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1Mars, the Bringer of War from The Planets Suite for Large Orchestra, op. 32
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO)
conductor:
Sir Adrian Boult (conductor)
recording of:
The Planets, op. 32: I. Mars, the Bringer of War
composer:
Gustav Holst (composer) (from 1914 until 1916)
orchestration of:
The Planets, op. 32: I. Mars, the Bringer of War (for two pianos)
part of:
The Planets, op. 32 (Suite for Large Orchestra)
Gustav Holst6:51
2Nessun dorma! (None shall sleep) from Turandot
tenor vocals:
Mikhail Svetlov (operatic bass)
orchestra:
Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Rouslan Raychev (conductor)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto III, scena 1. Aria “Nessun dorma” (Calaf)
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 Puccini3:10
3Toccata from Toccata and Fugue in D minor BWV 565
organ:
Alexander Steinbach (organist)
recording of:
Toccata and Fugue in D minor "Dorian", BWV 538: I. Toccata
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Toccata and Fugue in D minor "Dorian", BWV 538
Johann Sebastian Bach3:16
4Promenade from Pictures at an Exhibition Suite
orchestra:
New Philharmonic Orchestra (Alfred Scholz related orchestra used on budget recordings)
conductor:
Claude Estrier (conductor)
partial recording of:
Tableaux d’une exposition (orchestrated by Ravel)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (classical composer) (in 1922)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (composer) (in 1874)
orchestration of:
Pictures at an Exhibition (original piano version)
Modest Mussorgsky1:40
5Piano Concerto no. 1 in B‐flat minor, op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso (part 1)
piano:
Milena Mollova (pianist)
orchestra:
Balkan State Orchestra
conductor:
Васил Стефанов (Bulgarian conductor)
partial recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso (original 1874/75 version)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Russian romantic composer) (from 1874-11 until 1875-02)
part of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23 (original 1874/75 version)
Peter Tchaikovsky4:32
6Prelude to Act 1 (The Toreadors) from Carmen
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Sofia National Opera
conductor:
Ivan Marinov (conductor)
recording of:
Carmen Suite no. 1: VI. Les Toréadors. Allegro giocoso (theme from Carmen: Prelude to Act I and Carmen: Act IV. « Les voici ! Voici la quadrille ! »)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer)
is based on:
Carmen : Acte IV. No. 26 « Les voici ! Voici la quadrille ! » (Chœur, les gamins, Escamillo, Carmen, Frasquita, Mercédès)
is based on:
Carmen : Prélude
part of:
Carmen Suite no. 1
Georges Bizet2:13
7Waltz from Swan Lake, op. 20 ballet
orchestra:
Russian State Symphony Orchestra (“Evgeny Svetlanov” / GASO) and Russian State Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Serge Tchaikov (conductor, unknown pseudonym, probably Alfred Scholz related)
recording of:
The Swan Lake (suite from the ballet), op. 20a: II. Valse
composer:
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Russian romantic composer) (in 1876)
part of:
The Swan Lake (suite from the ballet), op. 20a (Version A - 6 movements)
part of:
The Swan Lake (suite from the ballet), op. 20a (Version B - 8 movements)
Peter Tchaikovsky4:34
8Piano Concerto no. 21 in C major, K. 467: II. Andante
piano:
Marian Baumann (pianist)
orchestra:
Vienna Radio Orchestra (previously ORF-Symphonieorchester)
conductor:
Franz Huber (conductor)
recording of:
Concerto for Piano no. 21 in C major, K. 467: II. Andante
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (from 1785 until 1785-03-09)
part of:
Concerto for Piano no. 21 in C major, K. 467
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart7:11
9O for the wings of a dove: Hear my prayer ‐ Hymn
choir vocals:
St. Thomas’s Church Choir
soprano vocals:
David Boyd (boy soprano)
conductor:
Henry Newman (chorus master)
recording of:
Hear My Prayer: II. “O For the Wings of a Dove!” Con un poco più di moto
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1844)
translated version of:
O könnt’ ich fliegen (from “Hör mein Bitten” aka “O for the Wings of a Dove”)
part of:
Hear My Prayer
Felix Mendelssohn5:43
10Love theme from Romeo and Juliet Fantasy‐Overture
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Malcolm Sargent (conductor)
partial recording of:
Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture, TH 42, ČW 39 (1880 version, commonly performed)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Russian romantic composer) (in 1869)
revised by:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Russian romantic composer) (in 1870, in 1880)
