard Hickox - Symphony in C : Final - Allegro vivace.

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TITLE: Essential Adagios
TRACKS: Neville Marriner - Adagio in G minor : excerpt. Neville Marriner - Canon in D. Neville Marriner - Suite No.3 in D major BWV1068 : Air. Hans Vonk - Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra in A K622 : Adagio. National Radio Orchestra of The Netherlands - Adagio From The Piano Concerto No.5 In E Flat Major op.73 'The Emperor'. Adrian Boult - Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis : opening. Simon Rattle - Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor op.18 : Adagio sostenuto excerpt. Jacqueline du Pre - Cello Concerto in E minor op. 85 : Adagio. Hugh Bean : The Lark Ascending : opening. Walter Susskind - Concerto for violin and orchestra No.1 in G minor op.26 : Second movement: Adagio opening. Adrian Boult - Variations on an Original Theme 'Enigma' op.36 : Nimrod. Philadelphia Orchestra - Symphony No.6 in F 'Pastoral' op.68 : Allegretto Shepherds' Hymn (abbrev. version arr. Norman Bates). Neville Marriner - Piano Concerto in A minor op.16 : Adagio. Adrian Boult - The Planets op.32 H125 : Venus the Bringer of Peace. Eugene Ormandy - Adagio for Strings op.11. Paul Cocker - Concerto No.4 in F minor L'inverno / Winter RV297 op.8 No.4 : Largo. Salvatore Accardo - Double Violin Concerto in D minor BWV1043 : Largo ma non tanto. Sharon Isbin - Concerto for Guitar and String Orchestra in D major (arr. Emilio Pujol) : Largo. Moura Lympany - Piano Sonata No.14 in C sharp minor 'Moonlight' op.27/2 : Adagio sostenuto excerpt (arr. Norman Bates). Fritz Helmis - Flute and Harp Concerto in C K299 : Andantino. Oslo Philharmonic - Symphony No.9 in E minor op.95 'From the New World' : Second movement: Largo opening. Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal - Piano Concerto No.1 in E minor op.11 : Romance: Larghetto. Yehudi Menuhin - Violin Concerto in E minor op.64 : Andante excerpt. Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra - 'Pathetique' Sonata op.13 : Adagio Cantabile. Gareth Morris - Pavane op.50 (orch. version 1887). Aline Brewer - The Swan. Julian Bream - Concierto de Aranjuez : Adagio Opening. Hans Kalafusz - Meditation from Thais. English Chamber Orchestra - Piano Concerto No.2 in F : Second movement: Andante. John Barbirolli - Symphony No.5 in C sharp minor : Adagietto conclusion.

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COMPOSER: Antonio Vivaldi
TITLE: Essential Cello
TRACKS: Han-Na Chang - Cello Concerto in B minor RV424 : Allegro non molto (Vivaldi). Mstislav Rostropovich - Suite No.1 in G major BWV1007 : Prelude (JS Bach). Mstislav Rostropovich - Suite No.1 in G major BWV1007 : Allemande (JS Bach). Mstislav Rostropovich - Suite No.1 in G major BWV1007 : Courante (JS Bach). Mstislav Rostropovich - Concerto for Cello and Orchestra No.1 in C Major HobVIIb/1 : Moderato - Cadenza (Haydn). Maggie Cole - Sonata No.5 in G major for cello and continuo G5 : Allegro militare. Juha Kangas - Concerto in G major for cello and orchestra G480 : Allegro (Boccherini). Jacqueline du Pre - Sonata for Cello and Piano No.5 in D op.102/2 : Allegro con brio. Natalia Gutman - Cello Concerto in A minor op.129 : Sehr lebhaft - - Im Tempo - Schneller. John Lenehan - Prelude in E minor op.28 No.4. Maud Tortelier - Introduction and Variations on 'Dal tuo stellato soglio' from Rossini's 'Mose' op.24 (arr. Tortelier). Truls Mork - Cello Concerto in B minor B191 op.104 : Allegro. Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester - Concerto for Violin Cello and Orchestra in A minor op.102 : Third movement: Vivace non troppo. Jacqueline du Pre - Sonata for Cello and Piano in F major op.99 : Allegro molto. Mstislav Rostropovich - Cello Concerto No.1 in A minor op.33 : Allegro non troppo. Nash Ensemble - Carnival of the Animals - zoological fantasy : The Swan (Saint-Saens). Robert Cohen - Variations on a Roccoco Theme op.33 : Introduction - Theme - Variations I II & VII. Paul Tortelier - Elegie Pour Violoncelle & Orchestre En Ut Mineur/in C Minor op.24. Natalie Clein - Chanson de matin op.15 No. 2 (Elgar arr. Julian Milone). Natalie Clein - Cello Concerto in E minor op.85 : Adagio - moderato. Staatskapelle Dresden - Don Quixote op.35 : extract. Han-Na Chang - Vocalise op.34 No.14 (Rachmaninov). Orchestra dell' Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia Roma - El Cant dels Ocells - Song of the Birds. Die 12 Cellisten der Berliner Philharmoniker - Addios Nonino (arr.Julio Medaglio). John Lenehan - Oblivion. Orchestre National de France - Schelomo. Paul Tortelier - Cello Concerto No.1 in Eb op.107 : Allegretto. Alexander Dedyukhin - Clair de lune - Suite Bergamasque. Steven Isserlis - The Protecting Veil - The Incarnation. Alexander Dedyukhin - Dance of the Elves op.39. Die 12 Cellisten der Berliner Philharmoniker - Bachianas Brasileiras No.1: Fugue - Conversa.

