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passion cannot music raise and quell?
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| by Robin Rilette
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Every year I receive numerous requests
for help in selecting classical music for important occasions such as weddings,
anniversaries, funerals, and birthdays. Here is a guide that I hope you will
find helpful if you are planning a special event. The list is by no means
comprehensive so if you have suggestions please
contact me. |
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| Recordings for Special Occasions
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Wedding
Alexander Borodin
String Quartet No. 2, "Nocturne"
Andre Campra
Rigaudon
Antoine Francisque
Bransles
Antonin Dvorak
Humoresque
Antonio Vivaldi
The Four Seasons, "Winter"
Violin Concerto in D "1st movement"
Violin Concerto in D, "2nd movement"
Violin Concerto in D, "3rd movement"
Camille St. Saens
Carnival of the Animals, "The Swan"
Claude Debussy
Arabesque No. 1
Claire de lune
Dmitri Shostakovich
The Gadfly, "Romance"
Domenico Scarlatti
Sonata in A, K. 209
Sonata in D, K. 159
Sonata, L. 104
Edward Elgar
Chanson de matin
Edward German
Concert Study in Ab
Melody in Eb
Polish Dance in E
Valse Fantastique
Edward McDowell
To a Wild Rose
To a Wild Rose
Erik Satie
Gymnopedie No. 1
Gymnopedie No. 2
Gymnopedie No. 3
Felix Mendelssohn
A Midsummer Night's Dream, "Scherzo"
A Midsummer Night's Dream, "Wedding March"
A Midsummer Night's Dream, "Wedding March"
Francois Couperin
Mysterious Barricades
Francois J. Gossec
Tambourin
Franz Joseph Haydn
St. Anthony Chorale
Franz Liszt
Liebestraum No. 3
Liebestraum No. 3
Franz Schubert
Ave Maria
Ave Maria
Serenade
Serenade
Frederic Chopin
Etude in A, Op. 25. No. 1
Etude in Ab, Op. 25
Etude in E, Op. 10, No. 3
Waltz in Ab, Op. 69, No. 1
Frederic Curzon
The Boulvardier
Fritz Kreisler
Liebeslied
Liebeslied
G. F. Handel
Allegro in F
Sonata No 3, "Allegro"
Gabriel Faure
Apres un reve
Pavane
Pavane
Sicilienne
Georges Bizet
Carmen, "Seguidilla"
Georges Delerue
La Valse de Francois T.
Giacomo Puccini
Gianni Schicci, "O Mio Babbino Caro"
Gianni Schicci, "O Mio Babbino Caro"
Gianni Schicci, "O Mio Babbino Caro"
Hector Berlioz
L'enfance du Christ, "Trio"
J. S. Bach
Anna Magdalena Notebook
Anna Magdalena Notebook, "Bist du bei mir"
Anna Magdalena Notebook, "Minuet"
Brandenburg Concerto No. 6
Brandenburg Concerto No. 6
Cantata 140, "Sleeper's Awake"
J. S. Bach
Lute Suite No. 4, "Prelude"
Minuet, BWV 1007
Musette
Orchestral Suite No. 3, "Air"
Partita in E
Partita in E, "2nd movement"
Partita No. 3, BWV 1006, "Bourree"
Prelude in C, BWV 846
Prelude in C, BWV 846
Rejoice, Beloved Christians
Sheep May Safely Graze
Jacques Offenbach
Barcarolle "Belle Nuit"
Jean Barriere
Allegro Prestissimo
Jean Joseph Mouret
Rondeau "Masterpiece Theatre Theme"
Johannes Brahms
Cradle Song
Intermezzo in A
Waltz No. 15 in Ab
John Playford
Goddesses
John Stanley
Trumpet Voluntary
Leo Delibes
The Flower Duet
The Flower Duet
The Flower Duet
Leonard Bernstein
West Side Story, "One Hand, One Heart"
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Fur Elise
