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recorded by the

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conducted by

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, released in 1981 by

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and distributed by

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, part of the ''Hooked on Classics'' series. It was produced by Jeff Jarratt and Don Reedman. The opening track was called "Hooked On Classics (Parts 1 & 2)". A unique arrangement of this track, simply called "Hooked on Classics", was released as a single in July 1981, and was the version predominately played by radio. It peaked at number 2 in the UK, number 10 in the US, and number 21 in Canada. In Germany and Austria, the album was released titled "Classic Disco" and reached number one in both countries.

The single

The opening track was called "Hooked on Classics (Parts 1 & 2)". A unique arrangement of this track, simply called "Hooked on Classics", was released as a single in July 1981, and was the version predominately played by radio. With a listed time of 3'48", it contained the first five pieces of the album cut, skipping the next five (Beethoven's "Symphony No. 5, 1st Movement" through Rossini's "William Tell Overture"), followed by the remaining pieces. Though not listed as such on the single's label or in the

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's database, it is implied this portion is "Part 1". The B-side of the single, also called "Hooked on Classics" and lasting 2:13, begins with the fifth piece from "Part 1" (Sibelius' "Karelia Suite, Intermezzo"), contains the missing five pieces found on the album cut, and concludes with the remaining pieces through "March of the Toreadors" which fades out, as opposed to the album cut and "Part 1"'s cold ending of the "1812 Overture". Presumably this is "Part 2". The label of the single incorrectly omits the "1812 Overture" from the list of pieces in the "Part 1" medley. The single peaked at number 2 in the UK and later in the US at number 10 on the ''

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in February 1982. It was the 56th biggest hit of that year. The song also reached number 10 on the ''Cash Box'' Top 100. In Canada, it peaked at number 21, and spent four weeks at that position. "Hooked on Classics" also reached number one on the Canadian Adult Contemporary chart. "Hooked on Classics (Part 1)" is usually played at

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after every

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home victory.

Chart performance "Hooked on Classics (Part 1)"

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Track listing

Full track listing

# Hooked on Classics (Parts 1 & 2) - 5:06 #* Piano Concerto No. 1 in B♭ Minor, Op. 23, I: Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso /

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky ( ; 7 May 1840 – 6 November 1893) was a Russian composer during the Romantic period. He was the first Russian composer whose music made a lasting impression internationally. Tchaikovsky wrote some of the most popula ...

#* The Tale of Tsar Saltan:

Flight of the Bumblebee "Flight of the Bumblebee" () is an orchestral interlude written by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844–1908) for his opera '' The Tale of Tsar Saltan'', composed in 1899–1900. This perpetuum mobile is intended to musically evoke the seemingl ...

/ Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov #* Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550, I: Allegro molto /

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 1756 – 5 December 1791) was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period (music), Classical period. Despite his short life, his rapid pace of composition and proficiency from an early age ...

Rhapsody in Blue ''Rhapsody in Blue'' is a 1924 musical composition for solo piano and jazz band by George Gershwin. Commissioned by bandleader Paul Whiteman, the work combines elements of classical music with jazz-influenced effects and premiered in a concer ...

George Gershwin George Gershwin (; born Jacob Gershwine; September 26, 1898 – July 11, 1937) was an American composer and pianist whose compositions spanned jazz, popular music, popular and classical music. Among his best-known works are the songs "Swan ...

#* Karelia Suite, Op. 11, I: Intermezzo /

Jean Sibelius Jean Sibelius (; ; born Johan Julius Christian Sibelius; 8 December 186520 September 1957) was a Finnish composer of the late Romantic music, Romantic and 20th-century classical music, early modern periods. He is widely regarded as his countr ...

#* Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67, I: Allegro con brio /

Ludwig van Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven (baptised 17 December 177026 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. He is one of the most revered figures in the history of Western music; his works rank among the most performed of the classical music repertoire ...

Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 The Toccata and Fugue in D minor, Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis, BWV 565, is a composition for Pipe organ, organ by, according to the oldest sources, German composer Johann Sebastian Bach. It is one of the most widely recognisable works in the organ re ...

, Toccata / J.S. Bach #* Serenade No. 13 in G Major, K. 525, "

Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (Serenade No. 13 for strings in G major), K. 525, is a 1787 composition for a chamber ensemble by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791). The German title means "a little night music" and is one of Mozart's most famous works. The serena ...