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COMPOSER: Frederic Chopin
TITLE: Essential Chopin
TRACKS: Stephen Kovacevich - Waltz No.1 in E flat op.18. Maria Tipo - Nocturne in C sharp minor op.post. Cecile Ousset - Ballade No.3 in A flat major op.47. Daniel Adni - Fantaisie-impromptu in C sharp minor op.66. Garrick Ohlsson - Prelude op.28 No.4 in E minor Largo. 6. Prelude op.28 No.7 in A major Andantino. Daniel Adni - Polonaise No.3 in A 'Military' op.40 No.1. Daniel Barenboim - Berceuse in D flat op.57. Augustin Anievas - Waltz No.11 in G flat op.70/1. Garrick Ohlsson - Nocturne No.2 in E flat major op.9 No.2. Mikhail Pletnev - Piano Sonata No.2 in B flat minor op.35 : Marche funebre Lento. Ingrid Fliter - Waltz in D flat op.64 No.1 'Minute'. Waltz in C sharp minor op.64 No.2 Tempo giusto. Maurizio Pollini - Piano Concerto No.1 in E minor op.11 : Romanze Larghetto. Ronald Smith - Mazurka No.2 in C sharp minor op.6 No.2. Mazurka No.5 in B flat major op.7 No.1. Garrick Ohlsson - Mazurka No.15 in D flat major Sostenuto 'Raindrop'. Mazurka No.24 in D minor Allegro appassionato. Martha Argerich - Polonaise No.6 in A flat 'Heroic' op.53. Nelson Goerner - Barcarolle in F sharp minor op.60 Allegretto. Ronald Smith - Mazurka No.8 in A flat major op.7 No.4. Mazurka No.23 in D major op.33 No.2. Andrei Gavrilov - Etude in E 'Tristesse' op.10/3. Leif Ove Andsnes - Piano Sonata No.3 in B minor op.58 : Finale: Presto non tanto. Stephen Kovacevich - Waltz No.3 in A minor op.34 No.2. Yuri Egorov - Scherzo No.2 in B flat minor op.31. Dmitri Alexeev - Waltz No.9 in A flat major op.69 No.1. Andrei Gavrilov - Waltz G flat 'Black Keys' op.10/5. Waltz C minor op.25/12. Garrick Ohlsson - Nocturne No.5 in F sharp major op.15 No.2. Ronald Smith - Nocturne No.24 in C major op.33 No.3. Augustin Anievas - Impromptu No.1 in A flat op.29. Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire - Andante Spianato And Grande Polonaise In E Flat Major op.22.

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TITLE: Essential Renaissance
TRACKS: Gerald Finley - Miserere a 9. Paul Hillier - Veni Sancte Spiritus et emitte / Veni Sancte Spiritus et infunde / Veni Creator Spiritus mentes tu. Philip Ledger - O nata lux. David Wulstan - Verbum caro factum est. Denis Stevens - Buccinate in neomenia tuba a 19 - Symphoniae sacrae II 1615. David Willcocks - O magnum mysterium - Motecta 1572. David Willcocks - Ave verum corpus - Gradualia I 1605. David Willcocks - Tu es Petrus. Leigh Nixon - Missa 'L'homme arme' - Kyrie. George Guest - Missa super 'Bell' Amfitrit' altera' - Gloria. Philip Ledger - Mass for Six Voices 'Euge Bone' : Credo. Missa Paschale : Sanctus. Paul Hillier - Mass for four voices - Agnus Dei. Paul Hillier - Absalon fili mi. David Willcocks - Hosanna to the son of David. Alan Wilson - Spem in alium. Eleanor Sloan - Ce moys de may - rondeau. Gordon Jones - Agnus Dei I. Leigh Nixon - La deploration sur la mort de Jehan Ockeghem. James Tyler - Scaramella va alla guerra - villotta. Paul Elliott - El grillo e buon cantore - frottola. Hilliard Ensemble - Es wolt ein Meydlein grasen gan. Ensemble Gilles Binchois - Inter vestibulum et altare. Ricercare-Ensemble fur Alte Music Zurich - En Vray Amoure. Ricercare-Ensemble fur Alte Music Zurich - Pastime With Good Company. Hopkinson Smith - Spagna - Lute duet. Tragicomedia - Chi la gagliarda. Tragicomedia - O dolce vita mia. Tragicomedia - Non t'aricordi. King's Singers - Vecchie letrose. Ensemble Vocal Et Instrumental Roger Blanchard - Chantons Sonnons Trompettes. Ensemble Vocal Et Instrumental Roger Blanchard - La Guerre - La Bataille De Marignan). Ensemble Vocal Et Instrumental Roger Blanchard - Le Caquet Des Femmes. Le Concert d'Astree - Orfeo - Toccata. Anthony Rooley - Altri canti d'amor - Sinfonia 'Altri canti d'Amor tenero Arciero'. Anthony Rooley - 'Tu Chi tessuta han di Cesare alloro'. Nigel Rogers - Selva morale e spirituale Venetia 1640 - Psalmus 111: Beatus vir. City of London Baroque Sinfonia - Scene 8 - Pur ti miro.

