‎The 99 Most Essential Pieces of the Romantic Era by Frédéric Chopin

I. Introduction "Sunrise"

Leonard Slatkin, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, Walter Susskind

1:41

No. 2 in E-Flat Major

Peter Schmalfuss, Frédéric Chopin

4:41

II. Largo

Berlin Symphony Orchestra, Alun Francis

13:00

No. 14, Vocalise. Lentamente

Viktor Yampolsky, Markus Stocker

6:28

I. Scène. Moderato

RSO Ljubljana, Marko Munih

2:49

No. 5, Allegro

Christian Ehwald, Kosice Philharmonic Orchestra

2:45

I. Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia

Ivan Marinov, Sofia Symphony Orchestra, Sophia Philharmonic Orchestra

9:31

No. 3, O lieb so lang' du lieben kannst

Jerome Rose

4:18

Nessun dorma

José Carreras, Chorus of the Vienna State Opera, Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera, Lorin Maazel

3:21

I. Adagio - Allegro non troppo

Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra, Vyacheslav Ovtchinnikov

20:16

II. The Last Spring

Heribert Beissel, Bonn Classical Philharmonic

4:39

III. Clair de lune

Peter Schmalfuss

5:12

No. 1, O Fortuna

London Philharmonic Orchestra, London Philharmonic Choir, David Parry

2:42

Ave Maria, D. 839

Mary Jane Newman, Amy Butler, Clavin Wiersma

5:58

IV. In the Hall of the Mountain King

Maurice Abravanel, Utah Symphony

2:20

Pavane, Op. 50

Humbert Lucarelli, New York Philomusica, Frank Morelli, A. Robert Johnson, Susan Jolles

5:10

I. Allegro moderato

RSO Ljubljana, Anton Nanut

13:41

An der schönen blauen Donau, Op. 314 (Excerpt)

John Pritchard, London Philharmonic Orchestra

6:34

Coro a bocca chiusa "Humming Chorus"

Peter Falk, Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera, Chorus of the Vienna State Opera, Philharmonia Orchestra, The Ambrosian Singers, Lorin Maazel

3:14

I. Allegro moderato

Aaron Rosand, Louis de Froment, Louis de Froment, Orchestra of Radio Luxemburg

17:08

I. De l'aube à midi sur la mer

Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien, Milan Horvat

9:01

Adagio for Strings, Op. 11a

New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Schenck

9:03

III. Adagio

Serge Baudo, Igor Golovschin

15:13

I. Allegro molto appassionato

Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Jaime Laredo, Alexander Shelley

13:07

VII. Träumerei

Walter Klien

2:33

March No. 1 in D Major "Land of Hope and Glory"

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Norman del Mar

5:50

II. Adagio sostenuto

St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin, Abbey Simon

10:37

II. Andante con moto

Tokyo String Quartet

13:46

XIII. Waltz of the Flowers

Heribert Beissel, Bonn Classical Philharmonic

7:21

V. Panis Angelicus. Poco lento

Latvian Radio Choir, Latvian Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra, Ilmar Lapinsch

3:23

I. Das Lebewohl. Adagio - Allegro

Sylvia Capova, Angela Giulini

7:13

III. Notturno. Andante

Lucerne String Quartet

8:11

Meditation

Café Concerto

4:50

Flight of the Bumblebee

Hanspeter Gmür, Camerata Rhenania

1:42

IV. Adagietto

Harold Farberman, London Symphony Orchestra

12:04

II. Sequence No. 1, Dies irae - Tuba mirum

Slovak Philharmonic Chorus, Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Oliver von Dohnányi, 21st Century Symphony Orchestra

4:10

Kol Nidrei for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 47

Martin Ostertag, Michael Boder, SWR Symphonieorchester

9:49

Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, L. 86

Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Bertrand Loïc, Alfred Scholz, London Festival Orchestra, Paris Radio Symphony Orchestra

10:18

XIII. Le Cygne

Stockholm Chamber Duo

2:53

II. Adagio

Michael Conn, Orchestra of St. John's, John Lubbock

10:53

Prelude to Act I

Robert Wagner, Tiroler Symphonieorchester Innsbruck

10:28

No. 4, Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity

Sir Charles Groves, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

8:16

Bagatelle in A Minor, WoO 59 "Für Elise"

Leonard Hokanson, Evelyne Dubourg

2:46

V. Songe d'une nuit du sabbat

Grand Symphony Orchestra of All-Union National Radio Service and Central Television Networks, Gennady Rozhdestvensky, Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra

10:22

Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor, S. 244

Dieter Goldmann, Josef Bulva

9:23

Festival Overture in E-Flat Major, Op. 49 "The Year 1812"

Utah Symphony, Maurice Abravanel

15:43

Cantabile in D Major, Op. 17

Daniela Rusoova, Pavol Bogacz

3:15

I. Allegro molto moderato

Bystrik Rezucha, Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, Marian Lapsansky, London Philharmonic Orchestra

