The Romantic Era

Features 55 selections drawn from the rich 19th century Romantic literature. Composers included are Berlioz, Brahms, Bruckner, Chopin, Grieg, Mahler, Mendelssohn, J. Strauss, R. Strauss, Schubert, Schumann, Tchaikovsky, Wagner and others. Great Romantic melodies are excerpted from symphonies, ballets, operas, piano pieces and other concert works, and presented as faithful transcriptions in new, clean engravings. Includes capsule biographies of all of the composers represented.

Songs Include:

• BERLIOZ Symphonie Fantastique, Op.14, Fifth Movement Excerpt 'Witches' Sabbath'
• BORODIN Polovetzian Dances (from Prince Igor), First Theme
• BRAHMS - Lullaby (Wiegenlied)
• BRAHMS - Symphony No. 1, Op. 68, Fourth Movement Excerpt
• BRAHMS Intermezzo in B-flat Major, Op. 76, No. 4
• BRAHMS Symphony No. 4, Op. 98, First Movement Excerpt
• BRAHMS Waltz in A-flat Major, Op. 39, No. 15
• BRUCKNER Symphony No. 7, Second Movement Excerpt
• CHOPIN Mazurka in A Minor, Op. 17, No. 4
• CHOPIN Prelude in D-flat Major, ('Raindrop'), Op. 28, No. 15
• CHOPIN Waltz in A-flat Major, Op. 69, No. 1
• DVORÁK Slavonic Dance, Excerpt
• GOUNOD Ave Maria ('Meditation')
• GOUNOD Funeral March of a Marionette, Themes
• GRIEG In the Hall of the Mountain King (from Peer Gynt)
• Intermezzo in A Major, Op. 118, No. 2 (BRAHMS)
• Liebestraum No. 3 in A-flat Major (LISZT)
• MAHLER - Symphony No. 5 in C-sharp Minor, Fourth Movement Excerpt
• MAHLER Symphony No. 4 ('Ode to Heavenly Joy') Third Movement Excerpt
• MAHLER Symphony No. 8 in E Major ('Symphony of a Thousand'), Second Movement Excerpt
• MASSENET Meditation (from Thaïs)
• MENDELSSOHN 'Fingal's Cave' Overture (The Hebrides), Themes
• MENDELSSOHN A Midsummer Night's Dream, Overture Themes
• MENDELSSOHN Symphony No. 4 ('Italian'), Op. 90, First Movement Excerpt
• Moment Musicale in F Minor, D. 780 No. 5 (SCHUBERT)
• MUSORGSKY The Great Gate of Kiev (from Pictures at an Exhibition)
• Nocturne in C Minor, Op. 48 No. 1 (CHOPIN)
• OFFENBACH Barcarolle (from The Tales of Hoffman)
• Pilgrims' Chorus (from Tannhäuser) (WAGNER)
• Polonaise Militaire, Op. 40, No. 1 (CHOPIN)
• RACHMANINOFF Prelude in C-sharp Minor, Op. 3 No. 2
• Rhapsody in G Minor, Op. 79, No. 2 (BRAHMS)
• RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Sheherazade, Themes from Part 1
• SCHUBERT Andante (Second Movement) from Sonata in A Major, Op. 120
• SCHUBERT Ave Maria
• SCHUBERT Impromptu in A-flat Major, Op. 142, No. 2
• SCHUBERT Symphony No. 8 ('Unfinished'), First Movement Excerpt
• SCHUBERT Symphony No. 9 ('The Great'), 1st Movement Excerpt
• SCHUMANN Piano Concerto in A Minor, First Movement Themes
• SCHUMANN Symphony No. 1 ('Spring'), Op. 38, 3rd Movement Excerpt
• SCHUMANN The Prophet Bird (Vogel als Prophet) fromForest Scenes
• SCHUMANN Widmung (Dedication)
• STRAUSS J. By the Beautiful Blue Danube, Themes
• STRAUSS, J. Tales from the Vienna Woods, Themes
• STRAUSS, R. Allerseelen (All Souls' Day)
• STRAUSS, R. Also sprach Zarathustra!, Opening Theme
• TCHAIKOVSKY 1812 Overture, Excerpts
• TCHAIKOVSKY Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy (from the Nut Cracker)
• TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat Minor, Op. 23, First Movement Excerpt
• TCHAIKOVSKY Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture 'Love Theme'
• TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 6 ('Pathetique') 1st Movement Excerpt
• TCHAIKOVSKY Waltz of the Flowers (from The Nutcracker) Excerpt
• The Evening Star (from Tannhäuser) (WAGNER)
• WALTZ (FROM SWAN LAKE) (TCHAIKOVSKY)
• WALTZ OF THE FLOWERS (FROM 'THE NUTCRACKER SUITE')(P TCHAIKOVSKY)

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