| 1 | –Massenet | Méditation (From 'Thaïs')Composed By – Jules MassenetConductor – Sir Neville MarrinerOrchestra – Stuttgart Radio Symphony OrchestraViolin – Hans Kalafusz | 5:02 |
| 2 | –Saint-Saëns | The Swan (From "Carnival Of The Animals")Cello – Jacqueline Du PréComposed By – Camille Saint-SaënsHarp – Osian Ellis | 2:48 |
| 3 | –Barber | Adagio For Strings Op. 11aComposed By – Samuel BarberConductor – Eugene OrmandyOrchestra – The Philadelphia Orchestra | 6:20 |
| 4 | –Pachelbel | Canon In DComposed By – Johann PachelbelConductor – Sir Neville MarrinerOrchestra – Academy Of St Martin In The Fields | 4:59 |
| 5 | –Jocelyn Pook | Blow The Wind - Pie JesuRecorded By [Children] – Graeme Miller Vocals [Additional], Violin, Viola, Keyboards – Jocelyn PookVocals [Singing 'Blow The Wind Southerly'] – Kathleen FerrierVoice – Melanie Pappenheim | 2:55 |
| 6 | –Mozart | II: Adagio (Opening) (Clarinet Concerto In A K.622)Clarinet – Jack BrymerComposed By – MozartConductor – Sir Thomas BeechamOrchestra – Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | 4:35 |
| 7 | –Dvořák | I: Moderato (String Serenade Op. 22)Composed By – DvořákConductor – Christopher Warren-GreenOrchestra – London Chamber Orchestra | 4:39 |
| 8 | –Vivaldi | II: Andante (Concerto For Two Mandolins In G RV532)Arranged By – PheloungComposed By – VivaldiMandolin – Barrington Pheloung, Nigel North | 4:19 |
| 9 | –Delibes | Viens, Malika (From "Lakmé")Composed By – Léo DelibesConductor – Alain LombardMezzo-soprano Vocals – Danielle MilletOrchestra – Chœurs Du Théâtre National De L'Opéra ComiqueSoprano Vocals – Mady Mesplé | 4:17 |
| 10 | –Bach | Zion Hört Die Wächter Singen [From Cantata No. 140 'Sleepers, Wake!')Choir – South German Madrigal ChoirComposed By – J. S. BachConductor – Wolfgang GönnenweinOrchestra – Consortium Musicum | 3:25 |
| 11 | –Puccini | O Mio Babbino Caro (From 'Gianni Schichi')Composed By – Giacomo PucciniConductor – Sir Charles MackerrasOrchestra – London Symphony OrchestraSoprano Vocals – Montserrat Caballé | 2:40 |
| 12 | –Boccherini | Minuet (From String Quintet In E Op. 13 No. 5)Arranged By – WoodhouseComposed By – Luigi BoccheriniConductor – Sir Neville MarrinerOrchestra – Academy Of St Martin In The Fields | 3:53 |
| 13 | –Rachmaninov | II: Adagio Sostenuto (Opening) (Piano Concerto No. 2 In C Minor Op. 18)Composed By – RachmaninovConductor – Sir Simon RattleOrchestra – City Of Birmingham Symphony OrchestraPiano – Cécile Ousset | 4:28 |
| 14 | –Rodrigo | II: Adagio (Opening) (Concierto De Aranjuez)Composed By – Joaquín RodrigoConductor – Sir Simon RattleGuitar – Julian BreamOrchestra – City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra | 4:44 |
| 15 | –J. S. Bach | 'Air On G String' (From Suite No. 3 In D, BWV 1068)Composed By – Johann Sebastian BachConductor – Sir Neville MarrinerOrchestra – Academy Of St Martin In The Fields | 3:31 |
| 16 | –Mendelssohn | II: Andante (Violin Concerto In E Minor, Op. 64)Composed By – Felix MendelssohnConductor – Efrem KurtzOrchestra – Philharmonia OrchestraViolin – Yehudi Menuhin | 4:26 |
| 17 | –Albinoni | Adagio In G MinorArranged By [Realised] – GiazottoComposed By – Tomaso AlbinoniConductor – Sir Neville MarrinerOrchestra – Academy Of St Martin In The Fields | 5:48 |
| 18 | –Vaughan Williams | Fantasia On 'Greensleeves' (From 'Sir John In Love')Composed By – Ralph Vaughan WilliamsConductor – Sir John BarbirolliOrchestra – Sinfonia Of London | 4:37 |
| 19 | –Bizet | Entr'acte To Act III (From 'Carmen')Composed By – Georges BizetConductor – Seiji OzawaOrchestra – Orchestre National De France | 2:32 |
| 20 | –Fauré | Pavane Op. 50Composed By – FauréConductor – Sir David WillcocksFlute – Gareth Morris Orchestra – New Philharmonia Orchestra | 6:47 |
| 21 | –Mascagni | Intermezzo From 'Cavalleria Rusticana'Composed By – Pietro MascagniConductor – Riccardo MutiOrchestra – Philharmonia Orchestra | 3:40 |
| 22 | –Offenbach | Belle Nuit, Ô Nuit D'amour (Barcarolle) (From 'Le Contes D'Hoffmann' / 'The Tales Of Hoffmann')Choir – René Duclos ChorusComposed By – Jacques OffenbachConductor – André CluytensMezzo-soprano Vocals – Jeannine CollardOrchestra – Paris Conservatorie OrchestraSoprano Vocals – Elisabeth Schwarzkopf | 3:48 |