dedicated to:
Милий Алексеевич Балакирев (composer, pianist, conductor)
part of:
The Tchaikovsky Handbook (number: TH 42) and Thematic and Bibliographical Catalogue of P. I. Čajkovskij's Works (number: ČW 39)
revision of:
Romeo and Juliet (1870, rarely performed)
Peter Tchaikovsky2:00
11Violin Concerto in E minor, op. 64: II. Andante
violin:
Stoika Milanova (violinist)
orchestra:
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Васил Стефанов (Bulgarian conductor)
partial recording of:
Violinkonzert in e-Moll, op. 64: II. Andante
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
Felix Mendelssohn1:22
12Dance of the Mirlitons from The Nutcracker Suite, op. 71a
orchestra:
Russian State Symphony Orchestra (“Evgeny Svetlanov” / GASO)
conductor:
Serge Tchaikov (conductor, unknown pseudonym, probably Alfred Scholz related)
recording of:
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: II. Danses caractéristiques: f) Danse des mirlitons. Moderato assai
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)
Peter Tchaikovsky2:33
13Capriccio espagnol, op. 34: Finale
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO)
conductor:
Walter Süsskind (conductor)
recording of:
Capriccio Espagnol, op. 34: V. Fandango asturiano
composer:
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (Nikolaï Rimski-Korsakov) (in 1887)
part of:
Каприччио на испанские темы, op. 34 (Capriccio espagnol)
Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov3:54
14Hungarian Dance no. 5 in G minor
orchestra:
Hamburg Philharmonic Orchestra (aka Philharmoniker Hamburg)
conductor:
Georg Fischer (keyboardist and conductor) and George Fischer (pianist and conductor)
recording of:
Hungarian Dance for Orchestra no. 5 in G minor: Allegro - Vivace (catch-all for unknown and one-off orchestrations)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (in 1868)
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 (catch-all for unknown and one-off orchestrations)
Johannes Brahms2:07
15Golliwog’s Cake‐Walk from Children’s Corner Suite
piano:
Nicholas York (pianist)
recording of:
Children’s Corner, L. 113: VI. Golliwogg’s Cake-Walk (original piano version)
composer:
Claude Debussy (from 1906 until 1908-07)
part of:
Children’s Corner, L. 113, CD 119 (original piano version)
Claude Debussy2:46
16Rhapsody in Blue: Andante
piano:
Boyan Vodenicharov (Bulgarian pianist and composer Boyan Vodenitcharov)
orchestra:
Balkan State Orchestra
conductor:
Jo Alfidi (pianist and conductor)
recording of:
Rhapsody in Blue (standard 1942 orchestration)
orchestrator:
Ferde Grofé (pianist, arranger, conductor and composer) (in 1942)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Ferde Grofé Music Publishing (New York), New World Music Co. and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
revision of:
Rhapsody in Blue (original 1924 jazz band version, less often performed)
George Gershwin6:14
17Boléro
orchestra:
Philharmonic Orchestra (probably another Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Claude Estrier (conductor)
partial recording of:
Boléro
composer:
Maurice Ravel (classical composer) (in 1928)
publisher:
Ed. Durand & Cie (1909–1947) and Soc. Arima (rights society?)
premiered at:
Palais Garnier in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1928-11-22)
part of:
Catalogue Marcel Marnat des œuvres de Maurice Ravel (number: M. 81)
Maurice Ravel7:45
18Waltz from Serenade for Strings, op. 48
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO)
conductor:
Walter Süsskind (conductor)
recording of:
Serenade for Strings in C major, op. 48: II. Waltz. Moderato - Tempo di valse
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Russian romantic composer) (in 1880)
part of:
Serenade for Strings in C major, op. 48
Peter Tchaikovsky3:45
19Rondo “Alla turca” from Piano Sonata no. 11 in A major, K. 331
piano:
Anneliese Schulhoff (pianist)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 11 in A major, K. 300i/331 “Alla Turca”: III. Rondo alla Turca. Allegretto
composed in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1778)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1783)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 11 in A major, K. 300i/331 “Alla Turca”
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:14
201812 Overture, op. 49: Closing section
orchestra:
Russian State Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Serge Tchaikov (conductor, unknown pseudonym, probably Alfred Scholz related)
partial recording of:
The Year 1812, Festival Overture in E-flat major, op. 49
premiered in:
Moscow, Russia (on 1882-08-20)
composer:
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!
Peter Tchaikovsky3:23
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