Dinner Party: 111 Pieces Of Classical Music For Entertaining

Chopin: Nocturne No.2 in E flat, Op.9 No.2

Claudio Arrau

Handel: Water Music Suite No.2 in D, HWV 349 - 12. Alla Hornpipe

Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra, Simon Preston

Gershwin: Rhapsody In Blue

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, André Previn

Mozart: Serenade in G, K.525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik" - 1. Allegro

Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields, Sir Neville Marriner

Handel: Solomon, HWV 67 / Act 3 - Sinfonia "The Arrival Of The Queen Of Sheba"

The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock

Chopin: Polonaise No.7 in A flat, Op.61 Polonaise-Fantaisie

Vladimir Ashkenazy

Mahler: Symphony No. 1 in D Major - 2. Kräftig bewegt

Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Rafael Kubelik

Verdi: Rigoletto / Act 3 - La donna è mobile - E là il vostr'uomo

Luciano Pavarotti, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Orchestra Del Teatro Comunale Di Bologna, Riccardo Chailly

Elgar: Salut d'amour, Op. 12 (Arr. Cello & Piano)

Lynn Harrell, Bruno Canino

Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar and Orchestra - 2. Adagio

Pepe Romero, Christine Pendrill, Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields, Sir Neville Marriner

Bizet: Carmen / Act 2 - "La fleur que tu m'avais jetée"

Mario Del Monaco, L'orchestre De La Suisse Romande, Thomas Schippers

Chopin: Mazurka No.1 in F sharp minor Op.6 No.1

Jean-marc Luisada

Chopin: Mazurka No.2 in C sharp minor Op.6 No.2

Jean-marc Luisada

Puccini: Turandot / Act 3 - Nessun dorma!

Luciano Pavarotti, Tom Krause, Pier Francesco Poli, Piero De Palma, The John Alldis Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta

Fauré: Pavane, Op.50

Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields, Sir Neville Marriner

Telemann: Tafelmusik - Banquet Music In 3 Parts / Production 1 - 3. Concert In A Major, TWV 53:A2 - 1. Largo

Musica Antiqua Köln, Reinhard Goebel

Chopin: Mazurka No.14 in G minor Op.24 No.1

Jean-marc Luisada

Beethoven: Bagatelle in A Minor, WoO 59 "Für Elise"

Vladimir Ashkenazy

Brahms: Hungarian Dance No.1 In G Minor, WoO 1 (Orchestrated By Johannes Brahms)

Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert Von Karajan

Mendelssohn: Overture "A Midsummer Night's Dream", Op.21

Orchestre Symphonique De Montréal, Charles Dutoit

Satie: Gnossiennes - No. 1 - Lent

Reinbert De Leeuw

Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64, MWV O 14 - 1. Allegro molto appassionato

Kyung Wha Chung, Orchestre Symphonique De Montréal, Charles Dutoit

Verdi: Messa da Requiem - 2b. Tuba mirum - 2c. Mors Stupebit

Martti Talvela, Wiener Staatsopernchor, Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti

Handel: Music For The Royal Fireworks, HWV351 (1749) - La Réjouissance

The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock

Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (Suite), Op. 71a, TH 35 - 1. Miniature Overture. Allegro giusto

Wiener Philharmoniker, Herbert Von Karajan

Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann / Act 3 - Barcarolle "Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour"

Susanne Marsee, Beverly Sills, London Symphony Orchestra, Julius Rudel, The John Alldis Choir, John Alldis

Chopin: Nocturne No.4 in F, Op.15 No.1

Claudio Arrau

Liszt: Années de pèlerinage: 1e année: Suisse, S.160 - 1. La Chapelle de Guilaume Tell

Alfred Brendel

Shostakovich: Jazz Suite No.1 - 3. Foxtrot

Concertgebouworkest, Riccardo Chailly

Chopin: Nocturne No.3 in B, Op.9 No.3

Claudio Arrau

Holst: The Planets, Op. 32 - 2. Venus, the Bringer of Peace

Wiener Philharmoniker, Herbert Von Karajan

Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite, Op.71a - Dance Of The Sugar-Plum Fairy

Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert Von Karajan

Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty (Suite), Op. 66a, TH 234 - 5. Waltz

