Classical Music

Classical music can enrich our lives immeasurably!

 

Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.

- Berthold Auerbach (1812-1882) 

 

Music represents an ideal world where all dissonances resolve, where all modulations—that are journeys—return home, and where surprise and stability coexist.

- Murray Perahia (1947-) 

 

Here are my favorites:



Richard Addinsell
Isaac Albéniz
Hugo Alfvén
Leroy Anderson
Dominick Argento
Malcolm Arnold
Kurt Atterberg
Lera Auerbach
Johann Sebastian Bach
Mily Balakirev
Granville Bantock
Samuel Barber
Béla Bartók
Ludwig van Beethoven
Charles-Auguste de Bériot
Hector Berlioz
Leonard Bernstein
Georges Bizet
Ernest Bloch
Léon Boëllmann
William Bolcom
Alexander Borodin
Lili Boulanger
Johannes Brahms
Timothy Brock
Max Bruch
Anton Bruckner
Elisabetta Brusa
Ferruccio Busoni
Joseph Canteloube
Alfredo Casella
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
Emmanuel Chabrier
Ernest Chausson
Frédéric Chopin
Aaron Copland
John Corigliano
Gyula Dávid
Claude Debussy
Frederick Delius
Alma Deutscher
Ernst von Dohnányi
Aita Donostia
Paul Dukas
Trevor Duncan
Antonín Dvořák
Edward Elgar
Heino Eller
George Enescu
Manuel de Falla
Robert Farnon
Ernest Farrar
Louise Farrenc
Gabriel Fauré
César Franck
Ilse Fromm-Michaels
Edward German
George Gershwin
Vittorio Giannini
Philip Glass
Alexander Glazunov
Reinhold Glière
Mikhail Glinka
Jerry Goldsmith
Clytus Gottwald
Percy Grainger
Edvard Grieg
Charles Griffes
Ferde Grofé
Adolphus Hailstork
Howard Hanson
Joseph Haydn
Gustav Holst
J.J.S. von Holt Sombach
Alan Hovhaness
Stevan Hristić
Engelbert Humperdinck
Vincent d'Indy
Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov
Gordon Jacob
Leoš Janáček
Dmitry Kabalevsky
Sigfrid Karg-Elert
Leokadiya Kashperova
Elena Kats-Chernin
Aram Khachaturian
Zoltán Kodály
Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Fritz Kreisler
Krasimir Kyurkchiyski
Édouard Lalo
György Ligeti
Franz Liszt
Anatoly Lyadov
Edward MacDowell
Gustav Mahler
Bohuslav Martinů
Jules Massenet
Michael Mauldin
Paul McCartney
George Melachrino
Felix Mendelssohn
Olivier Messiaen
James Moody
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Modest Mussorgsky
Carl Nielsen
Alla Pavlova
Francis Poulenc
Sergei Prokofiev
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Kaljo Raid
Einojuhani Rautavaara
Maurice Ravel
Ottorino Respighi
Clive Richardson
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Joaquín Rodrigo
Gioachino Rossini
Nino Rota
John Rutter
Camille Saint-Saëns
Giovanni Battista Sammartini
Pablo de Sarasate
Peter Schickele
Franz Schubert
Clara Schumann
Robert Schumann
Dmitri Shostakovich
Jean Sibelius
Valentin Silvestrov
Bedřich Smetana
Ethel Smyth
Jack Stamp
William Grant Still
Johann Strauss II
Richard Strauss
Igor Stravinsky
Josef Suk
Johan Svendsen
Karol Szymanowski
Francisco Tárrega
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Virgil Thomson
Isao Tomita
Veljo Tormis
Geoffrey Toye
Joaquín Turina
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Giuseppe Verdi
Heitor Villa-Lobos
Antonio Vivaldi
Richard Wagner
William Walton
Peter Warlock
Anton Webern
Kurt Weill
John Williams
Miscellaneous

 

Richard Addinsell (1904-1977)

Warsaw Concerto [with Roy Douglas (1907-2015)]

Isaac Albéniz (1860-1909)

Iberia [orchestrated by Enrique Fernández Arbós (1863-1939)]

Hugo Alfvén (1872-1960)

Drapa, for Large Orchestra

Leroy Anderson (1908-1975)

Sleigh Ride

The First Day of Spring

The Phantom Regiment

Dominick Argento (1927-2019)

Reverie, Reflections on a Hymn Tune

Malcolm Arnold (1921-2006)

Commonwealth Christmas Overture

Four Cornish Dances, op. 91

Kurt Atterberg (1887-1974)

Suite op. 19, no. 1, for violin, viola, and orchestra

Symphony No. 3, "West Coast Pictures"

Lera Auerbach (1973-)

Postlude (Andante) for violin and piano

Prelude No. 23 in F major (Andante) from Twenty-Four Preludes for Violin and Piano, op. 46

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Brandenburg Concerto No. 2

Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043

Puer natus in Bethlehem, for children's chorus, cello, and organ

Mily Balakirev (1837-1910)

Tamara, Symphonic Poem

Granville Bantock (1868-1946)

The Witch of Atlas, Tone Poem for Orchestra No. 5

Samuel Barber (1910-1981)

A Stopwatch and an Ordnance Map, for male chorus, brass, and drums

Adagio for Strings

Music for a Scene from Shelley

Overture to The School for Scandal

Second Essay for Orchestra

Violin Concerto

Béla Bartók (1881-1945)

Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116, BB 123

Divertimento for string orchestra, Sz. 113, BB 118

Piano Concerto No. 3 in E major, Sz. 119, BB 127

Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 68, BB 76

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Leonore Overture No. 3, in C major, op. 72b

Piano Concerto No. 5 in E♭ major, op. 73, "Emperor"

Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, op. 13, "Pathétique"

Piano Sonata No. 14 in C♯ minor, op. 27, No. 2, "Moonlight"

Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, op. 57, "Appassionata"

Piano Sonata No. 26 in E♭ major, op. 81a, "Les Adieux"

Rondo a Capriccio in G major, op. 129, "Rage Over a Lost Penny"

Romance No. 1 in G major for violin and orchestra, op. 40

Romance No. 2 in F major for violin and orchestra, op. 50

String Quartet No. 16 in F major, op. 135

Symphony No. 1 in C major, op. 21

Symphony No. 3 in E♭ major, op. 55, "Eroica"

Symphony No. 4 in B♭ major, op. 60

Symphony No. 5 in C minor, op. 67

Symphony No. 7 in A major, op. 92

Violin Concerto in D major, op. 61

Charles-Auguste de Bériot (1802-1870)

Violin Concerto No. 8 in D major, op. 99

Hector Berlioz (1803-1869)

Harold in Italy

Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990)

Overture to Candide

Music from West Side Story

Georges Bizet (1838-1875)

Carmen, Suites 1 & 2 [compiled by Ernest Guiraud (1837-1892)]

L'Arlésienne, Suite No. 1

L'Arlésienne, Suite No. 2 [compiled by Ernest Guiraud (1837-1892)]

Ernest Bloch (1880-1959)

Schelomo: Hebraic Rhapsody for Cello and Orchestra

Léon Boëllmann (1862-1897)

Suite Gothique, for Organ

William Bolcom (1938-)

