Although the music from Disney is not exactly classical, it can be argued that the beauty of much of their music belongs in a classical collection. So I have added some selections below!
A photograph of probably the most famous violin maker of all time. Antonio Stradivarius built his world famous violins in Cremona, Italy.
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Violin Concerto in A Minor - Jean Batiste Accolay (Ayrton Pisco)
Anderson, Leroy Sleigh Ride Syncopated Clock (George Pollen)
Adagio in G Minor - Tomaso Albinoni (Toru Yaskawa)
Johann Sebastian Bach A Mighty Fortress Is Our God - BWV80 (Martin Luther) (Bob Sorem) A Mighty Fortress Is Our God - BWV80 (Martin Luther) (Dan Sheppard) Air on G String (Orchestral Suite No. 3) BWV1068 Aria - Cantata No. 14 (M.J. Starke) Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 Concerto in A for keyboard and orchestra - BWV1055 (Daniel Reyes) Concerto in E for keyboard and orchestra - BWV1053 (Daniel Reyes) Concerto for 2 harpsichords - BWV1060 (G.W. VanCleef/M. Weimer) Toccata in D Minor - BWV565 Fugue in D Minor - BWV565 Fugue in D Minor for brass - BWV565 (M.A. Hernandez) Fugue in G Major - BWV542 Fugue in G Minor (the Lesser) Fugue for Lute in G - BWV1000 Gavotte (Luteworks) - BWV995 (Gonzalo Noqué) Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring - from Cantata No. 147 Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring - for Recorder and Harpsichord Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring - (G. Pollen) Partita No. 2 in D Minor - Gigue BWV1004 Partita No. 3 in E Major - Prelude BWV1006 Sheep May Safely Graze - No. 208 (M.J. Starke) Two Concertos for the Harpsicord - BWV1060 G.W. VanCleef, M.Weimer) Violin Concerto in A Minor BWV1041 (arr. D. Gewissler) Zion Hort die Wachter Singen BWV140 (Bob Sorem) Bob's webpage
Adagio for Strings - Samuel Barber (Richard Brearley)
Beethoven Minuet in G (Faren Raborn) Moonlight Sonata Overture Op. 84 "Egmont" (Petr Cvikl) Rondo Allegro, Piano Concerto No. 1 in C, (Op. 15) (Andrew Bermudez) 5th Symphony, 1st Movement 7th Symphony, 2nd Movement Op. 92 (allegretto) (Petr Cvikl) 7th Symphony, 3rd Movement Op. 92 (presto) (Petr Cvikl) 8th Symphony in F, 1st Movement Op. 93 (Allegro vivace e con brio) (Jeremy Dimmick) 8th Symphony in F, 1st Movement Op. 93 (Allegro vivace e con brio) (Petr Cvikl) 9th Symphony, 1st Movement, "Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso" (Petr Cvikl) 9th Symphony, 2nd Movement, "Molto Vivace" (Petr Cvikl) 9th Symphony, 3rd Movement, "Adagio molto e cantabile" (Petr Cvikl) 9th Symphony, 4th Movement, "Finale (Ode an die Freude)" (Petr Cvikl) Turkish March (Ruins of Athens) Op. 113
Georges Bizet March of the Toreadors (Joshua Kaufman) Carmen Fantasy (M.Monitto)
Luigi Boccherini Celebrated Minuet (F.Burrai)
Johannes Brahms Hungarian Dance No. 5 Piano Concerto No. 2 in Bb (David Siu MD)
Frederic Chopin Funeral March (Piano Sonata 2 Op 35-3) Prelude in C Minor
Aaron Copland Appalachian Spring Fanfare for the Common Man Simple Gifts
Trumpet Voluntare - Clarke (also known as "the Prince of Denmark's March") - good Wedding piece
Pizzicati from Sylvia - Delibes (often heard in television commercials over the years)
John Dowland Aloe (Archil Ridgeland) Galliard (Archil Ridgeland) King of Denmark's Galliard (Archil Ridgeland)
the New World - Dvorak
In the South (Alassio) Concert Overture, Op. 50 - Elgar (32 channel version) (Edward Gold)
Pavane for Orchestra and Chorus, Op.50 - FAURÉ, Gabriel (David Juna)
George Gershwin An American in Paris (Frankie Ho) Porgy and Bess (Kostas Lialiambis) Rhapsody in Blue Rhapsody in Blue (Eric Halstead)
Funeral March of a Marionette - Charles Gounod (D. Rothschild)
Edvard Grieg Holberg Suite Op. 40 # 1 Morningside (Peer Gynt) In the Hall of the Mountain King (Peer Gynt)
Georg Friedrich Handel Hallelujah Chorus from "Messiah" - (Solstice Prod.) Judas Maccabaeus (Ken Whitcomb) Sonata No. 1 in G minor for alto recorder & continuo Sonata No. 2 in A minor for alto recorder & continuo - Larghetto Sonata No. 2 in A minor for alto recorder & continuo - Allegro Alla Hornpipe from "Water Music"
