Hooked on Classics
| Hooked on Classics | ||||
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| Studio album by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | ||||
| Released | 1981 | |||
| Genre | Classical disco | |||
| Label | 
K-tel RCA Records AFL1-4194 4194-R 07863-54194  | |||
| Producer | Jeff Jarratt & Don Reedman | |||
| Royal Philharmonic Orchestra chronology | ||||
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Hooked on Classics is an album by Louis Clark and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, published in 1981 by K-tel and distributed by RCA Records, part of the Hooked on Classics series.
The opening track was released as a single in October 1981, peaking at #2 in the U.K. and later in the U.S. at #10 on the Billboard Hot 100 in February 1982.[1] It was the 56th biggest hit of that year.[2] The song also reached #10 on the Cash Box Top 100.
In Canada, the single peaked at number 21, and spent four weeks at that position.[3]
Track listing
-  Hooked On Classics (Parts 1 & 2) -   5:06
- Piano Concerto no. 1 in B flat minor Op 23 / Tchaikovsky
 - Flight of the Bumblebee / Rimsky-Korsakov
 - Symphony no. 40 in G minor / Mozart
 - Rhapsody in Blue / Gershwin
 - Karelia Suite Op 11 / Sibelius
 - Symphony no. 5 in C minor Op 67 / Beethoven
 - Toccata in D minor / J.S. Bach
 - Serenade no. 13 in G major - 'Eine Kleine Nachtmusik' / Mozart
 - Symphony no. 9 in D minor Op 125 / Beethoven
 - Overture to William Tell / Rossini
 - Voi che sapete (aria), Le nozze di Figaro / Mozart
 - Romeo & Juliet Fantasy Overture / Tchaikovsky
 - Trumpet Voluntary / Clarke (the listed title is a common misconception; the correct title is "Prince of Denmark's March")
 - Hallelujah Chorus / Handel
 - Piano Concerto in A minor Op 16 / Grieg
 - March of the Toreadors / Bizet
 - 1812 Overture / Tchaikovsky
 
 -  Hooked on Romance - 6:42
- Air / J.S. Bach
 - Ave Maria / Schubert
 - Szerelmi álmok (Love dreams - German title: Liebesträume) / Liszt
 - Symphony no. 9 in D minor Op 125 3rd movement / Beethoven
 - Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini Op 43 / Rachmaninov
 - Piano Sonata no. 14 in C sharp minor Op 27/2 - 'Moonlight' 1st movement / Beethoven
 - 'Pathetique' 2nd movement / Beethoven
 - Clarinet Concerto in A 2nd movement / Mozart
 - Largo / Handel
 
 -  Hooked On Classics (Part 3) - 6:02
- Wedding March / Mendelssohn
 - Radetzky March Op 228 / Johann Strauss I
 - Toccata Op 42/5 / Widor
 - Alla Hornpipe from 'Wassermusik' / Handel
 - Humoresque Op 101/7 / Dvořák
 - Lullaby / Brahms
 - Arrival of the Queen of Sheba / Handel
 - Promenade / Mussorgsky
 - In the Hall of the Mountain King - Grieg
 - Caprice no. 24 / Paganini
 - Ride of the Valkyries / Wagner
 - Fingal's Cave / Mendelssohn
 - Military March / Schubert
 - Polonaise in A major / Chopin
 - Symphony no. 4 in A major - 'Italian' 1st movement / Mendelssohn
 - Overture to the Light Cavalry / Suppé
 - Farandole / Bizet
 - Largo / Dvořák
 - Lohengrin, Prelude to Act 3 / Wagner
 
 -  Hooked On Bach - 5:59
- Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)
 - Minuet
 - Suite no. 2 in B minor - 'Badinerie'
 - Brandenburg Concerto no. 3 in G major 1st movement
 - Brandenburg Concerto no. 2 in F major 1st movement
 - Erkenne Mich Mein Hüter
 - Suite no. 2 in B minor - Bourée 2
 - Suite no. 2 in B minor - Bourée 1
 - Suite no. 3 in D major - Gavotte
 - Musette
 - March
 - French Suite no. 5 in G major - Gavotte
 - Wachet auf Ruft uns die Stimme
 - Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)
 
 -  Hooked On Tchaikovsky - 5:29
- Capriccio Italien Op 45
 - Swan Lake
 - Dance of the Reed Flutes (from The Nutcracker)
 - Romeo & Juliet Fantasy Overture
 - Symphony no. 6 in B minor Op 74
 - Trepak (Russian Dance from the Nutcracker)
 - Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy (from The Nutcracker)
 - March (from The Nutcracker)
 - Chinese Dance (from The Nutcracker)
 - Miniature Overture (from The Nutcracker)
 - Piano Concerto no. 1 in B flat minor Op 23
 - Capriccio Italien
 
 -  Hooked On A Song - 5:11
- Votre Toast / Bizet
 - Funiculi Funicula / Denza
 - Tarantella Napoletana / Rossini
 - Polovtsian Dances / Borodin
 - Dance of the Hours / Ponchielli
 - Habanera / Bizet
 - Neapolitan Serenade (O sole mio) / di Capua
 - "Un bel di vedremo" from Madama Butterfly / Puccini
 - Vedi! Le Fosche / Verdi
 - Votre Toast / Bizet
 
 -  Hooked On Mozart - 4:09
- Rondo Alla Turca
 - Piano Sonata No.15 in C, K.545
 - Serenade no. 13 in G major - 'Eine Kleine Nachtmusik'
 - Piano Concerto no. 21 in C major
 - Piano Sonata in C major
 - A Musical Joke
 - Non più andrai (aria), Le nozze di Figaro
 - Overture to Le nozze di Figaro
 - Serenade no. 13 in G major - 'Eine kleine Nachtmusik'
 - Overture to Die Zauberflöte
 - Horn Concerto no. 4 in E flat major
 - Symphony no. 41 in C major - 'Jupiter'
 
 -  Hooked On Mendelssohn 4:25
- Violin Concerto in E minor Op 64 3rd movement
 - Octet in E flat major Op 20, Scherzo
 - Violin Concerto in E minor Op 64 3rd movement
 
 -  Hooked On A Can-Can - 4:56
- Can-Can / Offenbach
 - Unter Donner und Blitz Op 324 / Johann Strauss II
 - Hungarian Dance / Brahms
 - Tritsch Tratsch Polka Op 214 / Johann Strauss II
 - La Vie Parisienne / Offenbach
 - Gallop / Ponchielli
 - Czardas / Monti
 - La Vie Parisienne / Offenbach
 - Overture To Dichter und Bauer / Suppé
 - Can-Can (Reprise) / Offenbach
 
 
References
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