The Brooklyn Dodge (1972, piano)

Epithalamium (1993, piano)

Alexander Borodin (1833-1887)

In the Steppes of Central Asia

Overture, from Prince Igor [completed & orchestrated by Rimsky-Korsakov, Glazunov]

Polovtsian Dances, from Prince Igor [completed & orchestrated by Rimsky-Korsakov, Glazunov]

Symphony No. 1

Symphony No. 2 [revised by Rimsky-Korsakov, Glazunov]

Symphony No. 3 (unfinished) [completed & orchestrated by Glazunov]

Lili Boulanger (1893-1918)

D'un Matin de Printemps [edited by JoAnn Falletta (1954-)]

D'un Soir Triste [edited by JoAnn Falletta (1954-)]

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Ave Maria, in F major, op. 12 (SSAA women's chorus & orchestra)

Ballade in G minor, op. 118, no. 3 (piano)

Capriccio in B minor, op. 76, no. 2 (piano)

Cello Sonata No. 1 in E minor, op. 38

Cello Sonata No. 2 in F major, op. 99

The Death of Trenar, in C minor, op. 17, no. 4 (SSA women's chorus, two horns, and harp)

Double Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, op. 102

A German Requiem, op. 45

The Harp Rings Out, in C major, op. 17, no. 1 (SSA women's chorus, horn, and harp)

Horn Trio in E♭ major, op. 40

Intermezzo in A♭ major, op. 76, no. 3 (piano)

Intermezzo in A major, op. 76, no. 6 (piano)

Intermezzo in E major, op. 116, no. 4 (piano)

Intermezzo in E♭ major, op. 117, no. 1 (piano)

Intermezzo in A major, op. 118, no. 2 (piano)

Love Song, in E major, op. 44, no. 1 (SSAA women's chorus & piano)

Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, op. 15

Piano Concerto No. 2 in B♭ major, op. 83

Piano Quartet No. 3 in C minor, op. 60

Piano Quintet in F minor, op. 34

Rhapsody in E♭ major, op. 119, no. 4 (piano)

Sixteen Waltzes, op. 39 (piano four-hand)

String Quartet No. 1 in C minor, op. 51, no. 1

Symphony No. 1 in C minor, op. 68

Symphony No. 2 in D major, op. 73

Symphony No. 3 in F major, op. 90

Symphony No. 4 in E minor, op. 98

Tragic Overture in D minor, op. 81

Two Rhapsodies, op. 79 (piano)

Variations on a Theme by Haydn in B♭ major, op. 56a

Viola Sonata in E♭ major, op. 120, no. 2

Violin Concerto in D major, op. 77

Violin Sonata No. 1 in G major, op. 78

Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor, op. 108

Waltz in A♭ major, op. 39, no. 15 (piano)

Timothy Brock (1963-)

Faust

Max Bruch (1838-1920)

Violin Concerto No. 1

Anton Bruckner (1824-1896)

Symphony No. 4, "Romantic"

Symphony No. 9

Elisabetta Brusa (1954-)

Merlin, Symphonic Poem

Ferruccio Busoni (1866-1924)

Berceuse élégiaque [orchestral arrangement (1909) by the composer]

Berceuse élégiaque [orchestral arrangement (1991) by John Adams (1947-)]

Two Studies for "Doktor Faust"

Joseph Canteloube (1879-1957)

Baïlèro, from "Chants d'Auvergne" for soprano, tenor, and SATB choir

Alfredo Casella (1883-1947)

Italia, Rhapsody for Orchestra, op. 11

Symphony No. 1 in B minor, op. 5

Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895-1968)

Questo fu il carro della Morte, op. 2 (piano)

Emmanuel Chabrier (1841-1894)

Feuillet d'album (piano)

Habanera (piano)

Ernest Chausson (1855-1899)

Poème, for violin and orchestra, op. 25

Symphony in B♭ major, op. 20

Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849)

Étude in C major, op. 10, no. 1, "Waterfall"

Étude in E major, op. 10, no. 3, "Tristesse"

Étude in C minor, op. 10, no. 12, "Revolutionary"

Étude in C minor, op. 25, no. 12, "Ocean"

Fantasie Impromptu in C♯ minor, op. 66

Mazurka in A minor, op. 17, no. 4

Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor, op. 58

Prelude in A minor, op. 28, no. 2

Prelude in E minor, op. 28, no. 4

Prelude in D♭ major, op. 28, no. 15, "Raindrop"

Prelude in C minor, op. 28, no. 20

Three Nocturnes, op. 9

Waltz in C♯ minor, op. 64, no. 2

Aaron Copland (1900-1990)

Appalachian Spring

Fanfare for the Common Man

Our Town

Symphony No. 3

John Corigliano (1938-)

Symphony No. 1

Gyula Dávid (1913-1977)

Viola Concerto

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Beau Soir

Christmas Carol for Homeless Children, for children's chorus

Clair de lune, from Suite bergamasque

La Mer

Nocturnes

Passepied, from Suite bergamasque

Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun

Frederick Delius (1862-1934)

Brigg Fair, An English Rhapsody

Closing Scene from Hassan

Florida Suite

Intermezzo and Serenade from Hassan

La Calinda from Koanga

On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring

The Walk to the Paradise Garden

Alma Deutscher (2005-)

I Think of You, for piano

Impromptu in C minor, "The Chase", for piano

In Memoriam (from Piano Concerto, 2nd movement: Adagio), for piano

Siren Sounds Waltz, for piano

Sixty Minutes Polka, for piano

The Lonely Pine-Tree, for piano

The Star of Hope (from "Cinderella"), for piano

When the Day Falls Into Darkness (from "Cinderella"), for piano

Ernst von Dohnányi (1877-1960)

Konzertstück in D major, for cello and orchestra, op. 12

Three Pieces, op. 23

Variations on a Nursery Song, op. 25

Winterreigen, op. 13 (Winter Dances, Ten Bagatelles)

Aita Donostia (1886-1956)

Rapsodia Baskongada [Basque Rhapsody]

The Three Miracles of Saint Cecilia, incidental music to the play by Henri Ghéon

Urruti-jaia [Festive Song], for chamber orchestra

Paul Dukas (1865-1935)

La Péri

Symphony in C

Trevor Duncan (1924-2005)

The Girl from Corsica

Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904)

Ballade in D minor, for violin and piano, op. 15, B139

Cello Concerto in B minor, op. 104, B191

Czech Suite in D major, op. 39, B93

Miniatures, for two violins and viola, op. 75a, B149

Nocturne in B major, op. 40, B47

Piano Quartet No. 2 in E♭ major, op. 87, B162

Piano Quintet No. 2 in A major, op. 81, B155

Romance in F minor, for violin and orchestra, op. 11, B39

Romantic Pieces, for violin and piano, op. 75, B150

Scherzo capriccioso in D♭ major, op. 66, B131

Serenade for Strings in E major, op. 22, B52

Silent Woods, for cello and orchestra (or piano), op. 68, no. 5, B182

String Quartet No. 12 in F major, op. 96, B179 "American"

Suite in A major, op. 98b, B190, "American"

Symphonic Variations, op. 78, B70

Symphony No. 6 in D major, op. 60, B112

Symphony No. 7 in D minor, op. 70, B141

Symphony No. 8 in G major, op. 88, B163

Symphony No. 9 in E minor, op. 95, B178 "From the New World"

