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Various – The Idiot's Guide To Classical Music

Name: Various - The Idiot's Guide To Classical Music
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Label:	RCA Victor – 09026-62641-2
Series:	The RCA Victor Basic 100
Format:	CD, Compilation, Sampler
Country:	US
Released:	1995
Genre:	Classical
Style:	Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Impressionist

Tracklist

1	The Baroque Chamber Orchestra Conducted By Ettore Stratta–	Adagio Composed By – Albinoni*	0:41
2	Festival Strings Lucerne Conducted By Rudolf Baumgartner–	Air On The G String Composed By – Bach*	0:47
3	Festival Strings Lucerne Conducted By Rudolf Baumgartner–	No. 2 - Movement III Composed By – Bach*	0:32
4	The London Symphony Orchestra With Norman Luboff Choir Conducted By Leopold Stokowski–	Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring Composed By – Bach*	0:41
5	The Philadelphia Orchestra Conducted By Eugene Ormandy–	Tocatta & Fugue In D Minor Composed By – Bach*	0:41
6	Boston Symphony Orchestra Conducted By Charles Munch–	Adagio For Strings Composed By – Barber*	0:50
7	Boston Symphony Orchestra Conducted By Erich Leinsdorf–	Symphony No. 5 - Movement 1 Composed By – Beethoven*	0:50
8	The New York Philharmonic Orchestra Conducted By Zubin Mehta–	Symphony No. 9 - Movement 4 Composed By – Beethoven*	0:43
9	Nellie Kokinos*–	Fur Elise Composed By – Beethoven*	0:44
10	The Boston Pops Orchestra Conducted By Arthur Fiedler–	Turkish March Composed By – Beethoven*	0:55
11	Jörg Demus–	"Moonlight" Sonata Composed By – Beethoven*	0:49
12	Boston Symphony Orchestra Conducted By Georges Prêtre–	Symphonie Fantastique - March To The Scaffold Composed By – Berlioz*	1:00
13	The Boston Pops Orchestra Conducted By Arthur Fiedler–	Damnation Of Faust Fakoczy March Composed By – Berlioz*	0:54
14	The Boston Pops Orchestra Conducted By Arthur Fiedler–	Carmen - Habanera Composed By – Bizet*	0:52
15	The Boston Pops Orchestra Conducted By Arthur Fiedler–	Carmen - Toreador Song Composed By – Bizet*	0:43
16	The Boston Pops Orchestra Conducted By Arthur Fiedler–	Minuet Composed By – Boccherini*	0:37
17	The Boston Pops Orchestra Conducted By Arthur Fiedler–	Prince Igor - Polovtsian Dance No. 17 Composed By – Borodin*	0:41
18	The London Festival Orchestra Conducted By Alfred Scholz–	Hungarian Dance No. 5 Composed By – Brahms*	0:36
19	The Boston Pops Orchestra Conducted By Arthur Fiedler–	Lullabye Composed By – Brahms*	0:46
20	Géza Anda–	"Minute" Waltz Composed By – Chopin*	0:41
21	Géza Anda–	Grande Valse Brillante Composed By – Chopin*	0:39
22	Emanuel Ax–	Marche Funebre Composed By – Chopin*	0:56
23	Boston Symphony Orchestra Conducted By Aaron Copland–	Appalachian Spring Composed By – Copland*	0:35
24	The Philadelphia Orchestra Conducted By Eugene Ormandy–	Fanfare For The Common Man Composed By – Copland*	1:18
25	The Boston Pops Orchestra Conducted By Arthur Fiedler–	Clair De Lune Composed By – Debussy*	0:54
26	The Philadelphia Orchestra Conducted By Eugene Ormandy–	Prelude To The Afertnoon Of A Faun Composed By – Debussy*	0:37
27	Philharmonia Virtuosi Conducted By Richard Kapp–	Lakme - Flower Duet Composed By – Delibes*	0:59
28	The Boston Pops Orchestra Conducted By Arthur Fiedler–	Symphony No. 9 "New World" - Movement II "Going Home Theme" Composed By – Dvorak*	1:33
29	The Philadelphia Orchestra Conducted By Eugene Ormandy–	The Sorcerer's Apprentice Composed By – Dukas*	0:31
30	The Boston Pops Orchestra Conducted By Arthur Fiedler–	Pomp And Circumstance March No. 1 Composed By – Elgar*	0:35
31	The Boston Pops Orchestra Conducted By Arthur Fiedler–	D Amor Brujo - Ritual Fire Dance Composed By – Falla*	0:37
32	National Philharmonic Orchestra Conducted By Charles Gerhardt–	Pavane Composed By – Faure*	0:48
33	The Boston Pops Orchestra Conducted By Arthur Fiedler–	Rhapsody In Blue Composed By – Gershwin*	0:44
34	The Boston Pops Orchestra Conducted By Arthur Fiedler–	An American In Paris Composed By – Gershwin*	0:34
