Expert: Justin - 7/26/2011

Question
Hi Justin,
     I hope that you can help me a great deal in identifying, what I think sounds like a beautiful piece. Here is the web link: http://www.dmx.com/samples. This should take you directly to the page that the track is on. Once you get there just click on the play icon directly to the right of the words "light classical" and the track that the piece is on should start playing. This track has samples of about 10 classical pieces on it. In all truthfulness I like them all but the one that I'm most interested in is piece No. 5. It is the one that sounds like it has just horns and strings playing. I would like to know the name of the piece and its composer too. Also, if you are able to identify some of the other pieces on the track I would appreciate that as well.

I thank you in advance for all of your help.

Answer
Hi Jeremy.
Well, you're really testing me with this one.  I can't really identify the exact works involved, especially the 5th one which has me stumped although it sounds somewhat familiar. Here are my attempts at identification of the composers.
1. Vivaldi
2. Haydn
3. ?Handel
4. ?Handel
5. ? Sounds a bit American, or possibly French. I can identify a cello, oboe, clarinet and possibly a violin.
6. Sounds like film music
7. Ballet music (a lot of which sounds very similar). Could be Minkus or Adam or Herold.
8. Schumann, possibly one of his kinderszenen
9. Haydn/Mozart
10.?Handel.

Sorry I couldn't be of more help.