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Tracks

Disc 1

1. 1 Morceaux (2) for piano (or piano & violin), Op. 10: Nocturne in F - Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky & David Alan Kogut (5:33)
   Composed byPeter Ilich Tchaikovsky
2. 2 Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: Air on a G string - Johann Sebastian Bach & Jorgen Ernst Hansen (5:12)
   Composed byJohann Sebastian Bach

   Conducted byJorgen Ernst Hansen

   Performed byJorgen Ernst Hansen, Copenhagen Societas Musical Chamber Orchestra
3. 3 Ballade for piano No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23, CT. 2 - Frédéric Chopin & Hélène Grimaud (8:24)
   Composed byFrédéric Chopin
4. 4 Canon in D major, various arrangements - Johann Pachelbel & Jorgen Ernst Hansen (5:22)
   Composed byJohann Pachelbel

   Conducted byJorgen Ernst Hansen

   Performed byJorgen Ernst Hansen, Copenhagen Societas Musical Chamber Orchestra
5. 5 Clair de lune, for piano (Suite Bergamasque No. 3), L. 75/3 - Claude Debussy & David Alan Kogut (4:51)
   Composed byClaude Debussy
6. 6 Idyll for string orchestra, JW 6/3: Adagio - Leos Janácek & David Alan Kogut (5:41)
   Composed byLeos Janácek

   Performed byPrague Chamber Orchestra
7. 7 Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor ("Moonlight"), Op. 27/2: Adagio sostenuto - Ludwig van Beethoven & Bruno-Leonardo Gelber (6:42)
   Composed byLudwig van Beethoven
8. 8 Song without Words for piano No. 30 in A major ("Frühlingslied"), Op. 62/6 - Felix Mendelssohn & David Alan Kogut (2:56)
   Composed byFelix Mendelssohn
9. 9 The Swan Lake, ballet, Op. 20: [Excerpt] - Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky & David Alan Kogut (7:15)
   Composed byPeter Ilich Tchaikovsky

   Performed byLyon National Orchestra
10. 10 Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor ("Pathétique"), Op. 13: Adagio cantabile - Ludwig van Beethoven & Bruno-Leonardo Gelber (5:19)
    Composed byLudwig van Beethoven
11. 11 Romeo and Juliet, ballet in 4 acts, Op. 64: [Excerpt] - Stanislaw Skrowaczewski & Sergey Prokofiev (3:45)
    Composed bySergey Prokofiev

    Conducted byStanislaw Skrowaczewski

    Performed byStanislaw Skrowaczewski, Westdeutschen Rundfunk-Orchester, Cologne
12. 12 Carnival of the Animals, zoological fantasy for 2 pianos & ensemble: Aquarium - Camille Saint-Saëns & Charles Groves (2:14)
    Composed byCamille Saint-Saëns

    Conducted byCharles Groves

    Performed byCharles Groves, New Philharmonia Orchestra

Disc 2

1. 1 Quintet for 2 violins, 2 violas & cello No. 2 in C minor ("String Quintet No. 2"), K. 406 (K. 516b): Allegro - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart & Smetana Quartet (6:08)
   Composed byWolfgang Amadeus Mozart
2. 2 Sonata for 2 pianos in F minor, Op. 34b: Andante - Johannes Brahms & Valery Afanassiev (9:50)
   Composed byJohannes Brahms
3. 3 Greensleeves, folk song for chorus (from the opera Sir John in Love) - Ralph Vaughan Williams & Charles Groves (4:34)
   Composed byRalph Vaughan Williams

   Conducted byCharles Groves

   Performed byCharles Groves, New Philharmonia Orchestra
4. 4 String Quartet No. 2 in D major: Notturno - David Alan Kogut & Alexander Borodin (7:44)
   Composed byAlexander Borodin

   Performed byPrague Chamber Orchestra
5. 5 Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18: Adagio sostenuto - Sergey Rachmaninov & Jesus Lopez Cobos (11:18)
   Composed bySergey Rachmaninov

   Conducted byJesus Lopez Cobos

   Performed byJesus Lopez Cobos, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
6. 6 Bagatelle for piano in A minor ("Für Elise"), WoO 59 - Ludwig van Beethoven & David Alan Kogut (3:03)
   Composed byLudwig van Beethoven
7. 7 The Well-Tempered Clavier (24), collection of preludes & fugues, Book I, BWV 846-869 (BC L80-103): Prelude No. 22 - Johann Sebastian Bach & Valery Afanassiev (3:10)
   Composed byJohann Sebastian Bach
8. 8 Adagio for strings (or string quartet; arr. from 2nd mvt. of String Quartet), Op. 11 - Samuel Barber & Baroque Strings Zürich (7:04)
   Composed bySamuel Barber
9. 9 Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64: 1. Allegro molto vivace - Felix Mendelssohn & Jean-Jacques Kantorow (6:08)
   Composed byFelix Mendelssohn

   Performed byNetherlands Chamber Orchestra
10. 10 Meditation on Prelude No. 1 of Bach, for violin or cello & piano with organ or cello ad lib. (or other instrumental arrangements) - Charles Gounod & David Alan Kogut (4:32)
    Composed byCharles Gounod
11. 11 Etude for piano No. 3 in E major, Op. 10/3, CT. 16 - Frédéric Chopin & David Alan Kogut (4:04)
    Composed byFrédéric Chopin
12. 12 Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067: [Excerpt] - Johann Sebastian Bach & David Alan Kogut (3:01)
    Composed byJohann Sebastian Bach

    Performed byLa Stravaganza Köln