| 23 | –Fauré | In Paradisum (From Requiem, Op. 48)Choir – Choir Of King's College, CambridgeComposed By – Gabriel FauréConductor – Sir David WillcocksOrchestra – New Philharmonia Orchestra | 3:44 |
| 24 | –Mozart | II: Andantino (Flute And Harp Concerto In C K. 299)Composed By – MozartConductor – Herbert von KarajanFlute – James GalwayHarp – Fritz HelmisOrchestra – Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra | 3:57 |
| 25 | –Grieg | Morning (From "Peer Gynt" Incidental Music, Op. 23)Composed By – Edvard GriegConductor – Sir Neville MarrinerOrchestra – Academy Of St Martin In The Fields | 4:14 |
| 26 | –Bach | II: Largo (Keyboard Concerto No. 5 In F Minor BWV 1056)Composed By – J. S. BachConductor – Sir Neville MarrinerOrchestra – Academy Of St Martin In The FieldsPiano – Andrei Gavrilov | 3:24 |
| 27 | –Borodin | Nocturne (From String Quartet No. 2 In D)Composed By – Alexander BorodinConductor – Sir Neville MarrinerOrchestra – Academy Of St Martin In The Fields | 3:56 |
| 28 | –Elgar | Nimrod (From 'Enigma' Variations, Op. 36)Composed By – Edward ElgarConductor – Sir Adrian BoultOrchestra – London Symphony Orchestra | 3:54 |
| 29 | –Vivaldi | II: Largo (The Four Seasons - Concerto No. 4 In F Minor 'Winter')Composed By – Antonio VivaldiConductor – Alberto LysyOrchestra – Camerata Lysy GstaadViolin – Yehudi Menuhin | 2:04 |
| 30 | –Debussy | Clair De Lune (From "Suite Bergamasque")Composed By – Claude DebussyPiano – Dame Moura Lympany | 4:54 |
| 31 | –Bach | Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring (From Cantata No. 147)Choir – Choir Of King's College, CambridgeComposed By – J. S. BachConductor – Sir David WillcocksOrchestra – Academy Of St Martin In The Fields | 3:28 |
| 32 | –Górecki | II: Lento E Largo - Tranquillissimo (Symphony No. 3 'Symphony Of Sorrowful Songs')Composed By – Henryk GóreckiConductor – Jacek KasprzykOrchestra – Kraków Symphony OrchestraSoprano Vocals – Zofia Kilanowicz | 4:28 |
| 33 | –Rachmaninov | Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini - Variation 18Composed By – Sergei RachmaninovConductor – Sir Simon RattleOrchestra – City Of Birmingham Symphony OrchestraPiano – Cécile Ousset | 2:57 |
| 34 | –Beethoven | I: Adagio Sostenuto (Piano Sonata No. 14 In C Sharp Minor 'Moonlight' Op. 27 No. 2)Composed By – Ludwig van BeethovenPiano – Dame Moura Lympany | 3:54 |
| 35 | –Mozart | II: Andante (From Piano Concerto No. 21 In C 'Elvira Madigan' K. 467)Composed By – Wolfgang Amadeus MozartConductor – Bryden ThomsonOrchestra – Hallé OrchestraPiano – Stephen Hough | 5:18 |
| 36 | –Satie | Gymnopédie No. 1Composed By – Erik SatieConductor – Louis FrémauxOrchestra – City Of Birmingham Symphony OrchestraOrchestrated By – Debussy | 2:48 |
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Tracklist differs to US version.
These pieces have been excerpted or rearranged to include them in this compilation:
CD1: Tracks 6, 7, 10, 13
CD2: Tracks 2, 6, 15
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CD1
1: ℗1975/1997
2: ℗1983
3: ℗1974/1997
4: ℗1972/1989
5: ℗1974/1990
6: ℗1987
7: ℗1971/1987 EMI France
8: ℗1968/1997
9: ℗1988
10: ℗1959/1997
11: ℗1963/1993
12: ℗1995 EMI Electrola GmbH under exclusive licence from JARO Medien GmbH. Recorded live at the 28th International Oratori-Cantata Festival WRATISLAVIA CANTANS Wroclw 1993
13: ℗1972/1985
14: ℗1981
15: ℗1971/1986
16: ℗1997 Virgin Records Ltd. The voice of Kathleen Ferrier singing 'Blow The Wind Southerly' appears by courtesy of The Decca Record Company Ltd, catalogue no.433475/2
17: ℗1984
18: ℗1968/1997
CD2
1: ℗1967/1990 EMI Electrola GmbH
2: ℗1974/1986
3: ℗1980/1997
4: ℗1987
5: ℗1987 EMI Electrola GmbH
6: ℗1991
7: ℗1965/1989
8: ℗1992 Central Independent Television plc licensed exclusively to Virgin Records Ltd.
9: ℗1960/1991
10: ℗1980/1987
11: ℗1990 Virgin Classics Ltd
12: ℗1970/1995
13: ℗1963/1986
14: ℗1984
15: ℗1984
16: ℗1993
17: ℗1985
18: ℗1984
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© 1997 Virgin Records Ltd.
Liner notes: © Tony Locantro, 1997
Thanks to: John Duckworth for extra track suggestions & David Tunnicliffe for research on album concept.
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