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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550: II. AndanteBerlin Philharmonic and Sir Simon Rattle

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550: II. AndanteBerlin Philharmonic and Sir Simon Rattle
Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet No. 1 in F Major, Op. 18 No. 1: 2. Adagio affettuoso ed appassionatoTakács Quartet
Ralph Vaughan Williams: The Wasps, Aristophanic suite: I. OvertureLondon Philharmonic Orchestra and Sir Adrian Boult
Sir Edward Elgar: Symphony No. 2 in E Flat, Op.63: I. Allegro vivace e nobilmenteSir Adrian Boult and London Philharmonic Orchestra
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71: X. The Magic Castle on the Mountain of SweetsMariinsky Orchestra and Valery Gergiev

Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93: I. Allegro vivace e con brioChamber Orchestra of Europe and Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Arthur Sullivan and W.S. Gilbert: The Gondoliers, Act II: I am a courtier grave and serious (Casilda, Duchess, Marco, Giuseppe, Duke)Pro Arte Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent, Edna Graham, John Cameron, Monica Sinclair, Richard Lewis and Geraint Evans
Antonio Vivaldi: Juditha Triumphans, RV 644: Seconda Parte: Aria - Transit aetasAlessandro De Marchi, Academia Montis Regalis and Magdalena Kožená
Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt, Op. 23 (Arr. for Hardanger Fiddle and String Orchestra by Tormod Tvete Vik): SolveigRagnhild Hemsing and Trondheim Soloists
Gustav Holst: The Planets, Op. 32: III. Mercury, the Winged MessengerBerlin Philharmonic and Sir Simon Rattle
Franz Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat, S. 124: II. Quasi Adagio - Allegretto Vivace - Allegro animatoLazar Berman, Carlo Maria Giulini and Vienna Symphony
Maurice Ravel: Gaspard de la nuit, M. 55: I. Ondine (Live)Lucas Debargue
Reynaldo Hahn: Le rossignol éperdu: No. 52, Hivernale (Version for Piano)Shani Diluka
Ralph Vaughan Williams: Partita for Double String Orchestra: I. Prelude (Andante tranquilo)London Philharmonic Orchestra and Sir Adrian Boult

Georges Bizet: Carmen, Act 3: Enfin ma colère - Quelle maladresse (Don José, Escamillo)Berlin Philharmonic, Jonas Kaufmann, Kostas Smoriginas and Sir Simon Rattle
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act I Scene 1: No. 3, ChildrenMariinsky Orchestra and Valery Gergiev
Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 2 in C Minor Resurrection: I. Allegro MaestosoBerlin Philharmonic and Sir Simon Rattle
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni, ossia Il dissoluto punito, K. 527: “Don Giovanni, a cenar teco mIngvar Wixell, Sir Colin Davis, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Luigi Roni, Wladimiro Ganzarolli and Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Fritz Kreisler: 3 Old Viennese Dances: No. 2 Liebesleid (Arr. Rachmaninoff for Piano)Fabian Müller
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 25 in G minor K183/K173dB: Allegro con brioAcademy of St Martin in the Fields and Sir Neville Marriner
Sir Edward Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance, Op. 39: III. March No. 3 in C Minor (Con fuoco - Vivace - Cantabile)London Philharmonic Orchestra and Sir Adrian Boult

Georges Bizet: Carmen, Act 2: Non! tu ne mBerlin Philharmonic, Jonas Kaufmann, Magdalena Kožená and Sir Simon Rattle
Sir Edward Elgar: Symphony No.1 in A Flat, Op.55 (1985 Remastered Version): I. Andante: nobilmente e semplice - AllegroSir Adrian Boult and London Philharmonic Orchestra
Gustav Holst: The Planets, Op. 32: V. Saturn, the Bringer of Old AgeBerlin Philharmonic and Sir Simon Rattle
Sir Edward Elgar: The Enigma Variations, Op. 36London Philharmonic Orchestra and Sir Adrian Boult

Georges Bizet: Carmen, Act 4: CBerlin Philharmonic, Jonas Kaufmann, Magdalena Kožená and Sir Simon Rattle
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 24 in C Minor, K. 491: II. Larghetto (Cadenza by Philipp Karl Hofmann)See Siang Wong, Südwestdeutsche Philharmonie Konstanz and Philipp von Steinaecker
Gustav Holst: The Planets, Op.32/H.125: Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age (Adagio)Sir Adrian Boult and London Philharmonic Orchestra

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1Sir Edward Elgar: The Enigma Variations, Op. 36London Philharmonic Orchestra and Sir Adrian Boult2×
2Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 9 in D Major: IV. Adagio (Sehr langsam und noch zurückhaltend)Berlin Philharmonic and Sir Simon Rattle2×
3Sergei Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2: I. Largo - Allegro moderatoValery Gergiev and London Symphony Orchestra2×
4Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74 Pathétique: I. Adagio - Allegro non troppoValery Gergiev and Mariinsky Orchestra2×
5Sir Edward Elgar: Variations on an Original ThemeLondon Philharmonic Orchestra and Sir Adrian Boult2×
6Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: String Quartet No. 19 in C Major, KV 465,Quatuor Ébène2×
7Gustav Holst: The Planets, Op. 32: V. Saturn, the Bringer of Old AgeBerlin Philharmonic and Sir Simon Rattle1×
8Georges Bizet: Carmen, Act 4: CBerlin Philharmonic, Jonas Kaufmann, Magdalena Kožená and Sir Simon Rattle1×
9Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 24 in C Minor, K. 491: II. Larghetto (Cadenza by Philipp Karl Hofmann)See Siang Wong, Südwestdeutsche Philharmonie Konstanz and Philipp von Steinaecker1×
10Gustav Holst: The Planets, Op.32/H.125: Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age (Adagio)Sir Adrian Boult and London Philharmonic Orchestra1×