Classical for Reading – Various Artists

1

Lied ohne Worte, Op. 109, MWV Q 34: Andante

Maria Kliegel, Kristin Merscher & Felix Mendelssohn

4:38

2

2 Arabesques: No. 1 in E Major (Arr. J. Loman for Flute & Harp)

Nora Shulman, Judy Loman & Claude Debussy

4:15

3

Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto

Boris Giltburg & Ludwig van Beethoven

5:29

4

Serenade for Strings, Op. 22, B. 52: II. Menuetto

Capella Istropolitana, Jaroslav Krček & Antonín Dvořák

7:14

5

Nocturne in C-Sharp Minor, Op. Posth.

Idil Biret & Frédéric Chopin

4:05

6

Water Music Suite No. 1 in F Major, HWV 348: VI. Air

Aradia Ensemble, Kevin Mallon & George Frideric Handel

2:35

7

Keyboard Sonata No. 50 in D Major, Op. 30 No. 3, Hob. XVI:37: II. Largo e sostenuto

Jeno Jando & Franz Joseph Haydn

2:50

8

Nocturne in B Major, Op. 40, B. 47

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Marin Alsop & Antonín Dvořák

7:34

9

3 Gymnopédies: No. 1

Klara Kormendi & Erik Satie

2:42

10

Violin Sonata No. 3 in A Minor: III. Intermezzo. Bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell

Haoli Lin, Jianan Liu & Robert Schumann

2:58

11

Nocturne in E-Flat Major, Op. 9 No. 2

Idil Biret & Frédéric Chopin

4:35

12

Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: II. Allemande

Maria Kliegel & Johann Sebastian Bach

5:00

13

Sonatine in F-Sharp Minor, M. 40: I. Modéré

Zoltán Győngyőssy, Béla Kovács, Éva Maros & Kodály Quartet

3:57

14

Suite No. 7 "Scènes alsaciennes": I. Dimanche matin

New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Jean-Yves Ossonce & Jules Massenet

6:38

15

16 Waltzes, Op. 39: No. 15 in A-Flat Major

Idil Biret

1:35

16

Serenade No. 13 in G Major, K. 525, "Eine kleine Nachtmusik": II. Romance

Capella Istropolitana, Wolfgang Sobotka & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

6:10

17

Carnival of the Animals, R. 125: XIII. The Swan (Arr. P. Vidal for Cello & Orchestra)

Gabriel Schwabe, Malmö Symphony Orchestra, Marc Soustrot & Camille Saint-Saëns

3:09

18

Berceuse in D-Flat Major, Op. 57

Idil Biret & Frédéric Chopin

4:44

19

Othello, Op. 79: III. Willow Song

RTÉ Concert Orchestra, Adrian Leaper & Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

2:35

20

Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, BWV 1001: IV. Presto

Ilya Kaler & Johann Sebastian Bach

3:52

21

No. 2 in D-Flat Major, B. 96

Idil Biret & Frédéric Chopin

6:20

22

Serse, HWV 40: Ombra mai fù

Kölner Kammerorchester, Helmut Müller-Brühl & George Frideric Handel

2:42

23

Guitar Quintet No. 4 in D Major, G. 448: I. Pastorale

Zoltán Tokos & Danubius Quartet

5:08

24

Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria

Jeno Jando & Johann Sebastian Bach

4:02

25

Ma mère l'Oye, M. 60: Ma mère l'oye Suite (Mother Goose Suite): V. Le jardin féerique [version for orchestra] [Version for Orchestra]

Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Kenneth Jean & Maurice Ravel

3:53

26

Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: II. Air ("On the G String")

Capella Istropolitana, Jaroslav Dvořák & Johann Sebastian Bach

5:16

27

Waldscenen, Op. 82: No. 9 Abschied (Departure)

Paul Gulda & Robert Schumann

3:30

28

String Quartet in F Major, Op. 3, No. 5, Hob. III:17, "Serenade": II. Serenade: Andante cantabile (Attrib. To Hoffstetter)

Kodály Quartet & Franz Joseph Haydn

5:04

29

Suite bergamasque, L. 75: III. Clair de lune (Featured in "Man on Fire")

Francois-joel Thiollier & Claude Debussy

5:15

30

6 Romances, Op. 6: None but the Lonely Heart, Op. 6 No. 6 (Arr. P. Breiner for violin and orchestra)

Takako Nishizaki, Queensland Orchestra, Peter Breiner & Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

4:02

31

Weihnachtsbaum, S. 186: X. Old Times

Eteri Andjaparidze & Franz Liszt

4:18

32

Concerto for 2 Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043: II. Largo ma non tanto

Christine Pichlmeier, Lisa Stewart, Kölner Kammerorchester & Helmut Müller-Brühl

6:30

33

Liebesträume, S. 541: No. 3: Nocturne in A-Flat Major

Jeno Jando & Franz Liszt

4:25

34

Concerto Grosso in C Minor, Op. 1, No. 11: I. Largo

Capella Istropolitana & Jaroslav Krček

3:09