Presto 2 is written and presented by Pierre Charvet, of France5, where Presto is a regular TV programme designed to familiarise viewers with classical music.

Directed by François-René Martin of Mirare, Presto uses split-screen technology and graphic animation by Gregoire Pont to illustrate four centuries of music, played by François Xavier Roth and his orchestra Les Siècles.

Contents:
- Charpentier: Overture Te Deum
- Chopin: Prélude No.20 (Philippe Giusiano)
- Bizet: Habanera from Carmen
- Mozart: Symphony No.40
- Barber: Adagio for strings
- Tchaikovsky: Prelude Swan Lake
- Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite
- Lully: Marche pour la cérémonie des Turcs
- Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance
- Handel: Sarabande
- Schubert: Trout Quintet (Quatuor Ebène, Esther Brayer & Jean-Frédéric Neuburger)
- Brahms: Symphony No.3
- Schubert/Liszt: Ständchen (Brigitte Engerer)
- Bach: Aria from the 3rd Orchestral Suite
- Prokofiev: Dance of the Knights, Romeo & Juliette
- Mahler: Adagietto, Symphony No.5
- Vivaldi: Nisi Dominus (with Carlos Mena)
- Chopin: Etude No.3 (Philippe Giusiano)
- Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No.2 (Philippe Bianconi)
- Ravel: Boléro