MY FIRST CLASSICAL ALBUMS (9CD)

CD 1

Orchestral Favourites and Famous Short Pieces

1. Rossini: Guillaume Tell (William Tell) – Overture: Finale – 3:31

2. Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20, Act I – No. 2. Valse – 5:49

3. Vivaldi: The Four Seasons – Violin Concerto in E major, Op. 8 No. 1, RV 269 “Spring”: I. Allegro – 3:34

4. John Adams: Short Ride in a Fast Machine – 4:04

5. Fauré: Berceuse, Op. 16 (version for violin and piano) – 3:31

6. J.S. Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067: VII. Badinerie – 1:23

7. Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio – 5:48

8. Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: IV. In the Hall of the Mountain King – 2:23

9. Bartók: Romanian Folk Dances, BB 68: No. 2. Brâul – 0:34

10. Bartók: Romanian Folk Dances, BB 68: No. 3. Topogó – 0:51

11. Haydn: Trumpet Concerto in E-flat major, Hob.VIIe:1: III. Finale: Allegro – 4:38

12. Brahms: 21 Hungarian Dances, WoO 1: Hungarian Dance No. 5 (orch. Schmeling) – 2:16

13. Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals: XIII. The Swan – 3:09

14. Chopin: Étude in G-flat major, Op. 25 No. 9 “Butterfly” – 1:11

15. Debussy: Children’s Corner: VI. Golliwogg’s Cakewalk – 3:06

16. Dukas: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (excerpt) – 4:08

17. Dvořák: Slavonic Dances, Op. 46, B. 83: No. 8 in G minor – 4:36

18. Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), Act I: “Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja” – 2:56

19. Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67: The Cat – 1:43

20. Mozart: Divertimento in F major, K. 138 “Salzburg Symphony No. 3”: III. Presto – 2:00

21. Stravinsky: Petrushka (1947 version), Tableau I: Russian Dance – 2:50

22. Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals: V. The Elephant – 1:36

23. Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15: I. Von fremden Ländern und Menschen – 1:34

24. Shostakovich: The Golden Age Suite, Op. 22a: III. Polka – 1:54

25. John Williams: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone: Harry’s Wondrous World – 4:40

CD 2

Mozart Favourites

1. Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), K. 492: Overture – 4:17

2. Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550: I. Allegro molto – 5:37

3. Serenade No. 13 in G major, K. 525 Eine kleine Nachtmusik: IV. Rondo: Allegro – 3:45

4. Concerto for Flute and Harp in C major, K. 299: II. Andantino (excerpt) – 5:37

5. Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major, K. 331: III. Rondo alla turca – 3:22

6. Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488: III. Allegro assai (excerpt) – 3:03

7. Sinfonia Concertante in E-flat major, K. 364: III. Presto – 6:43

8. Clarinet Quintet in A major, K. 581: II. Larghetto – 5:59

9. Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), Act I: “Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja” – 2:55

10. Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K. 467 “Elvira Madigan”: II. Andante – 6:45

11. Divertimento in D major, K. 136 “Salzburg Symphony No. 1”: I. Allegro – 2:58

12. Piano Sonata No. 16 in C major, K. 545: I. Allegro – 4:04

13. Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K. 216: III. Rondeau: Allegro – 6:43

14. Requiem in D minor, K. 626: Kyrie eleison – 2:46

15. Horn Concerto No. 4 in E-flat major, K. 495: III. Rondo: Allegro vivace – 3:40

16. Serenade No. 10 in B-flat major, K. 361 Gran Partita: V. Menuetto: Allegretto – 5:11

17. Divertimento in F major, K. 522 Ein musikalischer Spass (A Musical Joke): IV. Presto – 5:07

CD 3

Beethoven Favourites

1. Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio – 5:50

2. Violin Sonata No. 5 in F major, Op. 24 “Spring”: IV. Rondo: Allegro ma non troppo – 6:35

3. March No. 1, WoO 18 – 1:26

4. Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73 “Emperor”: II. Adagio un poco mosso (excerpt) – 3:19

