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1Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F: Allegro
orchestra:
I Musici
recording of:
Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 2 F-Dur, BWV 1047: I.
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 2 F-Dur, BWV 1047 (Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F major, BWV 1047)
Johann Sebastian Bach4:55
2Carmen Suite No 2: Habañera (Orchestral Version)
orchestra:
Orchestre de Paris
conductor:
Semyon Bychkov (conductor)
recording of:
Carmen Suite no. 2: II. Habanera
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer)
arranger:
Ernest Guiraud (French composer)
is based on:
Carmen : Acte I. No. 5 Habanera « L’amour est un oiseau rebelle » (Carmen, chœur)
part of:
Carmen Suite no. 2
Georges Bizet1:39
3Symphony No. 40 in G Minor: Molto allegro
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century
conductor:
Frans Brüggen (recorder player, baroque flautist, conductor)
recording of:
Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K. 550 “Great”: I. Allegro molto (catch-all for arrangements and unknown versions)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
arrangement of:
Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K. 550 “Great”: I. Allegro molto (2nd version)
part of:
Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K. 550 “Great” (catch-all for arrangements and unknown versions)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart7:02
4Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini, Op. 43: Variations 11-18
piano:
Bella Davidovich (pianist)
orchestra:
Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest (Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra)
conductor:
Neeme Järvi (Estonian conductor)
partial recording of:
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43 (for piano and orchestra)
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (from 1934-07-03 until 1934-08-18)
premiered at:
[concert] (1934-11-07)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Ltd (in 1934)
premiered at:
Modell Performing Arts Center at the Lyric in Baltimore, Maryland, United States (on 1934-11-07)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 9) and Works of Sergei Rachmaninoff by opus number (number: op. 43)
is based on:
24 Caprices for Solo Violin, op. 1, MS 25: No. 24 in A minor: Tema con variazioni. Quasi presto
quotes music from:
Dies Irae (plainchant)
Sergei Rachmaninoff2:33
5Minuet From String Quintet in E, Op.13 No 5
orchestra:
I Musici
recording of:
Quintet in E major, G. 275, op. 11 no. 5: III. Minuetto (con un poco di moto)
composer:
Luigi Boccherini (Italian composer) (in 1771)
part of:
Quintet in E major, G. 275, op. 11 no. 5
Luigi Boccherini4:03
6Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring, BWV 147
oboe:
Neil Black (oboist)
choir vocals:
St. Paul’s Cathedral Choir (London)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Barry Rose (organist / choirmaster)
recording of:
Kantate, BWV 147 “Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben”: Teil II, X. Choral “Jesus bleibet meine Freude” (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring; catch‐all for arrangements and unknown orchestrations)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
arrangement of:
Kantate, BWV 147 „Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben“: Teil II, X. Choral „Jesus bleibet meine Freude“ (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring)
Johann Sebastian Bach3:10
7Moonlight Sonata: Adagio sostenuto
piano:
Claudio Arrau (pianist)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”: I. Adagio sostenuto
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1801)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”
Ludwig van Beethoven6:46
8La Gioconda: Dance of the Hours
orchestra:
Staatskapelle Dresden (Dresden Symphonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Silvio Varviso (conductor)
recording of:
La Gioconda: Atto III, scena 2. Danza delle ore
composer:
Amilcare Ponchielli (composer)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
La Gioconda: Atto III. Cà d'Oro
Amilcare Ponchielli1:23
9Liebesfreud
piano:
István Hajdu (pianist)
violin:
Arthur Grumiaux (Belgian violinist)
recording of:
Liebesfreud (for violin and piano)
composer:
Fritz Kreisler (Austrian‐American violinist and composer)
publisher:
Schott Music International (publisher; do not use as label) and ショット・ミュージック 株式会社 Dept. 3 (Schott Music Corporation Dept. 3)
part of:
Alt-Wiener Tanzweisen (for violin and piano)
Fritz Kreisler3:23
10Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G Minor
orchestra:
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig (Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra)
conductor:
Kurt Masur (conductor)
recording of:
21 Hungarian Dances for Orchestra, WoO 1: No. 5 in G minor (Allegro) (catch-all for unknown and one-off orchestrations)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (from 1858 until 1868)
orchestration of:
Hungarian Dances for piano, 4 hands, WoO 1, Book 1, No. 5 in F-sharp minor: Allegro – Vivace
part of:
21 Hungarian Dances for Orchestra, WoO 1 (catch-all for unknown and one-off orchestrations)
Johannes Brahms2:43
11Aida: Triumphal March
choir vocals:
Chor der Staatsoper Dresden (Dresden State Opera Chorus)
orchestra:
Staatskapelle Dresden (Dresden Symphonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Silvio Varviso (conductor)
