 | Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
Buy new: $18.98 / Used from: $1.68 The song "Forever Bound" is based on the second movement of Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony. The Oslo Philharmonic gives a powerful perfromance here.
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 | Fauré: Orchestra Works
Buy new: $18.98 / Used from: $5.25 Two songs use pieces by Gabriel Faure: "One Day" (the Berceuse from "Dolly") and "The Day You Strayed" ("Pavane", which also is the melody for "The Sweetest Kiss", from Annie's "Blessing in Disguise" album.) The BBC Philharmonic is recorded very well on this album.
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 | Satie: 3 Gymnopedies and Other Piano Works
Buy used from: $3.99 "Shine" is based on Satie's 2nd Gymnopedie (which pianist Rave Tesar performs solo on Annie's "One Enchanted Evening" live CD.) Beautiful piano performances by Roge.
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 | Chopin: Piano Sonatas; Etudes
Buy new: $17.98 / Used from: $10.21 Chopin's third "Etude" (Opus 10) is used for the song "Careless Love". A big selection of many of Chopin's somewhat lesser known pieces.
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 | Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake
Buy used from: $1.20 Tne main motif which reoccurs throughout "Swan Lake" is used for the song "Glitter and Dust". A wonderful performance of the complete ballet score, which you can now get at a pretty good price!
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 | Delius: Violin Concerto and other orchestral music
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $4.06 The playful "Skaila" is based on "La Calinda". An overlooked conductor leads the Nova Scotia Symphony in great performances by an equally overlooked composer
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 | Saint-Saens: Carnival of the Animals
Buy new: $16.98 / Used from: $7.99 "The Swan" is basis of "Bitter Sweet". "The Swan" is the highlight of this performance of "The Carnival", and there are some darker pieces here, too.
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 | Brendel Plays Liszt, Vol. 2
Buy new: $10.98 / Used from: $7.69 The "Pilgrim's Chorus", from Wagner's "Tannhauser", is the music used for "Chains and Threads.". The fidelity may not be the best on the recordings from the 1950's of Liszt piano transciptions, but Brendel's considerable dexterity comes through anyway.
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 | Pachelbel: Kanon; Albinoni: Adagio
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $5.25 Bach's "Air on the G String" is used for the title track, while Albinoni's "Adagio" is used for "Save Us All" (as well as "Cold is Being", performed by Annie with her band Renaissance.) A nice variety of pieces here, incuding the "Toy Symphony" and Pachlebel's "Canon."
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