| Disc: 1 |
| 1. | TCHAIKOVSKY: Piano Concerto No.1 in B flat minor Op.23- 1 I: Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso (opening) , Horacio Gutierrez piano, London Symphony Orchestra / André Previn (P) 1976/1994* |
| 2. | PROKOFIEV: Balcony Scene (Romeo & Juliet) (extract)- Philadelphia Orchestra / Riccardo Muti (P) 1981 |
| 3. | SHOSTAKOVICH: Romance (The Gadfly)- Tasmin Little (violin) ∙ Piers Lane (piano) (P) 1992 |
| 4. | TCHAIKOVSKY: Romeo and Juliet (Fantasy Overture) (extract)- Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra / Mariss Jansons (P) 1987 |
| 5. | RACHMANINOV: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini - Variation 18- Cécile Ousset piano , City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (P) 1984 , |
| 6. | KHACHATURIAN: Masquerade − Waltz- Philharmonia Orchestra / Efrem Kurtz (P) 1964/1993* |
| 7. | RACHMANINOV: Vocalise- Natalie Clein (cello) ∙ Charles Owen (piano) (P) 2006 |
| 8. | TCHAIKOVSKY: Grand Pas de Deux (The Nutcracker)- Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra / Mariss Jansons (P) 1998 |
| 9. | SHOSTAKOVICH: Piano Concerto No.2 in F Op.102 - II. Andante- Dmitri Alexeev (piano) , English Chamber Orchestra / Jerzy Maksymiuk (P) 1983, |
| 10. | RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Scheherazade Symphonic Suite, Op.35- 10 II. The Story of the Kalendar Prince (opening) , Philadelphia Orchestra / Riccardo Muti (P) 1983, |
| 11. | KHACHATURIAN: Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia (Spartacus) (extract)- Royal Philharmonic Orchestra /Yuri Temirkanov (P) 1986 |
| 12. | TCHAIKOVSKY: Swan Lake Scene (Act II No.10)- London Symphony Orchestra / André Previn (P) 1976/1988* |
| 13. | RACHMANINOV: Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor Op.18- 13 II: Adagio sostenuto (opening) , Cécile Ousset (piano), City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (P) 1984 |
| 14. | BORODIN: Polovtsian Dances (Prince Igor) (opening)- Beecham Choral Society, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Sir Thomas Beecham (P) 1974/1999*, |
| 15. | RACHMANINOV: Symphony No.2 in E minor Op.27 − III. Adagio (opening)- St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra / Mariss Jansons (P) 1994 |
| 16. | TCHAIKOVSKY: Waltz (The Sleeping Beauty)- Philharmonia Orchestra / John Lanchbery (P) 1982 |
| 17. | STRAVINSKY: Le Oiseau de feu (conclusion)- Boston Symphony Orchestra / Seiji Ozawa (P) 1984/1995* |
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| Disc: 2 |
| 1. | MOZART: Piano Concerto No.21 in C `Elvira Madigan' K467- 1 II. Andante (extract) , Stephen Hough piano , Hallé Orchestra / Bryden Thomson (P) 1987 |
| 2. | MOZART: Serenade in G `Eine kleine Nachtmusik' K525- 2 II. Romanze (Andante) , Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner (P) 1977/1997* |
| 3. | BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor `Moonlight' Op.27/2- 3 I. Adagio sostenuto (extract) , Dame Moura Lympany piano (P) 1991 |
| 4. | BEETHOVEN: `Emperor' Concerto Op.73 - II. Adagio (trans. Craig Leon)- Julia Thornton harp , National Radio Orchestra of the Netherlands / Erno Olah (P) 2003 |
| 5. | MOZART: Horn Concerto No.4 in E flat K495- 5 II. Romanza (Andante cantabile) , Radovan Vlatkovič horn , English Chamber Orchestra / Jeffrey Tate (P) 1987 |
| 6. | MOZART: Un'aura amorosa (Così fan tutte)- John Aler tenor, London Philharmonic Orchestra / Bernard Haitink (P) 1987 |
| 7. | BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata No.8 in C minor `Pathétique' Op.31- 7 II. Adagio cantabile , Stephen Kovacevich piano (P) 1998, |