recording of:
Aida: Atto II, scena 2. Marcia trionfale (orchestra) (Triumphal march, Triumphmarsch)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Akt II
part of:
Aida: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi3:52
12Symphony Fantastique Op. 14: Marche au supplice
orchestra:
Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest (Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra)
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (English conductor)
recording of:
Symphonie fantastique, op. 14: IV. Marche au supplice
composer:
Hector Berlioz (French composer) (in 1830)
part of:
Symphonie fantastique, op. 14 : Épisode de la vie d’un artiste … en cinq parties
Hector Berlioz6:48
13Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64: Allegro molto appassionato
violin:
Henryk Szeryng (violinist)
orchestra:
Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest (Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra)
conductor:
Bernard Haitink (conductor)
recording of:
Violinkonzert in e-Moll, op. 64: I. Allegro molto appassionato (Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in E minor, op. 64: I. Allegro molto appassionato)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (from 1838 until 1844-09-16)
revised by:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1845)
part of:
Violinkonzert in e-Moll, op. 64 (Violin Concerto in E minor, op. 64)
Felix Mendelssohn3:19
14Orpheus in the Underworld (Orphée aux enfers)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor)
recording of:
Orphée aux enfers : Can-can (Ouverture / Acte II. Galop infernal) (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
is based on:
Orphée aux Enfers: Acte II, Scene 2. Galop Infernal (Orpheus in the Underworld: Infernal Galop, widely known as “Can-can”)
Jacques Offenbach1:46
15Peer Gynt, Op. 23: In the Hall of the Mountain King
orchestra:
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig (Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra)
conductor:
Kurt Masur (conductor)
recording of:
Peer Gynt, op. 23: 2. akt: I Dovregubbens hall
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1875)
librettist:
Henrik Ibsen (in 1867)
part of:
Peer Gynt, op. 23
Edvard Grieg2:23
16Sicilenne
orchestra:
Rotterdams Philharmonisch Orkest (Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
David Zinman (conductor)
recording of:
Sicilienne, op. 78 (original; for cello and piano)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer)
part of:
Works of Gabriel Fauré by opus number (number: op. 78)
Gabriel Fauré3:23
17Nulla in mundo pax, R. 630
harpsichord:
Jeffrey Tate (conductor)
soprano vocals:
Elly Ameling (soprano)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Vittorio Negri (conductor)
recording of:
Nulla in mundo pax sincera, RV 630: I. Aria “Nulla in mundo pax”. Larghetto
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist)
part of:
Nulla in mundo pax sincera, RV 630
Antonio Vivaldi2:36
18Recuerdos de la Alhambra
guitar:
Pepe Romero (classical and flamenco guitarist)
recording of:
Recuerdos de la Alhambra (Memories of the Alhambra)
composer:
Francisco Tárrega (Spanish composer and guitarist)
Francisco Tárrega3:32
19Adagio From Spartacus
orchestra:
Kirov Orchestra (Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra, fka Kirov Orchestra till 1992)
conductor:
Valery Gergiev (conductor)
recording of:
Spartacus: Adagio of Spartacus & Phrygia
composer:
Aram Khachaturian (Soviet-Armenian composer) (in 1955)
part of:
Spartacus, op. 82
Sergei Prokofiev2:51
20Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30
violin:
Herman Krebbers (violinist)
orchestra:
Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest (Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra)
conductor:
Bernard Haitink (conductor)
recording of:
Also sprach Zarathustra, op. 30: I. Einleitung (Sonnenaufgang)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (in 1896)
publisher:
Peters Edition Ltd.
part of:
Also sprach Zarathustra, op. 30 (TrV 176)
Richard Strauss2:01
21Romeo and Juliet: Dance of the Knights
orchestra:
Kirov Orchestra (Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra, fka Kirov Orchestra till 1992)
conductor:
Valery Gergiev (conductor)
recording of:
Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I, Scene II. No. 13. Dance of the Knights
composer:
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев (Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer)
part of:
Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I
Sergei Prokofiev5:21
22Ouverture solenelle 1812, Op. 69
orchestra:
Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest (Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra)
conductor:
Bernard Haitink (conductor)
recording of:
The Year 1812, Festival Overture in E-flat major, op. 49
premiered in:
Moscow, Russia (on 1882-08-20)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (from 1880-09 until 1880-11)
part of:
The Tchaikovsky Handbook (number: TH 49), Thematic and Bibliographical Catalogue of P. I. Čajkovskij's Works (number: ČW 46) and Works of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky by opus number (number: op. 49)
is based on:
Боже, Царя храни! (God Save the Tsar!)
quotes music from:
Troparion of the Holy Cross
quotes music from:
La Marseillaise (national anthem of France)
quotes music from:
Боже, Царя храни! (God Save the Tsar!)
Pyotr Tchaikovsky2:30
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