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Italy - Thematic Index. Best Classical Tunes.
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Italy
Albinoni
Adagio (Albinoni) Violin
 
1 Adagio
Allegri
Miserere - have Mercy upon me - Psalm 51 (Allegri) ChoirVoices
1 Miserere - have Mercy upon me - Psalm 51
Bellini
Casta Diva, from Norma (Bellini) Flute Cello
1 Main tune
Boccherini
Cello Concerto in Bb 1st movement (Boccherini) Cello
1 First theme, introduced by orchestra, then taken up by the cello soloist.
2 Second theme
Cello Concerto in Bb 2nd movement (Boccherini) Cello
1 main theme
Cello Concerto in Bb 3rd movement (Boccherini) Cello
1 Main theme
Cello Concerto in D 1st movement (Boccherini) Cello
1 Main theme
Cello Concerto in D 2nd movement (Boccherini) Cello
1 First theme
2 Second theme
Cello Concerto in D 3rd movement (Boccherini) Cello
1 First theme
2 Second theme
Minuet and Trio from Quintet in E Op 13 No.5 (Boccherini) Viola Cello Violin
1 Main theme
2 A contasting theme in A minor.
3 Starting theme of the trio.
Clementi
Sonatina, Op.36, No.1 in C, 1st movement (Clementi) Piano
1 Main theme
Sonatina, Op.36, No.1 in C, 2nd movement (Clementi) Piano
1 Main theme
Sonatina, Op.36, No.1 in C, 3rd movement (Clementi) Piano
1 Main theme
Corelli
Concerto for Oboe and Strings (Corelli) Oboe
1 Preludio
2 Allemande
3 Sarabande
4 Gavotte
5 Gigue
Concerto Grosso in G minor Op 6 No.8, 5th movement 'Pastorale'. (Corelli) Violin
1 Main theme
Gigue, from 9th Sonata (Corelli) Harpsichord
1 Gigue, from 9th Sonata
Gigue, from 9th Sonata for violin cello and keyboard (Corelli) Clarinet Piano
1 Gigue, from 9th Sonata for violin, cello and piano.
Donizetti
Una Furtiva Lagrima (Donizetti) Voice EnglishHorn Harp
1 Main tune
Marini
Sonata for 2 violins and keyboard (Marini) Violin Piano
1 Slow introduction
2 Allegro
Mascagni
Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni)
1 Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana
2 This is the main theme from the Intermezzo.
Palestrina
Hodie Beata Virgo (Palestrina) ChoirVoices
1 A cappella choir.
Motet - Sicut Cervus (Palestrina) ChoirVoices
1 Motet - Sicut Cervus
Such Beauty, My Beloved (Ogni Belta). (Palestrina) ChoirVoices
1 soprano entrance
Paradies
Toccata in A (Paradies) Piano
1 Toccata in A
Ponchielli
Dance of the Hours, from La Gioconda (Ponchielli) Flute Glockenspiel Pizzicato Strings
1 Flutes, glockenspiel, and violins shimmer in the "Hours of dawn" (Le ore dell'aurora)
2 " Danza delle ore del giorno" (Dance of the hours of day). This is the tune everyone knows, on flutes and 1st violins.
3 "Sortano le ore della sera" with flutes and oboes playing a minor tune against pizzicato strings.
Puccini
Che Gelida manina (Puccini) Voice
1 Che Gelida Manina from La Boheme
Humming Chorus from Madame Butterfly (Puccini) Voice ChoirVoices
1 Orchestral backdrop to chorus
2 Chorus humming theme "A boca chiusa".
Nessun Dorma from Turandot (Puccini) Voice ChoirVoices
1 Nessun Dorma from Turandot
2 This is the best-known bit of this aria, made especially famous recently by Lucciano Pavarotti.
O Mio Babbino Caro (Puccini) Voice
1 Main tune
One Fine Day -(Un bel di ci vedremo) from Madame Butterfly (Puccini) Voice ChoirVoices
1 One Fine Day - from Madame Butterfly
Vissi d'Arte, from Tosca (Puccini) Voice
1 Soprano aria
Respighi
Fountains of Rome - the Fountain of Valle Giulia at Dawn (Respighi) Flute
1 Fountains of Rome - the Fountain of Valle Giulia at Dawn
Pines of Rome (Respighi)
1 Pines of Villa Borghese. The cor anglais plays an old Roman nursery rhyme tune, as children play in this popular Roman park.
2 Pines near a catacomb. Introduced by a quiet trumpet.
3 Pines of the Gianicolo. A pensive clarinet theme.
4 Pines of the Appian Way. Quiet double basses mark the distant approach of Roman soldiers, then as they pass, a gradual brass crescendo is heard.