", I: Allegro /

#* Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125, IV: Presto- Allegro assai /

William Tell Overture The ''William Tell'' Overture is the overture to the opera '' William Tell'' (original French title ''Guillaume Tell''), composed by Gioachino Rossini. ''William Tell'' premiered in 1829 and was the last of Rossini's 39 operas, after which he w ...

/ Giacchino Rossini #*

The Marriage of Figaro ''The Marriage of Figaro'' (, ), K. 492, is a ''commedia per musica'' (opera buffa) in four acts composed in 1786 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, with an Italian libretto written by Lorenzo Da Ponte. It premiered at the Burgtheater in Vienn ...

, K. 492, Act 2: " Voi Che Sapete" /

#* Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture /

Prince of Denmark's March The ''Prince of Denmark's March'' (), commonly called the '' Trumpet Voluntary'', was written around 1700 by the English composer Jeremiah Clarke, the first organist of the then newly-rebuilt St Paul's Cathedral. Composition For many years the p ...

Jeremiah Clarke Jeremiah Clarke (c. 1674 – 1 December 1707) was an English baroque composer and organist, best known for his ''Trumpet Voluntary,'' a popular piece often played at wedding ceremonies or commencement ceremonies. Biography The exact date of Cla ...

#* Messiah, HWV 56, Part 2, No. 44:

Hallelujah Chorus ''Messiah'' ( HWV 56), the English-language oratorio composed by George Frideric Handel in 1741, is structured in three parts. This listing covers Part II in a table and comments on individual movements, reflecting the relation of the musical se ...

/ George Frederic Handel #* Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16 I: Allegro molto moderato /

Edvard Grieg Edvard Hagerup Grieg ( , ; 15 June 18434 September 1907) was a Norwegian composer and pianist. He is widely considered one of the leading Romantic music, Romantic era composers, and his music is part of the standard classical repertoire worldwid ...

Carmen ''Carmen'' () is an opera in four acts by the French composer Georges Bizet. The libretto was written by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based on the novella of the same title by Prosper Mérimée. The opera was first performed by the O ...

Suite No. 1, V: Les Toréadors /

Georges Bizet Georges Bizet (; 25 October 18383 June 1875) was a French composer of the Romantic music, Romantic era. Best known for his operas in a career cut short by his early death, Bizet achieved few successes before his final work, ''Carmen'', w ...

#* 1812 Overture, Op. 49 /

# Hooked on Romance - 6:42 #* Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068, II: Air / J.S. Bach #* Ave Maria, Op. 52, No. 6 /

Franz Schubert Franz Peter Schubert (; ; 31 January 179719 November 1828) was an Austrian composer of the late Classical period (music), Classical and early Romantic music, Romantic eras. Despite his short life, Schubert left behind a List of compositions ...

#* Liebesträume No. 3 in A♭ Major /

Franz Liszt Franz Liszt (22 October 1811 – 31 July 1886) was a Hungarian composer, virtuoso pianist, conductor and teacher of the Romantic music, Romantic period. With a diverse List of compositions by Franz Liszt, body of work spanning more than six ...

#* Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125, III: Adagio molto e cantabile / Beethoven #* Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43, Variation XVIII: Andante cantabile /

Sergei Rachmaninov Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff; in Russian pre-revolutionary script. (28 March 1943) was a Russian composer, virtuoso pianist, and conductor. Rachmaninoff is widely considered one of the finest pianists of his day and, as a composer, one of ...

#* Piano Sonata No. 14 in C♯ Minor, Op 27, No. 2 "Moonlight", I: Adagio sostenuto / Beethoven #* Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathetique", II: Adagio cantabile / Beethoven #* Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622, II: Adagio / Mozart #* Xerxes "Ombra mai fu" (Largo) / Handel # Hooked On Classics (Part 3) - 6:02 #* A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61, IX: Wedding March /

Felix Mendelssohn Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (3 February 18094 November 1847), widely known as Felix Mendelssohn, was a German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of the early Romantic music, Romantic period. Mendelssohn's compositions inc ...

