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Contents: The heroism of Beethoven: the Eroica symphony (3:42) — The Singmeister of Salzburg: Mozart’s arias (excerpts from the Marriage of Figaro and Piano concerto no. 20, movt. 2) (3:34) — Bach, the lyrical painter (excerpts from Cantata 147, Herz und mund) (3:55) — Tchaikovsky and the heavy hand of fate (excerpts from Symphony no. 5) (3:02) — From Russia with love (excerpts from Tchaikovsky’s Serenade for strings and Mozart’s Eine kleine nachtmusik) (2:50) — You call this music? The critics and Beethoven’s fifth (3:52) — The sincerest form of flattery: Bach and Vivaldi (excerpts from multiple violin and harpsichord concertos) (2:31) — A sonata by its true name (does not sell as sweet) (excerpts from Beethoven’s Moonlight sonata) (2:34) — Mozart’s farewell to the symphony (excerpts from the Jupiter) (3:32) — Orpheus at the gates of Hades: Beethoven’s concerto no. 4 (3:32) — Putting Luther through his paces (excerpts from Bach’s Cantata 80, A mighty fortress is our God) (3:22) — Tonight we love: Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet (2:26) — Ode to joy (excerpts from Beethoven’s Ninth) (2:47) — The frog in a barrel (excerpts from Mozart’s Musical joke) (3:28) — A humble gift (excerpts from Bach’s Musical offering) (3:13) — A rare moment of conciliation (excerpts from Beethoven’s op. 130 and the Grosse fuge) (3:11) — Mozart’s about-face (excerpts from the Magic flute) (3:28) — Can we learn to love this? (excerpts from Tchaikovsky’s Piano concerto no. 1) (2:32) — Such wonderful noise! (excerpts from Beethoven’s Seventh) (2:52) — Love requited (finally) (excerpts from Mozart’s Piano concerto no. 21 “Elvira Madigan”) (3:49).