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COMPOSER: Richard Wagner
TITLE: Essential Wagner
TRACKS: Adrian Boult - Der fliegende Hollander : Overture. Bayerisches Staatsorchester - Der fliegende Hollander : Summ' und brumm' du gutes Radchen. John McCarthy - Der fliegende Hollander : Johohoe! Traft ihr das Schiff - Senta's Ballad. Bayerisches Staatsorchester - Der fliegende Hollander : Steuermann lass die Wacht. Mariss Jansons - Tannhauser : Overture. Jessye Norman - Tannhauser : Dich teure Halle gruss' ich wieder - Elisabeth's Greeting. Rudolf Gonszar - Wie Todesahnung - Oh du mein holder Abendstern. Bayerisches Staatsorchester - Begluckt darf nun dich o Heimat. New Philharmonia Orchestra - Lohengrin : Vorspiel - Prelude excerpt. Munchner Rundfunkorchester - Lohengrin : Einsam in truben Tagen - Elsa's Dream. Orchestre du Theatre National de l'Opera de Paris - Lohengrin : Entweihte Gotter. Klaus Tennstedt - Lohengrin : Prelude to Act III. Bayerisches Staatsorchester - Lohengrin : Treulich gefuhrt. Heinrich Bender - Lohengrin : In fernem Land. Bernard Haitink - Scene IV - Abendlich strahlt die Sonne. Reiner Goldberg - Act 1 - Winderstrurme wichen dem Wonnemond. Cheryl Studer - Act 1 - Du bist der Lenz. Cheryl Studer - Act 1 - Oh susseste Wonne! Cheryl Studer - Act 1 - Siegmund heiss ich. Klaus Tennstedt - Die Walkure : Walkurenritt The Ride of the Valkyries. Peter Haage - Act 1 - Nothung! Nothung! neidliches Schwert!. Adrian Boult - Gotterdammerung : Siegfried's funeral march. New Philharmonia Orchestra - Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg : Vorspiel Prelude excerpt. Michael Schade - Scene 5 Morgenlich leuchtend in rosigem Schein. Helga Dernesch - Act 2 - O sink hernieder. Munchner Rundfunkorchester - Tristan und Isolde : Mild und leise Liebestod.

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COMPOSER: Johann Sebastian Bach
TITLE: Essential Bach
TRACKS: Brandenburg Concerto No.3 in G BWV1048 : Allegro. Jesus bleibet meine Freude. Toccata and Fugue in D minor BWV565 : Toccata - Sunset Boulevard / Fugue - The Aviator. Orchestral Suite No.3 in D BWV10685 : Air 'on the G string' - The Spy Who Loved Me. Partita No.3 for solo violin in E BWV1006 : Preludio - The Truth about Cats and Dogs. Christmas Oratorio BWV248 : Bereite dich Zion. Violin Concerto in A minor BWV1041 : Allegro - Portrait of a Lady. French Suite No.5 in G BWV816 : Gavotte. Mass in B minor BWV232 : Crucifixus. Harpsichord Concerto in F minor BWV1056 : Largo - Hannah and her Sisters. 'Jig' Fugue in G BWV577. The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I : Prelude No.1 in C BWV846i - Entrapment / Fugue No.2 in C minor BWV847. Double Violin Concerto in D minor BWV1043 : Largo ma non tanto - Children of a Lesser God. Italian Concerto BWV971 : Allegro - The Talented Mr Ripley. Viola da Gamba Sonata in G minor BWV1029 : Adagio - Truly Madly Deeply. Brandenburg Concerto No.2 in F BWV1047 : Allegro assai. Magnificat in D BWV243 : Magnificat / Sheep may safely graze (arr. Marriner) - Frankie and Johnny. 'Goldberg' Variations BWV988 : Aria - Silence of the Lambs. Cello Suite No.1 in G BWV1007 : Prelude - Antonia's Line / Gigue - Hilary and Jackie. Bist du bei mir (Stolzel arr. Cormack prev. attrib. Bach BWV508). Violin Concerto in E BWV1042 : Allegro assai - The Patriot. St Matthew Passion BWV244 : Erbarme dich mein Gott - Divided We Fall / O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden. Flute Sonata No.2 in E flat BWV1031 : Siciliano. Christmas Oratorio BWV248 : Pastoral Symphony. Orchestral Suite No.2 in B minor BWV1067 : Rondeau / Menuet - The Father of the Bride / Badinerie - Spider Man. Wachet auf ruft uns die Stimme BWV645 No.1 of the Schubler Chorales. Double Concerto for violin and oboe in D minor BWV1060 : Allegro Two-Part Inventions No.1 in C BWV772 - Still Breathing / No.8 in F BWV779 - Boomerang / No.13 in A minor BWV784. Triple Concerto for violin flute & harpsichord in A minor BWV1044 : Adagio ma non tanto e dolce. Brandenburg Concerto No.4 in G BWV1049 : Allegro - Miracle. Mass in B minor BWV232 : Cum Sancto Spiritu.