#* Radetzky March, Op. 228 /

Johann Strauss I Johann Baptist Strauss I (; ; 14 March 1804 – 25 September 1849), also known as Johann Strauss Sr., the Elder or the Father (), was an Austrian composer of the Romantic music, Romantic Period. He was famous for his light music, namely waltzes, ...

#* Symphony for Organ No. 5, V: Toccata / Charles Marie Widor #*

Water Music The ''Water Music'' (German: ''Wassermusik'') is a collection of orchestral movements, often published as three Suite (music), suites, composed by George Frideric Handel. It premiered on 17 July 1717, in response to George I of Great Britain, ...

Suite No. 2 in D Major, Alla Hornpipe / Handel #* Humoresque No. 7 in G♭ Major, Op. 101 / Antonin Dvořák #* Wiegenlied, Op. 49, No. 4 (Lullaby) /

Johannes Brahms Johannes Brahms (; ; 7 May 1833 – 3 April 1897) was a German composer, virtuoso pianist, and conductor of the mid-Romantic period (music), Romantic period. His music is noted for its rhythmic vitality and freer treatment of dissonance, oft ...

#* Solomon, HWV 67, Act 3:

The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba "The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba", also known as "The Entrance of the Queen of Sheba" and "The Entry of the Queen of Sheba", is the sinfonia that opens Act III of George Frideric Handel's 1749 oratorio ''Solomon''. It is marked ''allegro'' and ...

/ Handel #*

Pictures at an Exhibition ''Pictures at an Exhibition'' is a piano suite in ten movements, plus a recurring and varied Promenade theme, written in 1874 by Russian composer Modest Mussorgsky. It is a musical depiction of a tour of an exhibition of works by architect and ...

, I: Promenade /

Modest Mussorgsky Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky (; ; ; – ) was a Russian composer, one of the group known as "The Five (composers), The Five." He was an innovator of Music of Russia, Russian music in the Romantic music, Romantic period and strove to achieve a ...

Peer Gynt ''Peer Gynt'' (, ) is a five-Act (drama), act play in verse written in 1867 by the Norwegian dramatist Henrik Ibsen. It is one of Ibsen's best known and most widely performed plays. ''Peer Gynt'' chronicles the journey of its title character fr ...

Suite No. 1, Op. 23a, IV:

In the Hall of the Mountain King "In the Hall of the Mountain King" () is a piece of orchestral music composed by Edvard Grieg in 1875 as incidental music for the sixth scene of act 2 in Henrik Ibsen's 1867 play ''Peer Gynt''. It was originally part of Opus 23 but was later ex ...

/ Grieg #* Caprice No. 24 in A Minor / Niccolo Paganini #*

Die Walküre (; ''The Valkyrie''), Wagner-Werk-Verzeichnis, WWV 86B, is the second of the four epic poetry, epic music dramas that constitute Richard Wagner's Literary cycle, cycle ''Der Ring des Nibelungen'' (English: ''The Ring of the Nibelung''). It was ...

, Act 3, No. 1:

Ride of the Valkyries The ''Ride of the Valkyries'' () is the popular name of the prelude to the first scene of the third and last act of ''Die Walküre'', the second of the four epic music dramas that constitute the operatic cycle ''Der Ring des Nibelungen'' (Englis ...

Richard Wagner Wilhelm Richard Wagner ( ; ; 22 May 181313 February 1883) was a German composer, theatre director, essayist, and conductor who is chiefly known for his operas (or, as some of his mature works were later known, "music dramas"). Unlike most o ...

The Hebrides The Hebrides ( ; , ; ) are the largest archipelago in the United Kingdom, off the west coast of the Scottish mainland. The islands fall into two main groups, based on their proximity to the mainland: the Inner and Outer Hebrides. These isla ...

/ Mendelssohn #* Military March No. 1 in D Major, Op. 51 / Schubert #* Polonaise in A Major, Op. 40, No. 1 /

Frederic Chopin Frederic may refer to: Places United States * Frederic, Wisconsin, a village in Polk County * Frederic Township, Michigan, a township in Crawford County ** Frederic, Michigan, an unincorporated community Other uses * Frederic (band), a Japanese r ...

