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Songs

1. 1

   Serenade No. 13 in G Major, K. 525, "Eine kleine Nachtmusik": I. Allegro

   Northern String Quartet, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

   4:01
2. 2

   Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: I. Prelude

   Robert Cohen, Johann Sebastian Bach

   2:41
3. 3

   Le quattro stagioni, Concerto No. 1 in E Major, Op. 8, RV 269, "Spring" : I. Allegro

   Mayfair Philharmonic Orchestra, Antonio Vivaldi

   3:29
4. 4

   The Tale of Tsar Saltan, Act III: Flight of the Bumblebee

   Mayfair Philharmonic Orchestra, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

   1:33
5. 5

   The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act II, Tableau III: XIV. Pas de Deux. Variation II, Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy

   L'Orchestre De La Suisse Romande, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

   2:00
6. 6

   Die Walküre: Ride of the Valkyries

   Mayfair Philharmonic Orchestra, Richard Wagner

   4:56
7. 7

   Bagatelle No. 25 in A Minor, WoO 59, "Für Elise"

   Martin Jacoby, Ludwig van Beethoven

   3:04
8. 8

   Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: IV. In the Hall of the Mountain King

   Philadelphia Orchestra, Edvard Grieg

   2:49
9. 9

   Wedding March in C Major (From A Midsummer Night's Dream)

   European Philharmonic Orchestra, Felix Mendelssohn

   2:22
10. 10

    Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: I. Morning Mood

    Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra, Edvard Grieg

    2:16
11. 11

    Adagio for Strings, Op. 11

    Northern String Quartet, Samuel Barber

    7:12
12. 12

    Night on the Bare Mountain

    Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Modest Mussorgsky

    4:19
13. 13

    An der schönen blauen Donau, Op. 314

    The London Pops Orchestra, Johann Strauss II

    3:51
14. 14

    Turandot, Act III: Nessun dorma

    Charles K.I. Davis, Giacomo Puccini

    3:01
15. 15

    Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64, Act I: No. 13, Dance of the Knights

    L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Sergei Prokofiev

    5:39
16. 16

    Serenade No. 13 in G Major, K. 525, "Eine kleine Nachtmusik": II. Romanze

    London Philharmonic Orchestra, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    5:44
17. 17

    Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550: I. Molto allegro

    Philharmonia Orchestra, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    6:33
18. 18

    Fly

    Martin Jacoby

    4:17
19. 19

    Preludes, Op. 28: No. 4 in E Minor

    Martin Jacoby, Frédéric Chopin

    2:02
20. 20

    Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K. 331: III. Alla turca. Allegretto

    Virginia Black, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    3:25
21. 21

    Messiah, HWV 56, Part II: Hallelujah

    Martha Lipton, Eileen Farrell, Davis Cunningham

    3:54
22. 22

    Rigoletto, Act III: "La donna è mobile"

    Nikola Nikolov, Giuseppe Verdi

    2:13
23. 23

    Nocturne in E-Flat Major, Op. 9, No. 2

    Martin Jacoby, Frédéric Chopin

    5:22
24. 24

    Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Ludwig van Beethoven

    7:29
25. 25

    The Sorcerer's Apprentice (Excerpt)

    European Philharmonic Orchestra

    3:29
26. 26

    Suite bergamasque: III. Clair de lune

    Leonard Pennario, Claude Debussy

    4:44
27. 27

    Air on the G String, BWV 1068

    Northern String Quartet, Johann Sebastian Bach

    4:35
28. 28

    Carmina Burana: O Fortuna

    Mayfair Philharmonic Orchestra

    2:48
29. 29

    String Quintet in E Major, Op. 11, No. 5: III. Minuetto

    Northern String Quartet

    3:04
30. 30

    Canon and Gigue in D Major

    Consort of London, Johann Pachelbel

    4:48
31. 31

    Pomp and Circumstance, Op. 39: March No. 1 in D (Land of Hope and Glory)

    Edward Elgar

    5:58
32. 32

    Lieutenant Kijé Suite, Op. 60: IV. Troika

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Sergei Prokofiev

    2:34
33. 33

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F Major, BWV 1046: I. Allegro

    Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Johann Sebastian Bach

    5:00
34. 34

    Prelude in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 3, No. 2

    Mayfair Philharmonic Orchestra, Sergei Rachmaninoff

    3:44
35. 35

    Gayane Ballet Suite: Sabre Dance

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    2:21
36. 36

    1812 Overture, Op. 49

    Russian State Symphony Orchestra, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    3:23
37. 37

    Carmen Suite No. 1: Les toréadors

    Mayfair Philharmonic Orchestra, Georges Bizet

    2:24
38. 38

    Water Music Suite, HWV 348: Air

    Vienna State Opera Orchesta, George Frideric Handel

    4:50
39. 39

    Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: I. Aria

    Martin Jacoby, Johann Sebastian Bach

    4:42
40. 40

    Fantasia on Greensleeves

    Philadelphia Orchestra, Ralph Vaughan Williams

    4:54
41. 41

    Variations on an Original Theme for Orchestra, Op. 36 "Enigma": IX. "Nimrod"

    The Hallé, Edward Elgar

    3:55
42. 42

    Liebestraum No. 3, S. 541

    Leonard Pennario, Franz Liszt

    4:29
43. 43

    Kinderszenen, Op. 15: VII. Träumerei

    Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, Robert Schumann

    3:22
44. 44

    Hungarian Dances, WoO 1: Dance No. 5 in G Minor

    Wiener Philharmoniker, Johannes Brahms

    2:27
45. 45

    Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2, "Moonlight Sonata": I. Adagio sostenuto

    Martin Jacoby, Ludwig van Beethoven

    6:28
46. 46

    Gymnopédies No. 1

    Martin Jacoby, Erik Satie

    4:21
47. 47

    Orphée aux enfers: Can-Can

    New York Philharmonic, Jacques Offenbach

    4:13
48. 48

    Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95, B. 178, "From the New World": II. Largo

    Northern String Quartet, Antonin Dvorak

    8:11
49. 49

    Trumpet Voluntary in D

    Roger Voisin, Armando Ghitalla, Henry Purcell

    2:49
50. 50

    Pavane pour une infante défunte

    Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra, Maurice Ravel

    6:02