Te Deum, op. 103, B176

The Noon Witch, symphonic poem, op. 108, B196

The Water Goblin, symphonic poem, op. 107, B195

The Wild Dove, symphonic poem, op. 110, B198

Violin Concerto in A minor, op. 53, B108

Edward Elgar (1857-1934)

Cello Concerto in E minor, op. 85

Chanson de Matin, in G major, op. 15, no. 2 [Elgar orchestration]

Chanson de Nuit, in G major, op. 15, no. 1 [Elgar orchestration]

In the South (Alassio), in E♭ major, op. 50

Variations on an Original Theme (Enigma), op. 36

Heino Eller (1887-1970)

Five Pieces for String Orchestra

George Enescu (1881-1955)

Orchestral Suite No. 2, op. 20

Manuel de Falla (1876-1946)

Nights in the Gardens of Spain

Robert Farnon (1917-2005)

Colditz March

How Beautiful is Night

Ernest Farrar (1885-1918)

English Pastoral Impressions, op. 26

Heroic Elegy, op. 36

Louise Farrenc (1804-1875)

Symphony No. 1

Symphony No. 3

Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)

Elégie, for Cello and Piano, op. 24

Pavane, op. 50 (1887), for SATB choir and piano

Pelléas et Mélisande, Suite, op. 80

Piano Quartet No. 2 in G minor, op. 45

Requiem in D minor, op. 48

Sicilienne, for Cello and Piano, in G minor, op. 78

César Franck (1822-1890)

Symphony in D minor

Violin Sonata

Ilse Fromm-Michaels (1888-1986)

Piano Sonata, op. 6

Walzerreigen, op. 7 (piano)

Edward German (1862-1936)

Marche Solennelle (Funeral March in D minor) [orchestration reconstructed by David Russell Hulme (1951-)]

George Gershwin (1898-1937)

An American in Paris

Lullaby [version for string orchestra]

Piano Concerto in F

Promenade (Walking the Dog)

Rhapsody in Blue [orchestrated by Ferde Grofé (1892-1972)]

Vittorio Giannini (1903-1966)

Symphony No. 3, for Symphonic Band

Philip Glass (1937-)

Orphée Suite for Piano [transcribed for piano by Paul Barnes (1961-)]

Alexander Glazunov (1865-1936)

Elegy in D♭ major, op. 17 (In memory of Franz Liszt) for cello and piano

Stenka Razin, symphonic poem in B minor, op. 13

Reinhold Glière (1875-1956)

The Red Poppy, ballet

Mikhail Glinka (1804-1857)

Capriccio brillante on the Jota aragonesa, Spanish Overture No. 1

Chernomor's March from Ruslan and Lyudmila

Overture to A Life for the Tsar

Overture to Ruslan and Lyudmila

Valse-Fantaisie

Jerry Goldsmith (1929-2004)

Soundtrack from Star Trek: The Motion Picture

Clytus Gottwald (1925-2023)

Im Treibhaus (after Wagner), for unaccompanied chorus

Percy Grainger (1882-1961)

Blithe Bells (Ramble on Bach's "Sheep May Safely Graze")

Colonial Song (Sentimental No. 1)

Fisher's Boarding-House

Irish Tune from County Derry (BFMS No. 29)

Spoon River (AFMS No. 2)

"The Duke of Marlborough" Fanfare (BFMS No. 36)

Edvard Grieg (1843-1907)

Ballade in G minor, op. 24 [orchestrated by Geirr Tveitt (1908-1981)]

The Bridal Procession Passes By, from Pictures from Folk Life, op. 19, no. 2 [orchestrated by Johan Halvorsen (1864-1935)]

From Holberg's Time: Suite in Olden Style, op. 40

In Autumn, concert overture for orchestra, op. 11

Lyric Suite, op. 54

Norwegian Dances, op. 35 [orchestrated by Hans Sitt (1860-1922)]

Peer Gynt, op. 23

Piano Concerto in A minor, op. 16

Sigurd Jorsalfar, op. 22

Symphonic Dances, op. 64

Two Elegiac Melodies, op. 34

Two Lyric Pieces, op. 68

Two Melodies for String Orchestra, op. 53

Two Nordic Melodies for String Orchestra, op. 63

Charles Griffes (1884-1920)

Poem for Flute and Orchestra

The Pleasure Dome of Kubla Khan

The White Peacock

Three Tone Pictures

Ferde Grofé (1892-1972)

Grand Canyon Suite

Mississippi Suite

Adolphus Hailstork (1941-)

Epitaph for a Man Who Dreamed (In Memoriam: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.)

Howard Hanson (1896-1981)

Suite from Merry Mount

Symphony No. 2, "Romantic"

Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)

Piano Sonata "Un piccolo divertimento" (Variations) in F minor, Hob XVII: 6

String Quartet in C major, op. 50, no. 2

String Quartet in G major, op. 54, no. 1

String Quartet in G major, op. 76, no. 1

String Quartet in C major, op. 76, no. 3, "Emperor"

String Quartet in D minor, op. 103

Symphony No. 45 in F♯ minor, "Farewell"

Symphony No. 73 in D major, "La Chasse"

Symphony No. 82 in C major, "The Bear"

Symphony No. 88 in G major

Symphony No. 92 in G major, "Oxford"

Symphony No. 94 in G major, "Surprise"

Symphony No. 96 in D major, "Miracle"

Symphony No. 102 in B♭ major

Trumpet Concerto in E♭ major

Gustav Holst (1874-1934)

Brook Green Suite, for Strings (H. 190)

A Choral Fantasia, op. 51

Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda A Dirge for Two Veterans (H. 121)

Egdon Heath, op. 47

The Hymn of Jesus, op. 37

Invocation for Cello and Orchestra, op. 19, no. 2

Ode to Death, op. 38

The Perfect Fool, Ballet Music, op. 39

The Planets, op. 32

Short Festival Te Deum, for mixed chorus and orchestra (H. 145)

St. Paul's Suite, op. 29, no. 2

Two Eastern Pictures, for women's voices and harp (H. 112)

Johann Julius Sontag von Holt Sombach (1962-)

Adagio, for Glass Harmonica & String Quartet (from Fantaisie Concertante)

Alan Hovhaness (1911-2000)

Symphony No. 2, "Mysterious Mountain"

Stevan Hristić (1885-1958)

The Legend of Ohrid, Ballet Suites

Engelbert Humperdinck (1854-1921)

Overture to Hansel and Gretel

Vincent d'Indy (1851-1931)

The Enchanted Forest (La forêt enchantée), op. 8

Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov (1859-1935)

Armenian Rhapsody

Caucasian Sketches, Suite No. 1, op. 10

Gordon Jacob (1895-1984)

Concerto for Bassoon and Strings with Percussion

Leoš Janáček (1854-1928)

Schluck und Jau, Incidental Music

Sinfonietta

Taras Bulba

Dmitry Kabalevsky (1904-1987)

Overture to Colas Breugnon, op. 24a

The Comedians, op. 26

Violin Concerto in C major, op. 48

Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877-1933)

Marche triomphale, "Nun danket alle Gott" (for organ)

