Composer  

Piece

1. Dvorak, Antonin

Symphony No. 9 in e, Op. 95 “From the New World”
50:08
Israel Phil. Orch., Leonard Bernstein

DG 427346

2. Gershwin, George

Rhapsody in Blue
16:15
Boston Pops Orch., Arthur Fiedler
Earl Wild, piano
Pasquale Cardillo, clarinet

RCA 62698
Disc #6

3. Grieg, Edvard

Piano Concerto in a, Op. 16
27:38
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Erich Leinsdorf
Leonard Pennario, piano

Seraphim 69024

4. Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

Symphony No. 40 in g, K. 550
37:58
Vienna Phil. Orch., James Levine

DG 429731

5. Haydn, Franz Joseph

String Quartet in C “Emperor”, Op. 76/3
27:14
Takacs Quartet

London 421360

6. Beethoven, Ludwig Van

Symphony No. 9 in d “Choral”, Op. 125
71:52
The Philadelphia Orchestra, Riccardo Muti
Cheryl Studer, soprano; dolores Ziegler, mezzo-soprano; Peter Seiffert, tenor; James Morris, bass; Westminster Choir

Angel/EMI 49493
Disc #1

7.  Brahms, Johannes

Violin Concerto in D, Op. 77
40:23
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Sir Neville Marriner
Hilary Hahn, violin

CBS/Sony 89649

8.  Barber, Samuel

Adadio for Strings, from String Quartet Op. 11
Original orchestration for string quartet
6:52
Emerson String Quartet

DG 471567

9.  Tchaikovsky, Peter

Symphony No. 6 in b “Pathétique”, Op. 74
44:31
Cleveland Orchestra, Christoph Von Dohnányi

Telarc 80130

10. Racmaninoff, Sergei

Piano Concerto No. 2 in c, Op. 18
32:26
Dallas Sym. Orch., Andrew Litton
Stephen Hough, piano

Hyperion 67501
Disc #2

11. Lauridsen, Morten

Lux Aeterna
27:37
Los Angeles Master Chorale & Sym. Orch.
Paul Salamunovich

RCM 19705

12. Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

Clarinet Quintet in A, K 581
28:44
Boston Symphony String Quartet
Benny Goodman, clarinet

RCA 68804

13. Copland, Aaron

Appalachian Spring (Ballet for Martha)
36:33
St. Louis S.O., Leonard Slatkin

Angel/EMI 49766

14. Prokofiev, Sergei

Symphony No. 1 in D “Classical”, Op. 25
13:33
L.A. Phil. Orch., André Previn

Philips 420172

15. Dvorák, Antonín

Piano Trio No. 4 in e, Op. 90 “Dumky”
31:42
Trio con Brio Copenhagen

Azica 71240

16. Mozart, W. A.

Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, Serenade in G, K. 525
16:50
Takacs Quartet
Joseph Carver, bass viol

London
460034

17. Smetana, Bedrich

Ma Vlast
From Bohemia’s Woods & Fields
12:32
The Moldau (Vltava)
11:56
Royal Liverpool Phil., Sir Libor Pesek

Virgin Classics 91100
cut 4
cut 2

18. Sibelius, Jean

Violin Concerto in d, Op. 47 (final version)
32:18
Boston S.O., Seiji Ozawa
Viktoria Mullova, violin

Philips 416821

19. Schubert, Franz

Piano Quintet in A, Op. 114 “Trout”
39:26
Rudolf Serkin, piano; Jaime Laredo, violin, Philipp Naegele, viola; Leslie Parnass, cello, Julius Levine, doublebass

CBS/Sony 37234

20. Mahler, Gustav

Symphony No. 1 in D “The Titan”
51:33
Bavarian Radio Symphony, Rafael Kubelik

Audite 95467

21. Beethoven, Ludwig Van

Symphony No. 5 in c, Op. 67
35:13
New York Phil., Leonard Bernstein

CBS/Sony 63079

22. Strauss, Johann, sohn

Künstlerleben (Artist’s Life), Op. 316
8:06
An der schoenen, blauen Donau (Blue Danube Waltz), Op. 314
8:45
The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy

RCA 61555

23. Bach, Johann Sebastien

Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D, BWV 1050
20:11
Boston Baroque, Martin Perlman

Telarc 80354

24. Chopin, Frédéric

Piano Concerto No. 2 in f, Op. 21
32:31
Royal Phil. Orch., André Previn
Maria Joao Pires

DG 437817

25. Brahms, Johannes

Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op. 45
70:23
Boston S.O., James Levine
Christine Schäfer, soprano
Michael Volle, baritone

BSO Classics 901

26. Liszt, Franz

Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat
18:35
Boston Sym. Orch., Seiji Ozawa
Krystian Zimerman, piano

DG 423571

27. Hovhaness, Alan

Symphony No. 50 “Mt. St. Helens”, Op. 360
31:25
Seattle S.O., Gerard Schwarz

Delos 3137

28. Beethoven, Ludwig Van

Violin Concerto in D, Op. 61
46:13
Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, Carlo Maria Giulini
Salvatore Accardo, violin

CBS/Sony
53287

29. Tchaikovsky, P. I.

Piano Concerto No. 1 in bb, Op. 23
36:04
Rochester Phil., Christopher Seaman
Olga Kern, piano

Harmonia Mundi 907323

30. Saint-Saëns, Camille

Symphony No. 3 in c “Organ”, Op. 78
36:05
Berlin Phil., James Levine
Simon Preston, organ

DG 419617

31. Borodin, Alexandr

Prince Igor:  Polovtsian Dances
13:37
Royal Liverpool Phil., Sir Charles Mackerras
Liverpool Phil. Choir

Virgin Classics 61135

32. Suk, Joseph

Serenade for Strings in Eb  Op. 6
29:41
Czech Phil. Orch., Jirí Belohlávek

Chandos 9063

33. Beethoven, Ludwig Van

Symphony No. 3 in Eb, Op. 55 “Eroica”
51:16
BBC Phil. Orch., Stephen Kovacevich

BBC 31

34. Dvorák, Antonín

Symphony No. 8 in G, Op. 88
36:35
Royal Scottish National Orch., Neema Järvi

Chandos 9008

35. Mendelssohn, Felix

Symphony No. 4 in A “Italian”
30:25
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
Kurt Masur

Eurodisc 69237

36. Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

Piano Sonata No. 11 in A, K 331
23:58
Mitsuko Uchida, piano

Philips 422720
Disc #3

37. Ravel, Maurice

Bolero
13:48
Boston Symphony Orch., Charles Munch

RCA 61956

38. Borodin, Alexander

String Quartet No. 2
27:40
Emerson String Quartet

DG 427618

39. Wagner, Richard

Rienzi:  Overture
13:26
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, James Levine

DG 435874

40. Vaughan-Williams, Ralph

Symphony #5 in D
37:32
London Philharmonic, Sir Adrian Boult

EMI 64018