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COMPOSER: Antonio Vivaldi
TITLE: Essential Baroque
TRACKS: The Four Seasons Concerto No.1 in E La primavera / Spring RV269 op.8 No.1 : Allegro. Canon in D. Solomon HWV67 : Sinfonia: The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba. Adagio in G minor (realised Giazotto) : excerpt. Toccata and Fugue in D minor BWV565 : Toccata. Water Musi Suite No.2 in D : Alla Hornpipe. Gloria in D RV589 (ed. Malipiero) : Gloria in excelsis Deo. Miserere mei Deus. Orfeo ed Euridice : Ballet in D minor - Dance of the Blessed Spirits. Cantata No.147 'Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben' BWV147 : Jesu blei. Abdelazer : Rondeau. 'Air on the G string' from Suite No.3 in D. Music for the Royal Fireworks HWV351 : La Rejouissance. Flute Concerto in D 'Il gardellino' op.10 No.3 RV428 : Allegro. Viola da Gamba Sonata in G minor BWV1029 : Adagio opening. Concerto Grosso En Sol Mineur op.6 No.8 'Pour La Nuit De Noel' : Pastorale Largo. 'Goldberg' Variations BWV988 : Aria with divers variations / Aria. Dido and Aeneas Z626 : When I am laid in earth. Coronation Anthems HWV258-61 : Zadok the Priest. Te Deum H146 : Prelude. Sheep may safely graze from Cantata No.208 (arr. Marriner). The Four Seasons Concerto No.4 in F minor L'inverno / Winter RV297 op.8 No.4 : Largo. Suite in D : Round-O: The Prince of Denmark's March Trumpet Voluntary (arr. Defaye). Partita for solo violin No.3 in E BWV1006 : Preludio. Concerto in D Major RV93 : Largo. Double Violin Concerto in D minor BWV1043 : Largo ma non tanto. Vespro della Beata Vergine : Psalm 112 - Laudate pueri. Brandenburg Concerto No.2 in F BWV1047 : Allegro assai. Funeral Sentences and Funeral Music for Queen Mary : March Z860i. Funeral Sentences and Funeral Music for Queen Mary : Thou know'st Lord Z58C. Harpsichord Concerto in F minor BWV1056 : Largo. Overture-Suite in A minor : Rejouissance. Das Wohltemperierte Klavier BWV846-869 Book One : No.1 in C major BWV846: Prelude. Concerto in C Major RV425 : Allegro. Brandenburg Concerto No.3 in G BWV1048 : Allegro. Musette and Tambourin en rondeau from Les Fetes d'Hebe. Orchestral Suite No.2 in B minor BWV1067 flute and strings : Badinerie. Sonata in B flat Kk202. Zion hort die Wachter singen Cantata No.140. Concerto in D for Lute 2 Violins & Basso Continuo RV93 : Allegro. Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah (ed. Basil Lam).