| 8. | MENDELSSOHN: Violin Concerto in E minor Op.64 - II. Andante (extract)- Yehudi Menuhin violin, Philharmonia Orchestra / Efrem Kurtz (P) 1959/1997* |
| 9. | MOZART: Clarinet Concerto - II. Adagio- Sabine Meyer clarinet , Dresden Staatskapelle / Hans Vonk (P) 1990 EMI Electrola GmbH |
| 10. | MENDELSSOHN: Frühlingslied (Lieder ohne Wörte No.30 in A, Op.62 No.6)- Daniel Adni piano (P) 1973/1996* |
| 11. | BRUCH: Violin Concerto No.1 in G minor Op.26 - II. Adagio (opening)- Yehudi Menuhin violin , Philharmonia Orchestra / Walter Susskind (P) 1959/1997* |
| 12. | MENDELSSOHN: Nocturne (A Midsummer Night's Dream)- Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment / Sir Charles Mackerras , (P) 1988 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics |
| 13. | RICHARD STRAUSS: Beim Schlafengehen (Vier letzte Lieder) (conclusion)- Lucia Popp soprano, London Philharmonic Orchestra / Klaus Tennstedt (P) 1982 |
| 14. | J. STRAUSS II: An der schönen blauen Donau Walzer, Op.314 (extract)- Berliner Philharmoniker / Herbert von Karajan (P) 1976/1987* |
| 15. | KREISLER: Liebesleid- Maxim Vengerov violin ∙ Ian Brown piano (P) 2004 |
| 16. | MENDELSSOHN: Wedding March (A Midsummer Night's Dream)- Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra / Jeffrey Tate (P) 1991 |
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| Disc: 3 |
| 1. | OFFENBACH: Belle nuit (Barcarolle) (Les Contes d'Hoffmann)- Jessye Norman soprano ∙ Ann Murray mezzo-soprano, Orchestre Symphonique et Chaeurs de l'Opéra National, du Théatre Royal de la Monnai, Bruxelles / Sylvain Cambreling (P) 1988 |
| 2. | SAINT-SAËNS: The Swan from The Carnival of the Animals (arr. Chris Hazell)- Hah-Na Chang cello , Philharmonia Orchestra / Leonard Slatkin (P) 2000 |
| 3. | BIZET: L'amour est un oiseau rebelle (Habanera) (Carmen)- Maria Callas soprano, Chaeurs René Duclos , Orchestre du Théâtre National de l'Opéra de Paris / Georges Prêtre (P) 1964 |
| 4. | DEBUSSY: Clair de lune (arr. Stokowski)- Philadelphia Orchstra / Wolfgang Sawallisch (P) 1996 |
| 5. | DELIBES: Flower Duet (Dôme épais) (Lakmé)- Natalie Dessay soprano ∙ Delphine Haidan mezzo-soprano, Orchestre de Capitole de Toulouse / Michel Plasson (P) 1998 EMI Music France |
| 6. | GOUNOD: Les nubiennes (Faust Ballet Music)- New Philharmonia Orchestra / Sir Charles Mackerras (P) 1970/1988* |
| 7. | SAINT-SAËNS : Mon caeur s'ouvre à ta voix (Samson et Dalila)- Maria Callas soprano, Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française / Georges Prêtre (P) 1982/1997* |
| 8. | FAURÉ: Pavane- Gareth Morris flute ∙ New Philharmonia Orchestra , Sir David Willcocks (P) 1968/1997* |
| 9. | MARTINI: Plaisir d'amour- Barbara Hendricks soprano , Michel Dalberto (piano) (P) 1996 EMI France |
| 10. | SAINT-SAËNS: Romance Op.37- Ulf Hoelscher violin, New Philharmonia Orchestra / Pierre Dervaux (P) 1977/1993* |
| 11. | FAURÉ: Berceuse (Dolly Suite Op.56)- Jean-Philippe Collard & Bruno Rigutto pianos, (P) 1983 EMI France |
| 12. | BIZET: Entr'acte to Act III (Carmen)- French National Orchestra / Seiji Ozawa (P) 1984 |
| 13. | FAURÉ: Chanson d'amour (arr. Craig Leon) Natasha Marsh soprano- London Symphony Orchestra / Michael Francis (P) 2007 |
| 14. | SATIE: Gymnopédie No.1 (arr. Debussy)- City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Louis Frémaux (P) 1974/1990* |
| 15. | DELIBES: Intermezzo & Valse lente (Sylvia)- New Philharmonia Orchestra / Sir Charles Mackerras (P) 1970/1988* |
| 16. | MESSAGER: Pas de deux pigeons (Les deux pigeons)- Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden , Sir Charles Mackerras (P) 1958/1988* |
