Music Played
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Frank Bridge Scherzettino : Prestissimo
Performer: Ashley Wass (piano)
Naxos 8.557921, Tr.13
- 00:14
Tchaikovsky Valse-scherzo for violin and orchestra in C major, Op.34
Performer: Gil Shaham (violin) Performer: Russian National Orchestra Performer: Mikhail Pletnev (conductor)
DG 457 0642, Tr.10
- 00:24
Henry Purcell Ode for St Cecilia's Day, Z.339, no.3ab; Here the deities approve
Performer: Andreas Scholl (counter-tenor) Performer: Accademia Bizzantina Performer: Stefano Montanari (director)
, Decca 478 2262, Tr.12
- 00:33
Johann Strauss II Champagne Polka Op.211
Performer: Vienna Johann Strauss Orchestra Performer: Johannes Wildner (conductor)
, Naxos 8.225352, Tr.10
- 00:36
Johann Sebastian Bach Harpsichord Concerto in G minor, BWV.1058 - First movt.
Performer: Matthew Halls (harpsichord/director) Performer: Retrospect Ensemble
LINN CKD 410, Tr.4
- 00:40
Ludwig van Beethoven Trio for clarinet (or violin), cello and piano in B flat major, Op.11 - 2nd movement; Adagio
Performer: Trio Wanderer
Harmonia Mundi HMC 902100.03, Tr.6
- 00:45
George Frideric Handel From harmony, heavenly harmony (Ode for St Cecilia’s Day)
Performer: Ludus Baroque Performer: Richard Neville – Towle (director)
Delphian DCD34110, Tr.3
- 00:50
Franz Schubert Die Forelle, D.550
Arranger: Britten Performer: Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo) Performer: Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Claudio Abbado (conductor), DG 471 5862
- 00:53
Camille Saint-Saëns Wedding-cake - caprice-valse for piano and string orchestra in A flat major, Op.76
Performer: Jean-Philippe Collard (piano) Performer: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Performer: Andre Previn (conductor)
EMI CDC 7497572, CD2 Tr.7
- 01:02
Ottorino Respighi The Birds – Prelude
Performer: I Solisti Veneti Performer: Claudio Scimone (director)
Apex 0927 48694 2, Tr.5
- 01:07
Dudley Moore Strictly for the Birds
Performer: Dudley Moore Trio
Martine Avenue MAPI 3206, CD2 Tr.10
- 01:10
Tchaikovsky Orchestral Suite no 3 in G, Op.55
Performer: Valse melancolique Performer: Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra Performer: Sir Neville Marriner (conductor)
Brilliant 94372/1, CD2 Tr.2
- 01:16
Fritz Kreisler La Gitana
Performer: Tamsin Little (violin) Performer: John Lenehan (piano)
EMI 5 85615 2 4, Tr.12
- 01:20
[traditional] O Waly Waly
Arranger: Britten Performer: Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor) Performer: Graham Johnson (piano)
Hyperion CDA 66209, Tr.12
- 01:24
Anon Appalachian Barn Dance (“Swinging on a Gate” and “Give the Fiddler a Dram”)
Performer: Apollo’s Fire Performer: Jeannette Sorrell (director)
AVIE AV2205, Tr.1
- 01:33
Heinrich Koenig Post Horn Galop
Performer: Jonathan Impett (post horn) Performer: Paul Nicholson (piano)
Amon Ra CDSAR 30, Tr.8
- 01:35
Richard Wagner Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg - opera in 3 acts, Prelude
Performer: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Performer: Enrique Batiz (conductor)
CDRPO 5006, Tr.14
- 01:45
Aaron Copland Simple Gifts (Old American Songs Set1)
Performer: Willard White (Bass) Performer: Graeme McNaught (piano)
CHANDOS CHAN 8960, Tr.14
- 01:47
Joseph Haydn Nottorno no.6 in G major, H.II:30
Performer: Mozzafiato (wind) Performer: L’Archibudelli (strings)
SONY SK 62878, Tr 17-18
- 01:54
Charles-François Gounod Romeo et Juliette - Ah! Je veux vivre (Waltz song)
Performer: Sumi Jo (soprano) Performer: English Chamber Orchestra Performer: Giuliano Carella (conductor)
Erato 3984 23140-2, Tr.1
- 02:02
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Sonata for piano in A major, K.331, 3rd movement; Alla turca (Allegretto)
Performer: Mitsuko Uchida (piano)
Philips 422 720 2, Tr.9
- 02:06
Benjamin Britten Hymn to St Cecilia, Op.27
Performer: Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge Performer: Christopher Robinson (director)
Naxos 8.554791, Tr.22
- 02:16
Fryderyk Chopin Waltz Op.42
Performer: Stephen Hough (piano)
Hyperion CDA 67849, Tr.5
- 02:23
Dmitri Shostakovich 4 movements from Ballet Suites; Dance (Suite no.3), Lyric Waltz (Suite no.1), Polka (Suite no.2), Galop (Suite no.1)
Performer: Royal Scottish National Orchestra Performer: Neeme Jarvi (conductor)
CHANDOS CHAN 6512, Tr.11-14
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