Leokadiya Kashperova (1872-1940)

Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 1 in G major, op. 1, no. 1

Elena Kats-Chernin (1957-)

The Spirit and the Maiden, for violin, cello, and piano

Aram Khachaturian (1903-1978)

Gayaneh, Ballet Suites

Masquerade Suite

Piano Concerto

Spartacus, Ballet Suites

Violin Concerto

Zoltán Kodály (1882-1967)

Háry János Suite

Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897-1957)

The Prince and the Pauper, Main Title

Violin Concerto

Fritz Kreisler (1875-1962)

Caprice Viennois, for violin and piano

Cavatina, for violin and piano

Gypsy Caprice, for violin and piano

Praeludium and Allegro (in the style of Pugnani), for violin and piano

Recitative and Scherzo-Caprice, for solo violin

Krasimir Kyurkchiyski (1936-2011)

Kalmankou Denkou (The Evening Gathering), for a cappella Bulgarian female choir

Édouard Lalo (1823-1892)

Cello Concerto

György Ligeti (1923-2006)

Lontano

Overture: Atmosphères [used in 2001: A Space Odyssey]

Requiem For Soprano, Mezzo Soprano, Two Mixed Choirs & Orchestra [Kyrie used in 2001: A Space Odyssey]

Franz Liszt (1811-1886)

A Faust Symphony, S. 108

Hungarian Rhapsody No. 3 in D♭ major, S. 359, No. 3

Les Préludes, Symphonic Poem, S. 97

Piano Concerto No. 1 in E♭ major, S. 124

Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major, S. 125

Anatoly Lyadov (1855-1914)

Kikimora

The Enchanted Lake

Edward MacDowell (1860-1908)

Woodland Sketches, op. 51 (piano)

Gustav Mahler (1860-1911)

Symphony No. 1 in D major

Symphony No. 2 in C minor, "Resurrection"

Symphony No. 6 in A minor

Symphony No. 10 in F♯ major [revised performing version of Mahler's complete draft, prepared 1966-1974 by Deryck Cooke (1919-1976) in collaboration with Berthold Goldschmidt (1903-1996), Colin Matthews (1946-), and David Matthews (1943-)]

Bohuslav Martinů (1890-1959)

Symphony No. 3

Symphony No. 4

Jules Massenet (1842-1912)

Méditation from Thaïs

Michael Mauldin (1947-)

Dreams of the Child of Light (Native American flute and string orchestra)

Paul McCartney (1942-)

Liverpool Oratorio [with Carl Davis (1936-2023)]

George Melachrino (1909-1965)

Starlight Roof Waltz

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Octet for Strings in E♭ major, op. 20

Overture to A Midsummer Night's Dream

Overture to The Hebrides

Symphony No. 3, "Scottish"

Violin Concerto in E minor, op. 64

Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992)

Turangalîla-Symphonie

James Moody (1907-1995)

Little Suite for Harmonica and Orchestra

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Ave Verum Corpus, K. 618

March from The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492

Overture to Bastien and Bastienne, K. 50

Overture to Don Giovanni, K. 527

Overture to The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492

Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K. 467

Symphony No. 25 in G minor, K. 183/173db

Symphony No. 27 in G major, K. 199/161b

Symphony No. 35 in D major, K. 385, "Haffner"

Symphony No. 36 in C major, K. 425, "Linz"

Symphony No. 38 in D major, K. 504, "Prague"

Symphony No. 39 in E♭ major, K. 543

Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550

Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881)

Night on Bald Mountain [orchestrated by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908)]

Pictures at an Exhibition [orchestrated by Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)]

Pictures at an Exhibition, for piano

Carl Nielsen (1865-1931)

Canto serioso, for horn and piano

Fantasy Pieces, op. 2, for oboe and piano

Helios Overture

Pan and Syrinx

The Fog is Lifting, for flute and harp, op. 41, no. 2

Alla Pavlova (1952-)

Symphony No. 5

Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra

Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra

Gloria

Sextet for Piano and Winds (1939 revision)

Sonata for Flute and Piano

Trio for Oboe, Bassoon, and Piano

Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)

Alexander Nevsky, cantata, op. 78

Autumnal, op. 8

Cello Sonata in C major, op. 119

Flourish, Mighty Land, cantata for chorus and orchestra, op. 114

Lieutenant Kijé, Suite, op. 60

Love for Three Oranges, Suite, op. 33bis

Peter and the Wolf, op. 67

Piano Concerto No. 1 in D♭ major, op. 10

Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, op. 16

Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, op. 26

Romeo and Juliet, ballet, op. 64

Scythian Suite, op. 20

Symphony No. 1 in D major, op. 25, "Classical"

Symphony No. 5 in B♭ major, op. 100

Symphony No. 7 in C♯ minor, op. 131

Ten Pieces for piano, op. 12

The Tale of the Stone Flower, ballet, op. 118

Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, op. 19

Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, op. 63

Zdravitsa, cantata for chorus and orchestra, op. 85

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)

Daisies, in F major, op. 38, no. 3 (piano)

Isle of the Dead, symphonic poem in A minor, op. 29

Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, op. 18

Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, op. 30

Prélude in C♯ minor, op. 3, no. 2 from Morceaux de fantaisie

Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, in A minor for piano and orchestra, op. 43

Symphonic Dances, op. 45

Symphony No. 1 in D minor, op. 13

Symphony No. 2 in E minor, op. 27

Kaljo Raid (1922-2005)

Symphony No. 1

Einojuhani Rautavaara (1928-2016)

Anadyomene (Adoration of Aphrodite)

Cantus Arcticus, Concerto for Birds and Orchestra

Deux Sérénades, for violin and orchestra

Lintukoto (Isle of Bliss)

Pelimannit (The Fiddlers), for String Orchestra

Symphony No. 8, "The Journey"

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)

Daphnis et Chloé, ballet

Introduction and Allegro for Harp, Flute, Clarinet, and Strings

Mother Goose Suite

Rapsodie espagnole

Une barque sur l'océan

Valley of the Bells [orchestrated by Percy Grainger (1882-1961)]

Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936)

Ancient Airs and Dances, Suites I, II, and III

Il Tramonto ("The Sunset"), for mezzo-soprano and string quartet

Roman Festivals

Sinfonia Drammatica

The Birds

The Fountains of Rome

The Pines of Rome

Three Botticelli Pictures

Clive Richardson (1909-1998)

Beachcomber

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908)

Capriccio espagnol

Le Coq d'Or, Suite  [arranged by Alexander Glazunov (1865-1936) & Maximilian Steinberg (1883-1946)]

Russian Easter Festival Overture

Scheherazade

Suite from The Snow Maiden

Symphony No. 2, "Antar"

The Tale of Tsar Saltan, Suite

Joaquín Rodrigo (1901-1999)

À l'ombre de Torre Bermeja (In the Shadow of the Crimson Tower), for piano

A la busca del más allá (In search of the beyond)

Atardecer (Dusk), for piano four hands

Cinco piezas infantiles (Five children's pieces) [both the two-piano and orchestral versions]

Concierto Andaluz, for Four Guitars and Orchestra

Concierto de Aranjuez, for Guitar and Orchestra

Concierto Madrigal, for Two Guitars and Orchestra

Fantasía para un gentilhombre, for Guitar and Orchestra

Gran Marcha de los Subsecretarios (Grand March of the Subsecretaries), for piano four hands

