Instant Classical Culture

Suita Espanola : Asturias

Laurent Petitgirard, French Symphonic Orchestra

Adagio G minor

Gedächniskirche Chor, Münchener Bach Chor

Magnificat in D major: Magnificat N°1

Helmuth Rilling, Bach Collegium Stuttgart, Philharmonique de Leningrad

Suite 01 for cello solo G major: Prelude

Paul Tortelier

Toccata and Fugue D minor: Toccata

Karl Richter

Saint Matthew Passion: Kommt, ihr Töchter, helft mir klagen

Münchener Bach-Orchester, Karl Richter, Louis Martini Chorus

Concerto 03 for two violins and orchestra D minor “Double Concerto”: Vivace

Rudolf Barshai, Columbia Symphony Otchestra

Well-Tempered Clavier Book I: Prelude 01 C major

Glenn Gould

Brandenburg Concerto 02 F major: Allegro assai

Maurice André, Karl Ristenpart, Chamber Orchestra of the Sarre

Suite - Overture 03 for orchestra D major: “Air on the G String”

Karl Münchinger, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra

Partita 03 for violin solo E major: Prelude

Fletcher

Adagio for strings

Eugene Ormandy, Philadelphia Orchestra

Music for strings percussion and celesta: allegro

Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner

Concerto for Orchestra: allegretto scherzando

Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner

Symphony 06 F major - Pastoral Symphony: Awakening of cheerful feelings upon arrival in the country - Allegro ma non troppo

Columbia Symphony Orchestra, Bruno Walter

Concerto 05 for piano and orchestra E flat major Emperor: allegro

Emil Gilels, Kurt Sanderling, The All-American Orchestra

Symphony 07 A major: allegretto

Otto Klemperer

Symphony 09 D minor: final chorus on Friedrich von Schiller's Ode to Joy

Otto Klemperer, Philharmonia Chorus

Concerto for violin and orchestra D major: allegro ma non troppo

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Christian Ferras, Sir Malcolm Sargent

Sonata 08 for piano C minor Pathetic Sonata: adagio cantabile

Annie Fischer

Symphony 05 C minor: allegro con brio

Columbia Symphony Orchestra, Bruno Walter

Variations for piano D major on an original theme “Turkish March”

Emil Gilels

Symphony 03 E flat major “Eroica Symphony”:: Funeral march - adagio assai

Columbia Symphony Orchestra, Bruno Walter

Symphonie Fantastique - Fantastic Symphony : Dream of a witches' Sabbath

Berliner Philharmoniker, Igor Markevitch

La Damnation de Faust - The Damnation of Faust: Hungarian March – “Rakoczy March”

Boston Symphony Orchestra, Charles Münch

La Damnation de Faust - The Damnation of Faust: Ballet of the Sylphs

Boston Symphony Orchestra, Charles Münch

The Arlesian Suite: Prelude

Eugene Ormandy, Philadelphia Orchestra

Concerto Grosso: Prelude

Laurent Petitgirard, French Symphonic Orchestra

Quintet 11 for strings A major: Minuet

Wiener Philharmoniker, Russel Garcia Orchestra

Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances

Lovro von Matačić

In the Steppes of Central Asia

André Cluytens, RIAS Berlin Radio-symphony Orchestra - Berlin Motetenchor

Symphony 02 D minor: allegro ma non troppo

Herbert von Karajan

Concerto for violin and orchestra D major: allegro giocoso ma non troppo vivace

Jascha Heifetz, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner

A German Requiem: Denn alles Fleisch est ist wie Gras

New York Philharmonic, Westminster Choir, Bruno Walter

Hungarian Dance 05 F minor

Alfred Brendel, Walter Klien

Concerto 02 for piano and orchestra B flat major: Allegretto grazioso

Wiener Philharmoniker, Carl Schuricht, Wilhelm Backhaus

Symphony 03 F major: poco allegretto

Jascha Horenstein

Waltz 15 A flat major

Byron Janis

Symphony 01 C minor: adagio

Wiener Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan

Academic Festival Overture: allegro

Columbia Symphony Orchestra, Bruno Walter

Symphony 04 E minor: allegro giocoso - poco meno presto

Columbia Symphony Orchestra, Bruno Walter

The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra: Prelude

Eugene Ormandy, Philadelphia Orchestra

A Ceremony of Carols: Balulalow

Benjamin Britten, The Copenhagen Boys' Choir

Concerto 01 for violin and orchestra G minor: Finale - allegro energico

Walter Susskind, Christian Ferras

Te Deum D major: Te Deum laudamus

Orchestre Jean-François Paillard, Louis Martini

Concerto 01 E minor: allegro maestoso

Géza Anda, Alceo Galliera

Berceuse - Lullaby D flat major

Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli

Waltz 06 D flat major “Little Dog” or “Minute Waltz”

