Greatest Classical Melodies

Greatest Classical Melodies

On this CD:

1. Canon and Gigue for 3 violins & continuo in D major Canon
Composed by Johann Pachelbel
Performed by English Chamber Orchestra
Conducted by Ettore Stratta

2. Fantasia on Greensleeves, for harp, flute, & strings (arranged by R. Greaves; from the opera Sir John In Love)
Composed by Ralph Vaughan Williams
Performed by Boston Pops Orchestra
Conducted by Arthur Fiedler

3. String Quintet in E major, Op. 11/5, G275 3rd movement, Minuet
Composed by Luigi Boccherini
Performed by Boston Pops Orchestra
Conducted by Arthur Fiedler

4. Gymnopedie for piano No.1, for piano
Composed by Erik Satie

Conducted by Charles Gerhardt

5. Vocalise, song for voice & piano, Op. 34/14
Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov

6. Symphony No. 9 in E minor ("From the New World," first published as No. 5), B. 178 (Op. 95) movement two (excerpt)
Composed by Antonin Dvorak
Performed by Boston Pops Orchestra
Conducted by Arthur Fiedler

7. Pavane, for orchestra & chorus ad lib in F sharp minor, Op. 50
Composed by Gabriel Faure

Conducted by Charles Gerhardt

8. Sadko, opera in 3 (or 5) acts Song of India
Composed by Nikolay Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov
Performed by Boston Pops Orchestra
Conducted by Arthur Fiedler

9. Liebesträume, notturno for piano in A-flat major No. 3 (O Lieb, so lang du lieben kannst), S. 541/3 (LW A103/3)
Composed by Franz Liszt
Performed by Boston Pops Orchestra
Conducted by Arthur Fiedler

10. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini (Introduction and 24 Variations), in A minor for piano & orchestra, Op. 43 Variation No. 18
Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov
Performed by Boston Pops Orchestra with Leonard Pennario
Conducted by Arthur Fiedler

11. Suite for orchestra No 3 in D major, BWV 1068 No. 2, Air
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Lucerne Festival Strings
Conducted by Rudolf Baumgartner

12. Valse Triste, for orchestra (from Kuolema), Op. 44/1
Composed by Jean Sibelius
Performed by Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Jukka-Pekka Saraste

13. Serenade No. 13 for strings in G major ("Eine kleine Nachtmusik"), K. 525 2nd movement
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Conducted by Erich Leinsdorf

14. Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27 3rd movement (opening)
Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov

Conducted by Andre Previn

15. Clair de lune, for piano, L. 75/3
Composed by Claude Debussy
Performed by Boston Pops Orchestra
Conducted by Arthur Fiedler

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