35	The Boston Pops Orchestra Conducted By Arthur Fiedler–	Funeral March Of Marionette Composed By – Gounod*	0:46
36	Oslo Filharmoniske Orkester Conducted By Odd Grüner-Hegge–	Piano Concerto In A Minor Composed By – Grieg* Piano – Kjell Bækkelund	0:39
37	The Philadelphia Orchestra Conducted By Eugene Ormandy–	Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 - Morning Composed By – Grieg*	0:35
38	The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Conducted By Sir Thomas Beecham–	Messiah - Hallelujah Chorus Composed By – Handel*	0:30
39	Festival Strings Lucerne Conducted By Rudolf Baumgartner–	Water Music - Hornpipe Composed By – Handel*	0:42
40	English Chamber Orchestra Conducted By Jean-François Paillard–	Symphony No. 94 "Surprise" - Movement II Composed By – Haydn*	0:41
41	The Philadelphia Orchestra Conducted By Eugene Ormandy–	The Planets - Mars Composed By – Holst*	0:41
42	The Boston Pops Orchestra Conducted By Arthur Fiedler–	Sabre Dance Composed By – Khachaturian*	0:33
43	The London Symphony Orchestra Conducted By Nello Santi–	Pagliacci - Vesti La Guibba Composed By – Leoncavallo* Tenor Vocals – Placido Domingo	0:48
44	The Philadelphia Orchestra Conducted By Eugene Ormandy–	Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 Composed By – Liszt*	1:36
45	The Boston Pops Orchestra Conducted By Arthur Fiedler–	Liebestraum No. 3 Composed By – Liszt*	1:10
46	National Philharmonic Orchestra Conducted By James Levine (2)–	Cavalleria Rusticana - Intermezzo Composed By – Mascagni*	1:05
47	The Philadelphia Orchestra Conducted By Eugene Ormandy–	Midsummer Night's Dream - Wedding March Composed By – Mendelssohn*	0:41
48	Boston Symphony Orchestra Conducted By Charles Munch–	Symphony No. 4 "Italian" Movement IV Composed By – Mendelssohn*	0:41
49	The UK Symphony Orchestra Conducted By Harry Rabinowitz–	Rondeau Composed By – Mouret*	0:24
50	Vienna Symphonic Orchestra Project Conducted By Géza Anda–	Piano Concerto No. 21 - Andante Composed By – Mozart* Piano – Géza Anda	0:49
51	Boston Symphony Orchestra Conducted By Erich Leinsdorf–	Eline Kleine Nachtmusik - Movement I Composed By – Mozart*	0:49
52	Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra* Conducted By Sir Colin Davis–	The Marriage Of Figaro - Overture Composed By – Mozart*	0:25
53	English Chamber Orchestra Conducted By Jean-François Paillard–	Sonata In A - Rondo Alla Turca Composed By – Mozart*	0:26
54	Walter Hautzig–	Symphony No. 40 - Movement I Composed By – Mozart*	0:34
55	The Philadelphia Orchestra Conducted By Eugene Ormandy–	Night On Bald Mountain Composed By – Mussorgsky*	0:40
56	The Philadelphia Orchestra Conducted By Eugene Ormandy–	Pictures At An Exhibition - Great Gate Of Kiev Composed By – Mussorgsky*	0:34
57	The Boston Pops Orchestra Conducted By Arthur Fiedler–	Barcarolle Composed By – Offenbach*	0:44
58	The Boston Pops Orchestra Conducted By Arthur Fiedler–	Orpheus In Hades - Theme II Composed By – Offenbach*	0:51
59	The Baroque Chamber Orchestra Conducted By Ettore Stratta–	Carmina Burana - O Fortuna Composed By – Orff*	0:54
60	Boston Symphony Orchestra Conducted By Erich Leinsdorf–	Canon Composed By – Pachelbel*	0:40
61	Boston Symphony Orchestra Conducted By Seiji Ozawa With Men's Chorus Of The New England Conservatory–	Romeo & Juliet - Montagues & Capulets Composed By – Prokofiev*	0:48
62	The Boston Pops Orchestra Conducted By Arthur Fiedler–	Lt. Kije's Wedding Composed By – Prokofiev*	0:29
63	Coro Del Teatro Dell'Opera Di Roma Conducted By Erich Leinsdorf–	Turandot - Nessun Dorma Composed By – Puccini* Tenor Vocals – Jussi Björling	1:03
64	The London Symphony Orchestra Conducted By Michael Tilson Thomas–	Piano Concerto No. 2 - Movement II Composed By – Rachmaninoff* Piano – Barry Douglas	0:46
65	The London Symphony Orchestra Conducted By André Previn–	Symphony No. 2 - Movement III - Opening Composed By – Rachmaninoff*	0:30
66	The Boston Pops Orchestra Conducted By Arthur Fiedler–	Rhapsody On A Them By Paganini - Variation 18 Composed By – Rachmaninoff* Piano – Leonard Pennario	0:41
