The Most Beautiful Melodies of…

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1Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G BWV 1048, First movement
orchestra:
Neues Bachisches Collegium Musicum
conductor:
Max Pommer (conductor)
recording of:
Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 3 G-Dur, BWV 1048: I.
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 3 G-Dur, BWV 1048
part of:
Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 3 G-Dur, BWV 1048 (Hillborg version with new 2nd mvt)
Johann Sebastian Bach6:15
2Serenade, from Op. 3 No. 5
orchestra:
Budapesti Vonósok (Budapest String Orchestra; Budapest Strings)
Joseph Haydn4:47
3Largo, from "Xerxes"
orchestra:
Budapesti Vonósok (Budapest String Orchestra; Budapest Strings)
recording of:
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I. Recitativo “Frondi tenere” / Arioso “Ombra mai fù” (Serse)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (from 1737-12-26 until 1738-01-09)
librettist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I
Georg Friedrich Händel3:07
4Berceuse, Op. 57 in D flat
piano:
Evelyne Dubourg (pianist)
recording of:
Berceuse in D-flat major, op. 57
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (composer)
dedicated to:
Elise Gavard
part of:
Works of Fryderyk Chopin by opus number (number: op. 57)
Frédéric Chopin4:55
5Waltz from "Faust"
orchestra:
Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra and London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
János Sándor
recording of:
Concert Waltz (from Faust) (for orchestra)
composer:
Charles Gounod (French composer)
arrangement of:
Faust : Acte II. No. 9 Valse et chœur « Ainsi que la brise légère … » (Chœur, Méphistophélès, Faust, Siebel) (Valse de Faust, Waltz; Faust-Walzer)
Charles‐François Gounod2:43
6Dance Of the Blessed Spirits, from Act 2 of "Orpheus and Euridice"
orchestra:
Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
András Kórodi (conductor)
recording of:
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Ballet in D minor “Dance of the Blessed Spirits” (Italian version)
composer:
Christoph Willibald Gluck (composer)
part of:
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Atto II (Italian version)
part of:
Orpheus und Eurydike: Akt II (German version)
recording of:
Orfeo ed Euridice: Dance of the Blessed Spirits (Melodie) (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Christoph Willibald Gluck (composer)
arrangement of:
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Ballet in D minor “Dance of the Blessed Spirits” (Italian version)
Christoph Willibald Gluck37:32
7"Heart Wounds" No. 1 from "Elegiac Melodies", Op. 34
orchestra:
Dresdner Philharmonie
conductor:
Herbert Kegel (conductor)
recording of:
To elegiske melodier, op. 34: No. 1. Hjertesår (for strings)
orchestrator and composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer)
orchestration of:
To elegiske melodier, op. 34: No. 1. Hjertesår (for piano)
part of:
To elegiske melodier, op. 34 (for strings)
Edvard Grieg4:24
8Intermezzo to Act 3 of "Cavalleria rusticans"
orchestra:
Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra, London Festival Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and Simfonični orkester RTV Slovenija (RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
András Kórodi (conductor) and Anton Nanut (conductor)
recording of:
Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor) (in 1888)
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana (german lyrics)
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana
Pietro Mascagni3:35
9Intermezzo from "Pagliacci"
orchestra:
Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
András Kórodi (conductor)
recording of:
Pagliacci: Atto I. Intermezzo
composer and librettist:
Ruggero Leoncavallo (composer)
part of:
Pagliacci: Atto I
Ruggero Leoncavallo3:25
10Air, from Overture, BWV 1068 in D
bassoon:
Gerd Schulze (bassoonist) (from 1982 until 1984)
cello:
Burkhard Schmidt (cellist) (from 1982 until 1984)
double bass:
Rainer Hucke (double bass player) (from 1982 until 1984)
harpsichord:
Walter Heinz Bernstein (harpsichordist and organist) (from 1982 until 1984)
oboe:
Günter Heidrich (oboist) (from 1982 until 1984) and Uwe Kleinsorge (oboist) (from 1982 until 1984)
timpani:
Werner Legutke (percussionist) (from 1982 until 1984)
trumpet:
Ludwig Güttler (trumpet player) (from 1982 until 1984), Roland Rudolph (trumpet player) (from 1982 until 1984) and Heinz Stiefel (from 1982 until 1984)
violin:
Eberhard Palm (violinist) (from 1982 until 1984)
orchestra:
Neues Bachisches Collegium Musicum (from 1982 until 1984)
conductor:
Max Pommer (conductor) (from 1982 until 1984)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Delta Music GmbH (not for release label use! 1970–2007, succeeded in 2008 by Delta Music & Entertainment GmbH & Co. KG) (in 1985)
recorded at:
Paul-Gerhardt-Kirche in Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany (from 1982 until 1984)
recording of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068: II. Air (Air on the G string) (from 1982 until 1984)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1730)
part of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068
Johann Sebastian Bach4:08
11Berceuse, from "Jocelyn"
orchestra:
Budapest Strings (Budapest String Orchestra; Budapest Strings)
recording of:
Jocelyn, op. 100: Acte II. Berceuse “Cachés dans cet asile”
composer:
Benjamin Godard (French violinist and composer, 1849-1895) (on 1888-02-25)
librettist:
Victor Capoul and Paul-Armand Silvestre
part of:
Jocelyn, op. 100: Acte II
instrumental recording of:
Jocelyn, op. 100: Acte II. Berceuse “Cachés dans cet asile”
composer:
Benjamin Godard (French violinist and composer, 1849-1895) (on 1888-02-25)
librettist:
Victor Capoul and Paul-Armand Silvestre
part of:
Jocelyn, op. 100: Acte II
Benjamin Godard5:50
12Minuet
recording of:
Minuet in G major, WoO 10 no. 2 (for strings)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer)
arrangement of:
6 Minuets for Piano, WoO 10: No. 2 in G major
Ludwig van Beethoven32:32