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Classical Dinner Party

Artist Song
Academy of St. Martin In the Fields & Sir Neville Marriner  "Eine kleine Nachtmusik", Serenade in G Major, K. 525: I. Allegro  
Alasdair Tait, Corin Long, Corina Belcea, Krysztof Chorzelski & Thomas Adès  Piano Quintet in A Major, D. 667 “Trout”: IV. Thema andantino  
Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood, Jaap Schröder, Michel Piguet & Sabine Weill  Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G Major, BWV 1049: I. Allegro  
Berliner Philharmonisches Bläserensemble  Serenade in B-Flat Major K. 361 "Gran Partita": Adagio  
Candida Thompson, Henk Rubingh, Jan Jansen, Janine Jansen, Julian Rachlin, Liz Kenny, Maarten Jansen & Stacey Watton  The Four Seasons: Violin Concerto in F Major, RV 293, "Autumn": III. Allegro  
Daniel Barenboim  Nocturne No. 2 in E Flat, Op. 9, No. 2  
Gaby Casadesus, Philippe Entremont & Yo-Yo Ma  The Swan from Carnival of the Animals (Chamber Version)  
John Williams  Una Limosna por el Amor de Dios (La Ultima Canción)  
Sir Colin Davis & Staatskapelle Dresden  Così fan tutte, K. 588, Overture  
Berliner Barock Solisten, Emmanuel Pahud & Rainer Kussmaul  Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B Minor, BWV 1067: VII. Badinerie  
Amadeus Quartet  String Quartet No. 1 in D Major, Op. 11: II. Andante Cantabile  
Jean-Jacques Kantorow, Marielle Nordman & Orchestre d'Auvergne  Harp Concerto in B Flat, Op. 4 No. 6: I. Andante - Allegro  
Barry Wordsworth & BBC Concert Orchestra  Nimrod (Adagio) from Variations On an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma"  
English Baroque Soloists & John Eliot Gardiner  Water Music Suite No.2 in D, HWV 349: 12. Alla Hornpipe  
Europa Galante & Fabio Biondi  Minuet for Strings (String Quintet in E Major, Op. 11/5, G. 275)  
Orchestre philharmonique de Radio France & Paavo Järvi  Tahiti-Trot, Op. 16: Tea For Two  
Moura Lympany  Gymnopedie No. 1 (Lent Et Douloureux)  
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Yoel Levi  The Silken Ladder (La scala di seta): Overture  
Academy of St. Martin In the Fields, Iona Brown, Malcolm Latchem, Raymund Koster, Sir Neville Marriner & Stephen Shingles  Serenata Notturna in D, K. 239: III. Rondeau (Allegretto - Adagio - Allegro)  
Yo-Yo Ma  Suite for Solo Cello No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: I. Prélude  
Paavo Berglund & Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra  Karelia Suite, Op. 11: III. Alla marcia  
Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood  Concerto in G Minor for Strings and Continuo, R. 153  
Dietfried Gurtler & Weller Quartet  String Quintet In C, D.956: 2. Adagio (excerpt)  
Eric Hoeprich & London Haydn Quartet  Clarinet Quintet K. 581: II. Larghetto  
Emerson String Quartet  String Quartet No. 9 in C, Op. 59, No. 3 ("Rasumovsky" No. 3): III. Menuetto (Grazioso)  
Stephen Kovacevich  6 Piano Pieces, Op. 118: No. 2 Intermezzo in A  
Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet  Wind Quintet in B-Flat Major, Op. 56, No. 1: IV. Allegretto  
Christopher Warren-Green & London Chamber Orchestra  Serenade, for strings in E Minor, Op. 20: I. Allegro Piacevole  
Andrew Manze & Richard Egarr  Violin Sonata Op.5 No.5 in G Minor: V. Giga (Allegro)  
Günther Herbig & Berliner Sinfonie-Orchester  Ma Mere l'oye (Mother Goose) (Version for Orchestra): II. HOp. O' My Thumb (Petit Poucet)  
Academy of St. Martin In the Fields & Sir Neville Marriner  English Folk Song Suite: II. Intermezzo: My Bonny Boy  
Beaux Arts Trio  Piano Trio No. 2 in F, Op. 80: IV. Nicht Zu Rasch  
Murray Perahia  Fantasie Impromptu in C Sharp Minor, Op. 66  
Capella Istropolitana  Mandolin Concerto RV425: Allegro  
Berliner Philharmonisches Bläserensemble  Serenade No. 11 in E-Flat K. 375: Finale: Allegro  
Charles Dutoit, Daniel Binelli, Eduardo Isaac & Orchestre symphonique de Montréal  Double Concerto for Bandoneon & Guitar: III. Tango  
