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1Carmina burana: “O Fortuna” (Old Spice)
choir vocals:
RIAS-Chor (in 1984)
orchestra:
Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin (fka RIAS‐Symphonie‐Orchester, 1946–1956 / Radio‐Symphonie‐Orchester Berlin, 1956–1993) (in 1984)
conductor:
Riccardo Chailly (conductor) (in 1984)
recording of:
Carmina Burana: Fortuna imperatrix mundi: I. O Fortuna (in 1984)
composer:
Carl Orff (composer) (in 1936)
publisher:
B. Schott’s Söhne (publisher; do not use as label)
version of:
O Fortuna (Poem, CB 17)
part of:
Carmina Burana: Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi
Carl Orff2:35
2Symphony No. 9 in E minor “From the New World”. Il. Largo (Hovis Bread)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (in 1980)
conductor:
Kirill Kondrashin (conductor) (in 1980)
recording of:
Symfonie č. 9 e moll, op. 95 „Z Nového světa“: II. Largo (in 1980)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1893-01-10 until 1893-05-24)
part of:
Symfonie č. 9 e moll, op. 95 „Z Nového světa“
Antonín Dvořák11:04
3Simple Symphony, op. 4: II. Playful Pizzicato (Royal Bank of Scotland)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (in 1969)
conductor:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1969)
recording of:
Simple Symphony, op. 4: II. Playful Pizzicato (in 1969)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (from 1933-12 until 1934-02)
part of:
Simple Symphony, op. 4
Benjamin Britten3:06
4Lakmé: Flower Duet “Dôme épais le jasmin” (British Airways)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Mallika]:
Jane Berbié (mezzo-soprano) (on 1967-10-12)
soprano vocals [Lakmé]:
Joan Sutherland (soprano) (on 1967-10-12)
orchestra:
Orchestre national de l'Opéra de Monte-Carlo (on 1967-10-12)
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist) (on 1967-10-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (for copyrights use only!) (in 1968)
recording of:
Lakmé : Acte I. No. 2 Duetto « Viens, Mallika, les lianes en fleurs … Dôme épais le jasmin » (Lakmé, Mallika) (on 1967-10-12)
composer:
Léo Delibes (composer)
librettist:
Philippe Gille and Edmond Gondinet
publisher:
Jenkinsongs Ltd.
part of:
Lakmé : Acte I
recording of:
Lakmé: Flower Duet (catch-all for arrangements) (in 1968)
composer:
Léo Delibes (composer)
arrangement of:
Lakmé : Acte I. No. 2 Duetto « Viens, Mallika, les lianes en fleurs … Dôme épais le jasmin » (Lakmé, Mallika)
Léo Delibes5:06
5Romeo and Juliet: Dance of the Knights (L’egoiste)
orchestra:
The Cleveland Orchestra (in 1973)
conductor:
Lorin Maazel (conductor) (in 1973)
recording of:
Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I. Scene II. No. 13. Dance of the Knights (in 1973)
composer:
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев (Russian composer)
part of:
Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I
Sergei Prokofiev5:14
6Cantata No. 140: Sleepers Awake (Choral variation, arr. Bantock) (Lloyd’s Bank)
orchestra:
New Symphony Orchestra of London (often referred to as just The New Symphony Orchestra) (in 1973)
conductor:
Raymond Agoult (Hungarian, London-based conductor and composer) (in 1973)
recording of:
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140: I. Coro "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme" (catch-all for arrangements) (in 1973)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
arrangement of:
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140: I. Coro "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme"
Johann Sebastian Bach2:29
7Cello Concerto in E minor, op. 84: I. Adagio – Moderato (Buxton Natural Mineral Water)
cello:
Lynn Harrell (cellist) (in 1980)
orchestra:
The Cleveland Orchestra (in 1980)
conductor:
Lorin Maazel (conductor) (in 1980)
recording of:
Cello Concerto in E minor, op. 85: I. Adagio – Moderato (in 1980)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (from 1918 until 1919)
part of:
Cello Concerto in E minor, op. 85
Edward Elgar8:01
8Requiem: Dies irae (Today Newspaper)
choir vocals:
Chor der Wiener Staatsoper (in 1968)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (in 1968)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (in 1968)