13:05

VIII. Romance

Ivan Peev, Ivan Marinov, Sofia Symphony Orchestra

7:13

No. 2, Lento sostenuto

Abbey Simon

5:36

I. Morning Mood. Allegretto pastorale

Maurice Abravanel, Utah Symphony

3:51

Finlandia, Op. 26

Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, Erich Kunzel

7:30

Plaisir d'Amour

Frank Morelli, Susan Jolles

2:36

I. Montagues and Capulets

Minnesota Orchestra, Stanisław Skrowaczewski

5:22

II. Vltava "The Moldau River"

London Philharmonic Orchestra, Gunnar Staern

13:36

No. 13, Solveigs Sang

Eduardo Marturet, Berlin Symphony Orchestra, Kari Lövaas

4:49

IV. Finale (Excerpt: Ode to Joy)

Rudolf Petrak, Jennifer Vyvyan, Shirley Verrett, London Symphony Orchestra, Josef Krips

5:01

No. 24, Caprice in A Minor, Tema con variazioni. Quasi presto

Ruggiero Ricci

3:49

Tragic Overture in D Minor, Op. 81

Arpad Jóo, Amsterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Emmy Verhey

13:26

Syrinx, L. 129

Jadwiga Kotnowska

2:28

Ride of the Valkyries

London Philharmonic Orchestra, David Parry

5:11

II. Adagio ma non troppo

Othmar Mága, Nürnberger Symphoniker, Jörg Metzger

10:38

II. Andante con moto

Heidrun Ganz, Trio Concertante

10:26

Polovtsian Dances

Siegfried Köhler, Hungarica Philharmonic Orchestra

15:26

I. Allegro non troppo

Derrick Inouye, Aaron Rosand, Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo

20:54

Pavane pour une infante défunte, M. 19

Arpad Jóo, London Symphony Orchestra

6:38

No. 6, Che gelida manina

Charles K. L. Davis, New York Philharmonic, Wilfred Pelletier

4:42

I. Valse Triste

Berlin Symphony Orchestra, Eduardo Marturet

5:28

I. Allegro

Gennady Rozhdestvensky, Russian State Symphonic Cappella, USSR Ministry of Culture Symphony Orchestra

18:53

II. Adagio (attacca)

Ilya Grubert, Igor Golovschin, Russian State Symphonic Cappella

8:46

III. The Young Prince and the Young Princess

Bystrik Rezucha, Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra

10:00

Boléro, M. 81

Arpad Jóo, London Symphony Orchestra, The Ambrosian Singers

15:33

Salut d'amour, Op. 12

Mostar Symphony Orchestra, Ilmar Lapinsch, Mostar Sinfonie Orchester

3:08

Sabre Dance

Christian Ehwald, Kosice Philharmonic Orchestra

2:13

II. Habanera

Limburg Symphony Orchestra, Gerard Oskamp, Gail Gilmore, Limburgs Symphonyorchestra

4:32

II. The Gnome

ゲルハルト・エクル

2:49

I. Adagio ma non troppo e molto espressivo

Fine Arts Quartet

7:11

Overture

Anton Nanut, RSO Ljubljana

9:30

I. Allegro moderato

Paul Olevsky, Walter Hautzig, Paul Olevsky

8:37

I. Allegro

Pilsen Radio Symphony Orchestra, Jiri Malát, Elisabeth Ganter

8:47

III. Andante - Allegro

Grand Symphony Orchestra of All-Union National Radio Service and Central Television Networks, Vladimir Fedoseyev

12:53

Var. IX. Nimrod

London Symphony Orchestra, Eduardo Mata

4:24

II. Andante

Rochester Chamber Players, Oscar Zimmermann, Francis Tursi, Eugene List, Alan Harris, Carroll Glenn

7:02

I. Allegro affetuoso

Berlin Symphony Orchestra, Shoko Sugitani, Gerard Oskamp

16:47

No. 2, Prélude in C-Sharp Minor "The Bells of Moscow"

Dubravka Tomšič

4:23

Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini, Op. 43

Anton Nanut, RSO Ljubljana, Dubravka Tomšič

24:59

Un bel dì vedremo

London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras, Montserrat Caballé

5:28

No. 3, Marche Hongroise

Frank Shipway, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Philharmonia Slavonica, International Festival Orchestra, Milan Weber

4:21

I. Allegro moderato

Igor Golovschin, Russian State Symphonic Cappella, Ilya Grubert

16:05

III. Sirènes

Bernhard Güller, Bamberg Symphony Orchestra

10:37

II. Danza lejana

Gabriel Tacchino, Louis de Froment, Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra

4:17

IV. Larghetto

Bohdan Warchal, Slovak Chamber Orchestra

5:24

I. Moderato assai

Michael Ponti

3:39

Night on Bald Mountain

Leonard Slatkin, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra

11:09

II. The Swan of Tuonela

Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Paavo Järvi

9:54

II. Adagio assai

Dubravka Tomšič, Anton Nanut, RSO Ljubljana, Stefania Mormone

10:36

Totentanz, S. 126

Michael Gielen, Alfred Brendel, Vienna Philharmonic, Vienna Symphony

17:04

O mio babbino caro

Renata Scotto, Konrad Leitner, Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, Jansug Kakhidze, Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra, Eteri Lamoris

3:02

Rhapsody in Blue

St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin, Jeffrey Siegel

17:57

Leonard Slatkin

Conductor
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra

Conductor, Piano, Orchestra
Walter Susskind

Conductor
Peter Schmalfuss

Piano, Orchestra
Frédéric Chopin

Artist

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