Leonard Bernstein & Israel Philharmonic Orchestra  Pulcinella (Concert Suite): I. Sinfonia (Ouverture)  
London Symphony Orchestra Brass Ensemble  Sonata Pian e Forte à 8 - alla quarta bassa (Sacrae Symphoniae 1597)  
Emerson String Quartet  String Quartet No. 12 in F Major, Op. 96 - "American", B. 179: IV. Finale (Vivace ma non troppo)  
Göteborgs Symfoniker & Neeme Järvi  Holberg Suite, Op. 40: III. Gavotte (Allegretto) - Musette (poco Più Mosso) - Gavotte  
Lars Vogt & Sarah Chang  Sonata for Violin and Piano in A Major: I. Allegretto ben moderato  
Alfred Brendel & Heinz Holliger  3 Romances, Op.94: No.1 Nicht Schnell  
Bamberger Symphoniker, Hanns-Martin Schneidt & Milan Turkovic  Bassoon Concerto in F, Op.75: 3. Rondo: Allegro  
The Sixteen  The Lamb  
Conrad Suske, Dietmar Hallman, Gewandhaus Quartett, Hermann Baumann, Jürnjakob Timm, Karl Suske & Vladimir Dshambasov  Sextet for 2 Horns and String Quartet in E-Flat, Op. 81b: III. Rondo (Allegro)  
Itzhak Perlman & Samuel Sanders  Polonaise No. 1 in D, Op. 4  
David Munrow & Early Music Consort of London  Dances from Terpsichore: Spagnoletta a 4  
Budapest Festival Orchestra & Iván Fischer  Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116: II. Giuoco della coppie (Allegretto scherzando)  
Holliger Wind Ensemble  Serenade in C Minor, K. 388 "Nacht Musik": III. Menuetto In Canone  
Martha Argerich & Nelson Freire  Variations On a Theme By Paganini for 2 Pianos  
The Hilliard Ensemble  Nymphes des bois - Requiem aeternam - La Deploration De Jehan Ockeghem  
The Hilliard Ensemble  Responsoria: Feria V - In Coena Domini: Responsoria 3 - Ecce vidimus eum  
Glenn Gould  Suite for Harpsichord No. 2 in F Major, HWV 427: I. Adagio {attacca}  
Pat Metheny  Electric Counterpoint: II. Slow  
Kronos Quartet  Tenebrae: First Movement  
Sarah Cahill  A Morning in the Woods  
Aldo Ciccolini  I. Lent  
Ingram Marshall  D's Canon and Dance  
Arditti Quartet  String Quartet in Four Parts: IV. Quodlibet  
The Smith Quartet  Triple Quartet: II  
Academy of St. Martin In the Fields, Alan Loveday & Sir Neville Marriner  The Four Seasons - Concerto for Violin and Strings in F Minor, Op. 8, No. 4, R. 297 "L'inverno": II. Largo  
Alice Testrup & Claude Debussy  II Voiles, Modere (Veils or Sails)  
David Tanenbaum & William Winant  Avalokiteshvara  
Alexander-Sergei Ramírez  Mazurka Apasionada  
Michael Tröster  Suite Populaire Bresihenne Pour Guitare: II. Schottisch-Choro  
Juilliard String Quartet  String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Major, Op. 130 with Grosse Fuge: V. Cavatina. Adagio molto espressivo  
Manuel Barrueco  Suite Espanola, Op. 47: VI. Aragon (Fantasia) Allegro  
John Mauceri, Leonard Bernstein, Marilyn Horne, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & The Manhattan Opera Chorus  Carmen: "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle" (Havanaise)  
Valery Gergiev & Wiener Philharmoniker  Pictures at an Exhibition: IV. The Old Castle  
Anne Sofie von Otter, Baroque Concerto Copenhagen & Lars Ulrik Mortensen  Cantata No. 30 "Freue Dich, Erlöste Schar", BWV 30: V. Aria: Kommt, Ihr Angefocht'nen Sünder  
Keith Jarrett, New Japan Philharmonic Orchestra & Naoto Otomo  Piano Concerto: III. Largo  
Robert van Sice  Toward the Sea for Flute and Marimba, II Moby Dick  
Gerard Schwarz & Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra  Symphony No. 66, Op. 428 - Hymn to Glacier Peak: III. Prelude and Fugue--Largo maestoso  
Academy of St. Martin In the Fields & Sir Neville Marriner  "Eine kleine Nachtmusik", Serenade in G Major, K. 525: I. Allegro  
Alasdair Tait, Corin Long, Corina Belcea, Krysztof Chorzelski & Thomas Adès  Piano Quintet in A Major, D. 667 “Trout”: IV. Thema andantino  
Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood, Jaap Schröder, Michel Piguet & Sabine Weill  Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G Major, BWV 1049: I. Allegro  