recording of:
Messa da requiem: IIa. Dies irae: Dies irae (coro) (in 1968)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1874)
part of:
Messa da requiem: II. Dies irae (quartetto solista, coro) (full sequenza)
Giuseppe Verdi2:24
9Peer Gynt: Morning Mood (Nescafé)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (in 1962)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (in 1962)
recording of:
Peer Gynt, op. 23: 4. akt, prelude: Morgenstemning (in 1962)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1875)
librettist:
Henrik Ibsen (in 1867)
part of:
Peer Gynt, op. 23
Edvard Grieg4:01
10Symphony No. 7: II. Nachtmusik (Castrol GTX)
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra (in 1971)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (in 1971)
recording of:
Symphony no. 7 in E minor “Lied der Nacht”: IV. Nachtmusik II. Andante amoroso (in 1971)
composer:
Gustav Mahler (composer) (from 1904 until 1905)
part of:
Symphony no. 7 in E minor “Lied der Nacht”
Gustav Mahler15:46
11Turandot: “Nessun dorma” (compl. Alfano) (Burger King)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (in 1980)
conductor:
Jesús López Cobos (in 1980)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto III, scena 1. Aria “Nessun dorma” (Calaf) (in 1980)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1921-03 until 1924-03)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
publisher:
Casa Ricordi BMG S.p.A. and Ed. G. Ricordi & Cia. SpA
part of:
Turandot: Atto III
Giacomo Puccini2:58
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1Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: Air on the G String (Hamlet Cigars)
orchestra:
Stuttgarter Kammerorchester (in 1967)
conductor:
Karl Münchinger (German conductor) (in 1967)
recording of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068: II. Air (Air on the G string) (in 1967)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1730)
part of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068
Johann Sebastian Bach3:50
2La Gioconda: Dance of the Hours (extract) (JIF Cleaner)
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera) (in 1980)
conductor:
Bruno Bartoletti (conductor) (in 1980)
partial recording of:
La Gioconda: Atto III, scena 2. Danza delle ore (in 1980)
composer:
Amilcare Ponchielli (composer)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Fantasia (Disney soundtrack)
part of:
La Gioconda: Atto III. Cà d'Oro
Amilcare Ponchielli3:32
3Pavane (Lux Soap)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (in 1982)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) (in 1982)
recording of:
Pavane in F-sharp minor, op. 50 (for orchestra and (optional) chorus) (in 1982)
lyricist:
Robert de Montesquiou
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (in 1887)
arrangement of:
Pavane, op. 50 (for piano and chorus)
Gabriel Fauré13:11
4Tosca: “Mario! Mario! Mario!” … “Qual occhio al mondo” (Pretty Polly)
soprano vocals:
Leontyne Price (soprano) (in 1963)
tenor vocals:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (in 1963)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (in 1963)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (in 1963)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto I. “Mario! Mario! Mario!... Son qui!” (Tosca, Cavaradossi) (in 1963)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto I
Giacomo Puccini5:11
5Coppélia: Mazurka (The Guardian)
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera) (in 1986)
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist) (in 1986)
recording of:
Coppélia : Tableau I, no. 3. Mazurka (in 1986)
composer:
Léo Delibes (composer) (in 1870)
part of:
Coppélia : Tableau I
Léo Delibes4:11
6Symphony No. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastoral”: V. Allegretto ‘’Shepherds’ Thanksgiving After the Storm’’ (Blue Riband Margarine)
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra (in 1989)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (in 1989)
recording of:
Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastorale”: V. Allegretto “Shepherds’ song: Cheerful and thankful feelings after the storm” (in 1989)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1808)
