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Bach - Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 1

Excerpt 1 - Movement I: mm. 1-25 1
Excerpt 2 - Movement II: mm 1-30 2
Beethoven - Symphony No. 3 3
Excerpt 1 - Movement III: Beginning to m. 166 3
Beethoven - Symphony No. 5 4
Excerpt 1 - Movement II: Pickups to mm. 1-10 4
Excerpt 2 - Movement II: mm. 23-37 4
Excerpt 3 - Movement II: mm. 49-59 4
Excerpt 4 - Movement II: mm. 98-106 5
Beethoven - Symphony No. 9 6
Excerpt 1 - Movement II: Beginning to [A] 6
Excerpt 2 - Movement IV: mm. 187-207 6
Berlioz - Benvenuto Cellini 7
Excerpt 1 - Overture: [2] to [3] 7
Excerpt 2 - Overture: mm. 179-195 7
Berlioz - Harold in Italy 8
Excerpt 1 - Harold in the Mountains: Opening solo to 2 measures after [A] 8
Excerpt 2 - Harold in the Mountains: Solo after [B] to 4 measures after [D] 9
Berlioz - Roman Carnival Overture 10
Excerpt 1 - Pickup to 2 measures after [1] to 1 measure after [4] 10
Berlioz - Roméo et Juliette 11
Excerpt 1 - Scherzo: [53] to [55] 11
Brahms - Symphony No. 2 12
Excerpt 1 - Movement I: mm. 114-136 12
Brahms - Symphony No. 3 13
Excerpt 1 - Movement I: [L] to [M] 13
Brahms - Symphony No. 4 14
Excerpt 1 - Movement II: mm. 64-87 14
Excerpt 2 - Movement III: Beginning to [A] 15
Excerpt 3 - Movement IV: [B] to [D] 15
Brahms - Variations on a Theme by Haydn 16
Excerpt 1 - Variation V. 16
Excerpt 2 - Variation VII. 17
Excerpt 3 - Variation VIII. 17
Bruckner - Symphony No. 4 18

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 Excerpt 1 - Movement II: mm. 51-83 18
Enescu - Romanian Rhapsody No. 1 19
Excerpt 1 - [7] to [9] 19
Grieg - Holberg Suite 20
Excerpt 1 - Movement V: 18 measures before [T] to 10 measures after [U] 20
Liszt - Faust Symphony 21
Excerpt 1 - Movement II: 5 measures after [A] to 1 measure after [B] 21
Excerpt 2 - Movement II: [C] to [D] 21
Mahler - Symphony No. 5 22
Excerpt 1 - Movement V: Pickup to 16 measures before [3] to 7 measures after [3] 22
Excerpt 2 - Movement V: 7 measures after [27] to 16 measures before [28] 22
Excerpt 3 - Movement V: [28] to 12 measures after [28]
Mendelssohn - A Midsummer Night’s Dream 23
Excerpt 1 - Scherzo: mm. 17-93 23
Excerpt 2 - Scherzo: [E] to 2 measures after [I] 24
Mendelssohn - Symphony No. 3 25
Excerpt 1 - Movement II: mm. 21-91 25
Excerpt 2 - Movement II: mm. 183-229 26
Mozart - Die Zauberflöte 27
Excerpt 1 - Overture: mm. 27-57 27
Mozart - Symphony No. 35 28
Excerpt 1 - Movement I: mm. 41-66 28
Excerpt 2 - Movement IV: mm. 134-181 28
Mozart - Symphony No. 40 29
Excerpt 1 - Movement IV: mm. 146-205 29
Mozart - The Marriage of Figaro 30
Excerpt 1 - Overture: mm. 1-7 30
Ravel - Daphnis et Chloé - Suite No. 2 31
Excerpt 1 - [158] to [166] 31
Excerpt 2 - [212] to [218] 33
Ravel - Ma mère l’Oye 36
Excerpt 1 - Movement V: 4 measures after [2] to 3 measures after [3] 36
Rossini - La Gazza Ladra 37
Excerpt 1 - Overture: mm. 63-151 37
Schoenberg - Verklärte Nacht 39
Excerpt 1 - mm. 29-60 39
Excerpt 2 - mm. 280-293 40
Strauss - Don Juan 41
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 Excerpt 1 - Beginning to 5 measures before [D] 41
Strauss - Don Quixote 42
Excerpt 1 - Theme: 3 measures after [14] to 2 measures before [18] 42
Excerpt 2 - Variation III. [26] to 2 measures before [34] 43
Strauss - Ein Heldenleben 45
Excerpt 1 - [77] to 2 measures before [80] 45
Excerpt 2 - Pickups to [85] to 6 measures after [85] 45
Excerpt 3 - Pickups to [94] to 6 measures before [98] 46
Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 5 47
Excerpt 1 - Movement III: 1 measure before [E] to [K] 47
Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 6 48
Excerpt 1 - Movement I: mm. 19-79 48
Vaughan Williams - Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis 50
Excerpt 1 - [I] to 3 measures before [J] 50
Excerpt 2 - [L] to 6 measures after [L] 50
Excerpt 3 - 5 measures before [O] to [P] 51
Excerpt 4 - 2 measures after [U] to [X] 52
Wagner - Tannhäuser 53
Excerpt 1 - Overture: [I] to 14 measures after [K] 53

