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Theme Tunes and Unexpected gems

Take flight with these Upbeat classical essentials.

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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.

  • Antonín Dvořák

    Prague Waltzes, B99

    Orchestra: Budapest Festival Orchestra. Conductor: Iván Fischer.

  • Gabriel Fauré

    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.