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COMPOSER: Ludwig van Beethoven
TITLE: Essential Beethoven
TRACKS: Symphony No.5 in C minor op.67 : Allegro con brio. Piano Sonata No.14 in C sharp minor 'Moonlight' op.27/2 : Adagio sostenuto. Symphony No.6 in F 'Pastoral' op.68 : Allegretto - Shepherds' Hymn (abbrev. version arr. Norman). Piano Concerto No.5 in E flat 'Emperor' op.73 : Adagio un poco mosso. Violin Concerto in D op.61 : Rondo Allegro - conclusion. Piano Sonata No.29 in B flat major op.106 'Hammerklavier' : Scherzo. Die Ruinen von Athen op.113: Turkish March. 32 Variations on a Waltz by Anton Diabelli in C Op.120 : Theme - Vivace - Variation : Alla marcia mae. Violin Sonata No.5 in F 'Spring' op.24 : Rondo Allegro ma non troppo. Symphony No.7 in A op.92 : Allegretto. Rondo a capriccio in G 'Rage over a lost penny' op.129. Fidelio : Quartett - Mir ist so wunderbar. Coriolan Overture op.62. Triple Concerto for Violin Cello & Piano in C Major op.56 : Largo. Fantasia in C minor for piano orchestra & chorus op.80 - conclusion. Symphony No.3 in E flat op.55 'Eroica' : Allegro con brio. 25 Bagatelles : No.25 in A minor WoO59 Fur Elise. Piano Sonata No.8 in C minor 'Pathetique' op.13 : Adagio cantabile. Egmont Overture op.84 : Overture. Piano Sonata No.23 in F minor op.57 'Appassionata' : Allegro assai - opening. Romance No.2 in F op.50. Septet in E flat op.20 : Tempo di Menuetto & Trio. Minuet in G WoO10 No.29. Through the Looking Glass Eight variations on a carillon : Looking Glass Insects. Fidelio : O welche Lust!. Violin Sonata No.9 in A 'Kreutzer' op.47 : Finale Presto. Symphony No.8 in F op.93 : Allegretto scherzando. Symphony No.9 in D minor 'Choral' op.125 : Ode to Joy.

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COMPOSER: Joaquin Rodrigo  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Essential Guitar
TRACKS: Concierto de Aranjuez : Allegro con spirito (Rodrigo). Concierto de Aranjuez : Adagio - Brassed Off! (Rodrigo). Choros No.1 in E minor (Villa-Lobos). Penny Lane (Lennon & McCartney arr. Brouwer). Recuerdos de la Alhambra - Sideways (Tarrega). Romance - Jeux interdits (Anon arr. Yepes). Estudio sin Luz (Segovia). Suite espanola : Granada (Albeniz). Estrellita (Ponce). La Muerte del angel (Piazzolla arr. Brouwer). Lute Suite in E BWV1006a : Gavotte en rondeau (JS Bach). Lute Suite in E BWV1006a : Largo (JS Bach). Madronos (Moreno-Torroba). Ojos brujos - Les yeux sorciers (Brouwer). Guajira criolla (Brouwer). Vals op.8 No.4 (Barrios Mangore). Suite Compostelana - Cancion (Mompou). Tarentella (Castelnuovo-Tedesco). Fantasia para un gentilhombre : Canario - La Celestina (Rodrigo). Etude No.1 in E minor (Villa-Lobos). Yesterday (Lennon & McCartney arr. Takemitsu). Suite espanola : Sevilla (Albeniz). Omaggio per chitarra - Le tombeau de Claude Debussy (Falla). Danzas espanolas : Andaluza (Granados). Guitar Concerto in C RV425 : Allegro (Vivaldi). Recuerdos de viaje op.71 : Puerta de Tierra - Bolero (Albeniz). Suite espanola La Minona de Cataluna (Sanz trans. Parkening). Serenata espanola (Malats). Canco del Lladre (Llobet). Maria - Gavotte (Tarrega). Mazurka in G (Tarrega). Hommage a Tarrega : Garrotin / Soleares (Turina). Cueca danza chilena (Barrios Mangore). Triste No.4 (Aguirre). Prelude No.5 in D (Villa-Lobos). Suite venezolana - valse (Lauro). Sonatina : Allegretto (Moreno-Torroba). Nocturnal after John Dowland - March (Britten). Five Bagatelles : Sempre espressivo (Walton). Concierto madrigal : Pastoral Allegretto (Rodrigo). Concierto madrigal IX Zapateado Allegro vivace (Rodrigo).