Dinu Lipatti

Sonate 02 B flat major: Funeral March

Guiomar Novaes

Polonaise 06 A flat major (Heroic Polonaise)

Lazar Berman

Nocturne 02 E flat major

Vladimir Horowitz

Concerto 02 F minor: larghetto

Samson François, Paul Kletzki, French National Radio Orchestra

Impromptu 04 “Fantasy-Impromptu” C flat minor

Samson François

Prelude 04 E minor

Samson François

Mazurka 02 C sharp minor

Samson François

Etude 03 E major “Tristesse” – “Sadness”

Vladimir Ashkenazy

Waltz 09 A flat major “Farewell Waltz”

Dinu Lipatti

Fanfare for the Common Man

Howard Mitchell, National Symphony Orchestra, Kennedy Center

Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune - Prelude to the afternoon of a fawn

Laurent Petitgirard, French Symphonic Orchestra

“Clair de Lune” – “Moonlight” D flat major

La Mer - The Sea: Dialogue between wind and waves

Ernest Ansermet, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

Children's Corner: Golliwog's Cake-Walk

Laurent Petitgirard, French Symphonic Orchestra

The Sorcerer's Apprentice

Laurent Petitgirard

Slavonic Dance 10 E major “Dumka”

Alfred Brendel, Walter Klien

Symphony 09 E minor – “New World Symphony”: adagio - allegro molto

Bruno Walter

Humoresque Poco lento e grazioso G flat major

Rudolf Firkusny

Concerto for cello and orchestra 02 B minor: allegro

Mstislav Rostropovich, Boris Khaikin

Pomp and Circumstances: March N°1 “Land of Hope and Glory”

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult

El Amor Brujo - The Love Sorcerer: Ritual Dance of Fire

Nights in the Gardens of Spain: Généralife - Allegretto tranquillo e misterioso

Gonzalo Soriano, Ataúlfo Argenta, Spanish National Orchestra

El Sombrero de Tres Picos - The Three-Cornered Hat: The Miller's Dance - Farruca

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Arthur Rodzinski

Après un Rêve - After a Dream - arranged by Pablo Casals

Mstislav Rostropovich

Requiem: In Paradisum - D major

Ernest Ansermet, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

Pavane for orchestra and flute

Laurent Petitgirard, French Symphonic Orchestra

Pelléas et Mélisande - Pelleas and Melisande : Siciliana

Laurent Petitgirard, French Symphonic Orchestra

Symphonic Variations

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult

Symphony in D minor: allegro non troppo

Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic

Sonata for violin and piano A major: allegro ben moderato

Christian Ferras, Pierre Barbizet

Concerto in F: allegro agitato

Mantovani, Julius Katchen, Orchestra Marco Mantovani

Rhapsody in Blue

Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, Leonard Pennario, Felix Slatkin

An American in Paris

Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, Felix Slatkin

Concerto for violin and orchestra A minor

Kirill Kondrashin, State Symphony Orchestra of the USSR

Danse Espagnole Andaluza Playera B minor

Andrés Segovia

Concerto for piano and orchestra A minor: allegro molto moderato

Herbert Menges, Solomon Cutner

Peer Gynt Suite 01: In the King of the Mountain's Hall

Sir Thomas Beecham, Beecham Choral Society, Royal Philharmonic Society

Peer Gynt Suite 01: Morning mood

Sir Thomas Beecham, Royal Philharmonic Society

Peer Gynt Suite 01: Anitra's dance

Sir Thomas Beecham, Royal Philharmonic Society

Peer Gynt Suite 01: Solveig's Song

Sir Thomas Beecham, Ilse Hollweg, Royal Philharmonic Society

Messiah: Hallelujah !

Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic, Westminster Choir

Xerxes – Serse: Ombra mai fu – arrangement for cello

Marcel Dupré, 앙드레 나바라

Water Music: Hornpipe

Boyd Neel, The Boyd Neel Orchestra

Concerto for trumpet and orchestra E flat major: Allegro

Ernest Ansermet, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

Quartet 77 A major Emperor: andante cantabile. Theme of the German National Anthem

Pro Arte Quartet

Symphony 101 D major The Clock: adagio cantabile

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham

The Creation: Final Chorus

Berliner Philharmoniker, Igor Markevitch

Symphony 094 G major Surprise: andante

Wiener Philharmoniker, Josef Krips

The Planets: Mars The Bringer of War

Sir Adrian Boult, Vienna State Opera Orchestra

The Planets: Jupiter The Bringer of Joy

Sir Adrian Boult, Vienna State Opera Orchestra

Gayaneh Suite: Sabre Dance

Aram Khachaturian

Hungarian Fantasy on Popular Songs

Géza Anda, Otto Ackermann

Symphonic Poem 03 “The Preludes”

Ferenc Fricsay, Berlin Radio Symphonic Orchestra

Liebestraum 03 Nocturne “Dream of Love” A flat major

Byron Janis

Concerto 01 for piano and orchestra E flat major: allegro vivace

Géza Anda, Otto Ackermann

Hungarian Rhapsody 02 C sharp major: Lassam

György Cziffra

Symphony 01 D major “Titan”: Feierlich und gemessen, ohne zu schleppen

New York Philharmonic, Bruno Walter

Symphony 05 C sharp minor: adagietto

New York Philharmonic, Bruno Walter

Thais Meditation

Olivier Charlier, Laurent Petitgirard, French Symphonic Orchestra

Symphony 04 A major “Italian Symphony”: allegro vivace

Boston Symphony Orchestra, Charles Münch

Frühlingslied “Spring Song” A major

György Cziffra

A Midsummer Night's Dream: Wedding March

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, George Szell

A Midsummer Night's Dream: Scherzo

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, George Szell

Concerto 02 for violin and orchestra E minor: allegro molto appassionato

Eugene Ormandy, Philadelphia Orchestra, Isaac Stern

Regina Caeli

Dom Joseph Gajard

Procedentem sponsum

Schola Hungarica

Pictures at an Exhibition: “The Great Gate of Kiev”

Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Antal Doráti

Night on the Bald Mountain

Berliner Philharmoniker, Igor Markevitch

Concerto 21 for piano and orchestra C Major “Elvira Madigan”: andante

Wiener Philharmoniker, Maria Tipo, Jonel Perlea

“A Little Night Music” G major: allegro

New York Philharmonic, Bruno Walter

Sonata 15 C Major “Easy Sonata”: allegro

Walter Gieseking

Concerto 05 for Violin and orchestra A Major “Turkish”: Menuetto-allegro

London Philharmonic Orchestra, Jascha Heifetz, Sir Malcolm Sargent

Concerto for clarinette et orchestre A Major: adagio

Boston Symphony Orchestra, Charles Münch

Symphony 40 G minor: molto allegro

New York Philharmonic, Bruno Walter

Rondo Alla Turca “Turkish March”

Wanda Landowska

Concerto 23 for piano and orchestra A Major: adagio

Wiener Philharmoniker, Clara Haskil, Paul Sacher

K299 Concerto for flute harp and orchestra C Major: andantino

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham, Lily Laskine, Rene Le Roy

K626 Requiem D minor: Dies irae

Laurent Petitgirard, French Symphonic Orchestra

Perpetuum Mobile

Columbia Symphony Orchestra, Michael Rabin, Donald Voorhees

The Tales of Hoffmann : Intermezzo - Barcarolla

Laurent Petitgirard, French Symphonic Orchestra

Orpheus in the Underworld: Overture

Laurent Petitgirard, French Symphonic Orchestra

Carmina Burana: Fortune Imperatrix Mundi

Wolfgang Sawallisch

Canon D major

Susanne Lautenbacher, Ulrich Grehling, Doris Wolff-Malm

Concerto 01 D major: rondo

Leonid Kogan, Charles Bruck, The Paris Conservatory Orchestra

Caprices for violin solo: Pot-pourri Caprice 09 - Caprice 17 - Caprice 24

Michael Rabin

La Gioconda : Dance of the Hours

Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Concerto 01 for violin and orchestra D major: andante assai

Kirill Kondrashin, USSR Radio Symphony Orchestra

Romeo and Juliet: Dance of the Knights

New York Philharmonic, Dimitri Mitropoulos

Love for Three Oranges: March

Emil Gilels

Symphony 01 “Classic”: Gavotte: non troppo allegro

Igor Markevitch

Peter and the Wolf: Peter’s Theme

Concerto 02 A minor: moderato

Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, Sviatoslav Richter, Stanisław Wisłocki

