Essential Classics [Box set]

On this CD:

1. Serenade for strings (or piano duet), in C major, Op. 48 I: Pezzo in Forma Di Sonatina
Composed by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky

Conducted by Pierre Narrato

2. Toccata and Fugue for organ in D minor, BWV 565
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Miklos Spanyi

3. Violin Concerto ("L'autunno", The Four Seasons), for violin, strings & continuo in F major ("Il cimento" No. 3), Op.8/3, RV 293
Composed by Antonio Vivaldi
Performed by I Musici de San Marco

4. Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61 I: Larghetto
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performed by Christian Tetzlaff
Conducted by Michael Gielen

5. Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K. 216 II: Adagio
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Conducted by Cesare Cantieri

6. Symphony, for orchestra in C Major ("Symphony in C") II: Adagio
Composed by Georges Bizet

Conducted by Alfred Scholz

7. Wo die Zitronen Blüh'n! (Where the Lemons Bloom), waltz for orchestra, Op. 364 (RV 364)
Composed by Johann II Strauss

Conducted by Carl Michalski

8. Overture to Guillaume Tell (William Tell)
Composed by Gioachino Rossini

Conducted by Cesare Cantieri

9. La bohème, opera Che Gelida manina
Composed by Giacomo Puccini
Performed by Jose Maria Perez
Conducted by Hanspeter Gmur

10. La Traviata, opera Stride la Vampa
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Ruza Pospisch-Baldani
Conducted by Milan Sachs

11. Samson et Dalila, opera in 3 acts, Op. 47 Mon Coeur S'ouvre A Toi
Composed by Camille Saint-Saens
Performed by Mariana Radev
Conducted by Milan Sachs

12. Tosca, opera E Lucevan le Stelle
Composed by Giacomo Puccini
Performed by Jose Maria Perez
Conducted by Hanspeter Gmur

13. Rigoletto, opera La Donna E Mobile
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Jose Maria Perez
Conducted by Hanspeter Gmur, Anton Nanut

14. Orfeo ed Euridice, (Italian version), opera in 3 acts, Wq. 30 Che Puro Ciel
Composed by Christoph Willibald Gluck
Performed by Ruza Pospisch-Baldani
Conducted by Milan Sachs

15. Pagliacci, opera Vesta la Giubba
Composed by Ruggiero Leoncavallo
Performed by Jose Maria Perez
Conducted by Hanspeter Gmur

16. Lohengrin, opera, WWV 75 Bridal Chorus
Composed by Richard Wagner

Conducted by Marko Munih

17. Aida, opera Celeste Aida
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Jose Maria Perez
Conducted by Hanspeter Gmur

18. Tosca, opera Recondita Armonia
Composed by Giacomo Puccini
Performed by Jose Maria Perez
Conducted by Hanspeter Gmur

19. La Gioconda, opera in 4 acts Voce Di Donna
Composed by Amilcare Ponchielli
Performed by Ruza Pospisch-Baldani
Conducted by Milan Sachs

20. L' Incoronazione di Poppea, opera in 3 acts, SV 308 Addio Roma
Composed by Claudio Monteverdi
Performed by Ruza Pospisch-Baldani
Conducted by Milan Sachs

21. Die Geschöpfe des Prometheus (The Creatures of Prometheus), ballet, Op. 43 Overture
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven

Conducted by Kurt Redel

22. Nutcracker, suite from the ballet, Op. 71a
Composed by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky

Conducted by Alberto Lizzio

23. Boléro, ballet for orchestra (or piano)
Composed by Maurice Ravel

Conducted by Anton Nanut

24. Rosamunde, Fürstin von Cypern, incidental music, D. 797 (Op. 26) Entr'Acte
Composed by Franz Schubert
Performed by Slavonic Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Henry Adolph

25. The Swan Lake, suite, Op. 20a VII: Dance of the Swans
Composed by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky

Conducted by Alberto Lizzio

26. The Swan Lake, suite, Op. 20a VIII: Waltz
Composed by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky

Conducted by Alberto Lizzio