Berliner Philharmonisches Bläserensemble  Serenade in B-Flat Major K. 361 "Gran Partita": Adagio  
Candida Thompson, Henk Rubingh, Jan Jansen, Janine Jansen, Julian Rachlin, Liz Kenny, Maarten Jansen & Stacey Watton  The Four Seasons: Violin Concerto in F Major, RV 293, "Autumn": III. Allegro  
Daniel Barenboim  Nocturne No. 2 in E Flat, Op. 9, No. 2  
Gaby Casadesus, Philippe Entremont & Yo-Yo Ma  The Swan from Carnival of the Animals (Chamber Version)  
John Williams  Una Limosna por el Amor de Dios (La Ultima Canción)  
Sir Colin Davis & Staatskapelle Dresden  Così fan tutte, K. 588, Overture  
Berliner Barock Solisten, Emmanuel Pahud & Rainer Kussmaul  Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B Minor, BWV 1067: VII. Badinerie  
Amadeus Quartet  String Quartet No. 1 in D Major, Op. 11: II. Andante Cantabile  
Jean-Jacques Kantorow, Marielle Nordman & Orchestre d'Auvergne  Harp Concerto in B Flat, Op. 4 No. 6: I. Andante - Allegro  
Barry Wordsworth & BBC Concert Orchestra  Nimrod (Adagio) from Variations On an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma"  
English Baroque Soloists & John Eliot Gardiner  Water Music Suite No.2 in D, HWV 349: 12. Alla Hornpipe  
Europa Galante & Fabio Biondi  Minuet for Strings (String Quintet in E Major, Op. 11/5, G. 275)  
Orchestre philharmonique de Radio France & Paavo Järvi  Tahiti-Trot, Op. 16: Tea For Two  
Moura Lympany  Gymnopedie No. 1 (Lent Et Douloureux)  
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Yoel Levi  The Silken Ladder (La scala di seta): Overture  
Academy of St. Martin In the Fields, Iona Brown, Malcolm Latchem, Raymund Koster, Sir Neville Marriner & Stephen Shingles  Serenata Notturna in D, K. 239: III. Rondeau (Allegretto - Adagio - Allegro)  
Yo-Yo Ma  Suite for Solo Cello No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: I. Prélude  
Paavo Berglund & Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra  Karelia Suite, Op. 11: III. Alla marcia  
Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood  Concerto in G Minor for Strings and Continuo, R. 153  
Dietfried Gurtler & Weller Quartet  String Quintet In C, D.956: 2. Adagio (excerpt)  
Eric Hoeprich & London Haydn Quartet  Clarinet Quintet K. 581: II. Larghetto  
Emerson String Quartet  String Quartet No. 9 in C, Op. 59, No. 3 ("Rasumovsky" No. 3): III. Menuetto (Grazioso)  
Stephen Kovacevich  6 Piano Pieces, Op. 118: No. 2 Intermezzo in A  
Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet  Wind Quintet in B-Flat Major, Op. 56, No. 1: IV. Allegretto  
Christopher Warren-Green & London Chamber Orchestra  Serenade, for strings in E Minor, Op. 20: I. Allegro Piacevole  
Andrew Manze & Richard Egarr  Violin Sonata Op.5 No.5 in G Minor: V. Giga (Allegro)  
Günther Herbig & Berliner Sinfonie-Orchester  Ma Mere l'oye (Mother Goose) (Version for Orchestra): II. HOp. O' My Thumb (Petit Poucet)  
Academy of St. Martin In the Fields & Sir Neville Marriner  English Folk Song Suite: II. Intermezzo: My Bonny Boy  
Beaux Arts Trio  Piano Trio No. 2 in F, Op. 80: IV. Nicht Zu Rasch  
Murray Perahia  Fantasie Impromptu in C Sharp Minor, Op. 66  
Capella Istropolitana  Mandolin Concerto RV425: Allegro  
Berliner Philharmonisches Bläserensemble  Serenade No. 11 in E-Flat K. 375: Finale: Allegro  
Charles Dutoit, Daniel Binelli, Eduardo Isaac & Orchestre symphonique de Montréal  Double Concerto for Bandoneon & Guitar: III. Tango  
Leonard Bernstein & Israel Philharmonic Orchestra  Pulcinella (Concert Suite): I. Sinfonia (Ouverture)  
London Symphony Orchestra Brass Ensemble  Sonata Pian e Forte à 8 - alla quarta bassa (Sacrae Symphoniae 1597)  
Michala Petri, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields & Kenneth Sillito  Recorder Concerto in C, Op. 3 No. 1: I. Allegro  
Emerson String Quartet  String Quartet No. 12 in F Major, Op. 96 - "American", B. 179: IV. Finale (Vivace ma non troppo)  
