CLASSICAL HITS +CD DESCANT RECORDER SCHOTT

Hasn't every recorder player dreamed of playing the most celebrated classical melodies as a soloist? Here you will find the finest pieces in arrangements for one or two descant recorders, with a CD to play along with. On a musical journey of discovery you will encounter many famous compositions, from ''Eine kleine Nachtmusik'' and Beethoven's ''Ode to Joy'' to the Birdcatcher's song from the ''Magic Flute'' and ''La donna è mobile'' from Verdi's ''Rigoletto''. So that you can really enjoy making music the arrangements have been recorded in two versions on the CD: with and without recorders.

Content

- A. Vivaldi: Spring (The Four Seasons)
- W.A. Mozart: The Birdcather's song (The Magic Flute)
- J.S. Bach: ''O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden'' (St. Matthew Passion)
- W.A. Mozart: ''Das klinget so herrlich'' (The Magic Flute)
- J. Brahms: Cradle Song ''Guten Abend, gut Nacht''
- M.A. Charpentier: Prélude from Te Deum
- J. Haydn: Andante from the Symphony No. 94 ''The Surprise''
- L.v. Beethoven: ''Ode to Joy'' (9. Sinfonie)
- C.M.v. Weber: ''Wir winden dir den Jungfernkranz'' (Der Freischütz)
- G. Verdi: ''La donna è mobile'' (Rigoletto)
- J. Haydn: Imperial anthem (Emperor Quartet)
- G.F. Händel: ''Ombra mai fù'' (Largo from Xerxes)
- B. Smetana: The Moldau (My Homeland)
- G. Bizet: ''Toréador, en garde!'' (Carmen)
- J. Offenbach: Barcarole (Tales of Hoffmann)
- G. Rossini: Overture to ''The Barber of Sevilla''
- R. Wagner: Wedding Chorus ''Treulich geführt'' (Lohengrin)
- G. Verdi: Gefangenenchor ''Va, pensiero'' (Nabucco)
- W.A. Mozart: Eine kleine Nachtmusik
- P.I. Tschaikowsky: Main theme (Schwanensee)
- J. Offenbach: Cancan (Orpheus in the Underworld)