#* Symphony No. 4 in A Major, Op. 90, "Italian" I: Allegro vivace / Mendelssohn #* Light Cavalry Overture /

Franz von Suppé Franz von Suppé, born Francesco Ezechiele Ermenegildo de Suppé (18 April 181921 May 1895) was an Austrian composer of light operas and other theatre music. He came from the Kingdom of Dalmatia, Austro-Hungarian Empire (now part of Croatia). A c ...

#* L'Arlésienne Suite No. 2, IV: Farandole / Bizet #* Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95, "From the New World", II: Largo / Dvořák #* Lohengrin, Prelude to Act 3 / Wagner # Hooked On Bach - 5:59 (All music composed by Johann Sebastian Bach) #* Ave Maria, "Méditation sur le Premier Prélude de Piano de J. S. Bach" /

Charles Gounod Charles-François Gounod (; ; 17 June 181818 October 1893), usually known as Charles Gounod, was a French composer. He wrote twelve operas, of which the most popular has always been ''Faust (opera), Faust'' (1859); his ''Roméo et Juliette'' (18 ...

#* Minuet in G Major, BWV Anh. 114 #* Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B Minor, BWV 1067, VII: Badinerie #* Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major, BWV 1048, I #* Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F Major, BWV 1047, I #* St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Stanza 5, No. 15: Erkenne mich, mein Hüter #* Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B Minor, BWV 1067, IV: Bourrée (No. 2) #* Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B Minor, BWV 1067, IV: Bourrée (No. 1) #* Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068, III: Gavotte #* Musette in D Major, BWV Anh. 126 #* March in D Major, BWV Anh. 122 #* French Suite No. 5 in G Major, BWV 816, IV: Gavotte #* Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140 #* Ave Maria # Hooked on Tchaikovsky - 5:29 (All music composed by Pyotr Illyich Tchaikovsky) #* Capriccio Italien, Op. 45 #*

Swan Lake ''Swan Lake'' ( rus, Лебеди́ное о́зеро, r=Lebedínoje ózero, p=lʲɪbʲɪˈdʲinəjə ˈozʲɪrə, links=no ), Op. 20, is a ballet composed by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in 1875–76. Despite its initial failu ...

Suite, Op. 20a, I: Scene #*

The Nutcracker ''The Nutcracker'' (, ), Opus number, Op. 71, is an 1892 two-act classical ballet (conceived as a '; ) by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, set on Christmas Eve at the foot of a Christmas tree in a child's imagination featuring a Nutcracker doll. Th ...

Suite, Op. 71a, VII: Dance of the Reed Flutes #* Romeo & Juliet Fantasy Overture #* Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74 "Pathetique", I: Adagio #* The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a, IV: Trepak (Russian Dance) #* The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a, III:

Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy ''The Nutcracker'' (, ), Op. 71, is an 1892 two-act classical ballet (conceived as a '; ) by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, set on Christmas Eve at the foot of a Christmas tree in a child's imagination featuring a Nutcracker doll. The plot is a ...

#* The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a, II: March #* The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a, VI: Chinese Dance #* The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a, I: Miniature Overture #* Piano Concerto No. 1 in B♭ Minor, Op. 23, I: Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso #* Capriccio Italien # Hooked on a Song - 5:11 #* Carmen, Act 2, " Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre" (Toreador Song) / Bizet #* Funiculì, Funiculà / Luigi Denza #* Tarantella Napoletana / Rossini #* Prince Igor, Act 2, Polovtsian Dances /

Alexander Borodin Alexander Porfiryevich Borodin (12 November 183327 February 1887) was a Russian Romantic composer and chemist of Georgian–Russian parentage. He was one of the prominent 19th-century composers known as " The Five", a group dedicated to prod ...

#* La Gioconda, Act 3,

Dance of the Hours ''Dance of the Hours'' (Italian: ') is a short ballet and is part of the Act III finale of the opera '' La Gioconda'' composed by Amilcare Ponchielli. It depicts the hours of the day through solo and ensemble dances. The opera was first performe ...

Amilcare Ponchielli Amilcare Ponchielli (, ; 31 August 1834 – 16 January 1886) was an Italian opera composer, best known for his opera La Gioconda (opera), ''La Gioconda''. He was married to the soprano Teresina Brambilla. Life and work Born in Paderno Fasolaro ( ...