Sonatina para dos Muñecas (Sonatina for two Puppets), for piano four hands

Zarabanda lejana (Distant Sarabande), for piano

Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)

"My hygienic morning prelude", Album for Smart Kids, Sins of Old Age, Vol. 6, No. 1 (piano)

"Tortured waltz", Album for Smart Kids, Sins of Old Age, Vol. 6, No. 6 (piano)

"A caress to my wife", Album for Smart Kids, Sins of Old Age, Vol. 6, No. 7 (piano)

Nino Rota (1911-1979)

15 Preludes (piano)

John Rutter (1945-)

Requiem

The Beatles Concerto, for two pianos and orchestra

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)

The Carnival of the Animals

Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, op. 33

Danse macabre, op. 40

Piano Concerto No. 1 in D major, op. 17

Piano Concerto No. 4 in C minor, op. 44

Symphony in A major

Symphony No. 3 in C minor, op. 78, with organ

Giovanni Battista Sammartini (1700/1-1775)

Symphony in D minor (J-C 23)

Pablo de Sarasate (1844-1908)

Carmen Fantasy, op. 25 for violin and orchestra (on themes from Bizet's Carmen)

Peter Schickele ["P.D.Q. Bach"] (1935-2024)

1712 Overture

Liebeslieder Polkas

Twelve Quite Heavenly Songs

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Ave Maria, in B♭ major, op. 52, No. 6

Quartettsatz (Movement for String Quartet) in C minor, D. 703

String Quintet in C major, D. 956, op. posth. 163

Symphony No. 1 in D major, D. 82

Symphony No. 3 in D major, D. 200

Symphony No. 4 in C minor, D. 417, "Tragic"

Symphony No. 5 in B♭ major, D. 485

Symphony No. 8 in B minor, D. 759, "Unfinished"

Symphony No. 9 in C major, D. 944, "The Great"

Clara Schumann (1819-1896)

Piano Concerto in A minor, op. 7

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Fantasie in C major, op. 17

Manfred Overture

Piano Concerto

Piano Quintet in E♭ major, op. 44

Romances, op. 69, for female voices (SSAA) a cappella

Scenes from Childhood, op. 15

Symphony No. 1, "Spring"

Symphony No. 2

Symphony No. 3, "Rhenish"

Symphony No. 4

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)

Chamber Symphony in C minor, op. 110a [transcribed for orchestra by Rudolf Barshai (1924-2010)]

Festive Overture in A major, op. 96

Piano Concerto No. 1 in C minor, op. 35

Piano Concerto No. 2 in F major, op. 102

String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, op. 110

String Quartet No. 15 in E♭ minor, op. 142

Symphony No. 1 in F minor, op. 10

Symphony No. 5 in D minor, op. 47

Symphony No. 6 in B minor, op. 54

Symphony No. 7 in C major, op. 60, "Leningrad"

Symphony No. 9 in E♭ major, op. 70

Symphony No. 10 in E minor, op. 93

Symphony No. 11 in G minor, op. 103, "The Year 1905"

Symphony No. 12 in D minor, op. 112, "The Year 1917"

Symphony No. 15 in A major, op. 141

Tarantella for Two Pianos (1954)

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)

Finlandia, op. 26

Karelia Suite, op. 11

Symphony No. 1 in E minor, op. 39

Symphony No. 2 in D major, op. 43

Symphony No. 4 in A minor, op. 63

Symphony No. 5 in E♭ major, op. 82

Tapiola, in B minor, op. 112

The Snow is Falling, op. 1, no. 5, for children's chorus and organ

The Swan of Tuonela, in A minor, op. 22, no. 3

Violin Concerto in D minor, op. 47

Valentin Silvestrov (1937-)

Two Sacred Songs, for SATB choir a cappella

Bedřich Smetana (1824-1884)

Má Vlast ("My Country")

Ethel Smyth (1858-1944)

Mass in D

Jack Stamp (1954-)

Aubrey Fanfare

William Grant Still (1895-1978)

Miniatures (for flute, oboe, and piano)

Summerland (for flute and piano)

Johann Strauss II (1825-1899)

The Blue Danube, op. 314

Tritsch-Tratsch Polka, op. 214

Wiener Blut Waltz, op. 354

Richard Strauss (1864-1949)

Also sprach Zarathustra, op. 30

Dance of the Seven Veils, from Salome, op. 54

Death and Transfiguration, op. 24

Der Abend, op. 34, no. 1 ("The Evening"), for chorus

Don Juan, op. 20

Ein Heldenleben, op. 40

Eine Alpensinfonie, op. 64

Four Last Songs

Le bourgeois gentilhomme, op. 60

Ruhe, Meine Seele (orchestral song; op. 27, no. 1)

Serenade for 13 Wind Instruments, op. 7

Suite from Der Rosenkavalier, op. 59

Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks, op. 28

Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)

Pastorale for Violin and Piano

The Firebird

Josef Suk (1874-1935)

Elegie (Under the Impression of Zeyer's Vyšehrad), op. 23

Piano Quartet in A minor, op. 1

Pohádka (Fairy Tale), op. 16

Serenade for String Orchestra, op. 6

Symphony No. 2, "Asrael Symphony", op. 27

Johan Svendsen (1840-1911)

Romance in G major for violin and orchestra, op. 26

Karol Szymanowski (1882-1937)

Stabat Mater

Francisco Tárrega (1852-1909)

Capricho árabe (Serenata), for solo guitar

Recuerdos de la Alhambra, for solo guitar

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Francesca da Rimini, Symphonic Fantasy after Dante, op. 32

Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture, TH 42

Sérénade mélancolique in B♭ minor for violin and orchestra, op. 26

Slavonic March, in B♭ minor, op. 31

Swan Lake, Ballet Suite, op. 20a

Symphony No. 2 in C minor, op. 17

Symphony No. 4 in F minor, op. 36

Symphony No. 5 in E minor, op. 64

Symphony No. 6 in B minor, op. 74 "Pathétique"

The Nutcracker, Ballet Suite, op. 71a

Violin Concerto in D major, op. 35

Virgil Thomson (1896-1989)

Suite from The Plow That Broke the Plains

Isao Tomita (1932-2016)

Firebird Suite [electronic music; Stravinsky]

Pictures at an Exhibition [electronic music; Mussorgsky]

Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun [electronic music; Debussy]

Snowflakes Are Dancing [electronic music; Debussy]

Veljo Tormis (1930-2017)

Overture No. 2

Geoffrey Toye (1889-1942)

Concert Waltz: The Haunted Ballroom

Joaquín Turina (1882-1949)

Piano Quartet in A minor, op. 67

Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)

Aristophanic Suite, The Wasps

Dona Nobis Pacem, cantata for soprano, baritone, chorus, and orchestra

Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis

Fantasia on "Greensleeves" [arranged by Ralph Greaves (1889-1966)]

Five Mystical Songs, for baritone, chorus, and orchestra

In the Fen Country

Romance, for Harmonica and Orchestra

Serenade to Music

Songs of Travel

Symphony No. 2, "A London Symphony"