Vocalise for violin and piano

Inna Kollegorskaya

Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini: Variatuion 18

The Cleveland Orchestra, Leon Fleisher, George Szell

Pavane pour une infante défunte

Laurent Petitgirard, French Symphonic Orchestra

Tzigane Rhapsodie

Olivier Charlier, Laurent Petitgirard, French Symphonic Orchestra

Ma Mère l'Oye - Mother Goose : Prelude

Laurent Petitgirard, French Symphonic Orchestra

Boléro

Laurent Petitgirard, French Symphonic Orchestra

Capriccio Espagnol - Spanish Capriccio: Alborada

Ernest Ansermet

Scheherazade: Story of the Kalandar Prince

Ernest Ansermet, Various Artists

Tzar Saltan Flight of the Bumble-bee

Ernest Ansermet, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

The Barber of Seville: Overture

Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner

The Thieving Magpie: Overture

Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner

William Tell: Overture

Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner

Concierto de Aranjuez for guitar and orchestra: adagio

Narciso Yepes, Ataúlfo Argenta, Spanish National Orchestra

The Carnival of the Animals: The Swan

Laurent Petitgirard, French Symphonic Orchestra, Marie-Claude Bantigny

Danse Macabre - The Dance of Death

Laurent Petitgirard, Paul Rouger, French Symphonic Orchestra

The Carnival of the Animals: Aquarium

Pascal Devoyon, Jacques Rouvier, Laurent Petitgirard, French Symphonic Orchestra

Zigeunerweisen - Bohemian Air

Columbia Symphony Orchestra, Michael Rabin, Donald Voorhees

Gnossienne 03

Francis Poulenc

Gymnopédie 01

Francis Poulenc

Sonata D major

Wanda Landowska

Sonata B minor

Maria Tipo

Piano Quintet “The Trout” A major: Tema - andantino

Hephzibah Menuhin

Symphony 08 B minor – “Unfinished Symphony”: allegro moderato

Boston Symphony Orchestra, Charles Münch

Ave Maria Ellens Gesang III - poem by Sir Walter Scott

Christa Ludwig, Gerald Moore

Four Hands Fantasy for keyboard F minor

Paul Badura-Skoda, Jörg Demus

Sonata for cello and piano A minor “Arpeggione”: Allegro moderato

Paul Tortelier

Symphony 09 C major - Great Symphony: andante con moto

Boston Symphony Orchestra, Charles Münch

Six Musical Moments: Russian Air F minor

Claudio Arrau

Piano Trio 02 E flat major: andante con moto

Rudolf Serkin, Adolf Busch, Hermann Busch

Gesang der Geister über den Wassern - Song of the Spirits over the Waters

Wiener Philharmoniker, Chorus of the Vienna State Opera, Clemens Krauss

String Quartet 14 D minor “Death and the Maiden”: andante con moto

Wiener Konzerthausquartett

Heidenröslein - Little Heather Rose - on a poem by Goethe

Gerald Moore, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

Concerto for piano and orchestra A minor: allegro affetuoso

Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, Sviatoslav Richter, Stanisław Wisłocki

Toccata C major

Sviatoslav Richter

Waldszenen - Forest Scenes: The Prophet Bird

Sviatoslav Richter

Kinderszenen - Children Scenes: Dreams

György Cziffra

Symphony 07 C major Leningrad: larghetto

Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, Evgeny Mravinsky

Concerto 02 for piano and orchestra E major: andante

Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic

Symphony 05 D minor: allegro non troppo

Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic

Concerto 01 for violin and orchestra: allegro ma non tanto

Jascha Heifetz, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Walter Hendl

Finlandia

Laurent Petitgirard, French Symphonic Orchestra

Symphony 05 E flat major: allegro molto

BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent

Ma Vlast – “My Homeland”: Vltava – “The Moldau”

Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Ferenc Fricsay

Prodana Nevesta - The Bartered Bride: Overture

An der schönen blauen Donau “The Beautiful Blue Danube”

Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Ferenc Fricsay

Radetzky March

Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Ferenc Fricsay

Kaiser-Walzer - “Emperor Waltz”

Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Ferenc Fricsay

The Rite of Spring: The Sacrifice

Ernest Ansermet, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

Petrushka: Tableau I: The Shrovetide Faire

Ernest Ansermet, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

Leichte Kavallerie - Light Cavalry: Overture

Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Josef Leo Gruber

Concerto for violin and orchestra D major: allegro moderato

Eugene Ormandy, Philadelphia Orchestra

Swan Lake Suite: Scene - moderato

Igor Markevitch

Nutcracker Suite: Chinese Dance

Igor Markevitch

Nutcracker Suite: Dance of the Mirlitons

Igor Markevitch

Concerto 01 for piano and orchestra B flat minor: allegro non troppo e molto maestoso

Sviatoslav Richter, Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, Evgeny Mravinsky

