Classical Hits

Description

Hasn't every recorder player dreamed of playing the most celebrated classical melodies as a soloist? Here you will find the finest pieces in arrangements for one or two descant recorders, with a CD to play along with. On a musical journey of discovery you will encounter many famous compositions, from "Eine kleine Nachtmusik" and Beethoven's "Ode to Joy" to the Birdcatcher's song from the "Magic Flute" and "La donna è mobile" from Verdi's "Rigoletto". So that you can really enjoy making music the arrangements have been recorded in two versions on the CD: with and without recorders.

• A. Vivaldi: Spring (The Four Seasons)
• W.A. Mozart: The Birdcather's song (The Magic Flute)
• J.S. Bach: "O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden" (St. Matthew Passion)
• W.A. Mozart: "Das klinget so herrlich" (The Magic Flute)
• J. Brahms: Cradle Song "Guten Abend, gut Nacht"
• M.A. Charpentier: Prélude from Te Deum
• J. Haydn: Andante from the Symphony No. 94 "The Surprise"
• L.v. Beethoven: "Ode to Joy" (9. Sinfonie)
• C.M.v. Weber: "Wir winden dir den Jungfernkranz" (Der Freischütz)
• G. Verdi: "La donna è mobile" (Rigoletto)
• J. Haydn: Imperial anthem (Emperor Quartet)
• G.F. Händel: "Ombra mai fù" (Largo from Xerxes)
• B. Smetana: The Moldau (My Homeland)
• G. Bizet: "Toréador, en garde!" (Carmen)
• J. Offenbach: Barcarole (Tales of Hoffmann)
• G. Rossini: Overture to "The Barber of Sevilla"
• R. Wagner: Wedding Chorus "Treulich geführt" (Lohengrin)
• G. Verdi: Gefangenenchor "Va, pensiero" (Nabucco)
• W.A. Mozart: Eine kleine Nachtmusik
• P.I. Tschaikowsky: Main theme (Schwanensee)
• J. Offenbach: Cancan (Orpheus in the Underworld)