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Bach - Brandenburg Concerto No. 6

Excerpt 1 - Movement I: mm. 1-25

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Excerpt 2 - Movement II: mm 1-30
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Beethoven – Symphony No. 3

Excerpt 1 - Movement III: Beginning to m. 166

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Beethoven – Symphony No. 5

Excerpt 1 - Movement II: Pickups to mm. 1-10

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Excerpt 2 - Movement II: mm. 23-37

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Excerpt 3 - Movement II: mm. 49-59

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Excerpt 4 - Movement II: mm. 98-106
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Beethoven – Symphony No. 9

Excerpt 1 - Movement II: Beginning to [A]

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Excerpt 2 - Movement IV: mm. 187-207

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Berlioz – Benvenuto Cellini

Excerpt 1 - Overture: [2] to [3]

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Excerpt 2 - Overture: mm. 179-195

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Berlioz - Harold in Italy

Excerpt 1 - Harold in the Mountains: Opening solo to 2 measures after [A]

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Excerpt 2 - Harold in the Mountains: Solo after [B] to 4 measures after [D]
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Berlioz – Roman Carnival Overture

Excerpt 1 - Pickup to 2 measures after [1] to 1 measure after [4]

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Berlioz – Roméo et Juliette

Excerpt 1 - Scherzo: [53] to [55]

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Brahms – Symphony No. 2

Excerpt 1 - Movement I: mm. 114-136

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Brahms – Symphony No. 3

Excerpt 1 - Movement I: [L] to [M]

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Brahms – Symphony No. 4

Excerpt 1 - Movement II: mm. 64-87

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Excerpt 2 - Movement III: Beginning to [A]
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Excerpt 3 - Movement IV: [B] to [D]

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Brahms – Variations on a Theme by Haydn

Excerpt 1 - Variation V.
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Excerpt 2 - Variation VII.
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Excerpt 3 - Variation VIII.

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Bruckner – Symphony No. 4

Excerpt 1 - Movement II: mm. 51-83

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Enescu – Romanian Rhapsody No. 1

Excerpt 1 - [7] to [9]

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Grieg – Holberg Suite

Excerpt 1 - Movement V: 18 measures before [T] to 10 measures after [U]

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Liszt – Faust Symphony

Excerpt 1 - Movement II: 5 measures after [A] to 1 measure after [B]

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Excerpt 2 - Movement II: [C] to [D]

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Mahler – Symphony No. 5

Excerpt 1 - Movement V: Pickup to 16 measures before [3] to 7 measures after [3]

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Excerpt 2 - Movement V: 7 measures after [27] to 16 measures before [28]

Excerpt 3 - Movement V: [28] to 12 measures after [28]
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Mendelssohn – A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Excerpt 1 - Scherzo: mm. 17-93

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Excerpt 2 - Scherzo: [E] to 2 measures after [I]
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Mendelssohn - Symphony No. 3

Excerpt 1 - Movement II: mm. 21-91

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Excerpt 2 - Movement II: mm. 183-229
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Mozart - Die Zauberflöte

Excerpt 1 - Overture: mm. 27-57

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Mozart – Symphony No. 35

Excerpt 1 - Movement I: mm. 41-66

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Excerpt 2 - Movement IV: mm. 134-181

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Mozart - Symphony No. 40

Excerpt 1 - Movement IV: mm. 146-205

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Mozart – The Marriage of Figaro

Excerpt 1 - Overture: mm. 1-7

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Ravel - Daphnis et Chloé - Suite No. 2

Excerpt 1 - [158] to [166]

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Excerpt 2 - [212] to [218]
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Ravel – Ma mère l’2ye

Excerpt 1 – Movement V: 4 measures after [2] to 3 measures after [3]

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Rossini – La Gazza Ladra

Excerpt 1 - Overture: mm. 63-151

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Schoenberg - Verklärte Nacht

Excerpt 1 - mm. 29-60

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Excerpt 2 - mm. 280-293
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Strauss – Don Juan

Excerpt 1 - Beginning to 5 measures before [D]

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Strauss – Don Quixote

Excerpt 1 - Theme: 3 measures after [14] to 2 measures before [18]

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Excerpt 2 - Variation III. [26] to 2 measures before [34]
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Strauss – Ein Heldenleben

Excerpt 1 - [77] to 2 measures before [80]

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Excerpt 2 - Pickups to [85] to 6 measures after [85]

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Excerpt 3 - Pickups to [94] to 6 measures before [98]
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Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 5

Excerpt 1 - Movement III: 1 measure before [E] to [K]

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Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 6

Excerpt 1 - Movement I: mm. 19-79

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Vaughan Williams - Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis

Excerpt 1 - [I] to 6 measures after [I]

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Excerpt 2 - [L] to 6 measures after [L]

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Excerpt 3 - 5 measures before [O] to [P]
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Excerpt 4 - 2 measures after [U] to [X]
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Wagner – Tannhäuser

Excerpt 1 - Overture: [I] to 14 measures after [K]

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