The Classics You Know

You may not know the name, but you will know the music. Find out more and order your copy: http://clssicfm.co/B2JDbHq The Classics You Know is a brand new collection of recordings performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Whether you ve been a fan of classical music for years or are only just discovering this great music, we guarantee you ll be humming along! Every track on the album is a classical hit, written by the world’s greatest composers, including Beethoven, Bach, Tchaikovsky and many more. What s more, each track has featured in films, on television or in adverts. So you re sure to recognise these tunes! You may not know the official names of these pieces but perhaps you ll recognise these handy nicknames… The ‘Getting-fired-in-the-boardroom’ Symphony 1: Romeo and Juliet - Dance of the Knights (Prokofiev) The ‘Thrilling-theme-park-ride’ Suite – Alton Towers 2: Peer Gynt Suite No.1 - In the Hall of the Mountain King (Grieg) The ‘Victorious-cowboy-riding-a-horse’ Overture 3: William Tell - Overture (finale)(Rossini) The ‘Heart-wrenching-Vietnam-war-film’ Adagio 4: Adagio for Strings (Barber) The ‘Iconic-ballet-scene’ Dance 5: Swan Lake - Scene from Act II (Tchaikovsky) The ‘Comical- cigar-advert’ Suite 6: Orchestral Suite No.3 – Air (Bach) The ‘Teen-vampire-film’ Nocturne 7: Suite Bergamasque - Clair de Lune (Debussy) The ‘Italian-football-tournament’ Song 8: Nessun Dorma (Puccini) The ‘Premium-Belgian-beer-advert’ Overture 9: La Forza del Destino – Overture (Verdi) The ‘Posh-garden-party’ Quintet 10: String Quintet in E major – Minuet (Boccherini) The ‘World’s-favourite-airline-advert’ Duet 11: Flower Duet from (from the opera Lakmé)(Delibes) The ‘Bouncing-bomb-skips-across-the-water’ March 12: The Dambusters March (Dambusters) (Coates) But you will certainly know the music! And you will love this album. The booklet also details the stories behind each piece of music, so you can listen along while uncovering interesting facts and anecdotes about each great work.