Hooked on Classics

Hooked on Classics 3
Studio album by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Released	1983
Genre	Classical disco
Label	K-Tel
Producer	Jeff Jarratt & Don Reedman
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra chronology

Hooked on Classics 2
Studio album by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Released	1982
Genre	Classical disco
Label	K-Tel
Producer	Jeff Jarratt & Don Reedman
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra chronology

Hooked on Classics
Studio album by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Released	1981
Genre	Classical disco
Label	K-Tel
Producer	Jeff Jarratt & Don Reedman
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra chronology

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Hooked on Classics was a series of record albums first introduced in 1981, toward the end of the disco era's peak in popularity.

Louis Clark, former arranger for Electric Light Orchestra, conducted the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra playing a collection of very recognizable extracts from classical music pieces played over a continuous beat (sometimes an overtly disco fast beat, sometimes a slower and more subtle rhythm) which linked the segments together. This is called the Symphonic Rock or Orchestrated Rock genre, like London Symphony Orchestra did in their Classic Rock series but with less electronic effects.

The first cut of the initial album was a very successful single, reaching Number 2 on the UK singles chart and Number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 in late-1981/early-1982. At least two more "Hooked on Classics" albums were produced by Louis Clark in 1982 and 1983, as well some other "Hooked on..." albums on subjects such as swing music. The series was still running as late as 1988, when "Hooked On House" placed classical music extracts against a synthesised bassline and house music-style drum pattern. In 1989, the orchestra released "Mixed Up Classics", dropping the "Hooked On..." name but recognisably continuing the same style of medley.

The phrase "Hooked on" gained some wide usage for various media products. One of the longer-lasting ones was the learning series, Hooked on Phonics.

[edit] Track listing - Hooked on Classics

Hooked On Classics (Parts 1 & 2) - 5:06
- Piano Concerto No 1 In B Flat Minor Op 23 / Tchaikovsky
- Flight Of The Bumble Bee / 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 / Js 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
- 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 / Js Bach
- Ave Maria / Schubert
- Liebestraum / 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
- Radetsky March Op 228 / Johann Strauss I
- Toccata Op 42/5 / Widor
- Alla Hornpipe / Handel
- Humoreque Op 101/7 / Dvorak
- 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 / Dvorak
- 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
- Swan Lake
- Dance Of The Reed Flutes
- Romance & Juliet Fantasy Overture
- Symphony No 6 In B Minor Op 74
- Trepak
- Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy
- March
- Chinese Dance
- Miniature Overture
- 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 Napolitana / Rossini
- Polovtsian Dances / Borodin
- Dance Of The Hours / Ponchielli
- Habanera / Bizet
- Neapolitan Serenade / Di Capua
- Aria / Pucchini
- Verdi La Fosche / Verdi
- Votre Toast / Bizet
Hooked On Mozart - 4:09
- Rondo Alla Turca
- Piano Sonata In C Major
- Serenade No 13 In G Major - 'Eine Kleine Nachtmusik'
- Piano Concert No 21 In C Major
- Piano Sonata In C Major
- A Musical Joke
- Le Nozze Di Figaro
- Overture To Le Nozze Di Figaro
- Serenade No 13 In G Major - 'Eine Kleine Nachtmusik'
- Overture To Die Zauberflote
- Horn Concerto No 3 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 Via Pariseienne / Offenbach
- Gallop / Ponchielli
- Czardas / Monti
- La Vie Pariseienne / Offenbach
- Overture To Dichter Und Bauer / Suppé
- Can-Can (Reprise) / Offenbach