The 50 Most Essential Classics of the Romantic Era
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February 08, 2011
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Also Sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30: I. Introduction
Richard Strauss, Ferdinand Leitner, SWR Symphony Orchestra
01:32
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Les contes d'Hoffmann, Act III: Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour "Barcarolle" (Instrumental Version)
Jacques Offenbach, David Parry, London Philharmonic Orchestra
03:33
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Turandot, Act III: Nessun dorma
Giacomo Puccini, Zubin Mehta, Luciano Pavarotti, London Philharmonic Orchestra, John Alldis Choir
02:58
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Nocturnes, Op. 9: No. 2, Andante in E-Flat Major
Frédéric Chopin, Finghin Collins
04:53
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Symphony No. 5, Pt. 3: IV. Adagietto
Gustav Mahler, David Parry, London Philharmonic Orchestra
11:00
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Carmen Suite No. 2: II. Habanera
Georges Bizet, David Parry, London Philharmonic Orchestra
02:12
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Kinderszenen, Op. 15: VII. Träumerei
Robert Schumann, Roland Pöntinen
03:15
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My Fatherland, JB 1:112 "Ma Vlast": II. Vltava (The Moldau River)
Bedřich Smetana, David Parry, London Philharmonic Orchestra
11:26
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Pavane pour une infante défunte, M. 19
Maurice Ravel, Arpad Joo, London Symphony Orchestra
06:38
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Radetzky March, Op. 228
Johann Strauss I, David Parry, London Philharmonic Orchestra
03:05
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14 Romances, Op. 34: XIV. Vocalise
Sergei Rachmaninoff, David Parry, Pieter Schoeman, London Philharmonic Orchestra
05:50
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Suite bergamasque, L. 75: III. Clair de lune
Claude Debussy, Finghin Collins
05:13
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Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: I. Morning Mood
Edvard Grieg, David Parry, London Philharmonic Orchestra
03:44
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Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: IV. In the Hall of the Mountain King
Edvard Grieg, David Parry, London Philharmonic Orchestra
02:43
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Liebesträume, S. 541: No. 3, O lieb so lang, du lieben kannst
Franz Liszt, Roland Pöntinen
05:06
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Slavonic Dances, Op. 72: No. 2, Dumka (Allegretto grazioso)
Antonín Dvořák, David Parry, London Philharmonic Orchestra
05:35
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Ellen's Chants, Op. 56: III. Ave Maria
Franz Schubert, Amy Butler, Clavin Wiersma, Mary Jane Newman
06:50
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Two Elegiac Melodies, Op. 34: II. The Last Spring
Edvard Grieg, Heribert Beissel, Bonn Classical Philharmonic
04:39
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21 Hungarian Dances, WoO 1: No. 5, Allegro in F-Sharp Minor
Johannes Brahms, David Parry, London Philharmonic Orchestra
02:38
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Nabucco, Act III: Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves "Va pensiero, sull'ali dorate"
Giuseppe Verdi, David Parry, London Philharmonic Orchestra, London Philharmonic Choir
04:59
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The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act I: II. March
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Heribert Beissel, Bonn Classical Philharmonic
02:27
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Pavane, Op. 50
Gabriel Fauré, David Parry, London Philharmonic Orchestra
05:07
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5 Morceaux de fantasie, Op. 3: No. 2, Prélude in C-Sharp Minor "The Bells of Moscow"
Sergei Rachmaninoff, Tomislav Bavnov
04:14
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Thaïs, Act II: Méditation
Jules Massenet, David Parry, Pieter Schoeman, London Philharmonic Orchestra
05:01
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Gayane, Act IV: Sabre Dance
Aram Khachaturian, Christian Ehwald, Kosice Philharmonic Orchestra
02:13
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Boléro, M. 81
Maurice Ravel, Arpad Joo, London Symphony Orchestra
15:33
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String Quartet No. 2 in D Major: III. Notturno (Andante)
Alexander Borodin, Lucerne String Quartet
08:11
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Panis Angelicus, Op. 12
César Franck, Vladimir Kamirsky, Yvonne Kenny, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
03:33
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Concierto de Aranjuez: II. Adagio
Joaquín Rodrigo, John Lubbock, Michael Conn, Orchestra of St. John's
10:53
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The Tale of Tsar Saltan, Act III: Flight of the Bumblebee
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Alexander Titov, St. Petersburg Orchestra of the State Hermitage Museum
01:34
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Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso - Allegro con spirito
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, James Judd, John Lill, London Symphony Orchestra
20:29
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Madama Butterfly, Act II: No. 17, Un bel di vedremo
Giacomo Puccini, Anton Nanut, Madina Venger, RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra
05:04
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Spartacus Suite No. 2: I. Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia
Aram Khachaturian, Ivan Marinov, Sofia Symphony Orchestra
09:31
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Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64: I. Allegro molto appassionato
Felix Mendelssohn, Jaime Laredo, Scottish Chamber Orchestra
13:07
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Swan Lake Suite, Op. 20a: I. Scène
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, David Parry, London Philharmonic Orchestra
03:01
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Le Carnaval des Animaux, R. 125: XIII. Le Cygne
Camille Saint-Saëns, Stockholm Chamber Duo
02:53
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The Blue Danube, Op. 314
Johann Strauss II, David Parry, London Philharmonic Orchestra
05:51
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Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30: I. Allegro ma non tanto
Sergei Rachmaninoff, Gennady Cherkasov, Alexei Cherkasov, Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra
17:25
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The Planets, Op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity (Allegro giocoso)
Gustav Holst, David Parry, London Philharmonic Orchestra
07:45
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La Bohème, Act I: "Che gelida manina"
Giacomo Puccini, Marco Guidarini, David Hobson, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
04:39
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Die Walkürie, WWV 86b, Act III: Ride of the Valkyries
Richard Wagner, David Parry, London Philharmonic Orchestra
05:11
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Symphony No. 8 in B Minor, D. 759 "The Unfinished": I. Allegro moderato
Franz Schubert, Anton Nanut, RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra
13:41
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Madama Butterfly, Act II: Coro a bocca chiusa "Humming Chorus"
Giacomo Puccini, Peter Falk, Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Vienna State Opera Chorus
03:14
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3 Gymnopédies: I. Lent et douloureux
Erik Satie, Finghin Collins
03:40
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Messa da Requiem: II. Sequence, No. 1, Dies irae - Tuba mirum
Giuseppe Verdi, David Parry, London Philharmonic Orchestra, London Philharmonic Choir
03:54
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Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95 "From the New World": II. Largo
Antonín Dvořák, David Parry, London Philharmonic Orchestra
12:49
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Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor, S. 244/2
Franz Liszt, Herbert von Karajan, Philharmonia Orchestra
11:11
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Samson et Dalila, Op. 47, Act II: Mon coeur s'ouvre a ta voix
Camille Saint-Saëns, Geoffrey Arnold, Lauris Elms, West Australian Symphony Orchestra
05:43
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1812 Overture in E-Flat Major, Op. 49
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, José Serebrier, Bamberg Symphony, Bamberg Symphony Orchestra
16:35