50 Best Dinner Party Classical Music. Pieces for Entertaining

Water Music, Suite No. 2 in D Major, HWV 349: II. Alla Hornpipe

Sir Charles Mackerras/prague Chamber Orchestra

Canon and Gigue in D Major, P. 37: I. Canon

Sir Neville Marriner

Dolly Suite, Op. 56: I. Berceuse (For Piano 4-Hands)

Jean-philippe Collard

Serenade No. 13 in G Major, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik": II. Romanze (Andante)

Sir Neville Marriner

Chamber Concerto in D Major, RV 93: II. Largo (Arr. Pujol for Guitar and Orchestra)

Sharon Isbin

Carmen, WD 31, Act 1 Scene 4: No. 5, Havanaise, "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle" (Carmen, Chorus)

Maria Callas

Le quattro stagioni (The Four Seasons), Op. 8: Violin Concerto No. 4 in F Minor, RV 297, "L'Inverno". II. Largo

Anne-sophie Mutter

Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G Major, BWV 1049: III. Presto

Iona Brown/philip Pickett/catherine Latham/john Constable/sir Neville Marriner

Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor, K. 466: II. Romanze (Excerpt)

Annie Fischer

Suite española No. 1, Op. 47: III. Sevilla (Sevillanas). Allegro (Arr. Byzantine)

Julian Byzantine

Salut d'amour in E Major, Op. 12. Andantino (Orchestral Version)

Northern Sinfonia Of England, Richard Hickox

Pines of Rome: IV. The Pines of the Villa Borghese (Allegretto vivace)

London Symphony Orchestra, Lamberto Gardelli

Suite for Variety Orchestra No. 1, Op. 50b: VII. Waltz No. 2

The Philadelphia Orchestra

Rhapsody in Blue (Excerpt, Opening)

Sir Simon Rattle, Wayne Marshall

Serenade No. 6 in D Major, K. 239, "Serenata Notturna": I. Marcia (Maestoso)

Yehudi Menuhin, Bath Festival Orchestra

Clavier-Übung II: No. 1, Italian Concerto in F, BWV 971: I. (Allegro)

Richard Egarr

Pavane in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 50 (Orchestral Version)

Sir David Willcocks

3 Gymnopédies: No. 1, Lent et douloureux

Aldo Ciccolini

Le carnaval des animaux, R. 125: XIII. Le cygne (Andantino grazioso)

Paul Tortelier

The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, TH 13, Act 1: No. 6, Waltz (Allegro. Tempo di valse)

Philharmonia Orchestra, John Lanchbery, Christopher Warren-green

Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto (Excerpt)

Dame Moura Lympany

Lakmé, Act 1: "Dôme épais, le jasmin" (Lakmé, Mallika)

Michel Plasson, Delphine Haidan

Flute Concerto No. 2 in D Major, K. 314/285d: III. Rondo (Allegretto)

Ransom Wilson/raymond Leppard/london Symphony Orchestra

Piano Sonata No. 15 in D Major, Op. 28 "Pastoral": IV. Rondo. Allegro ma non troppo

Stephen Kovacevich

The Gadfly, Suite Op. 97a: No. 8, Romance (Arr. Atovmian for Violin & Piano)

Tasmin Little, Piers Lane

2 Chansons, Op. 15: II. Chanson de matin. Allegretto (Orch. Elgar)

London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult

Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622: II. Adagio

Jack Brymer

Music for Michael Cimino's Movie "The Deer Hunter": No. 1, Cavatina (1978)

Manuel Barrueco

Les Pêcheurs de perles, WD 13, Act 1: No. 2, Duo, "Au fond du temple saint" (Nadir, Zurga)

Pierre Dervaux

String Quintet in E Major, G. 282, Op. 13 No. 6: III. Minuetto - Trio

Sir Neville Marriner

Concerto for 2 Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043: III. Allegro

Scottish Ensemble, Jonathan Rees, Jane Murdoch

Violin Sonata No. 9 in A Major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer": II. Andante con variazioni

Yehudi Menuhin, Jeremy Menuhin

Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492, Act 2: "Voi che sapete" (Cherubino)

Teresa Berganza, English Chamber Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim

Norma (1997 Remastered Version), Act I, Scene 1: Casta diva (Norma/Coro)

Maria Callas, Coro Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano, Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano, Tullio Serafin

Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 "Pastoral": V. Hirtengesang. Frohe und dankbare Gefühle nach dem Sturm. Allegretto

Riccardo Muti

Gabriel's Oboe (From "The Mission")

Ennio Morricone

Swan Lake, Op. 20, Act 2: X. Moderato

London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn

The Nutcracker, Op. 71, TH 14, Act II, No. 14, Var. II: Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy

Philharmonia Orchestra, John Lanchbery

Suite bergamasque, CD 82, L. 75: III. Clair de Lune

Moura Lympany

Concerto Grosso in B Minor, HWV 330: III. Larghetto e piano

Yehudi Menuhin

Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G BWV1048 (1997 Remastered Version): I. [Allegro]

Zbigniew Czapczynaki/polish Chamber Orchestra/philip Pickett/jerzy Maksymiuk/rachel Beckett

Pineapple Poll - Suite: I. Opening Dance

London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras

Horn Concerto No. 4 in E-Flat Major, K. 495: II. Romanza (Andante)

Radovan Vlatkovic/english Chamber Orchestra/jeffrey Tate

Nocturne No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 9 No. 2

John Ogdon

Les Contes d'Hoffmann, Act IV: No. 13, Barcarolle, "Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour" (Orchestral Version)

Radio-sinfonieorchester Stuttgart, Sir Neville Marriner

Keyboard Concerto No. 5 in F Minor, BWV 1056: II. Largo

Sir Neville Marriner

A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61, MWV M 13: No. 7, Notturno

Sir Charles Mackerras

2 Arabesques, L. 66: No. 1 in E Major (Andantino con moto)

Markus Klinko

Vier Letzte Lieder, TrV 296: III. Beim Schlafengehen, "Nun der Tag mich müd' gemacht" (Excerpt)

Lucia Popp, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Klaus Tennstedt

Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique": II. Adagio cantabile

Walter Gieseking