Classical Music for Beginners: A Dummies Introduction to Classical Music

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Swan Lake, Ballet Suite, Op. 20: Scene (Lake in the Moonlight)

Symphonic Festival Orchestra & Alberto Lizzio & Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

3:12

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The Four Seasons, Op. 8, No. 1 in E Major, RV 269, "Spring": I. Allegro

Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Martin Sieghart & Rainer Kussmaul & Antonio Vivaldi

3:14

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The Beautiful Blue Danube, Waltz, Op. 314

London Philharmonic Orchestra & John Pritchard & Johann Strauss II

10:09

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Ave Maria (After J.S. Bach) [Arr. By Martin Huckridge]

London Concert Orchestra & London Concert Chorus, London Concert Chorus, Charles Gounod & Johann Sebastian Bach

2:38

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Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467: II. Andante

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

6:49

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Bagatelle for Piano in A Minor "Für Elise", WoO 59

Alfred Brendel & Ludwig van Beethoven

2:45

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Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: I. Morning Mood

Hamburg State Opera Orchestra & Wilhelm Brückner-Rüggeberg & Edvard Grieg

4:17

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Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67 "Fate": Allegro con brio (Excerpt)

London Symphony Orchestra & Josef Krips & Ludwig van Beethoven

3:21

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The Nutcracker, Ballet Suite, Op. 71a: III. Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy

Bamberg Symphony Orchestra & Jonel Perlea & Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

1:37

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Ouverture Solennelle, Op. 49 (Excerpt)

Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra & Bystrik Rezucha & Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

6:23

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String Quartet in B Major, Op. 11: Adagio for Strings (Excerpt)

New Zealand Symphony Orchestra & Andrew Schenck & Samuel Barber

5:28

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The Valkyrie, WWV 86b, Act III: Ride of the Valkyries

Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra & Jerzy Semkow & Richard Wagner

5:30

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Canon and Gigue in D Major: 1. Canon

Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra & Bernhard Güller, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra & Johann Pachelbel

4:46

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Carmina Burana: I. O Fortuna

Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra, Salzburg Mozarteum Chorus & Kurt Prestel & Salzburg Mozarteum Chorus

2:47

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Suite for Orchestra No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: II. Air (Edited)

Philharmonic Orchestra London & Christian Rainer & Johann Sebastian Bach

3:15

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Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major, BWV 1048: I. Allegro

Bamberg Philharmonic Orchestra & Hans Swarowsky & Johann Sebastian Bach

6:45

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Hungarian Dances, WoO 1: Dance No. 5 in G Minor (Allegro) (Arr. By Albert Parlow)

London Festival Orchestra & Julian Armstrong & Johannes Brahms

2:21

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3 Gymnopédies: No. 1, Lent et douloureux in D Major (Arr. By Claude Debussy)

Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra & Dennis Russel Davis, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Claude Debussy & Eric Satie

4:08

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Requiem Mass in D Minor, K. 626: VIII. Lacrimosa dies illae

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

3:02

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Pomp and Circumstance, 5 Marches for Orchestra, Op. 39: No. 1 in D Major "Land of Hope and Glory"

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Christian Rainer & Sir Edward Elgar

5:51

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Carmen Suite No. 2: Habanera

Paris Radio Symphony Orchestra & Loic Bertrand & George Bizet

2:09

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Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125: Choral. Ode to Joy (Excerpt)

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

5:02

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Adagio in G Minor (Arr. By Remo Giazotto)

Württemberg Chamber Orchestra, Douglas Haas & Günter Kehr, Douglas Haas & Tommaso Albinoni

6:44

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Serenade No. 13 in G Major, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik": I. Allegro

North German Philharmonic Orchestra & Wilhelm Brückner-Rüggeberg & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

5:51

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The Barber of Seville: Overture

London Symphony Orchestra & Philip Gibson & Gioacchino Rossini

4:37

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Piano Sonata No. 14, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto

Alfred Brendel & Ludwig van Beethoven

6:01

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Quintet in E Major for 2 Violins, Viola and 2 Celli, Op. 13/5: Minuet

The World Symphony Orchestra & Leopold Ostrov

3:52

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Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K. 331: III. Alla turca - Allegretto

Peter Schmalfuss & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

3:30

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The Messiah, HWV 56: XXXVII. Hallelujah

London Philharmonic Orchestra, Walter Susskind & London Philharmonic Choir & George Frideric Handel

4:15

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Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: IV. In the Hall of the Mountain King

Hamburg State Opera Orchestra & Wilhelm Brückner-Rüggeberg & Edvard Grieg

2:42

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The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, BWV 846: No. 1, Prelude & Fugue in C Major

Christiane Jaccottet & Johann Sebastian Bach

3:46

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Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565 (Excerpt)

Hans-Christoph Becker-Foss & Johann Sebastian Bach

3:45

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The Four Seasons, Op. 8, No. 4 in F Minor, RV 297, "Winter": II. Largo

Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Martin Sieghart & Rainer Kussmaul & Antonio Vivaldi

1:59

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Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550: I. Molto allegro

London Symphony Orchestra & Leopold Ludwig & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

3:19

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Suite for Violoncello Solo No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: I. Prelude

Gaspar Cassado & Johann Sebastian Bach

2:36

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La Traviata

Nürnberg Symphonic Orchestra & Alexander von Pitamic, Alexander von Pitamic & Giuseppe Verdi

3:47

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Nabucco: Va pensiero sull' ali dorate (Prisoners Chorus)

101 Strings Orchestra, 101 Strings Chorus & Wilhelm Stephan & Giuseppe Verdi

4:28

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Thaïs: I. Meditation

The Philharmonic Orchestra & Christian Rainer & Jules Massenet

5:17

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Carnival of the Animals: I. The Swan

Berliner Philharmoniker, Gerhard Becker, Walter Bohle & Reiner Flachot & Camille Saint-Saëns

3:08

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The Prince of Denmark's March (Trumpet Voluntary in D Major)

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Christian Rainer

2:52

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Romeo and Juliet, Suite No. 2, Op. 64b: I. Montagues & Capulets

Minnesota Orchestra & Stanislaw Skrowaczewski & Sergei Prokofiev

5:23

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Pavane pour une infante défante, M. 19 (Excerpt)

Abbey Simon & Maurice Ravel

3:25

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The Magic Flute, K. 620, Act II: Queen of the Night Aria

Bratislava Opera Orchestra, Oliver von Dohnanyi & Katarina Kmetova & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

3:20

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Water Music Suite No. 2 in D Major, HWV 349: II. Alla Hornpipe

Bamberg Philharmonic Orchestra & Hanns Reinartz & George Frideric Handel

4:52

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

Cincinnati Pops Orchestra & Erich Kunzel & Franz Liszt

4:43

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Radetzky-March, Op. 228

Vienna Opera Orchestra & Carl Michalski & Johann Strauss I

2:56

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The Tale of the Tsar Saltan: I. Flight of the Bumble Bee

Stadium Symphony Orchestra of New York & Raymond Paige & Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

1:28

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William Tell Overture: I. Main Theme

London Philharmonia Orchestra & Alfred Scholz & Gioacchino Rossini

3:22

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Gayane: Sabre Dance

101 Strings Orchestra & Wilhelm Stephan

2:43

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Love the Magician "El Amor Brujo": IV. Ritual Fire Dance

London Philharmonic Orchestra & Hugo Rignold & Manuel de Falla

3:48