Göteborgs Symfoniker & Neeme Järvi  Holberg Suite, Op. 40: III. Gavotte (Allegretto) - Musette (poco Più Mosso) - Gavotte  
Lars Vogt & Sarah Chang  Sonata for Violin and Piano in A Major: I. Allegretto ben moderato  
Alfred Brendel & Heinz Holliger  3 Romances, Op.94: No.1 Nicht Schnell  
Bamberger Symphoniker, Hanns-Martin Schneidt & Milan Turkovic  Bassoon Concerto in F, Op.75: 3. Rondo: Allegro  
The Sixteen  The Lamb  
Conrad Suske, Dietmar Hallman, Gewandhaus Quartett, Hermann Baumann, Jürnjakob Timm, Karl Suske & Vladimir Dshambasov  Sextet for 2 Horns and String Quartet in E-Flat, Op. 81b: III. Rondo (Allegro)  
Itzhak Perlman & Samuel Sanders  Polonaise No. 1 in D, Op. 4  
David Munrow & Early Music Consort of London  Dances from Terpsichore: Spagnoletta a 4  
Budapest Festival Orchestra & Iván Fischer  Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116: II. Giuoco della coppie (Allegretto scherzando)  
Holliger Wind Ensemble  Serenade in C Minor, K. 388 "Nacht Musik": III. Menuetto In Canone  
Martha Argerich & Nelson Freire  Variations On a Theme By Paganini for 2 Pianos  
The Hilliard Ensemble  Nymphes des bois - Requiem aeternam - La Deploration De Jehan Ockeghem  
The Hilliard Ensemble  Responsoria: Feria V - In Coena Domini: Responsoria 3 - Ecce vidimus eum  
Glenn Gould  Suite for Harpsichord No. 2 in F Major, HWV 427: I. Adagio {attacca}  
Pat Metheny  Electric Counterpoint: II. Slow  
Kronos Quartet  Tenebrae: First Movement  
Sarah Cahill  A Morning in the Woods  
Aldo Ciccolini  I. Lent  
Ingram Marshall  D's Canon and Dance  
Arditti Quartet  String Quartet in Four Parts: IV. Quodlibet  
The Smith Quartet  Triple Quartet: II  
Academy of St. Martin In the Fields, Alan Loveday & Sir Neville Marriner  Concerto for Violin in F Minor, RV 297 "Winter": II. Largo  
Alice Testrup & Claude Debussy  II Voiles, Modere (Veils or Sails)  
David Tanenbaum & William Winant  Avalokiteshvara  
Alexander-Sergei Ramírez  Mazurka Apasionada  
Michael Tröster  Suite Populaire Bresihenne Pour Guitare: II. Schottisch-Choro  
Juilliard String Quartet  String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Major, Op. 130 with Grosse Fuge: V. Cavatina. Adagio molto espressivo  
Manuel Barrueco  Suite Espanola, Op. 47: VI. Aragon (Fantasia) Allegro  
John Mauceri, Leonard Bernstein, Marilyn Horne, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & The Manhattan Opera Chorus  Carmen: "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle" (Havanaise)  
Valery Gergiev & Wiener Philharmoniker  Pictures at an Exhibition: IV. The Old Castle  
Anne Sofie von Otter, Baroque Concerto Copenhagen & Lars Ulrik Mortensen  Cantata No. 30 "Freue Dich, Erlöste Schar", BWV 30: V. Aria: Kommt, Ihr Angefocht'nen Sünder  
Keith Jarrett, New Japan Philharmonic Orchestra & Naoto Otomo  Piano Concerto: III. Largo  
Robert van Sice  Toward the Sea for Flute and Marimba, II Moby Dick  
Gerard Schwarz & Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra  Symphony No. 66, Op. 428 - Hymn to Glacier Peak: III. Prelude and Fugue--Largo maestoso  

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When you’ve got good friends sitting around your dinner table, you don’t want to blow their eardrums out with high-volume rock ’n’ roll, or send them crying into their cocktails with sorrowful ballads. The best bet for making your dinner party an event to remember is a tasty, tuneful, sophisticated serving of mouth-watering classical morsels. We’ve handpicked some prime pieces that will take you all the way through the menu, from chamber music with your cheese and crackers to a symphony for your steak and potatoes and a string quartet to settle your sorbet. Whether you’re hungry for a harpsichord suite from Glenn Gould or a solo from cello champ Yo-Yo Ma, these cornerstones of the classical catalog will bring a sophisticated sheen to your suppertime soiree.
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