Symphony No. 4

Symphony No. 5

Symphony No. 7, "Sinfonia Antartica"

Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)

Four Sacred Pieces, for chorus and orchestra

Overture to I vespri siciliani

Prelude, Act 1, from La Traviata

Sinfonia, from Luisa Miller

Sinfonia, from Nabucco

Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959)

Song of the Black Swan (Canto do cysne negro), for cello and piano, W122

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Chamber Concerto for Lute and 2 Violins in D major, RV 93

Gloria, RV 589

Richard Wagner (1813-1883)

Parsifal Suite [constructed by Andrew Gourlay]

Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan and Isolde

Prelude to Act 1 from Parsifal

William Walton (1902-1983)

Variations on a Theme by Hindemith

Peter Warlock (1894-1930)

Balulalow

Capriol Suite

Anton Webern (1883-1945)

Two Pieces for Cello and Piano (1899)

Kurt Weill (1900-1950)

September Song, from Knickerbocker Holiday

John Williams (1932-)

Born on the Fourth of July, Theme

Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Suite

Empire of the Sun, "Cadillac of the Skies"

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Flying Theme

Home Alone, "Somewhere in My Memory" Main Title

Olympic Fanfare and Theme

Raiders of the Lost Ark, "Raiders March"

Return of the Jedi, "Luke and Leia"

Rosewood, "Look Down, Lord" Reprise and Finale

Star Wars, Main Title

Superman, Main Title [orchestrated by Herbert Spencer (1905-1992)]

The Empire Strikes Back, "Imperial March"

The Empire Strikes Back, "Yoda's Theme"


And here are some outstanding movements...

 

William Alwyn - Adagio e molto calmato - Poco più mosso - Allegro - A tempo primo - Maestoso (3rd movement) from Symphony No. 4

William Alwyn - Adagio e poco rubato (2nd movement) from Sinfonietta for String Orchestra

Dominick Argento - Winter (4th movement) from A Ring of Time

Malcolm Arnold - Mesto (3rd movement) from English Dances, Set 1, op. 27

Malcolm Arnold - Piacevole (3rd movement) from Four Irish Dances, op. 126

Johann Sebastian Bach - Adagio (2nd movement) from Brandenburg Concerto No. 1

Béla Bartók - Adagio - Presto - Adagio (2nd movement) from Piano Concerto No. 2

Amy Beach - Allegro moderato (1st movement) from Piano Concerto in C♯ minor, op. 45

Ludwig van Beethoven - Scherzo: Allegro (3rd movement) from Symphony No. 2 in D major, op. 36

Ludwig van Beethoven - Allegro con brio (1st movement) from Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, op. 37

Ludwig van Beethoven - Allegro con brio (1st movement) from Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, op. 53, "Waldstein"

Ludwig van Beethoven - Allegro vivace e con brio (1st movement) from Symphony No. 8 in F major, op. 93

Leonard Bernstein - Glitter And Be Gay; Quiet; Eldorado; Make Our Garden Grow, from Candide

Leonard Bernstein - Psalms 131 & 133 (3rd and final movement) from Chichester Psalms

Leonard Bernstein - Prophecy (1st movement) from Symphony No. 1, "Jeremiah"

Ernest Bloch - Prelude; Dirge; Pastorale and Rustic Dances (1st, 2nd, and 3rd movements) from Concerto Grosso No. 1 for String Orchestra with Piano Obbligato

Ernest Bloch - Andante (2nd movement) from Concerto Grosso No. 2 for String Orchestra

Luigi Boccherini - Allegro vivo assai (1st movement) from Sinfonia in C minor, G. 519

William Bolcom - Old Adam (1st piece) from The Garden of Eden (1969, piano)

William Bolcom - Graceful Ghost Rag (1st piece) from Three Ghost Rags (1970, piano)

William Bolcom - Dream Shadows (3rd piece) from Three Ghost Rags (1971, piano)

William Bolcom - Intermezzo (3rd movement) from Piano Quartet (1977)

Johannes Brahms - Allegro molto (1st movement) & Menuetto I and II (4th movement) from Serenade No. 1 in D major, op. 11

Johannes Brahms - Adagio non troppo (3rd movement) & Quasi menuetto (4th movement) from Serenade No. 2 in A major, op. 16

Johannes Brahms - Allegro, ma non troppo (1st movement) from String Sextet No. 1 in B♭ major, op. 18

Johannes Brahms - Rondo alla Zingarese (4th movement) from Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, op. 25

Johannes Brahms - Allegro non troppo (1st movement) from String Sextet No. 2 in G major, op. 36

Johannes Brahms - Rede, Mädchen, allzu liebes (Tell me, my sweetest girl ) from Liebeslieder-Walzer, op. 52, no. 1 [chorus & piano four-hand]

Johannes Brahms - Sieh, wie ist die Welle klar (See how clear the waves are) from Liebeslieder-Walzer, op. 52, no. 14 [chorus & piano four-hand]

Johannes Brahms - Nicht wandle, mein Licht, dort außen (Do not wander, my love) from Liebeslieder-Walzer, op. 52, no. 17 [tenor & piano four-hand]

Johannes Brahms - Der Abend (Evening) from Three Quartets, op. 64, no. 2 [chorus & piano]

Johannes Brahms - Nun, ihr Musen, genug! (Envoi) from Neue Liebeslieder-Walzer, op. 65, no. 15 [chorus & piano four-hand]

Johannes Brahms - Vom Gebirge Well auf Well kommen Regengüsse (Downpours are coming from the mountains, wave upon wave) from Neue Liebeslieder-Waltzer, op. 65a, no. 7 [piano four-hand]

Johannes Brahms - Nächtens (At night) from Six Quartets, op. 112, no. 2 [chorus & piano]

Johannes Brahms - Allegro (1st movement) and Adagio (2nd movement) from Quintet for Clarinet and String Quartet in B minor, op. 115

Johannes Brahms - Andante un poco adagio (2nd movement) from Viola Sonata in F minor, op. 120, no. 1

Frank Bridge - Moonlight (3rd movement) from The Sea, Suite for Orchestra

Benjamin Britten - Balulalow from A Ceremony of Carols

Anton Bruckner - Scherzo / Trio (3rd movement) from Symphony No. 7

Anton Bruckner - Finale (4th movement) from Symphony No. 8

Alfredo Casella - Preludio Lento, ma non troppo. Sempre più ff (2nd movement) from La donna serpente ("The Snake Woman") Suite No. 2, op. 50ter

Gloria Coates - Glass of Time (2nd movement) from Symphony No. 7

Aaron Copland - Walk to the Bunkhouse (4th movement) from The Red Pony - Suite from the Film

Jean-Yves Daniel-Lesur - Sarabande (6th movement) from Symphonie de danses

Alma Deutscher - Fantasia (2nd movement) from Piano Sonata in E♭ major

Ernst von Dohnányi - Allegro non troppo (1st movement) from Second String Quintet in E♭ minor for Piano and Strings, op. 26

Ernst von Dohnányi - Andante poco moto, rubato (1st movement) from Ruralia hungarica, Five pieces for orchestra, op. 32b

Ernst von Dohnányi - Adagio non troppo — Un poco più mosso, agitato (4th movement) from Ruralia hungarica, Five pieces for orchestra, op. 32b