Rossini
Barber of Seville Overture (Rossini)
1 Barber of Seville Overture - Intro
2 Barber of Seville Overture - theme 1
3 Barber of Seville Overture - theme 2
4 Barber of Seville Overture - theme 3
Can Can, from La Boutique Fantasque Ballet (Rossini)
1 First theme
2 Second theme
Danse Cosaque, from La Boutique Fantasque Ballet (Rossini)
1 First theme
2 Second theme
Galop, from La Boutique Fantasque Ballet (Rossini)
1 Main theme
La Gazza Ladra (The Thieving Magpie) - Overture (Rossini)
1 First theme
2 Second theme
3 Third theme
4 Fourth theme
Largo al Factotum, from the Barber of Seville (Rossini)
1 Figaro's entry
Mazurka, from La Boutique Fantasque Ballet (Rossini)
1 Main theme
Nocturne, from La Boutique Fantasque Ballet (Rossini)
1 Main tune
Non piu mesta - from Cenerentola (Cinderella) (Rossini)
1 Main tune
Overture, from La Boutique Fantasque Ballet (Rossini)
1 First theme
2 Second theme
3 Third theme
Semiramide Overture (theme) (Rossini)
1 Opening theme on the horns.
2 Second theme, rapid repeated note passage on violins
3 Third theme on clarinets
Tarantella, from La Boutique Fantasque Ballet (Rossini)
1 Main tune
The Italian Girl in Algiers - Overture to the opera (Rossini)
1 First theme
2 Second theme
Una Voce Poco Fa, from the Barber of Seville (Rossini)
1 Aria sung by Rosina
Valse Lente, from La Boutique Fantasque Ballet (Rossini)
1 Main tune
William Tell Overture (Rossini)
1 William Tell Overture starts in a calm rustic manner, with slow rising minor arpeggio on the strings.
2 The storm scene, spinning strings, with splashes from oboes and flutes, leading to a massive crescendo.
3 Pastoral scene, call to the cows (ranz des vaches). Haunting cor anglais melody, with flute imitations and obligati.
4 The famous 'Cavalry Charge' tune, on strings, trumpets and horns.
Scarlatti
Sonata in C, L.104, K.159 (Scarlatti) Piano
1 Main theme
Alleluia (Various) ChoirVoices
1 Alleluia
Quando Quando - samba (Various) Clarinet Guitar Trumpet
1 Quando Quando - samba
Tiritomba (Various) Clarinet Accordion
1 Verse
2 Chorus
Verdi
Anvil Chorus (Coro di Zingari) from Il Trovatore (Verdi) ChoirVoices
1 main tune, chorus with anvils.
Celeste Aida (Verdi) Voice Trumpet
1 Main tune
Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves from Nabucco (Verdi) ChoirVoices
1 This is the entrance of the chorus, Verdi's immortal tune, probably his greatest hit!
Finale and Grand March from Aida (Verdi) Voice Trumpet
1 Fanfare theme (Grand March) on trumpets
La Donna è Mobile from Rigoletto (Verdi) Voice
1 Main tune
Libiamo nei lieti calici, from La traviata (Verdi) Voice
1 Libiamo nei lieti calici (La Traviata)
Sempre libera (from La Traviata) (Verdi) Voice
1 First theme on 1st violins "Sempre libera"
2 Second theme on oboes "Croce e delizio"
Vivaldi
Autumn, from Four Seasons, 1st movement (Vivaldi) Violin
1 main theme
Autumn, from Four Seasons, 2nd movement (Vivaldi) Violin
1 Main theme
Autumn, from Four Seasons, 3rd movement (Vivaldi) Violin
1 main theme
Gloria in excelsis Deo from Gloria in D RV 589 (Vivaldi) ChoirVoices
1 The lengthy introduction by the orchestra
2 Entrance of choir
Laudamus Te (Vivaldi) ChoirVoices
1 Laudamus Te
Spring from the Four Seasons, 1st movement allegro (Vivaldi) Violin
1 Giunt'é la primavera - Spring has arrived.
Spring from the Four Seasons, 2nd movement largo (Vivaldi) Violin
1 Il capraro che dorme. - The goatherd who is sleeping.
Spring from the Four Seasons, 3rd movement allegro (Vivaldi) Violin
1 Main theme
Summer from the Four Seasons, 1st movement (Vivaldi) Violin
1 Languidezza per il caldo (Languid from the heat)
Summer from the Four Seasons, 2nd movement (Vivaldi) Violin
1 Adagio theme
Summer from the Four Seasons, 3rd movement (Vivaldi) Violin
1 Tempo impetuoso d'estate (impetuous weather of summer)
Winter, from Four Seasons, 1st movement (Vivaldi) Violin
1 Aggiaciato tremar tra nevi algenti - Iced up, trembling in the chilly snow.
Winter, from Four Seasons, 2nd movement - Largo. (Vivaldi) Violin
1 Passar al foco I di quieti e contenti, mentre la pioggia fuor bagna ben cento.
Winter, from Four Seasons, 3rd movement (Vivaldi) Violin
1 caminar sopra'l giaccio - walking on the ice.
Wolf-Ferrari
Intermezzo from Act III of Jewels of the Madonna (Wolf-Ferrari) Flute Cello
1 First theme, very high on the flute.
2 Second theme, on violins and cellos.
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