Glinka: Overture to Ruslan and Ludmilla. The Kirov Orchestra cond. Valery Gergiev.
Canteloube: ‘Baïlèro’ from ‘Songs of the Auvergne’, Jill Gomez, soprano, Royal London Philharmonic Orchestra cond. Vernon Handley.
Khatchaturian: Adagio from Act III of ‘Spartacus’. The Kirov Orchestra cond. Valery Gergiev.
Rachmaninov: Adagio sostenuto from piano concerto no. 2. Jean-Yves Thibaudet, The Cleveland Orchestra cond. Vladimir Ashkenazy.
Messager: Scene from Act II of ‘Le Deux Pigeons’. Welsh National Opera Orchestra cond. Richard Bonynge.
Massenet: ‘Meditation’ from ‘Thais’. Nigel Kennedy, violin. National Philharmonic Orchestra cond. Richard Bonynge.
Rogers and Hart: ‘My Funny Valentine’ from ‘Babes in Arms’. Frank Sinatra. arr. Nelson Riddle.
Leroy Anderson: ‘The Belle of the Ball’. New London Orchestra cond. Ronald Corp.
Rudolf Friml: ‘In Love’. New London Orchestra cond. Ronald Corp.
