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50 Best Dinner Party Classical Music Pieces for Entertaining

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50 Best Dinner Party Classical Music Pieces for Entertaining

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50 Best Dinner Party Classical Music Pieces for Entertaining

Various Artists

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Songwriters (1)

Composer

Johann Sebastian Bach

Dmitri Shostakovich

ANTONIO VIVALDI (1678-1741)

Ludwig van Beethoven

Vincenzo Bellini

Vincenzo Bellini

Camille Saint-Saëns

Ottorino Respighi

Musicians (13)

Harp

Recorder

Catherine Latham

Violin

Anne-Sophie Mutter

Christopher Warren-Green

Visual (0)

Organizations (1)

Record Label

Warner Classics

Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group

Parlophone France

Parlophone (France)

Producers (3)

Producer

Etienne Collard

Walter Jellinek

Christopher Bishop

James Mallinson

Engineers (1)

Engineer

Christopher Parker

Neville Boyling

Management (0)

Others (2)

Transcription

Henriette Renié

Miscellaneous

Lorenzo da Ponte

Edmond Gondinet

Songwriters (1)

Composer

Johann Sebastian Bach

Dmitri Shostakovich

ANTONIO VIVALDI (1678-1741)

Ludwig van Beethoven

Vincenzo Bellini

Vincenzo Bellini

Camille Saint-Saëns

Ottorino Respighi

Producers (3)

Producer

Etienne Collard

Walter Jellinek

Christopher Bishop

James Mallinson

Musicians (13)

Harp

Recorder

Catherine Latham

Violin

Anne-Sophie Mutter

Christopher Warren-Green

Engineers (1)

Engineer

Christopher Parker

Neville Boyling

Visual (0)

Management (0)

Organizations (1)

Record Label

Warner Classics

Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group

Parlophone France

Parlophone (France)

Others (2)

Transcription

Henriette Renié

Miscellaneous

Lorenzo da Ponte

Edmond Gondinet

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1

Handel: Water Music, Suite No. 2 in D Major, HWV 349: II. Alla Hornpipe

George Frideric Handel, Sir Charles Mackerras, Sir Charles Mackerras/Prague Chamber Orchestra, Prague Chamber Orchestra

2

Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for Three Violins and Continuo in D Major: Canon

Johann Pachelbel, Sir Neville Marriner, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

3

Fauré: Dolly, Op. 56: I. Berceuse

Bruno Rigutto, Gabriel Fauré, Jean-Philippe Collard

4

Mozart: Serenade No. 13 in G Major, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik": II. Romance. Andante

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sir Neville Marriner, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

5

Vivaldi / Arr. Pujol: Guitar Concerto in D Major, RV 93: II. Largo

Lawrence Foster, Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, Antonio Vivaldi, Sharon Isbin

6

Bizet: Carmen, WD 31, Act 1 Scene 4: No. 5, Havanaise, "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle" (Carmen, Chorus)

Maria Callas, Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Paris, Georges Bizet, Georges Prêtre, Orchestre du Théâtre National de l'Opéra Paris

7

Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in F Minor, Op. 8 No. 4, RV 297 "Winter": II. Largo

Wiener Philharmoniker, Antonio Vivaldi, Herbert von Karajan, Anne-Sophie Mutter

8

Bach, JS: Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G Major, BWV 1049: III. Presto

John Constable, Philip Pickett, Catherine Latham, Iona Brown, Johann Sebastian Bach, Sir Neville Marriner, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

9

Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor, K. 466: II. Romance (Excerpt)

Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult, Annie Fischer, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

10

Albéniz / Arr. Byzantine: Suite española No. 1, Op. 47: III. Sevilla

Julian Byzantine, Isaac Albéniz

11

Elgar: Salut d'amour, Op. 12 (Orchestral Version)

Richard Hickox, Northern Sinfonia Of England, Edward Elgar, Royal Northern Sinfonia

12

Respighi: Pini di Roma, P. 141: I. I pini di Villa Borghese

Lamberto Gardelli, London Symphony Orchestra, Ottorino Respighi

13

Shostakovich: Suite for Jazz Orchestra No. 2, Op. 50b: No. 2, Waltz

Mariss Jansons, Dmitri Shostakovich, Philadelphia Orchestra

14

Gershwin / Orch. Grofé: Rhapsody in Blue (Opening)

George Gershwin, Sir Simon Rattle, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

15

Mozart: Serenade No. 6 in D Major, K. 239 "Serenata notturna": I. Marcia. Maestoso

Yehudi Menuhin, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Bath Festival Orchestra

16

Bach, JS: Italian Concerto in F Major, BWV 971: I. —

Richard Egarr, Johann Sebastian Bach

17

Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50

Gareth Morris, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Gabriel Fauré, Sir David Willcocks

18

Satie: 3 Gymnopédies: No. 1, Lent et douloureux

Erik Satie, Aldo Ciccolini

19

Saint-Saëns: Le carnaval des animaux, R. 125: XIII. Le cygne (Andantino grazioso)

Paul Tortelier, Camille Saint-Saëns

20

Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, Act I "The Spell": No. 6, Waltz