Wiener Philharmoniker, Herbert Von Karajan

Chopin: Nocturne No.1 In B Flat Minor, Op.9 No.1

Claudio Arrau

D. Scarlatti: Sonata In E Major, Kk.135 - Allegro

Ivo Pogorelich

Brahms: 2 Rhapsodies Op.79 - No.2 In G Minor, Op.79

Wilhelm Kempff

J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No.3 In G, BWV 1048 - 3. Allegro

Hedwig Bilgram, Münchener Bach-orchester, Karl Richter

Bizet: Carmen / Act 1 - "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle" (Havanaise)

Regina Resnik, Choeur Du Grand Theatre De Geneve, L'orchestre De La Suisse Romande, Thomas Schippers

Saint-Saëns: Le Carnaval des Animaux, R. 125 - Tortues

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, André Previn

Beethoven: Egmont, Op. 84

Berliner Philharmoniker, Ferenc Fricsay

Chopin: Nocturne No.5 in F sharp, Op.15 No.2

Claudio Arrau

Saint-Saëns: Le Carnaval des Animaux, R. 125 - Le Cygne

Anne Martindale Williams, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, André Previn

J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No.1 In F, BWV 1046 - 3. Allegro

Hansheinz Schneeberger, Manfred Clement, Hermann Baumann, Werner Meyendorf, Karl Kolbinger, Hedwig Bilgram, Münchener Bach-orchester, Karl Richter

Dvořák: Serenade for Strings in E, Op.22 - 1. Moderato

The Cleveland Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy

Dvořák: Serenade for Strings in E, Op.22 - 2. Tempo di valse

The Cleveland Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy

Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar and Orchestra - 1. Allegro con spirito

Pepe Romero, Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields, Sir Neville Marriner

Handel: Water Music Suite No.1 in F - 6. Menuet

Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields, Sir Neville Marriner

Chopin: Nocturne No.6 in G minor, Op.15 No.3

Claudio Arrau

Pachelbel: Canon in D Major, P. 37

Edward Brewer, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

Satie: 3 Gymnopédies - No. 1 in D Major: Lent et douloureux

Pascal Rogé

Shostakovich: Jazz Suite No.2 - 6. Waltz II

Concertgebouworkest, Riccardo Chailly

D. Scarlatti: Sonata In E Major, Kk.20 - Presto

Ivo Pogorelich

Ponchielli: La Gioconda / Act 3 - Dance of the Hours

Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert Von Karajan

Mozart: Don Giovanni, K.527 - Arranged And Edited By Kurt Soldan / Act 1 - Ouvertura

Gürzenich-orchester Kölner Philharmoniker, Wolfgang Sawallisch

Chopin: Nocturne No.7 in C sharp minor, Op.27 No.1

Claudio Arrau

Liszt: Années de pèlerinage: 2ème année: Italie, S.161 - 2. Il Penseroso

Alfred Brendel

Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (Suite), Op. 71a, TH 35 - 3. Waltz of the Flowers. Tempo di valse

Wiener Philharmoniker, Herbert Von Karajan

J. Strauss II: Der Zigeunerbaron, Operetta in 3 Acts / Act 1 - Overture

Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert Von Karajan

Mozart: Serenade in G, K.525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik" - 2. Romance (Andante)

Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields, Sir Neville Marriner

Mozart: Serenade in G, K.525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik" - 4. Rondo (Allegro)

Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields, Sir Neville Marriner

Elgar: Chanson de Matin, Op.15, No.2

London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult

Chopin: Waltz No.10 in B Minor, Op.69, No.2

Vladimir Ashkenazy

Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin and Strings in F, Op.8, No.3, R.293 "L'autunno" - 1. Allegro (Ballo, e canto de' villanelli)

Alison Bury, Nigel North, The Academy Of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood

Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin and Strings in E, Op.8, No.1, RV.269 "La Primavera" - 1. Allegro

Christopher Hirons, Nigel North, The Academy Of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood

Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin and Strings in E, Op.8, No.1, R.269 "La Primavera" - 3. Allegro (Danza pastorale)

Christopher Hirons, Nigel North, The Academy Of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood

Chopin: Nocturne No.8 in D flat, Op.27 No.2

Claudio Arrau

Verdi: Messa da Requiem - 5. Agnus Dei

Dame Joan Sutherland, Marilyn Horne, Wiener Staatsopernchor, Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti

Fauré: Trois Romances sans paroles, Op.17 - 3. Andante moderato

Kun-woo Paik

Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, Op.64 / Act 1 - 13. Dance Of The Knights

Kirov Orchestra, St Petersburg, Valery Gergiev

Grieg: Holberg Suite, Op. 40 - 2. Sarabande (Andante)

The National Philharmonic Orchestra, Willi Boskovsky

Dvořák: Humoresque, Op.101, No.7

Joseph Cooper

Chopin: Mazurka No.4 in E flat minor Op.6 No.4

Jean-marc Luisada

J.S. Bach: English Suite No.2 In A Minor, BWV 807 - 4. Sarabande

Ivo Pogorelich

J.S. Bach: Partita No.4 in D , BWV 828 - 5. Sarabande

Vladimir Ashkenazy

Verdi: Libiamo ne'lieti calici

Ileana Cotrubas, Plácido Domingo, Chor Der Bayerischen Staatsoper München, Bavarian State Orchestra, Carlos Kleiber

Delibes: Lakmé / Act 1 - "Viens, Mallika, ... Dôme épais"

Dame Joan Sutherland, Jane Berbié, Orchestre National De L'opéra De Monte-carlo, Richard Bonynge

Liszt: Liebesträume, S. 541 - No. 3 in A-Flat Major "Oh Lieb, so lang du lieben kannst"

Jorge Bolet

Verdi: Nabucco / Act 3 - "Va, pensiero" (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves)

Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor, Wiener Staatsopernorchester, Lamberto Gardelli

Shostakovich: Aphorisms, Op.13 - 3. Nocturne

Vladimir Ashkenazy

Schubert: Auf dem Wasser zu singen, D. 774

Renée Fleming, Christoph Eschenbach

Granados: Spanish Dance Op.37, No.5 - "Andaluza"

Eduardo Fernández

Telemann: Tafelmusik - Banquet Music In 3 Parts / Production 1 - 2. Quatuor In G major - 3. Gratioso

Musica Antiqua Köln, Reinhard Goebel

Respighi: Pines of Rome - The Pines of the Janiculum (I pini del Gianicolo)

The Cleveland Orchestra, Lorin Maazel

Respighi: Pines of Rome - The Pines of Villa Borghese (I pini di Villa Borghese)

The Cleveland Orchestra, Lorin Maazel

Chopin: Mazurka No.5 in B flat Op.7 No.1

Jean-marc Luisada

Puccini: Gianni Schicchi - "O mio babbino caro"

Renée Fleming, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras

Beethoven: String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 18 No. 3 - 2. Andante con moto

Emerson String Quartet

Handel: Water Music Suite No.1 in F - 3. Allegro - Andante - Allegro

Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields, Sir Neville Marriner

Ravel: Pavane Pour Une Infante Defunte, M.19 (Arr. for Oboe & Orchestra)

Albrecht Mayer, Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields, Mathias Mönius

Mozart: Requiem In D Minor, K.626 - 3. Sequentia: I. Dies irae

Hans Haselböck, Wiener Philharmoniker, Karl Böhm, Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor

Holst: St. Paul's Suite, Op. 29 No.2, H 118 - 2. Ostinato: Presto

St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, Christopher Hogwood

J.S. Bach: Cello Suite No.1 In G Major, BWV 1007 - 1. Prélude

Pierre Fournier

Schubert: Piano Trio No.2 in E flat, Op.100 D.929 - 2. Andante con moto

Beaux Arts Trio

Brahms: Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90 - 3. Poco allegretto

Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert Von Karajan

Telemann: Tafelmusik - Banquet Music In 3 Parts / Production 1 - 2. Quatuor In G major - 4. Allegro

Musica Antiqua Köln, Reinhard Goebel

Beethoven: Symphony No.7 In A, Op.92 - 1. Poco sostenuto - Vivace

Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert Von Karajan

Dvořák: Symphony No.9 in E minor, Op.95 "From the New World" - 1. Adagio - Allegro molto

London Symphony Orchestra, Witold Rowicki

Mozart: Symphony No.40 In G Minor, K.550 - 1. Molto allegro

Concertgebouworkest, Josef Krips

Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67 - 1. Allegro con brio

Wiener Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado

Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492 - Overture

Orchester Der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Karl Böhm