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COMPOSER: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
TITLE: Essential Mozart
TRACKS: Eine kleine Nachtmusik Serenade in G K525 : Allegro - The Witches of Eastwick. Piano Concerto No.21 in C 'Elvira Madigan' K467 : Andante - Elvira Madigan. Piano Sonata No.11 in A K331 : Rondo alla turca - The Truman Show. Clarinet Concerto in A K622: Adagio - Out of Africa. Horn Concerto No.4 in E flat K495 : Rondo: Allegro vivace - Sour Grapes. Le nozze di Figaro K492 : Non piu andrai - Trading Places. Die Schlittenfahrt K605 No.3 - Sleigh Ride. Cosi fan tutte K588 : Soave sia il vento - Closer. Eine kleine Nachtmusik Serenade in G K525 : Romance: Andante - Alien. Le nozze di Figaro K492 : Voi che sapete - I Dreamed of Africa. Concerto for flute & harp in C K299 : Andantino extract - The Joy Luck Club. Don Giovanni K527 : Finch'han dal vino - Champagne Aria. Requiem in D minor K626 (ed. Beyer) : Lacrimosa - Amadeus. Symphony No.25 in G minor K183 : Allegro con brio opening - William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet. Mass in C minor K427 : Laudamus te. Masonic Funeral Music K477. Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail K384 : Chorus of Janissaries - Amadeus. Das Butterbrot. Exsultate jubilate K165 : Alleluia. Symphony No.35 in D 'Haffner' K385 : Finale: Presto. Symphony No.40 in G minor K550 : Molto allegro extract - The Living Daylights. Die Zauberflote K620 : Der Vogelfanger bin ich ja. Le nozze di Figaro K492 : Overture - Runaway Bride. Cosi fan tutte K588 : Un'aura amorosa - My Left Foot. Piano Sonata No.16 in C K545 : Allegro - 'In an 18th Century Drawing-Room'. Die Zauberflote K620 : Der Holle Rache - Miss Congeniality. Clarinet Quintet in A K581 : Larghetto - Funny Games. Mass in C 'Coronation' K317 : Benedictus. Violin Concerto No.3 in G K216 : Rondeau - Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World. Die Zauberflote K620 : Papagena! Papageno!. Requiem in D minor K626 (ed. Beyer) : Rex tremendae - Eyes Wide Shut. Gran Partita Serenade in B flat K361 : Adagio - Amadeus. Don Giovanni K527 : La ci darem la mano - Babette's Feast. Solemn Vespers K339 : Laudate Dominum - Philadelphia. Concerto for two pianos in E flat K365 : Rondo: Allegro - Amadeus. Le nozze di Figaro K492 : Canzonetta sull'aria - The Shawshank Redemption. A Musical Joke K522 : Presto - Ace Ventura: Pet Detective. Ave verum corpus K618 - Lorenzo's Oil. Eine kleine Nachtmusik Serenade in G K525 : Rondo: Allegro - There's Something About Mary.

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COMPOSER: Giacomo Puccini
TITLE: Essential Puccini
TRACKS: Alfredo Kraus - Che gelida manina. Gianni Lazzari - Si Mi chiamano Mimi. Leontina Vaduva - La Boheme : O soave fanciulla. Ghena Dimitrova - Quando m'en vo' soletta. Montserrat Caballe - Donde lieta usci - Mimi's Farewell. Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna - Dunque e proprio finita!. Sherrill Milnes - In un coupe … O Mimi tu piu non torni. Angela Gheorghiu - Gianni Schicchi : O mio babbino caro. Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala Milano - La fanciulla del West : Minnie dalla casa son partito… Laggiu nel Soledad. Michael Collins - Ch'ella mi creda. Coro e Orchestra del Teatro dell'Opera Roma - Madama Butterfly : Dovunque al mondo … Amore o grillo. Gabriele Santini - Cuanto cielo! … Ancora un passo or via. Lenora Lafayette - Bimba dagli occhi … Renata Scotto - Un bel di vedremo. Lamberto Gardelli - Humming Chorus. Carlo Bergonzi - Con onor muore. Eugene Kohn - Tosca : Recondita armonia. Orchestre de la Societe des Concerts du Conservatoire - Mario! Mario! Mario! … Quale occhio al mondo. Orchestre de la Societe des Concerts du Conservatoire - Tre sbirri una carrozza. Angela Gheorghiu - Vissi d'arte. Franco Ferraris - E lucevan le stelle. Giuseppe Patane - Manon Lescaut : Donna non vidi mai. Ruth Ann Swenson - In quelle trine morbide. Lenora Lafayette - Tu tu amore? Tu?. Bruno Bartoletti - Intermezzo. Ghena Dimitrova - Sola perduta abbandonata. Roberto Alagna - Gianni Schicchi : Firenze e come un albero fiorito. Montserrat Caballe - La Rondine : Chi il bel sogno di Doretta. Myung-Whun Chung - Suor Angelica : Senza mamma O bimbo. Ruth Ann Swenson - Turandot : Signore ascolta!. Coro e Orchestra del Teatro dell'Opera Roma - Non piangere Liu … Ah! per l'ultima volta. Ghena Dimitrova - In questa Reggia. Montserrat Caballe - Tu che di gel sei cincta. Nessun dorma.