Philharmonia Orchestra, John Lanchbery, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

21

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto (Excerpt)

Moura Lympany, Ludwig van Beethoven

22

Delibes: Lakmé, Act 1: "Dôme épais, le jasmin" (Lakmé, Mallika)

Léo Delibes, Delphine Haidan, Michel Plasson, Natalie Dessay, Orchestre Du Capitole De Toulouse

23

Mozart: Flute Concerto No. 2 in D Major, K. 314/285d: III. Rondo (Allegretto)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ransom Wilson/Raymond Leppard/London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Raymond Leppard

24

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 15 in D Major, Op. 28 "Pastoral": IV. Rondo. Allegro ma non troppo

Ludwig van Beethoven, Stephen Kovacevich

25

Shostakovich / Arr. Atovmyan: Suite from the Gadfly, Op. 97a: VIII. Romance

Tasmin Little, Piers Lane, Dmitri Shostakovich

26

Elgar: 2 Chansons, Op. 15: No. 2, Chanson de matin (Orchestral Version)

London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult, Edward Elgar

27

Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622: II. Adagio

Sir Thomas Beecham, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Jack Brymer, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

28

Manuel Barrueco, Steve Morse, Stanley Myers

29

Bizet: Les Pêcheurs de perles, WD 13, Act 1: No. 2, Duo, "Au fond du temple saint" (Nadir, Zurga)

Pierre Dervaux, Orchestre Du Theatre National De L'Opera Comique, Georges Bizet

30

Boccherini: String Quintet in E Major, Op. 11 No. 5, G. 275: III. Minuetto - Trio (Arr. Woodhouse for String Orchestra)

Luigi Boccherini, Sir Neville Marriner, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

31

Bach, JS: Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043: III. Allegro

Jonathan Rees/Jane Murdoch/Scottish Ensemble, Jonathan Rees, Johann Sebastian Bach, Scottish Ensemble

32

Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 9 in A Major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer": II. Andante con variazioni

Jeremy Menuhin, Ludwig van Beethoven, Yehudi Menuhin

33

Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492, Act 2: "Voi che sapete" (Cherubino)

English Chamber Orchestra, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Teresa Berganza, Daniel Barenboim

34

Bellini: Norma, Act 1: "Casta diva" (Norma, Oroveso, Coro)

Maria Callas, Tullio Serafin, Vincenzo Bellini, Nicolas Zaccaria, Coro Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano, Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano

35

Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 "Pastoral": V. Hirtengesang. Frohe und dankbare Gefühle nach dem Sturm. Allegretto

Ludwig van Beethoven, Philadelphia Orchestra, Riccardo Muti

36

Morricone: Gabriel's Oboe (From "The Mission")

Ennio Morricone, London Philharmonic Orchestra

37

Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20, Act 2: No. 10, Scene. Moderato

André Previn, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, London Symphony Orchestra

38

Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act II: No. 14c, Pas de deux. Variation II "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy" & No. 14d, Pas de deux. Coda

Philharmonia Orchestra, John Lanchbery, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

39

Debussy: Suite bergamasque, CD 82, L. 75: III. Clair de lune

Moura Lympany, Claude Debussy

40

Handel: Concerto grosso in B Minor, Op. 6 No. 12, HWV 330: III. Larghetto e piano

George Frideric Handel, Yehudi Menuhin, Bath Festival Orchestra

41

Bach, JS: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major, BWV 1048: I. —

Zbigniew Czapczynaki/Polish Chamber Orchestra/Philip Pickett/Jerzy Maksymiuk/Rachel Beckett, Jerzy Maksymiuk, Polish Chamber Orchestra, Zbigniew Czapczynski, Johann Sebastian Bach

42

Pineapple Poll - Suite: I. Opening Dance

Sir Charles Mackerras, Arthur Sullivan, London Philharmonic Orchestra

43

Mozart: Horn Concerto No. 4 in E-Flat Major, K. 495: II. Romance. Andante cantabile

Jeffrey Tate, English Chamber Orchestra, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Radovan Vlatkovic

44

Chopin: Nocturne No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 9 No. 2

John Ogdon, Frédéric Chopin

45

Offenbach: Les contes d'Hoffmann, Act 4: Barcarolle. "Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour" (Instrumental Version)

Jacques Offenbach, Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, Sir Neville Marriner

46

Bach, JS: Piano Concerto No. 5 in F Minor, BWV 1056: II. Largo

Andrei Gavrilov, Johann Sebastian Bach, Sir Neville Marriner, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

47

Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61, MWV M13: Nocturne

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Sir Charles Mackerras, Felix Mendelssohn

48

Debussy / Transcr. Renié for Harp: 2 Arabesques, CD 74, L. 66: No. 1, Andantino con moto

Claude Debussy, Markus Klinko

49

Strauss, R: 4 Letzte Lieder: No. 3, Beim Schlafengehen

Klaus Tennstedt, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Lucia Popp, Richard Strauss

50

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique": II. Adagio cantabile

Ludwig van Beethoven, Walter Gieseking