Franz Joseph Haydn Piano Sonata No. 52 in Eb Major Quartet No. 76 in E Major (also known as the German National Anthem) Symphony No. 7 in C, 1st movement Symphony No. 77 in Bb, 4th movement Symphony No. 101 in D, 2nd movement (Paul Dickie) Symphony No. 101 in D, 2nd movement (S.E. Edwards)
Comedians Suite - Dmitri, Kabalevsky (David Siu, MD)
Franz Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 Liebestraume No. 3 (arr. Robert Finley)
Lutheran Music A Mighty Fortress Is Our God - BWV80 (Martin Luther) (Dan Sheppard) A Mighty Fortress Is Our God (4-part choral) - BWV80 (Martin Luther) (Dan Sheppard) Angels From the Realm of Glory - Henry T. Smart (Dan Sheppard) Angels We Have Heard on High - French (Dan Sheppard) Beautiful Savior - Silesian melody; words - Muenster Gesangbuch, 1677 (Dan Sheppard) Be Still My Soul: the Lord Is on Your Side - Sibelius (Dan Sheppard) Children of the Heavenly Father (Tryggare Kan Ingen Vara) Swedish - Caroline V. Sandell-Berg (Dan Sheppard) Christ Be My Leader - Dudley-Smith (Dan Sheppard) Come, Ye Thankful People, Come - George J. Elvey (Dan Sheppard) Create In Me - from Service Book and Hymnal (1958) (Dan Sheppard) For All the Saints - Ralph Vaughn Williams (Dan Sheppard) Good Christian Men, Rejoice - German Melody (Dan Sheppard) Guide Me, O Thou Great Redeemer - John Hughes (Dan Sheppard) Hark! The Herald Angels Sing - Felix Mendelssohn (Dan Sheppard) Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee - Beethoven (Dan Sheppard) Long Ago and Far Away - German Melody (Dan Sheppard) Lord, Dismiss Us with Your Blessing - Henry T. Smart (Dan Sheppard) My Faith Looks Up to Thee - Lowell Mason (Dan Sheppard) O Come, O Come, Emmanuel - French 15th Cent. (Dan Sheppard) O Little Town of Bethlehem - Lewis H. Redner(Dan Sheppard) The Lord Bless You and Keep You - Peter C. Lutkin (Dan Sheppard) My God, How Wonderful Thou Art - a Scottish Psalter (1615) (Dan Sheppard)
Moon River - Henry Mancini (George Pollen)
Meditation de Thais - Massenet (Michele Tornatore)
Felix Mendelssohn Scherzo in E Minor, Op. 16 No. 2 (Gary D. Lloyd) Song of Spring, Op. 62 No. 2 (Katsuhiro Oguri) Spring Song, Op. 62 No. 6 (C.Meesangnin) Violin Concerto Op. 64 - Allegro Molto Appasionado Andante Allegro Molto Vivace Mendelssohn's Wedding March (Faren Raborn)
Le Prophete - Coronation - Meyerbeer
Rondeau (theme from Masterpiece Theater) - Mouret (Shane Ellis)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Divertimento in D, K. 136 (George Pollen) Divertimento in F, K. 138 Divertimento in F for 2 oboes, 2 horns and 2 bassoons, K. 213 (Damian H. Zanette) Don Giovanni Overture (Bill King) Eine Kleine Nachtmusik The Magic Flute Die Zauberflöte - "Ach Ich Füls" (Fred Nachbaur) The Marriage of Figaro Requiem Rondo Alla Turca (Sonata in A, K. 331) Serenade No. 13 in G for Strings (K. 525) "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik" Allegro (Petr Cvikl) Romance (Petr Cvikl) Menuett (Petr Cvikl) Rondo-Allegro (Petr Cvikl) String Quartet No 15 in D Min K421, "Menuetto ", 3rd Movement (G.Bailey) Symphony No. 25 in G Minor, K. 183 Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550 Symphony No. 41 in C , K. 551 Concerto in Bb for Bassoon, K. 191 (Randy Reid) Oboe Concerto in C, K. 314 Violin Concerto No. 4 - K. 218 Violin Concerto No. 5 - K. 219 Piano Concerto No. 19 in F - K. 459 Bob Fisher Piano Concerto No. 21 - K. 467 Piano Concerto No. 23 in A - K. 488 Bob Fisher Piano Concerto No. 24 in C Min. - K. 491 Bob Fisher
Night on Bald Mountain - Mussorgsky (arr. Marty Weimer)
Can-Can from "Orpheus in the Underworld" - Jacques Offenbach
"O Fortuna" Carmen Burana - Carl Orff (arr. Stan Tracy)
Canon in D - Johann Pachelbel Canon in D for Guitar - Johann Pachelbel
Dance of the Hours - Amilcare Ponchielli (M.Knezevic)
Peter and the Wolf - Sergei Prokofiev (Dianne Lewandowski)
Henry Purcell Air Rigadoon Sarabande "Strike the Viol" for Two Alto Recorders
Rachmaninov 18th Variation on a Theme by Paganini Prelude in C# Minor, Op.3 No.2 (Gary D. Lloyd) Morceaux de fantaisie, Op.3 No.2