| 17. | MASSENET: Méditation (Thais)- Anne-Sophie Mutter violin, Berliner Philharmoniker / Herbert von Karajan (P) 1981 |
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| Disc: 4 |
| 1. | GRIEG : Morning (Peer Gynt Incidental Music, Op.23)- Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner (P) 1983 |
| 2. | SMETANA: The Moldau (Ma Vlast) (extract)- Dresden Staatskapelle / Paavo Berglund (P) 1979/1995 |
| 3. | GRIEG: Piano Concerto in A minor − II Adagio- Dmitri Alexeev piano, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Yuri Temirkanov (P) 1989 |
| 4. | DVOŘÁK: Symphony No.9 `From the New World' - II. Largo (opening)- Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra / Mariss Jansons (P) 1989 |
| 5. | GRIEG: Wedding Dayuat Troldhaugen (Lyric Pieces Book VIII, Op.65 No.6)- Daniel Adni piano (P) 1974/1995* |
| 6. | DVOŘÁK: Song to the Moon (Rusalka)- Lucia Popp soprano, Münchner Rundfunk Orchester / Stefan Soltesz (P) 1988 |
| 7. | CHOPIN: Piano Concerto No.1 in E minor Op.11- 7 II. Romance (Larghetto) (opening) , Martha Argerich piano , Montreal Symphony Orchestra / Charles Dutoit (P) 1999 |
| 8. | DVORÁK: Humoresque Op.107 No.7- Dame Moura Lympany piano (P) 1988 |
| 9. | CHOPIN: Prelude in A (Les Sylphides)- Philharmonia Orchestra / Robert Irving (P) 1959/1994* |
| 10. | LISZT: Piano Concerto No.1 in E flat − II. Quasi adagio- Michel Beroff piano, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra / Kurt Mazur (P) 1980/1990* |
| 11. | SIBELIUS: At the Castle Gate (Pelléas et Mélisande)- Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / Paavo Berglund (P) 1979/1997* |
| 12. | CHOPIN: Berceuse in D flat Op. 57- Peter Donohoe piano (P) 1993 |
| 13. | GADE: Jealousy-Tango- Stig Nilsson violin, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra / Mariss Jansons (P) 1998 |
| 14. | CHOPIN: Nocturne No. 2 in E flat Op.9 No. 2- John Ogdon piano (P) 1969/1992* |
| 15. | LISZT: Liebestraum No.3 in A flat- Leif Ove Andsnes piano (P) 2006 |
| 16. | LEHÁR: Vilja (Die lustige Witwe)- Elisabeth Schwarzkopf soprano, Philharmonia Orchestra with Chorus / Lovro von Matačić (P) 1963/2000* |
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| Disc: 5 |
| 1. | ELGAR: Salut d'amour- Northern Sinfonia of England / Richard Hickox (P) 1986 |
| 2. | VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Fantasia on `Greensleeves' (Sir John in Love) (arr. Greaves)- Sinfonia of London / Sir John Barbirolli (P) 1963/1986* |
| 3. | ELGAR: Cello Concerto in E minor Op.85 - I. Adagio-Moderato (opening)- Jacqueline du Pré cello , London Symphony Orchestra / Sir John Barbirolli (P) 1965/1997* |
| 4. | VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: The Lark Ascending (opening)- Hugh Bean violin , New Philharmonia Orchestra / Sir Adrian Boult (P) 1967/1987* |
| 5. | ELGAR: Chanson de matin- London Philharmonic Orchestra / Sir Adrian Boult (P) 1968/1985* |
| 6. | VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis (opening)- London Philharmonic Orchestra / Sir Adrian Boult (P) 1976/1985* |
| 7. | LENNON & McCARTNEY: Michelle (arr. Ron Goodwin)- Rostal & Schaefer pianos , Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra / Ron Goodwin (P) 1979/2000* |
| 8. | HOLST: Venus (The Planets) (conclusion)- London Philharmonic Orchestra / Sir Adrian Boult (P) 1979/1987* |
| 9. | McCARTNEY: Celebration (Standing Stone)- London Symphony Chorus & Orchestra / Lawrence Foster, (P) 1997 MPL Communications Ltd under exclusive licence to EMI Records Ltd, |
| 10. | NYMAN: The Heart Asks Pleasure First/The Promise (from the film The Piano)- Music composed, directed and produced by Michael Nyman, (P) 1993 Michael Nyman Ltd under exclusive licence to Virgin Records Ltd, |