5. String Quartet in C major, Op. 59 No. 3 “Rasumovsky”: IV. Allegro molto – 5:55

6. Für Elise, WoO 59 – 3:22

7. Serenade in D major, Op. 8: V. Allegretto alla polacca – 3:12

8. Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 “Pastoral”: III. Happy Gathering of Country Folk – 2:47

9. Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 “Pastoral”: IV. Thunderstorm – 4:05

10. Piano Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 16: III. Rondo: Allegro ma non troppo – 5:30

11. Cello Sonata No. 3 in A major, Op. 69: II. Scherzo: Allegro molto – 5:21

12. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 “Moonlight”: I. Adagio sostenuto – 5:20

13. String Quartet in G major, Op. 18 No. 2: III. Scherzo: Allegro – 4:49

14. Septet in E-flat major, Op. 20: III. Tempo di menuetto – 3:15

15. Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-flat major, Op. 106 “Hammerklavier”: II. Scherzo – 2:48

16. Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61: III. Rondo: Allegro (excerpt) – 4:56

17. Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 “Choral”: IV. Finale: Presto (excerpt) – 3:41

18. Fidelio, Op. 72: Overture – 6:25

CD 4

Tchaikovsky Favourites

1. The Nutcracker, Op. 71: Overture – 3:24

2. The Nutcracker, Act II: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy – 1:47

3. The Nutcracker, Act II: Dance of the Reed Flutes – 2:23

4. Serenade in C major, Op. 48: II. Walzer – 3:53

5. 6 Romances, Op. 16: No. 4. O Sing That Song (version for piano) – 3:00

6. 6 Morceaux, Op. 19: No. 4. Nocturne (version for cello and orchestra) – 4:48

7. Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23: I. Opening – 3:13

8. Eugene Onegin, Op. 24, Act II: Waltz – 6:21

9. The Seasons, Op. 37b: IV. April: Snowdrop – 2:24

10. The Seasons, Op. 37b: V. May: May Nights – 3:51

11. Cherevichki (The Tsarina’s Slippers), Act III: Cossack Dance – 3:21

12. Nathalie-valse – 1:10

13. 4 Movements for String Quartet: I. Allegretto – 1:08

14. 4 Movements for String Quartet: II. Allegro vivace – 1:37

15. 6 Romances, Op. 6: No. 6. None But the Lonely Heart (arr. Péter Nagy for piano) – 3:26

16. Swan Lake, Op. 20, Act I: Dance of the Goblets – 3:57

17. Swan Lake, Op. 20, Act III: Spanish Dance – 2:09

18. 6 Morceaux, Op. 51: No. 4. Natha-Valse – 3:10

19. Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64: III. Valse – 5:38

20. 12 Morceaux, Op. 40: No. 2. Chanson triste (arr. Peter Breiner for violin and orchestra) – 3:24

21. 12 Morceaux, Op. 40: No. 10. Danse russe (arr. Peter Breiner for violin and orchestra) – 2:31

22. The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, Act II: Panorama – 2:42

23. The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, Act I: Valse – 4:34

CD 5

Favourite Piano Pieces

1. Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Op. 54: No. 3. March of the Trolls – 3:01

2. Rimsky-Korsakov / Rachmaninov: Flight of the Bumblebee – 1:14

3. Bartók: For Children, BB 53, Vol. 2: No. 27. Jest – 0:49

4. Bartók: For Children, BB 53, Vol. 3: No. 61. Pleasantry – 1:05

5. Schubert: 3 Marches militaires, Op. 51, D. 733: No. 1 in D major – 5:13

6. Chopin: Waltz in D-flat major, Op. 64 No. 1 “Minute” – 1:48

7. Joplin: Maple Leaf Rag – 3:10

8. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 “Moonlight”: I. Adagio sostenuto – 5:18

