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#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Waltz No. 6 'Minute Waltz' piano: Silvia Čápová (pianist) recording of: Waltz no. 6 in D-flat major, op. 64 no. 1 “Minute Waltz” composer: Fryderyk Chopin (composer) (from 1846 until 1847) part of: Waltzes, op. 64	Frédéric Chopin		1:52
2	Prelude in E Minor piano: Marián Pivka (pianist) and Dubravka Tomšič (pianist) recording of: Prélude no. 4 in E minor, op. 28: Largo composer: Fryderyk Chopin (composer) part of: 24 Préludes pour le piano, op. 28	Frédéric Chopin		2:07
3	Kinderszenen No. 7 recording of: Kinderszenen, op. 15: No. 7. Träumerei (for piano) composer: Robert Schumann (German classical composer) (in 1838) part of: Kinderszenen, op. 15	Robert Schumann		2:41
4	La Danza recording of: Soirées musicales: No. 8. La danza “Già la luna è in mezzo al mare” lyricist: Carlo Pepoli (Italian librettist, 19th c.) composer: Gioachino Rossini (composer) arranger: Douglas Gamley (film composer) part of: Soirées musicales	Gioachino Rossini		3:16
5	Rakoczy March orchestra: Philharmonia Slavonica (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Simfonični orkester RTV Slovenija (RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra) and Süddeutsche Philharmonie (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym) conductor: Henry Adolph (conductor, an Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Alberto Lizzio (conductor, pseudonym for Alfred Scholz) and Anton Nanut (conductor) 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 Berlioz		4:16
6	Carmen Suite No. 1 Les Toreadors 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 Bizet		2:17
7	Les Contes d'Hoffman Barcarole orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra London conductor: Frank Shipway (British conductor) recording of: Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Barcarolle (catch-all for arrangements) composer: Jacques Offenbach arrangement of: Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Acte III. “Belle nuit, ô nuit d’amour” (Nicklausse, Giulietta, les invités, Hoffmann, Schlemil)	Jacques Offenbach		3:21
8	Liebestraum No. 3	Franz Liszt		4:29
9	Ballet Suite form 'Sylvia'	Léo Delibes		2:39
10	Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy recording of: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy (catch-all for arrangements) composer: Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Russian romantic composer) version of: Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II, Картина III, no. 14c. Па-де-де: Вариация II: Танец Феи Драже (Variation II: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy)	Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky		2:09
11	Dance of the Swans recording of: Swan Lake - Dance of the Swans composer: Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Russian romantic composer)	Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky		3:17
12	Melodie no. 3	Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky		3:28
13	October from 'The Seasons'	Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky		3:58
14	Faust: Ballet Music	Charles‐François Gounod		2:41
15	Hungarian Dances No. 19	Johannes Brahms		2:03
16	Waltz in A-flat major recording of: Waltz, op. 39 no. 15 (catch-all for unknown arrangements) composer: Johannes Brahms (German composer) (in 1865) arrangement of: 16 Waltzes, op. 39: No. 15 in A-flat major (for piano four hands)	Johannes Brahms		1:27
17	Lullaby, Op. 49 No. 4 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	Johannes Brahms		3:02
18	Aida: Atto II, scena 2. Marcia trionfale orchestra: [unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) recording of: Aida: Atto II, scena 2. Marcia trionfale (orchestra) (Triumphal march, Triumphmarsch) composer: Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) librettist: Antonio Ghislanzoni part of: Aida: Akt II	Giuseppe Verdi		1:41
19	Rigoletto: “La donna è mobile” tenor vocals, tenor vocals [Duca] and tenor vocals [Tenor]: José Maria Pérez (Peruvian tenor) orchestra: Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra and Chorus (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym) conductor: Hanspeter Gmür (conductor (used as Alfred Scholz pseudonym)) and Hans Zanotelli (real person, also used as an Alfred Scholz pseudonym) recording of: Rigoletto: Atto III. “La donna è mobile” (Duca) composer: Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11) librettist: Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11) part of: Rigoletto: Atto III	Giuseppe Verdi		2:11
20	Slavonic Dances No.1	Antonín Dvořák		3:22
21	Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: I. Morning Mood 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 Grieg		3:45
22	Lyric Piece Erotic piano: Silvia Čápová (pianist), Dieter Goldmann (pianist, Alfred Scholz related) and Marián Pivka (pianist) recording of: Lyriske stykker, hefte III, op. 43: No. 5: Erotikk (for piano) composer: Edvard Grieg (composer) part of: Lyriske stykker, hefte III, op. 43	Edvard Grieg		2:30
23	Flight of the Bumble-Bee recording of: Полёт шмеля (Flight of the Bumblebee; original for orchestra) composer: Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Nikolaï Rimski-Korsakov) (from 1899 until 1900) part of: The Tale of Tsar Saltan	Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov		1:37
24	Scenes Pittoresques partial recording of: Scènes pittoresques composer: Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer) (in 1872) dedicated to: Émile Paladilhe	Jules Massenet		2:44
25	Carnival of the Animals orchestra: Orchestre national de la Radiodiffusion française (RTF / ORTF / Radio France) and Süddeutsche Philharmonie (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym) conductor: Pierre Carbidier (conductor) and Hanspeter Gmür (conductor (used as Alfred Scholz pseudonym)) recording of: Le Carnaval des animaux : XIII. Le Cygne (part of orig. Carnival of the Animals, for cello and dual piano) composer: Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer) (in 1886-02) part of: Le Carnaval des animaux (Grande fantaisie zoologique, R 125)	Camille Saint‐Saëns		2:46
26	Prelude for Piano No.1 recording of: Three Preludes: No. 1. Allegro ben ritmato e deciso (original version for piano) composer: George Gershwin (composer) (in 1926) part of: Three Preludes	George Gershwin		1:31
27	Sabre Dance 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 Khachaturian		2:30

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