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COMPOSER: Sergei Rachmaninov
TITLE: Essential Rachmaninov
TRACKS: Simon Rattle - Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor op.18 : Moderato / Adagio sostenuto / Allegro scherzando. Michael Schonwandt - Vocalise op.43 : No.4. John Ogdon - Prelude in C sharp minor Lento op.3 No.2. Stephen Cleobury - Vespers - All-Night Vigil op.37 : Khvalite imya Gospodne. Jean-Philippe Collard - Moment Musical in B Minor op.16 No.3 Andante Cantabile. Simon Rattle - Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini op.43 : Variation XVIII Andante cantabile a tempo vivace. Charles Owen - Cello Sonata in G minor op.19 : Andante. Gerald Moore - Vesenniye vodi op.14/11 Tyutchev. Gerald Moore - Zdes' khorosho op.21/7. Gerald Moore - Vzglyani: pod otdalonnim svodom - Lied des jungen Zigeuners from Aleko. St Petersburg Philharmonic - Symphony No.3 in A minor op.44 : Adagio ma non troppo - Allegro vivace - Tempo come prima. St Petersburg Philharmonic - Symphonic Dances op.45 : Non allegro. Augustin Anievas - Piano Concerto No.4 in G minor op.40 : Largo. Vladimir Ovchinikov - 9 Etudes-tableaux op.39 : No.9 in D major. Andre Previn - Symphony No.2 in E minor op.27 : Adagio. Vespers - All-Night Vigil op.37 : Bogoroditse Devo. Leif Ove Andsnes - Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No.3 op.30 : Allegro ma non tanto. Dimitri Kharitonov - 21 Songs - To the children op.27 No.7. Andrei Gavrilov - 24 Preludes : Prelude in G minor - Alla marcia op.23 No.5. St Petersburg Philharmonic - Symphony No.1 in D minor op.13 : Fourth movement: Allegro con fuoco.

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COMPOSER: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
TITLE: Essential Tchaikovsky
TRACKS: Vladimir Fedoseyev - Piano Concerto No.1 in B flat minor op.23 : Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso. Philadelphia Orchestra - Symphony No.4 in F minor op.36 : Andante sostenuto Moderato con anima. Berliner Philharmoniker - Symphony No.5 in E minor op.64 : Andante cantabile con alcuna licenza. Mstislav Rostropovich - Symphony No.6 in B minor op.74 : Allegro molto vivace. Vladimir Spivakov - Violin Concerto in D op.35 : Allegro moderato. City of London Sinfonia - Serenade in C op.48 : Valse - Moderato: Tempo di valse. Munchner Rundfunkorchester - Eugene Onegin : Tatiana's letter scene. Virtuosi - Melodie op.42 No.3. Berliner Philharmoniker - Polonaise. John Lanchbery - Swan Lake op.20 : No.10: Scene - Moderato. Dances of the Swans - Dance of the Cygnets - Allegro moderato. Christopher Warren-Green / Robert Truman / John Lanchbery - Dances of the Swans : Andante - Andante non troppo - Allegro. Philharmonia Orchestra - Spanish Dance - Allegro non troppo: tempo di bolero. John Lanchbery - Mazurka. John Lanchbery - Pas d'action : Rose Adagio - Andante - Adagio maestoso. John Lanchbery - Waltz - Allegro: Tempo di valse. John Lanchbery - Overture. John Lanchbery - Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy - Coda to Pas de deux. John Lanchbery - Trepak Russian Dance. John Lanchbery - Chocolate Spanish Dance. John Lanchbery - Coffee Arab Dance. John Lanchbery - Tea Chinese Dance. John Lanchbery - Dance of the Reed Flutes. John Lanchbery - Waltz of the Flowers. Oslo Philharmonic - Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture. Jan Eyron - O du mondhelle Nacht - O moonlight night. Munchner Rundfunkorchester - The Queen of Spades : It is close on midnight already. St Lawrence String Qt - String Quartet in D op.11 : Andante cantabile. Gaston Marchesini - 6 Songs op.6 : None but the lonely heart op.6 No.6. Andre Previn - Marche Slave op.31. Galina Vishnevskaya - 6 Songs op.73 : Again as before alone op.73 No.6. Mikhail Pletnev - Seasons op.37b : June - Barcarolle / December - Noel. Seiji Ozawa - Capriccio Italien op.45 : conclusion. Oslo Philharmonic - 1812 op.49.