67	Boston Symphony Orchestra Conducted By Charles Munch–	Bolero Composed By – Ravel*	0:39
68	The Boston Pops Orchestra Conducted By Arthur Fiedler–	Flight Of The Bumblebee Composed By – Rimsky-Korsakov*	0:30
69	The Monteverdi Orchestra Conducted By John Eliot Gardiner–	Concierto De Aranjez - Adagio Composed By – Rodrigo* Guitar – Julian Bream	0:33
70	The Chicago Symphony Orchestra Conducted By Fritz Reiner–	The Barber Of Seville - Overture Composed By – Rossini*	0:34
71	The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra*, Metropolitan Opera Chorus Conducted By Erich Leinsdorf–	The Barber Of Seville - Largo Al Factotum Composed By – Rossini*	0:17
72	The Boston Pops Orchestra Conducted By Arthur Fiedler–	William Tell Overture - Theme II Composed By – Rossini*	0:40
73	The Philadelphia Orchestra Conducted By Eugene Ormandy–	Danse Macabre Composed By – Saint-Saëns*	0:39
74	National Philharmonic Orchestra Conducted By Charles Gerhardt–	Gymnopedie No. 1 Composed By – Claude Debussy, Erik Satie	0:40
75	Boston Symphony Orchestra Conducted By Charles Munch–	Symphony No. 8 "Unfinished" Composed By – Schubert*	0:39
76	The Robert Shaw Chorale–	Ave Maria Composed By – Schubert*	0:48
77	Morton Gould And His Orchestra–	Finlandia - Finale Composed By – Sibelius*	0:36
78	Radion Sinfoniaorkesteri Conducted By Jukka-Pekka Saraste–	Valse Triste Composed By – Sibelius*	0:31
79	The Boston Pops Orchestra Conducted By Arthur Fiedler–	Stars & Stripes Forever Composed By – Sousa*	0:33
80	The Boston Pops Orchestra Conducted By Arthur Fiedler–	Semper Fidelis Composed By – Sousa*	0:34
81	The Boston Pops Orchestra Conducted By Arthur Fiedler–	Blue Danube Waltz Composed By – J. Strauss*	0:41
82	The Boston Pops Orchestra Conducted By Arthur Fiedler–	Tales From The Vienna Woods Composed By – J. Strauss*	0:27
83	The Chicago Symphony Orchestra Conducted By Fritz Reiner–	Also Sprach Zarathustra - Fanfare Composed By – R.Strauss*	0:43
84	Boston Symphony Orchestra Conducted By Erich Leinsdorf–	Firebird - Internal Dance & Main Theme Composed By – Stravinsky*	1:29
85	The Boston Pops Orchestra Conducted By Arthur Fiedler–	The Nutcracker - Waltz Of The Flowers Composed By – Tchaikovsky*	0:28
86	The Philadelphia Orchestra Conducted By Eugene Ormandy–	Swan Lake - Waltz Composed By – Tchaikovsky*	0:25
87	The Philadelphia Orchestra Conducted By Eugene Ormandy–	Sleeping Beauty - Waltz Composed By – Tchaikovsky*	0:24
88	The Philadelphia Orchestra Conducted By Eugene Ormandy–	Romeo & Juliet - Theme II Composed By – Tchaikovsky*	0:41
89	Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra Conducted By Leonard Slatkin–	Piano Concerto No. 1 - Opening Composed By – Tchaikovsky*	0:40
90	The Chicago Symphony Orchestra Conducted By Fritz Reiner–	1812 Overture - Finale Composed By – Tchaikovsky*	0:59
91	The Philadelphia Orchestra Conducted By Eugene Ormandy–	Fantasia On "Greensleeves" Composed By – Vaughan Williams*	0:34
92	The Boston Pops Orchestra Conducted By Arthur Fiedler–	Aida - Grand March Composed By – Verdi*	0:35
93	Coro Del Teatro Dell'Opera Di Roma Conducted By Erich Leinsdorf–	II Trovatore - Anvil Chorus Composed By – Verdi*	0:30
94	Chicago Symphony Chorus Conducted By Georg Solti–	Requiem - Dies Irae Composed By – Verdi*	0:35
95	The London Symphony Orchestra Conducted By Nello Santi–	Rigoletto - La Donna E Mobile Composed By – Verdi* Tenor Vocals – Placido Domingo	0:39
96	English Chamber Orchestra Conducted By Leonard Slatkin–	The Four Seasons "Spring" - Allegro Composed By – Vivaldi* Violin – José-Luis Garcia	0:25
97	English Chamber Orchestra Conducted By Leonard Slatkin–	The Four Seasons - "Winter" - Largo Composed By – Vivaldi* Violin – José-Luis Garcia	0:31
98	RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra With The Robert Shaw Chorale–	Lohengrin - Bridal Chorus Composed By – Wagner*	0:38
99	The Philadelphia Orchestra Conducted By Eugene Ormandy–	Die Walkure - Ride Of The Valkyries Composed By – Wagner*	0:47