200 Popular Classics The Finest Music By The Greatest Composers

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1Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67: I. Allegro con brio
orchestra:
Munich Symphony Orchestra (German symphonic orchestra pka “Symphonie-Orchester Graunke”; not related to Alfred Scholz)
conductor:
Hans Swarowsky (conductor)
recording of:
Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67: I. Allegro con brio
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1804 until 1808)
part of:
Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67
Ludwig van Beethoven7:54
2Brandenburg Concerto no. 3 in G major, BWV 1048: I. AllegroJohann Sebastian Bach6:46
3Pavane, op. 50
orchestra:
The Orchestra of Rome
conductor:
Nicolas Flagello (composer and conductor)
recording of:
Pavane, op. 50 (catch-all for arrangements and unknown versions)
writer and composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer)
arrangement of:
Pavane, op. 50 (for piano and chorus)
Gabriel Fauré3:34
4Waltz in A minor, op. 34 no. 2
piano:
Richard Tilling
recording of:
Waltz no. 3 in A minor, op. 34 no. 2
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (composer) (from 1835 until 1838)
part of:
Waltzes, op. 34
Frédéric Chopin4:38
5Morning from Peer Gynt Suite, no. 1 op. 46
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO)
conductor:
Walter Süsskind (conductor)
recording of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: I. Morgenstemning
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1875)
revised by:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1888)
version of:
Peer Gynt, op. 23: 4. akt, prelude: Morgenstemning
part of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46
Edvard Grieg2:14
6Jesu, bleibet meine Freunde (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring) from Cantata no. 147
piano:
Richard Tilling
recording of:
Jesu, bleibet meine Freunde (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring) (arr. for piano by Richard Tilling)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
arranger:
Richard Tilling
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 Bach3:13
7Entry of the Nobles from Mlada opera‐ballet
orchestra:
Kiev Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Nikolai Sokolov (US-Ukrainian conductor)
recording of:
Mlada Suite: V. Cortège (Procession of the Nobles)
composer:
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Nikolaï Rimski-Korsakov)
part of:
Mlada Suite
Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov4:32
8Spring Song from Songs Without Words, op. 62 no. 6
piano:
Richard Tilling
recording of:
Lied ohne Worte A-Dur, op. 62 Nr. 6 (Frühlingslied / Spring Song; original for piano)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (from 1842 until 1844)
part of:
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Thematisch-systematisches Verzeichnis der musikalischen Werke (MWV) (number: MWV U 161)
part of:
Lieder ohne Worte, op. 62 (for piano)
Felix Mendelssohn2:18
9Waltz from Coppélia ballet
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Anatole Fistoulari (conductor)
partial recording of:
Coppélia
composer:
Léo Delibes (composer) (in 1870)
premiered at:
Salle Le Peletier (1821-1873) in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1870-05-25)
Léo Delibes2:34
10Miniature Overture from The Nutcracker Suite, op. 71aPeter Tchaikovsky2:34
11St. John’s Night on the Bare MountainModest Mussorgsky4:18
12Finale from Overture: William Tell
orchestra:
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Rudolf Krauss (conductor)
recording of:
William Tell Overture: Finale, March of the Swiss Soldiers (allegro vivace) (Lone Ranger theme)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
medley of:
Guillaume Tell: Overture (catch-all for arrangements)
part of:
Guillaume Tell : Ouverture
Gioachino Rossini3:33
13Nimrod from Enigma Variations, op. 36
orchestra:
Symphony Orchestra (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
conductor:
Peter Schmeikl (conductor)
recording of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36: IX. Nimrod (Adagio)
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
Sir Edward Elgar3:55
14Piano Sonata no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”: I. Adagio sostenutoLudwig van Beethoven5:13
15Chanson de matin (Morning Song), op. 15 no. 2
orchestra:
Orion Orchestra
conductor:
Stuart Wright (conductor)
recording of:
Chanson de matin, op. 15 no. 2 (for orchestra)
orchestrator and composer:
Edward Elgar (composer)
premiered at:
Queen’s Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1901-09-14)
arrangement of:
Chanson de matin, op. 15 no. 2 (for violin and piano)
Sir Edward Elgar3:27
16Radetzky March, op. 228
orchestra:
Marine Concert Band
conductor:
H. Glenn Ostrovsky
recording of:
Radetzky‐Marsch, op. 228
composer:
Johann Strauss (Baptist, Vater, Johann Strauss I, Sr., the Elder, the Father) (in 1848)
dedicated to:
Joseph Radetzky von Radetz
premiered at:
Wasserglacis in Wien, Austria (on 1848-08-31)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Sr. by opus number (number: op. 228)
Johann Strauss I2:12
17Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy from The Nutcracker Suite, op. 71aPeter Tchaikovsky1:51
18Ave Maria D. 839
piano:
Nicholas York (pianist)
arranger:
Richard Tilling
recording of:
Ave Maria, D. 839 (Schubert; catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer)
arrangement of:
Ellens Gesang III, op. 52 no. 6, D. 839 “Ave Maria” (Schubert's song, not the Bach/Gounod work; original for voice and piano)
Franz Schubert2:03
19Symphony no. 4 in A major, op. 90 “Italian”Felix Mendelssohn4:10
20Pomp and Circumstance, March no. 1 op. 39 “Land of Hope and Glory”
orchestra:
Marine Concert Band
conductor:
H. Glenn Ostrovsky
recording of:
Pomp and Circumstance Marches, op. 39: March no. 1 in D major
premiered in:
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom (on 1901-10-19)
publisher:
Sir Edward Elgar (dec’d) (composer)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1901)
publisher:
Boosey & Co. Ltd. (music publisher founded in the 1760s, forebear of Boosey & Hawkes)
part of:
Pomp and Circumstance Military Marches, op. 39
Sir Edward Elgar6:20
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