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18 Slavonic Dances, Op. 46
orchestra:
Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest (Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra)
conductor:
Bernard Haitink (conductor)
recording of:
Slavonic Dances, op. 46, B. 83: No. 8 in G minor (Furiant) (for orchestra)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1878-04 until 1878-08-22)
part of:
Slavonic Dances, op. 46, B. 83 (for orchestra)
Antonín Dvořák4:17
2Pictures at an Exhibition: Ballet of the Chickens in Their Shells
orchestra:
Rotterdams Philharmonisch Orkest (Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra)
recording of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: No. 5 "Ballet of the Chickens in their Eggs" (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer) (from 1874-06-02 until 1874-06-22)
arrangement of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: No. 5 “Балетъ невылупившихся птенцовъ” [Balet nevylupivshikhsya ptentsov] (Pictures at an Exhibition: IX. No. 5 "Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks", original piano version)
part of:
Pictures at an Exhibition (catch-all for arrangements)
Modest Mussorgsky1:11
3Lohengrin, Act III: Treulich geführt ziehet dahin
choir vocals:
MDR Rundfunkchor Leipzig
orchestra:
Staatskapelle Dresden (Dresden Symphonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Silvio Varviso (conductor)
recording of:
Lohengrin, WWV 75: Akt III, Szene I. „Treulich geführt ziehet dahin“ (Chor) (Lohengrin: Act III, Scene I. Bridal Chorus (Choir))
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1846 until 1848)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer)
part of:
Lohengrin, WWV 75: Akt III
Richard Wagner5:01
4Piano Concerto No. 1 in B Flat Minor: Allegro non troppo
piano:
Martha Argerich (Argentine pianist)
orchestra:
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks (Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Kirill Kondrashin (conductor)
recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso (1888 version, most often performed)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (from 1874-11 until 1875-02)
part of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23 (1888 version, most often performed)
revision of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso (1879 version, rarely performed)
revision of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: I. Andante non troppo e molto maestoso (original 1874/75 version, rarely performed)
Pyotr Tchaikovsky4:10
5Symphony No. 9 in E Minor: From the New World: Largo
orchestra:
Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest (Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra)
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (English conductor)
recording of:
Symfonie č. 9 e moll, op. 95 „Z Nového světa“: II. Largo (Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 “From the New World”: II. Largo)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1893-01-10 until 1893-05-24)
part of:
Symfonie č. 9 e moll, op. 95 „Z Nového světa“ (Symphony no. 9 in E minor, op. 95 “From the New World”)
Antonín Dvořák3:04
6Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar and Orchestra: Adagio
guitar:
Alexandre Lagoya (guitarist/composer)
orchestra:
Orchestre philharmonique de Monte‐Carlo (Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Antonio de Almeida (French conductor)
recording of:
Concierto de Aranjuez: II. Adagio
composer:
Joaquín Rodrigo (Spanish composer and virtuoso pianist) (in 1939)
part of:
Concierto de Aranjuez
Joaquín Rodrigo3:09
7The Nutcracker: Waltz of the Flowers
orchestra:
Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest (Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra)
conductor:
Antal Doráti (conductor)
recording of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II, Картина III, no. 13. Вальс цветов (The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act II, Scene III. Waltz of the flowers, valse des fleurs; waltz of the flowers)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II (The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act 2)
Pyotr Tchaikovsky6:45
8Songs Without Words: Spring Song
piano:
Werner Haas (classical pianist, NOT the 50s schlager singer Werner Hass)
recording of:
Lied ohne Worte A-Dur, op. 62 Nr. 6 (Song Without Words in A major, Op. 62 No. 6, Frühlingslied / Spring Song; original for piano)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (from 1842 until 1844)
part of:
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Thematisch-systematisches Verzeichnis der musikalischen Werke (MWV) (number: MWV U 161)
part of:
Lieder ohne Worte, op. 62 (Songs Without Words, op. 62, for piano)
Felix Mendelssohn2:21
9Violin Concerto in D: AllegroLudwig van Beethoven2:31
10Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in D Minor
orchestra:
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig (Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra)
conductor:
Kurt Masur (conductor)
recording of:
Hungarian Rhapsody for Orchestra no. 4 in D minor, S. 359/4 (for orchestra; Liszt/Doppler)
additional orchestrator:
Franz Doppler
orchestrator and composer:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor)
orchestration of:
19 Hungarian Rhapsodies, S. 244 / R. 106: No. 2 in C-sharp minor, S. 244 no. 2 (original piano solo version)
part of:
6 Hungarian Rhapsodies for Orchestra, S. 359
Franz Liszt4:53
11Symphony No. 9 in D Minor: Choral: Alla Marcia
choir vocals:
Netherlands Radio Choir
orchestra:
Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest (Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra)
conductor:
Bernard Haitink (conductor)
recording of:
Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”: II. Scherzo. Molto vivace – Presto
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1822 until 1824)
part of:
Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”
Ludwig van Beethoven2:33
12My Country: The Moldau
orchestra:
Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest (Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra)
conductor:
Antal Doráti (conductor)
recording of:
Má vlast: II. Vltava, JB 1:112/2 (Die Moldau)
composer:
Bedřich Smetana (composer) (from 1874-11-20 until 1874-12-08)
part of:
B. number catalogue by František Bartoš (number: B. 111)
is based on:
La Mantovana
part of:
Má vlast, JB 1:112 (My Country / My Fatherland)
Bedřich Smetana2:58
13Piano Sonata No. 2 in B Flat Minor: Marche funèbreFryderyk Chopin2:29
14Toccata and Fugue in D Minor
organ:
Daniel Chorzempa (organist)
recording of:
Toccata und Fuge d-Moll, BWV 565 (Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (first edition, 1950, BWV¹) (number: BWV 565) and Bach Compendium (number: BC J 37)
Johann Sebastian Bach3:18
15Serenade From String Quartet in F: Serenade: Andante CantabileJoseph Haydn3:22
16Gloria in D: Gloria in excelsis
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro La Fenice
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro La Fenice
conductor:
Vittorio Negri (conductor)
recording of:
Gloria in D major, RV 589: I. Gloria in excelsis Deo
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist)
part of:
Gloria in D major, RV 589
Antonio Vivaldi2:28
17Eine kleine Nachtmusik: Rondo: AllegroWolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:51
18Polonaise No. 3 in A: Military
piano:
Nikita Magaloff (pianist)
recording of:
Polonaise in A major, op. 40 no. 1 “Military”
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (in 1838)
part of:
List of numbered polonaises by Fryderyk Chopin (in composition date order) (number: 3)
part of:
Polonaises, op. 40
Fryderyk Chopin5:35
19The Planets: Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
orchestra:
Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest (Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor)
recording of:
The Planets, op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
composer:
Gustav Holst (composer) (from 1914 until 1916)
orchestration of:
The Planets, op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity (for two pianos)
part of:
The Planets, op. 32 (Suite for Large Orchestra)
Gustav Holst5:09
20The Stars and Stripes Forever
orchestra:
Eastman Philharmonia
conductor:
Howard Hanson (American composer and conductor)
recording of:
The Stars and Stripes Forever
composer:
John Philip Sousa (conductor and composer) (in 1896)
John Philip Sousa3:15