Aita Donostia - Sorrowful Meditation of Saint Francis (He was anointed), for chorus and orchestra (4th scene) from The Profound Life of Saint Francis of Assisi, incidental music to the play by Henri Ghéon

Antonín Dvořák - Allegro (1st movement) from Symphony No. 4 in D minor, op. 13, B41

Antonín Dvořák - Confutatis maledictis, Lacrimosa, Pie Jesu, Agnus Dei from Requiem in B♭ minor, op. 89, B165

Antonín Dvořák - Finale: Allegro (4th movement) from Sonatina in G major, for violin and piano, op. 100, B183

Edward Elgar - March No. 1 in D major and March No. 2 in A minor from Pomp and Circumstance, op. 39

George Enescu - Lentement (3rd movement) from Octet for Double String Quartet, op. 7

Gabriel Fauré - Tendresse (5th movement) from Dolly Suite, op. 56 [orchestrated by Henri Rabaud]

Alberto Ginastera - Adagio for 22 Soloists (2nd movement) from Violin Concerto, op. 30

Ruth Gipps - Scherzo (3rd movement) from Symphony No. 3, op. 57

Philip Glass - Movement III, Concerto for Saxophone Quartet and Orchestra

Reinhold Glière - The Boundless Ukrainian Steppe, from Taras Bulba, Ballet Suite

Edvard Grieg - To Spring, from Lyric Pieces, Book III, op. 43, no. 6 (piano)

Edvard Grieg - Allegro animato (3rd movement) from Violin Sonata No. 3 in C minor, op. 45

Edvard Grieg - Melody, from Lyric Pieces, Book IV, op. 47, no. 3 (piano)

Edvard Grieg - Elegy, from Lyric Pieces, Book IV, op. 47, no. 7 (piano)

Edvard Grieg - March of the Trolls, from Lyric Pieces, Book V, op. 54, no. 3 (piano)

Edvard Grieg - Notturno, from Lyric Pieces, Book V, op. 54, no. 4 (piano)

Edvard Grieg - Wedding Day at Troldhaugen, from Lyric Pieces, Book VIII, op. 65, no. 6 (piano)

Ferde Grofé - On the Set - Sweepers (1st movement), The Stand-in (2nd movement), from Hollywood Suite

Amanda Harberg - Aria (2nd movement) from Concerto for Viola and Orchestra

Roy Harris - Western Cowboy (2nd movement) and Mountaineer Love Song (4th movement), from Symphony No. 4, "Folk Song Symphony"

Joseph Haydn - Adagio - Allegro (1st movement) from Symphony No. 6 in D major, Hob. I:6 "Le matin"

Joseph Haydn - Finale: Presto (4th movement) from Symphony No. 22 in E♭ major, Hob. I:22 "The Philosopher"

Joseph Haydn - Allegro spiritoso (1st movement) from Symphony No. 83 in G minor, Hob. I:83 "La Poule"

Joseph Haydn - Menuetto: Allegro (3rd movement) from String Quartet in B♭ major, op. 76, no. 4, Hob. III:78 "Sunrise"

Joseph Haydn - Presto (1st movement) from Piano Sonata in E minor, Hob. XVI:34

Jennifer Higdon - In the Blue Fields They Sing (4th movement) from Scenes from the Poet's Dreams, for piano quintet (piano left hand and string quartet)

Jennifer Higdon - Inward (1st movement) from Light Refracted, for clarinet, violin, viola, cello, and piano

Gustav Holst - First Dance & Second Dance (1st & 2nd movement) from Beni Mora, op. 29, no. 1 (Oriental Suite)

Gustav Holst - Say who is this? (1st movement) from Seven Part-Songs, op. 44

Alan Hovhaness - Andante espressivo (2nd movement) from Concerto for Harp and String Orchestra, op. 267

Alan Hovhaness - Dawn in Paradise (4th movement) from Concerto for Harp and String Orchestra, op. 267

Engelbert Humperdinck - Prelude to Act 1 & Dream Pantomime (Act 2, Scene 3) from Hansel and Gretel

Gordon Jacob - Elegiac Prelude (1st movement) from Sextet in B♭, op. 6

Leos Janáček - Moderato (3rd movement) from String Quartet No. 2, "Intimate Letters"

Dmitry Kabalevsky - Andantino in C major, 24 Preludes, op. 38, no. 1

Dmitry Kabalevsky - Sostenuto assai - Allegro molto ed energico - Presto (4th movement) from Symphony No. 4 in C major, op. 54

Elena Kats-Chernin - Green Leaf - Eliza Aria - Darkness in the Forest - Mute Princess from Wild Swans Concert Suite, for wordless soprano and orchestra

Aram Khachaturian - Work - Recapitulation - Finale from "Girl No. 217" film score (1945)

Erich Wolfgang Korngold - Main Title & Reunion from The Sea Hawk

Constant Lambert - Madrigal con ritornelli, "Autumn hath all the Summer's fruitful treasure" (5th section) and Saraband, "Adieu, farewell earth's bliss!" (7th and final section) from Summer's Last Will and Testament

Lars-Erik Larsson - Andante (2nd movement) from Concertino for Clarinet and String Orchestra, op. 45, no. 3

Borys Lyatoshynsky - Andante con moto (2nd movement) from Symphony No. 3

Gustav Mahler - Adagietto (4th movement) from Symphony No. 5

Gustav Mahler - Blicket auf zum Retterblick & Alles Vergängliche (final two sections) from Symphony No. 8

Gustav Mahler - Adagio (4th movement) from Symphony No. 9

Gustav Mahler - Ich hab' ein glühend Messer (3rd song) and Die zwei blauen Augen von meinem Schatz (4th song) from Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen (Songs of a Wayfarer)

Gian Carlo Menotti - Pavane (7th movement) from Suite from "Sebastian"

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Menuetto - Trio (3rd movement) from Divertimento in E♭, K. 113

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Adagio (2nd movement) from Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K. 216

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Rondeau. Tempo di Menuetto (3rd movement) from Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Tempo di Menuetto (2nd movement) from Violin Sonata No. 21 in E minor, K. 304 (300c)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Andante (2nd movement) from Violin Sonata No. 25 in F major, K. 377 (374e)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Adagio (2nd movement) from Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - "Don Giovanni, a cenar teco m'invitasti" [Don Giovanni, You invited me to dine with you] (Act 2) from Don Giovanni, K. 527

Carl Nielsen - Intermezzo (2nd movement) from Violin Concerto

Sergei Prokofiev - L'usine, "The factory"; Les marteaux, "The hammers"; Finale, from Scene 2 of Le pas d'acier ("The Steel Step"), ballet, op. 41

Sergei Prokofiev - Réveil et remords, "Awakening and remorse" (Scene 2); Partage du butin, "Interlude: Sharing the spoils" (Scene 3); Le retour, "The return" (Scene 3), from The Prodigal Son, ballet, op. 46

Sergei Prokofiev - Andante (2nd movement) from Piano Concerto No. 4 in B♭ major, for the left hand, op. 53

Sergei Prokofiev - Antony (Andante mosso; 5th movement) from Egyptian Nights, symphonic suite, op. 61

