100 Popular Classics

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▶CD 2: Volume Two

▼CD 3: Volume Three
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	O Fortuna from Carmina Burana choir vocals: University College Cardiff Choir orchestra: Cardiff Symphony Orchestra conductor: Clifford Bunford recording of: Carmina Burana: Fortuna imperatrix mundi: I. O Fortuna 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 Orff		2:41
2	Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini: 18th Variation piano: Anna Noteva (pianist) and Daniel Petrov (pianist) orchestra: Russian State Symphony Orchestra and Государственный академический симфонический оркестр России (“Evgeny Svetlanov” / GASO) conductor: Serge Tchaikov (conductor, unknown pseudonym, probably Alfred Scholz related) recording of: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: Variation XVIII: Andante cantabile composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (from 1934-07-03 until 1934-08-18) part of: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43 (for piano and orchestra)	Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff		2:48
3	Linden Lea piano: Roger Steptoe baritone vocals: Peter Savidge recording of: Linden Lea lyricist: William Barnes (English writer) composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1901)	Ralph Vaughan Williams		2:18
4	Lullaby piano: Nicholas York (pianist) recording of: 5 Lieder, op. 49: Nr. 4. Wiegenlied "Guten Abend, gute Nacht" (for voice and piano) lyricist: "Des Knaben Wunderhorn" (special purpose artist) and Georg Scherer composer: Johannes Brahms (German composer) (in 1868) dedicated to: Bertha Faber premiered at: [concert] (1869-12-22) part of: 5 Lieder, op. 49 recording of: Wiegenlied (for piano solo, Grainger) composer: Johannes Brahms (German composer) arranger: Percy Grainger arrangement of: 5 Lieder, op. 49: Nr. 4. Wiegenlied "Guten Abend, gute Nacht" (for voice and piano)	Johannes Brahms		2:24
5	Adagio for strings orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) conductor: Walter Süsskind (conductor) recording of: Adagio for Strings orchestrator: Samuel Barber (American orchestral, choral, opera & piano composer) (in 1938) composer: Samuel Barber (American orchestral, choral, opera & piano composer) (in 1936) premiered at: [radio broadcast] (1938-11-05) publisher: G. Schirmer Inc. arrangement of: String Quartet, op. 11: II. Molto adagio	Samuel Barber		8:40
6	Slow movement from Piano Concerto No.2 in F piano: Daniel Petrov (pianist) orchestra: Vienna Symphony Orchestra conductor: Eduard van Lindenberg recording of: Piano Concerto no. 2 in F major, op. 102: II. Andante composer: Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович (composer) (in 1957) part of: Piano Concerto no. 2 in F major, op. 102	Dmitri Shostakovich		5:57
7	Vocalise piano: Nicholas York (pianist) recording of: Vocalise, op. 34 no. 14 (arr. for piano by Richard Tilling) composer: Sergei Rachmaninov (Russian composer) arranger: Richard Tilling	Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff		5:46
8	Che gelida manina (Your tiny hand is frozen) from La Boheme tenor vocals: Nikola Nikolov (operatic tenor) orchestra: Balkan State Opera Orchestra conductor: Ivan Marinov (conductor) recording of: La bohème: Atto I, no. 6. “Che gelida manina!” (Rodolfo) composer: Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (in 1896) librettist: Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica part of: La bohème: Atto I. In soffitta (Puccini)	Giacomo Puccini		4:12
9	Ritual Fire Dance from El Amor Brujo orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) conductor: Walter Süsskind (conductor) recording of: El amor brujo: VIII. Danza ritual del fuego composer: Manuel de Falla (Spanish composer) part of: El amor brujo (for symphony orchestra)	Manuel De Falla		4:13
10	Montagues and Capulets from Romeo and Juliet recording of: Romeo and Juliet: Suite no. 2, op. 64ter: I. Montagues and Capulets composer: Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев (Russian composer) part of: Romeo and Juliet: Suite no. 2, op. 64ter	Sergei Prokofiev		2:35
11	Prelude in C sharp minor Op. 3/2 piano: Martin Jones (pianist) recording of: Morceaux de fantaisie, op. 3: No. 2. Prélude in C-sharp minor composer: Сергей Рахманинов (Russian composer) part of: Morceaux de fantaisie, op. 3	Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff		4:26
12	Fanfare for the Common Man orchestra: Symphonic Brass Ensemble San Francisco conductor: Richard Chase Reside (conductor) recording of: Fanfare for the Common Man composer: Aaron Copland (composer) (in 1942)	Aaron Copland		3:26
13	Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana orchestra: Hamburg Symphony Orchestra conductor: Richard Krauss (conductor) recording of: Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo composer: Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor) (in 1888) part of: Cavalleria rusticana (german lyrics) part of: Cavalleria rusticana	Pietro Mascagni		3:56
14	The Viennese Musical Clock from Hary Janos Suite orchestra: Hungarian Philharmonic Society Orchestra conductor: Laszlo Sandor (conductor) recording of: Háry János Suite: II. Viennese Musical Clock: Allegretto composer: Zoltán Kodály (composer) part of: Háry János Suite (Suite from the opera)	Zoltán Kodály		2:04
15	Summertime from Porgy and Bess choir vocals: Bulgarian Radio Chorus soprano vocals: Alexandrina Milcheva (mezzo-soprano) orchestra: Bulgarian Radio Orchestra conductor: Alexander Vladigerov (conductor) recording of: Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara) lyricist: Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward composer: George Gershwin (composer) (from 1934 until 1935) part of: Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I	George Gershwin		3:01
16	Piano Concerto No.2 1st movement piano: Ivan Drenikov (pianist) orchestra: Bulgarian Radio Orchestra conductor: Jean‐Pierre Wallez recording of: Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18: I. Moderato premiered in: Moscow, Russia (on 1900-12-15) composer: Сергей Рахманинов (Russian composer) (from 1900 until 1901-04) part of: Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18	Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff		11:00
17	March from Karelia Suite orchestra: Marine Concert Band conductor: H. Glenn Ostrovsky recording of: Karelia-sarja, op. 11: III. Alla marcia (for orchestra) composer: Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer) (in 1893) part of: Karelia-sarja, op. 11	Jean Sibelius		4:05
18	The Flight of the Bumble-Bee instruments: Nicholas York (pianist) piano: Nicholas York (pianist) recording of: Flight of the Bumblebee, TN iii/9 (for piano solo, Rachmaninov) composer: Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Nikolaï Rimski-Korsakov) (from 1899 until 1900) piano arranger: Сергей Рахманинов (Russian composer) (in 1929) part of: A Catalogue of the Compositions of S. Rachmaninoff (number: TN iii/9) arrangement of: Полёт шмеля (Flight of the Bumblebee; original for orchestra)	Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov		1:15
19	Sabre Dance from Gayanch orchestra: Bulgarian Philharmonic Orchestra conductor: Rouslan Raychev (conductor) recording of: Sabre Dance, from the ballet Gayaneh (catch-all for unknown versions) composer: Aram Khachaturian (Soviet-Armenian composer, Aram Khachaturian) (in 1942) arrangement of: Gayaneh: Act III, Scene VII (Expiation). Sabre Dance	Aram Khatchaturian		2:40

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