| 11. | MYERS: Cavatina (from the film The Deer Hunter)- Manuel Barrueco & Steve Morse (guitars) (P) 2001 Angel Records |
| 12. | NEWMAN: Any Other Name (from the film American Beauty)- Produced and performed by Nikolaj Bloch & Sally Herbert (P) 2001 |
| 13. | HORNER: My Heart Will Go On (from the film Titanic)- Orchestra / David Abel (P) 1998 |
| 14. | VILLA-LOBOS: Sentimental Melody (arr. Barbosa-Lima)- Sharon Isbin guitar (P) 1990 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics |
| 15. | GERSHWIN: Summertime (Porgy and Bess)- Kiri Te Kanawa soprano ∙ The New York Choral Artists, The New Princess Theater Orchestra / John McGlinn (P) 1987 |
| 16. | BERNSTEIN: West Side Story Symphonic Dances − II. Somewhere- City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Paavo Järvi , (P) 1998 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics |
| 17. | GERSHWIN: Rhapsody in Blue (arr. Grofé) (conclusion)- André Previn piano, London Symphony Orchestra / André Previn (P) 1971/1998* |
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| Disc: 6 |
| 1. | MASCAGNI: Intermezzo (Cavalleria rusticana)- Philharmonia Orchestra / Riccardo Muti (P) 1980/1987* |
| 2. | PUCCINI: O mio babbino caro (Gianni Schicchi)- Angela Gheorghiu soprano, London Symphony Orchestra / Antonio Pappano (P) 1999 |
| 3. | ALBÉNIZ: Tango (España Op.165 No.2) Leif Ove Andsnes piano (P) 2006- |
| 4. | PUCCINI: Chi il bel sogno di Doretta (La rondine)- Montserrat Caballé soprano, London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Charles Mackerras (P) 1970/2002* |
| 5. | VIVALDI: Spring (The Four Seasons) - I. Allegro- Yehudi Menuhin violin, Camerata Lysy Gstaad / Alberto Lysy (P)1981, |
| 6. | MONTEVERDI: Pur ti miro (L'incoronazione di Poppea) (arr. Craig Leon)- Natasha Marsh soprano ∙ Fernando Lima countertenor, David Parsons lute, London Symphony Orchestra / Craig Leon (P) 2007 |
| 7. | BOCCHERINI: Minuet (arr. Woodhouse)- Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner (P) 1980/1997* |
| 8. | MASCAGNI: O amore, o bella luce del core (L'amico Fritz)- Luciano Pavarotti tenor, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Gianandrea Gavazzeni (P) 1969/2000* |
| 9. | TÁRREGA: Recuerdos de la Alhambra- Christopher Parkening guitar (P) 1976/2005* Angel Records |
| 10. | ROTA: Ai Giochi Addio (love theme from the Zeffirelli film Romeo & Juliet)- Natasha Marsh soprano , London Symphony Orchestra / François-Xavier Roth (P) 2007 |
| 11. | RODRIGO: Concierto de Aranjuez − II. Adagio (opening)- Julian Bream guitar , City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (P) 1993 |
| 12. | PUCCINI: Vogliatemi bene (Love Duet) (Madama Butterfly)- Renata Scotto soprano ∙ Carlo Bergonzi tenor , Orchestra del Teatro dell' Opera di Roma / Sir John Barbirolli (P) 1966/2002* |
| 13. | VIVALDI: Guitar Concerto in D (arr. Emilio Pujol; ed. Isbin) - II. Largo- Sharon Isbin guitar , Lausanne Chamber Orchestra / Lawrence Foster , (P) 1991 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics |
| 14. | SARASATE: Zigeunerweisen Op.20- Anne-Sophie Mutter violin, Orchestre National de France / Seiji Ozawa (P) 1985 |
| 15. | QUARANTOTTO: Time to Say Goodbye (adapt. F. Peterson)- Amy Nuttall soprano, Orchestra conducted by Julian Kershaw (P) 2005 |
| 16. | ALBÉNIZ: Sevilla (arr. Byzantine)- Julian Byzantine guitar (P) 1993 |
| 17. | PUCCINI: Nessun dorma (Turandot)- José Carreras tenor ∙ Rhine Opera Chorus , Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra / Alain Lombard (P) 1978/1990* |
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