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Disc 2
1. Peer Gynt Suite for orchestra (or piano or piano, 4 hands) No. 1, Op. 46: No. I, Morning Mood (Morgenstemning) (3:36)
Common Name Peer Gynt Suite For Orchestra Or Piano Or Piano 4 Hands
Composer Edvard Grieg (1843 - 1907)
Genre Romantic Period
Date Written 1874-1875 (1888); Norway
Period Romantic
Country Norway
2. The Maiden's Prayer (Molitwa dziewicy) for piano, Op. 3 (or Op. 4) (5:56)
Composer Tekla Badarzewska-Baranowska (1834 - 1861)
Genre Art Song / Romantic Period / Song
Date Written 1859; Warsaw, Poland
Period Romantic
3. Songs without Words (6) for piano, Book 5, Op. 62: No. 6, Andante grazioso in A major "Spring Song" (2:41)
Common Name Spring Song, Songs Without Words 6 For Piano
Composer Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847)
Genre Romantic Period / Song Without Words
Period Romantic
Written 1842; Germany
Country Germany
4. L' Arlesienne, suite for orchestra No. 1, from the incidental music: No. 2, Menuet (1:34)
Common Name L' Arlesienne Suite For Orchestra 1 From The
Composer Georges Bizet (1838 - 1875)
Genre Romantic Period / Suite
Date Written 1872; France
Period Romantic
5. Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major ("Alla Turca") K. 331 (K. 300i): "Turkish March": III. Rondo Alla Turca (3:31)
Common Name Alla Turca Piano, Piano Sonata 11
Catalog No. K 300I / K 331
Composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
Genre Classical Period / Sonata
Date Written 1781-1783; Vienna, Austria
Period Classical
Notes Composition written: 1783. Composition revised: Turkey.
6. The Four Seasons (Il quattro stagione), concertos (4) for violin, strings & continuo ("Il cimento" Nos. 1-4) , Op. 8/No. 3 in F major ("Autumn"), RV. 293: III. Allegro (The Hunt) (3:48)
Common Name Il Cimento
Composer Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741)
Genre Baroque Period / Concerto
Date Written 1725
Period Baroque
Country Italy
7. Les saisons (The Seasons), for piano, Op. 37b: No. 11, Novembre on the Troika" (XI. Allegro Moderato) (3:26)
Composer Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893)
Genre Character Piece / Romantic Period
Date Written 1875-1876
Period Romantic
Written Russia
Notes Arranged: Peter Breiner, Composition written: Russia (1875 - 1876).
8. Divertimento for String Quartet (or string orchestra) in D major ("Salzburg Symphony No. 1"), K 136 (125a): II. Andante (3:39)
Common Name Divertimento For String Quartet Or String Orchestra
Catalog No. K 136
Composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
Genre Classical Period / Divertimento
Period Classical
Date Written 1772; Salzburg, Austria
Country Austria
9. Waltzes (16) for piano, 4 hands, Op. 39: No. 15 in A flat major (2:16)
Common Name Waltzes 16 For Piano 4 Hands Or Piano
Composer Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897)
Genre Romantic Period / Waltz
Date Written 1865; Austria
Period Romantic
Country Hungary
Notes Transcribed: Johannes Brahms (1865)
10. The Nutcracker, ballet, Op. 71: Act II Tableau 3: Variation 2: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy (2:05)
Common Name Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy, Nutcracker Ballet
Composer Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893)
Genre Ballet / Romantic Period
Date Written 1891-1892; Russia
Period Romantic
Country Russia
11. Variations (12) for Piano in C major on "Ah vous dirai-je maman", K 265 (300e) (8:49)
Common Name Ah, Vous Dirai Je Maman, Variations 12 on For Piano
Catalog No. K 265 / K 300E
Composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
Genre Classical Period / Variations
Date Written 1778; Vienna, Austria
Period Classical
Country Austria
12. Carnival of the Animals (Le Carnaval des Animaux), zoological fantasy for 2 pianos & ensemble: No. 13. Le Cygne: Andantino grazioso (3:00)
Common Name Carnival Of The Animals Zoological Fantasy For 2 Pianos & Ensemble
Composer Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921)
Genre Fantasy / Romantic Period / Suite
Date Written 1886
Period Romantic
Country France
13. Kinderszenen No. 7, for piano, Op. 15: No. 7. Träumerei (3:40)
Composer Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)
Genre Character Piece / Romantic Period
Date Written 1838; Germany
Period Romantic
Country Germany
14. Suite bergamasque, for piano, L. 75: III. Clair de lune (5:31)
Common Name Clair De Lune For Piano
Catalog No. L 75
Composer Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918)
Genre Suite
Date Written 1882 (1890); France
Period Modern; 20th Century
Country France
15. Opera, Thaïs, for violin & orchestra: Méditation (4:11)
Common Name Meditation For Violin & Orchestra
Composer Jules Massenet (1842 - 1912)
Genre Op‚ra-comique / Opera / Intermezzo
Date Written 1892
Period Post-Romantic
Country France
16. String Quartets (6) in F major ('Serenade'), Op. 3/No. 5, H. 3/17 (spurious, possibly by Hoffstetter): II. Andante cantabile (Serenade) (3:33)
Common Name String Quartet 3
Catalog No. H 3
Composer Franz Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809)
Genre Classical Period / Quartet
Date Written by 1777; Germany
Period Classical
Notes This work was previously attributed to Franz Joseph Haydn.
17. Songs (5), Op. 49: No. 4, Wiegenlied (1:46)
Common Name Wiegenlied For Voice & Piano
Composer Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897)
Genre Art Song / Lullaby / Romantic Period / Song
Date Written 1868; Austria
Period Romantic
Language German
18. Ellens Gesang III, D 839/Op. 52: No. 6 "Ave Maria" (4:09)
Common Name Ave Maria, Ellens Gesang Iii For Voice & Piano
Catalog No. D 839
Composer Franz Schubert (Vienna) (1797 - 1828)
Genre Art Song / Romantic Period / Song
Date Written 1825; Vienna, Austria
Period Romantic | 