#* Carmen, Act 1, No. 5, "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle" (Habanera) / Bizet #* Neapolitan Serenade ( O sole mio) / Eduardo di Capua #*

Madama Butterfly ''Madama Butterfly'' (; ''Madame Butterfly'') is an opera in three acts (originally two) by Giacomo Puccini, with an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa. It is based on the short story " Madame Butterfly" (1898) by John Lu ...

, Act 2, No. 2, " Un bel dì vedremo" /

Giacomo Puccini Giacomo Puccini (22 December 1858 29 November 1924) was an Italian composer known primarily for List of compositions by Giacomo Puccini#Operas, his operas. Regarded as the greatest and most successful proponent of Italian opera after Verdi, he ...

#* Il Trovatore, Act 2, No. 1, " Vedi! Le Fosche Notturne Spogli" (Anvil Chorus) /

Giuseppe Verdi Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi ( ; ; 9 or 10 October 1813 – 27 January 1901) was an Italian composer best known for List of compositions by Giuseppe Verdi, his operas. He was born near Busseto, a small town in the province of Parma ...

#* Votre Toast (Reprise) / Bizet # Hooked On Mozart - 4:09 (All music composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart) #* Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K.331, III: Rondo (Alla Turca) #* Piano Sonata No. 16 in C Major, K. 545, I: Allegro #* Serenade No. 13 in G Major, K. 525, "

", II: Andante (Romanza) #* Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467, II: Andante #* Piano Sonata No. 16 in C Major, K. 545, I: Allegro #* Divertimento in F Major, "Ein musikalischer Spaß"

A Musical Joke ''A Musical Joke'' () K. 522, (divertimento for two horns in F, and string quartet) is a composition by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; he entered it in his ' (''Catalogue of All My Works'') on 14 June 1787. Commentators have opined that the pie ...

K. 522, IV: Presto #* The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492, Act 1, No. 20, " Non più andrai" #* The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492, Overture #* Serenade No. 13 in G Major, K. 525, "

", IV: Allegro #* The Magic Flute, K. 620, Overture #* Horn Concerto No. 4 in E♭ Major, K. 495, III: Rondo: Allegro Vivace #* Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K.331, III: Rondo (Alla Turca) (briefly) #* Symphony No. 41 in C Major, K. 551 "Jupiter", I: Allegro vivace (briefly) # Hooked on Mendelssohn 4:25 #* Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64, III: Allegro molto vivace #* Octet in E♭ Major, Op. 20, III: Scherzo #* Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64, III: Allegro molto vivace # Hooked on a Can-Can - 4:56 #*

Orpheus in the Underworld ''Orpheus in the Underworld'' and ''Orpheus in Hell'' are English names for (), a comic opera with music by Jacques Offenbach and words by Hector-Jonathan Crémieux, Hector Crémieux and Ludovic Halévy. It was first performed as a two-act "op ...

, Infernal Galop (Can-Can) /

Jacques Offenbach Jacques Offenbach (; 20 June 18195 October 1880) was a German-born French composer, cellist and impresario. He is remembered for his nearly 100 operettas of the 1850s to the 1870s, and his uncompleted opera ''The Tales of Hoffmann''. He was a p ...

#* Unter Donner und Blitz (Thunder and Lightning) Polka, Op. 324 /

Johann Strauss II Johann Baptist Strauss II (; ; 25 October 1825 – 3 June 1899), also known as Johann Strauss Jr., the Younger or the Son (), was an List of Austrian composers, Austrian composer of light music, particularly dance music and operettas as well ...

#* Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G Minor /

Brahms Johannes Brahms (; ; 7 May 1833 – 3 April 1897) was a German composer, virtuoso pianist, and conductor of the mid- Romantic period. His music is noted for its rhythmic vitality and freer treatment of dissonance, often set within studied ye ...

#* Tritsch Tratsch Polka, Op. 214 / Johann Strauss II #* La Vie Parisienne Overture / Offenbach #* La Gioconda, Act 3,

/ Ponchielli #*

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Vittorio Monti Vittorio Monti (6 January 186820 June 1922) was an Italian composer, violinist, mandolinist and conductor. His most famous work is his ''Csárdás'', written around 1904. Life and career Monti was born in Naples, where he studied violin and ...

#* La Vie Parisienne Overture / Offenbach #* Poet and Peasant Overture / Suppé #* Can-Can (Reprise) / Offenbach

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