Instruments of the Orchestra

Instruments of the Orchestra

On this CD:

1. Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell), for speaker ad lib & orchestra, Op. 34 Opening Theme
Composed by Benjamin Britten
Performed by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Enrique Batiz

2. Leichte Kavallerie (Light Cavalry), operetta Overture
Composed by Franz von Suppe
Performed by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Michael Reed

3. Gayane Suite No.3, for orchestra Sabre Dance
Composed by Aram Khachaturian
Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Yuri Akhronovich

4. Symphony No. 5 in C minor ("Fate") Op. 67 1st movement: Allegro con brio
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Wyn Morris

5. Carmen Suites for orchestra, Nos. 1 & 2 (assembled by Ernest Guirard) Prelude to Act 01
Composed by Georges Bizet
Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos

6. Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550 1st movement: Molto Allegro
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performed by St. John's Orchestra Smith Square
Conducted by John Lubbock

7. Henry V, choral suite (arr. by M.Sargent) and orchestral suite (arr. by C.Matthieson) Agincourt Song, Suite
Composed by William Walton
Performed by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Andre Previn

8. Carnival of the Animals, zoological fantasy for 2 pianos & ensemble, complete Finale
Composed by Camille Saint-Saens
Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Barry Wordsworth

9. Water Music Suite, No.1 for orchestra in F major, HWV 348 Ouverture
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by London Sinfonia
Conducted by Richard Hickox

10. Variations on a Theme of Haydn for orchestra in B flat major (St. Anthony Variations), Op. 56a Chorale: St Antoni-Andante (Excerpt)
Composed by Johannes Brahms
Performed by Halle Orchestra
Conducted by Stanislaw Skrowaczewski

11. Ritual Fire Dance (from "El Amor brujo"), for orchestra and various arrangements Ritual Fire Dance
Composed by Manuel de Falla
Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos

12. Capriccio Italien, for orchestra (or piano duet), Op. 45
Composed by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
Performed by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Kazuhiro Koizumi

13. Pomp and Circumstance, 5 marches for orchestra, Op. 39 No 1 in D major
Composed by Edward Elgar
Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Barry Tuckwell