Les 150 plus belles mélodies

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1La Moldau
partial 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 Smetana2:30
2Humoresque
orchestra:
London Promenade Orchestra (before it became known as the National Philharmonic Orchestra in ca. 1971)
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
recording of:
Humoresque, op. 10 no. 2 (orch. Stokowski)
orchestrator:
Leopold Stokowski (conductor)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Russian romantic composer) (from 1871-12 until 1872-01)
orchestration of:
Deux morceaux, op. 10: No. 2. Humoresque in G major
Antonín Dvořák3:16
3Danse hongroise n°5
engineer:
István Berényi (engineer) (in 1988-03)
producer:
Jenő Simon (in 1988-03)
orchestra:
Budapest Symphony Orchestra (unspecified orchestra, probably Alfred Scholz related) and Budapest Symphony Orchestra (a.k.a. Budapest Symphony) (from 1988-03-21 until 1988-03-26)
conductor:
István Bogár (from 1988-03-21 until 1988-03-26)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Pacific Music Co., Ltd. (in 1988)
recorded at:
Instituto Italiano di Cultura in Budapest, Hungary (from 1988-03-21 until 1988-03-26)
recording of:
Hungarian Dances for orchestra, WoO 1, Book 1, No. 5 in G minor: Allegro - Vivace (orch. Schmeling) (from 1988-03-21 until 1988-03-26)
orchestrator:
Martin Schmeling
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer)
publisher:
Breitkopf & Härtel
orchestration of:
Hungarian Dances for piano, 4 hands, WoO 1, Book 1, No. 5 in F-sharp minor: Allegro – Vivace
part of:
Hungarian Dances for orchestra (Schmeling orchestration)
Johannes Brahms2:14
4Airs bohémiens
partial recording of:
Zigeunerweisen, op. 20 (for violin and orchestra)
composer:
Pablo de Sarasate (violinist and composer) (in 1878)
part of:
Works of Pablo de Sarasate by opus number (number: op. 20)
arrangement of:
Zigeunerweisen, op. 20 (for violin and piano)
Pablo de Sarasate3:00
5Danse slave n°8
producer:
Günter Appenheimer (producer/engineer) and Teije van Geest (engineer/producer)
orchestra:
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra (Slovak Philharmonic, Bratislava) (from 1988-03-19 until 1988-03-22)
conductor:
Zdeněk Košler (conductor) (from 1988-03-19 until 1988-03-22)
recorded at:
Concert Hall of the Slovak Philharmonic in Bratislava, Bratislavský kraj, Slovakia (from 1988-03-19 until 1988-03-22)
recording of:
Slavonic Dances, op. 72: No. 7 in C major: Allegro vivace (for orchestra) (from 1988-03-19 until 1988-03-22)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1886-11 until 1887-01-05)
premiered at:
[concert] (1887-01-06)
part of:
Slawische Tänze, op. 72, B. 147 (for orchestra)
Antonín Dvořák3:13
6Marche hongroise, de "La Damnation de Faust"
recording of:
La Damnation de Faust, op. 24: Première Partie, scène 3. “Marche hongroise” (Rákóczi March)
composer:
Hector Berlioz (composer)
part of:
La Damnation de Faust, op. 24: Première Partie
Hector Berlioz2:14
7Joue, tzigane !, de "Comtesse Maritza"
Imre Kálmán2:14
8Chansons que ma mère m'apprenait
violin:
Patrice Fontanarosa
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Douglas Gamley (film composer)
recording of:
Gipsy Songs, op. 55: IV. Songs My Mother Taught Me (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1880-01 until 1880-02)
arrangement of:
Gipsy Songs, op. 55: IV. Songs My Mother Taught Me (for voice and piano)
Antonín Dvořák3:10
9Largo de la Symphonie du Nouveau Monde
orchestra:
Philharmonic Symphony of London
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
partial recording of:
Symfonie č. 9 e moll, op. 95 „Z Nového světa“: 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“
Antonín Dvořák3:40
10Chanson de Solveig, de "Peer Gynt"
Edvard Grieg2:39
11Sur les ailes du chant
Felix Mendelssohn2:54
12Rhapsodie suédoise
recording of:
Swedish Rhapsody no. 1, op. 19 “Midsommarvaka”
composer:
Hugo Alfvén (composer and conductor) (in 1903)
part of:
Works of Hugo Alfvén by opus number (number: op. 19)
Hugo Alfvén2:12
13Finlandia
orchestra:
Philharmonic Symphony of London
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
recording of:
Finlandia, op. 26 (for orchestra)
premiered in:
Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland (on 1900-07-02)
composer:
Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer) (in 1899)
revised by:
Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer) (in 1900)
premiered at:
Konsertti (1900-07-02)
publisher:
Breitkopf & Härtel (in 1905)
part of:
Works of Jean Sibelius by opus number (number: op. 26)
version of:
Sanomalehdistön päivien musiikki, op. 25/26: VII. Tableau 6. Finland Awakes
Jean Sibelius2:13
14Choeur des chasseurs, du "Freischütz"
Carl Maria von Weber2:44
15Méditation, de "Thaïs"
violin:
Michael Davis (classical violinist)
orchestra:
Philharmonic Symphony of London
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
recording of:
Thaïs: Acte II. Entr’acte “Méditation” (original; for solo violin and orchestra)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer) (in 1894)
part of:
Thaïs: Acte II
Jules Massenet5:06
16Panis Angelicus
recording of:
Messe solennelle en la majeur, op. 12 : V. Panis Angelicus
lyricist:
St. Thomas Aquinas
composer:
César Franck (Belgian-born French composer) (in 1860)
part of:
Messe solennelle en la majeur, op. 12
César Franck3:10
17Jésus, que ma joie demeure
brass:
St. Louis Brass Quintet
orchestra:
St. Louis Brass Quintet
recording of:
Kantate, BWV 147 “Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben”: Teil II, X. Choral “Jesus bleibet meine Freude” (Jesu, Joy of Mans 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 Bach3:50
18Canon
Johann Pachelbel2:54
19Adagio
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni3:15
20Largo, de "Xerxes"
Georg Friedrich Händel2:10
21Ave Maria
arranger:
Charles Gounod (French composer)
Charles‐François Gounod3:04
22Prière du soir, de "Hänsel et Gretel"
orchestra:
Philharmonic Symphony of London
conductor:
Nick Ingman
recording of:
Hänsel und Gretel: Akt II, 2. Szene. “Abends, will ich schlafen gehn” (Hänsel, Gretel) (Nachtgebet / Evening Prayer / Prière du soir)
composer:
Engelbert Humperdinck (German composer) (from 1891 until 1892)
librettist:
Adelheid Wette (German lyricist)
part of:
Hänsel und Gretel (original german lyrics)
Engelbert Humperdinck2:57
23Dans les jardins d'une monastère
recording of:
In a Monastery Garden
composer:
Albert Ketèlbey (English composer) (in 1915)
Albert William Ketèlbey3:02
24Ave Verum Corpus
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Singers (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir)
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
recording of:
Ave verum corpus, K. 618 (for chorus, string and organ)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
part of:
Köchelverzeichnis (original numbering) (number: 618) and Köchelverzeichnis (sixth edition, 1964, K⁶) (number: 618)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:48
25Air sur la corde en sol
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
recording of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068: II. Air (Air on the G string)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1730)
part of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068
Johann Sebastian Bach4:03