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COMPOSER: Antonio Vivaldi  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Essential Violin
TRACKS: Camerata Lysy Gstaad - Concerto No.1 in E La primavera / Spring RV269 op.8 No.1 : Allegro / Allegro / Allegro / Largo / Allegro (Vivaldi). Leslie Pearson - Violin Concerto in A minor BWV1041 : Allegro (JS Bach). Christian Ferras - Concerto for Two Violins and Strings in D minor BWV1043 : Largo ma non tanto (JS Bach). Leslie Pearson - Violin Concerto in E BWV1042 : Allegro assai (JS Bach). Christian Tetzlaff - Partita No.3 in E BWV1006 : Preludio (JS Bach). David Oistrakh - Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No.3 in G K216 : Allegro (Mozart). Pierre Barbizet - Sonata for Violin and Piano No.5 op.24 Le Printemps : Allegro (Beethoven). Josef Suk - Violin Concerto in D op.61 : Larghetto / Rondo - Allegro (Beethoven). Sarah Chang - Concert Fantasy on Carmen op.25 - Introduction : Allegro moderato. Walter Susskind - Concerto for violin and orchestra No.1 in G minor op.26 : Second movement: Adagio opening (Bruch). Yehudi Menuhin - Violin Concerto in E minor op.64 : Andante excerpt (Mendelssohn). Anne-Sophie Mutter - Thais - Meditation (Massenet). Gidon Kremer - Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major op.77 : Allegro giocoso ma non troppo vivace (Brahms). Kyrill Kondrashin - Symphonie espagnole op.21 : Intermezzo Allegretto non troppo (Lalo). Alberto Erede - Violin Concerto No.2 in B minor op.7 : Rondo 'La campanella' (Paganini). Vladimir Spivakov - Violin Concerto in D op.35 : Finale - Allegro vivacissimo (Tchaikovsky). David Oistrakh - Violin Concerto No.1 in D Major op.19 : Scherzo - Vivacissimo (Prokofiev). Ida Haendel - Violin Concerto in D minor op.47 : Allegro ma non tanto. Augustin Dumay - Berceuse op.16 (Faure). Maxim Shostakovich - Concerto for violin & orchestra No.1 in A minor op.99 - Burlesque: Allegro con brio. Piers Lane - Romance from the Gadfly (Shostakovich). Iain Sutherland - Schindler's List - Theme (Williams). La Ronde des Lutins op.25. Itamar Golan - Humoreske. Michael Rabin - 24 Caprices for Solo Violin op.1 : No.24 in A minor - Quasi presto (Paganini). Piers Lane - 21 Hungarian Dances - G minor No.5 (arr. Joseph Joachim). Leon Pommers - Danzas espanolas op.21 op.22 op.23 and op.26 - Zapateado. Itamar Golan - Schon Rosmarin. John Lenehan - Czardas : extract. Michael Rabin - Hora Staccato (Dinicu).

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COMPOSER: Antonio Vivaldi
TITLE: Essential Vivaldi
TRACKS: Camerata Lysy Gstaad - Concerto No.1 in E La primavera/ Spring RV269 op.8 No.1 : Allegro / Largo / Allegro. Christopher Parkening - Concerto in D Major RV93 : Allegro giusto / Largo / Allegro. Richard Tognetti - Flute Concerto op.10 No.3 in D major RV428 'Il gardellino' : Allegro / Cantabile / Allegro. Han-Na Chang - Cello Concerto in B minor RV424 : Allegro non molto / Largo / Allegro. Jean-Christophe Spinosi - Orlando finto pazzo : Alla rosa ruggiadosa. Andre Saint-Clivier - Mandolin Concerto in C RV425 : Allegro / Largo / Allegro. Polish Chamber Orchestra - Violin Concerto in B flat 'La caccia' op.8 No.10 RV362 : Allegro. Robert Farley - Concerto in C for two trumpets RV537 : Allegro / Largo / Allegro. Polish Chamber Orchestra - Concerto No.6 in C RV180 'Il Piacere' from Il cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione op.8 : Allegro. Elina Garanca - Aria: Nasce rosa lusinghiera - Idaspe. Christopher Warren-Green - Concerto No.2 in G minor L'estate RV315 op.8 No.2 : Allegro non molto / Adagio / Presto. St Luke's Chamber Ensemble - Concerto in F Major RV293 Autumn : Allegro / Adagio molto / Allegro. Sidney Sutcliffe - Oboe Concerto in A minor RV461 : Allegro non molto. Elina Garanca - Aria: Del destin non dee lagnarsi - Bajazet. Leon Pommers - Violin Sonata No.2 in A op.2 No.2 : Preludio a capriccio - Presto - Adagio - Presto / Corrente - Allegro / Adagio / Giga - Allegro. Teatro Lirico - Gelosia tu gia rendi l'alma mia. Violin Sonata No.2 in A op.2 No.2. Raymond Leppard - Concerto in E flat - Sonata al Santo Sepolcro RV130. Laura Cherici - Aria: All' armi o guerrieri!. Lucy Howard - No.10 in B minor RV580 for four violins : Allegro. Sonia Maurer - Concerto in G major for 2 mandolines and strings RV532 : Allegro. Europa Galante - Stabat Mater - Stabat Mater dolorosa. Hanover Band / Rachel Brown - Flute Concerto in G minor 'La notte' RV439 op.10 No.2 : Largo - Presto Fantasmi - Largo - Presto / Largo - Il sonno / Allegro. Anne-Sophie Mutter - Concerto No.4 in F minor L'inverno Winter RV297 op.8 No.4 : Allegro non molto / Largo / Allegro. Michel Sanvoisin - Concerto for recorder in C major op.44 No.11 : Allegro. Lucia Valentini Terrani - Gloria in D RV589 : Gloria in excelsis Deo / Laudamus te / Domine Deus / Cum Sancto Spiritu.

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