part of:
Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastorale”
Ludwig van Beethoven9:47
7Il trovatore: Anvil Chorus “Vedi! Le fosche notturne” (Lee Jeans)
choir vocals:
London Opera Chorus (in 1964)
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera) (in 1964)
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist) (in 1964)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto II, scena 1. “Vedi! Le fosche notturne” (zingari) (“Anvil Chorus”) (in 1964)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto II. La gitana
Giuseppe Verdi2:50
8Gymnopédie No. 1 (orch. Debussy) (Bournville Selection)
orchestra:
Orchestre symphonique de Montréal (in 1989)
conductor:
Charles Dutoit (conductor) (in 1989)
recording of:
Gymnopédies: I. Lent et grave (Satie: Gymnopédie No. 3 orchestrated by Debussy) (in 1989)
orchestrator:
Claude Debussy (in 1897)
composer:
Erik Satie (French composer) (in 1888)
orchestration of:
Troisième Gymnopédie: Lent et grave
part of:
Gymnopédies (orchestrated by Debussy)
Erik Satie2:51
9The Planets: Jupiter (Dulux Weathershield)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) (in 1979)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (in 1979)
recording of:
The Planets, op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity (in 1979)
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 Holst7:16
10Gianni Schicchi: “O mio babbino caro” (Pentium)
soprano vocals [Lauretta]:
Renata Tebaldi (soprano) (in 1962-07)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (in 1962-07)
conductor:
Lamberto Gardelli (conductor) (in 1962-07)
recording of:
Gianni Schicchi: “O mio babbino caro” (Lauretta) (in 1962-07)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giovacchino Forzano
publisher:
Casa Ricordi BMG S.p.A. and G. Ricordi & Co. (London) Ltd.
part of:
Gianni Schicchi
Giacomo Puccini2:08
11Mà vlast (My Country): Vltava (The Moldau) (Peugeot)
orchestra:
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (in 1979)
conductor:
Walter Weller (violinist and conductor) (in 1979)
recording of:
Má vlast: II. Vltava, JB 1:112/2 (Die Moldau) (in 1979)
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 Smetana1:17:48
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1The Force of Destiny: Overture (Stella Artois)
orchestra:
Los Angeles Philharmonic (in 1972-05)
conductor:
Zubin Mehta (conductor) (in 1972-05)
recording of:
La forza del destino: Sinfonia (in 1972-05)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
La forza del destino
Giuseppe Verdi7:31
2Rinaldo: “Lascia ch’io pianga la sorte mia” (ed. Leppard) (Harrods Sale)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Almirena]:
Bernadette Greevy (Irish mezzo-soprano) (in 1966)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (in 1966)
conductor:
Raymond Leppard (conductor and harpsichordist) (in 1966)
recording of:
Rinaldo, HWV 7a: Atto II, Scene IV, no. 22. Aria “Lascia ch’io pianga mia cruda sorte” (Almirena) (in 1966)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1711)
librettist:
Giacomo Rossi
part of:
Rinaldo, HWV 7a: Atto II
George Frideric Handel4:45
3Swan Lake: Dance of the Little Swans (Batchelors)
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra (in 1989)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (in 1989)
recording of:
Swan Lake: Dance of the Little Swans (in 1989)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Russian romantic composer)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky1:35
4The Draughtman’s Contract: “Chasing Sheep Is Best Left to Shepherds” (Walkers Crisps)
performer:
Michael Nyman Band (in 1992)
recording of:
Chasing Sheep Is Best Left to Shepherds (The Draughtman’s Contract) (in 1992)
composer:
Michael Nyman (composer)
part of:
The Draughtman’s Contract
Michael Nyman5:04
5Madama Butterfly: “Un bel dì” (One Fine Day) (Twinnings Tea)
soprano vocals [Butterfly]:
Sylvia Sass (Hungarian soprano) (in 1977)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (in 1977)
conductor:
Lamberto Gardelli (conductor) (in 1977)
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “Un bel dì, vedremo” (Butterfly) (in 1977)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II (also: Atto II, parte 1)