Bolero - Maurice Ravel (made famous in the movie "10" with Bo Derek, in the music world, this piece is known as one long crescendo)
Rimsky-Korsakov Capriccio Espagnol, Op. 48 (John Wilson McCoy) Flight of the Bumblebee (Gary D. Lloyd) Procession of the Nobles - (from Mlada) (Jeff Adams)
Rosas, Juventino Over the Waves
Gioacchino Rossini Barber of Seville An Italian in Algiers William Tell Overture Overture to William Tell (complete)
Camille Saint-Saens Aquarium from le Carnaval des Animaux Note: Aquarium inspired the background music Disney used for their ride Space Mountain! Cello Concerto No. 1 (Op 33) (David Siu, MD) Danse Macabre Havanaise Op. 83 (George Pollen) Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 28 (piano) (W. Pepperdine) Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 28 (violin and orchestra) (George Pollen)
Schubert Marche Militaire
Shostakovich - the Gadfly, Op97a Barrel Waltz Contradance Folk Festival Galop Romance
Finlandia - Sibelius
the Moldau - Smetana arr. by Nobuo Sugimura
Johann Strauss On the Beautiful Blue Danube Kaiser Waltz Radetzky's March - J. Stauss I Tales from the Vienna Woods (DL Viens) Voices of Spring (DL Viens) Wiener Blut (DL Viens) Wine, Women and Song (DL Viens)
Pyotr Ilich Tchaikovsky 1812 Overture Capriccio Italien Marche Slave Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Swan Lake - Danse of the Swans Swan Lake - Spanish Dance Swan Lake Ballet
Nutcracker Suite Overture March March (Jack Sirulnikoff) Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy Russian Dance - Trepak (George Pollen) Arabian Dance Arabian Dance (Jack Sirulnikoff) Chinese Dance Dance of the Reed Pipes Dance of the Reed Flutes (Jack Sirulnikoff) Waltz of the Flowers (George Pollen)
Georg Philip Telemann Aria Recorder Sonatas Sonata in F for Recorder Sonata in A Minor for Recorder Violin Concerto in G Presto Andante
Vaughan-Williams, Ralph A Sussex Carol (George Pollen)Greensleeves (George Pollen)
VERDI, Giuseppe Rigolette - La donna e mobile (Bill King)
Antonio Vivaldi Concerto in C for mandolin, strings and continuo Concerto in C Major Concerto in F Major "Autumn" from the Four Seasons - Concerto in F, Op.8 Daniel Reyes "Spring" from the Four Seasons "Summer" from the Four Seasons (Kostas Lialiambis) "Winter" from the Four Seasons (Kostas Lialiambis) "Autumn" from the Four Seasons - Concerto in F, Op.8 (George Pollen) "Spring" from the Four Seasons (George Pollen) "Summer" from the Four Seasons (George Pollen) "Winter" from the Four Seasons (George Pollen)
Anvil Chorus from Il Trovatore - Giuseppe Verdi (C.Ikenoue)
Richard Wagner Bridal March from "Lohengrin" Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg Overture from the Flying Dutchman Prelude to Act 3 from "Lohengrin"(Stan Tracy) Siegfried's Funeral Music from "Götterdämmerung" (Bob Losin) (music used in the movie, "Excalibur") Ride of the Valkyries (Kill Da Wabbit)\
...and some not-so-classical ones:
Thanksgiving music
For the Beauty of the Earth - Author: Folliot S. Pierpoint
We Gather Together - Edward Kremser (Dutch melody, sixteenth century)
Walt Disney Bare Necessities Beauty and the Beast "If it's not Baroque, don't fix it!" - Cogsworth Fantasmic Fantasia 2000 Pomp and Circumstance - Sir Edward Elgar (John G. Mayer) Rhapsody in Blue - Gershwin the Sorcerer's Apprentice - Paul Dukas 5th Symphony, 1st Movement Haunted Mansion Theme Heigh-Ho The Main Street Electrical Parade The Tiki, Tiki, Tiki Room Under the Sea When You Wish Upon a Star
Scott Joplin A Breeze From Alabama The Easy Winners The Entertainer Maple Leaf Rag Palm Leaf Rag Pineapple Rag Ragtime Dance Reflection Rag (Bob Sorem) Solace Sugar Cane Rag Weeping Willow Rag
John Philip Sousa High School Cadets March Liberty March Semper Fidelis The Stars and Stripes Forever The Thunderer March The Washington Post
Play Baseball! America the Beautiful God Bless America Star Spangled Banner (Dan Sheppard) Star Spangled Banner Take Me Out to the Ball Game
A note left for a pianist from his wife: "Gone Chopin, have Liszt, be Bach in a Minuet."
God created music, so that one might pray without words.
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