Three Centuries of the Greatest Hits

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1Adagio for violin, strings & organ in G minor, T. Mi 26
recording of:
Adagio for Strings and Organ in G minor
composer:
Remo Giazotto
previously attributed to:
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni (Italian Baroque composer)
publisher:
Ricordi London (Casa Ricordi sublabel for Classical music)
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni8:15
2Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins & Continuo in D major, T. 337: Canon
recording of:
Canon and Gigue in D major, T. 377: I. Canon
composer:
Johann Pachelbel (composer)
part of:
Canon and Gigue in D major, T. 377
Johann Pachelbel5:54
3Carmen: Aragonaise
recording of:
Aragonaise (from "Carmen Suite No. 1") (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer)
arrangement of:
Carmen Suite no. 1: II. Aragonaise. Allegro vivo (based on Carmen: Entr’acte between Acts III and IV)
Georges Bizet2:25
4Carmen: Habanera
recording of:
Carmen : Acte I. No. 5 Havanaise « L’amour est un oiseau rebelle » (Carmen, chœur) (Habanera)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
is based on:
El arreglito
part of:
Carmen : Acte I
Georges Bizet2:14
5Hungarian Dance No. 7
recording of:
21 Hungarian Dances for Orchestra, WoO 1: No. 7 in F major (Allegretto) (catch-all for unknown and one-off arrangements)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (from 1858 until 1868)
arrangement of:
Hungarian Dances for piano, 4 hands, WoO 1, Book 2, No. 7 in A major: Allegretto – Vivo
part of:
21 Hungarian Dances for Orchestra, WoO 1 (catch-all for unknown and one-off orchestrations)
Johannes Brahms2:18
6Hora Staccato
recording of:
Hora Staccato (for violin and piano, arr. Heifetz)
composer:
Grigoraș Dinicu (Romanian violin virtuoso and composer)
piano and violin arranger:
Jascha Heifetz (violinist) (in 1932)
arrangement of:
Hora Staccato (for solo violin)
Grigoraș Dinicu & Jascha Heifetz2:09
7Scheherazade, Op. 35: III. The Young Prince and the Young Princess
recording of:
Scheherazade, op. 35: III. The Young Prince and the Young Princess
composer:
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Russian composer) (in 1888)
part of:
Scheherazade, op. 35
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakoff4:20
8Slavonic Dance No. 8 for Orchestra in G minor B. 83/8, Op. 46/8
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
Slavonic Dances, op. 46, B. 83: No. 8 in G minor (Furiant) (for orchestra)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1878-04 until 1878-08-22)
part of:
Slavonic Dances, op. 46, B. 83 (for orchestra)
Antonín Dvořák5:26
9Waltz for piano No. 6 in D flat major "Minute", Op. 64/1
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 Chopin2:06
10The Damnation of Faust: Marche Hongroise
recording of:
La Damnation de Faust : Première Partie : Scène 3. Marche Hongroise (Orchestre) (Rákóczi March)
composer:
Hector Berlioz (composer)
part of:
La Damnation de Faust, op. 24: Première Partie
Hector Berlioz5:00
11The Tale of Tsar Saltan: Flight of the Bumble Bee
recording of:
Полёт шмеля (Flight of the Bumblebee; orchestral interlude between Tableaus 1 & 2 in Act III of The Tale of Tsar Saltan)
composer:
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Russian composer) (from 1899 until 1900)
part of:
The Tale of Tsar Saltan: Act III
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakoff1:27
12The Age of Gold: Polka
recording of:
Suite from "The Age of Gold", op. 22a: III. Polka
composer:
Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович (composer)
part of:
Suite from "The Age of Gold", op. 22a
Dmitri Shostakovich2:41
13The Fair at Sorochinsk: Gopak
arranger:
Анатолий Константинович Лядов (Russian composer)
recording of:
The Fair at Sorochintsï: Gopak (orchestrated by Lyadov)
orchestrator:
Анатолий Константинович Лядов (Russian composer)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (composer) (from 1874 until 1880)
orchestration of:
The Fair at Sorochintsï: Hopak
Modest Mussorgsky1:43
14Gayne Ballet: 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 Khatchaturian2:33
15The Maid With the Flaxen Hair
recording of:
Préludes, Livre I, L. 117: VIII. La fille aux cheveux de lin. Très calme et doucement expressif (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Claude Debussy (composer) (from 1909-12 until 1910-02)
arranger:
Colin Matthews (composer)
arrangement of:
Préludes, Livre I, L. 117, CD 125: VIII. La fille aux cheveux de lin. Très calme et doucement expressif
Claude Debussy3:05
16La Vie Parisienne (Dorati)
conductor:
Antal Doráti (conductor)
recording of:
La Vie parisienne : Ouverture
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
translator:
Karl Treumann (german librettist)
part of:
La Vie parisienne
part of:
Pariser Leben
Jacques Offenbach3:45
17William Tell: Overture
recording of:
Guillaume Tell : Ouverture
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Hippolyte Louis-Florent Bis (librettist) and Étienne de Jouy
part of:
Guglielmo Tell (italian version by Calisto Bassi)
part of:
Guillaume Tell
Gioachino Rossini3:33
18Concerto for Lute, 2 Violins & Continuo in D major, RV 93: Largo
recording of:
Concerto for Lute in D major, RV 93: II. Largo
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist)
part of:
Concerto for Lute in D major, RV 93
Antonio Vivaldi3:32
19Prince Igor: Polovetsian Dances: Andantino
recording of:
Polovtsian Dances (from Prince Igor, completed after Borodin's death, ca. 1890)
composer:
Александр Порфирьевич Бородин (Russian composer)
arranger:
Александр Константинович Глазунов (Russian composer, 1865–1936) and Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Russian composer)
Alexander Borodin2:27

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