Giacomo Puccini4:35
6Sylvia: Pizzicato (Mazola Pure Corn Oil)
orchestra:
New Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976) (in 1974)
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist) (in 1974)
recording of:
Sylvia: Ballet Suite: III. Pizzicati (in 1974)
composer:
Léo Delibes (composer) (from 1876 until 1880)
part of:
Sylvia: Ballet Suite
Léo Delibes3:09
7Canon in D major (International Wool Secretariat)
orchestra:
Stuttgarter Kammerorchester (in 1985)
conductor:
Karl Münchinger (German conductor) (in 1985)
recording of:
Canon and Gigue in D major, T. 377: I. Canon (in 1985)
composer:
Johann Pachelbel (composer)
part of:
Canon and Gigue in D major, T. 377
Johann Pachelbel4:34
8The Barber of Seville: “Largo al factotum” (Fiat Strada)
baritone vocals [Figaro]:
Sherrill Milnes (baritone) (on 1972-02-03)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) (on 1972-02-03)
conductor:
Silvio Varviso (conductor) (on 1972-02-03)
recording of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I, N°2. Cavatina “Largo al factotum” (Figaro) (Arie des Figaro) (on 1972-02-03)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Cesare Sterbini
part of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I
Gioachino Rossini4:54
9Songs of the Auvergne: Bailèro (Dubonnet)
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano) (in 1983)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (in 1983)
conductor:
Jeffrey Tate (conductor) (in 1983)
recording of:
Chants d'Auvergne: Première Série: No. 2. Baïlèro (in 1983)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Joseph Canteloube
part of:
Chants d'Auvergne: Première Série
Joseph Canteloube6:45
10Enigma Variations, op. 36: Nimrod. Adagio (St Bruno Tobacco)
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra (in 1976)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (in 1976)
recording of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36: IX. Nimrod (Adagio) (in 1976)
publisher:
Sir Edward Elgar (dec’d) (composer)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1899)
dedicated to:
Augustus J. Jaeger
part of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36
Edward Elgar3:10
11Symphony No. 9 in E minor “From the New World”. I. Adagio – Allegro molto (Pedigree Chum)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (in 1980)
conductor:
Kirill Kondrashin (conductor) (in 1980)
recording of:
Symfonie č. 9 e moll, op. 95 „Z Nového světa“: I. Adagio — Allegro molto (in 1980)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1893-01-10 until 1893-05-24)
part of:
Symfonie č. 9 e moll, op. 95 „Z Nového světa“
Antonín Dvořák11:14
12The Nutcracker: Dance of the Reed‐Pipes (Cadbury’s Fruit and Nut)
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra (in 1986)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (in 1986)
recording of:
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: II. Danses caractéristiques: f) Danse des mirlitons. Moderato assai (in 1986)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Russian romantic composer)
part of:
Fantasia (Disney soundtrack)
part of:
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: II. Danses caractéristiques
revision of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II, Картина III, no. 12e. Дивертисмент (д) Танец пастушков (Dance of the shepherds)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky2:40
13Peer Gynt: In the Hall of the Mountain King (Drambuie – Alton Towers)
orchestra:
San Francisco Symphony (in 1989)
conductor:
Herbert Blomstedt (in 1989)
recording of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: IV. I Dovregubbens hall (in 1989)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1875)
revised by:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1888)
version of:
Peer Gynt, op. 23: 2. akt: I Dovregubbens hall
part of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46
Edvard Grieg2:43
14Victory (Raymond Weill Geneva Watches)
string quartet:
Bond (female neo-classical quartet) (in 2000)
arranger:
Mike Batt
recording of:
Victory (in 2000)
composer:
Tonči Huljić
is based on:
Aureliano in Palmira: Sinfonia
Tonči Huljić3:25