The Best of the Academy (1995)

Track Listing

1. Leichte Kavallerie (Light Cavalry), overture to the operetta
2. Elegiac Melodies (2) for piano, 4 hands, Op. 34
3. Andante cantabile, for cello & string orchestra in D major (arr. of 2nd mvt. from String Quartet No.1)
4. Nocturne for string orchestra in B major, B. 47 (Op. 40) (arr. from Str. Qrt. No. 4 & Str. Qnt. B. 49)
5. Dance of the Hours, ballet (from La Gioconda)

1. Leichte Kavallerie (Light Cavalry), overture to the operetta
2. Elegiac Melodies (2) for piano, 4 hands, Op. 34
3. Andante cantabile, for cello & string orchestra in D major (arr. of 2nd mvt. from String Quartet No.1)
4. Nocturne for string orchestra in B major, B. 47 (Op. 40) (arr. from Str. Qrt. No. 4 & Str. Qnt. B. 49)
5. Dance of the Hours, ballet (from La Gioconda)
6. Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor (The Merry Wives of Windsor), overture to the opera
7. Pavane, for orchestra & chorus ad lib in F sharp minor, Op. 50
8. Minuet in A major, arrangement (after String Quintet in E major, Op.11/5, G. 275)
9. Siegfried Idyll, for small orchestra in E major, WWV 103
10. Solomon, oratorio, HWV 67: The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
11. Cantata No. 208, "Was mir behagt" ("Hunt Cantata"), BWV 208 (BC G1, G3): Sheep may safely graze
12. Berenice, Regina d'Egitto, opera, HWV 38: Minuet
13. Cantata No. 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (BC A174): Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
14. Weihnachtsoratorium (Christmas Oratorio), in six parts, BWV 248 (BC D7): Pastoral Symphony
15. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Pastoral Symphony
16. Fra Holbergs tid (From Holberg?s Time), for string orchestra ("Holberg Suite"), Op. 40: Prelude
17. Rosamunde, Fürstin von Cypern, incidental music, D. 797 (Op. 26): Entr'acte No. 3 in B flat
18. Dance of the Blessed Spirits (Melody), arrangement (from "Orfeo ed Euridice")
19. Nocturne for string orchestra (arranged from String Quartet No. 2)
20. The Gadfly, suite from the film score, Op. 97a (assembled by Atovmyan): V. Barrel-Organ Waltz
21. The Gadfly, suite from the film score, Op. 97a (assembled by Atovmyan): VIII. Romance
22. Khovanshchina, opera in 5 acts, edited by Rimsky-Korsakov: Dance of the Persian Slaves
23. The Flight of the Bumble Bee, musical picture for orchestra (from The Tale of Tsar Saltan)
24. The Snow Maiden (Snegurochka), suite for orchestra: Dance of the Tumblers