Fur Elise
Fur Elise
Menuet in G
Symphony No. 9, "Ode to Joy"
Luigi Boccherini
Minuet
Michael Praetorius
La Bouree
Modest Mussorgsky
Pictures at an Exhibition, "Promenade"
Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Scheherazade, "Chant Hindou"
Owain Phyfe
My Fate
Percy Grainger
Country Gardens
Country Gardens
Handel in the Strand
Mock Morris
Molly on the Shore
Pietro Mascagni
Cavalleria Rusticana, "Intermezzo"
Pytr Tchaikovsky
The Nutcracker, "Mirlitons"
The Nutcracker, "Overture"
Richard Wagner
Lohengrin, "Bridal Chorus"
Robert Burns
A Red, Red Rose
A Red, Red Rose
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Vocalise
Sir Henry Purcell
Processional
Stanley Myers
Cavatina
Traditional
Eriskay Love Lilt
Eriskay Lullaby
Give Me Your Hand
Manx Courting Song
Shaker Tune
Shaker Tune
Shaker Tune
Wolfgang Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 23, "Andante" |
Anniversary
Alexander Borodin
String Quartet No. 2, "Nocturne"
Antoine Francisque
Bransles
Antonin Dvorak
Humoresque
Antonio Vivaldi
The Four Seasons, "Winter"
Violin Concerto in D "1st movement"
Violin Concerto in D, "2nd movement"
Violin Concerto in D, "3rd movement"
Camille St. Saens
Carnival of the Animals, "The Swan"
Claude Debussy
Arabesque No. 1
Claire de lune
Dmitri Shostakovich
The Gadfly, "Romance"
Domenico Scarlatti
Sonata in A, K. 209
Sonata in D, K. 159
Sonata, L. 104
Edward Elgar
Chanson de matin
Edward German
Concert Study in Ab
Melody in Eb
Edward McDowell
To a Wild Rose
To a Wild Rose
Erik Satie
Gymnopedie No. 1
Gymnopedie No. 2
Gymnopedie No. 3
Felix Mendelssohn
A Midsummer Night's Dream, "Wedding March"
A Midsummer Night's Dream, "Wedding March"
Francois Couperin
Mysterious Barricades
Franz Liszt
Liebestraum No. 3
Liebestraum No. 3
Franz Schubert
Ave Maria
Ave Maria
Serenade
Serenade
Frederic Chopin
Etude in A, Op. 25. No. 1
Etude in Ab, Op. 25
Etude in E, Op. 10, No. 3
Waltz in Ab, Op. 69, No. 1
Frederic Curzon
The Boulvardier
Fritz Kreisler
Liebeslied
Liebeslied
Gabriel Faure
Pavane
Pavane
Giacomo Puccini
Gianni Schicci, "O Mio Babbino Caro"
Gianni Schicci, "O Mio Babbino Caro"
Gianni Schicci, "O Mio Babbino Caro"
Hector Berlioz
L'enfance du Christ, "Trio"
J. S. Bach
Anna Magdalena Notebook
Anna Magdalena Notebook, "Bist du bei mir"
Anna Magdalena Notebook, "Minuet"
J. S. Bach
Lute Suite No. 4, "Prelude"
Minuet, BWV 1007
Musette
Orchestral Suite No. 3, "Air"
J. S. Bach
Partita No. 3, BWV 1006, "Bourree"
Prelude in C, BWV 846
Prelude in C, BWV 846
Rejoice, Beloved Christians
Sheep May Safely Graze
Jacques Offenbach
Barcarolle "Belle Nuit"
Jean Joseph Mouret
Rondeau "Masterpiece Theatre Theme"
Johannes Brahms
Cradle Song
Intermezzo in A
Waltz No. 15 in Ab
Leo Delibes
The Flower Duet
The Flower Duet
The Flower Duet
Leonard Bernstein
West Side Story, "One Hand, One Heart"
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Fur Elise
Fur Elise
Fur Elise
Menuet in G
Symphony No. 9, "Ode to Joy"
Luigi Boccherini
Minuet
Michael Praetorius
La Bouree
Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Scheherazade, "Chant Hindou"
Owain Phyfe
My Fate
Percy Grainger
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