1812 Overture

Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner

Symphony 06 B flat Pathetic: adagio - allegro non troppo

Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner

Swan Lake Suite: Waltz of the Flowers

Igor Markevitch

Fantasia on Greensleeves

Sir Adrian Boult, Vienna State Opera Orchestra

Aida: Triumph March Act II

Tullio Serafin

Requiem: Dies Irae

Ferenc Fricsay

The Four Seasons: La Primavera - Spring E major: allegro

Carlo Maria Giulini, Manoug Parikian

The Four Seasons: L'Inverno - Winter F minor: largo

Carlo Maria Giulini, Manoug Parikian

The Four Seasons: L'Estate – Summer: presto

Carlo Maria Giulini, Manoug Parikian

The Flying Dutchman: Overture- Part 1

Ferenc Fricsay

The Master Singers of Nuremberg: Overture

Jascha Horenstein

Tannhäuser: Overture

Bamberg Symphony, Jascha Horenstein

Lohengrin: Overture

Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray

Norma: Casta Diva – Act I

Tullio Serafin, Maria Callas

West Side Story: Maria

Larry Kert

Carmen: Love is a rebel bird - Act I

Sir Thomas Beecham, Victoria de los Ángeles

Carmen: Toreador, on guard ! – Act II

Sir Thomas Beecham, Ernest Blanc

La Wally: Ebben ? Ne andro lontana

Paul Rouger, Elise Caron

Lakmé: Flowers Duet

Richard Blareau

Porgy and Bess: Summertime

Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Russel Garcia

Pagliaccio: Put on your rags and make-up – Act I

Mario del Monaco, Francesco Molinari Pradelli

Orfeo: Depart from mounts and sources, graceful and joyful nymphs. Act I

Helmut Koch

The Marriage of Figaro:Voi che sapete (Cherubino). Act II

John Pritchard, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

Don Giovanni: Catalog Aria (Leporello). Act I

Wilhelm Schüchter, Boris Christoff

Don Giovanni: La ci darem la mano (Don Giovanni & Zerlina). Act I

Eberhard Wächter, Graziella Sciutti

The Magical Flute: Queen of the Night Aria. Act II

Rita Streich, Ferenc Fricsay

The Magical Flute: Papageno’s aria. Act I

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Ferenc Fricsay

Tosca: E Lucevan le stelle (Cavaradossi) Act III

Giuseppe Di Stefano, Victor de Sabata

Tosca: Vissi d’arte (Tosca) Act II

Maria Callas, Victor de Sabata

Turandot: Nessun dorma (Calaf) Act III

Mario del Monaco, Alberto Erede

Turandot: Perché tarda la luna? Act I (The Crowd)

Alberto Erede

Dido and Aeneas: When I am laid in earth (Dido) Act I

Kirsten Flagstad, Geraint Jones, The Mermaid Singers and Orchestra

The Barber of Seville: Una voce poco fa (Rosina) Act I

Alceo Galliera, Maria Callas

The Barber of Seville: Largo al factotum (Figaro) Act I

Alceo Galliera, Tito Gobbi

Aida: Celeste Aida (Radames) Act I.

Tullio Serafin, Richard Tucker

La Traviata: Libiam ne' lieti calici (Alfredo & Violetta) Act I

Giuseppe Di Stefano, Francesco Molinari-Pradelli, Renata Tebaldi

La Traviata: Noi siamo zingarelle (Young Gipsies) Act II

Francesco Molinari-Pradelli

La Traviata: Addio, del passato (Violetta) Act III.

Francesco Molinari-Pradelli, Renata Tebaldi

La Traviata: Sempre libera degg'io (Violetta) Act I

Francesco Molinari-Pradelli, Renata Tebaldi

Il Trovatore : Vedi! Le fosche notturne spoglie (Gipsies) Act II

Alberto Erede

Nabucco: Va pensiero sull'ali Dorate (Hebrew Slaves) Act III

Tullio Serafin

Rigoletto: Caro nome che il mio cor (Gilda) Act I

Tullio Serafin, Maria Callas

Rigoletto: La donna è mobile (The Duke) Act III

Tullio Serafin, Giuseppe Di Stefano

Rigoletto: Scorrendo uniti remota via (Courtiers) Act II

Tullio Serafin

Tannhäuser: Song of the Old Pilgrims Act I

Bavarian State Orchestra, Robert Heger, Bayerische Staatsopernchor

Lohengrin: Bridal Song Act III

Eugen Jochum

Der Freischütz: Und ob die Wolke (Agatha) Act III

Walter Susskind, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf