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.
Contents: BERLIOZ: Symphonie Fantastique, 5th mvt. excerpt • BORODIN: Polovetzian Dnaces, 1st Theme • BRAHMS: Intermezzo, Op. 118, No. 2, Intermezzo, Op. 76, No. 4 • Lullaby • Rhapsody, Op. 79, No. 2 • Symphonies: No. 1, 4th mvt. excerpt • No. 4, 1st mvt. excerpt • Waltz, Op. 39, No. 15 • BRUCKNER: Symphony No. 7, 2nd mvt. excerpt • CHOPIN: Mazurka, Op. 17, No. 4 • Nocturne, Op. 48, No. 1 • Polonaise Militaire, Op. 40, No. 1 • Prelude “Raindrop,” Op. 28, No. 15 • Waltz, Op. 69, No. 1 • DVORAK: Slavonic Dance, excerpt • GOUNOD: Ave Maria • Funeral March of a Marionett, Themes • GRIEG: In the Hall of the Mountain King • Morning • LISZT: Liebestraum No. 3 • MAHLER SYMPHONIES: No. 4, 3rd mvt. excerpt • No. 5, 4th mvt. excerpt • No. 8, 2nd mvt. excerpt • MASSENET: Fingal's Cave Overture, Themes • A Midsummer Night's Dream, Overture themes • Symphony No. 4, 1st mvt. excerpt • MUSORGSKY: The Great Gate of Kiev • OFFENBACH: Barcarolle from The Tales of Hoffman • RACHMANINOFF: Prelude, Op. 3, No. 2 • RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Scheherazade, Themes from Part 1 • SCHUBERT: Andante from Sonata, Op. 120 • Ave Maria • Impromptu, Op. 142, No. 2 • Moment Musicale, Op. 94, No. 5 • Symphony No. 8, 1st mvt. excerpt • Symphony No. 9, 1st mvt. excerpt • SCHUMANN: Concerto in A minor, 1st mvt. Themes • The Prophet Bird from Forest Scenes • Symphony No. 1, 3rd mvt. excerpt • Widmung • J STRAUSS: Allerseelen • Also sprach Zarathustra!, Openeing Theme • TCHAIKOVSKY: 1812 Overture, excerpt • Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy • Piano Concerto No. 1, 1st mvt. excerpt • Romeo and Juliet Overture, “Love Theme” • Symphony No. 6, 1st mvt. excerpt • Waltz from Swan Lake • Waltz of the Flowers, excerpt • WAGNER: The Evening Star from Tannhauser • Pilgrims' Chorus from Tanhauser
Song List
BERLIOZ Symphonie Fantastique, Op.14, Fifth Movement Excerpt “Witches' Sabbath”
BORODIN Polovetzian Dances (from Prince Igor), First Theme
BRAHMS Intermezzo in B-flat Major, Op. 76, No. 4
Intermezzo in A Major, Op. 118, No. 2 (BRAHMS)
BRAHMS - Lullaby (Wiegenlied)
Rhapsody in G Minor, Op. 79, No. 2 (BRAHMS)
BRAHMS - Symphony No. 1, Op. 68, Fourth Movement Excerpt
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
Polonaise Militaire, Op. 40, No. 1 (CHOPIN)
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)
Liebestraum No. 3 in A-flat Major (LISZT)
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
MAHLER - Symphony No. 5 in C-sharp Minor, Fourth 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
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)
RACHMANINOFF Prelude in C-sharp Minor, Op. 3 No. 2
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
Moment Musicale in F Minor, D. 780 No. 5 (SCHUBERT)
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. Tales from the Vienna Woods, Themes
STRAUSS J. By the Beautiful Blue Danube, Themes
STRAUSS, R. Allerseelen (All Souls' Day)
STRAUSS, R. Also sprach Zarathustra!, Opening Theme
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 6 (“Pathétique”) 1st Movement Excerpt
WALTZ (FROM SWAN LAKE) (TCHAIKOVSKY)
TCHAIKOVSKY Waltz of the Flowers (from The Nutcracker) Excerpt
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”
Pilgrims' Chorus (from Tannhäuser) (WAGNER)
The Evening Star (from Tannhäuser) (WAGNER)
WALTZ OF THE FLOWERS (FROM “THE NUTCRACKER SUITE”)(P TCHAIKOVSKY)