Sergei Prokofiev - Tarantelle (No. 4) and Valse (No. 6) from Music for Children, 12 Easy Pieces for Piano, op. 65

Sergei Prokofiev - Andante (3rd movement) from Violin Sonata No. 1 in F minor, op. 80

Sergei Prokofiev - Andante dolce (1st section of 1st movement) from Piano Sonata No. 8 in B♭ major, op. 84

Sergei Prokofiev - Introduction; Cinderella's Departure for the Ball; Grand Waltz; Entertainment of the Guests; Duet of the Sisters with the Oranges; Duet of the Prince and Cinderella; Amoroso, from Cinderella, ballet, op. 87

Henry Purcell - Final two sections of Dido and Aeneas (Z. 626), including "Dido's Lament"

Einojuhani Rautavaara - Andante (1st movement) from Symphony No. 1

Einojuhani Rautavaara - Marjatta, Lowly Maiden, a Finnish Mystery Play (concluding children's choral section)

Maurice Ravel - Menuet, from "Le Tombeau de Couperin" [both piano and orchestral versions]

Maurice Ravel - Ondine, from "Gaspard de la nuit", for piano

Maurice Ravel - Toccata, from "Le Tombeau de Couperin", for piano

Ottorino Respighi - Tropical Night (1st movement) from Brazilian Impressions

Emil von Reznicek - Csárdás (2nd movement) from Symphony No. 5, "Dance Symphony"

Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein II - Prelude and The Sound of Music; Climb Ev'ry Mountain; Processional and Maria (The Wedding); Climb Ev'ry Mountain (reprise), from The Sound of Music

Joaquín Rodrigo - Pastoral (No. 4) and Passepied (No. 5) from Soleriana

Joaquín Rodrigo - Pavana (Enriquez de Valderrábano) [No. 4] & Fantasía que contrahace la harpa de Ludovico (Alonso Mudarra) [No. 5] from Cinco piezas del siglo XVI, for piano

Joaquín Rodrigo - Plegaria de la Infanta de Castilla (Prayer of the Princess of Castile), from Cuatro piezas para piano

Joaquín Rodrigo - Sicilienne (Andantino) [2nd movement] from Concierto de estío, for violin and orchestra

Giovanni Battista Sammartini - Presto (1st movement) from Symphony in F major (J-C 36)

Heikki Sarmanto - Hanget soi ("Singing Snow"), for children's chorus [Arranged by Auvo Sarmanto]

Peter Schickele - Dog at His Master's Grave (5th movement) from Thurber's Dogs

Franz Schubert - Scherzo: Presto - Più lento (3rd movement) from Symphony No. 6 in C major, D. 589

Franz Schubert - Scherzo (3rd movement) from Piano Quintet in A major, D. 667, "Trout"

Franz Schubert - Impromptu in A♭ major (No. 4), D. 899

Franz Schubert - Andante con moto (2nd movement) from Piano Trio in E♭ major, D. 929

Franz Schubert - Allegro assai (No. 1) from Three Piano Pieces, D. 946

Franz Schubert - Sanctus (4th movement) from Mass No. 6 in E♭ major, D. 950

Robert Schumann - Finale: Allegro brillante from Symphonic Etudes, op. 13

Robert Schumann - Romances and Ballads, op. 75, no. 1, "Schnitter Tod (Reaper Death)" for SATB choir a cappella

Robert Schumann - Romances, op. 91, no. 5, "Der Bleicherin Nachtlied (The Laundress's Night Song)" for female SSAA choir a cappella

Dmitri Shostakovich - Largo - Allegro (3rd and final movement, ending section ~ 4:45) from Symphony No. 4 in C minor, op. 43

Dmitri Shostakovich - Scene on the Steppe, from King Lear, Incidental Music, op. 58a

Dmitri Shostakovich - Winter, From Jewish Folk Poetry, op. 79

Dmitri Shostakovich - Andante (2nd movement) from String Quartet No. 5 in B♭ major, op. 92

Dmitri Shostakovich - Adagio (2nd movement) from String Quartet No. 9 in E♭ major, op. 117

Dmitri Shostakovich - Adagio (3rd movement) from String Quartet No. 10 in A♭ major, op. 118

Dmitri Shostakovich - De profundis (1st movement) from Symphony No. 14 in G minor, op. 135

Dmitri Shostakovich - The Catastrophe Begins; The Voice of Truth; Weeping; Meal with Gonerill, from King Lear, Film Music, op. 137

Valentin Silvestrov - Ave Maria, from Liturgical Chants, for SATB choir a cappella

Valentin Silvestrov - Quiet Nights (2nd song) from Two Christmas Lullabies, for SATB choir a cappella

Bedřich Smetana - Moderato assai (1st movement) from Piano Trio in G minor, op. 15

Johann Stamitz - Allegro (1st movement) from Symphony in A major, "Mannheim No. 2"

Johann Stamitz - Allegro (3rd movement) from Symphony in B♭ major, "Mannheim No. 3"

Johann Stamitz - Adagio (2nd movement) from Trio in E major, op. 5, no. 3

William Grant Still - Héla Grand-père, from Vignettes (for oboe, bassoon, and piano)

Richard Strauss - Andante ma non troppo (2nd movement) from Sonata in F major for cello and piano, op. 6

George Templeton Strong - Langsam (2nd movement) from Symphony No. 2, "Sintram"

Alexandre Tansman - Sarabande (2nd movement) from Suite-Divertissement, for violin, viola, cello and piano

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Act 2: Dances of the Swans, Tempo di valse (No. 13, Var. 6); Act 3: Allegro giusto (No. 15), Mazurka (No. 23), Scène (No. 24); Act 4: Dances of the Little Swans (No. 27), Finale (No. 29) from Swan Lake, Ballet, op. 20 [pieces not usually included in the ballet suite, op. 20a]

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Act 1, Scene 2, No. 9 Letter Scene; Act 1, Scene 2, No. 10 Scene and Duet; Act 1, Scene 3, No. 11 Servant Girls' Chorus; Act 2, Scene 1, No. 13 Entr'acte and Waltz, Scene and Chorus; Act 2, Scene 2, No. 17 Introduction, Scene and Aria; Act 3, Scene 1, No. 19 Polonaise - Eugene Onegin, op. 24

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Scherzo and Mélodie (2nd and 3rd movements) from Souvenir D'un Lieu Cher, for violin and orchestra, op. 42 [Arranged by Alexander Glazunov]

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, from The Nutcracker Suite, op. 71a

Ralph Vaughan Williams - Molto moderato (1st movement) from Symphony No. 3, "Pastoral"

Giuseppe Verdi - Dies irae & Tuba mirum (2nd & 3rd section) from Requiem

Antonio Vivaldi - Crucifixus etiam pro nobis (3rd movement) from Credo, RV 591

William Walton - Lento (3rd movement) from Sonata for String Orchestra

William Walton - Maestoso - Brioso ed ardentemente - Vivacissimo - Maestoso (4th movement) from Symphony No. 1

Charles-Marie Widor - Toccata from Symphony No. 5, op. 42 (for organ)

Alec Wilder - In Choral Style (2nd movement) from Woodwind Quintet No. 3

Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari - Intermezzo from Act III of I gioielli della Madonna (The Jewels of the Madonna)