9. Fauré: Dolly Suite, Op. 56: I. Berceuse – 2:21

10. Fauré: Dolly Suite, Op. 56: VI. Le pas espagnol – 2:10

11. Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Op. 43: No. 4. Little Bird – 1:44

12. Scarlatti: Keyboard Sonata in G major, K.125 – 2:38

13. Schumann: Album for the Young, Op. 68: No. 23. Reiterstück – 1:21

14. Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major, K. 331: III. Rondo alla turca – 3:23

15. J.S. Bach: French Suite No. 5 in G major, BWV 816: VII. Gigue – 3:37

16. Ibert: Histoires: II. Le petit âne blanc – 2:05

17. Haydn: Piano Sonata in D major, Hob.XVI:37: I. Allegro con brio – 4:14

18. Debussy: Suite bergamasque: III. Clair de lune – 5:48

19. Beethoven: Für Elise, WoO 59 – 3:09

20. Mozart: 12 Variations on “Ah, vous dirai-je, maman”, K. 265 (excerpt) – 5:06

21. Dvořák: Slavonic Dance in A major, Op. 72 No. 7 (piano duet version) – 3:20

22. Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Op. 43: No. 1. Butterfly – 1:42

23. Liszt: Étude d’exécution transcendante No. 2 in A minor “Fusées” – 2:26

24. Debussy: Children’s Corner: VI. Golliwogg’s Cakewalk – 3:07

25. Mendelssohn: Songs without Words, Op. 67 No. 4 “Spinnerlied” – 1:54

26. Brahms / Péter Nagy: Wiegenlied – 2:13

27. Rachmaninov: Polka italienne – 1:39

CD 6

Favourite Violin Pieces

1. Paganini: 24 Caprices, Op. 1: No. 24 in A minor – 4:52

2. Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K. 216: III. Rondeau: Allegro – 6:42

3. Elgar / Donald Sosin: Salut d’amour, Op. 12 (arr. for flute and harp) – 3:03

4. J.S. Bach: Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043: III. Allegro – 4:59

5. Granados / Kreisler: Spanish Dance No. 5 “Andaluza” – 3:43

6. Massenet: Thaïs, Act II: Méditation (version for violin and piano) – 5:16

7. Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64: III. Allegro molto vivace – 6:29

8. Dvořák / Kreisler: Slavonic Dance in E minor, Op. 46 No. 2 – 3:33

9. Bazzini: La ronde des lutins, Op. 25 – 4:55

10. Tchaikovsky / Glazunov: Souvenir d’un lieu cher, Op. 42: III. Mélodie – 3:26

11. Sarasate: Carmen Fantasy, Op. 25: I. Introduction – 2:59

12. John Williams: Schindler’s List – Main Theme – 4:23

13. Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 1 in D major, Op. 12 No. 1: I. Allegro con brio – 8:31

