Track #1 - Serenade no 13 in G major, K 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik": 1st movement, Allegro
| Composer | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791) |
| Genre | Serenade |
| Period | Classical |
| Date Written | 1787 |
| Where Written | Vienna, Austria |
| Conductor | Yuri Simonov |
| Ensemble | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Performance | Excerpt |
Track #2 - Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147: Jesu bleibet meine Freude "Jesu, joy of man's desiring"
| Composer | Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750) |
| Genre | Chorale / Cantata |
| Period | Baroque |
| Date Written | 1723 |
| Where Written | Leipzig, Germany |
| Conductor | Jonathan Carney |
| Ensemble | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Performance | Excerpt |
Track #3 - Concerto for Violin in F minor, Op. 8 no 4/RV 297 "L'inverno": 2nd movement, Largo
| Composer | Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741) |
| Genre | Concerto |
| Period | Baroque |
| Date Written | 1725 |
| Where Written | Venice, Italy |
| Conductor | Jonathan Carney |
| Ensemble | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Performance | Excerpt |
Track #4 - Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major: Canon
| Composer | Johann Pachelbel (1653 - 1706) |
| Genre | Canon |
| Period | Baroque |
| Where Written | GERMANY |
| Conductor | Jonathan Carney |
| Ensemble | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Performance | Excerpt |
Track #5 - Adagio for Organ and Strings in G minor
| Composer | Tomaso Albinoni (1671 - 1750) |
| Period | Baroque |
| Performers | Andrew Davis, Organ |
| Where Written | Venice, Italy |
| Conductor | Andrew Davis |
| Ensemble | Toronto Symphony Orchestra |
| Performance | Complete Work |
| Notes | This work was reconstructed by Remo Giazotto in 1945 from a fragment by Albinoni. |
Track #6 - Peer Gynt, Op. 23: no 13, Act 4 Prelude - Morning
| Composer | Edvard Grieg (1843 - 1907) |
| Genre | Prelude / Incidental Music |
| Period | Romantic |
| Date Written | 1875/1892 |
| Where Written | Norway |
| Conductor | Mark Ermler |
| Ensemble | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Performance | Excerpt |
Track #7 - Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 61: 2nd movement, Larghetto
| Composer | Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) |
| Genre | Concerto |
| Period | Classical |
| Performers | Joseph Silverstein, Violin |
| Date Written | 1806 |
| Where Written | Vienna, Austria |
| Conductor | Joseph Silverstein |
| Ensemble | Utah Symphony Orchestra |
| Performance | Excerpt |
Track #8 - Quintet for Piano and Strings in A major, D 667/Op. 114 "Trout": 2nd movement, Andante
| Composer | Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828) |
| Genre | Quintet |
| Period | Romantic |
| Date Written | 1819 |
| Where Written | Vienna, Austria |
| Conductor | Jonathan Carney |
| Ensemble | Royal Philharmonic Chamber Ensemble |
| Performance | Excerpt |
Track #9 - Suite for Orchestra no 3 in D major, BWV 1068: Air
| Composer | Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750) |
| Genre | Air / Overture / Suite |
| Period | Baroque |
| Date Written | circa 1729-1731 |
| Where Written | Leipzig, Germany |
| Conductor | Jonathan Carney |
| Ensemble | Royal Philharmonic Chamber Ensemble |
| Performance | Excerpt |
Track #10 - Sonata for Piano no 17 in B flat major, K 570: 2nd movement, Adagio
| Composer | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791) |
| Genre | Sonata |
| Period | Classical |
| Date Written | 1789 |
| Where Written | Vienna, Austria |
| Conductor | Ronan O'Hora |
| Ensemble | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Performance | Excerpt |
Track #11 - Carmen: Suite no 2 - Habañera
| Composer | Georges Bizet (1838 - 1875) |
| Genre | Suite / Opera |
| Period | Romantic |
| Date Written | 1873-1874 |
| Where Written | France |
| Conductor | Mark Ermler |
| Ensemble | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Performance | Excerpt |
Track #12 - An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314
| Composer | Johann Strauss Jr. (1825 - 1899) |
| Genre | Waltz |
| Period | Romantic |
| Date Written | 1867 |
| Where Written | Vienna, Austria |
| Conductor | Peter Guth |
| Ensemble | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Performance | Complete Work |
Track #13 - Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a: no 3, Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy
| Composer | Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893) |
| Genre | Ballet / Dance / Suite |
| Period | Romantic |
| Date Written | 1892 |
| Where Written | Russia |
| Conductor | Yuri Simonov |
| Ensemble | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Performance | Excerpt |
Track #14 - Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a: no 8, Waltz of the Flowers
| Composer | Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893) |
| Genre | Ballet / Suite / Waltz |
| Period | Romantic |
| Date Written | 1892 |
| Where Written | Russia |
| Conductor | Yuri Simonov |
| Ensemble | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Performance | Excerpt |
Track #15 - Concerto for Violin in E minor, Op. 64: 2nd movement, Andante
| Composer | Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847) |
| Genre | Concerto |
| Period | Romantic |
| Performers | Leland Chen, Violin |
| Date Written | 1844 |
| Where Written | GERMANY |
| Conductor | Jane Glover |
| Ensemble | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Performance | Excerpt |
Track #16 - Waltzes (3) for Piano, B 164/Op. 64: no 1 in D flat major "Minute Waltz"
| Composer | Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) |
| Genre | Waltz |
| Period | Romantic |
| Performers | Ronan O'Hora, Piano |
| Date Written | 1846-1847 |
| Where Written | Paris, France |
| Performance | Excerpt |
Track #17 - Symphony no 3 in F major, Op. 90: 3rd movement, Poco allegretto
| Composer | Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897) |
| Genre | Symphony |
| Period | Romantic |
| Date Written | 1883 |
| Where Written | Austria |
| Conductor | Alfred Scholz |
| Ensemble | Bamberg Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Performance | Excerpt |
Track #18 - Pavane pour une infante défunte
| Composer | Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937) |
| Genre | Pavane |
| Period | 20th Century |
| Date Written | 1899 |
| Where Written | France |
| Conductor | Barry Wordsworth |
| Ensemble | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Performance | Complete Work |
| Notes | Arranger: Maurice Ravel. |
Track #19 - Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune
| Composer | Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918) |
| Genre | Tone Poem |
| Period | 20th Century |
| Date Written | 1892-1894 |
| Where Written | France |
| Conductor | Barry Wordsworth |
| Ensemble | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Performance | Complete Work |
| Notes | Arranger: Maurice Ravel. |
Track #20 - Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18: 2nd movement, Adagio
| Composer | Sergei Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943) |
| Genre | Concerto |
| Period | Romantic |
| Date Written | 1900-1901 |
| Where Written | Russia |
| Conductor | Carl Davis |
| Ensemble | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Performance | Excerpt |
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