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Theme Tunes and Unexpected gems

Take flight with these Upbeat classical essentials.

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59 minutes

Music Played

  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Montagues and Capulets (Romeo and Juliet)

    Orchestra: St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Yuri Temirkanov.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Symphony no. 40 (K.550) in G minor, 4th movement; Allegro assai

    Conductor: Mathieu Herzog. Ensemble: Ensemble Appassionato.
  • Gioachino Rossini

    La scala di seta (Overture)

    Conductor: Claudio Abbado. Ensemble: Chamber Orchestra of Europe.
  • Lili Boulanger

    D'un matin de Printemps

    Orchestra: Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Mark Stringer.
  • Charles Gounod

    Valse (Faust)

    Orchestra: Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Neville Marriner.
  • Joseph Haydn

    Symphony no.101 in D major 'Clock' (2nd mvt)

    Orchestra: Les Musiciens du Louvre. Conductor: Marc Minkowski.
  • Igor Stravinsky

    Pulcinella Suite (3rd mvt)

    Orchestra: Tapiola Sinfonietta. Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki.
  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    Prague Waltzes, B99

    Orchestra: Budapest Festival Orchestra. Conductor: Iv谩n Fischer.
  • Gabriel Faur茅

    Mi-a-ou (Dolly Suite orch Rabaud)

    Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Thomas Beecham.
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Symphony No.6 in B minor 'Pathetique' (Op.74)

    Orchestra: Netherlands Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Kenneth Montgomery.