14. Dvořák / Kreisler: Humoresque in G-flat major, Op. 101 No. 7 – 3:10

15. Shostakovich: The Gadfly Suite, Op. 97a: VIII. Romance – 5:51

16. Monti: Csárdás – 3:59

CD 7

Favourite Ballet Music

1. Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20, Act I: Scene – 2:37

2. Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20, Act II: Valse – 5:50

3. Stravinsky: The Firebird Suite: Firebird Variation – 1:19

4. Delibes: Coppélia, Act I: Valse – 2:22

5. Delibes: Coppélia, Act I: Mazurka – 4:11

6. Delibes: Coppélia, Act III: Marche de la cloche – 2:55

7. Copland: Rodeo: Hoe-Down – 3:18

8. Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, Act II: Panorama – 2:40

9. Milhaud: Le boeuf sur le toit (excerpt) – 3:06

10. Glazunov: The Seasons, Op. 67: Winter – Ice – 1:17

11. Glazunov: The Seasons, Op. 67: Summer – Waltz of the Cornflowers and the Poppies – 2:05

12. Glazunov: The Seasons, Op. 67: Autumn – Bacchanale and Appearance of the Seasons – 3:49

13. Prokofiev: Cinderella Suite No. 1, Op. 107: Cinderella Goes to the Ball – 2:56

14. Prokofiev: Cinderella Suite No. 1, Op. 107: Cinderella’s Waltz – 2:48

15. Schubert: Rosamunde, D. 797: Ballet Music No. 2: Andantino (excerpt) – 3:16

16. Khachaturian: Gayaneh Suite No. 2: Sabre Dance – 2:26

17. Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71: March – 2:23

18. Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy – 1:48

19. Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71: Trepak – Russian Dance – 1:09

20. Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71: Waltz of the Flowers – 6:44

21. Stravinsky: Petrushka (1947 version), Tableau I: Russian Dance – 2:49

22. Delibes: Sylvia, Act III: Pizzicati – 2:18

23. Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet Suite No. 1, Op. 64bis: Masks – 2:04

24. Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet Suite No. 2, Op. 64ter: Montagues and Capulets (excerpt) – 1:58

25. Shostakovich: The Golden Age Suite, Op. 22a: III. Polka – 1:54

26. Adam: Giselle, Act I: Galop général – 3:14

CD 8

Lullabies and Dream Music

1. Brahms: Wiegenlied (arr. for orchestra) – 2:12

2. Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Op. 61: Nocturne – 6:26

3. Bax: Lullaby – 4:28

4. Stravinsky: The Firebird Suite: Berceuse – 3:56

5. Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15: VII. Träumerei – 2:43

6. Fauré: Berceuse, Op. 16 – 5:21

7. Chopin: Nocturne in D-flat major, Op. 27 No. 2 – 6:12

8. Elgar: Chanson de nuit, Op. 15 No. 1 – 4:26

9. Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Op. 54: No. 4. Nocturne – 4:25

10. Dvořák: Lullaby in G major, B. 188 No. 1 – 3:07

11. Debussy / Alfred Reed: Clair de lune (arr. for orchestra) – 4:26

12. Tchaikovsky: Album for the Young, Op. 39: No. 21. Sweet Dreams – 2:32

13. Canteloube: Chants d’Auvergne: “Brezairola” – 3:13

14. Mendelssohn: Songs without Words, Op. 67 No. 6 – 2:04

15. Schubert: Wiegenlied, D. 498 (arr. for orchestra) – 2:07

16. Chopin: Berceuse in D-flat major, Op. 57 – 4:38

17. Dowland: “Come, heavy sleep” – 4:13

18. Debussy: Rêverie – 4:25

CD 9

Orchestral Showpieces and Overtures

1. Bernstein: Candide – Overture – 4:10

2. Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), K. 492: Overture – 4:01

3. Brahms: Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90: III. Poco allegretto – 5:49

4. Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade, Op. 35: I. The Sea and Sinbad’s Ship – 10:46

5. Haydn: Symphony No. 6 in D major, Hob.I:6 “Le matin”: III. Menuet – 4:04

6. Bizet: L’Arlésienne Suite No. 1: II. Menuet – 3:10

7. Vaughan Williams / Ralph Greaves: Fantasia on Greensleeves – 4:30

8. Debussy / André Caplet: Children’s Corner: IV. The Snow Is Dancing – 3:18

9. Mussorgsky: Khovanshchina, Act IV: Dance of the Persian Slaves – 6:16

10. Shostakovich: Festive Overture, Op. 96 – 5:09

11. Prokofiev: Lieutenant Kijé Suite, Op. 60: III. Kijé’s Wedding – 2:45

12. Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 “Eroica”: III. Scherzo – 5:57

13. Offenbach: Orphée aux enfers (Orpheus in the Underworld), Act II: Can-Can – 5:22

14. Smetana: The Bartered Bride, Act I: Polka – 4:54

15. Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy – 1:50

16. Wagner: Die Walküre, Act III: Ride of the Valkyries – 5:25